#next up imogen reed

[temporaltourguide]

"hello everybody, my name is golaski and welcome to five nights at lambda's, an indie horror game that you guys suggested, en masse, and i saw that baxter played it and he said it was really really good... so i'm very eager to see what is up. and that is a terrifying wau leakage! 'family station looking for security guard to work the nightshift.' oh... 12 a.m. the first night. if i didn't wanna stay the first night, why would i stay any more than... five... why i stay any more than two- hello? okay..."

[picturesofthegoneworlds]

Thank you everyone who sent in prompts - I make no promises as to when I will make my way through them, but the intention is there. If you will allow me, I had a couple or so relating to the warmth statement from last episode, as well as one that involved that along with some specific logistics, which both call back somewhat to something I wrote back in October of 2022, so I'm going to post a segment of that in the meanwhile whilst I work on the next chapter of Intertwined and these requests. Thanks for reading and participating. ***

Unable to say if it was intentional or not, Imogen releases an audible sigh.

“What's on your mind?”                                                                                                             

“Bein’ in the Heartmoor Hamlet…” she finishes what she meant to say before, what she’d proclaimed to Laudna when they were there, but she hadn’t heard, and then Imogen second-guessed.  

“…it felt nice. Peaceful. Somewhere people have to make an effort to get to - so it keeps the crowds at bay…” She turns onto her side and reclines further into the mattress. Still holding Laudna’s hand, her finger traces each tendon that divides the flat plane. “…and you got your shop for bric-a-brac and curios that’d keep ya occupied with findin’ parts or things t’fix up and assemble, could probably even get a deal goin’ with the lady who owned the place and sell your own creations there too-”

“Sounds like you’ve got it all planned out”

Imogen blushes.

“I – it doesn’t have to be there, necessarily-”

Laudna squeezes her hand.

“I think we would suit living in a house on stilts. Would be interesting to see what the planting options are in the wetlands…a lot of reeds…water lilies…” her face scrunches as she rests her index finger across her lower lip, thumb pinching it into its length, visibly thinking.

“…oh! Frogs!” Her eyes shine and she drops Imogen’s hand in excitement as she cuts her own into the air.  “Can you imagine? Stepping stones to the front door and your last paces home serenaded by a chorus of frogs?!”

Imogen can imagine it. Has imagined it. Laudna a few bounds ahead of her, straw basket swinging in the crook of an elbow, a cornucopia full of a bounty of fruits from the allotment. A sickle-smile splitting over her shoulder as she hops from one flagstone to another, reeds whistling up to her arms cut off before they can form an arched pathway, and clearings on the water’s surface full of white and pink lilies and beady eyed emerald frogs and fat warted brown toads sat croaking on the flat and buoyant leaves.

In dreams. Does she dare?

“Imagine them keepin’ us up all night when they won’t shut up.” She playfully rolls her eyes as she dramatically throws her head back against the pillow, giggling, all gap tooth and freckles and dimples.   

“They’ll keep the flies at bay; a lot of them would want to hang around, what with all the stagnant water. Mosquitos too. Not that they would bother me. Will there be enough flies left for the spiders?” Laudna pauses her hands and mouth - still sat up in the bed, looks down over at Imogen as if she has the answer-

“I’m sure there’ll be plenty for the spiders too. If not, I’m sure a frog or two can be utilised for spell components.”

-she does.

Laudna blinks.

“Imogen”

“What?”

Laudna turns more fully towards Imogen, pivoting around the anchor point of an anaemic hand on a crumpling bed sheet and she stills, torso half-way between horizontal with Imogen’s and fully upright.  

A silence stretches.

Imogen acknowledges her eyes scanning her, even in the lower light and with the absence of an obvious pupil and a lack of white.

The silence feels as though a gentle nudge of Laudna in her head, like a light tapping of knuckle on door to a beat shared between the two of them as if a secret language, always welcome but never assuming.

Imogen lets her in.

Of course I want that too…but everything I have here...

She sees herself as she is now, through Laudna’s eyes; lilac hair let out of its casual half-up do and fanning out and covering the pillow in curls, dressed in her white pleated night shirt, emphasizing the bronzing of her skin and the darker freckles that constellate her shoulders and the tops of her breasts, candlelight bathing her in dancing gold.

Warm, warm, warm. Warmer than any hearth. Light to my eyes, honey to my ears, softness to my touch, heat to my tongue-

Her thick thighs; spread slightly on the bed and her shirt barely covering half-way down them. A thought that overlaps perceived reality manifests; of Laudna’s fingers dimpling the tanned surface as her tongue laps at her-

Imogen flushes and her breathing shallows, spine arching her chest off the straw mattress as she sits up, mouth parting-

“Laudna, you’re starin’-”

(you can read the rest here)

[privilege-rpg]

Welcome to Privilege! Thank you so much for applying; we're so excited to write with you. Please make sure to read over the new member checklist before sending in your account, and try to get the account sent to us within the next 48 hours so we can get you set up with the OOC discord link and into the game!

Sam Evans, Played by Jana

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Angeliz Lopez, Played by K

Mason McCarthy, Played by Key

Edith McCourt, Played by Andie

Reed Pearce, Played by J

Poppy Rose, Played by El

Matt Rutherford, Played by Meg

Imogen St. James, Played by Mae

Isobel St. James, Played by El

Joni Sylvester, Played by Andie

Hayden Warner, Played by Clover

Brody Weston, Played by Meg

[pollard-zero]

gideon. it/its, 21+ ♡ romantic || ☆ platonic or familial || 𝗫 enemies or broken up

A

aella, child of ares (cyprus) aeon (the changeling exchange) aeryn gilmore (inner demons) ainsley langford (wayhaven chronicles) alcyone ("retribution," he cries) alenya wierszy (bladeweaver) alouette vogelsang (vögel der rose) ambrosia manes (cursed ambrosia) anharen (raiders of the caravan) apeiron ward (spellbound: a ghost story) arabella (the catalyst) arden fields (infinite blue) arden "little weasel" set (these reluctant years) ariarissa (the abyssal song) athena "bug" argent (into the shadows) "atlas" (valhalla) "atrax" (respice finem) atticus verissimo (next in line) aubrey graythorne (crème de la crème) aurelia "aura" crown (we wretched creatures) aurora (swallow the moon) avalon (villain's promise)

B

"boring bailey" miller (ghosted) ballad io (sentience) beckham "beck" oleander (home sweet) bee whitlock (such happy campers) bellamy fairchild (the error) benton crowley (when life gives you lemons) berry bloom (heaven's dog) beverly "badger" clearwater (roadkill) billie fischer (the lonely shore) blaire velvet (water to blood) blythe steele (social services of the doomed) bryn fleetwood (greenwarden)

C

calista (the brightest stars) calliope "cali" beckham (the fernweh saga) camille "philippe" de gonzague (gonzague) cassian grahm (misplaced) "preacher" cassidy abrams (larkin) catherine leblanc (when clouds break) cèilidh antitho (kenneski) célestine vailia (reaper's bay) chandler hale (emberwood) charlie bloomfield (the fog knows your name) charm brightbird (soulmates inc.) chauncey lambert (bad ritual) cillian sweet (our life: beginnings & always) clarice "claire" montistteti (they all fall down) clementine "new kid" deacon (conspiracy in emerson) colette diremourn (those long dead) "collins" (dead weight) curie, aka "sidney perth" (saturnine)

D

daemon (the abyssal) daisy newton (two sides of a robot war) dallas "rookie" torrence (chop shop) daphne blake (body count) december moone (snakeroot) delilah "@lovely" hawthorne (blooming panic) denver (dark as night) diana copeland-smith (the murder of devon whicker) "ditto" (drink your villain juice) dolly kingston (infamous) dorian gray (decaying picture)

E

easter "bunny" montgomery (a life worth living) edelweiss hyde (when bodies collide) eiffel de angelis (take two) eirwen (swan song) elias "loser" machiavelli (error 143) elidyr lywel (from the ashes we rise) elliot wiseman (mind blind) elphaba "elphie" craft (witches of ferngrove) emilia thornton (twisted wonderland) enki (crown of exile) evîn cizîrî (a tale of crowns) everest "lifeline" graham (before we are ghosts) everleigh carter (second sight) ezra (blood moon)

F

farrah hartford (in ourselves we trust) fawn "bambi" becker (fallen hero) fen (manor hill) filipe addario (honor bound) finch hawkins (midnight diner) florence “flower” bannerman (get good or get lost) fortuna martinelli (college tennis: origin story) "four" (the numbers game) freddie "penance" lockwood (slaughter☆squad) friday mcallister (apartment 502)

G

gabriel (son of satan: the mortal coil) georgie kromberg (the shadow society) gianna de leon (press play) giles "guy" byrd (a comedy of manors) ginny "drizz" hendrix (creatures' cradle) guenevere (guenevere) gwendolyn "winnie" mccormick (our life: now & forever) gwenvaël "gwynn" venegard (the king's hound)

H

hadley maxwell (disenchanted) harper "heart" reed (speaker) hart avantus (leas: city of the sun) hawthorne de-ash (these reluctant years) hendrik wolfsbane (wolfsbane) hikaru lovac (the one chosen) honey faraday (homecoming)

I

imara (honor amongst thieves) imari (vanguard) imogene "genie" coffinwood (burning academia) ingrid "indie" morrison (circuit) iphis "phi" varyn (wayfarer) iris schwartz (the night market) isobel "belle" love (the zeus dilemma) isolde minh (split the body asunder)

J

january marconi (redsugarsociety) "jay doe" (when the sun rises) jericho "jj" jones (the spirited: origins) jett roe (superstition) jolene "joey" bishop (dahlia hills) josephine "josie" / rui min chan (merry crisis) jude hudson (the decoy) juniper "junie" nelson (you live and fern)

K

kasey downs (when twilight strikes) katya marsh (paranormal preparatory school) kerrigan holmward (myrk mire) kingsley ferris/müller (the hunt: demon eyes) kitty wilder (in the ocean of stars) krystal castle (gone to hell in a handbasket)

L

lacey gillespie (the bureau) lachlan "lake" rogers (more than me) lainey fulbright (sinners) lancelot (the great protector) lavencia (the night that feeds) leonin (touch of lies) libelle raygat (stigma: dragonfly) liliana vinteren (checkmate in three moves) lotte (folksaga) lovely boone (two against the world)

M

madeleine suleiman (the wrath of sekhmet) magdalyne cross (degrees of lewdity) manon rousseau (love♡verse) maria "marie" domingues (the overtaken) marion renaud (trouble brewing) marley woodbridge (ghost simulator) melrose (incubus) memphis "izzy" wylbourne (before dusk sets in) mercy karstark (the northern passage) merlin ivyflower (new witch in town) mikah "mikey" schmidt (ace of spades) mimir sonnen (ouroboros) mina harker (bleeding heart) mira "viper" reyes (subject zero) mirielle boone (citadel: a medical romantic drama) moira "momo" thompkins (one knight stand) monet "blondie" abernathy (love language: masked) mordred le fay (the bastard of camelot) morgan "ripper" daitan (hollowed minds) myrddin (the hunting of beasts)

N

nate hampton (swallow the dark) noelle "nellie" waters (model citizens: unmasked) "neo" (remember, you will die) nevada warvel (the monsters around us) nova d'arcadie (arcadie: second-born)

O

odette "dottie" kirby (unwilling souls) olivia edgecombe (the trials & tribulations of edward harcourt) omega (wolf set free) orange flowers (limerence) orcheil treles (of crowns and echoes) oz vanlaere (abyss)

P

parker caine (absentia) "lucky" penny maverick (venatici house) persephone (fields of asphodel) peyton brooks (demon bound) phoebe blackburn (ofna: birds of a feather) piper hadley (brimstone manor) poppy telleman (wolfebound) promise fauneus (spring panic) puppet (sol kha-ne lubri)

