#gunn x anne

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Ground Shifting Black Sails Musical Parallels | X. XXVIII. XXXII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVIII.

music variation note: The music in XXXII is in a lower key than the first two scenes. XXXIV is in a higher key, and goes into a minor rather than major. The music in XXXV adds more strings and fuller chords as it repeats. XXXVIII is also in a lower key, and slightly different phrasing in the pauses between notes.

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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I’m into making lists lately, it’s fun and it simplifies the answer to the question : what to do with my thoughts when i don’t have the time and energy to write and edit an essay/meta?

So here, for a fun and light way to consider romance in the Buffyverse, a list of my romantic endgames for the still alive characters by the finals of Btvs and Ats (in no particular order) :  

Buffy x Oz: unusual pairing that nobody seems to ship (i only found one fic about them but boy was it good!), which never ceases to surprise me because they seem to be an obvious pairing based on their personality and tastes. The chemistry between SMG and Seth Green is very strong: they had very few (too little!) scenes together but each time, they shined as a duo. Oz, especially after his trip to Tibet, is everything that Buffy looks for: loyalty, stability, maturity with a dark and supernatural twist, and after being burned badly by Willow, Buffy is the ideal person to make Oz heal and trust again.There’s also the challenge to find a way to communicate and become a real emotional support for the other considering they have the similar way to not really share what they feel, but they’re aware of their limits and willing to work on them, so the reward would be really worth the effort.   

Xander x Dawn: inspired by the comics though the show suggested too, discreetly, this pairing during season 6 (maybe more often but i don’t remember). A couple by default (there’s nobody else to pair them with)  but with potential: she’s a mix of Buffy and Anya/Cordelia (i see Anya as the continuation of Cordelia), the only women he “loved”. She needs a older man who can be dedicated entirely to her because of her immaturity and spoiled nature, a man stable and who won’t freak out about her nature and that’s Xander at the end of season 7.    

Willow x Fred:  It was a very popular ship after Orpheus, mostly because the chemistry was off the chart, but i only started to support it after the Illyria arc when Whedon confirmed that Fred’s soul wasn’t destroyed and that Willow can bring her back by separating her from Illyria. They were less amazing by the end of their shows than when they were at the start (they broke the heart of my two favourite male characters so i like them a lot less), but Willow and Fred were still two impressive women that would balance each other well. They are a perfect match on the intellectual level, which is a necessity in their case because of how they take pride in their academic achievements, and have the same tendency to self centerdness so they won’t hurt each other much or be too needy. Their big transformative experience that made them temporary a big evil and left them in a in-between state: between good and evil, though they more good than bad, is the key for them to make things work and get over their insecurity. Also they lost Oz and Gunn and won’t find better guys (Willow is bi for me), so it’s time for Fred to get over men (dating Wesley was a major mistake).

Angel: single or Angel x Illyria (inspired by the comics) because considering his selfishness and lack of remorse, he doesn’t deserve happiness and that’s one thing for sure that Illyria will never give him. Based on her bond with Wesley, she’s more likely to feed him the lllusion of a relationship but i don’t think he needs more because he’s clearly still incapable at the end of season 5 of showing emotional support and commitment. He has Connor anyway, and trying to amend for what he didn’t do for him, without this time messing with other people’s life would be his first real step toward redemption.

Spike x Faith: That’s the obvious choice for Spike given his fascination for slayers. Also I can’t see him falling for a vampire now that he has a soul. This couple would work for all the reasons that Angel/Faith couldn’t work: Spike can be a friend and a lover to a woman. They are a good match because though they hold no illusion about their nature and their past, they’re not torturing themselves about redemption. They just help when they can. They won't be necessary a stable couple: i see separations and reconciliations in repeat cycles, but also a lot of fun. Their potential to become iconic is big.

Gunn x Anne: they are my ideal couple/choice for an endgame, both shows include, because they fit my favourite trope: from friends to lovers. And their also the only racial mixte couple that i can imagine in the Buffyverse (i never liked Faith with Wood and even less the idea of Faith and Gunn), after Gunn and Fred.They have always been supportive and protective of each other during their limited time onscreen. They had few scenes but i don’t doubt they revealed the entire truth about their relationship. Anne is the mature love that Gunn waited for all his life.They share the same hope, fights, values and support both the same community of homeless teens/young adults who try to survive in the streets, from which they both came from. Their communication is top: they don’t shy from asking each other help or advice. I see it as very long lasting relationship, with a lot of kids and a happy home.        

Connor x Gwen: They complete each other: he likes older women with good fighting skills and she’s still immature emotionally and inexperimented despite her dominant  attitude and her overconfidence. They remind me of Spike and Drusilla but as a less iconic and less cruel version. 

Giles: he should definitely stay single or maybe hook up again with Ethan if he reappears someday. He won’t be able to find love again after what he has become, though it doesn’t mean there’s isn’t someone somewhere to take pity on him, juste like Angel with Illyria. I don’t cry about him: he made his life and his choices without pressure, contrary to the young people that he had the opportunity to mentor on btvs (the scoobies) and that he failed badly.  

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Would you ship it: Illyria/Anya, Gunn/Anne, Angel/Lorne?

Yes, yes, and maybe?

I guess the funny thing about me doing the “would you ship this” ask is that I’ll ship practically anything if a good enough story is written around it.

But yeah. Illyria/Anya has some interesting potential. The two have some interesting potential. They both used to be both a lot more powerful and a lot more evil than they currently are. They’re both generally pretty blunt. They have very different dispositions, but yeah, I could see it being a fun pairing. They meet in a bar or something and bitch about how much it sucks to lose your powers and the pitfalls of developing feelings for moral men who are so clearly undeserving.

Gunn/Anne is kinda sorta cannon, albiet cannon that was sadly only introduced in the very last episode. I really enjoyed their short scene (scenes?) together and would have loved to see them have more shared screentime to develop their relationship (either platonic or romantic). So yeah, I’d ship it, if only for the chance to see these two playing off each other and for Gunn to actually get something to do that didn’t revolve around Angel.

As for Angel/Lorne… Honestly, I’m not sure. I feel like Lorne’s a tricky one, shipping wise, because I’ve always felt that in order to make his coded queerness less threatening they drastically downplayed his existence as a remotely sexual being. Or maybe it was just cause the writers assumed no one would be fantasizing about getting it on with a green demon dude (now if it was a sexy green demon lady that’d be another story) so why bother?

There’s also the fact that I adore Lorne and want someone that’d work really well for him so I’m not sure if Angel’s… Good enough? I don’t hate him or anything, but he kinda goes into these dark, unresponsive mood pits and also has the whole might-lose-his-soul thing. But you know, a realtionship doesn’t have to be a perfect, long term soulmate kinda deal to be fun or good. I could see them bonding over their shared love of crooning music, getting drunk on seabreezes and making out or even hooking up. It might be a nice, relatively casual experience for both of them. Maybe it’d even become a semi-regular thing. Not perfect happiness but enough to bring them a little pleasure for a while. I’d read that story.

Thanks so much for the ask!

Anyone else? I would love to get some non-BTVS or crossover asks for this one. Even if I don’t know the fandom super well I could try to figure out whether I’d ship a given pair out of information gathered from some quick googling. It might be fun!

[laufire]

random Angel s5 thoughts, just because I felt like rambling a little:

the fact that in The Girl In Question Angel and Spike were freaking out over someone the wiki told me wasn’t even Buffy made it even more hilarious lmfao. and Andrew knew and messed with them xDD (I think I remember being annoyed by him on BTVS, but I liked his appearances here). their consequent conversation with both deluding themselves about “moving on” had me laughing at them so much xD

if I didn’t hate Fred/Wesley with such intensity, I might have gotten a bit into Illyria/Wesley. pity.

at least the finale made up a little for Gunn’s lackluster plot during the last season (and even the fuck ups regarding his characterization from even earlier). my mind has established a weird link between him and between Raven in The 100, so I’m feeling half hopeful half scared there xD

Angel literally quoting Jesus Christ in the last episode was high key hilarious. writers are so consistent in their nonsense lol. “one of you will betray me” *Spike raises his hand* añslkdfajsfd. though ofc Wesley is the “Judas”. I love their dynamic so much *-* (and that Wesley is the only member of the team that recovered his memories was a A+ writing). and Angel was gr10 in it, but I always think that xD

Harmony is a gem. best addition to the season, IMO. I also liked Angel’s werewolf casual girlfriend lol.

it’s definitely my least favourite season (which doesn’t necessarily mean I dislike it, I just think the others are better); it has good moments, especially comedy-wise (Angel as a puppet was EVERYTHING), but I don’t enjoy it as much as the rest simply for all the untapped potential. having the team in W&H could’ve been really, really interesting, and yet. and between Gunn’s plot and Fred/Wesley, it has two major elements I outright despise :). coming right after s4, which I love flaws and all and had me at the edge of my seat all through it, makes it worse tbh.

I’m still bitter Lilah didn’t make an appearance xP (though I liked all other past cameos, especially Anne’s and Connor’s. and Cordelia’s, ofc, which to me makes up for her s4 arc).

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Anne was his Buffy.

She's so clearly a stand in for Buffy, especially after what she went through with her during the summer where Buffy hide in LA.

I really love Anne's arc on Btvs and Ats: how she didn't like Angel's confrontational communication and her first violent meeting with a vampire/Spike in Lie to Me and how it lead her to mistrust Angel on Ats and become best friend with Gunn. For someone who didn't know how to take care of herself, this girl is using all the common sense that Buffy decided to ignore.

I think she met Gunn not long after she left her job as a waitress and probably around the time she started to take charge of the homeless center. Their friendship is one of those rare moments of grace in the brutal world of Ats and i really don't get why the writers just skipped it during season 3 especially, and season 5. Gunn always seemed at home with her, and God knows that he needed to go back to his roots and to her earlier than NFA.

I've been informed that Charles Gunn made that demon deal for a car when he was 17 and the flashback was 7 years ago from s3, making him only 24 in 2002.

That means Gunn is only 3 years older than Buffy and I'm even more disappointed they didn't get to be friends in 1996 during her first year as the Slayer when they were both teens living in Los Angeles. Or in 1997 when she returned for the summer. She was on fire in the WSWB training session so clearly had been slaying those months in LA.

