#lydia collins ;; starters

[cursivebloodlines]

Closed starter for @fxcdboys | inspired by

Pining after an ex is not something Lydia had ever thought she would be doing. She had been burned before and she just about got through it, reinvented herself, and was better as a result. A better everything. This felt...different. Unlike Lydia. And yet she could not pinpoint why. Why him? Why was she so willing to throw away everything she believed in for another moment, why did her heart still ache for him? She supposed it didn't help that they seemed to be spending more time together these days... and last time, there was a moment. Well... almost a moment. And now they were here and...her mind was all over the place. As was her heart. Now they were stood in her kitchen, her fingers tracing random, aimless patterns in the counter. Her gaze rested on him, though she couldn't quite meet his eyes. She felt foolish, to say the least. "If we hadn't been interrupted that night," she spoke quietly, breathlessly, trying to ignore the way her heart hammered against her chest as she continued to speak. Inhale, exhale. "You were going to kiss me," Lydia stated matter-of-factly, ignoring the way her voice shook ever so slightly, berating the way it had. "And honestly? I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since...since you left," she trailed off, finally meeting his eyes with her own hues, as if waiting for the word to sink in, swallowing thickly.

[hlfmoonshine]

hi. i am in the mood for some postapocalyptic nonsense. like this post and i will spin the wheel (unless you make a request) of muses on this list and i'll write you a little end of the world starter.

aberdeen carano (human edition) coen eden darius landon dima federov elody james erik landon halen price kyser collins (human edition) lena antonova lev federov lila barton lydia reid masha antonova millie woods milo guerra nat andersson patrick visser (human edition) roman federov sabella rainwright suvi nygard winnie barton sean moss (RETURNING MUSE)

[rededgerpstarterblog]

Below you will find a list of all starters for the last 30 days. Please make sure you are replying to 2 starters before posting your own, and focus on starters with 10 or less notes.

October Starters

October 25-31

Alejandro Fuentes (3 notes)

October 18-24

Axel Lenox (9 notes)

Patrick Ross (37 notes)

Petra Cromwell (11 notes)

Anastasia Hill (8 notes)

Nicole Balliol (5 notes) - Farmer's Market

Jasmine Harris (6 notes) - Listening Party

October 11-17

Rosalie Collins (22 notes)

Mariana Florez (21 notes)

Kennedy Simpson (12 notes)

Logan Slater (10 notes)

October 4-10

Brooke Barlow (20 notes)

Pogue O'Connor (21 notes)

Lydia Brown (22 notes)

Illiana Fuentes (19 notes)

Kinsley Argent (13 notes) - Sunday Funday

Paris Astor (12 notes) - Sunday Funday

Jax King (16 notes) - Sunday Funday

Isabella Santos (25 notes)

Calliope Adams (9 notes) - Farmer's Market

Ocean Simmons (13 notes)

Gwen Baker (18 notes) - Farmer's Market

Sienna Johnson (15 notes)

[rededgerp]

Updated 11/19 11:30AM CST (newly added links are bold and italicized)

Please unfollow these old accounts:

@vancityryans​

@avbenzo

@hqcarlos

@omgselenagomez

@queendinahjane

@ffstylerposey

@hqhemsworth

@acelebrityfameconfession​

@wtfjauregui

@v-1994​

Please follow these new accounts:

Ivy Fitzgerald (Olivia Holt FC) https://ivyfitzg.tumblr.com/

Kiara Langford (Megan Fox FC) https://kiaraxlangford.tumblr.com/

Brittany Miller (Nina Dobrev FC) https://brittanyxmillerx.tumblr.com/

Mila-Jae Monroe (Zendaya FC) https://milajmonroe.tumblr.com/

Teddy Winston (Dacre Montgomery FC) https://tbear401k.tumblr.com/

Jackson Faust (Andy Biersack FC): https://notskellingtonjack.tumblr.com/

Mariana Florez (Selena Gomez FC): https://www.tumblr.com/marianaxflorez

Mateo Garcia (Carlos Pena FC): https://www.tumblr.com/matxgarcia

Rosalie Collins (Dinah Jane FC): https://www.tumblr.com/rosaliexcollins

Paco Florez (Tyler Posey FC): https://www.tumblr.com/pacoxflorez

Emersyn Michaels (Ashley Benson FC): https://www.tumblr.com/tfemersyn

Oliver Dutton (Liam Hemsworth FC): https://www.tumblr.com/oliverdutton

Jade Florez (Lauren Jauregui FC): https://www.tumblr.com/babejadeflorez

Juniper Slater (Camila Mendes FC): https://www.tumblr.com/planetjuniperxo

Continue to follow:

TJ Cohen (Chace Crawford FC) https://tjxcohen.tumblr.com/

Parker Deaton (Bailee Madison FC)  https://parkerdeaton.tumblr.com/

Hunter Rodgers (KJ Apa FC) https://hunterrodgers.tumblr.com/

Sienna Johnson (Madelaine Petsch FC)  https://siennaxjohnson.tumblr.com/

Elliot Booker (Richard Madden FC): https://www.tumblr.com/elliotbooker

Freya Smith (Sophie Turner FC): https://www.tumblr.com/freyaxsmithx

Lydia Brown (Kendall Jenner FC): https://www.tumblr.com/lydiaxbrown

Illiana Fuentes (Becky G FC) https://illianafuentes.tumblr.com/

Willam Faust (Bill Skarsgard FC): https://willfaust.tumblr.com/

Asher Anderson (Tristan Evans FC): https://www.tumblr.com/asherxanderson

Max Turner (Jason Momoa FC): https://www.tumblr.com/maxxturner

Nicole Balliol (Ariana Grande FC): https://www.tumblr.com/nicolexballiol

Avery Martin (Chloe Grace Moret FC (previously Blake Lively): https://www.tumblr.com/averyjmartin

Aaron Gomez (Shiloh Fernandez FC): https://www.tumblr.com/theaaronhq

Isabella Martin (Margot Robbie FC): https://www.tumblr.com/bellsmartin

Damon Henderson (Zack Merrick FC): https://www.tumblr.com/damonxhenderson

Tristian Collins (Awsten Knight FC): https://www.tumblr.com/tristiancollins

Alexandra White (Kristen Stewart FC): https://www.tumblr.com/whitealexxa

Holland Anderson (Kaia Gerber FC): https://www.tumblr.com/thehollyandersonhq

Promise Grey (Lucy Hale FC (previously Zayn Malik): https://www.tumblr.com/promisexoxo

Jasmine Harris (Jade Thirlwall FC): https://www.tumblr.com/jasminexharris

Wyatt Baker (Charlie Hunnam FC): https://www.tumblr.com/wyattxbaker

Valentina Lopez (Shay Mitchell FC): https://www.tumblr.com/valentinaxlopezx

Beau Williams (Chase Stokes FC): https://www.tumblr.com/beauxwilliamsx

Red Edge Starter Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/rededgerpstarterblog

