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contre-qui · 4 years ago

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April Reading

I’ve seen a few of these floating around and wanted to give it a try for myself. A few notes: I’ve linked everything except the books and movies/TV so hopefully they’re easy to access if you’re interested. I haven’t limited books, poetry, or short stories to educational or nonfiction content, but I only included educational/nonfiction non-reading media because a) I don’t think anyone’s interested in my full internet habits, and b) this list would be insanely long because I watch too much youtube. If the videos I listed were from an individual creator I included their name/channel name, but otherwise (a company or group channel [such as CrashCourse, SciShow, Watcher, etc. from this list]) I left it out. Enjoy!

Articles

"The Tyranny of the Female-Orgasm Industrial Complex" by Katharine Smyth

"Turn off your lights to help migrating birds in Washington"

"Ranking Stanley Tucci's Most Beloved Roles" by Emma Specter

"The Fire Within (novel)"

"Johnson & Johnson to End Talc-Based Baby Powder Sales in North America" by Tiffany Hsu and Roni Caryn Rabin

"Not all that it's made out to be: Students are told to avoid 'honor society' emails" by Analicia Haynes

"Audre Lorde"

"Cardinal Symbolism & Meaning" by Garth C. Clifford

"Life, the Universe and Everything"

"One side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine could be a heavier period" by Nicole Wetsman

"10 Questions You Should Never Be Asked in a Job Interview"

"It Began With Grazing"

"A Cephalopod Has Passed a Cognitive Test Designed for Human Children" by Michelle Starr

"The U.S. Department of Education offers low-interest loans to eligible students to help cover the cost of college or career school.”

"Easter Symbols and Traditions"

"Acetic acid"

"The Complicated History of Marvel Whitewashing Scarlet Witch" by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

"The Heretical Origins of the Sonnet" by Ed Simon

Poetry & Short Stories

"I Stare at a Cormorant: A Poem for Sunday" by Tiana Clark

"Invitation" by Mary Oliver

"Invocation" by Helene Johnson

"The Moons of Neptune" by Như Xuân Nguyễn

"1967, Girl and Snow" by Corrinne Clegg Hales

"Torch" by Deborah A. Miranda

"Map" by Linda Hogan

"Ex(ile)" by Desiree C. Bailey

"My Father's Accent" by Kaveh Akbar

“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Books

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

Hedgewitch's Field Guide by Siolo Thompson

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

All Clear by Connie Willis

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness by Paulo Coelho

Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska

Non-Reading (Educational/Nonfiction/Based-on-a-True-Story) Media

The Trial of the Chicago 7

This is a Robbery, episode 1

Life in Color with David Attenborough

Crash Course Philosophy, episodes 1-8

"Wait, FROZEN Solved the Dyatlov Pass Mystery?" by Caitlin Doughty

"What are those floaty things in your eye? - Michael Mauser"

"The Common Houseplant That Hasn't Flowered in Almost 60 Years"

"3 Discoveries You Missed Because of COVID"

"Ching Shih: The Pirate Queen" (Puppet History)

"Pirates are gay and the best one was a woman // Historical Profiles [CC]" by Jessica Kellgren-Fozard

"What makes a poem ... a poem? - Melissa Kovacs"

"Whatever happened to acid rain? - Joseph Goffman"

"What Would Snow White *Actually* Wear? - Making a Historically Accurate Disney Snow White Costume" by Karolina Żebrowska

"The Great Molasses Flood" (Puppet History)

"6 Popular 'Home Remedies" That Don't Actually Work"

"6 Home Remedies Actually Supported by Science"

"Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades? - Dan Finkel"

"Can you solve the honeybee riddle? - Dan Finkel"

"7 of the Strangest Allergies"

#contrespeaks #media consumption #educational #books of 2021 #poetry #bookblr #videos #educational media #nonfiction #articles #april reading

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hallmark-movie-fanatics · 4 years ago

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Hallmark Actor Spotlight - Jill Wagner (Part 5)

Mystery 101: Dead Talk (2019)

Directed by Winnifred Jong

Written by John Christian Plummer and Jim Biederman

Staring Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Robin Thomas, Preston Vanderslice, Sarah Dugdale, Amanda Wong, Tegan Moss, Matthew James Dowden, Garrett Black, Mark Krysko, Donna Benedicto, Benjamin Wilkinson, Katherine Lough Haggquist, Lochlyn Munro, Isaiah Lehtinen, and Edwin Perez

Premiered September 22, 2019 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Synopsis:

Amy (Wagner) heads to the big city to give an address as part of a TEDTalk-style lectureseries run by Amy’s ex from grad school, Tim Bishop (Matthew James Dowden). When one of her fellow speakers, a genius inventor, is killed in a freak accident, Amy suspects foul play. But the local cops shut her out of the investigation so she calls upon Travis (Polaha) to help, and he is quick to suspect Tim (but Travis may have other reasons for not liking the man). After Amy and Travis discover the dead man was an informant in a corporate espionage case, Amy knows why the cops stonewalled her. She and Travis sniff out a motley collection of potential killers, including a corporate CEO, a trust fund kid, and the dead man’s wife. Amy will prove that you can take the crime-solver out of the small town, but that’s not going to stop her from solving crimes.

