#kirstie speaks

[the-al-chemist]

Can I please get 6 for Saffron, 3 for Ethel, 4 for Kirsty (young, adult or both, you choose) and 9 for Steph? 💛

Ooh, Kirsty AND Steph? You’re spoiling me with the niche OCs!

6 - What clothing item could they not live without?

Saffron’s favourite item is jewellery rather than clothing, and it’s a crystal cage necklace. Why pick one favourite crystal to wear when you can interchange the crystals depending on your mood that day? Today, she’s got a light blue aquamarine to celebrate her birthday!

3 - Does this character wear jewellery?

Jewellery-wise, Ethel wears her engagement ring, wedding ring, and a friendship bracelet, and nothing else.

4 - How does this character wear their hair?

Kirsty has light honey-brown waves/curls. In her youth she tends to wear them loose with a centre parting (think young Donna in Mamma Mia 2, or any woman in any pre-Raphaelite painting ever). As a professional mother of two, she has a shorter, layered cut, which makes her hair look more curly! She tends to clip it back with a crocodile clip for practicality.

9 - What aesthetic do they fall into?

I went down such a rabbit hole looking at these! Steph would love to be dark academia, but she’s not committed enough to the *vibe* to really fit it…

[melongraph56]

i think ur art is pretty epic swag fire emoji 🔥 good content!! i am going to start watching kirbycraft now as i draw rythian now bc scrolling through ur blog made me Feel About Him !! fire emoji fire emoji 🔥🔥 jellyfish emoji also because rythian and jellyfish are cool in the same flavor to me 🪼

wait no, no wait. your art is pretty epic swag fire too fdasgd. but seriously thank you so much!! I'm ecstatic that I got someone roped into watching kirbycraft, its a very good chill wholesome series very good on my brain

don't forget to show some love to Kirsty and Briony as well! it's not KiRBycraft without the k and b :)

[mvsicinthedvrk]

discord surprise starter for orpheus & kirsty cotton // @withinthem

"I'm looking for the best dog toy," Orpheus says, looking across the counter at the other with earnest hope. If anyone can help him navigate the far-too-many-aisles of this pet store, surely it's someone who works here. "Whatever toy will make a dog most happy. Or-- two dogs, since, they'll have to share," he adds, musingly. "Or should I get them each a new toy? I've never had dogs before."

[dykexenomorph]

just finished it and goddamn is hellraiser sure a movie that u can watch.

[emilybluntt]

kirstie alley died and that is upsetting.

[raynertodd]

Life update: I bought a house!

[1ightcap]

Opened up my dcwt bookclub notes while dealing with canada post customer service line and this passage is intensely relevant to me rn

[ashley-slashley]

So you're telling me that Kirstie Alley died but not Shatner? Why does god keep taking away the beloved Star Trek actors and not Shatner?

[hangon-silvergirl]

The HellCheer Holiday Mixtape

OH HEY. I'm a sucker for a festive fandom, so behold my seasonal challenge TO YOU: The Hellcheer Holiday Mixtape!

For 12 days starting December 13th, express your Freak and Cheerleader affections as inspired by holiday music prompts (if one so titillates you), and in whatever medium you please!

Guidelines:

There are no constraints on your level of participation; do it all, do some, do none, doesn't matter; JUST HAVE FUN

Same goes for themes and subject matter; just please respect the rules of content curation and slap on appropriate tags. We observe DLDR in this house

Except, uh, whatever you post should be, you know, festive. And tie back to the prompt at least tenuously

Late posts count!!!

Tag your contributions with #hellcheerholidaymixtape (so I can see them and share them)

Share on any platform you like, but x-post here bc I'm only tumblin'

Don't be shitty (for this quest in particular, but also generally speaking)

All songs are on the Spotify playlist:

If you have thoughts, concerns, or questions, my ask box is open!

Prompts below!

