#julian x sara

[lucy-the-cat]

Sara Has Thoughts on the Young Calore Brothers

[amateurrider]

Classic Julian behaviour. Cover for NYX #8 by Sara Pichelli.

[newx-menfan]

The Triliogy is now complete

(ALSO DAMN JULIAN! COULD YOU BE ANY LESS HORNY???)

OH MY GOD THAT’S AMAZING 😆😆😆

This artist KNOWS he gets off on it 😂🤣🤣🤣

(Super excited to also see what the variants will look like 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆)

[dewyatt]

NYX #8 Cover And Solicit

NYX #8

COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W)  • Francesco Mortarino (A)

Cover by SARA PICHELLI

VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU

ANIMATED-STYLE VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS

ANIMATED-STYLE VIRGIN VARIANTCOVER BY MARK BROOKS

THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE…

• Powerful. Troubled. Intense. He was HELLION and she was X-23 – two kids, more similar than different, battling a cruel world.

• Now Julian Keller’s calling himself THE KRAKOAN, the proud new face of mutant terrorism. Laura Kinney is WOLVERINE, stalking silently from the shadows trying to keep mutants safe.

• They’re about to come face-to-face: with each other, with the past and with what they’ve become. And one thing is for sure: They’re not kids anymore.

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Look at that face. You just know Julian's into it. I just hope it doesn't end up a bait and switch like the cover for X-23 #19. :-P

[itstimeforsonicedits]

Mod Sara

A moodboard of Julian Snively x Sonic the Hedgehog with a enemies to lovers and blue/purple aesthetic.

Requested by Anon

Twisting Echo ~

[blazethecheeto]

what are your arrowverse rarepairs?

okay so this is gonna be fun especially as i'm not sure what counts as a rarepair

ARROW

lauricity (laurel x felicity) <- the first words she said to laurel was 'gorgeous laurel' ok she was crushing hard

shasladiver?!?! (shado x oliver x slade + please tell me if they have another name) <- domestic. cute. island. trio. before. the. incident. "what's the worst way your ship has ever died" "oh so slade fake-died and then oliver accidentally murdered shado and then he appeared just as she died and she never knew he was alive so he held her dead body in his arms as oliver was forever shrouded in guilt then slade became corrupted from a drug and oliver had to kill him too but he wasn't really dead and came back for revenge"

smoaksiren (siren x felicity) <- i already ranted about this one i LOVE THEM.

terrificdog (rene x curtis) <- they're so gay and chaotic x nerdy duos are the best even dinah agrees

constanqueen (oliver x constantine) <- why was constantine so flirty to him in that one episode they probably hooked up let's be honest

smoakingcanary (felicity x sara) <- 'YOU'RE STILL CUTE'

alicity (felicity x alena) <- they were actually adorable oh my god

lauryssa (laurel x nyssa) <- supposed to be canon you can't convince me otherwise

(gotta love how much felicity ships are in there girlie has chemistry with everyone)

FLASH

coldflash (snart x barry) <- does this even count as a rarepair they're so popular i mean thematic parallels, red x blue, enemies to lovers, homo-erotic flirting

snowwest (iris x caitlin) <- lauricity coded also the entirety of 4x05

balph?!?! (barry x ralph) <- the entirety of s4. that's all.

blackfrost (frost x siren) <- they're each other in a different font just IMAGINE THE FUCKING POWER.

bulian?!? (barry x julian) <- enemies to lovers and just very sus moments in s3 that made me say 'hold up fruity'

snowfrost (caitlin x frost) <- new ship but oh my god its growing on me they're smoaksiren in a different font

(gotta love how barry is half of them he's so shippable)

SUPERGIRL

superwire (leslie x kara) <- dude they're so coldflash coded

agentreign (alex x sam) <- i still can't believe they're not canon

psiwire (psi x leslie) <- that one episode in s3. got me thinking thoughts.

superlane (kara x lucy) <- i shipped them so much in s1 oh my god

monwinn (mon-el x winn) <- bro has a thing for aliens

scholson (james x winn) <- nah bc this could lowkey work

superbat (kara x kate + is there another name?) <- kate was 1000% flirting with kara in the elseworlds crossover

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

coldatom (ray x snart) <- snart has a type and it's self-righteous red coded dark haired boys

lovebirds (kendra x sara) <- this was so unexpected but like hello they trained together and she got sara back from the league

timehex (jonah x rip) <- actually no way u can convince me they aren't exes

whiteatom (sara x ray) <- they're so sweet and they're the time parents and so underrated

steelatom (nate x ray) <- bromance.

hellcanary (sara x constantine) <- hhhh i could rant so much bro but they get each other and they are friends with benefits and both have ties to demons and can understand each other's hurt and are chaotic bisexuals and-

atomhawkcanary (sara x ray x kendra) <- they lived together for like a year ok things probably happened.

thanks for asking!!!! damn there's a lot lol

[axiina]

CHARACTER LIST

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Genshin Impact:

Mondstadt:

Albedo

Amber

Bennett  (aged up only)

Diluc

Eula

Fischl (aged up and platonic only)

Jean

Kaeya

Lisa

Mona

Noelle  (aged up only(?))

