#and polly wanting to teach ben how to dance

[galacticlamps]

If you don’t mind; shuffle the Two/Jamie playlist and say the first five (or however many songs) that play please!

lol not at all, since it's 5 I'll put my reasoning for adding each of them under the cut

1- What I Saw In You - the Proclaimers

2- My Lagan Love - the Chieftains & Lisa Hannigan

3- You Can't Hurry Love - the Supremes

4- Impossible - Nat King Cole

5- Tin Soldier - Small Faces

1- it's about falling in love all over again within a long-term established relationship! if you hc that they got together early on, I suppose it could fit in after/during Evil of the Daleks, but personally I think of it as much later on as 6b - either Jamie getting his memories back and remembering their relationship, or even him meeting future Doctors like Six and eventually managing to see them as the same person he fell in love with to begin with: "I couldn't see what I once saw in your lovely face, once your lovely face became common place. And the eyes that I liked seemed to lose their shine as they passed through time til they looked like mine. But then last night, I heard your voice, I rubbed my eyes and there and then, that fine baby with an arrow, stupid cupid, struck again. I'd forgotten, every reason why I said, "I do" but now I see what I saw in you."

2- an Irish folk song, so I've seen the pronouns & genders shift depending on who's performing it, but the speaker compares their love for their partner to the mythical leannan sidhe - a rare solitary and arguably benign fairy, who falls in love with a mortal. If the love isn't reciprocated, the fairy becomes the mortal's slave, but if it is, the mortal can never escape from them, and is destined to live a fulfilling but ultimately short life, usually one full of inspiration (some say the leannan sidhe acts as a muse, and the human they fall in love with must be some kind of artist or poet). There have been a few references in both canon & fanon to Jamie thinking the Doctor might be one of the fae, and from a shipping standpoint I think a leannan sidhe is probably the one of the ones Jamie's more likely to think of him as. "And like a love-sick leannan sidhe, she has my heart in thrall. No life I owe, nor liberty, for love is lord of all."

3- they probably could hurry love, but here's a song for when they're pining idiots waiting it out instead - the song is also from 1966, and in my head fits the vibe of their early travels with Ben & Polly, post-realizing they have feelings for each other but pre-acting on them, when they're probably embarrassing themselves a bit but not making a move yet in the hopes it'll work itself out

4- "If they had ever told me how sweet a kiss could be, I would have said 'impossible, impossible, for me'" - could go for either of them really, but I tend to think of it as the Doctor's POV, falling in love with a human for the first time and experiencing what I imagine to be a very different kind of love & relationship than he might've had on his home world. Plus, the ending "I would have said 'impossible,' but now at last I see that nothing is impossible, if you are here with me" reminds me very strongly of Two's era as a whole, how it begins with the format of the Doctor intentionally traveling with companions and aiming to help people and fight evils already established (at least by The Moonbase) and then ends with a number of failed attempts to run away from the Time Lords and continue that existence. I guess that casts it in a sadder light - some things are still impossible, even with his friends, and it's naivety to let the good times they've had together convince him they're unstoppable - but since we don't find out about Gallifrey & the threat of the Time Lords until the very end of season 6, I look at Two's whole era as one of traveling very hopefully, with the Doctor believing he can enjoy himself and be free to get as involved as he likes for the first time in his life, even if eventually that turns out to be too good to be true.

5- I actually think I've mentioned this one before, but I don't know that I ever explained it. It's another one from 1966, and the lyrics do feel very early days Jamie-y to me, with him being awed & excited by the things that he sees and sort of wanting to be whatever he needs to be to help his friends, deserve his place on the team, and I suppose, from a shipping perspective, probably catch the Doctor's eye a bit too: "I am a little tin soldier that wants to jump into your fire. You are a look in your eye, a dream passing by in the sky. I don't understand, all I need is treat me like a man 'cause I ain't no child, take me like I am. I got to know that I belong to you. Do anything that you want to do. Sing any song that you want me to sing to you."

[swanimagines]

TO-DO LIST: IMAGINES/ONESHOTS

I do my requests in order I'm inspired in, so your request might get written today or after several months.

Legolas x reader [Lord of the Rings]

Imagine teaching your and Legolas's children how to use bows and arrows.

Nancy Wheeler x reader [Stranger Things]

Imagine Nancy protecting you from the Mind Flayer.

Steve Harrington x reader [Stranger Things]

Imagine Steve constantly holding your hand when you’re in danger.

Ben and Klaus Hargreeves & reader [The Umbrella Academy]

Imagine being a ghost and being good friends with Ben and Klaus.

Steve Harrington x reader [Stranger Things]

Imagine Steve not wanting you to see him in his Scoops Ahoy uniform because it makes him insecure, but when you finally see him in it, you can’t help but tell him how good he looks in it.

Natasha Romanoff & reader [MCU]

Imagine spending your time on the run with Natasha after Civil War.

Polly Gray & child!reader [Peaky Blinders]

Imagine being an orphan on the streets and Polly Gray taking you under her wing

Barley Lightfoot x reader [Onward]

Imagine playing board games with your boyfriend Barley Lightfoot, and getting competitive at it

Kurt Wagner x fem!Summers!reader [X-Men]

Imagine being Scott's sister and immediately hitting it off with Kurt when you visit the school.

Kurt Wagner x reader [X-Men]

Imagine being a student at Xavier’s school for gifted youngsters and Kurt falling in love with you

Kurt Wagner + Warren Worthington x reader [X-Men]

Imagine Warren and Kurt fighting over you, because they both have a crush on you

Hank McCoy x reader [X-Men]

Imagine being Hank’s assistant and the whole school shipping you together, because you two are always constantly flirting in the classroom

Archie Hopper x reader [Once Upon a Time]

Imagine owning Perdy the Dalmatian and Henry doing all he can to get you and Archie together, like you were in the Enchanted forest

Jefferson x princess!reader [Once Upon a Time]

Imagine being a princess and running away with your true love Jefferson after your parents refuse to let you marry him because he is a commoner.

Aragorn x reader [Lord of the Rings]

Imagine meeting Aragorn in Rivendell and the moment he lays eyes on you, he falls helplessly in love

Stiles Stilinski x reader [Teen Wolf]

Imagine you and your boyfriend Stiles finally agreeing to get matching tattoos, despite your fear of needles.

Bard x fem!reader [The Hobbit]

Imagine suffering an injury during Smaug’s attack that leaves you blind. But to your surprise, Bard insists on making you his Queen anyways, because he loves you

Luke Patterson x reader [Julie and the Phantoms]

Imagine your boyfriend Luke discovering you have a talented singing voice that you never realised you had, because you are too shy to sing in front of anyone, so he encourages you to record an album in the recording studio

Jaskier x reader [The Witcher]

Imagine Jaskier looking at you with love while you are singing to your daughter

Yennefer of Vengerberg x reader [The Witcher]

Imagine dancing with Yennefer at a ball

Geralt of Rivia & reader [The Witcher]

Imagine being making sure Geralt always feels welcome and safe in your village

Loki Laufeyson x reader [MCU]

Imagine Loki teasing you when he sees that you can’t take your eyes off him, whenever he is in a suit

Steve Rogers x fem!reader [MCU]

Imagine being Steve Roger’s girlfriend and him threatening a group of HYDRA agents who have taken you hostage

Bucky Barnes x reader [MCU]

Imagine Bucky always getting flashes of you when he escaped HYDRA and having no idea who you were to him, and later learning from T'Challa that you two had been dating during he was a Winter Soldier, and you had been killed by HYDRA.