Q

quincey "rich kid" james (golden)

R

ravinder "ravi" northbreaker (god-cursed) reagan "rae" callahan (novaturient) "reaper" (project hadea) reese (the one who made red) reid lancaster (tournament of souls) ri'en, harbinger of calamity (fell star) "the devil" rinesa (demon, fireforged) ronan powell (professor of magical studies) rosalind de vesphire (crown of ashes & flames) rosie macarthur (all trails lead home) rowan greenberg (psy high)

S

sable "sherlock" holmes (sherlock holmes: an affair of the heart) moon saetbyeol (precious: the eyes of shan) santiago "saint" hayes (smoke & velvet) saorise "lord blackwell" o'hare (thicker than) sawyer (last legacy) scout newman (the passenger) seelie (talon's end) seraphim mcknight (fellow traveler) signe (the wroth ode) sigrid butcher (my love will never die) sigurd vamirel, the white wolf (the exile) siiveth vyrenhal (aesemyr: the withering) the royal child silke (of royal birth & forlorn fate) sin (the story of sin) sinéad (na daoine maithe) siobhan "bliss" beaumont (the six that thrive) sirius ripley (supernova: renegade) skye donovan-rosovsky (witchcraft u) sloane sweetwood (the ballad of devil's creek) socks wheeler (mind games: trepidation) their royal highness, sofie (royal affairs) solaris pyre (throne of ashes) sora dexter (stars arisen) "warden sparrow" (within your eyes) stanza venture (moon rising) sterling johannson (the golden harp) stevie briggs (tricksters)

T

talwyn "wynnie" wildegarde (shepherds of haven) teaghan (courting the crown) temperance (summoner's return) tempest larnete (sinners & saints) thevira, "queenslayer" (regrets of the traitor) thistle emerson (to the whistling winds) "thrim" (seekL) thunder bat (top villain: total domination) tinsley "teddy" whitman (mirror mine) trace mccallum (solid/ground) "treasure" (wall) trystan "tryste" davenport (valiant)

U

V

valentina "little heart" kozlov (vendetta) valora, the mad princess (a prophecy undone) vaniya "erebus" kincaid (emberfate) venus "wraith" sokolov (safe house) verity fairfax (love undying) "the vessel" (the night abridged) vetra woodard-briggs (skin & scales) victory hellström (seven days in paradise) vierna (the soul stone war) violet van dietrich (noblesse oblige) virginia campbell (queenstown's detective) vizaria (court of the gilded roses) vedette "vivi" valles (the veiled star)

W

whitney markov (heart of the house) wilhemina "mina" reed (the midnight bay) "wraith" (lamb to the slaughter) wylan albrecht (twisted gold) wysteria harlowe (the edge of dawn)

X

xander hoffman (young's home for retired robots)

Y

yaëlle (meraki: calais' gift) song ye-jin (crash course in you) yvette "star" rhys (fallen lights)

Z

zed (hybrid) zelith evenvale (virtue's end) ziarin bellévé (witch blood) "zorlok" (zorlok)

[wormthing]

[Image description: Three overlapping drawings of Imogen Reed from Soma, who has beige skin and straight red hair cut at the chin. The leftmost drawing is a front view from the waist up, where she is underwater and wearing a light blue diving suit. She’s removing her helmet with her hands to let water flow in and bubbles flow out, and her face is distressed. The upper right drawing is also a bust; she is viewed from the side and is wearing a dark purple tank-top. Her expression is shocked and there are yellow bursts of color around her head. She is lit with blue light in this drawing and the next. The bottom right drawing is of her hands gripping a Styrofoam cup with brown liquid and steam rising from it that fades from blue to green. Wavy lines emanate from her hands along the bottom of the drawing. End of description.]

it’s not for us

[papermoonloveslucy]

THE GOLDEN TOUCH

January 17, 1951

“The Golden Touch" is a modern re-telling of the King Midas story with Jack Benny and his friends as King Midas and his court. It was directed by Robert F. Mansfield, written by Robert Hugh O’Sullivan and with Harry Zimmerman as the composer / conductor. 

“Family Theater” was a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology radio program which aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS) from February 13, 1947, to September 11, 1957. The show was produced by Family Theater Productions, a film and radio studio extension of the Family Rosary Crusade founded by Father Patrick Peyton as a way to promote family prayer. The motto of the the Holy Cross Family Ministries is, "The family that prays together, stays together." 

Although the program had no commercial sponsor, Father Peyton arranged for many of Hollywood's biggest stars to appear including James Stewart, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt, Charlton Heston, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Gene Kelly, William Shatner, and Chuck Connors. 

A total of 540 episodes were produced. The program featured not only religious stories but half-hour adaptations of literary works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Moby-Dick and Don Quixote.

Synopsis ~ Lucille Ball is the hostess and Jack Benny stars as the King obsessed with his gold and counting it. The Queen and her daughter get a Genie to sort the King out. The Genie grants the King one wish and the King tells the Genie that he can always use more gold and asks that everything he touches will turn to gold. Of course this seems exciting at first until he turns the Queen and his daughter in to solid gold.

The program was repeated on May 23, 1951.  

King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas touch. 

CAST

Jack Benny (King Midas) was born on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became a successful television show. His screen persona was known for being a penny-pincher and playing the violin. Benny was a Beverly Hills neighbor of Lucille Ball’s and the two were off-screen friends. Benny appeared on “The Lucy Show” as Harry Tuttle (a Jack Benny doppelganger) in “Lucy and the Plumber” (TLS S3;E2), later did a voice over cameo as himself in “Lucy With George Burns” (TLS S5;E1), and played himself in “Lucy Gets Jack Benny’s Account” (TLS S6;E6). He was seen in four episodes of “Here’s Lucy.” Benny and Ball appeared on many TV variety and award shows together. He died in 1974, a few weeks after taping “An All-Star Party for Lucille Ball.”

Lucille Ball (Hostess) was concurrently starring in her own radio comedy “My Favorite Husband” having starred in films from 1933.  In the fall of 1951, Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz launched their iconic television series, “I Love Lucy.”  After her divorce from Arnaz in 1960, Ball starred in two subsequent television series’ - “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy.” After a series of TV specials, she did one more series in 1986, which was not successful. She died in 1989. 

Ted de Corsia (Harvey Benson, Reporter from The Daily Telegram) was an actor in touring companies and on radio before making a memorable film debut as the killer in The Lady from Shanghai (1947). De Corsia's New York street demeanor and gravelly voice assured him steady work playing street thugs, gang leaders or organized-crime bosses. On radio he starred in the CBS series "Pursuit" (1949-50). Two years before he was heard on an episode of “My Favorite Husband” with Lucille Ball.

Barbara Eiler (Princess Imogene) started acting as a teenager and appeared regularly on the radio programs “The Life of Riley,” “A Day in the Life of Dennis Day,” “The Fabulous Dr. Tweedy” and “Glamor Manor." She did a 1948 episode of “My Favorite Husband” with Lucille Ball. 

Eleanor Audley (Queen Midas) played Lucille Ball’s mother-in-law on “My Favorite Husband.” She would later play Eleanor Spalding, owner of the Westport home the Ricardos buy in “Lucy Wants To Move to the Country” (ILL S6;E15) in 1957, as well as one of the Garden Club judges in “Lucy Raises Tulips” (ILL S6;E26).

Alan Reed (Matthew the Butler / Tony the Cook) is probably best remembered as the voice of Fred Flintstone. He started his acting career in 1937. He acted opposite Lucille Ball in a 1963 episode of “The Lucy Show” (ILL S1;E25). In 1967, he made an appearance on the Desi Arnaz series “The Mothers-in-Law”. He died in 1977 at the age of 69.

Reed uses an English accent as Matthew and an Italian accent as Tony.

Verna Felton (Molly, Kitchen Help) received two Emmy nominations for her role in the Desilu series “December Bride,” playing Hilda Crocker from 1955 to 1959. She did two episodes of “I Love Lucy,” including playing Lucy’s stern maid, Mrs. Porter. Felton voiced many characters for Disney.

Felton uses an Irish accent as Molly.

Howard McNear (Ipsuda, Magician) played Mr. Crawford, Little Ricky’s music teacher on “I Love Lucy.” McNear went on to play Floyd the Barber on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1961 to 1967, filmed on the Desilu backlot. He was also seen in Lucy and Desi’s 1953 film The Long, Long Trailer.

Frank Nelson (Genie / Mr. Gene Blue) was born on May 6, 1911 (three months before Lucille Ball) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He started working as a radio announcer at the age of 15. He later appeared on such popular radio shows as “The Great Gildersleeve,” “Burns and Allen,” and “Fibber McGee & Molly”. This is one of his 11 performances on “My Favorite Husband.”  On “I Love Lucy” he holds the distinction of being the only actor to play two recurring roles: Freddie Fillmore and Ralph Ramsey, as well as six one-off characters, including the frazzled train conductor in “The Great Train Robbery” (ILL S5;E5), a character he repeated on “The Lucy Show.”  Aside from Lucille Ball, Nelson is perhaps most associated with Jack Benny and was a fifteen-year regular on his radio and television programs.

Howard Culver (Jake Workman, Ice Man) was best known as hotel clerk Howie Uzzell during the entire run of TV's “Gunsmoke.” On radio he starred in the title role of the Western adventure series “Straight Arrow” which aired on Mutual from 1948 to 1951.   

Tony La Frano (Announcer) was the regular announcer for “Music Depreciation” (1945) and every episode of “Family Theatre” (1947-1957). 

EPISODE

Hostess Lucille Ball introduces the show, which was broadcast in front of a live audience. Lucille urges listeners to pray together as a family. She then introduces Jack Benny as the King, to great fanfare. 

Instead of Benny, the show opens with Imogene on the telephone of a busy office in the Kingdom of Midas. Harvey Benson, an American reporter, arrives to see the Queen, who thinks he is there for money, but he wants the story of something that happened there recently. She tells the story in flashback...

A month ago, King Midas is at breakfast with his family. Imogene complains about having cornmeal mush for breakfast again, but Midas reasons that they have a 752 pounds of corn (thanks to the foresight of his father), so they must eat it!  

Matthew, King Midas’ butler, suddenly quits after 32 years! He is tired of carrying the King’s gold. He is also tired of the mush. Because of an ancient decree, the help must eat whatever the King eats. 

Imogene and the Queen insist King Midas counts his money too much - 80 million dollars a day!  Once the King is gone, the Queen sends Imogene on a mission to see a magician named Ipusda to buy a genie. 

At Ipsuda’s shop, Imogene has her pick of genies - even ones vacuum packed in cans (only for tourists)!  She buys the blue bottle special for 5 gold pieces - plus a small deposit on the bottle!   Imogene brings the magic blue bottle back to the Queen, who says the magic words: “Genie out and at attention!  Do the chores which I will mention!”  The giggling Genie immediately appears, talking in rhyme, very amused at his own cleverness.  They promise the Genie his freedom if he does as bid.  The Queen whispers the orders to the Genie, without letting Imogene know.

Next morning, Imogene and the Queen introduce Midas to his new servant - the Genie!  At their bidding, he conjures up bacon and eggs. Midas hates the Genie’s rhyming. He asks Midas what one wish he wants more than anything else in the world.  Naturally, he wants more gold. 

The Genie grants him with the skill to turn everything he touches to gold!  The Genie pops back into the bottle. Imogene notices his utensils have turned to gold - then his eggs - then his coffee.  

Before he can stop himself, he turns his own daughter to gold! Midas demands the Queen bring the Genie back, but she refuses and storms off. 

Midas hears the kitchen servants Tony and Molly arguing in the next room. Tony goes to shake his hand, but he turns to gold! He touches Molly and she, too, turns to gold. 

