#miss chaka khan

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

ain't nobody, rufus and chaka khan. 1983

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Chaka Khan (1953-) Rufus - lead vocals Songs: "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing" Defeated Opponents: Melanie Safka, Julie Driscoll, Pearl Bailey Propaganda: "Her smile is out of this world"

Donna Summer (1948-2012) solo Songs: "Love to Love You Baby," "Hot Stuff" Defeated Opponents: Shirley Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Nico Propaganda: "The queen of disco! She gave the world hit after hit while being gorgeous and glamorous."

Visual Propaganda for Chaka Khan:

Visual Propaganda for Donna Summer:

[tha-wrecka-stow]

[churchofsatannews]

The Metro #736

This week on The Metro, Rev. Jeff Ivins brings to you the following bands for your weekly time trip to the 1980s with Beat, Stray Cats, The Psychedelic Furs, Squeeze, Kim Carnes, Wham!, Chaka Khan, Dead or Alive, Falco, Echo & The Bunnymen, Heaven 17, Missing Persons, Duran Duran, and finishing off with Power Station. Stream The Metro #736. Download The Metro #736.

[lostmykeysie]

i read THH and TML practically in one go after i started yesterday and i BLAME YOU for my terrible remus & regulus obsession i hate you i love you <3 i can think of nothing else but them they are actually my whole world right now

anywaysss i truly enjoy your writing you are amazing and im so happy i found your fics <3

HI BABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

first of all i am impressed because omg c&tw is turning out SO LONG. the funniest thing is when i finished THH i said that TML wouldn't be anywhere near as long and i think it's already longer lmao what is my problem???? someone come diagnose me pls

i am so in love with us all just being in love with these loser dudes like honestly same babes same. what are they doing right now???? i've decided that they're currently listening to 80s chart hits at some bar that remus has dragged reggie to, who is pretending he isn't LOVING listening to something that isn't angsty for once

but i think i'm just projecting because i was two beers in writing chapter 16 and i was listening to an 80s playlist because there's a fun party going on in the chapter and then i got so into it that now i've like six drinks deep (i've moved onto gin and flavoured water) and i'm having too much of a good time to continue writing. rip to my neighbours who have basically had to listen to me doing karaoke without the music for two hours xxx

ANYWAY you are the sweetest thing ever you've made me smile like a loon xxxxxxxxx KISS KISS xxxxxxxxxxx

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one thing i haven't really seen in all this analysis of niche microtrend revival is that this was an ongoing process in the past also. like... one thing that has been conspicuously missing from 90s-00s period historical dramas is the absence of deee-lite or pizzicato 5 mod/disco revival. alongside it there were elements of like, baroque pop revival (a 60s niche microtrend) that permeate as far as manic street preachers or danny elfman, and i think this is what eventually morphed into the jon brion and yann tiersen era of alternative music. there was a rockabilly episode in daria, that scene was solidly adjacent to ska the whole time. goths and punks never really at any point stopped doing the 80s. i can understand why you can't do a revival-revival easily because the distinctions are so difficult to pin down and it would be so fussy, but one example i can point to is to look at what textiles and production tools were new at the time and which scenes overlapped. disco differs significantly from 90s disco revival in fashion because chaka khan was wearing things more like organza and rayon and polyester while lady miss kier was designing her own nylon and spandex and producing album art on an apple desktop. giorgio moroder was bridging the analog to digital transition and picking up synths from europe, donna summer was a theater summer stock actress. does any of this really matter? no, but if you're styling a vintage photoshoot or doing a theme party you can throw in paisley and bellbottoms, a zoot suit, or denim and spikes. they were all there

