#keith looks good in this photoshoot

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@waugh-bao knowing you, you've probably already read this! but i'll send it just in case <3

Keith Richards Playboy Interview.

[believingispowerfulmagic]

A Fairytale for Christmas

Summary:  When Robin Locksley plans a masquerade for businesswoman and heiress Regina Mills, he just hopes to expand his client list. He gets much more when he takes his cousin’s place as a guest at the party and makes a connection with one of the guests. The next day, he learns that person was in fact the hostess, Regina Mills, and that her mother has announced that Regina will marry whoever that man was. His cousin Keith figures out it was Robin and teams up with Cora Mills to marry Regina, pulling in his cousin to their deception. But as Robin gets closer to Regina, will he tell her the truth or watch the love of his life walk down the aisle to his cousin?

Chapter 1: FFN | AO3 | Wattpad

Chapter 13

FFN | AO3 | Wattpad

Excerpt:

Sunshine warmed Regina's face as she stood by her bedroom window, watching as workers erected a white tent in her backyard while tables and chairs waited to be set up underneath the tent. A few other people set up a large flower wall near the walkway leading from her circular driveway to her patio. There was a white van parked near them and she knew there were more floral arrangements waiting to be unloaded. Everything was already coming together.

"Today's the day," she said, turning from the window to address the small form lying on her bed. "Today I marry your daddy."

Tuck just continued to lay on his side, unimpressed by anything happening around him.

She chuckled, sitting on the edge of the bed as she scratched behind his ear. "I know nothing is going to change for you. But today is still a really big day for Robin and me. It's the first day of the rest of our lives."

"Yes, it is," Mary Margaret agreed, one hand on the doorknob while she leaned through the partially opened door. "And you should start the day with a good breakfast. Granny's already in the kitchen making it."

"I'll be down in a few minutes then," Regina said, smiling at her friend. "Just let me put on my robe."

Mary Margaret nodded. "Take your time. The hair and makeup team won't be here for another hour at the very least."

She closed the door behind her before Regina stood, walking over to her closet. Regina opened it and pulled out her favorite purple robe, slipping it on and tying the sash into a loose knot. With that done, she scooped up Tuck and held him close. "Come on. I'm sure you want breakfast too," she said.

Tuck purred in her arms as she left the bedroom, walking down the hallway toward the stairs and eventually her kitchen. Along the wall were several pictures, many hung in the past couple years after she learned the house was hers. Even though she hadn't lived there herself, Mother had insisted that Regina keep the mansion looking exactly the way she had decorated it, where every room looked like a magazine photoshoot come to life and with almost no personal touches. The house had only been for show, to display their wealth, and not to really be a home.

Regina finally made it the home her father had wanted it to be.

She had found pictures of herself and Daddy over the years and had them framed, hanging them in the hallway. And then she added pictures of herself with those she loved, including Granny, Mary Margaret and Mal. But now most of the pictures were her and Robin and if she was honest, those were her favorites.

Most were pictures from their travels around the world but there were a few from photoshoots done to accompany stories written about them. After she took over her family's company and Robin relaunched his party planning business as Sherwood Special Events, they became Storybrooke's newest power couple. Several articles were written about them – both for their individual work as well as them as a couple – and she had chosen to frame her favorites.

Like the one done by the Daily Mirror's weekly cooking section. The reporter had come out to their house to write about them after learning they both loved to cook. She wanted to learn the recipe behind Robin's now famous dumplings but he politely refused, saying they were key to his success. Instead, he and Regina made her apple turnovers instead along with his quiche recipe. Her favorite picture showed them laughing in the kitchen as they prepared the dough, their faces and hair covered in flour as they wore matching aprons.

Regina never knew doing interviews and posing for pictures could be fun until she met Robin.

She headed downstairs and entered the kitchen, greeting Granny and Mary Margaret warmly. Granny smiled as she tapped the chair Regina preferred. "Your breakfast is all ready for you," she said. "Have a seat and enjoy."

"One minute," Regina said, picking up Tuck's bowl. "I have to give someone else their breakfast first or we will not hear the end of it."

"True," Granny replied, knowing how loud Tuck could get when he was not fed on time. "Go ahead."

Regina nodded, filling his bowl with his favorite dry food. He began to squirm in her arms, eager to enjoy his meal. She chuckled as she carried it over to its spot on the floor. "Almost there," she said.

She placed the bowl down and then set Tuck down as well. "Go ahead. Enjoy," she said.

"He's a very spoiled kitty," Mal said, sipping her coffee as she watched Tuck eat his breakfast.

"He is a very loved kitty," Regina replied, glancing over at him. "Robin sometimes jokes that he doesn't know who I love more – him or Tuck."

Mary Margaret chuckled. "Well, I think we all know the answer to that."

Granny nodded. "It's the cat."

"Yes," Regina said. "Exactly."

They paused for a moment before they burst out laughing. Regina loved that they could joke and have fun like this. And that her friends knew she loved Robin with everything she had. He had her whole heart and that was why she was marrying him.

Why she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.

[heavilycaffeinatedsblog]

Okay LOVE LOVE LOVE Silver Bells. Thank you for making this Christmas so iconic with your fic and giving the fandom something to look forward to everyday💝 Literally has been such a highlight and I look forward to every chapter!

Anyways if you need any more inspiration or christmasy ideas I tried to think long and hard about ideas to give you, that were unique in some way. Think it's an okay list (some are basic but iconic so wanted to highlight and encourage 😂). If I can think of any more will let you know, but I hope any of these help!

>Christmas carols - I don't know how Americans do it but where I live adults and children (whoever knows how to play an instrument goes around usually violins / small portable cello? ) go caroling and we invite them inside and all the adults (carolers and the household) take a shot of vodka "to keep warm"  and then go off to the next house where they sing and are given more shots 

> I'm not religious myself but my parents are and we go to church and watch children put on a play and or sing carols. 

>Mistletoe kisses😌

> Something just feels more christmasy is just being more intentional with small acts of kindess

>Doing a fancy or silly photoshoot and then printing them out as christmas cards and sending them out to people - Lance may or may not tell Keith what the photos are for as like a funny suprise when Lance gift him and his friends their christmas cards or they can be more intentional and biker about the design choice on the card. 

>Along with Christmas cards, theres also christmas notes so just letters of gratitude to people. I've heard of people making then and tying them to a balloon too or burning them. 

>Building and decorating a gingerbread house. Me and my sisters usually take a side of the house to work on so each side looks different. There's a family I know who have like a competition where they put out graham crackers, chex mix, pretzels, marshmellow fluff, frosting, and a bunch of candies, etc  and you can either make a house or construct whatever they want. It could be a house, a train, fire truck, someone did like a harry potter quidditch stadium thing.

>Neighborhoods around me usually have a santa on a firstruck ride around with their sirens on and give out candy canes to people. 

>Christmas light walk/drive through, or going to those neighborhoods that go all out and even put on a lights show to music.

>Something more chill like making a holiday playlist, discovering new holiday songs, sometimes we dont put in christmas music but ones that we associate with the holidays. My sister and I share a spotify and she stubbornly puts "night changes" by One direction in my christmas playlist. 

>Reading christmas stories to children. 

>Christmas parades, tree lighting events, going bar hopping and trying their christmas drinks and shots. I don't drink alcohol anymore but still go out with friends and a lot of places make mocktails or make really good non-alcoholic drinks as well. 

>I think a lot of times "christmas time" traditions happen randomly with just things that you associate with the holiday time. Like me and my friend would come together and pick a random genre and read books from that genre during the holidays and that's become somewhat of a holiday tradition now. Maybe Lance can help Keith establish hos own little traditions like that? Idk how or if itll read well but just an idea to throw out there, maybe inspire you in someway. 

>Omg sleigh rides! I would die reading a chapter on them going on a horse carriage sleigh ride. But since they're romantic maybe have him invite everyone and then have no one else show up. Though I think they can be a bit expensive, at least in the city... idk about farms i think....maybe like it can be a whim of a moment thing where the person running it is having a slow night and just tells them to hop in or give them a discount. Also my city banned the horse carriage rides not too long ago, I think because of animal safty concerns 😔 which there's a bunch of discord about in general but it still it would be such a cute idea 🥺 

>Since they work at a toy store maybe have Keith pick out toys that he wanted as a kid to heal his inner child and then donate them. (maybe they could be snowed in or the lights stop working and have to close up and wait for someone to fix it something in the meantime)

>They go to one of those pop up ice rinks with christmas music blaring about near or around a christkindlmarket (usually free if you bring your own skates so maybe Lance gives Keith a pair from his siblings) and Lance teaches Keith how to ice skate or has him hold on to one of those penguine or dinasour helper things. 

>Sometimes there's street preformers around singing or playing christmas songs. Could help bring out a nice romantic atmosphere for a scene 😌

>Also something to note about Hallmark movies- though thry are still cheesy af they arent what they used to be and this post captured it well: https://www.tumblr.com/unearthedivory/769098615859855360?source=share

Sending you all the health, happiness, and positive vibes! ✨️

Cute cute cute!!!! Love it!!

