#and peter gallagher of course

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I wouldn't say that the night we taped Liam to the ceiling was wholly typical of my summer with Oasis, but it is one of my fondest memories. We were larking about in the Wheeler End studio after another hard day's recording, and it is fair to say that drink had been taken by most of those present. There was Liam; Alan 'Whitey' White, the drummer; Jason, the technician; Stan, the engineer; and myself. For reasons that escape me now, we grabbed Liam, hoisted him up to the beam running the length of the studio and bound him to it with gaffer tape. He hung there like some sort of monstrous cocoon while we laughed until we were almost sick. The conversation that followed went like this: 'How long shall we leave him up there? All night?' 'Do you think he's safe?' 'Yeah, that tape is pretty strong.' Meanwhile Liam wasn't making a sound. 'He's awfully quiet up there.' 'Come on, we'd better cut him down,' declared Jason after a while. It proved to be a lot harder unravelling him than it was putting him up there. Once he was down, Liam looked at us, waited a beat and said: 'I really enjoyed that.'

from Liam from Oasis loves shopping, moisturiser and meeting fans - it's Noel who's the grumpy one by By Peter De Havilland | 13th Sept 2008

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sooo much going on this excerpt. intrigued by the role of Barton's mother on set, and the commentary about Barton's career trajectory and what was and was not happening. all the stuff about having no more ideas for the character and the relationship...hmmmm.

but the comments about the blogging/recapping culture of the early 00's...my god. they really killed her to appease those bloggers.

excerpt from the forthcoming book about MB's exit. lots to unpack

[lilynotdilly]

Swagger

I haven't seen anyone strutting round Manc like this for ages, then I saw one- parka, swinging arms, feet turned out… I figured pre army Ghost was probably a swagger boy…

"Smile love" Simon tells Johnny as he poses with the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst in St Peters Square. Johnny hops onto her chair beside her, slings his arm over her shoulder, and leans in to snog the lady for the camera.

"Jesus wept, you fuckin’ mutt! Are you trying to set feminism back half a century? Mrs Pankhurst was the leading figure in womens suffrage, and certainly deserves better than being pawed by a grubby mitted Glaswegian like you!"

"Sorry Mrs P"

Johnny climbs down, a little shamefaced, and poses like a normal person for a holiday snap. "Where to next, babe?" He asks as he slips his hand into Simons. They start wandering towards Oxford Street. 

"Almost everything happened on this road Johnny" Simon starts pontificating. 

"Workers rights, Pankhurst, Rutherford's first nuclear reaction, Turing's computers. Even Noel Gallagher got his first guitar on this street."

Johnny rolls his eyes. "I thought this trip was gonna be more about you, Simon. Not you tryin’ out for the Manchester Tourist Board…”

“...Had my first blowjob at Jilly's Rock World...” Simon points down to his left. “Got me first tattoo, bit further down…”

"Tha's more like it!" Johnny grins. "Any more filthy Riley history you wish to share?"

"...Saw my first porno down there. Dad snuck us into t'mucky picture house." A sly smirk crosses Simons face, as a memory of seventies porn and salt and vinegar crisps flashed by.

"Fuck-ola! It really does all happen on this street!" Laughs Johnny. "I think I'm gonna need a sit down if it's gonna continue in such an ungodly manner!"  He wafts himself like Victorian woman having a fit of the vapours.

Simon pulls Johnny's hand and leads him across the road, and down Lower Moseley Street. "You're in luck then babe. I thought we'd go to the Britons for a drink. It's the pub I went to for some Dutch courage before I enlisted. It's got over 300 different whiskeys! I thought it'd be right up your street!"

As they walk past the Bridgewater Hall, it's clear Simon is in his element. His gait has changed, it's looser, somehow baggy with a pronounced bounce in his step. By the time they can see the Britons Protection, his shoulders are rolling, his arms are swinging and he's walking crotch first!

Johnny drops his hand, and observes this strange phenomenon that's taken over his boyfriend. "You OK babe?" He asks.

"Yeah, course" 

"Are your trews riding up?" 

"Wha'?"

"Your undercrackers giving you trouble?"

"The fuck you on about Johnny?"

Johnny cocks his head, like a golden retriever, as if he's trying to make sense of Simon's strange behaviour. "It's just that you're walking like someone is dragging you by your dick!"

You can take the lad out of Manchester, but you can't take the Manc swagger out of the lad!

Animation- Mancunian by Nat Wood

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Bad Taste Fashion!? [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

Be more outrageous, or be stylish! Learn the secrets of extreme fashion from the pioneers of the UK rock world

Text: Yoko Shintani

In 2009, Muse became a regular at music events. They have been lauded everywhere, from the Q Awards to BRIT, where they won the prestigious “Best Artist in the World Today” award, to being listed as one of the nominees for “Worst of the Best.” The problem was, of course, Matt Bellamy's fashion sense.

Although he narrowly missed out on the award, he was in the running for “NME Awards' Worst Dressed” along with Liam Gallagher, Ellie Jackson (La Roux), and Katy Perry (the winner was Lady Gaga). While his love of fashion is evident, both on stage and in his personal life, his taste is risqué . His taste for light, red, white, or high-contrast coordinates such as red and white or black and white, tailored jackets, uniform designs, sporty and cyber-inspired details, and thoroughly super-slim shapes……. None of these tastes are weird on their own, but when they all come together on a matte canvas, they present a strangely strong and cloying bad taste, which is a sad state of affairs. Incidentally, at the “NME” Awards ceremony, he wore a black-and-white polka-dot shirt, a silver-grey suit, and a hot black-and-white tweed coat over it. He must have really liked it since he wore the same coat to last year's “Q” Awards ceremony. However, wearing the same coat twice at an awards event is a total no-no.

However, the British rock scene, which has been led by art school graduates, has always had a taste for the kind of sleaze that makes it impossible to determine whether it is stylish or grotesque. Looking back over the past 40 years or so, it goes without saying that the 70s stand out in terms of sheer eccentricity and ferocity. With glam rock and the two stars of the scene, Marc Bolan and David Bowie, the boundaries between men and women quickly blurred, and all the rules of Western male dress were broken down, with hair and makeup becoming completely unisex. Bowie, in particular, actively collaborated with Kansai Yamamoto and other designers to create an even more out-of-this-world image by playing the fictional character “Ziggy Stardust.“ On the other hand, in Roxy Music, which was also a leading glam rock band at the time of its debut, it was not frontman Bryan Ferry but Brian Eno, who was in charge of synthesisers, who experimented with outlandish fashions.