Red Edge City Council (previously acfgossip): https://www.tumblr.com/rededgecitycouncil

[murkyhazed-hasmoved]

mutuals reply for a starter from one of the following muses:

nick van owen - jurassic park / world

owen grady - jurassic world

bruce banner / hulk - mcu

loki laufeyson - mcu

ultron - mcu

cruella de vil - once upon a time

alice smith - riverdale

betty cooper - riverdale

gemma teller - sons of anarchy

tara knowles - sons of anarchy

tig trager - sons of anarchy

adelaine collins - the society oc

allie pressman - the society

daryl dixon - the walking dead

lydia - the walking dead

maggie rhee - the walking dead

bilbo baggins - the hobbit

gollum / smeagol - the hobbit / lord of the rings

thorin oakenshield - the hobbit

alternatively, like to PLOT with one of the following muses that i have muse for, but not enough to be creative right off the bat:

cheryl blossom - riverdale

veronica lodge - riverdale

clay morrow - sons of anarchy

jax teller - sons of anarchy

opie winston - sons of anarchy

beth greene - the walking dead

connie - the walking dead

lori grimes - the walking dead

michonne - the walking dead

tara chambler - the walking dead

bella swan - twilight

charlie swan - twilight

[imnxtsorry]

starter call 

okay but in pride and prejudice Mr Collins does bring up the point that the idea of Lydia having basically lost her virtue while unmarried is worse for her mother/family than if she had died, and Mary kinda agrees, and I'm thinking about Elizabeth coming home after the whole pirate kidnapping business, and rumors run so people know she was taken aboard a pirate ship (whether the other sailors there were sworn to secrecy about her running off back to the island instead of staying on the ship is debatable) and basically they act as if she has surely been “ruined” so they might as well treat her as such (and let’s not forget they would have likely hurt her that way on the Pearl if Will hadn’t showed up in time) 

with all the consequences of it, depending on who I'm writing it with (like breaking off the engagement with James because she wants to spare him from this, or if with Jack, if his execution isn't right away - or maybe later when he comes back - she runs off because her reputation went to hell anyway (maybe she also does have a male cousin who will inherit everything is she's unmarried so she thinks she'll also need to find another place where to live and get money)

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 189: NAMIBIA]

In celebration of March 21st being Namibian Independence Day, here’s a masterlist below compiled of over 190+ Namibian faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags, @ mention us or send us a messaging linking us to your post!

THE TASK - scroll down for FC’s!

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Barbara Kahatjipara (1975) Namibian - model.

Daphne Willibard (1981) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Beate Baumgartner (1983) Namibian / Austrian - singer-songwriter.

Frieda Haindaka (1984) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

TeQuila / Tekla Iita (1985) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Marichen Luiperth (1986) Namibian - model.

Sally Boss Madam / Sally Ephraim Keya (1986) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Lady May / Martha Namundjebo (1986) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Venantia Otto (1987) Namibian - model.

Odile Gertze (1988) Namibian - actress, model, dancer, and Miss Namibia 2010.

Paulina Malulu (1989) Namibian - model and Miss Namibia 2013.

Brumhilda Ochs (1992) Namibian - model and Miss Namibia 2014.

Assumpta Gahutu (1993) Namibian - instagrammer (asssumpta).

Selma Kamanya (1996) Namibian - model and Miss Namibia 2018.

Tulimelila Shityuwete (?) Ovambo Namibian / English - actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer.

Mikiros Garoes (?) Namibian - actress, singer, and comedian.

Christi Warner (?) Namibian / Liberian - actress, singer-songwriter, tv presenter, director, poet, and journalist.

Oteya (?) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Jessica Roy-Fawl (?) Namibian - actress, comedian, and dancer.

Valeria Mununga (?) Namibian - model and Miss Face of Namibia 2014.

Stella Kavendjii / Stella Tjazuko !Naruses (?) !Kung Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Tsakana Nkandih (?) Namibian - model and Miss Namibia 2012.

Sharon van Rooi (?) Baster Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Mariane Pembe (?) Namibian - actress, tv host and director. 

Beth Haluodi (?) Namibian - actress and model.

Charmy Kurz (?) Namibian - instagrammer. 

Dillish Mathews (?) Namibian - actress, reality star, and entrepreneur.

Jessica Loner (?) Namibian - Miss Charm Namibia 2020.

Top Cheri (?) Namibian - singer and actress. 

Sharon Tjimbundu (?) Namibian - sports anchor. 

Lioness Nam (?) Namibian - rapper. 

Ashley Nangombe (?) Namibian - model.

Hambeleleni Haleshu (?) Namibian - model.

Kamoli Hangula (?) Namibian - model.

Liopa Haidula (?) Namibian - model.

Valery Shaninga (?) Namibian - model.

Ndapewa Matheus Kerau (?) Namibian - model.

Martha Kamati (?) Namibian - model.

Ndatelela Henock (?) Namibian - model.

Fabiola Mogotsi (?) Namibian - model.

Uzepa Kandanga (?) Namibian - model.

Sharene Swartbooi (?) Namibian - model.

Kenny Karamata (?) Namibian / Chinese - model.

Pefimbo Shipunda (?) Namibian - model.

Ester Mandume (?) Namibian - model.

Isadora Simone Cardoso (?) Namibian - model.

Annely Shigwedha (?) Namibian - model.

Theresia Nambambi (?) Namibian - model.

Aina Ekandjo (?) Namibian - model.

Helen Domingo (?) Namibian - model.

Sophia Petrus (?) Namibian - model.

Ndapewashali Immanuel (?) Namibian - model.

Maria Iipinge (?) Namibian - model.

Soini Ndeshi Shikwambi (?) Namibian - model.

Albertina Paulus (?) Namibian - model.

Ester Tuyenikumwe Ananias (?) Namibian - model.

Adelaide Mavara (?) Namibian - model.

Gabby Puuahee (?) Namibian - model.

Judy norma Bauleth (?) Namibian - model.

Apronia Shiimi (?) Namibian - model.

Elizabeth MbiMbi (?) Namibian - model.

Amupolo Freedom (?) Namibian - model.

Ottilie Kamusheetha (?) Namibian - model.

Hèrthä Bèrthä Uushønä (?) Namibian - model.

Brihana BriBri Lee Vries (?) Namibian - model.

Paulina Fernando (?) Namibian - model.

Salmi Joe (?) Namibian - model.

F - Athletes:

Elizabeth Mongudhi (1970) Namibian - long-distance runner.

Agnes Samaria (1972) Namibian - middle-distance runner.