13 December

"Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)" - The Ramones

"Jingle Bell Rock" - Hall & Oates

"Run, Run, Rudolph" - Bryan Adams

14 December

"Hard Candy Christmas" - Dolly Parton

"Another Lonely Christmas" - Prince

"It Must Have Been the Mistletoe (Our First Christmas)" - Barbara Mandrell

15 December

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid

"Christmas in Dixie" - Alabama

"Let's Party" - Jive Bunny & the Master Mixers

16th December

"Christmas In My Heart" - The Jets

"Thank God It's Christmas" - Queen

"Silent Night" - The Hooters

17th December

"Wonderful Christmastime" - Paul McCartney

"Santa's Beard" - They Might Be Giants

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2

18th December

"Funky, Funky Xmas" - New Kids On The Block

"Hazy Shade of Winter" - The Bangles

"Merry Christmas, Everyone" - Shakin' Stevens

19th December

"Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses

"It's Christmas All Over the World" - Sheena Easton

"2000 Miles" - The Pretenders

20th December

"Fairytale of New York" - The Porgues (ft. Kirsty MacColl)

"Sleigh Ride" - Air Supply

"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" - Al Green & Annie Lennox

21st December

"Christmas in Hollis" - RUN DMC

"Mistletoe & Wine" - Cliff Richard

"Father Christmas" - The Kinks

22nd December

"Driving Home for Christmas" - Chris Rea

"She Won't Be Home" - Erasure

"The Power of Love" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

23rd December

"Christmas With The Devil" - Spinal Tap

"Things Fall Apart" - Christina

"Peace In Our Time" - Eddie Money

24th December

"Last Christmas" - Wham!

"Merry Christmas, Baby" - Bruce Springsteen

"Santa, Baby" - Madonna

[dragon650]

Uber gone wrong

Mac is a fake Uber driver and farmer. Sophia and Jasmine called a Uber. Sophia wearing a green dress and Jasmine in a pink skirt. Mac is heading to the address. The drinks in the backseat have sleeping pills in the bottles. Mac arrived at the house. Sophia said “Uber is here”. Jasmine said “got the address to give to the driver”. Sophia said “ok”. They are heading to the car. Mac said “welcome to some water”. They are drinking the water. Jasmine said “I don’t feel so good”. Sophia fell asleep. Jasmine fell asleep. Mac is heading to his farm. They were still out. Mac arrived at his farm. He pick up the sluts and taking them to his barn. Sophia and Jasmine were chain down in the barn. Sophia and Jasmine waked up and found her girlfriend gagged and chain down.

Mac going into his house. Sophia is trying to speak. Mac is getting drink before he checks on the sluts. Sophia found out he is no Uber driver. Mac went back to the barn. Sophia hear footsteps. Mac ripped off Sophia green dress. Sophia and Jasmine were naked. Mac raping them. Jasmine finally waking up. Mac said “welcome to your new life and your next slut”. Jasmine is trying to scream. Mac said “no one can hear you”. Jasmine stop screaming. Mac finished Sophia for now and rapping Jasmine. Sophia can feel cum in her. Jasmine said “why are you doing this to us”. Mac said “you both will be mine breeding cow and your babies will be going to family’s”. Jasmine said “we are no cow”. Mac said “shut up slave.

Jasmine and Sophia stop talking. Mac is cuming Jasmine. Sophia feels bad for her girlfriend. Mac left the slaves chain down. The phone is ringing. Mac said “hey and what’s up”. Kirsty said “when will I have a son or daughter”. Mac said “they are not pregnant yet. Kirsty said “let me know when they are pregnant”. Mac said “ I will let you know”. Kirsty said “ok”. Mac said “ the baby’s mother stay with me do you understand”. Kirsty said “yes sir”. Mac said “don’t make me upset”. Kirsty said “I will not get you upset”. Mac hang up the phone. Sophia and Jasmine are trying to escape. Mac went back to the barn. Sophia and Jasmine stop moving. Mac said “you can’t escape from the chains. Sophia and Jasmine life is over. Mac is relaxing. Sophia and Jasmine was pregnant and became the farmer slaves. Mac keep them in the barn for their whole life. Sophia and Jasmine were never seen again.

[the-al-chemist]

Get ready for

📢📢SOUP FAIRY TIME 📢📢

Give me your character's one positive trait, one profound wound, and one glaring flaw. Are they connected? Where do they come from?

I’m not doing a story for this one (for a change). And I’m not answering for Artemis either (for a change).

Kirsty is a hard-worker, and she thinks of others before herself. She lost her mother at the age of 13, had a near-death experience at 18, and became a mother herself at 19. Her biggest flaw is that she is conflict-avoidant to the point that she will not stand up for herself or others, and will evade truths for the sake of keeping the peace.

Are these things all connected? Sort of. A lot of her work ethic comes from wanting to do something that would make her mum proud, and partly to prove that she has made something of her own life, that she hasn’t let herself or any of her loved ones down. Her conflict avoidance comes from a place of people pleasing. It’s always been a part of her, but definitely became a habit after seeing her widowed father grieve, and a harder habit to break once she had to balance out her own dysfunctional family situation.

