#because they're both played by david graham

[sandymybeloved]

watch the gunfighters today (not my birthday, not the anniversary of the ok corral, but I know I'll have the time) or tomorrow (birthday, anniversary of the ok corral, don't know if i'll have time)

[grilledcheezy92]

also pls tell us abt ur ocs!!!!

Aah I'm actually attempting to draw my listener oc's so I'll wait to actually talk about them physically BUT

Aubrey "Angel" Samson Shaw (she/they) Operations/Logistics Manager at Vesta, basically their dream job. Moved to Dahlia on a mandatory transfer for the promotion. Pack Karaoke Champion

Baylee "Baaabe" Graham Talbot (they/she) App Designer and Social Media Manager for the Dahlia branch of Vesta. Has had top surgery, plays guitar

Rogue "Sweetheart" Roberts (she/they) doesn't have a great relationship with their parents, they think they're incredibly lucky that Milo's parents approve. Their other ride is a motorcycle

Bellatrix "Darlin" Lovett-Hunt (they/she/he) has a full sibling 16 years younger, their first shift broke covert in a big way (towards the end of last year of middle school) which is why their family moved to Dahlia in the first place. Also Pack Karaoke Champion

Lena "Lovely" Sebert (she/they) was an independent/freelance journalist with a community college degree prior to meeting Vincent. Was raised by a single father

Elijah "Freelancer/Deviant" Samson (he/they transmasc) parents are still paying for their T shots, he's still on their insurance but gets no allowance or funds from them. They tried to ship him off to live with his and Angel's grandparents because they couldn't deal with the accidental magic anymore. They're exploring their femininity again thanks to Dear.

Nova "Starlight" Rice (she/they) Full-Cert, Professor at DAMN idk what they teach yet

Rigel Aspidiske "Warden" Stellar-formed, Congruent of Rak'Xit, bound in his Madrigal. (they/them) named for a star in the Orion constellation, their horns form a circlet across their brow, with the release of the D(a)emon quiz, they have been renamed for one of the brightest stars in the Carina constellation as a nod to kinship with Avior

Nell "Cutie" Hanson (they/them, sometimes she/her) was a cheerleader at DAMN. Parents are both telepaths so while their powers didn't manifest until puberty, they did not grow up with the privacy of their own mind at home. Coupled with a string of both empowered and unempowered relationships that left them with trust issues, Geordi was so open and honest with his thoughts it was such a comfort just being able to hear him, he's the best thing that's ever happened to them.

Brook "Dear" Yasuda (she/they transfemme) Sailor Mercury vibes. (I was also maybe inspired by this one specific fanart of a masc!Dear in a yukata that I first saw on twitter) Loves the beach. Has, in fact, learned all the waterbending moves from ATLA and TLOK.

Sunshine (Luci, she/they) and Honey (Beam, they/any) I'm still working on quite a bit with them.

Shaw Pack next gens below the cut (take 'em or leave 'em)

All shifters, age order

Benjamin "Benji" Talbot (he/him) eldest by a year. has his dad's smile and eyes but Baaabe's nose

Hallow Greer (he/they) is the best at non-shifting magic

Lilith "Lily" Shaw (she/her) future Alpha, has been a menace since the day she was born. Frank says she looks a lot like David's mom.

Joy Talbot (she/her) has vitiligo like her dad, hotly debated among pack elders whether she or her brother will be future Beta but she and Lilith were born just two months apart

Gabriel Shaw (he/him) basically Fooliverse!David, youngest by two years

Lily knows Benji is her mate, he hasn't quite figured it out yet but he's loved her forever. (Mary's Song is their love story)

Everyone thought Angel and David would be the first to have a kid.

It took some time on Sweetheart's part to convince Milo he'd be a good dad but it wasn't until he held Benji the first time that he believed it.

[cutiepieautistic]

David and eddie are "murder husbands"

Eddie's more like will graham if he was a redneck and a mixed native dude,and david is more like hannibal lector in the relationship

Here's all of the pets that my 3 most favorite oc's canonically keep:

Keith: orange tabby,golden retriever.

Kevin: a colony of earthworms,a leapard gecko named Charlie,some rats, grasshoppers, crickets, meal worms and one really old bird.

