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darkfrog24 · 9 months ago
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The one that got away
Still haven't seen the new Percy Jackson show but I have seen some fan reaction and here's what I'm getting:
In the show, there's a lot more Poseidon+Sally interaction. In the show, Sally Jackson is the woman he loves.
In the books, Sally is the ex who very much dumped him.
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samsxowboyhat · 5 months ago
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David Shaw Headcannons
David’s canonically bi/ pansexual and had a crush on Asher when he was younger
Darlin and David had a sibling bond and would spend together by themselves at pack meetings or the solstices
David has selective people that he lets touch him in a friendly way
David has pulled Darlin out of fights and always lectured them afterward
David has cologne that smells like the forest, anything that smells like rainwater, trees, or the forest he has a cologne of it
David had an unassigned assigned table at his school for the main 4 pack no matter what grade Darlin was in he’d always make sure that they sat with him if they were alone
David favors Angel's smile over everything he loves everything about them, but their smile is his favorite
David visits Gabe’s grave and talks about Angel often and informs him on things going on in his life(Gabe was the first person he told about his thoughts on marrying angel)
David can’t sleep without Angel next to him, and yes, he will be able to sense when they’re getting out of bed or moving
David got into a few fights growing up whenever someone was bullying Milo for his height
When David was younger, he didn’t talk. Whenever somebody needed comfort he’d be more of a listener
David is the type to hold people tightly to ground them if they are ever having a panic attack
David never cries, and it’s a rare sight when he does
David can’t function without Asher and it’s mutual between them they most definitely sat near each other in school, ate lunch together, and were each other's best men at their weddings
David shifts whenever he cuddles with angel just so that they can pet his fur(his favorite spot is on the side of his face on either side)
David’s rich, but he’s also humble, sure he’ll spend money on whatever Angel wants and not bat an eye, but nobody knows just how rich he is until he buys something expensive
David and the rest of the main 4 would sleep on the couch whenever they had sleepovers because Asher would try to cuddle with him, Milo would follow Asher, and Darlin would just wanna be included
David was anxious when he asked Angel to marry him because he thought they’d reject him
David couldn’t yell at Angel. Even if he tried he’d feel bad the second he raised his voice at them
David has once threatened to kick someone out of the pack that talked shit about angel
Bonus-David wears his dad's old watch. Whether it’s broken or not broken, he doesn’t care and still wears it
David comforts Angel whenever they get jealous of Sweetheart or Tank bc they’re unempowered
David still has nightmares of the inversion and still thinks about how he could’ve lost Asher
Bonus- David is named after his grandfather(don’t ask me how I know I just do)
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blackgryph0n · 5 months ago
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BillieBustUp: A Boycott?
Hazbin Hotel is implicated, too.
cw: child grooming
Short version: BillieBustUp hired a known child groomer Blackgryph0n/Gabriel C. Brown, and the lead dev Katie Nelson is digging in their heels defending him, claiming that the groomer says he's innocent, and the "haters" are all sockpuppets for his wife/victim's abusive father. The evidence against him is piling up, and it seems like BillieBustUp, a game founded on LGBTQIA and disability representation, will instead be the face of uplifting pedophilia and child grooming. Gabriel is also the voice actor for Hazbin Hotel's Alastor, but only his singing role in the pilot, the song "Insane" which has risen to some popularity.
On June 14, 2024, Twitter user dagobbiEST posted a Twitter thread that implicated the creator of BillieBustUp, an upcoming indie game helmed by Katie Nelson/KatieBlueprint, in defending the actions of the voice actor Blackgryph0n, aka Gabriel C. Brown, who voices the character Barnaby. For those who were present in the My Little Pony fandom during 2014, you will know BlackGryph0n best either for his videos or perhaps for his most infamous accomplishment, which was creeping out many fans with his overly-familiar relationship with voice actress Michelle Creber, who was 14 to his 24.
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Blackgryph0n went on to groom and subsequently marry Claire Corlett, Michelle's coworker and friend (and fellow 14 year old) when she turned 20, who was then isolated from her entire family, citing abuse. (The author does not deny that she may have been abused; it is typical for a groomer to pursue a minor who has a strained/difficult family situation.)
The facts are simple: Gabriel met Claire when she was a child, only 14/15, in a position of authority over her as a sound engineer at her voice acting job. The fact that they then later pursued a relationship, even if "she initiated it", implies that there was grooming taking place over the years in between. The groundwork of a relationship was built with a minor, even if it was not overtly romantic until later. For more information on grooming, please see here.
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Scads of screencaps were rapidly produced on Twitter after the initial screencaps of the BillieBustUp Discord were posted, including many tweets with proof of Blackgryph0n's inappropriate flirting with the child actresses back to when they were 15 and 16. Gabe's claims that they "became friends only four years ago" (conveniently when she was 20) were quickly debunked as lies, due to all of the overwhelming Tweet and video evidence.
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A list of links with more information:
A gathering of some of the most damning tweeted evidence to dispute the "only befriended her when she was 20" claim by Gabe.
A Reddit thread from r/YouTubeDrama concerning the recent allegations and firsthand witnesses to creepy behavior at conventions. Key quote:
"To provide some context, Gabriel knew them from that age because of his work. He is the only notable brony who concurrently worked on the show, though only peripherally as a backup voice/sound engineer for the sound and music team. However, he was around early on, and thus had access to FiM's voice actors, including the then-child VAs of the Cutie Mark Crusaders (Sweetie Belle (Creber), Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo). That's why he knew her from that young age, because his job provided him the opportunity to engage with those teenagers—to a professional limit, but he took it further than that with at least 2 of them." (d_shadowspectre3, who misidentified Creber - Creber voiced Apple Bloom, and Corlett voiced Sweetie Belle)
An informational Twitter thread from 2023 by BronyFandont discussing the grooming with more screencapped evidence.
A google doc of various screenshots, including a first-person witness to Gabriel's inappropriate behavior at a Brony con.
A Twitter thread with eight screencaps debunking the timeline Blackgryph0n tries to lie about, claiming he only met Corlett for extended periods when she was 20.
A Twitter thread by user Wootmaster discussing the allegations back in 2022, in which he adds that several big fandom names - including Saberspark, ACRacebeast and PaleoSteno - closed ranks and defended Blackgryph0n at the time, including leveling harassment at Corlett's father. Saberspark coined the deeply unsettling "It's creepy, but legal" in regards to the situation.
Some of Gabriel Brown's previous brushes with racism also came into discussion, including
A full blown minstrel skit with Michelle Creber (a minor at the time) with giant afro wigs, blaccents, and the fake names "Nikisha Abagale Safron" and "Latoya Aloofa Williamson", posted by ACRacebeast under the title "Bronies React: MLP Generation 3."
Another Twitter thread with screencaps of Gabriel Brown's racism by Helluvareceipts.
Screencaps of the BillieBustUp discord, with clumsy defenses by Katie Nelson in lieu of any official statement.
More of Gabriel's racist and C*vid-denial tweet "likes" have been dug up.
A deleted racist tweet from Blackgryph0n.
A Twitter screencap of Blackgryph0n getting banned from Babscon due to racism in 2021.
During the uproar, BillieBustUp and lead dev Katie Nelson remained notably silent, which resulted in a Tweet about the game's LGBTQIA representation devolving into repeated demands for answers, which were also ignored.
There was an unofficial statement made only on the BillieBustUp Discord group on June 15th, but it wouldn't be until June 17 that an official "rebuttal" was posted on Google Docs by "Katie and Ash". The entirety of the rebuttal can be summed up with 'Blackgryph0n says he's being targeted by sockpuppet accounts and promises he's innocent, and I believe him.'
June 17 also saw a very strange, inappropriate, and immature response from Michelle Creber, peppered with "Y'all"s, emojis, and inappropriately casual slang like "take the L," considering the seriousness of the allegations. She not only stated that Gabriel Brown (a member of the US Navy) is an "incredibly brilliant but brilliant autistic bean" and thus so harmless he wouldn't hurt a spider, which errs so far on the side of infantilization it seems insulting at best, and ableist at worst. Any Twitter accounts that requested clarification or answers were blocked by both Creber and Brown.
What does this mean for you?
What this means is that the BillieBustUp and Hazbin Hotel fandoms now have to contend with the fact that their creators have knowingly and purposefully invited a child groomer into their fandoms, and given them social cachet that they might use to take advantage of minors, as he did during his job as a sound engineer on My Little Pony. The BBU dev team is also ignoring any concerns about a potential threat. This may also mean that, if there are inevitable fandom events like panels, the child groomer Gabriel C. Brown may be present where there are also children and teens, who may not be aware of his history.
