#arthur h cartwright

[heartofhubris-a]

any molina characters you read as trans? i love bear pussy

1. Angel

Now. This is a strong start oc and we're gunna ignore state of medical care but my boy ran away from everything he knew after most of his everything being taken. Tragic etc but do you see a single person he's close to other than. His 2 henchmen? How many not open trans men only got 2 friends

2. Hugh.

This is opposite Angel's reasoning. Hugh is rich, he's alone, he's very very well educated. Hugh has the breeding and the pedigree to be able to slip from female to male in a heartbeat and everyone to just not talk about it. (Bc they closed ranks and kept the secret) (But also let me into that he'd moan so pretty)

3. Otto

But honestly that's bc I have never forgotten the art from morelikedoccock from March and I do not have a link but it's somewhere my reasoning is slim I just think he's hot so he's trans

But honestly: Wore a shirt/leotard when first showing off the actuators, and sure it could be modesty but is it? or is it hiding the scars. He and Rosie, despite being deeply in lvoe and Rosie in other media being favorable to babies, do not have children, which I'm 100% sure they would've.

4. Arthur h Cartwright

My reasoning is simple: failed theatre kid

5. Oliver Syme

The facial hair, the front, the style, the first name. He's got that he/him pussy energy

6. Marty, when pigs fly

He's newly transitioned (socially) and I sense some kind of guilt misappropriated from his family passing over to transitioning and its a hang up he's got to work on but he's just gunna hold onto it for now until about 30 seconds until he dies.

7. Cliff Orchids, kind of

Cliff doesn't have he him energy he's got he/they energy but he thinks he's too old to do that gender stuff and he's never leaving his house so why does it matter

8. Koysta

This is just for me and one other person but at the time it'd make sense for him to be more comfy in the country. He's fairly anti-touch, even more than the normal amount of the time, and he just doesn't get women in a way the other men do.

List of them I think are bc I just vibe with it, no reasoning: Mr needful, (Rick and morty), Boris the Butcher, Comte de Raynaud,

Conversely, characters i think are cisgendered currently: Horvath, Galan, Blofeld, George Garea (confused but he's so down w trans ppl tho), Kenneth Halliwell (not down with the trans), Andreus (Typhoon's people, he's down with us), Jimmy Styles (I would not come out to him), Aringrosa

[antifictionsfiction]

Worth the Free Admission - Part 5/6

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / AO3

Fandom: Children’s Theater Critic with Alfred Molina

Pairing: Arthur H. Cartwright x gn!reader

Rating: T

Chapter summary: An awkward morning confirms to you things haven't changed as much as you'd hoped and pushes you to act. Arthur is faced with a situation that he can't back out of anymore.

Warnings/tags: age difference, insecurity, mutual pining, tension (getting somewhat resolved?), personal growth

Additional info: reader is mentioned to be wearing some more masc clothes in one scene, but no gendered pronouns, terms or descriptors are used for them

Chapter word count: 3603

A/N: It's been a long long time, but I want to say a huge thank you to @scorsesedepalmafan for constantly cheering me on (and letting me use one of his gifs again💙) and to @francis-ford-kofola for her support ☺️ And of course, thanks to everybody who's been waiting for me to finish this, I hope you enjoy! And stay tuned for Part 6 ★

“Ah, you slept in.” Those were the words Arthur greeted you with. You had stumbled upon him on your way to the bathroom, hunched over the desk in his study. He was fully dressed, wearing a tweed jacket and from the looks of it, he had been up and working for quite some time now. 

“Well, it was a late night yesterday,” you said, somewhat defensive. Letting him see you only in a T-shirt and a pair of comfy boxers wasn’t something you thought you would be self-conscious about, especially not after last night, but the contrast with his fully professional getup was making you feel underdressed even though it was no later than nine.  

“Yes,” he looked away for a second, his voice coming out uncertain, “I woke up early, that’s all. I couldn’t go back to sleep.” 

“I’m sorry I kept you up.”

“No you didn’t, it was just… back pain.” As if to emphasize his words, he shifted in his chair, straightening up and pushing his shoulders back. 

“Oh, I didn’t know you were struggling with that. I’m sorry.” You were getting anxious just watching Arthur visibly avoid holding eye contact with you.

“I usually don't. I just didn’t sleep in the best position.” 

You would pay to see what was going on inside his overthinking brain at that moment. He was already regretting the somewhat intimate way you’d ended the evening with, you had no other theory. The behavior you were witnessing seemed way too skittish even by his standards. Unlike last night though, something about him felt different, as if he was ashamed or guilty instead of frightened. But it was you who instigated (or tried to, anyway) anything yesterday, wasn’t it? Wasn’t it?

“Arthur, if you’re worried about what happened yesterday- I didn’t think anything of it. We were both feeling out of our depths, and I appreciated the gesture. I know you were just trying to comfort me and that’s all it was, right?” The words felt heavy on your tongue, of course you did make assumptions about the way he bashfully suggested to read to you, or the way he let you, let’s face it, full on cuddle him while he was lying next to you and reading. It didn’t bring you any pleasure to lie, but at that point, you were just trying to say whatever would make him act calmer about the whole situation. Whatever would bring the relationship you’d been building for months now back to the way it was before this unfortunate domino effect of repressed feelings.

“Oh.” The way he looked at you, his eyes wide and slightly magnified by his glasses, reminded you of a very large, frightened owl. He pulled said glasses off his face, gripping them in a nervous gesture before speaking again. 

“Of- of course not. I just assumed, for a second, when you said you… But of course you didn’t mean- I should’ve watched myself better, I didn’t mean to fall asleep, I- I’m so much older than you and you are- I’ve been reading people and situations wrong my entire life,” the words tumbled out of his mouth in half-finished sentences, his voice unsteady. This was the least eloquent you had ever seen Arthur, and in turn, it left you speechless too. 

You didn’t know what to say and you didn’t really want to keep talking either. You had both been clearly locked inside your heads and unsure how to act, but seeing Arthur struggle to this extent to just describe how he felt made something snap in you. You crossed the room that had been separating you from him, not thinking anymore. You didn’t wait for him to blurt out another badly constructed sentence as you stood directly in front of him. You didn’t have to bend down much as he was quite tall even sitting down - one hand placed on his tweed-covered shoulder, you leaned in and kissed him. 

The kiss wasn’t long nor deep, not to begin with. You pulled back after a couple seconds, giving Arthur an opportunity to push you away. The situation had gotten so complicated you weren’t completely sure, but you were willing to take the risk rather than keep maneuvering around the subject. Arthur’s response came in the form of a faint whisper of your name and a warm hand brushing against your cheek, pulling you closer again. 

The way his lips touched yours felt hesitant, trembling. Not wanting to rush him, you returned the butterfly-like touch with gentle patience, silently reassuring Arthur that he wasn’t doing anything wrong, he couldn’t. To your surprise, it was him who took the next step, opening his lips slightly and deepening the kiss. A subtle taste of toothpaste lingered on your tongue when you broke apart. 

Arthur’s hand slipped from your cheek, reaching for the hand that was still resting on his shoulder instead. 

“I’m so confused,” he said, his breathing still coming out heavier than usual. 

“I really think we should talk, Arthur.” You hadn’t really stepped away from him yet, your legs softly pressed against his knees. 

“I agree, it’s just-” he sighed, putting his glasses back on, probably out of habit, “I need to think everything through first. I can’t give you any… well, answers right now. I’m sorry.” He patted your hand before letting go of it. You took the hint, finally taking a step back. 

Your heart felt like an anchor in your chest, sinking to the bottom of the ocean. He had just kissed you, and no, his words didn’t immediately suggest a rejection. But a part of you was hoping the kiss would untie his tongue, so to speak, and allow the jumbled emotions to run free after all these weeks of circling around the unspoken core of your not quite unrequited affection for him. Couldn’t you just wait a little longer after having survived this whole time? You certainly could, and you were going to give him all the space he needed to get his thoughts and emotions in order. But it hurt, being denied the chance to finally know for sure where you were at with him, to decide the next step in your relationship.

“I understand,” you gave a slow nod, trying to prevent the deep disappointment from coming through in your tone, “and I don’t expect you to give me a definite answer right now. I don’t even know what that should be. Just, please, whatever your thoughts are, whatever you feel, know you can tell me anything. You can be open, no matter how hard it is. Just don’t let it distance us from each other, because… I love working with you and being around you, whatever that might look like.” Despite your best efforts to keep your emotions at bay, you felt held back tears burning in the corners of your eyes. Arthur must have noticed, as the tension in his expression softened. 

“I won’t, I promise. I’d never want that to happen. Not again.” 

Oh Arthur, there’s so much you have yet to share with me, you thought. You weren’t about to push though, not when he was already making such an effort to handle the situation head-on, rather than finding a way to wiggle out and avoid it again.

“Thank you,” you paused, trying to come up with the least painful end to the conversation now that there apparently wasn’t anything else to be said. There was only one that you could think off:

“Look, I think I need some time to process this too, so I guess I’ll just head home. I can take the bus or-”

“I’ll drive you,” Arthur said firmly, getting up from his chair. The resolution was a pleasant surprise to you, you expected him to jump at the offer of some immediate alone time instead.

