#louis is great and vi is great too

[bourbonificould]

what do u think the best ending of each twdg season is?

SPOILERS

Season 1: Shoot Lee Everett. - Let's be real, no need to explain. Season 2: Wellington - I think it makes the most sense. - Clem doesnt really know Jane that well and judging from my playthroughs, I can never really like her, considering shes a super loner and will get passive aggressive at every turn. - While Kenny is losing it, he will do ANYTHING to get to Wellington where it's safe. For Clem's story, it makes sense to have Kenny walk into the sunset as a good man who fulfilled his part. Going with him isnt bad but I hate his death. (+ I thought Christa made it lol.) Season 3: Friend Kate, Gabe lives or David and Gabe live. - Romancing Kate is just so weird to me, specifically because of the dynamic. - Saving two is my main goal. It would give Javi a sense of family and leave him with Gabe to mentor and then Kate or David to help rebuild with. Season 4: Romance Violet/Louis, Save Violet, Trust AJ - This season has the worst discourse out of all of them. - Romancing either is cute, they both have their own ways and I like them both. - I'm not on a side, but I do think that being blind in an apocalypse is worse than being mute. Plus in the moment, Violet was stepping up as a leader and I felt she'd be more rough in trying to get everyone back. - Trusting AJ made sense to me, I didn't want him to be unconfident mainly because he was gonna face more and more as he grows up. - Tenn is... Tenn. Love him but he messed up one too many times, and he deserved peace.

[nineblooddances-if]

How would the ros react to an MC (who has feathered wings) leaving them feathers as a token of affection?

- also can I be this pages 🦢 anon?

FEATHERED WING MC LEAVING THE RO'S FEATHERS

COMMANDER AAPO I LIBERTAS 

Keeps them and places them in places for you to find. It's a small game of hide and seek to him. Though the first feather he finds, he'll keep. Though, your affections for him being attached to such feathers is—annoying

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COMMANDER ANIL/AIDEN II LUXURIA

Keeps them and adds them to a jar. Depending on the size of the feather she might make a quill out of them and use them to write.

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COMMANDER ALICE III GULA 

On occasion eats them. Feathers have a unique taste. On other occasions she simply collects them and teases you for losing so many, but is highly pleased that you like her so much.

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COMMANDER ERIC/EDWARD IV AVARITIA  

Returns them to you. They're yours. Despite knowing their meaning. He may keep the first one given to him and keep it as decor for his office but the others, he returns.

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COMMANDER LOUIS V IRA 

His first instinct is to destroy them or pluck them immediately from your wings. He does not want them and will regret them for the longest time. But perhaps over time he will keep one and attach it to a piece of his clothing.

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COMMANDER GABRIEL VI MENDAX 

Adores feather and grated accepts each one you give him and in turn leaves a few for you. He takes great care of your gifted feathers.

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COMMANDER DAMEION VII VIOLENTI 

He is gifted feathers often. Many want his affection and love and Dameion is far too willing to give it out. Yours included. Eventually he'll amass a pile of your feathers and one day return your affection. Or he'll simply give them away.

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COMMANDER LUCY OR LUCIUS VIII FICTUS 

Sells them. Feathers are always a highly sold item, and they are tryna make money whenever and wherever. You will have to instruct them not to sell it and to keep it and with a begrudgingly sigh, they'll keep it on their person always.

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COMMANDER TRENT IX PRODITIO 

Confused but grateful. He collects them and keeps them scattered about his bedroom. He doesn't know what else to do with them.

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[inkdragon1900]

K I actually want to talk about it. What’s with the white favoritism around Lestat?

Like I’m new here. Started watching the show last month. Like I love him obviously he’s a glorious toxic bastard. (Check my blog ie Aaravos from tdp and Ianthe from TLT)

But there’s like…this woobification vibe that some of yall in the fandom have.

And this isn’t about posts like “my babygirl is innocent.” Or “free my man. He was in a silly mood.” Cause like I get it. That’s just me with Armand. (Free my man he did all of it. But you’re honor he’s my wife)

But like…I’m AWARE of Armand’s whole deal. I’m not like “but he’s not that manipulative.” Gurl it’s why I’m into him. He’s a hot fictional bisexual vampire who manipulates like a woman playing 4d chess.

But these freaking takes like “just wait until Lestat can tell the full truth.”

Like I’m sorry but if the white man gets his turn with the talking stick and we get the story from his point of view and the writers make it objectively more factual then 3 freaking POC abuse victims I’m literally out and will not be tuning back in.

And like this is not my first rodeo in a fandom that has an issue with this.

Same problem in the Arcane fandom with the complete disregard and or needless hate over the POC character; Mel, Jayce, Sevika, Ambessa, and yes I have also seen a shit ton of Caitlyn hate or erasure of her being mixed race) and weird micro aggressions about Ekko.

Meanwhile Jinx, Silco, Vander, Viktor, and Vi are Fandom favs.

And the woobification off actually well done mental health struggles. Acting like Jinx’s BPD symptoms wouldn’t have happened if Vi had been a better sister. Or that Viktor is an UwU baby who can’t take care of himself. Bitch he’s disabled he’s not an infant.

And I’m seeing sooooo much of this with these Lestat takes. And as a fellow white person I do genuinely feel the need to call this shit out when I see it.

This like belief that Louis is dragging Lestat’s good name through the mud talking about his abuse and his experiences. Like I’m sorry but during season one I think Louis was a bit too nice about some of that shit Lestat pulled.

Then acting like Armand is some mustache twirling villain getting between Louis and Lestat’s great love??? And all he’s done is exhibit similar fear of loneliness as Lestat and all the manipulation that comes with that???

I’ll tell you what I still haven’t seen Armand do. Beat Louis to a pulp in front of their child then drag him by the chin leaving a literal trail of blood behind. Then draining him and dropping him from miles above the ground.

And I’m what just supposed to disregard all of Claudia’s diaries as well??

Cause I’m all here for the narrative already painted “that memory is a monster.” That we’re all slaves to our memory’s and that truth lies at the abstract of feeling and unclaimed in the middle of a multi perspective story.

It’s what makes this a great show.

Like yes please give me Lestat’s perspective I’d love to be able to see him fleshed out some more. But not at the expense that every single character be made a conniving liar.

[myenemytolover]

i love you (but I cannot survive you) — a thiam playlist

i. All I Want | Kodaline

'Cause you brought out the best of me, a part of me I'd never seen. You took my soul and wiped it clean; our love was made for movie screens.

ii. The Killer Was a Coward | Dermot Kennedy

And when I think of you, I think of spirit defined, and I think of all the love that we shared in a very dark time.

iii. Demons | Imagine Dragons

Don't wanna let you down, but I am hell-bound. Though this is all for you, don't wanna hide the truth.

iv. Take on the World | You Me At Six

And nobody knows you the way that I know you; we'll fight, we'll crawl into the night. I won't let go; with you by my side, the calm, the storm, we'll face it all.

v. Eyes on Fire | Blue Foundation

And just in time, in the right place, steadily emerging with grace.

vi. I Found | Amber Run

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be, right in front of me.

vii. Litost | X Ambassadors

And how long must I stay? Will I lay by your side just to say that I'm yours and you'll never be mine?

viii. Another Love | Tom Odell

And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fight, but my hands been broken, one too many times, so I'll use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude.

ix. Fortnight | Taylor Swift; Post Malone

And I love you; it's ruining my life.

x. The Show | Niall Horan

Life is like a board game some of the time; mistakes and heartbreaks are no crime, but there's a lot creeping through under broken skies.

