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thebibliomancer · 4 years ago

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Essential Avengers: Avengers #235: Havoc on the Homefront!

September, 1983

Welcome to the Wizard’s Mansion of Mechanized Mayhem!

This cover has got it going on!

Where “it” is “multiple things.”

Still, I love covers that are just like ‘here’s a couple things happening today’ and this is a great version of that concept with the things being viewing screens that the Wizard is looking at.

He’s watching the Avengers in various peril channel.

This is a good cover!

So last time: uh, a couple things. Wasp called Vision and Scarlet Witch in as reservists when Annihilus tried to blow up the universe with an invisible dome. The two basically contributed nothing but Vision was thrown into a robotic coma.

Wanda and Vision in a tube moved into the mansion while he recovers and Wanda recapped her entire backstory including new retcon that Magneto is totally her dad.

Then she had a Dr. Strange crossover. Since it also involved Monica, two Avengers makes it notable enough to synopsize in brief. And its titled Assault on Avengers Mansion! so its like its baiting me.

Dr. Strange astral projects to bother Wanda when she’s trying to get some grief reading in. He wants to find the Darkhold and she’s the last known possessor or vice versa because thats when she was possessed by Cththon and had to be saved with a care bear stare from the Avengers. But Dr. Strange really wants the Darkhold to stop Dracula from getting it. Yes, Dracula.

Since the Darkhold is being stored in a vault at Avengers Mansion after Beast brought it back from Wundagore, Dracula’s cult attacks and manages to break into the Mansion. Dr. Strange, Wanda, and Captain Marvel all fight off Dracula’s cult and then Dr. Strange trolls Dracula by teleporting the Darkhold somewhere else.

Also, Avengers Mansion got trashed in a break-in in Fantastic Four #257. Dammit. Whats with all the intertextuality in this era?

So that story there is: mostly a lot of Galactus eating the Skrull homeworld and fallout from aforementioned Annihilus story. Only the last two pages are relevant.

Mr. Fantastic shows up to Avengers Mansion to check on Vision, Wanda goes to make him tea, and then he’s teleported to a space trial leaving a giant melted hole in the mansion.

Honestly, I don’t know why FF got asterisked instead of the Dr. Strange issue. They both messed up the mansion but the Dracula cult was more of a break-in than someone leaving a giant hole in the wall. Although that’s more mysterious.

Anyway, with two different ‘read this also’s between issues that messed up the mansion, no wonder the opening splash has to be devoted to a repair crew patching things up.

Wasp is putting her size-shifting to good use to literally micro-manage. Zipping around at tiny size telling everyone how to do their job.

Captain America who is also supervising and impressing people with how buff he is gets annoyed and goes to tell her to stop but stops himself.

Captain America: No... No. She’s in charge here, and I have to let her handle things as best she can. Her methods do seem to bring results... They’re just not my methods, that’s all. Yeah...

And then he sulks off, ignoring Wasp when she asks what he’s muttering to himself.

Hm. The new leader honeymoon period is off, it seems. Cap was Wasp’s biggest supporter as chairperson and now he’s grumbling and second-guessing.

Dang.

I hope this isn’t snapback to Wasp not being leader because she’s flighty and silly. I hope we’re not just going to do that.

Cap wanders over to where Vision-inna-tube and Wanda are. Wanda is still glued to Vision’s side. And either Wanda can read minds or Cap says something between panels because we have Cap wondering in a thought bubble whether if Vision has shown any signs of improvement and then Wanda answering that he hasn’t shown improvement or worsened.

Cap(tain) America: “Well, don’t let yourself get too worried, Wanda. That husband of yours has been through worse scrapes than this. He’ll pull through!”

Scarlet Witch: “When you say it, Cap, I can really believe it!”

Inspirational Cap! Charisma rolls: Very.

Still, Wanda is sad because Vision is lying in a tube helpless and she can’t even touch him.

Cap wanders off again, without even saying goodbye (rude) while musing how much it sucks.

Cap: Blast it! Those kids were just starting to make a life for themselves, and this had to happen! Why was it that of all the Avengers who went up against the threat of Annihilus -- it had to be a couple of reservists who suffered most?

And then starts musing how weird it is that Scarlet Witch and Vision as reservists since they were active Avengers for so long!

Remember, Wanda joined the Avengers not very long after Cap did! Only a couple months in-universe! She was one of his Kooky Quartet!

Cap: At times I wondered if the Avengers would survive -- but somehow, through all the tumult and changes, the team not only survived -- it grew stronger! I pray it always will... with the menaces we so often face, we can’t afford to weaken. We’ve gone through so many changes lately. We’ve picked up two fine new Avengers in Captain Marvel and the She-Hulk, but we’ve lost Hank Pym... and now we’ve lost Iron Man, too. Even Thor has taken himself off the active roster to pursue a personal mission. I hope he won’t be gone too long.

Cap is clearly in some sort of dour Mood.

A dour and monologue-y mood.

And what’s Thor up to leaving the team roster OFF PANEL?

(Sigh)

Well, since the asterisk is telling me to see Thor #334... oh geez, Don Blake is under suspicion of killing Jane Foster. Thor, and Lady Sif take Keith Kincaid (the non-Thor love interest of Jane) on a trip to get the Runestaff (long story) and restore Jane Foster (long story).

Annoyingly, the Thor issue does show him telling the Avengers he’s going to be gone for a while and to take him off the active roster. And borrowing a Quinjet.

I think that it would have been nice to see at least a panel of that. Or something. I don’t want the book bloated with ‘see alsos’ but I’m confused why it put the most emphasis on the FF one when it was literally two pages where Reed manages to ruin the wall while getting kidnapped.

Whatever.

Anyyyyway.

Even though he thinks the new Avengers are good, Cap worries about having both Thor and Iron Man off the team.

Especially Iron Man.

He was their science/technical guy. And on the current team, the only one with any sort of science expertise is new trainee Starfox.

Who is busy making out and not being on time for his daily training session.

At least he remembers that he has a prior obligation.

And he’s only two minutes late. Or to put it another way, he’s a whole two minutes late. And Cap(tain America) is a notable stickler for punctuality.

Cap: “Punctuality may be an anachronism in this day and age -- and, for all I know, it may be unheard of on the planet Titan -- but in my day, it was something that was expected of people!”

Wow, Cap really pulled a ‘in my day.’

Frankly, I’m surprised he doesn’t pull that more often.

Starfox does seem contrite and apologizes for putting pleasure before business which sends Cap into an introspection about why he’s really being so harsh on Starfox.

Protip: It’s Tony. It’s almost always Tony.

Cap: Pleasure versus duty, that’s what it always comes down to. It was Tony Stark’s ‘pleasure’ which led him to giving up his Iron Man identity... leaving the Avengers. Some ‘pleasure’! He’s crawled so far into the bottle, he may never get back out. And there’s nothing I can do to pull him out... Nothing any of us can do, unless he lets us. That’s what’s really bothering me... isn’t it?

And he accepts the apology with a “just don’t let it happen again.”

You sound so old sometimes, Cap.

Meanwhile, She-Hulk is off on a jog through New York, listening to some Beach Boys’ California Girls.

An overeager driver scoots forward and cuts her off at the crosswalk and (I assume) in frustration, she punches the hood of the car.

And given it’s She-Hulk, she kinda punches a hole IN the hood. And probably engine.

The guy being either an idiot or incredibly unperceptive runs after She-Hulk to grab her arm and yell at her.

She does not care for that at all.

Like, why would you? She’s seven feet tall and green and just punched a hole in the hood of your car.

Luckily for the guy’s skeletal integrity, Spider-Man pops out of nowhere to be Friendly Neighborhood and mediate this conflict.

They both air their grievances.

She-Hulk: “This creep grabbed me!”

Creep: “Hey! She... she crunched the front of my car!”

She-Hulk: “That was you who cut me off in the crosswalk? You’re lucky I didn’t rip out your axle!”

Spider-Man: “Now, now! Let’s keep this friendly! Sounds like you’re in the wrong, chum! The lady had the light!”

Creep: “Lady?!? She’s no --!”

Spider-Man: “I wouldn’t say that if I were you! That’s the She-Hulk, dummy! Remember what she did to your car? Well, just imagine what she could do to you!”

Creep: “Oh yeah.”

And with the power of Spider-Man’s bomb-ass mediation, the guy realizes that he was in the wrong, apologizes, and leaves in a hurry.

(Her skeptical glare cracks me up for some reason)

Moral of the story: Don’t be a jerk. Stay behind the line when the little man is lit up.

After the guy takes off, She-Hulk praises(?) Spider-Man’s amazing mediation skills by saying he should have been a lawyer. And then they catch up.

She-Hulk is still having trouble adjusting to the East Coast lifestyle and lack of beaches so Spider-Man suggests checking out the Jersey Shore.

She-Hulk: “My big problem right now is housing. Avengers Mansion is nice, but I want a place of my own.”

Spider-Man: “It’s tough -- rents are pretty steep.”

She-Hulk: “The real trouble is finding a place I like. With the thousand a week I get as an Avenger, rent’s no big deal.”

Spider-Man: “I guess not, if you’re making a... a thousand A WEEK?!? I passed up a chance to become an Avengers, and they make $1000 a week?!? Oh, NO!!”

Ha ha, that ol’ Parker luck.

Maybe Thor should have mentioned the money when he tried to recruit Spidey.

Meanwhile, at a federal penitentiary in Vermont, a scene change.

Bentley Wittman, aka the Wizard, aka the Wingless Wizard, aka the adult man who thought the best use of his time was bullying a teenager, is being questioned about Plantman Sam Smithers’ escape from jail.

The Wizard claims that he knows nothing about Plantman’s escape and that he barely knows the guy anyway. They were airlifted from Ryker’s in the same helicopter and that’s it.

But a convenient x-ray tells a different story.

And that story is that “the Wizard” doesn’t have any skeleton bones.

... Were we really at the point in 1983 where we didn’t know about the dangers of overexposure to x-rays? They just causally scan both “the Wizard” and the guy questioning him?

Anyway, the ruse being rumbled, the fake Wizard rips the bars out of a window and jumps out to his death.

Or it would be death if he wasn’t just animate wood wearing a fake skin suit.

Kinda gross if you think about it.

Anyway, where is the real the Wizard?

Obviously, he escaped jail a while back. Not only is he a sinister criminal mastermind who has sinister masterminding to mastermind but also he was tired of the prison hair code. Because dammit, he wants to rock the goatee!

(Literally a comment he makes, calling the prison barbers butchers)

The Real Wizard gets a BLIP-BLIP-BLIP priority alert that informs him that the plant-him has been discovered which means that the authorities will be looking for him now.

Wizard: Now every law officer in the nation will be looking for me. Well, let them! They’ll not find me, unless they look here! And if they do look here, they’ll have a fight on their hands! The Wizard will not bolt and run like some common criminal! My home is my fortress! They’ll never get me out of it! Never!

Anyway, within an hour of the discovery of Plant-Wizard, a disgruntled agent of the national security council named Mr. Sirkorski receives a briefing.

Usually, this problem would be Gyrich’s problem but he’s busy somewhere else, probably making mutants miserable if I had to guess.

-checking- Yup, he’s over in the X-books, being involved in Project: Wideawake, the project that will later accidentally shoot Storm with a demutantifying gun that will take away her powers, leading her to kick Cyclop’s ass, leading to him leaving the team and feeling sad about being happily married.

Wow, Gyrich, you’re the worst.

Anyway, since the Wizard is tied to the presidential hostage crisis via Plantman, that makes it Serious Business.

Hence, Mr. Sikorski’s serious business.

And he hates it.

He hates this bonkers superhero universe. He just wants to live in a spy thriller universe without all this specific nonsense.

Mr. Sikorski: “Oh, great! Plant-Men... criminal scientists... prison breaks! Don’t they think I have enough to do, just keeping track of what the Russians are up to?”

Also Mr. Sikorksi, on the following page: “And it’s up to me to call in the appropriate parties. I feel a little weird doing this! It’s hard enough for me to believe there are such things as Avengers! I certainly never thought I’d be calling them for help!”

This guy is great. I hope he becomes a recurring and just continues to be low-key pissed about what genre he lives in.

SCENE CHANGE TO AVENGERS MANSION’s actually looking cooler than ever meeting room.

The table looks enormous and theres a giant viewscreen that they can display stuff on.

Only misstep in my opinion is that the seats don’t have personalized icons on the back.

On the big viewscreen map, Cap(tain America) is displaying for Captain Marvel known properties and hideouts that the Wizard has used in the past.

And then big boss the Wasp comes in with She-Hulk to start the meeting.

Since the government has requested that the Avengers help search for the Wizard, Captain Marvel suggests that she could zoom around and check off the whole list in no time flat by using her lightspeed.

Cap(tain America): “You probably could, C.M. -- that’s up to Jan to decide, of course. It would save us some time. After all, the Wizard could be in any of these places... or none of them!”

Wasp: “You think so? If I’d escaped from prison, I’d want to go home. But that’s just me, I suppose.”

Cool contribution, Jan.

I don’t mean to mock, its just she makes a goofy face.

(Hey, I wonder if her new costume was inspired by the FF’s negative zone’d ones. It’s kinda got a similar palette and rough design)

Anyway, Scarlet Witch asks whether she can be excused from superheroing for the day to keep an eye on the Vision.

Wasp: “Why, Wanda! I should say not! You agreed to fill in for Thor while he’s off in space, and I intend to hold you to that! I’m the chairwoman, and I’ll decide who goes where!”

In fact, since somebody does need to watch the Vision, Wasp chooses the most reasonable candidate.

