#james addison-stone

[acheronidae-origins]

Code XIII Incorrect Quotes pt.2

Flint: You call it "really bad at darts", I call it freestyle acupuncture.

Garrett:...sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the bar.

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Flint: I love saying "Fuck me," because it can either be sexual or self-loathing and those are two things that describe me perfectly.

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James: I have met some of the most insufferable people. But they also met me.

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Flint: I hate when people ask me, 'What did you do today?' Buddy listen, I woke up at noon and then it was five p.m., okay? I don't KNOW!

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James(referring to the war): We can't lose. Because we have this. *points to his chest*

Calvin: We have heart?

James: Heart? No, me. I'm pointing at myself. I'm going to win this for us.

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James: I've been expecting you, Calvin.

Calvin: How did you do that without turning around?

James: Let's just say the first few people I did that to were not you.

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Flint: We have to plan, we have to figure something out.

Calvin: Flint, when have any of our plans ever actually worked? We plan, we get there, all hell breaks loose.

[wulfhalls]

I just wanted, if possible, to hear your thoughts on my DREAM absolute worst Dune fancast

Paul - Noah Centineo

Chani - Camila Morrone

Leto and Jessica - Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (their acting is the same as in Gigli)

Alia - Joey King

Baron - James Corden

Rabban - Ryan Gosling (same acting as in Barbie)

Feyd Rautha - Harry Styles (wearing this outfit: https://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/grammys-2023--die-outfits-von-harry-styles-und-co--auf-dem-roten-teppich-33169854.html )

Piter - Owen Wilson (hw says "wow" every 10 seconds of his 5 minute screentime)

Irulan - Sabrina Carpenter

Shaddam - Nicolas Cage (makeup and outfit from Reinfield)

Gurney - Sylvester Stalone

Thufir Hawatt - Russel Crowe

Duncan Idaho - Dwayne Johnson

Dr Yueh - Ke Huy Quan (I love him sm, but the thought of him being decapitated by James Corden is sending me)

Stilgar Kynes - Pedro Pascal

Liet Kynes - Gal Gadot

Shadout Mapes - Emma Stone in Poor Things

Jamis - Joseph Quinn (with Stranger Things wig)

Hasimir Fenring - Leonardo Di Caprio (same hairstyle as in the beginning of KotFM)

Margot Fenring - Addison Raye (she's 23)

Gaius Helen Mohiam - Jennifer Coolidge

me just going thru the list nodding in approval but then u hitting me with jennifer coolidge as the reverend mother gaius helen mohiam. truly inspired. phenomenal even. remember when they used to make those low budget parody movies of blockbusters? scary movie esque dune parody with this exact cast but especially jennifer coolidge.

noah!paul: haha omg what's in that box..... omg and then what 😆😝😜

jennifer!mohiam: PAIN

[hollywoodfamerp]

Pack your bags, Famers! Our annual winter trip is taking place in Ireland! On February 17th, all celebrities will be arriving at the Adare Manor to kick off our trip! Named the #1 resort in Europe in 2023, Adare Manor sits on 840 acres of pristine parkland.

"It’s prestige without pretense and magic without nonsense. Above all, it is the sense of belonging. You are known. You are family. You are home."

UNDER THE CUT, YOU’LL FIND THE LIST OF ROOMMATES!

Unless we got a message from you telling us you wanted to be with a specific person or were not in the ships list - you were included in the generator. If you do not see your FCs name on this list, please message us POLITELY and let us know - sometimes a name gets missed getting put into the generator. We’re human and it happens! At the same time, if your FC is on there twice by any chance then please let us know. Again, mistakes happen. As we accept new applications and people come into the group before AND during the event, this list will be updated. Same will go for if people get unfollowed or ask to leave the group. We posted the pairings in advance so that you may reach out to your roommate and get new interactions going! Even if a mun is on hiatus, be sure to reach out to them so that you can see if you can head-canon some interactions or plan for something when they are off hiatus. All trips are to encourage new interactions and unlikely connections!

PLEASE LIKE THIS NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE READ IT AND SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE LIST UPDATES!

Addison Timlin & Sabrina Carpenter

Akanishi Jin & Lee Sunmi

America Ferrera & Ben Feldman

Andrew Garfield & Elizabeth Lail

Angourie Rice & Chris Evans

Anne Hathaway & Jenna Coleman

Ariana DeBose & Mason Mount

Ashton Irwin & Ariana Grande

Awsten Knight & Miley Cyrus

Bae Joohyun (Irene) & Dove Cameron

Barbara Palvin & Maxence Danet-Fauve

Beyonce Knowles & Chloe Bailey

Brie Larson & Brittany Baker

Callum Turner & Chace Crawford

Camila Morrone & Jessica Chastain

Cari Fletcher & Victoria de Angelis

Carrie Underwood & Gigi Hadid

Cate Blanchett & Ellie Bamber

Cha Eunwoo & Glen Powell

Choi Minho & Kim Ahyoung (Yura)

Choi San & Danielle Campbell

Choi Soobin & Rylee Arnold

Cody Christian & Lucy Hale

Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins) & Rebecca Quin (Becky Lynch)

Danny Amendola & Olivia Culpo

Demi Bennett (Rhea Ripley) & Ashley Fliehr (Charlotte Flair)

Dua Lipa & Joseph Quinn

Emma Stone & Chris Daughtry

Ethan Torchio & Damiano David

Florence Pugh & Cillian Murphy

Gareth Southgate & Byun Baekhyun

Harry Kane & Charlie Hunnam

Harry Styles & Mazz Murray

Hayley Williams & Luke Hemmings

Hwang Hyunjin & Bang Chan

Jackson Wang & Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten)

Jamie Campbell Bower & Jonathan Good (Jon Moxley)

Jenna Ortega & Halle Bailey

Joey King & Nick Robinson

Josephine Skriver & Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Jung Yoonoh (Jaehyun) & Lee Taeyong

Kang Seulgi & Jung Wooyoung

Kelsea Ballerini & Joe Keery

Kendall Jenner & Liam Hemsworth

Kim Hongjoong & Diamanté Quiava Valentin Harper (Saweetie)

Kim Jisoo & Christian Yu

Kim Mingyu & Sana Minatozaki

Kit Connor & Gong Jichul (Gong Yoo)

Kylie Jenner & Christina Aguilera

Lauren Jauregui & Bill Skarsgard

Leati Joseph Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Lee Felix & Dakota Johnson

Lee Jeno & Na Jaemin

Lee Taemin & Kim Jongin

Leigh-Anne Pinnock & Alycia Debnam-Carey

Lily James & David Tennant

Logan Lerman & Jeon Jungkook

Louis Tomlinson & Phoebe Bridgers

Lucas Wong & Kim Jungwoo

Lupita Nyong'o & Tessa Thompson

Billie Eilish & Ryan Gosling

Madelyn Cline & Chase Stokes

Maika Monroe & Dylan O'Brien

Mark Lee & Lee Donghyuck (Haechan)

Min Yoongi & Kim Namjoon

Niall Horan & Matt Smith

Nicholas Galitzine & Taylor Zakhar Perez

Nick Jonas & Selena Gomez

Nina Dobrev & Sofia Carson

Pamela Martinez (Bayley) & Mercedes Justine Varnado (Sasha Banks)

Park Seonghwa & Lewis Pullman

Pete Davidson & Naomi Scott

Renee Paquette (Renee Young) & Taylor Swift

Renee Rapp & Olivia Cooke

Ross Lynch & Anya Taylor-Joy

Sam Claflin & Riley Keough

Samantha Gibb & Sydney Sweeney

Saoirse Ronan & Jack Lowden

Sarah Paulson & Jessica Lange

Sebastian Stan & Margot Robbie

Tom Hardy & Elizabeth Olsen

Tom Holland & Natalia Dyer

Tony Goldwyn & Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (Megan Thee Stallion)

Travis Kelce & Romee Strijd

Troian Bellisario & Joshua Hong

Vanessa Hudgens & Matthew Macfadyen

Wong Kunhang (Hendery) & Jensen Ackles

Xiao Dejun (Xiaojun) & Yoo Jimin (Karina)

Xu Minghao & Noah Beck

Yoo Bora & Joe Burrow

Yoo Siah (Yooa) & Kim Minjeong (Winter)

Zac Efron & Sophie Turner

Zendaya Coleman & Paul Mescal

Zoey Deutch & Dacre Montgomery

Zoë Kravitz & Lili Reinhart

[thoughtfulfangirling]

2024 Reads

Another human invented marker of time has passed moving us from one year to the next. It's a good reason to start over my lists right?! XD 2023's list can be found here! 2024 starts below!

You Made a Fool out of Death with Your Beauty - Awaeke Emezi

Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide^ - Zoe Mendelson & Maria Conejo

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek -Kim Michele Richardson

Meru - S.B. Divya

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South^ by Radley Balko & Tucker Carrington

Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Tradition, and Spiritual Wisdom^ - Adeline Yen Mah

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong

The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg^ - Helen Rappaport]

Pride and Prejudice* - Jane Austen

Fresh Girl - Jaida Placide

Butts: A Backstory^ - Heather Radke

The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex^ - Nathaniel Philbrick

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico^ - Amy S. Greenberg

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible^ - Charles E. Cobb Jr.