The decision of whether to boycott or not is your decision; I cannot in good conscience spend money on a game that will put money into a groomer's pockets and add to his resume. The decision is yours. This post is to shine light onto what the BillieBustUp team and Blackgryph0n/Gabriel Brown desperately want to keep in the dark, and to spread awareness to other social media platforms. And, most importantly, to protect any minors who might be in these fandoms, who may not realize that their idols are not someone they should look up to, defend, or even be in private contact with.
Stay safe, and thank you for reading.
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morbidology · 3 months ago
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Tina Watson, born Christina Mae Thomas, was a 26-year-old woman from Alabama who had recently married Gabe Watson, her college sweetheart. The couple had a shared interest in scuba diving, and they chose the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia, as the perfect destination to kick off their new life together. Gabe, an experienced diver, had over 50 dives under his belt, while Tina was relatively new to the sport.
On October 22, 2003, the couple joined a group of divers for an expedition at a site called the SS Yongala, a shipwreck popular among divers. According to Gabe Watson, shortly after the dive began, Tina began to experience difficulties. Gabe later claimed that Tina panicked and knocked his mask off, causing him to swim to the surface to get help. When he returned, he said, Tina was already unconscious on the ocean floor.
Tina was rescued by another diver and brought to the surface, where attempts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead on the scene, and what had begun as a dream honeymoon had turned into an unimaginable nightmare.
Tina’s death was initially ruled an accident, attributed to drowning and possible inexperience with diving. However, as the investigation progressed, authorities began to suspect foul play. Witnesses reported seeing Gabe Watson act unusually during the dive, and questions were raised about the couple’s relationship and the circumstances leading up to Tina’s death.
The most damning evidence against Gabe Watson came from Tina’s autopsy, which suggested that her death might not have been accidental. It was determined that Tina’s air supply had been turned off during the dive, and her body was found in an area where the current was not strong enough to have caused the kind of panic that Gabe described. Additionally, investigators discovered that Gabe had increased Tina’s life insurance policy shortly before the wedding, with himself as the primary beneficiary.
Furthermore, fellow diver, Dr Stanley Stutz told authorities that he had witnessed David giving Christina a “bear hug” as she was flailing in the water, clearly distressed, before he saw David reappear at the surface as Christina sunk to the bottom. Another diver, Gary Stempler, snapped the disturbing above photograph which shows Christina lying on the bottom of the ocean. The photos were developed a few weeks after her death.
In 2008, five years after Tina's death, Gabe Watson was charged with her murder by Australian authorities. Watson agreed to return to Australia to face the charges, and in 2009, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, claiming that he had failed to fulfill his duty as her dive buddy. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, a sentence that many, including Tina’s family, felt was shockingly lenient.
Following his release from prison in Australia, Gabe Watson returned to the United States, where he faced additional charges of murder in Alabama. U.S. prosecutors argued that Watson had plotted to kill Tina in order to collect on her life insurance, and they sought to try him for capital murder.
The case drew significant media attention, with debates over whether Watson should be tried again for the same crime he had already been convicted of in Australia. In 2012, the Alabama judge overseeing the case dismissed the charges due to insufficient evidence, concluding that there was no proof that Watson had intentionally killed his wife.
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dancingtotuyo · 9 months ago
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Before | 3. we could live quite happily
A Woman Story
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Rating: Mature
Warnings: fluff and happiness
Notes: Thank you @ramblers-lets-get-ramblin for reminding me this added something to the story even if I felt like "nothing really happened"
Words: 1167
Series Masterlist | Woman Masterlist | Author Masterlist
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“What kind of flowers do you want?”
“Gabe, we’re getting married in November, there’s not going to be any flowers.” You roll your eyes, scraping the last remnants from the salad Gabe brought you for lunch. 
“Mrs. Bleeker always has potted flowers.”
“Oh yes, walking down the aisle with a three-foot potted plant is such a good idea.”
“That’s not what I meant and you know it.” Your fiancé rolls his eyes. “Do you not want flowers?”
You laugh. “Gabe, I just wanna marry you.”
“You don’t have any dreams for your wedding?”
“First off, it’s our wedding. Secondly, any dreams I had of my wedding day went down the drain a long time ago.”
“What was your dream?” Gabe leans across the table with an award-winning smile, the one that makes you feel half your age. 
His eyes sparkle under the clinic lights. He’s ready to make some big fanciful daydream and drag you into it. You wonder how he’s kept that approach to life all these years, always building some new world to escape to, figuring out what he could pull from those into yours. It’s one of the things you love about him. 
“I’m not playing this game right now. We have work to do before the doc gets back.” 
You had a doctor wander into Jackson about 6 months ago. Since getting the damn working and electricity restored to Jackson, you and he work on getting the old clinic cleaned up. The wall expansion is almost complete, making it worth everyone’s while to invest in cleaning up the shops and buildings, including the old clinic. Gabe is helping, or supposed to be helping. You have a feeling he’s more interested in wedding planning. 
“Come on, Doleful. We can do both.” 
You grab a bucket, refilling it with warm soapy water. “You know, one would think calling your fiancée Doleful is a good way to end up without one.”
Doleful, you’ve grown oddly fond of the nickname. It reminds you of who you were when you met him and how far you’ve come. It’s a part of Gabe’s magical imagination. It’s how he stays connected to them, the family he lost on outbreak day. 
He kisses your cheek. “Well, you sure as hell ain’t Wistful.” 
You splash water at him. He laughs and you can’t help the smile overtaking your face. “Oh? Is that the 9th dwarf who never was?”
“No, it was the 10th,” he winks. 
You roll your eyes as the two of you settle into silence wiping years of dust and grime from the shelves with lye soap. 
Your brain sits with Gabe’s words. Try as you might to keep it at bay, the wedding you always thought you’d have drifts into your brain. 
“Maybe it’s a southern thing…”
Gabe stops his work, turning to face you. You keep your eyes glued to your task. 
“But I always pictured getting married in a field somewhere with tall grass or wildflowers or something all around.” You shrug. “Something real simple.”
Gabe beams back at you and you roll your eyes. “We could wait until summer if you wanted-“
“No,” you say quickly. Gabe furrows his brow. “I don’t want to wait any longer.” 
He kisses you. “Good. Neither do I.”
“Then why did you offer?” 
“Because that’s the one thing you’ve told me you wanted.”
“Not true. I said I wanted Maria to officiate.”
“That doesn’t count and you know it.” He crosses his arms. “She officiates all the weddings.” 
He wasn’t wrong. There had been a surprising amount of matrimony since the group settled in Jackson 3 years ago. 
“But she’s my best friend.”
“Fine, you win.” Gabe kisses you. 
“Practicing for marriage, Gabe?” Maria enters the clinic with someone hot on her heels. 
“You know it.” Gabe smiles, ever the charmer. You can’t help but smile. That’s your man. 
Gabe stretches his hand to the newcomer, making the introduction before Maria can. “Gabe Rowland.”
There’s something familiar about him. You try to recall where you’ve seen him before. 
“Tommy Miller.” He shakes Gabe’s hand and it clicks.
“Holy shit.” You say. 
Three sets of eyes snap to you. You see the recognition in his, but he hasn’t placed you.”
Gabe introduces you to him. “My fiancée.”
“You’re Sarah’s uncle.” 
Tommy’s eyes furrow. “Haven’t been called that in a long time.” He cocks his head to the side. The implications set a pit in your stomach. It’s not hard to assume the reason. Your name plays off his lips. “Wait a second-“ 
“You two know each other?” Maria asks. 
“You were Sarah’s babysitter.” 
“And you were the reason I made it through college debt-free. Joel always paid me extra when he had to bail you out of county lockup in the middle of the night.”
Maria’s eyes snap back to Tommy. You see the former assistant DA in her come out. “Should I be worried about him?”
Tommy looks a little worried like you hold his fate in his hands as he remembers all the times he teased you in Joel’s kitchen. “He’s good, Maria. No worries. Might be able to help with the wall. He was a contractor in his former life
Maria relaxes, looking Tommy up and down. “Good, I like knowing I made the right call.”
Tommy’s hardly aged. A few more wrinkles but there’s not a streak of gray in his jet-black hair, still cut at the same length from 15 years ago. You want to ask him about Sarah and Joel, but you can’t. Everyone lost people. No one likes to talk about it. 
“Gabe,” Maria says. “Will you finish showing Tommy around? I need to steal your fiancée for a little bit.” 
