#flirtfest

[peri-helia]

Okay so I'm sorry for peeps who don't want to see me losing my mind over Wicked but in short when it showed the water on the floor and panned up to Elphaba's hat I genuinely got GOOSEBUMPS

I was smiling the whole fucking way through ahhhh

TLDR: Wicked Part 1 was everything to me and I'm so pleased and my 11 year old self is so warm

Okay okay so hello omg let's start at the beginning shall we:

-Glinda's voiceover as it showed the destruction and then the water all over the floor and there's her hat on the floor and like I say immediate goosebumps, I knew I was gonna be so fucking thrilled with this movie

The whole contrast between the Munchkins and Glinda over the news that Elphaba is dead - goddd the way she says what she needs to say and does it the way is expected but the second they get gleeful about it, Glinda's head turns they interrupted her as well aca-scue me and the smile slid off her face and the grief! The anger! The set of her shoulders when they wheeled out the effigy. AHHHHHHH

There's plenty to do after the Wizard that bastard fucked off mmmph hmmm my girl was getting the fuck outta there also how cute was the whole 'I can't hear you thing'

The childhood scene and the clever staging of hiding the Wizard's face

The fact dude had a whole kingdom and a pop-up book by the time Elphaba's what seven??

'Our paths did cross' fuck I forgot how I love that bit

SHIZZZZZZZZ - the most beautiful campus, the way its set on the water was a lovely surprise, I was falling all over myself at the set designs

The way Galinda hopped up on her luggage the better to see and be seen

Honorary mention to Adam James as Popsicle Upland bc I just think he's a swell actor and I was pleased to see him so briefly

Essentially every time Elphaba came on screen and owned everyone and Cynthia was just so marvellous I just kept thinking 'That's my girl! That's my girl!!!' with increasing intensity right the way through

The whole magic scene and the mural with the Animals!!! I was always so invested with that storyline in the book so to see it expanded in the movie my 11 year old hearttt

I'm beautifully tragic YESSSSSSSS THANK YOU

Also fuck you (affectionate) to Michelle Yeoh for making Morrible so likeable and genuinely sweet to Elphaba god the way my heart fucking broke in the palace hearing her decry Elphaba summed up in Glinda's 'oh no'

THE WIZARD AND I AND (THE GEOGRAPHY OF SHIZ WITHIN THE EGG OF OZ 10/10 NO NOTES) THE WHOLE BELLE REPRISE VIBE AND HER STANDING ON THE CLIFF [THAT'S MY GIRLLLLL]

The whole entire accidental roommates and note on the bed and What is this feeling? oh my god just kiss you morons

My mum fucking snorting at the 'Boo!' 'Ah!' bit

Doctor Dillamond was so sweet and the whole thing with the poppies was so fucking cute and the vision broke my heart

The Jane Eyre of it all when Elphaba met Fiyero

Jonathan Bailey stole the show

Honorary mention to my mum apparently sitting next to me wanting to shake my arm and go 'ANTHONY?' throughout lmfao bless her she didnt know he was in it

And the defensiveness is that new??? (Prince? KING FIYERO)

He suits the blue eyes fuck meee

The whole Glinda/ Fiyero flirtfest your honour I'm seated

that cute little wave he can't stop looking at her

god but Dancing through life was sexy. Genuinely. The stacks and the whole energy we stan a bi king

The fact that he said 'grab the prettiest girl, give her a whirl' and then didn't grab Galinda till she grabbed him OH MY

Also also Boq and Nessarose the meet-cute and the OzDust ballroom was so well done that is really going to hurt later

Also how FUCKING CUTE was the sneaking off to the boats and the way Fiyero and Glinda bloody beam at Nessa and Boq when they turn up I-

The Ozdust scene and Glinda's genuine piece of standing up for something and that something is Elphie, and the way they vocalised that, the way she was told to stop and said 'no' very clearly and chooses Elphie again and again right up until she can't anymore I' m not crying there's a broomstick in my eye

When they took Doctor Dillamond away, the authoritarian regime of that bastard Diggs

The poppies was a clever change and I love it

Concerned Boyfriend Fiyero, one of the throuple got knocked out

RIP 'just don't get mad at me' you will always be famous

It doesn't matter how many times i hear it, 'I'm not that girl' absolutely takes my knees out.

He keeps looking for her, he keeps looking for her FIYERO YOU LEFT 1/3 of the throuple in the woods

Galinda becoming Glinda and the Look Fiyero and Elphaba share like that is our Girlfriend

The theatrics of the Wizard and the way you can tell Diggs was a carnie in the way he's built the Emerald City, my mum said it was like being back in Disneyland

Idina and Kristin's bit was so inspired and when Indina hit that note I could have cheered

The cute little tip of the hat between Idina and Cynthia especially

And then everything goes so very wrong so very fast and the conflict of Glinda chasing Elphie and the magic cape and holy fuck holy fuck all of Defying Gravity, I was vibrating on a molecular level and fuck that shit up that's MY! GIRL!

aLSO POOR FIYERO HEARING THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Governor Thropp having a heart attack in the bg fucking good

I LEAVE THE GIRLS UNATTENDED FOR ONE FUCKING SHORT DAY IN THE EMERALD CITY AND THE POLYCULE IS IN SHAMBLES

The horror in that hug from Morrible for Glinda

In short

AHHHHHHHHHHH

I NEED TO GO BACK

[dimension20npcofalltime]

Round One - Bracket Forty [Dimension 20 NPC of All Time]

Holly vs Stimey

Descriptions under the cut

Holly - She/Her

Campaign: The Seven

Who is she?