He's spends so much money on caring for them,that he doesn't own much. His house is kind of a total shithole,ngl.

He works at a pizza place,a long with Daniel(they share some similarities,but they're totally unrelated. Also I should mention that kevin is significantly older than Daniel,who is only 18. And you can definitely tell,kevin is uhhh...a little rough around the edges to look at. That's what makes him so hot, though.)

Ps: kevin and Keith are both autistic and Keith is very similar to spongebob,personality wise. I guess kevin would be the squidward to his spongebob,haha. He's a very grumpy dude,but very reasonably so considering his whole life's situation.

Frank: doberman pincher,black cat,vampire bat,crows,ravens,black widows,hyper melanistic California King snake,and one blue eyed leucistic snake python that he affectionately refers to as "Little lucie" (if you know his lore,that name is a play on words of his true name,and very tongue-in-cheek) she's his good girl,one of his favorite and most cherished pets of all.

Daniel is a huge perv and kind of an asshole,but in an endearing and funny sort of way. You know,normal young dude stuff. He's cute so it's fine <3

Frank is easily my most of evil of oc's,but in a sexy way. Jazzy is my second most evil OC,she's an alien earth worm person(my original species called woemenites) who lives in space Australia and is literally an assassin and mean as a rattlesnake.

Kevin is technically evil because he's a criminal,but he only acts evil out of desperation and he's still so hot and lovable,despite his issues. He's my special boy!!! I love him so much.

Keith is from California,has a skater dude accent,wears grunge fashion and is extremely adorable/boyishly cute and Is 19 and a half. He has a bit of a baby face and like I've said before,he's really tall and easily one of my skinniest characters,he's extremely lanky and bony. He's of scottish and irish descent. Probably mostly irish??? He has really,really nice hands and the cutest,toothy smile ever. :) <3

Kevin is my hairiest character,and frank is my second hairiest character,excluding my furry oc's who are literally covered in fur.

Keith doesn't have much body hair. I mean,he has a bush(which he is very proud of) and a little bit of arm hair and the teeniest tiniest sprinkling of chest hair if you squint, but that's about it. The others are more hairy,except for some of my female Oc's who shave or aren't naturally very hair(it's just genetics,what can I say?) But I do definitely have hairy female oc's too! I just don't have many female oc's,is the thing.

Uhhh I have a small group of juggalo oc's,and some regular male clown oc's,who are all very sexy, of course.

Frank is my #1 oldest oc,clocking in at over 4000 years old,and Philip Is a ghost from the medieval ages so he's pretty old too.

Also Philip was the court's jester, and the thot(tm) of the kingdom at the Time. And he's very handsome,and he met a horrible fate, which you can tell by the fact his head is not attached to his ghostly body(it floats just above his neck)

Bob is my second sweetest oc,which is very fitting considering he's a Baker and loves to bake cupcakes! Keith is my #1 sweetest oc. He's just like a golden retriever. Such a sweetheart :) <3 <3 <3

Do you guys mind if I infodump about my oc's here?

[hellyescharlesedwards]

Reggie's story time: Best of Enemies

You know my story posts by now, but if you don't, they're extremely long and rambly. This one will likely be the longest ever as I have to tell you everything that happened these past few days. Get comfy, this is gonna be quite a ride:

So, I recently snuck down to see Charlie in Best of Enemies at the Young Vic.

The first time was actually back in December but when I travelled down it got cancelled. Fortunate I snagged a lucky dip ticket for a future showing, so all I had to do was wait a little longer.

(Theatre was having a rough time of it during December with the O*****n wave, so the Young Vic was certainly not the only casualty.)

11th January

I had a scare the day before as the YV cancelled the performance before mine due to suspected C***D (I believe it was a crew member who tested positive?) so I spent most of Tuesday on tenderhooks waiting for any news of more cancellations. They didn't come, and I was so relieved. I arrived at the theatre and plopped myself on the second row.

Left a "sensible" review on Instagram so gonna use tumblr to become Unhinged about one scene:

Vidal and his toyboy (Sam Otto) have the pleasure of being the characters chosen to take their kits off. At one point in Act 1, they face the audience whilst watching a news report on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Both are in dressing gowns and the audience sat in the most expensive seats get the best, full on view of both Charlie's and Sam's bodies being teased under their gowns.