[yeahtimesten]

a playlist for tashi duncan ۶•ৎ

a playlist representing what could be with beautiful tennis queen tashi duncan. sultry, sensual, intimate, and a lil playful ^.^

i know you - faye webster i’m here regardless of the pain don’t ever tell me to go away from you when we’re old and have to leave the earth i'll still remember all i’ve learned from you

satellite - guster you’re my satellite you’re riding with me tonight passenger side, lighting the sky always the first star that i find

hannah hunt - vampire weekend a man of faith said hidden eyes could see what i was thinking i just smiled and told him that was only true of hannah

funny thing - thundercat i only wanna party with you tonight because you make everything alright

juna - clairo (you make me wanna) go dancing (you make me wanna) try on feminine (you make me wanna) go buy a new dress (you make me wanna) slip off a new dress

put your money on me - arcade fire put your money on me if you think i’m losing you, you must be crazy all your money on me i’m never gonna let you go, even when it’s easy

i’d rather be with you - bootsy collins i just love that smiling face in the early sun if i can’t have you to myself, then life’s no fun

surrender - suicide when you take me, or when you may i’ll fall for you

when you’re smiling and astride me - father john misty i never tried to change you as if i could and if i were to what’s the part id miss most? when you're smiling and astride me i can hardly believe i found you and i'm terrified by that

i hope you die - molly nillson sometimes we win but sometimes we lose our dreams but i always wear the colors of your team

ain’t nobody - chaka khan i can’t resist this sweet surrender on a night so warm and tender we stare into each others eyes and what we see is no surprise got a feeling most with treasure and a love so deep we cannot measure

mirrors - justin timberlake if you ever feel alone and that glare makes me hard to find just know that i’m always parallel to the other side

a/n - ok my last challengers playlist!!! can you tell i deeply and passionately care for tashi…. i know i reused juna from my patrick playlist but listen!!! in this case that’s how tashi feels in the relationship. she’s struggling to getting used to feeling vulnerable. she isn’t not feminine, but she feels comfortable letting loose and you bring out a more girly side of her heheh c:

[swiss-mrs]

RPF

just an absolute crack fantasy I thought of while I danced around my room to my groovy playlist

Joe Quinn x Black!Reader

Catching Joe's attention at a club during Disco Night!

Ok, girlies, I know my mom wasn't the only one who introduced me to funk 😤

Now, Joe's taste in music is the timeless, groovy kind, so you know he takes the opportunity to go to "Disco Night! themed attire suggested"

He goes with a couple of mates, including Jamie Bower.

When the night is in full swing, he notices you getting hyped up by some people around you.

You are on the opposite side of the club, but since you were on a raised platform and he was up higher, a more private platform with tables, he got a perfect view of you.

The colorful strobe lights danced across your glowing skin and glittery outfit. Now that we saw you, it was hard to miss you. How has he not seen you earlier?

He couldn't quite hear you, but he could tell you were belting out every lyric to "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan.

You were fully in character, totally carefree, having the time of your life.

You appear to be with two other girls, both playing the part of your background singers.

You'd turned your little platform into a stage. The few people around you on the dance floor were facing you and your friends, cheering you on. Their cheers only seemed to inflate your "stage presence".

Seeing you makes Joe chuckle. You're cute.

Jamie is the one who urges him to get closer to you, but he stays back for the entire night just watching you every chance he got.

You didn't seem to run out of energy. You knew every song. You were totally in your element.

Your little stank face when the opening bass thumps of "Tell Me Somethin' Good" came through the speakers was adorable.

Your dramatic, 'seductive' shoulder dance to "Careless Whisper" was adorable.

The sassy persona you took on with your friends during "It's Raining Men" was adorable.

Everything about you had the man hooked.

A part of him wanted to be a part of you.

The other part of him, though, was in his head about his celebrity status.

His recent blow-up following Stranger Things made him nervous to interact with new people.

It has been over a year since season 4 premiered, but the adoring crowd only grew and didn't seem to be doing down any time soon.

What if you already knew who he was?

That would make things a little awkward, right?

Suddenly, he was no longer just a guy at a club. He was "Joseph Quinn". Not just Joe.

Before he knows it, the clock strikes 2, and the club is closing.

He's not nearly as wasted as he thought he'd be, but he still was able to enjoy his night, nonetheless.

He turned his head for only a second when someone addressed him during their farewells, but in that second, he'd lost sight of you in the crowd.

He'd be lying if he'd say his heart didn't drop with disappointment.

You every see like a really hot person at an airport, passing by you on the street, or in a car next to you?

This was that moment for Joe.

He wanted to know you, get your name, maybe your number, but you disappeared into thin air.

Phantom Crossed Paths.

He headed down the tall staircase with the remaining few of his mates and made his way outside with them.

