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idealog · 1 year ago

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Craven Maroons \ Jackass

misinterpret kindness to stir bullshit,

violent, hateful criminals,

abusing all

comprehending honest kindness,

unscornful critique for excellence,

as a threat or insult,

but the Truth is,

without justice and equalness,

you have sold your children

to the slaughter,

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because anything they say to help you,

you choose to take as an excuse to hurt them,

as an insult, mistakenly, because of your own insecurities caused by the weakness of neurosis and despair,

Because you are mean, selfish, cruel, jealous, envious, anti-other, competitive, and you harm others, not for play, and not Cooperative,

And you've destroyed the innocent who Are.

You will regret failing to save your daughters,

because you chose to attack the true rather than your own evil.

I have already repented of all my harm. You still refuse to defend the community.

Why? Because you only care about pride, about yourself.

*Spit*. Be destroyed?

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Bless your Enemies!

For they showed you what not to do,

Even though they destroyed themselves from Eternity.

There's beauty in that, I spose.

Aeon

And that's why you hate dialogue, discussion, because you're in the wrong, and you only care about using force (violence, implied, covert, or direct) to destroy others.

But, ETERNITY Will Destroy you with Unimpeded and endless Annihilation,

cleansing the earth of your blustering bullshit pride in self,

And not a shred of real selflessness.

You'll learn, in Hell, like I Did,

If you don't clear it yourself.

Jesus Christ

How you hate instruction, and the Father. But there are two sides to the coin of parent.

'The obstacle is the way'. Though it's clear the mind say we learn by going where we are tunneled by the evil of others, I see no reason to thank them,

And they have shown NO reason to be trusted,

BeCause in the end,

ThY only care about themselves.

Thanks for the keys,

And the lag,

And all the Waterboarding,

O Grate Ones.

Your Pride is such Awe!

ALLAH

Irrational selfish crazies.

-✓-

Where is your sight?

Will You barge into Heaven?

Or is it already too late?

Since you, Regretfully, do nothing to defend the children,

Who aren't yours,

But God's,

Just like you,

But if ye are gods,

What fallow beast is Ye.

You could Be,

But are not.

Stand up, or shut up. <What have you done to save all you know from evil, but project it in others?> I don't care about your offense. You should be Offended by your self, proud one of self and against others, against the team.

You're not your self, you are part of the Divine Soul;

Though perhaps lost apart from it now.

Separation is important, even in Union. (&v.v.)

Do right.

Do something.

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One shouldn't have to ask for help,

But men tend to band together against God,

So their 'help' isn't help at all.

I don't care about pride, because I'm not violently spiteful hateful scornful against others, I only state the truth as I Know it.

1: "Don't speak unless it's epicly wise, or I'll kill you.'

2: *Speaks the most epically awesome truth and beauty evah*

1: Woops I'm a piece of shit how dare someone speak truth and not make me look like the coolest cat in town oy vey. "I Warned you!" *Attack!*

When a good person realizes they're a piece of shit, they feel bad and fix it.

Damn.

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Respect isn't denying others the opportunity to speak honestly.

What is it you fear, but your own evils being unveiled?

I Already Told you I forgive them if you repent and make amends by changing your way to stop hurting the future and the now and the all.

But some shades must not wear white.

Or, Rather, there can be no common field for the beast and the worm.

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But the Bird, unguiled, guileless honesty, Spirit's truth, remains.

Chirp

~Mystic

#nonjudging

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MYSTIQUE

#envy #jealousy #unattractive #violent #hateful #scorn #judgement

When I'm not Free,

TheRe is nothing here I want,

For I Am not me,

Peace & Harmony of all,

And so there shall also there be none for thee.

Respect.

King Christ,

Protector of All

#judgmental #projection #scorn #derision #unbelief #pessimism #doubt #Faith #sorrow #Cheer #JOY #Love #selfishness #assumption #ego #Matthew 25

Scorn in calling others Stupid,

Remember that you don't Know the Unknown,

Or whatever,

Unlearn these lessons of Pride,

Which perpetuated hatred

By scorning others

So we can have some peace.

#The Forever War

Our assumptions ingrained and trained into us,

Are enemies to all.

I gave up my worldview entire.

I only cared about the truth.

It's the only sure thing,

Which one can at least say,

I did honor,

And betrayed none,

Even in sorrow,

For the Hope of . . .

Something that makes sense,

Where there is no Tomorrow of fear,

But sunny holyness Eternal?

Every element of the body is but vestigial,

I will use them for holiness.

The Dark Avenues I Wander

Provide upon which to Ponder

Truth,

The Functioning of honesty,

That I might not offend

to presume above my translation

of the mechanics which run parallel

to the Cosmos.

JJH, Son of Mankind, Lover of Heaven

√(π+1)

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KIndness, defined - Good News

The soft touch of Heaven

You don't wanna hear a peep

As you fill your own water bowl

Despoiling the River.

#FREESPEECH

#Hate #sovereignty #personal sovereignty #violation #boymeetsworld #free will #bullying #repentance #Change

The Sun

Of the Spirit

God's Kingdom

"Will you help those in the desert?"

#selfishness #sin #vanity #guilt

Refusing to face your own crime, you need someone to blame, since you can do no wrong, but are always perfection who should get everything you want at the expense of and without any regard to anyone else or the consequences to others.

Let nothing good come, you say, that hate rules over love and forgiveness.

Do your part. Let others Breathe.

You don't want tO thunK? (Sic: to think)

Mindless

zombies

#witch hunt

#hypocrisy

O Power,

Robbin'

#Robin Hood

More more more more more for you

🕳️

⭐

🌈

Factory Farm

WASTE

Truth

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Honesty is Innocence.

The Just Way of Heaven.

😇

No sorries for true to Spirit.

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the Spirit of Truth in the Moonlight, Yaik

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drake-dv · 5 months ago

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-continues his epic and cool dance silently for an uncomfortable amount of time-

mhm yeah! oh yeah! drizzy is back and better than ever! mhm! oh yeah!

-dances a little more-

oh yeah! stream certified boy lover now!

-runs at snapdragon epicly and awesomely and punches them across the face-

Welcome one and all to the return of the Mary Bell Baking Competition! We’re fundraising for the repairs and reconstruction of the old University, so stop in by and give these treats a try. We’ll begin the voting shortly, once everyone has settled down.

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lobautumny · 4 years ago

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I made a fan redesign of Zero Suit Samus. I’m really happy with how it turned out. Fun fact: This is my first actually finished piece of art in, like, 4 and a half months.

#art #samus #zero suit samus #metroid #gamer #gamer girl #games #epic #epic gamer #epicly awesome #cool and epic #cool and epic and awesome and epic and epic and cool #hire me nintendo #don't actually

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staynt · 3 years ago

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For the url thingy? Be as honest as you want

I'm gonna be blunt and completely honest, Whatever comes into my head is what I'll share ^^

Your characters and how you play them

I'd of seperated them, But your not just rping already made characters like I am, You were creative enough to actually make your own! So they have to be in the same category! Now, I know I'm supposed to hate Steve and Blue, But those assholes are just too lovable! I love how everything is working out! The mysterious vibe around the Hatzgang, How they seem to have much deeper roots than it seems, The comedy you put into play so epicly, I mean I fucking DIED when you mentioned Picos search history I couldn't take it, It was funny af! But also the character development! You make it take time, Unlike me, You don't rush it! You make it take the amount of time an actual change would take! The amount of effort someone would actually have to put in! It's really, REALLY cool! I also always appreciate seeing your new art and how cool your characters look! Their so original and unique too! Their all written epicly! Especially back when Pump was getting Skid to destroy the world? That was pretty fucking cool plot! And it always seems like with your writing you plan everything! I'd swear to God that you predict everything I say in the rps and have a response planned ahead X3 But it's just so epic and your characters are cool, And your writing is amazing!