Captain Marvel!

Who needs her to get the task done in five seconds! She can watch the coma-robot.

You make interesting decisions, Jan!

The remaining Avengers will split up into squads.

Captain America will take Scarlet Witch and She-Hulk to check the hideouts on the east of the map. Wasp and Starfox will check out the western ones.

She-Hulk: “You and Starfox, huh? That’s rich... the All Flirt Squad!”

Pfft.

Cap(tain America) isn’t feeling the humor and tells She-Hulk to save her jokes for when they don’t have a job to do.

Minutes later, the Avengers land a Quinjet on the front drive of the Wizard’s Long Island estate. He has one of those.

Cap: “Come on Avengers -- let’s get this over with!”

Good attitude, Cap.

Wanda notes that the grounds look neatly tended considering that the estate has been empty for the past several years but She-Hulk thinks a gardener was probably kept on retainer.

The Wizard was stupid rich.

When they get inside, Cap changes his tune. The place looks too tidy and ready for occupancy to be empty so maybe the Wizard is here.

So he pulls a ‘lets split up gang’ and splits up gang with each Avenger taking a wing.

Cap: “Oh, and She-Hulk, try not to break anything if you can help it. This is private property!”

Priorities!

Granted, She-Hulk is known to break things. Why just today she broke some dude’s car.

The Wizard is watching all of this on his home security system and springs individual traps on the individual Avengers.

She-Hulk finds herself in a series of identical small non-descript rooms, each more identical than the last.

So identical that its the same room, looping.

Wizard: “Through the circuity in that doorway, I’ve activated a dimensional matrix which will keep your walking back and forth ad infinitum through the same room!”

Except without seeing herself leaving which you’d think she’d be able to see.

It’s a smart way to trap a Hulk, provided they don’t run out of patience or get frustrated and smash something.

Meanwhile, Cap gets locked in a chamber where an anti-gravity field has been activated, leaving him flailing through the air.

Oh, and dozens of high-intensity laser torches pop out of the walls and start trying to carve up Cap.

Meanwhile, Scarlet Witch’s individualized trap is the most individualized of all.

Because She-Hulk’s and Cap’s could be used on any number of people really. But Wanda’s feels like it was created to counter Wanda. Pretty on the ball from the Wizard considering he doesn’t often fight the Witch.

When Wanda enters the room she suddenly starts spinning out of control, flies across the room, and lands in a chair.

Wizard: “Marvelous! I’ve ensnared the Scarlet Witch within something against which her astounding hex powers are useless. My field effect devices have generated a pocket of non-causality within that test chamber! Within the area, all actions have an equal chance of occurrence. Therein, all probabilities are skewed. She won’t be able to stand, much less cast a hex!”

Wow! That’s some high octane comic book nonsense science!

The point being that every time Wanda tries to do something, something random happens instead because its all equally likely. She tried to walk into a room and ended up standing on the roof. She tried to back out of the room, she started spinning. She tried to stop spinning and she flew into a chair.

Sure.

With the Avengers all trapped, the Wizard turns his attention to deciding how to dispose of them.

Except, as cleverly foreshadowed by my snide comments, She-Hulk’s trap is only as good as Jen’s patience.

Which is good forrrrrrr. Two dozens loops.

At that point, she’s sure some bullshit is up and scratches the wall with her nails to leave a tangible mark. When she sees the same mark in the ‘next room’ her suspicion is confirmed.

And now that she knows someone is jerking her around, she decides to ignore Cap’s suggestion to not break private property by breaking private property and rips the doorframe (and the dimensional matrix) to crap.

There’s a backup trap that drops slabs of six-inch omnium steel around her but yeah she’s a hulk and she’s not playing considerate anymore. She starts KRUNGing the walls with her fists.

Meanwhile, Cap uses physics to get out of his jam. He throws his mighty shield to break some lasers so action/reaction will propel him backwards and he can jump off the wall, grab his shield back, and uses one of the broken-off lasers against the others.

Also, meanwhile, Scarlet Witch tries to figure out her own, incredibly specific trap.

Scarlet Witch: This is like a nightmare! Whatever I try to do, something else happens. Just in making the attempt to call on my hex power, I wound up falling flat on my face! I can’t even... wiggle my fingers? I... I can! Oh, but only very close to the floor! Whatever is causing my actions to go awry must be weaker near the room’s outer surfaces! Then there’s HOPE -- !”

Wizard must have gone cheap on the pocket of non-causality projector for that room if it’s not completely covering the area. Sure, the area it doesn’t cover is relatively small but now what’s about to happen is going to happen.

So Wanda gets as low as she can go to the floor and uses her probability-altering powers.

This causes the non-causality field to reverse because why wouldn’t it? And causes feedback through the circuitry which causes the master control to shock the Wizard.

It also causes every logic circuit in the master control to overload and the whole dang thing explodes, Wizard barely flying out of the control room in time.

Right in She-Hulk’s path.

She’s not happy. He’s not going to like her not being happy.

She-Hulk: “After what I’ve been through, it’s gonna be a real pleasure to pound that helmet down around your ankles!”

Wizard nopes right out of her way and decides to abandon fortress.

Then Scarlet Witch probability alters his battlesuit flight controls to malfunction to halt his escape and make him crash to the-

...

I’m pretty sure his neck is broken now.

I mean, it’s apparently not because he keeps talking and moving and living but he look at that panel. Guy should be dead as movie Zod.

Y’know, if the Avengers are going to kill the Wizard, the FF should really get them back and kill one of their villains. I suggest Grim Reaper.

Anyway, surrounded by Avengers, Wizard pulls his trump card.

Wizard: “Your confidence is ill-founded, Captain America. There is one resource I can yet draw upon. There is a thermonuclear devise beneath my house -- powerful enough to destroy half of Long Island and make the remainder very unpleasant for a very long time. Much as I hate to see this place destroyed, I would press the button, so to speak.”

“You being such renowned public heroes, would hate that even more. But unless you allow me to go unharmed, I shall active the timing sequence of the bomb’s detonator.”

And Cap is like ‘do you mean this detonator’ and pulls out one he prepared earlier.

HAH!

You know, ironically, if he had just hidden in a safe room or on the roof or something, the Avengers probably would have came and went without noticing him. Springing traps on them really backfired in oh so many ways.

The threesome return to the mansion, presumably after turning Wizard over to the authorities, and Wasp comments that it sounds like they had a bit of excitement (Starfox grumbling to himself more excitement than he had searching the Bronx with the Wasp ha ha).

Cap(tain America): “You’ll be glad to know, Wasp, that your instincts were correct. The Wizard had indeed gone home. He gave us all a pretty good challenge... a welcome challenge, I dare say.”

Wasp: “Looks like I assigned the right people to search the right place, huh?”

Cap: “Yes, Ms. Chairwoman, I’d say you did!”

And elsenow, Wanda goes to the medical bay to check in on Vision and relieve Captain Marvel.

Scarlet Witch: “Can you hear me, darling? I hope you can. I was feeling awfully blue today... And I was given a duty that first seemed annoying, and later became dangerous. But I didn’t give up... I came back, and I won. I know that you can come back, too, darling! It’s just a matter of time... and hope.”

“It’s funny! I thought the Wasp was silly for sending me on that mission. But -- in a way --it was something I need. I think the others needed it, too!”

Captain Marvel: “Then that’s why she sent you, Wanda... because she knew what you needed! And that’s why she leads the Avengers!”

Secret friend mastermind Janet van Dyne sends you out for punch therapy when you need to punch something.

Reminds me of when Captain America picked a fight with Goliath Hank Pym to lift his spirits. Except with a lot less fighting her own friends and more pointing them in the right direction.

Something I love about this era of Avengers and with the big shift in Wasp after Hank’s court-martial is that while her character has changed she’s still recognizably and uniquely herself. She’s still a bit goofy. She’s still playful. And on top of that, she’s proven that she’s a good leader for the Avengers. It’s not mutually exclusive.

Cap (previously Wasp’s biggest supporter as leader) started this issue grumpy and even had his own ideas what the best tactic for searching for the Wizard would be, but by the end he agrees that Wasp made a good decision.

Despite playing the ditz for a long part of her career, Wasp isn’t dumb. And she’s got a good head for the interpersonal challenges of running a team too.

I’m reminded that during the much later Busiek run, when the Avengers need to expand and modernize to match up to expanding challenges, Captain America turns the leadership of the team over to the Wasp.

My point being, I was worried that there’d be snapback on Wasp being leader because she is flighty and silly. But instead, she can be flighty and silly and still a good leader.

I’m pleased with this take, Stern.

Follow @essential-avengers because there will probably be more Wasp being a good leader. Fingers crossed. Also, like and reblog this post maybe if you also like Wasp being a good leader.

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linskywords · 5 years ago

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Updated Hockey Writing Guide

Thanks to everyone who offered corrections on the original post! Most of this is unchanged, but there are a few tweaks and additions. There are probably still things I’ve gotten wrong, so feel free to let me know.

For context, this was originally a response to an ask from someone who was writing a hockey story on short notice and didn’t have time to watch or read widely. Watching games and reading about players (or just reading fic about them) are still the best ways to learn things, especially since this doesn’t touch on the details of particular teams. But hopefully it will be helpful to some of you!

The schedule:

The hockey season starts in early October. It goes until early April. Training camp is mid-September, and then there are a few weeks of preseason games before the season starts, where everyone doesn’t play every game; the teams are trying to get a look at prospects and see how players gel, and longtime vets may not play. Prospect camp or development camp is July-ish, but you don’t go to that if you’re a returning player.

Players don’t really get a break during the year except for the All-Star or Olympic breaks, if they happen. In the last year or two (I think?) each team has started getting one bye week of five days off per year. This year it looks like they’re all overlapping with the All-Star break, which sucks for the players chosen for that game. Other than that they might get a day off at a time but not usually much more than that – maybe a few days at Christmas, depending on the game schedule.

There’s a game roughly every other day, but it’s not quite as regular as that. I usually write with the Wikipedia or hockey-reference.com page open for that team’s season. I tend to assume the team has practice or some kind of skate pretty much every day, which may or may not be accurate for any given team. There’s also media stuff and team events, so true days off are rare.

Players take naps in the afternoon before a game. It’s an important sports performance thing.

Half the games will be at home and half will be on the road. Some teams tend to fly home late at night after their last game on a road trip, and others choose to fly back the next day.

Sometimes road trips are pretty long, like if they’re going to play a bunch of teams far away. Some teams have an annual long road trip when some other group is using their home arena (e.g. the Blackhawks used to have an annual circus trip in November). They fly on private flights and will take a bus to and from the hotel and the rink.

Playoffs start a few days after the regular season wraps up. 16 teams qualify, based on their number of wins (2 points per win, 1 point per overtime loss, 0 points per loss in regulation). Non-qualifying teams are usually mathematically eliminated in late March or early April, depending on how badly they’ve done that year. There are four rounds of playoffs: two rounds within their conference, then conference finals, then Stanley Cup finals. Each round is the best of seven games and stops after one team has won four.

Teams play other teams in their division most often, then teams within the other division in their conference, then teams in the other conference. Divisions and conferences are organized geographically, so this makes sense for ease of travel.

In the off-season, players rest up, train, see the people they don’t get to during the year, and play a lot of golf (they’re jocks, but they’re prohibited from playing dangerous sports by the terms of their contracts, so golf is one of their few refuges). Sometimes they’ll try to bulk up because it’s hard to keep weight on during the season. They usually take at least something of a break from training right when the season ends, and they won’t start skating again until partway through the summer. A lot of them go to special training camps or work with professional trainers.

Worlds happens during the Stanley Cup playoffs, so players who aren’t in the playoffs, or who get knocked out early, will go represent their countries. Junior Worlds is around Christmastime. There’s sometimes a World Cup of Hockey, which is in theory every four years but has been irregular. It happened in 2016, but the 2020 tournament was cancelled. When it does happen, it’s in September, just prior to the start of the season.

The game:

If a player earns a point, that means they’ve gotten a goal or an assist. An assist is when they passed to someone who scored (a primary assist) or passed to someone who passed to someone who scored (a secondary assist). Goals are better than assists but both are good, and both are worth a point in terms of player stats.

A point per game average is very good. If a player’s at a point per game, he’ll be very happy. Your top players probably do a little better than that. Of course, this is an average; it’s very rare to score in every game, and players have point streaks and also stretches where they’re held scoreless. There’s a LOT of randomness in hockey.

Shots on goal is another good stat: how many times did a player have a scoring opportunity where the goalie denied him?

You get three forwards, two D-men (defensemen), and one goalie on the ice at a given time. The forwards are organized into four lines of three: one winger on each side and a forward. The D-men are organized into three D-pairings. Defensemen will usually play for more minutes per game than forwards because of this. Your top line (of forwards) will play close to or just over 20 minutes per game. Your bottom line might play more like 10. The top D-pairing might be more like 25 minutes or even higher.

Play starts with a faceoff, where one forward, usually the center, faces off against a forward from the opposing team. The ref drops the puck, and the two players in the faceoff both try to knock it back toward their own players. The one who succeeds wins the faceoff. Sometimes a player will move toward the puck before it’s legal to do so, and the ref will throw them out of the playoff circle and one of the other forwards will have to take the faceoff.

There are a bunch of penalties you can get for stuff like illegal checks, high sticking, holding, tripping, hooking, delay of game (e.g. if the ref thinks you deliberately knocked the puck out of play). If you commit a penalty, you go into the penalty box and your team is on the penalty kill for two minutes, meaning they’re down a player. The other team is on the power play. If the team on the power play scores, the power play is over and the offending player is released from the penalty box early. If the team on the penalty kill scores, it’s called a shorthanded goal, and the power play continues. How often a team scores on the power play is a stat people talk about – sometimes teams have stretches where their power play is terrible, and they never manage to convert (score).

