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qsdblogging · 4 years ago

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10 More TV Shows You Need To See

This is the second installment of my recommendations of shows for you to add to your own lists. I watch a lot of television and I’ve got, what I consider to be at least, a wide variety of shows under my favorites.

If you haven’t seen the first list, you don’t need to unless you want to see another list of ten shows you may want to check out if you’re looking for anything new to watch.

Warning, though, some of these don’t end the best way and may end up more as a disappointment. I’ll leave that up to you to decide.

I. Warehouse 13.

Pete and Myka, U.S Secret Service Agents, are deployed to South Dakota’s Warehouse 13 with a new assignment from an authority above and outside the government.

Intrigued?

With the Warehouse comes assignments regarding objects that hold some sort of abilities that can cause people to do wild and crazy things. It’s their job to find the artifacts (as they all hold significance to history) and bring them back to the Warehouse for safe keeping.

Things get wild and some serious topics get handled, but the show isn’t alone. It’s connected to another on this list, Eureka. More on that when you get to Eureka.

Some familiar faces are Eddie McClintock who played a part in Bones, one episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Joanne Kelly who played a role in The Dresden Files television series, Allison Scagliotti who played roles in Stitchers, The Vampire Diaries, and Drake & Josh, Aaron Ashmore (twin brother to Shawn Ashmore, who has been in the X-Men movies alongside appearing in The Boys, and voicing Conrad in Man of Medan) from Killjoys, Lost Girl, and Smallville, and Jamie Murray from Castelvania, Gotham, The Originals, Once Upon a Time, Defiance, and Dexter.

I highly recommend, especially because the dynamic of the characters is really interesting and covers a lot.

II. Eureka.

As mentioned above, this is connected to Warehouse 13. But only in the last two seasons of this show are the two connected.

Eureka is a town full of geniuses and advanced technology that the government funds, and when a new sheriff comes to town, he’s exposed to all the daily occurrences the locals get up to. And maybe a couple instances of time travel that may or may not have to do with the connection.

The town is full of faces you may recognize. Colin Ferguson who has roles in Haven, The Vampire Diaries, and Maytag commercials, Erica Cerra who has roles in The 100, Supernatural, Deadly Class, and the first Percy Jackson film, Felicia Day who has roles in The Magicians, Supernatural, Con Man, The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Trevor Jackson who has roles in Grown-ish, and a couple Disney productions.

It’s a huge science fiction show and if you’re into that, give it a watch.

III. Alphas.

Now, like the two above is, Alphas is a science fiction packed drama. And it’s rumored to be connected, like be in the same universe, as Warehouse 13 and Eureka. It’s never been confirmed, but there is one character (same name and job) that plays a part in both Alphas and Warehouse 13, which is the stem for the theory. (Plus, some other ideas floating around).

But Alphas focuses on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities while they, themselves, have abilities. These powered people are referred to as Alphas, due to their nature.

Unfortunately, this show ends on a cliffhanger in its second season.

Yet, I still recommend giving it a shot because it truly is an interesting show and it’s got some people you may recognize.

IV. Haven.

If you’re a fan of Stephen King’s “Colorado Kid”, you’ll most likely enjoy this show since it’s loosely based off of it.

Set in the coastal town of Haven, Maine, FBI Agent Audrey Parker comes to town to find that the residents have dormant curses, or rather troubles, that can be triggered at any given moment. She, along with the Sheriff and the town’s black sheep, must deal with the troubles’ deadly effects. And a few things may be revealed about herself too along the way.

It’s pretty interesting and I enjoyed it quite a lot when I first watched it. I’m not the biggest fan of Stephen King, and the connection seems to barely be there, but I wouldn’t know given my dislike for King.

I highly recommend giving Haven a shot, however, especially if you’re a crime and fantasy fan.

V. Lost Girl.

Lost Girl focuses on the gorgeous and charismatic Bo, a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan system and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth of her own mysterious origins. (Taken from IMDB).

Plus, there a lesbian romance or two.

Now, the show itself is pretty strong holding in its own storyline and lore, but the last season does get a bit rocky feeling. It could’ve been better, and it definitely feels a little rushed, but it wasn’t too bad of an ending. However, it’s not a show that got cancelled before it could wrap things up and it leaves things pretty open-ended.

In my books, that’s a point. I highly recommend this is if you’re a fan of fantasy.

VI. Almost Human.

Unfortunately, this is one of the ones in the list that only has one season (that seems to be out of order and frankly I’m not entirely sure of the order myself, so rely on googling it yourself and hopefully you find the right order) and was cancelled not long after airing.

BUT, it’s a good watch. It’s set in the distant future, where cops are assigned an android partner to protect and serve. Things get pretty wild and I’m quite sure there are some bombs involved at some point, but there’s a bonus to all the madness of Almost Human.

Minka Kelly and Karl Urban. Two incredibly beautiful human beings.

I highly recommend bingeing this single season show.

VII. American Gods.

This shows feels very confusing. But it’s still a good watch.

It centers on a recently released ex-con named Shadow Moon. He runs into a man full of mystery named Wednesday (and you’ll later come to find out who he really is, or you may already know given your knowledge on the book of the same name or just how well you know mythology) who seems to know more than Shadow about his own life and past.

There are Gods, mischief, and a lot of crazy shit in this show. So far it’s on it’s third season as far as I know (I have to rewatch the first two before I pick it back up).

You should give it a shot, but I won’t blame you if you feel way too confused about the whole thing.

VIII. The Boys.

Now, there’s a lot of controversy regarding this Amazon Original Series, but honestly, I think everyone should at least give it a chance. I know a lot of Tumblr users were put off on trying to due to the advertisements on the site.

If you don’t know what this series is about, it follows a group of vigilantes set on taking down the corrupt superheroes that are abusing their powers and status.

It covers a lot of ground. Murder, sabotage, terrorism, capitalism, and a lot more. Feminism and sexual harassment occur, but there are warning before each episode for what you may see in the contents.

Some familiar faces include Karl Urban, who’s known for his roles in Thor: Ragnarok, the newer Star Trek movies, Almost Human, Lord of the Rings, and more, Erin Moriarty from Jessica Jones, Laz Alonso from The Mysteries of Laura, Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl and The Covenant, and Jensen Ackles from Supernatural has been confirmed to be joining the cast for its third season.

The Boys is currently on it’s second season, being released on a weekly schedule. So, if you like superheroes and graphic content, this show might be it for you.

IX. Chuck.

Chuck is the result of when a twenty-eight year old computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, the C.I.A. and the N.S.A. assign two agents to protect him and exploit the knowledge, turning Chuck Bartowski’s life upside down. (Taken from IMDB).

This is one of the shows I cannot recommend enough to people. It’s the right mixture of action and comedy, plus a little romance. Spies, love, and murder, oh my! What more could you want?

Plus, Zachery Levi plays Chuck. If you don’t know him by name, you probably would recognize him from some of his roles with the most recent being in Shazam!, Fandral in the second and third Thor films, voicing Eugene Fitzherbert (or Flynn Rider) in Tangled, and Heroes: Reborn.

If Zachery Levi playing a lovable computer geek turned spy doesn’t interest you, maybe some more familiar faces will.

Yvonne Strahovski from The Handmaid’s Tale, The Astronaut Wives Club, acting as Daenerys in a Princess Rap Battle on Youtube, and Dexter. Adam Baldwin from Firefly/Serenity, Bones, Angel, The Last Ship, and Independence Day. Brandon Routh who plays Ray Palmer from the DC Shows. Matt Bomer from Doom Patrol, American Horror Story, White Collar, Magic Mike, and True Calling.

X. Deadly Class.

Unfortunately, I have a truly bad streak with new shows. Deadly Class, like others that have been mentioned in these lists of mine, got cancelled and on a cliffhanger no less. However, that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the action-packed coming-of-age story set in the 1980s.

Following a new recruit for a high school training assassins, things get pretty wild when you pair death and teenagers.

