#bonus points if your muse is a fan of his!

[plleeeepppyyyy]

I have a request if you’re doing any!!

Wally Darling x Rockstar Reader

I don’t care what you do with this but I hope you enjoy it!!

Reader is the singer and dancer of the neighborhood! Very happy go lucky, loving, and even a little clumsy. Yet always calm during making music

Which I can picture reader being a great muse. And reader singing a lot to Wally.

this was def fun to write!! all the ideas and cutesy stuff came to me in a flash ngl.. (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

really cute request!! you guys are so creative with these,,,(•̀ᴗ•́)و

wally + singer/rock star reader!

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•this man,,, god,, this man.

•he’s literally ur number one fan girl. he’s there for every performance, writings, everything. you name it he’s there!

•wally just loves watching you in the process of making music, its like an art! to him, it’s wonderful of how passionate you are about it. he adores watching you almost trip on a cord as you just jam out,, doesn’t matter how clumsy you are,, you’re just elegant to him. seeing you so peaceful as you strum on a guitar or something.. 🫶 (if he had a camera he would take a pic of you 200x)

•literally every-time you come up to him with ur newest draft of a song, he gets so excited!! that inner fangirl comes out.,, wally is pretty honest when it comes to stuff. but he just can’t help himself, every song, draft, album,, literally all perfection to him. you cannot do no wrong with that. he buys all of your stuff if you ever sell it. (prolly got a shrine.)

•if you ever write a song based on him,, he would actually cry out of happiness, at least be on the verge of it. you just give the song to him and he’s just like, “it’s so perfect,,,, tysm,,” while he’s on the verge of letting it out. he’ll listen to it every day. :) <3

•bonus points if you write it for your guys’ one year anniversary! that man will be so happy,, he probably would let a few tears out too..,,. like you used your creativeness on little old him?!(!(ಡ‸ಡ) wally would cherish the hell out of that song, he can just mumble out a praise as he’s about to ugly cry. like.. THANK YOU?!(!? (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)

•he’ll just grab a hold of you and not let go,, it just makes him feel so happy. he’ll probably cry into ur shirt tho,,

•if you ever had some albums posted out or whatnot, he will put them on his wall. wally would prolly accidentally buy out the whole thing,, like cmon, he’s has to use some of them for display and hearing!! ( ˘ ³˘)

•ur his main inspiration for his art too,, seeing you so into doing what u do, gibes him strength. he will ABSOLUTELY paint tf outta you! literally you guys would be in the same room while he sketches and you just strum your guitar or smth, ack he’s a sucker for moments like those. ur for sure his muse. got ten whole folders of drawings and projects that are meant for you.

•he might even call you his muse tooo! :)

•he asked you once what type of music you were doing and you prolly replied with a random genre he’s never heard up,, and he’d just be like. “ah, that’s wonderful.. can’t wait to hear it.”

•he do NOT give a care,, any genre in his eyes and ears it’s perfection. like said before, you do wrong.

•if ur the type to do sad songs, he’s a little worried. like bby what’s got you so sad? :(

•sometimes (if you offer) he also does stuff with you. to him he thinks he’s better at playing instruments, which is lie he’s hella good at singing.

•he’ll give you ideas, suggestions; whatever you need!

•i literally will say it here, ya’ll do duets with each other. especially with old timey love songs, it’s just cute,,, a bit sappy. but who cares, I IMAGINE you two just singing together. (bonus points if he’s playing a piano,, well trying to,, he needs some practice..)

•every time you put on a performance,, he just sits there with the dopiest smile on with lovestruck written all over him. bro is VERY in love, he could listen to you alll day. if he had a tail it would be wagging. he will never take his eyes off either, all of his attention is on you, just you.

•even if you got a recording studio, he admires how much you get into the music. its so amusing seeing you be so calm during the whole process of making a song, but when you perform your songs. like thats my baby fr!!! wally is ur number one hype man,, i mean this all the way.

(i feel like hes such a sucker for singers,,)

•if ur in a nice suit, dress; whatever while ur singing, agh.. this man is knocked out. ur soo gorgeous,, and you sing?! like, sorry, wally is just in love.

•after one of your performances, once he sees you walking to him, all giddy and stuff. wally ain’t letting you go once you run into his arms, he will keep his arms around you as you just ask if he liked it, thought it was great,, while he’s just nodding and mumbling praises to you. (it’s honestly so sweet to watch you two.) if ur wearing heels or boots, you’re probably towering over him as this happens,, (i honestly find this so sweet, ur jus towering over him, asking him excitedly if he loved it, while he’s just practically sings praises to you. so sweet,,)

•to pick up the instrument part, he will totally help you with demos and drafts by playing the music for you. he’s pretty average on most instruments and would totally drop whatever he had and help you out! (will def help you out with drums, i think its canon that its his main thing,,)

•sing him to sleep, please,, he will eat that up. if you do, he’ll sleep so fast. as said before by me, i don’t think he sleeps much. but with ur singing? knocked out, my brother is dead asleep. what can he say? you’re just a good singer.

•honestly to him, ur like a siren. you’re just too good to be true and sing beautifully. corny he knows but,,, its true <3 (to him.)

•even house loves your singing! if wally needed the help he would call you and try to make house stop with ur singing,,

•the first time he’s ever heard you sing, his mind was blown. how did you sing that good? like all of his other friends could sing,, but you were just different. you sounded different, did things differently.. ack. he fell in love with your voice. as he listened to one of ur song’s for the first time, and ur just anxious. wondering if he’ll like it, or not.. he turns to you. blank stare, and says, “this is the best music i’ve ever heard,, ur so talented..” with just pure adoration and fondness in his eyes.

•which got you SO HAPPY, he loved your songs!!!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

•sometimes if he feels a bit snarky that day, he’ll brag a bit. just all like, “my s/o is a beautiful singer,, can YOU sing that good? they’re so amazing at what they do, no one can compare…” wally is sometimes a bit of a prick (╥_╥)

•never a prick to you tho, said it before i’ll say it again, to him you do no wrong, see no wrong, hear no wrong, speak no wrong. 🫶

•he makes sure you know that you’ll always be in his corner, all of the time, being ur numba one fangirl! (✯◡✯)

•wally definitely tried making a song for you too,, didn’t go right tho. (٥⁀▽⁀ )

(seriously this dude is crazed over you.)

•you always make sure he’s the first one to hear your songs, after writing a draft you sprint to him and show him it. it makes him so excited too, cause like.. how did he get so lucky that he’s the first person to look and hear your talent?

•this dude just adores you, so much.. like what’s not to love? to him you’re just the peak definition of passion, he enjoys watching you have fun and play music. wally is sorta taking this into seriousness,, but he can’t help it!! he can’t get over how he bagged you, this person who’s a whole peak of inspiration for him. ❤︎︎

•he just loves to support and cherish you, i won’t lie but he’s basically a lovestruck puppy who watches you and everything you do. everyone in the neighborhood can tell.. (¯ ³¯)♡

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ACK,, okay i got a bit carried away on some points, but they were jus too cute to not put in.

BUT 1000 NOTES ON EACH OF MY FICSSs?!?! thats insane, thank you guys sm!! (╥_╥) i didn’t think i would get that much positive feedback for these, im rlly glad you guys are liking these!

hope you enjoyed reading this one! ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

[ghostsandmirrors]

MASTER WISHLIST

this is far longer than expected.

they are organised by muse, but I'm not organising them as like canons, then originals. they're just all in this together.

The Menagerie do you have a smug shithead muse? we have a zoo! pick one or two or three to bully your muse with. they're all a pain in the ass. (the menagerie are the animals. they're all canons from different sources.)

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Bucky Bucky and general DC heroes (MCU/DC crossover) (I started writing half my muses on MCU/DC crossover forum sites, including Bucky! I'm throwing him back into his roots)

Batman I just think Bucky meeting Batman would be very funny, especially in a professional setting and especially if canon divergent post-Endgame. Bucky having war flashbacks to being chased through Bucharest by a man dressed as a cat because 'so many superheroes are furries.'

Wonder Woman Bucky and Diana based on that one fan plot where Diana was involved, in some way, with fighting during WWII and they met back then and then meet again in the modern day. bonus points if Diana thinks he's his own grandson and he doesn't correct her.

Superman idk Bucky and Superman would just be kinda wholesome? also if Superman mun comfortable, Bucky would totally have a crush on Superman. you can't convince me otherwise. also Clark and Bucky as a ship would be 'pure of heart, dumb of ass' in that order and it makes me giggle.

Other any of the Batfam would also be fun but there's every chance they get unofficially adopted. new dad! new dad! new dad!

I don't know that many DC heroes. girl help. who else is there? idk but I want them!

Bucky + ship partner post-mission shit. anything. just them being like 'thank FUCK that's over with'. snuggling. idgaf.

Bucky + Steve, Bucky + Sam pure of heart, dumb of ass. this is a never-ending want. it's not a specific want, either. I just like putting them in threads together.

Bucky + Thor I don't know why but I've always wanted to and never gotten the chance to.

Bucky/Loki 🥺👉👈 Listen...