Razor  (aged up only)

Rosaria

Aether

Sucrose

Venti 

Liyue:

Beidou

Chongyun  (aged up only)

Ganyu

Hu Tao

Keqing

Ningguang

Xiangling  (aged up (?) and platonic)

Xiao

Xingqiu  (aged up only)

Xinyan  (aged up only)

Yanfei

Zhongli

Shenhe

Inazuma:

Arataki Itto

Gorou

Kaedahara Kazuha

Kamisato Ayaka

Kamisato Ayato

Kujou Sara

Raiden Shogun

Sangonomiya Kokomi (platonic only)

Thoma

Yoimiya

Yae Miko

Yun Jin

Snezhnaya:

Tartaglia

Khaenri’ah:

Dainsleif

Arcane:

Caitlyn

Ekko

Jinx

Mel

Vi

Viktor

Vander (platonic only)

FNAF:

Glamrock Freddy

Glamrock Chica 

Montgomery Gator

Roxanne Wolf

Sun/Sundrop/Sunrise

Moon/Moondrop

Vanessa (platonic only)

Michael Afton

Eldarya:

(I can also write character x character)

Ezarel

Nevra

Valkyon

Leiftan

Chrome ( A New Era)

Karenn ( A New Era)

Miiko

Ykhar

Ewelein

Keroshane

Koori

Huang Chu

My Candy Love:

(high school era only)

Lysander

Castiel

Nathaniel

Kentin

Armin

Alexy (platonic only)

Rosalya (platonic only)

Amber

Iris

Kim

Violette

Melody

Final Fantasy VII:

(I can also write character x character)

Claud Strife

Tifa Lockhart

Aeris Gainsborough

Sephiroth

Vinvent Valentine

Zack Fair

Rufus Shinra

Genesis Rhapsodos

Reno Sinclair

Haikyuu:

Karasuno (aged up, 18>):

Kōshi Sugawara

Yū Nishinoya

Tobio Kageyama

Shōyō Hinata

Kei Tsukishima

Tadashi Yamaguchi

Kiyoko Shimizu

Keishin Ukai

Nekoma:

Tetsurō Kuroo

Yaku Morisuke

Kenma Kozume

Lev Haiba

Aoba Johsai:

Tōru Oikawa

Hajime Iwaizumi

Shigeru Yahaba

Yūtarō Kindaichi

Akira Kunimi

Kentarō Kyōtani

Fukurodani:

Kōtarō Bokuto

Keiji Akaashi

Akinori Konoha

Shiratorizawa:

Wakatoshi Ushijima

Eita Semi

Satori Tendō

Tsutomu Goshiki

Kenjirō Shirabu

Johzenji:

Kenjirō Shirabu

Itachiyama:

Kiyoomi Sakusa

Inarizaki:

Shinsuke Kita

Atsumu Miya

Rintarō Suna

Osamu Miya

Tears of Themis:

Artem Wing

Vyn Richter

Marius Von Hagen

Luke Pearce

The Arcana:

Asra

Nadia

Julian

Muriel

Portia

Lucio

Valerius

The Witcher:

(I can also write character x character)

Geralt of Rivia (platonic only if x reader)

Yennefer of Vengerberg (platonic only if x reader)

Ciri

Jaskier

Eskel

Lambert

Fringilla Vigo

Emiel Regis

Tissaia de Vries (platonic only)

Rience

Milva (sfw only)

Avallac’h

Eredin Breacc Glas

Imlerith 

Caranthir Ar-Feiniel

Coën

Vesemir (platonic)

Iorweth

Hunger Games:

Coriolanus Snow (young Coriolanus only)

Lucy Gray Baird (platonic only)

Sejanus Plinth

Tigris Snow

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Effie

Haymitch

Johanna Mason

Finnick Odair

Stardew Valley:

Sam

Elliott

Sebastian

Shane

Abigail

Emily

Haley

Maru

Baldur's Gate 3:

Astarion

Gale Dekarios

Karlach

Shadowheart

Wyll

! I do not write works with children characters/characters who are physically children !