[johnentwistlesbassguitar]

NSFW and selfship

Thinking about meeting John for the first time and falling obsessively in love with him (mid 60s), I'd probably stalk him for a while and show up to all the concerts I could get in to and be constantly trying to get to him after shows, eventually he'd notice that it's the same weird freak at every show the thought of him knowing I exist and thinking I'm weird/gross makes me a little weak I need him chained up in my basement NOWWW the things I'd do to him

Ok so this era specifically makes me feral bcs good lord 🥴🥴 and there's smthn so cute and innocent abt him him still I bet he'd get so easily overwhelmed holy shit, also I'm aware that young John was pretty insecure of his appearance which like WHYY and he'd never be insecure again after meeting me istg I'd love that man sm even if I would have to kidnap him literally nothing would keep me from him trust meeee

I would make him feel so good I'd take amazing care of him he'd never want another man or woman!! I'd love to touch his hair and take care of it for him ik he was so fussy over it, also showering with him ughhh and just seeing him naked and getting to feel all over his body PLEASE the size difference between me and him is huge also just thinking abt how wide and soft he would be 😖

Like I just need him to love me and rely on me and let me do everything for him and be his loyal little housewife/husband I'd never ask for anything from him ☹️ (lie) imagining holding him tight as he sleeps and making him feel safe enough that he knows he can always be emotional around me id never make him feel bad for anything tbh 💔💔

This era is actually my favorite of his tho bcs how is he so adorable while looking so threatening?!?! (I don't think that's the right word but idgaf) like he would def be so willing to submit trust me I want to tie him up and worship him (I'm normal and sane trust me)

Ok more thoughts abt me stalking John bcs by this era he would be very familiar with my weirdness since he expected me to leave him alone after the first year or so but nooooo he's not getting away from me at this time id def start making moves as much as I can even if it's pathetic since I can't seem to get him alone hes too famous now 😢 I'd break into his dressing room before a show and he'd kick the shit outta me but he'd start to get attached trust 🙏🙏

After a while out of pure frustration he'd give me what I want from him (attention) and he'd actually not hate me as much as he thought he would hehe (this would be like 1975) also tho I'm considering the scandal of John always hanging around with a boy who's not famous (fake 70s me is a photographer btw) he'd have all kind of excuses for interviewers tho and I'd just giggle bcs he's doing so much just so he can stay with me

THIS PHOTO I NEED TO INCLUDE BCS WTF he's way too cute and pretty I'm gonna sit in his lap and kiss his face all over I would overstimulate him so so much and introduce him to kinks and stuff he didn't even consider

Also I have to bring up his ultra tight clothing bcs omfg I'm screaming like I can see his nipples I'm drooling

Im so thankful for johns too small clothing since he so rarely got shirtless (I wish he did a full naked photoshoot like Keith tho, I demand to see his dick) like how is he fully clothed and still being so sexual!? I need to feel all his curves and leave bite marks/hickeys on his belly and thighs I deserve to also don't even get me started on how fucking sexy his tits are (lowk need to lick his chest)

Closing thoughts are it's probably a good thing I wasn't alive in the 60s/70s bcs John would've gotten a restraining order agaisnt me

[lightboundhellhound]

🍃 Elsie and/or Keith?

Describe a regular day for your OC. What is their schedule (if they have one)

(im gonna answer this for before eleguard life starts)

elsie: wake up anywhere between ten am and two pm, feed stinky the cat and clean his litter box, either eat breakfast or wait an hour depending on how their stomach feels, lounge in the living room watching either cbs ghosts or steven universe (this lasts for several hours), sometimes they get bored with tv and they do photoshoots with their furbys, beanie babies, lps, or other toys/trinkets, sometimes they help their mom make dinner, and after eating they hide in their room with searra and the two of them chat, or watch something (they both love the saw movies, the lego movie, the scream movies, mlp, etc), or play a game until bed

i project a lot

keith: wake up way earlier than anyone in his house (he only needs four hours of sleep per night, the bastard), brush his teeth, eat breakfast, get an hour of exercise, if he doesn’t have work then meet up with some friends to play american football (he had to teach them basically everything), after that they get coffee at a place called Rickety Slip (idk it sounds british), then he goes in the woods with his girlfriend to look for dead things, then he drives to london (from oxford) to meet up with the crow he saved a while back and it gives him gifts (keys, plastic stuff, little trinkets), and while he’s there he sometimes visits his granddad at the senior home, then he goes home to make dinner (he’s a real good chef believe it or not), then he and his sister veronica either watch a really bad movie he thrifted on dvd or play a game of mario kart or two, then he brushes his teeth again and goes to bed

keith is so Normal :)

[ridearockox]

The who exploring eachother bodies in the mid 60s am I right

Hello you are absolutely right and I'm going to talk about + it gives me an excuse to post photos! Win/Win!

Read more because more photos and I will ramble, ops!

Mid 60's Who, my beloved. That's easily one of my top three favorite Who eras, no joke. John slowly becoming more eccentric with his clothes, Roger doing slay after slay, Pete growing ridiculously cute and Keith reaching that innocent yet mischievous balance.

I believe that they are the most explosive and careless during this era. They aren't teens anymore, but they aren't full adults either, and there's still a lot of tension and frustration in the air. Yet they are all growing steadily closer, despite their clashing personalities and them talking about how they "dislike" each other whenever they are asked about if they get along (I'm calling out Roger specially during this time like stop lying).

My favorite thing ever from this era is Moontwistle because I think that at this point they are literally glued to each other, I mean their stupid carnival date photoshoot is during that era like, OK, just say you are gay, geez!

I absolutely love the idea of them starting their relationship during this time. I have a lot of soft thoughts about them during this and the more late-ish 60's like they are legit in love and they are just cute. Cute and a bit kinky because they are who they are fufufu.

It's the perfect Moontwistle era for awkward but enthusiastic making out, Keith being a little too eager to please, John being enamored by Keith's cute looks, them teasing each other playfully at every opportunity, having sex at "unconventional" places because they are just hormonal and in love and can't keep their stupid hands off each other. Keith specially needs to be touching John 24/7 or he'll literally die.

I want them to explore and discover kinks together, and I specially want this Keith and John to explore Keith's crossdressing tendencies I think it's very ripe for good content (I mean I wrote a fic on that before so yeah).

But, oh dear, it would be out of character of me if I didn't mention my love, my lifeblood: 60's problematic Daltwistle.

And no I don't care how many times I post these photos and scream about them and become absolutely unhinged. You're gonna have to deal with me talking about it again (also can I just talk real quick about how being a daltwistle shipper is the worst because there are like three photos with only them, and all other times I'm trying to show them together to make a point I need to crop a group shot or use individual images I hate it here)

I love flustered Roger who doesn't know how to deal with his feelings for John in a healthy manner. And John taking full advantage of Roger's confusing feelings to pretty much manipulating him into sex. I make John very toxic during this era with Roger for absolutely no reason. He's manipulative, intimidating, nasty and literally doesn't know what "No" means.

But let it be known it's far more in a dubcon light than full on non-con, with Roger's moaning and gasping just occasionally being interrupted by a "stop" or similar, but John can feel Roger so tight around him~

Hm? What is that? It's getting too risqué in here? OK, fine, I'll talk about Towntwistle then.

Where do I even start with these two?

This is some "childhood friends who started dating" energy right there. They could not be more opposite to each other and yet they've been friends for 5987867 years and the only logical progression to their relationship was to start dating.

Love that Pete gets over the initial awkward stage at this point (he honestly starts off terrified because he absolutely thinks John is not gonna be OK with being more than just friends but he clearly is more than OK) and while John comes up with the strangest stuff to add to their sex, Pete is a poor naive soul who goes "Well, I trust him, we've been friends for so long. He wouldn't do anything evil to me."

And yeah, John doesn't do anything mean to Pete, but it doesn't really take long until Pete finds himself all tied up and restrained, which he didn't expect to get turned on by and yet... (thanks to the server for planting this idea in my brain, now it won't leave).

But honestly Pete likes the whole bondage thing because he legit an just turn off his brain and let John take care of everything and honestly, being able to do that is bliss for Pete. Because he thinks all the thoughts all the time.

Wait, I need to talk about Towntrey before this post is over!

So they are ridiculous and I love them? Roger is at this point where he's finally moving away from being super aggressive all the time, so in turn his relationship with Pete starts to improve steadily. Also this is the point where he starts to become my personal favorite type of Roger: flighty and not afraid of flirting.

Meanwhile Pete is terrified of flirting. Specially coming from Roger because he can't tell if he's doing it to pull his leg, make fun of him, or if he's serious. Roger is always treating everything like such a huge joke, Pete can't tell when he's being for real about something. That is until Roger gets fed up, corners him one day and kisses him. That's when Pete knows he's for real.

I don't have super spicy takes for them sadly. I feel that almost every time I think of Towntrey in a requited way, it always ends up landing on more soft, fluffy sex, which isn't a bad thing, but it's not interesting for me to talk about unless I am writing a fic or something (but I'll say this: Pete is the biggest sub top ever, even if their relationship doesn't really follow dom/sub dynamics).