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quirkpuppy · 4 years ago

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*17 questions, 17 people*

Thank you so very much for tagging me, @filthyrichdreamboat!! 💖

nickname: My coworkers all call me a shortened version of my name and I allow it, haha, but I prefer my full name! Online I'm always Quirk!

zodiac: pisces! ♓

height: 5'3"

hogwarts house: Ravenclaw, and I'm even embarrassing and have a lot of merch, ahaha yikes. J.K. can suck it, but Harry Potter is forever a part of my formative years, fortunately/unfortunately.

last thing i googled: "illegally small cats", upon Trevor's recommendation (to torment me!) because I've had kitten fever lately!!

song stuck in my head: okay, so actually, sorry not sorry, I just recently heard "Dynamite" by BTS, and WHAT A BOP!! I'm no kpop stan, but I put it on repeat like five times in a row on my drive home yesterday while thinking about preparing for our household Thanksgiving mini-feast, and it felt like I was as light as sunshine, haha!

number of followers: 146, but I feel like a load of them are abandoned or spam accounts, haha yikes… PEEP UP IF YOU WANNA BE FRIENDS, PEOPLE!! (my dog's blog, @adventure-dog-alyra has 1,070 followers, haha!! She's a popular girl!)

amount of sleep: I like to get a solid 8 hours because I'm a sleepy baby

lucky number: 22

dream job: disgustingly wealthy due to a sudden windfall, somehow (I am TIRED of working!! when am I gonna win the lottery or get an inheritance from an unknown but generous relative!?) and living in the countryside selling my honey and eggs and jam at the farmers' market, donating dragons hoards of gold to causes close to my heart.

wearing: a Ravenclaw shirt (told you I was annoying with the merch, yikes!!) with navy leggings, an oversized knitted raspberry jumper, and matching raspberry cozy socks!

aesthetic: bright colours, soft textures, adventure and nostalgia

favourite instrument: I love to hear a good violin or piano, I think! Watching those beautiful harp videos is also a joy!

favourite author: Douglas Adams, Philip Pullman, Dave Barry, and I haven't finished much of his work yet, but Brandon Sanderson is very talented and seems like a good dude from the author talks I've attended with Trevor

favourite song: how on earth could I ever pick just one?! "Rule The World" by TheFatRat & AleXa (알렉사) is the most recent find of mine that's been lighting off fireworks in my brain because it sounds like it was made just for me, haha!

favourite animal noise: I love the weird, garbled sounds that dogs make when they're excited and/or playing! Be still my heart!

random: I'm so excited for the iced cinnamon apple (and the TWO raisins that @foxofsnow is gracious enough to allow me, haha!) braided bread that we're making from scratch to go with dinner that I wish I could fast forward time to have it NOW!!!

I tag: (oh boy, do I even have 17 friends??)

@a-sassafrass @foxofsnow @randomactsofkelly @unicornmermaidfaeriewitch @friendlystray @sobekcrocodile @jesstrel @redruca @norikker @onyourmark-got7-go @newtinadisguise @poorlymadehuman @wthispattysimcox ... and that's all I got, haha!

#thanks again for the tag!#text post #tag game #about me #personal

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nhl-stories · 5 years ago

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Masterlist (as of 9/8/24)

Anaheim Ducks

Trevor Zegras- Details

Boston Bruins

Trent Frederic- Body and Mind

Charlie McAvoy- I’m Such A Fool

Jeremy Swayman- Indoor Cat

Buffalo Sabres

Alex Tuch- Happy Anniversary ∆ As a Dad

Carolina Hurricanes

Freddie Andersen- Nicest Thing

Tyson Jost- Apartment 402

Chicago *Hawks

Taylor Hall- Be My Mistake

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan Mackinnon- The Best Man Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Cale Makar - Serotonin

Zach Parise- Anxious Breaths

Columbus Blue Jackets

Johnny Gaudreau- Can I Help You?

Dallas Stars

Jamie Benn- Cooking Breakfast ∆ Doll Parts

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin- I’m Drunk, Baby

Olli Maatta- Oblivious Part 1 Part 2

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl- You Stupid Bitch

Jeff Skinner- I Have My Own Drawer?

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart- Nice Boy

Matthew Tkachuk- Did You Come?

Los Angeles Kings

Adrian Kempe- Flowers in Your Hair

Nashville Predators

Tyson Barrie- If You Leave The Light On Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Anthnoy Beauvillier- Midnight Love

New Jersey Devils

Dougie Hamilton- Fool’s Holiday ∆ hydrangeas where your face should be

Nico Hischier- Valentine’s Day ∆ hornylovesickmess ∆ I’m Back

Jack Hughes- I’m Back

Timo Meier As a Boyfriend

New York Islanders

Mat Barzal- As a Boyfriend ∆ Go To Bed Angry ∆ As a Dad

New York Rangers

Chris Kreider- A Melancholy Flavor

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ryan Graves- Don’t Write An Elegy

Kevin Hayes- As a Boyfriend ∆ Geminis

Krist Letang- Bad Boys Bring Heaven To You

Evgeni Malkin - Rough Night

Seattle Kraken

Brandon Tanev- Capricious

St. Louis Blues

Kasperi Kapanen- A Big Deal

Toronto Maple Leafs

Phil Myers as a Boyfriend

Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller- Rue

Vancouver Canucks

Brock Boeser- Prove It ∆ Needy ∆ Morning After ∆ Seven to Ten ∆ Homebody

Quinn Hughes- .

Elias Pettersson- I’ll Call You Mine

Vegas Golden Knights

Zach Aston-Reese- Think I Could Love You

Nolan Patrick- Rocket Power ∆ As a Boyfriend

Washington Capitals

Jakob Chychrun- Them

Winnipeg Jets

Mark Scheifele- Anything to Make You Smile

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justkarliekloss · 5 years ago

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Just as the other day I recommended you some period dramas to watch, today I want to share some books to read.

I had to ask a friend of mine who reads a lot because my reading habits suck. I go from reading three books in 6 weeks to not touch a book in months 🙈

Hope you find it useful, and if you have recommendations, please share them too! 😊

Fantasy/ Sci-fi/ Young-adult

-> “Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds” by Brandon Sanderson. Short stories quick to read.

-> “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman. This is the first book from a trilogy, and I highly recommend it. Both my friend and I have read them all and loved them. We had long whatsapp conversations discussing everything and sharing theories 😅

-> “Six of Crows” and “Crooked Kingdom” by Leigh Bardugo. They are a duology, and there also is a trilogy, “The Grisha Trilogy”, that is set on the same universe but a couple of years before (Nextflix has a tv show about it coming soon). Both my friend and I loved these books, I personally devoured them.

-> “Shades of magic” series, by V.E. Schwab. Romance and fantasy.

-> “Under the never sky” by Veronica Rossi. Set on a post-apocalyptic world.

This is our favourite genre, so we could share lots of books tbh 😅 She is currently reading the books from “The Witcher”, and I always recommend “A Song of Ice and Fire”. Maybe if you start reading now, the new book will be out when you are done and won’t have to wait 7 years 🙃

Other genres

-> “Born a crime” by Trevor Noah. It’s about his childhood in South Africa and my friend loved it.

-> Anything by author Christina Lauren. She writes adult romance, but not like 50 shades haha

-> “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. There is a tv show with Reese Whiterspoon coming out soon or already out that is based on the book.

-> “Dark places” by Gillian Flynn, a thriller.

-> “Turn of the key” by Ruth Ware, another thriller.

-> And if you are looking for something different, “Why we sleep”. It’s all about dreams, why we dream... those things.

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callunavulgari · 5 years ago

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Scrapbook 2020 | Pt. I

Reminder:

Normal font - Indifferent/Neutral Italicized font - Enjoyed bold font - Loved with an asterisk* - All time favorite (bracketed titles) - Re-watches/Re-reads strikethough - Disliked

Goals are: read seventy-five books, finish five video games, write something novel-length and write something original. These last two goals CAN be combined. So you know, nearly the exact same goals from last year.