“Oh okay, thank you. I’ll just get changed and then we can get going.”

“Wait. Let me at least get you something for breakfast first. And a coffee. That’s the least I can do.” Something about the way he said it made you feel like this was his attempt to make it up to you, and you accepted it gratefully. There was no point in running away from anything anymore. 

—

You hadn’t heard much from Arthur since the day he drove you back home. Not that the conversation during that drive had seemed unnatural or awkward in any way, on the contrary. And you had to keep reminding yourself Arthur was a man of a different generation, and so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that he wasn’t an avid texter. Still, he had promised he would have a serious conversation with you about the future of your relationship with him, however that was going to turn out, and he hadn’t mentioned it since. Except for a few texts and one phone call, all related to the play, you hadn’t really gotten or found a chance to talk to him in a more personal setting until the next week’s rehearsal.

The greeting was warm and you could sense that something had shifted in the way you were interacting or perhaps in tune with one another, but fragile uncertainty was still hanging heavy in the air between you. You didn’t really have the space to explore the feeling further however, since you had almost run late thanks to an unreasonably upset parent storming into your office after your regular classes earlier. After such an encounter, you barely had any energy left for two hours of extracurricular activities, but there was no way you were going to cancel the rehearsal, for a multitude of reasons. All you had to do was hang on for a little while longer, hopefully with Arthur’s help.

“Ollie, please, I need you to focus. What Luna just said, that was your line, remember?” You had lost count of how many times Ollie (and not only him) had forgotten a line or zoned out during this week’s rehearsal. And to think the performance was scheduled for just over a month from now - you knew you couldn’t afford to lose a single precious second of the limited rehearsal time that you had each week. Which naturally posed a challenge, since getting the kids to pay full attention to the play for two hours straight was proving to be an almost impossible task. 

“I’m sorry. I just don’t like how Arthur’s looking at me,” mumbled Ollie. You sighed. Even though the relationship between the children and Arthur had improved significantly, there were still moments when he couldn’t hold his comments at bay, and of course the children had never truly forgotten their first encounter with him. You turned to Arthur with a tired look, which was met with an almost guilty expression on his side. 

“I was just lost in thought, Ollie. You’re doing fine, just make sure you don’t let your cues run away from you,” he said and you noted the clear shift in how he was trying to match his tone and vocabulary to the setting, even if not perfectly. You gave him an approving smile. 

“What is ‘cues’?” asked Ollie. You didn’t mind actually explaining the word this time, deciding it could be useful for them to know, unlike some other expressions that Arthur was still prone to using from time to time.

“A cue is something you have to pay attention to so that you know when to say or do something on stage. So for example, you were supposed to say what?” 

“Uh… Is this your ship?” Ollie had to think for a second, but he ended up getting it right. You nodded.

“Exactly. And so, what is your cue? What reminds you that you need to say this?”

Ollie was silent for a while, struggling to remember the sequence of the scene. Two little hands shot up, Emily and Luna both trying to answer for him.

“Let’s give Ollie a chance to answer first, okay?” 

“Oh I know!” Ollie beamed, “My uh…”

“Cue?” you suggested. 

“My cue is when we come on stage and the ship appears!” 

“Exactly, great job,” you praised him, “So, this is for everyone, okay? Always remember what comes before it’s your turn to act. Then you won’t forget anything. You’re a team so pay attention to each other.” 

Some of the kids nodded, but most of all Ollie, proud of his little achievement. You checked the time, realizing you’d probably pushed them enough for now.

“Alright, it’s time for a break. Grab your snacks and don’t forget to drink plenty of water. We’ll try this new rule out in 10 minutes,” you said, loud enough for everyone to hear even through all the cheerful noise at the first mention of a break. 

As everybody ran towards their little backpacks to retrieve their snacks, you sank into a chair next to Arthur’s, maybe just as excited for the break as the children. 

“I’m sorry, I forgot to watch myself there,” Arthur said, his voice quiet and almost sad. You touched his arm for a second, a very subtle gesture that wouldn’t make the kids question anything even if they saw it. 

“No, it was okay, don’t worry about it. You’ve clearly been working hard on how you act around them, don’t think I didn’t notice. And at least I got to teach them a new word,” you smiled.

“That’s true, it was a necessary lesson, I suppose.”

“Maybe next time you can try to explain something to them yourself though.” It was only a suggestion, but the truth was you wanted to challenge Arthur just a little further, not only to get some more help from him, but to prove to him that he was capable of much more than he limited himself to. Even in just a couple months of attending the rehearsals, he’d managed to co-write the script with you, learn how to talk to kids and give them many creative prompts. You knew for a fact that with some practice, he could find his way back to theater in more ways than just as a spectator and a critic. 

“I could do that,” he nodded, seeming grateful that you would trust him with it. But that wasn’t the end of your request. 

“Well, I wanted to ask one more thing of you, actually. Let’s be honest, you pretty much wrote this scene yourself. And you had some really helpful notes for the staging. So why don’t you take over for the rest of the rehearsal today?”

Arthur stared at you as though you just suggested something unthinkable. His eyes traveled to the group of kids sitting on the floor and snacking or showing off their newest toys, and then back to you.

“You mean direct them? I couldn’t, no,” he said, quick and resolute. 

“Why not? You’ve been watching me do it for months. You even participated, multiple times. I fully believe you can do it, Arthur. And it would mean a lot to me if you at least tried. I’ll be right here, I’ll help you out if you don’t know how to approach something. I’ll even give you a cut of my pay if that’s what you’re concerned about.”

“Oh please,” Arthur scoffed, “you know it’s not about that in the slightest. I’m happy to help in any way I can, I just don’t know why you’d even want me to interfere with your work like this. I know it might be hard to believe after everything I said after that first performance, but seeing you work with them- you’re an excellent director. You know just what to say to set their imaginations soaring, I can’t do that.” 

Your hand found his discretely again. He looked down, a slight flush creeping up into his cheeks.

“Here you are underestimating yourself again. Remember what you told me about learning? This is the perfect opportunity for you to learn. Not just how to do things, but what you already can do, even if you keep telling yourself otherwise. Please, Arthur.” You made sure to hold eye contact the whole time, and even though you could tell a part of him wanted to avoid it, he couldn’t look away. 

“You’re not playing fair, you know that? I can’t believe you’re making me even consider-”

A shrill scream interrupted Arthur’s sentence, making you promptly let go of his hand and walk towards the source of the sound, which turned out to be Lexi. 

“What’s going on here? Lexi?” you asked, a worried edge to your voice.

“Nothing,” said Andy, crossing his arms across his chest. 

“Not nothing!” protested Lexi, “Andy ate my cookie. I already gave one to Emily and Erin, and this was my last one,” she sniffled. 

“Andy, why did you do that?” you asked, trying to keep up a balance between stern and gentle tone, but your nerves were starting to fail you. This was the last thing you wanted to be dealing with at that point. 

“I didn’t do anything,” Andy still carried on with his nonchalant facade. Kids this young shouldn’t find lying this effortless, you thought. 

“Alright, did any of you see who took Lexi’s cookie?” you tried another approach, realizing you couldn’t exactly solve the situation unless you got a direct confirmation that Andy was indeed the thief, even if you had no reason to believe otherwise. The reply you got was a disappointing mix of “no” and “I don’t know”. You let out a heavy sigh, your exhaustion catching up to you. 

“I didn’t think you were capable of lying, Andy.” Hearing Arthur’s voice right behind you startled you at first, but the surprise was soon replaced by a wave of relief. You had to hold back a chuckle at how strict his eyes appeared through his glasses. You hadn’t seen that look in a while. 

“I’m telling the truth,” Andy tried again, but this time his act faltered. Even if Arthur wasn’t intimidating through his reputation alone, his impressive height was definitely commanding respect, especially in a six-year-old’s eyes.

“Are you now?” Arthur didn’t have to say or do anything else, the mere tone of his voice (which was surprisingly still very level) combined with his overall presence was enough to crack the tiny thief, who was suddenly blushing and looking directly to the ground.

“Alright, it was me,” he said, almost too quiet to hear. 

“Excuse me, what was that?” asked Arthur, a barely noticeable smile on his lips.

“I ate it, okay? I’m sorry, Lexi,” said Andy, louder this time, but still refusing to meet anybody’s eye. 

“It’s alright… If you give me some of your candy.” Lexi looked much more cheerful already, confidently presenting her conditions to him. 

“That’s a good idea, what do you say Andy?” Arthur turned to the boy, who agreed and reached for his bag of gummies immediately. He let Lexi pull out a whole handful of candy and Arthur nodded in approval. 

“And now there’s just one more person you should apologize to.” Andy looked up at him with a puzzled expression, while Arthur gestured towards you. 

“Your teacher perhaps? For lying like this?” 

Andy’s cheeks heated up again, as he stood up and brought you the bag of candy. 