The two-minute penalties mentioned above are called minor penalties. You can get a five-minute major for fighting, or you can get thrown out of the game or suspended for multiple games for really bad stuff.

There are three main parts of a hockey rink (there are probably technically more, but eh): each team’s offensive zone, where the opposing goal is located, and the neutral zone between them. You can’t take the puck into the offensive zone if there’s another player from your team already there; if you do, it’s offsides, and there’s a stoppage of play and a faceoff in the neutral zone. That means you can’t pass to someone deep in the offensive zone. Because of that, sometimes when players enter they dump the puck, meaning they shoot it deep into the offensive zone even though there’s no one there to receive it. They might do this if they need to buy a little bit of time for a shift change.

They might also try to buy time for a shift change by shooting the puck deep into the offensive zone from behind the center line, but it will not work, because this is called icing, and results in a stoppage of play. The team responsible is NOT allowed to have a shift change, and there’s a faceoff in their own defensive zone. You can get some really long shifts from this. (The exception is when you’re on the penalty kill, when you are allowed to ice the puck.)

Shifts are usually about a minute long. When players aren’t playing, they’re on the bench. When it’s their turn to play, they go over the boards.

If a player gets the puck and has no members of the opposing team between him and the goal, it’s called a breakaway.

If two players have the puck and are facing one member of the opposition, it’s called a two-on-one.

There are three twenty-minute periods divided by two fifteen-minute intermissions. If at the end of the game, play is tied, they go directly to one five-minute overtime period, which for the past few years has been three-on-three (three players plus a goalie, usually two forwards and a D-man) and is very exciting. If no one scores in overtime they go to a shootout, where the players take turns shooting on the opposing goalies. Overtime rules are different in playoffs, where I believe they keep playing regular twenty-minute periods until someone scores.

If one team is down by a lot at the end of the third period, they’ll often pull the goalie so they can have another forward on the ice without going over their six-player limit. If the other team scores while there’s no goalie, it’s called an empty-netter.

Players wear a ton of pads but still get a lot of bruising. Which can be fun for writers. 😆

The team and the players:

There are up to twenty-three players on a team at a time. Twenty can dress for a given game, which includes the goalie and the backup goalie.

There’s usually a captain and two or three assistant captains (A’s). They have general leadership responsibilities among the players. The captain wears a C on his jersey and the A’s wear an A.

If a player gets injured, he might be put on IR and someone would get called up in his place from the minors (the AHL, or American Hockey League). There’s been a particular focus on concussions in recent years, since a lot of players have had major problems with them. There’s a concussion protocol players have to go through if one is suspected. Players still, unfortunately, lie about their symptoms to try to play through concussions sometimes.

The NHL has a CBA (collective bargaining agreement) with the NHLPA (the NHL Players Association) that determines a lot of player treatment, salary, etc. When a given CBA runs out and the NHL and players can’t agree on terms, you get a lockout, like the 2004-2005 lockout that lasted the whole season and the 2012-13 lockout that shortened it.

There’s a cap to how much salary a team can pay out to its players in a year. This can get very complicated so I’m not even going to try.

When players are first signed, they go on a three-year ELC (entry-level contract) which is capped at I want to say $895K per year, but I don’t think that includes bonuses. Again, this is complicated stuff and I’m not even going to attempt the details. Players on ELCs aren’t guaranteed their own hotel rooms, so you get road roommates. Good times for us fic writers! After their ELC runs out, they’ll negotiate a more lucrative contract with their team; there are also some limited ways in which they can choose to go to a different team. Later in their career they’ll become free agents and can choose which team to sign with.

Players get drafted at 18 or so, or older in rare circumstances. Draft picks are determined by a lottery that’s weighted by how badly your team did this year. Again, you can look up the math on this – it’s a limited number of teams that have a shot at a first overall pick. The draft happens in a bunch of rounds where each team gets a pick, but sometimes teams trade their picks in advance as part of complicated trade deals. The first round of the draft is televised and the players go up onstage and shake their new GM’s hand and get a jersey.

Players often come up through Major Juniors, which is the CHL (Canadian Hockey League, though a lot of the teams are in the U.S.). The CHL has different divisions: the OHL, the WHL, and the QMJHL. Players get paid and are considered professional, so they become ineligible for top-tier college hockey in the U.S. There are scholarships offered to CHL players at Canadian universities; I don’t know the details of that. While they’re playing Juniors they often live far away from their families with billet (host) families. Junior teams are limited in how many players they can have who are over 18.

Other places players might come from: American colleges; private prep schools or even public school systems; the U.S. NTDP (National Team Development Program); or many places overseas.

Most draftees don’t start playing for their NHL team right away, if they ever do. They might stay in Juniors for a year or two, or play for the A (the AHL) once they’re old enough, or go to college first.

NHL players in their rookie year often billet with an older player or sometimes even front office staff. Partly this is because they don’t want to invest in long-term housing until they get their housing letter, which is the team saying that they plan to keep them around. Partly it’s because they’re only technically not children anymore.

Players will each have an agent who negotiates contracts and does other stuff for them.

The teams each have a head coach and a bunch of other coaches, a lot of them specialized. I don’t have a lot of detail about this. There’s also a front-office staff, headed by a General Manager, who reports to the owner(s). The GM makes staffing decisions as well as draft and trade decisions.

Teams usually have an official arena where they play home games and their front office has their actual offices, and they’ll also have a practice facility which may be theirs or may be something local that they rent.

There are a bunch of awards players can get: the Art Ross for the most points in a season; the Hart for MVP; the Conn-Smythe for MVP of the playoffs; the Calder for best rookie. (There are a bunch more that you can look up.) These are given out at the NHL Awards in June. And of course what everyone wants to win is the Stanley Cup. If your team wins, you get a specially designed cup ring with your name and number on it (possibly everyone in the front office does, too??), and you get to spend a day with the Cup during that off-season. Players usually throw a big party for all their family and friends.

Players get nicknames and this is super fun! If you’re writing about existing players, they probably have nicknames already, but you can also make up hockey nicknames (like if you’re writing about obscure players, or making the players up) by taking the whole or partial last name and added -y (or -ie) or -er. Sometimes just -s. Sometimes it’s the first name. And sometimes they get more creative, like Soupy for someone with the last name Campbell. There is much potential here.

Other general stuff:

These boys are kind of dumb in general and specifically about emotions. It’s one of my favorite things about writing them, honestly. It also means you can go as bro-y as you want with the language.

The NHL is pretty deeply homophobic. Its official position is not homophobic, and there’s an organization called You Can Play that’s fighting to eradicate homophobia, but there are no out players, which speaks for itself. It’s pretty much like all major male American sports in that way. The homophobia is something I really enjoy exploring in some of my stories and in other stories just elide entirely if I feel like imagining a better world. You definitely have flexibility there.

Watching is definitely helpful but also I didn’t watch a hockey game until at least two stories in, soooo you can get away with a lot by just reading fic. :)

Reading fic is especially helpful because honestly the stuff I’ve laid out here doesn’t even touch on the details of a particular player’s life or a team’s traditions and history and dynamics. You can Google some of that, but the prior research done by other fans is going to be so helpful.

On the plus side, if you don’t know much about how something works, you don’t have to go into a lot of detail about it. I’ve written some stories where I’ve gone into a bunch of game details and others where you wouldn’t even know they played hockey if it weren’t for their spending a lot of time changing next to other men. Feel free to stick to the parts you know.

Another thing you’ll get from fic, which I’m not even going to go into here, is the plethora of tropes that are popular in hockey fandom. Or fandom in general, of course – you can always import new tropes, or make them up from whole cloth. AO3 is your oyster.

Again, please let me know if there’s anything I should correct, and feel free to make additions of your own. Happy hockeying, everyone!

#hockey #hockey rpf #hockey primer #p.s. you probably shouldn't use hockey as a verb #i am a bad example

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wc-ff · 4 years ago

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VII.

Agents Morris and Steele were under a lot of pressure being that the two women they had just found brutally murdered in an abandoned home were the immediate family members of the mayor. One of the most important men in the city. The case was highly publicized for that reason and the media had constantly made up more crazy theories about what had happened every other day. They couldn’t even walk out of the precinct without being flooded by reporters that wanted to know if they had found any suspects yet.

It had been almost a week since the double homicide and the two detectives could tell that the press wasn’t going to die down any time soon. Especially not with the mayor still speaking out about it.

The phone they had found as evidence was fingerprinted that same day, but they couldn’t find a match out of the millions of people in their database. So now, they were just trying to get the phone to turn on. It had gotten pretty damaged when it crashed down onto the concrete and was left there overnight. But it was the only major key that they had.

They knew that whoever owned that phone would most likely be vital in figuring out the killer and closing the case for good. Everything they needed was right in the palms of their hands but they just couldn’t quite get ahold of it.

“Have you tried putting it in rice?” Ronald questioned with a loud snort causing Sandra to cut her eyes at him menacingly.

This was constantly her issue with him; he was never serious when he needed to be and it drove her crazy. “This isn’t a joke, Ronald. The entire city is depending on us to find out who killed these girls and this phone is literally the only thing we have that can get us there. Now, are you gonna keep fucking around or are you actually gonna do your damn job?”

Morris took the seat beside her with an annoyed huff but decided against saying anything at that moment. He was beginning to learn Sandra and one thing he figured out was that he had to choose his battles with her. He didn’t mind taking one small loss if it meant an even greater victory in the future, so he was going to keep his mouth shut for now.

“What do you want me to do, eh? Use my special mind powers to make it work or somethin’?” He shot back sarcastically, his strong Italian accent shining through with each word he spoke.

“Yes, Ronald. It’s called a brain.” Steele retorted sternly with the roll of her eyes as her head shook from side to side in disapproval. She swore she was one more formal complaint away from being banned from filing any more.

She had been trying to get the phone to charge and turn on for the past several days but to no avail. The phone had clearly endured a lot of damage due to the hard fall it took against the asphalt. She let out a frustrated sigh as Agent Morris sat quietly beside her since she had deemed all of his ideas to get the phone working were ‘idiotic’ or 'unintelligible.’ It was why he barely put any effort into helping her and would just try it out on his own time.

Sandra had a way of demeaning the men she came in contact with. She loved emasculating them and crushing their unnecessarily oversized egos. She felt that she could do anything that a man could do, if not better so there was no need to submit to them or make their lives easier. They didn’t need to be catered to.

She hadn’t had a boyfriend since she was in college and she was fine with that. She didn’t need a man to feel happy or better about herself. She was a strong willed woman and it showed.

But at that moment, she had just about given up on trying to get the cell phone to work. It seemed hopeless.

Sandra sighed and threw the phone back down onto the table as she frustratedly ran her hand through her slick black hair. “This crap is useless.”

“You tried taking out the SIM card?” Ronald spoke absentmindedly as he picked at the slight amount of dirt in his nails. He was big on keeping his hands and nails clean just in case he needed to use them later on in the after hours.

“Yes, but this damn phone just won’t open up.” She retorted, attempting to pry the back of the phone off from the rest of the device once again.

Agent Morris looked over at the cracked iPhone sitting on the table with a raised brow. All of a sudden, a crippling laughter overtook his body as he struggled to breathe, slapping his knees multiple times. He had forgot she was a damn Android user. As far as he knew, her phone still had a battery sitting inside of it.

Sandra gave him a stern glare, feeling as if he was making fun of her and she didn’t like it. It seemed as if she was the only one that was actually trying to solve this case. If she brought the suspect down, it would be the highlight of her career and she’d be damned if she allowed Ronald to mess that up for her.

“Oh, sweetheart.” Morris taunted her in a condescending tone. “iPhone’s don’t open up. You need something small and sharp to get the SIM card out.”

Amusement was laced in his voice and it was obviously making his partner’s blood boil. He was enjoying every moment of it after hearing her attempts to tear him down all day.

Instead of waiting for her though, he took it upon himself to grab the phone from off of the charger it was on and reach over to Sandra’s ear to remove one of her small stud earrings. She looked as if she was a lioness ready to attack her prey with every movement he made, but he just ignored her and continued to remove the SIM card from the broken phone. It would have all of the information they needed.

To make things easier, Agent Morris decided to use his own phone for further investigation since his was already unlocked from any specific phone company and removed his own SIM card before inserting the other one. Once that was done, he allowed everything from the card to settle into the phone in time before they began to copy down the person who owned the phone’s information.

They were able to grab the suspect’s phone number, carrier the phone was paid under, and billing information, which in turn held the phone owner’s name.

“Sage Medina… let’s see if the name comes up in our database.” Sandra spoke from over Ronald’s shoulder as he continued to scroll through his phone with a chance of anything else they might find.

Agent Steele moved over and sat in front of one of the hefty computers, typing in the name she had just repeated mere seconds ago. Her heart hammered in her chest as she impatiently waited to see the results, a small frown growing on her face once their database came up empty meaning that whoever’s phone it was didn’t have a criminal record themselves. This was making their jobs much harder than it had to be.

They now would have to go to the surrounding areas asking people if they recognized the name, especially since both of the detectives had no clue what this Sage person looked like. But it was a step closer in the direction they needed to be in if they were going to solve this case and neither one of them could rest until they did.

They wasted no time in gathering their things and making their rounds in a cop car that Sandra decided to drive. She was very cautious about who she hopped in a car with and she didn’t trust Ronald to get her anywhere safely in the slightest.