[pop-pop-pop-popculture]

who's ur favourite dc and marvel villains from movies (most to least)?

I’m going to base this off of just the movies I’ve seen.

1.  Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight 👑

1.  Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin in Spider-Man 👑

Heath and Willem, my two villainous kings, tie for first place.

2.  Danny DeVito as Penguin in Batman & Robin

3. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad

4. Aaron Eckhart as Two-Face in The Dark Knight 5.  Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin 6. Rebecca Romijn as Mystique in the 2000s X-Men films 7. Idris Elba as Bloodsport in The Suicide Squad 7. Paul Dano as Riddler in The Batman 8. Sean Gunn as Weasel in The Suicide Squad 9. Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher in The Suicide Squad  10. Ian McKellen as Magneto in the 2000s X-Men films 11. Michael Fassbender as Magneto in the 2010s X-Men prequel films 12. Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang in both Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad  13. Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow in Batman Begins 14. Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2  15. Bane in The Dark Knight Rises 16. Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises  17. Jim Carrey as Riddler in Batman Forever  18. Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face in Batman Forever  19. Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn/Green Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 2  20. Cara Delevingne as Enchantress in Suicide Squad 21. Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in the 2010s X-Men movies

There’s a few quite a lot I’m leaving off, because I want to keep the list short.

Honorable Mentions: Jamie Foxx as Electro in both The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad, and Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Batman

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Comprehensive Crew List of The Walrus By Season

More to be added in the future.

Season 1 

James Flint, Captain. 

Hal Gates, Quartermaster, Then Captain of The Ranger, Killed by Flint (VIII.)

Billy Bones, Boatswain, Then Quartermaster, Presumed dead (VI.)

Dufresne, Purser. 

De Groot, Ship’s Master.

Randall, Cook.

John Silver, Cook.

Dr. Thomas Howell, Ship’s Doctor.

Logan, Armourer.

Muldoon, Gunner.

Mosiah, Leader of the Freedmen, Killed by Anne Bonny (I.) 

Levi, Mosiah’s bodyguard, Killed by Anne Bonny (I.)

Joshua, Vanguard.

Joji, Vanguard.

Dooley, Vanguard.

Singleton, Vanguard, Killed by Flint (I.) 

Beauclerc, Sharpshooter, Killed during The Battle of Division Bay (VIII.)

Crisp - Caused careening incident, Killed during battle with The Andromache (V.)

Froom, Caused careening incident, Killed in The Battle of Division Bay (VIII.)

Morley, Killed during the careening incident (IV.)

Bobby

Paxton

Nicholas Irving 

Vincent

Palmer

John Gaunt, Killed in The Battle of Division Bay (VI.)

[Unnamed], Helmsman.

Turk, Killed during The Battle of Division Bay (VIII.)

Lars, Shot by Hayes on The Andromache (VI.) 

‘Old’ Jim Carver, Killed during battle with The Andromache (VI.)

Sebastian Frakes, Killed during battle with The Andromache. (VI.)

Season 2 

James Flint, Briefly kicked from crew, Voted back as Captain (X.)

Mr. Scott, Quartermaster after Dufresne’s removal (XVI.) 

John Silver, Cook, Voted Quartermaster (XVIII.)

Billy Bones, Boatswain.

Dufresne, Captain, then Quartermaster, Kicked from crew by Billy Bones (XVI.)

De Groot, Ship’s Master.

Randall, Cook, Killed by Vane’s men (XVII.) 

Dr. Thomas Howell, Ship’s Doctor.

Logan, Armourer, Killed by Anne Bonny (XIV.)

Muldoon, Gunner.

Joshua, Vanguard, Killed by Charles Vane (XVII.)

Joji, Vanguard.

Dooley, Vanguard.

Howard

Tyson

Palmer

[Unnamed], Helmsman.

Nicholas Irving, Killed by Vincent (XVI.)

Vincent, Killed by Jenks of Vane’s crew. (XVIII.)

Season 3 

James Flint, Captain.

John Silver, Quartermaster.

De Groot, Ship’s Master.

Dr. Thomas Howell, Ship’s Doctor.

Muldoon, Killed in the storm (XX.)

Palmer, Killed by Flint for accusing Oates (XXI.)

Oates, Killed by Flint for stealing rations (XXI.)

[Unnamed], Helmsman, Killed in the storm (XX.)

Williamson, Helmsman.

Ben Gunn, Pirate resistance, Billy Bones’ Mate. 

Madi Scott, Maroon Princess, Passenger.

Kofi, Madi’s man.

Zaki, Madi’s bodyguard.

Udo, Madi’s bodyguard.

Chidi, Madi’s bodyguard.

Dobbs, Vanguard, Killed by Hornigold on Maroon Island (XXVIII.)

Colin, Vanguard.

Twitch, Killed by falling into a Maroon pit trap (XXII.)

Parker, Tortured to death by the Maroon Queen (XXII.) 

Louis, Tortured to death by the Maroon Queen (XXII.) 

Simon, Tortured to death by the Maroon Queen (XXII.)

Graves, Tortured to death by the Maroon Queen (XXII.)

Season 4 

James Flint,  Captain, Killed by Silver on Skeleton Island (XXXVIII.)

Long John Silver, Pirate King, Quartermaster, Survived.

Madi Scott, Maroon Princess, Loyal to Flint, Survived.

Israel Hands, Gunner, Silver’s bodyguard, Loyal to Silver, Survived. 

Billy Bones, Traitor, Marooned on Skeleton Island, Survived.

Ben Gunn, Loyal to Silver, Marooned on Skeleton Island, Survived.

Tom Morgan, Loyal to Silver, Survived.

Wallis, Killed by Eurydice crew on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Jones, Killed by Eurydice crew on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Williamson, Helmsman, Killed by Eurydice crew on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Obi, Madi’s bodyguard, Loyal to Madi and Flint.

Zaki, Madi’s bodyguard, Killed by Spanish Soldier on Nassau (XXXIV.)

Adams, Loyal to Silver, Killed by Flint on Skeleton Island (XXXVIII.)

Colin, Loyal to Silver, Killed by Flint on Skeleton Island (XXXVIII.)

Kofi, Madi’s man, Killed by Woodes Rogers (XXXVI.)

De Groot, Ship’s master, Killed by Billy Bones on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Dr. Howell, Ship’s doctor, Hanged in Nassau (XXXI.)

Joji, Loyal to Silver,  Killed by Flint on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Dooley, Vanguard, Loyal to Flint, Killed by Flint on Skeleton Island (XXXVII.)

Treasure Island 

(Men who claimed to be crew of The Walrus.)

Billy Bones, Known as ‘The Captain’, Loyal to himself, Dies of a stroke.

Black Dog

David ‘Blind’ Pew, Trampled by horses. 

Long John Silver, Owns The Spy-Glass in Bristol, Married to Madi, Cook, Captain of the pirates.  

Tom Morgan, Marooned on Skeleton Island.

Job Anderson, Boatswain, Killed by Abraham Gray.

Ben Gunn, Loyal to Jim and Co., Returned to England as a beggar.

Israel Hands, Coxswain, Loyal to himself, Killed by Jim Hawkins.

O’Brien, Killed by Israel Hands.

George Merry, Killed by Jim and Co.

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here’s my giant leftist to-read list for the next few years!!!

if a little (done!) it written next to the book, it means i’ve finished it! i’m gonna try to update this as i read but no promises on remembering haha

Economics/Politics

Property by Karl Marx

Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx (done!)

Wages, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx (done!)

Wage-Labor and Capital by Karl Marx (done!)

Capital Volume I by Karl Marx

The 1844 Manuscripts by Karl Marx

Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Fredrich Engles

Synopsis of Capital by Fredrich Engels

The Principles of Communism by Fredrich Engles

Imperialism, The Highest Stage Of Capitalism by Vladmir Lenin

The State And Revolution by Vladmir Lenin

The Revolution Betrayed by Leon Trotsky

Fascism: What is it and How to Fight it by Leon Trotsky

In Defense Of Marxism by Leon Trotsky

The Accumulation of Capital by Rosa Luxemborg

Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg

Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin

On Anarchism by Noam Chomsky

Profit over People by Noam Chomsky

An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory by Ernest Mandel

The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith

The Postmodern Condition by Jean François Lyotard

Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

The Socialist Reconstruction of Society by Daniel De Leon

Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

Socialism Made Easy by James Connolly

Race

Biased: Uncover in the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji

Racism Without Racists: Color-blind Racism And The Persistence Of Racial Inequality In America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy And The Racial Divide by Crystal M. Flemming

This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How To Wake Up, Take Action, And Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell & Aurelia Durand

The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism For The Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs

Tell Me Who You Are by Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesymn Ward

Class, Race, and Marxism by David R. Roediger

America for Americans: A History Of Xenophobia In The United States by Erica Lee

The Politics Of The Veil by Joan Wallach Scott

A Different Mirror A History Of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki

A People’s History Of The United States by Howard Zinn

Black Theory

The Wretched Of The World by Frantz Fanon

Black Marxism by Cedric J Robinson

Malcolm X Speaks by Malcolm X

Women, Culture, and Politics by Angela Davis

Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis (done!)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis (done!)

