#everyone from clue (1985)

[laswells-ashtray]

One day, John finally finds out where his mother is buried. It's the day he finds out that his mother actually was buried. He never knew if she was cremated or if they'd destined her to an eternity in the soil.

He considers tearing up the address of the cemetery and never going, forgetting it ever happened. But he doesn't, we wants to see her just once.

So, he goes. He walks into the cemetery with flowers he picked up after a long mental battle over what to pick. Eventually, he realises that it doesn't matter anyway. He doesn't know what she liked, he never will. She's dead.

And he lays them by her graves and then stands. He just stands. Mary Price. 1961-1985. He's older than her, older than she ever got to be. No-one can tell him he looks like her now because they'll never know. Not that it ever mattered, John was his father through and through. He knew it, as did everyone else growing up.

He doesn't stay long, doesn't see the point. What use does a stranger have at the poor woman's grave. So, he leaves. Heads to the nearest bar and gets himself positively fucking obliterated. Like his dad would've.

He's not sure what bullshit he has to have sent or what calls he had to have made to be dragged out the bar by none other than Simon Riley. Talk about dead fucking parents with that one. If he would even talk at all.

Maybe John's crying, he isn't sure. He thinks he's mumbling to himself. His father would beat him bloody with a belt whenever he caught John doing that, clearly not hard enough if it's still a drunken instinct. His face is pressed against the glass window of the passenger seat, and for a split second, he hopes another care flies right into the passenger side. Meeting his mother for the first time doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Simon still hasn't said a fucking word.

But then he's back in his room, how he got there he has no clue. His face is smashed against his pillow, his shoes are being pulled off, and he wants someone. He just doesn't know who. In the back of his mind, he wonders if this was how his father felt before he died. Lying on his back on the living room floor and drinking himself into a stupor before asphyxiating on his own vomit. He knows Simon would never let him choke. He isn't sure if that comforts him or not.

The next morning when he wakes up with no memory of the night before and a Russian worriedly running his hands through John's hair, he thinks nothing of it because he's too busy trying to keep the vomit that's rising in his throat from hitting his pillow.

When the paperwork he had planned for the day appears on his desk with a signature that looks like an S.R, he doesn't think twice.

He doesn't go back to his mother's grave.

[metamatronic]

Could you talk a little about your MCI from your Fnaf au?

This isn’t exactly what you asked, but here’s my timeline! It’s altered a bit over the years and characters have changed roles, but this is my little AU:

1983: Evan “Jack” Afton is bitten while Henry murders Charlie behind the pizzeria. Charlie mistakes her killer for William. Fredbear’s Family Diner closes and the springlock suits are moved to Freddy’s. Jack continues to haunt Michael and creates night terrors for him.

1984: Circus Baby’s Rental opens and Elizabeth “goes missing.” William, after losing his second kid, becomes consumed with finding Elizabeth and fails to notice Henry reprogramming the animatronics. Funtime animatronics steadily kidnap/kill kids from 1984~86.

1985: Official first Missing Children’s Incident™. Henry lures five kids (Gabriel, Jeremy, Susie, Fritz, and Cass) and stuffs their bodies in the suits. William is suspected but never convicted, Freddy’s is shut down.

Early 1986: William, suspecting foul play and feeling guilty, goes to the now closed Freddy’s location to search for clues. Charlie and Co, believing their killer to be William, scare him into the suit and he is springlocked. Using William as a scapegoat, Henry has the walls sealed up so that William can “remain at large” should the case be reopened. Becoming more paranoid that he will be found out, he hunts down Michael’s friends from the bite of ‘83 and hides their bodies in the not-yet-released toy animatronics.

1987: After the disappearance of his father, Michael finds William’s frantic theories over Elizabeth’s whereabouts and decides to go look for her. Scoopage occurs.

After discovering the truth of the incidents, the not-yet-rotting Michael takes a job at the new Freddy Fazbear’s under the guise of Jeremy Fitzgerald. (The dayshift guard, also named Jeremy, gets bit by Mangle) Michael comes back later as “Fritz Smith” and sneaks Charlie out with him.

~1988: Ennard (without Baby) sneaks into Michael’s apartment and asks to stay. Michael begrudgingly lets Ennard live in his closet.

~1991: Circus Baby finds Michael’s apartment and demands to stay. Michael and Ennard begrudgingly let her.

1993: Mike takes a job at the reopened Freddy’s. Finds out that his uncle (Phone Guy) died there not too long before him. Mike continues working there for a while until he gets fired for “tampering with the animatronics” and the place gets shut down. He sneaks Phone Guy’s ghost out with him and hides him in his apartment.

2017: Michael takes a job at Fazbear Fright under the name Eggs and “meets” Springtrap. Neither recognize each other and form a friendship. This culminates in the two of them burning the place down and Michael sneaking William back to his apartment, where Phone Guy reveals both of their identities to each other.

2019: Michael, in an attempt to lure Henry and kill him, franchises a Freddy’s location and steadily sneaks his animatronic family members in. It’s the most successful Freddy establishment and becomes incredibly popular. When Henry tries to burn the place down, the Afton family captures him and forces him to burn in the restaurant with them. Despite everything, everyone but Henry survives. Henry’s soul escapes into the computer.

2020: Realizing they now have to live “normal lives” in the aftermath of the fire, Michael and William retrofit illusion discs so the whole family can pose as living people.

2023: After developing into a malicious computer virus, Henry/Glitchtrap poses as a Fazbear Entertainment email address and commissions a VR studio to make the FNAF series. On top of using this to possess the beta testers, he uses this to spin the narrative that William was the murderer and that he was the hero that stopped him. Michael joins the VR team as “Iggy Wilson” in order to stop Henry.

I don’t really have anything for Security Breach. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[hardlyinteresting]

I've been thinking about Hotch playing poker / cards. Hes so competitive 😂 imagine having game nights with him

You're so right.

Hotch isn't the world's greatest poker player, but so long as Reid isn't in the game he can manage to hold a winning streak. Rossi invites him to a lot of his poker nights, but he rarely accepts, he prefers to spend his nights off with family. But, when he does get roped into evenings of whiskey, cigars, and card games that will surely hurt his wallet he admittedly enjoys himself. Plus, the satisfaction of taking money from Rossi is impossible to resist sometimes.

Aaron is too good at clue. While it's basically a game of probability, he's far too good at spotting patterns and two turns in he's figured out the mystery just based off of the cards in his hands, and the questions the other players have asked. He tries to be a good sport about it and hold back to let everyone else have fun, but he wins every time. (Side note: Aaron Hotchner is absolutely a fan of the 1985 film inspired by the board game. It's quirky and hilarious and camp. It gets him laughing every single time).

He's ruthless when he plays monopoly. He's got hotels built, and he's claiming rent on half of the board. He's a mastermind and it's fascinating to watch but it doesn't make it any less painful when you have to hand over stacks of colourful bills to him for landing on one of his properties. He also pouts every time he lands in jail or misses a turn.

Scrabble is fun. He's a nerd and not enough people take the time to notice that about him. He has a wide ranging vocabulary, but he takes more satisfaction in playing silly words than he does in spelling out big fancy words. Emily and JJ have definitely convinced him to start playing words with friends. When you find him glaring at his phone or his iPad on a Saturday afternoon there's a very good chance one of them just got a high word score. When the two of you play each other a glass of wine in your hand he's all smiles. He spells out I LOVE YOU with the pieces when you're getting ready to put the the board away for the night

No one on that team should be allowed to play uno. They played once at a gathering with a deck JJ brought from home. Never again. They can hunt serial killers, face trauma, and get held at gun point together, but none of them can play uno without spitting out threats or insults.

