#and ronnie just woo!

[kasmusser]

Fun part of rereading pale is seeing the beloved Student Guide extra materials & noticing just how many of these people will come up again & if they don't, the high odds of someone related to them turning up.

(This was brought on by me seeing Mccauleigh on the list & going "woo, Ronnie's QPP)

[campfam4lyfe]

So good to meet another Brookji/Kenlynn fan! What do you think that will happen between them in JWCT season 2 (or later seasons)?

YESSS ANOTHER BROOKENJI!!!!!

okay so, honestly, i have like. zero clue. of what i think will actually happen, because there could be so many different roads for them to take. i know what i want though, and that is a kenlynn endgame. i understand why they broke up, i do. but to see their faces as it happened. the devastation--neither of them wanted it. but kenji had to do it, and i dont blame him.

but guys! brooklynn loves the camp fam--she keeps their picture up on her mystery board. she kept it as her lockscreen. she loves them. i also have to say, that brooklynn loves kenji. as a boyfriend, as a lover--as her person. darius says she was real broken up about the breakup, and she clearly had regrets. she told darius about how and where it happened. she kept that video with the "brokwie bear" and "kenji wenji." she has that video because she couldn't help but film him bc she thought he was being cute. it was one of the first things they saw when they decided to look through her phone! she loves him!

and kenji loves her--his grief over her death, his anger at the people he suspected of being involved in her death--the constant "where were you's" to darius--he needed to know why he wasnt there. that bit where he says "be honest with me. if you loved brooklynn, and mean, really loved her, why werent you there?" broke me, absolutely, cause goddamn ouch. like. he loves her, so he couldnt imagine not showing up if she called him. to the extent where he needs to know why darius wasnt and its like. does he, somehow, blame himself a lot? is that a veiled, *i* could have been there, why didnt she want me there?? devastating stuff.

but. thats all s1 stuff. youre asking about season 2 and onwards! so. what i think will happen--okay, so, you remember how in the end of s1 cc they showed ben was alive? and then we got a ben&bumpy episode that spanned the near-month he was alone. im wondering if they'll do that with brooklynn at some point. truly, i dont know. its possible, but maybe there going to reveal it in pieces, like flashbacks.

i want to know how brooklynn survived. the extent of her realtionship with ronnie, and about all the stuff she'd uncovered abt the dino smugglers since she started till now.

but also, i want a reunion so so bad, and since CT was handling everything else so well, i think theyll do a reunion justice too. and that means i think they will give some of the characters space to be angry. obviously i think there will be relief--who wouldnt be, to find out your friend is alive? but then i think there might also be betrayal, or anger or both.

and maybe also a little horror. brooklynn lost her HAND. and those moments leading up to it must have been terrifying.

i want the fact that she has lost a hand to be addressed. for instance, she can't drive her motorcycle anymore, at least not without a proper prosthesis. and its clearly something she liked doing--her helmets! one for her and one for kenji. just. AHHHHHH you know???

i want kenji to be wooed, let brooklynn woo kenji CT writers, let them woo each other.

i realize i keep meandering and never properly answering your question. im so sorry! okay--i think things will be tense, probably, with relief mixed in, but also a lot of hurt, and some anger. i think brooklynn will have her reasons, its a matter of whether or not the camp fam can accept those reasons or not, after all, we cannot force anyone to accept our apologies. i think they will however, though it may be at different stages for different characters. i think kenlynn will be able to reconcile, and im hoping for a "i knew youd come around/dont ruin it" call back. (my biggest hope is for that ghost line callback tho) but i also think brooklynn will have to show kenji that she does value his time and being with him, and just, him. which, i think its clear she does, but she got a little too consumed with her mystery for a hot sec.

[adelidae]

i want to hear about the ocs 😌

hii :] so i decided i would kind of give a broad overview of my ocs in general, there's a couple of main groups (i have too many in general to fit in one post but this includes the main ones i talk/think/write/draw about the most).

also tagging @a-vacuole because you were interested in hearing about my ocs in a broad sense :]

UNTITLED MAIN WIP

this is my oldest project! it's a fantasy story set in a kingdom where the royal family is descended from nai, the god of fire. they rule with the ability to manipulate flame and are revered as demigods by their kingdom's religion. however, not every member of the royal family has the privilege of being born with this ability.....

this story follows teo and lorelei as they enter this kingdom and attempt to track down teo's missing mother while also getting tangled up in old secrets...

relevant ocs:

- theodore "teo" troeger

- lorelei

- azar "az" adler

- veronika "ronnie" adler

- anton romanovski

- ilya (+ bonus ask from before)

- nikolaj romanovski

- evelin troeger

- & more!

SHARP TEETH

i spoke about sharp teeth in an earlier post but it's my vampire wip! it's set in a fantasy world where the sun's light is cast extremely unevenly over the surface of the world, and so certain areas are permanently cast in darkness - allowing vampires to thrive.

in the cloudy twilight of korosvet, niki is a hunter of supernatural phenomena tracking down the entity that murdered his mentor. but in the process of investigating he runs into marta and dion, vampires in disguise investigating the mysterious disappearance of their own leader...

relevant ocs:

- nikita "niki" volkov

- dion kalos

- marta săvulescu

- adela săvulescu

- lena

IMMORTALS

i've also spoken about my immortal ocs before! these guys started out as roleplay ocs but have since evolved into a greater canon of their own :]

the idea here is that it's possible to become something other than human -- something immortal -- by making a pact with certain entities. over 400 years ago, this is how oscar transcended his humanity and in the process bound his lover tobias to a cycle of reincarnation. every time tobias dies, he is reborn and oscar scours the earth to find him and restore the memory of his past lives to him and continue their romance. except.... it's not always that simple.

in his current iteration, tobias (a professor) happens to be engaged/married to a woman named alice when oscar comes across him. once it becomes clear that tobias does not intend to split from her naturally, oscar decides to take a more underhanded approach and begins to court one of alice's friends (hilde). despite the fact that alice thinks he's bad news, he says he will only leave hilde alone if tobias returns to his side. after a series of convoluted events, hilde is now a mother of twins (andy and orlando), while alice and tobias have experienced a divorce. oscar, though his goal of wooing tobias failed, is content as long as there is no-one else for him.

while oscar and tobias have their Situation, hilde's children grow up and hear whispers of their father and how he ruined the life of their mother and pretty much everyone in her life too. andy, who sees ghosts, runs away from home as a teen to chase revenge -- which leaves orlando behind to take care of their mother. eventually, with a push from his (only) friend aisling, orlando and andy reunite in a combined effort to find and kill oscar once and for all.

just realised i completely forgot to mention lilith too. she's oscar's sister, they met when he was only newly made immortal. he showed her how to make a pact and take vengeance on her abusers, and she slaughtered them all with her newfound power. their loyalty to each other is unflinching and when fighting together are pretty much impossible to defeat.

relevant ocs:

- oscar

- lilith

- tobias

- alice sinclaire

- hilde falksen

- orlando falksen

- andy falksen

- aisling o'malley

ATANI FAMILY

if you've been following me for a while you've probably seen me tag posts as darius or ophelia. Yeah they're from the atani family. technically they're characters from a wider fantasy canon but that project is HEAVILY on the backburner 👍 the atanis however make my brain whir and PARTICULARLY darius so you will probably see me discuss them at length.

there's not a particular plot for them at the moment and i'm famous for putting darius into Situations but some context is probably needed. ophelia atani is the matriarch of the atani family, and the youngest of 4 sisters (iris, faline, orianna & ophelia). despite being the youngest -- and often considered the most ditzy -- she managed to claw her way to power as the house's head and an influential figure in politics.

to this day ophelia has a reputation for being a materialistic and even hedonistic woman whose vanity rules her life. anyone who knows her well will tell you that she has a powerful presence and a strong personality, and to publically disagree with her is at your own peril.

given all of this, it shouldn't surprise you to learn that her marriages tend not to last very long. she divorced her first husband (father of her sons leon and pierre) not long after the birth of her second son, and her third son roman was born a couple of marriages later to her last official partner, gregor. her fourth and final son, darius, is ostensibly also gregor's....but rumours are hard to quell, and people have always gossiped about ophelia and her family.