“Of course.” Gabe kisses your head. “Come on, Tommy, you look like you could use a drink. Maybe I can get some stories out of you about my fiancée.”
“I got plenty.” Tommy grins. 
You shake your head as they leave, curiosity piquing as you follow Maria’s eye line right to Tommy.  
“Those two are gonna be trouble together,” you say. 
“What makes you think that?”
“Tommy was 10 times the troublemaker Gabe is. Somehow, I don’t think that’s changed.”
Maria raises an eyebrow. “As long as he does his share.”
“Are you a part of his share?”
Maria’s eyes snap back to you, narrowing. You bite back a giggle, smile overtaking your face. 
“You know I miss when you didn’t laugh and smile like a schoolgirl.”
“You do not.” You wave her off. “You’re just mad I clocked it so fast.”
“I’ll remind you, I won a nice scarf the night you left the dance with Gabe.”
“I assure you, I stayed much warmer,” You stick your tongue out at her. A little childish for sure, but happy nonetheless. “Looks better on you than it ever did on Rachel anyway.”
Maria's stern expression eases up. You can tell she’s biting back laughter. “Not a word, okay? To anyone.”
“My lips are sealed.”
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zepuckinghockey · 1 year ago
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It's NHL wedding season! I'm aware of 10 NHLers who got married over the July 7-8, 2023 weekend as well as two related weddings. As best as I can, I've listed them out including as many verified player guests as I could find. Shoutout to the server for helping me ID a lot of generic looking faces. I've got some teams listed for context.
Feel free to let me know of people I've missed! This list has been edited on September 9th. I'm pretty sure wedding season is over, but feel free to message me with someone I missed.
June 16th, 2023 Weddings:
Kyle Clague - Sabres Notable Guests: Nolan Patrick
July 4th, 2023 Weddings:
Colin Blackwell - Hawks Notable Guests: Alex Kerfoot
July 6th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyler Bertuzzi - Red Wings Notable Guests: Michael Rasumussen, Zach Nastasiuk
July 7th, 2023 Weddings:
Alex Nedeljkovic - currently Penguins (previously Canes, Red Wings) Notable Attendees: Scott Wedgewood
Jordan Binnington - Blues Notable Attendees: Jordan Kyrou, Marco Scandella, Sammy Blais, Faulk, Perron, Logan Brown, Joshua Leivo, Vince Dunn, Robby Fabbri, Joel Edmundson, Robert Thomas, Oskar Sundqvist, Colton Parayko, Jake Walman
July 8th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyson Barrie - currently on the Preds (previously: Oilers, Leafs, Avs) Notable Attendees: everyone. Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Mitch Marner, Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Alex Kerfoot, John Tavares, Jack Campbell, Justin Holl, Evander Kane, Darnell Nurse, Mike Smith, Bayne Pettinger, Tyler Ennis, Colin Wilson, Michael Hutchinson, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Cody Ceci, Evan Bouchard, Luke Schenn, Devin Shore, Gabe Landeskog
Vinni Lettieri - currently on the Wild (previously Ducks) Notable Attendees: Trevor Zegras, Jake Bischoff, Tony DeAngelo, Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes, Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, John Gibson, Zach Bogosian, Sam Carrick, Jake Gardiner, James van Riemsdyk
Sam Reinhart - currently on the Panthers (previously Sabres) Notable Attendees: Mason Marchment, Brandon Montour, Owen Tippett
Chandler Stephenson - currently on the Knights (previously Caps) Notable Attendees: Will Carrier, Reilley Smith, Mark Stone, Cody Eakin, Jack Eichel, Alex Tuch
Sam Girard - currently on the Avs (previously Preds) Notable Attendees: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Ryan Graves
Dylan Gambrell - currently on the Leafs (previously Sharks, Sens) Notable Attendees: Mathieu Joseph, Austin Watson (thanks anon!)
Gustav Forsling - currently on the Panthers Notable Attendees: Alex Wennberg, Marcus Hogberg, Patric Hornquist, Lucas Carlsson, Erik Gustafsson
Tyler Motte - (Rangers, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Senators, Canucks) Notable Attendees: Brock Boesser
Brett Richie - (Yotes, Flames)
Emerance Maschmeyer & Genevieve Lacasse - WoHo Olympic gold medalists Notable Attendees: Sarah Nurse, Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey, Marie-Philip Poulin, Haley Irwin, just like all the big woho names
Dominik Tiffels - German hockey player Notable Attendees: Leon Draisaitl
Frankie Borrelli - Barstool Sports and Fore Play Golf Notable Attendees: Brock Nelson, Matt Martin, Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield, Josh Bailey - info thanks to @barzyblogbabe
Morgan Reilly - Leafs Notable Attendees: his wife Tessa Virtue
July 13th, 2023 Weddings:
Dryden Hunt - Rangers Notable Guests: Kyle Burroughs
July 15th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyler Seguin - Stars (Bruins) Notable Guests: Jamie Benn, John Klingberg, Scott Wedgewood, Jesse Blacker, Mason Marchment, Ty Dellandrea, Justin Dowling
Luke Kunin - (Sharks, Wild) Notable Attendees: Colton Sissons, Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, (Taryn Tkachuk)
AJ Greer - Bruins (Avs, Devils) Notable Attendees: Scott Kosmachuk
Andy Andreoff - (Kings, Flyers, Islanders) Notable Attendees: Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibehere, Erik Gudbranson, Milan Lucic
Juuso Valimaki - Coyotes
July 16, 2023 Weddings:
Kevin Hayes - Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets) Notable Attendees: Johnny Gaudreau, Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei, Jimmy Vesey
July 20th, 2023 Weddings:
Lawson Crouse - Coyotes Notable Attendees: Phil Kessel, Shayne Gostibehere, Liam O'Brien, Nick Schmaltz, Darcy Kuemper, Taylor Hall, Jacob Bryson, Travis Konecny
July 21st, 2023 Weddings:
Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Caps (Avs) Notable Attendees: Anthony Mantha, Julien Gauthier
Brady Tkachuk - Sens Notable Attendees: Matthew Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot, Mark Stone, Mathieu Joseph, Luke Kunin, Christian Fischer, Ryan Donato, Robert Thomas, Alex Debrincat, Cam Talbot, Nick Holden, Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Dylan Gambrell, Colin White, Jacob Chychrun, Kevin Hayes
Juuse Saros - Predators Notable Attendees: Eeli Tolvanen, Kevin Lankinen
Tanner Jeannot - Lightning Notable Attendees: Brett Howden, Noah Gregor, Jayden Halbgewachs, Jeremy Lauzon, Alex Carrier
July 22nd, 2023 Weddings:
Alex Kerfoot - Coyotes (Maple Leafs) Notable Attendees: Justin Holl, Colin Blackwell, John Tavares, Morgan Reilly, Michael Bunting, Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin
Nick Paul - Lightning (Senators) Notable Attendees: Chris Driedger, Drake Batherson, Thomas Chabot, Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn
Keith Kinkaid - (Devils, Canadiens, Rangers, Bruins, Avs)
July 24th, 2023 Weddings:
Anthony Mantha - Capitals Notable Guests: Nicholas Aube-Kubel, Julien Gauthier, Nick Jensen, Jonathan Benier
July 27th, 2023 Weddings:
Pavel Zacha - Bruins (Devils) Notable Attendees: Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt
July 28th, 2023 Weddings:
Karson Kuhlman - Islanders (Kraken, Jets) Notable Guests: Kasimir Kaskiskuo
July 29th, 2023 Weddings:
Connor Murphy - Blackhawks (Coyotes) Notable Attendees: Sean Kuraly, Anthony Duclair, Dylan Strome, Jonathan Toews, Alex Debrincat, Taylor Raddysh, Mackenzie Entwistle, Brandon Hagel
Mitch Marner - Leafs Notable Attendees: Best Boy Zeus 🐶, Matt Martin, James Van Riemsdyk, Jake Gardiner, Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Justin Holl, Nazem Kadri, Willy Nylander, Zach Bogosian, Kyle Clifford, Jake Muzzin, Auston Matthews, Alex Kerfoot, Michael Bunting, Freddie Anderson, Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Reilly, Tyson Barrie, Connor Carrick, Joe Thorton, Patrick Marleau, Zach Hyman, Jack Campbell, TJ Brodie, Tyler Ennis, John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren
Ethan Bear - Canucks (Oilers, Hurricanes) Notable Attendees: Mat Barzal, Caleb Jones, Jujhar Khaira, Riley Stillman, Thatcher Demko, Austin Strand
Boone Jenner - Blue Jackets Notable Attendees: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones, Nick Blankenburg, Cole Sillinger, David Savard, Andrew Peeke, Scott Laughton, Elvis Merzlikins, Erik Gubranson
July 30th, 2023 Weddings:
Ryan Donato - Blackhawks (Kraken, Bruins) Notable Attendees: Jared McCann, Yanni Gourde, Matty Beniers, Adam Fox
