#lily and vivian charles

[danikatze]

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Inktober day 18: sparkle.

I also rewatched Pushing Daisies and "sparkle" made me think of the Darling Mermaid Darlings and their highly impractical synchronised swimming bathing suits 💖

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You just KNOW these two love enjoying some good wine and cheese while spilling the latest tea

[coopsgirl]

Look at this cute mug I just got with all the characters from Pushing Daisies. I got it from Red Bubble (designed by inogart). They recently had a 30% off sale and this is the first of my new goodies to arrive.

[greenesmyfavcolor]

Idk about you guys but this is the exact kinda life I strive for

Vivian and Lily Charles from Pushing Daisies are the ultimate life goals. Retired famous mermaids living in a lavish house with a dozen pet birds and an entire room dedicated to different types of cheese while the neighborhood kids all fear you because they think you’re witches.

[sakebytheriver]

Ok, ok, so hear me out on this, but what if modern reboot of Pushing Daisies?

Ned the piemaker = Charles Melton

Chuck Charles = Lovie Simone

Olive Snook = Stephanie Hsu

Emerson Cod = Titus Burgess

Aunt Lily = Tichina Arnold

&

Aunt Vivian = Brandy Norwood

[babyrel]

Pushing Daisies, 1.1 "Pie-lette" (2007)

[coco-loco-nut]

Blue Birthday

pairing: charles leclerc x reader

summary: charles accidentally missed your birthday

a/n: thanks for the request 🫶 i hope you like it! my requests will be fully open again soon

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You met Charles through your Uncle Ayrton’s foundation. You were at an event with your Aunt Viviane before the Brazilian GP and Charles was a volunteer.

Everything was so easy with him, he made every effort to make sure you knew how much he loves and appreciates you. Charles didn’t even force you to move to Monaco, but as soon as you told him you were moving there for the foundation, he cleared space for you.

You never celebrated things for yourself, but Charles made sure that you knew how special you were to him, so maybe that’s why the situation you found yourself in hurt so much.

“Mon amour, I have to go to Maranello for a few days. Ferrari emergency, will you be okay?” Charles asks, and you can’t say no to him. The look he gives you tells you that he genuinely wouldn’t go if you objected.

“I’ll be okay Charles,” you tell him, following him to the bedroom to help him pack up. “Drive safe, môr,” you kiss him before he leaves. Charles didn’t tell you how long he would be gone, so there was a small bit of hope in you that he would be back home for your birthday.

The few days passed until it was the night before your birthday. You spent the day working at the foundation, eagerly awaiting Charles’s return that evening.

“I’m sorry, I have to stay a couple more days. I miss you,” Charles says over the phone as you make dinner.

“It’s okay, I know you tried,” you can’t help but to hide your disappointment for the rest of the phone call. Yet again, you crawl into an empty bed. When midnight strikes you can’t fall asleep, but that doesn’t matter much when your phone rings.

“Happy birthday! We’re sorry we couldn’t fly over from Brazil,” your father says on the video call. Your smile hides the sting.

“Thank you, Papi. It is just another day,” the words feel fake. You used to believe that, but the man who isn’t here changed your view.

“Nonsense. It is your day. I am giving you the day off, treat yourself to a spa day and a nice lunch,” your aunt tells you.

“Thank you, I won’t do any work, promise,” you yawn, wiped from the day.

You wake up late, immediately checking your phone for a message from Charles. Unfortunately for you, it feels like everyone but Charles messaged you. Hell, even Carlos texted you. Maybe he is just waiting to call you later.

The spa is wonderful, and takes up most of your afternoon. Despite the air of relaxation, you can help but to check you phone for a message from Charles, even a silly instagram reel would suffice.

Heidi invites you to a birthday dinner with Carmen, Kelly, and Lily.

“How has your birthday been so far? I just know Charles gave you the most thoughtful gift,” Heidi says as you sip on wine. You mask your grimace with a smile.