The Meaning of Freedom by Angela Davis

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Ain’t I A Woman? by Bell Hooks

Yearning by Bell Hooks

Dora Santana’s Works

An End To The Neglect Of The Problems Of The Negro Women by Claudia Jones

I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

Women’s Liberation And The African Freedom Struggle by Thomas Sankara

W.E.B. DuBois Essay Collection

Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. DuBois

Lynch Law by Ida B. Wells

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Sula by Toni Morrison

Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Paradise by Toni Morrison

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe Moraga

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Black Skins, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

Killing of the Black Body

Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P Newton

Settlers; The myth of the White Proletariat

Fearing The Black Body; The Racial Origins of Fatphobia

Freedom Dreams; The Black Radical Imagination

How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

An Argument For Black Women’s Liberation As a Revolutionary Force by Mary Anne Weathers

Voices of Feminism Oral History Project by Frances Beal

Ghosts In The Schoolyard: Racism And School Closings On Chicago’s South Side by Eve L. Ewing

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon To White America by Michael Eric Dyson

Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, Big Business, Re-create Race In The 21st Century by Dorothy Roberts

We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race & Resegregation by Jeff Chang

They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era In America’s Racial Justice Movement by Wesley Lowery

The Common Wind by Julius S. Scott

Black Is The Body: Stories From My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, And Mine by Emily Bernard

We Were Eight Years In Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates

American Lynching by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy

Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affects Us and What We Can Do

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life Of Black Communist Claudia Jones by Carole Boyce Davies

Black Studies Manifesto by Darlene Clark

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Souls Of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois

Darkwater by W.E.B. Du Bois

The Education Of Blacks In The South, 1860-1935 by James D. Anderson

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery And The Making Of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist

The Color Of Money: Black Banks And The Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran

A Black Women’s History Of The United States by Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross

The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh: The Value Of The Enslaved, From Womb to Grave, In The Building Of A Nation by Daina Ramey Berry

North Of Slavery: The Negro In The Free States, 1780-1869 by Leon F. Litwack

Black Stats: African Americans By The Numbers In The Twenty-First Century by Monique M. Morris

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique M. Morris

40 Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, And Redemption of The Black Athlete by William C. Rhoden

From #BlackLivesMatter To Black Liberation by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

A More Beautiful And Terrible History: The Uses And Misuses Of Civil Rights History by Jeanne Theoharis

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present by Harriet A. Washington

Working At The Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework” by Moya Bailey

Theory by Dionne Brand

Black Women, Writing, And Identity by Carole Boyce Davies

Slavery By Another Name: The Re-enslavement Of Black Americans From The Civil War To World War II by Douglass A. Blackmon

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now by Andre Perry

The Origins Of The Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality In Postwar Detroit by Thomas Surgue

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

Beyond Containment: Autobiographical Reflections, Essays and Poems by Claudia Jones

The Black Woman: An Anthology by Toni McCade

Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female by Frances Beal

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Indigenous Theory

Colonize This! by Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman

As We Have Always Done

Braiding Sweetgrass

Spaces Between Us

The Sacred Hoop by Paula Gunn Allen

Native: Identity, Belonging, And Rediscovering God by Kaitlin Curtice

An Indigenous People’s History Of The United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter by Daniel Heath Justice

Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, And The Pursuit Of Justice For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid

The Other Slavery by Andrés Reséndez

Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga

All Our Relations: Indigenous Trauma In The Shadow Of Colonialism by Tanya Talaga

All Our Relations: Finding The Path Forward by Tanya Talaga

Everything You Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask by Anton Treuer

Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life by David Treuer

Latine Theory

Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of Pillage of A Continent by Eduardo Galeano

Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gomez

De Colores Means All Of Us by Elizabeth Martinez

Middle Eastern And Muslim Theory

How Does It Feel To Be A Problem? Being Young And Arab In America by Moustafa Bayoumi

We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer

Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat

API Theory

Orientalism by Edward Said

The Making Of Asian America by Erika Lee

On Gold Mountain by Lisa See

Strangers From A Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans by Ronald Takaki

They Called Us Enemy (Graphic Novel) by George Takei

Yellow Peril!: An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear by Edited by John Kuo Wei Tchen and Dylan Yeats

Yellow: Race In America Beyond Black And White by Frank H. Wu

Alien Nation: Chinese Migration In The Americas From The Coolie Era Through World War II by Elliott Young

The Good Immigrants: How The Yellow Peril Became The Model Minorities by Madeline H. Ysu

Asian American Dreams: The Emergence Of An American People by Helen Zia

The Myth Of The Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism by Rosalind S. Chou & Joe R. Feagin

Two Faces Of Exclusion: The Untold Story Of Anti-Asian Racism In The United States by Lon Kurashige

Whiteness

White Fragility by Robin Di Angelo (done!)

White Kids: Growing Up With Privilege In A Racially Divided America by Margaret A. Hagerman

Waking Up White by Deby Irving

The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

White Like Me: Reflections On Race From A Privileged Son by Tim Wise

White Rage by Carol Anderson

What Does It Mean To Be White: Developing White Racial Literacy by Robin DiAngelo

The Invention of The White Race: Volume 1: Racial Oppression and Social Control by Theodore W. Allen

The Invention of The White Race: Volume 2: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America by Theodore W. Allen

Immigration

Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftir

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work by Edwidge Danticat

My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

The Devil’s Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay In Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli

Voter Suppression

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson

Give Us The Vote: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In America by Ari Berman

Prison Abolition And Police Violence

Abolition Democracy by Angela Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis

The Prison Industrial Complex by Angela Davis

Political Prisoners, Prisons, And Black Liberation by Angela Davis

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (done!)

The End Of Policing by Alex S Vitale

Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie

Choke Hold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler

From The War On Poverty To The War On Crime: The Making Of Mass Incarceration In America by Elizabeth Hinton

Feminist Theory

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay

7 Feminist And Gender Theories

Race, Gender, And Class by Margaret L. Anderson

African Gender Studies by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

The Invention Of Women by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

What Gender Is Motherhood? by Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí

Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty

I Am Malala by Malala Youssef

LGBT Theory

Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

Performative Acts and Gender Constitution by Judith Butler

Imitation and Gender Insubordination by Judith Butler

Bodies That Matter by Judith Butler

Excitable Speech by Judith Butler

Undoing Gender by Judith Butler

The Roots Of Lesbian And Gay Opression: A Marxist View by Bob McCubbin

Compulsory Heterosexuality And Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

Decolonizing Trans/Gender 101 by B. Binohan

Gay.Inc: The Nonprofitization of Queer Politics by Merl Beam

Pronouns Good or Bad: Attitudes and Relationships with Gendered Pronouns

Transgender Warriors

Whipping Girl; A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity

Stone Butch Blues by Lesie Feinberg (done!)

The Stonewall Reader by Edmund White

Sissy by Jacob Tobia

Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein

Butch Queens Up In Pumps by Marlon M. Bailey

Black On Both Sides: A Racial History Of Trans Identities by C Riley Snorton

Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin

Ezili’s Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

Lavender and Red by Emily K. Hobson

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Canon LGBTQ+ DC Comics Characters

(only doing Prime Earth, but if y’all want I can do different Earth’s too)

Akila of Bana-Mighdall (Akila) Lesbian

Albert Caldecott Bisexual

Alpha Centurion (Roman) Gay 

Alysia Yeoh Transgender/Bisexual

Anaya Lesbian

Apollo (Phoebus Apollo) Bisexual

Apollo (Andrew Pulaski) Gay

Aqualad (Jackson Hyde) Gay

Artemis or Bana-Mighdall (Artemis) Bisexual

Atlantiades Transgender

Batwoman (Katherine Kane) Lesbian

Bellacheck Temple Gay

Berenice Yoon MilonasBisexuall

Bolt (Lawrence Bolatinsky) Gay

Brain (Ernst) Bisexual

Bride (Bride of Frankenstein) Bisexual

Bunker (Miguel Barragan) Gay

Burden (Christopher) Gay

Burke Day Transgender

Caden Zapote Gay

Cameron Chase Lesbian

Carver Colman Gay

Casey Brinke Bisexual

Casey Klebba Gay

Catman (Thomas Blake) Bisexual

Catwoman (Selina Kyle) Bisexual

Catwoman (Eiko Hasigawa) Lesbian

Colton Rivera Gay

Crush (Xiomara Rojas) Lesbian

Dale Gunn Gay

Danny the Street Transgender

David Singh Gay

Derinoe Lesbian

Dez Trevius Gay

Diane MeadeBisexual

Djinn II Bisexual

DNA Non-Binary

Doctor Ikon (David Isherwood) Gay

Exoristos Lesbian

Francine CharlesBisexual

Frederick HemsleyBisexual

Green Lantern (Kaja Dox) Lesbian

Harley Quinn (Harleen Quintal) Bisexual

Harley Sinn (Constance Brand) Lesbian

Harvey Quinn (Harvey McPherson) Gay

Hellblazer (John Constantine) Bisexual

Hippolyte Bisexual

Icicle (Cameron Mahkent) Gay

Io Lesbian

Jane Whitecrest (Jane Stepford) Bisexual

Jeanette Bisexual>l

Jinny Hex Lesbian

Jo Lesbian

John Troughton Gay

Julia Perry (Julia Pennyworth) Bisexual

Knife (Tahani) Lesbian

KnockoutBisexual

March Harriet (Harriet Pratt) Bisexual

Margaret Sawyer Lesbian

Maxima Lesbian

Midnighter Gay

Miki Transgender

Mother Panic (Violet Paige) Bisexual

Neon the Unknown (Colin Nomi) Bisexual

Nick Necro (Nicolas Nolan) Bisexual

Nightmare Nurse (Asa) Bisexual

Nocturna (Natalia Mitternacht) Bisexual

OliverBisexual

Orange Lantern (Glomulus) Asexual

Otto Haddon Gay

Pado Swakatoon Transgender

Philippus Lesbian

Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway) Gay

Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)Bisexual

Porcelain (Kani) Transgender/Bisexual/Non-Binary

Primaa Lesbian

Prometheus Gay

Rainmaker (Sarah Rainmaker) Bisexual

Red Phantom (Michael Drown) Gay

Roberto Diaz Gay

Safiyah Sohail Lesbian

Scandal Savage Lesbian

Scream Queen (Nina Skorzeny) Lesbian

Shade (Loma Shade) Bisexual

Shade (River Johnson) Bisexual

Shay Veritas Lesbian

Shining Knight (Ystin) Transgender

Sophie Moore Lesbian

Stallion (Randy Harrahan) Gay

Starling (Evelyn Crawford) Bisexual

Starman (Mikaal Tomas) Gay

Steel (Natasha Irons) Lesbian

Suditi Varma Lesbian

Tasmanian Devil (Hugh Dawkins) Gay

Terry None Lesbian

Tonya Lu Lesbian

Traci 13 (Traci Thirteen) Lesbian

Tremor (Rossana Chatterji) Asexual

The Aerie Non-Binary

The Question (Renee Montoya) Lesbian

The Ray (Raymond Terrill) Gay

Victoria October Transgender

Virtue (Holly Ann Fields) Lesbian

Weston Toomey Bisexual

Wolf Spider (Evan Blake) Gay

Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) Bisexual

Xenos Gay

Ya’Wara Bisexual

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It Was All Good...Then in Comes Kenny

For previous parts, click HERE

Pairings - Adam Page x OFC, Matt Jackson x OFC x Kenny Omega, Chuck Taylor x OC

Categories - Fluff, Angst, Almost Smut

Warnings/Promises - Cussing (like always), sexual jokes, and well uh, almost smut

Summary/Desc - Adam and Gabby get into an arguement, Brianna has a rough day, Parker and Chuck finally talk, and Adriana gets into a, well, entanglement.