“Dom and Matthew at the NME Awards ceremony on 24 February 2010. While Dom is neatly dressed, Matthew wears a tweed coat with a slightly different length and broader shoulders, a half-size grey suit, and a polka-dot shirt that is out! The magnetic necklace-like chain and the Aki at the collar are also out of step with current trends. The coat seems to be his favourite, and he wears it to the Q Awards ceremony as well as when travelling to and from the Big Day Out. His hair is a bit flat, and his shoes are a bit off-putting, giving off a sense of carelessness but also a strong sense of commitment. pic: Dave Hogan / Getty Images”

He wore a kimono-like dress that would put Bowie to shame, or was adorned with feathers and lamé, and stood on stage in a manner that is hard to imagine from his recent appearance as a master producer. Speaking of unimaginable nowadays, Peter Gabriel of the Genesis era, who belonged to the progressive rock music genre, was another example. He borrowed his wife's long dress and other outlandish costumes from the neck down, but his head was particularly striking, and his “flower” costume with flower petals surrounding his face is perhaps the most famous. Other than that, he was also good at wearing alien makeup that looked like it came out of a sci-fi movie, or wearing a stuffed fox's head on his head……

Another person who should not be forgotten is Elton John. Although Elton John has come out and is now enjoying dressing up openly, at the time he was venting his repressed sexuality in a fashion that was a comical interpretation of glam. And Queen, who had a huge influence on Muse musically, reigned as the leader (!) of rock fashion in the post-glam era. The late Freddie Mercury, in particular, tried his hand at many risqué styles, such as jumpsuits, ballet tights, bare-chested and sleeveless, etc……

Later, with the rise of punk, UK rock once again became stoic, but regained its splendour in the 80s. The New Romantic & Goth era had arrived. Although the two groups have contrasting tastes in colour, with the former using extreme colours and the latter monotone, they share the same androgynous fashion orientation, with glam rock as their main source of inspiration. From Culture Club and Adam & the Ants to Siouxsie and the Banshees and Alien Sex Fiend, each eccentric artist heralded the end of the century. The visual and sonic tastes of that era are, as we all know, undergoing a major revival, with young pop stars such as Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, KE$HA, and others all looking to Bowie, Queen, and Boy George as role models. Without them, the world would be a very boring place!

Therefore, Matt's bad taste is also adorable when you look down the lineup of UK rock's most eccentric dressers. And in his case, it is his personality, the reset, the lighting, and the music that is the star on stage, not what he wears that matters so much to his fans. And yet, the discrepancy between Muse's musicality and his solid character, which lacks femininity or campness, and his glittery, watery clothing is truly bizarre, and what's more, the sparkly glitter is also extremely half-baked. The clothes show an extraordinary attention to detail, but the makeup is a complete waste of time, and the haircut is a bit careless. If you are going to do something like this, go for a Freddie-style fashion like Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, or go all out with the long hair and dreads, or paint your face like Peter Gabriel, or work with an interesting designer to provide futuristic costumes that synchronise with the stage direction, go Freaky and go for it. Then we won't be bothered by petty discussions about the worst-dressed. Or hire a competent stylist to help you find a simple suit that suits you. In the meantime, even though Freddie loved it, red-and-white coordination is too difficult and should be avoided. I'm probably not the only one who irresistibly thinks of the uniforms of the Japanese Olympic team……………….

This is the rumoured ‘Flower Man’, Peter Gabriel's stage costume from his time with Genesis. It's funny because he was very serious about it. After leaving the band in 1975 and going solo, he became very ordinary.

Brian Eno at the time he was in Roxy Music. His forehead was rising, but he wore a lot of make-up and wore his hair long. All of them wore flamboyant outfits with spacy decorations on their shoulders, etc.

Sir Elton John, who now wears an ordinary suit and flashy tie, used to take the world by storm with his huge ornate glasses and flamboyant outfits. He is a drag queen in every sense of the word!

Freddie Mercury, the king or queen of the bizarre = Queen. The familiar full-body tights costumes were originally designed by Zandra Rhodes. From kimono-style dresses with a daring take on Japanese kimonos to cross-dressing, you name it! pic : Koh Hasebe

Adam and the Ants' Adam Ant pioneered the New Romantic movement of the 1980s and stole the hearts of girls. His unique ‘pirate fashion’, with its elaborate hair and make-up, was imitated by his fans.

Translator's Notes: I do find Matt's taste in fashion to be... quite interesting at times. But in all honesty, I'm neutral to his fashion tastes, given that I use his clothes, accessories, and even his hairstyle to pin down on the correct eras whenever I reblog Muse posts lmao

And also, Freddie's fashion is always 150% fierce AF. As for Adam Ant, him looking like a slutty pirate trying to seduce the Royal Navy to chase after him is just his default appearance since the 80s.

[safflowerseason]

I also haven't done a comprehensive book post but I'd love to hear your thoughts! If anything, it's just made me have 10,000 more questions than I did before which was already A Lot. Also Justice 4 Mischa/Marissa always.

You sent this before we got Mischa Barton dropping major bombshells!! Now so much has changed!! 

I said this briefly in earlier comments but my overall take on the book now is that, while it had lots of insights in other areas not related to Mischa Barton, it ultimately demonstrated the limits of the oral history approach. MB’s specific revelations also demonstrate why an oral history was probably not the best way to really get “behind the scenes” of what happened on this particular show. Like, in my experience oral histories are generally pretty fluffy and they kind of allow everyone to share memories and their recollections without much pushback…which is basically what happened in the book. If you interview as many people as Sepinwall did and absolutely everyone refuses to go on the record about two co-stars dating because they know just how fucked-up it is…that is a story that requires a *totally* different angle than a fluffy oral history, especially one that's such a direct collaboration with the showrunners. I’ve been thinking about the book recently published by Mo Ryan called Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood. That’s the kind of approach you’d need to do her story justice. 

At the same time, I do maintain that Sepinwall emphasized that what happened with MB’s exit was not her fault, in spite of his past (sketch) history with the show. He gave a lot of detail about network fuckery, Schwartz’s failures as a show-runner in S3, and he also showed that Brody and McKenzie were actually the ones being assholes on set, not MB, but that no one in charge cared because to Schwartz they were the two most important characters - ie, MB was considered expendable and the men were not. 

As for Schwartz…I already thought he came off pretty terribly in the book but now, like, oh my god. I don’t know how anyone but ESPECIALLY women could work with him ever again. I think it's so gross to claim that you're going to be open and honest about everything that happened on your show when you know this HUGE SECRET. Like I *get* why nobody wanted to go on the record about this and of course it's fundamentally Ben McKenzie's or Mischa Barton's news to share, but then don't PRETEND that you're going to fully explain what happened twenty years later when you know it's not the full story. Jesus Christ.

What makes me so mad is that the only reason Schwartz was so comfortable “taking the fall” in the limited way he did for what happened with MB and the show’s decline in quality is because it hasn’t actually cost him anything, and sadly I don’t think MB’s interview is going to change that. Nobody important in Hollywood cares because it was so long ago and it was his first show and one actress’s mental health and career prospects are a small price to pay for letting a man do whatever he wants on a set. So he didn’t risk anything by going on the record about all this. 

As for the non-MB parts of the book, of course I enjoyed reading everyone’s perspectives looking back, especially in the first year, and the little random fun stories that were sprinkled throughout. Chris Carmack came off as a pretty decent guy to me, and Adam Brody clearly has done a lot of reflection on that era of his life and how he acted at the time. I love Kelly Rowan and Peter Gallagher so much and I enjoyed their take on things (also intrigued by the comment that they weren't super tight on set?!) And I thought the book was a great overview of just how many factors and voices and interests went into making a single piece of television during the peak years of network tv. Like, so many different execs in charge of different things, all putting competing pressures on the show…it’s easy to see why television was so formulaic in that period. The O.C. in its earliest and best days really didn’t fit the mold for anything on TV, and as the book laid out why that was kind of the show's undoing in a way (in addition to Schwartz f*&king it up).

That was a lot and seems like enough to be getting on with for now, haha. Ultimately what I really want is a two volume exposé on the toxic culture of Hollywood in this early 00's era and how so many young women were chewed up and spat out by the system, with Mischa Barton's story as a prime example. She deserves justice!

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Ask game: of course I'm gonna ask you these two...

Palm tree 🌴

Papyrus 🎧

Ahhh yes 💛💛💛

palm tree - do you have a fictional villain you shouldn't like but love regardless?

Boy, do I 💛 I think that some of the greatest characters in a story or show or movie, are the villains. If you can give me a character that's supposed to be in the wrong, but make me sort of root for them? That's the best.

