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apoloadonisandnarcissus · 2 months ago

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Robert Eggers Count Orlok Backstory: An Overview

Robert Eggers doesn’t want us to know his Orlok’s backstory but I’m a Art History and Heritage researcher and I said challenge accepted. Who was Count Orlok before raising from the grave as a strigoi? And what clues do we have about 16th century Ellen?

[How much research into the period did you do when you were writing the script?] Massive amounts of research. There’s no way for me to fully invest in the world and be able to communicate it to an audience without understanding it to the fullest of my ability. So I did tons of research on my own, and that was put into the script, the dialogue and the style of the language. […] I like building worlds; I enjoy the act of doing it, and I like learning about other eras. I get enough of today today.”

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Castle Orlok: all exterior scenes were filmed at Corvin Castle (Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle) in Romania. This architectural wonder was build Gothic-Renaissance aesthetic, and is one of the largest castles in Europe. The courtyard scenes were filmed inside the castle walls of Pernštejn Castle in the Czech Republic.

“And the overall look was to establish Orlok as a once-real person with a life, with money, with wealth, with entitlement, with attitude.”; “But with Orlok, Robert was always very, very clear that he is a Transylvanian Count from around 1580 […] at the time that Orlok would have been a young, vital, you know, “I’m a sexy, handsome, gorgeous, rich beyond belief man.” Linda Muir, costume designer; “How Robert Eggers Added Rockstar Mystique to “Nosferatu”; “Nosferatu - Interview with Costume Designer Linda Muir

Casting [Bill] Skarsgård as the hideously ancient, mustached, layered-with-prosthetics Count Orlok was about keeping the demon sexy. “It was important to have a young, beautiful person underneath that,” said Eggers, “maybe that’s a good thing for Lily-Rose [Depp] but there is something seductive in this powerful figure. Bill’s a good actor. But Orlok, before he was dead, was probably a handsome guy, a harsh face, but a beautiful face, too.”; “To have the attraction to this figure… I think he was probably a beautiful man at some point, but now he’s covered in maggots,” the director said. “That’s interesting to me.” ‘Nosferatu’: How to Make a Robert Eggers Movie, with Help from Mel Brooks and Chris Columbus; Nosferatu director needed Bill Skarsgård’s vampire to look like a creepy corpse

In my in-depth analysis of this topic on my blog, I mention this; I’m perfectly aware Robert Eggers said his Orlok was 55-years old at the time of his death, but, I’m taking that information with a grain of salt, actually. That was definitely his first idea back in 2016, but casting an actor in his 30s and the costume design tells me he changed his mind. He’s also being very secretive about his Orlok backstory, and he's very invested in historical accuracy. A 55-year old man in the 16th century wasn’t “young” in any way, shape or form. He would be an elderly man, living past European life expectancy rates (30-40s). Him having white hair in his current state isn’t an indication of his age, either, because decomposition removes pigment from hair.

This is most likely how Count Orlok would have looked like at the time of his death, when the dawn begins to remove the decay from him (symbolizing the curse of Nosferatu is being lifted).

With the analysis of Count Orlok’s iconography (sigil; coat of arms; appearance), historical context and set design (world building), the conclusion is that Robert Eggers really took “Renaissance man” to the next level with this character. Orlok being a “16th century warlord occultist” is a very simplistic way to put it. He was a sorcerer-warrior, a Solomonar enchanter, an alchemist, a occult scholar, and a count with feudal and military responsibilities.

Robert Eggers has revealed his Orlok is an old soul, predating the Roman Empire, he’s of Dacian origin (ancient people of nowadays Romania and parts of nearby countries); has known reincarnation throughout the centuries (at least two we know of: ancient times and 16th century);

He’s of Székely ethnicity (Hungarian), and his castle/county is located in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The independence of the Székelys lords was granted in exchange for military service to the Hungarian kings;

Somewhere in his life he studied at the Solomonărie school (germanization Scholomance), an underground school in the Carpathian Mountains, to become a Solomonar. Eggers is using a academic thesis which links the folkloric Solomonari with Zalmoxis cult. In this story, Orlok learned from a reincarnation of Zalmoxis the secrets of life and death, and immortality, alongside magic, mysteries of nature, the language of all living things, control the weather and “ride dragons” (Solomonari weathermaker or Dacian cloud traveler). As his final assignment to become a Solomonar he had to copy his entire knowledge into a “Solomonar book”, which would become the source of his power (the Solomonari codex of secrets we see in the film);

