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hotvintagepoll · 11 months ago

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THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER! Eartha Kitt lounges in her deck chair in the sun, dipping her toes in the pool with Toshiro Mifune and sipping a brightly colored fruity something with an umbrella in it.

Far below in the shadow realm, however, the fallen hotties dance in the dark—let's take a minute to look back at them under the cut.

PRELIM PRETTIES:

Claude Gensac, Silvia Pinal, Ewa Aulin, Rita Tushingham, Annette Funicello, Norma Bengell, Catherine Spaak, Brigitte Auber, Micheline Presle, Nanette Fabray, Libertad Lamarque, Vera Miles, Martha Raye, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Mayo, Elizabeth Allan, Belle Bennet, Virginia Cherill, Mary Brian, Ruth Chatterton, Agnes Ayres, Merna Kennedy, Marie Prevost, Corinne Griffith, May Allison, Virginia Brown Faire, Alice Brady, and Jetta Goudal

ROUND ONE WONDERS:

Angie Dickinson, Thelma Ritter, Geraldine Chaplin, Evelyn Preer, Vanessa Brown, Betty Blythe, Susan Hayward, Mae Clarke, Sally Ann Howes, Ossi Oswalda, Adrienne La Russa, Hermione Gingold, Barbara Bouchet, Melina Mercouri, Anna Karina, Edwige Fenech, Charmian Carr, Pina Pellicer, Marlène Jobert, Tsuru Aoki, Alice Roberts, Leila Hyams, Lady Tsen Mei, Geneviève Bujold, Dolores Hart, Anita Berber, Bonita Granville, Vonetta McGee, Claire Windsor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Tuesday Weld, Grace Darmond, Carol Channing, Deanna Durbin, Laraine Day, Mariette Hartey, Wendy Hiller, Candy Darling, Hermione Baddely, Valeria Creti, Ella Raines, Ann Miller, Dana Wynter, Dalida, Martine Beswick, Gale Storm, Simone Signoret, Cristina Gaioni, Mabel Normand, Stéphane Audran, Ruth Weyher, Anna Wiazemsky, Ann Sheridan, Sandhya Shantaram, Alice White, Anne Francis, Gena Rowlands, Lyda Borelli, May Whitty, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Walter, Virna Lisi, Barbara Shelley, Iris Hall, Heather Angel, Anne Shirley, Joanna Pettet, Virginia O'Brien, Joan Collins, Greer Garson, Gracie Allen, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Shirley Maclaine, Geraldine Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Hamilton, Eva Gabor, Francesca Bertini, Julie Adams, Olga Baclanova, Misa Uehara, Yvette Vickers, Milena Dravić, Jenny Jugo, Madeleine Carroll, Benita Hume, Olive Borden, Shirley Jones, Miyoshi Umeki, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Mary Anderson, Charlotte Greenwood, Sybil Seely, Mona Barrie, Kathryn Grayson, Katharine Ross, Madge Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Sally Gray, Jana Brejchová, Debra Paget, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Evelyn Brent, Zelma O'Neal, Marie Laforêt, Türkan Şoray, Beatriz Costa, Irene Zazians, Eleanor Powell, Susan Luckey, Patsy Kelly, Lil Dagover, Norma Talmadge, Dorothy Mackaill, Madge Evans, Virginia McKenna, Amália Rodrigues, Mamie Van Doren, Valerie Hobson, Isabel Jeans, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Claire Luce, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Nieves Navarro Garcia, Janet Leigh, Carmen Miranda, Jean Harlow, Aud Egedge-Nissen, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Garvin, Frances Farmer, Lizabeth Scott, Joan Greenwood, Una Merkel, Arlene Francis, Ethel Merman, Doris Day, Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Carolyn Jones, June Richmond, Eva Nil, Diana Dors, Anna Chang, Colleen Moore, Alexis Smith, Yvette Mimieux, Ruby Keeler, Viola Dana, Dolores Grey, Marie Windsor, Danielle Darieux, Jean Parker, Julie Christie, Acquanetta, Leatrice Joy, Ghita Nørby, Julie Newmar, Joanne Woodward, Sandra Dee, Eva Marie Saint, Simone Simon, Katherine Dunham, Birgitte Price, Lee Grant, Anita Page, Flora Robson, Martha Sleeper, Elsie Ames, Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Burke, Linden Travers, Diane Baker, Joan Davis, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney, Marie Dressler, June Lockhart, Emmanuelle Riva, Libertad Leblanc, Susannah Foster, Susan Fleming, Dolores Costello, Ann Smyrner, Luise Rainer, Anna Massey, Evelyn Ankers, Ruth Gordon, Eva Dahlbeck, Ansa Ikonen, Diana Wynyard, Patricia Neal, Etta Lee, Gloria Stuart, Arletty, Dorothy McGuire, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Maria Schell, Lili Damita, Ethel Moses, Gloria Holden, Kay Thompson, Jeanne Crain, Edna May Oliver, Lili Liliana, Ruth Chatterton, Giulietta Masina, Claire Bloom, Dinah Sheridan, Carroll Baker, Brenda de Banzie, Milú, Hertha Thiele, Hanka Ordonówna, Lillian Roth, Jane Powell, Carol Ohmart, Betty Garrett, Kalina Jędrusik, Edana Romney, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kay Kendall, Ruth Hussey, Véra Clouzot, Jadwiga Smosarska, Marge Champion, Mary Astor, Ann Harding, María Casares, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mildred Natwick, Michèle Morgan, Romy Schneider, Elisabeth Bergner, Celeste Holm, Betty Hutton, Susan Peters, Mehtab, Leslie Caron, Anna Sten, Janet Munro, Nataša Gollová, Eve Arden, Ida Lupino, Regina Linnanheimo, Sonja Henie, and Terry (what a good girl)

