#c: cody gray

[rmstitanics]

* FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUR MOON SIGN.

If you’re looking for suggestions on which authors and music artists to check out next, look to your moon sign! In Western astrology, the moon is said to represent your subconscious mind, emotions, and inner personality, so it is widely believed that we tend to relate to media by artists who share our moon sign.

♈️ ARIES MOON

WRITERS:

Gore Vidal

George R. R. Martin

Nicholas Sparks

Rick Riordan

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Christopher Paolini

MUSICIANS:

P!nk

Whitney Houston

Céline Dion

Selena Gomez

Rihanna

Tupac

♉️ TAURUS MOON

WRITERS:

Jodi Picoult

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hans Christian Anderson

Clive Barker

George Bernard Shaw

Aldous Huxley

MUSICIANS:

Pharrell Williams

Kelly Clarkson

Bob Dylan

Demi Lovato

Christina Aguilera

Pitbull

♊️ GEMINI MOON

WRITERS:

C. S. Lewis

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Orson Scott Card

Franz Kafka

Margaret Mitchell

R.A. Salvatore

T. S. Elliot

MUSICIANS:

Ella Fitzgerald

Florence Welch

Art Garfunkel

Billy Idol

Sia

Tina Turner

♋️ CANCER MOON

WRITERS:

George Orwell

Liu Cixin

Brandon Sanderson

Cassandra Clare

Diana Gabaldon

Lois Lowry

MUSICIANS:

Tchaikovsky

Taylor Swift

Kurt Cobain

Halsey

Aretha Franklin

Janis Joplin

♌️ LEO MOON

Oscar Wilde

Holly Black

Geraldine Brooks

James Dashner

Jack London

Ta Nehisi Coates

MUSICIANS:

Lana Del Ray

Paul McCartney

Queen Latifah

Niall Horan

Bruno Mars

David Bowie

♍️ VIRGO MOON

WRITERS:

Leo Tolstoy

John Grisham

Claudia Gray

Isabel Allende

Xiran Jay Zhao

Douglas Adams

MUSICIANS:

Dolly Parton

Nicki Manaj

Madonna

Lorde

Bo Burnham

Lizzo

♎️ LIBRA MOON

WRITERS:

Jane Austen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sylvia Plath

William Shakespeare

Maya Angelou

R.F. Kuang

MUSICIANS:

Ariana Grande

Charli XCX

Bruce Springsteen

Jay-Z

Harry Styles

Fergie

♏️ SCORPIO MOON

WRITERS:

Veronica Roth

Edith Wharton

V.E. Schwab

Harper Lee

Keira Cass

Meg Cabot

MUSICIANS:

Lady Gaga

Tyler the Creator

Cyndi Lauper

Beyoncé

Bob Marley

The Weeknd

♐️ SAGITTARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Stephen King

Victor Hugo

Marie Lu

Suzanne Collins

Samantha Shannon

Adam Silvera

MUSICIANS

Hozier

Freddie Mercury

Adele

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Chappell Roan

John Legend

♑️ CAPRICORN MOON

WRITERS:

Sarah J. Maas

J.M. Barrie

Jeff Shaara

Joyce Carol Oates

Stephanie Meyer

Angie Thomas

MUSICIANS:

Frédéric Chopin

Neil Diamond

Jon Bon Jovi

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Stevie Nicks

Donna Summer

♒️ AQUARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Margaret Atwood

Leigh Bardugo

Louisa May Alcott

Seth Grahame-Smith

Anthony Horowitz

S.E. Hinton

MUSICIANS:

Cody Simpson

Marilyn Monroe

Britney Spears

Billie Eilish

Tim McGraw

Carrie Underwood

♓️ PISCES MOON

WRITERS:

Toni Morrison

Edgar Allen Poe

Malcolm Gladwell

Lisa McMann

Alice Oseman

Philippa Gregory

MUSICIANS:

Kenny Chesney

Elvis Presley

Frank Sinatra

Prince

Kendrick Lamar

Sabrina Carpenter

[gaeasun]

Cut Lawquane was absolutely a Commando

Ok, crazy theory time.

I think Cut Lawquane was a Commando, or least a Commander. But going with Commando for now. But I don't think he was a rank and file clone trooper.

All of the clone troopers i think should be shown as exceptionally trained, but Cut Lawquane showed incredible skill, even though we saw him compared to Rex the entire episode. Evidences are below:

A) Rex is both a Captain and one of the oldest of the CT's, but the entire time Cut acts as his equal and perhaps even elder. He doesn't talk quite down to Rex, but it reminds me of how people act when they're just a grade apart. Not like they know everything and the other knows nothing, but there is a definite difference between them. Also he instinctively recognizes Rex as a Captain, but is not phased by that at all.

B) He disables Rex, the Captain Rex, with a farming tool in zero seconds flat, and does it without hurting him.

C) He recognizes Commando droids, which are typically only used in special assignments. And he also knows that it takes a headshot to pierce their armor. On Rishi it was Captain Rex who recognized them and said they were brand new. So for Cut to already know exactly what they are, especially when he's been out of the war for months, at least implies he could have been on high stakes missions before right in the beginning of the war. Which is also why I'm leaning Commando instead of Commander, because it's more Commandos who go on missions while Commanders are still often with general forces.

D) He has a highly developed sense of individuality and creative thinking, which was encouraged more in the special forces than general troopers.

E) Cut also says, specifically, "everyone I cared about, my team, was gone." Commandos are specifically trained to work in groups of four as a cohesive team. additionally, with these commando units being so tightly knit, the feelings of complete loss could have played a large role in Cut's desertion.

F) Cut and Rex play a game of dejarik, and while the winner is not shown, by the end they're both down to the last piece, which shows that Cut is around Rex's level when it comes to strategy. And Rex is so good at strategy that Marshall Commander Cody, who the commanding officer of around 36,000 men, considered Rex to be one of the best they had in that regard. Not to mention that Cut is impressed with Rex too.

G) Cut has 3 blaster type weapons that are probably the weapons he had on him when he deserted: an older rifle, a blaster carbine, and a DC-17. Now, it makes sense for a farmer to own a rifle, and the blaster carbine is a general GAR blaster. but the DC-17 is the same blaster pistol that Rex uses, that we have only seen used by ARC Troopers, Captains, and Commanders.

H) This is probably the most obvious one of all, but Cut is an incredibly good fighter. Even our beloved ARC troopers Fives and Echo struggle to take on a few. Cut takes on 20 and lives (granted the droids are not top form but its still impressive). He makes three headshots in a row with his rifle in less than three seconds, and the next three kill shots are all headshots as well. he also throws a wooden rafter-beam off him (that might be dad-strength tho) and hits a metal droid with a wooden chair hard enough to break both of them. he also punched one of them in the face hard enough the droids eyes flashed red (and then slightly regretted it, but it didn't look like he broke his hand either).

I) Cut hadn't been fighting for at least several months, since he deserted almost right after Geonosis. so as incredible as his skills are, he had probably been even better before, so just think about that for a moment.

Edit: i forgot to put this in because it wasnt in The Deserter, but by bad batch he already has gray streaks and a receding hairline. guys an old teenager for sure

So, Cut is a highly trained and skilled fighter in both hand to hand combat and blaster combat, he's at least as old as Rex and is not intimidated by his rank at all, he was in a specific team and felt like everything had no meaning after they all died, he has the weapons of an officer, had seen enough of commando droids to recognize them and their weaknesses, is Rex's match in strategy and combat while being more independent.

All of this points to Cut being anything but a regular CT, and as far as I'm concerned he was absolutely a Commando.

[eludin-realm]

Character Name Ideas (Male)

So I've been browsing through BehindTheName (great resource!) recently and have compiled several name lists. Here are some names, A-Z, that I like. NOTE: If you want to use any of these please verify sources, meanings etc, I just used BehindTheName to browse and find all of these. Under the cut:

A: Austin, Aiden, Adam, Alex, Angus, Anthony, Archie, Argo, Ari, Aric, Arno, Atlas, August, Aurelius, Alexei, Archer, Angelo, Adric, Acarius, Achilou, Alphard, Amelian, Archander B: Bodhi, Bastian, Baz, Beau, Beck, Buck, Basil, Benny, Bentley, Blake, Bowie, Brad, Brady, Brody, Brennan, Brent, Brett, Brycen C: Cab, Cal, Caden, Cáel, Caelan, Caleb, Cameron, Chase, Carlos, Cooper, Carter, Cas, Cash, Cassian, Castiel, Cedric, Cenric, Chance, Chandler, Chaz, Chad, Chester, Chet, Chip, Christian, Cillian, Claude, Cicero, Clint, Cody, Cory, Coy, Cole, Colt, Colton, Colin, Colorado, Colum, Conan, Conrad, Conway, Connor, Cornelius, Creed, Cyneric, Cynric, Cyrano, Cyril, Cyrus, Crestian, Ceric D: Dallas, Damien, Daniel, Darach, Dash, Dax, Dayton, Denver, Derek, Des, Desmond, Devin, Dewey, Dexter, Dietrich, Dion, Dmitri, Dominic, Dorian, Douglas, Draco, Drake, Drew, Dudley, Dustin, Dusty, Dylan, Danièu E: Eadric, Evan, Ethan, Easton, Eddie, Eddy, Einar, Eli, Eilas, Eiljah, Elliott, Elton, Emanuel, Emile, Emmett, Enzo, Erik, Evander, Everett, Ezio F: Faolán, Faron, Ferlin, Felix, Fenrir, Fergus, Finley, Finlay, Finn, Finnian, Finnegan, Flint, Flip, Flynn, Florian, Forrest, Fritz G: Gage, Gabe, Grady, Grant, Gray, Grayson, Gunnar, Gunther, Galahad H: Hale, Harley, Harper, Harvey, Harry, Huey, Hugh, Hunter, Huxley I: Ian, Ianto, Ike, Inigo, Isaac, Isaias, Ivan, Ísak J: Jack, Jacob, Jake, Jason, Jasper, Jax, Jay, Jensen, Jed, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jesse, Jett, Jimmie, Jonas, Jonas, Jonathan, Jordan, Josh, Julien, Jovian, Jun, Justin, Joseph, Joni, K: Kaden, Kai, Kale, Kane, Kaz, Keane, Keaton, Keith, Kenji, Kenneth, Kent, Kevin, Kieran, Kip, Knox, Kris, Kristian, Kyle, Kay, Kristján, Kristófer L: Lamont, Lance, Landon, Lane, Lars, László, Laurent, Layton, Leander, Leif, Leo, Leonidas, Leopold, Levi, Lewis, Louie, Liam, Liberty, Lincoln, Linc, Linus, Lionel, Logan, Loki, Lucas, Lucian, Lucio, Lucky, Luke, Luther, Lyall, Lycus, Lykos, Lyle, Lyndon, Llewellyn, Landri, Laurian, Lionç M: Major, Manny, Manuel, Marcus, Mason, Matt, Matthew, Matthias, Maverick, Maxim, Memphis, Midas, Mikko, Miles, Mitch, Mordecai, Mordred, Morgan, Macari, Maïus, Maxenci, Micolau, Miro N: Nate, Nathan, Nathaniel, Niall, Nico, Niels, Nik, Noah, Nolan, Niilo, Nikander, Novak, O: Oakley, Octavian, Odin, Orlando, Orrick, Ǫrvar, Othello, Otis, Otto, Ovid, Owain, Owen, Øyvind, Ozzie, Ollie, Oliver, Onni P: Paisley, Palmer, Percival, Percy, Perry, Peyton, Phelan, Phineas, Phoenix, Piers, Pierce, Porter, Presley, Preston, Pacian Q: Quinn, Quincy, Quintin R: Ragnar, Raiden, Ren, Rain, Rainier, Ramos, Ramsey, Ransom, Raul, Ray, Roy, Reagan, Redd, Reese, Rhys, Rhett, Reginald, Remiel, Remy, Ridge, Ridley, Ripley, Rigby, Riggs, Riley, River, Robert, Rocky, Rokas, Roman, Ronan, Ronin, Romeo, Rory, Ross, Ruairí, Rufus, Rusty, Ryder, Ryker, Rylan, Riku, Roni S: Sammie, Sammy, Samuel, Samson, Sanford, Sawyer, Scout, Seán, Seth, Sebastian, Seymour, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Sheldon, Shiloh, Shun, Sid, Sidney, Silas, Skip, Skipper, Skyler, Slade, Spencer, Spike, Stan, Stanford, Sterling, Stevie, Stijn, Suni, Sylvan, Sylvester T: Tab, Tad, Tanner, Tate, Tennessee, Tero, Terrance, Tevin, Thatcher, Tierno, Tino, Titus, Tobias, Tony, Torin, Trace, Trent, Trenton, Trev, Trevor, Trey, Troy, Tripp, Tristan, Tucker, Turner, Tyler, Ty, Teemu U: Ulric V: Valerius, Valor, Van, Vernon, Vespasian, Vic, Victor, Vico, Vince, Vinny, Vincent W: Wade, Walker, Wallis, Wally, Walt, Wardell, Warwick, Watson, Waylon, Wayne, Wes, Wesley, Weston, Whitley, Wilder, Wiley, William, Wolfe, Wolfgang, Woody, Wulfric, Wyatt, Wynn X: Xander, Xavier Z: Zachary, Zach, Zane, Zeb, Zebediah, Zed, Zeke, Zeph, Zaccai

[the-bees-patella]

codex week, day 2: “first...” snippet.

“lighten up, bees,” I said to myself. “ease up on the existential throttle. have some fun!” lo and behold: yet more sad human rights-adjacent woe: charity gala edition, courtesy of a snippet for @codex-week:

Rex blinks. Cody looks—relaxed. He doesn’t think he’s ever seen it, even flushed and leaning against the bar at 79’s; lying on his stomach on the floor, playing sabacc with the other officers as they wait for orders; talking shit on the sparring mats. Even the odd glimpse Rex has caught of Cody’s, erm, personal life—it’s all sharp teeth and predatory anticipation; he knows because it’s made him swallow hard and wish he were strong enough to look away.

It’s not entirely gone, but now: this, too. The dress grays are enough of a novelty that they don’t register to Rex as a uniform, blending in as clothes with the gowns and robes and headdresses of the other guests. He hadn’t really recognized himself in them when he’d fidgeted in front of the mirror at the barracks, and then he’d been too busy flipping Fives off for his hooting and heckling to think about it. But now, the easy angle of Cody’s hips, the breadth of his shoulders as he leans in, attentive, to the woman next to him.

For the first time, Rex sees a man. Cody has always been a soldier, his C/O, something outside and beyond the world as he knows it for himself. But now he sees Cody has a shape outside of the armor—still powerful, still lethally graceful—but flesh as a blessing, not a blight; a garden to cultivate for pleasure, not merely a field to ruin through harvest. This man, crystal glass in hand, earnestly answering a senator’s question: he could be real someday. He looks like he belongs.

And it shouldn’t surprise him, and it mostly doesn’t, on Cody’s behalf. Rex just hadn’t realized until now: he’d also thought of himself as a clone first, and a man second.

[themomsandthecity]

Phoenix, Oscar, Leo, Arlo, and 170 More of the Cutest Names For Baby Boys

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[ironborealis]

Cody would like the following entered into the record -- not a defense, because he had done nothing wrong -- but to document the typical behavior of a male primary school teacher in his late twenties for future historians.

To wit:

1. Cold season had hit his clever class.

2. His... superstar scholars were working very hard on mastering the following skills:

a. Washing their hands.

b. Covering their mouth when they coughed/sneezed.

c. Using a tissue instead of the back of their hand to wipe their noses.

3. He had wanted to call in a substitute, but the only one available on the list was Fennec Shand. It had taken him a week to get his class back under control the last time he'd had her sub for him, after she taught his ... peerless pupils the concept of conscientious objection. It has not been on his lesson plan.

4. He ran out of his non-drowsy cold medicine yesterday and had to make do with the regular stuff in the back of his bathroom cabinet this morning.

It was six months past the expiry date, but desperate times. He'd assumed that the time would have made the side effects lessen.

5. The side effects were not lessened by time, but rather seemed to increase in potency much like his father's homebrew.

6. It was an assembly day, so him being very mildly affected by his expired cold medicine would just render him as effective as any other substitute teacher not named Fennec Shand.

7. Last year he thought that assemblies were a needless disruption to his carefully planned classroom schedule. Getting his... awesome academics were hard to focus after being cranked up by the excitement of the travel youth anti-bullying improv actors was a chore.

8. Now, however, he knew it to be the stars-blessed break he desperately needed -- especially when another staff member owed you a favor for that fantasy rugby league trade you gave them last week.

He deposited in the gymnasium his... loquacious learners...?? He was too tired for positive alliterations - He'd left his viral vectors under the gimlet eye of Jocasta Nu, the school librarian. Jocasta could be trusted not to teach them about collective bargaining while his back was turned.

He'd slipped into the closet bathroom to freshen up a moment and was staring in the mirror, attempting to convince himself that he could survive the rest of the day without calling out sick.

Which is when he'd heard the scraping of claws on the lino.

When you hear skittering you think rats. He was already imagining the conversation he'd have with Fox, who was in charge of running the local Predator Free 2050 initiative and responsible for killing all the little buggers...

He'd been prepared to turn and see a rat. To call Fox and tell him his murderous Pied Piper services were needed at the school. To playfully consider Fox's offer to abduct his horrid homeroom in the bargain before refusing.

He'd been prepared to turn and see a rat in his not-a-defense.

He was not prepared for a baby dinosaur to peek around the door.

He let out a... shrill shout of alarm (it was absolutely not a shriek).

There was a commotion beyond the door, a loud exclamation of "Booger!" in a bad Cockney accent, before a terrific tawny-blonde man burst in the room and squatted down to scoop up the Jurassic Park jailbreaker.

Cradled against the handsome man's chest Cody's eyes shrugged off their ephedrine-tinted haze and revealed that the infant iguanacolossus was actually a -- very large -- and testy tuatara wearing a fluorescent green and blue harness.

Likely a resident of Zealandia -- the local wildlife sanctuary who were the featured attraction of today's assembly.

The sanctuary's bright orange logo embroidered on the pocket of the man's close-fitted pale blue shirt pretty much confirmed it.

Cody endeavored not to stare as the man's well-muscled thick thighs flexed as he stood -- not even slightly disguised by the man's loose khaki cargo shorts.

"Hello there," the man said, gray eyes sparkling, obviously unaware that it was the cold medicine to blame for Cody's gawking and any allegedly embarrassing cries of shock that Cody might have uttered recently. "Apologies -- Boga here is quite the insistent investigator if she gets the opportunity. I hope she didn't scare you."

