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#Happy New Years#Cosplay#New Year's Greeting#Vice and Mature#Mature and Vice#King of Fighters#The King of Fighters#KOF All Star#Euphoria#euphoriaedit#Massie#Our Gifs#Cassie Howard#Maddy Perez#Lexi Howard#Alexa Demie#Sydney Sweeney#Maude Apatow#LGBT#lgbtedit#otpsource#Halloween#Witch#ladiesblr#dailywomen#femaledaily
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Headcanons about how the SV kids nickname their Pokémon:
Juliana: Has no naming scheme whatsoever. Goes purely off of vibes. Her Quaquaval is named Crackers. Her Gholdengo is named Tintan. It's short for Tintannabulate. Her Clodsire is Sir Tweedle. There are no laws here.
Nemona: People names. Juan the Tauros. Guiseppe the Pawmot. Dave the Skeledirge. Whatever feels right.
Arven: "Doesn't nickname his Pokémon" (He does, but it's just shortened versions of the species. Mabostiff is Massy. Greedent is Greedy. Toedscruel is Toedy. No one must know.)
Penny: Doesn't change much, but she does substitute the "-eon" of the Pokémon's name for "-vee". Ex. Flarevee, Sylvevee. Umbrevee, etc
Kieran: All of his Pokémon are named after fruit. His Furret is Strawberry. Hydrapple is Appy. Yanmega is Razz. He didn't nickname his Champion team until Mochi Mayhem, though. And it ended up being a group thing when Juliana, Arven, Penny, and Nemona were there. Carmine was also helpful but she did not stay on theme so all of her suggestions were vetoed.
Carmine: Goes to nameberry.com and looks at the Top 10 Prettiest Girl Names.
Giacomo: Music nerd who named all of his Pokémon along the solfège scale. Going up in the order he caught them.
Mela: Bad puns off of real names. Charlos the Charcadet. Colelossal the Coalossal. Houndan the Houndoom. For some reason the rest of Team Star is okay with this.
Atticus: All named after Shakespeare characters because he's a theater nerd.
Ortega: Also insists he doesn't name his Pokémon but everyone knows it's a lie because he has his Pokémon's names engraved into the handles of his tools. He doesn't have a specific theme though. His Dachsbun is named Doughy and Azumarill is William.
Eri: Very traditionally girly names. Her Annihilape is Cupcake. Her Lucario is Prince. Her Toxicroak is Sprinkles. She loves them all.
Crispin: Different types of peppers. Three of his Magmortor are unfortunately named "Green Bell Pepper", "Yellow Bell Pepper", and "Red Bell Pepper". His Talonflame is Jalapeño. In an attempt at irony, his Rotom is Ghost.
Amarys: Doesn't. Or maybe names them after metal elements on the periodic table
Lacey: All after sweets or pastries. Her Alcremie is Lollipop. Her Whimsicott is Candyfloss. Her Excadrill is Key Lime Pie. They're are sweeties and deserve names accordingly.
Drayton: All after bridges. Archaludon is Skyarrow. Dragonite is Driftveil. Flygon is Cycling Road. (Or just Cycle for short)
#pokemon juliana#pokemon nemona#pokemon arven#pokemon penny#team star giacomo#team star mela#team star atticus#team star ortega#team star eri#pokemon carmine#pokemon kieran#pokemon crispin#pokemon lacey#pokemon amarys#pokemon drayton
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The competition was over. Everyone was celebrating, they were dancing. They were smiling. This was an exciting time, all the work they all put in finally paying off. The ghosts were toting around a trophy, but it was with grace.
They had made friends. They were all friends with each other. The young turtle brought his hand up to his face and pulled it away. Black ink coated his finger tips. The familiar, medicinal smell wafted back through the air
It was over now, wasn’t it?
If it was over, how come everyone was still here? How come the laughter never seemed to fade? They were trapped, did they not know that? That Massy had trapped them here with him?
He doomed them all.
Massy stared as the patches on the floor turned to ink, sinking down into the abyss. Slowly, the patches expanded the ground. It swallowed everything. Boxes, old photos of blurry faces, lazily thrown ninja stars, DVDs…. All of them were consumed into the messy ink.
Tears rolled down his cheeks, his fists clenched at his side. He didn’t know how to fix this. How does he fix this?
How do you?
The ink covered the floor, dragging in the turtles that Massy had brought to play his game. Massy felt pangs everytime he heard the shouts. The fear that consumed the realm he ruled over. Laughter faded into cries, flooding his ears with a maelstrom of noise.
Massy watched as the ink crept closer and closer to his feet, beckoning him with its warm, dark embrace.
He stepped in.
The cries grew louder as he fell, his arms trying to find purchase in the air. His fingers brushed against the ink as it surrounded him.
He was alone. He was all alone in a sea of noise. He looks around, but he can’t tell which way is up. His head swirls as he hears the very distant call. A warmth amongst the cold, dark void.
“DAD! DAD, I WANT TO GO HOME! I’M SORRY!” Massy screamed, his fingers clutching at his arm warmers. His eyes burned as he stared at the blankness.
“I’m sorry dad… I want to go home…”
#tmntstorycomp#tmntstorycomp masaccio#tmntstorycomp lore#I want to go home#don’t let me drown#I miss my dad
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So, I don't deny that Ohsmir is his own ship different from Reylo. This is definitely the case. Acolyte knew how to create his own story for this relationship.