[gutsofgold]

HAPPY HALLOWEEENNN!!!

What I think the witw characters would be for halloween yayayayaya

— Mole’s not a huge fan of getting scared, so he's wearing something silly, like one of those big lobster costumes

— Ratty is the creature from the black lagoon!!

— Toad has multiple costumes, and he does several outfit changes throughout the day. They include (but are not limited to); the creature from frankenstein, a clown, dolly parton, the statue of liberty, Barbie, Ken, an alien, doctor who, and jane austen

— Mrs Otter is just wearing a black dress (maybe with a bit of purple) and a witch hat

— Portia is a classic ghost, with a sheet over her head

— Badger is Bela Lugosi's Dracula!!

— Chief is the Ghost of Christmas yet to come

— Lesser is the Ghost of Christmas present

— Cheryl is the Ghost of Christmas past

The three of them LOVE halloween but they're also super annoying and went as something christmas themed just to mess with everyone (and im super christmas carol rotted)

— The Hedgehogs are the Addams family

— Toad’s Rabbit Butler (also known as Bucky) is Wadsworth from Clue (1985)

— The fieldmice quadruplets are Mystery Inc

— The Gaoler's daughter is Carrie

— The Car Driver wears an orange shirt and says he's a pumpkin

— The magistrate isn't a halloween guy

— The washerwoman is a classic zombie

If I've forgot anyone please lmk ‼️‼️

[average-hyperfixator]

Chat do we fw Clue 1985.

LISTEN LISTEN HE'S SO MR. GREEN CODED. Homosexual coward who gets tossed around half the movie? That's Ted right there

MILD SPOILERS but like this scene is from the beginning of the movie so

sorry for the low quality.... anyway they're all getting thrown into a murder mystery (Benny is Colonel Mustard, Nimdok is Prof. Plum (bc I don't like him) and I haven't figured out the rest.)

I will be redrawing a bunch of scenes of Ted as Mr. Green because GOD his dialogue is funny. anyway yea everyone appreciate this a little bit plz

I love this movie and was rewatching it the other day so now you all have to witness my madness

[electronickingdomfox]

"Uhura's Song" review

Novel from 1985, by Janet Kagan. I have mixed feelings about this book. For starters, if you're looking for a story focused on Uhura, this isn't it. She plays an important role in the very first chapters, but then she goes to the background, and doesn't have more protagonism than, say, Chekov.

Anyway, misleading title and cover aside, there are good things about it. The culture of the Sivaoans (some kind of anthropomorphic cats) is well fleshed and described in detail. Little by little, we learn a lot about this people: their social structure and rites of passage, the importance they place on names and oral tradition, their linguistic quirks, taboos and legends, etc. By the last third of the novel, when the crew goes on a quest along the main Sivaoan characters, we've come to understand and care about them. So yeah, as an exploration of an alien culture, it's alright.

But on the other hand, there's an incredible amount of filler in this novel. It's about twice as long as the average TOS novel of this era, but a great chunk of it is just pages and pages of the Enterprise crew doing cute things and playing with cats. With little development in-between. The narrative has a tendency to overindulge in the most insignificant events. Sometimes, after several pages of this, I'd stop and think "Are they really STILL talking about that!? It wasn't so interesting to begin with!" Granted, the main mystery is engaging enough to keep going: I wanted to know what had happened between the Sivaoans and their distant relatives thousands of years ago; and I wanted to know how they'd find the cure for the plague that's at the core of the mission, and what had songs to do with it. Those things kept me going... but with a lot of struggle to wade through the fluff.

Another problem is the guest character, Dr. Evan Wilson, who's not just a doctor, she's a... (insert anything you can think of here). No, really, whatever you can do, be sure she can do it ten times better: she beats Sulu at fencing and Spock at computers, she's a better engineer than Scotty, she's the best friend of everyone and is impossible not to love her (including the Sivaoans), she will develop a new vaccine and then kill a dangerous beast with a spear in the same breath, all the time being "super funny". Even when she's not present, other characters' conversations tend to gravitate towards her and comment on how awesome she is. (For those that get "The Simpsons" references: she's a Poochie, literally). But it's not just that she's a blatant Mary Sue; after all, a Mary Sue may fulfill an important role in a story, provide the plot or be the key to solve a conflict. The main problem with Dr. Wilson is that I see no reason why she needs to be in the story to begin with. She just steals McCoy's role as chief medical officer, and doesn't offer anything that couldn't have been done by other character (like Uhura, for example). There's some mystery about her identity, but its resolution doesn't explain why she's important for the story either.

To summarize, this novel has an interesting premise, but would have been much better without Dr. Wilson, and cutting corners on the fluff. If you want to read an actual Uhura story, go get "The Tears of the Singers" instead... Unless you absolutely need lots of cats, I don't know.

Spoilers under the cut:

The Eeiauoans (some sort of cat people) are being ravaged by the worst outbreak so far of a deadly disease: ADF syndrome. Sick Eeiauoans start losing all their fur, bend in pain, and in the final stages, enter a coma and die. At first thought to be exclusive to this race, the disease starts propagating among humans, and Chapel is one of the first to fall sick. So while McCoy battles the disease planetside, Uhura tries to find a solution in the Enterprise. She's good friends with Sunfall, an Eeiauoan dancer, and suspects there are clues about a cure, hidden in the ancient songs that Sunfall passed to her.

Thus, Uhura starts working with Spock to analyze the songs. Some of them seem to allude to a different origin for the Eeiauoans, as if they were colonists or exiles from another planet. And Uhura believes the cure is to be found in their planet of origin; one of the songs mentions similar symptoms as ADF, but unfortunately, the part about the cure was cut out. Speculating about some astronomical references in the songs, they narrow down the search to a certain quadrant. But the Eeiauoans refuse to help, or even acknowledge this extra-planetary origin, as if they were hiding something. Finally one of them, desperate about her sickness, confesses that the planet's name is Sivao, which helps Spock and Uhura to pinpoint the place. And considering how difficult was this search, and how vague the references in the songs, they solve this part of the problem with relative ease.

McCoy is left with the medical team in the planet, so Dr. Wilson takes his place in the Enterprise. Once in Sivao, Kirk, Wilson, Spock, Uhura and Chekov beam down to contact the aliens. They're very similar to the Eeiauoans, suggesting a common ancestry, though their language is a bit different. And unlike the Eeiauoans, they still live as nomadic tribes. They're amicable enough at first, but as soon as Kirk mentions the Eeiauoans and the plague, they become really hostile, and refuse to talk about the subject. Just as happened with their relatives, the Sivaoans don't even recognize the existence of the others. Nonetheless, the crew stays with them for several days, in the hope that they reveal something eventually. Uhura trades songs with the local bard, Chekov builds shelters and plays with the kids, Wilson befriends Brightspot (the local chief's young daughter) and Jinx (a kind of outcast among her people). They also discover that the Sivaoans have perfect pitch when singing, and perfect memory of events, so they don't need books. But although some Sivaoans seem to be itching to help them, they still can't acknowledge the existence of the Eeiauoans. Besides, a description of ADF syndrome doesn't ring any bells with the town's doctor.

Meanwhile in Eeiauo, McCoy has contracted ADF too, but a new treatment developed by Wilson before her departure can slow down the symptoms, though it's not a cure. (And there's a big mood whiplash here, since Kirk and co. are having so much fun with the cats, while McCoy is having the shittiest time of his life...).

