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[fanficapologist]

Of Dragons and Maelstroms

Themes and Warnings: slow burn, enemies to lovers, blood, violence, explicit language, sexual violence, period-typical misogyny, sexual themes, smut, tension, marriage, jealousy, pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, attempted sexual assault, breastfeeding, major character death, divergent timelines

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the House of The Dragon/Fire & Blood/Game of Thrones characters nor do I claim to own them. I do not own any of the images used nor do I claim to own them.

Chapter Twenty-Two

The day of the hunt had dawned, bringing with it a sense of unease that lingered in Maera's heart. She hadn't been able to face Aemond after her outburst, deciding to skip their usual sparring sessions over the last few days. Instead, she donned her riding leathers and clutched the portrait of Ēbrion, her beautiful dragon masterpiece, carefully rendered for the twins.

Presenting the painting to the eager Jaehaerys and Jaehaera, Maera was met with joyful squeals of delight. Young Jaehaerys, with the innocence only a child could possess, boldly proclaimed his intention to claim Ēbrion as his own dragon when he grew older. Maera chuckled at his enthusiasm and replied, "I look forward to that day, my young Prince."

Queen Helaena expressed gratitude for the thoughtful gift and for Maera's dedication to finishing it, even whilst she was unwell. Maera, not wanting to burden Helaena with her own troubles, let the queen assume that her absence had been due to illness rather than the harrowing incident with King Aegon.

“Will you be alright, whilst I am gone today?” Maera asked her friend, concern evident across her face.

Helaena smiled back at her, before replying. “I will, but please do tell me everything once you return.”

“Of course, Your Grace.” Maera laughed, placing her hand on top of the Queen’s.

Ser Arryk's arrival interrupted their conversation. He had come to escort Maera to her carriage for the journey to the Kingswood. As Maera prepared to leave, Helaena seized her with surprising force and whispered a heartfelt, "Two feathers to be set ablaze by dragonfire," into her ear.

As they walked towards the carriage, Ser Arryk initiated a conversation. "Lady Maera, have you had much experience with hunting before?" he inquired.

A faint smile touched Maera's lips as she recalled her brothers' escapades. "I'm quite experienced, thanks to my brothers," she admitted.

Curious, Maera inquired whether Ser Arryk planned to stay by her side throughout the day. He responded with a courteous, "I will, if that's what you wish, my Lady."

Maera nodded approvingly. "Good," she quipped, her tone light, but her words carrying a hint of disdain. "The Targaryen men aren't exactly in my good graces at the moment. It would be a shame if I were to mistake one of them for a white Hart." The knight chuckled at her sarcasm, his presence a comforting one.

Once they reached the carriage, Ser Arryk opened the door for her, revealing a figure inside, causing Maera's heart to sink. It was her father, Lord Jasper Wylde, who had also been invited to the hunt. Their last conversation had ended in a bitter argument over her sisters' betrothals. With a heavy sigh, she entered the carriage, followed by Ser Arryk. The knight rapped on the roof, signaling the driver to depart, setting the stage for an awkward journey to the Kingswood.

The ride through the city was accompanied by an unbearable silence. Lord Jasper Wylde, sitting across from his daughter Maera in the carriage, finally mustered the courage to break it. He cleared his throat, attempting to engage in conversation. "Maera, are you looking forward to the hunt?" he asked, his voice carefully neutral.

Maera's gaze remained fixed on the passing landscape outside the window, deliberately avoiding her father's eyes as she replied icily, "I am here solely at the command of my King, Father. It's not a choice I could refuse."

Awkward silence descended upon them once more, enveloping the carriage in an uncomfortable aura. Lord Jasper attempted to bridge the gap once more, concern evident in his voice. He gingerly broached the subject of the incident with Aegon. "I'm aware of what happened to you, Maera," he began carefully, "Are you...?" He left the question hanging, unspoken but palpable in the air.

Maera cut him off sharply, her voice firm, "I remain unspoiled, Father, if that's your concern." Her eyes darted to him, waiting for his next words.

Lord Jasper heaved a sigh, realizing that his daughter was not only physically unharmed but also emotionally distant. He clarified, "That's not what I was going to ask, Maera." His eyes bore into hers, worry etched into his features as he queried, "Are you alright?"

The images of Aegon trying to assault her were still at the forefront of her mind, haunting her. The look in his eyes, the way he had desperately clawed at her dress, the strength she could not fight when he had pushed her onto the ground. Her stomach swirled with nausea at the reminder of the event. After a brief moment, Maera simply nodded, not trusting herself to speak the truth to her father. She returned her gaze to the window, her emotions locked away behind a steely facade.

Lord Jasper went on, explaining how he came to know of the incident. "It was Ser Arryk who told me," he admitted, "After the small council meeting , regarding Prince Daemon’s whereabouts." He saw Maera's frown deepen as her eyes flicked towards the knight.

Before Maera could voice her irritation at Ser Arryk for telling her father, Lord Jasper continued, "But don't worry, he was discreet, and I'm grateful for the information. It was I who sought Queen Alicent's permission to swear Ser Arryk to you, but of course I did not tell her why. She agreed with me that a lady needs a knight to serve her in a place as complex as Kings Landing." He added, "I have full faith in his ability to protect you."

Seeking to bring the uncomfortable discussion to a close, Maera retorted sarcastically, "Well, Father, I promise to be on my best behavior today, so as not to frighten off any potential suitors." With that, she returned to her silent contemplation of the passing landscape. Finally, the carriage arrived at the location of the hunt, putting an end to the discomforting exchange between father and daughter.

The Kingswood, a sprawling expanse of ancient woodland, served as the majestic backdrop for the organized hunt. Towering oak and elm trees, their branches forming a verdant canopy above, filtered dappled sunlight onto the forest floor, creating a picturesque setting. A carpet of lush emerald moss blanketd the ground, muffling the footsteps of both noble and steed.

Throughout the sylvan paradise, a scattering of lavish canvas tents had been meticulously arranged. The resplendent pavilions, adorned with the sigils of noble houses, provided shelter and comfort to the assembled lords and ladies. Their richly colored banners fluttered in the gentle breeze, displaying the heraldry of their lineages.

At the heart of the woodland spectacle, a banquet table of impressive proportions stretched beneath the boughs of an ancient oak. The air was alive with animated conversations, the clinking of goblets, and the lilting strains of courtly music, performed by talented minstrels in a corner of the glade.

Maera stepped out of the carriage with grace, her eyes scanning the surroundings. She swiftly turned to Ser Arryk, who was still inside, and requested that he retrieve a bow and arrow from their luggage. Lord Jasper, sensing an opportunity for a final conversation before the hunt began, approached his daughter.

"Maera," he began, a hint of concern in his voice, "I hope you will enjoy the hunt today. It might provide a chance to take your mind off things.”

Maera's gaze remained focused ahead as she replied curtly, "I will see you at the feast, Father."

With that, she turned away from him and walked further into the camp, leaving Lord Jasper behind. She took in the sight of the tents that had been set up for the hunt, but there was no sign of any member of the royal family. Deciding that it was best to get away from the bustling atmosphere before the Targaryens arrived, Maera turned to Ser Arryk and asked him to accompany her into the woods to hunt for some pheasants. The knight nodded in agreement, and together they ventured into the dense forest.

Time passed, and Maera's keen hunting skills had proven fruitful. She had managed to catch two pheasants and decided to find a suitable spot to wait for another. Climbing a sturdy tree, she perched herself on a branch, her bow ready in her hands. Below her, Ser Arryk stood guard, vigilant. Suddenly, a branch snapped, and Maera's heart raced. She swiftly drew her bow, her senses on high alert. As she prepared to release her arrow at whatever creature had approached, the intruder revealed himself to be none other than Prince Aemond.

Maera released the tension on her bowstring and sighed in relief. "Gods, Aemond," she called down, her voice tinged with exasperation, "I nearly shot you."

Aemond, leaning against a tree with an infuriating smirk, called up to her, "The feast will be starting soon, Maera. The King has sent me to retrieve you."

A lump caught in her throat. The thought of facing Aemond again was bad enough, but having to sit and break bread with the man who attempted to violate her was overwhelming. But this was Aegon’s Kingdom, his domain, his world, and Maera was just living in it. There would be no justice served, no apologies given. And she would have to learn to live with that.