But as I said, beyond being a bit the same archetype of couple and therefore having inevitable similarities, what I mean is that just like Reylo exists thanks to Bastila & Revan while being his own thing, Oshmir exists thanks to Reylo while being his own thing (although for me, they should stop using the Kylo Ren / Ben Solo theme song for Qimir and just create one especially for him...)
Do you understand ?
People complain about the comparison to Reylo, but it's pretty inevitable in the end with this context.
Especially with those who allow themselves to continue to spit on Reylo to put Oshmir on a false footing.
Disliking Reylo and liking Oshmir is completely valid.
But consciously spitting on Reylo to raise Oshmir, when without Reylo, this ship would probably not exist as such, that cannot be done. It's inappropriate.
And again, I have not spoken of those who now allow themselves to spit again on the physique of Adam Driver and prize that of Massy Jacinto.
It's simply disgusting.
Also, I maintain, for me the Star Wars postlogy was very good written until the Rise of Skywalker where they decided to screw up all the character arcs built / set up in the other 2 movies.
Honestly, I'm disappointed, I thought Oshmir would be an opportunity to bring the Reylo stans and other Star Wars fans together again, and in the end, some Oshmir stans are still waging war with the Reylo stans, and I don't understand why.
In the end, we are all in the same side.
Literally I already see antis emerging with the same arguments as for Reylo, and let's not talk about those who object to the swimming scene just as was the case for the shirtless force bond scene of Kylo Ren / Ben Solo in The Last Jedi... (It's crazy to see how angry people get over nothing... 🙄)
#the acolyte#osha aniseya#qimir the acolyte#qimir#osha x qimir#qimir x osha#osha and qimir#qimir and osha#oshmir#oshamir#qimisha#qisha#qosha#reylo#rey#kylo ren#ben solo#rey x kylo#rey and kylo#rey x ben solo#rey and ben solo#the force awakens#the last jedi#anti the rise of skywalker#star wars the force awakens#star wars the last jedi#star wars the acolyte
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The Lotos-Garland of Antinous
by John Addington Symonds
Behold a vision of the world-old Nile—
Of porch and palace-tower and peristyle
Glassed in the oily current smooth and calm,
With many a fringéd mile of sultry palm
Shimmering in noonday sunlight! O the roar
Of the full-voiced swart-visaged swarming shore,
As the gilt barge, with flash of oars, and cry
Cast on the waters of shrill minstrelsy,
Down the broad tide bears Adrian the king,
Lapped in luxurious ease and winnowing
All husk of hard thought from his heart this day—
So men surmise—to laughter given and play!
Lo the full sails of Tyrian silk out-spread
Like wings of wildest plumage overhead;
The cedar masts with crusted pearl and scale
Of Indian beetle rough; the bellying veil,
Star-sprent, gold-dusted, hyaline in hue,
That tempers like a mist the burning blue
Ofthose bronzed heavens; the heavy-scented flowers,
Plucked from what dim mysterious temple bowers
Deep in the dewy twilight—tuberoses,
Starred jasmines, lotos, crimson chalices
With myrtles woven! Mid that bloomy sea
Are girls, half-seen, reclining dreamily;
Some white as swans unruffled, pure and cold;
Some glowing with the delicate dim gold
Of amber, warm on throat and neck beneath
Black heavy coils of lustrous curls that wreathe,
Snake-like, smooth temples. O the subtle stir
Of laughter and of little feet, the whir
Of fans like night-moths fluttering, mid the wild
Voices of choiring boys, that naked piled
On Persian broidery, to the sound of flute,
Viol and fife and soul-subduing lute,
Make music, piercing shrill and sad and clear
With yearning memories the drowsy ear!
On glides the flashing galley. But the king,
In Roman strength austere, each goodly thing
Serenely reckons. He hath felt the glare
Of shadeless deserts; by the Libyan lair
Of lions hath out-watched the fiery day,
Patiently waiting for his royal prey:
The clash of arms he knows, the thirsty march
O’er sands with wormwood set, where fevers parch
Black lips and tongue, and hollow eyes grow dim:
No Syrian wreath or crown of rose for him
The circlet of the Empire! And behold,
This morn in Theban temples dusk with gold,
While spiry flames from smoking altars flew,
And incense clouds voluminously blue
Sun-proof involved those columned aisles, the seer
Foaming with eyes fixed on the unseen Fear,
A rede of death enwrapped in riddling gloom
Had uttered:—yea, that even for him the doom
Of icy death, unless some spirit free
Of man or boy, unbought, might willingly
Yield life for life, amid the dance and feast,
When hollow-eyed grim Death seems last and least,
Lurked shadow-like. So spake the shuddering priest.
And Adrian heard; yet trembled not, but read
As in a book the doom of Rome dismemberèd:
For on his life alone the Empire hung;
And to his single strength the nations clung,
As clings a vine with leaves and weighty fruit
To some strong pine’s stone-circling massy root.
And none but Adrian heard—save one who stayed
Beside him; one in whose quick pulses played
Fire of free life imperious; a boy
Of nineteen summers, framed for power and joy.
Crisp on his temples curled the coal-black hair;
White myrtle flowers and leaves were woven there:
His eyes had solemn light in them, and shone
Flame-like ‘neath cloudy brows: his cheeks were wan
With passion; and the soul upon his lips,
Smouldering like some fierce planet in eclipse,
Breathed fascination terrible and strong,
As though quick pride strove with remembered wrong.