MOVIES

January

My Neighbor Totoro

(Matilda)

(The Mummy)

The Pacifier

(Moana)

Lion King (2019)

February

Hereditary

(The Lion King 2)

Kiki’s Delivery Service

March

(Tangled)

(Zootopia)

(Lilo and Stitch)

(The Swan Princess)

(The Swan Princess: Secret of the Castle)

(The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom)

April

Onward

(Your Name)

(Frozen 2)

Happy Death Day

Promare

May

(Free Willy)

(Star Wars: The Last Skywalker)

(Free Willy 2)

(The Road to El Dorado)

(Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)

(Prince of Egypt)

BOOKS

January

The Secret Commonwealth | Philip Pullman [Fin]

The Great Hunt | Robert Jordan [Fin]

Wanderers | Chuck Wendig

The Dragon Republic | R.F. Kuang

February

Wanderers | Chuck Wendig [Fin]

The Dragon Republic | R.F. Kuang [Fin]

Runebinder | Alex Kahler [Fin]

The Book of M | Peng Shepherd [Fin]

Call Down the Hawk | Maggie Stiefvater [Fin]

(The Diviners | Libba Bray) [Fin]

(Lair of Dreams | Libba Bray) [Fin]

(Before the Devil Breaks You | Libba Bray) [Fin]

King of Crows | Libba Bray [Fin]

Gods of Jade and Shadow | Silvia Moreno-Garcia [Fin]

The City of Brass | S.A. Chakraborty

March

The City of Brass | S.A. Chakraborty [Fin]

Legion | Brandon Sanderson [Fin]

Taproot | Keezy Young [Fin]

Mooncakes | Suzanna Walker, Wendy Xu [Fin]

Loki: the God Who Fell to Earth | Daniel Kibblesmith [Fin]

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow | Natasha Pulley [Fin]

The Hazel Wood | Melissa Albert [Fin]

The Black Tides of Heaven | J.Y. Yang [Fin]

Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir** [Fin]

Loki: Where Mischief Lies | Mackenzie Lee [Fin]

American Royals | Katharine McGee [Fin]

River of Teeth | Sarah Gailey [Fin]

We Are Okay | Nina LaCour [Fin]

Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens [Fin]

A Memory Called Empire | Arkady Martine [Fin]

April

The Dream Peddler | Martine Fournier Watson [Fin]

The Dragon Reborn | Robert Jordan [Fin]

The Glass Hotel | Emily St John Mandel [Fin]

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong [Fin]

The Unhoneymooners | Christina Lauren [Fin]

(Captive Prince 1 | C.S.Pacat) [Fin]

(Captive Prince 2 | CS Pacat) [Fin]

(Captive Prince 3 | CS Pacat) [Fin]

The Flatshare | Bath O’Leary [Fin]

A Study in Brimstone | G.S. Denning [Fin]

May

Sky In the Deep | Adrienne Young [Fin]

House of Salt and Sorrows | Erin Craig [Fin]

The Sparrow | Mary Russell [Fin]

Here and Now and Then | Mike Chen [Fin]

Burn for Me | Ilona Andrews [Fin]

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms | N.K. Jemisin [Fin]

Mister Monday | Garth Nix

PODCASTS

January

King Falls AM, Eps 35-75

February

King Falls AM, Eps Live Special-84

The Penumbra Podcast | Juno Steel and the Tools of Rust

(Zero Hours - Ep 7)

March

King Falls AM, Eps 84-100

April

(The Magnus Archive, s1)

The Magnus Archive, s5

Welcome to Night Vale

The Bridge

The Adventure Zone

May

The Magnus Archive, s5

TV SHOWS BY SEASON

January

The Great British Baking Show, s7, s6

Lost In Space, s2

The Magicians, s3, s4

The Untamed

February

The Untamed**

The Terror, s2

March

Guardian

Haikyuu

Westworld, s3

April

The Great British Baking Show, s6

Westworld, s3

Jeopardy

The Guardian

May

Motherland: Fort Salem

(Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural

Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime

Watcher Entertainment

She-Ra, s5**

The Guardian

(Avatar: The Last Airbender)

VIDEO GAMES

January

Pokemon: Shield (30 hrs) [Fin]

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (10 hrs)

February

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (30 hrs)

Transistor [Fin]

Plague Tales: Innocence (15 hrs)

Civ VI (France- FIN, Victory)

Assassin’s Creed: Origins (20 hrs)

March

Kingdom Hearts 3

Luigi’s Mansion [Fin]

(LoZ: Breath of the Wild)

April

(LoZ: Breath of the Wild)

The Outer Worlds

Oxenfree

May

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Shadow of the Colossus

DELIGHTFUL FIC

January

A Miracle in Thunder by LazyBaker | Stranger Things | Harringrove | 4.5k | Christmas morning, Steve’s pulling into a nearly empty parking lot to open Family Video on his own.

The White Wolf by norgbelulah | Castlevania | Alucard/Trevor/Sypha | 6k | Trevor and Sypha travel back to the Belmont Estate and Castle Dracula, unsure of what they will find there.

Stainless by Fahye | The Untamed | Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian | 6.5k | "I'm starting to feel," says Lan Xichen, "that this was a counterproductive suggestion."

sleep in your bed by copperwings | The Untamed | Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian | 12k | or; Wei WuXian has a tendency to fall asleep in places where he shouldn't. Lan WangJi disapproves.

by the grace of a ride along by brawlite | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 5k | They shouldn't so often find themselves in situations like this. And yet.

this line bisects by adspexi | The Queen’s Thief | Attolia/Eugenides/Costis | 1k | The rumors around Costis' status as a royal favorite haven't quieted down. The king doesn't seem to mind.

Be kind by longnationalnightmare | The Magicians | Quentin/Eliot | 10k | It was absurd how much Eliot meant it— you’re cute—so cute Eliot wanted to swallow him whole.

Reclaimed by betts | Star Wars | Reylo | 14k | Or: After the passing of new legislation, Rey and thousands of other omegas are rescued from the abusive grasps of their alphas. She gets adopted by a new alpha and braces herself for the cruelty she’s grown used to. But Ben isn’t like other alphas, and Rey slowly warms to his kindness.

Make a list of things you need by longnationalnightmare | The Magicians | Quentin/Eliot | 10k | “Whose wedding?” he asked, and only stopped assessing the room when Eliot failed to answer. “El, who’s getting married?”

seldom all they seem by Fahye | The Untamed | Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian | 24k | or, one hundred and thirty-three principles of the Gusu Lan, pertaining to the state of marriage

love is touching souls (surely you touched mine) by ToAStranger | Harry Potter | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | 34k | Voldemort is dead. It's Christmas, and Harry's just opened a gift from Fred and George Weasley.

back to back by serenfire | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 13k | (Or: If Yennefer gets to be improbably naked in canon, then I am making Jaskier equally, if not more, naked. It's equality.)

You're a Story (I Can Follow) by Page161of180 | The Magicians | Queliot | 20k | The Monster's been defeated, Quentin is dead, and Eliot has a quest of his own--if he can trust himself to complete it. An Orpheus and Eurydice remix.

Lover's Touch by Rizandace | The Magicians | Queliot | 25k | Q gets cursed, and Alice can't help. Magic forces Q and Eliot to cuddle and talk about their feelings.

Possession by yaskween | The Magicians | Queliot | 9k | “Honestly? I don’t mean to be rude,” Eliot started, having trouble meeting Quentin’s eyes again. “But I don’t think I can handle being this close to you right now.”

You In My Head by stele3 | The Magicians | Queliot | 5k | Apparently, the Monster hadn’t cared much about hydration. Eliot hasn’t been this parched since Ibiza 2012.

fall through by sarcasticfishes | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Shane/Ryan/Sara | 8k | “Sorry man, our flights are grounded because of some freak storm. Waiting to see if we can get one out tomorrow,” Shane reads aloud, and Sara pouts down at the screen.

with them indiana boys (on them indiana nights) by ToAStranger | Stranger Things | Harringrove | 5k | The thing is, when Billy first saw Steve Harrington, he knew.

The Genius of the Western River by Siria | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Shane/Ryan | 14k | Shane’s totally working on being flippant about all those times he joked about Ryan’s godlike physique, never suspecting how true those jokes might be—the two of them just have to defeat a supernatural serial killer first.

I was born to blanket you in flowers by MyFandomCausesHanaji | The Untamed | Wei Wuxan/Lan Zhan | 5k | “I have folded a thousand paper flowers for you.”

A Temporary Favor by oxymoronic | Stranger Things | Harringrove | 30k | It’s barely three days since El closed the gate when Hopper tells him he wants to rip a hole in space and time to rescue Billy Hargrove. Steve thinks it’s the dumbest thing he’s ever heard.

February

it’s a long way forward (so trust in me) by suzukiblu | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 25k | “Does that stop heat?” Jaskier asks curiously, absentmindedly tuning his lute as he speaks. He hadn’t thought anything could, but, well . . . witchers and their potions.

Love as You Are by thisgirlsays22 | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 16k | Jaskier didn’t want to marry just any noblewoman--no matter how comely she may be--he wanted adventure and many loves, but most importantly his biggest, greatest love of all.

GERALT'S A SOFT BOI send tweet by relenafanel | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 2k | WIP | “Hey, so this is where you ended up,” Jaskier said, sliding into the chair across from Geralt in the sad truck-stop diner 50 kilometres outside of the backwater swamp-dump reporting an infestation of drowners.