ROUND TWO BEAUTIES:

Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Todd, Tura Satana, Helen Gibson, Maureen O'Hara, Rocío Dúrcal, Mary Nolan, Lois Maxwell, Maggie Smith, Zulma Faiad, Ursula Andress, Musidora, Delphine Seyrig, Marian Marsh, Leatrice Joy, Sharon Tate, Pina Menichelli, Teresa Wright, Shelley Winters, Lee Remick, Jane Wyman, Martita Hunt, Barbara Bates, Susan Strasberg, Marie Bryant, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Rosalind Russell, Vanessa Redgrave, Brigitte Helm, Gloria Grahame, Rosemary Clooney, Bebe Daniels, Constance Bennett, Lilian Bond, Ann Dvorak, Jeanette Macdonald, Pouri Banayi, Raquel Welch, Vilma Bánky, Dorothy Malone, Olive Thomas, Celia Johnson, Moira Shearer, Priscilla Lane, Dolores del Río, Ann Sothern, Françoise Rosay, June Allyson, Carole Lombard, Jeni Le Gon, Takako Irie, Barbara Steele, Claudette Colbert, Lalita Pawar, Asta Nielsen, Sandra Milo, Maria Montez, Mae West, Alma Rose Aguirre, Bibi Andersson, Joan Blondell, Anne Bancroft, Elsa Lanchester, Nita Naldi, Suchitra Sen, Dorothy Van Engle, Elisabeth Welch, Esther Williams, Loretta Young, Margueritte De La Motte, Ita Rina, Constance Talmadge, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Bedford, Josette Day, Stefania Sandrelli, Jane Russell, Doris Dowling, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Donna Reed, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Billie Burke, Kyōko Kagawa, Françoise Dorléac, Hend Rostom, Monica Vitti, Lilian Harvey, Marjorie Main, Jeanne Moreau, Lola Flores, Ann Blyth, Janet Gaynor, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Sullavan, Sadhana, Ruby Myers, Lotus Long, Honor Blackman, Marsha Hunt, Debbie Reynolds, Michèle Mercier, Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Judy Holliday, Tippi Hedren, Susse Wold, Vera-Ellen, Carmelita González, Nargis Dutt, Purnima, Harriet Andersson, Yvonne De Carlo, Miroslava Stern, Sheila Guyse, Helen, Margaret Dumont, Betty Grable, Joan Bennett, Jane Greer, Judith Anderson, Liv Ullman, Vera Zorina, Joan Fontaine, Silvana Mangano, and Lee Ya-Ching

ROUND THREE ELECTRIFIERS:

