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hannahhook7744 · 4 months ago

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Can you do a whole "Encanto Next Gen as Vines/ Incorrect Quotes" post? That'd be really funny lol

Character Guide:

(Children of Isabela Rojas Madrigal and Bubo Marquez):

Miguel Melchor Marquez Madrigal Jr/Smiley/MJ.

Zoey Alejandra Marquez Madrigal.

Arlo Emo Marquez Madrigal.

Avila Brisa Marquez Madrigal.

(Children of Antonio Espinosa Madrigal):

Giovanni Refugio Espinosa Madrigal.

(Children of Mirabel Rojas Madrigal and Miguel Rivera):

Vera Coco Rivera Madrigal.

Renata Imelda Rivera Madrigal.

Mariana Isabela Luisa Rivera Madrigal.

Marisol Carmela Victoria Rivera Madrigal.

Marcelo Héctor Rivera Madrigal.

(Camilo Espinosa Madrigal and Mina Prepon):

Carlos Manuel Madrigal Prepon.

José Lorenzo Madrigal Prepon.

Hugo Jerónimo Madrigal Prepon.

Sofia Azucena Madrigal Prepon.

Amelia Sadia Madrigal Prepon.

(Children of Dolores Espinosa Madrigal and Mariano Guzmán):

Ligera Juana Guzman Madrigal.

Oscar Candelario Guzmán Madrigal.

Elmira Dorila Guzman Madrigal.

Leta Pepa Guzmán Madrigal.

Princesa Rosetta Guzmán Madrigal.

Fuega Alba Guzmán Madrigal.

Juan Félix Guzmán Madrigal.

Javier Gabriel Guzmán Madrigal.

(Children of Luisa Rojas Madrigal and Ryder Nattura):

Tito Krsitoff Nattura Madrigal.

Emilia Lydia Nattura Madrigal.

Amada Honeymaren Nattura Madrigal.

Silvia Julieta Nattura Madrigal.

Belinda Petra Nattura Madrigal.

(Children of Bruno Madrigal):

Cesare Bartholomew Colmcille Madrigal Botero (Formerly Frollo).

Cornel Thomas Howard Sebastian Madrigal Botero (Formerly Frollo and Formerly Gaskit).

Cyriacus Ignatius Vladmir Madrigal Botero (Formerly Frollo).

Richard 'Rick' Perseus Madrigal Botero (Formerly Ratcliffe).

Claudine Esther-Mary Agnes Dymphna Madrigal Botero (Formerly Frollo).

Rachel Anneliese Madrigal Botero (Formerly Ratcliffe).

Rory Elias Madrigal Botero (Formerly Ratcliffe).

Glendale ‘Glenn’ Hazel Gothel (soon to be Madrigal).

Mason Primethorn Gothel (soon to be Madrigal).

Magnolia ‘Gigi’ Marguerite Gothel (soon to be Madrigal).

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Hugo *falls through ceiling*

Giovanni, not even phased: Hi Hugo.

Hugo, laying on a pile of rubble—his head resting on the floor, completely: Hi Giovanni.

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Hugo, quieter: That hurt.

Cesare: Hey I'm back from the market—WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

Cyriacus, standing in the center of a strangely neat pentagram drawn on Casita's floors and holding a melting candle in one hand, and a book in another: You told me to satanize the house!

Cesare: Sanitize! I said sanitize! Clean this up before Abuela and the padre get here!

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Princesa: You can trust me! Let's not forget who pulled you out of that river when you were 12!

Fuega: Let's not forget who pushed me in.

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Miguel Jr *jumps from the second balcony of Casita in a bubble shield, bounces, and breaks something*

Arlo, on his last fucking straw: THIS IS WHY MOM DOESN'T FUCKING LOVE YOU!

Camilo *laughs loudly off screen*

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Arlo: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it.

Zoey: Arlo no.

Miguel Jr: Mistlefoe.

Zoey: Please stop encouraging him.

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Arlo: I trust Zoey.

Miguel Jr: You think they know what they're doing?

Arlo: I wouldn't go that far.

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Arlo: Oscar! My face is on fire!

Oscar: Arlo! Are you ok?!

Arlo: Oh yes, I'm fine. I just said that to make sure you'd come in here quickly.

Oscar: But your face is on fire.

Arlo: Yes. It's much faster than shaving.

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Oscar: Please, I'm begging you, go to a doctor.

Arlo: I'm sorry is this OUR stab wound? Stay out of it.

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Arlo: Listen, I can explain…

Zoey: You’re making $500 and you’re only gonna pay me $100?

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Miguel Jr: You’re getting 100 dollars? I’m getting $20!

Avila: You guys are getting paid?

Marcelo: Ma'am, this is a Wendy’s.

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Someone random: Wow, are you guys twins?

Marisol *stares at Mariana*

Mariana *stares back*

Marisol and Mariana *scream in sync* YOU STOLE MY FACE! *runs away in opposite directions*

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Hugo: Marcelo, how are those chicken strips?

Marcelo, looking at Hugo's blackened chicken strips: F%#K YA CHICKEN STRIPS.....F%#K ya chicken strips!

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Rick: You fight like my sister!

José, being a smart ass: I've fought your sister, that's a compliment!

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Princesa: There is no better feeling than someone playing with your hair. Or running her fingers down your back—

Leta: Unless you thought you were alone.

Oscar: And now, the weather.

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Renata: Get a real job! And some pants!

Marcelo, who was just walking past: annnnd that's enough of this game.

Vera, grumbling: I am wearing pants. You just have a stupid power.

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Five year old Sofia *running around during the family barbecue, something shiny in her hands*

Camilo, drink in hand: what you got there, Sof?

Five year old Sofia *smilingly widely* A KNIFE! *runs off*

Camilo *spits out his drink, drops it, and rubs after her* NO!

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Tito, 15 years old: Yo, how much money do you have?

Amada, 5 years old: 69 cents.

Tito: AYE, you know what that means?

Amada, sad: I don't have enough money for chicken nuggets.

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Miguel Jr: Hurricane Katrina? More like Hurricane Tortilla *throws tortilla into Marcelo’s face on accident*

Marcelo, as the tortilla slides slowly down his face: I hate you.

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Claudine: AHH! Stahhp. I coulda dropped mah croissant.

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Mason: Mothertrucker, dude, that hurt like a buttcheek on a stick.

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Cesare: Glendale, can you read number 23 for the class?

Glenn: No, I cannot.... What up? I'm Glenn, I'm 19 and I never fucking learned how to read.

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Fuega, trying to come out to Ligera: Hey, I'm lesbian.

Ligera, having stayed up all night making shadow puppets with her friends: I thought you were Colombian.

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Juan: WHAT ARE THOSEEEEE?

Javier: THEY are my crocs!

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Belinda: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Elmira: Wasn't Silvia with you?

Silvia: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

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Rachel, not in the least bit sorry: I think we're gonna have to kill this guy, Cornel.

Cornel, soberly: Damn.

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Emilia: You have to apologize to the town!

Oscar: Fine. 'Unfuck you' or whatever.

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Carlos: WHOEVER THREW THAT PAPER, YOUR MOM'S A HOE!

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Amelia, shoots up in bed in the middle of the night: Oh my god, they were roommates.

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Rory: This Bitch Empty, YEET! *Throws bottle*

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Gigi: Mason stop...Mason stop...You're gonna get in trouble. Mason.

#encanto #encanto next gen #encanto next generation #descendants #disney descendants #melissa de la cruz #descendants au #disney descendants au #wicked world #disney #vines #descendants incorrect quotes #the madrigals #the invisible truth #claudine frollo #rick ratcliffe #they got adopted by Bruno Madrigal in this

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pentopaper23 · 1 year ago

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Our own form of courting: Chapter One - Dinner with a final course of courting.

Jealous was not a feeling that Jack was familiar with. As child he would simply take whatever he wanted and maybe deal with the consequences if he was caught.

So, sitting here now he was confused as to why he felt the way he did. He had been invited to yet another dinner at the Governor’s house and was fully expecting it to just be the usual attendees. But when he arrived there was an extra place around the table and a clearly rich man sitting at it. The man was engaging Belle in conversation and from the way she was looking at him Jack knew that she was bored. Jack's hold on his fork tightened when the man patted Belle's hand and she pulled away in annoyance her eyes flicking to his for a second and then returning to the other man.

Jack didn’t really know what their relationship was. Talks of congress and stolen kisses in the hospital storeroom had given him the impression that she was open to further engagement, but the unmoving judgement that was the class system stood in their way. A marriage or really any form of relationship between a Lady and a penniless Doctor was unheard off and not approved of. But the draw to her was unavoidable and they found themselves often tangle together in the storeroom each time she attends the hospital.

He thought about her morning, noon, and night. She was the first thing he thought of in the morning and the last thing at night when he struggled his way up to his room. Thoughts of her filled his head during the day when he was meant to be tending to people and her face filled his mind when he reached for himself at night to stem the ever-growing feeling of want and desire for her. She had frozen the first time she had felt him press hard up against her lower stomach during one of their stolen moments and blushed unable to meet his eyes, when Jack pulled away with stammered apologies. But as time went on, she had grown more assertive in her actions and started to drag moans from Jack when she moved against him as they kissed. One such moment had ended with her legs wrapped around his waist and their hips thrusting together in primal need, Jack had pulled away just in time to avoid spilling in his pants and Belle was left panting and flushed leaning up against the storeroom shelves rubbing her legs together to chase the unknown feeling that was flooding her body. Jack would remember said legs as he stoked himself to completion that night and gasped out her name at the memory of her hips moving against his.

“What say you Dr Dawkins?" Belle said trying to get Jack's attention to avoid speaking to Mr Glendale, "Jack!" she called again when he did not reply. Jack jolted and almost dropped his fork and looked at Belle in confusion. She looked back widening her eyes as if to say, 'save me for the love of god'.

"I’m sorry?" Jack said placing down his knife and fork trying to work out the question that was ask. "I said what do say you about the recent outbreak of flu that is sweeping across the city?" Belle asked again.

