#look up the katy kat interview

[filipinosamflynn]

she is so underrated, I LOVE HER‼️ WE STAN KATY KAT‼️ ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[newtonsheffield]

So I never ever send in spicy Sunday requests but I really wanted to see this so here I am

Can we see Kanthony in an AU where they’re actually wild with each other so could be offside, simmering, post traumatic, good girls, any really - but instead of being wild they just have a very soft lovemaking session I guess? Like oh my god I love you and idk what id do without you.

I’m sorry if this is a weird ask but my knowledge of this genre is fairly limited. Just something that I wanted to see

Hey!

I'm not sure there's an AU where these two aren't wild with one another but we're going to go with Offside and we're looking at the night before Anthony's operation

Kate had been dreading this probably since the beginning of her relationship with Anthony, maybe even from the day she'd met him. As soon as she'd read his file, as soon as she'd examined him: she'd known this was coming. He'd been nursing knee injuries for years before she started at city and honestly, it was a little surprising that it had been his choice to retire at the end of last season at all.

She'd seen how he was limping around the pitch that day two months ago, demonstrating something to Gregory and dread had settled in the pit of her stomach even before she'd seen the ultrasound she'd needled him into letting her do by whispering promises in his ear. Kate had tried not to let her face fall when she'd seen the screen but Anthony had seen it, because of course he had.

"It's time isn't it?" Anthony's voice had said as they lay in bed together that night, her chin resting on his chest.

"You- You don't have to." Kate had said, and selfishly, she almost wished she wouldn't. Just so she wouldn't have to sit by the bed of another man she loved and pray he'd wake up. But they had Edmund to think about, sleeping soundly just down the hall.

"I want to be the best version of myself for you and Neddy. Tomorrow we'll start planning."

She'd entertained the idea of seeing surgeons in Manchester before she'd made the call, her friends voice booming through the reciever.

"Well if it isn't the first lady of english football! Katie Kat!"

She'd barely been able to bite back her tears, "Mickey, it's Anthony. I need your help."

And it had barely been a second before she heard Michael clear his throat, "I'll clear my schedule. I'll look after him, Kate, you know I will."

And now it was time. They'd be in Glasgow tomorrow, and Kate's chest was already aching. Anxiety swirling in her chest, panic gripping her as she looked at Anthony, quietly rocking Edmund in his arms. I need him so much, please don't take him from me.

It was unbearable, the thought of not have Anthony now. Of waking up without her beside him, of not standing shoulder to shoulder while they got ready in the morning. Never having his hands on her again, never feeling his smile against her skin. Of Edmund growing up without his father.

She'd thought nothing could hurt this much, not after her father, but she also hadn't really thought she could love someone as much as she loved Anthony. And maybe they were too wrapped up together, Edwina had certainly accused them of it with a hissed I shouldn't have to see this! When they'd taken part in that interview shortly after their Adidas billboard had come out where they'd read thirsty comments. For just a moment, Kate had forgotten there were cameras on there when she'd read the comment.

Anthony Bridgerton has huge I love eating girls out energy. I can feel it radiating off him.

And it had just slipped out "Well, he doesn't often go hungry lets put it that way."

Anthony had spent the rest of the interview leaning back in his chair with his arms behind his head, smiling smugly as he read out Kate Sharma can choke me with a stethoscope any day of the week

And maybe it was too much. but they loved one another. And the thought of being without him made her feel so hollow.

The second he lay in bed beside her his fingers intertwined with hers, wrapping his arm around her waist to tug her back against his chest, and she was already burning for him, but what he said just made it worse.

"I love you, you know. You and Neddy are everything to me, and absolutely nothing could stop me from coming back to you."

Kate could feel the tears stinging at her eyes, desperate to be close to him as she spun in his arms, pulling him even closer, sealing their lips together in a searing kiss.

A groan escaped Anthony's chest as the kiss built steadily, stealing the breath from her lungs as his tongue tangled with hers. There was something so strong in his eyes when he pulled back, his jaw clenched as he pressed his forehead to hers, breathing her in deeply.

"What do you need?"

And Kate wished her voice didn't crack when her fingers traced his lips, "I need to feel you here. Right here with me."

Anthony nodded slowly, brushing his lips slowly against her, sending heat flickering in her stomach as he stripped her slowly, until they were skin to skin, the warmth of his body prickling right through her. He let the weight of him press her into the mattress, heavy and safe and comforting, her hands tangling in his hair as his lips fell to her neck, his tongue laving over her skin as his hips started circling slowly.

Everything could be so hurried between them sometimes, had been from the beginning. It was hard and fast and passionate, her knees knocking against the headboard, or her hand tight on his throat, but this was just as perfect. The gentle way his moved against her, the way his fingers tangled in her hair, tilting her chin towards him, the way he nestled into the cradle of her hips as though they were made to be together, his arms holding her close.

jesus fu-Kate.

Anthony groaned with the first movement of their hips together, Kate's eyes rolling back in her head as she felt him, as close as two people could be, her chest heaving already, even as tears stung at her eyes at the tender love in his eyes, his hips grinding a steady, gentle rhythm against her, stoking the fire building between them.

His forehead was pressed to hers again, holding her in place, their eyes locked together and still it wasn't close enough. Kate's arms shot out, wrapping tightly around his chest, crushing him against her until she could feel his heart pounding through her, her legs tightening around his waist to hold him as tightly as she could. Desperate to feel him.

The entire room was on fire, It felt like it must be, Anthony's eyes burning with it as their gasps and moans filled the room, pushing each other forward, twining them together even more desperately than they already were.

Anthony's words were pressed against her skin, Kate, I love, God I love you so much, babe.

Their were tears, rolling down both their cheeks as her words mingled with his

I love you, Anthony. Just the two of us. Forever.

They fell together, a desperate noise gasped from Kate's chest as she clutched Anthony's shuddering body impossibly tighter, and finally everything was still.

But even so: Kate didn't let go.

"I mean it, Katie." Anthony's voice was muffled against her neck where he'd collapsed against her, sleepy and satisfied as the sweat cooled between them. "There is no fucking way I'm leaving you and Neddy alone. Plus, Michael seems annoyingly sure of himself."

Kate forced herself to chuckle, her fingers pushing Anthony's damp hair back from his forehead, her free hand running over her name, inked on his skin as though engraved on a stethoscope placed over his heart. "He's good at what he does. I just- I'm scared."

Anthony nodded against her, "I know, but the only thing you need to be scared of Kate, is the fact that when I have my fancy new knees: I'm never getting off them where you're concerned. I've a reputation to uphold."

And despite the laughter that filled the room seconds later, Kate's only worried eased when Anthony's eyelids fluttered open, and so, the very next week she slipped out with one of his birthday cards clutched in her hand and returned with his handwriting inked neatly down her collarbone

Love, Anthony.

Though truly: She could have done without Anthony's smugness a month later when the test was positive again.

"Oh ho ho! Dr Sharma! Very sneaky! And your oldest not even nine months old yet! Shameless"

"Shut up. Anthony."

[bullet-prooflove]

Chasing Fires - Brian ‘Otis’ Zvonecek: Chapter Five

Brian Zvonecek has spent most of his adult life fighting fires, now it’s time to chase one.

Follows on from Million Reasons but is a stand alone fic.

Tagging   @orileyfiction for all her help and support! Also @me-ladie​ for being the wonderful person she is and betaing.

- Chapter One

- Chapter Two

- Chapter Three

- Chapter Four

The air was cooler down by the lake, the breeze ruffling Brian’s hair as they strode along the concrete pier. Kat’s hand was clasped in his, even though they were both wearing gloves, he could still feel the thrum of their connection. It was always there, whenever she was in his proximity, something inside of him just lit up. He glanced at Kat, taking a moment to study the profile of her face as she watched a dog chase a ball at full speed. 

“It was Katie.” He said quietly as he led her to a wooden bench overlooking the lake. “We were talking about Katie, about what happened to her.”

“I’m sorry.” Kat said, taking a seat. Brian sat down beside her, his arm coming to rest on the back of the back of the bench. “I can’t imagine how hard it must have been.”

“You know I sat on this exact bench that night.” He told her, swallowing hard against the anguish in his chest. “I sat here, and I planned what I was going to do to him, how I was going to make him disappear.” 

There was silence between the two of them, a bitter smile twisting at Brian’s lips as he shook his head.

“Brian,” Kat began before pausing, trying to select the right words. “I know it wasn’t you.”

“Someone else got there first.” He confirmed, jamming his hands into his pockets. “I wanted to Kat. God, I wanted to wrap my hands around his throat and squeeze until the light died in his eyes.”

She knew. He could tell from the way she clamped her lips together. They had never talked about what happened the night Keeler vanished. During the first interview he hadn’t had an alibi and by the second, he did. She knew that Cruz was like a brother to Brian, that they would do anything to protect each other.

Kat had her own suspicions. Benny Severide had been around that night; he’d left Chicago only a few days after.

“You need to know I have this darkness inside of me.” He told her, gesturing towards the space where his heart resided. “It sits right here, and it tears at me, it kills me that I have that violence in me.”

Kat leaned forward, her elbows coming to rest on her knees as she rubbed her gloved fingers together.

“After Eve died, after I found her…” Kat trailed off before she managed to gather her thoughts. “It burned in me, that rage, that hatred. I fantasied about killing him, about putting my gun in his mouth and making him feel just a fragment of the agony she must have felt.” 

“Does it ever go away?” he asked quietly, mirroring her posture. Kat shook her head, a pained expression on her features.

“He’s been locked up over two years, he’s a cop in prison. Sometimes it still doesn’t feel like it’s enough.” she trailed off before picking up the thread. 

Brian sagged back onto the bench, his head tipping back so he could look at the cloudy sky.

“How do you move past it?” He asked her. “How do we live like this?”

“There’s no easy way,” Kat told him, shrugging her shoulders. “EMDR therapy helped me. I think it saved my life in the end.”

“Do you think I’m that far gone? Because honestly, I don’t even think I can tell anymore.”

The emotion in his voice killed her, it struck some chord deep down inside resonating in her chest. She placed her hand on his forearm, her fingers gripping it tightly. The thought of losing him, of Brian suffering like that…

“It feels like everything is slipping through my fingers.”

“Not everything.” She reminded him, her hand slipping into his. “You still have family, the one back home and the one at the firehouse.”

“And you?” he asked softly, his gaze lowering to their entwined fingers.

“Always.” She told him with a small smile. “I’m always gonna be here, whatever you need.”

“I’d like to be more.” Brian whispered, his lips brushing her hairline. She tilted her head so that she was staring into those gorgeous dark eyes of his. She saw him in all his entirety, how ravaged he was, how he was still trying to put the shattered pieces of himself back together. His thumb ghosted over the apple of her cheek, his gaze dipping to her lips. “I want you to have the best version of me, the man that you deserve.”

“Brian…”

“I’m not there yet.” He told her, his forehead coming to rest upon hers. “But I want to be. Just know that I’m trying.”

“The two of us are gonna get through this alright?” She murmured, her voice trembling as she cupped his grizzled features between her hands. 

“Yea, I know.” He mumbled. “I know.”

[harryissuchalittleshit]

James was falling?

So this is about James Sirius Potter, it's more of a drama than anything else. It takes place during a really hard time of his life, his wife divorces him, his children are upset with him, he loses his job as a Chaser for Puddlemere United, and he's hired on as the Wimbourne Wasps Head Coach with no real experience and expectation to turn the team around. On top of all of this, he starts seeing Marci Abraham, a young American witch with three children of her own, who interviewed him for the Prophet when he took over the Wasps. The two of them go back and forth with if they can have a relationship, but then things change.

Basically, I wanted to write something a bit more serious, about regrets and mistakes and how to start over again after thirty. It's also an exercise for me in my writing, to write something more mature and serious. It will have scenes of James as a teenager, mostly his seventh year, and also in his twenties, but I want to write about a more grounded/older character. I usually write about teenagers/young adults, and they feel their emotions so much more in a sense, so much bigger and dramatically (not that adults don't, but teenagers are so dramatic).

I'm going to put a little snippet under the read more!

2035

James opened his eyes, and immediately put his hand over his face. His right shoulder was throbbing, burning, aching enough to make him want to pass back out. It didn’t help that the rest of his body hurt too, he could remember falling off his broom, he could remember throwing the Quaffle, and he could remember the two Bludgers colliding into his shoulder at the same time.

The rest of the game was a blur. He didn’t know if they were winning or losing, he didn’t know if they stopped the game or kept playing. He didn’t know anything.

And in many ways that felt like the story of his life.

“James?”

James turned his head and looked at Katie, taking in her green eyes and auburn hair pulled back into a loose ponytail, not at all how she left their home that morning. Her clothes were rumpled, as if she had put them back on in a hurry and he wasn’t surprised at all.

“Kat?”

“Thank Merlin,” she whispered, her voice sad and relived, but her hand soft on his arm. “I saw you fall and I-“

“Where were you?” asked James, as she moved her fingers through his hair, gently pulling on his curls, familiar and comforting from a lifetime of knowing each other. That was the problem with Katie, he had loved her from the moment they met, they had been friends since they were three and he had devoted himself to her since they were twelve. He had wanted her for so long, and then he had her and she didn’t want him in the same way.

“I was up in the booth with the girls,” lied Katie, her eyebrow twitching. She didn’t know that this was her tell, but James did, he always knew when she lied to him, it was most of their conversations. “Molly is watching them right now.”

James blinked, he could always depend on Molly, his little cousin had more than enough when it came to her own family. She and Artie had six daughters with one more baby on the way, and while Kerrie and Hazel were born in between several of their kids, they all got along well. Kerrie and Charlotte were great friends and Hazel followed after the twins everywhere they went.

“They have to take you to St. Mungo’s James,” said Katie, sitting back down in the chair by the small cot he was laying in, her fingers twisting with his. “Your shoulder-“

She cut herself off, turning her head away to discreetly wipe at her eyes with her free hand. James squeezed her fingers, he had always hated to see her cry. Katie, despite everything that she did and didn’t say or do, was a strong person, she was the oldest girl of eight, with four older brothers that never backed down from anything. She was always so brave and headstrong, but maybe he had softened her in some ways over the years, maybe he had changed her.

“I fell,” said James, he wanted to reach over and touch her face, make her eyes meet his. “But I’m here now.”

“Your shoulder is shattered James,” whispered Katie, turning to look at him, her voice breaking as the tears slipped down her face. “I don’t see a way to come back from this.”

He knew that this was the same way her father had been taken out of the game. Shoulders were the first thing that took out Quidditch players, that and age, though most of them ended up leaving the game before they were dropped for their age.

“I’ll be fine, I always am,” he told her, bringing her hand to his lips and kissing her knuckles.

What he didn’t know.

[soranihimawari]

Bronzed Love

An Olympic love story mainly focusing on childhoodneighbor!yn x Olympic medalist Oikawa Tooru.

Supporting characters are single!father Iwazumi and other members of the men’s Japan national VB team.

After the final gold medal match, team Argentina stands on the podium in their bronze medal spot. Oikawa Tooru is back home for the games and his friends from high school & when he spots a familiar face grinning with pride.

Word count: 1.5(?) k

Content Warning: strong language// single parenthood memory// talk of potential stand on future children

Rating: OOF (OLYMPIAN Oikawa Fluff)

Recommended age: 17 +

Notes: yn! was always close to Oikawa even in high school. They went through different paths to be where they are currently. It is never explicitly stated, but since Iwazumi found out he was a parent when he came back after California, yn has helped take care of little Kat (katie is three when this story takes place). Personally I forgot if I included and used pronouns for yn, but when I revisit this, I’ll update it.

@oikawaandkuroostan , @bb-kawa , @m0nstergeneration20xx , @smolbludandelions

*how distance effects yn in Japan & Oikawa in Argentina before the games ^

Sometimes your mind wanders as you hear the foreign national anthem of your obaa-san in the stadium sparse with fans aside from family members of the national team who placed first. They are loud and singing in a language you do not understand very well, but you are proud of every member clad in red and alternately in white. The boys of the team you followed closely since high school had emerged from the south entrance of the championship stadium where the medals were being handed out by the Olympic committee team. Due to the pandemic and social distancing, you clearly garner the attention of their co-captains and pretty soon, you are joined by them. One of the team members on the athletic training side has brought their children to the venue because she wanted to see her father’s “favorite monsters” prove to the world that volleyball is fun.

“Katie-chan don’t cry,” your voice says when you feel your shirt sleeve get tugged on. The child makes a pouty grabby hand motion as you ask if she does indeed want “upsies.”

“Katie’s getting so big these days, huh Iwazumi-San,” Kageyama states nonchalant.

“Yeah, she is. Can’t believe she’ll be three tomorrow,” Iwazumi says. “She asked when can she get a sister (or brother) because she’s tired of being alone and playing with Ushiwaka’s kid.”

“I heard that,” Ushijima grumbles. “Nothing wrong with that, right?”

The song is not too long and Katie shouts to her godfather on the podium waving brightly. Oikawa Tooru waves back with his medal in hand at you two. Her eyes are wide as the moon and the girl in your arms screams for her Uncle ‘Oru elated to see the medal in person soon. The cameras in the stadium turn to the Japan Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team where you point down to the bronze medal recipients. The voice overs on the live telecast mentioned that a majority of team Japan had played with (or against) the virtual ‘nobody’ from Miyagi who became a naturalized citizen of Argentina prior to competing in these Olympic Games.

From what the newspapers interviewing team Argentina individually, when asked about who you were, the mention you only by a nickname you heard in high school. Some also claimed that the setter-captain never looked so lovingly captivated by someone other than them with the fondness of a love never pursued. In the quiet hours of the early evening, outside the outskirts of the Olympic Village, Iwazumi gives you a spare media badge since he used his family one for a Katie and Takeru earlier on in the pool matches. You mentioned to Iwazumi to thank Hanamaki for not turning up on purpose so you could have this opportunity to speak with an old friend.

“Don’t mention it,” Hanamaki says when Iwazumi calls him via FaceTime.

Iwazumi’s spiked hair flutters in the night breeze.

“Have fun in the village, yn-chan!” Hanamaki teases with a wink.

“Fuck off, Makki—did he really just hang up?!”

“Language! The hell is wrong with you two? My daughter is three and I for one will not have her learning those words from Makki. Haha,” Iwazumi shushes you.

“C’mon. I’m sure Oikawa is already at your old meet up spot in this side of the city.”

Just like that, Oikawa’s name glows on your phone this time. Iwazumi mutters a different curse before he leaves to make sure Kageyama and Hinata did not feed his child too many sweets this late in her day.

