#nick giving charlie his clothes to wear

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

1x2 | 2x2 | 2x6| 3x3 | 3x5

[jediwizard]

It's crazy how Alice creates the most diverse but also relatable characters. There are characters of different sexual orientations, different races, genders, mental illnesses, family life and eating disorders. They're all so different??? but there's something that binds them all together. For example, I relate to Tao and his love for films but I also relate to Georgia with her loyalty to her friends, and I relate to Tori but I relate to Frances and her obsession to do well in school and not be a disappointment, but I relate to Lister but I... They're all different, but there's something so familiar about them and you can see similar traits in each of them in yourself. you're never just one character, but a perfect mix of a bunch of them. I feel like a collage or mosaic of my favourite characters. Not just the four of them, but all the characters, like Aled Last, Micheal Holden and Elle Argent.

Alice Oseman's characters radiate comfort and warmth. Her books give the same vibes as curling up in you're cozy messy bed after an exhausting day at school or work, buried under a mountain of blankets when it rains or snows outside. The months between September and February when the sun sets early and you get to wear extra layers of clothes like that oversized black hoodie to cover your face from the unfamiliar or jean jacket covered in fandom pins. Returning to your room filled with artifacts from your childhood, old middle-grade fantasy books you haven't touched in like four years but wouldn't sell or donate because they mean too much, book reports and DIY science projects from 3rd grade and that movie poster filled haven where you could leave the stresses of the real world behind.

All the lights are off, except for those fairy string lights above your bed. You're sipping a hot cup of tea or hot chocolate, rereading your old favourite books you loved as a teenager and watching that old favourite film that you've seen so many times that you can remember all the dialogue to, but you watch it anyway. Listening to that carefully curated 90s indie rock playlist from 2019 to drown out and forget the world outside. listening to artists like cavetown, girl in red, the 1975, Arctic monkeys, phoebe bridgers and the smiths. staying up wayyyy too late, the only light being the screen of your laptop or phone, reading fan fiction on AO3 while your whole family's asleep. That warmth and authenticity that you don't find much in modern media. The nostalgia. How she accurately portrays what actual teenagers are like, both the good and the bad. and every other feeling in between. confusion and the odd feelings of growing up, especially how characters like georgia and Nick never realized their sexualities until later (it can be nerve-wracking to figure something out), but also people who have known who they are since forever like frances and charlie. knowing yourself but also feeling like a complete stranger in your body. i don't know how, but even if you're reading it for the first time, @chronicintrovert books have the feeling of returning home.

[vheartcn]

NickxCharlie fic recs

I love Christian, Otis and Sai and I’ve read a lot of great fics where they try to meddle, or where they’re just menaces (I love it so much that I also wrote one myself), so here’s a list of fics you should read if you love it too🤭❤️

Those two oblivious boys by 7ate9: In hindsight, it was obvious, really: Nick and Charlie had a crush on each other. After figuring it out, Sai, Otis, and Christian can’t help but try to intervene to give their friends a happily ever after they deserve. Unfortunately, not everything is as it seems, but that may not mean what the boys think it means.

You try on calling me baby like trying on clothes by Brookhacker: Charlie picks up an old rugby hoodie at a clothing swap. Sai bumps into him in the laundry room wearing it and draws conclusions. Nick sets out to meet this boy, who Sai claims is his "dream man".

Fourth Date by PancyFace22: Towards the end of their fourth date at the busiest venue in town, Nick and Charlie are surprised by Otis, Christian, and a frantic Sai, who forgets they are waiting for Nick to tell them about him and Charlie. A slightly different take on the rugby trio being cool with Nick and Charlie.

Fools’ Errands by Yojfull: Charlie wasn't sure how living with a rugby lad would go, but things are pretty pleasant until April rolls around. It turns out his flatmate has been engaged in a multi-year prank war with his friend, and now Charlie is in the crossfire.

Sai Saves the Date by FaiaSakura: Nick’s friends know about his crush on Charlie and meddle for the better at Harry’s party.

The Rugby Rainbow Alliance by PhoenixSpring2: Nick and Charlie are best friends. Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are inseparable. Everyone knows they're meant to be together. Everyone except the aforementioned boys. Enter The Paris Squad and a handful of Rugby Lads to intervene.

I’m captivated by you baby like a firework show by Brookhacker: Nick and Charlie work at the same amusement park over the summer holiday. Sick of seeing his friend pinning away like an idiot, Christian hatches a plan to get Nick and Charlie to the top of the ferris wheel just in time for a convenient breakdown.

In the Closet by LazlotheJeep: A prank is planned. A confession is planned. Neither go as planned.

With a Gentle Touch by me: Charlie is in his first year of university and lives with Nick, Christian, Otis and Sai. After a few sleepless nights, Nick, his crush and roommate, confesses to Charlie that he has trouble sleeping and receiving light back scratches help him fall asleep. What happens when, concerned for Nick, Charlie offers to help? With a bonus point of view from Otis and Sai in each chapter.

Really Good Mates by pheoni, RosieC88: 5 times Christian thought Nick and Charlie were really good mates + 1 time he realised how shit his gaydar was.

*I’ll try to keep these lists updated, so I suggest you come back from time to time if you’re interested*

More lists to come!

[sxnshxnxxnddxxsxxs]

how poor are the weasley’s?

i think this question really just encapsulates jkr’s shitty world building because there are so many interconnected elements.

oh and as always fuck jkr for the antisemitism, transphobia, racism, holocaust denial, barely veiled misogyny and the rest of her sins.

why is there poverty in the first place?

in a world with magic where you can create practically anything but food out of nothing why are people poor. especially when the you can’t create food rule has the caveat if you already have food you can just duplicate it. moreover in a world where theoretically you can get everything you need with the right spell why do you need money? the answer in all likelihood is probably convenience because most people don’t have time to find the spell for this that and the other. but if you don’t have money theoretically there is still a away to provide for yourself. also i’m pretty sure there’s no lore against just conjuring gold so theoretically there’s no reason to be without money.

the weasleys and mismanaging their money

in harry and ron’s first train ride we get the introduction to the weasleys poverty and the frankly ludicrous mismanagement of their funds. first of all we get that percy got brand new robes not because he had grown out of his old ones but because he was made a prefect and that he also got a new owl. then we get ron who has bill’s old robes, charlie’s old wand and percy’s old rat and no money for the trolley just his least favourite sandwiches. now i’ll come back to my thoughts on the robes in a bit. now charlie’s old wand is a known plot hole but still why did he get a new wand especially considering that charlie graduated from hogwarts in the summer of 1991 if you have money to buy a wand at that point in time surely it should go to the child who needs a wand and doesn’t yet have one. but say charlie just really needed a new wand then use the spare cash you spent on percy’s robes and owl. like it just gives irresponsible to not dedicate money to the kid that needs it the most.

what are the indicators of the weasleys poverty?

i ask this because while poverty certainly manifests differently in different situations i find that the way the weasley finances are described and how they are portrayed to live don’t quite match up. now the big one is when they go to gringotts in CoS when all that’s in the weasley vault is a small pile of sickles and one galleon. but i’d also say that that is the only real indicator of the weasleys being poor because the two main other factors are the hand me down clothes and books. now i personally don’t find this to be an indicator of poverty at all i actually find it entirely normal. as some who had a school uniform (i went to state school in the uk) they are not cheap one full set of my uniform (blazer, jumper, shirt, kilt and socks) cost upwards of £200 and in a pair of shoes that will last at least the year and that’s at least another £50 or so. so it was the unquestionable norm in my school that if you had an older sibling who had spare uniform because they were graduated or had grown out of it then you would wear it (provided it was in good nick) and it was the same with textbooks the syllabus barely changed unless the entire national curriculum was updated so if you could inherit a textbook or set text you would, in fact you were at an advantage if it was for something like english lit because the annotations would already be there. and even if you didn’t have an older sibling in my school we were actively encouraged to buy second hand books. like i’m sorry but i just don’t accept hand me downs especially in this context as being a sign of poverty. now there are very big indicators of poverty that the weasleys don’t have (and obviously irl you can still be poor and not have these apply to you i just think it’s worth mentioning) which are food insecurity and housing insecurity.