Back in Gabby’s life, her and Adam had bought a house in Ann Arbor Michigan where they planned to raise their baby. A baby boy named Ashen Page. 8 months into her pregnancy she was on lock down not knowing when the baby would come, other on Adam’s hand he still had to wrestle.

“He’s not home yet?” Parker said, “Nope.” Gabby sighed. Gabby and Parker were facetiming while she sat on their couch, waiting for Adam to arrive home. Minutes later she heard the sound of the door being unlocked, “Ok he’s here I’ll call you back.” She hung up the phone. Adam entered the house, hair in ponytail, luggage draped over his shoulder. “Hi baby!” Adam dropped his bags and ran to where Gabby was, “Hi!” 

They kissed, when Gabby noticed something...off, “Have you been drinking again?” “Of course not, babe.” Adam placed his hand on a frustrated Gabby's stomach. While she was pregnant, her and Adam promised he’d sober up, unless it was drinking for work. She immediately moved his hand off her, “I’m not fucking dumb Adam, I can taste the whisky in your breath.” she rolled her eyes. They sat down on the couch, “I was stressed about work and you and Ashen, I just had to.”

“You sound fucking dumb, if I can’t drink for 9 months, you can’t either.” Gabby shook her head in disappointment. “When are you gonna become more understanding Gabrielle, like fuck!”

“More understanding?! I’ve been nothing but understanding bro.” A tear ran down her face. “It’s like you want me to be this person that can wrestle, and be a great dad, and pleasure you, plus be your emotional support system? I can’t do it all.” “So what? Am I asking for too much? Because if I went to Joey and asked him to be my emotional support system, or fuck it. Go to him for sex them what would you do Adam?” Gabby wiped her tears, crossing her arms. “Really? Maybe I wasn’t wrong about you and Kenny then!” he shouted. 

“What is it Adam? You think we fucked? Kissed? Want each other? I’ve told you it's not like that at all. You're the only man I want.” Gabby teared up again. Adam couldn’t bear to see Gabby cry anymore, so he pulled her into a hug. “I’m sorry about the drinking babe.” “It’s ok, I love you”. Adam used the tips of his thumbs to wipe the tears off her face, lifting Gabby’s shirt rubbing her baby bump. “Love you so much more.”

All the way over in Jacksonville, Brianna was getting ready to film a BTE bit. She had agreed to film with Brandon and Frankie Kazarian, and was a bit excited. “Alright, Brianna you ready?” Brandon asked, Bri nodded enthusiastically. “Kaz you ready?” She looked over at Frankie and he was glaring at her. “Yeah, I’m ready.” He said in a sharp tone.

She went back and got into place and Brandon started filming.

Bri was hunched over looking through Twitter on her phone, not watching where she was going. “OW- What the shit!?” Frankie Kazarian yelped. Bri quickly looked away from her phone to see that her foot was on top of Frankie’s heel. “Oh my god. I am so sorry, I wasn’t watching where I was going-” she rambled. Frankie was steamed. He was already angry, as usual, and this made it a MILLION times worse.

“You know what I am sorry for BRI-ANNA?” He asked quite loudly which made everyone turn to look at him. “I'm sorry that someone as talented as Joey Janela wasted his hard earned money on someone like you.” Bri opened her mouth to apologize again but was cut off. “HOW are you even back here? I don’t know if you have read the fucking signs EVERYWHERE, but this is for talent only! What talent do you have Bri? Besides getting on your knees for people other than the Lord himself?” Kazarian was extremely dramatic with everything he said during BTE- but this seemed a little too real.

“Like honestly, as soon as you get here you have Marq Quen following you around like you’re important; and then the very next day I SEE you talking to Cash Wheeler- who has only been here for a couple WEEKS?! I’m surprised you didn’t all go in a room together and fuck yourselves, or maybe you did.”

Bri was actually concerned. “How the hell does he know who I’ve been with… this wasn’t in the script?” She began to notice everyone around listening into her conversation whispering to each other. “This is so embarrassing.” she thought. “What else have you done here? You’re by far the LEAST relevant outta of your little friend group, and you crave attention so much - so now you got it! Should I go off and check everyone you’ve batted your eyelashes at since you’ve been here?” 

Bri shook her head no, but it was too late. “There was Marq of course, then when you got bored with him you crawled over to the new hottest thing; Cash Wheeler. But do they know who you’ve had between them?” Bri’s eyes slightly widened.  “You had made heart eyes, with not one but ALL members of Team Taz. What is wrong with you?! Two of them have families of their own, You damn homewrecker!” She saw some of the people backstage shake their heads. 

“Kaz… stop.” she mumbled under her breath. 

“Nah nah, don’t be quiet now you fucking cheater! Everyone has heard you, like when you thought since you were in a janitor closet with Austin Gunn no one would notice the strange moans coming out of them?” Shit. Bri was tired of hearing this man exposing her, “I told you - that wasn’t me. This arena is old, could have been a ghost Frankie.” she lied of course, but she would do anything to get out of this situation.  

“Last time I checked we were at a wrestling arena not a damn haunted mansion. Everyone is smart enough to know the difference between a moan full of fucking pleasure from a cry from a ‘ghost’.” 

Brandon Cutler began to lower his camera but Kazarian yelled at him. “Don’t you fucking dare cut this! We’re all about being real, well THIS right here,” as he points as Brianna, “Is as real as we’re gonna get. Because some people are stupid enough to let bitches like this come in here and suck off the whole roster.” Bri was shocked. 

“Who are you calling a bitch? I know the least important member of SCU isn’t talking. Let me talk to Scorpio.” she rolled her eyes, there was no way in hell this was getting posted online. “Sorry, he’s trying to stay away from women that seduces half of the indie wrestlers on Dark.” 

Bri slapped Frankie with tears starting to form into her eyes, “You ain’t shit.” and she meant every word. She didn’t care that Cutler was calling her name, or even some of the wrestlers trying to stop her- she had to get out of not only this situation, but the arena as fast as possible.

The Elite

The The Elite

The Elite

The The Elite

The Elite

The The Elite

Superkick PAAARRRR-

Tan Legs

“Why are there so many rooms in this damn arena?” Adriana questioned as she was acting like she was looking for Tony Khan’s office. She had been searching everywhere as Brandon Cutler followed her with his camera. The camera cut to her in front of the Elite locker room, raising her hand to knock at the door. A relieved Kenny popped in the doorway. “Oh Adriana, am I glad to see you!” He moved over and invited Adriana into the room, closing the door behind him. 

“Well, I would love to sit here with you Kenny, but could you show me where Khan’s office is-?” Kenny pushed his finger onto her lips making her shush. “Shhh, I can show you where his office is. But I need something from you since Matt is busy handling phone calls.” 

Her face lit up to the mention of Matt’s name, but she had to stay in character, so she immediately nodded and mouthed an okay. She sat down in the chair, across from the couch Kenny was sitting on. “You’re a little far, wouldn't you say?” he said as he began to shift to the edge. “Uhm, that depends what exactly am I doing?” As she looked at him with confusion. 

“Just move a little closer.” Kenny demanded. “We gotta get this over with.” Adriana’s mouth slightly fell open, in shock of the words coming out of his mouth. “I- I’m sorry. What do you mean get this over with-” Kenny chuckled, “No one was out there right- you came alone?” She nodded quickly, unable to speak; she could feel the room closing in on her, making her move her chair slightly to where he was on the couch. He looked at her weird, “Haha a little closer than that Adri.” 

He said as he leaned over folding his hands. “Well, how close do I have to be?” she tilted her head up giving him her full attention. “I mean…you’re still a little far for what we have to do.” She began to pull her chair forward, but Kenny pushed her back down lightly and stood up. “What WE have to do?” She asked, not understanding the signals he was giving to her. At this point she was losing it on the inside, he’s never been so forward with her. His hands began to adjust the band of his gray shorts. 

“Yea, hey you mind getting on your knees?” he asked with all seriousness in his voice making Adriana almost fall out of her chair. From the corner of her eye she could see Brandon’s eyes widened a bit. She looked up and saw a slight smirk from Kenny, which made her roll her eyes. “He knows what he’s doing.” she thought in the inside of her head. Kenny stood there , looking stupid as Adriana came back to reality. 

“O-on my knees? Are you sure?” As she began to crawl out the chair. “Uh yea- I know this isn't your first time, but I thought you would be more prepared.” he joked. She had almost let out a laugh. “Oh, and take that ponytail holder on your wrist and tie your hair up- this could get a little messy.” as he pushed his shorts down his legs- making her face to face with his package. She felt Brandon move closer to get a better shot of her face, and she wished he hadn’t. She shot her head back, letting out a sigh. “Damn, he is bigger than I thought.” She closed her eyes, and tried to gain control overself. She did a slight prayer as she closed her eyes and opened her mouth slightly, waiting for Kenny. When he placed it in her mouth she was shocked, it was thick… but cold. 

She opened her eyes when she heard Kenny freaking out. “ADRIANA! STOP BEING RIDICULOUS! DID YOU SEE HOW WHITE MY LEGS ARE?” Adriana also started freaking out as she spat out a bottle of tanning spray. “STOP LOOKING AT MY RIDICULOUS QUAD DEVELOPMENT AND GET THIS GOD DAMN QUICK TAN ON MY LEGS STAT!” Kenny yelled.

 “YES- TAN! RIGHT, NOTHING ELSE.” as she scurried to pick up the bottle.  Adriana had struggled unloosing the cap not only because of the commotion, but because of the fact she thought she was about to get filmed for a porno with Kenny Omega. “ADRIANA! HURRY UP. THE COLOR OF MY ARMS, AND THE COLOR OF MY FACE DO NOT MATCH THE COLOR OF MY LEGS!” He pouted as she finally shook the can getting ready to spray but then it accidentally slipped out of her hands. “SPRAY MY LEGS!” 