“Sakusa or Ushiwaka?” you ask when Iwazumi’s phone blows up with texts from both stating what you spoken to the athletic trainer after the medal ceremony. He leaves you at the bag check for the village and when he turns right to head to his side of the home country athletes, you take your items from the clear tub and unlock your phone quick.

“Oikawa?” you seemed surprised by the phone number you still saved in your cloud backup.

Iwazumi says to meet for brunch at the local country club to celebrate the team’s participation in these summer games. Oikawa’s name still stares at you another you confirm the time with Iwazumi for a few more minutes. Your finger slide across the smooth surface and you breathe easier the moment your name falls past his lips. You turn a shade of red you didn’t know you could without sake, yet here you are stone sober at the Olympic village and when you turn right to follow the road to the closed ice cream parlor you find Oikawa staring at the glass in awe. Your footsteps seemed to go unnoticed by him, so you tiptoe behind him and proceed to hug an old friend.

Oikawa stiffens at the contact, yet the first telltale sign he knows it is you is the small crown tattoo in white ink on your inside forefinger. Oikawa traces the tattoo with his left hand and he does smile at the contact. He remembers the first conversation you had with him when you both turned eighteen a few months apart: “Get a crown tattoo yn,” the neighborhood pretty boy said.

“Like hell I would Oikawa,” you reply. Your stuck your your tongue in defiance, yet the day before he is scheduled to depart the country, you knock on his door with a bandage in your finger. He opens the door an exhausted, but nervous smile on his face. Leaning against the doorframe, he holds your hand lovingly, kissing your knuckles prior to removing your bandaid. The crown in white ink stands out against your skin and you smile cheekily at your neighbor: “I’ll come home to you, yn.”

You nod before he kisses your forehead. You loop your arms around his shoulders and tilt your head to the side.

“You’d owe me a pint of cookie dough soft serve then, mmkay?”

“Ok love, but you better come to Argentina to visit me.”

Teenagers in love were a thing you thoroughly enjoyed, but throughout the years apart, the tattoo’s meaning changed whenever you went out in your university years.

Hanamaki, Mattsukawa, and you were a mischievous trio up until Iwazumi became a father by accident; Katie’s mother left court paperwork with the bassinet delivered to the last known address on the athletic trainer’s file. A few months were taken out of everyone’s lives when this occurred. You make a joke about how this was reminiscent of your grandfather’s favorite American comedy: 3 men & a baby. However, during lunch the first afternoon you were able to have off from your job, you were formally introduced to the babe in Iwazumi’s arms. Makki and Mattsun were quietly eating whereas you were filled in hope the little girl came to be. She began to becomes fussy when an exhausted Iwazumi tries to one handedly cut into his omelette.

“Iwa,” you said, gently pulling his daughter away from him to sit on your lap, Katie wiggles and whines until you smooth over her hair humming a sweet lullaby for her. “There, see? Papa’s going to eat now, then maybe I’ll give you some orange slices? … I’ll hold her while you eat.”

Iwazumi mouths a thanks and he stuffs his face with his long overdue breakfast. The boys tease you into becoming their niece’s new favorite. On a late night call with Oikawa that night, you establish the relationship you have developed with one Iwazumi Kathleen (Katie) and her father.

“You sound like you’re awfully close to Iwa-chan,” Oikawa scoffs.

“Tooru, are-are you jealous?” your eyes glaze over in confidence.

“Why would I be jealous of Iwazumi having a kid at twenty-four, who is the sweetest girl on the planet, and,” oikawa pinches the bridge of his nose. “And having the other love of my life fill the role of her mother?”

You could hear a pin drop and in your flustered state you ask him to repeat himself. On the kitchen counter, you see the thick booklet for Argentine citizenship.

“Don’t be so stubborn,” you mutter before changing the subject. “I miss you.”

“I’ll be back home before you know it. I have to go. Practice starts in an hour. Adios amor.”

“Sayonara king.”

That was the last time you spoke to him on your own accord. Every instance else, Oikawa spoke to your other friends and sometimes you were actively listening, other times you were too busy to pay attention.

Two years go by before the newly naturalized Oikawa was stressed out thinking he missed his chance with you. You reassured Oikawa on the phone that evening you were just helping an old friend from college raise his daughter because of the hands the family courts dealt.

Legally, if anything were to happen to Iwazumi, Katie’s care taker would be both you and one Oikawa Tooru. You were more of a motherly figure for your goddaughter, but it’s because she had been watched by you several times while Iwazumi was busy training his team. Sometimes, when Katie was a bit difficult to handle, you FaceTime called Oikawa and you stay on the line before Katie goes to sleep. You mouth a thank you while patting the tired toddler’s back gently. Your soup and take out tempura is the next thing your old neighborhood friend sees when you finish tucking her in on her spot on Iwazumi’s couch.

“Think you’d want any, yn?” he asks sheepish grin.

“Children?” You muse, after blessing the food on the kitchen counter. “Someday, but for now I’d like it if you were here to help with chibi-Iwa. Her father is always so busy…”

“It’ll be ok. Iwazumi has you,” Oikawa states. “Just like you have me, sweetheart.”

You laugh while reminding him to send you the information for his flights with team Argentina for the upcoming Olympic Games in three months time.

On the top of the world, in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, Oikawa turns around in your arms and flashes a charming grin. Behind the brightly shining dark ochre eyes, the boy down the street from Miyagi is free falling into love with the heartbeat rhythm of the person in front of him.

“Welcome home baby,” the elated warmth in your voice causes Oikawa to sneakily snake an arm around your waist. With the other, he takes out the medal in his pocket etched with his new number and the small Argentine flag. It’s a gorgeous honor and you take a step back, raising your brows. Oikawa bows toward you and you graciously take the medal from his open palm.

“Please?”his voice is absolutely laced with respect. You ruffle his hair, making him tear up from the sign of affection as you glide the medal over his neck. Oikawa rises like he did during the telecast, resplendent like always. He laughs mirthfully when you answer him with the same sentiment. The medal presses between you two when you both finally give into the power of the lovers fate’s design.

[tabloidtoc]

Closer, April 12

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Bette Davis -- a life of fame and tragedy

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: The Big Picture -- actress Pier Angeli and James Dean who dated in 1954

Page 4: Sharon Osbourne under fire at The Talk

Page 5: George Segal was lucky at life and love

* The world remembers her as the trailblazing comic legend who starred in the classic '50s TV show I Love Lucy, but Lucille Ball's granddaughter Kate Luckinbill-Conner recalls a loving woman who was happy just being her Nana

Page 6: Picture Perfect -- Heidi Klum and her look-alike daughter Leni posing for some makeup free selfies

Page 7: Gabrielle Union and her daughter Kaavia James were all smiles during a boat ride in Miami, Kurt Russell teaching granddaughter Rani Rose to putt, Dr. Mehmet Oz and his granddaughter

Page 8: Katie Couric with her husband John Molner in Joshua Tree National Park

Page 10: Iman wearing her Iman Global Chic Graphic Tee and posing on a NYC rooftop

Page 12: Elizabeth Hurley in a white bikini at the beach

Page 13: Paula Deen with a pretty bouquet of flowers, Rob Lowe and Gwyneth Paltrow, Mayim Bialik with a cat

Page 22: Cover Story -- the Bette Davis only I knew -- the icon's personal assistant shares sweet memories and the lessons she learned from the star

Page 26: Chip and Joanna Gaines -- why our marriage works -- the demands of family and fame can't break their enduring bond

Page 28: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me -- Sigourney Weaver

Page 33: Horoscopes -- Aries Paul Rudd turned 52 on April 6

Page 34: Entertainment -- Melissa McCarthy on Thunder Force, In the Spotlight -- Topher Grace

Page 36: On the Move -- George Strait

Page 38: Best Friends -- Chrishell Stause couldn't be happier that her sweet dog Gracie was successfully treated for two cancerous masses and she reminds people if you feel lumps and bumps on your dogs go get them looked at, Ramona Singer and a cockatoo in Palm Beach, Florida

Page 39: Isla Fisher and Akoha who is a horse that belongs to her friend Elsa Pataky, Mayim Bialik who stars in Call Me Kat snuggles up to puppies at Paw Works which is an L.A.-based rescue, Henry Winkler and his dogs Sadie and Linus

Page 40: Great Escape -- Danica Patrick on Egypt

Page 44: 5 foods that will make you smarter

Page 46: Exclusive Interview -- Marie Osmond -- challenges can be blessings -- the veteran performer reflects on family and faith

Page 50: Charlton Heston's son remembers he was a family man -- the Oscar winner portrayed larger-than-life characters, but his favorite role was simply dad

Page 52: Home Sweet Home -- when they need a little R&R, these celebrities retreat to luxurious dream properties -- George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Martha Stewart, Celine Dion

Page 53: Pierce Brosnan, Candice Bergen, Sting, Emma Stone

Page 54: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle -- big changes ahead -- with his first real job and a new baby on the way, Harry has finally taken control of his life

Page 56: Style -- add some spring to your step -- be bold in this season's colorful footwear favorites -- Caitriona Balfe

Page 58: My Life in 10 Pictures -- Anthony Hopkins

Page 60: Flashback -- sunshine yellow, head scarves, Aretha Franklin, tutus

[rawiswhore]

Rowdy Roddy Piper x Fem Reader- "Flash Forward"

This has to arguably be my corniest, cringeworthy fanfiction I've written so far.

But...this is a fantasy I've had, and I hope I'm not disrespecting Rowdy Roddy Piper with this fanfic by typing and posting it on his birthday...

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A lot of professional wrestlers during the 1980's weren't really pretty boys and sex symbols in the looks department.

However, there is one pro wrestler from the 80's that's an exception, and he is one of the most iconic wrestlers of the 1980's (and of all time in general): Rowdy Roddy Piper.

He got even cuter and dare I say it, sexier during the end of the 80's and early 90's when his hair grew longer, especially when he didn't have those bangs over his forehead.

In the 80's and early 90's, the World Wrestling Federation as it was known then didn't have hardly any profanity, almost no sexual content besides the Ravishing Rick Rude, barely any bleeding, didn't have wrestlers breaking tables set on fire or falling off of the tops of cages and landing in thumb tacks, and didn't have wrestlers playing porn stars, pimps, sex addicts, or even rappers that say politically incorrect insults.

The WWF was like a live action Saturday morning cartoon aimed at kids during the 1980's, but...it was still over AF back then.

What it means to be "over" in the wrestling world is something wrestling audiences really enjoy; and the WWF was really popular during the 1980's despite not having Attitude and Ruthless Aggression era-esque content.

Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper and the Ultimate Warrior were massive draws in the 1980's and early 90's without swearing, throwing middle fingers, drinking beer, or anything else "adult like", Hulk even tried sending positive messages to kids with drinking milk and saying prayers, and these were wrestlers that were household names, popular enough to cross over into pop culture, appeared on talk shows, and people got out of their seats and cheered loudly for them.

The WWF in the 80's was proof that you could still be over and popular without having R-rated content.

However, during one moment in the late 1980's WWF, there was a particular moment that wasn't quite so family friendly and kid friendly, and even a bit Attitude and Ruthless Aggression era like.

During the late 1980's, Rowdy Roddy Piper no longer had his iconic Piper's Pit interview segment, but instead would sometimes appear on Prime Time Wrestling in the WWF, where wrestling commentators would speak behind a table and it looked like a news program.

That'll do just fine for your little plan.

Rowdy Piper had grown his hair longer by the end of the 1980's, and he looked so much more handsome with long hair.

During a segment on Prime Time Wrestling in 1989, Rowdy Roddy Piper had hosted it and didn't have any little bangs clinging to his forehead.

He looked so handsome like this and you told him you didn't want him to have bangs during this segment.

You had your hair teased and hairsprayed, this was the 1980's, and wore a midriff bearing halter top and short little denim shorts that reached the tops of your thighs.

There's a reason why you wore this.

This moment of Prime Time Wrestling was filmed for television, and you set next to Rowdy Roddy Piper while he was rambling about something.

You were just staring at him, grinning and thirsting over him and how hot he looks, biting your bottom lip and looking like you wanted to fuck him.

You didn't wear red lipstick in this segment because you're afraid if you bite your lip, you'll get red lipstick on your teeth, although you're worried you'll get lipstick on your teeth in general.

The other person Rowdy Roddy Piper was talking to noticed you looking at Hot Rod, mentioning how you're staring at Roddy like you want him.

Eventually, you leaned into the little microphone in front of you and put one of your hands on Roddy's shoulder, telling him he's really cute.

Pretty soon, the camera focused solely on Rowdy Roddy Piper sitting down behind a table as well as you, not the other person the Hot Rod was talking to, the camera filling the entire television screen with the room Roddy and you were sitting in.

You had then lifted your feet off of the floor and placed them on the chair you were sitting on, standing on the chair and then placing one of your feet on the table in front of you, then the other foot on the table.

Roddy's eyes grew wide seeing you now standing on the table, and your back was turned in front of the camera while your torso and head were in front of Rowdy Roddy Piper.

You began to slowly sway your hips back and forth horizontally, swaying your hips to some sexy mood music that fit the pace of your dancing, you were trying to sexually arouse the Hot Rod.

Rowdy Roddy Piper had an ear-to-ear smile spreading across his face while you danced for him, his eyes looked at you, thank goodness he was standing behind a table to hide his boner.

Even though this wasn't filmed, your fingers were grabbing onto the bottom of your top and started lifting it up your torso more and more, and Rowdy's eyes were staring at your hands, he knew what was up next.

'Tis a shame that the camera isn't filming your torso, however...

As your top elevated up your torso more and more, pretty soon, the bottom of your top was over your breasts, showing your barenaked tits in front of Rowdy Roddy Piper, flashing him.

You didn't have a bra underneath your top or even nipple pasties, but you were showing the Hot Rod what Jerry Lawler would eventually nickname "puppies".

Roddy's eyes grew wide and wild seeing your tits, he had a huge ear to ear smile plastered and spread across his face.

You flashing Rowdy Roddy Piper predated when Drew Barrymore flashed David Letterman in 1995.

(Author's note: yes, this fanfic is inspired by when Drew flashed David, since David has his iconic late night talk show and Rowdy Roddy Piper had his Piper's Pit interview segment...)

Unlike Drew, it wasn't a quick little blip where she quickly lifted the bottom of her top, flashed her tits and then covered her boobs, you showed Roddy your breasts for quite some time.

Not just that, but you wiggled your breasts a little bit back and forth, as well as slightly bounced and jiggled your breasts.

You then got off of the table and straddled onto Rowdy Roddy's lap, where you can feel his erection under his kilt.

You removed your hands off of the bottom of your shirt and put them on the sides of his face, where you pulled him into your face and locked his lips in between yours.

His eyes were slightly bugging out and looking at the camera while you kissed him, whereas your eyes were closed.

Surprisingly, he isn't trying to push you off of him, no, he likes this.

You want to do more than just kiss him and flash him your boobs, and your hands moved from his face to his shirt collar, where you tried to rip and tear apart his iconic Hot Rod shirt a la Hulk Hogan.

Would he be angry if you did that to his signature, iconic shirt?

Rowdy Roddy Piper used to disrespect and troll people all the time, sometimes saying things that were downright problematic and shocking.

You feel a little horrible deep down inside for tearing apart such a wonderful shirt, but goddamn it, you want him, and your hands tore the middle of his shirt, more of his skin was showing under his shirt.

The camera eventually cut away from this, just in case things get too naughty.

Despite the WWF's Golden era of the 80's and early 90's being a family friendly era, this moment wasn't so particularly kid friendly and quite risqué.

Though, compared to Katie Vick, Jacqueline in thong swimsuits that left little to the imagination, Sable showing her breasts covered in handprints, and the Kat flashing her puppies to the audience, this moment is tame.

The WWF's Attitude era was an era that was popular around the same time Jerry Springer's infamous talk show, Jenny Jones and Ricki Lake's talk shows, Howard Stern, "South Park", Tom Green, Marilyn Manson, Lil' Kim and Eminem at his most shocking were all at the heights of their popularity, these things being notorious for being trashy shock value pop culture.

And guess what? The WWF during its Attitude era was very shocking and dare I say it, trashy.

However, during the late 80's and early 90's, Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison were popular and controversial comedians infamous for their vulgar, obscene comedy (that was considered shocking even back then), 2 Live Crew were a popular and heavily controversial rap group notorious for their sexually explicit, pornographic lyrics that got them banned in their native Florida, Madonna was at her most hypersexualized during the early 1990's, Morton Downey Jr. and Geraldo Rivera had infamous talk shows that were predecessors to "The Jerry Springer Show", and so many hair metal bands sexually objectified women.

Maybe in the late 80's and early 90's the WWF could've had an Attitude era-esque era back then.

Actually, if you think about it, Rowdy Roddy Piper was a bit of a predecessor to the WWF's Attitude era; with his trash talking, insulting others and even saying and doing some things that are politically incorrect and problematic nowadays.

[5289belle]

Captain America’s Legacy

Summary: When Katerina Rogers watches as the flags smashers cause further mayhem, she knows she needs to come out of hiding and go help Sam and Bucky take them down, all while dealing with the fact that the United States government replaced her dad with some idiot as Captain America.

Meet Katerina (Katy) Rogers, the daughter of Natasha and Steve. Will take place during the falcon and the winter solider with some flashbacks to black widow and civil war. Also Tony is alive in this timeline, Steve did that snap instead, Natasha still died getting the soul stone.

Chapter One Captain Americas Legacy 

Sitting on the bed in her hotel room in Paris, Katy looked up to the tv and watched as Sam Wilson gave away her dad’s legacy to some museum. How could he when her father had chosen him to replace him while he lay there dying, anger and grief swelled up in her as she angerly switched off the tv.

It had been six months since she lost both of her parents within hours of each other and it hadn’t gotten any easier, she was all alone with her grief. Wanda was off somewhere trying to get through her own trauma and grief, Clint was taking time to be with his family again, thinking of him getting to be with them again made it easier to handle her mama’s sacrifice. It hurt too much to be around her mama’s family, they all reminded her too much of her mama. Tossing and turning in bed she found it difficult to sleep when she knew what awaited once she did manage to go unconscious for a few tortured hours.

Sometime around six and five am she managed to fall into a semiconscious slumber, until her alarm went of at noon. Rolling over to turn it off and turn back into her pillow to get a little bit more rest. Soon she would have to get up and leave. Never stay in one place too long, that was her motto, the constant moving helped to keep her mind distracted.

