#douglas cavell

[grownups-are-the-real-monsters]

Growing Pains

Summary:  The Tozier-Kaspbrak household was unsettlingly quiet when Beaver decided to pull himself away from his studying. He’d been noticing some sort of funny feeling ----‘Henry might know a better word for it.’---- pinching at his guts for the last month or so. He mostly kept that ‘funny feeling’ to himself. As he crossed the hallway to the stairs, he wondered what version of himself he’d take up today. Not that his problem was that serious or anything but he’d definitely keep the identity crisis to himself, no sense in worrying his family when Richie and Eddie already had so much going on.

Fandom: IT & Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

Ships: Richie Tozier/Eddie Kaspbrak, Beaver/Jonesy

Word Count: 5,719

Sunday

Outside the house, an old tree stretches toward the window. It blocks the sun and moon from shining their beams down into the living room and sheds its leaves all over the lawn. From season to season, it endured. The boy, who was not quite a boy anymore, sat on the couch where no light shined and remembered all the summers he spent climbing through its branches. All those springs he exhausted his friends by clambering up just to see how far he could jump from. But ‘Who cares?’ he thought. Who gave a shit if he had treasured memories of his Dads playing with him under the shade of a dumbass, old tree? Why should he care that they’re cutting it down? 

The boy, not a boy, blinked his heavy eyes and tried to keep them open this time. But that call of sleep was wavering in and out like a sweet wave of water. 

“Beav?” 

He breached the water and opened those damned eyes again. “Yeah?” 

His Dad, whose only occupational hazard was a criminal load of insecurity, stood before him in what a smaller version of Beaver Tozier-Kaspbrak would’ve called his Monster the Grouch pajamas. “Didja like the joke or should I change the set-up?” He pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose and waited. 

He would’ve laughed, really, but the drowsiness was beginning to drown him and he missed the whole beginning. “Can you repeat it–?” 

He cut himself off as he heard the bedroom door to his right open and the gentle pitter-pattering of light feet on carpet. ‘Ooop’ he thought pathetically as he tried to throw a life preserver out to his slipping consciousness. 

“Richie, what are you doing keeping our son up at three in the goddamn morning?” The tone was pissy but the sound of it was actually extremely comforting to Beaver because it meant his Dad was mad but also a little bit amused. 

“Well, ya see, Eds. I woke up for a little ‘midnight’ snack and ran into Beav, who was already awake–” 

“It’s true. I woke for the unmistakable taste of Sonic-Spooners.” Which was true. That had been his original task, hadn’t it? A little bit of cereal in the middle of the night. 

“Hush, Joey.” Eddie rolled his eyes fondly and came forward to playfully run a hand through his son’s hair. “Listen, Rich, I know you’re a little bit worried about filming your special soon–” 

“A little?” Richie chuckled, hands on his hips. This did not phase Eddie.

“But you can’t keep our son awake while you practice. Besides, you need your sleep too.” 

Beaver settled into the couch and listened to them bicker back and forth until one of them, he couldn’t tell which, came to their senses and carried their teenage son to bed. 

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The Tozier-Kaspbrak household was unsettlingly quiet when Beaver decided to pull himself away from his studying. He’d been noticing some sort of funny feeling ----‘Henry might know a better word for it.’---- pinching at his guts for the last month or so. He mostly kept that ‘funny feeling’ to himself. As he crossed the hallway to the stairs, he wondered what version of himself he’d take up today. Not that his problem was that serious or anything but he’d definitely keep the identity crisis to himself, no sense in worrying his family when Richie and Eddie already had so much going on.

He took two steps, ‘Wonder what I can have for lunch?’

Three more, ‘Who’s at home right now?’ 

One more, ‘Have I made enough of a difference to pass the History test?’

Reaching the bottom and making it to the kitchen, ‘Maybe Jonesy will wanna go to a movie or something.’

“Good morning, Beav.” Jonesy briefly looked up from his pile of books with a quick smile. His hand never lifted from her paper, Beaver wondered if his handwriting suffered from the lack of attention but he doubted it. He didn’t even wonder what he was doing here so early because the Tozier-Kaspbrak household was usually full of his friends. 

“What are you studying so hard for?” He asked, voice habitually coming off as disgusted. 

“It’s poetry.” he waved a thin book around with a look of adoration. “Something you’re not familiar with.” He playfully stuck out his tongue.  

Beaver chuckled, plucking the knife covered in peanut butter from his mouth. “Sure I am.” He ignored his unimpressed look. “Music is pretty poetic, Jonesy.” He smugly slapped his shoulder.

Jonesy raised a brow and followed his path to the fridge with his eyes. “Yeah, I’m sure Bon Jovi is fully capable of writing in a--” he strutted back to the table and flipped through one of the books. “--an intelligent yet romantic style that simultaneously undermines our society without fear.” he seemed passionate and thrilled. 

Beaver rolled his eyes from behind the fridge door. “I find it more thrilling to hear you poetically undermine me, Jonesy.” He feigned fondness, smacking his hand to his chest. Jonesy shuffled his books and laughed. He cleared a spot on the table and patted the chair next to him. 

“Come here, I’ll read some to you so that you’re ready for our test the day after tomorrow.” 

“Jesus Christ Bananas.” Beaver cried. “We have a test? I’m so gonna fail that shit.” 

From his right, in came his Dad with about a thousand papers and a coffee mug in his hands. “Always encouraging to hear your son say that.” Eddie approached the counter, pushed away the open jar of peanut butter, and finally set down his balancing act. “Please eat a real breakfast, Joey.” 

Beaver slid the knife from between his teeth and smiled. “Can we come watch Dad film his special on Tuesday?”  

Eddie briefly paused from shoving things into his briefcase. He had an hour or so before he left but still, he managed to look like he was in a clusterfuck of work. He seemed to consider the question this time, which was way more than he did last time it was asked, and looked over Beaver and Jonesy. “You need to go to school…” 

“It won’t kill me to miss one day!”  

“You know what, no.” He waved his hand by his ear, almost like he was swatting a bug. “I already decided. Now why don’t you invite the other boys over and study together?” 

Beaver heaved a sigh but nodded. “Alright. We’ll study.” 

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Elliott: “No. Look. Now. Swear it. The most excellent promise you can make. Swear as my only brother. On our lives!”

Michael: “Don't get so heavy. I swear”

Beaver, Jonesy, Pete, Henry, and Douglas sat comfortably on the couch as the movie played through its running time. The house was sort of quiet, with the parents gone. 

“Would you keep an Alien as a pet?” Douglas quirked a brow and turned to his right but Henry was already dozing. He was in that liminal state of being half-awake and half-asleep. 

“He’s not Elliot’s pet, Duds. He is his friend.” Pete answered, not moving at all. “Don’t you pay attention?” He puffed out a drowsy laugh. 

“Wake up, Henry! You’re missing everything.” Douglas frowned and it didn't take very long for Henry to pick his head up and shake himself back into reality. 

Just as Beaver’s eyes fell back on the screen, a thought occurred to him. “You know they’re cutting down our tree…” He trailed off, hoping….

“What? They can’t do that!” 

“Noooo, not our tree!” 

He smiled to himself, knowing that Jonesy’s righteousness and Douglas’s pure love would win him the attention he wanted. He sat up straight in his seat and nodded with a frown. 

“When are they cutting it down?” Henry asked, sleep still clear in his eyes. 

“Tuesday,” Beaver answered, echoing what his Dad had told him. But as he said it, something wonderful occurred to him. “We should cut school and sit up in the branches, then they can’t cut it. I’ve seen it on TV.”  

“Yes! Let’s do it.” Douglas shuffled in his seat on the carpet, grabbing onto Pete’s leg, who nodded along. 

“I don’t mind cutting class.” Pete shrugged, looking at Henry the way he always did. The other boy looked suspicious and Beaver wondered if this would be the end of his master plan. 

“Is this worth taking such a stand over?” Henry asked, soaked in reality as always. Beaver nodded his head vigorously. “I don’t know–” 

He didn’t plan on resorting to such manipulation but the time called for it. So, Beaver pinched Pete’s thigh and ignored the death glare he got in return, instead he just gestured to Henry with his chin. ‘Come on man, do it.’ it said. 

Pete, luckily, didn’t ask questions and went right for the puppy-dog eyes. A true subtle form of manipulation that only ever seemed to work for him. And man did Henry cave like always. 

“Fine. I guess I’m in.” 

Jonesy smiled, looking at Beaver, who was surprised it hadn’t occurred to him that their test was also on Tuesday. 

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Monday

Seven o’clock in the morning & Beaver had only slept for a good three hours. He trudged down the stairs and performed the classic rituals of trying to wake his body; Rubbing hard at his eyes, cracking his neck, yawning, stretching out his legs, and slipping his glasses on to distract from the drowsy look on his face. He’d expected that pinch-in-his-gut feeling to be gone once he’d slept that day away. And he thought that was true when he initially woke up under his sheets but as he blinked up at the ceiling…but an unnerving drop in his stomach signaled he was wrong. ‘Damn, what is that?’

‘Maybe breakfast will help.’ He rolled his lips together and hoped his resting face didn’t scream exhausted. 

His Dad was pouring orange juice into a shining glass for Pete while a jelly sandwich covered the bushel of flowers on his dish. The congealed purple goo squeezed a little from the sides of the thick white bread as Pete took his bites. Beaver couldn’t help but smile at the genuine care his parents seemed to have for his friends, who truly had no business coming over so early in the morning. 

Coming towards the table, he annoyingly stuck his fingers onto Pete’s shoulder. He squealed but the sound was muffled by his sandwich. Eddie glanced up with a grin. “Good morning, Joey.” 

“G’morning.” He stuffed a bagel into his mouth. 

Jonesy glanced up from his paperback but didn’t move his legs, which were still resting on the cushion of the other boy’s chair when he sat down. Beav shoved them near the edge but not off entirely. “Beaver?” 

He looked up, bagel still in his mouth but he’d yet to actually take a bite. Instead, he held it between his teeth in an especially youthful & endearing way. “Hmmm?” 

Jonesy, looking back down at his book (An assigned reading assignment that Beaver should also be halfway through by now) “That one has raisins in it.” 

He spat it out straight away (well, more like he simply opened his mouth wider), not even blinking as it plopped onto his plate. “Ah man, gross.” He whined, wiping the back of his hand across his mouth. He wanted an exchange and turned on his chair to get as far away from that bagel as possible. 

“Joey, I thought you liked raisins?” Eddie pursed his lips and looked a bit tired. Nonetheless, he gladly handed him a plain bagel. 

‘Much appreciated.’ Beaver smiled and broke a piece off. “Maybe when I was eight.” He let a shrug roll off his shoulders. “I think it goes back to that Halloween.” He waved his finger in the air while a chill danced down his body. “The one where Mr. Chambre gave out those little cartons and I bet Pete that I could stuff 3 packs in my mouth--” 

“And you threw up all over your carpet before bed?” Richie vibrantly entered the room. His presence was made known by the sound of his exuberant steps before he’d even spoken. 

“Yeah. The puke was orange if I remember correctly.” That addition admittedly wasn’t helpful to the conversation at all but their disgusted faces made it that much sweeter than those awful raisins. 

“Can I have a raisin bagel?” Jonesy peeked out from his book and pointed down at the food with a hungry expression. 

“Sure, go crazy.” Beaver leaned back on the counter, the eating couldn’t wait until he sat down again. 

“I'm not picky.” Jonesy’s sweet energy flourished as he happily stole the food and tossed it up gently a few times before taking a large bite. Beaver was too distracted by the sight to really care that Jonesy was lying. That little sucker was picky as shit. 

‘Batter up, batter up. Here comes Jonesy with the pitch! It’s goinnnggg and…it’s outta here! What will be next? Fastball? Curveball? Pumpernickel? Sesame?!’ Beaver shared a private chuckle with himself. ‘Maybe breakfast was helping’ cause as he stood there with his new bagel, the drowsy internal weight lifted a little. 

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Mounds of grossly warm and milky ice cream puddles splashed onto the hard plastic trays in the hot lunchroom. It was the school’s attempt at a treat but the thick & gooey creams were sizzling into chocolate and vanilla soups under the eye of unforgiving fluorescent lights. 