xi. Guilty as Sin | Taylor Swift

What if the way you hold me is actually what's holy? If long-suffering propriety is what they want from me, they don't know how you've haunted me so stunningly.

xii. Us | James Bay

I still hear the howling, I still feel the rush; over the riots, above all the noise, and through all the worry, I still hear your voice.

xiii. Fade | Lewis Capaldi

That I'd end up so caught up in need of your demons that I'd be lost without you leading me astray. Guess I'm such a fucking fool for the way that you caught me.

xiv. Saturdays | Louis Tomlinson

My heart might be broken, but I won't be broken down.

xv. Fine Line | Harry Styles

You've got my devotion, but man, I can hate you sometimes.

xvi. The Great War | Taylor Swift

It turned into something bigger. Somewhere in the haze, got a sense I'd been betrayed.

xvii. Holding On To Heartache | Louis Tomlinson

I called you twice, but then regretted it and changed my number.

xviii. Hoax | Taylor Swift

My only one, my kingdom come undone, my broken drum; you have beaten my heart. Don't want no other shade of blue but you; no other sadness in the world would do.

xix. I miss you, I'm sorry | Gracie Abrams

Nothing happened in the way I wanted; every corner of this house is haunted.

xx. my tears ricochet | Taylor Swift

And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home. And you can aim for my heart, go for blood, but you would still miss me in your bones.

xxi. favorite crime | Olivia Rodrigo

I defended you to all my friends, and now, every time a siren sounds, I wonder if you're around 'cause you know that I'd do it all again.

xxii. Somebody to Die For | Hurts

And there's no hell that he can show me that's deeper than my pride 'cause I will never be forgotten. Forever, I'll fight.

xxiii. So High School | Taylor Swift

No one's ever had me, not like you...Truth, dare, spin bottles, you know how to ball; I know Aristotle.

xxiv. Complex | Katie Gregson-MacLeod

I need him like water; he thinks that I'm alright. I'm not feeling human; I think he's a good guy, but it's complex. It's a complex.

xxv. Ghost Of You | 5 Seconds of Summer

So I drown it out like I always do. Dancing through our house with the ghost of you, and I chase it down, with a shot of truth, that my feet don't dance like they did with you.

xxvi. Give Me Love | Ed Sheeran

Give me love like never before 'cause lately I've been craving more and it's been a while, but I still feel the same.

xxvii. illicit affairs | Taylor Swift

And you know damn well, for you, I would ruin myself a million little times.

xxviii. Holding On And Letting Go | Ross Copperman

It's everything you wanted, it's everything you don't.

xxix. Atlantis | Seafret

Now all the birds have fled, the hurt just leaves me scared.

xxx. Hurricane | Fleurie

Though I am breaking down again, I am aching now to let you in.

xxxi. You and I | PVRIS

We can meet in the middle, bodies and souls collide. Dance in the moonlight when all the stars align.

xxxii. Crazy in Love - Remix | Beyonce

I'm not myself. Lately, I'm foolish; I don't do this. I've been playing myself, baby I don't care.

xxxiii. this is me trying | Taylor Swift

And maybe I don't quite know what to say, but I'm here in your doorway.

xxxiv. Can't Catch Me Now | Olivia Rodrigo

You can't catch me now, I'm coming like a storm into your town.

xxxv. Perfect | Hedley

I'm not perfect, but I keep trying 'cause that's what I said I would do from the start.

xxxvi. Til My Heart Stops | Too Far Moon

I almost died the day I lost you; I'll keep breathing til my heart stops.

xxxvii. The Alchemy | Taylor Swift

There was no chance, trying to be the greatest in the league. Where's the trophy? He just comes running over to me.

xxxviii. The Exit | Conan Gray

Feels like we had matching wounds, but mine's still black and bruised, and yours is perfectly fine now. Feels like we buried alive something that never died.

xxxix. Don't Forget About Me | CLOVES

Lost through time, and that's all I need: so much love, then one day buried. Hope you're safe, 'cause I Iay you leaves; is there more than we can see?

xl. Hurts Like Hell | Fleurie

I don't want them to know the way I loved you; I don't think they'd understand it, no. I don't think they would accept me, no. I loved, and I loved, and I lost you.

xli. Is There Somewhere | Halsey

'Cause I clutched your arms like stairway railings, and you clutched my brain and eased my ailing.

xlii. Burn with You | Lea Michele

We're not healthy, barely breathing, but this pain keeps my heart beating.

xliii. Cringe | Matt Maeson

Lover, come hold me; could you forget? That I got a secret, digging a ditch.

xliv. Him & I | G-Eazy; Halsey

We got that love, the crazy kind. I am his, and he is mine, in the end, it's him and I.

xlv. An Evening I Will Not Forget / Furthest Thing | Dermot Kennedy

Days with nothing but laughing loud underneath my coat, when you tap my shoulder, hold my hand; nights with nothing but dark in there, you could be my armor then.

xlvi. Call It What You Want | Taylor Swift

You don't need to save me, but would you run away with me?

xlvii. I'll Never Love Again | Lady Gaga

And I want to pretend that it's not true, oh baby, that you're gone 'cause my world keeps turning, and turning, and turning, and I'm not moving on.

xlviii. This Town | Niall Horan

And I know that it's wrong that I can't move on, but there's something about you. If the whole world was watching, I'd still dance with you.

xlix. Without Fear | Dermot Kennedy

And now I really think you're heaven-sent 'cause you've been forcin' all these hollow hearts to feel again. And now I really think you're heaven-sent, but there's a beauty in being broken; I've been seein' it.

l. Waiting Room | Phoebe Bridgers

Know it's for the better.

li. Only Love Can Hurt Like This | Paloma Faith

Burning hot through my veins, love is torture; makes me more sure only love can hurt like this.

lii. Still Falling For You | Ellie Goulding

And just like that, all I breathe, all I feel, you are all for me, I'm in.

liii. Daylight | Taylor Swift

I once believed love would be burning red, but it's golden.

liv. Margaret | Lana Del Rey; Bleachers

'Cause when you know, you know.

lv. Lost Without You | Freya Ridings

You were the only safe haven that I've known; hits me at full speed, feel like I can't breathe and nobody knows this pain inside me.

lvi. I Fell In Love With The Devil | Avril Lavigne

Got me playin' with fire, baby, hand me the lighter. Tastes just like danger, chaotic anger.

lvii. Million Reasons | Lady Gaga

I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away, but baby, I just need one good one to stay.

lviii. But Daddy I Love Him | Taylor Swift

No, I'm not coming to my senses; I know he's crazy, but he's the one I want.

lix. Ultraviolet | Freya Ridings

No, I can't hide it, and you're reading all of me.

lx. Sunday | Dermot Kennedy

You're one of few, boy, who can safely say they had somebody truly love them back.

lxi. golden hour | JVKE; Ruel

You know nothing compares to the shattering feeling I get, oh, when you're not right there.

lxii. Daylight | David Kushner

You and I drink the poison from the same vine. Oh, I love it, and I hate it at the same time.

lxiii. Half Hearted | We Three

The fighting is done, and nobody's won, so now I'm just laying here in pieces on the floor.

lxiv. Always Remember Us This Way | Lady Gaga

So when I'm all choked up, but I can't find the words every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts.

lxv. Latch | Sam Smith

Now I've got you in my space; I won't let go of you. Got you shackled in my embrace, I'm latching on to you.