About two weeks later she was strolling through the streets of London when she spotted the news paper stand. On the front cover it read “Cap is Back” below it described how John Walker was the new Captain America. Unable to read anymore she back away and ran back to her hotel room. Flipping on the tv to try and forget what she had just seen, she looked up to see the man in question having a interview on Good Morning America. She felt sick to her stomach, scoffing she sat down to see just who this Walker guy was.

“It’s the greatest honor of my life um, but I I’m just a little shocked how’d a guy like me end up here?”

Ugg, his obvious self-depreciation was revolting, as if. She could tell he was trying to hard to emulate that humble hero, trying to emulate her dad. After watching a few more minutes to get a better understanding she decided she had enough and flipped the channel. In its stead a news report about the flag smashers was playing.

Apparently they were escalating and even caused a panic and injuries at a robbery. Watching the news footage, she noticed that one of the masked smashers had apparent super strength. That was news to her, to her knowledge the only ones with the super soldier serum that was still alive was, her dedushka(grandpa), all the former black widows had a form of the serum including Yelena and her babushka(grandma), Bucky, and herself. Though her was from her parents passing on their enhanced genetic codes.

Letting out a breath she didn’t realize she had been holding in, she looked down to her hands. This whole situation was getting out of hand and obviously the GNC couldn’t handle. She knew she couldn’t hide out anymore, not when people were getting hurt. It was time to go back home and follow in her parents’ footsteps.

Two hours later she was on a plane, heading back to the states.

Hopping out of her uber she thanked the driver and closed the door. Now she only had to find Sam and get to the bottom of the situation. According to his phone he shouldn’t be too far off. Not too far up ahead she spotted him with Bucky, having one of their usual banters no doubt. Though the closer she got to them she noticed Bucky a bit more. He had cut his hair, and hot damn if it did not suit him. “Fuck me” she muttered to herself before noticing and blushing.

You have got to be kidding me when did she find herself thirsting after him. Okay be cool she thought to herself, but damn he really was hot.

“Well I don’t trust redwing” Bucky said to Sam and he followed after him.

“You don’t have to trust redwing, but I’m gonna go see if he’s right. Because I have a feeling they might be part of the big three.” Sam replied back slightly annoyed by the other man.

Hold up, the big three? What the hell is that? Apparently Bucky didn’t know either because he asked Sam “What big three?”

Looking at him incredulously he replied “ the big three, androids, aliens, and wizards”

Shaking his head Bucky said “that’s not a thing’

“Since when has that been a thing?” Katy interrupted with genuine interest.

Both men looked over in shock, they hadn’t expected to see her. Not after she took after and disappeared.

Bucky did a double glance real quick, she seemed different somehow.

“Where have you been all this time? We looked everywhere for you.” Sam said with a worried expression. Giving them a tight-lipped smile, she looked away towards the skyline and then turned back to them. “Oh, you know, touring Europe.” Grimacing she continued “ I just, couldn’t face it. It was easier to disappear, but when I noticed all the trouble the flag smashers were causing and the GNC inability to do anything, I decided it was time to come back.”

“Are you doing any better?” Sam asked. “Of course, others wise I wouldn’t be here. Any way what the hell is the big three? I’ve never heard of that..”

Rolling his eyes Sam, looked to Bucky and then back to Katy. “ You know the big three, anytime we fight anyone it one of those three.”

“So who are you fighting now? Gandalf?” Bucky replied back sarcastically.

Taking a moment to register what he said Sam responded back incredulously “ uhh, how do you know about Gandalf?”

“ I read the hobbit, in 1937 when it first came out”

“So you see my point”

“oh, I love the hobbit. I read it back in fifth grade” Katy said to aloud, glancing at the both of them she was surprised to see they looked shocked at her admission. “What, it’s a good book.”

Looking back to Sam Bucky replied “No I don’t, there are no wizards”

“Doctor Strange” Sam said to which Bucky quickly replied “Is a sorcerer”

“ahh, ha ha. A sorcerer is a wizard without the pointy hat.” Sam said smiling in triumph.

“No, a wizard does magic with a wand or stick, a sorcerer used their hands” Katy interview with her commentary.

“Same difference” Sam looked over to her.

“Any ways’ he went on “they use brute strength, just like you guys and are incredibly annoying like the guy in front of me with a staring problem” With that he walked away to the plane with Katy and Bucky hot on his heels.

“I’m coming with you” Bucky and Katy said in unison to Sam.

“No you’re not”

“Uh, yeah we are. I’m not just going to sit back while I could be doing something to help people. Okay so I am going with you rather you like it or not. She said with a snarky tone, looking for Bucky to back her up. He merely nodded to her and followed Sam into the plane.

“Fine you and Cyborg can come with, just don’t annoy me” Rolling his eyes Sam couldn’t help but think how much she reminded him of Steve, always sure of what they were doing.

A few hours later sitting on the plane Bucky and Sam were having some kind of stare off. Looking between the two of them she couldn’t believe it. Seriously they were to grown ass men behaving like teenagers, her partners on this mission. Joy. Standing Bucky asked, “So what’s our plan?” Sam merely looked over to him and went back to putting in his earpiece and handing one over to her.

“Great, so no plan” Bucky said while sitting back down.

Torres interrupted with “Thirty seconds”

“Enjoy your ride Buck and Kat”

“Nah you can’t call me that”

“Why not, that’s what Steve called you”, shooting back Bucky said “Steve knew me longer, and Steve had a plan”

“Fifteen seconds to drop”

“I have a plan”

“Really? What is it?” he said while spreading his arms out walking toward Sam and Torres. Following after them Katy, stepped closer to Bucky.

Sam just jumped out the window, rather than replying back and dealing with those two.

Looking over to Torres Bucky asked “Great, where is the chute?”

“Were 200 hundred feet. It’s too low for a chute”

Huffing, Katy looked to Torres and asked, “Do you have some rope?”

“I don’t need it anyway” Bucky said while walking over to the open doorway and ripping off his sleeve with the metal arm.

“Yes we have some rope, why exactly” Torres questioned, looking over at Katy.

“Perfect, I can use that to jump out. Thank you”

Looking back to Bucky he replied, “You sure about that?”

“Yeah”, with that he jumped straight out.

Walking back over with the rope he handed it to her and watched as she wrapped it around herself and then to the plane, “have a nice flight” Without she dove right out of the plane and did a flip while holding out to the rope and scaling down to the ground. After fifteen seconds she let go and free fell another fifty feet before lading and doing her iconic superhero pose.

Looking over a few dozen feet, she noticed Bucky laying on the ground trying to catch his breath. Letting out a chuckle and smiling she walked over to him to make sure he was okay.

Standing over him she put her hands on her hips and looked down while asking “Are you okay? That looked like it hurt”

Suddenly Sam interrupted with mirth “I have all of that on camera, you know that right”

Then redwing flew over to them, Bucky merely looked over to her and said “Yeah, im fine. How are you?” and then looking over to redwing hovering above them he grunted “ Get out of my face, Sam or I’ll break it.”

In the comms he just simply said “okay, head north”

Sticking her hand out to him she offered to help him up. Reaching to take her hand with her flesh one she pulled him up, and then quickly took a step back flustered at his proximity, “come on lets go” with that she went north.

Walking into the abandoned building Bucky and Katy looked around, while walking around redwing swooped right by Bucky prompting him to swat at it while she chuckled, and Sam said “don’t hurt him”

While they walked up to Sam he called out “You’re doing that staring thing again”, looking down to his wrist he continued “They’re in there.”’

“Where’s they guy?” Bucky asked, “I don’t know, I think they’re smuggling weapons, though.”

“Well, I think you could be right”

“hmm,” was all Sam said.

“Well, I think we should do something about it rather than just standing here and bantering about it” Katy called out with a smirk and then walked closer to get a better look to see what the two guys were doing.

Looking over to her Bucky had a light smile reach his eyes at her quip, while Sam just laughed. “There’s only one way to find out, I see a clear path. I say we take it.”

“We’re not assassins”

Grimacing as his reply Katy looked over her shoulder and then looked back.

“I’ll see you inside or not.” Bucky replied in his deep baritone voice staring out Sam, then walking over to Katy.

“Hey, come on man. I’m just messing with you. Come back” smiling Sam trailed after them.

With Bucky leading they way she trailed behind him.

“Look at you. All stealthy.” Chuckling Sam continues through the comms “all stealthy. A little time in Wakanda and you come out White Panther”

“It’s actually White Wolf”

“Huh”

“All right, I’m inside therefore, way ahead of you.” Crouching down her looks over to Katy and then back to the scene in front of them. “It’s not great, but very doable with Katy and I”

Feeling a presence creeping up behind her she looks back to see Sam stealthy creeping up behind them.

“huh”, Bucky said in confusion”, then went on in a sarcastic tone “Hello. How are you?”

“Good. What did I miss?”

“Nothing”

Huffing out she replied between them “Boys, can we get back to the mission? Kind of important here..”

“Alright let’s go” Bucky replied

“No wait.” Sam said.

“I got a vibranium arm. I can take them”

Something felt off about this, it looked almost too easy, before she could say anything Sam quickly responded “And I can fly, Katy can take them down with hand-to-hand combat. Who gives a shit? Wait.” “I wanna see where they’re going”

“Now wait a minute, I can do more than that” she said offended.

“There’s two people”

“You only see two?, what about you Kat?”

“That’s what I saw. Bucky responded while looking over to her.

“I only see two, but I..” She stops to take a break and then looks at them unsteadily. “I can sense more, if that makes sense.”

Both men are surprised by this and look at her questioningly.

Sighing she looks to them and the says “About seven years ago I was taken by the red room, and they experimented on me, apparently they saw an opportunity with my already enhanced DNA. From that I’ve been able to sense things, kind of like a sixth sense. I don’t know if that makes any sense, but it’s all I got.” Unable to elaborate anymore she looks away and hopes they will be satisfied with that answer.

Noticing her apprehension, they let it go for now and focus back on the mission. Bucky has a straight face, yet there’s concern there and a bit of understanding.

“Let me see what redwing sees.” Looking down at his wrist Sam points of the multiple body heat signatures redwing is picking up.

Grateful they let it go, she looks over to see that there appears to be five people.

How many people you see now? One, two…. Oh, here it comes again. Four, five. Yeah five.” Sam continues while Bucky just snaps “fine”

“Yeah.”

“So they’re strong whatever. All right lets go.”

“No, no wait. Shit”

Watching as the people look up from the noise, the trio held still trying not to be noticed. Finally, they looked on and continued their tasks.

“Alright, lets move” A woman call out to the other people. Waiting for them to be out of sight the three follows after . Looking at his wrist Sam notices that one of the trucks has an eight person in it. “I think they have a hostage he remarks.”

With that Bucky and Katy run off towards the truck while Sam flies towards it.

Running up the truck Bucky jumps up onto the back and opens the door climbing in, with Katy hot on his wheels. Walking in further he begins to look around, trying to find the hostage. Looking around they notices the crate and the contents, “They’re stealing medicine. Vaccines”

Looking up she notices a young woman poke her head out from one the crates, she looks scared and slightly hopeful. Alarm bells are going off in Katy’s head, but before she can do anything Bucky is saying hi and getting himself jacked out of the truck.

“Oh shit” she remarks before kicking out the woman and then turning to Bucky to see him being pulled up onto the car truck by two guys. Jumping up onto the other truck she goes to help him out with the other woman right on her heels. Turing around she blocks a swing from the red head and take a step back raising her arms and falling into a defense position.

Thrusting her foot forward she kicks out at the woman and hit her gut before she can even react. Thanks to her mom she has the quicker reflexes and quickly continues on her attack, turning to check on Bucky.

In her distraction the other woman get a kicks in and sends her flying back before Bucky’s feet, redwing then comes soaring in taking shots. The woman jumps up and catches it and then uses her knee to break it in half.

While on her back Katy quickly jumps back up landing with her one foot tucked in a kneeling position and the other in front while her hands are touching the floor.

Bucky looks up and happily says “I always wanted to do that.”

Sam’s going to be pissed she thought with a smirk and then turned and lashed out at the guys holding onto Bucky, sending them stumbling away. Ordinary her kicks would have wiped them out, but with the serum the just took a few steps back. Annoyed by this she turned around to see Sam swooping down and kicking the woman.

Ha she thought, I knew it.

While Sam was engaging in combat with the woman Bucky yelled out “Good of you to join the fight Sam” Quickly Bucky and she took on the other two men. In the meantime, the fight was joined by the other truck rolling up and two other men joining.

Sam was kicked onto to other truck leaving Katy to run up to the other guys and quickly jump up towards them, using her body as leverage she wraps her thighs around one of the guys and uses the momentum to throw him down, quickly raising her wrist she shoots out one of her widow’s bites from her gauntlet. It was a gift from her mother for her eighteenth birthday.

To her dismay it didn’t take him down for long, “Damn super soldiers” She muttered to herself.

Suddenly one of the men fighting Sam was hit by her father’s shield, looking up she noticed a helicopter with that Walker idiot jumping out. Rolling her eyes, she went on fighting.

Before she knows it the shield is flying around nocking the flag smashers down, while another mans jumps down on a rope. Great another idiot to contend with, who the hell is he supposed to be?

“Sam. John Walker, Captain America.”

“Lemar Hoskins”

Walker continues “Looks like you guys can use some help”

The two men say, responding to the questioning looks.

Ugg she thinks he looks way to proud to be brandishing that shield around. Dark thoughts quickly take over her mind, the very sight of him enrages her. Using that anger she quickly takes out her opponent.

The woman quickly makes her way up the Walker and Hoskins, Walker goes to hit her with the shield and then throws it out the other guys, while it soars back Bucky catches it with ease, handing it over to Walker reluctantly.

Witnessing the whole thing, the only thing that comes to mind to Katy was “Damn, that was hot” While slightly panting, blushing and hoping no one notices she looks towards the other two.

The fighting continues for a few more minutes before Bucky is pushed off the truck, faltering at the sight she receives a swift hit to the gut, quickly focusing back on the task at hand she continues to fight. Worried over Bucky still she notices Sam swoop in and them him and Bucky tumble away onto the field. With her head turned away her opponent kicks her off the truck sending her over in the direction the other two went.

Tumbling onto the ground below her and then rolling onto the grass, she berates herself for allowing herself to get distracted enough to get her ass handed to her. She was better than this, trained by a former red room assassin and a freaking super soldier since she was her girl.

Standing up she notices Sam and Bucky walking towards her.

“Well, that went horrible. We got a asses handed to us back there. I mean we are professional’s right? Because after that it seems like were amateurs. It’s embarrassing”

“Yeah, we sure did. Although I might add they were all super soldiers” Sam tuned in while him and Bucky walked off onto the road following after her.

“Well, this should be a fun walk back” Bucky said aloud looking straight ahead. Are you okay doll?” He said looking towards her.

Stuttering in her steps at the name, she quickly collected herself and responded with a smile “Never better, always love it when I take a tumble off a moving semi-truck, in the middle of nowhere.”

“Only twenty more miles to go of this” Sam intoned.

[pollylynn]

Title: Set Theory  WC: 1400

She’s not not okay. But she’s not okay, either. He’s a long way from set theory and high school algebra, but he’s pretty sure there’s no equation to chart that out, but here they are. She smiles sweetly when he asks. She goes the extra mile to give him a reassuring touch on the arm, even though they’re just ducking under the crime scene tape, and that’s what seals it for him—the fact that she doesn’t automatically drop into work mode means she’s not quite okay. 

He gets distracted by Lance Delorca. He gets lost in a perfectly legitimate excuse to watch clips of their vic’s movies and give everyone the low down on who’s who. He gets so swept up in it that she shuts him out of the Kat Kingsley interview—literally. She pulls the interview door closed and snaps the blinds in his face, and it’s mostly all in good fun. It’s mostly that she’s judging his adolescent tastes and maybe even playing up the as if jealousy a little bit. But she’s also kind of punishing him for real, hr thinks. She’s playing the way the two of them do on any given day, but she’s also being a little short fused and that’s another data point. 

More and more of those rat-a-tat-tat into place on the movie set. She rolls her eyes at the hokey green screen instead of soaking in the action vibe on the monitors where there are people bringing the scene to life in real time. She gets in a couple of jabs about Brock and his kimono, and . . . well, that’s a fair enough cop. A little Brock Harmon goes a long way. 

But amidst the jabs, she engages. She comes over all nostalgic, and talks about the action stars she goes for, so it’s not like she’s withdrawn. It’s not like she’s full-on not okay, and yet she’s a little rough with him in the wake of the soul-crushing goat herder revelation. She’s merciless in keeping him from interrogation for her second dance with Kat Kingsley, and she didn’t have to tease him about the poster. Teasing about the poster was 100% optional, and she did it anyway. 

And yet she’s sweet with him in half a dozen other ways. She doesn’t make fun when he geeks out over Lance Delorca demolishing a gang of thugs. She, in fact, pins  Ryan and Esposito to the bullpen fencing with a glare when it looks like they might make fun. And she absolutely looks the other way to avoid catching him as he replays the footage on her computer. She teases him about going out for drinks, then throws her arms around him and says she’d never get between him and his boyhood dream. 

She asks no questions at all about where his shirtsleeves went, although she’s only human, so he does get an arched eyebrow as she asks if his bare arms itch beneath his sport coat. She’s high and mighty about the recording. She wears the headphones like a sign of office and informs him in imperious tones that she is not rewarding him for his “semi-illegal” behavior. 

But she has him in with the interview for Trey. It’s the two of them when they have their killer and it’s time for a movie set take-down, so all seems to be forgiven. She seems to have moved back into fully okay territory. She even—sweetly again—suggests they watch Hard Kill, and he doesn’t know how he got so lucky. 

He thinks it’s okay as he makes his way home to set up their movie night. He still wonders what the not not okay was about, but it dawns on him with frisson of pleasure that they’re married now, and this might just be one of those everyday things. They’re so used to upheaval and drama and life-and-death, and whatever it is or was is just a bit of a blip that he should let go, rather than talking it to death as usual. 

That’s where he’s landed by the time he’s home. That’s where he’s landed when he sees the cheap, battered, scratched-to-high-heaven little skillet sitting out on the stove top. She hasn’t used it. He knows that, so that’s not why it’s out. 

It’s out because it doesn’t have a home yet. There are built-in racks for every piece of All-Clad. They pull out and stack neatly and keep everything organized just so. And that means there’s no place—there’s literally no place—for her sad little, sentimental value pan. 

He wonders what to do about that. He thinks about the Kat Kingsley poster he dug easily out of storage—everything of his in storage has its own particular place. He thinks about the three or four or six different versions of Hard Kill he has to choose from and where each of them sits on his media shelves. 

