#oc: tamra

[lisa-barlow]

the way this 4 second unnecessary scene has a chokehold on my brain

[concealeddarkness13]

My OC Tournament Round 1 Poll 7

Information below the cut:

Picrew (for both)

Aria (she/her): She is also from the new story about the planet of Primary worshipers. She was born of parents who were part of Polaris, and she was chosen to be part of experiments to try and figure out how a human could hold Primary for longer than an hour. Therefore, she went through some horrific experiments that ended with her having a mechanical heart and other mechanical body parts (not sure yet, still trying to figure all this out). She also got some kind of magic, and she was able to escape from Polaris, getting stuck on the planet where people worship Primary. She decided she would find out how to kill Primary, both because she hates Polaris and because she hates Primary. She's shunned, but she doesn't care, holding her head high as she tries to figure out her plans.

Aria is headstrong and persistent, not backing down from her goals even with everyone trying to convince her to. She is happy to be alone, being distrustful of people, but Quasar has caught her eye, especially after Quasar failed to summon Primary. Aria wants to help Quasar and also show her that there's another way to live, that both of their pasts don't define them.

Tamra (she/her): Tamra is from Concealed Darkness. She is a Light Bearer, which means that she has diluted light magic from having a Hikari as an ancestor. Her magic is more powerful than most other Light Bearers because her mother was a Hikari, so her light magic isn't as diluted as most. Because of that, the empire would be interested in recruiting her, so she hides her powerful magic, only practicing around her friends: Cassian and Luneth.

Because her mother left not long after she was born, Tamra has always felt like it was probably her fault somehow. Because of that, she feels like she has to be useful to her friends for them to stay. She's quiet and smart and discerning, but sometimes Cassian's optimism can be infectious.

[yinmeowjii]

Tamra Miaou 🩵

[hero-deserves-to-be-happy]

The gang is finally all here

Hero & His College Friends from When Sun Shines Again ⛅️ [From left to right Tamra (OC), Lorraine (OC), Kyle (OC), Hero, Zoey (OC), C.J. (OC), and Brandi]

(Art by Mod Sprinkles; background photography by Mod Acacia)

[realhousewivesoutofcontext]

[paceywittergayboatman]

Bravo is dumb if they think a portion of their audience isn't gonna drop if they willingly put Slade on my tv screen next season of oc I'm willingly to seethe in range at my tv if it's Gretchen by herself I'm fine tho

[systmiki]

A little sketch page of Tamra. My pinterest is recommending a lot of jester/clown outfits got reasons, so I drew her in a clown outfit.

[hero-deserves-to-be-happy]

OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!! 😭🥺💖 There are absolutely no words to express how utterly amazing this art is and no words to tell you how grateful we are for it! Honestly we're both in tears right now in the best way! Sprinkles literally screamed and jumped up & down, and I am at loss for words for probably the first time ever and can only think of feral keyboard smashes ASHDHSDHSADHASHFHSFHFHSDFHSHFASHFHAHDHSD!!!!

It means so much to us that you love our little story and our ocs so much that you wanted to draw them! 🥺 You're such an incredibly talented artist, and you've perfectly captured the personalities of everyone in this group! Kyle's lopsided smile and his arm around Hero. Lorraine's playful peace sign, and Tamra's gentle hand on her shoulder. Brandi crossing her arms. C.J. easy-going and his hands in the pocket of his hoodie. Zoey holding onto Hero's arm, and the man himself, our dear Hero, looking so emotionally moved and so happy to be with his friends. It's all just so, so perfect and wonderful!!

We absolutely adore the outfits that you've chosen for them too (Direct quote from Sprinkles: "They would all totally wear those clothes!!!" And then we proceeded with the excited screaming & crying again). The attention to detail here is just mind blowing (honestly going to start bawling over the lacy sleeves on Lorraine's blouse, Kyle's jacket, C.J.'s hoodie, and Tamra's music note hair pin and earrings along with so many other things!! The way you've drawn Zoey's freckles is adorable and also deserves to be mentioned!!)

