#i love alexia matthews

[barcaatthemoon]

stood up || barcelona x teen!reader ||

you get stood up on your first date, and alexia enlists some help to make you feel better.

there was something special in the air as you got ready for your date. you hadn't told anybody, but it was your very first date. between your teammates and your parents pushing you to focus on school or football, your chances for dating had been slim. at least they had been before you were asked out by the very cute captain of the basketball team, matthias.

matthias was everything that you had been told to look out for in a guy. not only did he look like the literal prince charming, but he was also very sweet. the two of you had run into each other at your school's gym a couple of times, and he had always held the door open for you and carried your bag to your car for you.

everything was going to be perfect tonight, and you just knew it. you were giddy as you rode your bike over to the restuarant. for a brief moment, you felt panic when you didn't see him before realizing that you were early.

it was hours later when you realized that matthias wasn't coming. you tried your hardest not to make a scene as you gathered your things and made your way out of the restaurant. you thought that you were home free whenever you heard a voice call out your name from across the parking lot.

"(y/n)!" alexia shouted. you slowly turned around to see her running towards you excitedly. it could have easily just been an accident running into her, but she was the one who you had texted the location of your date to. "oh, you look so pretty nena. how was your date?"

"i-it was good," you tried to lie. alexia's eyes narrowed for a moment, but she dropped it.

"where is the boy? um, matthew, was it? i would like to meet him," alexia said. that was it, your entire facade came crashing down as you erupted into a fit of tears. alexia held you tightly in her arms, catching just enough to know exactly what to do.

"shh, come on, you shouldn't let that stupid boy ruin your night. did you get anything to eat in there?" you shook your head. "well then, i'll have frido pick up some of that pizza that you like so much and we can have ourselves a slumber party. i know it's hard to believe, but mapi knows a thing or two about being stood up."

"i would have thought she did the standing up," you muttered as alexia led you towards her car.

…

"the party has arrived!" mapi and lucy shouted as they entered alexia's apartment. the woman had never been so fortunate to have a penthouse before befriending the two defenders. she didn't understand their constant need to be rambunctous. frido had arrived about 5 minutes earlier, and with some coaxing, managed to convince you to eat a bit.

"you are so lucky that i love you enough to let these idiots stay," alexia said as she nudged your side. you smiled and wrapped your arms around her in a tight hug. the moment was sweet, and broken up as soon as mapi jumped onto the couch with the two of you. "get off of me, you're too heavy!"

"must be all that muscle," mapi said as she flexed. alexia tried pushing mapi off of her lap, but the woman was a bit too quick. she scrambled fully into your lap and pressed a kiss to your forehead. "you look very beautiful. this boy, matthias, he is the stupidest one in all of spain, maybe even europe. i'd beat him up, but his kind of stupid might rub off."

"thank you for the offer mapi," you laughed. she clapped her hands and cheered as you smiled. it definitely still stung a bit, but you found it very difficult to be upset with your teammates surrounding you.

several more of your teammates flooded into alexia's apartment, filling up the living room completely. if it was any other night, you would have thought it was a party. in a way, it sort of was a party thrown just to cheer you up after your date had stood you up. a party that alexia "no parties during the season" putellas had thrown for you in the middle of the season.

"hey kid, how are you feeling?" alexia asked as things started to die down a bit more. most of the team was laying around anywhere that they could, a handful of the girls having already gone to alexia's guest rooms to sleep.

"better, a lot better. thank you for doing this," you told her. alexia smiled as she reached her hand up for you to take. you did so, knowing that if you didn't, you'd be sharing the couch with bruna, pina, and cata. it wouldn't have been too bad if you didn't already know that pina kicked in her sleep, bruna clung to the closest person she could find like a koala, and cata was horridly restless.

"i am sorry that you got stood up tonight," alexia said as she walked you towards her room. you had slept over before, but this was the first time that you didn't have to bribe alexia to let you watch a movie as you tried to fall asleep. you could hear the opening song of one of your favorite romantic comedies playing on the tv as you entered the room.

"come on." frido patted the spot in the middle of the bed for you to lay down. you excitedly ran over and got comfortable in the spot offered to you. alexia moved a bit slower, but once she was close enough, offered her hand for you to hold as you curled up beside frido. you barely made it 10 minutes into the movie before you were practically dead to the world.

"it's easy to forget how little she is sometimes," alexia said quietly as she glanced down at you. "she looked so hurt earlier, i didn't know what to do."

"you did the right thing, ale. look at her, she had a great night all things considered. this could happen again, and if it does, she'll know to lean on us for support. she wants to be so much like you that it hurts her," frido said. alexia knew that the swedish woman had a point. everybody could see the little things that you tried picking up from alexia since you had joined barcelona. it was flattering, but alexia thought that you'd be better off if you were just yourself in the long run.

[hcdcsbcbydcll]

things i still want and am craving

general

interwoven plots where our muses are connected and know each other in some way or another. just shared verses are so much fun and i miss them very much dark, t*`boo and supernatural stuff. poly. i want an interconnected plot about an underground auction that lets people bid in endangered species. which can be anyhing from supernaturals, to hybrids to a/b/o designations omegaverse hybrids royalty au’s ( especially if u mix it with any of the above )

specific

i want someone to throw twins at lia, especially if they’re opposite of one another in terms of personality. double points if they still are very mean and demeaning regardless. or just someone manipulative in general ( best friends would be a+ ngl ) i honestly wanna play more demon! or dragon! adrian. he likes them cute, sometimes a bit bratty, but not beligerent. i can throw cayden into the mix as well for poly goodness. let ángel manipulate someone please and thank you. give him gullible, give him pleasers. he wants them wrapped around his little finger. pretty subby bbies for alexia. she is just like wishing for all the cute bbies ( cute bbies can be twice her size, they still cute. )

some of the faces i would love to have thrown at me: dove cameron, abigail cowen, sydney sweeney, emeraude toubia, lana condor, olivia holt, danielle campbell, natalya dyer, ashley moore

song kang, woo do hwan, dominic sherwood, chris evans, shawn mendes, matthew daddario, noah centineo, sam heughan

[posi-pan]

hi! sure thing! i'm gonna put it under a read more so the post isn't ridiculously long. i've separated them by genre then by age range!

Contemporary

Middle Grade

Fight + Flight by Jules Machias

The One Who Loves You the Most by Medina

Young Adult

Death by Society by Sierra Elmore

The Edge of Being by James Brandon

Forward March by Skye Quinlan

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner

I Am Sebastian by Cameron James

Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Adult

30 Things I Love about Myself by Radhika Sanghani

All I’m Asking by J. Marie Rundquist

Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan

Contemporary Romance

Young Adult

Bad At Love by Gabriela Martins

Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene

Flip the Script by Lyla Lee

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

New Adult

Undeniable (Bainbridge University #4) by Andi Burns

Uninhibited (Bainbridge University #3) by Andi Burns

Storm the Gates (A Knight’s Revenge #1) by Elizabeth Dear

Seize the Castle (A Knight’s Revenge #2) by Elizabeth Dear

Let the Light Shine Through by A. Marie

One Step at a Time by Lily Seabrooke

Twilight’s Touch by V.L. Locey

What’s Mine Is Yours by Willow Renee

The Wicked Love by Pru Schuyler

Adult

Ablaze by A.H. Cunningham

Attraction (Mobsters + Billionaires #3) by Kelly Fox

The Barkeep and the Bookseller by V.L. Locey

Bartholomew by Elle Sparrow

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

Changing the Rules by Brigham Vaughn

Cold Cases and Bitter Enemies by J.M. Dabney

A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

The Darkest Edge by Lyra Blake

Dark Rings by Lainey Delaroque

Dead Draw by Layla Reyne

Dominance of the Heart by Char Dafoe

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chenica C. Higgins

Eternal Hoptimist by Lee Blair

Fabricated by Zoe Lee

The Fake Date by Trisha Bradley

Going Public by Hudson Lin

Got Me Looking by Casey Cox

Griff by Ana Night

The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart

His Heart Knows by Riley Long

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

I F-ing Dare You (All the Games We Play #1) by Emm Darcy

Incandescent by Christina Lee

Indigo: Nights by Adrian J. Smith

Inked Temptation by Carrie Ann Ryan

Irresponsible Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Jamison by A.N. Waugh

Jilted: Jaren by Nora Phoenix

Just a Touch Away by Jae

Just One Date by Chelsea M. Cameron

Kieran by Avery Tu and Kota Quinn

Kink Camp: Hunted by A. Anders

Last Resort by Helene Gadot

Lipstick Lies (The Order Duet #2) by Kris Butler

Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love Me Gently by E.M. Dennings

Love You Like That by Scarlett Cole

Lunar New Love by Ophelia Silk

Meet Me on St. Patrick’s Day by Bryony Rosehurst

Music Lights & Never Afters by C.L. Matthews

My Roommate Romeo by Billie Bloom

Not Your Type by Elizabeth Jeannel

One Night With You by Laura Jane Williams

One Night With You by Sky McCoy

One Week with His Stepbrother by Kelex

The Order Duet by Kris Butler

Pitcher Perfect by Lee Blair

Playing for Keeps by Jax Calder

Pull (Love Is Love #1.5) by Nyla K.

Pushing the Limits by Riley Hart

Recast by Romilly King

The Redemption by Alexia Chase

Rookie Mistake by Anna Zabo and L.A. Witt

Royal Exposé by Jenny Frame

Royal Lines (Boston Rebels #4) by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

Sasha and the Butcher by Stephanie Kazowz

Shake Things Up (Love at Knockdown #2) by Skye Kilaen

Spin the Damn Bottle (All the Games We Play #2) by Emm Darcy

Stiletto Sins (The Order Duet #1) by Kris Butler

Sugar Girl by Emma L. McGeown

Sweet to the Core by Amy Aislin

Temptation Cove by T.S. Ankney

Tempt Me Tonight by Natasha Washington

Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher

Two Rights Make a Wrong by Chloe Liese

Us Against the World by Shayne Prescott

Warwick by Kelly Fox

When the Walls Come Down by Harper Robson

Fantasy

Middle Grade

Grounded for All Eternity by Darcy Marks

Young Adult

Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City by J. Marshall Freeman

Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracy Deonn

A Cruel and Fated Light (The Hollow Star #2) by Ashley Shuttleworth

The Fae Keeper (The Witch King #2) by H.E. Edgmon

Moon Dark Smile by Tessa Gratton

The Society For Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

This Cursed Crown (These Feathered Flames #2) by Alexandra Overy

VAMPS: Fresh Blood by Nicole Arend

This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart #2) by Kalynn Bayron

New Adult

The Savior’s Rise (The Windermere Tales #2) by Talli L. Morgan

Adult

Blood Bound (Youkai Bloodlines #3) by Courtney Maguire

Blood Legacy (Avators of Ruin #2) by Tej Turner

Epilogues of Lost Gods (Unwritten Runes #2) by Cat Rector

The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence #3) by K.D. Edwards

Howl Down the Moon by Layla Dorine

The Immortality Trials (The Immortality Trials #1) by Madison Nicole

Kostya the Fallen Star (Demon Thief #2) by Melissa Polk

MumFest & Murder (The Java Tavern #2) by Elizabeth Garver

Stitched (Kozlov Chronicles #1) by Elena Sobol

Bound (Kozlov Chronicles #2) by Elena Sobol

Ripped (Kozlov Chronicles #3) by Elena Sobol

Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

Scorpica (The Five Queendoms #1) by Greer Macallister

Silent Secrets (The Secrets of Sorlphi #1) by Miranda May

Silhouette and the Shadows by Delaney Andrews

A Tended Garden by J.P. Jackson

The Trow of Duncaster (Demon Thief #1) by Melissa Polk

Untitled (The Councillor #2) by E.J. Beaton

Fantasy Romance

New Adult

Queen of Queens (Our Fae Queen #5) by Traci Lovelot

Warrior Queen (Our Fae Queen #6) by Traci Lovelot

Adult

Apparition by Zahlia Amin

Barcelona (Circus After Dark #3) by Chloe Adler

Beautiful Savages by Taylor Crawford

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

Bound (Fangs with Benefits #3) by Aveda Vice

Carnal Cryptids 2: Southeast (Carnal Cryptids #2) by Vera Valentine

Dragon’s Honor (Irresistible Dragons #2) by Nora Phoenix

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert

Errant Vol. 1 by L.K. Fleet

Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre

Fate in Suspension by Archer Kay Leah

Fighting Monsters: Part One (Fighting Monsters #1) by Sam Hall

Fighting Monsters: Part Two (Fighting Monsters #2) by Sam Hall

How to Love a Dragon (Dragon Tamer #2) by Lila Mina

Grim and Bear It by Heather Novak

Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner

Let Me In (Gods of Hunger #3) by R.M. Virtues

London (Circus After Dark #4) by Chloe Adler

Mastery (Sex Wizards #3) by Alethea Faust

Match with the Demon by Chace Verity

Nestor by Catherine Lievens

Omega’s Study Partner by Hope Bennett

Paris (Circus After Dark #1) by Chloe Adler

Play Me by Aidy Award

Promote (Shattered Pawns #3) by Jennifer Cody

Reaper Hospital: Code Hot Nurse (Their Repear #2) by Lacey Carter Anderson

Stone Wings (The Gargoyles of Arrington #1) by Jenn Burke

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

That Good Mischief (The Nine Worlds Rising #3) by Lyra Wolf

Tracking Trouble (Spellster Universe #2.5) by Aldrea Alien

Unlikely Savior (For the Gods’ Amusement #3) by Catherine Lievens

Venice (Circus After Dark #2) by Chloe Adler

Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) by Katee Robert

Wrong Hunt by J.S. Harker

Fantasy Horror

Young Adult

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino

Science Fiction

Young Adult

The Chasm (Finding Humanity #2) by Branwen Oshea

Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak (Unstoppable #2) by Charlie Jane Anders

The Kindred by Alechia Dow

Project Himbo by S.J. Whitby

Queen’s Hope (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy #3) by E.K. Johnston

Adult

Bishop’s Opening by R.S.A Garcia

Fault Tolerance (Chilling Effect #3) by Valerie Valdes

Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles #2) by Kate Elliott

The Last Hero (The First Sister #3) by Linden A. Lewis

Science Fiction Romance

Adult

Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha

Her Stubborn Warrior by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

I Bought Him, So He’s Mine by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

If I Were A Weapon (All These Gifts #1) by Skye Kilaen

It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer

Know It In the Dark (All These Gifts #2) by Skye Kilaen

Mystery Thriller

Adult

Violet is Nowhere by Faith Gardner

Historical Fiction

Young Adult

In the City of Time by Gwendolyn Clare

and although the book page on my pan rep list isn't organized by genre, they are listed and you can term search specific genres if you'd like. hope this is helpful!

2022 books with pan rep 📚

At the time of posting previous lists, there were 57 books in 2020 and 141 in 2021. This year, there are 176!

30 Things I Love about Myself by Radhika Sanghani

Ablaze by A.H. Cunningham

All I’m Asking by J. Marie Rundquist

Apparition by Zahlia Amin

Attraction (Mobsters + Billionaires #3) by Kelly Fox

Bad At Love by Gabriela Martins

Barcelona (Circus After Dark #3) by Chloe Adler

The Barkeep and the Bookseller by V.L. Locey

Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City by J. Marshall Freeman

Bartholomew (The Temple Brothers #2) by Elle Sparrow

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

Bishop’s Opening by R.S.A Garcia

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

Blood Bound (Youkai Bloodlines #3) by Courtney Maguire

Blood Legacy (Avators of Ruin #2) by Tej Turner

Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracy Deonn

Bound (Fangs with Benefits #3) by Aveda Vice

Bound (Kozlov Chronicles #2) by Elena Sobol

Carnal Cryptids 2: Southeast (Carnal Cryptids #2) by Vera Valentine

Changing the Rules (Rules of the Game: Evanston River Otters #1) by Brigham Vaughn

The Chasm (Finding Humanity #2) by Branwen Oshea

Cold Cases and Bitter Enemies (Cold Case Unit #3) by J.M. Dabney

A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

A Cruel and Fated Light (The Hollow Star #2) by Ashley Shuttleworth

Dance with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians #3) by Kit Rocha

The Darkest Edge by Lyra Blake

Dead Draw by Layla Reyne

Death by Society by Sierra Elmore

Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan

Dominance of the Heart by Char Dafoe

Dragon’s Honor (Irresistible Dragons #2) by Nora Phoenix

Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak (Unstoppable #2) by Charlie Jane Anders

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chenica C. Higgins

The Edge of Being by James Brandon

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert

Epilogues of Lost Gods (Unwritten Runes #2) by Cat Rector

Errant Vol. 1 (Errant #1) by L.K. Fleet

Eternal Hoptimist by Lee Blair

Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene

Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

Extra Witchy (Fix-It Witches #3) by Ann Aguirre

Fabricated by Zoe Lee

The Fae Keeper (The Witch King #2) by H.E. Edgmon

The Fake Date by Trisha Bradley

Fate in Suspension (Horn & Haven #1) by Archer Kay Leah

Fault Tolerance (Chilling Effect #3) by Valerie Valdes

Fight + Flight by Jules Machias

Fighting Monsters: Part One (Fighting Monsters #1) by Sam Hall

Fighting Monsters: Part Two (Fighting Monsters #2) by Sam Hall

Forward March by Skye Quinlan

Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles #2) by Kate Elliott

Going Public (Jade Harbor Capital #2) by Hudson Lin

Got Me Looking (Vet Shop Boys #3) by Casey Cox

Griff by Ana Night

Grim and Bear It (Love Me Dead #2) by Heather Novak

Grounded for All Eternity by Darcy Marks

The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart

Her Stubborn Warrior by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

His Heart Knows by Riley Long

The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence #3) by K.D. Edwards

Howl Down the Moon by Layla Dorine

How to Love a Dragon (Dragon Tamer #2) by Lila Mina

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner

I Am Sebastian by Cameron James

I Bought Him, So He’s Mine by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

I F-ing Dare You by Emm Darcy

If I Were A Weapon (All These Gifts #1) by Skye Kilaen

The Immortality Trials (The Immortality Trials #1) by Madison Nicole

Incandescent by Christina Lee

Indigo: Nights (Indigo B&B #2) by Adrian J. Smith

Inked Temptation by Carrie Ann Ryan

In the City of Time by Gwendolyn Clare

Irresponsible Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer

Jamison by A.N. Waugh

Jilted: Jaren (The Foster Brothers #1) by Nora Phoenix

Just a Touch Away by Jae

Just One Date (Castleton Hearts #5) by Chelsea M. Cameron

Kieran by Avery Tu and Kota Quinn

The Kindred by Alechia Dow

Kink Camp: Hunted by A. Anders

Know It In the Dark (All These Gifts #2) by Skye Kilaen

Kostya the Fallen Star by Melissa Polk

The Last Hero (The First Sister #3) by Linden A. Lewis

Last Resort by Helene Gadot

Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner

Let Me In (Gods of Hunger #3) by R.M. Virtues

Let the Light Shine Through by A. Marie

Lipstick Lies (The Order Duet #2) by Kris Butler

Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings

London (Circus After Dark #4) by Chloe Adler

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love Me Gently by E.M. Dennings

Love You Like That by Scarlett Cole

Lunar New Love by Ophelia Silk

Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy

Match with the Demon by Chace Verity

Meet Me on St. Patrick’s Day by Bryony Rosehurst

Moon Dark Smile (Night Shine #2) by Tessa Gratton

MumFest & Murder (The Java Tavern #2) by Elizabeth Garver

Music Lights & Never Afters by C.L. Matthews

My Roommate Romeo (First Times #1) by Billie Bloom

Nestor (Green Hill Pride #6) by Catherine Lievens

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino

Not Your Type by Elizabeth Jeannel

Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

Omega’s Study Partner (Sweet in Silford #3) by Hope Bennett

One Night With You by Laura Jane Williams

One Night With You by Sky McCoy

One Step at a Time by Lily Seabrooke

One Week with His Stepbrother (Daddy Tales #3) by Kelex

The One Who Loves You the Most by Medina

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Paris (Circus After Dark #1) by Chloe Adler

Pitcher Perfect (Tap That Brewery #1) by Lee Blair

Playing for Keeps by Jax Calder

Play Me (Dragons Love Curves series #10) by Aidy Award

Pull (Love Is Love #1.5) by Nyla K.

