#like king george or king midas

[horsetailcurlers2]

i think everyone who lives there calls it the enchanted forest. foreigners call it misthaven. like how we call it japan but the japanese called it nippon. that being said, the world building in OUAT is a little messy because i’m a bit lost on the geography and politics within the enchanted forest itself.

idk I think the most shocking thing about once upon a time is that the enchanted forest is not actually called the enchanted forest

[evita-shelby]

National Anthem

Chapter 5

Cw: pregnancy, drinking, mentions of past alcohol abuse, casual mentions of sex and misogyny

Taglist: @thegreatdragonfruta @zablife @call-sign-shark

The first day of prohibition finds Eva remembering an old parlor trick that led to a drinking problem when she learned it at seventeen.

They had gotten rid of their stash after some jackass claimed Eva was a communist and their house was raided in search of proof.

No one was getting rid of their liquor yet expecting the temperance movement to die out sooner rather than later, but Eva knew this well-intended bullshit was to last decades.

So when she greets Jack with a hair of the dog she learned in Mexico City, he asks how she got a perfectly aged bottle of Bushmills for it.

“I can turn certain drinks into alcohol.” She admits to Jack who claims his hair of the dog is much more efficient than the honey and milk drink Eva presented him with it.

“Bullshit.” He downed the tulip glass and admitted it tasted better than the prairie oyster he makes himself.

“How did you think I got the good shit last night?”

It had been a party like the ones she used to go to get so fucked up she couldn’t remember anything; this time she drank in moderation despite the temptation to lose herself.

She was a wife and a mother now, she had to keep herself upright for them if not for herself.

“Money, like everything else.” Jack answered wincing from his hangover.

He had drunk enough to kill an elephant to show that this tiger has not changed his stripes.

“That too, the wine from the year 1775 cost quite a bit.”

They had danced, they had fucked, and it took two men to help him into the cab to take them home. All the while he went on and on about how he hates the English, how he could fix someone’s film company with a snap of his fingers and at some point, proclaimed he was King fucking Midas and Eva was Aphro-fucking-dite.

“To think I drank from the wine George fucking Washington drank when they banned alcohol in America.” He says with a groan and pulls her back to bed looking to be coddled in his time of need.

“No better way to end the era of the God-given right of inebriation, if you ask me.”  The witch swallowed the sudden nausea she got from the stink of her hungover husband.

The myth of breastfeeding decreasing the chances of pregnancy is proven false as February rolls around and Eva finds herself sobbing violently.

All Jack had said was that he was needed at the Wall Street office and the next moment Eva was crying because he was leaving.

The witch and mother to the nine-month-old boys knew it was what she had feared most.

Eva was pregnant for a second time.

She had been completely blindsided by this as only her figure was getting back into order after the birth of the boys some seven months ago. Her monthlies had yet to be regular and on Christmas Eve she goaded him into playing the piano for her.

Jack’s mother used to play it, he’d learned some and claimed to have forgotten but had bought a piano in case Eva did.

No one had given it as much use as they did that night.

“Jesus, Evie, I’ll be back on Saturday.” Jack thinks it’s an overreaction, having forgotten when she berated him last year around this time for some reason as stupid as this one.

“No, I don’t think it’s that.” Eva still let him dry her tears and promise her things like something nice from the city and a good fuck before and after the trip. “I think I’m pregnant.”

Jack, much like the first time, personally drove her to the doctor to confirm it.

Not all men went, and Jack only claimed he went because Eva couldn’t exactly drive herself nor did he trust the doctor to keep his hands off his woman.

And sure, enough he hovers there as Eva is subjected to rather embarrassing tests, they are told the results of the urine will be back in a week or less and Eva is given instructions she will promptly ignore.

“What do you think it’s gonna be this time?” he asks looking so proud of himself for getting her knocked up again. As if they hadn’t had to pull over because lunch was repeating itself thanks to their sweet little baby.

“Girl, was thinking Rosemary for your mother.”

The twins’ first birthday finds them celebrating more than the boys’ first year of life.

Alvaro Obregon had taken Mexico City and Venustiano Carranza, the President who had declared her and her then living brothers traitors and ordered her arrest after returning to Mexico City in 1918, had been forced to flee.

In about a day he would be killed with the same number of bullets Francisco Madero had been assassinated with in 1913.

Even if she could be legally allowed to drink, she couldn’t do so due to her pregnancy.

It is not as horrible as she recalls her late sister’s pregnancy had been. Felicidad had endured so much only to die because the midwife and the doctor couldn’t come soon enough.

She has fears it will happen to her and while Jack did understand her fears somewhat, he didn’t think that sort of thing happens in America.

He forgets she lived in a city and had everything they could ever possibly want.

“I’m thinking we’re gonna need a bigger place.” He says stroking her belly, it is smaller thanks to Rosie just being one baby and she’s only begun to truly show. And Jack is still affectionate, but things have not been going good lately.

“Mhm, do you have a place in mind already or do I get to have a say in it?” Eva knows he likes to be in charge, from his office to the bedroom, everything must be how John Fitzgerald Nelson wants it.

It was the way things were, but not the way she wanted to live.

And he knows Eva makes her displeasure known when he overrides her decisions or doesn’t bother telling her something and she must find out a different way.

“Have a list of houses, we’ll see which one we like, and you get full control of the necessary changes to it and the decorating. It’s the wife’s job to do that, you know.” It is a pointed reminder, one that tells her this won’t be the end of it.

They’d never even had a squabble; everything ran smoothly and now her moods are in disarray and he is no longer as willing to let her have her way knowing she’s not made of glass.

He had not intervened at all in what he viewed as a woman’s things, but the moment Eva reminded him she was also member of her family’s company and his equal, Jack would sideline her. Especially if he was in company with other men.

It was fucking annoying.

Never mind the secretary he’d hired in New York who was too pretty to stay his secretary. Fucking Grace Burgess with her thing for gangsters.

She had married Clive MacMillan, a friend of Jack’s who had moved to Poughkeepsie, but something about this stranger just made her want to throttle her.

Perhaps they were enemies in a past life or their auras clashed, whatever it was made it impossible for her to even be civil to her. Perhaps it was the stench of death that only she seemed to smell on her like perfume.

“Don’t tell me you’re threatened by Grace, Evie. She’s not my type and I wouldn’t do that to Clive.” He assured her and the hand on her stomach went to her shoulders, holding her close as if to restrain her.

“I know, she’s too boring for your tastes, but it was a blonde and bland woman like her who got Anne Boleyn short of a head.” The witch pointed out as she smiled and pretended everything was fine to their guests.

Had they been Anne and Jane in their past lives? Is that why they hated each other instantly? Perhaps the smell of death was Jane’s ill luck passing onto her reincarnation?

Jack chuckled at her words, “And what a fucking fool Henry VIII was, if Queen Anne was anything like you, I wouldn’t have let her go.”

And yet King Henry did because Anne couldn’t give him more children, her miscarriages proved it.

Jack wouldn’t divorce her, Catholics like Jack don’t believe in it while Eva doesn’t really care as the Pope is her godfather, but he could take whores.

He’s tried before, but unlike then their marriage was still in the honeymoon phase and pregnancy made her ravenous. This time around, Eva couldn’t get her sexual drive to stay the same in the span of a fucking minute.

“That’s because you are Irish, if you were English, you’d be thinking she’s the one.”

All the houses so far have not spoken to her.

Jack is losing his patience with her. “This is exactly like the one we just saw, doll.”

As much as he loves his wife, she can be a pain in the ass.

They agree often; her job is to climb the ladders of society and he the ones in business. She’s done a stellar job, and he knows better than to interfere in her work, but she also wants to muscle into the business world.

It’s not that she wasn’t capable, he couldn’t manipulate the markets without her nor win over investors of little faith, its just this was a man’s world.

One day women will be welcome into their world, but it wasn’t this day.

Doesn’t help that he hired an attractive secretary to replace Grace because he needs something to dangle in front of those looking to take the crown he works so hard to have. If Eva knew Pamela was into women and knew him since he was Kennedy’s errand boy and her mother the cook, she wouldn’t be so quick to judge her.

The new house would keep her busy, distract her from the shit moods the baby gave her and when Jack comes home from Eva will be as she was before.

And if not, it should buy them some time until Rosemary is born and see what happens then.

“It’s not, the other one had a smaller veranda nor a garage like this one.” The witch countered as she led him to something better than the maids’ rooms being far from their room.

Jack could only whistle in approval.

The garage was definitely something, large for two or more vehicles and a built to perfection workshop. Connected to the house so they won’t have to brave the elements coming in and out of it, had its own washroom to clean himself up and the master bedroom directly above it.

Could fix up his roadster for a race or two rain or shine while keeping the Rolls Royce as good as new.

He could also fuck Eva without thinking Alice and Mary can hear them and the boys will need the space to run around.

If Eva said no, he’ll be buying it anyways.

“See, I told you.” The witch takes in his delight at the garage to prove her point. “I need a sitting room for myself, and you need this car enthusiast’s dream.”

“Could’ve saved us the time by seeing this beauty first.” He points out.

First thing he’d do was fuck Eva in the Rolls Royce before taking her up to the bedroom. Maybe punish her for wasting his fucking time looking at the six other houses.

“You’re hardly home these days, needed an excuse to have you all to myself.” Eva admitted with a sly grin.

With a garage like this, he’s gonna have a hard time leaving.

[sentenceme-leni]

Saturday. Minimum 6 sentences.

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Rumpelstiltskin tugged on her sleeve.

Belle didn't turn to look up at him, aware of her weakness for pleading brown eyes. "I said two hours at least, Rumple," she told him, keeping a soft, ladylike smile on her face.

Personally, it felt like they'd been stuck at Granny's for days already.