The two detectives visited restaurants, convenience stores, retail shops, and houses in the surrounding areas of the crime scene asking pedestrians if they knew of this Sage person. No one seemed to know who the individual was. It was almost as if having her name was a dead end in itself.

As they knocked on the last door on the block, Ronald gave Sandra a slightly discouraged look feeling as if this lead would have gotten them so far but also nowhere. She stared back at him expressionless, but she wasn’t feeling too good about how things were looking either.

They both turned their attentions back to the door once they heard it unlock, swinging open only moments later as a petite, caramel toned woman came into the frame. “Can I help you?”

“Hi, my name is Agent Steele and this is my partner here, Agent Morris.” Ronald gave a slight wave to the woman as he took in her figure and Sandra continued to speak, explaining the situation to her.

Her toes were painted a clean cocaine white and her smooth cocoa butter covered legs could be seen glistening even to the dullest of eyes due to the skin tight white shorts she was wearing. An oversized blue jersey was clad on her body and her natural hair was up into a curly puff. She wasn’t even trying in the slightest, but she was beautiful.

Ronald had already tuned his partner out by now as the woman invited them inside. They sat in her living room, her home smelling strongly of incense.

“You said you’re looking for Sage Medina, huh?” The gorgeous woman questioned as they all took a seat, one of her legs gracefully crossing over the other. “Yea, I know that bitch.”

The two detectives glanced at each other in shock, not expecting the harshness of her words to flow out so quickly. This woman obviously didn’t like the girl, which could have meant either a good thing or a bad thing for them. Only time would tell.

“She’s my boyfriend’s best friend and let me just say, shorty got a nasty attitude.” Chantell continued to rant off as Sandra turned to raise a brow at Ronald.

It could have meant something but it wasn’t like everyone with a bad attitude committed murder. Though, Steele knew it was something she should keep in mind, especially when it came time to profile this person of interest.

“Do you know where Sage lives?” Sandra interrogated further as she pointedly wrote a few quick notes down on her notepad.

Chantell shook her head. “Nope. You would have to ask De'Angelo about that. If I did know where she lived, I would have been pulled up on her.”

The two detectives shared another look, realizing how rowdy this girl was becoming. She was getting hype as if Sage was right in front of her. Though, they didn’t allow that to hinder their investigation as they asked a few more questions about the woman’s appearance before getting the boyfriend’s information so they’d be able to question him. Sandra recognized the description of Sage to be awfully familiar, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on who it could have been.

Agents Morris and Steele began to gather their things as they thanked Chantell for her time, both of them sharing a handshake with her. Sandra started towards the door with purpose, but Ronald hung back a bit as he slid one of his contact cards out of his front shirt pocket.

“If you ever find out any new information on her or her whereabouts or need anything else in general, don’t be afraid to let us know.” His tone was professional but low as he handed her the small rectangular paper.

Chantell had noticed the detective eyeing her from the time she opened the door and she couldn’t say she didn’t appreciate the attention. It might have been a good idea to have him in her corner. After all, he was law enforcement.

She slightly tilted her head with the bat of her long mink eyelashes, her bottom lip loosely embedded between her teeth as their fingers brushed up against each other lightly. “I’ll make sure I call if anything comes up.” Her voice was smooth and enticing, like a siren singing to trap her man.

Ronald could nearly feel the blood beginning to rush to his lower half and at that moment, he knew he needed to get out of there before he did something else that gave Sandra a reason to report him. The thoughts that were now running through his mind were enough to make her write up a full page on him. He cleared his throat and Chantell smiled, knowing good and well that she was already making him weak. “You have a nice rest of your day, ma'am.”

“You too, Agent Morris.”

*******

Sage grabbed the brand new phone she had bought for herself a few days ago off her dresser due to her receiving an incoming call. A small smile graced her face once she saw her best friend’s name flash across the screen.

She had been pulling double shifts for the past few days to make up for the money she had to spend to buy herself a new phone, so they had barely seen each other and she honestly missed getting on his nerves. The good thing about working so much was that it kept her mind off of her troubling situation.

“Nigga who you is calling my girl phone?” Sage answered the call in the deepest voice she could muster up.

She could hear De'Angelo suck his teeth on the other end of the line. “Sage, I ain’t 'bout to play with your ass.” He shot back causing them both to burst out into a fit of laughter.

“How’d you know it was me?” She asked in between her laughs. “I wasn’t aggressive enough, huh? I should have called you a bitch.”

That only caused her best friend to chuckle even more. She knew that was one word he hated with a passion because he heard his father call his mother that so many times while he was growing up. It was then that he vowed to never call a woman out of her name; hearing it always took him back to when he was a helpless little boy. “Now, you know damn well you wouldn’t sound like a nigga even if you did call me that.”

Sage huffed lowly at her failed attempt, playfully rolling her eyes as if he could see her. She actually thought she did pretty well. Her voice was giving her very much manly vibes.

“Aye, but look. The feds just left my house and they were asking all kinds of questions about you.” De'Angelo just ripped the bandaid off as well as he could. He didn’t want to beat around the bush because he knew how her anxiety could get and this was bad enough news as it is.

Her heart immediately sunk to the pit of her stomach as she processed his words, the thoughts she was trying to push to the back of her head now rushing forward all at once. She gulped hard, but it did nothing for the desert-like dryness she could feel in the back of her throat. “How—What did they say?” She struggled to form her words correctly, her mind racing wildly as her heart pumped so hard that it shook her entire body.

“They were talking about the murder of those two girls… but I told them that you’ve been my friend since elementary and that there was no way you could do something like that. But I know they’re still gonna wanna talk to you about it so I just wanted to give you a heads up first.”

Sage buried her head in her hands for a second before she quickly removed them to hold her phone up closer to her mouth so he could hear her clearly. “How’d they find you? Why didn’t they just come to me to begin with?”

“That, I honestly don’t know Sage.” De'Angelo paused to think back for a minute or two. “Don’t they have your phone? Maybe that’s how.”

She sighed and stood up, beginning to nervously pace the floor as she subconsciously gnawed on the sides of her cheeks. The taste of blood filled her mouth instantly. “But that still doesn’t make sense on why they came to you. You have enough going on and I’m not trying to get you involved in this.”

“There’s nothing that could ever be going on with me to where I wouldn’t be there for you and you know that. If I could, I’d make this all go away for you but I can’t. So, all I can do is the best I can to comfort you when you’re down and help you out when you need it.”

Salty tears began to cascade down Sage’s cheeks as she remained silent. She didn’t want him to know that she was crying because it was a mix of appreciation that he was there for her and also being scared shitless. So, she wasn’t sure whether she could say they were happy tears or sad tears.

“Sage…” De'Angelo called out to her to make sure that she was still on the line. “You ok?”

She quickly wiped the clear liquid from her face and cleared her throat to rid her of that bubble forming in the back of it. “Yea, I’m good. I didn’t do anything so I’ll be fine.” She wasn’t sure if she was trying to convince him of that or herself. She wasn’t sure about anything.

“You need me to come over?” He questioned, honestly hoping she would say yes. Chantell still wasn’t responding to him and he knew that he and Sage both needed to relax and relieve a bit of stress. When they were with each other, they forgot all about their other problems and they needed that in that moment.

“No, I’m just gonna head to sleep.” She responded, her eyes continuously leaking fluids.

Her main goal right now was not bringing anybody else down with her if it came down to it and that meant their spirits too. She felt she had already cried to him about the situation too much and didn’t want to seem annoying or overly emotional, so she just decided to handle this one herself. The fact that she was even still crying had angered her alone.

“Oh, well alright.” De'Angelo’s voice was evidently laced with disappointment but he would respect her choice anyway. “Sweet dreams then and if you need anything, call me.”

She nodded more so to herself and without saying another word, she ended the call before allowing the second wave of tears to come rushing out.

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solllaris · 6 years ago

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dating draco malfoy would include...

summary: a compiled list of headcanons that one might experience if they were to date draco malfoy.

warnings: major fluff that might cause chest pain & like one sex innuendo?

a/n - i just noticed that i didn’t have one of these for draco. what have i been doing with my life?

His rings are your obsession.

↳ You could be in class or he'd be studying for a test and you'd take his hand, twirling and twisting the ring on his index finger. On occasion you would slip them off and try them on your own fingers, but they are obviously much too big; seeing a piece of him on you drives Draco mad and he eventually charms one of his rings to fit you -- his subtle way of showing you off as his girl. You wear his ring on the daily, glancing down at it often, and it always elicits a soft rosy pink to creep onto your cheeks.

Draco spoiling you rotten.

↳ This man treats you like a queen. You never ask for anything from him, only casually pointing out things you like as you two are strolling through a store. You don’t do it with the intention for Draco to actually buy it for you -- it’s literally just harmless window shopping; however, Draco takes it upon himself to treat you to the things you like. He’s constantly surprising you with gifts and smiling like a lovesick puppy as he watches you open them and you’re unable to contain your excitement at what you’ve received. Draco has no regrets because if he gets to see that smile of yours then he’s a very happy man.

You’re his main source of happiness - especially once he becomes a Death Eater.

↳ A thing that you do quite often is kiss his Dark Mark. You are aware of how ashamed he is of that tattoo marring his porcelain skin and although you’re very unhappy with his decision, you never want Draco to feel unworthy or lesser in any shape or form. You catch him absentmindedly rubbing the tattoo through the fabric of his shirt multiple times a day and without fail, you take his arm and pepper kisses over it. It’s such a simple action to anyone else, but to Draco it means everything; he’d never admit it but it always causes his eyes to sting and rim with red -- an overflowing of unadulterated emotion for you.

[ If you’re not a Slytherin ] You sporting Slytherin colors at Quidditch matches; unless your house is rivaling his, of course.

↳ The two of you are the most competitive couple on the planet. If your house is playing against his then you bet your bottom dollar there will be bets placed and so much teasing + smack talk. If your house won, Draco would owe you foot and back rubs for a month and if his won he’d demand your attention whenever he wanted it and you’d be obliged to give it to him 100%. (We all know Draco is a needy, dramatic boy.)

Him showing off during every match.

When he catches the snitch, he always points your way in the crowd and the beaming, prideful grin he wears sends your heart stuttering in your chest every single time.

[ If you’re a Hufflepuff ] Spending a majority of time together in the kitchens near your common room.

↳ You’re well aware of Draco’s aristocratic upbringing and his view on house elves, so being in the kitchens surrounded by bustling elves is rocky at first -- as you expected. With time you show Draco that the house elves are truly kind and considerate creatures with the purest of hearts and that they are not only good for being bossed around or beaten when they make the tiniest of mistakes. Spending so much time around the elves gives Draco the chance to witness your nurturing side also; he adores watching you communicate and handle them with such impeccable care. You truly are his better half.

Begging him to let you paint his nails.

↳ Begging is an understatement, really; the idea popped into your head as you were painting your own nails and noticed Draco watching you, a tender grin on his lips that he attempted to conceal with his hand over his mouth. Flushing red, you instantly distracted yourself from the knowledge of him watching you paint all ten of your nails by asking him a simple question: “Instead of being a creep, why don’t you let me paint your nails?” Draco’s reply was a incredulous snigger, a raise of his brow, and an immediate, firm ‘n-o.’ You, however, never let the first ‘no’ or any of the subsequent ones defer you from your goal which was to paint his nails. Eventually on the approximate ten thousandth time you asked with puppy dog eyes that rivaled any baby pup, Draco finally conceded and you painted his nails; his two conditions were a) to never speak of it to anyone and b) at least paint them a manly color.

Having debates about trivial subjects and fighting for the last word, obviously.

Butting heads a lot.

↳ With Draco’s stiff, unwavering upbringing and his stubborn streak, you two would definitely fight but not a copious amount. The arguments usually get fairly loud, hurling statements at one another that neither side truly means; the fights almost always result in a period of cooling off, going your separate ways before coming back together as one to reconcile. The number one rule established when a fight is brewed is to never go to sleep angry without talking and kissing it out. Honestly, it’s usually Draco that seeks you out first to hold you against him tightly, burrowing his nose into your hair, and completely melting into you with murmured apologies that you always reciprocate.

Draco writing songs for you on the piano.

↳ Draco Lucius Malfoy would 100% know how to play piano — and very well at that. At Malfoy Manor he could easily spend hours sitting in front of those black and white keys that have been well loved and noticeably worn from use. You’d sit beside him on the velvet bench and just admire the way his long, slender fingers dance along the keys so smoothly, how he’d close his eyes and never once miss a note because he’s that familiar with the instrument he’s playing. But one day when Draco bashfully guides you to the piano and you see the music sheet of scribbled notes and the title — “For my angel” — scrawled at the top, you completely break down in tears. And every time after the first that he plays your song, he cups your cheeks and says, “I love you my sweet.”

SHY DRACO.

↳ Although Draco is typically a pretty confident guy, especially with his affections towards you, he still has his bouts of shyness. It’ll happen when he’s simply studying or busying himself with some kind of task and you’ll kiss his cheek lovingly and murmur praises for your “handsome boy.” Draco secretly relishes in you addressing him as “your handsome boy” and the small affirmation never fails to dust the tops of his cheekbones in a pale shade of pink.

Playing hide-and-seek in the Malfoy Manor.

↳ His childhood home is so huge that playing a childish game of hide-and-seek is all the more thrilling — at least on your end. Draco isn’t very fond of playing such a game but when he hears your musical laughter as he chases you through the long corridors, it makes it worth it in every way. And when he catches you — because he nearly always does — he feels a great contentment warm his chest as your body vibrates from the belly laughs you’re producing. Draco squeezes you tightly, hiding a wide grin as he burrows his nose into your neck, and he swears he’d play hide-and-seek for a lifetime just to hear you laugh like that forever.

