#amanda x sweeney

[evocatiio]

TROPPO l S02E01 - "Bonds of Family”

[geekcavepodcast]

Waller Creates New Task Force X in "Suicide Squad: Dream Team"

Amanda Waller has been making plans to seize power in Titans: Beast World and Action Comics, and now she's ready to form a new Task Force X. Suicide Squad: Dream Team hails from writer Nicole Maines and artists Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira.

"To Amanda Waller, metahumans are the greatest threat to world safety, and she isn’t above ruthlessly using them to solve that problem. Waller sees Dreamer, DC’s precog/dream-walking Super Hero, as a key piece in eliminating that threat, recruiting her for this latest version of the Suicide Squad, complete with some of the most dangerous Super-Villains the DC Universe has to offer: Harley Quinn, Bizarro, Clock King, Black Alice, and Deadeye." (DC Comics)         

Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1 goes on sale on March 12, 2024. Issue #1 will feature a main cover by Barrows and Ferreira, which will also be available as a foil variant cover, and variant covers by Riccardo Federici, Sweeney Boo, and Gleb Melnikov.

(Image via DC Comics - Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira's Cover of Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1)

[jigsaw-copycat]

In a similar vein to my Sweeney Todd post

I need to expel this crossover/au from my brain:

Saw x Repo! The Genetic Opera

With Lawrence as Nathan and Diana as Shilo

John as Rotti then Amanda, Mark and Logan as Amber, Luigi and Pavi

Maybe Adam as Mag

And Scott as Graverobber because you can't stop me

Idk has this been done before? I think it fits pretty damn well-

[pop-pop-pop-popculture]

Met Gala 2024 Talk

Here is who theofficialgala is predicting will attend:

Zendaya

Margot Robbie

Jenna Ortega

Billie Eilish

Kim Kardashian (barf!) (why?!)

Taylor Swift

Bad Bunny

Jessica Chastain

Sydney Sweeney

Lana Del Rey

Kylie Jenner (barf!) (why?!)

Cillian Murphy

Olivia Rodrigo

Hyunjin from Stray Kids

Lisa from Blackpink

Justin Bieber's Unattractive Fame Starved Talentless "Wife" (barf!) (why?!)

Cardi B

Pedro Pascal

Ryan Gosling

Sabrina Carpenter

Dua Lipa

Emma Stone

Jackson Wang

Anne Hathaway

Florence Pugh

Troy Sivan

Doja Cat

Chris Hemsworth

Elsa Pataky

Kim Taehyung (BTS)

Lil Nas X

Lily Rose Depp

Lizzo

Ice Spice

Travis Barker

Pete Davidson

Lady Gaga

Madonna

Halle Bailey

Tyla

Vittoria

Coco Jones

Victoria Monét

Karol G

Cynthia Erivo

Meryl Streep

Tom Holland

Ben Affleck

Bella Thorne

Chlöe Bailey

Rosé from Blackpink

Renee Rapp

Khloe Kardashian (barf!) (why?!)

Kristen Stewart

Kris Jenner (barf!) (why?!)

Anitta

Katy Perry

Blake Lively

Sza

Ariana Grande

Emma Chamberlain

Amanda Seyfried

Paris Hilton

Anok Yai

Naomie Campbell

Hailee Steinfeld

Cara Delevingne

Teyana Taylor

Charlie D'Amelio (ugh, why?!)

Bradley Cooper

America Ferrera

Greta Gerwig

Jennifer Lopez

Megan Thee Stallion

Jeremy Allen

Timothée Chalamet

Selena Gomez

Gigi Hadid

Jack Harlow

Bella Ramsey

Jimin from BTS

Harry Styles

Kendall Jenner

Rihanna

Bella Hadid

Madison Beer

Miley Cyrus

Hunter Schafer

Nicola & Brooklyn Peltz Beckham

Rosalia

Jisoo from Blackpink

Jungkook from BTS

Latto

Nicki Minaj

Travis Scott

Jared Leto

Gigi Hadid

ASAP Rocky

Kourtney Kardashian (barf!) (why?!)

🟨 February 27, 2024 🟨

[rosepetalrps]

neeeeed a sydney sweeney x amanda seyfried plot !

[finalsurvivorgrp]

finalsurvivorgrp is a multi muse blog featuring original characters that are based off major horror movies. Multi-ship and Multi-verse. Written by Kit (+18, EST). Like for a plotting DM/ Reblog for a random starter.

rules. muses. open starters.

Amanda Oswald. 29 years old. True Crime Writer. Nonbinary. Bisexual. FC: Snitchery. Survivor of Sinister.

Beatrice Strode. 22 years old. Psychology Student. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Florence Pugh. Survivor of Halloween.

Bryce Graham. 30 years old. Criminal Lawyer. Nonbinary. Bisexual. FC: Will Poulter. Survivor of Hereditary.

Caroline Kim. 31 years old. Graphic Artist. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Hyuna. Survivor of The Evil Dead.

Carrie Won. 25 years old. Seamstress. Cisgender Female. Homosexual. FC: Jeongyeon. Survivor of Carrie.

Cate Starling. 52 years old. FBI Agent. Cisgender Female. Heterosexual. FC: Winona Ryder. Survivor of The Silence of the Lambs.

Catherine Johnston. 38 years old. The Director. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Tessa Thompson. Survivor of The Cabin in the Woods.

Daiyu Wang. 25 years old. Fashion Designer. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Xie Anran. Survivor of Hostel.

Davy Torrance. 29 years old. Bartender. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Logan Lerman. Survivor of The Shining.

Deon Donahue. 30 years old. Director. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Jordan Fischer. Survivor of The Blair Witch Project.

Jacob Brody. 51 years old. Marine Biologist. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Patrick Wilson. Survivor of Jaws.

Jenni LaDomas. 33 years old. CEO. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Diane Guerero. Survivor of Ready Or Not.

Johnny Marlowe. 30 years old. Videographer. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Dylan O’Brien. Survivor of As Above So Below.

Jordan Cotton. 32 years old. Unemployed. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Tiffany Young. Survivor of Hellraiser.

Katsume Ito. 26 years old. Social Worker. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Momo. Survivor of Ringu.

Kyungsoo Kim. 29 years old. Police Detective. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Wonho. Survivor of The Wailing.

Laura Wu. 22 years old. Receptionist. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Jelly Lin. Survivor of Malignant.

Leah King. 27 years old. Author. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Megan Thee Stallion. Survivor of Friday the 13th.

Maria Thompson. 25 years old. Sex Worker. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Bella Poarch. Survivor of A Nightmare On Elm Street.

