#kenny is now a soccer fan

[pinklofthousecookie]

uefa euro cup!!! 🇩🇪⚽️

hallo everyone! yesterday kenny and I watched the euro cup game between germany and denmark and germany won 2-0!!! they’ve been doing really well recently and kenny has been started to like soccer!

i decided to give him some little german flags so he can support the team :)

new headcanon: kenny likes soccer? ⚽️

dankeschön for all the support on the post about kenny’s fashion show! i would love to try and make more outfits and clothes for him in the future :D

bis bald! 🇩🇪

[holyblonded]

american eagle screech | golden girl

pairings: paige bueckers x barca!reader

summary: the beginning of it all

warnings: douchebag frat boy, alcohol,

notes: lowkey a slow start but it’s only chapter one 🫡just so yall know kenza could’ve handled herself but i needed a plot 😭✊🏾

THE BRIGHT STADIUM LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE NIGHT SKY AND FELT LIKE IT WAS BURNING KENZA'S SKIN AS SHE RECEIVES THE BALL.

"Creoxells receives the ball from Lewis. She dribbles down the fields. Creoxells charges through the defenders!" Kenza could hear both the announcer and crowd scream as she launches the ball into the net just as the buzzer for the end of the game fills the open arena, bringing the score to 3-0 with two of the goals belonging to Kenza. Kenza's teammates ran to her to celebrate but Kenza was already on the barrier near the tons of fans with her arms stretched out. The  smile on her face grew when she spotted her friends in the crowd cheering her on.

"Yale wins the soccer game folks!"

Kenza could hear the crowd do their usual chant for her, "Long Live the King," as she searched deeper in the crowd and locked eyes with Paige to blow her a kiss.

“Just fuck already,” Nika mumbled making Paige send her a death glare.

Paige's hands are always freezing. Kenza's hands are always so warm. So maybe that explains the butterflies that erupts in Paige's stomach when Kenza held her hands much like this moment, when the Creoxells girl led them into a celebration party for the soccer team. Paige couldn't take her eyes off of Kenza in her crochet bra with a green long skirt. The traditional waist beads were hidden by the skirt but the outline was prominent enough for the basketball player to admire.

"-aige. Paige! Did you hear a word I said," Kenza stops in her tracks to pouted at the 6 foot girl. Kenza herself was 5'8" yet whenever she was around Paige or others from the basketball team, they managed to make her feel short.

"My bad, Kenny, what were you saying?" Paige kept a tighter grip on the girl's hand as they began maneuvering through the crowd again.

"I asked when do you want to leave this place. Personally, I would rather be watching the Princess and the Frog right now."

"Kenny, this party is literally for you and it's only 8pm," Paige laughs at the girl who groaned into her chest. "Tell you this, if we stay for about an hour just so some people see you then we can go, I promise."

Kenza stared at the basketball star outstretched pinky until she interlocked their pinkies and kissed it with Paige doing the same. The athletes moment was swiftly interrupted by their favorite freshman tackling Kenza to the ground.

"Kenzie-pooh! You did amazing. You played just like me back if the old days when I dabbled in soccer," KK rambles as she was pushed off of Kenza by Azzi who hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"You did great, Kenz," Aubrey congratulated as said girl was now hugged by Nika. Paige side eyed her teammates as she watched them steal her friend away from her, but she couldn't blame them. Kenza's smile could light up anyone's day and her positive aura was known to draw people towards her.

"You need an edit with the American eagle screech on it," KK added the screech at the end to emphasize her point, making Kenza giggle.

"Kamorea, you are so cute," Kenza replied hugging her junior.

"Aw shucks," KK fake blushed and playfully swatted Kenza. The conversations kept going between the group for awhile. Kenza's stunning smile plastered on her face as she laughed at her friends jokes and banter. The girl lets out a sigh before talking into Paige's ear due to the loud music, "I'm gonna get a drink really quick."

Paige looked down at her before copying her actions and bending down slightly to talk to the girl, "Do you want me to go with you?"

"Don't worry Paige, I'll be fine," Kenza said before making her way to get her Sprite, with Paige staring until she was out of sight.

"Paige please tell her how you feel already. We can't do this anymore," KK groaned.

"She doesn't like me like that, I promise," Paige gave the same usual excuse making her friends roll their eyes.

"Listen, we have both known Kenza for awhile and I know that she never looks at her girlfriends the same way she looks at you," Azzi pointed out.

Paige looked at the time on her phone as the hour time was up. Paige sighed and got up from her chair, "I think y'all are delusional and seeing things. Kenny doesn't like me the way I like her. Never have, never will. I gotta go cause I promised her we can go watch Princess and the Frog."

The group of friends watched Paige walk away. "She's whipped."

Meanwhile, it had taken Kenza a few tries before she found the cooler filled with sodas in the partially secluded area. She opened the can and turned around only to be met they a human wall in front of her, that went by the name of Connor James.

"Kenza, if you wanted me you should've just told me," he began. Kenza recoiled at the sight of him as well as the stench of alcohol on his breath.

"First, don't call me that. Second, I don't want you. Matter of fact I don't even want to be in the same room you are in so excuse me," Kenza attempted to move around him but was stopped by his gnarled hand on her elbow.

"Don't touch me," Kenza tried to break free of his hold but was unsuccessful as his grip tightened.

"Come on babe, I saw the kiss you blew to me at the game, don't be like that," Connor said, trying to pull her closer to him. At that moment, Connor was harshly pushed to the floor by a blonde figure.

"What's your issue, Bueckers!" Connor yelled, holding his head.

"You didn't hear her say not to touch her?" Paige responds as she stands directly in front of Kenza.

"Fuck off, Bueckers. Is she your girlfriend or something?"

Something about his statement seemed to send Paige over the top. She was blinded by rage and nothing could stop her. "Yeah she is, what are you gonna do now?" Paige seals the deal by wrapping her arm around Kenza's waist and pulling her close.

Connor got up, looking like a fish out of water before stomping away.

Paige turned her head, focusing all her attention on the girl in front of her. "Are you okay? Did he touch you?"

Kenza smiled and kissed Paige on the cheek, making the blonde's cheeks paint red. "Thank you, Paige."

"Let's go and watch Princess and the Frog.”

[absolutesort]

𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨   ;    ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ʜᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ !

how are you feeling in your current couple ?

      “ honestly ? ”  frankie laughs, giddy as a teenager. “ pretty ecstatic right now.  i know i’m new here, and this is my first time in an actual couple, but i feel great. it feels right, y’know ? and when your gut tells you that, you just have to trust that your body knows what’s best for you. ”  instinctively, she realises she’s flushing, her face hot and she lifts her hands up to cover it, laughing against her fingers.  “ god, this is so embarrassing. and the thing is, i know i was the one who had to do the picking, but callie said she was gonna pick me too, and that she’d already spoken to kenny and stuff about it, so yeah. feeling good, feeling calm, feeling positive. ”   nodding enthusiastically like a bobble-headed dog on the dashboard of a soccer mom’s impala, frankie shoots up both thumbs.

is there anyone outside of your couple that you’re still chatting to ? do you think your head could be turned ?

    “ marcus made it pretty clear at the party he wants to get to know me, and he’s so cute, but i don’t know if i have the same chemistry with him that i do with callie. max, too. he hasn’t outright said it, but i’m like, the oracle of sussing this shit. he totally wants me.  i don’t think naomi’s interested per se, but like, there’s this sexual energy there that i don’t know if i necessarily wanna get into because there’s so much drama that comes with naomi, but i’m definitely very aware of it. ” blowing air through her lips, frankie leans back against the cushions, tugging one leg up onto the couch to lean on. “ it’s super early days, dude. like, i wanna say no ?  no, my head will not be turned. i want to say it, and i feel like in my heart, or at least in my tits, it’s no, but i know i’m a big flirt, so i don’t know. right now, i’m not super interested in anyone else but callie ? ” her voice lifts up at the end, like it’s a question. “ but i’ve been here for four days, and i’ve spent most of that time just getting to know callie. ” so she’s not even really tried things with anyone else...

     “ like, i’d say the door is like, eighty or ninety percent closed. like, i’m peeking out and it’s snowing, and i’m watching the traffic and the pedestrians in the street, but like, i’m still firmly inside the house, there’s a fresh cup of coffee on the side for me, my hands are on the door but my wife and kids are calling me like, honey, close the door, you’re letting in a draft ! that’s what it feels like. i wanna close the door, and i’m in the process of closing the door, but i’m cautious to put all of my eggs in callie’s omelette or whatever the metaphor is because it’s still so early. ”  she swallows, cautiously optimistic. “ but i like her ! a lot. so right now, no. i don’t think my head will be turned. ”

what are your thoughts on the last recoupling ? are there any couples that surprised you ?

     “ romi and marcus sticking together was a shocker, but like, maybe it’ll be good for him to see that he can pick them and they’ll still fuck maddox right in front of his face, no mercy. ”  shrugging, she quirks an eyebrow, half-smiling in a very jim from the office expression. “ it was savage. but after that, i mean he made it pretty obvious he wants to fuck me, so ? clearly he’s coming to his senses. marcus rebound era is upon us, and i for one, can’t wait to see it. ” honestly, they’re cute, but she’s never really bought the whole love-at-first-sight angle they have going, even if that’s hypocritical considering her and callie have basically u-hauled after two days.  “ other than that, shocked that josh recoupled with jenny. she’s a safe bet, but if that spin-the-bottle game was anything to go by he’s clearly still dick-deep into naomi. it’s just embarrassing for everyone else to watch. i’m not jenny’s biggest fan, i don’t like the girl, but i don’t wanna see her get savaged because the cheesehead makes her pussy flutter. she might be unbearable, but she still deserves to find someone all about her. ”

did nana or kenny’s departures affect you at all ? out of everyone left, who would you be most upset to see go home next ?

     “ kenny’s departure affected me because i was the one who caused it, i guess, and in the way that it kind of symbolised callie closing the door on one relationship to focus on just getting to know me. not that callie was the one picking, but she kinda did make it clear she wanted to couple up with me. and after the recoupling she said that like, she’d already spoken to kenny about the fact that she was going to choose me. ” maybe they hadn’t aired that, but frankie wants to make it obvious she isn’t a backstabbing snake, even if she did steal someone else’s partner. at the end of the day, they all have to go for what they want — and for frankie, that’s callie.

     “ in one way, that feels like a lot of pressure ?  because now if things between me and callie don’t work out, she doesn’t have a fall back plan that i know of. but at the same time, not having a fall back plan is kind of a good thing ?  because it means there’s like, less eyes watching us, less competition, and we don’t have to feel like we need to be stepping on egg shells around each other. we can just do what we want without shame or guilt. ” and they have been, if the amount of PDA is anything to go by. “ honestly, i didn’t really know nana, and i always got kinda bitchy vibes from her watching the show so, yeah. good riddance i guess. bye, felicia !   people i don’t want to go ? obviously callie. i’d be gutted if she went. probably dylan, too. marcus is one of my best friends in here, so i don’t want him to leave, either, and in a weird way, i’d miss max. if he went, who would i have to laugh at my dirty jokes ? ”

a lot happened at the cowboys and aliens party. what were the highlights of the night for you ?

      “ the party was so much fun. first off, i love westerns. it’s like, my favourite genre of movie and i looked fit as fuck. i made out with like, three different people. maybe even four ? i can’t remember. it was honestly the most action i’ve gotten in a while, and i’ve been to ibiza. ”  she laughs nervously. “ okay, so that was spin the bottle. then there was the bull !  oh my god, i feel like that bull was there specifically for me. that was fun, but jenny kinda riled me. i lost my head a bit, but i still had fun. didn’t beat my record, though. ”  didn’t get quite the same reaction as jenny, either — not that they’re scoring points.  “ i did really enjoy seeing callie on the bull. she put in a good fight. ” laughing, she absentmindedly begins braiding her hair. “ we definitely got a lot closer at the party. it was out first ‘outing’ as a couple, i guess, and it feels good to just be super touchy feely with her. ”  swallowing thickly, she tries to bite back her smile, mischief dancing in her eyes. “ we may have also got touchy feely on the terrace, too in a totally non-sexual above board way. ”  laughing, frankie hides her head in her hands.  “ super fun. two very satisfied customers. that’s all i’ll say. ”

which couple do you think has the best chances of lasting to the next recoupling ?

