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melanieph321 · 1 year

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"Okay okay so how about one where, the some of the Man Utd teammates are having dinner at a fancy place. Late in the dinner Antony gets bored and starts whispering naughty naughty things to Lisandro. But licha can’t do anything but just squeeze down on Tony’s thigh since everyone else is talking mostly to licha"

You ask and you shall receive!

Enjoy!

Almost the whole team were gathered for dinner, everyone except for Antony, who was late.

"Why is he late?" Lisandro thought to himself. He had to recheck his messages to see if he had texted Antony the right address. He had, still, Antony was late.

It was unlike him and Lisandro hated it, because it made him wonder, "Is he with someone else?"

"Sorry I'm late!"

Lisandro sighed in relief seeing Antony stumble into the obscure section of the restaurant where the team had their table. He wore a leather jacket, black pants and white shoes. All Gucci.

"You're late." Lisandro whispered before pulling Antony a chair to sit next to him.

"Sorry about that, I had some stuff to set up at the house?"

"What stuff?"

"Don't worry about it." He said, taking a seat and acknowleding his temates.

Lisandro frowned "What do you mean don't worry about it?" Obviously this would make him worry about it more.

"You'll see when we get home." Antony said, patting Lisandro's thigh. He let his hand remin there.

Lisandro sat back, still wondering why Antony didn't want to tell him exactly why he arrived late. To be honest he was just glad that Antony was with him now and not with someone else.

The night went on with the team going for a round of drinks before being served what Scott McTominay refered to as, the best Haggis in town.

"What's a Haggis?" Bruno Fernades said. He was looking down on his plate frowning. So did the other non British players, including Lisandro and Antony.

"It's like a mince pie shoved into a sheeps stomach." Scott said.

"A what, shoved into a what?" Players like Bruno pushed their plates in front of them, refusing to eat. Other players like Harry Maguire started digging in like it was a regular Sunday dinner.

"Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick." Antony said, shoving his plate aside.

"Did you taste it?" Lisandro asked.

"No, but the smell of it..."

"Say no more." Lisandro grimace. He hated mince pie. To think of it stuffed into a sheeps stomach made him question British cuisine entirely. Thank god for Alcohol, Lisandro thought. Scott was paying for everyone drinks, in that way keeping all of them happy. Welp, everyone except for Antony.

"I'm bored." He sighed. "Let's get out of here."

"Can't" Lisandro shrugged.

"Why not?" Antony hand squeezed Lisandro's thigh.

"I promised to give Fred a ride home." Lisandro removed Antony's hand from his thigh. He was unfaced by Antonys attempt to force a reaction out of him. Antony however, remained steadfast, leaning in to whisper in Lisandro's ear. "You sure? I got somthing for us at home."

Lisandro looked ahead of him but raised a curious brow.

"Come on Licha, don't you want me to show you what I got?"

"Later." Lisandro muttered, once again forced to remove Antony's eager hand from his thigh as it krept closer to his already stiff erection.

He sat back in frustration. "Why are you no fun Licha?"

Lisandro would rember these words for when they got home, which were around midnight after dropping off Fred at his house.

"Almost there."

Antony insistead on covering Lisandro's eyes with his hands as he lead him through the house.

"Don't tell me you bought another stupid gear like that disco pooltable?"

"Actually I did, but I have a feeling your going to like this one."

"I doubt that." Lisandro snorted. Just then Antony made him stumble over the threshold leading out to the patio.

"Watch it." He hissed.

"Sorry." Antony cringed. "Either way you can look now."

They stood outside on the patio. Lisandro batted his eyes adjusting to the dark night. He shook his head. "What exactly am I looking at?"

"Ta da!" Antony stood posing In front of a giant black box.

"A box?" Lisandro frowned. "You bought us a giant black box.

"No Licha." Antony's hands searched for somthing on tge top, a button. Pressing down on it the flap folded open, reavilng a well of blue light.

A smile twitched the corner Lisandro's lips as the blue collar painted the walls around them.

"It's a Jacuzzi." Antony said.

"I can see that."

"Not to bad ey?" Antony grinned, seeing Lisandro didn't yell at him for buying another stupid gear. "I've been busy all day setting it up. That's why I was late for dinner tonight."

Lisandro nodded his head understandingly. "Let's not waste anymore time then."

"Oh."

Antony stumbled back against the jacuzzi as Lisandro stepped forwards, hooking an arm around his neck and pulling his face against his own.

Antony tilted his head back, making Lisandro latch on to his neck, serenading it with wet kisses. "So does this mean I get to buy whatever I want without you questioning my decisions?"

"Shut up." Lisandro huffed, his hands moving on to strip Antony of his jacket. His shirt was next, Lisandro peeling it up and over Antony's head.

"Get in the pool." He commanded.

"With my pants on?" Antony frowned.

"Do as I say. This one is for me not you" Lisandro remembered Antony's teasing at dinner. He would learn not to do that again.

"So...are you getting in with me or what?" Antony stood with water up to his waist, not knowing Lisandro's further intentions.

"Sit down." Lisandro said, watching him spitefully. Antony did what was told and got neck deep with water as he brought himself to his knees.

"Don't take your eyes off me." Lisandro wanted Antony to watch what he had done to him, the suffering Antony had caused him. He began by kicking off his shoes. Then he peeled of his jacket and shirt. He let his hands linger on his belt, making sure to lock eyes with Antony as he revealed his rock hard erection.

"Look what you've done to me." He grunted. "I wanted to fuck your brains out right there at the dinner table."

"Why didn't you?" Antony smiled.

"Cuz you're going to fuck me now with your mouth."

Lisandro stripped himself of his pants and climbed into the jacuzzi. The water was steaming hot, however the sensation was soothing against his skin. He placed himself in front of Antony who remained on his knees.

"Fuck me." He commanded and so Antony took him in, his tounge warm against the tip of his cock. Antony took him in deep, making Lisandro grunt with the sensation. His hand went to rest on Antony's head, pacing him as it got harder not to come.

"Fuck...Tony."

Antony slurred Lisandro's cock in his mouth, wetness dripping down from the side of his mouth. Lisandro had yet given him permission to use his hands, but once he did it was game over for Lisandro.

"Fuuuck."

He fell back with the release, creating small waves in the water. Antony moved to rest his head against Lisandro's chest as the two of them went on to listen to the sounds of the night. The stars in the sky made it a perfect night.

#fanfiction #manchester united #manchester utd #antony #antony santos #lisandro martinez #lichantony #requested

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daniel306gaming · 2 years

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¿What if Peter-Two lost his powers in Spider-Man 2?

To: Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi and Marvel Entertainment

Intro

¿What if events went differently in the Raimiverse? ¿What if Peter-Two lost his powers forever in Spider-Man 2? In today’s fan fiction we’re going to be exploring what would have happened if Peter-Two had completely lost his powers to the point of no return and losing Spider-Man in the process. ¿How can this affect Spider-Man 3 and his appearance in No Way Home going forward? This is an original what if created by me taking inspiration from the 1967 Spider-Man No More storyline while following the mythology of Spider-Man and the timeline of the Raimiverse. Without wasting anymore time sit back and relax and enjoy this fan fiction.