Bucky + Spider-Muses I once joked about Bucky adopting various Spider-characters and I still want it. Bucky is the ancient, morally ambiguous MCU Batman on this blog, in that he will not stop fucking adopting people, but at least Bruce usually adopts children. Bucky'll adopt a 30 year old. they're still 70 years younger than him so they're fair game.

Bucky + Nebula the sheer comedy value of these two being friends is worth the gymnastics to figure out how they'd spend enough time together to become friends.

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Joker Joker + Batman <3 Joker is obsessed with Batman. ofc I want to thread them. I want every possible thread in any verse that's most comfortable. Joker is my comfort villain.

Joker + Batman characters in general (focused on villains/rogues gallery) I have no specifics, I just realised he talks to the Rogues Gallery a lot in comics/cartoons and my Joker… hasn't. ever. I can fix that.

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Dylan Dylan and Heroes (any DC) I also want Dylan and Gotham heroes, Gordon, etc.. Dylan needs more screentime 'cause her ass is overshadowed by the fuckin owl at this point. lbr who isn't.

Dylan and Heroes (any MCU) also Dylan plus marvel heroes since she has an MCU verse. do I have icons? fuck no. am I asking for Dylan threads regardless? fuck yes.

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Jameson Jameson and Heroes (any) Mortitaint is a masked murderer. that's it. that's the pitch. you want your muse hit with a shovel? I can help with that! also if any men want a boyfriend who is sweaty and dirty every day and surprisingly strong……………. im just saying……………… and then they can one day find out the other is a hero/villain……………………….. drama. 👀 (this includes anti-heroes)

Jameson and Villains (any) I just think it'd be interesting, y'know? Jameson doesn't tend to play well with others, in general, but there's a chance it doesn't go horribly wrong!

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Wag Wag and X-Men Characters Wagner Himura is an X-Men oc that, in his entire time on my blog, has never threaded with an X-Men character. it can be any character and any verse. I don't care. I just want him to speak to other mutants, man.

Logan specifically, I would like Wag and Logan threads. I always picture Wag as a general pest when he starts working at the school, like throwing water balloons filled with speed potions at people that annoy him kind of pest, and I get the feeling Logan would either hate his guts, like him because he does not discriminate between students and teachers, or be very cautious because he doesn't know Wag's limits while Wag's just like 'hey ;D I don't actually find you attractive but if flirting means I don't get stabbed, I'll flirt. ;D I'm high as a fuckin kite rn lmao ;D'

Charles Xavier Wag and Charles would also be funny because of the aforementioned 'high as a kite'.

Brotherhood any brotherhood muse in his brotherhood verse would be nice, too. Idk how he got into the brotherhood in that verse and I want to explore it. I just miss writing Wag, lbr.

OCs tbh any OC. let's yeet our x-men OCs together and see what bad ideas they come out with. it'll be funny. I'm willing to make up places that they can go through a portal to, as well.

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Bam and X-Men Characters Bam has an X-Men verse in which he vibrates particles when angry and I just… I miss Bam being chaotic. I miss Bam being a mess. she's gotten too collected and I want disaster Bam back. I don't have specific preferences for this one.

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Wag and Bam Basically, both Wag and Bam (in his X-Men verse) have abilities that can/are activated by emotions. With Wag, he has more control over his abilities and thus the chances of anger doing anything is low but not zero. If his anger is doing anything, it's a silent, 'scorched Earth' kind of anger that mostly shows in things moving telekinetically. With Bam, his power is exclusively activated by anger.

I just want that in a(nother, in Bam's case) thread or plot. It'd be fun.

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Mattie and Avengers/SHIELD/HYDRA Mattie worked for both SHIELD and HYDRA so I would like to establish some kind of relations with SHIELD and HYDRA muses, but she also sent records to the Avengers after the fall of HYDRA and began torturing/murdering HYDRA agents who survived The Snap so like……….. 👀

also Avengers meeting her after The Blip or whatever dumb bitch shit The Snap 2: Electric Boogaloo is canonically called would be… like she a gremlin in the swamplands. she's a whole fuckin cryptid by that point. I want her ex-coworkers to meet the cryptid she's become and be like, '... ayo? you good?' and her to be knee-deep in swamp water, dragging a body, like, '... yup!'

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Arnulf Arnulf and Steve's Friends arnulf needs to meet non-Steve avengers (or others who know him). it would be funny. 'hey you kinda look like Steve Rogers..' '[subtle german accent] a lot of people say that! it's so strange. I don't see it.'

Past - HYDRA threads between like 2012-2014 would be interesting? idk. I feel like I've forgotten how to write serious threads.

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Ultron + MCU? I'm sure i've mentioned this before but I just really want Ultron to reunite with the avengers through like idk texts? e-mails? something technology based so the urge to blow his ass up is reduced.

this is not limited to just the avengers. you have an MCU hero muse? a child of a canon? I'll take 'em. give me any muse who may know Ultron or his reputation.

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Dick + Heroes (MCU) LET HIM BITCH AT AN AVENGER ABOUT THAT ALIEN THAT GOT THROWN THROUGH THE WINDOW OF HIS WORK. he deserves this.

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Ai and Tony Stark I always imagine that they know each other due to being rich and fundraisers and shit like that. Ai might be an assassin but she gives to charity and does all the Very Good Things she's meant to which means attending Stark fundraisers and drinking his booze x

they do not have to like each other. I don't think Ai has met a single person she likes since she killed her husband, I'll be honest.

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Villains generally I do want more villain threads where my villain muses are being villains and doing villainous things. like, I have Joker and Ultron who deserve some attention but also Jameson, Ai, Mattie, Jesse, I have a verse where Bam's a villain (he's doing it for the vibes. that'd hold up in court /s), I have the brotherhood verse with Wag… like… plz. I want my muses to go apeshit.

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Fandomless OCs (Liaxee, the Bringer, Lieat) also I would like to do more with supernatural/fantasy/generally fandomless OCs and Liaxee or the Bringer or Lieat. Liaxee is a joy to write, the Bringer is my dumb bitch, and Lieat's the cutest muse I have. I love them all, your honour.

I think Supernatural (the show) muses and any of these three would be fun, too. especially Lieat, because idk if there's anything like them in the Supernatural universe?

I know I have two doctor who blogs following me so I'm lumping them in with supernatural/fantasy/fandomless oc/Superrnatural (the show). yous wanna meet a void creature?

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Special Requests have you ever seen a Crazy Quilt RPer? he's my favourite Batman villain. please. (this is mostly a joke but if there actually is a Crazy Quilt RPer, I want to know.)

Egghead is another DC special request because I love Batman villains.

also Typeface and Spellcheck. Idk them that well, but I want to and I have Spider-Man.

[modern-day-bard]

Other Duties As Assigned: A Joel Miller AU Fanfiction

Content Warning: 18+ This story includes mature themes such as drinking, stalking, violence, and explicit smut. Minors, do not interact.

Chapter 23: The Aftermath

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Gwen

“So what did you do after that?” Nyah’s grin is blinding, even through the phone screen. She might as well be jumping up and down.

“Nothing…he got my pajamas from the closet and told me to sleep well. And he slept on the couch.”

Now she looks puzzled. “That’s it?”

I nod, feeling the air growing thin just at the recount of last night’s events.

“Wow…what a guy.” Nyah muses.

I laugh lightly. “I was going to offer, but as soon as he, you know—”

“Licked his fingers.”

I hide my face in my free hand. “Right. As soon as he did that, he just walked away. It was like just checking something off the to-do list. Like, ‘Okay, now that that’s done, it’s time for bed.’”

“Was he hard?”

“Yes. And he was clearly…restraining himself. As if it was hard for him to resist but he had a job to do. It was…”

“Hot,” Nyah fans herself.

“Mhm. And Nye…he gave me an internal orgasm. He knew exactly where to go. I’ve never had that before with anyone.”

“I know. I’ve been telling you that they’re even better.”

“You were right.” I flop on my back, sighing up at the ceiling.

“But you two didn’t even kiss? At all?”

“Not even once. He left a hickey on my breast but he said that kissing would be too much for him. There would be ‘no coming back for him,’ whatever that’s about.”

“Damn, Gwen…” Her voice softens.

“What?”

“He’s got it bad. And he’s probably stressing now thinking he’s going to lose his job or something. I’m guessing it’s typically frowned upon to hook up with the people you’re bodyguard-ing.”

A long needle of guilt sticks into my side. “I hope he didn’t feel like he had to. I’m the one who dropped the dress in front of him.”

“He’s the one who started massaging your back before that.”

“No, you’re missing the point.”

“Gwen,” Nyah hesitates, “You’re the one missing the point. He has feelings for you. This isn’t just a hookup, at least, not to him. He practically said it himself. And the way he looks at you—whatever. Blame yourself all you want, but you both took part in it and you can’t run from those feelings forever.”

I narrow my eyes at her. “You think there’s feelings on my part?”

Nyah smirks. “There’s something. I know you, babe. You’re usually bored by now and relieved when they leave you alone in the morning. Are you relieved when he leaves?”

Even this morning, as soon as Joel saw I had woken up, he said that he needed to shower and left to go to his apartment down the hall. He didn’t wait for me to respond, and the draft I felt when he closed the door cut right to the bone. It was the opposite of what I usually felt. I wanted him around so often that it scared me. The idea of someone stalking me was scary, but the thought of them harming him was worse. And the idea of him leaving seemed tied to a totally foreign, unnamed fear of mine. It wasn’t tied to the stalker or Joel’s job at all, and that fear itself scared me.