Noah Gordon. 26 years old. News Photographer. Cisgender Male. Homosexual. FC: Lil Nas X. Survivor of Saw.

Phan. 25 years old. Photographer. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Lisa. Survivor of Shutter.

Rei Nishina. 26 years old. Nurse. Cisgender Female. Homosexual. FC: Chanmina. Survivor of Ju-On.

Sanghwa Yoo. 28 years old. Scavenger. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Baekhyun. Survivor of Train to Busan.

Thomas Kennedy. 55 years old. STARS Officer. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Survivor of Resident Evil (The original series).

Travis Hawkins. 30 years old. Drug Dealer. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Bill Skarsgaard. Survivor of Cloverfield.

Trevor Fuller. 25 years old. Travel Vlogger. Cisgender Male. Bisexual. FC: Shawn Mendes. Survivor of From Dusk Til Dawn.

Trijal Kaur. 35 years old. Biologist. Cisgender Male. Homosexual. FC: Rahul Kohlii. Survivor of The Thing.

Trinity Prescott. 22 years old. Counselor. Cisgender Female. Bisexual. FC: Sydney Sweeney. Survivor of Scream.

[stringhq]

Mwf? This looks amazing!!!!

thank you so much! i'd love to see alexa demie, america ferrera, anne hathaway, anya taylor joy, ayo edebiri, brittany snow, carey mulligan, chase sui wonders, coco jones, courteney cox, elizabeth lail, fka twigs, halle bailey, havana rose liu, jane de leon, jenna ortega, jessie buckley, maggie q, margot robbie, melissa barrera, mia goth, rachel sennott, sophie turner, sydney sweeney, tati gabrielle, taylor russell, victoria pedretti, willa fitzgerald, and zendaya. there are a bunch of ideas under the cut too from when i was in a spooky mood!

abbey lee, addison rae, aimee carrero, alexandra jensen, alison oliver, allison williams, alona tal, alyssa sutherland, amanda seyfried, america ferrera, andi matichak, angela bassett, antoinette robinson, anya taylor-joy, ayo edebiri, bahar pars, bethlehem million, billie lourd, brittany snow, caitlin stasey, carey mulligan, celeste o'connor, chase sui wonders, chloe bailey, cleopatra coleman, courteney cox, devyn nekoda, dominique fishback, elizabeth moss, ella balinska, emily tennant, fivel stewart, florence pugh, georgina campbell, gideon adlon, gillian anderson, gina gershon, grace byers, havana rose liu, hayden panettiere, hong chau, jane adams, janet mcteer, jasmin savoy brown, jenna coleman, jessie buckley, judy greer, julie bowen, kaia gerber, kaitlyn denver, kathryn newton, katie winter, keke palmer, kiernan shipka, kirby howell-bapitiste, kristen stewart, lady gaga, liana liberato, lily sullivan, lola zackow, lucy boynton, lucy hale, maggie q, maika monroe, maria bakalova, marin ireland, marley shelton, meghan martin, melissa barrera, mia goth, michelle yeoh, mikey madison, miranda otto, myha'la, nell verlaque, neve campbell, nichole sakura, odeya rush, olivia holt, paris jackson, portia doubleday, rachel sennott, renata vaca, rosamund pike, ruby cruz, samara weaving, sandra oh, sarah snook, shabana azeez, shannyn sossamon, shawnee smith, silvina sabater, sonia ammar, sophie thatcher, sophie wilde, sosie bacon, taissa farmigo, taylor russell, tina fey, virginia gardner, x mayo, or yvonne orjii!

[tom-the-queer-artist]

About @tom-the-queer-artist

Hello! This is my masterpost. I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself. (formerly @ourownbelovedbohemians)

My name is Thomas, you can call me Tom or Tommy.

I use he/him/they/them pronouns. I am pansexual and a trans boy (ftm).

I am a minor please don't be weird!!!!!

I love movies, theatre, ice skating, art, rock music, etc.

I love X-Men and this blog tends to have a lot of that on it, so you have been warned

My favorite musical is Les Misérables followed by Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, and Cabaret.

My favorite music artists include Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, MARINA, A-ha, Conan Gray and many others.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Heartstopper!

My favorite movies are Like Minds, Les Misérables (2012), Fantastic Beasts, Sweeney Todd (2007), Wonka (2023), and more!

I'm not very smart please be nice to me

My favorite actors are Eddie Redmayne, Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Samantha Barks, Tom Sturridge, and Amanda Seyfried.

if you happen to be looking for my sideblogs, or want a more specific version of my content, here they are

les mis blog:

@the-lark-not-the-dove

twilight blog (wtf)

@alice-cullen-is-bi

like minds blog:

@fingerprint-insurance

classic lit blog:

@x-the-picture-of-dorian-gay-x

heartstopper blog:

@fall-hard-love-harder

[zendayastylefiles]

SHORT LIST OF OFFICIAL CONFIRMATIONS SO FAR

Adut Akech ⭐️(Carolina Herrera), Alia Bhatt(Prabal Gurung), Alexander Skarsgaard(Thom Browne), Alton Mason, Amanda Seyfried, Amber Valletta ⭐️, Anitta, Anok Yai ⭐️(Prabal Gurung), Anya Taylor Joy, ASAP Rocky(Gucci), Ashley Graham, Ashley Park, Aubrey Plaza, Bad Bunny, Baz Lurhmann, Bella Ramsey, Brooklyn Beckham, Camila Morrone, Cara Delevigne, Cardi B, Carla Bruni, Chloe Bailey, Chloe Fineman, Christine Chiu, Devon Aoki ⭐️ , Daisy Edgar Jones(Gucci), Dakota Johnson, Daniel Ricciardo(Thom Browne), Diddy, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Dwyane Wade, Eileen Gu, Eiza Gonzalez, Elle Fanning, Emma Chamberlain, Emma Roberts, Erykah Badu(Marni), Evan Mock, Florence Pugh(Valentino), Gabrielle Union, Gal Gadot, Gigi Hadid ⭐️, Gisele Bundchen, Halle Bailey(Gucci), Helena Christensen, Ice Spice, Idris Elba(Gucci), Isha Ambani(Prabal Gurung), Iman, James Corden, Janelle Monae, Jenna Ortega(Thom Browne), Jennie Kim, Jessica Chastain(Gucci), Jordan Roth, Julia Garner(Gucci), Karlie Kloss(Loewe), Kate Moss, Kelsey Asbille(Prabal Gurung), Kendall Jenner ⭐️, Kim Kardashian(Schiaparelli), Kylie Jenner(Haider Ackermann), Labrinth(Valentino), Lala Anthony, Lea Michele, Lil Nas X, Lily Collins, Lizzo, Margot Robbie, Mary J. Blige, Micaela Cole, Mindy Kaling, Nicola Peltz, Nick Jonas, Offset, Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Wilde, Paris Hilton, Paloma Elsesser, Penelope Cruz, Phoebe Bridgers, Priyanka Chopra, Pusha T(Thom Browne), Quannah Chasing Horse(Prabal Gurung), Quinta Brunson(Prabal Gurung), Rihanna, Rita Ora(Prabal Gurung), Roger Federer, Sabrina Elba(Gucci), Salma Hayek, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander(Thom Browne), Serena Williams(Gucci), Sienna Miller(Gucci), Song Hye-kyo, Sora Choi(Thom Browne), Sydney Sweeney, Taika Waititi(Prabal Gurung), Teyana Taylor(Thom Browne), Tracee Ellis Ross, Trevor Noah, Vittora Ceretti, Zoe Kravitz

