#grace o’brian

[oreo102]

I’m a very color centric person so here’s the 13 era characters as colors:

13- a very like golden/bright yellow-orange

Yaz: a nice maroon

Ryan: deep blue- maybe a bit lighter/more saturated than navy?

Graham: a very rich and warm brown

Dan: a like medium green- maybe like forest?

The master: a muted purple-pink

Grace: bright green

Jericho: tbh he gives off a nice teal or cyan- maybe a turquoise?

Claire: rose gold?

Sonia: a very bright orange, not like neon but a nice bright orange, like the fruit

Fugitive doctor: burnt orange

And just for fun:

Missy: nice deep purple, more blue than red

River: scarlet red, like the lipstick color that everyone associates with being sexy

[grounded-african]

If you wish to renew your mind, read.– Lailah Gifty Akita

If you wish to renew your mind, read.– Lailah Gifty Akita

Bloganuary Day 10 Today’s Prompt: Has a book changed your life? Those that follow my blog and those that know me, know that books are one of the great loves of my life. Every book that I read impacts my life in one way or another. It doesn’t matter if it is fiction or non-fiction. Every book counts. If I have to choose 4 that stand out for me it would be: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho- It was…

[onlydylanobrien]

"Ponyboi" Sundance 2024 Events

Screening Times

January 19, 2024

Variety & Golden Globes Party

At the event, Variety will present its Breakthrough Awards, which highlight the next generation of exceptional talents in front of the camera. This year’s recipients include Dylan O’Brien who stars in “Ponyboi,” Normani who stars in “Freaky Tales,” Maddie Ziegler who stars in “My Old Ass” and Justice Smith who stars in “I Saw the TV Glow” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” at the festival. Presenters include Megan Park, Maisy Stella, Victoria Pedretti, River Gallo and Brigette Lundy-Paine. River Gallo will be presenting Dylan his Breakthrough Actor Award.

IndieWire Studio Presented by Dropbox

Starting Friday, January 19, the IndieWire Studio will showcase discussions with actors like Lucy Liu (“Presence”), Julia Fox (“Presence”), Jason Schwartzman (“Between the Temples”), Riley Keough (“Sasquatch Sunset”), Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”), Dominic Fike (“Little Death”), Saoirse Ronan (“The Outrun”), Renate Reinsve (“Handling the Undead”), Dylan O’Brien (“Ponyboi”), Victoria Pedretti (“Ponyboi”), and more.

January 19, - 21. 2024

Variety Studio Presented by Audible

Beginning Friday, January 19, running through Sunday, January 21, the Variety Studio, presented by Audible, will feature interviews with industry-leading directors and top talent from the films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, talent and creators from the following projects will also participate in the interview studio: “Sue Bird: In The Clutch,” “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” “Sasquatch Sunset,” “Presence,” “The Outrun,” “Little Death,” “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” “Krazy House,” “Ponyboi,” “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out,” “A Different Man,” “Exhibiting Forgiveness” and “Your Monster.” 

Collider & Film.io Media Studio

This year we’re thrilled to announce we’ve booked some major talent for our Media Studio, including Kristen Stewart, Ed Harris, Katy O’Brian, Dave Franco, Alicia Silverstone, Riley Keough, Melissa Barrera, David Schwimmer, Jena Malone, Jason Schwartzman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Carol Kane, Brittany O’Grady, Leslie Grace, Sasha Calle, June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Maddie Ziegler, and loads more. Just a handful of the films and events we’ll be celebrating include Rose Glass’s Love Lies Bleeding, Your Monster, Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza, Ponyboi, Between the Temples, and many more.

January 20, 2024

"Ponyboi" Word Premiere

Cast Party for Ponyboi

Chase Sapphire on Main, 573 Main St., Park City, 6:30-9 p.m. Filmmaker Esteban Arango joins his cast members Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Indya Moore and River Gallo for a celebration. Event only available to Sapphire Reserve cardmembers who purchased VIP packages through Ultimate Rewards.