Project Himbo by S.J. Whitby

Promote (Shattered Pawns #3) by Jennifer Cody

Pushing the Limits (Secrets Kept #2) by Riley Hart

Queen of Queens (Our Fae Queen #5) by Traci Lovelot

Queen’s Hope (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy #3) by E.K. Johnston

Reaper Hospital: Code Hot Nurse (Their Repear #2) by Lacey Carter Anderson

Recast (Handled #4) by Romilly King

The Redemption by Alexia Chase

Ripped (Kozlov Chronicles #3) by Elena Sobol

Rookie Mistake (On the Board #1) by Anna Zabo and L.A. Witt

Royal Exposé by Jenny Frame

Royal Lines (Boston Rebels #4) by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

Sasha and the Butcher (The Moretti Family #1) by Stephanie Kazowz

The Savior’s Rise (The Windermere Tales #2) by Talli L. Morgan

Scorpica (The Five Queendoms #1) by Greer Macallister

Seize the Castle (A Knight’s Revenge #2) by Elizabeth Dear

Shake Things Up (Love at Knockdown #2) by Skye Kilaen

Silent Secrets (The Secrets of Sorlphi #1) by Miranda May

Silhouette and the Shadows (Silhouette #1) by Delaney Andrews

The Society For Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Spin the Damn Bottle (All the Games We Play #2) by Emm Darcy

Stiletto Sins (The Order Duet #1) by Kris Butler

Stitched (Kozlov Chronicles #1) by Elena Sobol

Stone Wings (The Gargoyles of Arrington #1) by Jenn Burke

Storm the Gates (A Knight’s Revenge #1) by Elizabeth Dear

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Sugar Girl by Emma L. McGeown

Sweet to the Core (Lighthouse Bay #3) by Amy Aislin

Temptation Cove (Hot Takes #3) by T.S. Ankney

Tempt Me Tonight by Natasha Washington

A Tended Garden by J.P. Jackson

Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher

That Good Mischief (The Nine Worlds Rising #3) by Lyra Wolf

This Cursed Crown (These Feathered Flames #2) by Alexandra Overy

This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart #2) by Kalynn Bayron

Tracking Trouble (Spellster Universe #2.5) by Aldrea Alien

The Trow of Duncaster by Melissa Polk

Twilight’s Touch (Prairie Smoke Ranch #2) by V.L. Locey

Two Rights Make a Wrong by Chloe Liese

Undeniable (Bainbridge University #4) by Andi Burns

Uninhibited (Bainbridge University #3) by Andi Burns

Unlikely Savior (For the Gods’ Amusement #3) by Catherine Lievens

Untitled (The Councillor #2) by E.J. Beaton

Us Against the World by Shayne Prescott

VAMPS: Fresh Blood by Nicole Arend

Venice (Circus After Dark #2) by Chloe Adler

Violet is Nowhere by Faith Gardner

Warrior Queen (Our Fae Queen #6) by Traci Lovelot

Warwick (Rebel Sky Ranch #4) by Kelly Fox

What’s Mine Is Yours by Willow Renee

When the Walls Come Down by Harper Robson

Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) by Katee Robert

The Wicked Love by Pru Schuyler

Wrong Hunt by J.S. Harker

Have you read any of these books? Or books with pan rep at all this year? Let me know! Happy Pan Week!

[unknown-songs]

BLACK LIVES MATTER

A list with black artists who have a song in the Unknown Songs That Should Be Known-playlist (Can be a black artist in a band or just solo-artist) (no specific genre)

Bull’s Eye - Blacknuss, Prince Prime - Funk Aftershow - Joe Fox - Alternative Hip-hop Strangers in the Night - Ben L’Oncle Soul - Soul Explore - Mack Wilds - R&B Something To Do - IGBO - Funk

Down With The Trumpets - Rizzle Kicks - Pop Dans ta ville - Dub Inc. - Reggae Dance or Die - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Funk FACELESS - The PLAYlist, Glenn Lewis - R&B Tell Me Father - Jeangu Macrooy - Soul

Southern Boy - John The Conquerer - Blues Hard Rock Savannah Grass - Kes - Dancehall Dr. Funk - The Main Squeeze - Funk Seems I’m Never Tired of Loving You - Lizz Wright - Jazz Out of My Hands - TheColorGrey, Oddisee - Hip-Hop/Pop

Raised Up in Arkansas - Michael Burks - Blues Black Times - Sean Kuti, Egypt 80, Carlos Santana - Afrobeat Cornerstone - Benjamin Clementine - Indie Shine On - R.I.O., Madcon - Electronic Pop Bass On The Line - Bernie Worrell - Funk

When We Love - Jhené Aiko - R&B Need Your Love - Curtis Harding - Soul Too Dry to Cry - Willis Earl Beal - Folk Your House - Steel Pulse - Reggae Power - Moon Boots, Black Gatsby - Deep House

Vinyl Is My Bible - Brother Strut - Funk Diamond - Izzy Biu - R&B Elusive - blackwave., David Ngyah - Hip-hop Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down - Heritage Blues Orchestra - Blues Sastanàqqàm - Tinariwen - Psychedelic Rock

Disco To Go - Brides of Funkenstein - Funk/Soul Circles - Durand Jones & The Indications - Retro Pop Cheesin’ - Cautious Clay, Remi Wolf, sophie meiers - R&B Changes - Charles Bradley - Soul The Sweetest Sin - RAEVE - House

Gyae Su - Pat Thomas, Kwashibu Area Band - Funk What Am I to Do - Ezra Collective, Loyle Carner - Hip-hop Get Your Groove On - Cedric Burnside - Blues Old Enough To Know Better - Steffen Morrisson - Soul Wassiye - Habib Koité - Khassonke musique

Dance Floor - Zapp - Funk Wake Up - Brass Against, Sophia Urista - Brass Hard-Rock BIG LOVE - Black Eyed Peas - Pop The Greatest - Raleigh Ritchie - R&B DYSFUNCTIONAL - KAYTRANADA, VanJess - Soul

See You Leave - RJD2, STS, Khari Mateen - Hip-hop Sing A Simple Song - Maceo Parker - Jazz/Funk Have Mercy - Eryn Allen Kane - Soul Homenage - Brownout - Latin Funk Can’t Sleep - Gary Clark Jr. - Blues Rock

Toast - Koffee - Dancehall Freedom - Ester Dean - R&B Iskaba - Wande Coal, DJ Tunez - Afropop High Road - Anthony Riley - Alternative Christian Sunny Days - Sabrina Starke - Soul

The Talking Fish - Ibibio Sound Machine - Funk Paralyzed - KWAYE - Indie Purple Heart Blvd - Sebastian Kole - Pop WORSHIP - The Knocks, MNEK - Deep House BMO - Ari Lennox - R&B

Promises - Myles Sanko - Soul .img - Brother Theodore - Funk Singing the Blues - Ruthie Foster, Meshell Ndegeocello - Blues Nobody Like You - Amartey, SBMG, The Livingtons - Hip-hop Starship - Afriquoi, Shabaka Hutchings, Moussa Dembele - Deep House

Lay My Troubles Down - Aaron Taylor - Funk  Bloodstream - Tokio Myers - Classic Sticky - Ravyn Lenae - R&B Why I Try - Jalen N’Gonda - Soul Motivation - Benjamin Booker - Folk

quand c’est - Stromae - Pop Let Me Down (Shy FX Remix) - Jorja Smith, Stormzy, SHY FX - Reggae Funny - Gerald Levert - R&B Salt in my Wounds - Shemekia Copeland - Blues Our Love - Samm Henshaw - Soul

Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious - Jazz Hip-hop Knock Me Out - Vintage Trouble - Funk Take the Time - Ronald Bruner, Jr., Thundercat - Alternative Thru The Night - Phonte, Eric Roberson - R&B Keep Marchin’ - Raphael Saadiq - Soul

Shake Me In Your Arms - Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ - Blues Meet Me In The Middle - Jodie Abascus - Pop Raise Hell - Sir the Baptist, ChurchPpl - Gospel Pop Mogoya - Oumou Sangaré - Wassoulou Where’s Yesterday - Slakah The Beatchild - Hip-hop

Lose My Cool - Amber Mark - R&B New Funk - Big Sam’s Funky Nation - Funk I Got Love - Nate Dogg - Hip-hop Nothing’s Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson - Soul Crazy Race - The RH Factor - Jazz

Spies Are Watching Me - Voilaaa, Sir Jean - Funk The Leaders - Boka de Banjul - Afrobeat Fast Lane - Rationale - House Conundrum - Hak Baker - Folk Don’t Make It Harder On Me - Chloe x Halle - R&B

Plastic Hamburgers - Fantastic Negrito - Hardrock Beyond - Leon Bridges - Pop God Knows - Dornik - Soul Soleil de volt - Baloji - Afrofunk Do You Remember - Darryl Williams, Michael Lington - Jazz Get Back - McClenney - Alternative Three Words - Aaron Marcellus - Soul

Spotify playlist 

In memory of:

Aaron Bailey Adam Addie Mae Collins Ahmaud Arbery Aiyana Stanley Jones Akai Gurley Alberta Odell Jones Alexia Christian Alfonso Ferguson Alteria Woods Alton Sterling Amadou Diallo Amos Miller Anarcha Westcott Anton de Kom Anthony Hill Antonio Martin Antronie Scott Antwon Rose Jr. Arthur St. Clair Atatiana Jefferson Aubrey Pollard Aura Rosser Bennie Simons Berry Washington Bert Dennis Bettie Jones Betsey Billy Ray Davis Bobby Russ Botham Jean Brandon Jones Breffu Brendon Glenn Breonna Taylor Bud Johnson Bussa

Calin Roquemore Calvin McDowell Calvin Mike and his family Carl Cooper Carlos Carson Carlotta Lucumi Carol Denise McNair Carol Jenkins Carole Robertson Charles Curry Charles Ferguson Charles Lewis Charles Wright Charly Leundeu Keunang Chime Riley Christian Taylor Christopher Sheels Claude Neal Clementa Pickney Clifford Glover Clifton Walker Clinton Briggs Clinton R. Allen Cordella Stevenson Corey Carter Corey Jones Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd Cynthia Wesley

Daniel L. Simmons Danny Bryant Darius Randell Robinson Darius Tarver Darrien Hunt Darrius Stewart David Felix David Joseph David McAtee David Walker and his family Deandre Brunston Deborah Danner Delano Herman Middleton Demarcus Semer Demetrius DuBose Depayne Middleton-Doctor Dion Johnson Dominique Clayton Dontre Hamilton Dred Scott

Edmund Scott Ejaz Choudry Elbert Williams Eleanor Bumpurs Elias Clayton Elijah McClain Eliza Woods Elizabeth Lawrence Elliot Brooks Ellis Hudson Elmer Jackson Elmore Bolling Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. Emmett Till Eric Garner Eric Harris Eric Reason Ernest Lacy Ernest Thomas Ervin Jones Eugene Rice Eugene Williams Ethel Lee Lance Ezell Ford

Felix Kumi Frank Livingston Frank Morris Frank Smart Frazier B. Baker Fred Hampton Fred Rochelle Fred Temple Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.

George Floyd George Grant George Junius Stinney Jr. George Meadows George Waddell George Washington Lee Gregory Gunn

Harriette Vyda Simms Moore Harry Tyson Moore Hazel “Hayes” Turner Henry Ezekial Smith Henry Lowery Henry Ruffin Henry Scott Hosea W. Allen

India Kager Isaac McGhie Isadore Banks Italia Marie Kelly

Jack Turner Jamar Clark Jamel Floyd James Byrd Jr. James Craig Anderson James Earl Chaney James Powell James Ramseur James Tolliver James T. Scott Janet Wilson Jason Harrison Javier Ambler J.C. Farmer Jemel Roberson Jerame Reid Jesse Thornton Jessie Jefferson Jim Eastman Joe Nathan Roberts John Cecil Jones John Crawford III John J. Gilbert John Ruffin John Taylor Johnny Robinson Jonathan Ferrell Jonathan Sanders Jordan Edwards Joseph Mann Julia Baker Julius Jones July Perry Junior Prosper

Kalief Browder Karvas Gamble Jr. Keith Childress, Jr. Kelly Gist Kelso Benjamin Cochrane Kendrick Johnson Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Kenny Long Kevin Hicks Kevin Matthews Kiwane Albert Carrington

Lacy Mitchell Lamar Smith Laquan McDonald Laura Nelson Laura Wood L.B. Reed L.D. Nelson Lemuel Penn Lemuel Walters Leonard Deadwyler Leroy Foley Levi Harrington Lila Bella Carter Lloyd Clay Louis Allen Lucy

M.A. Santa Cruz Maceo Snipes Malcom X Malice Green Malissa Williams Manuel Ellis Marcus Deon Smith Marcus Foster Marielle Franco Mark Clark Maria Martin Lee Anderson Martin Luther King Jr. Matthew Avery Mary Dennis Mary Turner Matthew Ajibade May Noyes Mckenzie Adams Medgar Wiley Evers Michael Brown Michael Donald Michael Griffith Michael Lee Marshall Michael Lorenzo Dean Michael Noel Michael Sabbie Michael Stewart Michelle Cusseaux Miles Hall Moses Green Mya Hall Myra Thompson

Nathaniel Harris Pickett Jr. Natasha McKenna Nicey Brown Nicholas Heyward Jr.

O’Day Short family Orion Anderson Oscar Grant III Otis Newsom

Pamela Turner Paterson Brown Jr. Patrick Dorismond Philando Castile Phillip Pannell Phillip White Phinizee Summerour

Quaco

Ramarley Graham Randy Nelson Raymond Couser Raymond Gunn Regis Korchinski-Paquet Rekia Boyd Renisha McBride Riah Milton Robert Hicks Robert Mallard Robert Truett Rodney King Roe Nathan Roberts Roger Malcolm and his wife Roger Owensby Jr. Ronell Foster Roy Cyril Brooks Rumain Brisbon Ryan Matthew Smith

Sam Carter Sam McFadden Samuel DuBose Samuel Ephesians Hammond Jr. Samuel Hammond Jr. Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. Sandra Bland Sean Bell Shali Tilson Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Shukri Abdi Simon Schuman Slab Pitts Stella Young Stephon Clark Susie Jackson

T.A. Allen Tamir Rice Tamla Horsford Tanisha Anderson Timothy Caughman Timothy Hood Timothy Russell Timothy Stansbury Jr. Timothy Thomas Terrence Crutcher Terrill Thomas Tom Jones Tom Moss Tony McDade Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. Trayvon Martin Troy Hodge Troy Robinson Tula Tyler Gerth Tyre King Tywanza Sanders

Victor Duffy Jr. Victor White III

Walter Lamar Scott Wayne Arnold Jones Wesley Thomas Wilbert Cohen Wilbur Bundley Will Brown Will Head Will Stanley Will Stewart Will Thompson Willie James Howard Willie Johnson Willie McCoy Willie Palmer Willie Turks William Brooks William Butler William Daniels William Fambro William Green William L. Chapman II William Miller William Pittman Wyatt Outlaw

Yusef Kirriem Hawkins

The victims of LaLaurie (1830s) The black victims of the Opelousas massacre (1868) The black victims of the Thibodaux massacre (1887) The black victims of the Wilmington insurrection (1898) The black victims of the Johnson-Jeffries riots (1910) The black victims of the Red summer (1919) The black victims of the Elaine massacre (1919) The black victims of the Ocoee massacre (1920) The victims of the MOVE bombing (1985)

All the people who died during the Atlantic slave trade, be it due to abuse or disease.

