#do i love elle and helena

[blue-aconite]

☆ it's time ☆

-- i'm going to keep this short because i'm too tired right now. this year has had its ups and downs, as always. all in all, it's been a pretty good 2023 for me, so i'm wishing 2024 will be as well. thank you to everyone who has been with me even when i haven't been around as much myself, who has supported me and my writing. i hope 2024 brings you happiness and peace!

☆ @demxters elle, loml, thank you for your endless support and always being there for me. thank you for the love and letting me be a bother and ramble on all the time. your constant support is why i haven't deleted my entire writing folder. you make me feel like i'm actually good. i love you so much, you're the best part and my favourite part of 2023 ♥️

☆ @bobfloydsbabe helena, my love, i cannot express enough words to convey how grateful i am for you. you've been there for me, no matter what. your continued support, love and general shenanigans keeps me motivated and happy, always. i love you. thank you for sticking around, being my friend and supporting me.

☆ @hangmanssunnies coley, my darling, i am so happy i finally gathered enough courage to reach out to you. it resulted in the best possible way imaginable. i've gained an amazing friend, whom i've come to love very much. thank you for everything , for being there for me and supporting me.

☆ @seresinsweetie sofi, my love, your friendship is so treasured to me and i'm glad i've got you in my corner. you've helped me grow as a writer and person, which i am endlessly thankful for. we haven't talked as consistently as we have but when we do, it's like we've never stopped. i love you.

☆ @a-reader-and-a-writer vee, darling, we're not that good at staying in consistently touch but i know i've always got you in my corner. being your friend is one of the best things and i'm so happy i've found you. your constant support, encouragement and guidance means more than you know. you keep me writing, even when i don't want to. i am so thankful for you.

☆ @writercole @wildbornsiren @antiquitea @imjess-themess @ryebecca @reels-and-wheels @hederasgarden @never--doubt thank you for being my coven, my constant support and letting me just be me. thank you for letting me vent and rant when i need to, always supporting me. i am forever grateful to have found you, ily.

☆ @joaquinwhorres @rae-gar-targaryen @veetlegeuse thank you for welcoming me and being so wonderful. i am very grateful for you all.

☆ @yanna-banana @teacupsandtopgun @withahappyrefrain @sailor-aviator @roosterforme @roosterbruiser @top-hhun @thedroneranger @green-socks @ereardon @desert-fern @seresinhangmanjake @notroosterbradshaw @jupitercomet @luminousnotmatter @jakeseresins @anniesocsandgeneralstore thank you all for being wonderful.

and thank you to everyone who has supported me and my writing this year, i always see you in my notes and i appreciate you so much. it's for you that i keep on going. if you ever liked, reblogged and commented on my work, thank you. thank you for being a part of my life.

love,

fe ♥️

[rockislandadultreads]

Science Fiction & Fantasy: Sapphic Picks

Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

It's 1853 London. Ex-medical student Victor Frankenstein has been missing for years now. Frankenstein's great niece Mary Saville and her husband, Henry, are trying to follow in his scientific footsteps and become renowned paleontologists. They have the brains and the ambition; the only thing they lack is the reputation. Mary is a woman with a sharp mind but a fierce tongue and Henry is an unemployed gambling addict: none of this earning appeal with their peers. But after finding clues to her great uncle's disappearance, Mary's luck may just change. She constructs a plan that will force the scientific community to take her and her husband seriously; no one will be able to ignore them after they learn to create life. Once they have successfully constructed their Creature, Henry's ambition soars, but Mary finds herself asking deeper, more important questions than she's ever confronted before. As Henry's desire for fame grows, Mary must decide how far she is willing to go to protect the Creature she has grown to love.

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

If you look hard enough at old photographs, we're there in the background: healers in the trenches; Suffragettes; Bletchley Park oracles; land girls and resistance fighters. Why is it we help in times of crisis? We have a gift. We are stronger than Mundanes, plain and simple. At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls--Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle--took the oath to join Her Majesty's Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department. Now, decades later, the witch community is still reeling from a civil war and Helena is now the reigning High Priestess of the organization. Yet Helena is the only one of her friend group still enmeshed in the stale bureaucracy of HMRC. Elle is trying to pretend she's a normal housewife, and Niamh has become a country vet, using her powers to heal sick animals. In what Helena perceives as the deepest betrayal, Leonie has defected to start her own more inclusive and intersectional coven, Diaspora. And now Helena has a bigger problem. A young warlock of extraordinary capabilities has been captured by authorities and seems to threaten the very existence of HMRC. With conflicting beliefs over the best course of action, the four friends must decide where their loyalties lie: with preserving tradition, or doing what is right. Juno Dawson explores gender and the corrupting nature of power in a delightful and provocative story of magic and matriarchy, friendship and feminism. Dealing with all the aspects of contemporary womanhood, as well as being phenomenally powerful witches, Niamh, Helena, Leonie and Elle may have grown apart but they will always be bound by the sisterhood of the coven.

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex’s beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn’t know. It’s taboo to speak of. Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden. In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations.

Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood

Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be. Instead, she wakes on a mysterious island and meets a girl with green eyes and the power to command the sea. A girl named Melantho, who says one more death can stop a thousand. The prince of Ithaca must die—or the tides of fate will drown them all. Sarah Underwood weaves an epic tapestry of lies, love, and tragedy, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Alexandra Bracken, and Renée Ahdieh.

[bobfloydsbabe]

hi helena!! for your blurb night, you already know i’m a huge bob x abby enthusiast. however, i’m also an angst lover so as much as this pains me, would you do a blurb about bob and abby’s first fight or argument as a couple?? what would they fight about and how would the issue be resolved??

Elle, I love you, but why on earth would you force me to make my babies suffer? They're perfect and they deserve the world, but alas, suffer they must. Enjoy!

this love (is worth the fight)

SUMMARY: Bob and Abby have their first fight as a couple.

WARNINGS: Angst, miscommunication-ish

WORD COUNT: ~0.8k (i blacked out)

Bob was quiet on the drive home, tension rolling off him in waves, and Abby didn’t know what was going on.

Everything was fine when they left earlier that evening and when they’d walked into the Hard Deck for drinks with Kennedy and Rooster, and Phoenix, who was in town on leave. 

At some point, Bob’s demeanor changed. He grew quiet, distant even. He didn’t react when she put her hand high on his thigh while they sat in the booth, and he removed his arm from around her shoulder.

Something happened, but Abby was at a loss as to what it could be.

Bob parked in the usual spot in front of Abby’s apartment complex. He went around and opened her door for her, and they even had their fingers intertwined as they walked up the stairs and into her apartment.

Once inside, Bob let go of her hand and headed straight for the kitchen. Abby slipped off her boots and pattered in after him.

“You want coffee?” He asked, already prepping the pot.

“Yes,” she said and leaned against the counter. She watched him work. His hands knowing the location of everything in her kitchen, the way he moved around the space with ease and familiarity.

He turned the coffee machine on, and they listened to it splutter to life.

“Bob,” Abby said and approached him. She placed a hand on his arm, and though he didn’t flinch, his muscles tensed at her touch. “What’s going on?”

His clear blue eyes finally looked at her for the first time since they left the bar, and she could tell something was bothering him.

“Nothing,” he dismissed, stepping back from her and leaned against the countertop. 

Abby stared at him. The arms crossed over his chest, his shoulders filled with tension and pulled up to his ears, the cute half-smile he always wore around her gone, and his eyes avoiding hers at all costs.

“I don’t appreciate you lying to me.” Her tone was harsh, accusatory, and unlike any way she’d spoken to him before.

“I’m not,” he argued, but Abby knew him. She knew that the corner of his mouth twitched downward when he wasn’t telling the truth or if something was bothering him. She knew every part of him, even the things he kept from himself.

“Okay,” she said, defeated, and retreated to the opposite counter, mirroring his stance. She bit the inside of her cheek, pushing down her growing annoyance.

The only sound that filled her kitchen was the coffee pot’s slow dripping as it finishing brewing.

Bob drew in a deep breath, shifting his weight from one foot to the other before looking up to meet Abby’s eyes. There was a different type of vulnerability there that she didn’t immediately recognize. Something foreign and terrified in those blue eyes she loved so much.

“I heard you,” he said. Abby opened her mouth to ask what he meant, but Bob held his palm up, stopping her. “Talking to that pilot asking about me.”

Abby’s brows knitted together in a moment of confusion. “With Checkmate?” Bob looked unsure, but nodded anyway. “He asked who you were, so I told him.”

“No,” he said, voice firmer. Angrier. “You said that’s just Bob, as if I was just some guy you just met.”

Abby thought back to the conversation. Checkmate was part of the current Top Gun class, and he’d come over to her while she was getting refills at the bar. He’d asked some questions about the class schedule and then asked about the people she was with, recognizing only Rooster. 

The dent between her brows deepened. “And that’s all you heard?” Bob hummed in agreement. “Then you missed the part where I told him you were the top wizzo in your Top Gun class, that you’re my boyfriend, and how proud of you I am.”

Bob’s eyes widened and his jaw went slack. “I–”

“I shouldn’t have said what I did because there’s nothing just about you or our relationship.”

He opened his mouth to say something, but Abby continued pushing off the counter and walked up to him. “But don’t ice me out because you heard a fraction of a conversation. We’re adults and we talk about what's bothering us. You got that?”

He uncrossed his arms and tentatively reached for her. “Yes, ma’am,” he whispered and squeezed her hips. “I’m sorry.”

Abby stood on her tiptoes, placing a hand on the back of his neck, and pulled him down to her. “It’s okay. I’m sorry too,” she whispered against his lips and pecked them. “Now, pour me some coffee.”