January 21, 2024

SAGindie Actors Only Brunch

Cafe Terrigo, 424 Main St., Park City, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The 27th annual installment, a private, invitation-only event, will host Melissa Barrera (Your Monster), Jay Ellis (Freaky Tales, Sue Bird: In the Clutch), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Exhibiting Forgiveness), River Gallo (Ponyboi), Theo Germaine (Desire Lines), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Maddie Ziegler (My Old Ass), Dylan O’Brien (Ponyboi), Jena Malone (Little Death, Love Lies Bleeding).

Sources: variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com, collider.com & indiewire.com

[hlupdate]

tanumuino: @harrystyles  - Daylight. Harry, nothing you can't do. Flying, joggling, riding bikes and horse's, walking on the rope, dancing (my favorite), and I just can only image what else you can ) Its so amazing to create a video on a music that is in your favorites. Thank you for having me H, Love! 

Thank you - amazing big team, who made it in one crazy daylight! Director: @tanumuino Creative Director: @mollyjane_x DOP: @nikitakk Label: @columbiarecords Commissioner: @bryanyounce Production Company: @underwondercontent Producer: @mauriziovontrapp Exec Prod: @frankborin @ivannaborin Matthew Fone Service Co: @riffrafffilms Production Designer: @nightwindow Choreographer: @hollytblakey Artist Stylist: @harry_lambert Editor: @carlosfontclos VFX: @tiltvfx @romafx Colorist: @josephbicknell @company_ 1st AC:  @samrawlings110 2nd AC: Ben Casciello-Rogers 2nd AC:  @williamcrafts Camera Trainee: Grace Pogonoski Ronin Technician: Joe Redman DIT: @davisdaviskristin 1st AD: @jailusser 2nd AD: @niomiemmacollins 3rd AD: @conorj_oyce Runner: Liam Offord Runner: Milo Manolson Runner: @__maddysmith Runner: @sophiakawyani Location Manager: @mrwaterhouse Location Assistant: Andrew Conteh 
Location Assistant: Lewis Chandler Key Grip: @tomjrnorth Crane Grip: Billy Smith Crane Grip: Aaron McDonaugh Head Crane Tech: Tim Dean Crane Tech: Daniel Huddy Gaffer: @elliot_be Electrician: Paul Rowe Electrician: Paul Hill Electrician: Max Halstead Electrician: Sedge Wick Electrician: Sam Alberg Electrician: Matt Markham Lighting Rigger: Joe O’Brian Lighting Rigger: Danny Grove Art Director: @jamesmid Prop Assistant: @gracesnellock Art Assistant: @addles Art Assistant: @phoebe__ Art Assistant: Jack Evill Art Assistant: @karen.hettey Art Assistant: Melis Oyzoyn Scenic Artist: @melissawickhampaints Costume Designer: @spencerhorne1 Assistant Wardrobe: @callump91 Assistant Wardrobe: @CEeej Assistant Wardrobe: Louise Byford Assistant Wardrobe: Sabrina Picci Sound Op: @simon_haggis_sound Sound Assistant: Declan Chew Makeup Artist: @georgiahopemakeup Makeup Assistant: @martinaderosa_mua Makeup Assistant: @shanimushington Makeup Assistant: @coco.hirani Hair Stylist: @oskarperahair

[andromedavwrites]

Sorry if I’m yapping I’m just obsessed - sorry what ok continuing

Idk if you’re waiting reveal it or something but can you please say you’re fancasts (is it considered a fancast if you’re literally the creator? Or the half creator since it’s a reboot?) for your reboot?