Jacqui Shipanga (1976) Namibian - footballer.

Agnes Kauzuu (1979) Namibian - footballer.

Helalia Johannes (1980) Namibian - long-distance runner.

Beata Naigambo (1980) Namibian - long-distance runner.

Shirley Cloete (1982) Namibian - footballer.

Alina Armas (1983) Namibian - long-distance runner.

Elmarie Fredericks (1986) Namibian - footballer.

Lydia Eixas (1986) Namibian - footballer.

Iina Katuta (1986) Namibian - footballer.

Juliana Skrywer (1987) Namibian - footballer.

Uerikondjera Kasaona (1987) Namibian - footballer.

Tjipekapora Herunga (1988) Namibian - sprinter.

Esty Amukwaya (1988) Namibian - footballer.

Johanna Benson (1990) Namibian - paralympic long jumper and paralympic sprinter.

Lavinia Haitope (1990) Namibian - long-distance runner.

Stacey Naris (1991) Namibian - footballer.

Merlin Diamond (1991) Namibian - sprinter.

Susanna Eises (1991) Namibian - footballer.

Twelikondjela Amukoto (1991) Namibian - footballer.

Vistoria Shangula (1992) Namibian - footballer.

Veweziwa Kotjipati (1992) Namibian - footballer.

Lorraine Jossob (1993) Namibian - footballer.

Thomalina Adams (1993) Namibian - footballer.

Eveleen Kejarukua (1993) Namibian - cricketer.

Zenatha Coleman (1993) Namibian - footballer.

Lena Noreses (1994) Namibian - footballer.

Lovisa Mulunga (1995) Namibian - footballer.

Annouscka Kordom (1997) Namibian - footballer.

Lesedi Sheya Jacobs (1997) Namibian - tennis player.

Memory Ngonda (1998) Namibian - footballer.

Sylvia Shihepo (2000) Namibian - cricketer.

Wilka Mwatile (2000) Namibian - cricketer.

Victoria Hamunyela (2003) Namibian - cricketer.

M:

Ras Sheehama (1966) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

D-Naff / Naftalie Shigwedha Amukwelele (1974) Namibian - actor, rapper-songwriter, singer, and motivational speaker.

Atushe / John Namweya (1976) Namibian - singer-songwriter.

Gazza / Lazarus Shiimi (1977) Namibian - singer-songwriter and keyboardist.

Big Ben Kandukira / Venaune Ben Kandukira (1978) San Namibian - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

OmPuff / Belmiro Hosi (1980) Namibian / Angolan - rapper-songwriter and singer.

Jericho / J-Twizzle / Jericho Jerome Gawanab (1980) Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

Tre / Tre Van Die Kasie / Tretius Kauhangengo (1981) Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

Becoming Phill / Tshuutheni Emvula (1981) Namibian - rapper-songwriter, DJ, producer, composer, and editor.

Sunny Boy / Sunday Shipushu (1983) Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

The Dogg / King TeeDee / Martin Morocky (1983) Namibian - singer-songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and producer.

Samuel Ngodji / Qonja / Tukonjela Haiyambo Ngodji (1984) Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

D-Jay / Diogene Ochs (1987) Namibian - rapper-songwriter and producer.

Quido / Le-Roy Quido Mohamed (1989) Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

Exit / David Shikalepo (1989) Namibian - singer-songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and producer.

WilliamMustBeControl'd / Willy G (1992) Namibian - rapper-songwriter and producer.

Saint-Angelo Eimann (1997) Namibian - model and Mister International Namibia 2019.

Elemotho / Elemotho R.G. Mosimane (?) Tswana Namibian - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.

Luis Munana (?) Namibian - singer-songwriter, model, tv host, and producer.

Ike Adonis IXA (?) Baster Namibian - rapper-songwriter.

Ronaldo Aibeb (?) Namibian - model.

Abner Kevin Vilho (?) Namibian - model.

Perfecto Rooinasie (?) Namibian - model.

Duncan Mouers (?) Namibian - model.

Sylvester Silver Tjinotjinice (?) Namibian - model.

Mondaes Crum (?) Namibian - model.

Albert Alberto Moses (?) Namibian - model.

Julian Afrikaner (?) Namibian - model.

Shaun Eugene Speedy (?) Namibian - model.

Dennis Hendricks (?) Namibian - model.

Albert Moses (?) Namibian - model.

Theo Perez (?) Namibian - model.

M - Athletes:

Frankie Fredericks (1967) Baster Namibian - sprinter.

Harry Simon (1972) Namibian - boxer. 

Mohammed Ouseb (1974) Namibian - footballer. 

Ricardo Mannetti (1975) Namibian - footballer. 

Paulus Ali Nuumbembe (1978) Namibian - boxer.

Paulus Moses (1978) Namibian - boxer.

Collin Benjamin (1978) Namibian - footballer. 

Japhet Uutoni (1979) Namibian - boxer.

Quinton Jacobs (1979) Namibian - footballer. 

Sherwin Vries (1980) Namibian - sprinter.

Richard Gariseb (1980) Namibian - footballer. 

Paulus Ambunda (1980) Namibian - boxer.

Bethuel Ushona (1982) Namibian - boxer. 

Burton van Rooi (1982) Baster Namibian - cricketer.

Julius Indongo (1983) Namibian - boxer. 

Willbeforce Shihepo (1983) Namibian - boxer. 

Ivan Namaseb (1985) Namibian - footballer. 

Jonas Matheus (1986) Namibian - boxer. 

Ananias Shikongo (1986) Namibian - paralympic short-distance athlete. 

Willem Mwedihanga (1986) Namibian - footballer. 

Eugene Jantjies (1986) Namibian - rugby player. 

Tangeni Shipahu (1987) Namibian - footballer. 

Ronald Ketjijere (1987) Namibian - footballer. 

Muna Katupose (1988) Namibian - footballer. 

Ashley van Rooi (1988) Baster Namibian - cricketer.

Chrysander Botha (1988) Namibian - rugby player.

Lazarus Kaimbi (1988) Namibian - footballer. 

Maximilian Mbaeva (1989) Namibian - footballer. 

Virgil Vries (1989) Namibian - footballer. 

Pikky Ya France (1990) Namibian - cricketer. 

Tjiuee Uanivi (1990) Namibian - rugby player. 

Johannes Nambala (1991) Namibian - paralympic track and field athlete.

Deon Hotto (1990) Namibian - footballer. 

Joslin Kamatuka (1991) Namibian - footballer.  

Willy Stephanus (1991) Namibian - footballer.  

Larry Horaeb (1991) Namibian - footballer. 

Petrus Shitembi (1992) Namibian - footballer. 

Hendrik Somaeb (1992) Namibian - footballer. 

Des Sethie (1992) Namibian - rugby player. 

