#julia budd

[theanticool]

Kayla Harrison vs Julia Budd set for this November 24 in PFL.

Harrison’s first fight since losing in the finals last year.

[unchangingwindoww]

Tennessee Williams, We Have Not Long to Love

[doomedship]

I am back on my Bodyguard bullshit.

Is anyone else still out there five years on 🥲

[expectiations]

FUCK!!!

WHAT THE FUCK!!!

[youstupidplonk]

Every now and then I remember that Americans thought David Budd was addressing Julia Montague as “Mum” but they just went with it

[clarisserenaldi-blog]

According to IMDB Season 2 is coming in 2024 😮😮😮

[yourloverfromthepast]

Y/n talking with a reporter: Excuse me? Oh, yeah! Yes! Of course I love working for her! Julia Montague is an extremely nice person: kind hearted, thoughtful, determined, endowed with great intelligence...yes, if I have to be honest, she’s the type of woman I’ve always wanted to be.

*Earlier that morning*

Y/n crying in David’s arms in the bathroom: she’s the fucking devil!! *sobs* whY WOULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT FUCKING HER-

[laurelsalexis]

I am obsessed with Julia/David (I know) so could we all have a 67 and them as ship? Thank you!! (TBH any fanfic is good - we need more people to watch so more people write... :-) )

send a ship + prompt // "Don't look."

“Don’t look.” Julia’s words come out quickly, shoving him towards the bedroom of her flat, without offering anything else in return.  

He’s only been in her flat a mere thirty seconds, there to tell her about a threat, and how much time they are going to spend together. He does not even get the chance to get the words out as her arm tugs him towards the bedroom.  

David’s eyes narrow. “Ma’am.”  

“Don’t look.” The repeat of her words is effortless as she guides him to the room. “Sit.”  

David is good at following her commands, and he sits on the edge of her bed. He is not a stranger in her flat as he once was. He moves through it effortlessly these days. He is, however, still on duty as he watches her exit from the room, his eyes following her.  

He wants to know what she is up to. Julia likes her secrets. He does not believe this is a bad one, though. Not as he can hear the rummaging around the kitchen. He sits as still as he ever does, mind only upon her, nothing else happening in his life. He prefers it in such a way these days – Julia the answer to so much that is going on around them. 

Eyes flicker down to his watch. He’s been sitting there for ten minutes. He is patient, thankfully, but as the curiosity grows, the knot in his stomach tightens, almost a little fearful of where this is heading. His foot taps almost absently as he relaxes from being on her guard all the time. His orders say he is to be there for the remainder of the evening given a threat that has come through. He does not mention he was always going to be sitting in the room. If anything, he will be keeping a very close eye upon her.  

Another ten minutes pass. David tells himself to be still instead of investigating. There is no danger. The flat is thoroughly protected. The sounds are quieter now as he waits. His job has a lot of waiting involved. He looks down at his watch again. If she does not come back within five minutes, he is going to go out there. 

The door opens as soon as the thought comes to him. She has that soft smile on the edge of her lips as she moves towards where he is on the bed. She fits perfectly between his legs. Her hands go on his shoulders, a gentle touch, a tingling going through him as her touch always does, a fire lit in him without her even trying.  

“I know something,” she says, her hands moving to his neck, traveling down to his collarbone, until his tie is in her hand. She tugs at it gently, leaning down, pulling him towards her, lips brushing, “and I have a surprise.” Only when the words are out of her mouth does she seize his lips for a kiss that can only be described as passionate. He aches for more, hands moving to her hips, wanting to pull her atop of him, no longer caring what she’s been up to outside of the door to her bedroom.  

That does not happen when she abruptly pulls away. “Come.”  

A simple command is followed, no choice given as she tugs on his tie, and there are thoughts about that he keeps to himself. He stands and follows her through the door.  

He looks around, focusing on her, before his eyes fall on the table. An eyebrow raises but as a formerly married man he knows a date when he sees one.  

“It is your birthday.” A statement, her eyes studying him, before she moves closer to the table. “I thought we should celebrate.” 

He almost asks how she knows but he doesn’t bother. She has her ways of finding out information just as much as he has his ways of finding out information. “You didn’t have to do this.” 

“I know.” She looks over to him. “I wanted to.”  

His eyes focus on the table. There’s a nice dinner that he assumes is ordered given the lack of mess in the kitchen. There is wine on the table he most certainly should not be drinking given though he is on duty. The candles add a touch that is entirely Julia. He is perhaps most intrigued by the chocolate and strawberries he can see on the counter.  

They sit without much fuss between them.  

“Thank you.” He says quietly. His birthday is not something he fusses over much. With the birth of both of his kids his priorities changed dramatically. His mental state has no space for worrying about birthdays. That does not change how appreciative he is as he takes a bite of the haggis upon his plate.  

“Where did you get this?”  

“I know a place.”  

He smiles as he takes another bite. He lives mostly on takeout, cold pizza, and beer. That’s only when he bothers to eat anything at all, but it tastes as if it was something his mum could have made. Close, at least. It’s a gesture that is not lost on him. His eyes focus upon her more than he focuses upon the food that he clears off his plate.  