Draco teaching you how to play piano.

Wearing his Quidditch jersey.

↳ If you wanted to drive Draco absolutely mad, you’d slip on his jersey as a dress or simply tie it up with some skinny jeans. It definitely inflated his ego a little bit to see you flounce around in his emerald jersey; watching you represent a piece of him — his surname printed along the back of the fabric — made Draco’s heart squeeze tightly in his chest. On the opposite end of the spectrum, that damn jersey pulls out a possessive, animalistic nature from the pit of his belly; sometimes he just can’t resist curling his long fingers through the hair at the back of your head and slotting his lips with yours. The hand that wasn’t tangled in your hair would grip your neck, the tips of his fingers resting along your jawline and pulse point. Let’s just say that those kisses left your cheeks burning and your heart stumbling in your chest — and that you made sure to keep his Quidditch jersey handy for future occasions.

Convincing him to fight against Voldemort in the war.

Getting married young after the war at Hogwarts.

↳ The wedding would be small and intimate — only having immediate family and a couple close friends in attendance. The ceremony is tender and sweet; Draco tears up as soon as he sees you at the opposite end of the aisle and he would press his fingers to his eyes to keep the waterworks at bay. It wouldn’t work. This man would be a mess during not only the ceremony and as he speaks his touching vows to you, but also in the reception when the two of you have your first dance as husband and wife. As Draco dances with you, tears trickling onto your own neck and dress, he’d continuously murmur things like: “I don’t deserve you, my sweet” or “Can’t believe you’re my wife.” Everyone watching would say that the two of you were a match made in heaven; anyone with vision could see that in perfect clarity.

Being unstoppable partners in crime through marriage.

Being married for a couple years before finding out you’re expecting a baby Malfoy.

↳ Your heart would be pounding as you tore open the box containing one of those fancy digital pregnancy tests, your hands shaking so violently that the task was next to impossible. The three minute waiting period after taking the test would be absolute torture; you’d be bouncing your legs, never tearing your eyes away from the blinking dots before the result reveals itself on the tiny screen: pregnant. And so the planning would commence — how to tell your husband Draco — and of course, he would shed just a few tears.

Living a happy life with your little family of three...

Then four...

& completing the family at five.

posted on: january 6th, 2019.

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my-only-angelle · 6 years ago

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Papa Pimentel

@babyyynatty

“babe, should we get a manual pump or an electric?- you know what, we’ll just get both.” Joel says to himself in the middle of the aisle as you mindlessly looked at all the many baby products perfectly placed on the shelves in front of you.

“didn’t your Tia already give us one?”

“yeah, but look this one has Bluetooth look.” he rationalizes as he moves the demo closer to your face as if Bluetooth is a make or break deal for you.

“ok Joel, I cans see your point.” you laugh at your husband and his ridiculous rationalizations on what products are best.

Today had been one of your better, and more energized days since you had been showing major pregnancy symptoms and you decided today was a good day to get the few things that y’all had not already been given at your baby shower. today was also one of the rare days where Joel was finally free from any interviews or studio sessions with the guys and one of the few days where you didn’t have to entertain all five guys in your already crowded home. and you don’t want it to get misconstrued, you loved all the guys and they were a great help from the very beginning of the pregnancy... minus the few arguments and mini competitions of ‘who is going to be the best uncle’ and ‘who are you going to choose to be the godparents of your child’. But both you and Joel needed a break from all the ‘excitement’ going on in your lives, you both needed a day just to be normal expecting parents.

weeks ago you two had gotten into a heated argument over Joel buying a ridiculously expensive crib and a baby monitor that you deemed unnecessary and he felt that you were being unreasonable- it wasn’t long before the both of you broke down in your baby’s half-finished room- you in emotional overload and him in an overwhelming panic- he held you in his arms as you let every tear and worry out. you let him know that you were panicking that it was too expensive and why would he get something like that when your baby would most likely grow out of it in a few years. After you had calmed down enough to even your breath you could hear small sniffles coming from Joel's lips, you looked up to see him trying to hide his own emotions from you. This is when he told you all the fears and worries that he had about having this baby, and it wasn’t that he didn't want to have a child with you because he was beyond ecstatic when he found out you were expecting- He was worried that you would have to raise his child on your own while he had to go away for work and tour around the world; he was terrified that he would miss every important moment of your child’s life because of his job and that when he came back home his own child wouldn’t know who he was.

Joel had already gone through every up and down with a long distance relationship when the two of you were dating and that nearly tore him apart, how was he going to be able to do it again when he had this precious new life waiting for him back home? that was his biggest fear. That was when he told you that if he couldn’t be there all the time or during the first few months of your child's life, the least he could do was give the baby the best of everything and make sure that you would have everything you would need in his temporary absence. after that night, you had made a silent agreement to yourself that you wouldn’t deny Joel any chance to take care of his baby.

Now here you both were, not even an hour into your shopping trip and you were already two baskets full. Joel had gone way overboard about what he thought you two would need when the baby came and he had successfully managed to fill an entire cart just with baby clothes and accessories.

“BABE LOOK AT THIS! IS A BABY FUTBOL JERSEY! im getting three..” he told you as he came across a three-piece set that had a tiny futbol on the front- needless to say, he got 3 of them in different sizes because ‘s/he can grow into them and I can see it when I get home babe.’ you couldn’t help the small butterflies filling your stomach as you saw how excited he got over such a small thing, but his smile always had this effect on you.

joel had also picked up 2 different milk pumps and had told you-

“I read really good things about these two but I don’t know which one is better so we’re getting both. you can have one for home and one for when you go out.” he tried to reason.

And filling his cart he had multiple boxes of diapers, wipes, creams, and baby bottles- and unfortunately for you.. he had picked up every healthy item that he had read was supposed to help with pregnancy symptoms and things that were supposed to help the baby be strong and healthy. In your mind, you had thought it was enough that he had basically become your personal nutritionist during the last 6 months of your pregnancy, but Joel had other plans and was determined to keep all the unhealthy junk food away from you and your growing bean. You had managed to blackmail Christopher into sneaking you McDonalds every now and again without Joel knowing.... and all you had to promise him was that he could be the sole godfather to the baby. obviously, an easier choice to make when you were having insatiable cravings in the middle of the day and Joel refused to even let you have processed cheese. luckily you managed to sneak a pack of suckers into the bottom of the basket without Joel seeing- you’re only hail mary during the endless process of Joel going through every detail and ingredient of everything he picked out. (even luckier for you that he had pretended to look away as he saw you waddle over the candy aisle and try and not so quietly sneak a very loud pack of suckers underneath the bottles he had placed on top. he knew he could never deny you from one thing that he knew would make you smile.)

This was one of the few reasons that you had fallen in love with him in the first place, the way that he always had a soft spot for you even through all the salty rants on twitter defending your relationship to the small battles you two had to see who could be the sassiest one in the relationship. he won most of the time but always felt bad about it after because of how defeated or upset you would be after. Even after all these years together, he had always stayed the same and put you before him. there had been many nights where you had to lightly force him to let you take care of him for a change- usually those nights would result in a couples face mask and you taking both of your phones away so you wouldn’t be distracted by anything or anyone. those were the nights that you had cherished for all the endless months of him touring and the hard nights where your thoughts and hate had gotten the better of you. Yet here the two of you were, stronger than ever and starting your very own little family- it was easy to get lost in your own thoughts that you didn’t notice Joel had been talking to you for a few minutes as you mindlessly walked down the main aisle to the front of the store.

“y/n... are you listening to me?” Joel laughs as he comes up behind you and pulls you closer to his chest, resting his hands gently on your protruding belly. you had clearly become so distracted with your own thought that you hadn’t heard him say that he was getting hungry and thought that now was a good time to finish and go home to eat a nice meal.

“oh... no, sorry joelito. what did you say?”

“I said why don’t you go turn the car on and wait there while i finish everything here?”

“what? no no, it’s ok, I’m okay- I need to make sure that we stay on budget.” you lightly protested as you went to pull your card from your purse to get ready for the cashier- but you were stopped as he covered your hand and stopped you from getting your wallet from your purse.

“don’t worry about it carina, just go to the car and I’ll get it. I’ll be there in a sec and then we can go home.” he reasoned with you trying to move you away from the register so you wouldn’t see the big bucks he was about to drop in such a short amount of time.

“you’re really lucky that my ankles are swollen and I don't want to stand anymore Pimentel...” you chuckled as you slowly made your way to the car trying to contain your excitement for getting home and stashing your small treat away from Joel's overprotective eyes

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justkending · 6 years ago

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Used to Be Overlooked. Chapter 3.

Summary: Steve Rogers was walking down the streets of Brooklyn after finishing a mission. The goal was just to take some time to clear his mind along the city streets, but when he runs into a gorgeous young lady that looks extremely familiar… How can he go about moving on? Who is she? What does he know her from? Was that memory even from this decade?

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Reader (Rosalyn Ember/ Y/N ?)

Word Count: 2400+

Warning: SLOW BURN. Soooo slow, but sooooo worth it...

Series Masterlist

Chapter 3:

Steve woke with a jolt mid-sleep after he thought of something he haven’t realized he overlooked. He glanced over at the alarm clock and saw the bright red numbers.

4:08 am

He hesitated getting up and bothering someone knowing that everyone was most likely asleep still. It could be early enough for Nat or Bucky to be training, but they weren’t necessarily the people who could help him with this. Maybe Nat, but he knew she would hound him with questions about what he was doing if he did ask.

He threw his body back into the bed with an exaggerated huff of annoyance. Running his hands through his hair roughly, he let out another sigh.

After a few seconds of getting lost in his thoughts, he rolled his eyes at himself.

“Just go to bed Steve. Sleep it off,” he mumbled as he turned on his side.

Seconds that felt like hours went by before he quickly threw the sheets off to the side.

“I can’t. I can’t sleep thinking about it,” he groaned throwing his hands in the air, and walking to grab a shirt before heading to a computer.

He trudged through the hallways as quietly as he could. The next thing he knew, he found himself in front of a laptop in the kitchen. It wasn’t really hard to find some type of computer in the Avengers home, since almost every turn you took Tony had one installed.

He stared at the screen for a second still trying to decide if it was too late to call this obsession off. But of course, his curious nature won, and he opened google looking up the company’s name that he caught on the files you dropped.

“Williamson Lab,” he read. “Ok, she definitely wasn’t a guy named Jonah, or someone named Hunter Williamson.” he mumbled with a hand over his mouth as he continued to scroll and quickly became engrossed on the website determined to figure out who the woman who was a little too familiar to forget. “Ok now mystery gal. Who are you?”

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He woke up to a loud clang in the kitchen and jutted up instantly looking around trying to remember where he was. The sun was barely coming in as it was just starting to rise, but that didn’t make the brightness any less harsh. He blinked a couple a times, and rubbed his eyes as he thought back to the night before, and the whole process of where he was now.

As he looked around, he noticed the sheets of notes that he had taken that were now scattered around him. One stuck to his arm from falling asleep on it.

“Morning sunshine,” a deep voice said snapping him out of his thought process, and reminding him that he wasn’t alone. “Busy night?”

He looked over at Bucky who was turning around from grabbing a cup a of coffee and had a devilish grin on his face.

“Morning,” he yawned gathering the papers hoping his friend didn’t catch them.

“Don’t try and hide it. I saw what you were looking up,” Bucky said taking a sip of the coffee. “Surprised you even knew how to work that thing, you prehistoric dinosaur,” he chuckled.

“We’re the same age. Technically, you’re older,” Steve said standing and going to grab a cup of coffee himself. “What time is it anyway?”

“7 am. I’m surprised you weren’t on one of your 10 mile runs, but I guess a girl getting in your head does that to you.”

Steve turned and shot a glare at his friend who still had a smug grin on his face as he drank his coffee looking out of the giant glass windows.

“Shut up,” Steve mumbled.

“So, find anything interesting?” Buck asked turning to him.

Steve rolled his eyes once again, but trudged back over to the computer before taking a drink and going over his notes. He knew Bucky wouldn't let up on the subject, and honestly, was the only person he felt comfortable talking to about it. He knew if anyone else figured out about his obsession with this girl, it would stir rumors that would lead to the whole crew teasing him.

“A lot actually. It took some deep research, but I think I found her.”

“Really?” Bucky asked walking over and standing across the counter from him. “What deep dark secrets did you get off of her?”

“Well, apparently, she’s the top Lab Tech Scientist Coordinator at this corporation called Williamson’s Lab. One of the youngest women to have such a high up job. She oversees all the operations they conduct, and a majority of it is vaccines and cures for illnesses and disease,” Steve explained reading the notes that he acquired over the four hours he spent researching.

“So a well known, young, female scientist that saves lives? Impressive. Sounds like a good one,” Bucky said smiling taking another sip.

“Apparently, she’s found cures for a lot of strange and severe fevers and colds that broke out over the last 2 years that others thought would take 10-15 years to get done,” he continued to read. “But that’s not even the big stuff Buck. As I kept looking things up, nothing goes past the last 5 years. She started at the company a year ago, and a couple of years before that she was recognized for some reward that was for youngest microbiologist to work alongside two extremely well known doctors.”

“Who?”

“Dr. Higa and Frankford. I didn’t really look too much into them,” Steve waved off. “All I know is that every time I found something on her it was for youngest something. But Buck?” he said looking up. “This is some high level stuff. Someone as young as her wouldn’t be able to get to this point without years and years of studying and school. She’s what?” he looked back at the papers. “26 almost 27.”