After taking a few deep breaths to ground herself, Maera began her descent from the tree, and when she reached the bottom, she found herself looking up at the prince, her silver streak catching the light filtering through the leaves. The Prince’s hunting leathers were no different to his usual attire; a deep, ebony black, a stark contrast to his silver-white hair that cascaded down his back. He wore a snug-fitting tunic that emphasised his broad shoulders and powerful physique. Intricate detailing, subtly embossed with the sigil of House Targaryen, adorned the edges. A wide leather belt, cinched firmly around his waist, bore the weight of his hunting tools, a testament to his readiness for action. Upon his legs, dark trousers offered protection from the underbrush and thorns, while knee-high leather boots, expertly polished and laced with precision, completed the ensemble.

Aemond respectfully asked, "May I escort you back to camp?" Maera, not entirely comfortable with the situation, and not feeling particularly trustworthy of Targaryen men following Aegon’s assault on her, turned to Ser Arryk and requested that he remain close. The knight readily complied, ensuring her safety as they made their way back to the camp together.

Aemond and Maera walked side by side through the tranquil woodlands, the sounds of the forest surrounding them. Ser Arryk remained a few paces behind, a vigilant presence. Silence hung heavily between Maera and Aemond until, with a sly grin playing upon his lips, the prince broke it.

"You've been assigned a guard dog, it seems," Aemond remarked casually, a mischievous twinkle in his eye as he gestured subtly to Ser Arryk. Maera's response was curt, her voice carrying a note of annoyance. "A lady needs a knight in a place like this, my Prince."

Once again, silence settled around them as they continued their walk. But Aemond couldn't remain quiet for long. He finally spoke, concern seeping into his voice. "Are you well, Maera?" His violet eye, often inscrutable, held a hint of genuine worry.

Maera met his gaze, irritation flaring briefly. "Stop looking at me like that," she snapped.

Aemond raised an eyebrow, asking, "Like what?"

"Like I'm pathetic," she retorted, "like I'm weak."

A scoff escaped Aemond's lips as he recalled a similar look from their past. "You've looked at me the same way since I returned to Kings Landing with Vhagar," he remarked, a shadow of bitterness touching his words.

Maera sighed, her voice tinged with nostalgia. "I cared for the boy you once were. I worried about what losing an eye would do to you," she admitted, her eyes softening with concern. "Perhaps I was right to worry; look at what you have become."

Aemond responded with a noncommittal hum, but there was no bitterness in his words when he added, "I've always been a hateful being."

"No," Maera countered adamantly. "You were never hateful. Not to Helaena. Not to me."

As their footsteps continued to echo through the woods, Maera's thoughts wandered back to a time when they were children. She couldn't help but smile as she recalled the memory. "Do you remember what happened the last time we were here? When we were ten?" she began, her voice tinged with nostalgia. She recounted the memory of her and Aemond climbing through the trees as fast as squirrels, seeing who could climb higher. Aegon had called up to them, teasing them for their child-like behaviour. In response, Maera called down to him, asking him to climb as well, to prove he was not a coward. Aegon had taken the challenge, but during his ascent, he lost his footing and got his long, snow-white hair tangled in the branches. The servants had been left with no choice but to cut it free.

Aemond joined her in laughter, the sound genuine and unguarded. "Aegon still sports the same hairstyle from that day," he remarked, their shared memory momentarily bridging the gap that had formed between them.

The woodland stretched before them, a serene backdrop to their conversation. Maera, eyes taking in the natural beauty, couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. She broke the silence first, her voice tinged with a hint of sadness. "I miss who we were as children," she confessed, "I miss our old friendship." Her gaze shifted toward Aemond, her expression one of longing. "You've changed so much."

Aemond, walking beside her, pondered her words for a moment before responding. "As have you," he said, his voice carrying a touch of fondness. "You've become a woman, with a fierce loyalty, not only to her own family, but to mine as well. You seem more like a true Targaryen than ever.”

Their conversation carried on as the camp came into view, a sprawling collection of tents amidst the woods. Aemond, his curiosity piqued, turned the discussion to a more recent topic. "Why didn't you tell me you were a maiden?" he asked, his tone inquisitive. "And why not refute those rumors?"

Maera's response was both measured and sincere. "I didn't want to breathe life into them," she explained, her voice firm. "I was protecting my family, as I always have." She turned to face Aemond, her expression earnest. "Besides," she added, her voice carrying a touch of sarcasm, "what could you have done, even if I had told you?"

Aemond, however, came to a halt at the edge of the camp, his smirk revealing a hint of mischief. "Oh," he replied slyly, "I would have made Ser Penrose sorely regret his actions."

Maera was taken aback by his confident response, her confusion evident. Before she could question him further, Aemond leaned down, his voice a low whisper in her ear. "Just like I've made Aegon regret touching you."

Her heart skipped a beat at his words, a mix of emotions flooding her. But before she could respond, Aemond straightened up and flashed her a teasing grin. "I'll see you at the table," he said casually, before walking away, leaving Maera bewildered and intrigued.

Ser Arryk, who had been watching the exchange with a puzzled expression, approached Maera and asked, "My Lady, what was all that about?"

Maera could only shake her head slightly and reply, "I'm not sure, but I have a feeling we're about to find out."

Note: We’ve gotten to my favourite parts of the fic so I’m pumping out chapters like crazy. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them! 😊

Thank you so much for reading! Comments, feedback, likes, and reblogs are greatly appreciated 🖤

[blueysbookshelf]

The Rest Is History by Sara Madderson

I'm going to be VERY salty in this review...You've been warned.

The below is ABSOLUTELY CHOCK FULL of SPOILERS.

I was convinced to read this because the MCs were history teachers and he was the head of department and also played Henry VIII at Hampton Court and when he hires the FMC as a substitute teacher while someone else is on Mat leave he immediately falls for her, but refuses to treat her kindly because he's got a secret and he can't allow himself to be in a relationship because of it. Wait until you hear the secret...it's a doozy.

BUT...then the woman playing Anne B at Hampton Court has to have surgery (I'm guessing Cynthia ended up needing something doing....that's what I told myself) and since he overheard girlie saying she needed more money because she moved down there from The City (gag) to help her twin sister raise her daughter after twin sister's husband left her abruptly (fucking MEN) he offers her the part of Anne...and WHOOPS...they get a little too into the roles.

Guess his "secret" though...

The reason this man can't have a relationship with this woman, even though he is full on lusting after her, dicking her down in all the rooms at Hampton Court, drooling over her neck, and comparing it to ANNE B'S (excuse me?!?!?). This mother fucker takes her to a BBQ at his older brother's house...intro's her to all of his nieces and nephews, his brother and ex sister in law and current sister in law (because the brother knows how to coparent and they're all very mature...which I appreciated actually) and then the next fucking day breaks up with her because HE'S STERILE. He can't give her babies. And I am dying. Of all the misogynistic bullshit.

Woe is him. 🙄

And he knows that she loves him...he knows that if he tells her she's going to choose him and he doesn't feel like that's fair. He doesn't want to LET her choose to be with him in spite of the fact that his sperms aren't sperming so he gives her no choice. Because of course he doesn't.

And the whole thing is resolved when his two SILs go to the FMC and tell her because he's REFUSING TO and she goes to his house and is like:

And then she reminds him that things like sperm donors and adoptions exist.

I know infertility is an issue. I do. I know it's a sensitive topic and I don't mean to be rude about it. But it was insanely annoying that this man did NOTHING but beat himself up over it...even though he'd "been to therapy". It just felt so unrealistic to me that he wouldn't be able to discuss it with her. Like...who pulls the shit he pulled? (hide spoiler)]

TLDR: All in all...I was highly annoyed by this book and the writing. The plot was tenuously put together and I'm very glad that there was a blurb at the end of the book telling me that the author is also Elodie Hart and the author of the insanely BookTok popular Alchemy series...so I can avoid it.

[eckswizi]

For those of us out there who long for good rapid transit and walkable cities in car-centric North America, it can be really easy to doomscroll and it can seem that America is completely incapable of divorcing itself from car culture. But I want to let you all know: right now, at the end of 2022, it’s a great time for rapid transit. So much new construction is going on as we speak, and many new projects are almost finished. I want to go through some of the new projects that have opened over the past 12 months, or will open sometime in the next 12 months, and I want to remind you all that good transit is possible, and is becoming more of a reality with each passing day.

Here’s the most significant new construction from the past year:

The DC Metro finally opened Phase 2 of the Silver Line extension, a long awaited line that extends the DC Metro into a well populated part of Virginia. Additionally, the extension has a station at Dulles International Airport, one of the most major airports in the country.