"...No worries," Cody fibbed, cursing that today of all days would be *the* day he'd have a sickeningly saccharine meet-cute with a stranger.

"I'm Kenobi," the man shifted his languorous lizard to one shoulder and stuck out his hand. "Nice to meet you."

Obi-Wan takes his oversized rare feathered iguana on walks with a leash.

This could mean modern AU where he’s known around the neighborhood as taking a lizard on a walk, or it could mean he took Boga back to the Jedi Temple after the war, put a leash on her, and will loudly argue with anyone saying she’s a rare oversized feathered iguana, when they try to tell him he needs to take her back.

Your choice.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"WAITING FOR CAR, J. F. GRAY IS KILLED BY SPEEDING AUTO," Vancouver Sun. October 8, 1912. Page 3. --- Motor Driven on Wrong Side of Street on Fourth Avenue Deals Death-Driver R. Coynbee Arrested. ---- RUSHED TO HOSPITAL; DIES ON ADMISSION ---- Machine Owned by Reliance Auto Company - Carried Four Passengers. ---- Standing in the street waiting to signal an approaching street car upon which he desired to travel down town, J. F. Gray, of 1863 Fifth avenue west, was struck down and killed by a passing automobile at the corner of Fourth avenue and Cypress street last night a little before 7 o'clock.

The automobile responsible for the tragedy is owned by the Reliance Automobile company, and was driven by Richard Coynbee. It is alleged that the machine was being driven at a fast rate of speed upon the wrong side of the street. Coynbee is being held under arrest until after the inquest.

Dr. Johnson, 2395 Fourth avenue was at once called to Gray's assistance by one of the passengers of the car, but all that the physician could do was to order the removal of the man to the General hospital. Upon the arrival of the police ambulance this was done.

The man died shortly after being admitted to the emergency ward. He was badly crushed about the region of the heart. An inquest will be held. Motorman McAuley, who was in charge of the street car for which Gray was waiting, was a witness of the accident. Other witnesses were Conductor Robert Wallace, G. R. Jones, 1186 Granville street, and the passengers of the automobile; manager Cody, of the Reliance Auto company; Mr. Ernest A. Cagnon, Granville Mansions, and Mrs. A. E. Sharpe and her daughter, Miss C. Sharpe, Elysium hotel.

[amplifiedashe]

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Wurst, C. (2023). Fan Studies: You can do a PhD on that?!

[twins2994]

Chicago Cubs @ Minnesota Twins 5.12.23

Chicago Cubs Lineup Minnesota Twins Lineup

1.) Christopher Morel 2B 1.) Byron Buxton DH

2.) Dansby Swanson SS  2.) Donovan Solano 1B

3.) Ian Happ LF               3.) Carlos Correa SS

4.) Cody Bellinger CF       4.) Kyle Farmer 3B 

5.) Seiya Suzuki RF          5.) Jorge Polanco 2B

6.) Patrick Wisdom 3B      6.) Willi Castro RF

7.) Matt Mervis 1B             7.) Michael Taylor CF

8.) Trey Mancini DH          8.) Christian Vazquez C

9.) Yan Gomes C              9.) Nick Gordon LF

SP Drew Smyly LHP   SP Sonny Gray RHP

(3-1) 3.05 ERA           (4-0) 1.35 ERA

(2023 MLB Stats)

-Chris Kreibich-

[ceciliawritesthings]

L O V E I HAVE WOUNDS ONLY YOU CAN MEND

[themomsandthecity]

180+ Cute Baby Boy Names

Brainstorming baby names can be one of the most fun (and important) aspects of planning for the arrival of your little one, but it can also feel really overwhelming. If you don't have certain requirements, like wanting a name that runs in the family, the possibilities can seem endless. Our names are the first thing tied to our identities, and we know how daunting that sounds - so we're here to ease you of any stress you have on your hunt for cute baby boy names. Choosing a cute boy name that will be equally fitting for an adorable infant and the adult he grows into can be a challenge, which is why we compiled this list of cute, unique boy names. You're sure to find an option that flow well with your last name or other kids' names among the cute names for boys we rounded up here. You might even find two that you like to help you out with a middle name option. (Oh, and if you want options for cute girls' names, we have you covered for that too, with our list of cute girl names.) Cute Names For Boys A Abe, Addison, Adrian, Aiden, Amir, Amos, Ansel, Archie, Ari, Arlo, Asher, Atticus, August, Austin, Avery, Axel B Beau, Beckett, Bentley, Benicio, Benito, Benjamin, Billy, Bishop, Blake, Bodhi, Briggs, Brody, Brooks C Caleb, Campbell, Carter, Caspian, Charlie, Cody, Colby, Cole, Colton, Cooper, Crew, Crosby, Cruz D Dallas, Dash, Dawson, Dax, Deacon, Declan, Diego, Dillan, Donovan, Dorian, Duke, Dustin, Dylan E Easton, Eden, Eli, Elias, Elliott, Emerson, Emmett, Ender, Enrique, Enzo, Everest, Ewan, Ezra F Felipe, Finley, Finn, Fletcher, Ford, Frankie G Gabriel, Gage, Gavin, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greyson, Griffin, Gus Related: 117 Unique Names For Girls That Are Both Rare and Timeless H Harley, Henry, Hudson, Hugh, Hurley I Ian, Idris, Ira, Isaac, Isaiah J Jacob, Jack, Jaime, Jasper, Jaxon, Jayden, Jett, Jude, Julian K Kai, Khalil, Kingsley, Knox L Larkin, Leo, Liam, Logan, Luke M Mason, Maverick, Max, Memphis, Miles, Milo, Morris N Nate, Neo, Nico, Noah, Noe, Nolan O Oden, Oliver, Omari, Oscar, Otis, Owen P Percy, Peyton, Phoenix, Pierce, Porter Q Quest, Quentin, Quincy, Quinn Related: 50 Adorable and Meaningful Names For Baby Boys in 2022 R Remy, Rein, Rhett, Rhys, Roman, Ronin, Rowan, Ryan, Ryder S Samuel, Sawyer, Santiago, Sebastian, Shane, Silas T Tate, Theodore, Titan, Tobias, Toby, Trenton U Uri, Uriah, Uriel, Ulysses, Usher, Uwe V Valentino, Van, Virgil W Walker, Wesley, Wren, Wrenynn, Wyatt X Xander, Xavi, Xavier Y Yasir, Yates, Yonah, York, Yunis, Yuri Z Zachary, Zaiden, Zander, Zane https://www.popsugar.com/family/Cute-Boy-Names-43713664?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[miguelhernandez19]

Timo and Paul route again, but for the blue haired guy this time unfortunately.

They begin with Joshua and Mr C greeting Julia (also Mr C asked her to call him like that 😆 so cute)

The Gray brothers meet us and Cody announced he was casted yaaay congrats bud 👏 it's a shame they didn't seem to celebrate together with the 2nd welcome party as well (like they did on his and Ryan's routes)

And when we arrive at Kaleido Zoo we already meet these gentlemen actually working while treat a rescued leopard.

This is the main dynamic relationship of this game, because no matter which story you choose, you'll always find both of them even if it's quickly on the beginning (except for Paul for the first 6 routes and later they added Moses.)

[lewis-the-quack]

deleted all my work first time i tried to do this ugh

L - La da dee by cody simpson

E - end of the world by great big sea

W - Wolves by selena Gomez and marshmello

I - i’ll die anyway by girl in red

S - shut up and drive by rihanna

T - the cult of dionysus by the orion experience, orion, linda xo

H - hermit the frog by marina

E - everybody loves me by OneRepublic

Q - Queen by loren gray

U - under pressure by queen

A - a spoonful of suger by julie andrews

C - crazy little thing called love by queen

K - killer queen by queen

@you-need-not-apply @coffeeadaykeepsthesleepaway @moonthemagical @flowerskull-tobi

doing that trend where u name a song for every letter of ur url except i wasn't tagged and one just popped up on my dashboard and i rlly wanna do it

D- dog days are over by florence + the machine

E- egg and soldiers by cosmo sheldrake

A- abbey by mitski

D-daylight by david kushner

C- come along by cosmo sheldrake

R- revolution by the score

O- only ones who know by arctic monkeys

W- weapon of god by the taxpayers

C- cold cold cold by cage the elephant

A- au revoir (adios) by the front bottoms

L- lonely eyes by the front bottoms

L- lipstick covered magnet by the front bottoms

I- is this it by the strokes

N- no surprises by radiohead

G- ginger by the front bottoms

tagging mutuals (lmk if u don't wanna be tagged in this kinda stuff) @syntax-error15 @neil-kinnie @i-am-in-love-with-todd-anderson @desire-mona @askthedeadpoetssociety @flaming-green @amorisastrum

[amikoroyaiart]

May I ask for some Fox h/c art after he got shot? The poor man needs to know that his brothers care a lot. I love your work—-thank you for sharing it with us!!

(Ps. Bonus if we see Wolffe saying no to caf because you were just SHOT, Fox)

I will think about drawing this! <3

In my HC he was on a mission with Thorn and also Cody and General Kenobi, so when he was took to the temple (because Corrie Guards medic wing doesn't have supplies for an injury like that and Cody is shocked by that) Cody stayed a lot of time with him. Mostly catching up but also feeling guillty that he didn't realize that Corrie's situation was this bad.

And then of course Wolffe came in because 'god damn it Fox you want to make us all gray just like you?!'