     “ me and callie. not to blow smoke up my own ass but based on the absolute state of the other couples ?  i think we’re good. ” she’s not about to start shooting out the names of couples that won’t last, like the nightmarish josh / jenny / dylan / naomi scenario. honestly, she’s not that convinced by bash and rhys either, since rhys seems like he goes for people with more bite.  “ i think if rhys and bash stay together, it will be for safety and convenience rather than because they actually see a future with each other. i’d be pleasantly surprised if dylan and naomi last past the initial honeymoon phase. ”  would that make her and naomi sisters-in-law?  awkward.  “ unless a bombshell who comes in who’s a) even more my type than callie, if that’s even possible, and b) laying it on super thick, i can’t see why we wouldn’t make it. ”

[fitshirtreview]

World Cup fans acclimatize to desert accommodation – in tents and portacabins

Doha, QatarCNN — 

As fans trickle intoQatar, they’re understandably in holiday mode as they look forward to the prospect of a desert World Cup.

But where best to stay in a country that is geographically on a peninsula smaller than Connecticut and is the smallest World Cup host in history?

'Our dreams never came true.' These men helped build Qatar's World Cup, now they are struggling to survive.

The scramble for accommodation is likely to hot up given Qatar is set to welcome an estimated 1.5 million fans over the month-long tournament, which begins on November 20.

Jimmy and Kennis Leung were among the very first fans to arrive at the Fan Village Cabins Free Zone, one of the largest sites available to supporters, checking in on Thursday.

“They’ve built this in a desert,” Jimmy told CNN Sport, as he scanned his accommodation space, which he was impressed by.

“It is too expensive to stay in a hotel or AirBnB in Doha so this was a great option.”

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The Free Zone fan village is around 20 minutes by metro from downtown Doha but at the moment it’s a bit like entering a dystopian world.

There is precious little else around the village – one or two building sites and a main road – so staff quickly direct you to the reception, which is a 10-minute walk across a vast car park.

There is an endless lines of portacabins, organized into different colors and mapped in alphabetical order, stretching into the distance, with large gazebos containing hundreds of empty tables and chairs.

Basketball courts, outdoor gyms and a huge television screen are dotted around the complex where fans can play and relax.

When CNN visited on Friday, only a handful of fans were milling around, though many more are expected over the course of the tournament.

Container living in the desert ... World Cup style.Ken Satomi/AP 

"Hup Holland Hup" ("Go Holland Go") ... the Leungs are from Hong Kong and have come to watch Holland at the World Cup.Ben Church/CNN

Navigation is also proving a bit problematic – the Leungs admit to getting lost in the seemingly endless makeshift roads that connect the village. There are, though, electric scooters to get around and staff will even drive you to your door in a golf buggy. The Leungs work in the media and have traveled from Hong Kong to watch their favorite team, the Netherlands, at Qatar 2022.

“It’s very quiet at the moment but there are food options and the rooms are nice, but a bit small,” Kennis adds.

As fans like the Leungs grapple with finding their feet in Qatar on Friday, they were greeted by the news that soccer’s world governing body FIFA had performed a U-turn and that no alcohol will be sold at the eight stadiums which will host the tournament’s 64 matches.

‘Eco farm’

For those supporters on a budget and are unable to afford what’s on offer from hotels, eight fan villages provide “casual camping and cabin-style” options.

Some World Cup visitors, however, were less impressed with what was on offer.

“There are so many cabins and containers and there’s a big screen that we can all watch the games together but the accommodation, well … What can I say?” Fei Peng from China, who is here to watch over 30 World Cup games, told CNN Sport.

“This is the best option that we can afford. It’s so expensive in Doha so we cant expect more.”

One night in the Free Zone fan village cabin starts at $207 a night, according to the Qatar World Cup’s Official Accommodation Agency, but cheaper options can be found at Caravan City, at $114 a night.

And if your heart is set on camping under the stars, a tent in the Al Khor village is available for $423 a night.

If you’re not on a budget, a self-described “eco farm” hut will provide a more luxurious option at $1,023 a night, while a stay on a cruise ship will set you back at least $179.

The cabin container comes with beds and air conditioning.Ben Church/CNN

Many fans are expected stay in neighboring countries to Qatar, flying in and out of the Gulf state for matches.

Qatar Airways announced in May that it had partnered with regional carriers to launch 160 extra daily return flights at “competitive prices” that will shuttle fans from Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat and Riyadh.

There will be no baggage check-in facilities to speed up the transfers and dedicated transportation services will be made available to get fans from the airport to stadiums.

It will also be possible to drive from cities like Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, all of which are under seven hours away. INTERACTIVE: For Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, a final shot at World Cup glory

Warm winter

Those coming to Doha will have to contend with the heat.

The tournament was moved to the winter months because of scorching summer temperatures – the average high in Doha in the second half of November is around 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit), which is much better than in July, when the World Cup would normally conclude, when the average high temperature is about 42 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit).

FIFA confirms no alcohol to be sold at Qatar World Cup stadiums

Even in winter the heat is energy sapping, if you come from a colder clime. Walk too far, too quickly and you’ll soon find yourself drenched in sweat and in need of hydration.

Shade is king and tournament staff, dotted around Doha, are very quick to advise you to stay out of direct sunlight.

The heat tends to die down a little, though not much, in the evenings and the nights are humid and sticky.

Fortunately, Doha is fully equipped with air conditioning inside stadiums and the white wall architecture will also help deflect some of the heat’s intensity.

With just two days to go until the first match, the nation is putting the final touches to its preparations as it braces itself for a World Cup like no other.

[bourbon-ontherocks]

(Previously, on GG (re)watch...)

So I have to say, I haven't seen a really funny episode in that show in a looooong time. I actually didn't even think that would ever happen again. And then entered Carolyn. With a Y.

I'm not particularly a big fan of Dave (I miss misogynist Phoebe buddy!!!), but I have to say, I enjoy this teacher-grounded students dynamic so so much. Also even in my wildest dreams, I didn't expect Annie and Ruby to find out LIKE THIS. Please hold my tea while I roll on the floor. Also Beth trying to deny while she knows she was wired is pure delusion at this point and I love her for that.

I think that Annie mimicking a mouth and fingers job is now my favourite scene of hers of all times

"In his abuelita's house" THANK GOD! Ruby is me. Ruby is all of us.

If Ruby's "this man isn't getting any of that" isn't a premise for a Rio x Ruby enemies to lovers plot twist, then I'll riot. Also Retta's delivery is delightful. I love how everyone, including Dave, is like drooling at Rio's hotness, and she's just, "um, no."

FINALLY someone's calling out Beth's selfishness, and for some odd reason I'm very happy it's Stan. But also I love how he's completely aware that Ruby won't even make it until the end of the episode without telling Beth.

Greg's excuse is sooooo lame... Like, Ben is smarter than him and Annie combined so I'm pretty sure he'd understand if they had a conversation about money and social classes with him. It’s just so obvious he can't afford the school anymore!

Honestly this Boland family is bananas at this point, between Dean figuring tricking fish into mozarella is top-level parenting, Kenny having wizard nails and Beth being like "cool" (he's still in Kalamamzoo anyway, though, who cares??), the battle to decide whose life they're going to swear on (I was so gidddy that even his parents despise Kenny, my gosh), Beth dolling up and dramatically pretending to go to the groceries store, I just... God, I missed this show being actually funny!!!!!

I'm starting to wonder if Rio didn't intentionally call for someone else than the girls for his so-called bank, knowing that Beth does NOT have any other friends and assuming there would be 90% chances she'd bring him a SS/FBI person? So he would know who's on his case?

Rio's flirtation makes less and less sense each episode. I suppose his brain is getting short in blood, because I don't see the point of jeans vs. dress in the eventuality of hiding gang money at your house. This man doesn't even get the concept of innuendos right, they're supposed to have a DOUBLE meaning, not a completely unrelated one, Jesus...

Hey look, for once Phoebe is not eating grossly and I love how they dressed her and untied her hair! Yay! Finally!

I. Just. Love. The. (Soccer) Momming up. Montage. It's hilarious. It's just pretty infuriating how two episodes ago Annie couldn't even take care of a baby and now she’s a competent mom, like, just pick a side and be consistent with it!

Ugh, ANOTHER French pop song...

I have a question for my mutuals with child though: is that a relatable portrayal of modern motherhood, or is this show extremely weird?

So the secret service has time to hide miniaturized bugs in the pepper shaker at ONE specific table, but they can't have a back up house? Or even, let's say, wire Phoebe up??? What are the risks? I assume Rio's not going to finger every lady that crosses his road just to make sure nobody's listening, right? This is just sooooo stupid. But I love how Phoebe is super excited about it, like she planted a mike in the salt, yay, it's Christmas time!

Okay, this is just so weird, in what restaurant can't you just order for yourself and when the last person arrives they order? I mean I would understand to be asked to move if you're alone at a table for ten, but this is ridiculous. No restaurant owner would do that.

Gosh, they're all such terrible liars! Rio cannot not pick up how edgy and fake and bad at it they all are, this is hilarious! And I can't believe they spent all that montage preparing for the big day without even thinking about their backstory. Amateurs!!!!!

"I can't talk shop on an empty stomach"?????? Mhhhhh, Rio??? Got something to share with the group? Who said that word for word, again??? Yes. FITZPATRICK. Coincidence? I don't think so... Next line Rio's going to reveal he's a Dolly Parton enthusiast and I'm gonna die.

Also I for one don't read too much into the BLT/rosé bit? I mean, I'm 99% sure Beth does drink rosé and just told Rio she didn't to contradict him, just like he probably said he wasn't into sandwiches to avoid embarassing her any further given the awkwardness of the moment?

THEY ARE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER UGGGGGGHHHHHHH

Smurf hat!!!!!! I just love this item of clothing so so much it's my new favourite! Dean's fluffy robe + Rio's smurf beanie on the same person (anyone) when?????

Why does Phoebe look scared when Rio knocks the door for her? It's not like she doesn't know Dave's inside, he texted her the adress, so... Also is Dave carrying a spare robe in his trunk at all times?

Stan bullshitting a story about martyr deers and entincing everyone into trying cheese has directly landed in my top five of GG's funniest scenes... Ugh, I've missed THIS show!

Seriously, Rio's just complete bananas in this episode, like, who just help themselves in other people's fridges with expired juice??? Is he going to comment on the backsplash as well????

Also I think the "not your right" joke would have been much funnier if it had been the other way around? I mean if someone tells me "on the right" I assume it's THEIR right they're talking about.

I'm sorry, but even if they'd bugged the house, has Rio said anything incriminating here????

I'm very ready for this Ruby-centered spinoff where Beth and Stan fight to decide who comes first...

"Way to take a finger for the team." Best. Ruby line. Ever.

I agree with @sothischickshe​ , Rio definitely says "I just THOUGHT things were different" and not "noticed", there's a subtitles problem I guess? Or maybe Manny just made up his own line and since he's mumbling anyway nobody noticed on editing?

This gun bit is absolutely ridiculous, do they think it's a James Bond movie all of the sudden??? At least that explains why Rio didn't put music on during the infamous car ride. He doesn't actually own a car radio

Rio putting back his ridiculous smurf hat on while exiting the bank makes me giddy inside

I don't see the point of getting Beth and Rio arrested after the drop? When they assumedly don't have anything compromising with them anymore? Isn't flagrante delicto a requirement to charge them with anything? Shouldn't they have done that before or during the drop? I don't get it

Okay, that's two mentions of herpes in the span of a season and a half. Someone in the writers room definitely has it.

Gene thinking of himself as the new Jeff Bezos is objectively hilarious. I hated this character at first but I must say I'm starting to really enjoy his scenes.

"That fool's going down". Ruby is in killer mode and I am just HERE for it

Dean x Nancy love-at-first-sight-in-a-bad-investors-support-group-storyline when?

There is so much to unpack here, I just... Dean got shot less than a year ago apparently (lol) so where's this scar tissue, huh??? Also who has a hot tub so big indoor?? Like, in the middle of the living room? This is so weird. Also who wants to come home to a goofy Dean in a hot-tub? Ew. And why is Beth going in all clothed? That's absolutely not comfy and we KNOW she's pretty quick at stripping down, just saying... Or maybe Rio's the only one allowed to see them titties, what do I know?

I love the idea that Beth's convinced she's damned either way but in this case, why not choose the devil and have some fun????Also I’ll come back to this in the next rewatch post, but I just hate the “I didn’t have a choice” thread so sooooooooo much.

Bonus: This is literally the whole show summed up in one picture

Bonus 2: Actual footage of Dean living the life in his Aqua Joy 7000 or whatever number that thing has

[sdktrs12]

( Days 1 - 8 ) ( Days 9 - 16 ) ( Day 17 )

Beth lifts her legs up, curling them underneath her as she shimmies down a little deeper into the patio sofa.  