"Um, yes very bad indeed. Far too many cases are coming into the hospital, beds are starting to run low my Lady”.

"Father might it be time to talk about the hospital extension? I’m sure Dr Dawkins would be happy to make some recommendations." Belle said looking at her father who was in no way listening to the conversation. He like Jack too struggled to find an answer for a question that he hadn't listened to.

"Yes. Yes, that could be arranged." He said taking a deep sip of his wine really having no idea what he had agreed to. Belle rolled her eyes and looked at Jack with a faint smile. He returned it, that was until Mr Glendale took it upon himself to brush his hand over Belle's arm to garner her attention again. This time Belle didn’t try to hide her annoyance and moved her chair noisily to the side to place some distance between the two. Jack's anger flared up when Mr Glendale tried to hide a look annoyed at her action. Not that he was one to talk given their daily storeroom romps, but at least said romps were away from the public eye and didn’t make her uncomfortable.

Belle was very much over this dinner and the man sitting next to her. If he wasn’t boring her with talk of his “rather large estate” then his hands were wandering. First it was a pat on the hand and next a brush on her arm. She had noticed that Jack seemed to not be able to take his eyes off the man’s hand and she could see he was starting to get annoyed at the man. It wasn’t until Mr Glendale placed a rather firm hand on her upper leg that Belle did something. With a quick slip her knife sliced across the palm of her hand leaving what she thought was a shallow cut.

"Oh, silly me!" Belle gasped holding her bleeding hand in a fist, "I seem to have cut myself. Dr Dawkins if you could be of assistance" she said ignoring her mother disapproval and giving Jack a pointed look. "Yes of course" Jack said getting up and rounding the table to assist Belle with leaving the room. He held his arm out for her, and she took it immediately wishing nothing more then to leave the table.

"Belle, I don’t think..." her mother started but was cut off by her father when Belle let a drop of blood escape her fingers, "Now dear Dawkins can attend her." With a nod to the Governor Jack led her form the room and up to her bedroom.

Belle didn’t think the cut was deep enough to warrant a doctor's attention, but she was sick of being pawned over by Mr Glendale and had needed an exit before Jack leapt over the table and assaulted the man. She had been watching his movements ever since they sat down and knew he was on a wire's edge when she saw his jaw twitch and his hand tighten around his cutlery.

When they reached her bedroom Jack lead her over to her bed and sat her down on the edge. He knelt before her to and began to examine her hand. Contrary to what Belle had thought before it actually was quite a deep cut and would require a bandage of some sort. Jack rose and walked over to her supplies and began searching in silence. Belle could see that he was put out and it wasn’t just his normal annoyance at having to attend a dinner at the estate. She stopped her musing when he knelt back down in front of her and began cleaning the cut. He worked in silence meticulously cleaning cut and she couldn’t help but winced at random intervals when he had to dig in the fabric of the cloth into her broken skin. Blood was still slowly dripping down her palm and he put pressure on the pulse at her wrist to slow down the blood flow.

"I don’t like him touching you," Jack said quietly as he was bent over her hand. Belle bit her lip trying not to laugh, her sweet man was jealous. "Really? I hadn't noticed" she replied with a teasing tone. Jacks jaw twitched in annoyance again and his fingers had started to stoke the inside of her wrist lightly. "He shouldn’t be touching you like that in public" he continued without looking up at her. Wanting to see how far she could push him Belle teased again, "as opposed to how you touch me" she said biting her lip and slowly opening her legs so that he came to rest between them. Jack's fingers paused and she watched how he swallowed deeply, his eyes flicked to the closed door and then back to her hand before he stood up gathered her in his arms and kissing her deeply. Belle reacted in kind by wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in closer to rest against her between her parted legs.

He placed rough kisses down her neck that made her head roll back and she moan deeply. Hands began to franticly grab at each other's clothing and their hips were starting to roll against each other. Soon Jack's jacket had been discarded onto the floor and his necktie was somewhere over Belle’s shoulder where she had thrown it. In-kind the buttons on the front of her dress were undone, as was the under shirt beneath. Jack had pulled them open, and they were revealing her chemise and corset, her skirts was up bunched up around her waist showing a improper amount of leg and a thin sneak peak of her hips. "I don’t want him touching me either" Belle breathed out while Jack was attacking her neck with nursing sucks, and she felt him harden against her stomach in reaction to her words. She could feel that he was tense and not in the normal way he was when they stole kisses, and he was worried about being found or pushing too far into her space. His was tense in a way that made her think he was about to steal her away in the night and never let her out of his sight. Tense in a way she had never seen him before and the only thing she could think of was jealously. Bone deep, soul burning jealously. "I only want you" she confessed grabbing his face between his hands to make him look at her.

"I only want you, Jack. Only you." she continued, and Jack searched her face for any word of a lie. When he found none his shoulders relaxed and kissed her softly. Belle moaned when Jack hitched her legs up around his hips and started to grind against her. A chorus of moans and whimpers echoed in Belle’s room as the pair thrusted against each other. Jack could feel her warm wet heat against his hard length and could feel himself weeping into the inside of his pants. Groaning at the thought of having to reappear downstairs with a wet patch on his pant Jack pulled away and held Belle from him with a firm hand in the middle of her chest.

“What?” Belle panted still slightly moving her hips back and forth, Jack looked down at his erection and blushed when Belles eyes followed, “Oh,” she said. Jack swallowed, “If we go any further, I won’t be able to hide the effects of our actions on the fabric of my pants”. Belle looked confused for a moment and then her eyes widened in understanding, “Can’t you just…take it out?” she asked shyly. Jack pulled her back into his arms, “I could. But we haven’t…” his words faded off hoping she would understand. She did and nodded in understanding, “I want you to. Want to see you” she whispered against his lips before gently biting them. Jack shuddered when he felt her soft hands start to unbutton his pants and buried his head in her neck and moaned when he felt her pulled out his hard cock from its fabric coverings. She timidly stoked him a few times before he had to pull away with a harsh cut off moan of pleasure. He reached down quickly and gripped the base tightly hoping to stop his orgasm. He succeeded and pulled her against him again, returning her legs to high on his hips. He felt her jolt when his warm length brush against her wet womanhood.

He began to slowly thrust against her, and she tightened her arms around him. Their lips slipped together with want and Belle groaning against Jack’s tongue as he licked feverishly into her mouth. She gasped against his kiss as his fingers dug harder into her soft legs and her gasp turned to a needy whine for more when his cock slide over her clit. He groaned desperately; his arms moved to wrap around the small of Belle’s back to pull her in closer as the other hand weaved through the back of her hair. She cried out as he gripped her hair with a sharp but subdued tug, the new position allowing his hard cock to hit her clit harder.

"Goddammit." Jack growled out, his eyes wild with heat and absolute want. His hips were starting to jerk uncontrollably, and Belle was starting to feel a deep pulsating tightening in her stomach. With each rut, Belle could feel the rolling arousal come closer and closer to the edge until she was whimpering into his scathing kiss.

"I...I'm gonna...,” She breathed out against his lips, sharp pangs of ecstasy shooting through her clit as Jack continued to snap his hips against her. He growled low and raw as he let go of her hair and gripped her hips tightly and started to thrust harder into her. Belle cried out and moaned against his tongue as her hands ran through his hair. A few long moments passed before Belle’s hands gripped his hair with a cry, her back arching as she felt her orgasm completely wreck her and made her vision blur around the edges. She heard Jack let out a strangled groan and felt the erratic and final thrust of his hips against her before he stilled, his cock twitching against her still pulsing heat and he buried his face in her neck, his mouth opens in a silent cry of pleasure against her slick skin.

There was silence, the only sound being the panting between the pair and Belle’s soft whimpering as Jack rocked slowly against her trying to draw out every last beat of pleasure form the both of them. Guiding his lips to hers she groaned a final “Jack” into him, and he stilled with his own moan of contentment. They stayed like that for a moment, wrapped up in each other breathing deeply.

“That was…”

“One of many?” Belle jokes pushing him away gently so she would clean herself up. Their mixture releases were coating her mound and inner thighs, and she could feel them sliding down towards the inside of her knees. Jake laughed at her joke as she bent to pick up one of the cloths he had brought over. He lifted her again and began to wipe the insides of her legs and smirked when he brushed over her womanhood, and she jerked with a deep moan.

“Never one of many” he said placing a kiss under her jaw. Before she had time to repay his kindness and clean his now soft cock, there was a sharp knock at the door that had them scrambling to redress and once Jack tad tucked himself back into his pants, he was frantically trying to gather all the medical supplies that had ended up on the floor and hide the cloth that was covered in their releases. He tucked said cloth into his jacket pocket and grabbed a now dressed Belle's hand just in time for the door to open to reveal her mother standing there.

"It should be fine now my Lady. It won’t need stitches." he said patting her hand gently. Lady Jane eyed him suspiciously as he walked past her running a hand through his now messy hair and he threw an apologetic look over his shoulder to the now cornered Belle. They had definitely lost track of time and been upstairs for far too long.

Belle looked away from the retreating form of Jack and played with her well tied bandage trying to not meet her mother’s eye line "Belle...," her mother started in a disapproving tone. "Mama don’t start please," she said knowing what her mother was going to say and she didn’t want to hear it.

"You may think me unkind Belle, but no relationship with a man of his background can end well and we both know it."

"I love him," Belle said determinedly jumping off the bed and squaring her shoulders to face her mother. Lady Jane took in her daughters flushed complexion, rumbled clothes, and sighed. She closed the door softly and walked closer to her daughter.

"My dear, I know that it may seem like that now. But once reality sets in and you see that he cannot provide for you, the world will snap into a sharp and harsh focus." She said taking her daughters injured hand gently.

"He is a good man Mama and I truly believe he would make happy, and I will want for nothing that I desire" Belle said. Her mother scoffed at this, and Belle ripped her hands from hers and spaced in anger, tears forming in her eyes.

