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fluffyzoey · 5 months ago

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Overnights

Estelle spends the night with Zoey

Thats all there is to it

Estelle was drenched by the time she reached Zoey’s apartment. Winter in Hatchetfield usually meant a lot of snow, but since it wasn’t quite cold enough yet, it was just a shit ton of rain. Estelle had only lost power a few times in recent years, and this was by far the worst one. It was nearly nine pm and here she was, knocking on the door of the girl she was kind of dating, kind of fucking, kind of pretending she didn’t know.

Estelle didn’t recognize the figure that came to the door. She was fairly short, maybe 5’2 or 5’3 at most, with messy brown hair that hung just above her shoulder blades. She was wearing a pair of green flannel pajamas and holding a cookie in one hand.

“Who are you?” She asked Estelle, yawning as she talked. “I didn’t think door-to-door salespeople even came around any more.”

“Oh, no, uh, I’m Zoey’s…friend. My power went out and my heater broke, she said I could spend the night. You must be one of her roommates?”

The girl nodded. “For better or worse, yeah. I’m Hailey.”

“Estelle.”

Hailey then broke into a light laugh. “You’re not just a friend, then, you’re the one she…ooooh, fun. She’s in her room. I was just on the way to the- you know, the bathroom.”

Hailey turned down the hallway, letting Estelle into the apartment. It was a fairly simple layout: a hallway with three doors, presumably a bathroom, bedroom, and closet, which opened into a living room with a small kitchen at its left. To the right was a staircase that probably led to the second floor of bedrooms.

Estelle peered into the one open door—a small and simple bedroom set, featuring a twin bed, desk, dresser, and a good scattering of clutter across the floor. The walls were minty green, one of them adorned with a painting; a letter ‘H’ in calligraphy. Probably Hailey’s.

Estelle continued up the stairs, where she was greeted by three more doors: the open one to a half-bathroom, just a toilet and a sink with some nice coral-hued curtains, a tightly shut door, locked and everything, which Estelle assumed belonged to Zoey and Hailey’s other roommate, and a final one that boasted a placard in the shape of a star, like one might see on a celebrity’s dressing room. Undoubtedly Zoey’s.

It was open just a crack. Estelle turned the knob and slipped in. The room was more spacious than Hailey’s, and it also had a bigger bed, likely a queen, and more decor hung about. Fairy lights twinkled from the ceiling, illuminating the room in a soft glow. The bedsheets were soft and plush, with plenty of pillows sitting atop them. The rug was warm under Estelle’s bare feet.

Zoey herself was sitting at her vanity, running a brush through her chestnut brown hair. She smiled when she saw Estelle, which surprised the ginger, really.

“Didn’t know if you were actually gonna show.” Zoey laughed. “How’d you get in?”

“Hailey got the door for me.” She came a bit closer to Zoey, careful not to overstep. “She seems tired.”

“I don’t know why she would be, she’s been home all day.” Zoey frowned. “Whatever. You gonna wear that to bed?” She gestured to Estelle’s current ensemble; her usual thick red sweater and white maxi skirt. Estelle mentally slapped herself for not changing into something more cozy.

“Guess I have to now.” She joked. Zoey waved her off.

“Grab something out of my closet.”

Estelle wasn’t going to think twice: she flung open the closet doors and pulled out some gray sweats and what looked to be a t-shirt from one of Zoey’s past shows.

“Bathroom’s right next door, or you can change here.” Zoey had since turned her attention back to the vanity mirror, wiping off all of that day’s makeup. “I don’t mind.”

Estelle didn’t want to miss that opportunity either. She grabbed the bottom hem of her sweater and pulled it off of her body, quickly unclipped her bra, and tossed the show shirt on before Zoey even had a chance to comment on how flat she was, whether said comment would be good or bad. Off came the skirt, soon replaced by the soft fabric of Zoey’s sweatpants. Estelle was content, enveloped in the warmth of her kinda-sorta-girlfriend’s scent, which held notes of coffee and honey.

“Looking good.” Zoey spun around in the chair. “You don’t mind if I change in here, do you?”

Estelle felt her face heat up. “No, no! Not at all, be my guest, Zoey.”

“Great.” Zoey smirked. She sauntered over to the closet, swinging her hips seductively. Estelle couldn’t take her eyes away. She didn’t want to seem like a perv, but god, the moment Zoey’s shirt came off, she was glued to the soft curvature of her situationship’s body.

Zoey tossed her bra onto the floor, turning away from Estelle, which made Estelle a little bit bitter. Everything was covered up with her pajama top. Estelle met her eyes, face as red as a tomato. Zoey rolled her eyes with a small smile, and walked over to the bed.

Estelle plopped down on the floor. She grabbed her discarded sweater and skirt and tucked them both under her head as a makeshift pillow. Zoey raised an eyebrow at her.

“Issss there a reason you’re on the floor?” The brunette questioned.

“I didn’t think you wanted me in bed with you.” The ginger replied honestly. Zoey beckoned her up.

Estelle instinctively curled into Zoey, nuzzling into the softness of her breasts, the two women’s bodies entwining, soaking in the warmth of each other’s presence. Zoey in particular was as snuggly and comfortable as a blanket. This was as cozy as Estelle had ever been.

“Jesus, you’re a cuddler.” Zoey noted. Estelle giggled. “You got that right.”

#latte catte #ocs: estelle #hatchetfield oc #my writing

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simptasia · 1 year ago

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Tell me all about LOST all I know is from Dane Cook

that is. such a funny sentence

aw shucks, its tempting, but i don't wanna give ya spoilers. and there are truly things in lost that must be experienced by your own flesh

...yes im aware of what my blog is like

so i guess i'll give a vague spoiler free overview

so. a group of plane crash survivors find themselves on a mysterious island and have to deal with the strange happenings + their weight of their individual traumas

the show is serialized and one ep more or less flows into another, so literally no ep can be skipped (no matter what anybody says) or else you'll miss something

its a large ensemble cast, ranging from the 13 to 20s range, all in all i think theres like 35 main characters

the show follows a flashback structure, each episode dedicated itself to a main plot on the island intercut with flashbacks to one character. we call these centric episodes. eg. this is a jack centric episode. sometimes an ep will have multiple characters have flashbacks in one ep. while this show didn't originate the concept of a large cast or flashback storytelling, it did popularize it in the early 2000s. so a lot of post 2004 shows wanted to be lost so bad and it shows

at first lost was a survival show but they gloss over this very quickly and its more about the weird shit going on. as time goes on, plots and mysteries stack up. this is to create intrigue, as the shows main focus is an endless parade of character studies. with the added bonus of some cool and twisty shit going on too

but because lost had so much plot, over time it got accused of being confusing and convoluted and Not Answering Questions and well. your mileage may vary. but i think its confusing if you watch it too slowly. like, it aired over a 6 year period, no wonder people got confused. its better to watch nowadays, way easier to handle

the genre of lost is: drama mystery action paranormal sci fi romance with a dash of comedy. lost is full of the saddest fucks you'll ever meet but the show contains enough levity and great colouring to make it not a huge misery fest

pretty decent racial diversity. next to no LGBT rep. more women than the average tv show. then and now

the score FUCKS

not a single bad actor in this entire show, the performances on display are fucking outstanding. and every emotion is like up to 11, which is great for my autistic brain

for those of you who find sex scenes to be tedious, i have a bit of trivia for ya: all sex in LOST happens off screen. not a single sex scene to be found. pre sex, yes, post sex, yes. making out, yes. but sex itself? footage not found. i'm neutral on the concept, i just thought that was something to point out

i highly recommend lost to, like, anybody. ever. its a masterpiece of television. even the low points are better than most shows. sometimes i take lost for granted and then i watch any other drama series and im like "oh right, lost is incredibly good"

its my third favourite show. and thats only cuz star trek and doctor who exist, and nobody is beating those fuckers

anyways do you like to see beautiful people cry and scream but it isn't cringe?* well, i've got a show for you! *okay there is some cringe. as a treat. the leading man of this show has the social grace of a cold pancake (affectionate)

thank you for your time

#i have considered doing a Guide To LOST type thing #where i give an amusing gist of each character

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melancholiaenthroned · 3 months ago

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ok its been a few hours here r my absolute batman thoughts...

starting off with what immediately stood out: that man is not blond. we have spent weeks either bemoaning or defending blond bruce wayne, only for him to appear, not blond. when was the choice to unblond him made? neither of his parents are blond, perhaps then? he also doesnt appear to have his gay little dog, but he havent seen much of his home life so im still holding out hope.

the first thing i will say that jumped out to me, and something ive already commented on, is how much of a scott snyder batman book this feels like. which it is, but god i missed this feeling. snyder writes batman a bit more lone wolfy than other writers, but with a very well defined ensemble cast when the need arises. snyders alfred is one of the only ones ive ever actually had, like, any opinions or feelings on, and so having him (even a very different version of him) star in the opening issue feels right. speaking of snyders alfred -- julia! julia mention, julia graduation photo! julia:-) seeing alfred call her in one of the first pages was my first sigh of relief like oh were gonna be okay... theyre estranged, which makes sense considering any alfred but especially this one, but i do wonder why/for how long considering alfred does appear to have been at her college graduation, and i assume shes around the same age as bruce.

