#keith was a mess on heroin

[waugh-bao]

“On the surface Keith seems to be confident but he is insecure and he hates people to be aware of that. In the old days when Keith was heavily involved with drugs, he couldn't be bothered to talk to you. You'd say hello and he'd act like he had nothing to do with you and walk away. So I'd think, Well, fuck him. Another day I wouldn't say anything and Keith would say, Hello Bill, how are you? I'd be so shocked and surprised that he actually bothered to say hello.”-Bill Wyman, 1981

[weirdtvland]

not a troll, just someone who doesn't excuse everything like all of you rabid and weird fan girls do...I could NEVER be an apologist for the disgusting things that man did or throw Anita under the bus for what happened to her, or any of his teenage girlfriends/babymamas for that matter.

like I said before all of their hands have dirt on them! Anita especially. Since you love talking about children, Anita gave coke to a literal child while living in the Nellcote. She also gotten a 17 year old girl hooked on heroin, and was the blame for her teenage lover to shoot himself in the head while in her and Keith's home. I never apologized for Brian's behavior, I said I felt sorry for those WOMEN and what he put them through. She was as dirty as Brian, they both had their faults. Quit pretending like Anita is an angel, when she was as far from it as Brian. I also never threw Anita under the bus, I was stating that a lot of the women surrounding Brian has said she was the reasons behind his behavior. In my opinion, like I said before, Brian is the only one to blame for his own acts of insecurity not anyone else. And another fact, Anita has had teenage lovers in the past too. She was messing around with a young boy while filming the movie "A Degree of Murder" which caused the director to almost fire her (its written in her book). Even messed around with different women who was also underage while living with Brian. I never made any excuses for Brian, I've said him being with teenage girls made me gag but they consented and their parents did too. The whole entire thing is weird to read about and makes me sick, but nonetheless I can't do anything about something that happened before I was born. You're canceling a man who's been dead for over 50 years now is your problem.

[almdragonrend]

I have somthing I really need to say, I don't get how FL could be popular, I mean if you think for a moment about it even OG Katarina is morally superior to the Heroine in Maria and all The Capture Targets in the story, I mean nothing against an Evil protagonist or a good antagonist, but than don't portray Katarina as a Villain and Maria as a hero ! That's wrong! Katarina leaves Maria completely alone in both the Nicole and Alan route, meaning she only opposed Maria when she's trying to seduce HER fiancée or mess with her family or do both in the Harem route!

Than the fact that she's accused of bullying those bellow her station is bulls* she only bullied Maria who I just said why she did it and Keith whose arrival at HER HOME turned HER PARENTS against eachother when she was a Child! That doesn't make it right but she couldn't know that this wasn't his fault, and his own original family wanted to kill him! Luigi saved his life and that's how he thanked him ?

than Geordo she gave almost half her life up to that point in complete support and devotion to that mother fu* and he swore an Oath to marry her! I don't think many people get how bad a possible future king breaking an Oath is especially considering Geordo's Grandpa's actions,

further more Katarina actually don't mistreated dose below her status, first her Maid Anne who despite being related to Nobility is herself a Commoner just like Maria and Katarina even in FL verse treats her like a Sister more than a servant!

Next there's Sianna, she's the bottom of the barrel of Nobility and still Katarina cherished her more than anyone else! This makes the claim of her bullying people for their status down right nonsensicaly!

Especially when she's the only one who never partake in bullying everyone's favorite Target Sophia Ascart, since we see in VOD is never once mentioned that she did so when Sophia joined her book club, that would have had to be brought up than ! Meaning is the only Noble Girl who didn't bully Sophia! (Except Marry) and it's even implied she discouraged others from bullying Sophia!

When Bakarina in verge of doom just assumed OG Katarina bullied more people and wanted to apologize during VoD judgment event no one spoke up! And that Is most likely because she never bullied anyone other than the Girl who tried to steal her fiancée and/or shame her family!

Also, it's said that Katarina's bullying was only on the very edge of Criminal, meaning she never really committed a crime, the one attacking Maria with fire was Noelia, who acted on her own accord!

Keith and/or Geordo basically rigged the Trial to get Katarina stripped of her status and exiled which is a way to hard punishment anyway! When she comes back with dark magic she didn't even kill someone for it! She just had it !

And that idiots in the development team must have believe that this made her appear more evil since she's just born with the "bad magic" but instead it just means she didn't kill anybody for it ! Right OG Katarina is not a murderer and the idiots of the FL development believed Katarina being NOT a murderer makes her more evil than people who literally commit murder to get the same magic! what does that say about their Character ?

I heard a lot about people saying something for a Original Katarina redemption arc and I really hope she gets an happy ending, she deserves it but what people need to understand is Original Katarina dosen't need an redemption arc because she has not done anything so bad that she deserved getting to that point anyway, instead she deserved a pretty enormous apology from Geordo, Keith and Maria

To give her a redemption arc basically means recognizing Maria, Geordo and Keith, Cheating, betraying,Oath breaking and manipulate a Chords to commit prejudice as a good thing, Original Katarina shouldn't have to apologize to them! They should have to apologize to her! Even when something like that calls for ways more than an apology! And first of all her entire sentence should be revoked !!!! + there has to be compensation for everything she had to go trough!!!

[sbrown82]

I wonder how The Stones children feel about they’re parents doing drugs, having sex with multiple people, having to have multiple stepmoms, or reading a book about how they were pretty much unwanted. I feel bad for Jade Jagger, Marlon Richards, all of Ronnie’s kids, Nicholas Dunbar and Brian’s kids. They have to continuously hear about how their parents were on drugs. Like Anita was on bad drugs with all 3 of her children, I wonder how they felt being around that. Or someone like Jade how both parents not really being there for her and then judging her for being just like them. Or Karis having to see her mom struggle most of her childhood while her dad didn’t even want to claim her. Or Brian’s children who probably only seen him on tv or in magazines because he didn’t really come around for them. Or Nicholas who’s mother was on terrible drugs and was sent to his grandma after his mom tried to commit suicide, it’s a lot to swallow.

Many of the Rolling Stones children have talked about this, specifically Jade Jagger, Marlon Richards, and Brian Jones' children. I mean, that couldn't have been easy, which is why some of them either acted out when they were young or completely stayed away from the spotlight. Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg's son Marlon said his parents were both reckless and very heavy drug addicts. In fact, Anita did heroin while pregnant with her daughter Angela and even gave birth to her in a rehab clinic, and Keith once fell asleep at the while and crashed his car with his son in the back seat. One of their children even died at 10 weeks old from SIDS while in her care. Keith's mom had enough and took their daughter Angela to live with her and said Anita was a bad mom.

And yes, Jade always talks about how her parents were never really around and how she was treated like a mascot instead of their daughter. Mick was always on tour or doing whatever with whoever, while her mother Bianca was a "socialite" who partied at nightclubs or would travel for days leaving her daughter alone with nannies. Her childhood wasn't very pleasant as she had to fit into their lifestyles, which is probably why she acted out a lot. She did drugs, was kicked out of school, and even dabbled in "soft porn". Paparazzi even caught her having sex on a nude beach in Europe. She's a hot ass mess!!

Karis is the total opposite! Her mother, Marsha Hunt, was a real hands-on parent who took her everywhere with her, provided her with a great education (even though she couldn't afford it), and kept her out of the limelight - probably a main reason why she doesn't do any interviews or cares about celebrity culture. I don't think I've ever even heard her mention her father before. The asshole didn't claim her until she was 12 years old. TWELVE!!!!! That's a loooooong time to deny your fucking kid. It's unbelievable that she wants anything to do with him. And even though she grew up poor and on food stamps, she had an extremely normal upbringing as opposed to all her siblings who are now "professional Jaggers". You never hear about her in the news, but can you blame her? After the way the media treated her mother back in the day, I wouldn't care either. She's very strait-laced and a real class act.

