#i left what i think is the signature of the original artist i didn't feel good deleting it

[kitsunebishake]

i love u arven my gay transmasc-coded king

merry christmas :) you can never run away

[newtonsheffield]

Molly, can we please hear more about this nipple piercing saga? I love it so much. Did Kate demand to know the name of the artist that did it? How long did it take her to forgive him and let him have a sandwich? Did she (safely) remove it, let it heal, and then redo it, claiming she did it better even though the original artist did it just as well?

Okay, It's time to do a deep dive on this saga

"Kate, honey, I'm sorry." Anthony sighed, resting his chin against her shoulder, even as she tried to swat him away. "I genuinely wanted to surprise you."

Kate spun around, ignoring the way his hands on the exposed skin of her waist felt like she was on fire and her body ached to relax into the firm wall of his chest. She could already feel how his teeth would nip at her neck and his hands would tear at her stockings as they ripped them off her body and his tongue would be warm and wet as it laved over her and sent off off the edge, while his fingers bruised her thighs and god she wanted it. Desperately she did. But she was also trying to teach him a lesson. She remembered sadly as her eyes caught on his chest, left bare to catch her off guard she was sure.

"What was her name?"

Anthony swallowed, "Jess."

"Jess." Kate scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest. "Well, why don't you go back to Kent and you can move in with Jess?"

He ruffled his hair, "Babe, I love you, and I'm sorry, I didn't realise this would hurt your feelings."

She gaped at him. "You didn't think this would hurt me?!"

"Kate," Anthony said quickly, realising he'd said the wrong thing.

"Was she better than me?"

Anthony's eyes widened, "I um- Well- She was different."

Kate's eyes narrowed, "Different? Different good or different bad?"

"Well," Anthony swallowed, "Nobody likes change." He caught sight of the look on her face. "Bad, awful, horrible!"

Kate pushed against his chest, sending him stumbling backwards, "Have fun with your new mistress, Jess! Maybe she can finish your tattoos for you as well!"

"I- let me make it up to you." Anthony's hands landed back on her waist as he stepped forward, crowding her against the kitchen counter, his thighs bracketing one of hers, his hips rolling against her.

"We still had sex yesterday." She scoffed, trying to look unaffected.

"Oh, not my favourite kind, babe." It was pressed against her neck, his teeth grazing the soft skin there, "Not your favourite kind either."

Kate could feel her eyes closing, feel her body relaxing against his and-

"Nope!" She said quickly, darting around to the other side of the island bench. "You're trying to trick me!"

Anthony let out a whine, looking like a petulant child, "Please, Kate! I've been away for a week!"

"Well, you should have thought about that before you let a woman maim you!" She jabbed her finger at the silver barbell shining through his nipple.

"She was a licensed piercer." He sighed, "I didn't realised you felt this strongly about it other wise I never would have done it. I thought you'd think it was hot."

"Oh that's the worst part!" Kate snapped, realising how ridiculous she sounded, "It is insanely hot! Piercing your dick would be the only thing hotter than that."

"So you're mad that I look hot?"

"I'm mad that this was supposed to be a body by Kate!" She sighed, "I like being the person who helps you become the person you want to be. I like that my signature's all over you."

It dawned over his face, his lips parting in surprise, his eyes widening, "Oh."

"Yeah, Oh!"

Anthony reached forward, wrapping his arms around her waist again, tugging her against his chest, "I'm sorry, I didn't think about it like that and I love that this is something we do together. We can... take it out and you can redo it!"

Kate rolled her eyes, relaxing against him, "No, don't be stupid. I hate to say this... but she did a good job."

"Almost sounds like a compliment."

"Don't push it." Kate sighed, stepping back, "Besides, you're not a barbell nipple guy. You're a captive bead ring guy, where the bead is a tiny diamond."

Anthony's head shot up, "I actually- I like that."

"I know, I'm a fucking genius. This is why you should only let me touch you." Kate tossed her hair.

"I've learned my lesson." He let it settle for a minute before he cleared his throat, "Do you... really think I'd look good with a dick piercing?"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow." Kate said quickly, "Now... you promised to make this up to me."

Anthony dropped to his knees with a loud groan, "Yes, Ma'am."

[dmitri-smerdyakov]

You're totally right about the tattoos thing. Sometimes people don't want to show their tattoos but can't cover them for some reason. Doesn't mean they still like them. How do these people think former gang members feel about their tattoos?