Holly is Danielle Barkstock's third mother and house's her family in a sustainable Polyhedral Yurt fully off the grid under her boughs.

Why is she the NPC of All Time?

She is a sentient tree who may? be in an interspecies, polyamourous, lesbian relationship

Submitted by: @xvynth

Stimey - He/Him

Campaign: Pirates of Leviathan

Who is he?

Stimey is a patch of sentient mold and Jack Brakkow's roommate.

Why is he the NPC of All Time?

"FOR THE SENTIENT OBJECT FLIRTFEST THROUGH THE CONDUIT OF MARCID HE'S NOT GOING TO GET FAR BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY."

Submitted by: @xvynth

[laresearchette]

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES? JUNGLELAND (Paramount+ Canada) SAN ANDREAS (Paramount+ Canada) WALKER (Season 4) (Paramount+ Canada)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA CHILD’S PLAY

NETFLIX CANADA AHIR SHAH: ENDS (GB) JACK WHITEHALL: FATHERHOOD WITH MY FATHER (GB)

PRINCE OF WALES STAKES (SN1) 5:00pm

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 7:00pm: Mets vs. Jays (SN1) 7:00pm: Royals vs. Yankees (TSN3/TSN5) Orioles vs. Red Sox (SN Now) 9:30pm: Padres vs. Mariners (SN1) 10:00pm: Cubs vs. Dodgers

CHUCK AND THE FIRST PEOPLES' KITCHEN (APTN) 7:00pm: Chuck flies to the Yukon and meets 73-year-old Alfie, a local guide who knows the corner of the Yukon by heart; the duo sets off to a secret spot on an immense frozen lake known for its amazing fishing.

WNBA BASKETBALL (TSN4) 7:30pm: Lynx vs. Dream

EVEREST CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP (TSN) 7:30pm: Women's Teams Qualifier Highlight (TSN) 8:30pm: Men's Teams Qualifier Highlight Special

DANA WHITE'S CONTENDER SERIES (SN360) 8:00pm

CBC WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL (CBC) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Hosted by Amanda Cordner; performances by Tracy Hamilton, Jacob Samuel, Keesha Brownie, Lori Gibbs, Mikey Dubs, and Pete Johansson.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA (CTV) 9:00pm (SEASON FINALE): The final four teams rev up in Edmonton for a showdown; they face twists and turns and a chance to make a giant leap towards the finish line.

LITTLE BIG COMMUNITY (APTN) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Albuquerque has long been an urban hub for New Mexico's Indigenous people, with many artistic and grassroots community organizations; Marisa and Jir, two Indigenous leaders living their dreams and inspiring others through martial arts and music.

LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS (E! Canada) 9:00pm: As the flirtfest continues, everyone wants to chat with Molly; Jake struggles to find his place in the villa.

GOLD RUSH: MINE RESCUE WITH FREDDY & JUAN (Discovery Channel Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): The fate of a rookie mountain miner lies in the balance after he sinks his life savings into a British Columbia placer claim; with fine gold proving tricky to capture, Freddy and Juan must develop all-new ideas to boost recovery.

THE REAL MURDERS ON ELM STREET (Investigation Discovery) 10:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): When a husband discovers his wife and two children brutally murdered, police begin to suspect the killer is someone they've arrested before; one year prior, a disturbed teenager terrorized a family for months by hiding in a most unlikely place.

A GOOD GAME (APTN) 10:30pm: John is taking the helm of his home community's Kitigan-Zibi Bulls as they attempt to win the championship.

[cowbcyshit]

see? you'll have a hell of a time. you can have one big flirtfest and dance and whatever else you ladies get up to.

hey, you looking for some trouble to get into wednesday night? @elizabethsx

[squeakthemonkey]

Cherry Blossoms --Part two

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the first part and this. I have a third part in the works, just gotta put some elbow grease into it, and do have a plan in place to carry it on if it is wanted

as always please go and play the game, CHANGELING, this is based on and the future games in the works by @steamberrystudio​ it is awesome and the demo is out for the new game Guilded Shadows, which is perfect if you only want a peak into the writing style and game play.

Here’s Part 1 for anyone that wants to read it.

__________________Part 2_______________

Beth’s fingers absently tapped the table as she thought. The wizards at the agency were a lot more… stuffy. At least the ones that she met and she hadn’t met a lot of them, after all who wanted anything to do with someone like her, she knew that much even from home.

“So, what are we going to start with?” She watched as the handsome man slipped into the chair opposite her. He seemed far more relaxed than she expected, and though he was trying to hide it she could see the curiosity rolling over him. His eyes skirting around her a little before he focused on her.

“We can start with names. I’m Beth.” She raised the drink he had placed in front of her in cheers and slipped on it lightly.

“Merle.” He introduced himself to her his sly grin returning as he tried to hide his laugh, but he couldn’t help it. Her eyes had rolled back and she hummed as she drank the latte. “That good huh?”

