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channeleven · 2 years ago

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LTA: JaxExci (pain)

You know those characters in cartoons that are often a target for jokes at their expense, and are otherwise destined to become flandarized douchebags? JayExci is one of those, who was monkey's pawed to life and decided to become a YouTuber.

I got the idea to do this after watching a video by ToonrificTariq, where he ranked Fox's failed animated sitcoms. I had expected him to outright trash most of the edgier ones, but not only did I agree with the ranks, even if he didn't like it he sought to see the positive and approached more offensive fair reasonably, which led me to see the contrasts, after I gave one certain individual a fair shot.

Now let me make this clear, if you enjoy JayExci, that's perfectly fine, they appeal to you and by all means, check them out. May this be in a bubble, just something I wish to personally express.

Here's what happened. I first heard of Jay through NoBullshit, around the time I stopped watching his content and sought videos making fun of him. I then saw Jay' review of The Prince, that HBO Max series people probably don't talk much about anymore, but I don't recall if I saw the entirety of it. Then came the straw that broke the camel's back. Jay covered Brickleberry (well for a second time), along with the other Roger Black/Waco O'Guin stints.

When I saw Jay's Brickleberry video, I ducked out toward the last quarter because it got repetitive, but after a while I gave it another chance, then I got through the entirety of it, gave the Paradise PD video a shot, got through it, then the goodwill sustained itself through to the Farzar video... until it crumbled away within the last minute or so.

What do I think of Brickleberry?

Before I go further, I'd like to give my opinion on Brickleberry and by extension Paradise PD and Farzar, you know, just in case. I remember watching an episode of Brickleberry when it was new. I saw episode 7 and episode 9 to be precise, a year or so later I would check out the first episode. I mean, I have a high threshold when it comes to media, I got through whatever episodes I watched.

If you can survive the cold open to the first episode, you can survive anything.

But, that isn't to say Brickleberry is, well, for me. I'm not one to get offended over anything. Media Mementos coined a term that sums up my feelings on Brickleberry and its ensuing variants. Shock fatigue, you see one edgy joke, you've had your fill and you just get bored of it right away. At the very least for the first season, in my opinion it's not as grating as Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon or the newer Family Guy episodes, those that seem desperate to be edgy, from a lack of a filter to accepting that the show will never die no matter how hard you try.

Beyond shock fatigue, a big issue with the show is that they rely too much on subversion, a very short gap to jump for a joke, and the outcome is often very easy to predict, from what actually happens to what the framework of it is, and with the glut of most jokes it feels like it's mocking the conventions of edgy animation while having little much to say about it.

Then Malloy, best I could say about him is that after seeing his parents brutally murdered and being forced to live in a park where said murderer lives, I'd razz the shit out of everyone there too. It's important to note that the voice of Malloy, Daniel Tosh, was a big reason the show got picked up by Comedy Central, as his vanity card proudly demonstrates.

"So basically, do Malloy however you want, all we ask is that you put in a good word for us at the network."

In short, Brickleberry isn't my cup of tea, but if I have to watch an episode it won't be the end of the world, I at least know where I stand with it. But for the rest of their shows, the best way to compare Black and O'Guin is to Data Design Interactive games, essentially new money for old rope, the same ideas just with a different enough coat of paint, even the closing logos are the same, not helping that Bento Box Entertainment did animation for all three shows, and with a roster that also consists of The Prince, Allen Gregory and Hoops, it's no surprise.

I mean it's not like they did anything good, like the first season of Bob's Burgers, Out There, Neighbors from Hell, Koala Man, Hazbin Hotel, Smiling Friends, Duncanville, Central Park, The Great North, Bordertown depending on your sense of humor... huh, impressive.

But in terms of being insufferably offensive, Velma blows this right out of the water for sure, at least Brickleberry was built from the ground up. The show has a 7.1 on IMDb, so it has its fans, it's not particularly alienating, they must be doing something right.

Brickleberry doesn't get to me as much as Family Guy does... okay that's about it.

Now Back to JayExci

With a title like The Painful Tale of Brickleberry, going into it I expected some behind the scenes information, how it came to be, etc. I did not come for a video where a non-binary(?), whatever orientation, basically says they were offended for over half an hour, making the same points over and over, citing one or two of the same shows over and over, thrice.

JayExci clearly doesn't enjoy edgy shows, that's their right, I'm in favor of more varied opinions on media, keeps discussions flowing nice and even, but you always have to approach topics with objectivity, make sure you boil down your points as much as possible to preserve a good flow, and above all, don't make it obvious you're well outside of what demographic the show/movie/game was aiming for.

Brickleberry and its off-spring had a niche audience in mind, it seems, JayExci is well out of it, clearly. It seems anyone who tends to revisit topics frequently would always find a way to burn good will with most audiences, isn't that right LSMark?

On one hand, it seems like a genius idea for Jay to capture the repetitive nature of Brickleberry's jokes by repeating their disgust over them over and over again. On the other hand, offense without nuance is just going to get as old as the jokes in Brickleberry. Something like this would only work if your attitude reflects your feelings. For instance, MrEnter often has an angry and nitpicky persona, of course someone like that would approach a show like that that way. You can laugh along with the personality and see some truth rooted in their reactions.

With Jay, their points are played incredibly straight, one person plays up the outrage, the other is dead serious, like these edgy shows are a sin against humanity, and takes cartoons too seriously. This is dangerous because it would indirectly validate the writers of said shows, like they get the reaction they were aiming for, it's not about the jokes not working or are brought up in bulk, it's that people are offended by them and they gave the reaction desired.

You may think "Well Jay wasn't offended they're just criticizing the show." The reason I make the claim is the frequency behind the complaints. Something set them off, that's for sure. Also they low-key brought up a theater where an old Black/O'Guin character got burned down. Classy.

Given most of Jay's content consists of video essays relating to old cartoons, and of course their coverage of NoBullshit, they confirm the stigma that they're against certain kinds of humor, you know where their intentions lie, but that's just one thing. Jay makes it clear what makes them laugh, they bring up stuff like Archer, asdfmovie and Fresh Meat (whatever that is).

Now sure, those are good programs, no doubt about that, but they speak numbers about Jay's humor, that is, simplistic telegraphed subversion, a joke and little else, and any and all variations on common adult animation tropisms, that is, well outside of the crowd Brickleberry aims for, more simplistic changes and gags, a restrained sense of humor.

Of course you'd hate stuff like Brickleberry and anything similar. Now, if this was just a character playing a role, this easy to offend individual going after easily offensive shows, it'd be a home run I'd get the picture. But that isn't so.

Then there's the matter of how condescending they come off. You know that bit at the end of Miracle Lake where Malloy shoots Steve into the lake well aware that it lost its magic? Well when Jay criticizes it, they drag it out for so long you'd soon realize that Malloy would just say "Yeah I know." I'd settle for a multiple choice bit.

Demonstration

Woody: Malloy, the lake doesn't heal people anymore!

Do you think Malloy is going to say:

A: It doesn't?

B: But he got us into this mess in the first place.

C: Yeah I know.

D: Good, get Connie over here.

End Demonstration

See? Much better.

Final Thoughts

I had given Jay another chance, and I realize now that was a mistake. The best way to describe Jay's videos is like an exaggerated script delivered by someone who took five doses of ambien, someone who freaks out at the slightest joke made at anyone's expense, someone who assumes people are either stupid or have short-term memory loss, someone who has a very plain outlook on life and media in general, they try so hard to criticize something that they ironically hold similar faults through their execution.

But, let's try and be constructive here. If you find yourself making the same points over and over again, try to make them more varied, try to show some self-awareness or just trim the fat if one point can speak for the rest.

The aura I get from the videos is "I hate this show and I sure as hell want everyone else to agree or see just how much it grinds my gears an' shit, I will repeat myself as many times as I have to.", absolutely spiteful stuff, to the point I can't even suspend my sense of disbelief. It is especially bad because I'd get that impression for the rest of your content, just someone who writers seek to gaslight on a daily basis.

Adult animation isn't perfect by any stretch, and some err toward certain extremes more often than they should (indirectly poisoning the well for more well-meaning shows), but people need to be better about discussing it (unless they go full banana sandwich and decide to be over the top or funny.)

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jonsa101 · 4 years ago

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Yes, There’s Only 14 Episodes in Season 3 But Sharpwin is On Track and Progressing How They’re Supposed To.

There has been so much talk about this season’s writing and the lack of Sharpwin scenes that I thought I would just address everything in this post.

First, the writing this season is NOT BAD! In my honest opinion I actually think this season has some of the best writing in the series. Compared to season two, the writing is head and shoulders above what we got last year. More than ever before we are diving into these characters stories, seeing friendships form, getting a better look into their home life and seeing secondary characters shine! This is a good thing! These were the things that were so desperately needed in season 2 but we didn’t see this play out. I’ve said this before in my infamous season 2 rant and I’ll say it again, a show can’t solely depend on a ship! It has to have great storytelling and good character development for all of it’s main characters. This is what New Amsterdam failed to do in season two and they’re now making it up for it in season 3. The only area I would say the storyline suffered was the Cassian, Helen and Max “love triangle.” There was definitely more intent with that plot before the pandemic. Cassian was not only supposed to be a catalyst for Jealous Max and Sharpwin but he was also supposed to come in and challenge the way Max did things. Cassian’s whole thing was self care first=great patient care which was the complete opposite of Max and the two of them were supposed to clash. Obviously this completely changed due to the pandemic. You can’t have a storyline about a doctor prioritizing himself first for “better patient care”in the midst of thousands of doctors globally throwing themselves on the frontlines and even loosing their lives to COVID-19. It would have been a terrible look to have that storyline so they clearly scrapped it! What we saw was probably them trying to salvage whatever was left from the original plot while they still had Daniel Dae Kim in the limited amount of episodes for season 3.

Apart from that, I think the writers are doing a fantastic job in terms of character development this season. Arguably I would say that Iggy probably has the best storyline so far and that’s incredible for his character. Tyler Labine is acting his ass off and Iggy’s scenes with Lauren, Vijay and Martin were top tier!!! We are finally getting a Max and Reynolds bromance that was teased in season one but literally know where to be found in season two! It’s great seeing them bond on screen and I hope we get more moments with these two. We’re also seeing Reynold’s “life plan” blow up in his face and we finally have some closure with Bloom. They kept us in limbo for so long! We didn’t know if him and Bloom were truly over but now we finally know. Also, it seems like he and Evie are officially done as well and he might have a new love interest on the horizon. For Lauren, she’s clearly seems to be having a coming out story which is something I didn’t see coming at all. I’m really curious how they’re going to play this out for her and can’t wait to see it unfold. Last but not least, for Max and Helen they are both going through massive character development phases which leads me to my second point.

I love a good Max and Helen scene as much as the next person. To me they’re the ultimate ship and I want to see them thrive and flourish but just because we don’t see Max and Helen interact doesn’t mean that the show isn’t properly developing or investing in their relationship!!!!!!!!The relationship between Max and Helen is so nuanced that their relationship doesn’t hang in the balance because they don’t have more witty, flirtatious, or emotional dialogue. Don’t get me wrong, I adore those moments. Those scenes between them make us the passionate sharwpin shippers we are. At the same time though, we have to truly take a look at why the state of their relationship is where its at now and why from a narrative perspective their current interactions make sense. In order to do this, we have to take a look at where Max and Helen left off last year.

At the end of season 2, Max made a move on Helen and almost kissed her in her office. After this moment occurred he never addressed it and at the time he was still dating Alice. There’s no doubt in my mind that this was the catalyst for why Helen started dating Cassian in the first place. She had practically laid her feelings out there and told Max he was the reason she gave up half of her department. After this revelation and the massive, intimate moment he initiated in her office, he didn’t even have the decency to address it. He swept it under the rug and wanted to keep the same relationship that he had with her like nothing ever happened. Even though Helen was aware about Alice, we now know from season 3 that Helen felt a type away that Max never “officially” told Helen that he was dating her. This is IMPORTANT!!! Max and Helen did not end on a high note in season 2. In fact, the very last scenes we see of season 2 is Helen blowing off Max to go on a date with Cassian and Max breaking off things with Alice. I know this wasn’t intentional due to the season being cut short but it definitely contributes to where they are now.

Fast forward a year later, and not only do we still have a massive almost kissed elephant in the room between Max and Helen but also the trauma of being on the frontlines of a pandemic and going through the biggest social justice movement the world has seen. This is something I’ve said many times over but I’m not sure the fandom recognizes how much these events have permanently altered these characters and changed the dynamics of this show. COVID-19 changed everything. The Black Live Matter Movement for the first time grabbed the attention of the world and changed everything too! Max and Helen are in the process of trying to heal and rebuild their lives the best they can as individuals after such a tumultuous year. At the same time, they are acutely aware of the feelings they have for each other and the UST between them and are carrying the weight of that as well. Naturally guys, the combination of all this is going to change most dynamics in a relationship. Things are awkward and distant because Max and Helen are awkward and distant!! They have a lot of shit that they’re going through as individuals and subconsciously as a “couple.” They are clearly not in a healthy place to be as vulnerable as they once were to each other. And how can they be when their feelings have literally been eating at them for over year?! It’s hard to ignore that and try to force yourself to go back to the way things were. Especially when their feelings have “technically” been out in the open since the end of season 2. They both know what it is! They were steps away from unleashing years of built up sexual tension between them and they went on with their lives like it never even happened. Max walking in on her and Cassian kissing in HER OFFICE and subsequently having that convo with Helen was not for shits and giggles. It triggered the BEAST of his feelings that he had fought so hard to suppress. There is no doubt in my mind that when he saw them in her office kissing, he was having some serious dejavu to their almost kissing affair last year. He‘s in love with her and she’s in love with him but this what happens when you continuously try and run away from those feelings and let it fester instead of trying to deal with it head on. The dynamic were seeing between them now is a result of their unresolved issues and it absolutely plays into Sharpwin’s story. It doesn’t take away from it. It makes sense for where they are NOW!

If we look at season three holistically, you’ll realize that a momentum for something significant happening for Sharpwin has been set through the acting and writing. I got to give it to Ryan Eggold. He has that fire and desire, Mr. Darcy type level acting down to a tee so far. It is so satisfying seeing Max so overcome with his feelings that you can tangibly see it in his body language and hear it in his voice. We have seen Max taken aback by Helen before but we have NEVER seen him like this. I keep on saying it but this is different guys. Something has shifted and it seems like Max is on the verge of exploding. His feeling are burning hot right underneath the surface and it’s a beautiful thing to behold. Last night’s episode was ripe with this type of content and Ryan was in his acting bag! It wasn’t an overtly “Sharpwin” episode but the writing and the acting is so clever and methodical, it will have you thinking otherwise. At the beginning of season 3 Max told Helen that he wants to build something better for Luna and something better for her. Was last night not a beautiful reflection of that? One question asking Max if he has ever loved a black woman put him in the shoes of his patient’s husband and had Max advocating for his wife like he would advocate for Helen if it was her! If that’s not fucking romantic I don’t know what it is and if the alarm bells aren’t going off that there is something deeper at play here with a huge payoff around the corner I don’t know what to tell you! Another moment that sticks out to me like a sore thumb is when Helen was telling Cassian that her brother died. I wrote about this in a previous meta of mind but Helen at her most vulnerable telling Cassian that she feels like she’s running out of time is SO SIGNIFICANT guys!!! It’s not only tell us that she fears that she’s missing out on the windows of opportunities for the wants and needs in her life but it literally sets the pacing of how quickly Sharpwin is going to progress. It is the beautiful freudian slip that tells us exactly where things are headed for these two. To me this is equivalent to Max telling Helen “I love my doctor” and “what if I want you?” in season 1. This episode had no interaction between Max and Helen but it was a MASSIVE Sharpwin indicator through and through! These are just a couple of examples but even their respective journeys in parenting is so Sharpwin driven. So in all I’m not mad in the direction the show has taken to showcase their relationship this season because Sharpwin is deeply interwoven in the storyline this year even if it’s not overtly obvious through emotional dialogue/ interactions.