All the unnamed victims of mass-incarceration, who were put into jail without the committing of a crime and died while in jail or died after due to mental illness. 

All the unnamed victims of racial violence and discrimination. 

...

My apologies for all the people missing on this list. Feel free to add more names and stories. 

Listen, learn and read about discrimination, racism and black history: (feel free to add more)  Documentaries: 13th (Netflix) The Innocence Files (Netflix) Who Killed Malcolm X? (Netflix) Time: The Kalief Browder Story (Netflix) I Am Not Your Negro

YouTube videos: We Cannot Stay Silent about George Floyd Waarom ook Nederlanders de straat op gaan tegen racisme (Dutch) Wit is ook een kleur (Dutch) (documentaire)

Books: Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis How To Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery White Fragility by Robin Deangelo Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Woman, Race and Class by Angela Davis

Websites: https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/ https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/ https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsoflyn00nati/page/n11/mode/2up https://lab.nos.nl/projects/slavernij/index-english.html https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/

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2020-21 Program Music Choices

Pairs

Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro (CAN) will be reusing their 2019-2020 free skate.

Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov (USA) - FS: “Ancient Lands” by Roman Hardiman

Daria Pavlichenko / Denis Khodykin (RUS) - FS: "The Black Swan" soundtrack, Choroegraphy by Alexander Zhulin.

Alina Pepeleva & Roman Pleshkov (RUS) - SP: "Io Ci Saro" by Andrea Bocelli (debuted at Russian Cup Final); They will be reusing their free program from the previous season.

Katie McBeath/Nathan Bartholomay (USA) - FS: "The Blower’s Daughter" performed by Christina Aguilera & Chris Mann, Choreography by Cindy Stuart

Men

Vincent Zhou (USA) will be reusing his 2018-2019 free skate.

Yaroslav Paniot (USA) will be reusing his 2020-2021 free skate.

Keiji Tanaka (JPN) - SP: BGM "11170 CH edition 0706" Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version

Mark Kondratiuk (RUS) - SP: Jesus Christ Superstar

Lucas Tsyuoshi Honda (JPN) - FS: "Blues for Klook" by Eddy Louiss / "The Prophet" by Gary Moore. He will be reusing his his 2020-2021 short program.

Vladimir Litvinsev (AZE) - SP: Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor ("Bells of Moscow"), Choreography by Sergei Rozanov

Koshiro Shimada (JPN) - SP: “Giving Up” by Donny Hathaway; FP- Charlie Chaplin Medley (including “Limelight” and “Smile”); Both with choreography by Stephane Lambiel

Sihyeong Lee (KOR) -  SP: Polovtsian Dances from ‘Prince Igor’; Choreography by Yeaji Shin

Matthew Markell (CAN) - SP: “Per Te” by Josh Groban. He is doing his own choreography. 

Roman Sadovsky (CAN) - FS: “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, Arranged by Maxine Rodriguez, Choreography by Mark Pillay

Conrad Orzel (CAN) - FS: “Who Wants to Live Forever” by Queen, Choreography by Jeffrey Buttle

Nikolaj Majorov (SWE) - SP: “Sound of Silence” by Disturbed; FP is to a martial arts theme.

Alexei Erokhov (RUS) - SP: "Fallin' " by Alicia Keys, performed by Nicola Cavallaro

Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) - FP: Daft Punk Medley

Leonid Sviridenko (RUS) - SP: "Sturm I: Fear" by Dardust

Ilya Yablokov (RUS) - FS: "Walk Away" by Maxime Rodriguez and Xavier Mortimer

Eric Sjoberg (USA) - FS: Interstellar Soundtrack, Choreography by Misha Ge

Artur Danielian (RUS) - FS: Scheherazade

Nam Nguyen (CAN) will be reusing his free from the 2020-2021 season.

Ice Dance

Eva Pate / Logan Bye (USA) - FD: The Hunger Games Soundtrack

Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri (ITA), Natalia Kaliszek / Maskim Spodyriev (POL) and Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy (RUS) will be reusing their 2020-2021 free dances.

Molly Lanaghan / Dmitre Razgulajevs (CAN) - RD: “Spice Girls”; FD: Tango

Loïcia Demougeot & Théo Le Mercier (FRA) FD: "Lonlon (Ravel’s Bolero)" by Angelique Kidjo, Coreography by Benoit Richaud

Ladies

Anastasia Arkipova (UKR) - SP: “Entre tu amor”

Ayaka Hosoda (JPN) - SP: "Leyenda" (Flamenco); Choreography by Misha Ge

Yeonjeong Park (KOR) - SP: Ballade No.by Chopin, Coregraphy by David Wilson; FP: Hymne A L'amour, Coregraphy by Pasquale Camerlengo

Starr Andrews (USA) - SP: “At Last” by Etta James; FP: “Bigger” / “At Last” by Beyonce; Both with Choreography by Derrick Delmore

Violeta Ushakova (USA) - FP: “Circles”, Coreography by Olga Ganicheva

Amber Glenn - FP: “Rain In Your Black Eyes”  Ezio Bosso, Remixed & Choreographed by Misha Ge

Rika Kihira will be reusing her short program from the 2020-2021 season.

Anastasia Guliakova (RUS) - FS:  "Don't Say You Do" / "Real Boy" by Lola Blanc, Coreography by Tatiana Prokofieva

Audrey Shin (USA)  FS: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, Choreography by Drew Meekins

Madeline Schizas (CAN) - SP: "My Sweet and Tender Beast" waltz (female vocal version) by Eugen Doga, Coreography by Asher Hill

Alexandra Feigin (BUL) - SP: Charlie Chaplin; FP: Firebird; Coreography by Nikita Mikhailov

Ekaterina Ryabova (AZE) is keeping her short program from the previous season.

Mia Kalin (USA) - SP: "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Stanislava Konstantinova (RUS) - FS: My Love, The Devil You Know by Kovacs; "Take The Lead Tango" by Bonnie Greenburg

Alexia Paganini (SUI) - SP: "La Cumparsita" by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez and Gerardo Matos Rodriguez

Mariah Bell (USA) - SP: Music from Chromatica by Lady Gaga, Choreography by Cordero Zuckerman; FP: Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell, Choreography by Shae-Lynn Bourne

Karen Chen (USA) is keeping her free program from last season.

Eliska Brezinova (CZE) -  SP: "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics, Coreography by Misha Ge

Shan Lin (Ashley Lin) CHN - FS: "Papa Can You Hear Me?" performed by Barbra Streisand, Choreography by Lori Nichol

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Damon and Stefan Need Wedding Dates (The Vampire Diaries one-shot)

This is a Vampire Diaries (CW TV show) one-shot. The gifs are not mine. I found them here on tumblr. All credit goes to the rightful owners.

Summary: Damon and Stefan Salvatore try to find dates for the wedding of their sister, Maria.

Rating: T

Warning: Swearing and mild sexual content

Cast

Lyndsy Fonseca as Maria Salvatore

Zach Roerig as Matthew “Matt” Donovan

Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore

Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert

Candice King as Caroline Forbes

Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood

Arielle Kebbel as Alexia "Lexi" Branson

James Lafferty as Jacob “Jake” Roberts

Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett

Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo “Enzo” St. John

Troian Bellisario as Cassidy Cameron

Joel Gretsch as Peter Maxwell

Melinda Clarke as Kelly Donovan

Marco James as Liam Davis

Author's note

There are some things you need to know before you read this one-shot.

The characters in this one-shot are adults. No one is in high school or college. Elena and Caroline never went to college.

This one-shot is inspired by the 2016 movie Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. You don't have to watch that movie in order to read this one-shot, because there are some differences between this one-shot and that movie.

Some of the characters in this one-shot will be out of character.

Tyler never dated Vicki or Caroline. He is dating Cassidy. Damon dated Vicki before Maria and Matt got together and turned her into a vampire, and he had to kill her because she couldn't control her bloodlust. Matt and Maria got together after Vicki died.

Augustine, the secret society based in Whitmore College, never existed, and therefore, Damon, Enzo, and Jesse never became Augustine vampires. Damon and Enzo became friends in 1950 while they were spending some time in Chicago, Illinois.

Maria, Matt, Damon, Stefan, Elena, Caroline, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly know about the supernatural. No one else in this one-shot knows about the supernatural.

Elena and Caroline were home-schooled and didn't meet Maria, Matt, Damon, Stefan, Elena, Caroline, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, Kelly, and Liam before the events of this one-shot.

Elena dated a vampire at some point in her life, and he was the one who turned her into a vampire.

Caroline dated a vampire at some point in her life, and he was the one who turned her into a vampire.

Damon Salvatore and his twin sister, Maria, were born in Mystic Falls, Virginia on June 18, 1839. Maria was 10 minutes younger than Damon. Her and Damon's brother, Stefan Salvatore, was born on November 1, 1846.

Damon, Maria, and Stefan's parents were Giuseppe and Lillian "Lily" Salvatore. Lily died of tuberculosis in 1858. In 1862, Maria fell in love with a shopkeeper, and they lost their virginity. A few months later, he contracted tuberculosis and died.

In 1864, at the beginning of September, Katherine Pierce arrived in Mystic Falls. Maria befriended her. Damon and Stefan fell in love with her. Katherine told Damon, Maria, and Stefan that she was a vampire. Damon and Stefan competed for Katherine's affection, not realizing that she had turned them against each other. It didn't take long for Maria to realize that Katherine had turned Damon and Stefan against each other. She went from being Katherine's friend to disliking Katherine.

Damon wanted to give up his human life and spend eternity with Katherine, and he begged Maria and Stefan to hide her vampirism from Giuseppe, who hated vampires and was a member of the Founder's Council.

On September 25, 1864, Stefan inadvertently revealed that Katherine was a vampire, and she was captured by the townspeople. Giuseppe scolded Damon for hiding Katherine's vampirism. Damon was furious with Stefan and started a fight at the Salvatore Estate. When Maria tried to break up the fight, she and her brothers tripped and fell. Damon landed on top of Maria. Stefan landed a few inches away from them. Damon had some of Katherine's blood on his lips. His and Maria's faces were so close together that Katherine's blood got in Maria's mouth. Damon and Stefan decided to rescue Katherine. Maria went with them because she was worried that they would get hurt.

Damon, Stefan, and Maria were shot and killed by Giuseppe, who was ashamed of them for getting close to a vampire. They died with Katherine's blood inside of them. Damon and Maria woke up a few hours later and witnessed the burning of Fell's Church, where the townspeople had imprisoned the vampires. When Stefan woke up the next morning, Damon told him that Katherine's death meant his reason for living was gone and he wouldn't complete his transition. Not wanting to live without her twin, Maria told Stefan that she wouldn't complete her transition. Later that day, when Stefan returned after being unable to resist feeding on Giuseppe and inadvertently completing his transition, he forced Damon and Maria to drink from a young woman's neck, causing them to complete their transitions.

After she completed her transition, Maria periodically moved from place to place to make sure that her immortality and lack of aging did not lead to her vampirism being exposed. She lived among humans mostly anonymously and usually avoided getting attached to them, but some of them became her friends and boyfriends. In the 1990's, she moved into the Salvatore Boarding House with Damon and Stefan. Shortly after her fiancé, Matt Donovan, proposed to her, he moved into the Salvatore Boarding House.

Maria didn't drink animal blood. She either drank a blood bag or used the "snatch, eat, erase" method of feeding.

Ever since the 1990's ended, Damon and Stefan had been loose cannons. They had a tendency to ruin the parties Maria threw by showing up stag, getting drunk, hitting on the female guests, and acting like idiots.

Maria and Matt were sitting on a couch in the living room of the Salvatore Boarding House. Damon and Stefan were sitting on the couch across from them.

Maria and Matt were going to get married in Hawaii. She planned to turn him into a vampire after their honeymoon in Venice, Italy. He was on board with this.

Maria looked at her brothers. "Over the years, a theme has emerged at my parties. Everyone's having a good time, things are going smoothly, and then you show up stag, get drunk, hit on girls, act like idiots, and ruin it. I don't want that to happen at the wedding, which is why I need you to bring dates. Your dates must be nice girls and keep you in line."

Maria was tall and slender with fair skin and blue eyes. Her long brown hair was straight and parted in the middle. She was wearing an unbuttoned dark blue denim jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring looked identical to Damon's but had the letter M on it instead of the letter D. She wore it on her right hand.

Maria was kind, caring, friendly, compassionate, and charismatic. She enjoyed throwing parties. She felt remorse when she killed someone and refrained from doing so, unless her humanity switch was turned off. She turned off her humanity when someone she cared about died in order to block out her grief.

Not knowing any suitable girls, Damon and Stefan put an ad in the local newspaper that said they were looking for wedding dates and the girls they chose would get a free trip to Hawaii. The ad was a hit, their cell phones ringing non-stop with girls offering themselves as their dates.

Elena Gilbert and her best friend, Caroline Forbes, had just been fired for showing up drunk to their waitressing jobs at the local seafood restaurant. They returned to their apartment. They read the newspaper while eating pizza in nothing but camisoles and panties. They came across Damon and Stefan's ad.

"This free trip to Hawaii is just what you need to get over Jesse." Elena said.

At one point, Caroline had been engaged to a human named Jesse and had planned to turn him into a vampire after their honeymoon in Paris, France. At first, he had been on board with that, but in their wedding day, he changed his mind and left Caroline at the altar. Caroline had a video of the incident on her cell phone and often watched it when she was drunk, which resulted in her crying and Elena having to comfort her.

Caroline looked at the pictures of Damon and Stefan and said, "You're right. Plus, those guys are hot!"

"Yeah, they are. Which one do you want to go on the trip with?" Elena asked.

"Stefan." Caroline said.

"I figured you'd say that. He seems like your type." Elena said.

"If they're going to pick us, we have to look like nice girls. We do not look like nice girls." Caroline said.

"Fuck. You're right. We need to clean ourselves up and make ourselves like we have our shit together. We've got to look respectable as fuck." Elena said.

"We have to act like nice girls too, so try to refrain from dropping the F-bomb." Caroline told Elena.

Elena and Caroline cleaned themselves up and headed to Mystic Grill, which was where Damon and Stefan would be meeting the girls interested in being their dates. Their plan was simple — pretend to be injured and get Damon and Stefan's attention. After that, they would have the brothers wrapped around their fingers.

Elena jumped in front of a car that drove by, bouncing off the windshield and landing on the asphalt. Thanks to her supernatural abilities, she didn't sustain serious injuries.

Caroline pretended to be shocked and ran over to Elena.

"Someone, help!" Caroline yelled, kneeling down next to Elena.

Caroline was wearing an unbuttoned dark grey suede jacket, a green t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and dark grey ankle-length suede boots. Her long blonde hair was straight and parted in the middle. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Damon and Stefan rushed out of the restaurant and saw Elena lying on the ground.

Damon stared at Elena, dazed. She was a dead ringer for Katherine. Who knew he'd find a Petrova doppelgänger?

"Snap out of it!" Stefan nudged Damon, bringing him out of his daze.

Stefan was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a white t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

"My best friend is hurt. Please help her!" Caroline yelled.

Damon knelt down next to Elena and gave her CPR. Pretending to have been saved, Elena awoke and let Damon help her stand up.

Elena gave Damon a winning smile. "You just saved my life. Thank you."

Elena was wearing an unbuttoned dark blue denim jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. Her long brown hair was straight and parted in the middle. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Damon was transfixed on Elena's beauty. "No problem."

Damon was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

After Damon and Stefan were fooled into thinking that Damon saved Elena's life, the brothers took the girls on a date and asked them questions about their lives. Elena claimed to be a school teacher, and Caroline posed as a hedge fund manager. Elena flirted with Damon, but things didn't go any further. Don't get her wrong — Damon was attractive, but she had no intention of sleeping with him. Due to the success of the date, Damon and Stefan invited Elena and Caroline to the wedding.

Damon and Stefan told Maria and Matt that they had found wedding dates. Maria expressed interest in meeting Elena and Caroline. She asked Damon and Stefan to ask Elena and Caroline to have dinner at the Mystic Grill with her, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly.

Damon, Stefan, Elena, and Caroline entered the Mystic Grill. Maria, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly were sitting at a table near the back. Damon, Stefan, Elena, and Caroline made their way over to them.

Damon introduced Maria to Elena. "Maria, this is Elena Gilbert. She's my date for your wedding. Elena, this is my twin sister, Maria. She's 10 minutes younger than me."

Damon was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a light grey t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

Elena was wearing black ankle-length leather boots, an unzipped black leather jacket, and a sleeveless red dress with a v-neck and an a-line skirt. The dress reached her knees. It showed a hint of cleavage. Her long brown hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

With a smile on her face, Maria shook Elena's right hand. "It's nice to meet you, Elena."

Maria was wearing black ankle-length leather boots, an unzipped black leather jacket, and a sleeveless green dress with a v-neck and an a-line skirt. The dress reached her knees. It showed a hint of cleavage. Her long brown hair was straight and parted in the middle. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Stefan introduced Maria to Caroline. "This is Caroline Forbes. She's my wedding date."

Stefan was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

Caroline was wearing black ankle-length leather boots, an unzipped black leather jacket, and a sleeveless purple dress with a v-neck and an a-line skirt. The dress reached her knees. It showed a hint of cleavage. Her long blonde hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

With a smile on her face, Maria shook Caroline's right hand. "It's nice to meet you, Caroline."

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Matt. "This is my fiancé, Matthew Donovan. He goes by Matt."

Matt smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Matt was wearing an unbuttoned black denim jacket, a green t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Lexi. "This is Alexia Branson. She goes by Lexi. She's one of my family's oldest friends. She's my maid of honour."

