#madeleine holden

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THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER! Eartha Kitt lounges in her deck chair in the sun, dipping her toes in the pool with Toshiro Mifune and sipping a brightly colored fruity something with an umbrella in it.

Far below in the shadow realm, however, the fallen hotties dance in the dark—let's take a minute to look back at them under the cut.

PRELIM PRETTIES:

Claude Gensac, Silvia Pinal, Ewa Aulin, Rita Tushingham, Annette Funicello, Norma Bengell, Catherine Spaak, Brigitte Auber, Micheline Presle, Nanette Fabray, Libertad Lamarque, Vera Miles, Martha Raye, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Mayo, Elizabeth Allan, Belle Bennet, Virginia Cherill, Mary Brian, Ruth Chatterton, Agnes Ayres, Merna Kennedy, Marie Prevost, Corinne Griffith, May Allison, Virginia Brown Faire, Alice Brady, and Jetta Goudal

ROUND ONE WONDERS:

Angie Dickinson, Thelma Ritter, Geraldine Chaplin, Evelyn Preer, Vanessa Brown, Betty Blythe, Susan Hayward, Mae Clarke, Sally Ann Howes, Ossi Oswalda, Adrienne La Russa, Hermione Gingold, Barbara Bouchet, Melina Mercouri, Anna Karina, Edwige Fenech, Charmian Carr, Pina Pellicer, Marlène Jobert, Tsuru Aoki, Alice Roberts, Leila Hyams, Lady Tsen Mei, Geneviève Bujold, Dolores Hart, Anita Berber, Bonita Granville, Vonetta McGee, Claire Windsor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Tuesday Weld, Grace Darmond, Carol Channing, Deanna Durbin, Laraine Day, Mariette Hartey, Wendy Hiller, Candy Darling, Hermione Baddely, Valeria Creti, Ella Raines, Ann Miller, Dana Wynter, Dalida, Martine Beswick, Gale Storm, Simone Signoret, Cristina Gaioni, Mabel Normand, Stéphane Audran, Ruth Weyher, Anna Wiazemsky, Ann Sheridan, Sandhya Shantaram, Alice White, Anne Francis, Gena Rowlands, Lyda Borelli, May Whitty, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Walter, Virna Lisi, Barbara Shelley, Iris Hall, Heather Angel, Anne Shirley, Joanna Pettet, Virginia O'Brien, Joan Collins, Greer Garson, Gracie Allen, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Shirley Maclaine, Geraldine Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Hamilton, Eva Gabor, Francesca Bertini, Julie Adams, Olga Baclanova, Misa Uehara, Yvette Vickers, Milena Dravić, Jenny Jugo, Madeleine Carroll, Benita Hume, Olive Borden, Shirley Jones, Miyoshi Umeki, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Mary Anderson, Charlotte Greenwood, Sybil Seely, Mona Barrie, Kathryn Grayson, Katharine Ross, Madge Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Sally Gray, Jana Brejchová, Debra Paget, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Evelyn Brent, Zelma O'Neal, Marie Laforêt, Türkan Şoray, Beatriz Costa, Irene Zazians, Eleanor Powell, Susan Luckey, Patsy Kelly, Lil Dagover, Norma Talmadge, Dorothy Mackaill, Madge Evans, Virginia McKenna, Amália Rodrigues, Mamie Van Doren, Valerie Hobson, Isabel Jeans, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Claire Luce, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Nieves Navarro Garcia, Janet Leigh, Carmen Miranda, Jean Harlow, Aud Egedge-Nissen, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Garvin, Frances Farmer, Lizabeth Scott, Joan Greenwood, Una Merkel, Arlene Francis, Ethel Merman, Doris Day, Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Carolyn Jones, June Richmond, Eva Nil, Diana Dors, Anna Chang, Colleen Moore, Alexis Smith, Yvette Mimieux, Ruby Keeler, Viola Dana, Dolores Grey, Marie Windsor, Danielle Darieux, Jean Parker, Julie Christie, Acquanetta, Leatrice Joy, Ghita Nørby, Julie Newmar, Joanne Woodward, Sandra Dee, Eva Marie Saint, Simone Simon, Katherine Dunham, Birgitte Price, Lee Grant, Anita Page, Flora Robson, Martha Sleeper, Elsie Ames, Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Burke, Linden Travers, Diane Baker, Joan Davis, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney, Marie Dressler, June Lockhart, Emmanuelle Riva, Libertad Leblanc, Susannah Foster, Susan Fleming, Dolores Costello, Ann Smyrner, Luise Rainer, Anna Massey, Evelyn Ankers, Ruth Gordon, Eva Dahlbeck, Ansa Ikonen, Diana Wynyard, Patricia Neal, Etta Lee, Gloria Stuart, Arletty, Dorothy McGuire, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Maria Schell, Lili Damita, Ethel Moses, Gloria Holden, Kay Thompson, Jeanne Crain, Edna May Oliver, Lili Liliana, Ruth Chatterton, Giulietta Masina, Claire Bloom, Dinah Sheridan, Carroll Baker, Brenda de Banzie, Milú, Hertha Thiele, Hanka Ordonówna, Lillian Roth, Jane Powell, Carol Ohmart, Betty Garrett, Kalina Jędrusik, Edana Romney, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kay Kendall, Ruth Hussey, Véra Clouzot, Jadwiga Smosarska, Marge Champion, Mary Astor, Ann Harding, María Casares, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mildred Natwick, Michèle Morgan, Romy Schneider, Elisabeth Bergner, Celeste Holm, Betty Hutton, Susan Peters, Mehtab, Leslie Caron, Anna Sten, Janet Munro, Nataša Gollová, Eve Arden, Ida Lupino, Regina Linnanheimo, Sonja Henie, and Terry (what a good girl)

ROUND TWO BEAUTIES:

Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Todd, Tura Satana, Helen Gibson, Maureen O'Hara, Rocío Dúrcal, Mary Nolan, Lois Maxwell, Maggie Smith, Zulma Faiad, Ursula Andress, Musidora, Delphine Seyrig, Marian Marsh, Leatrice Joy, Sharon Tate, Pina Menichelli, Teresa Wright, Shelley Winters, Lee Remick, Jane Wyman, Martita Hunt, Barbara Bates, Susan Strasberg, Marie Bryant, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Rosalind Russell, Vanessa Redgrave, Brigitte Helm, Gloria Grahame, Rosemary Clooney, Bebe Daniels, Constance Bennett, Lilian Bond, Ann Dvorak, Jeanette Macdonald, Pouri Banayi, Raquel Welch, Vilma Bánky, Dorothy Malone, Olive Thomas, Celia Johnson, Moira Shearer, Priscilla Lane, Dolores del Río, Ann Sothern, Françoise Rosay, June Allyson, Carole Lombard, Jeni Le Gon, Takako Irie, Barbara Steele, Claudette Colbert, Lalita Pawar, Asta Nielsen, Sandra Milo, Maria Montez, Mae West, Alma Rose Aguirre, Bibi Andersson, Joan Blondell, Anne Bancroft, Elsa Lanchester, Nita Naldi, Suchitra Sen, Dorothy Van Engle, Elisabeth Welch, Esther Williams, Loretta Young, Margueritte De La Motte, Ita Rina, Constance Talmadge, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Bedford, Josette Day, Stefania Sandrelli, Jane Russell, Doris Dowling, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Donna Reed, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Billie Burke, Kyōko Kagawa, Françoise Dorléac, Hend Rostom, Monica Vitti, Lilian Harvey, Marjorie Main, Jeanne Moreau, Lola Flores, Ann Blyth, Janet Gaynor, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Sullavan, Sadhana, Ruby Myers, Lotus Long, Honor Blackman, Marsha Hunt, Debbie Reynolds, Michèle Mercier, Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Judy Holliday, Tippi Hedren, Susse Wold, Vera-Ellen, Carmelita González, Nargis Dutt, Purnima, Harriet Andersson, Yvonne De Carlo, Miroslava Stern, Sheila Guyse, Helen, Margaret Dumont, Betty Grable, Joan Bennett, Jane Greer, Judith Anderson, Liv Ullman, Vera Zorina, Joan Fontaine, Silvana Mangano, and Lee Ya-Ching

ROUND THREE ELECTRIFIERS:

Jean Hagen, Sumiko Mizukubo, Mary Philbin, Ann-Margret, Margaret Rutherford, Claudia Cardinale, Eleanor Parker, Jessie Matthews, Theresa Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Alla Nazimova, Faye Dunaway, Marion Davies, Anna Magnani, Theda Bara, Myrna Loy, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Hideko Takamine, France Nuyen, Claudine Auger, Miriam Hopkins, Maylia Fong, Samia Gamal, Maude Fealy, Machiko Kyō, Sharmila Tagore, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Juanita Moore, Anna Fougez, Waheeda Rehman, Ruan Lingyu, Nina Mae McKinney, Ethel Waters, Nadira, Olivia de Havilland, Abbey Lincoln, Louise Beavers, Agnes Moorehead, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, Maria Falconetti, Reiko Sato, Marie Doro, Clara Bow, Margaret Lindsay, Catherine Denueve, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rosaura Revueltas, Hu Die, Mary Pickford, Fredi Washington, Louise Brooks, Leonor Maia, Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Vivien Leigh, Francine Everett, Savitri, Tita Merello, and Meena Kumari

ROUND FOUR STUNNERS:

Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marilyn Monroe, Irene Papas, Lupe Vélez, Pola Negri, Gene Tierney, Barbara Stanwyck, Gina Lollobrigida, Lena Horne, Nutan, Jean Seberg, Kim Novak, Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Darnell, Julie Andrews, Carmen Sevilla, Gloria Swanson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Anita Ekberg, Toshia Mori, Deborah Kerr, Hazel Scott, Chelo Alonso, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kwan, Devika Rani, Shima Iwashita, and Anouk Aimée

ROUND FIVE SMOKESHOWS:

Setsuko Hara, Pearl Bailey, Joan Crawford, Madhubala, Marpessa Dawn, Keiko Awaji, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Xia Meng, Suraiya, Natalie Wood, María Félix, and Mbissine Thérèse Diop

ROUND SIX SEXY LADIES:

Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Vyjyanthimala, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ingrid Bergman

QUARTER FINALIST GLAMAZONS:

Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Lauren Bacall

SEMIFINALIST ICONS:

Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll

FINALIST FABULOSITY:

Hedy Lamarr

ULTIMATE CHAMPION OF THE HOT & VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN TOURNAMENT:

Eartha Kitt

[eemcintyre]

Hypothetical names I would bestow upon hypothetical children

Lots of vintage and Southern flair to be found

Amelia

Amelie

Amy

April

Autumn

Bridget

Chanel

Charlotte

Chloe

Daisy

Delaney

Eloise

Evanna

Faye

Harlow

Ilona

Jacqueline

Jane

Janis

January

Joplin

Juliet

Kumiko

Lana

Luna

Madeleine

Michelle

Natalie

Page

Rose

Rosemary

Tamlyn

Vera-Ellen

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Adrian

Andrew

Asher

Bridger

Charlie

Clay

Cruise

Drew

Edward

Forest

Gage

Gerard

Graham

Hayden

Holden

Kaden

Kelly

Knox

Jay

Julian

Lachlan

Lawton

Leland

Maxwell

Nicholas

Patrick

Rainier

River

Rustin

Ryder

Smith

Tate

Waylon

[cspasfan15]

TDA Orlando Predictions

Mini female

Top 20: navy Forrest, Elizabeth pugach, Amaya Rodriguez, Ella venerio, mila simunic, tinsley Wallace, Lainey Hess, Elliana macioce, Harper schwalb, Emma semtak, Reese braga, Marley Evans