“It has been very lovely. I was able to sleep in late then I enjoyed a long afternoon at the spa. Very relaxing,” you tell them, leaving Charles out of it. The dinner is long, and you do enjoy it, but as time goes on, your heart hurts more.

Heidi pulls you to the side before you get to your car, well, Charles’s car.

“Charles forgot, didn’t he?” She asks, not giving you time to respond. “Listen, the teams have a way of occupying our guys so much that they don’t realize what day it is when they get called in. It isn’t an excuse, but keep that in mind,”

“Thanks, I needed to hear that. And thank you again for organizing the dinner,” you pull Heidi into a hug.

During the drive home, you can feel tears pricking in your eyes. When you get home all that awaits you is a text from Charles saying that he is stuck in meetings and to not wait up for him, that he will call in the morning.

You lay in bed, finally letting the tears fall. You are mad at Charles, Ferrari, the world. There is nothing you wish for more in this moment to be back home in Brazil. You don’t answer your father’s phone call, knowing he will ask how your birthday was, and you cannot lie to him. Instead, you fall asleep, still in the dress you wore to dinner, wondering if you would ever really be the number one priority to Charles.

meanwhile in Maranello…

Charles and Carlos leave the meeting, nearing Midnight. Carlos drives them to the nearby apartment they are staying in for the duration of time Ferrari needs them.

“How was Y/n’s birthday today? Did she enjoy your gift,” Carlos asks, thinking to the many thoughtful gifts he’s received from Charles.

“Fuck. That was today?” Charles panics, looking at his phone calendar.

“Charles, you didn’t?” Carlos feels his heart drop for his teammate.

“I did. I got so caught up here. I need to call her,” Charles immediately calls you, but you don’t pick up. “She didn’t answer, she’s probably asleep,” Charles can feel the tears in his eyes. He feels awful.

“I’ll call Fred, you start packing. Drive back tonight,” Carlos tells him as he parks the car. Both waste no time. Charles is packed to leave within five minutes, and Carlos left no room for negotiation.

Charles drives all night, making it back to the Monaco apartment just after 4:30 in the morning.

He walks into your bedroom quietly, not wanting to disturb your sleep. His heart breaks at the sight of you clutching his pillow, still in the dress from the night before. Charles is quick to carefully strip the dress off of you, and put his t-shirt on you. After getting you under the covers, he slides in beside you, holding you close. Even if you are upset with him, he is even more upset with himself.

When your alarm goes off in the morning, you feel the familiar warmth beside you and your heart melts a little. Charles groans, wiping his eyes as you quickly turn off the alarm. You realize what him being here means, he drove all night.

“Charles, go back to sleep,” you whisper, carefully getting out of bed.

“But I missed your birthday,” he groggily says, fighting the sleep that is trying to pull him under.

“I know, we will talk about it when I get back from work, okay? Get some sleep, you must’ve driven all night,” you tell him gently, silently getting ready for the day.

When Charles wakes up, he spends the day cleaning, restocking the fridge, and picking up the gifts he bought you months ago. He even makes your favorite dinner and his mom’s tiramisu. Carlos called while he was cooking to ask how things were going and to wish Charles luck.

“Charles? You didn’t need to do all this,” you tell him when you get home, the delicious smells from the kitchen leading you to him.

“I did, mon amour. I feel awful,” Charles wraps his arms around you, pressing a kiss to your forehead.

“I know, and Ferrari isn’t an excuse for what you did, but maybe you can make it up to me,” you offer a small smile.

“I have a whole night planned. Let me make it up to you,” Charles takes off your jacket for you, instructing you to sit at the dinner table. Your face lights up at the meal sitting in front of you, the candles burning, a perfect dinner date.

“Môr, you didn’t have to do all this,” you tell him when he sits beside you, serving you before you have the chance to do so for yourself.

“I was going to cook for you regardless. I will always treat you like the queen you are,” Charles smiles. You make small talk over the meal, avoiding the elephant in the room. You want to stay mad at him, but you can’t. You love him so much, and he’s made so much effort into making it up to you. Honestly, you forgave him as soon as you woke up and saw him, but you might as well milk it.