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I might have forgotten someone, so ask me if you are interested in a character and they are not on the list

[sararubin]

Hey, Sara! Question time :D

Do you watch BBC Ghosts with Shane, (I've seen he watched it before) and if so, who is your favorite character?

I like The Captain a lot!

(Also there needs to be a Ghost files x BBC Ghosts (or CBS Ghosts) episode and you can't change my mind)

Yes, we watch it together! I love them all, but my favorites are probably Julian, Kitty and Pat :')

[lillianeshaw24]

References

Ayers, Susan, Daniel B. Wright, and Alexandra Thornton. 2018. “Development of a measure of postpartum PTSD: The city birth trauma scale.” Frontiers in Psychiatry 9. Retrieved July 24, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00409).

Benyamini, Yael, Maya L. Molcho, Uzi Dan, Miri Gozlan, and Heidi Preis. 2017. “Women’s attitudes towards the medicalization of childbirth and their associations with planned and actual modes of birth.” Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives 30(5). Retrieved August 6, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.03.007).

Campero, Lourdes, Cecilia García, Carmen Díaz, Olivia Ortiz, Sofía Reynoso, and Ana Langer. 1998. “'Alone, I wouldn't have known what to do': A qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico.” Social Science & Medicine 47(3). Retrieved August 1, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00077-X).

Cohen Shabot, Sara. 2021. “‘You are Not Qualified—Leave it to us’: Obstetric Violence as Testimonial Injustice.” Human Studies 44(4). Retrieved July 19, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-021-09596-1).

Diaz-Tello, Farah J. D. 2016. “Invisible wounds: obstetric violence in the United States.” Reproductive Health Matters24(47). Retrieved July 13, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhm.2016.04.004).

Jardim, Danúbia M. B. and Celina M. Modena. 2018. “Obstetric violence in the daily routine of care and its characteristics.” Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 26. Retrieved July 9, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2450.3069).

Logan, Rachel G., Monica R. McLemore, Zoe Julian, Kathrin Stoll, Nisha Malhotra, and Saraswathi Vedam. 2022. “Coercion and non‐consent during birth and newborn care in the United States.” Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 49(4). Retrieved July 13, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12641).

Lokugamage, A. U. and S. D. C. Pathberiya. 2017. “Human rights in childbirth, narratives and restorative justice: a review.” Reproductive Health 14(1). Retrieved August 5, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3). 

Martinez-Vázquez, Sergio, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Antonio Hernández-Martínez, and Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano. 2021. “Factors associated with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd) following obstetric violence: A cross-sectional study.” Journal of Personalized Medicine 11(5). Retrieved July 24, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11050338).

Plummer, Marilyn and Lynne E. Young. 2010. “Grounded Theory and Feminist Inquiry: Revitalizing Links to the Past.” Western Journal of Nursing Research 32(3). Retrieved September 28, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945909351298). 

Sadler, Michelle, Mário J. Santos, Dolores Ruiz-Berdún, Gonzalo L. Rojas, Elena Skoko, Patricia Gillen, and Jette A. Clausen. 2016. “Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence.” Reproductive Health Matters 24(47). Retrieved August 5, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhm.2016.04.002). 

[lillianeshaw]

References

Ayers, Susan, Daniel B. Wright, and Alexandra Thornton. 2018. “Development of a measure of postpartum PTSD: The city birth trauma scale.” Frontiers in Psychiatry 9. Retrieved July 24, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00409).

Benyamini, Yael, Maya L. Molcho, Uzi Dan, Miri Gozlan, and Heidi Preis. 2017. “Women’s attitudes towards the medicalization of childbirth and their associations with planned and actual modes of birth.” Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives 30(5). Retrieved August 6, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.03.007).

Campero, Lourdes, Cecilia García, Carmen Díaz, Olivia Ortiz, Sofía Reynoso, and Ana Langer. 1998. “'Alone, I wouldn't have known what to do': A qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico.” Social Science & Medicine 47(3). Retrieved August 1, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00077-X).

Cohen Shabot, Sara. 2021. “‘You are Not Qualified—Leave it to us’: Obstetric Violence as Testimonial Injustice.” Human Studies 44(4). Retrieved July 19, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-021-09596-1).

Diaz-Tello, Farah J. D. 2016. “Invisible wounds: obstetric violence in the United States.” Reproductive Health Matters 24(47). Retrieved July 13, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhm.2016.04.004).

