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[ghoulymadge]

honey we have guests bring out the fine china

[abs0luteb4stard]

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[esonetwork]

White Zombie | Episode 387

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White Zombie | Episode 387

Jim looks at a 1932 Bela Lugosi Horror Classic from Halperin Productions – “White Zombie,” Starring Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorne, Robert W. Frazier, John Harron, Brandon Hurst, George Burr Macannan and Clarence Muse. A Haitian plantation owner sets hi sights on a young woman and has her turned into zombie to have her to himself. Find out more about this first zombie film on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

[mollywog]

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The Hunger Games

Fics and such

Some things I've written

Work in Progress List

Tumblr exclusives: War is Canceled AU, Where the Mockingjays Sing Part 1, #Fake Fic Ask Game, how am I supposed to focus… Prompt, Gadge concept [2], Sleepless in Seattle AU, dark!Peeta Concept, Somewhere in Time AU, Mayor Peeta, Laurel (part 3b)

Fic inspo/aesthetics: Laurel, Daydreams & Dandelions, Odds, Lake Glass, Hanging Tree, Everyday Magic, Midday Musings, The Fruit Stand, Acts of Goodness, Wild Wednesdays, The Lake House

Regencylark: THG Sense and Sensibility, fic recs, Regencylark Series, WtSA AU, Regency Katniss & Regency Peeta, Regencylark art! Hunting

Other things I love

The Blue Castle, (#blue castle book club) I run @dustpileofherown

Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, and LM Montgomery in general

Emma and Jane Austen in general [x]

Far From the Madding Crowd

North and South

Copious amount of links below the cut

I don’t know how anyone finds anything here so I’ll just excessively link posts - whoops!

Katniss: Why did Katniss vote yes, Girl had it bad!, Katniss Prim’s-the-only-person-in-the-world-I'm-certain-I-love Everdeen, time spent, and the Lynx

The enigma that is Madge Undersee - Madge and Katniss’s friendship pin

Haymitch: knew right away Katniss was a contender, [ x ] [ x ], star crossed lovers strategy, Haymitch and Katniss similarities, part of why he chose Katniss [x], The crushing weight of caring, always

An Ode to Platonic Everdair: pt1, pt2, pt3

Peeta: in the sewer, the Mellark Men, Peeta and Gale almost friends, eyelashes, making friends

Gifts, the Mockingjay Pin

74th Tributes

Victors, do you think we would have ended up like that? Annie, Cecilia

Reaping Slips Math

Valley Song/Reaping parallels

Headcanons - pumpkins, Post-War Victors, home furnishings disposal, Katniss the District Vet, spud, photography, a light on at midnight

Come to my Garden: Wild Onions, Berries, Mountain Laurel

Not mine: character analysis

#Ficback Friday

Fic Rex

I make a list in my head [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [moody]

[forwardlion]

ROLEPLAY HISTORY!

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then tag ten people to do the same (if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE(S):

Elayne Trakand ( wheel of time ) Perrin Aybara ( wheel of time ) Lanfear ( wheel of time )

discord: I don't write on discord that much but

Simon Lewis ( shadowhunters ) Cardan Greenbriar ( the folk of the air ) Four/Tobias Eaton ( divergent ) Madge Undersee ( the hunger games ) Marlene Mckinnon ( marauders / hp ) Kiara Carrera ( outer banks ) Oscar Speranza ( oc ) Deimos ( mythology ) Psyche ( mythology ) Penthesilea (mythology ) Eurydice ( mythology )

WANT TO WRITE:

This changes monthly so too many lmao.

HAVE WRITTEN:

Gale Hawthorne ( the hunger games ) Finnick Odair ( the hunger games ) Charlie ( oc the hunger games ) Christina ( Divergent ) Fernando ( Divergent ) Uriah ( divergent ) Cara ( divergent ) Isabelle Lightwood ( shadowhunters ) Jace Herondale ( shadowhunters ) George Lovelace the second ( oc shadowhunters ) Cristina Rosales ( shadowhunters ) Mark Blackthorn ( shadowhuntes ) Matthew Fairchild ( shadowhunters ) Emily Cooper ( emily in paris ) Blake Gallo ( chicago fire ) Peter Pevensie ( narnia ) Lucy Pevensie ( narnia ) Susan Pevensie ( narnia ) tagged by: the lovely @caracarnn tagging: YOU! on the dash.

[ariamuses]

complete muse list.

this is a collection of every character i have ever considered writing.  ALL ARE OPEN TO MEMES AND PLOTTING, they just may have varying degrees of interest from me at any given time.

television.