The longer we stare at this absolutely gorgeous piece, we just keep finding more and more things to love about it, and the fact that you've paired it with such a beautiful line from "Good Morning" means everything. 🥺 It really sums up what "When Sun Shines Again" is really all about: Hero finding healing, opening himself up to new friendships and new horizons, gathering the strength to carry on, and learning to be happy again even in a world without Mari. His life will never be the same as it was before he lost her, but that doesn't mean that it can't still be a meaningful and happy one. Hero deserves that. He deserves to be happy. 💙

And this "When Sun Shines Again" project is but our small contribution to the "Hero deserves to be happy" genre. It means the world to us to know that other people connect with this story, with our portrayal of Hero and the other OMORI characters, and with our original characters as well (which is especially flattering! Thank you so, so much!). Honestly, I am truly so flattered, honored, and just overwhelmed with gratitude for this art that I'm really not sure what else I can possibly say besides thank you so, so much for such an incredible gift and for bringing this world and these characters that are so dear to me to life in such a gorgeous art piece. I know I speak for both Sprinkles and myself when I say that this beautiful work will be treasured always. 💕

Thank you also so much for supporting us and our story! You are truly wonderful, @shine-n-bright, and so kind and so generous! We wish you all the best and wish you every joy that life has to offer! 💖 Please keep up the amazing work and please don't ever hesitate to stop by our blog or ask box anytime (especially if you'd like to talk about Hero and/or "When Sun Shines Again).

Cheers & much love to you, friend, and thank you so much again for everything! Take care!! 💙

"Tough the pain remains, And though it may be hard"

"I'll carry on"

-Good morning

A little fan art of a bunch of ocs (+Hero & Brandi) by @hero-deserves-to-be-happy

(I do hope you don't mind the outfit changes in their designs,,, o_o)

They show up in a very amazing fic called "When Sun Shines Again" on Ao3!

If you to are a random hero fan™ then I guarantee you'll love this fic!

Go give it a read and support the authors!!!!

Some alts under the cut

[realhousewives-fan]

The Memorable Moments of Season 17

In a time where Housewives isn’t as good as it used to be, I find myself being grateful that RHOC managed to have a great season 17.

RHOC has been struggling for several seasons now, and bringing Heather Dubrow and Tamra Judge back appears to be excellent casting choices.

At the reunion there was a fan who made a comment that the cast for this season was perfection – and I actually agree.

Emily Simpson had a great season as a housewife, while Vicky Gunvalson and Taylor Armstrong were good friends of the show.

While I couldn’t find any memorable moments from RHOA’s season 15, there’s so much to pick and chose from this season that stood out to me.

1. The Return of Tamra Judge

Tamra was back and she was on a mission to take Heather down. Her tagline was “I might have been on pause, but now, I’m ready to play.”

Holy shit, didn’t we feel that?

But she might have been overly eager in her return, and she drank way too much and created way too much drama.

Love her or hate her, she made shit happen.

2. "Just be honest..."

It became known that the newest housewife, Jennifer Pedranti, had been unfaithful to her husband before the divorce, and Tamra thought that Jennifer was sugar-coating her stories.

When she whispered “Just be honest” I almost died. Who needs enemies when you’ve got a friend like Tamra?

But it made it obvious that the truth might be a lot more complicated and messier than Jennifer let on.

3. The Movie Role Feud

The feud between Heather and Taylor was so old-school Housewives and so in the spirit of RHOC and RHOBH.

It was highly entertaining and didn’t drag out too long.

4. The Flying Napkin at Nobu

Tamra admitted that she drank way too much this season, and it does show in the earlier episodes of the season.

Her rage directed at Jennifer was so bizarre, and I can’t understand how Jennifer could sit there so silent and calm as Tamra threw a napkin in her face.