In the Sivaoan village, the crew finally gets one of the natives to speak, even if she can only confess it to the tricorder: two thousand years ago, their civilization split between a technologically-advanced one, and a tribal one; but technology and urban dwelling brought disease and the extinction of several species, so that part of the Sivaoans was forced to leave the planet, and establish a colony in Eeiauo. The two branches have tried to ignore each other ever since, out of guilt. However, if the crew wishes to learn more, they'll have to undergo a rite of passage to be considered real adults for the Sivaoans. So the crew, together with Brightspot and Jinx (who was ostracized for having failed the rite several times) go out on a quest. They need to traverse a dangerous part of forest to the nearest village.

For the following days, the crew fights against wild animals with primitive weapons, survive a fall into the river, and must take care of Chekov, who has fallen suddenly ill with ADF. It turns out that Chekov was specially sensitive to the disease, and he will die even before reaching the next village. Then Uhura decides to sing again the song about the cure, but this time varying the pitch, in case that makes Brightspot and Jinx recognize it. Effectively, one of the variations matches a Sivaoan song about some mild chidren disease. This way, they find out that this minor disease in Sivao, has evolved into the lethal ADF among other populations. Chekov caught the disease because he was playing a lot with the cat kids. Once they know this, Jinx quickly concocts a cure with local plants, and Chekov starts recovering.

After finishing the quest, the crew is able to confront the local chieftain as adults, and several Sivaoans choose to go with them to Eeiauo, to help with the cure (among them, Brightspot and Jinx). Everyone is cured and vaccinated, and it's time for Dr. Wilson to depart. Spock, who had grown increasingly suspicious about Wilson, starts investigating her records. And he discovers she's not the real Dr. Wilson, but some kind of "space pirate" or benevolent trickster, who goes around impersonating other people and helping here and there... Okaaay. In her last message, Wilson challenges Spock to keep searching for her across the galaxy (but I'm pretty sure Spock will have forgotten everything by the next novel).

Spirk Meter: 2/10*. There's the usual mind-link between Kirk and Spock, so the latter is certain that the Captain's alive after falling into a river. Kirk is often amused by Spock's idiosyncracies. And one night, he wakes up from a nightmare, to find Spock's "reassuring form" next to the fire. Also, Kirk teases Spock saying that "some of my best friends are devious- isn't that right, Mr. Spock?" However, there's only timid examples like these. Compared with other novels, there's not much more.

A bit of McKirk as well. McCoy is reaaally happy to have Kirk back in the end. And Kirk comes to a sleeping, sick McCoy (who's cuddling with the cat kids; you know, the ones that carried the infection... WHY!?), and wakes him gently to tell him everything about their adventure.

*A 10 in this scale is the most obvious spirk moments in TOS. Think of the back massage, "You make me believe in miracles", or "Amok Time" for example.

Tagged: @agenderlessrat

[cheeekycharchar]

Even more S2 speculations but.. "CLUE" edition! lol

Don't forget that the entire point of the game/movie of "CLUE" is a "WHO DONE IT?" type mystery which we already know our fav Ineffable Husbands are trying to figure out the mystery of amnesiac/possibly human Gabriel... BUT...

To start, I believe I read that sadly, Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell's actor, Michael Mckean, wasn't able to make a comeback this season but he WAS the hilarious "Mr. Green" character in the 1985 movie.

And his character in 2/3 of the alternate endings was being blackmailed for being a closeted gay government employee.

And in the real ending.. he was an undercover agent.

Take with that what you will *cough* lol ;)

Then there's the big "love song" in the middle of the movie "Sh-Boom" by The Chords from 1954.

"Life could be a dream, Sh-boom, if I could take you to a paradise up above. If you will tell me I'm the only one that you love. Life could be a dream, sweetheart, hello, hello again. Sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again, boom."

The lyrics alone give me hope and fear for what could happen between certain characters this upcoming season..

But it's highly likely we're going to hear this particular song at some point in season 2.

But here is another 1950's hit song about love that's taken too long to come to realization like Buddy Holly's 1957 hit, "Everyday" that they've been teasing us in the trailer/promos.

The 1950's will definitely hold significance somehow..

Because between the 40's.. the Blitz.. church.. books.. wine date.. and the 60's.. the church heist.. the holy water thermos.. the "you go too fast for me"... sandwiched right between is the good ol' golden oldies of the 50's! ;)

Overall, I don't think we're going to get alternate endings like the movie per-say but maybe focus more on the "who done it? with what? and where?" type of fun mystery on our hands.

You can't trust anyone this season! Everyone's a suspect!

And if the apocalypse was really just a "red herring" as they say.. someone is doing all of this as a distraction to something bigger to come.. some kind of ineffable long drawn out plan that's been in the works probably as far back as the Fall or earlier perhaps..

And a certain arch angel and demon lord.. were trying their best to go against this unknow ineffable plan to follow the "Great Plan" last season.. and we know one loses their memory and the other loses their original corporation in this upcoming season.. hmm..

Overall, remember.. Gabriel once said..

"God does not play games with the universe"

and.. what is "CLUE"? A GAME! I wonder... ;)

Sorry.. combining my favorite movie and tv show plus mystery.. it's what I love best! hmmm!

WAIT AND SEE, INDEED! \^0^/

[myhauntedsalem]

The Unexplained Mystery of Granger

A young man, Granger Taylor was a mechanical genius that was self-taught. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade, however, at the age of only fourteen he built a one-cylinder automobile which is now on display the Duncan Forest Museum along with a steam locomotive that he hauled out of the woods and restored. At age seventeen he overhauled a bulldozer that no one else could repair. He built a replica of a World War II fighter plane that was snatched-up by a collector for $20,000.

Granger always wondered how Flying Saucer were powered. He built his own out of two satellite dishes, one top and one bottom, as an inspiration. His “flying saucer” became a home-away-from-home with couch, TV and a wood stove. He would often sleep in his “space craft”.

He later said he was in contact with extraterrestrials that were going to show him how their technology works. He told everyone he was going for a trip on an alien space ship. Then one night in November of 1980 he disappeared and left a note for his family. To this day, despite an RCMP investigation, he has never been found, nor have they found any possible clues as to his whereabouts.

The Granger Affair is certainly a great Canadian mystery. Surely a man of his obvious mechanical talents would not go unnoticed had he simply slipped away in the night. After a four year investigation authorities haven’t a single lead to where he might be.

The Granger Taylor Flying Saucer rests on stilts in the backyard of the Taylor home at Duncan on Vancouver Island. It is a mute memorial to its builder, young Granger Taylor.

“He built his spaceship out of two satellite receiving dishes and outfitted it with a television, a couch, and a wood-burning stove. He became obsessed with finding out how flying saucers were powered, spending hours sitting in the ship thinking and often sleeping there,” wrote Douglas Curran in his book: In Advance of the Landing: Folk Concepts of Outer Space (1985).

Then one November night in 1980 Granger Taylor simply disappeared.

He left behind a yard strewn with old tractors; machine engines, vintage automobiles, a bulldozer, as well as a note which read:

Dear Mother and Father, I have gone away to walk aboard an alien ship, as recurring dreams assured a 42 month interstellar voyage to explore the vast universe, then return. I am leaving behind all my possessions to you as I will no longer require the use of any. Please use the instructions in my will as a guide to help. Love, Granger.

The forty-two months were up in May 1984 and his parents, Jim and Grace Taylor, leave the back door unlocked in case their son shows up. But he never has.