lxvi. Say Don't Go | Taylor Swift

'Cause you kiss me, and it stops time, and I'm yours, but you're not mine.

lxvii. Put A Little Love On Me | Niall Horan

When the lights come up and there's no shadows dancing, I look around as my heart is collapsing 'cause you're the only one I need.

lxviii. Ho Hey | The Lumineers

I belong with you; you belong with me; you're my sweetheart.

lxix. XO | John Mayer

Your heart is glowing, and I'm crashing into you.

lxx. Strange Love | Halsey

Everybody wants to know about how it felt to hear you scream; they know you walk like you're a God, they can't believe I made you weak.

lxxi. You Mean The World To Me | Freya Ridings

And it kills me that you might not know after all, 'cause I know I don't let you see, but you mean the world to me, and I know that I can be pretty mean, but you mean the world to me.

lxxii. Dark Paradise | Lana Del Rey

Love you forever can't be wrong; even though you're not here, you won't move on. That's how we played it.

lxxiii. Oceans | Seafret

I want you, and nothing comes close to the way I need you. I wish I could feel your skin and I want you from somewhere within.

lxxiv. The Archer | Taylor Swift

All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put me together again 'cause all of my enemies started out friends; help me hold onto you. I've been the archer; I've been the prey. Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

lxxv. MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT | Loveless

In the middle of the night, just call my name; I'm yours to tame.

lxxvi. Train Wreck | James Arthur

You can say what you like 'cause see, I would die for you. I'm down on my knees, and I need you to be my God, be my help, be a savior who can unbreak the broken.

lxxvii. Walls | Louis Tomlinson

For every question, why, you were my because.

lxxviii. Infinity | Jaymes Young

'Cause you're the reason I believe in fate, you're my paradise, and I'll do anything to be your love or be your sacrifice.

lxxix. Salvation | Gabrielle Aplin

Just a trick of light to bring me back again, those wild eyes, a psychedelic silhouette. I never meant to fall for you, but I was buried underneath, and all that I could see was white.

lxxx. Sleep On The Floor | The Lumineers

Take all your savings out 'cause if we don't leave this town, we might never make it out. I was not born to drown, baby; come on.

lxxxi. Castle on the Hill | Ed Sheeran

I still remember these old country lanes when we did not know the answers.

lxxxii. The Other Side | Ruelle

I don't want to know what it's like to live without you; don't want to know the other side of a world without you.

lxxxiii. Angel With A Shotgun | The Cab

They say before you start a war, you better know what you're fighting for. Well, baby, you are all that I adore; if love is what you need, a solider, I will be.

lxxxiv. Black Friday | Tom Odell

You look so pretty, pretty like the wind. Every time you touch me, I feel adrenaline.

lxxxv. Die With A Smile | Lady Gage, Bruno Mars

So I'ma love you every night, like it's the last night, like it's the last night. If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you.

lxxxvi. Northern Attitude | Noah Kahan

If I get too close and I'm not how you hoped, forgive my northern attitude. Oh, I was raised out in the cold. If the son doesn't rise until summertime, forgive my northern attitude. Oh, I was raised on little light.

lxxxvii. "Slut!" | Taylor Swift

Half awake, takin' your chance. It's a big mistake; I said, "It might blow up in your pretty face." I'm not saying, "Do it anyway," but you're going to.

lxxxviii. Backroads | Lonely The Brave

So the sinners stopped, and the villains turned, and I'll be the sky, and you be the bird.

lxxxix. Angel By The Wings | Sia

Oh, so, your wounds, they show. I know you have never felt so alone. But hold on, head up, be strong.

lxxxx. Too Deep | Ritual, Delilah

You said my signs were vital, that every touch was tidal. You held me, you held me so right, you held me so tight.

[juno-box]

If you could pick ONE person to make it to the Final Season with Clem, outside of the obvious choices (Lee, Kenny, Luke, etc.) who would it be?

Optional: How do you think they'd affect the course of season 4?

If I could pick one person? Duck. Surviving with Clem from S1 to the finish line, I feel like there's some things he can change.

If he woke up in the room with Clem, he'd could probably be a bit of a mediator between the two, he'd probably take charge a bit and not let her size Tenn up.

In terms of people he'd get along with, Willy, Brody and Mitch come to mind. Once that slightly laid back personality starts coming out, I feel like Aasim would try to lump him in Louis. Duck would probably respect a lot of Louis' outlooks on post-apocalypse life.

During the card game at dinner, I bet answering questions would be hilarious.

C: "What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten?" V: "Oh that's easy, uh, horse eyeballs." M: "Slugs." L: "Cantaloupe." C: "I ate a guy's leg once?" D: "No you didn't!" C: "Oh, right, that's was you." D: "Y-... Hey!" V: "..." M: "..." L: "..." D&C: "We're kidding!" L: "... Are you?"

I imagine, the night they find out Marlon & Brody's secret, I feel like he would either go with Clem or she'd ask him to stay with AJ.

If Duck was there, would he see AJ and stop him? More than likely not on time, the moment he saw him (because literally nobody saw him, but Duck has good hearing and a good eye as we see in S1). Duck would see AJ the second he's about to pull the trigger and it's too late.

It's morning, AJ asks if he's a murderer. Duck would instantly tell him no, but try to explain what he did was considered murder. Naturally, confusing AJ. So Clem would take over.

Tenn comes and gets them for funeral, they come back and wait for the vote. They have to leave.

I feel like on the walk, Duck would quietly ask Clem if it's possible they can try Richmond, but Clem would say it's still too risky.

I mean just imagining Duck running into Lilly again and all I can hear is:

"Kenny's kid...?" "Lilly...?" "Great. I don't suppose your dad's around here, is he?" "Lucky for you, he's not." "Hmph. So he's dead then." "Well, duh...?" "???"

I think he'd be a sharpshooter from the windows. So when Lilly grabs Tenn, he'd shoot her in the arm. I think Tenn would get him to move, and I don't think Mitch would charge then. So... Mitch spared?!

Would he be captured? Yeah, I think so. I think he'd sacrifice himself for either Vi or Lou.

Would Duck be maimed on the boat? Oooh, I dunno. I think since he's more survival toughened, he wouldn't talk more than the Delta found permissible unlike Louis, even though Louis was trying to help Aasim and Omar.

But, when the bomb goes off, hearing in one of his ears is damaged. It's a bit more muffled.

He'd probably be strong enough to fricking yeet Tennessee on the other side of the bridge the minute he pulls that stunt with Minerva.

Which may or may not lead to him being bit. He doesn't get devoured, but Tenn does get him bit. Which pisses AJ off. So Duck missing one of his arms? Ye?

I think he'd get Clem up before she's bit herself, but that doesn't mean we might not have to ditch her leg because of what Minnie did to it on the bridge.

Sorry, it's all over the place but these just came to mind as I was typing, lol!

[spiritundaunted]

“Albert enjoyed having a second family life. He grew very attached to Phyllis, or Phiggie, as he called her, and would wander into the woods and fields when at Sandringham for the weekend to find jay feathers to send to her, sometimes writing two or three times in a single day. Phyllis provided some welcome maternal affection, while Louis was always the father figure urging Albert on, pushing him to have fun, to test himself and to embrace the opportunities before him. And Albert did gain confidence.”