I put stars next to the May Cover Girls

[hexalt]

[ID: The first six images are all in the same format. They show bright red text in all caps, centered in the image, on a white background, and with a red border on the edges of the image. They read:

A guide to:

Blockout 2024

A introduction to digital mobilization

#blockout2024 is an individual movement dedicated to the deplatforming of celebrities

"Why celebrities?"

In an increasingly digital world, we need to reflect on the media we are expected to engage with.

Questioning, rejecting, and mobilizing against massive displays of luxury is a call to invest our attention for the betterment of humanity, not to support a system that doesn't support us.

"Are you cancelling celebrities?"

No. This is not a movement to attack or shame celebrities (though I'm judging). It's a reminder of the individual choice we have as consumers in who we support. In a world designed for the success of the 1%, reclaiming individual attention is important.

Celebrities owe nothing to us, therefore we owe nothing to them.

Reconsider who you choose to contribute to the platform of

This is an important example of digital mobilization, an emerging area of study in which technology is looked at as a toolkit for the widespread and effective mobilization of a cause.

Continue reclaiming individual power!

Images 7 and 8 show a list labelled "Celebrities that attended the Met Gala 2024". Below the title the tag #blockout2024 is added. The list in the images is arranged in columns. List read:

Alia Bhatt, Amanda Seyfried, Ambika Mod, Andrew Scott, Ariana Grande, Ashley Graham, Awkwafina, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Baz Lurhmann, Ben Simmons, Brie Larson, Bruna Marquezine, Camila Cabello, Camila Mendes, Cara Delevingne, Cardi B, Catherine Martin, Charlie Hunnam, Chase Stokes, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Cowan, Colman Domingo, Corey Gamble, Cynthia Erivo, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Redmayne, Elizabeth Debicki, Elle Fanning, Emily Ratajkowski, Emma Chamberlain, Emma Mackey, FKA Twigs, Gabrielle Union, Gigi Hadid, Gracie Abrams, Greta Gerwig, Greta Lee, Gwendoline Christie, Hugh Jackman, Irina Shayk, Jack Harlow, Jaden Smith, Jamie Dornan, Jazz Charton, Jennie Kim, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Bailey, Jonathan Groff, Josh O'Connor, Jude Law, Kaia Gerber, Keeley Hawes, Keith Urban, Keke Palmer, Kelsea Ballerini, Kendall Jenner, Kerry Washington, Kieran Culkin, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kylie Minogue, La La Anthony, Lana Del Rey, Lea Michele, Lil Nas X, Lily Gladstone Lily, James Luca, Guadagnino Madelyn, Cline Matt, Damon, Matthew Mactadyen, Meg Ryan, Michelle Yeoh, Mike Faist, Mindy Kaling, Naomi Watts, Nicholas Galitzine, Nicki Minaj, Pamela Anderson, Nicole Kidman, Omar Apollo, Penelope Cruz, Phoebe Tonkin, Rachel Sennott, Phoebe Dynevor, Rachel Zegler, Rauw Alejandro, Rebecca Ferguson, Rihanna, Riley Keough, Rita Ora, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sebastian Stan, Serena Williams, Shakira, Sienna Miller, Steven Yeun, Stray Kids, Sydney Sweeney, Taika Waititi, Taraji P. Henson, Taylor Russell, Teyana Taylor, Troye Sivan, Tyla, Uma Thurman Usher, Willow Smith, Zendaya, Zoe Saldaña

END LIST READ

The ninth and tenth images are another list, this time of celebrities usernames. I will be separating the @ sign from the usernames with a / sign. List read:

Blockout2024

CelebrityBlockout #BlockList

@/The Rock @/Oprah @/ArianaGrande @/ KimKardasian @/Kloe Kardasian @/ KendalJenner @/kourtneykardasian @/Kaitlyn Jenner @/KrisJenner @/Vogue @/ENews @/ Kevin Hart @/SelenaGomez @/SamSmith @/ dailymail @/markhamill@/AmySchumer@/

LanaDelRay @/GalGadot @/Jojo Siwa @/ ChrisOlsen @/HaleyBaylee@/MTV@/TMZ@/

DojaCat @/ChrisHemsworth @/Netflix @/Jlo @/

lizzo @/justinbieber @/meghantrainor @/ haileybieber@/rihanna@/taylorswift @/beyonce @/tombrady

END LIST READ

The next image is a screenshot of a spreadsheet showing celebrity names in the first column and their instagram links in the second column. The celebrities visible are Kim Kardashian, Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld, Jamie Lee Curtis, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer, Michael Douglas, Sharon Osbourne, Debra Messing, Noah Schnapp, Ryan Murphy, Zachary Levi, George Lopez, Mark Hamill, and Howie Mandel.]

The original tweet I got this from says via 2024Blockout. I couldn't find the @ on Twitter so it's likely a TikTok account.

The goal is to block any major celebrity who hasn't spoken up about Gaza in order to cut off their means of making money off of us. If their videos and ads don't appear on our TLs and FYPs, that means no revenue for them. There's some videos going around explaining this campaign in depth better which I'll post later on, but I'm liking the idea and blocking whoever I can on Twitter and IG since I don't have TikTok.

Here's a blocklist I saw going around:

[skyshipper]

The Handmaid’s Tale - Beautiful Shots - 2x05

[evocatiio]

TROPPO l Season Two (2022 - Present)

Y'know, it could be a coincidence. Yeah, I'm not a big believer in those.

[solversed]

hi friends i would love to get some 1x1s on discord going ! if you’re looking for someone to hc with or have fluffy/angsty threads, make characters on the get-go or use some old muses you have been dying to play, have different verses for the same plot or have 100 plots going on at the same time, just overall go crazy go stupid... perhaps you have found your partner. mun is 19 and uses they/she pronouns with big activity on discord ! 

i have a few wanted plots, a few wanted opposites and a few wanted pairs, and a few fcs i want to play myself ! i’m gonna drop them all under the cut ! if anything about this post interests or speaks to you please smash that like button or message me directly and i swear i’ll come bother you so quick and give you my discord !