This Is Your Mind on Plants^ - Michael Pollan

The Silent Patient*~ - Alex Michaelides

Finding Me^ - Viola Davis

Wuthering Heights# - Emily Bronte

Exit Strategy~ - Martha Wells

The Girls Who Went Away:^ The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades before Roe V. Wade - Ann Fessler

Bowling Alone:^ The Collapse and Revival of American Community - Robert D. Putnam

Fugitive Telemetry%~ - Martha Wells

The History of Wales^*% - History Nerds

The War on Everyone^% ~- Robert Evans

Searching for Black Confederates:^ The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth - Kevin M. Levin

The Great Influenza:* The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History [2004] by John M. Barry

Network Effect~ - Martha Wells

Zelda Popkin:^ The Life and Times of an American Jewish Woman Writer - Jeremy D Popkin

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon

Medical Apartheid:^ The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present - Harriet A Washington

The Assassination of Fred Hampton:^ How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther - Jeffrey Haas

The Death of Vivek Oji - Awaeke Emezi

Mutual Aid:^% Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) - Dean Spade

Passin' Through - Luis L'Amour

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

Histories of the Transgender Child^ - Jules Gill-Peterson

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curiosu Man^ - Mark Kurlansky

When I Fell from the Sky:^ The True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival - Juliane Koepcke

Dear Senthuran:^ A Black Spirit Memoir - Akwaeke Emezi

Emma* by Jane Austen

Lud-in-the-Mist - Hope Mirrlees

Woman:^ The American History of an Idea - Lillian Faderman

System Collapse - Martha Wells

A Dark and Starless Forest - Sarah Hollawell

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love^% - Bell Hooks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks^ - Rebecca Skloot

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America^ -Rachel Hope Cleves

The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle^ - Lillian Faderman

The Woman in Me^ - Brittany Spears

Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America^ - Gregory Smithers

Being Huemann: An Unrepentant Memoir of Disability Rights Activist^ - Judith Huemann

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When a Disaster Strikes and Why^ - Amanda Ripley

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone^ - Edward Dolnick

Utopia for Realists:^ How We Can Build the Ideal World - Rutger Bregman

The Echo Wife - Sarah Gailey

To Believe in Women:^ What Lesbians Have Done for America - Lillian Faderman

Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

Tribe:^% On Homecoming and Belonging - Sebastian Junger

Freedom^% - Sebastian Junger

Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield

Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea% - Mark Kurlansky

Bridehead Revisited# - Evelyn Waugh

The Witch Elm - Tana Frencyh

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

HumanKind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman^

Autumn at the Willow River Guesthouse - C.P Ward

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

(last updated 9/19)

Currently reading: On Killing (print), Plain Bad Heroines (print), A Study in Drowning (Audio), Gideon the Ninth (with spouse), and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (audio to fall asleep to)

Key: * = Reread ^ = Nonfiction ~ = Read with Empty % = Novella #= Doc book club

My goal for 2024 is for 40% of my reads to be nonfiction. I've had two years within the recent past where I managed 20% of my reads to be nonfiction, so I'm aiming to double that. THIS WILL BE HARD FOR ME! Not because I don't enjoy nonfiction but because I enjoy fiction a lot more and have a lot more practice reading it. Haha Also for me, I am in circles where I'm just going to have more awareness of fictional books that I'm likely to enjoy more so than nonfiction. I'm kind of hoping that this years journey will change that a bit too!

Okay, below the cut I'm putting the nonfiction books on my tbr, most of which I have the lovely people of Tumblr to thank for the recommendations!

1968: The Year that Rocked the World

The Age of Wood; Our Most Useful Material...

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the...

Being Human

The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shelf

Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man

Bowling Alone

Brave the Wild: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped...

Butts: A Backstory / Evermore Recommended

The Cadaver Kin and the Country Dentist / Automatuck9

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse...

Dear Senthuran

DisneyWar

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with...

Finding Me (Viola Davis)

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed...

The Food of a Younger Land

The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women...

The Glass Universe

The Great Hunger: The Story of the Famine...

The Great Influenza

Helping Her Get Free: A Guide for Families and Friends of an Abused Woman

The History of Ireland

The History of Scotland

The History of Wales

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Indifferent Stars Above

In the Heart of the Sea / ecouterbien

In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death...

The Last Days of the Romanovs / Automatuck9

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical...

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During the Crisis...

A New World Begins

Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous...

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get you Killed / Empty

Radium Girls

The Road to Jonestown

Paper: Paging through History

People's Temple

Pussypedia / Bookstagram Rec

Salt: A World History

Say Nothing

Sea Biscuit: An American legend

Searching for Black Confederates

This is Your Mind on Plants

Unmasking Autism

The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disaster Strikes - And Why

Watching the Tree / found all by my little self

We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow we Will be Killed...

A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln and the.. / Rose

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta...

I will actually add to this list as I get more recs and whatnot. And I still have some coming which I ordered from Thriftbooks. Once those are here, I'll add those. I'm a little sad there aren't more memoirs, but there's plenty of time for that yet! This is already 37 books, and given lately I've been reading about 70 (nonfiction may slow me down tho), these should give me plenty of ability to reach my 40% goal. Now it's just a matter of if I do it XD

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Keep Our Honor Bright - NBC - October 4, 1953

A presentation of "Kraft Television Theatre" Season 7 Episode 7

Drama

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Michael Higgins as Matt Matthewson

Joan Potter as Sally

Larry Fletcher as Mr. Matthewson

James Dean as Jim Cooper

Addison Richards as the Dean

Peter Fernandez as Harry (Student Honor Committee)

John Dutra as Ross (student who turns in Jim)

Don Dubbins as Ed (Student Honor Committee)

Jim Hickman as Bill (Student Honor Committee)

Cricket Skilling as Tom (Student Honor Committee)

Jack Finnergan as Ben

Andy Milligan as Hines

Edith Gresham as Nurse

Betty Gibson as Marilyn Biggs

Larry Elliot as News Analyst

George Roy Hill as News Commentator

David White as Mr. Langley (the Board)

Calvin Thomas as Mr. Stone (the Board)

Rusty Lane as Mr. Wilson (the Board)

Richard Bishop as Mr. Baldwin (the Board)

Crahan Denton as Mr. Todd (the Board)

T. J. Sydney as Porter

[crazy56u]

I'm on the tail end of a sinus infection, and was considering skipping this tonight. But I'm here, so let's go.

And Ben winds up in the middle of the Pilgrim Times equivalent of that one Super Mario 64 DS minigame.

"Hey, don't want to interrupt your girl time, but there's a fucking funeral, get a move on."

Oh shit, a cat, that means Ben is fucked.

Is this Ben's first time on the east coast?

Why do they have a moonshine still rigged up at the Project?

"Okay, I have to get back to work and pretend this didn't happen. So, if I have to show back up later in the episode, I will be pissed."

"Don't look at me, I'm not even allowed in the Imaging Chamber." Addison, I have seen the promo for this one. Shut up.

...is it bad that I think she's faking her crying?

"It's just gossip, it can't hurt you." Ben, I have some bad news for you about how the Salem Witch Trials worked...

Oh, yes, just talk to a ghost in the middle of a funeral during the Salem Witch Trials, this won't end badly...

Why does the Reverend look like James Madison?

"We're in Colonial America, lots of people died in strange ways. Some did it for fun."

"Ask yourself if it is hiding among us here today." Oh boy, here we go...

Ah, so there it is: Josiah had a cold, so they thought prayer would fix it.

Uh, you might need to double up on the funeral, guys...

...is Ben going to "out" himself as a witch by inventing CPR?

"SHE BROUGHT THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE! STONE HER!"

[Okay, Ben got accused of witchcraft, break time!]

"Okay, now you two stay there, and think about what you've done!"

"What was once a whisper and a rumor is now a fact! The practice of this 'CPR' is causation for witchcraft!"

Okay, given how quickly those three were willingly to throw her friend under the bus, I'm starting to suspect where this plot is going.

"Uh, hey, Jenn, Ben fucked up in a real bad way, get the lead out?"

"If you admit you are a witch, you will be forgiven, and we will kill you. If you don't, we will skip the forgiveness step."

"Did it work?" "Goody still dies." Fucking duh.

"You don't attend church." Neither do I, pick a new excuse.

"I've seen this movie. Didn't like how it ended. Two thumbs down."

"Look, Ben, just admit to witchcraft, and the episode ends early." ...Ben, I wouldn't bet money on that.

"Ma'am, why are you conversing with a spirit while on the witness stand?"

Oh, that's not gonna go well, you're using the guy you "brought back to life" for your cause...

BEN, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT SCIENCE IS YET, STOP DIGGING THE GRAVE DEEPER!

...honestly, Ben, what the fuck did you expect?

"Whelp, my job is done, I damned the woman who saved my life, I'm out."

Okay, Ben, at this point, your best option is to just fake your deaths.