Also, one thing you have to realize is this, season three is wrapping up a lot of loose ends from season 2 and when it comes to Max and Helen these two points will be/ have to be addressed in the next six episodes.

The Almost Kiss

Whether or Not They Want To Be Together

The showrunners know without a shadow of doubt that the resolution for these two points is owed! If Sharpwin is talking about their almost kiss, there is no way that they aren’t talking about what they mean to each other and what their future looks like together. Both solutions literally go hand in hand and I promise you they are not delaying the resolution for that till season 4. It’s not happening fam. We will see this play out within the next six episodes. So in hindsight, more Sharpwin interaction are on the horizon.

When I was making predictions about this season I wasn’t aware that this season would only be 14 episodes. I’m sad that season 3 is so short but that still doesn’t change my mind for where I think the story is going. Call me crazy but I’m sticking to my guns. There is something about how Ryan is portraying Max that is signaling something huge. Also I just trust the context clues that i believe the show is giving. I trust it! Anyway y’all! If you have any sharpwin question just DM here or message me on Twitter! my username is @oyindaodewale.

Love you guys! ❤️

#sharpwin #new amsterdam #max goodwin #helen sharpe #max x helen #sharpwin meta #new amsterdam meta

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pqrachel · 3 years ago

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4 in Feb 2022 - Day 30: <SPOILERS>

(I’ll make a 4iF post in a bit, right now I’m just gonna talk about Life is Strange.)

Before I start I want to say for all the shit I gave the remaster throughout this playthrough those final scenes worked great on ‘hella high’ and it was fucking beautiful. I guess I can personally forgive all the errors crashing and bugs because ultimately I’ll forget them but still remember those final scenes with Max & Chloe in the storm. So fucking good!

But yeah episode 5, I definitely forgot how much I get affected by the ending of this series and even though replaying episodes 1 & 2 had me a bit jaded about wanting to play the rest it was so worth it, like Max & Chloe finally together after all the bullshit in their lives up to that moment, it’s worth it. It’s just worth it.

Hearing Chloe’s thoughts as she’s willing to sacrifice herself, saying what she believes could be her final words to Max, honestly heart-wrenching. But Max (Bae>Bay Max, comic canon Max, my version of Max) isn’t willing to lose her, it’s not Chloe’s fault that the storm is here and after everything she’s been through she deserves a happier ending than to die in a fucking bathroom still looking for Rachel.

Chloe’s still my favorite fictional character just ever and those last moments with her in this game are truly key moments in my life.

Unrelated but I’m getting the linework for the Rachel Amber dragon tattoo tomorrow so I’ll make sure to post those here as well, cause honestly I’ve really been wanting that tattoo and after replaying Before the Storm this week, it feels like it’s coming full circle again. (Like how it felt once I got my Chloe Price sleeve tattoo.)

Also final thoughts about Max using her powers...

In this episode when time fell apart was definitely strange and for a while I thought that it was debunking the theory I had a bit. But when Max was walking through the moments of the game in the weird path right before the final scene, there were moments from multiple timelines, all moments Max was a part of. So I’m thinking that the crazy between time thing was more happening in Max’s mind, as she was trying to pick apart her fears of using her powers. And when the alternate Max (”Are you cereal? I’m you dumbass”) was talking to our Max it wasn’t based on facts. It seemed like she was just trying to scare our Max into fixing everything and stop using her powers. But that Max wasn’t being honest, and in the small amount of time with her, I got the sense our Max was the one in control, she was genuinely able to make the choice, it was hers. Chloe even said in her final moments, “You’re the only one who can [make that choice].”

So I personally think the storm isn’t caused by Max using her powers, but rather as a side effect of whatever caused Max to gain her powers in the first place. Because I don’t care what small changes Max made stumbling through time for a few moments in a week, she can’t cause an eclipse or a second moon altogether, so why would she be able to cause a storm to occur. It’s not like when Daniel was using his powers in LiS 2 massive earthquakes were destroying the city or anything.

The only thing I’m curious about then is why there was a second storm in the comics. I’d have to reread and figure that out or maybe it just hasn’t been explained yet. And I realize that I’m obviously looking for reasons why this could be true and not trying to disprove myself too harshly, but that’s the fun of fan theories. Like I get to engage with this piece of art I enjoy outside of what was originally intended and that makes it more personal and that’s completely fine. Going forward with the comic reviews (whenever they release more) I’ll probably post about my thoughts regarding this and hopefully sometime in the future we’ll get some explanation to what’s going on to give these traumatized youths their ‘strange’ powers in this universe. And though I don’t think (or want) it to happen in a game, it’s definitely possible that we’ll get some cool shit down the line in the comics regarding the whole connecting universe where all this shit takes place.

#screenshots #4iF #life is strange

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mattstrahm · 5 years ago

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F1 2020 grid as Fashion houses

So an anonymous person asked @storm-in-my-teacup a question about this and she gave her opinions and then, like a fool, asked me what I thought. And due to the fact that I had a lot of thoughts this is now it’s own post. The original post can be found right here and I do reference it a whole bunch through this post. Anyway. Here’s what I thought. I also got a friend to help me because he’s smart and I’m stuck in my ways.

Sebastian Vettel - Jil Sander

Truly the most fitting option for Sebastian. Jil Sander is so cool and, I promise this is not an insult, boring in a very lovable way. Quite like Seb. I know Céline would be very true to character for Seb, but it would have to be Pheobe’s Céline and I refused to pick eras and whatever Hedi’s doing over there just isn’t working for me so... I had to disqualify that.

Charles Leclerc - Balmain

If you know me you know I’m a Balmain whore and would probably die for Olivier but also when she said “Bitches with more money than taste wear Balmain.” she was right. It’s not Balmain’s fault that that’s how it works. Good work is done and then people wearing it.... do the most with it. Balmain is fascinating in what it’s doing and you really either love it or hate it.

Lewis Hamilton - Saint Laurent

Iconic. Truly iconic. What else can I really say? I’m not gonna “pry this from her cold dead hands” she’s right. The end.

Valtteri Bottas - Lemaire

I don’t exactly remember my train of thought here but I think I explained it to my friend with something along the words of “Like Kimi but a touch louder with some bullshit scandinavian hell minimalism thrown in” and he went “Like Lemaire?” and I went “Exactly” and wrote that down. I don’t know how else to explain it. I love Lemaire.

Max Verstappen - Vetements

To quote my predecessor, this is not a diss I swear. I love me a bit of Vetements. The nonsense has quieted down from what it was in the beginning and now it just comes across as... genuine personality I guess? Feels good feels Max.

Alex Albon - Loewe

My friend was very adamant that while he doesn’t know much about Alex, “he deserves good things!” and that then lead me us to Loewe. JW is doing exciting things and I felt like it fit Alex’s personality of being kinda... quiet and reserved in the “public eye” but then when it’s just him and his friends (see: twitch streams) he goes off the damn rails. Kind of like Loewe seems very genuinely chill fashion at first glance and then you keep looking at it and go “actually what in hell-”

Lando Norris - Vivianne Westwood

This is a compliment! I promise! I know what it looks like but hear me the fuck out. First of all I take no criticism I love Vivianne Westwood and all the absolute nonsense she gets up to. Thoroughly chaotic but also. Every Vivianne Westwood piece makes perfect sense on it’s own and then you combine them into a look and you can feel your brain going 100mph producing zero thoughts. Quite like looking at the aspects of Lando. And the wild chaotic versatility makes us fall in love with... it/him.

Carlos Sainz Jr. - Dolce & Gabbana

if u know, u know

Daniel Ricciardo - Casablanca

I was going to just go “yeah Prada” and then my friend, ever the helpful person he is, went “you dumb fucker, casablanca” and I nearly lost my shit. Obviously. Like clearly. Duh. Casa-fucking-blanca. How foolish of me to ever think anything different. We all have eyes we understand how this makes sense.

Esteban Ocon - Jean Paul Gaultier

Only showed up for the drama of it all. Makes it known that the baddest bitch of the night has arrived. Can and Will make people turn heads and talk.

Pierre Gasly - Lanvin

I described Pierre’s vibe as “French Riviera but make it Wholesome Art Hoe” and where that lead me was Lanvin. Lanvin is pretty wholesome, in a way that a fashion house can be, which of course is limited.

Daniil Kvyat - Mugler

I was ready to throw this out immediately and then my friend went “you fuckin dumbass, current Mugler” and I went “aaaaah! you right.” which is exactly what I mean when I say other people are smart and I think about that feather lizard look when anyone mentions Mugler. History of absolute chaos and being generally unafraid of trying things we can’t really fault it can we.

Lance Stroll - Jacquemus

I think I used the phrase “rich money rich rich but trying their best to not be defined by it” and my friend went “that do be jacquemus tho”. It’s young it’s classy it’s good and the tiny bags DID get too much media.

Sergio Perez - The Row

Classy and conservative with the designs but not just outrageously boring. I don’t know, I do vibe with it. Although I did thoroughly consider keeping Herrera. The Row is just... more down played and a lot more muted with the capabilities of being kinda fun.

Kimi Räikkönen - Calvin Klein Collection

Iconic Minimalism ! I take no feedback this is the absolute truth. xx I know this is theoretically an era but due to the fact that CK changed the line name when they changed into whatever the fuck they’re doing now I don’t give a shit, it’s its own thing

Antonio Giovinazzi - Alberta Ferretti

I went through a brief phase of where this was Z Zegna but I decided against it at the need of something... More. Also I felt the need to underline some sense of graceful beauty instead of..... sneakers...

Kevin Magnussen - Ivan Grundahl

I know this looks like I just went on a guest for a Danish fashion brand, and that’s sort of true, but I won’t admit to that. I’ll instead say I wanted “what Kenzo was doing in early 00s but now” and this is where I found it. It’s that good old Scandinavian minimalism paired with what I like to call “high fashion chaos”.

Romain Grosjean - Givenchy

She said “fuck off with your weak ass Charles as Audrey theories. Romain is my Audrey Hepburn.” and I! Agree! To elaborate even, Givenchy has had it’s chaotic moments (see: Tisci’s Givenchy) which, you can say a lot about but I will physically fight you if you say mean things. Just keep that in mind. I will not hesitate. And now they’re back to more of a classy place. Also they are Truly iconic.

George Russell - Kent & Curwen

It’s what I would call Posh Boy with Personality. I don’t know what else to say about it honestly. A new brand and I’m excited to see where it goes.

Nicholas Latifi - Aalto

See now this is based on nothing but my experience with Nicholas and my experience with Aalto. Both of which went something like this. “I don’t know that I care about this, seems a lil... boring money... to me” -> “ok I don’t hate that, I’ll keep an eye on that” -> “I do kinda fuck with it tho, is kinda cute and has fun a personality” -> “UNDERRATED !”

Now if you did read all that... thank you? It’s not my usual brand of content but I did find it a lot of fun. Please talk to me about fashion I love it a lot.

#formula 1 #my text #that's a new tag who knows if that'll get use

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bonesgadh · 5 years ago

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My thoughts on the final season of Orange is the New Black:

Obviously, some heavy spoilers below:

If you ask me, Piper’s storyline outside Litchfield was, for the most part, a complete waste of time. Instead of having her getting stoned with her brother or going to that pointless retreat, why didn’t they have her doing something productive like helping other former inmates or writing her book?

Speaking of the book, I’m high-key disappointed they gave the memoir storyline to Judy fucking King. Call me cheesy but I was looking forward to the show ending with Piper writing her book just like she said she would in season 6. Such a missed opportunity.

I really, really wanted Taystee to be cleared of Piscatella’s murder. I don’t understand why they gave so much importance to Suzanne writting what really happened and Taystee showing the text to her lawyer if it wasn’t going to make a difference in the end. Chekhov’s gun, anyone?

I’m so relieved she didn’t kill herself. I guess as long as there’s life there’s hope fucking Cindy will confess the truth and justice will be served. In the meantime, I was happy Taystee found a new meaning to her life and decided to help other inmates have a better shot at rebuilding their lives after prison.

Daddy’s death caught me by surprise. That said, I didn’t notice her absence at all for the reminder of the season. I guess she was a one-hit wonder character.

I have the feeling they had no idea what to do with Frieda so they just had her do weird stuff like accumulating trash.

Thank Christ they got rid of Badison so early in the season. Cringiest, most annoying character in the history of television.

Aleida is so stupid lmao. I get she wanted to protect her daughter from that pedophile but she fucked up. I was rooting for her to rebuild her life and I was disappointed at her.

I liked Suzanne coming to terms with her sentence and being more comfortable around people and making new friends. It’s what she deserves.

Why is Cesar out of jail? Didn’t Aleida say he was supposed to stay there until he was an old man?

So Yadriel isn’t Pepa’s biological father?

Shani, man. Her relationship with Nicky was so cute and you could tell she was different from Nicky’s other flings. She didn’t act like a stallion around her, she was sweet and considerate with her and her backstory was very sad. I’m pissed they weren’t endgame because they made such a good couple.

There was no need to kill off Lorna’s baby. That was unnecessary roughness.

What happened to Maritza left me devastated. That final sequence of her getting into the plane and all the other women who were deported as well slowly disappearing until there was no one left gave me fucking chills. It was tough to watch but it had to be done to make a point of how a good portion of the immigrants who get deported are young adults who have never lived anywhere else besides the US, but still they are not considered citizens.

I absolutely adore Fig. Her character development was one of the best in the show. Also I LOVE HER RELATIONSHIP WITH CAPUTO OMG.

Piper’s sister-in-law is annoying af. I bet she is one of those anti-vaccinations freaks.

Alex looked so damn hot in her flashback oh my god.

Goodall is adorable! For real, what a gorgeous baby.

I was not expecting CO Fischer to make a comeback.

Healy is still a piece of shit.

I can understand why Piper developed feelings for Zelda. She represented the potential life she could lead now that she was a free woman, the opportunity to start over and leave prison behind (like Sophia advised her to). However, there wasn’t anything exciting about being with her, it was way too safe and that’s the exact opposite of what she had with Alex.

Polly is even more annoying than she was before but Larry didn’t get on my nerves this time around, which surprised me. Maybe because his little prep talk is what pushed Piper to follow Alex to Ohio or maybe it was the nostalgia. Idk, but they brought him back in a nice way.

I felt really bad for Vinnie. He wasn’t only grieving for his son but he also had to see Lorna fall into that complete state of denial.