"I don’t care that we won’t live in a house like this!" Belle said waving her hands around her room, "and I don’t care that he has no title. I love him. I love him Mama and I won’t be made to feel bad about that. He is kind, so much kinder than any of the men you have thrown in my path, and he is smart Mama, oh you have no idea how smart he is. At last, I am on equal footing with a man that doesn’t make me feel silly or inadequate. We spend hours talking about a world of things and he listen to me Mama, he really listens to me and cares about my thoughts. He is gentle and when he...and when he kisses me, I never want him to stop. But he always does and there is never any pressure from him to fully ruin myself and by god I want him to ruin me, if just to stop other man from thinking they can have me." Belle said throwing herself at her mother's feet and grasping at her hands, "Mama I am begging you, please give us you’re blessing. I want for no one else and there will be no one else but him" Belle begged again pleading for her mother to understand.

Lady Jane looked at her daughter in shock, she could have sworn that the pasting flash in the pan between the two of them was just that, passing and would burn out once the doctor had had his fill. Never did she think for a second the connect between the two ran this deep. She noted the terrified look in her daughters eyes and the tears that were rolling down her cheeks, she was also trying to ignore the hastily button dress and dark bruises forming low on her neck. She felt Belle's hands tighten in hers and was drawn back to her daughters pleading face and concluded that there was no hope in fighting this connection. She knew that Dr Dawkins gentlemen like ways would not hold out forever and not to mention her daughters own apparent wants and a child born out of wedlock was more of a scandal then her titled daughter marrying a man of a lower station.

Lady Jane had to admit the one thing that Jack Dawkins had his in corner was an unblemished military recorded and an officer title to his name. Military titles and battle born bravely went along way for untitled men in their family's circles and she knew that her husband held Mr Dawkin’s navel career in the highest regard. The truth of the matter was that her daughter could do better, but she could do worse then Naval doctor with no title or family.

"Mama?" Belle asked breaking the silence that had fallen over the two. "We shall speak to you father. Ask your good doctor to stay behind tonight once dinner has concluded." Belle let out a sob and threw herself into her mother's arms, "Thank you Mama! Thank you!"

The rest of dinner passed without issue and easy conversation. Lady Jane now in full understanding of her daughter’s heart was now privy to the small looks the pair shared over the table and the cold looks that Jack sent Mr Glendale each time he spoke to Belle. She had to give it to them, if you didn’t know they were in love you wouldn’t have noticed the slight blush on the doctors face when Belle smiled at him or the slight shake of her daughters hands when Jack smiled back. Lady Jane was trying to think back on the all the dinners the Doctor has attended and was trying to remember if she had noticed the looks before. She couldn’t remember a time and now was even more convinced that they were at least equally paired in their skills of deception if not in their love for each other.

Jack was almost at the front door when he was pulled into the Governer's study and felt lips connected with his. His hands held Belle's face to his and he chuckled as he gently pushed her away, "You will be the death of me" Belle smiled and kissed him again. Jack’s hands started to wander, and she found herself slowly slipping into his warm arms and forgetting why she had pulled him in there. Voices from the hallway brought her back to her senses and she pulled herself away from Jack with a groan. She laughed when Jacks lips tried to follow her, and his eyes were still closed in bliss.

"Mama has given us permission to court" she said quickly and laughed again when is eyes snapped opened. He didn’t say anything and was just looking at her in confusion. Her smiled faded the longer he just stood there in silence. "Jack?" she said confused at his reaction and wondering why he wasn’t more excited at the idea of being with her. Oh god, what is her mother was right Belle thought and the cold feeling of dread began to settle in her flipping stomach. What I he did indeed have no plans of marrying her and what if he lied about their time together and the plan all along was to make her one of his many. She was going to be sick, and she felt a look of disgust forming on her face.

"You said I wasn’t one of many," she said sadly as tears began to form in the corner of her eyes, "You never planned on marrying me did?" she asked his still silent form. Jack on the other hand was reeling, his thought bouncing around his mind faster than he could think about them and all he wanted was to kiss her.

"Jesus Jack!" Belle yelled angrily, "I can't...," But she was cut short by Jack slamming their lips together in a harsh kiss. She lost her footing slightly and stumbled back against the bookcase. Jack was pressed tightly against her and was driving his tongue into her mouth with passionate abandonment. Belle had whiplash and her brain was foggy, his lips were the only thing she could think about.

"What’s the meaning of this?" Her father thundered making the pair break apart as if they had been yank by invisible strings. Jack wiped his mouth his thumb and looked at Belle for help, but Belle was looking at him for the same. Silence fell over the study as the group just stood there, Belle and Jack in slight embarrassment, her mother in shocked annoyance and her father in anger.

"Father," Belle said, but was cut off by her father holding up a finger to silence her. He turned to Jack with a look of fury, "I invite you into this house and this is how you repay me! Taking advantage of my daughter!" He yelled striding towards Jack. Jack had just enough time to duck under her father’s hands and come to stand beside her, Belle took his shaking hand in hers not knowing what else to do.

"My dear calm is needed," He mother said moving to take her father's hand, "Belle and I have spoken on this and I have given my blessing. Perhaps we should speak on this".

"Blessing! What blessing? There is nothing to blessing!" He father continued to yell.

"Father I love him!" Belle yelled back and this silenced the Governor. He looked between the two of them and his eyes fell to their entwined hands. "Love? You barely know him, Isabelle!" He yelled. If Belle was startled by the use of her full name, she didn’t show it, she turned into Jack and wrapped her other hand across her body to hold his forearm, "Yes Father. I love him and he returns my love" she said looking up at Jack with all but stars in her eyes, he returned her look tenfold and rubbed his thumb over their joined hands.

"Why don’t we sit?" Her mother pressed leading her father over to his desk and stood beside him when he sat down. When the pair didn’t move she snapped, "Sit. Now." Belle and Jack rushed to take their place on the chairs opposite her father.

"Explain." the Governor said sharply. Belle started but was cut off again and the Governor spoke to Jack. "Now Lieutenant"

Jack sat up straight as if his rank was an invisible string through the top of his head and held his head high. "I love your daughter Sir. More than I can put into words. I know that my station is of a concern, but I am Gentleman Officer and know what circles my rank provides me entry into. With respect Sir I will love her with or without your permission. If she will have me," Jack said looking towards Belle. She again has tears in her eyes and reached over to hold his hand again. "Belle?" Her father asked, and without looking away from Jack she nodded, "Yes. I return Doctor Dawkins’ feelings and affections whole heartedly."

Her father sighed and slumped back into his chair, "You must know that people will not understand”.

"I don’t care," Belle said quickly looking at her father, "He is a Naval Lieutenant, an Officer and a Doctor. He is not so far beneath my rank to cause gossip and even than we should not listen to it." The Governor nodded and like the military man was he knew when a battle was lost and by the looks of couple sitting before him, he was well and truly beaten.

"Marriage?" He asked Jack plainly. "Eventually with your blessing Sir" Jack answered back with well-rehearsed soldiers’ quickness. The Governor nodded in acceptance and turned to his wife, "My dear?".

"I see no other option, as our daughter has made it bluntly clear there will be no severing of this relationship. Marriage will be the end goal, but six months of courting should temper down any rumours of any...impropriety." Jack and Belle both blushed at her mother insinuation and her father was trying to look anywhere but the couple or the abused bookcase.

"I take it you understand the rules of courting Doctor Dawkins?" Lady Jane asked. "Yes, my Lady," Jack lied and Belle tried to not laugh. Of course, he didn’t know the rules of courting, where he came from courting was a non-issue. Normally pregnancy was the motivation for marriage and many a woman had been forced into an unhappy situation due to a moment of starvation or lust.

"Very well. You have our blessing to court Lady Belle Doctor Dawkins," The Governor said standing up from his desk. He held out his hand for Jack to shake and pulled him in close to speak quietly to him, "Just know Dawkins if any word reaches my ears that you have been improper with Lady Belle or caused her any harm, know that laws don’t cover everything in this place and a father can be far more dangerous than a governor when pushed." He let go of Jack's hand and placed a gentle kiss on Belle cheek before leaving the room.

"You will not embarrass this family do you understand" Lady Jane said to both of them, "No children shall come from this partnership until you are marriage, no untoward public shows of affection and for the love of god Doctor Dawkins no more sneaking into my daughter’s bedroom. We have a front door!" She yelled before following her husband from the room.

Jack let out a sigh and fell back into his chair, Belle moved to sit on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Jack relaxed into her hold and wrapped his own arms around her. "You lied" Bell whispered against his neck. Jack shrugged, "Just a small one" he confessed. "You have no idea about the rules of courting" Belle laughed as his hand moved down to fondle her ass. "This isn’t one of them?" Jack asked against her lips as his hands now wandered up to cup her breasts. Belle groaned into their kiss and could feel his equal excitement against her leg.

"Holly hell, we're in trouble" Belle said breaking their kiss to rest their foreheads together. They were both panting and not at all concerned with the fact that they were breaking many of the seemingly unknown courting rules.

"So much trouble," Jack replied before pulling her face back towards his and joining their lips again in a heated kiss.

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Hi Mike! Just wondering about the wonderful Katie Parker. Since she’s been a part of the Flanaverse for a pretty long time, I was wondering how she joined Absentia and which of her roles in your work is YOUR favourite? Personally I can’t get over how good she was as Poppy.

Also just want to quickly say I’m so excited to see T’Nia again in Usher. Thank you and have a lovely day!!

I first met Katie back in - I want to say 2008? Somewhere in there. She was friends with my girlfriend at the time and soon we were friends too. She was an actor struggling to find footing in LA and used to come over for movie nights and crash on our couch, and as time went by I started to think of her as a sister. I was working full-time as an editor on reality TV shows and trying to get something started. I wrote Absentia as a project for my friends to star in, so Katie's role was custom tailored just for her. Same with Courtney, Dave, Morgan and Justin. We were all living in LA and had similar dreams, but were all struggling to pay the rent and this was a chance to make something together that might get noticed.