“Okay, I have a few gifts for you, but come into the bedroom first,” he tells you when you finish the dessert together. You follow him to your room where new matching silk pajamas wait on your bed, fuzzy blankets, and some snacks.

“Cuddles and a movie?” you ask with a small smile.

“Of course. While you change, I’ll go get your gifts,” Charles says, stepping out of the room. He returns a couple moments later with three boxes. You carefully open them in the order he gives them to you. The first is a white hoodie with his racing number and your uncle’s racing number stitched on the left arm, subtle but thoughtful.

“I thought that you might want something cozy for race days, especially the colder ones. There is one in red and one in black in the closet,” Charles smiles as you hold the softest hoodie known to man.

“Thanks, môr, I love it,” you smile, setting it to the side. You open the second box, it is a signed photo of your uncle and parents together, it must’ve been right before he crashed. You look a Charles a little teary-eyed.

“Ah, I should’ve saved that for last. There is someone who collects a lot of memorabilia and I reached out to see if he was willing to sell anything of your Uncle’s. When I told him it was for you, he gave it for free. Said you deserved it. Truthfully, I was going to give it to your dad for Christmas, but I thought you’d want a piece of your family here,” Charles rubs his neck shyly. You let the tears fall down your cheek as you look at the trio.

“Thank you,” you choke back a sob, flinging your arms around Charles as he holds you tightly.

“One last present,” Charles smiles, handing you a small box once you’ve composed yourself. There is a set of keys and you look confused at him. “Those aren’t your keys, it’s more symbolic. Your Ferrari Roma will be delivered next week,” he tells you, worried you are about to freak out.

“You bought me a car?”

“Well, even though I’m fine with you taking the keys to my cars, I know you don’t always feel comfortable doing so. So, I got you a car,” Charles smiles, watching you process it.

“Wow, thank you. I’ll, um, put these away. Put your pajamas on so we can watch a movie,” you carefully pick up the hoodie and picture. Charles doesn’t hesitate to put on the comfy pajamas and get in bed with you. He puts on your favorite movie and holds you close.

“I really am so sorry I missed your birthday,” Charles says as your head rests against his chest.

“I know. I’m happy you are here now though. Thank you for coming home last night and making it up to me. I love you,” you turn your head so you can look at him.

“There is nowhere else I’d rather be. I love you too,” he kisses you sweetly, happy he didn’t ruin everything.

[annathemcuandstlover]

My Headmates:

🏹 - Me (Anna/Aurora)