But oh! what tongue shall tell the orient glow
Of those orbed breasts, smooth as dawn-smitten snow;
The regal gait, processional and grand,
As of a god; the sunny-marble hand,
Grasping a silk-enwoven cedar-wand?
He heard, Antinous! and in his breast
His heart leaped, and his flaming eyes confessed
The fervour of his spirit; still and calm
Standing the while, like some full-fruited palm
Tall by a river-bank. Then forth they went,
The youth divine and royal victim, blent
In silent awe and blind bewilderment.
Down to the Nile they came, and eager men
Pressed round them myriad-voiced with wonder: then
Taking their barge, upon the stream sailed forth,
Downwards all day steering by West and North.
All day the lazy ripple to the prow
Whispered; and all day long by palms arow,
By cities populous with blazing quays,
By tracts of flowering bean and verdant maize,
They glided. Towers and temples sunny bright,
Like mirage in the desert, swam from sight
Behind them; and the wild tumultuous noise
Of nations shouting with a single voice
Grew fainter on the current. All day long,
Lulled to a slumberous symphony of song,
Sails flapped, oars flashed, and boys and maidens made
Cool music in the silken scented shade.
But Adrian dreaming lay, and at his side
Antinous with large eyes blank and wide
Lay dreaming. Thus adown the sleepy tide,
As in a trance toward Lethe through still air,
Lost to the joy of living did they fare.
But now the sun who all day long had driven
His glittering chariot o’er the enamelled heaven,
Began to wester. Level smote his rays,
A furnace-fire of splendour; and the blaze
Burned upon stream and city: in its fire
The pillared shrine and solitary spire,
Tall cypress or thick tamarisk-tangle, swam
Like clouds you scarce can see amid the flame
Of sunset; and the whole vast concave through,
Across the light-irradiate airy blue,
Ran conflagration. Then, ere day was dead,
The slaves who had that service came and spread
The Emperor’s table; and Antinous rose,
For his it was before the banquet’s close
To bear the wine-cup, at his master’s knee
Like Ganymede serving imperially.
He rose, and from his shoulder’s ivory
The veil fell fluttering to his rounded thigh:
Naked he stood; then on his forehead set
A crimson wreath of lotos, cool and wet,
Fresh from the tank, with ivy mixed; and bound
Roses about his breast; and from the ground
A tendril-tangled thyrsus raised, and flung
The quivering leaves aloft that clasped and clung.
Next half the lustre of his limbs he hid,
Like some night-reveller or Bassarid
Fresh-flown from Indian thickets, with the fur
Of panthers streaked and spotted, sleek with myrrh
And musky-fragrant. In his hand a bowl,
Carved of one beryl, soft as if a soul
Throbbed in its flush, he took, and called his crew.
They to their Bacchus with loud laughter flew,
Tossing flame faces, twinkling tiny feet
In measured madness to the timbrel’s beat—
Wild hair behind them flying, loosened zone,
And flowers about their flanks for girdles strewn.
Girls were they, girls with vine-leaves garlanded,
Or jasmines white as their own maidenhead!
Boys too; ye gods, the beauty of those boys,
Lithe as young leopards! the soul-thrilling noise
Of their shrill voices!—Bells are at their feet,
And silver armlets, tinkling as they meet,
Make the air mad.
Behold, in such wild glee,
With dance and music and with witchery,
Paced forth the youth, for whom it seemed that all
His life to come might be one festival.
Yet in his soul was sadness. Well he knew
That ere those lotos-flowers had lost their dew,
He forth would fare upon the dismal way
Of dying.—Thus of many thoughts that day
This one had triumphed: he would die to shield
Adrian from death, if so the doom revealed
By god-sent oracles might be withdrawn
From that great head.—Like Phosphor in the dawn,
Solemn he was and tender; larger eyed,
Of more majestic stature; and his wide
Bare bosom swelled with nobler weight of thought
Than e’er within his heart had yet been wrought,
Since from his fields Bithynian and the play
Of childhood, on a lustrous night of May,
He had been borne by pirate hands, and woke
To weep his mother.
Through the awning broke
The clear-voiced choir; but Adrian in good sooth
Rose from his pillowed couch to greet the youth,
So proudly paced he: and the dying sun,
Shooting that moment from low vapours dun,
Transfigured all his face; and in the glow
The ruddy lotos-flowers upon his brow
Blazed ruby-like, and all his form divine
Blushed into crimson, and the crystalline
Bowl of the gleaming beryl flashed, and dim
With dusky gold the fur that mantled him,
Spread tawny splendour. So he stood and smiled,
Bending his crowned head, like a god who, mild
To mortals, will be worshipped. Such a sight,
So framed, so sphered in music and sunlight,
Had ne’er in court or theatre or grove
Fashioned by Nero for his insolent love,—
Nay ne’er in Syrian valleys where the Queen
Mourns for her lost Adonis, on the green
Of Daphne or of sea-girt Tyre been seen.
He spake: ‘To thee, in semblance of a god,
To thee supreme, who Jove-like with thy nod
Scatterest states and kingdoms, lo! I come
Bearing strong juice of Bacchus. See the foam
Leaps in the crystal for thy lips, and red
As rose or maiden in her bridal bed,
Glows for thy kisses! Health for thee, my king,
Health and long life within the cup I bring.