Lexi smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Lexi was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a red t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. Her long blonde hair was straight and parted in the middle. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Jake. "This is Jacob Roberts. He goes by Jake. He's a friend of Matt's. He's dating Lexi. He's one of Matt's groomsmen."

Jake smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Jake was a vampire.

Jake was tall with fair skin, blue eyes, and short, straight brown hair. He was clean-shaven. His body was slender but muscular. He was wearing an unbuttoned black denim jacket, a white t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand. It was a beautiful ring — a simple silver band with a round lapis lazuli gemstone in the middle.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Bonnie. "This is Bonnie Bennett. She's a friend of Matt's. She's also a friend of mine. She's one of my bridesmaids."

Bonnie smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Bonnie was wearing an unbuttoned dark blue denim jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. Her long black hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Tyler. "This is Tyler Lockwood. He and Matt have been best friends since they were kids. He's Matt's best man."

Tyler smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Tyler was wearing an unzipped black cotton jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Enzo. "This is Damon's best friend, Lorenzo St. John. He goes by Enzo. He's a friend of Matt's. He's also a friend of mine. He's one of Matt's groomsmen. He's dating Bonnie."

Enzo smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hello."

Enzo was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a white t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Cassidy. "This is Cassidy Cameron. She's dating Tyler. She's a friend of Matt's. She's also a friend of mine. She's one of my bridesmaids."

Cassidy smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hi."

Cassidy was tall and slender with fair skin and brown eyes. Her long brown hair was straight and parted in the middle. She was wearing an unbuttoned black suede jacket, a white t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length suede boots.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Peter. "This is Matt's father, Peter Maxwell."

Peter smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hello."

Peter was wearing an unzipped black cotton jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots.

Maria introduced Elena and Caroline to Kelly. "This is Matt's mother, Kelly Donovan."

Kelly smiled at Elena and Caroline. "Hello."

Kelly was wearing an unzipped black leather jacket, a black t-shirt, dark blue denim jeans, and black ankle-length leather boots. Her long brown hair was straight. Her bangs were parted to the right side and covered her eye slightly. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss.

A human waitress walked up to the group and took their orders. The food and drinks arrived.

Maria took a sip of her bourbon and then started eating.

Matt took a sip of his beer and then started eating.

Tyler took a sip of his beer and then started eating.

Lexi took a sip of her bourbon and then started eating.

Jake took a sip of his beer and then started eating.

Bonnie took a sip of her tequila sunrise and then started eating.

Enzo took a sip of his rum and Coke and then started eating.

Cassidy took a sip of her mojito and then started eating.

Peter took a sip of his beer and then started eating.

Kelly took a sip of her gin and tonic and then started eating.

Damon took a sip of his bourbon and then started eating.

Stefan took a sip of his bourbon and then started eating.

Elena took a sip of her margarita and then started eating.

Caroline took a sip of her screwdriver and then started eating.

Later that night, everyone left the restaurant.

Elena and Caroline met up with Damon, Stefan, Maria, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly at Richmond International Airport, an airport in the town of Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond was located just outside of Mystic Falls.

Maria looked at Elena and Caroline and said, "There's something you need to know. Damon, Stefan, Maria, Lexi, Jake, Enzo, and I are vampires. Tyler is a werewolf. Bonnie is a witch. Matt, Peter, Kelly, and Cassidy are human."

"Caroline and I are vampires." Elena said.

Upon arriving in Hawaii, everyone checked into Turtle Bay Resort. Maria and Matt were sharing a room. Lexi, Bonnie, and Cassidy were sharing a room. Tyler, Enzo, and Jake were sharing a room. Peter had his own room. Kelly had her own room. Damon and Stefan were sharing a room. Elena and Caroline were sharing a room.

Maria, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly fell for Elena and Caroline's nice girl act. Their plan was almost exposed when Caroline had a flashback to Jesse leaving her at the altar, got drunk, and made jealous, offhanded comments to Maria.

Maria, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, Kelly, Damon, and Stefan planned to go swimming with dolphins. Elena and Caroline convinced them to go on an ATV ride at Kualoa Ranch instead. Kualoa Ranch was where Jurassic Park was filmed. The group rode ATVs to a hill. Elena and Caroline rode their ATVs down a slope and did tricks. Damon rode down the slope, despite Maria and Stefan warning him not to. He tried to copy one of the tricks Elena and Caroline did, but he was unable to control the movement of the vehicle. He ended up crashing into Matt and breaking his left arm. Bonnie used her magic to heal Matt's injury.

Feeling guilty about what happened to Matt, Elena and Caroline told him, Maria, Damon, and Stefan that to make up for it, they would take them to one of the bars near Turtle Bay Resort and compel the bartender at the hotel to serve them free drinks all night long.

Maria, Matt, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly decided to have lunch at one of the restaurants near Turtle Bay Resort. This gave Damon and Stefan the chance to spend time with Elena and Caroline. Stefan found himself falling in love with Caroline. Elena kept flirting with Damon but still didn't want to take the next step with him.

Damon decided to go swimming in the pool at Turtle Bay Resort.

Elena and Caroline decided to go to one of the beaches near Turtle Bay Resort. They ended up talking to an attractive human named Liam Davis.

Elena lowered her black sunglasses and peered at Liam.

"Want to have a threesome with us?" Elena asked.

"Hell yeah." Liam said.

Elena, Caroline, and Liam made their way to the spa and went to the sauna.

Intending to take a shower, Damon started walking back to his hotel room. He saw Elena, Caroline, and Liam having a threesome in the sauna. He got angry and stormed off.

Elena broke out of the threesome, putting on a bathrobe and chasing after Damon.

"Look, Damon, I'm sorry, but I didn't come because I was interested in you. I came because I wanted a free trip to Hawaii." Elena said.

The rehearsal dinner was being held in one of the rooms at Turtle Bay Resort.

Damon dragged Stefan backstage, demanding that he practice his speech rather than spend time with Caroline. Stefan wasn't having it. Damon told him what happened in the sauna, unaware that their conversation was being broadcast over the speaker system. Things escalated, and the brothers got physical in front of everyone.

Matt stood up, putting his napkin down. "Maria, if this craziness becomes our new reality, I don't think I'll be able to marry you. I'm calling off the wedding!"

Matt walked away. Peter and Kelly followed him.

Maria made her way backstage, anger radiating off her body.

"You two just cost me my marriage!" Maria yelled.

Stefan looked at Maria in shock and asked, "What?"

"Everyone heard your conversation. Matt said he didn't think he would be able to marry me if this craziness became our new reality and called off the wedding!" Maria yelled.

Damon and Stefan watched as Maria stormed off.

Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, and Cassidy left the room.

Damon and Stefan made up in their hotel room, agreeing to work together to get the wedding back on track.

Feeling guilty, Elena and Caroline agreed to help Damon and Stefan fix the wedding.

Damon, Stefan, Elena, and Caroline went to Maria and Matt's hotel room to apologize, only for it to end in an argument.

"Everyone, shut the hell up!" Matt yelled.

Everyone stopped arguing and turned to look at Matt.

"I didn't mean what I said last night. Despite the craziness, I still want to marry Maria." Matt said.

Maria reached for Matt's hand. "You do?"

Matt grabbed Maria's hand, a smile on his face. "Yes." He excused himself, heading over to the nightstand and taking an envelope out of the drawer. "Here. Consider this an early honeymoon present."

Maria opened the envelope and gasped.

"You bought two tickets to a hot air balloon ride?" Maria asked.

"Yeah. I remember you talking about how much you've been wanting to ride in a hot air balloon." Matt said.

Maria smiled and hugged Matt. "Thank you, Matt."

Caroline smiled, clapping her hands. "Yay! The wedding's back on!"

Matt and Maria were having a non-religious wedding ceremony. A Justice of the Peace was officiating the ceremony.

The ceremony was being held on one of the beaches near Turtle Bay Resort.

At the end of the sandy aisle was a square wooden arch that was draped with white chiffon. A garland consisting of eucalyptus leaves and white gardenias rested on top of the arch. The officiant was standing in front of the arch. Wooden chairs with white cushions formed a row in front of the arch. A bundle of white gardenias had been tied to the right side of each chair with a white ribbon. The first chair was empty. Elena was sitting in the second chair. Kelly was sitting in the third chair. Stefan was sitting in the fourth chair. Caroline was sitting in the fifth chair. Peter was sitting in the sixth chair.

Elena was wearing teal sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length sleeveless teal dress with a v-neck and an a-line skirt. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long brown hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Kelly was wearing navy blue sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length navy blue short-sleeved dress with a round neckline and an a-line skirt. The dress covered her chest. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long brown hair was styled in barrel curls. Her bangs were parted to the right side and covered her eye slightly. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. A corsage consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, a white ribbon, and a diamond bracelet was on her left wrist.

Stefan was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned tan blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into tan dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

Caroline was wearing green sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length sleeveless green dress with a v-neck and an a-line skirt. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long blonde hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

Peter was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned light grey blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into light grey dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer.

Matt and Maria had hired a DJ. He was standing behind a turntable. The turntable was a few inches away from Elena, Kelly, Stefan, Caroline, and Peter.

The DJ spun a disc, and Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx started playing. Matt and Maria liked that song and wanted it to play during the processional.

Oceans apart

Day after day

And I slowly go insane

I hear your voice on the line

But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never

How can we say forever?

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you.

The photographer Matt and Maria had hired took a picture of Matt as he began to walk down the aisle. When he reached the end of the aisle, he stood in front of the officiant.

Matt was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned beige blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into beige dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer.

The photographer took a picture of Tyler as he began to walk down the aisle. When he reached the end of the aisle, he stood to the right of the arch.

Tyler was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned beige blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into beige dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer.

The photographer took a picture of Enzo as he began to walk down the aisle. When he reached the end of the aisle, he stood next to Tyler.

Enzo was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned beige blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into beige dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

The photographer took a picture of Jake as he began to walk down the aisle. When he reached the end of the aisle, he stood next to Enzo.

Jake was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned beige blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into beige dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

I took for granted all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I hear the laughter

I taste the tears

But I can't get near you now

Oh, can't you see it, baby

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you.

The photographer took a picture of Bonnie as she began to walk down the aisle. When she reached the end of the aisle, she stood to the left of the arch.

Bonnie was wearing pale pink sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length pale pink dress with an a-line skirt and a sweetheart neckline that turned into off-the-shoulder sleeves. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long black hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. A corsage consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, a white ribbon, and a diamond bracelet was on her left wrist.

The photographer took a picture of Cassidy as she began to walk down the aisle. When she reached the end of the aisle, she stood next to Bonnie.

Cassidy was wearing pale pink sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length pale pink dress with an a-line skirt and a sweetheart neckline that turned into off-the-shoulder sleeves. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long brown hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. A corsage consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, a white ribbon, and a diamond bracelet was on her left wrist.

The photographer took a picture of Lexi as she began to walk down the aisle. When she reached the end of the aisle, she stood next to Cassidy.

Lexi was wearing pale pink sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length pale pink dress with an a-line skirt and a sweetheart neckline that turned into off-the-shoulder sleeves. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long blonde hair was parted in the middle and styled in barrel curls. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. A corsage consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, a white ribbon, and a diamond bracelet was on her left wrist. Her daylight ring was on her right hand.

I wonder how we can survive

This romance

But in the end

If I'm with you

I'll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it, baby

You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

Waiting for you.

The photographer took a picture of Maria and Damon as they began to walk down the aisle. Her left arm was linked with his right arm. When they reached the end of the aisle, he released her arm and sat in the empty chair.

Maria was wearing white sandals with straps on the ankles and a 2-inch block heel and a floor-length strapless white dress with a sweetheart neckline and an a-line skirt. The dress showed a hint of cleavage. The straps on her sandals were fastened with silver buckles. Her long brown hair was swept to the right side of her head and fell over her shoulder in barrel curls. A sprig of baby's breath was tucked near her left ear. A bobby pin held the sprig of baby's breath in place. She had on a light amount of black eyeliner, a light amount of black mascara, soft brown eyeshadow, and nude lip gloss. Her daylight ring was on her right hand. A small silver chain with a tiny diamond hung low on her chest. Her bouquet consisted of white gardenias, eucalyptus leaves, and baby's breath. She held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel.

Damon was wearing brown dress shoes with brown laces, an unbuttoned brown blazer, a white cotton pocket square, and a white dress shirt tucked into brown dress pants. A brown leather belt with a silver buckle was around his waist. A boutonnière consisting of a white gardenia, eucalyptus leaves, sprigs of baby's breath, and a white ribbon was pinned to the left lapel of his blazer. His daylight ring was on his right hand.

Maria handed the bouquet to Lexi.

Lexi held the bouquet in front of her, making sure that her elbows were slightly bent and her hands were slightly below her navel.

The photographer took a picture of the officiant, Matt, Maria, Tyler, Enzo, Jake, Bonnie, Cassidy, and Lexi.

The DJ stopped spinning the disc.

"We are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Matthew Donovan and Maria Salvatore. If anyone knows of any reason why these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold your peace." The officiant told the crowd.

No one said anything.

"Matthew, place Maria's ring on the ring finger of her left hand." The officiant told Matt.

Tyler handed Matt Maria's wedding ring. Matt placed it on the ring finger of Maria's left hand. It was a beautiful ring — a simple silver band with a diamond in the middle.

"Maria, place Matthew's wedding ring on the ring finger of his left hand." The officiant told Maria.

Tyler handed Maria a silver wedding ring. Maria placed it on the ring finger of Matt's left hand.

"Matthew and Maria, face each other and join hands." The officiant told Matt and Maria.

Matt and Maria faced each other and joined hands.

"Matthew, repeat after me." The officiant told Matt. "I, Matthew Donovan, take you, Maria Salvatore, to be my wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live."

Matt looked at Maria with eyes full of love. "I, Matthew Donovan, take you, Maria Salvatore, to be my wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live."

"Maria, repeat after me." The officiant told Maria. "I, Maria Salvatore, take you, Matthew Donovan, to be my husband. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live."

Maria looked at Matt with eyes full of love. "I, Maria Salvatore, take you, Matthew Donovan, to be my husband. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live."

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." The officiant said.

Maria let go of Matt's hands. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around the back of his neck. He closed his eyes and pressed his lips to hers. The photographer took a picture of them. They opened their eyes.

The DJ spun a disc, and Forever by KISS started playing. Matt and Maria liked that song and wanted it to play during the recessional.

I've got to tell you what I'm feeling inside

I could lie to myself, but it's true

There's no denying when I look in your eyes

Girl, I'm out of my head over you

And I lived so long believing all love is blind

But everything about you is telling me this time

It's forever

This time, I know

And there's no doubt in my mind

Forever

Until my life is through

Girl, I'll be loving you forever.

Matt held out his right arm. Maria's left arm looped through it.

Lexi handed the bouquet to Maria.

Maria held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel.

The photographer took a picture of Matt and Maria as they walked up the aisle.

The photographer took a picture of Lexi and Tyler as they walked up the aisle side by side.

The photographer took a picture of Bonnie and Enzo as they walked up the aisle side by side.

The photographer took a picture of Cassidy and Jake as they walked up the aisle side by side.

I hear the echo of a promise I made

When you're strong, you can stand on your own

Those words grow distant as I look at your face

No, I don't want to go it alone

And I never thought I'd lay my heart on the line

But everything about you is telling me this time

It's forever

This time, I know

And there's no doubt in my mind

Forever

Until my life is through

Girl, I'll be loving you forever, yeah.

Damon and Elena walked up the aisle side by side.

Peter walked up the aisle.

Stefan and Caroline walked up the aisle side by side.

Kelly walked up the aisle.

I see my future when I look in your eyes

It took your love to make my heart come alive

'Cause I lived my life believing all love is blind

But everything about you is telling me this time

It's forever

This time, I know

And there's no doubt in my mind

Forever

Until my life is through

Girl, I'll be loving you forever, oh

It's forever

This time, I know

And there's no doubt in my mind

Forever

Until my life is through

Girl, I'll be loving you forever

Yeah.

The DJ stopped spinning the disc.

The DJ packed up his equipment and walked up the aisle, then he headed to the reception venue.

The officiant walked up the aisle, then he headed to the reception venue.

The photographer walked up the aisle.

Matt and Maria were in front of the ocean. The photographer was a few inches away from them.

Matt stood behind Maria and put his hands on her shoulders. She held the bouquet in front of her, making sure that her elbows were slightly bent and her hands were slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Matt and Maria stood next to each other. He wrapped his right arm around her waist. She held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Matt and Maria faced each other. Matt put his hands on Maria's waist. Maria wrapped her arms around Matt's neck. She held the bouquet in the hand farthest away from the photographer, hovering it over Matt's shoulder. Their foreheads and noses touched. Their lips connected. The photographer took a picture of them.

Lexi, Tyler, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, and Jake were with Peter and Kelly.

The photographer put his hand in the air and waved it to signal Lexi, Tyler, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Jake, Peter, and Kelly to come to him.

Peter stood to the left of Matt. Maria stood to the right of Matt. Peter wrapped his right arm around Matt's waist. Matt wrapped his right arm around Maria's waist. She held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Peter stepped aside.

Kelly stepped forward.

Kelly stood to the left of Matt. Maria stood to the right of Matt. Kelly wrapped her right arm around Matt's waist. Matt wrapped his right arm around Maria's waist. Maria held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Kelly stepped aside.

Lexi, Tyler, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, and Jake stepped forward.