[ginevrastilinski-ocs]

The Society OCs! Bc I just finished it!

Other than Laurie (that was born even before I actually started the show lmao my boy) (that finally has a LI and a plot yay!) now I have so much more ocs (and even more ideas to introduce lol so I will do another post asap)

Maisie Pressman - The youngest Pressman; the black sheep of the family; TBD ship

FC: Sydney Sweeney

Beatrice "Bambi" Vaughn - the baby of New Ham; she wanted to go with her sibilings at the camp (she started screaming and her parents were like okay okay just stop) so she ended up with the others; "jeez teens are idiots" (technically is a teen herself, she's just a year younger lol)

FC: Sadie Sink

Eva Vaughn - middle child; tries to keep her younger sister from getting killed and her big brother from dying bc he can't take care of himself; Allie & Harry ship

FC: Abigail Cowen

James Vaughn - oldest person in New Ham; is trying to keep everyone safe (doesn't really work but he tries 🥺); "yeah yeah I'm fine" and then proceeds to faint

FC: Cameron Monaghan

Chelsie Wu - Clara's twin sister, Helena's cousin; the "mean bisexual" to Clara's "even meaner lesbian"; TBD ship

FC: Lola Tung

Clara Wu - Chelsie's twin sister, Helena's cousin; the "even meaner lesbian" to Chelsie's mean bisexual; Elle ship

FC: Havana Rose Liu

Isabelle "Izzy" Tomkins - Elle's sister; Campbell is her number one enemy; TBD ship

FC: Olivia Scott Welch

Amaya Luz - the little music lover/future singer of West Ham; tries to keep the moral up with her music (doesn't really work but we love the spirit); Allie ship

FC: Rachel Zegler

[matoitech]

cannot remember if this has been asked before in any capacity BUT do any of your ocs have a "theme song" (interpreted however you wanna interpret that)

THEY DO YEAH! i tend to have music associations for characters in general tho characters w specific 'theme song' esque songs narrows it down (which i am doing on purpose cuz i will talk too much abt too many ocs otherwise gbhfhg).

some of my ocs have playlists and they're privated since theyre usually just for me, but i do plan on sharing the blue, elle, and blue/elle playlists at some point- elle's needs new art, once thats done i can share them! as ppl know i edit and rearrange my playlists a lot lol

picking single ones can be touogh but i can do it . believe it. very small amnt of my ocs

blue: probably murderer by grandson, as soon as i heard it i was like god damn this is literally the blue theme song. but he has a BIG playlist with a lot of fitting songs

elle: old town road... is it bcuz shes southern YES its bcuz shes southern. otherwise i gotta go with all along the watchtower (the jimi hendrix version specifically) or creep by radiohead u have to see my vision

angel: pink hotel by scene queen cuz i think she sounds like that but also she has a playlist so LOTS of songs (lots of more serious ones lol.. but they cant beat pink hotel by scene queen)

lucas: dreams by baby storme

cas: helena beat by foster the people. i made a playlist for him a while back cuz i was collecting too many songs that fit him lol

pose: she does directly have theme songs i describe as theme songs- dream boy by waterparks and barbie girl by aqua (tho also anything by ayesha erotica could qualify). i have a playlist for him but it really needs to be cleaned up lol its super old

gem: constant repeat by charli xcx or virgos groove by beyonce maybe? i have a playlist for her too its smaller but tighter

jolene: jolene by dolly parton of course

diesel: drive off a bridge by jakey or racecar by besties

tiara: die 4 ur love by tei shi

lahar: shark attack by grouplove

angus: super saiyan by duckwrth

cain: wow! by alaska thunderfuck (this is what he sounds like 2 me)

griff: wild horse by darci, also bored by ari abdul or sexy villain by remi wolf. he has a whole playlist too lol

izzy: something like fire by sleeping with sirens probably lol he was originally an Emo Middle School Winged Wolf Oc so

peril: one of their intentional character things is that they are a character that those like funny serious old anime amv songs would actually fit VERY well to so probably like. courtesy call by thousand foot krutch. or you're gonna go far kid or something

lots of ocs that arent included in this 4 whatever reason but still fun to share these ones :) thanks for asking!!

[amphtaminedreams]

Currently Obsessing Over, Debrief No.3: All Hail Queen Vivienne Westwood & Here’s to her Eternal Reign

-Vivienne photographed in June 2012-

“Fashion: I really love doing it. It’s really a kind of lifeline to me. It’s recharging my batteries. It’s exciting. I love what we’re doing, and I think the next thing we are doing is the best thing I have ever done. Because it’s totally political.”

-With Chrissie Hynde & Jordan at the SEX boutique in Chelsea, 1976-

-Clockwise L-R: making an appearance on the runway with husband Andreas Kronthaler at the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood 2016 Menswear collection, in 1976 with Chrissie Hynde & Jordan, c. 1976, and in 2012 in her studio-

-in attendance at memorial for Vivienne @ Southwark Cathedral, Friday 17th February 2023, centre: Lila & Kate Moss, clockwise L-R: Alexa Chung, Matty Bovan, Christina Hendrix & husband, Helena Bonham Carter, Ellen von Unwerth, Farida Khelfa, Lucinda Chambers, Elle Fanning-

-Anson Boon in attendance at memorial for Vivienne @ Southwark Cathedral, Friday 17th February 2023-

Look, I am far from a royalist but as London Fashion Week draws to a close, the weekend saw a who’s who of the fashion mourn a Queen of the people whose crowning would’ve truly made me reconsider my position. It goes without saying that the impact Vivienne Westwood has had on both her contemporaries and a younger generation of up and coming designers is monumental, but above and beyond that, what made her such an incredible individual was the consistency with which she stuck to her principles over the years and championed a fairer world, free of structural barriers, discrimination and the destructive force of rampant capitalism on the earth. 

-Upper left portion: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2016, & bottom right: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2017, then whole image clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 2010, & RTW F/W 2009-

-Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY collections, Clockwise L-R: Menswear RTW F/W 2020, RTW F/W 2022, RTW Menswear S/S 2018, RTW S/S 2023-

-Undercover collections, clockwise L-R: RTW F/W 2011, RTW F/W 2013, RTW S/S 2004, RTW S/S 2009, RTW S/S 2011-

-Matty Bovan collections,  L-R: RTW F/W 2018, & S/S 2019-

-Ambush Resort 2023-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top to bottom: F/W 2007, S/S 2013-

-Undercover collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2019, RTW S/S 2022, RTW F/W 2020-

-Stella McCartney collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2018, RTW F/W 2017, F/W 2020-

-Undercover collections, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: RTW F/W 2003, RTW F/W 2015, RTW S/S 2005, RTW S/S 2007, then whole image clockwise L-R: RTW S/S 2015, RTW S/S 2014, RTW F/W 2014-

She didn’t have to be That Bitch, in an industry which too often actively worked and continues to work against her goals, but she did at risk to her own success, and she made some fucking incredible clothes whilst she was at it.

Vivienne had every capability of being a thorn in the side of the industry figureheads operating business models domineered by overconsumption and yet her legacy will outlive every trend cycle imaginable ten to the dozen, reminding us that above all, principles & passion are the best thing we have if we want to truly make in impact.

-12 Emerging Designers on How Vivienne Westwood Inspired Them, AnOther Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2021 issue-

-”Pirates” collection, 1981: Though by this point Vivienne had already established a name for herself within the industry, namely through the widespread popularity of the Chelsea boutique she opened with partner Malcolm McLaren in 1971 and her work styling the Sex Pistols, whom McLaren managed, it wasn’t until a decade later that she made her runway debut with her “Pirates” collection. And you know what? She was so right for that. These are men who sail the world in pursuit of Jewells, ffs. How historically accurate that statement is, I have no clue; Peter Pan probably isn’t the best frame of reference. All I know is that ruffles and Jewells and big hats and bold patterns are absolutely my cup of tea and all those of us girlies with a preference for maximalism owe Vivienne Westwood a thank you for helping the stiff upper lipped power players of that period realise that.-

-”Britain Must Go Pagan” collection, S/S98 RTW-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 1993, RTW S/S 1994, RTW F/W 1994, RTW S/S 1997, RTW F/W 1995, RTW S/S 1994-

-Arguably, the early years of Vivienne’s runway residency was characterised by a consistent drive to dissect, explore, and push the boundaries of the fashion of bygone eras through her work in a provocative, tongue in cheek kind of way, but one that ultimately showed her knowledge and love of fashion. Her flirtation with the whimsical, ethereal hallmarks of romantic period dressing and references to the costume-like decadence associated with the nobility and wealth of the post-renaissance world helped to torpedo a giant, jagged hole through the perfectly polished wall high fashion had built around itself to retain its status as an interest reserved for the privileged. 

Vivienne’s growing cultural relevance occurred in the midst of the 90s grunge movement that banished the illusion everything had to be perfectly refined at all times, and championed the gaudy, the over the top, the playful, controversial and performative. This time, counterculture was unruly, broody, and intentionally unyielding in a way that closely harked back to the values of the ‘70s London punk scene where VW had started out, and so it makes sense that interest in her work grew given the position her clothing came to be associated with in this decade

I don’t claim to be enough of a fashion expert to know the complete history of costume piece inspired designers and to be able to say Vivienne was the very first to bring this subversion of the expectation to appear aloof, elegant, and let’s be honest, occasionally boring as fuck, to the runway through her exploration of period clothing but she has to be one of the first to bring such a playfulness to it and her collections at the time certainly helped to reignite the childhood desire that exists in every person interested in fashion to play dress up.- 

-Christian Dior Haute Couture F/W 1998, “Les Incroyables” collection-

-Christian Lacroix Haute Couture S/S 1998-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW F/W 1996-

-Christian Lacroix Haute Couture S/S 1999-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2013, RTW S/S 2012, RTW S/S 2014-

-Christian Dior Haute Couture S/S 1998-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 1996-

-Clockwise L-R: Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2010, RTW F/W 2015, lower right portion: RTW Menswear F/W 2017, RTW F/W 2011, RTW Menswear F/W 2017, & RTW F/W 2011-

-L-R: Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2022, Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2020.