Chris Mbamba (1992) Namibian / Kenyan - footballer.

Mathias Hamunyela (1992) Namibian - boxer. 

Sadney Urikhob (1992) Namibian - footballer. 

Benson Shilongo (1992) Namibian - footballer. 

Peter Shalulile (1993) Namibian - footballer. 

Jonas Jonas (1993) Namibian - boxer. 

Wangu Gome (1993) Namibian - footballer. 

Pyry Soiri (1994) Namibian / Finnish - footballer.

Tukhula Jacobs (1994) Namibian - tennis player. 

Max Katjijeko (1995) Namibian - rugby player. 

Lesley Klim (1995) Namibian - rugby player. 

Zane Green (1996) Baster Namibian - cricketer.

Ryan Nyambe (1997) Namibian - footballer.

Isaskar Gurirab (1998) Namibian - footballer.

Chad Plato (1998) Namibian - rugby player. 

Prince ǃGaoseb (1998) Namibian - rugby player. 

Sakaria Lukas (?) Namibian - boxer.

Problematic:

Judith Mwinga (?) Namibian - model. - Has a dreamcatcher tattoo/appropriation of dreamcatchers.

[alterxgos]

starter call? starter call!

below is a complete list of my muses, even though i haven’t finished my muses pages yet. if you’d like a starter, please like ( or reblog ) this post and comment below which muse / fandom you’d like!

asoue muses!

beatrice baudelaire

beatrice baudelaire ii

bertrand baudelaire

dewey denouement

duncan quagmire

ellington feint

ernest denouement

frank denouement

friday caliban

isadora quagmire

jacques snicket

kit snicket

klaus baudelaire

lemony snicket

uncle monty

moxie mallahan

quigley quagmire

sunny baudelaire

violet baudelaire

marvel muses!

alex wilder

alexi shostakov

amadeus cho

america chavez

anya corazon

anya lishkeva ( oc )

brock rumlow

carol danvers

cassie lang

chase stein

curtis hoyle

feliks castle ( oc )

frank castle

gert yorkes

hope van dyne

james barnes

james rhodes

jane foster

jemma simmons

kamala khan

karolina dean

kate bishop

leo fitz

lily fitzsimmons ( oc )

lorna dane

luke fitzsimmons ( oc )

mapone romanova

marcos diaz

melinda may

molly hernandez

monica rambeau

morgan stark

nedezhda shostakova ( oc )

nadia pym

nico minoru

nina gurzsky

phil coulson

sam wilson

scott lang

shuri

sif

t’challa

viktor romanov ( kinda oc )

cassandra clare muses!

alastair carstairs

alec lightwood

alexei de quincy

aline penhallow

amélie pontmercy ( oc )

anna lightwood

annika kreigsmesser ( oc )

beatriz mendoza

cameron ashdown

cecily herondale

celia whitelaw ( oc )

charles buford fairchild

charlotte fairchild

christopher lightwood

clarissa “clary” fairchild

cordelia carstairs

daniel highsmith ( oc )

diego rosales

eoin leifssen ( oc )

erec kingsson

fenya kreigsmesser ( oc )

freja carsmith ( oc )

freida kreigsmesser ( oc )

gabriel lightwood

gaia erdersen ( oc )

gideon lightwood

grace blackthorn

henry branwell

isabelle lightwood

isobel konigsson ( oc )

jace herondale

jaime rosales

james “jem” carstairs

james herondale

jeremy starkweather ( oc )

jessamine lovelace

jesse blackthorn

jessica beausejours

jocelyn fairchild

jordan kyle

josiah kreigsmesser ( oc )

josiane pontmercy ( oc )

kaelie whitewillow

katherine whitelaw ( oc )

kieran kingsson

lina kreigsmesser ( oc )

louis pontmercy ( oc )

lucas whitelaw ( oc )

lucie herondale

luke garroway

luna starkweather ( oc )

lydia crews ( oc )

maia roberts

marisol ( rojes ) garza solcedo

matthew fairchild

max lightwood

oscar kreigsmesser ( oc )

rachel haynes ( oc )

rafael lightwood-bane

raphael santiago

raven ( oc )

reinhardt kreigsmesser ( oc )

robin ( oc )

saul highsmith ( oc )

sebastian verlac ( not jonathan morgernstern )

solomon highsmith ( oc )

sophie collins

sparrow ( oc )

tatiana blackthorn

tessa gray

william herondale

wren ( oc )

various muses!

abigail dudley ( the haunting of hill house )

akkarin ( magician’s guild trilogy )

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lena knowles ( sense8 oc )

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Hawkes Harbor Review

"Surely, Louisa, you are not suggesting I take Jamie to Disneyland."

After a bestselling author's work is rejected, in a move of irony & karma, Dark Shadows finds ITSELF the subject of plagiarism. And now, brought to you by the letter 'H', here is my review of Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton.

  As the legends go, the novel 'Hawkes Harbor' was originally intended to be an entry in publishers HarperCollins' Dark Shadows series. What changes were made to the storyline & characters afterwards are hard to pinpoint, but for all pretense and purposes, I chose to read this book while mentally changing each character or location to its DS counterpart:

Jamie Sommers..........Willie Loomis Kellen Quinn............Jason McGuire Grenville Hawkes...Barnabas Collins Dr. Louisa Kahne...Dr. Julia Hoffman Sophia Marie........................Josette Katie Roddendem........Maggie Evans Richard..................................Roger Lydia.................................Elizabeth Ricky.....................................David Barbara...............................Carolyn Hawkes Harbor.................Collinsport Hawkes Hall......................Old House Terrace View....................Wyndcliffe

  This comes in handy mostly because, with the exception of the 3 male leads, not many details are given regarding the other individuals mentioned in passing or who enter the storyline from time to time.

  The plot itself more or less follows Willie's storyline early on the show, with some added details & flashback accounts to his time spent with Kellen/Jason, along with a few other changes. For starters, Jamie gets more tail in a chapter of this book than Willie could ever hope to get throughout his entire run on the show. He gets it on with a rich bitch who scratches his back up; with Katie/Maggie, IMMEDIATELY after Grenville/Barnabas kidnaps her; with two girls on a cruise ship, at the same time. Hell, even the book's equivalent of Nurse Jackson climbs into bed with him to give him a pity handjob.

Whereas onscreen, I think Willie only got as far as copping a feel while holding Maggie hostage.

  And as I mentioned before, there are rather large sections of the book devoted to Jamie/Willie's backstory, which had previously been unexplored in the show's official canon. The story begins by showing Jamie/Willie, an out of wedlock child with a dying mother, being placed in an orphanage at the age of 7. There, his mother's heirloom crucifix necklace is taken away from him, hinting at his future fascination with shiny trinkets. In his adulthood, he enlists in the Navy & later befriends Kellen/Jason after defeating two Hawaiian men in a brawl.