And now to my opinion on you yourself!

You, Are like, The best friend I could ever have! You are always so kind, And I know I can tell you anything and you won't judge me! I will admit, I think if I told you certain things, You might pity me or think of me to be different and strange, Maybe even a weirdo. But that's just bc recently my self image fell lmao, But I do know you wouldn't. Self doubt and anxiety aside, I know you wouldn't. You would most likely see me differently but you wouldn't think of me in a bad way, So basically what I'm saying is like, Unless I did smth really fucking bad you wouldn't judge me and are super cool and like my best friend ever! You always listen to my problems and seem to know when I'm feeling down! I won't lie, There was one time where I was so upset and down that I kinda.. Got mad at you, Even though it wasn't your fault. I guess I wasn't like, Mad but maybe just like, Upset? Not mad upset but like fearful about what you'd think about me, I think that was back when all the vore stuff was happening, It was when I was being kinda distant. I was really scared you might've saw me as a weirdo now, That's at least how I saw it after everyone was showing you all that stuff about it,But I think that was probably when my opinion of you really changed (for the better of course X3), Bc it made me realize you wouldn't think I'm a weirdo just for something I like even if it's considered not normal!

TL;DR: your super understanding and really awesome, You listen to my problems and have always been there for me

I hope we end up being bff's in the literal sense!

OVERALL REVIEW

Your kind, Caring, Def compassionate about your work, A go getter, Determined, And basically every other epic quality too! I don't think my opinion of you could ever go down X3

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thebellekeys · 4 years ago

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I Love Matthew Fairchild aka Incoherent Thoughts about Chain of Iron (2021) by Cassandra Clare

I made one of these rant-rave reviews for SJM's book so check it out if you want, no pressure tho lmao.

Aight so I finished Chain of Iron last night and OMG I HAVE TO YELL like I loved it sooo much like yooo, I have a lot to say. I know the book is new so... beware for spoilers plebs.

Also context: I been reading the Shadowhunter books since I was 12 and I'm 19 now *insert dead emoji face* so yeah, I'm just so happy rn with where the Chronicles have come and the fact that they’re still ongoing *insert uwu face*. I remember when in like 2014-2015 or something when Cassandra Clare teased that Will and Tessa's kids' generation was gonna get a trilogy set in Edwardian London, loosely based on Great Expectations, and holy hell? I think that was perhaps one of the best days of my life considering how much I adore The Infernal Devices (that trilogy really changed the way I see YA literature... don't ask cus I won't shut up about it) (also yes I read TMI and loved it too but there's a “generation gap” between TMI and the other Shadowhunter books stylistically so don't ask me about that either cus I also won't shut up).

Anyway, shoo from here if you want a critical essay on Chain of Iron. I'm not providing that, this is just me raving here for the fun.

Listen... I want the bulk of this to just be two main things: The Matthew Situation, and then all the literary and judeo-christian meta aspects of it.

BUT I ALSO NEED TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE SO FRICK LET'S JUST START WITH THE OBVIOUS SHIT LIKE THE PLOT AND WHATEVER

Okay, the plot and writing and shit, let's get that out of the way:

The WHOLE Jack-the-Ripper-esque ambiance was just sooooo good man wow like I did not expect the book to take this cold turn but it worked so well. There was such a contrast between Jamie and Cordelia's warm little house and then the cold winter and the stabbings and shit and it felt like a nice little callback to the actual Ripper phenomenon that preceded them and a nod to the Whitechapel Fiend story from Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

Bitch OFC that whole thing with Wayland was a set-up like nawww that was too easy to spot and I get why Cordelia feels like shit about it.

Dawg Lucie was just the Among Us imposter here in that my girl was just venting and sneaking around with dead people and I was like nooooo girl run, don't deal with Fade this is a set-up THINK ABOUT JULES LUCIE THAT'S LIKE YO GREAT-GRANDSON *sobs* but yeah anyway my girl has death powers she gonna kill some bitches next book.

You see that confrontation between Lilith and Belial? MASTERPIECE DIALOGUE like this was the point within which I was just like "yo is this the book of Genesis or a YA Fantasy novel" like when Lilith said "I may have been cast out but I did not fall" like??????????????????? I YELLED she did not have to END Belial like that. What a bad bitch.

More on Lilith and Belial... "You, who brought nations into darkness? Shall I finally be able to tell the infernal realms you have gone mad, lost even the image of the Creator." HAHAHHAHAHA SHE SAID "YO BELIAL GO GET SOME THERAPY AND GET OFF MY ASS" LIKE??????

Ughhhh yasss Clare has improved writing diverse characters in this book compared to in The Dark Artifices in my opinion... I'm not gonna expand on it cus ain't nobody got time for that but like, I enjoyed how she wove Persian poetry and tales into the story and the way in which she writes Cordelia and Alistair. They're not caricatures of Persian people but rather multi-faceted beings who also happen to be Persian and I appreciate that. Also, Alistair and Thomas and Anna and Ariadne were just so fun and interesting to read as coupbles but also as individuals. She really higlighted diversity in a very natural manner. All I need is a hijabi character and I’ll die a happy woman lmao.

The level of META man like the references to Classics and art (I swear, she might have compared Matthew to angels out of Caravaggio AND Rosetti AND Boticelli paintings and I Am Living For It) and just all the quotes from holy books and shit omg I love it here like you really feel catapulted into the time period, she draws reference to external art and philosophy so well and I feel like she upped the notch on it in this book (didn’t know that was possible but it was the prose is BEAUTIFUL, archaic, but not pretentiously so). No, like the characters live in their OWN worlds of literature and art and history in the way we are living in THEIRS. They quote Wilde and Milton while we'll quote Clare. It's awesome.

This is an unusually structuralist take even from me but: I like the way the milieu social of the book, i.e., the high society Edwardian circles and their values, have a direct influence on the plot. James and Cordelia got married because society’s values essentially forced them to, not a demon. Cordelia abandons Jamie at the end of Iron because her shame as a woman in society and fear for her reputation made her, not a demon. Thomas and Alistair can't be together solely because of how Alistair tarnished the reputation of the Fairchilds and Lightwoods by using the horror of infidelity against them. Issues relating to marriage, gender roles, etc, stemming DIRECTLY from the time period rule the sequence of events to the same degree as the epic fantasy aspects (demons, Princes of Hell, the lore itself) do and I LOVE that dear God above.

OKAY THE GOOD SHIT LET US TALK ABOUT CHARACTERS AND SHIPS (N.B. but imma discuss Matthew and the Fairstairs situation separately below this portion):

Alistair's redemption arc: No, cus Alistair's redemption arc is honestly amazing. He really did change and it's not like his betterment as a person was linked to any one heroic deed but rather he simply decided he wanted to be better especially for his family and he decided to become a proper protective son, a caring brother, and an amiable friend. He fully owned up to his Malfoy tendencies and apologized without expecting forgiveness. He shows how he cares in the little ways and omg it's so sweet and tender. I really do want him to love himself now and be embraced by Matthew especially and the rest of the Thieves.

Dawg Lucie and Jesse are so funny to me like it's so hilarious how this girl fell in love with a whole ass ghost that no one else knows about like HHAHA. Are Lucie and Jesse my ult ship ever? Nah, but it's nothing to do with Clare, it's just that their relationship happened pretty quick and feels quite like something epicly romantic that Lucie herself would write. I just like slow burn and friends-to-lovers the most from Clare. To be honest part of me just wanted Lucie to not have a romantic arc all together but like, it's all good, I'm not complaining.