After this, they both get into bed to begin the next scene. Vidal lies half in bed, while the twink, named Matthew, stares longingly at Vidal while he watches on with a concerned expression. After a short while, Vidal pats Matt's leg and gets up. He proceeds to remove his dressing gown to change into his regular get up, and so does Matt.

Vidal is trim and triangular, with a hint of tummy, and there's a potential 6 pack trying to come through. Large upper arms. Dimpley back. He isn't ripped but looks very good and healthy for his age.

Matt is fully ripped, with small, muscular arms and fully formed 6 pack.

Throughout the play they share a few kisses, ranging between light pecks to long smooches on the lips. There's the odd flirty line exchanged but Matt is mainly there to help Vidal with his research and debate preparation.

Now we move on to what happened after the show. And the tale ready kicks off.

Outside the theatre, I had James Graham, writer of the play, pull up right in front of me in a taxi and enter the bar. I knew it was him and I should've said something but I didn't and I don't know why.

This was then followed by a young, homeless magician named Felix approaching me and performing some neat card tricks and slight of hands. I gave him money and he shook my hand and hugged me. (Hope he's doing OK.)

THIS was then followed, at about 10:45 at night, by a tall man coming out the doors in a sage green rain mac. I didn't clock on to who it was initially as he had a blue mask covering half his face, but fortunately I gauged the tol frame, the dishevelled blond hair, the trademark shoulder bag and converses, so it all pieced itself together.

"Hey...Charlie?"

He looked confused too but as we got closer, his eyes seem to light up. I think he said hello back, but what I remember first was getting a hug from him. This shocked me mostly because of, yknow, C***D-19. I wouldn't think he would risk a hug given the situation, but I'm not complaining 🥺

"Nice coat!" he said, looking at my mustard coloured hooded parka. I laughed.

He pulled his mask down and we talked for quite a bit; at one point I had to explain to him what a lucky dip ticket was as he had no idea they existed. I also gushed over David and he's like "yeah ikr he's absolutely amazing".

Then the following happened (not verbatim but close enough):

CE: "So where are you staying?"

Me: "The Wellington, opposite Waterloo Station."

"Ah OK. Do you want me to walk you there as I'm heading that way anyway? But if you wanna hang round here longer that's fine..."

NO I'LL COME.

So he sorta becomes my bodyguard and we walk down The Cut and he's like "So what's happening your life?" And I'm like "Whut? You actually want to know!?" And he's like "YEAH SURE :)" so the first thing that popped into my head was... my car accident... so I talked about that. Got a lot of 😯 faces from him as I recalled it. Then we discussed his recent radio interviews and stuff and things and soon enough he spotted the hotel and went "Ahhh there it is!"

He then said, "It's so good to see you, Naomi, thank u so much for coming" while his long arms enveloped me into a goodbye cuddle 😭 I gave him a little present in the form of a box of treats, a mini care package if you will. I had another for David who I missed and Charlie offered to give it to him the next day. He couldn't guarantee David would show up after the show so at least if we did it that way, it would definitely get to him.

We then parted ways.

12 January

Same show, different position. This time I got better views of Charlie and his tiddies and benefitted from seeing the show a second time. James Graham showed up again after the show and via a mutual, who is besties with him, we all sat down and had a prosecco together and a good chat (he referred to Charlie as a "beautiful man" or was it gorgeous? can't remember). He was very sweet, he comes across as such when I've seen him in interviews, and I'm glad to report he's just the same irl. Managed to get his autograph in my programme. He also hinted at a likely transfer for Best of Enemies to the West End next Spring, with Charlie and David remaining in the lead roles.

David also showed up as he went out fetching some grub to eat in his dressing room between shows. He kept a fair distance from us as he didn't want to risk catching anything. Gave James a goodbye elbow bump, and I was off back home!

And then I feel asleep on the train lmao but the entire trip absolutely wrecked me. But hell it was worth it.

[the-necessary-unnecessary]

A list of all the films, series and web series that have been recommended as hidden must sees during isolation and beyond. 