The Rule Of Opposites by entanglednow | Good Omens | Aziraphale/Crowley | 6k | In which they are opposing forces, not designed to touch, anathema to each other. Crowley refuses to accept it.

have you noticed I’ve been gone? by suzukiblu | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 12k | Jaskier is a very good kisser, and almost kisses Geralt often enough, which is a damn sight closer than most people get. Even when he’s paying for it, he doesn’t get kissed enough. Jaskier gets close, though.

Chattoter Trending by DragonBandit | Pokemon | Leon/Raihan | 2.5k | Neither Raihan or Leon have told the greater public about their relationship. Then Raihan posts the wrong picture to Chattoter.

from me to you by Ceta | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 14k | Wei Too Cool ✓ @wei-wuxian correct me if i’m wrong but i’m pretty sure that’s a love song @LanWangJi #AtFirstSight

Do it Again by thisgirlsays22 | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | 7k | By the twentieth time Geralt has gone through the loop, he decides to just throw himself off the cliff’s edge after Borch.

March

The Absolutely True Story of the Yiling Patriarch: A Manifesto in Many Parts by aubreyli | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 20k | “Love?” he croaks, then clears his throat and tries again. “Lan Zh— uh, Hanguang-jun, in love?”

bend all the rules by brawlite | Stranger Things | Harringrove | 14k | Billy knows that it’s a bad idea to hook up with his old high school rival and certified Straight Guy™, Steve Harrington -- but Hawkins is real bleak during the holidays, and Billy’s just trying to make it through winter break without dying of boredom.

April

Probability Engine by @kaikamahine | The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Keita/Thaniel | 22k | The worst part about knowing you will have to shove Merrick Tremayne into the path of an oncoming cannonball is that you genuinely enjoy the man's company. Unfortunately, this becomes something of a recurring theme.

rare the man who'll hold to faith by Fahye | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 13k | "There is the mark of our bargain, and here is the challenge," said the Yiling Patriarch.

a stone to break your soul, a song to save it by rikke | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 180k | When the entire cultivation world turns against Wei WuXian, Jiang Cheng comes up with a plan to save him and arranges a marriage between his brother and the Second Jade of Lan, Lan WangJi.

a prize for rotten judgement by sarcasticfishes | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 10k | “You’d drive each other crazy. You sit together at your office all day, and then you’d be commuting home together, eating dinner together, watching TV together, going to bed — well, not together, but you get it, right?”

Linger in the Sun by etymologyplayground | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 39k | "Tell Lan Zhan that I'm weeping uncontrollably," Wei Wuxian says to the juniors. "Tell him I'm truly pitiful and he needs to do everything I say until I'm well again."

Every ridge hand-picked by the late sun’s slant light by wildestranger | The Guardian | Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan | 7k | “Long time, no see,” he says.The Black Cloaked Envoy blanches.

If Life Was A Movie We’d Have A Better Soundtrack Than This by galaxysoup | The Guardian | Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan | 46k | The first time Shen Wei meets Zhao Yunlan is when he innocently steps out of his Monday morning office hours and is immediately slammed into by 180 pounds of cop pursuing a suspect on foot.

Sex, Science, and True Love: A Rigid Analysis of the Practical Applications of Dual Cultivation by aubreyli | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 24k | WIP | “The Lans are far too boring and repressed for something like this,” Wei Wuxian said, with the authority of one who had been resoundingly ignored by a Lan for the past month. “Can you imagine Lan Wangji dual cultivating?”

and so my heart beats wildly by lily_winterwood | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 106k | “You know, you’re the one to beat this year,” Jiang Cheng offers helpfully, having seen the glare from right next to him. “Hanguang-jun’s been through juniors with the rest of us, he knows all of our tics. You’re an unknown variable, since he’s never competed against you before.”

Weird and/or Wonderful by beethechange | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Shane/Ryan | 12k | Or: During the filming of an episode of Weird and/or Wonderful World, Ryan tosses a shoelace and a wish in an ancient magical wishing well. Mistakes are made.

one good thing by Yuu_chi | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 26k | Wei Wuxian has been haunting his childhood home for three years. He's perfected the fine art of scaring away all the tenants, and has grown used to living with the dying flowers in the garden as his only company.

stay with me, go places by beethechange | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Shane/Ryan | 16k | “Never have I ever,” Shane says, feeling his way delicately around the syllables, making nice with all the consonants and vowels, “hooked up with a friend at a wedding.”

once more with feeling by sarsaparillia | Oxenfree | Alex/Jonas | 26k | Alex, stumbling through the time-stream.

hey boy, take a look at me by weakspots | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 17k | Ryan is 27, for Christ’s sake, and he’s not exactly hideous, so there’s really no reason to spend his money on a dude — a dude — whose face he’ll never see but whose livestreams he’s been jerking off to for roughly 4 months now.

Warm Blanket by surveycorpsjean | Promare | Lio/Galo | 19k | He wonders if Lio remembers.

spend some time with me (i really like your company) by fencer_x | Promare | Galo/Lio | 73k | Galo Thymos is the worst hostage ever, and Lio regrets kidnapping him with every waking breath.

times that are broken can often be one again by sarcasticfishes | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane/Sara | The moment the lights come on, Shane senses that something is wrong.

my age has never made me wise by idrilka | The Untamed | Wei Wuxian/Lan Zhan | 63k | “We hear that His Excellency might be married by summer’s end,” the merchant’s wife says and Wei Wuxian freezes, his heart in his throat. “The Gusu Lan sect has been buying enough red silk and brocade that the merchants in Caiyi can’t satisfy the demand.”

May

The Shops on Morning Street by mikkimouse | Castlevania | Alucard/Trevor | 7k | Trevor Belmont, former monster hunter and current florist, is tasked with looking into the proprietor of the new tattoo parlor across the street, much to his annoyance.

Sarva by rageprufrock | Guardian | Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan | 5k | Or, 一切. At work, in public, Shen Wei is meticulously, seamlessly polite. In bed, he's something else.

Heartbeat by quackers | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 66k | So the guy Ryan sits next to at work is a vampire. That's no big deal, right?

Soup-pocalypse and The Great Curry Cataclysm by SquadOfCats | Harry Potter | Draco/Harry | 104k | Eleven years after the war, Draco Malfoy leads a quiet, boring, and perfectly respectable life, thanks very much. Or, at least he does, until a sudden and very unexpected veela awakening causes him to throw soup all over Harry Potter in the middle of the Ministry cafeteria.

until you fit beneath me (and you’re breaking like a wave) by beethechange | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | In which Shane Madej succumbs to the mortifying ordeal of being known—but not before being a real butthead about it for many thousands of words first.

there is no such thing by gh0stly | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 10k | A simple investigation turns serious as Ryan suspects the black dog of Hawthorn road isn't the only demonic entity to have followed him home.

oracle bones by orphan_account | Avatar: TLA | Zuko/Katara | 3k | The foreign, pictorial characters that bracelet Zuko's left wrist have never been covered in any of his lessons. He cannot read them.

Third Time's A Charm by quackers | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 31k | Shane can't help but fall for the hot young lifeguard that stars in his Baywatch inspired daydreams, but he has a secret that no one can know. Not even Ryan.

Milk and Honey by quackers | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 18k | Sure, the fae were real. Everyone knew that.Ryan being fae? As likely as ghosts existing.

Technically-Terrestrial by quackers | Buzzfeed Unsolved | 60k | Nearly forty years ago, the disgraced group of an alien race found refuge amongst the population of Earth.And now Shane Madej, who is more-or-less human, kind-of-actually-an-alien, has to convince his terrified best friend Ryan that he's not about to abduct him.

play me like a love song by sky_somedays | Buzzfeed Unsolved | Ryan/Shane | 10k | Shane is Ryan's beleaguered history TA. Ryan won't stop suggesting insane theories.

one word from you by mme_anxious | The Untamed | Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian | 5k | Wei Wuxian manages to get himself cursed and Lan Wangji just wants to be helpful.

DELIGHTFUL FANVIDS

January

A Tribute to 2019 Cinema

Geralt & Yennefer | Wicked Game

chaos | Yennefer of Vengerberg

Yennefer of Vengerberg || SURVIVOR

The Multifandom Mashup 2019

Multifandom Mashup 2019

Natural ][ Multifandom

Yennefer Of Vengerberg | Here I Am

destiny [The Witcher]

star wars || war pigs

THE WITCHER || IN THE END [Happy New Year!]