Top 10: remi hilson, Antonia demartinis, Mikaela florez, leighton white, Amelia burres, lyric Simmons, Zoe ynguanzo

Top 3: Avery Altobelli, Sylvie win Szyndlar, Aliya yen, sienna dipietro

Mini Male

Top 3: jay ramos-Rivera, Rory Ross, Hudson Matthew’s, Isaiah santos

Junior Female

Top 20: Kendall brown, cydnee Abbott, Reagan Hess, Bianca rebellto, Elsie sandall, lily hackney, Estelle newsom, Leilani lawlor, Sara von rotz, Regan gerena

Top 10: olivia rose toneguzzo, madeleine shen, keringtyn spencer, ruby Arnold,Samantha geller, Berkeley scifres, Isabella zhong, Camila giraldo

Top 3: Helena olaerts, Anita Rodriguez, amabella tarrago, bristyn scifres

Junior male

Top 3: Gabriel gebara, Dylan Custodio, Josh Lundy, neo del corral

Teen Female

Top 20: ava d’ambrosio, miyah lagrant, Bella Rey d’armas, Jaya campagna Terrell, lekha rajkumar, savy luechtefeld, balbina cueva toussaint, joli du quenne, Brooklyn ladia, Stella eberts, Lilly Barajas

Top 10: desa jankes, Leila winker, braylynn grizzaffi, Hudson benayon, Hayley marshall, elie rabin

Top 3: Kylee casares, Bella rose Penrose, gracyn French, Giselle gandarilla

Teen Male

Top 20: Odin Baldwin, Nolan brinker, jack mckenzie, Holden griffin, nick d’ambrosio, Jayden hui, iain Cooke, jack Moore brown, Zolan laird

Top 10: Ryan Newman, Duane Ferguson, Sasha chernous, Anthony labritz, cam Williams, Angelo Durante, Jonathan archer

Top 3: Kylan wright, Blake metcalf, Kaden brown, garret sawyer

Senior female

Top 20: Elyse wingertsahn, Brooklyn law, Isabella bolivar Lopez, Ava Carroll, victoria reith, Gillian Gordon, Ellen grace olansen, sammi Chung

Top 10: preslie rosamond, sienna morris, Catherine Clayton, Savannah manning, Angel dimartino Palladio, Arianna quant, Lexi Blanchard, Ashley choy,

Top 3: Tatiana hagee, Sophie Garcia, dyllan Blackburn, sierra drayton

Senior male

Top 20: Patricio hoyo, Damian caraballo, Jayden lau, tyreke holt, Seth hendley, Anthony dessables, Alejandro Ruiz, Darius Goodson, Keaton Evans, Devon barner

Top 10: chance Phelps, skai llorente, cynsear epting, joshuah Rivera, Mekhi Johnson, Hugo Silva, Kaden Golding, Tristan gerzon, Jesse flaherty

Top 3: Nicholas bustos, Jackson roloff hafenbreadl, Sam Evans

[tessa-liam]

Turning The Page

Chapter –1 - Memories

The Royal Romance, Alternate Universe

Series Premise: As Riley Brooks journeys through life as a single parent in New York City, an epiphany strikes as she contemplates the future for herself and her two-year-old son.

Main Pairing: Liam Rys x F!MC Riley Brooks

All characters belong to Pixelberry

Category: On-going series, contains angst/fluff/depression

Rating: M🔞Warnings – crude language, not Beta’d - please excuse all errors.

Words: 1951

Turning the Page

Memories - Chapter 1

Chapter Summary: While remembering bittersweet memories of her time in Cordonia, Riley comes to the realization that there are still unanswered questions to pursue from the night of the Coronation Ball.

Music Inspiration: Far Side of the World, Holden Miller, The Way We Were, Lucy Thomas

A/N: My submission for @choicesflashfics, Week #41, Prompt #1, “You make me feel like I’m worth it.”

A/N2: In this alternate universe, after King Constantine orchestrates two individual scandals to humiliate and entrap Riley Brooks and Olivia Nevrakis in shame, Madeleine Amaranth secures her position as the Queen of Cordonia. Riley, as the King’s mistress and Olivia, in self-imposed exile. Tariq is never found.

“...I can’t do this anymore.” Riley answered softly.

Daniel’s heart broke in two as he looked at his dear friend. Her tear-stained cheeks and red-rimmed eyes told him everything that he needed to know.

“It’s okay, Riley,” Daniel said. “It’s not your fault. You were put in a difficult position.”

Her bottom lip trembling; those words spoken, was all it took for her to break down.

…. Remembering the day she danced with her prince at the Coronation Ball, and he said,

‘I hope you never have cause to regret coming here.’

‘Why would you say that?’

‘Well, so much has happened, and...’

As the song winds down, Prince Liam’s hands linger on her waist, his eyes searching hers.

‘I need to talk to you.’

‘Is something wrong?’

***

Wrapping his arm around her shoulders Daniel pulled her close to his chest, breaking the memory.

“I should have known that I was in way over my head. The signs were all there.” Riley spoke between sobs.

“This situation is so fucked up. Falling in love with a man from across the ocean, whose duty to his country dictates his future. Whose life is not his own. His world is so foreign to you. A world unavailable to....”

Riley took a deep breath and met his gaze.

“Stop. Just stop. ...Please.”

“Mommy?” “Dan Dan?” A little voice called out.

Daniel looked over at Riley’s son, walking with his pail towards the sandcastle that they had all made together.

“Hey, buddy, what do you have in your pail?”

“Fo howse,” he pointed to the sandcastle.

“One sec, Ri. I will be right back.” Daniel kissed Riley’s forehead quickly and walked towards the little boy.

Riley closed her eyes, continuing to remember the words Liam spoke to her the night they visited the Statue of Liberty.