She’d sent Kenny out with Jane earlier (Emma was at a sleepover and Danny was with Dean), when she was still trying to recover from her hangover, but a nice long soak in the tub, plus a few ibuprofen, had helped immensely. Once she’d gotten dressed, she’d decided to join them out on the deck, rather than calling them back in.  

The days were getting increasingly shorter and cooler, but today was usually warm and she knows these nice days will be few and far between soon.  

Beth watches as Jane “tends” to her garden, checking up on plants, talking to them softly as she occasionally brushes her fingertips over a petal or a leaf.  

And then Beth freezes as she sees Kenny, phone in hand, hop up on top of the picnic table, and start texting god knows who, and it’s—well it’s disconcerting to say the least and Beth opens her mouth to tell him to sit on the god damn table the right way, but she sees movement out of her peripheral vision, right before Rio plops down onto the sofa next to her.  

She barely stops herself from screaming and smacking him, and from the look on his face, she can tell he’s clocked that fact.  

“Just once, could you surprise me by actually knocking, or texting, or something?”  

“I don’t recall you knockin’ or textin’ when you swung by my place.”  

“That was one time.”

“Twice.”  

“What? When—”  

“You remember, darlin’. I was watchin’ when you climbed in through that window and when I called all you wanted to talk about was hard ons—”  

“Okay, first of all, you brought up...” She trails off, glancing over in her kids direction, and even though she knows it's impossible for them to hear, she still lowers her voice to a harsh whisper when she continues, “hard ons. And that was a long time ago.”

They’re sliding into semi-dangerous territory here, talking about that time she broke into his apartment, because it wasn’t long after that...

Well, it’s dangerous.  

His eyes are boring into hers, like he can tell exactly what she’s thinking, like he’s thinking about it too and jesus, of course he is, it’s not exactly like a person ever forgets the time they got shot—

“Mr. Rio!” Beth jerks around as Jane comes running up, skidding to a stop in front of Rio and he leans forward, arms dropping down to rest on his knees, hands coming out to help stop her and god, would seeing him like this ever not cause her heart to skip a beat?  

“Is Marcus here?” Jane asks, swaying back a little on her feet now that Rio has hold of her and she knows she won’t fall.  

“Sorry little one, just me this time, he’s with his ma.” Rio replies, sounding genuinely regretful and Beth wonders, not for the first time, what exactly the arrangement is between him and Rhea.  

Jane takes this in stride, a bounce on her tiny feet followed by an “okay.” before she brings her hand up in front of her and Beth lets out a gasp as Jane holds out a frog, like she’s offering up a presentation.  

“Jane, where did you get that?” Beth asks, leaning forward, ready to make her drop it.  

“It was in the garden.” Jane replies, matter-of-fact, like this is something that Beth should just know, and then she’s turning back to Rio. “Is it true that if you kiss a frog, you turn into a prince?”

“It turns into a prince, not you.” Beth corrects, eyeing the frog warily.  

“An what you got in your hand ain’t a frog, it’s a toad.” Rio adds and they both turn to stare at him.  

“How do you know?” Jane asks, holding it a little closer to her face and Beth cringes, fingers itching to snatch it away.  

“Well, see this lil’ guys feet? Frogs have webbed feet. This one doesn’t. And you feel his skin? Pretty bumpy, yeah? Frogs are smoother.” He points each feature out as he explains and Jane listens intently.  

“How do you know so much about frogs?” Beth asks, surprised.  

“Marcus is a big fan of amphibians.”

Jane’s head snaps up at that and she looks thoughtful for a second. “Do you want to take this one home to him? You can tell him I wanted him to have it.”  

“Jane, I don’t think it’s a good idea to try to keep wild things as pets.” Beth says gently, wondering if there will ever be an animal or creature her daughter doesn’t try to adopt.  

“Your mama’s right, you try to cage something wild, it’ll spend its whole life trying to claw its way out.” Rio says, staring pointedly at Beth, who glares back at him.  

“I don’t think he has claws.” Jane points out helpfully, fingers gently prodding at it’s feet and Beth shakes her head as her nose wrinkles up “No, baby, it doesn’t. Listen, why don’t you take it back to the garden? It’ll be fine.”  

Jane hesitates for a fraction of a second and then she’s off, running back into the yard.  

“Go wash your hands when you’re done, please!” Beth calls out, nose wrinkling up again as she thinks of all the disgusting things her daughter has decided to touch today.  

Beth glances over at Kenny, who is now sitting on the picnic table bench, still absorbed in his phone, fingers swiping across the screen faster than Beth's have ever moved.  

“So, where’s that dumbass husband o’ yours?”  

Beth whips her head back around to glare at him and he just grins at her, settling himself back into the cushions of the sofa, one arm coming down to rest along the back. 

“Not here.” She replies tersely, crossing her arms over her chest and she can feel the warmth of his skin as he brushes up against her shoulders and she tries to ignore the electric current that courses through her veins with that simple touch.  

She refuses to give him any more than that. Definitely isn’t going to tell him that she sent Dean packing this morning, careful but firm in her explanation that she was, and felt, perfectly safe without him now.  

He hums a little, and it’s low in the back of his throat and it shouldn’t be something that turns her on but...here she is, shifting in her seat as she presses her thighs together and he huffs out a laugh like he knows exactly what it does to her and she feels herself flush.  

“You’re an idiot.” She points out suddenly, feeling irritated and he stills for a moment, caught off guard, and she’s not sure why because she’s definitely made this point before, but then he tips his head back and laughs and it kind of makes her want to punch him but also kiss him.  

And with his head tilted back like that, his tattoo is on full display and...god, as much as she implied she hated it with Annie, she actually finds it stupidly attractive, the urge to run her tongue along the wingspan always there in the back of her mind every time she sees him.  

He cocks his head to the side as he looks at her and then he’s shifting, leaning into her and Beth momentarily forgets how annoyed she is with him.  

“When you gonna let me bend you over again, ma?” He asks, lips brushing against her cheek and Beth shivers and she sees his mouth twitch up and she remembers.  

“When you start using the doorbell.” She answers, blinking up at him as she smiles sweetly.

And that earns her another laugh and then Jane is calling out for him, demanding he come play with her and Beth starts to protest, but he stands before she can, grinning down at her before striding out into the yard, nudging Kenny off his phone to join him and Jane in a soccer game and Beth just watches from her seat on the patio, already thinking about the next time.  

[caffeineivore]

The Taylor Swift Concert Hijinks

This is dedicated to the lovely @mygeekycorner and @minakosaino and follows the last thing I posted. M/K and a Taylor Swift Concert. Please don’t kill me, Swifties! Rated PG/PG13. Romance/humour.

The corporate office of Ainsley-Hart Holdings, LLC is not exactly her favourite hang-out spot, ever, but Romina Catherine Ainsley-Hart, “Mina” to everyone but her parents, still breezes in as though she has nowhere better to be at half-past four on a Thursday afternoon, carrying a cup-holder from Starbucks bearing no less than four drinks in one hand, a stylish oversized Gucci handbag in buttery red leather in the other. She plops the first one down at the desk of Janet, the formidable office receptionist, with a winning smile. “Grande soy flat white?” 

“Your father is off-site until five.” Wise to Mina’s wiles, Janet accepts the drink, but looks askance at the tray. “I was under the impression that you had a prior engagement-- drinks with some of your sorority sisters this evening? Shouldn’t you be uptown by now if you want to make it on time?”

“Well, Una has the flu, and Cassie bailed on me at the last minute because she has a hot date with Miguel Rivera-- you know, the buff Pro soccer player she hooked up with the last time she went to Cabo for vacation. He looked her up because he’s in town. So no drinks for me, no ma’am, so here I am! I’m just going to go on back, but I promise not to bother anyone or break anything!”

Janet humphs as though she doesn’t quite trust Mina’s word, and Mina pouts for a moment even as she sails off towards the elevator in the back. She’d jammed the copy machine one time, all of ten years ago, and the old battle axe still held a grudge! But no matter. She had more important fish to fry, so to speak. Her father’s office is empty, as per Janet’s report, but she sets down the espresso macchiato in the middle of the desk, with a post-it note scribbled “Mina was here!” with a smiley face tacked on as an afterthought. The four drinks now down to two remaining ones, she makes her way down the hall to the last door on the right. It’s open only a sliver, bearing a plain placard with the name “Kenneth Knightley, CFO” engraved on it. The quiet sounds of keyboard tapping alerted that her target is indeed inside, though from the looks of it, has his back turned to the door as he crunched numbers in a spreadsheet on the computer. Mina raps her knuckles on the door frame for a split second before she invites herself in. 

“Hey, Kenneth! I brought you coffee.” Kenneth, never Kenny or Ken, had been working for her father since her college days, though they rarely exchanged more than the usual pleasantries. Smart, driven, serious and good-looking in the unapproachable chiseled-jaw alpha-male way, Mina had always been quite certain that he had exactly zero use for the likes of her. That she knew bits and pieces about him that he’d never exactly told her himself-- his coffee order, for example (Grande Triple Americano, one non-dairy creamer, no sugar)-- was beside the point. But there was the not-small matter of the Taylor Swift concert tickets currently burning a hole in the bottom of her handbag, which had been discreetly dropped in there at some point after the gala masquerade. Exactly in the way that her infuriating older brother, Zander, had prophesied. And if he’d been right about that, then…

Kenneth’s shoulders snap straight, and he takes a moment to turn around, but by the time that he does, he’s schooled his face into polite neutrality. “Good afternoon, Mina.”

She’d insisted on their first meeting that she would not answer to ‘Miss Ainsley-Hart’ and only her mother called her ‘Romina’, and generally when she was not behaving herself. It had still taken him a good six months before he’d started calling her ‘Mina’, and she wasn’t above feeling a thrill of gratification whenever her name was spoken in those grave, collected tones. “You busy? I can just sit here and drink my own coffee until you finish. I got a caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and cinnamon dolce sprinkles on top. It is delicious.”

“I will take your word for it.” He saves whatever spreadsheet he’d been working on, then closes out of it, courteously. “What brings you here today?”

“Well, I thought I’d say hi, and you know Janet almost didn’t let me back here because I think she hates me, but you’re free tomorrow night, right? For the concert? Because you are so going with me since those are your tickets and I am so thankful that you thought to give them to me but it would be wrong if you didn’t come with, seeing as to how you paid for them. So I came to set up the plans so we can go there tomorrow and have a great time and I am so going to treat you to drinks beforehand so you can be good and tipsy before dealing with legions of screaming fans, which I’m sure is completely not your scene. So, yes. Do you want to meet at my place, or yours? Five o’clock?”

“I…” Kenneth blinks, apparently caught off-guard. “You don’t have any friends who you’d want to go with you to that concert?” He doesn’t try to deny the fact that he had, indeed, bought expensive-ass Taylor Swift tickets and dropped them into her purse. But then again, she’d never known for him to be less than scrupulously honest about anything.

“That’s not the point!” Mina has a tendency to talk with her hands, and this time she has the wherewithal to set her sugary coffee concoction on his desk first before launching into her schpiel. “You do not have to give me concert tickets just to be nice! And while it’s a sweet gesture on your part, I could at least also get to enjoy your company while at this concert, you know? I insist. You’re going or I will give these tickets away to someone else. And then I would be sad, because they’re TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS. So, where do you want to meet? We’ll have an hour before the concert begins and we can get drinks before then. My treat, of course. You do drink in moderation on social occasions, right? Oh of course you do. Glenfiddich and soda, if I remember correctly. From the last company Christmas party.”

Out of the corner of her eye, she sees him carefully pull a Kleenex out of the box on the desk and place it, coaster-style, underneath her frappuccino cup, and curses herself for not thinking of it, but soldiers on nonetheless. “So yes. I think we can meet at my place. It’s a bit closer. And there’s a great little bar called Dazzle right by the venue which certainly has your Glenfiddich as well as a nice wine selection, since I’m pretty sure Scotch would put me out on my ass, and you don’t need me embarrassing you on top of everything else. Please don’t stand me up? I know this is probably not your idea of a fun time, but…”

Perhaps the faintest note of uncertainty makes it into her voice, because Kenneth finally cracks the tiniest of smiles, and faint though it is, it transforms his whole face. “I wouldn’t do that.” 

Well, maybe it was a good thing he didn’t smile often, because there was no point in being turned into a babbling incoherent mess just by the random side observation that his eyelashes were a few shades darker than his hair, curly and surprisingly long, and that his eyes softened from the colour of the sky before a thunderstorm to a pleasant cashmere-charcoal. Mina meets that faint smile with a blinding megawatt one of her own and picks up her half-melted frappuccino. “So, five o’clock it is. I’ll let you get back to work and see you tomorrow, then. I’m so excited!!”