“I’m sorry, I won’t lie again,” he said, his eyes pleading with you to forgive him. You took a watermelon-shaped gummy candy and thanked him for the apology, relieved the conflict had been solved quickly and painlessly. You were impressed by how well Arthur had handled the situation, showing as clear as day how wrong he was in his perception of himself yet again. 

“Good, good. Oh thank you Andy,” Arthur also accepted a candy from the (now almost empty) packet, “And the rest of you, I believe you’ve had more than enough time for your snacks, haven’t you?” Apart from a few objections here and there, most kids agreed with him. 

“Your teacher deserves a break after all this mischief, so I’ll rehearse this scene with you,” he added, shooting you a quick look and a smile, silently confirming to you what you had been hoping he would decide to do. You mouthed a “thank you”, your affection for him bubbling up in your chest, stronger than it had ever been.

You sat down in the spot that was usually his, watching as he ushered the children back to the little stage, and with a script in hand, started going over the scene you had left unfinished before the break. You could tell he was nervous, and it seemed as though he turned back to look at you, searching for support or approval, almost every couple minutes. You had no reason to blame him for that though: after all, knowing him the way you did at that point, you knew what he must have been going through in order to push himself to do this. And you couldn’t be prouder of him in that moment. Every one of his interactions with the children you observed during that rehearsal was just another proof of how much work he had put into this, into himself. It all had come from inside him of course, otherwise he wouldn’t have gotten anywhere - but the thought that you had been there for the journey from the very start, that you might have even facilitated it in a way, made your heart feel like it was growing impossibly large in the confines of your ribcage. You had to come clean to yourself, you were in love with him.

[illiana-mystery]

2012

[john-bracket]

Significant Jother Prelims!

The prelims for Jacket 4 will come in two waves after the winner’s bonus poll ends on Sunday, so get your votes in there.

First, there will be the prelims to decide between love interests for Johns/Jacks/Variants who had multiple submitted. There are eight of those matches, and they will be released throughout the day on Monday, July 10.

Then, there will be the prelims to decide which single nomination significant jothers will make the bracket. If a nomination was submitted multiple times as the only love interest, they are already in. There are 11 polls of four significant jothers, and the winner of each will make the bracket. Prelims were seeded by submission order, and those polls will be released throughout the day on Wednesday, July 12.

Match-ups below the cut!

Monday Match-ups: Who shall win the jand?

Prelim #1: Martin Blackwood (11) vs Georgie Barker (1) for Jonathan “Jon” Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Prelim #2: Jason Mendoza (5) vs Derek (1) for Janet (The Good Place)

Prelim #3: Mercymorn (2) vs Alecto (1) vs Augustine (1) vs Mercymorn + Augustine (0 but throuple rights) for John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

Prelim #4: Zatanna Zatara (2) vs King Shark (2) for John Constantine (DC)

Prelim #5: Nisha Kadam (2) vs Moxxi (1) for Handsome Jack (Borderlands)

Prelim #6: Brad Majors (2) vs Frank-N-Furter (1) for Janet Weiss (Rocky Horror Picture Show)

Prelim #7: Shayera Hol (1) vs Mari McCabe (1) for John Stewart (DC)

Prelim #8: Rafael Solano (1) vs Michael Cordero (1) for Jane Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)

Wednesday Match-ups: I don’t have a funny name

Prelim A: Phryne Fisher for Jack Robinson (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) vs Kitty for Johnny Thirteen (Danny Phantom) vs Marguerite Baker for Jack Baker (Resident Evil) vs James “Jamey” Emerson Fletcher for Mary “Jacky” “Bloody Jack” Faber (Bloody Jack)

Prelim B: Naomi Herne for Evan Lukas (The Magnus Archives) vs Pete Tyler for Jackie Tyler (Doctor Who) vs Agnes Montague for Jack Barnabas (The Magnus Archives) vs Eric Bittle for Jack Zimmermann (Check, Please!)

Prelim C: Anna Bates for John Bates (Downton Abbey) vs Rose DeWitt for Jack Dawson (Titanic) vs Wendy Torrance for Jack Torrance (The Shining) vs Samatha Carter for Jack O’Neill (Stargate SG-1)

Prelim D: Joan of Arc for JFK (Clone High) vs JFK for Joan of Arc (Clone High) vs Elvira for Don Juan (Moliere) vs Pocahontas for John Smith (Pocahontas)

Prelim E: Penta Roujeat for Jack Wright (Namesake) vs Jethro Bodine for Jane Hathaway (Beverly Hillbillies) vs George Jetson for Jane Jetson (The Jetsons) vs Peter Parker for Mary-Jane Watson Parker (Marvel)

Prelim F: Thor for Jane Foster (Marvel) vs David Read for Jane Read (Arthur) vs Marla Singer for Jack/The Narrator (Fight Club) vs Sophie Aubrey for Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander)

Prelim G: Jay Nakamura for Jon Kent (DC) vs Satinder Hall for Ivo Keys (Shaderunners) vs Edward Rochester for Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) vs Co Bao for John Rambo (Rambo)

Prelim H: Rosemary for Jack/Raider (Metal Gear Solid) vs Vriska Sekret for John Egbert (Homestuck) vs Maddie Fenton for Jack Fenton (Danny Phantom) vs Minnina for Jonathan Ratker (Dracula Starring Mickey Mouse)

Prelim I: Clary Fairchild for Jonathan Christopher “Jace” Herondale (The Mortal Instruments) vs Marisol Garza for Jonathan “Jon” Cartwright (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) vs Jo Lupo for Zane Donovan (Eureka) vs Robert Martin for Janet van de Graff (The Drowsy Chaperone)

Prelim J: Rebecca St. Claire for Jack Secord (Warehouse 13) vs David for Giovanni (Giovanni’s Room) vs Lucy Moderatz for Jack Pullman (While You Were Sleeping) vs Petra Solano for Jane “JR” Ramos (Jane the Virgin)

Prelim K: Scott Summers for Jean Gray (Marvel) vs Hessa for John the Baptist (The Wife of John the Baptist) vs Helen Wick for John Wick (John Wick) vs Patrick Bateman for Jean (American Psycho: The Musical)

[octopiandscarves]

Lil sketch I did today dedicated to my lovely friend @antifiction​ , inspired by his amazing fic Worth The Free Admission <3

[certainheartrunaway]

ARRL Foundation Announces 2019 Scholarship Recipients

The ARRL Foundation has announced the 2019 recipients the scholarships it administers.

The ARRL Foundation General Fund Scholarship, $2,000 each

Marisa K. Allyn, KF7NER, Sammamish, WA

Jonathan L. Doorn, KG5CUK, White Rock, NM

Ian J. Hofbeck, KG7GDZ, Lynnwood, WA

Shefali K. Janorkar, KD2FIW, Staten Island, NY

Jonathan D. Williams, K5DVT, Huntsville, AR

John T. Wirt, KD8SWT, Howell, MI

The ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Scholarship, $500

Gavin J. Kiker, KE0AGO, Pagosa Springs, CO

The Ernest L. Baulch, W2TX, and Marcia E. Baulch, WA2AKJ, Scholarship, $3500

Ruth Willet, KM4LAO, Cana, VA

The Richard W. Bendicksen, N7ZL, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Skyelar S. Head, KG5WZL, Lakeway, TX

The William Bennett, W7PHO, Memorial Scholarship, $500

Rahul Tewari, KK6GIH, San Jose, CA

The Byron Blanchard, N1EKV, Memorial Scholarship, $500

Dahnesh Upton, KB1OTB, Mont Vernon, NH

The Henry Broughton, K2AE, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Galen M. Gold, KB6EE, Troy, NY

The Mary Lou Brown Scholarship, $2,500

Arpad J. Depaszthory, KF7PCL, Ocean Shores, WA

The William Gordon Buckner, W0VZK, Memorial Scholarship, $2,000

Marissa D. Cartwright, KE0BGH, Blakesburg, IA

The L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, and Jean Cebik, N4TZP, Memorial Scholarship, $5,000

Collin D. Pike, KJ4AXB, Roanoke, AL

The Tom and Judith Comstock Scholarship, $2,000

Tommy Gober, N5DUX, The Woodlands, TX

The Charles Clarke Cordle Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

(No recipient announced.)