Jean Hagen, Sumiko Mizukubo, Mary Philbin, Ann-Margret, Margaret Rutherford, Claudia Cardinale, Eleanor Parker, Jessie Matthews, Theresa Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Alla Nazimova, Faye Dunaway, Marion Davies, Anna Magnani, Theda Bara, Myrna Loy, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Hideko Takamine, France Nuyen, Claudine Auger, Miriam Hopkins, Maylia Fong, Samia Gamal, Maude Fealy, Machiko Kyō, Sharmila Tagore, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Juanita Moore, Anna Fougez, Waheeda Rehman, Ruan Lingyu, Nina Mae McKinney, Ethel Waters, Nadira, Olivia de Havilland, Abbey Lincoln, Louise Beavers, Agnes Moorehead, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, Maria Falconetti, Reiko Sato, Marie Doro, Clara Bow, Margaret Lindsay, Catherine Denueve, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rosaura Revueltas, Hu Die, Mary Pickford, Fredi Washington, Louise Brooks, Leonor Maia, Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Vivien Leigh, Francine Everett, Savitri, Tita Merello, and Meena Kumari

ROUND FOUR STUNNERS:

Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marilyn Monroe, Irene Papas, Lupe Vélez, Pola Negri, Gene Tierney, Barbara Stanwyck, Gina Lollobrigida, Lena Horne, Nutan, Jean Seberg, Kim Novak, Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Darnell, Julie Andrews, Carmen Sevilla, Gloria Swanson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Anita Ekberg, Toshia Mori, Deborah Kerr, Hazel Scott, Chelo Alonso, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kwan, Devika Rani, Shima Iwashita, and Anouk Aimée

ROUND FIVE SMOKESHOWS:

Setsuko Hara, Pearl Bailey, Joan Crawford, Madhubala, Marpessa Dawn, Keiko Awaji, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Xia Meng, Suraiya, Natalie Wood, María Félix, and Mbissine Thérèse Diop

ROUND SIX SEXY LADIES:

Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Vyjyanthimala, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ingrid Bergman

QUARTER FINALIST GLAMAZONS:

Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Lauren Bacall

SEMIFINALIST ICONS:

Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll

FINALIST FABULOSITY:

Hedy Lamarr

ULTIMATE CHAMPION OF THE HOT & VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN TOURNAMENT:

Eartha Kitt

#fuck that old woman

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gorogues · 7 days ago

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Spoilers for comics in July 2025!

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

It's an intensely busy month with lots of Rogues.

THE FLASH #23 Written by SIMON SPURRIER Art by VASCO GEORGIEV Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE Variant covers by SERG ACUÑA and TRAVIS MERCER $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/30/25 BAD MOON RISING, PART 4! As the war rages on the Moon, Jai West and one of the temp Flashes enter Eclipso’s new form in an attempt to stop the total blackout of the Sun! Also, Wally’s glitching issues have returned, but this time, they may hold the key to turning the tide of the battle…

Based on the cover, it seems that the Rogues involved in this arc are the typical lineup we've been seeing since Flashpoint.

THE FLASH: BAD MOON RISING SPECIAL #1 Written by ALEX PAKNADEL Art and cover by DANIEL BAYLISS $5.99 US | 48 pages ON SALE 7/23/30 “Bad Moon Rising” rages on as the focus turns to the Rogues’ role as Eclipso’s generals and to a surprising new ally!

Yay, Shade! Guessing he's probably the ally.

ABSOLUTE FLASH #5 Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by A.L. KAPLAN Cover by NICK ROBLES Variant covers by HAINING and CLAYTON CRAIN 1:25 variant cover by NIMIT MALAVIA 1:50 variant cover by HAINING $4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/16/25 Wally’s going to need to learn to handle the heat as he faces down the monstrous Heat Wave! Can he evade his fiery grasp, or will the young speedster be burned to a crisp?!

So it seems that's not Tar Pit, it's Mick -- unless Mick is actually Tar Pit in the Absolute universe. And obviously a terrible fate really has befallen him :(

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG 2 #2 Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO Art and cover by CHRISTIAN DUCE Variant covers by YASMINE PUTRI, ALAN QUAH, STEPHEN SEGOVIA, and LUCAS MEYER 1:25 variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 7/2/25 In the aftermath of the shocking ending of the last issue, Task Force X must re-evaluate their mission in Hollow Earth as they explore an unknown world. Meanwhile the Justice League comes face-to-face again with Kong—but it’s not the reunion they are expecting!