"The only this this town is cursed with is stupidity." "Don't say that." Ma'am, you're about to be burned to death, stop defending them.

"I don't know what to believe anymore. Everyone betray me! I'm fed up with this world!"

Sulfur: The funniest part of Salem.

Oh, great, we have someone going insane, Ben's practically alone no-

Why is Ian invoking the Devil?

"Have we learned nothing since 1692?" ... ... ...well, I mean, we did discover electricity?

"Welshire, where do I know that name?" He's the ancestor of the Welch's fruit snacks guy.

"Listen to me, Sam." The only way they will get Ben to say that in this show without Scott Bakula.

"Wanna see some real magic? I just invented pickpocketing."

Full moon, perfect night for a prison break.

Ma'am, it's almost as if you don't want to escape.

...why is the Specter of Death watching them?

Twice this season a leap has involved a shop getting looted, what're the odds...

...if this leap is how the pointy hat got added to the witch mythology...

Ben, stop invoking science, this is literally not the time...

"I'm not a witch, I'm a time traveler."

"I want to believe there still is some goodness left in this town." Yeah, but, they want to burn you, so... (shrug)

This is looking like this is the last stand, Ben...

You have a lot of fucking gall to act like you want to help now, William.

BEN, STOP TALKING SHOP, AND ESCAPE

"I fancied an apple. I wasn't helping an escape."

And that apple is gonna fuck them.

Magic, there's 18 minutes left, episode ain't over.

And here we see Addison lampshading how she's been low-key written out of the show.

Addison, I don't know what it says about you if you thought he meant literal alchemy.

And there we have the real reason why Magic was in this episode.

"Look, either I leave, you I die, I don't like it either, Elizabeth."

"Look, you and Morgan have fun, I'm shipping up to Boston."

"Look, you might not know this, but let's pretend I'm a time traveler from 2023 that has gone through his share of emotional bullshit! Life sucks, now get of that wagon!"

Watch as the "plan" involve rain, like how The Wicker Man was originally supposed to end.

I was fucking joking, but here we go.

"Addison, Ben may or may not burn today, get in the Imaging Chamber."

Well, luckily, Sam Beckett once made God make it rain, so, maybe that trick will work twice.

Ben, just stall for 7 minutes, maybe this will all work out.

"My last words are it's gonna rain, and if it ain't we'll all burn in Hell together. (turns to the sky) YOUR MOVE, GOD!"

...taking your sweet ass time, ain't you, God...

"There, it rained, that means witches aren't real."

...Ben, people only make that kind of face when they have a good pee, dial it back.

Ladies, just because it rained for a minute, it doesn't mean it didn't rain.

"Look, I know I keep defaulting to science in this, but your well is contaminated, and it's made you all insane."

And just like that, they're all friends again, just brush he attempted murder under the rug.

Look, Ben, there is still a pretty decent chance the time skip's being undone at the end of the season, so, maybe this will work itself out.

Welcome to Egypt, Ben.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Water purification is what this country desperately needs.

[dearophelia]

Writer's first line meme

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven’t written ten fics, share as many first sentences as you have.

Tagged by @swaps55! Tagging @vhenadahls @theoriginalladya @starrybouquet @that-wildwolf and anyone else who wants to do this!

I have...not written ten things total in the past several years so I'm just gonna go with a liberal interpretation of "most recent" on AO3.

strange is the night where black stars rise (stargate, sam, the one with hastur)

She’s thrown out of the wormhole. By sheer luck, her shoulder, not her head, slams into the stone steps. Sam protectively tucks her head down as far as she can and she comes to a rolling stop on the dry, dead grass.

waves are universal (the heaven in hiding remix) (stargate, sam/jack, the one with time travel and alternate realities)

There’s a break in the guard rotation. Now or never.

church of scars (grey's anatomy, addison, the one with ghosts; unfinished)

“Are you sure?” Jake asks. He slowly zooms the spoon of applesauce toward Paige. Their daughter claps her hands in delight and shows no intention of opening her mouth for food.

i'll find your lips in the street lights (svu, olivia/barba, the one where barba is ace)

If Rafael’s learned one thing in his time with SVU (and he’s learned a lot, far more than he ever thought possible, but he’s trying to keep this to a list of one), it’s that adults telling each other the truth solves a whole host of problems.

gonna set your flag on fire (mass effect, liv/garrus, the one with nora; on pause)

Later, when it’s all over and Nora’s sitting on the back porch of her grandmother’s house watching the sun rise over the lake, she’ll think she should’ve told James she’d take the eezo job.

in this twilight our choices seal our fate (the song in the house of night remix) (svu, olivia/ellliot, the one with too much religious imagery)

Olivia stands at the edge of the driveway just inside the yellow tape. She takes a slow, steady breath. A breath to center herself, a breath to observe the scene. There will be pictures later and she’ll stare at them long enough and hard enough to imprint the front yard on her retinas, but this breath captures the scene alive.

dropsonde (singers in a lower choir remix) (grey's anatomy, addison, addison/alex, the one with the kid; as finished as it's gonna be)

Addison stares at the pair of scuffed brown heels scattered across the entryway in front of her. She stares harder, trying to make them into something they’re not. But the living room lamps are on timers during the week and the ugly one on the end table turns on, illuminating a woman’s shirt tossed over the back of the couch and a pair of black men’s shoes toed off in the hall.

[e-b-reads]

23 books in 2023! tagged by @agardenandlibrary and also I've been tagged by @wearethekat to post some books I would like to read this year, so even though this isn't the exact same format, I'm counting it for both. In no particular order:

How Far the Light Reaches, Sabrina Imbler

Flush, Bryn Nelson

South of the Buttonwood Tree, Heather Webber

The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson

Murder at the Serpentine Bridge, Andrea Penrose

Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo

The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Heather Fawcett

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Light Thickens, Ngaio Marsh

The Broken Places, Ace Atkins

Silent in the Grave, Deanna Raybourn

Egg Drop Dead, Vivien Chen

No Gods, No Monsters, Cadwell Turnbull

Summer Sons, Lee Mandelo

All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot

Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir

The Hollow Places, T. Kingfisher

One Extra Corpse, Barbara Hambly

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, Tom Franklin

The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides

It was so hard for me to refrain from adding context for each of these, so I will just say: most would be new reads I came across in various ways, a few are planned re-reads, and there's a couple I actually already read this year, but I put them down anyway. Please feel free to ask about any of them!

I have very little idea who has already done this/might want to do so, so I will tag @dracereads, @paperbackpropensity, @aretherebooksahead, and @beardedbookdragon in case this appeals! If you don't want to make a list, don't; if you do but I didn't tag you, make one and tag me anyway!

[konmarkimageswords]

Diffusion, Volume IX

Artfully Crafted Photography Annual

124 pages, full color, perfect bound softcover

8.25 in. × 10.75 in. // 20.96 cm. × 27.31 cm.

English language, 1st Edition of 400

Nine Chapters: I. Cabinet of Curiosities // II. Transfiguration // III. Nostalgia // IV. Natural Landscape // V. Enigmatic Figures // VI. Organichrome // VII. Geometric Personality // VIII. Human Condition // IX. Sanctuary Shelter

Featuring: Addison Brown, Alan Ostreicher, Alex Delapena, Aline Mare, Allen Morris, Amaury Orozco & Sev Collazo, Amy Kanka Valadarsky, Andreas Olesen, Andy Mattern, Angela Franks Wells, Anne Campbell, Anne-Laure Autin, Antonio Martinez, Barbara Kyne, Benjamin Montague, Bill Vaccaro, Bob Cornelis, Brianna Tadeo, C E Morse, Carol Erb, Caroline Fudala, Clare O'Neill, Claude Peschel Dutombe, Dawn Surratt, Diana Bloomfield, Diana Nicholette Jeon, Elizabeth Raymer Griffin, Elizabeth Stone, Ellie Ivanova, Fritz Liedtke, Galina Kurlat, Harland Vine, Heather Perera, Heidi Clapp Temple, Heidi Kirkpatrick, J. M. Golding, James Wigger, Joseph Deiss, Joshua Myers, Joshua Sarinana, Kathleen Donohoe, Kathryn Mayo, Ken Ball, KK DePaul, Kon Markogiannis, Linda Alterwitz, Linda Barsotti, Margo Geddes, Matthew Finley, Maureen Delaney, Melanie Walker, Michael Kirchoff, Michelle Rogers Pritzl, Mike Hoover, Molly McCall, Noelle McCleaf, Rachel Wolf, Ray Bidegain, Robert Calafiore, Robert Moran, Sandra Klein, Sara Silks, Stacie Ann Smith, Susan de Witt, Tamsen Wojtanowski, Thomas Michael Alleman, Tom & Lois White, Troy Colby, Wendi Schneider, and Wendy Verity.

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Book Blather

I have volumes three and four of Heaven Official's Blessing on hold at the library! (I was somewhat surprised to find that the library got them for some reason. I shouldn't have been, after all, Phoenix public library has a lot of LGBT titles, including some fairly obscure sf and fantasy.)