August 3rd, 2023 Weddings:
Kevin Lankinen - Predators Notable Guests: Eeli Tolvanen
August 4th, 2023 Weddings:
Taylor Raddysh - Blackhawks (Lightning) Notable Guests: Dylan Strome, Connor Murphy, Anthony Cirelli
Kevin Hayes (2.0) - still Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets) Notable Guests: Keith Yandle, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibhere, Travis Sanheim, James van Riemsdyk, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, JT Miller, Zach Sanford, Tony DeAngelo, Brian Dumoulin, Brady Skjei, Paul Carey
August 5th, 2023 Weddings:
Conor Garland - Canucks (Coyotes) Notable Guests: Ryan Donato, Jakob Chychrun, Clayton Keller
Brendan Dillon - Jets (Capitals) Notable Guests: Tom Wilson, TJ Oshie, Jordie Benn, Jamie Benn, Trevor van Riemsdyke, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen
Charlie McAvoy - Bruins Notable Guests: Hampus Lindholm, AJ Greer, Connor Clifton, Noel Acciari, Taylor Hall, Conor Sheary, Brad Marchand, Jake Debrusk, Matt Gryzeleyk, Derek Forbort, Brandon Carlo, David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, Jeremy Swayman, Charlie Coyle, Krug Torey, Matthew Tkachuk, Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White, Patrice Bergeron
Austin Watson - Senators Notable Guests: Cam Talbot, Anton Forsberg, Jarred Tinordi, Nick Paul, DJ Smith, Dylan Gambrell, Nick Holden, Thomas Chabot
Gage Quinney - Knights Notable Guests: Zach Whitecloud, Nicolas Roy, Jake Bischoff
Micke Rosell - player agent Notable Guests: William Nylander, Alex Nylander, Sam Ersson, Marcus Bjork
Joonas Johansson - Avs
August 6th, 2023 Weddings:
Dylan Larkin - Red Wings Notable Guests: Sam Gagner, Tyler Bertuzzi, Trevor Zegras, Kyle Connor, Troy Stecher, Marc Staal, Jeff Petry, Darren Helm, Zach Werenski, Mitchell Stephens, Riley Sheahan, Cole Caufield, Jack Hughes
August 11th, 2023 Weddings:
Shea Theodore - Knights Notable Guests: Ryan Reaves, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nick Holden, Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson, Alex Tuch, Dylan Strome, Erik Haula, Jaycob Megna, Will Carrier, Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo
Ryan Hartman - Wild Notable Guests: Matt Dumba, Marcus Foligno, Jared Spurgeon, Cam Talbot, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway, Jon Merrill, Alex Goligoski, Jake Middleton, Mason Shaw, Calen Addison, Nick Schmalt, Matthew Boldy, Brandon Duhaime, Connor Dewar, Luke Kunin
August 12th, 2023 Weddings:
Chris Kreider - Rangers Notable Guests: Mika Zibanejad
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youcouldmakealife · 11 months ago
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LBTE: Jared (173-174)
In which we prepare for the end by going back to the beginning.
If you'd like to follow along, the series page is here.
Final LBTE the day after tomorrow -- the epilogue itself is tomorrow.
173. Lodestar
He’s already talking about taking next year’s rookies under his wing — taking them out for lunch, inviting them over to play video games, making sure they feel welcome.
Jared terrifying the rookies might put a crimp in Bryce’s rookie mentoring plans.
And — fuck, is Jared going to have to host shit? Jared doesn’t want to host shit. Letting people into his space sounds horrible. Hopefully they’ll get a pass, since there’s no way the team could all fit in their apartment, let alone significant others and kids. They had a few preliminary discussions about getting a house after they re-sign this summer, but no way is that happening if it increases the likelihood of Jared having to endure guests.
Refusing to buy a house solely so no one makes him host anything is the most Jared thing possible.
You’re co-hosting a wine night with me he receives from Stephen, who continues to have the uncanny ability to say the thing that Jared would like to hear least. Jared guesses Gabe told him the news.
Wine nights happen when the Canucks are on the road. Jared replies, rather than ‘I would rather die’, just in case Stephen takes him literally.
Very smart not to tell Stephen your worst fears: he’ll make them happen. Also: you’re co-hosting a wine night with him. It’s inevitable. The rookies may fear Jared, but the WAGs will love him.
The Scouts are flaming out against the Kings, earlier than their typical Stanley Cup Final choking.
This is the Red Wings’ year. So Kings vs Red Wings in the WCF (yes, this 'verse shunted Detroit right back to the west when they finally thought they were safe), then Red Wings vs Lightning in the Finals. Sorry Seb.
Bryce is, but he’s been busy with other things — getting a crash course on what’s involved in wearing the A from Gabe, babysitting the Kurmazov spawn while Dmitry and Oksana pack up their own place for the offseason, bringing some of their extra food over to Elaine’s, and somehow coming home with more shit than he left with, though thankfully all the childhood shit Elaine’s unloading on him is nonperishable.
Seriously, Bryce is 100% living the dream. Mentoring, babysitting, hanging out with his mom.
In one of the boxes is a battered stuffed bear with a bow tie that Bryce greets like an old friend, and now sits with the minor Winnie the Pooh collection in the sulking room. He doesn’t fit thematically, but Jared figures he gets extra points for making Bryce’s eyes light up. His name’s Mr. Bear. Bryce was apparently not a creative child.
Because Bryce was Bear, the Mr. was included to avoid confusion.
“What’s wrong?” Jared asks.
“Nothing’s wrong,” Bryce says.
“Is it your shoulder again?” Jared asks.
“It’s not my shoulder,” Bryce says.
“Is it somewhere else?” Jared asks.
Jared is not a very good listener when he’s panicking.
He’s suddenly terrified Bryce is going to propose or something. Demand they get married again, but in public this time. Fuck, Jared doesn’t want to marry Bryce again. He embarrassed himself in front of enough people last time, and is frankly extremely grateful no video evidence exists. He can’t deny that he cried if there’s a video of him doing exactly that. Not that he’d cry, but—
You’d fucking cry, don’t start.
Also if Bryce knew he could make everybody hold a party for his relationship with Jared? On one knee in a second flat. So Jared will just…never mention the existence of vow renewals in his presence. And quit bugging Gabe and Stephen about when they’re getting married so Stephen doesn’t snap and mention it himself.
Bryce hasn’t shown any signs of stopping to breathe, but Jared doesn’t interrupt him, knows Bryce won’t be able to gather the threads back together if he does, and, more than that, that he’s nervous about this for some reason. Nervous about telling Jared this.
Bryce rambles when he’s nervous and when something’s really important to him. This is both.
Mostly he’s trying to figure out how Bryce did all this without Jared knowing. Like, Jared knew Bryce was keeping busy, but how did he miss a whole ass project? Bryce did financials? He talked to Marc Lapointe?
He had a lot of spare time. Especially during road trips. It wasn’t particularly difficult to keep it on the DL, considering.
“We started in like, January,” Bryce says. “I wanted to have like, a real idea before I told you, make sure I was still like, serious about it. And everyone says to do the research so, like, mom and I did the research. Gabe and Stephen helped too. Stephen was only like, kind of mean about it. Though he kept saying shit about my hair.”
“Babe, saying you have Disney prince hair isn’t an insult, I told you that,” Jared says.
“He says it like an insult,” Bryce says.
Because he’s offended that your hair just DOES that. Stephen is very vain about his own hair, he hates having a competitor.
(It does not just DO that, there is great time and financial investment involved in Bryce’s terrific hair)
“He says everything like an insult,” Jared says. “That’s just the way Stephen communicates.”
“He’s nice to Gabe,” Bryce says.
“Have you ever met anyone who isn’t nice to Gabe?” Jared says. “Even I’m nice to Gabe.”
Er. Nice(r).
But seriously, who’s mean to Gabe? Stephen will kill them.
“I wanted it to be like, fully planned out before I told you,” Bryce says. “You’re always so like — you always think shit through, you know? So I wanted to make sure I thought everything through first. And that took like, way more time than I expected it to. And help. This stuff isn’t like, my thing, you know? But it matters to me, so.”