Okay Grace- like yooooooooooo I never hated her yunno. She has been abused and isolated all her life. It's not that she is a bad person, but rather that she does not know what being a person even entails. Can't even say she's a “doll” of a person cus she's never even been pampered like one by her family. I really started understanding her motivations since when they gave us her half-childhood with Jesse. I want better for her but cmon can she REALLY be saved???

GRACE X CHRISTOPHER *pretends to be shocked*... Okay, sometime in the middle of the Dark Artifices series some big brain put together a very thorough family tree of the families and like, it clearly showed that Grace and Christopher got married so like, lmfaooooo, I knew this was coming one way or another, but the journey to this ship is more important than the destination. Like in a way Christopher is such a cute baby lamb that it makes sense he'd end up being immune to her Grace-ness when he's just a cute little Einstein boiii. Like this is just so funny to me cus he's so oblivious to social conventions while she makes the milieu social her entire life so OFC it's gonna work. Like, this is such a worlds-colliding trope like just Give It To Me.

James and Grace - aw mannn Jamie just had me fricking wanting to hit a wall every two seconds cus like yooooooo every single time I think he and Cordelia are gonna stop being emotionally-constipated spouses, Jamie says some kinda shit like "omg me and Daisy are just friends uwu" like DO I NEED TO HIT YOU?????????? See I can't blame him for not slamming the door on Grace's face even tho he totes should- Jamie is so cerebral and kind that even if Grace wasn't using the enchantment on him, I think he would always be soft for her even if it isn't in a romantic way. There's just so much miscommunication cus like he said "Thank God" when she broke off the engagement with Charles and lowkey embraced her but it also wasn't his fault cus it wasn't even romantic BUT OFC IT LOOKED HORRIBLE TO CORDELIA like James literally never told the woman at least once that he loved her so OFC she thought she was back to square one with him dear God above what a mess. Not his fault, but she DID set down one rule for him: don’t cheat with Grace. And yeah even tho he hasn’t properly cheated, it must FEEL horrible to her cus she’s just been enduring the pain of their unrequeted love for so long :((

See imma just say it but if Cordelia thought that James didn't love Grace then she def would have confessed to him about her feelings right but like James, on the other hand, was delaying his own romantic confession cus he was BEING EMOTIONALLY CONSTIPATED and I can't even say the bracelet was solely to blame cus like my boi was just being so difficult omg I believe he should be lightly spanked by his three parents aka Will, Tessa and Jem *cries*.

Cordelia is such a MOM like she's so mature and stable and her self-preservation instinct? OFF THE CHARTS I love this woman like James definitely treated her well as a hubby but like I JUST WANTED HER TO HAVE CLOSURE ABOUT SOMETHING and boy oh boy she did get that closure she got it good but not from the person she expected in the LEAST *hehe* *pelican screeching*... like Lucie was being sus with the whole ghost business and James was being just, quite a case, dealing with Grace and Belial right and I don't blame them at all for their secrecy and shit but her FATHER DIED and her friends were hiding a lot from her so in a way she turned to Alistair for help but he could only do so much cus of his own pain (she couldn't even talk to her mom cus she's pregnant and she doesn't wanna stress her right) and then there was this emotional block between her and Jamie, Lucie was often absent and conspiring with the dead... the last person remaining was HIM (imma discuss this soon), but yeah my heart just went OUT to her cus she's tryna save herself and her family and she just doesn't know what to do. That's why I love the way her mom told her to stop holding herself back for others and live her own life. Like Cordelia grew on me so much cus in Gold she undoubtedly was a strange Elizabeth Bennet-wallflower hybrid and I... do not usually get attached to wallflowers but in Iron I feel like I finally understood that she was just tryna be unproblematic and self-preserving all along and nottt put her family and friends in a tough situation.... she reminds me of my mom personality-wise so yeah I’m totally rooting for her now that her *situation* in the past seems clearer.

Anna, Thomas and Matthew are such a SQUAD lmfaooooo like united in their gayness they'd be so unstoppable.

Will and Tessa are the most in-love of all the in-loves in this story and I respect that so much.

I lost a year to my life every time the romance between James and Cordelia got cockblocked. Like they were MARRIED and I thought they were gonna at least sleep next to each other at least once BUT NO James couldn't take a hint omg I'm actually gonna eat my fist and sob (but in retrospect, I think this serves a bigger purpose in terms of the narrative structure i.e. the interruption of all the spicy James and Cordelia action serves a bigger purpose which I think brings me to my next section, *exhale*)

Welcome to the Matthew Fairchild Enthusiast Club (this section is me talking out loud; it makes no sense):

bitch.

LISTEN TO ME LISTEN WELL I LOVE THIS BOY SO MUCH IMMA SCREAM I REALLY AM GONNA SCREAM MY FIST IS LITERALLY IN MY MOUTH *BACKFLIPS OFF THE ROOF WITH LANA DEL REY PLAYING*

Okay like where to BEGIN I think the Shadowhunter boy who I'm most attracted to is Julian while the one I love the most is Will but I think I see myself in Matthew the most. Like ever since that first story where the Thieves all met at the Academy then got expelled, I think that I just KNEW Matthew was destined to be epic. Plus the whole Wilde obsession? I’m no libertine myself but I just love his chaos and passion for life.

NO CUS HE'S SO WITTY AND SWEET AND EPIC AND YET SO SECRETIVE AND DEAR GOD ABOVE AHHHHH WILL HE SURPASS JULIAN FOR ME??? Ion even know but this is just sodjsgdwsdygyegydgef

Hear me out but I said after finishing Gold last March that I wanted this book to be Matthew's healing arc right so halfway into the book when I realized that we weren't getting all that good healing arcing I was confused just cus I thought it seemed natural to address all of his alcohol issues and sadness by now. LITTLE DID I KNOW CASSIE WAS SETTING UP A WHOLE OTHER ARC WITH HIM THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED WTH.

At first I thought Matthew didn't have feelings for anyone at all, and if he DID develop feelings unexpectedly, I fricking thought that maybe he's catching feelings for James, if anyone??? I mean, I did have some suspicions about Matthew from the get-go: like he's so secretive and as readers we think we know everything there is to know about him since we were all privy to the truth potion incident in his short story right BUT NO I GOT PLAYED AND I DESERVE IT SO BADDDDDD.

Listen I hadn't shipped him and Cordelia simply because I never thought it in the realm of possibility but it MAKES SENSE as a ship... think about it: he never says what he feels, he flirts with her like he does with EVERYONE, he is kind to her in the way he is with EVERYONE. Really, Matthew is shippable with everyone, doesn’t matter if they’re taken cus that’s just what his Matthewnes allows for ya feel. There is such a beautiful irony that CORDELIA herself did not see this coming. Even the little teasers and hints in Gold have only NOW started making sense to me likejhss. I just felt like the hints in book 1 did not indicate to me that Matthew really harbored real romantic feelings for Daisy. I thought he was upset that James and Cordelia were being fakes, not a developing CRUSH on the woman fgs.

Not to mention that you usually sense a ship building when the emotional connection or sexual tension between the characters is made clearer but to me their FRIENDSHIP grew right but it didn’t feel like Cordelia was thought that she liked him or he liked her so that means me and Cordelia are clowns *together* 😤

Okay I was lowkey having SUSPICIONS but I immediately shut them down right... like firstly when he took her to the White Horse in his car and she went OFF and OFF and off about how she felt free for the first time? I thought Cassie was just tryna develop Cordelia's self-liberation arc through Matthew there. Heck, I didn't even think ANYTHING of it when Matthew confession to Cordelia about the "truth potion" incident at all cus I was like they're FRIENDS??? BUT now it's adding up now...