- from The King Maker: The Man Who Saved George VI by Geordi Greig

Just my extra two cents: while I really enjoyed this book and its insights into the royal family (some of the Queen Mary stuff is great), I do sometimes feel that Louis Greig is given too much credit for Albert’s personal development. The success of their relationship was not owed to Louis alone - it was also because of Albert’s character; he was willing to listen and he worked very hard on himself. Almost too much so! He did credit Louis with "saving his life" (it was Greig who convinced George V to let his son have surgery for the ulcer that debilitated him for three years) but I think he was way too modest in that way; he always wanted to credit others for his own successes. But that's just my own opinion. No doubt, the relationship between Louis and Albert was an important one and Greig was the right man for the job.

And I just love the sweetness of this photo of Bertie & Phiggie! 🥰🤗🪶🎾

[une-sanz-pluis]

Hi there! I was wondering if Margaret of Anjou was still alive by the time Henry VII won, would she have been allowed back at England?

Hi! I think Henry VII would have almost certainly wanted her to return to England. While they never actually met, Margaret appears to have been close to his uncle, Jasper Tudor, so her return could have been the result of Jasper's advocation. Margaret's presence could have an legitimising effect on Henry VII's presentation as the Lancastrian heir and the opposer of Yorkist rule. At the very least, presenting himself as Henry VI's heir while Henry VI's widow lived in obscurity and (relative) poverty in France wouldn't have been a great look.

There would have been logistical problems, however. Louis XI had paid a huge ransom for custody of Margaret (50,000 crowns), as well as forcing her to sign over her claim to her father's lands. Probably, any attempt to have Margaret return to England would have required negotiations with Louis XI, promises that Henry would not assist Margaret assert any claims she had to French territories or estates and the repayment of her ransom. I'm not very knowledgable about Henry's diplomatic relationship with France (I'm sure @richmond-rex would know better than me on a lot of this!) but I could see there being difficulties. Was there a broader political will for Margaret's return? Could Henry's government afford? I could see it being put in the "too hard, too expensive" basket, and Henry returning instead to lobby Louis that Margaret be given an increased pension to support herself on.

If Margaret did return to England, she would also have to be provided for as a dowager queen - again, keeping her in relative poverty was not a good look, especially now that it was Henry's responsibility. Henry VII was already having to pay the dowers of two queens (Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Woodville), a third dower would have added to the strain. Worse, Margaret's original dower was considerably higher at 10,000 marks (around £6,667) than the £4500 dower both Elizabeths received). Of course, Margaret would have probably been forced to accept a reduced dower but it wouldn't have made that big a difference on the finances. The best scenario for Henry would be if Margaret followed Elizabeth Woodville's example and gave up her dower to retire to an abbey. But this doesn't seem to be something Margaret wanted for herself - she never sought this out in France, even when money was very tight for her. All of these solutions - reducing her dower, not paying it at all, pushing her to retire into an abbey - were potential minefields for Henry's image as a Lancastrian and a just king.

All of this supposes that Margaret herself wanted to return to England. She may have wanted to return to be close to those allies who had survived the Wars of the Roses, she may have wanted to return to provide better opportunities for her followers like Katherine Vaux (who had remained with her until her death), she may have wanted to return to be closer to the graves of her husband and son, or to better her financial situation. She may not have wanted to serve as a legitimising presence for a new regime, she may have found it painful to return to England after the loss of her husband and son, or been wary of how this new regime would treat her. Given how England had treated her under both Lancaster and York, she may have preferred to turn her back on the country and remain in France. At the same time, her feelings possibly wouldn't have carried much weight - Louis was hardly going to take notice of her opinions when she was all that stood between him and a wad of cash.

An interesting question, one that I don't have an answer for, is how Margaret's survival into Tudor rule would impact on her reputation. Her negative reputation, as promoted by Yorkist writers, was largely accepted and expanded upon by Tudor writers (e.g. the claims she had an affair with William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk and had been responsible with him for the supposed murder of "Good Duke Humphrey" were 16th century inventions), until it cumulated in Shakespeare's vengeful she-wolf. I think there's a podcast where Katherine J. Lewis remarked that Tudor writers tended to make Margaret the sinner to Henry VI's saint, making her absorb the blame for the "sins" or failures of Lancastrian rule while making Henry blameless. If Margaret had lived and had returned with honour to England, she might have been depicted more positively, more in the line of a tragic heroine as she was in France. Whether or not that more positive depiction would have lasted is another question, especially if she was seen as a financial drain on the country.

[officalroyalsofpierreland]

Investiture of Crown Prince Louis of Pierreland

The Imperial Family along with Guests and Neighbors from Europesim have descended onto Valentinois Castle in San Simon for the full investiture of Crown Prince Louis as Grand Duke of San Simeon and Earl of Valentinois. HIH Crown Prince Louis has stayed at Valentinois Castle since yesterday and now awaits the arrival of his family and guests who are being led to the castle by the San Simeon Regiment of the Pierreland Army.

The first carriage has Their Graces the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Bordeaux as well as Captain and Mrs. Villa.

The second carriage has HRH Princess Eloise of the Ionian Union, representing Queen Viviana, and Their Graces the Grand Duke and Grand Duchesses of Anjou.

Behind them is a carriage containing several guests and the first senior members of the Imperial Family. HRH Prince Oliver of Scots who is the Emperor's nephew is here on behalf of his father King Alexander VI, he is sitting next to HIH Madame Hortense, sister to Emperor Napoleon V and represenative of Francesim. Opposite them is TIH Princess Maria Aisha and Prince Henri with HRH Princess Magadalena of Lunaria between them.

Finally, Emperor David and Empress Katalina finally bring up the end of the procession.

First to enter the Castle is HRH Princess Eloise in a stunning purple ensemble followed by HRH Prince Oliver of Scotland and HIH Madame Hortense, the pair have grown close due to Prince Oliver's time in Francesim. This is one of the first times we've seen Madame Hortense in color since the tragic death of her father. This is also one of the first times that the uniform of the Scottish Army has been seen outside of Scotland, complete with the infamous kilt.

Next to take her seat is HRH Princesss Magadalena of Lunaria, paying homage to Lunaria and Pierreland's ties in a handpainted dress by a local Pierreland designer.

First of the siblings to take their seats are TG the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Boredaux with the Grand Duchess in a beautiful green number that does accent the bump slightly.

Next is Mrs. Isabella Villa in a pink number with her husband, Captain Villa meanwhile, behind them are Their Graces the Grand Duke and Grand Duchesses of Anjou who are both glowing due to their pregnancies.

Before the arrival of the parents, imperial twins, HIH Princess Maria Aisha and Prince Henri arrive with Princess MA looking beautiful in dark blue and Prince Henri having some fun with a white jacket and some yellow polka dot socks peeking out.

Finally the arrival of Emperor David and Empress Katalina. The Emperor wearing the Imperial Naval Admiral uniform while the Empress wearing a beautiful blue lacy dress.

Upon sitting on the dias, Emperor David summoned the Crown Prince from inside the castle.

The Crown Prince makes the solo walk down the green, wearing the uniform of the Imperial Military Academy.

The Crown Prince kneels before his father and prepares to receive the instruments of his role.

Louis: I Louis, Crown Prince of the Realm, do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship and faith and truth I will bear unto thee to live and die against all manner of folks.

Louis: Your Imperial Majesties, Imperial Highnesses, Royal Highness, family and distinguished guests, I want to thank you all for joining me on this auspcious day where I finally take on my full responsibility as Crown Prince of this Great Empire. To the people of San Simeon, your hospitality has been more than generous. I make this promise before you all,

Louis: Like my father who has dedicated his life to this empire, and like his father before him and all the emperors before me, I too now dedicate my life to the Empire. To all it's peoples, its cultures, from the countryside of San Simeon and Bordeaux, to the cities of Marsilles and Windensen, from the Oasises of Oderia to the beaches of the Isles and Anjou; All citizens of this Empire shall feel like they have a voice and feel the care the Crown has for each of you.