In my other Fandom, a book series - Gallagher Girls - all about spies, one of the main villains, is this women, who, in my opinion is one of the greatest characters I've ever read. She's so great that we give her more back story and make her a main character in a lot of our fics. I think she's deeply misunderstood, and definitely does wrong and bad things, but that's sort of what makes you love her too. Was she always evil? Did people make her that way?

And I'd say Vilanelle from Killing Eve, and sort of Eve herself too I guess. I think Jodie Comer is a phenomenal actress and that character was horrible and wonderful all at once. Again, deeply misunderstood I think. Which made me root for her the entirety of the show. - also side note, characters like Eve, who aren't inherently bad or good at the start of shows, or characters who really face their morality like even Peter Parker (don't even get me started on the "villains" in any of the spidermans) and deciding to choose to be good despite the bad are all just 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 gimme complex characters who walk the line and are simply human any day of the week please.

papyrus - if you put your 'on repeat' playlist on shuffle, what's the first song that comes up? what do you like about it / associate with it?

THIS SOOONNNG. so it's from the TV show Dave, which if you haven't watched, highly recommend. My husband and I already liked the rapper Lil Dicky, and this show was created by him and he acts in it and anyways, it's great. Since the first season I've been desperate for the music from the show to be released and he finally did!! And songs like this one, are so real and heartbreaking and not at all like his old stuff. He has this gift for talking about real things through a lens of humor (in both is music and the show), and I haven't really stopped listening to this song since it came out 💛

[whitegownsandflowercrowns]

The Characters of 2023

It’s time to talk about…The Characters™️. They shall be graded on a scale of “get behind me” to “I’m getting behind you”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Belinda (The White Lotus)

The only unambiguously decent person at the resort (who stayed longer than an episode, sorry Lani) and just the absolute best who deserved better. GIVE HER HER OWN WELLNESS CENTER GODDAMMIT. Scale: GET BEHIND ME

Ellie Williams (The Last Of Us)

Precious, hilarious and ferocious.

SCALE: While I could technically get behind her, I’ll have her get behind me in order to spare her trauma.

Misty Quigley (Yellowjackets)

She has never done anything wrong in her entire life (she has committed multiple murders and was a horrible person even before the plane crashed). But it’s fine, we love her anyways.

SCALE: I’m getting behind her 100%.

TOP 10

10. Quinni Gallagher-Jones (Heartbreak High)

Deserves better, the sweetest, I love her so much.

SCALE: GET BEHIND ME

9. Peter Gordon (The Power Of The Dog)

The second that Tumblr discovers this movie (highly recommend by the way) it’s all over. I need people to join me in understanding the power of Peter Gordon.

SCALE: I’m getting behind him. Easy.

8. Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Absolutely tragic, could have been saved by listening to Preacher’s Daughter, has the best theme. Of course I love her.

SCALE: GET. BEHIND. ME.

7. Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks)

Fictional husband. Absolute king. Get this man a cup of coffee immediately.

SCALE: He’s an FBI agent, so I should probably get behind him.

6. Armond (The White Lotus)

An icon, a legend, and the moment. No one is doing it like him, and no one will ever do it like him again.

SCALE: Honestly we’re probably on the same level. We’ll fight Shane together.

5. Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street)

Served (both literally and figuratively) at unprecedented levels. Absolutely horrendous in the most amazing way. I am a stan forever.

SCALE: Probably getting behind her.

4. India Stoker (Stoker)

She has the best fashion sense and was always true to herself (even if true to herself meant…well, the movie). Love her.

SCALE: I’m getting behind her.

3. Laura Lee (Yellowjackets)

The human embodiment of Sun Bleached Flies. Sweet sweet girl, was not built to survive Yellowjackets and deserved better.

SCALE: GET BEHIND ME. DON’T GO ON THE PLANE.

2. Alicent Hightower (House of the Dragon)

Come season 2, everyone has their (genuinely awful) character that they will be defending to the death. She is mine. Do not come to me with Alicent slander; I will justify it.

SCALE: Young her needs to get behind me, older her and I are probably on the same level.

Helaena Targaryen

Who else? Love absolutely everything about her. I’m dreading Season 2, but in my mind she’s away from King’s Landing, happy and safe with her babies. She is The Character.

SCALE: GET BEHIND ME, I WILL BE SEEING THE REST OF THE CAST IN COURT

[spacerockwriting]

Got tagged by @energievie and @skylerwinchester so thank you friends! Sorry I'm late with this!

1. if you could switch bodies with anybody for only one hour who would it be and what would you do? Probably a musician or something along those lines. Or someone in film? Something along those lines.

2. what's your most trivial / dumbest hot take? Never cook carrots. They should never be cooked, only raw. Also, just because your business has gay employees, doesn't meant it's not a homophobic business.

3. if you had to teach a college course what would it be in? I'd be like my professor and do one of those super specific niche courses and would probably do one on South Park and it's impact on the world and all that shit. Or just matt and trey in general.

4. season 12 of shameless is suddenly happen and youve been put in charge! what plot point(s) are you gonna make happen? West Side Ian and Mickey adjustments for sure, learning how to live on the west side, learning to adjust to a different life. The Gallaghers learning how to adjust to a life without Frank. Debs either calming down or fucking off and leaving Franny to be taken care of. Some more of Franny's tomboy-ness. Lip and Tami and Liam and that whole thing, Fiona either coming back, or settling some. Carl's bisexual awakening bc I need that and have been spoiled.

5. who would be your godly parent? (can be any mythology.) Hades. According to the Percy Jackson tests, it's Hades <3

6. what’s something you love about yourself? Uhhh creativity? My opened mindedness? I dunno.

7. describe your day in 5 emojis: I'm on my computer right now so no emojis.

8. what shameless character do you think you could beat in a fight? Kermit

9. tell us 2 truths and a lie, we’ll try to guess the lie! Ohm.

I've been on television

Rabbits are my favorite animal

I've been in films

10. do you have a pet(s). if so how did they get their name? I have a cat named Nico. He's named after Nico Di Angelo from Percy Jackson.

11. show us a meme (or picture) that captures your essence.

I cant fucking find the pictures rn but basically. No sun ever. I live in a cave. Emo Peter Pan cave boy. Who is short. And drinks mountain dew

12. whats your typical coffee / tea / beverage order? Iced coffee, cant have tea bc it hates my tum tums, or some sort of Mountain Dew or soda

13. use a song to describe the last 5 years of your life?

Somewhere in Neverland by All Time Low.

now lets see if I can get this galladrabble out

[loganlostitall]

10 Questions Game

Tagged by: @murdadixon 🙄🖤

1. What is your phone background?

Lock screen - Negan Smith

Home screen - Andy Biersack

2. Who is your favorite singer?

My favorite stand-alone singer is probably Post Malone but this is such a difficult question. I know this wasn’t asked but my favorite rapper is, without contest, Eminem. Always has been, always will be. Yk who’s growing on me as a singer, though? Ricky Montgomery. He’s slowly climbing my Top Listened!

3. Favorite Band?

Also difficult. I love so many. I’m currently hyper-fixated on Black Veil Brides once again, for the millionth time, so I will tentatively list them as my favorite band for now with the begrudged knowledge that this answer is subject to change at any time. I have been listening religiously for a decade, though.

4. Who is your favorite character of all time?

I hate you for asking me this! I have so many favorites but after sitting here and grueling over an answer, I have decided that it’s an impossible call-off between MCU Thor and Lip Gallagher. I have characters that I love a whole lot and go in and out of having a special interest on, such as Spider-Man, Batman, Deadpool, Moon Knight, Jason Todd, but they’re not at the top. I can’t even say that my current favorite character is actually my favorite character because I’d be lying. But my favorite character as of right now is Negan.