Books I'm reading:

Deathless Gods, PC Hodgell: This is the most recent book in the Chronicles of the Kencyrath. Jame and Tori have to deep with the extremely slimy political machinations of Caldane Caineron, who has screwed up the mercenary contracts with the Seven Kings, who are one of the Kencyr's major clients. (The Kencyr primarily support themselves through taking mercenary contracts. The Riverlands are not actually great territory for extensive agriculture.)

Jame's friendships with Timmon and Gorbel continue to be slightly surreal and hilarious. (Jame is obviously a Very Good Influence.)

Kindrie meanwhile is neck-deep in unspecified trouble. I think The Trouble will probably turn out to be related to his third of the Tyr-ridan and politics.

In other news, I adore Randiroc.

The Grief of Stones, by Katherine Addison: I am pretty much chugging my way through this book. The going has been pretty slow since it's a pretty dark read this time around.

Assassins of Thassalon by Lois McMaster Bujold: I only got a few pages into this book, and that was months ago, which means I will have to start from the begining. What I read was pretty good, but I got distracted.

Scorpica by G.R. Macallister: I have not even started this book, and I might not because its hard for me to start new books. The worldbuilding looks interesting! But I am also having mild flashbacks to obscure seventies/eighties fantasy-sf with matriarchal societies. As one does.

Beyond, by Mercedes Lackey: This is the first book in the Founding of Valdemar. This will be my second or third attempt to read the book. (I was only able to read a chapter before getting distracted.)

Book I am waiting for:

Witch King, by Martha Wells. Holy shit, what I've seen/heard of it is so cool. :D I am hoping for some weird found family with technical Dark Lords. (Because that's what it looks like from here. Weird found family case fic with technical Dark Lords.) May is too far away, and I am filled with Longing.

[brookston]

Holidays 12.24

Holidays

Adam and Eve Day (Hungary)

Barahimizong (Sikkim, India)

Calendas (Mexico)

Chil’a (Elder Scrolls)

Christmas Eve (a.k.a. ... 

Aðfangadagskvöld (Iceland)

Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon Day

Bonfires on the Levee (Louisiana)

Declaration of Christmas Peace (Turku, Finland)

Drunken Synod's annual beer bash feast

Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italy)

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Cambridge, England)

Fishmas [Also 1st Day of Trout Season]

Julaften (Norway)

Julafton (Sweden)

Juleaften (Denmark)

Last-Minute Shopper’s Day

Mistletoe Time

Nittel Nacht (Judaism)

Noche Buena (Spain, Latin America)

Quviasukvik (Inuit New Year; Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia)

Remember to Read the Instructions First Night

Silent Night Holy Night (Austria)

Super Saturday [Saturday before Xmas]

Tolling the Devil’s Knell (West Yorkshire, England)

T’owd ‘oss (North Yorkshire, England)

Weihnachten (Austria)

Wigilia (Poland)

Zerowork Season begins

Day of Military Honour — Siege of Ismail (Russia)

Heiligabend (Germany)

Helvetica Day

Jólabókaflóðið (Christmas Book Flood; Iceland)

Modresnach (German, Scandinavian)

National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day

Phonograph Patent Day

Sakewa (Sikkim, India)

Santuranticuy (Peru)

Utter Day

Yap Constitution Day (Micronesia)

Yuletide Lad #13 arrives (a.k.a. Aðfangadagskvöld; Kertasnikir or Candle Beggar; Iceland)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Chocolate Day

National Egg Nog Day

4th Saturday in December

Super Saturday [Saturday before Christmas]

Independence Days

Libya (from Italy, 1951)

Feast Days

Adam and Eve (Christian; Saint)

Adela and Irmina (Christian; Saint)

Badnja Vece (ceremony where oak branches are blessed with barley)

Dauntless Dragon (Muppetism)

Egg Nog Day (Pastafarian)

Hanukkah Day #6 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 26th]

Harvey (Positivist; Saint)

Kolada begins (Asatru/Pagan/Slavic)

Krishna Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mōdraniht (Anglo-Saxon Pagan)

Orgies for World Peace Day (Pastafarian)

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Sol Invictus (Birth of the Unconquered Sun)

Thrasilla (a.k.a. Trasilla) & Emiliana (Christian; Virgins)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [70 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1871)

The Aristocats (Animated Disney Film; 1970)

Don’t Look Up (Film; 2021)

The Interview (Film; 2014)

I Think We’re Alone Now, recorded by Tommy James & the Shondells (Song; 1966)

Silent Night, by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr (Xmas Song; 1818)

The Truth About Father Christmas (UK Radio Play; 1922)

Tombstone (Film; 1993)

Today’s Name Days

Adam, Eva (Austria)

Evgeni, Evgeniya (Bulgaria)

Adam, Delfina, Eva, Irmina (Croatia)

Adam, Eva (Czech Republic)

Adam, Alexandrine (Denmark)

Aadam, Eeva, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Eveli, Evelin, Evi, Iivi, Ivi, Ivika, Tammo, Tamur (Estonia)

Aatami, Eeva, Eevi, Eveliina (Finland)

Adèle (France)

Abend, Adam, Eva (Germany)

Ahmet, Evgenia (Greece)

Ádám, Éva (Hungary)

Adele (Italy)

Ādams, Ieva (Latvia)

Adomas, Girstautas, Ieva, Minvydė (Lithuania)

Adam, Eva (Norway)

Ada, Adam, Adamina, Adela, Ewa, Ewelin, Ewelina, Godzisława, Grzegorz, Grzymisława, Hermina, Herminia, Irma, Irmina, Zenobiusz (Poland)

Eugenia (Romania)

Adam, Eva (Slovakia)

Delfín (Spain)

Eva (Sweden)

Eugenia (Ukraine)

Adan, Adana, Adam, Adamina, Addison, Ava, Eva, Eve, Evelyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 358 of 2022; 7 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 51 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Day 1 of 1]

Chinese: Month 12 (Dōngyuè), Day 2 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 30 Kislev 5783

Islamic: 30 Jumada I 1444

J Cal: 28 Zima; Sixday [28 of 30]

Julian: 11 December 2022

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 22 Bichat (12th Month) [Harvey]

Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 4 of 90)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Celtic Tree Calendar; 1 Day Outside Months]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 12.24

Holidays

Adam and Eve Day (Hungary)

Barahimizong (Sikkim, India)

Calendas (Mexico)

Chil’a (Elder Scrolls)

Christmas Eve (a.k.a. ... 

Aðfangadagskvöld (Iceland)

Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon Day

Bonfires on the Levee (Louisiana)

Declaration of Christmas Peace (Turku, Finland)

Drunken Synod's annual beer bash feast

Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italy)

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Cambridge, England)

Fishmas [Also 1st Day of Trout Season]

Julaften (Norway)

Julafton (Sweden)

Juleaften (Denmark)

Last-Minute Shopper’s Day

Mistletoe Time

Nittel Nacht (Judaism)

Noche Buena (Spain, Latin America)

Quviasukvik (Inuit New Year; Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia)

Remember to Read the Instructions First Night

Silent Night Holy Night (Austria)

Super Saturday [Saturday before Xmas]

Tolling the Devil’s Knell (West Yorkshire, England)

T’owd ‘oss (North Yorkshire, England)

Weihnachten (Austria)

Wigilia (Poland)

Zerowork Season begins

Day of Military Honour — Siege of Ismail (Russia)

Heiligabend (Germany)

Helvetica Day

Jólabókaflóðið (Christmas Book Flood; Iceland)

Modresnach (German, Scandinavian)

National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day

Phonograph Patent Day

Sakewa (Sikkim, India)

Santuranticuy (Peru)

Utter Day

Yap Constitution Day (Micronesia)

Yuletide Lad #13 arrives (a.k.a. Aðfangadagskvöld; Kertasnikir or Candle Beggar; Iceland)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Chocolate Day

National Egg Nog Day

4th Saturday in December

Super Saturday [Saturday before Christmas]

Independence Days

Libya (from Italy, 1951)

Feast Days

Adam and Eve (Christian; Saint)

Adela and Irmina (Christian; Saint)

Badnja Vece (ceremony where oak branches are blessed with barley)

Dauntless Dragon (Muppetism)

Egg Nog Day (Pastafarian)

Hanukkah Day #6 (Judaism) [thru Dec. 26th]

Harvey (Positivist; Saint)

Kolada begins (Asatru/Pagan/Slavic)

Krishna Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mōdraniht (Anglo-Saxon Pagan)

Orgies for World Peace Day (Pastafarian)

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (Christian; Saint)

Gregory of Spoleto (Christian; Saint)

Sol Invictus (Birth of the Unconquered Sun)

Thrasilla (a.k.a. Trasilla) & Emiliana (Christian; Virgins)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [70 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (Opera; 1871)

The Aristocats (Animated Disney Film; 1970)

Don’t Look Up (Film; 2021)

The Interview (Film; 2014)

I Think We’re Alone Now, recorded by Tommy James & the Shondells (Song; 1966)

Silent Night, by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr (Xmas Song; 1818)

The Truth About Father Christmas (UK Radio Play; 1922)

Tombstone (Film; 1993)