Due to his taste buds being sick of the disgusting Derry high food, Beav’s lunch was going to be limited to carrots (they couldn’t possibly make those any worse) and Jonesy’s extra cookie if he wanted something substantial enough to keep him full. As he tapped at his tragically thin wallet, an especially built guy cut him in line. He mindlessly just let that happen ‘More trouble than it’s worth’. The lunch lady’s ponytail bounced while she attempted to juggle the student’s demands. It brought forth an uncomfortably numb feeling in his head. He wanted very badly to escape the line. 

He nearly ran back to his table when given his chance and nearly fell off the seat next to Jonesy. 

“How’s your day going?” Jonesy laughed, aimlessly rolling a plastic fork across his lips. 

Beaver steadied himself and pulled at his jacket like nothing happened. “Oh, I’m burning that afternoon oil, Jonesy.” Sarcasm so thick that it reminded him of that raisin puke again (‘Disgusting’). “If you want the real answer--” 

“And I do.” He pushed the extra cookie over to Beaver.

“I had a small chat with Missy Tramel in the hall, I passed my history test, had to punch my locker open cause I forgot my combination again and I really have to pee cause I bet Pete that I could hold it in all day.” He blurted this all in the span of two seconds, not because he was flustered or anything. No. He merely had to pee that bad. 

“Surprisingly, I got all that.” Jonesy grinned, sort of proud of himself. “Congrats on the test, by the way, I noticed you were cramming for it.” He took a bite of the gross rectangular pizza. 

Beaver raised a brow. “You did?” 

“Sure. You had some intense notes on your desk the other day.” He shrugged casually. “Plus, I borrowed your history book, remember? I saw that doodle on the back cover--the one of your head exploding like one of those Bugs Bunny cartoons.” That slipped a giggle out of Beaver as he answered. 

A blush ran down Beaver’s neck like a sweat-inducing fever. “Oh.” He awkwardly chuckled, leg bouncing up and down incredibly fast. That pinched feeling returned to his stomach.

“Dude, go to the bathroom!” Jonesy poked him with his elbow and laughed. “Pete isn’t even in this lunch period. He’ll never know.” 

Beaver steadied his leg and shoved half the cookie into his mouth. “I can’t dishonor a bet by cheating.” He went through the motions of indifference though he felt teased by the boy a table over.  ‘Absolutely gulping the hell outta your water, Todd...or Tom? You know...you might even be Jacob?’ Beaver paused but couldn’t come up with a definitive name. ‘Whoever you are, if you don’t quit it, I’m gonna piss---’

“Beaver?” Jonesy slapped his shoulder. 

“Yeah?” He felt groped out of his moment but didn’t let that show in his physical presence. 

“Do you think you have enough time left to ask Missy Tramel to a movie before you pee your pants?” He flashed his usual smile.

Jonesy never truly seemed aware of his own charm. Everything that made up his character was warm and earnest. Beaver felt that, under this new shadow, he now paled in comparison. Beaver bit into his cheek with subconscious strength. “Of course. I always have time for her.” He smirked and exaggerated his glance towards her. “Why?” He asked this without moving his eyes from Missy, wanting to make his attraction apparent. 

“Well…” He rubbed his hand down the back of his neck because he was mostly nervous when Beaver wasn’t looking. “Sadie Carter from my 6th period asked me if I wanted to go see the double showing of the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street movies’ tonight, after our tree saving of course--” He added quickly. “And I thought we could go double cause....” He trailed off. 

Beaver tore his eyes from Missy and found Jonesy again. “She asked you out?” A miserable reply to a detail so minuscule. He was aware. But the notion that Jonesy easily booked dates because all the girls asked him out was vaguely upsetting. ‘Where’s the sweat? I gotta cheer myself on for a week before I can ask a girl out and she still says no.’ 

“Yeah-” 

‘No big deal.’ Beav’s misery deepened a little. 

“--Anyway, I thought you could double with us being that I’m a little nervous–”

“Awww, Jonesy’s nervous!” He reached out and poked at him a few times, maybe because he felt a tiny surge of happiness doing it or maybe because the shifting on his seat helped him with the pee-problem. 

Jonesy waved passively. “Would ya just ask her?” His self-conscious tone became relaxed just as quickly as it’d appeared. 

A twist of that depressingly painful anxiety twisted in Beaver’s gut. He looked back to Missy, sitting there with her girlfriends with carefree and unstrained bliss. ‘Fuck. Maybe I should just go to the bathroom instead.’ It was only normal to be nervous around girls. That’s what Pete said. 

Beaver stood from his seat and was starting to mentally cheer himself on (♫‘Beaver, Beaver. He’s our man. If he can’t do it---’♫) when Jonesy grabbed his arm and pulled him back, his touch was warm. (♫‘She’ll be glad…’♫). 

“And please go to the bathroom on your way back.” He chuckled, swinging Beaver’s arm in his hand instead of letting go. “You’re pretty much a human water balloon at this point.”  

Beaver pulled out of his grip and laughed all the way up to Missy Tramel’s table. He felt a bit more comfortable than he’d usually be when it came to girls once he remembered that she had actually laughed at his jokes in the hallway before 4th period. Since he’d become interested in dating, he couldn’t remember a time something like that happened. 

Missy was sipping her soda through a blue and white striped straw, liquid shooting past her smile, Beaver could almost feel the carbonation on his own tongue. She had gorgeous red hair which framed her face in a frighteningly perfect way. But he supposed that her attitude was what initially caught his eye. Missy was sweetly feminine but she could also run a mile in six minutes & beat some of the guys in a basketball shoot-off. 

“Missy?” He tried not to sound too nervous. 

She turned, friendly enough. “Hi, Joey.” Briefly, she hid her mouth behind her cookie (crunchy on the outside but soft in the middle) to avoid showing chocolate in her teeth. 

He shoved his hands into his jacket pockets and shuffled a bit on his feet. Perhaps it suited him better to let the discomfort show...could it possibly come off as ‘adorably shy’? Beaver almost hoped so.

“I was just wondering if you’d like to go to the movies with me, my friend, and his date?” He muttered, hoping that his point came across… ‘Please realize I’m trying to ask you to be my date?’. “There doing a double showing of the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street movies--” 

Missy set her cookie down on a greasy sheet of her math homework peeking from her folder, sending a chocolate chunk through the air & smudging an unmistakable doodle of a crocodile. Its teeth were sharp, chowing down on an unfinished equation. The animal was most definitely drawn by some boy in her class…Beaver wished to be swallowed whole by the creature. “I’d really love to, Joey.” Her smile screamed pity. “But I have plans that night.” 

“I didn’t actually say what day we were planning on yet, Missy.” He wasn’t surprised. “It is playing all week.” He shrugged, not having much energy left for the conversation. 

A blush of embarrassment bloomed across Missy’s face, her friends looked anywhere but at either of them. 

“Really, It’s fine with me, Missy.” He flashed a ‘what can you do?’ sort of grin and walked off. 

“It’s a no-go, Jonesy.” He said simply, that pinched feeling turning into a full ache. “You’ll just have to go on your own.” And the thought of that….well, that felt worse than any pain in his stomach. 

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Eddie Kaspbrak-Tozier sat across from his husband with a slight smirk on his face, stabbing at his salad aimlessly as he watched him speak. Richie was especially animated on this day which was always a nice treat. “You’ve been through this punchline over a hundred times, Rich.” 

The other man took a sip from the glass of pop he’d been swishing around and shook his head. “I’m aware, Eds—thank you.” Richie awkwardly mumbled to the waiter who brought the chicken he’d been eagerly waiting for. He was a young guy with hair that dangled just above his shoulders, Eddie guessed the white car plastered with Grateful Dead bumper stickers in the parking lot was his ride. “If you couldn’t tell, I’m nervous.” 

A laugh. “I know and it’s a riot seeing you so…” He waved his sweaty fork around, “Uptight. Usually, that’s me.” Ignoring Richie’s pathetic attempts to smack him from across the table, Eddie swallowed a bit of strawberry. He’d requested no cashews because though he’d progressed in many ways, he was still convinced he was allergic to those damn things. “I only have a half-hour left of my break though. I’d like not to spend it hearing the same joke over and over.” 

“How would you like to spend it?” The smart mouth asked. 

“Do you think Joey’s struggling in school?” Eddie asked abruptly, setting down his utensil and looking at his husband with his large-ass eyes. 

Richie wiped his face with a napkin and leaned back on his chair. “The same way I did.” He said, thumping the table in a little drumbeat. “The kid’s smart when he pushes…he’s just not pushing.” 

Breathing through his nose, Eddie put his chin in his hand. “What helped you?” 

Richie paused, giving the question real thought. In the meantime, the Dead Head waiter returned with another glass of pop. From the way his eyes lingered, Eddie could tell that he recognized his husband and maybe wished to say something but didn’t dare. It was endearing, in a way. “Ben and Mike, mostly.” 

“I think he’d ask Henry or Jonesy for help only…” 

“He’s embarrassed.” Richie finished for him, sipping the new drink. “So was I.” 

The couple paused their conversation and resumed eating their meals for a few minutes. “They’re cutting down our tree tomorrow.” 

Eddie nodded, poking at his lettuce and remembering when Joey was small. “I hate that. Wish we could do something.” 

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Tuesday

“What’s he doing?” 

“He’s getting himself ready.” 

Beaver tore his eyes from one dad and went to the other. Eddie seemed entirely used to such action and he supposed that’s what love did to a person. It got them familiarized with their husband dancing around the kitchen and singing into a spatula while eggs burned on the stove. 

‘Hey, let's go all over the world

Rock and roll girls

Rock and roll girls…’

Eddie burst through the door they’d been peeping through and made his way to said stove, snatching the spatula and picked up on scrambling the eggs like they’d been his responsibility in the first place. Richie ceased his dancing and smiled wide as Beaver finally came into the kitchen. “Hey kiddo, you in the mood for eggs?” 

Silently, Eddie held up the pan Richie had neglected for his solo. 

He pushed up his glasses. “You in the mood for burnt sludge?” 

Chuckling, Beaver took a seat at the table and waited for his friends to arrive. He hoped they remembered their plan for the day. “I’ll pass on the sludge.” Much preferring the taste of a sugary cereal anyway. Still wordlessly, Eddie handed over a box of Sonic-Spooners over to his son, something his own mother would’ve died before letting him have. “What time are you guys leaving?” 

“In about a half-hour.” Eddie answered, giving a sideways glance to his husband. “How you doing champ?” He teased. 

Richie, far from the patron saint of maturity, stuck out his tongue. “Better. Ran through a couple more of the jokes…” He trailed off, looking down at Beaver who was shoveling cereal into his mouth. “Why can’t we take the kid again?”

Beaver dropped his spoon and looked up with pleading eyes. ‘Please. Anything to get me outta the test is good’  

A roll of the eyes, a classic in the Tozier-Kaspbrak household. “Because the kid,” Eddie ruffled Beav’s hair lovingly, “needs to go to school.” 

‘Back to the backup plan.’ Beav deflated. 

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Henry stood with his hands on his hips, backpack at his feet with that suspicious smirk on his face as if to say ‘Okay, you got me here. What’s next?’ Pete was resting on the lawn with his head on Henry’s backpack, arms crossed over his chest and looking peaceful. “Roberta’s gonna be pissed when she finds out you convinced Duds to miss school.” 

“I know that Mr. Obvious.” Beaver waved his hand dismissvely, though he had to admit he was a little worried about that. He wasn’t sure he could handle disapproval from Mrs. Cavell. 

“It was my choice.” Douglas piped up from Beaver’s porch steps. Jonesy sat next to him, looking more eager than ever. If Beav had been right about one thing, it was his friends sense of righteousness overshadowing his memory of their test. “I want to help save our tree.” 

Beaver smiled. This may be a side plot to escape the inevitable failure but it was also a mission he fully believed in. Beaver’s plans were never half-assed. “And that’s just what we’re going to do, Duds.” 

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Sadie Carter and Missy Tramel had been best friends since Kindergarten. Everywhere one went, the other was sure to follow. This morning was no exception. Together they walked to school with the topic of conversation being Sadie’s date for Friday; Gary Jones. 

“I can’t believe you’re going to see those disgusting movies.” Missy wrinkled her nose, clutching her books to her chest and watching their feet sync up on the sidewalk. 

“You’re just jealous that you’re not going.” Sadie giggled. “What gives anyway? Beaver’s cute, why’d you say no?” She liked that kid, he told jokes in science that had her cracking up. 