Bryce trying to make sure he got ahead of every road block and set back so it would be perfect by the time Jared found out about it kills me a little.
“It isn’t?” Bryce says. “I mean, I know it isn’t, I just — you don’t think it’s dumb?”
“Of course I don’t think it’s dumb,” Jared says, and it kind of breaks his heart, how relieved Bryce looks.
Mine too.
“I just don’t want anyone thinking they can have hockey or love but not like, both,” Bryce says. “Like, I’d be a fucking mess without you, and I was kind of a mess without hockey too, and I just—“
Bryce going from someone who can’t even say the word gay out loud to willingly becoming the face of an organization meant for LGBTQ youth athletes — this boy.
“I can’t believe you made a secret club just so you could hang out with your mom,” Jared says.
That’s just a BONUS, Jared.
“I’m not—“ Bryce says. “It’s not a secret club!”
Note there is no denial about the hanging out with his mom part.
“You can join the club,” Bryce says, then, quickly, “But you don’t have to or anything. I know you’re not a joiner.”
“Obviously I want to join your secret club,” Jared says.
“Really?” Bryce asks.
“Duh,” Jared says, kicking Bryce’s foot, and Bryce kicks him back, grinning.
Jared’s evolution has been subtler, but of course he makes an exception for Bryce.
Bryce goes to grab his laptop with this jaunty little trot Jared doesn’t think he’s ever seen him do before, and he smiles down at his hands so he isn’t grinning at Bryce when he returns, just in case Bryce thinks he’s laughing at him.
Another evolution: Jared’s awareness of how easily Bryce’s feelings are hurt, and his efforts to make sure he isn’t the one doing it.
“We can take a break,” Bryce says quickly. Jared decides it wouldn’t be constructive to point out they haven’t actually done anything, form-wise. Certainly wouldn’t get either of them what they want, unless what they want is to be frustrated by bureaucracy.
Excellent work NOT cockblocking yourself with forms, Jared.
For the second time Jared gets to see the jaunty run. It’s a little dorky, but Jared won’t tell Bryce that. If he does, he’ll never see it again, and he’s already fond of it.
Jared getting to see parts of Bryce nobody else does, and being SO SO fond of them.
Jared decides to speed up just a little. If Bryce is going to put on a show, he doesn’t really want to miss it.
Like, yes, this is about sex, but also very much a dynamic that plays out across their relationship, which is great, because Jared doesn’t mind that Bryce is the better player/higher profile/bigger name. In fact, all the extra stuff Bryce deals with because of that is shit Jared is very glad not to deal with. But he loves getting to sit back and watch Bryce do his thing.
174. Starstruck (Redux)
There are so many callbacks in this part it might be easier to point out what isn’t one. One of the great things about doing this liveblogging (I reread the first 102 before I restarted this endeavour) — everything is very fresh when it’s time to wrap things up.
It’s also a really nice way for me to come to terms with finishing things — I get to go back and honour every part of the process, which helps, because this part always hurts. This series has been in my life so long it’d be a first grader by now, so it's been particularly hard to say goodbye to it.
It always feels a little strange now, travelling commercial. Well, strange is putting it nicely. Terrible. It feels terrible. Jared has had five hours of sleep and his Starbucks is burnt and his husband is wearing a toque indoors ‘so people won’t recognise me, J’. He looks ridiculous, and if his coffee’s burnt he can’t taste it, probably because there isn’t much coffee involved in that concoction.
Who says Jared isn’t a morning person (everyone who’s met him, and many would say he’s not an afternoon, evening, or night person either)
“You’re that guy from the Canucks, right?” she asks, inexplicably looking at Jared rather than Bryce.
Guess you should have worn a hat like your genius husband, Jared.
“My friends all think you’re really cute,” she says, then runs back to her group without asking for an autograph or anything, greeted with yells and cheers like she just scored them the OT winner.
She is a god among them.
“Don’t look so douchey in my hat now, do I?” Bryce asks.
“You still do,” Jared says. But he looks like a douche with a good idea.
Shoutout to the time Jared wrote a heartfelt card on his first anniversary that used the word ‘douche’ twice.
“I packed an extra,” Bryce says. “Just in case you changed your mind.”
Jared continues to underestimate how often they’ll be recognized, particularly in Vancouver. Bryce prefers to be prepared so he doesn’t have to take pictures and sign shit when he’s just trying to get a coffee.
Once the plane door shuts, Jared rips the hat off his head. “Is it fixable?”
“I don’t know how you can say I’m vain about my hair,” Bryce murmurs. Jared would tell him it’s because he is, but Bryce is fixing his hair for him at the moment, so it doesn’t seem like the most opportune time to argue.
Jared’s less vain about his hair and more vain about his so called dignity, and messy hair is not dignified. But then, neither is Jared, a lot of the time.
Training with you. I come back to Canada in June.
Absolutely not. Jared texts back.
Chaz and Raf already said OK. So did Arvan. So I’m coming.
Too bad Jared texts back. You’re not invited.
“What’re you so happy about?” Bryce mutters.
Julius officially in the crew and Jared is visibly delighted about it.
“Jared!” Bryce says, grabbing his arm.
There’s a few instances of physical communication between the two of them in this part. Big because it’s always in public/in front of others, and that’s something they’re only recently grown comfortable with.
“Did you know Julius was coming?”
“What, Julius is coming to train?” his dad asks. “That’s news to me.”
“I didn’t mention training,” Jared says.
“Shit,” his dad says, and Jared snorts.
Jared got his terrific lying skills from the best.
“Great,” Jared says. “Wonderful. I’m so happy to be home.”
“We’re as happy to have you as you are to be here,” his dad says.
His chirping skills are mostly from his mom, but sometimes Don comes through.
“Is that where Erin’s taking Bryce?” Jared asks.
“As far as I’m aware,” his dad says.
“Well,” Jared says. “Then I guess that’s where I’m going.”
These two. Two planets orbiting one another.
“I tell you I’m proud of you yet?” his dad asks.
“Not in as many words,” Jared says.
“Well, I am,” his dad says. “Proud of Bryce too.”
Look at Don growing too!!
“Me too,” Jared says. “Next season he’s going to — actually, I’ll let him tell you about it over brunch.”
“The charity thing?” his dad says, then, “Shit.”
“Oh for—“ Jared says. “Come on.”
Elaine got ahead of herself, she’s sorry!
Ashley has a ring on her finger. Grace doesn’t, but judging by Raf going red and hissing ‘shut up’ when Jared asks him about it, that’s changing very shortly.
Raf’s trying to find the perfect moment. Chaz did it in their living room and almost wiped out on one of Maia’s toys when he went to kneel.
“You're pregnant," Bryce says.
"No," Ashley says. "Okay, yes, but—"
Everyone had a couple beers (or spritzers) but her over the afternoon. Bryce noticed, Jared, of course, did not.
“To keep the numbers even we thought that maybe Bryce could be on my side?” Ashley asks. “And you two could partner up. But we don’t want to do that if you’re not—“
“Can I wear a suit that matches the bridesmaid dresses?” Bryce asks.
Ash and Chaz worried he’d feel emasculated, being on the bride’s side. And once upon a time he would have, but now he’s just hyped about a pastel suit.
“So it was Chaz you were hiding it from,” Jared says.
Ashley’s mouth flattens. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“It is an excellent instrument,” Chaz says. “You’re just haters.”
If he plays twinkle twinkle little star on that thing one more time…
(And it is always twinkle twinkle little star. Because that is all he knows.)
Jared leans over to Chaz as Bryce and Ashley put their heads together. “Did you steal a toy from your own child?”
“We’re teaching her to share,” Chaz mutters.
Can MAIA play twinkle twinkle little star? No! It’s wasted on her.
Raf proposes, but only after weeks of making everyone around him miserable. To the surprise of absolutely no one but Raf, she says yes. Jared would be more smug about calling it if he hadn’t been the only one blindsided by Raf asking him to be his best man.
Just wait until Jared remembers there’s a speech involved.
Jared’s volunteered to help, mostly to make sure that Julius doesn’t mistake Jared telling him he’s not welcome, and explicitly uninviting him, for actually not wanting him here.
Taking Jared at his word would obviously be a mistake.
“Oh my fucking god,” Jared mutters. Bryce had finally gotten rid of the convertible when he left Calgary, and Jared had figured that was that, because Vancouver’s the opposite of a good place for one. Maybe that was naive. “You’re too old for that car! Also too young!”