bruce who, speaking of, is 24 and born in... 2004. setting this comic in 2028 but also! thats fucked up! what do you mean batman is the same age as me? that gives me four years to bulk up and learn how to do. whatever bruce did with that massive gun to make it "non lethal" (comic books....). its very weird to have a gen z batman but also makes sense considering snyder said this book represents more his thoughts on the mindsets of his children rather than his own (as was the case for his original batman run). bruce is an idealistic young person now! with young person friends... also weird to think that in this universe, killer croc, the penguin, two face, and catwoman were probably also born in the 2003-2005 range (they appear to have been childhood friends, i assume they went to the same school and were maybe also at the zoo that day?).

this is disorganized and i dont have a transition into this section but: the main "twist" of the issue, which i was not expecting at all. martha is alive. bruce lost his father, but he never lost his mother. it makes sense why he seems a little more idealistic (or maybe thats just Alfred's pov skewing events), he really does have like. a whole life. he has friends and a mother and a job, hes not a sad boy left alone in a manor. really not much to say about this considering its only the first issue, but im really excited to see where it goes. it does make this batman feel a little like superman in an interesting way. hes a lot more ingrained in the city by working a job that actually touches its core, hes a mamas boy, he (or at least his social circle) is involved enough in local politics to be going to town hall meetings. and of course. his main villain appears to be this weird ultra rich guy...

which leads me to other main snyder-ism of the issue: we gotta get the joker in here, and he is NOT funny. in classic snyder fashion the joker is SERIOUS now. he wears muted colors and never laughs and is a brunette (which could all change when/if he gets dumped in acid).i really wasnt sure if he was gonna do it, after all snyder has already pretty extensively covered the joker in his old run, and while i think hes literally the best joker writer ever, i wasnt sure if hed been interested in tackling the character in what is essentially a new batman origin. but here he is! and the tables are turned -- bruce is friends with all the jokers old compatriots, and the joker is alone and insanely rich. i honestly really have no idea what to expect from this plot going forward, obviously the current focus is black mask and his gang, but its clear the joker is going to have some part to play. im excited about it, im not one of the people who dislikes joker stories on principle and i was really hoping for snyder to introduce him into this world so its a win for me if nothing else.

anyway! not sure how to conclude this, but these are my thoughts! its been a while since ive been this excited for a bat run, and this will probably be the only thing keeping me going for a while considering weve got tom taylor on tec now. but god. im just so happy. remember being excited about batman comics? if any of u guys read absolute batman plsss lmk what u thought...

#poison.txt #dc #wednesday spoilers #long post

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kh4 · 2 years ago

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why are you on a twitter byf?

hi, youre actually not the first person to tell me this tonight! i Also have no idea why im on a blacklist. i want to clear some stuff up because i was told this three (3) times. i dont exactly like that i have to reply to this publicly because i dont even make personal posts but i think this whole thing is out of hand and has been for a while.

im putting this under a Read More because its long and im finally able to air out some of my feelings about the situation.

TLDR: devin has lurked and kept tabs on me for three years and its exhausting that i have to address it like this of all places. if you need proof or anything feel free to dm me.

this is soooo. okay so i met this person in 2019 from the best of my memory because ive been trying for about an hour to get onto my old blog but i cant remember the login at all, and she and i had done a few dms just about whatever. and then she wanted to make these two kin doubles who hated each other or something be friends again, please note we all shared the same kin, and stirred up some problems.

then, after this happened, her host (or she did? regardless she admitted that she was involved in the creation) had made a callout blog for one of them despite my attempt to steer this off from happening, and i was ignored. i think my last message to her directly, and im not kidding here, was in jan 2020 (three full years ago!).

after this i made the choice, for myself, to soft her on tumblr. i no longer wanted anything to do with the situation, i think kin drama is stupid and im sure it was more personal than kin things from what she had told me, but i had no intention of being involved further. or know any of these people. like at all. after i softed her, she made a post about taking a hiatus after she deleted the callout blog and thats it from what i know about her tumblr because it was deleted soon after iirc.

8 months later she tried to follow my twitter, and i recognized her. i considered it a lottt, but i really didnt want that kind of energy stirring up things again in my life because 2020 was an absolute fucking Disaster of a year enough. so i softed her from my twitter because of this for my own mental health.i havent had a direct message with her since early 2020.

i know nothing about her, her life, anything because i wanted as much distance from that whole situation as possible. i didnt get to know her well enough with her to call her my friend or anything, and everything that happened so soon after we did start talking really made me not feel like i wanted to be friends or get to know her better if this was her vibe. she has made posts about missing me, when i feel as though i never warranted the title of friend at all because she basically just vented to me a couple times before this started and i didnt and still dont have the energy to deal with that kind of person.

i have found out, however, she has fucking LURKED me likely for three years. shes posted about how ensemble stars reminds her of an ex friend (which, she didnt get to know me enough to be my friend, and its pretty obvious this post is about me because my special interest is ensemble stars) and i got into it in mid 2020 so she shouldnt possibly know i ever got into it without lurking me. its some creepy shit ill be honest with you.

she knew and made posts about how my psychotic ass had delusions about being w/ilbur ds-p from nov 2021- mid 2022 because i like. Was in a horrible state and related to how self destructive he was or whatever but i got better and got my life together and dont do that at all anymore. i dropped it and i have most terms blacklisted (and the series itself) because it reminds me of those racist assholes and also of a horrible time in my life im still recovering from.

i have no fucking clue how this could affect her or she would even know. seeing as this was wayyyyy beyond the time i knew her. however this proves she was lurking me to myself and people who know me personally… we're all insanely confused. shes had no reason to keep up with anything about me for three years and im pretty much sick of it haha. ive been quietly freaking out over how scary shes been acting about me and whatever idealized version of what or who i was she had assumed during the very short time i knew her because i didnt want to start anything.

thank you for reading this. i hope this stops soon because i dont want to keep dealing with something thats happened 3 years ago and it happened because i didnt even want to be involved in things. its just unfair and makes me feel insanely uncomfortable im still a hot topic for her even though she hasnt messaged me or anything since following my twitter and being softed. it makes me feel weird and its just weird to me.

#knightly.png #sorry this is long. i needed to reply to this if nothing else tonight

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namelessdeceased · 5 months ago

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ohhh man sounds rough. gws 🩷🩷 + IVE NEVER SEEN EM IN MY LIFE BUT THE ACTORS YOU GOT IN YOUR PAGE ARE PRETTY + GOOD JOB ON GRADUATING THATS CRAZY WHATRE YOU GONNA DO NOW?

i mean for me what uhhhh im in secondary 2 now (14 y/o) + ive started just studying as my LIFE + ensemble stars music OML + also i love bears in trees + im such a fan of dark academia now

should i come back to tumblr i lowk want to i miss yall

evaporates away quietly (havent seen you in years bro hows it going)

*spawns out of nowhere* well ive been Very Sick (throwing up & fevers & headaches & the like) + got obsessed with watching thai dramas like a couple months ago (theyre really fucking good ??) + graduated high school (early obviously lmao) what about you ?¿

#you are SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!

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hyperjynx · 2 years ago

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I'm losing my mind in a hurricane so uh

Ranking Ensemble Stars Units Based on My Deranged Headcanons/Opinions

Starmaker Productions

Fine - 5/10

I’ll be honest, despite being a partial Tori main, I’m pretty neutral about Fine. They get points for representation of Theater Kids™, manipulative pretty boys, and Tori’s :3 face but as far as music goes, they’ve never really stood out to me.

Trickstar - 4/10

I actually really like Trickstar but I feel like out of all the bands in ES, they’re the ones who would have a “my mom sold me to 1Direction” fanfic written about them in-universe and for that they get points subtracted

Ryuseitai - 6/10

Unrivaled Meteor Ranger fucks hard and every member of this band has had a warrior cats phase but in extremely different ways. Chiaki probably kins Firestar. Kanata goes apeshit over the Sunningrocks debate. You get no further elaboration.

Alkaloid - 10/10

GRRRRGRRRBARK I LOVE ALKALOID #1 Alkaloid enjoyer right here if you don’t like Alkaloid gtfomp /j. The songs? SLAP. My moratorium? WINGED. Mayoi? IN THE WALLS.

Cosmic Production

Eden - 9/10

Eden almost gets full points. Hiyojun. The biblical references mixed with EXTREMELY horny lyrics. ALL of them are hot.

HOWEVER: for the love of GOD they NEED to fire their choreographer I am BEGGING,,, what the fuck is That One Part in The Genesis (YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT)

Valkyrie - 5/10

Look, I fucking LOVE Valkyrie. The songs go hard. I blast 'em all the time when I’m handed the AUX. If the band was just Mika (possibly also Nazuna?) then they would get full points, but I have a personal grudge against Shu for existing (top hat, manipulative but not pretty enough to get away with it, enjoys the French, the Nazuna situation) so he costs Valkyrie 5 entire points.