The Los Angeles Metro opened the first half of the new Crenshaw Line (aka the K line), adding a whole new line and 6 new stations (7, counting the new lower level at the existing Expo/Crenshaw station). The new K line returns service to an area of Los Angeles that had not seen passenger rail service in several decades. The second half of the extension is still under construction, and will connect the K line to the existing C Line as well as LAX.

San Francisco’s MUNI Metro, the system that operates SFs light rail, trolley, and cable car systems, opened their brand new Central Subway. The Central Subway travels roughly North-South through the heart of the city, perpendicular to the existing Market Street Subway. The new subway line will provide service to the densely populated but underserved Chinatown neighborhood, among others.

A whole new system opened this year! Honolulu just opened the Honolulu Rail Transit, operated by the HART, is the first major rail rapid transit in the US to feature platform screen doors and driverless trains.

The MBTA (Boston) just opened the final phase of their Green Line Extension! The GLX, as it is called, brings rapid transit service to the heart of the densely populated town of Somerville, MA. 7 new stations opened as a result of the extension, with one station being rebuilt entirely!

During the summer, Amtrak extended its Ethan Allen Express route to Burlington, Vermont, with two stations in between. The extension returned intercity rail service to Burlington Union Station and the heart of the city for the first time in about 50 years!

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR; NYC), North American’s busiest regional rail system, completed a project which improved its mainline by adding a third track. The third track is a much needed improvement that allows for more efficient and frequent train operation on a heavily used corridor.

Tempe, Arizona opened a downtown streetcar earlier in the year. The line goes around downtown, and makes the city center more easily walkable, as well connecting to the Phoenix Valley Metro.

Minneapolis opened their new D Line BRT service, a rapid bus service that is but a small part of a massive ongoing transit plan for the Twin Cities

Chicago opened a new flyover junction for the Brown Line, which will speed up and improve service on the Brown, Red, & Purple Lines

Upcoming

A whole new system is opening soon! Honolulu, Hawaii is soon to open the first phase of their new driverless elevated rapid transit. It will be the first non-tourist passenger rail in the state in several decades!

The LIRR will soon open a massive new underground line that allows trains to access Grand Central Terminal in the heart of Manhattan. The new terminal will also relieve pressure from the over crowded Penn Station.

The NYC Subway (MTA) has received its first shipments of its new R211 subway trains, which will be a much needed new fleet of modern rolling stock. The new trains will fill the gap left by the retirement of the 59 year old R32s. Additionally, the MTA also received several sets of the R211T, a variation on the R211 which includes an open gangway between subway cars, like an accordion/bendy-bus.

Seattle’s Link Rapid Transit is currently making major progress on several new extensions, with most of them estimated to open around 2024. The existing line will be extended in both directions. Additionally, the existing line will be complimented by a second line! There will be a total of nineteen (19!!!) new stations, as well as six (6) new stations on the Tacoma Streetcar!

CalTrain, a commuter/regional rail system that serves the San Francisco peninsula, is electrifying their system. When completed, it will bring faster, quieter, and more eco-friendly rail service to the SF Peninsula. Ignoring rapid transit, CalTrain will host the first electrified main line passenger trains to operate west of the Mississippi in several decades.

The TTC (Toronto) is currently making huge progress on their newest train line, the Line 5 Eglinton. It is a brand new light rail line that will have 24 stations along Eglinton Ave in Toronto, and will have connections to the Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3.

The TTC is also constructing the Line 6 Finch, another brand new light rail line north of Toronto! It will run west from the Line 1 along Finch Ave, and will have 18 new stations!

Montreal’s new REM (Réseau express métropolitain / Metropolitan Express Network) is almost ready to open its first phase! The REM is a new light metro line that has one line and three branches, with twenty-six (26!!!) new stations. The line will connect downtown to the airport and several major suburbs.

The MBTA is currently constructing a new commuter rail line that, on two branches, will provide service to Fall River and New Bedford, two notable cities on the south coast of Massachusetts.

Vancouver’s Skytrain is currently working on a massive new expansion of their Millenium Line to travel west and serve a densely populated but previously underserved section of the city.

The LA Metro is currently working on a new subway tunnel through downtown that will connect the A, E, and L lines. When the project is completed, the E and L will be merged into one line.

Mexico City is currently constructing a new commuter train to traverse the heavily traveled corridor between Mexico City and Toluca.

Construction is currently ongoing for the Southwest LRT Line in Minneapolis, a large extension to the currently underserved southwestern parts of the Twin Cities

Calgary is currently most of the way through construction on their new Green Line, which will be the third Light Rail line to serve the region.

Ottawa’s Trillium Line is currently closed for modernization and is expected to reopen this year

Chicago has an ongoing project to overhaul the infrastructure on the aging Red and Purple Lines

Additionally, there have been *countless* new stations constructed and a multitude of other minor construction projects that will have some major effects. Here’s some highlights:

The SEPTA (Philadelphia) added Wawa station to its regional rail system

The MBTA is currently most of the way through construction on a new station to serve the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island

In the fall, the LIRR opened a new station called Elmont-UBS Arena

NYC Ferry established a new service to Coney Island

A new platform at Baltimore Penn Station

Much, much more

Lastly, let’s not forget the fact that a massive number of new transit lines and rail extensions have opened over the past few years, including major openings all over the country. I’ve definitely forgot something, and the fact that I have is because there is so much that has come out of 2022. We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. From where we are, rail transport and public transit in North America is only going to improve, and I can’t wait.

[marune2]

How Ida whas original planed chapter 1

Summary

Ida is the junges twin sister here of Nacht and Morgan year Morgan is the Angel Nacht the Emo and Ida the Wilde card

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Ida is Boring her Brother are of Morgan help’s some people in the magic knights and Nacht running araund again and make he’s crime so what do Ida do? Sure she can help people but this is Boring and make crime like Nacht is Boring too right now so it’s time to try new stuff

So Ida thinks she wants too go as Morgan araund again there Morgan is good whit people so she stealing some clothes again from him

And then go’s she too the black Market too buying new stuff and she did see yami and Nacht gamble there so she wants too try it

Year funny she win really mush and she get’s Magic mushroom‘s and of curse she eat them oh this whas fun

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Morgan whas helping araund in the city as he hear this some magic creatures messing araund so he going too help but he did not dare too imagine this he’s sister is the cause of it her Magic Gose wild as fuc€

Morgan did Wunder what the hell his little sister Normally don’t do something like this as he see the he’s sister walking as him araund again and laughing like a mad Mann and scream some no sense

Ida: haidy hoooo!!!!! Dance my devils dance like a Angels the light want’s too see you !!!!!!

Morgan: Ida!!!!“scream he at her but she doesn’t hear him is she under magic influence?!

He did try too cash her whit he’s magic but year she is so Fast as he whit her magic too she did just laugh at him

But then falling she asleep on the ground

Morgan then get’s her she sleeping like a rock but take her to Owen year

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Owen: Ah Morgan you sister going be fine

Morgan: is she ok?! What happened too her

Owen: she whas influence on Magic mushrooms but she going be fine she should wake up in the next day

Morgan:What?!

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Ida have the „talk“ of her life Nacht finde out too what happened and now are her big Brother mad at her for taking drugs

Ida : ach come on you tow it’s whas just one time my whas Boring I swear I will never take some again I promise I swear

Nacht glare at her : I hope you do you don’t want’s my more mad as right now

Morgan: I’m hope too Ida this whas wrong what you did I believe you understand this too“smile

Ida: year I know you tow I did have a horrible trip from this it’s whas like a fifer dream……….

Nacht: I Hope so Ida I swear I will burn you drawing‘s if you doing this again „glare at her

Ida get’s pale as he did say it : what?! No come on I promise it but say you did not see what I draw…….

Nacht?: why should I?

Morgan: what did you draw this you react like this???

Ida: you don’t want’s too know so can I go now???

Nacht: Now I’m interested“smile evil

Ida: god Nacht No!!!! I Swear Don’t!!!

Then wanish Nacht in the shadow’s

Ida: I’m death Morgan it’s are just drawing‘s ok nothing seriously I promise

Morgan: um…what did you draw???