The James Cothran, KD3NI, Scholarship, $1500

Leann Geiser, KB3WUD, Johnstown, PA

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association Scholarship, $1,500 each

Blake Bell, KE0QHM, Evans, CO

Katherine M. Bernklau Halvor, KI7VDX, Canby, OR

Jack R. Griffin, KG5NPX, Eldorado, TX

Jonathan Z. Keiser, KI5CSL, San Antonio, TX

Sarah E. Keiser, KI5CSN, San Antonio, TX

Justin L. Williamson, WJ0TX, Lincoln, NE

The Jake McClain Driver Scholarship, $1,000

Nicolas S. Perlaky, KM4YHI, Chattanooga, TN

The East Coast Amateur Radio Service (ECARS) Scholarship, $1,000

Julia R. DeMattia, K1JLA, Boxborough, MA

The FEMARA Scholarship, $2,000 each

Yettive S. Crestohl, K1YTV, Marblehead, MA

Brent D. Field, KB1VNC, Lancaster, NH

Theodore Parker, N1HW, Ripley, ME

Bahnou Hazel Upton, KB1OIS, Mont Vernon, NH

The Charles N. Fisher Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Wyatt R. Law, AI6V, Lakewood, CA

The Alfred E. Friend, Jr., W4CF, Memorial Scholarship, $5,000

Patrick W. Pike, KJ4AXD, Roanoke, AL

The Ted, W4VHF, and Itice, K4LVV, Goldthorpe Scholarship, $500

Matthew H. Kube, KF5VQK, Farwell, TX

The ARRL Scholarship to Honor Barry Goldwater, $5,000 each

Jacob J. Feltz, K9TVG, Junction City, WI

Christopher J. Mentele, W0LSB, Mitchell, SD

The Paul and Helen L. Grauer Scholarship, $1,000

Lafe F. Wessel, KE0RBW, Central City, IA 

The K2TEO Martin J. Green, Sr. Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Sarah C. Mitchell, NF2S, San Jose, CA

The Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society Scholarship, $1,000

Jackson Wiggs, KM4GBJ, Lawrenceville, GA

The Harry A. Hodges, W6YOO, Scholarship, $1,000

Nicholas S. Weiser, KM6GCX, Oceanside, CA

The Dan Huettl, WZ7U, Memorial Scholarship, $2,000

Michael D. Fluegemann, KE8AQW, Plymouth, MI

The Richard G. Kirkpatrick, K8WU, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Katherine Rzepczynski, KM6WTU, San Diego, CA

The David Knaus Memorial Scholarship, $2,000

Skylar G. Dannhoff, KD9JPX, La Crosse, WI

The Dr. James L. Lawson Memorial Scholarship, $500

Julie Knappik, KB1YTT, Raynham, MA

The Louisiana Memorial Scholarship, $750

Trent M. Hernandez, KD5PCM, Mandeville, LA

The Lois Manley, K7LMZ, and Randall Pitchford, WW7ZZ, Scholarship, $1,000

Deborah R. Jackson, KI7IOV, Newberg, OR

The Fred R. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Aaron B. Carman, W5AXE, Lubbock, TX

The Medical Amateur Radio Council (MARCO) Scholarship, $500

Margaret K. McGuire, KX4ED, Washington, NC

The Edmond A. Metzger Scholarship, $500

Justin T. Garbe, WA9JTG, Glen Carbon, IL

The Joel R. Miller (W7PDX) and Martha C. Miller STEM Scholarship, $1,000

Emily G. Anderson, KJ7BOE, Scotts Mills, OR

The Wilse Morgan, WX7P, Memorial ARRL Northwestern Division Scholarship, $1,000

Katherine A. Ward, KG7JHA, Moscow, ID

The Scholarship the Morris Radio Club New Jersey, $1,000

Gary L. Pike, KA4KBX, Roanoke, AL

The New England Amateur Radio Festival (NEAR-FEST) Memorial Scholarship, $1,500

Daniel B. Ruskin, KB1ZCL, Westport, CT

The Wayne Nelson, KB4UT, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Zechariah J. Lea, WX4TVJ, Palm Coast, FL

The North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) Scholarship, $900

Alexandra C. Kemp, WD4BDQ, Alpharetta, GA

The Old Man International Sideband Society (OMISS) Scholarship, $1,000

Connor L. Dickey, KD9LSV, Decatur, IL

The K6GO Gayle Olson and NA6MB Mike Binder Scholarship, $1,000

Lauren McLaughlin, KJ6KDZ, San Diego, CA

The Orlando HamCation® Scholarship, $1,000

Timothy S. Rossman, KN4KZZ, Port St. Lucie, FL

The Ozaukee Radio Club, W9CQO, Scholarship, $2,000

Adam M. Johnson, KD9KIS, Ellsworth, WI

The Ray, N0RP, and Katie, W0KTE, Pautz Scholarship, $1,000

Jesse Castillo, K0WKT, May City, IA

The Peoria Area Amateur Radio Club Scholarship, $500

Alexanderr P. Garbe, W9APG, Glen Carbon, IL

The PhD ARA Scholarship, $1,000

Blaise A. Gassman, KE0KDU, Kansas City, MO

The Rfinder LLC – Arthur L. Greenberg, W2LH, and Madeline Greenberg, W2EEO, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Dahmen J. Garner, KI7SIJ, Moscow, ID

The Donald Riebhoff Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Erin C. Risinger, KG5WRB, Round Rock, TX

The Bill Salerno, W2ONV, and Ann Salerno Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 each

Heather M. Glass, K6HEY, New Orleans, LA

Jonathan S. Stone, KF5COP, Harrison, AR

The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club (SVARC) Scholarship, $1,000

Rebecca C. Button, KM4PWB, Milford, VA

  The Six Meter Club Chicago Scholarship, $500

Emma C. Watts, KC9WGR, Frankfort, IL

The Carole J Streeter, $1,000

Matthew J. Struthers, KD6YOA, Cottage Grove, OR

The Robert D., W8ST, and Donna J., W9DJS, Streeter Scholarship, $1,000

Lena A. Franklin, KC3JMH, Rockville, MD

The Homer V. Thompson, W4CWV, and Annette P. Thompson, W4LKM, Memorial Scholarship, $1500

Annahlia M. Hernandez, KJ4UQR, Tampa, FL

The Alan G. Thorpe, K1TMW, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Christopher D. Lloyd, KD2ETQ, Jamesville, NY

The Gary Wagner, K3OMI, Scholarship, $1,000

Jonathan Z. Kayne, KM4CFT, Blacksburg, VA

The Dick Warren, K6OBS, Memorial Scholarship, $500

Owen R. Cruise, N0WEN, San Diego, CA

The Allen and Bertha Watson Memorial Scholarship, $500

Sarah A. Olson, KF5GTB, Eufaula, OK

The Betty Weatherford, KQ6RE, Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Adam D. Kimbrough, N4ADK, Crozier, VA

The L. Phil and Alice J. Wicker Scholarship, $2,000

Garner H. Fleming, KK4CLY, Mebane, NC

The William C. Winscott, N6CHA, Memorial Scholarship, $2,500

Franklin Wei, KN4KUN, Oak Ridge, NC

The YASME Foundation Scholarship, $5,000

Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH, Palm Coast, FL

The Yankee Clipper Contest Club, Inc. Youth Scholarship, $2,000

Anthony L. Comanzo, KD2HJH, Niskayuna, NY

The You’ve Got A Friend in Pennsylvania Scholarship, $1,000

Zachary Martin, KC3EWK, Newmanstown, PA

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Funeral Service for the late Captain Frederick Kemp aged 70 years, of Infant View Road will be held on Saturday March 21st, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s the Virgin Anglican Church, Virginia Street.  Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Dwight Bowe assisted by Canon Harry Ward and Cannon Warren H. Rolle.  Interment will follow in the Western Cemetery, Nassau Street. Left to cherish his legacy are: his wife of 40 years Rose Kemp; one daughter Phedra Symonette; four sons Jimmy Bowe, Frederick Kemp Jr, Samuel Kemp and Osbourne Kemp; two daughters in law Tammy Bowe and Karlene Kemp; one son in law Lamont Symonette; one sister Valderine Kemp; eight granddaughters, Kendra, Danielle, Ebony, Jameica and Skye Bowe, Osnique Kemp, Jerissa Sands and Lamya Symonette; three grandsons, Lamont Symonette, J’vari and Seth Bowe; three great grandsons Lynden and Logan Rolle and Rodney Dieuveille. God children Keisha Fernander, Hank Knowles and Russell Junior, four sisters in laws; Willamae Albury, Veronica Daniels, Coirnetta Lee and Charlotte Lee, two brothers in laws, Leonard Johnson and Robert Lee. Nieces, Clelia Armbrister, Shaneska Kemp, Nelly Thompson, Patrice Johnson, Laurice Russell, Jennifer Johnson, Sandra Decius, Pauline Williams, Sharvonne Albury,  Margueritte Albury, Pamela Gibson, Ocillia Petty, Andrea Lee, Donell Lee, Sheena Daniels, Rebecca Roberts, Tiffany Thompson and Shanna Thompson. Nephews; Stephen, Martin, Bradford and Ashton Albury; Maurice Johnson, Joshua Daniels, Arthur, Conrad, Henry, Peter, Omar, Kevin and Amandez Lee; Cousins: Rachel Edgecombe, Sidney North (West Palm Beach), Sherrylyn North-Fowler, Peter Edgecombe, Victor Taylor, Grace Kemp and Family, Bartram Kemp and Family, Families of the Late Audley Kemp, Families of the Late Emily Steel, Astrid Fraser, Patsy Taylor, Ernest, Warren and Garth Fraser, Augusta Cartwright and Family, Jan Cartwright, Judith Rolle, Diana Thompson, Sheila Cox, Francis and Robert Taylor, John Cartwright, Ricardo Russell and Family, the Edgecombe Families and the Cartwright Families. Other relatives and friends including: Valentines Grimes and Family, Regina Idah and Family, Beatrice Brown and Family, Grants Family, McQuay Street Family, Quarry Mission Road Family, Tyler Street Family, Arawak Cay Vendors Association, Dr. Patrice Johnson and Family, Verlene Harris, AJ Rolle and Carlisa Knowles, Rodney Dieuveille and Family of Lowe Sound, Andros, Gabriel Fraser, Monique Wilchcombe and Family, Tammy Smith and Family, The Ministry of Education Family, Alfred Sears and Family, Cecillia Cooper and Family, Ms. Janice Johnson and Family, Kathymae Symonette, Theresa Gaitor, Ruthnell and Livingston Brown and Family, Gomez Family, The Bethel Family, Thurston Family, The Armbrister Family, Annalee and Family, Cheryl and Harold Carter and Family, Genice Rolle and Family, The Huyler Family, Winton Barber Shop and staff, Doctor Adrian Sawyer, Nurse Colebrooke and Doctors of Fleming Street Clinic. The Atlantis Resort Family.    Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44 Nassau Street on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time. The post Frederick Kemp | Funeral Service appeared first on The Nassau Guardian. source https://thenassauguardian.com/2020/03/19/frederick-kemp-funeral-service/

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10 Surprising Behind-The-Scenes Facts From The Classic Western Bonanza

The 1960s were a very exciting time for television and the folks wholoved to gather around their sets with family members. Shows were just starting to be filmed in color, and as technology advanced, so did the story lines.