Note: I have divided them into films with happy endings or not, series that haven’t finished so the exact ending is unknown I have put an asterisk (*) next to

Note 2: the descriptions are a mixture of my own and of the reviews I was sent by anons

She gets the girl

A Date For Mad Mary, 2016 (needs a date for a wedding, more about her complicated reconnecting with friends after prison but romance is cute)

Almost Adults, 2016 (centers around the broader themes of growing up and friendship but one of them is a giant gay. There is a happy ending for both the gay one and the straight one, gotta give the straights some food because they so rarely get fed)

Anne+, 2018* (Dutch webseries with fresh and new vibes with a great mid-twenties actress about mid-twenties gay lives. Everyone in it is LGBTQ+ yet nothing about it is LGBTQ+, it’s all just treated as natural and normal)

Bound, 1996 (you can't beat the lesbian noir classic which should one day be inducted into the lesbian hall of fame)

But I’m A Cheerleader, 1999 (camp and a lot of fun despite the very serious themes, starring Natasha Lyonne- one of the gayest straights out there)

Carmilla, 2014-16 (webseries based on the groundbreaking 19th century book. Some great chemistry and a lot of breaking of the fourth wall)

Carol, 2015 (Cate Blanchett movie based on the book The Price of Salt which caused issue when it was realised in 1952 because it gave its lovers a open ended happy ending)

Couple-Ish, 2015-16 (cute Canadian web series, bit on the nose but important gay, bi and enby rep)

Desert Hearts, 1985 (the looks, the emotions, the gorgeousness of them both, the chemistry, oh god it was so good. Vivian Bell deserves all the orgasms)

Elisa Y Marcela, 2019 (A Spanish film based on the true story of two women who got married with one of them pretending to be a man in 1901. A tearjerker but ultimately their love is stronger than the adversaries they face)

Entre Nous, 1983 (a French 1983 film which has Jews & Nazi's but doesn't end in complete horror. There are straights who think it’s a friendship but we know better)

Fingersmith, 2005 (BBC drama based on a book by Sarah Waters)

Fried Green Tomatoes, 1991 (based on a more obvious book, they’re sold as best friends but if you know you know)

Fucking Åmål, 1998 (one of the first films aimed at teenagers about two girls falling in love and getting together.)

Getrieben, 2018 (they're ex's and share a dog and then maybe they're not so ex anymore)

I Can't Think Straight, 2008 (cute romantic comedy adapted from a novel about a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent preparing for a wedding before events take a gay turn)

If These Walls Could Talk 2, 2000 (some happy and some sad endings in this film which portrays three generations of lesbian storylines from the same house)

Imagine Me and You, 2004 (not my fav but a classic and has Queen Cersei playing a wlw)

Kyss Mig, 2011 (heart eyes, a lovely film, does have maybe a bit too much man in it but he's gone when we get to the nitty gritty)

Our Love Story, 2016 (Korean, subtle nuanced relationship story)

Rosebud, 1996 (a channel 4 short with Julie Graham and questionable fashion choices. Who needs words when you can have such tantalising and vivid visuals? Teeny bit of man but it's fitting in the particular setting and its very fleeting, although admittedly nude)

Saving Face, 2004 (romantic comedy which had less of an impact that Imagine Me and You due to lesser known actors and probably partly to do with race- the main characters are Chinese-American. But it's a gorgeous movie that has a lot more than just rom com elements. The Half Of It is by the same director.

Sjukt Oklar, 2018* (very Swedish, very lesbian, very very funny)

Supervoksen, 2006 (Danish teenage coming of age type thing)

The Carmilla Movie, 2017 (based on the webseries but still accessible to those that haven’t watched it. Quite sweet and the actresses seem very comfortable with each other. Plus there is a great sex scene in it where the muscles on one of the girl’s back are especially sexy)

The World Unseen, 2007 (period film during South Africa's apartheid era with great chemistry)

The Handmaiden, 2016 (extremely nsfw but its got some incredibly powerful meaning to it especially the final sex scene with the bells. It's also incredibly shot and the sex scenes were done very sensitively on set with only women around and the director even in another room.)