Ida: we see us in one Weck say Nacht I did say it!!!!“run in the shadow’s away too

Morgan:wha-

In this moment hear Morgan Nacht scream :WHAT THE HELL IDA!!!!!!!“

Morgan then in her room wo he see Nacht burn her drawings

Morgan: Nacht what did you do you can’t do it!!!!“but then see Morgan what Ida draw…….year he need a big cake after this………

It‘s him and Nacht whit yami do adults stuff in the drawing‘s and this is really hart stuff……Nope just Nope Morgan just don’t want’s too see more god

And Nacht need a drink he’s sister did. draw stuff he never dare too think and Nice now can’t he see yami in the eyes after what he did see in Ida’s drawing’s

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Written in the stars: The legendary tale of Maritime ice cream favourite Moon Mist

The lore in the Hart household was as rich as the ice cream served every day.

After joining his family's creamery business, the story goes, Bruce Hart travelled from Nova Scotia to the U.S. to attend 'Ice Cream University.'

The dates and places are foggy -- as often happens with family history passed down through generations -- but it was sometime before or after he served during the Second World War and likely took place at what's now the University of Massachusetts, a school with strong roots in agriculture and food science.

It was there, legend has it, that a young Bruce Hart had the audacity to swirl three ice cream flavours together: banana, grape and blue raspberry.

He called it Moon Mist, a lush ice cream flavour with colourful ripples of yellow, purple and blue.

"My grandfather told us he got to experiment with flavour mixtures, and that's how those improbable flavours came together that some people love and some may find disgusting," said Peter O'Brien, grandson of the late Bruce Hart.

"It was always part of family lore that my grandfather invented Moon Mist."

By the mid-1970s, the specialty flavour was catching on. The exact flavour combination of Moon Mist shifted over the years, with a popular local dairy swapping out blue raspberry for blue bubble gum in its recipe.

Yet regardless of the flavours of the tricolour swirls, Moon Mist ice cream would come to be celebrated as Atlantic Canada's favourite ice cream.

To some, it's a heavenly trilogy of tastes, while to others it's an odd mash-up of cloyingly sweet flavours. But it's defended by many as the region's unofficial frozen treat.

Moon Mist has become a symbol of the East Coast's uniqueness in Canada, a cultural marker of sorts for the region.

Ice cream stands and corner stores across the Maritimes scoop out Moon Mist all year long. Many say they go through several 11.5-litre vats on a summer weekend, leaving children in tears and adults in a huff if they sell out.

It evokes both nostalgia and pride, making a cameo on the Nova Scotia-based TV show "Trailer Park Boys." A local distillery sells a limited edition Moon Mist vodka and folk artists have sought inspiration from the flavour.

"If you've ever had a scoop of Moon Mist ice cream, you know it just has a very unique flavour and iconic aroma," said Rae Ryan, a Truro, N.S.-based research and development specialist with dairy giant Agropur, which acquired Nova Scotia's Scotsburn dairy in 2017.

"I think it's so popular because people in Atlantic Canada grew up with it in the 1980s and are now serving it to their kids. It's had a lot of staying power."

Bruce Hart returned from his ice cream training -- and purported invention of Moon Mist -- and got to work for the family business, Halifax Creamery Ltd.

The company soon after began making the blend of banana, grape and blue raspberry under its Polar Ice Cream brand.

Hart's grandson Peter O'Brien, now a 54-year-old classics professor, recalls ordering scoops of Moon Mist at local ice cream parlours as a child.

"My grandfather was big into ice cream, he ate it every day, probably twice a day," O'Brien said.

"We would go over for lunch or dinner and eat ice cream for dessert and often the conversation would return to his days in the business and how Moon Mist was created," he said.

The family business was eventually sold to Twin Cities Co-op Dairy Ltd., which later became Farmer's Dairy Co-op Ltd., though the family stayed active in the industry for a few years after that.

It's around this time that a competitor came to town.

For more than a century, one of the largest dairies in the Maritimes was based out of Scotsburn, a village surrounded by sprawling dairy farms on Nova Scotia's north shore.

Sometime before the early 1980s, the Moon Mist flavour was likely introduced to Scotsburn by a so-called flavour house, said Jennifer MacLennan, the former marketing co-ordinator with Scotsburn dairy from 1993 until Agropur took over in 2017.

Flavour houses are companies with commercial food labs that develop, manufacture and supply flavours to various industries. The concentrated natural and artificial flavours can be used in everything from ice cream to gum. One of these companies likely promoted Moon Mist as part of a portfolio of new flavours presented to dairies, MacLennan said.

"It was probably introduced to several dairies as an up-and-coming flavour," she said. "Scotsburn decided to try it ... it may have started as a limited-edition flavour but clearly became a favourite."

Exactly why it became a top seller in Atlantic Canada while dairies in other parts of the country seem to have mostly passed it over is unclear.

Some smaller outfits across Canada offer Moon Mist, including Kawartha Dairy Ltd. based in Bobcaygeon, Ont., which markets it as an "out of this world" East Coast favourite. The Big Scoop in Duncan, B.C., also sells Moon Mist with a twist: bubble gum, banana and grape with a cherry ribbon.

But other than a few smaller dairies, Moon Mist ice cream largely seems to be an Atlantic Canadian phenomenon.

"A lot of flavours can be regional," MacLennan said. "In New Brunswick, grape nut ice cream was a big seller, but it wasn't as popular in other areas, like Cape Breton."

When Moon Mist was introduced, many of the popular flavours were classics like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry, she said.

"Back in the '80s, a lot of the popular ice cream is what you might hear people call 'old people's flavours' nowadays," MacLennan said. "So when Moon Mist came out it was likely a huge hit with kids."

For decades, Moon Mist was only sold in 11.4-litre tubs to ice cream parlours. But in 2015, Scotsburn began selling smaller sizes in retail stores.

"I remember urging our marketing department to sell Moon Mist in the 1.5-litre packages in retail stores," MacLennan said. "It was always a bestseller so it made sense to have it available year round."

While Bruce Hart may have invented the original Moon Mist -- and potentially the recipe later used by Farmers -- Scotsburn's would become the favourite of many.

But not all.

A petition launched in the spring of 2020 called on Farmers to bring their version of Moon Mist, with blue raspberry rather than bubble gum, back to Nova Scotia.

The recipe change can be traced back to 2013, when Halifax-based Farmers Co-operative Dairy and Agropur Cooperative of Longueuil, Que., merged.

Four years later, Agropur purchased Scotsburn's frozen ice cream and frozen novelties business.

With two Moon Mist flavours in house, Agropur made the decision to phase out the Farmers recipe.

Agropur spokesman Guillaume Berube said sales volumes of both Scotsburn and Farmers Moon Mist tubs were "almost identical" at the time, but Scotsburn had the advantage of also having the smaller retail-sized format.

In terms of which recipe was oldest, Farmers may have launched Moon Mist first. While Scotsburn traces Moon Mist back to "before the early 1980s," Berube said company's archives show Farmers launched Moon Mist in 1973.

Regardless, the Farmers recipe -- possibly inspired by Bruce Hart's original creation -- was phased out by Agropur in 2017, permanently replacing blue raspberry with blue bubble gum, a subtle but notable change among some Moon Mist connoisseurs.

Agropur now says Moon Mist sales are second only to vanilla in the Scotsburn ice cream portfolio. It's sold in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.

"A lot of people growing up in Nova Scotia either went to school with someone who was a dairy farmer or had some connection to the dairy industry, and ice cream is just really popular here," said Agropur's Ryan. "It's part of the culture. We have a lot of scooping stands in the region and the colour combo of Moon Mist is very recognizable.

"It's always been popular, but there's been a lot of buzz about it over the last couple years," she said.

"It's a happy story."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2023.