Tauriel x fem!reader [The Hobbit]

Imagine being Legolas’s sister and falling in love/having a crush on Tauriel

Frodo Baggins x reader [Lord of the Rings]

Imagine being Frodo’s childhood friend who he has a crush on and him getting irritated when Merry and Pippin flirt with you

Regina Mills & sister!reader [Once Upon a Time]

Imagine being Regina’s younger sister, and helping her escape her marriage to King Leopold

Gideon x reader [Once Upon a Time]

Imagine falling in love with Gideon and helping Belle and Rumpelstiltskin get his heart back

Lambert x fem!reader [The Witcher]

Imagine being a female warrior and catching Lambert’s eye after he sees you take down a man twice your size

Peter Maximoff & reader [X-Men]

Imagine being a new student at the Professor Xavier's School of Gifted Youngsters, and becoming friends with Quicksilver, but he keeps getting you into trouble with his pranks.

Rey Skywalker & reader [Star Wars]

Imagine Rey teaching you everything you need to know about being a scavenger after you are stranded on Jakku.

Luke Skywalker x reader [Star Wars]

Imagine constantly trying to admit to Luke Skywalker you have a crush on him, but you get nervous whenever you try to tell him.

Poe Dameron x reader [Star Wars]

Imagine reuniting with your husband Poe, after you believed he died during a mission.

Poe Dameron x reader [Star Wars]

Imagine comforting Poe after he has nightmares about being captured by The First Order.

Nina Zenik x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine sharing waffles and hot chocolate with your girlfriend Nina Zenik.

Jesper Fahey & reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine gambling against Jesper.

Nina Zenik x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine having a mental breakdown and Nina Zenik helping you through it.

Matthias Helvar x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine petting baby wolves with Matthias Helvar.

Lydia Martin x reader [Teen Wolf]

Imagine leaving romantic poems in Lydia’s locker everyday.

Poe Dameron x reader [Star Wars]

Imagine Poe protecting you from danger.

Poe Dameron x reader [Star Wars]

Imagine being a friend of Poe Dameron and after you crash your X-Wing and wake up at the med bay, Poe is there and confesses his love to you.

Bruce Wayne x reader [The Dark Knight]

Imagine your boyfriend Bruce Wayne patching up your wounds after he rescues you from the Joker.

Alfred Pennyworth + Bruce Wayne & reader [Gotham]

Imagine being Bruce Wayne’s older sister and Alfred teaching both you and Bruce how to fight.

Peter Parker x reader [Marvel's Spider-Man] 🌙 anon

Imagine having a crush on Spider-Man and being friends with Peter through college, and him confessing that he's the Spider-Man.

Stiles Stilinski & Martin!fem!reader [Teen Wolf]

Imagine being Lydia’s little sister and always solving cases with Stiles.

Selina Kyle & sister!reader [Gotham]

Imagine being Selina Kyle’s older sister and playfully teasing/hinting that Selina is in love with Bruce, as much to her stubborness.

Pietro Maximoff x reader [MCU]

Imagine Wanda knowing how Pietro feels about you so she tries to talk him into asking you out on a date, because she knows you like him too.

Jonathan Crane x fem!reader [The Dark Knight Trilogy]

Imagine being Jonathan Crane’s girlfriend and you being the more observant, quiet type and you like watching what he is doing with his experiments than participating in them.

Peter Parker x reader [MCU]

Imagine getting kidnapped by Thanos, and your boyfriend Peter Parker rescuing you.

The Joker x reader [The Dark Knight Trilogy]

Imagine the Joker taking an interest in you at one of Bruce Wayne’s parties.

Jaskier x reader [The Witcher]

Imagine being in love with Jaskier, but feeling hurt/heartbroken when you see him and Yennefer together, because you think they’re together, unaware that Jaskier is in love with you too.

Thor Odinson + Loki Laufeyson x fem!reader [MCU]

Imagine Thor and Loki both falling in love with you, a stable girl at Asgard who looks after their horses.

Éomer x fem!reader [Lord of the Rings]

Imagine being Faramir’s sister and Éomer going to him to ask permission to court you.

Samwise Gamgee x reader [Lord of the Rings]

Imagine planting a tree with Sam on your wedding day, and watching it grow together over your long years of happy marriage.

Kurt Wagner x fem!reader [X-Men]

Imagine having a newborn child with Kurt, and your life as new parents.

Newt & reader [The Maze Runner]

Imagine Newt trying to help you feel comfortable as the new addition at the Glade when you come up in the Box.

Kurt Wagner x reader [X-Men]

Imagine being flexible and knowing gymnastics and showing off your skills to Kurt, who's amazed by them.

Sly Cooper & reader [Sly Cooper]

Imagine Sly cheering you up after you didn't do good on the field.

Max Mayfield & reader [Stranger Things]

Imagine being Max’s older sister who’s dating Steve, and supporting Max get through her depression by reminding her that Lucas and the rest of her friends love and care about her.

Eddie Munson x reader [Stranger Things]

Imagine making out in bed with Eddie.

Archie Hopper x reader [Once Upon A Time] @funkysora

Imagine Archie finding you upset when he's on a walk with Pongo and reassuring you he's not pretending to care about you.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine Kaz recruiting you to the Crows, but you refuse because you have cats to take care of in your apartment. (Might extend this so Kaz could make a compromise)

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

Kaz has a crush on the reader and the Crows try to get him to confess his feelings for her.

Rewrite of part 1 of “Hugging for the first time” with Kaz Brekker [Shadow and Bone]

The prompt + Kaz work better as a oneshot so rewriting it, the original is kinda cringy to me now XD

Rewrite of part 1 of “Bed sharing” with Kaz Brekker [Shadow and Bone]

My most popular Kaz fic but again, kinda cringy now when I know more about Kaz and I want to rewrite it because I’m a basic bitch and love one bed trope…

Kaz Brekker x fem!Starkov!reader [Shadow and Bone]

The reader is Alina’s older sister and a very powerful witch, but only Alina and Mal know about it. The Darkling tries to manipulate her into his schemes but after the Crows kidnap her, Kaz finds himself developing a deep attachment for her. (Might alter the idea a bit because the original request is a bit messy)

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @marvel-sixofcrows

You are slowly left out from the heists, and you don't know why. One day, you fight with Kaz about it and decide to leave the Dregs. You just didn’t think what would follow from you leaving…

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @system-to-the-madness

A heist mid-winter near the docks was already something that made things freezing, but you would have rather skipped the ice bath dip. At least you thought so, before your boss showed you his rare piece of affection…

Pin Hawthorne x fem!reader [Free Rein] @brekkers-desigirl

You are in a relationship with Pin, but you haven’t had the need to advertise it around as it’s still fresh. When the Mistletoe Ball is coming, your best friend Jade tells you that they all know that Pin is finally going to ask Zoe to the ball, which makes you feel insecure. Would Zoe really be better option for Pin?

Kaz Brekker x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Based on these headcanons.

Benny Watts x reader [The Queen's Gambit] @col0rlord

You're gambling at a casino where Benny attends a chess tournament and he's impressed to see how much money you win.

Morpheus x fem!reader [The Sandman]

You're suffering from depression, your child happens to get Morpheus's attention while dreaming and it results in Morpheus attempting to help you.

Morpheus x fem!reader [The Sandman]

You get stood up on your 4000th marriage anniversary because he's helping Calliope.

Sherlock Holmes x reader [Enola Holmes]

Imagine Enola and John Watson playing matchmaker for you and Sherlock, when you’re both too stubborn to admit your romantic feelings for each other

Edmund Pevensie x fem!reader [Narnia]

Imagine being Lilliandil’s sister and Edmund falling in love with you

August Booth x reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine buying August a new typewriter for his birthday

Regina Mills x reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine trying to go on a nice normal date with Regina, but some trouble or another always interrupts

August Booth x reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine August teaching you how to ride his motorbike

Killian Hook x reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine Hook/Killian/Detective Rogers desperately trying to find you after Mother Gothenburg kidnaps you, and him comforting you afterwards, when you’re saved

Peter Pan x reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine meeting ex lover Pan again in the underworld and he convinces you to help him get out

Peter Pan x fem!reader [Once Upon A Time]

Imagine being Hook’s daughter on Neverland and somehow ending up being the lost boy’s mother instead of their enemy, in which Pan falls in love with you

Mr. Tumnus x reader [Narnia]

You're friends with the Pevensies (another war orphan the Professor too in) and go with them to Narnia, you're kind to Tumnus and it results in him falling for you.