Yea, were it mine, this youth thou thinkest fair,
(Fair in thy thought, for verily whate’er
Thine eyes have praised, is fairest,) were it mine,
Brief as it is, scarce worth one thought of thine,
(For lo, it blooms to-day, to-morrow dies,
Nay even now is fading, as the skies
Fade after sunset)—were it mine to give,
Thinkest thou, king and master, I would live?
Were it not well to die for thee, and know
There in the scentless myrtle bowers below,
That thou wert living this new life? What breath,
How sweet soe’er, were sweeter than such death?
Nay, Lord, I flatter not. This is no smile
Of hollow semblance on false lips to wile
Kind speech from thee, much prized by us who serve
For could I, from this will I would not swerve!’
Thus spake Antinous, and the table round
Murmured approval; for the honeyed sound
From those calm lips on idle ears like dew
Fell with fresh fragrance and a pleasure new.
Sophists were there, whom Adrian fed, and they
Clapped loud applause, averring the long day
Had kept till eve her flower of perfect speech:
For such fine flattery, like the perfumed peach
Most subtly flavoured, could no palate cloy.
Thus clamoured they, wine-wanton; but the boy,
Bending his lilied brow beneath the wand,
And kneeling to his master, with one hand
Lifted the cup:—a lotos falling stirred
The wine refulgent; then, without a word
Or smile, he raised the sunlight of his face.
But Adrian drank, keeping the flower to grace
His wreath; and bade Antinous take the bowl
Of beryl. Then he turned with graver soul
To some grey counsellor beside him placed;
And the cup-bearer with his revel passed
Forth from the tent imperial.
Lo, the West
Bathing with liquid lustre brow and breast—
Lustre of orange, amber, green and blue,
Glassed on the waves, and gemlike in the dew
Of heaven translucent; the cool breeze that flew
Past silken sail and tent-roof; the black bars
Of palm-groves and of porches; shimmering stars,
And the low moon to eastward, pearly pale
Mid roseate refluence! In one woven veil
Of varied hues the universal world
Seemed by some hand omnipotent enfurled,
Where in the midst the barge, a moving spark
Herself of light, yet mid such splendour dark,
Slept on her shadow. And was this the night,
Centre of all things fair, for thee to blight
Thy blossom with cold frost of death—to die,
Sweetest of all sweet things beneath the sky?
The decks were vacant, as at even-tide
Of chills and sudden dew-fall. Free and wide
The sandal planks thick-matted with bright wool
And furs and flowered embroideries beautiful,
Spread for his pacing; and the lazy plash
Of rippling waves that round the galley wash,
Cooled the clear air. He went as in a dream
Forth to the prow, land o’er the luminous stream
Leaned; and behold, a golden lamp up-borne
By Isis (on her brow the sacred horn,
And at her waist the lotos, leaf by leaf,
And flower by flower, twined in a jewelled sheaf
Of lilies) cast a glimmer pure as pearl
On the veined marble of the watery swirl.
Here stayed Antinous, while the darkening west
Deepened from crimson into amethyst,
From fire to blood-red orange thin and still,
Under faint streaks of tenderest daffodil
Which faded. Soon, as drops of fiery dew
Gleam on a withered primrose, so there grew
Forth from this pallor the intensest glow
Of Hesper’s love-star: tremulous and low,
Poised o’er the palms, he panted; and his beam
Danced like a living lamp upon the stream.
Then spake Antinous: ‘My hour is nigh!
Night cometh, and the guardians of the sky
Illume their cressets!’ So he rose and spread
The panther skin and thyrsus, and the red
Wreath of dead lotos laid upon the ground:
Next in his hand the bowl of beryl, crowned
With roses, from a gleaming golden jar
He rilled; and gazing at the level star,
Thrice made libation, crying: ‘Father Nile,
And Isis and Osiris! ye who smile
On mortal births and burials! lo, I give
My life for Adrian’s! Wherefore should I live?
Have I not learned to trail my manhood’s pride
In the world’s golden gutters?—Like a bride,
Sumptuous with sacrifice and pomp and choir,
Forth from the doors I issued; and the fire
Of Flamens shone to light me: now, alone,
With saffron veil unbound and broken zone,
My blossom withered, lo, a wanton’s doom
Awaits me, or the purifying tomb!—
Nay, even now I weary. Day by day
It irks me to consume the hours with play;
Hearing soft speeches, propped on pillowed down,
To gather smiles; or, when I choose to frown,
Drink womanish tears. Better I ween were strife
With lions than this fulsome flower of life!
And when the flower is faded, what remains?
Yea, heaven, I thank thee: lo, the little pains
Of dying bring me guerdon of great gains!
For in my bloom I perish, having bought
Unending honour. What I give, is nought
But a mere piece of boyhood thrown away:
While he, the Emperor, lives. Even so. This day
Dates a new aeon in the age of Rome;
Wherethrough, a name for ever, in the dome
Of people’s praises, I shall pace, and be
Equalled with heroes in mine infamy!
Nay, what on earth more godlike? I have heard
Of soldiers dying at a general’s word;
Of patriots who drained their hearts to save
A nation: they beside their fathers’ grave,
Before their city walls and smoking shrines,
Fell on the long resounding foeman’s lines
And perished: this was easy; yet they bore
Victorious crowns and hymns for evermore.