The ice man arrives and sees the two golden servants. Signing for the ice, the King tries to give him the golden pencil as a tip! Midas explains his problem - everything he touches turns to gold. Jake is about to phone his brother-in-law, Ipsuda, but when he learns that it was the work of a genie, he hangs up. All they can do is wait for the Queen to return to get the Genie out of the bottle! 

Time passes and Jake reveals that the King is not as highly regarded in the Kingdom as he thinks.  The King admits to being money mad. Midas decides to start giving his money away - starting now!

The Queen arrives and she Midas admits that he never wants to see gold again as long as he lives. After accidentally turning Jake to gold during a hug, the Queen summons the Genie to change the King back - in return for his freedom and a good job. The Genie removes the curse. 

Flash forward to the Queen’s interview with newspaper reporter Harvey Benson. Mr. Gene Blue, the president of the relief organization, enters. He makes a joke about his name sounding like “Benson Burners.” He laughs hysterically as the music swells. 

Lucille Ball closes the show by asking if the audience knows how Hedda Hopper makes a hat, comparing it to how scientists make a concoction out of ordinary things to create something incredible: jewels out of sawdust, perfume out of coal tar, medicine out of weeds or mold. She says the power of prayer, just like the ordinary things that create something magical, are there all the time, but must be used to get benefits: the jewel of a happy home life, the perfume of uplifted hearts, medicine for a sick world.

LUCILLE BALL: “The family that prays together, stays together.” 

Announcer Tony Lo Frano reads the credits and says that next week’s program Walter Brennan and Bette Lynn in “A Star for Helen” with the honorable Frank Walker as host.  

[alystayr]

Playlist musicale 2021 (1/2)

Liste des chansons (playlist 2021 - part. 1)

Mise à jour : 30 juin 2021

playlist 2020 (part.2), playlist 2020 (part. 1)

playlist 2019 (part.2), playlist 2019 (part. 1)

playlist 2018 (part. 2), playlist 2018 (part. 1)

playlist 2017 (part. 2), playlist 2017 (part. 1)

playlist 2016 (part. 2), playlist 2016 (part. 1)

playlist 2015

0-9 #

A

AC/DC - Demon Fire (2020)

Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (1985)

Alabama Shakes - Hold On (2012)

America - A horse with no name (1971)

Angèle - Balance Ton Quoi (2018)

Archive - Fool (2002)

Jean-Louis Aubert - Bien Sûr (2019)

Asaf Avidan - Different Pulses (2012)

B

George Baker - Little Green Bag (from Reservoir Dogs) (1969)

Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You (2007)

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1967)

Jeff Beck (feat. Imogen Heap) - Blanket (2007)

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (from  Saturday Night Fever) (1977)

Chuck Berry - Darlin' (2017)

The Black Keys (cover John Lee Hooker) - Crawling Kingsnake (2021)

Black Pistol Fire - Morning Star (2016)

Black Pumas - Colors (2019)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - What Ever Happened To My Rock And Roll (2001)

Black Sabbath - God Is Dead? (2013)

Blind Melon - No Rain (1992)

Blondie - Heart Of Glass (1978)

The Blue Stones - Black Holes (Solid Ground) (2015)

The Blues Mystery - Back to the Dirty Town (2013)

Blues Traveler - Run-Around (1995)

Blur (Feat. Phil Daniels) - Parklife (1994)

David Bowie - Survive (1999)

Jacques Brel - La chanson des vieux amants (1967)

Brigitte - Battez-Vous (2010)

C

Francis Cabrel - Peuple des fontaines (2020)

J.J. Cale - Durango (1997)

CAN - Vitamin C (1972)

Cats on trees - Sirens call (2013)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Distant Sky (2016)

Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason (1995)

Joe Cocker (cover Randy Newman) - You Can Leave Your Hat On (from  9½ Weeks) (1986/1972)

CocoRosie - Did Me Wrong (2020)

Cœur de pirate (feat. Loud)   - Dans la nuit (2018)

Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (1967)

The Cranberries - Animal Instinct (1999)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (1969)

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy (1996)

D

Eddy de Pretto - Bateaux-Mouches (2020)

Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over The Country Club (2021)

Depeche Mode - Freelove (2001)

Détroit - Null And Void (2013)

Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene (1988)

Dire Straits - Expresso Love (1980)

E

Eels - Earth To Dora (2020)

Eminem  (feat. Anderson .Paak)   - Lock It Up (2020)

Endless Boogie - The Artemus Ward (2013)

F

Piers Faccini - Foghorn Calling (2021)

Mylène Farmer - Fuck them all (2005)

Léo Ferré – Les anarchistes (1969)

Feu! Chatterton - Monde Nouveau (2021)

Foo Fighters - Walk (2011)

Maxime Le Forestier - Saltimbanque (1975)

Foster The People - Sit Next to Me (2017)

Franz Ferdinand - Michael (2004)

Fugees - Ready or Not (1996)

G

Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street (1986)

Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un Con (1968)

France Gall - Evidemment (1987)

Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)

Girls in Hawaii - Found in the Ground (2002)

Goldfrapp - Ooh La La (2005)

Jean-Jacques Goldman - Comme toi (1982)

Grand Corps Malade & Louane - Derrière le brouillard (2020)

Juliette Greco - Le p'tit bal perdu (1961)

Greta Van Fleet - Age of Machine (2020)

Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (1987)

H

Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1954)

PJ Harvey - Dress (1992)

Murray Head - Say It Ain't So Joe (1975)

Heartless Bastards - Revolution (2020)

Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver (theme) (1976)

The Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So (2000)

The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (1971)

Hollywood Undead (feat. Hyro The Hero) - Comin' Thru The Stereo (2021)

Romain Humeau - Echos (2020)

I

IDLES - Mr. Motivator (2020)

Interpol - Stella Was A Diver (2002)

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982)

J

Michael Jackson - Black or White (1991)

The Jesus And Mary Chain (Feat. Hope Sandoval) -   Sometimes Always (1994)

Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova (1962)

K

Kaleo - Backbone (2020)

Kansas - Dust in the Wind (1977)

The Killers - Caution (2020)

The Kills - The Search For Cherry Red (2020)

Kings Of Leon - The Bandit (2021)

Kiss - Heaven's On Fire (1984)

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993)

Kyo - Le Graal (2014)

L

Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You (1970)

Liars - Sekwar (2021)

Limp Bizkit (Feat. Lil Wayne) - Ready To Go (2013)

Louise Attaque - La plume (2000)

M

Mad Season - Wake Up (1995)

Manu Chao – Clandestino (1998)

Laura Marling - What He Wrote (2010)

Memphis Slim - Born With The Blues (1972)

Metronomy - Walking In The Dark (2019)

Mickey 3D - La mort du peuple (2005)

Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner (1977)

The Mission - Wasteland (1986)

Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (1999)

Mogwai - It's What I Want To Do, Mum (2021)

Moondog - New Amsterdam (1997)

Morcheeba - Sweet L.A. (2018)

Motörhead - Till The End (2015)

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (2005)

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole (2006)

N

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (1999)

Nirvana - All Apologies (1993)

Noir Désir - Aux sombres héros de l'amer (1989)

Claude Nougaro (cover Chico Buarque) - Tu verras (1978)

O

Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean? (1997)

Of Montreal - The Past Is A Grotesque Animal (2007)

The Offspring - Why Don't You Get A Job? (1998)

P

Panaviscope – Sham (2020)

Pigalle - Dans La Salle Du Bar-Tabac De La Rue Des Martyrs (1990)

Pink Floyd - Us And Them (1973)

The Police - Synchronicity II (1983)

Pomme (cover Mylène Farmer) - Désenchantée (2020/1991)

Iggy Pop - Dirty Little Virus (2020)

Portishead - Chase The Tear (2009)

Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (2017)

The Pretty Reckless - My Bones (2021)

Q

Queen - The Miracle (1989)

Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow (2002)

R

The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldier (2006)

Rammstein - Du Hast (1997)

Chris Rea - The Blue Cafe (1998)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss (1992)

Lou Reed (cover The Drifters)  - This Magic Moment (1995/1960)

R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (1994)

Renaud - Mistral gagnant (1985)

Rival Sons - Too Bad (2019)

The Rolling Stones - Star Star (1973)

Royal Blood - Typhoons (2021)

David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise (1987)

La Rue Ketanou - Le Capitaine de la Barrique (2014)

Olivia Ruiz - De Toi A Moi (2003)

S

Santana (cover  Fleetwood Mac) - Black Magic Woman (1970)

Shocking Blue - Venus (1969)

Simple Minds - Mandela Day (1989)

The Sisters of Mercy - Emma (1987)

Slayer - Raining Blood (1986)

Sasha Sloan (feat. Sam Hunt) - when was it over? (2020)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (1993)

Patti Smith - Rock N Roll Nigger (1978)

The Smiths - Barbarism Begins at Home (1985)

Sonny & The Sunsets  - Too Young to Burn (2009)

Regina Spektor - One Little Soldier (from Scandale) (2019)

Spoon - The Way We Get By (2002)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Backstreets (1975)

St. Vincent - Los Ageless (2017)

Stereophonics - Bust This Town (2019)

Sub Urban - Cradles (2021)

Superbus - Mes Défauts (2010)

James Supercave - Better Strange (2016)

Taylor Swift (feat. Bon Iver) – Exile (2020)

System Of A Down - Spiders (1998)

T

Téléphone - Au coeur de la nuit (1980)

Têtes Raides - Tam Tam (2007)

Charles Trenet - Je chante (1937)

Tool - Schism (2001)

Tina Turner - The Best (1989)

U

U2 - Angel Of Harlem (1988)

V

Van Morrison - Country Fair (1974)

Laurent Voulzy - Rockollection (1977)

W

Tom Waits - Wrong Side Of The Road (1978)

Weezer - Beverly Hills (2005)

The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba (2001)

Amy Winehouse - Fuck Me Pumps (2003)

Woodkid - In Your Likeness (2020)

Wovenhand - Crook and Flail (2016)

Shannon Wright - Division (2017)

X

Y

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (2009)

Yes - Roundabout (1971)

Z

[flowerslut]

BREAKING DAWN Part 1 & Part 2

an updated, more modern take on the original soundtrack.

(TWILIGHT) (NEW MOON) (ECLIPSE)

spotify link — BD pt1 spotify link — BD pt2

[track list and commentary under the cut]

Part One

 Endtapes — The Joy Formidable  ➼ ➼ ➼ I Will Be Waiting — Let’s Eat Grandma

This soundtrack starts off so strongly that I had no choice but to pick one that can kick it off just as well. Let’s Eat Grandma might be my favorite band I’ve found this year. Their genre-bending is exquisite.

Love Will Take You — Angus & Julia Stone  ➼ ➼ ➼ Need Ur Luv (Japanese Wallpaper Remix) — Charli XCX

Talk to me a year ago and tell me I was going to be putting Charli on a Twilight soundtrack recreation and I would’ve stared blankly and asked “fucking how?” Well, with this incredible Japanese Wallpaper remix, that’s how.

It Will Rain — Bruno Mars ➼ ➼ ➼ In My Blood — Shawn Mendes 

And how do you replace baby Bruno? Well, only with today’s romantic power-balad singing baby, Shawn Mendes. It’s a perfect replacement, if you ask me.

Turning Page — Sleeping at Last  ➼ ➼ ➼ For Now - Reimagined — Kina Grannis

Any other 2009-era Kina Grannis stans? Message From Your Heart? All those YouTube covers? No, just me? Whatever. Kina belonged on those soundtracks back then, and this is setting things right.

From Now On — The Features  ➼ ➼ ➼ Cliffs Edge — Hayley Kiyoko

One of Hayley’s older songs, so it’s not too new, but I felt that is matched From Now On’s mood fantastically.

A Thousand Years — Christina Perri  ➼ ➼ ➼  human — Christina Perri

No, this isn’t cheating. But only Christina Perri can truly replace Christina Perri. It’s also a perfect pre-change Bella song. I’m sure you heard this song everywhere at the end of the saga when everyone took to YouTube to make their cathartic recap videos. 2012-13 was a great (but weird) year to be a Twilight stan.