now i would like to make it clear that i don’t think that the weasleys are particularly well off i just don’t think that they’re destitute in the way jkr wants the audience to believe (possibly because she’s never interacted with poverty on a significant level) which leads me into my next point.

comparative poverty

most of the times that the weasleys poverty is being examined it’s in the context of a comparison to either harry or the malfoys who are all significantly wealthy (the malfoys more so than harry) which provides a very skewed perspective of how poor the weasleys are because i’d wager that hermione (who is implied to be upper middle class considering her parents are dentists) would look poor certainly next to the malfoys. with harry it’s harder to say just because we really have no clue how rich harry actually is.

class vs money

now this is both related and unrelated but partially because of jkr’s very inconsistent writing of the weasleys being poor and her world building or lack there of but the weasleys very much come off to me like an upper class family. and this is a reminder that in the uk money and class are very different and that one does not inform the other. money can help you present your class but that’s about it. it is more than possible to be upper class and not have a pot to piss in (or in the forever iconic words of beverly: not have a pot in which to piss). and i think that the weasleys being an upper class family that lost their fortune at some point really informs some of their decisions like the fact that they are a single income household when after ginny goes to hogwarts i don’t really see why molly wouldn’t get a job. and the fact that when when arthur and lucius fight it’s generally about money and arthur being jealous of lucius’s fortune which would make even more sense if at one point the pair were equals in the social hierarchy. not to mention that the weasleys are part of the sacred twenty eight and class and blood status are very closely linked in the narrative.

all this to say that when you examine the nature of poverty in the wizarding world especially when your case study is the weasleys it makes very little sense. not only the first question of why is there poverty in the first place (and why the hell is there inflation i could write a whole separate think piece on this tapped fucking money system). but since it does exist how does it manifest itself? like bills aren’t really a thing because houses are powered by magic and rent isn’t really mentioned i don’t think, the weasleys own their house (another class indicator). it just really doesn’t make sense to me. also i haven’t really included ron being bullied for being poor by draco because the majority of people are poor compared to draco and draco is a dickhead eleven year old like i doubt he even knows how money works.

[saturnzskyzz]

Midnight Cuddles

Lee: Nick

Ler: Charlie

Summary:

Charlie seems to be troubled with stuff going on at home, so why not walk up to Nick's late at night in the pouring rain?

Warning: | Tickling |

・divider credits・

Rainbow dots

Hand drawn

"Hey!"

Was what Nick had heard loud and clear as he opened the door to see a happy, and soaked, Charlie Spring outside his home.

"Woah, hey! What brings you out here, it's raining. Get inside!" Nick panicked, grabbing his lover by the shoulder to pull him inside, then closed the door.

Nick hurried to grab a towel and freshly new clothing for Charlie to wear since he assumed that the ones he was currently wearing were uncomfortable.

As a quick thank you was heard, Charlie went to the bathroom to go change and dry up. Nick was left on the couch, who was a bit stunned to see his boyfriend that night. I mean, it was midnight, and his mom was fast asleep, so it was to be understood that he wasn't expecting any visitors.

"Okay, I'm all dressed now! C'mere you!" Charlie said, hopping over to Nick to give him a cuddly hug and warm gentle kiss.

"Ohohokay now, thank you for the surprise.. But what brings you over here, Char?" Nick asked concerningly. It's not often that Charlie would sneak out of the house just to see Nick at such an hour like tonight. Usually when this happens, it's either because of his thoughts, or his mom..

"Uhm.. Let's not worry about that! Let's cuddle~" Charlie then wrapped his arms around Nick's waist, pulling them close while Charlie stuffed his face into Nick's neck, causing the older to stiffle a few giggles because of the breathy tickles.

"Chahahar! Wahahait- yohou're tihickling mehe!" Nick said, scrunching up his nose as he brought his shoulders up to try and block out the sensation, which was obviously failing.

"Oh, am I now?" Charlie said, who didn't retreat from his accidental attack on his lovers neck. He actually added to the tickly attack by going in with his hands to squeeze at Nick's sides, causing the poor boy to yelp out in surprise.

As chuckles were spewing out of Nick, he used one of his hands to cover up his mouth to reduce the sound of his laughter as to not wake his mother. She didn't know that Charlie was over afterall.

"C-Chahahar! Plehease, myhy mohohom is sleheheping!" Nick struggled to say, as he pushed on charlie's shoulder to try and push him off; failing yet again.

Though Charlie wanted to hear Nick's lovely honey sweet laughter, he knew not to wake a sleeping mother, so he eventually came to a stop, only burring his face into Nick's neck once again, only to cause a few quiet giggles here and there. Nick didn't mind at least.

"Nohow.. Can you tehell me why you came here, chahar?" Nick tried to say in a soothing voice, but was interrupted by his own giggles.

"Well.. It's my sister." Charlie said, hesitantly.

What Nick heard shocked him. Usually it would be his mom, or his thoughts, but never was it his own sister that made him walk all this way to his house in the cold pouring rain!

"What? How come your sister was the reason for your walk here?" Nick asked, concerningly now. He lightly rubbed his hand on Charlie's back to give him comfort.

"Well.. I mean?.. I don't think I want to talk about it right now.." Charlie said, almost apologetically in a way. Yes, it seems as though he ONLY walks to Nick's at night when something bad happens, but it's been MONTHS since he's done this. All the other times that were weekly, was just because he missed him and wanted to spend time with him.

"Well.. Why don't we put on a movie, get some snacks, and we'll talk about it in the morning, yeah? We don't have to talk about it at this moment, Char." Nick reassured, giving him a kiss on the head before getting up.

"Yeah.. I'd like that!" Charlie said with a smile.

And so they went to get snacks, and to put on a movie until Charlie and Nick eventually went to bed on the couch. Hopefully.. Nick's mom doesn't mind the unexpected company when she wakes up.

[mostofthingsmostofthetime]

I finished the second episode of Heartstopper last night (wanted to post about it yesterday, but I was too tired from work), so here are some of my thoughts in no particular order for you now.

Good on Nick for checking up on Charlie after what happened. I found it odd, though, that he seemed more emotional about it than Charlie, but I guess they're in two very different places, mentally. One being 'why do I seem to like this guy way more than my other friends?' & the other being 'omg stop being so nice to me, your straight!' lol. Plus, I get that everyone deals with stuff in their own way & poor Charlie is probably so used to being mistreated that he might just be repressing the full weight of how his feeling as a copeing mechanism. It was also probably very cathartic to finally tell someone everything that happened between him & Ben (as I'm guessing he kept most if not all of it a secret from his friends & sister).

WE FINALLY MEET NELLIE!!!! And she is as cute as I'd hoped (though for some reason I expected her to be a different colour).

Sorry, Charlie, but Tori's right. Your hair looks exactly the same. Also, love that they kept the gag from the novel about her scaring him with her, always showing up suddenly without warning.

Nice to see that the outfits are on point for our boys so far with the plaid/black jeans (trying to impress someone, I see Charlie) & T-shirt/joggers (also what product is Miss Nelson using coz Nick's tops look soft as hell).

Wait, what season is it supposed to be because it looked really sunny when Charlie was walking to Nick's house (I know he was wearing a coat & hat but Charlie is always cold) but then suddenly it's snowing? Idk when Alice first came up with this story, but as a Brit, I haven't seen proper full on Snow since I was probably around eight years old. But hey, maybe in the Heartstopper universe, global warming doesn't exist.