Tamra was lucky that Jennifer was into yoga, but I don’t think she would’ve done that to anyone. Jennifer was her punching bag this season.

5. The Violation of the Vault

After Tamra had magically buried the hatchet with Shannon Beador, she slowly but surely started a smear campaign where she accused Heather of spreading horrible things about Shannon’s relationship.

Shannon and Vicky’s reactions to the violation of the sacred vault was priceless, but it was also the beginning of Shannon’s multiple temper tantrums with the producers.

6. Shannon's Second Breakdown

Shannon was all over the place this season. After Tamra told her that Heather had spread horrible things about her relationship, she lost it.

She blew everything out of proportion, had an explosive temper tantrum during the doppelganger party.

But what stood out to me the most was when Emily corrected Shannon when she claimed that she didn’t call her and Gina Kirschenheiter.

Shannon stared blank into the camera and stuttered that she didn’t remember that.

This was only going one way, and that was her DUI days after they had filmed the reunion.

7. Another Temper Tantrum of Shannon

There has never been a housewife who acted more like a martyr who feels sorry for herself, than Shannon. And it’s driving me insane.

She mentioned things in her temper tantrum with the producers and thought it wouldn’t air on the show, but I felt bad for her in that moment.

However, she talked about Gina’s DUI situation and talked about as if she was in danger of losing her custody of her kids, which shocked Jennifer.

And Shannon never showed any real remorse about it.

8. The Third Highest Sale in OC's History

Heather’s amazing mansion was sold for incredibly $55 million dollars, which makes it the third highest sale in the history of Orange County!

While Tamra was stirring the pot and poisoning the women against Heather, Heather continues to thrive.

I will miss her mansion, though.

9. The Evil Clown of the Season

I wasn’t so annoyed with Tamra when she returned to the show, but for every episode I saw, it was clear to me that she was on a mission: To take Heather down.

She acted like a paranoid and hateful woman, who was furious that Heather mended her issues with Emily and Gina. She infuriated me this season.

The fact that she dressed up as an evil clown at the season finale, hints that Tamra might have some self-reflection.

10. Tamra Told Andy Cohen to Fuck Off!

Even if season 17 was a great season for RHOC, I can’t really say the same about Tamra.

She was overly emotional, she drank too much, she was stirring the pot any chance she got, she was obnoxiously paranoid, and she was trying to take Heather down.

When Andy Cohen tried to hold her accountable, she told him to fuck off!

Great return… But while Tamra is far from perfect, she was the perfect villain this season. And season 17 is one to remember.

[the-orion-scribe]

fanfic ask:

💖 Which of your fics is your pride and joy?

🦉Is there another author that helped inspire you to write?

🤩 What's the most meaningful comment you've ever received?

⏳If you could go back in time and tell your younger writer self something, what would it be?

🛌 What's a trope you haven't written, but want to?

Ask game: https://www.tumblr.com/the-orion-scribe/775975085461979136

💖 As of late it will be my published Episode VI: Days of Northwest Past, which is a time loop fic taking place on Pioneer Day. So I tossed time travel, history and family ties all in one.

🦉 I have to admit that J_COTW was my initial inspiration to start writing dipcifica fics, but I had a falling out with him over various disagreements. Now, I say @milkyboybluewriter has a stronger influence on my recent writings, especially as I lean more into more grounded aspects of the world. But at the same time, I also realise I need more whimsy in my works too.

🤩 I say @tamras-shieldmaiden's comment on The Orion Journal and their praise for my "absolute dedication" for my OCs, especially with how immersive the work is with all the scribbles and doodles in the margins.

⏳Probably to learn to let go, take less control of things, and know that you can't make friends with anyone, not everything is in my control, and learn to move on. Some time ago I lost plenty of friends over a dispute in a friend group, and while I wasn't directly involved, they assumed I was on the other friend's side since I still remained in the discord (at least, I think. I never learned the full reason why since they blocked me). While I'm still in contact with a few others, it definitely impacted the way I relate with online people.