9th doctor,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎doctor who. 10th doctor,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎doctor who. 15th doctor,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎doctor who. abigail hobbs,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎nbc’s hannibal. anna zhu,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the vampire diaries. annie january,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the boys. aria montgomery,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎pll. brooke maddox,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎mtv scream. cate dunlap,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎gen v. claudia de pointe du lac,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎amc’s iwtv. daniel molloy,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎amc’s iwtv. ed nygma,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎gotham. elle greenaway,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎criminal minds. erica reyes,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎teen wolf. gina porter,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎hsmtmts. jackie taylor,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎yellowjackets. jason gideon,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎criminal minds. jenny humphrey,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎gossip girl. lola pacini,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎degrassi next class. marie moreau,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎gen v. meredith grey,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎grey’s anatomy. natalie scatorccio,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎yellowjackets. nell crain,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the haunting of hill house. quinn fabray,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎glee. rhiannon lewis,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎sweetpea. rose tyler,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎doctor who. sam evans (as spiderman),‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎glee. shauna shipman,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎yellowjackets. steven crain,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the haunting of hill house. suki,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎atla. vernon boyd,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎teen wolf.

films.

gillian owens,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎practical magic. obi wan kenobi,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎star wars. padmé amidala,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎star wars. satine,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎moulin rouge. sophie piper,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎halloweentown.

literature.

clint barton,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎marvel. delly cartwright,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games. lucy gray baird,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games. luke castellan,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎percy jackson. madge undersee,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games. peeta mellark,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games. silena beauregard,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎percy jackson.

video games.

alice liddell,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎alice madness returns. victoria chase,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎life is strange.

original.

agnes lee,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original vampire. anna “angel” dallas,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original vampire. ashlyn taylor,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original twin witch. audrey evans,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original yellowjacket. juliette king,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original vigilante. marley pace,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎original criminal minds agent. penny calico,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games. victoria shein,‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎the hunger games.

[denydefeat]

LONG WISHLIST POST UNDER THE CUT. DM me if you're interested in starting any of these:

ALL POTC Characters: All curses at sea are broken with the destruction of Poseidon’s Trident, but there must always be someone to ferry the souls of those lost at sea to the afterlife, and with Will Turner escaping his fate on the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones is recalled from the dead, a new curse reclaiming him in order to fulfill this purpose. After escaping it with his death, peace in the afterlife, he’s more livid than he was before. At Will Turner, at Jack Sparrow, at Calypso, the world.

Azriel - finding his mate please & thank (i have no stake in the ship wars like I’m down for either of the popular theories or also someone new thanks) Stannis - taking King’s Landing at the battle of the Blackwater. :)! Daisy - meeting with other former members of the band (sans Billy obviously) after the break up of the band because she was friendly with them Karen - running into other members of the band (especially Graham) years later Baron - Escaping prison and going after the Strongholds for revenge and finding out his own son is friends with Will Frank - Exploring other relationships within members of the Victory Project, besides his one with Alice (which I love) or Shelley (ditto) Loki - Tricking Thanos and not actually dying at the beginning of Infinity War and surviving the Snap (or dying in the Snap and coming back for the final battle but I prefer the former because Thor needs a goddamn break) Carolyn - surviving on the dark planet, somehow, healing after the stab and eating the creatures, repairing a ship and getting the hell out of there, running into other characters from the initial mission, or Riddick himself Madge - ending up in 13, having spent more time with Katniss’ family and Gale during the QQ, though her parents did not make it out 12. Being there for Katniss when she can be during her time in 13. Clemensia - Post the snake bite and into University, while still healing and reeling from the side effects of the snakes’ venom

Morrigan / Eris - Honestly, their marriage going through. I’m curious what would have happened. I’m also very interested to explore theories of what we THINK happened because context clues give us enough to know that Eris isn’t the guilty party. Tywin - Knowing or realizing that Arya was not who she claimed and taking her back with him to King’s Landing, but keeping her out of sight until after the wedding. Lily - More in any au where she apparates away with Harry to a safe house (Remus, Sirius, Dumbledore, Minerva, Molly, anyone in the Order). Harry Osborn - ANYTHING IN ANY VERSE HE’S MY BOY (he’s been neglected on my solo muse) Loki - His trick with Thanos being another feint: he’s duplicated himself once more, and reveals himself to Thor just after Thanos disappears and the ship explodes, both are saved by the Guardians. ETC. Ben / Adrian - Am I the only person who genuinely thought they were the best ship? That they absolutely loved each other in the end, until Mercy passed? Anyways, Mercy lives. And so thus do Ben and Adrian. Together. I can also see them moving past it if the show was so focused on having Ben be a pick me for Amy. Matt the Radar Tech - Running into SW people for laughs, them thinking he’s Ben. He’s not. They just look alike. A lot. Lily Page - Meeting her father (I still HC that as being Zorro) or repairing her friendship/relationship with Emma. Katniss - Instead of her tracker being cut out, it’s Peeta’s that is, and he is saved by 13, and she is taken to the Capitol to be tortured for information and to try and turn the tides against the Rebels. Bonnie - Someone love her please and don’t DIE IN THE MEANTIME. I’m a big fan of well done Bamon, Bonkai, Benzo, Bonora….But also could be convinced of anything. Rosalie - An idea being what if she was already married to Royce when he and his friends did what they did? The revenge plot takes an entirely different meaning when it’s a husband, particularly if she’s already been hoping for a child, which is further dashed by her survival and change into a vampire.