I love eah fancasts / just fancasts in general and the way you’ve mentioned some of them in other posts makes me so curious

!!!!!

i never talk about my cast but here’s the list!!(i probably fucked up names on this, i have like five times)

these aren’t set in stone obv, and one of them is a joke bc i thought it would be funny if a certain someone played Rumplestiltskin-

Raven Queen played by Callie Haverda

Apple White played by Mckenna Grace

Madeline Hatter played by Momona Tamada

Briar Beauty played by Kyleigh Curran

Cedar Wood played by Maliah Baker

Ashlynn Ella played by Trinity Likins

C. A. Cupid played by Sarah Dorothy Little

Blondie Lockes played by Ava Kolker

Ginger Breadhouse played by Iman Vellani

Duchess Swan played by Rina Johnson

Darling Charming played by Clementine Lea Spieser

Farah Goodfairy played by Cheyenne Hinojosa

Cerise Hood played by Ashley Sarmentio

Daring Charming played by Tait Blum

Dexter Charming played by Jacob Tremblay

Sparrow Hood played by Dallas Young

Hunter Huntsman played by Mateo Gallegos

Humphrey Dumpty played by Issiah Russel-Bailey

Kitty Cheshire played by Miya Cech

Lizzie Hearts played by Sofia Chicorelli Serna

Alastair Wonderland played by Walker Bryant

Bunny Blanc played by Xochtil Gomez

Chase Redford played by Parker Bates

Courtly Jester played by Trixie Hyde

Meeshell Mermaid played by Sophie Grace

Jillian Beanstalk played by Brianni Walker

Hopper Croakington II played by Jentzen Ramirez

Melody Piper played by Oona O’Brian

Ramona Badwolf played by Symonne Harrison

She played by Izabella Rose

Poppy O’Hair played by Anais Lee

Holly O’Hair played by Mirabelle Lee

Brooke Page played by Pixie Davies

Gus Crumb played by Jace Chapman

Helga Crumb played by Camron Seely

Travis Thumb played by Amari O’Neil

Prudence Step played by Lilo Baier

Charlotte Step played by Ava Ro

Lily Bo-Peep played by Lotus Blossom

Zypherus Wynd played by Camren Conerly

Aquilona Wynd played by Trinitee Stokes

Charity Charming played by Kaylin Hayman

Clara Lear played by Scarlet Spencer

Mahlee Black played by Daria Johns

Coral Witch played by Michela Luci

Nathan Nutcracker played by Finn Little

Justine Dancer played by Priah Ferguson

Witchy Brew played by Pilot Saraceno

Nina Thumbell played by Ella Noel

Felix Princely played by Jackson Dollinger

Tucker Merry played by Miguel Cazarez Mora

Marsha King played by Alexa Nisenson

Jackie Frost played by Anya Taylor-Joy

Northwind Frost played by Logan Lerman

Milton Grimm played by Frank Whaley

Giles Grimm played by Kieran Mulroney

Baba Yaga played by Olga Kurylenko

Rumplestiltskin played by Danny DeVito

Pied Piper played by Collin Donell

Mad Hatter played by Paul Wesley or Alex Hefner

The White Queen played by Kate Winslet

Mr. Badwolf played by Con O’Neil

Momma Bear played by Nathalie Boltt

Papa Bear played by William Baldwin

Coach Gingerbread played by Hill Harper

Snowelle White played by Alison Brie

Elvira Queen played by Clemence Poesy

Good King played by Matt Lanter

Snow Queen played by Lisa Kudro

Snow King played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Lance Charming played by Dan Stevens

Bryce Frost played by Shailene Woodley

Pie played by ?

Butternut played by ?

Cheshire Cat played by Stephanie Hsu

Queen of Hearts played by Meghan Ory

White Rabbit played by Joe Arquette

Cook played by Olivia Hack

i have spent… so long thinking about my cast for this i would DIE if i got even half of these actors to play the characters in the reboot!!

[graceandfamily]

“Reporter X” confides: My three frantic days with Grace

REPORTER X who followed Grace during her first week end as an engaged girl works for a leading New York daily paper and must remain strictly anonymous.

«Covering a royal romance is strictly not my dish of tea. But when my editor got the word on Grace and her Prince he roared, “Follow that girl!”, and I did. For three days — in New York, Philadelphia and back to New York — Kelly was my beat. It got so I could even spell Monagasque backwards. I filed thousands of words on January 6th, 7th, 8th — those three days that shook the world and Hollywood. Just for the record, here’s what really hap-pened, from one who never left Grace’s side during the most important days of her life. Here it is exactly as I logged it in my notebook on the most glamorous assignment of my life. (I must confess I cribbed the first entry from Jack O’Brian, who scooped us all.)»