Why he became a Solomonar is one of two options; either he was attracted to them because of his Dacian origin (Zalmoxis was the main deity of the Dacians) or he was chosen (in some legends, a old Solomonar chooses boys to become Solomonari and be trained at the school);

His occult interests involved Solomonar-Zalmoxis cult, Sex Magick and Enochian magic (angels and daemons);

He lived during the Ottoman rule of the Balkans, and since Transylvanian nobility has led some rebellions against the Ottomans he probably was involved in some of these wars;

His historical Slavic hairstyle, might indicate some sort of affiliation between Orlok and the Ukrainian Cossacks. He might have made contact with them during war time, since they were involved in many conflicts against the Turkish and Tatar invaders in Moldavian territory (Eastern Carpathians), during the 16th and 17th centuries;

He was involved, in some way, in the religious turmoil of Protestants vs. Catholics in Transylvania in the late 16th century. Probably used a Protestant facade to practice his true “religion” (Paganism);

He was “demonized” as a “Devil worshipper” (unclear if during his lifetime or after his death);

Did he got caught up in the witchcraft accusations and executions paranoia in Transylvania in the 1580s? The rats symbolism might indicate he did;

Died somewhere in the 1580s or 1590s. Most likely cause of death was by suffocation; hanging, drowning or strangling.

In the script, we have two of Count Orlok’s contemporaries mentioned: Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (one of the most famous occultists in Europe in the 16th century) and Dr. John Dee (Enochian magic; the incantation Professor Von Franz performs to compel Ellen to speak, as he conjures both angels and demons). Both who got into legal trouble because of their occult pursuits. As did many figures across the 16th century; which saw the birth, imprisonment and execution of scientists, scholars and occultists who defied the supremacy of the Church.

The Countess: Orlok and His Wife

He was married and had a family; both present in the set design: multiple sarcophagi in the castle crypt and the bedroom he attacks Thomas (which he selected for him in advance).

What happened to Orlok’s family? His entire castle seems to be “frozen” in time. The furniture present all belongs to the Medieval period and early Modern era, which seems to indicate no “modern” occupation. While many noblemen kept family heirlooms, rich nobility families did “updated” their castle furnishings to symbolize wealth and social status. This castle is the center of a county, which is not only fully deserted by the 19th century (when Thomas gets there), but appears to have been for a very long, long time. Thomas did not hallucinate the furniture, which tells us the castle was left as it was since the late 16th century. Orlok’s family either died around the same time or pack up and left.

At the prologue (based on the novella Robert Eggers wrote about his characters backstories), we have sexual pleasure (masturbation), and Ellen and Orlok associated with a garden of lilacs. It was confirmed by Linda Muir, the costume designer, that lilacs remind Orlok of his human life, and also connect both these characters (visual storytelling). This establishes Orlok as symbolic of nature in Ellen’s character arc (while Thomas represents society). But we have Orlok’s top secret backstory inspiring the prologue; and they also symbolically return to their garden of lilacs at the end; which indicates Orlok and 16th century Ellen had a connection with a garden of lilacs somewhere, with implications of sexual encounters involved. Since 19th century Ellen swears herself to Orlok in this garden, maybe he proposed to her (marriage) in a similar setting in the 16th century, too?

Most 16th century nobility marriages were arranged, and made with the purpose of political alliances. A minority of noblemen did marry out of love, but this was extremely rare and not the common practice. Marriage was considered to be about companionship, but many arranged noble marriages eventually turned out to be successful and evolved into love. Either way, this last option was Orlok’s and 16th century Ellen’s case. Orlok will hold on to her heart-silver locket and treasure the lilac scent on it (Olfactory memory), in association to romantic and sexual memories (as he bitterly says to Thomas he’s fortunate in his love; and he asks Ellen to remember how they once were after she accused him of not being able to love).