He makes his way into his office and turns to the boxes of journals he doesn’t keep as regularly as he should. He has to close his eyes and think a moment. He pictures her hair, long enough to reach the collar of her jacket and a less aggressive shade than when he first met her. He remembers a park bench and two hot dogs and teasing her that he’d never get Rina to eat street food with him. 

They’d fallen into conversation. He’d lured her into conversation in those early days when they were finding their feet with one another after their first rupture. They’d worked their way backwards through movies that existed before Rina was born—before any of the models they’d encountered were born. He finds what he’s looking for, an incredulous notation with an exclamation point after it. 

It’s good news. He knows where he can get his hands on the exact thing he needs. He knows where in the boxes they’ve stashed for the moment in the spare bedroom he’ll find the item he wants. He does have to run out. He has to explain in small words to a kid for whom the entire conversation is theoretical that, yes, he does want to hook a VCR up to a flatscreen TV made in this century. 

But he’s set up by the time she gets home. 

“What—?” She sees that he’s at the stove and the skillet before him is sizzling. She’s not sure what to make of it. “Castle, what’s all this?” 

“Breakfast for dinner,” he says. He steps aside so she can get a peek at the fluffy yellow eggs. “Not your Nonna’s, I’m sure. You’ll have to school me.” 

“That’s sweet.” She steps behind him and presses a kiss to his shoulder blade. 

“Not that sweet.” He gestures with the spatula to the beverage choices lined up on the breakfast bar. “I’m putting you to work. You’re in charge of deciding whether beer or wine goes better with breakfast for dinner, or if I’m squeezing OJ for mimosas.” 

“Wine.” She’s firm about it. It’s the voice of experience. “Wine pairs perfectly with afterthought scrambled eggs.” 

“Wine it is, then.” He peers under the edge of the eggs. “These are just about done. Can you decant?” 

“I can decant,” she laughs, picking up on the music of it. 

She does decant, while he plates the eggs, the bacon from the warming oven, the buttered rye toast that she likes best with eggs of every variety. They make their way into the office, juggling plates and glasses, silverware and napkins. 

She doesn’t register the odd AV set up until he has the clunky remote in hand. “What’s this?” 

“The year”—he crosses one leg over the other and takes up a Rod Serling pose—“is 1984. Young Richard Rodgers has watched Hard Kill a minimum of seventy-four times. Even younger Katie Beckett, is so into Mary Poppins that she has all but worn out her illegally dubbed VHS tape . . .” 

He trails off dramatically as his finger comes down on the play button. The flat screen wobbles and labors. Big Ben appears and the titles begin. There’s the two-second splice of a game show from when her childish little fingers hit the wrong buttons. She smiles wide at him, at the screen,  at her scrambled eggs. She’s okay. 

A/N: Not sure how this got so long or where the heck Mary Poppins came from.  I do know I want scrambled eggs right now. Poor little skillet.  Hmm.

images via homeofthenutty

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Boston Boy - Chapter 15

Kate woke up and felt Chris’ strong arm around her.  He had managed to push her shirt up in his sleep to bare the bump and his hand was splayed across it.  She smiled slightly at it and then remembered the events of the night before. Her head slowly turned and sure enough, there was the engagement ring nestled in its pretty wooden box on the nightstand.  She stilled as she stared at it, thinking over everything that had happened.  She had actually tried to ruin their relationship and instead of getting upset, Chris had proposed.  It was the weirdest response to a hormone-fueled anxiety attack in the history of ever.

Carefully reaching over without disturbing Chris, she picked the ring up out of the box.  She really did love it.  It fit her personality quite well.  Had he really been carrying it with him this whole time?  Glancing at her still sleeping boyfriend, she rolled the title of fiancé around in her head.  After a moment, she slid the ring onto her left ring finger.  Somehow the thing fit perfectly like it had always been meant for her.

“When did my life turn into such a weirdly written fairytale?” She muttered to herself.

“So, is that a yes?” Chris’ voice startled her and her instant reaction was to throw her hand up.  It caught him in the cheek and he yelped, clapping a hand to his face.

“Oh god!  I’m so sorry!” She rolled over and covered his cheek with her palm. “I’m so sorry, Chris.”

“I forgot your fight or flight instinct was stuck on fight.”

“Are you ok?”

“I might have a shiner for my interviews today, but I think I’ll live.” He rubbed his cheekbone. “That’s one way to wake up, I guess.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“It’s ok.” He grabbed her hand and kissed her palm. “You put the ring on.”

“Oh…. Uh….”

“Pretty sure that was supposed to be my job.”

Kate sat up and leaned against the headboard. Chris followed suit and watched her examine the ring some more.  Finally, she held her left hand up towards him. “Did you mean this?”

“Every word.  I want to spend the rest of my life with you if you’ll have me.”

“We haven’t even been together a year yet. There’s still so much we don’t know about each other.  We’re still trying to figure out how to live together and how I’m going to deal with your life outside of our little New York bubble.”

“Kat, your grandparents married before they had even been together a year and they were together for over 50 years.  You said that was what you wanted.  Isn’t that what we have, baby?”

“How do I know for sure?”

“Listen to your gut.” He shifted around and turned to face her. “Do you love me?”

“Yes.”

“Do I love you?”

She opened her mouth to say something along the lines of she believed he did, but his look stopped her. “Yes.”

He placed his hands over his heart. “Then marry me.”

Kate looked at the ring again as her hand rested on her belly. “I don’t want a shotgun wedding.”

“So, we’ll get married after Jelly Bean gets here.”

“You have an answer for everything, don’t you?”

He grinned. “It’s a curse.”

She suddenly took the ring off and handed it to him. “I won’t say yes unless you do it right.  I’ve had enough of guys just shoving a ring at me and expecting me to say yes.”

Chris chuckled and climbed out of bed.  He dropped the ring as soon as he stood up and had to search for it under the bed, muttering curses and apologizing profusely the whole time.  When he finally found it, Kate had climbed out of bed and was heading for the bathroom. “Wait, where are you going?”

“Sorry, Jelly Bean is using my bladder as a trampoline.” She shut the door and he sighed.

“She’s making me work for this.” He muttered, standing and walking over to the bathroom door while tossing on his sweatpants. When he heard the toilet flush and the water begin to run in the sink, Chris dropped down to one knee in front of the door and held the ring up.  Kate opened the door a moment later and almost tripped over Chris.  He steadied her while they laughed, staying on his knee, and finally held the ring up again. “Kat, please marry me?”

Her hands suddenly cradled her bump and she laughed. “I think Jelly Bean wants me to say yes.”

“I know Daddy wants Mommy to say yes.”

Kate smiled and leaned over to take Chris’ face in her hands.  She rubbed her thumbs over his soft beard, studying his sparkling blue eyes with hints of green around his pupils, before closing the distance and kissing him gently. Finally, she pulled back about an inch with a smile nearly splitting her face in two. “Yes, Christopher Robert Evans. I will marry you.”

Chris surged to his feet, pulling her to him and kissing her passionately. “I love you so much!”

“I love you, too!” She said between kisses. She could taste the salt from their mingling tears.  

His hand shook as he slipped the ring on her finger. “Do you like it?”

“I love it.  It’s perfect.”

“Is this real?  Are we really engaged now?”

“I think that’s how it works.”

Chris laughed and took her hand, pulling her towards the bedroom door. “Ma!” He yelled. “Ma!”

Lisa stuck her head into the hallway, looking startled. “What…..”

“Ma, she said yes!  She said yes!  We’re engaged!”

His mother’s face lit up like it was Christmas morning as Chris and Kate rushed over to her.  Lisa caught her son and Kate into a tight hug. “Let me see!” She held her hand out and Kate gave her future-mother-in-law her left hand. “Oh, it’s even prettier on you!”

“You knew he had it?” Kate asked.

“Of course I did, sweetie.  Chris can’t keep anything secret from me.” Lisa pulled Kate tightly to her. “I am so happy for you two!  Welcome to the family, Katie.”

“Oh, Lisa!” Kate started crying. “Thank you.”

“You need to call your parents and tell them the happy news.” “We should probably get dressed before we tell them.” Chris said, realizing that Kate was just in a t-shirt and he was only wearing sweatpants.

“That would be a good idea.” Kate laughed, knowing Chris was still intimidated by her dad.

“Let’s go throw some clothes on and we can video chat with them.”

 *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

Kate sat in the audience at the Ellen show. Chris was on stage with Elizabeth Olsen having a good interview after the hilarious dancing game they had played. Ellen had come by before the show started to greet Kate and congratulate them on the baby.  Kate had been fine meeting Ellen, but had actually had a bit of a freak out when she met Twitch.  Chris had found it absolutely adorable, of course.

“So, Chris, you’re going to be a daddy soon.” Ellen said.

“I am.” Chris said, looking over at his newly-minted fiancée.

“Congratulations to you both!  I got to meet your wonderful girlfriend, Kate, earlier.  She is just the sweetest thing.” Ellen gestured at Kate and the camera turned to her.  Kate waved slightly with her right hand, a little freaked out by the sudden attention.

“She is pretty amazing.” Chris gave Kate a smile that melted her insides.

“Elizabeth, have you met her?”

“I just met her today actually.” Lizzie said, smiling over at Kate. “I’m looking forward to getting to see more of her.”

Ellen looked over at Kate. “Can I ask: Do you guys know what you’re having?”

Kate shook her head and Chris said, “We want it to be a surprise.”

“Have you guys started buying baby things, yet?”

“Not yet.  We were planning to start working on everything once I finished with the promotional trip.”

“I hope you don’t mind, but I got you guys some things to get you started.” The big doors on the stage opened and Twitch came out pushing a travel system stuffed full of baby paraphernalia.  The stage manager gestured for Kate to join Chris on the stage as he walked over to Twitch

“Holy crap, this is a lot.” Kate said.

“Thank you so much!” Chris said.

“There’s a baby monitor in there with a camera system, a smart sock, bottles, onsies, pacifiers, swaddling cloths, washcloths, a Baby Bjorn, a Skip Hop Nightlight Soother, a safety kit, a blanket, and it’s all in amazing baby travel system.”

“Oh wow!” “This is too much!” Kate said, hugging Ellen tightly. “Thank you!”

“Ellen got Allison and I this travel system and it is amazing.” Twitch said. “You guys will love it.”

Chris wrapped his arm around Kate’s waist. “This is amazing, Ellen.  Thank you.”

“Yes, thank you!” Kate agreed.

“Captain America: Civil War comes out May 6th.  We’ll be right back.” Ellen waited for the cameras to stop recording and turned to Chris and Kate. “I’m so sorry I bombarded you like that.”

“No, please don’t worry about it.” Chris said as they walked backstage. “This really is an amazing gift.”

“Thank you so much.” Kate said, placing her hands on her bump. “Jelly Bean is excited, too.”

“Oh, is the baby moving?” Lizzie asked excitedly.

“Yeah.”

“May I?”

“Have at it.” Kate allowed Elizabeth and Ellen to feel the baby move.

“I just started feeling that, too.” Chris announced. “It’s pretty crazy.”

“You guys call him or her Jelly Bean?” Twitch asked.

“Yeah.”

“The app we’re using to track the pregnancy, when we first started, it said the baby was the size of a jelly bean.  Plus, that’s Chris’ favorite food, so the name just stuck.” Kate said.

“Kate, I really love that ring on a very important finger.” Lizzie said. “Are you guys….”

Chris looked at Kate and silently asked for permission.  They had spoken to her parents that morning and then told the rest of his family. Kate’s brother hadn’t been available when they’d called him, though. “We really don’t want to tell people until our families know.” Kate said. “But, yes.  It happened this morning, actually.”

“Congratulations!” Lizzie wrapped Kate in a warm hug as Ellen hugged Chris.

After hugging Ellen and Twitch, Kate showed off the ring while Chris gave them a watered-down version of the engagement story.  Soon enough, the couple was whisked away to head back home before Chris had to go film Jimmy Kimmel.  He held her hand in his and stared happily at the ring on her finger.

“Are you happy?” He asked suddenly.

“Are you kidding me?” Kate laughed. “I’ve always wanted to get a present from Ellen.”

That made Chris laugh. “I’ve never gotten a gift from her either, so that was pretty awesome.”

Kate took Chris’ hand and put it on her belly. “I’m happy, Chris.”

“Good.  Cause I am, too.” He kissed her just as the driver pulled into Chris’ driveway, the gate closing behind them.  Chris got out first and ran over to help Kate out of the car. When they walked through the door, Kate let out a yelp.  Her brother, Killian, and her niece, Hailey, had been standing there with Lisa. “Surprise!” They yelled.

“Oh my god!” Kate cried, bursting into tears as Hailey ran forward and hugged her tightly. “My sweet girl!  Killi!” Her brother had rushed over and grabbed her into a hug, too. “What are you guys doing here?”

“Chris flew us out here for the premiere as a surprise for you.” Killian said. “Look at you!  You look amazing!  Why is there a ring on your left hand?”

“Chris!  You knew when we tried to call him earlier that he was coming here!”

“Of course I did.” Chris laughed. “I was just playing the part.  Ma went and picked them up while we were at Ellen.”

“Hey!  Hi!” Killian said. “Ring on my little sister’s finger.  It’s new.  Is there some news here?”

“Chris asked me to marry him this morning.” Kate said, looking at her brother and waiting for him to react.

“Are you serious?” Killian asked.  Chris and Kate nodded their heads. “Congratulations!” He hugged his sister tightly again. “I’m so happy for you guys!”

“Yay!” Hailey bounced up and down and tugged on Kate’s arm. “Aunt Katie, can I be the flower girl?  I wanna be the flower girl, please!”

Kate laughed and knelt down to be at Hailey’s level. “Of course you’re my flower girl, silly.”

“Can I talk to the baby?” “We should let aunt Katie sit down.” Killian said. “She doesn’t need to be on her feet so much.” Kate rolled her eyes. “Not even here five minutes and you’re already being the bossy older brother.  I’m only pregnant.”

“How about we go out to the patio?” Chris offered. “The view is great and Hailey can play with all the toys out there.”

“You have toys for her?” Killian asked.

“My niece and nephews come out to visit. They keep trying to play with the shield, so I had to buy some distractions.”

“What shield?” Hailey asked.

“You wanna know something cool?” Lisa asked Hailey. The five-year-old’s eyes widened as she nodded. “Chris is going to be your uncle when he marries your aunt Katie and that means that Captain America is going to be your uncle.”

“Whoa!” Hailey turned to Chris. “You’re Captain America?”

“You remember seeing him in The Avengers?” Killian asked.

“Oh yeah!” Hailey’s eyes widened. “Can I play with the shield.”

Chris laughed. “Maybe later?”

“Ok!” Hailey took his hand and he led her over to the toy box. “Where’s Gally?”

“She’s with Chris’ sister Shanna.” Kate said. “Her and her brother Dodger are staying with her until we get back.”

“She has a brother?”

“I told you that, silly.”

“Oh yeah!  I remember.”

Chris came over and joined Kate on the sofa, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.  Lisa and Killian each took one of the outdoor armchairs on either side of the couch. “How are you feeling, sis?” Killian asked.

“I’m ok.  Tired mostly.  Sleeping is kind of hard.”

“Maura started feeling that way in her third trimester.  Are you sure you’ll be up for travelling overseas?”

“I will be perfectly fine, thank you.  Chris has already asked multiple times and I tell him the same thing.”

“I’m just worried about you.  We both are.”

“I appreciate it, but I will be fine.  I’m really excited for it.”

“Oh, in all the hubbub, I forgot that you got a bouquet, Katie.” Lisa said.

“I did?”

“Yes.” Lisa walked into the house and grabbed a large bouquet of sunflowers and roses in a pretty green vase. “They were delivered just after we got here from the airport.”

Chris held the vase of flowers while Kate pulled the card out. “Who are they from?” He asked.

“Awe!  They’re from Hemsworth.  ‘I hope you’re feeling better today.  Tell Evans if he’s not taking care of you, I’ll assemble the Avengers to take him out. Welcome to the family.’” Kate laughed. “He’s so sweet.”

“He texted me last night that he really enjoyed meeting you.”

“My sister is getting flowers from Thor and is marrying Captain America.” Killian said.

“Ha!” Kate cried. “I’m going to be Mrs. America! Suck it beauty queens.” Chris let out a loud laugh as he set the flowers down on the glass coffee table.

“How did mom and dad react?”

“I don’t know.”

“What do you mean?”

“They seemed…. I don’t know.” They had managed to get Helena and Bill on a video chat together that morning.  The two had seemed happy and had shown some excitement, but they had definitely seemed a little off. “Maybe they think it’s too quick?”

“Well, they weren’t nuts about you having a baby with someone you barely knew.”

“And you were?”

“Hell no.  Sorry, Chris, but my first reaction was that I wanted to punch you in the face. Then I remembered that it took two to create my niece or nephew and I wanted to kick my sister’s ass, too.  And then I calmed down and started thinking rationally.” Killian reached over and took Kate’s hand. “All I’ve ever wanted was for you to find the happiness you deserve.  I’ve never cared about who or what it was that brought you that happiness, just so long as you got it.” Kate squeezed her brother’s hand. “Looking back at the last few months, I’ve never seen or heard Kat happier than when she’s talking about you, Chris.  If our parents are being weird about this, I think it’s just them being extremely protective.  They’re happy for you guys, it’s just going to take them some time to adjust, I think.”

“I hope so.”

“Lisa, are you happy for them?”

“Of course I am!” Lisa laughed. “I knew from the minute she walked into my house that she would be the last woman my son brought home.”

“You did?” Kate asked.

“To be perfectly honest, I had a hunch before you came to dinner.  The way Chris talked about you and the way Scott described how you two interacted…. It was pretty obvious you were special.  When you and Chris walked in, he was just different to me.  Something in him had clicked and I spotted it immediately.  Oh, Katie, don’t cry!”

“Sorry.  Hormones.” Kate shook her head. “Any little thing can set me off.”

“I think what your parents are worried about is whether or not you truly grasp what Chris’ life is really like.  Your mother talked with me about it when we were at Christmastown.  I don’t know if I put her worries at ease, but I do think you are more than capable of handling his career.” “Despite my freak out last night.”

“You were doing great until the incident with Minka.” Chris reminded her. “You won Hemmy over pretty fast and Mackie gushed about you, too.  Lizzie is excited to go to lunch with you before we leave LA.  I think the only time you’ve lost your cool was meeting Twitch.”

“You met Twitch!?” Killian gasped.

“Yeah.” Kate giggled. “I started crying at him. He was so sweet.  He even invited me and Chris over to hang out with him and Allison and it made me cry more.”

“That was really sweet of him.” Lisa said.