‘...but I’ve always known that my role would require me to give up much of what I desire.’

‘You’re the prince. Can't you do what you want, at least some of the time?’

‘If only. My whole life I’ve prepared myself to do what’s best for Cordonia.’

Looking at her son. Looking at Liam’s son.

Riley had an epiphany.

***

The royal council meeting lasted well into the evening. It was almost 9:30 pm when the last council member left the boardroom at the palace. Liam stood up from his chair and started to walk down the long hallway to his study. His plans for the rest of the evening included shooting hoops with Drake and a stop at the beer garden later to wind down. Pouring himself a finger of Scotch he sat down at his desk and reclined his chair. Pulling out his phone, he checked for any missed messages or calls, but nothing of interest was received. The one and only person he wanted to desperately hear from still eluded him.

Three years ago.

The love of his life.

Walked away from him.

Three years of being alone.

Even though he constantly had people around him; Regina, Leo, his guards, nobles, his friends. But never her.

 He would never blame her for walking away. The situation was. Is. So very unfair to her. So undeserved.

And if he was being honest with himself. Very unfair to him. His entire life, he was groomed to serve the Cordonian people and the monarchy. To fulfill ‘his duty’ to Cordonia, without question.

When Riley captured his heart that fateful night in New York, he felt the walls of duty surrounding him start to crumble.

When Riley followed him to the masquerade ball to join the social season, his world shifted in its axis. Thinking that he would never see Riley again, he was given the best surprise. Just to think that she travelled all the way from New York City to be with him.

‘I know we have something special. I want to see what it can be.’

And now, after all the years, his guilt still consumed him.

How he wished he could find out how she was. To make sure she's OK. Hopefully. She moved on with her life. Tears welled in his eyes. He missed Riley. Every day he thought about her and wondered where she was. He missed her voice. He missed her smile.

He remembered everything, and could forget, nothing.

Wanting to relax he stretched his legs and reclined his chair more. His eyes drifted shut and he was almost asleep when he heard a knock on the door.

“Come.” Liam called out in response.

Opening his eyes, he saw Madeleine scowling down at him.

Liam grinned at the thought. It had to be her. No one else would have been able to make such an impression on his guards, to let her in without his permission.

“You know, Madeleine, I think I have seen enough of you for this evening. Please go away and do whatever you do in the evening.”

Liam was well aware that Madeleine kept her own Cordonian arrangement with a dignitary from Morocco. He was in the capital this evening on business, planning to rendezvous with her tonight.

“You know Liam, I am not a child. I understand that you are in a position of authority, and I know that you cannot spend all your time with me.”

“I do need you to come to my chambers and spend the evening with me.” She stood waiting for his answer as Liam felt her gaze burning through him.

At least once a month, Madeleine tried to persuade Liam to sleep with her, but to no avail.

Tonight, was no exception.

“You have not answered my question. Are you coming to my chambers or not?”

“Madeleine, it is a generous offer, but there is no way in hell I want to spend my evening with you. I have plans. Not that it is any of your business. I am spending time with friends tonight.”

“Do you realize, Liam, we have been married for almost four years now and yet no heir. How long will this last? Our people are waiting for news!”

“Isn’t Eduardo waiting for you, Madeleine?” Liam scoffed.

“You will not even touch me. For as long as I see fit, at the very least he pays attention to me. How long will you wait for Riley to magically reappear? She left you Liam. She left you high and dry. She could not handle it. Stop embarrassing yourself, Liam. This country wants an heir. It is our duty to supply one.”

There was a short knock on the door and Drake popped his head through the doorway.

“Li, my apologies for interrupting.” Drake gave Liam a ‘knowing look’.

“Queen Madeleine.”

 Liam stood up from his desk, glowering at Madeleine and turned towards his bar cart. Picking up a bottle of Macallen, “Drake, my man, come have a drink with me. This one is leaving.”

Madeleine ‘glared daggers’ at Liam as she watched him pour whiskey into two lowball glasses, Huffing, she turned around and walked out of his study, not acknowledging Drake. Drake raised an eyebrow, “was I interrupting something important?”

“Hell, no.” Liam shot back his drink and slammed the glass onto his desk.

“Let's play some ball.”

***

“I need to ask a favor of you, Daniel.” Riley called out.

“Anything, Ri, of course,” Daniel replied.

Standing up from the sand he reached down and scooped up Riley's son into his arms. Walking towards her, Riley smiled as she held out her arms.

 “Li Li, come to mommy, sweetheart.”

That is all it took for the giggles to start. William squealed and successfully wrangled out of Daniel’s grasp to get to his mom.

Shaking his head, “this kid will kick my butt one day!”

“What's up, Riley?”

Taking a deep breath, “well, remember that certain table that you asked me to serve the night before I left for Cordonia?” Riley sheepishly looked at her friend.

“How could I forget?” Daniel raised his eyebrow in question.

“Yes, well....”

Riley looked down, not able to meet his eyes.

 “Remember, there were four men. Liam, of course, was one. Tariq, as well, was there.”

“Oh yes and I remember there were two others with them.”

 “Yes, that’s right, Drake and Maxwell. I need you to contact Maxwell.”

“OK, Riley. Sure, that sounds easy enough. I remember that I still owe you a favor for looking after that table that night for me.”

Riley smirked at the look of horror that suddenly fell on his face for saying that aloud.

“Anything Riley.... What is his address?”

“Actually, I need you to call him.”

“OK, call him. ...and what do you want me to say?”

“I need you to ask him to come here. to New York City.”

 “Riley. Are you sure that's a good idea? Won't he tell Liam your whereabouts? Aren't you concerned?”

“Daniel, I am going to ask Maxwell, as my friend. To help me get some answers. But first I need to talk to Maxwell and explain everything to him in person. He needs to come here alone. And I need you to sell that reason to him to come alone, and not to bring anyone with him. Could you do that for me?"