I can also see Commanders sending Fox some messages, when they leave Coruscant, like 'remeber to sleep 8 hrs/ did you take your meds?/ caf is not food Fox'. And Fox is super annoyed by this but it also is very touched by that.

[where-fantasy-meets-reality]

“It’s You.” Chapter 16

Masterlist      Chapter 15 

Pairing: Obi-Wan x Fem Reader 

W/C: 9.6 K

Warnings: Mentions of dark magic, borderline black magic (probably not borderline) this is done in a fictional context. Mentions of bruises and cannon-type violence from the last chapter.

A/N: This chapter is a big one in this story. As such, it took me a little longer to complete than I would have liked to, but I wanted to make it the best it could be. I thank everyone for the enthusiasm and the patience that has been shown toward this story. 🥰😊

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You rode hard, bouncing on Summer’s back as she galloped along the trail that weaved through the forest that separated the manner from the main village of the kingdom.

Never having looked back over your shoulder once, you just kept your eyes focused on what was ahead of you. A new life, you were finally free. Everything was blurring by you as you rode, figuratively and literally. A feeling of numbness washed over you…if you didn’t keep reminding yourself that this was final, it would have been like any other night that you had snuck away from the manner. But Angelo trotting energetically by your side, your bird friends flying overhead, the little sack of food and your mice friends that was tied to you, the sting of your fresh bruises…it was part of the reminder that this was final.

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The village was quiet as you rode through the twilight-covered city. Stalls and shops were closing down for the evening, shopkeepers and patrons hurrying amongst each other as they went about their business.

Obi-Wan hadn’t said where to meet him this time, the only thing he had said was to meet him near the “palace walls.”

Well…..There was a wall surrounding the place grounds that stretched for miles. If you approached the gates, would the guards immediately turn you away? If they did you could hardly blame them. You were bruised, your clothes were dirtier than usual and spots of dried blood dotted the fabric in places.

Passing the village fountain, you saw the large, towering gates of the palace entrance that seemed to reach the sky.

Standing guard at the gates, four king’s guards, clad in silver armor stood at attention. The gold embellishments on their armor sparkled in the setting sun and the large red feathers that protruded from their helmets accented their red capes nicely.

Luckily, the fear of being sent away faded the closer you got to the gates. As promised, Obi-Wan sat atop a big wagon off to the side of the gates, with a portable telescope. He hadn’t heard you or seen you yet, as his head was buried in a large book that he was holding.

He was casually dressed in his usual black knee-high boots and black trousers. Instead of a white tunic, he wore a dark gray tunic. Slung across one shoulder and tied across his chest was a black velvet-y cape….he was sporting the one-shouldered cape look again, which you weren’t complaining about. You silently mused that perhaps he wore darker colored clothes that were more casual so that he would blend in more with the villages…although with those eyes and that hair, who could mistake him?

Next to him, Commander Cody sat in his usually gold-accented armor. He was villigently scanning the area around him, always on the lookout for potential threats. A beautiful, majestic-looking white horse was hitched up to the wagon that the two men sat upon.

“That must be his horse, Boga…She looks exactly as he described her the night of the ball.” You mused. She is as beautiful as you would imagine a horse belonging to royalty would be.

As you approached closer, two things happened at once. Recognizing Obi-Wan’s scent, Angelo took off happily towards the wagon, barking loudly to announce his arrival.

Simultaneously, Cody nudged Obi-Wan gently, giving a head nod in your direction. Though you two had never officially met, he was smart enough to assume that a girl riding on a dapple gray horse who was approaching the palace gates, with the same dog that the prince chased after that day, was most likely the girl they were waiting for.

“Angelo! How are you boy?!” Obi-Wan exclaimed as he looked from Cody’s nudge.

Placing the book down, he jumped off the wagon and greeted the dog. He playfully rubbed his ears and hugged him.

Chuckling, you nudged Summer forward.”I’m starting to wonder if he likes you better because you let him keep those sausages.”

Teasing him felt good…so right. It allowed for a feeling of happiness and lightheartedness to course through your body, making you smile.

Smiling was a rarity in your life, especially after the day you had today.

Obi-Wan chuckled. “Well….like I said those sausages led me to you, and for that, I’d let him…”

The Prince stopped talking as he looked up at you. His expression went from one that was full of joy to one full of concern in what seemed like a flash. His blue eyes reminded you of the sky because dark and stormy.

He rushed and grabbed Summer’s reigns, forcing the horse to stop.

“What happened to you?” He asked firmly.

Wincing from the harsh tone of his voice, you tried to reassure him that you were fine, only because this wasn’t the place or time to have that conversation.

“It’s nothing, I had a clumsy moment.”

Obi-Wan scoffed as he moved closer to you. Placing his hands on your waist, he gently lifted you off of the large horse. However, as gentle as he was, you had bruised your ribs and hips when you were pushed into the wall and table during your confrontation with Rena and Raffa.

Unable to hide it, you winced at his touch. “Ahhhh!”

Gently, he placed you on your feet, concern spreading on his face by the second, as he took in the bruises on the side of your face and the horrid state of your clothes in addition to your yelp of pain.

Closing the distance between the two of you, he gently took your face in his hands and placed a delicate kiss on your forehead. “Please….” he whispered, “...please tell me…”

You hadn’t realized how much you had been holding yourself together until you felt his strong yet gentle touch…he handled you as if you were made of gold, a true treasure. Your lip wobbled as his lips rested on your forehead and his calming scent connected with your soul.

He was here again, this was real.

Throwing your arms around him and burying yourself in the crook of his neck, you allowed your pain to break through your barriers, you were safe with him.

At the sound of your soft whimpers, Obi-Wan wrapped his arms around you and held you close to him. “I’m here now…..Sssshhhhh, My Princess……I will find who did this and they will face justice….I won’t let anyone hurt you…”

Your eyes squinted shut as the tears burned in your eyes. “Not here Obi, I will tell you everything….but not now….When we’re alone.”

His embrace around went slack for a second. Obi….you had called him Obi….you had never called him that before….but he would be lying if he said it didn’t make his heart soar. Sadly, his joy was short live as the reality of the moment weighed on him again.

Placing a kiss on the side of your forehead, he released you. “No….I need to know now, at least some things….We’re you attacked? Are they in the village or were you attacked on the way here?”

“Did they take anything from you? How many of them were there? If you can recount any specific details about these ruffians, we will have a better chance of finding them.”

From behind Obi-Wan, Cody had come forward and was urgently asking as many questions as he was.

Closing your eyes and taking a centering breath, you took Obi-Wan’s hands in yours. You shook your head as you answered their questions.  “It’s not that simple…..I wasn’t attacked….well…not in the way that you are thinking…this happened before I left home…”

“Someone you lived with did this to you?!?” Obi-Wan shouted, interrupting you, the rage in his eyes boiling over. His skin was turning a shade that matched his auburn hair.  

Coming to stand in between the two of you, Cody leaned closer to Obi-Wan and whispered.

“...Your Highness…remember where you are….people are watching and they will talk..….”

The Prince frustratingly scowled as he looked around. The three of you were drawing attention, but it wasn’t the crowd that it could have been….but that could change. Obi-Wan had parked the wagon slightly out of view purposely, but if he kept shouting and alerted people to his presence, a crowd would undoubtedly form and that's the last thing you wanted….you couldn’t begin to describe how much you didn’t want that.

“He’s right….please….don’t draw any more attention to us….I promise I will tell you later.”

Obi-Wan eyed you suspiciously. You had always been cryptic, and you knew he had allowed it for the sake of respecting your wishes and personal space…but now that you were standing in front of him with bruises and dried blood…well, knowing him he’d still be respectful, but he wouldn’t be so tolerant of your mysterious ways.

“I promise.” You were practically pleading with him. You really were being honest with him and he needed to know that.

Taking a deep breath and breathing out through his nose, Obi-Wan relaxed. “I’m not letting this go,” he said to you sternly.

You just nodded your head up and down, understanding that he was serious.

Obi-Wan turned to Cody and nodded his head toward the palace gates.

Cody turned to one of the four King’s Guard members who had been silently keeping watch at their post the entire time. “You, fetch the Prince a clean bucket of water and some towels….NOW!”

One of the guards snapped to attention and dashed off through the gate as the other three guards opened it.

“Really, I’m fine, it's not a bother…” You didn’t want to be a burden….you had felt like a burden your whole life and this is not how you wanted this evening to go. You had been waiting and dreaming of this night for days…You just wanted to be in that field, gazing up at the stars while you were wrapped in his arms, and for some reason, every barrier possible seemed to present itself today.

“You have dried blood and dirt on your face.” Obi-Wan remaked pointedly. “I would prefer to have the palace physician, Dr. Kix examine you further…but if I know you, you will object to that…” He frowned.

Smiling at how well he had gotten to know you in a short amount of time, you gave his hands that you were still holding a gentle squeeze. “Yes…I would right now, maybe later, but for now, I’m fine.”

Your words seemed to distract him, as the anger washed away and he looked at you curiously. “Later? What do you mean later?”

“Like I said, we have a lot to talk about.”

Allowing himself to relax for a moment, his eyes lit up as he smiled at you for the first time since he saw Angelo. But before he could say anything, the King's Guardsmen had returned carrying a wooden bucket and a few white folded towels.

He silently but quickly came to stand next to the three of you, hands held out.

“Thank you.” You muttered with a head nod.

Reaching out to take the towel from the guard, Obi-Wan’s hand came to rest on yours. Looking at him with confusion, you noticed his smile had gone and his expression was more reserved again.