See when they were at the inn place and he was telling her that she doesn't in the least seem like a 100 year-old married woman? I was like hmmmm he's so sweet but why did Cassie phrase it like that like??? When Cordelia later reiterated that she thought Matthew's flirting was “meaningless”?? I was like hmmm kinda SUS tho. And then when he and James had their fight over the way Jamie kissed Grace like again I thought he was just like? ion know? mad at James for it but I didn't think he was in LOVE with Cordelia??? So I immediately put aside my slight suspicions. The probability that he had a crush on James at that point seemed more likely to me.

BUT THEN it started hitting me that every time Matthew drank, even before he explained his issue with the truth potion, that Cordelia would note it, she would worry about him, she would think of her father which seemed so poetic to me, history repeating itself and all that but this time you can FIX it??? Yeah, but again I didn't think the L WORD would be involved man???

Now imma sound like a delulu shipper here but it just makes sense they would develop feelings logically- reason being that it definitely is possible based on the way Cassie set up the story, like there's a combination of little “friend things” that can turn this into a proper ship: Matthew rescues Cordelia in the ballroom when Grace captures James' attention in Gold. Cordelia sees her father in Matthew all the time but knows now she has a chance to be there for him in the way she couldn't have been there for Elias (classic “history repeats itself” trope, she doesn't want Matthew drinking in Paris like dhshghdfhdhch). Cordelia tastes freedom for the first time when driving with Matthew. Matthew caught James and Cordelia making out in the room and was pissed but not even HE properly knew why then??? Umm, when she thinks James is forreal cheating with Grace on her she subconsciously goes to Matthew??? I also found it funny just how every intimate marital moment between her and James got interrupted somehow. Like, it's as if the narrative is just a living force REFUSING to let James and Cordelia as a ship be consecrated. Heck, every time Matthew is scantily clothed Cordelia notes it. LITTLE CRUMBS I TELL YOU LITTLE CRUMBS.

I tell you when Cordelia showed up to Matthew's flat I thought they were gonna f*ck as friends but I got SOMETHING EVEN BETTER SOMEHOW

THEY ARE GOING TO PARIS LA BELLE EPOQUE PARIS THE PARIS OF DREAMS AND ART LIKE??? FRICKKKKK I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AT ALLLL MAN? I deadass thought the story would be restrained to the UK but like it MAKES SENSE the trope subversion MAKES SENSE.

“In Paris, with you, I will not need to forget.” SHITTRGEGGGDG

BUT CORDELIA LOVES JAMES TOO LIKE I CAN'T DENY THAT... where are we GOING with this like Matthew wouldn't lie about his feelings and yet Cassie wouldn't give us Matthew and Cordelia crumbs to only end it in the next book immediately for her to just ditch him for James. I mean she was clearly holding back on fleshing out James and Cordelia as a ship for this but to WHAT END??? Daisy feels wild and free with Matthew and she feels warm at home warm with James. I can’t advocate for the sinking of ANY ship here.

Imma say what we're all thinking: Is she gonna give us a Will x Jem x Tessa type situation where Cordelia gets both of them cus I'm not strong enough for this but I also think it'd be really funny if James gets a surprise bi awakening in the next books and then we get POLY even tho this would never happen, it’s actually impossible, because of the whole parabatai thing.

Listen I ship Cordelia and Matthew much more than Cordelia and James, not that I dislike James in any way tho. It's just: Matthew is so unrestrained and she's so composed. They seem like an unlikely pair so it makes sense that they hit harder for me. James and Cordelia have such similar personalities but I ALSO don't ship James with Grace at all so like?? Poly would be... ideal... but it can’t happen especially cus they are fricking parabatai... a Will-Jem-Tessa situation seems more likely but mannnn ion know what to expect. I just want FAIRSTAIRS to have their moment in Paris. I mean James and Matthew clearly don't abhor each other for this.

Take everything I say with several grains of salt, take everything I say with the whole Dead Sea actually, cus I damn well know that Matthew is so flirty and whatnot that I’d have shipped him with anyone in their little circle but now that she set him up with Cordelia it all feels so right?? I have wanted this man in a good relationship since he walked onto the page in Nothing But Shadows so-

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I can't believe Cassia duped me like this omg, Matthew is gonna have his healing arc in Paris with Cordelia by his side like- THIS IS ALL I HAVE WANTED AND SO MUCH MORE. Question to yall btw: are you all as surpised at Fairstairs as me or did yall see it coming all along like smart people? Am I a lone clown? 🥺

BRUH okay criticisms of CC?:

Lmfao a part of me feels like I GOTTA say something bad about CC or the book but honestly I have no objective complaints about it as of now. Am I saying that it’s the PEAK of Young Adult literature and Urban Fantasy? I mean, I make no such claims tbh. I’m not here to be critical when I read as a hobby and when CC’s writing makes me happy regardless of how flawed some people see it.

Okay what next?

So like I’m excited for the adult high fantasy she’s releasing in the fall and whatever other works she might be releasing outside of Chain of Gold within the Chronicles.

As for TLH itself? Man I’m just VIBING like I suspect I will reread Chain of Iron soon and maybe one of the anthologies just because I am happy that this series actually happened after me waiting like 6 years for it when it was just a concept: a Dickensian retelling filled with poetry and culture and history and the conventions I so loved in TID at age 12. This is all I been wanting tbh. I’m just enjoying watching this series come to fruition for it to inspire and transform me in some way. I feel like in a way my coming-of-age aligns with that of these specific characters yet I ALSO feel like I raised Jamie since infancy. Wack.

MATTHEW AND CORDELIA IN FRANCE LA BELLE EPOQUE TO BE EXACT IMMA CRY I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING AND AHHHHHH. ALSO WILL AND JAMIE GOING TO CORNWALL TO GET LUCIE AND MAYBE BOND I LOVE WILL. HE WAS ONE OF MY DILF AWAKENINGS AT AGE 12 AND NOW HE’S HERE AGAIN IMMA CRY. I WANNA SEE MATTHEW GET HAPPY. AHHH.

Ending with a fun quote: “In the wise words of someone or other, there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Maurice.” 😉

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taveelemon · 4 months ago

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IS IT TOO EARLY TO SAY I LOVE THIS SHOW?

Just a silly little doodle that I made of this awesome pilot, don't focus on the hands too much. I suck at drawing them.

#pain girl #digital art #art #digital arwork #Crae #SanamationsCL #hyperfixation #epicly awesome and awesomely epic #crae_yt

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celestial-sword-kaz · 4 years ago

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Happy 12th birthday Wakfu

I’d consider this to have been a lucky year for the series, considering the symbolism tied to the number 12 in all things krosmic, and indeed... with the thrill of it’s 4th season being beyond fully funded via one epic kickstarter, it has. Looking back on this amazing series, both its awesome and awkward bits, I’m blessed to be a part of it’s fandom & damn proud to be a fan. (almost slightly more than a fan of One Piece; but that’s different.. been around longer) May have come into this fandom rather late, and it’s my own fault since I tend to obsess over the things I love in long periods of intensity, but having known of it & been fond of it for a long time before finally diving in... just wish I hadn’t procrastinated so much like the iopish dork that I am. LOL. That aside, I’m filled with excitement as much as anxious curiousity of what lies ahead for the Wakfu grand finale. Hoping it won’t be disappointing (btw, I don’t regard the 3rd season as being that as other people have; had awkward scenes & eps, but I greatly enjoyed it - probably since I’m a Dofus fan and could see the connections between the two eras being slipped in there... even if subtle), and no matter what am looking forward to finding out what sort of adventure and fates our heroes will receive. Will it be a happy ending for everyone? Judging from how last season was deeply themed around “the greatest battle of all is against yourself”, there’s no telling what’ll come next season. AND I’M SO MAJORLY PSYCHED! This series (and Dofus, too; both the games & anime) has brought me great happiness, gained me wonderful friends, and inspired me in ways that so tiny few things in this world have done before... and I’m forever glad it exists. All of it’s crazy quirks, fabulous messy worldlore, and everything else that’s strange and intriguing about it. Happy birthday indeed, Wakfu... <3 (Image included was a poster that Ankama displayed at Japan Expo; created by the epicly talented artist @cathianemelian - go give her page some love!)