Brian Jones was probably the worst of them. By the time that fool was 19, he already had 3 children by 3 different baby mamas and didn't take care of any of them. Not one! That was his M.O.: he would date some teenaged girl (And I mean young, like 16/17 years old), knock her up, then abandon her and the baby, at times leaving them to starve. His third baby mama, Pat Andrews, even outed him about his behavior in 1965:

A few of his other baby mamas actually gave the children up for adoption because they couldn't raise them on their own. But that had to be painful for all his children. They all lost a father they never knew, they didn't even know they had siblings growing up until they met each other in their late 20s and 30s. Another one of Brian's sons actually spoke about him and this pattern of treating the mothers of his children with such disregard:

Also, Nicholas Dunbar is not Mick Jagger's son, even tho the skinny mf spent more time with him when he was a baby than his own damn child Karis. Ain't that a bitch?!

[lazykidgladiator]

This is what you end looking like when you become a drug addict. And I read about his heroin addiction in Bill Wyman's book called Stone Alone. Keith really got messed up on that stuff.

 Keith in “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It) requested by anonymous  | 2&3/100 gifs of Keith

[violetsystems]

Started watching Michiko & Hatchin on Crunchyroll last night. There's a lot of things I've been meaning to see from being drawn to the art style but never got to because I was emotionally drained. It's definitely something I have to watch one by one because it causes some trauma and PTSD for me. I've been binging on Champloo and Bebop and honestly have never sat and watched either all the way through in order. This is a little different because it reminds me so much of the neighborhood I live in. I haven't seen any depictions of cock fights but there's plenty of religious influence and masked chauvinism. It's also very tender and violent at the same time. Don't really have any other plans this weekend the than that and trying to down the godskin apostles littered around Elden Ring. They are definitely a training boss and a turning point for anyone trying to play that game seriously. It's frustrating to get something down to a sliver of health and have them cheap shot you with a fireball. But nothing different from the cults and religious whackos trying to gentrify this neighborhood with shitty music. I don't really get why everyone is so obsessed with roasting and bullying people out here and their physical characteristic and shortcomings. I also don't get why people excuse cock fighting on a block full of Hollywood PETA philes. Too busy stringing up Johnny Depp's guitar likely. Or trafficking heroin for Keith Richards. Like you are anything special really? I'm the target for everyone out here out of sheer populism and laziness and I don't really care if I insult you to your face anymore. You don't bother me any more than how ugly the vibe is I'm surrounded by. They're nothing to brag about and constantly have to be validated by stalking you around the block. The effects of toxicity and poisoning my every step with your judgmental shit don't stack. Maybe you should wear sunscreen? I don't know where you get off when you only moved to this neighborhood four years ago if that. Maybe that's why. Insecurity. It makes you want to explain it even more yet I'm starting to just lose interest in defending myself. Too busy trying to roll away from cheap shots. I really want to leave. But you already knew this three years ago. So I'm making the best of the worst situation. By documenting it for the government so this neighborhood's bullshit reputation doesn't follow me around the world when I leave. That happened by the way when I was detained in Australia in 2015. I was held against my will for fitting the profile of a gang banger by the TSA. So don't sit here and tell me I don't belong in this neighborhood. Especially when your creepy ass looks can't help staring every time I walk by your insignificant mess of a character study.

[viatagrinner]

Silvio Ricci.

Chapter 15

Flashback: Rio confesses his love for MC.  And he's been in love with her since the day she saved him. From the day he "knew kindness".

Rio saw everything. But even if his older brother and MC didn't kiss, he still felt bad.

That's where "the coal-black beast who was good at capturing people's hearts and fighting" caught up with him.

Gilbert: How are you feeling?

Rio: Fine. Thank you for your concern...

Gilbert: But you still look like you're dying, don't you?

Rio sits in the living room drinking water. Gilbert happily plays with his cane.

Gilbert: Don't be shy. I told you I'm on your side, didn't I? "Prince Valerio."

Of course, Gilbert knew everything.

The prince believes that the former butler has a block in his memories, as with severe stress.

This is common among Obsidian soldiers.

Gilbert: Some memories are better remembered, some are better forgotten forever.

Gilbert thinks Rio has the latter.

Rio is no fool and realizes that messing with the "trampling beast" is not worth it. And he wants out. But Gilbert grabs hold of his arm.

Rio didn't expect a man with such "sweet and gentle" features to be so strong.

Gilbert: Oh man. My favours...

Gilbert: You either accept it or you're made to accept it. There are only two options.

It got colder. There was no longer an "atmosphere of benevolence," it was like a "beast hunted".

Rio: Well, I'm out of luck... Lord Gilbert caught me...

The prince asks Rio not to get upset about it, in case there's something in the guy's memory that will help protect his precious "little Bunny."

Gilbert: Hmmm... I'll ask you again. What do you want?

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An ordinary day, but the heroine did not yet know that "the seeds of evil have already been sown".

Leon and Yves go to the province. Rio gave Sariel the idea of having a girl accompany them.

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MC realizes that she hasn't seen Silvio for days and that she misses him very much.

Rio notices this, but keeps quiet.

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Drunken conversations #1.

Night. Gazebo [A place with a couch].

Keith and Silvio.

Silvio is already drinking his fifth bottle of wine.

Keith tries to stop him. But if Silvio wants to get drunk, he'll get drunk.

This has been going on for five days now.

Silvio: The host hasn't entertained us for five days in a row.

Silvio: She's back already.

Silvio: Still no sign of her coming to entertain us.

Perhaps the girl is busy, Keith suggested. But there is no more important job in society than to entertain a guest from another country, replies the prince from Benitoite.

Silvio: Well, at least the damn dog doesn't bother me.

Keith: MC's butler is really excellent.

Silvio: .... What?

Keith:... I'm really sorry.

Silvio: Haven't I told you something? The dog hates it when I bother her.

Silvio: It's worth every bit of trouble to keep her around to harass that dog.

Keith says it looks like Silvio is in love with MC.

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Meanwhile... MC's room.

The heroine's schedule is full; she has no time to entertain her guest.

MC: You've been trying to prevent me from meeting Lord Silvio lately, haven't you?

After all, Chevalier also asked her to follow Silvio along with Rio.

Rio tells her that she should not gather too much with his brother. It would hurt the girl. The brother is not a bad man.

However...

Rio: But in "some respects" he is a ruthless scoundrel.

But if Silvio is not entertained, he may refuse to cooperate with Rhodolite.

But Rio realizes that no matter how hard the heroine tries, it won't affect Silvio.

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Rio is silent about his past. But he is not proud of it.

Rio asks the heroine if she likes Silvio.

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Drunken conversations #2.

Night. Still the same gazebo.

Keith and Silvio.

Silvio: Hey. Who's going to fall in love with this damn sassy and cute woman?

Keith remarks that his friend's behavior is due to the fact that he hasn't seen MC in a long time.

Silvio: ... Hmm. Women are such creepy creatures, all of them.

Silvio: They flatter those who have power, carelessly leap over others, laugh at those who have fallen.

Silvio: I throw a tantrum when things don't go their way...

Silvio: On the contrary, if they get their way, they'll make an almost nauseating purring sound.

Silvio: ...I get goosebumps.

The words that came out of his mouth were filled with incomprehensible hatred.

Keith says that Silvio just hasn't had any luck with women.

Silvio agrees with that, but also says that women are all the same.

Keith: ... And Miss MC?

Silvio: ...Аh. I am sure that sooner or later she will show her nature.

Carlo, Silvio's squire, arrived and delivered a message.

Silvio: That old bastard.