Nesta - accepting eris’ offer :)! Robb - making it to king’s landing and winning the war, liberating the North, and getting Sansa back to safety, then having to head out and find Arya. Violet - anything in her marvel or ouat verses tbh I spent a lot of time on those Shelley - taking over the Victory Project after killing Frank. Max - coming back after that summer for the start of college, much to everyone’s surprise and keeping his escapades close to the chest (idk the timeline of that show it was a fucking mess lmao) Mark, Lawrence - I want to write more about their dynamics with each other as apprentices to John. We only briefly get Mark and Amanda interacting - gimme more. Bruce - let’s throw out the entire mcu because it’s fucking trash for him thanks. Brunnhilde - More of her relationship with Carol :( Kamala - Building of the young avengers lets GOOO Loki - anything :( Sid - I am fuLLY CONVINCED SID IS THE FATHER AND JESSE IS A RED HERRING (I already have this going I just wish more people cared about HIMYF) Brian - Going to NY and seeing Justin again. :)! Snow White - anything :( Charming - I have about 90420934902 aus for him honestly. I have so many ideas for this stupid idiot. Neal - surviVING AND COPARENTING WITH EMMA AND REGINA SHIPS DON’T FUCKING MEAN YOU HAVE TO KILL A GOOD CHARACTER WHO LITERALLY WAS THE REASON RUMPLESTILTSKIN MANIPULATED REGINA INTO CASTING THE FUCKING CURSE MY GOD THIS SHOW PISSES ME OFF anyways Davy Jones - returning after the ‘curse’ is lifted from Will Turner, because someone must always be there to ferry the souls to the other side Ben Solo - ANYTHING :( Jyn - her and Cassian getting evacuated just before the explosion and surviving, assisting the Rebellion. Finn - training as a jedi (either trilogy re-write or post trilogy) Jar Jar - i s2g if someone doesn’t write with Sith Jar Jar… Anakin and Padme - either an au where she convinces him to run away with her and leave everything behind and raise their children on Naboo before Obi Wan shows up and he believes her when she says she didn’t know he was there and they enlist his help in staging their deaths OR an au where he convinces her to join him on his path to the dark side. (i write both so I’ll write either) Carolyn - escaping the dark planet after surviving the stabbing, living off of the creatures that would be her demise, fixing a ship in the darkness, built by lights she manages to fix throughout the rubble, and fires made along the way. finding other riddick characters / riddick himself Coriolanus Snow - Exploring more of his additions to the games and how he helped to curate them to be the spectacle they became. Annie - Not having anyone to volunteer for her so having to go through the Quarter Quell with Finnick (Hi I love PAIN). Not escaping the Arena and being taken back to the Capitol. Madge - Watching the Games with Katniss’ family and thus being there when the blackouts happen and escaping District 12 with Gale and everyone else to District 13. Kili - surviving PLS Renesmee Carlie - more of her dynamic growing up in a town that’s definitely got an attraction for the supernatural. Bella - not taking Edward back immediately, actually being pissed that he lied like what a dick Sam - imprinting on LEAH jfC WHAT A WASTE (or better yet, Leah being the first wolf to change and imprinting on HIM thanks) Garrett - torn between natural instincts, love for Kate, and never letting himself be tested by a challenge, learning how to survive and satiate on animal blood vs. human blood

Wishlist based solely on songs from TTPD. Please do not steal. Message me if interested. These are VAGUE IDEAS based on the song lyrics, not based on the history behind the songs or their literal meanings. Muses listed are just ideas, but they’re all open to all muses. Mentions of drug use, alcohol abuse, mental illness, abuse, etc. are involved in many so if those trigger you, I would not read more. This is part 1. I will put more at a later date:

Fortnight: A manic episode turned into full psychosis, muse A ends up in a psych ward. Muse B (either another patient or the treating doctor) and Muse A fall for each other, creating a scenario either in the minds or in the midst of Muse A being released. I love you, it’s ruining my life.

The Tortured Poets Department: Muse A and Muse B are in a situationship, but Muse A wants more, while Muse B is happy with their situation, considering the benefit of their freedom to explore other options, while both muses are using the relationship to advance their own perspective lives (either in writing, music, etc.). Muse A is desperate to keep Muse B, but Muse B is not committed. Who’s gonna hold you like me? Nobody. Nofuckingbody.