“You haven’t touched your wine.” 

“I’m on duty.” 

“Hmm.” She picks up her own glass and takes a sip. “You do many things on duty that I believe your superiors would question.”  

Her tone is a tease, so he grabs the glass without another word. He takes a sip. “I can’t argue with that.” There’s lots of things he cannot argue with.  

There is not much for the two of them to discuss. There is, really. He thinks of a million things he could say to her, but it’s not what he wants now. No talking of work given everything is even work. 

As they finish, she moves to the fridge and pulls out a small cake. He cannot resist the smile that comes upon his lips.  

“This is what I was working on when you came in.”  

“You didn’t want me to see.” 

“Not until I was done.” She places it down in front of him with a singular candle upon it.  

“You made this.” A statement as it looks homemade. She has never struck him as the domestic type. The image of her moving around the kitchen making a cake and then having to frost it only makes him smile. She even goes as far as to write his name on the cake, the edge topped with sliced strawberries. It smells intoxicating in a way only sugar can be.  

“Yes.” 

That does catch him by surprise as she lights it. “Chocolate?” 

“Of course.” She smiles. “Make a wish.” 

His eyes close as he thinks of something to wish for. It’s something simple. Something he refuses to think too much about as he blows the candle out. After all, he wants it to come true. It’s the most like himself he has felt in such a long time.  

“Happy birthday, David.” She whispers into his ear.  

“Thank you, Julia.”  

“Now onto your real gift.” She takes his hand and leads him into the bedroom. No option given. 

“What about the cake?” 

“Later.” A promise. “You will need your stamina.”  

[mindibindi]

hi! i have absolutely no idea how tumblr works, so i am assuming this is tumblr's version of a DM? anyways, just wanted to say that i absolutely ADORE your writing. i read "Fugitive" on AO3 which led me to post your about why Julia and David were, in fact, very much in love. boy, was it a long one. still, whilst reading it, i couldn't help but be utterly in awe of your diction and writing style. i'm currently a student, but i hope that one day i'll be able to write with the same prowess as you!

Hey there, THANK YOU and I AM SORRY. I briefly turned into a "Doctor Who" blog as the 60th anniversary specials were airing. Just catching up now with all my other fandoms! Welcome to tumblr (which does have a messaging app) but this is totally fine (asks can be responded to publically or privately). I always love hearing that my stories are still being read and enjoyed. I briefly came out of self-imposed retirement to pen "Fugitive" and because I felt so strongly about the pairing, despite the fact that we got so little of them. What was there was so rich, hence the long meta post(s?) which is kinda my thing and I make no apologies for it. (I'm also a student (lit crit of course) and I have worked as a writing coach too. I always say that you never stop improving your writing and the best way to improve it is simply to WRITEWRITEWRITEWRITE). I wrote another long meta post about David and Julia but tumblr banned it (cos sex with the Home Secretary is a heinous crime apparently). I also wrote another fic for these two, if you are interested. You can find it in two parts on AO3:

Thanks again for the mail and best of luck with your studies. :)

[ohwellheretoread]

I just started watching The Bodyguard on Netflix (I know I’m very late to it) and I couldn’t help but notice, everyone seem to treat PPO’s like garbage (or is it just me?), like the way they get looked at and talked to, they are risking their lives to protect them and still get looked down?

[onefouronesixnine]

This is still hilarious to me

[unchangingwindoww]

Cranes - Jewel

[redladydeath]

Six actors who's names share a common root

Hannah (12) Jana Larell Glover, Anna Uzele, Hana Stewart, Annamaria Baranyai, Anita Gado, Hannah Lowther, Annabel Marlow, Anna Peller, Gerianne Perez, Analise Rios, Hannah Taylor, Anna Terpiłowska

Elizabeth (9) Ellie Jane Grant, Izi Maxwell, Ella Burns, Bella Coppola, Izabela Pawletko, Analise Rios, Leesa Tulley, Elizabeth Walker, Ellie Wyman

Laurence (8) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Lauren Byrne, Lauren Irving, Lauren Mariasoosay, Laura Blair, Lauren Drew, Loren Hunter, Lori McLare

Margaret (7) Małgorzata Chrusciel, Meghan Corbett, Meghan Dawson, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Megan Gilbert, Maggie Lacasse, Megan Leung

Christos (7) Kirsty "Zara" MacIntosh, Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Cristina D'Agostino, Kristina Leopold, Christina Modestou, Kristina Walz, Krisztina Magyar

Helen (6) Ellie Jane Grant, Elena Breschi, Ella Burns, Elena Gyasi, Aline Mayagoitia, Ellie Wyman

John (6) Jana Larell Glover, Gianna Grosso, Jaina Brock-Patel, Janique Charles, Janice Rijssel, Lori-Jane McLare

Nicholas (6) Nicole Louise Lewis, Nikki Bentley, Nikolett Gallusz, Collette Guitart, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Nicole Lamb