WANTED PLOTS

i love second chance lovers. both of us messed up and now one of us reaching towards the other for reconciliation? my favorite.

we were friends as children, one of us moved away, and the other reaches out online? not an instalove but more so a realization? ahhh

academic rivals. we've never gotten along, why start now? hell we don't have much in common or so we thought we didn't but hey, who knows?

first loves who finally have a chance. need i say more?

holidates !! we're each other's dates for holidays with no strings attached but now? we're attached to each other, hell, we have feelings for each other.

anything we come up with !!

WANTED FC OPPOSITES ( bolded in order of preference )

alex fitzalan

dominic sherwood

henry golding

rome flynn

bill skarsgard

hero fiennes tiffin

froy gutierrez

benjamin wadsworth

jon bernthal

brenton thwaites

arden cho

paul wesley

finn wittrock

poppy drayton

deborah ann woll

ben barnes

richard harmon

nina dobrev

peter gadiot

chris wood

a lot more i can think of.

WANTED FCS ( bolded in order of preference )

sydney sweeney

katherine mcnamara

gemma chan

savannah lee smith

leighton meester

chace crawford

amanda seyfried

nina dobrev

emily alyn lind

briane howey

inde navarrette

ben barnes

jon bernthal

jessie mei li

pretty much anyone

WANTED PAIRINGS ( bolded in order of preference )

briane howey x peter gadiot

emily alyn lind x benjamin wadsworth

leighton meester x paul wesley

lindsey morgan x richard harmon

inde navarrette x alex fitzalan

froy gutierrez x inde navarette

gemma chan x henry golding

nina dobrev x chance crawford

poppy drayton x matthew daddario

finn wittrock x amanda seyfried.

any pairings you want to see !

additional notes.

i make graphics often. i definitely don't mind giffing things for us. i most likely will, and i love headcanoning with people. if we rp, i will spam your discord with gifts. that is all.

[rabbittstewcomics]

Episode 370

Comic Reviews:

DC

Batman: One Bad Day – Two Face by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Fernandez, Jordie Bellaire

Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special 1 by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rob Williams, Sam Humphries, Cecil Castellucci, Mindy Lee, Rafael Scavone, Stephanie Phillips, Kami Garcia, Terry Dodson, Stjepan Sejic, Amanda Conner, Riley Rossmo, Guillem March, Rafael Albuquerque, Mico Suayan, Chad Hardin, Jason Badower, Rachel Dodson, Dan Hipp, Erica Henderson, John Timms, Marcelo Maiolo, Ivan Plascencia, Annette Kwok, Alex Sinclair, Tomeu Morey, Amy Mebberson

Titans United: Bloodpact 1 by Cavan Scott, Lucas Meyer, Tony Avina

Marvel

Edge of Spider-Verse 4 by Dan Slott, Tee Franklin, David Hein, Jordan Blum, Ty Templeton, Jethro Morales, Luciano Vecchio, Michael Shelfer, Chris Sotomayor, Brian Reber, Rico Renzi, Dono Sanchez Almara

X-Terminators 1 by Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza

It’s Jeff by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru

Image

Creepshow 1 by Chris Burnham, Adriano Lucas, Paul Dini, Stephen Langford, John McCrea, Mike Spicer

Vanish 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Sonia Oback

Boom

Stuff of Nightmares 1 by R.L. Stine, A.L. Kaplan, Roman Titov

IDW

Crashing 1 by Matthew Klein, Morgan Beem, Triona Farrell

Archie

Chilling Adventures Presents Weirder Mysteries 1 by Frank Tieri, Joanne Starer, Ron Robbins, Juan Bobillo, Ryan Jampole, Federico Sabbatini

Oni

Action Journalism 1 by Eric Skillman, Miklos Felvideki, Mariane Gusmao

Valiant

Bloodshot Unleashed 1 by Deniz Camp, Jon Davis-Hunt

OGN

Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood by Dave Sheidt, Miranda Harmon

Order of the Night Jay: The Forest Beckons by Jonathan Schnapp

Ray’s OGN Corner: Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

Additional Reviews: Clerks III, Howard the Duck by Chip Z, Andor 1-3, Umbrella Academy s3, She-Hulk ep6

News: Dark Horse leaves Diamond, Rogues Gallery headed to TV, Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo taking over Harley Quinn, James Earl Jones retires from playing Vader, WB Discovery madness, Wayne Family Adventures s2 release date, next Snyder book (Book of Evil, with Jock), live action Avatar casting, Giant Days Kickstarter (and Glenn’s questionable buying choices), Grendel adaptation canceled, Deadpool 3, Blade loses director

Trailers: Midnight Club, Hellraiser, Strange World, Knock at the Cabin, Enola Holmes, Inside Man, Devil’s Hour, Last of Us

Radiant Black 18 by Kyle Higgins, Laurence Holmes, Stefano Simeone

Usagi Yojimbo 31 by Stan Sakai

Wynd: The Throne in the Sky 2 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas

Flash 786 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Pete Pantazis, Jeromy Cox

Nightwing 96 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas

Ice Cream Man 32 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo

Lonesome Hunters 4 by Tyler Crook

Batman: The Knight 9 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia

Public Domain 4 by Chip Zdarsky, 

Strange 6 by Jed MacKay, Lee Garbett, Javier Tartaglia

Check out this episode!

[pop-pop-pop-popculture]

My Favorite 2023 Met Gala Outfits

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*this is out of random order!!!!*

Jenna Ortega

Rihanna

Gigi Hadid

Anne Hathaway

Aubrey Plaza

Elle Fanning

Keely Shaye Smith-Brosnan

Sean “Diddy” Combs

Olivia Rodrigo, much to my surprise

Teyana Taylor

Rita Ora

Ben Platt

Stormyz

Whitney Peak

Penelope Cruz

Russell Westbrook

Stephanie Hsu

Quannah Chasinghorse

Serena Williams

Barry Keoghan

Halle Bailey

Angèle

Nicola Peltz Beckham

Maya Penn (simple yet elegant, and gorgeous!)

Karen Elson

Stella McCartney

Baz Luhrmann

Maya Hawke

Catherine Martin

Alexa Chung

Joan Smalls

Ava Max

Imaan Hammam

Amber Valletta

Vittoria Ceretti

Labrinth

Jennie Kim

Pusha T

Ke Huy Quan

Usher

Chi Ossé

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Bella Ramsay

Glenn Close

Ashley Graham

Phoebe Bridgers

Alton Mason

Maude Apatow

Miranda Kerr (simple yet elegant, and gorgeous!)