while ophelia is the undisputed matriarch of the family, her son roman is by far the most popular and well-liked member of the family. a dazzling smile and polite demeanor have built him a reputation as the most personable atani and potentially the future heir to the family's political capital.

but every shining light has its shadow, and roman's shadow is darius. a career man, devoted to paperwork over people, darius has never shared his brother's easygoing charisma or radiant presence. an unimpressed look or a dismissive tilt of the head come far more naturally than smiles or grand, sweeping gestures. while roman rallies the people, darius works behind the scenes. while roman attends galas, darius makes deals that stay under the table.

despite being brothers, there is no love lost between them. raised in a society where competition is encouraged, they use each other to grow more powerful before their enemies can eat them.

this is also the kind of dynamic darius shares with luc, a fellow young aristocrat with a shady reputation. despite his father adrian's reputation as a paragon of justice, luc is a smuggler and supplier of black market goods among the upper echelon of society. he and darius are useful to each other for the time being -- darius grants luc some protection in his endeavours, and in return luc gets his hands dirty so that darius doesn't have to. but a relationship like this between two liars is destined not to last long.

relevant ocs:

- ophelia atani

- gregor atani

- leon atani

- pierre atani

- roman atani

- darus atani

- adrian wolfe

- antoine lucius "luc" wolfe

D&D OCS

i love my d&d ocs SO MUCH. so they're included here too :] they're all from different campaigns so their overviews will be Very Brief but i hope my love for them is obvious :]

JUSTICE GOLDENLIGHT (19) is a red tiefling assassin who belongs to an assassin's guild run by her father, patience. justice has been honed into a perfect assassin since she was young, and in the wake of her brother benevolence's disappearance she is her father's most valuable tool.

JULIEN ANAIVE (20) is an elven cleric raised by a high priestess of the war goddess. left on the doorstep of the temple and raised as a holy warrior of the temple, jules has always been uncomfortable with the pressure and expectations placed on her by the overbearing high priestess and eventually escapes her control with the power of a holy relic of the war goddess. now she is being chased across the sea by powerful bounty hunters and is forced to not use her magic in order to avoid being tracked.

SETI THE BRIGHT (60s) is an orc paladin, a knight, and the personal bodyguard of princess nebetah of the river kingdom. famous for her powerful deeds during her lifetime, scandal occurs when she is framed for the murder of the king and banished. now, using the name rainier, she is on the hunt for the true culprit so she can return to the side of her beloved wife, the princess.

ISAAC ASTOR (28) is a half-elf arcane trickster with a pied-winged swallow familiar, and technically also a college dropout. raised in comfortable wealth, he coasted through magic school on his own talent until he caught wind of the school board's decision to expel him. in college by this point, he recruits a classmate with a special interest in magic theory (sebastian valentini) to help him develop a more reliable version of a magical technique outlawed for its notorious danger. spoiler alert: isaac dies. their lab explodes and isaacs body is stolen from the scene before the authorities can lock it down.....and he is revived by a mysterious organisation that promises him he can stay alive as long as he promises not to contact his family/friends and completes dangerous tasks for them.

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WOW!!! that was fucking long actually. if you read this far i love you and thank you for reading :] let me know what you think, if you have a favourite or if anything caught your interest <333

[misslavenderlady]

A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock ‘N Roll - Chapter 9

Summary: It's the night of Max's big party, and David isn't looking forward to being dragged along. Michael comes to the rescue, not just to bring the fun....but to also bring a little romance~

Music from chapter HERE and HERE

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Lucy Emerson was a wise woman. She was as sharp as a tack and didn’t stand for nonsense whenever someone was trying to treat her with disrespect. Michael had always felt lucky to call her his mother. She had been an amazing role model for him and Sam, especially when she finally put her foot down and left her emotionally distant husband. There was just no stopping her when she had her mind set on something. 

So when Michael decided to tell her about what was going on with David, he knew she would believe him. She never doubted her boys for a second. Hell itself had nothing on the fires of her wrath when he explained what he saw and heard with the boys.

“THAT NO GOOD, TWO-FACED SNAKE!” Lucy sneered. Michael watched her silently, letting her take in everything he had said after they finished breakfast. It was a good thing Sam was helping Grandpa with work because he’d be terrified seeing their normally sweet mother go on such a verbal rampage. 

“I cannot believe I trusted that man for even a second! Who would have the gall to act like a gentleman and try to woo me when he’s hurtin’ that sweet little boy!”

Michael frowned to himself as he thought about all the pain David must have gone through. There was a lingering sense of guilt deep in his gut. A feeling that told him he should have seen the signs earlier. He was just so caught up in enjoying his time with his buddies that he didn’t notice the pain that David was going through. It made him feel like a pretty rotten friend.

“Believe me, mama, I don’t like it any more than you do,” Michael said with a sigh. “I know you really liked the guy and he gave you a job, but David is my best friend. He’s the best thing that’s happened to me since we moved here. I just….I wanna make sure he’s okay…”

“Oh sweetheart, I know,” Lucy said, her voice softening from seeing her son in such a worried state. She sat back down at the table, placing her hand over Michael’s in an act of comfort. “I’m not gonna let him go on and suffer like that. I’m ending things with Max and I’ll find some new work”

That only made Michael worry more. He didn’t want to put pressure on his mother to look for work on her own. He was the oldest boy, and he felt a responsibility towards his family. Not to mention it couldn’t really help David in such a situation.

“What if Max gets upset from you leaving and he takes that anger out on David?”

Lucy pondered over that little issue for a moment. It was definitely scary to think about what that man was potentially capable of if she were to dump him so suddenly. After all, the reason she was doing such a thing in the first place was how he was mistreating his son, and she had no proof other than Michael’s own word. 

It was all such a delicate matter. David wasn’t legally bound to his father since he wasn’t under eighteen, but the threat of being hurt worse would keep him from going anywhere. Not to mention he didn’t exactly have the money to go wherever he wanted. The only place he could escape Max was the hideout and the Emerson house. As nice as it was, a boy needed a home, not a cave. 

Michael wanted nothing more than to give David a proper home. It was the least he could do for the guy he cared so much about.

“Golly, what a pickle we’re in,” Lucy said with a sigh. “And right when Max was gonna introduce me to his friends at the party”

Michael perked up, blue eyes widening at what his mother said. 

“What party?”

“Oh! Yesterday at work Max mentioned that he was planning a party at the Santa Carla Country Club. A lot of socialites gettin’ together. He even said I could bring whoever I wanted to we could all get to know one another”

The gears in Michael's head started turning. Anyone she wanted. 

"Mama, I may have an idea. Somethin' that'll keep Max away from us and get David closer so he'll be safe. Do ya trust me?" 

Even with the wild look in her son's eyes, Lucy was still intrigued by the idea going around in his head. Curious, she raised an eyebrow and smirked. 

"You bet I do, sweetheart" 

A plan was brewing for the Emersons. Nobody messed with the people they cared about and got away with it. They were going to make that very clear to Max. 

Only the crème de la crème of society could gain access to a place like the Santa Carla Country Club. Although the city was dubbed “Murder Capital of the World”, that title didn’t apply to the swanky, upper-class community closed off from the rest of the area. Beautiful, towering beach houses surrounded by greenery and placed up high in the mountains to give the residents only the best views of the ocean. 

Max had made quite a name for himself in this community, and it was exactly why he was so beloved at the country club. Though he could only visit at night, his acquaintances praised him for being such a successful businessman whenever they got together for dinner and drinks. It was no surprise that they all were more than happy to let him host a party at the club.  

It had taken a couple of weeks to plan everything out, but the end result was truly stunning. The dining hall was decorated with the finest silk tablecloths and vases with elegant roses. Guests were chatting away under the light of the chandeliers above. Classical music filled the space, adding more to the atmosphere. 

Everyone positively adored the party. Well, almost everyone.