Kaz Brekker x reader [Shadow and Bone] @trfanglophile

Opening up about your asexuality to Kaz.

Kate McCallister x fem!reader [Home Alone] @multifandomfix

Kate loses Kevin again at a shopping mall and panics, but you step in to help her.

Pin Hawthorne x Phillips!fem!reader [Free Rein]

When Raven goes missing, Zoe pushes you and Pin find him, telling you she's too busy. Something tells you there's something more to it though.

H2O: Just Add Water gang & reader

When you strand ashore after a storm, you're terrified to be seen by humans - and just your luck, there's four humans standing around you when you wake up. But your misfortune turns out being luck after all.

Pin Hawthorne x fem!reader [Free Rein]

When Pin is sick, you step up to help Arthur in healing him.

Ellis x fem!reader [The Convent]

When demon-turned-Catherine tries to kill Ellis, you decide you won't let it happen.

Rupert Travis x reader [Detroit: Become Human]

Rupert being jealous of you and gets insecure.

Connor x reader [Detroit: Become Human]

Connor being jealous of you when your colleague at the precinct and gets overprotective over you.

Markus x reader [Detroit: Become Human]

Markus being jealous of you when Leo flirts with you.

Rupert Travis x reader [Detroit: Become Human]

You meet Rupert and end up helping him after discovering he's an android. He's distrustful of you at first but then slowly warms up.

Wylan Van Eck & reader [Shadow and Bone]

You're his sister who finds out he's working for Kaz Brekker after months of searching for him.

Aleksander Morozova x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @hotforloki

You bring Aleksander back from the dead because you need his help for a plan you have to destroy your enemy. (Note for the requester: "vague evil plans" + a oneshot request don't match as a oneshot is meant to be a longer piece, so I made up a scenario, sorry if that's something you don't like)

Nikolai Lantsov x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

Nikolai was in love with you when he was a teenager, a servant Grisha at the palace, but you ran away when you had problems with the king. Years later, he meets you again and realises he never stopped loving you.

Nina Zenik x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Imagine having a panic/anxiety attack and Nina Zenik comforting you and calming you through it

Kaz Brekker x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Kaz saving you from ending up in crossfire.

Lance Sweets x reader [Bones] @number-0-iz

An AU where he survives.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @eiandreia

You're both powerful gang leaders and natural enemies because of that, but when you save Kaz during a heist you ended up together, your feelings for each other shift.

Morpheus/Dream of the Endless x goddess!reader [The Sandman] @lovingclare

You and Morpheus had this casual relationship for centuries, occassionally using each other purely for pleasure, but then Morpheus realises he has fallen in love with you. You reject him, which ended in Morpheus banishing you from his palace and disappearing completely. A century later, he comes back... and has a new view on things. But can you forgive him?

Luke Patterson x Molina!fem!reader [Julie and the Phantoms]

Being Julie's sister wasn't always glamourous, seeing Carrie was pouring her frustration towards Julie's success on you. But when you show up to the garage with bruises after you refuse from stealing one of the songs Luke wrote for Julie, the boys get concerned and decide to teach Carrie a lesson.

Luke Patterson x reader [Julie and the Phantoms]

Luke and you pretend being a couple for your upcoming album, but then you realise there's a seed of truth to your lies...

Rachel Roth x reader + Jason Todd & reader [Titans] @hikaru1188

Jason gets a sniff on how you feel about Rachel, and that results in an awkward situation.

Jack Dawson x fem!reader [Titanic]

You see how Jack and Rose become friends, and after befriending Rose too, you wonder if she would be better fit for Jack. But fortunately, he's there to make you feel better.

Markus x fem!reader [Detroit: Become Human] @n-nubxs

Having feelings for your uncle's android caretaker is unfortunate. When you think he's out shopping for groceries, you decide to relieve your pain and sing a song you composed about your feelings - but you have certain someone listening in.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @cant-help-simping

Your compulsive lip picking when you're stressed or anxious has been a problem for a long time, and now at your new workplace at the Crow Club, you're worried your strict boss has something not-so-nice to say about it.

Sitara Dhawan & sibling!reader [Watch Dogs]

Having Sitara as your big sister wasn't always fun, especially when you also joined DedSec against her wishes. You know she's just worried for your safety, but... sometimes you wish she'd let up. But her worries become reality one night when you decide to take on a mission by yourself by sneaking out.

Rey Skywalker & sibling!reader [Star Wars]

Having a literal war hero as your sibling definitely doesn't help your depression - you feel smaller, more insignificant than ever before. But fortunately she's also the best comforter when you feel that way.

MJ x reader [MCU]

When MJ finds you crying and bruised in the closet, she demands to know what happened. You confess you're being bullied after months of trying to hide it, and fortunately she has the right person to solve the situation.

Morpheus x fem!Burgess!reader [The Sandman] @kpopgirlbtssvt

Your grandpa's always forbade you from visiting the basement ever since you were a child, but when you reach adulthood, curiousity gets the best of you. And what you find, completely turns everything you thought about your grandpa's upside down.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @lucien-calore

Seeing you sick, feeling you cold and clammy... rotten. Jordie. That was something Kaz didn't want to feel when touching you.

Kaz Brekker x reader [Shadow and Bone]

Kaz gets jealous when he sees you and Nikolai get close after you save his life and cuddle up to him.

Morpheus/Dream of the Endless x fem!reader [The Sandman]

You think Morpheus doesn't like you so when a handsome, kind guy shows interest in you at a party, you end up kissing him. But when Morpheus sees it, it results in a serious talk and his feelings might not be as platonic as you thought.

Pin Hawthorne x reader [Free Rein] @alabamasweettea

Cute moments with Pin and you, budding romance.

Barley Lightfoot x reader [Onward] @cartoonykat

Having a movie night with Barley.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone] @thepoetsdiedatthislake

When Kaz manages to upset you once again, Nina dives in to scold Kaz. It takes a bit, but eventually Kaz agrees to try and apologise.

Jin Sakai x fem!reader [Ghost of Tsushima] @hufflepuff-girl-1996

You've been Jin's personal servant ever since you were both teenagers, and you've developed deep feelings for him since. When he comes back from the war, you're overjoyed - but also heartbroken when you see he has a woman with him.

Nikolai Lantsov x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

You're just a servant whose employer's daughters managed to smuggle into a royal ball. And of course, the prince Nikolai himself catches your eye, and apparently the feeling is mutual. But you know he wouldn't accept a servant girl... right?

David Friedkin x reader [Masters of the Air] @mysoftboybensolo

Being assigned to nurse a wounded soldier back to health isn't an unusual task, but this one is a little trickier than others, especially when unexpected feelings start to emerge.

Daniel x reader [Detroit: Become Human] @lazysnitch

After a stressful day at work, you get a panic attack during a phone call with your roommate Daniel and he makes a beeline home from shopping groceries.

Aragon x fem!reader [Lord of the Rings] @camilaguayo6789-blog

You participate in the fellowship even though your boyfriend doesn't approve, but he knows he can't stop you. That doesn't stop him from taking care of you though.

Rachel Roth x reader [Titans] @hikaru1188

Rachel apologises for ignoring you.

Susan Pevensie x wife!reader [Narnia] @fairy-geek-ackerman

One night before bed, you spontaneously decide to dance together in your bedroom.

Enoch O'Connor x fem!reader [Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children]

Your mother took Miss Peregrine and the children into your loop with your own family, as she's very good friends with Miss Peregrine. You're not sure what to think of these strange, sometimes even scary, children, but then one of them gets interested in you when he hears about your experiments...

