#henrietta impulse

[edwardsissyhandsthtdanceslikeabb]

travelling schizophrenic dad or seizure daughter?

[superstuffedbanana]

Hen is the only person I wanna see as captain. I'll lose all faith in the show if they go with someone else.

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[taeaura]

{Thomas} Hewitt Family Dynamic/Psychology Analysis

TW: Canon-related dynamics/activities, Incest, Rape/SA, Pedophilia, Abuse {Mental, Psychical, Emotional}, Discussions of mental health, extreme language, Usage of R!slur, War, Hoyt {Biggest warning of them all}

Yapping session again, I apologize {Wrote this whilst listening to Preacher's Daughter, GOATED ALBUM} Poorly edited, a bit more coherent than the last post 🩷

The family dynamic seems to be very..unconventional yet unsurprising. It’s a family of traumatized, traumatizing, enablers who’re struggling to survive both in spirit and in actuality. This post was intended to focus mainly on Thomas but I dove deep into Hoyt and the other family members as well because I feel they have such a big impact on Tommy:(

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Thomas is obviously a very closed-off and introverted individual. His childhood was full of ridicule, cruelty, and abuse. His main father figure was and still is Hoyt - Charlie, but his biggest influence is his Momma, Luda Mae. I’ve seen multiple people paint Luda as a saint when in all actuality, she’s not. Although she may not be as malicious, she’s an enabler with intense family pride and protectiveness. Her automatic dislike of Erin is proof of this. She assumes Erin {and her friends, brother, boyfriend} are judgemental and arrogant ‘city-slickers’ who’re out to get Thomas. In all actuality, Erin never comments on Thomas’ looks besides her small conversation with Henrietta: “I couldn’t, I couldn’t look at him.” Even in this segment, she never says anything bad about Thomas except warning Henrietta and the Tea Lady {we’ll just call her ‘Kathy’ based on her actor} of his arrival. During this segment, we learn additional information about how the family views Thomas, as well as his general behavior. Dialogue from family members include:

“He knows better than to be messing around here…Poor Sweet boy--He’s no harm; Always keeps to himself.” - Henrietta, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003--1:02

“I know your kind--Nothing but cruelty and ridicule for my boy, all the time he was growing up. Does anybody care about me and my boy?” - Luda Mae, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003--1:06

“He ain’t retarded; He’s misunderstood.” - Sheriff Hoyt / Charlie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--16:30

“You don’t like playing with me anymore because I’m a pussy, that’s what you said. Well, my nephew Tommy ain’t no pussy; Maybe you’d like to play with him for a little while.” - Sheriff Hoyt / Charlie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--51:35

“You beautiful bastard, you!” {Honestly this entire scene could be used here} - Sheriff Hoyt / Charlie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--1:01:21 - 1:02:40

“Thomas, quit playing with your fucking dolls and get up here!..Hmm, I like your new face.” - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--1:06:15 - 1:06:35

“There you go, nice work, Tommy.” - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--1:09:55

“There’s a time when every boy becomes a man.” Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006--1:17:53

As you can see, most of the praise Thomas gets is from Hoyt. Honestly, reviewing Hoyt’s character on his own, this may seem surprising, but diving past face-value, this isn’t surprising at all. Hoyt is a sadistic, impulsive, traumatized veteran who very clearly values his family. I think both Thomas and Hoyt have the same thought{s}: “Family is all I’ve known, family is all I have consistently. Therefore, I need to protect it.” This is very apparent in Hoyt’s speech in The Beginning 2006: “Us... we're staying right here. The ashes of six generations of Hewitts have been tilled into the soil of this farm. We will never abandon the place of our birth. We're on our own now, people. And alone... we will rise above it all.” Both Hoyt and Thomas value family so much, and this is apparent in their immediate protection of them; As well as how violent they get once the family's safety is in jeopardy. The family also heavily depends on both of them, Thomas more than Hoyt. Luda Mae immediately calling out for Hoyt once Eric throws a brick through their window {48:25}, relying on Thomas to chase down Chrissie, ordering Thomas to ‘wrap things up’ after Monty’s amputation, Thomas being the main source of income prior to the meat plant shutting down, Hoyt Charlie being the one to protect Thomas from the original Sheriff Hoyt, the deleted scene where Charlie protects Thomas from malicious classmates, Thomas protecting Hoyt by killing the biker {1:01 - 1:03}. 

I’d also like to add; As someone with multiple military family members, the military changes you. War changes you. Considering Charlie is a POW, his trauma has to be so deep. {I’d like to make this clear: !!I’M NOT DEFENDING NOR SYMPATHISING WITH HOYT!!} His lust for violence, domination, control, and protection is most likely a combination of his personality, growing up dirt poor, his relationship with Luda Mae + other family members {which I’ll talk about below}, the war, and their current situation. He definitely gets defensive of his country, the military in general, the South, and his family. I.E: “Ain’t nothing I hate worse than a draft-dodging hippie protester.” - The Beginning 2006--40:30. He most likely has the same views on “City-slickers” as Luda Mae, just more extreme. In fact, I think it’s safe to assume the entire family has that view, maybe even Thomas. {Though his would be more protection-based as opposed to politically divided.} *cough-cough, Hoyt*

Going back to Thomas’ “father figures”, Monty and Hoyt were the only men in the house for Thomas to look up to. Hoyt was gone when Thomas was around 13, meaning during his very “experimental” years, he only had Monty to look up to. Both Monty and Hoyt are sexual deviants with no shame at all; Monty very openly gropes Erin in the 2003 remake whilst calling her a “Good girl.” {I almost turned off the movie, I kid you not} Whilst Hoyt very openly gropes Bailey multiple times, and even toys with Erin. It’s also heavily implied he raped Bailey {poor girl, this entire movie was so poor to her and Chrissie.} And whilst Luda Mae does get Hoyt to calm down with Erin, she still actively enables this behavior and completely ignores it. Now, I don’t think Thomas would replicate this {fingers crossed}; I’m sure Thomas has ‘urges’ but he has so much to do, such little extra energy, and a shit ton of {religious} trauma which would most likely coerce him away from sexual activity. He also very obviously wants praise. The more Hoyt praises and encourages Thomas, the more sadistic he gets. And yes, Thomas is sadistic. Sure he’s trying to survive, protect, and feed his family, but he also actively tortures his victims. I.E; skinning Eric’s arms, bathing Andy’s amputation in salt, ect. And I don’t wanna blame this on his ‘mental deterioration’, because that’s not it in my opinion. Thomas has crossed the threshold of  “I’m doing this to protect my family / because I’m forced to.’ No, he’s violent and angry. He’s so done with everything. He needs an outlet to take his anger from him, and the victims are practically begging him with how infuriating they can be. Also, wearing Kemper’s mask to catch Erin??? Jesus Christ, Thomas, that’s traumatizing. And he knows he’ll get away with it. The law enforcement is gone, Hoyt has done worse, Momma doesn’t seem to speak on it, why not continue? And I’m sure he feels powerful when he finally gets the chance to bite back. This is exactly the kind of manipulation Hoyt did to get Thomas fully on board with this killing-spree shit; “It’s one of those assholes who used to fuck with you in the schoolyard, Tommy!” - The Beginning 2006--1:01:40. This brings me to my next point - 

The family is immensely good at manipulation. Kinda by default, too. I know Southern hospitality can be viewed as passive aggressive and unnecessary depending on where you’re from, especially if you’re from up North; And I can’t disagree in some instances. Luda Mae is the MOST likely to use her ‘Southern hospitality’ as means of manipulation. Her little coo to Bailey about “We got to get you cleaned up, you don’t want to look dirty for company, do you?” at around 42:30 {Which by the way, was Marrietta Marich’s [Luda Mae’s actress] idea apparently.} It was not only a way to distract Bailey from the torture below them, but to indoctrinate herself into believing everything was fine. This was their life, and Charlie Hoyt knows what’s best, doesn’t he? I’m sure this was really difficult for her; Truly seeing who her son was and how the war affected him so deeply. Her seeming so closed off to Bailey and Chrissie at the community center was a result of the intense lifestyle change. Hoyt is EXTREMELY manipulative as well. I mean, he was a POW, you need a lot of skills in pattern recognition and psychology to survive such things. The way he speaks to everyone; Beginning slightly rational and neutral, only to quickly be angered and intimidated by his lack of power in the situation. This is especially prominent when he speaks to Morgan, Erin, and Pepper; But mostly Morgan. In the first movie, when the car breaks down and he tries to “calm Erin down” only to scold all of them for possession of drugs and such; Trying to convince Erin that Kemper killed the hitchhiker when he knew what really happened; Making Morgan reenact the scene whilst threatening him with an unloaded gun, pressuring him into “shooting” whilst taunting about how they’ll be “accomplices to murder.” Smashing the bottle in Morgan’s face when he says Hoyt can have the Skynyrd tickets. The way he kisses and rubs on Bailey during the dinner scene in The Beginning?? How he coos and taunts Erin once she wakes up from the poison?? He’s a master in manipulation and puts on a damn good show at that. Henrietta and the Tea Lady / Kathy are also extremely manipulative. When they force Erin to drink the tea, blame her for the baby crying, saying that she “looks tense” and “needs to relax”?? Yeah, this family is full of manipulative and emotionally abusive cycles. Anyway, back to how this affects Thomas.