While Max was having the time of his life schmoozing with friends over hors d'oeuvres, his four boys were all sulking off to the side of the room. Blending into the background without anyone else noticing.

"Ugh…I can't believe we have to hang out in the shadows while Max kisses asses all night long," Marko groaned out. 

The boys were no strangers to being tossed aside whenever their Sire had company. It was already a nuisance being banned from his video store during work hours. To be completely ignored while he was around his colleagues and friends was an even greater insult. Even if they were used to such treatment, it still hurt their feelings. 

It was one of the reasons why David always did his best to look after the boys. Making sure they were all happy and taken care of was the most important thing to him as the leader of their gang. Unlike Max, he wouldn’t even think about shoving his boys into the corner of a lively party. 

"I know. This fuckin' sucks, but Max will raise hell if we don't keep this up. I can't let that happen to you guys," David explained, running a hand through his hair.

He had made a full recovery from the night Max attacked him. Nothing a little bed rest and a few gallons of blood couldn't fix. Still, he had been on his guard. He did as his Sire asked, running errands and gathering supplies for this big party. 

David was not looking forward to this at all. Max was only doing this to show off what an "amazing" man he was in front of Lucy. He never could pass up a chance to flaunt his wealth. Dwayne, Paul, and Marko wouldn't even be allowed to speak to anyone. They were only to stand in the background and hold their tongues. After all, Max was a firm believer in the saying  “children are to be seen, never heard”.

"Look, at least we'll get to see Michael. Maybe the five of us can hang out together. It'll make it a hell of a lot less boring," 

David found it more and more difficult to hide the feelings he had developed for their human friend. Every moment he spent with Michael put a smile on his face. With all the fun and thrills they had together, he found himself counting the seconds until they could all be together again. The boys had certainly noticed this, but they no longer teased him for it. 

They wanted him to be happy, but they were also concerned that love was starting to cloud their leader’s better judgment.

“Let’s just hope Max likes him too. It would suck if he got treated like garbage like the rest of us,”  Dwayne murmured. 

The boys fell silent when a familiar-looking redhead made her way into the dining hall. Lucy was dolled up and in her nicest-looking blue dress, definitely ready for such a fancy event. She caught Max’s eye right away, and he excused himself from the group he was talking to in order to give her a proper greeting.

“Lucy! Darling! You look absolutely stunning, as always,” Max complimented her, going in for a kiss. Little did he know that when Lucy turned to offer her cheek instead of her lips, it was from a newfound disgust for the man, not as a way to keep any PDA to a minimum.

“Oh I am so absolutely tickled pink to be here, Max,” she said in her soft drawl. “And I want to thank you for letting me invite my guests along!”

Max was so blind-sighted by his infatuation for Lucy that he didn’t even notice the wicked glint in her eye. She wasn’t going to let him get away with mistreating David and have this night go however he wanted. So when a loud bang came from the doors swinging open and slamming against the walls, Max got quite a startle. 

“WELL HOOOOOWDY!” a booming voice called out. Everyone in the hall turned toward the direction of the sound, including the Lost Boys. 

It was Michael, and while he had a suit on for the occasion, he was still wearing his trusty cowboy boots and hat. David hadn’t a clue what was going on, but he had a feeling things were about to get interesting. 

Michael turned around and ushered in a group of guests, a wild smile stuck on his face as he did so.

“Come on in, y’all! Let’s raise a lil’ hell tonight!” 

Max’s guests looked on in pure shock as dozens of newcomers piled into the room. None of them were dressed properly for the occasion, as it was nothing but overalls, jean shorts, t-shirts, and cowboy boots. They all chattered away as they spread throughout the dining hall, making themselves more than comfortable in the extravagant party. 

Some of them had trays and containers in hand, which they piled onto one of the nearby tables. The overpowering aroma of homemade cooking wafted through the room, which the Lost Boys immediately recognized after several nights of having dinner with the Emersons. Others carried in crates of beer and liquor to slip between the champagne trays. Those who hadn’t brought anything along quickly went for the guests, throwing themselves into conversations and either going in for a hearty handshake or draping their arms over their shoulders for a bear hug. 

It was pure and utter chaos, and while Max looked on in horror, Lucy kept her smile plastered on her face. 

“Lucy, what on Earth is going on? Who are these people??” he sputtered. 

“Why Max! I would have thought you’d be eager to meet my friends!” she said. “These here are my friends and family. They came a long way just to be here tonight! Some are from here in California, some are from back in Texas, and some are just from all over the place!”

The Lost Boys were still hiding in the shadows as they watched the chaos unfurl. If there was one thing they truly loved, it was when things got truly wild. The four of them no longer felt like sulking, but rather had a shared jolt of excitement. 

Michael gestured for a few of Lucy’s guests to follow him onto the stage where the classical music had been playing. They all had instruments ranging from guitars to banjos to fiddles and even a large set of drums. He had a spring in his step as he told them where to set up. It was about time they got some real music playing tonight.

Max’s frustration was growing stronger by the minute. He couldn’t believe how fast things were getting out of hand. 

“I cannot let you bring these people into this club! They’re causing a ruckus!” Max ordered. He was slowly but surely losing his cool, yet Lucy wasn’t even bothered. As far as she was concerned, this was a way to get Max to show his true colors.

“Well, Max, you specifically said I could bring whoever I wanted. These people are my kin, and I ain’t gonna be here without them. So why don’t you just enjoy yourself, sweetie? You’re wound tighter than a Grandfather clock~”

She smugly caressed the side of his face before stepping away. There was no way she’d spend another second next to that man. There were plenty of real loved ones she wanted to spend time with. 

While the band was finishing getting set up, Michael watched Max carefully from the stage. The older man was flustered beyond words, and he had to stop him from putting an end to the party before he could even let it begin. 

The eldest Emerson boy looked across the room to where his brother and the Frogs had just wandered in. They were all dressed down, and buzzing with energy. When he and Sam locked eyes, he gave a nod to signal his baby brother to go to work. Already eager to get started, Sam motioned for Edgar and Alan to follow up right to the spot where Max was. The three boys all crowded around the tall gentleman, turning up the hyperactive charm to keep him distracted.

“Hey, Max! We wanna talk to you for a bit! Let’s hang out!” Sam chirped, dragging the man away from the area. Edgar and Alan provided the extra push needed to get Max going. All in all, the man was flabbergasted, completely blind-sighted by how fast things were getting out of control. 

But while their Sire was getting pushed out of the party, the Lost Boys had an opportunity to make their way in. Michael took hold of a microphone on stage and spoke into it with his loud, clear drawl.

“Well howdy, everyone! My name’s Michael, and I wanna thank y’all for comin’ out tonight for a real good time. Let’s all get a little loose and dance the night away with some real good hits from back home!”

With a quick signal to the band, Michael gave them the go-ahead to kick off a song. The opening notes of Mountain of Love by Charley Pride kicked off, and the guests Lucy had brought in cheered in delight as they crowded together on the dance floor for a line dance. The members of the country club were still overwhelmed by this strange turn of events, but if there was one thing Michael’s family knew how to do, it was how to get others feeling laid back with a little fun.

David watched in awe as the fancy-looking party-goers were given plenty of drinks and some plates of food with big smiles from the more casual guests. Others were dragged onto the dance floor in order to get a proper lesson in how to dance to country music. 

An eager smile stretched across the blond’s face. The old man truly deserved this, and he was going to enjoy every moment. Paul, Marko, and Dwayne followed him in emerging from the shadows and into the party. They weren’t going to be pushed aside any longer.

“Howdy, boys!” Michael greeted the four of them after rushing off the stage. He had a burlap bag on his arm that they only noticed when he got closer to them. “I gotcha a little somethin’ for the party!”

They all watched closely as Michael fished out the contents of his bag. In his hand, he proudly held four, black cowboy hats, all of them brand new and sleek-looking. 

“I thought it might help y’all fit in tonight. Besides, black really suits ya!”