Then we have Ellen mixing up her 16th century incarnation with her current 19th century one. She’s absolutely certain Orlok took her as his lover “then” (even though he was no more than a shadow at her window during her teenage years), including some sort of sex dreams (which Orlok, being a strigoi, could never compell her to have, he can only create nightmares, terror and fear in his victims). We also don’t know for how long have these dreams have been “plaguing” Ellen because the first time she actually saw Orlok (his physical appearance) was the night before this scene, at the Harding household.

Ellen labeling her and Orlok as “lovers” can indicate these two were romantically and sexually involved before any talk of marriage, in the 16th century. While this was highly scandalous and frowned upon throughout History, it wasn’t so rare as one might think. Many brides were already pregnant by the time of their weddings.

Then we have the "possession scene", where Orlok possesses Thomas when Ellen is starting to "remember", which gives us more clues to what sort of couple they were: "You could never please me as he could."

Then we also have the “public” and “getting caught” theme going on between these two. Ellen’s father caught her masturbating, and she has a “hysterical fit” in public after seeing Friedrich and Anna Harding (the mirror pair to Ellen and Orlok) displaying sexual desire in public (“Friedrich, in public?” / “I cannot resist you, my love”). During this scene Ellen has her hand on her hat mimicking Friedrich’s, and the pattern on Anna’s dress is also the same as Orlok’s mente cloak coat; to really drive home this connection.

Now, this will be wild speculation from my part, but since Robert Eggers did tons of historical research, I might have discovered his inspiration for these “public” or outdoors rendezvous, and it’s a 1545 court case in Transylvania; between a father who claimed a man sexually assaulted his daughter (pregnant out of wedlock); while the man claimed they were lovers for five years at that point; with several witnesses to this fact. From the woman’s part, after the graphic details of her sexual encounters with this man in a grain field (which also involved masturbation) were described to the jury, her only remark was that she did nothing wrong. From a historical perspective, these things are not easy to analyze and that’s the conclusion the author of the paper comes to, and I won’t waste time here explaining the complexities of this. If was truly a sexual assault case or if they were lovers and the father opposed to the union.

If Orlok and 16th century Ellen were going at it in a garden of lilacs, and someone saw them (like a servant, for instance), no one would say anything about it, even if they weren’t married. Which was apparently the case between the two “lovers” in the trial, until she became pregnant and the father took the case to court. It was unlikely a wealthy count would be taken to court for this kind of thing, especially if it happen during courtship/betrothal period. Either way, Orlok and 16th century Ellen got married, and within marriage every passion was allowed during this time period.

Some historical sex facts about the Renaissance (since this story is so rooted in sex and death):

While 19th century doctors believed women had no sexual desire whatsoever, in the 16th century women were seen as more sexual than men. This was also motivated by patriarchal views, of course, with women being seen as sexual wantons who exhausted their husbands with sexual activity (especially by the church);

While the 19th century declared war on “female sexual pleasure” and “passion” in general (viewing it as the opposite to “love”); in the early Modern era, midwives believed both male and female orgasms were necessary to produce a child;

The Protestant Reformation (16th century) brought some changes in how sex was perceived within marriage. While Catholics saw sex as a sin and a necessary evil to have children, Protestants saw marriage as salvation from sexual sin. The Reformation encouraged ideas of marital love, mutual pleasure and desire, and sex as an enhancement of marriage. Although moderation was still advised, and premarital sex was condemned, sex became a key element of the emerging “romantic love” concept, where marriage was based on romance rather than on family interests. This sex-positive attitude started to change during the 17th century;

Wild historical fact: anal sex was common between heterosexual married couples as a way to prevent unwanted pregnancies, and the Church even had to intervene to put a stop to this practice (especially in Catholic countries). Folk medicine (herbs, etc.) was also used to prevent pregnancies.

This cabinet saw things no cabinet should ever see, I bet.

“Memento mori” detail; who skull is this? This also gives me “Hamlet” vibes (Eggers’ father is a Shakespeare scholar and his “Northman” was loosely based on this play). Interestingly enough, we also got a father opposing Hamlet and Ophelia’s courtship.