5. What is your favorite book?

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Until the day I die. I read it and it completely changed my life, seeing a book with stories so similar to how I’d grown up. I wrote passively, as an interest, but after reading this in 2 days (when I was supposed to read it with the class over the course of a month) I decided then and there that I wanted to actually become an author.

6. What is your favorite movie?

It’s been Avatar by James Cameron for almost 14 years now, since the day it first came out, but I think that the original Scream is finally starting to try and take its place as my fave. I suppose we shall see! 😩

7. Favorite Actor or Actress?

Ummmm, shit. Can’t choose. Jeremy Allen White, Chris Hemsworth, Matthew Lillard, Evan Peters. It’s an extensive list but they’re the ones who come to mind first. A lot of my favorites have already passed, like Heath Ledger, Chadwick Boseman, Robin Williams, Cameron Boyce, Angus Cloud, etc.

8. Favorite YouTuber?

I don’t really watch YouTube anymore—in fact I never got into YouTuber’s the way everyone else my age did, so all I can tell you is that Dan and Phil were the only people I watched on YT when I was younger. I think a little tiny bit of their gay rubbed off on me 🤔

9. Do you drink?

Errrmmmm. Not often. I used to drink way too much as a teenager and had a problem so now I really only do it if there’s some kind of occasion. Scared for my 21st birthday in November if I’m tbh with y’all.

10. If you were an animal, what would you be?

A few of my friends and I came to the conclusion that I’m a raccoon, but that I shouldn’t say that because it would be too easy for ppl to call me a POC slur (I’m Mixed) and I thought that was hysterical LMAO iykyk

Tagging @hopefulatrocity @lanadelnegan and @sonsofnight y’all are legit my only Tumblr friends

[dear-indies]

Hey there! I've got an odd sort of request and was hoping you could help! I'm looking for any faceclaim (literally any gender, ethnicity, age, etc.) that has roles where they're wearing a mask (ie; V for Vendetta, Michael Myers, Zorro etc.). I'd greatly the help because I'm having trouble finding what I'm looking for! Thank you!!! ^.^

Hiroyuki Sanada (1960) Japanese - Mortal Kombat.

Temuera Morrison (1960) Māori, with some Scottish, Irish, and English, remote French Breton - The Book of Boba Fett.

Jackie Earle Haley (1961) - Watchmen.

John Carroll Lynch (1963) - American Horror Story - Twisty the Clown.

Peter Outerbridge (1966) - Batwoman.

Ethan Hawke (1970) - The Black Phone.

Regina King (1971) African-American - Watchmen.

James Duval (1972) French-Vietnamese / French, Irish, Unspecifed Native American - Donnie Darko.

Karl Urban (1972) - Dredd.

Pedro Pascal (1975) White Chilean - The Mandalorian.

Ryan Hurst (1976) - The Walking Dead.

Steve Byers (1979) - Slasher.

Danko Jordanov (1979) - The Hills Run Red.

Ben Barnes (1981) - The Punisher.

Jo Han Sun (1981) Korean - Tiger Mask.

Kim Ji-hoon (1981) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Park Hae-soo (1981) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Joe Taslim (1981) Chinese Indonesian - Mortal Kombat.

Katie McGrath (1983) - The Continental.

John Gallagher Jr. (1984) - Hush.

Alba Flores (1986) Romani and Spanish - is a lesbian - Money Heist.

Ruby Rose (1986) - is genderfluid and a lesbian - Batwoman.

Robert Pattinson (1986) - Batman.

Javicia Leslie (1987) African-American - is biseuxal - Batwoman.

Hera Hilmar (1988) - Mortal Engines.

Daniel Nelson (1988) - Mortal Kombat.

Úrsula Corberó (1989) - Money Heist.

Kim Woo-bin (1989) Korean - Black Knight.

Lee Joo-bin (1989) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Lim Ji-yeon (1990) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Wi Ha-joon (1991) Korean - Squid Game.

Lee Han-byeol (1992) Korean - Mask Girl.

Lee Hyun-woo (1993) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Jeon Jong-seo (1994) Korean - Money Heist Korea.

Miguel Herrán (1996) - Money Heist.

Trey Butler (?) - Watchmen.

There's also of course everyone who has played Ghostface, fsociety, Bayfield Babyface Killer, Shadyside Killers, and the masked characters from The Purge!

With thanks to @krakhatoa and @rey1x1!

[skyeeuphixia]

𝚊𝚞 // 𝚕𝚒𝚙 𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜/𝚑𝚘𝚐𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜

lip gallagher x gryffindor student (Eileen Potter) summary: in which lip Gallagher hated eileen potter

Part one of three

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Characters Years/Hogwarts Houses: 

Gryffindor: Fiona (7th Year) Ian (5th Year)  Eileen (6th Year)

Slytherins: Carl (1st Year) V (7th Year) Mickey (6th Year) Mandy (6th Year) Jimmy/Steve (7th Year referred to as Jimmy)

Hufflepuff: Debbie (2nd Year)  Kev (7th Year)

Ravenclaw: Lip (6th Year)

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Eileen Potter's the female counterpart of her twin brother, James, sharing an uncanny resemblance. The only discernible differences between the two were her role as a Gryffindor seeker, while James excelled as a chaser and the fact that James wore glasses, while Eileen did not. And of course, their genders also set them apart.

The bond between the two was unbreakable. Rarely was one found without the other, and the same held true for their three close-knit circle of friends; Remus, Sirius and Peter, who in turn were always by the twin's side. Together, they formed the unmistakable group the Marauders, each carrying their own unique nickname – Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs and Copper.

Another similarity that the twins shared, Eileen also found herself locked in a bitter rivalry with an individual from another house. Lip Gallagher. This animosity sprouted three years ago during their third year when Eileen surpassed Lip as the top student in Care of Magical Creatures. Lip didn't particularly care for the subject, he only chose it because his friend Mandy did. But despite the lack of interest in the subject, he really couldn't bare the thought of not being the top of the class, let alone someone else claiming the title of smartest. Eileen, though inherently empathetic like Remus (Eileen's Sirius) couldn't deny the satisfaction she felt when witnessing Lip's annoyance. From that way forward, a fierce competition brewed between the two of them. However, there was a difference between her rivalry with Lip, and James' rivalry with Snape, an arrogant Slytherin boy in their year. Their feud was mutual in a way that Lip and Eileen's was not.

James and Snape hated each other. That was mutual. The two of them jinxed each other. Mutual. Name-calling? Mutual. They got on like oil and water, they just don't mix.

On the other hand, Eileen didn't hate Lip. She didn't like him, but she didn't hate him. Eileen harboured no genuine hatred towards Lip; rather, she took amusement in witnessing his genuine anger provoked by her simple witty remarks and sarcastic comments. It was no question that Lip hated her however.

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Lip sat with Ian, Fiona, V and Kevin in the courtyard just outside the astronomy tower. Minus Lip, who was staring at the apple that he was making float, the group engaged in a lively discussion about the latest prank pulled off by the Marauders, that had been directed at a particular group of Slytherins. Ian had all the details about it because his boyfriend Mickey, a Slytherin himself, had told Ian all about it, according to Mickey the Slytherins were 'real assholes, who deserved a good ass whooping,'.

V leant into her boyfriend Kevin's side, noticing Lip's silence, "You okay there, Lip?"

"Yeah you've gone all quiet," Kevin added, wrapping his arm closely around his girlfriend.

Lip grumbled to himself, not letting his eyes leave the apple just above his head, still using his wand to control it. "I don't understand what you all like about them. They're so annoying," he states, his eyes leaving the apple for a second, causing it to drop to his eye level, to look over to the other end of the courtyard where the marauders were sat conversing.