“Please, allow me.” He said softly.

Not wanting to argue with him, you nodded and returned your hands to the resting position by your side.

Obi-Wan took one of the smaller towels from the guard and dipped it into the bucket of water. He rung it out over the bucket, allowing the access water to fall back in the bucket.

Bunching the towel up in his hand, he reached out toward the side of your face. “I apologize if this stings….I will be as gentle as I can but I want to make sure the wound is clean.” He whispered.

Nodding to communicate to him that you were ready.

Holding his breath, he reached out to you and softly cleaned your wounds. He was afraid to even breathe too harshly around you.

Your eyes darted toward the ground when the cloth made contact with your wound…he was right, it did sting.

“Look at me.” He said in a hushed tone. “Focus on me, not the pain.”

Your eyes met his, pools of infinite blue that you could stare into forever. His eyes were so expressive. Moments ago they had been an extension of the inner turmoil and rage that he had felt at your condition. But now, they were peaceful and calm…like you were staring out at the ocean on a bright summer day.

As he dabbed the wet cloth at your skin, wiping away the blood and dirt, he continued to whisper to you.

“I’m sorry it hurts. Please forgive me, I don’t mean to cause you pain but it has to be cleaned.”

“It’s okay…” You whispered as you continued to stare into his eyes, trying to ignore the pain. Unfortunately for you, your facial expressions weren’t as tough as the armor you used to shield your emotions, for you kept wincing.

Obi-Wan’s looked at you as if he could read your mind.  

“...I’m here now…..You are safe….I promise I won’t let whoever did this get away with it, you have my word….I will do something about this…You are not alone…”

Had you been alone with him, his words and tender expression would have sent your walls crumbling down. But just outside the palace walls, with guards present and the poitentiablity of drawing a crowd, you held it together.

Closing your eyes, you breathed through the pain. “Thank you.”

Placing the dirty washcloth in the bucket, he took a fresh dry one from the stack that the guard was still holding out towards the two of you.

With the dry towel in his hands, he carefully dried your face where he had cleaned your wounds.

Turning to the guard, he draped the damp towel over the guard's arm that was holding the bucket. “Thank you, Captain.”

The guard silently bowed and turned back toward the gate, disappearing beyond the walls that separated the palace from the outside world.

“Do you still wish to proceed with the evening's original plans? There is no obligation, instead, I can bring you somewhere that you can rest and freshen up further….”

Smiling gratefully at him, you shook your head back and forth. “No, no thank you. I really, really just want to spend the evening together, the two of us….We have a lot to talk about before you introduce me to anyone in there.” You jutted your chin out towards the palace.

“Fair enough.” He sighed.

The village surrounding them had lost the warm glow of the setting sun. Now the sky was turning darker and the moon was rising higher, replacing the golden glow of the dying sun with a silvery one.

Addressing Cody, he clapped him on the shoulder. “Stick to the plan…”

Cody gave the Prince a curt nod, “Yes your highness.”

Taking the horse reigns, he turned back to you. “Would you prefer to ride alongside the wagon or ride in the wagon? If you wish I can see to it that…ugh….”

His eyes shifted between you and the dapple gray horse comically.

“Summer.” You giggled.

Tilting his head toward the horse, he playfully gave her a small bow. “I can see to it that Summer is given a nice warm stall with fresh water and hay?”

“That would be wonderful, and I thank you so much but for now, if it's okay, I would like her to come with us, but I don’t mind riding with you, she can follow behind.”

“As you wish my darling.”

Pulling Summer forward, the three of you walked back towards the wagon.

Obi-Wan walked to the of the wagon and tied Summer’s rigens so that she would follow along without getting lost.

Angelo excitedly ran around the back of the wagon and jumped up into the back.

“Well someone’s ready to go.” Obi-Wan laughed as he gave the dog a head pat.

Cody caught your attention as he held a hand out toward you. “May I be of assistance to you My Lady and help you up?”

“Thank you very much Cody.”

By the time you had hoped up, with Cody’s help, and settled yourself in the wagon, Obi-Wan had seated himself next to you and took the reigns of the wagon.

Looking down at the pillowcase sack that you removed from your body, he arched an eyebrow. “What’s this?”

“Just some snacks and provisions…Again, I will explain.”

Sighing, he shook his head. “I guess this is going to be a long conversation.”

“In that case, I shall keep a lantern lit in the courtyard…we wouldn’t want his royal highness to trip and fall as he sneaks back in.” Cody teased.

“Cheeky….Remember who gives you your orders Cody…” Obi-Wan playfully retorted.

“That would be King Qui-Gon and Lord Anakin.”

Hiding your laughter, you turned away.

“Oh….I’m gonna get you back for that one when you least expect it…Just for that, I’m going to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Palpatine just so you have to sit threw it.”

Commander Cody’s expression hardened. “That’s low your highness.”

Obi-Wan chuckled. “Ahhh don’t dish it if you can’t take it my friend…”

And with that he flicked the wagon reigns, signaling to Boga that it was time to go.

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(1 HOUR PREVIOUS, JUST AFTER YOU HAD LEFT THE MANOR AT THE END OF CHAPTER 15)

Bursting through her bedroom door, Rena threw the door open and stomped into the room.

Anyone who looked at her didn’t have to have superpowers to know that the anger was coming from her in waves.

She grabbed the amulet and clutched it to her chest and took a deep breath as if the amulet alone could center herself.

This was something that she didn’t want to do…it was the final move that she told herself that she wouldn’t use….but she was desperate now, and desperate times call for desperate measures.

“It has come to this. That little brat brought it on herself.” Rena whispered as she turned and left the room, heading toward the back of the manner.

Covered by the black of night, Rena walked out behind the barn where Summer used to sleep. She would need to make sure that no one saw her, for not even her daughters knew this secret that he had long kept hidden.

Holding the amulet up towards the sky, it caught the moonlight and it glowed the green that matched Rena’s eyes.

As quickly as the amulet had caught the light of the moon and shined, the moon had turned away…as if it could directly see Rena’s actions. In the darkness of a now moonless night, the amulet still glowed, like it had stolen the light of the moon.

Breathing in deeply, she lifted the amulet higher in the sky, copper in her two hands, and began to chant.

“I summon thee with the powers that be….Mother Talzen!  Mother Talzen!  Mother Talzen!”

The amulet began to glow and thick, gray,  smoke with a flash of green erupted from it. The smoke bellowed and bellowed from the amulet until it took a human-like form a few feet in front of Rena.

From the evaporating smoke, a person stepped forward. She was tall and thin. Clad in a red outfit from head to toe, her clothes extended beyond her in height making her appear taller than she did. She had a black and white face, glowing white eyes, and long boney fingers. Her skin and long pointed nails were the same color as her eyes.

Her expression was neutral as she stepped forward. “You summoned me?” Her hands turned palm up as she eyed the holder of the amulet.

She spoke in a calm but chilling tone.

“We have a problem.” Rena huffed agitatedly.

Arching an eyebrow, the mysterious woman clad in red tilted her head.  “You still haven’t paid the debt that you incurred from the last problem I helped you with.” The witch snapped back.

Rena flinched. “I told you that I was working on it. But this problem has to do with the payment that I intend to pay you with.”

Flying forward, Mother Talzin doubled in size as she glided across the ground, stopping in front of Rena.

Rena cowered under the large than life’s figure, even avoiding her eyes as she shivered in fear.

“You would summon me, Mother Talzin, the most powerful dark witch there is…because you have another problem when you are still in debt….You’re either desperate or stupid…”

“......Bo….both…Mother Tal…zin…”

Rena violently shook in fear as she clutched the amulet to her chest, hunched over under the chilling gaze of the witch.

“...Hmmm….That combination has potential…” Mother Talzin muttered, her eyes surveying Rena calculatingly.

The floating woman shrunk down to normal size and planted her feet on the ground. “Walk with me.”

Mother Talzin turned and started walking away from the stable and towards the large grounds that the manner covered.

Jumping up and going to her side immediately, Rena fell into step with the witch.

She wouldn’t dare speak unless spoken to, as she knew she had made a bold move in summoning the witch.

“...Is this where you’ve been all these years?” Mother Talzin asked, finally breaking the silence.

“I was never hiding,” Rena whispered.

Stopping, Mother Talzin turned and surveyed the grounds and the manor. “...No…but you’ve certainly run up a debt bill….status in court, a comfortable life for yourself, riches….and let’s not even get started on…”

“I told you…” Rena snapped. “...I thought his soul had more life force than that to give.”

“You have been practicing wicked ways since you were young….then in a weak moment, you sold your soul to me to hypnotize a man because you thought he was richer than he was…and when he turned to only be a middle-ranking noble, nothing to sneeze at…You had me kill him…”

“And we split his soul, as a down payment…”

The witch leaned in closer to Rena so that her menacing voice didn’t carry about the whisper that she spoke in.

“And you’ve been digging that hole deeper ever since, trying to live the life you so desperately crave….You may dabble in the dark arts, but the partial payment of your late husband's soul doesn’t even begin to cover your debt….” Mother Talzin’s eyes narrowed. “...And don’t forget Rena….Forever is a long time….you wanted to live forever, and you got it…but your freedom is mine, you belong to me.”