Silvio's Masterlist

[sounwise]

Paul first met the art dealer Robert Fraser in the spring of 1966, at John [Dunbar] and Marianne's apartment in Lennox Gardens. This was shortly before Robert and John went to the Venice Biennale together, for which they were planning their joint strategy. Fraser represented Harold Cohen, who was one of the five young British artists to be shown at the British pavilion. Paul listened to their art talk and was impressed by Fraser's ideas. In the course of a few more encounters Paul and Robert became rather unlikely friends. Robert was a nervous Old Etonian homosexual with a fantastic eye for art. He was also a heroin addict. Paul was interested in art but was mainly attracted to Surrealism, which was not one of Robert's strong points, though as an art dealer he was happy to be of service. […] PAUL: “[Robert’s home at 20 Mount Street] was a big posh flat. There would always be a bunch of various friends around, as there were at John Dunbar's, and people I didn't necessarily know, who would be from the upper classes, not from our group. There might be Lord Londonderry, someone like that, and there were Bonham-Carters. There were a few of these sort of people with double-barrel names who I would say 'Hi' to but they were generally tripping or a little bit too out of it, actually, for my liking. I liked to sit and giggle and get a bit stoned and then go home. They wanted to stay the week - often. For me, at that time, the limit was joints. Later it moved to coke, but that was later, shortly before Sgt. Pepper. I was introduced to coke through Robert, who was messing around in the upper echelons of drugs, including heroin.” By 1966 the crowd at Robert's included a complete cross-section of the London scene; everyone from Sid Caesar, the American comedian, then famous for the film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, to the screenwriter Terry Southern, then in London for the making of Casino Royale. Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Anita Pallenberg could often be found lounging in their crushed velvet and antique lace on Robert's day beds. Photographers, artists, musicians and old school friends sampled Robert's drugs and disported themselves upon his antique rugs. School chums included the Ninth Marquess of Londonderry, who played drums at Eton and whose wife Nicolette was one of the last debutantes to be presented to the Queen. They all gathered at Mount Street, in the kind of social mix of East End photographers and West End aristocrats that so characterised the sixties. As far as Robert was concerned, background didn't matter as long as the person was someone special. Christopher: ‘Robert was a “principal only” person. He wasn't interested in people who were appendages of somebody else. He really wasn't interested in the also-rans, people who were quietly going along doing something. They had to have some sort of star quality, even if it wasn't visible, it had to be something there.’

[—from Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Barry Miles]

[safflowerseason]

early season one oth thoughts

- the early Brooke material is just awful...she really does feel like the product of some creepy middle-aged white dude’s fantasy...this conniving, man-eating temptress who just schemes for the sake of it...bleah. like, Sophia Bush pulls it off, but the humanizing turn the character takes in Ep. 8 was necessary. (although I have to say, if a man pursued a woman the way Brooke pursues Lucas, we would not consider that okay.)

- Lucas and Peyton’s relationship also frankly gets kind of crap writing...you can tell the writers haven’t really figured out *either* of their characters yet beyond “Lucas hates his dad and loves basketball and books” and “Peyton is a hot angsty mess.” They seem to be relying primarily on a trendy soundtrack and CMM’s ability to make soulful eyes at literally anything, which isn’t enough. Like, on the surface what happens to them makes sense--Lucas is full of feelings that emotionally damaged Peyton can’t handle in spite of their attraction to one another--but it doesn’t come as deep as it could. Maybe it’s the podcast affecting how I watch, but I think you can kind of tell HBM isn’t really sure how to play all of Peyton’s wild swings of emotion (not to mention her own admitted discomfort when they filmed that specific kissing scene). is she a villain? is she a heroine? the confusion is evident, which I suspect is also part of the reason the writers started exploring Lucas and Brooke’s relationship more, as well as Peyton and Jake.

- in contrast, the strongest storyline is *by far* the lovely, tentative connection growing between Nathan and Haley. You can tell the writers really took a lot of care with that relationship...every step they take feels genuine and considered. Bethany Joy Lenz is a more experienced actress than James Lafferty--a literal teenager here!--but it’s like she elevates his skills in all their interactions because they have such good chemistry. All the other couplings in these early episodes feel like rough drafts, basically, the writers figuring things out on the fly, no nuances, nothing multi-dimensional, but Nathan and Haley’s relationship feels real and fully developed

- it is insanely obvious in those early episodes that Moira Kelly was heavily pregnant. they basically don’t ever shoot her from the chest down. And for some reason they’re keeping her in these frumpy cardigans with huge collars. 

- most revolutionary: the friendship between deb and karen

- least believable: besides all the teen sex and wild drinking, the fact that Keith was in the delivery room when Lucas was born and sixteen years later he and Karen still have not figured out their own romance yet?! no. 

- the webcam thing is weird and gross!

[thesibfiles]

Courtney going on tour right after?

Theres a misconception that after Kurts death, Courtney went straight on tour right away. This is false. The album was already set to release a few days after and they couldnt change that on such a short notice. Promotion for the album was cancelled and she pushed back the tour 4 months.

“Live Through This was supposed to provide Love an opportunity to step out from her famous husband’s shadow. “It’s annoying now, and it’s been annoying for nine years, Love said in a 1999 Jane Magazine interview of always being connected to Cobain. Released four days after Cobain’s body was found, the album’s promotion was put on hold. Rather than retreat from the public eye, Love openly mourned and helped fans of Cobain and Nirvana make sense of the singer’s death. She sat with grieving teenagers gathered outside the couple’s Seattle home and recorded a reading of parts of his suicide note that was played at the singer’s memorial that gathered near the Space Needle. In the days following his death, Love showed a very raw and emotional side and admitted that, like many fans, she didn’t have all the answers. 

It was, and still is, impossible for people to discuss Live Through This without noting the irony of the album’s title. Love has said the name was not a prediction at all, but instead a reflection of all she had endured in the months leading up to its release, including a very public custody fight with the Los Angeles Department of Family Services over daughter Frances Bean. Rumors suggested that Cobain had written much of Live Through This (it’s Miss World, not Mister, just FYI). “I’d be proud as hell to say that he wrote something on it, but I wouldn’t let him. It was too Yoko for me. It’s like, ‘No fucking way, man! I’ve got a good band, I don’t fucking need your help,’” was Love’s response to critics in Spin’s oral history of Live Through This. Love and Cobain often shared notebooks and lyrics with each other, and while there is talk of Cobain’s influence on Love’s work, or the writing of all of it, less is mentioned in the press of her impact on his lyrics and music. Rather than sucking all the life out of Nirvana or threatening the success of the band, like many assumed she would do, she inspired Cobain. Fun fact: In Utero, Nirvana’s last album, was named after a line from one of Love’s poems.

Sadly, songwriting rumors would be replaced by other rumors. Women are often vilified and condemned for the deaths of their male partners. Love, like all women, was supposed to save her partner from death and addiction. Fans of Cobain projected all their anger and resentment over the loss of the Nirvana front man onto Love, and soon she was blamed for not only his addiction but also his death. There are even two movies devoted to the theory that Courtney killed Kurt: the awful Soaked in Bleach (2015) and the equally awful Kurt & Courtney (1998). If you think we’ve come a long way, baby, sadly we haven’t. 

One year after Anthony Bourdain’s death, Asia Argento is still being blamed, and in September 2018, Ariana Grande had to take a break from social media after fans blamed her for the death of her ex Mac Miller. A few months later, she would be blamed for new beau Pete Davidson’s mental health and addiction issues. It’s amazing she finds the time to write hit songs what with all the dude destruction she has going on. When women are not being blamed for the deaths of the men in their lives, they are being attacked for not grieving properly. “She wasn’t crying. She’s got $30 million coming to her. Do you blame her for being so cool?” a hospital staffer said of Yoko Ono following John Lennon’s murder in 1980. 

About four months after Cobain’s death, Love went on tour to promote her new album. Some questioned and judged why she would go on tour so soon, but Love has said it was a necessity. She had a young daughter to support. She needed to work. She also, sadly, still needed to prove herself. “I would like to think that I’m not getting the sympathy vote, and the only way to do that is to prove that what I’ve got is real,” Love told Rolling Stone in 1994.

Twenty-five years later, Cobain’s death still hangs over Live Through This. In the days leading up to the anniversary of Cobain’s death, former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur wrote an open letter to music magazine Kerrang saying she “would not stand for Kurt’s death overshadowing the life and work of the women he left behind this year.”

“We were extremely well designed for each other,” Love has said of her relationship with Cobain. In a letter reprinted in Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love, she calls him “my everything. the top half on my fraction.” The two had similar upbringings, both came from broken homes and spent childhoods shuttling between relatives and friends. They both grew up longing for love and acceptance. When we tell the story of Kurt and Courtney we talk about drugs and destruction, but we don’t talk enough about love.