Bryce gets out of the front seat, sliding his sunglasses off and tucking them into his polo. He looks like bad porn. Right in front of Jared’s parents, too. Jared glowers at him as he walks up the driveway.
Jared’s anti-convertible gripe turning into ‘how dare you look hot enough that I now want to ride in your dumb car’. In front of his parents, to boot!
“Nice looking car, Bryce,” his dad says.
Bryce grins. “Want to come for a spin?”
“Watch my pots!” his dad says, then literally jogs down the driveway to get in the passenger seat.
Don has dibs though!
Jared exchanges a look with his mom.
“Well,” she says. “It’s nice to see he’s finally gotten over his Bryce related car trauma.”
Growth!
It’s another half hour before Bryce and his mom come back. It doesn’t involve anyone shouting ‘what a rush’ as they come inside, so it’s more subtle than his dad’s return
I love Don.
Jared scoots over, and Bryce lies down beside him. They don’t fit. They never have, really, but now Jared has to put his back against the wall, tangle their legs together so Bryce doesn’t topple right off the bed.
Back in Jared’s high school bed. Every time they do it gets more and more cramped.
“I thought we could get some pizza,” Bryce says. “Sit around at a park or something. It’s a nice day for it.”
“You got a blanket in the trunk too?” Jared says.
“Maybe,” Bryce says. “Not a Flames one, but.”
This boy. This ridiculously romantic boy.
“Absolutely,” Bryce says. As soon as they get outside he jogs ahead. Jared’s about to ask him what he’s in such a hurry for before Bryce opens the passenger door for him, and then he just has to stop everything, take a moment and watch him, golden in the late spring light.
Jared’s still so gone for him.
“You coming?” Bryce asks.
“Yeah,” Jared says. “Yeah, of course I am.”
So gone.
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writingsofwesteros · 6 months ago
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Summer lust
She was there a day before Oberyn started courting her. She was there for 2 weeks before her and Oberyn married, and only a week after their wedding before she got pregnant. Everyone in the Martell family (including Elia and the sand-snakes) along soth the rest of dorne (they don't hate her like they thought they would they actually like her considering she's the nicest lannister to ever exist without a dark side) fast-forward to 7 months later the lannister-baratheon family is visiting for the first time imagine the shock and anger on Cersei, Joffrery, and Tywin looked like they were about to murder Oberyn after learning that she was married to Oberyn and pregnant. Of course, Jaime, Myrcella, and Tommen were also shocked but happy for her. Then there's Tyrion, who is in the background laughing the entire time considering he's known about them since they got married, hell Tyrion was at their wedding even walked her down the asle and gabe her away to Oberyn not that Cersei would ever find that out.
The shot gun wedding we all need ;)
Cersei can never stay mad at her daughter for long especially when she's with a child.
She has took to Dorne so quickly as well, she's vibrant and treats everyone so sweetly.
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the-al-chemist · 17 days ago
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Can I please get
■ for Rory
☮ for Orla
☆ for Kirstie
▼ for Miles
and ♦ for Doug?
Oh and bonus!
ൠ for the best of the best, Jenna!
Oooh, interesting choices!! So, we have…
Rory - Bedroom/Living Headcanon
The first proper purchase Rory made after returning to professional sport was his own house. This was Miles’ suggestion, the thought process behind it being that if Rory was given the responsibility of paying off a mortgage, he’d be less likely to do anything that might throw his career down the drain. Also, he’d not be flat sharing with Gabe. He didn’t voice these as reasons to Rory, however.
Rory’s mother and stepfather made the same suggestion a few years before. He did not listen to either of them.
Orla - Friendship Headcanon
Orla has always been good at making friends, but never had a really close circle. That was until she moved to London, when she took up a flat share with two others, including Lydia, a straight-talking journalist originally from Lancashire. Lyds is Orla’s best friend, even though they no longer live together.
Kirsty - Happy Headcanon
When Facebook became A Thing, an old friend from Kirsty’s brief time at university reached out to her out of the blue. After several months of chatting online, they met up, and Kirsty smiled more in one evening than she had in years.
Reader, she married him.
Miles - Childhood Headcanon
Started suspecting that he might be into boys whilst at boarding school. Yes, boarding school. His family is very well-off.
Doug - Quirks Headcanon
Quirks? But he has so many. Let’s go for the very specific.
Always removes his belt the second he’s inside his own house and hangs it up by the door with the coats.
Jenna - Random Headcanon
3 weddings. One for VISA reasons. One for financial reasons. One because… well, when in Vegas, I guess…
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hvhvmoc · 2 years ago
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I LOVE U! U ARE GREAT!
Could I pretty please get something just for real Gabe, what he looks like, acts like, and how he is to his s/o :3 please
Sweet angel
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Warnings : fluff ig
Genre : romance
Characters included : toon Gabriel, gn!reader
Writing style : one shot
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How he acts with his s/o
✟ oh he treats you like royalty
✟ like he gets on his knees for you if you just tell him to
✟ let's you play with his wings
✟ calls YOU the angel
✟ surprisingly, he moves really fast I the relationship
✟ gifts you flowers regularly
✟ loves seeing you in white
✟ reads and sings to you
✟ loves physical attention from you, and loves giving it
✟ does ask you to marry him after 2-3 years
✟ after that, he asks you if you want to have kids with him
How he acts in general
✟ probably has asthma
✟ he's very soft spoken but his voice is kinda echoy
✟ doesn't hate the color black but doesn't like it either
✟ he's really good with kids
✟ against cussing (but doesn't mind other people cussing)
✟ huge bookworm
✟ probably into painting too
✟ loves nature sm like he could sit outside for hours unbothered
✟ has EXTREME patience like you could never believe
✟ loves sleeping like he could sleep for 14 hours at a time
✟ super unjudgmental, he doesn't care what anyone does as long as it's not hurting anyone else or themselves
What he looks like
✟ blonde, short curly hair
✟ he has a transparent golden halo around his head
✟ pale skin and green-blue eyes
✟ has a mole on his top lip, more to the left
✟ long slender fingers
✟ probably wears rings and a rosario around his neck
✟ never wears silver jewelry, only gold
✟ never wears anything else BUT white and gold
✟ big eyebrows, but his eyes are kinda small
✟ his eyes looks like he's been crying but he hasn't been
✟ does wear Jesus sandles
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Tired
Ohmeohmy
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a-crack-in-the-universe · 4 months ago
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Truth or Dare
@cotrk-events
Everyone knew that Gabriel and Fidelio were crazy about each other but those two idiots still hadn’t made a move yet. Why, Olivia couldn’t understand. So she’d devised a plan—get them to admit their feelings for one another via a game of Truth or Dare.
Olivia loved Truth or Dare. There was something rather thrilling about being made to confess your deepest truths or do embarrassing things. It was even more thrilling to make other people do those things. 
But anyway. Olivia was hosting a party at her house, and all her friends were invited, Gabriel and Fidelio included. This was where she would strike. Emma wasn’t sure about her plan, for what if something didn’t go as planned, or what if they got mad at her? You don’t have to worry, Olivia reassured her. Everything will do exactly as planned. And besides, everyone knows that Gabe and Fido like each other. They just need some encouragement to finally get together.       
 
The party started; all her guests arrived. They spent the first hour or so in the dining room catching up, listening to music and munching on the delicious snacks her mother had obligingly prepared for them. Then Olivia led them all to the living room, where they sat in a circle facing each other.  
“For our first game, we’re going to play Truth or Dare,” Olivia announced gleefully, and ignored the groans from several of her friends who hated the game.
“I’ll start. Charlie, I dare you to use your endowment for fun. Pick a random photo and tell us what it’s saying.”
Charlie groaned. “Really, Liv? We’re not supposed to use our gifts for frivolous reasons.”
Olivia shrugged. Charlie had grown so serious over the past few years. Sure, they shouldn’t misuse their endowments, but there was a difference between using them to have a bit of fun and abusing them. What was the harm if they did it for a bit of fun as long as no one got hurt?
“No one else is here except us,” Olivia pointed out. “Besides, you’ve got to do it. It’s part of the game.”
Charlie sighed. “Fine. Give me that magazine over there.”
Olivia handed him her mother’s Celebrity Weekly magazine that was sitting on the coffee table next to her. Charlie flicked to a random page that had a photo of two female celebrities sitting on the edge of a pool dressed in bikinis, smiling brightly at an unknown camera man. He stared at the image for a few moments, until Olivia grew impatient with curiosity and blurted out, “Well, what are they saying?”