Jardim, Danúbia M. B. and Celina M. Modena. 2018. “Obstetric violence in the daily routine of care and its characteristics.” Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 26. Retrieved July 9, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2450.3069).

Logan, Rachel G., Monica R. McLemore, Zoe Julian, Kathrin Stoll, Nisha Malhotra, and Saraswathi Vedam. 2022. “Coercion and non‐consent during birth and newborn care in the United States.” Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) 49(4). Retrieved July 13, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12641).

Lokugamage, A. U. and S. D. C. Pathberiya. 2017. “Human rights in childbirth, narratives and restorative justice: a review.” Reproductive Health 14(1). Retrieved August 5, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-016-0264-3). 

Martinez-Vázquez, Sergio, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Antonio Hernández-Martínez, and Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano. 2021. “Factors associated with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd) following obstetric violence: A cross-sectional study.” Journal of Personalized Medicine 11(5). Retrieved July 24, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11050338).

Sadler, Michelle, Mário J. Santos, Dolores Ruiz-Berdún, Gonzalo L. Rojas, Elena Skoko, Patricia Gillen, and Jette A. Clausen. 2016. “Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence.” Reproductive Health Matters 24(47). Retrieved August 5, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhm.2016.04.002).

[lesterplatt]

Chevrolet — Go Beyond: An Overland Film from Goh Iromoto on Vimeo.

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CAST — Dean Petty / Casey Vanular

PRODUCTION — STEAM FILMS Director — Goh Iromoto EP — Krista Marshall Line Producer — John Scarth PM — Sharron Toews PC — Erin Tobman PC Asst — Vlad Tarasenko 1st AD — Travis Tetreault 2nd AD — Robbie Flynn

DP — Kris Bonnell DP Agent — MantlReps 1st AC — Ian Beer / Schane Godon 2nd AC — Chelsea Carrick / Dylan Zack Camera Operator — Evan West Key Grip — Jeff Delaney Best Grip — Blair Bourque Grip — Joe Hirsch / Corey Gomez Gaffer — Paul Connolly Best — David Whyte / Kaito Nyunoya DIT — Rick Yuck VTR — Oscar Irwin VTR Assist — Ron Burland / Meghan Cosenzo

Production Designer — Peter Kirkegaard Props Master — Dean Wadella Art Co-ordinator — Niki Kendall Art Asst — Matt Konrad Special FX — Travis Mackenzie Casting — Sonya Bertolozzi (Reel Athletes Agency) Location Mgr — Jason Nolan ALM — Kevin Larsen Stylist — Jayna Mansbridge Stylist Asst — Gabby Coates HMU — Barbara Zazeybida Floatplane Pilot — Rick Henderson Jetboards — James Bailey (Radinn) Stunt Co-Ordinator — Guy Bews Precision Driver — Chad Cosgrave / Peter Bews Car Prep — Clayton Homer Water Safety — Keith Francis / Scott Belton / Jay Hineyman / Maria Cashin PA — Brooke Siebert / Ken Austin / Darjusz Bukowski / Ari Leask / Lisbeth Madiment / Jan Cenon Storyboard Artist — Guy Perez

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AUDIO — GRAYSON MATTHEWS Music Director — Tyson Kuteyi Sound Engineer — Vlad Nikolic Executive Producer — Kelly McCluskey Sound Design — Vlad Nikolic / Ben Swarbrick SVAC (Specialized Vehicle Audio Capture) — Vlad Nikolic / Ben Swarbrick Composer — Igor Correia Foley Studio — JRS Productions Inc. Foley Artist — Stefan Fraticelli Foley Engineer — Ron Mellegers Foley Assistant — Kyle Testa Voice Over — Calum J Moore

SHOT ON — Sony Venice 2 / Sony FX3 / Red Gemini / Red Komodo X / Red Komodo / Firefly Ember / GoPro 11 / Panavision Panatar

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[emzeciorrr]

The Singularity - Squarespace from Aoife McArdle on Vimeo.