Daniel paused. Looking at his dear friend. “Yes,” he said begrudgingly.

“I sure hope you know what you're doing.”

“So do I, Daniel. So, do I.”

“For you and this little one, I want nothing but happiness from now on. You deserve the world.”

“Thank you, Daniel...for everything.

“You make me feel like I’m worth it.”

***

...if we had the chance to do it all again tell me, would we, could we?

♥️♥️Thank you for reading♥️♥️

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[marrenseve]

MW for members or admins??

ooh, nonnie, i've got quite the list for you ! we'll do this by fandoms, then i'll put the characters under the cut to save some space though i highly suggest peaking at it bc everyone here has exquisite taste !

we've got requests for anyone from the witcher, baldur's gate 3, dragon age, resident evil, my hero academia, shameless, riordanverse, the hunger games, grishaverse, kingverse ( but specifically the losers from it ), 9 - 1 - 1, the outer banks, the vampire diaries universe, teen wolf, twilight, doctor who, game of thrones / house of the dragon, & generally more sci / fi and/or book fandoms !

for mw muses specifically . . .

daniel, claudia, lestat, & madeleine from interview with the vampire.

edwin, nico, jenny, the cat king from dead boy detectives.

kanan jarrus, hera syndulla, sabine wren, morgan elsbeth, mara jade, luke skywalker, cassian andor, jyn erso from star wars.

kishibe, denji, power & aki from chainsaw man.

james holden, naomi nagata, amos burton, bobbie draper from the expanse.

abby anderson, joel miller, jesse from the last of us.

sage, gekko, fade, skye from valorant.

vi, caitlyn kiramman, sevika from arcane / league of legends.

penelope, telemachus, athena from epic.

nessarose, boq, fiyero, the wizard from wicked.

sam gididngs, joshua washington, chris hartley, emily davis, matthew taylor, ashley brown, hannah & beth washington from until dawn.

vox machina, bells hells & the mighty nein from critical role.

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oi Cib! tudo bem? fiquei super feliz q você está de volta kkk amo sua conta! vc tá muito atolada com os asks? se sim não se preocupa em responder essa não, eu me viro… não quero q vc se desgaste muito 🥰

mas eu tô montando um negócio de the walking dead e tô precisando de FC pra dois OCs, eles são um casal de gêmeos com mais ou menos 20 anos q vão ser filhos da Andrea (Laurie Holden)… o menino eu tava pensando em usar o Lucas Till e queria saber o q vc acha (não estou muito preocupada com a idade dos atores), mas agr eu tô precisando da FC da irmã dele

Oi oi anon! Tudo bem sim e você? Obrigada, fico feliz de voltar também! KKKKKKKK estou sempre atolada de asks, porque acumulou bastante, mas vou respondendo aos poucos.

Eu acho que o Lucas combinaria sim, mas em uns papéis mais antigos talvez, porque pra mim acho que ele se passa no mínimo por uns 24-25 anos (isso, em filmes/séries de agora). Mas, claro, a escolha no final é sua, também não acho que seria algo ruim. Posso dar opções pra irmã dele sim <3 Qualquer coisa, pode voltar e pedir mais, tá?

Lili Reinhart (18-27)

Madeleine Arthur (18-26)

Nicola Peltz (19-28)

Rachel Keller (21-30)

Skyler Samuels (20-29)

Virginia Gardner (18-28)

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[andronetalks]

I-95 Philadelphia: Large vehicle fire causes roadway collapse near Cottman Avenue exit

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[arcticdementor]

Generally, though, the focus tends to be on an adult individual who has been radicalized or the impact on their partners or parents. There’s been less attention paid to the unique position of teachers who find themselves faced with radicalizing students, even though they’re often the first witnesses of the early warning signs of red-pilling among a younger cohort. “I have totally noticed the radicalization of students with MRA stuff,” says Kira-Lynn Ferderber, a sexual violence prevention educator in Florida. “I teach kids of all ages but I notice it most in middle school and high school boys, and it’s getting worse and worse.”

Often, it’s hard for teachers to tell whether a student is being truly red-pilled in the sense that they’re being radicalized online, or whether they’re parroting views that they’ve grown up with in their conservative households. Tessa, a 29-year-old in the Midwest who teaches 14- to 18-year-olds at a private school for students with learning impairments, says that while many of her students “simply take on the talking points and politics of their conservative parents,” this can make them especially ripe targets for full-blown radicalization and infatuation with far-right figures. “A few started listening to Joe Rogan’s podcast, which led to them reading Jordan Peterson’s books,” she says. “I think that Joe Rogan’s ideology is the biggest threat to critical thinking in the last decade.”

…

When teachers notice the warning signs of radicalization, difficult questions arise: Where is the line between shutting down these arguments and allowing kids to explore new ideas? And when is the right moment to intervene?

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Tessa says that students often take on this conspiratorial mindset, too. “A lot of the conspiracies these students believe, like superior white genetics or that being LGBTQ+ is a mental illness, take root for them specifically because they think it’s a hidden truth I’m keeping from them as a teacher,” she explains. “They think I’m brainwashed by liberal narratives and that I’m compelled to lie to them.”

Jacob and Tessa’s experiences seem to be especially typical for teachers based in areas where deep conservatism is the norm. Here, the problem of students radicalizing online is often compounded at a social and institutional level, with far-right views being encouraged by parents and even other teachers. Jennifer’s flat-earther student transferred to her class in the middle of the year, so she wasn’t sure how quickly the radicalization had taken place. But after he was so disruptive during lessons that she ended up scheduling a meeting with his father, it became apparent that both he and the internet had a role to play.

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Another problem when students are red-pilled is that they then attempt to convert other classmates. Red-pilled students become highly argumentative and confrontational during lessons to sway the class toward their ideas, which puts teachers in a bind. On one hand, they want to encourage the exploration of ideas in the classroom, but on the other, they don’t want class time to be endlessly derailed with debates about long-settled science and ethical norms, like racism being bad and LGBTQ+ people deserving rights.