Story

The events of Spider-Man 2 were playing out the same as in your universe. Peter Parker's life wasn’t turning out the way that he had hoped it would as he was stressed and running out of steam. Unfortunately things were happening to him everywhere all at once as the Daily Bugle was unrelenting in their reporting about him in frustration but he decided to stop taking photos of himself as Spider-Man to sell to them and as a result of that J. Jonah Jameson was threatening to fire him if he did not have any new photos of the bug. His job as the delivery driver for Joe's Pizza was over because he was always late for his shifts as the last straw was when he had failed to deliver seven pizza boxes in the time frame of a half and hour which had automatically made the pizza free for the customers but his boss Mr Aziz didn’t waste anytime in firing him saying that Peter was holy unreliable and school was no better too. He arrived for his classes after they were over as his grades were declining and he had an overdue paper about fusion to submit to Dr.Connors. He planned to write about the research undertaken by Dr Otto Octavius as he was a physicist who was working with Oscorp but there was a impending threat by Dr.Connors to give Peter a failing grade if that paper was not submitted and Peter really wanted to do better. There was just no time to do any of this stuff at home as Aunt May was already defaulting on the mortgage because there wasn't enough money to keep paying it anymore because Uncle Ben was dead and there was not enough income to keep paying the bills on the house. Peter wished he could help but he was broke with no money anymore and he couldn’t bear to look at her in the eye. While she was struggling like that his love life wasn’t any better as he tried severely to build a relationship with Mary Jane Watson but he kept letting her down and she had gotten accepted as an actress in a play. He had never made it to see any of them as he had actually bought tickets several times but something had always come up to make him miss them and in his defense Spider-Man’s duties stopped him on concentrating on his relationships with Mary Jane and his friends and now it was strained. MJ faulted him for treating her like she wasn’t important after all and Harry Osborn and May had always seen her plays but Peter himself had never showed up and the worst of all he was losing his spider powers. He was unable to shoot webs and climb walls. It seemed the stress had finally gone to him as he tried severely to function but he kept failing his eyesights became bad again like they had when he did not have the powers and he now had to use his old eyeglasses to see properly again. He was frustrated and sad but he decided to stop trying to regain his powers. He took it as a sign that he needed to fix up his life but Peter arrived at the house to a surprise party for he had totally forgotten that it was his birthday and Harry Osborn and Mary Jane were there. Along with them was May as they had even made a cake for him but he was grateful to see them there and Harry was not happy with Peter for taking photos of Spider-Man who he blamed for the death of his father Norman Osborn. Harry didn’t fail to let his displeasure known and felt by Peter. Peter then told Harry that he wanted to write a paper about the research of Dr.Octavius as on hearing about Dr.Octavius Harry brightened up and said that the physicist was marvelous and his research would fetch Oscorp a lot of money. Harry went on to say that he would be happy to introduce Peter to Dr Octavius and Peter agreed the next day. Peter walked into Oscorp alongside Harry Osborn as Harry was on high hopes and chanting happily. He greeted Dr.Otto Octavius and introduced him to Peter Parker. Parker said that he was writing a research paper on Autumn and his research. The scientist on his part smiled humbly and told Peter to take his studies seriously. He also said that Oscorp was doing well by funding his research Harry cut and said that he was happy to do so since Dr.Octavius’s discovery was revolutionary science and earned Oscorp a big load of money at best. Harry left the room as Mrs.Octavius came in and met Peter. She talked about how she met and fell in love with him and she was happy she had left. Peter looked around and saw what he rightfully guessed as the source of Harry's excitement. Dr.Octavius said that it was his design to initiate and sustain the fusion. He explained that it would be a perpetual sun constantly supplying renewable energy as Peter somehow expressed concern about the stability of this fusion reactor but he said that the slightest miscalculation could be catastrophic at that while Dr.Octavius snapped at Peter saying that the stabilizing fusion was his life’s work and he knew what he was doing and what would happen if the reactor was not stabilized. Peter said that he did not mean to offend Dr.Octavius and the scientists relaxed. Dr.Otto Octavius remarked that Peter's intelligence was nice as he said that intelligence was a gift and the gift was used to better the lives of all mankind. After more talk Octavius said that he needed to leave to prepare for the presentation later that night and history will be made. Peter then said that he would leave too because he had plans to attend the public presentation of the new fusion reactor as Harry Osborn was beside himself with excitement but Peter stood with him among the small crowd of investors, scientists and journalists. Dr.Otto Octavius began his speech with a joke which everyone laughed to as he told everyone that he had created a fusion-based energy source which would provide clean and sustainable energy for the world. Dr Octavius soon unveiled a set of 4 arms as he called them inhibitor chips which were created for the purpose of creating fusion but they were impressive to heat and magnetize. He then connected himself to the arms as he said that all the arms were controlled by a neural link which was connected to his brain but Peter was astounded by what he saw and Dr Octavius explained that the arms could create and control fusion in an environment that no human hands could ever operate in. A journalist who was however skeptical claimed that the advanced artificial intelligence which powered the arms could assess superiority over the commands of Otto Octavius’s brain as Dr.Octavius replied that he was aware of the risks but that's why he had created an inhibitor chip located at the base of his skull and its function was simply to make sure that he remained in control of the arms. On hearing that Harry sighed adding approvingly that Dr.Octavius moved onto the reactor's arms as he retrieved an element of tritium which he said was produced through the financial aid of Harry Osborne and Oscorp Industries. Harry happily announced that he was glad to pay the bills as Dr.Octavius through the use of his arms dropped the tritium in the middle of the sun but its state suspended in the middle and he then put on a pair of dark glasses to shield his eyes with a few taps on the computer by his side. Octavius activated the reactor which concentrated energy currents on the tritium and activated it. A moment later a golden sun the size of a gem ball appeared as the audience were surprised to see how the tritium worked but 2 seconds later a technician managing the computer screens announced that they had a successful fusion reaction and there was a loud boom. He further said that they were now preceding a thousand megawatts surplus of electricity as the applause got louder but Harry Osborne was beaming with pride and then things began to go wrong. All the metal in the room began leaning to the reactor which were people's necklaces, earrings, rings and even the metal lamp holders were all leaning to the reactor. Peter watched with a rising concern as the energy began spiking and Dr.Octavius was working to control it. A computer began beeping fast and Octavius nervously informed the crowd that the reactor was stabilized. However, the reactor did the exact opposite as the technician announced that there was a containment breach just as all the metal pieces flew right into the reactor but one of the fusion energy rings flew into the ceiling and the crowd gasped. They began to run away as Octavius look at his wife who was watching him with fear in her eyes but a computer cabinet began flying towards the reactor and Osborne was in the way. At the time Harry was screaming to Dr.Octavius to unplug the reactor but the scientist wasn't listening as Peter saw the cabinet heading for Harry and without thinking he stretched out his arms and shot webs but the webs did not come out. He ran to Harry and knocked him out of trajectory of the cabinet just in time. Harry thanked Peter as the glass windows and its metal panels were pulled by the magnetic force of the reactor but it went right into the only two people in its way which were Dr.Octavius and his wife. The mechanical arms shielded Dr.Otto Octavius but his wife wasn't so fortunate as the glass penetrated her skin killing her instantly and Octavius screamed. Then another breach happened as a ring of energy touched his skin and electrocuted him. The force of the electrocution destroyed the inhibitor chip as Peter then ran to the wall and pulled out all the cables that connected the electricity to the reactor. The metal then expanded and collapsed in on itself. The lying waste to the reactor had rendered Dr.Otto Octavius unconscious as Peter Parker's life wasn't getting any better but the front page of the Daily Bugle said it all and crime was up by 75% and he wasn't able to do anything about it because technically he wasn't Spider-Man anymore. He didn't have the powers to even claim the name as he stood by the newsstand on the street that evening thinking over the events that had happened over the past few days while Octavius with his extra 4 arms was on the loose having robbed the bank and there was no one to stop him. Harry was in depression as the stalks of Oscorp Industries had tanked after the fusion incident and the company was on the verge of filing bankruptcy. The way things had turned out bad for Harry was just sad and Peter was just helpless. His powers hadn't returned so there was little to do about crime in New York and to make matters worse Aunt May had been served with a foreclosure notice because she had not defaulted on the mortgage payment. She was going to leave the house and live in an apartment. He felt bad that he didn't have any money to settle the debt and the bank wasn't interested in lending her money because she didn’t have sufficient credits. A scream interrupted his thoughts and he looked up from the newsstand and stared at the street ahead. A building was on fire and someone was calling that a baby was trapped inside. Peter rushed to the building and stopped beside a man. He asked if anyone was inside and the man said that they think there was a kid stuck on the second floor. Peter looked around and didn't see any of the members of the fire department anywhere. He looked down at his hands and realized he would be attempting a rescue without the aid of the powers. He had to take a deep breath and told himself that he had done it before and could do it again. He then dashed into the building as Peter climbed the stairs and reached the second floor. Fire was burning everywhere as a portion of the staircase overhead was already falling but he shook his head and wondered ¿why buildings still use wood for critical areas? He heard some cries and ran towards the sound. He reached a door that was on fire as he leaned in and clearly heard cries coming from the other side. He tried opening the door but the doorknob was too hot to grip and the door itself refused to open he tried pushing but it didn't work as he then took a step back to access his options and then he realized that his eyesight was blurry. He removed his glasses made to clear them but he realized that he couldn’t see better he tried as he put the glasses on again and found that it was blurry. He removed it and could see clear again. He stashed it away in his pocket feeling shocked as Peter kicked the door down with amazing strength and it flew off in pieces and fell to the ground. He then entered the room and was immediately aware of the ceiling falling because he was forewarned. He ducked out of the way of the falling ceiling as he was grateful that a Spider-Sense did not fail him again but he followed the sound of cries to the closet in the wall and he stretched at his arms shooting webs which broke the closest door handles and pulled them apart. He tore the clothes in there and saw a little girl crying and calling for her mother. He picked her up and began to leave the room. The floor in the hallway caved and Peter had to shoot a web to cling to the ceiling to avoid falling to the raging inferno below. The little girl screamed as Peter's spider-sense began tingling and he heard another scream. This one was coming from above as he weighed the thought of dropping off this girl downstairs or going with her to save this other person but he had misgivings about going there because he remembered the last time he jumped into a fire to save another person it was instead met with metal spikes from the Green Goblin and he swore to himself to find the stairs and began climbing up to meet this person. He reached the top floor and looked around. He began frantically searching the room one room after another until he heard the cries and screams. He rushed to where it was coming from and he entered the room finding a teenager that she judged to be around 17 years old. He called out to her to follow him and she ran to him. He held her hand and they began running to the staircase but then the stairs began to give out. It started falling and reaching where they were standing. They stopped as Peter then handed the child to the teenager and held the girl's waist with his right arm. With his left hand he shot a web which stuck to the ceiling as the stairs did collapse and the three of them were dangling from the ceiling with the help of the web. Peter was about to swing out of there with one of the windows but when the web disconnected from his wrist he quickly shot another one and it didn’t make it to the ceiling. All 3 of them fell to the first floor and the building collapsed around all of them. Peter woke up and his eyes were immediately assaulted with harsh light. He squinted and his head began aching. He felt something resting on his face and air forcing its way through his nose. Aunt May's worried face came into focus and the tear fell on his face which she immediately wiped. She was squeezing hispalm tightly as a nurse came in and pulled Aunt May away from Peter. The doctor showed up and began examining him. He told Peter that he was admitted into the hospital and that Peter shouldn't try to move because his left arm was broken. Peter heard Aunt May sobbing somewhere in the background as the doctor informed Parker that he was a very brave person to go into the line of fire to save people but unfortunately they didn’t make it out as they died when the building collapsed while the doctor and nurses then left Peter and May. Peter cried and Aunt May sat beside him as she said that’s he was thankful Peter was alive and well. She told Peter that he had been in a coma for two weeks and she had been worried. She asked him what he was thinking running into the fire like that as Peter gently squeezed Aunt May's hand and told her that he had something to say. He said that 2 years prior he had been bitten by a spider and he had been given a gift with superhuman abilities. He told her that he was Spider-Man as she recoiled from him in shock and tears. He told her that the death of Uncle Ben was an accident and he blamed himself for it because he could have stopped the robber. Aunt May wiped away tears and told Peter that she already suspected Peter was Spider-Man because no photographer in New York could get such vivid photos of Spider-Man the way Peter did. She told him that she was proud of him for taking responsibility and helping people in society with regards to the death of Ben. She said that he would have forgiven Peter so she will forgive him too as she told him not to beat himself up about Uncle Ben again but he thanked her and the 2 cried together. Peter then told Aunt May that he isn't Spider-Man anymore because he did not have the powers again as they had somehow left him but Aunt May told him that it would be all right and he wouldn’t have to worry about it. Harry Osborn sat in his house drinking vodka as he was sad about his best friend Peter’s condition and he was drinking his sorrows away. The building vibrated with loud thuds as Harry assumed it was the alcohol messing with his brain until the wall was thrown in front of him but the intruder was the last person in the world he waited to see and he threw his bottle of vodka at Dr.Octavius who caught the bottle with one of his arms and took it to his lips and took a swig. He flung the bottle to the wall and it broke. Octavius walked to Harry and asked him for more tritium. He said that he needed more of it as Harry scoffed him saying that he would not give him more trivium so that he could use it to continue his stupid research and blow up New York City again. Octavius then said that he would give him the trivium without Harry's help as with the mechanical arms he extended a metal pin and stabbed Harry in the chest killing him for good and just like that Harry died. Octavius then walked into the wall and began stabbing it with the arms until he hit reinforced steel. He cleared the area and found a safe. He effortlessly opened it and retrieved a small globe of tritium the size of a tennis ball. He smiled and said “Well Done Osborn” and left the house. Peter was getting ready to leave the hospital as he missed his friends and wanted to see them again. He sat on the sofa and tried busying himself as Aunt May was packing his things but he picked up the TV remote and turned the TV on. The TV news anchor announced the death of Harry Osborn the CEO of Oscorp Industries as Peter was shocked to see there was a video of Harry's residential building and Peter saw huge pocket marks on the side. He had no doubts as who had caused it and that was Dr. Otto Octavius. Aunt May told Peter that she was worried about the death of his friend as Peter was downcasted but he turned off the TV and set down the remote control. He picked up that day’s edition of the Daily Bugle and the frontpage held another surprise for him. Mary Jane Watson had married celebrity astronaut John Jameson. Peter really didn’t see that one coming as he told May about it and she said that she had received an invitation but she forgot all about it because Peter was hospitalized. Suddenly, Peter was aware of the window creaking but the IV tube in his arm popped out painfully as the needle was strangely flying into the window with Aunt May’s necklace and earrings having been forcefully removed too. He ran to the window seeing cars and poles leaning towards a particular location. He saw that they were all attached to the docks. “Oh No” he set out loud. Otto Octavius had switched on his reactor again he ran towards Aunt May and told her that he needed to go and stop Otto before New York City was destroyed. She kissed him on the forehead and told him to do what he needed to do and that he should be careful. Peter Parker dashed out of the room as Parker entered the dark place but the reactor was in full power and it was larger this time. He called out to Dr. Octavius as the scientist looked back and asked Peter what the hell he was doing here. He then told Peter to leave as Parker told him that the reactor will overload like it did the last time but only this time New York would be completely destroyed and he bagged Dr.Otto Octavius to shut it down. Otto disagreed saying that he would be able to stabilize it this time. Peter told Otto that the magnetic power was already in full swing and that the whole thing was dangerous. Otto then told Peter to get on board or get out of the way as he then turned his back to his reactor and tried stabilizing it but Peter then saw the heavy duty cables and rushed to disconnect them. Octavius saw him and used one of his arms to try and stab him. Peter saw the arm coming and he jumped to dodge it which caused the arm to jam right into one of the cables. The electricity electrocuted Octavius and threw him into a wall knocking him unconscious. Peter then hurled himself and tried disconnecting all the cables as he didn't come here as Spider-Man but as Peter Parker. He then ran away to watch the reactor explode but that didn’t happen as he wondered why and rushed to Otto to ask what was wrong. Octavius came out of his unconsciousness and told Peter that the reactor could not be stopped because it was now self-sufficient. Peter told him to think and fight the AI of the arms to come up with a solution. He reminded Otto of what he had told him about intelligence being a gift to be used for the betterment of all mankind as Otto then told Peter that the only way he was able to bring down the reactor was into the waters but Peter then stood up and summoned up all the faith he had left and hoped what he was about to do would work. He stretched out his arms and shot webs one more time. He was happy it worked as he then proceeded to use all of the energy to pull down the entire structure with him as Dr.Octavius then saw that Peter was Spider-Man and that the fusion reactor was going into the lake. The water then melted the reactor as Peter looked at Otto and a big boom had gone off. The next day the television was buzzing with the news that the two bodies had washed up on the surface of the lake and that they were Dr.Otto Octavius and Peter Parker. The news also said that Peter Parker was Spider-Man as Harry Osborne and Peter Parker were buried side by side together but it seemed the entire city had shown up for Peter Parker and Aunt May was beside herself with tears. MJ was there too to comfort her as MJ on her part was lamenting that she had finally understood why Peter had found it hard to be with her because he was busy stopping crime in New York City as Spider-Man and she said that she was so selfish and didn't even think about him. Her husband John Jameson was there to hold her hand as the mayor of New York City was there and gave a full speech thanking Peter Parker for his selfless service to the people of New York. He was given the key to the city and Spider-Man and Peter Parker were both laid to rest... THE END!

And that is going to be ¿What if Peter-Two lost his powers forever in Spider-Man 2? I had an amazing time working on this fan fiction taking a massive change on the Spider-Man No More storyline and we saw how Peter didn’t need Spider-Man to finish the job and he as Peter was able to save Doc Ock without his powers. We also saw Harry died at the hands of Ock so this could attract Peter in a way that he would go and stop Ock and save New York. This is a very emotional fan fiction and there are many more Spider-Man fan fictions in the works so be on the lookout for that and more what ifs coming soon. Take care guys and have a fantastic day. Peace out!

#raimiverse #peter-two #spider-man

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little-spicy · 3 years

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-Spiderverse Preferences-

When would they bring you flowers?

What Turns Them On

Favorite Position

How Do They Comfort You?

Favorite Things To Do With You

How They React When Their Jealous

Where Do They Like To Kiss You?

Peter Parker: Tobey Maguire

Peter would bring you flowers when it's your anniversary. He'll swing by one of the flower shops and grab your favorite flowers.

He'll surprise you with them and getting a kiss in return for getting you the flowers.

Peter Parker: Andrew Garfield

Peter would bring you flowers when he proposes to you. He would be a nervous wreck as he was in his nice suit, trying not to sweat too much as he held a bouquet of your favorite flowers.

He would bring you to your guys' favorite spot and in the flowers there would be the ring. And as you looked at the ring, Peter is down on one knee.

Peter Parker: Tom Holland

Peter would bring you flowers on go on a date. He would want everything to be perfect.

So he would ask May to help him with flowers and would show up to your parent's house in a nice shirt and holding the flowers.

Making you blush as he held the flowers out for you to take them.

Norman Osborn: Willem Dafoe

Norman would bring you flowers an apology. Sometimes he'll come home late or he'll not be able to make it to a date so when he knows he messed up, he'll bring you flowers.

He'll get on his knees and hand you the flowers, hoping that you'd be able to forgive him. Of course you would and you would hold the flowers and kiss him gently on his head.

Otto Octavius: Alfred Molina

Otto would bring you flowers when he's had a great day at work. He would be ecstatic as his research excelled and would be in such a good mood he would want you to feel the same way.

He would go pick your favorite flowers and come home with a smile and greet you with flowers.

Max Dillon: Jamie Foxx

Max would bring you flowers while you two are walking around New York. Sometimes you two just like to walk, and sometimes in that walk he'll drag you into a store just to get you flowers.

It makes you blush as he picks up flowers and would put them up to you and go "nope, it's not as beautiful as you."

You love it.

Flint Marko: Thomas Haden Church

Flint would bring you flowers when he would spend time with his daughter andPenny would pick them out for you.