Marriage:

*Reasons AGAINST: too many to list 

*Reasons FOR: Vivienne Westwood’s bridal collections (and also a big party with all your friends that they feel morally obligated to attend, where you get to pick all the food and cheesy music is socially acceptable)-

-Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2021-

-She further developed her brand’s reputation as a disruptor of the status quo in a time which saw young people in the Western world grow tired of the straight laced conservatism of the Thatcher/Reagan (forget Charlie Kelly and Frank Reynolds, these 2 were the OG gruesome twosome) and the tastemakers of the fashion world followed suit, lauding her work. As much as the impact of massive industry players is portrayed as having a trickle down effect (see what I did there) on the trend cycle, designers inevitably draw inspiration from the current social climate whether acknowledged or not and in this way the aesthetics adopted by boots on the ground, the influence of art and pop culture, makes its way back up to the runway where the Anna Wintours of the world have to like it. For people like Vivienne Westwood, Rei Kawakubo (founder of Commes Des Garcons), Ann Demeulemeester, and Yohji Yamamoto, who occupied much of the same avant-garde, anti-establishment scene from the ‘70s onwards with all 3 having been customers at Vivienne’s boutique and setting up shop in London at one point or another, incorporating that disruptive spirit probably felt like a return to their roots as designers.-

-Vivienne Westwood Bridal Made to Order 2019-

-Yohji Yamamoto collections, L-R: RTW S/S 2015, & S/S 2016-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top to bottom: F/W 2008, S/S 2012-

-Yohji Yamamoto RTW S/S 2023-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, top left: S/S 2009, remaining photos: S/S 2011-

-Top to bottom: Ann Demeulemeester RTW F/W 2019, & RTW F/W 2017-

-In this period where anti-fashion established itself as an integral part of what was decidedly “in”-fashion, new roots, which would go on to produce some of today’s boldest designers, buried themselves deep and inevitably soaked up Vivienne and her contemporaries’ celebration of androgyny, experimentation with subversive silhouettes and prints, and embrace of the dark and dramatic to tell stories through their styling which served as the antidote to the immaculate coordination of looks showcased by fashion giants like Chanel. Vivienne collections managed to grasp hold of the psyches of even the most prestigious designers, and the lasting effects were visible in the heavily period themed, almost theatrical collections, the debuts of which broke the expected mould for labels traditionally associated with a sense of refinement and/or glamour. That Donatella Versace, for example, would draw influence from punk aesthetics is unexpected but once you’re aware she’s expressed her admiration for Vivienne Westwood, there are a number of Versace collections over the years where you can’t unsee that inspiration. John Galliano was known to sit front row at her shows! John Galliano. That, baby, is one mighty flex.-

-John Galliano collections, top to bottom: RTW S/S 2018, RTW F/W 1997, RTW S/S 2019-

-Valentino RTW F/W 2005-

-Versace collections, L-R: RTW F/W 2017, RTW F/W 2013, RTW F/W 2018-

-John Galliano RTW F/W 2018-

-Ralph Lauren RTW F./W 2016-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: F/W 2016, “, “, RTW F/W 2016, then whole image, clockwise L-R: RTW S/S 2015, RTW F/W 2012, F/W 2013, & F/W 2012-

-Versace RTW S/S 1994-

-John Galliano RTW S/S 1993- 

-You could argue the prevalence of Westwood gowns amongst the rich and famous is kinda antithetic to its founder’s manifesto but we can’t be delusional and forget it’s a high fashion label we’re talking about and well, a business. Ultimately the craftsmanship and time which goes into original designs means red carpet photos are probs the closest 99% of us are gonna get but I’ll take it. I’m thirsty. Helena Bonham-Carter, one of the many prominent figures in attendance at Vivienne’s funeral, kinda symbolises the dichotomy; as much as her public image is of her as someone who exists outside the boundaries imposed by a privileged, aloof, very airbrushed elite, we are talking a woman with a double-barrelled family name which carries with it the exactly the kind of wealth and lineage you’d expect it to. But at the same time, she is someone who has chosen to break away from the expectations set upon her by this kind of background and do things her own way. Not so much so that her whole mismatched, slightly dishevelled whilst simultaneously very cool outer appearance isn’t made up of expensive, designer subcomponents, but if you’re going to have some brand loyalty, Helena being a Vivienne simp feels correct:

“I have an obscene amount, a sinful amount of her clothes. Decades’ worth. She wouldn’t like it, given she was always telling us to buy less.” Helena recalled buying her first pirate shirt, aged 15, from Westwood’s shop in World’s End “so I could be Adam Ant.” She explained how she once reprimanded a red-carpet journalist who asked why she always wore Westwood, because it was always “the same, same, same.” Bonham Carter replied: “No, no, no…. You have no idea how many ideas and choices have gone into this dress. She is never boring. And the dresses do all the work. All the actresses on this red carpet haven’t eaten for weeks—and I have had a full-fat English breakfast.” Of wearing Westwood she said: “I feel like who I want to be. I feel like a woman…. She has given me my armor to face the world for so many years.” She added: “Thank you for the cutting, the draping that makes your clothes so dynamic and alive, so much so that I wouldn’t be surprised to wake in the night and find them dancing in my closet, alive.”

-Extract from “Vivienne Westwood is Remembered in London” Vogue article, Luke Leith, published 17th February 2013 @ https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/gallery/vivienne-westwood-memorial-

-Helena Bonham Carter in Vivienne Westwood-

-FKA Twigs wearing Vivienne Westwood, photographed for her zine, published May 2019-

-You can’t talk about Vivienne’s impact on street style and its adoption by today's anti-it girl (which in itself has made her kinda the ultimate it-girl in my eyes, lmao) without a section dedicated to FKA Twigs, whose love of the designer is evident in her ethereal take on ‘90s grunge inspired fashion. If anyone doubts the existence of Vivienne’s influence on Twigs’ street style, may I gift you with knowledge that she included an absolutely STUNNNNINGGG feature about her whole COLLECTION of VW corsets in her zine. Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you archival designer pieces by the Grand Dame of Punk (no, I’m not talking about Karen from RHoP) and the ability to circumvent a year long waiting list for treatment of your ailments on the NHS sooo I mean…we’re talking substantial quality of life improvements here.-

-FKA Twigs personal style-

-Public figures in Vivienne Westwood over the years, upper left portion, clockwise L-R: Dua Lipa on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards, Kim Kardashian via Instagram backstage @ the 2019 Emmys, Winnie Harlow on the red carpet @ the 2019 British Fashion Awards, Kim Kardashian photographed in 2019, Kristen Stewart hosting SNL in Vivienne Westwood suit in November 2022, Lashana Lynch on the red carpet @ the No Time to Die premiere in 2021, Jade Thirlwall on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards, Elle Fanning on the red carpet @ the 2021 Vulture Festival, upper right portion: Bella Hadid’s street style ft. a love of Vivienne Westwood, bottom right portion, clockwise L-R: Dua Lipa on the red carpet @ the 2021 Brit Awards and on stage for the event, Billie Piper @ the 2021 UK Fashion Awards, Thandie Newton on the Cannes Red Carpet in 2018, Rihanna performing @ the 2012 Victoria’s Secret fashion show, Zendaya on the red carpet @ the Art of Elysium gala in 2016, Maude Apatow via Instagram photographed @ the 2022 Emmys afterparty, Alexa Demie @ an event for Tiffany & Co. in 2022, bottom left: Winnie Harlow on the red carpet @ the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty-

-Vivienne’s personal style over the years, clockwise L-R: making an end of show appearance in December 2011, photographed c. 1995, @ the V&A museum in London in 1998, with Naomi Campbell at the 1993 Designer of the Year Awards, @ the opening of the Costume Institute’s Anglomania exhibition in 2006, with husband Andreas Kronthaler at Ascot in 1995, photographed by paparazzi c. 2009-

-Vivienne Westwood’s “Portraits” collection, 1991-

-You really can’t talk about the common appeal of Vivienne Westwood and the label’s legacy without an acknowledgement of the irreverence of the Portraits collection, which most likely constitutes the strongest imagery of the brand in most people’s minds. For all that rambling on I did about her challenging fashion conventions, the corset is probably, like, one of the most stereotypically feminine garments out there, and so it seems contradictory that it’s probably the most famous VW piece. That being said, you just have to look at the earliest prominent iteration of the staple showcased in Portraits; the way the shape was utilised flew in the face of all that was conventional and “demure” through its combination with religious iconography, micro skirts and nude illusion cut outs, in the ‘80s ffs, so need I say more about what it is that made it so groundbreaking? It was a moment that was emblematic of the middle finger to the world attitude that Vivienne’s collections are known for, and which makes it such an iconic, and true to brand piece that is still loved, emulated, and collected by a very lucky few today.-

-Vivienne Westwood RTW S/S 2023-

-It’s only half the picture to say Vivienne’s participation in the fashion industry contradicts her personal politics, which completely ignores how much of her fortune has been redistributed through her activism over the years; to advocate for her brand is to advocate for the anti establishment mission she has made an inextricable part of it, which over the past few decades has ranged from her vocal commitment to fighting climate change, her stance on sustainability, her support of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange, and notably her Ethical Fashion Africa campaign, shots from which feature below.-

-Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood RTW, clockwise L-R: S/S 2008, S/S 2007, S/S 2019, “-

-Andreas & Vivienne at Paris Fashion Week, 2nd October 2021-

-Andreas Kronlather for Vivienne Westwood RTW, top: S/S 2016, bottom L-R: S/S 2018, S/S 2014-

-”, top L-R: RTW S/S 2006, RTW F/W 2014, & bottom: RTW S/S 2023-

Ending with the content Vivienne would most likely find to be closest to her heart is a reflection on the Andreas Kronlather for Vivienne Westwood, surely the purest form of her punk spirit that will go on without her. Undeniably, Vivienne has had no greater influence on anyone than her husband, Andreas, with whom she publicly entrusted the more affordable offshoot of her brand, and whose creative relationship first began when he began working under her wing in the late ‘80s. They were artistic geniuses, revolutionaries, and basically the much more aspirational version of the rockstar bf/gf model bc/gf duo. Above all they were cutie pies<3 

-Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood RTW, clockwise L-R: S/S 2010, “, F/W 2017, & F/W 2015-

-”, L-R: RTW S/S 2017, RTW S/S 2009, RTW F/W 2016-

Though for the majority of the 30+ years they spent collaborating Andreas chose to be a silent contributor, the name change of the red label offshoot to Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood was the clear realisation of his journey in becoming an equal partner and suggests that over time, the direction of influence evolved from the latter over the former to a much more reciprocal force.

-”, L-R: RTW F/W 2012, RTW F/W 2018-

-”, left portion: RTW F/W 2010, top right portion: RTW S/S 2011, bottom right portion L-R: RTW F/W 2013, RTW F/W 2011-

-”, L-R: RTW S/S 2006, RTW S/S 2014-

-”, L-R: RTW F/W 2019, RTW S/S 2015-

 I’m going to get real cheesy here but I have to say it: there is no doubt that whilst he continues to showcase his designs, Vivienne’s presence in the industry will not cease to be felt. Regardless-we’ll miss you anyways, Queen.-

-Vivienne photographed at the end of her RTW F/W 2016 runway presentation, February 2016-

-Vivienne photographed attending premiere screening at Regent Street Cinema, November 2022-

Vivienne Westwood, April 1941-December 2022

[liuwithheadcanons]

The Society A/B/O

I’m still so mad we never got a season 2 all those years ago 💔 I watched it when it first came out and remembered it again :D!

Allie - Alpha cause I said so and she smells like Dark Chocolate cause I said so

Cassandra - Beta, and she smells like cocoa beans and leaves

Campbell - I love him he’s such a good character but a horrible ass person my type of SHIT! Anyways it’s boring to make him just an alpha so born Bigender Alpha and Beta Campbell. Has a peppermint scent 

Becca - Omega cause idk but I love her, she smells like jasmine and sugar

Elle - Omega cause Campbell seems like that type to target, anyways she has a burnt sugar cherry scent

Grizz - Beta cause my baby :((!! He smells like bread and honey like a bear 💜💜💜💜💜

Kelly - Alpha cause idk she’s kinda a bad bitch and she has the scent of flint and obsidian, to prove it 

Gordie - Omega simply cause he’s kinda confused the whole show (tbh everyone is) but also is super nerdy and smart, and he smells like pine cones 

Will - Beta cause I said so, anyways he’s my bby and smells like aloe

Gwen - Bigender Alpha and Omega, she smells like lemons and the sun

Luke - Chad Omega cause I said so, and he smells like lip gloss and candles

Helena - My pandynamic girlie, she smells like pebbles!

Harry - Alpha he’s annoying and shit but he smells like silver and perfume

Sam - My beloved baby 😭!! He’s born Bigender Beta and Omega and he smells like pop soda (a mix of spearmint gum and coke and cherries, also I feel like just making him an omega is just kinda unfair like bro been through enough)

If there’s more characters you want me to do tell me cause otherwise I’ma just do the main ones

[samesanegirl]

Who do you fancast as rose Weasley? I know rose was black but then I saw Elle fanning in ginger and Rosa and I was just like O.o ooooommmmmgggggg

Hi there :))))

I love black Rose Weasley but at the moment I can't really picture any black actresses as her (that also happen to have red hair). Maybe Amandla Stenberg?

For me, I always adored Jane Levy as Rose Weasley. After watching Suburgatory, I always pictured Jane as Rose. Even the mannerisms.

I also love the original Rose Weasley (Helena Barlow). She has the same piercing blue eyes and curly red hair Rose would have

[lonewolfshayu]

I Watched The Society in 2023

I finished binge watching The Society a couple days ago, knowing it was cancelled before it got a second season.

1 I disliked Allie. And that goofy smile she did when Lexie was talking about how she had to undress in front of the Guard, that smile made me hate Allie even more. I can't stand her.

2 Elle is awesome. Her relationship with Campbell was awesome until the reveal that he's a violent psychopath who can't love her. Real bummer, because that was my favorite pairing in the show.

3 Grizz is awesome. I got a lot of respect for him when he opted out of killing Dewey. The guy has a heart of gold.

4 I actually like Lexie and sympathize with her.

5 During the tag football thing outside on the Thanksgiving episode, I loved the scene when Jason is scolding Will after he got tackled by Kelly. Man, I wish this show got a second season.

6 When they played Fugitives in the second episode, that was awesome. Too cool.

7 That girl in the green prom dress, Jessica, I wish we saw more of her. She was one of those minor characters I became fond of, even though she was barely in the show. She should've been a side character or main character. You cannot show a beautiful character walking in a ruined street while wearing a beautiful dress and not promote her to main character status.

8 When Sam scolded Allie and she was just looking at him, I LMAO'd.

9 I loved the Will and Kelly ship.

10 I loved the Allie/Cassandra sister bond. Like when Allie used herself as a human shield when Campbell pointed his gun at Cassandra. That's sisterly love right there. Allie was a bit of a jerk to Cass sometimes, though.

11 I loved the Gordie and Cassandra pairing. When he said he was going to learn to take care of her, man, my heart ❤️

12 Allie was right when she defended Campbell when Will wanted him executed. You can't kill someone for something they might do. People IRL want to punish people with mental disorders just because they might hurt someone in the future, which is wrong. You punish people when they actually commit a crime. Not before.

13 I love how Allie grieves Cassandra's death. How she lays on her death spot. This show didn't do the cliché non-stop sobbing. The writers made Allie mourn in creative, realistic ways.

14 Someone on Reddit said The Society isn't groundbreaking television, and the person didn't elaborate. How is this not groundbreaking television?

15 That nightmare about the Guard slitting Will's throat and shooting Allie. Pretty cool. And wonderful foreshadowing, considering the Guard betrays Allie and Will in the end. Also, Luke's girlfriend, Helena, was cool until Elle revealed that she (Helena) called Elle a thot. That was so weird and jarring, considering Helena seemed like such a nice character until that moment. Elle is a sweet angel BTW. She deserved better.

16 Kelly was awesome. But I hated it when she cussed out that one girl for saying generalizing men is wrong. Happened in episode 3 at the meeting building, I believe. Also, I had a short-lived theory that Harry and Kelly were brother and sister, because of the fact their parents were having an affair with each other. I figured Harry's mom gave birth to him and Kelly. I guess I watch too much House of the Dragon.

17 I knew the bus driver in the photos was going to become a big deal. I noticed how they kept showing his face whenever the school bus trip pictures were shown, and I knew this would be brought up later.

18 I wish Campbell got killed off.

19 I wish Cassandra lived. I do have to mention that I know she got killed off before I even watched the show. I spoiled it for myself. But I forgot who the killer was. The mystery surrounding the murderer was messing with my mind lol.

20 Wishing this show had more hugs. Allie and Cassandra didn't hug at all.

21 All Becca did was be pregnant. That seemed to be her only thing. She seemed more like a figment of Sam's imagination, since she hardly interacted with any of the other characters.

22 I really hate Allie's character. Kelly and Grizz should have been the main two characters. Also, Will is painfully bland as a character. At least Allie has some complexity to her. Will is one-note and his thing seems to be "I had a bad life" and nothing else.

23 The Society is a great show. It has some flaws, like having the painfully frustrating characters Allie and Will, but that doesn't make it a mediocre show. It's pretty good. And it needs a second season.

[laurelindebear]

for the Unusual Asks game:

3: eye colour

20: how tall are you (it can just be short/avg/tall 💕)

23: dream date

32: three favourite girl names (i want to see what we have in common ahah)

41: top ten fav songs

49: latest compliment you received

69: do you play an instrument

94: fav lyrics right now

Apologies for the delay

3: Blue (kind of a dark, slightly grey-blue. My sister's are nicer.)

20. 5'6", dead-on average for the US and just sliiightly above in the UK.

23: Ohhhh...I think...visit a museum, have a nice low-key meal in a place that just does good tasty food, nothing super-fancy, then sit in a park and talk.

32: Let's see: Phoebe, Lily, Helena

41: Nowadays my favorite song isn't static; it changes constantly. Right now:

What's the Frequency, Kenneth? (REM)

Fire Drills (Dessa)

Sahara Love (Above & Beyond, Zoe Johnston) (Don't read anything into this. Purely coincidental 😅)

Drive Me Home (Caroline Pennell)

Do You Feel It Now? (Goldroom, Love, Alexa)

Feed the Tree (Belly)

Texarkana (REM)

Shangri-La (Caitlyn Scarlett)

Kick the Door (Betta Lemme)

An Ocean (Calah Mikal)

49: My husband said I was badass (and made me say it too)

69: I used to play the flute a little, and I played handbells for about 10 years. Sadly not playing anything at the moment.