To her surprise, Charlie blushed a little. “Well… the two women—they’re models-- are gossiping a bit. One of them is talking about how someone called Tiffany is having an affair with her manager who’s married. The other woman is laughing and the camera man is coughing and asking them to focus so they can finish the shoot. He doesn’t sound very happy. One of the women says, Come join us, we’ll give you some fun. Then—and I don’t know why—the scene starts shaking and going all blurry. I think the cameraman says, This is the last time I do a job for a pair of rich bitches. And that’s all.”
“Wicked!” Olivia exclaimed.
“Yeah,” Tancred agreed, his hair crackling with excitement. “Awesome!”
“I think it’s horrible,” Emma said. “Those two models treated the poor cameraman terribly!”  
“I think it’s a frivolous waste,” Lysander said severely. “You shouldn’t have asked Charlie to do it, Olivia.”
Olivia stuck her tongue out at him. “You’re being way too serious, Lysander Sage. It’s just a bit of harmless fun.”
Lysander frowned at her. “Still, we shouldn’t use our gifts like this.”
Olivia shrugged. “Anyway, Charlie’s done the dare, so now it’s his turn.”
The following half an hour was great fun. Olivia laughed and gasped along with the rest of her friends as each of them either told a truth or did a dare. Emma picked Truth and admitted that there was one time where she got stuck as a bird and spent a day and a night like that until she remembered how to turn herself back. Tancred was dared to balance an apple on his head while reciting a silly poem, which he failed at spectacularly because he kept laughing and blowing the apple off. Naren also chose Dare and managed to scare the group using her gift to conjure shadowy monsters on the walls of the living room that were shining with the moon’s light.  
And finally, it was Olivia’s turn again. She smiled brightly and said, “Gabriel, I dare you to ask Fidelio for a kiss. On the lips.”
Gabriel started in surprise and went an interesting shade of pink. He looked at Fidelio, who looked back at him with a friendly grin on his face. He hesitated. 
“Come on, Gabe!” Tancred laughed. “We all know you. Stop being so scared! Nothing bad is going to happen if you try it just this once.”
“I… all right.” A determined look crossed Gabriel Silk’s face. He squared his shoulders, stood up and walked to where Fidelio was now standing waiting for him. “Fidelio… ah… would you mind if I kiss you? Just this once?”
Fidelio smiled at him. “I wouldn’t mind in the slightest.”
Shyly, Gabriel Silk leaned forward. Fidelio did too. Olivia watched with wonder as their lips met and their world narrowed to only each other, as if nothing else mattered.  
After a few moments the two boys broke apart, grinning wildly at each other. Olivia and the rest of her friends cheered. They had all known about the boys’ feelings for one another, and to see them finally make the move was a joy to see.  
An hour later, when the group had left the living room and scattered to do their own thing for a while, Olivia came across Gabriel and Fidelio sitting close together on the sofa, murmuring quietly to each other. Yes, she thought jubilantly, they were definitely sitting closer than any friends would.   
Olivia smiled to herself. Her work was done. 
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quaple-network · 5 months ago
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We Are Back (With New Projects!)
Sorry for the long radio silence my friends, the last few years have really put our polycule through the ringer (but many good things happened as well!)
The Big Updates
We are married, we are 110% out of the closet in our day to day lives, and we have a new project: follow us @polycraftory! All of our links can be found at polycraftory.com (including the podcast links). We have started a crafting/cosplay/book blog that follows all of the crafts that we do as a polycule as well as our other interests and projects. The biggest thing we've launched is our Polycraftory Etsy shop where we sell queer and nerdy merch (including polyamory stuff!) We are also debating starting a tiktok so stay tuned.
Polycule Names
Now that we are completely out of the closet, we can use our real first names instead of the names we used on the podcast (though, I still also like our cute flower names so feel free to use either for Iris).
Iris is Meghan (she/they)
Sunflower / Sun is Nic (she/they)
Foxglove / Fox is Gabe (they/them)
Sage is Nathaniel (he/him)
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samsxowboyhat · 5 months ago
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Redacted Headcannons pt 2
As Gavin and FL get older, Gavin alternates his appearance to make it seem like he is aging too(he knows FL is gonna die someday he just won’t accept it)
Sam thinks about what could happen after he and Darlin left the house of Solaire
Gavin, Asher, and Guy sometimes wear croptops and paint their nails
Huxley doesn’t work out he’s just naturally buff, but he does drink protein shakes or smoothies and go on morning runs
All of the D.A.M.N. crew is used to Gavin making out with FL anytime anywhere
Darlin sometimes gets scars that they don’t even know about until Sam points out that he can smell the blood on them
Milo had a mullet but decided to cut it after he accidentally cut too much off(he wore a beanie until it grew back close enough to make it into a mullet
Darlin is academically smart, but people’s opinions about them cause them to lash out and make bad decisions
Gavin has an incubus mark on his lower abdomen
Darlin would often avoid hangouts with the wolf pack due to feeling unwanted
Cutie felt conflicted and confused when Geordi got mad at them for reading his mind, causing them to stop using their powers when Geordi left
Porter stares at Treasure when they sleep not in a creepy way but more of an admiring type of way
Milo snaps at sweetheart but always feels bad and apologizes after especially when he’s not mad at them(he can tell when he goes too far when their aura changes a different color)
Lovely and Vincent play hide and seek in the woods(it drives Vincent’s primal instincts, making it more fun)
Darlin isn’t good with kids they don’t hate them they just aren’t used to being around them(the kids in the pack think they’re cool and berates them with questions)
Freelancer always includes coworker whenever the D.A.M.N. crew hang out no matter what they’re doing
Sam gives advice that he learned growing up in the South (he often gets looked at like he’s crazy but the advice does work)
Darlin's parents were in the pack but got banished due to abuse towards Darlin, who later got adopted by Gabe and Mrs. Shaw
Guy laughs about things at the worst times, and Honey hits him to try and get him to stop even though they think it’s funny too
Baabe helps Asher dye his hair, even helping him cut it if it gets long enough
Darlin and Asher are naturally fast even without their werewolf abilities
Milo and Darlin don’t wanna get married(they don’t care about traditional marriages, but they do have promise rings)
Darlin tilts their heads, and death stares at Alexis whenever she’s around(they have thought about just punching her and dealing with the consequences later but never acted on it due to Sam and David telling them to "behave"
FL celebrates Xavier’s birthday with Huxley
Sweetheart's dad worked in the department and died on the job, sweetheart carries a picture of him in their car
Asher only eats puffy chips and refuses to eat anything else
Sweetheart has a model walk with top tier fashion taste(they hate the color orange on clothes)
Micheal once asked Angel if they could try and get back together, and David stopped him before he could even finish his sentence(Micheal fumbled HARD)
Milo’s father hates interspecies only accepting sweetheart for the sake of Milo but once got into an argument with Darlin over Sam(Marie apologized on his behalf, and Darlin and her have a good relationship)
Damien got confused when FL accidentally mentioned Caelum, and FL just told him that he was a friend of theirs and Gavin’s(Caelums their adopted son)
Darlin has a fear of abandonment they had a panic attack the first time Sam and them got into a serious argument about Darlins recklessness
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disregardcanon · 7 months ago
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when i've read percy jackson in the past, i've never really thought about WHY the gods fell in love with the mortals that they did, but i totally 100% see why poseidon fell for sally now. like of course poseidon tells percy a little bit about how amazing he thinks sally is, but now that i'm an adult... yeah. yeah.
of COURSE he fell for sally jackson. that strength and determination and unyielding kindness, but also her unwillingness to do things the "easy way" and dislike of people trying to take her choices from her. sure, there were probably "easier" ways to keep percy safe than the route that she took, ones that hurt her personally a lot less. but she wanted her SON. if she had to take being married to one of the worst people on earth to get to spend time with her son and keep him away from camp where he was going to be drawn into dangerous quests and maybe get found out as a kid that Wasn't Supposed to Exist... she was going to do that hard thing, including deciding whether or not gabe had to die herself.
like of course poseidon "the sea doesn't like to be restrained" kronos-son immediately looked at her and went DAMN! I WANT THAT ONE!