James was playing catch with one of Eileen's golden snitches, Sirius had taken his Gryffindor robe off, exposing his white t-shirt and tie, he had rolled his sleeves up to his elbows, which he was leant back on nonchalantly. Peter was listening eagerly to whatever story James was telling. And Remus and Eileen sat close together, reading from some muggle book together.

"Oh come on Lip, they're not that bad!" Fiona defended. She had a soft spot for the Marauders, mainly due to the fact that three members were on the Gryffindor quidditch team, and, being a Gryffindor herself, she couldn't help her bias.

"Yeah, besides, you don't even know them! When have you ever spoken to any of them, and no calling Eileen any form of insult doesn't count." Ian argued. He, in turn with Fiona, had a developed fondness towards the group. He'd actually hung around them in the common room a lot. Especially Remus, at one point they may have been more than just friends – but that was a long time ago.

Lip couldn't hold in his frustration any longer. "Oh please! The only one that's half decent in that group is Lupin! At least he knows when to keep his mouth shut. Pettigrew is a goddamn doormat who will do whatever anyone says at the snap of their fingers, Potter could tell him to jump off the astronomy tower and he would shout 'thank you' on his way down! Black is somehow more promiscuous than Fi and Ian combined. Male Potter is the most arrogant twat I have ever witnessed. And female Potter...Rowena! Don't even get me started on her!"

"What is your problem with her? I feel like you've had it out for her since...forever." Fiona replied, settling back on the grass, finding herself a more comfortable position.

"What isn't my problem with her?! She is just as arrogant as her brother and Black combined. She is always competing with me in classes, yet doesn't actually care about excelling academically. She's an insufferable show-off – a Quidditch-playing, loathsome, Gryffindor, know-it-all, that is seemingly obsessed with me. She is the most awful person that I have ever had the misfortune of meeting, and to top it all off, her name is Eileen Potter!"

"If I didn't know any better, Gallagher," a female voice came from behind him. The group all looked up towards that voice, met with the sight of the Milkovich twins, Mickey and Mandy, approaching them. Mickey went over to Ian, sitting next to him and throwing an arm casually around his shoulder, whereas Mandy chose to lean against the tree that they were sitting under.

"- I would say you're obsessed with her," she continued.

"Oh please-"

"Actually!" She interrupted, "I do know better. You are obsessed with her."

Lip, finally letting the apple drop to the ground, crossed his arms and looked towards his close friend with a challenging smirk on his face, "Fine. Prove it."

"Fine. This has been going on for three years now. It all started in our third year when we had Care of Magical Creatures together. During a lesson on Hippogriffs, you and Eileen were the only two students willing to approach the creature. You did, because you needed to prove to yourself you were better than everyone, and she did because she was genuinely fascinated by them. The Hippogriff didn't take a liking to you, but it adored her—let her pet it, bowed to her and all. Professor Kettleburn was so impressed with her that she quickly became his favourite. From then on she was always picked over you in that class, answering questions, helping out...Kettleburn always chose her before choosing you." Mandy explained.

Lip scoffed, "Well thank you for the recap of the worst day of my life, but that proves fuck all, I'm afraid,"

Mandy pressed on undeterred, "You are so obsessed with outdoing her. But she couldn't care less about beating you. Whenever she beats you, you look like she just used the cruciatus curse on Carl in front of you and then said she's running off with Fi because they've been having a secret love affair. When you beat her you get so smug that it blinds you to the fact that she doesn't care. You invest so much useless effort in Care of Magical Creatures now, going out of your way to insult her whenever you see her and constantly asking Mickey and me about her performance in classes you don't even share, just to ensure you're doing better. You're completely obsessed with her. In fact, if you didn't insult her all the time, I'd say you were in love with her or something!"

"That is disgusting! I am not in love with her! I wouldn't love her even if she was the last person left in the world, ok? Besides, she insults me just as much," Lip defended himself, however, the rest of the group simply smirked at him, they all knew Lip's behaviour was indeed strange, and somewhat unreasonable. Surly care of magical creatures didn't mean this much to him.

"Sure, but there's a difference!" Mandy responded casually.

"Oh yeah? Enlighten me," Lip leaned forwards mockingly, feigning as if he needed to hear her better.

"When she teases you, she doesn't mean it, she just likes seeing you react. She's just messing with you for sun because you react so strongly, it's arrogant yes but she doesn't actually mean anything she says. But when you insult her, you're genuinely intending to hurt her. You really want to bring her down, but you can't so you just insult her more."

In the distance, the clock tower chimed, signalling that it was one o'clock and time for their next class. The group grabbed their bags and rose to their feet, ready to head to their respective classrooms.

"Whatever. That doesn't change a thing." Lip sighed, looking away from Mandy, and grabbing his stuff. "I am not obsessed with Eileen Potter. I will never be obsessed with Eileen Potter, and I couldn't care less about Eileen Potter." He concluded looking at the entire group, who were evidently not convinced, before turning and making his way to his next class – potions.

The one class he still had some dignity in.

The one class she had never beaten him.

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"Gallagher, you're late. That's unusual for you, boy," Slughorn announced as Lip made his way into the classroom. He was rarely ever late, but he used the walk to think about all the ways he could prove that he wasn't obsessed with Eileen, which turns out he could come up with a lot, causing the normal 10-minute walk to take close to 30 minutes.

"Sorry, Professor. Lost track of time," Lip sighed, glancing around the room, quickly noticing that all his peers were sat in unfamiliar spots, indicating to them that they are working in groups or pairs today.

"Ahh yes. Well, let's not make a habit out of it," Slughorn smiled. "Now, as you can probably tell, we'll be working in pairs today. Unfortunately, everyone has already partnered up, except for... Miss Potter,"

Lip's stomach dropped slightly at those words. Of course, she's the only one left. Reluctantly, he walked over to the back of the class where Eileen was sitting, joining her, but intentionally pulling his seat as far from hers as it could go, attempting to make a statement. But it only made her smile.

"Now then, as I was just about to explain," Slughorn continued, "in today's class we will be brewing the Elixir to Induce Euphoria. It's a potion that is used to bring about a sense of inexplicable, irrational happiness in the drinker. Can anyone tell me what it is often used as a cure for?"

Several hands went up around the class, including Lip and Eileen's. Lip's hand shot up quickly, whereas Eileen took her time to glance at Lip and then casually raised her own.

"Miss Potter?" Slughorn called, causing Lip to grit his teeth slightly.

"Uncontrollable sobbing, sir," Eileen smiled, glancing at Lip with a hint of mischief, further fuelling his irritation.

"Very good, 5 points to Gryffindor. Now, can anyone tell me what side effects may occur as a result of consuming the potion?"

Once again, Lip's hand shot up alongside Eileen's. But this time Slughorn's eyes drifted away from the two of them.

"Mr. Potter?" Slughorn looked toward James and Sirius.

"Excessive singing and nose tweaking sir," James announced, secretly satisfied that he had also beaten Lip to the answer. The rivalry may not have been his own, but wherever his sister fought, James was always ready to stand by her. They truly were a duo that would protect each other from any hex.

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Another 5 points to Gryffindor. Now, please turn to the correct pages in your books. You will find detailed instructions on how to brew the potion. You have until the end of the lesson. I must warn you, this potion is classified as advanced, so you'll need to work closely with your partner. Now, please begin,"

Lip begrudgingly turned to the page in the textbook, revising all the ingredients needed for the potion so that he wouldn't need to talk to Eileen and wouldn't need to make multiple journeys between the desk and the store cupboard. He could feel Eileen's presence next to him, her occasional smirks fuelling his annoyance. Determined to prove his skills, he focused on the potion ingredients and the precise steps involved.