Sophia’s comeback was everything. She looked like a goddess and she seemed so happy and in control of her life. I thought we wouldn’t see her again after she got released from prison but I’m glad they managed to bring her back even for a couple of scenes.

Totally random statement but Piper looked very attractive at the benefit gala and the morning after. I don’t know if it was the hair or the way they did her eyes but she was smoking hot.

Danielle Brooks is the best actress in the show. Don’t @ me.

McCullough is the archetype of the psycho ex. I legit thought she was going to shoot Piper when she confronted her at her house.

Alex knows Piper so damn well. She is aware of the fact that Piper tends to run away from stuff when things get complicated and her choosing to have an affair with McCullough was her way to try to protect herself. Then again, I really thought they had moved on from that phase.

Fig lying about being pregnant to help that woman get an abortion was such a strong moment. Also her calling out the double-standard of the guard who was opposed to the woman aborting but wanted her to get deported? Legends only.

Lorna is such a racist but I can’t bring myself to dislike her. If anything I’ve always felt a bit sorry for her.

Linda is such a bitch.

Tamika was the only warden who actually cared about making a difference. I’m sad she got fired because of something that wasn’t even her fault but her good deeds made a profound impact.

McCullough is so damn unstable but I can’t blame her for developing such strong feelings for Alex. She’s quite irresistible.

Alex acting all unattached and cold as she was breaking up with Piper was painful to watch. I knew it wasn’t real but for a hot second I thought that was it for them.

The ICE storyline was out-of-this-world amazing. So powerful and brilliantly done, quintessential OITNB.

If you had told me six years ago I would cry like a baby with Pennsatucky’s death I would have laughed at you.

But for real, POOR PENNSATUCKY. I’m sorry she had to die for Taystee to stay alive.

Because of the ‘a fan-favorite character dies in the final episode to mark the end of the show’ trope I had the feeling they were going to kill either Red, Alex or Taystee. I was legit surprised when the final death was revealed to be Pennsatucky.

That Poussey flashback had me in tears.

Alex and Nicky’s goodbye scene was so sweet and I love they talked about eventually reuniting. They were my brotp.

What Larry told Piper when she visited him at his place was very interesting. When Piper told him she loved Alex he told her he believed her, but that he also thought she loved what Alex represented. I believe that was true at some point—well, for most of the series—and, unconsciously, Piper believed that as well. But, if anything, what they went through in season 7 helped Piper realize she did want to be with Alex. The extra limb analogy was amazing and I don’t think Jenji could have picked a better way to explain their relationship.

Hellman is the new warden? Gross.

My favorite part about the old inmates’ cameos was that they were shown doing the same stuff they did in Litchfield: Boo being tired of everyone’s bullshit, Yoga giving the mandala talk to new inmates, Gina feeling exasperated and Norma calming her down, Watson running and Alison checking her time, Angie and Leanne being stupid, Brook mooning over stuff.

I only missed two characters making a cameo: Sister Ingalls and Miss Claudette. I know most fans wanted to see Bennett again but fuck that coward.

Also wtf happened to Bayley? I kinda wanted to know.

Karla’s story broke my heart. I’m glad they included her character because her story is the story of millions of immigrants that are separated from their children, forced to return to their home countries and endure harsh conditions while trying to make their way back to the US.

Blanca really went out there and said “fuck it” to the american dream, didn’t she? In my opinion she had the best ending out of all the characters. I’m so happy she reunited with Diablo and is ready to live her life with him at last. My girl deserved it.

Maria’s storyline was so ‘meh’. It was way too similar to her season 6 storyline.

My mom Gloria had the second best ending. I was afraid they were going to punish her because of the phone thing but thankfully asshole Luschek finally did something right. I was rooting for her to have a happy ending and I’m glad she got it.

Also was that little girl living with Gloria and her kids her granddaughter? Because she was definitely younger than her sons but Gloria’s flashback stated her daughters are older, so I’m confused.

I really need to know if Aleida killed Daya. I hate it was left so open.

Flaca choosing to help immigrants was so sweet. I bet one of the reasons she did it was to stop them from suffering Maritza’s fate.

Fig and Caputo are adopting!

Cindy did not deserve a good ending after she ruined Taystee’s life. That made me so angry. I was really hoping she would confess the truth.

In the end, McCullough made Alex a favor by having her transferred to Ohio. She went back to minimum security, she was with friends and people she knew and far away from all the crap in max.

What happened to Red and Lorna was devastating. Red losing her identity and her memory was so tragic because of what a badass she was. Also I knew Lorna would lose it after her son’s death but it was heartbreaking. They deserved better.

It sucks balls Nicky lost every person who was important to her but despite that I liked her ending because, even though she suffered heartbreak after heartbreak, she found a way to keep herself sober and now she will help others the way Red helped her. It was the best way she could honor her.

Despite literally everyone around Piper advising her to leave Alex behind and forget about her (from her parole officer to her dad to Larry to Sophia) the fact that she chose to follow Alex to Ohio was a pleasant surprise to me. It showed her growth and how much she really wanted to be with Alex, and that she was not a mistake in her life but her life. I was never a Vauseman shipper but even I knew they had to be endgame, any other ending wouldn’t have made any sense. I feel bad for the shippers because it was a very tough season for them but love prevailed, so congrats.

I didn’t catch the Piper Kerman cameo until I saw someone mentioned it on twitter. That was so cool! Also I don’t know if this was intentional but I liked the visual parallel between Larry Smith & Piper and Piper Kerman & Alex. Larry waited for Piper for as long as she was in jail and never abandoned her, so I choose to believe Kenji and Co. are hinting at Piper doing the same thing for Alex.

It was a good decision to show us a glimpse of Piper’s new life. She has a stable job, a new home, she is studying about criminal law and using her time in a productive way, and also she looks happier than we ever saw her.

In conclusion, I liked the season very much. Orange is one of my favorite shows and I think they ended it in a very nice way. It was very well executed and, unlike other final seasons I have watched over the years, it never felt rushed to me. It was the best season in at least a couple of years and I’m in love with the series finale, I stand by my original statement that it is the best one I have ever seen.

I give it a solid B+, four-out-of-five stars, 8.5 out of 10.

Orange forever, indeed.

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Tears in Heaven 2: Falling

Synopsis: Alexis O’Brien is about to get married but memories of her old life are coming back to haunt her.

MASTERLIST

Pairings: Liam x MC Drake x MC (TRR)

Warnings:

NO ONE UNDER 18 should read this story. This is an 18+ blog. This story will deal with very dark subjects such as death, severe depression and suicide attempt (among others) if you’re triggered by any of those issues, PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS STORY

A/N: The story will go back and forth between three different periods of time (2009 / 2015 / 2019)

A/N: In most European countries the legal age to drink is 18, as Cordonia is clearly in Europe, I ‘ll use the same legal age.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Pixelberry.

Word count: 4,600

Songs inspiration: Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

THANKS TO: To my awesome beta read @pedudley

And to the beautiful @burnsoslow who beta read the whole scene with Liam.

I love you both!!

Tagging:

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JUNE 2015

Nine months. Nine months since the ‘accident’. That was how her friends called it: ‘An accident’. The word infuriated her. It implied something so avoidable, something so small and simple. A finger caught in a door, a bad fall, a glass of whiskey spilled on the table. He didn’t have a broken leg, or a soared finger, he was dead. He was never going to come back again, his laughter vanished, his chocolates eyes gone, forever.

She would love to know how her friends called what had happened three months after his death. The day she had lost the last shred of hope she had left.

Every day she repeated the same routine, she woke up, drank, and stayed in bed looking through the window. Some days when the alcohol had numbed her enough, she was able to go through her albums and live in her memories. But most days, she couldn’t bear to see their happy faces, the joyful moments, so she just drank and cried.

Liam, Olivia and Max came every day to check up on her. Sometimes together, sometimes separate. They all had different methods to bring her back to life. None of them worked but they kept trying anyway.

Liam was caring and protective, he tried to make her eat or drink something else besides alcohol. Sometimes he tried to talk some sense into her, others he simply read to her.

Olivia’s approach was more direct, she arrived at the house like a tornado, cleaning the mess and throwing all the wine bottles and pizza boxes in the garbage, disgusted. She scolded her in the hope to see her strong friend fight back, but Alexis had gave up, nothing that Oliva said made her react.

Maxwell was kind and compassionate. He sat with her in silence, rubbing her back or crying with her. He only wanted to make her feel that she wasn’t alone. That he would be there when she was ready.

She knew that deep down she loved them, or that she had loved them once, but there was nothing left anymore for anyone else.

One morning, after yet another sleepless night, Alexis looked at her reflection in the mirror. She barely recognized herself. She touched her face, trying to remember how she looked like only nine months before. Her eyes drifted to the bottle of sleeping pills next to her toothbrush. Her decision was taken. He had died. He had left her. She had no reason to live anymore. That night, when her friends were gone, she would write some good-bye letters and she’ll go to sleep to never wake up again.

Ironically, that was the first day since it all happened that she had something to look forward to. After Savanah’s birthday, her life had stopped anyway, she was merely finishing the job.

August 2009

Maxwell and Olivia were having coffee after class while they waited for Alexis. When she arrived thirty minutes later, Max frowned, she looked like she wanted to bite someone’s head off.

Instead of greeting them, she threw her bag on the table, almost spilling Olivia’s coffee on her lap.

Olivia growled. “Careful there Alexis! This is Balmain.”

Maxwell rolled his eyes. “I’m sure that you meant to ask Lexie if everything was ok.”

Olivia snorted. “No, I meant to keep my very expensive outfit safe. Thank you very much.” She brushed her hand over her skirt making sure it was still spotless. “but yes tell us what happened to put you in such a dark mood, Alexis.”

“I can’t have coffee with you. Frickin Neville wants me to work tonight. Argh! I had the day off.”

Max looked at his best friend worried “Do you think that he’ll try something like the other night?”

“After all the self-defense classes Olivia has given me? I’d like to see him try” She took one French fry from Maxwell’s plate.

“So? What’s the problem? More hours mean more money, right?” He seemed confused “You’re always looking for extra hours.”

Olivia wasn’t fooled, she squinted at her friend. “She has a date with Walker.”

Maxwell squeaked. “Blossom!! You have seen him every day since you met him four days ago!”

“I know, Max. I can’t even explain it. He’ like… a drug” She ran her fingers through her head trying to hide her giddiness. “When he kisses me. I can’t even think or…”

Maxwell knew Drake Walker since they were kids, and he was well aware of his reputation. “What did you do last night?”

“We just walked all night, I waited until my father and Cindy were in their room, sneaked out and took him to the cove”

“The one you haven’t even show me?” Max looked hurt.

“I’ll take you next time Max, I swear” She hugged him. “Anyway, we just walked and talked until dawn.” She said leaving out that they had kissed senseless all over the beach.

Olivia feigned to yawn. “Can you please get to the part where you two fuck, all of this is very sweet but is giving me diabetes.”

A crimson blush spread all upon her cheeks. “We actually haven’t done it yet.”

Maxwell almost spilled his coffee. “What? Drake Walker? According to my brother, he’s a man-whore!”

Alexis shrugged. “We have kissed, a lot, but nothing else.”

Olivia rolled her eyes. “Alexis for Christ sake! Don’t be such a fucking prude!”

Alexis threw her hands in the air “I’m not! I don’t know what he’s waiting for.” She checked her watch “Fuck! I’ll be late!”

Maxwell and Olivia exchanged an amused look. “When had you been on time before?”

She flipped them off and ran to catch the bus.

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It was a calm, summer night so the college pub where she worked wasn’t busy, only two tables and some guys hanging out in the bar with Dany, her coworker.

She checked her phone for the third time that night and sighed disappointed, he hadn’t answer to her text cancelling their date.

Lost in her thoughts, she barely heard the tinkling of the bell hanging above the front door. When she finally turned her head, she saw Drake standing next to it, looking at her.

Her heart immediately skipped a beat. “Hi, stranger. What are you doing here?”

He cut the distance between them in two steps, took her in his arms and kissed her. “I’ve missed that.”

She played with the collar of his shirt, inebriated by the smell of sandalwood. “Me too, Drake.”

If he was completely honest, not only he had missed her, but he had been incapable of thinking about anything else all day, and at that moment seeing her so beautiful, with her bright eyes looking so intently at him, he was about to melt. He kissed her again.

“I can’t go out tonight, though. I have to close the place.” She said softly still fluttered by his kiss.

He didn’t want to come out to strong but decided to be honest anyway. “I did get your text, Lex, I just don’t like the idea of you walking at night and taking the bus alone so late.”

She shrugged, she was used to it. “I’ve been doing it the whole year, Drake. I can take care of myself.”

“I know you can, just let me help you a little.” He brushed her face with his fingers. “I can come get you when you work late, and we can spend more time together.”

She looked at him touched, besides Max who gave her a ride whenever he could, no one else cared how she got back after a nightshift. “Thank you.”

“Waitress!”

“Shit! I have to work. Wait for me at the bar, Daniel is actually pretty funny.” She winked. “and he knows his whiskey.”

She hurried to the table that was calling her. A group of college girls desperate to use their new ID’s. The rest of the night was calm, and Alexis could spare some moments to talk and laugh with Drake while he waited for her.

At one o’clock, they said good-bye to the last clients, Daniel headed home and Drake and Alexis stayed to close the bar.

“So, what do you want me to do?”

She leaned against the counter smiling shamelessly. “Really? You’re going to help me for free?”

He smirked trapping her with his arms against the counter “Who told you it was for free?” he leaned against her and softly kissed her lips. He inhaled her perfume enjoying her soft moans when his kiss became deeper and his fingers wandered all over her hips. “Fuck, you’re so sexy, Alexis”

The phone rang three times until they were able to break contact. She picked up and talked to her boss. When she hung up, they spend the next hour cleaning and sweeping the bar until it was ready to close.

She checked her watch. “I have to be home at three. My father knows at what time I close the bar, and it usually takes me more than an hour to get to the house.”

Drake arched his eyebrows. “So, he doesn’t come to pick you up, but you have a curfew?”

She nodded. “That’s pretty much it. He has a lot of ideas of what a well-behaved young lady can and cannot do.”

Drake was starting to strongly dislike the man. “Well, we closed the bar way faster.” He encircled her with his arms. “and I’ll take you back in the jeep, so we have one hour for ourselves.” He upped her chin to him and kissed her cheek. “Aren’t you hungry?”

She was starving but it was past midnight, she would eat a bowl of cereal at her house. “Yes, but everything is closed.”

He gave her a conspiratorial look “This classy joint has a kitchen, right?”

She smiled. “Yes”

He offered her his arm. “Well, let’s cook something then.”

The night before, during their walk, she had told him she used to love Mac & Cheese when she was a little girl, so he looked for the ingredients in the pantry.

“Can I help you there, Walker?”

He nodded his head towards a chair. “You were working all night, O’Brien, it’s your turn to sit.”

She cocked an eyebrow. “O’Brien?”

“Well, you haven’t stop calling me Walker since I told you my last name the other night, turnabout’s a fair play.” He winked playfully.

Alexis watched him cook for her. They had spent the last four days getting to know each other, and she had loved every minute of it. She loved how attentive he was, how he seemed to remember every little thing she said. She loved that he walked around looking brooding and angry, but he was the kindest person she had never met. She loved how protected she felt with him, like never before.