**

True to his word, Kenneth does not stand her up, and the doorman of her building calls her at 4:59 on the dot to tell her that she has a visitor. Mina spritzes on perfume and gives her hair one final once-over in the mirror before opening the door for him, and really, it’s not fair. She knows, intellectually, that he’s tall and built in such a way that no stodgy numbers-crunching finance guy has any right to be, but it’s easy to forget when he’s usually hunched over a computer at the office. Here, standing in front of her in pressed gray slacks and a white button-down, he towers over her even in her sparkly Jimmy Choos. 

“Good evening, Mina. You look… nice.” If he’s a bit disconcerted by how glittery her dress is, he doesn’t say it. He does hold out her coat for her to slip into, and offer her his arm. It’s not a date, not exactly, but that doesn’t mean that Mina’s not about to make the most of it. She may or may not be vibrating with excitement, but keeps up a steady stream of conversation as they spend an hour at the bar over his Glenfiddich and her Riesling. Kenneth doesn’t talk too much about himself, seeming content to inquire, in his grave, polite way, what she’d been up to the last week. 

“Well, there was wrapping up the stuff with the fundraiser, of course. Una bought the Dior dress, and it looks beautiful on her, and Matthew is going to swallow his tongue when he sees her in it. And I saw Zander off to the airport. He was a bit distracted after the party, which bears further investigation, but he’s in Vancouver now, so it’s hard to get all up in his business while he’s so far away. I’ll still call him later, because at least it’s Canada and not like, Madagascar or something, right?” Zander had also been the one to clue her into Kenneth’s possible intentions, and that has her staring into the pale golden surface of her wine, uncomfortably aware that she’s blushing. “Anyway, there’s the tax forms for the fundraiser to get filed, but I’m pretty sure they just got slapped on your desk by my mom the morning after. In which case, I’m sorry.”

“It’s all right. I sort of get paid to handle stuff like that.” 

“You’re paid to handle the real estate company’s finances, not this nonsense, and don’t try to pass it off as no big deal, because I did minor in econ at NYU, and non-profit is a whole new breed of pain in the ass to deal with from an accounting point of view. But thanks for handling it.” Mina plays with the slim stem of her wine glass, then glances up at him through her eyelashes. “The first time I met Dr. Miller, before the fundraiser, she cut the meeting short to Face-time her hospital in San Jose to talk to one of her patients. I sort of hung around. He’s a six-year-old boy who wants to be Captain America when he grows up, which… is a one in a hundred chance. She talked Avengers with him for ten minutes, and I’m pretty sure that’s not her type of movie. I almost cried.”

“She does important work, and so do you, for helping those like her get their funding.” 

Mina beams, and when the bartender moseys on over, cheerfully orders both of them a refill before asking for the check. “I’m so glad you think so. So many people think that only ditzy rich girls work on fundraisers, and don’t have any idea how hard it can be. Do people think that Dior exclusives commissioned for A-listers just fall out of the sky or something? Anyway, we have time for another drink before we should get going. Figure I should let you get as tipsy as possible before Tay-Tay. Which… what type of music do you like, anyway?”

She had never seen him at a loss before this very moment, but this is most certainly the most deer-in-headlights look which had possibly ever crossed Kenneth Knightley’s face in the history of ever. He takes a long swallow of the Scotch and soda that has just been set down in front of him, then clears his throat. “I’m not much of a music guy.”

“Oh, surely you listen to something? It’s okay if it’s embarrassing. Opera? Trance techno? Death metal? I won’t judge, even if nothing trumps Tay-Tay.”

“No, nothing.”

“What do you mean, nothing?” Mina blinks, her wineglass halfway to her mouth as she stares at him with not a little confusion. “Surely you listen to something. In the shower, or on the subway. Everyone does. No one actually talks to people on the subway.”

“Umm. Usually NPR, though I follow a few podcasts as well.”

He looks so glum and embarrassed at this admission, as though not being a music guy would disappoint her on a personal level, and though her mind sort of boggles at the idea of anyone who would listen to NPR while showering, she grins at him over the surprise and gives his arm a quick squeeze, noting at random that the bicep underneath her fingertips is solid and firm as a softball. 

“Well, you’re in for a real treat, then. Tay-Tay is the GOAT. Just you wait and see.”

**

An hour and a half later finds Mina with a brand new sparkly white-and-gold Taylor Swift concert tee thrown over her equally sparkly dress, jamming and singing along with “I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In” next to a petite dark-haired girl with a nose-ring who, in typical concert fashion, was now her new best friend. Kenneth’s face looks much like that of someone in the waiting room of the dentist’s office right before a scheduled root canal. As there is a seven-foot-tall linebacker-sized man in a top hat and a legit Taylor Swift onesie dancing with at least equal enthusiasm to Mina and her new friend on his other side, she supposed that she couldn’t blame his discomfiture too much. 

The pop star goes on to something slower a few songs later-- All Too Well, a ballad about lost love, and the dark haired girl lets out a few hiccuping sobs at Mina’s side, so Mina wraps both arms around her and they hug it out for the duration of the song. Like magic, the melancholy mood vanishes when the next song comes on, and they’re belting along with “Shake It Off” and dancing around Kenneth in a way likely designed to give him whiplash. But for all this behaviour is undoubtedly outlandish and completely incomprehensible to him, Kenneth looks as though he could be persuaded to crack a smile if he’d only let himself relax a little more, so Mina redoubles her efforts, likely yelling out “Haters Gonna Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate” loud enough to annoy everyone around them. But it does bring a tiny smile to his mouth for a second, and she finds, to her surprise, that she’s okay with him finding amusement at her ridiculousness. That had never, ever happened before with another guy. 

“Are you having fun?!” She shouts at him over the applause and cheers as the song comes to a close. “Isn’t Taylor the best ever?!”

“It’s… catchy, I suppose. The music, that is.” It seems as though he had to think hard to find the correct word, but Mina forgives him even as she links her arm through his. 

“I’m glad you’re having fun, because we still have the backstage passes and we get to MEET HER IN PERSON! I am having the best time EVER!”

Much to his credit, Kenneth doesn’t say anything, though the sigh that he lets out says it all for him. 

**

They hit up a 24 hour diner after the concert, and this time, he insists on paying for her greasy hash browns and slightly burnt coffee, and though she knows quite well that he has likely been up for close to twenty-four hours at this point, he is a consummate gentleman and doesn’t mention that fact, and lets her excitedly run through a blow-by-blow of the concert that they’d just attended as he nurses his own coffee. 

“And she is so nice isn’t she? And so so pretty! I wish I was that tall. Legs for days. Then I wouldn’t have to jog to keep up with tall people, or they wouldn’t have to slow down their stride like you’ve been doing all night, don’t think I haven’t noticed.” Mina nibbles on a hash brown and gulps coffee adulterated with a good half-cup of sugar and cream. “Did you have some fun, though? At least a little? I hope I haven’t irritated you too much.”

“No, you didn’t irritate me, and you’re fine just as you are. You don’t need to be any taller.” It’s not exactly the most poetic or flowery of compliments, and yet Mina feels the stilted words warm her from within. Now, post-adrenaline-rush, a bit tired and content, somewhat cold from gallivanting about in a tiny dress all night and letting second-rate greasy food warm her back up, she absolutely can’t think of a better way to spend her Friday night. Undoubtedly, her usual crew is out at some place a great deal fancier, and having a blast, and yet… she takes a second hash brown and smiles up at Kenneth. 

“So, should I get you a Taylor Swift album for your next birthday? I love her new one, but the old ones are where it’s really at.” 

“You don’t have to get me anything for my birthday. But I should get you home, yeah? It’s getting late, and you’re probably cold. That coat’s still bound to be drafty with that dress, and you’ve been wearing it unbuttoned half the time.” Almost as though on impulse, he buttons it up all the way, then jerks his hands back like he hadn’t meant to take such a liberty. 

The traffic is reasonable by New York City standards when they share a cab to her place, and he walks her all the way to her door, gentleman-like. Mina turns to him with a smile, and-- is he leaning towards her just a little? 

He is, one hand held out towards her, and she launches herself at him, wrapping both arms around a broad back firm with muscle underneath his black pea-coat, but he freezes, stiff as a board, and belatedly she realizes that he probably meant to shake her hand rather than give her a hug, and she’s quite certain that the heat of her cheeks is warm enough to start a fire in the hallway. But there’s nothing to do but roll with it, and she stands on tiptoe, leaving a whisper of Tom Ford Lavish against his jaw as she air-kisses him. 

“Well, good night. And have a good weekend. I’ll see you around. Probably.” Uncomfortably aware that she’s babbling, like she has been all night long, really, she unlocks her door while managing to avoid his eyes, and all but jogs in, heels and all. She leans against the door after it’s locked back up behind her, and lets out a windy sigh as she pulls up Spotify on her phone. 

Lovelorn ballads by Taylor seemed to be in order, possibly played on repeat, the neighbours be damned.

**

Mina takes four days to talk herself into visiting the office again, and even then, makes a point to shuffle her own schedule for the day, getting up at an ungodly hour of the morning to sweet-talk a contact in Milan to donate couture evening-wear for a charity fashion show-- proceeds to benefit victims of domestic violence. That phone call, which was originally slotted in for early afternoon, freed up the rest of the morning to visit the salon after a shopping trip to Bergdorf Goodman-- it was never too late, after all, to get her parents the present for their upcoming anniversary, and she went with the traditional 35th anniversary gemstone of emerald for both-- finding matching platinum-and-emerald cufflinks for her dad and earrings for her mother. She has both presents wrapped and sent off to her place, and then leaves herself at the tender mercies of her stylist, Adrianna, whose surgeon-steady hands snip off the split ends of her golden hair and refreshes the layers without taking off so much as a centimeter more than necessary. In the very least, she knows, she will be facing Kenneth looking her absolute best. Not that he was the shallow type like that, but still.

“That’s a boy-related frown, and boy-related frowns cause wrinkles.” Adrianna’s voice floats, matter-of-fact, above her head. “I’m double-booked like a mother-trucker this whole week because of the ills of holiday over-indulgence which apparently I’m supposed to wave my magic wand and handle, and don’t have time to deal with wrinkles today, sweetie, so you’re either just going to have to jump him or get over him.”

“I don’t know if jumping him is in the cards, and there’s no getting over someone who never exactly-- well. It’s weird, is all.” Mina starts to pick at her nails, a bad habit from her middle school days, but a stern look reflected in the mirror stops the fidgety movement in its tracks. “Am I so obvious?”

“Sweetie, I’m pretty sure I’ve not seen a boy-related frown on your face since I did your updo and makeup for senior prom, and had to bite my tongue so I wouldn’t tell you that any boy who told people to call him ‘Ace’ with a straight-ass face is clearly on next-level rom-com antagonist levels of douchebag. But all I can do is make you look gorgeous, not that you’re not already, and wish you luck. Please tell me he at least has a normal name.”

“His name is Kenneth, and he has an MBA from Columbia, and he works for my dad, and he has absolutely no use for me whatsoever.”

“Oh, nonsense. If he found some use for you, he’d probably have lobbied for you to be on daddy dearest’s payroll, and then where would we be? Wearing some ugly blazer and god-awful follicle-destroying chignon. My suggestion is to get a stupidly large box of chocolates, of course. The damned things are already getting put up in stores in preparation for Valentine’s Day, of course. Either the boy is not interested, and then you can self-medicate with chocolate endorphins, or he is interested, and you can share the chocolates, in bed.”

The deliberately crass suggestion brings Mina out of her funk, as it is intended to do, and she laughs helplessly even as Adrianna finishes blowing out her hair, fussing with it until it gleams like sunlit silk. Mina thanks the stylist and leaves a generous tip, and then stops at a boutique bakery en route to the office. She does buy the stupidly large box of chocolates, but also a fancy box of assorted macarons in numerous pastel shades. 

**

This time, when she arrives at the desk of the formidable Janet, she doesn’t do much more than hold out the delicate cookies as a peace offering. “I’m just going to go on back.”

“Good for you. I’m too busy to chit-chat anyway. Take your cookies and be off. Close the door behind you when you have it out with him, will you?” Janet doesn’t even look up from the computer screen, the phone receiver cradled between her shoulder and jaw as she clacks away at the keyboard. Mina looks at the solidly-built brunette with a little bit of consternation, but Janet simply waves an irritable hand in dismissal. Put squarely in her place, she makes her silent way to the elevators, and makes a beeline towards Kenneth’s office. 