Unwilling to convey that to Nyah, I settle for something more non-committal. “Not exactly.”

“Uh-huh. Just as I thought. Maybe you don’t feel what he does, but you don’t want him to leave. And that’s huge.”

I groan, rolling again so now my cheek can rest against a pillow. “You’re just pleased you’re getting what you wanted. The fact that we hooked up.”

“That is a bonus, I won’t lie.” She’s too smug for this early in the morning.

“Well, don’t get excited. He said it was a one time thing.”

“I doubt that. When are you going to tell Landon and Harper?”

“Ideally, it would have been at brunch today but he’ll obviously be there so…I don’t know. Maybe I’ll call them later.”

“Do it soon so I don’t have to hold it in!”

I laugh, “I’ll try. But you better hold it in around Joel.”

“Yeah, yeah. Go get ready so you don’t make us lose the reservation.”

In the shower, I keep trying to recreate exactly where he had held me on my waist. Everything about him had been so commanding. It boiled my blood in a way that ignited me, soothing my muscles and easing my stress. Even the heat of the water now couldn’t recreate how he burned me from the inside out.

Focus right here, baby.

I shiver despite the steam-filled room. By the time I turn the water off, I’m agitated at him for giving me so much pleasure after promising it was only this one time. When we were done last night, I wanted to return the favor three times over, but I didn’t get a chance. And now I never will? That doesn’t seem fair.

I use the agitation as fuel as I pick out a tight, long-sleeved black dress. I style my hair in its natural waves and apply plenty of lipgloss. I hope that my heeled boots will accentuate my legs, especially my thighs. And even though I know it’s too cold not to wear a coat, I refuse to put it on until Joel sees me in the ensemble. I pull the square neckline down a little further than necessary before I hear the knock on my door.

Unfortunately, I’m not the only one who had the same idea. Joel has slicked back his hair, the same way that I loved at the wedding, and he has on a crisp black shirt underneath his new leather jacket. It takes some serious restraint not to lean forward and breathe in how good that leather smells with his usual scent. The only saving grace is that Jace and Carlos are behind him for a personified reminder that I need to sober up.

“Good morning, Miss Russell,” Joel’s eyes darken, drifting down to my chest, no doubt remembering the mark he left there. Blood rushes to my cheeks, and I hope that the other men don’t notice.

Wanting to throw him off, just a little, I smile as sweetly as I can manage, making sure I don’t break eye contact. “Good morning, Joel.”

I push past him into the hallway, slow enough to clock the way his eyes widen, silently chuckling to himself.

“Jace, Carlos, I hope you both slept well.” I say over my shoulder, hoping it will provide any necessary cover for my improper greeting.

We’re all on a first-name basis now, apparently.

“Very well, Miss Russell. Thank you.” Carlos smiles at me, and Jace nods in agreement.

Well, apparently not.

I swing my hips a little more than necessary, all the way to the car.

Carlos gets in first, and I put a hand on the side of the door to slide in after him, anticipating that Jace will be right behind me. Instead, I feel a graze on my lower back.

“You look nice,” Joel’s gruff voice reverberates so close to my ear that I have to steel my shoulders to keep from shuddering.

“Likewise…I slept well.” I smirk up at him, sliding in after Carlos only for Joel to follow after me. Jace, I realize, is already in the front seat.

Joel presses his knee against mine as soon as we’re seated. I find myself daydreaming about climbing into his lap for the first few blocks before my phone rings.

“Hey, Arthur. Have you landed yet?” There’s a roaring on the other side of the line, and I have to pull the phone back from my ear.

“Guinevere. Yes, we’re getting on the chopper now. Listen…we need to meet with you as soon as possible. Could you be at your father’s within the next hour?”

I lean my head back on the seat. “Can it wait? I have a prior engagement.”

“I’m sorry…but, no. I don’t think it’s something we should discuss over the phone.”

“Okay,” I let out a long sigh. “I’ll meet you both there.”

Joel is already looking down at me with moderate concern.

“Rod, we’re going to my father’s house instead.” I pull out my phone to text my friends as Rodney turns the car around.

“I’m sorry you have to cancel,” Joel says softly, and I just shrug.

“Part of the job, I guess. But thank you.” Briefly enough to pass off as an accident, he leans down, pretending to scratch his leg, but instead he caresses the side of my thigh in reassurance.

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It takes over an hour for Arthur and my father to arrive at the townhouse. Nyah texted me separately at least four times asking if she was allowed to fill in Landon and Harper since I couldn’t meet them for brunch. I’m tempted to say yes, but part of me wants to see their reactions first-hand. And another part of me wants to keep this just between Joel and me, because even we haven’t spoken a word of it since. It seems a tad ridiculous to talk to my friends about it when Joel and I can’t seem to.

To be fair, we haven’t had too many chances. Jace and Carlos wait in the dining room with both of us, and they only walk out once Arthur walks in. Joel hesitates, looking between the door and me.

“Guinevere, Mr. Miller. Good to see you.” Arthur sits across from me, waving Joel over. He doesn’t wait for a second invitation before taking the seat next to me.

My father comes in next, taking a seat next to Arthur. “You made it,” is all he says through a tight-lipped smile.

“Arthur said it was important—” I cut myself off when I see Janet, head of Russell Public Relations, walk in next.

“Janet, how are you?” I ask, standing to shake her hand. She accepts it with a smile.

“I’m well, thank you,” she says, sitting next to my father. I always liked Janet. She had every reason to dislike me for creating several PR-related fires that she no doubt had to diffuse, but whenever we saw each other, she was nothing but kind. I knew that she was a hard-ass deep down. You don’t get to be where she is without knowing when to bring down the hammer. But even still, she must bring out that side of her only when necessary.

The only issue with Janet was what her presence could mean.

Arthur clears his throat. “I’m going to cut to the chase. We had some unfortunate news on the plane ride home. The head of digital called and told us that news about the break-in to your apartment was going to be run through our channels. We were able to hold them off, but if we have it, the other outlets most likely have it as well.”

A look of shock registers on my face before I can help it.

“How did…?” I start, but I don’t even know what to say. Arthur didn’t even know about the break-in. And it wasn’t even really a break-in. The first time was, though nothing was broken and no one was home.

I shake my head, hoping it will give me some clarity. “What story are they looking to run, exactly?”

Janet answers this time. “The full details were that you had someone rooting for you to take over for your father, and their obsession had brought them into your home. They mentioned broken windows, but no specifics beyond that.”

“How did they get that information?” Joel surprises everyone by speaking.

“We’re not sure. Anonymous tip most likely.”

“Nobody knew…” I say quietly.

“When was the last personnel background check?” Joel asks, his voice low and calm.

My father snorts. “You aren’t suggesting it’s one of our guys, are you?”

“It could be. Amari only told you about the break-in.”

“So are you suggesting it’s me?”

“Of course not, sir,” Joel’s tone is just short of disrespectful, “However, when my client’s safety is put at risk, we need to exercise every possible option. Did you tell anyone else who might have told the press?”

My father stretches his arms across the table, folding his hands together. “No. I told Arthur after I received word from Janet about the story.”

Joel nods. “Alright. Then unless it was a neighbor of Miss Russell’s who just happened to know the part about her becoming CEO, it’s likely someone on the inside.”

Akin to a flock of birds catching wind of an approaching storm, the room grows quiet. Quiet and very, very still.

Who would tell the press that information? What is there to gain? As an anonymous source with no photos, there couldn’t be that much money involved.

“Have we checked my neighbors?” I ask finally, mainly to Joel.

“I’ve looked into the company who owns the building, and done some background checks on the building's occupants. I know the apartment above you is vacant, but at this point we should interview whoever lives beneath you, beyond a background check.”

“Won’t that tip them off? Encourage them to leak more information to the press?”

“It’s unlikely,” Janet replies, “Most people, especially of that status, would want their building to go back to normal.”

“Again, it doesn’t explain how they would know about the note.” Joel says.

“Right…” I had forgotten about that part. I didn’t want it to be someone on Amari’s team. Jace and Carlos were living next door to me now, for god’s sake.

“Listen, Guinevere, the story is going to break either way. I wanted you to be ahead of it, but it will break. I propose that our channels are the one’s to do so, that way we can have as much control as possible.” Arthur’s face is apologetic as he says it.

My friends didn’t even know about it, and now the whole country will.

“I’m working with my team now to release other, larger headlines at the same time. Hopefully we can minimize the reach.”

I just nod. There’s no point in arguing, even if I thought they were wrong. And they aren’t.

“We should be the one to release it,” I agree. “If there are any added details, especially about where I’m staying now, Mr. Miller and I are to be contacted immediately.”

Janet nods before whipping out her phone and typing furiously. “I’ll send you a heads up before the story breaks.”

“As for the staff?” Joel asks, eyeing my father.

He squints his eyes back at Joel for a minute, muling it over. “Fine. We can do a sweep of their personal devices. See if any of them reached out to the press.”

Joel gives him one, tight nod. I guess that is sufficient enough.