Today’s Name Days

Adam, Eva (Austria)

Evgeni, Evgeniya (Bulgaria)

Adam, Delfina, Eva, Irmina (Croatia)

Adam, Eva (Czech Republic)

Adam, Alexandrine (Denmark)

Aadam, Eeva, Eevi, Eva, Eve, Eveli, Evelin, Evi, Iivi, Ivi, Ivika, Tammo, Tamur (Estonia)

Aatami, Eeva, Eevi, Eveliina (Finland)

Adèle (France)

Abend, Adam, Eva (Germany)

Ahmet, Evgenia (Greece)

Ádám, Éva (Hungary)

Adele (Italy)

Ādams, Ieva (Latvia)

Adomas, Girstautas, Ieva, Minvydė (Lithuania)

Adam, Eva (Norway)

Ada, Adam, Adamina, Adela, Ewa, Ewelin, Ewelina, Godzisława, Grzegorz, Grzymisława, Hermina, Herminia, Irma, Irmina, Zenobiusz (Poland)

Eugenia (Romania)

Adam, Eva (Slovakia)

Delfín (Spain)

Eva (Sweden)

Eugenia (Ukraine)

Adan, Adana, Adam, Adamina, Addison, Ava, Eva, Eve, Evelyn (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 358 of 2022; 7 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 51 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Day 1 of 1]

Chinese: Month 12 (Dōngyuè), Day 2 (Xin-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 30 Kislev 5783

Islamic: 30 Jumada I 1444

J Cal: 28 Zima; Sixday [28 of 30]

Julian: 11 December 2022

Moon: 3%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 22 Bichat (12th Month) [Harvey]

Runic Half Month: Jara (Year) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 4 of 90)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Secret of the Unhewn Stone [Celtic Tree Calendar; 1 Day Outside Months]

[ithinkyouhealedmyheart]

Ghostwriter Ch 2

Unbetad Unedited Unhinged || AO3

Pairings: Kendall Knight/Female Original Character, Female Original Character/Female Original Character in the background, Logan Henderson/Camille Roberts in the background, James Diamond/Lucy Stone in the background

Characters: Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Logan Henderson, Carlos Garcia, Gustavo Rocque, Kelly Wainright, Arthur Griffin, Ronnie Clark oc, Callie oc, Addison oc

Word Count: 5145

“I couldn’t have said it better myself, Ms. Wainwright.” 

There was a record scratch. Kelly and Gustavo turned around to see their boss, the company's CEO, Arthur Griffin. His hair was neat, and his suit was ironed. He looked like an imposing figure, possibly because he was. His arrival was a surprise. It made Kelly’s blood run cold. His bodyguards were beside him, but when have they never left his side? They stood shoulder to shoulder with icy faces. Would it kill them to smile once in a while? 

“I’m sorry?” Kelly laughed awkwardly, innocently hoping that she may have heard him wrong. 

“My daughter came to me the other day, and you know what she said?” He had a tight-lipped smile, one that didn’t reach his eyes. “She said the music sounded old school.” 

Gustavo swallowed audibly. There was an apparent reason why Big Time Rush would sound old school, and he was their producer.  

“Sir, I was joking–” 

“Well, this isn’t a joking matter, is it?” The way Arthur looked at her sent a shiver down her spine. 

Typically, Kelly wouldn’t be afraid. She dealt with Gustavo and four teenage boys daily. Dealing with Arthur wouldn’t be any different, except that he could get her and her boss fired in the blink of an eye. As the CEO, he had that power. On numerous occasions, he expressed that power by shutting down Big Time Rush quite frequently. 

The music played through their headphones, but the boys stopped singing when they noticed their producer and his assistant turn two shades paler. The blonde noticed first and alerted his three friends. Arthur's smile and wave through the glass were almost creepy. Whatever he was there for, it couldn’t be good. 

“I expect a new song and a new songwriter in two weeks.” Arthur didn’t allow Gustavo or Kelly to protest his request. 

Like that, he turned on his heel and left the room, his bodyguards following closely behind. The door shut, the sound ringing through the recording studio when the music stopped. Everyone was silent in the aftermath of what had just happened. It went by quickly, leaving them reeling with how to process it. Arthur Griffin was like a natural disaster, leaving chaos in his wake. 

“What was that?” Logan, the short boy who still unfortunately couldn’t dance, asked. He poked his head out of the recording booth. 

“Nothing!” Kelly was quick to curb his curiosity. Flashing him a tight smile. “Let’s run it from the top again–” 

“Go enjoy the sun.” Gustavo’s voice echoed in the recording booth, and he switched on the microphone. 

Kelly jumped and turned to look at him. There was no telling what he was thinking. She didn’t fear him. She never feared him. But… His silence was concerning. Typically, he would never give the boys a half day and instead spend an entire day yelling at them. Granted, the boys had improved with their dancing, singing, and general style. But, in typical teenage fashion, they would butt heads with Gustavo frequently. 

“Seriously?” James, the one wearing an absurd amount of cologne, grinned from ear to ear. His eyes sparkled. When Kelly thought about him, she only imagined a golden retriever wagging its tail happily. 

The boy ran out of the room without wasting another minute, leaving the door open. He could be heard shouting something about the girls at the pool down the hall, and both their producer and his assistant were speechless. 

“I’ll go make sure he doesn’t get into trouble,” the blonde said. He removed his headphones and jogged after his friend, who ran out of the room. 

“Well? Scram!” Gustavo shouted at the remaining two boys. Logan and the one wearing the helmet tripped over each other to get out. 

They shut the door on their way out, and it was only a polite thing to do. Kelly and Gustavo were alone in the room. Her boss flipped switches and turned the machines off. The chair squeaked under his weight as he sank onto it. She wasn’t afraid to speak, but her mouth was uncomfortably dry. She swallowed audibly. 

“You have a plan, don’t you? I mean, why wouldn’t you have a plan? You wouldn’t let Griffin hand your job off to someone else.” Okay, she was starting to worry. 

“Yes. I have a plan. I always have a plan. This happens more often than I’d like to admit, but that’s only because he doesn’t understand music.” 

“I’d love for you to start ranting about how music is an art form and that Griffin is just the suit paying your salary, but we need to focus.” Kelly talked with her hands quite often when she was stressed. 

“No. No, you don’t need to do anything. Except find me a songwriter.” 

“Me? Why do I have to find a new songwriter?” Kelly gaped as if she wasn’t the talent manager. 

Gustavo gave her a look that said: are you serious? 

“It was your idea.” 

“I was joking!” 

“Well, Griffin didn’t take it as a joke. So, good luck!” 

Kelly opened her mouth to say something, but her phone buzzed in her pocket. Part of her wished she was one of those with a Bluetooth device in their ear to make receiving phone calls far more manageable, but she felt she wasn’t yet at that level. Gustavo had already turned his back, occupied with shutting off all the equipment. 

“Rocque Records, Kelly Wainwright speaking.” She pressed her phone to her ear and finally got up. 

Her legs felt as gooey as jelly. With every step she took, she felt like she would topple over. Making her way out the door, she shut it gently behind her. Curiously, she glanced backward to catch what her boss was doing. She had no idea what he was thinking or planning. 

“Kelly!” Her friend's voice rang over the phone, and she flinched. “I was wondering if you were free to have lunch down at Hollywood Boulevard,” 

“Of– Of course! Yeah!” 

“Good, meet me at 25 Degrees.” 

“Won’t that place be swarming with paparazzi?” 

“Kels, we’re the assistants. The paparazzi won’t even bother looking at us.” 

Rebecca Harlowe was Gregory Hawk’s assistant. For as long as Kelly could remember, Gustavo and Hawk had been at each other’s throats. A predicament a while ago resulted in Hawk being charged with kidnapping. Rebecca was running things at Hawk Records while he served his sentence. Although the two would unlikely be friends, Kelly desperately needed friends in Hollywood, and Rebecca was willing to forget about their boss's petty rivalry. The way she saw it, their problems didn’t concern their assistants, but for good measure, Kelly and Rebecca only pretended not to like each other. 

“Yes, but are you sure we won’t have to run and hide from them?” Kelly asked, pressing the call button on the elevator. 

“Alright, if it makes you feel better, I’ll sit in the back.” 

“I just don’t want–” 

“Kelly, I know.” Rebecca sighed. “You don’t want it to be leaked that rival assistants are chatting it up and sipping martinis at a restaurant. Gustavo would never trust you again.” 

Her words rang around Kelly’s head, and her hand tightened around her cell phone. Not only would Gustavo not trust her, but the boys wouldn’t be able to. Hawk kidnapped them with his assistant. She shouldn’t even be talking to her in a friendly manner, but here she was. If she hadn’t been so desperate for a friend in Hollywood, then maybe she wouldn’t have felt so guilty about meeting up for their lunch dates, but it was the one time she got to feel like a regular person. 

Her boss and the boys run her around like a chicken without a head, and sometimes, it can feel like she is going insane dealing with all of them. She can look forward to her lunches with Rebecca, where she can let down the facade and relax. 