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missmitchieg · 4 years ago

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The Phantoms, Triple Threat, Nick, & Caleb Covington as Pokemon trainers

Julie’s Pokemon: Sawsbuck (Bambi), Lurantis (Bloom), Mismagius (Magician), Pikachu (Sparkler), Solrock (Sunshine), Meganium (Long-Neck)

Julie’s a loving, gentle trainer that gives every Pokemon that comes her way a nickname and lets them out every once in a while to relax and play in a forest but goes hard in battles. She never loses. Her Pokemon never lose.

She’s good friends with every nurse Joy and officer Jenny and loves meeting new friends along the way to becoming a real Pokemon master. She never forgets her daily check-in calls with Ray and Carlos. She also keeps in touch with her best friend, Flynn, and loves the pictures she gets from her.

She likes to give her updates on “that cute but mischievous boy with the Gyarados and the Charizard“ that she’s pretty sure has a thing for her but she’s too shy to ask. Even if he seems to just “pop up“ wherever she goes after they met outside of a gym.

She genuinely laughed in Caleb Covington’s face when he tried, and failed epicly, to intimidate her. She thought it was the funniest thing she’d ever heard. Then she proceeded to beat him in battle. In public. Humiliating him. She hates him, and Team Rocket, and everything they stand for.

Bloom and Magician usually prefer to be out of their balls and walk and float around with her. She likes that about them. Sunshine and Lon-Neck seem to be closest with each other, but love the rest of the team as well. And they never run low on food or berries to munch on while they make pit stops on their journey.

Julie usually likes to wear a purple t shirt or sweater, a matching purple headband, white pants and sneakers and a black jacket. She always has a charm bracelet with 6 charms: A Poke Ball, a Great Ball, an Ultra Ball, a Master Ball, a Love Ball and a Friend Ball.

Luke’s Pokemon: Jolteon (Bolt), Charizard (Blaze), Gyarados (Bayou), Poliwrath (Polly), Zapdos (Tazer), Beedrill (Honey)

Yeah, Luke’s a bit of a genwunner. What’s it to ya? He knows what he likes and he knows what’s good. And yeah, he might have gotten himself in trouble with more than one officer Jenny more than twice for trying to steal a potion or two. (Nurse Joys always hate him so he’s learned to stay away from centers.) So he’s a rebel. Sue him. At least he cares enough to get them for his team.

Unlike those awful Team Rocket people that, rather than loving and caring for Pokemon like the epic, amazing, awesome creatures they are, they hurt them. Luke hates Team Rocket with all of his heart and he makes that fact known. He’s only ever met two, and they both sucked. One yelled at a kid’s Geodude and the other made a Togepi cry. Hard. He took it upon himself to comfort the little Togepi and feed him some (stolen) Pokemon food until he smiled and skipped away like nothing had happened.

Anyway, he loves being a trainer and exploring places with his Pokemon and he loves forest picnics (of stolen food, usually) and watching his Gyarados hide in waterfalls to jump out and scare people off. He also likes to keep tabs on “that girl that gives her Pokemon nicknames like a (pretty) dork” (Which is a thing he totally didn’t steal from her. He was already calling his team those names.) and tell the few friends he has about her.

Charizard and Jolteon have been with him since the very beginning of his journey, as a little but strong Charmander and Eevee and he loves them (and everyone else) like crazy. Zapdos tends to come out of his Ultra Ball without warning to spread his wings. Poliwrath is a big fan of swimming in lakes when they find them.

Luke generally wears a blue tank top with a black vest hoodie, jeans and black boots. He’s never seen without his blue knitted beanie (”My mom knitted this, so I’m wearing it forever.”) or the pink, red and blue friendship bracelet Reggie had gifted both him and Alex with before they went on their journeys. (”Reggie and Alex are my best friends, so I’m wearing it forever.”) Luke’s bracelet has a Master Ball charm and he loves it.

Reggie’s Pokemon: Eevee (Foxy), Braixen (Fire-Starter), Vulpix (Curly Top), Cyndaquil (Volcano), Teddiursa (Baby Bear), Togetic (Angel)

Reggie’s not necessarily too concerned with being a Pokemon master. You see, he’s more inclined to just have a good time and explore and let his Pokemon just be and give them all nicknames. He’ll sometimes pop into a Poke Mart just to say hi and grab a potion or two, mostly to not have to bother nurse Joy about his Eevee, who prefers to be carried around like a baby, (And who he doesn’t want to evolve into anything. Same with the rest of them. He’s very content with his “baby” team, thank you.), or his other Pokemon, again.

He likes hearing about his friends crazy adventures, though! And he likes hearing about their love lives, even if they’re both too shy to do much about anything. He likes telling his friends about all the stuff he sees in his town, like the old guy selling Pokemon food and the little girl that “just has an Arcanine, a Flareon, and an Infernape already! How did one little girl manage that?”

Reggie thinks he’s really lucky he’s never met a Team Rocket member, considering everything he’s heard about them from Luke, they suck. He’s honestly started to genuinely hate them by emotional osmosis at this point.

Reggie likes to dress in red and black flannels, white or grey t shirts, black jeans, black sandals, his own friendship bracelet that has an Eevee charm and a black jacket when the weather calls for it.

Alex’s Pokemon team: Sobble, Psyduck, Entei, Rapidash, Lapras, Starmie

So catching the Entei was kind of an accident. He’d just been exploring around a volcano looking to try and catch a Rapidash (he got it) when the volcano erupted and Entei appeared. He had (somehow) managed to calm the rather disgruntled Pokemon and catch it with a Poke Ball and Entei loves being part of Alex’s team, as do the rest of them. The Lapras was an accident, too, but that’s another story for another day. It involves a very grumpy, greedy hunter and Psyduck’s chronic headache.

Sobble, Starmie and Psyduck all just kind of felt drawn to him. He wasn’t going to question why an anxious duck with a permanent headache, a water lizard that always looked distressed and a star felt like sticking around him, but he loved them all equally. He loves updating his friends, Luke and Reggie on his adventures and catches (and the cute boy with the Blissey and Bellossom he met in a Poke Mart and keeps bumping into “on accident”*) or just calling to talk about nothing when he misses them.

(*It’s so not an accident.)

Alex likes to wear pink t shirts with a grey or black jean jacket, blue jeans, a white snapback and black sneakers. He never takes off his friendship bracelet and is very careful to not snag it on a twig or door handle or lose the Starmie charm.

Willie’s Pokemon: Blissey, Bellossom, Slowbro, Snorlax, Garchomp, Aromatisse

Earlier on in life, Willie had been pretty certain he wanted to be like his dad and become a real gym leader, but over time, he grew to like the idea of being a Pokemon doctor. His parents were a bit surprised by the news of their boy wanting to be a doctor, but they wholeheartedly supported his dreams and let him go to school to be a doctor, getting semi-regular updates from him.