They were all chatting it up, turning the corner of the building to the parking lot just adjacent. That's when he noticed you for a second time, immediately.

You were still with your friends, talking enthusiastically with each other next to a car.

A few fellow club goers would compliment you in passing as they made it to their respective vehicles.

Joe started to get a bit clamy.

Should he shoot his shot?

Why not? What's the worst that could happen?

You'd either say no thanks to a stranger in the club parking lot or you'd ask him for a picture or something.

Fuck it.

He abandons his mates, who shouted questions after him, but he just dismissed them with a "be right back"

He walks right up to you and your two friends.

You were in the middle of laughing at something with that beautiful smile of yours.

"Pardon me." He catches your attention immediately. You had a shocked and slightly confused look on your face. His formal tone took you off guard.

As soon as your eyes land on him, Joe's done for. You were looking right at him.

It felt weird. He'd just spent the last several hours watching you in third person, like a movie, yet here you are, seeing him.

"Hi." You say with a small, polite smile.

"Hi, uh, sorry. I probably should've thought of what to say before I came up to you." He chuckles.

Your brows furrow, and you let out a breathy laugh, "Come up to me?"

"Yeah, sorry. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful you are, and I just wanted to shoot my shot before it's too late."

Your brows skyrocket, and you look him up and down shamelessly. "You are shooting a shot with me? Are you sure?" You ask in disbelief.

Joe chuckles, "I'm sure. Experiencing your joy from afar just wasn't good enough for me." He loosely gestures to the club building. "I want to get to know you up close." At this moment in time, he has no idea what he was saying. He was just hoping, whatever it was, was working.

You scoff in shock, a small smile playing on your lips as you look up at him with doe eyes.

"She only quiet cause she thinks you're cute. The answer is yes. You can have her number." One of your friends butt in from behind you.

You whip your head around to glare at her, giving a silence "Shit the fuck up" look

Joe grins widely and takes out his phone.

He's already got his contacts pulled up and ready to go by the time you turn back.

"If you really do think I'm cute, well you do me the honors?"

There's a slight bit of hesitation for giving out your number to a stranger, but he's cute, so what the heck.

He looks down at the new contact. He says your name with ease and a smile on his face, "A beautiful name for a beautiful face."

The way your name rolled off his tongue made you smile. "And you are, stranger?" You ask him.

It's his turn to be shocked. His brows raise, and his eyes widen. You don't know him?

You take the shock as him not realizing he didn't properly introduce himself.

His shocked face is adorable.

"Joe. My name's Joe."

You smile and nod, repeating his name. "That'll be easy to remember"

He nods with a big smile, "I'll, uh, Can I call you later?"

You quickly turn into a shy school girl, twisting side to side with your hands behind you with a shy smile. You nod. "I look forward to it, Joe."

He smiles impossibly wider, nodding and walking backward towards his awaiting mates. "Talk to you later!" He turns to jog back over to his buddies.

You could tell they were teasing and cheering him on, but the voices of your own teasing friends turned you around.

"My baby got hit on by an actually cute guy!" The same friend who interrupted earlier chimes in.

"Oh my GOD, bitch. Do you know who that was?" you other friend asked

you look at her confused, "You do?"

"The guy I was fangirling over! Eddie from Stranger Things?! I've been trying to get you to watch it for forever, and you still haven't!"

Your eyes widen in realization.

"I told you I don't want to pay for Netflix just to watch one show!"

"I can't believe he wanted my number?!"

"Bitch, stfu. Your hot af. Of course, he wanted your number!"

Literal death by surprise.

He definitely calls you that same night when he gets back to his hotel.

You confess that you didn't know him at first (and still don't know much about him), but your friend did spill the beans about him being a popular actor.

He's up front with you and let's you know that he's not in town for long as he's doing promo stuff all over the place, but he lets it be known that he doesn't want to just hit and quit.

You two bond over music.

He sets up a private date for you two to go on later that week.

You're not one for small talk, and thank God neither is he.

On your date, you guys talk about some many different topics.

You may not know either other's favorite color, but you do know each other's stance on the current state of the internet and celebrity/stan culture.

On top of your pretty face, Joe finds himself entranced by your mind and inner beauty.

Even after he leaves town, you'll definitely be staying in contact.