Thomas was most definitely manipulated in multiple ways. I’m sure Luda Mae has manipulated him into ‘doing what's best for the family’ and all that bullshit. He definitely has some religious trauma and sure as hell has endured abuse of many kinds.

To tie this all together, I present to you: The Family Dynamic. 

I saw a post by I believe Scrapnick?{Their art is so so appealing} Anyway, someone had asked why Thomas and Hoyt are both “brothers and uncle/nephew.” They responded with something like: “Luda Mae most likely got assaulted by her father as a child.” Their post was more detailed than that but that was the main point. And honestly, I agree. At first I thought Hoyt was Luda Mae’s husband, and then I heard him refer to Thomas as his “nephew”, and then I heard him call Luda Mae “mama.” I went researching on wikis and such only to find results such as “he doesn’t view Thomas as a real brother, therefore he uses uncle/nephew.” Whilst this may be true, Hoyt and Luda Mae only have at MAX a 15 year difference. The actors {Marrietta Marich, R. Lee Ermey} only had a 14 year difference. Considering he also calls Monty his uncle, I think it's safe to assume Luda experienced assault from her father during her teens, resulting in pregnancy. Tying this back to religious trauma, I think this fact really upsets Hoyt. He loves his family, obviously, but I think the idea of him being ‘born of sin,’ I.E: Out of wedlock, incest, pedophilia; most likely affects him. I wonder if he ever thought “Well, I’m going to hell anyway, might as well sin.” I’m rambling right now, I apologize; Welcome to my blog {Yappville.}

Now, this dynamic obviously affected his relationship with Luda Mae. I doubt she loves him any less, but I think it was definitely difficult considering A.) Growing up religious; B.) Being such a young mother; And C.) Growing up and continuing to be excruciatingly poor. I think Hoyt gets a bit jealous of Thomas, surprisingly. He’s jealous of how much Luda Mae adores him; How he really gets to have a mother instead of a struggling sister/mother who was trying so hard to get by. Hoyt seems to have a closer {yet still distant} relationship to Monty than Thomas does. I think Monty is just a distant, miserable old man whose patience is low and tiredness is high. He’s worn out, especially after the amputation. The entire family is worn out; Slowly losing their grip on humanity with each passing day. The only consistent thing they have is each other, and yet still their relationships escape them. I think everyone, but especially Thomas {and Jedidiah, poor baby} just want a home to feel safe in. Really, just a stable income, stable food supply, and the ability to rest both physically and mentally. He wants to be able to have a purpose; To work again without needing to worry if his family will be okay. Being able to walk around the house without having to shut himself in the basement to avoid scoldings, demands, or endless calls. This entire family is really fucked up and in need of some rest, family therapy, maybe some physical therapy, and some damn prozac. 

Okay, yay!! You made it to the end; I apologize for the long post again, I get so into analyzing things and I couldn’t resist looking into the Hewitts. Tommy needs some prozac and some Southern cooking {He’s just like me fr}

Love you all, thank you so much for the support on the previous post 🫀

[harlotsforcinnamon]

Can u fucking imagine if Hennessy had moved to Henrietta during trc era

The way she would have hit those substance parties like a goddamn meteor. The way Kavinsky would have pursued her in the same exact way he did w Ronan: dream gifts and initiating drag races, probably culminating in kidnapping Jordan

The way she would have fucked Orla and flirted shamelessly w Blue at Ninos and probably offended her just as badly as Gansey did

The way Adam and Gansey would have seethed w jealousy and mistrust over her and Ronan’s friendship, each of them feeding into the worst impulses of the other while Hennessy flatly refused to be pulled into Gansey’s storybook quest

[theprongspotter]

Impulse - Jegulus - @stag-microfic - Day 30 - 504 words

“James.” Regulus blinks, staring at the scene before him as if he’s stepped into some sort of bizarre alternate reality. There, in the middle of their kitchen, stands James Potter, cradling a brown hen in his arms as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. “There’s no way this is real,” Regulus mutters to himself.

“Yes, jaanu?” James replies, his tone entirely too innocent as he beams at Regulus, the endearing nickname slipping from his lips with practiced ease.

Regulus narrows his eyes, disbelief still etched across his features. “Tell me that you didn’t impulse buy a chicken.”

James scoffs, as if the very idea is preposterous. “First of all, her name is Henrietta,” he corrects, holding the hen a little closer to his chest as if to shield her from any further insult. He runs a soothing hand over Henrietta’s head, her soft feathers ruffling under his touch. “Second of all, Remus grew up on a farm, so I basically know everything about chickens.”

Regulus isn’t moved by James’ logic; if anything, his expression hardens as he crosses his arms over his chest, a clear sign of his mounting exasperation. “I sent you to the store for eggs,” he points out, his voice laced with a mix of annoyance and disbelief that James could’ve possibly misunderstood such a simple task.

James, ever the optimist, is unfazed. His eyes light up with enthusiasm as he presents his argument, cradling Henrietta like a prized possession. “Henrietta is a lifetime supply of eggs!” he declares triumphantly, as if this is the most brilliant solution to Regulus’ request.

Regulus’ gaze shifts from James to the hen, who seems perfectly content nestled in James’ arms. He pinches the bridge of his nose, trying to ward off the headache that’s threatening to form. “James,” he begins slowly, trying to keep his tone calm, “a lifetime supply of eggs is not what I meant when I asked you to pick up a dozen.”

“But think about it,” James continues, undeterred by Regulus’ lack of enthusiasm. “She’s eco-friendly, and we’ll never have to worry about running out of eggs again! Plus,” he adds with a mischievous grin, “she’s kind of cute, right?”

Regulus can’t help the small, begrudging smile that tugs at the corners of his lips as he looks at the ridiculous scene in front of him. “You’re impossible,” he mutters, but there’s no real bite to his words.

James’ grin widens, sensing victory. “So… can we keep her?”

Regulus sighs, already knowing he’s lost this battle. “Fine,” he concedes, rolling his eyes. “But you’re cleaning up after her, and don’t think this means you’re off the hook for getting those eggs next time.”

James cheers, pressing a quick kiss to Regulus’ cheek before turning his attention back to Henrietta. “Hear that, Henrietta? You’re part of the family now!”

Regulus shakes his head, but there’s a warmth in his chest that he can’t quite deny. Living with James was never going to be boring, that much is clear.

[nephilimeq]

Why I think Buck/Tommy is endgame

I honestly think the two of them are going to end up together in the end because of the fact that we had no idea that Lou was going to be in the most recent episode. This tells me that they are keeping a very tight lid on what's actually happening with the plot lines because they don't want fan interference.

If the show is consistent about anything, it is consistent with how it sets up it's endgame couples, and that is with this exact type of dynamic. We saw it with Henrietta and Karen, Athena and Bobby, and Maddie and Chimney.

...And the fact is we are seeing aspects of all three of those endgame relationships in this relationship. Hen and Karen dealt with instability because of Hen cheating, and it's obvious from how Tommy reacted to Buck and Eddie's friendship (specifically in regards to how he perceived their friendship) that he has dealt with someone who was unfaithful in the past and is being exceedingly cautious...but problem is he won't talk about it.

Then you have Bobby and Athena, who rushed into their relationship and hit some unexpectedly rocky areas because they didn't actually know each other as well as they realized after they got married, which is echoed in how Buck and Tommy rushed into aspects of their relationship, such as when Buck asked Tommy to move in with him and Tommy pulled back. People say that Bobby isn't impulsive, but he asked Athena to marry him so quickly, sooo...like father like son?