Wylan Van Eck x gn!reader [Shadow and Bone] @chaos-notclaire

Kaz pairing you up with Wylan was usually a pleasant thing as you get along so well, but heists were a different thing, as your feelings for the merchling distracted you a lot. And when you almost get caught by a guard, Wylan does something you don't expect.

Kaz Brekker x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

Late night talks with Kaz while he works are fun, but this night the discussion turns into something deeper. And on a quiet moment, you drift off, which makes Kaz want to do something he has to psych himself for.

Nikolai Lantsov x fem!reader [Shadow and Bone]

When there's a violent outburst between Grisha and Otkazat'sya and Nikolai fails to contain it, you need to do a sacrifice you don't know you can recover from.

Raven Reyes x fem!reader [The 100]

You and Raven are totally into each other, everyone sees it — except for you two. When Raven starts acting weird after seeing you and Emori spending a lot of time together, you try to get closer to her again, and that eventually makes you blurt out something you don't mean to.

Hank McCoy x fem!reader [X-Men] @thatonehotguy15

A figure skater's worst nightmare is falling on ice and ending up with a sprained ankle, but fortunately you have Hank helping you when you struggle.

[peakywitch]

Cassiopeia - John Shelby

Warnings: mentions of blood, war, curse word...the normal!  

A/N: changed John’s kids name! also, it’ll be revised through these days, tell me if you see any mistakes! <3 

word count: 2.3k

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The small footsteps of two mischievous children were heard throughout the house. It was very early, the sun was still down. The two opposing hands of the children were intertwined, guiding each other through the labyrinth into which the house was transformed when the moon rose. The old wood under their feet creaked with every step, which alerted his not-so-asleep father.

"What if he hits us?" Ben asked nervously.

"James has been telling you stories, right?"

The boy nodded sadly at his sister's question. His friend was frequently punished severely, but at the Shelby household, it was different.

"Don't worry, it's for a good cause. Besides, dad would never hit us." Winnie smiled, trying to see his brother's eyes in the dark.

A good cause? John thought, what would be so important to speak in the moonlight? He knew what his two kids were up to, but he stayed in bed, still being able to listen to the two of them talk. He wasn't going to get up, not until the sun comes up at least.

"Dad?" asked the voice of the girl, with a low and still voice "Are you awake?"

John turned his face on the pillow, seeing two heads - one with braids and one with blond hair, both disheveled - appear through the door. What the hell were Winnie and Ben doing up at such an early hour?

A sleepy voice invited them to climb onto the bed with them, Ben accepted immediately, almost jumping on his father. Winnie just sat on the end of the bed, watching John hug Ben.

"What are you two doing up so early?" he asked, as he gently combed his son's hair

"It’s Emma’s and Lottie’s birthday on Monday." Winnie whispered, not wanting to wake the smaller Shelbys sleeping in the next room.

"Yes, I know", he smiled "six years ... I don't understand where those six years have gone." He smiled wistfully. But even so, that smile showed a pride that was not visible in the moonlight.

"And we thought about whether we could bake a cake." Ben smiled.

John's eyes went to the boy's sugar-craving gaze. Then he saw her smile, which had a small window.

"So the good cause is cake, huh?" He smiled, giving Winnie a sense that his plan to be quiet had failed.

But even with a defeat, the girl smiled, as her hand traveled through the braid that John had awkwardly made.

“It's already Saturday, you don't have school. Why don't they go back to sleep? he asked, after a chat of flavors, colours and fillings.

Winnie nodded as she listened to Ben, who had been snoring from the beginning of the conversation.

"Aunt Pol, I need a favor." John asked, as he played with the toothpick between his lips.

Polly tore her eyes away from the journal for a few short seconds, seeing her nephew's pleading look. When she read the newspaper again, she spoke:

“I'll take care of the children today, John. But since you are always..."

"Actually, uh... the girls turn 6 on Monday, and I wanted to ask you if you could bake them a cake?" the doubt and confusion in John's voice led her aunt to laugh.

"When in your bloody life have you seen me bake a cake, huh?" she asked, putting the paper aside and taking the last sip of her tea.

"Yeah, well," he laughed, "I don't lose anything by trying, do I?"

Between a nostalgic chat about how they were six years ago, Polly remembered in an instant, interrupting John:

"Y/N!"

Polly's exclamation shook John's comfort, her screams were always sending him to the Calvary.

"Y/N?" he asked.

The name burned on the tip of his tongue and in the back of his head, unable to remember who it was. He had known a nurse of that name, but it couldn't be because some enemies had killed her in front of him.

“Do you remember Karl's cake? That delicacy of chocolate, hazelnut and caramel?” his aunt answered with a question, trying to enliven the memory.

How could he forget that cake.

The cake was soft as a cloud, the chocolate intense and the caramel had a few notes of salt that made your tongue dance. John had never tasted a better cake than that. Also, he had eaten three servings. Faced with the memory, he laughed:

"How could I forget the stomach ache that lasted for two days, ey?" Polly grinned "Never such a beautiful pain."

They both laughed.

John's feet were constantly changing position. He was alone in a neighboring town from Small Heath, an hour away from his home. The address Polly had given him must be wrong since it was not a bakery; it was a simple English house. It had some rose bushes in the small front garden and a bird feeder in a vibrant little lemon tree. The aesthetics of the home were out of tune with John in an extraordinary way. The striking difference between the green of the home and the black of his clothes made him feel like an outcast.

Somewhat uncomfortable and hesitant, he headed for the door. It was then that he could hear the subtle violin that came from the house, also a piano. The atmosphere was so mellow, it almost completely calmed John's nerves. With the piano in the background, he knocked on the door. The music did not stop. From what he knew, the music that was playing came from a gramophone.

A woman in her forties opened the door for him, her blonde hair was down and her eyes were tired, but still had a smile from ear to ear.

"Yes?" she asked, without moving her smile.

"Good afternoon, ma'am" smiled John, taking off his hat "I'm looking for Mrs. Y/N ..."

Mrs? John asked himself, since when did he say he was looking for a Mrs?

The woman called out the name, and within seconds an old woman appeared in front of him.

"Are you Y/N?" asked John.

"So it is, dear." The lady's smile denoted fatigue but a strange feeling of youth.

Uncharacteristically shy, John explained his situation.

"Oh, great, great!" He smiled, and invited him in.

The lady, without asking much, sat the unknown gangster on a pink sofa with flowers and black wooden armrests. John could observe that the music came from a phonograph, it had been almost twenty years since he had seen one, they were not so common anymore.

After a few moments of inspecting the curious and cozy house from that old-fashioned sofa, the lady appeared with two aprons: both pink, with ruffles and embroidery.

"Very good," the lady smiled, "put this on and Y/N is coming."

The old woman did not give Shelby time to complain, leaving him in the company of a pink apron, totally striking.

Polly, what the fuck have you gotten me into?

John walked nervously through the dining room, cooking classes? I'd had enough of Polly's teachings on how to make soup, there was no way I could bake a cake. Less than less, two.

"Are you ready, Mr.?"

The voice... the voice is different.

John turned around, seeing how a girl appeared in front of him.

"And you are?" he asked, holding out his hand.

"I am Y/N."

John was mixing a thick brown mixture, while Y/N a white. The image of the man in a suit, with a chocolate stain on his shirt, made Y/N smile every time she saw him. He had steadfastly refused to wear something as ridiculous and flashy as that pink apron, but he had been persuaded to cook the cake.

"So everyone who wants a cake... comes and has to do it too?" John asked, finishing beating.

"Yes."

"So, my sister Ada...?"

“I end up with her egg-filled apron, but yeah. The cake was made by her with my help. "

John stopped beating, glancing sideways at the baker's smile. He knew that smile, but still not the woman who wore it.

While the cake was baking, they both talked about life, war, music. Sorting things out amid animated chatter, John tried to caress her arms with his. The moles on her arms reminded him of stars.

"You remind me of war." He said, without thinking once.

The look of the young woman was a complete poem.