But I, what city or what home have I?
What duty, dear or sacred, bids me die?
A slave—the toy and bauble of a king,
Picked from the dust to play with—a cheap thing,
Irksome as soon as used—a cup to sip,
Then fling with loathing from the sated lip!—
Therefore I die more nobly. Where are ye,
My father and my mother, and the glee
Of brothers and of sisters, who were dear
Far off in years forgotten? Not one tear
Shall your calm unfamiliar eyes let fall
For me.—How like a gilded dream is all
The life that I have lived in glorious Rome!
How like a dream it leaves me!—Lo, I come,
Ye awful, soul-exacting, pitiless Powers!
Prepare your laurels and the moony bowers
Of myrtles! Not ignoble, not a slave,
I perish, but of mine own will, to save
The Father of the Empire.—I have seen
In Roman theatres the dying queen
Of weak Admetus, pale Polyxena,
Cheiron, Menoikeus; and the people, ah!
The people how they shouted! Tears and cries
Greet even an actor when he nobly dies:—
Will not the people of the unnumbered dead,
Showering their pallid crowns upon my head,
Nobly receive me noble, dying thus,
Calm in my strength, young, proud, luxurious,
Not torn by pangs, not wasted, not outworn,
But in my splendour?’
As he spake, a horn
Shrilled through the twilight; and he saw the tower
Of Besa, where that night they tarried, lower
Dusk o’er the champaign. Speechless from the bark
He dropped: she onward glided o’er the dark
Breast of the glimmering Nile with lamp and light:
He through the mirrors of the cool black night
Unruffled, dying drifted; and his death
Was seen by no man. Nay, there lingereth
Old legend in the town Antinoë,
Called by his name, a fair town and a free,
How that a flight of eagles from the sky
Down swooping, bore him, rosy breast and thigh
Lustrous like lightning on their sable plumes,
Up to the zenith, where, a star, he blooms
In that bright garden of the grace of Jove,
The martyr and the miracle of love.—
Of this the truth we know not; but we know
That in the town of Besa, where the flow
Of Nile is stayed upon the eastern bank
With wattles and with osiers, for a tank
That draws therefrom through sluices deep and wide
The living waters of the sacred tide,
There in the morn was found as though asleep,
The perfect body of the boy; and deep
Around him, known not till that day, there grew
Great store of lotos flowers, red, white, and blue,
But mostly rose-red, flaming in his hair,
And o’er his breast and shoulders floating fair,
And with his arms enwoven, pure and cool,
Screening his flesh from sunrise. Thus the pool
Burned with a miracle of flowers; but he,
Raised on their petals, pillowed tenderly,
And curtained with fresh leaves innumerous,
Smiled like a god, whom errands amorous
Lure from Olympus, and coy Naiads find
Sleeping, and in their rosy love-wreaths bind.
https://paganreveries.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/the-lotos-garland-of-antinous-by-john-addington-symonds/
Picture: My Antinous
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Just wanted to let you know that you're fan fucking tastic. I read ur cm fics when the came on my dash, and your fics convinced me to watch the show. Tempted to have a star wars movie marathon now I've read some of that anakin smut...
I love your writing so much, it got me back into writing after I stopped for a while. Take a break if you need to honey because a haters gonna hate, but youre great <3
THANK YOU!!!! that's all so very sweet, i'm always flattered when my fics convince someone to watch a 17-season show or a massie behemoth media empire like star wars. i hope you're thoroughly enjoying them if you've started/finished them and i appreciate your understanding of my hectic schedule! I don't want to take a break, in fact, i want to write more now than i have in a few months, but I do have to balance my schedule out </3 luckily the most rigorous course I've ever had in my entire life is ending in 2 weeks and i'll be FREE <33
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On February 1st 1918 the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh.
Spark did not publish her first novel until she was almost 40, but she quickly gained admirers for her taut, comically disturbing works that often depicted odd, malevolent forces insinuating their way into the lives of ordinary people. She was best known for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," her 1961 novel about a charismatic schoolmistress.
Originally Muriel Sarah Camberg, she attended the James Gillespie's High School for Girls. There she met educator Christina Kay who became the inspiration for one of Spark's most famous characters.
At the age of 19, she married Sydney Oswald "Ossie" Spark. The couple sailed to Africa soon after they wed. The union proved to be a brief and turbulent one. She had a son, Robin, with her husband before the pair split up. For a time, Spark supported herself doing odd jobs. She returned home during World War II, leaving her son in Africa in the care of some nuns.
Back home, Spark became involved in London's literary world. She served as editor of the Poetry Review from 1947 to 1949, and published poetry, short stories and critical biographies of figures like William Wordsworth, Mary Shelley and Emily Brontë. In the 1950s, Spark suffered a nervous breakdown and converted to Catholicism. Her first novel, The Comforters in 1957, earned critical acclaim from such established British writers as Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh.
While she largely considered herself a poet, Spark built up an impressive career for herself as a novelist. After The Comforters, two more novels soon followed —Memento Mori and The Ballad of Peckham Rye . But it was her tale of a teacher at a girls school that really brought her widespread commercial success. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie became a best seller when it was published in 1961. The book began the basis of a successful London play starring Vanessa Redgrave in 1964. This production later moved to Broadway with Zoe Caldwell as the title character. In 1969, Maggie Smith starred in the film version, which earned Smith an Academy Award for best actress.