I’ve known Amari for over a decade. His loyalty, and his paycheck, have only grown over the years. I highly doubt that he would ever risk anyone’s safety, let alone someone he was working for. His team, on the other hand, I didn’t know as well. But I knew Amari trusted them, and that was always good enough for me. Maybe there’s a chance that a neighbor overheard someone, or just took a shot in the dark when speaking to the press. It may be unlikely, but it beats believing that someone would betray our trust.

On our way out, I’m surprised when my father pulls me back by my elbow.

“You’re settled in the new place?” He asks quietly.

“Yes.”

He nods several times, looking anywhere but my face. “You know you are always welcome here.” The words are so forcibly expelled from him that they come out close to a cough. My chest feels tight, and before I know what I’m doing, I reach out, and lightly squeeze his hand.

“I know, Dad. The new place…it’s very secure. And I could use the space.” I hope that he knows what I mean. That everything here reminds me of…before, and it’s too painful to be around in the aftermath.

He just nods again, lightly patting our clasped hands before breaking it off, and stalking down the hallway towards his office.

Once we’re back in the car, Joel murmurs beside me. “What was that?”

I know what he is referring to, and I shrug. “That was an emotion, or as close to one I’ll get from William Russell.”

He gives me a small, sympathetic smile before Rodney asks where I want to go. I think for a moment. Not knowing exactly how long I have before the news breaks, and I might possibly be shut in for a while, I perk up a little before giving my answer.

“Chelsea Market.”

- - -

Joel seemed to know how sacred antiquing was for me, because for the majority of the day, he didn’t say a word. He kept close, of course. I never needed to turn around and look for him as I could usually feel him hovering right behind me. I knew that somewhere Carlos and Jace were behind me as well, but they also seemed to know that I needed some space. I had eaten and window-shopped the different booths for a couple of hours when I spot a beautiful, porcelain plate. The rim is a light blue, and there are hand-painted flowers all over the center that match the blue on the rim.

I pick it up before turning to find Joel exactly where I expect him to be, a few inches behind me. His face is serious, focused, and a tad bit wary.

“What do you think of this?” I ask, my heart melting as his eyes brighten up.

“Very pretty,” His low tone is just as careful as his face.

“Are you a fan of lilacs?”

Humor licks the corner of his mouth. “I am. But those are bluebonnets, ma’am.”

I glance back down at the plate. “What? How can you tell?”

“The clusters,” he points at one of the flowers, “There are less clusters of petals on bluebonnets. But besides that, it’s the color, mainly. Lilacs are more light purple, and bluebonnets are a deep blue…” he pauses, watching me carefully. “More like your eyes.”

“Oh,” I breathe. It’s a dumb response, honestly. But even after the intimacy of last night, him glancing at me like that feels more vulnerable in this crowded space. Along with the realization that he’s noticed something like that.

Look into my eyes as I get you off.

I hope to god the flashback isn’t visible on my face. Of course he’s noticed my eyes, he was staring at them long enough last night alone. It’s just that stupid way of saying things that he always has, like it’s a command and a secret and question all in one. Even when he’s saying something so simple. It’s incredibly irritating and infatuating.

I purchase the plate.

The day is over quickly, and before I know it we’re back in that new hallway of ours and I bid all of them a goodnight. Joel gives me a funny look, perhaps surprised that I didn’t invite him in. I plan on it, but I feel like we keep dismissing the other bodyguards while the two of us hang in the hallway, they might start to talk. And now that we have no way to truly trust anyone who is working for my family, I doubt that is the best idea.

I take another quick shower before changing into long-sleeved pajamas, hoping that will at least deter myself from wanting more skin to skin contact with Joel. The matching bottoms may be short, but at least my arms and chest are covered. After a solid hour has passed, I text him. Less than two minutes later, he’s at my door.

His hair is wet, and I discover that has to be one of the times he looks his absolute best. His cheeks are a little pink from the heat of his shower as well, and his t-shirt clings to him perfectly as his skin must be a little damp. I look down at my nails, needing to keep my libido in check.

After he closes the door, he inclines his head toward the couch with a smirk. “Is that for me?” His eyes are panning over the sheet I tucked into the cushions, and the two pillows I added for him.

I shrug. “If you’d like. I figured I might want to try an alternative nap spot sometime.”

“Right.” He’s not the least bit convinced, but he still happily takes a seat and kicks off his boots.

I feel awkward, as if this is the first time we’ve had a sleepover. I shuffle over to my bed by the window, and sit on the edge of it. Thinking quickly, I grab my lotion for something to do. I start applying it to my legs, sticking out from their shorts, but when I catch Joel glancing up before looking away, I settle for just lotioning my hands.

“You’re handling all of this pretty well.” He leans forward, elbows resting on his knees.

I huff out a humorless laugh. “I’m not, actually. I’ve just settled for avoidance today. Make no mistake, I’m still wondering if those two down the hall had something to do with the leak.”

Joel nods, still watching my hands.

“I already reached out to Angus, my boss. He’s running a separate background check on each of the guys. I asked him to prepare one on me, as well. Though I still know that Amari will most likely provide the same. That way you can have information from all sides.”

I stop, my hands clasped together mid-air. “I don’t need one on you,” I say without thinking. It wasn’t to placate or reassure him. The thought of Joel being the mole never even crossed my mind.

“You should have it,” he counters, completely serious. “The report will have our previous assignments, past reviews and reports, search history, everything.”

“Search history? That is a little enticing.” I tease, but Joel doesn’t even crack a smile.

“Angus is also the one who called me yesterday. We did research on the owner of the building and it came back clean.” His voice is now clipped.

“Joel,” I say gently, “It’s okay.”

He shakes his head. “It doesn’t make any sense. It has to be one of the people that has been trusted with protecting you, and that—” he cuts himself off, running a hand down the side of his face.

“And that’s frustrating.” I finish for him.

He looks at me carefully, his features solemn and nearly defeated. “It’s maddening. It puts you in danger. If it’s not one of your neighbors, which I doubt, then it’s one of them. And I—” Again, he looks away. I put my hands on my knees, preparing to stand and go to him before I think better of it. It would probably only complicate the feelings he’s obviously trying to sort out.

“Joel,” my voice is barely audible, but he still meets my gaze again. “We can’t fix it right now, and it’s been a long…well, a long couple of months, really. We could both use some sleep.”

He studies me for a minute before nodding. After a curt goodnight, he turns off the light on his side of the studio and lays down with his back to me. I listen to his breathing until it becomes more of a perfect rhythm, and I know he’s asleep. That’s been the most calming thing to me when we share a room, and I’ve thought too often about how much more calming it would be to hear that breathing with my head on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart. For now, I just lay here, staring at his back.

Several hours pass, and I still don’t have an answer to any of my questions. I have a feeling deep in my chest that it isn’t one of the security members. Maybe it’s just because I like Amari so much, but I don’t think that’s all it is. They’re probably paid triple what information like that would be worth to a tabloid. And they’ve had dirt on me over the years that would have done much better for sales. I mean, the dating history alone…

I’ve lived in that apartment for almost six years. I’ve had a few stalkers during that time but nothing more than someone showing up repeatedly at dinners or events. Never at the house. And they were always easy enough to scare away with legal threats. One of them was so spooked to even talk to me that he gave up. Now, this one came on so fast that they were inside my apartment within a few weeks? After we added extra security, changed the locks, and took my friends’ keys away? I didn’t want to piss off or stress out Joel anymore than he already was, but he was right. It didn’t make any sense.

I wanted my haven back. My sanctuary. That was my safe place. The first place that was really truly mine. But now, thinking of moving back in, being separated into different bedrooms again…it didn’t feel the same. It didn’t feel safe, it felt—

And then Joel starts shouting, and my thoughts are forgotten.

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[ckret2]

youve gotten a few asks about billford before, and your plans for ford's relationship with bill in your fic, but im curious if you personally ship it yourself/*like* it. and, just for the hell of it, if you have any opinion on billdip too, since that one's even more controversial.

I'm gonna put most of this under a cut since it's not only long, but also long about two different topics, but the tl;dr is:

Yeah, I'm a fan of billford. I don't think it's canon, inevitable, or necessary to their dynamic, and I'm still on the fence about whether things will tilt toward the romantic in my fic or if it'll stay platonic, but I do enjoy the ship a lot because it has a lot of (obsessive, weird, unhealthy, angsty) elements that interest me to explore in ships. Billdip, on the other hand, does nothing for me. I don't care about how people ship imaginary characters in their fictional fandoms and I'm not gonna block anybody for liking it, so this isn't a moral stance, here—I just don't like it personally.