“I don’t see what you’re freaking out about. She just sounds super intelligent. I mean look at Tony he could do things at a really young age that a lot of people who spent their whole life doing couldn’t even begin to explain.”

“Yeah, I guess. But the thing that makes me wonder even more it the lack of information on her for anything further than 5 years back.”

“What’s her name? You didn’t even lead with that,” Bucky said coming around to look at the screen himself.

“Rosalyn Ember. 26 and from Fairview, New Jersey.”

“Hmm,” Bucky hummed. “I mean that is strange, but maybe her or her parents weren’t one for media and kept her out of it at a young age.”

“Why are you trying to find a solution for it all Buck?” Steve asked genuinely curious.

“Cause. This is the first time you’ve shown interest in a girl in a while, and I feel like you’re trying to sabotage it.” Bucky sighed motioning at the screen with multiple tabs open on this Rosalyn Ember.

“What? I’m not trying to-”

“You are literally trying to pick at the weak spots and break it down. Anything that seems vaguely off, your trying to poke and prod at to find an excuse for something to be wrong with her.”

“That’s not-”

“It’s the 2000’s now Steve. Women are finally allowed to come out and show off their brains. I don’t know about you, but I like my women with some activity up there. They are a whole lot better than some of the girls we used to hook up with.”

“Correction. You used to hook up with,” Steve laughed lightly putting his head in his hands.

“Whatever. Just don’t- don’t try to mess it up before it’s even begun,” Bucky said patting his best friend’s shoulder. “Maybe get Stark or Nat to look her up. I’m sure they can get you an address, and you can really go full stalker mode on her,” he winked leaving the room.

Steve wadded up a piece of paper, and threw it at him before he could get away. All he heard was the laugh as Bucky dodged it and ran down the hallway.

He rubbed at his eyes as he tried to wake up a little more, and took a big drink of the coffee in front of him.

“I’m not a stalker,” he mumbled into the cup before looking around to see if anyone else was going to come in. When he saw the coast was clear he put the mug down and began typing again. “I’m curious. There’s a difference.”

“Claire, go ahead and take the rest of the day off,” you said walking up to the counter and dropping off reviewed files.

“Are you sure? I mean you still have a lot to get done. I can stay a few more hours,” she said with a sincere look.

“Don’t worry about it. I know you have a date night with your fiance, and I’m not going to keep you from it,” you smiled.

“You’re positive?”

“Positive,” you waved as you walked back to your office, but quickly turned around. “Oh, one thing before you go though?”

“What’s that?”

“Send Dr. Higa that report that we went over. I told him I would make a copy, but all you need to do is fax it to his office.”

“On it,” she smiled starting to organizing things.

You walked back into your office, and began getting ready for another long night at your desk. Honestly, you could go home and do the work, but you tend to work better in this environment. No temptations of curling in your bed to binge another series on Netflix, or staying up to bake random sweet treats. Something you did to relax when stress was too much and you needed to satisfy your sweet tooth.

It had been over 24 hours since running into Steve, but that didn’t seem to be enough time to rid him from your thoughts. Every time you would throw yourself into work and just be getting enough done to get on a roll, he would pop right back up.

As you sat at your desk you let out a low groan running your fingers through your curls.

“Get it together. You are a professional,” you threw your hands on the desk and turned to your computer monitor trying to go over some lab results that were sent to you for approval, but once again became distracted. This time by a knock.

“Come in,” you said irritated before straightening up and put on a fake smile.

“Miss. Ember?” a man's head peaked out of the door.

“Yes. How can I help you?” you said cocking your head trying to get a better look at the man.

He smiled showing the small wrinkles at the corner of his brown eyes before fully entering and shutting the door behind him.

“I’m here to discuss an interesting matter that’s I’m having some troubles solving, and I heard you were the one that would have the most expertise in the area,” he said walking to your desk and putting a hand out for you to shake. “I made an appointment to talk with you about a week ago. You seem to have an extremely busy schedule.”

You furrowed your eyebrows not remembering having said appointment, but greeted him kindly anyway.

“Yes, quite busy indeed. A lot going on at the moment,” you laughed. “Take a seat Mr.-?” you waited for him to finish.

“Banner. Dr. Bruce Banner,” he smiled.

Your chest constricted knowing exactly who that was. The Avenger’s mad scientist himself. The Hulk was sitting 3 feet away from you. Shit, did Steve figure out who you were and now has his people seeking you out. No, no… That would be too much effort. How would he even be able to find you just off appearance? He didn’t remember you. Yet again, they were the Avengers and most likely could find anyone they wanted within seconds of typing in an eye color.

You weren’t sure if your facial expression changed or what, but Bruce gave you a worried look.

“Uh, are you ok? You look like you’re in shock,” he said leaning forward in a concerned way.

“Hm?” you said straightening up. “What? Oh, no. I’m fine,” you waved off. “I, uh, sorry excuse me. I guess you could just say I’m a little shocked that Bruce Banner is asking for my advice on something,” you said genuinely shocked, but not for those reasons. “How can I be of assistance?”

“Well, you are one of the top scientist in the nation for a multitude of things. I mean you’ve accomplished so many things at such an early part of your life,” he grinned.

“Right. Early part of my life.” you mumbled. He quirked an eyebrow, but you laughed it off. “Sorry, it’s been a long day. Lot of things on my mind. Don’t mind me talking to myself,” you played off organizing things on your desk

“If I need to come back another day, I-”

“Oh no! I would love to help with whatever you need. Honestly, I need to get my brain thinking about anything other than interns work.” you said walking over to the coffee machine on the wall. “Would you like some coffee?”

“No, thank you. It gets my heart rate up. I’m supposed to be careful about that,” he chuckled.

“Right.” you laughed softly bringing the mug back to your desk. “So what exactly do you have for me? I’ll answer as best as I can,” you smiled.

“Remind me, you have specialty in multiple fields, correct?” he asked pulling out some papers.

“Yes, although I specialize in microbiology, I did minor and master in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, epidemiology, and molecular biology.”

He gave you a blank stare.

“How old are you again?”

You laughed. “26, I know. A lot of people don’t believe it, but when all you do your whole life is reading and wanting to learn, you get places. I was a unique adolescent to say the least.”

“I can tell. You seem extremely mature for your age as well.”

“Yes, my age,” you said through a smile as you looked down at the papers. “Well, it’s all about how you use your time, isn’t it?”

“I guess so.”

“Anyway, shall we?” you said motioning to the binder he had yet to fully pull out.

“Oh! Right!” he said taking it out. “I needed your help on a formula. I think I just plugged it in wrong, or maybe I’m using the wrong substances. Think you can go through and see what I’m missing?”

“I would love to.”

Chapter 4

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Rocky Myers, an intellectually disabled black man, is on death row in Alabama, even though the facts of his case suggest that he is innocent.

(Image description: Photo of Rocky Myers. End id. Photo source - Nation article, courtesy Kacey Keeton)

Sign the ACLU petition to Governor Kay Ivey

Rocky Myers, a 53-year-old father and grandfather, remains on death row in Alabama for a crime that evidence suggests he did not commit.

Rocky’s neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker, was murdered in her home in 1991. Before she died from her injuries, she described her attacker to the police as a black man wearing a light-colored shirt.

Ludie Mae and Rocky knew each other; Ludie Mae’s cousin Mamie Dutton told a lawyer that, earlier that day, Ludie May had seen Rocky across the street and mentioned to Mamie that he sometimes came to her house to borrow ice. But when she spoke with the police, Ludie Mae did not identify her attacker as having been someone she knew. Rocky was described by multiple witnesses as wearing a dark shirt on the night of the murder, not a light one, and no fingerprints or other physical evidence connected him to the scene of the crime.

Another local man, Anthony “Cool Breeze” Ballentine, was originally implicated in the murder after multiple witness statements, until a longtime friend of his implicated Rocky after the police offered a reward for information.

Eleven of the twelve jurors in Rocky’s trial were white, and one of them openly called Rocky the n-word in an interview. While several jurors believed that Rocky was innocent, the majority wanted to convict.

(Image description: Stills of Mae Puckett, a juror on the Rocky Myers case who believed that Rocky was innocent, saying “Going into the deliberation room kind of had a cloud hanging over it already, because you knew you couldn’t – it didn’t matter what you said – you couldn’t get anywhere with certain people. They weren’t going to listen to anything.” End id. Stills taken from ACLU YouTube documentary)

Afraid that a hung jury would result in a retrial that could have fewer sympathetic jurors, the jurors who believed in Rocky’s innocence came up with a compromise to save his life: the jury would convict him and recommend a life sentence.

“The verdict came as a stunning blow to Rocky, who’d been convinced that the trial would end with his acquittal. “I was very surprised,” he said in a phone interview. “I thought I was going to go back to New Jersey.” - Nation article

However, the Alabama judge, who was up for reelection that year, then sentenced him to death instead using a now-illegal option called judicial override.

“In Alabama, state judges are elected by popular vote, and they often emphasize their “tough-on-crime” record while campaigning. According to another Equal Justice Initiative study, the use of judicial overrides to dole out death sentences in Alabama often spiked during election years. (…) In Rocky’s case, the judge who imposed his sentence was facing reelection the next year.

“Although the practice is now no longer permitted in Alabama, the law passed by the Legislature wasn’t retroactive—which means that anyone put on death row by judicial override stayed there despite the Legislature’s tacit acknowledgement that the practice was unjust.” - Nation article

Rocky remains on death row – despite more evidence pointing to his innocence that has come to light since his trial – because the lawyer representing him dropped him as a client without telling him or anyone else, causing him to miss the crucial deadline to file a federal habeas corpus petition after his appeal was denied.

“In 2003, [attorney Earle J. Schwarz] received notice that Rocky’s petition for a post-conviction appeal had been denied by the state. The next step was to prepare to file a federal habeas petition. “Federal habeas corpus review is a critical stage in a death-penalty case, because it allows death row prisoners to bring federal constitutional claims that were heard in state court but were not successful,” said Anna Arceneaux, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Capital Punishment Project. (…) “And federal court—where judges are appointed and not elected—is a very different atmosphere for a prisoner.”

“But by then, Schwarz had begun working at a new law firm, and inexplicably, he didn’t tell Rocky that his state appeal had been denied. (…) A year later, Rocky received a letter from the state attorney general’s office saying that he’d missed the deadline to file any further habeas corpus petitions and notifying him that Alabama would be moving to set an execution date. Rocky, who could only read at a third-grade level, had to ask another prisoner to read the letter aloud to him.

“In a recent interview, Rocky said when he realized what the letter meant, “It scared the hell out of me. I mean literally, I didn’t know what to do. I was shaking and I couldn’t breathe. A couple of guys calmed me down and told me what to do.” (…) “Schwarz later signed a declaration admitting that he “did not tell Mr. Myers I was no longer representing him,” and that he “did not inform Mr. Myers that I would not pursue relief on his behalf in federal court.” The Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee issued a public censure to him in 2005, saying that he “willfully neglected his representation of his client.” - Nation article

This means that Rocky’s current legal team has never had a chance to raise the evidence that surfaced in 2004 that local police, who had ties to the first suspect considered in the investigation, had bribed one of the witnesses against Rocky.

“The evidence that police in Decatur tampered with at least one witness was a bombshell. (…) In federal court, Marzell [Ewing]’s declaration along with Puckett’s account of the jury’s compromise verdict might at a minimum have called his death sentence into question, if not the conviction itself. But it still wasn’t enough. A federal judge ruled that Marzell’s new statement didn’t override Rocky’s failure to meet the habeas corpus deadline; even with the new evidence, the case was effectively closed. With the door to judicial review shut, the only remaining relief was—and still is—intervention by Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey.” - Nation article

As of August 24, 2019, Rocky Myers remains on death row in Alabama.

‘“When I’m praying, I tell the Lord I’m terrified,” Rocky said. “I just don’t show it because it don’t do any good to other people. But inside in my mind and heart and stomach, I’m scared.”

“A former church drummer, Rocky attends services regularly, singing in a choir that meets once a week. His children are now grown, with children of their own, some of whom he met during a visit for the first time last year. Rocky says that being separated from his family has taken a toll: “It’s one of the worst things that I’m going through. I have grandkids that are growing up without me.” (…) “The only chance for Rocky to avoid execution now is a grant of clemency from Governor Kay Ivey. Both he and [attorney Kasey] Keeton know it’s a long shot, and initially he told her not to pursue it. “I didn’t want to be over here begging for my life and stuff like that,” he said. But Keeton persisted. “The fact that we are potentially executing a man who did not have his day in court because an attorney screwed up should give everybody pause,” Keeton said.” - Nation article

Nation article by Ashoka Mukpo

ACLU podcast episode on Rocky Myers (with transcript)

ACLU documentary “Rocky Myers Doesn’t Belong On Death Row” (6 min 18 sec)

“We were trying to get school records for him, and went to the Orange County school system several times. They told me there were no records – literally gave us a document that stated that after a thorough and, you know, absolute search of all records there was nothing for Rocky Myers.

“I happened to get a bit of a relationship with some of the office workers there and they ended up telling me that there was a place where they had just, like, thrown old filing cabinets in a storehouse. And those two women met me on their day off, on the weekend, to go through these filing cabinets and one of those women found Rocky’s school records. And it showed that – back then, the term was mental retardation, so it showed that he was in MR classes.