From her part, 16th century Ellen could still be of "German" ancestry, since the Saxons were one of the main ethnic groups in Transylvania at the time. Which would mean she came from a Lutheran family; establishing another parallel with Anna Harding, who, according to Emma Corrin, comes from a conservative Lutheran background: “Yeah, mine [character novella] was detailed in a way that you weren’t ever going to use that information explicitly in the film. But they were just these sorts of amazing facts. I remember mine saying that she was Lutheran from a conservative household. And there was a whole bit about how Anna meets Friedrich at a ball, and how their eyes meet across the room to this particular piece of music. And Robert put a link to the song in there, and I listened to it a few times and that suggested quite a bit about, I guess, my characters sensibilities. But it was very detailed, and I think that was a nice little flourish.”

Female presence in Count Orlok’s castle:

Photo source: “Putting “authenticity into a legendary vampiric folktale” (SDSA - Set Decorators)

Four-poster canopy bed: this type of furniture was a favorite among European aristocracy in the 16th century, a symbol of wealth and status. Only the highest ranking members of a castle (the lord and the lady) had the luxury to retire to a bed behind curtains, while the staff (servants, knights, etc.) usually slept in common areas. Canopies were used to provide the lord and the lady with warmth during cold months and privacy, and because it was customary for one or two servants to sleep in the room with them. Drapes were rich, heavy and made from luxurious materials, like velvet or brocade. The canopy was often more elaborate and expensive that the wood bed itself. Bed were more than “places to sleep” during medieval and early modern age; marriages were consummated, children were born, postpartum mothers recovered and people die in bed.

Then we have this hand mirror ("looking glass"). Historically, mirrors have always been associated with women. From the 12th century forward, it was fashionable for respectful ladies to use small mirrors as jewelry, around their neck or waist. Which makes a connection to Ellen's heart-shaped silver locket from the 19th century.

During the early Modern era, mirrors were small in size (enough to reflect the owner's face), typically handheld, and portable and convenient for personal use. These mirrors were often encased in ornate and intricate carved frames (made of wood, metal, precious stone, etc.); these frames were meant to reflect the wealth and social status of the owner of the mirror.

Mirrors were essential grooming tools, to help with personal care before social interactions. Symbolically, mirrors were also connected with spiritual proprieties like divination and the supernatural, and were often used in religious ceremonies and rituals, as portals to communicate with the spiritual realm

Renaissance mirrors

This particular mirror is meant to be used in this setting (chambers), obviously. With this lighting is hard to make out the figures in the gold frame: it was two dragons on the top alongside what seems to be human-like figures, and some decorative flora around the frame.

That's seven years bad luck, mate.

19th century Ellen is associated with mirrors, as we see her standing in front of a mirror, twice:

What kind of couple?

The Protestant Reformation also changed as women were seen, socially: Luther primarily saw women as potential marriage mates and sexual partners, but Calvin defended that women could be indispensable companions and helpmates to the husband. Since 19th century Ellen doesn’t want to be trapped in the domestic sphere, and has a connection to nature, everything seems to suggest her 16th century incarnation shared the same views. Especially when we have “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë as the main inspiration in this story, as Ellen’s 19th century childhood being so similar to Cathy’s.

Make no mistake, women in the Modern era still didn’t had the same rights as we do today, and their lives were controlled by patriarchal authorities (fathers and husbands) as they did in the 19th century. We do have several examples of women who were able to pursue their aspirations due to the support of their fathers and husbands (which they otherwise couldn’t). For his part, Orlok declares love/Thomas/Victorian society is inferior to Ellen because she’s an enchantress, and a medium (“not of human kind”). Him being a enchanter himself, indicates they most likely shared their occult pursuits.

Now I want to bring back the Dr. John Dee inspiration. He had a “work” partner for his spiritual endeavors, a medium called Edward Kelly. Together, they performed several conjuring sessions of angels, spirits and even demons, and developed the Enochian magic system and language (“language of angels”). They were both accused of being necromancers; dabbling in black magic to resurrect the dead.

Which is what we see Ellen doing at the prologue of the film. She also displays tremendous spiritual power, being able to conjure Orlok using words and sexual energy (her “hysteric fits”), while Herr Knock has to assemble an entire ritual room. Professor Von Franz also tells Ellen she could have been a great Pagan priestess, which indicates she probably was. If we go with the Enochian theme here; Orlok could have been a sort of Dr. John Dee, while 16th century Ellen was his Edward Kelly, the medium with the gift to actually communicate with the spiritual realm.