Master of Ceremonies: Ladies and Gentlemen, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Louis, Grand Duke of San Simeon & Earl of Valentinois.

@empiredesimparte @simsroyallegacy @funkyllama

[thewhynotpod]

Welcome to Why Not?!, Episode 7: “Borealis; or The Twins”! Spotify

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As you may have guessed by the title, this is the one we’ve been talking about, where we “chat” about Aurora and Northstar and…a lot of what’s been going on there.

So! We called in some backup and are joined by Sara Netzley! Sara is a professor of communication by day and a romance author and freelance entertainment writer by night. Her first exposure to comic books were the X-Men posters on her brother Chris' (this is how we were able to get her) walls in the '90s, but since then she's read a bunch and watched a whole lot more. Sara teaches classes on journalism, fake news, conspiracy theories, and representation in the media, and she definitely has an opinion about your favorite TV show. You can find her on all the socials under Sara Netzley (Instagram and Threads), and she publishes her rom-coms as Sara Whitney (Instagram and website).

Having competent folks on this early in our existence is…gratifying? Neat? Sure? But, seriously folks, we have A LOT of fun.

In this episode, Chris:

almost pulls a Jean Reno (listen to the outtake)

makes fantastic points re: how we understand characters and stories and how reading the things we love at different points in your life can really peel back some layers

has a great time interacting with his older sister (like, folks!, it’s really quite sweet)

Sara:

wonders why she agreed to come on here

gives a crash course in media theory, specifically re: queer representation

brings up the appropriate amount of information vis-a-vis slash fiction (Tom here: I never thought I’d write such a phrase but here we are)

Tom:

does his favorite thing: a lot of accent work

engages in some unfortunate internet research

also wonders why Sara came on here

really wants a livestream of Thanksgiving at the Baker household this year

Issues covered:

Alpha Flight #7 - The Importance of Being Deadly - cover date February 1984

Written and drawn by John Byrne

Colored by Andy Yanchus

Lettered by Michael Higgins

Edited by Denny O’Neil and Jim Shooter

Alpha Flight #8 - Cold Hands, Cold Heart - cover date March 1984

same creative team as #7

Alpha Flight #9 - A Stranger In My Mirror (specifically the backup story) - cover date April 1984

same creative team as #8

Alpha Flight Issue #10 - Family Ties (specifically the backup story) - cover date May 1984

same creative team as #9

We jump around a fair bit in this one as we pull from 4 different issues to build this tapestry of Aurora and Northstar. We get into queer coding, possibly some incest coding, and address the use of Aurora/Jean-Marie’s split personality. So there’s a lot we address but damn if we don’t keep it as light as possible!

As indicated in the bullet points above, we’ve started to include some outtakes! So please listen to the end for a peak behind the curtain.

We’ve had a lot of fun making this and we really do hope you enjoy it, too. And even if you don’t, a great rating and review costs you nothing. Literally nothing. Not even five seconds, right? Less time than it takes Guardian to cross Canada. (Still can’t believe they did the math that…wrong.)

Check us out at The Why Not Pod to see the full art clips for this episode and leave us a comment; we love to (try to) answer your questions about Alpha Flight!

Special thanks to the Excelsior Embroidery Co. for helping make this project a reality.  Here's this episode's Featured Design: the Sasquatch face patch! You can see this and more at the GeekCraft Expo in St. Louis on July 27 and 28. Mention the podcast and Chris will have something nice for you.

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[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Saraid Grady-Sullivan / Sara Lucifarian (2021)

The Wrathful Imp Sara Lucifarian

Same pic as Sara hasn't changed much.

The seventh of the seven, the fireball of a young lady, Sara Lucifarian. Sara isn't particularly smart, wise, cunning, tactful, any of that, but she has what the others lack, pure rage that can be released at a moment's notice. If Damien were honest he'd probably say that Sara even scares him, but Damien would never admit such a thing, rather he has taken to locking Sara in a cage whenever she fights or locking her outside of buildings for street fights so that her rage may never be directed at him.

"Dare you to."

Name

Full Legal Name: Saraid Ginger Grady-Sullivan

First Name: Saraid

Meaning: From Old Irish 'Sárait', derived from 'Sár' meaning 'Excellent'.

Pronunciation: suh-RAI

Origin: Irish, Irish Mythology

Middle Name: Ginger

Meaning: From the English word 'Ginger' for the spice or the reddish-brown colour.

Pronunciation: JIN-jer

Origin: English

Surname: Grady-Sullivan

Meaning: Grady: From Irish 'Ó Gráda' or 'Ó Grádaigh' meaning 'Descendnt of Gráda'. The byname 'Gráda'means 'Noble, Illustrious'. Sullivan: Anglicized form of the Irish name 'Ó Súileabháin' meaning 'Descendant of Súileabhán'. The name 'Súileabhán' means 'Dark eye'.

Pronunciation: GRAY-dee. SUL-i-van

Origin: English

Alias: The Wrathful Imp, Sara Lucifarian

Reason: Sara isn't particularly tall, hence the 'imp' name and is a very rage-filled individual hence 'wrathful'.

Nicknames: Sara, Red

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 19

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Irish-American

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: April 7th 2002

Symbols: Bears, Red

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Catholic

Native Language: English

Spoken Languages: English

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Aries

Theme Song: 'Rich Kids [Middle Cla$$ MIX]' - New Medicine (2018-)

Voice Actor: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York

Current Location: Unknown

Hometown: Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York

Appearance

Height: 5'1" / 154 cm

Weight: 115 lbs / 52 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Brown

Hair Dye: Section dyed red (& usually braided)

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 4

Piercings: Eyebrow piercing (Double right, single left), Inner eyebrow (Right), Bridge, Nose (Right), Anti-Eyebrow (Left), Shark Bites, Cyber Bites, Nipple (Both), Industrial (Left), Double Helix (Right), Triple lobe (Both)

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker, Smokes Weed

Illnesses/Disorders: None

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2021) Damien Lucifarian, Vi Lucifarian, Billie Lucifarian, Geia Lucifarian, Honey Lucifarian, Eli Lucifarian, Yeray Marino, Flo Marino, Bano Marino, Judi Marino, Rino Marino, Nat Marino, Mac Marino, Ros Marino, Zac Marino, 'Monster' Mike, Sakurako, Ash Thunder

Enemies: (As of Jan 2021) Kirby Kingston, Eddie Kingston

Friends: Viola Nye, Bienvenida Marino, Pelageya Winter, Kirby Moore, Honey Di Napoli, Elinor Herbert, Paulette Nye, Zella Lum, Rosaura Marino, Emperatriz Romero-Marino, Venetia Winter, Barbara Di Napoli

Colleagues: The AEW locker room / Too many to list

Rivals: Alex Reynolds, Penta Oscuro, Jon Moxley, Jungle Boy, Yuka Sakazaki

Closest Confidant: Kirby Moore Viola Nye

Mentor: Damien Lucifarian

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Desmond Grady (39, Father), Honora Sullivan (40, Mother)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Oscar Grady-Sullivan (16, Brother)

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: The Underworld

Trainer: Damien Lucifarian

Managers: Damien Lucifarian

Wrestlers Managed: None

Debut: 2018

Debut Match: Billie Lucifarian VS Sara Lucifarian. Sara won by Pinfall

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Street Fighter

Stables: The Lucifarians (2018-)

Teams: Post

Regular Moves: Kick to the Midsection, Diving Leg Drop, Forearm Smash, Diving Splash, Chair Shot, Jumping Knee Drop, Pump Handle Slam, Dropkick, Diving Back Elbow Drop, Berserker (Diving Knee Drop)

Finishers: Ripped Apart (Double Leg Slam), Son of Sam (Sitout Suplex Slam)

Refers To Fans As: The Wrathful, The Wrathful Ones, The Enraged, The Enraged Ones

Extras

Backstory: Raised by a college professor with her younger brother t her side whilst her mother is off fighting wars that Saraid herself doesn't believe in. Sara became Wrath after a long streak of street fights led to her to the underground parking lot beneath Damien's apartment building and straight into a face-to-face confrontation with the King of Hell himself.