My boy only breaks his favorite toys: Muse A falls in love with Muse B, and is madly in love, until time has wasted away their relationship, and Muse A realizes they are not in love, but they also don’t want to be the one to end things. Endlessly breaking them down, emotionally, until Muse B ends it themselves. There was a litany of reasons why we could’ve played for keeps this time. — cause you should’ve seen him when he first saw me.

Down Bad: Falling for someone quickly and suddenly only to have them ghost, disappear, almost like they weren’t really there in the first place.

So Long, London: Muse A uproots their entire life to be with Muse B, moving far away from their home, friends, family, and essentially pours everything into the relationship. It’s great, for a while, and Muse A even falls in love with the place they live, but the messy breakup does cause it to be hard to leave. Eventually, Muse A does leave when the relationship shows no future, but moving on is harder than expected. And I’m just getting color back into my face. And I’m just mad as hell ‘cause I loved this place.

But Daddy I love Him: Muse A and Muse B are in a controversial relationship. Muse A is constantly warned by family and friends that Muse B is bad news. Everyone is constantly trying to get Muse A to leave Muse B, but they are far too deep into it now. I’ll tell you something right now, I’d rather burn my whole life down, then listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning. I’ll tell you something about my good name, it’s mine alone to disgrace.

Fresh out the Slammer: Muse A has been in a long time relationship, but it’s ending quickly, and tumultuously, and as soon it’s over, they call Muse B, their ex (either relationship or situationship or hookup), because they want someone familiar, who they know they can love and who loves them in return. Fresh out the slammer I know who my first call will be to.

Florida!!!!: Muse A has had a messy breakup, and wants to escape. Muse B lives in a far off place, and invites Muse A to escape there, where they can be fun, and messy, and forget the past. Bury their ex’s in the swamp (figuratively) and move on. So I did my best to lay to rest all of the bodies that have ever been on my body.

Guilty as Sin?: Muse A and Muse B are dancing around each other, for several reasons. Fantasies aside, what is stopping them from taking the next step? What if he’s written 'Mine’ on my upper thigh only in my mind?

Guilty as sin Elriel plots when? OR Feysand? Fresh out the Slammer Neris plots when? Who’s afraid of little old me Nesta embracing Lady Death plots when? So long london Feyre about the Spring Court plots when? The Albatross being Nesta plots when? I hate it here Nesta plots when? The Prophecy Lucien plots when?

[ghoulymadge]

the ghost subreddit is really something else

[frightesa]

muse roundup : remember when i said i was gonna try really hard not to add anyone else? that i needed to focus on the muses i already had? yeah me either so here's some folks who aren't on my doc.

added / readded ✿ allan : barbie : michael cera : ken's buddy who fits into his clothes ✿ donna pinciotti : 70's show : luca hollestelle : the redhead who is just a likely to kick you ass as anyone else. ✿ eleanor crain : thohh : alison brie : the youngest of all the crain siblings, believes the house is haunted. prev. @ecrain ✿ gale weathers : scream : courtney cox : she's a journalist who has had several encounters with ghostface ✿ gregor aries aka glitch : oc / sci-fi roots : algee smith : brother to cam / working for an authoritarian government, trying to find a way out. ✿ gloria : barbie : america ferrera : she's a human. ✿ jackie burkhart: 70's show : camila morrone : the youngest in the group and the one who will find your soft spot. ✿ leia trinh : oc / sci-fi roots : chloe bailey : in a world of metal she is looking for the helpers. holding on hope something new can grow. ✿ madge abernathy : oc / sci-fi roots : madison pettis : even if the world goes to shit it doesn't matter if you're rich. and actress with a kind heart who is divorced from reality. ✿ monica geller : friends : giovana cordeiro : she's a chef. her brother's probably annoying. ✿ ripley trace : oc / sci-fi roots : rami malek : a bit of a mad scientist with some shifted morals. keeps closer to the underground / shadows. ✿ weird barbie : barbie : kate mckinnon : a barbie that's been played with too hard. she's stuck in the splits. ✿ ylfa snorgelson : dimension 20: never after : isis hainsworth : death wanted her to live. retelling of red riding hood. @y1fa test muses ✿ edgar frog : lost boys : evan mock : he's down to hunt some vampires. ✿ paul : lost boys : damiano david : he's a vampire. ✿ sam emmerson : lost boys : caleb mclaughlin : he's human. ✿ sue snell : carrie : eva noblezada : trying to do better than she's done. ✿ tommy ross : carrie : joel oulette : the h in the himbo stands for heart. unfortunately not immune to electrocution.

[eventiderpg]

Anonymous asked: i would like to apply but it wouldn't be the first time i've heard about this group being cliquey, and now this ask about not having enough space for new interactions to maintain activity. is this changed somehow and are you giving space for another characters and players be part of the plots and decisions and are there starters that are not closed or ship-based?