“Mmm,” She hummed again. “So good, Merle,” She could tell she was trying way too hard, yet every interaction between them egged her on. That and she could feel the half truth in his words. He wasn’t using his real name here? Of course there were safety measures in his line so she played of her reaction as her drink. His curiosity spread over her like a wave, as well as the laugh at her reaction. “with all seriousness, most days these drinks give me the will to live.” She lent forward crossing her arms over the table. “Tell me, you put some thing on them didn’t you?” She wiggled her free fingers in a spell like motion and narrowed her eyes.

“No,” he chuckled again. “Just practice.” She took another sip of the drink and looked at him unconvinced.

“So Beth,” He matched her movements again the the magic sparking against her skin. The Orai danced again, a rainbow reflection around the room. “What do you do for a living? Must be bad if only drinks give you the will to live,”

“The agency,” She rolled her eyes and shook her head as if it explained everything. “I’m a… well I guess the closest thing would be a negotiator. The go between.” Merle nodded along. “Trying to keep everyone happy is a tough job, since nobody is ever happy. But got to play nice once in a while, right?” Beth cocked her eye brow. She had ask of The Murder at work, just office gossip and such, after all the agency played nice with them when the agency wanted something. She had thought of it like some strange wizard mafia set up yet was pleasantly surprised instead to find the coffee shop instead. While he was close he noticed the sweet cherry blossom again, however it didn’t seem to be as strong immediately around her. Perhaps it was an affect of the Orai and not some strange perfume?

“I know what you mean,” He answered lightly, careful about his wording, he knew all to well. “It’s heavy price.”

“But a good job,” She agreed. “Helps people, so perhaps a little worth it. Besides it lead me here,” She motioned the drink towards him and took another sip, delighting in the flavour again. Damn, they make good coffee. She took the break to look over the man, from the pinch of colour in his hair to the piercings. She could read the energy around him, he was clearly powerful, as was the rest of the cafe around him.

“but that’s not what we’re here for, after all, I have yet to give my side of the bargain.” Taking one last sip of the drink she placed the cup out of the way and opened her arms across the table.

Merle flashed his teeth in a grin yet he found a strange reluctance in giving her his hands. He was already giving in more than he should have done. Yet, he found himself doing so anyway.

Beth held back the electricity in her hands as the warmth of his came closer. She bit her lip slightly debating on telling him she could feel the call of his magic. It was warm and calming, smoothing almost like a vine curling up her arm. He was searching for his own answers. Instead of telling him, she let him search, focusing on her own as she flipped his hand between hers.

They were tucked away into a little crevice where nobody seemed to be paying attention to them, so she took the opportunity to up her game, very lightly drawing along the lines of his hand as she read them, she bit her lip lightly again as his hand shivered lightly in hers. He didn’t even notice he did it.

“So you read palms?” he asked. “Where did you learn that?”

“It’s just practice,” She said in a light voice, glancing up at him. “I taught myself, I used to have a lot of spare time of time on my hands. So I decided to read everyone else’s hands instead.”

“A hobby?” She nodded.

“hmmm,” Beth let the low sound out as she lightly caressed his palm. “It says here you come from a large family who you are extremely protective of.” She kept her eyes down, but remained cutely aware his eyes hadn’t left her. “You’re kind, despite adversity, but you tend to put duty above all but your first priority. Even if that means above yourself too.” She used her fingers to slide across his stretching them out and lifting his hand again closer to her face for a better look. She caught the grin in the corner of her eye as her breath fell against him. His palm started to get get hotter the closer she got.

“You know you’re craft well and oh… You’re powerful, and playful. Not only with your magic.” Beth raised an eyebrow, delighting in the chuckle she earned from him. “You’re a creator or would like to be, or at least very fond of... some art... hmm, music maybe? You like to laugh too, especially when others are in on the joke.” But as her eyes fell again a line caught her attention and she frowned, her thumb traced the line; her heart thumping sympathetically. He was lonely it read. Really lonely. She knew the feeling.

His spine tingled as he watched the change in her demeanor, the Orai around her blurred around the room, the buzzing slowed to a dull pace. They were connected to her feelings. He wondered what she had seen as the words seemed to refrain from leaving her. She softened her features instead her flirting behind the thoughts that flew past her head.

“You like being around people, but duty pushes them away, you push them away. Despite wanting to help them, you wont let them help you.” She almost wanted to hold his hand properly, to twist his fingers in hers as if she could provide him some comfort. She had to admit to herself that it was an endearing trait, even if he didn’t know it himself since he seemed to be a little surprised. His other hand was laid casually along the table. Beth looked to him for permission but took his other hand when he didn’t pull away. She placed them both in front of her, her eyes dancing along the lines of his story, feelings emotions he would rather keep hidden. Feeling the anxiety start to creep in between them she held back the truth despite the fact it made a pain throb in the back of her head.

“This is how you tell the future,” She switched her voice back to playful instead. She looked up for his permission again, his cocked head and narrowed eyes glad for the diversion she had gone to instead.

“Well, color me intrigued.” he nodded for her to continue, yet as she looked over his hands again she didn’t find much better. The lines connected and weaved to tell his story, However the lines also broke and splintered, span and circled. He was too entwined with magic to have something truly definitive save for one thing.

Heartbreak. Devastating heartbreak.