Penny has a soft spot for you and you do for her. So when Penny sees flowers, she pleads with her puppy dog eyes to get them for you.

Flint of course agrees and the both of them would go to you and give it to you. You always kiss Flint and hug Penny.

Eddie Brock & Venom: Tom Hardy

Eddie and Venom would bring you flowers when they did something that made you mad. They would walk in with flowers in their hand and you knew there was trouble.

One time they bought you flowers and then told you they may have broken your boss's nose for making disgusting comments about you. Or when they had accidentally burned one of your favorite sweaters cause Venom played with fire.

With flowers you know what's coming but you always accept them and sometimes you'll either kiss them or smack them on the head and make them sleep on the couch.

Hope you liked this! If you want to give me prompts or suggestions for another preference or one shot let me know! I do Marvel, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Harry Potter! ✨✨

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generalblizzarddreamer · 4 years

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Book recommendations based on your Hogwarts house!

A/N I’ve been watching a lot of these videos on youtube and it inspired me to make this post! I hope you enjoy. I love Harry Potter and the fandom but just to be clear I don’t support J.K Rowling and her trans/homophobic statements and the fact that she is ruining the series by adding more to it.

Ravenclaw house 💙🦅(my house)

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

This book just screams Ravenclaw to me. The cults, the science, the research, the history, the small facts on the Smithsonian... literally everyting except the characters themselves and the plot is real. There is so much knowledge to be gained from reading this book and the plot is thick and exciting.

Strange the Dreamer duology by Laini Taylor

Another book that screams Ravenclaw... Strange the Dreamer and the world and the culture is so thick and is presented in lyrical and intelligent word play that any self respecting Ravenclaw should definitely give this book a try. You will not be disappointed! I know I wasn’t! The main character (Lazlo Strange) is also a Ravenclaw so that is always a perk.

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

This book is like a well thought out chess game. The writing styles that the two authors develop is addicting and the letters going back and forth between the two character is so intriguing. There so much strategy and wit in this book that I had to put it on this list for Ravenclaw.

Wendy Darling by Colleen Oarkes

I love this book so much. I think it’s a book that is worthy of Ravenclaw just because of it’s creativity and the twist that Colleen Oakes put on Peter Pan. I think sometimes we forget that it isn’t just wit, wisdom, and knowledge (although this book is definitely witty and has some wise messages) that Ravenclaws value but also creativity.

Bonus book: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This book is the most Ravenclaw book ever. Need I say more.

Gryffindor ❤️🦁

Lore by Alexandria Bracken

The plot is tense, most of the characers are Gryffindors, book praises bravery, cowardice is something that is punishable ad frowed upon... the list goes on and on. Lore is filled with high stakes and brave acts that Gryffindor’s will admire.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

It was so hard to put one of my all time favorite books in here just solely because it’s not my house (that was not a dig on Gryffindor please don’t attack me). Bree is such a Gryffindor and does so many of the things I can see the golden trio doing. High stakes, daring acts, Gryffindor cast, a Griffindor x Griffindor relationship, perfect for any Gryffindor looking for a book full of twist and turns and bravery.

The City we Became by N.K Jemisin

This one gives me Gryffindor vibes for the same reasons the other ones do (thrills, daring acts, Gryffindor characters etc). Except for one thing. This book could have easily been placed into Slytherin since the main character uses his cunning to change his identity according to what city he is in at the moment. But I put this book here because I think it shows how Gryffindor and Slytherin are two sides of the same coin.

Raft by S.A Bodeen

This one was a bit of stretch. Raft is a bit of a unpopular book, I’ve seen people say it was just meh, or bad. I actually really enjoyed this book though and I think how the main character (Robie) deals with being stranded and jumping out of a plane to survive gives me Gryffindor feels. I also think Gryffindors are the kind of people to enjoy a good survival book.

Bonus: The Hunger Games

Slytherin 💚🐍

Vicious duology by V.E Schwab

Most (if not all) of the characters in this book are so cunning and ambitious and determined to meet their goal that makes it such a Slytherin book. Vicious also makes you question morality and the characters motivations that Slytherins will appreciate this book even more because of it. Bonus: V.E Schwab is a Slytherin. Just saying.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

I don’t know what about this book makes me think “Slytherin” but it does. Maybe it’s because it’s about using magic in a cunning way to win, the characters, the main characters mentors (although I think they are both definitely Slytherins). But this book screams Slytherin to me, just for unknown reasons.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

I don’t really think I need to explain why this is a Slytherin read so I’ll just put one character name: Kaz Brekker. Kaz is such a Slytherin. He uses cuning and resourcefulless to pull off crazy heists, blackmail people and get what he wants to survive a gang ridden city. And he he put up a calm face even though he may be freaking out on the inside through everything, never revealing his full plan. I feel like these are all such Slytherin things to do, not gonna lie.

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

Oh boy, I could right pages and pages on why I think this is a Slytherin book but I’ll stick to a mini paragraph. The “Ash Princess”, Theodosia, uses cunning and strategy to take back her kingdom. She manipulates to get close to certain people to achieve her goal. And even though she doesn’t necessarily think that these are good things to do, she recognizes taking her kingdom back and acheiving her goal is more important. Sound like a certain house?

Bonus: Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire (So many Slytherin vibes in this book)

Hufflepuff 💛🌿🦡 (I had to put a plant just as a nod to the Hufflepuff common room)

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel

This. Book. Is. So. Cute. I didn’t put this in here just because it was cute though, after reading it, it gave me so many feels and Hufflepuff vibes that I had to put it here.

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Just going to say this: Hufflepuffs are great finders. This whole book centers around a girl finding her brother. She shows loyalty because she travels around the world to find him. Does that seem extrememly Hufflepuff-y or is it just me?

Guardians of Childhood series by William Joyce

Hear me out, every Hufflepuff has an inner child as well as a badass inside them, they aren’t all soft (Tonks is proof). The guardians are protectors of children (as the title indicates) but they also kick butt. I think Hufflepuff’s of all ages will enjoy it, and yeah it’s a kids book but to quote C.S Lewis; “someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again”.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Ok though, but Pride and Prejudice could fit everywhere on here. Lizzie is a Raveclaw, Mr. Darcy is a Hufflepuff, Mrs. Bennet is a Gryffindor (she gives me Mrs. Weaseley vibes. Especially in the 2005 movie), etc. But I’m putting it here because it’s such a Hufflepuff thing to ship Mr. Darcy and Lizzie (seriously though every Hufflepuff I’ve met say that this is their OTP). Just read it and watch as it become your OTP too.

Bonus: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

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masonsutd · 3 years

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When someone talks about the defenders Mourihino had at United they forget the keeper in goal was prime DDG. When they talk about the defenders Ole has they forget he’s tried to sell over half of them🙄😂 Jones we can’t sell because of injury and still not played, Bailly we tried to sell in the summer and is built like a glass fucking house, Lindelof we brought a replacement for, Maguire isn’t even Oles signing as we went in for him the year before, Alex is currently on loan at Villa and Varanes the ONLY one Ole actually wanted. Let’s not forget DDG has some world class games but he also has some dog shit games. Some of those goals on Saturday wouldn’t have made it past prime DDG who had Smalling and Jones in front of him.

Granted Maguire wasn’t 100% and so that side got targeted but AWB left his man way too many times just like he always does. The first goal wasn’t even a shot it was a cross that went in, Dave should never have passed to Maguire when there’s 2 Leicester players between him and Maguire. I’m fairly sure the second goal for Leicester was offside as he was behind Maguire who was last man, 3rd goal was a fucking mess where exactly was the holding mids? Because you mad McTominay, AWB and Jesse on their number 17 leaving baddy completely open. Luke Harry and Victor were in number 29 but pogba had his eyes on Vardy who was free and he’s just jogging to the box. And the 4th goal was on whoever was in the back post. How does 29 get that much time and space? Wan Bissaka isn’t properly on the post which is he had the ball wouldn’t have gone it. Maguire loses him which free him up.

Don’t get me wrong all 4 defenders where shit on Saturday but it’s not their fault ronaldo can’t fucking be in position to get the ball in the back of the net and the few times he is he doesn’t strike it first time like he should. It’s also not their fault that Kaspar is a cracking goalie, I watch him make some saves that shouldn’t be possible and if you’ve only watched the highlight it doesn’t show them. So blame our defenders all you want but look at DDG’s play as well because he wasn’t the best that match either

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HANNIBAL’S HOUSE IN BUENOS AIRES (OR, THOMAS HARRIS GETS IN ONE LAST PIECE OF SYMBOLISM)

Have you ever wondered just where Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling wind up living once they reach Argentina? Thomas Harris is curiously specific about it, so it should be easy to track down if indeed it does exist, right?

First off, I want to note that another Hannibal Fan also did research to see if they could find Hannibal and Clarice’s home in Argentina. I read their work a couple of years ago and now can no longer find that post (I looked for three hours, I promise I tried - if anyone has seen this post/poster, let me know so I can give the appropriate link and credit)

Anyway - the original poster found Hannibal and Clarice’s house, and I was intrigued. I did my own research to see if I came to the same conclusion, and I did. I also have a friend in Buenos Aires who, conveniently enough is a tour guide specializing in the architecture of the area, so I consulted with her as well, and she too came to the same conclusion. But along the way, I found some other interesting information as well...I found out that the placement of their home is actually pretty symbolic - and also kind of funny. More on that at the end though...in the meantime, here is a little bit more info.

The novel tells us the following about where Hannibal and Clarice are located:

The Mercedes, windows down to let in the music from the dance clubs, purrs through the Recoleta District to the Avenida Alvear and disappears into the courtyard of an exquisite Baux Arts building near the French Embassy.

The photo above shows the Recoleta District in Buenos Aires. It is the most affluent area in the city, boasting art galleries, restaurants, cafes, world-class shopping, and beautiful French architecture. Originally the area was where the wealthy citizens of Buenos Aires built their mansions and palaces. Sadly, most of these beautiful buildings have been torn down in favor of modern apartment buildings. Of the palaces that were spared, most have been converted to Foreign embassies, clubs, and hotels. Only one of the old mansions remains a private residence.

The Avenida Alvear is one of the nicest streets in the Recoleta District and is probably the street in the district with the most palaces still intact. The street runs only six city blocks, at the end of which is the French Embassy. Clarice and Hanibal’s home - according to Harris - is on this street.

There are a few Palaces and Townhomes in this small area, but there are only three buildings that have a courtyard where a car could actually enter through - an important detail Harris gives us. These three buildings are all on the same city block, right next to one another. They are the Maguire House, The Park Hyatt Hotel and the Apostolic Nunciature.

APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE - The Apostolic Nunciature of Argentina is essentially the Vatican Embassy. It is housed in what was once called the Fernández Anchorena Palace. It was commissioned by Juan Antonio Fernandez for his wife and was designed by Eduardo Le Monnier, a French/Argentine Architect. The Palace was completed in 1909 and was never lived in by Fernandez. It was the official residence of the President of Argentina Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear from where the street gets its name. The mansion was sold to Adelia Maria Hirilaos de Olmos, who bequeathed the Palace to the Holy See upon her death in 1949. It has been the location of the Apostolic Nunciature ever since. Its description could be considered a match for the home Harris describes...except for the fact that the building is very clearly already in use and not a private residence.

MAGUIRE HOUSE - In 1890, railway entrepreneur Alejandro Hume commissioned architect Carlos Ryder to build this late Victorian style home with bricks and materials imported from Scotland. In the late 1920s, the Palace was sold to the Duhau family. The lot was bigger then - comprising the area of the current house, as well as the lot where the Park Hyatt now resides. The home has been in the hands of the Dahau family ever since - now belonging to Susana Duhau, married to John Walter Maguire, hints its current name of “The Maguire House.” But here is where things get a little interesting. The Maguire House is creepy. Rarely is anyone seen going in or out. It’s a lovely style but in heavy contrast the French buildings around it. It is known locally as “Dracula’s Castle.” Though the house does have a courtyard and gate, since the house is late Victorian in style, it does not fit the description that Harris gives for Hannibal and Clarice’s home.

PARK HYATT - Originally the Palacio Duhau, this home was built by Alejandro Hume. It was a Tudor Revival home at the time. In the 1920s, it was sold to the Duhau Family (who owned the home next door) and the family commissioned architect Leon Dourge to design a new residence inspired by Le Val-Saint-Germain near Paris. The Duhau siblings mostly continued to live in the Hume/Maguire/Dracula house next door, and from 1976 until 2002 and the Palace was maintained - but not lived in. It is now the Park Hyatt Hotel. The hotel lot runs the full depth of a city block, and in order to add more rooms, the Park Hyatt built an additional “tower” behind the original palace. Guests can choose to stay in rooms in the original palace OR in the modern tower. This building fits Harris’ description perfectly, PLUS, it was for sale and empty when Harris was writing this book, and was for sale year when the novel takes place (the Impeachment scandal and the FBI’s 90s birthday sets the novel in 1998). So this is it - the only viable candidate for where Clarice and Hannibal would live.

So that’s it, they live at the Palacio Duhau. I’ve dug up some photos of the Palace. Bear in mind it’s filled with hotel furniture, but the floors, fireplaces, fixtures, etc are apparently original (Photos below).

So what’s the symbolism here? IMO, it’s just a really fantastic wink wink / joke to those in the know.

Hannibal and Clarice live between the Apostolic Nunciature and “Dracula’s Castle” Dracula represent damnation, and the Apostolic Nunciature represents the Vatican, the Pope, God’s representative on earth. Harris has placed Hannibal and Clarice between representations of Salvation and Damnation, between heaven and hell, between the ecclesiastical and the damned.