I don’t care what anyone says, I will never get the fun of a snowball fight. If I go somewhere with a friend & they start throwing stuff at me, I'm leaving! Also, picking it up with your bare hands? One, it's been on the ground 🤢, and two, where are your gloves? Do you not feel the cold? Snow angles do look fun until I think about how my entire behind would be frozen/damp. Sorry if that makes me a "stick in the mud", I don't care 😝.

Damn, that is one photogenic dog & and aww, they already look like a couple. Also, give it up for Nick's freckles, the real star of the show 👏.

Omg, being in the same group as someone you hate must be so hard, but I get why Nick can't really say anything about what Ben did, at least not right now. Also, what is up with that Imogen girl? Mind your damn business.

I think it's good we get to see Elle longing for a bond with other girls that she just can't get from her male friend group. Makes her transition feel more fleshed out (for lack of a better word), you know?

Yay, we finally meet Tara & Darcy & they're exactly how I thought they'd be (except I imagined Darcy with brown hair for some reason). Ooh I didn't know Elle was artistic. I wanna decorate pencil cases now. Tara's pink puffa coat is so cute. What is up with adults dictating how long kids' hair can be? Like who gives a fuck! Also "gal pals" had me 😆.

Oh, thank god, it's just misinformation. For a second, I thought Tao was making shit up just to make Charlie get over his crush. Are kids really like that, though? I can't imagine kissing someone once & having people insist, I'm madly in love with them to this day, like move on already.

Ok, I officially really like the gay teacher, lol.

Love Charlie's sweater & Nick's coats are also very nice. Where are these kids getting their clothes? Coz I'm embarrassed by most of the stuff I wore as a teenager.

The big hoodie moment should be cute, but I just can't help thinking about how skinny Charlie is, which makes me ☹️.

Ok, so I didn't care much for the leaf animation in the first episode, but omg, the little fire crackles when Nick was trying to hold Charlie's hand? Screaming, crying, throwing up!!!!!!! & the hug before he left? Fucking crops watered for life, bitch!

Was digging Elle's outfit, very 70's vibes.

Ah, so their "secret" is out. Also obligatory: 🗣 LET'S GO LESBIANS LET'S GO 🗣

Can't wait for the next episode, but I practically passed out after watching episode 2 (manual labour is hard, kids 😭), so maybe I hallucinated, but did that Imogen girl ask Nick out? I thought she was daiting Ben? Or is that a different girl?

PS. I found out Aled won't be in the show, which I accept & the only reason I haven't talked about Isaac is because he hasn't really done much yet

[butchvii]

MORE HEADCANONS PLEASE

Of course!

When Tori gets drunk, she's incredibly clingy. Like, not just normal clingy-- she cries if Michael has to get up to do anything, even if he just has to pee.

Michael is really into 'cunty' tiktok music

Michael really likes looking up what to get his partner for x anniversary when they have an anniversary.

Tori thinks romance movies are silly, but Michael loves them more than anything.

Michael loves hugs from behind, but they make Tori jump.

Michael enjoys teasing Tori for her height.

Michael and Tori have a "dinner wheel" for lazy nights when they're both too overstimulated to make anything.

Michael and Tori have their own spaces in their house, but they still always manage to be together. (EG : Michael watching TV while Tori's on the couch next to him on her laptop)

Michael tells everyone about Tori.

Whenever they're in public, Michael makes sure he has headphones on him so Tori doesn't get too overstimulated -- she can just squeeze his hand and he'll give them to her while trying to get out as quick as possible.

Tori always dreamed of having a cat ; Michael always dreamed of having a dog, or any kind of pet really.

Michael likes to read sappy gay Sherlock fanfics (me too, bro, me too.)

Tori always wears Michael's clothes to bed once they move in together.

Tori really likes to draw, and Michael really likes painting and writing.

Michael and Tori have dedicated 'cuddle time' and Michael gets sad without it.

Tori and Michael have a code word for "are you sad" and neither of them are allowed to lie.

Michael and Tori visit Nick and Charlie a lot.

Michael calls Oliver every Tuesday to catch up -- it's almost like having his own little brother!

tbh idk what else to put chat

but yeah :3

[theodoraflowerday]

heartstopper s3e8 live episode reaction

I don't want this season to end :( if we don't get a 4th season I'm going to bomb netflix

sometimes..... something beautiful happens in this world....... you don't know how to express yourself so..... you just gotta sing.........

NICK'S SIDE EYE WHEN CHARLIE SAYS "DONT SAY IT"

WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS THOUGH ITS JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION SKFLDJFLDKGLDKFLDKGDLGKDLGKDLGK

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

LOADS AND LOADS OF PRACTICE

yeah I'm sure it's gonna take loads--[giant tractor crashes through my front door]

"there's lots of things we can do" LIKE WHAT? LIKE WHAT

WHAT ARE WE THINK ING HERE

oh they're gonna have *so* much fun discovering all the nice sex stuffs you can do :( I'm so happy for them

YOU'VE BEEN RESEARCHING HAVEN'T YOU

hdkgjdkgjdkg thinking back to alice's q&a and nick's internet history lmao

okay yeah. forgot about That.

god......... yeah that's gonna suck lmao

OK CHARLIE TONE IT DOWN

oh oh my god that kiss was *so* cute? wtf

NICK'S LAUGHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

BRO THAT WAS SO FUCKING CUTEEEEEEEEEEEE

WHERE ARE THEY. YOU TOOK THEM OFF.

I love you 🥹 I love you 🥹

TORI'S SUGGESTIVE SLURPINGKFKGKDLGKDLGKDLFKDLGKDL

YOU COME HOME WEARING MICHAEL'S CLOTHES ALL THE TIME

oh tori baby

oh jane :(

OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO

that is the face of a man who just got his cherry popped! that is a sexually active man!!!! look at that face he looks like he's getting it on the reg!!!!

HE CANT EVEN KEEP A STRAIGHT FACESJFKSJFKSJFIDJFDKFJ

"what are you smiling about" tao you were the exact same, you know what he's smiling about

OH MY GOD IT HAPPENED IT HAPPENED SKFKDKFLDKFLDGKDOGIDOGIFO

oh they're so funny

NOT ON THE FLOOR

NOT GETTING INTERRUPTED

oh these horny lil bastards. can't get enough now can you

ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP

omg omg omg

yeah..... honestly if I were nick I'd also just pick somewhere close to my house

IMOGEN AND NICK SHARING A ROOM OMG

"is it weird how I used to like you?" "oh, weird? okay" lmao he's such a little shit

oh baby girl is learning about comphet! next step, the lesbian masterdoc

"you're my friend" AW BABIES

"I'm sure you and charlie would think of a few things--" ELLE NO

oh, tao mentioned it didn't he

elle is so fuckin funny. elle and tao are the biggest gossip couple I know that

not imogen being the one who wants to know slfjslfjdofkdogk

nick and his girls :(

OH NO THE PHARMACY SXNEE;DMFK

NNNOOOOOOIGODIGODKGOFGIFPIGDÑGLFLGOFÑGOFPGOFOGO

THATS SO BAD

also it is hilarious that this man's buying condoms and lube with 3 girls hanging off his arm. like I know that pharm tech was sideeying them

"just because we kissed it doesn't mean we found the one like you guys have!" "......definitely about imogen" "OKAY it is about her but that's not the point" TEAM ZAHEANEY

OH NO THE RUGBY GAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS SO FUCKIN CUTE

oh my god I love geoff so much, he seems so much warmer here than on the books. I love him :(

oh NICK BABY NO

oh my god baby nooooooooooo

HE'S WEARING SHORT SLEEVES LETS GO CHAR

tori's FACE im

michael. motherFUCKIN. HOLDEN.

bro I love michael SO MUCH

michael's lil wave :(

"you're having a weird amount of trouble with labels for a straight couple" oh charlie baby

oh come on is michael not pan in this :(

"you have so much love to give, you don't have to give it all to me" im gonna? cry? maybe?