Kelly knew there was a reason Gustavo wouldn’t let her in on his plan. It was like when he had conspired with the boys to get rid of Wayne-Wayne. Of course, she doubted Griffin would pay them a visit between the deadline, and even if he did, she would be far more careful with what she says from now on. At the same time, this felt like another ploy to get rid of Big Time Rush. It was apparent that Griffin despised the boyband and would do anything to eliminate them. 

The only problem was that she needed to figure out where to start. Gustavo had found the boys because of their audition in Duluth, Minnesota. Kelly couldn’t host an audition in a week and ask people nationwide to submit their work for her to review. It would take months! All she had to do was stay calm and think of an alternative or a loophole around the situation. 

Then it dawned on her. 

It wasn’t the only reason she wanted friends, but it was easier to get what she wanted if she had people she could ask. Hollywood was about favors and schmoozing. As much as she believed in herself and her ability to escape this situation, it would waste less time asking someone she knew for help. However, the only person she could ask was Rebecca. She would not even consider handing over crucial information without asking for something in return. Unless Kelly asked her, she had no idea how her friend would respond. 

Kelly Wainwright did not stop when she set her mind on it. 

She met Rebecca at the restaurant. Her blonde hair was gelled back in a bun, and her glasses sat atop her head. She wore a red blouse, a grey blazer, and a matching grey skirt with her signature black heels. She was tall, far taller than Kelly. Her gaze was stone cold, her expression blank. 

Rebecca was reading the menu. She had already ordered a martini. Like she said, she was sitting near the back of the restaurant. Kelly wandered to the table and tried not to let her anxiousness get the better of her. Setting her bag on the booth, she slid it in. It wasn’t as dark as hoped, and she hid behind her menu. 

The paparazzi were ruthless. They dressed in all black and drove black vans. They would wait and hide in plain sight, taking seemingly useless photos that the tabloids would spin into entertaining stories. Kelly had no idea why her friend would choose a place such as this, but she could only hope that no one recognized them. It wasn’t like they were regulars or acting out of the ordinary. 

“I’ll take it. Gustavo told you to stay out of the media.” Rebecca cleared her throat, lowering her menu. 

“No, I just can’t help but think–” 

“Relax a little. If you hide from the cameras, they’ll think it's new and worthy.” The corner of her lips twitched upward. 

“Right, right. Relax…” Kelly lowered the menu and took a deep breath. She adjusted her posture to look far more casual. 

“What’s got you so wound up? Did he dock your pay?” 

“We had a surprise visit from Griffin today.” 

“Arthur Griffin? The CEO of the company? Isn’t he supposed to inform you when he’ll show up?” Rebecca raised a brow, swishing the liquid in her martini glass idly. “I mean, it’s courteous.” 

“It is courteous, but he didn’t. Now, I must find a new songwriter in two weeks.” 

“Two weeks? That’s a tall order..” 

“No, kidding.” Kelly frowned. “It would be easier if I could hold an audition, but I can’t. Not with that little time.” 

“Oh, okay. I see what’s going on.” Rebecca nodded, leaning back and giving Kelly a smug look. 

“What? What’s going on?” Kelly furrowed her brows. 

“You want my help.” 

“I– “ 

“Don’t deny it, it’s only natural. I expected you would come running to me eventually,” 

“I’m sorry.” 

“Save the apology for someone else. This is the way it is in Hollywood. Do you know how many favors people ask of me daily?” Rebecca chuckled and tipped her martini back. 

“So, it’s okay?” Kelly played with the frayed corners of the menu idly. 

“Only if you can do something for me in return.” 

There it was. Kelly deflated. She hadn’t precisely thought about what Rebecca would want in return. Her thoughts were too jumbled to pick a specific thing. 

The blonde flagged down a waitress for another martini, giving the black woman a look. She tilted her head. Her green eyes were like spotlights—clear and vibrant. 

“What… Do you want in return?” Kelly asked hesitantly. 

“I thought you’d never ask!” Rebecca beamed. She clapped her hands together happily, dancing in her seat. 

Kelly turned her head, embarrassed and half expecting people to look over as though they were crazy people. 

“As you know, I’m in charge of Hawk Records… and need talent. Because of that little mishap with Big Time Rush, I haven’t been able to find anyone.” 

“You– You want me to find you a band too?” Kelly’s jaw dropped. 

“What? No, no, no.” Rebecca waved her hands. “I already have a band in mind, but Gustavo worked with them.” 

“What band?” 

“Cats Crew. Didn’t he toss them aside like last week's garbage because he couldn’t fathom working with anyone other than Big Time Rush?” 

“I don’t think– Why do you want them?” 

“Kelly, you are my last hope. If you get me Cats Crew, I may slip you the list of talent I’ve been looking through.” Rebecca shrugged. 

“Wait– You have a list of talent, but you want Cats Crew?” 

“Look, I’m not looking for some poor soul in Vermont or Delaware. I need someone already situated in Hollywood.” 

“Well, Gustavo hasn’t signed with them…” Kelly looked down at the menu. 

It wasn’t like Kelly would be dooming Rocque Records. Gustavo didn’t sign with Cats Crew and only brought them over to make the boys jealous. He never intended to take them under his wing and turn them into a singing group. But could she hand them over? Was this what it was like to have friends in Hollywood? 

On the one hand, Kelly wouldn’t have to drive herself up a wall trying to look for songwriters, but on the other hand, what if Gustavo found out about this? Indeed, he’d fire her. 

“I can tell you’re unsure,” Rebecca said. Her second martini was dropped off, and she sipped it. “We don’t have to do any negotiating right now, but I want you to think about this.” 

“Okay…” 

“Good! Now that that’s out of the way, we should order lunch. It would be a shame if we went out to lunch and spent the whole time gabbing instead.” 

Rebecca knew her way around this. She was used to making deals and negotiating. Of course, she had to because she dealt with Hawk. Kelly learned to stand her ground with Gustavo but never really participated in this side of Hollywood. She never made deals behind closed doors or rubbed elbows with anyone. Her boss took care of that for her. He dealt with Griffin on her behalf and did all the schmoozing. Kelly didn’t exactly get to see it up close. 

It wasn’t that they were participating in a shady deal. The fact that neither of their bosses knew was a concern, but it wasn’t as though they had an ill intention towards this. Kelly couldn’t think straight. The words on the menu swam and switched places. Her mind was reeling. She needed to make many decisions and wasn’t sure which one was right. 

“My sister’s wedding is next month,” Her voice broke Kelly’s train of thought. “I was wondering if you would like to be my plus one.” 

“Is this work-related?” Kelly asked, her voice came out quieter than she thought it was. 

“No, it’s personal. I'm genuinely asking.” 

“Wouldn’t you take your girlfriend?” 

“Funny story… We broke up.” 

“What?” Kelly exclaimed, slapping a hand over her mouth.

“Yeah, we broke up. Why are you so surprised?” 

“I was under the impression that the both of you were going to… form a civil union.” 

Rebecca laughed. 

“Please, we wouldn’t be able to form a civil union. We can live together, but we can’t get married. And she… She couldn’t handle it.” 

“I’m so sorry,” 

“There you go, apologizing again.” Rebecca rolled her eyes, seemingly trying to distance herself from her emotions. 

“Because it’s upsetting to hear your best friend broke up with her partner.” 

Best friend? More like only friend,” 

“You can try to play it off like it’s nothing, but I know you’re hurting.” 

“I am not–” 

“What if we have a girls’ night? I can bring facemasks and nail polish. We can have ice cream and all sorts of junk food.” Kelly suggested quickly, a twinkle in her eyes. She wanted to be able to help, to take the emotional load off of her friend. That was what friends are for, after all. 

Rebecca paused, startled by her suggestion. She sipped her martini, silently processing the brunette’s words. It wouldn’t hurt to have a girls’ night. Maybe watch movies, cry, and gossip like other women. It would be nice to feel like a woman, for once. After taking hold of the position until Hawk escaped jail, she had to pretend she was something other than a woman. It’s far more emotional labor than she wanted. The blonde sucked on her teeth, feeling a little embarrassed. Anyone else in her situation would have jumped at the suggestion of a girls’ night before Kelly was done talking. And, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to spend time with her friend away from work, but she wouldn’t know how to turn work mode off. Even now, she couldn’t turn it off. She had her guard up and unintentionally strayed from discussing something too personal. Not that a breakup wasn’t personal. 

“Sure.” Neither Rebecca nor Kelly had expected her response. 

Momentarily, they stared at each other, unsure what to say next. Then, as if it was the funniest occurrence on the planet, the two women burst into laughter. Only this time, Kelly didn’t look around or duck away from prying eyes that could be drawn to their table in the back corner. 

But, of course, good things never last. Kelly’s phone rang, and she scrambled to get it, the tips of her ears tinting pink. She muttered something and excused herself from the table, stepping away to take the call. 

“Kelly!” She pulled the phone away, hearing her boss's loud voice. He wasn’t intentionally screaming. He was a very loud person the majority of the time. 

“I’m at lunch.” She responded, exasperated. Not because he called, he practically screamed in her ear without warning. 

“I know, and I was thinking about what Griffin said.” 