What’s more...

Christians drink the symbolic blood of the sinless Christ in order to gain eternal life in heaven (Generalization, but bear with me).

Dracula is a novel about a man who drinks literal human blood to gain eternal life on earth. Dracula is a perversion of the Eucharist.

What did Hannibal Lecter used to do? He used to eat human flesh.

Let’s just say, that the entire city block, comprising of those three houses - Dracula’s Castle, the Palacio Duhau and the Vatican Nunciature have A LOT of Eucharistic symbolism going on.

#hannibal #hannibal lecter #clarice starling #clannibal #argentina #silence of the lambs #thomas harris

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artificialqueens · 4 years

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Tree House Kisses, Chapter 19 (Adorney) - Scorpio and Veronica

A/N: Click here for previous chapters. xoxo!

Chapter Summary: Romance is in season. And as Courtney’s big day approaches, Adore continues to spoil her. Some people appreciate this more than others...

Chapter 19: We Go Together

As the recording of “Greased Lightning” finished for the second time, the boys all sighed and sat down. “Can we please take a break?” Bob asked.

“Yeah, I think that’s a good idea,” Roy agreed. “Besides, I could really use some advice.”

“I already taught your girlfriend everything I know, Del Rio,” Willam offered, settling against the wall and stretching out his legs.

“Not like that. It’s just that Adore is doing this whole ‘ten presents for ten years of friendship’ thing. You just know they are all gonna be super deep and meaningful and Courtney cried at the first one and I have to think of something better. I cannot let Adore Delano beat me here.”

Bob laughed. “Okay, well, how about diamonds?”

“I’m also not a fucking millionaire, you idiot.”

“Okay, then how about a real sexy thong and some condoms?” Bod suggested with a wink.

“Yeah, great idea, Bob. I’m gonna give her condoms and a thong in front of her mother. You’re a genius.”

“You’re the genius that asked me for advice!”

“Anyone else? Jamin? Please?” Roy begged.

“Don’t ask me,” Jamin said. “My ex is a cunt who broke my heart.”

“Well, actually, you cheated on her, but potato potahto, I guess.”

Jamin scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Whatever.”

“Will? Come on, you hang out with all girls, you must have an idea.”

“I saw these really killer thigh high boots the other day. You should get those for her. Size 12.” He fluttered his lashes up at Roy, pursing his lips seductively.

“I hate all of you,” Roy moaned, resting his head against the wall. “Fucking Adore, she’s totally gonna win. I hate her too.”

Bob scoffed. “Roy, you’ve known Courtney longer than Adore has. You should be using that to your advantage.”

“That’s...true…” Roy considered this. “You know what, you’re right, Bob. Thank you!”

Courtney sat beside Roy in the front row of the theatre, watching the girls do the sleepover scene. They were working on Adore’s solo, “Freddy My Love,” and she was enjoying watching her friend ham it up. Mrs. Maguire was encouraging her to play around, going into the audience to “flirt” with people.

Adore pranced over to where she and Roy were sitting and shimmied her shoulders, then leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Courtney giggled.

“Yes, we know Courtney’s cute. Now try it with Roy,” Mrs. Maguire urged.

“You want me to give Roy a lap dance? Um, first of all, VOMIT--” Adore began.

“Thanks,” said Roy.

Adore rolled her eyes. “And second, I’m gay, so I’m pretty sure you asking me to do that is like, a crime against nature?”

Mrs. Maguire laughed. “I said flirt with him, Adore, not give him a lap dance. Like blow him a kiss or wink at him when you walk by. No touching required.”

“Oh.”

“Also, I am aware that you’re gay. And we’re all very proud. But your character is straight.”

Adore smirked. “See, I’m not so sure about that.”

“You’re telling me that you think Marty is gay? The character with 40 boyfriends?” Mrs. Maguire raised her eyebrows.

“Well that’s exactly it! She has forty boyfriends! So she’s obviously not very romantically minded with these boys, is she? I mean, she’s just using them for like, presents and money. She’s just kind of...using the assets she has at her disposal.”

Courtney laughed. “She’s an ingenious business person, actually.”

“Exactly!”

Mrs. Maguire tapped her foot. “So we’re playing Marty as a lesbian?”

“I mean, her name is Marty. Come on.”

“Alright, alright.” Mrs. Maguire laughed. “You’ve convinced me. Proceed.”

Adore raised her fists in triumph and then looked down at Courtney. “Get ready for a lap dance,” she said with a wink.

“I was born ready!” Courtney giggled.

Roy shot her a dirty look.

“What?!” she leaned her head on his shoulder, batting her eyelashes. “Like you’d say no to a lap dance?”

As rehearsal wrapped up, and the kids gathered their things, Adore sidled up to Courtney, slipping a wrapped package into her hands. Courtney looked up at her with a beaming smile, happiness filling her chest.

Adore grinned, knowing she was scoring extra points by giving her the gift in front of everyone, as the blonde excitedly unwrapped the slim box, emblazoned with the numbers “1997” in glitter. Inside, it contained a simple slip of paper, a rubbing of their names from the wall of Adore’s tree house.

“Come on!” Adore shrieked, dragging Courtney by the wrist, not even letting her swallow the cereal she’d just shoveled into her mouth.

“Alright, alright,” Courtney giggled, stumbling after her into the bright morning light and following her into her backyard, where she proudly showed off what had to be the most beautiful tree house Courtney had ever seen. “WOW!”

“I know, right!” Adore ran up to the ladder, pulling Courtney along.

They both scrambled up the ladder excitedly. Inside was even cooler than outside. Beanbag chairs, built-in cupboards, art supplies all ready to decorate it and make it their own...Courtney would be 100% jealous if it wasn’t for the next words that left Adore’s mouth.

“And I mean, I know it’s in my backyard, but it’s basically OUR tree house, ya know? I mean, ‘cause you’re my best friend. It wouldn’t be any fun without you.”

Courtney lunged forward, wrapping her arms around Adore’s shoulders happily. “It’s the best house ever and you’re the best friend ever.”

Without any warning, two heads popped up through the trapdoor. Roy and Bob. Ugh. Adore shrieked and slammed the door shut, nearly hitting them. “NO BOYS ALLOWED!”

“OW! ADORE!!” Bob yelled. “YOU POOP HEAD!”

“Jesus CHRIST, Adore, we just wanted to see it! What the FUCK!” Roy bellowed.

Adore stuck her head out the window. “Next week maybe, this week is girls only. Sorry!”

Courtney giggled and pulled her down onto one of the bean bags, cuddling together.

Courtney gazed at the rubbing, eyes misty. “Remember how we wanted to carve our names but no one would give us a knife so we had to steal the screwdriver from your mom’s toolbox?”

Adore nodded, giggling, and kissed her on the forehead. “And no one lost any fingers.”

Roy huffed. “Dude, you're making me look bad with this sentimental stuff,” he whined.

“Sorry, bro,” Adore replied with a smirk.

Courtney giggled. “I guess you’ll just have to try harder, babe.”

He crossed his arms. “And I’m still a little peeved about that ‘no boys allowed’ stuff.”

“Well, maybe if you didn’t bathe in Old Spice, I’d have let you in,” Adore commented, flipping her hair.

“Old Spice smells good,” Roy defended, then turned to Courtney. “You like it, right babe?”

“Totally,” Courtney assured him, cutting her eyes at Adore slightly, both of them laughing.

“Hey, Shea. Glad you took my advice.” Pearl pulled a chair next to her sewing machine and leaned casually on the table.

“Hey, Pearl,” Shea flashed her signature coy smile before going back to her work.

“Whatcha makin’?”

“A dress.”

“What kind of dress, Shea?”

“The kind that requires concentration, Pearl,” Shea quipped, with a hair toss and some side eye, trying to hide the mischievous glimmer in her eyes that told Pearl how much she was enjoying their interaction.

“Oh, well in that case...see you later, Shea.”

“Bye, Pearl.” Shea continued to concentrate on the sewing machine, not looking up until the last second, when Pearl paused in the doorway, tossing a wink over her shoulder. She quickly looked back down, cheeks heating up in embarrassment.

“Okay, everyone, please settle. We’ve just heard that there were no fatalities and all injuries were superficial, but we need to remain on lockdown while the police finish casing the school. So just sit tight, alright?” Mr. Harris was trying to maintain a semblance of order in the classroom after a shooting in the parking lot had led to a lockdown.

“Ughhh, this suuucks,” April whined. “I just finally heard from my brother, of course the asshole didn’t respond for like 30 minutes so I thought he was dead for the last half hour.” She shook her head. “He said it’s between the Cambodians and the South Americans.”

“Great, I guess I should call my brother,” said Violet, “Hopefully he’s not headed to Juvie.”

Pearl looked at Courtney, shaking her head. “It’s so awkward to be white in these situations, huh?”

“Actually, I’m a quarter Brazilian,” Courtney replied.

Adore’s head snapped up from her phone, where she’d been texting her cousins. “Courtney, there is serious gang violence going on. Shut the fuck up with that Brazil bullshit.”

Courtney slouched a little, whispering, “Sorry.”

“Oh, leave her alone, Adore. No one’s dead.”

“Yeah, this time,” Adore said.

“I said I’m sorry! I know it’s serious. I’m sorry.” Courtney reached for Adore’s hand. “Are your cousins okay?”

Adore sighed. “Yeah. Luckily they barely come to class, so…” Adore reached down into her bag, pulling out a box. “While we’re trapped here, might as well make the most of it…”

Courtney took the box, which had “1998” written on it, and opened it, smiling.

“Thanks, Dory.” Inside, it was filled with candy - Fun Dip, Sour Patch Kids, Tootsie Roll Pops, Pixie Stix, Pop Rocks. She clapped her hands, squealing. “Alright, who wants a sugar rush?!”

“Be quiet,” Adore shushed a giggly Courtney as they crawled past Bonnie, who was napping on the couch, and into the kitchen.

“Sorry,” Courtney smiled, as they stood up, Adore flicking on the kitchen light.

Adore lead Courtney to the cupboard, trying to quietly opened the door in hopes that the squeaky bolts wouldn't wake Bonnie.

“We went to the store yesterday and bought so much candies and cookies and chips.” Adore said excitedly.

Adore looked back at the kitchen entrance before climbing up the shelves. Courtney watched, mouth agape, before spinning around, the thrill of sneaking candy making it hard for her to stand still.

“Here,” Adore tried to whisper-yell as she threw the candy down from the bucket.

Courtney laughed in delight as she tried and failed to catch the candy. Adore jumped down landing with a loud thump.

“Adore?” Bonnie's voice caused both the girls to freeze in place, “Is that you in the kitchen, Dory?”

Courtney covered her mouth, scared that they’d been caught.

“Uh… Yes. I’m getting water,” Adore tried her best to sound like she wasn’t stealing candy.

“Okay, baby… Just keep it down.” Bonnie replied, sleepily.

“Yes ma’am.”

Candy wrappers were scattered across the tree house. Adore was splayed across a bean bag listening to the crackling of pop rocks in her mouth and Courtney’s leg shook as she dipped the stick into the sugary powder, mouth stained blue.

“This is soooo good!” Courtney said, wiggling in her spot.

Adore smiled as her best friend continued to do a little dance, “Did you try this? It pops in your mouth.”

Courtney’s expression turned into one of confusion and shock, “Pops!?”

“Yeah,” Adore nodded, scooting over to Courtney, “say ahh.” Adore said as she poured a few pop rocks into Courtney’s mouth.

She burst into laughter as Courtney let out a squeak of delight, green eyes going wide. “More more more!”

“Omigod, you were such a little hyperactive crackass when you ate all that sugar. You know what, this was a terrible idea, give me that candy back…” Adore said, reaching for the box.

“NO!” Courtney shrieked, holding it out of her reach. “It’s my birthday and I WANT CANDY!”

“Nope, I changed my mind…” Adore lunged forward, and the two girls laughed as they started play wrestling, Courtney holding fistfuls of the candy in her hands, trying to shove a lollipop into Adore’s mouth. “It’s mine, you bitch!” she laughed.

Pearl glanced up with a grin on her face, and caught Violet’s eye, the brunette looking as irritated as ever by Courtney and Adore’s weird dynamic. She suppressed a small laugh, reaching over to the open box and taking a package of candy, then walking over to Violet’s seat.

“Hey, Vies. Found some candy with your name on it. Wanna share?” She held up the package of Sour Patch Kids.

“Hilarious,” Violet said drily.

Pearl opened the candy and perched on Violet’s desk. “Would you lighten up? Come on…” she held out the open package.

“You know, you’re not nearly as cute as you think you are,” Violet commented, taking a few of the sour candies with an eyeroll.

“Oh yeah? And how cute am I?” Pearl asked, fluttering her lashes.

“Go fuck yourself…” Violet pushed her off the desk.

Pearl laughed and blew her a kiss. “See you later, muffin. Always a pleasure.”

“Hey, Adore what’s up?” Raja asked as Adore slid into the booth across from her, grabbing the plate of pizza that Raja pushed towards her. Adore loved that Raja worked at Cici’s Pizza because it meant free pizza for Adore and she was not one to turn down free pizza.

“Hey. I was wondering if you had any plans for next weekend?” Adore asked, picking at the cheese of her pizza a bit nervous.

“Nothing concrete. What’s up?” Raja shrugged, biting into her slice of pizza.

“Well, Courtney’s having a party on Saturday...”

“Who’s Courtney?” Raja asked, nose scrunched up in confusion.

“My best friend,” Adore was slightly taken aback that Raja wasn’t familiar with her, “The blonde, she’s doing the Radio Voice part...” Adore tried to jog Raja’s memory, but she only shook her head. “I gave a birthday present to at rehearsal the other day.”