 Beth’s heart skipped a little. Perhaps she could help, which lines was it on again? she thought, running her thumb across it. Oh. The love line. So he was alone, and if he did put himself out there…

As if to give him some unseen comfort she covered the lines with her fingers, opening up fully to his probing magic searching for answers. She let him see her truth as if to hide his. He was so warm. So, so warm. It was strange. Normally she hated when others had to use magic on her, to feel them on her soul and in her heart. Even when she needed healing she opted to do so when it was only too much. But his she didn’t mind. His magic was as warm as his hand.

A few Orai bumped around her feet, Merle noted to himself, especially when she tried to hide whatever she had found. It was clearly something, though it bugged him a little that she clearly wasn’t going to tell him. But whatever it was had a profound affect on the Orai, they slowed their home making around the cafe, careful to their makers emotions acting more like guards than creatures of broken spirit. As she allowed him in to see what he searched for to, he was almost distracted from the Orai by the blinding light of her soul. It confused him even more the vibrancy and life energy of an Esper but… clearly not. Her soul as bright and open as it was to him hid it’s meaning. He almost wanted to back away from her, to go away and think about it all.

“So what do you see?” he asked after a moment , realizing the words had left him before he could stop them, he had meant a distraction but they fell out instead. “By the look on your face, i suspect Aiah is gonna kill me for what ever it is,” Beth shot her eyes up, she hadn’t meant to hesitate for so long. His face was still warm and inviting, calm as if he didn’t know what she had seen so she pushed it into the back of her mind. Perhaps if she kept an eye out she could help divert his path. She relaxed back, letting his hands go and grabbing her drink again.

“I see...” She bit her lip hoping the concern on her face played off as a feint. She broke out her smile again brightening the room and buzzing the Orai once more. “I see you giving me your number,”

The minute strain that had danced between them broke like a dam. He too fell back more relaxed as she soothed the awkwardness and drew his hands back towards himself, though as much as he wanted to go back into his space, found himself not entirely willingly to leave hers. Beth let the truth sink in. She would tell him one day, not this day however. A new resolve crept up her spine. Just like she had seen the worst magic could do to people and resolved to help them, she would try and help him to. He was kind, she knew that and didn’t deserve such a fate.

“I don’t know,” he said sucking through his teeth. “I don’t give my number out, the price to trade is just to high. You’ve also told me things I already know .”

“You don’t know my number,” His laugh broke the final bit of tension, as if it had never happened.

“Very determined aren’t you?” He cocked his head again but not put off by her tone, that she could easily slip back to flirting actually impressed him a little. Beth laughed, pulling her card and some cash out and onto the table from her wallet before pushing it back into her jacket. Her eye catching the way the sun caught the color in his hair.

“I prefer to get what I want.” Her voice was matter of fact. “Especially when they’re…” She drunk the sight of him again letting out a breath. “Definitely worth it.” His laugh was genuine, and he wasn’t one to be outplayed.

“And you? Are you worth it?” Matching his grizzle Beth lent forward once again, her movements just enough that his eye twitched a little to where she was guiding him. She took the drink in her hand, but waited a moment before holding it in front of her blocking whatever view had caught his attention and took a sip of her cooled drink.

“You have no idea.” Shameless! She thought desperately wishing her face wasn’t bright red as she said it. At least she found reward in the way just the tips of his ears turned the barest shade of pink, enough for her to notice. She watched as he took up the challenge leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms. He looked over her, instead of flirting outwardly, his revenge was too look over her again, agonizingly slow in all the right places. She would have normally felt embarrassed, flaunting so openly and letting him watch over her like this but instead it made her belly warm, daring her to out do him once again. Damn, he was good. Her eyes caught a flicker of blonde and green giddily peek around the corner. She wouldn’t have much more time alone.

“how about we make a new deal - well, actually more of a bet?” She suggested. “I’ve come here a lot but seemed to have missed you somehow.” even she was incredulous how she had done it. “So three times. We meet again three times, and if it goes well and you agree to it of course, I get your number,”

Merle remained a little apprehensive, but nodded to her terms before he could stop himself, after all this didn’t happen all the time. She gave him a sweet grin, picking up her things and shooting him a wink before he could speak and change his mind. Beth let out a breath as she passed him. What did she just do? It made her almost light headed with excitement. It could be nothing, She could not meet him again or he could say no, she knew actually she would smile and it wouldn’t bother her, she did come on a little strong, but she had to admit she was a little excited about it all. She’d never picked up guys at a bar let alone a cafe.

But maybe, just maybe, it could be the best thing she had done in a long time

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So yeah, please let me know if you want this to continue or you want something else? Also this i have absolutely no idea to flirt so for tumblrs sake i will state this is complete fiction. Either way, thank you for taking the time to read this little ditty. and again. go the play the game. please. it so good.

[kindahoping4forever]

Luke: "The man with the biggest arms in the music industry, Calum Hood!" 😏

Calum: 😄 *adamantly shaking his head*

Luke: Oh... I haven't introduced Ashton yet. I got confused. 😌

[shirtlesssammy]

The Winchesters 1x08: Hang on to Your Life

Kansas City, Missouri

Outside a bar called the Knave of Hearts. (The marquee indicates that Jericho is headlining with Brock Billings. Is Jericho a nice nod to Robbie and Rich’s old show? Love it.) Brock pops out of one of the doors and wanders into a back alley. He scares a poor street cat and promptly burns up for it. 