[melongraph56]

Rythian singing "Gilbert the Snowman"

my genuine reaction

(spoilers below <;3)

classic rythian gilbert

[scotianostra]

Scottish Rugby Player Doddie Weir was born on July 4th in Edinburgh.

Born George Wilson Weir, Doddie was educated at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College and given the school’s heritage with the sport, and Doddie’s size, it was only natural he would take up the rugby.

After his education finished he played for Stewart’s Melville FP, the FP stands for former pupil, he then went on to play for Melrose in the Scottish Borders, and was part of the team that won six Scottish club championships.

He was brought uup on Cortleferry Farm, near the village of Stow in the Scottish Borders. horses were a big part of his early life and he competed at local gymkhanas along with his sister Kirsty. Later he went on to represent Scotland at national equestrian events. Once, at the Scottish Horse Trials, he competed against Princess Anne.

As his rugby career progressed he moved to England in 1995 to join the Newcastle Falcons, helping them win the Premiership in 1998.

Lock Weir was capped 61 times by Scotland, and was part of the victorious Lions tour to South Africa in 1997.

He moved back to Scotland to join the newly reformed Borders team in 2002 where he remained until his retirement from professional rugby. He finished his playing career together with Gary Armstrong at Borders Reivers in 2004.

In 2016 Doddie was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in 2016 and made his diagnosis public the following summer. Although the average life expectancy is between one and three years, he has defied the odds to keep battling and his charity, the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, has raised more than £4million for research into a cure. Doddie was also told that a year later he would not be able to walk, he defied what the doctors said still walked in up to the final months of his life a testament to the determination and fighting spirit of this remarkable man.

A big favourite with the Murrayfield crowd, the 6ft 6in lock was famously described by the late commentator Bill McLaren as as being “on the charge like a mad giraffe”.

Doddie spoke of his MND

“As a bloke you just think ‘I’m fine’, but with this that’s not quite the case. Basically it’s a muscle wasting disease and that’s how in the later life of MND it’s horrific because you need help everywhere.

"Basically your muscles in your legs disappear so you can’t walk; you can’t really eat, and then your muscles within your speech disappear so you can’t speak; you can’t swallow and can’t breath so it’s horrific what happens.

”….“But it’s such a debilitating condition and there’s nothing out there that can help any patient with MND.

He has signed a “Do not resuscitate” (DNR) IN 2020.

In February 2020 Doddie said his decision to refuse potentially lifesaving CPR came after a tough chat with his sons Hamish, Angus, and Ben, "I’ve had to talk to them about DNR. We’ve just signed a document for that at the moment, which isn’t easy.”

He added: “You just have to be honest and open and they took it really well.”

Weir set up a charity called My Name's Doddie Foundation to help fund treatments for motor neurone disease.

In 2018 The Doddie Weir Cup was inaugurated, a perputual Rugby Union trophy to be played between Scotland and Wales, the first match in Cardiff in November that year was won by Wales, Scotland are the current holders.

Neither the Welsh Rugby Union nor the Scottish Rugby Union originally intended to contribute any of the gate receipts from the inaugural match to the charity, but pressure from fans and in the media resulted in them eventually donating a six-figure sum

On the evening of 26 November 2022, his family announced that he had died of motor neuron disease, aged 52. A memorial service was held at Melrose Parish Church on 19 December, with audio from the service relayed to Melrose RFC's ground The Greenyards.

Clinical trials into motor neurone disease (MND) have received a £500,000 boost from the My Name's Doddie Foundation to mark what would have been his 54th birthday.

[perplexingluciddreams]

Today was orthotics appointment. It is at hospital I don't like, Dad not like too because bad parking. When we get there, it was very full loud waiting room. So we wait outside the room in the corridor.

The orthotist Kirsty is very nice! With nice accent. It was loud bad place at first with other patients talking loud - even with noise cancelling headphones I struggle and get very anxious but also feel stuck could not stim like I need. I could not hear what Kirsty or Dad said because the other voices noises were louder even with noise cancelling headphones ☹️.

They could see I didn't cope, so she very kindly, look in other quiet room to see if it is empty. (Usually I go to that room). Yes, it is! So we go in there.

Then talk a lot about old AFOs. And Dad show my list of what is not-good about them. She look at my walking with shoes AND without shoes, and examine look at my legs and feet and move about and feel how hypermobile I am. And where my calf muscles is a bit tight.