Kelly couldn’t forget what he said. Since he left the recording studio, his words had been ringing in her head like a gong. Griffin’s request was a little daunting, but it was nothing she couldn’t handle. 

“So,” Gustavo started. She could hear his cat in the background. “I think you should find me an amateur, someone I can mold to my liking. That way, Griffin will be happy, and I won’t have to give up my creative prowess.” 

“You want a protege?” Kelly deadpanned. “Since when have you wanted to teach someone to do what you do?” Her mouth moved faster than her brain. 

“I know, but it’s a part of my plan. Just trust me.” 

“I still don’t know what your plan is.” 

“And you won’t, not yet.” 

“Is that the only thing you called about?” Kelly sighed and glanced over her shoulder. 

Rebecca leaned her cheek in her palm, tracing the rim of her glass with her pointer finger. She looked lonely. A frown was prominent on her face as she checked her phone. 

“Well, kind of.” 

“Thank you, but I’d like to return to lunch.” 

“Alright, alright. Tell your friend I said hi,” 

“How do you–” 

Just like that, Gustavo hung up. Kelly blinked twice and pulled her phone away, staring at the screen, which informed her the call had ended. 

Kelly returned to the table, a tight smile pulled across her face. Rebecca perked up and almost immediately noticed the shift in her demeanor. 

“Let me guess, your boss called?” 

“Yeah, but it’s fine.” Kelly waved away her concern. 

“You say that about any inconvenience. Is it really fine?” Rebecca tilted her head. “Or are you just trying to curb my worry?” 

“There’s nothing to worry about. It’s just Gustavo being… well, Gustavo.” Kelly chuckled dryly. 

“Mhm,” Rebecca hummed, nodding slowly. “So, your boss isn’t cutting the deadline or adding anything else to your plate?” 

“Rebecca,” 

“What? It’s not like I’m saying Hawk is any better. He’s almost as temperamental as Gustavo, to be honest.” 

The blonde looked down to check her watch. Her eyebrows creased, and she sighed. She pulled cash out of her wallet and slid out of the booth. 

“It looks like my lunch has ended. You don’t have to worry about paying or tipping the waiter. I got it.” 

“Wait, I couldn’t just let you–” 

“Kelly, sweetheart, you worry too much.” 

Like a switch was flipped, Rebecca was back in work mode, but perhaps she had never left work mode. Putting her glasses in her purse, she slipped on her sunglasses and flashed a somewhat fake smile, blowing the black woman a kiss. 

“Cheers, darling. I hope you can find your new songwriter in time.” 

Kelly watched, frazzled, as Rebecca strolled through the restaurant. The blonde had mastered this effortless elegance, and she needed to figure out how to master it for herself. She glanced at the cash on the table, reached for her wallet, pulled out some money, and left it on the table. Surprisingly, they had barely touched their meals. It was more like Rebecca had barely touched her salad. Kelly enjoyed the torched salmon but may order something lighter next time. 

As she expected, the black windowless paparazzi vans were parked out front. She walked calmly past the people dressed in black. The flash photography was almost blinding. They had probably caught their latest celebrity fixation doing something ordinary that they could then make seem utterly scandalous. Kelly couldn’t understand how actors and musicians could even deal with them. The public could hardly stand them, and it was most certainly worse for those who were famous. Part of her worried how the boys would react once they got a taste of the paparazzi. Not just the one or two people who would swarm The Palm Woods, but the colony of paparazzi that would push and shove to get what they wanted. She could only imagine they would get their pictures put in too many magazines with countless headlines of getting into fights or starcrossed romances. 

Regardless of how famous they were or how many people attended their concerts, the boys were still teenagers and didn’t deserve that. They didn’t deserve to be preyed on by Hollywood, especially at a young age. Things at The Palm Woods were already hard for them, as they are now, and the tabloids and media shouldn’t add to that. 

Rebecca straightened herself out. She had been meticulously cleaning her apartment since she left Hawk Records after lunch that afternoon. Granted, she already kept it clean initially, but her nerves got the better of her. The only person she had ever invited over was Scarlet, who had since taken her things weeks ago. No one else had been to her apartment. The blonde was running around, moving furniture, and cleaning with bleach. Every nook and cranny smelled and looked clean. Her cat, Marshmallow, was disturbed by all the cleaning. She nestled herself under Rebecca’s bed until all the movement ceased. 

When the doorbell rang, Rebecca accidentally hit her head. She was cleaning the underside of her small dining room table; it didn’t need to be cleaned, but she couldn’t help it. Rubbing her forehead, she rushed to the door, cleaning products still in her hand. 

“Did I catch you at a bad time?” 

Kelly wasn’t in her pajamas. She was holding a couple of shopping bags. She was still dressed in what she had worn to work. Rebecca felt underdressed in her fluffy Disney-themed pajama pants and plain blue t-shirt. The blonde glanced down at herself, suddenly self-conscious. 

“Oh– I– No, it’s fine!” Rebecca quickly hid the spray bottle behind her back, smiling sheepishly. “Come in, come in.” She stepped to the side. 

The bags rustled as Kelly set them down on the dining table. She dug through them, taking out a few items. Marshmallow strolled out of the bedroom when she heard someone new was in her territory. Her tail swished slowly. She stared up at Kelly curiously. She was not Scarlet. 

Kelly turned and opened her mouth to ask something when she noticed Marshmellow and jumped. Her eyes went wide, and she clutched what could only be her pajamas on her chest. 

“That’s my cat, Marshmallow,” Rebecca said from the kitchen, putting away the cleaning supplies under the sink. “She’s friendly.” 

“Can I use your bathroom to change?” Kelly asked, glancing down at the cat as if it were going to attack her. 

“Yeah, sure.” 

Kelly thanked her and shut herself in the bathroom. Rebecca looked down at Marshmallow, sharing a confused look with her cat. She shrugged and leaned over the bags on the table to look into them. The blonde wasn’t going to start going through them until Kelly returned, in case any of the items in the bag were personal like medication. Marshmallow jumped on the table and started messing with the bags, trying to eat the plastic. She quickly scooped her cat into her arms and quietly parented him about not putting plastic in his mouth as though he were a toddler. 

A few minutes later, the black woman came out of the bathroom wearing her pajamas. Her hair was in a burgundy satin bonnet. 

“Shall we get started?” She giggled, pulling items out of the plastic bags. 

Kelly brought an extensive collection of romantic comedies and what could only be nearly all of her nail polish. Rebecca’s eyes bulged out of her head. At some point, she put Marshmallow down and let her return to the bedroom. 

The Notebook played softly in the background as Rebecca and Kelly sat cross-legged across each other, painting their nails. Although this felt like only high school girls would do, neither were ashamed. Kelly chose a baby pink color for her nails. She took off her nail polish from earlier. Rebecca chose a forest green color that matched her eyes. 

“How long have you had Marshmallow?” Kelly asked, glancing at the fluffy white cat sitting by the big window. 

“For a couple of years. She was a gift from my parents. They didn’t want me to be alone out here.” 

“Aw, that’s sweet! How old is she?” 

“I don’t… I don’t know.” Rebecca furrowed her brows. “My parents never told me, but I can only assume she’s got some years on her. When I took her to check her teeth, the vet didn’t even know how old she was.” 

“So, for all you know, she could be an old woman?” Kelly raised a brow. 

“She’s a sweet old woman. I don’t think I would mind if she were elderly.” 

“I think she’s adorable.”  

“She’s such a little cutie, patootie.” Rebecca slipped into baby talk, looking over at her cat and staring at a bird on the balcony outside. 

“Oh! I have a present for you!” 

Kelly jumped when Rebecca nearly tumbled off the couch. The nail polish was left on the coffee table as she entered her bedroom. Although the polish hadn’t dried, she picked up an extensive file from her desk and returned to the couch. 

“What is… That?” Kelly glanced wearily at the extensive file. 

“This, my dear, is our talent search. I photocopied every page so you could look through it for your new songwriter!” Rebecca beamed happily. “I believe I did make a promise.” 

“Seriously?” Kelly’s eyes widened, breaking out in a smile from ear to ear. 

“Yeah! And I know tonight isn’t supposed to be about work, but I didn’t want to forget about it.” 

“Thank you so much.” Kelly breathed. 

Having friends in Hollywood was a lifesaver. 

“Eh, don’t mention it. I would have photocopied thousands of documents for you if you asked.” Rebecca shrugged and set the file down on the dining room table. “I’ll keep it here, but don’t forget to take it tomorrow morning.” 

Kelly pulled out her phone and started scribbling something down on a scrap of paper she took from the coffee table. Once she was done, she thrust the paper scrap towards Rebecca. 

“Cats Crew’s number.” 

“What–” Rebecca looked down at the phone number. “You didn’t have to give this to me right now!” 

“It only felt fair!” Kelly huffed. “I wasn’t expecting you to hand me a huge file.” 

“Okay, okay. But I swear we should have met sooner.” Rebecca pocketed the phone number. She would probably forget about it by the time she did laundry, but that was a problem for later. 

“That depends. How far ago are we talking about?” 