And that's all I have to say about mid 60's Who and ships lol

[skarsgardsnark]

Doesn't look like a moustache to me. It is like Keith / Mickey but with a little shadow and lightning. Lol. We thought the same about the same thing in that photo of him with his friends back in August, where he was celebrating his birthday in Sweden. Remember? I think when he's just home, he doesn't bother to shave that much. Lol. Ngl, it looks so hot and good. Reminded me of those GQ photoshoots. Remember? I'm giggling and kicking my feet. HELP 🤭🥵

But his new role has buzz black haircut and a little mustache and beard I don't think it's for his new role. We will see. They'll start filming soon, in Kentucky, right? 🤔 he's gonna get soooo bored there. Hopefully he will bring a brother, Alida or one of his friends there. There's nothing exciting in that state. Lmao 😂

He starts filming sometime this month. Based on the schedule from when Cage was attached it was an eight week shoot so it'll take a while. Maybe he'll have friends or Gustaf pop up every now and then. I think Oona right now is on school break but she'll go back eventually so I think Alida and the kids will stay behind. It was easy when she was little but now it'll probably get harder.

Kentucky is boring but very beautiful in the summer. Unfortunately they're filming in the winter with not much to do.

[simbelmyne20niniel]

I'm in the first phase of becoming a fan of The Clash so I'm sometimes screaming when I see Joe 😆

You're a translator, that's ironic because my first choice of a degree was a translator, but I dropped out quickly. It wasn't really my thing. History major sounds difficult, at least for me - I suck at history big time, barely passed an exam from it in the last semester.

So good to hear you had a good time at the library! Hahaha, ISBN information is very important in every day life, right? I get ya, so maybe doing the master degree ain't a bad option after all? Polish Philology was cool, although boring sometimes, but eh. Yes, your Santa is from Poland!

I love that moodboard! Do you have a post with it? I would love to reblog it once I take off my Santa hat.

Hahahaha, that meme pic next to Joe, that's totally us if it comes to him!

Huh, Kate's music and Syd's music being similar. Both have very distinctive music style, I see where you're coming from with this and I can see the connection. Wait, David Gilmour discovered Kate? Wow, that's a new!

Hmmm... Out of the ones that weren't mentioned I would have to say: Wings, The Beach Boys, Def Leppard, The Doors, I think I've mentioned The Jam, but I'm not sure now, BUT most importantly, my top favorite band is The Who - you are gonna see how bad it is when you see my blog, hahahaha 😆

About the concert I would say I would die for The Who's Isle of Wight from 1970. This is certainly a big wall of sound of a concert, but DEAR GOD is Keith Moon a delight to see and hear! Wearing entirely white clothes - his favorite color, being a literal beast on the drums, being stupid, just having so much fun during the concert - the way he smiles at certain moments, dear Lord, have mercy on my poor soul- I let my inner Moonie Girl out, whoops 😆

What about you? Any concert you'd like to see from the past?

And tell me more about David Bowie and Kate Bush. What do you like about them?

Hi!!! sorry for the waiting!

Yes!! I really love everything about linguistics, how languages have evolved, how we use them, the accents, the relationship between cultures and language, the brain hahahha, so yeah I love it. So a Master's is the better option.

ISBN rules!!!! It's amazing how you guys manage all the information. From what I've seen in pictures, Poland looks and seems like a beautiful place. From your country I follow Karolina Zebrowska she's funny and her videos are entertaining hahahaaha.

Yeah, Syd and Kate have this super unique vibe. So the story is... someone close to Kate and her family that was also close to David, he gave him (to David) the tapes with Kate's music. He liked them and helped her to make some demos and the rest is history. Not only David helped her with the first album, but other progressive rock artists were also involved in the production. To me, that was a huge boost to Kate's early career; high quality support.

For me, I love that you can see how she was maturing in her music. I don't know if it was intentional, but I like that the colors in her first album are yellow and red, which we can relate to youth, passion, the braveness and energy someone so young needed to start her music journey. Then, with the "Hounds of Love" album, we see the purple and lilac colors that we can relate to the earned wisdom through the years, and she looks graceful and distinguished.

What I also love about Kate is all her photoshoots, girl was having fun in all of them.

We have in common: The Beach Boys, Def Leppard, The Doors

The Jam and Wings are also good bands :)

Have you seen The Beach Boys documentary on Disney+? What are your favorite songs from them?

Look, we both have the same excellent taste with The Who, Keith Moon... that man was messy and more!!! This band is the original: "Is somebody gonna match my freak?" They really matched each other's energy. Keith and Bonzo are the best drummers of the past century. He had a very contagious laugh too!!!! This is one of my favorite audios from him:

What else do you like from The Who?

From David.... well, he was a real chameleon!! Labyrinth was one (still is) of my favorite movies growing up. This man had a mission on this planet, and it was to make us boogie. He was not afraid of breaking what society expected from him. He was so humble too. I remember one of his interviews in which the journalist praised him for his "philosophy" in his music, and he was like "it is not even that good" hahahha. I love how he encouraged others to get out of the comfort zone. He is so right about that, "If you feel safe in the area you're working in, you're not working in the right area." His lyrics and the musical genres he mixed in his albums show that he was not afraid to experiment with his music.

I also remember that he once said something about never working for other people, you know, like being a people's pleaser. That's true, because at the end of the day, when you try to please other people and their expectations, you're losing part of your persona, you're not earning something significant, you're not knowing or understanding yourself better.

Now, from the concerts...... right now I would choose:

Any Led Zeppelin concert

Elton John at the Dodgers' Stadium 1975

[fromtheglasscloset]

Polari & Louis

So a lot of theories have been going around. I was hesitant to post any of this when I found it as I feel a bit weird posting about people outside of the fandom, so this will maybe be a bit vague, but I wanted all the info out there.

Okay let's start at the beginning!

Here are screenshots from an article listing the three original creators of Polari.

Relaunch!

Right away when everything started going off I had good reason to believe at least one og them was still involved. The Polari website and his were very similar in some ways

My suspension was then confirmed when in an email about the relaunch, they mention said website.

I also have reason to believe a second member of the original trio is involved as he has posted about the relaunch on his Instagram in a similar fashion as he used to in 2017/2018

Let's look at some theories!

First of all Louis did most likely not pick his own looks.

L's photoshoot was before they started selling, how?

Secondly that same stylist is tagged along with, the magazine the shoot is for, Polari and a consultant for another brand (Kappa) that was a part of the shoot. (June 2017).

The beastie boys cap

One of the first posts on their Instagram is a remembrance of a member of Beastie boys that has passed away. In the photo someone is wearing a BB cap backwards, turning their back on us. Harry has worn a band tshirt, some think to send a message.

The only thing I'm going to say is that they @ the magazine and its owner in this post. Looking at some other post where they have done that, the post has been directly connected to them. Their Instagram however doesn't show posts that far back so there is no way to know if it was a repost. The magazine has a quite bit of articles about BB, they also post 'rip' posts on Instagram, so it is not at least completly impossible.

They are Keith Haring fans, so is H.

I'm bringing back one of the original creators of that brand. He is a HUGE Keith Haring fan as well. He even has a tattoo. These are all from his insta. There are more.

Cherry

There is a post saying they love cherry from 2017. Cherry was a short film from Supreme showcasing skaters. Harry's ex as well as her ex boyfriend were featured in the film. The film came out in 2014, during fashion week, so why post about it in 2017? I have no idea, honestly.

I will say that the third member of the trio did post a lot of Supreme during that time on hid own instagram

That's all I got, any more theories I should look into??

[waugh-bao]

No lie, when I saw that pic of Charlie with the Chanel bags I fully expected to read about how he modeled for an ad campaign and was excited because I’d never heard of that before. But no! That’s just him walking around in public. Just his ‘going to do a bit of shopping’ look. Good lord!

Honestly I expected the same. I think anyone who saw the pictures would, really.

Charlie looked pretty fabulous just walking down the street, but what's interesting is that in post-1989 photoshoots it kind of seems like he spent the Stones' '80s hiatus not only fronting a few jazz bands, but taking modeling lessons on the side.

He always appeared a bit recalcitrant before in those situations before, and while that still persisted on occasion, there was suddenly a lot of very professional looking posing. Dramatic and confident, too.

And even when he wasn’t holding himself in a way that was starkly different to the others, stylish dressing and dramatic hair changes/styles often made him the center of attention, while ever maintaining that air of having something better to do.

Mark Seliger, who photographed him, and the band, a bunch in the mid-‘90s called it “Savile Row with a twist of cool.”

Personally, my favorite intersection of that ‘just out shopping but coming off like a Chanel ad’ look and the post-‘89 modeling prowess is a candid someone snapped of him and Keith in 1993. He somehow manages to look taller than Keith, even though Keith is a good 2-3” taller than him, and between the hair, the jacket, and way he’s carrying himself, it’s like a Savile Row lookbook come to life, with a little Rolling Stones on the side.

[thepinkwriterr]

Capricorn Season Chapter 8 

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The two loaded into the car, prepared for their long drive. "I appreciate you coming with me today. I honestly don't think I would've gotten through this shoot alone."

"Of course. I mean, I got you the gig so it would only be fitting that I come with. I hope things go well. This is probably the biggest shoot you've gotten. Besides Zeppelin, of course."

"Yeah, I hope so too. I hope this shoot goes well so I can rub it in Johnathan's face. You know he didn't want to cover for Allison on the Peter Sellers shoot? I couldn't believe it! He doesn't believe in me. To think, I couldn't cover one shoot for the Magic Christian issue this month. That could've really helped my recognition. It's like he sabotaging me!" She rambled angrily, dropping all of her frustrations into his lap. She was beyond nervous. She didn't want to admit it, but not having the guidance of Johnathan or Allison was really daunting. She was on her own for the first time. Jimmy could see this, that's why he agreed to come. He wouldn't even be getting out of the car. She just needed him to be there for moral support.