Sucker [Jaskier & Geralt / Humor]

The Witcher || War Pigs

Lee Scoresby ][ Rebel Just For Kicks || HDM

Jaskier & Geralt || Hold on

February

The Art of Cinema

Jaskier & Geralt || Hold on

Jaskier || Oh No!

The Witcher || River

Geralt Of Rivia || Old Town Road

Multifandom | Glitter & Gold

Everybody knows | Multifandom

Merlin | Survivor

March

xue yang & xiao xingchen (the untamed MV) | hold on

Wei Wuxian | The Yiling Patriarch

The Untamed | Devil from Heaven

陈情令-The Untamed (2019) | but I'm only human | Yiling Patriarch

wei wu xian & lan wang ji (the untamed MV) | they don't know about us

Wangxian || Us Against the World (The Untamed)

Wei Wu Xian & Lan Wang Ji | A Thousand Years (The Untamed FMV)

hannibal || the way you are

Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji | Bury our Love《陈情令 The Untamed》

The Untamed FMV | Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji | 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁𝓎

The Untamed MV - Rule the World

𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 || wei wu xian 陈情令

陈情令 | The Untamed - I Will Carry You

wei wu xian & lan wang ji (the untamed MV) | beautiful mess

The Witcher | Geralt Of Rivia

Kylo Ren & Rey | I Know You

Miles Morales | Whatever It Takes

EGO - Wei Wuxian

Wei Wuxian | Rebel Just For Kicks

Geralt of Rivia // Glitter and Gold

Glitter & Gold ][ TUA

Eliot Waugh - Let It Happen

Jaskier ❤️️ Everybody Loves Me

April

DJ Earworm - YouTube Sings Dance Monkey (100 COVERS)

Khan ][ Believer

Roman Sionis | Black Mask ][ Bad Guy

(Star Wars) Kylo Ren | Redemption

(The Witcher) Geralt of Rivia | The White Wolf

Sirius & Regulus | Black Flies

The Marauders | HOME

(Marvel) Thor | The New Path

(Marvel) Tony Stark | My Legacy

A Song of Ice & Fire

(GoT) Daenerys Targaryen | My Reign is Over

Harley Quinn ][ Feeling Good

Multifandom II You'll Always Be A Monster

Haru & Rin || Deep Blue

Star Wars - Anime Opening 1 (A New Hope Arc)

It's hard

Severus Snape

Marvel || BLUE MONDAY

never surrender

May

[AMV] In The Name of Love [Yuri!!! on ICE]

Catra & Adora | I love you, I always have (+S5)

Sherlock ][ Bohemian Rhapsody

(Marvel) Avengers | Catastrophe

DELIGHTFUL MUSIC

January

There She Goes - Sixpence None the Richer

Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds

Devil Side - Foxes

Medhel an Gwyns - Anna Dudley

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Tori Amos

Toss A Coin to Your Witcher - Witcher OST

Smile For the Camera - UPSAHL

Fail We Must Sail We Must - Unloved

It’s Not You, It’s Me -Unloved

Bill - Unloved

Cry Baby Cry - Unloved

Sigh - Unloved

Teeth - 5 Seconds of Summer

My Dear - The Castros

Us - Regina Spektor

Houses - Great Northern

Beautiful Dreamer - The Magicians Cast

Graveyard - Halsey

Imperfections - Celine Dion

Premonitions - Vaults

Jagwar - Shells

Nice To Meet You - Niall Horan

Handsome and Wealthy - Migos

Thunder - Shaed

6 Underground - The Sneaker Pimps

February

Land of Yesterday - Anastasia Original Broadway Cast

You’re Somebody Else - Flora Cash

Masterpiece - Vargas & Lagola

Everybody Knows - Sigrid

Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

Cringe - Stripped - Matt Maeson

Black Out Days - Phantogram

You Don’t Get Me High Anymore - Wakey!Wakey!

Pep Talk - Judah & the Lion

Ag Bruach Dhun Reimhe - Eithne Ni Uallachan

Grave Digger - Matt Maeson

Hidden Lakes - Shearwater

Maker - Anjimile

The Untamed sountracks - vocal and instrumental

Cut My Lip - 21 Pilots

Cancer - 21 Pilots

Strawberry Fields - The Beatles

March

Infinity - Jaymes Young

Chadelier - Sia

No Time to Die - Billie Eilish

South of the Border - Camila Cabello & Cardi B

Moondust - Jaymes Young

April

2020 playlist

May

2020 playlist

POSTED FIC

January

a different kind of danger in the daylight | Shades of Magic | Kell/Lila/Holland | 6,930 words | Sleeping with Holland was never part of the plan.

February

love will have it's sacrifices | Teen Wolf | Sterek | 7,719 words | “So,” Allison starts, biting her lip. “You’re telling me that you think your roommate is a werewolf.”

March

Teeth | The Witcher | Jaskier/Geralt | 2,368 words | “You wrote a song about my teeth,” Geralt says.

April

Lithium | Kingdom Hearts | Axel/Roxas | 378 words | The grass is cool and faintly damp, still springy under your palms.

the thrill of knowing how alone we are | Stargate Atlantis | Rodney/John | 1,077 words | “Right now, I really don’t know if I want to kiss you or shove you off the damn bridge.”Rodney, who is, in fact, on a bridge right now, has never had the best sense of self preservation, because he snaps right back, “Oh good, can I pick?”

i hope you lose your way | Kingdom Hearts | Sora/Riku | 1,725 words | The last summer that he and Sora were together, truly together, before the inexplicable pull of adulthood drew them further and further apart until that thread finally snapped, they went on a road trip.

ephemeral | The Untamed | Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian | 2,353 words | “Composing is what suits me now,” Lan Wangji says, his voice like a shrug. “In a year, it may be dancing.”

May

fifteen flares inside those ocean eyes | Stranger Things | Billy/Steve | 4,108 words | As Steve watches, the man arches one of those eyebrows and asks, “Are you trying to get eaten by a shark?”

WIPS | UNPUBLISHED | ORIGINAL

January

N/A

February

N/A

March

N/A

April

The Untamed, ephemeral, 2148 words

May

Untitled Mermay Fic | Stranger Things | Harringrove | 3.367 words

FANMIXES/GRAPHICS

January

All the 8tracks imports

February

N/A

March

N/A

April

N/A

May

Writing Playlist

#heather says what #heather writes #scrapbook #2020

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mahishmatikathakar · 6 years ago

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Why Baahubali’s Death Kills Me Each Time

Submitted by: @carminavulcana

I watched the Baahubali series with my non-Indian family and they are not really into Indian cinema. They watched Baahubali because we’d all heard good things about it and even though I hadn’t finished watching the films by myself, I was already in love with Amarendra.

They watched the first film and my American grandpa, Allen said, “He’s Superman. That’s who he is. He can do anything.” Meanwhile, Judith, the grandma was looking at something else. “I see why you like him so much. He is hot. He is good. He is brave. But... he is a bit boring, isn’t he?”

And they were absolutely right. Amarendra is indeed a classic Marty Sue (the male equivalent of a Mary Sue.)

But that did not stop me, Allen, and Judith from crying when he died. And I do mean we cried, with real tears. I think I even ugly-cried but I’ll spare you details.

It felt like Steve Trevor’s death in Wonder Woman (2017) or the almost-death of Superman in Superman Returns (2006).

And that was striking. Because despite being a classic good guy (Much like Chris Pine’s Steve and Brandon Routh’s Clark), Amarendra Baahubali meant something to us personally. As humans, we find stock good characters boring in fiction but in real life, those are exactly the people we want around us.

They represent a better version of our own selves. That, and hope.

Amarendra was a symbol of everything the citizens of Mahishmati (and the audience) want for themselves, look for in others, and worship in the form of legendary heroes and deities.

For a woman like me, there were things about him that were so amazingly trivial and yet so vital. Like when he quickly instructed Devasena on how to shoot three arrows in one go instead of asking her to fall back. Or when he said to her, “I am yours,” instead of the usual “You are mine.” Or when he offered his own arms for her to use as a bridge so she could get into the boat. Or when he sacrificed his right to the throne for a promise given to his wife. Or when he finally gave up everything he had ever held dear in order to see that a sexual harasser was not allowed to go scot-free.

I love the fact that he is a Feminist, a very secure individual, and completely at ease with himself. And oh, did I mention, I am completely in love with his kindness.

These are stereotypical traits for most heroic characters. But funnily enough, even with all the six-packs and the battle scenes, the film did not feel like a testosterone-fueled orgy of machoism.