Superbowl x Squarespace x Adam Drivers

Director: Aoife McArdle @aoifemmcardle Production company: Smuggler @smugglersite Executive Producers: Patrick Milling-Smith @patrickmillingsmith, Brian Carmody @bcarmo, Drew Santarsiero @ugotdrew Managing Director: Sue Yeon Ahn @ahn_off Head of Production: Alex Hughes Producer: Brian Quinlan @iambq Production Supervisors: Chad “Frenchie” Alburtis, Logan Luchsinger Commercial Coordinators: Sydney Tracey / Julie Guez 1st AD: Anthony Dimino Director of Photography: Khalid Mohtaseb @khalidmohtaseb Production Designer: Kelly McGehee @itsmekellymcgee Casting Director: Jodi Sonnenberg of Sonnenberg Casting Stylist / Dresser: Julian Arango

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VFX / COLOR / FINISHING: Black Kite @blackkitestudios VFX Supervisor: Adam Crocker VFX Lead: Jonny Freeman, Guillaume Weiss, George Brunt VFX Artists: Warren Gebhardt, Venu Prasath, David Birkill 3D Lead: Fin Crowther 3D Artists: Jim Cullen, Joel Paulin, Pawel Luszczak, Sandra Guarda, Florian Mounie, Ola Madsen, Lino Khay, Ronen Tanchum, Ravikumar M.S, James Bown Colourist: George Kyriacou Executive Producer: Amy Richardson Producer: Olivia Donovan

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[newx-menfan]

Fav X-23 artists!!

In celebration of Laura’s new mini (🍾🥂), here’s a countdown of some of my FAVORITE Laura Kinney art!

Mike Choi

Let’s be honest- Choi is pretty much *THE X-23* artist! From “Target X” to “X-Force vol. 3”, there’s just something about his art that always manages to capture Laura’s essence perfectly!

2) Joshua Middleton

I KNOW Middleton is a controversial choice…but there’s just something sad and tragic about his rendition of Laura that I really love. He’s one of the X-23 artists that I really wish would return on another X-23 book!

3) Will Conrad

It might be because of the Hellion and Laura “Killing Dream” scene, but Conrad is one of my favorite X-23 artists! While definitely not the strongest X-23 artist listed…I just really like his rendition of Laura!

(I think part of it is that I just like Laura with pouty lips!) 😂🤣

4) Billy Tan

Tan probably SHOULD be higher, simply because he did such a wonderful job with conveying a wide variety of emotions despite Laura being completely silent!!… Tan really makes “Innocence Lost” the power house book that it is and if it wasn’t for Choi and Middleton, I would probably say he is the most iconic X-23 artist!

5) Skottie Young

While I do weirdly enjoy Mark Brooks 90’s style chibi art…Young is definitely *THE New X-Men artist!* While I wasn’t much of a fan of his version of Julian…I deeply LOVE his Laura, Surge, Pixie, and Anole and appreciate how much Young IS the Bill Sienkiewicz of NXM!

6) Sana Takeda

Takeda is kind of a “hit or miss” for me…if I am being honest, I like Takeda’s rendition of Hellion better than I like her Laura.

Some of Takeda’s panels are really gorgeous and really fit the scene perfectly (like the panel of her with Jubilee!), and some just feel kind of out of place in an X-23 book; I would kind of compare it to “Batman: Gotham Knight” with bishie Bruce Wayne… sometimes it’s just a little bit jarring and it kind of takes me out of the moment.

7) Kalman Andrasofszky

While Andrasofszky has ONLY done covers…I tend to think they have all been pretty memorable! I especially LOVE his Hellion and Laura cover and I wish Andrasofszky was doing the main art for the new Schultz book!

8) Marcio Takara

I really enjoy Takara and how fun his art is; my only wish is that he had drawn Laura during her X-23 days, because I think his commission work of her is a bit better than his work on ANW. That being said- his Gabby is positively ADORABLE, as is his Jonathan!

9) Sara Pichelli

I REALLY love Pichelli’s art despite it being a Bendis book, focusing on Laura and O5 Angel, and Laura’s eye color being totally wrong!

Pichelli’s “goth Laura” is just absolutely beautiful! She’s another artist that I would love to see return to X-23, because her art is just Joelle Jones levels of beauty!

The nightclub ANXM issue is hands down some of the best Laura art out there and if it wasn’t for the coloring mistake, she’d probably be higher on the list for me!

10) Juann Cabal

While I don’t always love how Cabal does faces, he is definitely one of the most creative comic artists out there! The detail he puts in and how he stylizes the onomatopoeia is just really engaging! I especially LOVED his work in the “OWL” arc!

11) David Finch

While I am not always a big Finch fan, nor do I always think his art suits every character, I do really like his rendition of Laura. The excess of lines and grittiness just work really nicely with Laura and remind me of Jim Lee or Andy Kubert’s 90’s X-Men, but with a more modern color palette.

12) David Lopez

I really loved Lopez’s art when it first came out but have kind of cooled on it a bit since then. I think part of it is it just doesn’t really “look” like Laura to me. Compared to all the other artists, I just don’t feel like Lopez captures Laura’s “essence” as well as the others.