“She was jumping for joy. They were crying. We were so excited because it’s like, here’s the proof. And there’s a Supreme Court decision that says you can’t execute someone who is intellectually disabled. So we thought we had a win. And I was floored to learn that we weren’t going to win Rocky’s case on that.”

- Sara Romano, investigator on Rocky’s case, on the ACLU podcast episode on Rocky Myers

Sign the ACLU petition to Governor Kay Ivey here.

#rocky myers #I couldn't find a thorough post about his case here #and since the action item is a petition #it seemed like something well worth publicizing #so I've been working on this for a while #death penalty #disability #death #death cw

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rkkyul · 5 years ago

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190711 MGA SEASON 5 + EPISODE THREE + #5050 FEATURING : PARK WOOJIN ⟨ ━━ ❀ ° PART ONE: PERFORMANCE, V ( 0:00 - 1:45 ) ⟩

“let’s do it one more time.” she found herself muttering again - eyes locked on the mirror before her as the two once again moved to run through their most recent addition. kyulkyung had spent the previous night creating and pulling together a routine for her and woojin, but things never truly came together until they were both actually doing it. building choreography was a challenge, and even more so when one was on a time crunch. but routines that were handcrafted for a specific performance had a certain pull and character she just couldn’t pass up.

the woman got lucky passing the last round, and even luckier when she found herself paired with woojin. kyulkyung hadn’t paid much attention to him previously - just knew enough about him to tell that he could be healthy competition. the boy’s quietness was a nice balance to her outgoing nature, the two seeming to get along just fine even as their time crept up.

eyes focused on her image in the mirror, the woman glided through the movements of the chorus - looking back at woojin for approval as she finished. “think that looks good? c’mon.” she grinned, poking at him a bit. “how can we make it better? honest.”

the fact that they got along pretty well was a relief, assuming that everyone was not as fortunate as them. her job at hook & crook gave her an advantage when it came to working with people, but kyulkyung could not imagine the push and pull of an unwanted partner. she rather enjoyed the melodious way they worked alongside one another - her talent undoubtedly matched if not doubled in her partner. he wasn’t slow, woojin picked up quickly and helped polish and perfect the choreography ( but not without a lot of encouragement on her part ).

her feet ached and her shirt clung to her back from their nonstop practice, but the woman couldn’t help but work for nothing less than perfection. glad to have made it this far and desperate to advance, kyulkyung had pushed the idea of coming short out of her head.

when the time came for filming, kyulkyung found nerves prickling her skin more often. her fingers held the fabric of her jersey in a fist, eyes dancing across the room and to the chairs adorning the contestants’ numbers. “do you see our number?” she whispered to woojin, stepping closer to her partner as others began to rush in - the building coming to life with hurried movements and swarms of multiple conversations. the two found themselves seated near the end, seated next to a few unfamiliar faces to the woman.

as she waited, kyulkyung tried to distract herself per usual - trying to ignore the fact that this was a competition and their time was quickly approaching. however, she couldn’t help the tap of her feet, the racing of her heart as duos went up on stage and came down one by one. this felt so real, so unlike her previous performances where the idea of getting up onstage and just moving thrilled her. sure, she was excited, ecstatic even - considering she had made it this far. perhaps she knew this week had so much more riding on it. not only was she responsible for her own survival, but she now had another alongside her for the ride.

the thought of failure was numbing, but kyulkyung masked it with a smile - played it off with jokes told to the others surrounding her and coaxing herself to just sit back and relax.

CONTESTANTS #5038 AND #5050, LET’S GO.

“i hope i don’t embarrass you up here.” she grins, elbowing the other a bit as they rise from their seats before walking towards the stage. kyulkyung ignores whatever look woojin gives her and instead links their arms - letting a few nervous breath pass through the ‘0′ shape of her lips. “let’s have fun, yeah?”

the pair situated themselves beside one another before the judge - kyilkyung forcing whatever hesitations out of her head and instead focusing on what was before them. her eyes meet the judges one by one before leaning into a bow. “hello!” chinese once again falls smoothly past her glossed lips, her mouth stretching into a smile as the two take the time to introduce themselves. “i’m zhou jieqiong.”

kyulkyung thinks for a moment, contemplating woojin’s impending embarrassment after they’ve both introduced themselves. she glances over at the other before flashing him a grin - glancing back up at the judges with her next words. “and we’re the CUTIES.” the woman bats her eyelash and enjoys the look on woojin’s face. no amount of nerves could have stopped her from teasing the younger, recalling numerous moments during the past week where this endearing term got her numerous frowns.

laughter brightens her next words, “anyways, we spent the week choreographing this ourselves so we hope you all love it!”

말을 아껴 baby, yeah it’s alright…

once the pair had settled and the music started up, it was as if a flipped had switched. this wasn’t unusual - her nerves fluttering away at the first beat, body grooving along to whatever was playing with ease. when she’s dancing, kyulkyung slides into a new version of herself, one that glowed with unfaltering confidence and unadulterated joy. it was moments like these when dancing felt right - moving alongside a partner and having fun together. dancing needed to make you feel something, whether you’re the one dancing or watching.

and ooh baby 대화가 필요해...

she felt light as air moving across that stage - stepping and snapping with practiced precision and a illuminating smile. the woman watched her partner go - the shy exterior he usually exuded replaced by oozing confidence and charisma she’d have to see to believe. the duality almost gave her whiplash, but she could only put that off as talent, a talent she wished she had a lot earlier in life ( probably could’ve saved her some trouble ).

the results from last week’s episode are enough to make her push harder. she constantly wanted to do better. her pride suffered a blow when her name passed up for the top three dancers, but there was no hesitation in the relief that quickly followed. the woman proved herself good enough to stay, but greed blossomed beneath her skin - spreading and swallowing her whole.

모래에서 굴러 대 네 품속에 죽을래...

in the beginning, this was just something silly she decided to do. a decision she made expecting nothing, but the more and more she progressed, the farther she strayed from this idea. kyulkyung had allowed herself to be yanked in, doused and held down head first in a world she had never imagined herself in. she let herself be talked into it, and now she felt no escape - nothing to relieve her of wanting more, to succeed at something for once completely on her own. so perhaps her feelings were reasonable, that stupid saying eyes on the prize never feeling more real than it did now.

and that’s what kept her going.

V 포즈 취할 땐 그녀는 항상 V...

just listening to the beat, one couldn’t help but smile. kyulkyung found it hard to not genuinely enjoy dancing with the other, feeling the weight of last week’s preparations lift from her shoulders. she didn’t need to fake her relaxed vibe of the song and fluid movements. songs like V were perfect for her, upbeat enough to make everything seem and feel so natural. while the pair’s performance didn’t possess any shocks or surprises like most of her mga performances, it was a nice change. the choreography wasn’t too simple and showcased enough skill to highlight both of their talents. it was lowkey, but left one with a pleasant, soft feeling.

몸으로 대화 나눠 let's talk all night that body talk.

moving around the other proved to not be an issue; the choreography remaining in both of their comfort zones but not making them look like they weren’t dancing together at all. their joined movements were cute and subtle, bodies working in sync with one another. she carried herself with ease, choreography practically ingrained into her muscles. the playfulness of the choreography she was sure to gain them some smiles and hopefully leave a nice feeling.

the pair mirrored a breath of fresh air in the tense atmosphere of a competition. the performance wasn’t up in your face or dull in a way that it left an empty feeling behind. she hoped they could make the judges smile and showcase that the pair deserved to advance. of course, kyulkyung thought they were the best pair to touch that stage.

baby girl you drive me wild.

the end of their performance allowed the two to play a bit. following the fading of the music, the two gave a classic bow to finish off a performance, the smile that lit up her face unfaltering even as the ending left them surrounding in silence before applause erupted from the other contestants. she had yet to feel defeated after a performance, and she felt pretty good about this one. the woman could only hope that they had left a good impression on the CEOs because she wasn’t ready to face the end of her journey quite yet.

#rkmga5 #rkmga5duos #rkpwj #❀ ° ～ once upon a time.#wc: 1522 #she had way too much fun with this sdfghjk

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howling-harpy · 6 years ago

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Dear Lover [BoB, winnix]

Rating: G Warnings: Period-typical attitudes Genre: Fluffiest fluff to ever fluff Word count: 4584 Summary: During the Korean War, letters are sent.

Disclaimer: This is a piece of fiction based on HBO dramatic tv series and the actors’ portrayals in it. This has nothing to do with any real person represented in the series, and means no disrespect.

It felt slightly immoral and definitely boring to be assigned to oversee mail while there was a war on. One certain military mail censor had had high hopes to serve his country, to join the fight in the lead of the UN among other brave men of the United States of America, but because of various reasons – perhaps not least because of his of laziness – had ended up reading and sometimes censoring mail leaving the fort.

In training they had drilled into them that every job was valuable, that every single job had to be filled so they could succeed and thus they were equally important, and as supervisors of mail they were helping tactics and intelligence in preventing information leaks, as well as upholding the moral on the homefront by not letting the worst of military life get to them.

But say what you wanted, it was still mundane, and other personnel certainly didn’t see the paper-pushers from intelligence and communication like that. So Tony had to just suck it up, accept it, and carry on. But there were upsides to the job, and one that was a well-kept secret among the mail censors was the joy of snooping. They didn’t discuss any of it outside their own circles, and for most part they didn’t care about the long-winded regards to Private Nobody’s mother or the bragging sent to wives and girlfriends, but every now and then there were juice cases worth enjoying. The absolute favorite of Tony and his circle of friends’ in the office was the case of one Major on the fort. Apparently the Major was a decorated veteran and sort of a legend among paratroopers. He had a reputation, and anyone who had met him vouched for it: he was a man who commanded, a man who made you stand up straighter and give it your all, a presence to be valued in training. Anyone would also vouch that the Major was a proper gentleman, a teetotaler, God-fearing man, as straight-laced as they came, there was no question about it. Which was why it was so exciting that the Major had so much correspondence. He wrote monthly letters to several friends, and from the contents they quickly deducted that they were war buddies – on of whom was in the service currently as well – but one person who got several letters a week and wrote back just as often was a woman. The Major must have been aware of the censors who went through his mail, but that didn’t stop him from writing lengthy, tender letters that could only be labelled love letters. But the catch was, the Major was not married. He was not writing to his wife, but a woman whom he never referred to by her last name, and whose address was just a mail box in New Jersey. The most prominent theory at the office was that the Major was having a scandalous affair with a married woman. *