She shot the cap throwing it somewhere in the room. “God, I’m an idiot.” she said to herself. “Sorry Kenny, I didn’t know they were this pale-” “MAKE THEM ORANGE!” He ordered, making Adriana spray faster. “Eh it’s looking… pretty good!” he said while examining his now newly tanned legs. “I knew I could count on you. Thanks.” he said. 

“You’re so welcome, sorry I don’t know why that was so hard for me to do.” She said as she got up from her odd position to sit on the end of the couch. “Why were you so freaked out-” He asked as he spotted the spray can top in the corner of the room. “I’m not sure honestly, it’s just something I do nowadays.” She lied, but he didn’t think anything of it. 

He took the can out of her hand and popped the cap back on as he sat next to her, “Anyways, since Matt isn’t in here. You should get over here and suck me o-”

Stolen Bit Partner

“Did you see how big his biceps were?” John Silver said, walking down the hallway with Alex and Parker, arms hooked. “You were right John, his milkshake sure does bring all the boys to the yard.” Parker said, chuckling slightly. Alex was about to protest what Parker was saying, but agreed. No one could deny that Wardlow was a beautiful human. The trio kept walking, talking about the man who’s locker room they had just left, when they bumped into another trio, one that Parker was very familiar with.

The Best Friends and Orange Cassidy.

They all stopped in their tracks. That’s when Alex detached from Parker, him and Chuckie going around in a slow circle, sizing each other up. Trent and John just looked at each other. And in the middle of all of this, Cassidy took off his glasses, and started looking Parker up and down.

The rotating finally stopped when Chuck spoke up, “You stole my bit partner, Reynolds.” “Oh, YOUR bit partner?”

And so the argument began, Trent bending down to get in Silver’s face, and Chuck and Reynolds pushing each other back and forth. Behind it all, Parker looked over to Orange and waved, but when he didn’t even give a sup motion, she turned away, a defeated look on her face.

“At least I’m not in a cult with a bunch of spooky perverts!” “Well these spooky perverts have a better hug than you guys!”

“What even is a ‘Johnny Hungie’?!” Trent yelled, “Well what the fuck is an ‘olive tit’ TRENT?!” “Boys, Boys! Please!” Parker yelled, standing between all of them. “Did they experiment on your brain!?” Chuck questioned, looking down at Parker. “What- Okay. No they did not experiment on my brain!”

“Did they TRAIN you to say that?” Trent said jumping at Silver. Parker pushed Trent back lightly. “Train Trent? What do you think we are? Some kind of cult?!” John argued. “Yes! That’s exactly what we’re saying.” Chuck answered.

“Y’know what?!” Alex grabbed Parker by the arm, “We’re leaving!”

Parker swatted Alex’s hand, that look on her face. “I think I’m going to...be on Sammy’s vlog instead.” She gave a nervous smile before walking behind the camera, “See ya Brandon.” “Uh, bye.”

Alex pointed his finger in Chuck’s face, Kool-Aid container still in his hand, “This isn’t over.” Reynolds and Silver walked away when Chuck mumbled, “We’re in the middle of a pandemic, keep your hand out my face.” Trent and Cassidy looked at each other while Chuck walked away. Trent shrugged one more time before following.

Orange just sighed, minding his own business.

Hungry Hungry Hippos

The room had conversation and laughter, when Trent spoke up, “Uh, BTE Championship match, triple threat.” The camera panned over to the left, “Marq Quen checking in.” Marq said with a smile, Isiah waving from behind him. The camera panned past Trent to the right, “Parker here, with uh, Chuck Taylor.” Chuck and Parker looked awkwardly at each other before Parker looked back at the camera, “My other friends decided to be dicks and not show up.”

Brandon pointed back towards Trent, who explained the game, “So uh, we’re playing the game Hungry Hungry Hippos, first one to get to two victories wins my BTE championship.”

The next scene showed all of them surrounding a table. “I am a GOAT at this game.” Marq said, rubbing his hands together. Parker pointed at him, “Oh yeah? Well prepare to lose Quen.” 

The game had started, and the game had almost fallen off the table. “Y’all are so aggressive!” Matt Jackson laughed, pointing out how seriously they were taking the game.

Marq had quickly gotten the first victory. Trent and Parker groaning at their defeat.

“Already halfway THERE.” “Shut up!” Trent and Parker said in unison.

And the games went on, until all of them were tied with one victory each.

The three looked at each other, before talking to their “coaches” for a moment. 

They had all returned to the table, and the tiebreaker had started. This round was definitely the most aggressive, with Trent actually trying, Marq jumping up and down making noises, and Parker trying to be as quick as possible.

When all the marbles were gone, they had each counted them up.

Trent had gone first, only having 5. Then Parker counted theirs, having 8. Marq counted the last of the marbles.

“Five, Six,” He pulled out the last marble, “Seven.” Marq had dropped to the ground, while Parker jumped up, knees almost to her chest in victory. “New BTE champ!” Nick said, grabbing the championship and handing it to Parker.

Parker held up the championship, before looking at it, “I have to go rub this in Adriana’s face so she gets mad at me.” She was about to leave the room, when she stepped back, “Oh yeah, I promised Marko I would fight him for this if I won. So next week, we balance KitKats on our heads.” “You’re gonna WHAT?!”

The screen showed Parker vs Marko for next week, for the Being The Elite Championship.

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What Nick you’re not gonna sing it all with me this time?

Brianna was so embarrassed. How did Frankie even know all that? She kept thinking to herself, “Did Marq tell everyone?” He wouldn’t...right? This was just all too much for her, cause of some stupid mistake.

She stayed outside the arena the whole show, not wanting to show her face in there. Then wrestlers and producers started walking out, some mumbling when they looked over at Bri. She looked over at the people walking out, and saw Marq and Isiah. Marq and Brianna stared at each other, before Marq looked away, almost like he didn’t want to look at her. She watched them pack up and drive off, and she heard a familiar voice call out from behind her, “Hey Brianna!”

She looked over her shoulder and saw Cash walking over to her, and they both started smiling. That smile quickly turned back into a frown, when Dax grabbed Cash by the arm, dragging him away.

Great. 

She went back to staring at the ground, upset. She almost jumped back when someone sat next to her. “They said we can delete it.” Brandon Cutler said, trying to sound sympathetic. “Thank you.” Brianna mumbled. “Look, we got Kaz to calm down, and he’s gonna talk to you about it,” Brandon put his hand on her shoulder before getting up, “Hang in there, alright?”

“Could this day get any worse?” Brianna thought to herself.

When of course, with Brianna’s luck, it could. She felt something drop on her head, then her arm, then ankle. It’s like the rain started on command. “This is so fucking cliche.” Brianna said, standing up and walking to her car, not without one of her heels breaking. 

She waited until she got in the car, and then she screamed, at the top at her lungs. She just wanted to go to sleep, and find a fucking way to prove Kaz wrong.

Back at the Hotel

It had been months. Months since Parker and Chuck broke up. She wanted to talk to him outside of BTE for months. But she didn’t have the guts to do it.

She was watching tv in her hotel room, thinking about him, like always.

She pulled out her phone and facetimed Gabby, the only person she could really talk to about this stuff. There were a few rings before Gabby picked up, clearly irritated, “Girl it is half past midnight. Why are you calling me?” “I need to talk to him.” “Talk to who?” “Chuck! I can’t keep putting it off anymore.”

“Well then just talk to him?” “I can’t just discuss that over the phone.”

“Well, ask if you can talk in person.” Parker nodded, and went to her contacts, and clicked on the one she hadn’t touched in months. She read through the last of his messages to her, she didn’t answer.

It made her feel horrible.

She finally worked up the courage to type it out, “Can we talk? Like in person?”

“Okay, I did it.” “Great, now you just have to wait and see what he says.”

“Gabby, I’m sure he’s sleeping right now. And I can’t blame him if he doesn’t respo-” Parker paused, and looked like she had just seen a ghost. “Parker? Everything okay?” “....He texted back.”

“Well what did he say?!”

“He said of course, and then his room number…” “Well then go!” Parker got up quickly, tripping over her own feet walking to the door. “Wait wait Parker!” “What?”

“Put shoes on, don’t be a hobo.”

Parker laughed, quickly putting on some shoes, before hanging up on Gabby and making her way towards the elevator.

She waited when it opened, Trent coming out the elevator. “Oh, hey.” Parker said, looking at her feet. “He sent me to James’ room so you guys could talk.” Trent said, slightly laughing. Parker didn’t say anything, “Hey, it doesn’t have to be awkward y’know. We’re still cool.”

Parker smiled, and hugged Trent, before getting into the elevator. 

She walked out the elevator, for once walking with some pep in her step. It stayed that way until she reached the front of his door. She reached her hand up, and was about to knock when she put her hand down.

Well, not without hitting the door.

When she realized, she started freaking out. In silence of course. The door creaked open, Chuck and Parker looked at each other. “Do you wanna come in?”

Parker nodded, walking through the doorway. She sat on the couch, rubbing her hands awkwardly, looking at the floor. “So, what did you need to talk about?” He asked, sitting on the opposite side.

She could feel it coming, word vomit, “I made a mistake, and I know I did when I broke up with you, but I couldn’t work up the courage to talk to you cause I know you want nothing to do with me and-” “Wait wait, you still…” “Yes I do, and I know things will never be the same and just...I know this was a mistake.”

“Parker, I have been waiting to talk to you. Just at least when you’re ready. I miss you.”

Parker continued to look at the floor, slightly smiling. Chuck lightly gripped her chin, lifting her head up. “I love you, Parker.” Parker smiled, “I love you too, Chuck.” 

For the first time in months, they shared a kiss. “I missed having my whatever.” Chuck said, foreheads pressed together.

“Now can we please go back to being bit partners John keeps saying my name over and over.” The couple laughed, “Of course, I’ll tell James to stop giving you dirty looks.” “And I’ll tell the spooky perverts to not argue with you anymore.” The couple jumped when they heard the door open.

“I forgot my bag of chips.” Trent said, walking into the room. “God Trent you could’ve texted.” Chuck said, slapping his forehead. “I did. Did I interrupt something important?” Parker and Chuck looked at each other and smiled.