He loved animals, and great books but only liked boring music, he listened too much classic rock, and definitely needed more Latin songs in his playlist. His taste in movies was impeccable though, fan of Harry Potter and Tarantino.

Her mind drifted to the previous night, she shivered thinking about it, about the way he kissed her, desperate, passionate, wild but always a little gentle, she felt like he could read her mind and sensed exactly what she needed better than herself.

He put two plates with Mac & Cheese in front of her and she clapped happy. “Drake! Mac & cheese! I love it.”

He had never met someone so full of life before, she seemed to enjoy every single minute of her life. He shrugged trying not to think how much he loved that about her. “It’s only pasta, O’Brien.”

“Well, I love it.” She placed her hand over his and he locked his gaze with hers before he leaned to kiss her.

The talked about their lives while they ate. Drake told her about his childhood with Bastien and Savanah. Bastien worked for Constantine, the Duke of Valtoria, one of the most powerful men in the country, and a personal friend of King Godfrey. He worked at their estate all the time, so Drake had practically grown up with Leo and Liam Rhys. Alexis already knew that his father had died protecting the duke and that his mother had left when he was barely twelve years old. She hated the woman.

“I’m sorry she left, Drake.”

“I’m not. She was never a good mother for me or Savvie. Bastien is the only parent I have now.”

She squeezed his hand. He changed the subject, the less he talked about Bianca Walker, the best.

They finished the rest of their meal in silence, both deep in thought. He looked at her and couldn’t help but admire the strength she irradiated, a sort of light she wasn’t even aware she had in her. He had never opened himself so deeply to someone else, not even Liam. If he was honest, she scared him to death, she held too much power over him, he cared for her too much already but seemed incapable to stay away. She woke in him so many…things in such a short amount of time, that it made him feel overwhelmed.

She got up and reached for his plate, but he stood up and pulled it away from her reach. “I'll wash the dishes… you worked all night.”

“And you cooked.” She grinned at him. “we’ll do them together.”

The cleaned the kitchen playing and laughing with each other.

“It’s late now, I should take you home.” Drake sounded disappointed.

She wiggled her brows giving him a mischievous smile. “I have another idea, come on.” She grabbed two tumblers from the kitchen and took his hand guiding him to the cellar under the kitchen.

“Where are we exactly, Lexie?”

“In Walker’s Paradise.” She laughed pointing at all the Whiskey bottles on the floor.

“Isn’t this going to get you in trouble?”

Alexis took a bottle from one of the cabinets and opened it, then she poured the amber liquid into the tumblers.

Drake smiled shaking his head. “You really like trouble, hein? Breaking the rules, out after curfew, all that”

She looped her arms around his neck. “Maybe you make me want to break them.”

He grinned down at her and kissed her. “You’re going to make me blush, O’Brien.”

She chuckled. “That I would love to see.”

They sat on the floor with their backs against the wall, Drake pulled her against him with his arm around shoulders.

He took a sip from his glass. “It’s not bad.”

“I know.” She took a big gulp as well.

Drake looked at her questioningly. “I spilled my guts about my family earlier, but you never talk about yours.”

She fiddled with one of the many bracelets she was wearing. “My father is very religious, very strict but that didn’t stop him from leaving my mom for Cindy. He has a lot of rules and ideas about how I’m supposed to live my life.” She gave a half shrug. “I’m used to it; I just need to get through college and I’m out of there.”

“I may be intrusive here Lex, but why do you need to work? You live in one of the best neighborhoods in Cordonia. I mean, you live next to the Beaumont.”

“Well, first, because my father has a lot of debts. Cindy, his wife, is obsessed to be part of Cordonia’s high society, so she wants to live in the best neighborhood and she only buys designer clothes, or when she can’t its replicas. And second, because my father hates my major, he thinks I’ll end up being a starving writer.” She laughed. “He’s probably right, but I don’t care.”

He shook his head taking her chin with his fingers. “You’ll be whatever you want to be, O’Brien.” He fixed his piercing eyes on hers. “You’re brave and passionate and I have no doubt you will get to be a fantastic writer.”

She blushed. “Thank you.”

She looked adorable when she blushed. He cleared his throat. “How about a toast, Lexie.”

“What’re we toasting to?”

“To the moments in between.” He grinned.

She looked puzzled. “Huh?”

“All the nobles or the people like Cindy or my mother think about are the big events, the banquets, the press events, the grand balls. They don’t even realize that the moments that matter the most are the ones they’re missing. Moments like right now, just the two of us and some cheap whiskey. The ones that really mean something.” He brushed her lips with his thumb. “At least they mean something for me, anyway.”

She rubbed his cheek with the back of her hand “To me too, Drake. More than you can imagine.” She raised her glass. “For the moments in between.”

He grinned. “For the moments in between.”

They both gulped down their glasses. She moved to lay on the floor with her head in his lap. He racked his fingers through her hair, looking down at her eyes, and thinking how much he was enjoying that moment, having her like that, her head casually on his lap.

He lowered his head and crashed his lips with hers, she was still holding her glass so he grabbed it and casually put it next to them, as he laid over her, kissing her more, moving his mouth from her soft lips to her chin, and then lower to her neck. He smelled her perfume and got lost on her. Alexis could barely think, he seemed to be everywhere around her, she felt his warm breath and his teeth softly biting her neck and felt like she was losing all control.

He stopped himself, he wasn’t going to do it there. She was a goddess, she deserved much, much more than a dirty cellar.

“What’s the matter Drake?”

He sat against the wall again but this time he scooped her in his arms and sat her in his lap, she looped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his chest, still trying to recover her breath.

“I can’t believe I’m the one saying this, O’Brien, but we should wait to be in a better place to do this”

He looked at her, she was four years younger than him. She seemed almost innocent one second and the next one her eyes were black, charged with lust. He cupped her face “Can I ask you something, Lexie? Something personal?” He asked not sure how to address the subject.

She blushed a deep shade of scarlet, guessing exactly what he wanted to know. “If you want to know if I’m a virgin, I’m not. I had a boyfriend the last year of high school.”

He tried to hide the fact that he was jealous of a guy she had dated more than one year ago. “Did you love him?”

“I used to believe that, but” She stopped in her tracks not knowing how to continue. “I don’t know anymore. We had a lot of fun. Everything was very nice.”

He smirked “Nice?”

She stood up angrily leaning her back against the wall. “Yes, nice. Is there a problem with nice, Walker?”

He stood up and pressed her against the wall, roaming her back with his hands, burying his head on her hair, so she’d feel his breath warm, his hoarse voice in her ear “Love is burning, Alexis.” He softly nipped her earlobe as he pressed her even more. She gasped as a million goosebumps appear all over her arms. “Love is consuming.” He kissed the spot between her ear and her neck, and she shivered, the urge for him almost painful. “Love is messy and desperate.” He buried his head even more kissing the nape of her neck “Love is not nice.” He crashed his mouth with her lips again. She was addictive.

JUNE 2015

Alexis let herself get lost in her memory. That had been the day where she had fallen in love with him. Only five days after meeting him. Hearing his ideas, his views about the world. Seeing him taking care of her, making her feel so deeply safe. And getting lost in him, in his lips, his low voice, in the sandalwood. In the passion they shared for each other. Before closing her eyes and joining him for good, that was the image she’ll take with her. The image of the day she had lost her soul to Drake Walker.

APRIL 2019

Alexis’s eyes got lost in the clouds. She had always loved to fly, especially at that moment where the plane was so high, that the clouds were beneath them and the sun cast its light on them. She didn’t believe in anything, not anymore, but there in the heights, in the middle of the sky, she wondered, if maybe there was an afterlife, if maybe someday she would see him again.

Five years had passed, but the wound was still there, raw and ready to hurt, ready to pull her back to the abyss. She turned to look at Liam sleeping beside her. Now she had someone to fight for.

He had fallen asleep as soon as the plane had left the ground. He had to be exhausted; he worked really hard at making Valtoria the most productive duchy in Cordonia, and yet he managed to always be there for her when she needed him.

She was aware that the only reason he had left in the middle of the negotiations with the biggest export American company was because of her. Because of the date that was coming to haunt her. A warm feeling spread through her chest at the thought of all the things Liam had done for her. She took his hand between hers, careful not to wake him up.

Paris was beautiful in April. Alexis admired the blossoming trees and the warmth, spring light bathing the majestic buildings while they walked hand in hand.

Liam knew that the next weeks were going to get difficult, especially at the beginning of the next month, his birthday, so he wanted to distract her as much as he could, showing her his favorite city. He wasn’t naïve; he knew nothing he did was going to erase that day, but he was going to try and do anything in his power to bring her some joy. After all, they had been friends for nine years and together for almost two; he thought he knew her well enough to know what could make her happy.

“What would you think if I took you for some macarons?”

She grinned. “I love Ladurée.”

He shook his head, smiling. “See, everyone thinks the best French macarons are those from Chez Ladurée, but they’re the most famous ones. The best ones are the ones prepared by the chef Pierre Hermé.”

“Lead the way then.” She took his arm and they walked together through the Parisian streets. Every now and then, Liam would show her a small boutique or a gallery that he knew she’d enjoy. They passed the Orsay Museum and the Louvre, and he promised her they would go the next day. Alexis was dying to see the impressionist collection. When they crossed the Pont-Saint Michel, he took her to the Quai de Tournelle, the little quay in Paris where dozens of second-hand booksellers sold their finds at small prizes.

Alexis beamed, truly happy for the first time in days. “Li, this is perfect; I can’t imagine the thousands of first editions or old books that are hiding in here.”

His heart swelled, seeing her smiling. “I knew you would like it, my love.”

She stepped up on her tiptoes and kissed him. “I love it.”

After they walked for a while, they finally arrived at the Teahouse, and Alexis had to admit that they were the best macarons she had ever eaten.

“What now, Mr. Frenchman?”

He cupped her face and kissed her. “I have a surprise for you. Just wait here.”

He left her for a moment to prepare his surprise. When he came back a few minutes later, he spotted her leaning against a stone railing overlooking the Seine River. Her expression was clouded, but when she saw him approach her, she broke into a smile.

He cut the distance between them and wrapped her in a tight embrace. She rested her head on his shoulder.

“Are you all right, darling? He smiled down at her.

“Better now that you’re here, but I can’t stop thinking about everything.”

“I know, Alexis. I’m here now.” He took her hand, joining her at the railing. They spent a long moment holding hands, gazing across the river.

“It’s so quiet,” Alexis said, placing her hair behind her ear “It feels like the whole city is sleeping, like we’re the last humans on earth.”

“Is that a bad thing?”

She shook her head. “No, a little bit of peace is very welcomed.”

“I’m very glad you think so, love. Come here.”

He led her further along the bridge, where she saw a basket sitting on the paving stones. He pulled a small blanket from the basket and spread it out before her.

He saw her astonished expression, so he explained. “I know picnics are not my favorite activity, but I knew you were going to like it. Besides, you’re the one telling me I should be more adventurous.”

She laughed. “I don’t know if a picnic in Paris counts as an adventure, but ...” She caressed his cheek. “You’re right, I love it.”

They settled down on the blanket as he uncorked an expensive bottle of Chateau Margaux, and Alexis pulled some cheeses, bread, and a couple of glasses out of the basket.

“I want to make a toast for us, Lex-“ He cleared his throat. “Alexis, sorry. I forgot.”

Her heart skipped a beat at the mention of her old nickname. “It’s fine, Li. Don’t worry. I just hate to hear it” He took her chin in his fingers and kissed her.

“I know, love. Let’s forget about it. I wanted to toast to us, to our life together”

She raised her glass.

“Thank you for everything.” She looked in his eyes. “I mean everything, Liam. The sacrifice you’re going to make for me.” Her eyes watered. “I can’t believe it.”

He placed his hand on hers. “There’s no sacrifice, love. I’ll do it because I’m crazy about you, and the only thing I want in life is to be with you. I just wish you knew how much I love you, Alexis.”

He stroked her face and kissed her softly, gently caressing her back with his hands.

After a moment of kissing next to the river, they started eating their delicacies.

Liam observed his fiancée, unsure of how to address the subject. “We’re getting married in two months, love.”

She nodded, smiling. “I’m aware of it, Li.”

“So, you’re also aware that you can’t postpone it anymore. We can go together if you want. You need … closure.”

“Do we have to talk about it now?”

“You never want to talk about it, Alexis. It’s time.”

“I promise, I’ll take care of it as soon as we arrive in Cordonia.”

He nodded, unconvinced; she had made him the same promise several weeks ago.

He just hoped that after everything that had happened and the guilt he carried with him every day, he was going to be able to marry her and make her happy for the rest of their lives.

#tears in heaven #drake x mc #drakexmc #liam rhys #liam x mc #alexis o'brien #tw suicude #tw depression #tw death

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ao3feed-larry · 4 years ago

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there ain’t nothin’ common ‘bout us

by angelica_barnes

In the end, their love story is the simplest one there is. Despite how messy and complicated the plot may be, drama and heartbreak hidden around every corner, their story is simple. It was when it began, and it remains so.

Their story, quite simply, goes like this: five boys meet.

They fall in love.

or,

The world ends, and suddenly Harry, Niall, Zayn, Liam, and Louis are alone in a haunted house in the middle of nowhere.