Thelma, 2017 (a supernatural thriller about a girl starting college who suddenly starts getting seizures but they don’t know why and she has a female love interest)

Tipping The Velvet, 2002 (BBC series, also has a Victorian era strap on in it and Keeley Hawes, what's not to love?)

When Night is Falling, 1995 (An uptight and conservative woman, working as a literacy professor, finds herself attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival. It’s got quite a lot of a boyfriend in it so its not for everyone.)

Yes or No, 2010 (literally a ‘and they were roommates’ movie as well as an enemies to lovers plot)

Zwischen Sommer Und Herbst, 2018 (coming of age elements, does have a man involved especially at the beginning, who happened to be the brother of one of the girls, but overall it was okay, no lesbians die and it doesn't end in abject misery)

She doesn’t get the girl but neither does the trope

Aimée and Jaguar, 1999 (based on a true story. Beautiful but painful, it’s a Jew falling for a German housewife in Nazi Germany, hence its sad as hell ending)

Bloomington, 2010 (coming of age, teacher student thing which walks that line relatively well without being too icky)

Freeheld, 2015 (an extremely powerful and important story to tell)

Gia, 1998 (Angelina Jolie gets it on with Elizabeth Mitchell in a moving film about model and lesbian Gia Carangi)

Kontrola, 2019* (a masterpiece of a mini web series with a great soundtrack, aesthetic and storyline. Season 2 may present a better future for them)

Mädchen in Uniform, 1931 (German cult classic almost entirely produced by women. Sexual awakening/teenage coming out of her shell stuff, there is also a 1958 redo which is okay. She doesn’t get the girl but it’s still a positive portrayal of sexuality where the object of desire isn't disgusted or weirded out by it)

My Summer of Love, 2004 (At first glance a coming of age movie, but has a lot of phycological elements too. Emily Blunt with a girl, not happy but no lesbians die)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019 (spell-bounding french film with amazing rawness and visuals. One of my best cinematographic experiences ever)

Reaching for the Moon, 2017 (the love story of the poet Elizabeth Bishop and the architect Soares in the 60s)

Snapshots, 2018 (sad ending but great chemistry with no closed mouthed straight girl kisses)

Summertime, 2015 (French lesbian movie- dare I say more? Sad but no deaths)

The Hunger, 1983 (a gothic cult classic, vampires, its got David Bowie, Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve in it)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 2018 (she doesn’t get the girl because there is no girl, but she does begin to find and accept herself. Based on a highly recommendable book by the same name)

Viola di Mare, 2009 (depressing as hell but beautiful to look and the couple have some good chemistry)

[junker-town]

LeBron James said some mean things about Charles Barkley. They're all true

LeBron referenced several events to attack Barkley’s character. Here are the stories behind them.

After TNT analyst Charles Barkley drew what appeared to be the last straw in a public shaming of LeBron James, The King fired back with harsh words of his own, tearing down the Hall of Fame power forward for everything that had gone wrong in his NBA career.

"I'm not going to let him disrespect my legacy like that,” according to ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin. “I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window. I never spit on a kid. I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas. I never said, 'I'm not a role model.' I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying.”

James’ demolition of Barkley’s public image came just days after Chuck called James “whiny” for making “inappropriate” comments publicly questioning the front office’s desire to win a second championship based on a lack of roster moves made the offseason following their Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors.

James, in turn, uncorked and launched a devastating blow to Barkley, likely a culmination of all the slack Barkley has given him over his soon-to-be 14-year NBA career.

Let’s add some more context to James’ references.

"I'm not the one who threw somebody through a window.”

Barkley, indeed, threw a man through a glass window during a 1997 incident in Orlando where someone threw ice in his face.

“What [police and witnesses] said happened, happened,” Barkley said, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “What he did was inappropriate. I'm going to defend myself. Let there be no debate. If you bother me, I'm going to whip your ass. The guy threw ice in my face, and I slammed his ass into the window. I'm not denying that. I defended myself. He got what he deserved.”

“I never spit on a kid.”

In March of 1991, Barkley had an issue with a fan sitting behind the Philadelphia 76ers bench. Chuck proceeded to launch a spittle at the fan, but instead hit an innocent little girl sitting courtside — a moment he said changed his life.