Neighbors — Theophilus London ➼ ➼ ➼ FACE — BROCKHAMPTON

Whether you like BROCKHAMPTON or not means little to me. They were absolutely ending up on one of these soundtracks. And as replacement to Neighbors, it’s like they belong. “Tell me what you’re waiting for? I just want to love you.” Ouch. Harsh Jacob vibes.

I Didn’t Mean It — The Belle Brigade ➼ ➼ ➼ All out of Tears — Z Berg

Z Berg created a song that sounded like it was made for one of these soundtracks. It’s insane. And one of my fucking favorites.

Sister Rosetta — Noisettes  ➼ ➼ ➼ Digital Witness — St. Vincent

The Twilight soundtracks (and also Sufjan Stevens himself) are responsible for introducing me to St. Vincent. Now, years later, she’s consistently been one of my favorite artists. She has the range, y’all.

Northern Lights — Cider Sky  ➼ ➼ ➼ Pool — Paramore

Of course I was putting Paramore back on one of these lists, you crazies. (And this isn’t the last you’ll see of them, either.) 

Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Wedding Version) — Iron & Wine ➼ ➼ ➼ New America Classic — Vitamin String Quartet

There isn’t a wedding version of New American classic, but there is a Vitamin String Quartet version! (And no offense Iron & Wine, but it sounds so much more like an actual wedding song.) Any OG Twilight stans know that in this house, we love and cherish the Vitamin String Quartet. They were like our musical savior back in the day. Couldn’t find a decent quality soundtrack upload? No worries. Odds are, they’d already recorded an insane strings cover already.

Requiem on — Imperial Mammoth  ➼ ➼ ➼ Waste — Oh Wonder

I unashamedly adore this song by Oh Wonder. Their dual vocals always put me in a damn trance. It’s so beautiful to describe. Just listen.

Cold — Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz ➼ ➼ ➼ Willow (feat. Robert Pattinson) — Tindersticks

Told you I’d stick him back on the soundtracks eventually. This song is so hauntingly perfect. When I first heard it it reminded me why I was so in love with Robert back in the day. That voice, man. Talent leapt!

Lloverá — Mía Maestro  ➼ ➼ ➼ Silence II — Son Lux

It’s not as beautiful as the Carmen actress’ ballad, but it’s just as haunting.

Love Death Birth — Carter Burwell  ➼ ➼ ➼ Sæglópur — Sigur Rós

When I went through my Sigur Rós phase way back when (pre-Twilight) Sæglópur was my favorite song for ages. It takes you through the whole spectrum of emotion, just as Carter Burwell’s music does. I thought it was an ideal way to end this first half.

You still get bonus tracks! Here’s two for the first movie:

Otherside — Perfume Genius

Simple. Powerful. Emotional. All you need at this point in the saga.

Everything In Its Right Place — Radiohead 

A song that feels like waking up from a dream. Perfect for Bella’s dramatic change. (And of course I had to actually add Radiohead to one of these.)

Part Two

Where I Come From — Passion Pit  ➼ ➼ ➼ Manchester — Kishi Bashi

Bella deserves to see the world for the first time with vampire eyes while Kishi Bashi magically transforms the scene in the background. It’s *chef’s kiss* literal perfection. 

Bittersweet — Ellie Goulding  ➼ ➼ ➼ Warrior — AURORA

Can I go off topic for half a second and tell you guys that I cried when I saw AURORA featured on the new Frozen song? No one deserves that wide recognition as much as she does. And no one does mystical pop better than AURORA (not even Ellie Goulding).

The Forgotten — Green Day ➼ ➼ ➼ Warm Winds (feat. Isaiah Rashad) — SZA

SZA deserves this spot and don’t even question why. SZA’s first album was so iconically emo. She’s another artist I’m convinced would’ve been reached out to for a track if she’d been making music just a little bit earlier.

Fire In The Water — Feist ➼ ➼ ➼ Carry Me Out — Mitski

Even though I’ve been a Feist fan since I got my first vocal comparison to her pre-Twilight (so I was ecstatic when she was featured here) I think Mitski really encapsulates everything a Twilight soundtrack needs.

Everything and Nothing — The Boom Circuits ➼ ➼ ➼ Highspeeds — Elliot Moss

I can’t not give Elliot Moss a spot. And that's it.

The Antidote — St. Vincent  ➼ ➼ ➼ Unholy Trinity — Von Grey

I needed a harder song for this replacement and Von Grey’s music does the trick. This is the band of an old Tumblr friend that goes fucking hard, y’all. She and her sisters know how to bang out the tunes.

Speak Up — POP ETC  ➼ ➼ ➼ Reasons Not To Die (Demo) — Ryn Weaver

This girl just knows how to fucking get me. Her second and final appearance on the soundtrack, here to just make you want to laugh and cry all at once. And as a replacement to another top favorite, it works well.

Heart of Stone — Iko  ➼ ➼ ➼ Smother — Daughter

Heart of Stone actually made my end of year top tracks playlist for 2018. I knew I needed a solid replacement. And you can never go wrong with a Daughter track.

Cover Your Tracks — A Boy and His Kite  ➼ ➼ ➼ In The Mourning — Paramore

We bid farewell to Paramore with their final appearance here. In The Mourning is another long-time favorite. It’s beautiful. And sad! We love it.

Ghosts — James Vincent McMorrow  ➼ ➼ ➼ Weight — Crywolf

You need that late Breaking Dawn depressing shit? I got you that late Breaking Dawn depressing shit. “Bless me with just one kiss before you leave me here with my heart.”

All I've Ever Needed — Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed ➼ ➼ ➼ Beetroot (What If I Was 1?) — Blue Americans

I can’t describe how double-sad I get when I remember that Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed divorced not long after the saga wrapped. (Not that I ever had an attachment to him, but this song is so nice!) So that’s why Beetroot is a little sadder than All I’ve Ever Needed. Still a great song though.

New for You — Reeve Carney ➼ ➼ ➼ Black Hole — HANA 

Black Hole is a little more pop than New For You. But it’s beautiful and nice and lovely and I am also In Love with HANA. So you get her here.

A Thousand Years (Part 2) — Christina Perri (feat. Steve Kazee) ➼ ➼ ➼ I Get To Love You — Ruelle 

Had had had to put this incredible, romantic, hopeful song at the end of this soundtrack specifically. Just listen and tell me you don’t get emotional over their future with this.

Plus Que Ma Propre Vie (More Than My Own Life) — Carter Burwell ➼ ➼ ➼ Half Life - Instrumental Version — Imogen Heap

How are you supposed to pick a song to end the soundtracks? Thankfully, Imogen Heap had the foresight to release instrumental versions of each song on her Ellipse album. Such a thoughtful queen. We thank her by giving her the final word. 

What’s this? No more? It’s okay. You do get bonus tracks, but not here.

I’ll be posting one more soundtrack, full of all the extras and little gems that I couldn’t quite place in any specific spot on the soundtracks. A whole other playlist full of Twilight-vibey songs for your listening enjoyment! Look out for that next week. Happy New Year!

[wadeillinois]

Thank you all for your patience as we worked through the applications, and for your patience in the upcoming days as we update the pages and get everything started. All of these applications were incredible, and we thoroughly enjoyed reading every single one. We’ll be reaching out to some of you who have applied for skeleton characters (which received multiple applications) with ideas we have for how to make the character you’ve created into an original one, so be sure to check the inbox of the account that you used to send your application for a message. Otherwise, anyone who doesn’t receive a message from us is more than welcome to re-apply for a different original character during our next round of acceptances. We ask that you just create a new one to avoid characters being too similar.

We ask for your continued patience tonight when it comes to OOC interactions. As much as we’d love to get straight to plotting, the two of us are pretty much fried! We both are going to head to bed now, but we’ll be on in the morning to send out links to join the OOC blog and OOC discord if you so choose! Then we’ll have the whole day tomorrow to talk about Wade!

If you’ve been accepted please send your account within 24 hours (by 1:00am EST on Wednesday, April 8th).

With that being said, please welcome the following characters to Wade.

ABBY as Daphne Bishop (Dear in the Headlights, Lily James FC).

ADE as Wade Solomon (Second Overdose, Jake Weary FC).

AMANDA as Susie Hawthorne (Church Owl, Alycia Debnam-Carey FC).

ANA as Daisy May Jones (Einstein in Tennis Shoes, Brianne Tju FC).

ANA as Nora Greene (Gone Girl, Emma Mackey FC). **

ART as Nate Brown (Dead End, Matthew McConaughey FC).

BUCKY as Ennis Silverman (Fry Crook, Chris Evans FC).

C as Juniper Smith (LA Reject, Imogen Poots FC).

CAT as Savannah Preaker (Prom Queen, Sydney Sweeney FC).

DANA as Magdalena Ortiz (Syrupy Sweet, Ana de Armas FC).

EMILY as Elijah Smalls (Career Criminal, Lakeith Stanfield FC).

FERB as Rhett Gregory (Talks Like Yoda, Bill Hader FC).

FIONA as Maddie Davis (Sidekick, Danielle MacDonald FC). **

FRANKIE as Hallen Kane (Gun Belt, Joel Kinnaman FC).

HONEY as Zephyr Green (Transplant, Kristine Froseth FC). **

J as Catalina Lopez (Damsel in Distress, Diane Guerrero FC).

JULIE as Robbie” Emmanuel Rivera (Dog Tags, Oscar Isaac FC).

KALA as Albany Rogers (Desperate for Attention, Adele Exarchopoulos FC).

KAYLA as Leo Graham (Fucking Hipster Bullshit, Oliver Jackson-Cohen FC).

LEXI as Georgia Palmer (Loser, Sofia Bryant FC).

LEXIE as Jaylen Maxwell (We Should Split Up, Jordan Fisher FC).

NIKKI as Daniel DePalma (Mr. Nice Guy, John Krasinski FC).

RACH as Kiara Crawford (Desperate Housewife, Deepika Padukone FC).

RAY as Rosalyn White (Cat Lady, Jessica Henwick FC).

REED as Nicoletta Balducci (Red Widow, Lady Gaga FC).

SIERRA as Priscilla Darcy (Blank Canvas, Malese Jow FC).

SUNNY as Shiloh Harrington (Rear Window, Zoe Kravitz FC).

TARA as Alexander Fletcher Wright (Gun Belt, Joel Kinnaman FC).

THAD as Gabriel Lockhart (Man of God, Callum Turner FC).

** = So many of you picked the last name Green/Greene! Once you have a moment, if you could talk amongst yourselves about last names and who wants to change theirs and then report back, that would be great! Thank you!

CHECK OUT THE POST ACCEPTANCE CHECKLIST!

[feminarrie]

under the same moon - one

a/n: we are back with the first chapter, friends! the chapter is just a tad over 2.7k and a whole lot of fluff. 

please let me know what you think and if you’d like to be added to the taglist! 

banner credit ⇢ @booksncoffee

Hanna’s hips ache with every step that she takes into her shared two bedroom apartment. A telltale sign that the fatigue and jet lag have begun to take up their extended residency in her bones. Another yawn escapes her as she sets her luggage next to her bedroom door. She’ll get to unpacking later, she tells herself. A short nap is much higher on her list of priorities for the day.

She doesn’t even bother to change out of her clothes. Simply tugs her black leggings down her legs, kicking them off with her left foot and leaving them to pool somewhere near her laundry basket. There’s no need to remove her bra after having decided to go without it beneath her oversized hoodie. The plain forest green hoodie had been the best and cleanest choice for the long plane ride home.

After pushing her throw blanket to the side of her queen bed, Hanna is kneeing her way up the length of it before dropping the upper half of her body to the mattress. The blankets smell like the laundry detergent used to wash them and the vanilla reed defuser that sits on her bedside table. And it has Hanna’s eyes drooping the moment her head hits the pillow, long mahogany hair fanning around her.