“It’s hard because if I disregard [the manosphere students’ questions], I sometimes feel like it makes other students think, ‘Huh, she doesn’t have a good answer for that, it must be true!’” Ferderber explains. “So it doesn’t work to say, ‘I won’t dignify that with a response,’ but if you go down the rabbit hole with them, is it serving the needs of the other students?”

Of course, teachers are human too, and the emotional impact of being constantly challenged in the classroom can take a toll. “It was so frustrating,” Jennifer says about her flat-earth student perpetually derailing the classroom with his conspiracies. “He literally made me feel like I was a fraud, and it didn’t help that I was a new teacher at the time. When he’d tell me I was wrong and that these are the ‘alternative facts,’ I could feel my class lose their trust in me. It was a crazy power struggle for sure.”

It can also be devastating for teachers to realize that, despite their best efforts, some of their students might end up holding hateful beliefs long term, and many of them take it personally. “My biggest worry is that they’ll be stuck in their thinking forever, and that they’ll join the Proud Boys or something,” Tessa says. “I feel like I should be able to do a better job at teaching critical-thinking skills and they should have enough trust in me to believe that I’m telling them the truth.”

“Honestly,” she adds, “it makes me feel like I’ve failed at my job.”

[marimelwrites]

Closed Starter: @thosemalemuses Plot: Does there need to be one? I mean, let’s just introduce these two. (For Holden and Madeleine)

Madeleine had worked late, as there had been an emergency that needed to be taken care of with one of the animals, and she now found herself at the store much later than she had originally intended. As Maddie hadn’t moved out of her shitty apartment, the store closest to home wasn’t in the best area, and she normally took precautions not to go there when it was late since she was always alone. Despite that, her upbringing, had taught her how to be alert and vigilant. She wouldn’t have even bothered going to the store if she hadn’t absolutely needed some things this evening and this was the most convenient place to go in her route home.

Making the stop a very quick one, only for those essentials, Maddie purchased them, thanking the cashier with one of her token bright smiles before grabbing the bag and heading back out to her car. As she walked, she tripped, losing her grip on her keys and her bag, the contents spilling on the ground. She quickly picked up her keys, and then scrambled to get the toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner in the bag. Why did everything have to run out all at once? She had been so embarrassed, and flustered that she hadn’t even noticed someone else headed in her direction, and as she stood up and made to rush forward, she headed straight into a solid body and dropped her bag again. “Oh God... I’m so sorry!” Her eyes lifted to take in the male’s face, her expression apologetic. “I-I wasn’t paying attention...” Blast it, she always paid better attention.

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Sunday Audio & Kindle Deals

Sunday Audio & Kindle Deals

Once again, I’ve scrounged up some audio book deals; generally speaking, the Kindle price is also really good if you don’t have Audible, so you can get those books either way for a great price. And take a look at the awesome Kindle deals on three books that I’ve already reviewed:

Churchill: Walking with Destiny��Kindle Edition $1.99 Read my review here. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall…

[nhanam]

NHỮNG BỮA ĂN TRÊN TRANG SÁCH

Năm 2014, Dinah Fried (nhà thiết kế, giám đốc nghệ thuật kiêm bày bàn ăn không chuyên người Mỹ) đã xuất bản một cuốn sách rất thú vị mang tên Fictitious Dishes: An Album of Literature’s Most Memorable Meals – một cuốn sách ảnh tập hợp 50 bức ảnh những bữa ăn đáng nhớ nhất trong văn học kinh điển thế giới do đích thân cô bày biện và chụp lại.

Cùng điểm qua một số món đã xuất hiện trong những cuốn tiểu thuyết kinh điển Nhã Nam đã xuất bản nhé 🍁🍂📚☕️🌥

"Uống chút rượu nhé!" Thỏ Tháng Ba nói bằng giọng khích lệ. Alice nhìn khắp lượt quanh bàn, nhưng trên bàn chẳng có gì khác ngoài trà ra. (Alice lạc vào xứ diệu kỳ và đi qua tấm gương, Lewis Carroll)

Trứng nướng vốn là một thứ xa xỉ chưa từng được biết đến trước đây, còn món khoai nướng nóng hổi ăn cùng với muối hoặc bơ tươi thì thật xứng đáng với một ông vua vùng rừng, lại còn ngon miệng và no nê nữa chứ. (Khu vườn bí mật, Frances H Burnett)

Khi đi đâu, tôi thường chỉ ăn một cái xăng uých phó mát và uống sữa mạch nha. Không nhiều lắm, nhưng có nhiều vitamin trong sữa mạch nha. H. V. Caulfield. Holden Vitamin Caulfield. (Bắt trẻ đồng xanh, J. D. Salinger)

Trên những bàn thức ăn tự chọn lấp lánh những món khai vị đẹp mắt, nhiều món thịt muối bỏ lò được bày chen chúc với những đĩa rau trộn trang trí sặc sỡ và các loại bánh thịt lợn thịt gà nướng như được phù phép thành vàng ròng sẫm màu. (Đại gia Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Hỡi các bạn thân mến! Hãy nghe tôi đây. Món đó nấu bằng những con ngao nhỏ béo mọng, to hơn hạt dẻ một chút, trộn với bích quy giã nhỏ, và thịt heo ướp muối xắt thành từng lát mỏng, bấy nhiêu thứ được trộn thêm bơ và rất nhiều tiêu muối. Chúng tôi đã đói ngấu sau hành trình lạnh lẽo, và nhất là Queequeg gặp món hải sản anh thường ưa thích, hơn nữa món xúp đặc này ngon xuất sắc, nên chúng tôi ăn hết rất mau;... (Moby Dick, Herman Melville)