David never thought he’d actually be eager to put on such an accessory, but with the way Michael was practically bouncing with excitement, he couldn’t fight the joy of trying it on. He and the others all put the hats on, adjusting them over their mullets to look their best. Given how wide Michael was smiling, the hats must have suited them well. 

“Thank you, Michael. Really feels like we’re one of the family now,” David smiled, tracing his fingers over the brim of the hat. 

“Aww shucks, you guys were always one of us!”

The party was on. All of the boys rushed to different parts of the room, eager to enjoy themselves. Paul went to find Star and Laddie in order to get them into some dancing, Marko went straight to grab some of the massive supply of food the new guests brought with them, and Dwayne was already getting a drink to help him loosen up. 

That left Michael and David. A familiar sensation of affection overwhelmed the blond vampire as Michael smiled his way. Never in the 100 years he’d been alive did he ever expect to feel so warm and fuzzy around anyone. He shouldn’t want to be with someone this bad. It could lead to him doing something stupid or careless. 

Yet when Michael held out his hand to silently ask to go do some dancing, David took it without hesitation.

“Ya ever been line-dancing before, David?”

“Can’t say that I have. I’m not much of a dancer,” David admitted. 

That didn’t seem like an issue to Michael. He simply gave a wink before gesturing for his friend to follow his lead. 

Michael was an amazing dancer. His kicks were high, his sense of rhythm was perfect, and his hips swayed flawlessly. The notes of the song fueled every move, and David was happy to go along with it. Song after song after song was played by the band on stage, yet Michael kept on going. He was always bursting with energy, and it was so exciting for David to have the ability to keep up. 

It made him grateful towards Michael being able to have such a fun time. The party was just the distraction he needed. Max deserved having his stuffy get-together crashed. Lucy was too good for him. In fact, the entire Emerson family and their friends were too good for him. 

It made David that much happier to have them all in his life.

The hours flew by thanks to the wild energy of the party-goers. Turns out that the guests the Emersons brought along were just what was needed. Some of Max’s friends actually had quite a lot of fun once they were loosened up. To see the snooty, uptight socialites dance like they were at a honky tonk was pure entertainment. 

But even good things had to come to an end. The human crowd was growing lethargic from the food, alcohol, and hours of dancing. A good majority of them had headed out for the night, stumbling and slurring country songs as they went. 

It was almost disappointing when the lead singer of the band called for a last dance. David slipped off his hat in order to wipe the sweat from his brow. He had been going all night, and he wanted to save his energy to properly enjoy the song. 

“Let’s close out the night with Ronnie Milsap’s My Heart,” the lead singer of the band called out to the remaining crowd. “So grab someone special, and hold em’ real close~”

David’s eyebrows raised in surprise as Michael turned right his way. His blue eyes were wider than ever, as if he were hoping for David to make the first move. 

The vampire was more than happy to do so. He held out a gloved hand, soft smile on his face as he did so. This was really happening. 

I'll take a long vacation

I need a change of scenery

I'll see the sights, go out at night

There'll be no time for your memory

Michael squeezed his hand while David used his other one to place it carefully over the brunet’s hip. In turn, Michael put his free hand over David’s shoulder, silently pulling him in a little closer than he anticipated. 

I'll get a new apartment

Make friends that don't know who you are

'Cause when I'm through, I'm really through

If I can just convince my heart

“You’re not too shy to dance with someone like me?” David asked in a teasing tone. Whether he meant dancing with someone who looked like a punk or just dancing with a boy, he wasn’t entirely sure. Either way, he held his breath as he awaited Michael’s answer.

“Since when have I ever been shy about anything?” the human said with a giggle. He swayed to the beat of the song, not hesitating in jumping right in with their dance.

Oh, but my heart, says I'm not so smart

My heart tears my plans apart

My heart won't admit we're through

'Cause my heart, oh, my heart still belongs to you

The two of them moved quite well together. It was by no means perfect, as David found himself stumbling a little bit as they swayed. Michael didn’t mind it one bit. As far as he was concerned, David was perfect as he was. 

He considered the blond to be perfect in many different ways. It made his cheeks heat up with a warm blush as he thought of how much he truly liked David. Perhaps even more than just like.

I'll call some old phone numbers

And I'll throw a party for a start

I've made a vow, it's all over now

If I can just convince my heart

The words of the song were swimming around in David’s head. He really did like Michael. As much as he wanted to deny it and fight off the feelings that were growing stronger by the day, he just couldn’t. For once, he felt weak. Powerless. Like he could be swept off his feet just from the look in Michael’s eyes. 

It was just something he couldn’t ignore any longer. His heart was aching in his chest. Almost as if it were beating again.

Oh, but my heart, says I'm not so smart

My heart tears my plans apart

My heart won't admit we're through

‘Cause my heart, oh, my heart still belongs to you

The two of them didn’t say a word for the longest time. Both were dying to say something, but nothing came out. And yet, they seemed to have a mutual understanding of what they wanted. Their eyes gave it away so clearly. So did their lips when David and Michael finally met in the middle. 

The last notes of the song faded into the background as they savored their first kiss. 

‘Cause my heart, oh, my heart still belongs to you

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[icy-book]

Now, Coach Darnell just wanted a fun little hiking trip for the school. Give the kids some exercise, let the parents be involved. It's free, they get to be in nature, and it's a perfectly lovely laid-back afternoon. Unfortunately for him, the entire Close-Foster-Freeman-Swift-Stephen-Stampler-Marlowe-Swallows-Oak-Garcia-Wilson-Actually-Likely-dear-god-how-many-last-names-do-these-people-have family decided to chaperone.

 Henry: We should go to [fairly far away trail] it's a prefect one for the kids

Carol: How are we going to get there though? The school doesn't have enough minibuses

Darryl: Well, Odessey-san could probably fit about a class and some parents and teachers

Mercedes: And the journey is less than an hour so we can use our no-emission fuel source

Glenn: Guess that means I'm riding with you guys, huh

Darnell, who only knows the Odessey as Darryl's rundown car the kiddads got kidnapped in that one time: Hold on, are you seriously suggesting that we try and fit 30+ people into a 30-something year old minivan that runs on a weird fuel source that you never name and has to be changed every hour, that for some reason only Glenn use?

TJ, completely missing the multiple problems: ... she's bigger on the inside

TJ: She can fit a class

 Sparrow will not stop picking up squirrels. No one knows how he's even able to get that close to them or why they don't freak out when he picks them up (the answer is druid powers). There's a picture of him holding twenty and surrounded by more on the school's socials.

 Grant: This hike will be a great opportunity to spend time with Lincoln's new friends and see what they're like

*Sees Link with a terrifying goth girl who acts just like Terry Jr as a teen (including hating her new stepdad), a weeb who has the exact same vocal mannerisms as Glenn and cool guy energy as Nicky, and clearly Normal Oak*

Grant: You know what, never mind, maybe we should go back to homeschooling him

 (Grant: *he's just like me fr meme /negative*)

 Darnell: I don't want a repeat of soccer camp '22, Terry Jr

TJ: I did absolutely nothing wrong

Darnell: You stuck Lark on top of the flat mast saying, and I quote, "Naughty children go on the pole"

TJ: And it got him to stop setting fire to the goal posts, didn't it?

 Every single one of the s1 parents made homemade snacks. Every. Single. One.

 Henry, ranting about nature and rocks: and you know the chasm we're walking by is actually made by a waterfall slowly eroding its own overhang and slowly moving backwards along the valley

Darryl: Henry, we do this trail once a month and you mention this every single time. I did take high school geography. I know how oxbow lakes are formed

Glenn in the background: the chasm we're walking by is also where I fucked your mom WOO

Samantha: I'm pretty sure Autumn was more likely to make love here with Ronnie than you, Glenn

Glenn: Damn, Sam, still bringing out the decade-old burns

 At one point, Nicky hurts his ankle (plus his asthma is acting up) so Terry just starts giving him a piggy back unprompted.