Devon Aoki

Lily James

Jeremy Scott

Nicole Kidman

Amy Fine Collins

Emma Ratajkowski

Gisele Bündchen

Kaitlyn Dever

Kim Petras

Grace Elizabeth

Jodi Comer

Suki Waterhouse

Jared Leto (he came as Choupette (literal cat costume), Karl’s cat!!!!)

Kendall Jenner

Kim Kardashian and Cardi B (they’re both pieces of shit, and I hate myself for liking their outfits)

I love that the stylists for the people I went all out and, for some, were camp-esque.

Kind of...

Paris Hilton

Yung Miami

Tems

Burna Boy

Alex Newell

Jennifer Lopez

Amanda Harlech

Dua Lipa

Irina Shayk

Quinton Brunson

Margaret Qualley (I like the dress and shoes, but I’m not, like in love)

Bad Bunny (I like the head-to-toe white, but I’m not crazy about the outfit????)

Lily Collins

Lily Aldridge

Ashley Park

Eh... / I Don’t Know... / Indifferent

Olivier Rousteing

Karla Bruni

Zac Posen (lookin’ dapper there, though, sir!)

Cara Delevingne

Lala Anthony

Chloe Fineman

Karlie Kloss

Brian Tyree Henry

Ice Spice

Robert Pattinson

Donatella Versace

Kate Moss

Lila Moss

Camila Morrone

Yes and No

Mary J. Blige

Madelyn Cline

Alexandra Daddario

Jeremy Pope (yes for the cape and no to everything else)

Viola Davis

Allison Williams (I love the shade of orange and the dress itself, but the whole look is still a no from me)

Ariana DeBose

Sydney Sweeney

Um...

Erykah Badu

Conan Gray

Doja Cat (edit; 11 PM - she’s supposed to be Choupette too?!)

Lil Nas X

What the ACTUAL Fuck?

Pedro Pascal

Erykah Badu

Lil Nas X

No

Bradley Cooper

Nick Jonas

I Don’t Give a F*ck

Priyanka Chopra

Emma Chamberlain

Kylie Jenner

Vanessa Hudgens

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I’m sure there are tons of more attendees, but I didn’t care to do more research because I am tired. I’ll probably research more tomorrow and reblog this. (I purposely left off some people out of pure, genuine laziness)

▪️ May 1, 2023 ▪️

[puddygeeks]

𝑊𝑎𝑟 𝑂𝑓 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 - 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑖𝑑 𝑥 𝑂𝐶 - 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 6: 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠

Masterlist

Rating: Mature

Summary: 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝐴𝑈 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡.

Fandom: Criminal Minds

Pairing: Spencer Reid x OC

Status: Ongoing

LONG TERM ONGOING PROJECT :)

My writing is entirely fuelled by coffee! If you enjoy my work, feel free to donate toward my caffeine dependency: will work for coffee

𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔: 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟, 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 & 𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝐴𝑈'𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘. 𝐼𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤.

Eᴘɪsᴏᴅᴇ: Pʀᴇ Sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 1

Chapter Six

“We’re missing something.” I muttered to myself, as Reid and I examined the small room in the house that had been locked. I’d lost track of how many times we had checked this room already, but as we’d been left to finish investigating here, we were both drawn back to this room as if it were the key to the mystery. “I can see how Logan took Amanda, how he held her and we know that he took her for revenge. So, why move her now and then just lie in wait for us? If he knew we were coming, you would think that he’d try to avoid us, but he didn’t. He just hid her from us. Why?”

“Some part of his revenge fantasy isn’t complete yet. He might be confident that he can clear his name and return to collect her later. Or he has factored his arrest into his plans somehow. The time with us serves some kind of purpose for his fantasy.” Reid thought aloud and I rubbed at my temples.

“It doesn’t make sense. She’s literally right under our noses. Why can’t I find her?” I hissed irritably, the pressure that hung over me only growing with every hour that passed and Reid glanced up at me with his brows furrowed in concern.

“It’s not just your responsibility, Alice. We’re a team.” He advised, a self conscious smile filling his face and I ran my fingers through my hair in a gesture of stress.

“I know, but Agent Hotchner-” I paused abruptly, reminding myself of our earlier conversation about dropping the formalities and attempted to respect his wishes. “Hotch pulled a lot of strings to get me on this case. I don’t want to disappoint him.”

“You won’t.” Reid assured me, flashing me a smile before he moved off to examine the rest of the house again.

I made my way outside to get some air, feeling shaken by the unusual reality of being physically present in the place where our victim had been held and busied myself with investigating the external elements of the property for clues. Hotch and Morgan had returned to the main building with our suspect for questioning, but my instinct told me that they would be unlikely to pry anything from Logan that he wasn’t willing to share, due to the careful control that we’d seen in his actions so far.

The sharp ringtone of my mobile pulled me from my thoughts and I glanced at the screen to find Penelope calling.

“Greetings, my fine British scone! I have dug into all blueprints for the home as you asked and at least officially, there is no basement, no extra building permits and no small spaces that you and Reid haven’t already searched.” She explained, attempting to use her bright attitude to soften the impact of the information and I sighed in disappointment.

“Are they getting anywhere with the interview?” I asked hopefully, beginning to pace in the garden of the property impatiently. We had little to work with at this point and I remained conscious of the clock for child abductions, which had been against us since we arrived.

“Nada, I’m afraid. It seems that this Bo Peep is keeping very secretive track of his sheep.” She answered and I cursed under my breath in annoyance. “This team knows what they’re doing, Ally. They’ll crack him, eventually.”

“Amanda doesn’t have time to wait for that.” I groaned, the helplessness of the situation already grating at me. “We must have missed something in this guy's history. Maybe there’s a link to the Sweeney Todd stuff that we haven’t noticed. Have you found any more files on Logan in the military system?”

“Honey, you would be shocked at how little the military has modernised. Not only am I having to battle against heavy encryption, but a whole bunch of information hasn’t been digitised yet. They’re still recording an awful lot of their logs with pen and paper.” She divulged with an obvious sense of disgust and I felt my interest peak.

“Do they keep the paper records on site? And if so, can you get me access to them?” I suggested, waiting with baited breath for her answer and Penelope simply chuckled confidently.

“Of course I can. I’ll get hold of the Colonel now. Head over to office 4A, that’s where they store it all. I’ll have one of those charming soldier boys bring your laptop and an access code for you.” She instructed proudly and I had to smile as I hung up the phone to search for Reid.