🏳️‍🌈 - William 'Will' Byers-Barton

🍫 - Cassandra 'Cass' Byers-Rogers-Barton

🧇- Eleven 'El' Hopper-Byers-Barton

🪓 - Joyce Byers

☀️ - Apollo

📸 - Jonathan Byers

🪩 - Lily Byers

🎀 - Olivia Byers

👮‍♂️ - Jim Hopper

💘 - Tessa Barton

🎯 - Tatum 'Tate' Barton

🐻 - Frank Zhang-Barton

🔮 - Erica Maximoff-Barton

👟 - Peter Maximoff-Barton

👿- Jude Verus-Barton

👹 - Edward 'Eddie' Munson-Barton

💚- Sophia Beck-Barton

♐️- Linden Beck-Barton

🐦 - Lila Barton

💙 - Abigail 'Abby' Barnes-Rogers

🧸- Zoey Barnes-Rogers

🍷- Karla Barnes-Rogers

🗡- Erica Barnes-Rogers

💦 - Mabel Flores-Barnes-Rogers

💋- Lillian 'Lily' Barnes-Rogers

🇺🇲 - Charlotte 'Charlie' Rogers

🌑 -Edward 'Ed' Carter-Rogers

🌚 - Mara Carter-Rogers

📼 - Mindy Meeks-Martin

🐜 - Scott Lang

🐝 - Hope Van Dyne

❤️- Isabella 'Izzy' Lang

💜- Cassie Lang

🦋- Katniss Lang-Van Dyne

🔥 - Leo Valdez-Lang

🩷- Piper McLean-Lang

☠️ - Nico Di Angelo-Lang

🐦‍🔥 - Jean Grey-Lang

🦢 - Addison 'Addie' Grey-Lang

🚲- Dustin Henderson-Lang

💎- Hazel Levesque-Lang

🐞- Cordellia Flores-Lang

🎉- Sprite Lang

🍦- Erica Sinclair-Lang

🤱-Janet Van Dyne

🧪- Henry 'Hank' Pym

🐦‍⬛- Cecily Wilson

🔫- Nancy Wheeler

🛡️- Michael 'Mike' Wheeler-Rogers

🍨- Steve Harrington

🔱- Perseus Jackson-Sweeney

🤡 - Benjamin 'Ben' Glenroy

🗒- Rowan Glenroy

🕵‍♀️- Mabel Mora

🎬- Oliver Putman

🇮🇪- Glen Stubbins

🚀 - Katarina 'Kat' Quill

💫 - Noah Quill

🧲 - Artemis Xavier-Lehnsherr

📎- Juliet Xavier-Lehnsherr

📘- Taylor Xavier

🧠 - Charles Xavier

📕- Evelyn Xavier

⛓️- Lexianna Lehnsherr

📚- Charlotte Xavier-Lehnsherr

🏃- William Maximoff-Lehnsherr

🧿 - Scott Summers

🕶 - Avery Summers

⛸️- Betty Drake

⚡️- Ororo Munroe

🕷- Phoebe Parker

🖌 - Rachel Elizabeth Dare

☄️ - Kingo

🏖- Vera

❤️‍🔥- Augustine

🌞- Vivian

🌌 - Adriana

🌬- Ophelia

🖤- Druig

⚔️- Lucius Verus

🪞 - Bianca Verus

🪭 - Cecilia Flores

🤴- Nikolai Lantsov

👨‍🏫 - Gary Grooberson

👻- Trevor Spengler

🌊- Poseidon

💄- Aphrodite

🩶- Bellona

🧨- Josephine 'Josie' Allerdyce

👑 - Emerpor Geta

🐒 - Emperor Caracalla

[choicesficwriterscreations]

September MC & OCs of the Month - Special Edition: Vivian Carrick

Help us in welcoming September's MCs and OCs of the month! That's right, plural! Most months, CFWC highlights one randomly selected MC or OC from our Meet My MC / OC List. (More info here.) But this month, we're doing something different.

In August, @lilyoffandoms hosted a Writers Appreciation Month, and we announced the September Writer of the Month would be selected from its participants. But all participants agreed - Lily deserved the honor! Still, we wanted to do something nice for the eleven writers who elected to participate to help uplift other writers in the fandom. So, this month, each of the eleven participants will have one of their MCs or OCs highlighted.

We will introduce each MC / OC individually, and once all eleven have been highlighted, a masterlist for the month will be created. We hope you enjoy getting to know all about them!

The fifth OC of the Month is @jerzwriter 's Vivian Carrick!

Learn more about Vivian below!

In your own words, tell us what you like most about your OC.

It's hard to narrow it down because I just adore Vivian. She was the first original character that I created in the Choices World, and I felt like she almost created herself. It was within my Delaying the Inevitable Universe, and we met her when she walked in on Casey in her son's apartment wearing his bathrobe. After Vivian realized Casey was being truthful, there was nothing going on between her and Tobias, she made it her mission in life to change that.

At that point, I didn't know I'd have a full T/C headcanon, much less have Vivian a part of it, but I couldn't let go of her. She's a strong, smart, powerful, intuitive woman. She's witty, quick thinking, and can verbally disarm anyone in a nanosecond. Sophisticated and worldly, but she has quite a backstory, that wasn't always her life.