After all the ingredients were gathered, Lip and Eileen began to begin brewing the potion, each moving around the small workspace trying to avoid getting in each other's way. There was a mutual understanding that they were just going to get through it as quickly as they could. Lip was glad that he wasn't with Sirius or James, but Eileen wasn't so much better.

"So, how's your little fan club doing?" Eileen asks, chopping some of the ingredients.

Lip didn't look at her, but that didn't stop him from looking down at the potion (that he was currently stirring) with a confused face.

"Fan club? What fan club?"

"Oh don't be coy, I saw you and Mandy Milkovitch talking earlier. You're reputation precedes you Gallagher, you seem like quite the ladies' man," Eileen says, sarcasm lacing her voice.

Lip rolls his eyes before finally looking at the girl, a bored look on his face, "I don't have a fan club, Potter. And even if I did, it's none of your business. Mandy is my friend."

Eileen huffed out a laugh, looking right into his eyes, almost as if she was studying him, "Are you sure, cause you were looking at her like this," Eileen put her hands together and leant down a little so her hands were near her knees, looking up at Lip with big eyes that were both admiring and mocking.

Lip maintained eye contact for a while, maybe a little too long, before finally responding, "Shut up, Potter. And stop looking at me like that, you look stupid,"

Eileen leans back up, her smile dropping as she observed Lip once again, "Touchy, touchy. I was just trying to make conversation. You know, get to know my partner for the day,"

Lip scoffs, "I highly doubt that, Potter,"

Throughout the rest of the lesson, their interactions oscillated between intense focus on the potion and subtle jabs at each other's abilities. They traded remarks about following instructions, measuring ingredients, and even the quality of their cauldron stirring. It was a battle of wits and egos, played out amidst the simmering heat of the potion ingredients.

Lip observed the girl, she would barely finish reading the instructions before getting started on what it said and executing it perfectly. She wasn't afraid to make a mistake. Because she knew she wouldn't. She would itch or twitch her nose when she was deeply concentrating. And she kept sneaking glances at her usual potions partner.

Remus Lupin.

He was with Pettigrew today, desperately trying to get him to put the ingredients in the current order. Pettigrew really was a hopeless case academically. Lupin, on the other hand, looked really pale. Either it was the stress of babysitting Pettigrew, or he should be in the hospital wing right now.  Is that why she kept looking at him? Is she concerned about him? Why?

Meanwhile, Slughorn roamed the classroom, offering assistance and advice to the other pairs of students. He occasionally glanced over at Lip and Eileen, a hint of concern evident in his eyes. He was aware of their rivalry and hoped that their joint task might foster some semblance of cooperation.

As the lesson progressed, however, it became increasingly apparent that Lip and Eileen were more interested in one-upping each other than working together. Their competitive nature overshadowed any opportunity for genuine collaboration. Their cauldron sizzled with tension, mirroring the strained atmosphere between them.

With the class nearing its end, Lip and Eileen reached the final step of the brewing process. They exchanged wary glances, both silently acknowledging the importance of getting it right. Despite their animosity, they couldn't afford to let their personal grievances jeopardize their grade.

As they combined the last ingredients and carefully stirred the potion, a surprising sense of unity briefly emerged. They fell into a rhythm, synchronized in their actions, their focus solely on completing the task at hand. At that moment, their rivalry took a backseat to their shared objective.

The only way for Eileen to win, was for Lip to win. The only way for Lip to win was for Eileen to win. So they had to work together.

Finally, with the elixir simmering in the cauldron, Lip and Eileen stepped back, looking at each other with a mixture of anticipation and exhaustion. Their creation was complete. Slughorn made his way to their table, after walking away from the disaster that was Sirius and James' table (how some of the potion ended up on the ceiling, they genuinely did not know), observing their potion with a discerning eye.

"Well, let's see how you two managed, shall we?" Slughorn said, a touch of curiosity in his voice. He reached for a vial, carefully drawing some of the elixir from the cauldron.

As Slughorn examined their potion, a flicker of surprise crossed his face. He glanced between Lip and Eileen, a hint of satisfaction replacing his initial concern. It seemed their fierce rivalry had yielded impressive results.

"Remarkable work, both of you," Slughorn praised, unable to hide his admiration. "You've produced a finely brewed Elixir to Induce Euphoria. I must say, I'm impressed. 20 points each."

Lip and Eileen exchanged astonished glances, momentarily forgetting their animosity. The recognition from their professor brought a sense of accomplishment that transcended their personal rivalry.

The bell rang, signalling the end of the class. As their classmates hurriedly cleaned up their workspaces, Lip and Eileen shared a brief, unexpected moment of acknowledgement. There was a glimmer of respect in their eyes, a recognition of the other's capabilities.

"Good job, Gallagher," Eileen murmured, a genuine note of appreciation in her voice.

Lip nodded in acknowledgement, looking down at the floor. "Likewise, Potter."

And with that, they began tidying their equipment, Eileen spun around, walking towards the door, where the Marauders were likely waiting for her. 

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The Marauders were gathered around the crackling fire in the Gryffindor common room, their usual lively banter filling the air.  Remus and Peter were engrossed in a discussion about their History of Magic homework, while James and Sirius eagerly shared Quidditch strategies for their upcoming match against Hufflepuff. However, Eileen Potter sat on the floor, a pensive expression on her face, lost in her own thoughts. 

She had been observing Lip throughout Potions class and had come to a realisation.  She needed help. And she knew exactly who she needed help from.

Noticing her unusually quiet demeanour, Remus turned his attention to his best friend. Concern etched his features as he spoke, "Eileen, is everything alright? You seem lost,"

"Nothing, don't worry,"

"For the love of Godric, I swear if Gallagher said something again during our potions lesson today I'll hex him so hard he won't know what-"

"No James, Gallagher and, we actually tolerated each other today, I just need to do something, and that something requires a lot of consideration,"

"Ok, then what is it Eileey?" Sirius asked, leaning back, his arm casually draped over the edge of the sofa, behind Remus, while James leaned forward, genuine interest lighting up his hazel eyes.

"Don't call me that, and, I can't tell you," Eileen stated, "This is something I have to do on my own. It's personal, and I need to confront it myself." 

Sirius leaned forward, a mixture of curiosity and concern evident on his face. "We're like family, Eileey. Whatever it is, you can trust us. We'll always be there to support you."

Eileen's gaze softened as she looked at each of her friends, her extended family. Their unwavering loyalty touched her heart. Her eyes landed on Remus. He looked really tired. "I know, and I appreciate that more than you can imagine. But this is bigger than figuring out a prank, there are a few layers to it, I need to do it alone."

The group of boys nodded in understanding, realizing that Eileen needed her space and time to figure things out. With a collective agreement, they slowly rose from their seats, ready to retire to their respective dormitories for the night. However, James remained behind, his gaze fixed on his sister.

A heavy sigh escaped James' lips, a mix of frustration and concern swirling within him. Eileen's determination and her unwillingness to share her burdens only intensified his worry. As her older brother, he had always felt responsible for her well-being and couldn't stand to see her troubled.

Leaning against the armrest of the sofa, James watched as the others made their way toward the staircase, their footsteps fading into the distance. He knew he couldn't let this go; he couldn't simply walk away and pretend that everything was fine.

"You know, Eil's," James began, a hint of seriousness entering his voice, "if there's ever anything bothering you or if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. We may have our differences, but family comes first."

"Thank you, James. I appreciate that. And I want you to know that the feeling is mutual. You can always count on me too." She smiled.