Exactly; I got my Beasts/Potter tattoos between August 2018 and April 2019 (I think it was April - it was definitely early-2019 when I got my last Potter tattoo), so I got them before it was obvious just how awful JKR is. I had no way of knowing then just how terrible she was back then, all I knew was that Potter and Beasts meant a lot to me and got me through my teens and early adult life.

There's a few reasons I haven't gotten cover ups or removals, but it is mostly down to money: I'm, to be blunt, poor as FUCK right now. I've spent the last two and a half years working at various schools through an agency that has taken hundreds of pounds off of my earnings, and the summer camp I usually get work at didn't need me except for two days this summer because they had so many returning staff and very few children (cost of living crisis, am i right?) I've spent the last month job hunting and despite sending off at least 100 applications, I've had two interviews and one scheduled one for two weeks; I've had to apply for Universal Credit because I have barely any money left, and even then that's not coming in until mid-September, and that's not going to be anywhere enough to get five cover-up tattoos, especially since the Leta flower is pretty big.

There's a few other reasons I haven't, but it is mostly down to money. And I'm sorry, but I'm not covering my arms from wrists to elbows with bandages (due to a personal struggle with MH etc), nor am I going to put body paint on my arms every single day or wear wristbands going up my entire arm. As for sleeves, it's not just because of the humid weather but also because of sensory issues related to my autism - if I get hot then it gets itchy and sweaty and uncomfortable etc. Besides, I don't want to cover up my other tattoos that mean a lot to me and that - frankly - look amazing as fuck just because of the Potter ones.

Thankfully, my Potter/Beasts ones are relatively small: Tina's wand, a Newt quote with his signature, the Deathly Hallows symbol and the tiny Potter glasses/scar are all pretty minimalist. The Leta Lestrange orchid (with her name above it and two words beneath it) is pretty big, but to be honest most people don't even realise what it's from. That tattoo is also bordering extremely closely to my Last of Us Part II tattoo, like the artist left about 1mm of space between one of the fern leaves and then the Leta tattoo (which is a testament to how great he is quite frankly because now it looks like I've got a little sleeve going on), so covering it would be very hard.

It's also worth mentioning that during this discussion, someone replied to the original tweet about Potter tattoos having a bigger regret rate than transitioning, saying that far right Nazi groups have apparently started tattooing Norse runes on their bodies and using runes in their bio/display name - which horrifies me because I have a Norse rune tattoo from the How To Train Your Dragon series, and the last thing I want is someone assuming I agree with Nazis all because I got a tattoo that says "Night Fury" and was taken from a family film about dragons and Vikings.

[eversoslinky]

Who created Jessica Rabbit?

The ultimate male fantasy in the form of a cartoon. Gravity defying hour glass curves and legs that go on for years, Jessica Rabbit is an icon and one of my happiest childhood memories was sitting on my Auntie's sofa and watching "Who framed Rodger Rabbit?" the film itself impressed me because it merged cartoons and real life together. Nothing impressed me more, (maybe except the scene in the Wizard of Oz when everything turns to Technicolor.) The film itself and the story didn't hold my attention ,however the gorgeous red haired lady did.

I wanted to BE Jessica Rabbit, still do. In fact she's my Halloween costume this year. I think if I look beyond the obvious the reason I love Jessica so much is because she's a married lady, she loves her husband. I'm a hopeless romantic who aspires to meet the one man to share my life with. But also I love the idea of being sexy, so sultry and inviting to men and women and then... when they get too keen on me on push them away... and purrr in a husky Scarlett Johansson/ Lauren Bacall tone. "Sorry, but I'm marrrrried... I lurrrrve my husband." She's the ultimate burlesque performer and yet she doesn't remove a single iteam of clothing... her sex appeal is obvious in her appearance and that's what I love. There is no little giggle, no cuteness she's pure, one hundred percent vamp. In this blog I am going to explore and celebrate an absolute icon.

The first time you see Jessica she slinks on stage in a gorgeous sparkling red gown, which is probably the outfit Rita Hayworth would of worn in Gilda back in 1946 had the censors of allowed it. (That spilt on the side of her dress is so high!) The way Jessica moves on stage and performs reminds me of Cameron Diaz in The Mask. (Maybe this inspired her role as a nightclub singer at the Coco Bongo club) Of course I love the fact she sings "Why don't you do right?" Which was originally sung by Peggy Lee as she strides across the stage. Four year old me was watching this going "This is who I want to be when I grow up"

But who created this absolutely beautiful cartoon ? She was the brain child of an animation team, Gary K. Wolf, Richard Williams and Robert Zemeckis. With each adding bits of their favourite movie stars to create a hybrid of the ultimate bombshell. Personally I think Jessica's body is very Jayne Mansfield. That massive chest can only be compared to one real life human woman and seeing Jayne wiggle down the street in "The girl can't help it" I think, could of been one of Jessica's design muses. However... here are the original Hollywood icons who inspired Jessica.