“Joey’s alright, I mean. He’s funny and all that.” She shrugged, refusing to call him by that dumb nickname. “But I don’t wanna date him or anything—” their heels clacked on the pavement as she sighed. “He’s just…he’s um…he’s…oh jesus, he’s in a tree!” She rolled her eyes and pointed. 

“K-I-S-S-I-N-G who?” Sadie laughed and obeyed when Missy took her head and pushed it in the right direction. 

She was right. Beaver was hanging upside down in his front lawn’s tree. Not alone either. His regular group of buddies, Gary Jones included, were all hanging onto branches and sitting up there like it was normal. Their backpacks scattered around the trunk. “What are you boys doing?”

“Hey girls.” Pete Moore called down with a shy smile on his face. Sadie ignored this and continued her pestering, approaching and letting her own backpack fall off her shoulder next to theirs. 

“Jonesy?” She shouted. “What gives?” 

“We’re saving our tree from being cut down!” He shouted back, exuberant with pride. Sadie raised a brow. “They should be getting here any minute and when they do, they’ll find us.” 

“Will the tree be saved by tonight?” 

“Could take all day and night, we don’t know yet.” Beaver called down as he climbed back upside. He ignored the look of annoyance Jonesy shot him, that pinched feeling returning to his stomach. 

“That blows.” Sadie said flatly, picking up her bag and moving back toward the sidewalk. 

“I’m sure we’ll be done by seven, Sadie.” Jonesy quickly shouted down. He turned back to Beaver. “We just have to stay until their workday is over, Beav. That buys us another day to plan.” 

‘Plan, shman’ Beaver thought angrily. Suddenly the tree felt intensely important. Forget missing the test, the tree was important thing. “We don’t know their hours, Jonesy. You should be prepared to stay here a long time.” Fuck, his stomach hurt. 

“They work till eight.” Henry piped in. 

“See!” Beaver frowned. 

“I can’t miss my date, Beav.” Jonesy mirrored his frown. 

“I didn’t know we’d be up here that long.” Douglas added, only making Beaver’s stomach burn more. 

“You guys, this is important.” Beaver felt pathetic. He had no idea why this was suddenly the most important thing in the world but it was. Screw Jonesy’s date. 

“Well, let me know what you work out with your keeper.” Sadie said snottily and started stomping off, Missy following right behind her. 

Jonesy looked ready to shout in frustration. Instead, he hurled himself down from his branch and shot Beaver an angry look. “Save the tree without me.” 

The pain in Beaver’s stomach was completely unbearable as he watched his friend take off after some random girl. “Bitch in a buzzsaw.” He mumbled. Henry sighed, shifting branches so that he could be closer to him. 

“I think we should trash the plan, Beav.” 

“You can.” He looked up, losing some of his fire. “I’m gonna stay.”

“Come on, Beav–” 

“No.” 

Henry held up his hands in defeat. “Come on, Duds. We still got time to get to school.” 

Douglas shifted but didn’t move to get down. 

“It’s ok, Duddy.” Beaver urged him, this was his problem after all…whatever the hell it was. 

“Yeah, I’ll stay with him.” Pete rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged when Henry looked back at him. “I already planned to miss today, I don’t mind.” 

“If you’re sure.” Henry paused, just waiting to see if he’d change his mind. 

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Pete Moore took a calculated risk. 

“You know…it’s okay if you like Jonesy.” 

Beaver looked up from his swinging legs and crossed his arms. “What do you mean? Of course I like Jonesy. I’m just mad.” 

“No, I mean. Like-like.” How pathetically juvenile, Pete thought to himself. 

This time Beaver paused, eerily silent for what felt like an hour but was really just three minutes. “I don’t….I–” 

“Before you say anything–” Pete held up his hands. “I’m not accusing you. I’m just saying it’d be ok.” He wondered if he was going about this all wrong. What an idiot he was. 

Beaver narrowed his eyes. “What are you saying, dude?” 

He shrugged. “Listen Beav, over the past few months I discovered something about myself.” Really, telling his friend this should’ve been nervewrecking but as Pete sat up in the tree with the sun on his back, he felt strangely calm. “I’m bisexual–And I’m telling you this because you’re one of my best friends and I know you’ll be ok with it, right?” 

“Of course.” Beaver nodded. “...Jesus Christ Bananas, Do you think I’m bi?” 

Pete smiled because how could you not with the Beav around. “Only you can tell me.” 

Beaver opened his mouth, that pinched feeling in his gut loosening …

“Boys! What are you doing up there?” 

“Crap.” 

         ______________________________________________________

“Rich, your husband—” 

Richie blinked, the joke he was in the middle of rehearsing fell from his lips and he turned just in time to see Eddie rushing onto the stage with his cellphone at his ear. For a moment, his stomach dropped. Something was wrong. Something was really wrong. A rush of the horror attacked him. Something happened at home, worse yet…IT’s come back…

“Richie, I gotta go home. I’ll be back in time for the show.” 

“What why?” 

“Our kid’s in a tree.” Eddie sighed like that explained everything and turned his attention back to the phone. 

“Like…stuck? Like a cat?” Richie was confused as all hell. 

         ______________________________________________________

Wednesday Morning 

Beaver was grounded for cutting school and missing his test and he had to agree, it was fair. Was he happy about it? No. But he accepted the punishment alright. 

But approaching one o’clock in the morning, a gentle knock came at Richie and Eddie’s bedroom door. Richie snored right through it but his husband got up and shuffled over. “Joey?” He rubbed his eye as his son stepped into the room, clad in his pajama pants. “What are you doing up?” 

“Can I talk to you guys about something?”

Eddie moved to and turn on the light before leaning over his husband and shaking him gently. Richie woke easy enough and put on his glasses in a blur of confusion. “Of course you can talk to us.” 

“Yeah kiddo.” Richie coughed into an awake state and sat up. 

Beaver sat on the edge of the bed, stared at them behind his large glasses and spoke with some hesitation. “How did you know that you liked each other?” 

[brightbeautifulthings]

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

"SSDD: Sometimes it's just what you say. And sometimes you believe in nothing but the darkness. And then how do you go along?"

Year Read: 2005, 2023

Rating: 4/5

Thoughts: Against all logic, I still love this book. I read it for the first time in high school after instantly falling in love with the movie, and it was one of those books I practically memorized and internalized so hard that I don't even realize some of my thinking comes from here (until I'm rereading and going omg that's where that idea came from). It isn't just nostalgia that makes me love it though. As you probably know from my reviews, I went through a breakup, a summer depression, and a hideous book slump (the latter two from which I'm still clawing my way free). I was a little afraid to reread this, fearing it wouldn't hold up and that would only make the slump worse, but I flew through this like I was still a teenager, devouring books at a time when all of them are still new and wonderful. It might be the easiest reading I've done all year, and I was happy to sink back into King's world with my old Derry friends.

Objectively, I know this is not King's best. It's brutally gory, scatological, and full of some downright repulsive body horror. Had I not already internalized King's aliens at a young age and accepted them as perfectly fine, I might have been way more put off by his unnecessarily gross biology. (Although one need only look at the chest-bursting Xenomorphs to know this is practically standard for the genre. I don't think there's anything in here worse than that, and they're about on par for truly awful ways to die.) I'm not even typically a fan of alien novels, so this already beats the odds.

Assuming you can get past the gore, or that you're as desensitized to it as I am, it's also extremely ableist in its characterization of Douglas Cavell ("Duddits", affectionately), a character with Down's Syndrome who is also the magical key to defeating a race of aliens. King frequently falls into this unfortunate trope of giving his minority characters super special (and often stereotypical) magical powers, and Duddits has the added advantage of Incorruptible Pureness even in the face of bullying, cancer, and gut-eating aliens. There are also frequent slurs, "retard" being the most frequent, and it's used even by the main characters. It forces readers into the awkward position of being grateful to even see a disabled character portrayed positively, while recognizing that the characterization comes with its own issues.

Yet, I find myself returning to my original thesis: Despite its very real and present problems, I adore this book, and it's really the characters that make or break it. I fell in love with Duddits, Jonesy, Henry, Beaver, and Pete at first sight, and their friendship is at the heart of the novel. King does characters and childhood friendships so well, and Dreamcatcher's live and breathe off the page every bit as much as the Loser's Club from IT. I love them in the flashbacks and the present timeline, and their love and loyalty to each other effortlessly carry the story.

Despite its hefty page-count (nearly 700), the pace never lagged for me either, and I never found myself getting bogged down in the minutiae of the history or world-building the way I sometimes do with King. It's fairly well-focused on character development and moving the plot forward, and the only times my interest waned were in Kurtz's chapters. He's a fairly banal villain alongside Mr. Gray, and I would always rather spend my time with the boys and their odd, Shining-like power. I'd forgotten a lot of the differences between the book and movie lore, aside from the very obvious differences in the endings, so that was a fun comparison as well. I think it works without getting too in-depth about why the aliens work the way they do (but I've also been hugely spoiled by Mira Grant's deep dives into supernatural biology). All in all, this is still one of my favorite King novels, and I won't be hesitant to read it again when I want to visit my friends.

[wqbytop100]

WQBY

Top100 for the week ending December 22, 2024

Is This Love --LP Globbi, Danielle Ponder -1 --9weeks-- [3weeks@#1] (#1)

Lead The Life --Morgan Page, Bymia -7 --13weeks-- (#2)

Don't Lie --The Chainsmokers & Kim Petras -6 --11weeks--

Positions --Andy C, Wholsmoli -9 --6weeks--

Heart First --Lucas & Steve, Jordan Shaw -2 --3weeks-- (#2)

Maybe It's Over ---Morgan Page, Damon Sharpe -3 --9weeks-- [3weeks@#1] (#1)

Heal My Heart --Imanbek, YouNotUs -5 --16weeks-- [1week@#1] (#1)

Before I Let You Go --CYRIL, MarLo -4 --9weeks-- (#4)

Who Created Love --SIDEPIECE f/Midian -14 --15weeks--[2weeks@#1] (#1)

Been There Before --Joris Voorn, Pig&Dan, LIVI -8 --7weeks--

Modern Tragedy --Cheat Codes, Julia Church -12 --12weeks-- (#2)

Bread --Sof Tukker, Odd Mod (Odd Mod Remix) --11 --4weeks-- (#11)

Keep It Exciting --Mr. Belt & Wezol, Qobra, Alex Hosking -13 --3weeks--

Dead Right --Let Down -17 --3weeks--

Forever --HUGEL & Diplo f/Malou & Yuna -10 --6weeks-- (#5)

Turn Off The Lights --Chris Lake, Alexia Roberts -27 --4weeks--

Do You Really Love Him --Goodlife, Elderbrook -96 --12weeks--

Beautiful Day --Mike Posner -20 --12weeks-- (#9)

Along For The Ride --COIN -15 --13weeks--(#2)

Black Friday (Pretty Like The Sun) --Lost Frequencies, Tom Odell -21 --8weeks--

Somedays --Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D -98 --6weeks--

Never Letting Go --Alok, Gryffin, Julia Church -25 --10weeks-- (#10x3)

Fly --KC Lights, Welt -16 --18weeks-- (#7)

I Like It --Alesso & Nate Smith -19 --18weeks-- [2weeks@#1] (#1)

I Found You --Switch Disco, Charlotte Haining, Felix -28 --12weeks-- (#4)

Disease --Lady Gaga -22 --7weeks-- (#18)

Move --ESSEL, MERYLL -23 --16weeks--(#6)

Letting Go --Drove 18 --12weeks-- (#2)

Perfect --Punctual, Lewis Thompson -42 --11weeks--

Told You So --Martin Garrix, Jex -29 --3weeks--

Don't Let Go --NERIAH -24 --12weeks-- (#3)

Texas --Blake Shelton -73 --3weeks--

Lifeline --Alan Walker, LOVA -31 --14weeks-- [1week@#1] (#1)

Spot A Fake --Ava Max --32 --12weeks--(#7)

Upside Down --Robin Schulz, Joel Corry, KOPPY -33 --17weeks-- (#10)

Turn Around --KC Lights -34 -10weeks-- (#15)

Violet --Joe P --37 --13weeks-- (#20)

Pressure --RUFUS DU SOL -55 --12weeks-- (#34)

Seek Your Truth --MEDUZA, Aryton Senna -39 --8weeks-- (#24)

Real Things --Mike., Stevie Daniels -36 --15weeks-- (#9)