Này là rau cải đã héo ủng; này là những mẩu xương thừa của bữa ăn tối qua với thứ nước xốt trăng trắng rưới ở trên đã đặc sệt lại; còn đây là ít hạnh nhân và nho khô; đây là miếng pho mát mà mới hai ngày trước thôi chính miệng Gregor đã tuyên bố không thể ăn nổi;... (Hóa thân, Franz Kafka)

Tôi xách túi lên, chào tạm biệt ông già chủ khách sạn đang ngồi như đóng đinh bên cạnh cái ống nhổ và đi tìm cái ăn. Lại bánh táo và kem. Càng đi sâu vào Iowa tình hình lại càng sáng sủa hơn: bánh táo to hơn, kem cũng nhiều hơn. (Trên đường, Jack Kerouac)

... một ngày đông, thấy tôi đi ở ngoài về và bị lạnh, mẹ tôi đề nghị tôi uống chút trà, điều trái với thói quen của tôi. Thoạt tiên tôi t��� chối nhưng rồi không hiểu sao, lại nhận lời. Bà cho đi lấy loại bánh ga tô ngắn và mũm mĩm, tên gọi là madeleine nhỏ, chúng như được đúc trong một cái vỏ ốc Saint-Jacques có khía. (Bên phía nhà Swann, Marcel Proust)

"Chúa ơi, Cal, tất cả những thứ này là gì vậy?" Ông nhìn chăm chăm vào đĩa điểm tâm của mình. Calpurnia nói, "Ba của Tom Robinson gửi cho ông cùng với con gà này sáng nay. Tôi đã làm nó." "Bà nói với ông ta tôi tự hào nhận nó… Tôi dám chắc là ở Nhà Trắng người ta còn không có gà cho bữa điểm tâm nữa kìa." (Giết con chim nhại, Harper Lee)

[lorirwritesfanfic]

WIP Folder Tag

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Thanks for the tag @missameliep 😊❤️

My WIP folder is a complete mess because I factory reset my phone twice lately (don’t even get me started on that 😓) and I think I lost the outlines of my THM and PM series.  I’m using this to reorganize everything, so please bear with me, my very long list and my obsession with organization and lists 😅

Series WIPs

Choices WIP Folders

America's Most Eligible: Who To Trust (Multiple Relationships)

Chapter 5: Adam

Epilogue: Trust No One

Bloodbound: Wanted (Multiple Relationships)

Chapter 13: Making It Right | Jax x Samantha

Chapter 14 | Adrian x Scarlett (F!OC), Samantha [n*fw]

Chapter 15 | Adrian x Scarlett (F!OC), Jax x Samantha [n*fw]

Chapter 16: The Little Sister | Jax x Samantha, Natalia Holden (HSS F!MC), Lily Spencer

Chapter 17: Vampires Don't Exist | Michael Harrison x Natalia (HSS F!MC), Jax x Samantha

Desire & Decorum: Meant To Be (Multiple Relationships)

Chapter 21: Minefields And Battle Scars - Part 2 | Hamid x Daphne, Dominique Foredale, Felicity Holloway, Theresa Sutton

Chapter 22: Losses | Alisha Hastings (F!OC), Ernest Sinclaire

Chapter 23: Just Say It | Hamid x Daphne, Annabelle x Veronica [n*fw]

Chapter 24: Like Paris In The Rain | Hamid x Daphne

Ride or Die: On The Road | Logan x Carla

Chapter 13: Business As Usual [adult content]

Chapter 14: Just Another Day [adult content]

The Royal Romance: For The World To Know | Liam x Jade

Chapter 13: Decisions [adult content]

Chapter 14: No Matter What (Hana & Jade friendship fic)

Chapter 15: The Bachelorette

Chapter 16: His Fling [n*fw]

Chapter 17: Aftereffects [n*fw]

Chapter 19:The Wedding [adult content]

(no, I didn’t skip a chapter. Chapter 18 is already posted)

The Royal Romance: The Five Stages (multiple relationships)

Acceptance - part 1 / Her Fling | Drake x Jade [n*fw]

Acceptance - part 2 | Drake x ?

The Royal Romance/Rules of Engagement: The Rebel (multiple relationships)

Chapter 14: The Line Begins To Blur | Leo x Hana, Madeleine [n*fw]

Chapter 15: The Queen’s Approval | Leo x Hana, Jade Bourbon (TRR MC)

Chapter 16: A Little Competition | Leo x Hana, Drake x Hana [n*fw]

Chapter 17: Breathless | Leo x Hana [n*fw]

Love Island The Game WIP Folder

Season one: Unforgettable Summer (multiple relationships)

Chapter 3: Crossroads | Levi x Jen, Levi x Jane

Chapter 4: Too Good To Be True | Levi x Jane [n*fw]

Chapter 5: Betrayals - Part 1 | Levi x Jane, Levi x Cherry

Chapter 5: Betrayals - Part 2 | Levi x Jane, Erikah

Chapter 6: Come Clean | Levi, Jen

Chapter 7: Talk | Jen, Jane

Chapter 8: Be Mine | Levi x Jane [n*fw]

Requests WIP folder

AU-gust Writing Challenge (2019)

A College Romance - Part 2 | Liam x Jade (College AU / Arranged Marriage AU)

A College Romance - Part 3 | Liam x Jade (College AU / Arranged Marriage AU)

A Promise - Part 2 | Hamid x Daphne (Childhood friends AU / Arranged Marriage AU)

A Promise - Part 3 | Hamid x Daphne (Childhood friends AU / Arranged Marriage AU)

The Protector | Leo Rys x Madeleine Amaranth (Superheroes AU) [adult content]

Unfortunate Circumstances - Part 2 | Hamid x Daphne (Single Parents AU) [adult content]

Untitled WIP | Annabelle Parsons x Veronica (Professional Rivals AU)