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HARTFORD WOLF PACK TEAM BUILDING CONTINUES

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - The always difficult off-season of team preparation work for the entire New York Rangers organization, including the Hartford Wolf Pack, continues. The Rangers signed undrafted left-winger Sahil Panwar on Monday. The 6’0, 195-pounder was inked to a one-year AHL standard player contract and will start training camp in Hart City. Sahil, in the Hindu dialect, means "leader." He is the second South Asian background player the Wolf Paack have had on their roster. The first is now the assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Manny Malhotra. Panwar, 21, just finished his junior career in the OHL. He played in 68 OHL games last season. He appeared in his first 34 games with the Peterborough Petes, registering 17 points with 10 goals, and was future Wolf Pack Brennan Othmann's teammate. Then, following a trade to the Hamilton Bulldogs, a former AHL city (just relocated to Brantford because of arena renovations next season), Panwar skated in 34 games and registered 52 points with 21 goals. He was named OHL Player of the Week twice. The first came from January 23rd through the 29th and then again from March 6th through the 12th. In 199 career OHL games between the Bulldogs, Petes, Flint (MI) Firebirds, and London Knights, Panwar amassed 124 points with 54 goals with 70 assists. The native of Mississauga, Ontario, migrated all over North America because of his father’s job. Panwar first was in Montreal, then San Jose, and then headed to Southern California. While there, he played in the LA Jr. Kings U-14/U-16 teams under the guidance of former Wolf Pack great Derek Armstrong. He played with Quinn and Blake Emerson, the twin sons of ex-Hartford Whaler Nelson Emerson. The Henderson Silver Knights, Brendan Bisson, skated with Panwar, who has a younger brother Jordan, an incoming freshman at Colorado College (NCHC). Both are sons of NHL player agent Pat Bisson, a coach, and founder of organized hockey in Southern California. Calgary Wranglers (AHL) goalie Dustin Wolf, last year’s regular season Les Cunningham MVP, was with them as well. Panwar had just three points with two goals in four OHL playoff games with the Bulldogs. A year ago, he had 19 playoff games with the Firebirds with seven points, his only other junior playoff experience. He also recently attended the New York Rangers 2023 Development Camp as a free-agent invitee. Panwar was a depth signee who will likely be sent to the Rangers' organizations' newly announced Double AA affiliate, the Cincinnati (OH) Cyclones. As of now, the team has 24 roster spots allocated. Three more players have signed overseas, making it a total of 48. Sam Anas, formerly of Quinnipiac University (ECACHL), the defending national collegiate champions from the Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears, signs with Dynamo Minsk (Belarus-KHL). Andy Andreoff and his 37 goals leave the Bridgeport Islanders to sign with Sibir Novosibirsk (Russia-KHL). Three of the last four AHL European signees were with Russian-based KHL teams. The ongoing war of unprovoked aggression/invasion of Ukraine, human rights violations galore and state-sanctioned kidnapping and mysterious deaths occur, was supposed to be off-limits by the NHL and, by extension, the AHL, but evidently, not so much. Another signee to Belarus is ex-Pack Kodie Curran, who leaves Metallurg Magnitgorsk (Russia-KHL) signs with Dynamo Minsk. Zach Fucale was another member of the Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears, joining recent signee ex-Pack/Ranger Vitali Kravtsov and goalie ex-Pack Adam Húska, who Torpedo Novgorod just re-signed. Ex-Pack Ryan Sproul re-signs for a fifth year with Kunlun Red Star (China-KHL) and will likely play for their national team at the World Championship. Rearguard Logan Day, a very solid performer in Hershey’s championship Calder Cup run, is talking with AHL and KHL teams but will very likely re-sign with the Bears. One Bridgeport Islander forward is likely to play with the independent Chicago Wolves. Chis Terry, as well as another ex-Pack captain, and UCONN Husky (AHA) Cole Schneider, who was also last year’s captain in Milwaukee with the Admirals, heads down I-70. At its recent annual league meeting, the ECHL mandated a 32-team league to meet the NHL (long sought-after) equilibrium of 32 teams at the NHL, AHL, and ECHL levels. They were looking at Athens, GA, and another unnamed market. The league announced its 29th franchise with majority owners of Tim Tebow, the former football and baseball player, and Hodges Management Group, LLC., CEO David Hodges. They will play in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, beginning in the 2024-25 season. The yet unnamed team will play at the brand-new Blue Event Center in the South Lake Tahoe District and will help ECHL teams in the Mountain Division, Idaho (Boise), Utah (Salt Lake City), Allen (TX), Kansas City (MO), Wichita (KS), Rapid City (SD) and Tulsa (OK). The NHL affiliation will be announced in February 2024. Tebow has been involved with ECHL as a minority owner with the Jacksonville Icemen, the former Double AA affiliate of the Rangers/Wolf Pack, and the Savannah (GA) Ghost Pirates under the aegis of Zawyer Sports and Entertainment, the operating company for all three entities. Tebow's athletic history dates back to high school when he won the Florida HS Class 4A title in 2005.  He went on to Florida to play Division I football, where as a sophomore, he won the Heisman Trophy in 2007. He won National titles in 2006 and 2008 and was voted into the College Football Hall-of-Fame in January. Despite being a first-round draft choice, he had a short NFL career, and he never fit the scout's pre-conceived parameters. All he did was throw touchdowns. His pro career highlight came as a Denver Bronco. It was the first play in the OT win over Pittsburgh when he completed an 80-yard pass play-and-catch-plays to Demaryius Thomas for a 29-23 win on January 8, 2012. Tebow had unsuccessful tryouts with the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. Like Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson before him, he tried his hand at baseball. His inability to hit a curveball derailed his attempt to play in the major leagues. His minor pro ball career lasted five years. He played in the Mets' system, making it as high as their Double AA Eastern League team in Binghamton, and played against the Hartford Yard Goats. He ended his career at the Triple AAA level in Syracuse in 2021. He is one of the owners of the USL (United Soccer League) Jacksonville franchise. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

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The father of 12 shared the news to Instagram March 7.

March 7, 2023, 1:47 PM EST / Source: TODAY

By Kait Hanson

Nick Cannon, father of 12, announced March 7 he is expecting again. This time, it's a game show.

In a post shared to Instagram, Cannon, 42, revealed he would be starring in "Who's Having My Baby," hosted by comedian Kevin Hart. The show will premiere this spring on E!, but few details were released in the teaser.

"You're going to get some contestants that want to have your baby," Hart says in the short promo, suggesting the show will focus on women interested in procreating with Cannon. 

The "Wild 'n Out" host teased fans on social media March 6 with a cryptic Instagram story featuring a baby bottle emoji.

"Expect some big news tomorrow," Cannon wrote alongside a curious eyes emoji and a baby bottle emoji that had fans speculating an announcement of baby No. 13.

Cannon is notoriously the father of 12 children, whom he shares with six women, including twins, Monroe and Moroccan, 11, with ex-wife Mariah Carey; Golden Sagon, 6, Powerful Queen, 2, and Rise Messiah, 5 months, with model and former Miss Arizona USA Brittany Bell; Onyx Ice Cole, 5 months, with LaNisha Cole; twins, Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, 1, and Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon, 3 months, with DJ Abby De La Rosa; Zen, who died due to brain cancer in December 2021, and Halo Marie, 2 months, with Alyssa Scott; and Legendary Love, 7 months, with model Bre Tiesi.

In 2021, Hart gifted Cannon a condom vending machine as part of their “prank wars” saga.

“Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine’s Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums,” Cannon captioned a snap, posing beside the gift at the time.

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When asked whether he was done having kids, he replied, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," before sharing that it's not up to him. 

"God decides when we’re done, but I believe I definitely got my hands full and I’m so focused. I’m locked in. But when I’m 85, you never know. I might," he said.

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Imogen Diamondsheart McKinney *Supporting character

Voice Claim: (Emma Carn) https://youtu.be/g0kCDB7KF44?t=66

Partner(s): None Parents: Sparkle Diamondsheart & Raven McKinney Kids: None Siblings: Penelope, Kerrigan, Ciaran, Violet & Aedan. Age: Immortal but translates into start-mid 20′s Birthday: Not yet born/undecided Height: 168cm (5.4ft) Body type: Skinny Eye color: Medium brown/blue-grey Classification: Demon/immortal/supernatural. Known powers: Possession, Power Replication (The power to replicate the powers of others for a period of time, in Imogen’s case, she does it by touch.) About: Energetic, Fun-loving, Playful, Flirty, Creative, Independent, Adventurous, Confident, Spontaneous, Care-Free, Optimistic, Daring, Challenging, Passionate, Sensitive, Competitive, Dramatic and Outspoken. ~ Very feminine. ~ Quirky. ~ Sexuality: Doesn’t believe in labeling her sexuality. Considers herself sexually fluid.  ~ Lives with her twin brother Kerrigan. ~ Half human, half demon, but feels mostly human. ~ Can have a bit of a short temper at times. ~ Is very creative and skilled with her hands.   ~ Heart in the right place. ~ Has a good singing voice and is fairly good at playing guitar. ~ Is really good at sewing. ~ Loves crafting. ~ There‘s nothing a glue gun can’t fix! ~ Pretty close to her parents and all her siblings. ~ Smells like: Lemongrass and raspberry ~ Very good dancer ~ Has a big Sphynx tattoo on her left shoulder. ~ Fascinated by language. ~ Speaks Irish, Latin, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.  ~ Wants to be a DJ. ~ Travels a lot. ~ Is pretty open for dating, and doesn’t want to settle down any day soon. ~ Can be a bit provocative if something/someone annoys her. ~ Likes to keep busy. ~ Cares a lot about her family, and wants everyone to succeed and be happy. ~ Parties a lot. ~ Doesn’t like the smell of burned wood. ~ Likes bugs. ~ Great cook. ~ Very outgoing. ~ Hates when caramel gets stuck in her teeth! ~ eats it anyway. ~ Very sexually active and free. ~ Doesn’t like watching the news, so tends to avoid it. ~ Wants to slap people who doesn’t believe in global warming. ~ A big fan of thunder storms! ~ Loves: Sex, partying, eating, cooking, singing, dancing, cats, cherries, elephants, dolphins, crafting, owls, mani/pedicures, spending time with family, sewing, fried seafood, talking on the phone, meeting new people, thunder, rain, rodents, glitter, pandas and makeup. ~ Her style is: early to mid 2000′s vibes. ~ Tends to get what she goes for.