She’s nearly asleep after just a few seconds, but manages to muster up enough energy to retrieve her phone from the pocket of her sweatshirt. Setting an alarm to get up is the responsible thing to do even though the mere thought of waking up sets Hanna’s lower lip into a pout. But, with classes starting in almost two weeks and a fifteen page paper due for her interim course, she doesn’t exactly have time to waste. 

After checking that the clock read exactly noon, she sets an alarm to go off in two and a half hours. Perhaps she will wake up groggy and annoyed, but she has an inkling that waking up at any point will leave her just the same. Hanna tosses the device on her bedside table and not even five minutes later is she snoring beneath the quilted fabric of her comforter. 

.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Hanna wakes up to a wash of light purples and reds that paint her white walls a muted version of the colors. She can feel a stiffness in her neck as she shifts to her back on the bed and her face scrunches up with the discomfort. Hanna already knows that she has slept well past her alarm, but she can’t bring herself to care. She feels far too well rested and surely that can’t be a bad thing. If anything, it should make her much more productive. 

She pushes herself to sit up, pressing her back to pillows and leaning her head against the wall behind her. Her hand rises to cup the junction between her throat and neck, rolling her neck to relieve the tension. The other hand reaches for the phone that has shifted toward the edge of the table with the vibrations that accompanied her alarm. 

After turning off the do not disturb feature, her phone is flooded with notifications. She checks her voicemail first, seeing two separate calls from her mother and father. 

“Hi, Hanna. I’m glad you are home. Please give your mother and I a call when you’ve settled back in. Love you, kiddo.” 

“Iha. Call me when you are able to. I love you.”

They are both simple messages, but it has been more than two weeks since Hanna had heard the voice of her parents. Her mother’s silvery tone fills her with warmth and her dad’s sparks a yearning to be home that, in reality, always resides just below the surface. She holds off on calling them back, though. She hardly thinks that calling them at 5:36am on a Saturday is a good idea. Instead, she figures calling them after she has unpacked and begun settling back in would be much better.

She continues to look through her notifications. She reads through missed text messages from the group chat she has with Imogen, Tyler, and Sonam. It is an assortment of half finished thoughts, capital letters, and promises to go out the first week they are all back. (Hanna misses them something fierce. She absolutely cannot wait until Imogen returns to their shared apartment and Tyler and Sonam essentially move themselves in alongside her). 

Hanna types out a quick message to let them know she may or may not have slept for over twelve hours before switching to her social media accounts. Twitter has hardly anything new to offer after she had spent the better part of the flight scrolling through it, but Instagram is littered with likes and comments on her most recent picture. 

She scrolls through the notifications, reading each comment and liking the few that are from friends. There are even a few direct messages that have gone stale in her inbox after having been sent more than a week ago. But, there is one that was sent shortly after she had posted a picture of her arrival at LAX. 

niallhoran: you left so soon ! wish i would’ve known. i could’ve shown you the real sights to see in london. 

niallhoran: sorry if that sounded creepy at all, didn’t mean it if it did !! 

Hanna laughs quietly to herself at Niall’s messages. She hardly thinks that he sounded creepy, but she is not above engaging in some light teasing. 

hannarey: might’ve been a little more than creepy

hannarey: lmao i'm kidding! sorry i didn’t let you know when you dropped me off. i would’ve liked that. 

She doesn’t really expect a response right away, but her phone vibrates with a message only a few moments later. 

niallhoran: shit, sorry! but, would’ve liked to have gotten to know you better.

And Hanna doesn’t know it, but Niall is nibbling at his lower lip as he types out each message. She makes him more nervous than he can even describe and it’s almost embarrassing. Especially when Liam comes in, hair wild after his lie-in and glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, asking him why he looks so pensive. (Really, Liam asks why he looks so constipated). 

“Remember those two American girls that we had over?” Niall asks, glancing away from his phone for the first time.

“Hanna and Ira, yeah.” Liam nods as he moves to make himself a cup of tea, raising his mug as if to ask Niall if he would like his own.

Niall nods silently before continuing, “I was thinking about asking Hanna ‘round, but she’s back in the states, I guess.” 

The disappointment that sticks to every syllable is impossible to miss. Niall had felt that they had hit it off pretty well while Ira and Liam slept. He learned quite a bit about her love for literature and how she sometimes worried that working in the field would diminish her passion for it. She supplemented those vulnerable moments with retellings of fun nights out with her core group of friends. 

And Niall had been just as forthcoming with his own stories. He had told her of the year that he had taken off to travel around Europe because he had never left Ireland before then. He even allowed himself to delve into the insecurities that still plague him despite the fact that he has been offered more than one position as a producer following graduation. 

“Oh,” Liam doesn’t sound all that bothered, but he knows that the pair had grown closer in the few hours that they had known each other. “Did you at least manage to get her Instagram or something?”

“Yeah. Yeah, I messaged her just a little bit ago.” Niall says, glancing back to his phone to see that Hanna had messaged him back.

hannarey: sorry! could message me on whatsapp or whatever, if you’ve got it. 

hannarey: look who’s being creepy now. oops. 

A broad smile tugs at the corner of Niall’s lips when he reads it. He sends her a short message with his information for the app. His thumb hovers over the screen as he contemplates sending her his contact information for Skype. The screen name is typed out, but the digit circles momentarily. He squeezes his eyes shut after an internal pep talk and presses send. Thinks that it would be a bummer if she is put off by it, but he figures that it is the worst thing that could happen. 

hannarey: a little forward, aren’t we? kidding, i’ll add you in just a second!

True to her word, Niall receives a notification from Hanna a few minutes later. He receives another one shortly thereafter, but it comes from WhatsApp. He accepts both before typing out a greeting on the latter application. 

“Then it’s going well, I take it?” Liam chortles, having come back into the living room to offer Niall his cup of tea. 

“Thanks,” Niall says, typing a message with one hand and accepting the hot mug with the other. “Mhm. She asked me for my contact information.” 

He hopes, at the very least, that Hanna’s forwardness is indicative of their mutual enjoyment of each other’s company. Especially because Niall has never once connected with someone as quickly as he had with her. She emanated a warmth and sense of reprieve from the demands of everyday life. Even with five and a half thousand miles between them, the feeling envelopes Niall. And that has to mean something. 

.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .

Hours later, Hanna and Niall have maintained fairly consistent conversations. They are only ever interrupted by Hanna’s unpacking, a long call with her parents, and Niall’s short trip to do some food shopping. It was easy to fall in and out of conversation with one another. Neither bothered by periods of absences, but equally as thrilled to see a message light up their respective phones. 

However, Niall’s eyelids begin to droop as the time easily slides toward a quarter past one in the morning. He is already beneath the deep gray and navy blue duvet cover on his bed, his head cradled by two flat pillows that sit one on top of the other. His bedside lamp and the dull glow of his phone are the only things to illuminate the room. 

He almost feels too tired to continue talking with Hanna despite the fact that their conversation has strayed far away from anything interesting. Hanna is only telling him about her plans to stay in for the remainder of the night. He could practically see the pout on her face when she had grumbled about being bored without the company of her friends. And the conversation hadn’t moved much further than that. Partially due to the short responses on Niall’s behalf, his body finally fatiguing after fighting off his exhaustion for the last few hours. 

But, Niall really doesn't want to stop messaging Hanna. Even with his thoughts becoming incoherent and thumbs hovering over the keyboard as he attempts to configure an appropriate response. And he knows sleep is far more important than staying up late to talk to some girl over five thousand miles away. But, he has an inkling that Hanna isn’t just some girl. 

Especially when she is the one offering to video chat with him, if he’s comfortable with doing so, after he had insisted he was exhausted but would fight it a little longer just to keep talking. 

Niall is greeted by a cream colored wall adorned with various different types of framed artwork. Hanna is nowhere to be seen, but he can hear a faint rustling from somewhere beyond the view of the camera. 

“Thought I would be talking to you and not the wall.” Niall begins, voice thick and heavy with sleep. 

“Sorry! I’m just grabbing a snack from the kitchen!” Hanna’s pops up behind a wall that sits to the left of the screen. 

She raises her hand in a wave before being obscured once more. Niall is grateful for the moment to collect himself. It had only been a few days since he had seen Hanna for the first time and during that time, she had been done-up for a night out. Now, she appears to be in a pair of black sweatpants rolled at the top to keep them from falling even further down her small frame. The gap between the top of her sweats and the end of a tank top is hard to miss, the sliver of tanned skin hard to miss when it contrasted so starkly against the all black outfit.

Hanna emerges from the kitchen after flicking the light switch off and she settles herself in front of her laptop. A bowl of cereal sits in the palm of one of her hands while she tilts the lid of her computer down to put her in center view. 

“Hi,” she greets Niall with a smile. “Sorry, I just haven’t really eaten much today.”

Niall rolls over to his side, tucking his free arm between his pillows and extending the other to hold his phone further out. 

“No worries. Thought you said you went shopping earlier, though?” His brows furrow in confusion as he recalls a piece of their conversation.

“Yeah, yeah, I did. But, s’just the corner store at the end of my street.” Hanna speaks around a mouthful of cereal. “Too jet lagged to go anywhere else.” 

Niall nods in response. He is only capable of imagining what it would be like to spend ten or so hours traveling across the globe. He’s never really stepped foot outside of Europe, unless you count the trip to Disney World that he took with his parents when he was only two years old. Obviously, he has absolutely no recollection of the long flight over the Atlantic, but he is sure that it was worse for his parents than it was for him. 

“Can’t blame you there. What are you planning to do now?” he asks, a yawn following shortly after. 

“I’ll probably outline the rest of my paper. That way I have it finished before my roommate moves back in.” She pauses, “You should head to bed, though. You sound like you’re ready to drop.”

Niall shakes his head, “I’m not that tired.”

“Oh, bullshit.” Hanna giggles, bringing her legs up to sit criss-crossed. “You sound like you did a few days ago. And I know you were exhausted then.” 

Niall can feel a slight swell in his chest at her words. The simple fact that she had observed so much about him within the few short hours they had gotten to know one another made him soft, if he’s honest. It downright would’ve turned him into a puddle, if that were physically possible. 

“Please, Niall. Get yourself some sleep.” She says, stern chocolate brown eyes staring him down through the screen. “You can even call me again tomorrow night, if you’d like. Can’t promise I’ll be any more enthralling than I am right now, though.”

Niall knuckles at his eyes, heaving a sigh as he does so. He misses the way Hanna scrunches up her nose at the sight. Niall is just so cute and her attraction only strengthens as she gets to see small glimpses into his life.

Niall would much rather spend the entire night talking with Hanna, but the possibility of just hearing her voice again tomorrow is enough for him to justify going to sleep. He doesn’t voice that, though. At least, not in so many words.

“I’d like that.” He mumbles, ocean blue eyes concealed as his eyelids become even heavier. “Just call whenever you’re free, yeah? Liam and I will be ‘round all day tomorrow.”

“Alright, I’ll do that.” Her giggled response lands on Niall’s ears, albeit distorted, it still pulls the corners of his lips into a tired smile.

“Goodnight, Hanna.” Niall yawns, opening his eyes only to narrow them at the bright screen.

“Goodnight, Niall. I hope you sleep well.”

And he does. In fact, Niall is convinced that it is the best sleep he has gotten in weeks. Eight hours spent without a dream or nightmare to challenge the suddenly beautiful reality he was living in.

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Aria & Emmett

Name: Reed Hall

Gender: Cisgender Male

General Appearance: one, two, three // Aria always spoils him with new clothes, usually to succumb to her low key shopping addiction, and is never allowed to leave the house without his mother’s sage fashion advice. Always tripping off layers of clothes because he wants to be comfortable, but “beauty is pain”.