Hey Nonnie! Putting this under a read more because I feel like there's a lot here. First off, we would love to have you here but I understand your concerns and I want to address them.

In terms of us being cliquey, nobody has reached out to the admin team about this. Still, I understand it could be hard to approach a subject like that. If any of our muns feel this way, I plead for you to reach out. However, I can only speak on things I know. For a long time, eventiderpg was a small group. Most of our former muns are no longer here, we were only single digits then. But we did have a fun dynamic between us all. We were just down to clown and fuck around on the things Suzanne Collins gave us. Then we got a wave of new muns, most of which shared a history of a same roleplay. Our small group became bigger. In time, we got even more muns.

I think we have fun. It seems everyone is pretty active in our ooc channel on discord. Additionally, we regularly post questions for people to answer about their muses and people react to them. People send memes and tiktoks sometimes. My favorite thing is when people will see something written on the dash and send it to the discord with their reaction to it. But all in all, I think it's a vibe.

In terms of starters, we do have a starter blog with a decent bit of open ones on it! I would say that none of our opens are ship-based. Really our biggest restriction there has been in our most recent event. That's mainly due to some muses being in the arena or others being in places that only allow mentors or victors, etc. Those aren't the only starters we have though, and we're very past thread forward too! Which means whenever anyone joins, they're welcome to anything current as well as building their muse in the past however they see fit!

Our group is a fan of closed starters though, this is true. I certainly don't think it's a bad thing! We utilize plotting and starter calls a lot here. All you have to do is like them and soon you'll have someone in your DMs to plot or figure out a starter between your muses. I'm blown away with the things our muns come up with.

In terms of the plot, for our first two events we had approached different muns to involve them. For example, our Effie at the time found Porter Millicent Tripp before she ultimately passed. In our second event, our Madge was in on what was to happen as well as our Constantinus Snow was the one to end the interruption. We didn't approach anyone really for event 3, but that was mainly because it's the The Quarter Quell and a lot was already going on. Throughout it though we've collaborated with the muns who have muses in the arena!

We do ask in our mun intros now if they're open to being contacted about their muse(s) being used for plotting for the rpg as well. And we do try to put out a survey before every event to hear about our muns thoughts, because their voices are important to the admin team. We're slowly getting stuff finalized for our mockingjay era and approaching everyone for that. We will also put out more surveys for then as well.

Ultimately, it breaks my heart if people feel left out here. And if you do, please reach out to the admin team. We can try to resolve it as best as we can. But a lot of our muns have reached out and said how much they enjoy being here. I hope you still feel inclined to join. But either way, I hope you have a lovely day, Nonnie.

[entangledmuses]

MOBILE MUSES- CANON

By Fandom

BAD BOYS: Kelly Lewis

BOND Paloma Morales

BRIDGERTON:                                               Kate Sheffield/Sharma Sophie Beckett

BUFFY/ANGEL: Cordelia Chase                                                          

CRAZY RICH ASIANS: Astrid Leong

HANSEL AND GRETEL:WITCH HUNTERS: Gretel (With AU verses)

HEMLOCK GROVE: Letha Godfrey

HUNGER GAMES: Madge Undersee

LITTLE WOMEN Amy March

LOCKWOOD AND CO: Lucy Carlyle

MUSKETEERS: Anne of Austria

NARNIA: Susan Pevensie

OUTER BANKS: Kiara Carrera Sofia Cruz

REIGN: Mary Stuart

SECRET CIRCLE: Diana Meade (Book based)

SHADOWHUNTERS: Tessa Gray (Infernal Devices)           Izzy Lightwood (Show based)

SHAMELESS: Fiona Gallagher

The SOCIETY Helena Wu Kelly Aldrich

SUPERNATURAL:                                        Lisa Braeden                                     Jo Harvelle  

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY: Belly Conklin Taylor Jewel

VAMPIRE ACADEMY: Lissa Dragomir Rose Hathaway                       Sydney Sage

VAMPIRE DIARIES: Bonnie Bennett

VIKINGS: Amma Lagertha

The WITCHER: Yennefer of Vengerberg

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SINGLE SHIPS: Rose Larkin Ariel Megara Alice Chambers

[mollywog]

Do you have any musings about your daydreams and dandelions fic?

Hey nonny!!

Quick side note: I ran a poll a couple weeks ago and was so surprised(and delighted) by the interest in Daydreams and Dandelions!

This is a story I actually have fully plotted… I just need to write it 👀

There is a bit of external conflict in chapter 3 and I’ve been avoiding it trying to work through it in my head.

My favorite silly little moment from chapter 3 below the cut:

There’s a bit where Gale tries to make Katniss jealous by telling her that he and Madge hooked up. He goes on to try and justify it by saying they were both using each other because they couldn’t be with who they really wanted: Gale alluding to his suspicion that Madge has a crush on Katniss (similar to how he thought Finnick was interested in Katniss in MJ)… but she misinterprets his meaning and thinks Madge wants to be with Peeta… in the end Gale gets the jealous reaction he was looking for, just aimed in the wrong direction.