Imogen’s tag Imogen’s house/home Imogen’s moodboard Handwriting/ask answer pic:

One song to describe her: Disclosure feat. London Grammar - Help Me Lose My Mind Personal Playlist: 1. Major Lazer - Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG) (Remix) 2. Marlon Roudette - When The Beat Drops Out (Blondee & hagen Radio Edit) 3. Sirens of Lesbos – Long Days Hot Nights (Claptone Remix) 4. Tep No - Karma, You Got Owned 5. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Ben E & Falki Remix) 6. Florence + The Machine - You've Got The Love (Dennis Kruissen Remix) 7. Kungs ft. Molly - West Coast 8. Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) 9. Tep No - A Different You (ft. Jessica Hart) 10. Maroon 5 - Animals (Gryffin Remix) 11. Mattafix - Big City Life (LEEX Remix) 12. Kungs - Candy (feat. Jasmine Thompson) 13. Just Kiddin - Thinking About It (Fabich & Ferdinand Weber Remix) 14. Sebastien - High On You (ft. Hagedorn) 15. James Hype - More Than Friends (ft. Kelli-Leigh)

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The unplanned parenthood of four devil’s chapter 10

The next day

The devils are in the city to the silver castle wo they looks after Morgan

Nacht: he is here I can Fell him

Plumede: ok but remember just looking and just put the present there hin and then we need to go bevor they know we’re here Nacht

Nacht: i know you did say this 5 time pluma

Gimodelo: is good little one

After some time they finding Morgan

Nacht and the devil’s are of the ruf Nacht looks sad at Morgan in the moment is the devils clearly why Nacht go’s like this Nacht is a twin even by the devil’s have twins a strong bond this is the only pfink this com close too „love“ in the devil wold but they can’t tock him

Plumde:…..you see him he is fine just put you present in his sleep room ok then we need to go

Nacht:…….sure……..you are right

Nacht put a present in the room from Morgan so as Gimodelo can tell

Then they go…..

——————————

Morgan’s prove

As he go’s in the room see he a present did Acier put this there on place? As he open it see he a book wo stands „die Bremer Stadt Musikanten“ whit a littel node

Morgan?:what is this?

As he read it starts he to cry

On Morgan

Sorry this I can’t protect you Morgan but I will looks after you in the shadow’s whit Plumede Gimodelo Sloto and walkner I Promis we see us in the future

Love Nacht

In this moment cry Morgan really hart his brother is alive !!!

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High School but Gayer and Worse

Aka the tma/wtnv high school au crossover you didn’t want but I still provided

WTNV Cast: Cecil: runs the morning announcements, is the assembly narrator and does sports commentary

Carlos: resident mad scientist, blew up the chem lab freshman year, his scientists are other freshman who live in awe and terror of his shitty chem skills

Old Woman Josie: the nice librarian lady

The Angels: weird library kids who follow Josie around

Earl Harland: that one kid in every culinary class, you swear he’s been a junior for as long as you’ve been there

Tamika Flinn: freshman girl who feels really strongly about banned books in high school

Leann Hart: rival underground school newspaper, is suspected of causing the “mysterious accident” that put the online social media team in the hospital

City Council: principal & vice principal

Station Management: the office

The Interns: freshman who help Cecil out, they keep getting in accidents/getting sick so none ever last more than two days (except for the lesbian freshman of course)

Michelle: first chair cellist in the school orchestra, plays percussion in school band, one of the school's top trend setters

Maureen: sophomore who survived being a freshman intern, she keeps getting in what look like fatal car accidents but miraculously surviving with no harm

Kevin: was raised atheist but sophomore year created an entire religion, managed to convert half the school before faculty could get involved

Charles: new Mormon kid really interested in Kevin’s cult and also Kevin

TMA Cast: Jon: runs the school newspaper, that one kid who always asks really uncomfortable personal questions

Martin: sunshine boy, has a giant crush on Jon, went through his edgy phase sophomore year when he became friends with Peter

Elias: that shitty rich prep kid

Peter: the even richer shitty prep kid, family owns a yacht which he never shuts up about

Melanie: volleyball lesbian (she’s the spiker), her slaughter record is her deliberately aiming the ball so it hits other girls’ faces

Basira: runs one of sports team, is top of her class

Gerry: weird library kid who came up with the high school fears, caused a school wide supersitution about it

Georgie: class president and also gsa leader, once stood up to the principal which is where she got her no fear rep

Jude: no one’s sure how she got in here, everyone’s pretty sure she’s been expelled five times but she’s always there in the locker rooms offering freshman cigarettes

Agnes: prep kid that every lesbian in school has a crush on, may or may not be under police investigation for arson

Daisy: runs the chess club, school rumors about her previous anger issues but no one has any proof, had an accident and was in a coma for sophomore year

Tim: high school sweetheart, had to move away after junior year

The High School Romance™ Drama: Elias and Peter are the shitty high school couple that dramatically breaks up and gets back together every two weeks. Their drama shamelessly gets involved with everyone else's drama

Cecil and Carlos are the school’s It Couple™, they won homecoming king and king (which is this au’s version of their marriage)

Martin has a giant crush on Jon and Cecil tries to help him out using the morning announcements, cue horrible shenanigans and mishaps

Jude still has a Massive Crush on Agnes

Maureen and Maurice are still a power hipster couple, rumor has it they once single handedly crushed a freshman beneath their power

The principal, vice principal, and the entire office are all in a giant polycule

Kevin and Charles aren’t subtle at all and people keep walking into them making out in very obvious places

Steve and Abby are the brave out straight couple, they adopted freshman Janice

General Fackts™: Kevin’s broadcasts are when he locks Cecil out of the broadcasting room and takes over for the day

Cecil and Kevin are twins but their parents divorced and raised them separately (cue parent trap)

Martin performs poetry at the talent contest to confess to Jon, Jon doesn’t get it, (cue shenanigans)

Martin ends up becoming friends with Peter sophomore year, it goes terribly, (cue depressing shenanigans)

Jon and Cecil have a bitter rivalry because Jon thinks Cecil isn’t professional enough as a reporter and Cecil thinks Jon’s sweater looks dumb

There is at one point a school fashion show, the school never recovered from the damage

(Fears under the cut since this is getting long)

The Fears but in puberty this time

Vast:  fear of the largeness of the world, "Where will I go after this?"

Buried: fear of being trapped into a career path, or alternatively just normal claustrophobia, "what if I don't actually want to do this?"

Web: fear of being used, "what if they don't actually care about me?", "what if i'm being manipulated?"

Slaughter:  fear of disapproval from authority figures, "is my mom going to be mad at me?"

Lonely: fear of being unlovable, "what if no one ever likes me?"

Hunt: fear of being targeted or bullied, "will people come after me for who i am?"

Flesh: fear of being ugly or unattractive, or judged based on your body, "do people think i'm pretty?", "will they hate me for how i look?", "is my body good enough?"

End: fear of the unknown that comes after graduation, "what comes after?", "will i survive the real world?"

Corruption: well... fear of bugs, or fear of changing for the worse, "will things ever get better instead?" “Is that a fucking cockroach infestation in the locker room???” (god i hate public school)

Dark: fear of the dark, fear of the occult, "are ghosts real?", "can these superstitions hurt me?"

Desolation: fear of it all crashing down, fear of failing school or your grades being ruined, "are things this good really sustainable?"

Eye: fear of being known, of having your secrets exposed, "does anyone know?"

Spiral: fear of dwindling mental health due to school, “can i really go through another year?”

Stranger: fear of the people around you becoming strangers, fear of not knowing things, "My friends are acting different then they were before” “I don’t recognize anyone in this classroom”

[inkandpen22]

Beautiful Angel of Darkness (6/?)