There were two competing westerns that aired at just aboutthe same time:BonanzaandGunsmoke.Gunsmokeholds the record for the longest running television Western in TV history. It also eventually led to the demise of Gilligan’s Island, with an impressive run from 1955 to 1975. However,Bonanzaclocks in at a close second, running from 1959 to 1973 for an impressive 14 seasons.

You could debate which one is the best based on ratings and fan base, but for those whoside with Michael Landon andBonanza,these facts were especially researched for you.

I bet that even someof the biggest fans out there don’t knowall these 10 things about this classic that aired for so many years. Do you have good memories of watching the characters with your family and friends back in the day?

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1. Ben Cartwright Was Voted TV’s #2 Favorite Dad

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In 2007,TV Guide listedBen as one of their favorite TV dads of all time, although Lorne Greene was only 13 years older than the two actors playing his sons.

2. Michael Landon Was A Bit Too Particular At Times

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Michael, who played youngest son Joseph, also wrote and directed many of the episodes during the 14-season run. During the last five seasons, Michael would stop filming in nearly every scene to discuss the story or the characters, according to producer David Dortort. It grewvery tiresome for the crew to stop and start so often.

3. A Saturday Night Time Slot Almost Killed The Show Early On

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Apparently, no one’s idea of a good Saturday night was to watch a new Western on television. However, when the show was moved to Sundays at 9 p.m., the ratings rose and made the show number one in 1964. So, if you ever plan on green-lighting a new network series, make sure you get yourself the perfect time slot!

4. The Characters Wore The Same Clothes All The Time For A Reason

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Of course, that reason was money. It would have cost an extravagant amount to shoot B roll of the characters riding on their horses in different clothing. If they all wore the same costumes for just about every episode, the same B-roll footage could be used to cut between scenes, as well as for action scenes. Ah, the magic of Hollywood.

5. Michael Landon Wore Heels

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Well, kind of. He wore 4-inch lifts in his shoes to make him appear much taller than he actually was.

6. The Show Was Partially A Ploy To Sell Color TVs

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Bonanzawas the first network television show to be filmed fully in color. Producersknew that this could drive profits for the newfangled color TV sets, and this was another reason that the network worked so hard to save the show in its early days.

7. The Crew Loved Dan Blocker

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According to the crew, Dan, who played Hoss, was the most agreeable actor on set. In fact, some went so far as to say that he was the least actor-like of the whole bunch, which really says something about the dynamic between the cast and the crew on just about any film or movie, don’t you think?

8. Hoss Was The First Young Male Lead To Be Killed Off A Network Show

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When Dan unexpectedly passed away after gallbladder surgery, the producers knew that no one could take his place and play Hoss the way that hehad. So, they did what no show had ever done before, and they killed off one of their young male leads, explaining that he’d drowned trying to save a woman.

9. Pernell Roberts Left The Show For The Stage

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Pernell, who played older brother Adam, was unhappy with the simplicity with which his character was written. He thought that the writers needed to break free from the tried and true archetypes of serial television and give Adam more independence, instead of making him so dependent on his father. When he felt unfulfilled, he left the show to return to the stage, despiteBonanza‘ssuccess.

10. The Show Was A Wild West Version Of The Legend Of King Arthur

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Producer Dortort envisioned Ben Cartwright as a representation of King Arthur, and his three sons as his knights, except set in America’s Wild West rather than 5th- and 6th-century Europe.

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Hi everyone! If you're still following me and you happen to see this, I wanted to give you some sort of an explanation or an update. Especially for people who read and enjoyed my Children's Theater Critic story, please keep reading (I'll tag some people who've interracted/commented on the story below).

I'm doing well, but there have been many events and changes in my life that completely took my focus away from writing fics and posting on my blogs. I won't go into details, but right now my life is better than it's ever been.

I'm not sure if I'll be going back to writing fics, at least not on a regular basis. That doesn't mean this blog and the things I've already written won't stay up. I might post on here occasionally, but otherwise I'll be more active on my main blog @antifiction.

Now about Worth the Free Admission, my Children's Theater Critic fic: is there still anyone who'd like me to finish it? I have ideas and the motivation to write more for this specific story, but first I need to know if there are still people who want to read it. Please, let me know in an ask, message, comment, whatever you prefer. I'll write it for just a handful of people tbh, but I want to know how you guys feel about it.

That's it for now, see you around, hopefully!

Tagging some people who've been readers of my fic: @overlookedfile, @jediknight1984, @redlektor, @to-do-lists-of-the-gods, @alfredosauceee, @gotosleepyoutwat, @randomfandomtrash28, @freddiefredfive

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Arthur H. Cartwright, Children’s Theatre Critic

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Booklist (iemp) - January 2017

Updated booklist. As same as before, I have left certain textbooks out since I don’t want to dig through the long since untouched boxes. If any of you have questions about any of these books, I wouldn’t mind answering your questions. (Or if you want suggestions on what to read. / A bookworm buddy to chat with)

Abigail  Keam - Death By A HoneyBee (Josiah Reynolds Mysteries Book 1)

Al Sarrantonio, Martin H. Greenberg - 100 Hair-Raising Little  Horror Stories

Alan Moore, David Llyod - V for Vendetta

Ali - Three Translations of the Koran side-by-side

Andrei Codrescu - The Blood Countess

Anne Rice - Vittorio, The Vampire

Anthony M. Armstrong - Mirror Mirror

Apryl  Baker - The Ghost Files

Arthur Daigle, Cave Yates, Craig A. Price Jr., H.L. Burke, Intisar Khanani - Fantastic Creatures (Fellowship of Fantasy Book 1)

Carol F. Karlsen - The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft  in Colonial New England

Carol McCleary -The Alchemy of Murder

Charles R. Grizzle - Riding the Bomb

Charles W. Chesterman, Knopf - The Auducon Society Field Guide  to North American Rocks and Minerals

Christie Golden - Warcraft: #2 Lord of the Clans

Christopher  Bloodworth - Darkness Blooms

Clamp - Card Captor Sakura 5

Daniel Blatman - The Death Marches

David Adams - Ren of Atikala (Kobolds Book 1)

David L. Watson, Roland G. Tharp - Self-Directed Behavior

David W. McCurdy, James Spradley - Conformity and Conflict

Defoe - The History of the Devil As Well Ancient as Modern: In  Two Parts

Diane Setterfield - The Thirteenth Tale

Don Dellilo - White Noise

Donald  T. Williams - Mere Humanity: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien  on the Human Condition

Douglas Niles, Kevin Dockery - Starstrike: Task Force Mars

Drew  Hayes - NPCs (Spells, Swords, & stealth Book 1)

E.B. Hudspeth - The Resurrectionist

Edgar Allan Poe - The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Emory Adams Allen - The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished Races

Eric Nylund - Halo: First Strike

Eric Nylund - Halo: The Fall of Reach

Fern  Michaels - Celebration

Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden

Frederick F. Cartwright, Michael D. Biddiss - Disease and  History

Gabriel Mesta - StarCraft: #2 Shadow of the Xel'Naga

Gayle  Forman - If I Stay

Gene Fowler - Good Night, Sweet Prince

Gerald Hawksley - Ghosties: A Silly Rhyming Spooky Picture Book  for Kids

H.W. Conn - The Story of Germ Life

Harun Yahya - The Moral Values of the Qur'an

Holland Thompson - The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of  Mechanical Conquest

Hourly History - Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide to the  Ancient Gods and Beliefs of Egyptian Mythology

J. Bryer - The Tree of Bones

J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye

J.R.R.  Tolkien - Roverandom

J.R.R. Tolkien - The  Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Fellowship of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings: One Volume

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Two Towers 1

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Two Towers 2

Jack London - The Call of the Wild

Jacob Grimm - Grimm’s Fairy Tales

James E. Lindsey - Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World

James Lucas - Das Reich

James Rollins - Black Order

Jeff Grubb - StarCraft: #1 Liberty’s Crusade

Joe Schreiber - Death Troopers: Star Wars Legends

John Katsenbach - Hart’s War

John R. Reed - Victorian Conventions

John T. Omohundro - Thinking Like an Anthropologist

John Williams - An Enquiry into the Truth of the Tradition,  Concerning the Discovery of America

K.N. Parker - The Death of Death

Kaori  Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 1

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 2

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 3

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 4

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 5

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 6

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 7

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 8

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 9

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 10

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 11

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 12

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 13

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 14

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 15

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 16

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 17

Kaori Yuki - Angel sanctuary 18

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 19

Kaori Yuki - Angel Sanctuary 20

Kaori Yuki - Grand Guignol Orchestra 1

Karin Slaughter - Broken

Karl A. Menninger - Whatever Became of Sin?