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses (2019)

Directed by D.J. Viola

Written by Liz Sczudlo, based on the novel by Jenny Hale

Starring Jill Wagner. Matthew Davis, Wyatt Hunt, Rachel Hendrix, Brandon Quinn Swierenga, Darby Hinton, Donna Mills, Marquita Goings, Charles Green, Bruce C. Taylor, Dorothy M. Steel, and Kenneth Israel

Premiered October 26, 2019 on the Hallmark Channel, part of Countdown to Christmas

Synopsis:

Single mother Abbey Fuller (Jill Wagner) may have shuttered her interior design firm for the security of a 9-5 job at a retirement village in Richmond, Virginia, but she still enjoys transforming an ordinary room into something special. She is in her element with the start of the Christmas season, pulling out all the decorative stops both at the retirement village and at the cozy home she shares with her ebullient five-year-old son, Max (Wyatt Hunt).

Abbey’s talents have hardly gone unnoticed. She has a devoted fan in her friend, Caroline Sinclair (Donna Mills), the down-to-earth widow of a prominent businessman. Eager to see Abbey resume her career, Caroline urges her to meet with her son, Nick (Matthew Davis), about taking on a major project: redecorating the family estate. While Abbey worries about how any job might interfere with her time with Wyatt, she can’t help but be excited by the prospect ofbeautifying a stately residence of impeccable architecture.

Abbey certainly understands why an interior designer is needed when she gets a tour of the gaudily furnished mansion. But the aesthetics are only part of the challenge. Abbey has less than four weeks to execute a complete makeover of the first floor, where Nick will host a Christmas Eve gala as CEO of Sinclair Enterprises. Adding to Abbey’s worries is the remoteness of her handsome client, who is intensely focused on launching the company’s new Southerndivision. With Nick largely unavailable, Abbey has to answer to his frosty second-in-command, Kate Newhall (Rachel Hendrix), who is openly dubious about her ability to handle the job.

Mustering her resolve, Abbey plunges into the task at hand, trusting her instincts to carry her in the right direction. With the help of her former assistant, Desiree (Marquita Goings), she begins to get a handle on transforming the Sinclair Estate. She has a tougher time getting a handle on her growing feelings for Nick, who is proving to be more helpful and interested in her work than anticipated. But even as their rapport deepens, neither one dares tell the truthabout what they want for Christmas...

Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)

Directed by Sean McNamara

Written by Zac Hug

Starring Maggie Lawson, Paul Greene, Rukiya Bernard, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven, Jill Wagner, Ashley Williams, Colin Lawrence, Marlon Kazadi, Antonio Cayonne, Patty McCormack, Keith Martin Gordey, Malcolm Stewart, Chris Cope, Michelle Martin, Laura Soltis, and Daryl Shuttleworth

Premiered November 29, 2019 on the Hallmark Channel, [art of Countdown to Christmas

Synopsis:

On the train headed to a Christmas retreat, novelist and freelance writer Katie (Maggie Lawson) meets Evergreen native Ben (Paul Greene), who tries to convince her that Evergreen is more than a tourist destination. When Katie’s magazine-editor mother assigns her an article about Evergreen, she researches this firsthand. Katie joins the historical club meeting with Ben, Hannah (Rukiya Bernard), Carol (Barbara Niven), Joe (Malcolm Stewart), Ezra (Chris Cope) and David (Marlon Kazadi), and they talk about the town’s hidden time capsule. Later, everyone bidsfarewell to Allie (Ashley Williams) as she leaves on a trip to Paris.

Hannah is devastated when she breaks the town’s snow globe and takes it to Elliott (Antonio Cayonne) to be fixed. There is a spark between them, but they are too shy to confess their feelings. Elliott discovers a key carved inside the snow globe, which eventually leads David to find the real one under the town’s sleigh. Katie grows closer to Ben and learns that he was a journalist before moving back to Evergreen to help his grandmother.

With Carol’s help, David finds the time capsule: a larger than life Advent calendar! Having kept the location secret for years, Nick (Keith Martin Gordey) and Nan (Patty McCormack) delight in sharing the story of how the time capsule came to be. Michelle (Holly Robinson Peete) leads the daily reveal by pulling names out of a hat. Later, Ben finds a draft of Katie’s newspaper article on the library printer and its cynical view of the town leads to their first argument. Katie and Ben quickly make peace while ice skating, each apologizing for being hard on the other. Michelle reunites with her boyfriend Thomas (Colin Lawrence), who has returned from logging, and is happier than ever in their relationship.

Despite Lisa (Jill Wagner) sharing how happy she is with her decision to move to Evergreen, Katie prepares to leave. She decides to stay one extra day when Ben asks and opens the next Advent gift: her choice of a Christmas activity for the whole town to do together. After making a snowman with the town, Hannah and Elliott find Hannah’s mother’s long-lost wedding ring. Hannah finally confesses her feelings for one Elliott, who feels the same way.

Katie leaves Evergreen, and begrudgingly turns in her article. Surprisingly, her mother encourages her to instead use her experience as inspiration for her next novel. Katie spends a wonderful time in the city sharing Christmas traditions with her mom. Back in Evergreen, Nan encourages Ben to apply for the job in the city, and even submits his resume for him.

As distance separates Katie and Ben, they must decide if their connection was just a holiday romance or a love everlasting. As they hope for a holiday miracle, Evergreen’s magic may have one more Christmas surprise in store for another special couple.

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magicandmayhcm · 5 years ago

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Starter Call Masterlist

putting it under a read more because there’s so many, but here’s a quick link to all starter calls. starter calls are always open to mutuals.