Granger Taylor left school in the eighth grade and found work as a mechanic’s helper, showing a flair for repairing machinery. At the age of fourteen he built a one-cylinder car which is on display at the Duncan Forest Museum. He constructed a replica of a World War II fighter plane, and he left behind his silver-and-red flying saucer.

He told a friend a month before he disappeared that he was in mental contact with someone from another galaxy and that he was in receipt of an invitation to go on a trip through the Solar System.

“On the night that Granger disappeared, ” wrote Curran, ” a storm struck the central part of Vancouver Island. Hurricane winds were reported and electrical power was knocked out. Granger vanished, along with his blue pick-up truck.

“After four years of ‘exhaustive checks’ of hospital, passport, employment, and vehicle records, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not uncovered a single clue as to the whereabouts of Granger Taylor. ‘I can hardly believe Granger’s off in a spaceship, ‘his father said. ‘But if there is a flying object out there, he’s the one to find it.’ ”

[kuwdora]

Festivid 2023 Recs - Part 01

My first batch of recs! Some fun and sweet and funny vids from animated shows, comedies, a trillion media adaptations, THE CHOCOLATE GUY, Shakespeare, and more. Incredible work from amazing vidders this year.

Hard Times by elipie. Star Trek Lower Decks. Boimler. A Boimler vid! To Paramore! Boimler really does have some HARD TIMES. But in the end he has all of his friends that also go through hard times and are at his side! The timing in this vid is so much fun. It’s so energetic and full of shenanigans. And it makes me CACKLE. A must-see for Lower Decks fans!

Here It Goes Again by eruthros. Moby Dick, multi-source. Ishmael/Queequeg. Soooooo many different Moby Dick live action and animated shows and films! This is incredibly fun and a joy to see the sheer amount of times this story has been made for the screen. All to OK Go! #teamwhale 📝 Lots of notes at the vidder's journal about the Moby Dick adaptations.

She’s a Lady by lily_the_kid. Christine (1983). I'M SCREAAAAMING IN LAUGHTER AND AWE, the brilliance of Tom Jones song for the car. the car as a character. I’m sorry this is one of my favorite kinds of things to vid and it’s even better when I get to see people make vids I love making cause i get to enjoy the fruits of the vid joy!! This is so funny and serious at the same time. crack treated seriously. Horror + comedy + seriousness = my jam. Amazing. I’m also admiring all the subtle musicality of the editing, too because this song is delicious with the drums and horn section. #TeamChristine

Teenagers by tafadhali for Dimension 20. Adventurers do whatever we want, with no consequence. THIS VID IS JOY. I couldn’t help but grin during this whole vid. The transitions are so much FUN and i love the way the vidder uses the miniatures throughout the vid with everyone’s reactions and silly faces. Oh what a great way to run with this song too.

Your Horoscope for Today by Josett_Arnauld. Game Changer. I don’t know this show at all but I believe it’s some kind of comedy/improv thing, judging by the antics here. And they're SUCH good antics. Comedy show + Weird Al = VID OTP! This is chaotic joy and silliness and a must-see for anyone who wants a dose of laughs. It’s so smartly timed and the transitions are so fun too.

The Only Way To See by BeatriceEagle. OMG it’s a vid about The Chocolate Guy!!!!! The song choice is so lovely tribute to the creative process. Om nom nom nom this is delicious editing.

I’m Going To Make You Love Me by periru3 and tafadhali, a Christine (1983) A DUET! FROM TWO VIDDERS! This is so fucking clever and funny and utterly fucking brilliant. This absolutely is smashing all my horror/humor buttons.

Everybody Talks by absternr. Much Ado About Nothing. Filmed stage productions! TO NEON TREES! The joy of theater, and these productions in particular! Some I recognized and others I hadn’t seen. Oh, it’s so much FUN. Delightful editing, great use of the song and I definitely ran to drop this vid link in in several of my Neon Trees and Shakespeare friends laps.

Caught in Hit and Run by turquoisetumult. Clue (1985). The vidder used Paula Abdul for the vid!! And I can’t emphasize enough how much fun this vid is. The editing, the comedy, the EDITING! It’s bouncy and grooving along with the physical comedy SO WELL.

In case you missed it:

Festivid Recs - Part 02

[halloween-central]

🔮 Spooky Watchlist 🔮

I figured I’d share what I tend to watch around this time of year! This includes a wide range of shows/movies ranging from family friendly to rated R stuff so there’s something for everyone! That being said, I know not everyone will like everything I listed, please be kind!

Shows:

Over the Garden Wall

Buzzfeed Unsolved

Scooby Doo

Scream Queens

What We Do in the Shadows

X Files

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Halloween/ Spooky Episodes:

BTVS:

season 2 episode 6 (Halloween)

season 4 episode 4 (Fear Itself)

season 4 episode 10 (Hush)

season 5 episode 1 (Buffy vs. Dracula)

season 6 episode 6 (All the Way)

Suite Life of Zack and Cody:

season 1 episode 19 (The Ghost of Suite 613)

season 3 episode 12 (Arwinstein)

Simpsons TreeHouse of Horror

(I’m not gonna list all of these because there are over 30)

That 70s Show:

season 2 episode 5 (Halloween)

season 3 episode 4 (Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die)

Wizards of Waverly Place:

season 3 episode 2 (Halloween)

iCarly:

season 1 episode 7 (iScream on Halloween)

Zoey 101:

season 2 episode 4 (Haunted House)

Movies:

Scream (1996) (franchise)

Halloween (1978) (franchise)

Twitches (2005)

My Babysitter’s a Vampire (2010)

Halloweentown (1998)

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Corpse Bride (2005)

The Addams Family (1991)

Addams Family Values (1993)

Scooby Doo (2002)

Scooby Doo Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Scooby Doo Camp Scare (2010)

Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost (1999)

Scooby Doo and the Goblin King (2008)

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998)

Scooby Doo Abracadabra Doo (2010)

Scooby Doo Alien Invaders (2000)

Scooby Doo Legend of the Vampire (2003)

Coraline (2009)

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Van Helsing (2004)

Blade (1998)

Underworld (2003) (film series)

Practical Magic (1998)

Clue (1985)

Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland Double Tap (2019)

Happy Death Day (2017)

Freaky (2020)

Fear Street (film series starting in 2021)

Ready or Not (2019)

A Quiet Place (2018)

A Quiet Place II (2020)

It (1990)

It (2017)

The Omen (1976)

Poltergeist (1982)

The Shining (1980)

The Evil Dead (1981)

Evil Dead II (1987)

The Exorcist (1973)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

Vampyr (1932)

The Birds (1963)

Rear Window (1954)

Vertigo (1958)

Psycho (1960)

Silver Bullet (1985)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

I know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Prom Night (1980)

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Jeepers Creepers (2001) (this is a series but I’ve only ever seen the first two)

American Psycho (2000)

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Cloverfield (2008)

Paranormal Activity (2007) (also a series but I’ve only seen the first one)

Blair Witch Project (1999) (tbh I have never seen this I’m too scared)

Feel free to add anything you think I might have missed!

[spiders-hth-is-an-outlier]

Surprising absolutely no one, I have strong feelings about Grease, and the ditch I am most prepared to die in is that the Millennial Commentary Industrial Complex is fundamentally wrong about the end of the movie and it's mostly Disney's fault.

Oh, no, it's a bad message! It tells girls that they're responsible for changing themselves to suit a boyfriend! Danny should have told Sandy that it was okay to be herself, he should have loved her for who she was! Respectfully, this is the opinion of a fool. I love you, but it's fool talk.