Koichi Tokita - Mobile Suit Gundam W: Endless Waltz

Lawrence Rees - Auschwitz

Lemony  Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 1)

Lindsey Cole - BlackBuried Pie

Lindsey Cole - BlueBuried Muffins

Lindsey Cole - CranBuried Coffee Cake

Lindsey Cole - PoisonBuried Punch

Lindsey Cole - RaspBuried Torte

Lindsey Cole - StrawBuried in Chocolate

Lindsey Cole - Very Buried Cheesecake

Lindsey Cole - WineBuried Wedding

Lish  McBride - Necromancer

M.C. Cooke - Fungi: Their Nature and Uses

Maeve  Binchy - Quentins

Margaret Arndt - Fairy Tales from the German Forests

Mel Odum - Diablo: #2 The Black Order

Melvil Dewey - A Classification and Subject Index for  Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library

Michael  Faraday - The Chemical History of a Candle

Michael Ladie - The Very Real Imaginary Adventures of William  Locke

Mine Yoshizaki - Sergeant Frog 1

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Twice Told Tales

Nicole Galland - The Fool’s Tale

Nigel Cawthorne - Turning the Tide

Noel Pocock - Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Oskar  Augustus Johanssen & William Albert Riley - Handbook of Medical  Entomology

Paul J. Shinoda - Pokemon: Official Nintendo Players Guide

Peter Abrahams - Down the Rabbit Hole

Petr Alekseevich, Knias Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread

Philippa Stockley - A Factory of Cunning

R.A. Gates - The Tenth Life of Mr.Whiskers

R.A. Salvatore - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Richard Rhodes - Masters of Death

Rick  Priestley - Games Workshop: How to Paint Citadel Miniatures

Robert A. Heinlein - Starship Troopers

Robert  Bevan - Critical Failures (Caverns and Creatures Book 1)

Robert Wilson - A Small Death in Lisbon

Ron Ripley - The Boylan House

Saul Bellow - Seize the Day

Shane Michael Murray - The Orc of Many Questions

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Tales of Terror and Mystery

Sprogling’s  Children’s Book - A to Z of Silly Animals

Stephen King - Thinner

Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That  Can’t Stop Talking

Takashi Matsuoka - Cloud of Sparrows

Tami Hoag - A Thin Dark Line

The Pokemon Company Intl. - Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver  The Official Pokemon Kanto Guide National Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide

The Pokemon Company Intl. - Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver:  The Official Pokemon Johto Guide & Johto Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide

Thomas Bulfinch - Bulfinch’s Mythology

Thomas Harris - Hannibal

Tracey Hickman - StarCraft: #3 Speed of Darkness

Umberti Eco - Foucault’s Pendulum

V.R. Ruggiero - Beyond Feelings

Van Coops - In Times Like These: A Time Travel Adventure

Various - Folk-Lore and Legends: Scandinavian

Various - Great Ghost Stories

Various - The American Journal of Archaeology 1893-1

Victor Hugo - Les  Miserables

William Blades - The Enemies of Books

William C. Dietz - Halo: The Flood

Wirt Sikes - British Goblins Welsh Folk-Lore, Fairy Mythology,  Legends and Traditions

Yei Theodora Ozaki - Japanese Fairy Tales

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This is so sweet 🥺 Also yes!! This fabric is so adorable and I love reading each new chapter!

Lil sketch I did today dedicated to my lovely friend @antifiction​ , inspired by her amazing fic Worth The Free Admission <3

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He's back!

Part 5 of Worth The Free Admission is finally finished and I'll be ready to post it tomorrow ✨️

And there's been a little change of plans - it won't be the last chapter. I got back in the groove of writing, and I didn't want the ending to feel rushed. So you can look forward to at least one additional chapter soon!

Can't wait to share the rest of this story with you all 🖤

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Worth the Free Admission - Part 4/6

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 5 / AO3

Fandom: Children’s Theater Critic with Alfred Molina

Pairing: Arthur H. Cartwright x gn!reader

Rating: T

Chapter summary: An evening spent in Arthur’s apartment leads to a series of (maybe not so) unexpected discoveries. 

Warnings/tags: mention of weight/self image issues, a brief mention of fat shaming, age difference, insecurity, mutual pining, tension

Chapter word count: 4953

A/N: As always, the gif was created by @scorsesedepalmafan - thank you so much ❤ And many thanks to @castanierprosper for helping me resolve some plot issues 😁

Once Arthur put his self-doubt aside for a while, the work was starting to pick up pace the way you had envisioned. The two of you had managed to solve the issue with the third act in two evenings, snuffing out your creative block like it had never been there in the first place.

After the second evening spent brainstorming in your apartment, you had mutually agreed on making this a regular course of action after the lessons. Your initial question regarding Arthur’s presence at the performance back in December was clarified when you found out he lived in a nearby town, less than a forty-minute drive away. That made your afternoons extending into evenings manageable for him, though you would be lying if you claimed you weren’t curious about his home and lifestyle. Both were still something of a mystery to you, not that it had never occurred to you to ask.

Although he had been inquiring about your own life plenty lately, he would usually brush off your questions with highly unsatisfying answers, telling you there was hardly any dimension to his life beyond his work. You had made it your mission to coax him to take off this whole complex mask for good. The man you were getting to know had far too many layers, far too much emotion, and conversations with him were far too stimulating for someone who should spend every waking hour absorbed in work.

You figured the time had come for you to try to open him up some more about a month after your impromptu shared emotional moment (that Arthur hadn’t mentioned once since, as was to be expected). He had missed one rehearsal due to his imperative presence at a children’s theatre festival in Cleveland, and you used this as an opportunity to invite yourself over to his place. He had done the same thing to you after all.

He accepted your arguments such as the playful reproach that 2:0 still wasn’t an altogether balanced ratio of hospitality or the fact that he would have to drive back home anyway. Not only did he not fret at your request, it was him who suggested you come with him in his car and stay the night in his guest bedroom instead of driving back in your beaten-down old car after dark. He even promised to give you a lift back to work the next day. Not once in your life had you planned a sleepover with a fifty-something children’s theatre critic you used to dislike immensely. But truth be told, you had fantasized about it a couple times over the past month.

You couldn’t recall feeling as safe with any driver as you felt with Arthur. He played an Arvo Pärt symphony on the built-in car speakers and told you little anecdotes from the Cleveland festival, while you made sure to check out the view outside your window occasionally, instead of ogling him the entire time like a madman.

The source of your infatuation with him was hard to place, all you knew was that each time you met him you found yourself drawn to a new detail, no matter how small. At the current rate you would soon find the way his hand moved when he wrote down some notes attractive. Or maybe you had gotten to this stage already, you thought, watching him in strange fascination as he fought to unlock his front door momentarily, pushing into it with his shoulder.

His apartment on the second floor of a large family house fulfilled your expectations to a certain degree – Arthur wasn’t wealthy, but he was clearly making enough to afford a full set of sturdy wooden furniture, an extensive library and a cosy office. He showed you the office with pride, the cut-outs of his printed reviews covering the walls, the vintage typewriter, the meticulously sorted collection of plays filling a dedicated separate bookshelf.

“What’s your impression? Of the office,” Arthur asked as you scanned the reviews behind glass frames, with all the bold titles and Arthur’s name printed below in an equally bold lettering.

“I see all those years of hard work you’ve put into this,” you replied earnestly, turning to face him again. There was bewilderment behind his smile, his eyelids fluttering.

“I thought you were opposed to my work,” he said quietly.

“Arthur, you know that’s not what my objections were about. I respect what you do, I always have.”

“Yes, I know. Thank you – for being frank with me, I feel like nobody else has ever been, not after I gained some recognition at least. Everybody’s so afraid of the critic,” he shook his head, gesturing towards some of the most raging reviews on display.

“And rightfully so, I was so terrified of what you had written about our play that I never even found the courage to look it up. The review wasn’t one for display then, I guess?” your tone was light. You believed you had gotten over it to the degree where reading the review wouldn’t hurt your feelings too badly. You even hoped Arthur would lay it onto you right now, produce his stash of reviews and then you could both laugh about it and how far you’d come.

“I never published it.”