Sadly, any clock would say otherwise.

"Besides," Belle continued, "we haven't even congratulated the birthday boy."

Rumpelstiltskin glanced over at the knot of people around David. Thomas and Philip would scatter if he interrupted their little chat. Midas would be courteous enough to give some excuse before leaving his fellow king to the Dark One.

The dwarf would be nasty, though.

Snow's quarrelsome friend had never forgotten nor forgiven his experience as fowl. In Rumpelstiltskin's mind, Grumpy should be thankful he hadn't been simply snuffed out of existence for his trespass; but some people just couldn't let go.

"Don't glare so," Belle admonished him, threading her arm through his as if she could contain his ill mood physically. "That's the one Nova is so fond of."

Rumpelstiltskin arched an eyebrow. His estimation of the exiled fairy lowered significantly. "Can't she get better taste?"

"Hush, you!" Belle punctuated the reprimand with a quick slap against his arm.

As he had no real interest in the love life of their maid, he complied without protest. "I'm still not breaking into that little council."

"I'm sure they'll be perfectly behaved. This is David's house, and we are his guests."

Rumpelstiltskin gave her an amused glance. "I'm hardly afraid of some show of disrespect. However, between Midas and George, they'll have put the brave shepherd into a mood for politics." He made a show of shuddering. "I've had enough of that nonsense."

Since Regina had vacated the mayor's position, Storybrooke's self-appointed major players were vying for support. Snow White's husband was a favorite target.

The boy was smart enough not to back anyone too openly. However, he had questions with tricky answers and was in need of advice... and he had somehow come to the conclusion that Rumpelstiltskin was a source of both.

"It would hardly be politic to turn the man of the hour into some beastie."

"Come, Rumple. You like David better than that."

"If he makes another suggestion about how I should put in my bit at the council, no, I don't."

"The town council?" Belle chuckled at the idea. "I love you, Rumple, but you're not a team player. You'd have them dancing to your tune in a week."

He smiled at her quick summation of matters. "Thank you, sweetheart."

"Are things truly that bad?"

Now that they were forced to stay in close society with everyone else, they had to worry about details like this. He missed his solitary castle so much!

"Oh, I'm certain they'll end up begging to reinstall Regina," he told her confidently. Whether their former mayor would accept the post... He must admit he had no idea. "But for now, it's a bother."

Belle hummed in agreement. "They're acting like grasping fools."

"Does that mean we can leave them to their foolishness?"

Belle fixed him with a glare. Perhaps he had sounded too eager. She had been looking forward to this party for days. There weren't a lot of opportunities to socialize in this world, and she had always enjoyed mingling. "Two hours, Rumple. You promised."

He grumbled. "There's not even a dance floor."

Events were improved by a chance to dance with Belle.

"True. Nobody thought of that." Belle rose on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear. "We can dance at home, though."

"We often do."

"Then we can do... something else."

Now that was an interesting idea. "Any suggestions?" he asked innocently.

The heat in her eyes settled that question.

"That's not incentive to stay, my dear."

Belle gave a playful shrug, reaching up to touch his chest on the pretext of straightening the lapels of his coat. "The anticipation makes it better sometimes."

He loved this woman.

"You mean the dancing?"

Her blush didn't stop her from caressing down his front. "Of course."

The End

18/05/24

[allylikethecat]

ALLY! i am returning to your tumblr asks once again to ask you why you insist on causing myself and fictional!matty so much distress. this ducklings update was equal parts brilliant and devastating - fictional!george ??? seeing him like that????? HELLO ANGST. this was so good i cannot wait for more .

p.s. in the next updates i beg pls provide fictional!matty with lots of cuddles we both really need it xxxx

p.p.s hope you’re enjoying the secret history! i have just purchased the familiar and am debating on picking it as my next read!!!

- 💌

Hello My Dearest 💌 Anon! It is such a pleasure to hear from you! I am so very sorry that it's because I caused you distress though 😭

Poor Fictional!George is WRECKED he feels so guilty and is just so distraught he's seeing Fictional!Matty like this. He feels like it's his fault he's pregnant and also knows that his freak out earlier is what caused Fictional!Matty to go on a bender. He just wants to fix it but Fictional!Matty is drunk and also he doesn't know how. ☹️

I'm out of outline currently so I'm not entirely sure how the next chapter is going to shape up BUT I will take the cuddle request under consideration 🫡

The Secret History!!! I finished it last week (?) maybe it was two weeks ago now ANYWAY my official review can be found HERE. I liked it, but it wasn't necessarily one of my favorites. I have however read four more books since then - Gild, Glint and Gleam by Raven Kennedy which are the first three books in the Plated Prisoner Series, a retelling of the story of King Midas. They weren't the best books I've ever read, but like reality TV I couldn't but them down. I just finished God of Malice by Rina Kent today, (a dark romance) and while I did enjoy our MMC who was very much the bad guy in the story / a villain the FMC was kind of boring and annoying - however I'm excited to read the rest of the series which will focus on other couples that were introduced and already seem much more interesting lol

You'll have to let me know what you think of The Familiar! If you're a historical fantasy fan I think you'll really like it! Plus the book itself is just so pretty? I love the cover / the end pages / sprayed edges.

Thank you SO MUCH for reading and sending in this ask!! I always smile when I see you in my inbox! Thank you so much for the continued support and the book recs! I hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday and a fantastic rest of your week!

❤️Ally

[designaday]

Ultimate Playlist: Men’s Names, G

Gandhi II by “Weird Al” Yankovic In the movie UHF, Al parodies commercials, TV shows, and film. This is a movie trailer that reimagines Gandhi as Rambo, putting the smack-down on bad guys and wooing the women.

George Of The Jungle by “Weird Al” Yankovic The theme to the 1967 animated TV series was written by Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman. Al covered it on his 1985 album “Dare to be Stupid,” and The Presidents of the United States recorded a version for the 1997 film.

The Killing Of Georgie (Parts 1 & 2) by Rod Stewart Stewart took some poetic license in the telling of this true story about a gay friend who was cast out by his parents, moved to New York, became very popular, but was inadvertently killed by a gang of thieves one night while walking home.

Georgy Porgy by Toto Playing off the nursery rhyme, the song suggests that the protagonist has chased away the girl he loves by being possessive of her.

Toss a Coin to Your Witcher by Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, & Joey Batey In world, this song is written by Jaskier, a bard, who is telling the story of how Geralt of Rivia fought a sylvan (half-man, half-goat), hoping to win over the common folk that don’t think highly of witchers.

Geronimo by Sheppard The song is using the custom of yelling “Geronimo” before doing a courageous act, like jumping out of an airplane. Gerónimo was a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people who led breakouts from the reservations in the late 1800’s. U.S. Army paratroopers started the tradition of shouting his name inspired by the 1939 film of the same name. Of course, this was an english pronunciation of his actual name: Goyaałé, which means “the one who yawns.”

A Boat Like Gideon Brown by Great Big Sea Gideon’s boat is big and strong, but the singer’s father’s boat was second hand. His father always swore that one day they would save enough to get a boat like Gideon’s.

Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley, it’s the title song from the 1964 James Bond film of the same name. The lyrics, comparing the villain to King Midas, were inspired by a scene in the film in which the character Jill Masterson is murdered by “skin suffocation” (not actually a thing) after being painted gold.

Heir Gordon by Bruce Hornsby I couldn’t find an explanation for this song. The title seems to parody Air Jordan, and the lyrics seem like they are mocking a specific person, but if so, Hornsby is keeping that to himself.

Gulliver/It’s Hay Chewed/Reprise by Elton John Gulliver is gone, but his memory remains in this final track from Elton’s first album.

[starstrucksfnuniverse]

Ill rb over here so this blog isn't dead anymore. Let's see...

-Sig and Chic are twins, Jules is their adoptive sister (aka the ALTER triplets). Sig has terrible eyesight as well as photophobia, so Chic always wears matching sunglasses to make him feel less insecure

-Ocean and Chic are gf's and they have matching shark tattoos

-Brutus could have been fully in charge of the Fortilla if he wanted (and he kind of still was), but he knew how badly Ocean wanted a chance to prove herself and stepped aside for her

-Maya had a huge crush on Midas and he never saw it. at all. Everyone in the Agency could tell except for him (It was probably a mix of him still feeling guilt abt getting Sorana killed off, and because he's also just Not Great with emotions)

-Skye and Sig are t4t besties

-Sierra HATES Midas because of what happened with Sorana (her sister). They are not allowed to be within 500 yards of each other or else shots will be fired. And honestly good for her

-Part of what makes Chaos Agent so scary is how quickly it switches personalities. It can go from kinning King George hamilton to stabbing somebody and feeling Nothing in the span of like 2 seconds. The only person that has never been in danger of this is Toxin because she was his wife before he was turned into what it is now (they are the definition of match made in hell)

-Jules leaves her hair in braids because her automatic stress response is to start pulling on her hair. It hurts, but having it in braids makes it harder to pull strands out (self-projecting who?)

-Also, her natural eye color is green like in-game. But after the golden touch is transferred over to her, they morph into the same shade that Midas' are. Even after she gets rid of it they never return to their original color

-(Excluding Fusion) Journey and Hazard are the only two Ch2S1 characters who are not completely individual people. Journey had been kidnapped by ALTER while mountain-climbing, and not knowing what to expect, took Toxin's experiments over Chaos Agent just killing her. The result ended up being an exact clone of her... except this "Journey" was basically the complete opposite of her

-After she managed to get out, this had disturbed her so much that she went to seek out EGO and join them. She had originally wanted to stay out of the war, but if she could help prevent that from happening to someone else, she was going to try. This is when she started dying her hair pink, to distance herself from that reflection

-Meowscles loves to give snuggles. He loves them so much. Snuggles are what kity lives for. Like regular cats do, he can sense when someone is upset. And if he catches it, he will drop what he's doing and go cuddle with them

-You know those dads that will do literally everything for their daughters (play princess dress up, tea party, etc)? That was 8-Ball when the Agency first took Skye in. He always pretended to be indifferent to it, but secretly it made him really happy

seeing people making things up or adding things to their canon brings me so much joy.

tell me your fortnite headcanons, your ships, anything and everything give it to me, i love it all.