My dearest Louise, nothing much has happened since my last letter. Army life continues to be both the same and very different from how I remember it. Or perhaps I have changed, after all I have been through this before and I’m not the young eager man I used to be, emphasis on young. I couldn’t run Currahee anymore, and I confess some amount of grief over that. Imagine that, it used to pain me so as it did all of us, but now that realize it’s not mine to do anymore, I miss it. But most of all I think of you, my dear Louise. I imagine you here with me all the time, in every part of my day, and wonder what you’d have to say about this all. I’m sure you’d have something witty and cutting to say about everything, and some people around here could definitely use some lightening up! Again, I wonder if it’s just me being old and solemn or if it’s the oak leaves that are intimidating our young recruits… Actually, that might be it, I choose to believe that’s it, as I am a man in my prime. Ah, I wrote that but in my head it sounded like your voice. This is how low you have brought me, this is how much I miss you: I keep trying to mimic your wit just to ease the pain of missing you. I may be going a little crazy here, but I took a pass this weekend and I could have sworn I saw you at least a dozen times. I must have been poor company because I kept glancing around, thinking I saw you from the corner of my eye, and then all I could think of was how I’d walk up to you and ask you to dance, and you’d give me that smirk of yours that promises trouble, and then I’d hold you close and we’d dance all night. No one else would get a turn with you, only me. No one would know us, and so we could just sway to the music and forget about everything. I’m even wearing my uniform again, so it would make up for the time we missed before. That was my Saturday night. Out socializing and dreaming about you. It’s strange to be back at camp and have weekend passes. I hate to tell you, but I told the drill instructors in my battalion to revoke several passes to get extra training time. Turns out many things that felt unfair back then are actually useful. I feel like I have reached a sort of military adulthood. Other than this there’s not much to tell. Trust me, I want to tell you everything so it would feel like you were here with me, but this will have to do. I think of you every day. You’re the first thought in my head every morning, you’re the last thought in my head every night, and when I sleep I’m sure I dream of you even if I don’t remember it. I anxiously wait for your next letter. Faithfully yours, Major Dick Winters * Dear Dick, oh my heart flutters and my delicate hand trembles as I write this! My dearest love, where ever art thou, think of me! There, is that lady-like enough? Or should I read more Emily Brönte? Maybe I have a future in theater, even. What do you think? Perhaps both of us have to admit that youth is behind us. I still like you the same, though. Every time I get a letter from you it’s the best thing of the day, possibly the entire week. Probably the best thing since your last letter, and the best thing until the next one. I already miss you so much when we’re apart, but now that you’re back in the army it feels like you are somehow even farther away. Even though yes, you look so handsome in your uniform, and yes, I do love it when you wear it. ‘It’, I wrote, as if you didn’t look handsome in all of them. I know ladies generally love the dress greens – and for a good reason, you handsome devil – but I would have you in anything, your O.D.s and muddy jumpboots are just as dashing on you as your finest dress greens. Sometimes I even think that your harness exists only for me to get a good hold of you and never let go! I wish I hadn’t. This letter-writing thing is not my forte, I admit that much, but damn if it isn’t easier to write this down than say it straight to you. Or maybe it is just that I miss you so much that it’s made me stupid. There’s really no telling, but here I am, having told you in this one letter that I miss you multiple times. I miss you. There, one more. Everyday life of the army isn’t very exciting, I know. But don’t you worry, my love, neither is mine. I still work as I used to, it’s the same, mildly despair-inducing but tolerable. It would seem that you are the best thing in my life and being apart like this has taken all the color out. But worry not, write all the boring things you want! I read it all eagerly, everything from your dealings with the recruits and fellow officers to your weekend adventures. I want to know where you are and what’s going on with you. It brings me comfort, like you might be far away but you’re still real. You exist, and you think of me as much as I think of you, somewhere far away. I dream of you too, and I can’t even begin to tell you how I smiled at your daydreams about dancing. I imagined leaning on you and resting my head on your shoulder. No one would have to doubt what we are to each other. All the best, your Lou * My dearest Louise, you have always been very lady-like with your fine education, good manners and absolutely admirably proper behavior. I often wonder what someone so delicate and serene as you sees in a rowdy country boy who turned into a gruff army man such as myself. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves with a theater career, though. My bunk is very narrow and lonely. I know we didn’t get the chance to sleep next to each other that often in the first place, but somehow I miss even those rare times and wish they would be every night. Some married people here are so lucky and they don’t even realize it. On some mornings here I reach over for you only for my arm to slip over the edge of my bunk and meet air. As thick as I feel in those moments, waking up without knowing where I am and feeling so sentimental, I realize that you belong there. I must have known that before, but now I truly feel it. I hope you won’t mind me telling you that, considering our circumstances. I continue training the troops. Their PT is not as harsh as ours was, but still demanding. Results are good as well, I am pleased to tell, and again I wonder both about youth and army. The transformation is so dramatic and fast! I keep thinking that it wasn’t like that for us, but maybe we just didn’t realize it back then, the same way these boys don’t realize it about themselves now. Life is curious, my dearest. Some of my fellow officers have noted my unmarried status, and it’s caused some open confusion at the mess hall. I haven’t minded the wondering of strangers about it before, but somehow being back here it really hit me: I am something of a curiosity. I wish I had some of your mischief, that way I would have an easy explanation at hand and I could put a stop to the questions once and for all, but I am who and what I am: an ordinary, proper man, who has failed to find a wife. Everyone thinks it’s odd, especially since they can’t point out what’s wrong with me. The CO of one of the companies said that just yesterday, during lunch: “But why, Winters? There’s nothing wrong with you!” I just shrugged and gave them that look you’ve said I sometimes do, but really I wanted to tell them about you. I wanted to take out a photograph of you and tell them all, “this is my Lou.” I didn’t, as it wouldn’t have been smart, and I don’t even have a picture of you, but I wanted to. That’s all for this week. Thinking of you, missing you, waiting to hear from you soon. Faithfully yours, Major Dick Winters * The small group of them was lingering by the coffee maker, pondering the matter. It had been months of rapid correspondence between Major Winters and the mystery lady Louise, and it was the talk of the office. They knew they were ordered to keep a tight lid on things, and dutifully they didn’t breathe a word to anyone, but among themselves they just had to whisper about it. “It’s so romantic,” sighed Mandy as she stirred her coffee. “Sounds like an affair to me,” countered Emma, slightly scolding. She was just as invested as everyone else and read the letters with equal interest, but forced herself to feel bad about it afterwards and judge the probably indecent romance a bit. “It might be, or maybe there’s something else that keeps them apart. We don’t know. And even if it were an affair, Louise must be trapped in an unhappy marriage. She clearly loves the Major, purely and passionately,” Mandy mused and sighed again. Roger pondered it as well. He secretly enjoyed the real-life romance he was peeking at, but mostly wanted to know the truth about it. “Louise might be black,” he pointed out. “A black woman with lady-like manners and good education?” Mandy remarked, pointing at him with her spoon. “More like she’s some rich socialite who was set to marry a family friend’s son, and now she can’t be with her one true love. Major is from the country, after all.” Roger chuckled. “One true love, huh? What is this, a movie?” “Well they are clearly in love,” Emma said, sounding strangely wounded at even the slightest implication that that wasn’t the case, “and something’s keeping them apart. That much is certain from the letters.” “I wonder how they met in the first place, since they are so different,” Tony said. Mandy gasped. “I’m sure it’s a war time romance! She must have been a nurse or a secretary or something, and they ran into each other when they were in the European theater! Perhaps he was wounded, and she took care of him and they both just knew they were meant to be.” “Now that’s a movie for sure,” Tony chuckled, and others joined him. “But Louise works. She said so herself. If she were a married rich socialite, she wouldn’t work.” Somehow the notion had been forgotten and it gave them all a pause. The rich unattainable girl and the salt of the earth simple true love was their best theory, but the job certainly put a wrinkle in it. They stirred and drank their coffee in contemplative silence, adjusting their thinking after this tilting notion. “There must be something they haven’t yet mentioned,” Emma said, surprising everyone by speaking first. “Something… Something more concrete that’s keeping them apart. Perhaps… Family? Some sort of duty? Or maybe they aren’t kept apart by money, but the lack of it.” Mandy was quick to jump aboard, her big brown eyes shining with emotion. “Yes! There is definitely something like that! Stars-crossed lovers…” She put more sugar in her coffee and sighed. * Dear Dick, I am pleased to announce to you that today marks my one-year anniversary in sobriety. I have to say, I’m feeling pretty good about myself. I wish I could look back through time and see what my one-day-sober self looked like, but even without that I can tell she looked and felt like she’d been hit by a train. The today-me is much better. I like waking up without a hangover and then just going about my day without planning it around refills of my flask or hitting one of my stash bottles. I dare even say that I’ve lost weight, and my face isn’t puffy at all. I celebrated with my sister, and I’m writing this letter on a train back from Chicago. She asked about you, but I told her you’re somewhere in service and that we don’t keep that much in touch, so we weren’t really a topic of the day. Other than that inquiry, we had good time in the city. We went shopping together, met some friends and then went to have a celebratory dinner for my one year. It was a fun day, and even I feel very optimistic about my future. I couldn’t have done this without you. And I know I had to pull myself up and that it was me, but let’s not pretend it was all me. You made it possible with your support and how you shook me awake from that haze, how you made me realize what I was doing to myself, and by extension, to you. To us. So thank you, my dearest friend! I toasted with Coke, and I hope you’ll toast too with your plain canteen water when you get the chance. But not only celebration, this is also a time for reflection. I reflected on what kind of a person I am, and especially on what kind of a friend I have been to you, and especially-especially compared to what kind of a friend you have been to me. I was thinking about your last letter too, and despite the cheery mood of today, I am a bit sad. You are so wonderful. You are my dearest, most beloved, most cherished friend, and you have been nothing but kind and good and loving to me, and I don’t deserve you. Not that I could have you, even if I did deserve you, and this pains me. I’m thinking about all those wonderful things you have given me, all these irreplaceable things you keep wasting on me: time, your life, your love, your future, and I am in pain, love. Have I given you anything of that value? Am I the thing that’s wrong with you? I am almost certain that I am, but you also know how selfish I am, and I don’t want to let go of you. I love you too much, and I wish I could swear that my love is real and true and pure, but I’m not so sure. On the contrary, I know this is wrong. And still, if I could have anything in the world, I would wish to be really and truly yours. Properly. In every way. In the eyes of God and man alike. This was supposed to be a happy letter. Hah, I think my pen got away from me and made me pour this on the page. Sorry about that, love. It seems that I don’t need alcohol to get melancholic. Lucky you, huh? I still wish to hear back from you. All the best, kindly, Lou * My dearest Lou, let me start this letter by congratulating you on your one year sober! I can’t even fully express in words how happy I am for you and how much I admire your fighting spirit. You are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for. I admire you. I think I don’t tell you that often enough. You are a wonderful, silly creature, and you are also strong, fearless and probably the smartest person I have ever met. Every day since I met you I’ve felt happiness and gratitude for our friendship. Did you know that I’ve thanked God on several occasions for bringing us together? You should know that, because it’s true. You are not ‘’a thing that’s wrong’’. You are not taking anything from me, and we are not a sin. You are what’s right. You are the most cherished and most beloved to me too. I feel the same, and it’s so warm and good and lifts me up in such a way that I can fully assure you that we’re not wrong. What we have cannot be anything but good and right, because it simply feels too good and right to be anything but. And let’s not pretend that I’ve been all good for you. I might have been there for your low moments, Lou, but so have you for mine. I’m not perfect, and I want you to know that I appreciate how you’ve stuck with me through all of this. Through this hiding, through my hesitation about us, through my seriousness and distance and rigid work ethic and stupid habits, and now through my service. This is not even mentioning the wounds the war left on me. You got me through that as well and continue to do so, and don’t you ever forget that you did. Reading your doubts from your last letter pained me, and not only because I can’t take you in my arms and hold you until it’s all better, but because I never told you these things. You’ve stuck with such a quiet man such as myself, and maybe it’s just that I never seem to find the right words and that I’m sometimes still shy like a schoolboy around you, but I’m ashamed that it took me this long and this separation to properly express my feelings. Lou, you make me laugh. You brighten each of my days, and you always remind me of the funny side of life. Your smiles are gifts. You are witty and smart and you always know what is important and deserves time and what doesn’t. You help me take it easy and remember that not everything in life is so serious, and you make me a better man. I want to be a better man, for you. I love you, Lou. I really, truly love you and only you, and I don’t want to stop loving you, not ever. And just like you said I indeed am lucky that you are a bit sweet on me as well. I might not be able to swear an oath on that before God and men, but I can swear it to you: You are the only one for me, and I am yours. You are not taking any bright future from me, because that’s you. There’s never going to be anyone but you, Lou. When the army releases me, I will return to you and this time I will stay. Faithfully and forever yours, lovingly, Dick * The latest letter was a hard one to read and send off. It did a round through all four of them, each taking a long time read it through. It was getting increasingly hard for all of them to read the letters, their very clearly private and shamelessly open tender feelings, not to mention the absolute lack of anything that would even warrant the attention of censoring. The letters were something beautiful and tender meant to be shared only between these two people, and they were intruding on it. Tony tried to justify it to himself by the nature of the army’s system. Major Winters was an officer and a veteran, and he must have known the letters not only might but probably would be read by an outsider party, and so Tony and his friends weren’t doing anything all parties involved didn’t know about. But still, as Mandy had pointed out, both the Major and his Louise still chose to write all those delicate, private things, perhaps not because they were willing to share them but because they couldn’t help themselves. “That’s just true love, plain and simple,” Mandy sighed one afternoon on their coffee break. “I wonder if she’s going to reply soon. Maybe they’ll finally get married.” Even Roger had been taken aback by the two latest letters, especially the Major’s, and he wasn’t needling the others of the friend group about their sentimentality, though some realistic pragmatics of him prevailed. “They can’t get married, for whatever reason,” he reminded them. “I think that much is clear. They might want to, but they seem to both agree that they are unable to get married. I don’t know about you three, but my theory still prevails: Louise is probably black.” “Roger… Come on,” Mandy resisted. She was sticking with her original stance on the matter, months later, but seemingly only out of pride. Emma didn’t let any of that fly: “She might be! She’s not the picture-perfect sighing princess you want her to be.” Emma, who had from the beginning been the most reluctant about both reading the letters and spying on the romance, had ended up in a rather strange position since the letter that revealed Louise’s past as a heavy drinker. She seemed both triumphant in a morally superior way now that the perfect pining maiden Louise had revealed such an uncouth flaw, but simultaneously she seemed to secretly root for this flawed Louise more than she ever did for the perfect Louise. Mandy sighed then, deep and defeated. “Well… Yeah. None of us knows who she really is or what she’s like. But…” She drifted off, rather dreamily. Roger, impatient and intolerant of such aloof behavior, hurried her: “But, what?” Mandy jumped a little, shaken from her daydream, and then coyly refused to look anywhere but into her coffee. “But they seem so genuinely in love, is all. I can’t help but…” she fidgeted, took a sip of coffee and still refused to look at anyone. “I can’t help but hope that they get to be happy together, whoever they may be.” No one dared to agree, but no one argued either. A strange air of silent yet reluctant agreement settled over the group around the coffee maker, and all four knew they’d never breathe a word about this to any other living soul – at least not in a long while. Tony didn’t know what to think about any of it, but weirdly came to a conclusion that he agreed with Mandy. He didn’t know Major Winters and he knew Louise even less, having never even set eyes on the woman, and he didn’t really know their story all that well. All he had were these letters from the past year and his own interpretation based on the bits and pieces of information he had gathered from them. And still, he found himself rooting for them, even though he logically could see there was something suspicious about them. They simply couldn’t be your perfect couple. They weren’t married and seemed to be outright unable to do so, and as such they were in a situation that would definitely be frowned upon in polite society. Tony found himself thinking back to the first letter he had read and his theory about an affair and forcing himself to consider it now realized that it might be the case on top of other circumstances. Still, he found himself with Mandy on the subject: their relationship sounded so painful. He hoped they would find a way to be happy together. But after that, only two more letters were exchanged before the Major was discharged. * Dear Dick, Wherever you will go after, take me with you. Just get here and take me away. With love, your Lou * My dearest Lou, I will. Forever yours, Dick * That was the last time Tony or anyone of his friends heard from Major Winters or his Louise, that they remember. The whole affair was set aside soon enough, and later it turned into a rose-tinted silly story told vaguely at parties, with details and names long forgotten, and after a few decades the four friends all told widely different stories of the event. Naturally, Tony never saw those letters again after they had left his hands. Not until over forty years later, in the late nineties, when he picked up a rather controversial memoir that was dedicated to “my dearest Lewis”.

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