“I got suspended obviously and I should have. And I remember sitting in a hotel room, and I was like, ‘Dude, what the hell is wrong with you? What are you so angry about?’” Barkley said in an interview on In-Depth with Graham Bensinger. “And then from that day forward, every time I played basketball, I said, ‘Just let people see your talent. You don’t have to be mad at anybody else.’”

“I never had unpaid debt in Las Vegas.”

In May 2008, Barkley nearly faced felony charges for failure to repay $400,000 of gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino, according to AP’s Ken Ritter. He later overnighted a $400,000 cashier’s check to the Wynn Las Vegas.

“I never said, 'I'm not a role model.'“

“I never showed up to All-Star Weekend on Sunday because I was in Vegas all weekend partying.”

It’s not clear exactly which instance James is references. After all, Chuck made the team 11 times in his career.

But we do know he publicly campaigned for fans not to vote him into the 1998 All-Star Game and has a history of trying to get out of the yearly obligation:

1990 All-Star Game: Barkley tried to finagle his way out of the All-Star Game, pinning his need for rest on a “groin injury” he didn’t want to aggravate — an injury that later became a strained leg muscle.

“I’m going to play,`` he said, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “They gave me a play-or-else deal. They said I would be suspended next week if I play this week and miss the game.”

He played 22 minutes and scored 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field.

1998 All-Star Game: If there was an example of Chuck flat-out not giving a crap, this was it. Perhaps this is what James meant.

Barkley encouraged management not to promote him as an All-Star and told reporters he wanted to hit Las Vegas instead of traveling with the league’s best.

“We don't want any late surges,” Barkley said, via the Los Angeles Times. “I keep telling the Rockets not to make that announcement at home games, telling fans to vote for me, Clyde [Drexler] and Hakeem [Olajuwon]. I've already got my room booked in Las Vegas for that weekend. As long as the fans don't put me in, I know the coaches aren't dumb enough to put me on the team.”

After he was officially left off the fan vote for starters and the coaches’ vote for reserves, Barkley conceded the Strip was where he belonged.

"I think at this stage of my life, it's really better for me to go to Vegas and gamble," he said in a Newsday article by Shaun Powell. "I've been to 12 or 13 straight All-Star Games so I need a break now. I need a break, I really do."

Barkley, along with Michael Jordan, also skipped out on the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players Event in 1997, but were not the only players to do so.

"Go watch the '93 Finals when John Paxson hit the shot. Barkley and Jordan were laughing and joking with each other during one of the games while somebody's shooting a free throw. In the Finals. But, oh, nobody were friends back then."

We couldn’t find the exact foul line sequence James was referencing — after all, he is a scholar of the game — but we DID find a sequence from a 1998 Chicago-Houston matchup, where Barkley’s Rockets were shorthanded, lacking both Hakeem Olajuwon AND Clyde Drexler.

After a game’s worth of back-and-forth jawing, Barkley and Jordan playfully shared a laugh with one another.

LeBron on Chuck’s job: "I know he wanted to retire a long time ago, but he can't," James said. "He's stuck up on that stage every week."

In 2012, Barkley told Sports Illustrated he wasn’t sure how much longer he could go on as an NBA analyst for Turner Sports.

"I love my job," Barkley said, via SI.com. "But I have four years left on my current deal, and to be honest with you, it's going to be a struggle for me to make it for the whole four years. I really don't know how much longer I'm going to do this. I need something more, or something else to do to be honest with you.”

But over the years, Chuck’s stance on work has changed. He signed a multiyear contract extension with Turner Sports in 2015 — a decision he said his agent never played a part in.

“The money at this stage of my life does not matter. At this stage of my life, I’m not concerned about money,” Barkley said, according to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch “I shook David’s hand and said, 'We got a deal.' I told my agent, 'We are not haggling or negotiating. Do the deal."

There’s also that thing LeBron left out

The defending champion landed a flurry of jabs and hooks, but never connected with the haymaker that would have put Barkley out for good.

Luckily, we’ve got the follow-up: On the night of Dec. 31, 2008, Barkley was busted for a DUI in Arizona after police caught him running a stop sign.

His reason? “You want the truth?” he asked officers, according to the police report. “I was gonna drive around the corner and get a blow job.”

Happy New Year, Chuck.