By the end of the 1960s, Spark moved to Italy. She lived in Rome for many years. There Spark met artist Penelope Jardine. The pair became inseparable, eventually setting up house together in Tuscany. Jardine acted as Spark's aide and companion. While some have speculated that their relationship was a romantic one, Spark told reporters that it was an "old-fashioned friendship," according to The New York Times.
As her career progressed, Spark continued to explore both the dark and light sides of life in her work. Not everyone knew what to do with this odd balance of the comic and tragic. Scottish writer, Allan Massie (Who I met several times at a writers workshop when at school) described her as "a comic writer with a sense of evil, a metaphysical in all sense of that difficult word" in the Spectator. Another critic for New Criterion wrote that "what first seems like caricature often passes, on closer reading, as unvarnished reportage."
Spark turned her mighty pen on her own life with the 1992 memoir Curriculum Vitae. In 2004, Spark published The Finishing School, which proved to be her final novel.
Muriel Spark died, aged 88, on April 13,th 2006, in Florence, Italy and is buried in the cemetery of Sant'Andrea Apostolo in Oliveto.
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Jawan Review
November 17, 2023
by Inakshi Chandra-Mohanty
In the 1970s, Amitabh Bachchan’s entry into Hindi cinema gave birth to the “Angry Young Man.” He was a hero, who fought against the system, who fought against injustice, and became a voice for the subdued people in society. It was one man against the world. Through the 80s, this phenomena continued, but as the new century neared, the romantic hero emerged and the action hero became an afterthought. People either no longer wished to change the system, or they no longer trusted a lone hero to do it. With the birth of a new generation, softer male leads became the norm with Shah Rukh Khan at the height of romantic stardom.
Though Hindi films let go of this concept, South Indian Cinema, continues to celebrate its heroes through films on injustice with a male lead as savior. So it is only natural that Atlee, a South Indian filmmaker, brings back to Hindi cinema the heroic mass entertainer, ironically starring the very actor who had originally taken away the limelight from the “angry young man” of the 70s and 80s. Jawan follows a man who strives for justice, who wishes to correct a system which favors those who are guilty over the many innocents, and for that, he resorts to vigilantism putting him in the crossfire of both the police and an evil arms dealer.
I did not have great expectations from Atlee. Though his films are entertaining, they have never risen to greatness, barring Raja Rani, which is the best of his work. However, he has great mass appeal and Jawan promises the same.The plot is intricately woven with an amalgamation of elements that tackle many relevant issues in society today. From farmer suicides to hospital inadequacies, by blending real stories into a fictional universe, writer-director Atlee appeals to the struggles of the common man and attempts to raise awareness regarding the flaws in the system that governs Indian society. Alongside important themes, the film’s strength lies in its strongly choreographed action sequences with women at the forefront. Shah Rukh Khan as the man of many names is the hero, but he is surrounded by powerful women fighting for themselves and for others. It is exciting, entertaining, and visually captivating with a thoroughly ‘massy’ feel.
However, my biggest issue with Jawan is the same problem I’ve had with Atlee films in the past, particularly Mersal and Bigil. They’re all over the place. The shift between present and past, the placement of flashbacks, too many characters, too many plot points, everything is a disjointed mess. There isn’t a singular arc keeping the story moving. In an attempt to create suspense, using non-linear storytelling, the makers sacrifice emotions. We begin to connect with a character, or get interested in a certain plot point, but a sudden shift in the story, leaves us hanging. By the time it returns, our emotions no longer remain the same.
Nevertheless, it is entertaining and much credit for that goes to the performances. Every single actor in the cast does a tremendous job: the army of six girls (Lehar Khan, Sanjeeta Bhattarchaya, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Girja Oak, Aaliyah Qureishi), Deepika Padukone in a cameo appearance, Seeza Saroj Mehta as the little girl Suji, Sunil Grover, Ridhi Dogra, Eijaz Khan, and even all those in small bit roles. As for the central trio, anything I say in their praise would be less. Nayanthara is enigmatic and powerful as the law-abiding officer in search of who she believes to be a problematic vigilante. I am glad her stardom is finally extending beyond the borders of the south. Though Vijay Sethupathi has already made his mark on the Hindi audience through Farzi, it is through Jawan his versatility comes forth. I have seen so many actors struggle outside their comfort language, but he doesn’t let his difficulty with Hindi get in the way of his menacing performance. And last but not the least, is the star of the show, Shah Rukh Khan. Comedy, romance, drama, action, there is no genre in which he lacks and Jawan touches upon it all. Such a strong, versatile range of emotions is displayed through one character. This film is a reminder that Shah Rukh Khan’s stardom and aura are unmatched.
Jawan is not perfect, it is not without its flaws. But its entertaining nature, the larger-than-life characters, and Shah Rukh Khan’s explosive comeback make it a worthwhile watch.
#bollywoodreviews#jawan#atlee#shah rukh khan#nayanthara#vijay sethupathi#netflix india#hindi cinema#indian cinema
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Anna Jernigan better known as AEW's Anna Jay. At just 26, she holds the world effortlessly within her grasp.
A captivating southern belle with an alluring figure and a fierce demeanor, Anna is undeniably a rising star. Though her television persona may come off as brash, beneath the surface lies a gentle spirit, often shy when the cameras are off.