[gameriggy]

Michael McChill has kickstarted my lore analysis corner of my brain, so now I have a lot of thoughts on the general lore again.

S/O to @inniting for making a post that gave me a way to phrase this idea. (Their post about C!Dream and the myth of King Midas.)

C!Dream cannot get anything right. No, literally. Let me elaborate: absolutely none of his plans work out.

1. Stop L’manbergs independence

2. Make George King

3. Gain control over C!Tommy

4. That whole thing about him telling Punz that the whole server would be against him/ etc. (people speculated there was some deal he made with Punz about pretending to be against him, right?)

5. His connection with Ranboo

6. The Prison

7. Technically his plans with Techno

8. Destroy L’manberg to gain control back of the server (essentially no country like L’manberg again)

What do they all have in common? They all initially worked, but blew up in Dreams face. L’manberg got its independence, George was put in danger, Tommy still goes against him, he’s stuck in the prison conditions he planned for Tommy. Ranboo is barred from the prison. Etc….

Everything Dream “touches” (plans) seems great at first (gold) but ends up ruined in the end, just like King Midas.

If C!Dream would be aware of this pattern, how disappointed do you think he’d be- he’d probably assume Techno wouldn’t come back. Another destroyed plan.

[zonax-bylarnsolo]

[  Día del Rock • Live Aid 1985 ]

Hace 35 años, un 13 de julio, se dio un evento musical sin precedentes y sin exagerar, un hito en la historia de la música y el rock desde Woodstock. Era 1985, y en aras de ayudar a las poblaciones de Somalía y Etiopía, que pasaban por una sequía devastadora y la hambruna había arrasado con ambos países africanos y alrededores, el músico y activista Bob Geldof ideó reunir a todos los artistas posibles para un concierto benéfico, un concierto sin precedentes, que habría de desarrollarse en simultáneo tanto en USA (el estadio JFK en Philadelphia) como en Gran Bretaña (el estadio Wembley en Londres).

Geldof, recordado como líder de la banda británica The Boomtown Rats (para mayor referencia su canción más exitosa “I don’t like mondays”, que hacía referencia a un tiroteo en una escuela de USA), junto a su amigo Midge Ure (vocalista de la banda Ultravox), tuvieron esta sensacional idea, que fue a la postre un antes y un después para muchas bandas y artistas de habla inglesa. Originalmente se generaron dos colectivos de artistas para sacar un single cuyas ventas fuera de carácter exclusivamente caritativo, pero a la vez, permitía a sus participantes una vitrina no sólo mundial, sino mostrar ante su público su lado humano, solidario y filántropo. Así, los norteamericanos guiados bajo la producción del “rey midas” Quincy Jones, y con la composición de Michael Jackson y Lionel Ritchie, grabaron la canción “We are the world”, firmada como USA for Africa, mientras que su contraparte británica grababa “Do they know it’s Christmas?”, escrita por Geldof y Ure, firmada como Band Aid. Ambas canciones, que presentaron varios inconvenientes para su grabación, a su vez terminaron siendo el tema final de concierto en cada escenario, correspondiendo al lugar de origen.

Sin embargo, para cuando se hicieron las coordinaciones para el concierto, que se vendía bajo la idea que “todo artista que era ‘alguien’ debía estar allí”, fue más complicado que juntar tantos artistas para una sola canción. Cuando la cartelera de los conciertos vio la luz, muchos de sus participantes que originalmente habían participado en las grabaciones de los singles, terminaron por no asistir por diversas razones. Bruce Springteen por motivo de agenda y Tears For Fears por renuncia de músicos de la banda. Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Diana Rose y The Pointer Sisters decidieron boicotear el evento por no considerarlo de igualdad de oportunidades para artistas de raza negra, siendo Sade y Tina Turner las únicas artistas negras en aparecer en cartelera y en el escenario, aunque también apareciera B. B. King, Patti Labelle, Billy Ocean, Teddy Pendergrass (apareciendo en silla de ruedas luego de quedar parapléjico en un accidente de auto), o Lionel Ritchie, Dionne Warwick entre otros, cuyos nombres no aparecieron en la promoción.

Asimismo, y como mencioné, fue un antes y después para muchas bandas: Para Bono Vox y U2 significó la catapulta al estrellato, aunque sólo tocaron 2 de los 3 temas programados, pues empezaron con “Sunday, bloody Sunday” generando furor en la audiencia y para cuando tocaron “Bad”, Bono tuvo que bajar hacia el público, y llevó a una chica al escenario. Originalmente se pensó que ese acto era para invitarla a estar junto a él, pero luego se aprecia en la grabación que la joven estaba prácticamente siendo aplastada por el público. Esto hizo que la canción demorara más de lo debido. Pero mientras U2 había afiatado al mundo para que reciba con los brazos abiertos a su cuarto álbum (el exitoso «The Joshua’s Tree»), otras bandas terminaron por descender en la preferencia pública.

Así, Judas Priest llegó con altas ventas al escenario, pero su presentación no fue de las más acogidas. Led Zeppelin, después de la muerte de su baterista John Bonham, se reunía sin previo ensayo y fue una presentación para el olvido, ya que Robert Plant y Jimmy Page estaban tan alcoholizados (y algo más) que ni la voz ni los acordes, fueron los esperados, considerando además que en la batería estaba Phil Collins, quien aprovechó el evento hasta la última gota: no sólo se puso en la batería de Led Zeppelin (sin atinar a un solo ritmo), sino que fue el único artista en presentarse en ambos escenarios a la vez, usando para ello al ahora extinto avión supersónico Concorde. Collins, ya líder de Genesis ante la ausencia de Peter Gabriel y promocionando su carrera solista, además de sus propias canciones, también participó en cuanta canción ajena podía.

Por otro lado, Live Aid también desnudaba los quiebres de algunas bandas: Sting aparecía sin The Police y nunca disimuló su cara cuando tuvo que cantar las canciones que popularizó junto a Andy Summers y Stewart Copeland, a diferencia de su performance junto a Dire Straits, donde incluso sonríe haciendo ese mítico coro en la canción “Money for nothing”. Wham!, el dúo pop formado por el finado George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, sólo tuvo presencia a través de Michael, quien curiosamente, canta junto a Elton John la canción “Don’t let the sun go down on me”, que años más tarde, en 1991, terminaran realizando juntos nuevamente en un concierto de Elton John. David Gilmour aparecía sin Roger Waters anunciando la disolución de Pink Floyd, y participó como músico de apoyo para Bryan Ferry, ya separado de Roxy Music. Para Duran Duran, que llegaban con récords de ventas, terminan haciendo una presentación muy criticada cuando Simon Le Bon, su vocalista, desafina más de una vez y en palabras del propio Le Bon, la performance fue de la más vergonzosa en su carrera. Madonna, que no aparecía en la cartelera, estuvo en el concierto lanzando la frase lapidaria “Esta vez no me desnudaré.”, respondiendo a la crítica que fieramente decía que ella valía más por vender su físico que su talento, mientras que su “rival” musical, Cindy Lauper, no apareció en el evento. The Cars dejó de ser tan preponderante como Spandau Ballet o Simple Minds. Mick Jagger parecía más forzado que motivado a pesar de presentarse junto a Tina Turner y contar como apoyo nada menos que al dúo de Daryl Hall y John Oates. Los otros Rolling Stones (Richards y Wood) por cierto, se presentaron aparte como músicos de apoyo, Y Bob Dylan aprovechó la oportunidad para espetarle al público que antes de pensar en ayudar a otro continente, deberían ver la pobreza en la que viven los granjeros norteamericanos. Pero vamos, que no todo era tan malo: The Who se reunía después de muchos años, y dice la anécdota que en el escenario había una luz roja que avisaba al artista de turno que su tiempo acababa para dar paso al siguiente, pero Pete Townsend, siempre desvariado al momento de tocar, dañó esa luz y por ello, la banda encabezada por Roger Daltrey alargó su presentación. Black Sabbath se reunía nuevamente con el Príncipe de las Tinieblas: Ozzy Osbourne (valga decir no tan tenebroso con un look más de luchador de la WWE), y nos regalaban una vez más su mega–éxito “Paranoid”. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, también se rencontraban, y no decepcionaron, y claro: Queen.

Mercury y compañía llegaban al evento con la etiqueta de “banda en decadencia”, y se especulaba que más iban a ser de “relleno” que de carácter protagónico. Y una vez más, Mercury hizo que todos se traguen sus palabras y caigan rendidos a sus pies haciendo pleitesía, para honrar el nombre de realeza de su banda. La participación de Queen fue, de lejos, la mejor de todo el evento (y por todo me refiero a ambos escenarios). Se dice que durante el concierto en Wembley, los problemas de sonido sucedían a cada instante y Geldof se encontraba en labor de hormiga de una lado a otro intentando solucionar las cosas, pero cuando apareció Queen, él y todo su equipo dejó de trabajar. Nada más importaba, como en el último verso de “Bohemian Rhapsody”: era Queen, y había que paladearse cada instante. David Bowie, gran amigo de Mercury, les siguió y además de mantener el estado febril del público con su éxito “Heroes”, detuvo a todos a pensar pasando diapositivas del estado de la gente en África, para no olvidar el motivo fundamental de los conciertos, más allá del disfrute del momento.