Maddie and Chimney. They developed an incredible friendship and then fell in love over time after forming a strong emotional bond—but then a lot of Maddie's trauma (which she hadn't really talked about) came bubbling up and caused huge rifts between them that they had to work through. This is the same with Buck and Tommy with regards to some sort of previous relationship trauma that has been hinted at in Tommy's past because of how he has been reacting by running every time he thinks he's about to get his heart broken (ie, like Maddie running because she doesn't want to hurt the people in her life).

I feel like there are echoes of all of those other three relationships into their relationship because the two of them are meant to be endgame.

Mind you, I'm assuming that the writers for the show are doing this on purpose.

They could also just be lazy and leaning on to old tropes.

Fingers crossed.

[ganxiously]

I am still firmly of the opinion that Buck being made a captain in s8 would not make any sense narratively speaking. What the writers decide is a different matter altogether but if we follow along with the story, making Buck captain right now is just not feasible. First and foremost, there's Henrietta fucking Wilson in the line and I dare anyone to contest the fact that she would make a great captain. And secondly, I don't know if the other characters or even the audience for that matter, would accept Buck as a captain. We have spent this whole season with Buck being treated as the baby of the group — the one pulling crazy antics, whining, sulking and being his general impulsive self and the other characters have responded to this by treating him like a little puppy you indulge and give treats to and try to keep from tripping over their own tail (re: the baking with Jee, the lawn mowing, the phone). Yes, there have been moments where Buck has shined, personally during the cemetery scene but professionally as well, when he solved the bee situation with his creativity, stopped the cars on the freeway and recently, by calling Tommy for a helicopter ride. However, these incidents are not cohesive enough to make you say with certainty that he is the best choice to lead the 118. And if we aren't saying it, then the characters definitely aren't going to. And let's be real, do you really see Chim, Hen or Eddie respecting Buck's authority enough to follow his orders on the field without question?

But having said all of that, Buck becoming the captain of the 118 is the natural and only logical solution to this issue — not right this second but definitely at some point in the future because while Hen is going to be a damn good captain, she is not the right captain for the 118 specifically, as in the right one to step into Bobby's shoes. That person can only be Buck, someone who inherited Bobby's heart and his warmth and his grit for survival. That's where I think the point A and point B of the plot is at. Hen taking over the captaincy and then moving onward towards Buck finally inheriting it. And no, I really don't see anyone new coming in to fill that position because literally no one, fictional or real, would accept that. So what I see happening, if done right, is Hen becoming captain by the end of this season but as we have seen with the Denny sl and from the 8.17 promo, she is not sure if she wants the responsibility and dangers associated with the job. They could continue with this arc in the next season by showing us how much she is struggling with doing a job she doesn't want but has taken out of a sense of duty. And while she goes through all of that, Buck can slowly rise up to the occasion and take over in an unofficial manner — leading a team through a difficult situation in an emergency, using his organisational skills to get on top of the paperwork Hen is drowning in, cooking dinner to bring everyone together at the table like Bobby used to do. If they did it right, they could drag this out throughout the entire season, slowly build up the conflict, build pressure on Hen and strengthen the foundation of Buck's confidence (better if Buck and Tommy are back together so that he has a steady domestic situation to lift him up) and let everything fall into place with the end of season big emergency with Hen finally giving herself permission to quit and everyone acknowledging and accepting the fact that Buck is ready to step into the shoes that were always meant for him.

And in a perfect world and not in the show where it would mean less Hen on our screens, Hen would take a promotion to a more bureaucratic role which would keep her away from the danger and give her more time with her family. And in the distant future, she would rise to become the Fire Chief one day (as a nod to the last irl LAFD Chief who is a married lesbian with 3 kids).

[esperfruit]

Refs for our favorite coaches and break van

Annie Stroudley & Clarabel Stroudley

Age: 61 (Annie is older by 10 minutes)

Height: 171 cm

Twin sisters, close friends with Edward for decades and his flatmates. They also are Thomas' nannies and look out for him whenever Edward is busy. Both care for Thomas a lot and it's mutual. They are giving him good advice and are patient with him even if his impulsivity can become frustrating. Annie and Clarabel are both kind, joyful, patient, wise and supportive but Clarabel can be rather forceful from time to time.

Henrietta Holden

Age: 66

Height: 159 cm

Toby's devoted wife and caring foster grandmother of Percy. She was delighted when Toby agreed to her purposal of taking Percy in. Henrietta is a typical housewife and grandmother, enjoying regular domestic activities but also goes out a lot to meet with Emily, Annie and Clarabel. She and Toby have been happily married for decades and just as much in love as on their first day. She knows Toby better than everyone and knows how to calm him down, cheer him up and offers advice at any opportunity. Henrietta is also very hostpitable as she welcomes friends of Percy as well as Mavis, Toby's apprentice, with open arms, Mavis especially has basically become part of the family.

She has a calm and caring nature and she enjoys a quiet and peaceful life just like her husband and has a strained relationship with her reckless and chaotic sister Hannah.

Tyler "Toad" Swindon

Age: 30

Height: 165 cm

Oliver's best friend and sticks with him ever since they met during Oliver's great escape. Toad usually cheers Oliver up whenever he feels down and keeps his ego in check when it gets above his head again. Before the two met Toad was homeless after he fell into poverty when the company he worked for made him redundant. He received his nickname after he embarassingly fell into a pond during a school trip but he likes the nickname regardless and uses it to this day. Toad is overly polite, adressing everyone with Mister or Miss, considerate, appreciate and thoughtful but does not hold back at communicating his frustrations, especially when he feels left out.

[dorkydegeneracy]

You don't have to make it a race thing to explain why Henrietta Wilson is obviously the better choice for captain of the 118 over Evan Buckley RIGHT NOW.

Buck is overly impulsive and emotional. Which are not bad qualities objectively, but lose huge concerns when considering someone to be the Captain of a fire station. Buck also does not have a developed leadership presence in his firehouse. He wants to be everyone's best friend. Is innately a fixer. But he has yet to develop the confidence and decisiveness that a leader requires.

Hen has all of these qualities. She is methodical, decisive, and has the confidence of the entire house as a leader. She has been the official backup captain for a very long time now. She has over a decade of experience. Hen is capable of being authoritative in a manner fitting of a fire Captain.

It makes sense. Hen saying she doesn't want it in the promo is literally her beginning to deal with the fact that this reality has snuck up on her far sooner than anticipated. It doesn't mean that she does not want to be captain and it damn sure does not mean that she will not be the Captain.

The next Captain of the 118 is Henrietta Wilson. Not Evan Buckley.

We don't even need to have a conversation about the political questions associated with favoring Buck over Hen. There is no textual basis to suggest that Evan Buckley is even an option.

[milkbean69]

X-Men 97- OC

Sorry y'all, long ass post

Full Name: Shantel Latoya Warrick

Nicknames: Sunshine, Moonshine, Dixie

Alias: Moonshine

Age: 31

Appearance

Height: 5’10

Eyes: Onyx brown irises , White eyeballs (while using powers)

Hair: Curly Reddish-Brown, Green and Blue glitter hair (while using powers)

Teeth: Retractable fangs (while using powers), star tooth gems (while using powers)

Ears: Long elf ears

Birthday: Atlanta, Georgia June, 10th, 1966

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: 60% West African, 20% Cajun, 20% French

Gender: Female

Species: Mutant; Omega Level (Feral), Sorcerer (Voodoo)

Family: Scott Summers (Husband), Drusilla Warrick (Mother), Marcel Laurent (Father), Collette Warrick (Sister), Henrietta Warrick (Maternal Grandmother), Winston Earl (Maternal Grandfather), Bernice Warrick (Maternal Aunt), Francis Warrick, Deniss Warrick, Lance Warrick (Maternal Cousins)

Personality:

Trustworthiness: Shantel’s resourcefulness stems more from a place of her being innovative and imaginative rather than tactful on the battlefield. Not saying that she can’t be smart on the battlefield, but that like to use it more for personal reasons or in higley complex social situations, I mean she was a superstar after all, weaving through the social scene is her thing, she is quite the trendsetter. She is always there for her friends and family, whether it’s to be a shoulder to cry on or to kick someone's ass, she’s got you covered, and got your back in the battlefield. Don't worry, despite her love for gossip, she is quite the secret keeper, I mean she is immune to telepathy so your secrets are safe with her. She is basically the team's therapist, the amount of things she’s heard from her teammates that they wouldn’t dare tell anyone else.