Jake stood to the left of Lexi. Bonnie stood to the right of Lexi. Enzo stood next to Bonnie. Cassidy stood to the left of Enzo. Tyler stood to the right of Enzo. Matt stood next to Tyler. Maria stood next to Matt. Jake wrapped his right arm around Lexi's waist. Lexi wrapped her right arm around Bonnie's waist. Bonnie wrapped her right arm around Enzo's waist. Enzo wrapped his right arm around Cassidy's waist. Cassidy wrapped her right arm around Tyler's waist. Tyler wrapped his right arm around Matt's waist. Matt wrapped his right arm around Maria's waist. Maria held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Lexi, Tyler, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Jake, Peter, and Kelly headed to the reception venue.

Stefan was with Caroline.

"When we were alone, I fell for you. I didn't have to courage to tell you then, but I do now." Stefan confessed.

"I fell for you too, Stefan." Caroline said.

Caroline opened her cell phone and pulled up the video of Jesse leaving her at the altar. She pressed on the little blue trashcan, watching the video fade away. She smiled at Stefan and grabbed onto the lapels of his blazer, bringing him down for a heated kiss.

Damon was with Elena.

"I did some thinking. I want to be with you. Are you still interested in me?" Elena asked.

Damon nodded and smiled. "Yeah."

Elena grabbed onto the lapels of Damon's blazer, bringing him down for a heated kiss.

The photographer put his hand in the air and waved it to signal Stefan, Caroline, Damon, and Elena to come to him.

Stefan stood to the left of Caroline. Elena stood to the right of Caroline. Damon stood next to Elena. Matt stood next to Damon. Maria stood next to Matt. Stefan wrapped his right arm around Caroline's waist. Caroline wrapped her right arm around Elena's waist. Elena wrapped her right arm around Damon's waist. Damon wrapped his right arm around Matt's waist. Matt wrapped his right arm around Maria's waist. Maria held the bouquet in her right hand, making sure that her elbow was slightly bent and her hand was slightly below her navel. They looked at the camera and smiled. The photographer took a picture of them.

Matt, Maria, Damon, Elena, Stefan, and Caroline headed to the reception venue.

The photographer packed up his equipment and headed to the reception venue.

The reception was being held in one of the rooms at Turtle Bay Resort.

A wooden rectangular table was next to the entrance. The table was covered in a white cotton tablecloth. The seating chart was in front of the table. The guest book, a pen, and Matt and Maria's gifts were on top of the table.

The dance floor and the stage were centered lengthwise against the long wall across from the entrance.

The DJ was standing behind his turntable. The turntable was on the right side of the stage.

A wooden rectangular table was on the left side of the stage. The table was covered in a white cotton tablecloth. A pile of round white ceramic dessert plates, a pile of stainless steel dessert forks, a stainless steel pastry knife, and a white ceramic cake stand were on top of the table. The wedding cake was on the cake stand. It was a three-tiered vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream frosting and a strawberry filling. Small vanilla buttercream shells lined the sides of the cake's rounded edges. A plastic figurine of Matt and Maria stood on top of the cake.

For dinner, Matt and Maria had decided to do a buffet. The wedding party and the guests could choose a salad consisting of chopped romaine lettuce, sliced cucumbers, black pepper, and olive oil or a salad consisting of spinach, sliced cherry tomatoes, black pepper, and olive oil, an oven-roasted pork loin with a brown sugar and pineapple glaze or a pan-fried salmon fillet seasoned with table salt, lemon juice, and olive oil, and a side of boiled sweet corn kernels topped with melted butter or a side of steamed green beans seasoned with butter and garlic.

The buffet table was on the right side of the stage. It was wooden and rectangular. It was covered in a white cotton tablecloth.

Matt and Maria had opted for a sweetheart table.

A sweetheart table was a small table that solely seated the newlyweds. The rest of the wedding attendees were seated elsewhere.

The sweetheart table was a few inches away from the buffet table. It was wooden. It was rectangular. It was covered in a white cotton tablecloth. A clear glass mason jar containing water and a bundle of white gardenias served as a centrepiece. A bottle of white wine was to the left of the centrepiece. A clear glass pitcher containing ice cubes and water was to the right of the centrepiece. Wooden chairs with white cushions were behind the table. A white cotton placemat was in front of each chair. A round white ceramic dinner plate was in the middle of each placemat. A stainless steel dinner fork was to the left of each plate. A stainless steel butter knife was to the right of each plate. A white cotton napkin folded into the shape of a triangle was beneath each fork. A water glass was to the right of each plate and above each knife. A wine glass was to the right of each water glass.

Everyone else's tables were scattered around the sweetheart table. Each table had been given a number.

Matt, Maria, Lexi, Tyler, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, and Jake found their seats.

Damon, Stefan, Elena, Peter, and Kelly signed the guest book and found their seats.

Lexi, Jake, Tyler, and Cassidy were sitting at a rectangular wooden table covered in a white cotton tablecloth. They could see a piece of white cardstock with the words Table One emblazoned on the front in black letters. A clear glass mason jar containing water and bundles of white gardenias served as a centrepiece. A bottle of white wine was to the left of the centrepiece. A clear glass pitcher containing ice cubes and water was to the right of the centrepiece. Wooden chairs with white cushions were behind each table. A white cotton placemat was in front of each chair. A round white ceramic dinner plate was in the middle of each placemat. A stainless steel dinner fork was to the left of each plate. A stainless steel butter knife was to the right of each plate. A white cotton napkin folded into the shape of a triangle was beneath each fork. A water glass was to the right of each plate and above each knife. A wine glass was to the right of each water glass.

Peter, Bonnie, Enzo, and Kelly were sitting at a rectangular wooden table covered in a white cotton tablecloth. They could see a piece of white cardstock with the words Table Two emblazoned on the front in black letters. A clear glass mason jar containing water and bundles of white gardenias served as a centrepiece. A bottle of white wine was to the left of the centrepiece. A clear glass pitcher containing ice cubes and water was to the right of the centrepiece. Wooden chairs with white cushions were behind each table. A white cotton placemat was in front of each chair. A round white ceramic dinner plate was in the middle of each placemat. A stainless steel dinner fork was to the left of each plate. A stainless steel butter knife was to the right of each plate. A white cotton napkin folded into the shape of a triangle was beneath each fork. A water glass was to the right of each plate and above each knife. A wine glass was to the right of each water glass.

Damon, Elena, Stefan, and Caroline were sitting at a rectangular wooden table covered in a white cotton tablecloth. They could see a piece of white cardstock with the words Table Three emblazoned on the front in black letters. A clear glass mason jar containing water and bundles of white gardenias served as a centrepiece. A bottle of white wine was to the left of the centrepiece. A clear glass pitcher containing ice cubes and water was to the right of the centrepiece. Wooden chairs with white cushions were behind each table. A white cotton placemat was in front of each chair. A round white ceramic dinner plate was in the middle of each placemat. A stainless steel dinner fork was to the left of each plate. A stainless steel butter knife was to the right of each plate. A white cotton napkin folded into the shape of a triangle was beneath each fork. A water glass was to the right of each plate and above each knife. A wine glass was to the right of each water glass.

Matt and Maria opened their gifts, dinner was served, the wedding cake was cut and passed around, and speeches were given.

For dinner, Matt had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Maria had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Lexi had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Jake had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Bonnie had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Enzo had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Tyler had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Cassidy had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Peter had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Kelly had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Damon had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Stefan had the salad with romaine lettuce, the salmon, the corn, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Elena had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

For dinner, Caroline had the salad with spinach, the pork, the beans, a glass of wine, and a glass of water.

It was time for Matt and Maria's first dance as a married couple.

The DJ spun a disc, and Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon started playing. Matt and Maria liked that song and wanted it to play during their first dance.

I can't fight this feeling any longer

And yet, I'm still afraid to let it flow

What started out as friendship has grown stronger

I only wish I had the strength to let it show

I tell myself that I can't hold out forever

I said there is no reason for my fear

'Cause I feel so secure when we're together

You give my life direction

You make everything so clear.

Matt and Maria made their way to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her hands on his shoulders. They began to sway. The photographer took a picture of them.

And even as I wander, I'm keeping you in sight

You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night

And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might

And I can't fight this feeling anymore

I've forgotten what I started fighting for

It's time to bring this ship into the shore

And throw away the oars forever

'Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore

I've forgotten what I started fighting for

And if I have to crawl upon the floor

Come crashing through your door

Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore

My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you

I've been running round in circles in my mind

And it always seems that I'm following you, girl

'Cause you take me to the places that alone, I'd never find

And even as I wander, I'm keeping you in sight

You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night

And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might

And I can't fight this feeling anymore

I've forgotten what I started fighting for

It's time to bring this ship into the shore

And throw away the oars forever

'Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore

I've forgotten what I started fighting for

And if I have to crawl upon the floor

Come crashing through your door

Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore.

The DJ stopped spinning the disc.

Matt let go of Maria and returned to his seat. Maria stayed on the dance floor.

It was time for Maria to dance with her brothers.

The DJ spun a disc, and When You Need Me by Bruce Springsteen started playing. Maria liked that song and wanted it to play when she danced with her brothers.

When you need me, call my name

'Cause without you, my life just wouldn't be the same

If you want me

Come sunny skies or rain

When you need me, just call my name.

Damon walked up to Maria. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her hands on his shoulders. They began to sway. The photographer took a picture of them.

If you miss me, I'll be there

To brush the sunlight from your hair

I'll be there to guide you when trouble walks beside you

If you need me, I'll be there

And when this dirty world has been cold to you

I've got two strong arms waiting to hold you

And when those mean days come along

We'll stand together

And we'll take them on

So, if you need me, just call my name.

Damon let go of Maria and returned to his seat.

Stefan walked up to Maria. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her hands on his shoulders. They began to sway. The photographer took a picture of them.

When you need me, call my name

'Cause without you, my life just isn't the same

'Cause when this world kicked me around

You picked me up off the ground

So, if you need me, I'll be there

When you need me, call my name

'Cause without you, my life just wouldn't be the same

If you want me

Come sunny skies or rain

When you need me, just call my name.

Stefan let go of Maria. They returned to their seats.

It was time for the mother/son dance.

The DJ spun a disc, and Unforgettable by Nat King Cole started playing. Kelly liked that song and wanted it to play during the mother/son dance.

Unforgettable

That's what you are

Unforgettable

Though near or far

Like a song of love that clings to me

How the thought of you

Does things to me

Never before has someone been more

Unforgettable

In every way

And forevermore

That's how you'll stay

That's why

Darling, it's incredible

That someone so unforgettable

Thinks that I am unforgettable too.

Matt and Kelly made their way to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and she put her hands on his shoulders. They began to sway. The photographer took a picture of them.

Unforgettable

In every way

And forevermore

That's how you'll stay

That's why

Darling, it's incredible

That someone so unforgettable

Thinks that I am unforgettable too.

Matt let go of Kelly. They returned to their seats.

The reception ended a few hours later.

Maria, Matt, Damon, Stefan, Elena, Caroline, Tyler, Lexi, Jake, Bonnie, Enzo, Cassidy, Peter, and Kelly went their separate ways.

Matt and Maria were in their hotel room.

Maria took the sprig of baby's breath out of her hair and threw it in the trash can. She took the bobby pin out of her hair and put it on the nightstand. She took her necklace off and put it on the nightstand.

"What do you say we start our honeymoon a little early?" Matt proposed, taking his blazer off and hanging it on the coat rack.

"Sounds good to me." Maria said, strutting over to her husband.

Matt grabbed Maria by the face and pulled her towards him, pressing his lips to hers. He grabbed onto her waist and walked backwards until the back of her legs hit the bed. She took off his dress shirt, tossing it on the floor. He undid the zipper of her wedding dress.

Stefan and Caroline were in a forest. They kissed each other passionately. He pushed her up against a tree, and they took turns undressing each other.

Damon pushed the door of his and Stefan's hotel room open as he kissed Elena passionately. Slamming the door shut, Elena used her supernatural speed to pin Damon to the wall, knocking over a lamp. She took off his blazer and dress shirt, tossing them on the floor. He lifted her and wrapped her legs around his waist, turning them around so that she was pinned to the wall. He broke away from the kiss and left a trail of kisses on the side of her neck, rubbing his hands up and down her legs. She moaned, pressing herself against his body.

Elena straddled Damon's body as they laid on top of his bed, clad in only their undergarments. She kissed down his body, creeping closer to his boxers. Damon flipped them over so that he was on top. The two kissed each other all over as they made love.

Damon and Elena collapsed next to each other. They breathed heavily and looked up at the ceiling.

"That was amazing." Elena said, running a hand through her hair.

Damon nodded in agreement, letting out a huff. "Yeah, it was."

THE END

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Radix Dance Convention, Houston, TX: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

Rookie Solo

1st: Blakely Fitzgerald-’I’m A Lady’

2nd: Amelia Abshire-’Jazz Baby’

3rd: Sylvia Newsom-’Get Loose’

4th: Juliette Osamor-’Wonderful World’

Mini Solo

1st: Brynlee Fitzgerald-’Can’t Get It Out’

2nd: Winter Eberts-’Dreamlike’

3rd: Paislyn Schroeder-’Goodbye’

4th: Natalie Gerami-’Evil Twin’

5th: Brantley Meador-’Bubbly Kisses’

5th: Ava Grace Merritt-’Clumsy’

6th: Estelle Newsom-’Champagne Taste’

7th: Aurora Brady-’Hit The Road Jack’

8th: Araceli Estrella-’Diamonds and Pearls’

8th: Quinn Briscoe-’Within Reach’

9th: Zoey Cruz-’Shelter’

9th: Melody Thiel-’Winter Fairy’

10th: Evelin Peterson-’If You Believe’

Junior Solo

1st: Daniela SanGiacomo-’Infinite’

2nd: Haiden Neuville-’Before You Go’

3rd: Maya Ordonez-’For All That’s Lost’

3rd: Campbell Clark-’The Scarlett Effect’

4th: London Barron-’Bones’

4th: Braelyn Schaffer-’New Worlds’

4th: Jisselle Garza-’Waiting Game’

4th: Mia Narvaez-’Who Am I?’

5th: Brooke Vorst-’Girl From Ipanema’

5th: Kinley Bertrand-’Rock With Me’

6th: Nevaeh Joseph-’Brown Skin Girl’

6th: Scarlett Petty-’Stars’

6th: Ellie Randolph-’Swan Song’

7th: Anya Inger-’Size’

8th: Madison Moller-’Incomplete’

8th: Grace Matthews-’Lonely’

8th: Ansley Harris-’Porcelain’

8th: Stella Eberts-’Valley’

9th: Joshua Colburn-’Waiting On The World to Change’

10th: Nina Lykidis-’Caught In The Middle’

10th: Ryleigh Mouret-’When Fire Meets Fate’

Teen Solo

1st: Kiarra Waidelich-’My Mind’

1st: Cambry Bethke-’Winging It’

2nd: Kate Abernathy-’Doomed’

2nd: Rianna Weck-’Dream A Little Dream’

2nd: Kennedy Nichols-’My Love’

2nd: Carley Thinfen-’Self Destruction’

2nd: Avery Cashen-’The Statement’

3rd: Imogene Elias-’Bang Bang’

3rd: Lauren Fuselier-’Godspeed’

3rd: Catalina Salberg-’Over’

4th: Kieran Holmes-’Hear The Bells’

4th: Mariella Saunders-’Until We Break’

5th: Kayla Pierce-’Fiyah Speak’

5th: Jilliam Sims-’Shadow Journal’

5th: Gavin Warfield-’Stereotype’

5th: Charlotte Kautzer-’The Moments You Had’

6th: Maeve McCormack-’Maybe We’ll See’

6th: Claire Schunneman-’Twist, Tug and Tear’

7th: Isabella Umstead-’Bitter Song’

7th: Audrey Lafrance-’Don’t Cry For Me’

7th: Blayklee Balthazar-’Radical Self’

8th: Olivia Spivey-’Can You Feel?’