2wink - 6/10

Their name just being [TWINK] makes me lose my shit but the fact that they’re secretly the angstiest fuckers in game gave me enough psychic damage to subtract 3 points. 1 additional point has been subtracted for those matching midparts.

Crazy:B - 7/10

Crazy:B never misses with their songs. -3 points for Rinne Amagi.

Rhythm Link

UNDEAD - 8/10

Okay you can tell I’m OBVIOUSLY biased towards emos but god. UNDEAD. They work really well together. As a chronically ill vampire kinnie Rei owns my heart and I love him. -2 points for being just a tad basic but overall very good

This does not contribute to the rating but I had to point it out: Kaoru’s whole Thing is that he’s a playboy and Really Likes Women™. Sir explain this then:

Ra*bits - 4/10

Hajime and Nazuna my beloved but Mitsuru and Tomoya look like they came directly from The Promised Neverland and I’m not an impartial judge so -6 for making me think about that show again

Akatsuki - 5/10

I mean. Yeah. They’re fine. Nothing for or against them. Slash! Blade of Resolve fucks but thats about it from me

New Dimension

Knights - 7/10

They have some bops, but I’ll be honest most of their points come from the fact that Ritsu and Arashi are my blorbos I love them. -3 for the “Is He Bothering You, Queen?” vibes I’m hit with every time I hear Grateful Allegiance

Switch - -2000/10

They are magicians and they give gamer vibes and are therefore Untrustworthy. Also the shading on Natsume’s hand at the end of Emerald Planet makes me think of the hot dog hand people in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Perish.

MaM - 9/10

I’m entranced by his cringe fail personality and his cowboy hat, what can I say

-1 point because Madara is not a band, he is a gay cowboy

-1 point again because anyone who nicknames themselves “mama” is Untrustworthy

+1 point though because attempted murder is funny and Madara is pretty

#no i dont take criticism my word is law /j #ensemble stars #shitpost #long post #enstars #fine enstars #trickstar #ryuseitai #alkaloid enstars #eden enstars #valkyrie enstars #2wink #crazy:b #undead enstars #ra*bits #akatsuki #knights enstars #switch enstars #mam enstars

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tumblebee-the-smol-bean · 4 years ago

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What about another classification universe but everyone is a cg. Everyone but Logan. Logan's on the baby side of regressing and once he found out (he's younger then the rest) he hid. The others had already subconsciously been babying him. He breaks down one day when him and Roman get into another playful fight and everything comes to light. Maybe he has an accident and tries so hard to prove he's big but the others aren't having it and baby him to no end.

.””okie dokie! this took sooooo long to get out. apologies but motivation to write is hard, I appreciate the ask. (:

Logan sat in his living room staring blankly at the TV as it played a nature documentary he’d seen a thousand times. He’d gotten his letter today. Everyone else had gotten theirs a year ago since they were all older than him. Thats just what happens when you’re in highschool and have a summer birthday.

He’d known what he was going to get of course, in terms of class. He’d picked up on his own tendencies and the questions were fairly obvious, at least to him. No Logan wasn’t shaken up because he got classified as a regressor, he’d known that would be the result for quite some time. What freaked him out was how young his age range was estimated to be.

0-18 months. That didn’t even reach the two year mark. It was ridiculous, he was clearly intelligent, he had aced all of his classes thus far, being a baby just didn’t make any sense. He sighed to himself, perhaps a mistake was made, that happened sometimes, he would go back and get retested as soon as possible, perhaps swing the questionnaire just to make sure.

While he was thinking about it his phone pinged and he glanced over at it reflexively, a message from patton.

Hey kiddo! Congrats on getting your classification today! I’m so so so excited for you!!! Why don’t you come over and we can talk about it? Ro and Dee are here too. :D

Logan shook his head, of course. He should have expected a message such as this. Patton was a caregiver as was everyone in the group it seemed, everyone except him...As such they tended to all baby him without really thinking about it even though for all they knew he could have been a caregiver himself.

Roman would always try and defend his honor, whatever that meant, Virgil tended to be overprotective of Logan and very cautious around him and for him, Janus would always be the one to convince him to take a break from his much overdone essay and take a nap, Remus didn’t threaten to disembowel him at the drop of a hat, and Patton while he acted as everyone’s father figure to an extent was always much more so with Logan.

He wasn’t sure he wanted to go over and “discuss” seeing as he didn’t know how he felt about it himself, he knew it was unlikely Patton would drop it seeing as they seemed to have these discussions every time someone in the group got classified, something Patton’s psych major brother Emile had recommended. Logan had always been behind it, it made logical sense, but just not with himself. Sorry. I cannot as I am busy, my apologies.

Then he locked his phone, he didn’t feel like getting in a texting war with Patton asking about his feelings. He suddenly felt very very drained. It was time for a nap.

oOo

Logan woke up to 20 missed messages and a knocking at the door. He groaned, whoever it was could- “Lo? It’s Patton. are you in there?”

of course Patton had come to check on him. No doubt Virgil convinced him something terrible had happened but he really wasn’t in the mood right now. He swung open the door to tell him he was fine and to go away and let him sleep but before he could Roman, who apparently had come with him as well as Janus pushed his way past him into his house.

“Roman! what are you doing?!”

He snorted “Well I’m coming in and making myself comfortable for the chat obviously. Shame on you for scaring Patton like that.”

Logan purses his lips. Of course Roman was doing this. He always did. It wasn’t fair! He felt like stomping his foot for a moment before realizing how ludicrous and unhelpful it would be. “Roman, kindly get out of my home. I have no intention of discussion, my class is my business” well at least it was out in the open now. “Lo...” Patton had shuffled in behind Roman and looked torn between apologizing for the dramatic one’s behavior and having a ‘talk’ with Logan. Janus puts a hand on his shoulder to stop this. “Hold on a second dear Patton, their banter always is fun to watch.” Patton looks very disapproving at him for that but its too late, the playfight has already started. “Ohoho! So the nerd wants to be all secretive huh?” Roman smirked “Roman, I am not in the mood” Logan glared “Go home and take Patton and Janus with you” he turned around to go back to his room. “goodbye”

“Awww, but that’s no fun!” he smiled and it looked as mischievous as one of Remus’s which Logan decided was definitely worrying and not at all comforting “Buuuuut I bet you hide all your stuff in a boring place...under your bed maybe? If you won’t tell me maybe I’ll just have a little look-see” he dashes off in that direction before Logan can do anything. Patton dashes after him. “ROMAN NO!”

A cold feeling seized in Logan’s chest. This didn’t feel playful anymore, at least not to him. Normally he would stop Roman himself and proceed to yell at him and berate him for a half hour but now...He broke down sobbing and fell to the floor. someone is saying something. His ears told him. Someone is saying your name, someone is crying, oh wait...that’s you. “Logan?” Janus tried. The boy had just collapsed and started wailing, he knew things were getting heated but he never expected this reaction from him unless....of course. “Logan darling, its okay,” he put on his caregiver voice and cautiously placed a hand on his shoulder to try a bit of physical contact “Shhhhh, shhh, love it’s okay, you’re alright.”

“N-no! gonna, f-fin me out!”

“oh sweetheart” Jan sighed “I think we already have” He began to cry harder upon hearing that and Janus was quick to move to the couch with him as Patton finally emerged from Logan’s bedroom with a very guilty looking Roman after stopping him from snooping. “Oh poor thing!” he cooed and rushed over “Aww, I’m so sorry baby, Ro didn’t mean to make you sad. He shouldn’t have done that” he shot a pointed glance at Roman “But he didn’t mean to hurt you little star, how old are you baby?”

Logan raised his head from where he had burried it in Janus’s shirt and blinked owlishly at Patton.

“mmm” “well that wasn’t exactly an answer” Roman mumbled only to yell “OW! Hey!” when Janus swatted him atop the head “Do try not to be stupid right now Roman, we need all the braincells you have to take care of this one, and that was an answer, since he didn’t respond with actual words he’s obviously a baby. Patton will you go get a few of the supplies I keep in my car?” Patton nodded and went to go do as requested while Logan frowned. He wasn’t a baby, he couldn’t be a baby. He was supposed to be smart. He was Logan Berry. He was not a baby. So he pushed himself as far as he could out of that warm soft space. Turns out he couldn’t push very far since he ended up in the mindset of a toddler. “Not a baby!” he insisted to Janus, with what said side personally thought was an adorable pout. “Oh no?” he raised an eyebrow, two seconds ago Logan wasn’t even forming words and now he was in an arguing mood it seemed. “Well color me surprised, are you by chance repressing your headspace Logan”

Crap Janus was onto him and his friend was scarily good at detecting lies. Still, he had to try,

“Noooo”

Janus tutted, “Thats what I thought, why are you doing that to yourself little one? You know we don’t mind you being extra small. But that was just it wasn’t it? Logan started to tear up again. Why couldn’t he have just been an older regressor? Preferably nine or ten. That would be so much easier and he wouldn’t feel so helpless and stupid. However when he tried to articulate that all that came out was, “Don wanna be extra small!” Janus to his credit didn’t even seem remotely phased. “And why is that?”