One of the things that intrigues me most about a ship is the idea of love that's gone so far it isn't even love anymore but punched out the other side into unhealthy obsession, and "I'll spend the next thirty years of my life hunting you to death" versus "What if I turn you into a gold statue and carry you around to stare at you a lot" sure fit right into "unhealthy obsession." On top of that, some of my favorite ship dynamics are:

the worshiper and the person they've picked to revere as their god, either metaphorically or literally—with bonus points if the person they've devoted themself to doesn't deserve that worship and maybe isn't even all that special, and the worship actually reveals more about the mind of the lover than it does about the (un)divine nature of the beloved

the mad scientist and the muse who gives them ideas and inspires their work (one of my all-time OTPs has a line where the mad scientist says to his ex "we were each the muse to the other"), with bonus points if they both get so caught up in "what can we do together? What dreams can we make reality—" that they plunge into full "so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" territory—and bonus bonus points if they eventually come out of the haze of SCIENCE and one of them is horrified by what they've done... but maybe the other one isn't.

two people who are wildly compatible with each other (similar hobbies, tastes, worldviews! they fill in the gaps in each other's personalities! they each happen to be the other's type! they understand each other like no one else can! whatever, fill in the blank!), but for some reason one betrayed the other, they've tried to kill each other, and now things are vicious and bloody and painful and raw between them; but if they talk to each other and accidentally let their guards down for even a split second, all that history is still there, they still like the same stupid movies and share the same stupid inside jokes no one else will ever understand and have the same stupid complementary life dreams, they could have been good for each other, but there's no road back to where they were before the betrayal. Their chemistry is like two huge magnets strapped to land mines: the attraction is as powerful as ever but heaven help them both if they ever touch.

or, alternatively, two people that have all that chemistry, but are just really toxic and do bad things when they're together and enable all each other's worst tendencies, even if they don't necessarily do bad things to each other; and they've got to navigate the fact that they might adore each other so much but they are objectively worse people when they're together.

I like ships with inhuman things. As a writer I like waxing romantic about the inhuman things and trying to convince the reader that yes, this too is beautiful and lovable when seen through the eyes of a lover. I will make you take the stupidest love interest seriously for five minutes. I've romanticized a sticky pile of goo, I've romanticized a robot spider, I've romanticized the concept of being a disembodied voice, I've romanticized a pteranodon made out of lava, and I'll romanticize a cyclopic gold-plated corn chip too, don't test me. Who better to adore a sentient triangle than a scientist-artist who sees the beauty in precise angles?

Depending on the headcanons and/or AUs you're working with, you can get all of these pretty darn easily out of Billford.

I like writing Ford as the awed naive intellectual, hungry for knowledge, for the secrets of the universe, for more, who was utterly dazzled and starstruck by this divinity who tantalized him with esoteric secrets—and who's been furious at Bill for thirty years for betraying him, hurting him, threatening his home and everyone he loves, but underneath all that also furious at him for not being what he advertised when he could have been that; and Bill, meanwhile, playing it cool, far too comfortable playing the role of faux god, but privately, secretly distraught that his favorite "student"—the one who takes Bill's "teachings" and gets creative and inventive with them, the one who always wanted to know more, not just about the universe but about Bill personally—his favorite student no longer worships him, doesn't even respect him, doesn't even see him as an equal, but looks at him like he's the scum of the universe, and Bill won't even admit that it bothers him but it's killing him that nothing he does can get his favorite to so much as smile at him again.

That's the dynamic in my head when I write them. You could play it as purely professional, a god disappointed to lose a worshiper like a boss disappointed to lose his best employee or a celebrity disappointed to lose the president of his fan club; or you could play it like platonic friendship, maybe a QPR; or you could play it like a romance. I like the zest added when you toss romance into this already nasty mess of emotions. I like capping off all that heartache with, "—and if things had turned out differently, maybe I would have taken your hand and traveled with you to the ends of eternity, if only you weren't [such a brutal heartless backstabbing piece of shit]/[unable to forgive a few white lies and some light torture]."

Billdip, on the other hand, does absolutely nothing for me. Not even just for the age reason—that does squick me out, but even if I try to look at it like "okay pretend he's aged up" or "stick it in an AU where they're both dumb kids having dumb kid crushes" I just, see nothing there. I don't even see anything there platonically. Like, legitimately—for the fic I'm working on, I've been trying to figure out what kind of dynamic/interactions they'd have beyond just "Dipper scowls at Bill a lot" and even on that level I've been struggling to think of something compelling between them. I look back on the fact that for a good few years billdip was the ship in the fandom and I go, "why? where's the meat? what do they do for each other?"

I'm forced to imagine that the ship must have been based on some combination of "fandoms naturally want to ship the everyman main character with the charismatic fun villain," "a bunch of teens with crushes on Bill were using Dipper as their self-insert stand-in," and "people assumed Bill wasn't lying when he said Dipper impressed him and didn't start revising that opinion until we got to see firsthand that he uses lines like that on everybody." It feels really uncharitable of me to the shippers to assume that their OTP is founded entirely on statistically average fandom trends and character misinterpretations rather than, like, y'know, traits actually present in the characters, so I'm taking it on faith that there's probably more to it than that and I just don't see it because it just ain't my jam.

When I do try to speculate harder on "how would I get them to interact with each other in a compelling way, like, just in a platonic sense?" my brain starts going "well, dipper's a nerd who's into the paranormal, he wants to know about mysterious things? maybe he's fascinated with bill as a mysterious thing? and maybe... idk, why would bill give a hoot about dipper—maybe bill takes advantage of that fascination, tempts him with more information, maybe he's amused by Dipper's curiosity about weird things—?" and that's usually about the point where I go "this is just, the way Bill and Ford met. This is the watered-down junior version of Bill and Ford's first few weeks." In trying to figure out what the heck Bill and Dipper would even talk about I keep accidentally recreating a less interesting version of Bill and Ford's dynamic.

I want and need Bill and Dipper to have an interesting character dynamic in this fic so being unable to come up with something that personally compels me has been actively frustrating me lmfao, but it does serve to illustrate my main point here: man, billdip does nothing for me so hard that I can't even see them platonically interacting.

[per-oceanum]

Sinday??? Sinday headcanons. let's go.

Before sinday is over lmao.

-Crocodile, as I've mentioned in the past, prefers to top. His size and overall comfort, really, is what leads it. But there are times- rare but true- when all he wants is to be /fucked/. Nothing nice or sweet- when he wants his partner to grab his hips and fuck him until he is *sobbing* into the pillows, into their shoulder, what have you.

[ and if his partner doesn't have the required bits? That's fine, he has a toy cabinet for a reason. ]

-Speaking of toy cabinets, Crocodile has a vast away of phallic toys of all shapes and sizes! Long ones, short ones, fat ones, thinner ones. Monster ones. Fantasy. Some even have fun modifications like a certain tube… he also has grinders- though those are more of a personal usage…

-You can't choke him. 1, it doesn't work, he can make his throat into sand with ease. 2, he doesn't like it. But he'll gladly choke your muse. Just ask.

-He's a fan of thigh riding. Not himself, heavens, no! BUT. Having a pretty little thing sit on thigh and grind down until they're sobbing and begging for something more? Why would they need more? They can do better than that, can't they? Pathetic, really, making a mess upon his thigh like this and still being unable to- mm. A shame.

-Degradation with Crocodile goes wild.

-Please give him head please give him head please give him head. He's so SENSITIVE- especially the inside of his thighs? Easiest way to make this man melt ( like with most men, ha ) is to settle between his thighs and lick and suck until he's choking out a warning and shuddering.

( bonus points if it's while he's at his desk )

That's all for now. Enjoy.

[theyoungprinceling]

Physical Touch

[This. This is Ling's number one love language. He craves physical contact, he's so touch starved.

Does your muse like being hugged? 

YES. Absolutely he does. He loves being hugged, especially for a long time. He feels such comfort and security in it. Just hold him. He loves it and craves it because he doesn't get held often. He practically needs physical contact by this point and he cherishes it whenever he gets it.

Where could someone touch your muse to calm them down? 

For Lan Fan and Ed only, the top of his head. More specifically, stroking the top of his head in a comforting manner, the way Fu used to do so. It's because Fu used to do that that Ling gets so much comfort from it. He first did that to him when Ling was almost kidnapped for the first time when he was five. He stroked the top of his head and kept doing it when Ling was in distress or very sick. Now that he's gone, it feels very personal, so only Lan Fan and Ed can do that. They don't have to do this, but they have permission to do it.

For other people, or just in general honestly, a hand on his shoulder or his back is enough. Bonus points if you're a friend and gently rubs his back. Anyone can do that but be careful if he's having a panic attack. Don't touch him immediately, you'll have to do it slowly to show you mean no harm. After all, he's panicking. Abruptly touching him will make it worse, so it has to be slow, he has to see you aren't going to hurt him. Just a little tip.

Is there anywhere on your muse’s body they want to be touched most?

Honestly, any kind of physical contact (as long as it isn't his head) is good enough for him. He just wants to be held in any way. He appreciates any kind of contact.

Does your muse find themselves subconsciously seeking out physical contact? ( ie. reaching for s/o’s hand without realizing it )

YES. Like I keep saying, he's touch starved. I talked before about how he brushes Ed's bangs to the side. Sometimes he does that for his sake, not just for Ed. If Lan Fan is helping him sit up, he'll touch her shoulder as a 'thank you' or sometimes he'll take her metal hand (specifically) and say thank you. Any time that seems appropriate, he'll try to get some sort of touch in.