Since Orlok had military duties to fulfill, it was probably his wife who managed the county in his absence; which wasn’t uncommon during this time period. In Transylvania, women sometimes took possession of the family estate in the eventuality of their fathers and husbands’ deaths, too.

What’s the “dark trauma” between Orlok and 16th century Ellen?

I’ve analyzed that topic in other posts:

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neutrallyobsessed · 6 months ago

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mikedfaist · 11 months ago

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so invested in famous!reader and her lore… does she have close friends in the industry besides Mike? What does the media/general public think of her? Does she have a crazy fan base?

I love her and want to give her a hug. 🥹 thank you!!! 🫶🏻

Just call me the Drake Passage because you’re crossing dangerous waters, my friend.

She does have many close friends in the industry. To name one, Kathryn Gallagher, who was on Broadway for Jagged Little Pill. Lauren Patten was also in that production, and she worked with Mike in Days of Rage, so everything is connected in some way it seems. Victoria Pedretti, Lili Reinhart, and Florence Pugh are just another few. She also has ongoing beef with Kendall Jenner that seems to resurface once a year.

In her younger years, the media pinned her as a big party girl, and it was common for her to make headlines when she was seen having dinner with a guy or leaving a bar with friends. As she’s gotten older, and she’s retreated from the media, it seems they’ve changed their attitude toward her, but they’ve always been supportive of her, but not always the most respectful…but that’s Hollywood, baby.

As for fans, she’s blessed to have fans that aren’t too much. They don’t crowd her and overwhelm her – though, I will say they were guilty of that in the past, but people grow. Fans who spot her in Ohio are very reluctant to approach her, but if they do, it’s a very polite and quiet exchange, and she’ll sign whatever they want signed, maybe even take a photo, and then she’s on her way.

Here’s a story: She, Mike, and their friends are all at a bar one night, and a couple fans are sitting at the bar top when they notice her sitting in a booth. She’s sitting in the inner part of the booth, and Mike has his arm strung over her shoulders, so she’s hidden well, but she’s nevertheless seen. They don’t want to bother her; she looks so happy and carefree; they figure they’ll just watch her from afar for a while and then talk about their encounter on Twitter.

Mike ends up going up to the bar to get more drinks, and this is when the girls see their shot. They had quickly written little notes for her, how much she means to them, and the songs and albums she’s done that have resonated with them deeply over the years. They hesitantly ask Mike if he can give them to her, because they don’t want to bother her, but he’s insistent they come to the table to meet her. If she wasn’t in the mood to meet fans, he would know.

The girls are shaking as they follow Mike back to their table, and they swear they black out during the encounter. She signs the inside of an Agatha Christie book one of the girls had in their purse, and the back of a Dollar General receipt. They also take pictures, thanks to Mike’s immaculate photography skills, and the only request was to post anything after midnight to guarantee she’s left the establishment.

Just met [reader] and Mike at a bar in Columbus… I haven’t stopped shaking. She signed my Dollar General receipt and became visibly upset when she noticed I paid $3 for my sunglasses. “What’s the fucking point being called Dollar General if you’re going to extort your customers?” She smelled so good, and complimented my Pedro Pascal shirt. Mike looked so good and he was so nice. It makes perfect sense why she likes him. Literally saw him kiss with my own two eyes so anyone who says it’s a stunt can suck my fat dick. Homeboy isn’t down bad with bedroom eyes for you to be saying they aren’t in love. Eat it.

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peachhcs · 6 hours ago

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james finding something to crack hannah in her meet day routines so they can talk or smt and it becomes a routine she loves…. also see him starting to send her flowers on her meet days

wait yas i think it would be something so sweet and after he keeps persisting for awhile, she finally cracks and lets him into her little bubble of routine she's crafted so perfectly

i think it would be something small but genuine that hannah really appreciates like maybe just a little facetime when she's getting ready to head to the arena and it finally starts to help her calm down and not be in her head so much because she talks to him while she does her makeup and eats her pre meet snack.