9-1-1

ashlynn schulz

athena grant

bobby nash

charlotte buckley-diaz

eddie diaz

evan buckley

harper nash

henrietta wilson

howard han

jonah nash

maddie buckley

may grant

michael grant

9-1-1: lone star

carlos reyes

gabby ryder

grace ryder

judd ryder

michelle blake

owen strand

paul strickland

tk strand

victoria strand

chicago fire/med

bryan jones

christopher coleman

michael thompson

natasha robinson

olivia anderson

criminal minds

aaron hotchner

alexandra hotchner

annabelle lamontagne

aria hotchner-reid

beth clemmons

brynnlee reid-morgan

david rossi

derek morgan

desiree morgan

emily prentiss

haley brooks

hank s. morgan

jennifer jareau

jessica brooks

penelope garcia

rylee rossi

sarah morgan

savannah hayes-morgan

sean hotchner

will lamontagne jr.

glee

alayna schuester

blaine anderson

quinn fabray

rachel berry

will schuester

grey’s anatomy

abigail hunt

addison montgomery

alex karev

april kepner

arizona robbins

ashley sloan

atticus lincoln

bailey shepherd

ben warren

callie torres

cassidy stevens-karev

chloe montgomery-shepherd

courtney altman-koracick

derek shepherd

everett shepherd

geoff kepner-avery

henry burton

isaac riggs

jackson avery

leo hunt

levi schmitt

lexie grey

mark sloan

meredith grey

miranda bailey

nathan riggs

owen hunt

paisley burke

preston burke

sofia sloan-torres

stephanie edwards

teddy altman

timothy torres-robbins

tom koracick

tuck bailey-jones

zola grey-shepherd

house

greg house

robert chase

veronica ann house

the hunger games

finnick odair

haymitch abernathy

lucilla abernathy

primrose everdeen

ncis

hannah gibbs

jethro gibbs

tony dinozzo. jr

parenthood

adam braverman

haddie braverman

kristina braverman

twilight

alice cullen

bella swan-cullen

charlie swan

edward cullen

jacob black

jasper hale

renesmee cullen

the walking dead

beth greene

daryl dixon

mackenzie anderson

maggie greene

negan

rick grimes

spin the wheel starters

9-1-1

9-1-1: lone star

criminal minds

glee & parenthood

grey’s anatomy canon

grey’s anatomy original/child

hunger games

ncis

one chicago & house

walking dead

#not all have been posted yet so they will be updated when they do post!#but here this is

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tabloidtoc · 6 years ago

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Us, February 4

Cover: John Travolta and Kelly Preston -- Love, Loss and Scientology

Page 1: Red Carpet First Look -- Lucy Hale

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Winter White -- Jessica Biel, Lupita Nyong’o, Dakota Johnson, Karolina Kurkova, Rita Ora

Page 3: Alexandra Daddario, Jennifer Lopez, Lily James, Emily Mortimer, Emily Blunt

Page 4: Who Wore It Best? Mariah Carey vs. Mischa Barton, Nicole Kidman vs. Kat Graham, Gemma Chan vs. Bel Powley

Page 6: Victoria Justice vs. Paris Jackson, Brooke Burke vs. Jenna Dewan, Elisabeth Moss vs. Monica Lewinsky

Page 8: Jamie Chung vs. Shay Mitchell vs. Zoe Lister-Jones

Page 10: Loose Talk -- Goldie Hawn on being in the delivery room with Kate Hudson, Sam Smith on his eye infection, Anne Hathaway on her singing, Hugh Grant to whoever broke into his car, Jake Gyllenhaal

Page 13: Contents

Page 14: Hot Pics -- The Women’s March in LA -- Lea Thompson

Page 15: Maria Bello, Marisa Tomei, Adam Rippon, Lauren Jauregui, Sarah Hyland, Laverne Cox

Page 16: Lauren Burnham and Arie Luyendyk Jr., Drew and Jonathan Scott, Wells Adams and Brandi Cyrus, Gayle King

Page 17: Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Reynolds, Peta Murgatroyd and son

Page 18: Christie Brinkley, Reese Witherspoon and mom Betty, Rita Ora, Robert Pattinson has a new hobby -- making clothes

Page 19: Jimmy Fallon and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ruben J. Carbajal of Hamilton in Puerto Rico

Page 20: Miranda Kerr, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, the stars of Glass -- Anya Taylor-Joy and Sarah Paulson and James McAvoy and Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson

Page 21: Sarah Jessica Parker and Molly Shannon, Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber

Page 22: Camilla Belle and Linda Cardellini, Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens

Page 23: Michael B. Jordan, Rooney Mara

Page 23: #10YearChallenge -- Ariel Winter, Khloe Kardashian, Adam Lambert and Katy Perry, Kylie Jenner

Page 24: Regina King, Beyonce, January Jones and Kiernan Shipka, Jennifer Lawrence

Page 26: Stars turn out for their favorite NFL teams -- Billy Magnussen, Jordan Rodgers and fiancee Joelle “JoJo” Fletcher, Ciara and kids, 50 Cent

Page 27: Ty Burrell and Nolan Gould, Chanel Iman and daughter, Dennis Quaid and girlfriend Santa Auzina, Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady

Page 28: Barefoot Contessas -- Emma Thompson, Florence Welch, Lena Dunham, Kathie Lee Gifford, Anne Hathaway

Page 29: Jessica Simpson, Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Stewart

Page 30: Let It Rain -- Ted Danson, Duchess Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Jude Law

Page 31: Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Karlie Kloss

Page 32: Pooch Power -- Adopt, Don’t Shop -- Hugh Jackman with Dali and Allegra, Tallulah Willis and Merl, Halle Berry and dog