"You're not good with compliments, are you John?" the girl asked, trying to add laughter to the situation, uncomfortable.

"Hell, I didn't mean that, I..." a chill ran through his body, what the fuck did he just say?

"Do not worry." She smiled, finishing cleaning.

“When I was on the Somme,” John began, “when I was on the Somme I couldn't think of anything other than the smell of blood. I couldn't hear anything other than screams, in a thousand and one languages, be it prayers or calls for help. The sun burned my forehead ... I remember feeling the infinite beads of sweat that dried on my neck. But at night, when death rested and war ceased, he looked at the stars. The sweat of the day made me feel like I was dying of cold in the cruel and dark French trenches. I prayed i would come home safe and sound, or at least alive. And the smell and the screams continued, until i found Cassiopeia in the sky. Then the smell would stop, the screaming too. My body was flooded with the aroma of bread that my mother made, and a lullaby sounded in my head that I heard my aunt sing. "

Y/N's eyes were attentive to every word, unconsciously shedding tears. The boy approached her arm, and slowly traced the W that was seen on her skin. His index finger joined each mole, and he touched the stars of the Samarin sky. He felt that peace, he felt that song and he felt different.

After that, they kissed. It was a bearable kiss, momentary and fleeting but brilliant, like a star. It gave them both that feeling you get on New Year’s: that feeling that, although it is still the same, you have a new opportunity. A fresh start.

“This is how looking up the stars felt.” Said John, while his nose was touching hers.

“How?” Y/n asked.

Both of their eyes were still closed. Their breathing was slow and peaceful.

John couldn’t answer; he felt everything crumble inside of him. Slowly, the disgusting smell of blood was flooding his head again.

“Is the cake ready?” he asked pulling away from her, making the girl sadden.

“Uh…yes, we just have to write their names with icing and it’ll be ready to be eaten.”

Her eyes were trying to connect with his, but he was observing the kitchen anxiously, avoiding her eyes. They both knew that John was evading her, but he didn’t know how she felt.

He left her in the kitchen to finish her work, as he washed the batter off of his hands in the little bathroom. It didn’t matter how many times he used soap, he still saw the red dots of blood on his hands. He felt the dirt under his nails, and the sweat drops on his back were always burning and itching, no matter how many showers he took.

When he left the bathroom, five minutes later, he saw the girl getting ready to write his daughters’ names on both cakes.

With a professional smile on her face, she asked for the names.

“Emma and Charlotte.” he smiled, tiredly.

As he put his coat on again, he watched the girl write both names in pink icing. She had a little bit of her tongue out, and was frowning. John couldn’t help but smile, not realizing how peaceful he was feeling.

One minute after he put on his cap on his the pocket of his coat, the baker gave him two white boxes.

“I really hope you learned something today.” She said with a smile, he smiled back.

“This” he said, giving her money “I believe is yours…”

He was giving her eight quids. Her eyes opened with astonishment.

“It’s two pounds each cake, John. Four in total.”

“Take ‘em, really.” He said, still insisting.

“John, I will accept five, and that’s it.” She said back, trying to act tough. Jesus, eight pounds sounded bloody amazing.

“I compared you to war, c’mon. Take them all.” He insisted agin.

“Six, and if you insist again I will give you both cakes as gifts.” She smiles, feeling the victory in her plan.

John smiled, he couldn’t believe how hard headed she was. He looked away, and let out a little laugh before looking at her, directly in the yes.

“Six it is.”

And when she saw the smile on John’s face, she felt like it was all good again, just like before and during the kiss. Boy was she wrong.

“You know…” the man started “I shouldn’t have kissed you, I’m so sorry…m’ wife, well…”

Y/N’s stiffened, her blood became ice. Every cell in her body fell numb.

“Oh…” she said.

John didn’t say a word. Neither did her.

She helped him load the cakes in his car, but the again. None of them said good bye. He took off, having given the girl two quids more.

He paid for the kiss, she though, not because he was sorry of what he said.

That night, she felt as dirty as John felt. The kiss was burning her lips, her consciousness, every inch of her body. She scrubbed her body even harder in the tub, tears were building up in her eyes.

But John,  on the other hand, felt peace every time he remembered the kiss. He was in bed, trying to sleep, trying to forget the war on his head. He thought of the kiss, of that bloody kiss that made him tremble and feel nervous again. He tried to understand what it felt, he tried every adjective. He found one, two hours after thinking non-stop about the girl he met that day:

Hope.

The kiss tasted like hope.

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That trip looked hilarious - but also kinda painful; you okay?

Disco Deaky is always one of my favourite things to watch, so I thought I’d force this on you all with Joe channelling some of Deaky on the LiveAid set.

(Can be read with a little Hardzello, but in a friendship stance)

Joe had down the Deacon look, did it so well that he fleetingly questioned his own parents. But what he didn’t have down was the moves that John was so well known for. ‘Disco Deaky’ was known throughout the fandom, and it was essential that Joe got it down perfect. The movement coach Rami had, Polly, was loving enough that she took some extra time to teach Joe how to move. Whilst Gwil and Ben both had Brian and Roger to base movements off of, the elusive John Deacon couldn’t mentor Joe, so watching videos back was the only way he could learn his mannerisms on stage. Polly helped massively, as did the choreograph, but still, being here on the LiveAid stage, Joe really wanted to nail the moves. So when the music played, and the camera was focusing elsewhere, he’d count to himself and do his Deaky dance.

What he and quite a few members of the crew managed to forget is that spinning can make you disorientated, and with a few wires laying around on the ground, it was only natural for Joe to catch his foot on one, attempt to step forward and end up falling face first on stage with a wire wrapped tightly around his ankle.

There was a moment of shocked silence from everyone (or maybe Joe’s ears were ringing to much for him to hear what was going on) before Ben’s laughter broke through and cackled around the stage. Joe pushed himself up, cradling the very likely broken bass to his chest, and glanced over to the blond, who was clinging onto his stool as his entire body rocked with laughter. Glancing over towards his other cast mates, Joe saw that both of them were trying to hide their giggles.

Rami got up from the piano, still giggling but trying to pull his face into order, and went over to Joe, offering him a hand up. “You okay?” He spluttered out, turning his head to grin.

“Uh, yeah,” Joe groaned, his knees protesting, “just wanted to see the floor up close”.

“You went down pretty hard,” Gwilym came over, grinning crazily. He had handed over his guitar to one of the stage hands, and grabbed Joe’s bass from him and handed it over to another pair of waiting hands.

“That trip looked hilarious-” Ben finally stopped laughing like a mad man, and was climbing down from the drum lifts and making his way over “-but also kinda painful; you okay?” The on site medic was finally coming over, and pushed her way through his cast members. Pushed to sit down on the piano bench, the others followed, and ignored the medic suggesting they left. Ben hovered over her left shoulder, frowning at everything she was saying as if he understood the medical terminology.

“Doesn’t appear to be anything wrong, no signs of a concussion or anything broken,” after five minutes of fretting (including Rami running off to find some cold water and Ben grabbing a energy bar from the catering bench just off set, the medic packed away her bag, and handed over a pamphlet, “but if you have any dizzy spells or headaches over the next 48 hours, let me know immediately, okay?”. Joe nodded, eating the bar Ben had shoved in his hands as Rami started poking a straw at his mouth.

“Don’t think this lot will be leaving my side,” he grinned, pushing away the straw still stabbing at his mouth and gestured around to the three men hovering around him, “so they’ll let you know if I start to look like shit”.

The medic smiled, pulling her bag onto her back, “your own medical team.” Gwil grinned proudly, placing a protective hand on Joe’s shoulder. “I’ll tell them to let you have a few hours off to see if any of the small bruises get any worse, but don’t think there’ll be anything more than that”.

Again, Joe nodded, this time accepting Rami’s attempts to make him drink, and waved as she left. Ben gently nudged Joe until he moved to the side of the piano bench, and the blond sat next to him, wrapping his arms around his shoulders. “You really hit the ground hard there, man”.