[Love Language headcanons |Accepting|]

[umcha]

hey all ૮ ⑅ ´ ˘ ` ⑅ ა­ i'm currently crafting a new muse and i'd loveee to get some discord 1x1s going for him because i'm realllly feeling the muse right now. in short summary, he's a drummer in a band that's just kicking off to extreme fame. if you're in the mood for drama and angst, i'm your gal. ♡ i have some wanted plots and potential triggers that would be involved under the cut, but i'm open to your plot ideas too! i'll gush about taylor and his story more in dms if you're interested. ♡ please check my pinned post, and if you're interested like or msg me. hope to hear from you!

triggers that can either come up in plot, backstory or mentioned in this post ( will have a * )

religious themes

drug use/party lifestyle

age gap

cheating

pregnancy

wanted plots

these are just loose ideas, i can build on all in dms! all are open to m/f/nb unless stated otherwise.

a childhood friend that stayed in their hometown, attended all their shows and supported the band throughout their small buildup. they probably grew up together, and watched him buildup and now will experience a downfall. bonus points if there was unspoken feelings.

* cheating tw / a highschool sweetheart ( F ), where again, they supported all throughout their buildup and everything that happened in the beginning. everyone thought they would make it, but eventually they split. we could go the easy route where the band started touring and they just couldn't make it work, or maybe he cheated or something. hehe.

a band member, either or good terms or bad terms. whether route, there's tension between them. maybe they're more serious about everything than him, maybe they're straight edge and not fancying the direction everyone else is going. bonus points if the fans ship them and have a bunch of speculations on their relationship which neither of them have admitted to yet.

* age gap tw / a mentor, where they're someone already under the spotlight and already in a successful band. they either helped kickstart taylor's band, or they took him under their wing shortly after they rose to quick fame. he now has an unhealthy connection to them, where he's very reliant on them.

* drug use/party lifestyle tw / someone to corrupt him, basically as it sounds. whether they latched onto him for the money or genuinely had a connection with him, they pulled him underneath the wave and now they have a semi-toxic relationship. or maybe it's bliss. idk. we'll figure it out.

* drug use/party lifestyle tw / someone for him to corrupt, basically the same thing. they probably meet on the road, and taylor's already pretty far gone by this point. he sinks his claws into them and pulls them down with him. whether it's rocky or, again, bliss... we figure that out.

a groupie, basically as simple as it sounds but we make it more fleshed out. it's probably a no strings attached thing but soon strings get heavily entangled and everything turns to shit. if you've read everything by this point, you can probably tell i love angst.

a publicist, this one is a little fun. basically, they probably meet at a show or at an interview. maybe their motives are ulterior and they just want a glance into the scene to further their career, but he heavily falls for them. ooooo.

* pregnancy tw / a one night stand ( F ), basically... they meet one night on tour and hookup. it's not supposed to be more than that, until she finds out that she's pregnant. probably will be a lot of mess and drama considering taylor doesn't want to be a father. maybe a little toxic given the addiction. hopefully they make it work, aw.

[ladyseidr]

What does your muse believe happens after death? Do they believe in an afterlife and why/why not? If they do, what do they imagine this afterlife to be? ( x )

Jeremy has a pretty, "Whatever happens after death, I don't know and it won't matter until then" mindset. He's fairly open-minded to spiritual stuff, but generally fluctuates between being atheist or agnostic religiously. He is not open to organized religion at all ( as someone who grew up in it ), however, and is vehemently against the concept of "Hell" or any sort of eternal punishment after death. No, his mother is a not a fan of his beliefs ( or lack there-of ), but she knows she couldn't change his mind if she tried.

Do they spend a lot of time dressing up, fixing their hair and/or putting on makeup? ( x )

Ooooh yeah. You don't get the rocker hair without some time and effort every single morning lmao. He does, in fact, put a decent among of energy into His Look. A majority of the time he does style his hair and choose his outfits and jewelry carefully, might even wear eyeliner if it's a special day to him ( like a date ). On his down days, whether he's planning on just lounging around at home or he's sick / feeling bad, he'll probably just put his hair up and wear something comfortable.

Yes, I do think it should throw your muse off the first time they see him with his hair unstyled lmao

What is your muse like when they're in love? What does your muse find attractive in someone else? What are their love languages? How do they show affection? Do they show any distinct signs that they're in love? ( x )

He falls for somebody fast and hard, he just can't help it. He's very, very affectionate, both physically and emotionally. Definitely not the type to leave things unsaid. That's not to say he never gets bashful, but once in a committed relationship he's usually comfortable being open. He's allllll about quality time, physical affection, and verbal affection but honestly all of the "love languages" apply to him ( like they do for most ppl lmao ).

He definitely has a type ( hot people who look like trouble, regardless of whether that's true. . . but especially if that's true ), but personality-wise he loves somebody with a good sense of humor ( bonus points for teasing and sarcasm ) as well as people who are honest / maybe a little blunt so long as it's not just an excuse to be a dick lmao. He likes "trouble" as in Rebellion, not being a pretentious asshole.

Signs he's in love: wants to hang out with somebody, like, a lot. Clingy-level of ( obv consensual ) physical affection, especially cuddling. Showing off, which definitely includes showing off his fucking motorcycle and offering a ride on it, GODS. Very flirty """jokes,""" which are so clearly him just testing the waters.

[ducknotinarow]

MM RaphDon - "Just say it!" - Topic: Homework

| My muse struggles with the truth...Send "Just say it!" And my muse will confess to something they don't really talk about. Bonus: specify a specific topic and that's what they will talk about!

It was surprisingly easy for Raphael to lift the kid clear off his feet, holding them by the fabric of their shift alone as he slammed their back roughly against the metal lockers behind them. The sound of metal being hit rung out through the empty hallway. Luckily for him it was empty at least. The human on the other hand? wasn't all too lucky on their own end as papers flew right out from their hands. Scattering across the the dull titles of the school hallway. Everyone should be in in class. Unless you happened to be ditching. But that wasn't the point here. Even if that was how Raphael seemed to find out what was going on here.

Well what he thought he knew was going on at least, Raphael knew his brother's handwriting well enough but it wasn't the give away it was the drawing that made him notice that was Donnie's work. He seen enough of their fan art over the years to recognize the style his brother drew in. Raphael already knew a big strong scary mutant? when throwing in some force was more than enough to get a human to tell him everything. Of course, Raph had simply assumed they stole Donnie's homework. It made sense Donnie was like the smartest person to ever just exist after all. This kid might have bullied it out from Donnie!

Course that wasn't what this kid was telling him happened. Raphael's scowl slowly unscrewed from the mess of words they were letting lose right now. That Donnie did the homework for him, something about him not being the only one even?

"what?" Raphael pressed them in against the lockers just assuming they were lying or something here to save their ass from the beating he was going to dish out to them. But as they kept talking Raph had to admit it sounded possible. After all he and Mikey were guilty of the same, and Donnie? Never really turned them down. But when they did it they offered him stuff like the last slice of pizza, or giving up their placement for the line up when it came to bathroom use. Raph couldn't tell how many times he got stuck with a cold shower cause of it. He needed to get to the bottom of this, letting go of the kid so they fell to the ground. Unlike himself, Donnie would be in class. "Sorry Case I gotta look in to this." He says to his ditching partner at the time.

Vaguely recalling his twins schdeual he stormed out from the hallway right away. Leaving behind his friend and the other kid to stay behind in the aftermath.

Donnie loved science stuff, so of course it was one of the classes he mentioned most. Which is how Raphael knew to head off towards that section of the schools building. Nit all to sure what the truth here was. If that kid had stolen Donnies work or froced them into doing it. Raph would get Casey to hold them down well theu got well aqinted with his fists. Good old three knuckle shuffle if you will. Seeing how he only had the three fingers after all. This kid had to be lying why would Donnie be just doing it after all?

Standing outside their class room he was quick to lie and say he had to speak to his brother. Well that parent wasn't a lie but it wasn't due to the family emergency he claimed. He'd done this before and told Leo he wouldn't. But honestly who was more at fault Raph for ditching? Or Leo believing him? When Donnie finally comes out though Raphael wasn't all to sure how to bring this up. And Donnie had to get back to his class.

"Just spit it out"

"Are you gettin' bullied or something?" Raphael asks right away of course, that would earn some confusion in turn. "I saw this kid with your work ready to beat his ass for you but he said you did his homework for him?" Raphael states waiting for Donnie to tell him clearly the kid took his homework or froced him todo it for them even. "So I just wanna know if it just him or am I going on a tour to dish out some hits?"

However, before Raphael could even think about roping Casey in to help Donnie came clean and told the truth.

"Why the heck are you doing thier homework for Donnie?." As if he and Mikey weren't guilty. "Is this why you ain't sleeping much? Cause you're doing all this extra work? I get you wanted go school so bad but that can't be why your doing thier work right?" Raphael really didn't follow what was going on here. For a number of reason as he huffed out a breath if air he been holding in longer than need be. Before he grabbed Donnie by the hood of their purple pull over. "Fuck making this quick you are telling me whats going on Donnie right now."

[slvttybvys]

#1 plots I want for each muse right now.

Everett: Y/M was the golden boy of Everett's high school and Everett had a huge crush but as shy as he was he was positive y/m didn't even know who he was (your choice if that's correct) now he's back for break as is y/m and her paying plenty of attention to Everett now much to his confusion.

Gale: In an secret affair with y/m who is either his political rival or his political rivals son/husband

Tyson: Give me on again off again exes who know they aren't good together but keep coming back together.

Warren: Y/M is a new porno star and gets to have his first scene is with Warren. Bonus points if it's one of those Twink Top scenes.