Despite a sometimes intimidating exterior, she has the biggest heart. She will defend those she loves to death. The way she and Tobias banter gives me life! lol

Do you feel your OC is like you at all? How are you alike or different?

We have some similarities, but I wouldn't say a lot. We both think quick on our feet and enjoy bantering/teasing. We also love putting a bully or bigot in their place. We're both extremely loyal to those we love and understand they're the most important thing in life.

While we both grew up, not poor, but not well off by any stretch, I never had to endure the overt and systemic racism that Vivian did.

We both put ourselves through school and are quite proud of it, but she followed her dreams, and I allowed myself to be talked out of too many of mine. She's definitely got more confidence than I do. I also never married into extreme wealth lol, nor did I marry - and lose - the love of my life.

But we both adore our children and would do anything for them.

What is most important to your OC? What is their motivation in life?

Her family. There are other things - justice, equity, an intense desire to prove her naysayers wrong... but nothing comes close to her family.

What are their biggest pet peeves/dislikes?

Ignorance. Especially wilful ignorance.

Racism and sexism.

Dishonesty.

Her sons making her wait decades before they get their shit together and settle down. lol

If your OC could change one thing - anything - what would it be?

The one thing she'd like to change more than anything is her late husband, Charles's death. He was the love of her life, and while she's managed to go on and live a full life without him, no one knows just how difficult that's been. Even more so, she knows the toll his death has taken on her boys, especially Tobias, who was not on the best of terms with him when he passed. While this is her greatest wish, she knows it can't happen, and she doesn't even know if it should. She doesn't like the ending but has a strong faith and believes this happened by God's design, so she doesn't feel right questioning it.

For something she feels she has a bit more of an ability to impact, she'd want to make the world a better place for her granddaughters and children like them. She knows things like systemic racism and misogyny are so ingrained in our society that they'll be almost impossible to fully overcome, but she sure as hell won't let that stop her from trying.

Also, I see Vivian as a strong ally for LGBTQIA equality. She will admit this isn't something she understood well in her younger years, but she now has a bisexual daughter-in-law, and eventually, her son, Jordan, comes out, and later, her granddaughter, Kayla. Inequity and discrimination are things that she abhors, and when she begins to what the community faces, she is a vocal ally who puts her time, money, and energy where her mouth is.

What is your OC’s favorite quote or song?

Her favorite songs are:

Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World - that was her and Charles's song.

Diana Ross's Ain't No Mountian High Enough - Because she used to sing it with Tobias and Jordan when they were children.

John Legend's All of Me - Tobias & Casey's wedding song - and Vivian was certain her son getting married was a miracle.

Her favorite quote:

“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.” - James Baldwin.

Is there anything else you’d like to share about your OC?

Vivian is not perfect. Sometimes, her sarcasm and humor can be viewed as acerbic. She is a loving and doting mother, and as a grandmother, triple that, but she acknowledges mistakes she made when her boys were small. She and Charles had a love so strong that sometimes, it may have made the boys feel secondary, even though they never were. Also, she was determined to prove she belonged in her husband's world, not so much for herself but for those who would follow - most importantly, her children. But she acknowledges that sometimes she was so busy pursuing that agenda that she lost sight of little things that were, in the end, far more important.

She has so many accomplishments in her life that the list could go on for days. But the one thing she is most proud of is the relationship she has with her adult children, their partners, and her grandchildren. When she closes her eyes for the last time, she knows she leaves behind a legacy of love, and that's all she ever wanted.

[cornerofhell]

The Ray grandchildren!