“I’ve been such a huge fan of him since he competed on So You Think You Can Dance.  I will probably die if I ever get to meet Travis Wall.  He’s incredible and I want to take a dance class with him.”

“When was the last time you danced?” Killian asked.

“Um…. The show I did for Dahlia before I moved to New York.”

“You didn’t do the Marvel show?”

“No.  I was going to go back to Richmond for it, but I found out I was pregnant and I just didn’t feel like doing it anymore.”

“I tried to get her to do it.” Chris said. “So did Scott.”

“I just didn’t feel like I needed it anymore. My priorities were already shifting, anyway.”

“Please don’t give up dancing.” Killian said. “I mean, I don’t mind you giving up the burlesque because I’m your brother and that weirds me out a little bit, but you’ve always loved to dance.”

“When will I have time, though?  Between work and being a mom….”

“We’ll find time, babe.” Chris said. “Maybe we can take private lessons or something.”

“I love you, but I ain’t tap dancing.  My feet don’t move like that.”

Chris laughed. “Well, then we’ll take ballroom dancing or something.”

“We’ll see.”

 *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

The doorbell rang and Megan walked over to answer it.  Kate was sitting in the living room with Jenn putting the final touches on her hair and makeup while Chris and Killian talked and drank beers in the kitchen.  Hailey was excitedly playing a board game with Lisa at the dining room table.  Everyone looked over to see Robert Downey Jr walk into the foyer with his wife, Susan.

“Hey!” Chris called happily, rushing over to give his friend a hug. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to meet your baby mama before it gets crazy.” Downey said.  Kate stood up and situated her cerulean blue, 1950s inspired dress while Jenn fixed the wide, off the shoulder sleeves. “I know you.”

“There is absolutely no way that you remember me.” Kate said.

“You’ve met Downey before?” Chris asked.

“You look really familiar.  Where do I know you from?” Downey asked.

“You were filming US Marshalls in Kentucky.” Kate said.

Downey’s face lit up with recognition. “We ate at the restaurant your dad was the chef at.  You were in a leg brace because you had just had surgery!”

“How the hell do you remember that?”

“Why haven’t you told me about that?” Chris asked.

“Get over here!” Downey pulled Kate into a hug. “You would be surprised what I can remember.  Your dad was a dick.”

Kate laughed. “Yes, he really was.”

“Look at you!  You were, what…. Fourteen?”

“Thirteen.”

“The knee is ok?”

“Well, I’m not figure skating anymore because it didn’t heal right, but it functions enough to keep me mobile.”

“I’m sorry.  You were excited to get back to it.”

“Yes, I was!”

Downey hugged her again. “This is serendipitous.”

“It’s something all right.”

“Look at you!  You grew up into a very sophisticated young lady.  Kate, this is my wife, Susan.”

Kate shook Susan’s hand. “It’s lovely to meet you.”

“It’s great to finally meet the woman that has the Avengers in a tizzy.” Susan laughed. “My husband has been excited to meet the woman that finally domesticated Evans.”

“I can’t say he’s domesticated.  He’s still leaving dishes in the sink and forgets to put the toilet seat down.”

“He just needs some training.  They all do.”

“Standing right here.” Chris muttered.

“Get used to it, brother.” Downey said. “Mrs. Evans!” He hugged Lisa tightly. “It’s great to see you again.  Did you gain another grandkid?”

“This is Hailey,” Chris said, lifting Hailey up in his arms. “She belongs to my soon-to-be brother-in-law over there, Killian.”

“Not soon.” Kate corrected as Killian shook Downey’s hand. “After the baby’s born.”

“That’s soon.  You’re almost in your third trimester.”

“We’re not having a wedding as soon as I give birth, Chris.”

“Hold on.” Downey looked between Kate and Chris. Chris took Kate’s left hand and lifted it to show off the ring. “Congratulations!” He pulled the couple into a hug, kissing each of their cheeks. “This is momentous!  I call dibs on the bachelor party!”

Chris laughed. “Scott already has, but I’m sure he wouldn’t mind you helping.”

“You’re not pulling my leg right now?  You’re serious?”

“Dead serious.  It happened a couple of days ago.”

“Evans!” Downey hugged him tightly, actually fighting back tears. “I am so happy for you, pal.”

“Thank you, man.”

Downey turned to Kate and hugged her tightly. “And you!  I can’t wait to catch up with you.  Get your side of the story of how Chris wooed you.”

“I’m sure he embellished some.” Kate said, smiling lovingly up at her fiancé.

“Somehow, I doubt that.  So, are you ready for your first red carpet?”

“As I’ll ever be, I suppose.”

“Don’t be nervous.” Susan said. “You’re going to have fun.”

 *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

The Captain America: Civil War red carpet was a bit overwhelming at first. They had pulled over into a random parking lot so Chris could get into a blue Audi sports cars.  The publicity team for the movie had decided that Captain America and Iron Man should arrive separately in cars matching their characters’ colors.  Megan had kept Lisa, Kate, Killian, and Hailey close by while Chris arrived on the carpet after them.  Instead of going straight for pictures, though, he walked over to Kate and gripped her hand tightly.

“Are you ok?” Kate asked.

“I just….” Chris took a deep breath, his hand shaking somewhat. “I need you.”

Kate nodded. “Whatever you need, I’m here.”

He nodded, leaning down to kiss her quickly.  The sound of screams and camera shutters going crazy made them break apart. “Megan….”

“Kate’s not going anywhere.” Megan assured him.  She knew how Chris got at these big events.  Hopefully having Kate with him would help his nerves. “Do you want me to line up any interviews beyond the Marvel one you’re obligated to do?”

“No.” Chris sighed, thinking better of it. “Maybe one or two.”

“Ok. You guys can follow me over here for photocalls.”

“I’m sorry about all this.” Chris said, still gripping Kate’s hand tightly. “I’m ok right now.” Kate assured him, squeezing back.  His vice grip lessened somewhat. “I’m pretending that I’m at a burlesque show and these screaming people are just excited about the act.”

He smiled down at her, some of the tension melting from his stance. “You look incredible, baby.”

“You don’t look so bad yourself.” She reached up and adjusted his tie some, knowing that these pictures were going to be everywhere.

Chris leaned down to whisper in her ear, “Maybe you could put on the show when we get home.” Kate playfully rolled her eyes at him.

They followed Megan to the photocall area in front of the advertisement boards and Kate tried to remember the poses that Jenn and Megan had coached her on. She crossed her legs at the ankles and leaned on Chris for balance.  He put his hand on her bump and they took a few moments to pose like the happy couple they were.  Reporters started to ask about the ring on Kate’s finger, but Chris and Kate had decided not to talk about it in public yet.

Mackie walked up behind them and photobombed them before grabbing Kate into a tight hug, lifting her off her feet. “You look incredible!”

“Thank you.” Kate kissed him sweetly on the cheek.

“Are you doing good?  This isn’t too much?”

“No. I’m ok.”

“She’s keeping me calm.” Chris said, hugging his friend.

Downey and Susan arrived not long after.  Susan and Kate stood off to the side while Downey and Chris took pictures together and with Mackie.  A hand touched Kate’s shoulder and she turned to find Sebastian Stan standing there. “Seb!” Kate said, smiling and hugging the man that Chris called a friend.  They had met the other day when Chris had filmed Jimmy Kimmel.

“It’s great to see you again.” Sebastian said.

“You, too!”

“I didn’t get to tell you congratulations on the engagement. That’s so exciting for you and Chris.”

“Thank you so much.”

Sebastian was pulled away for photos and Susan linked her arm through Kate’s. Kate looked around for her brother and Killian smiled and waved at her from his place with Lisa.  Hailey was looking around in wonder.

“Welcome to the Avengers’ wives club.” Susan said.

“Do I need to bake anything for the meetings?” Kate asked.

Susan laughed. “There’s not many of us in this club.  And none that are as high profile as the two of us.”

“That’s a bit scary.”

“Don’t worry.  You’re doing fantastic.”

“You are so nice.”

“You make it easy to be.  It is absolutely amazing that you met my husband before any of us.”

“It’s amazing he remembers it!  It was so long ago.”

“And he wasn’t at his best then, either.”

“I honestly couldn’t tell.”

Chris beckoned Kate over and she squeezed Susan’s hand before walking over to join him.  They continued down the red carpet together.  They ended up taking pictures with Susan and Downey.  Megan had actually told Kate that she would end up with Susan a lot at these Marvel premieres.  Their significant others were the two main heroes in the franchise.  When they made it into the theatre, Chris was once again separated from her.  Megan led Kate, Lisa, Killian, and Hailey to a group of seats blocked off for them. Once again, Susan was sitting near Kate. The two women exchanged phone numbers while they waited.  

Megan came over to Kate. “I forgot to mention this to you, but when this is over, Chris has an interview with Rolling Stone.  It’s happening at your guys’ house.”

“I didn’t know they did that.” Kate said.

“Not always.  I just wanted to give you a heads up that they’ll probably want to include you in the interview.  You don’t have to if you don’t want to, though.”

“Ok. Do you think I should?”

“It’s totally up to you.  I just want you to be comfortable.”

Susan leaned over. “Kate, I think you should.  It would be a really good opportunity for people to get to know the woman Chris is going to marry.  It’s also good practice for the future because this won’t be the last time Chris does an at-home interview.  You don’t have to divulge anything you’re uncomfortable with.”

“Ok. I guess I can talk to them if they want to.”

“Great.” Megan smiled brightly at Kate before heading off again.

The lights went down and the cast was brought out on stage to introduce the film.  Once that was over, Chris finally made his way over to her.

“That was a spectacle.” Kate said as he sat down with her.

“Little bit.  You ok?”

“Wonderful.  I’m excited to see the movie.”

Usually Chris didn’t stay to watch the movies he was in, but this time was different. “I’m excited for you to see it.” He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she snuggled against him as the movie started.

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Blessed: Arrow 7x13 Review (Star City Slayer)

It may be difficult to form coherent thoughts right now because of all the screaming, but I shall do my level best fam because WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Warning: gif explosion ahead.

Let’s dig in...

Olicity and Mia Smoak

OLIVER AND FELICITY ARE HAVING A BABY 

AND IT’S A GIRL

AND SHE GROWS UP TO BE KAT MCNAMARA FROM SHADOWHUNTERS

I AM DYING Y’ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE’VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS DAY!!!!!!

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERYTHING IS AMAZING!!!!

Of course, there are plenty of other things to discuss in the episode and we’ll get to it, but right now I want to bask. 

This reveal was EPIC. 

It actually exceeded my expectations because I didn’t think we’d get all the goodies all at once. “Star City Slayer” is basically my Christmas Wish List and Beth Schwartz just put delightful rainbow colored check marks after each request.  *falls to knees to worship Beth*

We knew Arrow was dropping a bomb because Kat McNamara gave us all a heads up in her promotional press tour for “Star City Slayer.” But it’s wasn’t just one bomb. It was several.

First, Felicity is alive which DUH. 

This reveal felt fairly perfunctory and it tells me the Arrow writers didn’t really expect us to believe Felicity was truly dead because, as I always say, they ain’t that crazy. You do not throw out the lightning in the bottle. You keep the lightning in the damn bottle for as long as you possibly can until she starts screaming to get out and you are absolutely forced to let her go otherwise you’ll be charged with kidnapping.

But was I laughing my ass off at all the antis who thought this was their year and Felicity was truly dead? You’re damn right I did. SUCK IT HATERS!!!!

Everything was revealed to us in the last three minutes of the show, which felt like the writers throwing a confetti and glitter bomb at us in a dark hole. 

AND I WILL TAKE IT. Please and thank you. 

We already had a mountain of evidence Mia is Olicity’s daughter, but there are extremely big hints throughout the episode telling us exactly where we are headed.

There is an absolutely beautiful transition from Felicity’s face in the darkness to Mia’s face.  In fact, Felicity’s face almost melts into the Mia’s, so it is pretty damn clear Gregory Smith (the director) is trying to draw a substantial connection. These kinds of shots are important guys. This is how Arrow Arrows. Transitions, cuts, focused shots – it’s all trying to tell the story visually. When Arrow cannot give us the answer directly then they will drop crumbs the size and weight of anvils.

Dinah and Zoe are using Felicity’s Archer program to find where she planted the bombs, but thus far haven’t been able to locate them. Roy believes Felicity could have hid the bombs in the old, but still secret, Team Arrow bunker. But of course we know two people who are already in the bunker!

Mia and JJ tranquilize everyone, tie them up, and begin the interrogations. I like these kids. They’re nifty.

Mia wants the codes to the Archer program from William so she can find Felicity. Nobody questions Mia’s ability to kick William’s ass, least of all William, so he doesn’t last long. He also wants Mia to stop hitting Zoe. Awww… this is the Arrow equivalent of these kids playing Legos together.

Mia tells William Felicity is alive. It’s unclear if Mia knows because she has actual proof or if this is more a gut feeling type of thing. Either way it’s significant. Felicity’s circle of trust is pretty limited in the future. If she trusts Mia then she is incredibly important to Felicity. The only other person Felicity has reached out to for help was William, her son, and she sent him to get Roy, the brother-in-law (I’m just calling it like I see it).  QUEEN FAMILY REUNION!!!!

This whole “Felicity is evil” angle is total crap too. Toss that nonsense out the window.

I think Felicity, Mia and JJ are trying to stop the destruction of Star City by infiltrating the Glade because Rene’s Chief of Staff is evil. Even if I’m wrong about plot points I am not wrong about Felicity being one of the good guys.

Mia can’t quite figure William out and the feeling is mutual. 

William not a vigilante like Zoe, but finds himself embroiled in this bomb plot.

The differences between the two aren’t difficult to see. Mia is street and William is luxury condos. William is tech and Mia is Krav Maga. William is gentle and Mia is punch first ask questions later. To say these two come from different worlds is an understatement and yet they find themselves circling around each other. 

She mistakes his interest in Felicity as romantic and we all gagged right along with William.

Mia’s reaction to Felicity being William’s step mother was a massive tell, which means Oliver isn’t the only one in the family with a terrible poker face.  

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It was similar to Mia’s reaction when William told her Felicity was dead. 

There is a person who cares under that hard exterior. There is someone who loves under all that pain. Sounds like someone else we know doesn’t it?

Oliver made his famous chili tonight, which is something the comic canon nuts have been after for years. But Arrow is going to put their spin on it. The comic canon folks will get their chili, but Oliver is making it for Felicity and William (and not LL like they want and ridiculously still believe they’ll get). It was two spicy for William, but Felicity was having seconds because SHE IS INCUBATING THEIR LOVE CHILD!!!!

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Stan the Fan, who was fantastically creepy, put some kind of drug in the chili to paralyze Oliver, Felicity and William. They went to the hospital and Felicity commented on the “mountains of blood” staff took to confirm there were no lasting effect.

DID SHE SAY BLOOD TEST? 

I didn’t jump off the ground quite yet at this point. It was a fairly offhand remark from Felicity and I wasn’t sure if they’d reveal she was pregnant at the same time they confirmed Mia’s identity. I know I know. It makes complete sense to do it at the same time, but since when does Arrow ever make complete sense? I was being cautious.

And then all the bombs drop. 

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Felicity gets a call from the hospital regarding her blood test and SHE’S PREGNANT!  THIS IS WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTED!!!!

We immediately cut to the flash forwards.  Mia & JJ are fighting Dinah, Roy, Zoe and William. This is a fantastic fight sequence. It really feels like the old guard meeting the new. Roy gets the upper hand on JJ, but Mia gets the upper hand on Dinah. That’s my baby girl!!!!

William nervously holds a gun on Mia, but she’s cool as a cucumber. She knows he won’t shoot.  

And why? *saythewordssaythewordssaythewordssaythewords*

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BOOM!

BLACKSTAR IS MIA SMOAK!!!!!!

THAT’S DAMN RIGHT SHE IS!!!!!!!!!

My screaming went ultrasonic STG. 

It’s so much goodness all it once I almost hyperventilated. 

This reveal was like setting off fireworks in this dystopian nightmare world. 

I AM ALL IN ON THE FLASH FORWARDS.

Is it awful William and Mia don’t know each other? Of course it is. My heart is broken Oliver and Felicity didn’t get to live an idyllic life, raising their babies in peace, and the city is still a hot mess 20 years in the future. I wouldn’t have picked it as a storyline, but if I was writing this show then Olicity would’ve been married in Season 3 and we’d be on our second set of triplets by now.  

I don’t know how the family became splintered, but I am dying to find out. I want to see Felicity reunited with both her son and daughter. I want to know what the hell happened to Oliver. I absolutely want to see William and Mia’s relationship as brother and sister develop. It reminds me of the Season 1 between Oliver and Thea or more accurately Oliver and Emiko now. If everything is a mess in the future then at the very least I want to see the Queen family fighting to make it better. SIGN ME THE HELL UP!!!!!!

It’s not just about the Queen family either. Roy and Dinah officially confirm Connor Hawke is John Diggle’s boy JJ. Finally someone from present day recognizes these kids. 

It’s clearly been YEARS since Dinah or Roy have seen JJ. What the hell happened? Where is Diggle? (Thank you David Ramsey for confirming you’ll be in the flash forwards).  If JJ is working with Mia and Felicity then hopefully it means Diggle is as well.

“Star City Slayer’ felt like the birth of new OTA (William, Mia and JJ). Did you notice how JJ came running in as Mia interrogated William and Dinah, all protective and concerned for her? My ship is setting sail!

Kat McNamara said in her TVLine interview, “Beth has said they’re trying to combine the best qualities of Oliver and Felicity — his physical strength and her intellectual strength. “ 

And she is the best qualities.

Mia is the perfect blend of Oliver and Felicity. Everything we saw in the show was put there for a reason - the scotch,

the fight style, 

her reaction to Oliver’s documentary, 

her reaction to Felicity’s death, 

Mia’s intellectual smarts 

along with her street smarts. 

It was all to show Mia’s connection to her parents. We didn’t imagine anything family. This fandom called it right from the start.  

Let’s rewind a bit and go back to present day. I love how Felicity finds out she is pregnant. A blood test is irrefutable proof. Sure, pregnancy tests have come a long way, but you always get a blood test to confirm. I was happy to skip the whole “Is she sure?” trope.

It’s the perfect way for this child to happen.  I never thought this baby would be planned. Look at Oliver and Felicity’s lives! It’s going to be difficult to find “a good time” and Felicity is extremely pragmatic. I like how Mia’s arrival is unexpected. That’s life folks. If you want to make God laugh tell Him your plans.