All because the hero himself, thankfully, was not an Alpha male in my humble opinion. He was a natural leader because that’s what he did best. But he was an equally good worker and he did not need to be the head of the pack in order to be its spiritual center. He was happy to help as a miner, an engineer, a teacher, a counselor, and when the need arose, a judge.

The song Dandalayya/Jai Jaikara exemplified this beautifully.

To see his life cut short so brutally, just after his son’s birth, to see him lose everything for the last time in his life, and to know that the betrayal came from the very people who had sworn to love him and protect him-- that is the heart of the matter.

The murder of Baahubali is a metaphor for the murder of our hopes. And let’s be honest, each one of us hopes for something, sometimes, even things we know better than to truly expect.

And for those of us with relationship, trust, and abandonment issues, Baahu’s death is a reflection of what happens too often in our world.

That is why we weep every time.

We grieve for him, for Devasena, and for Mahendra. But mostly, we grieve for ourselves.

#Baahubali liveblog #Baahubali live blog

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brookestilinskis · 6 years ago

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#t@gged #t@ggededit #t@agged show #brandon darrow #trevor askill #tagged #taggededit #brandon x trevor #i look at brandon like this too #tv: t@gged.#ch: trevor askill.#dynamic: brandon & trevor.#mine: t@agged.#mine: trevor askill.#mine: brandon & trevor.#mine: gif.#mine.

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rushinghq · 5 years ago

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mw moc?

mine are charles melton, amine, rickey thompson, algee smith, keith powers, conan grey, jaxon rose, noel miller, booboo stewart, reece king, odell beckham jr, maluma, trevor jackson, brandon arreaga, zion kuwonu, edwin honoret, zayn malik, nico hiraga.

kim’s are all of the internet, jjinnno, keith powers, rickey thompson, obj, amine, the black & brown members of brockhampton, ramiroyoshua, nico the duffer, zayn malik, broderick hunter, maluma, all of cnco, alton mason, meechonmars, the combs brothers (including quincy), d__rock, romil hemnani, jaden smith, aj saudin, jaxon rose, wifisfuneral, and rich brian.

#twitter rp #appless rp #college rp #oc rp #answered #mw #mwm #moc #Anonymous

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angelynrostrand · 5 years ago

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Chapter 19

Summary: To the outside world, nothing should connect shy girl Angel Monroe and popular boy Xavier Hazelwood. But that isn't entirely true. They both hold secrets. Behind both of them lie 2 separate wolf packs. Xavier is well on his way to Alpha status and running the pack. Angel is not a wolf but instead the last healer in the world. When the realization comes forward that they are connected by destiny, will they decide to fulfill it? Is their connection predetermined by fate or will they choose their hearts? Lives and packs cross and mingle while romance and conflict brews. The story of 2 opposite souls on a collision path. Will destiny win out? Even the most innocent face, has the darkest secrets.

Word Count: 3,448

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Gosh, my head hurts. I take my time opening my eyes. I make eye contact with my bedside table. Am I back home in my room? I look down to see my blanket is draped over me. Yup, definitely home. I try to sit up but only end up lying back from my dizziness and headache. I groan and struggle to get back up. Then I hear, “She’s up” through the door from the hallway. Then a rush of men enter my room. My brother, Trevor, and Xavier. All three men are intimidating with their tall figures.

“Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling?” My brother says as he sits down with me.

“Tired, but I am okay. What happened? I just remember we were walking to the car…” I mumble.

“You passed out again. We should have waited for tomorrow. You need to be more careful,” my brother says.

“I’m sorry. I just wanted to help.” I say meekly. I really just wanted to help the people who seem to be helping and protecting me all the time. I thought this could my way of protecting the pack. A silly thought I guess.

“This has happened before?” Xavier interrupts my train of thought. I can only nod. I am still ashamed of been scolded in front of Trevor and Xavier.

Luckily, Eric elaborates on my condition with the group. “Angel might have these amazing abilities, but she is limited sometimes. It’s like working out. The more and more she does it without the proper nutrition or rest, the more likely she is to pass out. You’re not conditioning yourself anymore. You need to get back to practicing.”

I nod and agree with his statement. I used to be really productive. I would spend my hours playing with each element. Sometimes I would use both my air and water elements to levitate water over my brother and then I would pour it all over him. Then I would run away, leaving an upset Eric. He played along when we were kids. I was a kid when he was a teenager. He loved to chase me around the woods in wolf form. We’d laugh and play, but father would get really worried about playing publicly. And angry at Eric for encouraging my actions. My father was strict about my public appearances. He just wanted to protect me and keep me safe from the “evil people” he used to call them. It was an easy way to comprehend the situation as a child. At a young age, my father made me work with my powers and he would give me a schedule to follow, but now I have been slacking. It has been hard to keep up with senior year, my new work with Trevor, and Xavier. He is a handful but does my make life interesting.

“Let me grab your dinner. You need to eat to get your sugars back to normal,” Trevor says and exits my room with my brother.

“Are you sure you are feeling okay? Remember you can tell me. No more lying. You don’t have to lie to please me or anyone.” Xavier says, replacing Eric’s seat.

I am grateful to have someone like Xavier. “I am fine. Truly. I just overworked myself. Maybe next time I should have lunch first. I promise for once I’m fine.” He still doesn’t believe me. He crosses his arms and still maintains his concerned face. “I mean it.” I smile to break his worries. Then something clicked in my head. “Oh no. I am so sorry. I didn’t help with your homework. Oh my gosh. Let me help you. You helped me so much today. It’s the least I could do.” I try to get up from my bed. How could I have forgotten the main reason why he was here? I have been selfish for worrying about myself and my problems. I totally forgot about Xavier’s homework. He was so kind to help, I should have done the same.

“Angel wait...wait..” Xavier uses his soft hands to gently push me back down. “I lied.”

I stop moving and sit upright, waiting for him to continue. “What?” I give him my full attention.

“I lied about the homework. I didn’t have any homework. I actually never needed tutoring. I just made that up. I am a straight-A student with a 4.0 GPA like you. I just made an excuse so I could spend more time with you.” He says and hangs his head low for lying. Maybe embarrassment? Why is he embarrassed? He is the most confident person I know. I am used to the popular, and outgoing Xavier. Where he attracts everyone’s attention. Where both boys and girls drool over him. He just naturally brings everyone together with his perfect smile. But I think an embarrassed Xavier is my favorite type.

Then he asks, “Are you mad? You are...ok. I am going to go before you burn me too. It’s late.”

I almost laugh but don’t. I just gave him a smile. “No, I am not mad. But thank you for telling me the truth.” He lets go of the breath that he seemed to have been holding. “It is late. You don’t want to ride in the dark.” The sun is starting to set as I look out of my french windows. “I will walk you out.”

We stand outside next to his bike. “Are you sure you can ride by yourself safely?” I ask, half-joking.

“Yes, I will be fine. But you need to go and get food in your system. I want to see you back to normal by tomorrow.”

I nod until he is satisfied. “Thank you again for today. You really helped. I probably wouldn’t have figured it out without you.”

“No, you would have. You’re smart. But I’ll gladly take credit.” He smiles that bright smile.

“It’s still kind of odd to perform magic in front of you...well in front of anyone.” I hold my arms together as if I am avoiding a chill in the air.

“I am sure it is when you have been hiding it for your whole life. I am glad we can share this. I am glad you can share something special like that with me. I have never seen anything like that. I guess I never thought about how powerful you really are. I wish I could do what you do. You should be proud of yourself. You are special. I just hope you realize it too.” He rides away leaving me speechless. I gather my wits and stop him before the gates open.

I run up to him. I don’t know what to do or say. How do you react to compliments? I just say, “Thank you and you don’t have to lie or make excuses if you just want to spend time together.” After that, I run back inside letting him go for the day. Maybe leaving him speechless too.

It’s funny that he wants to be like me. But I always want to be like him. Yes, to be confident but to be like them, a wolf. To be part of a pack, to be part of a group cause if you are a part of a group then you are never alone. If I was a wolf, then I wouldn’t have to deal with secrets or endangering my family. If I was a wolf I could be “normal.”

The next day in the library I was trapped between two twins who needed answers. At the end of the day, I was strolling around to find a new book to read. For everyone else, it was lunchtime. Some teens were using their lunchtime to study or like me avoiding our high school cafeteria. I personally would like to enjoy my lunch with a book. But while I am going through the fiction section, Brandon and Jordan used their lunchtime to trap me and have been waiting patiently for answers. I stand in front of them with two books in hand and my bag over my shoulders.