I know that the Inspiring Message of every single piece of media for children made from like 1985 on was "you should be yourself." And that's fine! In some ways it's good. And I don't want to get too deep into whether or not it's good for teenagers to cling to a specific sense of Self and worry a lot about their personal style and mannerisms adequately showing the world their True Selves lest they betray Who They Are -- I think that's worth interrogating, but I also think a range of positions on that question are possible and probably even valuable.

But Grease is not a show about everyone finding and actualizing their Truest Most Distinctive Self. If it were, the main characters probably wouldn't all wear matching jackets the whole way through. Grease is a movie about how being cool is rad. The clue is in the title! Grease is the word -- the protagonists ("greasers") inhabit a subculture that's specifically contrasted to the nerdy earnestness of the poodle-skirted 50s mainstream. They are bad kids, they are burnouts, they regard "trying things" and "caring a lot" as nerd shit. They are also fucking fun. They look cool and they get laid and the show (produced in 1972) is not making the argument that it's acceptable to be a greaser if your soul so compels you, it's arguing that it's desirable.

Everybody gets an arc in Grease. Sandy falls in with these Bad Kids and discovers that she likes them, that they are good friends and that she has fun when she's with them. She interrogates the person she has been up until now and decides she doesn't really like that person, who is nervous and naive and acclimated to the uptight and judgmental parts of her society. The reason she quits dressing like Patty and starts dressing like Rizzo is that Rizzo is a better person to be like than Patty is. Grease is positing a vision of the 50s where conformity to the mainstream is a weakness, and Sandy discovering that the Bad Kids are objectively better -- braver, more honest, loving and loyal and fun -- is how she is liberated. She doesn't become a Pink Lady to please Danny, she evolves far enough that she's worthy of being a Pink Lady.

There is a character whose arc is to realize that he has to be his own individual, and it's Danny's. Danny steps out of the self-imposed box of the Alpha Greaser to actually try hard at something and admit he cares about someone. The movie gives him a kind of a Third Road, saying that he can absorb some of the better qualities of the jocks he disparages -- some of the earnestness, some of the achievement -- without having to stop being cool. Sandy already had those qualities, and she adds being cool to them once she gets over her fears.

In either case, you have to take it as a point of worldbuilding within the story that it is cool to be a greaser, not just for some people, but objectively cool. Particularly in the movie's directing choices, it does find some fondness for characters like Eugene and Patty, who are doubtless being themselves, but it's never going to argue that it's equally good to be Kenickie and Eugene, or Frenchie and Patty. Grease as a text definitely assumes that some of these people are more aspirational figures than the others.

I just feel strongly that if you come at it with the lens of "don't change for anyone else, be yourself," you are missing what is actually happening in the story. Danny does already love Sandy even when she's a hopeless dork, that's the starting point of the show. His story is about not being too afraid of what other people will think to admit that. Her story is about not being too afraid to let herself have the freedom her friends have. The narrative sense of the whole thing depends on both of them wanting a goal we want them to have -- not dating each other, that's a plot goal, but the story is in Danny letting love make him more vulnerable so he's a good enough partner for her, and Sandy stepping out of her shell to experience the freedom and joy that she's so attracted to in the people around her. No part of it is about getting Danny to like Sandy more; he doesn't like her more after her transformation, he already liked her the maximum amount before that.

It's about Sandy becoming better, and to grok the ending you have to understand that the show isn't defining better as "more like the Platonic Ideal of Sandy," it's outright saying that "Sandy but a Pink Lady" is better. As the audience you can agree or disagree about that, but the show stakes out that position and holds it consistently.

[cheriboms]

BTTF Year-End Tag Game!

Thank you to both @bttf-dork and @future-boi for tagging me in this ;w; also pika ur comments about my art WAHHHH ILYSM <33 oTL

This year:

How many times would you guess you watched the first back to the future movie?

Since I only hopped on this time train towards the final third of the year lol: fully all the way through, at least 4! Otherwise I've jumped around a lot while looking for clips and references and stuff. So if I stitch all those together, then we'll say approx 5ish :) The first movie is my favorite one!

Did you get any sweet bttf merch? If so, what?

Noooo, I don't really have any merch for things I like, actually... it gives me too much anxiety to publicly show my interests ;w;

How many cans of Pepsi Free did you chug this year?

None LOL I don't really drink soda to begin with, but if I do, I prefer white (lemon lime) soda anyway :P

What was a favorite bttf fanfic you read this year?

I'm going to be honest, I... don't read fanfic very much. 🫣 I usually end up creating my own stuff (art/writing) when I have free time vs looking at other people's, which ik I need to get better at T_T So I don't have a loooot to rec... that being said I MUST shout out "Emmett's first weather expirement." by @alex-a-fans !!! <3 It is my greatest treasure of the year <333

I also really liked "incredible" by @penny-anna, which I read before I officially entered le fandom ;w; lone pine doc and baby marty my beloveds !!!!!

Finally, like basically all of the Doctober prompts from @doctorbrown *O* Days 8, 22, and 30 are some of my favorites, but I really recommend them all oTL theyre SOOO GOOOOOD !!!!!

A favorite bttf fanart you saw this year? (please give us a link, not a screencap/repost!)

See: everything I reblogged. Jk but fr, everyone is so so talented it's really hard to choose :'0 Here's a bunch of some of my faves in no particular order!!

[x] from @hearts-for-winona | [x] from @maxintime | [x] from @future-boi | [x] from @bttf-dork | [x] from @synthsays and @daryfromthefuture | [x] from @therobotwig | [x] from @22194isbestboy | [x] from @mythical-bookworm | [x] from @mkayeatsspaghetii | [x] from @tobytost / @tobytost-star

Did you create any bttf fanart or fanfic? If you did, what one(s) are you proudest of?

Yes I did !!! It is actually the most fan content I've ever made for a fandom since I was in... maybe junior high? So like YUH. Tbh, it's very difficult for me to find what you would call 'pride' in my art so ehh >_>; that being said, I do think that I had a lot of good IDEAS for Doctober (esp days 19 and 28), but my execution wasnt really the best. I would have liked to draw days 17 and 24 (+ time travel day) a little more properly too; like, I'm not as disappointed at how they turned out, but I still wish they were better and/or I could have given them more time. The ones I most actually-tried-and-dont-mind are days 7, 9, and 21 + under the sea dance day. (So many links was probably cheating but tbf I've kinda bent the rules for the past few questions so... whatevs lol). I've ALSOOO still been working on my godforsaken essay, it is 40 pages rn but even tho it's not done, I'm INSANELY proud of it Q_Q

How many times were you late for school this year?

None! B) For one thing I'm graduated lol, but also I'm typically early gang. I'm that person who'd sit in the classroom by myself for like 5 minutes before everyone else would show up LMBO ^^;

Did you watch any other movies/tv shows with BTTF actors in them?