Pretenders junto a Chrissie Hynde, Sade, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Rick Springfield, y Huey Lewis & The News tampoco desentonaron, así como Sir Paul McCartney, quien interpretó el clásico “Let it be” junto a Bowie, Townsend y Alison Moyet. Entre las performances que no fueron altamente destacadas, pero merecen toda nominación honrosa están las de Paul Young, Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Santana y Eric Clapton (que por cierto sufrió una descarga eléctrica mientras tocaba “White Room”). Ausencias muy sentidas, junto a los nombrados fueron AC/DC, Deep Purple y Frank Zappa, quienes contarían luego que estaban escépticos con respecto al evento. Culture Club, que afrontaba en esos momentos la lucha de Boy George contra su adicción a la heroína. Paul Simon, Billy Joel y Rod Stewart, quienes manifestaron no conseguir banda de apoyo. Se dice que The Kinks quiso participar pero para Geldof “no eran lo suficientemente famosos.”, Frankie Goes to Hollywood rechazó la oferta y su vocalista diría en el futuro que fue el mayor error en su carrera, y el dúo Eurythmics había aceptado en un principio, pero por motivos de salud Annie Lennox no pudo estar por lo cual terminaron sin presentarse.

Live Aid, además, permitió vio satélite transmisión desde Austria, Japón, Holanda (desde donde transmite B. B. King que estaba de gira) y desde Australia, quienes presentaron a una banda consagrada en sus tierras pero desconocida para el mundo, pero que sonó tan, pero tan bien, que muchos productores mostraron interés en promocionarla. Sí. Eran Michael Hutchence junto a INXS, otros de los grandes “ganadores” en su carrera gracias al evento. Y sí, me faltan nombrar a más, muchos más, como Adam Ant, Neil Young, Thompson Twins, Joan Baez y es por ello que Live Aid de 1985 es tan relevante como importante en tanto conjunción de la pléyade musical, así como punto de inflexión para la carrera artística de muchos. Es por esta relevancia que los 13 de julio se celebra el “Día del Rock” y que obviamente no podría pasar desapercibido para un ángel Caído.

Ahora, lo más difícil, es tomar una canción, una de tantas, que no hayan visto ya, como la mítica performace de Queen, o la versión de “Don’t you forget about me” de Simple Minds, o “Money for nothing” de Dire Straits junto a Sting, o la performance de U2 con “Sunday, bloody sunday”… Así que les comparto la performance del británico Elvis Costello, exponente del pub–rock de los 1970s, que incursionó también con el pop, el new wave y el country, pero que a diferencia de otros artistas, salió sin banda de apoyo, sin coros, sin nada más que él, y su guitarra. Costello, cual mítico caballero de cuentos de hadas, enfrentaba sólo a ese dragón o Leviatán que era un público hambriento de rock. Y así, sin más que su solitaria presencia, empezó a tocar la canción de The Beatles, “All you need is love”, haciendo que todo Wembley, antes de desgañitarse con Queen, ya empezara a cantar con el corazón, usando sus voces como reemplazo de los demás instrumentos y músicos que no estaban al lado de Costello. Porque al final, de éso se trata todo… absolutamente todo: Amor. © [ Zᴏɴᴀ X ] Lᴀʀɴ Sᴏʟᴏ Lima/Perú • 13/jul./2020

[rebelbyrdie]

📂 Regina's got to have staff at Town Hall... who are they?

Excellent Question!!! I have spent a lot of time thinking about this. Some things have made it into my stories and some have not. I wrote this pretty fast and off the top of my head so there might be some spelling and/or grammar errors. Here is my current Storybrooke Town Hall! 

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 City Manager/City Planner (The Technical Second in Command after the Mayor) - Cedwyn St John: Cedwyn is the son of a Duke and is very well educated. He is extremely intelligent and he knows it. He is, in fact, an insufferable know it all who thinks he is never wrong. As he is actually rarely wrong, Regina puts up with him. He knows Storybrooke inside and out, on paper at least. His people skills are lacking, though, so he prefers to work behind the scenes.

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Finance/Budgetary Oversight - Beatriz "Bea" Naravez: Bea's father served under Prince Henry during the 10 Years War (The Southern Kingdom with their rival from across the Sunscraper Mountains (Aurora's Kingdom) When Prince Henry was exciled after King Xavier died, Lieutenant Luis and his family went north with Henry to continue in service to him. Beatriz often covered for Daniel and Regina when they escaped, though she was more Daniel's friend then Regina's. When The Evil Queen took over, Beatriz followed in her father's footsteps and joined her army. During a battle with Snow White she was hit by two arrows in the back and she was paralyzed from the waist down. Henry asked Regina to take her into civil service and trained her in accountancy and budgeting. She took to it well and was a natural fit to handle Storybrooke's taxes, finances and budget. In addition to her job at Town Hall, she volunteers at the school as a math tutor. 

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Public Works and Utilities/City Engineer/Inspector - Jean Jaque Charpentier: He was a foundling and raised by the Stone Mason Guild in George's Kingdom. He was extremly skilled and was considered a master castle builder. He is the man that keeps the practical parts of Storybook running. He knows every pipe, every wire and every building. He is the Municipal Workers Union leader and is very respected by everyone who reports to him works with him. 

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Parks, Rec and Community Outreach - Amanpreet Aroras: A merchant from Agrabah caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is a practicing Sikh and loves Storybrooke. A bachelor in his former wife, he met and dated his now wife for twenty-eight years in Storybrooke. They have recently married and have a baby on the way. When he's not working at Town Hall, he is often found working with the Nuns on various charity projects. 

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HR and Admin - Margaret "Marge" Adino: Hailing from the largest city in the Enchanted Forest, Marge ran the largest and richest brothel in the kingdom. She was, and remains, an excellent judge of character and is often sought out as a moderator when something needs to be settled. She remains very protective of those who worked for her and kept records of everyone who ever used their services. She can often be found at the back-room poker games at The Rabbit Hole where she also moonlights as a bookie. Also, for a price, she will connect willing sex workers and those looking for their services. Marge has enough information on the citizens to destroy countless marriages if provoked. No one provokes Marge.

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IT: Andy Tremaine - A relatively new addition to Town Hall, Andy is an expert on computers. Since the Curse broke he has been hard at work bringing Storybrooke into the current age. Andy is a trans-man and is estranged from most of his family. Recently, though, he has made amends with his step sister Ashley. He babysits Alexandra one night a week so her parents can go out. While his neice watches Sesamee Street, he wiles away the hours trying to hack into various databases and servers. He considers himself a white hat and has been known to join with groups such as Anonymous if he feels the cause is just. 

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Office Manager (Regina's actual second in command) - Dana Malone: Dana is a no-nonsense woman who worked her way up in Leopold's castle and stayed on when Regina took over. She held no rank of her own, but held more power than many nobles. She disliked the King but liked Regina well enough when she wasn't throwing a royal tantrum. Some people say that she had an affair with Lord Henry, but that has never been substantiated. She is one of Regina's most valued advisors and keeps Storybrooke running when Regina can not. When Snow White took over as Mayor, she threatened to quit, but remained at Regina's request to make sure Storybrooke survived.  

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Support Staff: 

Administrative Assistant - Adrian Bona: A former stable boy, Adrian is one of the most dependable people at Town Hall. He spends most of his days filing paperwork and answering emails. If it comes to or from Town Hall, it has passed through Adrian's hands. He is deaf, a Capricorn and is an aspiring painter. He has an online gallery and has started taking online commisions lately. 

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Administrative Assistant: Laura McKinney - A low-born noble, she was perfectly happy helping her father run his trading company in Midas's kingdom. Now she schedules appointments, meetings and makes sure that everyone has everything they need. She can lay her hands on anything. Office supplies, new phones, art, jewelery. Even Mr. Gold is in awe of of her. 

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The Mayor's Personal Assistant - Anese "Aggie" Ricci: She was from a mid-tier noble family in Midas's kingdom. She was very well educated, spoke 4 languages, knew advanced mathematics and history. She even had a small magical ability. She was destined to marry well and live a good life, or she was until her father fell out with Midas. To save face, her father sent her as a gift to Midas's court. She thought she would be a maid to the Princess, but instead she was then sent to The Evil Queen's court as a "coronation gift". Aggie was furious to be treated like nothing more than a piece of property. Surprisingly, Queen Regina understood her anger and offered her the opportunity to be more than a simple lady in waiting. She became Regina's spy-master. She was extremely good at her job and just as loyal to Regina. Most people figure that she is still Regina's eyes and ears and don't trust her very much.