Charles Lee Ray Jr x Fiery Rose Caputo/Ray x Elizabeth Lily Sawyer/Ray

- Jolene Delilah Ray (She/her)

- Dakota Taylor Ray (They/Them)

- Thomas (Tommy) Clayton Ray (He-Him)

- Jasper Tatum Ray (They/Them)

Bonny Elizabeth Ray x Angelique Vivian Pointe Du Lac

- Mariah Anastasia Pointe Du Lac (adopted by Bonny) (She/her)

Kandice Angelica Stone-West x Skipper Issac Stone-West (belongs to @frostcorpsclub )

- Evangeline (Evie) Edalynn Stone-West (She/Her)

- Adam Silas Stone-West (He/Him)

- Michaela Alora Stone-West (She/her)

Glen Hades Ray x Radha Mael Leprechaun

- Oscar Jonathan Ray (he/him)

- Bela Eugene Ray (he/him)

- Melody Talulla Ray (she/her)

[pushing-daisies-renaissance]

What are Lily and Vivian doing now?

I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO KNOW

Last we saw them Vivian found out about Lily and Charles Charles’ affair and then they both found out Chuck is alive- I want so desperately to know how their dynamics have changed

[parfumieren]

Amanda (Amanda Lepore)

Of all the celebrities in the world, I chose her. I could have had Britney, J.Lo, Maria, Fergie, Celine, or Elizabeth Taylor-- heck, even Tilda Swinton, if androgyny was so compelling….

But no. My very deliberate first choice of celebrity perfume came from an aging transgender socialite with a rampant cosmetic surgery addiction and four dance-mix EPs that can best be described as unlistenable.

Why her? Why Amanda Lepore?

For those not in the know, Amanda Lepore is the steely-yet-vulnerable, thoroughly unshockable, plastic-fantastic queen of Manhattan's stygian depths. During the legendary '90's, Amanda ran with the likes of James Saint James, Richie Rich, DJ Keoki, and the Club Kids' notorious Svengali, Michael Alig. Her über-smooth, surgically-enhanced visage -- complete with cherry-red lips pumped full-to-bursting with collagen -- provided photographer and lifelong friend David LaChappelle with decades of inspiration. On the other hand, it's also attracted a particularly nasty brand of social editorial, scathing in its rejection of the blurred gender line.

But rest assured, I am not here to wield that weapon.

On the surface, Amanda's world is as far from my world as Pluto is to the sun. But I have been attracted to it all my life. I myself have walked the gender identity tightrope, as have many of my idols: David Bowie, Patti Smith, Nico and Candy Darling, Lili Elbe, Justin Vivian Bond, Kate Bornstein, Charles Busch, John Cameron Mitchell, Eddie Izzard, Divine. I identify more with these outlaws of the gender frontier than I do with Britney & Co. any day. And because of all this, I desperately wanted Amanda not to fail. I longed to see her perfume blow away all the haters and baiters and nasty naysayers.

Due to its limited production (only 5,000 bottles released) and prohibitive price tag ($900+), it appears that precious few samples of Amanda ever made their way into the hands of reviewers. Most journalists, online and off, merely recycled the most shocking snippets from the office press release. Its bottle (encrusted with 1,000 Swarovski crystals!) and its preposterous ingredients (red lipstick! Steamed rice! A dash of real Cristal® champagne"!) set Amanda up to be a magnificent train wreck.

Yet Luca Turin swore up and down that the damned thing had merit. He raved about the marvelous job done by Christophe Laudamiel to harness and tame its sizable iris content (which -- more than any amount of tacky bling -- surely accounted for that massive price tag).

If this was the Holy Grail of trash fragrances, loyalty drove this kitten to undertake a quest. In the end I found a tiny decant listed at a 60% percent discount-- perfect for me, since naturally I don't have a month's rent to spend on a single perfume. What else could I do? I snapped it up.

While waiting for its delivery, I confess I began to suffer from buyer's remorse. Had I really stopped to consider what a former Club Kid's perfume might smell like? I envisioned sweaty cleavage encased in a cruelly boned corset, whose black organza and lace had absorbed an evening's worth of subway stench, cigarette smoke, spilled bubbly and lightly toasted ketamine. (What can I say? I've read AND watched Party Monster far too often for my own good.) Even worse, I imagined the smell of the corset's matching black lace panties. A boozy, sexy, sticky, spent-all-night-at-the-club-and-can't-be-bothered-to-shower-now sort of smell. An ANGEL sort of smell.