That being said, Lopez did a great job on “Four Sisters” and the panels in Paris are especially beautiful!

13) Phil Noto

Noto is that artist a LOT of people dislike because all his faces look more or less the same. I will give Noto this- I think his “face” works well for Laura in this instance; there’s just something kind of innocent about it that I like. I also like how Laura is a little more “plain” and “awkward” in his work; she looks like a genuine teenager here. She blends in to the background more.

I know Laura is SUPPOSED to be very attractive, but in some ways I enjoy Noto’s plainer rendition and I often think Noto’s work is in general, better suited for teen books than drawing characters like Emma or Black Widow.

14) Clayton Crain

While I like Crain’s work and think it was a good choice for X-Force…it does sometimes bug me how “CGI”- lite it looks…it definitely hasn’t aged well.

Some panels are absolutely amazing…others…not so much!

While I do think Crain had improved over time, his old work is, for lack of a better word, sometimes kind of clunky!

Those are some of my personal favorites- Let me know if you agree…? Or disagree…?

[parkersbliss]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT CAL & MARE HAD KIDS?!?!? AND THEY NAMED THEM SHADE & CORIANE? MY HEART IS FULL

[elliemarchetti]

What If (part 2)

Due to the kind comments, I tag @lilyharvord and @chaoslaborantin in this second part, hope you enojoy even if it’s a little longer than the previous. For whoever missed the first part, it’s here. 

Plot: 320 NE, Coriane is Queen of Norta and mother of Cal and Maven

Word count:2601 

Friday 13, August 320 NE

“So, lady Titanos, what do you think of the Hall of the Sun?” asked a girl sat in front of her. Her name was Atara, probably from the Viper House, judging from the green and black dress. She was the same girl who exterminate the doves at the Queenstrial. “I suppose there is no comparison with the village where you lived before.” she added, spitting out the word "village" as if it were poisonous. The other ladies laughed with her and some whispered to each other, scandalized.

Blood boiled in Mare's veins and she had to pause before answering, hoping to calm down. "The Hall of the Sun and Summerton are very different from the places I'm used to."

"I would like to see," intervened another, leaning forward to fit into the conversation. Those girls were all about her age but their confidence was worthy of an adult. “Once I went around the valley from the capital and I could see that the villages of the Reds are deplorable. They don’t even have proper roads! "

Mare tried to smile, while the other ladies expressed agreed opinions, but failed.

“As for the Reds, I suppose they cannot do better with what they have." added with a grimace the Welle girl that was talking before. “They’re made for a life like that.”

“It’s not our fault if they’re born slaves.” a Rhambos with brown robes intervened casually, as if she were talking about the weather.

"I'm sorry to have to correct you, Lady Rhambos, but the Reds historically were not born to be slaves." the Queen intervened, a calm reprimand that froze the little smile on the young woman's lips. "The Reds were born free, just like us Silvers and every other creature of this world. When the evolution, the anomaly that allowed us to become superior beings, took hold, the Reds tried to crush us like we were monstrosity, but they failed miserably, and the Silvers took what was rightfully theirs, and I am sure that my brother, during the history lessons, told you about this event. " she finished, with a slight smile, but there was no trace of the maternal expression that usually showed off the woman. No girl moved, so it was Mare who answered affirmatively. With blatant behavior, the Queen sighed in relief, as if she had been worried that Julian had stopped giving long and complex lessons to her students.

"So could Lady Mareena really be a daughter of Reds?" Atara asked, as if she didn’t already know the answer by herself. Mare had to keep from rolling her eyes, exasperated. The Queen, however, with complete tranquility explained to her that no, now evolution had stopped going in that direction, and therefore she could only be the daughter of Lord Titanos and consort. She was a good liar and perhaps Mare told herself that she should have feared her more for that than for her ability. "This does not change that she was raised by Reds who she believed to be her real family for a long, long time."

"Will you execute those Reds liars?" asked the Welle girl, making her almost suffocate with the sip of water that she had risked drinking. She had not thought about this possibility: in the queen’s story, her father knew perfectly well that she was actually a daughter of the Silver nobility and the mere fact that he had taken her away was enough to be considered rapture.

"Absolutely not, that man has unintentionally rendered a worthy service to the Silver nobility, returning a House that we thought extinct, as well as the daughter of a dear friend of the King. When he brought lady Mareena far from the front, he believed to act in her interest, convinced that the Lakelands spies wanted to kill Ethan and Nora's daughter too, even if she was an infant.” replied the Queen and Mare relaxed in her chair, as she hadn’t done for a week.