“Yeah, and all you did was laugh,” Joe nudged his ribs, finishing off the bar. Rami moved and sat on the floor, his back against Joe’s legs. A little bit sore from hitting the floor at full impact, Joe winced, but didn’t complain at his cast mates staying close. Gwil sat on the piano, all four of them chuckling at the hellish sound sitting on the keys gave out.

“It was hilarious though,” tightening his grip, Ben swayed them back and forth to emphasise his point, “you literally went straight down. All I saw from the corner of my eye was your hair bouncing on impact and I couldn’t help but laugh, mate”.

“It was kinda hilarious,” Gwil agreed, gently pressing his knee to Joe’s back. “And anyway, you somehow managed not to hurt yourself too badly. Think you got your arms under you just in time”.

“Well,” Joe shrugged Ben’s arm from his shoulders and moved his legs to get Rami away from his legs. He then took a few steps away, turned back to the cast and opened his arms wide, “because you dicks laughed, I demand you all hug me to apologise”.

Rami grinned, pulling himself up from the ground and wrapped his arms around Joes waist. Gwil quickly took the left side and cuddled both the boys. Ben sighed, pushed up and threw his arms around the others. “If you wanted a hug,” he mumbled as the cast stood in the middle of the stage, “you didn’t have to throw yourself at the floor. Just ask for a hug next time, alright?”

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“Starring Opposite You” recap, aka a monster-length post

This is really long, and it’s me just rambling a bunch of dumb stuff about the night with video links to the songs, so I’m being courteous and inserting a readmore link, because I have no idea how the formatting is gonna come out by the time I’m done. XD

But guys. I got to see Ashley and Jeremy in concert together and it was incredible, and I got to see them afterward too. ^_^

Enjoy!

Ok, far as venues go, Sony Hall is gorgeous. It was cramped seating, but the venue itself was amazing. I got exactly two pictures of it and then my battery died. XD

Before the concert started, @hisloveconsumesme (my amazing traveling buddy who somehow managed to keep this ragamuffin in line) and I were sitting at these long tables that stretched out from the stage toward the back of the venue, so we had to turn sideways for the show.

So. Directly across the room from us was a little round table near the wall, and lo and behold seated there was none other than Melissa Benoist, Jeremy’s costar and the lead from Supergirl, who is on Broadway herself for a limited engagement in Beautiful and came to support her friend for a night of fun. She wasn’t exactly hiding and people kept coming up to get pictures with her and she was very sweet to all of them.

We kept watching that side of the room and by the end of the night almost the whole Squad had shown up so that it was Melissa, Kara Lindsay (JJ’s costar from Newsies) and her husband Kevin Massey, and Corey Cott (Bandstand, and JJ’s replacement in Newsies) and his wife Meg, and the queen herself: Laura Osnes (Bandstand, Cinderella, JJ’s costar in Bonnie and Clyde, and Ashley’s competition/friend from Grease Live). It was so fun not only seeing two of my faves on stage as a fan, but seeing my other faves there enjoying and reacting to everything as friends.

Ok but the songs:

Ashley and Jeremy came out and with zero introduction, they just stood on opposite sides of the stage facing one another, never giving the audience a bit of notice, unlit at the corners of the stage, and sang Castro’s “Automatic” 

They stepped closer to each other through the whole song until they were right in front of each other, and then they danced together, and then they spun around and faced the audience for the first time. It may have been my favorite song of the night and this is the only clip I think any one snagged of it, but it was so cute the way they staged it, I love them.

Melissa waved at Ashley from the audience and Ashley smiled so big and waved excitedly back, like how cute.

Then they introduced themselves (”in case you all came to the wrong place” Jeremy joked to the packed room) and gave a little background of what they’ve been in and how the night was their own little celebration of all they’ve done on stage and together and got to talking about how they will get the other person’s showtunes stuck in their head for days. Ashley burned JJ on having to listen to Newsies and Smash back-to-back and honestly they just roasted each other for a bit.

They talked so long about wanting to be in something together, they got tired of waiting so that’s why they did the concert: “Starring Opposite You.”

They had a script. They woefully went off script. They would do 'impromptu' jokes and then be like “this is in the script” and “now it’s your line” and honestly I can’t with these dorks.

Ben Rauhala was shaking his head at them from his keyboard 90% of the entire night, especially when Jeremy said “We didn’t rehearse!” and Ben was 100% done with Mom and Dad.

And then they started singing a medley of all their standards, except that Ashley was singing JJ’s songs and Jeremy was singing her’s ohmygosh

AND IT WAS HYSTERICAL BUT ALSO HOLY HECK GUYS ASHLEY IS SO GOOD.

ASHLEY SLAYED “Moving Too Fast” and “Raise A Little Hell” and “Broadway Here I Come” and “Santa Fe.” Like, don’t think this is anything less than a compliment, but I’ve pretty much come to expect phenomenal performances by Jeremy at this point, but there is not nearly enough content for Ashley AND SHE’S SO GOOD, I CAN’T STOP GEEKING OUT ABOUT IT. I need a cast album with her yesterday.

Jeremy was ‘offended’ that Ashley was doing choreography while he was singing so during “When You Got, Flaunt It” he shouted “Now for the dance!” and started to go for it and Ashley immediately went “No!” and stopped him. XD XD Heaven bless her.

Everybody screamed so loud for Bonnie and Clyde, these are my people.

Please please please, the part at the end where she’s singing “Santa Fe” in Jack Kelly’s accent. I don’t know if that was planned or not because Jeremy was dying on stage and had to fight so hard to get control back for his next bit, send help. XD XD XD

And yeah Jeremy sang “Harden My Heart” and “Hopelessly Devoted” so. um. heck.

He was such a huge dork the whole time, I don’t even know what to say, except to point out that at one point early on - I don’t remember exactly which of his antics got this reaction but does it honestly matter - I looked over and Corey’s wife Meg was doubled over with laughter while simultaneously covering her face with her hands in shame like “please. I don’t know this man. I swear.”

They did a scene from Rock of Ages and sang “High Enough” because they were both in it but not at the same time, so they played their characters opposite each other and it was great. XD

Featuring! Jeremy explaining to the audience he was holding a cassette tape, and Ashley then throwing it on the ground. XD

How did she fall in love with him when he was doing this role, I don’t know, but maybe it’s a good thing because at least she knew what she was in for.

Those harmonies though.

Then JJ grabbed a guitar and talked about old songs he wrote growing up and the whole bit cracked the entire room up

and this video has slightly better audio but without the intro.

Let me just tell you, as someone who taught guitar to middleschoolers for four years: that Green Day song is somehow always the one boys teach themselves on their own and I don’t get it.

AND THEN!!!!

ok ok ok ok ok Jeremy Jordan asdfghjkl singing the love song he wrote to Ashley and their future family, aka “Memories of Loving You”, aka “Ashley’s Song” - THE ACTUAL TITLE, aka my most favorite thing he maybe has ever done alkjfshldfijksdfjhleiudzfknv,fhslidvdxkvnd *broke*

They talked about Riley a lot. Like a lot a lot.

They joked that every time Riley was mentioned, everyone had to take a shot, but Ashley added that you needed to get someone to carry/drive you home. XD

There was a slideshow presentation of all of Riley’s nicknames and I honestly don’t remember most of them (kicking myself over that, because they were wild) but it was everything from like “Ri-ri” and “Riley Bear” to completely different names to long complicated made-up words that didn’t even make any sense - and there were like 30 of these. Most of them were dubbed by Ashley.

I could see Jeremy’s eyebrows doing The Thing while he sang from where I sat. XD

Jeremy was such a Dad because he kept getting distracted by the fact that the slideshow wasn’t keeping up.

I don’t remember which song it was around but Ashley had videos of her as like a three year old toddling around and singing, and this girl already had it from that age, and it was adorable.