“Hi, guys.” I greet them with a smile. “I am sure you guys are wondering about what happened on Monday,” I whisper and bring them closer so no one can hear our conversation. We ended up at the last row of books and away from the public. “I just want to say sorry. I have been lying to you guys. After I am done I need you guys to also lie to your family and to your pack. Including your Alpha. Xavier…”

“Xavier told us.” Jordan interrupts me. It catches me off guard. My eyes widen and my jaw opens in shock. But within seconds, I collect myself.

“He told you guys what exactly?” I say louder than what is recommended in a library.

“That you have healing abilities. And in his words, you are like Avatar. To be able to control the four elements… It runs in the family…Your mother died because of it…The attack at your house… The last living of your kind…”

As they continue and continue my ears get muffled. I am not sure if I am angry or in shock that Xavier told them everything. All of that was private and personal. My secret to share with others. He told them everything. I don’t believe what I am hearing. Why would he do this? He knows, or I thought he knew, never to share my story. He didn’t even tell me that he mentioned it to the twins. My eyes moved between the twin as they continue to talk about my story. They sound like it’s their story rather than mine. My lip starts to quiver from the pain of betrayal.

“We promise not to tell a soul. Xavier made that very clear. We will carry your secret with care.” Jordan says. “Are you ok?” I think they finally notice my lack of communication. But all I can think is Xavier is going to hear it from me.

“Where is he? Is he still here?” I ask. I am not sure if he left for the day or he is like me and stayed after finishing our classes. He enjoys our high school cafeteria, a social gathering for every human being in the school. A panic attack waiting to happen for me. He loves to absorb the positive fame of being a handsome god. Any girl would fall for his sharp jawline, always clean and gelled hair, and his charming smile. But at this moment I can’t fall for his charm.

“He is still here. He wouldn’t leave without you knowing.” Brandon says as all three of us walk out of the library.

“Where is he?” I ask.

“He should be near the athletic building. I am not sure,” Jordan responds.

“I need to talk to him. I’ll see you guys later.” I turn to leave but realize I forgot to mention something. “Thank you. For keeping it a secret. I am sorry for the inconvenience.” I let go of my anger for a moment. It’s not the twins' fault. “Thank you,” is all I could say and hug both of them in each arm.

I let them go, to have Brandon ask, “So if I get a paper cut, then can you heal it? They really hurt.” He gives me puppy eyes.

I smile and say, “No I’ll just give you a band-aid. Bye guys.”

I make my way to find Xavier but he is nowhere to be seen. I check all the gyms, but he is not here. I can’t go into the locker rooms for obvious reasons. I honestly think he left for the day. While walking around my temper dies down. I had a plan that when I saw him I was going to give it to him. Then again if I start to yell I might set another tree on fire. On the upside, I can fix it. I try to laugh at my own mistakes to calm myself. A walk to cool off was a good call but I still need to talk to him. Why did he do that? I walk past the band room and you can hear the instruments dance throughout the room. The band kids sometimes leave the door open so others can hear them. I like to walk past them it is fun to hear the new arrangements they have been working on. But their song soon ends and a bunch of students leave the class. I hear a couple of voices in the room. The door widens and I finally find him. My anger comes back but once again, but disappears quickly.

Why is he in the band room? I lean on the wall and hide behind the door. I just hear, “Thanks again Josh”

“No problem. Are you coming to get lunch?”

“Nah, I think I am going to practice a little more.”

“Ok but clean up after yourself and it’s free to use but only during lunchtime.”

“Ya ya ya I know the rules. See you later.”

“Bye.” Josh exits the room and I pretend to read something on the new board so I don’t look like a stalker.

I wait until he is gone. I am about to step inside when I hear a gentle guitar breath. The string pluck echoes inside the room. I peek through and see Xavier sitting down alone with a guitar. His back is facing me. I don’t think he notices my entrance. He is too lost in his craft. My frown change to a smile. I never knew he could play. I guess I still don’t know a lot about him. The music was light and fun. It reminds me of something. Who’s the original artist?

Before I internally debate any further he stops playing and says, “I know you are there.” He turns around to find me embarrassed.

“How did you know?” I mumble.

“You’re my mate I can sense you from miles away,” he says. Then he must have heard me from outside.

“Right.” I acknowledge. It’s still weird to hear it from him.

“What are you doing here?” He asks.

“I was about to ask you the same.” He stands up to walk towards me. “I was looking for you.”

“Me? I feel so honored,” he jokes.

“You shouldn’t be. I am upset with you.” I change my mood to serious and focus on the mission.

“What did I do?” He puts the guitar down on the floor gently.

“You told the twins about my secrets, about my life, about my mom. How could you?” I fire myself up again.

“I'm sorry I didn’t think it was a big deal if they already saw.” He tries to comfort me but I push on. I need to finish my rant.

“Exactly you didn’t think. You should have told me that you told the twins. I had to find out from Jordan and Brandon. What if they didn’t keep my secret and ran with the information? What then? That was private information.” I raise my voice to a higher volume.

“They wouldn’t do that. I made sure they won’t say anything.” He replies back looking down at me.

“Xavier those things I said to you the night in my cottage, that was personal information especially about my mom. I trusted you. Only you. I only told you because I trusted you to keep it. I have never told anyone before who isn’t my family.” As I get more frustrated I can feel my body boil and so does the water dispenser. It boils so much that the top pops off and spills all the water on the hard wooden floors.

“Angel!” Xavier says and pulls me far away from the surprise attack. The loud pop caught both of us off guard.

“Dang it.” I sigh and let go of my anger. It is not helping the situation. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.” I apologize. He’s scared. Scared of me. The gallon of water travels around us causing a mess. “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s ok. I’m ok. Just relax. Breathe.” He notices my flustered face. He pulls me closer so my head is resting on his chest. The sound of his heartbeat calms me down “The instruments!” The water was traveling at a rapid speed. It was about to destroy the instruments.

I pull away from Xavier and shift my hand quickly to pause the water from moving. Xavier lets go a sigh of relief. I crunch my knuckles to boil and dissolve the water to disappear. The room was back to a dry floor.

“All better?” I question with Xavier by my side again. I put the now empty jug back on top of the dispenser. “I’m sorry. It just happens sometimes. I didn’t mean to yell and cause all that.” I look down.

“No, it was my fault. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have told the twins without your permission. I feel like shit now. I am sorry. Please forgive me. You’re right. It wasn’t my place to say anything. I promise you they won’t say a thing and I will never do anything behind your back. Especially when it involves you.” He tries to level his head with mine to make eye contact.

I don't know what to think. A part of me is still upset. Mostly that he overshared to his friends. But that’s what friends are there for right? Does he tell them everything we do or talk about? I know the twins had their suspicions, but it was for me to tell, not Xavier. Is he just apologizing because he is scared of me? Scared that I will explode again? He is lying and just saying what I want to hear to calm down?

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.” I point at the empty water dispenser. The only words that seem to continue to repeat out of my mouth.

“It’s okay. I thought it was pretty cool. It’s not every day you see that.” He laughed to break the ice. Which does help. “What can I do for you to forgive me?” He goes back to the main problem and not my insecure powers.

“Umm…” I start to think and look around. “Tell me a secret. Like how I never knew you played guitar.” I change the subject and trust Xavier that he truly cares and is not scared of me.

“I was wondering if you were ever going to ask.” He laughs and continues. “I guess like you, I need a creative outlet. It’s a secret no one knows. Not even my parents. So I would like to keep it that way. Music has been so helpful in my life. So I want to start learning for myself and be apart of the music. So of the band kids help me and they let me be in here sometimes.”

“Play me something,” I demand.

“No. No. No. I’m not that good and it’s too embarrassing.”

“Please. If you do, then I will forgive you for telling the twins about my secret.” I play with his weakness.

“Damn it. Fine.” He pulls up two chairs for us. He sits with the guitar in his lap and starts strumming. “You can’t tell anyone. Okay?” I nod in excitement “This is for you.”

After he strums a few chords, my jaw opens when he starts singing.