Once back inside the house, I found him staring intently at a picture on the wall in the master bedroom and seeming as if he was lost in thought. I cleared my throat as I approached to keep from startling him, but he didn’t move at all to acknowledge me.

“Penelope might have a lead for us. She’s arranging access to the paper files in 4A. I’m thinking some of the details about Logan’s past might be buried in there. Want to ride along?” I offered, causing him to finally turn to face me with interest and I couldn’t help noticing how handsome he looked when he was concentrating.

“That’s a good idea. Perhaps something was omitted from the original report when it was added to the system.” He agreed, causing me to smile at the support for my suggestion. I wasn’t used to having colleagues appreciate my input and it still gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling every time that this team trusted me. “I’m gonna stay here, if you’re okay going alone? I think I’m close to something.” He checked, examining my face closely for any signs of discomfort, until I nodded in confirmation.

“Sure. I can fly solo. I’ve got my phone on me, so just call if there’s anything I can do to help out.”

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When Penelope described the base as behind the times, I hadn’t ever imagined a level of disorganisation this extreme to be possible amongst military personnel. I’d set up my laptop at the small desk in the room, before sitting cross legged on the floor amongst the stacks of boxes that almost reached the ceiling in places.

Even the soldier who had granted me access seemed too daunted by the task ahead of me to be able to cope with remaining in the cramped room and after many reassurances that I was quite capable of sitting here alone, he’d returned to his post. Time had already lost meaning and I was growing bleary eyed from the onslaught of information.

Fortunately, Penelope broke up the task by giving me regular updates on the team, who were still having little success in their interrogation of the suspect and were now highly relying on Reid and I to find something that they could use to pressure him.

There were countless reports of Logan’s antisocial behaviour amongst the boxes and it became clear that his friendship with Franklin as he rose to power allowed him far more leniency than any other member of staff would have received in similar circumstances. There was very little information on his wife Stacey, who seemed to have joined the military later in life and met her husband there. She was an otherwise painfully ordinary soldier, serving her time with little distinction and a simple life right up until her death.

I sighed as I got to my feet and stretched out my limbs, desperation creeping up on me. There was nothing here that bought us any closer to finding Amanda and at this point, I was losing faith that we would ever recover her alive. I pulled out my phone to contact Reid in the hope that he might have had some success, but realised that I had no service. With a dramatic groan, I navigated my way through the maze of paperwork that I’d created to reach the door, only to find that it wouldn’t open.

A cold chill ran down my spine, causing my stomach to flip and I couldn’t deny a feeling of severe dread pooling in my stomach. Instinctively, I pulled the handle a few more times, but after my earlier performance with a simple wooden door, I knew that I wasn’t getting out of this steel, electronic locked door without help. Holding my phone up in the air, I paced the room in an effort to catch a signal to little success, before I was interrupted by a loud sound in the distance that caused the ground to shake.

“Shit!” I hissed, grabbing a nearby shelf for balance and noticing that my heartbeat had already quickened in my chest. I hit my phone in a panic, desperate to get through to someone and just as I felt myself losing control, my gaze fell onto my laptop.

Dropping into the seat heavily, my fingers grazed over the keys with an urgent desire to seek help. I first confirmed that the base’s systems were all locked out, meaning that I couldn’t contact any of the team or any military support, but was blessed to discover that my connection to the FBI system was still live. Immediately, I utilised this to get in touch with Penelope and the moment that her face filled my screen, I sighed with relief.

“Oh, Alice! Thank god you’re okay!” She gasped before I could even get a word out and the flustered expression that she wore only intensified my fear. It was clear that whatever had happened was unexpected for her too and I knew that whatever piece of the puzzle that we were missing was likely about to complicate our situation.

“What the hell is going on?” I breathed, noticing that something was flashing in the background of her video and as I concentrated harder, I realised that I could hear alarms.

“There was an explosion in the main building. We think that it came from Colonel Franklin’s office, but I can’t tell. The security systems have kicked in. We’re trapped in this room.” She answered hurriedly, her eyes wide with panic and as I opened my mouth to ask if the Colonel had made it, he appeared behind her. “I think there’s been a couple of other targets too, as the base system has gone down. This is not the work of a hacker, or you and I would definitely have been targeted. Whoever it is likely blew up the actual server rooms themselves just to kick us out. I was terrified that there might have been one in your room too.” She admitted, seeming shaken by the idea and I quickly caught up to what she was implying.

“To get rid of the paper trail, too. Colonel, how many people know about this backlog of paperwork here?” I enquired nervously, attempting to quash the fear that I might meet a fiery death at any moment and he moved to take a seat beside Penelope.

“We had an administrator a while ago who was responsible for amalgamating all of the paperwork onto the system, but other than that it’s only top ranking staff.” He explained in confusion and I released a long breath in relief.

“Alright. So, other than the soldier that you just had in here, there’s hardly anyone on this base who knows that you are still holding paper documentation. We can assume that if I haven’t been blown up already, I’m probably safe. Unfortunately, I’m also locked in, so I have no choice but to test that theory.” I reported, causing Penelope to frown in terror and I fidgeted awkwardly in my seat at the thought. “What about the rest of the team? Are they okay?”

“I can’t get hold of them. It’s possible that the cell towers have also been blown out.” Penelope revealed, tears beginning to fill her eyes and I found myself holding my head in my hands as I considered our predicament. The faces of each of our team members flashed through my mind and I said a quick prayer in my mind for each of them to calm my anxiety.

“The lockdown protocol would only affect high priority areas. This room houses all of our main access to the base systems, the room that Hawthorne is in has our physical records and the cell block where your agents are interviewing closes to contain prisoners. The rest of the base will already be proceeding with evacuation.” The colonel explained, his demeanour significantly calmer than either of us and I strained to come up with a plan.

“If this evacuation procedure is known by the whole base, there’s a chance that a bomb could already be in place to inflict more casualties. They’d be sitting ducks.” I analysed, looking back up at the screen with severity as I realised that everyone but Reid was trapped behind locked doors somewhere. “We need to override the locks somehow. Where is your security system housed?”

“Right where you are, Agent. There should be a large metal container in the corner.”

Wasting no time, I jumped to my feet to rush to the cupboard and entered the code that the Colonel provided to open it. Behind the innocuous looking metal doors was a spaghetti junction display of wires to an ancient security system and I could hardly believe that anyone would still be using such antiquated technology.

“You have got to be kidding me!” I exclaimed as I marched over to grab my laptop and placed it on a box with a clear view of the cupboard’s contents. “I hope you’re up to date with your caveman technology, Nels. This is like Jurassic Park in here.” I announced, hearing a dissatisfied groan from her over the speakers.