🛌That's an interesting question. Maybe Evil Versus Evil. I have two main villains planned in my next-gen continuity and I just figured how one would be discarded away as a tool once their alliance breaks apart. I also would like tackling some conspiracy tropes or misconceptions, like the Orion Correlation Theory but have the family explore a set of pyramids that actually aligns with the Orion Belt.

[lisa-barlow]

[concealeddarkness13]

A New OC Poll!

So, in honor of Valentine's Day, I've thought up an OC couples' poll tournament for my own characters! But here's the catch: these characters will be paired up randomly and whichever pair wins will go on to the next round up against another pair, but there will be an option to switch up the characters in the next round. So, it'll be even more fun! No option of polyamory though, since that will probably be too complicated, lol.

Round 1:

1. Dyre, Naivi, Adrestia

2. Vyxis, Vesper, Sabre

3. Aria, Tamra, Umbrae

4. Vortex, Thorne, Triel

5. Ares, Nesri, Irina

6. Mal, Chess, Cassian

7. Eclipse, Estra, Luneth

8. Ash, Iggy, Cress

Tagging: @jj-shubert-writes, @maple-writes, @pen-of-roses, @grailfish, @drabbleitout, and @albatris (I know you were interested in the last poll, but if you don't want me to tag you, please let me know!)

[aperfectphantom]

Ugh honestly Tamra on real housewives of oc is actually insufferable

[hero-deserves-to-be-happy]

At The End of the Road: Chapter 1: Unforgettable

In the future, nearly 14 years after the good ending of OMORI, Hero meets up with his old friends from college and reflects on how a Fall break vacation over a decade ago quickly turned into a road trip Hero and his friends would never forget.

Hero's friendships with his college friends Brandi, Kyle (OC), Zoey (OC), Tamra (OC), C.J. (OC) and Lorraine (OC)-centric. (Past Hero/Mari, Eventual Hero/OC, and Brandi/OC are also mentioned)

Slice of Life and Friendship Shenanigans Post-Good End (with a little bit of Hurt/Comfort).

Rated G. Some mild warnings for canon-typical heavy themes (i.e. grief and mourning) & some occasional mild language in later chapters, but this is mostly friendship fun and shenanigans. Please see AO3 tags for more information and also be mindful of OMORI spoilers.

Chapter 1 of 5 || Chapter Word Count: 2,412

Reading "When Sun Shines Again" and "Am I Ready For Love? Or Maybe Just a Best Friend" before this story is recommended.

A/N: This story is a gift for @shine-n-bright and was inspired by Shine's prompt and beautiful artwork of Hero and his friends. Thank you so much again for the wonderful art inspired by "When Sun Shines Again" and the prompt for this story!! We are so sorry for all the delays and appreciate your patience. We loved your prompt so much that this story became a much bigger work than we anticipated so we have divided it into chapters. We hope to post the next chapters very soon and really hope you like this story! 😊

Link to the chapter on AO3. Full Chapter Text Below the Cut.

Thank you for reading and supporting our work in progress! ⛅

PROLOGUE:

“There you are! What took you so long?”

Fidgeting, Hero scratched the back of his neck. “Sorry, Kyle. I got caught at work.”

“Eh don’t worry about it,” Kyle insisted as he shrugged his shoulders with a lopsided grin. He patted Hero on the back as he ushered him into the house, then laughed as he took his jacket. “Nice scrubs.”

Hero sheepishly smoothed his hands across his shirt. These days, he spent most of his time in scrubs, so it was easy to forget he was wearing them. “Sorry,” he apologized again. “I didn’t have time to change.”

With a dismissive wave of his hand, Kyle laughed again. “You know I don’t care. I love scrubs—it’s like wearing pajamas to work every day, but what in the world happened to you? We got off at the exact same time—or at least we were supposed to.” Kyle tilted his head, and Hero shuffled his feet. It was easy to forget that Kyle knew all about his schedule now that they were working in the same orthopedic clinic. “I thought you took this outpatient job, so you’d have more time for yourself than you did in your residency. That’s not gonna work if you keep working after hours.”