The two also shared an intense drive and ambition. “I didn’t want to marry a rock star, I wanted to be one,” Love said in a 1992 Sassy interview. Evidence of her drive can be found in the many notes and to-do lists she kept, some of which are collected in Dirty Blonde. There are reminders to send her acting résumé to agencies, to write three to four new songs a week, to “achieve L.A. visibility.” A scene in the documentary Kurt & Courtney features an ex of Love’s reading from one of her to-do lists, which has “become friends with Michael Stipe” as the number one task to complete (not only did Love do this, but he is her daughter’s godfather). This ambition is not surprising from a woman who, when she was younger, mailed a tape of herself singing to Neil Sedaka in hopes of getting signed. Love knew what she wanted at an early age, and what she wanted was fame.

She was certainly living by the “do not hurt yourself, destroy yourself, mangle yourself to get the football captain. Be the football captain!” motto she championed in the 1995 documentary Not Bad for a Girl. Ambition is often a dirty word when it is used to describe women and Love is no exception. She has been repeatedly described as calculating and controlling when she should be rewarded for her blond ambition and viewed as an inspiration. Critics and the press often call her a gold digger who only married Cobain for fame and money. They fail to mention that when the two met Pretty on the Inside was actually selling more copies than Bleach, Nirvana’s debut album. Even post-Kurt, Love’s intentions were always under scrutiny. On the Today Show to do press for The People vs. Larry Flynt, Love refused to talk about her past drug use, despite the host’s repeated questions, saying the topic was not an appropriate fit for the show’s demographic. She was right, but it didn’t stop a writer from describing the move as “calculating” in a 1998 Spin piece.

Cobain was ambitious too; he was just much slyer and more secretive about it. He was known to call his manager and complain when MTV didn’t play Nirvana’s videos enough, and he would correct journalists who misquoted the band’s sales figures in interviews. While success is typically celebrated and rewarded for men and it certainly was for Cobain, he also had to be mindful of the slacker generation that loved Nirvana and greeted success — and especially mainstream success —

While female celebrities like Love are criticized for their rebellion, male celebrities, like Cobain for example, are celebrated and mythologized for it. Cobain and Love both struggled with addiction, but it is Love who is repeatedly vilified for her drug use. “She was vilified for being a mess, for being a drug addict, for not being a great parent — in other words, all of the things we expect in a male rock star,” said Bust magazine in a piece in the magazine’s 20th anniversary issue, which featured Love on the cover.

We make jokes about the drug antics of male celebrities from Keith Richards to Charlie Sheen, idolizing their debauchery and depravity. The new Netflix/Lifetime movie by Jack Daniels, The Dirt, about Mötley Crüe, takes the band’s excesses to almost comic levels. Check out crazy tourmate Ozzy Osbourne snorting a line of ants by a hotel pool! Such zany antics! I would love to see Lindsay Lohan try to get away with that. We never allow women to live down their arrests and their addictions, but we repeatedly allow men to have a redemption arc. Robert Downey Jr. was in and out of jail and on and off drugs for much of the mid to late ’90s, but we rarely, if ever, talk about his past.

When Love isn’t being attacked for her addiction issues, she is being judged for her parenting. Love’s first unflattering press was “Strange Love,” the much publicized 1992 Vanity Fair profile by Lynn Hirschberg. While the piece talks at length about Love’s drug use and constantly questions her parenting ability, it doesn’t paint Cobain in the same light. “It is appalling to think that she would be taking drugs when she knew she was pregnant,” says one close friend in the piece. Hirschberg relies on many unnamed sources and focuses often on the tabloid-like aspects of Love’s life and addictions. “Courtney has a long history with drugs. She loves Percodans (‘They make me vacuum’), and has dabbled with heroin off and on since she was eighteen, once even snorting it in Room 101 of the Chelsea Hotel, where Nancy Spungen died,” she writes. “Reportedly, Kurt didn’t do much more than drink until he met Courtney.” (Even when it is reported by Kurt and Krist that Kurt tried heroin in 1989, way before Courtney, It was also known that he smoked weed and used caugh syrup to get high in 1989 and 1990.)

This double standard was common in coverage of the couple. In Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the 2015 documentary by Brett Morgen, Love asks her husband, “Why does everyone think you’re the good one and I’m the bad one?” Later in the film we see a scene of Frances Bean’s first haircut. The child sits on Cobain’s lap while Love searches for a comb and scissors. The camera shows Cobain nodding off, and while he maintains that he is just tired, it’s clear he’s not. The scene is painful to watch, especially because those around Cobain carry on like nothing in wrong, giving the feeling this is just like any other day in the Love-Cobain household. The scene is a reminder of how the press treated Cobain’s addiction when he was alive. They just carried on like nothing was wrong, instead directing all their judgement at Love.

[waugh-bao]

1, 11, 19 for the band asks!

1. What’s your favorite band?

Probably the Stones. At least for rock bands.

11. What's your least favorite album by your favorite band?

Dirty Work, from 1986. The music itself isn’t very good, and the whole story of the recording/background to the album is just sad and messed up (Charlie was in the throes of heroin addiction and alcoholism, Mick and Keith weren’t talking, Stu passed away before it was even released, etc).

19. Which band position is the hottest- vocalist, drummer, guitarist, bassist?

Drummer, but bassist is also pretty high up there depending upon the band in question. Lead vocalist is bottom of the totem poll.

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A.N. : Alright, so since the graduation party is now done in the anime as well and it’s not a spoiler anymore for anyone who’s up to date with at least one of the three medias, I decided to do Maria justice and give her what all her friends decided she wasn’t allowed to have : time to explain her words to Katarina (and time for Katarina to digest them and react upon them). @the-woundupbird and @i-hate-liking-batman, as promised !

    The sun was slowly descending toward the horizon, colouring the sky in shades of pink, violet and blue, while Katarina Claes and her friend, Maria Campbell, walked around the school grounds, looking for familiar faces and enjoying the food. The graduation party had been beautiful, as expected of an event organised by the Student Council, and Nicol had been delighted by his vegetable bouquet, as Katarina had predicted… or at least she assumed he had been delighted. His expressions were still quite hard to read. Still, she felt proud of herself : she really had a great idea with that one !

    Her train of thoughts was interrupted by Maria asking her a question :

 “How did you like the party, Lady Katarina ?

- It was wonderful ! So many tasty sweets~ Oh, and the flower bouquets on the tables were really pretty too !

- You should tell Lady Mary then,” giggled Maria, “she was the one who provided the flowers and made the bouquets. I am sure she would be delighted to hear your praise !

- I’ll make sure to tell her then !”

    The two girls kept walking as they chatted about the ceremony, Nicol and Giordo’s speeches, the food, the presents Nicol received… After a while, Katarina noticed that the sky was turning dark as the sun disappeared behind the mountains on the horizon and that they had drifted away from the party to a rather secluded part of the school grounds. Remembering why she had spent the entire day glued to Maria’s side, Katarina started to panic.

 “Wait a minute, that’s not good ! By that time, Maria should have been approached by one of the capture targets who would confess his undying love to her ! What’s going on ? Why is no one here beside the two of us ?”

    Before the panic could really sink in, Katarina took a deep breath and decided to ask Maria directly who’s route she had pursued over the course of the year… but maybe not in those terms.

    Turning toward her friend, Katarina grabbed her hands, the sudden movement prompting Maria to look up at her in surprise.

 “Maria, I meant to ask… Is there anyone you like right now ?

- Huh ? … Well, I adore you, Lady Katarina !”

    As usual, huh… But this time, Katarina wouldn’t stop there ! She needed an actual answer, now !

 “While I’m happy to hear that, that’s not what I meant… Do you have someone you’re interested in ? A boy that you’d want to go out with ?

- Someone I’m interested in and want to go out with ? A boy… ? No, there isn’t one !” Maria answered with a cheerful smile.

    Meanwhile, Katarina was lost for words.

“Huh ? No one ? What does that mean ?”

 “I’m not interested in any boy. For me, there’s only one person I’m interested in and admire from the bottom of my heart. The person who’s side I never want to leave… It’s you, Lady Katarina. So…”

    Maria moved her hands around Katarina’s to hold them between her own, then lifted her gaze up to meet Katarina’s, trying to convey all her love for the girl through her eyes as well as her words.

 “Please let me stay by your side forever, Lady Katarina.”