Yess I did!! A... lot actually :0 Most of them were by chance/pre bttf era, but still :P Here is my list as well as I could find, sorry it is soooo long, but what are ya gonna do:

Star Wars/The Mandalorian; The Addams Family (1991); The Tale of Desperaux (2008); Cyberchase; & Clue (1985) -- Christopher Lloyd, havent rewatched the latter 3 since I was a kid and literally went :0 to learn he apparently was in them. Also Kings Quest (2015) which isn't a movie/show but I think it counts uwu

Stuart Little (1999) -- Michael J. Fox, which also rocked my world to discover O_O like hearing it now I'm like "yeah thats him alright" but as a kid I would never have been able to tell you that was the same guy from that time travel movie, despite watching both way too much LMBO

Elf (2003) & Last Vegas (2013) -- Mary Steenburgen, nothing much to say except that she slayed ^_^

Love at the Christmas Table (2012) -- Lea Thompson, I didn't care for it and was shouting "LEA GET OUT OF THIS MOVIE, UR BETTER THAN THIS" like the whole time lol.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) & Curious George (2006) -- apparently these have Donald Fullilove (Goldie Wilson) in them? Same w Jason Scott Lee (Whitey) in Lilo & Stitch (2002)??? And Star Wars/Kenobi show apparently had Flea (Needles)????? ...HUH.

I binged both the entirety of Law and Order: SVU as well as Seinfeld this year w my sister; apparently Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, & Casey Siemaszko (3-D) are in at least one episode of the former, while Elsa Raven (Clocktower Lady) and Ricky Dean Logan (Data) are apparently in a random episode of Seinfeld each. So like, technically I saw them, tho I don't distinctly remember it :'D Also, I have been making my way through Little House on the Prairie recently, which has Matt Clark (Chester the Bartender) in a few episodes !

Finally finally finally, I watched I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), as well as the LOTR trilogy like. Twice? And they all have Elijah Wood of course >:3c

Was there a memorable moment you heard a Huey Lewis song this year?

None in the wild, no :P But I did end up being in the top 0.1% of listeners for Huey Lewis this year... so UHHHHH take that as u will LMBO

How many times did you fall down this year?

Hmmm idk?? Probably at least 1 I would think ???

Did you get to see BTTF: The Musical? What was your experience like!

Nooo, I didn't even know it existed until like October !!! It looks super fun but atm/last I checked it doesn't come to where I live so :( I should listen to the soundtrack soon!

How many times did your mom retell the story of how she and your father met?

At least three times, and then probably a few times I'm forgetting :P

If you could describe your year in a BTTF quote, which one would it be?

The year in general is definitely "Oh great, the atrocity channel!" LMBO (but when hasn't it been since like... 2020? 2016???). For me personally, I think it's either "I don't know if I could take that kind of rejection." or "Don't talk to anyone, don't touch anything, don't do anything, don't interact with anyone, and try not to look at anything." ^^;

⚡️LIGHTNING ROUND⚡️ Did you get to: go on any trains, skate on a skateboard, ride a horse, drive a Delorean, run in the rain, go to a dance, hang up a clock, play the guitar, pull an all-nighter, read science fiction, or drive thru Burger King this year?

Your future is whatever you make it! So what are you going to make of this coming year?

I think I'm going to try to post more of the things I make, like my art and especially my writing ;w; Most of the time I'm quite George-ish and am too scared to put any of my stuff out there, for fear that no one will like it, so... I need to get better about that. Also I'd LIKE to get a full-time job and my own place some time next year, but we will see !!!

Idrk who to tag :0 ik @brinkle-brackle @mythical-bookworm and @alex-a-fans have already been tagged but havent technically done it yet... maybe also @backintime @tobytost @ectojester @stillpreoccupiedwith1985 @itsthemorph @doctorbrown @knickynoo and @fourth-dimensional-thinker :) but no pressure to do it, just didnt catch if youd been tagged or not!

[wheelersblue]

It's Will's birthday today! 3/22!!🎉

Let's go over all the weird details regarding this special day.

First of all what do the numbers of his birthday add up to? 3 + 2 + 2 = 7. The number seven is where it all started. We know from season one that Will rolled a seven while playing DnD, but chose not to tell the whole party that his character lost against the demogorgan. But, he did choose to tell Mike after Lucas and Dustin leave, clueing the audience in from the beginning that these two have a significant bond.

From the Wiki we know that Mike and Will met on the swings in 1976, but it doesn't mention the day. I've been wondering about this for a while, but recently i saw this super interesting post. Definitely check it out! They go into much more detail on this specific part and the meaning than I will here.

In season two when Mike tells Will "It was the first day of Kindergarten. I had no friends and I just felt so alone and scared..." American schools usually started after labor day up until the late 90s, so with that in mind the only day that could've been their first day of school was Tuesday, 9/7/1976. They met on the seventh.

The fact that the numbers of Will's birthday add up to equal seven really nails in how significant and important the number seven is and shows us more proof of byler endgame. They've been planning this from the beginning!

Now let's take a look at his playlist:

3 hours and 22 minutes?? Clearly the writers didn't forget it was his birthday at Rink O' Mania if it keeps popping up everywhere.

Also at Rink O' Mania, the video camera used to film El shows that the date is March 22nd.

They didn't have to add in that detail, they could've had the camera show any other date. There didn't even have to be a shot through the camera. Unless... Will's birthday, and everyone forgetting it is important to the plot? What a weird idea! Who would've guessed!

So why did everyone forget his birthday? Even his own mom!!?

This next part is loosely based on this post here.

Take a look at this newspaper:

This paper was published on March 26th, 1959 which was a Thursday.

The Creels were killed the week of the 22nd, Will's birthday. I couldn't find a picture sadly but in the "Bulletin" section of this newspaper it says “Local family man, Victor Creel, murdered his wife and two small children Saturday night.” Saturday was the 21st.

If Henry's family (excluding Victor Creel) were killed the night of the 21st, then he was probably taken to the lab sometime between then and dawn of the 22nd. So, it's an understatement to say that March 22nd, 1959 was a pretty shitty day for Henry. It was the day when everything terrible started to happen to him and his entire life tipped on it's head.

So it would make sense that Vecna would want to... erase this day, right? It's definitely possible that he tried to re-shape time for himself and remove this day from existence. Maybe, if Vecna altered with the 22nd it also messed up Will and his birthday, and his perception of time. This could be affecting or almost spreading to those around him also, everyone forgot his birthday and no one seems to have their perception of how much time has passed exactly right. Mike and Will argue over how "it's been a year" since the Byers moved but really, if they left in October of 1985 and Mike is visiting for spring break in March of 1986, it's only been 6 months. Not even a full school year.

Then we see Henry's villain arc come full circle in s4, with Henry/Vecna brutality murdering people. When do these murders start? The night of March 21st. Chrissy was killed that night in Eddie's trailer and her body was found the morning of the 22nd by Wayne Munson and the Hawkins Police Department.

Sound familiar? Chrissy's death follows an eerily similar storyline to the deaths of the Creels. She died on March 21st, in a violently grotesque way. Then, Eddie, the person who had witness her death is charged with murder and outcasted. Pretty similarly to Victor Creel and the death of Virginia & Alice if you ask me.

So what does all this mean?

If I had an direct answer I would tell you, but I don't know what all of this means yet either. The importance of March 21st/22nd here is pulling my brain into a pretzel lol. It's also strange that both of these numbers indirectly have something to do with seven. 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 and 21 is a multiple of seven. (Byler boyfriends destroy the upside down and save everyone confirmed?)

I also used an online calculator to find the distance in days, weeks, months, and years between 3/22/59, the day Henry was sent to the lab and Will's birthday, 3/22/71. but I didn't notice anything that suspicious.