[forgaeven1]

who my muses are, college students edition

— muses i think are easily super popular on campus ( juggled way too much social commitment at one point and is constantly involved in college dramas )

hob, mary jane, jon, ginny, davey, wilson

— muses i think who are Loners losers but the ones to raise their hands in lecturs for Q&A sessions all the time (definitely the teacher's pet some of them :// )

rhea, brienne, sydney, madge, connor, neith, hans

— muses who drags their feet to classes but excels in their respective sports which they're enrolled there for anyways (they nearly failed their last semester btw)

gendry, harwin, and probs osha???

— muses who skips class nearly all the time but somehow aces their exams without that much studying (they were arrested for arson at one point)

anna williams, ruffnut

— muses who are sorta there. isnt always happy, but they're hanging on

despair, tyler, neville, blaise

[oldschoolcrimefighters]

A Quick Analysis of Arline

Arline Griscom*, wife of Shadow agent Cliff Marsland, is one of those characters whom I adore for her potential rather than for what made it onto the page -- because, to be frank, the page barely gives us anything to work with, and what it does give us kinda sucks.

(*Note: I tag her as Arline Marsland, but she never canonically takes his last name.)

She is in the canon so little that I can -- and will -- transcribe her every appearance in this one post without hitting the picture limit -- and then proceed to wring them for every drop of information I can get. Join me, won't you.

Arline's first, largest, and only named appearance is in #009: Mobsmen on the Spot.

Before her actual appearance, Cliff rudely compares Madge Benton to her.

She was attractive, despite her freakish mode of dress. Too many sparkling rings. Too much makeup. Her blond hair, although effective in appearance, indicated peroxide treatments. Cliff mentally compared the woman with others he remembered from years ago; the others profited by the comparison -- particularly one --

Madge deserves her own post another time, but for now: fuck off, Cliff.

Elsewhere, in a seemingly-unrelated plot thread, we meet Arline.

The door opened and a charming young woman entered. From her manner, one might have placed her age at thirty; her face appeared much younger -- almost girlish. She made a beautiful picture as she stood, exquisitely gowned, against the dim background of the doorway. She was evidently returning from a party. "Come in, Arline," said Howard Griscom, as the woman hesitated. "Arline, you know Mr Ballantyne. This gentleman is Mr Cranston." The girl extended her hand. Lamont Cranston received the clasp, and his keen eyes stared steadily into hers. Arline seemed solemn as she returned the gaze. There was something in those eyes that fascinated her. Their keenness made her think of eyes that she had seen long ago -- the eyes of another man, a man she had tried to forget. As Cranston released her hand, Arline crossed the room and kissed Howard Griscom. The theater owner smiled as he saw Cranston watching them from the door. "My only daughter," he said. "My only child, now.["]

A brief physical description and a not-so-subtle foreshadowing of her connection to the other person in this book who's pining for their ex.

This, the earlier comparison to Madge, and a later mention of her looking up at Cliff are the only physical descriptions she ever gets. Based on that we can deduce that she's intended to be medium-height or smaller, perhaps even petite given her 'girlishness'; she's conventionally attractive by 1930s standards so likely slender and pale, and probably a natural blond to contrast Madge's peroxide blond. She has an elegant but not overly flashy sense of style and understated makeup, again based on Cliff's contrasting impression of Madge.

(You might notice I don't draw her this way. I design her the way I do for Reasons but I won't get into them now because this post is about canon.)

Fifty pages later she returns, and she gets a line!

While Bud Sherman was setting up the camera, Arline Griscom entered the office. The woman smiled pleasantly at Lamont Cranston, who bowed in return. She spoke to her father; then she noticed the camera, and asked why it was there. [Griscom answers.] [Cranston muses.] ["]Saturday afternoon is a time to expect trouble." "What's is [sic] the matter, Daddy?" questioned Arline. "Nothing, dear," replied Griscom. "I am going down to the theater office. Come along with me. [...]" As Griscom and his daughter left the office, Cranston spoke to Sherman.

'Daddy' from a thirty-year-old woman is kinda iffy now but not an unusual word choice for these books so I give it a pass. This scene doesn't really accomplish anything except to further establish Arline as a presence in the narrative.

This book really needed another editing pass, but I'm not sure how many of the typos and punctuation errors are original and how many can be blamed on my New English Library print.

Back with Cliff, we learn Arline is a society dame.

["]You don't ever think of any other woman, do you?" "Not now." Cliff had been thinking of another woman, one whose photograph he had seen in the society section of yesterday's newspaper.

And Cliff is a dirty liar.

Anyway, later.