Lark: Hey Teej, can you carry me as well for a bit

TJ: no <3

Nicky absolutely did not need to be carried the entire rest of the trail, but what was he supposed to do? Tell Terry to put him down? Obviously not an option

(Terry also could easily have carried Lark too, he was just being petty. He also knew he could have stopped carrying Nicky after like, 10 minutes, but hey, Nicky wasn’t complaining, and maybe he liked being able to be this close to him again, sue him)

 They go to a milkshake diner place after the hike (which has vegan options to appease the Swallows-Oak-Garcias). Glenn and Morgan get those couples straws and you know this meme?

They both do the thing in the bottom picture, but they share the glasses that they put the bottom end of the straws into so it still ends up looking like the top picture. Alternatively, they only share one glass, and the other straw is in an individual glass. Which of course means they get into a whole Freddie-esque tangent/rant about why the middle glass needs to be twice as big because it's being consumed at double the rate of the other two

Jodie is not jealous at all as he watches this. Nope. Nuh-uh.

Scam and Mark somehow snuck onto the trip. No one knows how. Terry spends the entire diner celebration shooting the paper coverings that come with straws at takeout places at Mark because he still hasn't forgiven her for upsetting Ron

Poor Darnell just has to keep dealing with this weird-ass blend of 4, maybe 5, different families that just keep on happening. Unfortunate downsides of being Carol’s best friend

[maybeimamuppet]

Veronica and Cady for the character thingy plss

DID I NEVER POST THIS HOLY SHIT OOPS

eeep i just found this and don’t remember when i got it i’m sorry friend!! i’m assuming this is for the list and not the bingo but if i’m wrong i’ll do it again lol

ok i have to do cady first bc it won’t let me type beneath veronica’s picture so woo i love it here soooo much /s

CADY

favorite thing about them

she has so much depth! i love how adorable she is and how bubbly and high energy and yet soft spoken and sweet she is but she also has a dark and vindictive streak in her that’s really fun to play with. also she’s like really fun to torture sometimes lol whoops

least favorite thing about them

again i hate how many people she uses for her own gain and how power hungry she gets

favorite line

“shuck! i started to say shoot and i almost said fu-” for funnies and uhhh

“fearless is the one thing i can be now, no friends, nothing to lose” and whatnot for like more emotional. also all of i see stars i still get misty every time i listen to it

brOTP

damiaaaaan. they wear matching outfits whenever they can, damian comes over to cadnis’ house for movie nights twice a week at least, they watch bootlegs together without janis bc she doesn’t like them. just. mwah. i could go off but i’ll hold back lol

OTP

TAKE A WILD GUESS DUDE

nOTP

aaron. they only worked bc of erikyle. if i could drop kick every other aaron into the road i would.

random headcanon

she can talk backwards!

unpopular opinion

there’s a point where she is fully aware of what she’s doing and how wrong it is and she actively chooses to continue for a hot second until the burn book being released and whatnot snaps her out of it that people do not talk about enough. i know i’m guilty of it too but she is not all innocent and naive and coerced into this shit like she’s a full teenager she knows damn well what she’s doing

song i associate with them

a change in me from beauty and the beast which hath inspired many a fic in my early days. at the plaza from the violet hour loosely inspired i’ll be there for christmas. like very loosely. uhhh and i think the like vibes of true love from frozen (or basically anything anna sings lol) even if it’s not necessarily the same meaning

favorite picture of them

i picked two for both her and veronica bc iiiim greedy lol

alright well one of cady’s is with ronnie for some fuckass reason thanks tumblr!!! i tried i swear

VERONICA

favorite thing about them

honestly this isn’t as much to do with her as a character as it is to do with the people who’ve played her but she has done so much for my self esteem in a really roundabout way. as someone with dark brown eyes and frizzy kinda untamable brown hair reading fic about her helped me appreciate more things about myself.

if you struggle with self image i really cannot recommend highly enough finding a character who looks and acts like you and reading stories where someone is absolutely, irrevocably in love with them. whether that’s platonically or romantically. i know it’s weird but being able to look in the mirror or at some aspect of my personality that i don’t like and say “that’s still lovable” is WONDERFUL.

least favorite thing about them

i despise the way she treats martha and also baby girl is kind of a doormat!! she’s one of those shitty wicker doormats that scratches the hell outta your feet but like dang!!

favorite line

not a line but her face in the musical when jd and kurt and ram start fighting

but also the way barrett delivers the “oH MY GOD!” over chandler’s corpse is immaculate

and i had one of her like super iconic ones everyone knows in my head but now i can’t remember it siiiigh

brOTP

marthaaaaa buddies since babies. also like. still alive and post MUCH therapy jd has a lot of fun potential

OTP

poly heathers!! but to put them individually in order, mac, chandler (those two are almost tied), duke

nOTP

JD. i know he goes by his initials and that’s just his name but i was trying to yell that. i do not like him i think he stinky get him outta there

random headcanon

she’s not allowed to wear pants with drawstrings anymore because she’s gotten stuck in them too many times. also she’s not allowed to use superglue bc she’s glued her fingers together too many times.

yes both of these are true of me shut up

unpopular opinion

she’s a lot weaker than most people think and a lot stronger than most people think st the same time

and i’m not always a huge fan of her being autistic i think she’s just that painfully awkward and dense

song i associate with them

it is so much harder than you would think to pick songs that are not from their shows?? like the only one in my head is i’m blue dabadeedabadie like i don’t KNOW OKAY

favorite picture of them

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[wild-icarus]

I really love that musical about Dracula....

Kim, Junsu (Dracula [Wildhorn] 2020 Korea), Wao, Yuka (Dracula [Wildhorn] 2011 Japan), Borchert, Thomas (Dracula [Wildhorn] 2007 Graz)

Hewitt, Tom (Dracula [Wildhorn] 2004? Broadway?), Murray, Chris (Dracula [Wildhorn] 2011 Pforzheim)

Lee, Hong-gi (Vampire: Ai no Nikushimi no Hate [Svoboda] 2014 Japan), Hůlka, Daniel (Dracula [Svoboda] 2015 Czech), Shin, Seong Woo (Dracula [Svoboda] 2022 Korea)

Valledor, Carlos (Vlad el Musical 2018), Thompson, Rob (Dracula: The Rock Opera [Thompson] 2012), Vogel, Gerd (Dracula [Svoboda] 2011-12 German)

Yosef, Golan (Dracula - L'amour plus fort que la mort 2011), Lee, Choong-Joo (Mama Don't Cry 2021?), Pelletier, Bruno (Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort 2006)

Di Minno, Leonardo (Vlad Dracula 2020), Matteucci, Vittorio Chioran (Dracula Opera Rock [PFM] 2006), Juan (Dracula: A Chamber Musical 1999 Stratford)

Rodó, Juan (Drácula 2022?), Große, Ronny (Dracula - Das Grusical 2012-14 Thale), Sowinski, Scott (Dracula: A Rock Opera [Briggs & West] 2013 production)

? (Dracula [Heicks] 2004), Asaka, Manato + Mano, Sugata (Aoi Kuchizuke - Dorakyura Hakushaku no Koi- 2008), (Dracula: A Musical Nightmare 1978)

For ease, just the show names (from above) listed:

Dracula (Wildhorn): Broadway, Austrian, Various German, Japanese, Korean

Dracula/Vampire (Svodoba): Czech, Various German, Japanese (in Japan but Korean Actors and Language), Korean (performed Korea)

Dracula – Entre l'amour et la mort: Canadian

Dracula L’amour plus fort que la mort: French

Dracula (Heicks): German (could be a play, hard to tell)

Dracula: A Chamber Musical (Ouzounian & Norman): Canadian, American

Dracula: A Musical Nightmare (Johnson & Aschenbrenner): American

Dracula - Das Grusical (Martin): Various German

Dracula el Musical (Cibrian & Mahler): Argentinian

Dracula Opera Rock (PFM): Italian

Dracula: The Rock Opera (Thompson): American

Dracula: A Rock Opera (Briggs & West): American

Vlad el Musical (Domingo & Freeman): Spain

Vlad Dracula (Avecone & Pagliara): Italian

蒼いくちづけ －ドラキュラ伯爵の恋: Japanese/Takarazuka

Mama Don't Cry/마마 돈 크라이: Korean

Other Musicals (No Photos Online): "Dearest Dracula (1965)," "Dracula the Musical? (1982)" 2 clips from a 2000 production, Possessed: A Dracula Musical (1987)" has a Cast Album, "Dracula the Musical (Karrol Cobb and John Cobb)", "Dracula (Orton and Evans)" axed Westend show with a partial concept album available, "Dracula (Peter Dehler + John R. Carlson)," "Dracula! (Riccardo van Krugten + Chris Kurbjuhn)," "Vladmir: The Dracula Musical (Collister & Collins)" has a 1992 cast album

[samuelsdean]

Hi Cat!! It's Ronnie :)

Idk if you remember me, but I saw your update post and I just wanna say l'm happy to hear you're doing well! I've definitely missed your writing but I completely understand that school can be draining (I myself am studying to be an elementary school teacher, woo🥲)

But anyways, it's so great to hear from you! Even though things have been draining, it warms my heart to see that you've been making connections and have been having positive experiences in your field! And getting to present your thesis?! That’s awesome!