Plus I did not look into it that much yet, I'm tired and I had to leave for work :,)

Anyway, if you read this far into my brain dump I applaud you. 👏

And I'm definitely going to be examining more dates and numbers in this show because it is what I do for fun now I guess, so apologies in advance haha (oh my god a tv show is turning me into a math nerd HELP)

[galexystern]

butterfly wings

chapter four - spring 1985

pairing; steve harrington/reader, eddie munson/reader

rating; T

warnings; fluff, angst, au - canon divergence, made steve a bit more of a player

word count; 2.5k

desc; eddie gets a win and steve gets an intimate moment.

read on ao3 / series masterlist

You barely see Steve for the rest of the semester. He seems to go off the grid a bit, coming in and out of his apartment at odd hours, the sound of his door opening and closing your only clue that he does, in fact, sleep at some point. You're disappointed to not be able to see his pretty face, but Eddie fills the empty space with his, along with his dramatic antics and over-the-top personality. Math class has never been more entertaining.

He continues courting you to be his successor, which is fun to experience but isn't working super well on you. You aren't a huge fan of fantasy and the idea of making a fool out of yourself in front of a bunch of high school boys isn't very appealing. It's different when you're onstage—the bright lights hide your audience's faces.

It's also simultaneously flattering and overwhelming to have all of his attention on you for 45 minutes, 5 days out of the week.

November and December race through without you noticing. The holidays are nice and calm, except for the exciting event of Mark's proposal. He enlists your help in keeping Nina out of the apartment, and getting her nails done, while he gets everything ready. When you return home, the apartment is lit with tons of candles and there are rose petals all over the floor and Mark is already on one knee in the middle of the living room. Nina is completely surprised--she's easy to fool, she never sees anything coming—and says yes before he can even get the question out. She practically tackles him to the ground, planting kisses all over his face as he laughs and holds her close. They only separate when you pop the champagne that was in the fridge, yelling for them to save it for the bedroom and come celebrate with you.

In an effort to avoid being the third wheel to a newly engaged couple stuck inside due to winter, you spend most of your time with Vickie, Jesse, and Hailey. Steve reappears back on the scene, but you don't have much opportunity to see him until school starts back up again.

And then, within a month, you figure out you don't really want to anymore. Because unfortunately, he reverts back King Steve mentality—despite not being king of the school anymore. How does that work? Well, it works like a new girl showing up everyday.

Okay, you don't see it every day. But for enough. You see them jump into Steve's Beemer after school, entering his apartment, leaving it. They're all real pretty. And they always have a knowing smile on their face. As does Steve.

You try not to pay it any mind, focusing on school, drama club, and now the school newspaper—Hailey has recruited you as the arts columnist. That does not include going to any sports games. It does, however, include dropping in on Hellfire club. The first time you show up, you're nervous as hell.

There's loud yelling coming from the same room the drama club meets in. You step in quietly and peer around old set pieces to see a group of guys huddled around a folding table covered in tiny figures and stacks of paper. Eddie is at the head of the table, almost shielded by propped-up folders, hands steepled as he occupies the throne you'd used the previous year doing Hamlet. They're all completely focused on the game.

You listen to them play for a while, understanding every other word and coming up with descriptions for your column. At some point, you become captivated. When there's a build-up to a dice roll, everyone holds their breath as they're thrown and you instinctively lean forward to see the result.

Unfortunately, that also means you lean on an unstable pile of props and knock it to the floor in a loud crash.

All the guys jump, including Eddie, who looks angry at being interrupted. "Who the hell is there?" He shouts, sounding pissed.

You fold in on yourself as you step out of the shadows and into view. Most of the club members look confused, but Eddie's face actually brightens, anger immediately gone and replaced with a dazzling smile. "Angel!" He says, sounding surprised yet happy. "Has my courting finally worked?"

You smile a little. "Not really," you answer. "I'm here for the arts column. Your club is being highlighted this week."

You expect disappointment from Eddie, but he just nods in excitement. "Well, welcome! Please come join us. We'd love to be highlighted."

"We would?" Someone whispers to their neighbor as you round the table.

Eddie has sprung up from the throne and is pulling up a chair next to him. "Take a seat, princess, and watch the magic unfold."

You take the seat gratefully, feeling a little awkward. But Eddie pulls the players back into the game, and you become engrossed again. You're startled when an alarm rings, pointing out it's been an hour. The guys all start packing up but Eddie turns to you. "So? What'd you think?"

"It's fun," you say with a smile. "Very entertaining."

Eddie narrows his eyes. "Anything else?"

You glance away but continue, "And...I like the look of it."

"Ha!" He exclaims in triumph. "I knew I could lure you in!"

In more ways than one, you think.

"So you'll do it? You'll be my successor?" His eyes are filled with so much hope your stomach goes lopsided.

"Yes," you start and Eddie whoops. "But! I don't have time to hang out this semester. It'll have to wait until summer."

Eddie waves a hand. "Pfft. No problem. Plenty of time to learn the ropes." He gathers his things together and you stand, waiting for him so you can leave the building together. "How are you getting home, angel?"

"I have my bike." Nina's car had broken down that morning and she'd had to take yours. Mark had gotten a tow truck there and he's picking it up tonight, but you're stuck on your bike until then.

"In the dark? In the cold? That's no good." Eddie shakes his head to emphasize his point. "Lemme give you and that bike a ride. What do you say?"

"Okay," you say, hopefully not too quickly.

Eddie just gives you a grin and leads you out to the parking lot. You grab your bike and wheel it to his van; he takes it and lays it gently in the back. You both get in and set off. It's a pleasant ride, silences comfortable and conversation easy. It's almost disappointing when he turns into your building's lot and idles in front of the doors. He jumps out and has your bike ready for you by the time you're out.

"Thanks." Your voice is quiet, gentle.

Eddie winks. "Anytime, princess." With that, he gets in and drives away.

And reveals Steve walking across the parking lot towards you, alone.

"Beautiful!" He calls out with a smile. "Was that Eddie Munson dropping you off?"

You nod. "I was observing Hellfire for the newspaper."

"Gotcha." He arrives in front of you. "Here, let me." He shifts his gym bag around to hoist your bike on his shoulder. You open the door for him and let him lead you to the bike room, where he sets it down and you lock it up.

You turn to look at him, flushed. "Thank you."

"Anytime, beautiful." His smile is shining. "Shall we?" He holds out his elbow and you take it with a giggle. He walks you to the elevator and up to your floor, stopping at your door. "You doing anything tonight?"

"Just some homework." You shrug. "Nothing exciting."

He gives you a look you can't read. "You wanna come to mine? Hang out for a bit?"

A few months ago, you would've jumped at the opportunity, said yes immediately. But it's not a few months ago. And Steve's changed.

So you shake your head. "No, thanks. I'm not really that kind of girl."

Steve looks confused but nods anyway. "Alright, beautiful. Have a good night."

"You too." You open your door and give him a small wave before disappearing inside.

;

Life goes on as normal. The semester continues. Knowing his courting has worked, Eddie talks about all of the things he's going to teach you over the summer. You also complain that the bookstore has not put in A/C's yet, so it's sure to be blazing. Unexpectedly, Eddie offers you a job with him at the record shop in the new mall opening in May. You accept—anything is better than sweating all day, and you do love music—and his responding smile makes your stomach flip.

Jesse gets into a prestigious drama camp program for the summer and Hailey promises her aunt and uncle she'd spend the summer with them in Philadelphia. Vickie gets grumpy about it. "I will be visiting you at work every day, or I'll die of boredom," she warns and you laugh.

"I'll be lucky to see you so often," you reply, only half-teasingly.

She gives you a small pinch for your sass.

Nina and Mark are deep into wedding mode, planning wildly. You help out here and there, but they both get a little too crazy for your tastes, so you mostly tune it out. You're in for the dresses, flowers, and band choice, and that's it.