Pairing: Spike x Female!Reader

Warnings: swearing, fighting, angst

Word Count: 1.4k

Part Summary: After Y/N learns that what Angel has said is true, she leaves Spike and joins Angel in LA

A/N: sorry if this is awful lol I’m trying to get back on schedule! Enjoy X

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I arrive at the Summers's home late into the night. If Angel is right and Spike has been here the whole time, I will actually lose my mind. They think I was crazy before they haven't seen anything yet. I will bring hell on Sunnydale. I sneak around back to the backyard, following voices. I stay within the shadows of the trees under the moonlight. On the back porch, I see Spike and Buffy talking. The two are positioned on the steps and Spike places a hand on her shoulder, whispering in her ear. My blood begins to boil in me and I appear out from within the shadows.

"You selfish bastard!" I shout at the bleach loving boy.

Spike and Buffy's heads snap in my direction. Immediately, Spike is to his feet and reaching out to me.

"No, Y/N it's not what it looks like!"

I scoff, yeah, right. Spinning on my heels, I march away. 'It's not what it looks like!' Does he think I'm stupid?

Spike jogs up beside me and blocks my path. He squeezes my shoulder and I roll his handoff.

"Is this Angel's doing?!" He grips both of my shoulders and shakes me. "He's gotten in your head!"

"No, you did this!" I spit back. "Angel was right, you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself!"

I shove him in the chest, causing him to stumble out of the way. I take the opportunity to move past.

"No Baby," Spike insists as he follows me. "No Darling, I love you! You know that!" He grabs my wrists pleadingly.

"Not anymore," I growl at him in disgust. "I don't trust you. I can't trust you!"

Spike clings to me no matter how hard I do my best to get him off.

"I can't lose you!" He practically begs, lowering his face to my level.

I do everything in my power to avoid his gaze, but when he's right in front of me, I can't ignore them. Mere days ago, they brought me such peace of mind and happiness. Now... now they fill me with immense despise and refusal.

"You just did," I remark bitterly under my breath before yanking myself free of him.

"Where are you going?" He calls as I walk away.

"Los Angeles with Angel," I inform him.

I hear Spike's boots hit the ground rapidly behind me. Soon, he's standing before me again.

"No!"

"Tough shit, Spike!" I bark, much to his dismay. "I'm not your girlfriend anymore!"

"Please, please," he reaches up and caresses my cheek. "Don't leave."

His eyes search my face for any sign of hesitation or forgiveness. I can't do it.

"I'm sorry," I place my hands over his own to remove them. "I can't do it. I..."

Unable to finish, I walk away, leaving behind a defeated Spike. I'll never forgive him. How could I be so blind? It was all too good to be true, too convenient. It's far too perfect for the chance that Spike and I to meet and everything would be immaculate. I have to go away, Los Angeles will be good for me. _______________________________________ Being in Los Angeles for the last two days isn't exactly what I had imagined. Angel has kept me, prisoner, practically in his basement of an apartment. He said I couldn't go anywhere until my thirst is controlled. I reminded him I'm not Spike and switched to blood bags a little bit ago. My argument convinced him to let me into his office, Wolfram and Hart, today.

When we arrive at the building, it appears just like any business. If I didn't know what they did I wouldn't think anything of this place. Following around Angel like a lost puppy is rather degrading, I hate it.

"So, when does the 'fun' begin?" I ask the old vampy as step off the elevator.

"You have to meet everyone first," he gestures toward two double doors across the main floor.

The two of us enter the massive office that overlooks the city. A circle of people is gathered in front of Angel's desk, at least I assume it's his desk. Their eyes turn to me with a wide array of emotions. Okay, so they've heard about me. This is awkward.

"Y/N," Angels presses his palm to my back to usher me inside. "This here is Wes, Fred, Cordelia, and Gunner."

I act polite, "it's nice to-"

"Oh well, hello, Baby!"  A third party interjects from behind us.

In a flashy banana yellow suit, a green demon struts toward me. He scoops up my hand with a smirk and plants a kiss on the back of it.

"That's Lorne," Angel states with a hint of disgust in his voice.

"You chéri are just marvelous," Lorne charms.

Angel swats Lorne's hand from mine, making the demon grumble and rub his skin.

"Angel!" A blonde girl marches into the room. You have a call from-"

"Oh, and this is Harmony," Angel points out to him.

The blonde takes one look at me and glares. She's not a fan of mine.

"You for real brought her here!" She fusses, stomping her good. "I thought it was a joke!"

"What's her deal?" I mutter to Angel, eyeing the girl up and down.

"She's um..." Angel stammers nervously.

"You two actually have something in common," Lorne interjects.

"That being?" I snicker, finding it hard that Harmony and I could ever have something in common.

"You've both slept with Spike," Angel whispers in my ear.

Oh ew! Seriously! Spike has slept with her?! She's so... so... chihuahua-like

"Wow, we're practically twins," I fake a smile to the ditsy blonde.

Harmony growls at me as though that will shake me. I morph my face into vampy-mode. As I go to approach the girl, Angel raises his arm out in front of me to block my path.

"Let me show you'll be working," he redirects.

"Keep her away from my apartment!" Harmony warns as Angel escorts me out.

"Don't worry about that," I laugh mockingly over my shoulder. "Wouldn't want to get any strange diseases!"

"Bitch!" Harmony shouts, causing heads to turn.

"Whore!" I fire back, paying no mind to the office workers.

"Seriously!" Angel covers my mouth. "This is an office!"

I roll my eyes, but don't fight Angel on the matter. After I remain still for some time, Angel removes his hand slowly. He gestures to the elevators and I follow.

"This should be fun," I grumble as we wait for the elevator. "Already starting to feel like I'm on vacation."

"Can you at least try to act human while you're here?" Angel request sassily.

"Aye, aye, Captain Normal," I playing salute him right as our ride arrives. "Is this when you start teaching me the 'human-vamp' way?"

"Baby steps," he determines, letting me enter first.

"Baby steps," I mock as the elevator doors close.

"Oh my God..." he huffs under his breath.

"Can we stop for coffee at some point today?" I ask playfully.

"You're a vampire, and it's daylight," Angel refuses.

"I'm a young lady, and I have needs," I point out a matter of factly.

"I should've taken you to a convent and left you there," he gumbles.

"I think I'd catch on fire one step in the door," I tease.

"You're not evil Y/N," Angel remarks, not finding the same humor in my joke.

"No... just incredibly bitter," I keep up my lighthearted mood.

"He didn't deserve you," Angel mutters.

I hate the mere mention of Spike. The thought of him makes my skin crawl, but I can't show it.

"Thanks, I feel loads better now," I remark with a forced smile.

"It will get better," Angel assures as he turns to me. "You could build a life here, work at the firm with us."

"And fight crime like the Marvel comics?" I scoff dismissively.

"Does it sound so terrible?" Angel raises a brow.

"Not per se," I shrug.

I still don't feel all happy-go-lucky at the moment. I'm not exactly ready to plan a whole new life.

"It could be... nice..." he determines, uncertain.

"Yes," I agree as scenarios of my future enter my mind. “I suppose it could be...”

A life in Los Angeles working beside Angel, I never thought I'd envision it. Yet, it could be a possibility, especially now since I have no obligations. I could build a whole new purpose as he said. A life without Spike.

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Tags: @currently-obsesed-with-spike @mx-pibbles @shy-ginger-in-the-graveyard

[prettyboyjackhughes]

-It’ll all be worth it in the end- |M. Marner| [Part 1]

Thanks to @workhorsefromwhitehorse24​ for all her help on this! I’m super proud of this and can’t wait for you guys to read it! Thank you for all the love and support!!

Carter wasn’t dumb. He knew how much I loved to push his buttons. I mean, it was kinda my job as his little sister. He’d been ridiculously protective over me since we were little. That may have been due to the fact that I was only 16 months younger than him, or just that I was his little sister, but either way, he took his job as my one and only big brother very seriously. It had always been just the two of us, growing up. We got into more than our fair share of trouble, destroying things in the process most of the time. Our mom always called us the twin terrors, even though we weren’t actually twins. But we did everything together. Nine times out of ten, if you found one of us, you found both of us. And that was how it was supposed to be tonight, the first game of the playoffs. Carter and I had a tradition that before every game, no matter what, we did a little handshake that he had claimed as his good luck charm. So before every game, I was in the locker room with Carter.