Outside the ring, she relishes the sun-kissed shores and the art of modeling, all while cherishing her beloved Great Dane, Navy, who holds a special place in her heart.
Connections and storylines can be discussed via DMs!
CONNECTIONS
BOYFRIEND:
Nicholas Massie - @nicholasjacksonevp Anna never imagined herself ending up with Nick but, after her breakup from Jack, Nick gave her a shoulder to cry on and she gladly accepted. The two have been inseparable ever since.
FRIENDS
• Tay Melo- @taytayaew The other half of #TayJay and one of Anna's best friends. She considers her to be her road wife.
• Mariah May - @ohglamour Mariah and Anna instantly clicked when the young British Bombshell arrived in AEW. Ever since then, the two girls have been friends.
• Baylin Moloney - @baylinbaby ; More soon
EXES:
Jack Perry - @thegoatperry Jack and Anna dated for what seemed like forever. However, once Jack changed his ways and began acting more like his in ring persona than the man she fell in love with, Anna ultimately called things off. She still holds a special spot in her heart for Jack but, she doesn't think they can ever be together again. They remain friends however and are fairly civil at work.
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The Rooftops
Massy leapt up to the top of a tree, leaning up against the top part of the trunk as he started to scribble words down onto the notepad. The trees were all nice, and everyone seemed to be having fun, but he found himself growing bored.
Bored? Impatient.
The turtle watched as all the trees started to sink into the ground. His notepad and pen were snuck into his waistband as he too started to lower to the ground. The flora all disappeared, the dirt floor started to coat in various forms of asphalt. Roads, sidewalks, foundations. It all started to take shape beneath his feet.
And then with some rumbling, the ground started to ascend from the Earth. Buildings, nothing but solid columns of brick and glass, rose from the concrete. They grew taller and taller and Massy held onto the edge of one of the buildings as it rose. As they settled at their proper heights, fire escapes started to form.
Massy pulled himself up onto sturdy ground, looking around at what looked to be the rooftops of his hometown. New York City.
Looking up, what used to be foggy gray skies would shift into an inky black void dotted with stars.
It.. It felt a lot like home.
The young turtle looked around at all his competitors. They seem to be caught off guard, still dressed in their woodsy attire. Massy grinned, spinning for a moment.
Massy started to sprint, leaping over the gaps in the buildings. He raced through the faux city, and it was eerily silent. Massy wasn’t used to the city being this quiet.
So as he ran, without a care of falling, he whipped out his notepad and scribbled some words down on it. Within moments, the distant sound of traffic filled his ears and the city around him came to life.
It came to life.
It
Massy skidded to a halt and looked back at the city behind him. His shoulders sagged.
#tmntstorycomp#tmntstorycomp lore#tmntstorycomp masaccio#the rooftops propaganda#R nrhh nb wzw R zn hliib uli vevibgsrmt
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hatcmedia: @deltagoodrem covers issue 16 ✨
Pre-order her print issue and poster online. www.hatcmagazine.com/store
Issue 16 features @hexterandbaines
Delta Goodrem had her life changed when she released her debut album Innocent Eyes at 18 years old. And the Aussie is still on the run 20 years later! Her iconic multi-platinum pop album was just the start; going on to write her debut book, star in romcoms, and deal with health issues throughout the years, all whilst the crowds sang back the lyrics to ‘Lost Without You’. Having joined Shania Twain on her summer tour, giving us the oldies and her new single, ‘Hearts On The Run,’ and serving incredible vocals. Delta takes a moment to talk about what’s happened in her life in the spotlight and what’s happening now in her busy life on the road.
Photography Jess Gleeson Styling Emma Cotterill MUA Steph Lai Hair Styling Heath Massi
#deltagoodrem#hatcmagazine#hexterandbaines#heartsontherun#editorialmagazine#magazine#magazinecover
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50 Favorite Children’s Books
Inspired by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s list of his earliest literary influences. This list is limited to books I read in childhood or youth. 50 Childhood Favorites
Caddie Woodlawn and sequel by Carol Ryrie Brink
Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink
The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, and sequels by Elizabeth Enright
Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery
The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Derwood, Inc. by Jeri Massi
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Heidi by Joanna Spyri
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
Family Grandstand by Carol Ryrie Brink
Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink
Cheaper By the Dozen and sequel by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Rebecca’s War by Ann Finlayson
The Lost Baron by Allen French
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman
Captive Treasure by Milly Howard
Toliver’s Secret by Esther Wood Brady
Silver for General Washington by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft
Emil’s Pranks by Astrid Lindgren
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois
Freddy the Detective and Freddy the Pig series by Walter R. Brooks
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Robert Lawson
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The Wombles by Elisabeth Beresford
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander and Wayne Geehan
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
The Bridge and Crown and Jewel by Jeri Massi
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Young Adult:
The Eagle of the Ninth and other books by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
Buffalo Brenda by Jill Pinkwater
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret (a nonfiction memoir)
Picture Books:
Make Way for Ducklings and other books by Robert McCloskey
Go, Dog, Go by P.D. Eastman
Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman
Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner
Ice-Cream Larry by Daniel Pinkwater
Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant
Discovered as an Adult: Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park
The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
The Armourer’s House by Rosemary Sutcliff
Urchin of the Riding Stars and the Mistmantle Chronicles by M.I. McAllister
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Escape to West Berlin by Maurine F. Dahlberg
Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan
The Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan
Courage in Her Hands by Iris Noble
Knight’s Fee by Rosemary Sutcliff
Victory at Valmy (Thunder of Valmy) by Geoffrey Trease
Word to Caesar (Message to Hadrian) by Geoffrey Trease
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo
Seventh City by Emily Hayse
Escape to Vindor by Emily Golus
Valiant by Sarah McGuire
The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart
#children's books#children's classics#20th century classics#favorite books#books#reading#favorites#childhood#book recs#recommendations#book recommendations#influences#childhood influences
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introducing; geordi quinn massacre
welcome to marina, GEORDI QUINN MASSACRE ( cis man, he/him ) ! they are a THIRTY-ONE year old WITCH who resides in HYLAND PARK. They work as a MUSIC TEACHER at MARINA HIGH SCHOOL and are said to look a lot like HENRY ZAGA. People around the island find them to be +SANGUINE and +CONSCIENTIOUS, but also -HIGH-STRUNG and -COWARDLY. what do you think?