Words: 13631, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of there ain’t nothin’ common ‘bout us

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Taylor Swift, Eleanor Calder, Ed Sheeran, Perrie Edwards, Gigi Hadid, Danielle Peazer, Sophia Smith, Simon Cowell, and an elephant

Relationships: Niall Horan/Zayn Malik/Liam Payne/Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson (past), Zayn Malik/Liam Payne (past), Niall Horan/Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson (brief), Niall Horan/Zayn Malik, Zayn Malik/Harry Styles, Zayn Malik/Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne/Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne/Harry Styles, Niall Horan/Liam Payne, Niall Horan/Harry Styles, Niall Horan/Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles & Taylor Swift, One Direction (Ensemble) & Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik & Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran/Taylor Swift, Eleanor Calder & Louis Tomlinson, Taylor Swift & Louis Tomlinson, Perrie Edwards & Gigi Hadid & Zayn Malik, Liam Payne & Danielle Peazer & Sophia Smith, Niall Horan & Ed Sheeran, Ed Sheeran & Harry Styles

Additional Tags: they're all asexual (sex-neutral/positive), why because i'm ace and starved for representation that's why, also because it fit the narrative but that's not important, see this is what happens when, i read Pride & Prejudice, listen to Taylor Swift’s “folklore”, and watch 1D crack videos all in one day, also "Canada" by Lauv & Alessia Cara and "Common" by ZAYN can be blamed for this, their sanity is questionable in this, ATTENTION EVERYBODY:, if you’re ever sad, just imagine Louis singing "The Principal" by Melanie Martinez to Simon Cowell onstage, or Zayn singing "I Don't Need Your Love" from SIX to the boys and Simon Cowell, WARNING: i have no idea how record players work so just work with me here okay, think the house from "Knives Out" but taller and more chaotic, I DO NOT CONDONE THIS IDIOTIC BEHAVIOR BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVE A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISORDER SEEK HELP FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, DESPITE WHAT BAD Y/A FILMS WANT YOU TO THINK LOVE DOES NOT CURE ALL, BE SAFE AND HEALTHY KIDS, take care of yourselves, this was supposed to be a 20k quick write, to get out all my feelings during my one direction relapse, and instead it turned into this, there’s a strong possibility i may’ve accidentally made Louis schizophrenic, no you don’t understand, i just wanted an excuse to write the boys wearing soft grey sweaters that are too big for them, watch as i overload you with symbolism and details (PAY ATTENTION), this is gay, i edit my own shit and die like a genderfluid legend, somebody please read this, i poured my entire life into this story for six months and if nobody reads it i WILL cry, some of the relationships in this are pretty unhealthy for awhile, But they get better, because communication is important and actually happens, what a shock, I know, i am going to put you through hell with this story, SO, ya know, apologies in advance, Implied/Referenced Acephobia, Internalized Acephobia, this was supposed to be funny, It is not, that, Louis eats messily because I said so, he stuffs his pancakes in his mouth until he’s got chipmunk cheeks, crying crying crying, and then some more crying, oh my lin there’s so much crying, Unconventional Relationship, Complicated Relationships, you have no fucking idea how proud of this i am, i mean i'm a little ashamed, because this is the first book i've ever written, and it's about one fucking direction, but whatever ya know love is love, alternatively titled: i relapsed hard into my one direction obsession, except i have since evolved as a writer, because i started writing these when i was twelve and they were 5k max, and now i’m sixteen and i have this shit on my hands, I’m sorry, i apologize for all of this, my bad - Freeform, this is apparently the kind of fucking shit i write now, I am so sorry, Alternate Universe - Apocalypse, it's just 2020, Angst with a (Realistic) Happy Ending, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Bittersweet Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, Sad with a Happy Ending, i swear to you this was supposed to be a funny story, i don’t know what happened, why do all of my characters always end up being certifiably insane, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Getting Back Together, Love Confessions, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Introspection, Reflection, Fluff and Angst, Domestic, Families of Choice, Unconventional Families, Magic, Magical Realism, yeah i really just came for everyone’s souls here, forgive me for stealing your livelihood, i didn’t mean to destroy you, also my bad if i gave any of you existential crises, it was mostly an accident, Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts, Post-Zayn One Direction, Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, Suicide, Bulimia, Anorexia, Schizophrenia, Drug Addiction, Drug Withdrawal, Panic Attacks, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Overdosing, i promise there's actually fluff in here, there's a lot of fluff in here, it's just always just a little bit sad, fuck this has so many tags, The Author Regrets Nothing, The Author Regrets Everything, Regret, Guilt, Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships, Fame, okay i'll stop now i'm sorry bye, please please please somebody enjoy this, or at least parts of it, also there's a lot of soulmates and ghosts, a fuckton of introspection that i should probably apologize for, but am really not all that sorry about, okay i'm really done now promise

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dcbbw · 5 years ago

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(last one, I promise!) Rachel prompt 28 - I'm alone and I just bought $15 in candy bars. What do you think?

Thanks so much for the ask, @zaffrenotes! I am using the DC Crew for this full-blown fic; in the first chapter of Aftermath of a Breakup, the gang did not see each other over the Christmas Break. This is what they were doing instead of hanging out……

Prompt is in bold. Please excuse any typos and/or grammatical errors.

All characters belong to Pixelberry except Alyssa Devereaux; she belongs to @burnsoslow and is used with permission.

Song Inspiration: January, Millie Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3pIWpdzs2A

December 23

Riley

Riley stood in the feminine care aisle of her neighborhood CVS, braless under a tank top. Her sweatpants were loose around her waist and baggy everywhere else. She wore flip flops on her feet. Her hair was bushy and uncombed.

It was 12 degrees outside. She wore no coat.

Riley was not having a joyous holiday season. Ever since Drake Walker broke up with Riley at Target…her Target….life had not been good.

At work, her raise request had been turned down, and the Christmas bonus she received instead had been miniscule; while Maxwell used his bonus to pay off his credit cards, Riley was calculating how she could squeeze a dinner out and a tube of the new Bobbi Brown lipstick out of hers.

She wasn’t sleeping and was stress eating; her cart so far was filled with king sized chocolate bars, bags of some off-brand Cajun trail mix, and pints of ice cream.

If dealing with heartbreak and being broke wasn’t enough, Riley had a yeast infection, which is why she was now indifferently perusing her options for treatment. She tossed a box in the cart, and after a moment of thought, tossed in a box of Summer’s Eve as well.

As she dragged her feet up the aisle towards the cashier, she saw her Nosy Neighbor, Zack, headed her way. Inwardly, Riley rolled her eyes. The last person she wanted to see was anyfuckingbody. She mustered a tired smile and greeted her neighbor quickly.

“Riley, Riley, Riley! All set for Christmas?” Zack asked cheerfully.

Riley looked at him through slit eyes. Do I look ready for Christmas? Her tone, however, was neither sullen nor depressed, so she patted herself on the back for that.

“Just gonna be a quiet day for me”.

She eased past Zack towards the front of the store, hoping that was the end of the conversation. However, her neighbor followed behind her, still chatting. Riley tuned him out.

At the register, Riley pulled her items out of her cart, setting them on the counter. Zack reviewed her purchases, his eyes growing wide.

“Are you okay, Riley? That’s a lot of sugar!”

Riley kept her eyes on the counter, watching as the cashier swiped each item. “I don’t know, Zack. My boyfriend broke up with me less than three weeks ago. I’m alone and just bought $15 in candy bars. What do you think?”

Another candy bar was swiped. “Oh, my bad. $18 worth of candy bars.”

“I’m sorry, Riley”, Zack said softly. “You know, the church is having a dinner. You’re welcome to come.”

A sad smile crossed Riley’s lips. “Thanks, Zack. That’s very thoughtful of you.”

The cashier gave Riley her total; she dug in her pocket for her credit card.

Her card declined.

With a confused look, Riley ran the card two more times. Each time, it declined. The line behind her grew longer and a bit more impatient.

Riley couldn’t believe that on top of EVERYTHING ELSE, her card was freaking declining. To add insult to injury, it was the one with the highest credit limit.

Zack took out his card. “I got it, Riley. You can pay me back whenever.”

With tears in her eyes, Riley gathered her purchases and ran out the door.

“Merry Christmas, Zack!” she called over her shoulder in a broken voice.

Olivia x Max

Maxwell was stretched out on his couch, wearing nothing but his pajama pants. He was firing up the blunt he had just rolled. He inhaled deeply, feeling the acrid smoke fill his lungs. He exhaled with a deep sigh and smiled up at Olivia, who was straddling his lap.

Her hair was loose and fell in soft waves to her shoulders. She was wearing Maxwell’s pajama top and a lacy thong.

“Do you think we smoke too much weed?” he asked with a frown.

“It’s CHRISTMAS! Green is the color of the Christmas”, Olivia responded.

“So is red”, Maxwell countered.

Olivia clutched the bottle of merlot in her hand and held it aloft. “Which is why we have this baby!” she giggled.

The couple exchanged kisses between tokes and pulls at the wine bottle.

“You’re a Queen, you know”, Maxwell murmured against her skin.

Olivia shook her head. “No, I’m not.”

“You are!”, Maxwell insisted. He motioned for Olivia to get off him; when she did, he sat up, his gaze fixed on the scenery outside their living room window.

“We could live in this place far away. Cordonia! That’s its name! We could all live there! Be royals and nobles and shit.”

Olivia exhaled. “And what would we do there?”

“Noble shit! The guys would walk around with ivory tipped canes and wear monocles. And the ladies would wear fancy dresses and sip tea all day.”

“What roles would we have?”

Maxwell thought as he swigged wine. “Drake would definitely be a Duke. Of a real masculine sounding place…like Ramsford!

Madeleine would be noble but barely…. she’d be like a Baroness or a Countess or something. Her place would have a weird name.”

“Valtoria!” Olivia proclaimed.

“Riley…. she’s a Duchess for sure. Of Fydelia!”

“She could change the name to Rydelia!”

“Liam…. he’s like a Lord or something. Of Krona.”

Olivia frowned. “Krona sounds too masculine. You should make Drake Duke of Krona, and Liam the Lord of Ramsford.”

Her green eyes took in Maxwell. “And what about you?”

Maxwell thought. He reached for the blunt. “I don’t think I’m Duke material. I would probably be a Lord or something. Of Lythikos! There would be mountains and snow and stuff so I could ski and sled year-round.”

“And what about me?” Olivia demanded as she reached for the wine bottle.

Maxwell’s arm went around her shoulder as he pulled her closer. “You’re the Queen, my dear.”

“Who’s my King?”

“Bertrand. He’s the King.”

“Over my dead fucking body!” Olivia swatted Maxwell’s thigh.

“You two could have an arrangement or something. A Cordonian arrangement! And I, the Lord of Lythikos, would be your most loyal servant.”

Olivia stood, stretching her lithe body. “Well, come along, loyal servant; we have gifts to wrap before the munchies overtake us.”

Leo x Madeleine

“What can we take that won’t trigger Mother?” Madeleine asked as she and Leo wandered Whole Foods.

They were spending Christmas Eve with her mother, who was a newly recovering alcoholic. Adelaide had been sober a little over thirty days. Madeleine picked up a carton of egg nog; it had alcohol in it. She searched for a non-alcoholic version.

“Your mother drank anything that had liquor in it and made sure it did have alcohol when it didn’t. For over twenty years. At this point, liquids period is a trigger”, Leo said. “We should stick with tea, water, and soda.”

“I want to support my mother, Leo! She’s making strides to get better, to be better!”

Leo pulled Madeleine closer to him; one arm went around her waist, his hand splayed against her back. The other hand took the carton of egg nog from her hand and tossed it back into the dairy case.

“I know you do, Mads. I want to support her as well. But you can’t be her babysitter. If she didn’t think she could handle a dinner party, she wouldn’t be throwing one.”

“But Father will be there……” Madeleine’s voice drifted off as Christmas carols blared from speakers.

Leo’s eyes narrowed and his jaw tensed a little. “Did she invite him?”

Madeleine shook her head. “I don’t know. All she said was we were invited, and Father was coming.”

“That bastard has some nerve! Okay, change of plans. Your mom is coming to our place!”

Madeleine looked up at Leo, her green eyes hopeful and uncertain at the same time. “Are you sure?”

“Addy has thirty days under her belt. I want to see her get thirty-one. Godfrey being anywhere near her guarantees she goes back to Day Zero. She’ll stay with us through the New Year. She can sleep in our room and we’ll take the sleeper sofa.”

“But you just said we can’t babysit her”, Madeleine reminded him.

“She’s about to step out in front of a bus traveling at high speed down a narrow road. We’re protecting her.”

“I love you so much!!” Madeleine was near tears as she hugged Leo tightly.

Leo kissed her hair. “Same here. Now, you call your mom while I see if they have any cookbooks in this bitch.”

Drake x Alyssa

Drake’s eyes were fixed on the road as he drove Alyssa to the airport. Alyssa was singing along with a 90s song on the radio. Her hand rested lightly on top of Drake’s as DCA loomed in the distance.

“I wish you didn’t have to go”, Drake muttered as he changed lanes.

“Shhhhhh…I’m serenading you”, Alyssa scolded.

Drake grinned as he shook his head. How did this little tornado bowl him over so quickly? She made him smile, she made him tingle, she made him feel complete in a way no one had before.

Not even Brooks.

Guilt and sadness filled him at the thought of Riley. He needed to talk to her, but he had no idea what to say. Sorry wasn’t going to cut it, and Drake wasn’t good with words. He was shaken from his thoughts by Alyssa asking him if he enjoyed her singing to him.

“Of course, Devereaux. You should stay and give me an encore.”

“When I get back! And if we’re still together this time next year, I’ll bring you with me. Daniel and my friends will be thrilled to meet you!” Alyssa promised, her blue eyes meeting his brown ones.

“If we’re still together next Christmas, I’m taking you to Texas.”

“Christmas needs cold and snow, not swimming pools and shorts!”

Drake took the exit to enter the airport. “When you come back, if you’re up for it, I want to introduce you to my friends. We get together about once a month or so and hang out. Dinner, movies, bowling……that kind of stuff.”

“I’d like that”, Alyssa said softly.

Her eyes grew anxious. “What will you be doing on Christmas Day? I don’t want you to be alone.”

Drake shrugged. “Sleep. Watch basketball. Dinner with my sister, her fiancé, and my nephew.” He leaned over and snatched a quick kiss. “Missing you.”

“Stop making me fall for you!” Alyssa giggled as she pushed his arm lightly.

“I’ve already fallen. Join me, won’t you?” Drake said softly.

“I might take you up on that offer.” Alyssa tightened her hold on his hand.

Drake pulled up to the doors to the airline; he shut his truck off and rushed around to open Alyssa’s door. He lifted her from the seat and helped her out. She grinned up at Drake, her eyes shiny with tears. She stood on her toes, throwing her arms around his neck.

“I’m going to miss you so much!” She pressed her pink lips against his.

“You’re back on the 28th, right?

Alyssa nodded. “Late flight, though.”

Drake kissed her again. “I don’t care if it lands at 2am. Let me know when your flight is due back. I’ll be here.”

After a lingering kiss and a tight hug, Drake pulled Alyssa’s suitcase from the back of the vehicle and walked her to the doors.

As a bitter cold wind blew through his wool coat as if it were a cotton shirt, Drake waved to Alyssa until he couldn’t see her anymore.

Liam

Liam pulled underwear and socks from his dresser drawer to toss into his suitcase. He had his Santa socks, his Christmas tree socks, his jingle bell socks, his reindeer socks. He frowned as he looked for his socks with the gift boxes; ahhhh, there they were!

He was going to Boston for Christmas. It wasn’t his original plan.

Liam had wanted to stay in DC, come into the office while everyone else was on vacation, get some work done. Spend time with his friends, maybe go out for Chinese food and a movie on Christmas Day with Riley B. Or maybe Riley B. would cook Christmas dinner, and he could go to her place. Liam wouldn’t even have minded the fact that Drake would’ve been there.

Anything to take his mind off the fact that he was alone at Christmas when he wasn’t ready to be.

But when he met up with the gang last week, neither Riley nor Drake were there. Madeleine and Leo were going to her mother’s for a Christmas Eve dinner party and staying overnight. Maxwell and Olivia were going to Bertrand’s for the day and staying for dinner.

Liam figured Riley and Drake had plans as well, probably visiting Riley’s family in North Carolina. So Liam would be alone this Christmas, and the thought of going to an empty office drained him of his motivation to prove that he was worthy of the promotion.

After dinner with the gang, Liam had called his mom and told her he wanted to come home for Christmas. Eleanor had been ecstatic; she missed her sons.

“Is your brother coming?” she asked excitedly. Leo was not her biological child, but Eleanor considered him her own.

“Not this time. He’s going with Madeleine to see her mother. And he has to work the day after Christmas.”

“Well, we’ll see him next time! And we can Skypetime him or something! Now, I’m making a turkey and a leg of lamb. And my oyster dressing. And corn. And mashed potatoes with sour cream and giblet gravy.”

“Mom, you know I hate oyster dressing!” Liam protested.