“Cuz m’ Logan! supposed to work hard nd be smart”

Janus nods along for a moment before he turned his gaze back to Logan and without missing a beat asked, “And have you ever considered the fact that you work so hard is why you regress so young?”

He blinked, he hadn’t but...it did make sense. “And therefore you regressing so young is a good thing and very clever of your subconscious”

Logan could have a thousand arguments to that, could debate his way out if he really wanted to and insist he didn’t need it but...now that someone had shown him affection and assured him they didn’t mind...he didn’t want to. He just wanted to return to that soft happy place and let all his worries melt away, let someone else worry for him for a change. So he nodded and let go, let himself slip back and just relax and bask in the care.

“There you are baby” Janus cooed with a smile as Patton returned with the gear. He waved at Logan and smiled, taking him from Janus. “Hey there baby boy! you wanna get in some comfier clothes?” Logan whined, suddenly realizing his tie was very uncomfy around his neck and pawed at it causing Patton to giggle. “I’ll take that as a yes. Don’t worry kiddo, lets go raid your closet yeah?”

Logan nodded and Patton made sure to keep a tight hold of him as he carried the boy to the bedroom where he shyly picked out a pastel blue sweatshirt with floppy sleeves and mathematical patterned pajama pants to wear. Patton cooed over him the entire time and about how cute he was in the ensemble. “Such a cute lil math baby!”

by the time they returned to the living room Janus had everything set up. There was a big soft blanket spread out with multiple baby toys like keys, soft toys, building blocks etc. Logan was immediately reaching for the blanket, but then he was whining as Roman pulled his hand away from his mouth. huh, when had that gotten there? “Fingers are yucky little prince, try this instead” A pacifier was gently pushed into his mouth as a substitute and he sucked on it experimentally. Luckily he deems it acceptable and flops twoards the blanket again where Patton sets him down. He immediately heads for the shape puzzles.

The three watch him for as long as he needs. He’s played with, cooed over, and snuggled within an inch of his life. When the day comes to a close and he’s still regressed Janus holds him in his lap and feeds him a bottle before Roman tells him a bedtime story and Patton tucks him in. Logan loves them all so much, and he knows they love him too.

#Age Regression #sfw age regression #agere sfw #agere logan #caregiver roman #caregiver janus #caregiver patton #sanders sides agere #sanders sides #sanders sides fic

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A Rant Abt Zari That Turned Into Character Analysis

i love zari tomaz so much

shes so good. so pure. so gay. so angsty. so morally gray in all the right ways. shes a perfect chaotic good.

asdfghjkl once upon a time, i might have hesitated when someone asked me who my fav on Legends is... but now???? zari. just zari. i love her so much. her chARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

I AM A SIMPLE WRITER. I SEE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT DONE WELL AND I FALL IN LOVE.

AND ZARI’S IS DONE SO WELL? EVEN IF YOU JUST COUNT SEASON THREE?

(oh shit looks like this is going to go on for a while buckle up)

season 3, episode 3: Zari

we meet zari, and we learn about her situation. she’s lost her brother, is separated from the rest of her family and is trying to avoid being captured by the government. before she reunites with her family she wants to retrieve a memento of her brother’s, because it could save them and also she misses him. but she’s stopped by kuasa, who wants to recruit her for the [her brother’s] totem. she’s willing to betray/lie to the legends because she doesn’t know/trust them. and then, we all come to the realisation that her parents are dead too. she’s still being hunted by kuasa, so she joins the team (for personal gain, like many other legends) oooh and also this ep intros us to some of her skills, like hacking

season 3, episode 4: Phone Home

zari tags along with the team to rescue ray’s younger self. we’re shown (not told, shown) that zari can be empathetic, and good with kids (this was the writer’s way of showing us that she was more than just her tough exterior)

season 3, episode 5: Return of the Mack

this ep was a Big One in terms of zari’s character development. we realise that she’s Not Over her brother’s death, that she feels guilty about it. (the writers are showing weakness, turning her into a well-rounded character. she has strengths, weaknesses, and a reason for all of them). its so well-done??? we see her feeling guilty about behrad. we see her making bad decisions based on this. and even more important than that, we see her main motivation for staying on the ship. we learn that she’s on the ship to try and save her brother and the rest of her family. we begin sympathising with her and the writing in the scene where she believes that she should have been the one to die is written so powerfully. we see zari, we see amaya, and then we see a blank screen, and we’re left to ponder, how would the show have been changed if zari had stayed to fight? she gives up the totem, the last thing zari has that connects her to her brother. she tries to give it up but by the end, we see her fully claim the totem. she hasn’t accepted her brother’s death, not by a long shot, but... she’s found some peace, at least, in having the totem he used to.

season 3, episode 6: Helen Hunt

ohhhhh, i love this one so much. its the one where zari looks at the timeline, sees all the screwed up things people have done in history, and says fuck that. its in this episode that we finally see (once again, see, not hear) what zari’s skills as a hacker are useful for on the waverider. we see her, for the first time, sympathising with another person in history. we see the point of her coming onto the waverider, not only from a storyline perspective, but from the ensemble’s perspective as well. from a storyline perspective, we see that she’s the one who’s going to look for loopholes in history, for ways to help people, rather than just extracting the anachronism. but from a ensemble perspective, she’s providing a balance in the team. think about it. before zari, we have sara, who’s dedicated to keeping the timeline safe. we have amaya, whos become more rebellious, but she’s still a bit of a rule-follower. we have martin, who’d like to go home, and believes that complying with the bureau is the best way to do so. we have jax, who may want to help people, but still will put sara’s orders on top. we have ray, who’s pretty happy with just keeping the timeline safe, and we have nate, who’s a historian and values the timeline being intact. zari’s the one who’s encouraging them to look at some of the anachronisms as people. she’s the one who’s going out and sympathising with others and learning about them and trying to make their lives better. zari provides a much needed balance to the unusually lawful legends. (also, zari and helen screwed)

season 3, episode 7: Welcome to the Jungle

this episode continues to build on the foundations laid in helen hunt. we get to see more of her looking for all the people she can help, like Ahn Li. we wvwn see her sympathising with grodd for a bit, when she hears that argus, the same organisation that captured her, had also kept grodd captive in 2018.

season 3, episode 9: Beebo, God of War

this is the first episode where zari tries to reach out to a fellow member of the legends. we’ve seen that she’s very sympathetic, and even though she might have been trying to get jax onto her side about the “hacking history” thing, she also is trying to help him. she, much like jax, has gone through a very recent loss of parental figures. she sympathises, empathises. i loved this episode because not only do we see her encouraging jax to take his timeline into his own hands, we also see her distracting him with video games. we indirectly get to see some of her own coping methods, like playing video games. we get so much insight into zari in this episode and i absolutely love it, because its done so well, shown, not told.

season 3, episode 10: Daddy Darhkest

WE GOT SO MUCH ZARI BACKSTORY IN THIS ONE. WE LEARNT ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE HAD BEEN PUT INTO AN ASYLUM AND THE ZARI TOMAZ EMPATHY POWERS SHINE AGAIN! asdfghjkl i feel like this is a really underrated zari ep, but we saw stuff like her helping young!Nora feel more comfortable in her environment after they took her out of the asylum. i really, really love this ep so much. (and also, “welcome to the 21st century, you luddites” is an incredible quote)

season 3, episode 11: Here I Go Again

asdfghjkl this one. this one. i... i cant even. nope. i’ll make a separate post that goes into the details of this one, but here’s the summary: she begins to bond, like actually bond, with the legends, enough that, by the end, she’s willing to sacrifice herself for them... there’s so much character development in this ep i cant even

season 3, episode 12: The Curse of the Earth Totem

not a lot of zari in this one... so i can’t say much about character development

season 3, episode 13: No Country for Old Dads

again, not a lot of zari, but thats fine... :((((

season 3, episode 14: Amazing Grace

oooh, this is a good one. we see zari’s empathy in action, and better than ever before because its placed in direct contrast to wally’s super-speedy method of get in, do it, get out. and this is the first time we see zari as a sort of mentor figure to another legend!!!! considering that this precedes zari taking over amaya’s spot as sara’s second-in-command, this matters a lot!!!

season 3, episode 15: Necromancing the Stone

oof, this one hurt. we saw Behrad, for the first time, and we saw him the way that zari thought of him. as a young kid, as her baby brother. but even more important than that, we see her protecting the team over him. this is an incredible moment for zari, because it highlights how far she’s come and how much she cares about the team.

season 3, episode 16: I, Ava

actually, despite the fact that there’s a lot of emphasis on zari in this episode, theres not a lot of actual character development in this ep for me. what we see of her is more... reactionary that actionary which makes it a little hard to see the character development

season 3, episode 17: Guest Starring John Noble, and season 3, episode 18: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly

oof. not a lot here, really, but that’s understandable, what with this being the season finale... i still missed my fav tho... :(((((

but anyway, the legends writer did an incredible job with zari’s character arc in season three... stay tuned for more about her character arc in season four and Here I Go Again... :)

#zari tomaz #legends #legends of tomorrow #DC's Legends of Tomorrow #lot #i love zari so much #*hearteyes*

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Meghan Markle to have TWO baby showers - guestlist revealed - HELLO! Magazine

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Meghan Markle to have TWO baby showers - guestlist revealed - HELLO! Magazine

The royal is expecting her first child with Prince Harry

Last modified on 2019-02-19T14:15:33+00:00Sharnaz Shahid Meghan Markle is spending a few days with her close friends in New York. The former actress is expected to have her baby shower on Tuesday with 15 guests, here at HELLO! we take a look at all the potential friends who are believed to be on the guest list…

With her due date looming, the Duchess of Sussex is making the most of her free time by jetting off to New York to see her close friends. The 37-year-old royal, who is expecting her first child with Prince Harry, is set to have her baby shower on Tuesday, thrown by her best friend Jessica Mulroney. However, for those based in the UK, the mum-to-be will have another one when she returns home after her official trip to Morocco, revealed royal correspondent Omid Scobie.