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leafsbabe · 8 months ago
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Serious, scientific question. When SidxNatexReader get married, what's their first dance song? What song do they each request to twerk to? Also, EJ & Gabe would 100% have "first" dances with Nate & Reader because they're so close and that's that. (Maybe Sid too? Idk, you tell me)
engagement wise I think they would get reader a massive rock like they have two nhl salaries they can afford it and even though Sidney would like something more simple Nate is like nope if she can hold her hand up without help it’s too small, but you’re also just getting one ring not one from each, they ask your help picking out rings for each other but they’re definitely gold boys
it’s gonna be the hockey wedding of the century even though it might be a little too much like you just want to marry your partners in peace, nope massive flowers, road blocks, several churches declaring they’d be totally cool with polygamy if you want to go that route, Nova Scotia is so close to just shutting the entire island down because their heroes are getting hitched
as to who gets the legal marriage and who just gets the commitment ceremony you do something like pull pucks from a bag and the matching ones marry but you don’t tell your guests which one is the legal marriage because to you it’s the three of you until the end and nobody is allowed to question it
the playlist is pretty mixed I feel like for the more lovey dovey ceremony part there’ll be a bunch of instrumental covers of modern songs, just keeping it on the classier end but for the party it’s hot girl central somebody better be throwing hockey ass
yes you get railed somewhere between the ceremony and the reception
cake cutting is fun and nobody ruins your hair and makeup because they want you to feel angelic all night, Sid does smash Nate’s face with wedding cake though and the guests lose their shit
there will be roughly 50 speeches, Sid cries at all of them, Nate just holds him and tries to subtly wipe away his own tears while you pat their hands like there there
the og Avs Squad also includes Tboobs (because I think him and Sid played the Olympics together and I needed a third), they choreographed a dance, yes you all get twerked on), EJ was forbidden from wearing his teeth to the wedding
if people think the alcohol bill from the 2011 Boston Bruins Stanley Cup celebration was rough they do not want to see the one for the wedding, you can’t drink any because somebody decided to knock you up the month before
the one other player that booked their wedding for the same weekend had like 2 hockey guests there and that’s it
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youcouldmakealife · 2 years ago
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SOTW: Stephen/Gabe, Bryce/Jared, Brian Foster; mic drop
Here is Brian Foster’s full speech, up to and including the question about the power play. 
I’ve put this on tumblr rather than Patreon because honestly I feel like Brian Foster must be shared with all.
The Canucks are holding a press conference about Bryce and Jared, and Stephen is sitting on his living room couch in front of his TV, rather than at his desk, or even in his home office, where he should be, because it is the start of a work day. Those two things are related.
“Who let me become emotionally invested,” Stephen says. “Clearly I am now, I’m not denying it, but who let me be.”
“You, honestly,” Gabe says, which is true but not appreciated.
It’s early for a press conference, even by eastern standards — ludicrously early compared to the usual press conference starts — which Stephen assumes is so there will be as few eyes as possible on it. Which may have worked before the advent of internet, but not so much anymore.
Stephen hasn’t bitten his nails since he was a teenager, but he’s had to stop himself multiple times in the past few days, and once again he forcibly moves his hands into his lap, squeezing them between his thighs.
“Hey,” he says when Gabe pulls his left hand out of his lap and laces their fingers, but he can’t bite his nails if Gabe has custody of his hand, so it’s just as effective a deterrent, he supposes.
“Nervous?” Gabe asks.
Stephen scoffs.
“Yeah,” Gabe says. “Me too.”
Foster’s on first, before Bryce and Jared, and Stephen’s expecting that one to be by the book, can’t squeeze water from a stone, like most press conferences with GMs are, a lot of words to say very little of consequence.
That is not what happens.
It does start off that way, for the first few softball questions, the lead ins presumably meant to get his guard down, but as soon as the questions become more pointed, it veers off script.
“Were Jared Matheson and Bryce Marcus married when you traded for Marcus?” lands, and Stephen winces, because that opens up a line of questioning he doesn’t think the Canucks want to go down. Not so much them being married, because that’s a verifiable fact, but whether the Canucks knew that, used their relationship as trade leverage.
“That’s something you’d have to ask HR,” Foster says. “And they’re generally pretty big on employee confidentiality.”
Someone says something to him from off-screen, Stephen can tell by the tilt of his head. Stephen bets it’s PR telling him to cut the sarcasm.
“Were you aware that Matheson and Marcus were romantically involved when you traded for Marcus?”
“No comment,” Foster says, clipped. Back on script. Probably his entire script, honestly. “Next question.”
‘No comment, next question’ is the answer to the following question as well. It’s a little more blunt a tool than the way most GMs will equivocate or obfuscate or answer a different question entirely than the question they were asked, but at least it keeps things moving quickly.
“Does their marriage violate a franchise fraternization clause?” an unfamiliar voice asks. “Or the league’s?”
“I’m not sure what your question is here,” Foster says.
“Shit,” Stephen says. He’s gone off script again. Nothing good ever comes out of that.
“I think it’s pretty clear,” the reporter replies.
“You’re asking me like this is a novel situation,” Foster says.
And now he’s back to sarcasm. Which makes Stephen like him more, but he doubts he and Canucks PR have that in common, and it’s not actually good for the situation — a snappy soundbite spreads news, that’s one of the main reasons why Foster is supposed to be as boring as possible.
“Isn’t it?”
“The Ottawa Senators had three out players on the same line at one point,” Foster says. “Two of whom are in a relationship with one another. So what are we talking about here? Why are we even talking about this?”
“The Senators’ checking line,” a reporter says.
“So it’s fine to be gay as long as you aren’t top six? ‘You Can Play, but only as long as you don’t play too well’?” Foster says. “Is that what you’re telling me right now? You want to say that to Marc Lapointe? Or Julien Perreault, while we’re at it? You don’t get to selectively gatekeep this league. Either it’s fine or it’s not. Pick a fucking side and stick with it.”
“He’s getting fined by the league for this,” Stephen says, utterly fascinated. “Five figures at least.”
“Shut up,” Gabe hisses.
“You come here, wringing your hands about best business practices,” Foster says. “When a decade ago both Riley and Lapointe went to the Habs as a package deal. Did you forget about that or are you just coming here with a bullshit line of reasoning so you can pretend you’re not being homophobic as you’re asking homophobic questions? You don’t get to have it both ways, you don’t get to say their sexuality has nothing to do with this and then turn right around and ask me if I knew about their sexuality when I signed them. That’s not how this works.”
“I’m going to kiss this man,” Stephen says.
“Shhhhh,” Gabe says. “And come on, Brian’s my boss!”
“Who is getting sexier by the second,” Stephen says.
“I don’t even recognise half the faces here,” Foster says. “You come in from probably — TMZ, or Deadspin, or Barstool Sports, or whatever the hell shitstain bottom-feeder publication, you don’t give a shit about the Canucks. You sniffed out a story, congratulations. How dare you come here and talk to me about best business practices when you’re trying to sink two careers just because two men love each other. Why is this a story? They’re not the first to come out in the league. We’re at two hands here, guys. We’re running out of fingers before we hit double digits.
“You want to ask about our plans for the power play or our LTIR situation, I’m here, but as far as this subject is concerned, no comment to all further questions. And I don’t care if you make me out as a bad guy, I don’t care if I get fined for this. Know that I am saying this with the approval of ownership on down: this organization doesn’t give a flying fuck about how you decide to spin this, or what the league says, or fair-weather fans that claim they’re going to cheer for another team over this. We care about the players in our organization. And we stand behind them a hundred percent.”
“Drop the mic,” Stephen whispers. “Walk out.”
Gabe elbows him.
“Fred Simpson, the Athletic.”
Stephen glances at Gabe. Simpson’s never rubbed him the wrong way, which is frankly extraordinary for a reporter — well, never rubbed him the wrong way except when he criticises Gabe for any reason, fairly or not, but Stephen is fully aware he is not objective when it comes to Gabe — but Gabe will have a better read on him for obvious reasons.
“Freddie’s good people,” Gabe confirms.
“Go ahead Freddie,” Foster says.
“About the power play,” Simpson says, and Foster slumps with relief in the exact same way Gabe does.
“Well,” Stephen says, when it’s back to an empty podium, except for a staff member adding an additional chair for Bryce and Jared’s portion of the press conference.
“Well,” Gabe agrees.
“No one in your franchise has any chill whatsoever,” Stephen says.
“Nope,” Gabe agrees.
“Except you,” Stephen allows.
“I have very little chill on the inside,” Gabe says, which Stephen is well aware of, thank you, though nobody else seems to be, or would believe Stephen if he told them. Still, even the appearance of chill is more than anyone else has. He’s kind of dreading Bryce and Jared’s press conference. More than kind of.
“Can I make popcorn?” Stephen asks.
“It’s ten in the morning,” Gabe says, which does not, in Stephen’s opinion, count as a no.
“You better pause it for me if it starts early,” Stephen says, and goes to make himself a snack.
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