“Oh. I get it, nobody even knows about my class, why would anyone bother reading a review of our play?” You had to admit you were actually relieved and you didn’t question Arthur’s decision, knowing how busy he was. But he wasn’t done yet. He opened a desk drawer and took out a thick leather-bound notebook. Then he sat heavily on the edge of a divan that stood opposite the wall of reviews, the most bougie piece of furniture in the entire apartment, and asked you to take a seat next to him. You did, trying to cover the pleasant shudder when your leg brushed his as you were sitting down.

The divan wasn’t small in itself, but it wasn’t made to accommodate two people, especially when one of them was Arthur. Even fully seated, your leg was near-fully pressed against his, even when you brought your knees together. Arthur didn’t remain unaffected by the sudden closeness either, he shifted in his seat and fidgeted with his glasses hanging from his breast pocket. Nevertheless, he didn’t do anything to widen the gap between you, even though his legs certainly didn’t need to rest so far apart.  

“No, take a look at this,” Arthur’s voice felt a little breathy as he leafed through the notebook. He stopped on an entry dated December 20th 2012 – the page was almost empty, except for three short, almost illegible notes.

“This is all I wrote about your play. I meant to publish a review, they would have gladly printed it, debuts tend to be popular. But when I sat down to write that night, I thought about what you’ve told me.” He wasn’t looking at you, instead he was tracing the words on the page with his finger mindlessly, “And I was full on convinced you were just bitter because I hated the performance, but then again, you had invited me to watch your rehearsals, be part of the process…” His eyes finally lifted up to you and now you were the one to look away, the proximity becoming too apparent with your faces just over a foot away from each other.

“What I want to say is… Please, look at me,” he asked softly and you willed your gaze to settle back on him.

“I thought about the process, about what you’d said about learning from each other. God, I didn’t want to believe I had something to learn from you even for a second. But what I write has weight, it can start a career or end it, and I just couldn’t- do that to you before seeing you learn. Blame my ego for that, but I believed I could ‘make’ you, that there was so much I could teach you. Turns out it was the other way around all along. I can’t remember the last time I felt like this - so happy I was wrong,” he reached out and cradled your hands resting in your lap in his, stroking them with his thumbs almost tenderly.

“Arthur, I don’t know what to say.” You were so overwhelmed by his confession and the sensations of his skin touching yours, of his comforting body heat, the way his gaze was undoubtedly fixed on your lips now.

“I don’t know what I was hoping you would say. I just… wanted you to know. That I value what you’ve done for me.”

“Arthur.” God, you hated how pleading that sounded, but then again, that’s what you were doing. Asking for a confirmation that you weren’t just stuck in your head and reading his signals wrong, that he wanted you to make a move. Just a few words, that’s all it would take for you to pour all your affection, all the yearning into a kiss, an embrace, anything that would allow you to hold him close to you and forget about professionality or authority or age.

Despite your doubts, you were almost sure what he wanted with his softened gaze and flushed cheeks. You tilted your head upwards and allowed your eyes to close, giving him the clearest of hints. You heard a sharp inhale as he gave your hands folded in your lap an awkward pat and stood up abruptly. When you opened your eyes, confused, he was already turned away from you, rummaging through his table drawers again.

You called his name for the second time, finding it impossible to disguise the disappointment and embarrassment. Had you really fallen for your own fantasies so deeply that you projected them onto him? But since he didn’t turn around all the way to look at you when you spoke to him and the deep blush still hadn’t retreated from his face, the tension had been far from imaginary. Before you got the chance to ask him what he was doing, he hurried to give you an explanation that was far from satisfactory:

“I just remembered I’ve written extensive notes for the final scene, and I have some revisions I need to consult with you. Ah, there we go,” he stood up with a thick file in his hand, passing it over to you with a smile, though his eyes struggled to meet yours. You muttered a feeble ‘thanks’ and waited for him to go on.

“You are welcome to take the revisions or leave them, of course. But I believe they might help strengthen the weakest points. I’ve forgotten to write this down, but I also might suggest substituting some of Emily’s lines with physical actions. Anything to disrupt the flat, beige drudgery of her line delivery. But let’s sit down and go over all the fine details in the living room. There’s more, uhm… More space there.” His speech felt unusually rushed, nothing like the firm, composed way of speaking you associated him with. The same could be said about his hasty exit, as if he was afraid any hesitation would lead to you asking questions he wasn’t up to answering. Questions that were hanging in the thick air between the two of you, even as you trailed after Arthur into the living room.

He seemed to relax somewhat once you started working through his notes, though you couldn’t help but worry all the progress you had made with him had just been shattered by your idealistic misinterpretation.

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As you lied in the smallest bed that could still be sold as a double, a thought kept popping into your head: you shouldn’t have stayed. It had been part politeness, part hope that had kept you here. Instead of leaving, you had let yourself suffer through a dinner with Arthur. Not that the food or the conversation was unpleasant in any way, in fact Arthur had surprised you with his culinary skill. It was the painful mutual reluctance to address the elephant in the room that had made the evening almost unbearable for you.

It baffled you that Arthur hadn’t been the one to politely ask you to leave earlier. If you weren’t so upset with yourself for your speculations, you would wonder if he was purposely trying to keep you there – cooking for you, coming up with witty jokes and engaging topics for conversation. Oh but you did overthink it in the end, of course you couldn’t help it. Not with the way Arthur would narrowly avoid mentioning what had happened (or rather not happened) between the two of you, just to look at you with a silent plea in his large eyes as if begging you to say something for him. But you had been too perplexed and, yes, humiliated to even attempt to resolve the situation.

You rolled over onto your other side, for what felt like the hundredth time since you went to bed. One look at your phone on the bedside table revealed to you just how bad your ruminating was this time, the clock read 12:30. You were pretty sure you’d said goodnight to Arthur before eleven.

You took a sip from the glass of water Arthur had sent you to the guest bedroom with. You turned again and found the new position absolutely irritating. You laid flat on your back which made you uncomfortably hyper-aware of your entire body. With a sigh, you took another sip and turned the bedside lamp on, determined to use your sleeplessness for something more productive than mulling over issues you wouldn’t solve now anyway.

The guest bedroom connected straight to the living room, and you assumed Arthur’s bedroom was behind the door at the far end of the apartment. You weren’t worried about waking him up when you decided to borrow a book from his collection to read. But as you opened the door, you weren’t met with a dark room as you’d expected. The room was illuminated by a large floor lamp beside an armchair Arthur was sitting in, writing in a notebook.

He heard the creak of the opening door and lifted his head, looking almost embarrassed to be caught still awake. He closed the notebook and held it in his lap, covering it with his broad hands. You couldn’t help but smile at the child-like reaction; not with malice, but that odd affection you had developed for nearly all the quirks in his behavior. His earlier rejection had changed nothing about that.

“I see I’m not the only one who can’t sleep,” you said. Arthur let out a shaky breath and put the notebook aside.

“No. I’m expecting to stay up at least a couple more hours. Is there anything I can do for you?” The tension in his expression gave way to a soft smile, as he stood up and headed to the adjoining kitchen.

“No, thank you- Can I borrow one of your books though?” you asked.

“Oh of course, take a look, pick anything that strikes your fancy. I’ll just make us both some tea, I always find chamomile helps me relax when I have to stay up late, writing. Turns this rusty machine off,” he tapped his temple with his fingers and chuckled at his own little joke.

“Thank you, Arthur. And be kind to it, the machine’s a hard worker,” you replied, examining the vast selection of books lining almost the entire length of one wall.

“That’s true, it could use a vacation.” You weren’t looking at him, but you could hear the smile in his voice. Another thought crossed your mind – maybe you two were simply made to be friends, nothing more. Maybe Arthur had instinctively felt this and had in fact preserved your relationship by bottoming out.

“Let me know if you get lost in them,” he said, referring to the bookshelves in front of you, “I tried to sort the books alphabetically, hopefully that will help.”

You had never visited a home with a library this well organized, but Arthur wasn’t wrong: you could easily spend hours going over every single book on the shelves. Even if the idea of diving straight into the task tempted you, you decided to grab something at random, going for the section closest to you. The Stranger, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Night at the Circus – even  the first couple of shelves displayed Arthur’s taste for classics as well as modern literature and many works you didn’t recognize.

You were about to reach for an Angela Carter novel your friend had recently recommended to you when your eyes fell one shelf lower briefly, catching a glimpse of a familiar name. You had to try harder to locate the book for the second time, but when your initial suspicion was confirmed, you didn’t have to think twice about your choice for tonight’s reading.

“Arthur?” You almost ran the distance to where Arthur was placing the lid over a delicate teapot, waving the paperback in front of his face, “First Class, Last Seat by Arthur Cartwright? Is that just a coincidence or…”

Had Arthur been pouring the tea at that moment, he would’ve inevitably spilled it all over his kitchen counter from the way he jolted at the sight of the book. He yanked it out of your hand with force bordering on aggressive, in turn startling you. Instantly realizing he’d overdone it, he reached over the counter and gave your still outstretched hand a gentle apologetic squeeze.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to do- whatever that was. I feel a little thrown off balance today and, well, I haven’t touched this,” he patted the minimalistic white-and-blue cover of the book, “in years. I certainly wasn’t expecting you to come across it. But… take a look for yourself.”