Personality: The most musically inclined child on the block. Shockingly extroverted. Falls in love extremely easily, has gotten his heart broken just as easily. Hard to talk to sometimes because there’s a limited amount of things that he actually likes to talk about. Selectively social. Has a hard time choosing between right and wrong, but regrets very deeply.

Special Talents: Can play more than ten instruments

Who they like better: Aria, especially when he takes her to her college classes.

Who they take after more: Emmet

Personal Headcanon: In third grade, when people were passing out valentine’s with candy in them, he wrote little four line songs for everyone person in his class and personally handed them a bag of candy that he made with Aria at home.

Face Claim: Justice Smith

Bailey & Emmett

Name: Daisy Hall

Gender: Cisgender Female

General Appearance: one, two, three // Bases a lot of her fashion ensembles off of 90′s sitcoms. always asks her mother to go shopping with her because she loves her fashion sense. Is sent back to her room a lot because her father just wants her to wear a turtleneck and a skirt with a train on it.

Personality: Extremely reserved, but her friendliness makes up for it. Doesn’t invite friends to her house because she respects her privacy so much. Always wants to be woke, so sets up fights on controversial issues so that she can see other people’s perspectives on the subject. 

Special Talents: Can make shapes out of her smoke.

Who they like better: She really adores Emmet, even if they butt heads a lot.

Who they take after more: She can be a lot like Daisy to the naked eye, but she’s her own creation in most senses.

Personal Headcanon: Smokes way too much for her little body can handle sometimes, especially on gruesome days, so she shows up to dinner high and starts getting into very in depth conversations about looney toon characters when they’re off set with her parents.

Face Claim: Aisha Dee

Fleur & Aaliyah

Name: Faith Amari-Hughes

Gender: Cisgender Female

General Appearance: one, two, three // Fall aesthetic to a tee. Likes to cozy up in a giant scarf and chunky jacket because she’s always cold. 

Personality: Has elective mutism. Doesn’t like being around people because she feels like a burden. Doesn’t feel like she can control anything in her life. Always guilty, even if she didn’t do anything wrong. Finds comfort in silence ad reading.

Special Talents: Can do extremely unusual braids.

Who they like better: She could never choose.

Who they take after more: Before she stopped speaking, Fleur was scared to even banter with Faith because she has the exact same combative skill as Aaliyah.

Personal Headcanon: When she found out that her best friend’s boyfriend was cheating on her, he beat her. She has never told anyone about the incident, especially since she finds it emotionally painful to even speak.

Face Claim: Naomi Scott

Name: Finn Amari-Hughes

Gender: Cisgender Male

General Appearance: one, two, three // Always looking fly as fuck™. Always prances around the house in his new outfits so that he can show off how good he looks. Literally all the time. It never ends. Ever.

Personality: Has one of the highest GPAs in his class. Uses a lot of his academic smarts to get street smart. Sells over the counter drugs to freshman students as real drugs on the down low to save up money for his college fund. Always wants to make a lasting impression. Garners a lot of pressure from his mothers to join every extra-curricular but hates being around people his own age.

Special Talents: Can recite every and any Shel Silverstein poem. 

Who they like better: Definitely likes Aaliyah a little more ( she’s the nice mom ).

Who they take after more: Fleur, no doubt.

Personal Headcanon: Feels as though Faith’s elective mutism is his fault, or at least something he could have prevented, and sneaks into her room at 2 in the morning and curls next to her in bed when he’s brought to tears by the thought.

Face Claim: Avan Jogia

Gabriel & Mia

Name:  Cantalicia “Ali” Moreno

Gender: Cisgender Female

General Appearance: one, two, three // 

Personality: Angry™. Always trying to pick a fight with someone. Loves to negotiate, especially with her parents. Doesn’t know how to verbally express her feelings so she does it physically. Never regrets anything she says Has a hard time apologizing. Never a crier. Will protect the ones she loves in any way possible, even if she has to get beat up for it. 

Special Talents: Can lift both of her legs over her head ( like a human pretzel ).

Who they like better: Mia, they fuel each other constantly

Who they take after more: Definitely Mia.

Personal Headcanon: When she was younger, her father would hold up his hands and let her punch until she was tuckered out, and he would pick her up and carry his little fighter up to her room.

Face Claim: Seychelle Gabriel

Name: Cristian Moreno

Gender: Cisgender Male

General Appearance: one, two, three // SUPREME EVERYWHERE. Lots of backwards baseball caps and hoodies that he can just thrown on really quickly.

Personality: Fuckboi™. Quarterback of the football team like his father, so miraculously gets a lot of girls. Gets smacked a lot for being very disrespectful to women, but he’s slowly progressing. slowly. has the mental capacity of a thumbtack. wants to go to college really badly, so tries to read books constantly, but not a lot of it retains.

Special Talents: Can knit better than anyone in the nearest nursing home.

Who they like better: He definitely likes Gabriel more, but treats Mia like the queen she is.

Who they take after more: Probably Gabriel, but he is really independent in his own.

Personal Headcanon: Every year, he knits a scarf for his sister, and when she unwraps it it’s filled with a stupid gag gift, like a plastic snake or whatnot.

Face Claim: Blake Jenner

Sebastian & Imogen

Name: Payton Lambert

Gender: Non-Binary

General Appearance: one, two, three // Doesn’t really want like to wear clothing that constricts to their body. Is always extremely cold for some reason, so they’re always bundling up.

Personality: Gets a lot of shit because they are related to their sister. Knows exactly what to say to get out of difficult situations. Loves making friends, especially when they take the time to understand them. Has a hard time not keeping their heart on their sleeve, always falls victim to people who like to take advantage of them and their endless kindness.

Special Talents: Is the double dutch champion, and shows that off in gym class to get credit all the time.

Who they like better: Sebastian, especially since he’s always trying so hard to pick up the pieces when Payton gets hurt.

Who they take after more: Definitely Imogen, always striving for adventure.

Personal Headcanon: Every time his sister does something awful. he writes a letter that he wants to send her. He has a whole notebook dedicated to letters he’s never sent her.

Face Claim: Choi Hansol

Name: Olivia Lambert

Gender: Cisgender Female

General Appearance: one, two, three // Anything that she can just throw on, fashion doesn’t really worry her. 

Personality: Psychopath. Has bipolar disorder. Doesn’t like to be the last to know something. Gets paranoid that people are talking about her, so beats everyone to the punch and calls them out, even if they weren’t actually talking about her. Wants to be the best that she can be, always ambitious, but always finds herself too sad or emotional to actually so what she plans on doing.

Special Talents: She can forge anyone’s handwriting just by looking at it.

Who they like better: Definitely Imogen

Who they take after more: None of them because she is the devil incarnate.

Personal Headcanon: When she was young, she didn’t want to date someone so she forged a note, in his handwriting, saying that he was going out with her best friend so it looked like he was going to cheat on her.

Face Claim: Katie Chang

Daria & Ferris

Name: Dakotah Bueller

Gender: Cisgender Female

General Appearance: one, two, three // Hates anything that covers her skin — Would rather walk around butt ass naked if it wasn’t such a big deal.

Personality: Probably a sex addict. Very social about her sex life ( to everyone except her parents, of course ). Represses her actual feelings all the time. Easy to emotionally attach herself to people, especially those she sleeps with, and holds onto them emotionally. Only talks to a lot of people so that she can scrutinize them. Has a very large superiority complex. 

Special Talents: Has perfect pitch, as well as the ability to play anything she hears on the piano.

Who they like better: She vibes with Daria so hard.

Who they take after more: Definitely Ferris. It’s almost scary.

Personal Headcanon: Before she lost her virginity, she tricked her boyfriend into going to the nearst clinic and getting tested for every STI known to man, only to not even have sex with him that night because she lost it to the boy at the reception desk.

Face Claim: Chloe Bennet

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Every time I miss her, I read this and remind myself how much she truly wanted it to all end... and then I’m back to myself again.

The lad frowned. "I don't like that explanation, Harry," he rejoined, "but I am glad you don't think I am heartless. I am nothing of the kind. I know I am not. And yet I must admit that this thing that has happened does not affect me as it should. It seems to me to be simply like a wonderful ending to a wonderful play. It has all the terrible beauty of a Greek tragedy, a tragedy in which I took a great part, but by which I have not been wounded."

"It is an interesting question," said Lord Henry, who found an exquisite pleasure in playing on the lad's unconscious egotism, "an extremely interesting question. I fancy that the true explanation is this: It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style. They affect us just as vulgarity affects us. They give us an impression of sheer brute force, and we revolt against that. Sometimes, however, a tragedy that possesses artistic elements of beauty crosses our lives. If these elements of beauty are real, the whole thing simply appeals to our sense of dramatic effect. Suddenly we find that we are no longer the actors, but the spectators of the play. Or rather we are both. We watch ourselves, and the mere wonder of the spectacle enthralls us. In the present case, what is it that has really happened? Some one has killed herself for love of you. I wish that I had ever had such an experience. It would have made me in love with love for the rest of my life. The people who have adored me — there have not been very many, but there have been some — have always insisted on living on, long after I had ceased to care for them, or they to care for me. They have become stout and tedious, and when I meet them, they go in at once for reminiscences. That awful memory of woman! What a fearful thing it is! And what an utter intellectual stagnation it reveals! One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar."

"I must sow poppies in my garden," sighed Dorian.

"There is no necessity," rejoined his companion. "Life has always poppies in her hands. Of course, now and then things linger. I once wore nothing but violets all through one season, as a form of artistic mourning for a romance that would not die. Ultimately, however, it did die. I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity. Well — would you believe it? — a week ago, at Lady Hampshire's, I found myself seated at dinner next the lady in question, and she insisted on going over the whole thing again, and digging up the past, and raking up the future. I had buried my romance in a bed of asphodel. She dragged it out again and assured me that I had spoiled her life. I am bound to state that she ate an enormous dinner, so I did not feel any anxiety. But what a lack of taste she showed! The one charm of the past is that it is the past. But women never know when the curtain has fallen. They always want a sixth act, and as soon as the interest of the play is entirely over, they propose to continue it. If they were allowed their own way, every comedy would have a tragic ending, and every tragedy would culminate in a farce. They are charmingly artificial, but they have no sense of art. You are more fortunate than I am. I assure you, Dorian, that not one of the women I have known would have done for me what Sibyl Vane did for you. Ordinary women always console themselves. Some of them do it by going in for sentimental colours. Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons. It always means that they have a history. Others find a great consolation in suddenly discovering the good qualities of their husbands. They flaunt their conjugal felicity in one's face, as if it were the most fascinating of sins. Religion consoles some. Its mysteries have all the charm of a flirtation, a woman once told me, and I can quite understand it. Besides, nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all. Yes; there is really no end to the consolations that women find in modern life. Indeed, I have not mentioned the most important one.”

"What is that, Harry?" said the lad listlessly.

"Oh, the obvious consolation. Taking some one else's admirer when one loses one's own. In good society that always whitewashes a woman. But really, Dorian, how different Sibyl Vane must have been from all the women one meets! There is something to me quite beautiful about her death. I am glad I am living in a century when such wonders happen. They make one believe in the reality of the things we all play with, such as romance, passion, and love."

"I was terribly cruel to her. You forget that."

"I am afraid that women appreciate cruelty, downright cruelty, more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitive instincts. We have emancipated them, but they remain slaves looking for their masters, all the same. They love being dominated. I am sure you were splendid. I have never seen you really and absolutely angry, but I can fancy how delightful you looked. And, after all, you said something to me the day before yesterday that seemed to me at the time to be merely fanciful, but that I see now was absolutely true, and it holds the key to everything."

"What was that, Harry?"

"You said to me that Sibyl Vane represented to you all the heroines of romance — that she was Desdemona one night, and Ophelia the other; that if she died as Juliet, she came to life as Imogen."

"She will never come to life again now," muttered the lad, burying his face in his hands.