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hannah was a girl deeply rooted in tradition. coming from a huge sports family, it started young. her dad made bets on his favorite hockey team, the columbus blue jackets, every year and anytime they played in their home arena, there was four things he always did before the start of the stream: ate two bananas, wore bright orange, knee-high socks, wore the same jersey someone gifted to him way before the kids were born along with the matching hat, and always had to eat a grilled cheese with lays potato chips as his dinner.

that was what led hannah’s dad to believing the jackets would win and if he didn’t do all four of those things, there was no winning—and it was true. in 2019, steve got really sick so he wasn’t able to perform his pregame rituals and guess what happened? the blue jackets lost that home game. now, no matter how sick or healthy hannah’s dad was whenever the team played at home, he needed to do every ritual.

so, it made sense why hannah was so rooted in tradition and why she couldn’t let anyone touch the perfectly crafted routine she made for herself before every meet. james was learning this the hard way, but he was starting to crack her open little by little. after sitting with gabe and ryan’s advice from a few weeks ago, the freshman decided to see what he could do. he really wanted to be apart of hannah’s routine, he just didn’t know how without being too much all at once.

everyone always liked flowers and he knew hannah really loved them, so he started sending her a small bouquet before every meet. he was hoping the little gesture would make her notice how much effort he was putting in to prove that he was really in this for the long run.

one day, hannah facetimed her boyfriend after receiving her second bouquet—usually, it was just a simple thank you text. the boy answered with a smile, “hi, what’s up?” he already saw the slight blush on her cheeks and the way she tried hiding her smile.

“i got your second bouquet. it’s really pretty, thank you. i appreciate these,” hannah showed the bouquet sitting in the middle of her kitchen counter. the boy grinned.

“do you like them?” he wondered because he actually did pick each of them individually every time. he learned the meanings of each flower from his mom, so he really tried to pick the flowers that matched the mood and vibe he was trying to send.

“i love them. you know me so well,” tiger lily’s were hannah’s favorite and she remembered the time he sent her a huge bouquet of them when she was in paris last summer.

“i do know you well,” james smiled. it was just a small something he hoped lifted her spirits knowing how bad her anxiety got before every meet. “how are you feeling?” he knew how she was feeling was given, but he wanted to ask anyway.

hannah shrugged as she walked through the apartment to her room. “okay, i guess. i ate my bananas and i’m gonna start on my hair soon,” the bananas were something taken from her dad. she always thought of him whenever she ate them and they were good for nutrients.

she always tried to have her pre meet rituals remind her of her family and close friends. bananas for her dad, braids for her mom, and little hockey sticks drawn into her tapes for her brothers.

as she started brushing out her hair, james saw the anxiety climb further into her system. he’s learned that whenever hannah started doing her hair the more nervous she became and she started shutting down.

so to hopefully lessen the nerves, james kept talking, “what events are you doing?”

“just bars and floor. coach didn’t put in the usual all-arounds because she wants to try a new rotation,” hannah explained. she parted her hair so she could do four little braids that fell back into a ponytail—a style that looked intricate to some but actually wasn’t as complicated as it seemed.

“both of those routines are killer so i already know you’re gonna do great with those. i can picture perfect 10s,” james’ words earned a blush on the girl’s cheeks.

“wow, thanks. i feel like you’re just saying that though,” she giggled.

“i’d say that whether we were together or not because you do have perfect routines. i mean you went to the fucking olympics,” hearing hannah critique herself so much and so hard was crazy sometimes to james because she was a gold medal olympian. that wasn’t a title just anyone walked around with, especially so young.

“i just get soo in my head,” hannah frowned. james straightened up knowing the girl hardly opened up about this side of herself to him.

"do you have any ideas of what makes you nervous?"

"oh, i don't know..everything honestly even though i've done this so many times before," the girl looked like she was embarrassed to admit that. james hated that though because there was no reason to feel embarrassed about being nervous.

"hey, i get it. would you believe that i get nervous before every time i step onto the ice?"

"really?"