Alexander (5) Alexia McIntosh, Sasha Renae Brown, Alexandra "Zan" Berube, Aleksandra Gotowicka, Ji-sun "Lexie" Kim

Gabriella (5) Gabbi Mack, Gabrielle Davina Smith, Gabriela Francesca Carillo, Gabriella Stylianou-Burns, Gabriella Boumford

Jasmine (5) Jasmine Shen, Jasmine Smith, Jasmine Forsberg, Jasmine Hackett, Jaz Robinson

Julius (5) Juli Horanyi, Giulia Marolda, Julia McLellan, Julia Pulo, Jillian Worthing

Adal (4) Alicia Corrales-Connor, Alyssa Giannetti, Alize Ke'Aloha Cruz, Aline Mayagoitia

Amy (4) Amy Bridges, Aimie Atkinson, Amy Di Bartolomeo, Kara-Ami McCreanor

Courtney (4) Courtney Monsma, Courtney Stapleton, Courtney Bowman, Courtney Mack

Emil (4) Amelia Walker, Emily Rose Lyons, Emily Harrigan, Emilia "Millie" O'Connell

Katherine (4) Caitlyn De Kuyper, Kathryn Kilger, Caitlin Tipping, Kate Zulauf

Kayla (4) Kala Gare, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kaylah Attard, Kayla McSorley

Monica (4) Monika Nika Veres, Monique Ashe-Palmer, Janique Charles, Mónika Horváth

Sophia (4) Sophie Golden, Sophie-Rose Middleton, Fia Houston-Hamilton, Sophie Isaacs

Abigail (3) Abigail Sparrow, Abbi Hodgson, Abby Mueller

Aenor (3) Ellie Jane Grant, Ella Burns, Ellie Wyman

Danielle (3) Danielle Steers, Danielle Mendoza, Danielle Rose

Eireann (3) Aryn Bohannon, Erin Palmer Ramirez, Erin Caldwell

Hayley (3) Haley Izurieta, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Hailey Lewis

Laura (3) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Laura Blair, Lori McLare

Lucius (3) Lucy Aiston, Lucia Valentino, Lucinda Wilson

Natalie (3) Natalie Pilkington, Natalie Paris, Natalia Kujawa

Oliver (3) Olivia "Liv" Alexander, Olivia Donalson, Oliver Wickham

Rhiannon (3) Rhiannon Bacchus, Rhiannon Doyle, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Sarah (3) Kala Gare, Sadie Hurst, Sarah McFarlane

Theodore (3) Terica Marie, Didi Romero, Dóra Csonka

Agnes (2) Inez Budd, Agnieszka Rose

Aisha (2) Aiesha Naomi Pease, Aisha Kardffy

Alan (2) Lana Zoe Jensen, Alana M. Robinson

Amanda (2) Amanda Lee, Amanda Lindgren

Ashley (2) Ashlee Waldbauer, Ashleigh Weir

Brian (2) Brianna Brito Mooney, Brianna Javis

Cassandra (2) Cassandra Lee, Cassie Silva

Cathassach (2) Casey Esbin, Casey Al-Shaqsy

Ceallach (2) Kelly Sweeney, Kelly Denice Taylor

Cennetig (2) Kennedy Carstens, Kenedy Small

Charles (2) Carly Mercedes Dyer, Caroline Siegrist

Chelsea (2) Chelsea Lorraine Wargo, Chelsea Dawson

Chloe (2) Chloe Zuel, Chloe Hart

Eloise (2) Eloise "Ellie" Sharpe, Eloise Lord

Eric (2) Terica Marie, Erika Herceg

Grace (2) Grace Mouat, Grace Melville

Hadrian (2) Adrianna Glover, Adrianna Hicks

Henry (2) Harriet Watson, Harriet Caplan-Dean

Holly (2) Holli' Conway, Holly Musgrave

Jennifer (2) Jennifer Caldwell, Ji-woo "Jennifer" Kim

Jessica (2) Jessica Niles, Jessica "Jessie" Bodner

Ludwig (2) Lou Henry, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Maia (2) Maiya Quansah-Breed, Maya Christian

Martha (2) Marta Burdynowicz, Marta Skrzypczynska

Mary (2) Annamaria Baranyai, Marilyn Caserta

Matilda (2) Maddison Bulleyment, Maddison Firth

Melissa (2) Melinda Porto, Melissa J. Ford

Rachel (2) Rachel Rawlinson, Rachel "Rae" Davenport

Renatus (2) Renee Lamb, Brene "Bre" Jackson

Shannon (2) Shannen Alyce Quan, Su-jeong "Shannon" Pae

Sidney (2) Cydney Clark, Sydney Parra

Taylor (2) Taylor Iman Jones, Taylor Pearlstein

Victor (2) Victoria "Vicki" Manser, Viki Singh

[expectiations]

Was it casual when he would have taken down the government itself just to solve her murder? Was it casual when he tried to kill himself after knowing she died? Was it casual when he began color-coding his outfits to match hers? Was it casual? Was it casual? Was it casual?

[clarisserenaldi-blog]

What were some moments that indicated David's emotional attachment to Julia? AI’s answer… ❤️