Wishing you nothing but the best,

-Ronnie💜

hey ronnie! ofc i remember you 💕 you’re one of the ppl who always leaves me cute notes thank you so much for that and for this i appreciate it very much i hope you’re doing great as well !! and good luck on becoming a teacher that’s amazing 🫂

[eyefocusing]

honestly reading older comics gave me a lot of appreciation for characters who seemed to be more important back then.

Like Ronnie was on the super friends tv show so he was probably at least moderately popular and his series was able to go to 100. now no firestorm characters appear. unless they were completely changed for a cw tv show...

read kessel's hawk and dove and Armageddon 2001 ruined everything because they wanted a "shocking twist" instead of keeping with the story

I think pre-day of vengeance blue devil is more interesting and leads to a wider variety of stories (though I haven't yet read 100% magic blue devil yet)

and Amethyst was probably the weirdest one for me, because unlike other stuff where it's after a while of underuse or no use, I disliked the changes to the lore immediately Post-crisis. It wasn't even the crisis's fault that time! and I don't think anyone is going to bring back that version of Amy. I feel like the amethyst stuff was also because they didn't know how to write a magical girl but ... yeah

and legion of superheroes. I don't think I really need to elaborate on them ... i should really continue my read through- but my brother recommended me a lot of 80's DC and I haven't really got around to his recommendations yet. I'll probably get to it when I start reading 90s comics since I also decided to read all of the Vigilantes - which unfortunately means reading one of the worst characters in comics - but hey at least that has 2 vigilantes? eh hopefully the comic is at least entertaining

anyways the worst character supporting cast thing is wonder woman - it's been done repeatedly since the silver age writer erased his supporting cast (like og wonder girl). like Etta and Steve are the only characters you're sure are going to stick around (during Post-crisis you didn't get Steve). also Etta should say "Woo-oo" and beat up supervillains more

tbf firestorm WAS in a couple episodes of justice league action! hes what got me to read firestorm comics (id def have to do some rereading before i can have a convo about anything firestorm tho, that was like. SO long ago).

im super biased ofc bc the legion is one of those teams that ive read nearly every appearance of but i feel like. aside from bendis' run. theres a lot of love put into the team, even in more modern appearances (once again NOT counting bendis' run i swear that man has never touched a losh comic in his life). its a bit sad that theyve fallen on the wayside these days but i think people just find the massive size of the team and disconnect from the rest of dc to be too overwhelming to start on. i love a huge ensemble team tho. it almost makes me understand x-men fans

and wonder woman...... yeah i honestly. cant think of many characters that i associate with her outside those two and the other wonderfam. its annoying that shes treated like her character is on equal footing as superman and batman, but shes never been given NEARLY the same level of attention

[liu-yu-xin]

Saw 薛之谦 yesterday!! Another one of my top artists of all time ive seen live now!!! Hes no longer topping the sidney charts like he was in 2018/2019 but im still so glad i went to see him it was like closure for my 19 year old self. he didnt do my fav song and he put my second fav song in a medley but its ok bc the rest of it was still good !!! He was really fun and put on a good show and did his best to connect with us but for real when ronny chieng said chinese ppl are the most boring of asians and perhaps the most boring of all ppl he was RIGHT. the crowd SUCKED they were so boring i was the only one woo-ing in my section every time i have gone to see a chinese artist live theres been some bitch in front of me in a more expensive seat ON THEIR PHONE scrolling wechat or instagram or something they should kicked out and maybe shot idk that should be illegal. And this is the first time I've experienced a couple beside me just loudly talking to each other during a song when i tell u i wanted to choke them tf out.... would it kill u to wave the light around and sing along he literally has the lyrics on the screen

[laurajean92]

Nick and Noah - Continued

I brought the car to a stop and threw my arms up in the air... “Woo! That was so much fun!”

Nick chuckled...  “I’m glad you had fun.”

“I love racing. I just wish I could be with you on race night.”

He smiled at me sympathetically and stroked his fingers through my hair... “I know you do, babe, but you know the reason why you can’t be.”

I nodded... “When you do eventually knock Ronnie’s team out, then can I start going again?”

He nodded... “But I won’t be letting you out of my sight, even then, unless you’re driving.”

I smiled at him warmly and leaned in to kiss him, moaning into his mouth as I melted against him as he cupped my cheeks. Blindly unfastening my seatbelt, I moved and climbed into his lap, stroking my fingers through his hair as we continued to kiss, grinding against him as he began to kiss his way down my neck to the top of my school shirt, his fingers fiddling with the buttons... “There’s not enough room to do that in here... but, we are alone.”

He furrowed his eyebrows... “Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?”

I smirked and shrugged... “Maybe.”

...

Noah moved back to the driver’s seat and climbed out of the car. Watching her go, she moved around to the front of the car and began to unbutton her shirt. Climbing out of the car too, I grabbed her and span her around, pinning her between the body and the car and pulled her shirt off, groaning as I was met with her black lace bra. Bringing my hands down from her shoulders, I stroked my hands over her breasts, smirking as she tipped her head back and pressed my lips to her neck, sliding my hands down to her waist to hold her tight as I dragged my tongue up her neck to her jaw and bit down gently before moving down again, pressing my lips to the top of her breast before sliding my tongue over her skin, groaning against her skin as I tasted her. Pulling back, I watched as she pushed down her skirt too, leaving her clad in her matching black lace bra and panties...

“You’re fucking gorgeous.”

She smiled at me warmly. Moving back over to her, I ran my fingers gently over the scar on her stomach... “Nick.”

“It’s okay, Precious.”

…

I watched as Nick sank to his knees before me and I closed my eyes as he pressed his lips to my scar before looking up at me. Nodding at his unspoken question, I helped him rid me of my panties and leaned back against the car, biting my lip as he lifted one of my legs onto his shoulder and dragged his tongue through my folds before gently sucking on my clit... “Oh, fuck, Nick.”

He groaned, the sound vibrating against my sex, and I moaned and whimpered as he continued to pleasure me, my walls clenching him as he slowly pushed two fingers inside of me...

“Fuck, I love the way you clench around me.”

I whimpered and rocked my hips against his face... “Nick, please. Make me cum.”

He removed his fingers and went back to the assault on me with his mouth and I fell moments later, clamping my hand over my mouth as I fought the urge to scream...

…

I rose to my feet and looked at Noah, her skin pink with the chill of the early evening air, her nipples erect, hidden behind her bra, her chest rising and falling as she tried to catch her breath. Leaning in, I brushed my lips over hers, smirking as she cupped the back of my head, tangling her fingers in my hair as she captured my lips fully, moaning as she tasted herself on my lips and tongue...

…

Nick lifted me onto the bonnet of the car and pulled me into position, holding my hips at the edge as he guided himself inside of me, my head falling back as he filled me completely... “God, you feel good.”

I smiled at him warmly as I wrapped an arm around his neck, moving with him as he began to thrust in and out of me slowly...” So do you. You’re so deep inside me.”