A cold shiver ran down Rena’s spine. She would never be free of this witch no matter how quickly she paid off the debt. Working for Mother Talzin, the Mistress of the Dark Arts, helping her suck off of the souls of the innocent…so that she, Rena, could live forever and Mother Talzin, was already immortal, their fear and pain of having their soul ripped from their bodies fueled her dark magic; making her more powerful and stronger.

But Rena was stubborn…and heartless….she had lost her heart a long time ago before she lost her soul. In her long, unnaturally long, and inhuman life, she had worked very hard to not be intimidated by her master.

“Well…” Rena straightened and leaned in closer to her oppressor and squared her shoulders as if she was challenging her or standing up to her. “....like I said, I summoned you here because I had a form of payment lined up, it wouldn’t pay off all of my debt but it would make a dent in it for sure…it was a valuable soul…but something has happened and I need your help.”

“One soul couldn’t possibly be that valuable, you fool.” The witch snapped irritatedly.

“Well, this one is….It’s the Nobel merchants daughter….” Rena hissed.

Looking over her shoulder at her minon, Mother Talzin considered Rena’s confession. “...His biological daughter? The one you enslaved?”

“Why do you think I enslaved her? Certainly not for my well-being….If it was a simple matter, I would either have banished her from the grounds and kept everything for myself or I would have killed her and used her as payment…”

“How could she be so valuable?”

Rena looked around at the Manner. Emotions were never a strong suit, or at least positive emotions weren’t. She knew she couldn’t keep the witch waiting too long.

She huffed irritatedly, but before she could say anything, Rosita’s three chicks scurried out from the barn, with Rosita and Oswald scurrying after them.

Her green eyes glowed brightly, a flash of inspiration shining through them. “Love. She has an incredibly pure soul that loves easily. She is generous and kind…disgustingly kind and compassionate. She has positivity, faith, and happiness that radiates out of every pore on her body…but there is a fire to her. She is strong-willed, courageous, intelligent…as passionate as she is empathetic.”

Mother Talzin tilted her head thoughtfully. “Hmm…I’m surprised you were able to keep her in your control for as long as you did….but why wait… why didn’t you just hand her over right away?”

Rena pursed her lips. “...I have been socially conditioning her…breaking her…while slowly…very slowly stealing some of her life force….it was the only way I could control her as well and as long as I did.”

“And how much did you take from her?”

“Only about two years worth of her life…She will never know…”

“Regardless….those two years were not yours to take…not only am I angry with you but now im disappointed that you couldn’t just kill her and get it over with…”

Rena’s eyes glowed the same color green that was Mother Talzin’s magic. “Think of the kind of power her soul could generate, especially if it could be taken from her forcefully…you always told me, a soul taken has much more dark magic than a soul willfully given…and she would never give up easily…It was an “ace” I was keeping in my back pocket for…”

“For when you knew I would come demanding payment….hhmmm…there may be hope for you yet.”

Behind the witch's back, Rena let out a shaky breath. With a response like that, she may get her help after all.

Holding out her hands wide, Mother Talzin spun around. “Well, where is she then?”

“That's the problem….she stormed out of here today….and I have no idea where she went or what inspired her to leave….I…I need you to find her….”

Rena held out a lock of the girl's hair, which the witch took.

Silence. Oppressive, menacing, booming silence lingered as the witch tumbled the piece of hair.

The witch chuckled darkly. “oh…Rena Roke you are still but a foolish apprentice….Such a waste of talent….”

After her condescending remark, Mother Talzin spread her arms out and began to glow, the wispy green smoke surrounding her as she slowly rose off the ground. Her magic, full of darkness and despair, trembled through the ground as she glowed as if she was slowly releasing her power.

With a “pop” sound, like a champagne cork popping out of a bottle, she vanished into thin air.

Rena let out a shaky breath for the first time since she had summoned the dark witch to her…Now she had to sit out here and wait for her to return….but it would be worth it, no matter how long it took….

- - - - - - -

The cool night breeze swayed the grass around you and caused the leaves on the trees that sounded the field in all directions to rustle gently. The silvery glow made everything feel more peaceful.

Once you two had arrived at the fields, Obi-Wan had set the telescope up while you unhitched the horses and allowed them to relax and graze as they wished.

Even Angelo seemed to understand and enjoy, the calmness of the evening. He had jumped off the wagon, sniffed around a bit, and then plopped down near the telescope and stretched out. It wasn’t long before the mice who had been hiding in the pillow sack curled up next to him and were resting with him.

Looking at them and watching Summer graze….it made you happy. Summer spent her days either cooped up in a stable or a cramped paddock because of your stepmother. Here, she could stretch her legs and eat delicious grass, not the dried-out stuff that was in the paddock. And Angelo…well, Angelo always made himself at home no matter where he was. Just to know that everyone had safely made it away from Rena and that you were all here with Obi-Wan….well, you couldn’t ask for anything more.

Sighing contentedly, you noticed how the stars seemed to shine extra bright tonight against the vast inky black sky…or at least they felt brighter.

“Thanks, Luna.” You whispered as you winked up at the moon.

“What’s that darling?” Obi-Wan called over his shoulder.

“Nothing….I was just thanking an old friend for something.”

“Ahhh, yes I do agree…” Obi-Wan huffed as he stood and fixed his hair, running his fingers through it and pushing it back. “Luna, did a wonderful job arranging the stars this evening didn’t she?”

Prior to setting up the telescope, Obi-Wan had placed a large, cozy blanket down on the ground next to the telescope, which you were now sitting on as you waited for him.

“She sure did.” You sighed as you dreamily looked up at the night sky.

- -  - - - - - - - - - -

Rena paced back and forth. Her patience were beyond spent, but getting angry at Mother Talzin for taking too long wasn’t exactly something that she could do…or even get away with. In fact, Mother Talzin might be the only person that Rena could even consider being afraid of.

She had really messed up by letting that spoiled brat that she called a stepdaughter get away. Things had been going so well for years….

After successfully having bewitched her husband to make the steward and guardian of the girl and the estate, killing him had only been to easy. He was so enchanted he practically accepted it, hardly noticing when his soul was ripped from him. The fool hadn’t been nearly as rich as you thought, and you soon blew through the majority of what he had left you on remolding the estate, which made firing all the house and grounds keepers an easy decision.

That little witch could more than easily handle the work inside and outside of the house, especially if she thought that she had some kind of claim to it…Rena knew that would motivate her to take care of it better than she would if she had just been told to.

The claim had been legitimate, the girl's father had only made her only a temporary guardian, but without the documents to prove it, removing her would be impossible. Additionally, all the money that had been saved as a dowry for the girl…well that's what Rena had been living ever since your husband's funds had run out. At this rate, there was practically nothing left.

Any part of her that would have felt even the slightest bit bad had dwindled completely after today. Considering that she planned on ridding herself of the brat in the same way she had her father, it was of little concern whether or not she had money.

But after today….all remorse and weak moments that you may have had were gone…like she told herself earlier, the little brat brought this on herself.

Now, things had to be sped up a bit, that's all.

Previously in the evening, she may have told Mother Talzin a slight lie when you said you were keeping her “in your back pocket and slowly breaking her.” It had sufficed enough to make the old witch happy, but in reality, she was only slowly breaking the girl so she could strengthen her own spirit. By continuously abusing her, and the naive girl responding with hope and kindness, it only increased the worth of her soul later on.

However, it wasn’t a total lie. She had taken a few years off of the girl's soul, but that was only done to increase her power and make things….easier for her. Something else Mother Talzin couldn’t know.

There was a process of soul stealing, if done correctly, that could make the soul much more valuable to the magic wielder. If a soul was gilled with goodness, if it was stolen in a moment where the owner of the soul was filled with fear and uncertainty, then the soul had more power in it. The greater the suffering she would feel in the end would result in the greater quality of life for Rena when she absorbed it….and the portion Mother Talzin would receive would be more than enough to keep her quiet for a while.

So, that was everything Rena had been counting on.

As she paced, she tried to calculate that she could get anyway from 85-150 years off of the girl's life force…depending on how much she really suffered in the end.

A strong gust of wind blew across the estate, causing the stillness of the night to break. Overhead, the clouds swirled in a dark gray cyclone-like structure.

With a pop of green smoke and a bright flash, Mother Talzin appeared out of the cloudy cyclone, which was now disappearing.

Deciding she didn’t care if she upset her, Rena huffed loudly.”WELL?!”

Mother Talzin allowed a slow, wide, and oily smile to spread across her face. “Oh…You’ll love this…For never in your wildest dreams could imagine where she's gone.”

“Try me.” Rena groaned.

Folding her arms, and strutting towards you, a smug expression replaced the old witch's smile. “....That little wench of yours…she is at the Palace…with the Prince.”

Rena’s cold green eyes tripled in size, her nostrils flared and her mouth hung open like a fish.

“HOW COULD SHE POSSIBLY BE WITH THE PRINCE?!… THAT'S ABSURD!”

While Rena cycled through emotions of shock and range, Mother Talzin remained calm.

“Apparently, she’s the “mysterious princess” the whole kingdom has been going on about, the one the Prince danced with that night at the ball…and that's not all, .it seems that she had help getting to the ball too…I heard her speak of an ancient magic, a gift from the light….”

“SHE CAN WIELD MAGIC?” Rena practically screamed.

Mother Talzin rolled her eyes. “No you fool…shows how little you truly know about the magical world…this type of magic can be wielded or called upon, it can only be received and the magic isn’t lasting….But it’s nothing I can’t handle and combat if I have to….However it's doubtful that she will be lucky with this spirit twice as the magic is a one-time deal….but it was enough to propel her to the top, that's for sure.”