Oh, wait, there’s got to be something more going on here. A whistling, dapper-dressed man approaches and warms his hands by the glowing charred remains of Brock. 

Mary, Millie, and John are back at Mary’s tending to an unconscious Samuel’s wounds. Ada has prescribed a magical tea to help with the nasty Akrida gash on Samuel’s shoulder. Operation Heavy Flirting has entered its next stage for Mary and John, and Millie knows when to give these two Alone Time. 

Samuel wakes and mumbles that he found a way to find the queen. 

Mary and John tell Carlos and Lata about the Akrida queen. There’s been radio silence from the Akrida since they found Samuel. Carlos did hear about a man burning up outside the Knave of Hearts though. The Knave of Hearts is THE place in the midwest to make it in music. Mary opts to stay behind to help her father mend. John opts to stay behind to simp after Mary. Carlos approves. 

“Being a hunter means living a life of sacrifice – not a lot of room for dreams. But you open your heart and get a little lucky, you’ll find you gain more than you lose.” 

(Boris puts on clown nose)

(Natasha against her better judgment, reluctantly also puts on clown nose)

Once at the bar, the duo sets out to investigate the case. Carlos interrogates the bartender with no luck. Lata finds sigils in Brock’s dressing room. They discuss the meaning of them when Carlos runs into an old music buddy, Jericho. It seems they were a duo once upon a time named Rivers Gemini and The Jericho Kid.  

Operation Flirtfest actually gets to the meat of the situation and John and Mary talk about the kiss. Neither regrets the kiss but Mary doesn’t know what the future holds.

Lata is having the Time of Her Life reminiscing with Rivers Gemini and The Jericho Kid. 

As Carlos and Lata head out, Carlos knocks a hat off the table of another customer. He picks it up and hands it back to the man. 

GABRIEL!!!!! OR LOKI!!!! OR THE TRICKSTER!!!!! THEY”RE ALL THE SAME!!!! AGGGHHHH

Lata’s van research reveals that Brock’s sigils were trying to protect him from dark magic. Lata asks if Carlos wants to go to the show that night. He declines and makes it clear that it was always a choice of careers. “It’s a matter of time before you come across a monster and then something has to die – the dream or the monster.” 

They interview the roadie. He tells them about the hat man following Brock out of the bar the night he died. 

Meanwhile, Millie and Samuel get to know each other. It’s chilly.

He doesn’t want the tea until Millie mentions that Ada prescribed it. Samuel is able to get in quite a few zingers about John. And he learns that Henry was a Men of Letters. (Or as he so Dean-ly says “Mole Men”, and then proceeds to explain the joke and it’s hilarious and not hilarious but at least we know where the Dean Dad humor comes from.) Millie makes it clear that without her “mole man” of a husband, Samuel’s daughter would be dead right now. 

Jericho’s set has begun. Lata spots Gabriel Loki jamming out in the back of the room and alerts Carlos. Jericho starts to smoke and Carlos grabs him and drags him off stage. Lata goes to confront Gabriel Loki but it’s no longer him. Meanwhile, the bartender burns.

Lata and Carlos head backstage later to find Jericho hurriedly packing up. He’s somewhat reluctant to talk, but quickly falls sway to their puppy eyed earnestness. He explains that his solo career fizzled until a few weeks ago. He met Loki and, while drunk, agreed to some kind of deal. He woke up with a flaming tattoo on his forearm. 

After that, his songs light the audience up inside…but in the bad, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION way. Each night, one member of his audience dies a terrible, fiery death. If he doesn’t sing to someone (and sentence to burn), then the curse will burn him up instead. When Brock tried to get cut into the mad profits of Jericho’s rising career, Jericho killed him off. Tonight, he tried singing to the guy in the suit who bound him in the deal - some guy named Loki. 

At Casa de Campbell, Samuel stumbles his way into the den, apparently with the intention of grilling John about his dad. Instead, Mary cuts him off. She wants to know more about what Samuel was mumbling in his sleep. How can they find the Akrida queen? Samuel explains that he picked up on some signs and decided to check them out. He’s got three rolls of film (THOSE WERE THE DAYS AMIRITE?) for them to develop and figure out clues. Mary stalks off to play photo lab. John confronts Samuel and tells him to treat Mary like a daughter “and less like a soldier.” Oof. 

Back at the hunt, Lata, Carlos, and Jericho head for the van. Inside the van they find Loki lounging. “You were right about this one,” he says to Jericho, gesturing to Carlos. “He’s got pluck.” 

Jericho’s largely unsurprised to see him, and we quickly find out why. Loki made a deal with Jericho - if he can pass on his curse to another then he can be free from it. Jericho led Loki to Carlos. Before their eyes, Loki transforms, proving his powers, and tells them that Carlos taking on the Mark - I mean, the tattoo - is the only way he can save his friend. Former friend? 

Loki reads us Carlos’ resume, which is very enjoyable for me AND for him! It includes:

Love of modern dance

Gifted typist

Musician, hunter, hair model

He also sees Carlos’s nature, and knows that Carlos won’t walk away and let his friend remain cursed, or die. Against Lata’s protests, Carlos agrees to take on the curse.