  For the years to follow, Kellen & Jamie primarly travel together on the high seas, makin' cons, makin' scams & fightin' round the world. During the course of their adventures: Jamie is accused of rape by a rich heiress who seduced him; Kellen tells a story where the punchline involves a frozen sausage; and the two are robbed by pirates while a shark attacks Jamie as he dives for a ruby.

After their resources are dried out, the duo end up back in the states in the town of Hawkes Harbor, Delaware/Collinsport, Maine. Which, of course, is where these characters were introduced on Dark Shadows. But since this isn't suppose to be a Dark Shadows novel, some of the details have been mixed around. For starters, instead of Kellen being Lydia/Elizabeth's husband's two-timing friend, HE is her husband. They were married overseas while Lydia/Elizabeth was working as a nurse for the war. After the marriage went sour, Kellen took a buyout to produce a death certificate, vanish & allow her to go back to her family as a widow.

  Posing as the brother of Lydia's late husband, Kellen moves into the grand family mansion & collects clothes & money while Jamie stays at a boarding house nearby. There, he befriends one of the workers: Katie Roddendem/Maggie Evans, as well as her little sister Trisha(/Amy, perhaps?) & their mother, Mrs Pivens (who seems to be playing the role of Mrs Johnson, as evidenced by this line: "Well, my landlady, Mrs Pivens, she liked me. Don't ask me why-'cept she had a son around my age, he turned out bad. I guess she wanted to believe guys like us were good, deep down somewhere.") Ricky Hawkins/David also forms a bond with Jamie & later tells him of buried pirate treasures located in the caves of a nearby island, said to be haunted.

  With just that information to go on, Jamie foolishly goes a treasure huntin' & unchains a coffin revealing vampire Grenville Hawkes/Barnabas Collins. Grenville, who's sounds more like a chain of motels than a scary vampire, puts Jamie under his power & to work on restoring Hawkes Hall/Old House. Now, it is worth mentioning that some changes were made to Grenville, from the Barnabas we all know & love/hate. Most notably, Jamie describes him as being around the age of 50, with no trying to pretend that the middle aged vampire was 25 when confined in a coffin. In addition, Grenville has had *gasp* MULTIPLE wives! One of which produced an offspring named William, which is perhaps a nod to the our protagonist's original name. Guess William also dodged a bullet in that he wasn't named Bramwell.

  Some time after Gren's first wife passes on, he marries a young woman by the name of Sophia Marie/Josette. Soon afterwards, Grenville finds himself turned into one of the living dead. Sophia/Josette is all too anxious to join him in being eternally damned, but unfortunately for her, Bizarro-Barnabas will have none of that & decides chokes a bitch instead. Fast forward a few centuries and Grenville spots Katie/Maggie & makes up his mind that he wants Sophia/Josette to be a bloodsucking creature of the night after all! But here's where it gets WEIRD.

  Instead of slowly brainwashing Katie into believing she IS Sophia, he plans to have Sophia's spirit, who just happens to be hanging around Hawkes Hall for no good reason, inhabit her body. I guess just like in 'Ghost', when Patrick Swayze jumps into Whoopi Goldberg or something. So, Gren attacks Katie & leaves her alone in the Hawkes Hall long enough for Jamie to find her, allowing THIS exchange to take place:

"Jamie," she said suddenly. "Make love to me." "W-w-what?" he stammered, drawing back from her, searching her eyes. "Make love to me. Now."

  Yep, you've only got mere moments to escape, but why not do the nasty instead? I mean, it's not like an angry jealous killer vampire could walk in at any second or anything! Actually you know what? If I didn't believe it was impossible, I think Willie Loomis himself wrote this book. That's right, after hearing about his parallel time self being a famous writer, he thought to himself 'Well, why can't I do that?' And then he proceeded to write a thinly disguised biography of his life, giving everyone a different name & changing the events to the way he thought they SHOULD have happened!

Oh & here's another kicker, Katie/Maggie claims to be a virgin. Ha! Yeah, I know Joe is always shown sleeping on the couch in the show, but I've figured that was because Sam had a short fuse & a shotgun handy amidst his paintbrushes, just in case someone dared to lay a finger on his daughter. Trust me, if Maggie's a virgin, then Carolyn's in the freakin' convent. So Katie is saying that she wants her first roll in the hay to be with pretty boy Jamie instead of Count Hawkins. Actually I wonder if Grenville is even capable of performing such an act. Usually vampires in popular culture are as dead below the waist as the rest of their bodies, & Barnabas never seemed to be any exception. Sure he was interested in anything under 30 with a vagina who walked within his line of vision. But as a vampire, he never showed an interest in sinking anything except his fangs into a young lady.

  But, getting back to our story. Jamie & Katie are engaging in some fluffy coitus. They kiss, they cry, they climax together. Cherubs come down from the heavens & sing. Then Grenny shows up & doesn't seem to show any reaction to the fact that some hard core nookie just took place in that very room. But no matter to that, because Grenville has to deliver some corny dialogue to his sweetie:

  "Come, my heart, " the low voice beseeched the air. "Come and join me."

  "All right!" (All right! Let's get this party started!) Jamie shouted as he struggled back up. "You go ahead and do this, kill Katie, I can't stop you. I seen people kill before-for money, God, or country, and you with your 'necessity for existence.' I even did it myself once. But don't you call it love! This isn't love!"

  After that speech, I half expected Jamie to break out into song, but instead Sophia Marie talks through Katie, forming a ghostly glow over her body. The lovers embrace, kiss, cry, the cherubs come back for an encore & Sophia Marie/Josette basically tells Grenville that although she loves him, they can't really be together like this. A ghost & a vampire together? Might make for a decent mid season replacement sitcom, but doesn't lend itself to being very practical for real life.

  So with Katie now useless, Grenville tells Jamie to get rid of her. Maybe he just meant to dump her in the trashcan out back for pickup, but Jamie takes Katie & runs for the hills. And who should see them on their way, but a Sheriff Patterson/Joe Haskell hybrid known as Mitch Morgan. To make matters worse, Katie is Mitch's main squeeze & she's been missing for awhile. Mighty Mitch takes aim & Jamie gets 3 bullets in his back, as opposed to Super-Willie who recieved FIVE & recovered in record time!

  From there, Jamie is taken to a criminal insane ward & later transferred to Terrace View/Wyndcliffe under the request of Grenville & Dr. Louisa Kahne/Dr. Julia Hoffman. This is where the majority of the story takes place in the forms of flashbacks & remembrances while a physician named Dr. McDevitt conducts therapy sessions with Jamie. Which is an affective tool for storytelling, but I wouldn't really buy as being able to take place. Think about it. Would Julia really allow anyone to ask Willie questions, taking the risk that he might reveal something? Frankly, I've always imagined Willie as being kept heavily medicated & isolated in his room while at Wyndcliffe.