“Your father loves it! I’ll make two dressings, but yours is coming out of a box.”

“Why can’t you just scoop mine out before you add the oysters?” Liam frowned.

“Stop frowning! Maybe I can do that…. we’ll see. You eat your weight in dressing, Mister!”

“How did you even know I was frowning?” Liam asked curiously.

“You’re my son. I know what you do!”

Liam smirked thinking that if his mom knew all he did……

“I know you do that too! So when will you be here?”

“Looking up flights now.”

“Let us know so I can have your father pick you up.”

“I can Uber, mom. You guys don’t need to come pick me up!”

“Nonsense. Your father will be there. Okay, gotta go……600 Pound Life is coming on, and I need inspiration to stick to my diet!”

Liam tossed in pants and sweaters; after some internal debate, he tossed in his work laptop. He had reached out to some old friends still in Boston, so hopefully he wouldn’t be working, but just in case. His packing done, he glanced at the clock. He had an early flight out in the morning, but he wasn’t sleepy.

He was thinking about Riley B. and what she was doing. He wondered what Drake bought her for Christmas. He hadn’t asked anyone for suggestions as he usually did. Liam wondered if it was a ring.

His eyes fell on the wrapped present he had bought for Riley B. They hadn’t done Secret Santa this year, but Liam knew Riley B. would love the bottle of Coco Chanel Mademoiselle. It was one of her favorite scents.

Liam decided to wait to see what Drake got her; it was five years now for them. Time to put a ring on it or let her go. If Drake did give her a ring, it could be an engagement present.

Liam hoped it wouldn’t be.

With a sigh, he climbed into bed and turned off the lamp. He grabbed his phone and texted Riley, wishing her a Merry Christmas.

She responded back almost immediately. Merry Christmas, bestie.

Liam stared at his screen before sending his response. You’re my best friend, too.

He rolled over, closing his eyes, phone clasped in his hand. I love you.

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fcb-mv33 · 2 years ago

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#if Daniel gave that much of a shit about Maxs character#he would have defended him after DTS like max did for Lando#but he never did#so don’t act like Daniel is someone who max should be like

These tags though!!! You don't have to post this because it will clearly be controversial, but Daniel has never really struck me as this "poster child on how to be a good person" that his fans try to paint him as anyway. He's good at being good for PR, which isn't necessarily a bad thing - it's clearly worked out for him, as evidenced by his passionate fanbase. However, he's had ample opportunities to go against the grain and show that he's actually a good person. And he's failed to do so every time.

During his time at Red Bull, he could have acknowledged Max's talent instead of pulling the victim "they're prioritizing my teammate and not giving me a chance!" narrative. He also had the opportunity to do this with Lando at McLaren. He didn't take either opportunity and instead made excuses. Ironically enough, Alex's F1 career nearly came to an end after "underperforming" versus Max, yet he's ALWAYS talked about how talented Max is. There was nothing but pride and ego standing in the way of Daniel doing that for the same teammates he felt threatened or outperformed by.

He could have called the DTS dogs off the first time they portrayed Max as a villain to further pull the "Daniel is such a victim" card. He, again, had the opportunity to do this with the way DTS portrayed Lando. He didn't defend his teammates either time. Coincidentally, Max was the one who said something when he saw DTS doing the same thing to Lando that they had done to him.

Daniel saw the way Oscar, a rookie, was painted as a villain and received hate and harassment from his stans for doing nothing other than taking the opportunity for a F1 seat. Never said a word to call his guard dogs off and be a decent person.

When he went on that Tom Segura podcast, he had the opportunity to call them out on their sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic jokes. He didn't. Instead he giggled along with him.

Daniel is a funny guy, and clearly he knows how to manipulate and make PR work for him. I don't know that I would go as far as calling him a "good person" due to that. He's a "good person" in a follow the leader sense. If others on the grid are raising awareness for something or taking a stand against racism, he has no problem going along with them. When he's on his own and has the opportunity to be a good person though, he somehow ALWAYS fails to rise to the occasion. I can't say the same for Max - if he believes someone he cares about has been done wrong, he's going to say something no matter how hated or unpopular it makes him; Max is going to stand up for what and who he believes in. I literally couldn't name one thing Daniel believes in despite him driving for 2 teams I support now; he just says whatever the media wants to hear.

I didn’t think anyone would read that tag lmao😭😭but nah I agree with you tbh on all of this.

I liked Daniel i do And i do think he’s a a good person definitely but I also think that he knows how much he is v much loved thanks to his character in the sport and tbh he does know he’s always going to be loved by the fans and just in general the people within f1. I think he did also see how being the way he is a v much something that can protect him as well tbh against being called out over his driving and also his v poor decisions he has done before.

He does talk about how talented max is yes but he has always kinda put the idea that he left cause the team were treating him as the second driver as the reason he left and he never actually came out and told his side to not attack Max or Lando or oscar over him leaving reed bull and getting the sack from Mclaren. He knew what way DTS portrayed Max and he let it go on because he was their poster child which meant that Max had to be the big bad villain and never once did Daniel say “hold on, he’s 19/20 this isn’t how he is and it isn’t fair”. Instead daniel just rolled with it which was his decision sure but people saying he’s great when it comes to calling out shit is so not true because he never called it out like Max did for Lando.

Like do I think his personality is who he is definitely I think he’s always been like this but I do think that he knows it will help him when it comes to the media and being v popular in it. Like you said what you see is what you get with Max, he calls out shit he doesn’t agree with and stands for other drivers so that’s why I don’t get why other fans act like Daniel has helped to mold Max?? When they aren’t exactly the exact same🤷🏼‍♀️

#anon💜#this is not me shitting on Daniel before I get abused #this is just looking at it from a max fan who is constantly seeing #that Daniel has made max a better person

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msjr0119 · 5 years ago

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The Greatest Show

“You don't need everyone to love you, just a few good people” Part 2

In this series all chapters are based on each song and quotes from ‘The Greatest Showman’

Characters belong to Pixelberry except MC - Amber Smith-Beaumont and Brett Parker

Warnings: Swearing, Riam smut, Dramber Smut, GBH.

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******

Cordonia

Maxwell and Bertrand returned to the palace, they both immediately headed to Ambers room. It seemed unusually quiet to say that everyone needed to prepare for the regatta.

Knocking on the door, there was no response. Opening the door slowly- they saw their sister still fully clothed, curled up on the end of the bed.

“Ambs? Blossom?”

“Go away Max. Please.” She whimpered.

“Amber get up now! Us Beaumont siblings have a regatta to win- the three of us.”

“Bertrand?” Sitting up, her make up was smudged- Maxwell looked at her concerned. Assuming it was something to do with Brett he was ready to kill him.

“What happened at the ball? All you okay?”

“Brett hired a private detective. I’m due to meet him soon in fact. That’s all that happened.”

“Amber don’t lie. What’s Drake done?” Maxwell and Amber looked at Bertrand, knowing he could see straight through her.

“Bertrand, he must have overheard me on the phone to Riley. I told her I was going back sooner rather than later. I meant that I was going back to pack my belongings to move here, to be with my brothers and Drake. But he left me, told me to take care of myself after telling me he knew it wouldn’t last.”

“Drake is sometimes like that, he’s always been popular with the women. Always been guarded. But Amber, believe me I say this, I’ve never seen him smile before as much as he does when he’s around you. He told me he was falling in love with you in Lythikos.”

“He’s got a funny way of showing it. I thought he was the one. Liam fucked Riley by the way, and Olivia is fucking Leo.” The brothers eyes both widened, both gobsmacked by what she had just informed them about. “Anyway, I better go and meet Damien. I’ll meet you both at the regatta. Team Beaumont!”

*****

Damien was waiting for Amber at the bottom of the grand staircase. As she walked down, he held his hand out to her as she got closer to him.

“So, it’s just you and I today. Bastien has gone to New York with Liam.”

“What? Why? Because of Brett?”

“No. Riley.”

“Is she okay? He hasn’t hurt her has he?”

“Well that depends on how rough Liam is in the sack.”

“Excuse me?”

“They found Riley. Bastien informed me that he took her back to his penthouse. They also had a run in with Brett. Liam and Bastien sorted him out. I don’t think he will bother any of you again.”

“You... you don’t know him...he’s dangerous.”

“Amber, calm down. You have your family and Drake here. By the sounds of it Riley has Liam. So I’ve been thinking, if I go and meet Brett- explain that I couldn’t find you then he will possibly back off.”

“Until he hires someone else... I’m always going to be looking over my shoulder. I don’t mind him hurting me, but he beat Daniel up- made Riley miscarry, all because they were supporting me.”

“I’m the best PI in New York. If I can’t find a ‘missing person’ ... they are technically missing. When are you going back?”

“After the coronation ball, I need to go back to get my puppy, my things. I was born in Cordonia, this is my home.”

“I will go back to New York, when you return- let me know. I’ll help you pack. And I will bring you back.”

“Thank you. So much!” Amber hugged him tightly. She was grateful for this genuine stranger being on her side.

“Look after yourself Amber.”

*****

Arriving at the regatta, all hell was breaking loose. Amber now wishing she was on a plane back to New York with Damien. Bertrand noticed her arrive and pulled her on to the boat that they would be racing on.

“What’s happening?”

“Do you know where Liam is?”

“Yes. Damien told me he’s in New York, fucking Riley. Why?”

“Don’t speak like that Amber, you are a lady. When is he coming back? King Constantine isn’t thrilled that the crown prince has gone awol. He could expect this from Leo. But not Liam. After the race, we need to contact Riley.” Amber nodded. “Right let’s win this race. We are Beaumont’s. It will restore our house’s reputation. You are going to have to pull your weight. You won’t be acting like Lady muck like Olivia.” Amber shrugged her shoulders, turning around Maxwell bounded up towards her.

“Hey Ambs. Are you ready to race?”

“Ready yes. Do I want to race? No!”

“Us Beaumont’s are gonna smash it, along with Drakes help.” Drakes here. Shit.

“What’s he doing here?”

“Just talk to him Ambs. He feels shit about leaving you last night.”

Before they set off to the regatta, the two brothers decided to pay Drake a visit- they were protective over Amber anyway, but now she was their sister the two of them had become immediately more protective.

“Good morning Drake, may we come in?” Drake sighed and allowed them both in.

“What do you want Bertrand? Shouldn’t you be preparing for the regatta?”

“How could you do that to Amber? You told me you was falling in love with her. I thought we were friends Drake. Friends don’t hurt their friends sisters.”

“Max she’s going back to New York. I wish I didn’t fall in love with her instantly. Because now she’s leaving me, leaving us. I’ve had plenty of girls in the past, but never felt anything towards them. I believed she was the one.”

“She’s going back to New York to collect her things to move here- to be with you. When we came to the palace this morning she was still in her clothes from the previous night, she looked like a panda because her mascara had smudged.”

“She’s staying in Cordonia?”

“Yes. Maybe if you spoke to her, she would have explained that. She’s stubborn, she will not make the first move. If you don’t want to lose her, you’ll have to speak to her first.”

“What if I’ve already lost her? I know I haven’t known her that long but I love your sister. She’s too good for me. What does she see in me? She probably won’t even talk to me. Why am I such a dickhead?”

“Drake I know you and I aren’t close. But if you feel that way, don’t let her go.” Bertrand thought back to how he let the love of his life disappear in a flash all because he was too stubborn to let her know how he truly felt.

“Hey.” Drake said hesitantly, knowing Amber was upset with him.

“Walker.” Knowing how stern her tone of voice was towards him, he wanted so desperately for her to forgive him even if that meant for him to beg for forgiveness.

“Amber... please talk to me. I’m so sorry. I don’t want to ever lose you. I panicked. I couldn’t bear the thought of you returning to New York.”

“I was going back to get my shit Drake. So I could... I don’t know... it doesn’t matter now.” Pulling her into his embrace, he wished that they didn’t have to race- instead he wished he could whisk her away, prove how much he loved her. Amber pushed him away, focusing her gaze to the floor- now not knowing if they would work with the lack of communication.

“Come on you two! We need to win this.” The race began, and between the four of them the took a head start- Bertrand bossing them around gave them the encouragement to think positive about winning.

“The winds changed.”

“Adjusting sails.” Drake and Maxwell together fixed the angle of the sails, before Maxwell threw Amber a rope asking her to tie it down. Following her brother’s instructions, she admired the bow she had tied- memories from her childhood flashing in front of her.

“We’re coming in too fast! Brace yourself.” The boat made a sharp turn to the right- Amber was still in a daze, Drake noticed that she wasn’t holding on- jumping over Maxwell who was crouched on the floor, he caught Amber just in time.

“Did you not hear me?”

“Sorry, I was thinking about my childhood. Thank you for being there for me.” Maxwell and Bertrand noticed the two of them staring into each other’s eyes, knowing they we’re almost at the finishing line the two brothers decided to continue finishing the race.

“I’ll always be here for you. Always. I love you Amber.”

“You do?” Needing reassurance, he held on to her- before placing a kiss onto her lips.

“I do love you. I meant what I said when I said I’d take you on a date once this is all over.”

“I love you too Drake. I missed you last night.”

“I’m sorry. I missed you too. How about I take you on that date after the race? They usually go to a beach party, but we could sneak away.”

“I’d love to go on an impromptu date with you.” Unable to stop kissing each other, they wasn’t aware that they was close to the finishing line- until Maxwell played cockblocker. “Guys Connie will be watching. Be careful.”

“Max he already knows about us.”

“Okay, well everyone else does too, but you know what the press are like. They are already having a field day with Liam disappearing.”

*****

Arriving at the beach, Drake whisked Amber away to a secluded cove once she arrived with the brothers- the scenery surrounding them was quaint, romantic.

“Hey, are you going to tell me what’s in the bag?” Drake smirked at her, laying on the beach- he gestured for her to join him.

“So... because this was very impromptu... whilst Maxwell distracted you after the race- I quickly went back to the palace and asked them to prepare me some food.”

“How did you manage that? Isn’t the food at the beach party acceptable enough?”

“Yes, but I thought you may be feeling a bit homesick... so I ordered a classic Americana bbq- pulled pork, chicken kebabs, brisket, ribs etc. And you can’t forget the classic sloppy joe!” He explained with the biggest grin on his face.

“Drake, I love sloppy joes. They were basically all I ate through middle school. Oh my god. You are incredible. You thought about me. No ones ever done that before.” Jumping on to him, she kissed him without breathing for air- feeling grateful for this man who she barely knew thinking about her and only her. He was selfless.

“It’s just a bbq Amber, no need to suffocate me.”

“I’m sorry! I can’t believe you’ve done all this for me.”

“Tuck in, before the others- or should I say Maxwell sniffs it out. You deserve to be spoilt.”

“You’re such a marshmallow.”

“Only for you. You don't need everyone to love you, just a few good people. Just me.” Blowing him a kiss, he over dramatically caught it- before they both tucked in to the food. Licking her lips, she had to admit the boy did good, she wasn’t homesick at all but it was nice to have a taste of America. Seeing Drake engrossed in the food, a mischievous smirk appeared on her face. Placing a bit of sloppy joes on a spoon, she flicked it in his direction- making it land on directly on Drake’s face. “Hey!” Drake spat her, looking at her biting her bottom lip- he shook his head.