"Hey, don't do that. You know you're a good photographer. I love those photos you took. They're...sparkling." He searched for the right words to comfort her. It seemed to work. She could feel her anxieties melt away as his tender words reached her ears. "You're right. There's a reason The Who agreed to have me. They think my work is sufficient." She nodded.

"Much more than sufficient. They loved it! They thought your color work was grand. And it is, I may add. You're great." He placed a soothing hand on her shoulder. She felt his agile fingers over the sweater covering her arms. "And I'll be there as well. Not every step of the way, but I'll be waiting for you when you're finished." His smile was large and accommodating.

Gwen plowed through the photoshoot, trying her best to strike interesting and light conversation. It seemed to work, the band was cooperative and engaged in her small talk. She could feel the tightness of their group. They huddled together in a group shot without her having to ask. There was minimal efforts for their posing.

"Awe, Roger, I love that jacket, it matches your eyes really well and pulls everything together." She said with a smile. He smiled back her, showing his bright teeth. He was smitten with her. He was attracted to her from the moment he laid eyes on her. She looked wonderful in that sweater, it clashes against her hair in a wonderful way.

"Pete, I think your hair looks wonderful, it is such a nice color. Can I have you move over to the right a bit more?" This was a new habit she'd picked up, something that was lacking at the shoot with Zeppelin. She found that if she complimented her clients they'd open up more. She admired the way people bloomed after a string of lovely compliments. She went on to tell Keith his top looked nice, which he beamed at.

John was shy, keeping to himself for most of the shoot. Gwen found him the most stubborn, not wanting to emote or really open up. He, much like Jonesy, was quiet. She wondered if this was an effect of the unknown bassist or the namesake. He was resilent when she told him he liked his ring. He just nodded and thanked her, sitting still for another shot.

"Hold on, John, I need to fix your hair." She walked over to the table where they were sat and stood in front of him. She toyed with his fringe, moving it square in front of him. As she did this, she looked into his eyes as she did this. "There we go, that looks great," she ended with a smile. "You have the most wonderful eyes, they look marvelous in this light. They're very rounded and magnetic. You're going to look wonderful." He smiled, his cheeks glowing red. He had opened up now, fully fleshed and ready to be photographed. It was amazing, what a few compliments could do.

With one last flash, she snapped a photo. The photoshoot was over. The unsettling task was over and she hadn't died, passed out, or embarrassed herself. "That was beautiful! Thank you all for a lovely shoot. I'll have my boss contact you once they're developed and ready for gallery." She nodded as she talked, gathering her items into her camera bag.

"Well thank you, darling. I thought that went rather well." Roger's sultry voice ebbed and flowed as he complimented Gwen's abilities. "Yes, I agree." She smiled sweetly. "And you're a sight to behold yourself, love." He took his niceties one step further.

"Smashing, really." Keith joined in. His garish side was bleeding through. He had been a perfect gentleman throughout the shoot. Wandering eyes, but still polite. A deep bush dotted her features and she smiled sheepishly. "Thank you, guys. But let's keep it professional. I'm your photographer. I'm sure you don't give every one of us this little song and dance." She shot right through their flattery.

"Alright, fellas, let's calm down." Pete raised a hand at the drummer and singer.

Her steps became lighter as she reached her car. Jimmy came into view. He was sitting in the passenger seat reading while he waited for her. "Gwen, are you alright?" He was concerned as he saw her getting closer. Scalding tears had escaped the sides of her eyes.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She turned her head as she sniffled. "No, you're not, love. I can see that you're crying. What happened?" Concern dripped off his words and his anger showed through. "They don't take my art seriously. As soon as the shoot was over, they were calling me pretty and being gross." She wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater.

Jimmy pursed his lips and exhaled deeply. "I'm sorry, my fair Gwen. I know they'll appreciate your photos when they see them. They were just trying to get a rise out of you." His hand found its way to hers.

"No, you don't get it. People take you seriously. Nobody doubts your talents just because you're an attractive guy. It's like they can't see past it. They don't care, because to them, I'm just another play thing to gawk at. But I'm not. I'm an actual photographer. I know if I wasn't a woman I would be much further along in my career. Even when you get me a job it doesn't go well. Maybe Johnathan was right. I should just stick to nature shots."

"You just have to hone your craft. As you progress you'll gain a proficiency. I can already see it. You were a natural at the photoshoot. Every artist has a trial period before they figure it out."

"But I feel like everyone else had so much more time to dedicate to their art. I only started professionally so recently. And it feels like I'll never progress."

"Well, you have such a passion. And isn't that great? You get to learn everything. And you can develop a knack for different things. It's really a wonderful process."

"I guess you're right," She leaned her into his chest, "I just don't want to deal with this shit anymore."  

"Well, for starters, your boss is a dick. We should find you a better job. Let me help you." She looked up at him. His eyes were wild and intense. He was serious. And somehow she knew she couldn't talk him out of it. He was sure of it, and it would be done. There was no fighting.

"Okay, fine." He grinned at her submission. "Now, let's get home so I can make your day better. Perhaps something sweet would appease you?"

They made small talk as they made their way home. She could actually share the positive side to her shoot. They were photogenic, posed very well, and made good conversation. "Did you at least get some good shots?"

"Oh, yeah, I did. I got some good action shots. They knocked down the backdrop and were stomping on it," she stopped to laugh, "and the group shots were good. I got to test out a new strategy of complimenting my subjects."

"Subjects? You sound so sterile."

"That's what they are!"

"I love it, darling. Talk professional to me."

"Oh, shut up." She laughed.

A shop caught Jimmy's attention as they drove past. It was dark and had a moon adorning their shop flag. "That's an occult store. We should go, love." She snapped her head to the right, peering out his window to catch a glimpse of the shop. "Okay, let me find parking."

The smell of patchouli filled the air as they walked into the store. Magical items lay around the shop, ready to be picked up. Jimmy beelined to the book section at the back and Gwen busied herself looking through their candle selection. She found a set of ornate round candles. She was just about to the herb section when Jimmy bounded up to her. "They have tarot decks! You have to come look." He was pulling at her arm like a child.

A large shelf stood. Her eyes closed and she waved her hand over the decks. When the right one presented itself, it was plucked from the stand. "I think i'll go with this one." She grabbed an AG Muller deck. "You'll need a reader's guide as well." Jimmy pulled a book off the shelf.

After half an hour the two walked up to the counter. Gwen stood behind Jimmy, waiting for him to finish checking out. "Go on love, put your stuff up there." She shyly put her items on the counter.

"I appreciate that, but you didn't have to. I would've gotten it." She thanked him as they made their way to the door. "Well I wanted to. It's a thank you for all that you do." His kind words swirled in the air, tangling in her hair as the winter air hit them. "You're far too sweet. Thank you, really. I'll have to give you a reading when we get home. Have you ever had one?"

"Once, not long ago. It was very nice. I would love one from you."

When they returned home the sun had set. The moon was peaking through the cloud. It's full appearance gave light and energy to the couple.

Before Jimmy could finish his shower, Gwen had an array of candles lit. She prepared her deck by shuffling the cards. She placed a hand over top of the deck and closed her eyes. A thick energy traveled from the cards up the tips of her fingers. She could already feel a connection with the deck.

"Are we ready, my lovely Guinevere?" His lilt bounced along with him as he made his way down the stairs. His hair was still wet, sitting uncomfortably on his shoulders. His shirt was wet underneath his hair. "Yes, I believe so."

He sat across from her watching as her hands shuffled the cards. "What kind of reading would you like? Perhaps a past, present, future? Those were pretty popular among my friends when they would do readings." He shrugged and nodded, "That sounds alright."

She plucked three cards from the deck. She produced upright world and downturned 9 of wands and the death card. Her eyes widened at the result. "What? What does it mean?" He questioned her.

"Well the world in the past means you've had many successes, achievements, and you've come to an understanding within yourself. This card means you're well traveled and have many stories to tell. Which makes sense for your life. And you're such a worldly individual. You can tell that your mind is open. You are cerebral and deep. The downturned 9 of wands means you are currently experiencing a delay of sorts. Something is taking its time coming to fruition. And the downturned death card means that you're going to be stuck in patterns in the future. There's a lesson you're supposed to learn that you will be quick to ignore." She read from the manual.

His eyes glistened with the light of the moon. He drunk the sight before him; she looked like a spellcaster. She was reading his tarot, looking beautiful as ever. She was a radiant witch of high energy. He could feel her power from simply sitting and observing. Her high ability was intriguing to him.

"You are experiencing a dark night of the soul. If you don't face reality, you're going to lose yourself. You need to put aside ego and get connected with your highest self. Our ego is the embodiment of a defense mechanism, and it overtakes a lot of people. If you are becoming flamboyant and arrogant, this is because secretly you feel you are beneath everyone else. Whatever your ego manifests as, the opposite is true for how you feel about yourself. Something is going to eat you up. Keep that in mind as you go forward."

"Well, that was enchanting. Thank you. Shall I give you one now?" He was coy. "Yes, go ahead." She pushed the deck toward him. He began to shuffle, feeling a tingling down his hands. "These cards have great energy about them. Very nice." He smiled as he continued to shuffle.