The door opened and his daughter entered. Arline was beautiful today. She bowed politely to Lamont Cranston; then walked forward to greet her father. With his arm on the young woman's shoulder. Howard Griscom walked into the other office, while Arline spoke consolingly. [...] [Cranston] bade goodbye to the Griscoms as he left. Arline remained with her father for several minutes. Then she, too, departed.

One more fairly pointless scene to establish her presence.

She proceeds to be kidnapped off-screen.

He paused to answer the telephone, which had begun to ring. Belden watched him with catlike stealth. "Arline?" questioned Griscom. "Yes? What!" His face turned ashen. "I can't believe it. Tell me -- where are you now? What's that? If I say a word it may mean death -- to you? Arline! Arline!"

Howard Griscom does not heed this warning and contacts the police, Cliff fortunately gets a tip-off from Madge that leads him to where Arline's been taken, and we get a proper scene!

On the cot sat a young woman[,] her head resting upon her hand. She was alone. Cliff entered and closed the door noiselessly. He approached. She looked up and suppressed a startled cry. "Arline!" whispered Cliff. Sudden recognition dawned upon the woman. Before she could respond, Cliff had gripped her shoulders and had raised her to her feet. He kissed her, with all the ardor of forgotten years; then suddenly, he stepped away and bowed his head. "Forgive me, Arline," he said. "Forgive me. I forgot--" "Forgot what, Cliff?["] The woman was clinging to him now. She was looking up with tear-dimmed, pleading eyes. "Forgot that I'm a jailbird," said Cliff bitterly. "Just out of Sing Sing -- a few weeks ago --" "I didn't know that, Cliff," said Arline. "I've been waiting for you, Cliff, hoping that you'd come back to me." "But Arline--" "I know everything, Cliff. My brother told me -- before he died. It was for him that you went to prison -- and for me, Cliff! He had gone wrong, Cliff -- after father sent him away in a fit of anger. "When he came to your room, fleeing from the police, you took the blame for the robbery he had committed. You fought them with the gun you had taken from him, while he escaped. "He told me months later, after he came back home. He died, you know, after a terrible illness. Father was broken, Cliff. It would have killed him -- that's why I couldn't speak. "Brother had killed a man, too, before the robbery. That was never laid to you. If it had been, I would have spoken. Oh, Cliff--" The woman's voice choked -- "Can't you see that I've been waiting -- that I love you -- love you with a greater, fuller love --" Thoughts of danger were forgotten. Cliff was kissing Arline's tear-stained cheeks. All the grief of years had passed in a moment. Arline knew -- she understood -- and Cliff had not told her. He had remained true to his vow that he would protect the name of the brother of the woman he loved!

Not that we ever learn that brother's name. Seriously, that's a little weird. That's not the only weird thing here but I'll get to that in a second cuz our lovebirds still got shit to take care of.

Cliff whispered to Arline. "There's a woman here," he said. "Where is she?" "In the next room," replied Arline. "It adjoins this one. That's where -- where the brute who brought me here stays. He went out -- with another man. They will be back soon. "The woman -- her name is Madge -- was locked in here with me. She found the door to the next room open; but it was bolted from the outside like this one. She's there now. We must get her--" Arline's head dropped forward. She was about to fall from the chair. Dropping his automatic on the cot, Cliff grasped her before she slipped to the floor. As he steadied her, Arline recovered her senses and smiled. "I'm all right, Cliff," she said. "I'm all right, Cliff--"

Bad timing for a faint, but men in this series faint all the time -- including her dad earlier -- so I'm not gonna dock anything for that.

However, this is as good a point as any to bring up that Arline... really has zero agency. Here, she and Madge are being held together, and it's only Madge who does anything about it. Arline stays behind with her head in her hands while Madge gets to a phone to call for help.

I can imagine scenarios where that's reasonable. What I can't fathom is that Arline never did anything about Cliff, the man she supposedly loves. Sure, her dad seems fragile and maybe trying to overturn the ruling would've killed him -- but she couldn't visit? She couldn't write? Her brother confessed after months, what the hell was she doing for seven years?

Especially considering that passivity is not reflected in her actions to follow.

They get caught, Cliff tries to go for the dropped gun but fails.

Cliff sprawled unconscious. Arline leaped toward him with a small cry of anguish. Shires caught her with one arm and laughed.

I won't transcribe the whole scene but Shires proceeds to manhandle Arline and try to kiss her. She slaps him, manages to break free and backs away against a wall.

Shires's boss Durgan then shoots him, mistaking him for the guy Madge has been sleeping around with.

Arline, startled and bewildered, had her first glimpse of sudden death when she saw the gangster crumple on the floor. Durgan stood above the body, gloating.

As Durgan quickly realizes his mistake, Arline also springs into action.