Digger and Len are in this, as per the covers.

Next is the kids' book we heard about last year.

KID FLASH: GOING ROGUE Written by STEVE FOXE Art and cover by JERRY GAYLORD $12.99 US | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-229-6 ON SALE 10/7/25 Kid Flash and his uncle, Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Flash, team up to teach a teenage group of rogues—Golden Glider, Pied Piper, Trickster, and the Top—an important lesson. But is Kid Flash the one who has the most to learn? From the writer behind the Scholastic Spider-Ham trilogy, Steve Foxe, with dynamic and action-packed art by Jerry Gaylord (X-Men ’97), comes a story about a ragtag group of kids who must work together or be doomed to life as the “bad kids.”

THE FLASH BY JOSHUA WILLIAMSON OMNIBUS VOL. 2 Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON Art by HOWARD PORTER, SCOTT KOLINS, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, and more $125 US | 936 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-246-3 ON SALE 9/23/25 New York Times bestselling author Joshua Williamson’s long-running (no pun intended) tenure on The Flash continues in this second volume collecting storylines including “A Cold Day in Hell,” “Perfect Storm,” and “Flash War,” which pits two of DC’s greatest speedsters against each other! When Wally West discovers that Barry has hidden aspects of his former life from him, he is convinced that the only way to save his family is to break them free from the Speed Force. Volume two of this omnibus series collects The Flash #36-69, The Flash Annual #1-2, and Batman #64-65.

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tj-dragonblade · 2 months ago

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[Fluffbruary Fic] Andante Affettuoso

Fandom: The Sandman Pairing: Dreamling Rated: G Word Count: 1597 Tags: Fluffbruary, Fluffbruary 2025, future fic, introspection, confessions, first kiss

Notes: Andante: At a moderately slow tempo Affettuoso: With affection and tenderness Musical Accompaniment: Andante Affettuoso by Brian Crain ft YuJeong Lee

Summary: Five years after their initial reunion, Dream has come to the New Inn on Valentine's Day with specific words in mind.

On AO3

It is pleasantly warm in the New Inn, cozy in their corner, exactly as it has been every winter for the last five years. Dream has grown accustomed to the routine of it, comfortable in the familiarity of sitting at this table with Hob, wine and conversation shared between them; it is a tradition they have built, one Dream should greatly mislike to be without.

This night, as always, the conversation flows more heavily from Hob. His voice is so very pleasant, mild and full of soft strength, warmly colored by his smile and robust with the life infusing his stories and Dream is. Mesmerized, more so than usual. He nearly feels drunk, and it is not the wine. Alcohol does not intoxicate him if he does not wish it; he has been drinking slowly regardless. It is Hob's presence, Hob's voice, Hob's easy joy in the time Dream spends with him, that have Dream feeling light, effervescent. Comfortable.

Happy.

It is a novel thing, still, to realize how fully content he is in such moments.

He would wish for it to continue indefinitely.

Hob is a natural storyteller, gifted in spinning his words; Dream has always enjoyed listening to him. Or. Not always, perhaps, but he had grown to recognize Hob's gift over their centennial meetings. And. Having rekindled their acquaintance after escaping his prison, having accepted Hob's original declaration of friendship at last, having altered the course of the story between them by returning mere months later, he has had opportunity to experience it far more frequently.

It is a blessing.

He had missed much, while locked in the basement of Fawney Rig. Reconnecting to the collective subconscious had backfilled the missing space, but it is Hob's stories that imbue it with texture, that color the finer details, that lend depth and perspective to the broad shapes of it. Hob has told him, with such enthusiasm, of all his favorite things about the past century. Things that Dream had seen the start of and things he had not. Photography. Electricity. Telephones. Moving pictures. Motor vehicles. Vaccinations. Refrigeration and grocery shops. Television. Space travel. The internet. The rapid advance of these technologies Hob speaks of still with bright-eyed awe befitting the man he'd been so many centuries prior, the unmitigated joy that a simple common peasant gets to see such wonders in the world—and the unspoken anticipation of what unknown wonders are yet to come.