Trivia: None of note

[corallapis]

Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Vol. 1), 1918-38, entry for 29th June 1923

— Friday 29th June Lunched at Lady Cunard’s. The usual potpourri and brilliant chat. She told Lord Balfour he was like God and ‘yet so Christ-like’! Dined with Michael Horby¹ at Shelley House² and we went to Stop Flirting, the popular revue in which two charming little people, Americans, called Fred and Adele Astaire, are the stars.³ Later a most lovely ball at Someries House⁴ ... Lady Zia Wernher’s.⁵ It was successful indeed and starts a new era in entertaining .... I was presented to a tallish gentleman, the Crown Prince of Sweden⁶ ... he is to marry the Lady Louise Mountbatten.⁷ It will be announced next week. What luck for her as she has only about £300 a year and is living in obscurity at Kensington Palace. The Mountbattens after being degraded during the war⁸ to the rank of mere marquises and earls are now much on the ascendant ... they are ever a lucky family, poverty-stricken, they specialise in brilliant marriages. I sat in the garden with Lady Desborough⁹ and found her witty and wily as ever ... does everyone realise, as I do, that she is the character of the age?

—

1. Michael Charles St John Hornby (1899-1987), son of St John Hornby, was the founding partner of WH Smith.

2. The Hornby family’s house in Chelsea.

3. Frederick Austerlitz (1899-1987), who took the name Fred Astaire, was an American actor, dancer and singer who achieved worldwide fame in the 1930s in a series of Hollywood musicals renowned for their dance routines; and his sister Adele Marie (1896-1981), with whom he began a vaudeville act as children as 1905, when they changed their name to Astaire. By 1923 they had a Broadway act, which they were touring in London.

4. A Crown State property rented by the Wernhers in Regent’s Park, designed by John Nash and damaged by bombing during the Second World War. It was demolished in 1958.

5. Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Torby (1892-1977), elder daughter of the Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, and therefore a great-granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I. She married, in 1917, Harold Wernher (1893-1973), later 3rd Bt. She was granted the rank and precedence of an earl’s daughter after her marriage and stopped using her Russian title, being known as Lady Zia Wernher thereafter.

6. Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf (1882-1973), from 1950 King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. He was the widower of Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920), whom he had married in 1905; she was the cousin of King George V, and had died suddenly while eight months pregnant with her sixth child. 7. Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (1889-1965), previously Princess Louise of Battenberg, married the Crown Prince of Sweden (vide supra) in 1923, and was Queen Consort of Sweden from 1950. She was daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg, who became 1st Marquess of Milford Haven when renouncing the German titles in 1917. She had earlier turned down proposals from King Manuel II of Portugal and had been secretly engaged to Prince Christopher of Greece, who was unable to marry her because he had no money; a second engagement was to Stuart Hill, an artist, whom she met while nursing in the Great War and who turned out to be homosexual. 8. There was a protracted debate between Lloyd George, King George V and Lord Stamfordham, the King’s private secretary, in 1917 about the titles to be bestowed on German members of the King’s family who had pledged allegiance to him and had been prepared to forfeit their German ranks. The King was cautioned against granting too many titles and to avoid bestowing any dukedoms. The Mountbatten marquessate was a compromise and their rise would indeed be unstoppable, with the surname of members of the House of Windsor becoming Mountbatten-Windsor in 1960, thirteen years after the marriage of the future Queen Elizabeth II to Philip Mountbatten. 9. Ethel ‘Ettie’ Fane (1867-1952), married in 1887 William Henry Grenfell (1855-1945), 1st Baron Desborough, a former Liberal MP who had joined the Conservatives in 1893 over his disagreement with the second Home Rule Bill for Ireland. Their three sons (qqv) predeceased them, two killed in the Great War and a third in a car crash.

[blair-the-juggalho]

Twdg with a SO thats a hiphop dancer

Ok I hope this will do tysm for the request! Xx also I have no clue about hip hop moves so I had to look them up so sorry if these are wrong my lovely! Sorry that they’re a bit short at the end <3

TWDG gang with an S/O who’s a hip hop dancer

Violet

She thinks it’s very cool!

She loves to watch you dance!!

She’d never join in but she’ll cheer you on when your alone

She’ll always do a little giggle when you do like that spinny on ground move! (Idk what it’s called sorry 😭)

It’s the easiest way to cheer her up!

How can she be sad when your rolling on the floor like a spinning top lmao!

Mitch

He thought it was totally rad

He’d always watch and smile at you when you did it

He’s never been one for dancing but he’d stop whatever he was doing to watch you

Like vi, he loves watching you spin on the floor lmao

As I’ve said before he hates dancing but hip hop is probably his favourite style of it

I feel like this man secretly practices some of the moves he does alone in his room

But no one is allowed to know not even you lmao

Marlon

He thinks your totally amazing!

He will let you teach him more of the simpler moves too!

Because like Mitch, it’s his favourite style of dancing and I feel like this man always wanted to learn how to do it

He obviously no way as good as you and he can’t keep up so half way through he just sits down and watches you

He will also make requests for you to do a certain move lmao

Him and Rosie are always there cheering you on lmao!

He also clears out an area somewhere just so you can dance there! <3

Louis

Ok now this man will bust a move with you

He thinks you being able to dance like that is the best thing ever

And he will learn everything your willing to teach him!

And he can keep up with you!

Whenever you do a move in public he will either aggressively cheer or try to join in!

And like Marlon, he will always request a certain dance move!

Also if you can moonwalk he will convince you to just start doing that randomly

And he will do it with you lmao

Everyone think you guys are mental but eh it’s funny!

Aasim

He thinks it’s impressive!

It’s not his favourite style of dancing but he can still respect how talented you are at it!

He’d always watch you with a smile!

He might not cheer as much as the others and he’d never join in but he’ll always watch

Omar

He thinks it’s really cool

He doesn’t really dance and doesn’t care for it

But when he watches you he feels all happy inside

You always look so powerful and confident and he loves that it makes you happy

And he respects how great you are at it!

Ruby

It’s definitely not her type of dancing but she still supports you!

She loves it when you get up and dance she finds it thrilling!

You seem so happy and it brightens the mood who why wouldn’t she love it

All in all she loves your dancing even if it doesn’t match her style lmao

Brody

She loves your style of dance!

She wasn’t into it at first, but now?

She loves it.

She’s always there loudly cheering you on!