    Katarina was speechless. She hadn’t anticipated Maria to tell her such passionate words and didn’t know how to react. At the same time, something about this declaration felt familiar…

 “Oh, that’s right ! This is the line the heroine is supposed to say to her chosen capture target at the end of the game ! But why is she saying it to me ?! What’s going on ?!”

    Thinking she might have just misunderstood, Katarina tentatively asked :

 “Uh, Maria… What do you mean by that, exactly ?”

    Maria blushed. Her pink lips parted as her gaze somehow turned even more tender. Katarina suddenly found it hard to breathe.

 “I mean that I’m in love with you, Lady Katarina.”

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    Katarina’s brain was a mess, almost all of the small versions of her running around screaming while an alarm was blaring. The chairwoman lifted her hammer high over her head and slammed it down on the table, once, making the others stop running, twice, cutting off their screaming, then a third time as the alarm quieted down, plunging the mental space in an eerie, uncomfortable silence.

 “Everyone,” said the chairwoman with a calm voice, “losing ourselves to panic will not help us make sense of this situation. We need to stay calm and examine the evidence laid before us to understand what has led us to this development.”

    Studious Katarina nodded and went back to her seat.

 “You are right, Chairwoman. We need to consider this situation carefully. Maria confessing to Katarina is not something that could have happened in the game, not only because they were enemies but also because Katarina had been killed or exiled already at this point.

- But Katarina isn’t a villainess this time.” Fearless Katarina reminded them. “We aren’t even a rival since we made sure to stay out of Maria’s way to Giordo’s heart. So if we’re neither a villainess nor a rival, did that make us automatically become a capture target ?

- It seems that is how Maria views us at least, or she wouldn’t have fallen in love and confessed.

- I can’t believe Maria has fallen in love with us.” Spineless Katarina murmured, cheeks blazing red. “She’s so amazing, and cute, and kind, and hardworking, and honest, and sweet, and funny… She’s just the perfect girl !”

    All the Katarinas nodded, blushing a little as they remembered everything good about Maria.

 “It is true that Maria is quite the amazing and alluring girl,” agreed the Chairwoman, “no one can say otherwise. Being the target of her affections is certainly not a bad thing.

- Thinking back on all the time we spent with Maria… It makes me want to ask her to be our wife !” exclaimed Fearless Katarina, rising from her seat in her excitement.

- Thinking back on all this time, huh…” Studious Katarina took a moment to gather her thoughts. “Now that I think about it, we did steal a couple of romance events from Giordo and Keith, didn’t we ? The first big ones on top of that. And we are clearly the one who spent the most time with Maria compared to the other capture targets. According to the game’s rules, it was obvious, in retrospect, that she would fall in love with us. But what about us ? Are we in love with Maria ?”

    All the Katarinas paused what they were doing and took a moment to consider the question.

 “It’s a hard question.” said the Chairwoman, a frown on her face. “Maria is certainly an amazing girl, but since we have only ever viewed her as a friend, suddenly trying to change our point of view is a bit difficult.

- Still, I think we are in love with her.” Happy Katarina said, looking unusually solemn. “When I try to think about life without Maria, it hurts in my chest and the resulting life feels hollow.

- You’re right,” Fearless Katarina nodded, “I remember when Maria was kidnapped by Raphael… Those three days where we didn’t know what happened to her, if she were still alive… It was awful. The idea of seeing her get hurt now…”

    All Katarinas shivered at the thought.

 “But is that romantic love ?” asked Studious Katarina. “No one wants to see their friends get hurt after all. We cried when we dreamed of our friends being killed by Raphael. Are our feelings for Maria really that different from the ones we harbour for our other friends ?

- I… think they are.” This time it was Spineless Katarina who voiced her thoughts. “I don’t want any of our friends to get hurt, but it’s only when I think of Maria that I feel the need to hold her tight and never let anything happen to her.

- I have a similar feeling.” said the Chairwoman. “And I have a proposition to make, to really ascertain our feelings for Maria. I think you all know what I am talking about ?”

    All the Katarinas nodded solemnly.

 “Then, all in favour of confirming our feelings for Maria through this mean ?”

    Everyone voted “yes”.

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    Katarina blinked, coming back to her senses. Maria was still in front of her, holding her hands, but now looked worried.

 “Lady Katarina ? Do you hear me ?

- Maria… Yes, I hear you. Sorry, I was lost in thought.”

    Maria sighed in relief, then offered Katarina a little smile.

 “I am relieved. I was starting to get worried, since your trances don’t usually last this long.”

    Katarina scratched her cheek and let out a nervous giggle.

 “Yes, well… It’s not every day I am confessed to. I really didn’t see it coming.”

    Maria chuckles.

 “I thought as much. So it’s ok if you don’t want to give me your answer right away. I’ll wait as long as you need.”

    Maria’s sweet smile made Katarina’s heart clench. She wanted to take her in her arms. To hold her close and never let go. She wouldn’t feel that way if she only saw Maria as a friend, right ? But to be sure…

 “Actually, Maria… I think I know the answer I want to give you, but I want to confirm my own feelings first. So please, forgive me for being selfish.

- Selfish ? What do-”

    Before Maria could finish her sentence, Katarina snuck an arm around her waist to bring her closer, the fingers of her free hand tangling in blonde locks as she brought her lips to Maria’s in a chaste and a bit sloppy kiss.

    And it clicked.

    Suddenly all felt right in the world and Katarina felt as though her heart just got bigger, fuller, ready to envelop Maria in her embrace and never let her go. She tightened her hold on Maria and deepened the kiss, desperate to feel the other girl as close to her as she could be.

    After a second of confusion, Maria cupped Katarina’s face in her hands and kissed her back, a low hum of contentment escaping her as Katarina deepened the kiss. Soon after, her hands moved, one to Katarina’s shoulder, holding onto it as though she needed it to stay upright, the other to the back of Katarina’s head, caressing a sensitive spot at the base of her neck that made her moan in Maria’s mouth. Their kiss only grew hotter and more desperate, the two girls holding each other as though their lives depended on it. They only separated when the lack of air made them feel lightheaded, but even then they didn’t break their embrace, instead resting their foreheads against each other’s, gazing lovingly into the other’s eyes. After a couple of seconds, Maria had regained enough of her breath to ask :

 “So… I take it that’s a “I love you too” ?”

    Katarina couldn’t help but laugh breathlessly at that, love and happiness too large to contain. She buried her face in Maria’s neck, too overwhelmed to use her voice yet, but unable to resist the urge to lay feather-light kisses on the soft skin beneath her lips… then, hearing Maria let out a sigh of pleasure, laid a few more to draw out another which soon turned into a moan when Katarina found a more sensitive spot. Something in Katarina awoke at that, something she didn’t even know existed, and she started sucking and nibling on the soft flesh, then soothing it with gentle kisses and licks before starting all over again. She could feel Maria tremble against her, hear her moans, her breath coming out shorter and shorter… Then it was her name that Maria was moaning in her ear and Katarina almost lost herself in the sudden wave of desire that engulfed her in that moment. She was saved by Maria’s gentle hands bringing her face back in front of her own and away from her neck. A chaste kiss on her lips anchored her back into reality and she smiled sheepishly under Maria’s tender, amused gaze.

 “Sorry, I got carried away.

- I can’t say I disliked it. But we should probably avoid that while we are in the school’s gardens.”

    Katarina blushed as she realised they were still out in the open.

 “Right, anyone could have seen that… Mother would kill me if she heard rumours of me passionately making out with one of my classmates.”

    Maria gently extracted herself from Katarina’s embrace before taking one of her hands and leading her back toward the school’s building.

 “The party must almost be over by now, so we should get back inside anyway.”

    Katarina nodded absentmindedly, thoughts still filled by what she just experienced. But she had the feeling she was forgetting something… Thinking back on what happened, she realised what it was and stopped Maria in her tracks.

 “Huh ?” Maria turned toward her, surprised. “Lady Katarina, is something wrong ?

- I got so carried away I ended up forgetting maybe the most important thing.”

    Maria stared, confused, as Katarina stepped closer and hugged her around the waist, bringing the two girls chest to chest again. Then, with a sweet smile and gentle voice, Katarina finally gave her answer :

 “I love you too, Maria.”