Page 33: Lisa Vanderpump and Harrison, Luann de Lesseps and dog, Katy Perry and Nugget

Page 34: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- James Middleton, Rachel Bilson, Tiffany Haddish

Page 35: Julianne Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Wilmer Valderrama, Emma Roberts

Page 36: Hollywood Moms -- Desiree Hartsock on motherhood

Page 37: Behati Prinsloo works hard to ensure her daughters with Adam Levine are well-behaved, Tia Mowry’s daughter’s first word was Mama, Debra Messing’s son helps with her wardrobe

Page 38: Love Lives -- Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos secret to happiness

Page 39: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas share a sense of humor, Gina Rodriguez and Joe LoCicero are so ready to wed, Tom Holland and Zendaya enjoyed a dinner date in LA yet have never confirmed their relationship

Page 40: Anthony De La Torre’s pickup line worked on Lana Condor, Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin are communicating better, Rosario Dawson dating New Jersey senator Cory Booker

Page 41: Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin spice things up

Page 42: Jessica Simpson celebrated baby Birdie

Page 43: Jillian Michaels fighting with Andy Cohen and Al Michaels over the keto diet, Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron possible new couple alert, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter North is excited for a new baby brother

Page 44: Prince Philip was not plans to give up driving after car accident, Gwyneth Paltrow’s expensive Goop Health summit is scheduled for March 9, Stars who shut down haters -- Katharine McPhee, Tiffany Haddish, Ellen Pompeo, Vanessa Lachey, Gabrielle Union

Page 45: Celebs weigh in on who should host the Oscars -- Fiona Xie suggests Awkwafina and Ken Jeong, Seth Rogen picked Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, Glenn Close suggested Jeff Goldblum, Sarah Silverman suggested Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, rumor has it the Avengers will reunited on stage, VIP Scene -- Camila Mendes, Dania Gurira, Martha Stewart, Amanda Bynes, Matthew Morrison and wife Renee, Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross, Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone, Dorinda Medley

Page 46: What’s in my Bag? Kelly McCreary

Page 47: Paris Jackson checks into a treatment facility, Scott Disick and Sofia Richie are extremely serious after nearly two years together, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino behind bars

Page 48: Cover Story -- John Travolta’s most candid interview ever

Page 52: Meghan Markle’s showstopping pregnancy style, Kate Middleton did it so differently

Page 54: Sister Wives at a crossroads

Page 56: David Burtka on how to throw a winning Super Bowl party

Page 60: Style

Page 61: Celebs love leisurewear -- Christina Milian, Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Shanina Shaik, Olivia Munn

Page 62: Beauty

Page 64: Backstreet Boys

Page 66: Rent cast reveals why the show still works -- Brandon Victor Dixon, Tinashe, Vanessa Hudgens, Buzzzz-o-Meter -- Carrie Underwood, Mila Kunis, Courteney Cox, Bear Grylls, Meghan Markle

Page 67: Matthew McConaughey on Serenity

Page 70: Fashion Police -- Joey Fatone edition

Page 72: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Marcia Gay Harden

#tabloids #gossip #john travolta #kelly preston #scientology #desiree hartsock #chris siegfried #robert pattinson #rob pattinson #rpattz #sarah paulson #anya taylor-joy #james mcavoy #mcavoy #bruce willis #samuel l jackson #glass

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duskfellhq-arch · 3 years ago

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when dusk falls … welcome to new york, desiree hale — you look an awful lot like madison bailey, don’t you ? please be sure to pick up a subway map on your way in, and send in your account within the next 24 hours.

( madison bailey. nonbinary. she / they. test me & melanie martinez. ) well, would you look at DESIREE 'DESI' HALE this year? i’ve heard they’re a full TWENTY THREE years young, and a DANCER at 115th STREET STUDIO. you can always find them sipping a CARAMEL MACCHIATO while they STREET PERFORM . when dusk falls, you can usually find them heading home to THE BRONX by SUBWAY. * TORIN'S GROWN UP CHILD CONNECTION / mun was contacted! ( beth no)

#appless rp #oc rp #original rp #spn rp #dark rp #accepted

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abcnewspr · 3 years ago

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ JUNE 21 – JUNE 26

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “Good Morning America” during the week of June 21 – June 25. “Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

Highlights of the week include:

Monday, June 21— GMA’s Rise and Shine tour of America: Alaska; former Bachelorette and author Desiree Hartsock (“The Road to Roses”); comedian Jim Gaffigan (“Luca”); GMA Summer Concert Series continues with a performance by Chlöe of Chloe x Halle

Tuesday, June 22— Author Jessamyn Stanley (“Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance”); author Ronan Farrow (“War on Peace”); actors Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton and Ashley Nicole Williams (“Motherland”)

Wednesday, June 23—Singer David Archuleta; singer Mary J. Blige (“My Life”); actor Billy Crystal (“Monsters At Work”); comedian Dave Burd aka Lil Dicky (“Dave”); chef Wolfgang Puck (“Wolfgang”)

Thursday, June 24— GMA’s Rise and Shine tour of America: Montana; actors Taylour Paige and Riley Keough (“Zola”); Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson; GMA Summer Concert Series continues with a performance by DJ D-Nice and Kiana Ledé

Friday, June 25— Actor Tony Hale (“The Mysterious Benedict Society”)

Saturday, June 26—Deals and Steals with ABC e-commerce editor Tory Johnson

– ABC –

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live-laugh-lesbian80083 · 3 years ago

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La Vie en Rose

1 - Don't Forget About Me

Summary: Everything about her is perfect. Her grades, her looks, her personality, everything. Desiree Hale is known as little miss perfect all throughout middle school. But when she makes the transition from being in eighth grade to being a freshman, everything changes. Not because of the change in her surroundings, but because of a girl. A girl with gorgeous brown locks and stunning eyes to match, with a voice that sounds like an angel and a smile that could melt anyone's heart. The moment Desiree laid her eyes on the girl, she knew there was something different about herself.