Hero sighed heavily. “I know…but I got behind on some of my charting today and—”

“You work way too hard, Mama,” Kyle interrupted with a tut bringing up an old nickname that had somehow stuck around since their undergrad. “And you’re already like the busiest person I know. You need a break.��� 

“I’m fine. Please don’t worry.” Hero insisted, then chuckled lightly to himself. This conversation was all too familiar. He and Kyle must have had the exact same one at least a hundred times over the decade they had been roommates before Kyle had finally moved out and into this lovely house in the suburbs.

Kyle shrugged. “You know I don’t worry about anything, but you need a vacation. I think I’ll buy you one.”

“Oh you really don’t have to—”

Hero’s protests were promptly cut off by the frantic flurry of clip-clopping high heels, bouncing golden curls, a twirling sparkling tutu, high-pitched giggling, and an excited squeal of “Uncle Hero!”

He wasn’t really her uncle, only her godfather, but the title made him smile brightly as he scooped up Kyle’s daughter, Eloise, and she placed a tiara triumphantly into his unruly hair.

“Thank you, Ellie,” said Hero with a laugh as the tiara began to droop over his eyes. Eloise’s tiny brow furrowed in concentration as she tried to catch the crown, practically smacking Hero in the head with it as Kyle cackled in the background. Kyle only laughed harder as Hero reached up with his hand to try to affix the tiara to his head which, unfortunately, it seemed was much too big for a crown designed for toddlers. He looked at Eloise apologetically, but he couldn’t hold back his smile as he heard familiar laughter coming from a nearby doorway.

“You’ve finally got your crown, Mr. Prince.”

Hero stifled his laughter at another nickname it seemed he would never be able to outgrow, and Zoey leaned against the doorframe, crossing her arms with a quirk of an eyebrow. Her voice was dry, but Hero knew her well enough after all these years to see the twitch of a smile in the corners of her mouth and that teasing sparkle in her green eyes as she added, “It suits you.”

Hero’s face grew warm. The fact he was blushing at Zoey’s recurring ‘prince’ joke after all this time was even more embarrassing than the joke itself. For a split second, he hoped she hadn’t noticed, but she knew him far too well for that. Hero was sure of it—even without her pointed flash of the engagement ring on her left hand as she raised it to her mouth to stifle her laughter.

Hero shrugged but smiled. Touché.

“I think it’s better for a princess,” he said as he gently nestled the tiara into Eloise’s blonde curls.

“I’m playing Cinderella,” Eloise explained. “You’ll be the prince for me—won’t you? Dad says you’re just like prince charming.”

Laughing, Kyle took his little girl from Hero and held her himself. “I said he was ‘basically prince charming,’” he corrected—clearly more for Hero’s benefit than for the understanding of his toddler. “Which he is.”

Before Hero could even begin to protest, a high-pitched voice laughed, “Oh he totally is!” followed by the excited footsteps of Lorraine sprinting through the doorway and practically jumping on him to squeeze him into a tight hug. It had always been her preferred method of greeting, but even after all of these years, it still surprised him, as did her unexpectedly tight grip for someone so dainty.

“My future brother, the prince,” she teased with a beaming smile, ruffling a hand through his hair before she turned to Eloise. “He’d be the perfect prince for your game, but he’s here to do some grown-up stuff, so he can’t play today.”

With a disappointed hum, Eloise pouted, “But Uncle Hero…” She blinked at him with big eyes and a pleading expression which reminded him a lot of her father’s. If Hero had to guess, she’d be just as persuasive as him someday—a troublemaker who somehow always managed to be earnest and look innocent, and just as Hero had always struggled saying no to Kyle, he struggled to say no to Eloise too. He almost wanted to say that he would play with her for a little while, but he had kept his friends waiting for so long already, so instead he sighed with a half-smile and said, “I promise we’ll play next time, okay?”