(Above: The first table read of ABSENTIA, sometime in 2010)

We had a blast making that little movie, and it actually did what we all hoped it would do - it kicked open some doors, and led to Oculus being picked up by Trevor Macy at Intrepid Pictures (who has produced everything I've made since).

Katie had a small cameo in Oculus, playing the phone store clerk who sells Brenton Thwaites his first cell phone after being released from a lifetime in a mental institution. The scene was sweet and Katie was great, but it wasn't in the final cut of the film. I think it may be available on the blu-ray but I'm not sure to be honest. Katie remained a great friend, but there weren't really roles in the following movies that were a perfect fit. When I got my first shot at making TV, though, I really wanted her to be in The Haunting of Hill House. She auditioned to play Joey, the recovering addict who befriends Luke. The studio wanted to go another way with the part, and so I decided to write the new character of Poppy Hill for Katie instead, and she absolutely crushed it. It was meant to be.

(Katie as Poppy Hill on the set of The Haunting of Hill House)

After that, she was kind enough to take a smaller role in a much bigger film, portraying Silent Sarey in Doctor Sleep.

(Katie signs autographs at the premiere of Doctor Sleep)

When it came time to make The Haunting of Bly Manor, I had a fun idea for Katie and my wife Kate to play the doomed sisters in one of our coolest episodes. It was exciting for Hill House fans to see them together, but it was really terrific for me to have so much trust in two actors who could make such a huge impact in one episode.

After Bly, Katie joined us for The Midnight Club, and has a wonderful role (and does some of her absolute best work) in the upcoming The Fall of the House of Usher. Just before those, though, she joined us at the Saturn Awards in LA, where we had an impromptu Absentia reunion with my sibling Jamie Flanagan and my dear friend Doug Jones, both of whom acted in that little movie all those years ago. It was really neat to see everyone in the same place again, and think back about how far we've come since those days filming in that pee-covered tunnel.

Katie is a phenomenal actor, and I was lucky enough to work with her at the very beginning of my career, and now five more time since. She's unique among the family of actors that I've accumulated over the years, in that she was there from the very beginning. We sat in a tiny apartment in Glendale dreaming of making movies, worrying about paying our rent, and trying to figure out how the hell to get where we wanted to go. I'm proud to know her, proud to collaborate her, and proud to call her family. I expect you'll see her in many, many more Intrepid productions for years to come.

#Katie Parker #makemovieswithyourfriends

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

November 1, 2024

Heather Cox Richardson

Nov 02, 2024

Trump’s comments to right-wing media figure Tucker Carlson last night at an event in Glendale, Arizona, about former representative Liz Cheney (R-WY), coming as they have after the extraordinary racism and sexism of Trump’s Sunday event at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, have have highlighted the centrality of the campaign's attack on women.

“She’s a radical war hawk,” Trump told Carlson, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face.”

Today, Trump surrogates have tried to say that he was referring to Cheney’s positions on American warfare, but it seems pretty clear he is fantasizing about seeing her in front of a firing squad. Journalist Magdi Jacobs noted the parallels between this statement and his 2020 command to the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,” the precursor to the Proud Boys’ attacking the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In both statements, Trump avoided explicitly calling for violence, but absolutely set the stage for it.

This morning, Cheney responded to Trump’s threat “This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.”

While Trump began to attack Cheney openly when she accepted the role of vice-chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, where her presence clearly made Republicans—like Cassidy Hutchinson, aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows—willing to share what they knew, Trump’s recent bloody fantasies appear to have broader meaning.

Cheney has emerged as the key figure to urge Republican women to vote against Trump, and it is becoming increasingly clear that Trump’s reelection is in trouble in part because white women are abandoning him. The early hints that this is happening, like the huge gender gap showing up in early voting, have sparked a right-wing frenzy of attempts to restore the power of white men over the women in their lives. Right-wing men are insisting that wives should vote as their husbands do, or that women should lose the ability to vote altogether.

Trump’s suggestion that Cheney should face a firing squad seems to be a general expression of the anger of white men accustomed to dictating the terms of public life when faced with the reality that they can no longer count on being able to cow the people around them.

Trump’s attack on Cheney has galvanized his unpopularity with women, while the larger meaning of the MAGAs’ attacks on women got additional illustration with the news broken today by Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana of ProPublica that a pregnant 18-year-old in Texas suffering from sepsis was turned away from emergency rooms twice before doctors at a third visit required two ultrasounds to make sure her fetus no longer had a heartbeat before they would move her into intensive care. She died within hours.

Today’s news continued to be bad for Trump. Last week, on the Joe Rogan podcast, Trump talked about the CHIPS and Science Act that authorized about $280 billion to encourage domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the U.S. While the law has brought significant private investment into the construction of new manufacturing plants and has created manufacturing jobs, Trump complained to Rogan, “That chip deal is so bad.”

After listening to that conversation, journalist Luke Radel asked House speaker Mike Johnson in a report aired today whether, with Trump opposed to the bill and with Republicans having voted against it, the Republicans will try to repeal the law if they get majorities in Congress. Johnson responded “I expect we probably will, but we haven’t developed that part of the agenda yet.”

Republicans are determined to cut government spending to make way for more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. But the CHIPS and Science Act has brought important supply chains home and has created more than 115,000 new high-paying jobs in the U.S.

And it has brought significant investment to battleground states: $19.5 billion to Arizona, $75 million to Georgia, $325 million to Michigan, $750 million to North Carolina, and $93 million to Pennsylvania. Johnson quickly realized that acknowledging the Republicans’ hopes of repealing it was a bad mistake days before an election and, claiming he had not heard the question accurately, said he had no intent to undermine the CHIPS and Science Act.

At a closed-door meeting earlier this week, Johnson said repealing the Affordable Care Act is a Republican priority. He tried to walk this comment back, as well, but Pennsylvania Republican senatorial candidate Dave McCormick kept the issue in front of voters when he was caught on a hot mic saying he wants to reform the ACA and that he opposes the provision in the ACA that allows children to stay on their parent’s health insurance until they’re 26.

Trump’s mental state continues to deteriorate, taking with it the former president’s inhibitions. After going on a rant about the people he blamed for troubles with his microphone at a sparsely attended rally in Warren, Michigan, the Republican nominee for president of the United States of America simulated oral sex on stage.

An official with the Harris campaign told reporters today that they “fully expect” Trump will replay the game plan of 2020 and claim victory on election night, before all the votes are fully counted. In an interview on Wednesday, Harris noted that they were ready if Trump prematurely declared victory: “We are sadly ready if he does and, if we know that he is actually manipulating the press and attempting to manipulate the consensus of the American people...we are prepared to respond,” she said.

Washington State governor Jay Inslee has activated the state’s National Guard so it will be “fully prepared to respond to any…civil unrest” before or after the election.

The Department of Justice today announced it would monitor the polls in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states to make sure they comply with federal voting rights laws. Although the federal government has monitored certain polls since 1965, officials in the states of Florida, Missouri, and Texas promptly announced they would not permit Department of Justice officials inside polling stations.

Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris made two stops in Wisconsin today before packing the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis near Milwaukee.

In Madison, Harris told a reporter: “What I am enjoying about this moment most is that in spite of how my opponent spends full time trying to divide the American people, what I am seeing is people coming together under one roof who seemingly have nothing in common and know they have everything in common, and I think that is in the best interest of the strength of our nation.”

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#political cartoons #pregnancy #Mike Luckovich #Women #voter rights #Liz Cheney #Letters From An American #Heather Cox Richardson #civil unrest #election 2024 #CHIPS and Science Act #MAGA attacks on women #Proud boys #Tucker Carlson

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November 1, 2024

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

NOV 2

Washington State governor Jay Inslee has activated the state’s National Guard so it will be “fully prepared to respond to any…civil unrest” before or after the election.

Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris made two stops in Wisconsin today before packing the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis near Milwaukee.

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#heather cox richardson #letters from an american

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Heather Cox Richardson 11.1.24

NOTE: Why didn't THAT get widespread media coverage??????

Washington State governor Jay Inslee has activated the state’s National Guard so it will be “fully prepared to respond to any…civil unrest” before or after the election. (GOOD FOR YOU, JAY!!!!!)

Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris made two stops in Wisconsin today before packing the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis near Milwaukee.

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Escape and Discover: Your Ultimate Guide to Brand Park Adventures in Glendale, CA

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Respect the Environment Help preserve the park’s natural beauty by following its rules. Stick to designated trails, avoid disturbing wildlife, and always clean up after yourself. Leaving no trace ensures Brand Park in Glendale remains pristine for future visitors.

Plan Ahead Check the park’s schedule for special events or guided tours. Planning your visit can help you make the most of your time and ensure you don’t miss any unique experiences.

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Discover Effective Healing at Our Physical Therapy Clinic in Glendale

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In order to get your treatment done right, the first step is to choose the correct chiropractor. These tips will help you to choose the right doctor for yourself. Try to focus on every detail while choosing the right chiropractor for yourself.