Word Count: 3,205

Warnings: None

Please do NOT copy, rewrite, or translate onto another site. Permission will not be given if asked for it.

Water splashes on the light gray concrete, soaking the people nearby. Meat sizzles on the grill, sending a delectable aroma through the air. Adults and children cover the lawn, chatter fills the surrounding space. The Sun's rays beat upon everything it can reach, making anything hot to the touch. This is what a Fourth of July party looks like. People having fun interacting with each other and forming relationships with people they had just met.

But not me. I've been sitting in the corner underneath an enormous oak tree with my journal full of short stories and other random notes. No one has bothered talking to me. It's not like anyone would want to talk with the girl who has her face buried in a journal. They're too busy enjoying the sun and partying. I'm not a big fan of the sun. Or parties. I'd much rather sit inside and read or write all day.

I turned the page in my notebook and began jotting down random thoughts that pop into my mind. As I looked up to relax my eyes, I noticed a girl my age approaching me in a bright blue two-piece swimsuit with a bright smile on her face. I smiled back and watched as she sat next to me on the grass.

"So, what brings you to this miserable party?" She asked, her smile not fading.

"My parents are friends with the hosts." I deadpanned. "You?"

"My parents are the hosts." She chuckled.

Silence. We stared into the distance and watched my little sister -who's only six years old- jump into the pool with a bright pink ring sitting around her waist as my dad caught her. I smiled when I heard her screams of joy.

"What's your name?" The girl said as she cleared her throat.

"Oh, it's Desiree." I stuttered, clearly being thrown off guard by the sudden question. "What's yours?"

"Zoe." She replied.

More silence. That's enough of our conversation. It's obvious neither of us gets out there or talk to others often. We've only said six things to each other. And every time we try to converse, it always starts with her asking a question.

"Wanna come to the pool with me? I think it's a lot cooler than sitting out in the sun." Zoe comments. "You don't have to if you don't want to."

"Actually, that sounds nice. I'll be right back." I said, standing up as my arms naturally spread to the sky to release tension.

"If you're changing, I could show you where the bathrooms are." She commented.

"That's alright. Your mom told me where they were when we got here." I replied, grabbing my bag and hurrying into the house and towards the bathroom.

Once I was inside, I quickly stripped off my clothing and changed into my black two piece. I turned to look at the mirror and pulled my dark brown hair into a high ponytail to prevent it from getting wet. Smiling, I made my way out of the bathroom and found Zoe standing by the door, waiting for me.

The two of us ran to the pool and dove into the deep end with grins spread across our faces. Fully submerged in the water, I opened my eyes and looked to my right to see Zoe watching me. I smirked and began swimming to the surface. As I broke the fine line between the water and air, I felt my lungs gasp for air and my wet hair stick to the back of my neck. There was no point in that ponytail. I quickly stroked to the edge of the pool where I met with Zoe and got greeted with a splash of water to the face. I let out a dramatic gasp and pushed water towards her as well. Before we knew it, we made our way back out to the middle of the pool again in a huge water war. The two of us looked up to see my dad running towards us from the surface. I took in as much air as possible into my lungs and dove under the water just before he got to the pool. Zoe continued swimming in place and tried to protect herself from the oncoming tidal wave, but it was no use. Dad hit the water, and I felt myself get pushed towards the other side of the pool. As I felt the water calm down, I quickly resurfaced and swallowed a breath of fresh air.

"Dinner's ready, girls." Dad laughed as he swam over to us.

"That wasn't necessary." I said, brushing loose strands of wet hair behind my ears.

"I know. I just wanted to make sure you heard me." He replied as he stepped out of the pool. "I was also extremely hot."

Zoe and I glanced at each other and laughed, making our way out of the water. We hopped in line and draped brightly colored towels around our shoulders to dry off a bit. I grabbed a paper plate and collected a hotdog, some condiments and a small bag of Doritos. I thanked the man standing by the grill for the meal and scanned the yard for Zoe to find her sitting under the tree we met at. Smirking, I rushed to the grass. Standing at her side, I placed my food onto the ground and lay the towel flat next to where Zoe had done the same. I then sat criss-crossed on the fabric and dug into my meal.

"Tell me something about yourself." I prompted, breaking the silence.

"Oh, I uh, I play guitar and bass. I'm planning on trying out for the Jazz Band at my high school at the beginning of the year." She replied simply.

"What school are you going to?" I questioned.

"James Madison. You?" Zoe answered.

"Wait, no way, me too!"

"Really? What classes are you taking?"

I told Zoe almost every single one of my classes. Art, choir, French, and theatre for my electives. Earth science, honors language arts, secondary math one, and world geography for my core classes. Zoe's classes were a lot more complex than mine. Band, creative writing, and debate for her electives. Earth science, honors language arts, secondary math two, and AP human geography for her core classes. Not to mention if she makes it into the jazz band she'll have an extra-curricular.