Loyalty: Shanel has unwavering loyalty to her goals and motivations, she will live and die for the mutant liberation and very few when it comes to people. Despite her unconditional love and compassion, her loyalties can override the other and when the people she is close to overstep the boundaries she has to handle business. Scott, her parents and her sister, are the people she is most loyal to, even Really? Scott summers? Militant, strict and kind of introverted Scott Summers, look when I tell you she loves this man to death i mean it. She loves her leader and would go to bat for him, she respects him so much because she sees what he has been through the most, they have been through everything together, if she is near she will handle the disrespect. The amount of times people have had to break up fights with Logan and her is crazy.

Compassion: Amongst the rest of the X-Men she had the most stable upbringing, it explains why she came out with a non-tragic backstory. Her genuine interest and empathetic nature makes others feel heard and understood, giving back the same kindness and compassion she grew up with. She constantly praises friends and family, naturally lifting others up with positive genuine words making everyone around her feel more confident and valued, and always expressing her appreciation for them whenever warranted, Shantel is the team's morale. She is very perceptive, noticing the little details with ease, and is good at reading body language.

Fiery: She is not afraid to express herself openly and raise her opinions when asked for, is confident in herself and can embrace risk and accept any challenge thrown her way. She is very prideful, she is by no means narcissistic, she has been in the spot life most of her life, but that doesn’t mean she can crown her achievements. She is a black woman after all the world is already hard enough as it is to mutants, so she shows what she's got. But she is also impatient and her desire for action can make her a bit impulsive at times, she tries hard to control herself in public but when it is battle time it's the only time when she can really let loose when her feral side takes over. She is a bit short-tempered, mostly due to her mutation, and is likely to go to the danger room to duke out her emotions to burn herself out a little bit.

Backstory;

In Atlanta, Georgia on the cool spring morning of June, 10th, 1966 Drusilla Warrick and Marcel Laurent welcomed into the world they're beautiful set of twins, Shantel and Collette Warrick. Born to the magical Warrick bloodline, Shantel had already been destined to do great things like her ancestor before her, but soon problems would later arise when her mutation was discovered. As a young child Shantel and her family grew up on the Warrick’s family property, Magnolia Springs Ranch, she comes from old money and was brought up in an exuberant southern lifestyle. 

Shantel loves to sing, dance and act. She loved going to places where she could perform on stage for people, she begged and pleaded with her mother to let her audition for things, but because shantel was going to a magical academy, her mother didn't want to make the move to LA. Finally when Shantel was 12 years old was thrust into the world of acting, her father had quite the connections to Hollywood and was able to get her her very own TV show just for her to film back home in Atlanta. Black Beauty it was called, where she played a pistol whipping cowgirl on an adventure with a magical horse in order to tame the wild west against outlaws. The show was a massive success, in the 80s and her career. The show runs for the next couple of seasons, until 1982, she records the first song for the tv show that blows up her music career, she's getting calls left and right in order to produce her music.

But her superstardom takes a turn when she suddenly develops her mutation, while in the midst of filming for a new movie she kind of explodes, not literally her mutation, Stardust, explodes in an array of dead stars and energy beams. Which gave the crew on site quite the startle, in the mutant hating world, this was quite the dangerous situation to be in luckily her father was able to wipe crew's memories and able to play it off as a light paneling exploding leading for the set to be closed off for a while. After a couple of months with  no other options left her parents head to the Xavier school in order to seek out advice about what to do about the situation, they were skilled in magic not mutations, so they were honestly kind of stumped. 

Now it was quite the surprise for the team to see a superstar standing in their living room, and coming to join their school.Now her parents weren't exactly playing on sending her they're just yet, they had some hesitations, not for them being mutants, but the family being magical and it being kept secret was also a liability, and the dangers of her daughter being totally outed was hanging in the air. So they made a deal, Shantel could come to the school and train her powers only if they did it in secret. Their family was pretty respected in the world and weren't willing to ruin their reputations over this, even though they love their daughter very much. So she moved to New York to train and do secret missions on the side while getting to keep her superstar life for a while, it wasn't until after some time of being an X-Men her superhero had been uncovered and was shunned out of the superstar life.

Hobbies and interest

Music: I mean come on y’all she was one of the biggest singers of her generation before she got exposed for being mutant. She is a bit of an audiophile as well, she was on the track to producing her own music but then her career got sidetracked. 

Acting: Being a performer was something she was always passionate about since she was little. She loved going with her parents to the country club to perform, hell honestly wherever there was a stage, she was there to light it up. 

Horseback Riding; Her mother used to take her out whenever she could to go horseback riding. The wind blowing in her hair in the cool spring breezes  was enough to bring Shantel to a state of calm. 

Swimming; Shantel really never likes swimming in pools, there's something about swimming about floating in a lake or a swamp that feels so much more natural to her. The Warrick family lived on the lake and all of the cousins could regularly be seen playing and roughhousing out on the water,

Powers:

Stardust Manipulation: As a mutant Shantel has the ability to create, shape, and manipulate and generate  stardust, mineral grains and particles of cosmic substances originating from or embody remnants of dead stars , nebula , and meteorites. She can use stardust to attack of various shapes or intensities, either projected, or used as part of melee attacks, ect, from huge rays that can obliterate targets.

Enhansed Senses: has extreme accurate senses, allowing her to see, hear, smell, taste and feel like other feral mutants.

Magical abilities 

Voodoo: For Shantel magic is a birthright, and being a Warrick means having great power. Voodoo mysticism is utilized in various practices of mixing  white magic and black that involve rituals, prayer, sacrifice, herbalism and communing with Iwas and Loas to achieve various effects. The Warrick family had been Voodoo practitioners since the mid 1800s, and the knowledge over the years they had collected was extraordinary, with its own collection of hidden musical knowledge.

Psionics 

Divination; She can read the future, present, and past or provide help to a problem by using occultic practices, Or whether it be using divination to communicate with the supernatural, and consoling in matters of love, health, fortune, guidance,and clarity. Mostly using chicken bones and tarot cards for more practical means, but her astral sight can also be applied to being able to see as well, astral sight might not give the  most accurate or clear readings. 

Astral projection: Shantel is able to project the consciousness of herself and others out of the body and into the spirit realm. She can pull things out of the astral realm into physical reality. And even cloak, shield, locate, imprison, or destroy any individuals and/ or objects whilst on the astral plane. Using her door ability, she can even pull out anything in the astral realm, whether or not what she pulls out has a corporeal or incorporeal state.

Telepathy: Though she tends not to use it for her own personal reasons, Shantel on many occasions uses her telepathy for tactical and medicinal purposes. Shantel is not malicious with her metal abilities, she is a shielder and a protector, despite her more feral nature, she doesn’t have the heart to manipulate or mind control. It's why her psionic shields are the most extraordinary of anyone in her family, or known telepath, she can  even have her shields up while asleep or unconscious. She has even been known to have used her healing magic and telepathy simultaneously in order to heal mental and psychological trauma. 

Psionic shield; Shantel has impenetrable psionic shields, she is resistant  to any and all mental intrusion including psychic or empathic powers, hypnosis, hallucinations, deception, mind control, and telepathy, thought she can turn this on and off at will and allow anyone to enter and exit her mind as she pleases. As a child her mother and grandmother put her through ruthless mental training, The Warrick family is known for their telepathic immunity, it explains why in the early years Charles Xavier was not able to locate Shantel using his cerebro.

Telekinesis: She has the ability to move and manipulate objects with the energy he wields, though she is not the best at doing this with her mind, most of the energy she uses to channel her telekinesis come from her hands, hell even her legs if she feels like it. Her legs are actually better at channeling her telekinesis than her hands because the muscles in her legs are the ones she uses the most for combat, they are very strong and most force sensitive. 

Portal Creation; Shantel has only ever been able to open portals to magical realms, which in most cases has led her to trouble. Most portals are mostly just doors, which are always different and specifically tailored to whichever realm she chooses to inhabit; doors can appear floating in the air, tilted, or even pre-existing doors and still be usable as passageways. She can even open doors to places you should not be able to get into, anywhere from realms that are closed off to realms that no longer exist or ones that have yet to exist, she can even pull or put any items or persons that exist in these spaces as well, as long as it is a magical realm she can access it. At first know one really knew why Shantel could do this, she developed this power at a young age and no one knew where this powerful magic was coming from, but it wasn’t until she was older she found out what she was. She is a Gate, not a gatekeeper, just a gate or doorway to magic, she can tap in and channel other realms, it's the reason she can see literally everything. Other people, if powerful enough can even pull things out of her, as a child whilst stuck under an entrapment spell by Marie Laveau, she was able to reach into her chest and pull out the Golden Arrow of Eros, able to use it for her witchery. 