stats.
name: geordi quinn waldo massacre.
supernatural relation: cradle witch from his father's bloodline.
sexuality: gay.
birthday: march 11.
star sign: pisces.
myer-briggs: isfp.
occupation: music teacher at marina high school.
place of birth: marina island.
last played on spotify: unknown / nth by hozier.
general disposition: nurturing and anxious.
background.
geordi was born to an up-and-coming rock star / legend, and his number one groupie at the time
his mum was only 15 when he was born, she still had a whole childhood she wanted to live, and of course his dad didn’t stick around to do any parenting - he was already having multiple other children with multiple other women - so it resulted in geordi raising his mum more than the other way around
by the time he was a teenager his dad was firmly out of his life, his band finally taking off and leaving behind all the families he’d created and destroyed in the blink of an eye to do world tours
the best thing he ever got from his dad was his little sister olive, her own mum and geordi’s close friends that bonded over their hatred for the man that uprooted their lives without even hesitating or caring
growing up already used to taking care of his mum, geordi didn’t hesitate to help raise his sister too, who he still considers his best friend and is fiercely protective of even tho now she’s more his guardian angel than the other way around (she’s sm cooler and he’s just a loser with anxiety problems)
geordi realized he was a witch at a young age, it became sort of obvious when things around him began to set on fire at the slightest increase of any emotion, but it definitely came as a surprise considering his mum is 100% human with no magic whatsoever, so lo and behold his dad cursed him with something else
he never really gained control over his abilities and therefore gets nervous ever using them
just wanted a normal life for himself - the only similarity geordi would admit to having with his dad was their love, passion, and natural gift towards music, so he took this talent and ran, a music teacher now at one of marina’s public schools
most of geordi’s life was as mundane as it could be and he loved it, until his fiancé lark woke him one night in hysterics, a headache so bad he struggled to speak, walk, basically exist -
a simple slip at work that no one thought anything of had led to a burst aneurysm, he was gone before doctors could even diagnose the issue
geordi waited weeks, but lark never returned to him as a ghost the way he’d hoped, so in a fit of desperation, he turned to his sister and begged her to help him bring lark back - of course olive helped, and while for a week or two at best it seemed like the reanimation spell worked, the malevolence some ghosts possess began to manifest in lark and then some, until he became actively violent, attacking geordi in their home and begging to be put to rest again
geordi doesn’t talk about that particular incident (that took place around two years ago) and he doesn’t talk about lark anymore, and he especially refuses to touch on his magic - probably ever again
details.
he doesn’t actually believe in nicknames, when he introduces himself he says his name’s geordi quinn and will pull a face when people call him geordi, gq, etc. but mostly grin and bears it
his students call him mr. massy, kind of hates the association his last name gives him with his dad and frankly doesn’t particularly think it. appropriate for his students to go around saying Massacre 24/7
he’s developed a barbarically keen sense of mind-reading from growing up and talking to olive in their heads, sometimes a flash of someone’s inner thoughts will go through his mind and he hates it but it’s uncontrollable
just. an awkward anxious fool LKSDHGKLHSDGHSDGLKH he means well but he never rly got to be a kid and had a life of tragedy, he just doesn’t know how to relax rly
there’s been hook up and dating attempts since lark, but he wasn’t much of a Hook Ups person before his fiancé and he is Far from it now, and dating just hurts a bit bless his heart
so grossly loving and nurturing its definitely got him hurt in the past, putting all his attention and trust into people who didnt deserve it / didn’t reciprocate but it hasn’t stopped him from doling out all his kindness
a loser pathetic pushover frankly</3
connections.
he’s lived in marina his whole life so friends!!! childhood friends, teacher friends, just friends from any walk of life rly i need it all
exes from before lark perhaps/first love situation??
friends of olive’s he sees as siblings / family too :)
awkward hook up attempts as of recent or in the past…….
also dates. he’s tried to go on n it failed OR
dates that went well n he got anxious about feeling something?? :eyes:
ppl who know of his dad, this connection cld go anywhere rly but some juicy ideas could come from his painfully loserish lame ass dad n screwing over more ppl in town etc.
i’d love to see lark’s family?? we can talk over whether geordi is still close w them or if their relationship is more strained after lark’s passing</3
anything else that anyone wants :D
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