He pulled out upright ten of pentacles, downturned five of wands, and upright Hermit. She painted her face with a smile. "Well these are some interesting cards. The upright pentacles signals a happy and carefree past. One full of love. The wands are showing a bitter competition. Perhaps one with Allison? And the Hermit in your future is showing a journey. Whether that be spiritual, emotional, or physical." They finished their readings after that. She packed the cards away in the box it came with. "Would you like a smoke, darling?" He pulled a skinny joint out of his jacket pocket. "Oh, yes, please."

They laid on the floor on opposite ends of the coffee table, staring into the blank ceiling. A record spun on the turntable. The sounds swelled toward them as the record danced under the needle. Their heads were buzzing from the high.

"Remind me to thank Robert for the joint." She giggled.

"I will, love. Because this is superb." She could hear the smile in his voice. Euphoria washed through them. She turned to him and smiled, "Thank you for today."

"What do you mean?"

"Being there for me after the shoot. And then knowing just what I needed. You're the best."

"Of course."

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That’s The Way (Chapter 3)

Pairing: Jimmy Page x Reader

Word count: 3.7k

Warning(s): smut/nsfw, cheating, cursing, angst, Y/N being a badass :)

Author’s notes: We’ll be honest...this chapter is a lot to handle 😂 which is amazing since it’s only Chapter 3 of many! We suggest taking a break throughout, because you’re gonna need it 😂 So much happens that your mind may actually explode from the drama. By the way, Jimmy is introduced in the next chapter so yay! As usual, please enjoy, happy reading, and send us messages if you have theories, comments, music recommendations for the playlist, or if you want to be added to the tag list :)

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Paul took Y/N out to dinner that week, and they had a wonderful time together. It seemed that every conversation they had together brought them closer and closer, and Y/N was in pure bliss. From that point forward, the two became inseparable.

Y/N’s parents, however, were not super pleased that Y/N was seeing Paul, especially because they had warned her about the romantically-unattached musician’s mannerisms and habits not that long ago. They just decided to act like they liked Paul, so he wouldn’t get suspicious or feel bad.

Two members of The Yardbirds in particular (and I’m sure, dear reader, that you know who they are by now) were hit with pangs of jealousy whenever they saw Y/N constantly attached to Paul’s arm. And, to make matters worse, it was under any circumstance imaginable: parties, interviews, photoshoots, meetings, airports, train stations, hotels...the list goes on. Yes, they did spend plenty of time apart, but attraction can make a man think irrationally. Even though they were specifically and strictly told to keep their mouths shut, it was very tempting to just say the truth and end their misery. A part of Chris and Jim felt happy to see her happy, but another, traitorous side of them felt exponentially bad for her. They knew that she was being used by Paul as arm-candy, and they knew that she, of all people, did not deserve that.

But that’s the name of the game, unfortunately.

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18 February 1966

The Yardbirds were scheduled to perform on an episode of Ready, Steady, Go! that night, and Y/N decided to go and be a part of the live audience. She felt an obligation to support Paul and the band, since they were all friends (and a boyfriend, of course) now.

Before the show, Jim, Jeff, and Keith were all sitting on the stage, discussing the logistics of the rehearsals that would start soon. Y/N stood in front of the already-prepared stage and chatted with them.

“So what are you guys going to do on our days off next week?” Jeff asked.

“Spend time with my family,” Keith replied, adjusting his sunglasses.

“Not sure yet, haven’t figured it out,” Jim added.

“How ‘bout you, Miss Y/N?” Jeff nodded towards her with a smile. She answered with a soft giggle.

“I’m probably going golfing with my brother and a couple mates.”

“You golf?” Jim asked. She seemed to be getting more and more perfect by the day.

“Mmhmm,” Y/N nodded enthusiastically, “I’m bloody awful at it, but it’s fun, and I can hang out with my brother, so it’s a win-win.”

“You never told us you had siblings,” Keith smirked, tilting to the side and crossing his arms.

“Oh yeah, I have three. There’s Tommy, my older brother; Charlie, my younger brother; and Lillian, my little sister,” Y/N said.

“Wow, full house,” Jeff remarked, “I have a sister, Annetta, who I think you’d get along with quite well. I’ll have to introduce you to her soon.”

“Oh, that’d be great! I’d love to meet another Beck,” Y/N replied playfully. Jeff just laughed and shook his head.

“It’s a shame that I can’t spend time with Paul this week. He said he was busy, but he didn’t explain why,” Y/N sighed, “whatever. It’s probably legitimate, so I don’t mind. We’ve been hanging out too much anyway.” She laughed at the last part.

“He’s probably just going home to his wife,” Jim replied, thoughtlessly.

At that instant, everyone’s eyes widened, eyebrows raised, and lips downturned into a shocked, panicked frown.

“He’s...what?” Y/N asked quietly, sounding like she was about to shatter into a thousand tiny pieces.

Y/N noticed that Keith and Jeff were glaring at Jim, who was clearly embarrassed at what he had revealed. He hid his eyes with his hand.

When Jeff finally found it in him to turn away from Jim, he deeply exhaled. He then reached out his hands to touch Y/N’s shoulders in an attempt to comfort her.

“Look, Y/N, you weren’t supposed to find out this way, and I’m so sorry we didn’t tell you sooner,” Jeff began, “but he is indeed married. I honestly don’t know why he wanted to pursue you, and I warned him against it because of how much we care about you, but he did it anyway.”

Tears streamed down Y/N’s face and her bottom lip started to quiver. “I can’t believe this,” she whispered, “he made it seem like I was the only one…that he was really in love with me...”

Jeff hated seeing his friend cry because of something he could have prevented. But, Y/N was somehow still beautiful when she cried.

“I’m so sorry, Y/N,” Jeff consoled gently, getting off the stage to hug her, “here, let’s take you backstage to calm you down a little.”

Y/N refused Jeff’s kind offer with a shake of the head. Through her blurry, teary-eyed vision, she just plastered on a smile, and wiped the wetness from her eyes.

“Ew,” her voice cracked, “why am I crying? That’s so gross of me, I’m so sorry. I’m definitely making you guys uncomfortable.”

The three musicians’ eyes widened at Y/N’s sudden burst of emotional strength.

“Y/N, you just found out you were Sam’s side chick, and you don’t care?” Jeff inquired, genuinely confused as to what was going on with Y/N’s emotions.

“It’s okay to be sad, love. And utterly fuming with anger. I must admit, this situation wouldn’t be as dire if it were someone else, but it’s you,” Keith added. Jim just sat in silence. He didn’t know what to say. His message destroyed Y/N’s heart and her innocence.

“I am sad, but if this ‘thing’ went on any longer, I’d probably be even more devastated. You saved me from a lot more unnecessary heartbreak, so thank you, Jim,” Y/N said. Her tone sounded completely numb.

“How are you gonna tell Sam?” Keith asked Y/N.

She exhaled deeply. “I don’t know. It wouldn’t be fair of me to lash out on him before being on national television.”

“How can you care about fairness? Don’t you realize what this man has done to you?” Jeff asked, anger interlaced in his voice.

“Yes, Jeff. I do,” Y/N replied stoically, “And I’ll be fine, really. Let’s just forget about it, okay? I’m just lucky to be here, watching you perform. What song are you playing again?” Y/N tried to change the subject, but on the inside she was in deep agony and pain. She poured all of this time and emotion and her body into this cute musician boy, just to realize she didn’t matter.

“‘Shapes of Thi—’” Keith began quietly.

Jeff cut him off. “Y/N, I seriously refuse to believe you’re okay. Please, just let me help y—” he started.

“Jeff! I’m fine! Seriously,” Y/N raised her voice a little, annoyed at the nagging.

“But you seem—” Jim began, barely perceptible.

“Oh my God, Jim, I’m fine!” Y/N shouted. “I don’t care. It’s done, it’s over.”

The three men sat in silence after Y/N’s sudden outburst of anger, which was very out of character for her. She quickly realized what she had done.

“I’m so sorry for lashing out on you guys. That was uncalled for, it’s not your fault. I’m gonna go to the loo, excuse me,” she said quickly, walking out of the scene before anyone could call after her.

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Y/N stayed in the bathroom for all of rehearsals, and she finally reemerged right before the broadcast was about to start, looking as fresh as she did when she got there. It was as if the news was never even brought to her attention.

She refused to make eye contact with Paul through the entire performance, even though it was apparent that he tried to get her attention with his eyes. Chris was just confused that she wouldn’t even dare to glance at Paul. Just a little trouble in paradise that he didn’t know about maybe?

After the show and when the band went offstage, Jeff went back into the crowd to check on Y/N and brought her backstage.

“You have to confront him,” Jeff pleaded.

“I don’t want to,” Y/N whined.

“You have to, or else he’ll bloody win! You don’t want that, and I sure as hell don’t want that for you either! He is the one at fault. You have every right to fuck him up for it.”

Jeff’s little speech gave her an impulsive boost of confidence.

“Fine. I’ll do it. Get everyone out of the room, though,” Y/N stated firmly, beginning to march down the hallway behind Jeff.

Momentarily, Jeff went into the room and rounded up Keith, Jim, and Chris, and filed them down the hallway into another room orderly.