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The Story of You

The long awaited chapter is here! There are so many emotions running through this chapter but it is definitely one of my favorites, and I truly hope that I do not disappoint you guys, I will post the corresponding IG post in a few days! 🤍 All the love, Mar

Disclaimer: In no way do I wish to spread hate or negative opinions about any of the characters here depicted, this is just fiction and with the purpose of entertaining you guys

Part 16: Realization

November 10, 2021: Week Thirty-Six

New York, New York. 6:30 PM

A knock on my door pulled me back from the kitchen I opened the door and Jason was standing there, I smiled and let him in, “Well hello you, looking good”, he laughed, “Hey! it is so nice to see you! And look at that belly! This baby is ready to pop huh?”, I laughed, “Let’s hope he or she holds on until H is back here”

We went into the kitchen where the pasta had just finished cooking, the salad was already on the table along with a pitcher of sweet tea, “Thank you for agreeing to come to dinner here”, he shrugged, “It’s okay, I brought dessert by the way”, my mouth watered when I saw the cookies he had brought

“God, they look so good, are you ready for dinner?”, he nodded, and he helped me serve two plates and we sat down to eat, “So, how are the kids?”, he took a sip of his tea, “They are doing awesome, doctor said everything looked perfect and they are up and running again”, he cleared his throat

“Actually, they’re going to the San Diego show”, I took a sip of my tea, “Aww I hope they love it, Anne will be there, so she will surely have a blast with them”, he nodded, “Is she coming to see you?”, “Yes, she’s coming in on the 21st and will stay for a while”, “That’s good”

I sighed “Yeah”, What’s wrong?”, I chuckled, “I guess I’m anxious this baby decides to come before Harry is back and/or everyone is here”, he squeezed my arm, “If it makes you feel better, I’m staying in New York until Thanksgiving, Olivia will fly with the kids so they can celebrate with me, and then they’ll go visit her parents”

I turned and gave him a small smile, “Well that does make me feel better, I mean the longest it will take him to get here is six hours, but I guess anything can happen”, “Hey, no need to stress, okay? Everything will work out in the end”, I nodded

“And I mean I do have some experience on what happens when a baby decides to come huh?”, I laughed a little at that and wiped the tears that fell from my eyes, “Will you make me a promise?”, he nodded, “When this baby is born and you come meet them, will you bring me a ‘Five Guys’ burger and shake, please”, he laughed, “I promise you will have your burger and shake after you have your baby”

We talked for about two hours more before he realized it was late and left for home, I washed the dishes and sat down to watch some episodes of a show I was hooked on and then went to bed.

November 12, 2021: Week Thirty-Six

Harry. Glendale, Arizona. 3:30 PM

I just got into my hotel and laid down on my bed, although these shows were not really back-to-back, I was so tired, and my stress levels are through the roof, not only because of baby’s pending arrival but also from the conversation I needed to have with Olivia.

I had an idea I wanted to talk with Y/N about, and I wanted to see how she was doing, so I decided to text her and see if she was up for a call

To Y/N <3 (3:35 PM): Hey! You busy?

From Y/N <3 (3:38 PM): Hi! not really, busy folding baby’s laundry while waiting for dinner to be done, you okay?

To Y/N <3 (3:39 PM): Can I call you?

From Y/N <3 (3:38 PM): Sure H

I decided to give it a few seconds before calling her in hopes I didn’t look so desperate, but who am I kidding, I am crazy for her. I dialed her number and after about three rings she answered, “Hey H, how are you?”, “Hi darling, I’m well, how are you? How’s the little baba?”, “Kicking up a storm, they get really excited when I get Braxton-Hicks”

“Just those right?”, she laughed a little, “Yes H, just those; but don’t worry, Jason has agreed to step in if something happens until you can get here”, jealousy filled my stomach, “Oh, you saw each other?”, “Yup, he’s staying here until after Thanksgiving, so until your mum gets here, I’m not as anxious as I was feeling about maybe going into labor”

“That’s all that matters honestly, and I’m thankful you are feeling good”, “So how are you feeling knowing there are only 8 shows left?”, I blew some air through my mouth, “It’s crazy, I still remember the first show and how worried I was that I wouldn’t enjoy each and every single show, but I have enjoyed them, so so much”

“That is what matters H, your fans are so happy to have you back”, “so, I wanted to discuss some things with you”, I sat up while I heard her speak up, “I’m all ears H”, I cleared my throat, “Would you be up to us celebrating Thanksgiving together? like mum and Gem and Michal and my dad will be here, as well as the band”

“Oh, I love that idea! What do you need me to do?”, I laughed, she had always been a busy bee and I knew that this time wouldn’t be the exception, “Nothing, I’m hiring a catering service and my mom will help with arranging my place, I also rented some extra furniture”, “Well then, I’ll help your mum”, she smiled, and I did too.

After thirty minutes of discussing some things related to our baby she said goodbye, and I was left feeling empty because I missed her, and I was also anxious because I knew what was coming for me and Olivia, and I prayed to whoever listened that she would take It well.

November 14, 2021: Week Thirty-Six

Harry. Los Angeles, California. 12:45 PM.

My mom had just texted me that she was picking up her luggage, I let her know I was already outside, it was moments like this that made me hate who I was, I couldn’t even pick up my mom from the airport, I smiled when I saw the ultrasound picture I had set as my background, when a knock on the window pulled me out of my thoughts.

I smiled when I saw my mom and pulled up my hoodie’s cap and got out, we met on the trunk and I gave her a hug and kiss, while I loaded her suitcases she got into her car and I joined her a few moments later, I removed my mask and so did she and we hugged for a few seconds before pulling back.

“Hi baby boy, I have missed you so much!”, “I have missed you too mum, I’m so happy to have you here, shall we head home?”, she nodded and started making our way home, we talked about what we were doing while she was here.

We arrived home and she went into her room while I heated the lunch, I had ordered for us, then we sat down to eat, “Honey this is delicious”, I smiled, “I ordered from them during the pandemic, it is really good isn’t it?”, we ate in silence and after cleaning we sat down to drink some tea, my mom took a sip before talking to me

“How’s Y/N?”, I smiled, “She’s okay, I spoke to her earlier, she had her appointment today”, her smile brightened when I said this, “Oh! Did she get an ultrasound?”, I laughed at her eagerness, “No mum, she had her fetal monitoring as well as her weekly check-up but she decided to wait until you were there for the ultrasound”, she cleaned some tears from her eyes, “This is so surreal, I cannot wait to see her”

I gave her a teasing look, “Are you more excited about her than me?”, and she laughed, “Guilty as charged baby”, we both shared a laugh before she continued speaking, “All jokes aside, I am so happy to be here Harry, I know you have waited for this, and I love watching you perform, but becoming a grandmother, it has been a life dream of mine and since your sister doesn’t seem eager to do so, someone had to take one for the team”

I grabbed her hand, gave it a squeeze and a kiss, “I am happy for you mum, and I cannot wait to see you with the baby, one of my dearest thoughts since I found out I was going to be a dad if I’m honest”, the rest of the ride we were silent listening to the radio. When we got home, I unloaded her bags and dropped her in her room.

Mum let me know she would be taking a shower so made my way into the kitchen, when I opened my fridge I got a text notification, I pulled out the sweet tea I had prepared earlier and poured myself a glass, I smiled at my background photo, I couldn’t wait to see how much they had changed and grown.

I opened my messages and saw I had a new voice note from Olivia, I pressed play and listened to what she sent, “Hi you, how did it go picking up your mom? I hope her flight went well, I am just dropping the kids off at gymnastics, just shoot me a text if it is okay with you if I drop by yeah? My cousin will pick the kids up and they are having a pajama party, so I’m all yours for the night”

I shot her a text letting her know that we were home and she could come if she wanted, I had ordered from my mom’s favorite Greek restaurant and we would just chill for the rest of the afternoon since we had to leave early for San Diego.

About half an hour later Olivia arrived, she gave me a kiss and dropped her bag in my room before going into the kitchen and saying hello to my mum, my mum served some wine glasses and I plated the takeaway that had arrived a few minutes before Olivia; we decided to have dinner on the patio, where we talked about everything and anything until we decided to head to bed for our early start tomorrow.

While we were putting the plates in the dishwasher my mum asked Olivia if she would be travelling with us, Olivia smiled at her while she shook her head, “I’ll make my way to San Diego at around noon with the kids”, my mom smiled, “Oh! That’s okay, well I’ll head to bed, good night you two”, I kissed my mum and she hugged Olivia, I turned to look at her, “Uhm, I’ll go have a shower, you want to come upstairs”, she turned to look at me, “I’ll see you in a few, I’ll just have a few phone calls to make”, I nodded and made my way upstairs.

When I came out of the bathroom I was finishing drying my hair when I saw that Olivia hadn’t come up yet, I got dressed and went downstairs, I would brew some tea before going to bed so I could have a restful sleep.

Liv was still sitting in the patio talking to Bab, I could see her face through the computer, the door was ajar, as I was about to join her I heard Bab's voice from the computer, “So, are you ready?”, “For?”, “Becoming a step mother”, Olivia sighed, “No, and I don't think I'll ever be ready”, that made me stop in my tracks, “I didn't sign up for this Bab”, there was a silence for a few seconds, “Then you know what you have to do”

She sighed and nodded, “I don’t know what will happen Bab, and I’m scared”, “Liv, babe, you guys deserve honesty if you want this relationship to work”, I let them finish their call while I brewed some tea, a few minutes later I heard the door open and close, “Hey, didn’t know you were done”

I turned and gave her a small smile, “Oh! Uhm yeah, I’m brewing some tea, do you want some?”, she nodded and sat down in one of the barstools an di turned to grab some cups and the honey, she cleared her throat before speaking up, “Harry? Can we talk?”, I walked to where she was and sat down, placing a cup in front of her and another in front of me.

She took a sip before speaking up, “You know how important you are for me, don’t you?”, I nodded, “And how much I admire you”, I nodded again, “And I am so grateful that we have shared so much, the good things, the bad things, the not so expected things”, I took a sip of my tea and took a deep breath

“Does this have to do with the conversation you had with Bab just a few minutes ago?”, she looked at me surprised, “How much did you hear?”, “Enough. Wanna talk about it?”, she took a sip of her tea and nodded, “I think I never thought into depth properly, like what this meant for you, me, us, and these last few weeks have been for my personal reflection”

She grabbed my hands and gave them a squeeze, “I love you, I really do, you are a wonderful lover Harry, but… I’m not sure if right now I am ready or I want to be a stepmother”, I furrowed my brows and nodded, carefully listening to what she was saying, “I just… I just need a few days, just to think things over, because right now I don’t know if I can”

I was honestly so stunned that the only thing I could do is nod, she stood up and grabbed her bag I followed her all the way to the entrance, “Is it okay if I go tomorrow? Otis and Daisy are excited to go”, I turned and gave her a small smile, “Yes of course, I’ll guess we’ll talk soon?” she nodded and kissed my cheek and made her way to her car.