Now, he’s often seen picking berries from trees and walking into Poke Marts to grab whatever he’d run out of that week, always happy to see the store clerks or say hi to a friend whose Pokemon he helped heal. (He especially liked when he ran into that Cute Blond Boy and he sometimes walks into stores just to talk to him even if he bought supplies just the day before, but shh. Cute Blond Boy doesn’t need to know that.) He also liked to offer grumpy, angry people a couple bites of Blissey egg to make them happy just because.

Willie usually likes to be comfortable and wear orange and white tie dye t shirts or orange and yellow floral t shirts, blue jeans, white sandals, and his hair loosely tied in a bun. After meeting Cute Blonde Boy, though, he started incorporating snapbacks and sneakers into his wardrobe. He liked how they looked on Cute Blond Boy better, though.

Flynn’s Pokemon: Liepard, Torracat, Delcatty, Pyroar, Lillipup, Persian

Flynn is honestly more of a Pokemon photographer than anything. She likes to hang around fields and forests to see the Pokemon roam free and take pictures or just watch while her big and little wildcats (Her favorites.) and her puppy (Accident. She doesn’t know how she fell so hard for the little pup.) either play or lie next to her and nap. She sends her favorites to her best friend, Julie and talks to her over the phone all the time. She likes hearing about her adventures and her cute boy and give advice on how to talk to him.

Flynn has only ever encountered Caleb, Dante and Fuego twice and she hated him instantly. The first time, she saw him snap at a little boy holding a Growlithe plushie. She had instinctively sicced her Pyroar’s flamethrower on him, yelling at him to leave the kid alone. The second time, she saw him physically grab a girl’s Hoppip and stomped toward him, commanding her Liepard to use Fury Swipes on him. She watched him struggle to walk away afterwards, gently handing the Hoppip back to the little girl and pointing in the direction of a Pokemon center just in case “her little friend got hurt when the mean guy grabbed her”.

Flynn is always seen wearing some kind of wildcat print in her outfits. Whether it’s the orange tiger t shirt and blue jeans combo with matching tiger boots she loved to put together, or the leopard print dress she saved for special occasions. She and Julie have always worn their matching charm bracelets with nothing but pride and love.

Carrie’s Pokemon: Mew, Sylveon, Dragonair (Shiny), Alomomola, Clefable, Audino

Listen, Carrie Wilson may be a pink princess, but don’t mistake her love of girly, glittery clothes and only having pink Pokemon on her team as her being weak. It’s not “she loves pink and glitter, but she’s strong and smart“, it’s “she loves pink and glitter AND she’s strong and smart“.

She simply has an aesthetic and an image to maintain and she maintains it, while having a team of strong fighters. She caught her Mew when all she had was a Sylveon and a couple of Pokeballs (What, like it’s hard?) and she’s proud to have a Mew, who prefers to float around her or piggyback her rather than be stuck in a ball, on her team.

She thinks it’s hilarious that Caleb assumed she would be at all scared of him. And assumed that she would lose to him. Carrie Wilson never loses a battle and she doesn’t plan to make that a habit of hers anytime soon. It’s simply not what Carrie Wilson does. Carrie Wilson instills fear into the hearts of weak little men, and has fun doing it.

But she’s always nice to little girls like her who love pink and love to beat boys in battle. She even gives girls strategic advice and runs into stores to buy them potions, poison heals and more just because. Little girls love her for it and she loves the little girls she comes across like her sisters.

Carrie wears a bedazzled white t shirt with a picture of a Love Ball on the front, a pink (faux, of course) fur coat, a sparkly pink tiered skirt with matching pink high heels. She saves her favorite pink and silver crystal dress for only the most special occasions.

Nick’s Pokemon: Cubone, Elekid, Wartortle, Chimchar, Pidgey, Butterfree

Nick is an aspiring baseball player, just like his dad. He’s not the best in battle, and he has to make quite a few emergency trips to Pokemon centers or clinics when he’s out of potions, but his team still loves him and fiercely (Well, as fierce as a tiny dinosaur, a ball of electricity, a turtle, a chimp, a pidgeon, and a butterfly can be.) protects him from danger.

Like that time when he accidentally angered a flock of Zubat by kicking a rock a little too hard and startling them awake. Emolga and Chimchar had to come to his rescue and they managed to get away relatively unscathed. Or that time he’d been found by a sweet old couple that offered him a warm meal, some Pokemon food and a bed for the night. After he’d been ambushed by a massive colony of angry Beedrill for walking too close to Beedrill territory.

Nick liked to wear a yellow t shirt with his dad’s baseball team, The Electabuzz, white shorts, black sandals and a white vest. He was always in either that or a regular white t shirt with a Poke Ball, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

Caleb’s Pokemon: Seviper, Grimmsnarl, Gengar, Skarmory, Umbreon, Spectrier

Caleb’s a member of Team Rocket. No one there really likes him or takes him seriously except Dante and Fuego, but he’s convinced himself they all do. No one, not even Dante and Fuego, is really sure how he managed to catch the Spectrier (or any of his team, because they don’t really like him much, either), but they also haven’t bothered to ask and he can’t really be bothered to tell.

He’s totally not friends with Dante and Fuego (yes, he is) and he totally doesn’t love them like sons, what? He doesn’t have a heart. (Except for Dante and Fuego.) He steals from stores and scares kids just by existing near them. Except Julie, Flynn, Carrie, and Luke. They’re not scared of anything. He’s more scared of them.

He hates the standard “bland, boring and ugly” Team Rocket uniform. With a burning passion. So naturally, he decided to dye the white parts of his uniform purple and cover it in glitter, replacing the hat with a much more his style top hat. He had gotten in trouble for the modifications to the outfit initially, but he didn’t care much. He was evil, but he wasn’t boring. And his boss had just sighed and decided he could get used to the non-regulation uniform after all.

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refail · 4 years ago

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just discovered Taylor Swift's Haunted and WHAT- EPIC ROCK??? Taylor Swift IS the Music Industry and UGGHHHHHH this is so epicly awesome

#taylor swift #haunted #speak now #swifties

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erraticrandomficwriter · 4 years ago

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Cloaked Heart - A Gossip Girl Plot Bunny - Season 1 Episode 1 - Work in Progress

Charlotte Bass – Lottie to the ‘Upper East Siders’, Charlie to her friends – stood impatiently in Grand Central Station for the return of one of her closest friends. She hadn’t seen Serena van der Woodsen in a year but they kept in touch the entire time Serena was in boarding school. Why Serena left, she still didn’t know but it didn’t matter. Charlie knew Serena would tell her in her own time and if that time never came then so be it...

When Serena appeared in her line of sight she bounced in delight and ran to her friend, away from the driver that was waiting for her as well. With no word or warning she darted straight to Serena and tackled her with a hug. She should have thought that through because they both lost their balance and ended up falling on the floor together.

Serena laughed at the sudden tackle and teased, “Now what would your brother say about this sort of behavior?”

“As if either of us care what Chuck thinks.” Charlie laughed again as she got to her feet and helped Serena to her own. “Chuck and I may be twins but we are complete opposites.”

“Going at each other’s throats, are you?” Serena asked as she linked arms with Charlie and headed outside together.

“He’d have to acknowledge my existence in order to be at my throat. Chuck has hardly spoken to me since Freshman year.” Charlie pushed the topic of her brother aside and focused on Serena’s life. “Enough about my brother, let’s talk about yours.” She stopped when they reached the car and got serious. “I’m so sorry I didn’t see what was happening, Serena. I should have been able to see it.”

Serena didn’t blame Charlie in the least. “Hey, I don’t blame you so don’t blame yourself. Okay?”