Eloise frowned—clearly not too pleased with the idea, but her face lit up into a bright smile when her dad said, “Hey, you wanna watch Cinderella on the big tv?” and led her off practically skipping up the stairs her plastic dress-up high-heels loudly clip-clopping all the way.

“Gotta keep an eye on our goddaughter,” quipped Zoey. “She’s dangerous. Before we know it, she’ll be roping her friends into who knows what—have them camping out in the middle of nowhere in an RV that had broken down on the side of the highway.”

Hero stifled a laugh. He hadn’t thought about that in years. Looking back, it was kind of amazing to think of the kinds of shenanigans he and his friends had gotten into back in college—all mostly thanks to Kyle and his hairbrained ideas. Truthfully, it was a little unbelievable seeing as they were all such responsible adults now: a teacher, a doctor, a speech therapist, two lawyers, an engineer, and a physical therapist. Nearly all of them married—some, like Kyle, with children who, in Eloise’s case, at least, for better or worse, seemed to be just like her dad.

“Ooh that reminds me,” interjected Lorraine. “I got out all my photo albums out for you to look at. Basil called me about pictures for some collage or wedding video or something, and you’re welcome to borrow any you want.” She clapped her hands with a smile. “I have an album from that trip, you know?”

“I still don’t know why you wanted to document that…” Shaking her head, Zoey sighed but shrugged. “Just don’t show Brandi, okay? I’m pretty sure she still calls it ‘the Road Trip from hell.’”

“Aww but it was the first time we all ever went on vacation together. It was so much fun!” Lorraine beamed, but her sister just shrugged. She quickly turned to Hero. “You want to see the pictures, don’t you, Hero?”

He could barely mumble a polite, “Um…sure, Lorraine” before she had dragged him through the doorway towards the dining room and kitchen where the rest of their friends were hard at work seemingly getting ready for dinner. C.J. and Tamra turned towards him with smiles and friendly greetings, but Brandi just huffed and crossed her arms.

“Well look who finally decided to show up.” She bristled, but Hero liked to think she happy to see him. Maybe… It was often difficult to tell with her.

“Finally,” C.J. repeated, though he sounded relieved rather than disgruntled. “We were about to cut our losses and order takeout. You know none of us can cook.”

“Hey,” huffed Brandi, but C.J. just smiled.

“You know I love you, but it was your idea to order takeout.”

Brandi frowned. “I didn’t mean me.”

“Well, I’m flattered,” Kyle interjected with a bright, smarmy smile as he walked in through another entrance. “But honestly, I think I could still burn a Pop-Tart.”

Brandi rolled her eyes, but paused glancing around, Hero could only assume, for Eloise, not wanting to insult Kyle in front of his kid. Even though the little girl was upstairs now, Brandi still just muttered a tame, “moron” under her breath and otherwise she pretended she hadn’t heard him and continued, “Lorraine is a pretty good cook, and Tamra’s still working on that lasagna.”

“Yeah…I think we should probably give up on the lasagna.” With a weary sigh, a particularly bedraggled Tamra chuckled somewhat sheepishly and wiped her floury hands on a stained apron. “We should not have tried to substitute the eggs when we ran out.” She shook her head but smiled at Hero with a shrug her shoulders, “I don’t think even you can rescue this one, Hero.”

“I think we should just order takeout,” huffed Brandi. “I’m starving.”

“And cranky,” quipped Kyle in a playful scold.

“You’re the one who invited people over for a dinner with no food.”

Kyle shrugged. “I thought Hero would cook for us—like the old days, but he was late.”  

“I’m sorry, everyone.” Hero had lost track of how many times he had apologized, but he felt another apology was warranted. “I can whip something up right away.”

A gentle hand on his shoulder stopped him. “No,” said Zoey. “I’ll order some takeout. Don’t worry about it.”