As Y/N was about to enter the room, Jeff whispered in her ear, “Good luck, kid. Knock ‘em dead.” Y/N smiled at Jeff before entering the room and closing the door behind her.

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Paul warmly smiled at Y/N as she entered the room.

“Hello, love,” he said gently, “how did you enjoy the show?”

Y/N painted on the most genuine smile she could force. “It was...almost perfect.”

Paul’s eyebrow quirked as he smiled in a confused way. “Why almost?”

“I don’t think rehearsals went as well as I had planned,” Y/N replied smoothly.

“Why? Did something bad happen to you? You’re speaking in riddles, dear.”

“Oh, I apologize,” Y/N snickered, “it’s actually so funny that you bring up riddles, because that seemed to be the exact problem at hand.”

“What does that mean? Did someone tell you something you couldn’t figure out?” Paul chuckled, “You’re confusing me.”

“I figured out that you would be going home to your wife next week.”

All the colour from Paul’s face was drained in a millisecond, and his originally jovial expression was gone. It was as if someone punched him in the gut.

“Who...who told you?” he asked, panicked.

Y/N was taken aback. “I find out I’m your side-chick and you have the audacity to ask who told me? Not an ‘I’m so sorry that I lied to you and broke your heart, Y/N’?”

Paul huffed. “And you expect me to just keep my composure when someone of your gravity walks into the room for the first time? I really am sorry, Y/N, I truly, truly am, but—”

Y/N’s calm and quiet demeanor had left the building at that point. She was mad. Really mad.

“But what? You tell me how in love you are with me, and how I’m your one and only forever, just to realize that I didn’t matter? I’m going to be eighteen years old in March. Eighteen. What do I know about love? Nothing, absolutely nothing. And you chose to take full advantage of my emotional vulnerability.”

“But you did matter. You’re so special to me, Y/N. Don’t you understand that?”

“Don’t you understand that you have a wife? You never loved me. I was never special to you. I was just another fling. But you won’t admit it to yourself.”

“The life of a travelling musician is extremely difficult, Y/N, and you don’t get that,” Paul said severely.

“And that shouldn’t be used as an excuse. You know what? We’re done. Whatever this ‘thing’ is, is over. I wish you the best,” Y/N concluded as she walked out the door and sternly shut it.

The nightmare was over and Y/N was a free agent.

Before she could debrief about her experience with any of the other Yardbirds, Y/N left the venue, caught the first taxi home, ran up into her room, and cried herself to sleep.

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22 April 1966

Y/N found recovery time and solace in those two months without Paul. She didn’t go to any Yardbirds gigs, but she sporadically met up with Jeff, Keith, Jim, and Chris at a pub or restaurant to catch up over a meal and drinks. Chris had recently mentioned to her that they were playing in London on the 22nd, and if she felt comfortable, she could attend for free and get backstage to hang out.

Y/N said she’d have to think about it, but she’d definitely consider it.

She had realized over the course of two months that she was not truly in love with Paul. Yes, she fancied him, but she must’ve mistaken the feeling of being genuinely in love with the person for being in love with the situation. Y/N concluded that this relationship was the equivalent of living out one’s childhood dreams of a romance with their schoolgirl crush.

She decided that she was retired from dating for a long time, especially because of how this shitshow ended, but a miniscule piece of her wondered when and how she’d meet her other half.

In the afternoon on the day of the show, which was to be played at the Wimbledon Palais, Y/N made the reckless decision to take a trip down to the Yardbirds’ hotel, but not for the reason you might expect.

Y/N never got the chance to thank Jim McCarty for coming clean about Paul’s infidelity to his wife by “dating” her, and to formally apologize for ripping him at the Ready, Steady, Go! rehearsals. She felt bad for being so dismissive of him, because he was always so nice to her and apparently seemed to care more about her wellbeing than Paul ever did.

Y/N stood on the platform of the train station anxiously, meticulously scheming in her mind about what she would say to Jim to truly and genuinely express her gratitude. She thought about how the encounter would go all the way to London, and all the way on her walk to the hotel.

When she arrived at the hotel, she greeted the concierge, and took the elevator to what she believed to be the Yardbirds’ floor. She took an educated guess as to which room Jim’s would be, just by what she had seen in past times. Y/N took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

When the door opened, she realized that in her best interest, her guess was correct.

“Hi,” she greeted breathily, her fingers interlaced together in front of her timidly.

“Hi,” Jim smiled. After a short moment of awkward silence, he continued, “Um, what are you doing here? Not that it’s a bad thing, which it’s not, but…” he trailed off.

“I just wanted to tell you something that I think needed to be said in-person,” Y/N said quickly.

Jim raised his eyebrows in surprised delight. “Oh, okay.” He moved out of the way of the doorframe so Y/N could enter the room, then shut the door gently behind her. “Welcome to my humble abode,” he chuckled, “make yourself at home.”

Y/N smiled and thanked him graciously, but shyly, as she sat down at a small couch at the edge of the bed. Jim was quick to follow her actions.

Y/N took a deep breath before beginning, “I just wanted to thank you for informing me about Paul in February. I know, it’s been a really long time since then… but I’ve needed some time to myself to think and refocus and recuperate, y’know?”

Jim just laughed. “You came all the way here to thank me? That’s so nice of you. You didn’t need to do that.”

Y/N grinned. “I don’t know, I felt this obligation for some reason. And in addition, I wanted to apologize for lashing out at you as well. I was just shell-shocked, I guess, and I unfairly took it out on you and Jeff.”

“If I forgave you then, I’ll still forgive you now,” Jim smiled, “don’t sweat it. In all honesty, I was surprised at how well you took the news.”

“I just wanted to be as calm and composed as possible,” Y/N blushed, “but obviously I didn’t get very far, did I?” Jim laughed at Y/N’s little jab at herself.

“Well, you’re so quiet, at least you showed a piece of your inner self that night,” Jim teased. Y/N just beamed at him.

“You know, since I owe you, now… I guess I just need to live a little, y’know? I have this introverted shell I need to break out of someday, and I might as well start now,” Y/N offered with a chuckle. “So, with that being said, let me do something for you. Anything you want.”

“Oh no, that’s too much. You didn’t even cause me any grief,” Jim retaliated playfully, “thank you, Y/N, but I think you’re overthinking this whole situation.”

“Please,” she continued with a pleading voice, “I feel awful, and plus, if it makes you feel better, you’ll be helping me clear my conscience. Jim, I’ll do anything you want, no matter how crazy… I’ll take you jet-skiing, I’ll ride on a bike in a bikini when the temperature is below freezing, I’ll clean your kitchen… anything you want me to do, I will do.”

Jim grinned at the bizarre options Y/N gave him before contemplating her invocation for a moment. Anything, huh?

“Kiss me.”

“You said you'd do anything, no matter how crazy, yes?” Y/N didn't get a chance to finish, as Jim interrupted her with a hand at her wrist, and a flinty look in his eyes, that gazed right into hers.

“I did.”

“Well,” Jim continued, stepping ever-closer to the young woman in front of him. She looked just as beautiful as she always had, if not more. Jim was convinced she was perfect, and wanted to protect her. To treat her right, the way she deserved. “You could get on your knees, in front of me.”

Kneeling down on the carpeted floor, Y/N looked up at him through her eyelashes, and the glint in her eyes made his knees weak. She looked almost shy, and he couldn't help but send a comforting smile her way.

“Have you done this before, Y/N?”

She shook her head at this, and looked down, almost embarrassed. Jim, heart pounding in his chest in anticipation, reached out a hand to lift her head. Her eyes held trust, and a hint of nervousness, but her lips quirk up in a smile, her cheeks flushing.

“I’ll walk you through it, love.” The sound of a belt clinking to the floor reached Y/N’s ears, zipper following suit, and she couldn’t help the way she almost thrummed with anticipation. Her parents had warned her against exactly this type of thing. Musicians were, according to her parents, a fickle breed, who only wanted her for her looks and body. It hurt to think of it now, when Jim was being nothing but a gentleman to her. She wanted to break out of her shell, and maybe this was the way to do it.

Y/N looks to Jim and sees him exposed, fully hard now, and her cheeks erupt into shades of rosy pink. He was big, much bigger than she would have expected, and she smiled up at him.

“Okay, love. Open your mouth.” Y/N opened her mouth, sinking it over his tip, which elicits a strained moan, full of pleasure. His hand landed in Y/N’s hair, fingers clenching gently around the tresses. The light tug Y/N felt only spurred her on.

“That’s incredible, princess. Now, try and circle your tongue. You’re doing so well.”

Y/N did as she’s told, and it’s like a spell was put over the man. He craned his head back, neck bared, as soft whimpers fell past his lips. Growing more confident, knowing now what he liked, she let her teeth rake over him lightly, which worked more moans from him, almost breathless in his euphoria.

With a murmured “fuck,” he comes, Y/N’s name the only thing on his lips. She slowly released him from her mouth, wiping her lips with the back of her hand as she stood. Jim, leaning up against the wall, was in bliss, heaving breaths and ruffling Y/N’s hair as she approached.

“That was… you're perfect, princess. Absolutely perfect.”

Y/N laughs, smile nearly splitting her cheeks, and she pressed even closer, pressing her lips to his in a soft, content embrace. She could taste the sweat on his lips, and she couldn't help but think that she could definitely get used to this feeling.