The whole night felt like a chance for them to not only star opposite each other, but to swap places. Ashley was showcasing in every performance and song, being silly, but also very much bringing her a-game. Incredible. Jeremy on the other hand, was so incredibly laidback and goofy the whole night, this was the performance from a guy who knows he has nothing to prove and was just enjoying the moment and probably enjoying showing off Ashley for a bit because he never shuts up about how gorgeous and talented she is anyway, and he’s RIGHT.

Ashley talked about how much she was grateful for all the roles she’s gotten to do, but they’ve mostly been pop rock musicals and not anything classical, and so she sang “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” from Showboat

Someone cast her in something quick

And give us a cast recording

I’m begging you.

The Waitress medley. (!!!!!!!!!!)

I can’t.

@hisloveconsumesme kept grabbing me excitedly and if I had been behind her I would have been doing the same thing but basically I couldn’t take my attention off the stage long enough. We were living. Cast them in Waitress too. ;) ;) ;)

Ashley’s so perfect.

I have no words.

Except! Watch Jeremy stand back and be completely enthralled while Ashley is singing “What Baking Can Do.” You could feel the waves of admiration coming off that stage mixing with that coming from the audience.

Now go back and watch it again just to listen to her.

The part during “Bad Idea” where they go “you have a wife / you have a husband” and just shrug and laugh at each other like “yeah: you.” XD XD XD

He did “Run Away With Me”

probably the best he’s ever done it

especially after making a whole point about never doing it because of always messing it up lol.

Also the bit about the pie at the beginning might be what was embarrassing poor Meg Cott.

He did not share the pie.

Ashley singing “Embraceable You” was so precious??

ohmyword listen to her

I’m so uPSET I didn’t get to see her play Polly. *flops*

Literally everything they did was love songs, even when the other person wasn’t on stage for it. Jeremy kept popping back onstage saying things like “aw, you mean me?!” and Ashley just rolled her eyes at him.

These dorks. The 90′s Medley story is great, but what are they doing though, what...what are they.

90s kid me was having flashbacks

EVERYONE CLAPPED AT THE PART and it made Ashley so happy. XD

While Ramin will forever and always be my favorite Jean Valjean, Jeremy came out of freaking left field and sang “Bring Him Home” ????! for us as his final song, complete with a little story intro for his experience with the song.

I was seriously concerned by the fact that he wasn’t taking nearly enough breaths for this piece and I don’t know how he did it skjdflhajdfa

also he can go play that role any time he wants even though I never would have said I wanted it before the concert.

Oh, and when he finished, I glanced over at where Kara Lindsay was sitting and she was crryyyyyyyyyinngg AND I HAD BEEN FINE UP TO THAT POINT BUT HECK. SAME GIRL. SAME.

Seriously.

This is from the second night

Enjoy it all over again.

Ashley’s final song was “Stranger to the Rain” from Children of Eden, and gosh I need to stop forgetting how much I adore Schwartz’ music, so yeah, basically just listen to this and weep.

#PancakeHands

She is so pretty and talented, I’m sorry I’ll stop saying that.

They forgot to introduce the band until the last song lol. Jeremy kept making jokes about how we should all come back the second night because they would get it right then. XD

The final medley of the night was from a bunch of classic musicals, favorites of the Jordans, and wOW.

Medley featuring: “Our Children” from Ragtime, “Follow Your Heart" from Urinetown, “As Long As You’re Mine” from Wicked, “Come What May” from Moulin Rouge, and “Suddenly Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors.

I think Corey (and Melissa) laughed at every single dumb thing Jeremy did - the “Agony” video sums up their entire relationship I’m pretty sure -except when they went into “As Long As You’re Mine” and Corey’s little Wicked fanboy heart could hardly contain himself.

The whole night I couldn’t decide who I should be watching or when, because when Jeremy was singing, Ashley was still in full performance mode and being brilliant and hysterical and occasionally reverting to expressions of “you utter nerd what are you doing.” On the other hand, whenever Ashley was singing, Jeremy literally stepped back and just watched her like there was no one else in the room and not only like he was watching his favorite singer, but like she was the entirety of his universe and askjflhdjfdf - I can’t with them. Seriously, when you watch the youtube clips, watch the other person during the duets and you’ll see what I mean.

He kept reaching for Ashley’s hand the whole night.

Like, seriously, they held hands so much and it was so cute.

Ashley is such a good dancer. Jeremy used all five of his moves. XD She kept throwing him off by dancing and also giving him A Look if he tried to follow suit.

They came back for an encore and sang “You’re All I Need to Get By”

If I remember correctly they said this was the song they danced to at their wedding, and there was a full slide show of pictures of them (I feel like the slideshow was earlier in the night but if it was, I don’t remember which song, so unless I can see the screens from someone else’s youtube videos lol)

AND JEREMY FORGOT THE LYRICS. “ready for you” he says - NO YOU WEREN’T, JJ. Ashley and Ben kept trying to get him on track and he was so lost. XD

He was embarrassed and did the little double-over-giggling-to-hide-his-face thing I did a gifset of months ago.

Ashley held up her hand with her wedding band while singing “dedicate my life to you.”

I love them.

Standing Ovation.

Ok

But

At the end of the night:

After we applauded as loud as we could and laughed and cried.

We went and stood in line, because we had VIP tickets, and we waited for forever and chatted about the show and how incredible it was.

And then we get into this little green room in the back of the venue, and Ashley and Jeremy were taking pictures and saying hi to everyone one at a time. So I go in first, and someone before me had accidentally left their bag on the floor just inside, so JJ and Ashley were very concerned about getting it returned. Person, if you’re reading this, I hope you got your stuff back, but like, I also have a small bone to pick with you, and not actually because I totally tripped upon walking in. Jeremy and Ashley were both all “oh! careful!” (a direct quote from both of them), and very sweet about it lol. Thankfully it was only a little trip and I just laughed it off. XD So we got in and we took each other’s pictures getting a Jordan sandwich hug, and yes Jeremy really is that short, and I’m ashamed to say my brain was thinking “ohmygosh he’s so short” at the very minute I tripped over the bag.

Ashley kind of took over the little meet and greet, because naturally JJ had reverted to his shy off-stage self, and I was actually really okay with that because a) I was slightly concerned people would be all over Jeremy and ignore her and that wasn’t the case at all and b) it was much easier to focus on her and not be an awkward fangirl lol.

We told them “thank you, for everything” (at least, I think so, I was totally not focused at all at that point), and both of them were just so kind and actually thanked us for coming, and hisloveconsumesme got to chat with Ashley for a minute too as the next people where coming in and talking to JJ.

And then that was that. We left. We almost stopped to talk to Ben, but he was talking with a bunch of other people, and we were tiiiiiired. XD

So yeah. I’m sure I’ve forgotten half the night.

But this post is huge anyway. XD

It was a very good night.

@youtube user ren598, idk if you have a tumblr but I owe you for getting all these videos. There are some videos from other people there and from the second night, but these are my favorites, bless you.

Bless Ben Rauhala as well. Idk what the Broadway community would be without him, the King Medley Maker. I love him.

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Top 10 pas in envision books

Dads often get a raw deal in image volumes – often absent or else caricatured as the not-very-smart or the fix-it-all-with-my-toolbox papa. Here Sean Taylor picks the best well-rounded daddies in a selection of fabulous image volumes for papas day

You get more mums than dads in visualize journals. Perhaps thats intelligible. Mums still tower largest in the living conditions of numerous picture-book-aged juveniles. But perhaps it shows our world, in which absent-minded father-gods are ever more common. One route or the other, it would be good to have more papas present in the lives of children, and it would be good to have more papas in word-painting journals.

Sean Taylor with his son Rafa.

And theres something else. The pas who do appear in stories for young children can be quite restricted references. Theres the above-it-all daddy, speaking the newspaper. Theres the not-very-smart father, whos simply a pun. Theres the fix-it , daddy with his toolbox. Theres the about-to-be-absentdad , off to employment. Even the all-loving , Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You kind of dad can feel one-dimensional.