Reese: Y/M is a fan of Reese, they meet at some convention and it ends in finding some private corner for y/m to fuck Reese.

Dylan: Dylan blows/is fucked by your muse as they play video games or vice versa.

If you want any of these plots like this and I'll come bug you about which one you'd like then write you a starter.

[monsterritory]

I DO WANNA DISCUSS AUS MY DUDE!

AND ALSO, I NEVER MISS YOUR COMIC UPDATES!

Oh, a dedicated fan? I appreciate that ^u^

So you wanna talk AUs. Alright, let's see what you can do if I throw this bone for you.

I like the concept of Tommy being an adventurous teen who just wanted to explore some abandoned cave (probably with Tubbo and Ranboo), but stumbled upon some old altar or whatever...

...and awakened an Eldritch Horror.

An Eldritch Horror that latches onto the first mortal who happened to wake him up after centuries of slumber.

Does he have good motives? Was he cursed by betrayal, or was he trapped because he wants to fill the world with despair and suffering?

We don't know. But he sure is made of black goo and is interested in capturing the boy who woke him up.

Bonus points if he looks like a deer. Perhaps an old forgotten forest spirit who just wants to protect his domain, but lost his power due to being forgotten. Or maybe he's just evil. Who knows.

Muse over it. Does this concept inspire you? Altering parts of it is allowed, I just want to see what will you do with it.

(Do I know you? Or did you follow me recently?)

[yuesya]

Hello, I'm a HUGE fan of your Charlotte Madeleine works; all of them. Like, scouring for all your miscellaneous tidbits and offshoots kind of fan lol. Are you planning on ever updating it in the future? I know you're probably preoccupied with zenith, as well as your SI/OC Makima fic (which made my day, by the way), railgun and valkyrie, and you might have been asked this before, but still. Thanks!

Hi anon! I... I'd like to take a brief moment to apologize for the disorganized state of my Tumblr LOL (sweats nervously) There are several snippets and random tidbits for 'madness' scattered about on my page and I don't believe they've all been tagged properly.

Most of them should be under #QA, though... after quite a lot of scrolling, probably. ;;; Sorry for the trouble that must've been on your end.

But thank you very much for reading, and I'm glad you enjoyed my fics!

On the state of Madeleine's story: Currently there are no plans for another 'madness' update, as I consider things complete as they are. There is a nonzero chance of another bonus chapter at some point, somewhat similar to what happened with part 2 of the Ace AU. In the event that the muse ever strikes me again, it will probably be either a part 3 for the Ace AU, or part 2 for the Whitebeard AU.

That being said; yes, right now my focus is mostly on 'zenith,' followed by 'valkyrie' and 'step from the light' ('railgun' is shelved for the moment). If I were to place 'madness' somewhere on this priority list... probably somewhere around or after 'railgun,' I think.

[fvtalloves]

hi hi, i’m temporarily reopening my plots :> i’m specifically looking for dark, angsty, action-packed, smutty plots. horror & supernatural are honestly my favorite, so if that’s your cup of tea, please hit me up!! i’m craving plots inspired by scream, resident evil, the quarry & until dawn. i’m also a huge fan of vampires, demons and werewolves. ♡  (bonus points if you like monsters as much as i do!!) all i ask is that you be 21+ and don’t write female muses only!!  

[imagine-sb69]

don't know if anyone asked this already but... orion relationship hcs maybe...?

I’m so sorry anon in advance I wanna answer this but it may not be probably as good as the Joe ones (´；Д；`).

• orion would probably have a lot of fun going on more causal and small scale dates. He enjoys kinda looking in on the “other side”. Experiencing the joys of a more simple life.

I’d suggest cafe dates or book shopping! (Bonus points since orion is a fan of the arts….)

• museum / art gallery dates are a must with him! Orion loves To strike up a thought provoking analysis on different artists and their techniques. Even if you can’t keep up he’ll probably still have a lot of fun info dumping to you

• extravagance has no price tag with gifts or the outings he plans for you two. He enjoys making people happy by being able to give back to them!!

Even if it sometimes comes off A bit patronizing to some…

Orion always just means well and only gives back to be able to make people happy and that goes double for any significant other of his! You are his muse … his inspiration he always wants to see that “golden” smile of yours.

I like to imagine gifts like golden necklaces, Watches, fancy custom made matching outfits to wear out on dates with him…. And his own personal art pieces drawn by himself of course!

• he’s a little bit of a tsundere (?). He’s a high strung man with many goals in mind and always believes he can and should be doing better as an artist. So any genuine compliments on his skill, talent or just personality in general may catch him off guard! Even make him a bit flustered…. !!

Imagine him with his glasses all fogged up and trying to catch his words telling you he still has a long way to go to be able to catch up with his rival…. While the biggest and reddest blush grows across his face. But you both know that compliment meant the moon and back to him… because it came from you.

•Orion deserves the biggest hug in the world.

Under all that ego is a sensitive man that’s just extremely passionate about his work and skill as an artist. He’s just so grateful to have someone who’s able to see how hard he’s working and what he really means behind all the grandiose.

[lgcmanager]

NOVA MISSION 007

SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.

early morning, on OCTOBER 7, the members of NOVA are met by their manager, GEUM SHINHYE, straight in their practice room. she's accompanied by her assistant, JI NAEUN, whose part-time contract has been extend until next april. this morning, the two older women have brought healthy breakfast for all the girls; fruit, oatmeal, yoghurt and, of course, each girls' favorite smoothie. "i know the last several months have been busy" shinhye begins, empathizing with her charges 'but let's give our best a little longer and then we can rest."

NOVEMBER COMEBACK

"as you know, your next comeback is on NOVEMBER 9. ahead of this date 'SUPERWOMAN' will be released on digital platform on OCTOBER 31 after the first episode of 'IUVENTA' has aired on tv. i know that OCTOBER 31 is an important date at the company, however, you'll be attending a press conference for the anime in the morning."

this comeback, there won't be any NOVA IUVENTA CINEMATICS due to the anime. however, the girls will film 4 music videos between OCTOBER 9 and OCTOBER 16 : SUPERWOMAN, GIRLS NEVER DIE, INNER DANCE and KEEP IT LOW (nayoung only). SUPERWOMAN's mv will be released on OCTOBER 31, while INNER DANCE and KEEP IT LOW will  be released after the comeback, as special content for fans. furthermore, to encourage girls of every age, the comeback will be tied to a campain named "GIRLS NEVER…". participants will be asked to submit videos to show how their project/initiative/club/team 'never (word of their choice; example girls never quit). the members will then pick THREE videos that impressed them. the winners will receive a monetary prize to put towards their activity.

( ooc note: hairstyles will be chosen by the admod team, and will be revealed with the teasers ! )

music show promotions will begin on thursday NOVEMBER 10. during the first week, they will perform both 'GIRLS NEVER DIE' and 'SUPERWOMAN', then, during the second week, they will perform  'GIRLS NEVER DIE' and 'INNER DANCE'. finally, from the THIRD WEEK until DECEMBER 7, the girls will only perform the title track ('GIRLS NEVER DIE).

the girls will WIN all 5 SHOWS during their SECOND and THIRD weeks of promotions, for a total of 10 WINS.

( ooc note: with year end season at our door, some music shows will be canceled and other prerecorded, assume that nova follow those schedules too )

the girls will be visiting the usual shows; KBS' FM 'KISS THE RADIO' where they will sing 'GIRLS NEVER DIE', 'WOW' and 'SUPERWOMAN' live. this will be followed by a recording of 'GIRLS NEVER DIE' and 'SUPERWOMAN' with a live band for 'it's LIVE'. the group will then appear on STUDIO CHOOM to perform 'GIRLS NEVER DIE' and film a RELAY DANCE for the song.

regarding variety show appearances, this round of promotions, NOVA will be for the first time on KNOWING BROTHER and THE KSTARNEXTDOOR. with their growing popularity, the girls have received several other invitations, due to scheduling conflict and limited time, the girls will be split in pairs for the following shows:

HYERI'S CLUB: skye & nayoung (see example)

SUPERMAN RETURNS: minseo & mitzy (they will be summoned to nova's regular practice room and will find hyuncheol and aecha's 7 months old baby there. hyuncheol will have left a letter requesting them to look after his son for the afternoon. see inspiration here)

THE MANAGER: nabi & milan (the episode will follow shinhye as she takes care of the girls from morning to evening. for the first time, nova's dorm will be revealed on tv. the episode will show how meticulous and organized shinhye is behind the scene and how much she loves the members)

( psst; for bonus points, come up with an official name for your pairing ! )

finally, the group will be holding fameetings and fancalls from NOVEMBER to JANUARY 24. these will take place after their schedules, and mostly held online due to year-end schedules. though the fanmeetings and fancalls should happen at least once a week - and up to three times a week - there will be none during the busiest weeks of december. you may use this as an opportunity to write netizen articles if you wish to do so.