Cinema --YouNotUs, Cheat Codes, BARBZ -50 --6weeks-- (#26)

Heart Of Stone --Above & Beyond, Richard Bedford -46 --12weeks-- [2nd time reached its highest position o #42]

Around --Armonica & Giloi & Assia -43 --11weeks-- (#43x2)

Freefalling --Gem & Tauri, Eyes Everywhere, Sarah de Warren -35 --21weeks-- [1week@#1] (#1)

Tears Don't Fall --KASKADE & ENISA -41 --15weeks-- (#12)

A Bar Song (Tipsy) --Shaboozey, David Guetta -38 --25weeks-- (#4) (#4 for 2024)

Cry Baby --Clean Bandit, Anne Marie, David Guetta (VIP Remix) -49 --10weeks--

Bad Dreams --Teddy Swims -49 --9weeks--

Invisible --Knox -45 --10weeks-- (#41)

<>B Somebody --Chloe Callet, SG Lewis -56 --7weeks-- (#26)

Believer --Dirty Vegas -40--12weeks-- (#39)

The Magic --The Aces -58 --10weeks-- (#44)

Dancing In The Flames --The Weeknd -47 --7weeks-- (#45)

Save My Soul --BAKERMAT, AMANZI -30 --5weeks-- (#19)

Tears --John Summit, Paige Cavell -44 --10weeks-- (#44)

Surrender Your Love --TELYKAST, Sam Gray -48 --2weeks-- (#48)

<>Believe (Shooting Stars) --R3HAB, Musafa & Hypeman, RANI -(re-entry) [last on @#105 on 12/8/24] --now6weeks--

Everybody Will Dance --The Pet Shop Boys -52 --10weeks -(#30)

Like Sunshine --Lavern, Sigala -53 --9weeks-- (#53)

Vibe --Bruno Martini, Avi Snow, No/Me -68 --(#46)

Strobe --deadmau5 (Layton Girodini Remix) -54 --12weeks-- (#36)

<>Love Somebody --Morgan Wallen - (re-entry) [last on @#95 12.1.24] --now7weeks-- (#25)

Heaven Knows --KASKADE, Punctual, Poppy Baskcomb -78 --3weeks--

Swim --Becky Hill -69 --3weeks--

Rain ---PARISI, Clementine Douglas -71 --3weeks--

Feel Much Better --Max Dean, Nate Smallz, Timbaland -79 --3weeks--

His Problem Instead --Alexander Stewart -72 --2weeks--

Keep On Movin Up --Qrion -101 -3weeks--

How It Starts --Tyler Braden -70 --3weeks--

TYSM --Cheat Codes, Salem IIese -74 --3weeks--

Without You --Phantoms, Mariah Colon -65 --3weeks-- (#65)

Lights On --Marshmello, FAANGS -67 --3weeks-- (#67)

Alone With You --Josiah Queen, Jervis Campbell -80 --2weeks--

Let It Go ---NOTSOBAD, MA:RK -64 --3weeks--

End of Time --Lucas & Steve, LAWRENT f/Jordan Shaw -75 --28weeks-- [8weeks@#1] (#1x8)

Dancing On My Own --Flight Facilities, DRAMA -76 --3weeks--

Looking For Love --Alok, Anitta -66 --3weeks-- (#66)

After Five --Luke Alessi -99 --3weeks--

Without Ya --BAKERMAT -100 --3weeks--

Wrong Feels Right --FORMAT:B -88 --4weeks-- (#66)

Edge Of Saturday Night --The Blessed Madonna, Kylie Minogue -92 --8weeks-- (#78)

Hold On Me --KYGO, Sandro Cavazza -91 -2weeks--

The Rhythm --PROSPA f/RAHH -94 --3weeks---- (#78)

Chain Reaction --Ferry Corsten, MERYLL -90 --4weeks-- (#67)

Stay Happy --Billy Gillies -77 --5weeks-- (#61)

***Someone Else --GT_OFICE -(new) --1week--

Heaven Feels Like --SLANDER, Fairlane -84 --5weeks-- (#64)

You --BUNT., -82 --3weeks-- (#81)

I Love Your Everything --Emmit Fein -97 --3weeks-- (#65)

***Right On Time --Felix Cartal, Tegan & Sara -(new) --1week--

Because Of You --Lauv -83 --3weeks-- (#83)

Heaven In My Hands --Matoma -95 --3weeks--

Eyes On Me --A7S -89 ---3weeks-- (#89)

Avalon --Alan Walker, Anne Gudrun -87 --2weeks--(#87)

Can't Let You Go --BLOND:ISH,, Bndtu -86 --3weeks-- (#86)

Sleepwalking --Zach Hood, Sasha Alex Sloan -85 --3weeks-- (#85)

The Drums --Cosmic Gate, Maxim Lany -81 --5weeks-- (#62)

Hollow --MORTEN, ARTBAT f/Bonn -63 --10weeks-- (#52)

Another World --MEDUZA f/HAYLA -59 --13weeks-- (#21)

More Than Enough --Jordan Sparks --62 --7weeks-- (#62)

2 new this week and 2 re-entries 12/22/2024 #57 <>Believe (Shooting Stars) #62 <>Love Somebody #86***Someone Else #90 Right On Time

[dedicatedtodance]

National Dance Radio Airplay

For the week ending December 21, 2024

Lights Camera Action --Kylie Minogue -1

Get Busy --Anabel Englund -4

Never Been Yours --Benny Benassi & Oaks -2

Finally --Swedish House Mafia, Alexia Keys -7

Forever --HUGEL & Diplo f/Malou & Yuna -6

Part Of Me --Armin Van Buuren f/Louis III -9

Forever Young --David Guetta, Alphaville, Ava Max -13

Surrender Your Love --TELYKAST & Sam Gray -11

Told You So --Martin Garrix & Jex -8

Tears Don't Fall --KASKADE & ENISA -5

Believe In Me --The Hotel Lobby -10

Another World --MEDUZA f/HAYLA -3

I Only Smoke When I Drink --NININO -18

Break My Love --RUFUS DU SOL -17

Turning Tides --PLS&TY -20

Where Are You Tonight --GRYFFIN -12

Don't Lie --The Chainsmokers & Kim Petras -15

Cave --Dom Dolla & Tove Lo -21

Like Sunshine --Lavern, Sigala -25

Ain't Giving Up --Duke Dumont, Clementine Douglas -16

Never Going Home Tonight --David Guetta & Alesso -14

Push The Tempo --SUB FOCUS f/Katy B -22

Church Doors --Yolanda Adams -26

Somedays --Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D -19

World Gone Wild --Robin Schulz & CYRIL -30

Someone Else --GT_OFICE -34

Body Type --Badger & Icona Pop -24

Under Your Spell --Snow Strippers -33

Never Walk Alone --BLOND:ISH & Stevie Appleton -38

Tears --John Summit f/Paige Cavell -31

Visions Of You --HAYLA -43

Heart Like Mine --Sam Feldt f/Rosa Linn -32

***What U Gonna Do --Warren f/Lena Sue -51

I Adore You --HUGEL X Topic X Arash f/Daecolm -27

Hot Honey --Tiesto & Alana Springsteen -23

***Heaven Knows --KASKADE & Punctual f/Poppy Baskcomb -66

***All For Me --Two Friends, HRVY -65

Be Alright --Joel Corry -40

Crossfire --Frank Walker, Alexander Stewart -50

Tantalizing --Tiesto & Soaky Siren -37

Body Say --XANDRA & GIGI GROMBACHER -28

Edge Of Saturday Night --The Blessed Madonna, Kylie Minogue -38

***Alibi --SEVDALIZA X TIESTO (Tiesto Remix) -67

Hold My Hand --Knock2 -35

Taste --Sabrina Carpenter -39

I'm Going Out --Steve Aoki, Sam Feldt, XANFRA w/Nile Rodgers -42

Freefall --ARTY & RANI -41

***SunnyD --Whethan & EMEI -54

***Taste Of Your Tongue --Elephante -176

***Touching Heaven --Jazzy & CAMRINWAT -53

[best-spotify-playlists]

Spotify DJ Dance Charts 2024

Purple Disco Machine, Chromeo - Heartbreaker HUGEL, Topic, Arash, Daecolm - I Adore You (feat. Daecolm) Noel Holler, Picco - Yeke Yeke Michael Ruland - Skies of Freedom Felix Jaehn, Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Ready For Your Love FISHER, Flowdan - Boost Up Prince Ringo - The Tribe of Love Adam Beyer, The Good Men, Chocolate Puma - Give It Up Nora En Pure, Robinson - Hyperreal (Middle of the Night) FISHER, Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight Mykel Mars - My My My Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Aldae - In the Dark David Guetta, Girl On Couch, Billen Ted - Man In Finance (with David Guetta) Enaya, Heleen - Take My Hand - Slap House Mix WEISS, James Hype - Feel My Needs Ruli, Iva Rii - Revolution The Blessed Madonna, Kylie Minogue - Edge of Saturday Night Charli xcx, Billie Eilish - Guess featuring Billie Eilish Camisra, Armin van Buuren - Let Me Show You Tiësto, MOGUAI - Explode Junior Crew - One Touch Jax Jones, Joel Corry, Jason Derulo - Tonight (D.I.Y.A) Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso, Nile Rodgers, Shenseea - Honey Boy (feat. Nile Rodgers & Shenseea) Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Regard, NATTI NATASHA, Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Sash! - To The Beat Regard - Can't Stop Us Jaxomy, Agatino Romero, Raffaella Carrà - Pedro SUMD4ZE, Bryan Adams, LMC - Run to You - SUMD4ZE Edit Swedish House Mafia, Alicia Keys - Finally Mykel Mars - Someone Else R.I.O., HALO - Summertime Sadness twocolors, Safri Duo, Chris de Sarandy - Cynical FAST BOY, Topic - Forget You CamelPhat, Nadia Ali - Endlessly Eddy Chrome - All You Got to Do Is Move HUGEL, Totó La Momposina - La Verdolaga (feat. Totó La Momposina) Tom & Mossee, Ron van den Beuken - Machweo - Radio Edit Nico de Andrea, Vanetty, Afro Medusa - Ethnica (Pasilda) Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Inner City - Good Life The Chemical Brothers, ARTBAT - Hey Boy Hey Girl - ARTBAT Remix Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding - Free (with Ellie Goulding) Curtis Mayfield, Mark Knight - Move On Up (Mark Knight Remix) Paul aus Berlin - Memories That You Call David Guetta, AFROJACK - Raving Laurent Wolf, Ahoona - Calinda (2024) Armin van Buuren, Agents Of Time, ORKID - Love Is Eternity Mike Rules - At the End of the Day Oliver Heldens, David Guetta, FAST BOY - Chills (Feel My Love) MEDUZA, HEVOLVE, Beanfield, Bajka - Tides (feat. Bajka) Alok, James Hurr, Supafly - Why I Love You So Swedish House Mafia, Niki & The Dove - Lioness David Guetta, MORTEN, Prophecy - Kill The Vibe Dimitri Vegas, Vin, Zion - Don't Stop (The Music) KREAM - Wicked Game Bikini Sounds - Lost in the Rhythm Alok, Jess Glynne - Summer's Back Michael Ruland - I Feel Your Love Tiësto, Prophecy, Katy Tiz - My City (feat. Katy Tiz) Don Master - Drifting Away Duke Dumont, Clementine Douglas - Ain't Giving Up Alex Phunk - Festival Love Big City Beat - Alchemist of Sound John Summit, Paige Cavell - Tears (with Paige Cavell) Sean Paul, Odd Mob - Get Busy - Odd Mob Club Mix D4NC3FL00R - Iron Maiden Marlon Hoffstadt, FISHER - It's That Time - FISHER Remix Jerry Ropero, HUGEL, Mijangos, Jesús Fernández - CORAÇAO - 20th Anniversary Mix DJ Katch, Amira Eldine - You're Makin' Me High David Caruso - Cheap Rush Zerb, Sofiya Nzau - Mwaki Balearic Kings - Surfing Day Angel Buzz - Memory Like Elephants Bass & Roses - Tomorrows History Barry Wild - House Party All Night Ibiza Groove Squad - A Little Bit Closer Moombah Jack - Test Drive Bobby Escobar - Last Night Salon Des Amateurs - Echoes of Ibiza Veggie Beats - Friendships Barry Wild - Yacht Trip Made in 1978 - Arena Sensation Barry Wild - Brass and Groove Pearls Of Ibiza - Indian Summer Michael Ruland, Softly - Change My Mind Ravemafia, Heleen - Don't Kill Me on the Dancefloor Junior Crew - Before Kiss Audio - Warming Up