“I don’t know, like, high school?” Rebecca shrugged. “I could have used a friend like you. I was kind of a loner.” 

“No way, you’re so… charismatic.” Kelly made a vague gesture with her hands. 

“I only became charismatic when I came to Hollywood because no one wanted a socially awkward assistant.” 

“To be fair, I wasn’t the most popular person in my school either, but I was still well-liked.” 

“I was well-liked, but no one really wanted to be friends with the nerd.” 

“You were a nerd?” Kelly’s brows shot up to her hairline. 

“Oh, yeah.” Rebecca nodded. “I was such a nerd. I did my homework between classes, and the librarians knew my name.” 

“They knew your name?” Kelly gasped. “Oh my God,” 

“Yeah, we were even on a first-name basis.” Rebecca snorted, quickly covering her face. 

The two women spent the rest of the night talking. They sat on the couch, barely watching the movies that Kelly brought over. They shared a tub of ice cream as they shared memories of what they were like before moving to Hollywood. At one point, Marshmallow tried to steal a taste of ice cream from Kelly, but when she jumped in her lap, the woman screamed and scared the cat. Rebecca and Kelly started laughing, and eventually, they both fell asleep on the couch with slightly messed-up nail polish and a movie menu playing a song softly on a loop.

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2024 Cut Tracker

Built and Current to September 9, 2024

Buffalo

Kyle Keyser Olof Lindbom Isaiah Saville Jakub Brabenec Logan Couture Dylan Duke Jack Hughes (LA) Evander Kane Alex Killorn Aleksandr Kisakov Rasmus Kupari Jacob Perreault Matthew Phillips Tom Wilson Kailer Yamamoto Tony DeAngelo Mats Lindgren Evan Nause Jusso Valimaki

Seattle

Tyler Brennan Chris Driedger Jonas Johansson Martin Jones Arvid Soderblom Jaxon Stauber Scott Wedgewood Tyler Boucher Mathieu Joseph Adam Boqvist Ryan Johnson Carson Lambos Victor Soderstrom Noah Cates Eetu Luostarinen Tobias Bjornqvist

New York

Isaac Poulter (G,NJ) Blake Coleman Peyton Krebs Mark Stone Anton Wahlberg Calen Addison Jacob Trouba Johnny Gaudreau

Winged Wheel

Jaroslav Halak Magnus Hellberg Jaret Anderson-Dolan Cam Atkinson Alex Barre- Boulet Sean Couturier Cody Glass Benoit- Olivier Groulx Taylor Hall Alex Iafallo Ryan Johansen Dominik Kubalik Luke Kunin Alexander Wennberg Filip Zadina Jake Bean Olli Ekman-Larsson Ryan Graves John Klingberg

Quebec

Pavel Francouz Filip Lindberg Ivan Prosvetov Nikita Alexandrov Dmtri Buchelnikov Gregori Denisenko Dillon Dube Danika Klimovich Evgeny Kuznetsov Ayrton Martino Nico Myatovic Joe Pavelski Taylor Raddysh James Van Riemsdyk Jacob Vrana Alex Gologoski Nikita Ishimnikov

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+ 7 wanted connections!

everett mulligan ( taylor kinney ) is looking for their ex fiance named juliette stone! they’re around 38-43 years old and look a lot like sophia bush, jessica alba, vanessa ray, tracy spiridakos, / utp. what’re the details? ( everett & juliette who mostly goes by julie met through a mutural friend when graduating college and both returning to their hometown, cole, wyoming. not really knowing they were in the same grade as everett was considered popular and she wasn't, everett eventually fell for her & eventually proposed to her. however, they constantly fought & didn't really agree on much. always saw things differently. he loved her though, more than anything and it killed him that he couldn't figure out how their relationship got to this point. it was julie's decision to give back the engagement ring & it's broken him ever since. they didn't really end on bad terms, nor did they end on good terms it was just eh ). you do / don’t have to contact them @ everett-mulligan but please do if you have questions or more head cannons!! 

everett mulligan ( taylor kinney ) is looking for their eldest brother named william mulligan ! they’re around 48-55 years old and look a lot like anyone you think who looks like taylor kinney. what’re the details? ( william mulligan is the eldest out of the picture perfect mulligan family, and the oldest son out of the picture perfect mulligan family. this character can be 100% up to you, all i ask is if you can keep the name! ). you do / don’t have to contact them @ everett-mulligan but please do if you have questions or headcannons!! 

everett mulligan ( taylor kinney ) is looking for their eldest brother named mitchell mulligan ! they’re around 45-48 years old and look a lot like anyone you think who looks like taylor kinney. what’re the details? ( mitchell mulligan is the second eldest out of the picture perfect mulligan family, and the second eldest son out of the picture perfect mulligan family. this character can be 100% up to you, all i ask is if you can keep the name! ). you do / don’t have to contact them @ everett-mulligan but please do if you have any questions or headcannons! 

everett mulligan ( taylor kinney ) is looking for their eldest sister named addison mulligan ! they’re around 45-48 years old and look a lot like anyone you think who looks like taylor kinney. what’re the details? ( addison mulligan is the eldest daughter of the picture perfect mulligan family, and the first daughter out of the picture perfect mulligan family. this character can be 100% up to you, all i ask is if you can keep the name! ). you do / don’t have to contact them @ everett-mulligan but please do if you have any questions or headcannons! 

everett mulligan ( taylor kinney ) is looking for their youngest sister named isabelle mulligan ! they’re around 38-40 years old and look a lot like anyone you think who looks like taylor kinney. what’re the details? ( isabelle mulligan is the youngest out of the picture perfect mulligan family, and the second/ youngst daughter out of the picture perfect mulligan family. this character can be 100% up to you, all i ask is if you can keep the name! ). you do / don’t have to contact them @ everett-mulligan but please do if you have any questions or headcannons!! 

enzo morales ( clayton cardenas ) is looking for their high school ex girlfriend / baby mama! they’re around 30-35 years old and look a lot like fc lily james, lily collins, ashley park, holland roden, camille razat, zoe kravitz,   / utp. what’re the details? (  At just sixteen years old, when things were going good for a bit, he had met and fallen in love with someone. They were mad for each other, and Robin tried to advise him against it, considering they were going too fast but Enzo didn’t care. He was happy. For the first time in his life, Enzo was happy. He and Olivia were together for a few years, but at seventeen she found out she was pregnant. Enz had gotten her pregnant. Terrified and broke, he supported her with whatever she choose. They eventually broke up and Enzo slipped up again. Getting into fights, getting into trouble. However, Robin made him go straight to work. She made him fall in love with fixing cars again and getting his hands dirty. After high school, and after his situation with Olivia, it was straight to work for him ). you do / don’t have to contact them enzo-morales but please do if you have any questions or headcannons! 

enzo morales ( clayton cardenas ) is looking for their ex girlfriend! they’re around 30-35 years old and look a lot like fc kelsey asbille, lindsey morgan, willa fitzgerald, ashley park, greta onieogou, sarah bolger,  / utp. what’re the details? ( However, Enzo took up a second job which was bar tending and he thoroughly enjoyed it. That finally did it and Enzo put his first down payment on a place in Brooklyn, New York. Though nights were lonely and he filled that loneliness with different girls throughout the week, women he’s flirted with at the bar he was working at. No one ever really stuck. That was until he had met one girl, one girl whom he tried so hard not to fall in love with. They were usually one night stands with the women he’s slept with throughout the years and throughout his time in Brooklyn, but this women? No. She was it for him and he knew it and it terrified him. He was ready to propose and though before he could pop the question, the women disappeared.)  you do / don’t have to contact them @ enzo-morales but please do if you have any questions/ headcannons! 

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Hello again, tags! I've asked our members who they would like to see in the group, and the following people have been requested:

Aaron Tveit: Blake Lively, Ericka Hunter, Laura Osnes, Leighton Meester, Serinda Swan

Anne Hathaway: Chris Pine

Ashley Loren: Derek Klena

Daisy Edgar-Jones: Anthony Ramos, Fionn O'Shea

Darren Criss: Grant Gustin, more Broadway people

Emily Bett Rickards: Arrowverse cast, Chloe Bennet, James Maslow, Lindsey Morgan

Fergal Devitt: Bayley, Jey Uso, Mercedes Mone

Hailee Steinfeld: Ella Purnell, Pitch Perfect cast

Mitch Marner: More hockey players and athletes in general

Nicholas Galitzine: Leo Woodall, Sofia Carson

Oscar Isaac: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran

Ryan Reynolds: Blake Lively, Hugh Jackman, any Marvel people

Sabrina Carpenter: Barry Keoghan

Sydney Sweeney: Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow

Taylor Swift: Bella Hadid, Blake Lively, Emma Stone, Gigi Hadid, Joe Alwyn

Timothée Chalamet: Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan

Other faces that have been requested: Addison Timlin, Alycia Debnam Carey, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ashlyn Harris, Ayo Edebiri, Charles Leclerc, Demi Lovato, Ella Purnell, Josh O’Connor, Lili Reinhart, Mike Faist, Miley Cyrus, Rachel Sennott, Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth

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