“Oh, she’s the one dating that Roy dude?”

“Yeah… she’s dating Roy.” The tone in Adore’s voice changed. Maybe inviting Raja wasn’t the smartest idea.

“Mmm, nah. I think I might be busy, but if you want to hang out after then just text me and let me know, okay?” Raja smiled, looking at Adore with those hypnotizing brown eyes.

The butterflies fluttered in her stomach and Adore nodded. She figured that Courtney’s party wasn’t exactly Raja’s style, but it hadn’t hurt to ask.

Trinity and Fame laid spread across Violet’s bed, staring down at the dark-haired girl as she stretched her legs; complaining about school and school related things.

“When is your next recital?” Trinity asked, changing the subject, fingers drumming against the frame of Violet’s bed.

“In May.” Violet said, switching to the other leg.

“We're all going again?”

“Maybe,” Violet shrugged, “If I want to get you all tickets.”

Trinity rolled her eyes, before looking over to Fame, raising an eyebrow posing a silent question. Fame shrugged and nodded at Trinity.

“So, can we talk about the elephant in the room,” Fame said twirling her hair around her fingers.

“You shouldn’t talk about yourself like that,” Violet sat back on her hands a smirk on her lips.

“Fuck you!” Fame laughed, throwing a pillow at Violet.

“I’m kidding. You’re incredibly beautiful.” She smiled sweetly at Fame.

“Well, I wasn’t going to bring it up but since Fame did… let’s talk about it.” Trinity sat up, folding her legs under herself.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Violet said, moving into a split and stretching forward.

“You and-”

“Adore,” Fame finished for Trinity.

“Who?” Violet asked, staying in her position to avoid looking at either of the girls.

Trinity and Fame glance at each other, concern apparent on both their faces.

“Don't play dumb, just tell us what happened.”

“You were there, Trin. She told us, nothing happened.” Violet stood up, grabbing the stray pillow and tossing it back onto the bed.

“That’s what Adore said, but from the way that you’re acting it was more than just nothing.” Trinity rolled her eyes at Violet’s stubbornness.

“I’m not acting like anything,” Violet shot back. “Nothing's wrong.”

“We’re just trying to solve whatever this is between you two, because lunch is starting to get a bit awkward for everyone,” Trinity snapped back.

“Yeah…” Fame nodded.

Violet crossed her arms, looking down at her carpet with sudden interest, before finally sighing, “Fine whatever, it won’t be awkward at lunch anymore.”

“Good, as long as you and Adore are still friends, the group--” Fame started.

“I didn’t say we were friends.” Violet said pointedly, gaining groans of frustration from both the girls.

Courtney sat at her desk, half-heartedly working on her English essay while exchanging pictures of possible ideas for the centerpieces via AIM with Darienne, who was the queen of crafting. She’d already helped her with the invitations and was turning out to be a real lifesaver.

Courtney turned her head when she heard knocking on the window, puzzled to see Adore’s face pressed up against the glass. “Let me in!”

Courtney walked over to the window and opened it, giggling. “What are you doing?” She helped her wiggle through the window.

“I was trying to--OW! Be like, cute and it sort of relates to the present, but it would have been a lot more dramatic if you weren’t on the ground floor.”

Courtney laughed and helped her up off the carpet, taking the offered present, labeled “1999.” She opened it to reveal a DVD of Dawson’s Creek, and burst out laughing. “Okay, I get the window thing now. Thank you.”

They moved to sit on the bed. Adore grinned. “Remember how our parents found out that they like, talked about masturbation in the first episode and so they thought it was inappropriate and didn’t let us watch, and so we had to secretly tape it and watch in your sister’s room?”

“Yes! Which was totally hypocritical because like, masturbation was a frequent dinner table conversation in my house. I think my mom was just trying to make the same rules as Bonnie or something dumb like that.”

“Does your mom still try to talk to you about--”

“No, thank goodness, but she did ask me if I thought she should wax her vagina last week. Like I’m supposed to know what’s trendy in vagina grooming.”

“Oh my GOD, Karen.”

“I was like ‘I’m pretty sure that’s a personal decision, mom, and I support whatever choice you make.’”

“I’d have probably left the room and not talked to her for a month.”

“Well she accosted me in the dressing room while we were buying my outfit for the party! But at least she let me get the dress I wanted.” Courtney grinned.

“Was it really worth it?” Adore grimaced.

“You’ll have to tell me.” Courtney rolled over, laughing, chin resting on her arms. “So what are you up to tonight?”

“Uhh...I’m supposed to be hanging out with Raja later, when she gets off work.”

“Has anything...happened with her?” Courtney asked tentatively.

Adore groaned, grabbing a pillow and hugging it to her chest. “Ugh, no, and it’s driving me nuts. Like...I like her so much, and I think she likes me too, but then...sometimes I think it’s all in my head. I feel so stupid.”

Courtney swallowed, ignoring the strange feeling in her stomach whenever she thought about her best friend with the beautiful senior. “It’s not all in your head,” she said softly. “She definitely likes you.”

“Then what is TAKING SO LONG?!” Adore whined. “I mean, it’s not like I wanted a fucking Valentine, but why isn’t she making any moves?”

Courtney tilted her head. “Why does she have to make the moves?”

Adore looked at her. “Well...I mean…I don't know. Cause she's the grown up.”

Courtney raised an eyebrow. “Dude.”

“Good point.” Adore giggled. “I guess I better put up or shut up.”

“Guess so.” Courtney bit her lip.

Adore sat up. “I should probably get going.”

“Wanna use the door?”

“Well, that depends. What are the odds that Karen’s gonna ask me about pussy waxing on my way out?”

“Well. You’re a lesbian, so she’ll probably really value your opinion in this area. Thirty percent?” Courtney grinned.

“I’ll risk the window.”

Courtney laughed and stood up. “I’ll give you a boost.”

Courtney paced around her room with a clipboard, talking to Darienne on the phone.

“Yeah, so Thorgy and I finished the video yesterday and he’s gonna film the party and edit that together too. He’s a real lifesaver, actually. My mom did thankfully cave on the still photographer, but she’s making me hire this guy that’s like her friend’s son in film school so hopefully he doesn’t fuck it up...Yeah, I know.”

Roy reached for her hand as she passed him, but she shook him off.

“No, Todd is taking care of that. My mom’s boyfriend. He’s proving very useful.” Courtney laughed. “I know, it’s really helpful that she’s dating a guy 15 years younger than her right now. Can you come over tomorrow to finish the place cards and centerpieces and stuff? I’m finally done with the seating chart. That took FOREVER.”

Roy attempted contact again, this time crawling towards her when she sat down on the bed, trailing his fingers up her back.

“Thanks, Dari. I’ll talk to you later. Love you.” Courtney hung up the phone, then consulted her clipboard with a furrowed brow.

“Hey, babe…”

“Yeah?” Courtney pulled a pen out of her hair and wrote a note down on the clipboard.

“Maybe you could like, take a break from the party stuff for a little bit?” He flashed his dimples at her.

Courtney looked up at him with an irritated expression, sighing.

“Roy, I really don’t think you understand how many details there are to worry about. I still have to finish the song list for Tomas, and make all the centerpieces, and make the shopping lists for Costco for the drinks and supplies and I know I’m gonna forget something and what if something goes wrong--”

Roy held up his hands. “Alright, alright, I’m sorry. I just thought we could relax for like, a minute.” He leaned forward to kiss her shoulder and she swatted him away. “Do you want me to leave?”

“Do you want to leave?” Courtney asked.

He looked up at the ceiling, muttering a silent prayer, and then said, “I am trying to be here for you, but it feels like I’m just annoying you.”

Courtney bit her lip. “Maybe you could be here for me without making me feel like I’m neglecting you because I’m not making out with you every second.”

“Well...but you are neglecting me,” he said, attempting another charming smile, hands sliding around her waist.

“Roy!” Courtney threw up her hands.

“One kiss…”

She rolled her eyes. “You’re so irritating.”

“I know, my persistence is my best quality.”

Courtney leaned over and kissed him quickly. “There, happy now?”

“No, because I’m an addict and you’re my drug…”

Courtney crossed her arms and glared at him, looking at his pouty lips and finally breaking into a smile, tossing her clipboard down and climbing on top of him.

“You’re impossible, you know that?”

“I know, but that’s why you love me, right?”

She rolled her eyes again. “I guess…” He tickled her ribs and she laughed, squirming, until she was gasping for breath and begging for him to stop.

“Hey…”

“What?”

Roy took her face in his hands. “Happy almost birthday.”

Courtney smiled and pulled him in for a deep kiss.

COURTNEY: Are you home? Just got out of practice.

ADORE: Nope, at Raja’s. Srry

COURTNEY: I was really hoping we could hang out today : (

COURTNEY: Could use your help with last minute planning for my birthday party.

ADORE: Thought you’d have everything together by now.

COURTNEY: K

ADORE: Look under your bed.

Courtney couldn’t help the smile that stretched across her face as she dropped to the ground, looking under her bed. She pulled out a decorated box, “2000” written across it in gold glitter. Courtney tore the top off, eager to see what her present was. A mixed of emotions flowed through her, but she couldn’t help but laugh with joy as she pulled out a silver plastic necklace, the word “BABY” in sparkly block letters. The note simply said:

Darienne was right. You should have been Baby. And I should have been Ginger. You’re a cunt.

She laughed and sat the box on her bed, grabbing her phone.

COURTNEY: FUCK YOU I’M NOT BABY! I’M GINGER 4 LYYYYYYFE

ADORE: so when you said I would be Ginger next time, that was a lie?

COURTNEY: duh

ADORE: CUNT

COURTNEY: lolz

COURTNEY: Although...this does give me a perfectly wonderful idea for the party…

ADORE: I’m afraid to ask.

COURTNEY: MWAHAHAHA

ADORE: See you tomorrow?

COURTNEY: Of course! Love you

ADORE: Outside

A minute later, the door flung open and Manila Luzon was smiling at her.

“Hey, girl! We’re upstairs,” the older girl turned, leading her into Raja’s house. Adore’s brows furrowed as she closed the door behind her. When Raja invited her over to watch a movie she thought it would just be the two of them. Adore had yet to properly meet any of Raja’s friends, other than Manila who came over once while they were hanging out to take back a dress that she’d left over.

Adore followed Manila up the stairs, the girl complaining about how they’d yet to choose a movie to watch because Raven was being difficult.

“She’s always bitching and it’s makes things a lot harder than it should be,” Manila groaned pushing open Raja’s bedroom door.

“Fuck you!” Raven said, “I’m not watching Mean Girls for the billionth time,” Raven rolled her bright blue contact eyes before shuffling through the stack of DVDs in her lap. Raven sat on the floor in front of Raja’s bed, where she was joined by Manila. A plumper girl with bleached hair and dark eyebrows sat in the chair at Raja’s desk clicking through her phone. Adore hovered in the doorway when she saw Raja laying on her bed--head in Carmen’s lap. Adore was somewhat familiar with the dark-eyed junior, since she’d dated Roy back when they were all in Junior High. Although she’d gotten a lot taller and more beautiful since then. Damn.

“Hey,” Adore said with a small wave of her hand. Manila looked up at her with a smile, Carmen gave a small wave back, the girl at Raja's desk only glanced up from her phone and Raven continued looking for a movie, completely ignoring Adore.

Raja raised up from Carmen's lap, “Hey,” she smiled. “Come sit by me.” Raja patted the bed, maneuvering so Adore could have some room.

“Don’t you think it’s a little crowded with all three of us?” Carmen's nose wrinkled.

“Be a doll and move over, or I’ll make you sit on the floor!” When Carmen crossed her arms, turning up her nose, Raja started to tickle Carmen's side, causing her to yelp and burst into a fit of laughter.

Adore made her way to sit on the end of Raja's bed, trying to ignore the burning jealousy in her chest. Even though she was ninety-six point five seven percent sure that Carmen was straight, watching Raja be so physical with the pretty girl made the wheels turn in Adore’s head. They've been hanging out for a few weeks now and nothing had happened. Nothing. The most Adore had gotten were a few lingering touches on her shoulder or arm that didn’t seem to mean much when all added up. Adore had really thought that Raja was interested in her, the same way she was in Raja.

Apparently, she was wrong. She tore her eyes away from the giggling girls, situating herself on the edge of the bed. Her phone then lit up with a text from Courtney, wanting her to come over. Adore tried to block out the two girls behind her, focusing on texting Courtney.

“Hey, Adore.” Manila called, and Adore looked up to see Manila holding one DVD case and Raven another. “Bring It On or Scream?”

“Uh…” Adore thought for a moment.

“I don't even know why you asked her, she’s a plus one. She gets no vote,” Raven sneered, before calling on the girl in the chair to choose. “Delta?”

Adore frowned. She’d heard Raven was a bitch through rumors, but she didn’t expect her to be such a bitch. She made Violet look like a teddy bear.

“Um, I think I’d rather watch Bring It On,” she said.

“Yay!” Manila clapped.

“Really? You have awful taste,” Raven groaned.

“I would vote for Scream,” Adore butted in, not wanting Raven to think that she got the best of her.

“Okay, well at least your taste in movies isn't as bad as your taste in clothes,” Raven said, snickering to herself.

“The fuck--” Adore started, completely forgetting where she was for a moment. Manila elbowed Raven and Raja shot up from where she had been wrestling with Carmen.

“Woah! So first of all: We're not watching a scary movie--”

“It's not even scary.” Raven defended.

“Whatever,” Raja rolled her eyes at Raven, “Out of the question and second: Adore is my guest, so… don't fucking insult her.”

“Whatever.”