All the best female cartoon characters have red hair! How beautiful is the little mermaid? Jessica's whole look was supposed to be modelled on Rita or maybe just Rita's character Gilda. Gilda was a nightclub singer/ slight striptease artist (Who only removes one glove, but removes it in such an incredibly sexual way that that one glove is enough!) Perhaps this inspired Jessica's costume of elbow length gloves? (Who knows?) The ultimate pin up girl and force's sweetheart was definitely inspiration for the animation team who drew Jessica Rabbit but she was one of many women who's beauty inspired the team...

A little known fact about Jessica Rabbit is her predecessor... "Hot red riding hood" another curvy redhead who made her first appearance in 1943. Another Night club singer HRRH was another cartoon babe to steal the show. However, HRRH, I feel needs a blog all of her own so let's return to her another day and focus on Mrs Rabbit...

I just love Veronica Lake! I love the fact she was only 5ft 2 and weighed just over seven stone she was so sexy and vampish but also tough! Why am I not surprised they used her likeness to create Jessica Rabbit?! That peek-a-boo hairstyle is absolute genius, not being able to see half the face adds mystery and allure to a person... It's like a burlesque show only done with hair not clothes. As Veronica herself once famously said "I never did cheesecake like Betty Grable, I just used my hair." And who needs to remove clothes when you have a face like Veronica? (The picture I've used on this blog I have on my bedroom wall) She's got perfectly high cheekbones and a lovely heart shaped face with the most narrow part being her mouth, jaw and chin.

Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who came to Hollywood, they tried (like they did with many others) to change everything about her to make her into their idea of a movie star, she refused. If they didn't want her the just way she was she would simply move back home (Taking her trained stage acting talents with her). I just adore her! What an awesome lady! Could you imagine an actress today being told she's "too tall?!" Ingrid was 5ft 9, but some high heels on her and she'd be over 6ft but she was perfect and carried herself with such elegance and poise. Watch any on her films and check out that stride! I think Jessica Rabbit's statuesque frame was definitely inspired by Ingrid. So what if a leading lady is taller than her leading man? As a stage actress Ingrid sure knew how to carry herself.

"What about that look, that look Lauren Bacall had?" Said Robert Zemeckis during a brain storming session when drawing Jessica for the first time. Those sexy heavy lidded eyes and that pout, that dark alluring quality that gives away absolutely nothing and puts you in your place at the same time. That's Lauren 's look, the ultimate femme fatale, it kind of keeps you guessing... is this woman good or is she a villain? Or can it be possible for a woman to look like one of the bad guys but be really sweet with a heart of gold? How did Lauren create that signature stare? Well, apparently during the filming of "To have and have not" she would get so nervous she would shake(!) Lauren was a strong confident woman off camara but when she was being filmed she would get anxious. The only way to stop the shaking (and hold the ever present cigarette to her lips in a effortless manner) was to tilt her chin down to her chest slightly and look up. Creating the sexy Bacall look we know and love today.

Vikki Dougan, a name you may not of heard of. Unless you follow me, Eversoslinky over on Instagram. (I like to acknowledge the forgotten stars of Hollywood) Vikki was an unknown actress during the 1950s who used to crash Hollywood parties, when I first saw pictures of her I just had to post them, she's so unknown and under the radar and yet her fashion sense inspired one of our most loved cartoon characters- Jessica Rabbit. Those gorgeous backless dresses are just mindblowlingly fantastic and pretty daring considering they were worn during the 1950s (!) It's been some great debate as to which actress inspired Jessica Rabbit the most, with some people refusing to acknowledge Vikki as she never "hit the big time" or "made any popular movies" never the less she was a party girl and gained many column inches during her time, she was a style icon who I believe should be celebrated as the woman who influenced Jessica Rabbit's body con backless dress.

I have many more pictures I'd love to post on this blog but unfortunately Tumblr won't let me post anymore... apparently the number is ten and I've hit my limit (!) ... Sorry people but then again... NOT sorry cause it ain't my fault!... All that's left to say now is Jessica Rabbit is a cultural icon and who knows? maybe if we are really lucky she might appear again in another film. Until then I will start working on my tribute to her. The next time someone asks you who inspired Jessica Rabbit, you won't reply back with "Veronica Lake" but with "Rita, Veronica, Lauren, Ingrid and Vikki" cause they all have features that have made up the greatest cartoon of all time. xoxo 💋