It’s almost deja vu when she gets there. Door slightly ajar. The man seated at his desk, typing away at some spreadsheet. She knocks, then lets herself in. “Hi.” To her annoyance, her voice seems to have gone all breathy and low.

Kenneth still takes his time to turn around, but this time, when he does, his expression is almost soft. As with the last time, he closes the Excel spreadsheet and gives her his full attention. “Mina. What brings you here today?”

“I… cookies? That is, do you want cookies? I thought I’d come and say hi. Hopefully you’re recovered from being surrounded by Swifties. Are you busy?” Belatedly, she remembers Janet’s injunction that she close the door, and gives it a hasty shove. The slam sounds overly loud in this quiet hallway, and she blushes. “I know my dad usually schedules his meetings in the mornings, so I figured this would be a better time.”

“Yeah, he’s off-site. A late business lunch with some guy from an architectural firm. And you didn’t need to come and make sure I’m all right. I… I had a good time that evening. Really.”

“I should’ve brought you something for lunch rather than cookies, probably, but they looked so good. Not practical, though.” She, too, wasn’t the practical type. Taylor Swift and sparkly dresses as opposed to NPR and spreadsheets. What was she doing, really? Without anyone here to stop her, she sets down both cookies and candy box on his desk and picks at her cuticles. “Anyway. Glad you didn’t hate it. I should probably go. I’m sorry if I bothered you.”

For such a big man, he moves with incredible speed as he stands up and comes around the desk, blocking her way to the door before she’d registered that he’d moved. “Mina. Are you all right? You seem out of sorts, and in the… six years, seven months, two days and… an hour and a half?... that I’ve known you, you’ve never been like this.”

She blinks up at him, then crosses her arms. “Six years, seven months, two days, and three hours and fifteen minutes. I know exactly when I met you.”

“No, your dad introduced you to me before taking you out for lunch that day at eleven o’clock. It’s twelve twenty-six right now.”

Mina, if she closes her eyes, can see that day as clear as if it were yesterday, down to the navy blue tie knotted just a little too tight on the man standing across from her. He’d filled out a bit since that internship when he’d started working at the firm, and his ties were both more expensive and more expertly tied nowadays, but… She raises her chin stubbornly. “Yeah, that’s when my dad introduced us. But I actually met you before that, when I was running to make the elevator and you held it open for me, remember? I said hi, you said hi back. I remember thinking, when my dad introduced us, oh, it was nice to have a name to go with the hot guy I’d run into on the elevator. But you sort of didn’t have any use for me, and you still don’t, not really, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy each other’s company, right? Maybe not at another Taylor Swift concert, if that’s truly not your thing, but I…”

“You remember that?” She’s not quite sure how he got so close, but he’s standing right in front of her now, and when she looks up, she’s eye-level to his chin. She tilts her head up, and the expression in his face is something she’s never seen before, and it gives her enough courage to finish.

“I remember a lot of things about you, Kenneth! You just don’t know, because you don’t pay much attention to me, which I guess we don’t have too much in common, not really, but just because we don’t talk that much doesn’t mean that I don’t know, just like you must have known how much I wanted to go to that concert, and being there with you was the best time I’ve had in forever, though you can’t tell Una that, because she’ll be sad and look like a kitten left out in the rain, and I was just trying to work up the nerve to see if you wanted to spend some more time together and…”

She’s cut off mid-sentence by a pair of strong arms, bare to the elbows with the sleeves rolled up, hauling her up just a little off her feet and pulling her close. She has one breathless moment to register that he smells really, really good before she’s being kissed, and there’s nothing placid about it at all as one hand fists in the glossy hair that Adrianna had just so painstakingly blown out and the other lands at the small of her back, hot and wide through the thin material of her dress. She can do nothing but clutch at his wide shoulders and hang on for dear life, but a moment later, she gives as good as she gets, lips parting under his and soothing the tiny nip that she inflicts on his lower lip with a flick of her tongue. A moan breaks the silence of the office, and she belatedly realizes that it escaped from her lips as his mouth shifts to the sensitive skin of her jaw, giving both of them the chance to catch their breaths. 

Mina slides her fingers through the silky hair at the nape of his neck and leans her head against the crook of his shoulder, where it seems to fit perfectly. “Don’t you dare start to regret kissing me.” The words come out forcefully, but with a bit of a tremble nonetheless which she tries to hide by muffling it against his neck. He’d have lipstick on his collar, but it couldn’t be helped. 

A faint, slightly breathless chuckle escapes him, rumbling through his chest underneath her ear. “No. I regret not kissing you that night, though.” That statement is delivered in a shockingly frank, matter-of-fact way even as he tilts her face back up. Her fingers, of their own volition, link together at the back of his neck, and she’s sure that her smile is both goofy and excessive. It was quite likely that she would not be eating that box of chocolate in its entirety in boy-inflicted angst, after all. 

“Well, I can invite you to dinner tonight, and we can make up for lost time afterwards. Unless you’re busy. If you’re busy, we can resche--”

His mouth stamps over hers, cutting her off mid-sentence, but the kiss is sweet and gentle this time, and she’s sighing with the romance of it all by the time he pulls back. “I’ll pick you up at seven.”

“Okay.”

The giddy thrill of it is not unlike something that would be touched upon in a Taylor Swift song, she decides, but she keeps that thought to herself for the moment. Maybe in another six years, seven months, two days and however many hours, she’d bring that up again. Surely by then, she could teach him to enjoy the finer things in life, such as jamming to pop music in the shower. 

[another-music-page]

*originally posted on Instagram on 4/13/20*

These are my top 10 favorite albums from the 1st quarter, January-March, 10-1.

10. Everything is Beautiful & Everything Sucks - Princess Nokia

This double album was my first time listening to Princess Nokia, and I’m glad I checked it out. It shows so much of her personality, and the fact that the two sides of the album are two different attitudes adds to that personality as well. The production is pretty well done, but the highlight on here is Nokia’s witty, biting, sarcastic, and funny bars that are showcased throughout the project. There’s a lot of great music on this album and the variety shown in the 2 sides of it make it unforgettable to me.

9. Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Future Nostalgia is another great example of 80s trends coming back into pop culture. The songs on this album are uptempo and infectious. Energy just radiates from every aspect of Future Nostalgia, from Dua Lipa’s vocals to the catchy-ass instrumentals. Every one of these songs is an earworm: the hooks are so well-written, simple but effective. And a lot of the songs on here have messages of female empowerment, which is always nice to see. All in all, this is a really nice project from Dua Lipa.

8. color theory - Soccer Mommy

I was drawn to Soccer Mommy’s album, Clean, because of its late night indie-rock feel that’s just perfect to me. The singles that came out before the release made it easy to tell that this album wouldn’t be Clean. However, the song structures used, the great, great guitar riffs, and the awesome vocal performances still are amazing. Overall, color theory is another great project from Soccer Mommy.

7. 3.15.20 - Childish Gambino

I’ve already shared some of my thoughts about this album. I think this album is a very logical step from “Awaken, My Love!” and because the internet, but there are also some definitely lows in the tracklist. At the end of the day though, this album showcases Donald’s immense talent, and the highs are fucking amazing, which is why it’s one of my top 10 albums of this quarter.

6. The Price of Tea in China - Boldy James & The Alchemist

In all honesty, the first time I tried to listen to this, I kinda thought it was just going to be a watered down version of MadGibbs. Once I gave it a chance though, I saw that the beats from The Alchemist are amazing, Boldy’s flows across the album are great, the features are used super well, specifically from Freddie Gibbs and Benny the Butcher, and the project as a whole is very cohesive and a really compelling listen. This was an amazing introduction for me to Boldy James.

5. Freckle Season - EP - Orla Gartland

This is technically an EP, but I’m putting it on my list because of how much it accomplishes in its super quick 16 minute runtime. The lyrics are chock-full of dry humor and wit, like on “oh GOD”, but also pack a surprising emotional punch on songs like “New Friends”. The instrumentals on this project are simplistic but effective, especially on songs like “oh GOD”, “Did It To Myself”, and “Figure It Out”. And the length of the project really lends itself well to the directness in the other aspects of the music. I really enjoy this project.

4. UNLOCKED - Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats

I already knew Denzel Curry could make bangers. I already knew Kenny Beats could make bangers. But goddamn, put them together and wow, it’s a match made in heaven. The chemistry between Zel and Kenny is unmistakable, and it shows through beautifully across this project. You can tell how much they influence each other during the making of the project because each beat works so well with the lyrics it’s paired with. Denzel is firing on all cylinders; he’s witty, quick, and compelling. And Kenny is at his best too, his beats go hard, the samples are expertly used, and the cohesiveness of the album is kept while still having tons of variety. I’m almost sure that this album will never get old.

FAVORITES: Take_it_Back_v2, Lay_Up.m4a, DIET_

3. Eternal Atake - Lil Uzi Vert

To be clear, I don’t mean the deluxe version. For whatever reason, LUV vs. the World 2 didn’t hit like Eternal Atake did for me. It took me exactly one listen to figure out that EA was full of hits. The first time I heard it, I only liked a few songs, then after a 2nd listen, there were only a few songs I didn’t like. I don’t know where it sits in Uzi’s discography (I might make a list about that in the future) but I’m pretty positive that the top songs in this are some of the best in Uzi’s catalog. The productions across this project is mostly very well done and Uzi’s rapping and singing are top-notch. This was pretty much worth the wait, although the deluxe has more fan service so I guess there’s that. Besides that, Eternal Atake is a dynamic, varying listen from one of my favorite artists right now.

FAVORITES: Prices, Silly Watch, Venetia

2. After Hours - The Weeknd

The main word I’d use to describe After Hours is “cinematic”. The atmospheres The Weeknd is able to create are amazing. This album is dark, brooding, and emotional with its lyrics but also its instrumentals and because they complement each other so well, each aspect is enhanced. Abel is kind of a cryptic person in real life, but on After Hours, he doesn’t mince words: “Where are you now that I need you most”, “Tryna be a better man but I’m heartless”, “Take me out of LA/This place will be the end of me”, “I don’t know if I can be alone again”. Abel is in emotional turmoil, and he does a great job of making that crystal clear. After Hours is one of the best albums of the year so far because of The Weeknd’s amazing vocal performance, the stellar instrumentals and the perfectly clear picture it gives us of Abel’s emotional state.

FAVORITES: Faith, Blinding Lights, After Hours

1. Circles (Deluxe) - Mac Miller

Circles, to me, is the emotional flip side to After Hours. While The Weeknd is singing about his emotional turmoil, Mac is singing about his contentment with life in general. It sounds like Mac is singing and performing directly to us at times, telling us not to be worried. I love this album so much because it just makes me happy. It calms me down. I can’t describe the feeling that Circles (the song) gives me right from that opening chord. So many songs on this album just make me feel good: Circles, Complicated, Blue World, Good News, Floating, Surf, etc. Besides the feeling this project gives me, Circles feels complete, which is amazing for any album, but especially for a posthumous release. The production is masterfully handled by Jon Brion, the songwriting is amazing, and Mac’s performances are as inspired as ever. I’m not counting out the possibility, but it’s going to be very hard to top this album for my favorite release in 2020.