Oh, & while it's not even brought up until much later in the novel, you should know that, much like on the show, Kellen/Jason became worm food some time before Jamie got shot. Worse yet, instead of Grenville merely using Barnabas's trusted M.O. of strangling someone to death, here Grenville drinks all the blood from Kellen's body. And then orders Jamie to stake his friend to prevent him from rising as a vampire. Adding yet another thing to give Jamie nightmares at night.

  After several months of being at Terrace View/Wyndcliffe, in following the storyline of Dark Shadows, Jamie/Willie is released into the care of Grenville & Dr. Louisa Kahne/Dr. Julia Hoffman, against the wishes of Dr. McDevitt. Grenville is magically now 99.9% vampire free but it's still alluded to that he needs shovels for misdeeds, which are never fully explained in detail. Meanwhile, Jamie has become the Boo Radley of Hawkes Harbor, with small children throwing rocks at him. And on top of that, from his ordeal & time spent in the institution, he's become greatly addicted to prescription drugs.

  Following Jamie accidentally ODing on his pills, Louisa/Julia finally gets it through her thick wig that Jamie just may have problems & observes he's likely suffering from Stockholm syndrome. Although since this takes place in 1968 & that term will not be conceived until 1973, I guess Louisa took some trips to the future that we didn't know about. She suggests that Grenville should take him someplace to relax while he is gradually reduced from his meds, to which he reacts with this line:

  "Surely, Louisa, you are not suggesting I take Jamie to Disneyland."

  Oh man, I'd pay good money to see Barnabas & Willie in Disneyland! Can you imagine it? Within the first 24 hours, Willie will have beaten up Goofy & been banned for life from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride while Barnabas has already made plans to kidnap Snow White & turn her into his new Josette!

But unfortunately for us, Louisa/Julia has other plans in mind.

  "Richard was saying..." she began. His look warned her he had little interest in what his cousin had to say, but she went on. "The Collins shipping industry needed to look into passenger cruises. They are the wave of the future-You know Roger and his puns."

(That above line is NOT a typo, by the way. For two sentences they let the names 'Collins' & 'Roger' slip through without changing them!)

  "No," Grenville said. "No."   "Of course he offered to go. But you could investigate for yourself. And it's not unusual for a man of your position and background to travel with a valet."

  So, Grenville & Jamie are off to the high seas in a high class cruise ship. Jamie manages to come down off his drug dependency while he spends his vacation having nonstop threesome with 2 babes who hang on him like bark on a tree. Grenville also finds time to cheat on Louisa/Julia score with an older lady by the name of Leslie while on board. This leads to another quotable line:

  "So Grenville," Jamie said conversationally, "yours give good head?"

Greetings from Commodore Cruise Line! Wish you were here. Love, Jamie.

  Yep, Jamie/Willie & Grenville/Barnabas discussing oral sex. An area most fan fiction writers wouldn't even dare venture towards. But all good things must come to an end, including the boy's pleasure cruise & they return to Hawkes Harbor with Jamie greatly improved & more confident in himself. In time, he becomes a productive member of society, working odd jobs & donating his services to schools & charities.

  The book then flashes forward 10 years where Jamie has become Harvey Lacey & lives a content comfortable life with his former captor. That Christmas, Grenville 'Last of the Big Time Spenders' Hawkins gives him a quilt. Jamie gets to enjoy it for exactly one night before a deer crashes into the car while he's driving Grenville home. He dies moments later & meets Kellen/Jason in heaven. Kellen claims that Jamie's act of lighting a candle & saying a prayer, allowed him into a much less fiery accommodation in the afterlife, but personally I think he just had some dirt on God & blackmailed his way through the pearly gates. The two sail off into the sunset of the great beyond. The End.

  So that's the book. It has its pros & its cons, but it actually might have been much better if released as originally written, with the characters' names, places & events as we know them still intact. If you are familiar with Dark Shadows, it's impossible not to associate the book with it & become annoyed with some of the changes. While if you're NOT acquainted with the show, you're very likely to read the novel not being completely clear of the characters' personalities or motivations. It's really a no win situation.

  In general, I like the way Jamie is written. But I think he's made out to be too much of a Gary Stu in some parts of the book. For one thing, Jamie is written as being primarily well liked by anyone he comes across, whereas this is certainly not the case for Willie. Early on, he insults & gets into fights with nearly anyone he meets. Jamie acts as an older brother towards Ricky & Trisha while Willie is mostly seen just throwing David's ass out of the Old House. The character of Katie is deeply fond of Jamie, going as far to name one of her sons after him. Regarding Maggie & Willie, early on she deeply despises him as he continually comes on to her, even when she makes it perfectly clear that she is not interested. After he is shot & she comes to believe in his innocence, her feeling towards him becomes one of friendship. But it's still more of a commiserative manner rather than romantic as Willie would like to believe. Often her interactions with him come off as if she's dealing with a child or slow minded adult.

  And in turn, I think many of the secondary characters seem to have been made less likable, perhaps to make Jamie even more of the hero. The Hawkeses are described in brief as simply a family of rich snobs. Richard/Roger has to be taken to detox clinics, Barbara/Carolyn gets involved in one scandle after another. Granted the Collins themselves were far from perfect, but never near the level of arrogant highbrows as they are presented here as the Hawkeses.

  Dr. Louisa Kahne is also written as a very flawed individual. In addition to being extremely controlling towards Jamie, it is mentioned by Dr. McDevitt that Louisa barely has any medical training or knowedge & yet goes around acting as a doctor. And while I'm not gonna defend Julia's treatment of Willie which ranges from small acts of kindness to being a complete bitch, I think it's unfair to quickly write her up as an unqualified quack. Her Doctor Feelgood reputation of passing out sedatives like Halloween candy precedes her, but Julia has been shown treating vampirism & creating an artifical person, & seems able to handle whatever injury or emergency is thrown at her on a daily basis.

But while we're on the subject of the Queen of Barbiturates, I do want to discuss a subject which I thought the book did well in covering. Which is in dealing with Jamie's health & mental state. On Dark Shadows, after Willie is shot enough times to kill a person two times over & regains consciousness from his coma, he is shown as being in a great amount of pain. And furthermore, he appears to have undergone a complete mental breakdown. Showing signs of amnesia (whether genuine or as a protective defense), he seems to have regressed to his state after being attacked by Barnabas, begging for it not to be dark & for no one to hurt him.