[tanumuino]

Harry Styles - Daylight from tanumuino on Vimeo.

Director: @tanumuino Creative Director: @mollyjane_x DOP: @nikitakkkuz Label: @columbiarecords Commissioner: @bryanyounce Production Company: @underwondercontent Producer: @mauriziovontrapp Exec Prod: @frankborin @ivannaborin Matthew Fone Service Co: @riffrafffilms Production Designer: @nightwindow Choreographer: @hollytblakey Artist Stylist: @harry_lambert Editor: @carlosfontclos VFX: @tiltvfx @romafx Colorist: @josephbicknell @company_ 1st AC: @samrawlings110 2nd AC: Ben Casciello-Rogers 2nd AC: @williamcrafts Camera Trainee: Grace Pogonoski Ronin Technician: Joe Redman DIT: @davisdaviskristin 1st AD: @jailusser 2nd AD: @niomiemmacollins 3rd AD: @conorj_oyce Runner: Liam Offord Runner: Milo Manolson Runner: @__maddysmith Runner: @sophiakawyani Location Manager: @mrwaterhouse Location Assistant: Andrew Conteh 
Location Assistant: Lewis Chandler Key Grip: @tomjrnorth Crane Grip: Billy Smith Crane Grip: Aaron McDonaugh Head Crane Tech: Tim Dean Crane Tech: Daniel Huddy Gaffer: @elliot_be Electrician: Paul Rowe Electrician: Paul Hill Electrician: Max Halstead Electrician: Sedge Wick Electrician: Sam Alberg Electrician: Matt Markham Lighting Rigger: Joe O’Brian Lighting Rigger: Danny Grove Art Director: @jamesmid Prop Assistant: @gracesnellock Art Assistant: @addles Art Assistant: @phoebe__ Art Assistant: Jack Evill Art Assistant: @karen.hettey Art Assistant: Melis Oyzoyn Scenic Artist: @melissawickhampaints Costume Designer: @spencerhorne1 Assistant Wardrobe: @callump91 Assistant Wardrobe: @CEeej Assistant Wardrobe: Louise Byford Assistant Wardrobe: Sabrina Picci Sound Op: @simon_haggis_sound Sound Assistant: Declan Chew Makeup Artist: @georgiahopemakeup Makeup Assistant: @martinaderosa_mua Makeup Assistant: @shanimushington Makeup Assistant: @coco.hirani Hair Stylist: @oskarperahair

[bobbie-robron]

Classic ED - 2005 Debuts & Departures

Classic ED begins airing the 2006 episodes (303 episodes produced) during week 37 (Sep-2024) barring preemptions. Below are KEY character arrivals/departures via ED Wikis.

Arrivals:

04-Jan - Terence Turner returns recast (Nick Brimble)

12-Jan - Samson Dingle born (Bradley Milnes)

03-Feb - Aaron Livesy returns (Danny Webb)

16-Feb - Jamie Hope (Alex Carter)

27-Feb - Katie Sugden returns (Sammy Winward)

03-Mar - Grayson Sinclair (Christopher Villiers)

03-Mar - Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (Georgia Slowe)

23-Mar - Rosemary King (Linda Thorson)

13-Jul - Eli Dingle (Joseph Gilgun)

24-Aug - Latisha Daggert returns (Danielle Henry)

12-Oct - Vic Sudgen returns recast (Isobel Hogdins)

15-Oct - Emily Kirk returns (Kate McGregor)

18-Oct - Ethan Blakee returns (Liam O’Brian)

03-Nov - Lily Butterfield (Anne Charleston)

03-Nov - Eve (Birch) Jenson returns (Raine Davison)

16-Nov - Billy Hopwood (David Crellin) single appearance then regular in 2007

26-Nov - David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden)

26-Dec - Grace Barraclough (Glynis Barber)

Departures:

09-Feb - Aaron Livesy (Denny Webb) returned recast 10-Nov-2008

12-Mar - Nicola Blackstock (Nicola Wheeler) returned 12-Sep-2007

13-Apr - Terence Turner (Nick Brimble) death

12-May - Lesley Meredith (Sherrie Hewson)

14-Jul - Dawn Woods (Julia Mallam) death

25-Jul - Victoria Sugden (Hannah Midgley) returned recast 12-Oct-2006

31-Jul - Alice Dingle (Ursula Holden-Gill) suicide-assisted death

02-Aug - Ivan Jones (Daniel Brocklebank) and Simon Meredith (Dale Meeks)

14-Aug - Martin Crowe (Graeme Hawley)

27-Aug - Latish Daggert (Danielle Henry)

30-Aug - Danny Daggert (Cleveland Campbell) returned 25-May-2007 for 4 episodes

21-Sep - Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) returned 28-Apr-2009 and Sadie King (Patsy Kensit)

20-Oct - Ethan Blake (Liam O’Brien)

10-Nov - Adam Forsythe (Richard Shelton) suicide

15-Dec - Jean Hope (Susan Penhaligon)

25-Dec - Tom King (Ken Farrington) death

Previous arrivals and departures by year:

1999 - 2005 (cumulative)

[peterrsthomas]

Master & Commander (Aubrey-Maturin)

One of my favourite sets of stories by far has to be Patrick O’Brian’s Master & Commander series. Set against the backdrop of the French Wars, these follow Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin as they traverse the seas in pursuit of enemy vessels. Full of thrills and adventure, O’Brian takes us in the HMS Surprise across the world, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. The action sequences are exquisite and rich with historical detail; life aboard the naval vessels is meticulously researched, even using terminology of the time. 

At its heart, the series is about the relationship between Aubrey and Maturin. It explores their initial distaste for one another, and then follows as it transcends into a brotherly love. They are different, but their differences complement the other; one is physical, the other intellectual; one has grace at sea, the other deportment on land; one is traditional, the other experimental. Both are united by their loyalty to one another, their shared interests in music and wordplay, and their duty.

Above all, the deep love O’Brian exhibits for the history is what makes the books so captivating. His attention to detail rivals any historian’s work, and this makes the stories rich and vivid. He is also not afraid of abandoning traditional story structures in favour of something that approaches the biographical. (This in comparison to the Sharpe series, which are more formulaic.) And the stories are so lovingly told, with such depth of setting and character, that you can’t help but be drawn in.

The series has been criticised for its pacing and its correlation to historical timelines; the latter half of the books squeeze in many events over an impossibly short period. In this way the books were a victim of their own success, with O’Brian writing many more than originally conceived. But who can blame O’Brian for wanting to tell every possible story? I know I can’t.

[fxllensouls]

Hi Grace! What was Shiloh like growing up?

Talk to people from my muse's past

"Shiloh? Oh, really really nice-! At least to me-! We liked a lot of the same stuff, and I used to sit next to her in ballet class. Though sometimes the teacher would make us sit away from each other if we talked too much."

[vierschanzentournee]

1, 10, 20 for the book asks? 👀

thank you grace!!!!!

1. is there a book you think everyone should read?

this is tricky! instinctively i said Master and Commander but that’s a terrible idea, because i suspect a solid 75% of people might not enjoy it if they had to read it. i’d maybe say The Lies of Locke Lamora - reading it isn’t necessarily going to make anyone smarter or kinder or richer or whatever you’re meant to say to promote books to “everyone”, but i think it’s a fun, well-written novel with a lot of emotional depth, and although it’s part of a series it works very well as a standalone as well.

WAIT i had another thought - The Three Musketeers. again, it’s not necessarily life-changing, but although it shows its era in some elements, i think it’s great fun and really exciting, and it’s also super cool to me that it’s an example of historical fiction from what we now consider to be a historical era.

10. do you hate any tropes in books?

things i hate is a lot harder to answer than things i love! i guess the main thing is problems with interpersonal relationships which could easily be solved through, like, one conversation (i am LOOKING at the greatcoats books here, i know falcio being shitty in that respect is an intentional choice by sebastien de castell, but i still find it deeply irritating).