Adore couldn’t focus on the movie. Her mind was racing and her eyes kept glancing over at Raja who was mindlessly playing with Carmen’s hair. Adore already felt out of place amongst the older girls, but seeing the way Raja interacted with Carmen really made her feel like an idiot. This entire time she thought or hoped that Raja was interested in her romantically to some degree, but it seemed that Raja just wanted to be friends.

Adore tried to put together where she should have taken the hint or might have misinterpreted any signs, but she couldn’t find any.

Soon, the movie was over and Delta stood, stretching.

“I need to head out. If I'm late for dinner my ma will kill me. Plus tonight she's making tamales and my Tio acts like he doesn't understand the difference between a family dinner and a buffet,” Delta grabbed her bag. “Carmen, need me to take you home?”

“Yeah, let me grab my stuff,” she scurried to put on her shoes.

A warm hand on Adore’s arm grabbed her attention, “I'll take you home,” Raja said in a low voice as she leaned in; face inches from Adore’s. Adore only nodded.

“I’ll walk you guys out,” Raja stood at her door as the girls gathered their things.

“Bye Adore,” Manila waved as she left the room.

“Yeah, bye Adore. Tell Roy I said ‘hey’. You guys still hang out, right?” Carmen asked as she finished putting her shoes on.

Adore had to stop herself from making a face. As all eyes were suddenly on her.

“Roy? Del Rio? Your ex?” Delta asked, surprised.

“Mhm,” Carmen nodded and Adore avoided looking at Raja, as she felt the older girl’s eyes on hers.

“Yeah, uh, we grew up together. Live on the same street,” Adore nodded, running her fingers through her hair.

“Don’t he date... Uh what’s her name,” Carmen pondered, and Adore had a suspicion that she hadn’t really let Courtney’s name slip. She had all night to think about it.

“Courtney,” Adore said, sitting up.

“The cute blonde?” Raja asked, her dark eyes never leaving Adore and Adore couldn’t help feeling cornered, as if this had been planned.

“Yeah. Um, I’ll tell him you said ‘hey’ next time I see him,” Adore said, desperate for the conversation to end.

“Cool,” Carmen gave a sly smile and Raven mumbled something under her breath, causing Delta to cackle, before turning to leave, followed by Manila and the rest of the girls.

Adore put on her shoes as she waited for Raja to come back up and take her home, but she couldn’t stop thinking about her conversation with Courtney the other day. Maybe she should be the one to make the first move. She wouldn’t know how Raja felt until she asked her.

“Ready to go?” Raja startled Adore, who stood up quickly.

“Yeah... well, actually I wanted to uh… ask you something,” Adore’s heart thumped in her chest as Raja raised a brow.

“Shoot,” she said, leaning back against her dresser.

“Do you actually like me? I mean, like like me, because at first I thought maybe there was... Um something between us. But now I’m kind of confused. I mean if you don’t its cool. I don’t want to make things weird or anything, but I just thought-” Adore’s rambling was cut off by Raja pushing herself off her dresser.

“You’re too cute, you know that,” Raja’s husky voice rang through Adore’s ears as she approached.

Once Raja reached Adore, all she could focus on was the older girl’s long arms wrapping around her waist, pulling her closer. Adore leaned forward on her toes, eyes fluttering shut; the feeling of Raja’s warm breath on her face was hypnotizing. She smelled of weed and something else intoxicating, almost floral.

“Can I kiss you?” Raja asked and Adore made a noise of agreement that she’d let herself be embarrassed about later.

But all thoughts were lost as Raja pressed her lips to hers. She tangled her fingers into Raja’s hair, a giddy smile spreading across her face as she melted against the older girl’s body.

“Fuck,” she whispered, giggling slightly.

Raja smiled and pulled her head back, tilting her chin up. “What?”

“You’re just...really hot.”

“I know,” Raja replied with a wink, letting go and sashaying to the door. “Come on, let’s go make out in the car, where my mom won’t walk in.”

“Deal!” Adore exclaimed, running after her, cheeks pink with happiness.

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mayquita · 5 years

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Enchanted 2019 - Panel with Colin, Josh & Ginny

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if they could introduce new characters into the show: judy hopps, the frantic pig ginny actually lobbied for judy and they gave her some jokes the boys said chewbacca and colin chewed out an awful chewbacca impression (x)

Colin O'Donoghue imitating fangirl screaming for Ginnifer Goodwin (x)

colin plays guitar, mandolin, ukulele

josh likes to play air guitar and air piano

ginny plays scrabble (x)

Question: what instrument do you play? Colin: Guitar, Ukulele, anything with strings, Josh: Air Guitar, Ginny: I’m good at playing Scrabble (x)

josh and ginny want their kids to learn how to play instruments since they don't know how (x)

ginny would cosplay the doctor or anyone in Harry Potter, josh spoonhead from dr who, and colin as the crow (x)

if they could keep one memory, it would be the birth of their kids (x)

"watching your wife give birth, as you do, is like watching your favourite pub burn down" in the huskiest voice ever (x)

When Ginny tells a room full of people that josh delivered both their children...his reply ‘I’ve seen things’ (x)

Josh would be an elephant, Ginny would be an owl, colin an eagle if they could be an animal (x)

colin preferred playing old fat hook to any other hook (x)

"who's sean?" -josh (x)

when josh and ginny filmed the scene in the net, she had just come back from the er bc she had just got stitches from a stunt accident so they had to cover it up with rope, etc (x)

josh keeps prying that Colin's favorite scenes to film were with him and colin said he doesn't even remember what they've filmed "they were probably with Sean (x)

colin and josh liked the potion scene they did together and they both just stood up and turned in a circle and high fived (x)

"I liked the cuddle" -josh about captain charming in 6x12 (x)

"what's it like being a real life fairy tale couple?" they were just lucky and it's the best not just being able to work with each other but also being able to go home with each other (x)

Josh saying Colin's character was his fav too to a little girl (x)

a fan said colin was his favorite character and josh walked tf off the stage (x)

Ginny's fave episode is the pilot "Yeah bc I wasn't in it" - colin "You OR Sean!" - josh (x)

colin was asked who his favourite character was and Josh started leaning in to him sipping his coffee and colin said "I like Robin hood" (x)

"If you weren't aware, I was in Zootopia. Much like @sean_m_maguire, I played the very integral part of the frantic pig." Josh (x)

"props to lana for making us root for her" -ginny (x)

colin was asked to fill in at youth theatre and he said no way but they managed to convince him and fell in love with acting (x)

josh: "the first time I heard applause" when asked how he got into acting (x)

when ginny was growing up, she always sought permission from characters and the characters she admired were different, not the most popular she just always wanted to be a story teller, "trying on other peoples brains" (x)

Ginny admired characters that were a little different and felt she found solace in those character so wanted to be apart of that for other people. she also liked the idea of being in other people's brains and was fascinated by what other people were going through (x)

josh dallas has denied that he is the practical joker on set but ginny said that colin always tries to make her laugh (x)

Josh was the biggest prankster on set, but Josh said he doesn't think that's true. Ginny said colin was always trying to make her laugh. Josh taking a fart machine into Neverland brought up by colin (x)

"Farts are funny." Josh (x)

Sean was the one that came up with the prayer "dear lord please smite all the other actors so that I may be the best in the scene" (x)

ginny keeps telling stories she's not allowed to tell and josh said we can't trust her with anything (x)

at the end of s6 when captain charming went up the beanstalk - the leg of the set table was carved in such a way where it looked like "a boy's thing" (x)

Josh: and the length of it... Ginny: was just your imagination (x)

"I was the most rested and unpregnant in the first season" -ginny "me too!" -josh (x)

seasons 1 and 2 were the seasons the three were most rested since they didn't have children yet (x)

gosh's kids don't know judy is ginny (x)

Josh gets into character when driving the jeep on the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland (x)

colin liked the avatar ride at disneyworld, josh wants to go to Star Wars land and when josh is the driver on Indiana Jones he gets into character ginny likes haunted mansion (x)

ginny knew she was gonna marry josh on big thunder when he threw his hands up and said "this is the best day of my life!" (x)

Ginny “When we go to Disneyland...” Josh “Oh another one of the secrets” Colin pretending in a Ginny voice “I really shouldn’t tell this in front of the people but...” (x)

poor josh is just losing his voice and colin is losing it "I am going through puberty" (x)

Josh’s voice is going “I am going through puberty right now” Colin is in hysteric (x)

everyone cant stop laughing and Josh just hit colin and Ginny on the head with his microphone (x)

josh said he was planning on wearing eyeliner today and colin said he did wear eyeliner once in an episode "where you killed me" (x)

“Josh I am your number one fan” Josh “Thank you!! Wait no don’t cry! Come here!!” (also Ginny wiped away a tear) (x)

ginny watched every Snow White that ever existed and "tried to steal from everybody" but the show also wanted to honor those characters while also adding more to them through creative freedom (x)

colin wanted to make hook be someone who seems like they're sorry when they're killing someone but they dont quite know why (x)

is there a line from the show you still use? colin - when I jab you with my sword you'll feel it... I SAY IT ALL THE TIME josh and ginny - I WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU to their children (x)

who would play you in the movie of your life? (x)

Colin: @sean_m_maguire

Josh: @sean_m_maguire

Ginny: @sean_m_maguire

who would you go on a double date with? (x)

ginny - Shakespeare and Einstein

colin - THEY'RE DATING?!

Colin's best father day gift was a chain Evan gave him that he wears everyday Josh's is a card Oliver made him (x)

ginny has her bow and arrow and they know she has that, josh has his sword, and there might be a dark one dagger in the house somewhere and josh was shocked bc he genuinely didn't know (x)

Ginny “There’s some props that you don’t even know..” (x)

Josh ”another thing I don’t know”

Colin “BUT..”

Ginny “There might be a dark one dagger at our house”

Josh “It’s in our TV ROOM?! So apparently we have a dark one dagger”

Ginny “We also have the wedding rings”

gosh also has their wedding rings, a picture that was in Mary Margaret's apartment which is in the master toilet bc they were scared they'd get in trouble by coworkers (x)

colin puts his pirate costume on in the corner of the room with his "eyeliner streaming down" his face (x)

Colin has his full Captain Hook outfit at home.... “I put it on in the corner of the room and cry, eyeliner running down my face” (x)

Colin has a full replica of the Jolly Roger and Excalibur and Killian's storybook (x)

if they ever met their characters "My god... YOURE HANDSOME" - colin "my god you're a man" - josh (x)

(If they ever met their characters) (x)

Colin: God, you're handsome.

Josh: YOU'RE A *MAN*.

Colin: That's gonna be on the internet tomorrow.

Josh: That's gonna be on the internet RIGHT NOW.

high school year books (x)

nicest - ginny (not most likely to become a successful actress)

josh - best personality

colin - most likely to be best looking and ginny adds sean maguire

#colin o'donoghue #josh dallas #ginnifer goodwin #josh cons #colin cons #ginny cons #o'dallas #gosh #colin & ginny #enchanted 2019 #cons 19 #super long post #thank you everyone for sharing #saturday trio panel #saturday trio panel info

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ginnyzero · 5 years

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Writing Breathable Moments; What/Why

I’ve mentioned “breathable/ma/quiet” moments in the past and how the Dawn Warrior has very little of them and the Lone Prospect is chock full of them. But I don’t believe I’ve ever explained what that means.

So, what are “breathable/ma/quiet” moments? Is it anything like breathable cotton?

No. Not really.

Breathable moments in your manuscript are moments of rest for the reader. In the Japanese, this is called “ma.” Miyazaki explains these moments as being extra. They are the rests between action. It’s the backgrounds, the sighs, the little moments in time between beats in the story that convey time, space and who the character is.

Not everyone is a fan of these types of moments. They feel that the ‘breathing’ room in the story slows it down and delays the action. That these scenes have no purpose and need to be cut out entirely. This is a very Western and very modern contemporary type of thinking where everything is about speed and the bottom line and cutting things “to the bone.”

Books of all types have been reduced to pulp fiction penny dreadfuls rather than Dumas or Dickens who were paid by the word and so they really bloated their works to get more money. Then there is the High Fantasy Tolkien approach where the breathable space in the story is Tolkien either giving backstory like in the Ents or describing massive amounts of scenery. Or, there is the Brian Jacques approach where breathable moments are describing epic feasts and putting in funny songs.

Whether or not you find these moments of rest important really depends on your style of writing. How much do you care about character and relationship development? How much do you care about relaying the background and history of your world? How important is describing the setting of your story? Is there something going on in the culture of your people that’s important enough to show it rather than to summarize it?

Because breathable moments, the quiet moments are about showing the intimate details of your characters, your setting, and your world building. Depending on what your goal is for your story is going to necessitate whether or not you have these breathable moments in your work.

Tolkien was trying to write a history. He wasn’t telling an adventure tale. He was relaying/translating a historical document. It was important to him to tell the history of the world, of the Ents, and to expound upon the landscapes. Whereas, his contemporary, Lewis was writing an allegory for children about the Christian life. To him, the story was more important than the details and history of the world. So much so, that he only included tiny bits of history that were important in the Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was only later in other books that we found out more about, say Jadis, and where she came from.

Are you a Tolkien or are you a Lewis?

Both types of storytelling are valid! It’s up to you as an author to decide how fast you want the action beats to proceed. Your story can be tight and fast and like an action movie in words. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Or your story can still be tight but punctuated with moments for viewers to relax. This could be more drama or art house or well, Spirited Away. Bang. Pause. Bang. Long Breathe. Bang. Bang. Pause. Bang. Bang. Bang. End. Or, the plot of your story can be conveyed with mostly breathable moments leading up to the final action. This is more maybe an adventure story or a thriller story type of set up. Maybe even horror.