“This is absolutely criminal. Fortunately, I toyed with robotics for a while before computer science, so I might be able to crack this.” She calculated as she began drawing out the pattern of the wiring on a piece of paper. “It looks like there’s a simple enough bypass here, but it’s going to take me a few minutes to figure it out.”

“Colonel, I’ve looked at everything that you have on Logan and nothing here is giving us the answers that we need to find your daughter. I can’t find a connection to Sweeney Todd at all. Sure, there’s a similar feeling that he could be inspired by, but plenty of stories could say the same. There has to be a reason why he chose that particular one. Did the Logan’s have a love of musicals as a couple?” I asked, deciding to utilise our waiting time to keep the focus on Amanda, instead of obsessing over the safety of our colleagues.

“Not that I remember. They were average soldiers, into sports and barbecues. They weren’t the type to read often, so I can’t understand why he would be this obsessed with some story?” The Colonel answered, his frustration evident as he struggled to comprehend the relevance of this conversation.

“What about Stacey? She joined service late. From the limited background information in her file, it doesn’t seem like she was military bred. Was there anything in particular that led her to enlist?” I probed, desperately trying to find the missing piece of the puzzle and he sighed deeply at me.

“I don’t know what it is that you’re trying to say about her, Agent Hawthorne, but she was a good soldier. Her unit was everything to her. She treated them like a family. Even gave them haircuts when they were on tour.” He growled, seeming thoroughly offended by my questions and I quirked a brow at him in interest. “She was a barber before she enlisted. It was her fathers trade and she followed in his footsteps. I can tell you that came in incredibly handy when you’re living in the middle of the desert.” He added defensively and I jumped to my feet to scatter around paperwork in search of something specific. A theory clicked in my mind at this revelation and I knew that it had to be the connection that we needed.

“Sir, we believe that your daughter is still on this base. We’ve been looking for places that relate to you, or your wife, but I suspect that it may have more relevance to Stacey. Is there anywhere on this base that she would offer haircuts? Or did you have a specific barber shop here at any point?” I pelted out the questions in quick succession as I laid the blueprint of the base out on the floor and busied myself with examining it again.

“I already told your agents that. The people here go to a family business in the next town. It’s owned by a grandparent of one of the troops. We support each other in the military.” He answered aggressively and I scanned the document before me with confusion. Something seemed out of place, a structure that I didn’t recognise and as I grabbed a current map to compare it, I noticed that it wasn’t marked.

“This building here is on the blueprint, but not the map. What is it?” I interrogated, holding up the document accusingly and he rolled his eyes at me.

“It’s marked for demolition, but the project has been put on hold. We decided not to list it on the new maps as it was supposed to be gone by now. It’s a world war 2 relic, structurally unsound and not fit for purpose. We already had troops search it before we even called your team.” He elaborated impatiently, glancing over at Penelope as if it were her fault that I was wasting his time.

“That was before he moved her.” I argued, drawing his attention back to me instantly. “What was it used for? The building?”

“Storage mostly. For a long time it was considered a historical landmark, because many of the soldiers that were stationed here in the war wrote about it in their letters home. They would creep in there at night to smoke cigars and drink moonshine.” He began to describe in a bored tone, before pausing abruptly in a chilling manner that allowed all of the colour to drain from his face. “They...they used to call it the barber club.”

“That’s it! That’s where he’s holding her. Penelope, I need these doors open!” I ordered frantically, hardly able to contain the energy that pulsed through my body and she nodded back resolutely.

“I know, my love. I think I’ve got it. Follow my instructions very clearly.” She demanded as I placed myself in front of the cupboard and felt my hands shaking from the pressure.

Step by step, she guided me through the process, disconnecting wires and rerouting things that I barely understood for myself like a pro. Were the circumstances less dire, I would have littered her with praise for her efforts, but I didn’t have the space in my mind for that now. Finally, there was one switch left to flip and the moment that I did, I heard the door click open from across the room.

Before I could even begin to celebrate our success, the sound of an explosion rocketed from nearby and the entire room shook hard enough to knock me from my feet, causing even the Colonel to freeze in shock.

“I...I think that might have come from the barber club.” Penelope mumbled regretfully, whilst the Colonel fought back tears, seeming as if he were in shock. It seemed that even powerful leaders were not immune to the emotion of losing a child and I had to channel my own determination to keep things moving.

“I’m the closest to that building right now. Penelope, find the team and send them to meet me there. We’re gonna need medics, too.” I blurted as I got to my feet with determination, prompting the Colonel to launch into action too as he charged through the door to her side and left her looking flustered.

“Alice, the building is probably already on fire! Just wait for backup.” She pleaded, her eyes filling with tears as she stared into the camera. I stepped away from the laptop to grab a rag to cover my face, planning to protect myself from the smoke that was likely and turned back to face her with fire in my eyes.

“I can’t. Send the team and stay safe, Nels.” I ordered, before rushing out of the room and into the chaos of outside.

As expected, the air was heavy with smoke from multiple directions and people were running around in panic all around me. Now that I had left the well protected room, I was overwhelmed by the blaring sound of sirens and lights flashing from overhead. It was clear that things had already spiralled out of control and I tried to prevent myself from being sucked into the mania. Mentally following the blueprints, I ran in the direction of the unmarked building, being passed by numerous scared civilians who simply lived here due to their partners enlistment and were not equipped for these circumstances.

As I turned the corner to the large old storage unit, I found that Penelope had been correct in placing the most recent explosion and there was already fire spreading within. For a moment, I couldn’t bring myself to move as I stared up at it with a crushing feeling of defeat, but following a bolt of rebellion, I launched myself inside to search for Amanda.

Fortunately, I thought to tie the rag around my face for protection and instead of struggling to breathe, I was taken aback by how little I could see once inside. I placed my hand on the nearest wall and used it to navigate my way as I strained to remember the building’s layout.

The air was agonisingly hot, worse than I had even imagined that it would be and every step that I took felt impossibly hotter. I had no idea how far I would be able to go, as I knew from the plans that this was a vast space and it was impossible to know where exactly Amanda would be hidden, if she hadn’t already died in the blast.

Smoke filled my lungs, causing me to cough heavily and burned at my eyes. I could feel myself growing weaker and though I considered whether I would be able to make it out, I wasn’t willing to turn back yet. My posture shrivelled under the strain, crouching down to avoid the oppressive heat and without warning, I tripped over something very solid.

Somehow I managed to land on my hands and knees to avoid any serious injury and turned to investigate the cause of my fall. From feeling alone, I quickly realised that the object I was touching was, in fact, a person and judging from the size, it was highly likely to be a child. I wished that I could see enough to identify them, before remembering that Amanda had very short, almost graded hair and a quick feel of her head left me feeling confident that I had found her.