"I wanted to. I'd do it all over again" I KNOW YOU WOULD BABY GIRL

well, that wasn't AT ALL the scene I was expecting. probably bc they just met here and we don't have solitaire to go off of but I was truly expecting ace tori.

however, that was infinitely more powerful for entirely different reasons.

find me in a bath full of spring sibs, absolutely drowning

I love that queer intentions was just a placeholder name and it stuck lol love u alice

oh that's a cute song

IMOGEN IF YOU CANT RUN IN THOSE SHOES TAKE THEM OFF

NOT THE ILY CHARLIE

nick would be such a groupie lmao

"you look so good right now" KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS

ooooh shaking the hands of the father in law. I see u

"and we've got a free house" NO HANKY PANKY JULIO. DON'T.

can't imagine being nick and charlie's friend. they are so fuckin cute it's like, annoying.

mm. sparks. I see y'all.

dude nick didn't even take a BREATH bro was undressing immediately

"LET ME HELP" I see u Charles I see u lil horny lizard brain

OH

OH FUCK

oh my god I'm gonna cry lol

sorry this season's been a lot

oh I cannot believe hearing nick say the words "you are *so* fucking hot" is making me tear up but I guess we're here now

oh thank god they didn't discuss leeds

I was so stressed lol

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okay, so what's been happening is that I manage to hold off on crying until I hit pause and then I start *sobbing* and.... yeah. sobs

I love nick and charlie i love tori and michael I love heartstopper *so* deeply and if we don't get another season i will self immolate

[byneddiedingo]

Kay Francis, Warner Oland, and Ricardo Cortez in Mandalay (Michael Curtiz, 1934)

Cast: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland, Lyle Talbot, Ruth Donnelly, Lucien Littlefield, Reginald Owen, Etienne Giardot, David Torrence, Rafaela Ottiano, Halliwell Hobbes, Bodil Rosing, Herman Bing. Screenplay: Paul Hervey Fox, Austin Parker, Charles King. Cinematography: Tony Gaudio. Art direction: Anton Grot. Film editing: Thomas Pratt. Music: Heinz Roemheld.

You get what you might expect from a movie titled Mandalay: Orientalist hooey, with lots of gun-running and opium dealing in sleazy night clubs, with expat Europeans and Americans fleecing tourists with the aide of sinister Eurasians. (There was no other kind of Eurasian in Hollywood movies of the '30s; here they're played by Warner Oland, who made a career of the type before going straight into yellowface as Charlie Chan, and Rafaela Ottiano, who filled the bill whenever Gale Sondergaard was unavailable.) Kay Francis does what she can with a role that doesn't make a lot of sense: She's the Russian-born Tanya Borodoff, who has somehow fallen in love with Tony Evans (Ricardo Cortez), a gun-runner and all-around heel. When he dumps her, she becomes Spot White (no, I don't get the name either), the madam of the sleazy night club in Rangoon run by Nick (Oland). She doesn't want to fall that far from grace, but needs must. When she's threatened with deportation to Russia by the police commissioner (Reginald Owen), she blackmails him by reminding him that they once had a night together when he was drunk, and that she has her garter adorned with his medals to prove it. He gives her the money she needs to leave Rangoon and head for the "cool green hills" near Mandalay. Now calling herself Marjorie Lang, she boards a paddle-wheel steamer upriver, on which she meets an alcoholic doctor (Lyle Talbot) who intends to atone for accidentally killing a patient by working with black fever patients in the jungles. They hit it off and she helps him sober up, but, wouldn't you know it, Tony Evans resurfaces on the very steamer. This sounds like a lot more fun than it is, although Michael Curtiz's professionalism and Tony Gaudio's cinematography gives it some occasional finesse. Francis slinks about nicely -- a woman passenger tells her, "You certainly can wear clothes" -- but she doesn't have the spark she fires in her best roles, perhaps because Cortez and Talbot are such dull leading men. The ending is the sort of thing that would have the heads of the Production Code enforcers exploding, but even that isn't enough for me to recommend sitting through the rest of the movie.

[alarrytale]

You made a really good point about queer people being so desperate for queer representation and they fear false queer representation. I guess they're scared to get their hopes up about someone just to be disappointed when they turn out to be straight so rather than take a leap of faith they just paint everyone as a queerbaiter if they present as queer but haven't CO. That makes me sad. I can see why some might be angry about RWRB then as like you said Nick said he is straight and Taylor hasn't commented on his sexuality so it's not quite making history like a successful movie with 2 out gay men. But anyway it still shows that a queer romcom can be successful and that there's a market for it. It's still good representation.

Hi!

Yeah, it's sad. I think queer people see the likes of timmy chalamet who played queer in cmbyn publicly smooching kylie jen*er, but wearing queercoded clothing, not even to mention armie hammer... then you have super star harry who played gay, who's galavanting around with yet a new woman, David and mp is too unkown and not mainstream. You have charlie puth, who's the queerbaiting accusers number one subject, getting engaged to a woman. Nick and tzp are straight or have not said. And before the bisexuals crucify me again, yes they can be bisexual, but as long as they don't come out they are enjoying straight privileges and they don't give queers the representation or role models they so badly cave. It's very tricky, but that's the closet and a homophobic society for you. I see both sides of it though.

[silvercanuck]

There have been a lot of things going on in my life lately. To keep me grounded and bring me some joy, a friend recommended I watch Heartstopper. I loved it and it was exactly what I needed; a low risk, high reward, feel-good show.

My asshole landlord saw the characters Charlie and Nick kiss and commented how disgusting it was and how queer things are being pushed on children. I was already planning on leaving, but this solidified my loathing of this man.

When I moved here I didn't have any choice, it was this or homelessness. I now have a solid group of queer friends I'm planning on moving in with. My current landlord claimed he wasn't homophobic and was completely accepting. And he does really think that - he says he's not homophobic, he's just Muslim. He's clearly both.

I tried to explain why his comments were bigoted and ignorant, but he refused to listen. He's one of those "don't call me cis," "trans people and drag queens are degenerates," "they're teaching 10 year olds how to have sex in school," "even mentioning the word queer is shoving your ideology down my throat" types.

He's going to a rally in Ottawa in September to protest "gender ideology" being taught in schools. He is also an anti-vaxxer who calls himself a pure blood unironically. He doesn't like me choosing not to wear a bra in the house, and he makes uncomfortable comments about my choice in clothing (I actually dress fairly modestly, not that it should matter).

So from now until I manage to find a new place to move into, I need queer movie and TV show recommendations. Anything that celebrates us. I want to get him to ask me to leave so I can pull out an already signed lease with my new place.

I've already finished seasons 1 and 2 of Heartstopper, I've rewatched Our Flag Means Death, I've seen both seasons of Good Omens, I just watched Red, White, and Royal Blue, and I just finished Nimona. It's not really queer, but I'm also planning on watching the Barbie movie when it comes out on the streaming service I use. Please give me recommendations!

[asexualenjolras]

I love Alice Oseman for giving us Tao and Isaac and Darcy, they're all actively autistic-coded.

Each of them are on the spectrum but they're all so different and I think it's such a beautiful representation of autism being a spectrum.

Let's talk about their traits:

- Tao Xu:

He absolutely HATES change and he can't adapt to it, he has no rhythm when he dances, his tone is pretty monotone, he is quite blunt with his emotions, he has a hard time reading social cues and has difficulties communicating (especially when it comes to Elle). Tao tries very hard to fit in but is also really happy being an outcast so long as he has his friends.

He's shown to have a very big interest in movies and I believe this is his special interest. He really likes routine (like when he was planning Charlie's party). Tao also didn't realise that sticking up for Charlie would cause more issues for Charlie and Nick.