He also told Good Morning America: “Today’s baby shower is a reunion of sorts for Meghan. [Guests] include best pal Jessica Mulroney, actress and close pal Abigail Spencer has flown in and Priyanka Chopra is supposed to be flying in especially for this from London Fashion Week.” He added: “It’ll be a celebration with her closest friends.” For the first party, a total of 15 of her closest confidantes are thought to be attending the lavish shower which will be held at an exclusive Upper East Side hotel. Here at HELLO!, we take a look at all the potential invitees.

Jessica Mulroney

Meghan’s dear friend is the daughter-in-law of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and a well-known Toronto personality and philanthropist. The pair first met years ago when the former actress moved to Canada to start filming her hit legal series Suits. Jessica has reportedly been Meghan’s stylist since 2014, and the duo have since collaborated on many of the royal’s most chic and sophisticated ensembles. The Canadian stylist was also Meghan’s ‘unofficial’ Maid of Honour at her wedding to Prince Harry in May. Her children – twin sons Brian and John and daughter Ivy – were pageboys and bridesmaid at the royal wedding.

Jessica Mulroney is believed to be throwing the baby shower

It is also thought that her friend has taken on the role of overlooking some of the Duchess’ maternity looks during official engagements, and from her tour in Australia. Jessica regularly gives Meghan a helping hand with her looks, most notably including the memorable Nonie pink trench coat that the royal wore while visiting the Southbank Centre last year.

READ: The royal family’s most romantic gestures

Doria Ragland

There’s no denying that Meghan has a very close relationship with her mother Doria. The Los Angeles-based yoga instructor has lived in California for years, where Meghan was born. She works as a yoga instructor and social worker and occasionally jets to London to see her daughter. As Meghan prepares to give birth in the spring, fans can expect to see more of Doria. The former Suits actress will no doubt want her mum on hand to help with her first child.

The royal has a super close bond with her mother Doria

Meghan previously named her mum as one of the ten people who has greatly impacted her life. In a Glamour magazine article published on 15 August 2017, the former TV star opened up about her mum saying: “My mum’s a yoga instructor, but she does social work, as well, and she works specifically with the geriatric community. For me to watch this level of life-long sensitivity to nurturing and caregiving, but at the same time my mum has always been a free spirit. She’s got dread locks and a nose ring.”

MORE: 6 fun activities Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children can do in Windsor

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka and Meghan met in 2015 at a party, and it seems like the two have been close ever since. The Bollywood actress has previously spoken about their friendship, telling People: “I think friendships depend on people individually and how personal your relationship is. You can have work friendships, those are different. But when you have real friendships, like ours, it doesn’t matter what people look at you as or where your world goes, you sort of just, stay friends. And I think that’s what we’re like.” Speaking about first meeting the Duchess of Sussex, she continued: “We just became friends, like two girls would. I’ve always thought she was a super stylish girl. She’s someone that I’ve always looked up to for her style. Always, before she got married. And I just think she’s so well turned out always and she’s so chic in what she wears.”

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Benita Litt

The Duchess is godmother to her friends Benita and Darren Litt’s two daughters, Rylan and Remi, who were also bridesmaids at the royal wedding, so she would be an obvious choice of guest. The royal even celebrated Christmas with Benita’s family back in 2016 – the year before she celebrated with the Queen. At the time, Meghan took to Instagram to share a group family snap from the festivities, in which she captioned: “Fairy goddaughters.”

Serena Williams

Serena Williams and Meghan go way back

The pair first became close in February 2014 when they played a game of flag football together at DIRECTV’s Celebrity Beach Bowl. Speaking about their friendship, Meghan once said: “We’re both the same age, have a penchant for hot sauces and adore fashion, but what connects us more than those things is perhaps our belief in exceeding expectations – our endless ambition.” The tennis champ was one of the lucky guests who attended the royal wedding with her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

Amal Clooney

Amal and George Clooney at the royal wedding in May

Amal Clooney turned heads she attended the royal wedding with husband George Clooney. The pair have been friends for a while. According to a source, the human rights lawyer helped Meghan adjust to her new life in the UK. “Meghan and Amal have known each other for a while [and share] many interests,” an insider said. “Amal has been helping Meghan settle into London life. It was a very natural friendship from day one.”

READ: We’ve just been given a big clue about Meghan Markle’s due date

Oprah Winfrey

She was one of the many guests who attended the royal wedding in May. The presenter also invited the Duchess of Sussex’s mother Doria to her home just weeks before the big day. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in June, Oprah revealed: “The story was that Meghan’s mum had come to my house and she left laden with gifts. You know what the gifts were? First of all, she’s great at yoga, so I said, ‘Bring your yoga mat and your sneaks in case we just want to do yoga on the lawn.’ So one of the bags was a yoga mat and the other was lunch.”

Misha Nonoo

Misha was once rumoured to have introduced Meghan to Prince Harry

Misha is a close friend of Meghan’s, and has previously been rumoured to be the matchmaker who introduced her to Prince Harry in 2016. The designer was once married to Alexander Gilkes, a New York based businessman and Eton College alum. Not only did Alexander attend school with Harry and his older brother Prince William; he is now in a relationship with tennis star Maria Sharapova. Elsewhere, the Duchess has also shown her support to Misha by wearing her designs on several occasions.

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer with Priyanka at the royal wedding

The two stars became firm friends after starring in Suits together. In March, Abigail opened up about her friendship with Meghan, calling her “one of the loveliest human beings on the planet”. She told People: “Meghan Markle is one of the loveliest human beings on the planet, in the world. I’m just so excited that the world will get to experience her loveliness, and I really think that with her platform for charity and her fortitude – she’s going to have a great moment to change the world. If anyone can do it, it can be her.”

MORE: American princesses – Meghan Markle, Grace Kelly and more Stateside women who married royalty

Markus Anderson

Markus Anderson with Meghan at the Invictus Games in Toronto

Meghan is close friends with Soho House consultant Markus Anderson, and is said to have enjoyed dates with Prince Harry at the private members’ club in the early days of their relationship. When Harry and Meghan first made their public debut at the Invictus Games in Toronto in 2017, Markus accompanied his friend at the opening night of the tournament.

MORE: The best royal family curtsies from Kate Middleton to Meghan Markle

Daniel Martin

He was the makeup artist responsible for creating Meghan’s royal wedding makeup in May 2018. The pair have remained close, with Daniel even making a special trip to London at the start of the year. He was invited to her home in Kensington Palace, where the royal whipped up everyone’s favourite brunch order – avocado on toast. The MUA has previously opened up about how the morning of the royal wedding went, telling Good Morning America: “We had breakfast. Guy, her dog, was with us. We were playing around with him. It was a very chill morning. Her mum [Doria Ragland] was there, which was amazing.”

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#tlcstuck #dave strider #calliope #walkaround 3

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Great Comet Things

I got to see Great Comet on Sunday and it was absolutely amazing. The whole cast was amazing and the show is so artistic and surreal. Below is a bunch of things I noticed that were either very cool, unexpected or both. Warning, it’s very very long:

ACT I

The show doesn't actually start with Pierre singing. He comes out with his accordion then you hear Natasha yelp a really sad "No!" then run on stage with Andrei at her heals. They have a moment, and she looks really sad and he looks Very in Love and takes a necklace off his neck and puts it on her. She grasps at it and he runs out the door behind Pierre, representing the war

Prologue is actually really funny. Like it's sort of funny on the recording but the way people move and act w their faces makes it very comic.

Marya is a little terrifying. She plays "strict yet Kind" out to the audience like, "yes, I'm KiNd!!! Believe me, That's an order!!"

Anatole is actually really funny. I had totally been imagining him as this impossibly smooth figure and He Isn't. Like yes, he's very smooth at times but he is also totally used for comedy sometimes and is severely melodramatic.

Oak's Pierre is really dimensional. He's very subdued and gentle but there's also a roughness to his voice when he gets really disgusted in himself or in the world and he moves really smoothly and naturally between Pierre's gruffer, darker side, and the cute awkward warmness which he also does wonderfully.