We talked about our friends and lives in middle school. How I was perfect with grades and had little to no issues while she had to deal with drama and barley passing classes. Why we both made such big changes for high school is a significant question that neither of us know the answer to. The conversation dragged away from school and ventured into our home lives. Zoe told me about her brother Connor, and I told her about my little sister Brooke. She talked about how Connor has changed. How they used to be friends and would play with each other when they were younger and how they've drifted over the years. How much she wishes they could be close again and how it can't happen because of things he's done.

Zoe has dealt with so much shit throughout her life. From fights with her brother to being ignored by her parents, all she wants is to be seen. Usually I'd say the two of us are different people, but in reality, we aren't. After Brooke was born, I felt lost. My life took a sharp turn I didn't see coming. But yet again, doesn't everyone who has younger siblings been through the same thing I went through? I bet it doesn't last as long for them as it did for me. The rejection, I mean. It's been six years. Six damn years and my parents still give Brooke the attention they gave her when she was born. And what have I been doing? I've tried getting them to notice me, but it never works. I learned how to paint and made them something for their anniversary. It ended up in the basement. I drew my dad something for his birthday and it ended up in the basement. I learned how to sculpt things out of clay and made a sculpture for my mom and it ended up in the basement. Everything Brooke makes gets hung up or put on display. Everything I make gets put away. On the outside, we appear as a happy family. On the inside, we appear as a happy family. But it doesn't feel like it.

I finished eating quicker than I had expected and offered to throw Zoe's trash away for her. After many tries, she gave in and let me, telling me to grab her a Dr. Pepper while I was by the drinks. I complied and grabbed myself one.

"Thanks." She said as she popped the tab on the can, sending small droplets of the soda into the air.

"It's no problem." I replied, doing the same.

Everyone at the party had resumed their activities before the meal in no time, which meant Zoe and I had returned to the pool. We were floating on a raft together, chatting about anything that came to mind, when we suddenly felt someone flip the raft, throwing us into the water. I screamed and accidentally swallowed a bit of water. Zoe did the same. We both resurfaced, coughing the liquid out of our lungs while diabolical laughter rang through the air.

"What the hell was that for, Connor?" Zoe yelled, continuing to cough.

"Your screams were hilarious!" He laughed, falling dramatically into the water.

I eventually caught my breath and finally got a glance at what this Connor character looks like. He has pale white skin and unruly dark brown hair. He's incredibly slim with little to no meat on his bones. I brushed loose strands out of my face and tucked them behind my ears. A wave came from behind me, water splashing across Connor's face. I turned to see a wicked grin on Zoe's face. I know exactly what's happening. A water fight. I quickly dove under the water as the fight began, the siblings splashing each other with water. Reaching the concrete wall of the pool, I swung my leg onto the ground and popped myself out. I cautiously ran over to a bucket of water balloons and grabbed one, chucking it at Connor's back. He turned around with a playful glare, paddling himself towards me.

"Shit, shit shit shit shit." I muttered under my breath, grabbing as many balloons as I could, sprinting onto the grass.

I heard Connor leave the water and his wet feet against the concrete. I turned around to see Zoe climbing out of the pool herself, rushing to the pool house. Getting distracted with Zoe's actions, I felt a balloon hit the back of my thigh. My head whipped around to see Connor running in the opposite direction.

Zoe ran up next to me and handed me a super soaker, saying, "Those balloons aren't getting you anywhere."

I gladly took the gun and searched the yard for her brother when I saw an arm disappear behind a bright green bush. Pointing at the bush, we nodded at each other and sneaked up on the boy. I verged left while she went right. Slipping into the groups of people, we approached the bush with smirks on our faces. Zoe held up her fingers, silently counting us down from three. Three, two, one! Both of us blindly fired our super soakers at the bush, hoping we hit Connor. Swifter than we expected, he emerged from the bush and threw his hands into the air in surrender.

"Okay! I surrender!" He yelled.

"We'll forgive you if you get us popsicle." Zoe said, not putting her gun down.

"That's not how surrender works." Connor fought.

I squirted him with water. "Well, it's how it works around here."

"Jesus, fine." he replied, walking over to the cooler with his hands remaining in the air.

"Keep your hands where we can see them." Zoe called out.

"I am." Connor said. He grabbed three rocket pops and headed back over to us. "Have we made peace?"

"Yes." Zoe and I said in unison, each of us taking one popsicle.

As all of us peeled the wrapper off the cool treat, Connor and Zoe's dad approached us. "We're starting fireworks in the front if you'd like to join us."

"We'll be there in a minute." Zoe smiled.

She snatched the wrappers from all our hands and tossed them into the trash. I hurried over to my bag and slipped on my pair of blue shorts, completely disregarding my shirt. No one will care if I'm wearing a swim top and shorts. And besides, it's way too hot. She held out her arm to me to which I took, hooking my arm around hers. For only knowing each other for a few hours, I think we're getting along well. I've never clicked with anyone so easily before so this feels too easy. Maybe Zoe's being forced to hang out with me. It doesn't feel forced, though. Or maybe our personalities function perfectly together. Whatever it is, I don't think it matters. The bond we have is like a friendship that started many years ago. But it's only been hours. And hopefully, it lasts much longer than hours. Maybe we can have what those friendships that last for years have.

Skipping towards the gate that separates the backyard from the front, I grinned and started humming the theme to The Wizard Of Oz to myself. Zoe must have heard me, for she began singing the song. I laughed and sang along as we joined the rest of the party. Glancing around the area, I found an empty spot on the grass. I pulled Zoe to the spot with me and noticed it was right next to my family.