I went into the kitchen and grabbed my phone dialing Mitch’s number, after four rings he answered, “Hey man, what’s up, thought you would be asleep by now”, “I think I just got broken up with”, there was some rustling on his side, “Hold up, what do you mean?”, I sat down on the couch in my living room before speaking up

“She just told me that she needed a few days to think things over because she didn’t know if she was ready to be a stepmother, and then left”, “Harry, that doesn’t sound like a break up to me, but it does sound as an argument that will end in a break up if I’m honest”, I sighed, “What should I do?”, “Mate, you know the answer, for once do the right thing, for everyone involved”

November 16, 2021: Week Thirty-Seven

Harry. Los Angeles, California. 5:00 PM.

San Diego had been a blast, I was so glad Olivia and I had been able to keep it professional between us and I was so happy to see my mum dance with her kids, however my smile came from the fact that my mom was there, and we Facetimed Y/N, I could definitely see the changes the book and app had predicted.

She definitely looked a little swollen on her face, her eyes were tired, but I swear her light was even brighter than it had been during her whole pregnancy; we were also able to see baby move in the belly and seeing my mum tear up made me tear up and made me miss her even more.

We were now back in LA, Jeff and Glenne had come over for drinks before going to dinner. I was glad that Glenne was now talking to me because when I first got here… well let’s just say I had to avoid Jeff’s house for a few. A knock on my door made me furrow my brows, my mum asked me “Are you expecting anyone honey?”

I shook my head as she made her way to the door to see who was there, a few seconds later I was surprised to see her appear along with Olivia, “Hey, what are you doing here?”, she smiled and shrugged her shoulders, “Hi, I wanted to talk to you”

Before I could speak up Glenne interrupted us, “Hey Anne, why don’t you come with Jeff and me to see some baby shower details, yeah?”, my mum nodded and grabbed her bag, she kissed my cheek and squeezed Olivia’s arm before leaving.

Jeff waved goodbye and Glenne said goodbye to me and ignored Olivia, after she learnt what happened she has made it clear that if she didn’t like her before, well now she hates her. After they left, I nudged to the bottle of wine in front of us and she nodded so I poured her a glass. She took a sip before speaking up

“Thank you, for agreeing to talk to me”, “I actually also wanted to talk to you”, confusion and dread was spread across her face, “I wanted to apologize for my reaction two days ago, I guess I wasn’t expecting for you to say that, but that also lead me to think and reconsider some things”, I took a sip of my wine

“You’re right, I am sorry for throwing so much to you all at once, I guess I never thought on how much it would actually affect you and your life; and after so much thought, well first of all I want to thank you, for being with me and loving a complicated man, and because I care so deeply for you, I want to set you free”

She scoffed, “I cannot believe it, I didn’t say I wanted to break up with you, I said I needed a few days to think about everything”, I rolled my eyes and sighed, “I’m sorry, but the fact that ‘you had to think things over’ is enough of an indication”, I stood up and walked into my kitchen, she followed and the screamed at me

“WELL, I’M SORRY HARRY BUT I THINK I DESERVE A CHANCE DON’T I? ESPECIALY GIVEN THE FACT THAT YOU COULDN’T KEEP IT IN AND HAD SEX YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND AND ARE NOW HAVING A BABY”, I turned with a new sense of rage on my chest, “DO NOT DARE BRING MY CHILD INTO THIS!”

Before she could speak, I raised up my hand letting her know I was going to continue talking, “I know I did you wrong Liv, I really do and I apologized over and over again and the fact that you say you forgive me but still hold a grudge against it speaks volumes”, I sighed and ran a hand down my face

“I also wasn’t ready to become a ‘stepdad’ if you will, but I always welcomed Otis and Daisy with open arms from the beginning, hell even nowadays they are one of my top concerns when we took decisions regarding our relationship and how Jason and you agree to parent”

I turned to look at her, “But you? Since the beginning you have made it pretty clear that my kid is not welcome in your life, and I thank the Gods above for the fact that Y/N is the bigger person here, because that shit you pulled about the custody could have cost me my kid”

“I can’t do this anymore”, “What?”, “Liv, come on”, she started pacing the kitchen, “No Harry, I know I told you I had to think things over, but I have and I realized that I love you; I love you so much and I am willing to make it work and welcome Y/N and the baby into our family”, I stood up and cleaned the tears that fell from her eyes

I covered my face with my hands and felt her sit beside me and squeeze my arms, she let out a sob before speaking, “Harry, please… I know I have a lot to work on, but I love you”, I pulled back and gave her a sad smile, “I wish I could say it back”, she pulled back and gave me a small smile before speaking up

“You love her, don’t you?”, I smiled a little, “Never stopped”, she laughed a little, “God I was so stupid”, I turned and gave her a questioning look, “I had a feeling that you never stopped loving her, but I wanted to take a risk even if I knew that I could end up heartbroken”, she blew her nose and silence overtook us, and after what felt like thirty minutes but in reality it was maybe two or three, Olivia spoke up again after seating down next to me

“You know? He told me that you would never love me like you love her”, my confused look was enough for her to continue, “Jason; and you want to know the worse part? I thought he was saying it out of spite, of jealousy and I was such a bitch to him, but he was only taking care of me, even after everything we have gone through”

I nodded in understanding, “I'm sorry”, she stood up, “Don't be, I was a fool, I really tried to pretend that everything would be okay and we would be able to work it out”, she started walking to the door, “I'll start picking up my things from the rental, and I’ll get the others when I go to New York”

I walked her to her car and just before I closed the door she turned and gave me a small smile, “Harry?”, “Yes?”, “Don’t screw it up again, second chances don’t always happen, and when it does, take care of her, love her like she deserves it”, I gave her a small hug and watched as she pulled away from my driveway.

I went back inside and sat down on the couch trying to process what had just happened, about twenty minutes later they all came back and stopped in their tracks when they saw me, my mom was the first one to rush to me, “Honey what’s wrong?”, I let out a silent laugh, “We broke up”, they all looked at me like I was crazy when I let out a surprised chuckle, Jeff asked me, “So, is it a good or bad thing?”

I turned to look at him and gave him a smile, “It is a good thing”, we all turned to look at Glenne when she screamed “Finally!”, we all turned to look at her when she said, “Oh come on! You know she wasn’t my favorite person, and well I know you and Y/N are meant to be together”, my mom squeezed my hand and I turned to give her a smile

She placed her forehead against mine and asked me, “So, what are you going to do now darling?”, I closed my eyes and then opened them before declaring with a purpose I had never ever had before, “I am going to get my girl back”

November 17, 2021: Week Thirty-Seven

New York City. New York. 11:30 PM.

The phone rang, but the only thing I could focus on was my breathing and the pain radiating down my back and belly, after three rings he picked up, “Y/N?”, I sighed, “Jason hi, sorry to bother you at this hour”, I ran a hand down my belly, “Don’t worry, I was finishing picking up my kitchen, are you okay?”

I let out a shuddering breath, “Uhm, not really”, I let out a chuckle, “I think I’m going into labor”, some tears fell down when the reality of the situation was settling in, I was here in New York, all alone while Harry, Anne, and the rest of my friends and family were watching him perform all the way in L.A., six hours away from home.

When he talked, he pulled me back from my anxious thoughts before they could swallow me, “What? Oh God, okay, uhm are you okay?”, I chuckled, “Not really, I have had contractions every seven minutes for the last hour and a half, I called Betty and she told me I should head to the hospital for some monitoring”

I let out a sob mixed with a chuckle, “I’m freaking out, I don’t have a bag packed, the bassinet has not been delivered, I have not finished washing my last purchases”, I took a deep breath trying to calm down, “And Harry is performing still, and I’m all alone, I’m so scared Jason”

I could hear him move around and grab his keys before speaking up, “Hey breathe, you are not alone and we will focus on what we can control right now, and that is making sure that you and baby are okay, yeah?”, I nodded even if he couldn’t see, “I’ll be there in twenty yeah?”, “I’ll wait for you here”

I hung up the phone and clicked on the contraction timer app I had downloaded, while I took some deep breaths and ran a hand down my belly, once it was over, I paused it and took a deep breath and looked down at my belly, “We’ll be okay, but please, try to hold on until daddy is back here, I need him here”

Exactly twenty minutes later there was a knock on my door, I went to open it, grabbed my bag and facemask, “Hi you, how are we doing?”, he pulled me in for a hug and I felt at peace, “Hi, my contractions have slowed a little, but they are still frequent, I am so thankful I chose a midwife who also works at a hospital”, he nodded and squeezed my arm, “Come on let’s go”

Fifteen minutes later we were walking into the emergency room, which was pretty full given that is was midnight on a Wednesday and it was New York City, we walked to the reception where an old nurse was sitting, when she heard us approach she gave us the biggest smile, “Hello dear, how can I help you today”

“Hi, I think I am going into labor and my midwife asked me to meet her here for some monitoring, her name is Betty Olson”, she nodded and typed in her computer, “Dearest while I ring for her can you fill up this? I’m sorry I know you must feel so uncomfortable”, “Yes of course, no problem”

I started filling up the formats while Jason went to the bathroom and vending machine, I then handed her the clipboard back and both Betty and Jason arrived at my side at the same time, Betty smiled when she saw me, “It seems like someone is eager to join the party?”, I laughed and gave her a hug, I introduced Jason and we followed her into the room where she asked me to settle om the reclining chair

“Okay, so has there been any change since we last spoke?”, I nodded, “They have slowed down but there is still a pattern”, she nodded while she felt my belly and placed the monitors, “that’s okay, so what we will do is hook you up to the monitor for the next hour and if contractions slow down then I’ll send you home with instructions to take it easy until our appointment”

I nodded, “And if they don’t?”, tears continued to fall down my eyes, she squeezed my arm, “Then we’ll get you to the unit and welcome this baby with all the love; but for now, please rest okay? I know it is hard, but you are in the best hands”, we thanked her, and she left the room, I turned to see Jason, “Thank you truly for being here”, he shrugged

“Please don’t worry, let’s just take it little by little”, I could feel my eyes droop, after yawning I asked him, “Do you mind if I take a nap?”, “Please I encourage it, but before you fall asleep, should I call anyone?”, “Let’s just wait okay? Harry is performing and he wouldn’t be able to do anything until the concert ended”, he nodded.