Loki zaps Jericho away. Where did he go? “Oh, please, nobody cares. At least I don’t. He’s like a security deposit. Move on from that.” He hands Carlos a.k.a. Rivers Gemini a concert flyer for…his own comeback show. Carlos needs to play that night or face the consequences. 

They bring the news back to the Campbell house. John suggests just removing the tattoo. Please. The only way you can do that is by magically de-aging Carlos for the duration of the episode via an ancient witch’s curse and who has one of THOSE just lying around? The team sets to their research tasks with gusto. 

Samuel watches them spring into action. Carlos and Lata have come very far in just a few months, according to him. John earnestly tells him that it’s all down to Mary’s leadership. The gang settles in for a good old fashioned research and strategy session. Millie hands Carlos a pile of research, and heads off to prepare the “family special” dish for the somber occasion of Carlos’s maybe impending death. Millie’s special dish turns out to be a regular slice right out of my childhood. It appears to be something like…beef stroganoff over toast, with boiled green beans!

As they eat, they continue to research. Lata discovers a clue. Loki’s power is tied to a hand mirror he keeps with him. And sticking with the shiny objects theme, Samuel finds some guidance that says Loki can be killed with a shiny knife imbued with the hunter’s own blood. The gang prepare to slice their palms to seal the magic into their knives. (“Not the palms, my god you need to fight!” I hiss at them, but it’s like I’m watching them on a screen or something and they ignore my sage advice.) 

There’s a brief hiatus where Mary pulls Samuel aside and tries to order him to stay home. It turns into a confrontation about him leaving on his secretive, solo hunt. He tells her that he tries to stay under her radar. He didn’t want her to die like Maggie did. He got her into hunting, just like his dad did…and he hates it. OH THE REGRETSSSS. “When I put that knife in your hands, I chose this life for you. I forced you to follow in my footsteps, just like my dad forced me. It was wrong.” I can barely hear him over the deafening sound of Cat’s in the Cradle and glass crunching between my teeth. But! Mary’s a glass case of emotions as Samuel tells her that he wanted to get rid of all monsters so that Mary could live a life free of hunting. Instead, he stumbled into the looming threat of the Akrida. 

Back inside, the team imbues their knives with blood mojo and then they all head to the bar to finish their hunt. Loki shows up, sassy and saucy and shaking up a cocktail. He sizes up their bloody blades and intentions, and suggests evening the odds. We get a lovely fight scene of Loki, Loki, Loki, Loki, and Loki versus the gang. 

They scuffle to the tune of Saturday Night’s Alright, until Samuel gets pinned down. Mary knifes Loki and smiles triumphantly at her kill, only for Samuel to tell her he won’t fall for any more of her tricks. Samuel knifes her in the gut and then twists it. Mary morphs back into Loki, who topples to the floor, apparently dead. Samuel tells everyone that Loki/Mary attacked with his left hand, so it couldn’t have been Mary. 

Everyone regroups for a moment, until Loki hauls himself up again. ‘Twas but a flesh wound! He gleefully watches as they realize that Carlos still has the tattoo. He snaps his fingers, and the scene gets set. Carlos gets a wardrobe change and appears on stage, decked out in finery with a guitar. Mary, John, Lata, and Samuel immediately find themselves bound to chairs. Just behind Carlos, Jericho sits bound and gagged. Loki suggests Jericho as the ideal target. After all, why should Carlos suffer for Jericho’s misdeed? 

Carlos lifts up the guitar as though to play and then —

Smashes it! Carlos gives us a wild window into his soul, and it’s beautiful. He sacrificed music to hunt, but he gained more than he ever thought he would. Carlos starts to burn when all of a sudden…the smoke rising from his arms turns to GLITTER. NOW it’s a PARTY!

The tattoo zaps away from Carlo’s arm. Loki screams at Carlos and tells him that humanity should always choose the selfish way out. “I am not gonna lose to you!” he exclaims. Just then, a hand mirror crackles from the table. Loki gets sucked into the mirror and a moment later, everyone’s free. Lata delightedly taps at Loki’s trapped visage. 

Carlos tells everyone that they’re his family. HEARTS!

The next day, Millie heads out with the box. She tells a skeptical Samuel that she’s going to try to repair it. She IS a mechanic after all. Samuel tells Millie that she has a “good kid.” You did it, bbys. 

Mary brings out the newly developed photos from Samuel’s reconnaissance. The photos are barely legible - mostly washed out and useless for intel. Samuel tells Mary to take John to reassess the locations. While they do that, he’s headed to Ada to work on figuring out some magical means to defeat the queen. Samuel hands Mary a little recipe for a magical ant-Akrida tattoo. Handy! 

At the venue, Jericho contemplates his guitar. He plans to turn himself into the police, but Carlos tells him that’ll only get him in an institution. Carlos suggests an alternative: move on and put some good in the world. Jericho convinces Carlos to play one last concert. ONE. MORE. TIME!

Cut to the concert, where Lata shrieks at Carlos to play some Sabbath (she’s more of a metal girl). Readers, I love her. 

Carlos plays the theme song of the episode: Hard Times Come Around No More. We flash back to Mary handing her dad his hat and giving him a farewell hug. Elsewhere, Millie opens up the box. In the clubhouse, Lata locks away Loki’s mirror in a trunk. 