Transmutation: She has lower levels of transmutation, like being able to change her clothes in an instant/ into her superhero suit. Using her lasso she can extend it past its usual length and even infinitely, by using her stardust. 

Astral sight; Can see overlapping dimensions and planes of existence and the unseen creatures, spirits and psychic phenomena (auras, souls, energies, emotions, thoughts, memories,ect.) inhabiting them, but not into other realities that do not directly overlap their own. Through divination and doorway magic, she can see things that have yet to exist or that existed in the past.

Hellfire Manipulation: Shantel was bestowed with the ability to manipulate the flames of “Hell”, by “Satan” who wasn’t actually the devil but actually Mephisto in disguise. As a child Shantel and two of her cousins, Lance and Dennis Warrick, wound up in “Hell” due to Shantel wanting to control her portal abilities, and they ended up somewhere they shouldn't have. Mephisto, wanting to claim they're souls, takes the two cousins, intraping them in hellfire with only Shantel escaping, so in order to rescue them Shantel strikes up a deal with him in order to save them. In order to play “the devils game” she needed to be magically imbued with hellfire, and after miraculously won and had saved her cousins she ended up keeping the hellfire, her fire various shades of purple and blue, 

Healing: She can heal others or herself, while her healing is instantaneous it can take some time, but nonetheless it is sound, she has saved her teammates on numerous occasions. Though there is one person she is magically connected to, well used to and it was Scott. Scott used to have terrible migraines and had linked herself to him so she would have to always be able to help him whenever. It went until she found the source of the problem and figured out a way to make them stop happening permanently. While she wasn't able to completely heal his brain damage she was able to at least stop him from having migraines

Necromancy: Shantel is mostly able to communicate with the dead, she can reanimate and control them in some instances. For divination purposes, she mostly uses it to discover knowledge or foresee events. She doesn’t exactly know how to resurrect using voodoo, that's not really her specialty, but she can resurrect and summon souls temporarily from Hell using Hellfire. Using portals she can summon souls from anywhere on the astral plane or another realm, but that doesn’t mean she can control what she summons.

Siren song: Through her natural singing, she can enchant her voice to hypnosis an individual. She has been able to use it for undercover missions, especially when the public didn't know she was a mutant. She even has the ability to put people to sleep by singing someone a lullaby. 

Paraphernalia  

Vibranium Revolvers: Shantel was gifted a set of vibranium revolvers by the king of Wakanda after Shantel saved the young princess Shuri at the time, while they were visiting the USA. Since regular pistols cannot contain the blast of her stardust without braking, a special set was made just for her.

Orion's Belt ; Her stardust lasso is woven from her actual stardust particles itself and the meatal of Uru. One speck of stardust is tiny and invisible to the eye, but through magic. After one to many of her lassos breaking she needed a new one, she searched many weeks for someone who could make something, one that would contain her magic, so she decided to use her portal ability to let her take her to a place where someone could make her a weapon. She let her powers take her randomly, any place was a good place as long as she got what she wanted, and she ended up in Nidavellir, the Darven realm. After many negotiations with the dwarves, she would be allowed to have a weapon forged for her unless she did them a task, if she was able to find and rescue one of there dwarves who had gone missing. Shantel was able to find him in a couple of hours by opening a portal to him, near death and trapped in Hel. 

Bag of Bones: It is a small hand held pouch, filled with rune inscribed bones, that are used for divination. By scattering them one can gain wisdom and insight to form a more clear view of the issues presented. This method is easy, rather than using astral sight because the intention of certain events is not always the most fortelling. 

Tarot cards: A deck of tarot cards used to foresee the events of an individual rather than the whole picture. Scott and Shantel love to sit together and read the cards to see how the plays on the battlefield will potentially play out and alter the strategies 

Silvermist: A magical ice horse Shantel tamed in her youth, the Horse of the Silver Mist was a water spirit which Shantel spent many days down by the river the spirit occupied, after her battle with it she was able to form a companionship and now they go wherever they are needed, which can also be used for combat.

Horseshoe hat; She is never seen without her lucky cowboy hat, it's mostly normal, other than the golden horseshoes on the front of it, which she can use for combat purposes, she can take it off the front and throw it like a boomerang.

Familiars: It's not typical for a witch to have multiple familiars, but if there is a will there's a way. Shantel’s familiar help her do daily tasks, mostly simple errands and providing counsel in magical spells. But they are mostly trained in protection, as their weather be it for herself, family, or the institute, they know how to throw down. They can be seen patrolling the grounds of the mansion and watching over the students. Scott likes having them in the danger room so they can train or whatever even though they don’t need it. It's rare but they have been on a couple of missions. Shantel has three chicken familiars, Foghorn, Angelus, and Lottie, Foghorn was supposed to be her only familiar, but she ended up finding two different witch familiars after they had been lost due to a another magical bet, man how does she keep getting herself in these situations.

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Writemas 2024 Day 10

Thanks to @agirlandherquill for hosting this wonderful event!

Tari’s Note: It's day 10, and we're in the double digits! Very happy with myself for continuing to work on this story, and I hope you're enjoying it too! Also, there's a brief time jump between the previous part and this one (I'll eventually fix it later once I rework this story—because I will rework this story. I love it too much). I have a masterlist for this challenge if you want to read this story from the beginning! Please excuse any typos and continuity errors! Thanks for understanding.

Prompt(s): A lake and the calm of a smile. Synopsis: Rae leaves the cabin in the morning and Ginny asks about her night with Emily Genre/age group: adult contemporary sapphic romance Word Count: 0.7k

The sun rose behind the mountains, painting the lake's frozen surface with a pearl-like texture. As much as Rae would've loved to stay here and watch the sky turn a bright shade of blue, she had work to do. Besides, it had stopped snowing in the middle of the night and the roads were already clear, so she had nothing to keep her here any longer.

She walked to the kitchen and left a small note for Emily. They had discussed last night how Rae would leave before she was awake, but Rae still didn't want to leave without saying anything.

Good morning. I'll be by the woodshop today. Stop by if you want to grab some coffee. Good luck with the real estate agent. Rae

Rae stared at the scribbled note and left it on the kitchen counter, next to the reusable grocery bags. After one last look at the lake, she left the cabin and drove to town.

She stopped by her brother's bakery, knocking on the closed door. She knew he'd be inside already working on pies and freshly baked bread, but she didn't expect to find Ginny here already.

"Morning," she greeted with a cheery smile. "Coffee and pie to go?"

"Sure." Rae stepped inside as Ginny closed the door. She unzipped her jacket. "Are you here helping Henry?"

"Yeah. I told him he should stay home and we'd keep the bakery closed for a few days so he could recover, but he didn't listen to me. Maybe you can talk some sense into him?"

Rae scrunched her nose. "Henry will never follow anything I say to him."

Ginny sighed and disappeared behind the counter and into the kitchen while Rae collapsed on one of the stools, glancing at the empty street outside the tall windows. She loved when she got a glimpse of this town half-asleep and covered in snow. It felt like something straight out of a fairytale.

Her evening with Emily felt like something along those lines, too. Still, she couldn't help the worry that crept in alongside her hope. Would it be like this time? Or would it be just as intense as last time only to break apart at the minor inconvenience? They were older, so in theory, they should be wiser, but Rae hadn't acted like her usual self last night. She was impulsive again, her words less measured, her thoughts less reserved. Emily pulled back all the defensive and protective layers she had built over the years and exposed Rae's core with minimal effort. This shouldn't terrify her as much, but it did.

"How was your evening with Emily, by the way?" Ginny asked as she stepped out of the kitchen, a coffee cup in each of her hands. "And don't try to deny it. I have witnesses who can corroborate this."

Rae blinked until she remembered who Emily's neighbour was. "Was it Henrietta?"

"Bingo." She extended Rae a cup while taking a sip from the other. "She saw your truck parked on Emily's driveway and I'm pretty sure she almost had a heart attack because of it."

"Nothing happened," Rae said, trying to conceal her burning cheeks with the coffee cup. "But it was nice. We talked. Figured some stuff out…"

We also made out but that's none of your business, Rae thought as she smiled to herself, the feel of Emily's lips still imprinted on her mouth and neck.

"Right." Ginny dragged out the word as she smirked at Rae. "So that stupid smile is just because you two talked?"