The world had not been all brilliant advancements while Dream was held captive, of course, but Hob is unrelentingly optimistic. It is refreshing, where Dream himself so often tends toward dour and serious and. Expectant, of disaster, to be faced with a friend who is instead full of life and hope and enthusiasm for whatever the future may bring.

It is refreshing, to have a friend. Full stop.

Visiting with Hob has been a most welcome addition to Dream's existence, these past few years. He sometimes finds himself lamenting his earlier adherence to the once-a-century schedule; he might have been enjoying Hob's company far more often far sooner had he been open to it and the realization feels like something lost. But he does not think Hob would agree, were he to speak such thoughts aloud. He imagines Hob would laugh it off with that light and easy acceptance that Dream has come to treasure, would counter with his warm and welcoming smile that they've all the time in the world before them to make up for it.

Dream. Is very fond of Hob's smile.

He is. Very fond, of Hob.

He. Is more than fond of Hob, if he is to be entirely truthful with himself.

Which is, in part, his purpose in coming here on Valentine's Day specifically.

"There I go doing all the talking again!" Hob laughs, a light and merry sound, no self-deprecation in it at all. They both know the shape of their friendship; they both are content to let Hob shoulder the bulk of the conversational weight and Dream knows he is welcome to interject at any point. That Hob will eagerly listen to anything he might like to say. Hob's comments of this sort are a pause, an opening offered in case Dream feels like speaking in turn.

And tonight, he does.

"You are indeed. Exceptionally gregarious, Hob Gadling," he offers, with enough of a smile to ensure his words ought not be misconstrued as displeasure. "It is fortunate that I find it appealing."

Hob blinks, visibly taken off-guard by the statement. "O-oh?"

There is a faint touch of pink rising to his cheeks, if Dream is not mistaken.

This bodes well for Dream's intentions.

"Yes. Your stories give me succour, as your devotion has given me. Shelter, from the harshness of my own thoughts." He draws himself up, leans in the slightest bit, marginally closer to Hob. "I look forward to your company, Hob; to your stories, your smiles, your presence." He is watching Hob's face as he speaks, his words carefully considered for days on end leading to this moment; he is keen to see how they land.

The color in Hob's face does not abate.

It is very becoming.

"Have you any idea," he continues, reaching slowly across the corner of the table between them, delicately picking up Hob's hand, thrilling to the feel of Hob's skin against his, "how very rare it is that I. Anticipate. Anything? How infrequently, I have enjoyed anyone's company to the point of seeking them out?" He holds Hob's gaze, steady, intense. "I would have you know. How singular you are."

The sight of Hob Gadling rendered fully speechless is a novelty; Dream is quietly delighted by the way his mouth hangs half-open, the wide-eyed stare, the light flush still suffusing his face.

He is beautiful.

Dream is sufficiently confident that Hob will receive his words favorably; he would not have ventured to speak them in the first place were he not. Still, he must curb the tendrils of apprehension that twist through him, now that he has broached the subject. Should his careful overture be rejected—

But Hob, his Hob, does not disappoint.

"Dream. I." He cracks a smile, brief, awkward, but sincere and bright as the sun. "I-I'm honored. I. I look forward to our meetings too, to any time spent with you. More than I can say." His hand flexes minutely in Dream's hold. "I know—I know you have so, so many things that you must tend to, things far grander than my little misadventures in immortality, and it means so much that you spend any of your precious time on me. Seeing you is forever the highlight of my day."

Dream lets the warm flood of relief wash through him, the affirmation of his welcome, of Hob's regard. He folds his hand gently beneath Hob's, holding those slender sturdy fingers in a chivalrous grasp; he lifts his eyes to Hob's, helplessly drawn in. Here at their table he is sheltered from the buzz and press of humanity all around, each caught up in their own minutiae, oblivious to anything he might say to his Hob. It is safe, here in their corner, to express anything he likes.

"Hob Gadling. The time I treasure most is the time I spend with you. And. With your leave." He lifts Hob's hand, barely grazes his lips over Hob's knuckles, still holding his gaze. "I would court your attentions for something. More than friendship."

"Oh. Dream." Hob's pupils are blown wide, his voice breathless, and his face is alight with something far more transcendent than simple joy. "You're. Are you asking me out?"