"yup, really. i may not show it all the time, but i'm definitely jittery. maybe it's all the students watching or maybe it's worry i won't play well. it's different each time, but i get it," james explained and for a moment, it calmed hannah knowing this.

she knew how much james cared about hockey and how good he was at it, but hearing him tell her that he still got freaked before every game still told her how much he cared. she also believed nerves were a sign of the care someone had for their sport because they wanted to perform and do well. in some aspects, they were a good thing, but not right now when it only made her spiral deeper into her anxieties.

"the conte is a big rink. i'd get nervous too," hannah smiled.

"i honestly black out when i'm out there. so many fans scream at us but i hardly hear them," the hockey player said.

"gymnastics really teaches you how to block out fans yelling things when you're doing the events. i black out too though."

hannah finished her braids. james watched the way she touched them up in the mirror and then applied the gel that made her her loose ends and baby hairs not stick out everywhere. he liked how concentrated she looked trying to get every little hair.

"okay, how does it look? okay?" the gymnast wondered as she did a small head twirl so the boy could see all of it.

"beautiful," james complimented.

hannah, still not used to the whole praise and constant compliments, blushed again. he always had her blushing like crazy whenever they talked.

"i miss seeing you. when are you visiting again?" she changed the subject as she moved onto the makeup.

"great question. i don't know. when do you wanna see me again?" james smiled.

"whenever you're free. you could come to one of the meets in a few weeks?" the only times james had been to one of her meets was when they were still keeping their relationship on the down low, so having him there as her official boyfriend has still yet to happen.

"i could make something happen," the boys didn't usually get weekends off but maybe he could pull a few strings have someone cover him during a weekend practice so he wouldn't get ripped one too hard by his coach.

the couple continued talking all the way up until hannah needed to get over to facility where she hardly even thought about her nerves because she just kept talking to james. a soft smile was on her lips and she looked a lot more relaxed than when they started the call.

"good luck, you're gonna do amazing like always," james grinned.

"thank you, i appreciate it. it was really good talking to you," hannah kissed the phone to make up for them not being together. the boy reciprocated her action.

"feeling any less nervous?" he asked.

"i am, actually. thank you for the flowers and talking with me while i got ready. it actually really helped," james' heart leapt hearing her say that.

"of course. i can't wait to watch you kill it," he blew her one last kiss.

"i'll text you when it's done," she kissed the phone and that was the end of their call.

obviously, hannah finished up her pre meet traditions when she got to the complex and got taped up, but she was definitely thinking about how she wouldn't mind adding another small ritual to her routine...

it was even one of the best meets she's had this season.

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mitchythekiddoodles · 2 months ago

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“Ohio and Michigan are playing sports against each other, and these two haven’t stopped chirping…”

-Lily

In light of Columbus and Detroit playing the Stadium Series tonight, I wanted to continue Maya and Ossie’s unserious Ohio Vs Michigan beef! Unfortunately for Lily, she ends up being the mediator from Ontario.

Either way, it’s all in good fun!

#art #my ocs #anthro #furry #lakeside overdrive #lily #maya #ossie #character art #oc art #digital art #I need to make the response doodle to the games results too

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blogger360ncislarules · 2 months ago

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Michelle Trachtenberg, best known to TV viewers for her runs as Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s kid sis Dawn and Gossip Girl‘s Georgina Sparks, was found dead on Wednesday in a New York City apartment near Columbus Circle. She was 39.

The actress’ death is not believed to be suspicious; she recently underwent a liver transplant and may have experienced complications, police sources told ABC News.

Trachtenberg’s early acting career began with episodes of Law & Order and Clarissa Explains It All, followed by a run as All My Children‘s Lily Montgomery. Ahead of her Buffy bow, she had a role on the CBS sci-fi sitcom Meego and appeared on the Nickelodeon panel show Figure It Out.

Trachtenberg’s breakout acting role was the 1996 film Harriet the Spy. On the big screen, she was also known for 2004’s EuroTrip.

Trachtenberg’s memorable Buffy debut came with the Season 5 premiere, when the cult hit mysteriously posited that Buffy had had a younger sister all along. It was eventually revealed that Dawn was “the key” delivered to Buffy by Monks trying to stop Glory (who was a god). Dawn had been created from Buffy, and Buffy and her friends were given memories to make them think she’d always been in their lives.