Jim revelled in the feel of her soft lips against his, and he was struck by the thought that this is exactly where he’s supposed to be. He’s where he wants to be, beside Y/N.

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Taglist: @blood-on-blood @reincarnated70sbaby

[hoochy-coo]

I am drinking my whiskey and ready to report!

Do you or WS anon think harry is living with Olivia in that house? Also do you know if that’s her own or if she rented it?

- I already told you guys no. I know at least one of the places Harry stays in cause I talked to the one Harry friend I have on tumblr and she says Harry usually moves around in LA. I know one of the places cause it's within my parents neighborhood and my sister saw him multiple times already and no she never saw Olivia. Do I think it's possible he stays over? Of course it's possible, that's what happens if you're dating someone. I had an fwb for years even and I stayed over his house and him mine. So even at that level people do sleepovers. Said tumblr friend also told me Olivia is renting the house because ofc stans played fbi already.

- As I mentioned before I think they're hooking up. But not the serious and deep connection and deep chemistry. A lot of what I consider real and pr relationships are like that to me. But to me this is mostly pr than real

Back to more important matters. Celeb hygiene report:

- My dad met Angelina during her wild days and said she smelled sweaty. A friend met her during middle of Bradgelina and said she didn't smell like anything in particular. Another friend met her two years ago and said she smelled like Guerlain

- My friend never smelled the perfume to confirm that's what Riri uses, only she smells really good

- Shia Labeouf unsurprisingly looks and smells musty

- Tom Hiddleston looks and smells very clean

- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau smells really good according to a friend who worked on The Other Woman

- It seems 9/10 times rappers smell really good

- Lebron James smells like a king which I interpret means he smells real good

- My dad met Jordan back in the day and said he smells expensive and rightfully so

- Johnny Depps smelled pretty bad according to a friend who worked on Pirates

- A friend of mine was a photoshoot crew for Miley during Bangerz era and said she smelled quite bad but said when she worked with her again during Niam 2.0 she smelled ok.

- Megan thee Stallion ofc smells great

- Kendall and Devin smells good

- A friend said Andrew Garfield smelled bad but he acknowledges he was working on Silence at the time and Andrew sort of went method

- Dakota smells clean of course

- A friend met Harry Styles back 2019 and said he smelled good and also had that minty fresh breath scent

- Olivia Rodrigo smells floral

- Keith Harington smells like cigs

- A friend said Eva Green looked like she needed a shower when she saw her

Worcestershire Sauce Anon

How I WISH I could be drinking whiskey right now! I’m very jealous

The most shocking thing out of everything you’ve spilled here is that Eva Green might have bad hygiene. I can’t live like this.

We need further reports on Timothee and Lily Rose Depp

[downthepub]

Rhett: u know what u should dress up like keith urban for your wife.  you look as much like him as i look like momoa

Link: idk man not sure she’s even into him anymore

Rhett:  i mean her biological responses haven’t changed to RAW keith urban.  LOL

Link: lol

Rhett: lol

Link: anyway i don’t get it, i don’t think he’s that good looking.  nicole kidman and him as a couple either, man.  i don’t get it.

Rhett: u don’t get it?  you don’t GET it?  

Rhett: i mean i don’t think he’s hot but i can see why people find him attractive.

Rhett: anyway you should do a photoshoot and i can hold the barrel of the camera.  lol.  anyway.  if you want to.  i support u.

[tabloidtoc]

Star, May 10

You can buy a brand new copy of this issue without the mailing label for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Meghan Markle having twin girls (oops!)

Page 1: Famous for doing his own stunts, Tom Cruise helicoptered in to the tiny English village of Levisham to film aboard, or rather hanging off of, a vintage train and along for the ride was his Mission: Impossible 7 costar Hayley Atwell, who was spotted running along the top of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway car and while the pair, surrounded by crew and tech experts, were total pros, it's an open secret on set that their romance is going strong and Tom and Hayley hang out non-stop when the cameras are off and are pretty much joined at the hip but not in a showy, PDA way; it's a very discreet thing they've got going on -- off-camera, 58-year-old Tom and 39-year-old Hayley enjoy quiet nights holed up in Tom's London digs, eating meals specially prepared by his private chef and they'll watch movies or read books or just chill out doing their own thing -- chilling out isn't Tom's forte, as audio leaked of him berating the film's crew for violating COVID-19 protocols, but things have calmed down considerably as the spy flick, due in theaters May 2022, closes in on its wrap date, but the ensuing publicity push will put Tom and Hayley's relationship front and center, but don't expect the devoted Scientologist to jump on any couches (a la Katie Holmes) announcing wife No. 4 as Tom has learned the hard way about putting everything out there and getting picked to pieces; this time, it's all about subtlety

Page 2: Contents, Cher got up and personal with the World's Loneliest Elephant Kaavan, who she helped relocate to Cambodia

Page 3: Brie Larson in a swimsuit with butterflies on it during a getaway to Hawaii, with headphones at the ready Brooke Burke was itching to cut a rug with friends before teaching a silent disco cardio party at the Rafi Lounge in Malibu, Maria Shriver and Christina Schwarzenegger enjoyed some quality time on a stroll in L.A., Boy George sporting a bold look on The Jonathan Ross Show in London

Page 4: In a recent interview, AnnaLynne McCord revealed a shocking diagnosis: for years, the 90210 alum has been battling dissociative identity disorder (often erroneously referred to as multiple personality disorder) -- she told Dr. Daniel Amen she is absolutely uninterested in shame about opening up despite the stigma surrounding mental-health issues because that's how we get to the point where we can articulate the nature of these pervasive traumas as horrible as they are -- for her part, the 33-year-old traces back her troubles to sexual abuse she suffered as a child and as had many of the 200,000 people diagnosed with DID each year, she suppressed those horrific memories and it was only within the past few years that they began to resurface, largely after she sought treatment for PTSD related to another sexual assault and she doesn't have any memories of abuse until around 5, then from 5 to 11, she recounts incidents throughout and then, when she was 13, she has a singled-out memory and it was at that age that she developed what doctors call a second personality identity: as Little Ann, the Georgia-born daughter of a pastor said she was balls to the wall, middle fingers to the sky, anarchist from hell who will stab you with the spike ring that she wears and that helped her survive her nightmarish situation -- ironically, acting created the same dynamic, making it sometimes difficult for AnnaLynne to let go of characters she'd played and all of her roles were splits but she didn't even realize she was doing it

Page 5: Jennifer Aniston wasn't exactly touched when Justin Theroux gushed about how much he still loves her in the issue of Esquire -- complaining about feeling like a hermit during the pandemic, 49-year-old Justin nearly got misty discussing FaceTiming and texting his ex, saying he cherishes their friendship and they can not be together and still bring each other joy and he'd be bereft if they weren't still in touch and he'd like to think the same for her -- but 52-year-old Jen, whose love life has been low-key since the pair's 2018 divorce, has stayed on good terms with most of her exes including Brad Pitt but doesn't want anything more than a friendship with Justin and sure, it's flattering but she's just moved on and wishes he would too, and that goes double for some of her friends who griped that Justin tried to milk Jen's connections to further his career -- in the end, Justin needs to know he's got no chance whatsoever of winning Jen back and she doesn't feel anything remotely close to passion for him anymore

* Roseanne Barr showed off her newly svelte frame on Instagram -- back in 1998, she lost 100 lbs after undergoing gastric-bypass surgery, but yo-yo'd over the next decades but now she's determined to keep the weight off by totally changing the way she eats and she's growing her own fruits and vegetables and has a whole new appreciation of food

* Five months after he entered the Federal Correctional Institution, Mossimo Gianulli finished up his stint at his plush Hidden Hills home and now, the 57-year-old, who along with wife Lori Loughlin, pleaded guilty to paying a $500,000 bribe to get their kids into USC, can't wait to get back to normal and his biggest priority, besides spending time with Lori and the girls, is to get out there on the golf course -- the designer, worth a reported $70 million, still has to perform 250 hours of community service while Lori, who finished up her prison stint in December, is chipping away at hers, doling out meals at L.A.'s Project Angel Food -- Lori and Mossimo have resolved not to dwell on the past and they want to move forward with a positive and grateful attitude

Page 6: Fans of Angelina Jolie's stunts in movies like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr. & Mrs. Smith are looking forward to her return to the screen as a wildfire fighter in Those Who Wish Me Dead and in the upcoming Marvel flick Eternals but 45-year-old Angie would rather be behind the camera and she explained the real reason behind her comeback is she loves directing, but she had a change in her family situation that's not made it possible for her to direct for a few years and she needed to just do shorter jobs and be home more, so she went back to doing a few acting jobs -- that change in her family situation, of course, is her divorce from Brad Pitt, ongoing since their 2016 split and with no bitter end in sight and it could drag on for years

* Catherine Zeta-Jones says it's no secret her 20-year marriage to 76-year-old Michael Douglas hasn't been easy and it wouldn't be normal if there weren't any ups and downs -- it's another Michael, her Prodigal Son costar Michael Sheen, who has friends whispering as both are Welsh and only a year apart, the two have been having a lot of fun shooting the serial-killer drama and they had never met before the series but they keep discovering how much they have in common -- while Michael, who has been linked with Kate Beckinsale, Rachel McAdams and Sarah Silverman, has been with Anna Lundberg for two years, friends can't help worrying because it's a little to close for comfort

Page 8: Star Shots -- Marlee Matlin kicked back during a portrait session in La Canada Flintridge in California, a loaded-down Irina Shayk in a Victoria's Secret photoshoot in NYC, Gavin Rossdale and his dog Chewy leaving tennis practice in L.A.