Carlos’s song is lovely and all, and I’m experiencing emotions, but also. ALSO. CHUCK IS THERE. IN THE BAND. PLAYING KEYBOARD. Guys. We get some good, clear close-ups of Chuck to really drive it home. Amazing. Love it. 

Later, John and Mary look at the photos and make out. Mary’s ready to take the leap with John. They’re about to kiss again, when John looks down at one of the barely developed photos. He recognizes the man in the photo as being the same person who gave him his dad’s letter. It’s…..

……

……………….

DEAN BEAN WINCHESTER!

For I’ve Got Him, He’s Right Here Science:

Natasha: Okay, Dean in the past is VERY IMPORTANT TO ME but did anyone else get some serious Book of Job / God placing bets for and against humanity. Who was Loki/Gabriel playing against that got him trapped in the mirror? It was someone who thought humanity would pull through and be selfless…

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Oh Quote Times Come Again No More:

Lata, let’s boogie

I don’t know why everyone that comes in here thinks I’m a shrink. If you wanna cry on something, cry into your glass

It’s a matter of time before you come across a monster and then something has to die – the dream or the monster.

Doctor who?

The least you could do is treat her more like a daughter and less like a soldier

Hey guys, monsters that kill to feed and survive are one thing. Ones that kill for kicks - we’re in for a fight

Weird sensation but contemplating my mortality has surprisingly made me hungry. 

For the brains of this operation, you are not the smartest cookies. Cookies aren’t smart to begin with. Think on that.

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[rachaeljurassic]

But also Giles looks thoroughly pissed off. Jenny does at first but then has this little smile moment. Like what?!?!

What is she planning?

Or does she realise that Giles was going to be trying the 'just stretching my arm...oh look, it's just happened to end up round your shoulder and now we seem to be necking' manoeuvre?

This is MOMENTS after Giles has tried to shoo away apparently the ONLY TWO people he's decided to spare from watching FlirtFest '97

'Dammit' thinks Giles, 'I had that stretching my arm manoeuvre all ready to go and everything' >:/

@rachaeljurassic said:  Also, in all honesty, Willow and Xander sitting in front of them at the football game WAS NOT THE PROBLEM! They were ALREADY surrounded by students, what the hell were they going to be doing that SOMEHOW Willow and Xander stopped them doing but a whole packed set of bleachers DIDN’T stop them doing - thus providing 100% prime gossip for the rest of the year

okay i had to make this a separate post because THIS IS SUCH A HILARIOUSLY GOOD POINT !?!?!???!?! like they are at a football game SURROUNDED BY STUDENTS and they BOTH look disappointed when willow and xander show up. were they about to start full tongue kissing in view of literally everyone who goes to work with them ????? what was the angle here. like i know that’s not what was gonna happen, but realistically the amount of flirting that the students near them would likely have been subjected to is still positively ridiculous.

i feel like the only problem with willow and xander is that giles and jenny register them as people and therefore have to pretend to be professional. giles and jenny are both phenomenally antisocial when the chips are down and have no interest in other humans outside of their lil circle. there is SOME understanding that you don’t have a discussion about your relationship in front of teenagers, but apparently if the dark age is anything to go on, flirting profusely is still fair game??? idk. endlessly fascinated by whatever the fuck they think is going on when it comes to propriety

[thrifteabunny]

a day or two after his disastrous flirtfest, teo is starting to get closer to april valdavia. they’ve known each other since they were kids and she understands his occasional need to be left alone. they’re both fitness lovers & they’re crushing on each other big time 🥺

[janeaustentextposts]

How long were individual songs at balls during the Regency era? Modern songs tend to be 2-4 minutes, and a lot of Jane Austen adaptations seem to set song lengths by the amount of conversation the plot requires to occur during the song.

I mean a song by a live band will last depending on how fast they play it but given that a lot of the same musical passages will repeat to allow repetitive movements in the country-dance style, theoretically they could keep playing until every couple has moved down the order of steps. Typically a dance would last about 15 minutes, is my understanding, and in country dances in two lines quite often there will be couples standing doing nothing as they wait their turn while the other couples perform the figures of the dance, which gives them a chance to chat. Understandably this is boring as hell on film if you’re trying to do a punchy flirtfest while twirling gracefully to romantic music, so adaptations don’t tend to go for the documentary style of choreographing dances as they would have actually played out in history.

[janghoefett]

Hiii I am here for the sleepover! 🌟 Speaking of sleepovers, how do you think the boys would react to classic sleepover games like Spin the Bottle or 7 Minutes in Heaven?

Hohohoohohohhehehheheehe this made me smile.

Din is sweating. He can’t say no to you and will join the circle, but oh god oh god. He nuts a little when the bottle lands on him. But can you imagine a pitch black closet makeout session with Din? I yearn.

Boba rolls his eyes but you know damn well he’s preparing to give you the best seven minutes of your life. He doesn’t even put on the guise of playing/being social, he’s just there to get some. “Is this what I need to do for one of your kisses, little one?”

Tbh all the clones except Dogma are so amused and love this kind of shit. They might even be more into it than you. Pure clone fodder. Can you imagine Fives?? A total flirtfest. Rex would be shy and cute. Cody is being cocky. Wolffe is just lounging and smoking a cigarette just waiting to give you the time of your life.