He offered you the book back, rubbing his hands together anxiously as you opened it. On the inside of the cover a second Arthur was looking straight at you: barely a wrinkle on a face that appeared just a tad slimmer than that of the man behind the counter, smooth if a little thinning dark hair reaching just below his ears, a handsome black button-down shirt and that endearing toothy smile. You looked back at him standing in front of you; he hadn’t changed all that much, in your opinion.

“Well, you’ve always been attractive, I can see that. But why haven’t you mentioned this before? See how excited I am?” you teased him lightly, though behind the playful tone, the words were all true.

“You really aren’t helping my situation,” he laughed, but the breathless edge to his voice was giving him away. “Alright, I suppose I should tell you about the play. Yes, it is a play. But let me pour the tea first, I really need to calm my nerves if I’m about to get into this.”

You helped him carry the matching cups to the seating area, as his hands were visibly shaking. You let him take his armchair and you pulled a chair in close to him.

“God, I don’t even know where to begin. Today’s been like a therapy session, well almost. You better stop me in time or I might just tell you everything there is to tell.” He gulped down a half of the cup at once and didn’t even seem to flinch at the temperature.

“Why don’t you start with the play? How old were you when you wrote it? Twenty?” you asked.

“No, no. I was older than you are, nearing thirty. Are you sure you want me to go on? This is ultimately a failure story, I’d never bother anyone with it, let alone someone as talented and optimistic as you. You don’t need to keep hearing stories like this,” he sighed, staring at the cover of his play.

“I’m not sitting here with you at one am to listen to success stories. I just want to learn more about you, if you’ll let me. Please, Arthur.” You stroked his knee to comfort him, a daring gesture given today’s events. But he let the touch ground him, and finally nodded, covering your hand with his as he began his story:

“I want to say this is the only play I’ve ever written, but that wouldn’t be exactly accurate. I’ve written and tried to publish a novel and numerous short stories, and I already had two finished plays under my belt when I started writing First Class, Last Seat. Nothing came of any of it – I’m not a patient man, especially not with people. I just couldn’t stomach the thought of anyone changing my vision, I found it disrespectful to my work. Well, then things seemed to take a different turn when I let my friend read the new manuscript and he liked it so much he ended up handing it over to another friend of his who was an aspiring theatre director.”

“And you let him interfere with your vision?”

Arthur let out a weak little laugh at your question, shaking his head.

“I didn’t have to, he didn’t force me to change a thing. But how I wished he had later on. He was so insecure and eager to jump at any opportunity to direct – I admit, I really believed in this play, and so did my friend and poor Steve, the director. It isn’t a bad play, it’s fast-paced and funny, as funny as I could get in my late twenties, anyway. But it obviously wasn’t brilliant enough to make up for the most idiotic decision I’ve made in my entire career. Call it stubbornness or vanity or whatever you will, I came to the conclusion that the main character had so much of me written all over him that no one but me could do a good enough job playing him. So, I persuaded Steve to cast me as the lead,” he paused and took a long, thoughtful sip of his tea.

“You’re an actor?” So how come you were so shy to join the kids at the rehearsal, you almost wanted to add before stopping yourself. If you’d managed to learn something about Arthur, it was about his carefully covered-up insecurity. You didn’t need to ask and you knew better than to push him to admit it before he revealed more of himself at his own pace.

“Of course not. I’m not and never have been. I just deluded myself, thinking a few successful high school performances made me qualified for a professional acting job. Not only did I have no training, I also failed to realize that I’d put on quite a few pounds since high school and nobody was going to fall to the feet of a pudgy balding newcomer, not in New York.” He crossed his arms over his chest, as if trying to shield himself from any possible judgment, reliving his past insecurities in his mind.

“Arthur, don’t be so harsh on yourself. You’re a beautiful man and I definitely wouldn’t describe you as pudgy,” you protested gently. His furrowed brows softened at your concern, and he reached out to take your hand again.

“I appreciate it dear, but whatever euphemism you’re going to use won’t change anything about the way I look. I’m simply being self-aware. No, I did a decent job considering my lack of experience, but I underestimated my stage presence as a whole. To this day I don’t know why Steve didn’t replace me at some point, all I know is he should have. Maybe he would’ve saved at least his career. There was a review…” Arthur opened the book in the middle where it was bookmarked by a yellowed newspaper cut-out. He unfolded it and skimmed the page with obvious discomfort, even wincing at one point.

“You don’t need to show me, it’s alright,” you tried to comfort him, rubbing his knuckles with your thumb reassuringly. He freed his hand from your grasp and held the newspaper closer to his face, squinting before putting his glasses on.

“No, you need to hear this. I’ll read the best part for you: Cartwright’s troubling struggle to construct half-decent dialogue becomes even more apparent with his underwhelming delivery of his very own lines. “Supported” by Leigh’s flavorless direction, the production feels like Cartwright’s vanity project, a horrid misjudgment for the ambitious actor-playwright. Any potential the lead role holds is suffocated by Cartwright’s hopeless lack of charisma as the neurotic yet charming travelling professor. As a distraction from the second-hand embarrassment, I imagined myself in a Stanley Kubrick film, having my eyes forced wide open as I watched the heavyset lead seduce a fellow passenger. Want me to go on?” While Arthur’s voice sounded unnaturally calm given the circumstances, you noticed the flush in his cheeks and the nervous grip his fingers had on the piece of paper.

“This is- disgusting. Who wrote it? Why have you kept it?”

Arthur shrugged and folded the article, placing it back into the book.

“Oh you’ve never heard of him, I suppose. A critic well-known at that time, died ten years later. I met him once, a real arse, but people listened to what he had to say. So, I was done, just like that. The production was taken down after the premiere, and I never put myself out there again, not like this at least. Imagine, we were just a couple of young men trying to create something, to get serious about something we’d been doing for years, and this guy shut us down with a single article.”

“I had no idea, I’m so sorry, Arthur. Just- why did you decide to become a critic yourself, of all things?” you asked with genuine interest. You would imagine Arthur would come to hate all critique after an experience this traumatizing.

“I wanted to do better. Do it right,” he murmured, looking down at the book in his lap, “Which means, technically speaking, even my success turns out to be a failure. But at this point, I don’t know how to do anything else. Please, tell me honestly, how can you still stand me?” he looked at you with pleading eyes, a hint of sadness in his features. You took a deep breath, taking a second to consider what being truly honest would mean for your relationship.

“I like you. That’s it. I mean, I’m sure you’ve noticed, and I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable earlier. You don’t have to do anything about it, but I need you to understand I don’t need to stand you, I like being with you. I just like you.” You almost surprised yourself with how easily the words came out. Maybe Arthur’s unusual openness helped, but you suddenly didn’t see the point of avoiding the obvious any longer.

“You- I don’t-“ Arthur looked panicked, struggling to form a sentence. You stood up, placing a hand on his shoulder, almost eye to eye with him still sitting down.

“It’s okay, I’m not looking for an answer. I appreciate what you’ve told me today, but I won’t pry any more information out of you, don’t worry,” you smiled, not adding how badly you wished he would say something, either to affirm or reject you. At least you could go to bed knowing you weren’t bottling it all up any longer.

“I’ll go read for a while now, alright? Goodnight.” You bent down slightly and placed a ghost of a kiss on his cheek that felt hot even though you barely touched it.

You returned for the Carter novel you’d picked out before discovering Arthur’s play and headed back to the bedroom. The sound of your name stopped you in your tracks.

“Can I- would you mind if I read to you?”

“What?” you turned back to Arthur, who was blushing profusely as he stood in the middle of the room, frozen on his way to you.

“No, forget it. I didn’t mean to- I just thought it could help us both fall asleep faster. But it’s a stupid idea I don’t know why-“

“I’d love that. Please,” you smiled, your heartrate speeding up. Arthur stared at you for a few seconds as if he couldn’t believe you hadn’t brushed him off with a polite rejection – ironic, considering your confession a couple minutes ago, you should be the only one worrying about such things. You waited for him to get out of the trance and follow you, letting him lie down on the bed before joining him.

The size of the bed meant you had to lie quite close to him, but you dared to snuggle up even closer, draping your arm over his torso.

“Is this alright?” you whispered. Arthur let out a shuddering exhale before nodding and getting more comfortable, shifting to turn towards you slightly. He opened the book and began to read, keeping his voice low to allow you to slowly drift asleep. You wished you could stay up as long as possible and listen to his soothing voice, but the exhaustion from today’s emotional rollercoaster was quickly catching up with you.

Twenty minutes later, Arthur closed the book, listening to your slow, even breathing. He reached over you to turn off the bedside lamp, determined to leave and attempt to go to sleep himself. However, feeling you still cuddled up to him, he allowed himself a few more minutes by your side, holding you carefully as not to disturb your sleep. Focused on his thumb stroking up and down your side, he barely noticed his eyelids were getting heavy and his breathing was slowing down to match yours.