20. what author—dead or alive—would you want to meet and discuss (their) books with? 

possibly rosemary sutcliff? i think she’d have a lot of interesting and thoughtful insights into her own writing and others’, and i also feel like she’d take me seriously (as opposed to if i revived idk... patrick o’brian). also STEVEN SAYLOR i want to talk to steven saylor so badly.

[grounded-african]

Quotes To Live By: Ellen Grace O’Brian

“Who we are is what life is looking for.” Ellen Grace O’Brian (The Jewel of Abundance) Image: Canva

[faustandfurious]

Tagged by @venwe, thank you!

Top three ships: Firesong (Fëanor/Daeron), Eärendil/Elwing, Sabran Berethnet/Eadaz uq-Nara; though I’m really more of a multi-shipper/writer of fics that don’t focus mainly on romantic relationships

Last song: Take Me To Church - Hozier

Currently reading: Too much, but notable highlights include:

Van Gogh: Sein Leben - S. Naifeh, G. W. Smith

Julius Caesar - Shakespeare

Arsene Lupin, gentleman-inbreker - Maurice Leblanc (though God only knows why I thought reading an originally French book in Dutch translation would be a good idea)

Uro - Finn Skårderud

Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo

The Mirror and the Light - Hilary Mantel

The Complete Robot - Isaac Asimov

HMS Surprise - Patrick O’Brian

The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison - John Emsley

Kanskje du er frisk? - Kaveh Rashidi

Becoming - Michelle Obama

Wonderboy - Henrik H. Langeland

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

The Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke

In short, I lack the ability to read only one book at a time, so instead I read approximately 15-20  books in parallel (not including the stuff I have to read for uni) and never fucking finish any of them (oh wait, that’s how I write fics too)

Food I’m craving: Oranges.

Tagging: @stareyemoth, @theresonlyzuul, @halethkickass, @wheresmybloodynauglamir, @semperaeternumque, @addicted-to-12th-intro, @loreleys-road-to-md, @folatefangirl

[halfblood-fiend]

Star Trek Bingo 2020: Vertical Prompt 2

SHAPESHIFTERS/CHANGELINGS

Show: Deep Space Nine

Words: 1,483

Rating: General Audiences

Warning(s): none

Don’t Skip the Bill

Three Ensigns rumormonger on their first night aboard the Federation Station: Deep Space Nine.

Read it on AO3.

Quark’s bar on the Promenade of the station Deep Space Nine was more hopping than Amethyst Berns had ever imagined it was going to be. At first, when she and her friend and old Academy roommate, the Kelpian, Jelep, had received their orders to deploy all the way out here, she’d been upset. She thought it wouldn’t get any action…boring station duty instead of a starship. But from the moment they boarded their last transport crammed with all kinds of colorful people, that had proven not to be the case. After dumping their bags in their assigned quarters as soon as they could, they settled into the infectious liveliness at the most notorious joint this side of the Wormhole. People of all sorts seated themselves at the counter and gathered around Dabo tables, shouting with excitement each time the wheel spun.

Berns, Jelep, and the hanger-on that they’d caught en route, Antony Higgs, had ordered their drinks and picked an out of the way table to observe it all.

“So Berns…” the lean boy with a freckled face and mousey hair said in a hushed voice, “What makes you the most nervous about being stationed here?”

Berns scoffed and took another sip of her Risan mai-tai. This was easy. At first it had been being bored to death, but now her next biggest worry was… “Only thing I’m scared of, Antony, is the horror stories I’ve heard about running this place.”

“You mean, Chief O’Brian?” asked Jelep in a small voice. They had ordered a Sea Mule from the Ferengi bartender after their fellow ensigns had decided, but the Kelpian still hadn’t touched it, opting instead to examine their folded hands in their lap while Berns and Antony talked. Their behavior was starting to make Berns worried. She hadn’t had time to ask them how they felt about the assignment, really, between packing and preparing and then Antony who was proving to be the type of person who just never shut up.

“A little of him, but more like—” Berns started to agree when she was cut off.