Charlie heard Serena loud and clear but that didn’t stop her from beating herself up for not seeing the signs in Eric.

Serena moved aside so the driver could open the door for them but didn’t get in yet. “I see the face you’re making, Charlie. Now I am not going to get into this car until you give me your ‘I just spent the entire day with my mystery best friend’ smile.”

Charlie couldn’t help but laugh at that then smiled the way she knew Serena was referring to and once they were both in the back seat of the car, she pointed out. “He goes to our school, you know.”

“I do, but you won’t tell me his name. Or where he lives. Or anything. All I really know is how you met and why you don’t bring him around.” Serena could understand Charlie’s need to keep the people in her life separate from one another. After what Charlie went though, it gave her a sense of control.

“And you know me well enough to respect it.” Charlie grinned before leaning back into the seat with a sigh. “Does anyone else know you’re coming back?”

Serena slouched back and sighed as well. “Just you and my mom.”

Just as soon as Serena said that, Charlie’s phone went off to notify her of a Gossip Girl update. She pulled her phone from her pocket and showed Serena the post. “And everyone else.”

Serena presently didn’t have the patience to deal with that so she pushed Charlie’s phone away and turned her attention to the passing scenery outside the window.

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After the driver dropped Serena off at Blair’s place since that’s where Mrs. van der Woodsen presently was, Charlie headed to Brooklyn. With a pizza in hand, she knocked on the door of her best friend’s loft and smiled when he opened the door. “I heard a rumor you were back today.”

Dan Humphrey chuckled as he stepped aside to let her in. “Was there a post on Gossip Girl or something?”

Charlie spotted the site open on Dan’s laptop. “As if you don’t already know.”

Dan tried to veer the topic away and took the box from her. “Oh, look, pizza.”

“Pizza isn’t going to stop us from talking about who else is back.” Charlie took off her black leather jacket and set it on the stool beside her as she sat at the kitchen island.

Dan knew what she was getting at but acted like he didn’t. “Yes, that’s true, Jenny came back with me. You’ve guessed it.”

Charlie narrowed her eyes at him before picking a mushroom off her pizza slice and flicking it at him. “Funny. So are you going to make a move or not? You’ve only just been pining after her since Freshman Year. The day you met the love of your life and your best friend.”

“That was a lucky night for both of us.” Dan meant that for more reasons than one.

Charlie looked down at her wrist and the small scar there as she remembered how Dan found her before it got worse. “No argument here.”

Dan could see where her head was going and leaned upon the island before placing his hand over her wrist. “With all the effort you’ve put into keeping me out of your Upper East Side world, why would you try pulling me into it now?”

Charlie accepted his segue and gave his hand a squeeze before taking her wrist back. “I’m not pulling you into that world, Dan. I am merely suggesting that it wouldn’t be the worst thing if my two dearest friends ended up together. And for the record, I seem to recall you thanking me from sparing you attendance to that world.”

Dan knew she had him there. “Fair enough.”

Charlie laughed then turned to the door when it opened and Rufus came in with Jenny – both carrying pizzas.

“Great minds,” Rufus joked as he set the pizzas on the counter. “Does your father know you where you are?” He knew Charlie had a habit of just going off without telling anyone where she was going. Well, anyone but Dan that is.

“My father asking where I was going would mean he cared. And he hasn’t cared in a long time.” Charlie put that topic to an end when she took a bite of pizza and turned to Jenny. “Jenny, darling, could I ask you the biggest of all favors that would result in getting paid with some lovely green paper?”

Jenny knew where this was going and she didn’t mind at all. “You have a design in mind?”

Charlie shook her head as she proceeded to eat her pizza. “You can have full creative control. I’ll cover the fabric and everything else you might need. Just put it on my tab at the shop.”

Jenny accepted the offer with smile. “It’ll be my pleasure.”

“And no rush,” Charlie made sure to add that in. “I don’t need it for a couple months.”

“You were just afraid of forgetting until the last second again so you made sure to ask now?” Dan was prepared this time when Charlie threw another mushroom at him and managed to catch it in his mouth which resulted in amused cheering and laughter from the lot of them.

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The next day at school, Charlie was presented with an invitation to Blair’s ‘Kiss on the Lips’ party. Charlie was about to politely decline, but wasn’t given the chance to say so when Blair said,

“You’ll be there of course. After all, you didn’t show up to brunch yesterday. You owe me, Lottie.”

Charlie could tell by the look on Blair’s face if she didn’t know up then Blair would make her life a living hell. “I’ll be there.”

“That’s my girl,” Blair beamed before walking away.

Charlie rolled her eyes and headed towards the dining hall, only to be met by her brother.

“Charlotte,” was Chuck’s monotone greeting.

“Charles,” she replied in the same manner. Charlie thought that would be it but when Chuck didn’t move, she looked at him in question as to what he wanted. “What is it, Chuck?”

“You disappeared again. Where were you?”

“What do you care?” Charlie shot back. “Seriously, I think this is the most you’ve said to me in months.”

Chuck looked like he was going to say something else but stopped. “You know what, nevermind. Do whatever the hell you want.”

“I intend to.” Charlie stormed off in the opposite direction of the dining hall and went outside. If she stayed within those walls for another second she would have felt like they were closing in on her.

“You okay, Charlie?” Jenny asked as she approached her. “No offense, but you look a little green.”

Charlie put a fake smile on her face as she turned to Jenny. “All good.” She noticed the invitation in Jenny’s hand. “You were invited?”

Jenny held up the invitation with pride. “I did all the calligraphy for the invitations so Blair said I could have one. It’s going to be awesome.” An epic idea came to her mind in that moment. “I’m going to check out some dresses for ideas after school. Want to come with?”

Charlie was still wrapping her head around the fact that Jenny was going to Blair’s party. “You do know that party is going to be nothing but harpies and vultures, right?”

Jenny got a bit defensive at that. “Doesn’t stop you from having an invitation.”

“I’m only going because I don’t want to deal with Blair’s crap if I don’t go.” Charlie didn’t want to argue with Jenny, especially when she could tell Jenny wasn’t going to budge on whether or not she was gonna go. It was only because Charlie knew she’d be there to keep an eye on her, she said, “Sorry. It’s been a long day. I’d love to check out dresses with you.”

Jenny felt better when Charlie said that. “I’ll meet up with you after school. Later!”

Charlie waved as Jenny walked off then looked down at the invitation in her hand with a groan. It had already been a long day and now it was going to turn into an epicly long week since the party wasn’t until Saturday.

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Charlie kept her word and met up with Jenny after school. After getting a couple coffees and something to eat, they headed to store Jenny just had to go to. Charlie already had a dress so there was no point in buying another one, but Jenny kept pestering her to try some on too so she did.

Presently Charlie walked out of the dressing room wearing a two-piece dress. The skirt part went to the floor, and the top was a corset with long sleeves. She stepped in front of the mirrors next to Jenny and laughed, “This looked way better on the rack. I feel like I’m getting ready for a Couture Ren Faire.”

Jenny had to agree with her on that. “No argument here.” She went over to her purse and pulled out her phone. “Time to call in backup.”

Charlie had no idea what Jenny was doing. “Explain.”

“I’m finally understanding why you let me have creative range when it comes to making your dresses. You can’t pick out a dress if your life depended on you. So I am calling in reinforcements.” Jenny beamed when she hit the send button. “Dan should be here soon.”

Charlie was even more confused. “Why on earth would you call Dan?” No offense to her best friend, but that was kinda laughable.

“You need the male perspective. Anything I say will just sound catty.” Jenny went back to the dressing room to try on a couple more things to give herself inspiration of what to make for herself.