Charlie says to Nick, "that's Tao, sorry if he's mean to you, that's just the way he is", so it's confirmed that Tao comes across quite rude. This is standard for autistic people. We are often told we are rude, even if we don't mean it. He also has a short fuse when losing games (as seen in bowling).

- Isaac Henderson:

He doesn't fully understand what Tao's issue is with change, he just goes with the flow and enjoys reading his books (queer books are one of his special interests), he doesn't say anything until he really has to, he has a social battery that runs out (like when they were all playing Monopoly and he was 'sleeping'), he is canonically aroace.

Charlie introduces Isaac to Nick and says he doesn't really say much, which implies Isaac goes non-verbal sometimes. He communicates mostly with his facial expressions and actions, which I love to see.

Isaac just has no worries, he is so happy and just so pleased to spend time with his friends.

- Darcy Olsson:

Darcy is such a beautiful representation of autism in people born female; she is really straight-forward with her communication and finds it really hard to keep secrets and lie, she has really rigid and she struggles with her co-ordination (possibly Dyspraxia, which is co-morbid with ASD).

Darcy only really has a small number of friends that they feel comfortable with and those friends are Elle and her girlfriend, Tara. She is shown to wear the same style of clothes all the time, which shows she likely has specific taste. In the comics, she is shown to hate wearing dresses, which may be a sensory issue.

She's shown to be extroverted and fun-loving, and sociable but she does struggle with conversations and appears to follow a script (most likely she's scripting in her head). She also stims a lot. Like a lot. And she has such intense eye contact.

Anyways, I love Alice for giving us this authentic representation, even if it is just implied.

[winged-bat]

heartstopper hcs

nick gets him and charlie matching mugs (also also he paints little like hearts and flowers on the mugs to make them more personal)

tao always carries hair ties and elastics for elle in his pockets

darcy and tara have tie-dye dates were they go to the park and start going ham on there white clothes + they tie-dye for each other so whatever darcy makes goes to tara and whatever tara makes goes to darcy so they can have a piece of the other with them

one time when watching a movie tao forced them to watch they actually end up liking it but they don’t tell tao bc they don’t want to encourage him more (jokes on them he’s already encouraged enough and he’s never stopping)

isaac knows how to knit and crochet and thats his go to present giving thing, that beanie we see charlie wearing in the snow yeah issac made that and gave it to him on one of his birthdays

[utterlyrandomperson]

Measures Against The Cold

Fandom: Heartstopper (Charlie, Nick)

Request by anon: "Maybe Charlie asks to wear Nick’s hoodie and Nick gets his arms stuck while lifting his hoodie over his head. Charlie takes full advantage to tickle and tease Nick! Just playful tickles and teasing of course :) Ler!Charlie and Lee!Nick"

Content warnings: tickling

"Nick are you insane, it's freezing outside!", Charlie cried when his boyfriend opened the windows. "It's not my fault you let the pancakes burn, we need some fresh air in here", Nick answered with a raised eyebrow.

Charlie pouted and drew his knees close to his chest.

The older rolled his eyes but couldn't hide his smile. "Do you need my jumper?", he asked and grabbed onto the piece of clothing he was wearing. Charlie's eyes lit up and he nodded eagerly. Nick snorted. He was just too cute.

However, when he tried taking the jumper off, he soon realized that it hadn't been such a good idea to try to pull it over one arm and his head at the same time. He struggled to get it off, but it didn't budge. He heard Charlie chuckling in the background, clearly amused by his efforts. "Shut up", Nick said in the general direction where his boyfriend's voice had come from. He didn't see anything at the moment.

He tried tugging the jumper back down to try anew, but before it could show any results he violently flinched and stumbled a few paces to the side. It soon became apparent that that wasn't enough to evade Charlie's shenanigans since the younger just followed him and continued poking all over his torso.

"Niiick, don't be mean! Give me your jumper already! I'm cold!"

Nick spluttered and stumbled further backwards without seeing where he was going and therefore let out a surprised squeak when his legs hit the sofa. He flailed his arms to regain his blance, but another poke to his stomach made him collapse onto the sofa cushion.

"Charlie don't-"

Any other words of protest were drowned out by the stream of laughter that broke out of Nick as soon as he felt fingers scribbling in his armpits. He tried to cover the soft spot, but the jumper didn't allow him to pull both arms down at the same time.

"Charlie noho! Get ohoff", he giggled frantically.

"No, you said you'd give me your jumper and you didn't, so now I have to do this to keep me warm or else I'll freeze to death", Charlie commented nonchalantly, although his smirk revealed that he was completely aware of his mischievous actions. Nick squirmed and gasped for air.

"This make noho sense, I was about to- AHaha nono dohon't! Plehease-"

The nimble fingers that had found their way under his shirt to skitter all over his bare tummy made his giggles increase in pitch and volume. Charlie clicked his tongue. "Give me the jumper and I'll stop."

Even through his laughter, Nick managed to glare at him. "You ahare the worst!", the older cried out in between fits of giggles. His boyfriend gasped indignantly and gave a quick squeeze to his sides which made him flinch and squeal.

"Be careful with what you say, you aren't exactly in any position to insult me." Nick just shook his head, momentarily lost in his body's reactions to the unbelievably ticklish sensations that the fingers tracing and poking his lowest ribs were triggering.

It was just unfair how easily Charlie could break him and his pride simply didn't want to admit to that fact, but the nerves in his body told Nick differently. So he gasped for air and tried to regain his voice.

"Plehease, Charlie stop it! I cahan't! I will give you the jumper, I swehear! Just stohop!"

Charlie immediately slowed down but didn't stop entirely. "Didn't I say it would be the other way around?", he teased with a loving chuckle. Nick threw him a confused look. "You take off your jumper, then I'll stop", the younger explained. He snickered when he saw the 'are-you-kidding-me'-look in his boyfriend's eyes and squeezed his hip for emphasis. "Go on, or else I will start tickling your neck."

The words alone were enough to make Nick shiver. He grimaced and slowly raised both of his arms to attempt to untangle the jumper. He flinched when he felt hands tickling up and down his sides and after a few seconds of this he began giggling, but he managed not to pull his arms down. When he'd finally freed one arm and was about to pull the jumper all the way over his head, he let out a muffled squeak and tried to curl up on the sofa.

"Dohon't! Chaharlie! I- wait- here! Here, I took it off, stop it- HERE!"

Charlie winced and drew his hands back when a ball of fabric landed straight in his face. Nick, in his desperation to stop him, had decided to just throw his jumper at his boyfriend before curling up and wrapping his arms around his torso.

Charlie scrunched his nose and giggled. He took the jumper and put it on, then reached out and ran his hand through his boyfriend's hair. Nick threw him an accusatory glare, but he couldn't entirely hide his smile.

"Happy now?", he asked, trying to sound grumpy. But when Charlie nodded happily, he couldn't contain himself. His boyfriend looked way too cute in the oversized jumper. Nick sat up and poked his side before pulling him in for a kiss.

"Just know that I will be there when you want to take that jumper off again", he murmured against Charlie's lips with a cheeky grin.

Masterpost

[gaemkyuu]

The Present

Warnings: Mentions of sexual assault/rape, but not overtly descriptive.  A/N: As much as I like writing fluffy pieces or glimpses in time, I really wanted this series to have some sort of progression. A lot of the feelings and emotions that are in this piece was taken from personal experience or the experience of someone close to me. In no way do I claim that all experiences are similar to the one disclosed in this piece of fictional writing. Disclaimer: This is a FICITONAL writing piece on Charlie Gillespie. In no way do I claim or declare that Charlie’s portrayal is accurate to real life. I do however, own Teagan Valencia :)

Masterlist  *now taking requests ;)

The Teagan Valencia Series: The Meeting  / The Fight / The Proposal / The Present / The Recovery / The Future

***Please note that sensitive topics are addressed in the writing and may cause discomfort or trigger readers. If subjects such as non-consensual sexual engagement, rape or sexual assault cause discomfort, please refrain from reading the story.