“Hey... you look pretty saucy there Walker.” She said in a seductive manner. “I’ll get you back for that Beaumont!”

“I’d like to see ya try! How many times, my name is Smith-Beaumont!” Jumping up, she stripped her bikini cover off- and headed towards the sea. Drake’s heart began to pound that loud, that even Amber who wasn’t near him could possibly still hear it. “Come on Walker, what’s keeping ya?” She shouted whilst strutting her hips, he swallowed hard as he continued to stare at her from a distance. Removing his clothes, he ran into the sea after her. “What took you so long?”

“I was distracted by a gorgeous lady in front of me.” Splashing the salty water into his face, a slight smile tugging on her lips. Picking her up, she wrapped her legs around him- holding that position, they both stared longingly at each other. Pressing her lips onto his in a soft yet lingering kiss, they parted- both their hearts beating ten to the dozen. Removing her wet loose hair to the side, he placed kisses around her neck, moving slowly towards her shoulder, before returning to her lips creating a passionate kiss. She let out little whimpers of anticipation, whilst throwing her head back.

One of Ambers hands worked its way around- feeling each crevasse, each line along his perfect manly physique. Whilst her other hand held onto his shoulder tightly for support. “Amber, I want you so bad.”

“In the sea?” Drake nodded, releasing her legs from his waist- she stood up, her hand reaching down already feeling the erection. “I can tell you want me, do you want me to rub him? Or is that teasing you?”

“Let me see to you first.” Drake moved Amber’s bikini to the side, moving his thumb in a tantalising rhythm along her clit- she lift one leg up resting it on his hip. Every movement he made increased Ambers arousal- pushing her over the edge. He slid his middle finger into her and continued rubbing her clit with his forefinger. Increasing the amount of fingers, he continued pumping her hard- hitting that spot- she couldn’t keep her moans quiet. “Drake! God. Don’t stop. Please.”

“You enjoying that baby?”

“Yes... I enjoy you... Do you believe in love at first sight?”

“What?”

“Just answer the god damn question Drake! Don’t stop though!” Following her instructions, he continued pleasing her.

“I never believed it until I met you. My whole life I thought I was going to be running away from everyone... everything. But now I know I was running towards you. I love you. No matter what may try to keep us apart, we will always find each other. I want you to be mine. Will you be mine Amber?” Amber removed his hand from her, and placed her leg back on the seabed.

“Are you asking me out Drake Walker?” Holding her hand, he guided her to the edge of the beach- laying down he pulled her on top of him. “Yes, I am. So what do you say? Be mine?”

“Are you going to look after me? Protect me? Love me?”

“Of course I am.” Fucking Brett has made her lose trust in all men. I’m going to kill him if I ever see him.

“Good. Because I now have two very protective brothers.”

“Is that a yes?” His eyes searched hers, they were full of desire and hope.

“It’s big fat yes!” Caressing her cheeks, he rubbed his thumb along her jawline. Rolling her off him, and onto her back- he hovered over her, placing gentle kisses on each part of her body. Amber held her hand towards his cock, hoping to give him that bit of pleasure that he had given her- shaking his head he refused- making Amber provide him with a perplexed expression. “Today is about you, I needed to make it up to you Amber. I’m now going to make love to my beautiful girlfriend.”

“That sounds so surreal.”

Removing her bikini bottoms one hand held on to them, whilst his other hand roamed up along her thigh before teasingly rubbing his cock gently against her entrance- seeing Amber raise her eyebrows- he smirked before entering her slowly. After the first few thrusts he decided to decrease the speed of his movements, knowing their was a possibility that he would prematurely climax. He wanted her to reach her climax at least once more- possibly ride out her high with him. Now they were officially a couple, his fantasies about their sex life was roaming through his mind. Remembering how he masturbated over her after meeting her.

With every movement increasing, every whimper Amber released was now becoming louder- Drake was grateful for the sound of the crashing waves overpowering her voice. As soon as her body began to jerk in response to her climaxing again, Drake found himself astoundingly moved. He knew he was close himself, but he wished he could hold off a bit longer- regretting that Amber made him feel this way that he would finish so quickly. Feeling the abrupt rush of his seed, racing through him, he raised Ambers hips slightly- holding on to them, he fixed his concentration onto her as he let out a low growl. Amber felt the warmth of his climax, both breathing heavy- she forced his lips onto hers. Pulling out, he kissed her on the forehead and returned her bikini bottoms to her. Immediately assisting Amber to stand up, he pulled her towards him kissing her on the lips, he had never had an addiction before- most people would say he was addicted to whiskey- but right now in his life Amber was his addiction, his drug- and he couldn’t get enough of her.

“Come on, let’s go back in the sea and ‘clean ourselves up’.. so your room or my room tonight?” Holding his hand, Amber felt the happiest she had done in years. Walking further into the sea away from the beach- they held on to each other. “Your room Walker, lets christen your bed- ‘Netflix and chill’ for our second official date.”

“What is it with you and ‘Netflix and chill’?” Amber shrugged her shoulders. “You do know if you hurt me I have two protective older brothers. They were protective as cousins so imagine what they would do now we know they are my brothers.” Drake gulped, knowing he would never hurt her- those words did make him wonder what they would do.

*****

“Put each other down will ya!” Leo shouted from a distance seeing Amber and Drake frolicking in the sea. “You wouldn’t want to cause a scandal in front of the press.” Leo winked at the two of them as they walked out of the sea hand in hand. Maxwell joined Leo, happy to see that the couple had sorted their brief argument out. Drake wrapped a towel around Amber, towel drying her. Leo pretended to regurgitate witnessing the twos PDA. Amber raised her eyebrows towards the prince.

“Leo, what’s up are you jealous that Olivia isn’t here?”

“I don’t know what you are referring to Lady Amber.”

“Cut the shit! Drake came to your room last night to explain that Liam wouldn’t be attending today. He heard the two of you.”

“It’s not the worse thing I’ve done. We are in Cordonia, there’s a typical marriage arrangement as you’ll be aware of. She’s aware of Riley and Liam’s relationship. So Liam isn’t exactly innocent either.”

“Ambs just leave it. But what do you mean it’s not the worse thing you’ve done?” Max wanted to calm the situation down- but was still intrigued as to what the prince was referring to.

“Years ago, I ran away - as I always used to. I ended up in Vegas. I managed to gamble, drink and have a one night stand before Bastien located my whereabouts.”

“Typical playboy prince, I bet you don’t even remember her or her name for that matter?”

“Actually Walker, I remember it all considering all the booze we had. Her name was Marie.” Amber froze. Needing to remove herself from the situation, she kissed Drake on the cheek explaining they should get back to the beach party. Turning to Leo, she knew she had to keep a stoic expression.

“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas huh Leo?”

#trr #trr choices #trr fanfic #trr the greatest show #drake x amber #drake x mc #drake walker #amber smith beaumont #damien nazario #maxwell faceclaim #leo rhys

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astro-b-o-y-d · 5 years ago

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Season 4, Episode 11 (Yay! A Campbell episode !!)

Oh damn, they’re jumping right into it, huh?

Also I’m sure the names are all a reference to something, but all I can think of is ‘Yep he sure is baby.’ Also haha, Jones .w.

Bastard spotted

Oh, uh...that’s a lot of information we’re being given, Campbell. One would say too much.

D: YOU MONSTER....

HEY that song is a classic. ...Actually, all of Will Smith’s songs from the 90s to the early 2000s are pretty classic.

“That small child has ruined EVERYTHING!” HEY HE TOLD YOU NOT TO DRINK HIS STUFF. DON’T BLAME HIM!

MOTHERFUCKER IF YOU LAY A HAND ON HIM-

“Mercury’s in retrograde and I think we’re all saying things we don’t mean.” Didn’t know David was into all that zodiac stuff.

Okay as confused as I am that David’s suddenly back to his Campbell-worshipping self, it does give me some satisfaction to know that he could forgive Campbell but still has no love for Daniel. So at least he can still hold a grudge somewhere.

Of course Max is interested in helping if it means Campbell gets the fuck outta dodge.

“Are you sure that paper’s correct? That paper must not be correct. LET ME SEE THAT PAPER!”

“Probably that I use Wikipedia every day, but I hardly ever donate.” KJFKGHJKJK

Disgust

“I have the moral compass of an ebola virus.” Probably worse than the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair. Also I was going to say ‘at least he’s honest’ but....that’s kind of the whole problem, now isn’t it?

“I remember eating my twin brother in the womb and I felt NOTHING!” Twin AU foreshadowing? I’m kidding, but man...he’s been a piece of shit for that long??

THAT LEGIT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND NOW I’M LAUGHING REALLY HARD. Audrey 2 even more off the shits than usual.

Wh..who is Agatha?

Campbell, it’s not bankrupt, y’all got a huge donation last season. ...Then again he did say their parent’s money so maybe he just hasn’t gotten around to the money from the donation.

Interesting how Nurf, Dolph, Max, Ered Gwen and David are the ones in the therapy session. Also aww, it’s nice that David holds these to try and help everyone out with their issues.

JESUS CHRIST CAMPBELL DON’T FUCKING MURDER THEM LIKE THIS

...Also...wait, so Dolph’s autistic? ...I mean, I do headcanon everyone at the camp as autistic, but like.......hmm. Not sure how I feel about the Nazi joke character as the first canon autistic kid in the show. I would’ve preferred Neil being given the label first and it not being presented the way it was (though I can chalk that up to Campbell being a bastard). I’ll have to think about this a bit, but it does rub me the wrong way.

“The smell of these plants makes my brain do backflips uwu” NIKKI NO

SAL NO !!! I guess all cops really are bastards

THE MILLERS !!!! :D

“He’s like the FATHER I never had...” Oh David....... Also hey, they still haven’t disproven Dmitri’s existence yet so that’s fine by me

WAIT DID THE ANTIDOTE GIVE HIM EMPATHY??? OR GUILT??

IT DID, WOW....I...am not sure how to feel about that.

“OH WHAT THE FUCK?!” He went full Michael right there JKGJKGHJGKHJHGK

Oh, okay, good. So it didn’t completely make him less of a bastard, just gave him a tiny moment of guilt. Had me worried for a second. That’s such a cheap way to redeem a character and I would’ve been more than a little annoyed.

I...don’t have a lot to say about this episode because honestly, I...don’t know how to feel about it. On the one hand, some aspects are hilarious. On the other, I just....I’m not sure how to feel?

Also that Dolph thing does give me mixed feelings. Like...Neil was right there if you wanted to make a character autistic, but you go with DOLPH? On the one hand, again, I do headcanon every character in the show as autistic, and that included Dolph. On the other hand, AGAIN, I would’ve preferred anyone else but him to be the canon autistic character. He is improving and changing a bit, which is good! But he’s still got those unfortunate characteristics and I’m not particularly fond of the only autistic character in the show being....HIM.

Hmm...overall, I think it might be my least favorite episode of the season. Not just for the Dolph thing, but honestly, I don’t know how to feel about it overall. I guess I expected to laugh a lot more at the idea of a truth serum episode.

All I know is everyone at Camp Campbell is autistic, not just Dolph, and RT can pry that headcanon from my cold, dead body.

#Hayley Speaks #Camp Camp #Camp Camp Season 4 #Camp Camp Season 4 Spoilers #Long Post

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trippin-over-my-fandoms · 5 years ago

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( My Fallout 4 Builds ) Part 1 : Jack Daniels

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behind the character: Jackson, or simply Jack, was my very first Fallout 4 play through. His name was originally going to be Jack Wilson, after a different original character of mine, but the autofill suggestion on my XBOX forced my hand. Thus the running joke of naming the fallout characters after liquor. It was by total accident that he ended up resembling Tom Ellis but once I saw it it stuck. I knew absolutely nothing going into fallout when I first played other than that my dad said since I liked skyrim I’d like fallout. He was wrong. I loved fallout.

But since I didn’t know anything about how this game worked, I kinda fucked up Jack’s SPECIAL. I thought you had to max out the bases to be able to get the perks. Boy was I wrong. I haven’t played with him in a bit so I don’t remember exactly which ones are maxed out other than Strength and Endurance. Everything is at least at an 8 however and he’s a level 44.

backstory, personality, motives: Jack was brought up on a farm as the youngest of five. His sibling were all considerably older than him and, though he was the baby, it seemed not many in his family had time for him other than his grandfather who he looked up to. Jack joined the military because of his grandfather who pretty much raised him to be the man he became. He meant so much to Jack that he’d go on to name his own son after him.

Jack does his best to be the peacemaker, especially as he tries to navigate the hostile commonwealth. If he can’t talk others out of a hostile situation he’s quick into action and takes whatever shot necessary, being no stranger to a fight. He’s kind and lighthearted, with a bit of a little kid spirit in him. He tries to see the best in people before having to accept that maybe there is no best in them.

His motive is peace. War looks different in the new world but it’s still war, even if it’s not on such a grand scale. Jack goes for the gray area hoping for common ground on both sides so everyone can survive the harsh world united. After destroying the institute and becoming a hero it made it a little easier because people looked up to him and that meant he could convince them to work together.

faction, weapons, armor: I sided with the railroad for this play through. I didn’t really know what I was doing, nor did I know exactly what they were at first but I was like “hey well technically they recruited me first so” and that was also before I knew you could side fully with the Minutemen to take out the Institute but whatever. I did immensely enjoy it, however. I got to play a double agent in the institute which was fun because I got to do quite a few quests. I’ll be honest and admit that I did look up some stuff because I didn’t want to accidentally side with the Institute.

Earlier on in the game I had a gun with a bayonet on it that I stabbed people with because I was a shit shot. I got teased a lot by my family but jokes on them because I leveled up pretty quickly because the bash moves gave me quite a bit of XP (although maybe it’s because I played on easy?). It shot .308 rounds but wasn’t automatic so I only used it to snipe. I did eventually get a good, semi-automatic gun that shot .45s and had a bayonet. I switch between that and the deathclaw gauntlet.

As for armor, well- early on I did the typical vault suit with raider armor layered on. I also put a fedora and sunglasses on him for pretty much all of the game. There was also the trench-coat phase for a bit too. For a bit I wore the courser armor but upgraded/downgraded to the Silver Shroud costume. It offered better protection but not so much RAD resistance. Oh well.

love interest: I traveled mainly with Piper for majority of my game. I only just recently started traveling with Hancock after playing MacCready’s questline. I haven’t done any of the flirt options yet because, well... if Jack has one thing in common with me it’s that he was 100% always nervous to shoot his shot. He’ll get there though. For game purposes I blamed it on that Nora was the only girl Jack had ever been with and how he even landed her is a mystery.

in game theme song: his in game theme song is The Wanderer by Dion. It doesn’t really describe him at all in terms of lyrics other than it being his Railroad code name. It just has his vibe. Actually, a lot of the album is his vibe and if I could make a fallout movie or series of Jack the soundtrack would have most of that album.

pop culture theme song: at the moment he doesn’t have one. I’m still looking for one.

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Good Stuff ~ Seven of the Season: Tangled the Series

WARNING: Be warned that I’ve never done this, but hey, trying something new everyday never hurts. Thank you, take care out there, and enjoy.