*rapidly wiggling my eyebrows* guurrrrrlllllll 💅💅

[leonardcohenofficial]

ok sorry sorry another question!! i hope this doesn’t sound annoying but even if i’m not black i get so excited getting to talk about black artists in music because a lot of people i meet never know anything and it makes me sad because i just feel there’s so much incredible stuff. like they are really missing out and it makes me wonder if that’s why they’ll be impressed by a basic short piano solo in a kind of mediocre song like… have they never heard a jazz pianist??

(oh not a black musician but have you ever heard “uncertain smile” by the the? it’s a rad 80s song with a great jazz piano solo by jools holland that was improvised in studio)

anyway what are your top ten black female artists pre-1990? i always have a special place in my heart for billie holiday :)

if they asked me i could write a book (really an encyclopedia) about black women's impact on twentieth century music but to name just a few that have had major impact on me: nina simone, odetta, billie holiday, diana ross, roberta flack, aretha franklin, abbey lincoln, alice coltrane, tina turner, dorothy ashby, anita baker, whitney houston, gladys knight, mavis staples, merry clayton, chaka khan, celia cruz, donna summer, sylvia (robinson), the pointer sisters, carla thomas, the emotions, mahalia jackson, minnie riperton, bettye lavette, sade, gloria gaynor, carmen mcrae, dionne warwick, betty wright, sade—these are off the top of my head, i'm sure i could name more

[doyourememberrocknrollradio]

Chaka Khan - Never Miss the Water (feat. Me'Shell Ndegeocello)

[fritextramole]

nothing was right and nothing's wrong

part 5 of a Serena van der Woodsen playlist - best heard in order

tracklist and quotes under the cut

Menace ~ Maya Hawke

I want to behave It's a small concession All my regressions I don't understand But they're painful old news

Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now ~ The Smiths

Two lovers entwined pass me by And heaven knows I'm miserable now

Piece of Me ~ Britney Spears

You want a piece of me? You want a piece of me I'm Miss bad media karma Another day another drama

Cheap Queen ~ King Princess

I'm gettin' too cocky since everyone wants me It's harder to be myself

Brand New City ~ Mitski

I think my ways are wearing me down But if I gave up on being pretty, I wouldn't know how to be alive I should move to a brand new city and teach myself how to die

Hot Mess ~ dodie

Wake up, do the same thing Break up, then we're dancin' Why am I so alright to do it again and again?

I’m a Ruin ~ MARINA

I've had my share of beautiful men But I'm still young And I want to love again

Bad Friend ~ Rina Sawayama

But the truth is I'm so good at crashing in Making sparks and shit but then I'm a bad, I'm a bad, I'm a bad friend So don't ask me where I've been Been avoiding everything

Los Ageless ~ St. Vincent

I'm a monster and you're my sacred cow I guess that's just me, honey, I guess that's how I'm built I try to tell you I love you and it comes out all sick

Special Girl ~ dodie

I was raised by open mouths and teary eyes Passive wistful lullabies I found my worth in this world By proving I’m a special girl

Runs in the Family ~ Amanda Palmer

But don't blame me because I can't help where I come from And running is something that we've always done well And mostly I can't even tell what I'm running from Run from their pity, from responsibility Run from the country and run from the city

They Say I’m Different ~ Betty Davis

You play the blues for me And that's why, and that's why, and that's why they say I'm different

You Stupid Bitch ~ girl in red

When you cry and need my comfort I drop everything to come over Don't bite your lip or grit your teeth Just count to ten and try to breathe

Lollipop ~ MIKA

I went walkin' with my mama one day When she warned me what people say Live your life until love is found 'Cause love's gonna get you down

7 rings ~ Ariana Grande

My smile is beamin', my skin is gleamin' The way it shine, I know you've seen it I bought a crib just for the closet Both his and hers, I want it, I got it, yeah

I’m Every Woman ~ Chaka Khan

I can cast a spell of secrets you can tell Mix a special brew, put fire inside of you

[neviagreatestart2003]

The Masked Singer Season 3 Characters!