FAVORITES: Circles, Complicated, Floating, Hand Me Downs, Blue World

[wilsonmic200-blog]

The topic I decided to talk about is where I want to be after I graduate. I want to be a head athletic director for a school and help run sporting events for a major divison 1 school.  This has been my dream since the beginning of my senior year in under grad when I got the job working as operation staff for Rider University and quickly became a major and was able to do the book work and work directly under the athletic directors.  Within  this year though I have high concerns about everything happening because of the covid 19 and how many colleges are starting to cancel sports and still making it where no fans are allowed in the games which is a huge part of college sports. With covid 19 coming it is a lot to deal with for the school and they are thinking about possibly cutting down a lot of sports programs in order to make some money back. Also some of the highest paid employees have to take a pay cut in order for the schools to survive.  According to Theo Lawson “At Washington State, Director of Athletics Pat Chun has not publicly addressed the possibility of cutting individual programs, and it’s too early to know if that would be part of the school’s blueprint. The Cougars, it’s worth noting, already sponsor two fewer sports than Cincinnati, which doesn’t offer women’s rowing as WSU does, but has men’s swimming and diving, men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse. Still, cost containment strategies have been rolled out at WSU – Chun, President Kirk Schulz, football coach Nick Rolovich and men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith all agreed to temporary 5% pay cuts – and the department is working through various contingency plans in case the football season is altered.” (Lawson 2020).  Athletic directors have big decisions year round and have to make sure that the sporting events run smoothly all the times.  Some of the conferences in college football are trying to make it work for the upcoming season so they can still have one. According to  Ross Dellenger “Three weeks ago, SEC athletic directors met in Birmingham in an in-person meeting that produced several potential contingency plans for a 2020 season, including conference-only schedules of 8–10 games and schedules that includes eight conference games plus one or two non-conference games. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have already announced their plans for conference-only schedule” ( Dellenger 2020).  With this in mind you have a lot of less travel for the teams to be honest what they should do is follow the likes of the NBA and the NHL. For the first ten weeks have a bubble and go somewhere to meet with the other teams because MLB teams traveled a lot every weekend and there are many teams that have players or coaches have the virus now.   Another important job for the athletic director is compliance with the rules and making sure that the  players are all academically eligible to play the games. NCAA has different rules based on conferences and as well as divisions in the school.  Many athletic directors hire someone called the athletic academic advisor to make sure the students are on track in order to graduate and continue to be eligible to play their games and remain on scholarships if they have any for the school. According to athletic scholarships “ For NCAA Divisions 1 and 2, the lowest you can possibly score is a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. If you have a 2.0 GPA you must score a combined 1010 on the critical reading and math sections of the SAT. You can take the ACT exam instead of the SAT if you prefer. With a 2.0 GPA you must score a combined total of 86 points on the four sections of the ACT, English, math, science, and reading. The NCAA Eligibility Center doesn’t use the writing portion of either test when determining eligibility. Individual colleges, however, usually look at all sections during the admissions process The NAIA and NCAA Division 3 levels are different. In the NAIA, an athlete must fulfill 2 out of 3 requirements to be eligible. They must either graduate in the top half of their class, have at least a 2.0 GPA, and/or score an 860 or an 18 on the SAT or Enhanced ACT, respectively”.  I think this is a good gpa for the start of it and to keep this gpa for students is very fair.  Another huge responsibility for athletic directors is to be able to recruit people to come to the school to join your sports teams. To be able to draw top tier talent will make other top tier talent want to come and try to build a winning team. Like for example there has been a lot of big name players recently switching from top schools to historical black colleges because of recent movements and everything happening.  According to Jerry Bembry when he talked to star basketball prospect Makur Maker he said that “ “I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow,” Maker wrote. “I hope I inspire guys like Mikey Williams to join me on this journey. I am committing to Howard U & coach Kenny Blakeney.” (Bembry 2020).  This is very important to a lot of people because this is a top athlete who could have went to almost any division 1 school he wanted and he chose an hbcu college out of them all.   Another big thing to do as an athletic director is making sure all media is happy and have what they need to do their job in order to make sure the whole event runs the way you want it to.  Another big thing is social media affects everything so make sure you have a good social media team. For example “Things get really dicey when it comes to college recruiting, too, as coaches do whatever they can to draw attention to their programs—like Michigan's Jim Harbaugh—and players stir up ways to go viral when revealing their college choice” (Dimengo 2016) With this it was not the athletic director but it is the head coach and is a reflection of the school and the head athletic director so this put Michigan in a bad spotlight.

REFERENCES

LAWSON THEO Financial implications of COVID-19 leave collegiate athletic directors in precarious positions, uncharted territory Retrieved August 1st 2020 Retrieved from https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/17/financial-implications-of-covid-19-leave-athletic-/

Dellenger Ross  SEC Moving closer to conference only schedule for 2020

Retrieved August 1st 2020 retrieved from  https://www.si.com/college/2020/07/29/sec-football-schedule-news-conference-only

GPA requirements for athletic scholarships retrieved august 1

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Retrieved from  https://www.athleticscholarships.net/question/minimum-gpa-to-get-a-scholarship

Bembry Jerry Top recurite choses HOWARD in a game changer for HBCU’s  Retrieved august 1st 2020

Retrieved from https://theundefeated.com/features/top-hoops-recruit-makur-maker-chooses-howard-in-a-game-changer-for-hbcus/

Dimengo Nick  !0 ways social media ruined sports retrieved August 1st 2020 retrieved from  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2626562-10-times-social-media-ruined-sports.

[luvneedsnosyt]

My Favorite Albums of February 2020

Here’s my monthly list of albums released in February I was feeling, and some other discoveries made during the month.

Previous Month’s Lists: January

You can find my list of my favorite albums of 2019 here And my list of my favorite EPs of 2019 here

Best:

Allie X - Cape God Genre: Synth Pop

Proof: Devil I Know / Love Me Wrong (Feat. Troye Sivan)

Amber Liu - Rouge Rouge EP Genre: Pop / R&B

Proof: High Hopes / Lifeline

Banoffee - Look at Us Now Dad Genre: Synth Pop

Proof: Tennis Fan (Feat. Empress Of) / Count On You

Best Coast - Always Tomorrow Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: Wreckage / True

Big Gigantic - Free Your Mind Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Burning Love (Feat. Kidepo) / You’re The One (Feat. Nevve)

Brent Faiyaz - Fuck The World Genre: R&B / Neo-Soul

Proof: Let Me Know / Lost Kids Get Money

Caribou - Suddenly Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Home / Never Come Back

Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova EP Genre: Pop / R&B

Proof: People, I’ve been sad / I disappear in your arms

Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - UNLOCKED [Mixtape] Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Lay_Up.m4a / DIET_

Disclosure - Ecstasy EP Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Tondo (w/ Eko Roosevelt) / Expressing What Matters

DRAMA - Dance Without Me Genre: R&B / neo-Soul

Proof: Years / Hold On

EDEN - no future Genre: Indie Pop / Electronic

Proof: hertz / just saying

Fractures - EP III Genre: Indie Pop

Proof: Chains (Feat. ROZES) / Addiction

Galantis - Church Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Steel / I Found U (Feat. Passion Pit)

Grimes - Miss Anthropocene Genre: Synth Pop / Electronic

Proof: Violence (w/ i_o) / idoru // Bonus: We Appreciate Power (BloodPop Remix) Feat. HANA

Hayley Williams - Petals For Armor I EP Genre: Pop / Alternative

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iamnotshane - iamnotshane EP Genre: alt-R&B / Electronic

Proof: Afterlife / Security

iyla - OTHER WAYS TO VENT EP Genre: R&B / neo-Soul

Proof: Tattoo Tears / Naked Girl

Jack Garrett - Love, Death & Dancing (Vol. 1) EP Genre: R&B / Pop

Proof: Time / Return Them To The One

Jade Novah - Stages Genre: R&B / Soul

Proof: Newness (Feat. Eric Bellinger) / Come Back

Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Sun EP Genre: Soul / Blues

Proof: Texas Sun / C-Side

Lupe Fiasco - Chill’s Spotlight EP Genre: Hip Hop

Proof: Wildstyle - Gametime / Lupe Fiasco - Run Game

Mija - Desert Trash Genre: Indie Pop / Electronic

Proof: Stay A Little Longer (Feat. JR Slayer) / Digressive (w/ Grammer)

MILCK - Into Gold EP Genre: Pop / R&B

Proof: If I Ruled The World / Gold

No Mana - Secret Level Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Strangers (Feat. Janice) / Fragile Human (Feat. EDDIE)

Robinson - Watching You EP Genre: Pop

Proof: I Tried / Watching You // Bonus: Don’t Stay (PBH & Jack Remix) / Watching You (Drop G Remix)

Shopping - All Or Nothing Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: All Or Nothing / Initiative

Soccer Mommy - color theory Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative

Proof: circle the drain / lucy

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush Genre: Synth-Pop / Alternative

Proof: Breathe Deeper / It Might Be Time // Bonus: It Might Be Time (Louis The Child Bootleg)

Tennis - Swimmer Genre: Pop

Proof: Need Your Love / How to Forgive

William Black - Pages (The Remixes) Genre: Electronic / Dance

Proof: Dying Day (NOTOK Remix) Feat. Prettyheartbreak / Miss It (Bardz Remix) Feat. RUNN

xylø - The Ganglands of My Heart EP Genre: Synth-Pop

Proof: American Sadness / Tongue In The Bag

Bonus:

A Deluxe Edition re-release of a great 2018 album

King Princess - Cheap Queen (Deluxe Edition) Genre: Pop / R&B

Proof: Forget About It (Feat. Banoffee) / Ohio

Others:

A Boogie wit da Hoodie - Artist 2.0, AceMoMa - A New Dawn [HOA007], Agnes Obel - Myopia, Audrey Mika - 5 A.M. EP, Beach Bunny - Honeymoon, Boniface - Boniface, Calvin Harris - Love Regenerator 2 EP, Conor Matthews - Balloons EP, Delta Heavy - Only in Dreams (Remixes), DJ Snake - Carte Blanche (Deluxe), D Smoke - Bad Habits, Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven - We’re New Again: A Reimagine by Makaya McCraven, HMLTD - West of Eden, i_o - NRG 444 EP, JP Saxe - Hold It Together EP, Justin Bieber - Changes, Kamaiyah - Got It Made, Katie Gately - Loom, La Roux - Supervision, Lil Baby - My Turn, Liquid Stranger - Ascension EP, Masiwei & Higher Brothers - Prince Charming, MHYSA - Navaeh, Nada Surf - Never Not Together, Nathaniel Rateliff - And It’s Still Alright, Oh Wonder - No One Else Can Wear The Crown, Omar S - You Want, Pictish Trail - Thumb World, Poolside - Low Season, Post Animal - Forward Motion Godyssey, Princess Nokia - Everything Is Beautiful, Princess Nokia - Everything Sucks, Ratboys - Printer’s Devil, Raveena - Moonstone EP, Real Estate - The Main Thing, Royce da 5’9” - The Allegory, SAYGRACE - The Defining Moments of SAYGRACE: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationlists, Sérgio Mendez - In the Key of Joy, Slowly Slowly - Race Car Blues, Steve Spacek - House, Surfaces - Horizons, $uicideboy$ - Stop Staring at the Shadows, Tink - Hopeless Romantic, T.R.U. & 2 Chainz - No Face No Chase, Tycho - Simulcast, Various Artists - Birds is Pray: The Album

[yellowsugarwords]

Hello, a fan of your head cannons. I was wondering if you could do Lee + Christa friendship headcannons maybe?

This is so cute and pure omg

Christa and Lee didn’t talk a lot.

Christa’s focus was on Omid.

Lee’s was on Clementine.

They were two separate adults with two different methods of getting things done.

And they accepted that.

Even if they didn’t always agree on things.

Everything changed for the two once they hit Savannah.

With Omid’s injury, Kenny had become skeptical of their speed.

“We’re gonna get eaten alive out there if we aren’t careful.” He’d spat.

Without any prompting, Lee stepped up.

“We aren’t leaving them behind, Kenny.” Lee shot. “Not a chance.”

That was why Christa stuck by his side after he got bitten.

Because that was the moment she gained a newfound respect for Lee Everett.

The moment he proved his humanity to her.

The moment he proved that humanity still existed.

Christa supported him in every way after that.

They were still new to their group when Omid got hurt.

Without Lee defending them, they would’ve been kicked out.

She owed it to him.

“Thanks for defending us back there,” Christa said.

She’d scurried out of the room after Lee.

She wanted to thank him personally.

He nodded. “Anytime.”

She gathered he wasn’t much of a talker.

During an apocalypse, Christa appreciated that.

Coming inside their temporary house from checking the perimeter, Lee spotted Christa and Clementine sitting on the couch.

Christa was reading her a book from one of the bookshelves.

“Can I read it for a while?”

Christa passed her the book. “Of course you can,”

Turning around, Christa caught Lee’s stare.

He was smiling.

Big.

She smiled back.

“She’s a cute kid,” Christa claimed.

From inside, they were watching Ben and Clementine play in the backyard.

They were kicking around a half-deflated soccer ball.

Ben was less than thrilled.

Clementine was having a blast.

Lee chuckled. “She really is.”

Lee offered to take turns watching over Omid that night.

“You need your rest too,” he’d said to Christa. “We’ll trade off.”

Christa was thankful for that.

She wouldn’t forget the favour anytime soon.

The next morning was when Lee got bitten.

Was when Clementine went missing.

Was when everything went to shit.

Lee showed his bite immediately.

Christa could feel her heart drop to her stomach.

No.

She had finally found some humanity in their mess of a world.

Now, she was going to lose it.

She immediately agreed to come with him to find Clementine.

Omid agreed.

Ben agreed.

Kenny stayed back.

Christa could’ve punched him in that moment, but she held back.

This was about Clementine.

She was the first to suggest cutting off his arm.

“Maybe it’ll work. Maybe we can save you.”