[this-seems-familiar]

now presenting...

various once upon a time characters and ship tags as songs i’ve heard on the lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to station! :D guess who had a lot of free time during work today.

this is by no means a comprehensive list but did get v e r y long, so i’m going to stick it under the cut. chances are even if your fave is Obscure, there’s an 80% chance they’re on here. although i will admit to running out of steam when it came to the ships--if a character or ship you dig isn’t on here, you can request a song in my inbox if you’d like. <3 and let me know if the links don’t work!

the characters are in complete random order with no rhyme or reason, but the songs are purposeful; headphones are recommended but not required. i hope y’all find this inspiring at least a tiny bit! enjoy~

david nolan/prince charming - j’san x epektase, ‘ghost in my mind’

killian jones/captain hook - dryhope, ‘contrasts’

neal cassidy/baelfire - casiio, ‘back home’

zelena/the wicked witch - ajmw, ‘hometown’

mary margaret blanchard/snow white - no spirit x mell-o x sitting duck , ‘la rochelle’

emma swan - mila coolness, ‘ibis’

belle french - mell-o x ambulo, ‘solace’

henry mills - pandrezz, ‘crystal lake’ ft. epektase

regina mills/the evil queen - iamalex x dillon witherow, ‘lazy morning’

rumplestiltskin/mr. gold - chiccote’s beats, ‘away’

ingrid/the snow queen - g. mills - ‘icicles’ ft. chris mazuera & tender spring

ariel - iamalex x dillan witherow, ‘coral’

elsa - chris mazuera & tender spring, ‘winter’s kiss’

mulan - less people, ‘gyoza’

anna - eisu x softy, ‘snowflakes’

august booth/pinocchio - team astro, ‘helpless’

tinkerbell - dontcry & nokiaa, ‘since’

alice jones/tilly - mondo loops, ‘starside groove’

the blue fairy/mother superior - project aer x wys, ‘after sunset’

ursula - mila coolness, ‘surf’

archie hopper/jiminy cricket - amies x cxlt, ‘things will work out’

sidney glass/the magic mirror - enra, ‘consequences’

grumpy/leroy - tysu x spencer hunt, ‘letting go’

eric - dontcry & nokiaa, ‘tides’

cora mills/the queen of hearts - sitting duck x hoffy beats, ‘slow mornings’

ruby lucas/red riding hood - brillion x chief, ‘moon theme’

malcolm/peter pan - dlj, ‘the docks’

robin hood - brillion, ‘when the sun goes down’

merlin - jordy chandra, ‘late night call’

aladdin - softy, ‘before the rain comes’

jefferson/the mad hatter - xander, ‘missing you’

graham humbert/the huntsman - xander, ‘morning time’

philip - no one’s perfect x kanisan, ‘pendulum’

isaac heller - yasumu, ‘untold stories’

aurora/sleeping beauty - lilac, ‘hyacinth’

ashley boyd/cinderella - purrple cat, ‘caramellow’

granny lucas - oatmello, ‘essenced’

albert spencer/george - team astro, ‘love lockdown’

the dwarfs mining co. - chiccote’s beats, ‘before’

greg mendell/owen flynn - tabal, ‘no return’

cruella de vil - cabal x blumen, ‘crystal land’

dr. whale/victor frankenstein - casiio, ’wondering’

kristoff - monma, ‘winter days’

maleficent - ajmw, ‘way back when’

henry mills i - snug, ‘warm meadows’

marco/geppetto - hm surf, ‘single phial’

ruth - laffey, ‘umbrella’

lancelot - laffey, ‘campfire’

will scarlet - sebastian kamae x aylior, ‘dontyouknow’

anton the giant - g. mills, ‘sublimation’ ft. arbour

daniel - softy, ‘autumn morning’

the apprentice - mila coolness, ‘heron’

violet - oatmello, ‘good night’ with late era

lily - imagiro, ‘wool gloves’

morraine - eugenio izzi, ‘get lost in the mind’s ocean’

dorothy gale - kupla, ‘valentine’

the blind witch/miss ginger - chiccote’s beats, ‘finding’

paige/grace - mila coolness, ‘balance’

kathryn nolan/abigail - g. mills x hm surf, ‘mmmm’

william smee - no spirit x mondo loops, ‘washed ashore’

sister astrid/nova - yasumu, ‘midnight thoughts’

ava zimmer/gretel - laffey, ‘moonlight’

leopold - less people, ‘persist’

billy/gus - glimlip x yasper, ‘floating away’

milah - snug, ‘balcony nights’ ft. spencer hunt

midas - chiccote’s beats, ‘back’

michael tillman/the woodcutter - spencer hunt, ‘moonlight’

walsh/the wizard - mondo loops, ‘drive to midnight’

eloise gardener/mother gothel - towerz, ‘fateful slumber’

liam jones - dryhope, ‘quetzal’

rapunzel - chris mazreua x brillion, ‘juniper’

fiona/the black fairy - kupla, ‘twilight’

jafar - no spirit, ‘glowing lights’

the jabberwocky - mondo loops, ‘winter shells’ ft. kanisan

jacinda vidrio/ella mills - yasumu, ‘questions’

lucy mills - kupla, ‘sleepy little one’

margot west/robin mills - snug, ‘night coffee’ ft. mondo loops

king arthur - brillion, ‘crescent’

guinevere - mila coolness, ‘silent river’

merida - iamalex x dillan witherow, ‘nightwalk’ ft. azula

dr. jekyll/mr. hyde - g. mills, ‘rest your head’/fatb, ‘aurora boreale’ ft. mell-o

ivy belfry/drizella tremaine - chiccote’s beats, ‘illusion’

nicholas zimmer/hansel - chris mazuera, ‘obscurity’

hades - dryhope, ‘down river’

sabine/tiana - chris mazuera, ‘counting’ with g. mills

drew/naveen -hoogway, ‘skyline’ ft. dlj

felix - kupla, ‘roots’

walt d./the author - jhove, ‘if you only knew’

elliott mcgrath/jane hawkins - less people, ‘everything’s a symptom’ _____________

red whale (dr. whale x ruby lucas) - aso, ’espresso’

rumbelle (mr. gold x belle french) - yasumu, ‘waking up’

sleeping captain (aurora x killian jones) - monma x cocabona, ‘garnet’

snowcules (hercules x snow white) - dlj, ‘blackout’

beauty queen (regina mills x belle french) - tabal, ‘inside space’

captain charming (killian jones x david nolan) - pandrezz, ‘cuddlin’

aladasmine (aladdin x jasmine) - kupla, ‘soft to touch’

believe or leave (mr. gold x jefferson x dr. whale) - hoogway, ‘everything (you are)’

brave warrior (merida x mulan) - wys, ‘snowman’

charming whale (david nolan x dr. whale) - sebastian kamae x aylior, ‘outlet’

bellefire (belle french x neal cassidy) - eisu, ‘sheets’

captain charming hood (david nolan x killian jones x robin hood) - yasper x glimlip, ‘infused’

dragon queen (maleficent x regina mills) - tenno, ‘luna’

firewood (august booth x neal cassidy) - sebastian kamae x intoku, ‘lucid’

blue hook (the blue fairy x killian jones) - tysu x spencer hunt, ‘blue moon’

outlaw queen (regina mills x robin hood) - a[way], ‘warm nights’

captain swan (emma swan x killian jones) - hm surf, ‘mud master’

snowing (mary margaret blanchard x david nolan) - brillion, ‘kiptime’ with hm surf

golden queen (mr. gold x regina mills) - team astro, ‘empty shelves’

white whale (mary margaret blanchard x dr. whale) - laffey, ‘nighttime’

red cricket (archie hopper x ruby lucas) - dr. dundiff x allem iversom, ‘pale moon’

swan queen (emma swan x regina mills) - no spirit, ‘memories we made’

curious archer (alice jone x robin mills) - flovry x tender spring, ‘becoming’

swanfire (emma swan x neal cassidy) - pandrezz, ‘when she cries’

wicked hell (zelena x hades) - elior x eaup, ‘ships’

seeing stars (archie hopper x elliott mcgrath) - euginio izzi, ‘the fairie’s city’

[mystical-flute]

Home is Wherever I’m With You: Elijah Nolan

A sleeping curse.

It was so mind-numblingly simple, Rumplestiltskin was astounded King George couldn’t break something like that. But no, no, of course the cruel tyrant didn’t have any patience to show his own son he loved him. Why would he? He had a deal to meet with King Midas! He couldn’t appear weak by having his son be under a sleeping curse!

Even if it would only take seconds to cure, without even having to call for Rumpel!

But Rumpelstiltskin did what he was summoned to do, and shoved David in James’ place, triggering the beginning of the end of George’s reign.

(He really should have just broken that sleeping curse)

It’s Snow White who discovers what’s happened to James, after finding him in the Netherworld during one of her nightmares. The moment she wakes, she and David find James in a previously locked room of the castle. David immediately tries to wake James, but fails, as James doesn’t believe that his brother could love him after only knowing about him for moments.

So Snow sends for anyone who believed they had true love with James to attempt to break the curse. It caused chaos, and a much larger parade of potentials than she or David had prepared for, but ultimately, it’s a dark witch named Madalena who manages to free James from his two year-long torment.

James is grateful to be awake, but furious at George, swearing vengeance. When he leaves with Madalena, he’s not sure how to feel about David, wanting time to reflect.

He doesn’t get much, for Madalena had been working to help Queen Regina with a curse that would rip them all from their kingdoms, taking them to the Land Without Magic.

In Storybrooke, James is known as Elijah Nolan, a beginning lawyer working with Albert Spencer, the district attorney for Storybrooke. Elijah tries to be on the straight and narrow, being the star of the school track team in high school, but sometimes, his vices get the better of him, and there are so many pretty brunettes in Storybrooke, like bartender Lacey French or the superintendent of schools, Olivia Jackson.

Oh, and there was that one time when he slept with his twin brother’s wife, leading to their separation and the crash that put David in a coma.

But still, he tries his best.

[treatian]

The Chronicles of the Dark One:  Breaking the Curse

Chapter 5: Old Somebodies

Tonight was the night.

He'd been waiting well over a week for an opportunity like this, ever since he'd confronted Regina at that Apple Tree of hers. He was starting to believe that the day might be months off or might never arrive, and he'd have to prepare for the future with educated guesses. But here they were.

He'd been busy in the last few days. After twenty-eight years, there was a lot to catch up on, and doing it in such a way that Regina might not notice anything different about him meant he had to be creative about how he acquainted himself with this new world. He wanted a way to be aware of who was around him, to let himself know who was in this town, who they were here, who they'd been at home, as well as any stray information that he happened to know about them. He wanted to be prepared and knowledgeable, and to do that, he had to unite his old self with his new self perfectly. As it turned out, his ledger was the key.