The Present

“Cut! That’s a wrap on this scene, great job everyone! Let’s break for lunch” Kenny announced to the crew. He smiled at Teagan releasing a big sigh. As awesome as this all was, it could still be tiring!

“You’re doing a great job Kenny. Seriously, I can’t wait for the second season” Teagan gave Kenny a hug from behind his chair.

“I should be giving you a giant hug Teagan!” Kenny stood up from his directing chair, moving his way to Tegan. “Congratulations on your engagement!” He gave her a big bear hug. “Now let me see the ring!” Teagan showed her his hand and he inspected the ring gleefully. Although they had gotten engaged two weeks ago, this was their first week filming and the first time Kenny saw her since the night of the party.

“I told you I had good taste Kenny” Charlie came over and wrapped his arms around my waist, perching his chin on my shoulders.

“Honey, you didn’t pick out the ring, you just picked it up” Teagan joked as Kenny released her hand. Turning to give Charlie a quick playful peck on the lips, Teagan saw the playful smirk kneeing he had a clever come back.

“I’m not talking about the ring, I’m talking about the person” he smirked kissing her back playfully. “Are you joining us for lunch?” His eyes hopeful.

“Well since you can’t leave the set for a birthday lunch, I guess so” she dramatically sighed acting like she was disappointed.

“Hey! I’m taking you out for dinner! Remember? Birthday dinner?” Teagan’s dramatic façade broke and Charlie realized he fell for it. “Sometimes I wonder why you're not the one in front of the camera”.

Charlie kissed her on the cheek and led her to lunch with the rest of the cast. As usual Maddy already had the designated brownie plate that both of them shared from and Savannah was able to join them as she finished in hair and make up. Everyone had a fun time chatting and hanging out at lunch but they had to continue filming. Charlie, Owen and Jeremy had to go get touched up and a new wardrobe on, but he left Teagan in the company of Booboo and Savannah, as Maddy went to go take a nap. 

“Hey Savannah, we are going to need you and Maddi on set soon” the three of them jumped at the sudden interruption from the new Production Assistant. His eyes piercing and intense staring at Teagan. “I’m James the new Production Assistant and you are?”

“I’m Charlie’s fiancé, I’m just visiting him on set today.” Teagan smiled back politely despite feeling uncomfortable under his gaze. She came to understand that this was the new PA that kept coming up in their group chat. It was no secret that a majority of the cast who had interacted with him felt slightly uneasy. Owen had been changing in the wardrobe trailer when he “popped out of nowhere and scared the living shit” out of Owen. Jeremy had been sneaking onto the set to take a nap in Julie’s infamous bed when he found James lurking around in the dim lighting. There were a few other stories that Teagan remembered, but she waved it off as James being misunderstood as he was new to the cast.

“Oh yeah! Sure! I’ll go get Maddi” Savannah stood up quickly getting ready to film.  

“Well ladies, it was a fun lunch, but I’m done on set and need to head over to a photo shoot” Booboo smiled collecting their lunch mess and glancing at his watch. “Which starts in an hour, shit. I better get going. Happy Birthday again Teagan, I wish I could be there tonight!”

“Don’t worry about it Booboo, let’s take a raincheck” Booboo gave her a big hug and waved them goodbye. “Hey I’ll come with you since I’m going to hang out in Charlie’s trailer” she stopped Savannah getting out of her chair too. “As much as I love watching him act, I know he has the Switch in his trailer and I want to play Mario Kart”

Savannah giggled at her friend and the two of them noticed James still standing there. “I’ll go grab Maddi if you want to let Kenny know we are on our way” Savannah smiled at the PA, who simply gave a curt nod, never taking his eyes off of Teagan. The two girls waited until he was no longer in their line of sight before moving towards the trailers. “Between you and me, I heard he’s being let go at the end of the week”

“What? Why?” Savannah looked incredulously at Teagan, shocked at her response. “Okay, I know he’s kinda weird and freaking people out, but what if it’s because he’s new?“

“He was hired last minute because of some pregnancy complications our actual PA Sarah had. She was cleared by the doctor to come and work yesterday, but she won’t be able to be here until the end of the week. We told Kenny we would much rather have her here and not James” Savannah shuddered as she said his name. Teagan didn’t know that he made everyone feel this uncomfortable.

“Who hired him?” She wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt because someone had thought he was a good fit. There must have been some sort of misunderstanding!“

“Netflix kinda threw him in since it was so last minute! He’s from Vancouver, so it made things easier” Savannah shrugged stopping in front of Charlie’s trailer. “Now go relax birthday queen, we’ll come get you in a few hours when we’ve wrapped and we can get ready at my apartment!”. 

Teagan smiled and hugged her friend, entering the trailer shortly after. She was greeted with the familiar scent of pine and cologne, just like Charlie. His trailer was neat, save for the sweater or shirt tossed here or there, and his acoustic guitar propped up against the couch. She opened his fridge pleased to find it stocked with water bottles, knowing well that Charlie mostly drank from his blue hydro flask to reduce the amount of plastic in the environment. After grabbing a bottle, she headed to the couch of the trailer where she plopped down and grabbed his Nintendo switch. She played a couple rounds of Mario Kart, drinking water when she felt a sudden sleepiness descend her. Putting the switch away, she took off her shoes and clothes opting to wear Charlie’s orange hoodie and black sweats for her nap. Glancing at the clock, she realized she had about two hours before they would start wrapping up for the day and thought a little cat nap wouldn’t do any harm. Plus, Savannah knew where she would be in case she didn’t pick up her phone. With that Teagan drifted off to sleep on the couch.

Teagan didn’t expect to wake up on the floor of the trailer with both arms restrained to the leg of the desk. Confused for a moment, she found herself restrained like a hostage in a movie, her hands tied with heavy and thick rope and a cloth restraining her mouth. Looking around, she recognized she was still in Charlie’s trailer and thought this was a cruel joke that her friends were playing on her. To her horror, she realized it wasn’t a prank when she saw James shutting the blinds and locking the trailer. She took a deep breath to scream, but quickly stopped when James noticed that she was awake, unsheathing his pocket knife.

“You're so pretty” he whispered, drawing close so that he was inches away from her face. She watched tensely as his eyes scanned her face with this crazy look in his eyes. “If you scream I will hurt you” he whispered as he untied the cloth muffling her mouth. Teagan was too afraid to say anything as James started to laugh. “You did it James, you got a pretty one” he smacked his head twice dropping the knife by Teagan’s foot. As he paced the trailer muttering to himself, she tried to inch the knife slowly to her with her foot, but this caught her captor’s attention. “Oh no you don’t!” he lunged for the knife as Teagan tried to kick him away, her leg getting nicked in the scuffle.

“Help!” she cried, but was quickly muffled by one hand on her mouth, the other holding the knife pressed up against her throat.

“I told you not to scream!” he yelled at her. Teagan began to cry in fear as she realized the man was mentally unstable and out of control. “Now I don’t trust you!” he gagged her with the cloth that was previously muffling her pulling at her hair in the process. Teagan tensed as he pressed the knife back to her throat. “I’m serious. I will cut you if you scream” he threatened holding her jaw with his free hand, forcing her to look at him. As more tears began to fall from her eyes, he cooed and shushed her hoping that she would stop. “Stop being sad. You aren’t pretty when you’re sad. I can make you happy. Let’s do that!” she trembled as his face lit up as though he had come up with a brilliant idea. He suddenly stood up and smacked his head again, muttering to himself incoherently. Teagan had no idea what to do. If she made a ruckus someone might be able to hear her, but the man in front of her might act on his words. She winced as he bumped the leg that he nicked.