"Yes." Rae stood from the stool. She pointed a finger at Ginny. "And no word of my night at Emily's to Henry."

"He already knows." Ginny shrugged and extended a small box to Rae with her slice of pie. "And between the two of us, I'm pretty sure your brother is the first person Henrietta gossips with in the morning. He knows more stuff than Henrietta's book club ladies."

Rae laughed at that. "And you know that because…?"

Ginny's eyes widen. "I led myself right into that one, didn't I?" She shook her head. "Anyway, the town knows about you and Emily. Maybe give her a heads-up if you can. People will have opinions about whatever is going on between you two. Know that I support it, though!"

Rae shook her head, but she couldn't help the smile from spreading. "See you later, Ginny."

"And I know you didn't just talk!" Ginny yelled as Rae left the bakery. "I'll be here when you want to share the details."

Rae sipped some more of her coffee, and with her usual breakfast, she went home to change and start her day.

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Might actually start crying over this- I can't find my chapter of where Hank/Henrietta met the bots 😭

I was gonna copy and post it here but now I can't find it-

Ps- DONT READ MY WATTPAD RESCUE BOTS BOOK!!! ITS VERY BAD AND VERY IMPULSIVE 😭😭😭 (I'm still working on rewriting the whole thing!!-)

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October 13/2024

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Currently Reading - November 2023

Gosh, it's been a little while since I did one of these!

The Year of Peril: America in 1942 - Tracey Campbell . Found this one at the library booksale just after I finished the 1942 podcast series. The book is excellent so far and really flipping some interesting issues over.

Just Finished Reading:

Millions Like Us: Women's Lives during the Second World War by Virgina Nicolson - This was excellent and I strongly recommend it. I got a lot of inspiration for the end of TDS in it and there's a lot of material that I think will come in handy for MOTA.

Sisters in Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story, by Nicola Tyrer - Another super excellent book that filled in a serious knowledge gap I had about British nursing. Might come in handy for future SAS:RH productions.

An Unladylike Profession: American Women War Correspondents in World War I by Chris Dubbs - This was an impulse purchase on thriftbooks and was very interesting.

The Call of the Wrens, by Jenni Walsh. Fiction. Glad this was only a library book - it was just okay. I'm not a big fan of time jumps as a narrative device - it feels thin.

Cassiel's Servant, by Jacqueline Carey. Fiction. It was really fun to go back to Terre D'Ange for this one, and interesting to see Joscelin's side of things. Realized Joscelin may be why/how I write Dick the way I do.

Ashes under water : the SS Eastland and the shipwreck that shook America, by Michael McCarthy. This was a book club pick that I ended up not being able to join discussion on. A really interesting story, if you're into maritime disasters.

Prisoners of the castle : an epic story of survival and escape from Colditz, the Nazis' fortress prison, by Ben Macintyre. This was on the shelf at the library and I was reading mostly for mentions of David Stirling. Still - very interesting, especially when paired with...

Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat, by Giles Milton. This book was fascinating. A lot of backstory behind the stuff that made the war work.

The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. A book club pick that I'm really glad I read.

Just Finished Watching:

Our Miracle Years (Unsere wunderbaren Jahre, Das Erste/PBS) - follows the life of one family in the post-war period. Some good food for thought here.

A Place to Call Home, Season 1 (Foxtel/ Hoopla) - More post-war, this time in Australia, which I started just as something to watch and am now very embroiled in. (Fair warning, this show contains conversation therapy, a miscarriage, and antisemitism, and may probably be triggering for some.)

World On Fire, Season 2 (BBC/PBS) - I came, I brought my Passport subscription, I tried...and after all six episodes I still don't like this show. I don't feel like we spend enough time with any of the characters to really appreciate them. It feels like everyone's there to make a point.

Outlander Season 7 (STARZ) - This was just fun. I'm not a huge fan of the books, but the TV series is really enjoyable for me.

Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - This has been on my list for a while and it popped up recently on Hoopla. I like Peck's nervousness in the role.

Dalgliesh, Season 2 (Acorn/Hoopla) - Bertie Carvel continues to do great in this role. I kind of wish there was a crossover involving him and Morse.

To Walk Invisible (BBC/ PBS)- It was really fun to watch this back to back with Emily.

Emily (2022) - Getting two mostly recent takes on the Bronte sisters so close together was really interesting.

Farewell My Queen (2012) - watched this while on vacation in Williamsburg. A nice 18th century drama.

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Fair Lady Éire and Henrietta Thistledown, two of my Elden Ring ocs :)

Fair Lady Éire is a leonine misbegotten who led her clan to the Haligtree in its infancy, seeking a better life for her kin. She eventually pledged herself to Miquella, and became something of a one-sided mother figure to him, eternally grateful to the 'cub' who had provided them sanctuary. In a very condensed version of her story, she became, intentionally or not, one of first true subjects of Miquella's charm. Her armor set has bewitching branches entwined in it, as while she would willingly follow Miquella wherever he went, she relied on his charm and influence to be the more 'higher society' figure she is currently. While she considers Miquella her adoptive son, and she his mother, Miquella came to regard her as a deeply loved pet, very useful in her own right. She would have been one of the followers of Miquella if I could make her an NPC in the game, and likely dotes over Thiollier. She begins to doubt in her lord for the first time when she finds the fissure cross-- and likewise, your character would find her curled up around it, clinging to the last shreds of that love when she realizes her son can no longer have any for her (and maybe never did in the same way she thought). She'd also be used by Miquella as a last obstacle before reaching his boss arena, compelled by his branches to fight on his behalf once more-- but a tremor in her hands as she draws her colossal version of Milady betrays that this isn't willing, a la Nameless King. You can use an item in her fight to knock her unconscious instead of killing her, maybe one of Thiollier's poisons to incapacitate her until Miquella is defeated? If you decide to incapacitate rather than kill her, Lady Éire thanks you for your decision, though her grief is understandably insurmountable. She eventually returns to the Haligtree to continue the work Miquella began; perhaps inspired by Sir Ansbach that the new era can be built by mortal hands, and that change does not need to come from the gods. Henrietta feels short to talk about by comparison LOL but she's a tarnished from the Haligtree as well. Despite her title of 'the Hushed', she's rather bold, brash, and lacks a great deal of impulse control. Henrietta was born sickly, and has a combination of chronic fatigue and mild narcolepsy that impact her daily life. She took up worship in St. Trina after teachings from the nearby albinaurics, finding a great deal of respect in a god who would want their domain to cover people like her. Henrietta, much like her patron goddess, is also genderfluid - and prefers to slick his hair back and go by the name Henri when he's feeling more masculine. Henrietta has a draft horse named Lambfeathers that she often uses to get around, with thick blankets instead of saddles so she can sleep easily on his broad back. She would accidentally bully Thiollier I'm afraid just given her nature, but she's always down to clown and would be one of my ocs with a big personal stake in taking down Miquella for what he did to Trina.

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Red White And Royal Blue OC Masterlist

Name: Abigail Claremont-Diaz

Story: Miss Americana

Face Claim: Zion Moreno

Love Interest: Bea Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

For all that Abigail Claremont-Diaz wanted to build a name for herself outside of being First Daughter Of The United States, she also couldn’t imagine her life without the past four years.  Without her daily commute from the White House to the GWU campus, without the secret service always a step behind her, without the beautiful, bustling streets of DC to call her own.  She missed Texas, it would always hold a special place in her heart, but she couldn’t imagine life if she’d never left.  She certainly couldn’t imagine her life if she’d never started dating the Prince of Wales — although did it count as dating if her eyes always strayed to his sister?  Abi had spent four years building her perfect life under the microscope of Capitol Hill but, much like a £75,000 wedding cake, her twin brother’s lack of impulse control and obsession with her boyfriend had to send it crashing down around her. 

Name: Caroline Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: Sweet Caroline

Face Claim: Sabrina Carpenter

Love Interest: Oliver Cochrane

Caroline Henrietta Alexandria Theresa Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor.  Princess of Wales.  Britain’s sweetheart, the tragic princess.  If her life were her own, maybe Caroline could have followed her dreams, could have followed her father’s footsteps and become an actress, the first female James Bond.  But her life belonged to crown and country, and Caroline’s free will only extended far enough to choose which media smile to use on any given day.  Caroline Fox had dreams, hopes, ambitions, secrets.  Princess Caroline was just a doll, a piece in her grandmother’s never ending game of chess.  This time, Caroline’s job was simple: to clean up the mess caused by her older brother and her dearest friend, to make the so-called Cakegate look like a silly misstep between best friends and not like an international incident that could determine the fate of American politics for the next four years and beyond.  In theory, it shouldn’t have been too hard, after all, Henry and Alex were quite possibly her two favourite people in the world, and Caroline had never not been able to charm her way out of trouble.  The only problem is that her grandmother’s plan involves a staging a relationship and eventually an engagement, possibly even another royal wedding.  The only problem is that this relationship would be between Caroline herself and Alex Claremont-Diaz.  The only problem is that Caroline knows that Henry has been in love with Alex for the past four years.