The books he kept, the same ones he used to keep track of rent, were as good as having the town census. With human eyes, it took a long time to go through name after name after name. Still, it was all worth it in the end, especially when he remembered that if Regina was capable of watching him in his house, all she'd see was Mr. Gold obsessing over his finances, something very "in character" for his alternate persona. Name by name, he went through his books. Often, he knew little about the individual, but there were more than a few that he was able to place.

Albert Spencer, a full-time lawyer, working crimes he didn't dare bore himself with-that was King George, James' and David's adoptive father.

Doctor Whale, a physician at Storybrooke Hospital-in fact, was Doctor Frankenstein, from the Land Without Color. Apparently, Regina had brought over a few individuals that were not in their land.

Tom Clark, owner of the Dark Star Pharmacy, the only pharmacy in town. Mr. Clark was teased by many for being rather short in stature, but on this side of the Curse, he knew that was neither bad luck nor ailment. In reality, he was Sneezy, one of the seven dwarves that always seemed attached to Snow White.

He studied his lists carefully, forming a checklist in his head of all those he wanted to know and needed to know and making sure they were accounted for. He found the other seven dwarves. Ashley Boyd, his "girl of ash," was currently very pregnant and working odd jobs, so she didn't have to live with her step-mother and sisters. It seemed Jefferson had kept his name of Jefferson and was secluded in a mansion of sorts close to the hospital and police station. Sheriff Graham was Regina's hunter, faithful to her only because he reckoned that she still held his heart captive somewhere safe. Kathryn Nolan was Abigail, King Midas' daughter, and David Nolan's supposed husband, not that anyone knew where David Nolan was at the moment. Sidney Glass was the Genie that Regina had used to murder her husband.

The name Sarah Fisher was the only one that made him stumble. Sarah Fisher, owner of the ice cream shop across the street. He'd given her a loan to get it, but…he remembered that. She wasn't like the others in Storybrooke that he had fuzzy false memories of. Her coming to him for a loan to start her shop, her opening day, Mr. Gold remembered those. They'd happened here in Storybrooke after they'd been here; years after, he was almost sure. But nothing in Storybrooke ever changed. For twenty-eight years, everyone had only ever had their single loop that they followed. No one ever struck out on their own or followed their dreams or got their happy endings, which meant…

Sarah Fisher hadn't always been in Storybrooke. She hadn't been brought here by the Curse. In actuality, Sarah Fisher was Princess Ingrid, the scared little Elemental from Arendelle he'd met so long ago. And this…this was very valuable information he now possessed. Until she made a nuisance of herself, it was information to keep close to his chest and play only when the time was right. Though, he was also fascinated to learn that Ingrid's niece, Anna, was among the missing.

There were a few others that joined Anna on this list of "missing people." Of course, "unknown" was perhaps a better word for it. Though he knew most people in Storybrooke, he had to admit he didn't know them all. There was an entire realm of people here; the Dark One hadn't dealt with all of them in his time, and thanks to Dove, neither had Mr. Gold. It was possible Anna was one of the faceless names he'd looked over and didn't know it. But he was disappointed and more than a bit nervous at who was on his list of unknowns.

For a while, David's name was at the top of that list, though he hadn't panicked when he realized it. His memories of when he'd awoken told him he was not a paying member of society, and shortly after he'd begun his search, he'd had Dove go to the hospital and locate a John Doe that matched David's description. A picture later, it was all confirmed. David was located even if he was the only one who knew it.

Also among the unknowns; Archie Hopper's unknown friend with dark hair who knew Baelfire, and Cora. Regina had claimed to have killed the woman when they were in the Enchanted Forest, so he supposed it was possible that was why she was missing, but he'd always doubted that she'd actually done the deed. So where was she now? More than likely, she was still in Wonderland. Dead or alive, that woman would be the last person Regina would want around here, and at the moment, he didn't care which it was so long as she wasn't anywhere near him. The Apprentice, Merlin, King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, all of them were missing, and he couldn't recall seeing Princess Aurora or her Prince Phillip anywhere in town. But the most important person on his unknown list at the moment was the one that held something extraordinary of his inside her. Maleficent was missing.

He was certain, or at least almost certain, that she'd been carried over in the Curse. He knew that she'd still been in the Enchanted Forest when he'd been captured and taken to his cell. He'd been planning on her being here; that was why he'd had David leave his egg with his potion inside her! So where was she?

After days of consideration, he had a hunch, one theory that had come to him as he glanced across the street at the empty library, missing his Belle. He knew everything about this place, everything about his land and especially the library that Mr. Gold had considered knocking down more than a time or two. He'd seen the blueprints for it. He knew that in that library, there was an elevator; mostly, it was to be used for going up to the clocktower, but it could also go down. Down…Mr. Gold had no idea where "down" went to. The town legend had always said there was a dragon beneath the library. It was just a stupid story that children told to scare their classmates. Poppycock, Mr. Gold considered it. But suddenly, he remembered all those times he'd walked to his shop in the snow and cast that irritated glance over to the library. Why was it that the area around that library always seemed to get less snow?

It was worth an investigation. But how to pull it off? Regina was suspicious of him enough as it was, but she couldn't prove anything, and that was how he wanted to keep it. If the elevator was what he thought it was, then there might be magic on it. It might alert Regina to the fact that he used it, and he might be able to come up with some story or excuse, but at that point, he would be playing with fire.

He thought of a hundred different scenarios, dozens of different plans which might allow him to investigate, but all of them came back to one lesson the Seer had always taught him-it had to be the right time.

Well, it seemed the right time had finally arrived. He was keeping Dove happy and rich these days, paying him to watch Emma Swan, who was currently living in her yellow car on the street because no one was willing to invite the Mayor's wrath and let her stay with them. Last night, something had happened, something that nearly made him erupt in a fit of giggles when he found out. John Doe, David Nolan, Prince Charming…at Henry and Emma's behest apparently Mary Margaret had gone to read to him last night. The result?

John Doe was awake.

Dove didn't know the entire story. There had been some speculation in the hospital earlier in the night. Mary Margaret had insisted that he'd woken, but the medical staff had assured her that he hadn't. But sometime in the middle of the night, he'd wandered off in nothing but his hospital gown. Damn near the entire town had shut down today to go looking for the missing man, just as they had more than a decade ago, though no one else seemed to be able to remember that clearly. Naturally, much to what he was certain was Regina's disappointment; it was Emma and Mary Margaret who had found David in the woods.

Hopeful that a moment was coming, he'd stayed in his shop, hoping that the timing might be right. And then it arrived, a single text message from Dove. "Things are crazy here. The Mayor just showed up with a woman she claims is John Doe's wife. No one saw this coming. Everyone has questions."

That was good enough for him. Regina was busy. Good and busy, for the next several minutes at least. From the back of his shop, in a black bag that held all his magical potions, he grabbed a thick paste he'd been working on for just a time like this. Water, ground limestone, and salt. In their world, it was the essence of natural magic. He just hoped it would cancel or dull any protective spells that Regina might have on that elevator. With any luck, the commotion at the hospital would keep her busy enough not to notice. He grabbed a flashlight, a thick ring of keys that let him into nearly any home and establishment in Storybrooke, and he made sure his gun was tucked into his pocket. Then, quick as he could, he limped across the street to the library.

The door whined so loud at being opened, he wanted to cover his ears. But he pressed forward. Though the library did have electricity, he didn't turn the lights on and made sure not to aim his flashlight at any of the boarded-up windows. The last thing he needed was Regina getting a hint that something was wrong because some snoopy shop owner had seen something they shouldn't have. He smeared the paste he'd made over the frame of the elevator best he could and felt something tingle in the air. He hoped it was the Curse, desperate for more magic to keep itself going, taking the bait, and releasing any wards there might have been on the thing. Then he opened the doors to the elevator open.

The elevator car wasn't where it was supposed to be but rather stuck halfway down the shaft, further inviting those who wished to use it to simply leave. He wasn't fooled by it. He used the handle to inch the rattling metal cage up to where he was and then pretended not to gulp as he got into it, closed the doors, and opened a hidden panel that contained the emergency controls. Then he lowered himself down the shaft and into the mines below Storybrooke.

Ten minutes later, he was sitting in his car, huffing and puffing at what he'd seen and how he'd hurried to vacate the library before anyone knew he was there. He sent a text message to Dove and confirmed that Regina hadn't left yet and everyone was still there at the hospital. Relief spread through his body as he leaned his head back against the seat and tried to breathe.

He should have turned on the car and gone home, but he was suddenly aware that his hands were shaking and his feet felt unnaturally light. He tried to tell himself it was because he had hurried, that this body was far less capable than the body he'd had in the Enchanted Forest, but deep down, he knew it was something far more cowardly making him shake. It was what lay at the bottom of the Storybrooke Library.

At the bottom of the elevator, there had been an impossibly large cavern. It had been dark and damp, but cold. Fear kept him from taking a single step off the elevator platform as he circled his flashlight around the darkness. The light glinted and fractured over something shining and glass. It was an artifact he recognized, one that he was shocked to see found it's way over…Snow White's infamous glass coffin. He swallowed as he moved the beam of light again. Across a crack in the cavern floor, he was met with the sight of two glowing yellow eyes the size of large dinner serving platters. A low rumble had vibrated in his chest and across the walls of the black walls of the cave as those eyes had risen in height, and he'd quickly closed the elevator doors and pushed the metal cage to move faster back to the library.

A dragon was living under the library in Storybrooke.

He'd found Maleficent.