Trent started to “ooo” like he was in middle school. Parker stood up, cheeks red, “Okay on that note I’m leaving.” She started towards the door, “I love you Parker!” Chuck yelled out. “I love you too.” She was out the door when she heard Trent, “OH MY GO-” The door closed, and Parker laughed listening to Chuck yelling at Trent to shut up.

Parker walked towards the elevator, glad to have that situation of her shoulders and to have Chuck back.

“So, what's next for you two?” Trent asked, sitting back on his bed. Chuck looked out the window, “I don’t know yet exactly, I just know that I can’t lose her again.”

Back at Daily’s Place

“Did you see the look on Brandon’s face, it was priceless!” Kenny and Adriana had just finished their BTE bit and were now laughing at themselves for how clever they were. “Dude, I think we’re geniuses. Only we could come up with stuff like this.” Kenny said while holding his stomach from laughing. 

“You know, for a second I thought you were serious.” Adriana said after wiping her tears. Kenny tilted his head to the side. “What are you talking about… my legs were actually white as paper.” She shook her head, “That’s not what I’m talking about and you know that.” Kenny seemed to understand her a bit clearer now as he scooted closer next to her. “Do you really think that I would let you give me head at our job?” He asked with interest in his eyes. She began to start breathing heavily noticing their knees were touching. 

“You’re right - what was I thinking. You’re all business.” She sighed and put her hand on her face covering it up. Kenny thought it was cute how she was trying to hide from this conversation instead of talking about it. “That’s not true. I do childish shit all the time. And if we really wanted to, it would be way more than just head.” 

Adriana felt like she was powerbombed on the apron. “Plus I don’t see you as a person to give head in weird places like this EVP room, in a public bathroom, or even inside of a car.” He added. Her head whipped up so fast she thought it would fall off. “Right, why would I do that? That’s gross and disgusting-” she lied. If only he knew… “What’s gross, having sex with me or giving head in weird places?” She opened her mouth to speak but decided against it. 

He noticed as he rested his hand on her thigh. “I saw the look in your eyes Adriana. The way you looked at me when we did that bit for Being the Elite, is something I won’t be able to get my mind off for a long time. So - I am not saying it has to be today, but soon I want to hangout with you out of work. I want to know the real you.” She was left speechless, once again by Kenny Omega. “I got to go, but I’ll think about it.” 

She got up from the couch and wiped her now sweaty hands on her jeans. Kenny also stood , studying her. The way she avoided eye contact, the way her feet shuffled trying to gain her stuff immediately. His heart started to get louder as she finally looked at him and reached for a hug, making him open his arms. It wasn’t anything like he wanted. It was short and meaningless but he did get the chance to smell the perfume she was wearing and that alone made him swoon. Kenny gave her a wave as he sat back on the couch, “Shit.” he mumbled. “What have I gotten myself into.”

 On the other side of the door, Adriana was trying to come back to reality. “That really just happened.” she thought. “Did you have fun with ‘Spray Tan’ in there?” a voice asked sarcastically. She jumped up and when she turned around she was met with a frustrated Matt Jackson.  “Oh! Jeez you scared the hell out of me. I didn’t know you were here today.” She mentally slapped herself, “I really need to learn how to lie.” 

Matt leaned on the wall looking her over. “Really, last time I checked - I was an EVP. You on the other hand - are not - so what were you doing in this room for that long?” He asked. Adriana bit her lip, they hadn’t seen each other since their session in the car and both of them were aching for more ever since. “I had to record something with Kenny for BTE. It’s not that serious.” Matt ran his hand through his hair shooting his head back. “I saw the segment, Adri.” He plainly said. “Is this what we’re going to do? We’re going to act like what we did was nothing?” He walked closer to her sliding his hands to her waist. He lifted his hand to move some of her hair out of her face and leaned in to whisper in her ear, “Meet me at the Jacksonville Jaguars Stadium at 10 O’clock. And wear a bathing suit.” He hovered his lips over her neck before patting her ass and then walking away. 

Adriana stood there dumbfounded. She had waited a whole week to be able to get to see Matt, since they last met in the car and all she got was teasing. She looked toward the EVP room and sighed. She was so confused with emotions, she needed to get this stuff with Matt out of her system before it was too late. Adriana began her walk to her car, so she could get ready for a night with Matt Jackson.

“I SWEAR NONE OF THESE HOES ANSWER THE PHONE WHEN I NEED THEM!” Adriana threw her phone onto the bed after attempting to call Gabby, Parker, and Bri and of course they declined. Every. Single. Time. “Guess I have to go at this alone.” She sighed. She really missed talking to her friends, no matter how annoying they got. She would never feel complete without them. 

She pushed her friends to the back of her mind as she threw clothes out of her suitcase. After 15 minutes deciding which bathing suit to wear she chose a normal two piece with some shorts and a normal tee to go over them. After she changed in the bathroom she grabbed everything she needed and headed out the door. 

She pulled up to the stadium and parked confused on where to enter until her phone buzzed. Matt Jackson : I see your car, we’re the only ones here. So I’ll let you in.” Adriana chuckled. She got out the car fluffing her hair so she appealed somewhat decently. She saw Matt waiting for her at the entrance. 

He picked his head up from his phone and let out a low whistle. “Well damn, I was not expecting this.” He fumbled with his keys as she rolled her eyes. When they finally got in he took her hand and led her to the pool. She removed her shorts and shirt as he did the same. Adriana dipped her toe in removing it as she felt how cold it was. 

Before she could react she was pushed into the pool and when she got to the top for air she saw Matt jumping and doing a cannonball, making water go everywhere. Matt swam around a little before looking over to a shivering Adriana. “Yo-you’re an i-idiot.” Her teeth chattered making Matt laugh. “Ah, stop being a big baby and swim with me.” He slapped water onto her making her gasp. “I think I should wait till it gets w-warmer.” She smudged, making Matt swim over to her. 

“I have a couple ways we could speed up the process.” She smirked. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he backed her up to the edge. He lightly pressed against her, making her let out a small whine. “If you’re going to do something just do it.” She said, clearly impatient. He pressed his lips onto hers, as she kissed back. He began to lower his hands trying to find the part to disconnect her bottom. She smirked into the kiss making him hungry for more as he pushed his tongue onto her bottom lip. She opened her mouth a little, only to hear a “IS ANYONE IN HERE?” Adriana tried to disconnect, but Matt pulled her back. “Whoever it is, will either go away soon or get a free show- I couldn’t care less.” Adriana pushed Matt off making him groan. She heard the door open and was shocked when Kenny Omega came out in swim trunks. 

“Oh, it’s just you guys. What are you doing here?” he asked, confused. “Nothing much, just going for a late night swim.” Adriana lifted her finger to her mouth as she could feel her lip swollen at how hard Matt had bit it. Kenny nodded, “Right… mind if I join you?” He asked. Matt mumbled something too low to understand. “Of course, come on.” She smiled. “There it is again, that damn smile.” He felt weird seeing her in a bathing suit and it was even more weird seeing one of his best friends next to him. 

Matt turnt around and faced Adriana , so Kenny couldn’t hear what he had to say, “He totally just cockblocked me. It had to be on purpose.” He whined. Adriana rolled his eyes, “He didn’t know. Leave him alone, let's just save our first time somewhere other than a public pool.” He scoffed, but he couldn’t stay mad at HER. 

It was Kenny who was the problem, and he would make sure that he stayed out of the way.

WE’RE BACK FAM!!!! Thanks again to my co-writers @westanaew​ and @adriii-omega​ , it feels great to get back into the series! <3

[tomorrowedblog]

Friday Releases for August 6

Friday is the busiest day of the week for new releases, so we've decided to collect them all in one place. Friday Releases for August 6 include The Suicide Squad, Dreams Still Inspire, Kings Disease II, and more.

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad, the new movie from James Gunn, is out today.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave… and Amanda Waller’s government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they’re dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone’s laying down bets, the smart money is against them—all of them.

Annette

Annette, the new movie from Leos Carax, is out today.

Los Angeles, today. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love with Ann (Marion Cotillard), a world-renowned opera singer. Under the spotlight, they form a passionate and glamorous couple. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious little girl with an exceptional destiny, will turn their lives upside down.

John and the Hole

John and the Hole, the new movie from Pascual Sisto, is out today.

A desperate game of survival unfolds after 13 year old John traps his family in a hole in the ground in this unsettling psychological thriller.

Naked Singularity

Naked Singularity, the new movie from Chase Palmer, is out today.

Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he’s trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client (Olivia Cooke) in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

Playing God

Playing God, the new from Scott Brignac, is out today.

A brother & sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.

Rising Wolf

Rising Wolf, the new movie from Anthony Furlong, is out today.

A young woman wakes, trapped, kidnapped in an elevator of a super high­ rise building at the mercy of her tormentors. This stylistic thriller, set in Shanghai, explores a young woman’s instinct to survive in a situation out of her control. Trapped, without any form of escape, and cocooned in the belly of the beast, Aria is forced to adapt her thinking, her beliefs and her endurance. This is the first of the journeys that assault her mind and her senses, pinning her down in anguish only to emerge connected to abilities that define who she truly is.

The Swarm

The Swarm, the new movie from Just Philippot, is out today.

Virginie lives on a farm with her children Laura and Gaston and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Life is hard: money worries and practical problems are piling up, tensions with her kids and neighbors are running high. But everything changes when she discovers the locusts have a taste for blood.

Vivo

Vivo, the new movie from Kirk DeMicco and Brandon Jeffords, is out today.

A music-loving kinkajou embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and deliver a love song for an old friend.

Mr. Corman

Mr. Corman, the new TV series from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is out today.

From writer, director, executive producer, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“500 Days of Summer,” “Inception,” “Don Jon”), ”Mr. Corman“ follows the days and nights of Josh Corman, an artist at heart but not by trade. Things haven’t been going his way lately – his lifelong dream of a career in music didn’t pan out and he finds himself teaching fifth grade at a school in the San Fernando Valley, his ex-fiancé Megan has moved out and his high school buddy has moved in. Aware that he still has a lot to be thankful for, Josh struggles nevertheless through universal feelings of anxiety, loneliness and self-doubt.