What the hell had I done?

When Amanda arrived, I sat staring at the spray sample vial as if it held Eau de Kryptonite. I decided to apply it after a shower, not bothering to dress in case I found myself forced to break a land-speed record to get back under the hot spray.

Please, god, please-- don't let it be a scrubber, I found myself chanting. Come on, Amanda….

The first note shocked me cross-eyed. Are you fucking serious? I heard myself saying aloud. Apparently, yes she is. Delicate, delicious, and without a doubt feminine, here was the scent of steamed rice. When I first read those words in the press release, I'd thought it was a joke. But what now rose from my wrists was a remarkable facsimile of steamer-cooked Japanese short-grain brown rice, bran-rich and faintly woody. A mandarin note rode atop it, veiled as daintily in curls of steam as Lady Godiva in her long golden tresses. (Again, Amanda: are you fucking serious?)

A faint hint of fruity plastic -- the so-called "lipstick" accord -- followed, tailed by a tinge of something alcoholic. Cristal®? More like Gekkeikan. Yes, it was the unmistakable scent of warm plum sake. After expecting to be clocked in the head with a disco ball, to be ushered instead into the tatami room of a traditional kaiseki restaurant was near about the limit. The repast Amanda set before me was simple, impeccable, refined-- but she wasn't finished with me yet.

After ten minutes, the iris kicked in. The scent of iris shares so many olfactory characteristics with the notes that came before it -- rice, steam, gluten, wood, even plastic -- that I found myself whispering, Yes, yes, of course, I see it! It's not listed, but I trusted my own nose and that of Luca Turin: there's iris in here, all right. (In fact, I think that perhaps it alone creates that starchy-steam accord.)

After an hour, I was still fully engaged with the interweave of Amanda's three main accords: iris, rice, mandarin. At any given moment, one seemed more prominent than the others-- but a moment later, it gracefully ceded the foreground to another. I kept expecting a hostile takeover by something loathsome a la Angel, but it never came. Over and over, eternal, tranquil, they braided closely around one another - iris, rice, mandarin.

The watershed moment came when my spouse came home from work. I'd warned him that morning that my pulse points would be the staging area for an experiment-- possibly hazardous. Now I held my arm out to him. Correctly gauging the smile on my face as a green light, he leaned in cautiously to inhale, then nodded.

"That's really nice; what is that?" he said.

"It's Amanda," I replied.

"It's quieter than I expected," he said. "Pleasant."

"A keeper?"

"A keeper."

That night I wore it to an art gallery opening. With my spouse by my side and Amanda on my skin, I felt as though I was in the best of company. How does that song go?

Well she's all you'd ever want; She's the kind you'd like to flaunt and take to dinner. Well she always knows her place; She's got style, she's got grace-- she's a winner. She's a lady… and the lady is mine.

--Tom Jones "She's A Lady"

Scent Elements: Iris, mandarin, strawberry, woods, cucumber, "red lipstick", "steamed rice", and "champagne" accords. And Amanda. Beautiful, fascinating, unforgettable Amanda.

[greenesmyfavcolor]

Remember when Lily and Vivian claimed to see Chuck’s ghost even though Chuck wasn’t dead? Well they weren’t completely wrong

[stars-and-the-sky]

after pondering for the last day i think that charles got in contact w ned's dad and That's why he would have come back and gotten involved. bc like who else did charles know aside from vivian and lily? and he knows that they can't know so i feel like the only other option was to reach out to ned's dad

[desireeh]