1st: Night Angel - Kandi Burruss

2nd: Turtle - Jesse McCartney

3rd: Frog - Bow Wow

4th: Rhino - Barry Zito

5th: Kitty - Jackie Evancho

6th: Astronaut - Hunter Hayes

7th: Banana - Bret Michaels

8th: Kangaroo - Jordyn Woods

9th: White Tiger - Rob Gronkowski

10th: T-Rex - JoJo Siwa

11th: Swan - Bella Thorne

12th: Bear - Sarah Palin

13th: Taco - Tom Bergeron

14th: Mouse - Dionne Warwick

15th: Elephant - Tony Hawk

16th: Miss Monster - Chaka Khan

17th: Llama - Drew Carey

18th: Robot - Lil Wayne

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) solo - additionally an actress Songs: "It's a Woman's Prerogative," "Takes Two to Tango" Defeated Opponents: Mahalia Jackson, Judy Garland Propaganda: "She might count more as a Broadway person than a musician but I love every time she showed up on the Ed Sullivan Show. Just a complete class act and so beautiful, to hear and to see."

Chaka Khan (1953-) Rufus - lead vocals Songs: "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing" Defeated Opponents: Melanie Safka, Julie Driscoll Propaganda: "Her smile is out of this world"

Visual Propaganda for Pearl Bailey:

Visual Propaganda for Chaka Khan:

[delightful-dorks]

On a rainy day a while back I made some very self-indulgent playlists for what music I think Abby and Hoagie would listen to (and thought way too hard about it). I could probably never do this for every member of Sector V because I don't think my music knowledge is that bespoke, but I think my taste and what I personally see the two of them liking overlap considerably, so I had fun with it. Hoagie Abby Some rambling under the cut

Hoagie loves a wide range of music, from good stuff to corny shit-- he is cringe but free. I think of his tastes as being categorically: -Early 2000s and late 90's R&B- Troop, D'Angelo, Boyz 2 Men, to a lesser extent Luther Vandross. Probably would also overlap a bit with Rap artists like Biggie Smalls. -Solo Crooners- Your Tom Jones, your Lionel Richies, your Barry Whites. I don't really think of him as a crooner, but I'll also toss Christopher Cross in there for fun. I think Hoagie would try playing Barry White in the COOLBUS on the way back from missions and Abby would yell at him for it. She can clock the longass intro to Never Ever Gonna Give You Up instantly from repeated experience. -Classic Funk and Soul - Rick James, Average White Band, Bootsy Collins, Earth Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan. Play that Funky Music White Boy is a certified Hoagie Anthem. -Detective-Core- This isn't a scientific category, this is vibes-only. But you KNOW Hoagie has The Classics in his collection. Deacon Blues, Copacabana, Shaft, Street Life, Ride Like The Wind, I Shot The Sheriff. Actually yeah I'm putting Christopher Cross here too. Hoagie would absolutely imagine a vivid music video of himself to Ride Like the Wind. As opposed to Hoagie, I think Abby's playlist is more defined by meticulous craft and impeccable vibes rather than what's most popular. She's generally more discerning about what she considers her favorites, but there's still a lot of overlap between her and Hoagie. They've introduced each other to a lot of music. -Jazz and Jazz Fusion - Herbie Hancock. Abby and Hoagie (and probably the rest of Sector V) could sit and listen to Fat Albert Rotunda all day. It's just a good album. Bob James, (though Abby finds him hit and miss), a little bit of Pat Metheny, and a little bit of Miles Davis. -Funk and Soul...2 - Stevie Wonder, Commodores, Abby introduced Hoagie to some great jazz-influenced artists like Quincy Jones, and Hoagie introduced her to Average White Band. She also made him realize Lionel Richie had a career before going solo, lol. Both of them are all over EWF and Chaka Khan -Hip-Hop/R&B Salt N Peppa and Mary J Bilge are mainstays for Cree, which she introduced Abby to when they were younger; now the two of them are at war stealing the same 5 beat-up, scratched-to-hell CDs back and forth from each other. Cree busts down the treehouse door fully kitted out demanding to know where What's the 411 is every Saturday.