Dreams Still Inspire

Dreams Still Inspire, the new album from Abstract Mindstate, is out today.

King’s Disease II

King’s Disease II, the new album from Nas, is out today.

[feathers-and-cigarettes]

Fanfic Commissions Open!

Hey all! I’m in a bit of a bind this month and I’ve decided to open commissions. You pick a word count, a ship (if applicable), and send me a trope/prompt/line/song/whatever your heart desires and I’ll write you a story based on what you want! You can message me here or email (wesk9solutions@gmail.com), slots are first come, first served, turn around time based on length of fic and spot in queue.

PRICE TIERS:

Under 2K - $15

2K-5K - $30

5K-8K - $45

8K-10K - $60

Add $5 for smut

Add $10 for rush order under 5K, $15 for over 5K

FANDOMS (with applicable ships, bolded I am extremely comfortable with):

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Spike/Xander, Willow/Tara, Buffy/Angel, Fred/Gunn)

Marvel (Clint/Bucky, Eddie/Venom symbiote, Steve/Tony, Frank/Matt, Eddie/Anne, Eddie/Flash, Kate/America, Bucky/Sam, Frank/Karen, Tony/Pepper, Peter/Wade, Remy/Rogue, Eddie/Bucky, Eddie/Clint, Anne/Dan, Steve/Natasha, Flash/Peter, Carol/Rhodey, Carol/Maria, Quill/Gamora, Eddie/Clint/Bucky, Eddie/Flash/Venom symbiote

Supernatural (Dean/Castiel, Sam/Amelia, Sam/Eileen, Sam/Rowena)

Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts (Squall/Cloud, Sora/Riku, Axel/Roxas)

WHAT I WILL WRITE:

Slight AU (canon divergence, fix-it, no powers, what if, etc, if in doubt just ask! Mostly I try to do AU in which the characters are obviously recognizable as those characters but I’m open to hearing out ideas)

Any characters within the fandoms, ships only what is listed.

Any ratings/genre

Mild-moderate kink (spanking, power play, bondage, blindfolds, dom/sub, edging, again, if in doubt, just ask!)

Any version of canon – comics/shows/movies/any game

Gen fic/no ships

WHAT I WILL NOT WRITE:

Underage

Incest

Noncon

Major Character Death

ABO

Severe AU (no flowershop/coffee shop/high school/fantasy/college etc, if in doubt, discuss it with me and we’ll see what we can work out).

RPF

Hate or bashing fic

Self insert or reader x or main OCs (side character OCs are fine)

Extreme kinks

Polyships unless listed above

Sub Castiel. Don’t ask. No other limits for any other characters, I’m just weird like that.

If you have any ideas/thoughts, please detail them out and I will do my best. If you have an idea and aren’t sure if it’s something I’ll write, ask! I promise I don’t bite. If it’s something I am not comfortable doing, I’ll do my best to discuss with you something that will work. Please do not send payment until I have confirmed details including turn around time with you (please note, my regular email is NOT my paypal email). Thank you guys in advance, shit hit the fan this month and I don’t have any other skills to offer other than words. Signal boosts are immensely appreciated as posts with links don’t show up in tags!

My AO3 is feathers_and_cigarettes, the link will be reblogged so check the comments!

[missusgordo]

AtS, Veronica Mars, Daredevil?

Veronica Mars (here)

AtS:

The first character I first fell in love with: Well I loved Angel coming in, so that’s a given but the first character I fell for was Wesley. I was not his biggest fan on btvs and on ats I began to really heart him!The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: I guess Wesley also fits this description.The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Cordelia.The character I love that everyone else hates: Lindsey, do people hate him?The character I used to love but don’t any longer: I don’t have one.The character I would totally smooch: Angel, Wesley, Gunn, and Lilah, tbh!The character I’d want to be like: Anne Steele.The character I’d slap: Justine.A pairing that I love: Bangel!A pairing that I despise: Surprise surprise puppy surprise! - Cangel.

Daredevil:

The first character I first fell in love with: Well that would be Matt Murdock’s ass.The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Elektra for sure. I really disliked her from what little I knew of the comics but omg her backstory here really drew me in. She became this richer and more complex character. The character everyone else loves that I don’t: I’m not deep in the throes of fandom enough to know who people love or don’t. Also, I don’t really dislike anyone? Like all the characters seem to serve a purpose. The character I love that everyone else hates: How could anyone hate any of these wonderful characters? I hear some fans are not fans of Karen. While she is not my favorite character, I really like her and I was shocked to find out that there was significant hate directed at her. She is a genuinely good person. The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Claire. On re-watch she annoys me a bit. Sorry, Rosario!The character I would totally smooch: Matt Murdock. Frank Castle.The character I’d want to be like: Foggy Nelson. With a side of Marci Stahl.The character I’d slap: Funny enough, Matt Murdock just to try and slap some sense into him. But I guess in the sense of who I’d slap so it hurt - Stick. A pairing that I love: MattelektraA pairing that I despise: I really don’t have a pairing that I despise. But I’m not invested/interested in Karen x Matt.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, November 26 - Wednesday, November 27

ANGEL: I know I've caused you a lot of grief about this whole Darla situation - and I apologize. Darla may never need my help. All I can do is be there for her if and when she decides to come around. - But I can't do it for her, and I know that now. WESLEY: (smiles at CORDELIA) We had tea. ANGEL: In the meantime, there's nothing I can do but - let go. GUNN: (bursts in holding a file) I found Darla. It wasn't easy, but you said to keep looking and my wide-ranging knowledge of L.A.'s low-rent hotels finally paid off. CORDY: (to Angel) You lied to us! ANGEL: I did. I know. WESLEY: Why? ANGEL: I figured you'd nag.

~~The Trial (Season 2)~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Support (Buffy, Giles, Willow, Xander, G) by badly_knitted

The Jesus Lizard (Xander, unrated, multiple pairings) by Wirrrn

Footprints (Giles, G) by kerk_hiraeth

Unforgiven (Buffy/Angel, M) by GraceNM

Fair (Spike/Reader, G) by blog-of-a-multitude-of-fandoms

The Passion of Wesley Wyndham-Price (Wesley/Drusilla, M) by Altoz

Firestorm's Daughter (Wesley/Drusilla, OC, M) by Altoz

Differently Zepped (Spike/Xander, M) by Altoz

Naughty Touching (Spike/Xander, M) by Altoz

Darla's Thoughts of Sunlight (Darla, unrated) by Illyrian

[Chaptered Fiction]

Mortal Allies Series, Season 3. Postcards From the Edge, Chapter 1: Hate You, Too and Chapter 2: Good Boy, Spike (Buffy/Spike, T) by passion4spike

Lotus Chapter 76 (Willow/Tara, G) by Counterpunch

Slayer's Little Secret Ch 1-5 (Faith, Dawn, G, SPN xover) by FaithWinchester

Better Than Me Ch. 1-6 (COMPLETE) (Dawn, M, SPN xover) by

The Key is Donnie Summers, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Girlytek

Reprise, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly

Make Me Feel, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, E) by The Danish Bird

Of Exes and Allies, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, E) by EllieRose101

Midway of Speech and Thought, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, T) by TheHousekeeper

The Eternal Return, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Iamblichus

The House of the Cursed Bloodletting, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by maryperk

Loyal Hearts, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, E) by LunaDarkHuntress

[Images, Audio & Video]

Manip:Banner & writing prompt! by killersnot

Cosplay:"Halloween" Buffy Summers by hideyomochimo

Artwork:Willow & Tara by artsying-ifer

Artwork:Drusilla’s character design by Eleonora Carlini

Artwork: Process for an upcoming cover for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 by Joe Quinones

Artwork: Chosen One by ifwearestrangers

Manip: Character Banners by RachM

Manip: What's My Line, Part 2 Episode Poster by swallowedshark

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy S3E1 ‘Anne’ by pass-the-bechdel

A Buffy rewatch 7x08 Sleeper by ettadunham

PODCAST: Gone/Birthday by M&M Podcast Network

PODCAST: S5 E17 "Forever" by Buffy Virgin

PODCAST: 5.06: Family by Buffering the Vampire Slayer

PODCAST: "Power Play" by Welcome to the Hellmouth

Video: Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight | Buffy Analysis by Caitlin Bloody Mary

PUBLICATION: Angel' #7 (BOOM! Studios) - Review by Villain Media

PUBLICATION: Hellmouth #2 (of 5): Darkness on the Edge of Town by Comic Watch

[Community Announcements]

Fanfiction Recs by rupert-giles-watcher

Headline Awards season!!! The time is fast approaching and we need judges. by headlineawards

[Fandom Discussions]

List of short fics by Snickfic I read and enjoyed today by luscious2

Xander vs. Jon Snow by Multiple Authors

buffy season five imagery: myth by impalementation

Why still bangel? Why Buffy x angel is THE ship? by we-pay-for-everything

What's your favorite scene in IWRY? by we-pay-for-everything

A role reversal fic where Spike and Drusilla swap places by agoremaiden

If Bangel was famous and a gossip beetween demons by we-pay-for-everything

boundaries and trespass in 5.05 No Place Like Home by impalementation

The Oz/Veruca storyline Missed opportunity or missed Bullet by Btvs fan

Buffy's Red Clock (OMWF) by AJkapiv

Oz/Veruca storyline A doged bullet or missed opportunity ? by BtVS fan

The dynamic of Buffy and Angel by debbicles

"Selfless" (B 7.05): Was Buffy being objective regarding hers wanting to kill Anya? by MikeB

Buffy Season One - Likes/Dislikes by Puppet

"First Date" (B 7.14): Other than Riley, Spike's chip removal wasn't a 'big deal'. by MikeB

I haven't watched Buffy or Angel since probably late 2011 by spacejunk444

Puppet Spike by Samof94

We wrote a new sciency paper on how siring works in the Buffyverse! by jfreedl

Angelus in season 4 by Polishflamingo

The Buffy Favorite Episode Bracket Day 3 by frozenziti

The Buffy Favorite Episode Bracket Day 4 by frozenziti

Willow is now an official gay idol by Papa_RussiaUwU

Angel(us) - Why did Angel shorten his name again? by Moon_Logic

Were we supposed to remember Holden Webster in "Conversations with Dead People"? by jdpm1991

Question about the rules of the Slayer *SPOILERS* by OuttatimepartIII

Did anyone ever play the console games? by kminogues

So doing a partial rewatch and have thoughts on Willow in Normal Again. by Hobbeslion

Season 8+ comics worth a read? by Moose_Piledriver

What is the best format if one wanted to watch the Show today? by jericko

Spreading vampirism: Viral disease models in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Julian Freedland & Kelvin Young

PODCAST: Episode 19: Names of the Buffyverse by Mythtaken BtVS

VIDEO: Angel is a Taurus | Buffyverse Astrology Analysis by Caitlin Bloody Mary

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: PREVIEW: 'Angel #8' From BOOM! Studios by But Why Tho?