I must have been pretty tired because as soon as he turned off the lights, I feel asleep, an hour later Betty came to check the readings and she furrowed her brows, my stomach dropped with worry, “Betty, everything okay?”, she let out a breath, “I am not liking the fact that we still have a pattern, but the length is not the same so that is good”

She washed her hands and felt my belly, “So, we will keep you hooked up for another hour and go from there, okay?”, I nodded, and she left, I turned to see Jason, “Uhm, can you please call Harry? I am not sure if he just finished or is about to finish”, when I turned to look at the clock it read about two in the morning which would be eleven at night back there, he nodded and walked out of the room.

November 17, 2021: Week Thirty-Seven

Harry. Los Angeles, California. 11:30 PM.

The adrenaline in my body was still going strong, we were walking to my dressing room, my mum, Jeff and Glenne were there, and Sarah and Mitch were behind me, we engaged in conversation over the show, I reached for my phone and furrowed when I had two missed calls from Jason, just as I was about to call him back another call came through, I slid to answer

“Harry?”, “Jason, hi, how are you?”, “I’m okay thank you for asking”, I cleared my throat, “Is everything okay?”, he sighed, “Uhm yes but no, it’s Y/N?”, I felt my heart start to beat faster , God please no, not her, “What about Y/N?”, when I said this everyone turned to look at me worried, “Wait, I’ll put you on speaker so you can tell me”

I did so and placed the phone in the table, my mom sat next to me and squeezed my arm, “So… we are currently in the hospital under monitoring because Y/N thought she was going into labor”, “What? Is she okay?”, “She is, they hooked her up to a monitor but after an hour her contractions had slowed but they were in a pattern, but her midwife just came through and thankfully labor stopped”

I felt like a tiny piece of my heart came back to life, “Oh thank God”, I sniffled and cleared the tears that had fallen from my eyes, “Did Betty, uhm the midwife say anything else?”, “Yeah, that she should take it easy until her next appointment and to call her if her contractions start picking up again”, “Thank you Jason, truly, is she available?”, “Yeah, you can call her phone, I just stepped out to finish her discharge and I’ll drop her home after”, “Thank you Jason, I’ll call her now?”

I hung up and let out a sob I didn’t know I was holding, my mum hugged me and kissed my head before whispering, “Honey she is okay”, I nodded and sniffled, “I know, but I feel so anxious and awful she’s there alone, and what if this happens again?”, “What if I move my ticket and go to be with her?”, “But mum, you were so excited to be here in LA for a few days more”

She gave me a smile, “I was, but I care more If you are kay, you still have a few tour dates, and I will not lie, I kinda feel she needs someone with her”, Jeff then spoke up, “I’ll look into it”, I nodded and silently thanked him before I grabbed my phone and dialed Y/N’s number, it rang two times before she answered

“H?”, “Hi love, what did we say about scaring me huh?”, I let out a laugh and she did too before they turned into sobs that broke my heart and made me tear up, “Lovie…”, she sniffled, “I’m sorry, I was just so scared Harry, and I prayed so hard that I didn’t go into labor without you here”

“I know, I am still on the edge of my seat, and I wish I could end tour right now so I could be there with you, but I have a little surprise coming your way”, “Really? What?”, “My mom is getting out on the first flight tomorrow to see you”, she sniffled again, “I cannot wait to see her again”, everyone around me asked to talk with her so I set the phone on speaker.

After everyone talked to her, I removed the speaker, “Hey, you still there?”, she chuckled, “I am, thank you for letting me talking to everyone, I feel so much better”, I smiled, “I’m glad love, are you ready to be discharged?”, “Almost, I’ll text you when I get home”, “Please do, and call me, it doesn’t matter the time or anything okay?”

“I will, thank you H, I appreciate it”, “I’ll always be here for you, you know how important you are to me”, we hung up and I grabbed my things, I just wanted to go home, and my mom needed to pack, the car ride felt so long but I knew it was fairly short.

While my mum finished packing I took a shower, when I came downstairs and she was finishing making some dinner for us, she smiled an plated everything and we sat down to eat, “Mum this is delicious”, she wiped her mouth before answering, “I’m glad you love it baby, I think this is one of the meals I’ll prepare and freeze for Y/N”, I smiled at the thought that she was willing to do that for her.

“Mum thank you really for agreeing to going to be with her”, she squeezed my hand, “It’s no problem, I’ll spoil her and we will have so much fun and I’ll make sure the baba holds on until you are there”, I smiled at that had kissed her head.

November 18, 2021: Week Thirty-Seven

New York City, New York. 4:30 PM.

I was laying on the couch sipping some tea when there was a knock in my door, I peeped through the peephole and opened the door smiling so big, “Anne! I’m so happy to have you here”, she reached in to give me a hug and sway us a little, “Oh darling look at you! You look amazing!”

I let her in and we sat down in the living room with some tea, we were talking about how life was back in England, what we were going to do and her thoughts on the concerts, she reached in for one of the cookies I had baked and handed me one before grabbing another

“Darling, do you know if there is anything going on between Harry and Olivia?”, I furrowed my brows, “Uhm, I’m not so sure, van I ask why?”, she took a sip of her tea, “Well, things were very tense while I was there, she actually only hung out with us like two times, and Harry seemed bothered with her”

I shrugged my shoulders, “I mean the last time I saw them they were kinda mad at each other, but I’m sure there is nothing wrong, don’t worry”, she smiled at me before reaching to squeeze my hand, “So… I am under strict instructions to take you to get a pedicure tomorrow, are you up for it?”

I nodded excitedly, “Do you want me to book at appointment at my regular place?”, she shook her head, “No worries deary, everything is already set up”, I laughed a little, “I’ll thank Harry later”, she smiled knowingly.

We talked for a few more hours until we both started yawning and decided to make our way to our bedrooms, just before she could close the door I hugged Anne and whispered, “Thank you for being here”, she kissed my head, “I am happy to be here, rest up okay? I’ll see you in the morning”, I pulled back and made my way to my room, my smile never leaving my face.

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Yesterday’s Lie was everything we hoped it would be!

Luz found her way back to the human realm, but not completely. She was able to see into it and talk to people, but she could not touch anything. To be fair, it was her and the house’s first attempt at building a portal door. I noticed that she tore off the thumb of Amity’s glove, so maybe that means they have four more chances to perfect the door and let her clear things up with her mom?

Once again, the show managed to surprise me. I thought that Creepy Luz was going to be some horrifying creature that Luz and Camila would have to confront together while clearing the air of where Luz has been the whole time and what she has been doing instead of attending camp. Creepy Luz is actually a greater basilisk- love the continuity reaching so far back to The First Day by the way- and she is a scared child looking for a safe haven from the Emperor’s Coven. I’ll admit that I did not recognize Michaela Dietz’s voice, my first impression was that they got the voice of Applejack and Rainbow Dash from MLP, Ashleigh Ball, to the voice instead, but I have since been corrected.

Through Luz and Vee’s, the greater basilisk’s name is Vee, trip around town to find magic for Vee to consume so she can continue masquerading as Luz, we got a greater glimpse at Luz’s home life. Her hometown is Gravesfield- how appropriate for a show exploring the demon realm and the horror genre- and Phillip Wittebane appears to have had a brother based on the town history, which raises a whole bunch of new questions regarding Belos and Hunter. Vee made friends at camp, and they seem to still enjoy their oddball hobbies like fortune telling, so maybe the camp would not have been so bad for Luz after all.

As it turns out, Camila is a veterinarian instead of a doctor or a nurse, which honestly makes a lot of sense since Luz probably brought a lot of wild animals like those snakes from the first episode home. She also came back and drove Vee, who had switched with Luz, to camp instead of having her wait for the bus.

Eda has made her mark in the human realm as a local legend, such as getting banned from a coffee shop for trying to buy stuff with a raccoon, and she made an impression on the villain of the episode, a local historian turned conspiracy theorist. I can’t believe they made a nod to the fan theory she was Stan from Gravity Falls’ ex-wife Marilyn, like they keep teasing us. She probably has a bunch of magic stuff scattered around that Vee and Camila will have to find to maintain Vee’s transformation.

Then we have the ending of the episode, which is a bittersweet note to finish the first half of the season on. Camila came to Vee’s rescue from the conspiracy nut and accepted her into her home, learned where Luz has been, and made Luz promise to stay in the human realm when she finally gets back. Luz is so happy and thriving in the demon realm, so for her to make that promise is a twist to the gut. Hopefully in time, Camila will see the support network Luz has now and release her from the promise like Amity did in Covention upon learning Luz could do magic in her own way.

Owl House is an amazing story. It has a cast of memorable, distinct characters; it has a creatively designed world with an equally inspired magic system. The show does everything exactly it’s supposed to- make you laugh, cry, and experience the whole spectrum of emotions. Not a lot of animated shows do that anymore, it’s all about cheap laughs from toilet humor and dumbing down the script so toddlers can understand what is going on.

Danny Phantom ended before it could reach its natural conclusion, and finished in a rushed mess. DuckTales ended before it could reach its natural conclusion, and finished with a sloppy finale and lots of hanging plot threads. Just two days ago, it came out that there were plans for a season 4 despite previous claims of intentions to finish with season 3. Infinity Train is currently in an unknown limbo, and could potentially end with Book 4 before reaching its natural conclusion with so many mysteries about how the train works still unanswered.