A.N. : taking the opportunity to say that I’ll post everything I’ve written so far as a compilation of short stories on AO3. My pseudo there is also Laulink in case you want to check it out and follow the collection to be alerted next time I post something.

If I write short stories in the form of series of dialogues, like the “Like Mother like Daughter” one, I’ll post it on tumblr, but the more novel-like stories, like this one, will be put only on AO3 and I’ll just post a link here on tumblr.

Also I might write a couple more short stories for this series and Beware of the Villainess, but once that’s done, I’ll start working on a multi-chapters AU that’s basically a mix of Hamefura and I favour the Villainess, where Maria is the one who has memories of her past life in our world instead of Katarina and she decides to save the villainess from her doom. I don’t know when I’ll post it yet, but stay tuned !

[sbrown82]

My heart breaks for the 17 year old boy, Scott Cantrell. Keith was in Paris at that time, and Anita 'played Scott's mother and lover.' Another man (Anita's friend), who was there at that time, 25 year old Jeffrey Sessler, said that Pallenberg was not interested in Cantrell sexually but I honestly don't believe in it. For me, Anita is the type of woman who would seduce a man and later ruin his life. Scott earlier lost his mother due to suicide :(.

Oh, it was horrible! The whole thing was just a mess. I also don't believe that it was a non-sexual relationship because Scott Cantrell was just a 17-year old boy who worked the grounds of Keith and Anita's estate, but he was found shot to death with Keith's gun in their bed. Now, what was he doing in there? That's inappropriate, especially for a grown-ass 37-year old woman. I mean, Anita seduced everybody. Men, women, it didn't matter. Plus, at the time, she was strung out on heroin and was shockingly bloated and depressed from the death of the her 10-week-old son Tara who died in 1976 from SIDS. She started having an affair with this young boy while Keith was away working. But, Scott was something else though, and a bit of a nasty kid. He actually used to tell their son Marlon, who was 10 at the time, that he was going to shoot Keith with his own gun. He thought it was cool to be with Keith Richards’ "wife". She also referred to Scott as her "boyfriend." But apparently he accidentally shot himself while playing Russian roulette. Keith was trying to get his life together and even underwent the black-box cure for his addiction where they attach wires to each ear that sends electronic pulses that can reduce the pain of withdrawal. And then this incident happened at his house and that was like the nail in the coffin for Keith, he was over her. He did manage to keep her ass out of jail.

[lady-griffin]

I'm curious, who do you ship in Otome Game no Hametsu Flag?

Oh Boy, get ready for a lengthy answer, that’s a lot longer than you ever wanted. 

I pretty much ship Katarina with everyone in the harem, except Keith and Sophia.

Even though Keith is in love with Katarina, they have such a pure sibling dynamic. I would hate for Katarina and Keith to lose their sibling, even if they gained a romantic partner out of it.

Sophia and Katarina have such a wonderful platonic relationship that I just adore. I know Sophia loves Katarina like the rest, but their whole dynamic is the most friendship based, especially for a certain big reason. I prefer their friendship with one another than a romance.

Here’s who I ship and in what order.

1. Katarina x Geordo

I love their dynamic and relationship and just everything about them. The setup for these two works for me on every level. Their scenes are my favorite and I’m always looking forward to seeing them interact with one another.

The juxtaposition of Geordo clearly being in love with Katarina and her having contingency plans in case he exiles or attacks her is just amazing. It’s so goddamn funny.

Plus, that juxtaposition provides such wonderful tension between the two, which is very enjoyable to see and explore.

It’s also interesting that their dynamic was established first, which makes me think that the rule of first guy/girl might apply to the story. Especially, since their engagement is a factor to a lot of the other love-interests’ feeling towards Katarina.

While it hasn’t been developed that much (at least in the Manga) something about Geordo being a black-hearted prince and not the fairytale prince he presents himself as is, for me, a very rich mine that has yet to be explored. The fact that Katarina is also very aware of that side of him, because of her secret knowledge, makes it all the more intriguing.

There are just so many possibilities for these two.

While this might ruin the harem aspect of it all, I think there could be a very interesting new dynamic if Katarina returned Geordo’s feelings –

(1) But she was completely unaware of her own feelings.

(2) If she were aware, would completely think Geordo is not in love with her.

(3) Katarina wonders and panics if her wanting to be with Geordo confirms that she is the villainess. Is she getting in the way of him and Maria or him and someone else? Is she just sealing her own doomed ending by being in love with him?

OR what if Geordo did break off his engagement with Katarina, because he has to be engaged to someone else (or thinks he does). And Katarina, to her own surprise, became sad.

Because then I can imagine a whole Ouran Highschool Host Club like-scenario, with Katarina going after Geordo but some other group or force tries to stop her.

Then whole harem helps her get to him, each letting her go in the process, because of their feelings (not despite) they all want Katarina to be happy.

There are so many possibilities for these two, so even if it’s not what I imagine, I’m just excited to see what is to come for these two. 

They just won over my little shipper heart.

2.  Katarina x Mary

I greatly enjoy Mary and Katarina’s friendship and whole dynamic. I love their scenes together. Seeing them together as friends, an unrequited love, a couple – is perfection for me.

They have such wonderful chemistry together and I’m always hungry for more. 

I love Mary having that bit of an edge to her (apparently more so in the Light Novels). And combined with Katarina’s density you have the makings of a great comedic dynamic.

In the game it seems like Mary was just the perfect lady – outside and inside. There wasn’t a darker shade or ulterior aspect to her (though that could just be the game’s limited view of the world).

But our Mary, she is more than willing to fight for Katarina.

That girl has an extensive profile on all of her rivals and is closely monitoring all their relationships with Katarina. Mary would cut a bitch is what I’m saying.

Which is very similar to Geordo, which is why I think Mary is so appealing to me as a love interest for Katarina. What I like about Geordo and Katarina, Mary and Katarina also have that factor.

Also, since Katarina is best girl and Mary is also best girl then clearly the two should be together (I’m sorry, Sophia and Maria – I love you two as well).

If Mary got the girl in the end, I would be over the moon.  And that’s what shipping is all about.

3. Katarina x Maria

I enjoy their relationship, whether it be platonic or romantic.

I was curious when I began to read the Manga if Maria was going to become the villain, since Katarina became the heroine. I was pleased that was not the case – hell, far from it as Katarina romanced her too.

They’re just so cute and sweet. And I love that when everyone else is exasperated with Katarina, Maria is just smiling all lovey-dovey, not even bothered. That’s great.

It also seems like Katarina saved Maria from her loneliness in a way that the game never really explored with the four main love-interests, so there’s that whole aspect to their relationship, which I am intrigued by and really like. 

If I’m being honest, though, I do think they are missing that good romantic tension that I think all good romances need. I want more of a bite to them and their relationship. So, they’re not quite there for me as a couple, at least not yet. 

Nonetheless, Katarina is lovely and wonderful. Maria is lovely and wonderful. So, the two of them together would be lovely and wonderful. 

4. Katarina x Alan

I guess with the kind of character Alan is, I thought we would have gotten more of his relationship with Katarina than what we actually get (in the Manga so far).

When I started reading the manga, I just assumed he was going to be the main rival to Geordo. So, when that didn’t happen, I was surprised. A part of me feels like there’s something missing with these two that I’m not being shown, which piques my imagination.

I like that the anime has elaborated on Alan and Katarina’s relationship, with what we’ve been given so far, because their relationship was lacking.

I love the drama of Alan falling in love with his brother’s fiancée and all that jazz. They also have a unique dynamic as friends and once rivals which is nice.

While Katarina is dense as all hell, Alan is not too far behind – especially when it comes to feelings and how to act on them. So, their combined density might just kill everyone else if combined– which would be a lot of fun.  

Overall, I do ship them less because of what we’ve been given so far, but more because of their potential.

5. Katarina x Nicol

Unfortunately, for Nicol there’s not all that much of him in comparison to the others.

I like his and Katarina’s relationship from his side - he’s cool and reserved to pretty much everyone (except Sophia), but quickly loses all that calm when it comes to Katarina. 