Denée's Natasha reads really well as this young girl who has always been loved and appreciated and is now really struggling for the first time with her happiness and she's really bold and a little self absorbed and this really brings out the changes which I will get back to later

Courtney Bassett was wonderful as Mary!! She's plays her really sweet and shy but also clashes really well w Natasha.

Private and Intimate is really intense but can also get very funny. Nicholas Belton is hilarious but his Bolkonsky has a lot to him I guess? He moves really slowly and he does the fragile thing really well for a dude who is like Bolting down the aisles as Andrei. I'm very scared of old prince Bolkonsky.

The Lighting in No One Else oh my go d. The song is so beautiful but the visuals. The falling snow. It's heartrending. Ahhhh.

Marya Dmitrievna is the best ever. I love her.

The Opera is Funky as hell. Paul Pinto is a firecracker. What a cool dude.

I didn't expect Anatole to actually get that excited about Natasha. I sort of read it as pure manipulation (it's still manipulative don't get me wrong) but he really does adore her. He really cares about whether or not she likes him and he fawns over her.

The Duel is intense as fuck. Amber Gray walked passed me at some point (i can't remember if it was during the duel or not but) she is a goddess, damn it. I love her.

Nick Choksi plays the sociopathic Dolokhov you get in the book better in person than I would've guessed

Pierre does this thing when he gets shot where he ducks and stays ducking for a long time bc he thinks he's a dead man and there's a long silence. And then he looks up like “oh!” and Oak made the cutest face ever when he realized he won the duel.

Ok I didn't like dust and ashes when I heard it on the soundtrack and saw it at the Tony's but the way Oak does it is an absolute show stopper. It blew me away. I love it. It's now one of my favorite songs in the show. Pierre is sitting in his Hole or whatever. The sad hole. And he just. Opens himself up and it's great. There was at least a full minute of applause for him.

SUUUUUNDAY MORNING TIME FOR CHURCH

I love sunday morning but i do miss Sonya’s part from the off broadway soundtrack

When Helene comes in during Charming, Natasha is dressed in nothing but her corset and a tiny little underskirt and it makes her so vulnerable and frightened its an interesting dynamic. Amber Gray is a powerhouse of an actress and a singer and I love her. She has the coolest cloak too.

There’s this thing in Charming where Helene rips Natasha’s necklace from Andrei off and Natasha looks so guilty and upset about it. It really breaks the excitement from the yay, dresses part. She tosses it into Pierre’s depression hole and it landed in his book. Pierre picked it up and looked hilariously confused.

The ball is at least 80% same sex couples which was pretty cool. The ending is beautiful but it gets really chilling as the act draws to a close.

ACT II

Letters was bomb af. I’m gonna note again that I love Okieriete Onaodowan. After saying that he wrote the letter, Dolokhov crouches really malevolently watching what he orchestrated unfolds.

When they pass the love letter to Natasha, the audience has to pass it across the aisle but the girl didn’t know what to do when it got to the end, so Denee leaned really desperately with her arm reached out waving sweetly and asking for the letter until she got it

INGRID MICHAELSON IS A REALLY AMAZING ACTRESS AND SHE WRECKED ME

Preparations is a bop. Nick Choksi is a gift.

There’s a bit at the beginning where Anatole is carrying a big ol bag and he looks like he plans to walk up the stairs with it but then WHOOPS ANDREI IS SITTING ON SAID STAIRS. Anatole does absolutely nothing in acknowledging this- he simply sees he’ll need to take the other stairs and walk away.

I LOVE PAUL PINTO OK

There’s that one post about struggling to keep your sleeves rolled being gay culture and...Lucas Steele took a really long time to get his sleeves rolled up. I snorted.

I have very few words to describe the next few songs so i’ll sorta skip forward a little and just...trust me when I say they’re amazing

Seeing Pierre kick Anatole’s bitch ass is a ton of fun but its much less fun the way its staged because thats when natasha poisons herself and its painful

Natasha Very Ill was so tense and painful

One of the nice things Natasha sings about Andrei in act one becomes a letter to him which we see him open and read. He looks kind of lovestruck and then scared and he tucks the letter away, running off with the ribbon still in his hand. He comes on with this ribbon in his hand a bunch of times, and once, when he looks really beat up and scared, he has the ribbon tied around his gun. The last time he brings this ribbon on stage is in Pierre and Andrey, where its been returned around the parcel of Natasha’s letters.

GOD I love Nicholas Belton’ Andrei. There’s so much pain he’s trying to hide and it’s just being pressed down and hardening into rage. He’s really rough and a bit frightening but its so clearly from a place of sadness. His “No, I am well,” is almost pitifully unconvincing. The scene is so heavy. I could go on about this song forever. He does something on “never speak of that again” where he lashes out and sort of throws his hand out at Pierre’s chest and Pierre looks genuinely frightened by him. He’s really sympathetic even though he’s so cold. In three minutes he captures SO much of Andrei Bolkonsky

In Pierre and Natasha, Denee is completely transformed. She holds the railing and sways likes hse’s falling and walks like each step is over broken glass. Seeing her liveliness shatter is so utterly tragic. She’s brilliant.

Oak’s Pierre is so kind and good hearted. He was really crying during Pierre and Natasha, and it was so full of love. When he did the confession, he worked up so much courage to say it, and he was still sniffling from crying and there was such love in his voice that it richened and softened beautifully. It was so tender and beautiful.

THE ENSEMBLE SINGING IN THE FINALE. Their voices weave a whole sky of stars. Pierre coming to an understanding is illuminated by their soft moonlit voices. The whole moment is as clear as crystal and it is a perfectly executed awakening. It felt deeper and realer than I’d ever imagined.

I was crying a lot

Bonus: Stagedoor

Josh Canfield and Nicholas Belton came out first. I was very awkward but they were both Darlings. Josh photobombed my picture with nicholas belton and nicholas belton was like “oh looks like you’ve got a photobomber” and somehow I didn’t notice until like an hour later

A bunch of really cool ensemble members came out

Nick Choksi came over and he was still wearing his very heavy eyeliner. Someone said “you’re rocking the guyliner” and he looked quite pleased. I told him preparations is like the best song and he was like “hell yeah”

My friend (@levizoe) told Paul Pinto that his performance was really moving. He thought this was a reference to the show as a whole but I knew. I knew this was about him, Balaga, specifically

Everyone lost it when Oak came out. He had a Harry Potter t-shirt on and was carrying a skateboard. What a cool dude. He’s huge but not as tall as I anticipated. so many muscles. I gave him some are and he was like “Oh this is pretty cool.” then he looked at it and called it kind of amazing and I died. Then he went inside to put it away and all the people who he didn’t get to yet were giving me some serious side eye i felt bad (he came back tho ofc)

Ingrid Michaelson has very pretty eyes and is very nice. She looked so tired tho i felt bad.

IN CONCLUSION I AM DEAD. Sorry for the length of this post. Its such an amazing show. I love them all so much.

#natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 #mine #long post

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Awakening the City of Hope Chapter 1 Part B: Crossed Paths | WIST’S POV

Wist’s own heart fluttered as she dashed to the meeting center, and it was not a feeling of anxiety she felt. Maybe a little of anxiety inside her, but its mostly excitement. Being called over by the Captain can be good or bad, but according to the tone of a Watcher member who informed her of her summoning, it sounds like the former. But she felt like she did not have to worry much. After all her left eye hidden behind a white sash was itching instead of that faded pain she would have felt if she sensed some sort of danger. She was slightly frazzled as her wavy blue-black hair was in disarray when she reached the command center entrance with two Watcher guards before her.

She greeted them with the Watcher salute, by tapping her fists together, unclenching her left hand and tapped the area where her heart is and her right hand goes down fists still clenched and did a brief bow. The two guards did that in turn and gestured her in. In entering the command center, it is alive with activity going on, people rushing around talking amongst themselves.

Wist can sense the rush of emotions everyone has and years ago it would have overwhelmed her. Now she can endure enough emotional noise that she can mute out all these variety of emotions everyone gives off. She saw that the room is set in organized chaos, however her sight is set on the end of the room where a huge interactive map hang of Spero’lu hung on a wall, a woman looking over the interface her back turned away from her. So far on the surface the emotion she felt is concentration.

From Wist’s view she saw this woman to have her on a bun and as red as fresh blood. The woman also happened to have a pair of slender ears on her head and a tail with a silver ring around it which are both the same color of her hair. Wist saw that the woman to be a Kahunore, a race of people identified by those two animal like features. The Kahunore woman did not respond when Wist got near enough that she could tap her on the shoulder, but instead she cleared her voice.

“Captain Scarlet?” Wist blurted out as clear enough making sure she is loud enough for the Kahunore woman to hear.