It is. So mundane a phrase for something which feels entirely more momentous than such simple words allow. But. He is very certain that is precisely why Hob has said it.

"If we must employ the modern parlance. Yes."

"On Valentine's, no less?" Hob is grinning, shining with happiness and the barest hint of mischief, the lingering shadow of the rogue who'd boldly declared he simply wasn't going to die all those centuries ago.

Dream allows himself the tiniest smirk. "It seemed. A fitting opportunity. Traditional."

Hob gives a little scoff. "Traditional in the modern parlance, of course. I'm older than a great many of these customs."

"Of course."

"And you're older than all of them, heh. Significantly."

"Indeed."

"Well." Hob has made no attempt to withdraw his hand from Dream's; his eyes are shining with emotion and sincerity as his mirth fades. "Dream of the Endless, my old, dear friend. My oldest friend. My dearest friend. If you wish to be more, then I. I should like that very much."

Dream inclines his head, quiet joy curling at the corners of his mouth, unfurling within him like the fluttering wings of a fledgling dove. "Then. My heart, such as it is, is yours to claim."

The wonder in Hob's face is beautiful to behold, a perfect mirror to the wonder that he himself feels to know that he might have this. That he might be permitted such happiness.

"Dream," Hob says softly then, "please." His hand in Dream's curls gently, grasps in return, and he leans closer. "May I kiss you?"

Everything in Dream thrills to the idea, to the reverent way that Hob asks; he leans marginally more forward himself, draws Hob in with their joined hands.

"You may," he breathes, as if he is not aching for it himself, already tilting in, a handsbreadth from letting his lips touch Hob's.

And so, at last, Hob kisses him.

= Started: 2/5/25 Drafted: 2/14/25 Posted: 2/15/25

#Fluffbruary 2025 #TJs Fluffbruary #TJs Fics #Sandman #Dreamling

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biromantic-nerd · 11 days ago

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🎵 AND 🫐 ILY

ILY TOO 💙

🎵 favorite artists: I like a lot of early 2000s emo like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Mayday Parade. Brian Crain has the most beautiful classical pieces. Uhh. Lots of indie folksy music like Vashti Bunyan - OH! The Amazing Devil! Almost forgot them

🫐 some place you would like to visit: oooh this is so tough because there's so many places. I would like to go to a different country or state. I'd really love to go to somewhere nature-y and just Stare tbh. I would like to say the Grand Canyon but I'm afraid that I'd be afraid the whole time.

Maybe somewhere that was a film location. Like LOTR+the Hobbit in New Zealand. That would be really fun.

Also all of the healing waters in the world. Hot springs that people say are healing. That's, like, my ultimate world tour dream.

#thank you!!#really was thinking about this but this is the best answer i have #asks #my ramblings

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beautiful-story · 1 month ago

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bilgehanmelancholy · 4 months ago

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mr-crawley-makes-stuff · 5 months ago

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My 2017 entry for the Objecthead Zine for their 2018 edition, Fungal and Floral! "Out In The Rain," Ballpoint pens. Jocelyn the Tulip Fairy.

Additional commentary and music below the cut:

There are a lot of things I would change about this, if I were to draw it again! I forgive it though. I still really love looking at all the colors in this one. I remember being proud of the fact that I made the tree look brown even though I didn't use any brown ink.

I named this after the Steam Powered Giraffe song of the same name, which is what I primarily listened to on repeat while coloring it. A lot of my art (the vast majority of it) is created while listening to music, and a lot of that music is specifically chosen to reflect whatever it is I'm drawing. One of my favorite things is having an art piece, whether it's a written story, a character, or drawing, that has a musical "theme."

Along with the song described above, I also listened to these songs throughout the process of drawing this:

Flowers - In Love With A Ghost

Rain - Brian Crain (Violin and Piano Duet)

Raindrops - Regina Spektor

Like Real People Do - Hozier

A Place to Wait Out This Rain - (Over the Garden Wall OST)

Cave Theme - (From Breath of the Wild OST)

Little April Shower - (From Bambi OST)

#my art #original art #objecthead #crawley art #crawley backlogs #ballpoint pens

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mydaroga · 1 year ago

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Fest for Beatles Fans 2024 Write-Up

In case anyone wants to know what goes on at these things, I can at least give you a run-down of what I did at this one, though as always there was far more going down than any one person could see. I tend to favor panels and discussions over bands, so I am sure I missed a lot of great music. Because the bands were great.