She wouldn’t join In but she’s your number one supporter

She might be open to learn a very simple dance move but anything more than that she panics a bit lmao

[allwaswell16]

Hello, how are you? Can I ask you, and probably your friends/followers a question? Recently someone from my family has passed away and I’m horrible dealing with emotions but fics has always helped me, so can you recommend me some grieving fics? Not major character death, and no one of their child passing away. I don’t want a big rec fic just 2/3. And if you can’t, it’s okay ❤️‍🩹

Hi, anon, I'm so sorry about your family member. Here are some fics that deal with grief in some way, and I hope they help. Sending you so much love.

Take My Breath Away by @realitybetterthanfiction (E, 153k)

There is a prestigious school in the British Royal Navy classified as Premier Delta - or as it is known by its flyers, 1D. These select pilots are an elite set of Naval lieutenants who are trained in the skill of aggressive aerial combat. They are instruments of war, trained in times of peace. They are dogfighters, relentless and fearless in their mission to protect their beloved country. From their lofty vantage, they are always watching, waiting, and ready to lay it all on the line.

Lt. Harry Styles, call sign Sparrow, is a prodigy when it comes to flying. The owner of an unrivaled Naval pedigree, being a pilot was always written in the stars for Harry. With his trusty RIO, Lt. Niall Horan, Harry has made an unprecedented ascension in the ranks of the Naval aerial combat elite, and has been recruited to the esteemed Premier Delta flight school, carrying on his family’s legacy. What he finds there are unexpected friendships, perilous challenges, and something beyond what he ever thought possible. Because as his father had always told him, before the great Captain Styles went tragically missing in combat, you don’t fall in love with the sky, you fall in love with what keeps you on the ground.

Chasing, Searching, Dreaming by @parmahamlarrie (E, 46k)

Everyone is chasing, searching, dreaming of their soulmate.

Harry has known who his soulmate is since he was twenty years old, and ever since, he has been waiting for Louis to be ready for him. The unexpected passing of Louis' mum, and the fact that now he is the guardian of his twin two-year-old little siblings, just means that Harry is going to have to wait a bit longer.

A soulmate AU full of cute kids, house building, therapy, and a lot of dreaming.

we should open up (before it's all too much) by @disgruntledkittenface (M, 43k)

“I’m not–” Harry breaks off, his voice strangled as he clutches his phone in his hand. He takes a breath and looks up, trying to keep the tears threatening to spill over at bay. “Louis, I’m not very good company these days. I–”

“Harry,” Louis interrupts, his raspy voice soft and soothing. “I get it. Sometimes it’s just easier to be alone, yeah?”

Harry nods, blinking back the last of his tears.

“But it can get lonely,” Louis states. Harry nods again even though it wasn’t a question, finally looking back at him. “So why don’t we try being alone, together?”

Struggling with grieving and depression since his dad died, Harry has never felt so alone. It’s too much to cope with on his own, but he feels like a burden when he tries to open up with people.

Then he meets Louis.

make this feel like home by @soldouthaz (E, 43k)

The house on West 28th Street in London is twice the size of Louis', more expensive than the price of all of his house and car payments combined, and is falling apart at the seams.

When the Sun Won't Let You Sleep by @allwaswell16 (E, 30k)

Four years ago, Louis Tomlinson left the UK to live on an Antarctic research station for reasons best left in the past. He’s carved out a life for himself on the ice and has dedicated himself to his research, his friends, and especially the Halley VI research station. He’s less than thrilled when he learns that Harry Styles, a glaciologist from another base who once broke his heart, will be coming to Halley, and he’s definitely unprepared for the upheaval Harry brings with him.

Sunflower: Vol. 1 by @ourownstrings (M, 26k)

“Real farmers love mornings.” Louis hated that sentiment. But then he wasn’t a real farmer. He just got stuck in the family business and drags himself to the farmers market where he put on his best sunny sales pitch. That is until he meets the new flower vendor. The flower boy who is even wearing floral-patterned clothes as he sells bouquets. Suddenly, Saturday mornings are the highlight of his week.

Falling in the Wrong Direction by @fallinglikethis (E, 25k)

When Harry’s fiancé, Liam, passes away just before their wedding, he doesn’t know how to cope. As time goes on, Harry learns to heal, but is left living in the house his fiancé used to share with his best friends and Harry is uncovering a lot of secrets he didn’t know Liam had... while possibly falling for the one person who helped Liam keep them from him.

Harry never quite got along with Louis, but maybe he’s the one person who can help Harry bridge the gap between the life he thought he would have and the one he is now living.

A Catch and Release au

You Might Want To Marry My Husband (NR, 24k)

When Harry’s husband dies, he asks one thing of him; to find love and happiness again without him. It’s a request that Harry is happy to disregard, until he meets the one person who is impossible to ignore.

[appl-cider]

2012: the end of days. Well, not yet, much to Violet's dismay. Her life hasn't really going too great: school is hell, her parents fail to understand her, her peers don't want to understand her, and to top it all off, it's snowing outside, and she hates the snow. But things quickly turn around for Vi when a new girl arrives at her school and immediately sweeps Violet off her feet. Completely obsessed with her, Violet enlists the help of her best friend and worst enemy, Louis, to help secure a date with the girl of her dreams. The only question is if her advances will result in spectacular victory, or apocalyptic failure.

A high school AU with the characters from the Final Season, and more! A slow, more personal story that delves into the highs and lows of being a queer teenager in a small, unaccepting town.

fandom: The Walking Dead (Telltale Video Game) relationships: Clementine/Violet (Telltale Video Game)

[choerrysjubiles]

Le Céleste et Le Éclatant (Prologue)

pairing: king Louis x fem reader

word count: 818 / tw: mentions of food/wine

a/n: I can't stop writing period pieces, god I love historical fiction. this is set during the italian renaissance

December 31st, 1499

Despite the cold air chilling everything, the sky was a warm orange. Patting over to her bedroom window, Y/n gazed outside. Looking up was the full sky orange and peachy, looking down was the full streets of Firenze, full of people of all types.

Women with children, couples, travelers, too. The occasional group of children racing each other throughout the thick groups of people on the streets. Beside the people walking the streets are lined with various booths. Most are selling festive masks while others are selling perfumes, food, or wine. Although some people are being sold to the various alleys and sidestreets.

Looking up to the stucco buildings there are bright flags and banners lining the streets. Some are just heavily dyed fabrics while others are city-states flags, especially ones that have strong connections with Firenze.

The sunset turned from an orange to a red color as the sky above Y/n is turning more into an indigo color.

Looking back down Y/n thinks 'There's no way we can hold another person down there.'

If Firenze is this packed she cannot imagine how packed Rome is. It must be shoulder-to-shoulder squished down there. The streets must look like some huge barrel of fish.

Y/n can't remember how long they've been setting up for this big new year's party. Almost a month? The new pope, Pope Alexander VI, has been instructing Rome to be bigger and better than the other city-states. Firenze, being a merchant city, is in a little competition to one-up Rome.

Y/n feels a great sense of sympathy for the workers in the city, to work so hard in this dread winter. Putting up banners, tapestries, decorating the city all over. So much hard work for a one, maybe two, day celebration.

Almost everyday she's seen the city workers set these up. Being trapped in her home she grew bored of rereading her books, painting felt like a chore, so the only thing she could find entertainment in was people-watching. She's a good two stories above the street so people won't notice her watching them.

Day after day seeing merchants set up their booths, be run off the street, and come back to take that spot. Seeing people shop along these booths for their outfit to the new year's festival. Y/n could feel the usual jealousy boil in her stomach, the strain in her throat for wanting to cry and sob in envy. But by now she's over it. She's felt her emotions wash their waves throughout the month and she's fine.