“But why take her for so long and make her live as a Red?” asked the Rhambos girl, as if she wasn’t here.

“He thought the Lakelands’ spies still wanted to kill her and he thought that it was better make her live in a lie than condemn her to certain death.” replied the Queen, tireless.

“But even the Reds should know that nothing’s as safe as the Royal court.” commented Atara.

“In fact, he send her here.” replied the Queen. That wasn’t the truth, but it was alright, as long as she was able to take those vipers far from her father. What an intricate web of lies; she would have to write them down, to remind them all. Obviously, she could not do it. If anyone had discovered it, not only would her life be in danger, but also that of those who knew of her true nature. The King, perhaps, could have lied, saying that he didn’t know that she was actually an abnormal Red, and so could the princes and perhaps even Julian, but the Queen would be condemned just like her.

"But sending her here, he knew he would lose her forever: sooner or later Silver's abilities come to light." said the Welle girl. The Queen frowned.

“He didn’t lost her. Mareena is healthy and nobody is going to prevent her from visiting the family that raised her. In fact, we wanted to accompany her on her journey when we leave the Hall of the Sun."

Mare held her breath. She would see her parents again. Perhaps, one last time, she could even hug her siblings and say goodbye to Kilorn. A spark of hope lit up in her chest, while the other women began to talk about the lessons she was taking to be worthy of her title. Mare didn’t cared: her heart was pounding like a hammer in her chest, and she had to impose herself on her behavior to prevent her face from blushing.

 Friday 20, August 320 NE

Someone knocked on the door, and even before Coriane could ask whether his son was successful in his task, Cal opened the door, revealing the face of the Red, who peeked into the room studying every detail. The Queen was aware that the room didn’t suited her rank, but she didn’t care: the models of jets, boats, cars and even trains and motorcycles reassured her, reminding her of where she came from. Moreover, with her Queen's status, she no longer had to hide the manuals inside the books given by Julian, but she could buy them without shame, and expose them with pride, just as her brother exhibited his ancient and dusty tomes. Without wasting any more time, Cal had the two new arrivals seated, taking a seat next to Mare. It was a bizarre scene, and if it hadn’t happened in her family, maybe she would have enjoyed it too, but that was not the time to cry on spilled milk.

“Now that we’re all here” she said, straightening her back “we can start to talk about what’s going to happen tonight.”

Coriane paused, studying her sons and Mare’s expressions. Even if she tried to hide it, she was ecstatic.

“I didn’t told Tibe.” she admitted, mostly to win the girl’s trust “I said I wrote a letter to your family” she went on, looking at the Red “but I didn’t, because I know sentinels control the correspondence, especially if it’s from the Hall of the Sun, but I need them to know the current situation before our official visit and I think that hearing it from you is the best way.”

If Cal and Maven were somehow surprised by her words, they didn’t show it. Not that she expected the girls she'd talked to the previous week to keep their mouth shut, indeed, she wanted them to talk. The whole court have to know they were going to visit a Red family; if possible, she wanted the whole country to accept that this royal family was different from the previous.

“The plan’s simple. When we’re done, Maven will accompany you to your room, where you have to change in suitable clothes that I told the maids to left in your closet. If someone ask you something, tell them I requested your presence to talk about your wedding, but if they insist in knowing the details, threaten them, if necessary; nobody should have the guts to meddle in the royal family’s affairs.”

A smug smile escaped Maven’s lips, while Cal seemed uncomfortable. Probably he didn’t liked the idea of Mare and his brother finally bound by marriage.

“On the way to your room” she went on, turning to her younger son “knock on the door, then go straight to bed: if sentinels see you still up and we’re not lucky, they could report it to your father and he will become suspicious.”

She turned back to Mare, who listened intently. She was a thief, or at least that was what Cal had told her, but not only: underneath those brown curls, she had a thinking brain, an active and lively mind that not even the living among the Reds had threatened to endure.

“When your way will be cleared, Cal will knock on your door and you both must hurry to the garage, but try not to look suspicious; we have only one chance.”

Mare nodded, a little nervous, maybe, but it was probably normal: she was used to follow Silvers laws and fear them, and now a Silver was trying to sneak her out of the Hall of the Sun.

“Cal,” Coriane ended, with the most maternal voice “I know you know how to use the supercycle and the road to the Stilts is familiar to you, but be careful.”

Her son nodded, like the obedient son she wanted him to be. Deep down, she knew he had inherited all her rebellious spirit.

Before leaving, Mare turned to her, trying to ask something she didn’t have the courage to. Judging from the look in her eyes, she wanted to know why it has to be Cal the one who should take her home. Coriane smiled, reassuringly. She knew many things, and surely, she can recognize love when she sees it in the eyes of her son.