94: So I'll keep coming out but I won't come around / If I take a chance on the world it's gonna let me down (Wallflower, Laur Elle)

[demxters]

my darling elle. how are you, love? 🧡

helena! i’m doing okay, tbh been feeling pretty tired and burnt out lately from life so not the greatest but i’m getting by. how are you?? i hope you’re doing well!!

[chrancecriber]

Radio NET Bulgaria (November 30, 2022)

23:56 PATRICK YANDALL - Laws of Groovity 23:51 JOE MCBRIDE, THE TEXAS RHYTHM CLUB - Lakewood 23:46 DANIEL D. - Jingle Bell Groove 23:43 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Go Girl 23:38 ART RUPRECHT - A Good Thing 23:33 BOB BALDWIN - She's Single, Ready to Mingle 23:30 GARY MEGGS - Autumn Leaves 23:24 GREGG KARUKAS - Last Train 23:22 HERB ALPERT - All I Want For Christmas 23:18 NILS - Baja California 23:14 BROOKE ALFORD - Shine 23:10 JODY MAYFIELD - Summer Rain (feat. Michael Tarpley) 23:05 TIM BOWMAN - Columbus,Ga 23:00 PETER WHITE - Never Gonna Give You Up 23:00 ANDY MOOR, CARRIE SKIPPER - So Much More (Ambient Mix) 22:54 OSONIC, KATE LOUISE SMITH, DENIS KARPINSKIY - They Wait For Us (Chill Out Mix) 22:50 NASH & PEPPER, ROGUE RAVEN - Am I Wrong (Acoustic Mix) 22:46 ROBERT NICKSON, RELOCATE, NEEV KENNEDY - Not Made To Break (Chill Out Mix) 22:43 SAGI REI - Your Loving Arms 22:38 DEPECHE MODE - Enjoy The Silence (Pacific State Chillout Mix) 22:35 KIDNAP, LEO STANNARD - Grow (Submotion Orchestra Remix) 22:31 ANDY MOOR, ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE, GABRIELA - World To Turn 22:25 ANGELO CRESCERI - Harmony 22:21 JEAN HONEYMOON - Bang Bang (Lazy Hammock Chillout Remix) 22:17 ADRIAN & RAZ, ELLIE LAWSON - A Hundred Ways (Original Mix) 22:14 FILO, PERI, FISHER - Closer Now (Chillout Mix) 22:08 DASH BERLIN - Till The Sky Falls Down (Monokini Beach Mix) 22:03 RUE DU SOLEIL - In My Heart 21:58 SANGRE DE LA TIERRA - Antigua 21:54 RAZ NITZAN, MARIA NAYLER - Echo Of My Soul (Chill Out Mix) 21:50 ATB, TIFF LACEY - Missing 21:45 SUPER8 TAB, ALYNA - Perfect Day (Original Mix) 21:42 HEADSTRONG, HELENA WARD - Broken Ice (Acoustic & Strings Chillout Mix) 21:38 INNA - On & On (Chillout Remix) 21:33 JENS BUCHERT - Polaris (JB feat. Shine) 21:28 BEN GOLD, SENADEE - Today (Chilled Datt Remix) 21:24 FRAINBREEZE, ANGEL FALLS - I'll Be There (Original Mix) 21:19 INUSA DAWUDA - Dreamily 21:14 ATB - Let U Go (Schiller Remix) 21:10 ELLES DE GRAAF, MOONNIGHT - Sunset Kindness (Chill Out Mix) 21:06 LAZY HAMMOCK - Star 21:02 ENIGMA, SARAH BRIGHTMAN - La Mer 20:59 TENISHIA, CHRIS JONES - Memory Of A Dream (Unplugged Mix) 20:57 KENNY G, LOUIS ARMSTRONG - What A Wonderful World 20:52 DJ MILEWS - Children 20:47 ABOVE & BEYOND - No One On Earth 20:41 VECHIGEN - No Fear (Summer Vibes Chill Mix) 20:38 ADELE - Chasing Pavements 20:33 HARD GREY, HOUSE REPUBLIC - Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) 20:28 VIVIAN LACOSTE - Clair Del Mar 20:22 CHICANE - No Ordinary Morning (Original Mix) 20:19 MAX STONE - Love Is... (W&D Chill Out Mix) 20:16 SWEET EUPHONY - After We Close Our Eyes (Chillout Version) 20:10 351 LAKE SHORE DRIVE - Seabeam 20:07 SAGI REI - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Verano Chill Out Mix) 20:02 ANN GRACE - Moon In Love 19:59 LP - Lost On You (Elk Road Remix) 19:53 THE DO - Too Insistent (Trentemoller Remix) 19:50 LOWLAND - Seven Cities 19:47 KOSMOPOLITANS, ATHENA ROUTSI - I Belong To You 19:41 MICHAEL E - That Night Last Summer 19:36 ROBERT NICKSON - Spiral (Chillout Mix) 19:32 DASH BERLIN - Listen To Your Heart (Acoustic Mix) 19:25 TRANZLIFT - Heaven's Shore (Magdelayna's Chilled Remake) 19:20 ARNEJ - People Come, People Go (Chillout Mix) 19:15 E ONE, ARUNA - Still Holding On (Aruna vs. Conjure One Chill Mix Lounge Edit) 19:11 JAMES BRIGHT, HELEN WALFORD - Time 19:06 GABRIELA MENDEZ FUENTE - Romance in Ibiza (Orchester Lite Edit) 19:02 LOUNGE GROOVE AVENUE - By My Side 18:58 NOMOSK - Don't Hold Back (Soty & Seven24 Chillout Remix) 18:52 PREMASARA COUNCIL - Sensual Ecstasy 18:47 CONJURE ONE - Sleep 18:43 DAN BALAN - Chica Bomb (DJ Dan Karim Chill Mix) 18:37 AK47, TRACY DIAMONDS - It's No Good 18:33 ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE, ELLEAH - These Walls (Album Mix) 18:30 ALY & FILA - Rosaires (Chill Out Mix) 18:27 SEPTEMBER - Cry For You (Candlelight Remix) 18:24 JAMES BUTLER - Dinner For Two 18:20 KRYSTIAN SHEK - Devot 18:16 KENNY G - My Heart Will Go On 18:12 CUEBRICK - Safe (C-Systems Alternative Mix) 18:07 SUNLOUNGER, ZARA TAYLOR - Crawling (Chill Version) 18:02 HESS IS MORE - Yes Boss 17:57 JS FLOYD - Walk The Dog 17:54 WADE C. LONG - GodChildren 17:50 ROCCO VENTRELLA - Soulful Strut 17:46 LOWELL HOPPER - Unconditional 17:40 DAVID PETROSYAN - Christmas Eve 17:36 DANIEL DOMENGE - Between Your Hands 17:32 RANDY SCOTT - Affection 17:27 NELSON RANGELLl - The Way To You 17:22 CHIELI MINUCCI - Leilani 17:18 RHYTHM LOGIC - Tuesdays Love 17:14 KIMBERLY BREWER - Every Day Feels Like Christmas 17:10 ROB SABADO - On The Beach 17:05 AL GOMEZ - Keeping It Together 17:00 BRIAN HUGHES - One To One 16:56 JOY RIDE - Sweet Talk Me Now 16:52 QUINTIN GERARD W. - Roundtrip LAX - Release. 16:47 MARK MAXWELL - The Christmas Song 16:43 RYAN LA VALETTE - New Beginnings 16:39 TONY SAUNDERS - Push 16:34 STEVE OLIVER - Desert Traveler 16:30 VINCENT INGALA - Dream Girl 16:25 JOHN E. LAWRENCE - Photo Shoot 16:21 SHAKATAK - Silent Eve 16:17 NILS - Saturday Night 16:12 PETER WHITE - Requiem For A Princess 16:08 NORMAN BROWN - Ocean Breeze 16:04 MARC ANTOINE - Corto Maltese 16:00 GREGORY GOODLOE - Get'n It 15:56 ALEXANDER ZONJIC - Nature Boy 15:50 JOYCE COOLING - Mildred's Attraction 15:46 SHARMOND SMITH - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 15:42 BLAIR BRYANT - Spend the Night 15:37 EDGARDO CINTRON - Just A Little Taste of Your Love 15:33 CHASE HUNA - Mirage 15:28 MARION MEADOWS - Magic Men 15:23 RICHARD ELLIOT - Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler) 15:20 BEN TANKARD - Angels We Have Heard On High 15:15 ANDREY CHMUT - Night Ride 15:11 JAREZ - Shine 15:08 TIM BOWMAN - Watchout 15:04 DAVE KOZ - It's All Love 15:00 KENNEY POLSON - Innocence 14:57 RICK HABANA - Island Hopping 14:53 DARRON COOKIE - Another Day at Work 14:49 DARRYL WILLIAMS - Harveston Way (feat. Euge Groove) 14:46 PETER WHITE - Love Will Find You 14:42 JODY MAYFIELD - The Little Drummer Boy 14:39 PETER HEROLD - Still the One 14:35 AL DEGREGORIS - No Holding Back (Feat. Nils) 14:31 KIM SCOTT - Best Part 14:27 BONEY JAMES - Tonic 14:23 THE SMOOTH JAZZ ALLEY - Livin' In NYC 14:20 JUSTIN YOUNG - This Christmas 14:17 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Lullaby 14:12 EUGE GROOVE - Dirty Dozen 14:08 DANNY LERMAN - Summer in a Hummer 14:04 GARY PALMER - Lisa 14:00 DEON YATES - The Sample Life 13:56 FRANK MCCOMB - Cha Cha 13:52 DARRIUS JAMAR - My Everything 13:48 SYLVIA BENNETT - Christmas Lights 13:44 DARREN RAHN - Magnetic 13:40 NILS - Up and Away 13:37 KEN NAVARRO - That Time Of Evening 13:32 PAUL JACKSON JR. - Down the Road 13:27 PATRICK BRADLEY - Exhale 13:22 DAVID GARFIELD - Chanukah Oh Chanukah 13:16 BRIAN BROMBERG - Mr. Miller 13:12 UNDER THE LAKE - Breaking Through 13:08 JOYCE COOLING - After Hours 13:04 TONY SAUNDERS - Uptown Jazz 13:00 ROBERTO VALLY - Just Say Yes 12:57 NAI SOUNDS - Can't Deal 12:52 MARION MEADOWS - Any Time Any Place 12:46 JON GIBSON - Everybody Sing A Christmas Song 12:41 NAJEE - Day By Day 12:37 DANIEL CHIA - Say You Will 12:34 