He groaned and buried his head into my neck, his fingers tightening on my waist, burgeoning on pain... “Fuck, Noah, you’re always so responsive to me.”

“I love what you do to me. You always make me feel so good.”

He captured my lips, gripping my chin with his hand as he pushed his tongue into my mouth as he continued to thrust in and out of me, pushing us both over the edge minutes later...

…

“We’ll be home soon.”

I sighed and glanced over at Nick as he glanced at me... “I’ve really enjoyed this.”

He smiled at me warmly and I covered his hand with mine as it rested on the gearstick... “So, have I.”

I reciprocated his smile and leaned in as he pulled up at a set of traffic lights and captured his lips...

…

“Noah!”

Noah and I stopped in our tracks as we walked into the house as her Mom walked through to the foyer...

“Hi, Mom.”

“Don’t “hi, Mom” me. Do you care to explain why I got a phone call from St. Marie’s this afternoon telling me you weren’t well, and you’d gone to the nurse’s office, but you weren’t at the nurse’s office? I've been worried sick, Noah! Where have you been?”

“With Nick.”

“And you think that’s a good enough explanation?”

“I decided to have the afternoon off school as I didn’t have any important lessons and spent the afternoon with my boyfriend.”

“All your lessons are important, Noah.”

“Mom, I missed Social Studies and Drama. That was it.”

She sighed... “Can you leave us please, Nick?”

He nodded and kissed my cheek before moving around us and making his way up the stairs...

“Outside, now!”

Glancing after Nick, I followed Mom out to the back garden...

“What has gotten into you? Your attitude towards me is terrible.”

“And so is yours towards me. Mom, you didn’t give a damn about whether or not I wanted to stay in Canada. You just shipped me out here away from my friends and the only life I've ever known, and I know you’re not happy about Nick and me, but I didn’t expect to come here and fall for my stepbrother.”

She sighed and ran her hands over her face... “I understand and agree I should’ve consulted you before I dropped the bombshell that we were moving in with my husband.”

“Yeah, you should’ve.”

“But if you and Nick is some sort of payback for that...”

“It’s not. It's real.”

“Is it? Noah, Nick is...”

“Nick was a bad boy, and maybe in some ways he still is, but he’s also a good person with a good heart. Has Will told you that he’s got a little sister? He's wonderful with her, and he loves her so much. The partying and the racing was his way of acting out when his parents split, but he got himself back on the straight and narrow.”

“But the racing is still a thing.”

“Yes, it is, and I love it. It's nice to be able to enjoy it again.”

She smiled at me weakly... “I don’t want you getting hurt again, and I'm afraid that if you keep spending time with Nick, you will.”

“Nick won’t let anyone hurt me ever again, I promise. Just give him a chance, Mom, and I'm sure you’ll be surprised.”

She exhaled... “Okay. One chance, that’s it.”

I smiled at her warmly... “Thank you.”

[agallimaufryofoddments]

Hypothetically Heckling Hyperbolically

Scene: If Huey had been a couple years younger and able to overhear Ronny and Elmer’s peri-drowning conversation...

⁂

(TL;DR)

Ronny: Magic mirror of the sea, who is the unlikeliest to smile besides me?

Huey: Me.

Elmer: True that. Psyche! It’s me.

Ronny: Shit.

Elmer: Cope. I do. Anyway, you’re going to make Maiza smile, and you’re gonna like it. You’ll like it till you drop dead from smiling!

⁂

Ronny: Mortal, I can grant you power beyond your wildest dreams. Perfect immortality. Freezing time. Extreme farsightedness. Command over the human race. Money go brr. Anything. Anything! Think big. Bigger. BIGGER. Think deep.

“After thinking for a little while...”

Elmer: s m i l e

Ronny: Elaborate.

Elmer: Laugh from the bottom of your heart, at the top of your lungs, like you’re having fun, like you’re overjoyed. Woo me like one of your French girls, bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked, lips parted just so in the latest fashion of joie de vivre. Tell me how you smile, you who are called a demon, and what makes you really and truly happy.

Ronny: What? No. Who are you.

Huey: Addict. Smile Junkie. Joyster.

Ronny: Listen. Before you are two buttons. The red one can get you permanently clean on the spot. The blue one gets you a one-time BSOD except the :( is a :). Choose wisely.

Elmer: :)

Ronny:

Ronny: This is the most difficult, most challenging, most unfeasible wish ever asked of me. You ask for what is impossible now, nigh impossible in the near future, and forever the unlikeliest of the unlikely to occur.

Huey: Oh, God, don’t encourage him.

Elmer: so what I’m hearing is that there’s a chance

Huey: Elmer, remember when I asked you “would a man who had no personal experience with happy smiles be able to give them to others?” and you went ‘point taken?’ Think carefully.

Elmer: So, what you want to do, Ron, what you do in this sort of situations is you attach yourself to someone else in similar smileless straits, straits sans smiles to quote your French girls, and you make them your pet—pet project, yeah, and you just, you know, do what it takes until they give you a laugh right from the gut. Ron, I betcha anything you’ll be able to smile after that, I mean, we’re talking my tried and true methods here. And partner, if we reunite, smile then, because you owe me—I love ya, Ron, but I’ll find you, and you’d better be glad that you met me again. ‘I can smile now! How d’ya like them apples?!’ …I’ll even take a reason like that, so please, show me your smile.

Ronny: Methods?

Huey: His only one.

Ronny: Has it ever worked?

Huey: No.

Elmer: It worked on you.

Huey: You know which party he meant.

Elmer: Look, I was going to suggest that Ronny stick close to Maiza, what with the dead brother and other dead so-and-sos being a real bummer and all, but... I guess I could wish for Ronny to tag alone with me until I smile for real instead...

Ronny: Wait. Hold on. Wait, demon, there’s still time to change my wish—I hadn’t pressed it y—Maiza! I wish for Maiza! My mind is made up.

Elmer: Ah, you’ve chosen the blue button after all. I figured you would. 

Huey: Dare I ask why you didn’t wish for my smile?

Elmer: Well... When weighing my options, I like to choose the one that has the highest chance of succeeding.

Huey: So that’s why you didn’t wish for a genuine smile to call your own, Mr. Empty Ending?!

Elmer: Words can’t hurt me :). Not if I’m empty, right? You should try it sometime oh wait you are. What was that about failed methods, again? Cheer up! You know you want to you. You’ll never best me in the sans émotions racket, so you may as well give up and smile. Come on. Give up. Embrace failure. It’s futile to grieve the dead, but to be so delusional as to try and Lazarus-Frankenstein your wife when not even Ronny can? Move on. Smile for me like your French mother.

Ronny: Mortal, heed me as I literally drown out your words via an ocean of hurt.

Elmer: Huey’s mom :) would know  :) a thing or two about that :). Hey, Huey, look to your right, I think I can see Monica from here! Smile and wave!

Huey: The line is breaking up—sounds—gargling?—can’t hear—

Elmer: Remember, demon, that with but a smile you summon meeeee!

[rawk-chikk]

Tonight's the night, peeps!!

My predictions for the episode (SPECULATION, NOT SPOILERS):

1) The One Show will run over by at least 2 minutes.

2) Half the audience will have tied themselves so up in knots with theories and predictions that they will be terribly disappointed regardless of what happens.

3) A certain online forum will hate it on principle.

4) A character I don't give a toss about will return.

5) A character I *do* give a toss about will get less than 30 seconds total screentime.

6) Sharon's toilet cubicle liaison with Keanu results in a lil brother or sister for Albie. Because the menopause doesn't exist on Albert Square 😋.

7) Liz Truss becomes the latest stunt cameo at the lock-in. She either gets glassed by Stacey, or the gals gang up on her and she gets defenestrated, thus explaining the broken glass in the trailers.

8) All the dead characters (with living actors) come back to life. Except Ronnie and Roxy, just to piss off the fans who never shut up about resurrecting them 😈.

9) Freddie is revealed to be Alfie's son. Albie is revealed to be Phil's son. Maisie Jenkins is revealed to be Emma's daughter.