8th: Lauren Dorsett-’Shout’

8th: Sadie Grace Bethke-’Slither’

8th: Reagan Wright-’Unearth’

9th: Alysse Fee-’Distortion’

9th: Isabella Ramirez-’Fly’

9th: Alexia Stewart-’Icon’

9th: Alexis Cravaritis-’The Rose’

10th: Presley Mason-’Cringe’

10th: Dilyn Bray-’Faced’

10th: Ashlee Allen-’Take Flight’

Senior Solo

1st: Sophia Seymour-’Broken’

1st: Morgan Manning-’Change Gonna Come’

2nd: Sam McWilliams-’Back to Black’

3rd: Abigail Reed-’Mountains’

4th: Ava Lafrance-’Expo’

4th: Aidan Aloma-’I Wouldn’t Be’

4th: Lola Coghill-’Lover’

5th: Anna Miller-’50 Ways’

5th: Sloane Ritterbush-’Body Love’

5th: Makaila Teagle-’He Needs Me’

6th: Olyvia Sessing-’The Hill’

7th: Jayde Woodard-’Home With You’

7th: Damaris Salazar-’Unraveling’

8th: Payton Wolff-’Gonna Find Another You’

9th: Kaylie Wood-’The Shift’

10th: Ellie Drotts-’Alternate Perspectives’

10th: Abby Baden-’Between The Sounds’

10th: Joelle Rosales-’Courage to You’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Reflection’

2nd: Texas Academy of Dance Arts-’Safe’

3rd: Cypress Dance Project-’Groove Is In The Heart’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Both Of Us’

2nd: Dancezone-’Delinquents’

3rd: Texas Academy of Dance Arts-’I Hate To Leave’

3rd: Cypress Dance Project-’More’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Alter Ego’

2nd: The Dance Kollective-’Solace’

2nd: Distinction Dance Company-’Who To Love’

3rd: The Dance Kollective-’Ascending’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Masters Upper Level-’Blue Skies’

2nd: The Dance Kollective-’Exhumed’

3rd: Artistic Soul Dance Company-’Sunder;

Mini Group

1st: Cypress Dance Project-’Pause’

2nd: Vdanse Academy-’Buzzin’

3rd: The Dance Kollective-’Shop Around’

Junior Group

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Dreaming’

2nd: Cypress Dance Project-’Vogue’

3rd: The Dance Kollective-’Like Lovers Do’

Teen Group

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Tap Is Life’

2nd: Cypress Dance Project-’To This Day’

3rd: The Dance Kollective-’Bringing It Back’

3rd: The Dance Kollective-’The Heaven Complex’

Senior Group

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Before I Go’

2nd: Masters Upper Level-’Closure’

3rd: Masters Upper Level-’This Is Me Trying’

Rookie Line

1st: Cypress Dance Project-’Bat Dance’

Junior Line

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Handful of Keys’

2nd: Cypress Dance Project-’Plain Jane’

3rd: Distinction Dance Company-’Satisfaction’

Teen Line

1st: Dancezone-’Tantrum’

2nd: The Dance Kollective-’One’

3rd: Distinction Dance Company-’Clout’

3rd: Cypress Dance Project-’Most Human Thing’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Cypress Dance Project-’Give Us Love’

2nd: Dance Connection Center-’Slumber Party’

Teen Extended Line

1st: The Dance Kollective-’Goliath’

2nd: The Dance Kollective-’Boss’

3rd: Cypress Dance Project-’Get Me Bodied’

Teen Production

1st: Dancezone-’Sunday’

High Scores by Performance Division:

Rookie Specialty

Cypress Dance Project-’Bat Dance’

Mini Jazz

Cypress Dance Project-’Pause’

Mini Hip-Hop

Vdanse Academy-’Buzzin’

Mini Contemporary

The Dance Kollective-’Just The Way You Are’

Mini Lyrical

Cypress Dance Project-’We Will Wait’

Mini Specialty

Cypress Dance Project-’The Distance’

Junior Jazz

Cypress Dance Project-’Vogue’

Junior Hip-Hop

Cypress Dance Project-’Plain Jane’

Junior Tap

The Dance Kollective-’Handful of Keys’

Junior Contemporary

The Dance Kollective-’Dreaming’

Junior Lyrical

Distinction Dance Company-’Arms Around You’

Junior Musical Theatre

Cypress Dance Project-’Elle’s Big Day’

Junior Specialty

The Dance Kollective-’Like Lovers Do’

Teen Jazz

The Dance Kollective-’Bringing It Back’

Teen Ballet

Cypress Dance Project-’Hunted’

Teen Hip-Hop

Dancezone-’Tantrum’

Teen Tap

The Dance Kollective-’Tap Is Life’

Teen Contemporary

The Dance Kollective-’One’

Teen Lyrical

The Dance Kollective-’I Remember Her’

Teen Musical Theatre

Evolve 26-’Girl in the Mirror’

Teen Ballroom

The Dance Kollective-’Boss’

Teen Specialty

Cypress Dance Project-’To This Day’

Senior Jazz

Masters Upper Level-’Cold Hearted Snake’

Senior Contemporary

The Dance Kollective-’Before I Go’

Senior Lyrical

Masters Upper Level-’Closure’

Senior Specialty

Dancezone-’Wings’

Senior Jazz

Masters Upper Level-’Cold Hearted Snake’

Best of Radix:

Rookie

Cypress Dance Project-’Bat Dance’

Mini

The Dance Kollective-’Shop Around’

Vdanse Academy-’Buzzin’

Cypress Dance Project-’Pause’

Junior

Dancezone-’Delirious’

Distinction Dance Company-’Arms Around You’

Cypress Dance Project-’Vogue’

The Dance Kollective-’Handful of Keys’

Teen

The Dance Kollective-’Tap Is Life’

Cypress Dance Project-’To This Day’

Dancezone-’Tantrum’

Texas Academy of Dance Arts-’Baby Boy’

Distinction Dance Company-’Bassline’

Senior

The Dance Kollective-’Before I Go’

Masters Upper Level-’Closure’

Distinction Dance Company-’A Pale’

Texas Academy of Dance Arts-’Echoes of Mine’

Studio Standout:

Cypress Dance Project-’To This Day’

Dancezone-’Tantrum’

The Dance Kollective-’Before I Go’

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BEANSONBREAD AWARDS 2020 - BEST ALBUM

AWARD NO.2 - BEST ALBUM OF 2020

PAST WINNERS

2019 > Self Esteem - ‘Compliments Please’ (see full list HERE)

2018 > Kero Kero Bonito - ‘Time ‘n’ Place’ (see full list HERE)

2017 > Richard Dawson - ‘Peasant’ (see full list HERE)

2016 > Blood Orange - ‘Freetown Sound’ (see full list HERE)

2015 > Holly Herndon - ‘Platform’ (see full list HERE)

2014 > FKA Twigs - ‘LP1′ (see full list HERE)

2013 > These New Puritans - ‘Field Of Reeds’ (see full list HERE)

2012 > Django Django - ‘Django Django’ (see full list HERE)

2011 > Shabazz Palaces - ‘Black Up’ (see full list HERE)

2010 > These New Puritans - ‘Hidden’ (see full list HERE)

2009 > Animal Collective - ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ (see full list HERE)

2008 > Wild Beasts - ‘Limbo, Panto’ (see full list HERE)

2007 > Animal Collective - ‘Strawberry Jam’ (see full list HERE)

2006 > Safetyword - ‘Man’s Name Is Legion’ (see full list HERE)

2005 > Animal Collective - ‘Feels’ (see full list HERE)

2004 > Devendra Banhart - ‘Rejoicing In The Hands’ / ‘Nino Rojo’

2003 > Dizzee Rascal - ‘Boy In Da Corner’

2002 > The Streets - ‘Original Pirate Material’

2001 > The Beta Band - ‘Hot Shots II’

2000 > Outkast - ‘Stankonia’

1999 > The Beta Band - ‘The Beta Band’

1998 > The Beta Band - ‘The Three EPs’

1997 > Radiohead - ‘OK Computer’

1996 > Beck - ‘Odelay’

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THE RULES - No Re-issues, Live Albums, Compilations, or EPs.

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SPECIAL MENTIONS for these collections

Bulbils (Richard Dawson & Sally Pilkington) - 50 lockdown albums

Dean Blunt ‘Roaches 2012-2019’

These New Puritans ‘The Cut (2016-2019)’  

Hudson Mohawke ‘B.B.H.E.’ & ‘Poom Gems’

Various Artists ‘Paul Institute - Summer 2020’

Various Artists ‘Return To Y’Hup - The World Of Ivor Cutler’

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***SPOTIFY PLAYLIST FEATURES TRACKS FROM TOP 80 ALBUMS (coming later) ***

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WORTH A MENTION (in no order) - A bunch of albums i enjoyed but didn’t quite make the final lists and others i just didn’t hear enough to be considered properly.  A list for future me to revisit.

Still House Plants / Fire-Toolz / Lomelda / Jerskin Fendrix / Zebra Katz / The Bug / Lorenzo Senni / Diamond Soul / Wilma Archer / Black Dresses / The Fantasy Orchestra / William Carkeet / Bonny Light Horseman / KA / Yung Lean / BlackPink / Rural Internet / Okay Kaya / Future / Belan / Tame Impala / Banoffee / JARV IS / Grimes / Whitmer Thomas / Jeff Parker / The Massacre Cave / Porridge Radio / Selena Gomez / Teyana Taylor / Sparkle Division / Cecile Believe / Lyra Pramuk / Waxahatchee / Happyness / Khruangbin / Bananagun / OHMME / Drakeo The Ruler / Missterspoon / Juice WRLD / Lonnie Holley / Jiafeng / October Drift / Roisin Murphy / KeiyaA / Dizzee Rascal / Salem / Tiña / The Weeknd / Aaron Cartier / Dana Gavanski / A.R. Pinewood / The Cool Greenhouse / Royce Da 5’9’’ / Rachel Aggs / Karl Band / Four Tet / Georgia / Sonic Boom / Kali Uchis / Luis Pestana / Salac / David A Jaycock / Klein / Temple After Faith / Roman Noseband / Dylan Henner / G.S. Sultan / Hinds / Jess Williamson / Coby Sey / Randolph’s Leap / Matthew D. Gantt / Stephen Kerrison / Katie Gately / Snails / Juniore / Good Dog / Lil B / Kamaiyah / Ryuichi Sakamoto / The Big Moon / Zoe Mc Pherson / Holy Fuck / Ovrkast / Reol / Andy Shauf / Ethan Gruska / Poliça / D Smoke / Sign Libra / Chara & YUKI / Wiley / Bad Bunny / Shirley Collins / Jordana / Gaika / DJ Python / North Americans / Michael / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Lido Pimienta / Everything Is Recorded / Lwesberg / Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams / Rhodri Davies / LA Priest / Ian William Craig / Flohio / Irreversible Entanglements / Islet / Westside Gunn / Empress Of / NNamdi / Warm Digits / Baxter Dury / Kehiani / Eels / Emmy The Great / Owen Pallett / Elysia Crampton / The Beths / Julianna Barwick / Liv.E / Jimothy Lacoste / Ben Frost / J Hus / Sylvan Esso / Haiku Hands / Ariana Grande / Jean Dawson / Food House / Nuala Honan / Helena Deland / Boldly James / Headie One / Oliver Coates / Lowkey-E / Bree Runway / Warren Ellis / Boldy James & The Alchemist / Young Knives /  Little Dragon / The Garden / Melt Yourself Down / Quakers / Kamasi Washington / Mogwai / Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven / Eyeliner / ‘The Whalebone Box’ OST / Special Interest / Teyana Taylor / Nadine Shah / Tricky / Moor Mother / Nick Storring

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2020 RUNNERS UP (in no order)

William Basinski ‘Lamentations’

Hook ‘Crashed My Car’

Vic Berger IV ‘Late Enough To See The Moon’

Nines ‘Crabs In A Bucket’

My Morning Jacket ‘The Waterfall II’

Firestations ‘Dream Home’

Moses Boyd ‘Dark Matter’

Dick Dent ‘Life’s Hard’

Nicholas Stevenson ‘Dead Arm, Vol.2’

Otto ‘Clam Day’

Pa Salieu ‘Send Them To Coventry’

Undermedvetenheten ‘Undermedvetenheten’

Martha Ffion ‘Nights To Forget’

Adrianne Lenker ‘Songs’

Happy Spendy ‘You’re Doing Okay’

Mark Korven ‘The Lighthouse’ OST

21 Savage and Metro Boomin ‘Savage Mode II’

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan ‘Navarasa’

Three Queens In The Mourning & Bonnie Prince Billy ‘Hello Sorrow / Hello Joy’

Shopping ‘All Or Nothing’

Megan Thee Stallion ‘Good News’

Obongjayer ‘Which Way Is Forward?’

Mush ‘3D Routine’

Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury & The Insects ‘Devs’ OST

Luke Abbott ‘Translate’

Spinning Coin ‘Hyacinth’

Princess Nokia ‘Everything Sucks’

Fleet Foxes ‘Shore’

Julia Holter ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ OST

Sufjan Stevens ‘The Ascension’

Nicolas Jaar ‘Cenizas’

Pottery ‘Welcome To Bobby’s Motel’

Jessie Ware ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’

Jung Jae II ‘Parasite’ OST

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist ‘Alfredo’

Doves ‘The Universal Want’

Brigid Mae Power ‘Head Above The Water’

Bab L’ Bluz ‘Nayda!’

James Yorkston ‘That Summer, We Flew’

Oklou ‘Galore’

Angel Olsen ‘Whole New Mess’

The Lemon Twigs ‘Songs For The General Public’

Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu ‘Renegade Breakdown’

Gupi ‘None’

Alexia Avina ‘Unearth’

John Bence ‘Love’

Colin Stetson ‘Color Out Of Space’ OST

King Krule ‘Man Alive!’

Against All Logic ‘2017-2019’

Willie J Healey ‘Twin Heavy’

Jam City ‘Pillowland’

MXLX ‘Maximum Amounts Of Extremely Fucking Yes (Vol.1)’

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THE TOP 80 ALBUMS OF 2020

80. Poppy ‘I Disagree’ 79. ThisisDA ‘Mud Hype’ 78. Fenne Lily ‘BREACH’ 77. Gorillaz ‘Song Machine’ 76. Soccer Mommy ‘Color Theory’ 75. 1995 Epilepsy ‘1995 Epilepsy’ 74. Jabu ‘Sweet Company’ 73. Actress ‘Karma & Desire’ + ‘88’ 72. Chloe x Halle ‘Ungodly Hour’ 71. Dirty Projectors ‘5EPs’

70. Beatrice Dillon ‘Walkaround’ 69. Matmos ‘The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form’ 68. Blanck Mass ‘Calm With Horses’ OST 67. Eartheater ‘Phoenix: flames Are Dew Upon My Skin’ 66. Sega Bodega ‘Salvador’  65. Savage Mansion ‘Weird Country’ 64. Kelly Lee Owens ‘Inner Song’ 63. Daniel Blumberg ‘On&On’  62. Clementine March ‘Le Continent’ 61. HAIM ‘Women In Music Pt.III’

60. Dua Lipa ‘Future Nostalgia’ 59. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Viscerals’ 58. Darkstar ‘Civic Jams’ 57. Lil Uzi Vert ‘Eternal Atake’ 56. This Is The Kit ‘Off Off On’ 55. Shabazz Palaces ‘The Don Of Diamond Dreams’ 54. Princess Nokia ‘Everything Is Beautiful’ 53. The Orielles ‘Disco Volador’ 52. Oro Swimming Hour ‘Pteradactyl’ 51. MXLX ‘Serpent’

50. Dan Deacon ‘Mystic Familiar’

49. Jay Electronica ‘A Written Testimony’

48. Fiona Apple ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’

47. Galen Tipton ‘Ungoliant’

46. Knife Liibrary ‘MARKS: Songs For Those I Have Killed’

45. Deerhoof ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’

44. Caribou ‘Suddenly’

43. Working Men’s Club ‘Working Men’s Club’

42. Seamus Fogarty ‘A Bag Of Eyes’

41. Field Music ‘Making A New World’

40. Cornershop ‘England Is A Garden’

39. Lambchop ‘Trip’

38. Katy J Pearson ‘Return’

37. Amaarae ‘The Angel You Don’t Know’

36. James Ferraro ‘Neurogeist’

35. Hen Ogledd ‘Free Humans’

34. Spectres ‘It’s Never Going To Happen And This Is Why’

33. Laura Marling ‘Song For Our Daughter’

32. Bill Callahan ‘Gold Record’

31. Bob Dylan ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’

30. A.G. Cook ‘7G’

29. Good Sad Happy Bad ‘Shades’

28. SAULT ‘Untitled (Black Is)’

27. Run The Jewels ‘RTJ4’

26. Clipping ‘Visions Of Bodies Being Burned’

25. Thundercat ‘It Is What It Is’

24. Pictish Trail ‘Thumb World’

23. Jessy Lanza ‘All The Time’

22. Yves Tumor ‘Heaven To A Tortured Mind’

21. Sorry ‘925’

20. Yaeji ‘What We Drew’

19. A.G. Cook ‘Apple’

18. Wesley Gonzalez ‘Appalling Human’

17. Pet Shimmers ‘Face Down In Meta’ & ‘Trash Earthers’

16. Arca ‘KiCK i’

15. 100 Gecs ‘1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues’

14. Tara Clerkin Trio ‘Tara Clerkin Trio’

13. Richard Dawson ‘Republic Of Geordieland’

12. Phoebe Bridgers ‘Punisher’

11. Perfume Genius ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’

10. Charli XCX ‘How I’m Feeling Now’

9. Rina Sawayama ‘SAWAYAMA’

8. Dorian Electra ‘My Agenda’

7. Alabaster DePlume ‘To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol.1’

6. SAULT ‘Untitled (Rise)’

5. Tim Heidecker ‘Fear Of Death’

4. Moses Sumney ‘græ’

3. Oneohtrix Point Never ‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’

2. Crack Cloud ‘Pain Olympics’

1. The Flaming Lips ‘American Head’

[surrealsunday]

Hi Jaime!! I wanted to ask for your lovely imagination on how you could cast Anne of green gables with the skam fr cast, if you haven't already? It's one of my fave classic stories and I'm so curious who you see as which characters 😍😍💞💞

OH MY GOD, ANON!!! Now I need an Anne of Green Gables AU! OMG I NEED IT! Like I want it to immediately exist without having to write it! SUCH a good idea. I feel like this sort of a fic would need to be so different from the stuff I’ve written previously… like banter and snark and humour FOR SURE, but there also has to be a gentle innocence about this story. Because imagine Eliott and Lucas as little kids together?! Omegerd the way I need it now. Ok let’s cast it! 

Lucas - Anne (Gotta give him the character with the snark and sass and smarts… from a broken home… little rough around the edges and definitely experienced trauma… but little Lucas with a serious zest for life still? How freaking cute would a tiny rambling Lucas be?! And a Lucas who accidentally turns his hair green?!). 

Eliott - Gilbert (Of course… the beautiful boy who puts his foot in his mouth but is completely enamored with Lucas from the moment he sees him. A truly gentle and compassionate soul… but also someone only Lucas seems to rile up… this results in Eliott acting like an arrogant dumbass on occasion. Really only wants Lucas to like him and pay attention to him… resulting in hilarity and misadventure of course). 

Diana Barry - Alexia (I know it seems like it would make sense to have Yann play this best friend role… but think of this as Alexia… someone Lucas sees as a kindred spirit because Lucas realizes he likes boys and Alexia likes boys AND girls… so discovering his sexuality by having Alexia as a bestie would just work so well. Also Alexia playing the prim and proper role of Diana Barry… who totally wants to be more of a rebel and actually express herself? Perfection). 

Yann - Yann would be Yann… I think he’d be an original character. There are other boys in the story and I included a couple below but most of them are little shits and not suited to being Yann. So yeah… original character. 