James returned her smile, squeezing her shoulder gently before turning to make his way up to his dormitory. Hey...the Marauders can be serious when they want to be!

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"Gallagher, can I talk to you?" Eileen's voice pierced the air, capturing the attention of the Gallagher siblings, Jimmy, Kevin, and Veronica. They all turned to face her, their expressions a mixture of surprise and curiosity. However, Lip's face displayed a blend of confusion and annoyance.

"What do you want?" Lip retorted, his voice tinged with annoyance. 

"To talk. I wouldn't have asked if I wanted something else, would I?" Eileen replied, crossing her arms and refusing to back down. He wouldn't intimidate her. 

Lip looked at her for a few moments before sighing, "Fine, whatever," He said, gesturing with his arms for her to speak.

"Alone," She insisted, her gaze sweeping across the rest of Lip's family who sat nearby. She had no grievances with them, though her knowledge was limited to Fiona and Ian. 

But this needed to be just Lip and Eileen.

"Fine," Lip sighed, standing up and following Eileen out of the Great Hall. Lip's willingness to go with Eileen surprised not only his family but also Lip and Eileen themselves. She didn't need to push that hard to get him to go with her. 

They continued walking for quite some time, leaving Lip puzzled as to why a simple conversation required such a lengthy detour. But he wasn't going to be the first one to talk, she owed him an explanation as to why she was disturbing his life.  They continued walking for around 7 minutes before they eventually arrived at one of the empty History of Magic classrooms. Eileen strode in and kept the door open, indicating for Lip to join her inside, and Lip couldn't help but feel a sense of intrigue amidst his confusion.

"You know, when one student drags another into an empty classroom, it's usually not for a friendly chat," Lip teased, unable to resist taking a jab at her. Despite his disdain, he relished the opportunity to tease her, even if it hinted at his potential obsession with her. 

And she was right about her previous observation. He was a ladies' man.

"Don't flatter yourself, Gallagher, I practically live with Sirius Black, if you want to flirt with me you'll need to up your game." Eileen retorted sharply. "Listen, I don't want to talk to you any more than you want to talk to me, but I need your help with something."

Lip's initial response was nothing more than a bewildered blink. Eileen Potter, needing his help?

"My help?" he echoed, his voice laced with surprise.

"Yes, your help," Eileen confirmed, her tone carrying a touch of urgency. "Now, just answer me this: have you heard of the Wolfsbane potion?"

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(finished part one of three)

[anotheruserwithnoname]

Zygon Invasion novel coming

The Radio Times is reporting that a new set of novels based on “new era” Doctor Who done in the old Target Books style is coming from BBC Books this spring. Among the selections is The Zygon Invasion by Peter Harness.

This is significant for Twelve-Clara fans as this is the first time a story from the Whouffaldi era (Series 8/9) has been adapted as a novel. Harness, of course, co-wrote the two-parter with Steven Moffat. 

I confess to a few concerns. Putting aside the fact I have general apathy for the Who franchise (the last 5 years did a real job on the show for me), so I just can’t get as excited for this as I might have been back in 2016, there have been a few cases of the new-era novelizations inserting characters that had no business being in them (one reason why the novels based on Rose and Day of the Doctor were no-sells for me and based on that I initially skipped the one based on Crimson Horror, even though I don’t believe Mark Gatiss did that to his book). Also, there’s the chance that despite Zygon Invasion/Inversion being considered a major source for Whouffaldi references ( “Once Clara gets into your head, she doesn’t leave”; “I’ll be the judge of time” etc) there’s always the chance that Harness could somehow downplay or contradict some of that. (Though we might get an answer as to why Clara is dressed to the nines at the start - I’m sorry, she was NOT dressed for teaching.) A chapter consisting of Twelve doing nothing but leaving messages on her mobile would be funny though. And seeing how Harness adapts the Doctor’s war speech will be interesting. And there may be opportunities for Harness to enhance Whouffaldi, too, so I’m not assuming it’ll go one way or the other. I’m in Canada and we won’t get the books till later in the year if not 2024 (there was quite a lag when the last set of Targets came out), so I’ll wait to hear from folks who actually read it when it comes out in a few months. The one I’m really waiting for, though, is a novel based on the Raven Trilogy.

Other books in the new set include adaptations of the Tennant story Waters of Mars and Planet of the Ood, as well as a new edition of Warriors’ Gate by the Fourth Doctor story’s original writer, Stephen Gallagher. Gallagher, under the pseudonym John Lydecker, wrote the original Target book around 1981; this appears to be an expanded version as opposed to a rewrite (some classic-era stories have been “readapted” in this new Target Books line), and interestingly is supposed to include some new short stories, which will be a first for the Target line. According to the RT article the stories explore the “consequences” of the original TV story, which famously wrote out Romana. It’s possible the new stories might hint at Romana’s adventures in E-Space with K9?

[incorrectgallaghergirlsquotes]

4. The Very First Night by Taylor Swift 

@my-own-little-limbo : Spotify Wrapped request! I don't have a number, but could you write something on your most listened to Taylor Swift song? 

I sure can! Please enjoy this while Ao3 is down. Update: I think it's back up, but still enjoy lol

Disclaimer: I feel like I'm not doing any of these Taylor songs justice, thought. This song makes me think of Peter/Gwen so it had to be Zach/Cammie guys. 

Cammie sat in the window of her college dorm, watching as the first rain of the semester came down. She had no classes today, no need to leave and go out in it unless she wanted to. Despite the way her eyes followed the raindrops that trickled down the window her mind was miles away. Approximately eight miles, if she was being technical. 

From across the room, she heard her roommate give a slight snore, jogging her out of her thoughts. Cammie smiled to herself. It was almost three in the afternoon and the other girl was still out cold. It had become something of a routine for them; every weekend the same party and then she would sleep until midafternoon while Cammie went about as normal. 

Cammie didn’t mind the parties, in fact, in the beginning she had quite liked them. There was always someone there giving her attention, her college friends not letting her be the wallflower she was used to being. At first, she had let some guy's flirt with her but now she just kept one of her friends within reach. Admittedly it had been a ploy to not look so broken-hearted about her currently hot and cold relationship with Zach. Her friends insisted they knew what she was going through, but it took a while for Cammie to believe it. 

Now she found herself with a different problem she didn’t want to admit to them: every road her mind and life took her down seemed to lead back to him. With their hectic schedules they rarely had any overlap but that didn’t mean he wasn’t living rent free inside her head. Those thoughts often took her back in time. There was a nostalgia in the memories of their first few months knowing each other. Back when boys were her biggest problem, and the Gallagher Academy was the best home she knew. 

That Cammie and Zach never saw their futures coming. Cammie hadn’t been trying to fall in love and she honestly didn’t think Zach had been either. They were too young, too new at those kinds of relationships to see it coming. But they feel for each other like they did everything else; like children, running headfirst. 

Honestly it was amazing they had worked so well for as long as they did. From the outside looking in they seemed built to fall apart, but they always fell back together. Like all the ways they broke the status quo, like coming from their separate schools and their parents...well, that was self-explanatory. Then there was breaking each other's hearts. Cammie leaving, Zach ignoring her, becoming too busy for one another, the list could go on. This wasn’t the first time they struggled with the falling back together part, but it was taking the longest it ever had. 

Almost subconsciously, her gaze was pulled over to her desk. She had pictures of herself and her friends on her wall there as well as a polaroid of her and Zach. Taken during their first mission together post-graduation day. 