"So that's where you went." My dad commented, throwing a handful of glow sticks at me.

"Did you not just see me chasing Connor around with a squirt gun?" I questioned, taking a seat on the grass, pulling Zoe down with me.

"Apparently not." He replied.

Zoe, Connor, and I each grabbed a handful of the glow sticks off the grass and cracked them in one snap. Light illuminated in our hands and I took one of my red sticks and poked Zoe's shoulder. She poked me back with a blue one. And the war began. We poke each other back and forth with the glow sticks, breaking into a fit of giggles.

"How about you two use the glow sticks for something other than poking each other?" My mom recommended.

"No, I don't think we will." I replied, continuing to poke Zoe.

"Yeah, this is a lot more fun." Zoe added, poking my arm.

After poking each other for way too long, we tired of it and grabbed those plastic connectors and connected the ends of the glow sticks, forming bracelets just in time for the sun to set, putting us into darkness, the glow of streetlights illuminating our surroundings. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a bright white light appear. My head snapped to look at the light to find it was someone handing a sparkler to a small child. I smirked and turned to Zoe to find her looking at me. Her cheeks dusted with a light shade of pink as her gray eyes flickered away from my blue ones.

"Hey, wanna go get some sparklers?" I asked.

"Sure!" She smiled.

We headed over to the table that held all the fireworks and grabbed a few sparklers. A man neither of us knew lit them up for us, and off we went into the middle of the street. We waved the sticks around in the air, creating patterns with the sparks. I tried spelling my name in cursive, but spelling Desiree in cursive isn't the easiest thing, and neither is Zoe. Instead, we drew pictures like hearts, stars, and cats. Yes, we drew cats in the air with sparklers. Why would we not? Is that not something that everyone does? Eventually the flammable portion of the sparkler was no more, and we had to toss them into a bucket of water on the curb.

The rest of the night was full of laughter and pure joy, something I sadly haven't experienced in a long time. Fireworks were exploding around every corner you turned. People were running in the street with explosives in their hands, with no fear in their eyes. Zoe and I quickly tired of the noise and went inside. Zoe dragged me upstairs to her room. And it looks exactly what you'd think it would look like. Periwinkle bedding with pink decorative pillows and a white chunky knit blanket displayed across the foot of the bed. The walls are a lighter shade of blue with pink flowers painted on top. White panels cover the bottom half of the walls, creating a sense of contrast. Above her bed sits a display of all the pictures she's taken with her friends and boy, is there a lot.

"Sorry, it's kind of messy right now." Zoe apologized.

"It's alright. My room is in worse condition right now." I laughed. She laughed too.

She began explaining to me how she discovered her bedroom was the perfect place to view fireworks. By simply flicking off the lights and pulling up beanbags to the window, it gave us a front-row seat to a firework show with no noise. You can see the explosions of bright colors for miles and miles across the city. Some are mere specs of light, while others are large bursts of color that illuminate the room. The sounds of the explosions are small pops, some being more powerful than others. The two of us sat in a comfortable silence for quite a while before a pair of feet came down the hallway and towards the bedroom.

"Des, it's time to go." My mom said, cracking open the door.

I groaned and stood up. "Thanks for making this party a lot more tolerable." Zoe said.

"It's no problem." I replied. "So, maybe I'll see you at school?"

"Yeah, maybe. It was nice meeting you." Zoe stood and followed me out of her room.

"You too." I smiled.

Once downstairs, Zoe joined a group of people in the backyard while I headed out to the front door behind my family. I slid into the backseat and pulled my phone out of my backpack to see multiple texts from my friends. I responded to them one by one and quickly resumed my quiet and reserved personality I had at the beginning of the day. Eventually all my notifications had receded, and it left me staring out the window of the car, watching as buildings and fireworks sped past us in blurs. Suddenly I gained the feeling you get when you think you forget something somewhere, but you don't know what it is. After sitting and thinking about it for a bit, I realized what I had forgotten. I forgot to ask for Zoe's number.

#dear evan hansen fanfic #dear evan hansen #deh fanfic #deh #zoe murphy #oc #connor murphy #larry murphy #zoe murphy x oc #bisexual fanfic #pansexual fanfic #lgbtq fanfic

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thelucyverse · 4 years ago

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Hrun and Nesme - friends who (sometimes) hate each other.

H: "At least your mother's sane."

N: "Sane, my mom? She might not have lost her mind entirely like yours did, but she's certainly always been insane."

Hrun (named after the river in the ukraine she was found closeby of), magically adopted by the Rosalie and Emmet Hale of one universe. Not At All interested in being fashionable like her mother, thank you very much. Long-lived mostly-human. Goes into the magical world when her mother is the victim of an accident (pre-story similar to this).

(Re-)Nesme, half-vampire biological child of Bella and Edward from another universe. Perfect poster child, except she's quite done being that, thank you very much.

Travel around with the similar-aged Felicitas and Christina for a while, plan on joining Central as soon as they are of age. Hrun likes to hang out with the 'much cooler' Ally the alley ghost or Desiree and Delilah, Nesme is fast friends with Alice from 1-E1, happy to leave Hrun to her brooding- and yet, they keep coming back to each other.