Charlie & Moody - Bas & Arthur (these two boys didn’t make a lasting mark in my memory of the story but they’d be classmates… kind of dumbasses but well meaning over all).

Ruby Gillis - Emma (I wouldn’t make her younger… but just as ridiculous and dramatic about everything… always game for adventure but also a bit of a mess)

Josie Pye - Ingrid (Let’s be real… Josie is a bitch lol. And yeah it would make a lot of sense for her to be after Eliott and just in general a huge antagonist to Lucas)

Prissy Andrews - Daphne (so I would definitely NOT have her get together with the teacher… but Daphne thinking she’s soooo much more mature than the others? Not recognizing how creepy a relationship with the teacher would be? That leading to much drama? Yes I could see it). 

So I was thinking about Matthew and Marilla… and really who could ever be Matthew and Marilla? But then I thought… what about Imane and Idriss’s parents? Like what is through some happenstance, they take Lucas in? What an interesting and different dynamic that would allow. And then Imane and Idriss would be unique characters much like Yann. Yann, Imane, and Idriss would deal with being the only black kids in a white community and what that meant in terms of feeling like an outsider. Lucas coming in feeling much the same doesn’t understand why they are treated differently and obviously would cause a ruckus about this in class Anne fashion (aka. not his place but he’d do it anyways and cause all sorts of problems). 

God I feel like I could go on with some of the other characters but I’ll stop there lol. Thanks for that one anon… now I’m going to want it forever. 

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books I read in 2019 (not including rereads, favorites are bolded!)

Come Close - Sappho

Shanghai Baby - Wei Hui

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair - Pablo Neruda

Bad Feminist: Essays - Roxane Gay

The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir - Jenifer Lewis

Sula - Toni Morrison

Reinventing the Enemy’s Language: Contemporary Native Women’s Writings of North America - ed. Joy Harjo and Gloria Bird

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel - Alexander Chee

Night Sky With Exit Wounds - Ocean Vuong

If They Come For Us - Fatimah Asghar

Heart Berries: A Memoir - Terese Marie Mailhot

Less - Andrew Sean Greer

The Astonishing Color of After - Emily X.R. Pan

Goodbye, Vitamin - Rachel Khong

Darius the Great is Not Okay - Adib Khorram

Exit West - Mohsin Hamid

Homegirls and Handgrenades - Sonia Sanchez

Heavy: An American Memoir - Keise Laymon

All You Can Ever Know - Nicole Chung

Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri

The Wife Between Us - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Way You Make Me Feel - Maureen Goo

A Very Large Expanse of Sea - Tahereh Mafi

Water By the Spoonful - Quiara Alegría Hudes

I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé - Michael Arceneaux

Bury It - Sam Sax

White Dancing Elephants - Chaya Bhuvaneswar

Pulp - Robin Talley

Shit is Real - Aisha Franz

Silencer - Marcus Wicker

Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale - Belle Yang

Bestiary: Poems - Donika Kelly

Monster Portraits - Sofia Samatar

No Matter the Wreckage - Sarah Kay

Violet Energy Ingots - Hoa Nguyen

Olio - Tyehimba Jess

The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent’s Shadow - Rick Riordan

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé - Morgan Parker

Nylon Road: A Graphic Memoir of Coming of Age in Iran - Parsua Bashi

The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory

Fruit of the Drunken Tree - Ingrid Rojas Contreras

An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Family Trust - Kathy Wang

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture - ed. Roxane Gay

Little & Lion - Brandy Colbert

A Girl Like That - Tanaz Bhathena

Suicide Club: A Novel About Living - Rachel Heng

The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary - NoNieqa Ramos

My Old Faithful: Stories - Yang Huang

Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan

Girls Burn Brighter - Shobha Rao

Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice

Kingdom Animalia - Aracelis Girmay

Happiness - Aminatta Forna

Devotions - Mary Oliver

The Proposal - Jasmine Guillory

The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang

When Katie Met Cassidy - Camille Perri

Heads of the Colored People - Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Friday Black: Stories - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz

Miles from Nowhere - Nami Mun

The Lost Ones - Sheena Kamal

All the Names They Used for God - Anjali Sachdeva

Confessions of the Fox - Jordy Rosenberg

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir - Padma Lakshmi

On the Come Up - Angie Thomas

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali - Sabina Khan

See What I Have Done - Sarah Schmitt

Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - Erika Sánchez

For Today I Am A Boy - Kim Fu

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings - Joy Harjo

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

Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones

If Beale Street Could Talk - James Baldwin

Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America - Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson

The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before - Jenny Han

The Perfect Nanny - Leila Slimani, translated by Sam Taylor

The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel

Things We Lost in the Fire - Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell

Sunburn - Laura Lippman

The House of Impossible Beauties - Joseph Cassara

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

A Private Life - Chen Ran, translated by John Howard-Gibbon

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster - Stephen L. Carter

Undead Girl Gang - Lily Anderson

They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera

The Friend - Sigrid Nunez

Severance - Ling Ma

Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery & Murder - ed. Licoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto

Mapping the Interior - Stephen Graham Jones

Give Me Some Truth - Eric Gansworth

How to Love a Jamaican - Alexia Arthurs

All of This is True - Lygia Day Peñaflor

Swimmer Among the Stars - Kanishk Tharoor

The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 7: Mothering Invention - Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

This is Kind of an Epic Love Story - Kheryn Callender

Gingerbread - Helen Oyeyemi

Where the Dead Sit Talking - Brandon Hobson

The Ensemble - Aja Gabel

My Education - Susan Choi

More Happy than Not - Adam Silvera

Nobody Cares: Essays - Anne T. Donahue

Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Résumé, Ages 0 to 22 - Marinaomi

Oculus: Poems - Sally Wen Mao

Let’s Talk About Love - Claire Kann

History is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera

Opposite of Always - Justin A. Reynolds

The Crown Ain’t Worth Much - Hanif Abdurraqib

The Weight of Our Sky - Hanna Alkaf

If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi - Neel Patel

Girls of Paper and Fire - Natasha Ngan

What if It’s Us - Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The Map of Salt and Stars - Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard - Lesléa Newman

The Big Smoke - Adrian Matejka

Dissolve - Sherwin Bitsui

The Woman Next Door - Yewande Omotoso

The Refugees - Viet Thanh Nguyen

White Tears - Hari Kunzru

Electric Arches - Eve Ewing

The Black Maria - Aracelis Girmay

Bloodchild and Other Stories - Octavia Butler

Soft Science - Franny Choi

The White Card - Claudia Rankine

Mad Honey Symposium - Sally Wen Mao

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls - Anissa Gray

Next: New Poems - Lucille Clifton

The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance: Poems 1987-1992 - Audre Lorde

Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems - Nikki Giovanni

The Arab of the Future - Riad Sattouf

Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side - Eve L. Ewing

Gruel - Bunkong Tuon

Marriage of a Thousand Lies - SJ Sindu

Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler

Good Night, Willie Lee, I’ll See You in the Morning - Alice Walker

That Kind of Mother - Rumaan Alam

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - Balli Kaur Jaswal

Hera Lindsay Bird - Hera Lindsay Bird

Queenie - Candice Carty-Williams

And Still I Rise - Maya Angelou

The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead - Chanelle Benz

Everyone Knows You Go Home - Natalia Sylvester

Naming Our Destiny: New and Selected Poems - June Jordan

The 100* Best African American Poems (*But I Cheated) - ed. Nikki Giovanni

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 - P. Djèlí Clark

Bury My Clothes - Roger Bonair-Agard

Selected Poems - Langston Hughes

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

Sonata Mulattica - Rita Dove

Winnie - Gwendolyn Brooks

Bicycles: Love Poems - Nikki Giovanni

The Black God��s Drums -  P. Djèlí Clark

Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos - Lucy Knisley

Annie Allen - Gwendolyn Brooks

Parable of the Talents  - Octavia Butler

After Disasters - Viet Dinh

Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir - Liana Finck

Teeth - Aracelis Girmay

A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks - Angela Jackson

Peluda - Melissa Lozada-Oliva

A Map to the Next World - Joy Harjo

Magical Negro - Morgan Parker

Corpse Whale - dg nanouk okpik

Hawkeye: Volume 1 - Matt Fraction

Cenzontle - Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric - Claudia Rankine

Selected Poems - Gwendolyn Brooks

She Had Some Horses - Joy Harjo

The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hope - ed. Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall

Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories - Nichelle Nichols

The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried - Shaun David Hutchinson

Difficult Women - Roxane Gay

The Woman Who Fell From the Sky - Joy Harjo

The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays - Esmé Weijun Wang

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest - Hanif Abdurraqib

The Frolic of the Beasts - Yukio Mishima

Hawkeye Omnibus - Matt Fraction

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations - Mira Jacob

Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope - Karamo Brown

Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters

When My Brother Was an Aztec - Natalie Diaz

Toxic Flora: Poems - Kimiko Hahn

Virgin - Analicia Sotelo

Easy Prey - Catherine Lo

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me - Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Saints and Misfits - S.K. Ali

Intercepted - Alexa Martin

Love from A to Z - S.K. Ali

Gemini - Sonya Mukherjee

The Atlas of Reds and Blues - Devi S. Laskar

My Brother’s Husband Vol. II - Gengoroh Tagame

Black Queer Hoe - Britteney Black Rose Kapri

Internment - Samira Ahmed

Dothead: Poems - Amit Majmudar

With the Fire On High - Elizabeth Acevedo

Sabrina & Corina: Stories - Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Milk and Filth - Carmen Giménez Smith

The Key to Happily Ever After - Tif Marcelo

If You’re Out There - Katy Loutzenhiser

Farewell to Manzanar - Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

New Poets of Native Nations - ed. Heid E. Erdrich

Bodymap: Poems - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Wolf by Wolf - Ryan Graudin

Tell Me How It Ends - Valeria Luiselli

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - Trevor Noah

Down and Across - Arvin Ahmadi

The Tradition - Jericho Brown

About Betty’s Boob - Vero Cazot and Julie Rocheleau

Fake It Till You Break It - Jenn P. Nguyen

Storm of Locusts - Rebecca Roanhorse

Silver Sparrow - Tayari Jones

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors - Sonali Dev

Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes, Pranks - Justin Chin

When I Grow Up I Want To Be a List of Further Possibilities - Chen Chen

The New Testament - Jericho Brown

Fumbled - Alexa Martin

If It Makes You Happy - Claire Kann

Brave Face - Shaun David Hutchinson

Words in Deep Blue - Cath Crowley

Lost Children Archive - Valeria Luiselli

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

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

Anger is a Gift - Mark Oshiro

The Bride Test - Helen Hoang

Not Your Backup - C.B. Lee

Prelude to Bruise - Saeed Jones

The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel - Drew Hayden Taylor and Michael Wyatt

Naturally Tan - Tan France

Bloom - Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau

Like a Love Story - Abdi Nazemian

I’m Afraid of Men - Vivek Shraya

Juliet Takes a Breath - Gabby Rivera

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

Let Me Hear a Rhyme - Tiffany D. Jackson

I Wanna Be Where You Are - Kristina Forest

Hurricane Season - Nicole Melleby

Split Tooth - Tanya Tagaq

Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Love and Food - ed. Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond

The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls - T Kira Madden

Miracle Creek - Angie Kim

Ayesha at Last - Uzma Jalaluddin

Shout - Laurie Halse Anderson

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 3: Halal if You Hear Me - ed. Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo

The Tenth Muse - Catherine Chung

This Place: 150 Years Retold - various authors

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens - Tanya Boteju

Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For) - Ella Risbridger

Library of Small Catastrophes - Alison C. Rollins

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune - Roselle Lim

No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America - Darnell L. Moore

The Book of Delights - Ross Gay

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

Speak No Evil - Uzodinma Iweala

How We Fight White Supremacy - Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend - Emily Horner

Here and Now and Then - Mike Chen 

The Ghost Bride - Yangsze Choo

Red White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Becoming - Michelle Obama

The Wedding Party - Jasmine Guillory

Magic for Liars - Sarah Gailey

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - Michelle McNamara

Brain Fever - Kimiko Hahn

Life on Mars - Tracy K. Smith

Notebooks of a Chile Verde Smuggler - Juan Felipe Herrera

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay

Tentacle - Rita Indiana

Hapa Tales and Other Lies: A Memoir About the Mixed Race Hawai’i That I Never Knew - Sharon Chang

Loose Woman - Sandra Cisneros

Duende - Tracy K. Smith

Mostly Dead Things - Kristen Arnett

1919 - Eve L. Ewing

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge

Negroland - Margo Jefferson

For Black Girls Like Me - Mariama J. Lockington

Super Extra Grande - Yoss

Home Remedies - Xuan Juliana Wang

You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain - Phoebe Robinson

An Anonymous Girl - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Abundance - Amit Majmudar

I Shall Not Be Moved - Maya Angelou

Helium - Rudy Francisco

Teaching My Mother to Give Birth - Warsan Shire

Tomie - Junji Ito

Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay - Phoebe Robinson

This Time Will Be Different - Misa Sugiura

Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu - Junji Ito

Stag’s Leap - Sharon Olds

Black Card - Chris L. Terry

It’s Not Like It’s A Secret - Misa Sugiura

Washington Black - Esi Edugyan

From Here To Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death - Caitlin Doughty

I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying: Essays - Bassey Ikpi

A House of My Own: Stories from my Life - Sandra Cisneros

The Terrible - Yrsa Daley-Ward

The Black Tides of Heaven - JY Yang

The Red Threads of Fortune - JY Yang

Little Fish - Casey Plett

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion - Jia Tolentino

The Black Condition ft. Narcissus - Jayy Dodd

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

Dealing in Dreams - Lilliam Rivera

The Tiger Flu - Larissa Lai

The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See

America is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo

Feel Free - Zadie Smith

Walking on the Ceiling - Aysegul Savas

My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education - Jennine Capo Crucet

The Unpassing - Chia-Chia Lin

Maurice - E.M. Forster

Permanent Record - Mary H.K. Choi

The Downstairs Girl - Stacey Lee

Red Dust Road: An Autobiographical Journey - Jackie Kay

The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You - Dina Nayeri

I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up - Naoko Kodama

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann

Ordinary Light - Tracy K. Smith

Cantoras - Carolina De Robertis

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan

How to Be Remy Cameron - Julian Winters

The Marriage Clock - Zara Raheem

Moon: Letters, Maps, Poems - Jennifer S. Cheng

Where Reasons End - Yiyun Li

Pet - Akwaeke Emezi

Meddling Kids - Edgar Cantero

A Lucky Man - Jamel Brinkley

Maiden, Mother, Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes - ed. Gwen Benaway

What is Obscenity? The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and her Pussy - Rokudenashiko

The Umbrella Academy Vol. III: Hotel Oblivion - Gerard Way

Who Put This Song On? - Morgan Parker

The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays - Wesley Yang

Wave - Sonali Deraniyagala

Love War Stories - Ivelisse Rodriguez

Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage

A Fortune for Your Disaster - Hanif Abdurraqib

Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers - Jake Skeets

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen - Jose Antonio Vargas

The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline

Polite Society - Mahesh Rao

Patron Saints of Nothing - Randy Ribay

The Body Papers: A Memoir - Grace Talusan

A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum

Travelers - Helon Habila

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

The Intuitionist - Colson Whitehead

A People’s History of Heaven - Mathangi Subramanian

The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kureishi

This is Paradise: Stories - Kristiana Kahakauwila

Brood - Kimiko Hahn

Don’t Look Now - Daphne du Maurier

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

I Hope You Get This Message - Farah Naz Rishi

Unmarriageable - Soniah Kamal

Bad Endings - Carleigh Baker

The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick - Mallory O’Meara

Shapes of Native Nonficton: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers - ed. Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass - Mariko Tamaki

Even the Saints Audition - Rachel Jackson

Slay - Britney Morris

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women - ed. Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale

The Starlet and the Spy - Ji-min Lee

North of Dawn - Nuruddin Farah

Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water - Cameron Barnett

They Called Us Enemy - George Takei

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life - Ali Wong

The Right Swipe - Alisha Rai

Full Disclosure - Camryn Garrett

Searching for Sylvie Lee - Jean Kwok

Gideon the Ninth - Tasmyn Muir

Stubborn Archivist - Yara Rodrigues Fowler

The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 8: Old is the New New - Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Never Grow Up - Jackie Chan

“All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans - Roxanna Dunbar-Ortiz

In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

Blame This on the Boogie - Rina Ayuyang

It - Stephen King

Sea Monsters - Chloe Aridjis

My Fate According to the Butterfly - Gail D. Villanueva

The Wicked + the Divine, Vol. 9: “Okay” - Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

The Deep - Rivers Solomon

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl’s Notes from the End of the World - Kai Cheng Thom

Mooncakes - Suzanne Walker

BTTM FDRS - Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

Hot Comb - Ebony Flowers

Notes from a Young Black Chef - Kwame Onwuachi

Bunny - Mona Awad

The Twisted Ones - T. Kingfisher

Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search for Black Panther - Nnedi Okorafor

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir - Malaka Gharib

Thick: And Other Essays - Tressie McMillan Cottom

Royal Holiday - Jasmine Guillory

Boxers - Gene Luen Yang

Saints - Gene Luen Yang

Fox 8 - George Saunders

The Memory Police - Yoko Ogawa

Last Day - Domenica Ruta

Wakanda Forever - Nnedi Okorafor

The Revisioners - Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

The Future of Another Timeline - Annalee Newitz

We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir - Samra Habib

Somewhere in the Middle: A Journey to the Phillipines in Search of Roots, Belonging, and Identity - Deborah Francisco Douglas

Crier’s War - Nina Varela

Something in Between - Melissa de la Cruz

The Secrets We Kept - Lara Prescott

The Tao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir - Ernestine Hayes

One of Us is Lying - Karen M. McManus

Piecing Me Together - Renee Watson

Binti - Nnedi Okorafor

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Recursion - Blake Crouch

Supper Club - Lara Williams

[thcblackrosc]

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23, you could at least have made it 24

India Eisley. My og baby. Not even have anything else to say about her.