“Do you mean to tell me…that in a ballroom…at the Palace…FULL of royalty, court members, and peasants…..that that little dish scrubbing, soot-covered wench managed to charm THE ONLY HEIR TO ONE OF THE LARGEST KINGDOMS!?! AND THAT SHE WAS SENT THERE BY MAGIC!?! OH, WHAT SCHEMING LITTLE TRAMP!”

A light came shining through the doorway of the kitchen, causing the vast darkness to melt away.

“Mother?” Raffa shrieked.

Rena rolled her eyes at her nosey and stupid daughter.

“Mother? Are you out here? What’s all that noise?”

Standing perfectly still and silent, Mother Talzin just eyed Rena expectantly, who was now motioning to the old hag to be silent.

“MOTHER?!”

‘UGH, WHAT RAFFA, WHAT DO YOU WANT?” Rena huffed as she came into the young girls' view.

Shocked at her mother's response, Raffa stuttered. “...I….I heard shouting…I wanted to see if you were okay?”

“I’m fine. Go inside and make yourself useful.” Rena snapped as she stepped into view where Raffa could see her. Thankfully, Mother Tazlin would still be out of Raffa’s sight.

She spoke in a calm yet firm voice hoping that her daughter wouldn’t ask any more questions.

Without responding, Raffa shut the door and disappeared back into the house. She wasn’t used to her mother's aggression towards her, as it was usually directed at her stepsister…but now that she had gone and after the days' events…she thought it best to stay out of her way.

A smug expression could barely be seen on Mother Talzin’s face now that all the light had once again faded….for even it seemed as if the light of the moon had turned away from the farm. “And where did she come from?”

Rena winced. “There’s two of them…..I have two daughters, Trace, and that was the oldest, Raffa….”

“My, my…you have been busy my little temptress haven’t you?”

Rena waved a hand dismissively towards the manner. “Minor setbacks on the path to get what I want….They aren’t completely useless though….They have been beneficial at times…”

“And they can be beneficial now.” Mother Talzin said with a sinister glow in her eyes.

“How?”

Mother Talzin walked forwardly stalkingly. “Because…..The Prince is already interested in one member of your family….why wouldn’t he be interested in another?”

Trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together, Rena’s eyes darted around as she thought out loud. “...How would he be…”

Losing her patience once again with less than stellar apprentice, Mother Talzin snapped. “Because! We are going to get that little witch back here and away from him…Leaving an opening for one of your daughters….and once they get close enough to him….well then.” Her hands started to glow with the green smoke that was filled with her magic…”....I will take care of the rest….”

Looking over her shoulder, Mother Talzin looked up at the night sky. “I have to leave…I need to stop and have a discussion with another disciple of mine before I pay a visit to the girl…”

“You have another student in this kingdom?” Rena asked, the shock evident in her voice and on her face.

“I have disciples everywhere….and one very ambitious pupil of mine is about to prove himself to be very, very useful….”

- - - - - - - - - - -

“...So…right…that one there.” Obi-Wan looked up from the book and pointed a bit to the right in the night sky. “...Is Gemini…the twins.”

You groaned playfully, which Obi-Wan chuckled at.

“And that one…” He pointed further to the right, “Is Canis Major…the great dog…here, have a look darling.”

Obi-Wan stepped out of the way, allowing you to have your turn at the telescope.

Peering through the telescope, you easily found both constellations that Obi-Wan was explaining. “Oh yes! It does look like a dog!”

Angelo stoop up barking when he heard you say the word “dog.”

Turning from the telescope you both looked at him. “Not you silly boy…go back to bed…”

He let out a few more barks as if he were responding back to you and then settled down on the grass again.

Obi-Wan and you shared a knowing expression and silently giggled.

Instead of going back to the telescope, you choose to sit down on the blanket that had been spread out.

“You know….I haven’t had a telescope in so long that I’ve gotten used to just scanning the sky and finding what I can see with my own eyes….” Turning to look up at him, you continued. “I can’t tell you what a treat this has been for me…thank you.”

Obi-Wan rewarded you with a bow. He plopped down next to you on the blanket once he was finished.

“Anything for you my dear.” He lifted your hand to his lips and kissed the top of your hand.

The pleasantness of the evening wasn’t lost on you. Since you had arrived at the palace gates, everything had been so wonderful, as it always when Obi was around and you were afraid that the inevitable conversation that you needed to have with him was just going to ruin everything.

“What is it?” He whispered as he turned you to face him by gently guiding your chin. “Are you feeling alright?”

Resting a hand on his, you interlocked your fingers with his. “We have a lot to talk about and I’m afraid very little of is it pleasant.”

Obi-Wan gave your hand a gentle squeeze. “I’m here and I don’t shy away easily….I know firsthand that life isn’t all roses and sunshine….tell me what's on your mind.”

Taking a deep breath, you knew it was now or never. “Okay….well, first things first…you know I’m not some princess….I’m a house servant….a dish made….a nobody…”

“Well….” He said playfully, “after that day in the alleyway, I had my suspicions…but….I’m still here…and it’s because I know now what I knew the night of the ball….”

His blue eyes shined in the starlight.

“...That I love you…and I don’t care what class you were born into….I love you for who you are…”

Leaning forward, he kissed your forehead.

“...I love you too..” Resting your forehead against his, hands still clasped, you whispered the statement of affirmation to him.

You two hadn’t said those words to each other yet….In fact, you had been excited but dreading to hear them. Excited because it meant it was all real, that the Prince of Couroscant loved you….but you dreaded what that actually meant.

“Speaking of the ball,” he mused with a smile, “How did a servant girl get such a gown? Did you make it?”

“Sort of….that wasn’t my original dress. My original dress was the old dress my mother had worn to the ball, the one your father spoke about…I was so excited to wear it, but it had been ruined by stepfamily right before I was about to leave…and you’re going to think I’m crazy but…This…women? Spirit? I don’t know what she was but she was…something…she called herself “the Daughter” and…she helped….she fixed my dress and gave me the means to get to the ball.”

You winced as you waited for his reaction. To your surprise, he smiled brightly. You half expected to call you a lunatic or run, screaming for the hills. But then again, this was Obi-Wan.

“No…I don’t….I’ve heard of such beings who favor the worthy with magical help…if anything I’m grateful, she brought you to me…” He smiled.

“Even though you love me….are you sure you want a servant girl for your wife? Although I wasn’t born a servant if that helps, I had a better upbringing than my current state would suggest.”

Sitting back, he looked at you, puzzled. “What do you mean you weren’t born a servant?”

“My father was a Nobel merchant and my mother was the daughter of a land-owning Baron…”

“Which estate did she come from?!” Obi-Wan exclaimed, his blue eyes wide with curiosity.

“...Her family estate was The Apple Blossom Manner…My Great-Grandfather named it that because they grow wild through the estate and they look beautiful in the spring...Plus, apples are kind of our thing, there's a small orchard that grows naturally at the edge of the estate. In fact, I still live there, but as the maid and groundskeeper….After my mother died, my father took over…but he remarried and he died when I was still underage…..Which is how I ended up the maid, my Stepmother…my father made her my guardian…”

The Prince straightened and leaned back from you, the figurative wheels in his head spinning. “....Apple Blossom Manner….WAIT! YES!... I remember my mother told my stories as a child about the large, gorgeous manner at the edge of the kingdom that had the most gorgeous trees.”

He looked at you with recognition. “My mother told me of your parents once….I think they attended a ball that the Palace threw….”

“Yes, they did!... Wait, you never told me that your mother told you that story?”.

“You never asked!” He chuckled. “Oh, My father said your parents were wonderful despite only really having met them once….and that everything had changed after your mother died….” As he thought about what he wanted to say next, he eyed you suspiciously. “Rumors around town said that the hier left…and squandering her family's good name and fortune…”

Exasperated, you threw your hands up and rubbed your temples. “... That's all a lie…a plot by my stepmother to not ask questions as to my whereabouts…Every time I bring up the will or even try to step into a role that's anything outside of servitude, she would punish me for even asking…I was always threatened or told to just “hush up and be grateful that she even decided to keep me around” and what's scary to me Obi is that people believed her…she got away with it…I’ve been a servant in my own house for years….It is like she disarms everyone she meets somehow…”

His jaw tightened at your confession and he became rigid. “....Well she can’t do that anymore…not that I know what's going on now…”

A soft breeze blew across the field, blowing your hair in your face and causing you to shiver. Before you could even properly fix your hair, you felt the warmth and softness of his cape come around your shoulders and his hands on your hips, as he was gently scooting you back so that you were sitting between his legs, your back to his chest.

Accepting his advance, you burrowed inside the cape and snuggled against him as his arms came around you. His lips gently kissed the side of your temple. Leaning back onto him, the two of you quietly looked up at the night sky while the sounds of the field carried you away.

The nearby hoots of an owl and the soft tweets of your bluebird friends, nestled in the nearby trees. The munching and soft “thump” ing of Summer and Boga’s hooves as they lazily ate their way around the field, Angelo’s snoring, the sight of fireflies lighting up the field, and they flew hither and yonder…the soft, sweet-smelling light breeze that made Obi-Wan hold you closer.

It was worth it…whatever you had to endure to get to this moment you had decided was worth it.

Obi-Wan stroked his bread thoughtfully. “....You’re a Baroness then…you have a right to that house and land, that's yours and you can kick her out if so wished…”

His question broke the peaceful silence.