“Kyle will order some takeout,” Brandi corrected. “Since this is his fault.”

Laughing, Kyle held up his hands in a sort of helpless surrender. “Okay. Okay.” He pulled a menu for a local Chinese restaurant off of his refrigerator. From it’s prominent placement amongst family photos and Eloise’s artwork, Hero could only assume that Kyle was a frequent customer. As Kyle began to pass the menu around to his friends, Lorraine placed a stack of photo albums on the table.

“We should look through some pictures while we wait for the food!” She smiled brightly handing an album with “Our First Road Trip” emblazoned on the cover to Hero. “Here’s the one we were talking about.”

“Oh no. Not that one,” complained Brandi, peering over Hero’s shoulder. “I had almost blocked that road trip from hell out of my memory.”

“Told you,” quipped Zoey with a chuckle, but Hero doubted she was heard by too many of their companions over Kyle’s very loud and very dramatic gasp of offense.

“Why would you want to do that? It was the best trip ever!”

From the looks that were being exchanged, Hero could tell that while none of them would likely go so far as Brandi to call their vacation the “road trip from hell,” no one agreed that it was anywhere near the “best trip ever.” The way Hero remembered it, everything that possibly could have gone wrong did. Starting from the first moment Kyle had pulled up the driveway of their fraternity house in a weathered, broken-down RV equipped with a gross carpet interior and peeling paint. His mouth twitched in the corners as he released that his truly unforgettable recreational vehicle had been immortalized forever as the first photo in Lorraine’s album.

Though Lorraine hadn’t gotten a photo of it, Hero could vividly picture the bright beaming smile on Kyle’s face as he had proudly declared he had had “the best idea ever” to use their plane ticket money in order to rent that hunk of junk RV on the somewhat fantastical notion that a road trip would permanently bond them, make them all “best friends forever” like in one of those coming-of-age sitcoms Kyle loved so much. Hero could distinctly remember Brandi huffing, “This isn’t ‘Saved By the Bell,’ Kyle” as if friendships that close were just a fantasy—something only found on TV.

Hero supposed that in a way, at that time, it was a sort of fantasy to him too—a distant dream that almost didn’t feel real. He had had friends like that once, but, back then, back when Kyle was masterminding that road trip, he couldn’t imagine ever having friends like that again.

It was strange thinking back to that time, now, after everything that had happened. In a way, he felt almost like a different person—like the  young man who had driven that dilapidated RV all the way to Kyle’s family lake house wasn’t even him at all. That Hero could have never imagined that their ragtag group would still be in touch with each other after all this time, let alone such close friends. He could have never imagined that at the end of the road they’d someday all be gathering around the table to look through Lorraine’s photo album of that fateful road trip to find pictures for his wedding of all things.

Hero covered his mouth with his hand and laughed in spite of himself. It was truly unbelievable. Impossible. Even now, having reached this destination it almost didn’t feel real, but as Kyle had once said, some of the best journeys in life wind up at places you could never expect—that’s part of the fun!  

In that way, Hero supposed it was impossible to ever really know what was waiting at the end of the road. After so many twists and turns in the winding dark, there was a future surrounded by friendship and love that he hadn’t believed he could ever have after losing Mari, that he hadn’t believed he deserved anymore. 

But he had had no way of knowing that, had no way of knowing he could ever be happy again, just like he had no way of knowing that his Fall break vacation to Kyle’s family lake house would turn into a cross-country road trip he and his friends would never forget. 

[realhousewivesoutofcontext]

Are you excited for Gretchen's RHOC return?? 🍊

[paceywittergayboatman]

The oc cast and audience gets so mysognystic about Tamras usually bad behavior that it comes around to being mysognystic towards and accidentally making her victim again it's so funny

They know there's a problem but they don't have enough nuance to address it head on and they prefer to rely on just hating her with no real solution despite her usually technically being right on her base point once again proving that she's like if the witches from Macbeth were extra ass hell and nosy