PUBLICATION: 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Will Finally Be Available To Stream In Australia by Junkee

PUBLICATION: Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 5 Outfits That Are Totally '90s (& 5 That Work Today) by Screen Rant

PUBLICATION: “Pangs”: Revisiting the Thanksgiving Episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” by Bloody Disgusting

[kyliafanfiction]

19, 20, 26 for the salty ask game?

(Since Buffyverse is the fandom we share, primarily, I’m going with that for questions 19 and 20)

19. What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom?

If I had to pick one thing that bugs me most, that isn’t ship-related, about the Buffyverse, it would be “Saint Buffy Syndrome”. You see it come up a lot when people are criticizing Buffy’s friends any time they express any unhappiness with her choices, or lash out at her in any fashion - as if she bears no fault, did nothing wrong, and that these entirely human people have no reason at all to be upset with her.

It’s not that, say, Buffy didn’t have understandable reasons for running away at the end of Season 2, but it’s equally true her friends had a right to be upset with her. Should they have had it out at the party? No. Should they have yelled at her, said some of the things they said? No. But did they have a point? To a certain extent, yeah. Equally with say, Empty Places. (I’ve said my piece on this one enough times I won’t reiterate it).

Saint Buffy Syndrome - SBS - is this tendency to loionize Buffy, paint her as more than human, and to ignore her very real flaws. Her flaws that, frankly, make her a more interesting character. Buffy is a good person - one of the better people on the show. Better than my faves, morally speaking. I will not deny that. But she’s not a Saint, she’s not flawless, she’s not perfect. She has her issues, she makes bad choices, she can be a bit thoughtless (to put it mildly) about her friends and their problems. Yes, she’s the Slayer, yes she’s under insane pressure, and yes, as the protagonist, the narrative itself almost forces her to appear a bit self-centered, but the fact remains -

Buffy Anne Summers is Not a Saint

(relatedly, I’m not a fan of ‘Saint Tara Syndrome” either, though Tara actually suffers from bad writing here, as the show does a bad job of fully realizing her as a character until it’s too late, over all.)

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?

This is a Joss Whedon show. If you’re looking for pure, try My Little Pony :P

More seriously, in the Buffyverse, I would say that the purest ship - that is, the least ‘problematic’ ship (defining problematic under conventional tumblr terms, which are indefinite and vague to say the least) - is probably Fred/Gunn? I mean, they break up, but that’s as much over personal hangups unrelated to their own relationship? I mean, Gunn loved Fred enough that it counted as giving his soul to her, apparently, and I can’t really think of anything in the relationship itself that counted as super-problematic. 

I mean, Gunn wanting to ‘protect’ Fred from having to kill Siedel is meant to be presented as patronizing, I think, or something, but honestly, killing another human being is... A Lot. I can understand Gunn’s position - as I can Fred’s. But that still puts them well ahead of pretty much every other Buffy ship, in terms of having minimal problematic aspects.

26. Most shippable character?

Oddly enough, Wesley Wyndam Pryce, in the Buffyverse. 

I’m not much of a multishipper, in general, or at least, in theory. Depending on how one defines ‘ship’, I usually only ship one ship for each character. But even under relatively narrow definitions of ‘ship’ I ship 2 ships for Amy (Faimy and Radison), 2 for Willow (Tillow and Radison) and 2 for Faith (Faithsley and Faimy).

But, under those same narrow definitions, I ship 3 ships for Wesley - Faithsley (Wesley x Faith), Weslah (Wesley x Lilah) and Weslyria (Wesley x Illyria).

Under a more expansive definition of ship, one can argue that Regina is probably the most shippable character for me, over all - in that in this more expansive view, I ship her with Emma Swan, Robin Hood, Captain Hook (Both versions of him) and Emma and the first version of Hook together in an ot3. But that’s only if you expand the definition of ship.

Salty Asks!

[stuckontheisland]

Bootleg Masterpost

Hi party people! I’m a new trader and have a small collection of stuffs that I want you all to know about in case you’re interested in anything or would like to trade! Feel free to msg me! <3 <3 

Anastasia | Sep 17, 2017

Christy Altomare (Anya), Derek Klena (Dimitry), Ramin Karimloo (Gleb), John Bolton (Vlad), Caroline O’Connor (Countess Lily), Mray Beth Peil(Empress Maria),

Bonnie and Clyde| Sep 28, 2013

Laura Osnes (Bonnie Parker), Jeremy Jordan(Clyde Barrow), Melissa Van Der Schyff (Blanche Barrow), Claybourne Elder (Buck Barrow), Louis Hobson (Ted Hilton)

Bridges of Madison County| March 9, 2014

Kelli O’Hara (Francesca), Steven Pasquale (Robert), Whitney Bashor (Marian/Chiara), Hunter Foster (Bud), Caitlin Kinnunen(Carolyn), Derek Klena (Michael), Michael X Martin(Charlie), Cass Morgan(Marge)

Carousel | April 26, 2013 | Lincoln Centre Production

Kelli O’Hara(Julie Jordan), Nathan Gunn (Billy Bigelow) Stephanie Blythe (Nettie Fowler), John Cullum (The Starkeeper/Dr. Selden), Jessie Mueller (Carrie)

Dear Evan Hansen| Oct 19, 2018 | LA Opening Night

Tracked Audio

Ben Levi Ross(Evan Hansen),  Jessica Philips(Heidi Hansen), Maggie McKenna(Zoe Murphy), Marrick Smith(Connor Murphy), Christiane Noll(Cynthia Murphy), Aaron Lazar(Larry Murphy), Jared Goldsmith(Jared Kleinman), Phoebe Koyabe(Alana Beck)

Dear Evan Hansen| Unknown

Ben Platt (Evan Hansen), Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi Hansen), Mike Faist (Connor Murphy), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe Murphy), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Cynthia Murphy), Michael Park (Larry Murphy), Will Roland (Jared Kleinman), Kristolyn Lloyd (Alana Beck)

Falsettos| Lincoln Centre/PBSProfessionally Recorded

Stephanie J. Block (Trina), Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells(Whizzer), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms(Dr. Charlotte), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia)

Gypsy| Unknown 2008 | Broadway Revival

Laura Benanti (Louise), Patti LuPone(Rose), Leigh Ann Larkin(Rose), Boyd Gaines (Herbie), Tony Yazbek(Tulsa), Alison Fraser (Tessie Tura), Leonora Nemetz (Mazeppa), Marilyn Caskey (Electra)

Hamilton| Unknown

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Daniel J Watts, Neil Haskell, Ephraim Sykes.

Into the Woods| Unknown 2002 | Broadway revival

Vanessa Williams, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O’Malley, John McMartin, Gregg Edelman, Laura Benanti, Molly Ephriam, Adam Wylie, Marylouise Burke

Leap of Faith| April 4, 2012 | Broadway

Raul Esparza, Jessica Phillips, Kendra Kassebaum, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Leslie Odom Jr., Krystal Joy Brown, Talon Ackerman

Legally Blonde| Unknown |Professionally Recorded MTV

Laura Bell Bundy(Elle Woods), Christian Borle(Emmett Forrest), Orfeh(Paulette), Richard H Blake(Warner Huntington III), Kate Shindle(Vivienne Kensington), Nikki Snelson(Brooke Wyndham), Michael Rupert(Professor Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford(Margot), Asmeret Ghebremichael(Pilar), Tracy Jai Edwards(Serena)

Next to Normal| March 18, 2010 Cast: Jessica Phillips (Diana s/b), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Jenn Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)

Next to Normal| June 6, 2009 | First post-Tony performance

Tracked Audio Cast: Jessica Phillips (Diana s/b), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Jenn Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)

Next to Normal| Nov 29, 2009

Tracked Audio Cast: Jessica Phillips (Diana s/b), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Jenn Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)

Next to Normal| March 18, 2010

Tracked Audio Cast: Jessica Phillips (Diana s/b), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Jenn Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)

Next to Normal| March 20, 2010

Tracked Audio

Cast: Jessica Phillips (Diana s/b), J. Robert Spencer (Dan), Kyle Dean Massey (Gabe), Jenn Damiano (Natalie), Adam Chanler-Berat (Henry), Louis Hobson (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine)

Priscilla Queen of the Desert| March 6, 2011

Will Swenson (Tick/Mitzi), Tony Sheldon (Bernadette), Nick Adams (Adam/Felicia), C. David Johnson (Bob), Jacqueline B. Arnold (Diva #3), Anastacia McCleskey (Diva #2), Ashley Spencer (Diva #1), Jessica Phillips (Marion), J. Elaine Marcos (Cynthia)

Songs for a New World ​| June 2018 | NYCC Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, Solea Pfeiffer

Spring Awakening| August 15, 2008 | First performance, San Diego

Kyle Riabko (Melchior), Christy Altomare (Wendla), Blake Bashoff (Moritz), Steffi D (Ilse), Sarah Hunt (Martha), Kimiko Glenn (Thea), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto), Matt Shingledecker (Georg), Andy Mientus (Hanschen), Ben Moss (Ernst), Angela Reed (Adult Women), Henry Stram (Adult Men)

Waitress | March 30, 2016

Jessie Mueller (Jenna), Keala Settle (Becky), Kimiko Glenn (Dawn), Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter), Nick Cordero (Earl), Dakin Matthews (Joe), Eric Anderson (Cal), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie)

Wicked| August 17, 2005

Shoshana Bean(Elphaba), Meghan Hilty(Glinda)