I remember last December when 2017 Me put Tangled the Series on my “Best of” list, and now I want to prove its worth. I love this show, even when the love started to fall apart in my mind per the look back. Ups and downs, it was nice to see Rapunzel given a cartoon of her own, showcasing what a Disney princess worth their skill can be outside their respective feature. So here be the Top 7 BEST Episodes of Tangled. Seven, because it’s lucky, baby. Here we go...

7. Under Raps

I despise myself for shipping Cassandra and Rapunzel sometimes. It feels reasonable but Rapunzel already has Eugene and Disney isn’t making room for polyamorous relationships just yet so the thought feels baseless. But I’ll just stick to the dynamics between the three as this gives the three excellent moments of what makes them the best in show, especially the third act where they fight the predictable bad guy that was pretending to be Cassandra’s pretend infatuation. Eugene’s sensible yet reckless side shines, Rapunzel’s compassionate yet overtly ambitious side shines, and Cassandra’s “I’m done” attitude especially shines through and they are what makes this episode great from start to finish. Only downside is, again, Cassandra’s love interest, who was so predictable even she could see through his shit. “Which makes Cass awesome and makes her and Rapunzel meant to be evermore!” Silence, inner voice, that’s what the next entry’s for.

6. Challenge of the Brave

I can say that this episode certainly solidified my love for both Cass and Rapunzel as characters. Initially, first impressions me was disgruntled at both Cass for her dishonesty and Rapunzel for failing to read the room. But now I realized that heck, why be disheveled at their weaknesses when their weaknesses build their strengths. With Cass being a force to be reckoned with and Punzie as the purest cinnamon you wouldn’t dare touch, I can’t help but love every minute of them together from this episode and beyond. Now you can say it. “Punzie and Cassy, medieval lesbian adventurers for life, baby! WOOP WOOP IN THE SOUP!!!” Furthermore, this frame of Rapunzel below made the episode so worth it, first hand and looking back.

this frame radiates so much good energy, the best energy

5. Max’s Enemy

Now, if there’s one thing the crew behind this show gets right 100%, it’s their animal characters, especially when their animal characters get one off episodes. Out of the two, Max’s Enemy gives the horse, the HORSE, a conflict that not only feels genuine but doesn’t come across as annoying as I’ve seen from other cartoons. You have Axel, who’s essentially the same as Max only more of a show-boater and is better than him at physical feats, but that doesn’t stop Max from outshining Axel in the end because one should never stop doing their best regardless of who claims otherwise. Also, Lady Caine returned, and I think she’s a great recurring antagonist in this series notably because A) she’s basically Eugene with her motives standing to be reasonably justified from before and B) she is one that plans so smoothly yet fails so hard, it’s tragically comedic. I hope they can bring her back another time. Also, this episode gets points for not annoying me with horse noises.

4. Fitzherbert P.I.

Honestly, this is one of the two episodes I put on this list solely because it focuses on Eugene being awesome. I say this because it is a pretty simple episode: Eugene proving his worth and girth of change to Cassandra and her dad while Rapunzel becomes artistically frantic over what her painting should consist of. Pretty cut clean story, but what made this pretty high on the list are particular scenes. One where, after seeing Eugene getting unjustly trampled during training by her father, Cassandra throws him some advice and support after all the smirking she done at the thought of him failing. Gave me a solid notion that while Eugene and Cass are happily at each other’s throats, they share a sibling type bond where they can be honest and will put a squabble aside to help each other out. Another scene is where Queen Ariana shows Raps the kooky portrait she had and that made her....an incredible supportive character in my eyes from then on. She can do no wrong, less so than the King and that clearly shows over the season. Honestly this episode is one where, on the look back, I can’t help but advocate it.

3. The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth

Putting my bias out here now: Danielle “Taystee” Brooks sold me this episode, ten fold. Her voice, and her singing, was the honey to the tea of this spoopy charming episode. The haunting mystery not only allowed for Rapunzel’s tender, optimistic nature, the Captain’s insipid stubbornness, and the pub thug’s slapstickiness to be at their most best, but the musical that culminates from it is to be one of the show’s greatest. One with purpose, flare, and a memorable melodic mood to boot. Shit, I shed a tear when I “listened up” for the fourth time it was that beautiful. I will say the very ending put a bittersweet taste in my mouth, but bittersweet is better than terrible so my love for this wasn’t spoiled in the least. And again, the sister had pipes; can never stop respecting that.

2. Big Brothers of Corona

OYE, this was a tough one. Between this and the real number one, these are the best of the best episodes in the season. *GROANS* I’m gonna put a pin on that last statement, you’ll understand later. But for now, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUck yes do I love this episode. Haven’t been able to say this, but Lance Strongbow is the best new character in this show, tied with Cassandra, and him and Eugene make for as great duo as the latter and Rapunzel. That being said, him and Eugene taking care of two young mischievous thieves made me smile throughout most of the time. This being the second episode where it’s nothing but Eugene proving himself to be awesome, not only do the kids prove themselves to be most purest cinnamon rolls, but it feels all the more crushing when they have to leave with a hug goodbye. I’ll let inner thoughts express this further: “Why couldn’t Eugene and Lance adopt these kids, MAN?! Why didn’t Lance? He and Red were like peas in a pod, man. They deserve the world! *sobs* Bring ‘em back, writers, I swear to me...... I’m sorry...*sniff* it feels crushing remembering this. Wholesome little young ones.” Only downside to this episode overall is the sideplot with Cass and Rapunzel, not that it’s bad, but it felt too conventional and inferior to the main story at hand. But, it’s that main story that just hits so many good notes. This episode’s a keeper, and I hope, I WISH, Angry and Red come back for season two.

Honorable Mentions: One Angry Princess, Not in the Mood, Return of Strongbow, and Great Expotations in said order

1. Pascal’s Story

Remember when I said this and Big Bros of Corona were the best of the best? Well pulling the pin, I can strongly say that this, objectively, is the best episode of the season, of the series so far, hell of cartoon history. Not only is this a great backstory episode, not only does this pull the heart strings ever so passionately, but it’s one that makes every scene count. I could be like Mr. Enter and go on about how the Pascal’s backstory plays well into his present situation/dilemma, how Rapunzel’s 0 to 100 mood feels so moving & natural, how Rapunzel’s tower from the movie plays an integral part in all this, and so forth. All this from an episode about a princess’s animal sidekick, with the ending to put it all on its own pedestal? Talk about pulverizing my soul. From start to finish, Pascal’s Story is one that admirably hits all the right notes and does so in a way that appeals to anyone and everyone logically and emotionally.

So yeah, this series has most definitely proven itself, and I bet and hope it does provide again when season two comes around this fall. Apologies for Varian not making the cut, but.......eh, I don’t want to make a worst list. All that said, I’m Roy Macintosh, and that’s all I got.

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Archenemy: Glenn Howerton On Menacing Joe Manganiello

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As eager comic movie fans wait for Marvel to roll out Phase Four, or for Wonder Woman 1984 to hit HBO Max; RJLE Films has a superhero sleeper of its own coming to screens on Dec. 11. Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Archenemy is the story of Max Fist (Joe Manganiello), a one-person crime fighting phenomenon, now powerless and sent to our dimension to live on the streets. Though Max’s homeless life might be bleak and muted, the film is full of colorful and outrageous characters. The larger-than-life menace that looms over Max is “The Manager”. A mustachioed, golden blonde Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, A.P. Bio) brings this 21st century crime boss to life. Think of him as Michael Corleone, by way of Urban Outfitters.

Stepping into the shoes of an overbearing, take no prisoners, big bad is a new venture for Howerton. It didn’t deter him one bit though, as we learned in our exclusive talk with the actor about the difference between living with a character for 15 years (Dennis of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) to having to create a lifetime for one you only inhabit for a short shoot. What follows is our discussion with Glenn Howerton about bringing The Manager to life, and what it takes to create quality entertainment. Oh, and be sure to read Howerton’s thoughts on the Four Seasons Total Landscaping fiasco over here.

DEN OF GEEK: It’s always nice to see you do pretty much anything but it’s great to see you as this fun, out-of-the-box kind of villain.

GLENN HOWERTON: Thank you, I appreciate it. It’s so fun to play bad guys. I know every actor says that but it really is true, it’s just a chance to follow your worst impulses as a human being. It’s like you’re getting to exercise a part of yourself that you can’t in your normal life because you want to be a good person, hopefully.

Well I also feel like this is the kind of the character that you can also create a very large backstory for.

Yeah, for sure. I think it’s difficult when you get used to working in television because with a character, it would be easy to forget that the reason I know how to play Dennis so well (depending on how well you consider I play the character) is because I’ve gotten to live with this guy for 15 years. I also created the character, I wrote the character so I know that character inside and out. I know that if an improvisation were to break out I would know how to answer as Dennis. That’s how well I know the character, because I know how he would react in any situation.

With a film, you don’t have that luxury. Knowing what makes him tick, knowing what his buttons are…you want to know all that stuff so when you show up to the set no matter what gets thrown at you, you can react in character. I didn’t want it to feel like something that I’d done before so I spent a lot of time talking to Adam Egypt Mortimer. We spent countless hours talking about the character and thinking about it myself and just going over it, and over it, and over it, and over it. Which is not something I normally do, but it’s also not something I normally need to do, because most of my work has been in television.

This is also the type of film where you need a certain confidence in the filmmaker, or it’s going to end up on an episode of Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? What gave you that faith in Adam, for all this?

I had faith in Adam for multiple reasons. One, I’d seen the movie that he made right before this, Daniel Isn’t Real, and loved it. I just thought it was beautiful. It was really moving, and horrifying, and scary, and real, and worked on multiple levels. Then just sitting down with Adam and talking to him about this, I was like, “This guy has a vision for this.” The way he talked about the movie, the way he talked about shooting it, the way he saw the script, the way he saw the world, the way he described it – this guy has definitely got a vision for this. It might be really strange and it might be really odd, but I like really strange and odd things. I didn’t get the impression that there was any world in which it was going to be bad.

Adam’s still technically an up-and-coming filmmaker. So it must be nice to work with someone who is at the point where he could really take chances.

I don’t understand where his confidence comes from. Because as you say, he doesn’t have a ton of films under his belt and we didn’t have a lot of time to shoot this movie, or a big budget to shoot this movie.

As a matter of fact, I’ll give you a perfect example. The very first day that I showed up to set, we were supposed to shoot a scene where we pull up, and we grab Hamster (Skylan Brooks), and throw him in the car. Skylan was super, super sick, and couldn’t show up that day. But we couldn’t afford to lose a day of shooting. So Adam, that morning or late the night before, wrote a whole new scene for me and Amy Seimetz to do.

If you’ve seen the movie it’s the scene where we’re sitting in the car, and we’re talking for a while and then at the end of that scene I go and bash Hamster on the head, and that was just Skylan’s stunt double. We had to conceive of something, pretty much in the moment. Then when we got the script on the day, Adam was like, “I don’t think this totally works,” and me and Amy sat and rewrote it. We really had to be on our toes. But I wouldn’t have been able to do that had I not known the character as well as I felt like I did.

We’ve seen you do action and something like a shootout before, but I’ve never seen you do it in such a smooth and kind of serious aspect. Do all those previous experiences meld into this or is it a different type of training you need to delve into?

I think it’s a product of a few things. I didn’t start out in comedy. I always did comedy, but I really started out down a much more dramatic path. So my approach to comedy has always been a little bit more like the Alec Baldwin approach. It’s really no less real when it’s funny, than when it’s a drama. It’s a really just a slight click of the dial one way or the other where that makes it funny, or serious. That can be kind of a thin line between the two. I’ve always come from a dramatic point of view like making the needs of the character, very, very real. It’s just that when you’re writing it or when the conceits of the character are so ridiculous, that’s what makes it funny – instead of doing some sort of goofy-ass performance.

Then to kind of click over into drama – I mean it’s definitely challenging and it was definitely scary. I think the scariest thing for me in doing something this dramatic was the fact that I’m not a menacing person in real life at all. I’m 155 pounds and Joe Manganiello is 200 pounds of pure muscle, six-foot-four, and audiences have to be able to watch the movie and go, “Joe Manganiello’s character has to be scared of that guy.” Or at least within the world of crime…I’m a crime boss I have to be intimidating to other criminals. That was a little scary for me because I haven’t been asked to do anything like that in a long time, but it was fun.

I gotta say, you definitely had the best running in a different direction while shooting behind you pose I’ve ever seen. It was very smooth.

That was one of those things where Adam asked me to do that and I was like, “Oh my god…” In my head it’s like I went back to being a kid and thought about watching you Die Hard or watching action movies and I was like, “Oh shit, I forgot I’ve always wanted to do that.” I’ve always wanted to do an action scene where I get to shoot a gun and run around doing action-y stuff. It was like playing and being a kid again. It was so, so fun.

During these pandemic times do you find yourself honing different skills like that on your own? Getting yourself ready for when things can return to normal.

I don’t know if other actors do this but I’m a little bit insane. When I read scripts, I often find myself acting them as multiple characters. Even if I’m watching a movie, and I’m by myself; I’ll pause and sort of take on the persona of the character. I’m getting very personal here, this is really nutty behavior for the average person. But as an actor, I really do kind of get off by climbing into the skin of somebody else and just getting to think a different way and behave a different way and I’ve always been obsessed with that ever since I was a kid. Just understanding the psychology behind how someone can behave the way they behave.

I talk about the pandemic as if the world seems to be shut down, but obviously you guys are still getting scripts and you’re still writing. For instance, has it led to any delays in the scripts for season 15 of Sunny?

No, it’s not, because Rob has been working on the second season of Mythic Quest. I’ve just been working on other things, developing other projects that I’m excited about, finishing a script that I’m writing with a writing partner. I’m mostly focusing on reading a lot and writing a lot and kind of studying the craft of screenwriting because I kind of fell into it.

I certainly didn’t have any training but when I’m writing I want to live up to … I take what I do very seriously. I don’t take it for granted that I’ve been offered the privilege of being able to write scripts, so I want to be good at it. I want to know what I’m doing. I don’t want other screenwriters who actually studied and worked hard to become screenwriters to look at what I do and go, “This guy’s just kind of sailing through it.” I want to be educated.

I mean that’s the way to do it right? Even when you consider something like, for lack of better term; slapstick. Doing it right means having the training behind it.

There’s of course nothing wrong with being naturally talented at something. There are a lot of naturally gifted actors who can just kind of do it. Or for whatever reason they’re just good at it. They didn’t have to go to Juilliard to get good at acting.

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That was Brando’s thing, right?

Yeah, and there’s nothing wrong with that. What I do have a problem with is if there’s a sort of an inability to acknowledge that it might be easy for you but it’s not just because the craft of acting is easy. I would also argue that you might be an extraordinarily gifted actor naturally without training, but you’re probably only good at one thing. You might be able to be really good at writing comedy but if you haven’t studied the art of screenwriting, you’re probably not going to be able to write a drama. Whatever you lack in terms of your knowledge of structure, you might be able to make up for a lot of that if you’re super super funny and you can write a comedy, but you won’t be able to do that if you’re writing something else. I like to do a wide variety of things. I like to write screenplays, I like to write TV, I like to work in drama and comedy. I like to work in a lot of different genres; so it keeps me on my toes.

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