But Lee shook his head.

“It’s too late now,” he hushed. “I know what needs to happen.”

Christa did too.

She just didn’t want to admit it.

There were plenty of times when Christa could’ve left Lee to die.

Where she could’ve abandoned him.

But she didn’t.

She helped him up ladders.

She help him from scaffolding-to-scaffolding.

She kept him alive.

For Clementine.

But also for her.

She wanted to see him alive for just a little while longer.

When they hit a building top, overlooking the city, Christa could hardly believe it.

There was so much ground to cover.

And so, so many walkers.

“Christa,”

Lee did that.

When he called you, it wasn’t normally questioningly.

He said your name, softly and plainly.

She turned from where she was overlooking the city.

“Yes, Lee?”

“Take care of Clementine for me.”

Christa turned, studying the side of his paling, wary face.

“You know.”

Christa frowned. “Yeah, I do.”

She hated that.

She hated that he was talking like that.

But she knew that it was the only way he could.

She still had a sliver of hope that he was going to make it.

That he was an exception. That he wasn’t going to turn.

That the world wasn’t going to take someone so good so unfairly.

But she was wrong.

And she knew that.

Lee appreciated Christa to no end.

She was firm and logical.

In a world clouded by emotion, he admired that.

And her.

When they first met, he thought she would be a great mom.

She wouldn’t take shit. She would tell it how it was.

But she was still tender and patient.

Good motherly qualities.

He hoped she could have kids someday.

At least for now, she would have Clementine.

Clementine was in good hands with her.

He knew that.

He looked over the ledge and at everything below.

He felt a wave of confidence wash over his gut.

Somewhere, out there, was Clementine.

And he was going to find her.

Christa was going to take care of Clementine.

For herself.

And for Clem.

But mainly for Lee.

Because she owed him that.

They all did.

[shadowsnlace]

Hellloo, your school teacher headcanons are so cute! Could you do more specific headcanons on Kenpachi, Jushiro, and Renji? Like what would class/clubs be like with them?

Oh! This is gonna be fun! So, here’s the original post if you need a squint or a refresh.

Kenpachi - Phys. Ed. (coaches the fencing team [what I wouldn’t give to see Kenpachi in fencing gear wielding a sabre!])

Kenny takes no shit from anyone, least of all a bunch of pimple-faced teens with more hormones rolling off of them than an alley cat in heat. He runs his Phys. Ed. class like a drill sergeant, barking orders, blowing his whistle loud and long, and nearly shaking the gym rafters with his voice. And that’s just the warm-up exercises (push-ups, jumping jacks, squats, he’s going to limber up those muscles and burn off some of that teenage, angsty energy) Games like dodgeball are the norm. Whiners get to take a lap. Basketball or volleyball are also pretty common for indoor sports. If it’s nice enough to go outdoors then it’s soccer or softball. 

As the fencing coach, Kenny is all about scoring the points. He teaches techniques with an all-go-no-quit attitude. Those he finds to be especially gifted he pairs with those who struggle. He’s there not just to make excellent fencers, he wants them to learn to teach and help others to achieve greatness. He’s a great tactician and always finds a way to make his fencing lessons carryover into life lessons and disciplines. Ask any of the kids he coaches, they’ll tell you that no one believes in them and their abilities more than Kenpachi. (And let me just add, Kenpachi in fencing gear is a fantasy I need to come to life – the jacket pulled open and hanging with some chest muscle showing, helmet tucked under his arm, foil in his hand at rest, a little sheen of sweat from his exertions…..shit, now I need a cold shower…)

Jushiro - World Literature (handles the Gardening Club)

Jushiro is the teacher that everyone loves, especially the girls! When he sits on his desk and reads to the class, all the girls go glassy-eyed and there is a collective sigh. That smooth, masculine timbre of his makes hearts go pitter-pat. He always encourages his students to dig for deep insights. He will sometimes combine a classes with Shunsui (World History) to give a historical lesson as to what was going on in the author’s life that influenced his/her writing. These are a double favorite for the students – again, especially for the girls. Two handsome teachers holding class together for 2 hours (with a break in the middle). Who wouldn’t want to sit in on those lessons? (Jushiro can read to me anytime he wants…I’d do my damnest to see how long he could keep reading out loud with my mouth on him!)

As the faculty head of the Gardening Club, Jushiro is very enthusiastic. Yes, he really does love gardening. Unfortunately, he’s not very good at it. He keeps his “experiments” (aka what he’s killed) locked in the shed. He mostly supervises the students and makes notes of what methods they use to get their plants to grow. Favorable outcomes are then added to the regimen with his own plants to see if he can get something to grow too. He’s had some successes with bonsai trees, however, the poor things just never seem to look quite right to him. He’s never without his bonsai shears, they are always resting in his shirt pocket. One glance at a bonsai and the shears are out and snicking off a leaf here or there. His scowl is adorable as he stares at the plant as if it’s going to suddenly reveal it’s secrets to him.

Renji - World History & Philosophy (coaches the soccer team)

World History is a subject that Renji warms to the moment he walks into the room. He likes everything about it and does his best to get his students to love it like he does. He’ll even go so far as to dress in period clothing for lessons. Field trips to museums, historical re-enactments, historical sites are something he takes every opportunity to do with his class – going so far as to pay for some of it himself if he has to.

Philosophy is a class that he also gets into with enthusiasm. He’s a deep thinker. Nothing makes him more pleased than when he sees a student “get it”, the light bulb goes on and he feels like he’s really opened up a new way of thinking for that student. 

As the soccer coach, Renji is sight to behold. He doesn’t coach from the sidelines during practice, no, he’s out there on the field running plays and making corrections where needed. He’s always fair with his players and makes sure everyone gets time on the field to play. The man has also got the most amazing patience with anyone that struggles. However, he will bounce a ball off the head of anyone not paying attention. Nothing painful, just enough to jar the kid and get their head back in the lesson. He’s got a fan club all his own too. The pack of teens that come to practice and sit in the stands are there just to see Renji run around in shorts and see those sexy legs in action. If it’s a hot day and that shirt comes off, you will hear squealing in the stands and phones will be out taking pictures and making videos. His shirt will mysteriously disappear too – one of his fangirls is gonna be making that sucker into a pillow case!  (Could you imagine being Renji’s wife? Watching that gorgeous hunk run around teaching kids soccer and being all sexy and goofy at the same time? Holy burning sheets, would he get it good when we got home! ;) )

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Tiny House Headcanons: Harry Potter Edition

Tiny House Headcanons: Harry Potter Editions

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Harry: Honestly?   Truly? He really thought he'd hate it since he spent years tucked away into that tiny space beneath the stairs. He figured it would give him major claustrophobic vibes. And while he's not a super big fan of it...he totally gets need a space of your own.   So while he's more than happy to hang out in your shared home in Godric's Hollow...occasionally he'll visit your "shelter shed" in the backyard.

Ron:   Lol, wellllll.... Listen, here's the thing. This guy has been used to tons of people in tiny spaces his whole life due to his large family.   He's used to a lack of personal space and while you might think that would make him USED to it...he loathes a tiny house. However, when you convinced him to make a space of his own...and deck it out in all the Chudley Canons gear he'd collected over the years...suddenly he was a little more down with the idea, lol.

Hermione: She doesn't really mind. She's got the good sense to use an expansion charm to make more space out of a tiny little building.  She's also quite fond of the fact that she can simply perform a charm on a cabinet and have a whole library with her always.   It doesn't hurt that her snuggle buddy happens to love being read to.

Fred: He thinks it's brilliant! Like a traveling circus of a gypsy caravan! With Fred...it's all about the adventure!

George: George enjoys the traveling entertainment aspect of the tiny house much like Fred.   However, his interests lie much more with the possibility of instant privacy for the two of you.

Ginny: Honestly, it's so practical you've never really heard a peep out of her about it. Really her only request was that she have plent of storage for her Quidditch stuff. The fact that you could just pack it all up and go with her was a huge selling point.   After all, dating a famous Quidditch star was serious business!

Dean:  Think of all the soccer/football games you could travel to!  Such fun, so economical and it helps that you got a comfy bed to slee- well, you do as you wish.

Seamus:  He initiated the Tiny House....and decorates it full out for every holiday and your teams when going to Quidditch matches!  

Luna:   Wandering souls you are!  The two of you enjoy going on all kinds of adventures in your tiny homes!  But one must always watch out for gnargles!

Draco: Draco loves the tiny house. He figured he would hate it. Hell, YOU figured he would hate it. After all, he'd spent his whole life in large, extravagant homes.   You just didn't think he'd like it. But Draco Malfoy LIVES for the tiny house. He craves the simplicity of it.   You, Him, your pets. A small and simple life that is abundant in love and laughter.

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James: Listen, this pureblood, sheltered wizard boy had never really messed with such muggle things.   Now, during this time it's the 70s so your tiny house WAS a literally VW bus that you'd converted.  You met James one summer when you and your band of witches were playing at local pubs.  He promptly latched on to and refused to let go.

Sirius:   Well, let me just tell you something.   Your tiny house was a beautiful, magnificent, wonderous....hearse. Yes, hearse.   You bought the thing second hand from a muggle man at a junkyard. You restored it, transformed it...and made it fly. Just how in the hell did you think Sirius got his hands on a flying motorcycle? Yeah, you amped that ish UP.

Remus: Remus absolutely loves the tiny house.   He adores it and you. You are determined that he know that your tiny house is his home. He loves your determination and love. It makes him fall in love with you more and more every day.

Heeeeyyy, smoochies!  I hope you enjoyed this little fun headcanon/ imagine for Harry Potter!  I also have Tiny House Headcanons for the Avengers! If you liked it please be sure to let me know in the comment section!  

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(ASKS ARE OPEN!!! Version 1.1. The original should be referred to as ‘Version 1.0’. Full size of the regular version [3000x1000] in my Sta.sh!

Feel free to ask these guys questions! Or maybe roleplay with any of them. I have enough spare time for both! 😊

Anything with an asterisk is IRL or other matters involving the character.

‘COO’ stands for ‘country of origin’, ‘COR’ stands for ‘country of residence’.)

Info on each character, prepare for a long read.

🍰 Mr. Gooseyshoes 🎸

Full name: Yvan August Gooseyshoes (Originally nameless, then titled ‘Clumsy One’, then was eventually given his current name.)

Species: Humanoid toon

Height: 4'4 ft

Est. age: Mid-late 20s / Canonical birthday: August 31st / ‘Creation date’: Same day, 1931

COO: France 🇫🇷

COR: United States 🇺🇸

True origin*: (When I decided to play around with my Robloxian’s look, I made the limbs and torso different colors: left arm green, right arm red, torso blue, left leg white, right leg black. At the time, I couldn’t easily determine his gender, but he was undoubtedly male-presenting. This dated back between 2013 and -15, possibly making him the ‘youngest’ member.)

Beginning: Starting off in black & white comics translated from French, Yvan was a mischievous slapstick character with a lack of common sense. He had companions; his cousin Kenneth (can also be called ‘Ken’ or ‘Kenny’), and a rogue clown named Barry. He was the clumsiest of all, and was (and still is!) known to swing large items around, knocking the other two over; this lead to a fight, but they made up later.

(cont.) Despite the antics and mean-spirited remarks the two made at strangers without him, Yvan mostly stuck to jokes and harmless pranks…when he’s not accidentally being hit in the face with planks and canes. There were even colored animated shorts of the three, a series which only lasted a couple of years due to budget problems; the three went their separate ways, until meeting again decades later.

📖 Ollie 🎶

Full name: Oliviero Percy Rigatoni (Originally just ‘Oliviero’)

Species: Humanoid toon

Height: 4'3 ft

Est. age: Mid-late 20s / Canonical birthday: September 18th / ‘Creation date’: Same day, 1971

COO: Italy 🇮🇹

COR: United States 🇺🇸

True origin*: (I drew a picture of a man with blue skin and reddish-pink eyes, somewhat like the current design. The only things that haven’t changed are his hair and eyes. This estimates back to 2011.)

Beginning: N/A (TFW you’re too mentally exhausted to continue writing stories about your own characters. Don’t worry, I’ll get to it!)

⛪ Doug the Dog 🎼

Full name: Douglas Noah Beagle

Species: Anthro dog toon

Height: 3'2 ft

Est. age: Early 30s / Canonical birthday: May 21st / ‘Creation date’: Same day, 1994

COO: United States 🇺🇸

COR: See ‘COO’

True origin*: (In this universe, he’s a toon; but in the real world? He’s an arts & crafts sockpuppet from my old church, hence why I gave him a cross and halo. He doesn’t have his ears, but the hair is there. I also based the sweater off his sock design, making the brown a little darker so it didn’t look weird. Est. 2004-5, making him the ‘oldest’.)