Scarlet’s ears twitch at the sound of Wist’s voice, prompting her to face the girl. Wist is met with a woman in her twenties wearing a brown-red leather jacket, black pants and an old pair of dark brown combat boots. She has two slashes for scars under her left eye, pale freckled skin, golden eyes that looked like they’ve seen a lot in her young life but have a sparkle of kindness to them and her lips a thin line expressing a stern expression. Wist did her salute, Scarlet’s expression turned from cold to warm upon seeing the girl.

“Ah Wisteria just the cadet I need to talk with” Scarlet said.

She gestured Wist to come closer, she put her hand on the girl’s shoulder and showed her the map, something that Wist never got to see a closeup of. It is like any map she has seen of the city only she can see it is small, moving blinking lights representing a person.

“Its been a while since we last chat, how has your training been?” the captain asked the cadet.

“Well, miss Katrine said I’m improving my skills and looking to improve on my foresight.” Wist explained.

“That’s good she was just telling me about you the other day that’s why I got you summoned.”

“So why have I been called?”

“Well since I know you have not been in a mission for years now, I feel it is time you get back.”

Wist looked at her captain with confusion. “Are you sure? You think I’m ready?”

“I’m sure Wisteria, what better way to know you are ready than taking on a simple mission?”

She can feel that her captain was very much genuine about her proposition but there seems to be a hint of worry like something was holding her back but that emotion faded before Wist could read more into it. “So where am I going?” Wist asked.

Captain Scarlet pointed at an area on the map for Wist to see it’s where the border between the slums and the Brotherhood territory meet.

“You want me to go there?” Wist gasped realizing where she is needed to go.

“Obviously not alone, its your first time after a while so I want you to take Lucas with you. Besides better you have company than going it alone” Scarlet advised. “This is one of several potential areas where we can cross into Brotherhood territory without being detected. I want you two to assess the area.”

“So, we just have to do that?”

“Yep, just go in and out simple as that. Also, if the area is clear put in these” Scarlet explained handing Wist what looked like small knobs. “These are scrying tabs put them around the area so that can be added to our surveillance roster.”

The very idea of being back in doing missions outside even a bit further from their safe haven excited Wist yet it made her tremble. Scarlet noticed her change in emotions, she put her hands on the girl’s shoulders and looked her in the face.

“I understand that this may be a bit a lot to take in now but I have faith in you and your abilities, so if Miss Katerine says you are ready then she can’t be wrong. We may not be any closer to be free from the Warlock’s hold but every effort no matter how small counts. As long as you and Lucas come back safe it does not matter if this is a hit or miss. Consider this a test run.”

“Thank you, Captain, I will do the best I can.” Wist said a warm feeling in her heart.

“Great! You’re dismissed!”

They both saluted each other before they went back to what they are supposed to go. As Wist went to the exit she looked behind her to see the captain still looking at the map, but next to her she saw something that’s not supposed to be there. The apparition is seen as blurry to her eye, but riddled with holes and blood. Transfixed at the sight the ghost put their hand across the captain’s shoulders in a tender manner. She blinked again, the ghost disappeared, but this is not the first time she saw them.

The spectre she saw was fresh in her mind, she wondered if her Captain felt its pain and sorrow like she did. She brushed off that image and focused on going to the dorms. The dorm rooms are one of many areas Watcher members go to rest. She shares a room with ten other girls therefore there being at least five bunk beds. One of her roommates happened to be still lying in a lower bunk in one of the beds.

The person who was the only one there is an Avifel, a race of humanoid feline people with soft fur mixed in with feathers, short fluffy tails and vestigial wings. This one individual in particular has white fur with a brown pattern “mask” that is an inverted V shape over her face and darker colored ears and joyful blue eyes. She wore a one-piece black leotard that reach over past her knees and elbows, a short sleeved beige midriff shirt over her and her cat feet are wrapped in rags. She was lounging on her bed reading a tattered old book from what Wist can see is on sewing. The Avifel girl looked up from her book when Wist entered.

“Hi there Wisht!” the Avifel girl said her voice having a slight lisp to it whenever she pronounces most of her S’s. “What did boss lady shay to ya?”

“Hi Vespera.” Wist greeted her. “She says that I’m ready for my first mission in years. So I have been summoned to do one.”

“Congratsh!” Vespera said with a chirp resembling a bird.

“Well it won’t be something big just a simple recon mission.”

“Shtill thats shomething!”

“I won’t be alone because the Captain said I’ll be with Lucas”

There was a far off dreamy look on Vespera’s face. “Oh you’re so lucky…”

“What?”

“Nothing!” Vespera raised her voice louder than expected looked at her book for a moment to avoid eye contact with Wist. She peeked behind her book briefly. “Lucas is in the training room if you are looking for him.”

Although Wist can pick up on people’s emotions easily she did not have to rely on it to know how Vespera feels about their friend. She concealed to hide her grin and went to go pack her things. She was om the middle of organizing her bag which is a medium sized dark brown satchel she tied around her waist like a belt when she heard the Avifel shifting around the bed.

“Well I wasch going to give this to you on your birthday but conshider this an early gift and shomething to celebrate your first time back in the field.”

“Really you didn’t need to do that.” Said Wist as she is putting some first aid supplies in her satchel.

“But I inschist!” Vespera said. “besides you can’t always wear that rag around your face all the time.

Wist touched the area where her left eye is being covered by the white sash. “Well I’ve gone on alright for five years with this thing on.”

“It’sh old and does not go with that ensemble of yours. This is what you need.” Said Vespera and showed her what she had under the pillows.

It is an eyepatch, it is made from a velvety material lilac in color with a star embroidered with a circle in the middle supported by black leather straps. Although she won’t admit it her friend is right it went with her outfit which consisted of a white long-sleeved shirt under a turtlenecked grey shirt with billowy sleeves up to her elbows which are shredded at the hems, dark grey pants passed her knees, black ankle boots and long white socks.

“Wow that’s actually really well made, thanks.” Wist said in awe of the craftmanship of the eyepatch simple simple in design.

“You’re welcome, before you go let me at least fix your hair, it sheems like you forgot to braid it today.” Vespera offered.

Wist touched her hair feeling like its in a bit of a disarray, she laughed sheepishly. “So it seems…it was urgent when Captain Scarlet called me in so I didn’t have the time.”

She sat on a stool in front of Vespera’s bed while the Avifel girl started doing her work. It did not take long for Vespera to take a long time to braid her hair loosely and replace the sash that Wist around her face with the eyepatch, when done she was handed a cracked hand mirror. Such simple changes to her hair and new eyepatch she felt different, a little confident actually.

“There, now you look better.” Vespera said cheerfully.

“Thanks Ves!” Wist said.

Vespera tapped the girl on the shoulders encouragingly. “Now you are set! Let me know what happensch kay? And be safe!”

Wist packed the rest of the things she needed in her satchel before leaving the dorms. She did not have long to walk to the training room is not a far walk from the dorms. Within the training room although not as chaotic as the meeting room there are a few people there, some on weights, climbing obstacles, running courses, punching bags and so on. She scanned the area until she saw who she was looking for brown haired wolf boy her age with brown and blue eyes, and unusual dark and light splotches on his skin. He is in his training clothes and intent on working on that punching bag.

Wist watched him concentrate on it waiting for him to be done his session. Luckily she did not have to wait long for the wolf boy to finish as he made the finishing move by slashing up the punching bag which is now spilling out sand.

“Woah Lucas, other people probably needed that to.”

He swerved to see Wist who was standing nearby the whole time, he laughed nervously. “Hi Wist, you saw that?”

“Yes… I didn’t want to disturb you either.” Wist said.

“Oh, is that a new eyepatch you got there?”

Wist touched the area where it is. “Yes, Vespera made it.”

“Oh she did.” His face fell into a goofy grin for a brief second at the mention of the Avifel’s name, like her Wist did not need to read more into his emotions as well.

Lucas noticed Wist staring back at him so he changed his expression to neutral. “So why you are here?”

“Oh, Captain Scarlet says I can go back in the field again, and she says you are coming with me.

“Really?“

“Yes, Miss Katherine thinks I’m ready too. And besides you’re not busy, are you?”

“I was going to spar with Ben but not really. Give me a moment kay?”

Lucas did a half-hashed job of patching the hole on the punching bag but it held with a note attached saying it should be fixed and disappeared into the changing rooms. He came back in his usual attire his hair in a short ponytail, a headband tied around his forehead, wore a muddied orange shirt, a patched-up leather jacket, baggy cargo pants and short brown boots.

“Come on you can tell me the details of this mission on our way out.” Lucas said.

Both made their exit to the training room, but when Wist made the first step out her head started hurting. She doubled over in pain trying to find her balance, her exposed eye glowed yellow.

“Wist? What’s wrong?” Lucas said worried when he saw his friend react in such a way. “Wist?"

She did not respond as she did not hear him at all she is too much in pain that she blacked out. When she came to she noticed that although all she can see is blackness, she knows her eyes are not closed. She looked down at her feet and saw a white path before her. Considering she is in an unfamiliar area her rational side said she should probably stay put but her gut tells her she might as well follow the path before her.