You sighed. “If only it were that easy, I have no legal documentation…She signed some sort of will that my father had drafted up stating that she was to be representative and guardian and in charge of everything till I was 18…but she has the only existing copy as his as “disappeared”....and she’d never give it to…”

“...No…that’s the only copy…” Obi-Wan said matter-of-factly.

You just looked over your shoulder, titled your head, and blinked at him.

“You’ve never heard of the “The Hall of Records?”

Staring wide-eyed at Obi-Wan you didn’t know if he was being serious or not..but the look on his face that he was giving you told you, which looked as if you just stepped out from living under a rock, told you that he wasn’t messing around.

“The Hall of Recrods is a branch of our government. Citizen records, treasury records, legal documents…everything, its all there….birth certificates, death certificates…anything offical, inlcuding copies of wills…there would have been at least 2 copies…the one your father had, and the one the Hall of Records has…and if Rena has one then theres three…”

Bile like acid rose up in the back of your mouth. “Are you telling me that I could have walked into this government building at anytime and asked for a copy…or at least to see a copy?”

“Yes!” Obi-Wan exclaimed. “Thats your right as a citizen of this kingdom, its a public record! Beyond that, if you can have an eye witness, someone thats not you or your step family actually vogue for you being the proper owner of the estate, shes even in more trouble….she could stand trial if you pushed it far enought…”

Thinking hard, your mind raced…saldy your step mother had forced to cut all the ties with the family and friends that you had…but their had to be someone….

“ASHOKA!” You exclianmed.

“Beg your pardon?” Obi-Wan asked, eyebrows raised confused.

“In the village, the bakers daughter….They came to the ball….I’ve been best friends with Ahsoka since I was a child…her family as known mine and she can her entire family can attest to my inheritance of the estate.”

“Then thats it! Thats your character witness…”

“I can’t beleive this, it’s all kind of happening too fast…but not in a bad way, its just a lot to take in.” you whispered. “I just want her out…a trial ins’t necessary, shes done some horrid things…but I just want her out of my life.”

Obi-Wan took a hold of your hand. “Tomorrow we’ll go to the hall of records…together…I promise we will have this issue sorted out and get to the bottom of this issue…If she has done anything underhanded, which it sounds like she has, than it will be up to you what you choose to do, which includes vacating the premises….”

Closing your eyes in relief, you felt weightless….Days had to turned into years with you having visions of rightfully taking over what was yours and tossing her out…and for years you were put off, ignored or lied too…forced to be manipulated and deceived…and now….because of this wonderful man, she could actually face repercussions for actions…

“Do you promise?” Your eyes were watering as you looked at him.

His eyes grew lager and he held your hand with both of his hands, “I swear it to you, if it’s the last thing I do, we will get to the bottom of this…”

Lunging forward, you threw your arms around him in a tight word that expressed and communicated the words thats you didn’t have. Obi-Wan received your embrace and wrapped his arms around your middle and hugged you to him tightly.

“No one is going to hurt you anymore…I’m here….”

Releasing you from the hug, the held your face in his hands. “Please….come back with me to the Palace tonight….put all of this behind you…I love you and I don’t want to be without anymore…”

Your eyes started to water. His thumbs gently wiped away the tears that started falling.

“I’m not saying it will be easy…I’m sure the transition into my world will be difficult, but not impossible for an amazing creature such as you, and I will by your side every step of the way, and others will be there for you too, I know they will…Your mother being a Baroness will make it a bit easier on both of us too…but none that matters to me, I just want you and I don’t care anymore… The kingdom is going to have to be ready for a Queen like you because I am ready to move forward with you….”

Your tears were falling faster now.

“Please my darling….say yes?”

You closed your eyes and relished the feeling of his hands, the weight of this moment.  “Yes.” You whispered.

How it was possible, you weren’t sure, but Obi-Wan’s eyes seemed to glow brighter than they had all evening. His smile was contagious as stretched across his face from ear to ear.

Wrapping you in his arms, he hugged you tightly and kissed you.

The kiss caught you by surprise, but you quickly adjusted and fell into it, running your hands through his beard and hair as the moment progressed.

- - - - - - -

The night had gone on longer than you expected. Now that you had left the manner and were essentially engaged, it didn’t matter what you did; there was no curfew or unbearable stepmother to run home for…and it felt good.

After you two had shared a moment, you spent the evening making small talk with Obi-Wan. Eventually, the warmth of his embrace and the fact that his cape smelled like him made your eyelids grow heavy. You must have dozed off.

Now you opened your eyes to Obi-Wan sleeping on the blanket you two had been on. Angelo must have still been sleeping because his snores could be heard coming from behind you. Even the horses had quieted.

But something was off.

You didn’t move or make it known that you were awake but as you sat there waking up, pretending to be asleep, you felt as if someone was watching you.

It was a feeling you couldn’t shake and was what had woken you up, an unsettling feeling that peering eyes were somewhere nearby.

However, nothing sounded out of the ordinary. Slowly and carefully, you opened your eyes, and they told you what your ears had confirmed.

Sure enough, Obi-Wan was sleeping, curled up in another blanket.

The soft sounds of the animals were also true, as you slowly rolled over and saw the animals all in the general areas you had last seen them.

So what was going on?

Chalking it up to paranoia and a bad dream, you were about to go back to sleep when you heard a twig snap….like someone stepped on something…a “pop” sound.

Yet despite hearing that sound, no one else in the camp moved.

Normally Angleo would have bolted to his feet and been barking like a madman…or the horses would have jumped. But no one moved or even stirred.

“What the heck?” You whispered. You were confident that you heard what you heard.

Sitting up and drawing his cape to you, you choose to investigate the area.

Considering that no one woke up when the sounds were made and that no one was waking up now, as you were purposefully being loud, you officially were freaked out.  

Just as you were about to lean over and shake Obi-Wan awake, a voice came from behind you that caused you to jump, sending your heartbeat racing.

“Hello child”

Whipping around, to see the face of your intruder, you were confronted with the sight of an old woman….clad in red with a black and white face almost white eyes.

“Who….who are you?”

A wide, snake-like grin slid over her face.

“Aw….” she clicked her tongue twice. “How rude and silly of me. Allow me to introduce myself dear”  The witch-like woman took a deep and elegant bow, “…I’m Mother Talzin…”

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A: Addict by Michael Kovach, Chi Chi & Silvia Hound

B: Body by Jordan Suaste

C: Could Have Been Me by The Struts

D: Dead To Me - Do Revenge remix by Chloe Adams

E: Enchanted by Taylor Swift

F: Falling Apart by Michael Schulte

G: girls by girl in red

H: Heather by Conan Gray

I: Intro III by NF

J: Judas by Lady Gaga

K: killer queen by Mad Tsai

L: Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!) by Will Wood

M: More Than a Friend by girli

N: Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold

O: Ordinary by Joriah Kwamè & Allie Grace

P: Pomegranate Lips by Derivakat

Q: Killer Queen by Queen

R: Riptide by Vance Joy

S: Summer Child by Conan Gray

T: The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience

U: Underground by Cody Fry

V: vampire by Olivia Rogridgo

W: Wasteland, baby! by Hozier

X: Sex with a Ghost by Teddy Hyde

Y: Yours by Conan Gray

Z: Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift

(Bold letters are meant to be supplements for the ones I couldn't find that start with said letter)

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Bold letters will be for ones meant to be the A-Z title since I can't find any starting with the letter.

A: Atlantis by Seafret

B: Boyfriend by Dove Cameron

C: Campus by Vampire Weekend

D: Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez

E: Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears

F: Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen

G: Gun. by My Chemical Romance

H: Home by Cavetown

I: I Want It All by Queen

J: jealousy, jealousy by Olivia Rodrigo

K: Keep Yourself Alive by Queen

L: Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi

M: Mary On A Cross by Ghost

N: Nothing's New by Rio Romeo

O: Ophelia by The Lumineers

P: prom dress by mxmtoon

Q: Killer Queen by Queen

R: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush

S: Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

T: Till Forever Falls Apart by Ashe, FINNEAS

U: Underground by Cody Fry

V: vampire by Olivia Rodrigo

X: Sex with a Ghost by Teddy Hyde

Y: Your Stupid Face by Kaden McKay

Z: Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift

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Lets make a list and for each letter you say s song. Here's mine:

A: Alaska - Toby Green remix by Toby Green and Maggie Rogers

B: Blush by Wolf Alice

C: Clearest Blue by CHVRCHES

D: Dead Air by CHVRCHES

E: Enchanted (Taylor's version) by Taylor Swift

F: Fall In Love With A Girl by Cavetown and Orla Gartland

G: Getaway Car by Taylor Swift

H: heart by flor

I: It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane by Omar Rudberg

J: July by Noah Cyrus

K: Karma by Taylor Swift

L: Lonely Ones by Lova

M: Mi Casa Su Casa by Omar Rudberg

N: National Anthem by Lana Del Ray

O: Out of My League by Fitz and The Tantrums

P: Paper Mache World by Matilda Mann

Q: Queen Of Kings by Alessandra

R: Revolution by Elias

S: Simon's Song by Omar Rudberg

T: The Most Beautiful Boy by The Irrepressibles, Felsmann + Tiley

U: ur so pretty by Wasia Project

V: vampire by Olivia Rodrigo

W: we fell in love in october by girl in red

X: xanny by Billie Eilish

Y: Young by Neon Capital and Kinck

Z: Zombie by The Cranberries

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