Daniel Sharman. Love of my life, I have played him once, but to be honest, I just adore playing against him. 100/10 would marry.

Dylan O’Brien. The love of my life. He is Nate for me and will ever be. My awkward baby with a penchant for enabling his partners.

Danielle Campbell. Love of my life from the female side. Always throws your danielle’s at me. Please be careful while interacting with mine.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Found her through birds of prey and now I love my mafia queen.

Kat Mcnamara. Have I ever watched Shadowhunters? No. Did they manage to get such a beautiful cast? Yes they have. I absolutely adore Kat, and I’m very weak for her. I just prefer to be very selective with her face.

Harry Styles. He my baby. My precious soft boy who just wants someone to love him. Probably one of the fc’s I’d never be able to write against unless they come from any of my absolute baes.

Mena Massoud. I absolutely fell in love with him when I watched Aladdin. I think I  have a thing about guys with curls.

Kat Dennings. If you don’t like her I’m sorry, but I absolutely love my babe. Another FC I cannot write against because she will forever be Alexia for me.

Sofia Carson. I really liked her when I watched Descendants, but Dove took precedence in my love. But when Melanie Martinez became problematic, I had to change her FC and Sofia was my first choice. And I really don’t regret it. She fits my baby so well.

Liam Hemsworth. He my bae. I just love him.

Barbie Ferreira. Pls always throw her at me? I love her to death and we need more plus size lady love here.

Matthew Daddario. I used to love him much more, but it’s not that my love has diminished it’s just that @ivanabaqero is at fault and now I can’t unsee. Though I also love Liam from @axtolatry. He might soon go into fc’s I’m selective about ngl.

Sebastian Stan. My Bucky loving heart cannot take this man.

Chris Evans. Such a top tier babe, you don’t even know. Only one who can surpass Daniel Sharman in my heart. First fell in love with him as Captain America and then fell in love with his personality. He has such a good heart. He an angel.

Ashley Graham. @ivanabaqero introduced me to this pretty gal. As I said, I wish for more plus size representation on the rpc, and if you play here, please give me.

Charles Melton. Does the gif say enough? I think it does.

Jessica Chastain. I just love her face. ‘Nough said.

Bob Morley. Picked him up as a connection in a rp I was in and he stuck around. He’s a very selective character, but I love my chill baby to death.

Brenda Song. Haven’t seen any of her newer stuff, but I tsill love her. 

Dove Cameron. Love of my life. Top three female fc’s I absolutely adore.

Callum Turner. Did I fall in love of him because of Fantastic Beasts? Yes I did, I have no shame.

Molly Quinn. Don’t have many chances to use this baby as she is very selective, but man, I have loved her since my Castle watching days

[youwalkwoman]

Medusa The Musical Masterpost

(lots of M’s, wow.)

So, Medusa The Musical (Click the link, it’s the website) is an upcoming musical that tells the story of the myth of Medusa🐍. You can listen to it here.

So, you want to know more about the show and the people involved?

Easy! Below I’ve linked sources to the original myth, and other works by the people involved.

The Source

Like all Ancient Greek Myths, there’s no singular “source” for the tale of Medusa. This handy link here, however, is a good starting point, it’s sort of like a sparknotes of it. Linking anything else would be a huge rabbit hole of infinite websites/reading materials, so just start with that one for now!

The Crew

So, Medusa’s creative team consists of a lot of cool future Tony Award Winners. They have bios on the website, but I’ll link (some of) their projects here for easy accessibility and as a summary. If I leave something out, its due to my own ease and accessibility, not because I see it as an unimportant project.

The show was written by Wes Braver and Rachel Dean. Wes Braver has worked on other shows in the past such as Hear No Evil in the Year 2090, Galapago, the song cycle Space Cases, and the concept album METADATA. He also wrote songs for the moviemusical Chatsworth and he wrote the score for the film Youth. Rachel Dean has played the piano for the Broadway productions of Hamilton and Moulin Rouge! - pretty mighty résumé, if you ask me! Gods, only in my pipedreams will I get to do that. She's working on other shows too - The Anxiety Project, Unmasked, and The Ballad of Janis Matthews and the Dodo Scouts! [Also, insert a Preludes joke about a “Rach” who plays the piano here.] Sylvie Scowcroft is the producer! She also worked on Hear/2090 and Galapago with Wes, and she's produced Company by Sondheim as well in the past! Hot damn!

Chloe Treat is the director - hell yes I pretty much exclusively stan female directors at this point, especially in the Greek Myth shows field. As an anecdote, Chloe is in a relationship with Or Matias, who was the MD for some Dave Malloy shows such as Preludes and Octet and Great Comet, so it’s cool that I get to stan another musical theatre power couple! (Seriously, I knew that I recognized the name.) As for Chloe, you can find some stuff on her website. She’s mostly directed college/university shows, but she also did Eco Village off-Broadway. Looking back, that makes me even more sad to have missed that show.

Matt Castle the music director and oh I love him already because he’s been at the Signature Theatre in the past. Most of his stuff is regional - but he did do a number of off-Broadway shows and was an actor in the Company 2007 revival! He's also currently working on Scotland PA off-Broadway with his husband as an orchestrator!!

Kate Lumpkin is the casting director. Waaayyy too much to list here. Here is her website for ease.

Kai Harada is the Sound Designer. He worked in some Broadway shows I love such as Head Over Heels, The Band's Visit, Amélie, Sunday in the Park With George, Fun Home (lesbian rights!), and a couple of A.R.T. and Off-Broadway shows, etc.

Frank Galgano is the Creative Consultant. Guess what - he’s married to the music director, Matt Castle! 🏳️‍🌈It appears as if a lot of their work seems to intersect!

Evan Bernardin Productions/Gwynne Richmond is the general management team. Another hefty list of other projects, needless to say, so I’ll just link y’all to their site.

The Cast

Oh boy, I love the Medusa cast so much. Particularly Kuhoo Verma. But more on them later. Half the cast has been in either a Dave Malloy show or Nikola Tesla Drops The Beat, which are my two Niche Theatre Brands™️ - that and the fact that its a Greek Mythology musical makes me legally obligated to stan forever, as the cool kids say. But I digress!

The show features Alexia Sielo as Medusa herself. She was an understudy in We Are The Tigers Off-Broadway and is a cofounder of womenofcoloronbroadway!!

L. Steven Taylor will be portraying Perseus, and he’s been in The Lion King (Broadway) several times - you can see behind-the-scenes pictures on playbill.com!

Kate Shindle is Athena, and she’s also the president of Actor’s Equity, which is....incredible, honestly. She was Vivienne in the Original Broadway Production of Legally Blonde.

Theo Stockman is Poseidon. He's been in Hair, American Idiot, and American Psycho.

Heidi Blickenstaff is Steno. She’s been in numerous shows as well, like Something Rotten!, The Little Mermaid, [title of show], and The Full Monty.

Ally Bonino is Euryale, and the project I primarily know Ally from is a weird electronic rock musical that portrays Nikola Tesla as a DJ who gets into rap battles with Thomas Edison. She played his pigeon friend and her solo slaps.

Mykal Kilgore is Tiresias - he was also in Tesla along with Ally - he was Edison! He also writes solo music, and he has an album called A Man Born Black, which is really lovely. He was in the Jesus Christ Superstar concert as well!

Vivienne Cleary will be Eritha, and she’s very up-and-coming. She's done a lot of regional stuff and the off-bway production of Once Upon A Mattress.

Kuhoo Verma is Karphathia... Kuhoo fucking Verma, y’all, the person that I cried in front of at Octet. Kuhoo is a legend. She’s barely 23 years old and she’s already out here living her best life! She’s also openly nonbinary and queer, which makes me really happy. She’s been in Octet by Dave Malloy (!!!) and The Big Sick (a movie, not a musical/play, highly recommended). She’s also very sweet. I have a bit of a crush on her, not gonna lie.

Nick Belton is Antiochus/Archon, and he has also worked with Dave Malloy in the past. He starred in Great Comet as Andrey/Old Prince Bolkonsky. He was also in the most recent Carousel revival! He starred in Hair too, so that’s another former project that some of the cast members share.

Last but never least, Justin Gregory Lopez is Belo, and he was also in Octet along with Kuhoo Verma!!

Long story short, this musical is a masterpiece with super talented people in it and I am hyped.

[hcdcsbcbydcll]

things i still want and am craving

general

interwoven plots where our muses are connected and know each other in some way or another. just shared verses are so much fun and i miss them very much

dark, t*`boo and supernatural stuff. maybe some bl*sphemy thrown in bc i have been seeing way too much of priest on my tik tok and yeah!

poly.

omegaverse

hybrids

royalty au’s ( especially if u mix it with any of the above )

specific

i want someone to throw twins at lia, especially if they’re opposite of one another in terms of personality. double points if they still are very mean and demeaning regardless. or just someone manipulative in general ( best friends would be a+ ngl )

i honestly wanna play more demon! or dragon! adrian. he likes them cute, sometimes a bit bratty, but not beligerent. i can throw cayden into the mix as well for poly goodness.

let ángel manipulate someone please and thank you. give him gullible, give him pleasers. he wants them wrapped around his little finger.

pretty subby bbies for alexia. she is just like wishing for all the cute bbies ( cute bbies can be twice her size, they still cute. )

some of the faces i would love to have thrown at me: dove cameron, abigail cowen, sydney sweeney, emeraude toubia, lana condor, olivia holt, danielle campbell, natalya dyer

song kang, woo do hwan, dominic sherwood, chris evans, shawn mendes, matthew daddario, noah centineo, sam heughan

[lostwill-blog1]

🌈- A memory about when they first fell in love🌋- A memory about their first heartbreak

flash back to the past aka. a really fucking old meme-  a memory about when they first fell in love & a memory about their first heartbreak

     the first time will sees alexia matthews, she’s sitting on a retaining wall outside one of the lecture halls, sketching what appears to be the quad in her notebook. he thinks about how red her hair is and then thinks about what he’s going to get for punch because today’s pre-season practice is about to be brutal.

     orientation week is one of those eye-rolling things that everyone looks back on later and laughs at ( all ice breakers and learning campus slang and walking from one end of campus to the other and back again ). and yeah, will’ll look back on that week and laugh about things, but he’ll mostly remember alexia smiling as she introduced herself ( ‘hi, i’m alexia. i’m from san francisco, and one fun fact about me is i haven’t missed a diary entry in five years’ ). she’d been cute then, laughing as she swept her hair sticking to her neck over one shoulder. will hadn’t fallen in love then, but he’d smiled back and waited his turn as they went around the circle.

     maybe he falls in love as she’s explaining goddamn error propagation to him, delicate fingers splayed across his lab notebook. he’s too busy staring at the freckles on her nose than her explaining partial derivatives and square roots and some shit like that.

     maybe it’s when she takes his still unscarred hand and tugs him along to some art museum because you promised, will. after i helped you with your lab report. he thinks she wouldn’t have a problem finding someone else to pull along with her, but she chooses him and will lets himself go with a smile tugging at his lips.

     maybe it’s when she unleashes that fiery soul inside her for the first time, something people don’t expect from her because she’s all pastel chalk and flowery poetry --- even poetry can ignite fires though.

     maybe it’s when she’s pouting over her dropped ice cream on the sidewalk, already melting into green sludge and squishy chocolate chips, and the way she beams when he thrusts his own cone into her ink-stained hands --- he shouldn’t be eating it anyways, messes with his diet plan.

     maybe he realizes she might love him back when he finds her in the library in the wee hours of morning, red hair splayed across the table, obscuring calculus notes and paper outlines and a half finished sketch of his eyes peering back at him.

     maybe he doesn’t know when he fell for alexia matthews, only that the leaves are changing to match her hair and he kisses her because he feels it’s right.

     they say that love is a choice; perhaps not so much with who you love, but how you continue to love them. love is a feeling, yes, but it requires work too, and somewhere along the line will stops divvying his energy so equally. and that is how the cracks begin.

     he loves alexia. this he knows, but hockey is in his veins, in his heart, in his fingers now decorated with pale scars --- alexia was his love, but not his first. 

     she comes to that conclusion soon enough, without will even realizing because he’s too stuck in his own world. “ love is a choice. ” alexia says when she corners him in the hall, hockey bag heavy against his leg. he can’t seem to meet her eyes, and the guilt settle heavy in his stomach.

     he breaks her heart by saying nothing. she breaks his by saying she still loves him, and he knows he doesn’t deserve it.

     she doesn’t say that they can still be friends, and when will sees her on campus again, muscles exhausted and hair still wet from his post-practice shower, he doesn’t ask what they are.

[lovesyllabus123]

Inspiring Love Quotes to Inspire Your Relationships

Love is a powerful feeling that can sometimes feel like it has the power to make or break us. We often rely on love quotes to help give us hope for our relationships. In this blog post, we will be discussing some of the most inspiring and popular best love quotes for Love Syllabus. From "What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow," by George Eliot, these quotes can help you when your relationship feels like it's falling apart!

13 Best Love Quotes for Love Syllabus on Relationship

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow. - George Eliot

One of the most important things you can do if you want a long and happy relationship makes it your business not only how much food goes on your dinner plate, but how much love goes into your relationship. - Mark Twain

Love is a word that's used far too easily and carries an incredible range of meanings within its sound. It can be irresponsible to say 'I love you' without knowing what it means for the other person or for oneself. The problem with using this phrase so easily is that it takes on a less intense meaning. - Erica Jong

Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, you can't have one without the other!- Mae West

It's so easy to fall in love, but finding someone we truly share ourselves with—that's something else altogether.- Taylor Swift

There are things about you that I like, and things about me that annoy you. But even if we were perfect for each other in every way, it still wouldn't be enough to make us compatible.- Alexia Kahl

What is love but the co-mingling of two solitudes that recognize themselves in one another? - Charlotte Bronte

Love is an emotion that is triggered by a person's environment or mood. It can be passionate, full of excitement and newness, but it can also come about without any feelings at all the feeling of love comes from within.- Matt Groening

Love is not something we find so much as something we create with every word spoken, every action taken, and every thought given. - Unknown

Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and stings when you least expect it!- James Matthew Barrie

If we were created to love one another then what's the point of being alone? What about sex? Love can't be everything or else people would only have one partner their entire life. - Unknown

Love is a game that two can play and both win-Leslie Ferris

We try, in vain, to find someone who will do for us what we won't or can't do ourselves. Most of the time all they really want is an audience for their own brilliance.- John Steinbeck

Couples are the most important people in our lives. They are a part of us, and we will never be able to live without them. It is no wonder that many relationships end up failing because we forget about how much work it takes to maintain an intimate relationship with someone. If you want your love life to thrive for years to come, then these 13 Best Love Quotes for Love Syllabus will provide you with some tips on how you can keep the fire burning in your relationship!

[hihaho]

Right on Tracks - Just Be You from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

One of Four films gently encouraging kids to be kinder to each other.

Cheerios and 72andSunny commissioned song-writer Walter Martin to write some lovely songs and I was given the task of directing them at Nexus Studios.

More info (and sheet music!) here: rightontracks.com

Links to the other films: vimeo.com/johnnykelly/stepup vimeo.com/johnnykelly/itsallfamily vimeo.com/johnnykelly/sitwithsomeonenew

Making of: vimeo.com/johnnykelly/rightontracks-makingof

I roped in illustration collective Nous Vous to design the characters and handed them over to model maker Andy Gent and his team to bring them to life, creating a cast of 98 crazy little puppets.

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Credits:

Client: Cheerios Title: Right on Tracks Agency: 72andSunny

Executive Creative Director: Justine Armour Creative Director: Devon Hong Senior Writer: Eric Dennis Senior Writer: Hunter Fine Senior Designer: Gustavo Dao Senior Designer: Jon Randazzo Group Brand Director: Sveta Doucet Brand Director: Caitlin Patrick Brand Director: Alexia Schwartz Brand Manager: Dylan Levy Brand Manager: Blake Eisenberg Brand Coordinator: Anne MacKay Director of Production: Lora Schulson EP, Interactive: Vishal Dheiman EP, Film: Julia Lafferty Producer: Samira Mostofi Interactive Producer: Erica Kirsch Sr Partnerships & Legal: Marissa Burnett

Production Company: Nexus Studios ECD / Co-Founder: Chris O’Reilly Director: Johnny Kelly Senior Producer: Isobel Conroy Production Manager: Rebecca Archer Lead / Supervisor: Mark Davies Character Design: Nous Vous Environment Design: Callum Strachan 1st Assistant Director: George Cassavetti Director Of Photography: Matthew Day Camera Assistant: Toby Goodyear DIT: Matthew Hutchings Gaffer: Max Halstead Puppet and Set Fabrication: Andy Gent Art Department: Marina Ralph, Mich Chippington, Robin Jackson, Sofia Serrano, Nadine Patterson, Colin Armitage, Peter le Pard, Tom Sinden, Maggie Hayden, Nathalie Ellner, Jade Gerrard, Ola Kucharska

Lead Puppeteer: Matthew Cooper Assistant Puppeteer: Molly Freeman CRS Studio Managers: Elizabeth Day, Jen Newman

BTS Cameraman: James Alexander Catering: Konrad & Cissi Hammarborg 2D Animation: Alasdair Brotherston

Compositing / Tracking: Germán Díez, Ken Hau, Chris Glew, Ewelina Freuer, Gareth Tredrea, Gökçecan Gürsoy, Robin Yoojin Rhee, Peter Bailey Editor: David Slade

Music: Walter Martin Music Supervisor: Jessica Dierauer Sound Design And Mix: Mark Hills @ Factory

Special Thanks: Elizabeth Day