Ways To Solve A Conflict - Part 2 | Thomas Mendez x Ayla Day (Professional Rivals AU/Kinktober) [n*fw]

N*FW Sentences

Untitled WIP 1 | Colt Kaneko x MC

Untitled WIP 2 | Colt Kaneko x MC 

Untitled WIP | Jax Matsuo x Samantha 

Random headcanons that became WIPs

Kinktober inspired [n*fw-ish]

Cravings | Rafael Aveiro x Evelyn Bennington (F!MC)

Speechless (Follow up to The Letter) | Annabelle Parsons x Veronica Dantas (F!OC)

Silly Love Stories Inspired

Heartfelt Apologies | M!Raleigh Carrera x Tiffani Liang (MC) [n*fw]

Drunk In Love | Jax Matsuo x Samantha Holden (BB MC), Michael Harrison x Natalia Holden (HSS F!MC)

Other

Bridgerton/The Duke and I

What Happens At Night | Simon Basset x Daphne Bridgerton [n*fw]

Choices: Blades of Light and Shadow

Curious | Nia Ellarious, Mal Volari, Ixora (F!Orc!MC) [n*fw-ish]

Soft Side (Follow up to Toughen Up) | Nia Ellarious x Mal Volari

Choices: Open Heart

Untitled WIP (Follow up to Distant) | Rafael Aveiro x Evelyn Bennington (F!MC) [adult content]

Love Island The Game - Season Two

Like A Fool | Lucas Koh x Rosalie (MC)

The Wayhaven Chronicles

Trouble Sleeping | Nate Sewell x Stella Lovejoy (F!Detective)

Breakfast | Nate Sewell x Stella Lovejoy (F!Detective)

Art In Motion | Nate Sewell x Stella Lovejoy (F!Detective)

Original stories

Friendly Advices

Character sheets: Larissa (MC), Dylan, Chris (brother), Madison

Novel concept/outline

In Bloom

Character sheets: Brooke (MC), Mark, Eileen (sister), Paige (antagonist)

Novel concept/outline

Tagging: @lilyoffandoms @itslaniquelove @xxrainbow-princessxx @darley1101 and anyone else who feels like doing this

[ifreakingloveroyals]

Through the Years → Princess Madeleine of Sweden (78/∞)

20 November 2008 | Princess Madeleine of Sweden poses for a picture at the Mentor Foundation Royal Gala at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City (Photo by Mark Von Holden/WireImage for The Mentor Foundation)

[royal-roaster]

Diane von Furstenberg 'Zarita' Lace Dress

Duchess of Cambridge / Mary McDonnell / JeanneTripplehorn

Princess Madeleine / Meghan Markle / Catherine Zeta-Jones

Emily VanCamp / Brooklyn Decker / Berenice Bejo

Anna Paquin / Kristin Kreuk / Laurie Holden

Princess Stephanie / Lauren Conrad / Jordin Sparks

Lindsay Price / Lea Michele / Katie Kassidy

[missnoirr]

Hey, do you have any good book recs? I really value your opinion!! Have you read any of sally rooneys novels cause I’m thinking of given them a go but I’ve heard really mixed reviews

So I’ve been a mess the past year and a half and haven’t really been processing anything that wasn’t non fiction or poetry so this is a messy list but hopefully you can find something on it that sounds appealing. I haven’t read anything of sally rooneys but if you do please let me know if they’re worth a shot 

Fiction 

The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French - one of my favourite books of all time from one of my favourite authors. brilliant historical fiction you can taste. I’d also recommend: 

The Matilda Series by Jackie French - a similar style but different tone. you can pick up anywhere in the series and love it

The Dressmaker by Rosaline Ham - if you’ve watched the movie don’t expect that here. a bit gritty but an interesting deconstruction of trope through character and a look at humanity. 

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel - fair warning its about a pandemic but every second line is way too raw to pass over. also a really interesting style 

The Interogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina - best YA, everyone else go home. by an indigenous author which adds a real depth to the world building and texture

The Handmaids Tale by Margret Atwood - I know its so hyped up which, in my snobbery, usually means I’d dodge it but it was so worth reading when I put that behind me, even tho I never got into the show. stylistically brilliant. you feel the compression in the writing. 

Please Remember Me by Mari Brady - I haven’t read it in forever but it made me cry at the time which was a fate so. 

Sue Barton by Helen Dore Boylston - okay so its sort of a children's series but its also one of the best series of books of all time. I still read them every now and again (idk how you’d find a copy but. worth searching) 

The Dry by Jane Harper - wrote the book on suspense and unreliable narration. just delicious writing. 

Non fiction 

Disney War by James B. Stewart - fascinating account of the business battles at Disney in the 90s. made me hate them but worth reading

Untamed by Glennon Doyle - I have. so many. problems with this book and I could talk about that for hours but I did enjoy it and have recommended it to people

Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno - a collection of essays on gender, sexuality and childhood, the tree that I had grown as a child marking the girth of years between then and now made me fucking sob. worth reading more than tumblr snippets of it lol

A Brief History of Thought by Luc Ferry - this ones for my nerds. its an intro guide to philosophy and compiles schools of thought in a really accessible and fun way 

Mezzanines by Matthew Olzmann - my emotional support poet.

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe - colonialism is evil and this was really interesting. a good hard look at racism, colonial view points and oppression

From my nightstand (ie. books I’m meaning to read / have started but haven’t finished / don’t yet have fully fledged thoughts on) 

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 

The Governess by Wendy Holden

The Women in Black by Madeleine St John - aka The Ladies in Black, not a scifi book as the title might lead you to believe

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate (I’ve been halfway through for like a year i love jenny slate but fuck this one is challenging me) 

The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith - I’m a lesbian, Harold 

Also I haven’t read these so I can’t recommend them but if anyone wants to buy me Romancing the Beat (how to write kissing books) by Gwen Hayes or The Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry by Cassandra Atherton then please, my love, feel free