If you are screaming “But birth control!!!” lemme tell ya I know plenty of folks who have gotten pregnant on birth control. It would be easy to miss a step here or there given the craziness of Oliver and Felicity’s lives.  I am also of the opinion Oliver “The Sex God” Queen has super sperm.

Felicity is understandably stunned, but she instinctively puts her hand on her belly as she watches William being ushered away to Central City with his grandparents for a “normal life.” 

This is the life Oliver and Felicity chose, but it’s not the life their children chose. Felicity’s desire to protect William and her unborn child is completely understandable and what any mother would do. This news is unexpected and life changing, but Felicity’s hand over her belly shows her instantaneous love. Even though this child was unplanned it is already adored.

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I’m not sure if the costume department specifically chose red on purpose, but Felicity finding out she’s pregnant dressed in a red sweater is a beautiful visual call back to Arrow 3x01 “The Calm.” 

This is the episode where the seeds of this future were sewn. Their dinner at the Italian restaurant didn’t meet the qualifications of a first date, even though it came with all the nerves, because Oliver and Felicity already knew each other really well.  They were already in love.

This was never about one date, a one night stand or even a fling. Oliver put those days behind him the minute he realized he loved Felicity Smoak. 

It was always about forever for him.

Oliver is not a man of many words and it’s difficult for him to talk about emotions or the past. But Oliver owed Felicity the truth after their “ruse” to stop Slade. She needed to know there were no lies in that “I love you.” 

Oliver tells Felicity how much she means to him and the life he dreams of having with her.  

Felicity waited two long years to hear everything Oliver said.

This is why their breakup was so painful. 

Oliver wasn’t just saying no to a relationship with Felicity. He was saying no to everything he dreamed. He was walking away from lazy days in bed, 

failed omelets, 

love ferns, 

brown bag lunches,

soufflés, 

ying yang kisses,

Christmas trees, 

vows in the park,

homework help,

video game wars,

breakfast for dinner, 

Thanksgiving,

and experimental cookies.

Oliver said no to a home, children and a love strong enough to build it all around.

Oliver could picture that life any time he looked at Felicity. He saw their children in her eyes. He knew exactly what he was giving up.  Oliver gave himself one moment to live that dream 

and love the children who would never be.

Anytime you think Oliver only loses I want you to think back to “The Calm.”  You think back to the beginning of the series and remember how far Oliver Queen has come. Remember everything he has built with his blood, sweat and tears. We’ve gone from a man who was emotionally cut off, suffering under the weight of his pain, because of his self hatred and guilt, 

to one who believes he deserves to be loved, fights with everything he has to hold on to love, and shines his light for the world to see.

The fans didn’t introduce the Olicity baby into the story. 

The writers did and they did it for a very specific reason. 

This has always been what Oliver is fighting for. Arrow is not just about saving Star City. It’s about saving Oliver Queen too. Felicity’s love and the family they will build together is his salvation. 

This family is everything Oliver dreamed of. It’s everything he believed he didn’t deserve. It’s everything he’s fought to earn. Love, family and purpose. This is what it means to be alive. From the moment Oliver stopped surviving and truly started living again, this is the promise he’s always been headed towards.

Mia is the fulfillment of that promise. 

She is the final piece to the puzzle.

Mia closes the loop around the life Robert and Moira Queen wanted for Oliver.  The life they died to give him.

Maybe the Queen family is broken and splintered in the flash forward, but they will be put back together. Don’t doubt it for a second. Arrow is mass array of broken pieces which will ultimately fit together to unveil the final image. Salvation for Oliver, Star City, his family and the team is all the same thing. It’s all connected. You don’t get one without the other.  Oliver will save his family just like they saved him. 

It’s also important to remember how far we’ve come as fans who love this romance. We were told constantly Olicity would never happen. The NOlicity haters, L*urivers and antis from every nook and cranny said everything we saw on screen was our imagination. There was never a chance for Olicity. The writers would never abandon comic book canon for a love story of their own creation.

And yet… they did. Felicity became the female lead. Olicity became the central romance of Arrow.  We didn’t imagine anything. Everything we saw was intentional. It was real. The smile was magic. 

Her belief made him believe. 

The lie was the truth. 

The kiss led to 

the sunset drive. 

Everything broken 

would be repaired. 

Shame 

would bring forgiveness.  

The bouquet 

promised the wedding.

And the dream 

would become a reality.

Oliver and Felicity are blessed, and we as fans, are blessed to have them as our OTP.

Olicity and William Clayton

Oy. What a couple of weeks with William. He still hasn’t coughed up a reason for his expulsion, so Oliver and Felicity play good cop/bad cop with him over breakfast. 

Is anyone surprised Oliver is the good cop? No. 

He wouldn’t have been on the damn boat banging his girlfriend’s sister if Robert and Moira Queen said no when he was two. The fact Oliver continually found himself in trouble with his parents is a clear indication whatever discipline the Queen’s used didn’t work. 

In fact, I remember Oliver having this fight with Moira in Season 1 over Thea. It’s a different story when it’s your kid, you’ve been in prison for several months and you just want bond with “Buddy.” Well, hike up the big boy pants and strap on those green tights Oliver. You’re a father now which means NO PANCAKES.

Felicity is the most adorable bad cop to ever walk the face of the earth, but her husband knows better than to question her benevolent rule. 

Bae is still Queen.  Felicity says one word and it’s see ya pancakes. 

Oliver even takes William’s knife and fork away. I died. He’s like a light switch she can flip on and off. Let’s see what else Felicity can make Oliver do!  Sounds like a good use of 45 minutes to me!

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I have to be honest if I was expelled, refused to explain why, copped an attitude and stormed out on my parents I would not live to tell the tale. Instead, I would be buried in the backyard next to our pet bunny Petunia. I had no desire to piss my parents off. I valued my life thank you very much.

William does unload on Oliver and its pretty friggin great. The attitude needs to go, but William makes some valid points. 

There’s been a lot of discussion about the “mistakes” Oliver has made and what he needs to do to be a better leader. I’m drawing a blank whenever this topic comes up around the Newbies because they are all awful and Oliver should’ve let them rot in Slabside.

However, the next phase of the Oliver Queen evolution is listening and his teachers are his wife and son. Keep your expectations low fam. Oliver is still a heterosexual male. There’s only so much listening he’s physically capable of doing.

William is cheesed off Oliver went to prison without discussing it with either Felicity or him (FACTS KIDDO), because his father does whatever the hell he wants to do (TRUE STORY). Simply because Oliver was heroically falling on the sword doesn’t erase his inability to ask for opinions. 

Oliver feels this is an unfair characterization, but we only need to look at Felicity’s face and to know William’s remarks are on target.

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Felicity changes into her good cop hat and approaches William with Oliver’s world famous chili and a Rubik cube lesson. 

(FLASH FORWARD CALL BACK!)

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Oliver acknowledges William’s right to be angry and apologizes. The kid has been through a lot in the last couple years, which is why Oliver wants to bring him home. 

It is at this point Samantha Clayton’s parents show up on Oliver and Felicity’s doorstep.  

That’s right folks! A ticked off William called Grandpa and Grandma to complain. Jeez William. This is how those awful Lifetime movies about custody battles begin. Put down the phone dude.

I’m laughing right now because I’m imagining calling my grandfather to complain about my parents. He would have reached through the telephone to bop me on the head. Then he would’ve said my parents were amazing, I’m the luckiest girl on the planet and I should apologize right the hell now. Then he would’ve sent me fifty bucks. My Papa was the best.

Grandma and Grandpa Clayton have a different approach. They want custody of William. Sigh. I’m not saying they don’t have a point. They didn’t know Oliver was the Green Arrow and the dude is convicted murderer. He just did time in a maximum security prison! Also, he knocked up their daughter and his Green Arrow activities are pretty much the reason she’s dead. So Oliver isn’t going to win the Claytons over anytime soon.

They may think it is an open and shut custody case, but WHERE THE HELL WERE THEY? 

There were plenty of times the Claytons could have intervened, but it takes William calling and complaining for these two to get off their asses? The kid was put into Witness Protection for god sake. Open and shut I think not.

Obviously, Oliver goes growly papa bear and tells them nobody is taking his son. Damn right. He didn’t even get that mad at the Claytons until they insulted Felicity’s ability to parent. I thought Oliver was gonna put an arrow in them. DO NOT SPEAK ILL OF THE WIFEY. HE WILL COME FOR YOUR LIFE AND A LIFE IS WHAT HE WILL TAKE.

I know William is going through stuff, but this is a really dick move. He knows Oliver and Felicity adore him and threatening a grandparent custody battle simply because he’s mad at Dad is completely inappropriate. Anyone can discipline this child at any time. I’ll wait.

Oliver finally finds his angry voice! 

There ya go big fella. It’s the same one you use to interrogate suspects, but with less torture.  And they say the hood didn’t prepare him to be a family man. Pfft.

Oliver and William basically have it out. 

As parent versus child fights go this is a pretty good one. Obviously, Oliver wants to have his son home and give him a normal life, but there is no normal when you are running around in green leather pants shooting arrows every night. 

Am I saying Oliver and Felicity should immediately ship William off to his grandparents? No. There’s a way to build the Queen family version of normal. They’ll do breakfast for dinner, but will occasionally be held hostage. It’s a give and take.

Parents have jobs where their lives are at risk every night. Do police officers ship their kids off to the grandparents? No. Do John and Lyla, who work for the least secret spy agency in the world, ship JJ off to Lyla’s parents? No. Zoe isn’t going anywhere. So why is William flipping his shit?

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Because William lived ten years with his version of normal and that life was with Samantha. It was a life with no masks, kidnappers blowing up islands or incredibly dull mob bosses. As wrong as it was to keep Oliver out of William’s life, Samantha did insulate their son from all the crazy.

William’s mother died pretty recently and this child has adjusted to a lot. He meets his father, but loses his mother. He gets to live with his father and gains a step mother, but he has to move away from his friends, school, grandparents and city. Then, just when he’s adjusted, everything is torn away again. His father is sent to prison and he’s put into Witness Protection with his stepmother. I understand why William is having difficulty adjusting to the Green Arrow life.

Felicity broaches the subject, but even discussing letting William go tears Oliver apart. 

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Felicity thinks William is old enough to decide for himself what kind of life he wants to live. And right now that life is with his grandparents.  So Oliver lets him go.

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This is why I’m still mad with writers for killing Samantha. 

If the intent was to protect William from all the insanity of Oliver’s life then why kill his mother? Why bring back Raisa? Why send him off with the grandparents when William simply could be splitting time 50/50 with his mother in Central City? 

Samantha’s existence didn’t preclude Felicity from having a relationship with him. It would have been interesting to see Oliver, Felicity and Samantha co parent.

The only reason Arrow killed off Samantha was to make Oliver a full time father and for the whole father/son sin cycle to continue. Eh. That was never a good enough reason for me, but especially now because they are looking for an escape hatch to throw William out of.  If the endgame was always to route William back to Central City then they should have left his mother alone.

The argument Oliver and Felicity can’t provide William protection or a normal life, when they achieved those things all last season while living a pretty idyllic life, is a lot of nonsense.  Yes, I know Oliver went through a time in Season 6 when he hung up the hood, but Felicity was still on the team. And Oliver suited back up eventually. William could adjust to the new normal just like JJ and Zoe have.  Are JJ and Zoe getting shipped off to their grandparents? No.

It’s difficult to believe Oliver and Felicity willingly letting William go, even though I understand the kid’s frustration and anger. 

Oliver is right. William can’t call his grandparents for back up anytime he’s mad at his parents. But by letting him move to his grandparents, Oliver and Felicity are just reinforcing this behavior! The Queen family needs to learn to fight without someone packing up and moving.  

Perhaps, if we didn’t have the flash forwards we would see Oliver, Felicity and William work through this, but the writers want some distance between the three to sell the future storyline. I’m still not even sure this is the “abandonment” William is still bitching about 20 years from now, because guess what son? You left Oliver and Felicity! Not the other way around. It still boggles my mind Oliver and Felicity would allow this given how hard they fought to reunite their family this season.  

It seems a little ridiculous to me William peaces out after his dad is released from prison or Felicity being so willing to let him go.  William’s present day storyline feels slapped together with tape and glue. It flies in the face of everything this family established in Season 6 for the sake of the flash forwards. I’m having a very difficult time buying any kind of separation between William, Oliver and Felicity no matter how ticked off this kid is.

Of course, as William is walking out the door Felicity finds out she’s pregnant with his sister. I have no idea why William doesn’t know about Mia. I don’t think Oliver and Felicity said goodbye to him forever in “Star City Slayer” so there’s a lot of plot holes needing to be filled. I can’t even venture a guess and I really don’t want to. There’s too much information we don’t have and it feels like a fruitless endeavor. My plan is to wait and watch.

Curtis Holt

The Olicity baby wasn’t the only thing on my Christmas Wish List! Beth booted Curtis Holt off my show too !!!!!!!! YAHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Honestly, I felt a little bad for Echo because this was the least important development in the episode. The Olicity baby bomb blew him out of the water.

No, it doesn’t bother me he isn’t dead. I’m perfectly fine with Arrow shipping Curtis off to Washington D.C. for his dream job. I didn’t need him dead. I needed him GONE.

At first, I wasn’t quite sure what route Arrow was going. He tells Diggle about the job in DC but then John, who is determined to piss me off at every turn this season, offers Curtis a bigger job at ARGUS. 

He’ll be in charge of their science division because what would we do without Curtis! HE IS SO VITAL. 

Dammit Diggle! You had one job! JUST LET HIM GO.

Curtis goes out into the field with the team to hunt the Star City Slayer and I felt certain we were headed into L*urel L*nce territory. She decided to suit up “one last time” before taking her DA job and then BAM! Arrow right to the gut.

Amazingly, Curtis makes it out relatively unscathed and he even saves Dinah’s life with one of his T-spheres. I think. I didn’t really care other than he wasn’t dead. I was too busy thinking, “Shit he better not take John up on the ARGUS job.” 

But I was prepared folks. As long as I got an Olicity baby I was prepared to deal with whatever other disappointments came my way.

But NOPE! Beth decided to be Santa Claus and give me allllllllll my goodies.

Curtis decides to take the job in DC. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The minute Curtis said it I went online to buy him 15 plane tickets – one for him and his 14 PhDs.

Of course, he gives full ownership of Helix back to Felicity. 

See this is why he needs to go. He acted so magnanimous - like it was his to give. Curtis gives Felicity some pompous talk about finding her purpose. OMG THIS GUY IS TOO MUCH. IT WAS HER COMPANY AND YOU ROAD ON HER COATTAILS. MAYBE SHE WOULD HAVE HER “PURPOSE” BY NOW IF THE WRITERS WEREN’T CONSTANTLY SIDE LINING FELICITY TO GIVE YOUR USELESS ASS SOMETHING TO DO. Ugh. Is the plane here yet? I’m so done with this douche.

Anyways, what matters is Curtis Holt is GONE!!!!!!! 

And it looks like we’re full steam ahead on Smoak Technologies. 

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I don’t know why Arrow continually compartmentalizes Felicity. It seems to me she could be deputized and work with Team Arrow as Overwatch while creating Smoak Tech. Maybe that will happen, but for now it seems only one activity at the time. But at least her storyline won’t be stripped and ransacked to serve Curtis Fucking Holt anymore. WE CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED FANDOM. ALL MY PRAISE TO JESUS AND BETH SCHWARTZ.

Stan the Fan

Last, but certainly not least, “Star City Slayer” finally delivers a villain worth watching. Stan the Fan is back and is more creepy, diabolical and terrifying in one episode than Diaz was for a year and a half! 

Brendan Fletcher is a genius and the smartest move Arrow made was not killing him off at the end of the episode. WE WANT MORE STAN!

The back story even made sense. WILL WONDERS EVER CEASE? 

Stanley was abused and tortured by his parents until he finally killed them. Stanley’s older brother, who always tried to protect him, was horrified when he found out.  So, Stanley killed him too. Now he seeks out older brother types to look up to and endear himself to. Stanley tries to protect his new “big brother” just like his brother did for him. He kills anyone he believes are bad for the person he admires – friends and enemies alike.

Okaaaaay. My man Stan has some legit issues. 

Oliver: My teammates would never hurt you.

Stan: But they’re still bad for you!  Worse even because they don’t understand you.

Soooo… not for nothin’ but I found myself nodding along with Stan the Fan. 

He was making many of the same arguments many of us have made about the Newbies. 

Is Stanley wrong? Are we wrong? HELL NO THEY ARE THE WORST! Is it a little worrisome I’m agreeing with the psychopath? Well sure, but I think it’s find to agree with crazy people when they make sense.  Did Stan back into the right opinion via Insanity Street? Sure, but facts are facts no matter what route you choose.

I also completely understood his desire to hang out with the Queen family and make a new team just the four of them. I’ve had that dream myself. 

But let’s be clear - I’m not a crazy fan like Stan. I AM COMPLETELY RELAXED ABOUT OLIVER QUEEN!!!

Slicing Dinah’s throat was a step too far over the line though Stan my man. 

Source: arrowdaily

I just want her to take a job in Central City like Curtis moved to DC and bring Rene with her. Relocation would have been fine. You didn’t have to fricassee her vocal chords, bro.

I think the scariest movies are when you are physically restrained from defending yourself in any way. You can’t move or scream. The scariest Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode is “Hush” and it remains one of the most terrifying hours of television I’ve ever seen. I’m still traumatized.

Obviously, Oliver can take Stan the Fan in a blink of an eye so the paralyzing drug really shifted the power dynamic. It made Stan a real threat not only to Oliver, but his whole family. 

Source:  plotbunnyshipper

It’s completely unnerving to listen to a powerless Oliver Queen trying to reason with Froot Loops. Stephen Amell always does such a great job with making his voice melodic like Oliver is trying to lull Stanley into submission.

But you can’t fix crazy Oliver! I love how the Queen family worked together to stop him. William slides the bottle, 

Felicity pisses Stanley off to get him to attack her, 

and Oliver takes him out in one shot. BAM! 

That’s how we do! It’s gonna be so great when all four members of the Queen family are reunited, kicking ass, taking names and saving the city together.

Stray Thoughts

Wait. So Bl*ck S*ren isn’t even IN the episode where Mia’s parentage is revealed. HAHAHAHAHA. Obviously, KC was on her honeymoon and that’s lovely, but it never ceases to amaze me how wrong her fans are. Just when I think they’ve hit a new low they reset the whole scale by digging even deeper into the Pit of Wrongness. Am I being petty? YA DAMN RIGHT I AM.

Ben Lewis’ scream when Dinah shoves William off the platform made me laugh until I cried.