“Oh yeah tell you somethin’

I think you’ll understand

When I say that somethin’

I want to hold your hand…

Oh please say to me

You’ll let me be your man…

And when I touch you

I feel happy inside

It’s such a feelin’ that my love

I can’t hide…”

He surprised me and I am speechless. Oh my god, he can really and beautifully sing. I would never have pictured him singing an old Beatles song. He is able to surprise me each time and after this, I think I am able to forgive him. He is smooth, I can’t deny that. But it is a shame that he doesn’t feel comfortable to perform for his family or anyone else. Then again I am happy I am the only one who has listened to his voice. I am selfish enough to keep this moment just between us forever. I spend the rest of my day with Xaiver’s hypnotizing voice stuck in my head. It left a calming and cheerful stamp on my heart. The carefree rhythm matches Xavier’s personality. It makes the music that much more enjoyable.

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Is a show that’s in bad taste necessarily a bad show? Is a tasteful show always better?

The three full productions from the first week of the 16thannual New York Musical Festival suggest some answers to these questions.

Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space

Dani Spieler as the beauty pageant queen and Brian Charles Rooney as David the Janitor, an undercover agent

Dani Spieler, Edward French, Daisy Hobbs, Joshua Hobbs

Daisy Hobbs, Emily Cramer, Celia Mei Rubin, Dani Spieler

Tina is a beauty queen who is dethroned when the pageant organizer accuses her of being an “illegal alien” – she’s from Canada. She winds up at Savra Wellness Centre for Spiritual and Mental Wellbeing, which is actually a front for a group of lizard aliens from outer space who were sent to colonize the planet Earth. They’ve bungled their mission, and their boss lizard back at their home planet has given them just a week more before he sends space ships to destroy Earth. Tina, who is initially unaware they are alien lizards (they’re disguised as human), organizes a pageant for ugly people in order to lure the mass of human beings into the lizards’ lair.

Little evident effort has gone into making the plot even remotely coherent. I suppose this would matter less if more of the jokes were funny, or fewer of the songs (both the pop rock music and the lyrics) were so generic, or if the show’s attempts at parody were pointed. But, with the exception of an unexpected resolution, there is not much fresh or sharp by the creative team of book writer/lyricist Paul Western-Pittard and composer/arranger Yuri Worontschak idea; their idea of political wit is a passing reference to “an Orangutan who thinks it’s president.” The quality cast does what it can, especially in some powerhouse singing, but for all their talents, “Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space” feels pointless. It’s also close to witless, and occasionally tasteless. In one song, one of the alien lizards sings:

“Swinging it every which way is really ok,

Trans, kinky, les, and gay

Bi, bi alien all the way

Try try an alien all the way.”

It’s unlikely that the lyricists meant to dismiss gay people and lesbians as equivalent to kinky alien reptiles. They simply didn’t think this through…like most of the show.

It’s hard to understand why NYMF organizers made “Illuminati Reptiles from Outer Space” the opening production of the festival.

Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space, Signature Theatre Center. Remaining showtime: Saturday July 13 at 9 p.m.

Buried

Lindsay Manion,Rebecca Yau,Sebastian Belli

Rebecca Yau, Wilf Walsworth,Lindsay Manion

Sebastian Belli, Lindsay Manion (1)

Lindsay Manion, Sebastian Belli

Talk about bad dates. Rose poisons all of hers – until she meets Harry, who stabs all of his. The two serial killers thwart their mutual assassination attempt, and instead get to know one another: He reminisces that his first kill was the family cat (“they showed him more love than to me”); hers, she sings, was her drunken, abusive father.

“Just like me in another body,” they sing together about each other, in marvel.

They begin dating, together picking up hitchhikers to kill them, but have a lovers’ quarrel when Rose fails to kill a teenage girl who reminds her of herself at that age.

The romantic coupling of two killers is not novel, but previously, the approach has been outrageously dark comedy like the 1985 movie “Prizzi’s Honor” with Kathleen Turner and Jack Nicholson, the 1989 movie “The War of the Roses” with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” the 2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie vehicle that doubled as an action thriller. “Buried” instead is a jarring mix of tones. Its nine songs are mostly lilting melodies with well-crafted lyrics that are often poignant. Most would fit any serious love story, which provokes a nagging question: Is that what “Buried” is supposed to be?

The creative team of Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll at times uses the incongruity in what seems like a blunt and awkward attempt at a large metaphor. Rose tells Harry she is a vegan, and she sees no contradiction in this, launching into a rant about the African children who mine cobalt for cell phones, working 12-hour shifts and dying from the exposure. “From where I’m standing, everyone’s guilty of murder. We’re just the only ones with the balls to enjoy it. They’re the fucking hypocrites. “

Interspersed with the scenes between Rose and Harry (and their victims), are segments supposedly from a television series entitled “The Psychopath Next Door” in which the host and a scientist discuss what sounds like actual research into psychopathology, including whether and how psychopaths can love. But there is a jokey feel to these segments, which is confusing, and they end in a twist that is even more confusing and, yes, in bad taste – offering a more explicit illustration of what’s more subtly problematic in the musical as a whole.

Buried. Signature Theater Center. Remaining showtimes: Saturday at 5 pm, Sunday at 1 pm.

Ladyship

Ladyship 2 Ensemble Cast photo by Russ Rowland

Ladyship 1 Noelle Hogan (Kitty), Caitlin Cohn (Mary Reed) and Maddie Shea Baldwin (Alice Reed) LadyShip_photo by Russ Rowland

Ladyship 3 Caitlin Cohn (Mary Reed) and Jordon Bolden (Marcus “Finn” Findley) in LadyShip photo by Russ Rowland

Ladyship 4 Maddie Shea Baldwin (Alice Reed), Caitlin Cohn (Mary Reed), Noelle Hogan (Kitty), and ennifer Blood (Lady Jane Sharp) LadyShip_photo by Russ Rowland

Ladyship 5 Trevor St. John-Gilbert (Lieutenant Brandon Adams), Quentin Oliver Lee (Captain Josiah Adams) and Justin R.G. Holcomb (Zeke Cropper) in LadyShip photo by Russ Rowland

Jennifer Blood as Lady Jane Sharp and Quentin Oliver Lee as Captain Josiah Adams

Alice and Mary are teenage sisters from Ireland who are living in poverty in London in 1789. Out of hunger, they shoplift two handkerchiefs, and are sentenced to seven years …in Australia. This, incredibly, was the fate of some 25,000 18th century British women who were deported to Australia for petty crimes under the Transportation Act. At the time the law was reportedly promoted as a humane alternative to incarceration in London’s brutal prisons, but, according to Ladyship, it was a part of a plan hatched between the government and private enterprise to provide brides for the out-of-control men already in the Australian penal colony and thus tame them.

Alice and Mary are sent on a ship with 200 other female prisoners – represented by four actresses portraying a cross-section: a 11-year-old street-smart Scottish orphan, a sassy middle-aged wit, an overworked mother separated from her children, an aristocratic woman done in by her gambling husband. Together they endure hardships during the long voyage, some of it inflicted by the men on board – represented by four actors, who portray variously respectful characters or brutes.

Ladyship is told insome 20 songs, one more lively or lovely than the one before it, accompanied by a trio of violin, guitar and piano. The duets are a particular treat (which makes sense, since the composers/creators are twin sisters Laura Good and Linda Good, who perform as the musical duo The Twigs): I Need An Anchor, between the aristocrat Lady Jane and the decent and deep-voiced Captain; Ready to Begin, between Mary and Finn, the nicest and sexiest of the seaman; and No Matter Where I’m Bound, between Alice and Mary, which reflects what could be called the uplifting, protofeminist solidarity in much of the score:

MARY:

Do you remember running

faster than the river twirling like the leaves as they fell down racing up the hills from the tide and God was on our side

ALICE:

I remember running chasing all the chickens I could never settle down ma said, you’re so strong for a girl

BOTH:

Too strong for this world

I’ll be better as long as you’re around

Stronger together no matter where we’re bound

Those aboard dance at one point a pleasing Scottish reel. The show even includes the most melodic birth scene I’ve ever witnessed.

But the ten-month ordeal that the women face begins to take its toll on me as well. I think I understand why it is that the Goods chose to set their musical almost entirely aboard ship (save for some opening scenes on the streets of London and in a courthouse) – why the show ends before the women reach shore. But it starts to feel claustrophobic, the songs and situations coming off as too much the same. These sails could be trimmed.

Still, “Ladyship” seems sure to travel. If everything about it feels so tasteful – the costumes, the women’s demeanor, the evocative lyrics, even the harshness and despair – good taste turns out to be a good thing.

Ladyship at Signature Theater Center. Remaining showtimes: Saturday at 1 pm., Sunday at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m

NYMF Reviews: Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space, Buried, Ladyship Is a show that’s in bad taste necessarily a bad show? Is a tasteful show always better?

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