NEW POSITION

the company has noticed that WATANABE MIYU has wittily been using NOVA LYRICS on her SNS. as such, MITZI will be given the official position of SPOILER QUEEN internally. this means that THE MONTH before ANY new release, she is allowed - and even encouraged - to use lyrics of any upcoming tracks for her captions (tl;dr: no change ooc, just a formal permission to do so!). note that the company will never acknowledge this title publicly ;)  

LESSONS

even before airing in korea, IUVENTA has been picked up by a japanase channel. the girls will be given the opportunity of VOICE ACTING their own characters should they reach a minimum proficiency in JAPANESE. to help them reach that goal from OCTOBER 8 to NOVEMBER 8, the girls will receive lessons 5 to 10 hours per week (WATANABE MIYU is exempted from this lessons). to be elligible for this opportunity, your muse needs to have reached a minimum of 60 JAPANESE language points by DECEMBER 31. furthermore, ALL the girls need to have reached a minimum of 40 JAPANESE language points by that same date.

YOUTUBE CONTENT

the content filmed over the summer for SUPER✰NOVA will begin airing on OCTOBER 18. during the trimester, the girl will each film a year-end greetings solo video where they will share their favorite moment(s), suggest challenges/activities to try next year and finally leave a message to the fans.

EPISODE 16 (OCTOBER 18): yokohama content [ MINSEO & NABI / MITZI & MILAN ]

EPISODE 17 (OCTOBER 25): taoyuan content [ MITZI & MILAN / NAYOUNG & SKYE ]

EPISODE 18 (NOVEMBER 1): pak kret content [ NAYOUNG & SKYE / MITZI & MILAN ]

EPISODE 19 (NOVEMBER 8): inglewood content [ NAYOUNG & MINSEO / SKYE & MITZI ]

EPISODE 20 (NOVEMBER 15): oakland content [ NABI & MILAN / NAYOUNG & MINSEO ]

EPISODE 21 (NOVEMBER 22): newark content [ SKYE & MITZI / NABI & MILAN ]

EPISODE 22 (NOVEMBER 29): london content [ NAYOUNG & NABI / SKYE & MILAN ]

EPISODE 23 (DECEMBER 6): paris content [ MINSEO & MITZI / NAYOUNG & NABI ]

EPISODE 24 (DECEMBER 13 ): madrid content [ SKYE & MILAN / MINSEO & MITZI ]

EPISODE 25 (DECEMBER 20): year-end special episode 1 [ NAYOUNG, MITZY & MILAN ]

EPISODE 26 (DECEMBER 27): year-end special episode 2 [ MINSEO, SKYE & NABI ]

during the summer, NOVASCOPE'S season 3 has been continuing much to fans' delight. as always SHINHYE will continue filming the various schedules' behind-the-sceness with the assitance of JI NAEUN.

EPISODE 9 (JULY 15): passion5 (gift) cf recording [ MITZI ]

EPISODE 10 (JULY 22): nova’s fancon rehearsals + seoul concert behind-the-scenes

EPISODE 11 (JULY 29): passion5 (bread) cf recording [ NAYOUNG ]

EPISODE 12 (AUGUST 5): passion5 (cake) cf recording [ MILAN ]

EPISODE 13 (AUGUST 12):  fancon tour behind-the-scenes (asia leg)

EPISODE 14 (AUGUST 19):  fancon tour behind-the-scenes (america leg)

EPISODE 15 (AUGUST 26): lgc family concert rehearsals behind-the-scenes (nova only)

EPISODE 16 (SEPTEMBER 2): lgc family concert d-day behind-the scenes

EPISODE 17 (SEPTEMBER 9): romand brand event behind-the-scenes [ NAYOUNG ]

EPISODE 18 (SEPTEMBER 16): lgc family concert rehearsals with FABULA and MZSD behind-the-scenes

EPISODE 19 (SEPTEMBER 23): lador korea cf recording [ MITZI ]

EPISODE 20 (SEPTEMBER 30): fancon tour behind-the-scenes (europe leg)

OTHER Q4 SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 11: ‘rush’ m/v release [ NAYOUNG ]

OCTOBER 15: ‘sk8ter boi’ cover [ NABI ]

OCTOBER 18: stars’ top recipe at funstaurant [ MILAN ]

OCTOBER 20: star top pet care ep. 1 [ SKYE ]

OCTOBER 22: ‘racing into the night’ cover [ MITZI ]

OCTOBER  25: stars’ top recipe at funstaurant [ MILAN ]

OCTOBER 26: date lottery season 4 ep. 2 [ MITZI ]

OCTOBER 27: star top pet care ep. 2 [ SKYE ]

NOVEMBER 1: stars’ top recipe at funstaurant [ MILAN ]

NOVEMBER 3: inkigayo one-time co-host [ MITZI ]

NOVEMBER 5: ‘monster’ cover [ MITZI & NAYOUNG ]

NOVEMBER 6: carrot alba cf release [ MINSEO ]

NOVEMBER 9: date lottery season 4 ep. 4 [ MITZI ]

NOVEMBER 12: lee mujin service [ SKYE ]

NOVEMBER 14: ‘superwoman’ tiktok dance challenge [ MILAN ]

NOVEMBER 16: korea grand awards [ ALL ]

NOVEMBER 17: inkigayo one-time co-host [ MINSEO ]

NOVEMBER 18: lemonjin cf release [ NABI ]

NOVEMBER 22: MAMA awards ( osaka ) [ ALL ]

NOVEMBER 27: ‘intrusive thoughts’ cover [ MINSEO ]

DECEMBER 13: liality show [ MITZI ]

DECEMBER 25: sbs gayo daejeon [ ALL ]

DECEMBER 27: asia artist awards [ ALL ]

JANUARY 5: star top pet care ep. 9 [ MINSEO ]

JANUARY 12: star top pet care ep. 10 [ MINSEO ]

(the variety shows' missing episodes will be airing in Q1 2025)

REQUIREMENTS

ARTICLE:  submit a pann article about your muse for  + 10 NOTORIETY ! ** write 'nova's mission' in the credit section. submitting your article will not reward the usual +1 notoriety as the reward will come from the requirements **

ACTIVITIES: write a 300+ words solo OR headcanon post OR a 4 replies (minimum 8 lines) with another NOVA member about anything related to their promotion schedule for +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +8 NOTORIETY !

make sure to use the hashtag lgc:novamission for the tasks. you have until DECEMBER 21, 2024 at 11:59PM EST to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.

MUSE NAME ∙ NOVA MISSION 007

- ARTICLE: +10 notoriety [ LINK ] - ACTIVITY: +6 SKILL POINTS DISTRIBUTION + 8 notoriety [ LINK ] - PAIRING NAME: + 3 notoriety [ LINK ]

[weaversweek]

My year in mix 1997 (part 1 of 12)

Inspired by something going down over on Bluesky, this is My Year in Mix.

My year is 1997, and twelve posts will cover all the important aspects of popular music from this year. 60 videos, some songs that will be familiar even if you weren't a glint in your mother's eye, some that passed everyone by at the time.

Part one: The Evening Session

Radio 1's essential guide to new music, enthusiastically hosted by Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley. The fizzing and cracking sounds of youth culture, none of the old farts who prop up daytimes.

"In your car" - Kenickie. Start the year as we mean to go on. Smell the glitter! Wear the PVC!

Go out, have fun, be reckless, wake up with a massive hangover.

Even when your band's gig is cancelled by a fire alarm and you're tipped out into the street, we'll have a time.

"The Spice Girls with guitars" said Kavana in a Smash Hits review.

"Your woman" - White Town. You won't find Jyoti Mishra at the club. He stayed in, recorded the song in his bedroom. Ambiguous lyric meets early-80s chiptune and 1930s sample.

Promoted by late evening presenters Mark and Lard, and the most unlikely chart-topper ever. Anyone can get to the top!

Gave Jyoti a lot more fame than he could deal with, so he rather pulled back from promotion. Even more than the song, that is his greatest legacy: the idea of "as much fame as you're comfortable with".

Bonus! Jyoti of White Town rarely gave interviews, then or now. He spoke to KEXP in 2022.

"Mum's gone to iceland" - Bennet. Very much an Evening Session band: quirky but not too outlandish, different and familiar at the same time. Their best work was "Someone always gets there first", but that's from 1996 and Too Darned Old.

Became an albatross around the band's neck, people expected them to be this witty and funny all the time. They're not Philip Pope, they're what Blur could have been if "Popscene" was their template.

"Drop dead gorgeous" - Republica. Second time was the charm for this all-out blaster. Drive down the highway, have this blasting out the windows.

Every note, every chord, every word counts. And just hear the venom in her voice.

Re-released in time for the Westminster election: public to John Major, "drop dead".

"Susan's house" - Eels.

Los Angeles was a tough-minded but generous muse. It offered Everett odd jobs, casual contacts, failed love affairs, deep depression and a crumbling sense of self-worth. For Everett, these were all reasons to sing. His support and refuge was the four-track, which he used to compile his early years in California into melodic diaries. Although the narrative's starting point, as always in Everett's music, was in the man's own life, the narrative's focus was outside the experiencer. In Susan's House, Everett was narrating the city itself, not himself in the city. Along his walks, Everett painted apish views from the edge of Los Angeles County; bushy, piquant details merged with gritty, sharp observations of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Along the route, ambulance men stripped a boy shot to death, a demented woman who lost her home in a fire smashed bottles on cement, a young girl pushing a baby carriage walked by. They, together with the street scenes that surrounded them, were the real stars of the song.

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