“Heard he’s got a nasty temper! He’ll go off on anyone!” Antony said excitedly, leaning forward until he received a face full of Berns’ wet napkin.

“¡Chismoso!”

That elicited a small smile out of Jelep as their translator kicked in and Berns’ chest swelled.

“No, I mean literally running this place. All this Cardassian tech?” Berns clicked her tongue. “In a word? Sucks.”

Antony rolled his eyes and leaned back in his chair. He seemed to be a little put out. Maybe that would keep him quiet.

Jelep ran their long fingers up and down their tall glass, collecting condensation. “I’m also not looking forward to the Cardassian technology.”

“Why?”

They shrugged and blinked their large blue eyes at Berns. “Feels a lot like the Ba’Ul’s… All this dark and metal… That’s what I am least looking forward to. Living here with that.”

Berns’ heart went out to them and she wanted to reach out and put her hand on Jelep’s arm but…thought better of it. She’d grown really close to the Kelpian during their time at the Academy but hadn’t wanted to make living together weird with…complications. She didn’t know where they stood now, but the tall and graceful alien had always mystified Berns. Stuck her heart in her throat. Gave her butterflies. All that.

Antony took a long drink of his ale and regained his composure. “Well, I’m worried about…” He leaned in close over the table, “the shapeshifter.”

Jelep and Berns had the same reaction. They blinked at him. Berns had half a mind to tell her new acquaintance that nobody had asked him what he was nervous about in the first place, but that felt mean.

“Shapeshifter?” Jelep echoed dully after a heartbeat. They shrugged. “Now I know you’re making stuff up.”

“They really have one here!”

“So soon after the war?”

Antony leaned in conspiratorially. “He was here before the war. Maybe he was a spy the whole time. No one really knew…”

Jelep coughed. “I find that extremely hard to believe. If he was here, and he was a spy, why would he still be here? You can’t believe everything you hear, crewman.”

Antony waved their words away as Berns tipped back the rest of her mai-tai.

“Why would a shapeshifter make you nervous anyway?” she asked. “Why does he have anything to do with you?”

Antony tugged on his yellow security shirt and looked up at her, appalled. Apparently, it was supposed to have been obvious. She cocked an eyebrow and shook her head at him.

Rolling his eyes, Antony said, “He’s the head of security on the station.”

“Ohhh… so you are just afraid of your senior officer,” Jelep replied.

Antony choked on his drink. “No! I am not!” Berns met Jelep’s eyes and they both smiled and looked away. “I’m…I’m just concerned for my own privacy here.”

Berns shook her head and gave Antony a steady look. “I dunno…that sounds kind of hateful…”

Jelep came to her aid, nodding. “Sounds like you are letting your preconceived notions color your perception of the Chief of Security,” they said reasonably, blinking large eyes at him.

“It’s not about that,” Antony insisted. “It’s about how he gets to just do whatever he wants to keep order around here. He’s not Starfleet, so he doesn’t have to conform to our rules! That doesn’t seem suspect to you?”

When neither one of them answered, he sighed. “Ugh, gotta explain everything. Look! He has the run of the entire station! But he’s a shapeshifter!”

Jelep collected more condensation off of their glass and wiped it gently on the napkin in front of them. “Meaning?”

“Meaning that he can shift shapes—I mean, come on! He could be anything! He can blend into the wall! He could be anywhere any time! He could be that glass!!” Antony pointed wildly at Jelep’s untouched drink.

Momentarily stricken, Jelep released their glass and looked down at it fearfully as though worried it would change at any minute. Berns laughed at him.

“He could be listening to everything we are saying at any time. You don’t see that as a privacy issue??”

Berns looked at him doubtfully.

Antony threw his hands in the air and tried again. “He could be that chair you’re sitting in, Amethyst!”

A shadow fell over their table.

“Or,” came a gravelly voice, “He could be right behind you.”

With a squeak, Antony fell out of his chair and onto the floor. Berns might have laughed, if she wasn’t trying not to stare at the Head of Security Shapeshifter in question who glowered down at them from under smooth, deep set brows. She gulped.