[larn-solo]

Día del Rock • Live Aid 1985

Hace 35 años, un 13 de julio, se dio un evento musical sin precedentes y sin exagerar, un hito en la historia de la música y el rock desde Woodstock. Era 1985, y en aras de ayudar a las poblaciones de Somalia y Etiopía, que pasaban por una sequía devastadora y una hambruna que había arrasado con ambos países africanos y alrededores, el músico y activista Bob Geldof ideó reunir a todos los artistas posibles para un concierto benéfico. Un concierto sin precedentes que habría de desarrollarse en simultáneo tanto en USA (el estadio JFK en Philadelphia) como en Gran Bretaña (el estadio Wembley en Londres). Geldof, recordado como líder de la banda británica The Boomtown Rats (para mayor referencia su canción más exitosa “I don't like mondays”, que hacía referencia a un tiroteo en una escuela de USA), junto a su amigo Midge Ure (vocalista de la banda Ultravox), tuvieron esta sensacional idea, que fue a la postre un antes y un después para muchas bandas y artistas de habla inglesa.

Originalmente se generaron dos colectivos de artistas para sacar un single cuyas ventas fuera de carácter exclusivamente caritativo, pero a la vez, permitía a sus participantes una vitrina no sólo mundial, sino mostrar ante su público su lado humano, solidario y filántropo. Así, los norteamericanos guiados bajo la producción del “rey midas” Quincy Jones, y con la composición de Michael Jackson y Lionel Ritchie, grabaron la canción “We are the world”, firmada como USA for Africa, mientras que su contraparte británica grababa “Do they know it’s Christmas?”, escrita por Geldof y Ure, firmada como Band Aid. Ambas canciones, que presentaron varios inconvenientes para su grabación, a su vez terminaron siendo el tema final de concierto en cada escenario, correspondiendo al lugar de origen. Sin embargo, para cuando se hicieron las coordinaciones para el concierto, que se vendía bajo la idea que “todo artista que era ‘alguien’ debía estar allí”, fue más complicado que juntar tantos artistas para una sola canción. Cuando la cartelera de los conciertos vio la luz, muchos de sus participantes que originalmente habían participado en las grabaciones de los singles, terminaron por no asistir por diversas razones. Bruce Springsteen por motivo de agenda y Tears For Fears por renuncia de músicos de la banda. Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Diana Rose y The Pointer Sisters decidieron boicotear el evento por no considerarlo de igualdad de oportunidades para artistas de raza negra, siendo Sade y Tina Turner las únicas artistas negras en aparecer en cartelera y en el escenario, aunque también apareciera B. B. King, Patti Labelle, Billy Ocean, Teddy Pendergrass (apareciendo en silla de ruedas luego de quedar parapléjico en un accidente de auto), o Lionel Ritchie, Dionne Warwick entre otros, cuyos nombres no aparecieron en la promoción, pero sí terminaron apareciendo en escena.

Asimismo, y como mencioné, fue un antes y después para muchas bandas: Para Bono Vox y U2 significó la catapulta al estrellato, aunque sólo tocaron 2 de los 3 temas programados, pues empezaron con “Sunday, bloody Sunday” generando furor en la audiencia y para cuando tocaron “Bad”, Bono tuvo que bajar hacia el público, y llevó a una chica al escenario. Originalmente se pensó que ese acto era para invitarla a estar junto a él, pero luego se aprecia en la grabación que la joven estaba prácticamente siendo aplastada por el público. Esto hizo que la canción demorara más de lo debido. Pero mientras U2 había afiatado al mundo para que reciba con los brazos abiertos a su cuarto álbum (el exitoso «The Joshua’s Tree»), otras bandas terminaron por descender en la preferencia pública. Así, Judas Priest llegó con altas ventas al escenario, pero su presentación no fue de las más acogidas. Led Zeppelin, después de la muerte de su baterista John Bonham, se reunía sin previo ensayo y fue una presentación para el olvido, ya que Robert Plant y Jimmy Page estaban tan alcoholizados (y algo más) que ni la voz ni los acordes, fueron los esperados, considerando además que en la batería estaba Phil Collins, quien aprovechó el evento hasta la última gota: no sólo se puso en la batería de Led Zeppelin (sin atinar a un solo ritmo), sino que fue el único artista en presentarse en ambos escenarios a la vez, usando para ello al ahora extinto avión supersónico Concorde. Collins, ya líder de Genesis ante la ausencia de Peter Gabriel y promocionando su carrera solista, además de sus propias canciones, también participó en cuanta canción ajena podía. Por otro lado, Live Aid también desnudaba los quiebres de algunas bandas: Sting aparecía sin The Police y nunca disimuló su cara cuando tuvo que cantar las canciones que popularizó junto a Andy Summers y Stewart Copeland, a diferencia de su performance junto a Dire Straits, donde incluso sonríe haciendo ese mítico coro en la canción “Money for nothing”. Wham!, el dúo pop formado por el finado George Michael y Andrew Ridgeley, sólo tuvo presencia a través de Michael, quien curiosamente, canta junto a Elton John la canción “Don't let the sun go down on me”, que años más tarde, en 1991, terminaran realizando juntos nuevamente en un concierto de Elton John. David Gilmour aparecía sin Roger Waters anunciando la disolución de Pink Floyd, y participó como músico de apoyo para Bryan Ferry, ya separado de Roxy Music. Para Duran Duran, que llegaban con récords de ventas, terminan haciendo una presentación muy criticada cuando Simon Le Bon, su vocalista, desafina más de una vez y en palabras del propio Le Bon, la performance fue de la más vergonzosa en su carrera. Madonna, que no aparecía en la cartelera, estuvo en el concierto lanzando la frase lapidaria “Esta vez no me desnudaré.”, respondiendo a la crítica que fieramente decía que ella valía más por vender su físico que su talento, mientras que su “rival” musical, Cindy Lauper, no apareció en el evento. The Cars dejó de ser tan preponderante como Spandau Ballet o Simple Minds. Mick Jagger parecía más forzado que motivado a pesar de presentarse junto a Tina Turner y contar como apoyo nada menos que al dúo de Daryl Hall y John Oates. Los otros Rolling Stones (Richards y Wood) por cierto, se presentaron aparte como músicos de apoyo, Y Bob Dylan aprovechó la oportunidad para espetarle al público que antes de pensar en ayudar a otro continente, deberían ver la pobreza en la que viven los granjeros norteamericanos. Pero vamos, que no todo era tan malo: The Who se reunía después de muchos años, y dice la anécdota que en el escenario había una luz roja que avisaba al artista de turno que su tiempo acababa para dar paso al siguiente, pero Pete Townsend, siempre desvariado al momento de tocar, dañó esa luz y por ello, la banda encabezada por Roger Daltrey alargó su presentación. Black Sabbath se reunía nuevamente con el Príncipe de las Tinieblas: Ozzy Osbourne (valga decir no tan tenebroso con un look más de luchador de la WWE), y nos regalaban una vez más su mega–éxito “Paranoid”. Crosby Stills Nash & Young, también se rencontraban, y no decepcionaron, y claro, lo más descollante: Queen. Mercury y compañía llegaban al evento con la etiqueta de “banda en decadencia”, y se especulaba que más iban a ser de “relleno” que de carácter protagónico. Y una vez más, Mercury hizo que todos se traguen sus palabras y caigan rendidos a sus pies haciendo pleitesía, para honrar el nombre de realeza de su banda. La participación de Queen fue, de lejos, la mejor de todo el evento (y por todo me refiero a ambos escenarios). Se dice que durante el concierto en Wembley, los problemas de sonido sucedían a cada instante y Geldof se encontraba en labor de hormiga de una lado a otro intentando solucionar las cosas, pero cuando apareció Queen, él y todo su equipo dejó de trabajar. Nada más importaba, como en el último verso de “Bohemian Rhapsody”: era Queen, y había que paladearse cada instante. David Bowie, gran amigo de Mercury, les siguió y además de mantener el estado febril del público con sus éxitos “Heroes” y “Modern Love”, detuvo a todos a pensar, pasando fotos diapositivas del estado de la gente en África, para no olvidar el motivo fundamental de los conciertos más allá del disfrute del momento. Pretenders junto a Chrissie Hynde, Sade, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Rick Springfield, y Huey Lewis & The News tampoco desentonaron, así como Sir Paul McCartney, quien interpretó el clásico “Let it be” junto a Bowie, Townsend y Alison Moyet. Entre las performances que no fueron altamente destacadas, pero merecen toda nominación honrosa están las de Paul Young, Kenny Loggins, REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Santana y Eric Clapton (que por cierto sufrió una descarga eléctrica mientras tocaba “White Room”). Ausencias muy sentidas, junto a los nombrados fueron AC/DC, Deep Purple y Frank Zappa, quienes contarían luego que estaban escépticos con respecto al evento. Culture Club, que afrontaba en esos momentos la lucha de Boy George contra su adicción a la heroína. Paul Simon, Billy Joel y Rod Stewart, quienes manifestaron no conseguir banda de apoyo. Se dice que The Kinks quiso participar pero para Geldof “no eran lo suficientemente famosos.”, Frankie Goes To Hollywood rechazó la oferta y su vocalista diría en el futuro que fue el mayor error en su carrera, y el dúo Eurythmics había aceptado en un principio, pero por motivos de salud Annie Lennox no pudo estar por lo cual terminaron sin presentarse. Live Aid, además, permitió vía satélite la transmisión desde Austria, Japón, Holanda (donde transmite B.B. King que estaba de gira) y desde Australia presentaron a una banda consagrada en sus tierras pero desconocida para el mundo, pero que sonó tan, pero tan bien, que muchos productores mostraron interés en promocionarla. Sí. Eran Michael Hutchence junto a INXS, otros de los grandes “ganadores” en su carrera gracias al evento. Y sí, me faltan nombrar a más, muchos más, como Adam Ant, Neil Young, Thompson Twins, Joan Baez y es por ello que Live Aid de 1985 es tan relevante como importante en tanto conjunción de la pléyade musical, así como punto de inflexión para la carrera artística de muchos. Es por esta relevancia que los 13 de julio se celebra el “Día del Rock” y que obviamente no podría pasar desapercibido para un ángel caído. Ahora, lo más difícil, es seleccionar una canción. Una de tantas que no hayan visto ya, como en la mítica performance de Queen, o la versión de “Don’t you forget about me” de Simple Minds, o “Money for nothing” de Dire Straits junto a Sting, o U2 con “Sunday, bloody sunday”… Así que les comparto la presentación del británico Elvis Costello, exponente del pub–rock de los 1970s, que incursionó también con el pop, el new wave y el country, pero que a diferencia de otros artistas, salió sin banda de apoyo, sin coros, sin nada más que él, y su guitarra. Costello, cual mítico caballero de cuentos de hadas, enfrentaba sólo a ese dragón o Leviatán que era un público hambriento de Rock. Y así, sin más que su solitaria presencia, empezó a tocar la canción de The Beatles, “All you need is love”, haciendo que todo Wembley, antes de desgañitarse con Queen, ya empezara a cantar con el corazón, usando sus voces como reemplazo de los demás instrumentos y músicos que no estaban al lado de Costello, como puede apreciarse en el vídeo. Porque al final, de eso se trata todo… absolutamente todo: Amor. © Lᴀʀɴ Sᴏʟᴏ