Name: Cate Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: Diamond Eyes

Face Claim: Liz Gillies

Love Interest: June Claremont-Diaz & Nora Holleran

Cate should have been the future queen of England. And, if The Succession to the Crown Act had been enacted retroactively, then she would have finally been ahead of Philip in the line of succession. But no, despite being the firstborn, Cate would only ever be third in line, a pretty face with no real power. While Philip would train to one day rule a country, Cate would be left to pick up the pieces of their broken family. A mother, lost to her grief, oblivious to the four children who still needed her. A sister, lost to her addiction, numbing herself to the world by any means possible. One brother lost to the crown, only a vessel to their grandmother’s desires. Another brother, just lost, hollow behind the mask he always wore. And Cate, alone in every crowded room, a picture perfect princess to be parade around while her family fell apart, trying desperately to help but unable to do anything but watch her family break before her eyes.Enter Alex Claremont-Diaz.

Name: Christian Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: History Has Its Eyes On You

Face Claim: Kit Connor

Christian Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor loved Emilia Harper Claremont Diaz. He did, really, just not in the way that he was supposed to. He adored her, she was tied with Henry and Bea as his favourite people in the world, and he didn’t think he would ever love or trust anyone as much as her. But he wasn’t in love with her.But princes weren’t allowed to be gay, and Christian wasn’t brave enough to stand up to Mary or her ever-increasing pressure for Christian to propose. A life with Harper wasn’t the worst thing he could imagine – really, it felt like the best he could ever hope for. Until Henry starts sneaking around with Harper’s brother and, for the first time, Christian can see the possibility of a life beyond just settling.

Name: Cleopatra Okonjo

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Savannah Lee Smith

Name: Danielle Walters

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Leighton Meester

Name: Eileen Eisner

Story: Come On Eileen

Face Claim: Lily Collins

Love Interest: Flynn Caldwell

There was very little that Eileen Eisner wouldn’t do for Bea Fox. Not for Princess Beatrice Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, but for Bea. Her roommate in rehab, her best friend, the only person who cared more about Eileen as a person than as a list of IMDB credits. So when Bea asked her to attend Philip’s wedding for emotional support, she did it. When Bea asked her to drop a couple of strategic comments about the supposed friendship between Prince Henry and the First Son, she did it. When Bea asks her to fake date Henry to help hide his relationship with the very same First Son, well… she’s already in this deep.

Name: Estelle Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Tilly Keeper

Name: Flynn Caldwell

Story: Come On Eileen

Face Claim: Timothee Chalamet

Love Interest: Eileen Eisner

Name: Fraser Montgomery

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Andrew Garfield

Love Interest: Alex Claremont-Diaz & Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Name: Genevieve Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: Rise And Fall Of A British Princess

Face Claim: Hannah Dodd

Princess Genevieve Eleanor Grace Eugenie Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor was perfect, that’s what everyone always told her. But it was easy to appear perfect when she only had to smile and stay quiet, never showing anyone what was behind the mask. Paralyzing anxiety, scars on the palms of her hands in the shape of her fingernails, panic attacks in bathrooms, a top secret crush on Alexander Claremont-Diaz. But no one ever looked past the charming smiles, so no one would ever know the truth behind Genevieve Fox. Until Alexander shoves Henry into Philip’s wedding cake, and the eyes of the world turn to her family – something she has experienced since the day she was born and still, so different than ever before, and it’s all Genevieve can do to keep her mask in place and keep the rest of herself hidden away.

Name: Harper Claremont-Diaz

Story: History Has Its Eyes On You

Face Claim: Rachel Zegler

Emilia Harper Claremont-Diaz could not wait for the day that her mother was no longer president. Of course she was proud – really, she was – and of course she wantedher mom to beat Jeffery Richards of all people, but she was tired. Tired of being the First Daughter; “America’s Princess” as they called her. Tired of having the eyes of the world on her; tired of her life belonging to everyone but her. She knew that she would never know real anonymity again, especially for as long as she was believed to be dating Christian Fox — that is, Prince Christian Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor – but it would be better. It had to be better. It might have been better, if Alex hadn’t shoved Prince Henry into a cake at the biggest wedding of the century.

Name: Isabel Luna

Story: We Built This City

Face Claim: Ana De Armas

Frankly, the entire goddamn country should feel grateful that Isabel Luna loves Alex Claremont-Diaz as much as she does.  She wouldn’t be stepping back from her beloved — and well earned, no nepotism required — job as her older brother’s chief of staff to babysit just any First Child for the entire year leading up to Ellen’s reelection.  But it was Alex.  Alex, who she’d known for pretty much ever.  Alex, who she’d comforted through his first heartbreak.  Who she’d given his very first shot of tequila, who she’d mentored when they worked together on Raf’s campaign.  Alex, who was her brother just as much as Rafael.  And it was for Ellen — and maybe Isa wasn’t as close to her as she was to Oscar, but Ellen had always been an inspiration to her and she would do whatever it took to ensure that she beat Richards in the election.  Besides, she’d been babysitting Alex since he was a pubescent little shit, she was probably the most qualified person to wrangle him around for the next year.  Honestly, preventing another Cakegate level international incident should have been easy; if only Alex hadn’t decided to fall in love - and bed - with the Prince of Wales.

Name: Josephine Fitzroy

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Phoebe Dynevor

Name: Juliet Fox

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Zoey Deutch

Name: Kennedy Quinlan

Story: Winding Roads

Face Claim: Ashley Benson

Kennedy Quinlan couldn’t remember a time before Alex Claremont-Diaz.  The three musketeers, along with their other best friend Liam, they’d been inseparable since pre-school.  For well over a decade, they had done everything together.  And yes, Kennedy had known that graduation would change everything, but she hadn’t expected this.  With Ellen winning her election, Alex no longer had a reason to return to Austin.  With Kennedy on the road, following wherever the rodeo circuit led, she never had time to visit either boy.  And Liam, well, she wasn’t sure what had happened, but he had completely ghosted.  Without her best friends to ground her, Kennedy lost herself in her horses.  No other life, no other interests, being “Rodeo Barbie” had become her life, not just her job.  That was all that she was.  Until the fall.Injured, untethered, with no idea who or what she wanted to be if she wasn’t a rodeo star, Kennedy had no idea what was supposed to come next.  Until Mama Ellen offered her an internship under Zahra Bankston, a home within the White House, and some semblance of direction in her life.  But Kennedy is no longer the girl she’d once been, and Alex is no longer the boy she once knew, and one way or another, the impending election was going to force Kennedy to figure out who exactly she is.

Name: London Carter

Story: Closer To Fine

Face Claim: Emily Alyn Lind

London Carter had plans.  She had plans for graduating Magna Cum Laude with a double major in political science and international relations.  She had plans to work on Ellen Claremont’s reelection campaign, to help make another four years of Claremont-Holleran a reality.  She had plans for winning her senate seat, and for becoming Secretary of State.  She had plans to be Vice President in the Claremont-Diaz Carter administration of 2032-2040 alongside her best friend, FSOTUS Alex Claremont-Diaz.  Her plans did not include Alex causing an international incident with the Prince Of England.  Her plans also did not include having to use every bit of her upcoming international relations degree to clean up his mess.  And her plans definitely did not include Alex falling in love with said Prince Of England, especially in the middle of Ellen’s reelection.

Name: Lucy Kent

Story: Lucy In The Sky

Face Claim: Maude Apatow

Being Zahra Bankston wasn’t easy, but Lucy Kent was doing her best. Trained by the Chief of Staff herself, Lucy’s world revolved around protecting the interests of the White House Trio. Curating flawless public images and beloved social media presences, keeping them eternally on track and on schedule for their endless responsibilities, being their dearest friend and closest confidante, Lucy did it all and made it look effortless. And of course, the most challenging part of her job: keeping Alex from causing international scandals. Lucy thought that she was doing a pretty good job, all things considered. Until Cakegate. Not only does Lucy have to coordinate a fake friendship between Alex and Prince Henry, but now she has to somehow also cover up the biggest relationship scandal of the century. Being Zahra Bankston wasn’t easy, but Lucy Kent was doing her best.