I do love his whole I’m prepared to walk an appropriate distance behind you, while you become the wife of my dear friend and prince and maybe my future King. That’s just some good romantic angst there.

It’s also nice how they both love Sophia and that is the basis of their entire foundation. 

There is something so underrated about a person falling for another, because of how they interact with their family. 

Oh, and Sophia rooting for these two, is just too cute.

6. Katarina x Raphael

Honestly, these two just comes across as though Katarina adopted a new little brother – even though he’s older. But I’m not opposed to their dynamic if it got more development. I’m really more in love with their friendship than anything else, though. 

Non-Katarina Ships (Gasp, can it be?)

7. Alan x Mary

I really like their dynamic as it currently is – and it would hilarious to me that while these two are engaged and both in love with Katarina – that somehow amongst all of that mess they started to develop feelings for one another.

In the game, Alan didn’t have any feelings for Mary (which how is that even possible - she’s Mary).

But, boy did he get jealous in this timeline when he thought Katarina was stealing away his fiancée when they were kids (which, yeah, that was 100% the case).

It feels like there could definitely be something between these two, which I’m not oppose to, as long as it feels organic and not just them being paired off together to tie up loose ends. 

8. Maria x Raphael 

I don’t know why, but I just really like the idea of these two together. Maybe because it feels like opposites coming together with their magic.

I think it would be fun if one of Maria’s romance-targets became a romantic possibility for her in this time-line. I just like them - romantic or not.

9. Keith x Maria

I think they would be sweet. Out of the four main romance-targets these two just work the best with how they are in the current timeline, in my opinion.  

10. Keith x Nicol

I saw a fan comic of these two and I liked it…

Keith being charmed by Nicol (as we have seen men are also affected) is nice. They also have the whole, I will do anything to protect my sister thing, going for them.

So, that’s some nice shared ground between the two of them. 

11. Keith x Sophia

They’re both very sweet and adorable younger siblings. It would be cute.

12. Mary x Maria

Honestly, why not. There’s not a real reason here, other than – why the hell not?

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And that’s who I ship in Otome Game No Hametsu Flag. 

This is just my personal opinion of who I ship. No judgement on anyone else or what they ship or who their favorite ship is. 

Also, sorry for the length. I have a lot of feelings and opinions on Hamefura. 

[writing-vld]

Of the Blood pt 2

Keith Kogane x Reader

A/n: I’m a whore. 

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Genre: Romance Rated: Explicit Warning: Smut, Blood, Blood Drinking, idk what else to tell you other than it’s gross and nasty and minors don’t need to be reading it. 

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Author: Lyn, Writing-VLD

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It had been a couple days since you had fed from Keith, and even though you had been getting better with your cravings, you always craved him. No matter how many times you fed from Keith, you always wanted more. More, more, more; all of the time. It was never enough. You didn’t tell Keith this fact, however.

You knew that if you told him that you always craved him every second of the day, he would try to find a way to let you feed from him all the time. You knew it was dangerous for him, however. If you fed from him often, you could possibly kill him.

When Shiro found out that Keith had let you feed from him, Shiro wasn’t very happy. What if you had killed him? Granted, Shiro didn’t think that you would ever do it intentionally, but he had seen the lengths you would go for blood. He didn’t want Keith to get hurt at all, nor for you to hurt yourself because you killed him. However, Keith had insisted that you were learning and he was helping you, and Shiro couldn’t keep Keith from doing what he wished.

The paladins continued donating blood whenever they could, knowing that if you fed from Keith too much, you could kill him. It was a request you had asked of in favor of Keith’s life, and Shiro had agreed with your reasoning. So, they would donate a pint of their blood every three months for you, even though you had begun to develop a taste of Keith’s blood only.

After you had begun to learn to take control of your hunger and not lash out, Shiro and Allura had allowed you to move back into your room and out of the cell. It had taken a while, but you had been determined to get out of isolation. Currently, you were situated in your room, reading a book you had snagged from the Space Mall. It had been a quiet day. No Galra, no people needing saved, just a quiet day in the Castle of Lions.

A sudden rumbling in your stomach made you pause, an aching in your teeth beginning, and you sat up. Stretching and popping your sore bones, you were quick to go to the kitchen. Rummaging around in the fridges, you heart began to drop to your stomach.

You were out of blood bags.

You growled to yourself, scratching the back of your neck. Had you really gone through all of the paladins blood already? Biting your lip, you decided to make a split-second decision, and began to walk to Keith’s room. As his scent became stronger, that familiar spiciness dripping down into your throat, you could feel the need to taste him get stronger. That hunger within you became a winding need, and you found yourself in front of Keith’s room in no time.

Your knuckles rapped harshly against the door, and when Keith opened the door, your lips were upon his in no time. Keith was startled, stumbling back a bit, but when he recognized your lips, Keith took you in like you were a personal piece of heroin.

Keith’s fingers began to run through your hair, tugging slightly, and you pulled back, growling deeply. Keith was breathing hard, and he smirked slightly.

“You hungry?”

You panted, nodding as you stared deeply at his neck. Keith nodded slightly, and you leaned in, rubbing your nose against his neck and you mumbled, digging your fingers into his hips.

“You smell so nice…so good. I always crave you, Keith.”

Keith’s face pinked, his hands resting upon your shoulders, and you pulled him as close to you as you could by his belt loops. Mouthing at the skin on his neck, Keith let out a small huff, his skin heating up with a need not too unlike to your own. Your fangs elongated, and you had to clench your teeth in order to resist biting Keith right then.

Your hands ran across the material of his shirt across his stomach and down to his growing bulge, gently cupping and kneading against him. Keith’s mouth fell agape, and he took a shaky breath as he watched your fingers, gently grinding into your hand.

This was always his favorite part when you would feed from him…becoming intimate and getting the blood pumping…sweetening it up with the deliciousness of his arousal.

Keith pulled back a bit to take his shirt off, revealing toned muscles and sculpted valleys of skin and scars. Your eyes raked over him, taking him in, and Keith moved towards you, capturing your lips within his own, his tongue raking along your teeth, teasing at your fangs.

You hummed as he entangled his hand within your hair, his fingers scratching at your scalp before his hands ran down your body, pulling up your shirt. Allowing him to take it off, his hands ran up your burning body, your temperature rising with the heat and need you were feeling.

His fingers unclasped your bra, and when it came undone, Keith pulled from your lips to watch the fabric fall away, allowing your breasts to become free. Red lines from the wire within the bra were pressed into your skin, and Keith gently rubbed his thumbs along the lines to sooth skin. You shivered slightly, and your nipples perked from the sensation. Keith let his nose rub again the skin of your neck, mouthing at the skin and lightly nipping the flesh, and you growled deeply from the feeling.

Oh, how good it felt to feel his teeth against your flesh.

Keith worked his way down before he took a nipple into his mouth, suckling as his other hand began to gently need your flesh, and you sighed deeply, running your fingers through his hair. Switching between the mounds, Keith let your breasts rest, bringing his lips back to your own as his fingers made work of your jeans.

Keith pulled you towards the bed, pulling away to push you down onto the bed, and you bounced lightly. Sitting up on your elbows, you watched him hungrily as he crawled over you, undoing the clasp to his belt before making quick work of his jeans. Pushing them down along with his boxers, he revealed his hard cock, tip red and leaking precum from his need.

Taking your jeans, you lifted yourself as he pulled them away, tugging at the leggings and sliding them off as quick as he could. Pulling your panties away, Keith spread your legs to get a look at your cunt, the dim light of the bedside lamp catching your arousal and making your cunt glisten like freshly fallen snow. Keith leaned down to kiss your stomach, making his way down before getting to your cunt, and just as he was about to swipe his tongue against you, your stomach growled.

Keith couldn’t help but snicker, and you shook your head, red in the face. Keith joked with you, one of his fingers teasingly swiping up against your pussy’s entrance.

“Getting impatient, (Y/n)?”

You growled, your eyes flashing at him.

“Keith, don’t tease me.”

Keith chuckled before rolling his eyes.

“So bossy.”

Keith then bent down, allowing his tongue to flick at your clit, and you jolted from the feeling. His finger gently pushed into you, and you breathed in deeply from the feeling. Oh how nice and beautiful and felt to have any part of him inside of you. As Keith licked and sucked on your clit, his fingers working to stretch and prepare you for him, your fingers pinched at your nipples.