[bebepac]

Six Sentence Sunday / Mood Music Monday 03/19/23

Guess who’s back, back again! Bebe’s back, tell a friend, coming at you with another six sentence sunday.  Work is still busy yes, but I’ve still managed  to do some writing.   I did finish Twenty Five Twenty One, and I loved it.  Now Shadow and Bone is back and that’s another of my favorites, for Season Two, which inspired some things:

As Usual here’s what I’ve posted in the last little bit in case you were wondering:

School Dayz: Tornado Taylor 🌪

The Cordonian Arrangement:  Shattered Heart 

Original Post: 03/19/23 at 9:26PM EST. 

Part 7: Memories of You

The Book: TRH/TRF

The Series: The Cordonian Arrangement

Pairings: Riley x Nico (Riley x M!OC ) past pairing Liam x Riley

Mood Music Monday Song Submission: Here Without You by 3 Doors Down

Status: Still in the Writing Process

He didn’t even notice her watching him, well not at first.  Nico was sitting up in bed reading a book.  She rested her body against the door frame, watching him.  Finally his eyes slowly drifted up from the book to her.

“What?”  He inquired.

She giggled at him.  Nico smiled back, shaking his head, not understanding.  “Tell me,  what's so funny?”

Riley giggled.  “You’re so cute, Nico.”

Nico set the book on the night table.

“I’m cute?”

Riley nodded her head.

“Very cute. Did you know that your lips move when you are reading to yourself?” 

Nico's smile widened, and he nodded in affirmation.

“Yes, I know, but only when I'm reading a book in English.  I like to sound out the words in my head while I’m reading, to practice my English.”

“You can barely detect your accent at times when you speak English.”  

“I learned it very young and because I practice! A lot of doors have opened for me in my life knowing multiple languages. I know we’re doing the right thing  teaching Angelo both English and Greek at the same time.  He speaks perfect Greek already.”

“He’s only two.”  

“Well he speaks perfect Greek for a two year old. I want all of our children to know multiple languages.  It’s important. I want all of our children to have every opportunity they can possibly have.”  

“All of our children?”

He jumped out of bed walking over to her, pulling her into his warm embrace.

“Yes, all of the children we’re going to have together, but we have to make them first. We have work to do Wife, come on!"

Riley squealed as Nico picked her up, carrying her over to their bed.

Based on her due date, that night three weeks before they found out about his diagnosis, Riley had finally gotten pregnant. 

They had created life together, before they knew Nico's life would be ending.

Riley blinked away the tears.  When she opened her eyes, their bed was empty. Nico passed away almost two months ago. It... was just a memory. A memory of when they were happy, before cancer invaded their lives.

The Book:  TRR

The Series: The Vampires Live On

Part 4: The Vampires Live On

Pairings: Liam x Riley (in this decade)  (Gabriel x Alice) in the past

Mood Music Monday Submission: Missing You: By Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight , Chaka Khan

Status:  Still in the writing process

"Do you know where we're going?"

"Yes, the older part of the cemetery is in the back.  We should be able to find their graves rather easily.  I’ve been paying the groundskeeper to keep their graves maintained.”  

“All of this time?”  

Liam nodded.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I don’t know.  It just never came up in regular conversation.  You never talked much about what happened to her, to them, I didn’t want to push you. It was hard for you.  Every year on the anniversary, I don’t even have to look at a calendar to know, you pull away completely from me and you mourn for her.”  

“I miss her terribly Gabriel.”

“I know.”  

He pulled me close to him in a calming embrace.

“What do you think she would have liked the best about this century we are living in?”  

I laughed.

“What?”  

“The music.  She loved music and she loved dancing.  She would have loved it all.  She would have wanted to try it all. Every form of dance. I wasn’t as talented with dancing and singing as she was.  She created all our routines and painstakingly taught me all the movements.  She said I had two left feet.”

“I would have never known that, from the way you dance.”  

“I still count the beats of the music in my head to this day to stay in perfect time, thanks to her.”

“We’re here.”  

“I really didn’t think it would be this clean here. I know what you said, but looking at the other graves along the way here, I expected the same condition.”  

“You know,  I can be very persuasive.”  

The Book: TRR

The Series:  The Blue Honey Cafe

Chapter 5: Moonlight Rendevous

Pairings:  None TRR MC is currently single. 

Status: Still in the Writing Process

“Pops believed in the hustle, I typically only  run it in the summers, because there are so many opportunities for extra outdoors events.  It’s more light snacks and some sliders sort of thing.  Are you here alone?”