  When we next see Willie a few months later at Wyncliffe, he claims to be physically strong as ever, but is still showing occasional signs of delusions, bad decisions, as well as sparks of his old mean demeanor that was repressed after being bitten. Miraculously, following his release, his mental state actually seems to improve over time, even while he is seen getting thrown into one dangerous situation after another. This I've always found hard to believe, especially considering Willie's parental caregivers rarely give him a thought of concern at all.

Willie: (After being forced to dig up a corpse & bring it back to the Old House) "You know, every time I touched it I felt sick. When I came back here I couldn't even go to sleep. I put it down here & I went to my room & I just lay there, Barnabas!" Barnabas: "Well, next time Julia will give you a sedative."

  Yeah, I don't find it hard to picture Willie becoming dependent on painkillers & tranquilizers with his environment or the health problems that would come from 5 bullets in the back. But by this point, Willie mainly served as a background character, carrying out duties for Barnabas & Julia, with limited insight into his own personal life, or lack thereof. After all, what reason did the writers have to give his character a story arc of his own, when the viewers seemed content with watching Barnabas repeatedly pine on a lost love or mope over his vampire state?

  But that's where its the viewer's job to watch, observe, read between the lines & ponder the untapped stories, feelings & adventures for characters who remain a mystery. And for that, despite some of the book's shortcomings, S.E. Hinton has done a respectable job in trying to make the reader better understand the character of Willie Loomis. Or Jamie Sommers, as she chooses to call him. Or if nothing else, I'm at least thankful that the author wanted to give Willie his moment in the spotlight.

[hellandbackhq]

EVENT 008 | CONCLUSION

Although those at the party felt like they had been trapped inside forever, it had actually only been about two hours. But with every minute that passed, people were getting more desperate to bring back their loved ones. It wasn’t looking like the basilisk controller was going to give up until he had everyone on the list and citizens of Beacon Hills were determined to get them. The wolfsbane had gotten to their hands- everything had been going according to plan. That is, until Jack Foster and Lydia Martin came up with a plan of their own. An arrow mixed with basilisk venom was shot at the snake, and it was something the controller did not see coming.

The venom made the basilisk fall to the ground and while doing so, it knocked out the trail of venom that was surrounding the hostages. Every single one of them managed to escape unharmed. And with that, the controller was whistling for the basilisk. It slithered away immediately and the lights turned back on. The familiar voice from earlier echoed through the speakers.

Congratulations! You have all survived the black-light party. I do hope you enjoyed your night. This may not have been the outcome I was expecting but I’m pleased that your loved ones have been returned safely. Please don’t forget, however, that I am still in control. Now more than ever. Your friends may be safe for now but that doesn’t mean this is over. I will continue to control this town for as long as those mentioned earlier roam the streets. You may bring them back to the church- dead or alive- at any time. Once they are all wiped out, the town can be safe for good. Once again for those of you who forgot, I will read off the names of the people I want.

Lydia Martin, Jackson Whittemore, Stiles Stilinski, Avery Frost, William Stark, Talia Black, Nate Sinclair, Ariel Hale, Anastasia Vasiliev, Kira Yukimura, Juliet Raeken, Kai Argent, Allison Argent, and Alexander Collins.

My new friend Jack Foster has also been added to this list. And I’m extending this to anyone who is seen helping or being associated with these people. Friends, family. Bring them all to me. Remember that I am not the enemy. They are. These people are responsible for everything that’s happened in this town. One way or another, they’re connected. I’ll be seeing you soon.

And with that, the doors to the church flung open. The mountain ash barrier that surrounded the building had disappeared and anything that blocked the police from entering was now gone as well. There was an eerie feeling in the air as people were reunited with friends and family. Half the town had just tried to kill each other- and the hit list still stood. Would they try to eliminate those in Beacon Hills that were wanted now that the wolfsbane was out of their system?

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[cursivebloodlines]

Muse: Lydia Collins

Open to: M/F/NB, Mutuals & Non Mutuals

Connection/Scenario: Any, all and probably could work as a first meeting too. Pretty self-explanatory!

Edited with Beta | Open Starters Tag | @indiestarter

The weather was already dire and Lydia should have known better than to go outside without an umbrella. After coming back home yesterday, it occurred to her that there wasn’t all that much stocked up food-wise. So, she took it upon herself to go shopping for some groceries. Carrying a couple of heavy, plastic bags in each hand, part of her wished that she had taken her car instead of deciding to walk. Sure, there was the option to call a cab but it was pointless now as she could see her apartment building in sight. Taking quick strides along the sidewalk, tightening her grip on the bags, she continued to remind herself that she was almost there. Her walking came to a screeching halt as the heavy bags she’d been carrying suddenly felt… weightless.  One look at the ground confirmed her fears, along with the sound that came along with the contents of her bags falling to the ground. A groan emitted from her lips as she sighed, cursing at herself for lacking common sense in the first instance. “Congratulations, Lydia. You’ve been home for no less than twenty four hours and you’ve already managed to make a mess,” She muttered sarcastically to herself, brushing some of her wringing wet hair away from her face and behind her ear. “This is completely fine. Never wanted those eggs anyway,” Lydia added with a sardonic smile as she slowly bent down in an attempt to try and collect some of her stuff together. The items that weren’t smashed across the pavement, that is.

[cursivebloodlines]

Muse: Lydia Collins

Open to: M/F/NB | Mutuals & Non Mutuals

Suggested Connection: Colleagues, friend, significant other, ex, or any relation trying to tear her away from work for like 5 minutes lmao. Honestly, anything works if these don't suffice!

Made with Beta editor. | Open starters tag| @indiestarter (Note any starters prior to this one will have been made with legacy; let me know if you want me to repost with beta.)

It was getting late, and to nobody's surprise, Lydia was still at work. There was something about this case that just wasn't making sense. The science wasn't adding up. They were missing something. Not her, but the police obviously - she was just the forensic pathologist. But she always got way too invested in her work which tended to get her in a bit of trouble. However, she was great at her job; anyone with a pulse knew that. She often helped with suggestions others wouldn't think of. It made her feel good, feel useful. The woman was sat at her desk in deep concentration, brows furrowed as she sifted through case files and test results. There was a piece missing, but what?

The sound of footsteps trotting down the corridor caused her to cease her train of thought and the woman looked up cautiously. Tension weighed on her shoulders, causing Lydia to stand up slowly, as if any sudden movement would let an onslaught of chaos ensue. Waiting with bated breath, she eyed the door as it opened. A moment later, she released a sigh of relief, seeing the familiar person at the door. "Oh, it's just you." That could've been taken either way, positively or negatively; one could never quite tell with Lydia. "Who let you in? What are you doing here?"