Your fangs had fully elongated, the tips scraping against your bottom lip as you allowed yourself to fall into the pleasure. While Keith certainly wasn’t a master at the art of oral, he was still very much a natural at it. You had found that he enjoyed giving oral and watching you come undone from just his tongue and fingers. It was hot and so very enticing to him, so he made sure to always give your pussy a few good licks before absolutely wrecking you.

Though, who was he kidding? The one who was almost always a mess at the end of the night was him.

Your fingers dug into the sheets of his bed as Keith continued to eat you out, his eyes staying on your face as your mouth fell agape. You were panting and sighing softly, eyebrows furrowed as you focused on the sensations running through your body. Keith groaned lightly at the sight of you coming undone. Your legs wrapped around his shoulders, seeming to cage him in, and Keith pushed his head against you, trying to get his tongue deep inside of you, trying to get more of a delicious taste of your pussy.

Your walls were tightening with each thrust of his tongue, from each swipe of his thumb against your clit, and as your voice begun to get louder, Keith pulled away with a smirk. You let out an offended growl, and Keith leaned over you, your juices glistening against his chin.

“Don’t worry, I’m gonna make you feel good.”

Keith crawled up more to be completely over you, and his handed guided his cock to your pussy, gently pressing the head into you. You gasped lightly at the feeling, and Keith leaned down, taking your lips for his own. You could taste yourself against him, and as Keith slowly pushed himself into you, stretching you like he always did, you leaned back to lick up the juices against his chin.

Keith grunted, and when he was fully sheathed inside you, the man took a deep breath, staying still as you became adjusted. Your hips began to move against his in need, and Keith took it as a sign to begin moving. His hips began to move against yours, his cock moving in and out of you at an easy pace.

You grunted as Keith fucked you at a steady pace, his hair hanging down in front of his eyes, the violet hues staring intently at you. Your clawed fingers began to dig into the skin of his shoulders, and Keith hissed lightly at the feeling.

Keith began to pick up pace, fucking into your cunt deeply, and you moaned out from the feeling. Sweat began to perspire on both of your bodies, creating a sheen of desire and beautiful shine as the two of you fucked. Your eyes strayed to Keith’s neck, and you licked your lips as you watched the sweat run down his flushed skin. You could hear his heart pounding within his chest, could smell his blood getting a sweeter tinge to it as he continued to become closer and closer to his release.

Your walls began to tighten around his cock, the familiar feeling of needing to release washing over you, and you began to moan his name over and over, encouraging the man to fuck you even harder. As you began to release, your mouth fell agape, and Keith groaned as he felt your walls tighten around him.

The sound of your voice calling his name so lewdly made Keith’s release come quicker, and just as you were starting to come down, grunting from the overstimulation, Keith was beginning to fall. Your fingers broke the skin on his shoulders as you gripped them, and the smell of the blood made you lose all restraint. Yanking Keith down, your teeth sunk into his neck, and Keith cried out from the feeling.

As he came, cumming so deep inside you, he continued to thrust and move, the feeling of your mouth pulsing and swallowing against him making Keith’s release longer than usual. As you fed, you moved against him slightly, your claws running down his back and gripping his ass cheeks, and Keith let out a huff from the feeling. Finally, after a couple moments of you feeding, you pulled away, your mouth and chin stained with his blood, your blown-pupils beginning to dilate back to their normal size.

Keith rest his head on your chest, panting, so tired from the fucking and draining of his blood. You ran your fingers through his hair as you both lied quietly together, and you mumbled softly.

“Sorry for just barging in like that. Your scent always drives me crazy.”

Keith muttered back, a small smug smirk on his lips.

“At least I know I don’t smell bad.”

“I don’t think my hunger would care if you did.”

You both chuckled and Keith kissed at your collarbone, nipping it slightly.

“Nice to know you don’t discriminate.”

You both chuckled before you both fell into a sleep, satiated and well-taken care of.

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10 Bats**t Crazy Rolling Stones Drug Stories

As far as debauchery while on the road, the 1972 tour probably wins the prize. The entire tour was filmed with the hope of releasing a documentary, but there existed so much incriminating behavior in the footage that it was never released. Every year the band will get together To view the film, but the only rule is that Robert Frank, who shot the film must be present. Some of the highlights are Mick Jagger doing cocaine from a switchblade, a 4 foot line of cocaine in the bathroom, Keith Richards nodding off after an injection of heroin, as well as him and Bobby Keys setting fire to a bathroom in Hugh Hefner‘s mansion attempting to get high.

At a concert in Knebworth in 1976, Keith Richards arrived a complete mess from too much heroin, among other things. The roadies deliberately cut the wires to the speaker system causing a 90 minute delay. They did this in order to give Keith just a little bit more time to sober up. He drove home that night, but as was his habit he took a little snort of heroin for the drive. The guitarist drove off the road and ended up hitting a tree. Here was his statement to police. “I’m a good driver. I mean, nobody’s perfect. At least we didn’t hit anybody.’ His son Marlon sat in the backseat at the time at the age of seven. Years later, Marlon would comment that he could still see his body handprint in the backseat from the crash.

In 1981, the Rolling Stones put on their biggest tour ever amassing the most money the band had ever seen on one tour. Yet, throughout the dates, Keith Richards and Ron Wood drank heavily before shows. At one particular performance, they arrived at the venue at 9 PM when the supporting act was playing. Keith Richards went on stage to start playing, but then he realized that it was not his band. He quickly retreated back to his dressing room.

During concerts in the late 1960’s and the early 1970’s, lines of coke and heroin would be laid out on amplifiers for the band during breaks between songs. The cocaine was there for anyone that wanted some, while the heroin was reserved for Keith Richards and Ron Wood. They also smoked heroin laced cigarettes during these concerts as well. That’s pretty much insane.

In 1973, the Rolling Stones had a weeklong layover between tour stops in Australia. Keith Richards had met a housewife with a pharmaceutical cocaine connection. Keith being Keith actually stayed with her for the entire week. He even watched her son while she was at work. “There's somebody in a suburb in Melbourne who doesn't even know I wiped his ass."

Around 1967 or 1968, the band began to experiment with psychedelic drugs like LSD. One particular acid trip became quite memorable. Keith Richards and John Lennon were hanging out one day when they decided to drop acid. For some reason, they thought it would be fun to drive around in his Bentley while tripping on acid. The duo drove in circles for hours, eventually ending up at Lennon’s house. A few years later, the two met up again at a party in New York, so Keith immediately asked the ex-Beatle. “What happened on that trip?”

Keith Richards literally does not give a shit about anything. At a baby shower for Ron Wood’s wife, she had made him promise to not do any cocaine in front of her mother. He reluctantly agreed, but that promise did not last long. After dinner, the guitarist threw a gigantic bag of coke on the table. “And now for dessert.” Her mother ran out of the room in total fear.

In 1970, Mick Jagger bought a spacious 850 acre estate called Stargroves in Hampshire, England. According to his biographer of a manuscript never released, he was tripping on acid at the time that he purchased it. Right before he agreed to buy the place, Jagger saw a horse and hopped on it. The only problem came in the fact he had never been on a horse before. Luckily, the singer was able to calm the horse before it bucked him.

In the late 1970’s, Mick Jagger met model Jerry Hall. He quickly became infatuated with her trying to win her affections. At one point, he confessed to her that he used heroin almost every day. She told him that if he did not quit that substance, then she would never be with him. The singer did quit heroin cold turkey, which led to a 20 year relationship with Hall.

Crazy stories do not just belong to Mick and Keith. Ron Wood developed a nasty freebasing of cocaine habit. He would get stoned out of his mind for hours and hours without even an inkling of the real world. Charlie Watts would come over to his house in order to watch him to make sure he stayed safe. Apparently, Watts dozed off when Wood’s chauffeur woke them both up. He screamed, “The fucking canyon is on fire.” There was a major California wild fire blazing just outside his home. The chauffeur was able to get the two out safely. The fire would cost many people their homes and a few lives. Musician Neil Young represented one such person who lost his home in the blaze.