Piccrew

#hrun #nesme #renesmee #twilight tw #twi #e1 #e1 piccrew #piccrew #rosalie hale #no longer children #venessa | nesme #rhun hale

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beautifclminds · 7 years ago

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below the cut, you will find a list of my current muses. the bold names are primary characters. if there is an * next to it, it indicates an oc / a canon child with an older fc / or a canon character with a different fc. i’ll be making individual starters on a sidebblog for them over the next few days and then making a masterpost here. i also have a note next to each fandom name as to how far into the series i currently am up to.

the 100 (season 2)

abigail griffin

bellamy blake

clarke griffin

finn collins

jasper jordan

monty green

octavia blake

raven reyes

wells jaha

american horror story: coven

cordelia foxx

kyle spencer

madison montgomery

misty day

zoe benson

american horror story: hotel

billie dean howard

detective john lowe

donovan

iris

james patrick march

sally mckenna

american horror story: murder house

ben harmon

tate langdon

violet harmon

vivien harmon

the big bang theory (season 8)

amy farrah-fowler

*april hofstadter

bernadette rostenkowski-wolowitz

*halle wolowitz

*hayden wolowitz

howard wolowitz

leonard hofstadter

penny hofstadter

rajesh koothrappali

sheldon cooper

*stephen cooper

criminal minds (season 12)

aaron hotchner

*alexandra hotchner

*amelia hotchner

*annabelle lamontagne

*aria hotchner-reid

beth clemmons

*brooklyn reid-morgan

*carter hotchner

david rossi

derek morgan

*desiree morgan

emily prentiss

*erin morgan

*gabriella hotchner-morgan

*hadley reid

*haley brooks

*hank spencer morgan

*henry lamontagne

*jack hotchner

*jasmine hotchner-morgan

*michael lamontagne

*nathan hotchner

penelope garcia

*rylee rossi

*sarah morgan

savannah hayes-morgan

will lamontagne

divergent (book & movie canon)

caleb prior

christina

peter hayes

tobias eaton

tris prior

will

er (season 8)

carol hathaway

doug ross

*emma greene

john carter

*kate ross

mark greene

*rachel greene

*tess ross

the flash (season 2)

barry allen

iris west

the fosters (season 2)

brandon foster

callie adams-foster

jesus adams-foster

lena adams-foster

mariana adams-foster

stef adams-foster

friends (entire series)

*ben geller

*emma geller-green

*erica bing

*jack bing

*josephine tribbiani

*penelope tribbiani

fuller house (entire series)

alexander katsopolis

dj tanner fuller

jackson fuller

*jerry gladstone

*joan gladstone

*lewis gladstone

max fuller

michelle tanner

nicholas katsopolis

*phyllis gladstone

ramona gibbler

stephanie tanner

girl meets world (entire series)

cory matthews

farkle minkus

*hannah hunter

katy hart hunter

lucas friar

maya hart hunter

riley matthews

shawn hunter

topanga matthews

glee (entire series)

*alayna schuester

*anthony duval

blaine anderson

*christopher schuester

cooper anderson

*daniel schuester

*danielle sterling-duval

dave karofsky

*destinie anderson

emma pillsbury schuester

*evan schuester

*frannie fabray

*hannah clarington

hunter clarington

*isabelle schuester

jeff sterling

*jessica sterling

kurt hummel

marley rose

nick duval

rachel berry

sam evans

*samantha schuester

santana lopez

*savannah smythe

sebastian smythe

will schuester

harry potter (book & movie canon)

*albus severus potter

*astoria greengrass

*dominique weasley

*elianna malfoy

*fred weasley II

ginny weasley

harry potter

hermione granger

*hugo weasley

*james sirius potter

*lily luna potter

*louis weasley

*lucy weasley

*molly weasley II

nymphadora tonks

*rebecca potter

remus lupin

ron weasley

*rose weasley

*roxanne weasley

*sabrina snape

*scorpio malfoy

severus snape

sirius black

*teddy lupin

*trinity lupin

*victoire weasley

how to get away with murder (season 2)

asher millstone

connor walsh

laurel castillo

michaela pratt

oliver hampton

rebecca sutter

wes gibbins

the hunger games (book & movie canon)

annie cresta

finnick odair

gale hawthorne

haymitch abernathy

*lucilla abernathy

peeta mellark

primrose everdeen

*rowan odair

*rye mellark

*willow mellark

ncis (season 5)

abby sciuto

anthony dinozzo

*brianna gibbs

caitlin todd

emily fornell

leroy jethro gibbs

*tali david-dinozzo

timothy mcgee

tobias fornell

ziva david

pretty little liars (entire series)

alison dilaurentis

aria montgomery

caleb rivers

emily fields

ezra fitz

hanna marin

mona vanderwaal

spencer hastings

toby cavanaugh

scandal

fitz grant

jake ballard

*kennedy grant

mellie grant

olivia pope

the secret life of the american teenager (entire series)

adrian lee

amy juergens

ashley juergens

ben boykewich

grace bowman

lauren treacy

madison cooperstein

ricky underwood

shameless (season 7)

debbie gallagher

fiona gallagher

ian gallagher

lip gallagher

switched at birth (entire series)

bay kennish

daphne vasquez

emmett bledsoe

toby kennish

travis barnes

twilight (movie & book canon)

alice cullen

angela weber

edward cullen

emmett cullen

eric yorkie

esme cullen

bella swan cullen

jacob black

jasper hale

jessica stanley

mike newton

renesmee cullen

rosalie hale

tyler crowley

the walking dead (up to date / tv show only)

beth greene

*bianca grimes

carl grimes

daryl dixon

*judith grimes

lori grimes

*mackenzie jo anderson

negan

rick grimes

shane walsh

simon

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