Let me use different Urban Fantasy writers as examples. Kim Harrison and Patty Briggs have very little breathing room in their books. Patty Briggs writes books at about 110K words and Kim Harrison’s Hollow Series clocked in between 150K and 165K words. Kim Harrison usually put her biggest breathing moments at end of the book. Patty has a bad habit of even turning dates into major action sequences and cuts off any breathing before it really begins. Breathing room is more like a punch line. Most urban fantasy writers including Seanan Maguire, Faith Hunter, Jennifer Estep and Cassie Alexander all fall into the category (plus a few others I’ve read.) We are told these characters have friends and hobbies and lives outside of their job, but we’re never really given a chance to see them do more than ‘finger their shell collection.’ (I think that’s a Cat Adams example.) We “know” the characters, but at the same time, we don’t because we’re never given that breathing space where they aren’t about to be pushed off the edge of a volcano all the time. It’s all quips and punches but no long walks on the beach and banter with their friends.

Jim Butcher puts a moderate amount of breathing room in his books. Whether or not this is a good thing is debatable. Harry Dresden’s investigations don’t always involve a lot of explosions right off the bat. He is a private eye and this does involve some tedious things like “talking to people.” Harry isn’t completely without friends. He just tends to avoid them for months at a time until he’s got three days to save the world and then suddenly he needs them again. But at least we know that Harry walks his dog and spends time playing DnD with the Werewolves. Because we see it. Laurell K. Hamilton also has a moderate amount of breathing room in her books. Most of it is taken up with sex! Rachel Caine is also a good example. Occasionally, she drives her car real fast, manages to get a tan, and goes shopping.

The urban fantasy/dark fantasy writer with the most breathing room that I’ve read is Anne Bishop. Anne Bishop makes the characters and their relationships the heart of her story and the plot is moved forward more by what the characters do rather than outside forces acting whether the characters like it or not. For instance, in the Others series, the main character runs away and the villains are trying to reclaim her. She is learning how to live life as a normal person and hold down a job interacting with species that are in no way human. And these non-human creatures (who can look human) do everything they can to protect her and that is the story. So, there are long stretches of the book that is her learning her limits and how to do things like drive a golf cart. The characters and the culture is what makes the story enthralling. (And, yeah, you don’t want her to go back to the villains either. You’re rooting for her to remain free.)

You as a reader or writer have to decide what category you fit into. I’m more of a Jim Butcher/Anne Bishop preference type of reader/writer. I liked Kim Harrison well enough because there was enough words put into the book that I could sink my teeth into the world even if there wasn’t a lot of quiet moments. It was the fact the character never seemed to learn anything and became super special important that put me off The Hollows Series.

Now, back to my own books. In the Dawn Series, there isn’t a lot of breathable moments. I have Roxana and Marcellus go on a date. There is some teasing all around and at the end I have a wedding because there has to be a wedding. (Is it Roxana and Marcellus? I’m not telling you!) But honestly, the book goes from one action beat to the next with very little pause. It’s not a history. It’s an adventure story about a Princess trying to evade her curse. It doesn’t need a lot of history or explaining or paragraphs of ogling the scenery. None of that is important.

On the other hand, Tales of the Heaven’s Heathens MC, while not a history, I’m trying to write about a culture. It’s a mix of biker culture and in this case werewolf culture. I created a werewolf society that lives within the veil hiding from the greater human society. They don’t necessarily think like humans or act like humans completely. I want to show this instead of telling it. The characters also take jobs, security jobs, and they can either step aside and let things happen or they can take action doing something about it. The books are very character driven in this aspect.

For instance, in the upcoming book, I have a chapter or so where Savannah takes Gideon shopping. Now, I could just say that Gideon hates clothes shopping and be done with it. But Jasper is “special” and they don’t have department stores, so Savannah is being nice and taking him to where he needs to go to buy clothes. But that’s still not the point of the scene, the point of the scene is to compare and contrast Savannah and Gideon and their werewolf states of mind. I want to show the difference in how they’re handling being attracted to each other and resisting it. It’s part of the romance aspect of the book.

But for many people, many writers that type of scene would be redundant and be edited out because it has nothing to do with the main story of smugglers invading the Heathen’s territory. I agree. It doesn’t have much to do with that at all, except getting Gideon to look like a villain in leather pants.

Sometimes a girl just needs a boy to be in leather pants.

To me, the meat of the story in Heathen’s isn’t the explosions. It’s not the gun fights or car chases. It’s the people. It’s the families. It’s showing the relationships and how they work together for the good of the pack while still managing to have disagreements. (And it’s not as easy to write as you’d think because I’m going against years of ingrained prejudices about emotional labor. And I’m not a werewolf, I’m a human. I have to reorient my thoughts.)

It's also set in a future where the world has been reshaped by a war. The town they live in was built after the war to very specific codes. Eventually, we'll go to a huge city and I'll describe that too. That's breathable moments.

There are lots of readers (and publishers and agents) that really love books that are 100% action all of the time. They want books that are plot driven where the character is an afterthought rather than the instigator of the action. Which is fine. I get it. At the same time, there are those readers who like authors like Butcher and Bishop who put more ‘breathing’ space into their works. I think there is plenty of room for both.

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More About Me

Name: call me gala <3

Nickname: gala?

Height: 5′3″

Nationality: American

Favorite Fruit: Apples

Favorite Season: Summer, for the days off (I am a teacher.)

Favorite Smell: my husband

Favorite Color: uh, goldenrod? i like rich goldeny yellows.

Favorite Animal: snow leopard

Tea, Coffee, Hot Cocoa: I like them all

Average hours of sleep: 7-8

Dogs or Cats: dogs

Dream Trip: Bhutan and China

When my blog was created: Summer 2016

# of followers: A lot more than I ever expected lol

Random Fact: We go to the same Trader Joe’s as Kobe Bryant and Mark Maguire. My husband like pees his basketball shorts every time we see them.

Favorite Food: Varies. I like macaroni and cheese probably the most.

Favorite TV Show: The Sopranos, Buffy, Twin Peaks

Favorite Movie: Uh, gosh. This varies, too. Casablanca? I also really like Carrie. Any horror movie made in the late seventies or early eighties I probably love.

Favorite Vine: No lol.

Sexuality: Idk. I don’t have an identifying label. I’ve only ever been with men. I’ve found both men and women to be attractive. My husband and I both know that I have a perpetual thing for cute waitresses. He is my one true love. Call it what you want.

Gender: female

Favorite Book Series: Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam trilogy, Harry Potter, LoTR

Favorite Video Games: The Last of Us, Skyrim, Dragon Age: Inquisition, the Tomb Raider reboots (Shadow of the Tomb Raider is AWESOME), Life is Strange

Favorite Subject: English--I always liked math and physics, but at the end of the day I got bored of those pretty easily. I never got bored of reading and writing.

Favorite Fandoms: Dragon Age. I love that I have found a great mixture of friends here, particularly in Solavellan. But I also like the Horizon: Zero Dawn fandom for keeping things chill, and TES for keeping things weird. The jury is still out on the fandom for The Last of Us. There’s some awesome art, but it’s really oversaturated right now. And everyone seems to be about nineteen. I have a hard time finding other grown ass adults, particularly parents, to join me in enjoying more mature aspects of the game. This doesn’t mean I don’t like you if you’re nineteen lol. Of course I do! It just means that we all like enjoying things with people in our same life stage. That’s part of why I love Solavellan so much. A lot of the fans here feel much more mature and calm than in other corners.

Favorite Superhero: Maybe I’m boring but I like Superman.

Guys or Girls: I like both? I have always spent more time with guys, it’s true. I always have had way more guy friends than girl friends. I think it’s easier for me to be casual with guys. With girls, it takes me a long time to open up. But my friendships with girls, once I do open up, are always way more meaningful. I’ve never had any extremely close, meaningful friendships with guys (other than my husband, who is, you know, my husband).

Celebrity Crush: A million. My main crushes have always probably been Leonardo DiCaprio, Heath Ledger (;_;), and Christian Bale.

Last Time I Cried: Last night while playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This game is giving me feelings. It’s unexpected. None of the other games have given me feelings like this lol.

Hair Color: Mouse brown. I haven’t colored my hair since my wedding five years ago.

Eye Color: Brown

What should I be doing: Taking my child out of the house. My husband is out of town until Thursday. I need to be doing things. I need to tire him out so that he naps. I’m so tired. I am terrible at being the single parent.

tags for @ladylike-foxes @wrenbee @buttsonthebeach @pikapeppa @redinkofshame @a-shakespearean-in-paris <3

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Podfic fandoms on Purimgifts: updated list

Under the cut is a current list of all fandoms with podfic requests on Purimgifts. It’s a long list, guys, and the nature of Purimgifts means it’s enriched in smaller fandoms (while also having most of the usual suspects).

Signups end today. For additional details see @purimgifts - I can’t put any links here or the post won’t show up on the tags.

*3Below (Cartoon)

A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV)

A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin

*Abrahamic Avatars - Fandom

Addams Family - All Media Types

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV)

All-of-a-Kind Family - Sidney Taylor

Anastasia (1997)

Animorphs - Katherine A. Applegate

Arthurian Mythology

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Babylon 5

Batgirl (Comic)

Belgariad/Malloreon Series - David & Leigh Eddings

Bleach

Boy Meets World

*Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV)

Call Me By Your Name (2017)

Captain America (Movies)

Check Please! (Webcomic)

Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones

Cinders (Visual Novel)

Crooked Media RPF

CSI: Miami

Damien (TV)

Daredevil (TV)

Deltarune (Video Game)

Deryni Chronicles - Katherine Kurtz

Discworld - Terry Pratchett

Divergent Series - Veronica Roth

Dumbing of Age

*Elementary (TV)

Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede

English and Scottish Popular Ballads - Francis James Child

*Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms

Fallen London | Echo Bazaar

Falsettos - Lapine/Finn

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies)

Fiddler on the Roof - Bock/Harnick/Stein

Firefly

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga

Galavant (TV)

*Gargoyles (TV)

Ghostbusters (2016)

Gilmore Girls

Girl Genius

Golden Girls

Grace and Frankie (TV)

*Greek and Roman Mythology

Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies)

Hamilton - Miranda

*Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Harry's Law

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Hellspark - Janet Kagan

Highlander: The Series

Hockey RPF

House M.D.

Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones

Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins

In Plain Sight

Israel Defence Forces

*Jewish Legend & Lore

*Jewish Scripture & Legend

Keeping the Faith (2000)

Kushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline Carey

League of Legends

Les Misérables - All Media Types

Leverage

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Long Live the Queen (Video Game)

*Marvel Cinematic Universe

MASH (TV)

Megillat Ester | Book of Esther

Merlin (TV)

Miraculous Ladybug

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Moana (2016)

Naruto

NCIS

Newsies (1992)

October Daye Series - Seanan McGuire

Old Kingdom - Garth Nix

Once Upon a Time (TV)

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV)

Orange is the New Black

Original Work

Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon)

Pacific Rim (2013)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan

Poltergeist: The Legacy

*Post-Biblical Jewish RPF

Practical Magic (1998)

Pride and Prejudice - All Media Types

Princess and the Frog (2009)

Private Practice

Protector of the Small - Tamora Pierce

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Sefer Yehudit | Book of Judith

*Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem (Visual Novel)

Shadow Unit

Shadowhunters (TV)

*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)

Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Original Series

*Star Trek: Voyager

*Star Wars - All Media Types

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

*Star Wars Original Trilogy

*Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

*Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

*Steven Universe (Cartoon)

Swingtown

*Tarot (Divination Cards)

Temeraire - Naomi Novik

The Adventure Zone (Podcast)

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)

The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types

The Bright Sessions (Podcast)

The Dragon Prince (Cartoon)

The Fosters (TV 2013)

The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker

The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types

*The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley

The People - Zenna Henderson

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Song of the Lioness - Tamora Pierce

The Wicked Years Series - Gregory Maguire

Thor (Movies)

Timeless (TV 2016)

Tortall - Tamora Pierce

*Trollhunters (Cartoon)

Undertale (Video Game)

Warehouse 13

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - Donald Glover

Witches of East End (TV)

*Wonder Woman (2017)

Yentl (1983)

Young Wizards - Diane Duane

*Zionist Galactic Federation

*אפס ביחסי אנוש | Zero Motivation (2014)

בית לחם | Bethlehem (2013)

הגדה של פסח | Passover Haggada

*מדרש | Midrash

מלכות | Malkot (TV)

תלמוד* | Talmud

*תנ"ך | Tanakh

#purimgifts #podfic

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Star, November 2

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Meghan Markle 6 months pregnant with a girl

Page 1: Kelly Osbourne’s super slim down -- calling 2020 her Year of Me she has dropped 85 lbs. and counting

Page 2: Contents, Hailey Bieber

Page 3: January Jones using a roller to smooth her face, John Lennon’s lookalike son Sean Lennon lit up the Empire State Building in blue to honor John on what would have been his 80th birthday, Ali Larter burst into a giggle fit during a solo stroll in Santa Monica

Page 4: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s kids will be like many kids of divorce: squarely stuck in the middle of their battling parents -- Angelina is fighting to take them all away on either Thanksgiving or Christmas but Brad wants the kids to spend time with him and his folks in Missouri which Angie refuses to agree to