VINCENT INGALA - If You Were Here Tonight 12:29 TIM BOWMAN - Light of Love 12:25 GEN SAX - Trapped in the Beat 12:21 KENNY BOBIEN - Silent Night 12:16 JAZZ HOLDOUTS - April and May 12:12 PATRICK BRADLEY - Reinvention 12:08 RICHARD ELLIOT - Say It's So 12:04 NICK COLIONNE - Born Again 12:00 PHIL CASAGRANDE - Love's Theme 11:55 GREGG KARUKAS - I Mean What I Said 11:49 GERRY SMOOTH - Attitude Adjustment (feat. Judah Sealy) 11:45 JOHNNY JOHNSON - O Come All Ye Faithful 11:41 JACOB WEBB - Groovin' J 11:37 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Hip Today 11:33 REZA KHAN, JEFF KASHIWA - Gathering 11:29 EDGARDO CINTRON - Nice Little Bar 11:26 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - Hustle 11:21 STEVE OLIVER - The Christmas Song 11:17 AL DEGREGORIS - Into The Night, Al DeGregoris 11:12 JEFF KASHIWA - Creepin' 11:07 496 WEST - Boo'd Up 11:04 NILS - Night in the Algarve 11:00 MICHAEL ROSS - Bumpin' on Sundown 10:55 KEIKO MATSUI - A Night With Cha Cha from Soul Quest 10:49 EUGE GROOVE - Fellowship Hall 10:45 ART RUPRECHT - Saving Grace 10:41 NICHOLAS COLE - Endless Possibilities 10:38 SHAKATAK - Lonely On Christmas Day 10:33 JACKIEM JOYNER - Sweetness 10:28 JEFFERY SMITH - Shake It Up 10:23 DAVID GARFIELD - Ticket to Pittsburgh 10:20 BRANDON WILLIS - All I Need 10:16 THREESTYLE - Ready to Go 10:13 KEB' MO' - Moonlight, Mistletoe & You 10:08 BRENDAN ROTHWELL - Tell Me 10:04 JOEL DEL ROSARIO - Gettin' It 10:00 NAJEE - One Note Love 09:56 WILL DONATO - Drowning in Your Eyes 09:51 WAKANA - Hometown 09:47 MARQUEAL JORDAN - Behave to Love 09:44 HERB ALPERT - Silent Night 09:40 DONALD HAYES - Anytime Anyplace 09:36 RICHARD ELLIOT - Coastline 09:32 RICK BRAUN - Playin Around 09:28 PETER WHITE - Mr. Caribbean 09:24 VINCENT INGALA - On The Move 09:21 COOL SPRING JAZZ QUARTET - The First Noel 09:17 JEANETTE HARRIS - Night Jam 09:13 MARCUS ANDERSON - He Lives 09:09 FUNKTASTIC PLAYERS - Free Your Soul 09:04 YULARA - Flyin' High 09:00 DARRON COOKIE - Red Moon 08:57 ALEXANDER ZONJIC - Living in the Past 08:52 CHILLAXING JAZZ KOLLEKTION - Speak Life 08:47 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - Sunset Rock 08:45 JUSTIN YOUNG - Let It Snow 08:40 AL DEGREGORIS - Cookie Jar 08:36 JEFF KASHIWA - Thanks To You 08:33 DWIGHT SIRLS - The Pawn 08:23 MARK JAIMES - Sidetracked 08:20 DR. SAXLOVE - O Come All Ye Faithful 08:15 BLAIR BRYANT - Chocolate for Breakfast 08:12 NICHOLAS COLE - Whodat 08:08 SAM BASSMAN JENKINS - Give It To Me 08:04 BOBBY LYLE - Spirit Song 08:00 ANDRE DELANO - Why Not 07:56 DEE BROWN - Beauty Within 07:52 WILL DONATO - You Got This 07:48 MARK MAXWELL - Winter Wonderland 07:43 LES SABLER - Esselle's Dance 07:38 GEREY JOHNSON, RAMON YSLAS - Oceano 07:33 CHRIS GODBER - Lifetime 07:29 NAJEE - The Way She Moves 07:24 CAROL ALBERT - Chasing Waterfalls 07:21 VINCENT INGALA - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 07:17 NATE WHITE - Up Close 07:12 SEAN U - Second Wind 07:08 MARQUEAL JORDAN - I'm Coming Home (feat. Chris Big Dog Davis) 07:04 JAKOB MAGNUSSON - Next To You 07:00 CHRIS STANDRING - Have Your Cake And Eat It 06:56 RAINFOREST BAND - One More Time 06:52 DARREN RAHN - Wave of the Future 06:50 PETER WHITE - Everyday 06:46 FRANCESCO DIGILIO - O Little Town of Bethlehem 06:42 JEREMY HECTOR - Spray Bay 06:38 PHIL DENNY - Black Brim 06:34 TONY SAUNDERS - Unlimited Access 06:29 GHOST JAZZ TRIO BAND - Dreams Above (feat. James Morgan) 06:25 MARC ANTOINE - Silk And Steel 06:21 KENNEY POLSON - This Christmas 06:17 DEON YATES - In The Moment (feat. Nathan Mitchell) 06:12 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - Fish Grease 06:08 R.L. WALKER - Coming Big 06:04 RICHARD ELLIOT - Move Ahead 06:00 FOURPLAY - Love TKO (feat. Ruben Studdard) 05:56 BLAKE AARON - Feels So Right 05:53 RICK HABANA - LA to KC (feat. Blair Bryant) 05:49 NILS - Summer Nights 05:46 DAMIEN ESCOBAR - Do You Hear What I Hear 05:42 ZOLBERT - Pacific Coast Highway 05:39 J. WHITE - Juicy 05:34 EUGE GROOVE - Mr. Groove 05:30 NICHOLAS COLE - Summer Groove 05:27 GORDON JAMES - Rainy Afternoon 05:22 JEANETTE HARRIS - My Favorite Things 05:18 NORMAN BROWN - Brighter My Light Shines 05:14 ED CALLE - Where the Rainbow Ends 05:10 PAUL BROWN - The Rhythm Method 05:06 KIM SCOTT - The Look Of Love 05:00 MARCUS ANDERSON - Your Will 04:57 BONEY JAMES - Sara Smile 04:53 TERENCE YOUNG - Take You Out 04:49 FRANK MCCOMB - Patrice (For Patrice Rushen) 04:46 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN, JULIAN VAUGHN - Make You Feel 04:41 DANIEL D. - Silent Night 04:37 WAKANA - Go for the Sound (feat. Darren Rahn & Koh Mr.Saxman) 04:34 JAREZ - Finally 04:30 LES SABLER - Sunrise 04:26 JOYCE COOLING - Whenever the Rain Falls 04:23 SOLEX - Flying High (feat. Jonathan Dubose, Jr.) 04:19 ART FOUR SALE - White Christmas 04:16 VINCENT INGALA - Turkey Strut 04:12 PETER WHITE - Cafe Mystique 04:09 DARREN RAHN - Our Love 04:04 BLAKE AARON - You're My Miracle 04:00 GINO ROSARIA - Ride Along 03:56 WARREN HILL - Fallen 03:52 SHIN GIWON CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION - Joy To The World 03:47 KEIKO MATSUI - Return To Eternity 03:41 GREGG KARUKAS - Jamba Samba 03:35 PATRICK BRADLEY - In the Heart of the Seas 03:31 ROB TARDIK - Perserverance (feat. Roberto Vally) 03:26 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - When The Time Comes 03:21 JACK JEZZRO - Happy Holiday 03:17 JULIAN VAUGHN - Your Mine 03:13 NILS - Dreamin' 03:08 DEE LUCAS - Love Saw It 03:04 ZOLBERT - On My Way 03:00 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Tribeca 02:57 VANN BURCHFIELD - We Can Do This 02:54 ERIC DARIUS - Heaven Sent 02:50 RAGAN WHITESIDE - So Glad 02:46 RK R. HARRIS - Olde Skool (feat. Greg Minnick, Ignacio Nunez & Dean Rickard) 02:42 BRADLEY LEIGHTON - Angels We Have Heard On High 02:37 DIRK K - Sticks and Sand 02:33 DARRON COOKIE - I'm in to You 02:31 SLIM MAN - 3 AM 02:27 BEN TANKARD - More Rain 02:21 PAUL HARDCASTLE - Eyes Closed 02:19 HANK BILAL - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 02:14 NAJEE - Isla Hermosa 02:11 MIKE PHILLIPS - Cruisin' On Sunset 02:07 ELAN TROTMAN - Tatianna Nale (feat. Julian Vaughn) 02:03 ATTILA ZAVODI - River Waves 02:00 PEET PROJECT - Lightyears 01:55 GREG MANNING - Look Up 01:51 RICHARD ELLIOT - Summer Madness 01:47 K.VIO, TIM TONIC - Silent Night 01:42 PAUL BROWN - More or Les Paul 01:38 PETER WHITE - November 01:34 DAMIEN ESCOBAR - Reflections 01:30 DANNY LERMAN - South Beach Serenata 01:26 TIM BOWMAN - New Day 01:23 ABAIR, VINCENR INGALA, LINDSEY WEBSTER, ADAM HAWLEY - I Can't Wait For Christmas 01:17 CAROL ALBERT - Never Thought It Would Be This Way 01:13 BONEY JAMES - Sunset Boulevard 01:08 INCOGNITO - Move It Up 01:04 GREGG KARUKAS - Floating in Bahia 01:00 KIM WATERS - Walking On Air 00:56 ROB TARDIK - Walk It Like You Talk It (feat. Sandra Bouza) 00:51 TIM BOWMAN - Table for Two 00:46 DAVE KOZ - O Holy Night (feat. Jonathan Butler) 00:42 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - Life And Times 00:38 JULIAN VAUGHN - Always in My Heart 00:34 ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - Going West 00:30 VINCENT INGALA - Sunset On Marco 00:26 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Westward 00:22 NATHAN WOODWARD - Jingle Bells 00:17 JOHN E. LAWRENCE - Cool Jazz 00:13 BOBBY WELLS - End of Summer 00:09 BRANDON WILLIS - Fire It Up 00:05 BRIAN BROMBERG - Saul Goode 00:00 AVENUE BLUE - Seventh Heaven (feat. Jeff Golub)