Coughing burned at my chest and I knew that I didn’t have much time, so I began to drag her in the direction that I’d come from. It was even harder now to tell where I was going as the fire rapidly spread through the unstable building and it took every ounce of my strength to keep moving with Amanda in tow.

The rag around my face only seemed to be making it harder to breathe now and I ripped it off as I could tell that I was nearing the exit. Unfortunately, my bulletproof vest that I was still wearing constricted my chest uncomfortably, but I couldn’t wiggle out of it without wasting precious moments that I needed to escape. Some of the structure began to collapse behind me and I yelped in panic, hoisting Amanda’s limp form into my arms for protection.

With one final burst of defiance, I stumbled out into the open air, gripping onto her tightly and continued walking into the chaos that stretched in every direction in search of help. Unfortunately, no one was waiting for me outside as I’d hoped and the various explosions were still causing panic as people ran around me in a fluster.

My entire body ached as I fought to drag myself onward, glancing around frantically for someone who could assist us and as I finally ran out of energy, I stopped to look down at the girl that I was carrying. Despite all of the soot and sweat that covered her young features, I still easily recognised her and squeezed her to me warily.

“Don’t give up, kid.” I wheezed, hardly able to get the words out from my burned throat.

Finally, an ambulance skidded into view and I sighed in relief. Closely behind them were my team, including even Penelope, who ran toward me in desperation and I thanked every force I could think of for providing me with colleagues who cared enough to seek me out. I almost burst into tears as two paramedics rushed over to meet me and I assisted in lowering Amanda to the ground so that they could work on her.

“Is she alive? Is she gonna be okay?” I whispered, my voice hoarse and dry despite the power of my emotions and the medics ignored me as they frantically prepared an oxygen tank and mask for her. I watched them impatiently, unable to tear my eyes off the little girl’s delicate form, even as Penelope charged up to examine me.

“Are you hurt? Oh my god, I can’t believe that you went in there! You’re insane!” She scolded, fussing over me with teary eyes as she reached to take my face in her hands, but I batted her off with annoyance.

“Is she alive?!” I repeated, much louder this time despite the pain that it caused me and one of the paramedics looked up at me with annoyance.

Before they could get a single word of explanation, or scolding out, Amanda gasped loudly, spluttering for air and it took the full attention of both paramedics to calm her enough to benefit from the mask. Almost immediately after, Colonel Franklin arrived and dropped by her side in relief, holding her to him whilst she refilled her lungs.

My knees gave way from the weight of my own relief, but fortunately Morgan was quick to catch me as the rest of my team surrounded us and he swept me off my feet, leaving Hotch to wave down another ambulance for me. Though I fought to tell them that I was fine, the only sound that I could manage to make was coughing as my lungs finally gave in to the effects of smoke inhalation and Morgan carried me protectively straight to the back of the second ambulance that parked beside us.

In order to save time, Morgan simply sat me on the back of the open vehicle instead of allowing the medics to take me fully inside and they strapped an oxygen mask to my face before I could protest. Reid pushed past the staff with a determined expression and ripped off the bulletproof vest that I wore in an efficient manner, quickly calculating that it was restricting me and I felt an immediate improvement in my breathing the moment that it was released.

As he stepped back out of my space with a sly smile, I gripped the oxygen mask as if it were the most important thing in my world and allowed myself a few moments to catch my breath, whilst Penelope took a seat beside me to hold my free hand soothingly.

“Reid, Morgan. Keep an eye on Alice. I’ll talk to the Colonel.” Hotch ordered, nodding at me to check that I was okay with him leaving, before he strode over to the first ambulance where Amanda had now been situated for further treatment.

I felt too exhausted to even argue as the two boys took their places in front of me, guarding the entrance to the ambulance and staring down at me with amazement in their faces. Though it was subtle, I caught a brief smirk in Morgan’s face as he peeked at Reid, raising his brows at the vest that he held as if implying something, but I couldn’t bring myself to address it at the moment.

“What were you thinking running in there alone, kid? You have a whole team here. You don’t have to be the big hero.” Morgan scolded, though his tone was still light enough to reveal his amusement at this outcome.

Behind them, a fire truck arrived to begin battling the blaze and it seemed that the military had finally regained control of the situation as they set to work evacuating the alarmed residents that still remained in the area. I watched them with interest, hoping that they had realised the danger of following their usual plan and Reid cleared his throat, catching my eye.

“They’re evacuating to a completely different spot than the agreed plan. Whilst you were locked away, I found the nearest officer and advised them of the risk that the unsub would target the evacuation zone.” He explained, as if reading my mind and when I furrowed my brows in confusion, he chuckled shyly. “Garcia told us that you were worried about it and I noticed that you were watching them. I’m just...I’m sorry that I didn’t come with you.” He added, staring down at his feet guiltily and I removed my mask to address him.

“Reid, you have nothing to apologise for.” I wheezed, cringing immediately at how awful my voice sounded and though Penelope tried to force the mask straight back on, I pushed it away again. “I’m serious. All of these people are safe because you didn’t get trapped with me. You did your job and I’m fine. No harm done.” I insisted, prompting him to drag his gaze back up to me with a smile, which was painfully addictive for me, until we were interrupted by Hotch.

“I’d like a moment to speak to Alice alone.” He announced, his expression as stern as ever.

Reid and Morgan made an excuse about needing to check on Amanda, quickly excusing themselves from the conversation, but Penelope hesitated for a few moments longer, before finally caving to his intense stare. Once we were alone, Hotch crossed his arms in a gesture that indicated I was about to receive a lecture and I gulped in dread.

“Going into that building was reckless. It was a risk with no guaranteed reward, especially for someone who is not a trained field agent.” He began, his tone scolding and I nodded slowly in acceptance, feeling any future opportunities to work with the FBI slipping through my fingers.

“However, you took action despite great personal risk and even considering your lack of experience, you did what needed to be done. You were honest with Garcia about where you were going and what you needed, showing that you trusted your team to have your back. These are not qualities that can be taught. If you had waited, Amanda would likely be dead. You have an enormous amount of potential, Alice and that saved a girl's life today. “

“Thank you, Sir.” I wheezed, coughing from the strain of my words and he softened his expression slightly as he viewed me.

“As you played such a large role in this case, I would appreciate it if you could return to Quantico with the team to complete your reports, so that I can oversee them.” He requested and I nodded without hesitation. “We’ll arrange for someone to take you back to your hotel for the night. I imagine you could do with some rest. You’ll join us on the jet first thing tomorrow.”