[mghiggins]

Night Club Musical Act 106: It's Gonna Be Juicy

djbigdirty.com 

1.  [00:00] Intro

2. [00:37] Alex Kislove feat Leo Wood- Dream Sequence {DistroKid}

3. [05:10] Darren Tate feat Robyn Sherwell- Gone {Anjunadeep}

4. [10:13] John Summit, Paige Cavell- Tears {Experts Only}

5. [14:46] Paradoks, Jono Stephenson feat Frynn- Pulle Me to You {Purified}

6. [19:06] beSonic- Next to You {beSonic}

7. [23:58] Oliver Smith- Make Me Feel {Anjunabeats}

8. [28:01] Gorgon City, Caroline Byrne- All That You Need {A Positiva}

9. [31:24] Calvin Harris x Ellie Goulding- Miracle (Kream Remix} {White}

10. [34:24] Genix- Dance Like Nobody’s Watching {Anjunabeats}

11. [38:36] Because of Art- Transient {Last Night on Earth}

12. [42:50] KREAM- Wicked Game {Tomorrowland}

13. [46:37] Kryder- Fade Til Sunrise {White}

14. [51:07] Diplo, Julia Church, Hugel- Stay High (Skytech Remix) {White}

15. [54:51] MK- Body 2 Body (MEDUZA Remix) {Ultra}

16. [57:52] Jaytech- Limbo {Anjunabeats}

17. [01:01:17] Gorgon City, Mougleta- How Do You Love {A Positiva}

18. [01:05:18] Will Easton feat Émilie Rachel- Rainfall {SHĖN}

19. [01:10:08] Rebuke, The Blaze, Otto Knows, The Dice of Night & Alex Aris, Selace- Hooked On Your Lovin’ (Mashup) {White}

20. [01:13:26] Morgin Madison, HILYTE, Kayrae- Don’t Look Back {Enhanced}

21. [01:17:45] Hannah Wants feat Clemetine Douglas- Cure My Desire {Defected}

Check out this episode of dj bigdirty's night club musical

[reddie-ao3feed]

Growing Pains

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/hqIPndi by The_Magic_Lava_Lamp The Tozier-Kaspbrak household was unsettlingly quiet when Beaver decided to pull himself away from his studying. He’d been noticing some sort of funny feeling ----‘Henry might know a better word for it.’---- pinching at his guts for the last month or so. He mostly kept that ‘funny feeling’ to himself. As he crossed the hallway to the stairs, he wondered what version of himself he’d take up today. Not that his problem was that serious or anything but he’d definitely keep the identity crisis to himself, no sense in worrying his family when Richie and Eddie already had so much going on. Words: 5732, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Dreamcatcher - Stephen King, IT - Stephen King Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Joe "Beaver" Clarendon, Gary "Jonesy" Jones, Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Douglas "Duddits" Cavell, Henry Devlin, Pete Moore Relationships: Joe "Beaver" Clarendon/Gary "Jonesy" Jones, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/hqIPndi

[brookston]

Holidays 10.12

Holidays

Asexuality Visibility & Education Day

Child Rambunctiousness Appreciation Day

Children’s Day (Brazil)

Columbus Day [original date]

Commonwealth Culture Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Cookbook Launch Day

Day of the Pluricultural Nation (Mexico)

Day of the Six Billion (1999)

Destiny Day

Did de la Rasa (Day of Race; Mexico)

Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)

The First of October! (Dr. Seuss)

Freethought Day

Geoscience Day

Global Scream Day (30-second scream at 1200 GMT)

Harry Potter Book Day

Hemp Day (French Republic)

Hispanic Day (Spain)

Indigenous Peoples Day (San Francisco)

Indigenous Resistance Day (Venezuela)

International Cassette Store Day

International Day Against DRM

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

International TFMR Awareness Day

Lady of Aparecida Day (Brazil)

National Bandana Day (South Africa)

National Doodle Bug Day

National Education Day (Kiribati)

National Farmer’s Day

National Fungus Day (Japan)

National Hug a Bassist Day

National Loggers Day

National Martin Day

National Monogram Day

National Peyronie’s Disease Awareness Day

National Salesperson's Day

National Savings Day

National Vermont Day

Native Americans' Day

Old Farmer's Day

Piomingo Day (Chickasaw Nation)

Rice Day (Texas)

Superstar Day

Women Pharmacist Day

World Algae Day

World Arthritis Day

World Burpee Day

World Spanish Language Day UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Black Jewish Drinking Day

Drink Local Wine Day

Märzen Day

National Gumbo Day

National Know Your Lemons Day

National Pulled Pork Day

National Pumpkin Pie Day

2nd Thursday in October

Children’s Environmental Health Day [2nd Thursday]

Day of Children’s Hospice Work (Germany) [2nd Thursday]

International RSE Day [2nd Thursday]

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day (Canada) [2nd Thursday]

National Dessert Day [2nd Thursday] (also 10.14)

National Student Day [2nd Thursday]

Ombuds Day [2nd Thursday]

World Chicken Day [2nd Thursday]

World Sight Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence Days

Asgardia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Equatorial Guinea (from Spain, 1968)

Wasteoftimeistan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Al Held (Artology)

Ayathrem begins (Zoroastrianism)

Carlo Acutis (Christian; Saint)

Crowleymas (a.k.a. Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley; Thelema)

Day of Fortuna Redux (Ancient Rome)

Day of Giving the Black Land to Horus and the Red Land to Set (Ancient Egypt)

Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)

Edwin of Northumbria (Christian; Saint)

Feasts of the Spirits of the Fire (Pagan)

Fiacc (Christian; Saint)

Fortuna Redux (Old Roman Goddess of Successful Journeys & Safe Returns)

Frank Sinatra Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Guido Molinari (Artology)

Herbert (Roman Catholic)

International Rastafarian Headgear Day (Pastafarian)

Louis Brisson (Christian; Blessed)

Montaigne (Positivist; Saint)

Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil; Christian; Saint)

Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar; Christian; Saint)

Prince Humpty Dumpty (Muppetism)

Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic; Christian; Saint)

Seraphin of Montegranaro (Christian; Saint)

Wanting Wonton Day (Pastafarian)

Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop of York (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [55 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Argo (Film; 2012)

Bad Times at the El Royale (Film; 2018)

The Blind Owl, by Sadegh Hedayat (Novel; 1936)

The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1953)

Chimp and Zee (WB MM Cartoon; 1968)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love, by Queen (Song; 1979)

The Doctor and the Soul, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1946)

Don’t Knock the Rock (Film; 1956)

Fairy Tail (Anime TV Series; 2009)

First Man (Film; 2018)

The Gay Divorcee (Film; 1934)

Got My Mind Set On You, by George Harrison (Song; 1987)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Novel; 1979)

The Hot Spot (Film; 1990)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1957)

If I Ran the Zoo, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1950)

Inherit the Wind (Film; 1960)

It’s in the Bag or Rocky Gets the Sack (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 309; 1964)

Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway Rock Opera; 1971)

Kick, by INXS (Album; 1987)

Lady Sings the Blues (Film; 1972)

Look Now, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2018)

Memphis Belle (Film; 1990)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton (Children’s Book; 1939)

The Narrows, by Ann Petry (Novel; 1953)

October, by U2 (Album; 1981)

Please Try to Remember the First of October!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1977)

Rollin’, by The Bay City Rollers (Album; 1974)

The Saint Abroad, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1969) [Saint #42]

A Short Weight for All Seats or One of Our Trunks (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 310; 1964)

Sideways (Film; 2004)

Touché and Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)

Trout Fishing in America, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1967)

Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1979)

Today’s Name Days

Edwin, Gottfried, Horst, Maximillian (Austria)

Maksimilijan, Serafin, Velibor (Croatia)

Marcel (Czech Republic)

Maximillian (Denmark)

Aare, Aaro, Are (Estonia)

Aarre, Aarto (Finland)

Edwin, Séraphin, Wilfried (France)

David, Horst, Maximilian, (Germany)

Andromahi, Andromahos, Valantios (Greece)

Miksa (Hungary)

Serafino (Italy)

Kira, Lase, Monvids, Valfrids, Vitenis (Latvia)

Deimintė, Gantas, Salvinas (Lithuania)

Valter, Vibeke (Norway)

Cyriak, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Grzymisław, Maksymilian, Ostap, Salwin, Serafin, Witold, Witołd, Witolda (Poland)

Andronic, Prov, Tarah (Romania)

Maximilián (Slovakia)

Pilar (Spain)

Manfred, Valfrid (Sweden)

Christopher, Cristopher, Kester, Kristofer, Kristopher (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 285 of 2024; 80 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 41 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 28 (Gui-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Tishri 5784

Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1445

J Cal: 15 Shù; Oneday [15 of 30]

Julian: 29 September 2023

Moon: 4%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 5 Descartes (11th Month) [Montaigne]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 19 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 19 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Wyn (Joy) [Half-Month 20 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 10.25)

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Holidays 10.12

Holidays

Asexuality Visibility & Education Day

Child Rambunctiousness Appreciation Day

Children’s Day (Brazil)

Columbus Day [original date]

Commonwealth Culture Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Cookbook Launch Day

Day of the Pluricultural Nation (Mexico)

Day of the Six Billion (1999)

Destiny Day

Did de la Rasa (Day of Race; Mexico)

Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)

The First of October! (Dr. Seuss)

Freethought Day

Geoscience Day

Global Scream Day (30-second scream at 1200 GMT)

Harry Potter Book Day

Hemp Day (French Republic)

Hispanic Day (Spain)

Indigenous Peoples Day (San Francisco)

Indigenous Resistance Day (Venezuela)

International Cassette Store Day

International Day Against DRM

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

International TFMR Awareness Day

Lady of Aparecida Day (Brazil)

National Bandana Day (South Africa)

National Doodle Bug Day

National Education Day (Kiribati)

National Farmer’s Day

National Fungus Day (Japan)

National Hug a Bassist Day

National Loggers Day

National Martin Day

National Monogram Day

National Peyronie’s Disease Awareness Day

National Salesperson's Day

National Savings Day

National Vermont Day

Native Americans' Day

Old Farmer's Day

Piomingo Day (Chickasaw Nation)

Rice Day (Texas)

Superstar Day

Women Pharmacist Day

World Algae Day

World Arthritis Day

World Burpee Day

World Spanish Language Day UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Black Jewish Drinking Day

Drink Local Wine Day

Märzen Day

National Gumbo Day

National Know Your Lemons Day

National Pulled Pork Day

National Pumpkin Pie Day

2nd Thursday in October

Children’s Environmental Health Day [2nd Thursday]

Day of Children’s Hospice Work (Germany) [2nd Thursday]

International RSE Day [2nd Thursday]

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day (Canada) [2nd Thursday]

National Dessert Day [2nd Thursday] (also 10.14)

National Student Day [2nd Thursday]

Ombuds Day [2nd Thursday]

World Chicken Day [2nd Thursday]

World Sight Day [2nd Thursday]

Independence Days

Asgardia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Equatorial Guinea (from Spain, 1968)

Wasteoftimeistan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Al Held (Artology)

Ayathrem begins (Zoroastrianism)

Carlo Acutis (Christian; Saint)

Crowleymas (a.k.a. Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley; Thelema)

Day of Fortuna Redux (Ancient Rome)

Day of Giving the Black Land to Horus and the Red Land to Set (Ancient Egypt)

Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)

Edwin of Northumbria (Christian; Saint)

Feasts of the Spirits of the Fire (Pagan)

Fiacc (Christian; Saint)

Fortuna Redux (Old Roman Goddess of Successful Journeys & Safe Returns)

Frank Sinatra Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Guido Molinari (Artology)

Herbert (Roman Catholic)

International Rastafarian Headgear Day (Pastafarian)

Louis Brisson (Christian; Blessed)

Montaigne (Positivist; Saint)

Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil; Christian; Saint)

Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar; Christian; Saint)

Prince Humpty Dumpty (Muppetism)

Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic; Christian; Saint)

Seraphin of Montegranaro (Christian; Saint)

Wanting Wonton Day (Pastafarian)

Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop of York (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [55 of 71]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Argo (Film; 2012)

Bad Times at the El Royale (Film; 2018)