Page 5: Not all the action on the Mission: Impossible 7 set has been for the cameras as Tom Cruise has been getting flirty with two of his costars Vanessa Kirby and Hayley Atwell while filming in Italy -- Tom’s following Vanessa around like a puppy one moment and Hayley the next and telling them how beautiful they look and how well they played a scene and he’s obviously got the hots for both of them -- Hayley is flattered he’s taken such an interest in her while Tom felt sparks with Vanessa a few years ago while shooting Mission: Impossible -- Fallout but she had a boyfriend then and now that she’s single Tom’s saying she’s the perfect combination of classy and cute, Ryan Gosling’s family is wondering whether he’s catering too much to his partner of almost a decade Eva Mendes because it’s been years since he has visited his relatives back in Canada and they’re pointing the finger at Eva and while Ryan swears he’s happy as a homebody especially during the pandemic his family is upset at the lack of contact and they are fed up with Eva for keeping him a virtual prisoner in L.A., while Rumer Willis feels she’s met her match in newly single Armie Hammer her parents Bruce Willis and Demi Moore are warning her off of him -- they’re happy that Rumer is happy but they don’t think she should be dating a guy with two young children who’s just starting divorce proceedings but Rumer isn’t worried that she’s a rebound because they were friends before the split and once the dust settles she believes they really have a chance

Page 6: Hoda Kotb and her fiance Joel Schiffman have submitted paperwork to adopt another child, sister drama between Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner is making for a great new storyline on Keeping Up With the Kardashians especially after things got physical during a car ride on a family trip to Palm Springs and the spat wasn’t just for the cameras -- Kendall and Kylie have been growing apart for years and although they make out like things are OK and still goof around on Twitter but the reality is they get on each other’s nerves -- Kendall thinks Kylie is a spoiled brat and believes momager Kris Jenner gives her preferential treatment because her brand brings in more bucks -- it’s so sad because Kendall and Kylie used to be so close, Star Spots the Stars -- Katie Holmes and Emilio Vitolo Jr., Sofia Vergara, Kyle Richards, Zoey Deutch, Camila Morrone, Olivia Munn, Maren Morris

Page 8: Star Shots -- despite ditching her typical baggy clothes Billie Eilish still turned heads with her signature neon green hair and pricey shoes, Gavin Rossdale playing tennis, Viggo Mortensen gave his seal of approval to a plaque in his honor at the 12th Lumiere Film Festival where he screened his new film Falling in Lyon, France

Page 10: Luke Bracey had everything he needed arriving on set of Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis biopic in which he portrays music mogul Jerry Schilling in Gold Coast in Australia, Gwen Stefani during a photoshoot in Calabasas

Page 11: Joe Manganiello brought his dog Bubbles to the drive-in screening of his new film Archenemy at Beyond Fest, stage vets Bernadette Peters and Joel Grey took cover at the surprise A Moment for Broadway pop-up in Times Square a socially distanced performance to celebrate NYC’s theaters which have been dark since March

Page 14: Sharna Burgess was in good spirits heading into Dancing with the Stars rehearsals, Justin Bieber on a Vespa around his neighborhood in Beverly Hills

Page 15: Shia LaBeouf showed off his tattoos during a run, Scout Willis’ rescue dog Grandma nestled comfortably during a mid-day stroll

Page 16: Kristen Taekman decorating her house for Halloween with son Cash

Page 17: Nev Schulman took a spin on rollerskates outside the Dancing with the Stars rehearsal studio, Rob Lowe at the beach in Santa Barbara

Page 18: Normal or Not? Rita Ora bundled up for the dropping temperatures in London -- normal, Jessica Simpson riding her son Ace’s bicycle -- normal, a bespectacled Gwyneth Paltrow during a spa day -- not normal

Page 19: At 6-foot-6 Charles Barkley had to squat to have his temperature taken before checking into a Beverly Hills hotel -- normal, Liam Hemsworth showing off his muscles during a workout with swimmer Ross Edgley -- normal, Dax Shepard decompressing in bed next to his dog Frank -- not normal

Page 20: Fashion -- stars are classic in black dresses -- Zendaya, Elle Fanning, Regina King

Page 21: Sara Sampaio, Margot Robbie

Page 24: Dominic West who played a cheating husband on The Affair was snapped kissing Lily James despite being wed to Catherine FitzGerald since 2010 and after the photos made headlines he and his wife released a handwritten statement during a bizarre photo-op at their London home -- Catherine was humiliated by the news but she’s known to turn a blind eye and Dominic’s mad as hell with himself for getting caught -- meanwhile Dominic and Lily are set to resume production on BBC’s The Pursuit of Love which they’ve been filming in England sine July and Dominic is focused on fixing his fractured family which includes the couple’s four kids and he is committed to proving things with Catherine are strong and capable of surviving this

Page 25: After seeming to find love at last Bethenny Frankel has called it quits with Paul Bernon after two years together because their long-distance romance proved too difficult to sustain even though Paul was willing to relocate from Boston in order to move in together but Bethenny got spooked and said no, Kristin Cavallari was spotted locking lips with comedian Jeff Dye during a night out in Chicago and those close to Kristin suspect there’s a motive behind her showing PDA with another man just six months after she and Jay Cutler announced they were splitting up: Kristin is big on getting the upper hand and kissing Jeff for everyone to see was a way of her telling Jay she was totally over him, after more than two years of dating Tobey Maguire’s girlfriend Tatiana Dieteman wants to make things official but Tobey is wary of settling down following his split from ex-wife Jennifer Meyer the mom to his kids -- now Tobey and Tatiana are at odds over their future and neither of them is backing down

Page 26: Cover Story -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are having a girl -- Harry and Meghan are secretly expecting baby No. 2

Page 30: Ellen DeGeneres’ ratings troubles -- a dip in viewership shakes the daytime TV favorite leaving a struggling Ellen fighting for her show

Page 32: Making Marriage Work -- despite hitting some bumps these stars put in the effort to save their relationships -- Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

Page 33: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin, Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich

Page 36: Beauty -- Boo-tiful makeup -- Halsey

Page 38: Entertainment

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Kelly Clarkson hosted the 2020 Billboard Music Awards featuring Lizzo

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falling-through-lost-spaces · 7 years

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Books Owned But Unread

Fiction:

Joe Hill - The Fireman

Patricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr Ripley

Emma Cline - Girls

Kirsty Logan - The Gracekeepers

Seth Patrick - Lost Souls

Slyvain Neuval - Waking Gods

Mark Z. Danielewski - The Familiar Vol 1

Graeme Macrae Burnet - His Bloody Project

Austin Wright - Tony & Susan

Patricia Highsmith - Carol

Darcie Wilder - Literally Show Me A Healthy Person

Tracy Chevalier - New Boy

Andy Weir - Artemis

Michelle Paver - Dark Matter

Robert Daws - The Posisoned Rock

Laura Lam - False Hearts

Italo Calvino - If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler

Megan Bradbury - Everyone Is Watching

Sunil Yapa - Your Heart Is A Muscle the Size of A Fist

George R.R. Martin - A Clash of Kings

Sarah Moss - The Tidal Zone

Matthew Blakstad - Lucky Ghost

Toni Morrison - Tar Baby

Jeff Vandermeer - Annihilation

Colson Whitehead - Zone One

Kathy Reichs - Death Du Jour

Ann Cleeves - The Crow Trap

Ward Moore - Bring the Jubilee

Lisa McInerney - The Glorious Heresies

Chuck Palahniuk - Haunted

Michael Crichton - State of Fear

Neil Gaiman - How the Marguis Got His Coat Back

Agatha Christie - The Double Clue

James Patterson - NYPD Red 2

Maud Pember Reeves - Round About A Pound A Week

Paul Torday - Salmon Fishing In the Yemen

Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Daniel H Wilson - Robopocalypse

Yann Martel - Life of Pi

David Wong - John Dies At the End

Lauren Weisberger - The Devil Wears Prada

James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man

John Ajvide Lindquist - Let the Right One In

Gregory Maguire - Wicked

Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road

Paul Beatty - The Sellout

Jane Shemilt - Daughter

Jane Isaac - The Truth Will Out

Karin Slaughter - Genesis

S.K. Tremayne - The Fire Child

Isaac Marion - The Burning World

Adrien Bosc - Constellation

Laura Power - Air-Born

Laura Power - Earth-Bound

Keith DeCandido - House of Cards

Wayne Simmons - Flu

Harper Lee - Go Set A Watchman

Dean Koontz - The City

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre

Ali Smith - The Accidental

John Burnside - Glister

Lauren Owen - The Quick

Tom McCarthy - Satin Island

Dave Eggers - The Circle

Donna Tartt - The Secret History

Robert Harris - The Ghost

Michel Faber - The Fire Gospel

Michel Faber - The Book of Strange New Things

James Patterson - Pop Goes the Weasel

Jeff Lindsay - Dexter’s Final Cut

Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera

Banana Yoshimoto - Kitchen

Sinclair Lewis - It Can’t Happen Here

Kurt Vonnegut - Cat’s Cradle

Joseph Heller - Catch 22

Mark Twain - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Bram Stoker - Dracula

Cory Doctorow - Makers

YA/Children's Fiction:

A.S. King - Still Life With Tornado

Patrick Ness - More Than This

Andrew Smith - Stand Off

Andrew Smith - The Alex Crow

Johan Harstad - 172 Hours on the Moon

Ernest Cline - Ready Player One

Tommy Wallach - We All Looked Up

Karen Thompson Walker - The Age of Miracles

Tess Sharpe - Far From You

Leila Sales - This Song Will Save Your Life

Darragh McManus - Shiver the Whole Night Through

Rachel Cohn & David Levithan - Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Laura Lam - Pantomime

Laura Lam - Shadowplay

Cassandra Clare - The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare - Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy

Cassandra Clare - The Shadowhunters Codex

Cassandra Clare - Lady Midnight

Cassandra Clare - Lord of Shadows

Andrew Smith - 100 Sideways Miles

Karen Nesbitt - Subject To Change

Anna Day - The Fandom

Brendan Reichs - Nemesis

Chinelo Okparanta - Under the Udala Trees

Nina LaCour - We Are Okay

Sarah Alexander - The Art of Not Breathing

Liz Kessler - Read Me Like A Book

Lisa Williamson - The Art of Being Normal

Laurie Halse Anderson - Wintergirls

Marie Lu - Legend

Eve Ainsworth - 7 Days

Lesley Walton - The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Malinda Lo - Ash

Larry Duplechan - Blackbird

Makina Lucier - A Death Struck Year

James Patterson - Witch & Wizard

Jandy Nelson - I’ll Give You the Sun

Nick Burd - The Vast Fields of Ordinary

Libba Bray - Beauty Queens

Jack Cheng - See You In the Cosmos

Jennifer Niven - Holding Up the Universe

Becky Albertalli - The Upside of Unrequieted

Lauren Oliver - Replica

Ken Catran - Deepwater Black

Will McIntosh - Burning Midnight

Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me

Libba Bray - The Diviners

Emily M Danforth - The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Carolyn Jess-Cooke - The Boy Who Could See Demons

Bali Rai - Killing Honour

Gayle Forman - If I Stay

Andre Aciman - Call Me By Your Name

E. Lockhart - We Were Liars

Katie Coyle - Vivian Versus the Apocalypse

Leah Thomas - Because You’ll Never Meet Me

David Arnold - Mosquitoland

Laure Eve - The Graces

Lisa Heathfield - Paper Butterflies

Ransom Riggs - Hollow City

Em Bailey - Shift

Francesca Haig - The Map of Bones

Rainbow Rowell - Carry On

Bryony Pearce - Phoenix Rising

Lou Morgan - Sleepless

Graham Marks - Bad Bones

Jess Vallence - Birdy

Teri Terry - Slated

Non-Fiction:

Brian Cox - Human Universe

D’Arcy Jenish - The NHL: A Centennial History

Greg Oliver - Don’t Call Me Goon

Andrew Hodges - Alan Turing: The Enigma

Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts

Carl Sagan - Cosmos

Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Brian Cox - E = mc“?

Stacey Schiff - The Witches

Julian Sayarer - Interstate

404 Ink - Nasty Women

Lynn Povich - The Good Girls Revolt

Michael Finkel - The Stranger In the Woods

Kent Russell - I Am Sorry To Think That I Have Raised A Timid Son

Luke Harding - Snowden

Mary Roach - Stiff

Yuval Noah Harari - Homo Deus

Bill Bryson - The Lost Continent

Naomi Klein - No Is Not Enough

Dave Cullen - Columbine

Ian Nathan - Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts

Bob McCabe - Harry Potter Page To Screen

Adharanand Finn - Running With the Kenyans

Aurellien Ferenczi - Masters of Cinema: Tim Burton

Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner - Think Like A Freak

Olivia Lang - The Lonely City

Michelle Tea - The Chelsea Whistle

Simon Singh - Big Bang

Tristan Taormino - The Feminist Porn Book

Kurt Vonnegut - A Man Without A Country

Nick Frost - Truths, Half Truths & Little White Lies

Russell Brand - Revolution

Robert M Pirsig - Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Francis Spufford - The Child That Books Built

Dominic Hibberd - Wilfred Owen

George Vecsey - Baseball

Richard Wiseman - Paranormality

Neil Gaiman - Adventures In the Dream Trade

Nicola Field - Over the Rainbow

Jaclyn Friedman & Jessica Valenti - Yes Means Yes

Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction

Eddie Izzard - Dress To Kill

Stephen Smith - Underground London

Plays/Poetry/Short Story Collections:

Tom Hanks - Uncommon Type

Joe Hill - Strange Weather

Dean Atta - I Am Nobody’s N*****

Amerlle - Because You Love To Hate Me

Roxanne Gay - Difficult Women

Mark Gatiss - Queers: Eight Monologues

Graphic Novels/Manga:

Tsugumi Ohba - Death Note Vol 6

Tsugumi Ohba - Death Note Vol 7

Tsugumi Ohba - Death Note Vol 8

#books #to be read

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