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(drabble) Helena and Elle. "Kiss in the kitchen like it's a dance floor. I couldn't want you any more tonight."

kiss in the kitchen like it’s a dance floor. i couldn’t want you anymore tonight

The first time Elle meets Helena is at Kelly and Becca’s engagement party. Elle had spilled champagne all over her top, and Helena had been the only one to help her clean up. It’d been nice. They’d talked, made bets over who’d give the first drunken speech (“Will, obviously.” “I don’t know, Allie and Harry just broke up, and I’m pretty sure Harry pre-gamed before this.”) and, at the end of the night Helena had slipped Elle her phone number.

Elle’s surprised they didn’t meet sooner, wonders if they did meet, forever ago, at some party or event or coffee shop. She doubts it, though. She’d remember Helena.

The second time they run into each other is three months later is at a housewarming party Harry and Allie are hosting. 

“How long until they break up again?” Helena had said, coming to stand beside Elle, a plate of food in one hand. It’d been so casual, and a flutter appeared in Elle’s chest, faint but there. She took a deep breath.

“Harry heard Cassandra ask that same exact thing, so they might just get married to spite her.”

Helena snorts, and Elle smiles, and they spend the rest of the night sitting on the couch talking, promises made for something like this to happen again soon.

And so the third time they’re together is less than a week later and finally on purpose at some small bakery Elle worked at her freshman year of college. They pick up a box of pastries, and Helena invites Elle over to her place. 

“It’s just down the block. You don’t have to if you already have plans but--”

“No,” Elle cuts in, quick, almost frantic. “I don’t have plans, I mean. I’d love to go over to your place.”

Helena smiles, something soft, there, undeniably there, but also… “Okay.”

In Helena’s kitchen, in front of a half empty box of pastries on the counter next to a bottle wine that was opened and then forgotten about, in front of a sink that keeps dripping and a fridge that rattles the cabinets next to it, Elle kisses Helena, all in a rush, quiet after, apologetic.

“I’m sorry. That was--”

“That was nice,” Helena says, leaning slightly on the counter. There’s a crumb on her lip from a chocolate croissant. Elle reaches to wipe it away. She tries to remember the last time she felt like this. She can’t.

send me a lyric and a pairing and i’ll write you a drabble

[bobfloydsbabe]

helena! darling, how about some jake x jas and “nose boops” for the prompts!

idk i just love nose boops and i think it would be so adorable with jake and jas. anyways, love you lots and i hope you’re doing well <3

My darling Elle. This prompt is so cute, but I had to rack my brain to come up with something with this. I think I like how it turned out, though, and I certainly hope you do! Love you lots, and I hope you're well. We should chat soon!

intimacy prompts (closing requests in ~2 hours) open for: mob boss bob x abby, bob x norah, jas x jake, phoenix x cecily, and rhett x lou

making a home jake seresin x oc

“Absolutely not,” Jas said, picking his TOPGUN diploma off the shelf. “That’s where all my nieces and nephews’ homemade Christmas decorations go.”

Jake glared at his girlfriend. They’d been at this all week, and somehow, he’d only unpacked one moving box, the rest still stacked in various rooms around Jas’ house.

“It’s not Christmas yet,” he pointed out.

She handed the framed diploma back to him. “But it will be,” she reminded him with a wicked smile on her face. “And then there’s no room for that on the shelf.”

Jake opened his mouth to argue back. To argue that he couldn’t keep his life in boxes forever and that they weren’t really living together if she didn’t let him put his stuff up around the house. However, all the arguments he’d lined up disappeared when she booped his nose.

He blinked rapidly, first staring down at his nose and then at Jas’ finger as her hand fell back at her side. “Did you...” he trailed off, shaking his head. “Did you just boop my nose?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Jas snorted, and brushed past him, rounding the kitchen island. “Coffee?”

He turned on his heel, watching Jas as she grabbed the mugs with hand-painted mushrooms on them that’d been an anniversary gift from her moms last year. “I can’t believe you booped my nose,” he muttered, walking to her and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her back against his chest.

He nuzzled into her neck, kissing her pulse point, and Jas shrieked at the contact, laughter breaking up the silence in her house. Their house. “Jake!” she exclaimed as he spun her around to face him.

“You gotta let me unpack, Doc,” he told her and booped her nose.

“Fine,” she relented, defeat in her bright blue eyes. “Just not on that shelf, okay?”

Leaning down, he kissed her like his life depended on it. He’s pretty sure it did. “Okay,” he muttered against her lips as her arms snuck around his neck, deepening the kiss.

Thank you again, Elle!

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okay i just have 2 ask. . . why do people ship allie with elle?? im sorry but allie has negative lesbian energy shes like the embodiment of an annoying straight gal why do yall want 2 do elle, living breathing dyke queen, like this?

[octaviasdread]

any girls! dark academia movie recs? i really struggle to find anything not about a group of boys (as much as I love them)

SO MANY!!! This is probably a far more detailed answer than you were expecting but this is a popular question and I want to keep a list for myself and others.

Feel free to add to it/give opinions. I've tried to give a tw for anything I can remember

Girls! Dark Academia Movies/TV Shows

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

1950s Women’s college

Art professor! Julia Roberts

She’s legit the female Mr Keating of the art & college world

Feminism vs. Tradition

Maggie Gyllenhall x Ginnifer Goodwin; their characters were more than friends. Fight me.

Does not end how you expect

Strike!/All I Wanna Do/The Hairy Bird (1998)

MY FAVOURITE!!!

Free on YouTube under one of its various names

Comedy

1960s all girls boarding school

Young Kirsten Dunst

Group of girls plot to sabotage a merger with a boys school less prestigious than their own

Secret attic clubhouse meetings of the D.A.R aka Daughters of the American Ravioli (eaten cold, ew)

girls get political & advocate for their rights using ANY elaborate and chaotic scheme

TW: eating disorder, vomiting & creepy male teacher but the girls plot against him too

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

based on a short book I read for uni by Muriel Spark

1930s girls school in Edinburgh

Scottish teacher! Maggie Smith, controversial with a focus on romantic ideals

Spoiler alert, the liberal teacher is actually a fascist

Her group of fave students has cult- vibes and it’s fascinating

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1970s movie or 2018 mini series

Never watched either but I plan to

Wild Child (2008)

00s romcom every UK teen girl loves

Emma Roberts as the spoiled rich American teenager sent to a strict English boarding school

Plots to get herself expelled but oh no she’s making friends with the girls who help her

And the headmistress has a hot son, and he’s nice??? Double oh no

ICONIC SCENES

Everything! Goes! Wrong!

omg she burns the school down

Feel good, comfort, nostalgia

St Trinians (2007)

English girls boarding school

The kids are all criminals, no joke

So are the teachers

CHAOTIC

gay awakening for british girls

Art heist pulled off by school girls

Government tries to shut them down but oh no, the education minister & the headmistress are ex-lovers

Colin Firth x Rupert Everett in drag

Superior cast: Jodie Whittaker, Gemma Arterton, Juno Temple, Stephen Fry, Colin Firth, etc...

embodies the phrase 'problematic fave'

St Trinians 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009)

Mystery, pirate ancestors, hidden treasure

omg Shakespeare was a woman

girls disguised as boys to infiltrate and rob the posh boys school

Villain! David Tennant in that ICONIC boat scene

Teen girls vs. ancient misogynist brotherhood

like the first film but MORE chaotic and BETTER!???