You're leaving the apartment one day, fleeing their argument over invitation fonts, when you walk directly into Steve.

"Sorry!" You gasp but he just laughs.

"We gotta stop running into each other like this," he teases with a smile. You roll your eyes but smile back. "This is for you."

He holds out a piece of paper, which you take to examine. It's a basic invitation to a "End-of-School/Graduation party" he's hosting the next weekend.

"You're sure this is for me?" You ask lightly, only half-joking.

"Of course!" He looks affronted. "I want you to be there, beautiful."

You squint at him but his firm expression doesn't waver. Shrugging, you fold the paper and put it in your pocket. "Then I guess I'll see you there."

"Excellent," he replies happily. You both wave at each other as you part ways.

;

Which is how you find yourself at Steve's party, by yourself, drunk off your ass.

Eddie has already passed through, gifting you a joint that's in your pocket for safe-keeping. Jesse and Hailey have already left town and Vickie's stuck at home, babysitting. You know enough people that you can mingle, but your fallback to awkward moments is to drink, and there are a lot of moments. Eventually, you go searching for the host of the party.

"Steve Harrington."

You sweep into the small kitchen and gracelessly lean against the counter, crossing your arms clumsily. Steve looks at you, amused and obviously so very sober, his hands drying a glass. Once he's done, he places it in a cabinet and closes the door. He dries his hands and then drops the towel on the opposite counter to you. He leans against it, mirroring your pose.

"Beautiful. Having fun?"

"You know me. I'm always having fun," you reply, and attempt to hoist yourself on top of the counter. It doesn't really work and you slide back down, but then Steve is there, and he helps you right yourself.

He places his hands on your waist. "Try again," he says softly, and so you do. This time, he lifts you, and you find yourself looking down at him from your perch on the kitchen counter. "There you go." His voice is soft and he doesn't move away. His hands move from your waist to the countertop on either side of your body.

You clear your throat and glance away. "Congratulations on finally graduating."

"Finally?" He laughs. "I did it in the normal amount of time."

"Whatever," you reply with a wave of your hand. "So what did you--ah, shit."

Steve grows concerned. "What?"

You grimace and frown. "I forgot to get you a gift."

"That's alright, beautiful," Steve reassures with a fond smile. "I don't need--"

"Wait!" You interrupt him. "Here." You dig into your pocket and triumphantly hold up the joint. It's a little crumpled but still intact.

"So generous," he teases.

You scoff in fake-outrage. "Beggars can't be choosers!"

"I'm not begging, though."

"Semantics."

Steve chuckles. "Well, thank you anyway."

"Here." You motion him to lean forward. He does so, and you gently place the joint behind his ear, running your fingers through his hair when you're done. He looks at you with those big brown eyes and you feel like you're drowning in them. You go speechless from the close proximity.

"Can I ask you something?" He asks.

You hum, still without voice.

"What did you mean when you said 'I'm not that kind of girl'?"

Damn, you barely remember saying that. You'd done it without thinking. You stall, hoping to avoid answering. But Steve just waits patiently, so you sigh in defeat. You mean to say something nicer, but with your level of inebriation, what comes out is, "I don't sleep around with players."

"Why not?" A simple, stupid question. A million retorts come to your tongue but you hold them back. You want him to know the truth.

"Can you keep a secret?"

"Of course."

You lean closer to whisper. "I'm a virgin waiting for love. Ridiculous, huh?"

Steve doesn't reply, but does something infinitely more intimate.

He kisses you.

It catches you by surprise and his lips are nice and soft and it's just the right pressure to make you feel something. You move closer without trying, deepening the kiss, and Steve's hands slide from the counter to your thighs, to your waist. Your hands move of their own accord and glide up his arms to tangle in his hair. When you do that, something in Steve switches, and his hold on you tightens. His hands clutch your waist firmly and he steps forward so your chests are touching. His mouth opens and you feel his tongue touching your lips, begging entrance, and you're about to give it...

But it's not right. It's not how it's supposed to go.

So you don't. Instead, you push him away, turning your head to the side. Steve steps back quickly, releasing his hold on you.

He steps back in just as fast. "Don't go."

"I have to," you choke out.

"I could love you," he replies, and you freeze. But the words are wrong, they sound wrong coming from his mouth.

"I know," you say softly, sadly. "But you're a player, Steve."

He looks at you and you think maybe he'll disagree with you, mention his relationship with Nancy, say it's a phase that you can end. Say you're different.

"They're not mutually exclusive."

Your heart fractures.

"They are to me."

With that, you push him away one last time and jump from the counter. You're a little shaky on your feet, and you feel Steve's hands on you again to keep you from falling, but you gain your composure quickly and walk from the room.

chapter five

[undercaffinatednightmare]

Unfortunately for everyone, I’m a fan of Clue from 1985. It makes me laugh every time I watch. One of the things I love about it are the alternate endings.

Why is that unfortunate? Because that’s what I’m about to do. I decided on an ambitious project for my Fairest of Them All series.

What does all of this have to do with Clue? Each will have a different killer and lead to a different ending.

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Fairest

Mirror, Mirror

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Mirror, Mirror

Coming Soon…

Sleeping Death

Fairest of Them All will remain the lovely smut-fest

Mirror, Mirror will be only CS smut

Sleeping Death will be the no-smut

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November 18, 2023

Clue (1985)

Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.

JayBell: This is one of those movies that is always on my list but for whatever reason I never get around to watching. Until now.

I have fond memories of playing the board game, so I was interested to see how they could make a movie around a board game in a way that doesn't feel forced.

What I like most in this movie is the witty dialogue. There's a lot of back and forth between the characters and it's very well written. Despite the antics on screen and the ridiculous behavior of the characters, the dialogue doesn't feel juvenile.

The mystery also isn't as easy to predict as I thought it would be, and I only really picked up on one of the endings. I think my favorite part of the movie is the multiple endings because it's the perfect homage to the board game where every time you play there is a different murderer with a different outcome.

The only thing that bring down my rating is some of the physical comedy, which is honestly just a personal preference. It's just not my thing cause it feels so slapstick and over the top at times. But it's such a small thing that it doesn't overtake all the other things I enjoy about the movie.

Rating: 6.5/10 cats 🐈

Anzie: Needing a quick impromptu movie when the universe decided we shan’t be watching Adam Sandler voice a classroom lizard?? - the at random choice was Clue. I had heard it was funny and so good and obvi the game of clue is iconic- I felt the dire need to see what the fuss was about and how Tim Curry was going to blow this out of the water. Plus murder mystery - it’s a no brainer. Yessss I know my standards for picking are sooo strenuous and thorough.

Anyway- this movie was pretty enjoyable and funny-so mission accomplished- even if there were a few “hey why are all the men soooo creepy?” moments. (But not enough to really overshadow what was going on.) No my brain did that all on it’s own. I lost the track of my attention for like maybe a second?? And it was over for me in even really attempting to play along with what was going on until the big reveal at the end.

Butttttt speaking of the end. The big reveal (or reveals) are sooooo good and it’s so much fun. And honestly Tim Curry’s commitment to the bit (and everyone else- esp. Peacock at the end) is outstanding. He’s literally dripping sweat from running around explaining what happened or what really happened, and then finally what realllly really happened. And it was no small feat to explain it all out. All the acting was really great and it was a fun escape even if I had no idea what was happening for at least 45 minutes of it.

Rating: 5.75/10 Cats 🐈