Page 9: Kelly Clarkson and her battle advisor Luis Fonsi on The Voice, John Stamos at the drive-in premiere of his new series Big Shot in L.A.

Page 10: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley toting her $3800 Bottega Veneta Shell bag in NYC, Niall Horan and Anne-Marie jumped into a classic Jaguar XK120 for a music video in Essex in England, Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci on the set of House of Gucci on a bicycle in Rome

Page 11: Jay Leno takes a selfie with a fan, Kate Hudson and her daughter Rani busting out some mommy-and-me moves

Page 12: David Beckham filming a commercial for Maserati, Kaley Cuoco working out with ropes, a windswept Olivia Culpo held on tight to pup Oliver while enjoying a sunset ride aboard a boat named after her dog, Miles Teller looked both ways during a cruise in his blue Ford Bronco which is the same car he flipped in a 2016 accident

Page 13: Garrett Hedlund hit the pavement in a jog in Hollywood, Johnny Depp got behind the camera at the photocall for his film Minamata during the Barcelona Film Festival, friendly exes Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry masked up for a walk in L.A.

Page 14: 2021 ACMs -- country celebrates its best in Nashville -- Elle King and Miranda Lambert kicked off the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards by rolling up in a hot ride before performing, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, co-host Keith Urban

Page 15: Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd performed together, Carrie Underwood

Page 16: Margot Robbie inline skating during a beach day in Malibu, Kate Beckinsale carrying her two cats and her dog as she tried to read, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend and their daughter Luna took a silly mid-game family selfie while playing Hedbanz

Page 18: Normal or Not Normal? A sleepy George Stephanopoulos was caught yawning on the Good Morning America set -- normal, Emily Blunt kicked back a little too much at The Jonathan Ross Show -- not normal

Page 19: With a $1400 rainbow Gucci sweater wrapped around her shoulders Selling Sunset's pregnant Christine Quinn with her dogs in L.A. -- normal, Chelsea Handler works out with her dog on her back -- not normal, Zach Braff stuck his tongue out as he took a silly selfie filming the Cheaper by the Dozen reboot -- not normal

Page 22: Fashion -- stars shine in metallic frocks -- Becky G, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Karen Gillan

Page 23: Miranda Lambert, Cynthia Erivo, Renee Zellweger

Page 26: Travis Barker didn't hold back in his birthday tribute to girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian -- sharing a series of sexy shots with 42-year-old Kourtney, including a NSFW video of Kourtney sucking his thumb and the rocker's risque pics quickly went viral, as did Kourt's TMI essay posted to her health and wellness site Poosh titled "Rough Sex: Love It or Leave It?" -- definitely leave it, if it were up to the pair's kids; 17-year-old Landon and 15-year-old Alabama, who are 45-year-old Travis' children with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, are mortified by their dad's behavior and like most teenagers, the two are active on social media and can't avoid the new couple's loved-up posts and Travis' kids are happy that he's happy, but the PDA is weird and takes some getting used to, while Travis' stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a problem as the 22-year-old posted a heart-eyes emoji -- as for spending time with Mason, 11, Penelope, 8, and 6-year-old Reign, Kourt's kids with ex Scott Disick, the pair try to restrain themselves but still the lovebirds are happily oblivious and have a hard time toning it down and Kourt and Travis are just being themselves and going with the flow; they're in love and want the world to know it

Page 27: After 10 months of dating Australian model Vanessa Valladares, Zac Efron is officially back on the market -- 33-year-old Zac called it off with the 25-year-old after things got too serious, too soon and they spent every moment together and it was too claustrophobic for him, as Vanessa, who quit her job and gave up everything to be with Zac, became a fixture on set as he worked on Down to Earth with Zac Efron and he felt guilty that she was giving up her dreams and aspirations to be with him -- despite their split, Zac, who had put his L.A. home on the market and extended his stay in Australia after meeting Vanessa, has no plans to rush back to the States because he has made a lot of friends there and feels at home

* Like many planning their vows during the pandemic, Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost had to get strategic when it came to their big day -- Scarlett said they wanted it to feel like it had an intentional intimacy as opposed to being something that felt like they were restricted by all these things -- the intimate and small event the pair threw was at their $4 million Palisades, N.Y. home in October and the ultra-private pair kept their guests safe, and the guest list was tiny and it was understated but lovely, just what they wanted -- now Scarlett and Colin have settled in to married life and Scarlett and Colin both like to steer clear of the spotlight which makes them perfectly suited for each other

* Vanessa Hudgens revealed the surprising way she was introduced to boyfriend Cole Tucker, who she's been dating since November -- 32-year-old Vanessa and 24-year-old Cole met on a Zoom meditation group and Vanessa admits that the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop is just perfect for her and Vanessa and Cole, who debuted their romance on Valentine's Day, moved their budding friendship offline after feeling sparks via the virtual meeting app and they started communicating on their own and found out they have a lot in common -- now Vanessa, who dated Austin Butler for nine years before their 2020 split, is zooming ahead and she doesn't want to rush or jinx things, but she's saying Cole could be The One

Page 28: Cover Story -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Twin Girls -- it was a somber, but loving occasion as the royal family celebrated the life of Prince Philip and amid the pomp and truly touching moments, like Queen Elizabeth sitting frail and alone, viewers waited to see what would happen when Harry and Prince William reunited for the first time since Harry and Meghan stepped down from senior royal duties in March 2020 and just weeks after their bombshell TV interview rocked the monarchy and tensions had been running high before the funeral, but everything went better than expected as William and Harry bonded and united in grief at the loss of their beloved grandfather, the estranged siblings along with William's wife Duchess Kate Middleton, waved away their waiting cars, opting to walk the half-mile from St. George's Chapel to Windsor Castle together and the trio chatted easily as they strolled -- back home in Montecito, Harry has been by pregnant Meghan's side around the clock making sure she takes it easy and the couple are in full-blown prep mode and Harry has been helping baby-proof their mansion and designing the nursery and Harry's been on his hands and knees making the house baby-friendly and he's got the latest, state-of-the-art safety devices installed around the pool -- Harry's promising visit with the royal family has given him one less thing to worry about, but still he and members of The Firm will always have different perspectives and after dismissing William and dad Prince Charles as trapped by the monarchy, Harry was persuaded by Kate to take the first step and she went up to Harry to suggest he have a heart-to-heart with William and their father, then she stepped back; Harry felt nostalgic being back home and it's a work in progress -- Harry made headway with his grandmother as well as he and Queen Elizabeth had a private meeting and spoke for three hours and seeing Harry's face made her smile again and Harry loves his grandmother very much and he's promised to bring his kids back to England later this year and he wants the Queen to spend quality time with them

Page 31: The Home Birth Brigade -- Who needs hospitals? These fearless celebrity moms opted to welcome their babies in the comfort of their own homes -- Ashley Graham, Eva Amurri, Hilary Duff, Gisele Bundchen, Gigi Hadid

Page 32: Kim Kardashian: Billionaire Bachelorette -- months after officially filing for divorce Kanye West, Kim is majorly ready to mingle -- Kanye's miffed that fans think he's the one who got dumped when he simply let her file first

Page 34: Not Boyfriend Material -- celebs share tales of dates gone bad, and guys who definitely didn't deserve a second chance -- Patricia Arquette, Mindy Kaling, Jenny Slate

Page 35: Awkwafina, Emma Watson, Kelly Clarkson

Page 36: For Mom -- for Mother's Day, express gratitude to the No. 1 lady in your life with the perfect gift -- Naomi Watts cofounded the ONDA Mama Box

Page 40: Entertainment

Page 48: Parting Shot -- in honor of Earth Day, Alison Brie kicked off the second year of the Planet Oat Project by planting trees at Rancho Sierra Vista -- the 38-year-old also took to Instagram to bring awareness to the wildlife restoration initiative, noting that a startling three million acres of trees in California have been destroyed by recent wildfires

[vldlance]

i could see keith wearing a long skirt with a big t-shirt and boots? but he wouldn't pick it out on his own. maybe for a team voltron promotional photoshoot. i think anything more feminine, especially lace and stuff would make keith uncomfortable. lance on the other hand would wear a maid dress for the meme and look good doing it. i don't think he's the type of guy to wear feminine clothes on the daily but he definitely isn't opposed to it. this is more head canons than actual discourse but uhh here you go i agree with you as usual

ohonestly i think he would like . maybe do it if someone asked him to? but i don’t even know then he would just be like “why can’t i wear my normal outfit”

i definitely agree that things like lace or whatever would make keith uncomfortable--i think a lot of the problem with the feminine clothes people put keith in is that they’re often very sexualized clothes, or he’s put into a submissive position. i think that would piss keith off, honestly. he doesn’t want to be an uwu submissive soft boy and being perceived that way would make him mad

as far as lance i think he would possibly wear feminine things as a joke more often than because he wants to lskdfjsldkjf he’s not the feminist king we want him to be sadly...i agree that he probably isn’t opposed to it but i don’t think he would even think to do it honestly