Arline Griscom realized Killer Durgan's intention. She had been horrified at the sight of death; now, her love for Cliff spurred her to desperation. She flung herself upon the brutal murderer and battled tooth and nail, while Cliff tried vainly to rise. With a mighty effort, Durgan flung the struggling woman against the wall. Before she could regain her feet, she saw his arm turn toward the corner where Cliff lay. Two shots roared. Arline screamed. Then she stared bewildered.

Of course, the shots were not from Durgan.

Then Arline realized whence the shots had come. The outer door of the room had opened. There stood a man in black, garbed in a flowing cloak. [...] Cliff was rising now. Arline could see his tense gaze directed toward the man in black. Cliff's lips were moving. "The Shadow!" he was saying. "The Shadow!" A low soft laugh came from the man in black. It was the strangest laugh that Arline had ever heard. It chilled her; it frightened her, for it carried a tone of menace. Yet, instinctively, she knew that the laugh was one of triumph -- that the man in black had come as a friend. She knew that she and Cliff had been saved[.] [...] [The Shadow] saw Arline rise to meet Cliff. Again The Shadow laughed. Suddenly, he turned and disappeared through the doorway. Cliff had fully regained his senses. The back of his head was aching; but he had one desire that made him forget that pain. He must take Arline from this room of horror! He steadied the woman with his arm. Together, they made their way to the hall. Before them lay an open door that led to a stairway. They followed the path ahead. They reached a side alley and walked through to the street beyond. Cliff hailed a cab. Arline leaned against him as they rode toward her home. She was weak, but happy. She had found the man she loved! He had come to rescue her, against great odds!

D'aww.

So... yeah. When the chips are down, she doesn't faint, she doesn't run, she doesn't sit back and scream (although those are all valid responses). She fights. She fights for herself, she fights for Cliff. She watches people get shot and she pulls herself together and goes after the killer with her bare hands.

You mean to tell me that this dainty little society lady did not lift a finger in seven-plus years but is ready to go toe to toe with a guy literally called Killer? Nah, that doesn't add up.

Back to the story, Shads goes to clear up some loose ends and we get an epilogue with Cliff and Arline.

Cliff Marsland was reading the latest copy of the New York Sphere. The newspaper was a week old. Arline Griscom smiled as she saw him devouring the reports. They were on their honeymoon in France. Howard Griscom had suggested the trip. Arline had told her father the truth about her brother. He had borne it easily, for the ending of his recent worries had made him able to stand a shock from the past. [...] Arline uttered an exclamation of delight as she saw a headline over Cliff's shoulder. She pointed to it.

The headline is about her dad's theater merger going through. Cliff has some thoughts about The Shadow's unstated role behind the various headlines, and then the book ends. Happy ending, they're married now, yaaay. (Although, as I noted before, she does not appear to take his last name.)

So here we have a character who is closely connected to a Shadow agent, who knows he works for The Shadow, and knows that The Shadow is a trusted friend -- but who doesn't work for him, herself. Is that not fascinating? What kind of wrinkles does her presence create? What skills does she bring to the table? How does she get utilized by the narrative?

The answer is, she... doesn't.

Cliff and Arline aren't in book 10. In #011: Double Z, Shads gathers his troops.

--another man who had business in New York was opening a letter at his breakfast table in his home in New Jersey. This was Cliff Marsland, a veteran of the World War, who had done his part in a recent campaign against the New York racketeers. [...] "Darling," he said to his wife, "I think it would be a good idea for you to take that Florida trip with your father. So plan to leave with him tonight. I have work to do that may take me away for a while--"

Scene change. She is not named. She doesn't get a reaction.

In the next book, #012: The Crime Cult, Cliff is once again on a job and making excuses for why he hasn't been in New York, but the truth is--

Cliff was married to the daughter of a theater owner. His wife and his father-in-law were now in Europe. During their absence, Cliff Marsland was back in service with The Shadow.

And then... that's it. She is never mentioned again. She doesn't die, she doesn't divorce Cliff, she's just quietly forgotten.

And it's such a waste.

I won't claim she's well-written or anything. I think I've made it clear here that she is not. She's mostly defined by the men in her life -- Cliff's wife, Griscom's daughter, even her unnamed brother -- and is passive to the point she barely exists away from the page.

But good god the potential is there, and that potential fascinates me.

I have so many thoughts and headcanons and questions about Arline, but this post is long enough, so I'll conclude with this:

I love Arline. I love Cliff being a happily married man. If I ever got a chance to make a Shadow adaptation, I would absolutely keep Arline around-- and delve into what she was getting up to for seven years, because I don't buy that she was just demurely attending society events while the man she loved languished in prison. No way.

I love her, your honor.

[edgecastlema]

me hunger games muses???

as someone currently obsessed with the series again, i can promise i'll be hype to see literally any of them, but especially the following; katniss everdeen, primrose everdeen, madge undersee, peeta mellark, haymitch abernathy, joanna mason, effie trinket, and cinna