No Natal, a Desiree me uma masterlist de nomes

Aaliyah — Addison — Adalynn — Alina — Alice — Amara — Amelia — Amira — Anna — Ariana — Ashley — Athena — Audrey — Aurora — Ava — Avery — Ayla — Abigail — Alice — Allison — Aubrey — Bella — Brielle — Camila — Caroline — Catalina — Cecilia — Charlotte — Chloe — Clara — Cora — Claire — Daisy — Delilah — Eden —Eleanor — Eliana — Elena — Eliza — Eloise — Emily — Emery — Emma — Everleigh — Evelyn — Eva — Emily — Emery — Freya —Gabriella — Georgia — Gianna — Grace — Hailey — Hannah — Hazel — Isla — Iris — Ivy — Isabella — Jade — Jennifer — Josie —Julia — Lainey — Leah — Lily — Lucy — Luna — Lydia — Lyla — Madison — Maeve — Margot — Margaret — Maria — Maya — Melanie — Madelyn — Mila — Millie — Melody — Naomi — Natalie — Olivia — Penelope — Piper — Quinn — Raelynn — Riley — Rose — Ruby — Sienna — Sage — Sarah — Scarlett — Serenity — Sophia — Stella — Summer — Valerie — Violet — Victoria — Vivian — Willow — Zoe — Aaron —Adrian —Adriel —Aiden —Alfred —Alexander —Andrew —Anthony — Asher —August —Austin — Axel — Beau — Benjamin — Cameron —Caleb — Carson —Charles —Christian —Christopher — Cody —Colton —Cooper — Daniel — Damian — David — Dylan —Easton —Elijah —Enzo —Ezra —Gael —Gabriel — Grayson —Henry —Hudson —Ian —Isaac —Jackson — Jacob —Jace —James —Jaxon —Jeremiah —Joe —John —Joseph ——Josiah —Jordan —Joshua —Julian —Kai —Kayden —Leonardo —Levi —Lincoln —Liam —Luke —Landon — Matthew —Mason —Micah —Maverick — Matthew —Michael —Miles —Nathan —Nicolas —Noah —Nolan —Owen —Oliver —Roman —Robert —Rowan — Ryan —Samuel —Santiago —Sebastian - Silas —Theodore —Thomas —Thiago —Walker — Waylon —Weston —William —Wyatt —Xavier - Alex - Angel - Aspen - Avery - Bailey - Blake - Blair - Blue - Brighton - Brooks - Cameron - Casey - Charlie - Chris - Dakota - Dallas - Dylan - Harley - Hayden - Jaden - Jamie - Jaz - Jayden - Jordan - Jules - Kieran - Kim - Knox - Lane - Madison - Marley - Mason - Max - Micah - Morgan - Noah - Nova - Oakley - Orion - Parker - Payton - Phoenix - Quinn - Riley - River - Rowan - Sage - Sam - Sawyer - Scout - Sloane - Spencer - Stevie - Tatum - Taylor - Wilder - Wynn - Zion- Changho - Eunji - Eunjoo - Gwangho - Gyeong - Hana - Han - Haejin - Haeun - Hyeon - Hyojin - Jae - Jieun - Ji - Jiho - Jihye - Jinah - Jiwon - Jiwan - Jinhyun - Jongin - Jun - Kyung - Kyungmin - Kyungsoo - Kyuri - Min - Minho - Minji - Minseok - Nara - Nari - Seok - Seojin - Seon - Seung - Seungyeon - Shin - Sora - Soo - Sungmin - Sumin - Taeyang - Tae - Taeho - Won - Woojin - Yeojeong - Yeji - Yerin - Yeon - Yoon - Yumi - Yun - Yuna- Aiko - Akira - Aoi - Ayumi - Daiki - Emi - Hana - Haru - Haruka - Haruto - Hikari - Hikaru - Hiroshi - Ichika - Ichiro - Issei - Jiro - Jun - Kaito - Kenji - Kazuya - Makoto - Mai - Mei - Nanami - Natsuki - Ren - Riko - Rei - Riku - Ryota - Sakura - Saki - Sayaka - Shin - Shun - Takashi - Taro - Tatsuya - Taiki - Yoshito - Yuji - Yuki - Yui - Yuka - Yuriko

[annika-f16]

Who's your fav f1 couple? Overall and just among the current ones

Alex and Lily

Michael and Corrinna

Nico and Vivian

Kimi and Minttu

Charles and Alex

Melissa and Fernando