Roy’s parkour made its triumphant return!

When my parents asked me to unpack the groceries it wasn’t a request I could refuse. My parents are lovely people, but next to Oliver they look like the Gestapo! Someone in the Arrow writer’s room needs to take a parenting class.

Felicity’s apartment security system is great and everything, but can’t she install a camera or something so they can see who the unidentified persons are? It’s called The Ring. Quite handy.

Loved the pink. Felicity was checking off all her signature colors. Source:  lucyyh

Dinah lost her Canary Cry. Since she was having trouble dealing with being an outed meta it’ll be interesting to see what her reaction is. She doesn’t need to be a meta human to be part of Team Arrow. Although, I think this gives Team Arrow more of a reason to occasionally reach out to Bl*ck S*ren. 

This was such a mom moment. Source: EBETT

This was such a dad moment. Source:  olivergifs

Followed by another mom moment.  Source:  olivergifs

The woman loves her man and his chili. Source: feilcityqueen

This is the zenith of my shipper life. I have reached the top of Everest. Time to take stock of my OTP journey.

One taught me patience

One taught me pain

One taught me love

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Buck Wild

Buck Wild - Kidge Week Day 4 Prompt Fill Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Pairing: Kidge; very light Jidge Summary: After disappearing for two years, Deputy Keith Kogane has returned to the small town of Kerberos, intending to pick his life back up where he’d left it. But two years is a long time to be gone and a lot can happen. With time, people and circumstances change; especially matters of the heart. Minor Trigger Warning: Mention of Murder/ Wild West Justice Standard Disclaimer: If you read and enjoy this, please give it a like/ reblog so I know if I should write more.

Rolling into town after being gone for so long had left a variety of different feelings thrumming through him. Once the town had been in sight, he’d felt the need to double check his saddlebags every few minutes, frantic to make sure everything he’d needed to bring was on his person. Mostly, though, he just wanted to head to the edge of town, flash the goods, and get back to where his life had been back before he had to duck out. As he carefully steered Midnight onto the road leading into town, nodding his head at the familiar faces he spotted in pacing, he felt unease settle in. Some of them leaned into each other, swapping scandalized whispers and wondrous gazes. He had expected there to be a bit of scandal, given how long he’d been gone, but was there more? Had more things happened while he was away?

He decided he needed to get himself a tall pint of liquid courage before he headed out to his destination.

He made sure to take the bag with the majority of his goods with him, just in case. Sheriff Shirogane was good about keeping the rustlers and ranglers out of town, but he knew that anything could happen, plus he’d been been gone for a decent amount of time, too. Sometimes people with less than savory intentions made their way into the peaceful town of Kerberos. Hell, that was part of the reason he’d disappeared in the first place. He carefully tossed the strap of one bag along the back of his stool at the bar and ordered himself a pint of beer.

He had chugged down about a glass and half when the saloon doors creaked open and he heard a long whistle. “Well, well. Look what rolled in with the tumbleweeds,” A familiar voice called.

A small smirk turned up his lips and he turned in his seat, tilting the brim of his hat up and nodding at the newcomer. “Been a while, Matthew,” He hummed.

There was little to no warm in the other’s eyes, though, as he came to a stop just beside his seat. “Any reason ya came back, Kogane?”

He blinked then scowled, calmly picking his drink back up and taking another quick swig. “An awful odd way to treat the man who’s gonna be your brother. Know I’ve been gone, but for good reason,” He said while reaching for his bag. He flipped the top open and tossed a white hat on to the bar counter. It was  a bit more tattered and grimy than the last time he knew the other man had seen the hat, but the golden band should be evidence enough.

Matthew took in a sharp breathe as he gawked at the hat. “Ya didn’t,” He mumbled.

He pointed to the hat. “Damn well did. Got little trinkets from the other three in that lily-livered cowards group, too,” He said, rummaging through the bag and dropping the other items down for him. A tattered bandana with a splatter of blood on it. The fancy leather reins that one of them had most likely pilfered from another one of their victims. The belt buckle of a furious-looking cat. “I’m a man of my word, and I promised ya’ll I’d see to it myself that Lotor and his gaggle got hanged for what they’d done.”

“Ya said three, yeah? Thought he had four others in his group,” Matt commented as he picked up the belt buckle to examine.

“One of ‘em turned on ‘im and helped me out a bit. Thought burnin’ the ranch was a step too far,” He shrugged before chugging down the last mouthful of his drink. He’d always been good at holding his liquor, so he had only a light buzz going that left him feeling good. He shoved the glass back over at the bartender and dipped his head in gratitude. “‘Preciated she thought as much. Ya’ll didn’t deserve any of that just because Samuel declined to sell to the spoiled brat.”

Matt let out a small hum od acknowledgement before setting the belt buckle back down. “Well, we’re much obliged ya cared so much. However,” Matt sighed with a shake of his head, looping his thumbs through his belt loops, “ya ain’t gonna be no brother of mine.”

He tensed and scowled. “The Hell ya mean by that?”

“Exactly what it sounds like,” Matt said with a small shrug. “Ya ran off and ain’t been back in two years! Never even sent her a letter! Ya ran off even though she begged ya to just stay! It broke Katie’s damn heart, Keith, what ya did. Did ya really think she’d be sittin’ pretty waitin’ on ya?”

Keith swallowed hard before shaking his head, a small, sad smile turning up on his lips. “I’d be a fool to say yes. Girl can be as sweet as a Georgia peach, but as ornery as a rattler,” He said, his voice softening with affection. It was the fact the little lady was a such a spitfire that had first stoked the flames of interest in him, when he’d shown up looking to get hired as a ranch hand for her family and she told him he could only be considered if he could lasso their most volatile horse before her. He’d just narrowly managed to beat her and then, with a less than gracious attitude, she let him into the house for a formal interview with Samuel himself. From there, things between them slowly moved along. The more he got to know her, the more he realized that there was no other woman out there that could ever hold his heart like she did. He spent as much time as he could building up Kat’s trust in him, cultivating the relationship between them, done all he could for over a year to prove to Samuel and Colleen and Matthew that he’d be a good man for Katie.

And then he’d rushed off a mere week after receiving their approval.

Ruthless Lotor, one of the worst outlaw’s in the west, and his gang had come in to town, using their power to try and impose their own rule over the townsfolk. Lotor had waltzed on to the Holt family ranch and started demanding they pay for his “protection” in the way of a cut of the profits. Samuel, well-versed in how to deal with snakes in the grass like Lotor, had made a civil approach in turning the outlaw down. Between himself, Matthew, and Keith, he figured they had more than enough power to keep their own land safe.

And then Lotor, like a child throwing a tantrum, had set the ranch on fire.

They’d been luck in that only the chicken coop burned down, the barn roof was smoldered off, and about half their crops got burned down. They had, however, lost all twenty of their chickens, three of their cows, and two of their best stallions. He’d been furious as he and the Holt’s worked frantically to put out the blaze and take inventory of all that was lost. He had promised her that he’d make Lotor pay for what he’d done, that he’d bring her the bastard’s hat as proof once he did.

She begged him to just let it be, to stay. They’d taken a big hit from the fire and they’d need as much help rebuilding all they’d lost. But then, the next morning, he’d slipped away while the Holt’s slept. He left behind only a note telling her that he’d keep her word and be back as soon as he could.

He couldn’t blame Kat for being furious with him, but he certainly hadn’t expected her to move forward with being courted by someone else.

Matt chuckled and nodded. “Ya ain’t wrong,” He said before sighing again. “Wish ya hadn’t run off, though. Ya’d be more fun as a brother than the current option.”

“Oh yeah?” He asked, getting ready to flag the bartender down. He needed something a lot stronger to deal with what had just been dropped on him.

“Ya certainly have a bit more in the way of entertainment value than the Griffin boy,”

Keith froze, violet eyes widening, before he wheeled around while snarling, “Griffin is courting Kat?”

Matt seemed a bit startled. “Y-Yeah. Griffin’s been trying to make a name for himself and build up his own funds. After you left, we had a position on the ranch open, and he stepped in so he could start saving up. He’d been courting Kat for a good few months now,” He explained, jumping back a bit when Keith swept up the items with one arm and shoved them back into the bag.

“Well, guess me an’ Griffin are gonna have a nice long chat,” He growled before heading outside.

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The Bold Type 3x09 “Final Push” and 3x10 (Finale) “Breaking Through the Noise” Review 

Before I say anything — they put “Wasabi” by Little Mix on the soundtrack for the finale. Please, everyone, do yourself a favor and start listening to Little Mix. That is all. 

Welcome to the last two episodes of The Bold Type Season 3! I’ll confess that due to traveling, work, and being in a wedding I’m getting this out late, so I figured I’d do a joint review. It wasn’t that difficult to manage, honestly: with these two episodes being the penultimate and the finale, they certainly have the same themes and conflicts driving them. Let’s start with 3x09, “Final Push.” 

At face value, the title could be interpreted as a “final push” for the season, but the episode also sees our core three each have a “final push” of their own, the cumulation of a season of storytelling. 

Kat’s “push” is both the end of the election and the mounting pressure to decide between Adena and Tia. Pressure is certainly mounting for her campaign, and she’s just starting to realize what this means for her time at Scarlet — sure, she has big plans if she’s elected, but gaining a council seat would mean not working at Scarlet anymore. Patrick certainly isn’t helping by forwarding her options for her replacement, and seeing Adena didn’t make her choice between her and Tia any less complicated. 

Much like Kat, Jane is being “pushed” both professionally and personally — she’s struggling at a time when she should be thriving. Pinstripe is still on his book tour, getting on her nerves every time he gives an interview where he puts on the playboy act, not unlike the main character in his book. Her Pamela Dolan story with Jacqueline has the potential to be a career defining, groundbreaking piece, but she’s dealt a huge blow when Jacqueline is forced to give the story over to Patrick at the dotcom. Apparently Pamela Dolan, as soon as she was informed of the Scarlet story, decided to launch her own version at another magazine. If they had any hope left of publishing first, they couldn’t wait for the fall issue. The only way to publish would be on the dotcom, still making a splash but handing Patrick most of the influence.

Next is Sutton, who is…putting on a fashion show? I guess that would be considered a push, since apparently an influential designer will be there and this could be the start of a potentially successful career for her. 

I want to be able to write more about Sutton — she’s doing well, she’s happy, but her story lacks oomf. She’s not getting the complex storylines that Jane and Kat are. Sure, her and Richard have had the occasional conflict or misunderstanding, but that and her foray into a design seminar (which we’ve barely seen) are the only things they’ve given the incredibly gifted Meghann Fahy to work with. They did give her a moment with Carly after she opened up to Sutton about how insecure she feels when compared to the models at Scarlet and the girls on instagram, but it fell flat. 

Her side story with Carly this episode did little to improve Sutton’s lack of depth; it seemed like an afterthought when the show suddenly remembered they needed to give Sutton some kind of inspiration for her designs. It is pretty on-brand for The Bold Type to touch upon body image, but it came on too quickly and from a character that doesn’t have a lot of influence (sorry, Carly, you’re still adorable). Sutton is supposedly not good with children and hardly even knows Carly, but she manages to get her to open up about her insecurities and gives her a touching speech nonetheless. To say this seems forced would be an understatement. 

The very end of the episode is perhaps the final “push” for everyone — in the closing minutes we find out that Richard got a job offer in San Francisco, Ryan returns to tell Jane he kissed someone else, and Kat loses the election. Seriously — if you shut off the episode one second before the ending you would have missed it. 

Alyssa’s episode rating: 🐝🐝🐝.5

That leaves the finale to pull everything together, to help our core three “break through the noise.” (See what I did there?) The problem is, while this was a good episode, no one actually broke through any of the noise that the previous episode created. It certainly created more noise by the end, leaving everyone on a massive, show-changing cliff hanger. 

A prime example of this was Sutton’s sudden change of heart — the fashion show she put on was nice, and everyone looked great. The message was there, and despite the quick decision of adding Carly to the mix, it was still really touching to see Carly being able to watch everyday women in the fashion show. 

Sidebar one — I’ve never liked when people say “REAL women should be in fashion shows, not models.” I get what they’re saying, I really do, but REAL women come in all shapes and sizes, including skinny. Please don’t take that to mean that skinny women face the same hardships that other women face, because they don’t, but I think we need to remember that there are people who are naturally skinny. I like the term “everyday” women much better, since that implies that fashion models don’t represent women that aren’t, well, fashion models. Anyway, moving on. 

I will say (sorry, Sutton), the fashion was not good. I really hoped that they’d spend a little more time developing Sutton’s style; it would be a lot more convincing to see her as passionate if her work had a little more pizazz to it. Instead it ended up looking like the outfits of a 1970’s American Girl Doll (again, sorry Sutton). 

Sidebar two — can The Bold Type make it so I don’t have to apologize to Sutton all the time? It’s exhausting. Work on that, please. 

All of this, only for Sutton to realize she didn’t want to be a designer. Now, that I’m fine with — but leaving that for the finale was pretty lackluster, the result being a bit of a wasted season if Sutton was going to end up right where she began, kind of like Jon Snow back at the Wall (don’t @ me).  If they wanted Sutton to explore design and in doing so discover it wasn’t for her, that’s fine, but keeping that to a half season arc would have been much better. 

The build up for Jacqueline and Jane’s Pamela Dolan story also resulted in a bit of a let down — giving the story to the dotcom certainly made sense for the story, but not for the show. After a season of buildup, which I was pretty excited about, the story was published pretty unceremoniously. Jane’s dealing with Pinstripe was also a bit of a bore. I’ve maintained that I think that Jane and Pinstripe are good together, but we only see that when they’re amicable. When they’re fighting there isn’t any romantic angst, and if Pinstripe were to take off I don’t think he’d be missed. Compare that with Adena, whose presence was definitely missed after her breakup with Kat. 

My point is, just because I supported Jane choosing Pinstripe over Dr. Ben (ugh, remember that guy?) doesn’t mean the show has done the job of convincing me that Jane and Pinstripe are or should be endgame. Jane ends up going back with him, adamant that he has zero chances left, and they end in a really sad place. They admit they love each other, but I didn’t read that as a victory. It sort of read like an unfortunate fact — I love you, so I guess I have to give you another chance. Maybe Katie Stevens did too good of a job acting devastated. 

Everything sort of builds up, only to end in a disappointing drop off. For Kat, we see her deal with the loss of the election (bravo, Aisha Dee). I will say that I expected the loss — it would be a little too idealistic to give Kat a win, in my opinion, but the real reason for my expectation of loss was The Bold Type’s tendency to push characters out of their comfort zone only to pull them back again. It seems, much like Jane’s Incite and freelance storyline in Season 2, that no one can really be gone from Scarlet for too long. Much like her election story, Kat is hanging in limbo with Adena and Tia after deciding that she isn’t choosing anyone for now, and is instead going to focus on herself. This on its own isn’t disappointing, but combined with everything else that’s falling short, it contributes to the dragging down of the episode. 

Now, for the comfort zone point I made earlier — it seems like that is where this bummer of an episode is coming from. If Kat won, she’d have to quit Scarlet. If Sutton wanted to continue designing, she’d probably have to make some moves and go to fashion school and/or seriously cut back her time at Scarlet. If the Pamela Dolan story had more punch, maybe it would have catapulted Jane’s career and send her to bigger and better things outside of Scarlet. 

Despite The Bold Type being a great show, accuracy has never been a strong point. I don’t think anyone whose worked at a magazine or in journalism in general can look at this show and think “oh yeah, it’s just like that.” Keeping Scarlet at the center isn’t the mistake, it’s how they maintain it. We’ve seen all three of the girls take giant steps forward only to fall back on Scarlet, and it’s happened so many times that it’s a let down. It’s certainly possible to keep Scarlet around and let these characters grow, but it seems like The Bold Type hasn’t found that method quite yet. However, that giant cliffhanger might foreshadow some branching out at least — Scarlet is done, presumably shut down, and it’s not clear to me how they’ll manage to get it back. 

Of course, most of that has to do with how little we know about the situation — was it the Pamela Dolan story? It doesn’t make much sense to shut down a whole publication over a very popular article. Was it Jacqueline revamping the fall issue to be all inclusive? It would have been easier for them to fire Jacqueline in that case, and they DID just hire Adena has the in house photographer the night before, so clearly HR knew nothing. If either of those are the reason the magazine is shut down, it could easily be turned into a “Scarlet is a martyr for inclusivity and inconvenient journalism” story. 

Even if it’s (and it is, most likely) temporary, I think The Bold Type needs to make the world of Scarlet a little more harsh in order to make it more realistic, and not use the magazine as a crutch that the girls all lean back on. As soon as that happens, they could have their best season yet. 

Alyssa’s episode rating: 🐝🐝🐝.5

The Bold Type has been renewed for a Season 4, premiere date TBD, with Wendy Straker Hauser replacing Amanda Lasher as showrunner. 

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hey ! i’m currently looking for some new plots + partners, so i’ve put a list below the cut of some stuff i’m interested in doing. there is also a list of fcs at the very end ! if you would like to do any of these with me, please either shoot me a dm, like this post (and i will message you), or add me on disc/ord ( lizzie#5644 )!! 

most of these should work with any pairing !! i’m happy to do f/f, m/f or m/m !

Anything with sirens, but especially a plot inspired by To Kill a Kingdom. Muse A is a siren that loses her abilities and has to kill a notorious siren hunter (aka Muse B) to get them back, so she boards their ship, with the intent of killing them, but shit happens. Probably feelings + a game of cat and mouse.

I am currently in love with the Marauders era of Harry Potter and I’m willing to do almost anything related to that (my favorite characters to write are James Potter, Rita Skeeter and Bellatrix Black, but I’m open to writing anyone + any ship).

With that said, Harry Potter plots are my kryptonite and I am always down to do any hp plot !!

Anything with Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour ( I’ll write either! ). Just cute things, them being married, domestic stuff. 

Also anything with James Potter and Lily Evans. ANYTHING.

A Hogwarts professor plot where two professors fall in love. Maybe they are the heads of two different houses, and are always lowkey bickering? 

There are so many fun occupations in the hp universe too? Give me some fun plots with dragon keepers, obliviators, hit wizards, mediwitches, potion makers. Again, anything.

A plot where Ares and Aphrodite walk the Earth and they’re both women and in love (dibs on Ares).

A vampire royalty plot, preferably taking place sometime between 1700 and 1900. The royal family have all been turned into vampires and it’s probably a mess. Lots of drama. Other sub plots could include: Muse A as a vampire, Muse B as a vampire hunter. Or maybe Muse A is the prince/princess from another country and is the one that brings vampirism to Muse B’s court.