Beginning: There was a drop of Christian faith in the neighborhood. A local church had lost a lot of members over the years, the lack of interest among youth causing too many seats to go unfilled. Thanks to 3 of the churchgoers having a knack for drawing; they passed around ideas back and forth until eventually settling with Doug and his family; his father Harry, his uncle Rufus, and eventually, Roxanne in “Episode 10: Someone I Know Isn’t A Christian. What Do I Do?”. They already had their own website, and Flash animation was all the rage at the time!

(cont.) Was it easy? Not really. But Doug did have fans, even receiving letters from a few of them straight to the church nearly daily. The makers received a lot of attention across the web, the cartoon dog being loved for several different reasons; his important life lessons, his adorable appearance, his kindness, and his relatable nature. Some news: As all 3 animators started raising families of their own, the responsibility of running the series went to younger members so that the original ones could spend time with their kids. (A lot of time passed since 1994. They were 14, 15 and 16 upon starting; the 9 new members are all between 15 and 30.)

📼 Troy ⚽

Full name: Troy Nate Donaldson

Species: Cyclops-esque toon

Height: 3'10 ft

Est. age: 13 years 🔞 / Canonical birthday: December 9th / ‘Creation date’: Same day, 1979 (First televised 1985. Seems he’s been a youngin for an awfully long time…)

COO: United States 🇺🇸

COR: See ‘COO’

True origin*: (Like Ollie, he started off as a drawing; I even drew him with a tornado for a mouth once. The only differences being that I gave him longer hair up front, and a wardrobe unlike his original one.)

Beginning: Two brothers had a great idea for a show; animated figures cross into the real world via portal, walking into the backyard of a human kid named Jesse. Troy would be seen exploring elements foreign to him; such as ladybugs, soccer balls, and the grass being green. Because of time limits, Troy was never given a mouth outside of concept art, which meant not worrying about lip syncing when they had other things to do.

(cont.) Jesse taught Troy how to play 1-on-1 soccer, then taught him how to spell larger words such as ‘dictionary’ and ‘encyclopedia’. The show also had montages of Jesse chasing after the one-eyed people (including Troy), which was a running gag involving disguises and leaving messes behind. The show ended in 1990, 5 years after its first episode, as there was no more of the story to tell. To this day, he is still a child by choice.

📚 Mrs. Donaldson 🍇

Full name: Athena Jessica Donaldson

Species: Cyclops-esque toon

Height: 5'2 ft

Est. age: Mid-to-late 30s / Canonical birthday: April 15th / ‘Creation date’: December 12th, 1979 (First televised 1985.)

COO: United States 🇺🇸

COR: See ‘COO’

True origin*: (I thought of a beautiful cyclops-looking woman. Smart, too. She just popped up into my brain while drawing some art.)

Beginning: Before becoming an art teacher, Mrs. Donaldson was a guardian of her hometown (in our world, that’s like being a cop), making sure no one suffered as a result of crime. One day, she felt that Troy needed to be educated about alternate dimensions, which led her to take him to a vastly different version of America; or more specifically, a human family’s backyard in Tennessee. While the location was random, the weather was just right. Unfortunately, the portal was open for too long, a bunch of Troy and Athena’s people ran out from it with joy, then it closed behind them indefinitely. Due to the fuel inside of the portal wand being extremely hard to find in this dimension, they were gonna be stuck here for a while.

(cont.) They were not ones to panic so quickly; instead, they sought out knowledge and resources from this different Earth. She played the role of protecting these people before, and would gladly do it again. Athena did not star in as many episodes as her son did, her count being 283 out of 294. She also taught morals when not teaching the basics of art, ranging from honesty to sharing. Parents complained about her old outfit, so the brothers had to put her in what she wears now to avoid being cancelled before wrapping things up.

💷 Ken 🚬

Full name: Kenneth Joseph Cross

Species: Humanoid toon

Height: 4'3.5 ft

Est. age: Early-to-mid 20s / Canonical birthday: March 4th / ‘Creation date’: August 31st, 19??

COO: United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (Made by a Frenchman, though.)

COR: See ‘COO’ (Sometimes goes to America, but only to visit relatives.)

True origin*: (Okay, so I thought ‘Why not draw a guy with a large grin/frown?’ I sometimes pictured him in black & white stripes as well, but maybe I’ll use that kind of design for his pre-color days.)

Beginning: N/A

🎭 “Barry The Buffoon” 🔨

Full name: Fionnbharr Patrick Emmett (Originally nameless, then only titled as “The Buffoon”, then was eventually given his current name.)

Species: Humanoid toon

Height: 4'1 ft

Est. age: Mid-to-late 30s / Canonical birthday: May 6th / ‘Creation date’: August 31st, 1931

COO: Scotland (Made by a Frenchman, though. No Scottish flag emoji? Boo. ;n;)

COR: See ‘COO’

True origin*: (I was inspired from watching some cartoon shorts from the 20s and 30s, mainly B&W ones. Plus, I wanted to give this random clown a meaningful role.)

Beginning: N/A

🍮 Buford 🐕

Full name: Sir Buford of Birmingham XIV (the 14th)

Species: Quadruped dog toon

Height: 1'3 ft

Est. age: Bet. 1-5 years / Canonical birthday: September 1st / ‘Creation date’: January 29th, 2003

COO: England 🇬🇧

COR: United States 🇺🇸

True origin*: (I imagined Yvan having a talking dog who truly loved his master, making sure he was happy and healthy. I hope he actually looks like a Scottish terrier, or at least some kind of terrier breed/mix.)

Beginning: Sir Buford was one of the secondary antagonists of a show called “Canines Out Of Line", an ongoing series about bipedal dogs breaking the law, spending money carelessly, and doing things I shouldn’t mention. (equivalent rating of TV-14) Buford was a dog that gained the ability to speak by accidentally eating a dog treat, which his then-owner pulled out of a strange beaker containing unnamed chemicals. It was meant to be thrown out, but Dr. Mecha (no medical degree) wasn’t fast enough. She marvelled at how her pet (at the time) started talking like an Englishman, taking notes on his newfound vocal abilities.

(cont.) Sadly, when word spread around the neighborhood about a talking dog, the COOL blew up Dr. Mecha’s lab and tried to force Buford to join; he refused, and was held hostage. He fought them off, escaped back to his home, and came back to see the female scientist who cared for him still alive, making it a happy-ish ending. Despite that, things only got darker from there. From the start, he was determined to bring C.O.O.L. down, one way or another.

More characters coming soon?

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Stephen Kenny has 80% of Ireland’s Public Support

According to a new poll, 80% of the Ireland public support Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny. Only 20% of respondents to the Ireland Mind poll believe Kenny should be replaced before qualifying for Euro 2024. Kenny has previously said that Euro 2024 had always been his goal. However, the FAI recently refused to commit to it publicly when asked.

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                        The survey asked respondents to see Kenny's emphasis on young players and a change in playing style and to judge whether that justified his staying on for the 2024 qualifiers. 1000 adult citizens were polled after the recent tournament in Ireland. This meant that Kenny received 80% support despite one defeat and two draws at home.

The emphasis on results by TV commentators and fans of the previous regime loses out to the emphasis on development. Ireland fans have made it clear that they want to see better soccer and better development. Kenny's long-term perspective is more convincing to Irish fans than calls for short-term results. Even with just one win in 16 games, his support is strong.

And as his assistant Keith Andrews proved to Off the Ball this week, Ireland has lost the games they should have won, making the record of fans supporting Kenny look less bad. We brought in a data company and it's all performance-based. It's used by PSG, it's used by the top teams in Europe, and it's all about KPIs and how to win games. There is a direct correlation between these KPIs and winning games, and with certain results, we should win.

When we look at the data and look back at the games with our eyes, we feel that we should have won certain games. That didn't happen. They are the tough ones. A new generation of young Ireland stars is helping Kenny with his cause. He's managed to get players playing for Ireland who probably wouldn't have made the squad before he became head coach. Gavin Bazunu made his debut at the age of 19. For more details about Football World Cup 2022 Tickets.

He is now a household name in Ireland. Kaoimhin Kelleher is very good, and he could still push for Bazunu's starting spot. Both goalkeepers have come through Kenny's youth team. Dara O'Shea is 22 years old and already has 10 caps under his belt. He is a proven international debutant and Premier League player. Kenny has played a key role in his development in the U21 team. Andrew Omoebamer took two games to develop into a fan favorite. He is also 19 years old.

In midfield, Josh Cullen and Jamie McGrath played big in Portugal, and Ireland was no longer tied down by a defensive midfielder who was afraid to play the ball forward. Troy Parrott, Adam Ida, and Aaron Connolly are a combined 60 years old and have 25 caps between them. Ida has been outstanding, Connolly's form has fluctuated, and Parrott is well above the level he should be as a teenager.

The arguments for Kenny, which 80% of people agree with, are multi-faceted and good for Ireland in the long run. The arguments against Kenny are limited to results. The Ireland public is proving that they are thinking of the past.

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Liverpool Football: Rafa Benitez shattered Real Madrid to sign one of the supreme soccer players in the world

Milan Jovanovic did not achieve the best results in Liverpool Football's season, but that did not stop him from making a mark in popular culture. History is full of footballers whose careers have changed due to the change of club coach, and newcomers don't need them. Once Jurgen Klopp started implementing his fast-paced brand of counter-pressure football, Brendan Rogers bought 4,444 players, including Joe Allen and Christian Benteke favor in Liverpool Football.

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But at least they have a chance to perform for the person who has shown confidence by signing them. For some people, the name changes on the manager's office door came between the time they agreed to join and then moved into the club. Chapter

This arrangement is enough for Gibril Cisse. His transfer to Anfield was arranged by Gerald Hollier, but he debuted with Rafa Benítez early next season. When they won the UEFA Champions League Football and the FA Cup together, this move proved successful. Milan Jovanovic was not so blessed, the inclusive structure of the club transformed in his early days in England.

As ownership of Hicks and Gillette sustained to lose control in early 2010. It was announced that Jovanovic will join Liverpool Football on a free transfer before the 2010/11 season. The standard forward played for them at Anfield in the 2008 UEFA Champions League qualifiers and is a sought-after person. Looking at his record, it is easy to see why he attracted attention. For more to know About Liverpool vs Manchester City Tickets.

Jovanovic ranked in the top eight in total goals and assists of Belgian players for three consecutive years and ranked in the top six in goals for four consecutive years. Real Madrid even contacted him, presumably to stun them when he rejected his offer. I do not regret rejecting Real Madrid, he said later. no way. I will never go where I only play a small part of the role.

Why? Better to be happy somewhere. It's hard not to doubt if you now regret that decision. Following the move to Liverpool Football, the Serbian international moved to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. He even scored his winning goal in a group stage win over Germany, finishing the match with an excellent poacher. But when he moved to Merseyside, Roy Hodgson was in charge of the Red Army.

Although he was not the manager who brought him to the club, Liverpool Football's new manager at least gave Jovanovic a chance to make a mark. In the first eight games of all games, the new No. 14 started seven games, but the effort made a big impact. The whole team's performance is terrible, it's fair to him, but worse things are coming. When Jovanovic scored his first goal for the club in the 9th minute of the League Cup against Northampton, he hardly celebrated.

Why Do You Want? This will be a routine victory in a home game against a second league opponent. Cough. The visiting team tied the score and took the lead in extra time, although Liverpool Football drew through David N’gog, the Northampton team won the penalty shoot-out and eliminated the Reds from the cup. This is Jovanovic's eighth appearance at the club, but he will only appear in the XI five times.

The last time happened in Blackpool, this was the first league game in which interim manager Kenny Dalglish coached Liverpool for the second time. Although Jovanovic created 4 chances, most of the players on both sides, the Reds lost 21 games. He then came off the bench in 11 draws with Wigan, but couldn't even become a substitute after February. For more to know About Liverpool vs Arsenal Tickets.

In January of that year, Liverpool Football spent money on Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez, and their days at Anfield were numbered. And deservedly based on his performance. In 10 Premier League Football games played for the club, Jovanovic only made 3 shots and arranged 7 opportunities for his teammates, sometimes seemingly unable to control the ball.

This shows that not all players can successfully make the transition from one of the smallest leagues in Europe to one of the leaders. The Serbian striker returned to Belgium with Anderlecht, and his form has indeed returned to the top of the professional league assists list in the 2012/13 season. However, at the end of that season, he had just turned 32 and retired.

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