“Who are you and what have you done with Jenny?” Charlie called out with no reply and looked at her reflection with a sighed, “I hate when she has a point,” and went off to the dressing room to find something else.

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It wasn’t too long later that Dan showed up, asking, “What’s the emergency?” He didn’t get an answer right off because Charlie walked over wearing a spaghetti strapped flowy red knee length dress. “Whoa. Charlie, you look amazing.” Finally it clicked. “Hold on. Jenny, is this a fashion emergency?”

Jenny replied without hesitation. “You should have seen what she was wearing before you got here. Trust me. It was an emergency.”

“I didn’t know she was texting you until it was too late. And somehow my phone went missing so I couldn’t tell you not to come.” Charlie looked at Jenny with an ‘I know you took it’ expression.

Jenny acted like she had no idea what Charlie was talking about. “What do you mean? It’s right here?” She innocently went to a nearby chair and picked up her phone that she was not about to admit she stuck into the cushion there.

“Well that’s convenient,” Dan pointed out as he took the cellphone from Jenny and returned it to Charlie.

Jenny shrugged with a smile and turned to the mirror. “Since you’re here, what do you think of this one? It costs more than our rent but I think I can sew something like it.”

Charlie linked her hands together and rested them on Dan’s shoulder. “I offered to buy it for her, but your responsible sister pointed out that Rufus wouldn’t be too happy about that.”

Dan turned his head to look at her. “Let me guess, the consolation is any fabric she needs will just go on your tab?”

“Yep,” Jenny answered. “Charlie is sneaky. She tried to pay me twice as much for the dress I’m going to be making for her.”

Charlie held up her hands innocently and backed away before laughing. Her laughter was cut short when she spotted Serena with Dan. “Serena’s here.”

Dan didn’t believe her. “Funny.” It wasn’t until Charlie turned him in Serena’s direction that he took her seriously so he booked it further into the store in order to hide from them.

Charlie pressed her lips together and tried hard not to laugh as she went over to Serena and Eric who were talking to Jenny. “Small world.”

“Hey, Charlie. Wow, you look great in that dress. Are you going to get it?” Serena thought it’d be a big step for her if she did.

Charlie was comfortable wearing it around Dan and Jenny but that comfort was fading away. “It’s a little…exposed. I’ll probably end up wearing my leather jacket with it.”

“You should wear some combat boots with it, too. That’d really get Blair going.” Eric had to give that kind of input.

Charlie’s face brightened up at that. “Eric, you are a genius.” She then laughed at the mortified look on Jenny’s face. “On that note, I better go cash up. Take care, guys. Talk later!” She blew them all a kiss before going to change back into her normal clothes.

On the way to the dressing room, she spotted Dan hiding deep within the clothes and shook her head with a smile because that reaction was just so…Dan.

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Charlie was in her bedroom putting her dress away for the party on Saturday when her father, Bart Bass, entered through the open door.

“I’m surprised to see you home,” was his greeting.

“Surprised you even noticed I haven’t been around.” Charlie pulled her new combat boots from the box and set them next to the bed because she intended on wearing them more often than just for the party.

“I’ve noticed.” Bart took a hesitant step closer. “Despite what you may think I do care about you, Charlotte.”

“Could have fooled me,” Charlie muttered under her breath as she started going through her purse just for something to do.

“I don’t know how to talk to you,” Bart admitted. “Especially after what happened to you.”

Charlie threw her purse on the bed. “Oh, are we talking about that now? Because the last I knew we were just supposed to pretend it didn’t happen.”

“I never said that,” Bart replied defensively.

“You didn’t have to. You didn’t want the scandal and we both know it.” Charlie pointed to the door. “Now will you please leave. I’m not comfortable anymore.”

Bart fully intended to revisit their conversation but for now he respected her wishes and left her room.

Charlie closed and locked the door behind him before sliding down to the floor in tears. Every time she felt she was getting better, something happened that just made her think about it all over again.

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Saturday finally arrived and Charlie was getting ready for the Kiss on the Lips party while talking to Dan. “Shut the front door! You two are actually going out?!”

“I think you’re more excited about this than I am,” Dan replied from his end of the line.

“What can I say, you two are my OTP.” Charlie was about to say more but there was a knock at her door. “I gotta go. Have fun tonight. Take care.” After a loud ‘mwah!’ into the cellphone, she ended the call and went to see who was at her bedroom door. To see Chuck standing there was surprising to say the least, especially since he was pretty much living at the Palace now. “What are you doing here?”

“I brought the limo. You coming?” Chuck saw the outfit Charlie was wearing – the red flowy dress, black leather jacket, and black leather combat boots. “That’s what you’re wearing?”

“I’m not going in the limo.” Charlie grabbed her phone and her purse and moved past Chuck to get outside and to her own car that was waiting for her. What was the point of trying to put in an effort to talk to Chuck when he didn’t even try to talk to her after what happened during Freshman year?

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Charlie thought she was going to go insane at the party but Jenny was her salvation. They laughed and danced and it actually made attending bearable.

“I thought you didn’t want your worlds to crossover?” Jenny asked during one of their dances.

“You’re the one who was invited into it. It’s not like I could stop you.” Charlie spun Jenny around and when she moved back she accidentally bumped into someone who spilled their drink all down the front of her dress. This didn’t piss her off or anything, in fact she found it kinda amusing.

“Oh, no, your dress!” Jenny was freaking out. “I don’t know if that’s going to come out.”

“Don’t worry about it. I’m gonna head to the ladies room. Hey, if it doesn’t come out it’ll give me an excuse to leave early.” Charlie winked at Jenny before weaving through the crowd to the ladies which of course had an obscenely long line.

Charlie lost track of how long she’d been waiting in line but was about to get into the ladies room when she felt the buzz of her phone in her pocket. She pulled it out to see a text from Jenny that read ‘911 – Chuck’. Reading that text made her blood boil because she knew what Chuck could be like and hated it.

Charlie simmered her temper ling enough to kick herself into gear and start looking for Chuck and Jenny. She didn’t see them around the party and stopped Nate to ask him. “Where’s Chuck?”

“I haven’t seen him for a bit. He’s probably on the roof with his latest girl.” Nate shrugged in a ‘whatever’ fashion and continued on his way.

The roof was a good enough clue as any so she darted up the stairs. On the landing about halfway up to the roof she found Chuck’s scarf so she started taking the steps two at a time.

Charlie burst through the door to the roof and saw Chuck in the distance having Jenny pinned down as he forcibly kissed her. “Get off her!” she screamed as she ran over and shoved Chuck off Jenny.

“What the hell is your problem?” Chuck demanded to know of his sister.

By now Dan and Serena were with them. While Dan dealt with Chuck, Charlie went over to Jenny who was being held by Serena. When Charlie heard Chuck say ‘it’s a party, things happen’, she’d swear she saw red.

Charlie slowly turned around just in time to see Dan punch Chuck but that wasn’t enough. She stormed over to Chuck and shoved him. “How could you do this?!” she shoved him again. “Knowing what happened to me you try to do the same to her?!” Charlie shoved him again. “You are not my brother! I hate you!”

Charlie would have kept shoving him again and again but Dan held her back. She was so consumed with her rage that she didn’t even see the expression on Chuck’s face – an expression that made it clear he had no idea what the hell she was talking about.

Chuck stood there as Charlie went off with Serena and the others. It took him a little time to react to Charlie’s reaction. “What happened?” he called out, but she kept on going. “What happened?!” he shouted, only to get the sound of the roof access door closing in reply.

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End Season 1 Episode 1

#cloaked heart #a gossip girl plot bunny #work in progress #charlotte bass

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