"No, she will never come to life. She has played her last part. But you must think of that lonely death in the tawdry dressing-room simply as a strange lurid fragment from some Jacobean tragedy, as a wonderful scene from Webster, or Ford, or Cyril Tourneur. The girl never really lived, and so she has never really died. To you at least she was always a dream, a phantom that flitted through Shakespeare's plays and left them lovelier for its presence, a reed through which Shakespeare's music sounded richer and more full of joy. The moment she touched actual life, she marred it, and it marred her, and so she passed away. Mourn for Ophelia, if you like. Put ashes on your head because Cordelia was strangled. Cry out against Heaven because the daughter of Brabantio died. But don't waste your tears over Sibyl Vane. She was less real than they are."

There was a silence. The evening darkened in the room. Noiselessly, and with silver feet, the shadows crept in from the garden. The colours faded wearily out of things.

After some time Dorian Gray looked up. "You have explained me to myself, Harry," he murmured with something of a sigh of relief. "I felt all that you have said, but somehow I was afraid of it, and I could not express it to myself. How well you know me! But we will not talk again of what has happened. It has been a marvellous experience. That is all. I wonder if life has still in store for me anything as marvellous."

"Life has everything in store for you, Dorian. There is nothing that you, with your extraordinary good looks, will not be able to do."

"But suppose, Harry, I became haggard, and old, and wrinkled? What then?"

"Ah, then," said Lord Henry, rising to go, "then, my dear Dorian, you would have to fight for your victories. As it is, they are brought to you. No, you must keep your good looks. We live in an age that reads too much to be wise, and that thinks too much to be beautiful. We cannot spare you. And now you had better dress and drive down to the club. We are rather late, as it is."

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Name: Celia Molly Matthews Age: 23 Sexuality: Up to Player Gender: Female Portrayed By: Crystal Reed Availability: Open

“Everything seemed to be so good, but now it’s all black again.”

→ Background

A girl born and bred in Baberton, just like her brothers. As the youngest, Celia, who’s always preferred to go by her middle name Molly, always had to try and be better, faster and braver than them. She always aspired to be the best in everything and usually she made it. She was quite smart and got through school just fine, never had any problems with any of her classes and was the pride of her parents. Molly used to have a lot of friends but unfortunately none of them really lived in Baberton. In her old classes, no one really seemed to understand her. No one understood when she was quoting a good book or making some intellectual joke. So she decided to go through Baberton more or less alone. At the weekends she was usually in Bridgefield, the next town over, meeting with friends who really understood her and she makes sure that they would meet up regularly. Molly always got along with Eric the best of her siblings. He was a lot like her in personality and family values, unlike Alex who, while looked more like her, was just trouble for the family. And sometimes she thinks that it’s much better that he’s gone, although sometimes she thinks it would be nice to sit at a full family table for dinner. She knows how exhausting and mean her parents can be. They had money and did everything to protect that so she knew dating any old guy wasn’t an option. But she recently decided to go out with Ron Hall. She liked him a lot, and she thought he got her. But since her parents wouldn’t approve she just keeps it under the wraps. She’s much happier this way and she knows that maybe Ron isn’t the one but he’s a nice distraction anyway. Molly aspires to be a lawyer just like her father, to carry on the family name and does the best she can in all of her classes. She can be very feisty but she’s clever with it. Usually, she just wants peace in her life. Annie Pierce usually stayed off her radar. Molly was more than happy with that. She didn’t like the girl, especially since she treated her brother so badly. But she never had the strength to stand up to Annie. She gave her and her clique a wide berth. For Molly, it wasn’t all Annie. A leader would be nothing without their followers and, even if her friends changed and been through a lot, she can’t find sympathy for them.

→ Back to Baberton

When she found out that Eric was kidnapped and supposedly killed by the psycho who’d been terrorising the streets, she was depressed for weeks. She didn’t leave her room and never wanted to speak to anyone. She was sick of what was happening in this town. She’d never thought she would feel like any of the families that this had happened to and she’d been grateful, but when Eric was gone it felt like her world fell into pieces. And when Alex turned up again she was furious. How dare he come now? Molly didn’t want him here and she made no secret of it. All she wanted was justice for her brother… or for him to come back. She knew Alex would fail at whatever he was trying to do. He wasn’t someone with a clear mind and he was never the brightest either. She didn’t talk to him when she could help it. When Eric reappeared again, memories gone but alive, Molly was overjoyed. He was here! Eric could remember nothing from what happened but… as long as he was alive then everything would be okay, right? Molly stuck to him like glue through everything.. the slow return of his memories and the disintegration of his engagement to Nikki Clayworth (who she’d liked with Eric even less than she’d liked Imogen Ford, so she is glad that’s pretty much over now). No one will really be good enough for her brother in her eyes and, even though she’s the youngest, Molly is insanely protective of him. She’d been prepared to do whatever she had to do to stop the wedding but she’s just pleased she doesn’t have to go to the effort, even if it means Eric had to be hurt by their brother Alex, who caught Nikki’s attention while Eric was assumed dead. Better by Alex then by her, she can’t lose her brother again, it would ruin her.

→ What’s Her Secret?

Is insanely superstitious. She believes in black cats and ladders and scares herself with it from time to time. She’s read all about it and even though she has a realistic mind she tries to find solutions she can’t find to explain with the supernatural. She has a feeling that all of the deaths are the cause of an angry Annie Pierce ghost taking her anger out on the townspeople. But of course she wouldn’t say this out loud to anyone.

She’s keeping her relationship with Ronald Hall a secret because she knows that her father would never approve and neither would her mother. The two are very protective (overly so, quite often) and Molly wants to avoid the drama. Even if Ron isn’t the one, she doesn’t want the fallout because she’s seen what’s happened with Eric’s relationships when their parents got involved.

Though she’s seeing Ron, Molly recently kissed Becky on a night out. She isn’t quite sure what it means and is pretty sure her parents would approve less than Ronald so she’s keen to keep it a secret - but she wouldn’t mind kissing her again.

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BLACK DIAMOND CUP REPORT

By Coach Nathan Harkness

Finally back on our home deck we hosted KIllarney Vale on yet another beautiful day in Cardiff.   With the side not quite settled yet, we again had many changes. Special mention to Dave Graan returning for 2017 and Zac Moore playing his first 1st grade game for Cardiff FC.

It took 5 seconds to kick our first goal.  Simon O'Brien's fast centre clearence and kicking the ball deep into our forward 50, ending up with Dave Graan running into an open goal. This was the start we were looking for, but the rest of the first quarter was a bit of an arm wrestle and in a close contest we only kicked three goals to KIllarney Vale one goal. By half-time the game had opened up with Simon O'Brien,Marcus DeLeur, Matt Vukovich, Nick Chapman, Brandt Job and Tom Yensch combining in the middle with plenty of delivery to our forwards with Cam Jones kicking 4 goals in the first half.

The second half was much the same as the second quarter and we powered away with the final winning margin being 97 points. Zac Metcalf continues his outstanding form with restricting KIllarney Vale's  coach Scott Reed to only 2 goals and also creating plenty of rebounds out of defence.  Lenny Pratt has started to gather some solid form and looks very settled playing the small defender role. In patches the midfield and half back line connected better with our forwards which enabled the forwards to finish off the some  positive ball movement with Tom Quade, Aaron Wivell, Cam Jones, Beau Heeney Dave Graan and Brandt Job all kicking multiple goals.

Final Score:

Cardiff Hawks 21.18.144 Killarney Vale 6.11.47

Best Players:

Z. Metcalfe, S. O'Brien, T. Quade, T. Yensch, M. DeLeur, C. Jones.

Goal Kickers:

T. Quade 5, A. Wivell 4, C. Jones 4, D. Graan 2, B. Job 2, J. Lennon, S. O''Brien, B. Heeney, C. Mayo.

RESERVE GRADE REPORT

By Captain Tony Edser

The Hawks returned to the nest after a gallant effort last week against Terrigal. Killarney Vale came into the game up and about after recording 3 wins to start their season. The game started well for the bombers who kicked the first major and controlled the game for the first 10 minutes.

Josh Murphy got the Hawks on the score board after a strong mark and spectacular set shot from the boundary. This was the first of 7 goals for J Murph who played his strongest game of the season. A strong midfield performance from Jesse “Rory Smith” Coombes, Miles Petersen, and Andrew Walker ensured the Hawks finished the half in front despite not taking advantage of inside 50’s and overall possession.

The third quarter for the Hawks was more pedestrian than the over 90’s 100m sprint. No intensity, no commitment, or accountability. This was reflected on the scoreboard at ¾ time as a health lead turned into a level game. Tom Lashlie took the game by the horns and ensured the Hawks recorded a win at the nest. His best on ground was a great display especially in the fourth quarter changing the momentum of the game. Lots to work on, but we are heading in the right direction.

#flytogether

Final Score:

Cardiff Hawks 15.15.105 Killarney Vale 9.12.66

LADY HAWKS REPORTBy Coach Paul Cooksley

A beautiful day greeted the players at Hillsborough oval for their encounter with Kilarney Vale. A few outs saw a few positional changes, with Mollie Palmer starting in the midfield and Imogen Mahony coming in on the wing. Sarah Dodds was a welcome in, starting on the halfback flank. A strong start from the hawks wasn’t quite enough as the bombers took an early lead with 2 goals to lead, 13- 1 at the first break.

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The second quarter was a very contested affair with both teams hard at the foot. The hawks defense was under the pump with Faith Lewis and Iesha Veness repelling raids with solid defensive work abley supported by midfielders Jess Day, Apryl Baily and Mollie Palmer who flooded back well to help the defense out. A weight of possession and field position to the bombers proved too much and we went to the main break 22-1 down, which was a very good result given the amount of time the ball was in our defensive 50.

Nothing much changed in the third quarter with good, hard, contested footy. Our ruck duo Jade and Madi Ryan kept toiling hard as they continue to build their reputation as formidable rucks. Sam Kelly is proving valuable up forward with good communication skills and willingness to put blocks on defenders, enabling our forwards that little bit more time to settle. Sara Gilbert scored to send the hawks to the final break down 41-7.

The fourth quarter would prove what a bunch of fighters we have on our hands here. Again the defense were under pressure but our back 6 werent giving in. Cat Reed was giving her opponent nothing and the mids continued to push back and help out. Despite being down on rotation and behind on the scoreboard our Lady Hawks finished the game with their best quarter, scoring 2 goals and conceding just one. It was a quarter full of courage and I am so proud of the way we finished the game off. I don’t think the scoreboard reflected our efforts on the day and I look forward to the next game knowing we are always going to give 100% effort.

Special mention to Nicola Walker, Apryl Baily, Sarah Dodds, Jess Day, Mollie Palmer, Iesha Veness, Deb Carlin, Jade Ryan and Madi Ryan.

Final Score:

Cardiff Hawks 3.2.20 Killarney Vale 7.7.49

[hexterah]

(This mix was originally posted on LJ in February of 2008. I’m putting all my old fanmixes online w/ the info here! :D)

IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED THE FIRST BIOSHOCK, THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS FANMIX (just a warning XD)

1960. Your name is Jack. You're the only survivor in a plane crash in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Surprisingly, you find yourself near a curious tower jutting out of the water. You wade over, climb inside and find yourself in a sprawling underwater city, complete with clubs, apartments, factories and leaks. What was this place created for? Who created it? Why? How? It's a technical marvel, why hasn't it been all over the news? These are the questions you are searching for answers to, until more questions materialize, that is. Such as "Who is Atlas and why am I helping him?", "Why is my hand seething fire, insects and electricity?", "Why are these gigantic robots suddenly out for my head?" and "Oh dear god, why is that little girl chugging the red fluid she just needled out of that corpse?" Society here has collapsed, the people have gone absolutely out of their minds, everyone is jacked up on plasmids and now you're stuck in the middle of it. Welcome to Rapture.