“Did I hurt you? Oh no... Dammit you’ve damaged the merchandise James... You made her ugly! No. no. I can fix it. I can fix it” Teagan watched as he cursed at himself, dropping down to her side, yanking off Charlie’s sweats. The cut wasn’t deep by any means, but it was there and about two inches in length. However, it left Teagan pant less on the floor of the trailer with James staring at her half naked form, hands shaking as he drew nearer to her. Teagan knew what was to come as she struggled against her restraints and he pinned her legs down, approaching parts of her body she only let Charlie touch or see. Tears started to flow freely from her eyes as she protested through her gag, shaking her head no and trying to yell for help. James didn’t care anymore that Teagan had become vocal again, as he was too focused on indulging his own fantasies. Teagan cried out desperately and squeezed her eyes shut, wishing for this whole thing to go away. A banging on the door interrupted both of their thoughts as they froze. James terrified that he had been caught and Teagan hopeful that someone had come to end this. 

“Teags! It’s Owen, open up! You alright in there?” 

Teagan realized this was her only chance to end this and she screamed the loudest Help she could despite being gagged. She was sure Owen wouldn’t be able to make out what she was saying, but the fact that it was a scream would have alerted him to something important. The banging on the door became steady and stronger as if he was trying to break the door down. They could hear him screaming for help and speaking to someone over the phone. Quickly a commotion began to gather outside the trailer and James paled.

“This is all your fault! You stupid bitch! I told you to be quiet” he slapped her hard across the face, a burning sensation residing in her cheek. “You were supposed to be quiet!” he slapped her again on the opposite cheek, but this caused the back of her head to hit the leg of the desk that restrained her hands. A ringing in Teagan’s ears overcame all of her senses and she couldn’t focus on anything else. She felt him roughly cut her restraints and drag her to a standing position, but she couldn’t stand. She felt dizzy and nauseous at the sudden motion as the ringing in her ears started to subside. James held the knife against her throat, his back to the wall waiting for people to break into the trailer.

With a final bang, security was able to bust the door open, two of them filing into the tiny trailer, Owen standing behind them. There was Teagan, a knife being held to her throat, a swollen cheek, her underwear discarded on the floor and the orange hoodie preserving whatever parts of her body that it could. She felt the knife press into her neck as James and the security officers yelled back and forth at one another. She could feel a sharp stinging sensation and warm liquid languidly make its way down her neck. The yelling intensified and so did the pain. Teagan could barely hear Owen’s attempts to comfort her and assure her over the noise. She couldn’t understand what was happening, but James’ body tensed and convulsed, pushing the knife slightly deeper into her for a moment and then collapsing to the floor. In a rush of motion and bodies, the two security officers rushed to James’ shocked body on the floor and Owen rushed to Teagan, quickly untying the pink hoodie that was a part of his costume to help cover her up.

“Teagan! Teagan look at me, are you alright?” Owen’s voice snapped her back to reality as his soft anxious blue eyes searched hers.

“...Owen?” his name came out as a tremble followed by a fresh stream of tears as she lunged into his chest. He caught her and held on to her just as tight as she held onto him. Owen’s heart broke as she held onto him for dear life. He picked her up, never letting her go and moving her out of the trailer as the security guards handled the rest. As Owen exited, the small crowd of castmates and crew that had gathered in the alley gasped at the sight of Owen and Teagan. Savannah rushed over to throw her jacket over her legs to help Owen’s pink hoodie, giving her soft rubs on her back as she sobbed into Owen’s chest.

“Teagan?! Teagan! Oh my god, what the fuck happened?!” Teagan’s face came out of hiding as she heard Charlie’s voice. Their eyes met as Charlie sprinted over to her, pushing people out of the way. Owen quickly handed Teagan to Charlie, both of them crying and Kenny arriving at the scene with Maddi. Sadness befell their faces at the scene, but Kenny quickly took charge and started dispersing the crowds, giving orders to others to help remedy the situation. Teagan sobbed uncontrollably in Charlie’s arms and he offered as much comfort and solace as he could. The paramedics soon arrived and Charlie had no choice but to hand her over to them, but he followed the paramedics to their van with Owen and Savannah in tow.

Along the way, Owen had explained how he had come to find her. It turns out that Owen wasn’t needed for the final shots of the day, so he went to find Teagan before changing. Savannah had mentioned that Teagan had gone to hangout in Charlie’s trailer, so naturally Owen made his way over. He didn’t expect the muffled sounds of desperate screams and cries to intensify as he neared Charlie’s trailer. He knew something was wrong, but the door was locked, and after confirming that she weren’t doing something else, he began to yell for help and try to break the door down. As one team of paramedics checked on Teagan, Kenny asked the other team to check on Owen as he used physical force to break the door down with the security team. Therefore, he wanted to make sure Owen didn’t hurt himself in the adrenaline of it all. The entire time Teagan sat on the stretcher and gurney, covered with a blanket, Charlie held onto her hand tightly. Her tears subsided but everyone could tell she was still shaken. The rest of the cast members who were still on set were escorted to their vehicles and told to return home for the day. Filming had to come to a halt until they were cleared to run again. 

“Mrs. Valencia, I’m going to need you to confirm some details of your assault so we can properly attend to you” the female police officer spoke to Teagan with an apologetic looking female paramedic at her side. “Sir, we are going to have to ask you to let us speak to her privately” 

Charlie kissed her forehead and went to let go of her hand, which Teagan protested.

“No please. He can stay. Please, I need him” her voice initially came out strong and desperate, but fell to a quiet whisper as she finished speaking. The police officer made eye contact with one another and then with Charlie, who returned closer to her side.

“Very well. Mrs. Valencia, did your assailant force any penetration on you?” the police officer got right to the point, staring deeply into Teagan’s eyes. Charlie tensed, preparing himself to hear the answer he didn’t want to hear. Teagan hesitantly shook her head no. “Did he force himself upon you that can be considered sexual assault” she bowed her head, ashamed of what she was admitting, and softly nodded. “I’m sorry Mrs. Valencia, I’m going to need you to tell me a little more than that” the police officer looked at her apologetically, knowing fully that this was a difficult conversation to have. “We need to have a verbal confirmation.”

“It was just his fingers. No kissing or anything more” Teagan whispered, her eyes filling with tears once more. The police officer thanked her and nodded to the paramedic who finished cleaning her cuts and bandaging them up. Charlie held her hand the entire time, rubbing soft circles on her back. After the paramedic was done, she gave the two of them a moment alone.

“I’m so sorry Charlie” Teagan whimpered, crying all over again. She bowed her head in shame and embarrassment, feeling hopeless and defeated.

“Teagan, look at me” and when she refused to lift her head, he placed a finger under her chin to lift it. Teagan looked at his eyes full of determination, anger and conviction. “Don’t you ever apologize for what happened to you.” his voice was stern, unwavering despite the emotions he felt inside. “None of this is your fault. Don’t think for a second that you are responsible in some way shape or form.” His eyes bore an intensity that Teagan only saw when something upset him, in which she couldn’t blame him.

“Do you still love me?” she tried to be strong as she spoke, but her tears got the best of her. Charlie’s eyes suddenly became soft, concerned and worried. She couldn’t bear to look at him as she felt that he may have been disappointed in her.

“Of course I do Teags. Nothing could ever change that.” her tears softly fell down her face as Charlie pulled her in for a tight hug, peppering her with kisses. “I’m so sorry Teags, you must have been so scared” he rubbed her back hoping to provide more comfort and assurance. “I’ll love you no matter what. This doesn’t change anything, Mrs. Gillespie” the last part of his comment made her chuckle through her tears and pull away to look at him. “I can’t promise you and say things are going to be the same from here on out, but I can promise you that I’m not leaving you. Ever.” He had hoped that his eyes conveyed his commitment to her and she confirmed this with a gentle kiss on his lips. Charlie was careful to kiss her back knowing that she was still in pain from the assault.

This was a hurdle that they were going to face together. Teagan knew deep down that this event had caused serious damage and she couldn’t quite come to terms with what happened. However, she knew that Charlie was going to be with her and oddly enough, that was all she needed right now.