The Blind Owl, by Sadegh Hedayat (Novel; 1936)

The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1953)

Chimp and Zee (WB MM Cartoon; 1968)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love, by Queen (Song; 1979)

The Doctor and the Soul, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1946)

Don’t Knock the Rock (Film; 1956)

Fairy Tail (Anime TV Series; 2009)

First Man (Film; 2018)

The Gay Divorcee (Film; 1934)

Got My Mind Set On You, by George Harrison (Song; 1987)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Novel; 1979)

The Hot Spot (Film; 1990)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1957)

If I Ran the Zoo, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1950)

Inherit the Wind (Film; 1960)

It’s in the Bag or Rocky Gets the Sack (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 309; 1964)

Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway Rock Opera; 1971)

Kick, by INXS (Album; 1987)

Lady Sings the Blues (Film; 1972)

Look Now, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2018)

Memphis Belle (Film; 1990)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton (Children’s Book; 1939)

The Narrows, by Ann Petry (Novel; 1953)

October, by U2 (Album; 1981)

Please Try to Remember the First of October!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1977)

Rollin’, by The Bay City Rollers (Album; 1974)

The Saint Abroad, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1969) [Saint #42]

A Short Weight for All Seats or One of Our Trunks (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 310; 1964)

Sideways (Film; 2004)

Touché and Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)

Trout Fishing in America, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1967)

Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1979)

Today’s Name Days

Edwin, Gottfried, Horst, Maximillian (Austria)

Maksimilijan, Serafin, Velibor (Croatia)

Marcel (Czech Republic)

Maximillian (Denmark)

Aare, Aaro, Are (Estonia)

Aarre, Aarto (Finland)

Edwin, Séraphin, Wilfried (France)

David, Horst, Maximilian, (Germany)

Andromahi, Andromahos, Valantios (Greece)

Miksa (Hungary)

Serafino (Italy)

Kira, Lase, Monvids, Valfrids, Vitenis (Latvia)

Deimintė, Gantas, Salvinas (Lithuania)

Valter, Vibeke (Norway)

Cyriak, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Grzymisław, Maksymilian, Ostap, Salwin, Serafin, Witold, Witołd, Witolda (Poland)

Andronic, Prov, Tarah (Romania)

Maximilián (Slovakia)

Pilar (Spain)

Manfred, Valfrid (Sweden)

Christopher, Cristopher, Kester, Kristofer, Kristopher (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 285 of 2024; 80 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 41 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 28 (Gui-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Tishri 5784

Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1445

J Cal: 15 Shù; Oneday [15 of 30]

Julian: 29 September 2023

Moon: 4%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 5 Descartes (11th Month) [Montaigne]

Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 19 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 19 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Wyn (Joy) [Half-Month 20 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 10.25)

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Stephen King Novel

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

BOOKS I READ IN 2022 Mostly academic books I read for research purposes or to expand my knowledge of a topic, though this year was much more scattershot then 2021 in terms of topic, and I read a lot less. Indeed, this year, while there was a lot of books I loved and luxuriated in, or am proud I finished, there were a bunch of very frustrating or not particularly appealing academic works I almost regret reading, such as the Cavel & Noakes volume! Also, far more fiction - I somehow read sections from almost every volume of Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle Earth series. Generally, I read the majority of the book - monographs or collections where I read a single chapter or introduction aren’t included. I also included a few of the best or most interesting articles I read, though there are dozens and dozens more. Books marked with a cross are ones I particularly recommend. The first two entries are books I started reading in 2021 and the last three I’m still reading!

FIRST ROW:

Anne Guérin, Prisonniers en révolte: Quotidien carcéral, mutineries et politique pénitentiaire en France, 1970-1980  +

Larry Wolff, Venice and the Slavs: The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment

Murar Ergin, 'Is The Turk A White Man?': Race and Modernity in the Making of Turkish Identity

Douglas Hamilton and John McAleer, ed., Islands and the British Empire in the Age of Sail

Allain Millard, Communaute Des Egaux: Le Communisme Neo-Babouviste Dans La France Des Annees 1840 +

SECOND ROW:

Blaise Cendrars, L'Homme foudroyé

Victor Serge, Notebooks, 1934-1947 +

Peter Cole, Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly +

John Deak, Forging a Multinational State: State-Making in Imperial Austria from the Enlightenment to the First World War

Brock Millman, ed., Polarity, Patriotism, and Dissent in Great War Canada, 1914–1919

THIRD ROW:

Elinor Barr, Silver Islet: Striking It Rich in Lake Superior

Gerry Boyce, Eldorado: Ontario's First Gold Rush

Nancy B. Bouchier & Ken Cruikshank, The People and the Bay: A Social and Environmental History of Hamilton Harbour

Franca Iacovetta, Roberto Perin & Angelo Principe, ed., Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad

Janice Cavell & Jeff Noakes, Acts of Occupation: Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25

FOURTH ROW:

Élisabeth Vonarburg, The Maerlande Chronicles

J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien, Morgoth's Ring (and bits and pieces of the rest of the History of Middle Earth series)

Elizabeth Hand, Winterlight

Jonathan Haslam, The Spectre of War: International Communism and the Origins of World War II +

William Clare Roberts, Marx's Inferno: The Political Theory of Capital +

FIFTH ROW:

Ruth Bleasdale, Rough Work: Labourers on the Public Works of British North America and Canada, 1841-1882  +

Dale Gibson, Law, Life, and Government at Red River, Volume 1: Settlement and Governance, 1812-1872

Fabrice Grenard, Une légende du maquis: George Guingouin, du mythe à l'histoire

Jesper Vaczy Kragh, Lobotomy Nation: The History of Psychosurgery and Psychiatry in Denmark

Serge Chakotin, The Rape of the Masses: The Psychology of Totalitarian Political Propaganda (1940)

Select articles I read:

Matthew Pehl, “Between the Market and the State: The Problem of Prison Labor in the New Deal,”

Ernest Allen, “Waiting for Tojo: The Pro-Japan Vigil of Black Missourians, 1932-1943.”

Sarah Carter, “Two Acres and a Cow: 'Peasant’ Farming for the Indians of the Northwest, 1889-97.”

David Thompson, “Convalescent Comrades: The 1935 Siege of Winnipeg’s Deer Lodge Hospital.”

Benjamin D. Weber, “The Strange Career of the Convict Clause: US Prison Imperialism in the Panamá Canal Zone.”

Ernest Ming-Tak Leung, “The Japanese Factor in the Making of North Korean Socialism.”

Eugeny Morozov, “Critique of Techno-Feudal Reason.”

Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen, “Fascist Spectacle.”

Tiziana Terranova and Ravi Sundaram, “Colonial Infrastructures and Techno-social Networks.”

Looking forward to reading in 2023:

Ruan O'Donnell, Special Category: The IRA in English Prisons, Vol. 1 & 2

Garrett Felber, Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State

Gavin Walker, ed. The Red Years: Theory, Politics and Aesthetics in the Japanese '68

Cheryl D. Hicks, Talk with You Like a Woman: African American Women, Justice, and Reform in New York, 1890-1935

Sebastein Elsbach, Eiserne Front: Abwehrbundnis Gegen Rechts, 1931 Bis 1933

[grownups-are-the-real-monsters]

IT/Dreamcatcher crossover: Beaver is Reddie’s son

[By me & @m-o-o-n-thatspellsblog } 

Going with the ‘IT’ films timeline where the Losers are 12/13 in 1989. The Dreamcatcher gang would all be born around 1995ish. Richie & Eddie adopt Beaver when he’s around 3 years old. 

In this AU, the first Pennywise cycle in 1989 has happened but that’s all!! Pennywise never returned! 

In all honesty, none of the Losers expected Richie & Eddie to have kids, and neither did they! But as they grew in their relationship, they both realized they wanted to share their love and raise a child together. 

Richie had no idea how much he actually wanted to be a Father until the thought was out there but once they discussed it, Richie put his whole heart into it. 

Eddie really wanted to raise a child in a healthy environment and do better for his child than Sonia Kaspbrak ever did with him.

So they end up adopting little Joey Clarendon! 

Very quickly, this kid becomes their whole world. This very clumsy, loud-mouthed, short & funny little kid. 

Joey is the perfect mixture of his Fathers, who always make sure their child is supported and loved. 

He is raised on classic rock and monster movies! 

When Joey gets a little older and finds his friend group, Richie & Eddie always welcome them into their home and find it very hard not to get nostalgic. 

Richie & Eddie continue to surprise themselves by becoming the ‘classic’ suburban parents who stock up on snacks for their son & all his friends.

But both boys know how important friendship is to a young child and encourage their son. 

Richie is always concerned for Joey because he sees so much of himself in him. He motivates his son to be loud & be himself but finds it hard not to fear others criticizing or discouraging Joey the way adults did to him when he was a kid. 

Eddie, having experienced the pain of an overbearing and unsupportive parent, desperately wants Joey to feel encouraged to make connections and try new things. 

The kids are always at their house. Making a lot of noise and running around the backyard. The sound of their combined laughter makes Richie & Eddie’s hearts swell! 

Pete, Henry, Jonesy & Douglas think of Richie and Eddie as their second set of parents! 

Joey gets to that phase where he insists his parents use his nickname & call him ‘Beaver’ too. Richie is cool with it but Eddie can’t stop calling him Joey. 

Richie teaches Beaver how to do some amazing impressions and of course, how to mess with Eddie. 

The Losers are all living apart but have all visited at different points and know Beaver. 

Beverly is convinced the two of them figured out how to have a biological child together because Beav is just like them. 

Bill overhears Beaver being a little spitfire and can’t help but think of his little friend Eddie. 

Ben built a treehouse for Beav and his friends. 

Though Beaver later fell out of the treehouse and broke his arm. Ben, taking this personally, came back just to build a rail to ensure safety.

Beaver is constantly getting accidentally injured or getting into hi-jinks at school. 

There was a particular incident where Beaver was trying to avoid running the mile at school and lied about having asthma. The school called Eddie to confirm and he nearly had a heart attack for a second. 

Beaver grows up with Maggie & Wentworth as his wonderful grandparents. Eddie, who tries hard to stay out of his Mother’s life, will not allow Sonia anywhere near their home. 

I could go on forever.....................

[thotteus-beaumont]

Dreamcatcher Characters as John Mulaney Quotes

Henry Devlin: 

Pete Moore:

Jonesy: 

Beaver: 

Douglas: 

[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

Representation matters!-in TV/MOVIES.

i am, obviously, not able to type ALL here, but the ones i know and love dearly+the ones I think are most important for the viewers♥- I WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS WHEN NEEDED♥) +obvi not in any important-order!!

1. BISEXUAL-BI-REPRESENTATION (as a bi person myself I still think this should be represented more in media everywhere(when it’s done right!))

-bi boys: Jesper Fahey (Shadow And Bone), Nick Nelson (Heartstopper),  Alex Claremont-Diaz (RWRB-Red White & Royal Blue), Timmy Andrews (The Craft: Legacy), Malakai Mitchell (Heartbreak High), Magnus Bane (Shadowhunters), Gar Logan-BeastBoy(DCTitans), Fiyero Tigelaar (Wicked (Part 1) 2024), Aki Menzies (GossipGirlHBOMax),, Salem Saberhagen (SabrinaTheTeenageWitch-90s), Li Shang (Mulan1998), Lucifer (Lucifer), Jeremiah Fisher (The Summer I Turned Pretty),  Gael Martinez (Good Trouble), Michael Guerin (Roswell, New Mexico), Evan "Buck" Buckley (9-1-1), Dustin ‘Dusty’ Reid (Heartbreak High), Patrick Zweig (Challengers 2024), Cyrus Henstridge (The Royals),

  - bi girls: Anna Taggaro (OTH-One Tree Hill S2), (and to me Peyton Sawyer, Brooke Davis(the actress said it so it’s canon!), Rachel Gatina (OTH-One Tree Hill), Nina Zenik (Shadow And Bone),  AJ Campos (Crush2022), Hope Mikaelson (TO-Legacies), Ava Silva (Warrior Nun), Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey (XO Kitty, To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy and franchise ), Missy Beckett (Heartbreak High), Yasmina-Yaz Fadoula (JWCC- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Casey Gardner (Atypical), Noa Olivar (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Abby(Atypical), Beatrix "Bird" Castro (Finding Carter), Marissa Cooper (The O.C), Alex Kelly (The O.C),  Elphaba Thropp (Wicked (Part 1) 2024), Aneesa Qureshi (Never Have I Ever),  Lake Meriwether (Love, Victor),  Vada Cavell (TheFallout-2021), Eve (Lucifer), Stella Yamada (Lemonade Mouth 2011), Sahar Zahid (Heartstopper (sinceS2) ), Nora Holleran (RWRB-Red White & Royal Blue), Haley Dunphy (Modern Family), Eleanor Henstridge (The Royals), Maureen Johnson (Rent the musical), Anthea (Shazam! Fury of the Gods), Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo), Sue Gilbert (Dickinson), Toni Topaz (Riverdale), Marie Moreau (Gen V), Jackie (Love Lies Bleeding), Isobel Evans-Bracken (Roswell, New Mexico), Francesca Bridgerton (Bridgerton), Helga Sinclair (Atlantis: The Lost Empire), Jules Millin & Mika Yasuda (Grey’s Anatomy Since Season 19)

(for an epic and very queer historical-fiction tv show watch MARY & GEORGE !!)