Jango would only agree to play if the odds were in his favor and there was a good chance he’d get you alone in a closet.

Obi-Wan would call it “childish” and decline to play, but absolutely regret it later. Loser.

[davidduchovnydefensesquad]

So many times! I think right away of several pictures of them with a person in between them, but like literally crushing the person as they are magnetically pulled toward each other... interviews (and panels) when they ignored the interviewer and focused only on each other (JKL is a prime example, but there are so many)... Mitch during that interview on set where they start making sex jokes and hugging and he looks down awkwardly... Probably everybody who has ever been in a room with them tbh.

“Literally crushing the person” 😂 Yes that happens a lot now that I think about it. Ha.

I somehow forgot about the Mitch thing (but love it!). That reminds me of my favorite moment from that video when Gillian’s completely away in Heart Eyes Land and Mitch walks up in the middle of their flirtfest and is awkwardly like “Er...uh...Er”

Anyway 🤣 Thanks for sharing!

[icrystalina]

"Lieutenant Leon, are you looking for something? Maybe I can help."

"I don't know. Can you? Can you change my bandage?"

"I'll call nurse Ayse. Wait here."

"No. I want you to change my bandage."

Lol! He tried to intimidate her and she tried to piss him off but it turned out into the biggest flirtfest.

[youvebeenlivingfictional]

cant wait for Luciana to wake up to Abejita and Javi having a flirtfest at the kitchen table FUCK i hate that woman

i hope her baby cries for milk at 3am and ruins her good dreams😠

[holdingonforheaven]

So... @sevdrag’s incredible fic Old Vines has been in my head for weeks, and my brain usually responds to these kinds of situations in one of two ways. It seemed a bit much to write fanfic of a fanfic, so I made a playlist of songs that make me think of this fabulous story. (Did I mostly do this so that I can continue to exist in this universe even when I’m not reading it? Perhaps. I will neither confirm nor deny). 

All the songs and justifications for their inclusion are listed below the cut. If you’re listening on free spotify on mobile, the app probably added other songs that ARE NOT sanctioned, so the OFFICIAL list is below. I also recommend listening in order (I tried to mirror the narrative), but if you’re feeling wild, put it on shuffle and see if you can guess who/what each song is referencing. 

I’ll probably definitely be adding songs as the story progresses. (I definitely don't already have a couple songs set aside based on what I think might happen).

Let me know what you think!

“Nine” by Sleeping at Last--Aziraphale’s song; the peacemaker folding himself into something he’s not to appease others (*cough* Gabriel *cough*)

“I’ll Be Good” by Jaymes Young--Crowley’s song, particularly in relation to his fall from grace

“Sparks Fly” by Taylor Swift--LOOK, I KNOW, but honestly, has any other song ever captured the JOY and EXCITEMENT of early attraction quite like this one?? NO. This song is PERFECT for that seemingly interminable, pine-filled flirtfest that our heroes put us through for, like, seven chapters

“Figure Me Out” by The Summer Set--Aziraphale’s Song II. Sonically very different than “Nine,” (look, I never said anyone but me would actually like this playlist, least of all Aziraphale), but thematically similar, and reflecting some of that growth and determination I think we’re starting to see from him (or I anticipate seeing from him)

“Get Into My Car” by Echosmith--because obviously. Do I need to explain this one? I don’t think so

“Six” by Sleeping at Last--Crowley’s Song II. To me, Crowley reads very much as a Type Six in this story. (I’m undecided what type he is in the book/show; in the Snamily Chronicles, he’s definitely an Eight, and Az is a Two ((Az is a Nine in this one)) but that’s a conversation for another time)

“King” by Lauren Aquilina--Look, I’m not sure who needs to tell Crowley, BUT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE REMIND THIS MAN THAT HE’S GONNA BE OKAY??? AND WHAT HAPPENED 11 YEARS AGO HAPPENED 11 YEARS AGO? I think this song could be coming from Pepper, Anathema, or maybe even Zira, but whoever delivers it, this is a message Crowley needs to hear

“King of My Heart” by Taylor Swift--What? you’re asking, more Taylor Swift? Yes, get ready, this is only 2 of 3. Also, the lyrics in this one are perfect? “We met a few weeks ago/now you’re trying on calling me ‘baby’ like trying on clothes”? “Your love is a secret I’m hoping, dreaming, dying to keep”? “Change my priorities”? TELL ME THIS SONG WASN’T MADE FOR THEM. I DARE YOU.

“La Vie en Rose” by Jason Lux featuring Nieka Moss--how Aziraphale feels about Crowley

“peace” by Taylor Swift--Crowley, to Aziraphale. He won’t admit it yet, but this is where he is

“Gold All Over the Ground” by Brad Paisley--tbh, I went back and forth about including this one; it’s a personal favorite of mine, but they’re not quite here yet. Also it’s country, and while I mostly made this playlist for myself, I know lots of people have Strong Opinions about country music. But it’s here, because this is definitely how they feel about each other, even though they’re too scared to say so yet, and because it brought the total songs to 11, which is how many chapters there are in the story so far

[deedee-sims]

Alien Asylum - Part 1 is up on my DW!

Flirtfest, burnt food, and crappy piano music connecting aliens

(I guess those who submitted aliens already know they’re appearing - a bunch of townies too!)