It was held this year at the TWA Hotel, which is part of JFK International Airport and has retained a lot of the features of when it used to be a terminal. I posted photos of it last year when I was there on a layover, and I still love it to death. They did NOT let me ride on the baggage thingy though. In addition, I was unable to secure a room at the hotel, though if they hold it here again I will be snagging one because, like I said, the place is bonkers.

Friday

I entered my cross-stitch in the art contest, because why not? While there ran into several people whom I had met last August at the Fest in Chicago.

Beatles Biography panel with Vivek Tiwary (The Fifth Beatle graphic novel) and Madeline Bocaro (In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono). Vivek comes off very passionate and sweet, very respectful of Brian Epstein and cognizant of the importance of telling his story right. Bocaro is also very passionate, but I'm afraid some of us present her personal Ono pendulum has swung too far to admit any human fault in her subject. I later bought the Brian book, but not the Ono.

First Generation Fan Panel was mostly Leslie Healy recounting her adventures, which are legion: she was at the Ed Sullivan dress rehearsal, and at Shea Stadium, and she's *also* the one who got that audio at Paul's house when she visited all four Beatles in 1967. Also, she had a Bearded Collie, which I also had growing up, so that gave me a thrill.

I entered the 60s dress up contest -- second time as Twiggy was the charm, and I won! And then there was a lot of dancing. Gogo boots, ironically, not so much made for such activities.

Saturday

Chatted with some folks because it was more interesting that listening to the speakers, oops. The guy from the Ranking the Beatles podcast is lovely and we've already been in touch since. Also Terry Crain who wrote a great coffee table book about NEMS Beatles merch, which I bought last year.

Went to the dealer's room and bought silly buttons, like TO HELL WITH THE 'BEATLES' and I ❤️ PAUL. There were butcher covers and all that jazz, and horrid dolls, and all the lovely awful things, none of which I could ever afford. But I can buy buttons!

Lovely friends entered the talent contest and proceeded to the finals, and they kicked so much ass and I am so proud of them.

Academic panel with Ken Womack, Christine Feldmman-Barrett, and Andy Nichols was pretty good, a lot of talk about how subsequent generations get hooked and sort of the state of Beatles fandom/academia today. Which feels fairly positive, in the sense that all present felt there is more respect now than there was--though still room to improve on that score.

As a side note, all of my interactions with Womack convince me he's a great guy, very passionate in his love for the Beatles and very devoted not only to doing this right but in elevating lesser-heard voices. He's a very likable man.

Speaking of, next he interviewed Laurie Kaye, who did the radio interview with John on his last day. Her story was very moving.

Tried to dance again this evening after the talent show but unlike the previous night, everyone thought we were weird and stared forbiddingly at us from their seated positions.

But my PAUL IS DEAD / IF YOU WANT IT / HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM JOHN & YOKO shirt was a hit. Finally.

Sunday

Saw Jude Southerland-Kessler talk about the "birth of the beatles" but sadly it was NOT about the tv film of the same name. So I went to chat with Adrian Sinclair and Allen Kozinn instead, which they later tweeted about.

Beatlemania in the 21st Century panel was about, well, what it says. Next was Women's History of the Beatles which was also interesting and involved various writers, teachers, fans, podcasters, etc. I got to meet Erika from BC the Beatles which was very cool.

Then came the Laurence Juber and Steve Holley panel which I have mentioned elsewhere.

Jenny Boyd talked about fashion and the Apple Boutique, hosted by a lady who wrote a book about Beatles and fashion I would like to read.

Fantastic band with great additional harmonies, which I knew who they were.

I did not win the art contest. I did get a participation ribbon. I'm not even a millennial.

We then found a quiet place to chat, of which which the hotel had many, and then I needed to go to bed so I could be bad in like five hours for my flight.

I've probably forgotten lots of things but that is the general run down. There was also a video room, two stages for bands, more art, authors and guests at tables all weekend, and Mickey Dolenz, whom I did not meet but it's cool he was there.

#yes i know some of you were there too i'm just not outing you #kris talks a lot #beatlesfest2024 #fest for beatles fans

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