[missmitchieg]

Julie and The Phantoms Season 2 (maybe 3 and 4? Dunno how long they’ll keep it going.) Wishes

Luke calling Julie Butterfly/Mariposa (but maybe once or twice, he slips up and calls her Mi amor).

Luke calling Julie Star/Starburst/Supernova (hi @metaorigin 👋 That concept is beautiful and wonderful)/Superstar/ESTRELLA.

Luke calling Julie Sun/Sunshine/Sunbeam/SOL.

What I’m saying is GIVE ME LUKE LEARNING SPANISH AND JULIE SWOONING OVER IT BECAUSE IT’S REALLY CUTE WHILE ALEX AND REGGIE ARE OFF TO THE SIDE LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF AT THEM.

Julie calling Luke Lucas teasingly. She will be the only one allowed to call him that because “it’s cute when she says it.”

Reggie and Alex casually calling her Jules.

Reggie catching up on Star Wars and complaining about Jar Jar.

More group hugs.

Carrie redemption.

Luke being jealous AF of Nick but in his cute Luke way.

Reggie/Julie bonding.

Disaster Bisexual Reggie being a Disaster Bisexual because yes, he is.

Distinguished Bisexual Julie being a Distinguished Bisexual because yes, she is.

When Reggie realizes he’s not entirely straight but also not gay, he nervously goes straight (lol) to Julie and says “I don’t know if there’s a word, in 2020, for what I am, but I know I like both boys and girls.“ and Julie just hugs him and says “Me, too.“ Luke is Super Very OK with this (because he’s a little not straight, too.) and loves his best friend and his Julie just the same. Alex is kind of happy to not be the only not straight one in the band.

Julie and Reggie having cute little matching Pride bracelets.

A scene where Julie comes home absolutely fuming and says “Guys, I need you to haunt someone.” A wide eyed Alex, slightly terrified of an angry Julie, says “Ok.” and Luke instantly, fists clenched, jaw clenched, eyes squinting, like he is pissed just because his Julie is pissed, is like “Who made my girl angry?” and Reggie is like “I will steal all of their left socks!“ Absolute chaos ensues. Alex is awkwardly knocking stuff over while Reggie steals left socks and a shoe lace. Luke is just going full Paranormal Activity in this house, messing with the curtains and blinds, knocking more stuff around, turning the TV on and off, just bonkers over whatever this person did to Julie or Flynn that Julie said she needed them to haunt this house. Post haunting Juke hugs ensue.

More of Julie’s cute doodles.

Carrie, Julie and Flynn being friends again.

Carrie and Alex becoming besties.

More Sunset Curve flashbacks and songs because Now Or Never and Bright both SLAP and I need more.

Julie schooling the boys on all the music they missed out on.

Willie watching Julie and The Phantoms performances.

Alex/Julie bonding.

Julie teaching the boys about technology.

LUKE FINDING OUT ABOUT PERFECT HARMONY.

Perfect Harmony but not a daydream this time.

More group hugs.

More of Carlos being The Best little brother.

A Willex reunion and hug.

Flynn deciding the boys need some clothes that isn’t 25 years old and going shopping with them. “You can’t just wear the same five shirts all the time.” (Can they wear clothes that’s new/not theirs? Eh, whatever. They should.)

ALEX BEING SUPER CUTE AND EXCITED IN THE PRIDE SECTION AT TARGET. “GUYS. GUYS. THEY HAVE GAY PRIDE STUFF HERE.“ JULIE, FLYNN, LUKE, REGGIE AND WILLIE BEING SUPER HAPPY FOR ALEX.

I love Julie’s season 1 fashion, but I kind of want the boys’ fashion senses to bleed into hers a little bit. Like, give me Julie in her usual cute, girly outfits but with a familiar looking orange beanie. Luke and Julie wearing orange beanies at the same time. Give me Julie in an Alex-esque distressed jean jacket but there’s stars or butterflies embroidered on the sleeves. Give me Julie in her cute little butterfly hair clips and a leather jacket. Give me Julie in a snapback and skull print skater dress. Give me Julie in 90′s band tees and a flannel. OH. Give me Julie wearing Rose’s bedazzled Sunset Curve shirt. GIVE ME JULIE IN LUKE’S FLANNEL.

JULIE’S FASHION SENSE BLEEDING INTO THE BOYS’ FASHION SENSES. LUKE WITH A STARRY GUITAR STRAP. LUKE WEARING A CRESCENT MOON MUSCLE TEE THAT MATCHES JULIE’S NECKLACE. LUKE WEARING A SUNFLOWER SHIRT THAT MATCHES JULIE’S. REGGIE IN MORE BUTTERFLIES. ALEX WEARING GLITTER. ALEX WITH CUTE, COLORFUL STREAKS IN HIS HAIR. LUKE AND REGGIE WITH COLORFUL STREAKS. LUKE WEARING BUTTERFLIES. LUKE AND REGGIE WEARING GLITTER. THE BOYS WEARING SHIRTS JULIE DOODLED ALL OVER AND LOVING THEM. LUKE AND REGGIE WEARING JULIE DOODLE GUITAR AND BASS STRAPS. LUKE, REGGIE AND ALEX WEARING BLACK NAIL POLISH. LUKE, REGGIE AND ALEX WEARING PRETTY COLORED NAIL POLISH.

Phantom/Flynn bonding.

Movie nights.

Carlos meeting the phantoms for real.

Carlos and Luke mischief.

Willex dates.

Julie/Willie bonding.

Flynn/Willie bonding. I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE FRIENDS AND BE HAPPY.

FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS WITH LITTLE GHOST CHARMS.

Did I mention more group hugs.

I wanna see what’s gonna happen with Caleb!Nick.

More of that cute thing where Reggie sings into Luke’s mic.

More of that other cute thing where Reggie and Julie sing back to back together.

Learning Alex and Reggie’s last names and more about their parents.

More Dirty Candy performances with Alex poofing in.

WILLIE WATCHING ALEX DANCE WITH DIRTY CANDY.

BOBBYTREVOR KNOWS ABOUT THE PHANTOMS AND I NEED MORE TIME WITH HIM PROCESSING THAT THEY ARE A GHOST BAND NOW.

Willie, Alex and Reggie being the biggest Juke (Jukebox?) shippers.

Julie, Luke and Reggie being the biggest Willex shippers.

Luke teaching Julie guitar.

Julie teaching Luke piano.

Reggie solos.

Alex solos.

Willie solos.

Willex duets.

Willie teaching Alex how to skate.

Alex teaching Willie how to drum.

Alex wearing Willie’s bracelets.

More Jukebox duets.

CHARLIE AND MADI WRITTEN JUKEBOX DUETS BECAUSE THOSE TWO REALLY WENT OFF WITH PERFECT HARMONY AND I NEED MORE.

MORE GROUP HUGS.

Reggie just absolutely killing it on a piano and Julie being obsessed with it.

A scene where Julie trips over something and Luke catches her and they Have A Moment. Bonus points if the boys witness The Moment.

ROSE AND THE PETAL PUSHERS FLASHBACKS.

ROSE IN GENERAL FLASHBACKS.

Alex becoming a Louis Tomlinson stan. Willie’s only a little jealous and Alex thinks it’s cute.

Reggie becoming a Keith Urban stan.

Luke being #1 Julie stan.

Julie being #1 Luke stan.

CUTE LITTLE PRIDE STICKERS ON THEIR INSTRUMENTS.

JULIE DOODLES ON THEIR INSTRUMENTS. OH MY GOD, JULIE DOODLES ON THEIR MICROPHONES LIKE HERS.

Nick showing off more guitar skills because we saw that like, once in season one.

More of Nick being a Julie and The Phantoms stan having a blast and a half at their performances.

MORE. GROUP. HUGS.