"Well I'm definitely in the wrong place." I said, glancing around at all the Leafs equipment around the hall way. I knew my way around Wells Fargo Center, but since this was an away game and we were the away team, we were playing at Scotiabank Arena which was an arena I wasn’t familiar with. When Carter had told me to meet him outside the locker room before the game, I had figured I’d be able to find my way there. But now, standing outside of what I figured out to be the Leafs’ locker room, made me realize I had no idea how to find my brother. As I glanced around, I caught sight of a guy walking away from me. As I jogged to catch up with him, I collided with a tall, brown-haired boy.

“Ouch!” I shouted, falling to the ground.

“Oh god, sorry!” The boy said, getting his balance and looking down at me as he reached down to help me up. He glances between my face and the Flyers logo on my t-shirt, finally settling on my face.

“You okay?” He asks, his eyes coming to rest on my face. I nod, pushing my hair back out of my face.

“Uh…anything I can do to make up for the fact that I took you out?” He asks, rubbing the back of his neck and smiling nervously at me. I look him up and down, having to look up a little to see the top of his head.

“You could tell me your name.” I say, smiling at him. His face looked familiar, but then again, most of the guys Carter played against in the NHL looked familiar to me But he was cute. He had dark brown hair, a kinda goofy smile, and blue eyes that pulled me in.

“Oh yeah sure. I’m Mitch. And you are…?” He said, sticking his hand out for me to shake. I shake it, nodding as I do.

“I’m Sawyer. Let me guess, you play for the Leafs?” I say, crossing my arms and pointing at the Leafs logo and the number 16 spread across the sweatshirt he was wearing. He glanced down and looked back up at me with a smile.

“Guilty. Flyers fan?” He asked, leaning against the wall.

“Well sorta. My older brother is the starting goalie for tonight. So I’m a fan because of him.” I say, turning around to show him the 79 and Hart on my back. As I turned back around, more of his teammates started to make their way out into the hallway and my phone started to vibrate.

“Oh shoot, I probably need to go find my brother. Um, it was nice meeting you, Mitch.” I said, secretly wishing I didn’t have to go. I tugged my phone out of my pocket, seeing Grace’s name on the screen. I wave goodbye to Mitch who looks like he wants to say something as I press my phone to my ear and hurry back down the hallway.

“Hey, sorry I got lost. Tell Carter I’m on my way!” I said, glancing around to figure out where I need to be going.

“You’d better hurry up. Hartsy is starting to do his freak out older brother thing.” Grace says. I roll my eyes and end the call. Grace is Carter’s girlfriend, has been since they were 18. They’ll probably get married, if Carter has anything to do with it. Grace is also one of the trainers for the Flyers so they spend practically every waking minute together. The 3 of us share an apartment, which makes things interesting. We’ve managed to find a good balance for the 3 of us though. Most of the time, Carter and Grace spend pretty much the whole day at the rink while I have classes at UPenn. Then in the evenings, on the rare occasion we’re all home at the same time, we each take turns cooking dinner. Carter is the worst cook out of the 3 of us so usually it’s Grace or I cooking. When there’s an away game, Grace travels with the team sometimes but usually she’s home with me. It’s a lot of fun living with Grace and Carter. But it’s usually not just us at the apartment. Lately, Nolan Patrick, who has claimed boy best friend for me, and a few of Carter’s other team mates have been hanging out at the apartment.

I finally find all the signs for the Flyers locker room but run into a problem. Security. I glance down and realize I forgot the pass that Grace and I had both been given before the game. I groan and walk towards the man standing by the locker room door. He glances at me, then puts his hand out to stop me.

“Sorry young lady, you can’t go in there.” I start to plead my case then see a familiar head of shaggy hair walking towards me.

“It’s okay, she’s training staff.” Nolan says, grabbing my arm and pulling me inside the locker room with him.

“Alright, sorry about that, sir.” I muffle a laugh as the man calls Nolan sir. He rolls his eyes and drags me along with him to where Grace, Carter and a few other guys are standing. Nolan is my best friend. We got really close when I first moved here, at the beginning of last year. He’s claimed me as his “Baby Cat”, which is a weird nickname that Kevin Hayes gave him, but I’ll never admit to Nolan that I actually really love the nickname. Even though he seems all dark and kinda scary sometimes, I can tell I’m a little bit of a soft spot for him. Grace leans against the wall, watching Carter and looking very amused. A few of his team mates are watching from the doorway, also looking amused. He’s doing the whole pacing, running his hand through his hair a thousand times thing he does when he’s worried about me.

“Chillax Hartsy. I’m here and I made it mostly in one piece.” He turns around, glaring at me.

“You were supposed to be here 15 minutes ago! Where were you?” I roll my eyes and reach out my hand. He points his finger at me, glaring still but softens as I nudge his finger away with my hand.

“Do the damn handshake Hartsy!” One of his team mates yells as they start to gather in the hallway to get ready to head out onto the ice for warmups. The longer he’s been in the NHL and playing for the Flyers, the more his team mates have started to pick up on how important the handshake we do is to him. They had also started to say it’s a part of their pregame routine, claiming it’s the reason they win.

“We’ll talk about this later, you’re not home free, Sawyer Mae.” He says we do our little handshake. He claims that it helps him but I think he’s just a little superstitious. I nudge Nolan as he walks past me and heads for the door. He and the boys head out onto the ice and Grace drags me with her back to where my parents are sitting.

“You should’ve seen your brother.” She says, laughing as we walk back out to our box. Usually, Grace and I would just sit in normal seats, if she wasn’t working. But since Mom and Dad were coming to the game, Carter got box tickets for all of us.

“He always freaks out before games. And always assumes I’m gonna forget to come down and meet him. This one is even worse cause it’s the freakin playoffs baby!” I say, hopping around a little and making Grace laugh. In the 3 years that Carter and Grace have been together, Grace has become the big sister I’ve always wanted. When I was younger, I loved having Carter as my big brother but I always secretly wanted a big sister. And now, I had Grace. She and I get along so well and she’s the perfect big sister. She and I would gang up on Carter, teasing him about everything when we were at home. We would watch the Bachelor and cry over sappy romance movies together. My favorite thing to do with Grace was get a little drunk, sometimes just tipsy, and sing karaoke with her when we went out. She had been there when I first moved to Philly a little over a year, helping me get to know the city and working through all my homesickness with me. She was easily my best friend.

“Earth to Sawyer, come in Sawyer.” Grace says, nudging my shoulder. I blink, bringing myself back to reality. I look down to the ice where both teams are skating around the ice, going through warmups, when a certain number 16 catches my eye. He’s skating around, weaving in and out of his teammates. He seems to talk to everybody, laughing and joking throughout all of warmups. I can hear Grace talking to my parents and the rest of my family in the box with us. She calls my name but all I can focus on or think about is the brown haired boy who I ran into today.

“Who are you watching?” Mom asks, sliding up next to me as I stand at the railing.

“Oh no one. Just Nolan.” I say, panicking and taking my eyes off of Mitch. She smiles and nudges me.

“Have you ever considered going on a date with Nolan? He’s a nice boy.” I turn to look at my mother and it takes every ounce of will in my 21 year old body not to gag.

“No Mom. Nolan and I are just friends. He’s not my type.” Mom shakes her head and walks away, leaving me at the railing by myself. I can hear Grace’s laugh before she’s even beside me.

“Shut up Grace.” I say, rolling my eyes and coughing back a laugh.

“Oh but Sawyer, Nolan is such a nice boy.” She says, still dying. This time, I actually do gag, laughing along with Grace. I let myself drift back to my imaginary land, thinking of my next way to drive Carter insane. As I watch Mitch skate around the ice after an icing, I feel like a lightbulb goes off in my head. Carter has always taught me that hockey boys were bad news, no matter who they were or what they were. He said there were no good ones, no matter who they were. I always rolled my eyes, ignored him, and have definitely dated my share of hockey boys growing up. But the one thing I will never admit to him is that most of them were just as bad as he had warned me. But do I learn from my mistakes? Nope. As a plan starts to form in my head, Grace glances at me.

“Oh no I know that look. What are you planning?” She asks, leaning over and resting her arms on my armrest.

“Nothing...Just my next way to drive Carter crazy.” She laughs and rolls her eyes.

“You’d better be careful, Sawyer. You know how on edge he’s been lately.” I nod, my eyes still on Mitch.

“Trust me, it’ll all be worth it in the end.” I said, looking over at Grace. The second the words left my mouth, I knew what I was going to do.