[cursivebloodlines]

MUSE: Lydia Collins

OPEN TO: M/F/NB, Mutuals & Non-Mutuals

PLOT/CONNECTION SUGGESTIONS:  Basically, Lydia's father is a piece of shit who's involved in a lot of shady stuff and criminal activity. She's found out via evidence in one of her cases linking to him. Now, she's gone rogue in search of answers and she's being reckless about it lmao. Connection posibilities are endless! Stranger, friend, significant other, wrong place/wrong time, an innocent person whereby Lydia clearly got something wrong in her plans, someone she works with, someone who’s involved in her father’s criminal antics (who could possibly be betraying her?), someone who sought her out for their own personal reasons, someone who found out about her plans and either wants to help or stop her.

CREATED WITH: Beta editor

@indiestarter | Open Starters Tag

Lydia could have sworn she heard footsteps in the building. Her heart pounded. A moment passed. She waited with bated breath. Waited for what? Something. Anything that gave her an indication that either whatever was waiting at the other side of the door had either left, or was prepared to give as good as she got. Slipping her hand into her bag, she pulled out the gun carefully, slinging her bag over her shoulder as she clutched the weapon in her hands. It wasn’t a question about where she acquired the gun from. After all, it was about knowing the right type of people to ask, which luckily for her, she did. Although she had no desire to use it, it was for her own protection. After all, she didn’t know what her father had in store for her - that was, if he even knew that she was on to him. But she couldn’t take her chances, and she couldn’t be defenseless. There was the option of informing someone of her plans but it was too risky; she couldn’t guarantee their safety, nor did she want their blood on her hands if things went down that rocky road. That, and she didn’t know who she could trust to keep it between them. It was her father, her family, and it was up to her to do something about it.

Another moment passed. Lydia couldn’t wait any longer. It was truly now or never. Without a second thought, Lydia kicked the door open with all of her might, letting it slam against the wall as she stormed into the room, gun pointed at the person in front of her. “Stop what you’re doing right now.” She instructed vehemently, glaring at the person before her. “Now, put your hands up and move to the side a little. Don’t you dare try and pull any fast ones on me, because I will shoot. Without hesitation.” The woman spoke through gritted teeth, trying to keep her motions still and steady, forcing conviction into every word without trying to question herself. 

[cursivebloodlines]

MUSE: Lydia Collins

OPEN TO: M/F/NB 25+ | Mutuals & Non-Mutuals

SCENARIO: "I gave you the most heartfelt love letter, but you gave it back to me with spelling and punctuation corrections?!" (She's the one correcting it!)

CREATED WITH: Beta

@indiestarter | Open Starters Tag

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lydia had never been one to mince her words and she had no intention of doing it then either. When they had passed her the letter, she merely assumed it was to give it a once over. To check it. So she did, crossing out parts of sentences, scribbling alternative suggestions, etc. She had been left to come to her own conclusion, and that was all. How was she supposed to know it was intended for her, specifically? That thought never even crossed her mind, not once even as she read it, not really digesting the meaning of the content. After all, it had seemed so personal. Too personal for her eyes, she'd rather choke on her own vomit, so she figured it was best to take an objective approach. Lydia was thorough and as sad as it sounded, she enjoyed reading things over to correct them.

"Did you not want me to read that over for you? Why else would you give it to me?" She asked incredulously, the initial, accomplished smile that painted her lips soon faded to... confusion, and perplexity. Even a little bit of annoyance. "You should be more specific instead of throwing that thing in my face with no explanation."

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MUSE: Lydia Collins

OPEN TO: M/F/NB | Mutuals & Non-Mutuals

SCENARIO/CONNECTION IDEAS: After delving too deep into one of her cases, something happened that almost cost Lydia her life and the lives of others - perhaps even those she cares about, Lydia took it upon herself to go completely off the radar without trace with a little help from some friends. Most likely Logan tbh since he has a lot of technical know-how to make someone disappear. It's been over a year since anyone last saw her. Your muse has gone to lengths to track her down for any reason (up to you!). Possible ideas but NOT limited to: Maybe your muse was a part of whatever went down and needs her help with another case because it's important (e.g. it involves someone important/close to her/your muse or there's a lot at stake etc). Your muse could be there on assignment, or on someone else's behalf or maybe they're warning her of danger. Or it could be as simple as wanting to make sure she was alive. The options are endless; if none of those suggestions suit you, feel free to come up with an alternative! Platonic & romantic connections (or ex connections etc) are welcome!

CREATED WITH: Beta

@indiestarter | Open Starters Tag

She knew it was too good to be true. It had been well over a year since the incident and Lydia had gone to extremities to ensure she would not be found, even persuading her friend to eliminate any trace of her. For so long, she managed to stay on the down low. It had taken a while for Lydia to find her footing but she was surviving. What mattered most was that she was safe – as were the people she cared about. Despite her best efforts to leave the past behind, it wasn’t enough. It always somehow managed to sneak its way out often before she even knew about it. Nothing ever stayed missing, after all. The moment they turned up, that became all too apparent.

Still loitering by the front door, the woman was torn between wanting to let the familiar face in and half tempted to shut the door in front of their face. On one hand, it was nice to see someone she actually knew... but it also physically pained her because it was a reminder of what she left behind, of whom she'd left behind when she decided to go awol. "Who told you I was here? How did you find me?" she asked suspiciously, the tone of her voice would have been sharp if it weren't for the slight waver. Maybe it was the shock of it all, perhaps? That someone had managed to track her down? A blast from the past? "If you've come all this way to persuade me to go back then you need to just...turn around and go home now. I can't - I'm never going back," she told them firmly, her posture stiff as she looked at them.

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Below you will find a list of all starters for the last 30 days. Please make sure you are replying to 2 starters before posting your own, and focus on starters with 10 or less notes.

October Starters

October 18-24

Axel Lenox (6 notes)

Patrick Ross (27 notes)

Petra Cromwell (8 notes)

Anastasia Hill (5 notes)

Nicole Balliol (1 note) - Farmer's Market

Jasmine Harris (3 notes) - Listening Party

October 11-17

Rosalie Collins (18 notes)

Mariana Florez (17 notes)

Kennedy Simpson (10 notes)

Logan Slater (7 notes)

October 4-10

Brooke Barlow (12 notes)

Pogue O'Connor (13 notes)

Lydia Brown (19 notes)

Illiana Fuentes (17 notes)

Kinsley Argent (10 notes) - Sunday Funday

Paris Astor (10 notes) - Sunday Funday

Jax King (13 notes) - Sunday Funday

Isabella Santos (15 notes)

Calliope Adams (8 notes) - Farmer's Market

Ocean Simmons (12 notes)

Gwen Baker (17 notes) - Farmer's Market

Sienna Johnson (14 notes)

September 27 - October 3

Maverick Anderson (16 notes)

Tanner Sommers (36 notes)

Elena Dawson (12 notes)

Tyler Dupont (33 notes)

Marc Hall (31 notes)