“More new Starfleet recruits. I do hope none of you were planning on causing any trouble on my station,” he said slowly, looking at all three of them in turn.

“N-No, sir!” Antony said in a small voice. Berns was surprised he could still talk at all.

“Good,” the shapeshifter replied slowly. “Because I’ll be keeping an eye on you…”

Odo glowered once more at each shrinking Ensign and felt his annoyance ebb from him only to be replaced by a twinge of regret.

There were some days in which he was sick of the staring and the speculating about himself, his origins, and his loyalties. On these days he felt the impulse to do something about it. It could have easily been a day where he could ignore the talk but cleaning up Quark’s latest mess for the last several hours had Odo’s head pounding. Evidently that had now become the Ensigns’ problem. He only felt a little sorry.

He harrumphed once and turned to walk back to where Quark leaned over the bar with a bemused expression, his head tilted. Odo knew he had heard the whole thing.

“Hope you didn’t just scare my customers out of paying. Again,” the Ferengi said, his eyes slipping back towards the ensigns’ table. “That’ll teach me. Should have known better than to warn you. See if I ever share juicy gossip with you ever again.”

Odo slipped onto a barstool and grunted as reply.

Quark drummed his fingers on the bar and gave Odo a searching look. One he pointedly ignored.

“Did you really have to be so harsh with them? You and I both know you can’t transform anymore.”

Something of a smile slipped onto Odo’s face. “Maybe not… but they don’t know that.”

His own smile crossed Quark’s lips for a moment and then disappeared again, all business. “I’ll have you know, that if they skip their tab, I’m sending you the bill.”

Odo rolled his eyes.

“And don’t even think about trying to trick me out of it this time. I know exactly where you sleep! The left side.”

“Don’t remind me.”

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Hiii your work never ceases to blow me away, you seriously have such creative ideas and I adore seeing Dylan O’Brian grace my dash and immediately think of Rory, nicely done on that face claim! 😍

Allow Rory/ Dylan to express my feelings upon receiving your amazing ask!

I can't actually get over that you think my ideas are creative and I'm essentially hiding under a cushion and squeaking with excitement.

I love all my OCs but Rory? Oh Rory. I've got the biggest soft spot for that quiet disaster guy!

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What’s on your to-read list?

Dear anonymous, thank you for submitting this question to me many weeks ago, which I come to a day late and a dollar short. My to read list is a Mobius strip made of macaroni art and flour paste glue, because I’m reading about half of it simultaneously, half is in a box, and approximately 11 more secondhand books are part of my Christmas/Hannukah gift haul from my dear wife. 

I am technically reading:

- The Raj at War, a People’s History by Yasmin Khan (I have this on ebook! I am reading it slowly because it is both painful and recent history but it is very interesting and I love history from the ground up)

- Island People, Joshua Jelly Schapiro - from the library. I am up to Havana Cuba but shall advance further if I can fish it out among the debris.

- listening to but ‘reading’ in the sense that the words enter my mind ‘LeVar Burton Reads’ which is an excellently curated collection of spec fic and other stories, thank you LeVar Burton for your soothing voice and saving me from having to read many stories in order to find ones I like.

I just finished:

- Anil’s Ghost, Michael Ondaatje. As usual I run too absurd a blog to properly review the serious books I read but it was very good and also went into forensic archaeology juxtaposed with ancient archaeology brilliantly

- Seamus Heaney, Seeing Things. I just love Seamus Heaney a lot. 

- The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry. Obtained due to Wole Soyinka, many OTHER good poets discovered!

I will be reading???

- Master and Commander, Patrick O’Brian. Finally in possession of copy due to secondhand book explosion; everyone has recommended it.

- The Wrench, Primo Levi. technically a re read but did not own this before and I am still trying to do a write up of what amazing SFF The Sixth Day was

- Marina Tsetaeva in translation by Elaine Feinstein

- Sergio de la Pava, a Naked Singularity

- more poetry? Grace Nichols I think, Seamus Heaney’s Redress of Poetry

- all the things I discovered I hadn’t read while packing, for when I unpack