The CIA had put them up in a hotel all the way out in LA. Of course, they managed to keep things strictly about work. During the day. It was their first time without any of their adults or friends getting in the way or nearby. Nobody knew about that night in the hotel. And she didn’t know how they’d ended up in the kitchen, dancing to the music playing in the event hall they had just left. Then Zach had practically chased her through the hallways all the way outside to their car and they all but fell into the seats. They couldn’t get back to the hotel fast enough, Zach had been whispering far too many things to her the whole night that she dared never to repeat. 

Okay, so she missed him. A lot. She looked back at the photo. In it, they hadn’t yet changed out of their fancy clothes from the event they had attended undercover, and they were both laughing into the camera. She smiled at Zach’s handwriting on the bottom of the photo. An inside joke for them. That night had reminded Cammie a lot of their actual first time, in Zach’s apartment. She had been lying on his bed and they were about to get into it when she started giggling. 

“What?” Zach asked. 

“Nothing. It’s just... it’s us,” she laughed again. “If sophomore year me could see me now she’d explode.” 

Zach had laughed with her and so on the polaroid of them laughing from a mission a few weeks later he’d written ‘It’s just... it’s us’ on the bottom. It became his go to thing to say to other people despite them not understanding and how it made Cammie blush.  

Something possessed her to take the polaroid off her wall. She looked at it a little closer but didn’t see anything she hadn’t already noticed. But then she turned it over. On the back, in Zach’s familiar handwriting was another note that definitely hadn’t been there before. 

I miss you like it was the very first night. 

Cammie and Zach had more first nights than most couples. There was the first night they met. The first night he spent at her school. Their first date night. The first night they slept together (as in: actually sleeping, in a sleeping bag, in the mountains, before staging a rescue of their friend from the enemy). The first night they spent taking down enemy agents. And their first night together. Somehow not knowing which one he was referring to made it work all the better. He’d left the note there for her to discover when she was missing him, so she’d know he was missing her too. Suddenly, she wished she could fly and go to him. Or physically turn back time to any of those moments in their relationship that were better than the current one. 

Well. She couldn’t fly, but her car keys were right there. 

As she got outside and headed for the parking garage, however, she realized she wouldn’t actually need them. Because of course Zach was there, heading straight for her dorm. He looked surprised to see her, and surprised she wasn’t surprised to see him. They were simply too in sync for anything else and that was proof enough for her that they would make it through anything. 

She didn’t say anything, just walked to him and let him wrap his arms around her instinctively. Zach practically sighed in relief before whispering in her ear, “Do you know how much I miss you?” 

Cammie laughed. “I think I might. Where do you think I was going?” He pulled back from the hug, gaping at her. She shut his mouth with a quick kiss. “Take me away?” 

She didn’t need to ask twice. 

[youngfcs]

Hi! Hope you're well <3

Could I ask for suggestions for parents to Demi Moore? I'm looking for grandparents to my FC 🙈 I have Demi at the age of around 47-50.

Thank you <3

Hello dear! Thank you, hope you're well too <3 Of course!!

Mother:

Judy Davis (60-68)

Madeleine Stowe (60-68)

Barbara Hershey (65-75)

Lily Tomlin (75-84)

Sela Ward (60-68)

Father:

Ted Danson (67-75)

Dennis Quaid (61-69)

Jeff Bridges (65-73)

Peter Gallagher (60-68)

Robert De Niro (72-80)

(cib)

[vibing-lowkey]

Introduction (being workshopped 🦺🚧)

Hi everyone! My name is Allie, I’m a 21F who loves to read, write, learn, and roleplay! I, of course do other things, like college amongst other things! I’m fairly active, though, it depends on how much stress I’m under, but I usually will reply once a week (though, I’m sure I will reply a lot more than that! I do have two different time zones depending where I am, though, it’s not a huge difference. If I am at college, it’s EST and when I’m home it’s CST.

Rules

I will NOT roleplay with anyone under the age of 18, no exceptions, even if there is no smut involved. It’s just a preference for me!

I do not roleplay well in doubles, nor do I like roleplaying with OC’s unless it’s an OC X OC roleplay (which is extremely rare for me.) I can thank all the female Spencer Reid OC’s for my dislike of both doubling and OC’s. (I know people do have very well developed OC’s, I just haven’t had any of those 🫠)

Please let me know if you’re ever getting bored with the roleplay, or if you’re simply not interested anymore. I don’t really get upset, I may be sad, but I will NEVER guilt you for needing to leave or losing interest. The same goes for taking a break!

Please be understanding and have patience. I understand that you have a life outside of roleplaying and I do too. If I haven’t heard back from you in a while or vise versa, I’ll just shoot you a message about if you’re still interested.

Preferences

I quite throughly enjoy talking outside roleplay and making friends with the people that I talk to.

I do tend to get very excited and will definitely show you songs, photos, headcanons, etc about whatever fandom we are roleplaying, please be okay with that!

I love coming up with plot points together, planning is a huge thing for me, even if we’re already started and talking about the next major point in the story!

I don’t mind having smut in roleplays, however, I don’t like for it to be the main focus and occasionally, I won’t be in the mood to write it and will ask to skip over it

I prefer to write on discord, just because I really like the features on there.

Fandoms

These are just a list of the fandoms I am wanting to roleplay as of right now, in order of want.

Nimona

Shameless (US)

Marvel (MCU)

Characters I’m Willing to Play

Nimona

Ambrosius Goldenloin

Ballister Boldheart

Shameless

Mickey Milkovich (prefer)

Ian Gallagher

Marvel (MCU)

Peter Parker (Tom Holland version)

Harley Keener

Loki Laufeyson

Wanda Maximoff

Ships

Nimona

Ambrosius x Ballister

Shameless

Ian Gallagher x Mickey Milkovich

Marvel (MCU)

Peter Parker x Harley Keener

Loki Laufeyson x any male character within reason

Wanda Maximoff x Vision

If a ship that you wanted to do is not on the list, ask me about it! The worst that’ll happen is I’ll say I don’t do that!

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Allie

[dahllaz]

I've been thinking about the three bosses Liv has had since being in command and how...I really miss Dodds. I think he was the best, storyline/plot driving wise. Garland would maybe be the easiest to work for, but Dodds was more balanced I think, between being an antagonist to Liv and backing her play.

Kind of like Goldilocks story. Garland was too agreeable, McGrath is only antagonistic, but Dodds was just right.

But it also makes me think of one of my favorite scenes from SVU, which is the interrogation of Patton in Forgiving Rollins. I like it so much because it cemented who Dodds is for me (and Peter Gallagher and Kelli Giddish were just fucking amazing too) and even when I disagree with his stance and/or actions I never forgot what this scene showed me.

So we've mostly just seen the political aspect and the antagonistic to Liv side of Dodds up to this point. Even in the scene preceding, he's defending Patton and pointing out he's a cop and should get the benefit of the doubt. With Liv, of course, pointing out so is the victim.

But they are completely setting up that's he's just going to be all in on siding with Patton. The Good Ol' Boys club is strong and thriving etc etc. But they also give us a little hint. Because again, we've seen him being the political Chief before this, but here he also mentions that he was a Homicide detective. Quick little line about live victims being hard to deal with but it's setting up his bona fides as a cop.

And then we have the interrogation. And it's subtle, but Dodds goes from Politician to Cop. He may have walked into that room thinking he was with an equal but it's not long before he knows he's just looking at another perp. Patton knows it too, it's why he gets pissy and then shows his hand by verbally attacking Rollins. But I am convinced that Dodds knew he'd raped Taymor before Patton tried to shift blame.

And Peter Gallagher is fucking amazing because it's all so subtly acted. It's just. The Chief fell away to reveal the (good) cop underneath and I love it. And never forgot it.