I refuse to let The Owl House suffer the same fate. You can help by sending letters, not emails, to Disney asking them for a full season four! It’s too late to extend season three, but there’s still a chance for more after that! Here’s the address:

DisneyTVA

811 Sonora Avenue

Glendale, CA

91201, USA

The USA part is only for international fans, so if you live in the States, you don’t need that part for the address. When writing your letter, remember to be polite and not accusatory or rude, because they will perceive anything sounding accusatory or rude as hate mail and throw it out without consideration. Also make sure to watch The Owl House on Disney + if you have it because they are watching the viewership numbers on there too.

Additionally, Rebecca Rose on Youtube has found some more specific addresses that might help make the push. These might be executives that have power over what gets renewed and what doesn’t. Write to them, tell them how much The Owl House means to you and what you like about it, but DO NOT accuse them of canceling the show and DO NOT be rude. Here’s the addresses she included in a video description about an The Owl House trend party:

Gary Marsh

811 Sonora Ave

Glendale, CA

91201

Peter Rice

ABC Riverside Building, 2300 W Riverside Dr

Burbank, CA

91506

On Twitter and other sites, make sure to use #MoreTheOwlHouse in your tweets and other posts. There’s a trend party going on today to bring The Owl House to people’s attention and that we want more of it.

Looking forward to the second half of the season after the hiatus. Hopefully, it will not be as long as the wait between season one and season two was. Until next time!

Go Hexside!

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How was Susan’s and Johnny’s childhood compare to Reed or other superheroes childhood?

Susan and Johnny both had early years that were mostly defined by loss. The Storm family originally lead comfortable lives in Glendale, Long Island. The family patriarch, Franklin Storm, was a successful doctor who could keep them all afloat on his salary alone. They also lived with their mother, Mary, who does not have a backstory. Here they all are in Fantastic Four #32 (Nov, 64).

As mentioned in the above panel, Franklin and Mary were both invited to a Medical Society dinner, held in his honour. Unfortunately, due to a car accident on the way there, Mary died. Her husband was unable to save her, and blamed his own medical skills for his failure. Franklin quickly fell into a deep depression, building up gambling debts and a drinking problem. After a fight with his loan shark, Franklin was given a twenty year sentence in jail.

This, then, brings us back to Sue and Johnny. The initial backstory is that Susan effectively raised Johnny on her own. Franklin felt that Johnny shouldn’t know about his disgrace, and as such, asked Sue to keep his imprisonment a secret. At some point, the pair would meet Reed Richards, with Sue quickly becoming his childhood sweetheart. Sue and Johnny continued to have a house in Glendale throughout the 60s, before eventually moving in to the Baxter Building following Sue and Reed’s marriage.

Since the 60s, however, a major set of developments have changed this history. Without their parents, the two moved in with their aunt, Marygay Jewel Dinkins. Marygay ran a boarding house, and was more than happy to provide a room for them both. A few years later, Marygay took on a lodger named Reed Richards, a college senior at the time. Here are the first mentions of this updated history, in The Thing #2 (Aug, 83)

As you can see, Reed is already deeply smitten by the girl from his boarding house. While Reed and Ben have their own developments around this time, Johnny and Sue remained with their aunt. Eventually, Reed would move to California to pursue his work, with the two Storms (and the one Grimm) following along. From this point, things have the same development you’d expect, right up until Susan Storm convinces the others how important it is to steal a rocket...

This backstory fell into place around the 1980s, and is still mostly unchanged to this day. It is still used whenever stories delve into the character’s histories, and even forms part of the unreleased 1990s Fantastic Four movie. There is also something involving a demon called Zarathos?? But, uh, that’s weird, and only comes up in a single miniseries from the 90s, and we’re not gonna talk about that.

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˚ · · . · ✵ ✷PART TWENTY-SEVEN

HAWKINS, INDIANA

DECEMEBER 1984

Another year has flown by and this town has started to be the only place I like. I don't want to go back home to Odessa even though My dad has been hinting at it. He's been talking to me about going driving on dirt roads and maybe buying a farm. Back to the old days.

I know that if we go home, I'm not gonna like it.

All the terrible things that happened, happened. It's life now and I have to find a way to deal with it and move on. I am actually. I've started therapy sessions at the end of last month. Hopper had gotten in touch with a doctor from the lab who connected me with a therapist. I'm allowed to freely talk about everything that's happened, my feelings about it, how I'm gonna move on from it.

Meanwhile I've actually started to pick up my grades. On the nights that I can't sleep I spend it doing extra credit or studying for anything coming up in my classes. My last quiz wasn't so bad I got a b minus. It wasn't like miracles were gonna happen overnight.

It just means that whatever new normal that's out there for me, I'm adjusting to it.

Dayton is coming home soon. After I got home with Mickey that night we all talked on the phone for what felt like hours. I told them what my mother had told me and it felt like we were finally seeing clearly.

I didn't think a year ago that this boring town would throw me for any loops. But it did.

I'm not grateful for the loops, not at all. If I had the chance I would make sure none of this ever happened. But I am grateful for the people who were beside me when the world literally turned upside down.

Now I'm chaperoning for the snowball dance. It's not what I wanted to do on my free night. I didn't have plans per say but I would've came up with some. That's all shot to hell now. I've got to keep an eye on who's coming and going from the dance.

Make sure these kids aren't up to anything.

A car pulls up from the lot meaning another kid is getting dropped off. These kids all looked so dorky with their fancy clothes. It was cute when you didn't think about how crazy and annoying middle schoolers were.

Mickey came with me and was inside mingling. He had come out of his shell surprisingly. Or maybe he never had a shell and I was just assuming.

I saw Mike, Lucas, and Will come in. They all greeted me with stares. They had never seen me in a dress and with the whole nine yards of prepping I did to look decent for the dance. It reminded me of the first time I went down into the basement.

No way I was letting them forget that. They looked all dazed out like they hadn't see a girl before. Little did they know that the girls would start lining up now. Lucas and Dustin were tripping over Max.

Mike had Eleven.

Will didn't really have his sight on anyone yet. But I figure just letting the kid have a good time is all anyone could ask for.

Then Max showed up.

She looked like she was in pain from the hair-do that her mother did for her. I helped her out a bit and loosened the pins in her hair and she thanked me. I know that her and El are gonna get along great. The inner feminist in me is gonna make sure of it.

I was still waiting on El and Dustin to show up before I switched places with someone else. I was dying to get inside and get a drink.

I see Dustin getting out of the car with his hair done up. He's still got the curls but his sides are slicked back. He looks like a little womanizer! He sees me and smiles as he comes my way.

"Looking fly there kid." I compliment him.

He purrs at me and I laugh. "Thank you."

I open the door for him and let him in.

I wonder who dropped him off.

My nosey self bends down to see who was driving the car and sure enough it's Steve.

After that night me and Steve were cool. It was like we were friends but we haven't really said that to each other yet. We throw jokes in class. If I see him in the hallways he waves, I wave. At lunch too. And most times he's around when I pick up Mickey from D&D nights.

Usually we talk as the boys are all gearing up to leave. Sometimes he gets there before they finish the game and we talk amongst ourselves. It's nice.

"Is that Jessie Glendall!" He shouts at me.

My eyes go wide in embarrassment. It was enough that my dad talked me into taking this job for the night. And more than enough when both my dad and my brother made me wear a dress. And now Steve is calling me out like this?

I jog over to his car.

When I get there I lean over the passenger window and flip him off. "Very funny idiot. Remember I know you listen to Donna Summer."

He giggles at me threatening him. "I'm proud of it. So do your worst."

"You know I could have sworn I saw your mini me walk past me. Farrah Fawcett spray and all." I joke and his smile drops. He would kill me if I let that slip. "Relax."

Theres a moment that passes but it's not awkward.

"So you're doing good right?" He asks.

And then there was that. He was there when my mother bid her goodbye to me and Mickey. He didn't say anything about it at first. He's only recently started asking me if I was okay. I would have been fed up but I expect it from him. This is how we first started talking anyways.

I nod my head.

"Yeah. I'm getting there," I trail off in a thought. "You know only friends ask each other if they're okay, right?"

I watch as Steve scoffs lightly, facing the front window now. "You trying to say we're friends Jessie?"

I shrug my shoulders casually. "Milk girl and the king of Hawkins. Doesn't sound too bad."

Steve chuckles and so do I. He slaps the wheel of his car and turns to look at me again.

"No it doesn't."

"Alright let me get back to it before I find out you're staring at my boobs."

He starts sputtering a response but I don't really hear it as I peel myself off his car. I turn around dot walk away when I hear shuffling so I turn back. He's got his whole head out the passenger side window.

"You just ruined our friendship. That's great."

I taunt him. "You trying to say we're friends Steve?"

He smiles at me and I smile back.

I'm standing next to the kids table watching over them when I see a random girl walk up to them. Lucas and Max just stepped away to go and dance after Mickey had pulled a cute little girl from the crowd.

I feel bad for Dustin but I know he'll find his someone. And it's only middle school anyways. There is a lot more life left for him to go and find love. Or whatever it is middle schoolers are calling it these days.

"Hey Zombie boy. Do you wanna dance?" She asks him.

Zombie boy?

I walk over to Will with my hand out. "How about you dance with a pro?"

Will takes my hand and I walk him to the dance floor near Lucas and Max. The scoff that came from that random girl didn't go unnoticed by me.

I place his hands on my hips and let my arms reach down to his shoulders. It doesn't take long for him to be moving in beat. He's not that bad of a dancer.

"Anyone else calls you by anything other than your name you tell me. I got a carton of milk waiting." I let him know and he laughs, his shoulders dancing as he does.

"Thanks Jessie."

The night ends with all of my kids on the dance floor. They're happy and hopeful. That's all I can ask for really. I know that everything is gonna be okay. It won't go back to normal, nothing really can go back to the way it was.

But it wouldn't be too bad in Hawkins now.

Might've been those stars I learned about. Finally heard my wishes.

#DAMSEL #steve harrington x oc #steve harrington #steve harrington fic #stranger things imagine #stranger things fic #I love the school dance ending #I hope I did it justice with Jessie #AND IT BEGINSSSS #REV UP THE ENGINES BRO

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