Fanmix on Playmoss!: https://playmoss.com/en/hexterah/playlist/would-you-kindly-a-bioshock-fanmix (a couple of the songs won’t play on PM cause of the companies that have their music blocked -- they can be found on the actual youtube site though, if you wanted to hunt down the songs under the cut that the playlist skips~) 

bobby darin .. BEYOND THE SEA ... it's far beyond the stars it's near beyond the moon I know beyond a doubt my heart will lead me there soon ...

[ Take the bathysphere on down to your hometown. ]

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Ignore the lies of Atlas and his parasites. Rapture is on the rise.

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shiny toy guns .. STARTS WITH ONE ... only three i can’t seem to get enough anyway i can’t speak nothing to say anyway let’s show them the only way let’s show them our hearts ...

[ Don't mind the leaks or the bodies. Just watch your step. ] ................ Andrew Ryan asks you a simple question: are you a man or a slave? ................ temposhark f. imogen heap .. NOT THAT BIG ... I can cut my heart out just like you do and I can suck the life out of it just like you do i'm gonna pick myself up and pull myself together; never revel in recovery mode for when commitment is a dirty word you can't afford to ever slip or let down your guard ...

[ It might feel a little funny with the first injection, Jack. Just a little. ]

................ The Little Sisters Orphanage: In troubled times, give your little girl the life that she deserves. Boarding and education free of charge! After all, children ARE the future of Rapture. ................ the cure .. LULLABY ... on candystripe legs the spiderman comes softly through the shadow of the evening sun stealing past the windows of the blissfully dead looking for the victim shivering in bed searching out fear in the gathering gloom ...

[ Andrew Ryan is your God among Men. ] ................ Approaching a Little Sister is a criminal offense. Do not approach the Little Sisters. ................ gerard mcmann .. CRY LITTLE SISTER ... cry little sister (thou shall not fall) come to your brother (thou shall not die) unchain me sister (thou shall not fear) love is with your brother (thou shall not kill) ...

[ It's up to you, Jack, whether they're rescued or harvested, which means it's up to you whether the big brother in their chemically-enhanced fucked-up-beyond-repair family saves them or kills them and takes all the spoils as his own. ]

................ We all have bills to pay, and the temptation to break curfew to make a little extra ADAM is forgivable. Breaking the curfew is not. Stay on the level, and out of trouble. ................ three days grace .. NEVER TOO LATE ... no one will ever see this side reflected and if there's something wrong who would have guessed it and I have left alone everything that I own to make you feel like it's not too late it's never too late ...

[ People forget that the Big Daddies were once human too. ] ................ The smuggler is the friend of the parasite. It is your duty to report the smuggler. ................ radiohead .. ALL I NEED ... I am the next act waiting in the wings I am an animal trapped in your hot car I am all the days that you choose to ignore you are all I need you are all I need I am in the middle of your picture lying in the reeds ...

[ "Plasmids changed everything. They destroyed our bodies, our minds. We couldn't handle it. Best friends butchering one another, babies strangled in cribs. The whole city went to hell." ] ................ Rumor is the tool of the parasite. Fontaine is dead; Rapture lives. ................ videodrone .. ALONE WITH 20 BUCKS ... living, barely surviving freebasing life till its end divided soulless vices death before life could begin evil dollar bills, life stood still a tumor removed from your brain prescription refilled, a cure for my ill blood stains painted over again you tell me how to think you tell me how to feel cause I want to know what is real is anyone real? ...

[ If Ryan is Rapture's God, then Fontaine is his Lucifer. Once smiled upon for his actions, he's now Ryan's most prominent enemy. ] ................ Attention: A new curfew will be enacted on Thursday. Citizens found in violation will be relocated to Apollo Square. ................ dave gahan .. A LITTLE LIE ... I walk alone and you know I've never felt at home I'm so hard to please and I have everything I need ...

[ "Me family's in a submarine hidden in the foundation of Fontaine Fisheries. I'll meet you there." -- You'd better get used to being lied to, Jack. ] ................ Wanting an item from the surface is forgivable. Buying or smuggling one into Rapture is not. Stay on the level, and out of trouble. ................ joydrop .. BREAKDOWN ... and all the days you pushed around and all the times you lied to yourself and all the dreams we had just might breakdown ...

[ She seems to be the only one with a conscience on this sinking heap of metal. She also acts as yours. Listen to her. ] ................ Andrew Ryan reminds us: we all make choices, but, in the end, our choices make us. ................ kate bush .. EXPERIMENT IV ... they told us all they wanted Was a sound that could kill someone from a distance So we go ahead and the meters are over in the red It's a mistake in the making ...

[ Nothing holds back the experiments in Rapture. And nothing is saved from them. Plants, animals, children -- all up for grabs. ] ................ Wallet a little light? At Surgical Savings we'll happily work out an affordable payment plan for any major procedure. Potentially terminal illnesses won't wait until payday. Should you? ................ coheed & cambria .. THE HOUND (OF BLOOD AND RANK) ... come on, you've got to give it to me as though you want it too come on and set me free i'll dig it till we've made your grave oh, you've been a bad, bad boy i'll cut it 'til I carve it out and stick it in a sad, sad song why the bother, you're no brother you’re the wrong I need boy, we all found an audience while you found the worst of me ...

[ The body is a terrible thing to waste. So says the artist. One does the cutting and the carving and the other does the sculpting and the performing and they're two sides of one horribly twisted and beautiful coin. ] ................ Attention: Any public congregation of more than four persons is considered an actionable offense. ................ frou frou .. PSYCHOBABBLE ... do just what I tell you and no one will get hurt don't come any closer cause I don't know how long I can hold my heart in two make no sudden movements and no one will get hurt you're not coming over if you know what's good for me why would I be leaving you? ...

[ Andrew Ryan has a way with women, yes? Well, he also has a way with his children. A man chooses, a slave obeys. ] ................ The bottom of the ocean is our home, but it can also be a dangerous place. Any leak is a bad leak. Report any unexplained water promptly to the Central Council. ................ the birthday massacre .. PLAY DEAD ... thinking hurts and thoughts don't rhyme to those of us who've never tried to find a face behind our lipstick smiles and as our pretty faces die our plastic hearts will wonder why the make-up just won't hide the scars of time ...

[ "Now, would you kindly find a crowbar or something? Bloody splicers sealed Johnny in before they ... goddamn splicers." -- They were the citizens of this once thriving metropolis. Now they've been reduced to babbling, deformed maniacs who are only out for another high. ] ................ We all move the Great Chain, and the Great Chain moves us all. ................ moving units .. THE KIDS OF ORANGE COUNTY ... a suburban tease you can see their dirty knees you can see them bounce off a wall like a racquet hits a ball but they always come back again a Jamaican breeze you can smell the anti-freeze you can see the world is a maze when you're young and you're free to be anything you wanted to be ...

[ It's all about class, dollface, and you don't fit in! Parasite! ] ................ The parasite hates three things: free markets, free will, and free men. ................ brand new .. WELCOME TO BANGKOK [ instrumental ]

[ "Don't know what I was thinkin'. Never spliced up once the whole time I was down here in this aquarium. Figured it was bad to mix business with pleasure, but WHOOO! Forget all the nose candy and floor polish I been wastin' time with! THIS stuff is the mothers milk!" ] ................ "That's just the Plasmid Blues, Mary. You just need to slow down a bit on the splicing. Before you know it, you'll be as right as rain. Remember, a smart splicer is a happy splicer." ................ ambo .. BLUEBIRD ... and the sun was brilliant too ...

[ Maybe one day you'll see the sun again, Jack. ]

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WANTED! FC can be changed!

Name: Celia Molly Matthews Age: 23 Sexuality: Up to Player Gender: Female Portrayed By: Crystal Reed Availability: Open

“Everything seemed to be so good, but now it’s all black again.”

→ Background

A girl born and bred in Baberton, just like her brothers. As the youngest, Celia, who’s always preferred to go by her middle name Molly, always had to try and be better, faster and braver than them. She always aspired to be the best in everything and usually she made it. She was quite smart and got through school just fine, never had any problems with any of her classes and was the pride of her parents. Molly used to have a lot of friends but unfortunately none of them really lived in Baberton. In her old classes, no one really seemed to understand her. No one understood when she was quoting a good book or making some intellectual joke. So she decided to go through Baberton more or less alone. At the weekends she was usually in Bridgefield, the next town over, meeting with friends who really understood her and she makes sure that they would meet up regularly. Molly always got along with Eric the best of her siblings. He was a lot like her in personality and family values, unlike Alex who, while looked more like her, was just trouble for the family. And sometimes she thinks that it’s much better that he’s gone, although sometimes she thinks it would be nice to sit at a full family table for dinner. She knows how exhausting and mean her parents can be. They had money and did everything to protect that so she knew dating any old guy wasn’t an option. But she recently decided to go out with Ron Hall. She liked him a lot, and she thought he got her. But since her parents wouldn’t approve she just keeps it under the wraps. She’s much happier this way and she knows that maybe Ron isn’t the one but he’s a nice distraction anyway. Molly aspires to be a lawyer just like her father, to carry on the family name and does the best she can in all of her classes. She can be very feisty but she’s clever with it. Usually, she just wants peace in her life. Annie Pierce usually stayed off her radar. Molly was more than happy with that. She didn’t like the girl, especially since she treated her brother so badly. But she never had the strength to stand up to Annie. She gave her and her clique a wide berth. For Molly, it wasn’t all Annie. A leader would be nothing without their followers and, even if her friends changed and been through a lot, she can’t find sympathy for them.

→ Back to Baberton

When she found out that Eric was kidnapped and supposedly killed by the psycho who’d been terrorising the streets, she was depressed for weeks. She didn’t leave her room and never wanted to speak to anyone. She was sick of what was happening in this town. She’d never thought she would feel like any of the families that this had happened to and she’d been grateful, but when Eric was gone it felt like her world fell into pieces. And when Alex turned up again she was furious. How dare he come now? Molly didn’t want him here and she made no secret of it. All she wanted was justice for her brother… or for him to come back. She knew Alex would fail at whatever he was trying to do. He wasn’t someone with a clear mind and he was never the brightest either. She didn’t talk to him when she could help it. When Eric reappeared again, memories gone but alive, Molly was overjoyed. He was here! Eric could remember nothing from what happened but… as long as he was alive then everything would be okay, right? Molly stuck to him like glue through everything.. the slow return of his memories and the disintegration of his engagement to Nikki Clayworth (who she’d liked with Eric even less than she’d liked Imogen Ford, so she is glad that’s pretty much over now). No one will really be good enough for her brother in her eyes and, even though she’s the youngest, Molly is insanely protective of him. She’d been prepared to do whatever she had to do to stop the wedding but she’s just pleased she doesn’t have to go to the effort, even if it means Eric had to be hurt by their brother Alex, who caught Nikki’s attention while Eric was assumed dead. Better by Alex then by her, she can’t lose her brother again, it would ruin her.

→ What’s Her Secret?

Is insanely superstitious. She believes in black cats and ladders and scares herself with it from time to time. She’s read all about it and even though she has a realistic mind she tries to find solutions she can’t find to explain with the supernatural. She has a feeling that all of the deaths are the cause of an angry Annie Pierce ghost taking her anger out on the townspeople. But of course she wouldn’t say this out loud to anyone.

She’s keeping her relationship with Ronald Hall a secret because she knows that her father would never approve and neither would her mother. The two are very protective (overly so, quite often) and Molly wants to avoid the drama. Even if Ron isn’t the one, she doesn’t want the fallout because she’s seen what’s happened with Eric’s relationships when their parents got involved.

Though she’s seeing Ron, Molly recently kissed Becky on a night out. She isn’t quite sure what it means and is pretty sure her parents would approve less than Ronald so she’s keen to keep it a secret - but she wouldn’t mind kissing her again.

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