Name: Madison Richards

Story: All-American Bitch

Face Claim: Madelaine Petsch

Aside from her general and entirely justified dislike for her father, Madison Richards had several other issues with his plan for her to – in his words – seduce the youngest British prince and steal the trade deal out from President Claremont.  To start, judging by the fact that he had never once attempted to sneak a glance down her dresses, Madison suspected that she was far from Prince Henry’s type.  Furthermore, his plan failed to consider the fact that she had spent the whole campaign trail so far sneaking around for clandestine hookups with Alex Claremont-Diaz, the First Son himself.   And, last but certainly not least, her father still had no idea that she had spent her entire time in rehab sleeping with the Prince’s older sister.  But then again, getting herself in close quarters with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the First Son could only help in her own plan: to do whatever it takes to stop her father from getting elected.

Name: Marcie Turner

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Zendaya

Name: Margaret Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Story: Heartbreak Princess

Face Claim: Florence Pugh

Love Interest: Pez Ojonjo

Where Henry was the Prince Of England’s Hearts, Margaret had always been the Heartbreak Princess.  Filling the void left by her father’s death with a string of meaningless flings, Margaret had never been anything but completely transparent about what she was looking for: a distraction.  Not love, never love, but a way to pass the time in between Bea’s breakdowns, Mary’s lectures, and trying to draw Henry out of his shell.  But when Henry falls into a cake, and a torrid romance, with the American First Son, Margaret finds herself swept up in an international whirlwind as she tries desperately to protect her twin brother’s heart — only to realize that in doing so, she may have left her own heart far more open than she’d ever intended.

Name: Oliver Cochrane

Story: Sweet Caroline

Face Claim: Thomas Doherty

Love Interest: Caroline Fox

Oliver Cochrane’s reputation preceded him. The openly pansexual son of two obnoxiously wealthy and even more famous parents, the notorious party boy who had been best friends with Prince Henry and Pez Okonjo all through Eaton and Oxford, the bane of Queen Mary’s existence. But there was more to him than what the tabloids saw. A heart of gold, undying loyalty, the best friend anyone could ask for, and painfully in love with Princess Caroline. He treasured his friendship with Caroline and would never make his feelings her problem, always her shoulder to lean on, one of the only people that she could be Caroline Fox with, instead of Princess Caroline. Not only did Oliver know that Caroline’s relationship with Alex Claremont-Diaz was fake, but he also knew which Fox sibling was actually in love with the First Son. But with all eyes on the Princess and the First Son, Oliver’s own feelings might not be able to stay a secret forever.

Name: Reagan Quinlan

Story: Winding Roads

Face Claim: McKenna Grace

Name: Sofía Diaz

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Isabela Merced

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Earth-11 Verse - Thalia Thawne

Basic Information:

Name: Thalia “Thal” Thawne Age: 21 Height: 5'7' Alias: Inertia Species: Meta-Human Clone, Clone of Barb Allen (Barbara Henrietta Allen aka Impulse) Orientation: Demisexual Biromantic Powers: Superspeed Teams/Associations: (Formerly while disguised as Impulse) Young Justice, (Formerly) Titans East Universe: Earth-11 (Draws more from New Earth history)

Background:

Thalia has a similar background and backstory as Thad. She was cloned from her universe's version of Impulse (Barb Allen) and created by Earthgov President Thalia Thawne.

What drives Thalia is the need to be the perfect. To always succeed no matter what.

Prior to the events of Impulse all she wants is to be the perfect daughter to her mother/creator (Pres. Thalia Thawne).

She goes through the events that happen in Impulse: She does take Barb's place for a while both in her civilian life with Max and hero life as Impulse, impersonates her amongst her Young Justice friends, and attempts to kill Barb and Max after her identity is revealed, etc.

The revelation (thanks to Barb and Max and living Barb's life) that she has been used a tool for revenge, that she was never loved, and never loved unconditionally (but rather based upon her successs) hits her just as hard as it hit Thad. She's angry and abandons her mission to kill Barb in that instance and runs off, However, Thalia returns home to confront her mother.

When she returns home to confront her mother she's still shaken up and furious by what she has come to realize about her life. However, this revelation doesn't last for long

It takes her longer to realize that she doesn't want to be a part of the Thawne family and that her family was using her because Pres. Thalia Thawne was more manipulative toward her. When Thalia confronts her and asks if her mother ever loved her Pres. Thawne lies to her and puts on an act, treating her as if she had misunderstood their relationship or that she was tricked by Barb and Max, and continually reassures Thalia that she is loved, that her treatment of her so far is her form of love. And Thalia believes her because she truly doesn't know better. So she falls back into line.

Thalia was also raised more like daughter for the sake of Pres. Thalia Thawne's manipulation of her. Rather than utilizing fear/fear of failure/fear of not making the family proud as (New Earth) Pres. Thawne does for Thad, (Earth-11) Pres. Thawne lies to her and tells Thalia that she loves her in order to keep her under her control.

She wasn't entirely raised in a lab or VR, but instead she also lived in the same home/mansion with Pres. Thawne and her son Mel (Barb's father; who is going through the same sort of house arrest and deal with his mother as Meloni does in the comics. Where he has struck a deal/forced to stay with Pres. Thawne so she doesn't target his Barb or Earth-11's Jenni. He is a part of the resistance against his mother.)

After the events of Impulse, Thalia does go through an obsessive period and thinks that by fulfilling her role and killing Barb she really will be a perfect daughter and that she'll get validation in her life. That somehow by doing this she'll prove that Barb was wrong about her. That she was wrong about her and her life completely. (It is a bit delusional, but she is being manipulated.)

During this obsessive period and prior to killing Barb she does end up dating her E-11 version of Deborah Morgna/Sungirl and joining Deathstroke's Titan's East, all for the sake of getting access to Velocity-9 and enacting a similar plan of getting Barb's attention (now the Flash) and later on killing her.

The outcome of killing Barb: Thalia believes that somehow by "winning" and killing Barb that she'll be the one who is right in the end. But instead killing Barb just leads to more heartbreak. She's empty when she kills Barb. She knows that this fixes nothing in her life, and that she cannot ignore the signs of how she has been treated as just a tool to be used in her life, as a thing that get results for her mother, she realizes that is not loved and she has never been loved by her Mother, she realizes that Mel (who has been trying to push her in the right direction, trying to push her to get away from Pres. Thawne and realize that she's been manipulated and used this entire time) was right, but also realizes that all this time she has been enacted other's wills that she doesn't have a clue as to who she really is as a person.

After killing Barb, she returns home angrier than ever due to how she is finally coming to realize the actual truths in her life, but also due to how she sees how people react to Barb's death, how people (family and friends) have always treated her with unconditional love, and that in contrast the love toward her by her mother has always been conditional. How it's always been dictated upon by what she does and what she does right for Pres. Thawne rather than being loved unconditionally as a daughter.

Thalia wanted love and approval so much that she ignored the signs around her until the point she couldn't ignore or stand it any longer. In the end she gets her revenge and retaliates against her mother. It's an uncontrollable rage and heartbreak and a sense of mourning that leads her to kill her mother.

After this, she becomes a fugitive in time and flees to the 21st Century. It's not her first choice and she knows it's not safe after what she killed Barb, but it was the only time and place she could think of. The only place she knew.

Currently, she is at a point of limbo in her life and trying to discover herself while keeping herself safe from The Time Police (for killing her mother), The Rogues (for pulling them into her scheme of killing Barb), and the Flash Fam (for killing Barb).

Other Notes:

She isn't captured after killing Barb. So she doesn't go through a period where her speed is stolen and put on display in the Flash Museum. Though she knows that it'll be bad if any of the Flash family catches wind of her and they will at some point.

She doesn't go through a Kid Zoom arc.

Was close friends with E-11 Match and definitely had a bit of a crush on her as well.

Sees Mel (Meloni) as more of an older brother figure. He tries to guide her away from his mother’s influence but it just doesn’t work out.

Thalia keeps her hair short and styles it in a similar sort of messy style Thad does.

She’s a bit fussy with her appearance. Never knows what to do with it.

It’s the ego and the focus on being the perfect daughter that keeps her from the more introspective and existential thoughts related to being a clone. She also hasn't yet got the comparisons as much as Thad has.