45 minutes to go, peeps!!!!

ETA: Woo!!! 3 out of 9!!! I ain't gonna tell ya which 3 it is tho. Just gonna have to watch yourselves, innit 😉

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SPIRAL GRAVE Up The Ante on Barnstorming 2nd Record, ‘Ill Repute’

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

SPIRAL GRAVE got out attention a few years back with their debut album 'Legacy of the Annointed' (2021). This four-member wrecking ball from the Maryland-Virginia area were formed out of the ashes of two legendary mid-Atlantic bands, Iron Man and Lord, in 2018.

Wasting no time, Spiral Grave stormed live stages and festivals with their fireball energy, then went right to work on a sophomore album, 'lll Repute' (2024), which Doomed & Stoned brings you in full today.

Screaming Mad Dee is back as the dedicated vocal frontman, one of the most recognizable set of pipes in the heavy underground, tapping into the ire of metal god glory. Seriously, there are few as formidable as Dee Calhoun when it comes to belting it out. Completing the picture is Willy Rivera on guitar, Louis Strachan on bass, and Jason “Mot” Waldmann on drums, who set this record ablaze.

Every song on this album has punch, thanks to this doomy collaboration. "Watching - From The Sky" comes at you with crunchy, exuberant power. "Eulogy for Queen City (21502)" is dank and swampy, conjuring visions of "apocalyptic riders' bloody reigns" -- the horsemen dancing on the backs of the bruised these past four years. Lyrics reflect jadedness in the face of uncertainty and despair, the norm for far too many still:

Bad mojo permeates this goddamn place Inhale the stale and bitter taste The one horse saddled up and fled here long ago As sundown blackened out the dirt around the bones

"Many artists have their COVID album," says the band, "and this is ours. Once lockdowns started we just hunkered down and started writing. The emotions that we were all feeling during that time are very evident in these songs. The legendary Frank Marchand was at the helm for recording, and brought the absolute best out in us."

"My Angel Comes Tonight" brings out a more ethereal side of the band, and illustrates Madd Dee's ability to woo you as well as wow you with classic ballad feel (a song about a mysterious she-creature "alive in the night").

"The Death of Ronnie M." appears to be a revenge fantasy set to the backdrop of unspeakable acts that would bring out bloody rage in any of us. The band brings brutality to bear for this song and the one that follows, "Lungful of Blood." This'll get the blood pumping alright. It's grim as fuck, chock full of dark fury. Lyrically heavy stuff, as well, as we'd expect from a singer who relishes the pen (see: Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia: Four Devilish Novelettes).

Title track "Ill Repute" brings us slithering riffage that winds, twists, and crawls like a copperhead, then strikes like a cottonmouth. Vocals get low and gravelly, the rhythms advancing methodically in churning fashion. There's some delirious riffing later in the song that gets humid and trippy, and lyrics decry those who were left "rotten – forgotten – until they are statistics," surely a reference to lockdowns and the culture of isolation that survives to this day. "No way to die." And we raise our fists and bow our heads in agreement.

"(Raising the) Chalice" gives me thrills and chills, a defiant toast in the face of the Apocalypse. And then comes "To Stare Down God which turns into a downright frenzy of groove metal as Dee screaming guts out. "Time is coming when I’ll stand in judgment – put my anger on display." Dee convinces you of it, too; he really does want to confront the Almighty. "I don’t want forgiveness – just want the Host to see. Their master has failed us beyond recovery." Those last screeching words ("I cast you out!") accompanied by rolling drums, bass, and guitar, make the perfect finish to this tour de force.

Spiral Grave's Ill Repute drops Friday, July 12th, on Argonauta Records (get it here and ).

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Week ending: 3rd May

Both of these songs are unknowns, so I have no idea what to expect. That said, the versions I'm listening to for both artists - and I listen on Spotify - come from "very best of" compilations that apprently have gone with the most 1950s norm-core looking photo of the artist in question. Seriously, I'm looking at both Ronnie and Teresa, and they just look like Some Guy, you know? Did they just use a candid photo for these album covers? Surely better photos existed out there...

No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton (peaked at Number 1)

I think we've seen Ronnie before, right? Yeah, a quick look back through the archives tells me that he did one version of A Blossom Fell as well as a song called I Still Believe, which I can kind of remember, but that clearly wasn't too memorable. Oh well.

This song begins with some quite exciting strings, and then settles into what sounds a bit like a bolero or tango rhythm, with some other instruments doing melodramatic little stabs periodically. It's all very theatrical, in a carefully restrained way, there's actually a fair bit of style to it.

It was apparently a Rogers and Hammerstein original, from a 1953 musical called Me and Juliet, all about an assistant stage manager who woos a chorus girl behind the back of her electrician boyfriend. Which all sounds perfectly charming, and there's apparently also a fun little show-within-a-show thing going on, and action that the audience is supposed to see that happens in the wings, or up in the lighting rig. So that's quite a fun meta thing that I think I'd quite enjoy.

This song is really growing on me, actually, and I think Ronnie's performance suits it well. It's a simple concept, as he sings about how No other love have I / Only my love for you, and about how he's sat at home, Watching the night go by / Wishing that you could be / Watching the night with me. He wants his love to return home so they can confirm that they also love him just as much. There's a sort of besotted paranoia to it, and then the tune briefly soars upwards lushly on lines urging this love to Set me free / Free from doubt and free from longing. It's a very Broadway tune, in ways that I can't quite put a finger on, but I think even if I hadn't known going into this one that it was from a musical, I'd have guessed it pretty quickly.

Within this, we get quite a big ending, complete with trumpets and backing singers, but it feels earned at this point, after a whole song that's carefully and restrainedly unfolded all this longing and worry and impatience. I really want things to work out for Ronnie and his love, at this point, you know?

Or maybe I just really like tango rhythms. Sue me.

A Tear Fell - Teresa Brewer (2)

Much like Ronnie, I couldn't name you specifically any Teresa Brewer songs that we've seen, but I do at least vaguely remember enjoying her. And generally, I think a lot of the female solo artists of this pre-rock and roll era are pretty charming, and often a lot more spunky than the solo men. It's not a hard and fast rule, and we've yet to meet a proper female rocker, either, but still, it's notable how sympathetic a lot of these female artists have been, so far.

This song isn't actually that memorable, though. There's a sort of lullaby vibe to it, partly due to it being in 3/4, and it never really gets past a gentle rolling lollop. Tune-wise, it's fairly repetitive, too. Music to put you to sleep, then, despite a valiant effort from Teresa to make it interesting.

I think it doesn't help that Teresa's character here is pretty pathetic. A self-confessed fool in love, the whole song's about how she cried after her love cheated and then broke up with her, and she still misses them. They sound like a tool, honestly - or they're certainly not pulling any punches, at least, as they tell her first That your love was not for me, and then, even more damning, That the flame in your heart died. Oh, Teresa!

I'm not blaming her for being sad about it, but also, all of my instincts here are screaming at Teresa that he's not worth it! I'm always more of a fan of angry break-up songs than sad break-up songs, and a large part of me just wants to get a bit more vitriol and venom from Teresa. I really think she could pull it off, and I could imagine really loving a version of this song sung with just a little more contempt.

Alas, we don't ever get that. Instead, we get this version, which remains pretty docile throughout. Teresa sells it, upping the intensity at key moments, but it doesn't quite work for me. Possibly that also has something to do with awkward lyrics, like the one asking Darlin', have I lost you / Like these teardrops from eyes, or the simile about how The teardrops that you stepped on / As you danced across the floor / Were crushed like my poor heart was / When you walked out of my door, which just shows a stunning lack of understanding of how teardrops actually work. Not great, in a song that's ostensibly about tears.

Yeah, I think I have a favourite, here. Both songs were fine and pleasant. But one had that Broadway magic that we're going to keep seeing periodically throughout the charts. The British public love a song from a musical, it seems - it's maybe less prominent today, but it's still definitely a thing, and songs like this maybe show you why that's not a bad thing.

Favourite song of the bunch: No Other Love