The Falling (2014)

1960s all girls school

best friends! but its unrequited love

Agoraphobic + distant mother aka mommy issues

Sudden death and the school suppresses/ignores the students grief, sparking mass hysteria & a fainting epidemic in the girls

Cast: Maisie Williams (GoT) & Florence Pugh (Little Women) & Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders)

TW: teen pregnancy, death, vomiting, underage s*x, sibling inc*st, past s*xual assault

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The Book Thief (2013)

Based on an amazing book by Markus Zusak

set in 1940s Nazi Germany

Daughter of a communist whose family were taken by the Nazis/died is fostered by an older couple who teach her to read & she paints a dictionary on the basement walls

Coming of age story about a compulsive book thief. No joke, this kid steals books from banned book burnings and breaks into the mayor's library through the window

Family hides the Jewish son of an old friend in their basement and he helps her to start writing about her experiences in the war

TW: death, bombings, WW2 anti-semitism

Mary Shelley (2017)

Overall good & roughly biographical

Pretty costumes and aesthetic

Modern feminist take on Mary Shelly in her own time period

So many INACCURACIES for the drama so don’t take it as truth

Percy Shelley slander and not all of it is justified

Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, and Maisie Williams

The Secret Garden (1993)

Based on a fave childhood book

1901 colonial India & Yorkshire, England

Orphaned, spoilt & neglected girl sent to live with her reclusive Uncle in the English countryside

Gothic elements, mysteries, secret doors/passages/locked gardens

local boy with a flock of animals, magic, kids chanting around a fire and all around immaculate vibes

Happy ending!!!

Hidden Figures (2016)

African-American women as mathematicians for NASA

1960s space project

Women balancing a career and family obligations

Deals with racial & gender discrimination

Loosely based on the lives of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan who worked for NASA as engineers & mathematicians

Anne of Green Gables (1985) & sequel (1987)

Adaptation L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Anne of Green Gables’ books

Canada (late 1890s/early 1900s)

Highly imaginative & bookworm orphan is adopted by a reclusive elderly brother and sister duo

Small town & school years comedic drama

Unrequited Enemies -> Friends -> lovers

Inspiring new woman teacher

Girls re-enact Tennyson’s poem and nearly drown for the aesthetic™

Dramatic poetry reading with INTENSE 👀eye contact👀

Writer! Anne & English teacher! Anne dealing with unruly girls school antics

Collette (2018)

biographical drama on french writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Collette

Victorian & Edwardian era France

More talented than her husband so she ghostwrites for him

Fight for creative ownership of her wildly successful novels

Affairs with a woman called Georgie and also with Missy, born female but masculine presenting

Cast: Keira Knightly, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark)

Enola Holmes (2020)

Netflix book adaptation

Younger sister of Sherlock Holmes

Victorian era! feminism/suffragettes

Mother-daughter focus

Mystery, adventure, secret codes, teens running away & escaping from (and eventually fighting) assassins

Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Fiona Shaw, Millie Bobby Brown

Ginger & Rosa (2012)

1960s England

best friends since literal birth navigating troubled teen years

poet & anti-nuclear activist! Ginger

off the rails but also catholic! Rosa

Shout out to Mark & Mark the gay godfathers we all want

family troubles 

TW: older man has an affair with a 17 yr old

Testament of Youth (2014)

based on WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain

young woman (writer & poetry lover) escapes traditional family & goes to study at Oxford University

abandons to become a war nurse

romance, tragedy and war trauma

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington (GoT), Taron Edgerton (Rocketman), Colin Morgan (Merlin)

Little Women (2019)

Writer! Jo & Artist! Amy

Mother/daughter focus and sister dynamics

the March sisters’ theatre club is *chefs kiss*

champagne problems edits of Jo x Laurie are a mood

Ambivalent ending perfectly captures Louisa May Alcott’s dilemma with the book the movie is based on

set in 1860s America

ALL STAR CAST and a Greta Gerwig masterpeice

Lady Bird (2017)

coming of age in early 2002/2003 Sacramento, California

all girls catholic school

writer! Christine aka Lady Bird wants to get outta town and start her life again at college 'in a city with culture'

Mother/daughter dynamics - so realistic!

I live for that Jesus car stunt & the nun's reaction

school theatre program

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein

Another Greta Gerwig gem

Beguiled (2017)

Virginia, civil war era

Girls school with only five students and two teachers left

Find an injured Union army soldier & bring him inside

Women & teenagers want his attention (v. problematic) before uniting against him

(tbh you'll either love it, hate it, or watch once & forget it)

Sofia Coppola film so its very feminine gaze

TW: violence, death, underage

Legally Blonde (2001)

No questions will be taken

Elle Woods was the blue print

TV series:

House of Anubis (2011-2013)

I know it’s a kids/young teen show but I still unironically love it

ANCIENT EGYPT!!!!

Modern day with Victorian era links to treasure hunters & Egyptian research expeditions (stealing from tombs)

Chosen one plot lines, curses, kidnapping, mysteries, secret tunnels under the school, elixir of life

Teens have investigate & protect themselves cus oh no the TEACHERS are involved in some shady stuff

new American kid at British boarding school is the actual premise not just a fanfic au

Nostalgic, light-hearted, funny, and kinda cheesy but I will accept no criticism

The Alienist (2018 -now)

Mid 1890s, New York

Woman’s private detective agency (Season 2)

Serial killer mystery

Woman secretary turns detective and teams up with a criminal psychiatrist and a newspaper editor to solve crime

TW: violence, child pr*stit*tion

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl

The Queen’s Gambit (2020)

Woman chess prodigy

1950s & 1960s

TW: drug & alcohol abuse

Gentleman Jack (2019 - now)

Based on the diaries of Anne Lister

Victorian Yorkshire, England

Upper-class lesbians

Confident, suit wearing! Anne Lister x shy! Ann Walker

Business woman! Anne running the family mines

Cast: Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) & Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders)

TW: violence

Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

bubbly/ambitious single mom + intelligent daughter

bookworm! Rory Gilmore gets into a prestigious private school and then an Ivy League college

Small town drama is comedic gold

Fast dialogue packed with pop culture and literary references

Comforting & nostalgic

TEAM JESS

Anne with an E (2017-2019)

Loose adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Anne of Green Gables’ books

they completely change the plot lines but it’s still very good content!

Orphan girl with trauma and a love of books/poetry is adopted by an elderly brother & sister duo, bringing light and fresh ideas to a rural community

Feminism, girls writing club, lgbtq safe spaces, girls eduction, black/indigenous representation

Miss Stacy as THAT inspiring teacher

Aunt Josephine’s lavish gay parties have my heart

TW: creepy male teacher tries to marry a student, racial discrimination, indigenous assimilation school

Victoria (2016-2019)

Adaption of Queen Victoria’s life

Victoria navigating her political, royal, and personal life

Albert’s involvement with The Great Exhibition, 1851 (on cultural + industrial innovations)

Alfred Paget x Edward Drummond is exquisite

Gorgeous costumes and aesthetics

TW: bury your gays trope

Derry Girls (2018-now)

1990s Northern Ireland during the troubles

Comedy, episodes 20-25 mins long

English boy sent to an all girls Catholic school with his cousin

✨Dead Poets Society parody episode ✨with a free-spirited female teacher

Sister Michael, the sarcastic nun who hates her job & reads the exorcist for giggles

Wee anxious lesbian! Clare Devlin (plus her friends wearing rainbow pins)

Badass with bad ideas! Michelle Mallon

Main Character! Erin Quinn

Lovable weirdo who would fight a polar bear! Orla McCool

Wee English fella & honorary Derry girl! James Maguire

Dickinson (2019-now)

Loose adaption of the poet Emily Dickinson’s life

Set in 19th century Massachusetts, US

Historical drama with modern dialogue & music that works SEAMLESSLY

gives a great understanding of Emily Dickinson’s poems

💕Vintage gays! Emily x Sue💕

Theatre club, writing, poetry, dressing as men to sneak into lectures, love letters, teen drama, feminism, and an underground abolitionist journal as a brief side plot in season 2

Wiz Khalifa plays death in a horse drawn carriage

TW: opium use

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019)

Based on great childhood books

Bookworm! brother, Inventor! sister, and baby sister with sharp teeth

Mystery, secret organisations, orphaned siblings figuring things out & fending for themselves against the villain after their fortune

Adults either cartoon evil, comedically incompetent, or SPIES

Boarding school, library owner, scientific researcher, and theatre episodes

Ambiguous time period which is really fun to try and pin point

Killing Eve (2018-now)

Classic detective who has homoerotic tension with the assassin she is tracking down

British Detective! Eve Polastri figures out the notorious assassin MI5 are investigating is a woman, is fired & then put on a secret MI6 case with a small team

Assassin! Villanelle, a psychopath with a tragic past and a mastery of both accents & fashion

Woman MI6 boss! Carolyn Martens, head of Russian section

Travel Europe following Villanelle’s killings and escaping the assassins sent by Villanelle’s organisation

‘You’re supposed to be my enemy and moral opposite but omg you’re the only one smart enough to get me and why am I obsessed with you????'

🚨 GO IN FOR A KISS AND THEN STAB YOUR ENEMY 🚨

Cable Girls/Las chicas del cable (2017-2020)

Spanish drama set in 1920s Madrid

Four young women at a telecommunications company form a group of friends and help navigate the difficult situations they are all in

Secret identities, dangerous pasts, murder, crime, lgbtq couple & throuple, trans man character, feminism/suffragists

girls commit crimes for humanitarian reasons and cover! it! up!

UNDERRATED SHOW!!!!

Gorgeous costumes and set

Haven’t finished it yet and I’m catching up

TW: abuse, violence, death

Outlander (2014 - now)

haven’t watched yet but plan to

Woman time travels to Scotland, 1743

Rebel highlanders, pirates, British colonies, American revolutionary war

Time jumps between 18th & 20th century