A pirates plot where Muse A is a princess runaway, who escapes her life at court to become a pirate on Muse B’s ship. She hides her identity, but Muse B probably catches onto her being a total amateur. 

A city witches plot but with gangs. Muse A and B belong to rival witch gangs, and should definitively not be friends. Yet, they feel drawn to each other, and eventually end up hooking up. I think just the idea of witch gangs could be so much fun? 

Another city witches plot but loosely based around The Magicians where Muse A and B both practice underground magic. Maybe they get in trouble for it? Or maybe one of them is against the use of underground magic and the other one supports it ( and maybe they are roommates )? ANYTHING.

A plot based in the Harry Potter universe where Muse A and B both work in Hogsmeade. Muse A owns a small bakery, while Muse B works as a bartender / barmaid in one of the pubs. They form a habit of meeting after work and discussing their days and lives, and eventually start falling in love. Little do they know that they are on opposing sides in the war (either first or second).

A plot where Muse A is a news anchor / reporter and Muse B is a police detective. Muse A is always hounding Muse B for the latest story and Muse B is lowkey annoyed ( but Muse A is also really cute, so sometimes Muse B will let something slip ). They kinda always butt heads because of their jobs but deep down they really like each other.

A plot where Muse A and Muse B are actors working on the same tv show, where they play the main and most popular couple. On the screen they have insane chemistry, but behind the scenes, they hate each other and can barely stand being in the same room.

A medieval plot where Muse A is a prince/princess of Country A and Muse B is a prince/princess of Country B. It has been a hard couple of years for both countries, but a union between the families would benefit the economy for them both. Unfortunately, Muse A and B know each other quite well, and can’t stand being in the same room at the same time. But they reluctantly agree to get married anyways, for the greater good. 

Another medieval plot where Muse A comes from nothing, but has managed to work their way up the social ranks using only their charm and their looks. Meanwhile, Muse B is the bachelor king/queen who hasn’t settled down yet (rumor has it that they sleep around a lot). Muse A’s plan is to get Muse B to fall in love with them, but Muse B - although enticed by Muse A, is easily distracted. After a while, they become friends, but both want different things from their relationship.

A witch plot where Muse A and Muse B are childhood best friends. Once they reach puberty and pick their paths, Muse A chooses light magic, while Muse B chooses dark magic. They break up due to their differences, but 10-something years later, they both show up for the same job interview and get the same job. Now they have to work together and it’s kinda awkward. Possible subplots could include Muse A being very suspicious of Muse B, Muse B thinking Muse A is way too stuck up / righteous, both becoming a little more grey as they spend more time together.

A ‘The Little Mermaid’ inspired plot where Muse A is a marine biologist who’s studying the coral reefs. Muse B is a mermaid who lives very close to the reefs, and is a little too curious for their own good and often observes Muse A while they are working. One day, Muse A is in trouble and Muse B decides to save Muse A, even though it reveals who and what they are. The rest probably goes along with the original plot of The Little Mermaid?

A Gone Girl inspired plot, based on Nick and Amy’s relationship. Just something really toxic, based on their general backstory. 

I want more plots based on the ‘villains before they became the villain’ trope (aka villain origin stories)! Maybe two villains from popular fairytales or Disney movies, before they went evil? We could design our characters and give them a fun backstory that is totally AU? This plot bunny is mostly inspired by Sea Witch and Heartless.

A fairy plot. I’m so in love with fae mythology, the fairy courts, their dynamics and their powers. We could do something loosely based on The Cruel Prince or Wicked Lovely. I’m game for anything! 

FCS I CURRENTLY WANT TO PLAY / PLAY AGAINST ( I have no preference when it comes to gender + fc & these are in no particular order !! ) :

Emeraude Toubia • Joe Keery • Zoey Deutch • Jenna Coleman • Melissa Benoist • Lucy Liu • Sarah Shahi • Rosamund Pike • Rachel McAdams • Katie Stevens • Candice Patton  • Taron Egerton • Dominic Sherwood • Phoebe Tonkin • Kat McNamara • Natalia Dyer • Melissa Fumero • Matt Daddario • Dave Franco • Diego Luna • Ryan Gosling • Lily James • Virginia Gardner • Gregg Sulkin • Amy Adams • Candice Accola • Avan Jogia • Chris Pine • Chris Evans • Ricky Whittle • Noah Centineo • Amanda Seyfried • Vanessa Morgan • Maddie Petsch • Ryan Destiny.

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OK, October 19

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Pregnant Princess Eugenie betrayed by her own dad -- Queen Elizabeth bans Prince Andrew from delivery room 

Page 1: Big Pic -- Lea Michele and husband Zandy Reich enjoying a leisurely stroll with their son Ever in a stroller in face masks 

Page 2: Contents 

Page 3: Contents 

Page 4: Demi Lovato moving on -- a heartbroken Demi is picking up the pieces after splitting from her fiance Max Ehrich 

Page 6: When Kris Jenner shocked fans with her announcement that Keeping Up With the Kardashians was ending she didn’t explain why she decided to pull the plug on the show after 20 seasons but now she’s gearing up for a big TV interview in which she’ll reveal the real reason she’s calling it quits which is ironically because there’s too much drama going on with her family and she wants to see her children happy again 

Page 7: It’s a good thing Taylor Swift has been sheltering in place at her Nashville farm and not at her posh pad in New York City where bullets were flying outside her $18 million Tribeca townhouse during an armed robbery at a sneaker store next door, after just one season on The Talk Marie Osmond has been unceremoniously given the boot because her ex-cohosts Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood threatened to quit unless she was canned because they felt Marie didn’t bring anything to the table and just made it difficult for them to get their ideas across plus they thought she was too refined and too nice and too polished, Emma Stone’s recent hush-hush wedding to Dave McCary has her ex-boyfriend Andrew Garfield crying the blues and ever since Emma and Dave were spotted wearing matching wedding bands Andrew has been telling people that he’s happy for Emma but everyone knows that deep down it must be devastating for him because she was the love of his life 

Page 8: Red Hot on the Red Carpet -- stars are chic in suits -- Emily Blunt, Sandra Oh, Gugu Mbatha-Raw 

Page 9: Olivia Palermo, Charlize Theron 

Page 10: Who Wore It Better? Lily-Rose Depp vs. Kaia Gerber, Mj Rodriguez vs. Kat Graham 

Page 11: Brie Bella vs. Kyle Richards 

Page 16: News in Photos --  Gwen Stefani modeled one of the new styles from her L.A.M.B. eyewear collection while shooting a campaign 

Page 17: Brie Larson and her boyfriend Elijah Allan-Blitz wore masks at a grocery store, Drew Barrymore posed on the set of her new talk show, Katie Holmes and boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. had dinner with his dad Emilio Vitolo Sr. 

Page 18: Kidding Around -- famous parents can’t get enough of their mini-me’s -- Prince William and sons Prince George and Prince Louis, new dad Artem Chigvintsev and his son Matteo, pregnant Ashlee Simpson enjoyed a day of shopping with daughter Jagger 

Page 20: Wells Adams out on a run, Keo Motsepe and Anne Heche take a selfie, Alessandra Ambrosio spending a day at the shore 

Page 21: Arnold Schwarzenegger and his girlfriend Heather Milligan took their two-wheelers out for a spin 

Page 22: Farrah Abraham clad in a patriotic bikini in Venice in California, Olivia Jade and boyfriend Jackson Guthy on a dinner date 

Page 23: While guest-hosting the Ellen show Stephen “tWitch” Boss created a TikTok video with wife Allison Holker and guests Addison Rae and Derek Hough, Irina Shayk served looks for designer Nicole Benisti’s Fall/Winter 2020 campaign 

Page 24: At the Hometown Heroes Live Music Festival Snoop Dogg honored his late friend Tupac Shakur with fellow headliner Nelly, Helen Mirren stunned while attending Prince Albert II’s Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly 

Page 25: Ireland Baldwin getting her tresses dyed back to blonde, Kaley Cuoco filming a scene for her show The Flight Attendant 

Page 26: Inside My Home -- Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers’ historic home -- the spouses of 10 years are calling time on their marriage and saying farewell to their L.A. hideaway 

Page 28: Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich’s divorce is off 

Page 29: Ryan Gosling will turn 40 in November and there’s just one thing he wants for his birthday -- baby No. 3 with longtime girlfriend Eva Mendes because he loves being a dad and is eager to grow their family and Eva is totally on board and the couple who already have two daughters would be thrilled to have a baby boy, after quarantining in Big Sky in Montana for months Justin Timberlake is itching to get back to work in L.A. but his wife Jessica Biel doesn’t want to let him out of her sight -- while Jessica likes the slower pace of Montana Justin is bored as hell but Jessica wants Justin around to help with their son Silas and their new baby boy but everyone knows she’s afraid Justin will go back to his old habits

Page 30: Rebel Wilson’s romance with hunky new businessman beau Jacob Busch is heating up and the two have been inseparable since she returned to L.A. last summer after shooting a TV series while Down Under -- they hang out at her house cooking healthy meal and exercising and go for hikes in the canyons and Jacob is wonderful and generous and sweet and he loves her sense of humor, Kim Kardashian is close to ending her marriage to Kanye West but she’s holding off on filing court papers until she finishes mapping out the details of her post-divorce life, Oh Baby -- these couples secretly welcomed little ones -- Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski welcomed their second child which was a boy, Billie Lourd and Austen Rydell welcomed a boy named Kingston Fisher Lourd Rydell, Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix welcomed a son named after Joaquin’s late brother River 

Page 32: Cover Story -- Princess Eugenie’s royal baby drama -- the mom-to-be is worried her disgraced father Prince Andrew will steal the spotlight for all the wrong reasons -- Queen Elizabeth is set on making sure that Eugenie and her great-grandchild are spared any future embarrassment caused by Andrew because she’s had enough of his reckless behavior -- Prince Andrew is crushed by Eugenie’s decision to keep him out of the delivery room and is hoping she’ll reconsider 

Page 36: Sandra Bullock -- wedding and baby and a tell-all -- she is planning for a family-focused future and ready to clear up rumors from her past 

Page 38: Parenting the Pandemic -- Ex Factor -- these former couples may have their differences but they make it work for the sake of the kids -- Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson 

Page 39: Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead, Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck 

Page 40: Interview -- Demi Moore -- the star talks about her bravest roles including her latest in the pandemic thriller Songbird 

Page 42: Primetime Babes -- how this fall’s hottest stars stay in tip-top shape -- Gabrielle Union, Hilary Swank, Nicole Scherzinger 

Page 43: Lily Collins, Nicole Kidman 

Page 46: Style Week -- Becky G’s new collection of sunglasses with Dime Optics 

Page 48: What’s Hot Right Now -- be a trailblazer this season in a statement-making jacket -- Iskra Lawrence 

Page 49: Mad for Mascara -- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 

Page 50: Think Pink -- shop these pretty items that support breast cancer awareness month 

Page 54: Entertainment 

Page 55: Q&A with Candace Cameron Bure 

Page 58: Buzz -- VanderBump Rules -- Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor the latest Vanderpump Rules couple to announce they are expecting celebrated the news at a gender reveal party and among these guests were current costar Lala Kent and their former castmate Stassi Schroeder both of whom are also pregnant 

Page 60: Sound Bites -- Jane Fonda recalling the time she told Kim Kardashian West she had a beautiful butt, Millie Bobby Brown on doing arts and crafts during quarantine, Drew Barrymore revealing her experience on the dating app Raya 

Page 61: Catherine Giudici joking about how her life revolves around poop with three kids, Sharon Stone on how she was madly in love with Robert De Niro before the two starred in 1995′s Casino, Chace Crawford joking about the time he turned down an offer to become a Chippendales dancer 

Page 62: Horoscope -- Libra Cardi B turned 28 on October 11

Page 64: By the Numbers -- Julia Garner 

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Hey there!! I finally have the time to write again, so I’m currently looking for new plots + partners. I’ve put a list below the cut of some stuff I’m interested in doing, so if you’d be down with doing any of these with me please either shoot me a DM or like this post and I’ll come to you. I am currently mainly looking for f/f and m/f plots !!

Disclaimer: Some of these are recycled plots I never got the chance to do in the past but I still wanna do !!

A city witches plot where two witches are roommates in New York and they use little spells in their everyday life to make things easier, but they have to hide it from the world. While Muse A is really strict with their magic and makes sure to always be as careful as they can be, Muse B could care less and is very free spirited and risks exposing magic to humans on a daily basis. It creates a lot of tension but they’re best friends (or lovers) so they try to work through it. Inspired by this.

Some modern mythology plots based off literally any of these would be lovely!! I am weak for modern mythology plots in general (some of my absolute favorite pairings are Dionysus x Ariadne, Ares x Aphrodite and Hades x Persephone).

A modern Disney princess / slightly OUAT inspired plot ( or mumu ) where all the Disney princesses live in modern day New York but are still highly influenced by their Disney counterparts.

I am currently in love with the Marauders era of Harry Potter and I’m willing to do almost anything related to that (my favorite characters to write are James Potter, Rita Skeeter and Bellatrix Black, but I’m open to writing anyone + any ship).

With that said, Harry Potter plots are my kryptonite and I am always down to do any hp plot !!

A plot where Ares and Aphrodite walk the Earth and they’re both women and in love (dibs on Ares).

[drug/alcohol cw] An f/f plot slightly inspired by Elementary where Muse A is a rich and successful businesswoman that struggles with drug/alcohol abuse. Muse B is hired by Muse A’s company to be her sober companion and basically keep her on track, although her job is soon made difficult by Muse A’s moodiness and high demands. I think this could be a classic “thundercloud x ray of sunshine” sort of thing.

A con artist plot where Muse A and B are roommates and rivals, always trying to upstage the other’s most recent heist. It does not occur to them that they could work together and achieve even greater success, because they’ve always been at each other’s throats.

A fallen angels plot inspired by this. Muse A and Muse B were kicked out of heaven and are now living in the big city, both doing their best to move on ( but never quite knowing how ).

A city witches plot but with gangs. Muse A and B belong to rival witch gangs, and should definitively not be friends. Yet, they feel drawn to each other, and eventually end up hooking up.

A bad girl x bad boy plot !! Or a bad girl x bad girl plot.

A plot based in the Harry Potter universe where Muse A and B both work in Hogsmeade. Muse A owns a small bakery, while Muse B works as a bartender / barmaid in one of the pubs. They form a habit of meeting after work and discussing their days and lives, and eventually start falling in love.

A gold digger / age gap plot where Muse A is this young and bright-eyed college student who marries Muse B for their money. Muse B is older, experienced and can kinda guess what Muse A is after, but marries Muse A anyways because they’ve been looking for love for years and never finding it so what the hell, right? People will finally stop asking questions at the very least. A few months into their marriage, Muse A starts falling for Muse B but Muse B is kinda hesitant because they have been hurt before.

A similar plot where Muse A needs to marry someone to stay in the country, and Muse B agrees, despite barely knowing Muse A. In order to pass all the inspections and to stop the authorities from exposing their marriage as a fraud, they are forced to move in together and pretend to be happily married.

Another marriage plot where Muse A and B are acquaintances that go to Vegas together, and end up getting wasted and accidentally married. Both are dirt poor and can’t afford an annulment or a divorce, so they stay married. 

A plot where Muse A is a news anchor / reporter and Muse B is a police detective. Muse A is always hounding Muse B for the latest story and Muse B is lowkey annoyed ( but Muse A is also really cute, so sometimes Muse B will let something slip ). They kinda always butt heads because of their jobs but deep down they really like each other.

A plot where Muse A and B broke up months ago, but they are both pretty poor and can’t afford a new apartment right now, so they continue living together. They also haven’t told their parents and friends that they broke up, so they have to pretend to still be together a lot.

A plot where Muse A and Muse B are actors working on the same tv show, where they play the main and most popular couple. On the screen they have insane chemistry, but behind the scenes, they hate each other and can barely stand being in the same room.

A medieval plot where Muse A is a prince/princess of Country A and Muse B is a prince/princess of Country B. It has been a hard couple of years for both countries, but a union between the families would benefit the economy for them both. Thus, although Muse A and Muse B have never actually met before, they agree to get married.

Another medieval plot where Muse A comes from nothing, but has managed to work their way up the social ranks using only their charm and their looks. Meanwhile, Muse B is the bachelor king/queen who hasn’t settled down yet (rumor has it that they sleep around a lot). Muse A’s plan is to get Muse B to fall in love with them, but Muse B - although enticed by Muse A, is easily distracted. After a while, they become friends, but both want different things from their relationship.

A Gilded Ashes inspired plot where Muse A is the crown prince/princess of the land, and Muse B is a disgraced heiress. Muse A does not believe in love since they found out that the supposed love of their life was only using them for their title. Muse B does not believe in love either, because they are haunted by demons who threaten to punish anyone that hurts Muse B. On the night that Muse A is supposed to choose their husband/wife on their father’s orders, they run into Muse B and feel an instant connection. Still, neither Muse A or B believe in love... But they continue to see each other.

A witch plot where Muse A and Muse B are childhood best friends. Once they reach puberty and pick their paths, Muse A chooses light magic, while Muse B chooses dark magic. They drift apart due to their differences, but 10-something years later, they both show up for the same job interview and get the same job. 

A ‘The Little Mermaid’ inspired plot where Muse A is a marine biologist who’s studying the coral reefs. Muse B is a mermaid who lives very close to the reefs, and is a little too curious for their own good and often observes Muse A while they are working. One day, Muse A is in trouble and Muse B decides to save Muse A, even though it reveals who and what they are.

FCs I currently want to play / play against ( in no particular order & I’ll play both males and females ):

Joe Keery • Katheryn Winnick • Jenna Coleman • Alberto Rosende • Gal Gadot • Melissa Fumero • Candice Patton • Melissa Benoist • Matt Daddario • Lily Collins • Rosamund Pike • Charlie Hunman • John Boyega • Amanda Seyfried • Leighton Meester • Phoebe Tonkin • Katie Stevens • John Krasiniski • Alycia Debnam Carey • Emeraude Toubia • Taron Egerton • Kat McNamara • Virginia Gardner • Lily James • Lucy Liu • Keiynan Lonsdale • Gregg Sulkin • Deborah Ann Woll • Margot Robbie • Madchen Amick • Amy Adams • Sarah Shahi • Daniel Radcliffe • Franz Drameh • Sophie Turner • Dominic Sherwood • Troian Bellisario • Dave Franco • Diego Luna • Rachel McAdams • Tessa Thompson • Jeffrey Dean Morgan • Ryan Gosling • Cody Christian • Natalia Dyer • Violett Beane.