2. PANSEXUAL-PAN-REPRESENTATION

Max Wolfe (GossipGirlHBOMax), Mazikeen (Lucifer), Mal (Descendants Movies), Josie Saltzman (Legacies,TO,TVD), Penelope Park (Legacies), Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy), Isabel (Bottoms 2023), Karen Shetty (Mean Girls 2024), Benedict Bridgerton (Bridgerton),

(for an epic and very queer historical-fiction tv show watch MARY & GEORGE !!)

3. ASEXUAL/ ACE REPRESENTATION

Raphael Santiago (Shadowhunters), Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper), Tolya Yul-Bataar (ShadowAndBone-Grishaverse), Tori Spring (Heartstopper), Douglas ‘Cash’ Piggott (Heartbreak High),

4. GAY/ LESBIAN REPRESENTATION

-gay:  Wylan Hendriks/Wylan Van Eck (Shadow And Bone), Prince Henry Fox (RWRB-Red White & Royal Blue), Jack McPhee (Dawson’s Creek),  Alec Lightwood (Shadowhunters), Simon Spier (Love,Simon2018),  Victor Salazar (Love,Victor),  Benji Campbell (Love,Victor), Rahim (Love,Victor), Charlie Spring (Heartstopper),  Josh Avery(One Tree Hill-OTH S7), Brimsley and Reynolds (OueenCharlotte-BridgertonSpinoff), Eric Van Der Woodsen (Gossip Girl), Quincy “Q” Shabazian (XOKitty), Damian Hubbard (Mean Girls 2024), Nick Feinstein  (The Fallout 2021), Alistair Ellington (Maxton Hall : The World Between Us (2024)), Wilbur Evans (Geek Girl),

-lesbian: Beatrice (Warrior Nun), Shotgun Mary (Warrior Nun), Diana Berrigan(White Collar), Fabiola Torres (Never Have I Ever), Ellie Chu (The Half Of It), Sammy Gutierrez (JWCC- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars),  Maxine Baker (Ginny & Georgia),  Izzie Taylor (Atypical), Calliope "Cal" Burns (First Kill),  Juliette Fairmont (First Kill), Tara Jones (Heartstopper),  Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper), Mia Karp (Vampire Academy), Meredith Beckham (Vampire Academy), Tamar Kir-Bataar (Shadow And Bone), Nadia Zhabin (Shadow And Bone),  Simone Jackson (DaisyJonesAndTheSix), Yuri Han (XO Kitty), PJ and Josie (Bottoms 2023), Hazel Callahan (Bottoms 2023), Madison (Finding Carter),  Kit Tanthalos (Willow), Jade (Willow), Sabina Wilson (Charlie’s Angels 2019), Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo), Winnie Black (Miller’s Girl), Janis ‘Imi’ike (Mean Girls 2024), Emily Dickinson (Dickinson), Sasha So (Heartbreak High), Monet de Haan (GossipGirlHBOMax), Shirley Honrada & Elodie Honrada(played by THE Lea Salonga!!) (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Summer Field (Time Cut 2024),

(for an epic and very queer historical-fiction tv show watch MARY & GEORGE !!)

5. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

-Elle Argent (Heartstopper),  Anybodys (West Side Story 2021),  Luna La (GossipGirlHBOMax), Chanel (Warrior Nun), Naomi Russell (Heartstopper), Amy (RWRB-Red, White & Royal Blue), Ash Romero (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin),

6. Non-Binary/Genderqueer/ (they/them) Representation

-Darren Rivers (Heartbreak High), Addison (Never Have I Ever), Klaus Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy), Jordan Li (Gen V), Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper), Felix Britten (Heartstopper),

(we seriously lack the representation in popular and mostly-watched shows and movies for teenagers and young adults here tho),

7. ASTHMA REPRESENTATION

-I don’t see this represented enough in TV or Movies for Young Adults, nor Kids.

8. DISABLED CHARACTERS REPRESENTATION:

Kaz Brekker & Jesper Fahey & Wylan Van Eck, Genya Safin(Shadow And Bone) , Rebecca Hall-Yoshida (Never Have I Ever), Maxton Hall : The World Between Us (2024),  ,  JWCC-Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory , Wicked (Part 1) 2024,

+ MORE BELOW(and above in this entire post♥):

9. EPILEPSY REPRESENTATION

Nathan Walter (My Life with The Walter Boys),

10. DIABETES REPRESENTATION

Cassie Salazar (Purple Hearts), Abby Brown (OTH-One Tree Hill), (still not enough tho, if it’s done, it is so often shown WRONG..)

11. ADHD REPRESENTATION

Jesper Fahey (Shadow And Bone),  Percy Jackson + other Demigods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Alex Claremont Diaz (RWRB-Red, White & Royal Blue),  Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables 80s movies), Neal Caffrey(White Collar), Stiles (Teen Wolf),  Jesus Adams Foster (The Fosters),  Sara Eriksson (Young Royals),

12. AUTISM REPRESENTATION

Sam Gardner (Atypical), James McEwan (Heartstopper), Wylan Hendriks/Van Eck (Shadow And Bone), David Kostyk (Shadow And Bone), Amanda (Change Of Habit 1969), Oskar Schell (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Sara Eriksson (Young Royals), Quinni Gallagher-Jones (Heartbreak High), Francesca Bridgerton (Bridgerton), Harriet Manners (Geek Girl), Toby Pilgrim (Geek Girl),

13. DYSLEXIA/ DYSGRAPHIA REPRESENTATION

Wylan Hendriks/ Wylan Van Eck (Shadow and Bone), Percy Jackson (movies + tv show as well), Donna Martin (Beverly Hills 90210), CeCe Jones (Shake It Up),  Evan Chapin (Atypical),

14. DEAF/Hard of hearing(whichever u urself use!)COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION+ the use of Sign Language

Feel The Beat 2020, Ginny and Georgia, CODA 2021, Switched at Birth (2011–2017), Echo(Marvel), Eternals,

15. LATINX LEAD REPRESENTATION

Ava Silva (Warrior Nun) , Lissa Dragomir (Vampire Academy), Wednesday Addams (WednesdayNetflix), Anna Taggaro (One Tree Hill), Maria DeLuca (Roswell 90s), Santana Lopez (Glee),  Ella Lopez (Lucifer), Pilar Salazar (Love, Victor), Victor Salazar (Love, Victor), Maria (West Side Story2021), Cassie Salazar (Purple Hearts 2022), Alex Claremont-Diaz (RWRB-Red, White & Royal Blue), Jackie Howard (My Life with The Walter Boys), Noa Olivar (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Descendants (2015) & Descendants 2 (2017) & Descendants 3 (2019),

16. BLACK PEOPLE AS THE LEAD REPRESENTATION

Ariel (TheLittleMermaid2023),  Elphaba Thropp (Wicked (Part 1) 2024), Raven Baxter (That's So Raven), Cyborg (Teen Titans), Antwon Skills Taylor (OTH-One Tree Hill),  Darius Bowman (JWCC- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Calliope Burns (First Kill), Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy), Starr Carter (The Hate U Give 2018), Mary (Warrior Nun), Mia Brooks (Love, Victor), Simone Jackson (DaisyJonesAndTheSix), Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Faran Bryant (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Tabitha 'Tabby' Haworthe (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Darren Rivers /they/them/ (Heartbreak High), Toni Topaz (Riverdale), Sarah Fox (My Babysitter’s a Vampire), Wilbur Evans (Geek Girl), Tara Jones (Heartstopper), Lucy Field & Summer Field (Time Cut 2024), Ginny (Ginny & Georgia),

+ Queen Charlotte & Bridgerton

17. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

Malakai Mitchell (Heartbreak High), Missy Beckett (Heartbreak High), Reservation Dogs, Rez Ball (Netflix, out soon), Mohawk Girls,

18. ASIAN LEAD REPRESENTATION

Alina Starkov (Shadow And Bone), Mal Oretsev (Shadow and Bone), Tamar Kir-Bataar (Shadow And Bone), Tolya Yul-Bataar (Shadow And Bone), Lara Jean (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), Ellie Chu (The Half Of It 2020), Tao Xu (Heartstopper), Kitty Song-Covey (XO Kitty), Isabel (Bottoms 2023), Minnie 'Mouse' Honrada (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Ash Romero (Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin), Sasha So (Heartbreak High), Jordan Li (Gen V), 

(+desi women) Edwina Sharma & Kate Sharma Bridgerton (Bridgerton), Devi Vishwakumar (Never Have I Ever), Inej Ghafa (Shadow And Bone), Zoya Nazyalensky (Shadow And Bone),  Mohini "Mo" Banjaree (Lemonade Mouth 2011), Princess Jasmine (Aladdin 2019), Emma Morley (OneDayNetflix), Amerie Wadia (Heartbreak High),

 19. POLYNESIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDERS REPRESENTATION

Moana/ Vaiana 1 + 2 , Christopher Kahunahana’s “Waikiki”, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu’s “Kumu Hina” , “Vai,” , “Patu,” “For My Father’s Kingdom,” “Out Of State,” “Island Soldier,” “Everyday In Kaimuki,” “The Land Has Eyes” , “Naming Number 2,” “Merata: How Mum Decolonised The Screen” ,

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pacific-islanders-films-representation_n_628bfc65e4b0edd2d0199a0c

20. MUSLIM REPRESENTATION

Rahim (Love, Victor), Aneesa Qureshi (Never Have I Ever), Sana (SKAM),  Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel),  Adena (The Bold Type),

We Are Lady Parts, Ramy (2019), Ali’s Wedding (2017),

21. JAPANESE REPRESENTATION

Kenji Kon (JWCC-Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous +JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Gar Logan (DCTitans), Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Never Have I Ever), Jo (Running for Grace2018), Hiro + Tadashi Hamada (Bix Hero6), Stella Yamada (Lemonade Mouth 2011),

22. JEWISH PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

Seth Cohen (The O.C), David Gordon (Gordo) (Lizzie McGuire),  Ben Gross (Never Have I Ever), Cyrus Rose (Gossip Girl), Max Wolfe (GossipGirlHBOMax), Danielle (Shiva Baby), Elphaba Thropp (Wicked The Musical Broadway/West End (when played by two Jewish powerhouses Idina Menzel & Caissie Levy)) , Disobedience 2017,

23. VEGAN REPRESENTATION

Gar Logan/Beast Boy (DCTitans),  Draculaura(Monster High), as a vegan i LOVED Wicked (Part 1) 2024 !!! (..like seriously we NEED more representation here..)