So for my top 10, Ive chosen works peculiarity father-gods who are both at the center of the tale and more alive than the caricatures. The notebooks are ordered approximately by age of reader: younger firstly, older last-place. I hope theres something new for you to find and enjoy.

1. Some Dogs Do by Jez Alborough

A special tale told( as Jez Alborough brilliantly does) in few words and with verses that read just right. A young hound announced Sid is so filled with happiness that he moves! But he cant persuade anyone that this has happened. Hes tittered at. bird-dogs dont fly it cant be done, says his teach. Dogs dont fly! reproduce his friends. This leaves Sid alone and lamentable. But his father comes by. He asks whats wrong, and it saves the day. Sids dad believes in him. He understands Sids free spirit because he shares it. And these two things( literally) lift Sid up again. Its a wonderful image of the magical a father-son alliance can do.

2. The Parent Who Had 10 Children by Bndicte Guettier

A whimsical fable, first are presented in France. The papa in question does everything for his 10 brats. He takes them to institution. He cooks their snacks. He tells them storeys. He caresses them good night. Then, requiring a crack, he constructs a secret ship. He says hell leave the children with their grandma, and sail away for a long vacation. But he cant live without his minors. Hes back soon. The ten babes connect him in the ship. Its an engaging depiction of what it is to have( or be) a affectionate mother. The ludicrous realism outline you in like a nursery rhyme. Precisely right for younger painting volume readers.

3. Petes a Pizza by William Steig

Its raining. Pete cant go out to play ball with the guys. So hes in a bad humor. His father thinks it might clap Pete up to be made into a pizza. Hes right, of course! Dad kneads him and twirls him up in the air. He disperses on cheese( actually torn up fragments of paper) and applies him in the oven( actually the sofa ). This is a celebration of the parents ruse of distracting a grouchy brat with a little bit of zany comedy.( Good maneuver in the book, as far as Im concerned .) And what a wonderfully affection, inventive, energetic father William Steig has created! Pete titters like crazy. And the sunshine comes out at the end.

4. Oscars Half Birthday by Bob Graham

One of many memorable situation volumes from a master of creating papa, mums, children and all human being.( Too fairies, in fact .) A household become strolling to a green slope in the city to celebrate newborn Oscars six-month birthday. Bob Graham covers “the worlds” as a jumble of various types of lives, done beautiful by the excitement that can come between them. And in this story, theres special attention paid to minutes of prayer that children and mothers can conjure up, if they require. I enjoy the dirty-old-town give, with its colourful graffiti. And I like the spiky-haired daddy. He realise the sandwiches. He goes on with the stuff of the family daytime. He does it with love. And hes concerned one of my favourite of all situation work completes. When the kids are asleep, he pushes back the furniture and dances with Mum

5. At the Crossroads by Rachel Isadora

A brilliant volume( who are able dare publish this today ?) by the author of the evenly brilliant Bens Trumpet. In a South African township, some infants expect their migrant-labourer parents to arrive home after 10 months “. They wait, in celebratory mood at first, but with increasing tiredness and uncertainty as the day and the night go by. They tell legends to stay awake. But a very young drops-off asleep. A truck plucks up. Its not their fathers. Then the working day sunups. And, with it, the parents arrive. Theres hardly any characterisation of the pas. They come to life through most children excitement and perseverance. So does the deep emotion of an absent-minded father returning. My boys have often choice this volume at bedtime. And they know it well enough to look up curiously when the papas arrive – to check if there are snaps of joy in my eyes. There typically are.

6. Were Off to Ogle For Aliens by Colin McNaughton

Colin McNaughton was once a prolific word-painting notebook manufacturer. His perky, colorful contact is much missed. I ever feel that there are conventional filaments in it – from pantomime, or music hall even. And you dont get those working in some cool, sharper contemporary drawing journals. Were Off to Appear For Aliens is a lovely yarn. The daddy is McNaughton, himself. The legend starts with his newly published book being delivered. He demo it to his family. And here, the second largest journal is glued into the first. The book-inside-the-book is a catchy verse anecdote about a room passage McNaughton once reached. After a cord of accidents, he fell in love with a exquisite alien girlfriend and she tripped back with him. Its another original dad: irrepressibly playful, eccentric and warm. And theres a amaze. The final spread uncovers McNaughtons wife and kids have big-hearted, overhead eyeballs and additional arms…so the whole story is genuine!

7. Dont Let Go by Jeanne Willis, is borne out by Tony Ross

A story about a father-daughter relationship told in tempo and verse. Megan wants to visit her daddy. But her father is too busy to take her. Megan recommends memorizing to go her bicycle so she knows how shape the expedition alone. Dad schools her. Hes patient and promoting. I wont “lets get going” ,/ Not until “theyre saying”. So Megan overcomes her anxieties. She announces out, Okay, you can let go now! Then shes off into the delight of a first bike go( illustrated by Tony Ross, with a magical style, as a passage past a tiger, into jungle .) Meanwhile Dad is left behind, knowing hes “lets get going” of his daughter in more ways than one. Prepare in the big-hearted, wide world of a windswept park. Lovely writing, as always, from Jeanne Willis. And another human-hearted pa, alive on the page.

8. Ted by Tony Di Terlizzi

This one is for older paint work readers. The narrator is a six- or seven-year-old boy who lives with his rather serious papa. Ted is a large, pink imaginary sidekick who shows up one day, talking about birthdays and raspberries. Antics follow, which get the narrator into deeper and deeper trouble with his father. They develop a barmy game called monopoly twister. Ted causes the boy a bad haircut. They paint the walls. Then they spate the house. Dad cant take it. NO MORE TED! Ever! he speaks. But theres a good twist. Ted tells the boy not to worry. He says he was once “his fathers” imaginary sidekick. They used to play infinite plagiarists. He even remembers where Dads atomic blaster doll is lay. When Dad visualizes his old plaything, remembrances wake up in him. The tale is about to change. And the three of them end up playing cavity pirates monopoly twister.

9. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by PJ Lynch

A longer narration, more for 5-8 year-olds. It is illustrated with great skill and thought, by PJ Lynch.( And its another one that produces tears to my sees most ages I read it !) Jonathan Toomey is a wood-carver who has moved to a village, far from where his wife and baby succumbed. So this is not a usual situation work pa. He is solitary and suffering. The widow McDowell and her son, Thomas, are newcomers to the hamlet. In their move, they have lost a treasured nativity defined. So they expect Jonathan Toomey if he will carve them a new one. The carpenter reluctantly concurs. His middle warms to both Thomas and Thomass mother. He carves a beautiful replacement nativity defined. In the realise, he faces his terrible loss. And the final, beautiful, image is of the three of them walking side by side on Christmas day with laughter in their eyes.

10. My Dads a Birdman by David Almond, is borne out by Polly Dunbar

Lizzies mum has died and her leader cant cope. In fact, hes decided hes a bird. He thinks that if he was able to make a good duo of backstages, hell fly across the River Tyne and triumph the Great Human Bird Competition. David Almonds eye for whats treasured in the human drama “were living in” stirs this a profoundly enjoyable storey. Its junior myth rather than a portrait notebook. But it does have wonderful artwork by one of best available scene book illustrators at work these days: Polly Dunbar. So Ill objective my list with this. Lizzies father is just the sort of rounded, hiring daddy Im pointing to. Hes wounded and inarticulate. But he brims with stuffs that they are able make a good leader: desire, fun, devotion, intensity. And the floor has a positive outcome, as he and Lizzie try the impossible.

Photograph: PR

Sean Taylor is the author of numerous notebooks for children of many different ages. He is also the father-god of two young sons. His new picture book, A Brave Bear( is borne out by Emily Hughes, is issued by Walker Books) is a fib of a father and a son on a red-hot day.

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