Trachtenberg went on to appear in every episode of the supernatural drama’s final three seasons.

Concurrent with Buffy, Trachtenberg hosted Discovery Kids’ Truth or Scare.

Upon Buffy‘s conclusion, Trachtenberg went on to appear in Six Feet Under, six seasons of Gossip Girl, NBC’s Mercy medical drama, Weeds and Max’s short-lived Gossip Girl reboot (reprising her role as Georgina), as well as do numerous one-off guest spots.

Most recently, Trachtenberg did voiceover work for Spyral, an award-winning 2024 documentary about mental illness.

#no!#:(#gossip girl

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“They are definitely keeping their relationship off-line” doesn’t make any sense. I’m honestly genuinely asking these upcoming questions. For the first couple of years, they have not kept their relationship off-line, and if they kept their relationship off-line, why did Jess post a picture of them twice in June this year? Why does Jamie avoid being around her or talk about her and then just stop? Where did those photos of them at the airport come from that were taken from last year claiming it was from this year October when both of them weren’t even with each other?? No article or tabloid would hold on to a year and a half old pictures and then publish them, so who else would have those pictures especially if it’s about their relationship “going strong” while the breakup rumors are at an all-time high? If he loves her or they love each other, no amount of hate would stop them from dating publicly as he defended his other girlfriends before that got hate. They were never private, especially when Jess posted about them this year. If you noticed that Jess likes anything Jamie does or whatever page he follows and doesn’t even follow the page herself and then takes the like back several hours later which she did because I looked. (Correct me if I’m wrong) They haven’t wished each other happy birthday either. Like I’m not saying this to wish downfall on their relationship but at the same time, anybody can see that the relationship is not looking good or if they are even together anymore because there is a reason to me why Jamie liked a post about being single…

To many things to point it out:

- “They have not kept their relationship off-line”. Jess is less public girlfriend he ever had.

We can count in one hand the number of likes and comments on each other’s accounts. There’s a few public pictures of them together on press and social media.

Comparing to Ruby, as an example, if you take a look at her oldest posts (during Counterfeit era), almost all of them were liked on commented by Jamie.

- Jess has been totally private over the last 6 months. In 2023, she used to share videos and pictures on her daily routine, practicing running, Pilates, cooking, watching F1, hanging out with friends, etc.

- The 2 pictures you’ve mentioned are part of a carousel post, where we can see her not only with Jamie, but with other people doing personal activities. It has been her last personal post until now.

- The biggest unanswered question is about October pap pics. I agree that they came from nowhere. But I do believe it has something to do with Jamie’s September releasing: Emmanuelle and Horizon 2 (even though he was not a cast member).

- No, I don’t believe Jamie has been avoiding being around her. He mentioned her on Di Dario podcast and Romania panel.

It’s pretty clear Jamie is trying to get private as much as he can:

During Columbus panel, someone asked him about Heaven in your eyes inspiration. This time, differently from Romania, he avoided to mention his father’s illness. But we know that both song and his quotes were about his father almost passing away.

- The breakup rumors were created by on specific blog. As far as I know, there’s no rumors out of it.

- I have no knowledge about Jamie defending former girlfriends. The only time I have seen him saying something was about Lily’s book. In this specific occasion, he wrote a letter defending himself from the toxic relationship mentioned on the book.

- About their birthdays: Jamie has twitted a quote about “ birthday girl” on August 31st. Some people said it was a movie quote. But I think it was too much coincidence.

As far as I know, Jess hasn’t shared any Insta story or post about her birthday as well.

But I do agree it was pretty odd she hasn’t shared any birthday wishes for him. Not even his friends like Seth Winnie or Richie Phoenix wished him a public happy birthday.

I do believe he spent his birthday in Paris, apparently alone.

The thing is, they still follow each other on Instagram and Jess has liked Jamie’s recent Vecna picture on Barrie Gower Instagram.

In my opinion, I think they have been dealing with serious issues on their relationship, maybe been on a break.

If something serious happened between them, I don’t think Jamie will keep hidden for a long time. He’s just too honest.

Once again, we have to wait until someone of them feel comfortable to share something with the fans.

#jamie campbell bower #jess moloney #stranger things #jamie bower

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