She agree that my current AFOs don't work. So we try something different new. Dad showed my pictures of what I think might be better for me. So, she say they can do a similar style of rigid plastic AFO on the outside, with an inner "anklet" that is thinner more flexible plastic going around my ankle and over the top of my foot. Then that part will go inside the bigger rigid AFOs. And, I can have better straps that isn't so bulky and too tough to undo by myself. (They will just go once over, instead of through a ring and double back).

Then, she do a SCAN!! Instead of casts this time :D. I have to hold very very still it takes a LOT of concentration and effort. But I did very well. Dad said the shape of my leg showed up slowly on the screen when she did the light scanner in stripes. I didn't see that because I had to concentrate very much to stay still.

They had to stick a wire to the front of my leg for the scanner. And the tape stuck to my leg hair! And ripped some off when I took it off, ouch! But it was okay, not too sore, just mostly funny. Dad joked about is his genetics for the leg hair.

Overall, very successful appointment and it went much better than I expected! I am still very anxious about it all, because we have several attempts already that didn't work. But, Dad says we will keep on trying until we get exactly what works for me.

I always feel overwhelmed and exhausted after appointment. And always feel like I didn't communicate everything I want to - even with prepare with other people and they say things for me, even if I try try try so hard to do words, it just doesn't happen at the time. And I have automatic response to just nod head "yes" at almost everything, even if I didn't process or understand. So I worry that I seem to say "yes" or agree to things that I don't mean. Especially when I know that there was a lot of talking at the appointment that I didn't process at all. I feel so utterly lost all the time - and there is no way to really express how that affects me my whole entire life.

I hate my inability to communicate ☹️☹️. It goes WAY beyond just not able to speak. Even with all the tools and aids and help from other people... majority of the time it is simply near-impossible for me to interact with another person. It is everything about how I interact with everyone, my whole life long. And then I feel like anything that goes wrong or doesn't work is my fault for not able to communicate or explain something.

Anyway. I am knackered now, so time for rest and Celtic Woman DVD 😄. I try not to think about it anymore, just distract. And try to keep hope, but not too much, so I don't get too disappointed.

I have lemonade (Dad quickly go to shop and buy so I can have my usual fizzy drink treat after appointment 😄, thanks Dad!). And I have snack. And DVD. 😊

[joelbeanss]

Mr. Beans of the Smallish variety, how much would you say that Kirsty and Lizzie don't know? In regards to many comments by you and Mr. Gaming of the Solidarity variety :)

Lizzie and I keep our personal things quite separate, so there has to be some things she doesn't know about

Though I can't speak for Jimmy and Kirsty, I'd think they would do something similar

[madame-mortician]

Key differences between the Hellraiser book and movie!

So I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I’ve read the original novel the Hellraiser film was based on, and it has a lot of key differences from the film. It’s not that the film was supposed to be upgrading the original story, just telling a slightly different one but both are written by Clive Barker so it’s not like the film purposefully changed things due to different staff, anyways to the list.

In the film, Kirsty is the teenage daughter of Larry Cotton, and the stepdaughter of Julia, though she isn’t that close to her due to them being wed after Kirsty was already grown. In the novel, Kirsty is the same age as Rory (Larry’s original name) and is not related to him, or Julia. In the original story, it’s shown she had a crush on Rory, hence her close relationship with him, but she never shoots her shot because he married Julia, who she also isn’t close with, in the novel.

In the novel, the Cenobites are more morally good than in the film. In the film's opening, once Frank opens the Lament Configuration, he is instantly torn apart and dragged to Hell, with the Cenobites being very willing to take Kirsty as well. In the novel, when Frank uses the Lemarchand Box (another name change) the Cenobites appear before him and talk with him, asking repeatedly if he consents and explaining vaguely that he’s not going to get what he thinks. Only after he consents do they begin to torture him. In the film, after Kirsty gives Frank to the Cenobites, they betray her and go after her, in the novel they tell her to leave when they go after Frank, and they never pursue her after Frank’s taken, not going back on their deal.

The film ends with the Eremite grabbing the Lament Configuration and preparing to sell it to a new victim, however, the book ends differently. In the book, he doesn’t appear until the very last scene, where he gives Kirsty the box and she comes to the conclusion that she is now the keeper of the box, and takes this role wearily. Whether this implies Kirsty herself became an Eremite or she’s just supposed to protect the box from curious fingers, it’s up to your interpretation.