24. THE MAIN CHARACTER WEARING GLASSES REPRESENTATION

Elle Argent (Heartstopper),  Elphaba Thropp (Wicked (Part 1) 2024), Ellie Chu (The Half Of It), Emma Morley (OneDayNetflix), Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey (To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy and franchise+ XO, Kitty), Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo), Margot Rivers(Get Even(2020) ), Harry Potter

25. NARCISSISTIC/ABUSIVE PARENT REPRESENTATION

Nathan Scott + Lucas Scott & Brooke Davis(OTH-One Tree Hill),�� Wylan Hendriks/ Wylan Van Eck (Shadow And Bone),  Pacey Witter (Dawson’s Creek), Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl), Kenji Kon (JWCC- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory), Michael Guerin (Roswell90s/RoswellOG), Blair Waldorf (GossipGirl), Daisy Jones (DaisyJonesAndTheSix), Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy)  + Disney’s Tangled +  James & Lydia Beaufort (Maxton Hall : The World Between Us (2024))+ Descendants (2015) & Descendants 2 (2017) & Descendants 3 (2019), The Royals, Cruel Intentions 2024,

26. LOSS/ GRIEF REPRESENTATION

OTH-One Tree Hill, Roswell90s/RoswellOG, Shadow And Bone, White Collar, The Last Tycoon, Reign, JWCC-Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Never Have I Ever,  OneDay(Movie+TV show),

Red, White & Royal Blue(2023), Wicked (Part 1) 2024, Heartstopper, Vampire Academy(2022), Fallen (2024), Fallen (2016), The Vampire Diaries + Legacies, My Life with The Walter Boys, Wild Cards, Young Royals, Dickinson, Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin/Summer School, Heartbreak High, The Fallout(2021), Maxton Hall : The World Between Us, Dawson’sCreek, All Of Us Strangers 2023, Get Even(2020), Chambers 2019, Feel The Beat 2020, My Old Ass 2024, Anne Of Green Gables 80s movies, The Royals, Agatha All Along, Time Cut 2024, Bridgerton (S2), A Christmas Secret 2014, A Biltmore Christmas 2023, Charlie St. Cloud 2010, According to Greta 2009,

27. BAD MENTAL HEALTH/ DEPRESSION/ SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/SELF-HARM

OTH-One Tree Hill, Roswell90s/RoswellOG , Shadow And Bone, White Collar, JWCC-Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous & JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Legacies, Red, White & Royal Blue(2023), Wicked (Part 1) 2024, One Day (Movie + TV Show),  According to Greta(2009), Better Off Dead (1985), The Beat Beneath My Feet(2014),  Rocketman(2019), Mary & George, Heartstopper,  Maxton Hall : The World Between Us,  Dawson’sCreek, Fallen (2024), Fallen (2016), Vampire Academy (2022), Get Even(2020), The Royals, Ginny and Georgia,

  28. WRITERS/AUTHORS REPRESENTATION

Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables 80s movies), Lucas Scott (OTH-One Tree Hill), Wednesday Addams (WednesdayNetflix), Emma Morley (OneDayNetflix+Movie), Prince Henry Fox (RWRB-Red White & Royal Blue),  Dan Humphrey (Gossip Girl), Joey Potter (Dawson’s Creek), Ezra Fitz (Pretty Little Liars),  Cairo Sweet (Miller’s Girl), Emily Dickinson (Dickinson), Penelope Featherington Bridgerton (Bridgerton), Lucy Hardgrove (A Biltmore Christmas 2023),

29. FRIENDSHIP/ FOUND-FAMILY REPRESENTATION

OTH-One Tree Hill, Roswell90s/RoswellOG, Shadow And Bone, RWRB-Red White & Royal Blue, Wicked (Part 1) 2024, JWCC-Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous &  JWCT-Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, White Collar, XO,Kitty, Heartstopper, Love,Victor  ,Teen Titans(OG), Scooby Doo(Everything), Daisy Jones And The Six, Lemonade Mouth 2011, Bottoms 2023, Willow(2022-2023), My Life with The Walter Boys, Charlie’s Angels 2019, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Pretty Little Liars:Original Sin/Summer School, Heartbreak High, Dawson’s Creek, The Thief Lord(2006), Warrior Nun, Living for the Dead, Maxton Hall:The World Between Us, Legacies, Lockwood&Co, Finding Carter, Fallen(2024), Fallen (2016), Vampire Academy(2022), The Fosters, Lab Rats, My Babysitter’s A Vampire, Descendants (2015) & Descendants 2 (2017) & Descendants 3 (2019), Get Even(2020), Feel The Beat 2020, Anne Of Green Gables 80s +00s movies, A Christmas Secret 2014,

30. FOSTER KIDS/ KIDS WITHOUT A PARENT FIGURE/OR STRUGGLING TO FIND ONE/ ORPHANS/ ADOPTED/

Landon Kirby (TO-Legacies), Anya/Anastasia(1997), Michael Guerin(RoswellOG/Roswell90s), Carter Stevens/Carter Wilson (Finding Carter), Anne Shirley(AnneOfGreenGables 80s movies), Callie Jacob(The Fosters), Sam Walker (OTH-One Tree Hill), Peyton Sawyer(OTH-One Tree Hill), Christian Ozera(Vampire Academy),Lissa Dragomir(Vampire Academy),  Hope Mikaelson(TO-Legacies),Gar Logan(DCTitans),Nick(No Good Nick), SHADOW AND BONE, Heartbreak High, Fallen (2024), Fallen (2016),

[dedicatedtodance]

National Dance Radio Airplay

For the week ending December 14, 2024

Lights Camera Action --Kylie Minogue -2

Never Been Yours --Benny Benassi & Oaks -4

Another World --MEDUZA f/HAYLA -1

Get Busy --Anabel Englund -5

Tears Don't Fall --KASKADE & ENISA -3

Forever --HUGEL & DIPLO f/Malou & Yuna -7

Finally --Swedish House Mafia, Alicia Keys -8

Told You So --Martin Garrix & Jex -15

Part Of Me --Armin Van Buuren f/Louis III -16

Believe In Me --The Hotel Lobby -13

Surrender Your Love --TELYKAST & Sam Gray -10

Where Are You Tonight --GRYFFIN -9

Forever Young ---David Guetta, Alphaville, Ava Max -14

Never Going Home Tonight --David Guetta & Alesso -12

Don't Lie --The Chainsmokers & Kim Petras -6

Ain't Giving Up --Duke Dumont, Clementine Douglas -17

Break My Love --RUFUS DU SOL -20

I Only Smoke When I Drink --NIMINO -24

Somedays --Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D -11

Turning Tides --PLS&TY -19

Cave --Dom Dolla & Tove Lo -25

Push The Tempo --Sub Focus f/Katy B -28

Hot Honey --Tiesto & Alana Springsteen -21

Body Type --Badger & Icona Pop -22

Like Sunshine --Lavern, Sigala -32

Church Doors --Yolanda Adams -26

I Adore You --HUGEL X Topic X Arash f/Daecolm -27

Body Say --XANDRA & GIGI GROMBACHER -23

I'm The Drama --Bebe Rexha -18

World Gone Wild --Robin Schulz & CYRIL -31

Tears --John Summit f/Paige Cavell -29

Heart Like Mine --Sam Feldt f/Rosa Linn -33

Under Your Spell --Snow Strippers -39

Someone Else --GT_OFICE -38

Hold My Hand --KNOCK2 --30

Edge Of Saturday Night --The Blessed Madonna, Kylie Minogue -35

Tantalizing --Tiesto & Soaky Siren -37

Never Walk Alone --BLOND:ISH & Stevie Appleton -46

Taste --Sabrina Carpenter -41

Be Alright --Joel Corry -45

Freefall --ARTY X RANI -50

I'm Going Out --Steve Aoki, Sam Feldt, Xandra f/Nile Rodgers -42

***Vision Of You --HAYLA -59

Lonely (Planet Earth) --Dillon Francis, Chloe Moriondo -44

Chills (Feel My Love) --Oliver Heldens, David Guetta, FAST BOY -40

Higher --Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry f/SACHA -34

Let's Go --Jaden Bojsen -47

<> Disease --Lady Gaga -52

Guess --Charlie XCX f/Billie Elish -49

***Crossfire --Frank Walker, Alexander Stewart -63

[valjeans]

ROUND ONE IS OVER. THE RESULTS ARE IN.

A few very close calls and some big shocks!!

Posting them in detail under the cut:

Mandy Patinkin VS Philip Quast

Patinkin = 30 (23.6%) Quast = 97 (76.4%)

Philip Quast WINS

2. Stewart Clarke VS Ken Watanabe

Clarke = 25 (30.1%) Watanabe = 58 (69.9%)

Ken Watanabe WINS

3. Brian D'Arcy James VS Danny Mac

D'Arcy James = 61 (70.1%) Mac = 26 (29.9%)

Brian D'Arcy James WINS

4. Arthur Darvill VS Terrence Mann

Darvill = 39 (43.3%) Mann = 51 (56.7%)

Terrence Mann WINS

5. Hugh Panaro VS Michael Ball

Panaro = 60 (32.6%) Ball = 29 (67.4%)

Hugh Panaro WINS

6. Gerard Carey VS Raul Esparza

Carey = 45 (38.8%) Esparza = 71 (61.2%)

Raul Esparza WINS

7. Bryce Pinkham VS Killian Donnelly

Pinkham = 41 (45.1%) Donnelly = 50 (54.9%)

Killian Donnelly WINS

8. Hadley Fraser VS Tim Morgan

Fraser = 130 (89%) Morgan = 16 (11%)

Hadley Fraser WINS

9. Giles Terera VS Tam Mutu

Terera = 15 (13.9%) Mutu = 93 (86.1%)

Tam Mutu WINS

10. David Shannon VS Norm Lewis

Shannon = 13 (13.8%) Lewis = 81 (86.2%)

Norm Lewis WINS

11. Bradley Dean VS Harry Hadden-Paton

Dean = 39 (44.8%) Hadden-Paton = 48 (55.2%)

Harry Hadden Patton WINS

12. Gavin Lee VS Matt Harrop

Lee = 31 (30.7%) Harrop = 70 (69.3%)

Matt Harrop WINS

13. Joel Grey VS Lee Mead

Grey = 18 (18.8%) Mead = 78 (81.3%)

Lee Mead WINS

14. Anthony Crivello VS Scott Davies

Crivello = 58 (71.6%) Davies = 23 (28.4%)

15. Drew Sarich VS Jeremy Secomb

Sarich = 82 (58.6%) Secomb = 58 (41.4%)

Drew Sarich WINS

16. Alexander Hanson VS Declan Bennett

Hanson = 40 (29.2%) Bennett = 97 (29.2%)

Declan Bennett WINS

17. Sasha De Capri VS Leslie Odom Jr.

De Capri = 29 (35.4%) Odom Jr. = 53 (64.6%)

Leslie Odom Jr. WINS

18. David Thaxton VS Julian Ovenden

Thaxton = 73 (56.6%) Ovenden = 56 (43.4%)

David Thaxton WINS

19. Steven Pasquale VS Christian Borle

Pasquale = 39 (47.6%) Borle = 43 (52.4%)

Christian Borle WINS

20. Michael C. Hall VS Oliver Tompsett

Hall = 24 (27.9%) Tompsett = 62 (72.1%)

Oliver Tompsett WINS

21. Patrick Page VS Roger Allam

Page = 65 (63.1%) Allam = 38 (36.9%)

Patrick Page WINS

22. Jon Robyns VS Simon Bailey

Robyns = 143 (78.3%) Bailey = 40 (21.7%)

Jon Robyns WINS

23. Brian Stokes Mitchell VS Howard McGillin

Stokes Mitchell = 46 (63%) McGillin = 27 (37%)

Brian Stokes Mitchell WINS

24. Ramin Karimloo VS Stephen Sondheim

Karimloo = 70 (57.4%) Sondheim = 52 (42.6%)

Ramin Karimloo WINS

25. Gavin Creel VS Daniel Boys

Creel = 53 (62.4%) Boys = 32 (37.6%)

Gavin Creel WINS

26. Bertie Cavel VS Earl Carpenter

Cavel = 44 (34.4%) Carpenter = 84 (65.6%)

Earl Carpenter WINS

27. Cameron Blakely VS Les Dennis

Blakely = 77 (93.9%) Dennis = 5 (6.1%)

Cameron Blakely WINS

28. Robert Lindsay VS Dean Chisnall

Lindsay = 73 (57.9%) Chisnall = 53 (42.1%)

Robert Lindsay WINS

29. Dean Read VS Douglas Sills

Read = 62 (67.4%) Sills = 30 (32.6%)

Dean Read WINS

30. Cedric Neal VS Ken Page

Neal = 76 (85.4%) Page = 13 (14.6%)

Cedric Neal WINS

31. Peter Lockyer VS Josh Groban

Lockyer = 128 (79%) Groban = 34 (21%)

Peter Lockyer WINS

32. Manoel Felciano VS Jeremy Jordan

Felciano = 40 (50%) Jordan = 40 (50%)

TIED. Both progress to next round.

33. Nadim Naaman VS John Owen-Jones

Naaman = 102 (76.7%) Owen-Jones = 31 (23.3%)

Nadim Naaman WINS