“I didn’t know you had a food truck!”  

“Yep, I didn’t feel like staying in tonight and I saw the advertisement for the movie on the lawn.  I’m trying to put myself out there more, even if I go out alone. You know? Try to be more social, maybe I’ll make some new friends. That sort of thing.”

“I know I get it.  I have been thinking the same thing too.  Some of my school kids are home for the summer and want to run the food truck and I might let them so I can have more free time.”

“Have you heard anything about this movie?”  

“Yes, I heard this movie was crazy, but I haven't seen it yet, I've been wanting to.”

“Yeah I have wanted to see The Rotten Apple 🍎 too.”  

“Maybe you’ll get to have a break,  come find me, you can sit with me for a bit. Help me not feel like a loser sitting by myself here.”  

“Riley you’re definitely not a loser, and yes I’ll come find you when I can.”  

She smiled at him.  “I’d like that a lot.”

He noticed Riley picked a spot on the lawn that was in his eyeline from the food truck.  Did she do that on purpose so he could easily find her?

About thirty minutes into the movie the crowd had died down and everyone was engrossed in the movie  Elle, the main character of the movie was something else.

“Who’s this large buttered popcorn for?”  Mason asked his part time worker Todd.

“For you,  I can handle the crowd, you go sit with that cutie you were flirting with.”  

He glanced out over the lawn, Riley was still sitting alone.

“If the line picks back up crazy, I’ll text you. Go.”  

Mason grabbed two more drinks and headed out to the lawn where Riley was sitting on a blanket.

“Is this seat taken?”  

Riley smiled.  “It is now, and you brought snacks!”  

The Book: TRH/TRF

The Series The Rotten Apple🍎

Finale:  The Last Part

Pairings:  Eleanor x Nico / (Eleanor x M!OC)

Status: Still in the writing process because I apparently don’t want this to end. I really love this story line.

Elle rolled back over in bed, It was barely dawn. When she moved, she felt Nico's grip tighten around her. He softly kissed her earlobe and whispered in her ear.

"Go back to sleep, she's not up yet."

"Just because she's still sleeping doesn't mean that we have to."

"Mmmmm….wonder what's on your mind?"

Nico gently kissed her neck, nipping at her skin, grinding his hips into hers.

"Feels like the same thing that is on your mind."

Elle licked her lips pulling Nico's shirt off.

"A little delight to keep you in a good mood at work?"

"Yes, I love that idea."

“Then maybe you should lock the door?”

[nerdieforpedro]

n e r d i e what's something that's making you happy these days? (you came to mind, i hope your day's been good 💕😗)

🫣 I came to mind? So you just thought about me randomly? OMG that's so sweet. 🥹 My days for the most part have been good. the last week has been busy and will continue to be. Hopefully when we start March I can fangirl much more than I can now. All this "adulting" and "responsibilities" are cramping my delusions' style. 😞

Two specific things that are making me happy:

Expanding my writing to different genres, more Pedro characters, more Oscar characters and trying more challenges. It's sometimes daunting and I took on too much but it usually works out. Like my comedy series, summer romance, rom-com and more serious floaty metaphoric series. I also dabbled in m/m and sandwiches. I don't describe any of these well. 🤣 I consider myself an all-rounder in life so I guess that extended into my fics.

I think I'm sort of getting my voice back a bit my singing along with the music I listen to. Usually singing and writing at the same time would be distracting for some but I don't do well with silence unless I'm in bed trying to sleep. Belting out Linking Park after jamming to a trap version of The Mandalorian theme has its perks. I think the Chaka Khan and Prince songs have a good bit to do with it as well. 🤔

One other thing I'm excited about and no pressure, whenever there's more of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps." Don't think I forgot ma'am! I feel like I remember Jake getting patched up out our reader's place and sleeping on her couch. She's growing a soft spot for him, though Jake seemed to have a bone to pick with Khonshu. 👀 Or maybe I missed a chapter and yes that is from memory because I wanted to know what happened next! But no pressure, I have plenty to keep busy with until I see that notification. 🥰

I should have said rambling makes me happy. 😆

Love Nerdie ❤️❤️