 Friday 27, August 320 NE

They were in a greenhouse in the Hall of the Sun. Twisted shadows, one more frightening than the other, stretched out on the ground, offering them an immeasurable amount of good hiding places from which they can monitor undisturbed the possible arrival of agents or sentinels.

“Excuse me if I don’t do the reverence.” Farley said, emerging from a groove of magnolias where they were hidden, when two figures approached. One was Walsh, Tristan’s girlfriend, and the other was obviously Shade’s sister.

“Farley.” she said, greeting the Scarlet Guard’s captain. Therefore, they’ve already met. Farley didn’t return the greeting, asking Walsh where the other one was. Nobody, not even Farley, knew who the new recruit was, but they all believed was a Red, someone who worked in the palace, but looking at Walsh face, nobody had ever been so excited for a simple recruit.

“What does that mean? Who else joined?” asked Mare, a little too loudly for his tastes, but not wrongly.

When the younger prince emerged from the shadows with Holland, a red servant of a certain age, with many years of service behind him, a wave of panic invaded Thomas. He was a Silver, the enemy. Yet he was nervous, probably because of Farley's gun pointed at his head, lips rippled and sweat pouring down his neck. He was mortal too, after all.

Thomas exchanged a look with Tristan, swallowing hard. If she pulled the trigger, she would sign their death sentence. Perhaps Mare could have saved Holland and Walsh, but he wasn’t so sure. The tension in the greenhouse broke like shattered glass only when Farley lowered her pistol, perhaps convinced by the prince's words.

"Imagine what it would mean to have him as an ally, the difference he could make." said Holland, trying to sound detached, as if the boy were only a pawn in that too dangerous game, but betraying himself when a tender look fell on the bloody hand of the younger prince. He must have cut his hand with his nails when he clenched his fist.

He wasn’t ashamed of the silver blood that dripped slowly on the floor tiles, nor did his expression betrayed that he felt any kind of pain. That boy was different, not a Silver like the others, used to healers and court care, but neither Thomas’s words nor anyone else would serve to convince Farley: only he could do it. So he swore on his colors, and he promised to perform his duties towards the Scarlet Guard. Then, he was in, a member like everyone else, the first Silver to join a Red cause.

Silently, Mare took his hand, and Thomas didn’t know why but had to look away. He felt Tristan’s gaze on him, but he stood still, eyes fixed on Farley’s blonde hair.

 Friday 3, September 340 NE

When she finally talked again, her voice was shaky.

“The cameras saw everything.”

"The imagines are controlled by sentinels loyal to my family. Believe me, right now this is the smaller of our problems.” He muttered, squeezing her arm, dragging her into a secondary passage at the sight of a couple noblemen at the end of the corridor they were walking.

Only the idea that anyone could see her terrified him. If they discovered her, they would have executed her, and probably he, who was dragging her away from the heart of the Hall of the Sun, would have suffered the same fate. Perhaps Cal could have saved himself if he had lied well, but his parents? Could they pretend to have no clue about everything? Maven doubted it.

He wiped the blood away from her cheek with the sleeve of his black shirt and led her to his uncle’s apartments. He needed to knock only once, and then Julian opened, with his usual absorbed look.

“Maven” he greeted him with a smile. He didn’t replied and pushed Mare inside the living room, hurrying to close the door behind them.

Uncle Julian had a small apartment of a few rooms where he lived with aunt Sara, made even more claustrophobic by the darkness and the smell of tea. The curtains pulled out the afternoon sunlight and piles of loose paper sheets were scattered everywhere on the ground. They were uncle Julian's studies, his personal notes, and ever since he was a child, Maven remembered his place at the Hall of the Sun with the same appearance.

"What happens?" Julian asked, letting them sit on a couple of chairs. Maven gently pulled Mare’s hair away from her face, showing the cut that had stopped bleeding and the countless ecchymosis that made their way under the clear makeup.

“Evangeline got carried away.” She tried to joke, and Maven smiled, reassured. The Samos girl didn’t broke her, after all.

“Can aunt Sara help her?” asked Maven, and judging by the discomfort in his uncle gaze, he supposed he didn’t told her the truth about Mare. Understandable, given the risks involved in knowledge.

After a few seconds of silent, in which he shifted his weight from a leg to the other, he growled something that seemed an agreement, so Maven ran without restraint to where he was sure he could find her.

[juliareed]

I was wondering if you might show up, looked for you upstairs at the party.