She's not alone in these feelings. Her brother probably feels the same, working in his apprenticeship. Her father is always busy working at their bank. All of Y/n's friends are also trapped inside the constraints of their homes. Despite feeling so isolated and trapped, she's not alone. Her mother is with her, her friends are all experiencing the same thing.

This can't stop her from daydreaming, though. She can imagine herself dancing with her friends all she wants. A juvenile dream, maybe, but she can dream all she wants. Dancing in beautiful silk dresses as she laughs with her friends. Drinking the bittersweet wine made by local brewers, even flirting with Florentine men in the area.

It stings to come back to reality as she gazes up at her bedroom ceiling, but that's just how it must be. Standing up to stretch, she jumps a little at her new companion.

A small pigeon standing on her windowsill. No letter attached to it, just a little friend that sensed her loneliness.

"Hello." She says, tiptoeing towards the bird.

Y/n must stay calm, any wrong move can have the little bird fly all around her room or fly out the window. Or worse, she screams in fear and the whole street notices her behavior.

But the bird just coos and nestles in a spot. Unafraid of her, pigeons are domesticated of course it wouldn't be afraid of her. She wonders how well it would be if she picked them up. But before she can she remembers her father's workers getting bird mites from such actions.

"You're brave." She tells the pigeon.

She's taken aback when it makes eye contact with her. Trying to understand what made them move here. Before she can get any answer a cold gust of wind blows into her room.

“Well, it’s getting late,” she leans in to scratch the top of its head, “I must get ready for dinner soon.”

Walking over to her door she turns around to look back at the window. Seeing the beautiful lights shine with her little friend still there at the window.

‘Just because I’m not out there doesn’t mean I can’t celebrate in my own way.’ She thinks.

Turning around you walk out of your room to go see your mother for dinner.

[pianomanlou]

Louis let out a laugh, a small smile on his face because of her words as he recalled the moment when he first met her. He wasn’t present when they rescued AJ and Clementine, but Marlon told him the story in great detail, and then when they went back to the train station to gather some food, he could actually see how fucked up the car actually was. But then again, he wouldn’t judge at all, at least she could drive a car, had someone teach her or had enough time to figure it out herself. He, on the other hand, never learned how to drive. Blame being stuck in a boarding school at a young age, with little to no freedom outside of the walls of the school. “Oh, you won’t hear me complaining about it. Vi definitely would, in fact, she already did, the very first time you met her. She was just being her snarky self. And hey, at least you can drive. That’s gotta be worth something, right? I can’t drive. At all. It was never taught to me, I mean…I was pretty young when I got here, so…yeah. And of course, our teachers weren’t going to teach us how to drive. Probably scared of us up and leaving them one day if we knew how to drive. Well, they wouldn’t be wrong…”

He made a face and let out a soft hum, moving the binoculars from his face and handing it back to Clementine before looking towards the town again. “Yeah, there’s a big chance those buildings may be full of walkers, but…hey, if we die, at least the others will know it’s not safe and stay far away from there! …Sorry, bad joke. I don’t…even know if you can call that a joke.” He was getting nervous. He was starting to really get nervous, and that’s when he’d make those stupid jokes. Using humor to hide his true emotions. That would’ve worked before, but not now. Clementine already knows him well enough to see right through that. But all of those nerves slowly melted away as soon as he met Clementine’s eyes and saw how confident she was, or at least…how confident she seemed in that moment. He nodded quickly and stepped right back into rhythm with her. He just had to keep a positive mind. Maybe they won’t find a huge number of items, but he was sure there was something of use, there had to be.

As they made their way to the town which came closer and closer by the minute, he glanced at Clementine briefly before looking away again. “Clem? I…” He started, but cut himself off, furrowing his eyebrows a little bit. Come on, Louis. You can do this. You can talk to her, he said to himself. But maybe now wasn’t the right time. They were on a mission after all, they couldn’t really afford to get distracted by other things. Not now, not ever. Not in this world, at least. “Never mind.” Well, now she’d definitely think something was wrong. “Let’s just keep going, we’re getting close now.” And he just made it worse. He just flashed a smile at her that was just a tiny bit forced and didn’t exactly reach his ears or light up his face like it always would, but he hoped that convinced her for a bit. At least, long enough until they go back home.

They continued to walk and passed a sign that read ‘Welcome to Foxgrove.’ That must be the name of the town. Louis looked around the town and tilted his head to the side. “It’s…quiet? Too quiet. I don’t really trust this; we should definitely be cautious. I mean, we already are, but even more.” Another thing he noticed was that this town had a lot of shops. Like, really. A lot. But would there be anything left for them in these shops? That was the biggest question now. “Alright, we have a lot of places to look through. Where to first?”

"   you   guys   left   that   part   out.   "   truth   be   told,   the   others   probably   forgot   about   it.   marlon   had   everyone   tethered   to   his   safe   zone   so   much   so   that   they'd   stopped   anticipating   anything.   it's   so   fucking   easy   to   assume   that   everything's   gone,   but...   hope,   he   says...   they   could   all   use   some   more   of   that.   it's   gotten   hard   distinguishing   goldmines   from   traps,   because   people   can,   she's   assimilated,   be   cruel.   she's,   alas,   been   cruel   &   will   predictably   be   again.   she   lets   him   gather   all   it's   worth   as   she   idles   by   his   right,   taking   turns   looking   up   at   louis   &   over   the   town,   its   spires   &   assemblies   &   somber   quiet.   people   have   hit   it   for   sure,   maybe   ericson   &   his   lovely   swarm   of   cowardly-traitors   before   their   departure   into   wherever   the   hell   they   were   going.

his   desperation   reflects   her   own.   they   have   to   come   back   with   something,   otherwise   another   venture   out   of   ericson's   walls   will   prove   to   ask   more   people   of   them.   if   they   find   nothing   else,   one   of   those   vehicles   would   be   something   to   help   them   go   farther   next   time.   "   we   could   really   use   a   car...   &   don't   say   anything   about   my   driving.   "   her   forefinger   flips   up   to   heartedly   threaten   him   with   a   silent   '   i   dare   you   ',   but   he   wouldn't   be   wrong   to,   given   her   record   for   how   many   cars   she's   torpedoed.   "   there's   a   few   buildings...   which   may   or   may   not   be   full   with   walkers.   "   her   bottom   lip   disappears   under   her   teeth   as   she   contemplates   their   next   move.   windchill   shakes   her   &   makes   an   ache   in   her   bones,   piercing   her   raggedly   jacket   &   the   two   shirts   she's   donning   underneath   it.

"   you   might   get   to   see   me   limp-sprint   after   all.   "   she   plays   unjustly,   but   when   louis   takes   the   pitfall   into   endless   inquiries   about   her   wellbeing,   she   strips   herself   of   it   all:   her   apprehension   &   wavering   convictions,   to   show   him   that   yes,   she's   fine,   &   she's   ready   for   whatever-the-fuck   comes   next.   gives   him   a   headstrong   stare.   "   let's   do   this.   "   she   takes   the   binoculars   from   him   to   stuff   them   back   down   into   her   backpack,   which   she   slings   back   into place   over   her   rolling   shoulders,   adjusting.   she   takes   the   first   couple   steps   toward   the   village,   braving   the   mystery   of   it   all   behind   light   flurries   on   the   wind,   &   when   she   looks   to   judge   how   much   sun   they've   got   left,   the   clouds   are   grey   &   are   like   a   smeared   thumbprint   smothering   daylight   in   the   distance.   it's   still   comfortably   early.