[intothewickedwood]

Once Upon A Time Rewatch: 3x17 The Jolly Roger

Okay, spoilers for ‘OUAT Out of the Past’. Did y’all know Daniel had an older brother called William? Who looked like him enough for Regina to mistake the two? Regina told who she thought was Daniel that anything he may have heard about her evil deeds was a lie, suggesting that she knew he would disapprove of her seeking revenge in such a way. Also, she freaking killed Daniel’s brother!! Like, any chances of them getting back together in the afterlife just decreased significantly! And did you know that for Regina, at least, a dislocated shoulder incapacitates magic, suggesting that arm gestures are required to cast spells? I wonder why she couldn’t just heal herself, but I guess her injury made it impossible. Also, there’s basically a time turner! Jefferson’s story warmed my heart and then tore it to freaking shreds!! It was really great! My heart breaks even more for him. But back to the rewatch!

Also, some time ago, I remember writing that they never explained why Regina needed the poisoned apple when she already had a sleeping curse from Maleficent. I was re-watching 5x01 and 5x02 with my mum and Regina states that the Blind Witch stole her apple, so I’m guessing Regina imbued it with the sleeping curse before it was stolen.

Again with the riding horses with flame torches. So dangerous!

Those must be Midas’ men, going by their golden armour. But I’m not sure if that’s his coat of arms. It’s not King George’s.

Ouch!  

Oh my god. That crib looks so hard to put together. I made my first Lego thing (it was a bus) and let me tell you! It took forever because the pieces weren’t labelled. It was fun though! At least these pieces are labelled but it looks like there aren’t step by step diagrams which honestly would make it nearly impossible!

Regina might have put a protection spell over MM’s apartment but what about when she needs to go to the hospital?!

Damn, Emma really just left David to build that monstrous thing on his own.

I like Emma’s outfit. I’m a big fan of plaid. I have quite the collection of plaid shirts.

Okay, so Hook just said he saw Cora try to steal Emma’s heart but wasn’t he knocked out at that point? Unless he was pretending, or he was just coming to when he saw it.

Emma, no! You can’t leave Storybrooke! I won’t let you!

Zelena sure fooled me with that Ariel act when I first watched it. How does she know so much about her personality and how does she know Ariel knows them? Oh! Unless she was watching Regina with that whole Ariel turning Snow into a mermaid ordeal. It makes me wonder if Zelena was watching Snow as well over the years.

How does she know about Pan? If she didn’t know that Cora and Rumple were dead, she couldn’t have been watching Storybrooke, at least not at that time. Maybe she was watching Regina in Neverland or she overheard Storybrooke residents speaking of him when she was pretending to be a midwife.

I can’t believe Zelena went through all this just to curse Hook’s lips. My bby is so extra! I love her! Also, it seems Zelena was watching more people than just Regina during the missing year, considering she knows so much about Hook and Ariel’s encounter? But how could she have watched them without physically being there? The thing she uses to spy on Regina is in Oz. Unless her monkeys told her, of course.

Does Emma really know that little about Spanish that she thinks those symbols are part of the language?! Holy bananas!

And Zelena knows about Belle and Ariel’s encounter! Okay she must have been watching Storybrooke for quite some time, probably since a while after Cora’s death.

Aww Belle really likes Ariel. She’s so happy to see her! Get Belle some friends that don’t leave! That’s a ship I can get behind!

REGINA!!

You darn could’ve killed Emma!!

Awesome! That is a cool yet terrifying scene!

Zelena freaking pours herself into these roles. Former member of Oz’s esteemed performing arts club right there!

The fact that ‘Ariel’ knew that Belle was trying to bring Gold out of the Witches control should have rang alarm bells. Like, girl supposedly just got there!

Cool sword fight!

Pirate culture is so intriguing.

Look at Hook fly!! Weeeeeee!

I love how they showed their shadows fighting. It looks so cool!

David, no! You cannot teach a kid how to freaking drive!

Bloody hell!!

Zelena be having tears in her eyes for Eric and everything!

Ariel slaps Hook so many times lol! Even Zelena picked up on that detail.

Oh yeah! I forgot Zelena said her spies are always circling through every realm. If her spies are her flying monkeys, then can they cross realms without a portal? I would assume so.

Zelena: “As I said earlier, I’ve known about your dirty little secret for quite some time.” Looool!

That is a powerful spell, to be able to take someone’s magic with a kiss. Could she not have cursed his hand though? Or anyone’s hand. It’d be much more likely that someone would touch Emma than it would be for Hook to kiss her. But maybe that’s just how the spell works.

Zelena: “Kiss Emma, or everyone she loves dies!” Zelena ships Captain Swan freakin hard! Like, she will kill for this ship!

Oh. I didn’t know Regina couldn’t use catoptromancy to see between worlds. I suppose that makes sense as otherwise she could have used it in season 2 to check on MM and Emma in the EF. It’s interesting though that Emma can use it to see between realms. This suggests that Emma possesses more raw power than Regina. Perhaps that’s the case for those who naturally have magic. I’ve always wondered if Emma was more powerful than Regina. I would guess that she is.  

But did David ever put the crib together?

Aww. All eating as a family at Granny’s. It’s a shame Henry doesn’t remember they’re his family

[passable-talent]

Roe [Once Upon a Time] David Nolan/Prince + Charming Fluff Alphabet B, D, N

i... love him

also this is assuming at least after breaking the first curse so that he does remember both Prince Charming and David Nolan

Beauty 

-David is such a man, he’s very soft at all times

-if he finds you beautiful, he’ll tell you.

-he loves the way you laugh

-he could get lost in your smile

-he adores how sleepy and soft you are when you wake up

-he loves how you look when you’re asleep

-david is full of love

-ill keep listing but he loves everything abt u 

-hair? that’s nice shit. he loves to cup ur face and have his fingertips in ur hair

-he loves ur personality tho. real shit. he loves the things that make u laugh and he loves when you smile at a dog while ur petting it and he loves u

-david loves every bit of u, ur body, ur mind, ur happiness, ur smile

Dreams

-part of him wants a little house where he could have his job as sheriff and you could have your job and maybe a dog while he helps run the town

-where he could have a domestic life, making breakfast for you and buying flowers, having meals at Granny’s and happiness

-strolls around town, the beach

-but part of him wants to take you back to his home, which he had taken from King George. 

-he wants to make you a royal, and treat you to everything you want, especially with his allyship with King Midas

-he wants to go on adventures with you and show you the world as he knew it, the place where he grew up and the hardships he faced

-and no matter where the two of you end up, his dream is that the adventures will slow and peril will disappear

-he hopes that he can have a safe life with you. no curses, (less) magic, just happiness.

Nicknames 

-ngl, david is a slut for royal petnames

-”m’lady”/”m’lord”

-”your highness”

-”my prince/princess”

-bc in his eyes that’s what you deserve, plus anything less than suggesting you’re a royal makes you rank beneath him and he does nOT stand for that

-but also like really soft things (are you surprised)

-”sweetheart”

-”love”

-”darling”

-his favorite pet name tho? 

-ur name <<<33333

-🦌 Roe

[onceuponanothertime-rp]

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Hi there!

Sure thing! Unfortunately, the Tumblr App doesn’t like us to have nice things, and makes blog navigation impossible. It’s hard to reach our navigation, characters page, or any of our other important links on the app. In future, I would recommend using your mobile browser for navigating our page, if you don’t have access to a computer.

As of July 1st, these are our current available characters. There may be more characters than we have listed here who could still be worked into the plot, or who we may have looked over, so if you have a minor character in mind who isn’t taken and isn’t on this list, please let us know. More characters will be added as we get closer to Season 2.

Available Female Characters:

Ashley Boyd / Cinderella

Anna

Elsa

Granny Lucas

Grace / Paige

Ingrid / Snow Queen

Johanna

Merida

Mother Superior / Blue Fairy

Nova / Astrid

Tinkerbell

Available Male Characters:

Archie Hopper / Jimminy Cricket

August Booth / Pinocchio

Dr. Whale / Victor Frankenstein

Marco / Geppetto

Leroy / Grumpy

Hansel

King George

King Midas

Kristoff

Prince Eric

Sean Herman / Prince Thomas

Sidney Glass

Moe French

If you’d like to look at our rules and plot pages, you can do so on a mobile browser. The same goes for our Characters page. 

If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

- Mod Hayley