Speaking of the Eremite, his lack of appearance in the novel means the film and novel start with different contexts. In the film, the Eremite sold the box to Frank, designed as a trick which he falls for, making him out to be a rather villainous figure. In the novel, Frank heard of the box through word of mouth and presumed the box brought pleasure, which was half true. Then he specifically sought out the box and was told exactly what would happen. So the film starts with Frank having no clue what awaits him and being killed for it, whilst the novel starts with Frank having literally set up a shrine for the Cenobite's arrival. That said, the Eremite does appear briefly at the end of the book, though in the novel he is implied to be the Engineer.

In the movie the Lament Configuration is a puzzle box with golden designs etched into it, making it rather regal-looking and not too hard to solve. In the novel, Lemarchand’s Box was pitch black and in its default form it had no shadow or light reflections, and thus you couldn’t really see anything on it to help with solving it. When she completes the first step to open it, she sees weird reflections on the box’s face, showing presumably lost souls, Kirsty recognises Julia and Frank's faces, but notes she can't find Rory's. The novel box was so hard to solve that it took hours for both Kirsty and Frank to solve it.

The Cenobites were described differently than they appear in the film. In the film, there was Hell Preist, with the pins in his head, Deep Throat, with the fucked-up throat, Butterball, the fat one, and Chatterer, the one with the weird teeth. (Also the Engineer but he’s not that important.) In the novel, only really two of them are described, with it being rather vague. There’s one with jewelled pins in their head, and bells in their neck that sound like Church bells when they approach, which is obviously the novel version of Pinhead. There’s also a female Cenobite who, like all the other Cenobites, appears androgynous and sexless, however, she can be recognised as a female because she opens her coat to reveal her p_ssy. She’s essentially the original Deep Throat. Butterball and Chatterer could very well be here, but the other Cenobites are described only as sexless, androgynous, things with disfigured flesh strewn about and fixed as oddly fashionable. This means if you want an accurate depiction of the book Cenobites, the 2022 film designs are the most accurate. In the film it was obvious Pinhead was a male, along with Butterball and Chatterer whilst Deep Throat was female, which is another difference since again, the novel had them all be genderless, except for the female one.

Since Kirsty is not related to Larry/Rory, she also isn’t related to Frank. In the film, she recognises him as her sleazy Uncle, and it’s implied he might’ve been predatory towards her, but in the novel she barely knew him but was always attracted to his brother Rory. The line "Come to Daddy" is said in both, but the context is again, different. In the film, Frank said it to trick Kirsty into thinking he was her dad, Larry, but in the novel, since they have no relation, he was just being a creep.

In the film when Kirsty escapes Frank and Julia, she wakes up in the hospital and after solving the box she walks into Hell and is tormented by the Cenobites. In the book, she also wakes up in the hospital, but after solving the box, one of the Cenobites (I believe it was Pinhead) appears before her, and she strikes the trade, with it being calmer than in the film scene. Also, it is shown that only she can see the Cenobite, as a staff member enters and doesn’t see the Cenobite, which implies only people who solved the box can see Cenobites, meaning Julia never saw them.

Back to that Cenobite I failed to discuss earlier, the Engineer is rather different in both stories. In the film, it’s a weird, grotesque monster thing, which appears very briefly but in the novel it appears in a wedding dress and veil, which Kirsty mistakes for Julia’s corpse, implying it looks humanoid, however when it unveils it is shown to be a blinding light, so it's true form is unknown. It’s also implied that the Eremite who appears in the novel's last scene is actually the Engineer, which is very possible.

A small one is the novel takes place in England whilst the film is set in America. This was mostly done to boost sales, though they went even further as to dub over some of the British accents.

In the film, Kirsty has a boyfriend who assists her, though he’s a very one-dimensional character and not very memorable. He’s just kinda… there. In the novel, he doesn’t exist because half of Kirsty’s character is that she had a crush on Rory.

The movie got a load of sequels, most being shitty slasher flicks, with only like… 3 of them being decent. The direct sequel, Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 is a direct follow-up to the film, continuing Kirsty and Pinhead’s story and not being based on an existing novel. In 2015, however, a sequel to the original novel was released, nothing like the films before. The basic gist of the sequel novel is that Pinhead wants power and becomes like, a horrible villain more akin to fucking Thanos than to movie Pinhead, but is stopped by another Clive Barker character, a detective named Harry D’Amour. Honestly, the book (titled The Scarlet Gospels) doesn’t sound the best, it gets super religious and I mean SUPER religious, but hey, whatever, it’s unique I guess.