Wist walked the path, it felt solid beneath her feet and it did not take long to find there is another path crossing hers. Where the paths meet she sees a figure shrouded in a silhouette. Its familiar because this is not the first time she saw this except the pathway crossroads is new to her. In all her visions that figure has always been walking away from her, she always following them now they just stood there as if waiting.

The closer she got to the figure the clearer the person is revealed, but their back is turned away from her. She noticed the figure had slender pointed black animal ears, not sure whether it is feline or canine but they resembled Captain Scarlet’s ears. They wore a long dark blue coat frayed at the hem the sleeves have dark purple at the ends of the sleeves.

Her heart hard beating she realized maybe this time she gets to see whoever this may be in her vision will full look like. Her steps echoed as she walked closer but the sounds of her footsteps did not seem to rouse the person’s attention. She got close enough to reach out and brush against this person’s left hand which she noticed is mechanical and tugged at their sleeve.

“Who are you?” she whispered though quiet it echoed around the void as well.

This seem to catch the person’s attention and they made to turn to face Wist.

“Wist?” another voice, Lucas’s echoed back at her. She can feel herself slipping out of the reality she is in now.

The last thing she saw of what she thought was the person’s face was the glint of a metal mask and a purple eye staring back at her. The emotions she felt coming from the stranger is a feeling of loneliness and at a loss she felt like there must be something she must do but she isn’t sure how.

“Wist hello are you still in there?” she heard Lucas urging her back into reality. “Your eyes are doing the glowy thing again.”

“Huh? Am I?” Wist said dazed as if waking up from sleep.

“Are you sure you are able to go out on a recon mission now?”

Although her mind is back where it is supposed to be that memory of the feeling of longing and loneliness lingered around. “I’m very sure I am fine Lucas. This does not happen a lot. Now let’s go, Captain Scarlet is counting on us.”

“Alright but if your eye does the thing again plus headache again we will have to go back.”

Wist just nodded and they both took the hallway that will lead them to the exit. All of the Watcher Burrow is all underground and for them to get out of a certain area they have to take one of several exits in their network of tunnels and rooms. Every exit consists of a designated escape pod for two people to enter which Wist and Lucas entered in one. There are several buttons to press from depending where it is headed. Wist was the one that pressed the up button. This activated a sequence where the pod engulfed them in a shimmer of light, their bodies apparated and found themselves teleported in a dark room with similar buttons. Because Lucas has better night vision he found the door to exit out of the alley and the two were now in the middle of the slum district.

Their surroundings are filled with activity were the slum district residents minding their own business. Whether there are people selling their wares by the sides of the streets they passed, or just walking about, it is a normal evening at the slums. Peaceful as the scene is Lucas and Wist watched out for red bandanas with the Brotherhood symbol on it. They caught sight of several of those individuals, but they dare not stare for too long. Lucas perked his ears around for anyone coming towards them and Wist used her empathic senses to make sure that there are no feelings of aggression targeted towards them. So far it is just sensations of indifference from passing Brotherhood members.

Wist took comfort that Lucas held onto her hand, just because she felt nervous about being out in the field again. While this is not her first time at all at the surface it’s a whole different feeling to be on a mission. She hummed a simple quiet tune but not, Lucas joined in as well to keep company as well. As they went towards where they needed to go activity began to dissipate the nearer they approach their destination and the buildings more damaged. It was just quiet hums until Lucas started to talk, they had not talked this whole time.

“I know it is normal that you sometimes zone out with those visions, but what did you see this time?” Lucas said his voice in a hushed tone.

“Its that person, well it’s the guy in the trench coat. Well I feel this person is a guy” Wist said back matching the volume of Lucas’s tone.

“Mr. Tall, dark and mysterious.” Lucas said rising his eyebrows up and down a cheeky smile on his face. “And possibly handsome?”

Wist rolled her eyes, unclasped her hand from Lucas and lightly punched him on the arm before holding his hand again. Lucas just chuckled a bit in good jest.

“I’m serious Lu. Besides I don’t even know what his face looked like he wore a mask and he only had one eye showing through that mask. He has been appearing in my visions for a while now, like a year now.”

“Does it bother you?”

“Not that it bothers me, it only just made me curious and in all my visions of him, he was always walking away from me and I could never catch up to him. But this time I did finally caught up with him and he was just standing there and this time I detected something.” Wist explained.

“What is it anger? Annoyance?”

“No, its of loneliness or longing. It’s strange though I didn’t feel like he was a threat to me.”

“That is strange. I mean I’m no expert on visions but maybe it means you are closer to meeting him?”

Before they knew it the two have reached where they were assigned to be where the slums and Brotherhood territory meet based on the conditions of the building between the two areas. They looked around a bit seeing if there is anything of suspicion but then both froze on their tracks. Lucas could hear footsteps, smelt a hint of alcohol and Wist sensed what might be hostility they saw two men coming towards from the side by an alleyway, they wore red bandanas with a certain symbol.

With no time to think on it, they broke into a run they can hear the men running after them. Wist heard the sound of glass crashing, she stopped short to see Lucas brought down because of a bottle thrown at him. She changed directions to her friend attempting to get him up.

“Wist! What are you doing? Go!” Lucas said, groaning in pain from the glass that hit him which made a gash on the side of his head.

“I can’t leave you behind!” Wist said, struggling to get him up and by this time Lucas fell unconscious.

Her efforts were in vain, she did not pay attention to the fact one of the drunk Brotherhood members grabbed her by the arm.

“Oh lookie here a little miss and her wolfie boyfriend!” said the one who grabbed her.

Her first time on a mission and now she is already being held captive by members of the Brotherhood. She struggled but the one who got her had a strong grip on her.

“What’s the matter missy never seen some handsome men around?” The other one said laughing at her struggling.

“No use fighting it, we are just going to see what are in your bag of yours and get that necklace of yours.” The first man said slurring his words.

Tears welled up on her eye, she wished she had listened to Lucas but she had no regrets trying to help him regardless.

“If you cooperate it will be over before you know it.”

Wist braced herself for what they are going to do as they reached for her necklace, but she felt something behind the thugs. She detected this presence to be determined and calculated. From a distance where the two territories meet she saw a figure in the shadows. She could not see whoever that is but there are tendrils of purple energy emitting from them coming towards them.

“What ya looking a-“

The man talking to her said but the tendrils grabbed his neck never finished his sentence. The other man holding her looked up.

“What the f-“

He never got to finished his sentence either, he too got grabbed the same way. Wist saw the tendrils like snakes coil themselves around the men who tried to hurt her. The tendrils raised the two men up and both their heads got bashed together rendering them knocked out and like trash they were thrown in a heap, Wist squinted she can’t detect the emotions coming from the figure but she did not feel threatened but she is wary. She may not be able to sense emotions from the mysterious stranger but the emotions she felt from the tendrils were a projection of a soul.

As the tendrils faded, the figure got closer she got to see how clear view and gasped. It’s him the ears the tail she knows to be the same species as Captain Scarlet, the coat was also a giveaway. There was a red bandana around his arm, a Brotherhood member, but yet he saved her. Other than that, he was dressed more colorfully than the usual brotherhood member, had a purple shirt of sorts that is badly stitched on the front, grey pants and short brown boots. There was also a diamond shaped crystal yellow pendant. Everything about him is unusual according to her, he stands out among the Brotherhood members she had seen so far.

She can’t tell what emotion is coming from him because of the mask she felt a bit of wariness and concern. The kahunore walked closer and came near enough to lean down and reach if he wanted.

At firs Wist considered using one of her throwing knives in her satchel. But she didn’t, she noticed his gaze fell on Lucas on the ground. He made a motion with his head looking back and forth between them. She realized that maybe this Brotherhood member is not here to harm her, he would have by now considering how close he is.

Wist stumbled to Lucas trying to shake him awake to no avail, she heard a clink near her and saw a small bottle. She picked it up and saw it labeled “smelling salts”. Opening the bottle, she raised the bottle to his nose which done the trick.

“Ugh my head!” groaned the wolf boy.

“Its alright they are gone.” Wist said. “Come on get up!”

Wist helped Lucas up when they are both on their legs, she looked back to thank the stranger. Instead he was walking away his soul like projections carrying the unconscious bodies of the Brotherhood members. Lucas is now her priority, curiosity rising for her mysterious rescuer.

“What just happened” Lucas said who got a look at the stranger walking away as well. “Who is that?”

“What I thought I’d never see” Wist said saying each word carefully making sure she is not imagining what had transpired. “I think our enemy saved our lives.”

“Then I must be dreaming.” Lucas groaned in pain.

“I wish that was true Lu, the Captain might not believe us…”

She watched him walk away like her visions until the dark swallowed him and their attackers dragged away by the astral projections of his tendrils. Wist wondered if Lucas was right about his interpretation of the recent vision she saw would be of things to come with what has happened.

This second of the chapter took longer than expected but it was worth it. Now that you got to know BH we get to see my second protagonist Wist. Next chapter arc is called “OLD WOUNDS” and starting that chapter off we Wist shall be starting it.

#jehan writes the thing #Awakening the City of Hope #web novel #oc story #chapter 1 part B #this was 16 pages worth but it was worth it

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