#oliver mansfield

[carfuckerlynch]

[transcript: 1. “the world begins at the kitchen table. no matter what, we must eat to live.”

2. “you have only to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. tell me about despair, your, and i will tell you mine. meanwhile the world goes on.”

3. “…and in spite of everything, tenderness there must be….”

4. “say that it is simply a wish to waste time forever, lingering with the friends you’ve gathered together, eyes brimming with the moment that is now.”

5. “so desire, like the dishes, could also get done.” /end transcript]

joy harjo— perhaps the world ends here/mary oliver— wild geese/katherine mansfield— collected letters/joyce sutphen— say it/f douglass brown— make out sonnet

[oscar-is-wild]

Mansfield Park (1999) might be a fairly dated and inaccurate Austen adaptation, but Henry Crawford is literally the hottest man on this planet

[silly-little-unaspiring-author]

Person of lower class is taken in by a wealthy family that seems nice on the outside but is really full of assholes. Said lower class individual is at first disrespected by the family but they eventually come to treat them with more regard. Also, the main character develops feelings for one of the members of this family. Am I talking about saltburn or Mansfield park by Jane Austen

[wally-b-feed]

Anthony Fineran (B 1981), Olive Mansfield Bowen, 2023

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{Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath/ Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, The Nest/ Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life/ Susan Sontag/ Liv Ullmann, from Changing (Knopf, 1976)/ Katherine Mansfield, in a letter to J.M. Murry, dated December 14, 1919, Letters and Journals of Katherine Mansfield (Penguin Classics, 1977)/ Anne Sexton,A Self-Portrait in Letters/ Anne Sexton,A Self-Portrait in Letters/ Richard Siken/ Papi/ Anais Nin/ Ghada Al-Samman/ Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings}

[hotvintagepoll]

THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER! Eartha Kitt lounges in her deck chair in the sun, dipping her toes in the pool with Toshiro Mifune and sipping a brightly colored fruity something with an umbrella in it.

Far below in the shadow realm, however, the fallen hotties dance in the dark—let's take a minute to look back at them under the cut.

PRELIM PRETTIES:

Claude Gensac, Silvia Pinal, Ewa Aulin, Rita Tushingham, Annette Funicello, Norma Bengell, Catherine Spaak, Brigitte Auber, Micheline Presle, Nanette Fabray, Libertad Lamarque, Vera Miles, Martha Raye, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Mayo, Elizabeth Allan, Belle Bennet, Virginia Cherill, Mary Brian, Ruth Chatterton, Agnes Ayres, Merna Kennedy, Marie Prevost, Corinne Griffith, May Allison, Virginia Brown Faire, Alice Brady, and Jetta Goudal

ROUND ONE WONDERS:

Angie Dickinson, Thelma Ritter, Geraldine Chaplin, Evelyn Preer, Vanessa Brown, Betty Blythe, Susan Hayward, Mae Clarke, Sally Ann Howes, Ossi Oswalda, Adrienne La Russa, Hermione Gingold, Barbara Bouchet, Melina Mercouri, Anna Karina, Edwige Fenech, Charmian Carr, Pina Pellicer, Marlène Jobert, Tsuru Aoki, Alice Roberts, Leila Hyams, Lady Tsen Mei, Geneviève Bujold, Dolores Hart, Anita Berber, Bonita Granville, Vonetta McGee, Claire Windsor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Tuesday Weld, Grace Darmond, Carol Channing, Deanna Durbin, Laraine Day, Mariette Hartey, Wendy Hiller, Candy Darling, Hermione Baddely, Valeria Creti, Ella Raines, Ann Miller, Dana Wynter, Dalida, Martine Beswick, Gale Storm, Simone Signoret, Cristina Gaioni, Mabel Normand, Stéphane Audran, Ruth Weyher, Anna Wiazemsky, Ann Sheridan, Sandhya Shantaram, Alice White, Anne Francis, Gena Rowlands, Lyda Borelli, May Whitty, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Walter, Virna Lisi, Barbara Shelley, Iris Hall, Heather Angel, Anne Shirley, Joanna Pettet, Virginia O'Brien, Joan Collins, Greer Garson, Gracie Allen, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Shirley Maclaine, Geraldine Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Hamilton, Eva Gabor, Francesca Bertini, Julie Adams, Olga Baclanova, Misa Uehara, Yvette Vickers, Milena Dravić, Jenny Jugo, Madeleine Carroll, Benita Hume, Olive Borden, Shirley Jones, Miyoshi Umeki, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Mary Anderson, Charlotte Greenwood, Sybil Seely, Mona Barrie, Kathryn Grayson, Katharine Ross, Madge Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Sally Gray, Jana Brejchová, Debra Paget, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Evelyn Brent, Zelma O'Neal, Marie Laforêt, Türkan Şoray, Beatriz Costa, Irene Zazians, Eleanor Powell, Susan Luckey, Patsy Kelly, Lil Dagover, Norma Talmadge, Dorothy Mackaill, Madge Evans, Virginia McKenna, Amália Rodrigues, Mamie Van Doren, Valerie Hobson, Isabel Jeans, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Claire Luce, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Nieves Navarro Garcia, Janet Leigh, Carmen Miranda, Jean Harlow, Aud Egedge-Nissen, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Garvin, Frances Farmer, Lizabeth Scott, Joan Greenwood, Una Merkel, Arlene Francis, Ethel Merman, Doris Day, Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Carolyn Jones, June Richmond, Eva Nil, Diana Dors, Anna Chang, Colleen Moore, Alexis Smith, Yvette Mimieux, Ruby Keeler, Viola Dana, Dolores Grey, Marie Windsor, Danielle Darieux, Jean Parker, Julie Christie, Acquanetta, Leatrice Joy, Ghita Nørby, Julie Newmar, Joanne Woodward, Sandra Dee, Eva Marie Saint, Simone Simon, Katherine Dunham, Birgitte Price, Lee Grant, Anita Page, Flora Robson, Martha Sleeper, Elsie Ames, Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Burke, Linden Travers, Diane Baker, Joan Davis, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney, Marie Dressler, June Lockhart, Emmanuelle Riva, Libertad Leblanc, Susannah Foster, Susan Fleming, Dolores Costello, Ann Smyrner, Luise Rainer, Anna Massey, Evelyn Ankers, Ruth Gordon, Eva Dahlbeck, Ansa Ikonen, Diana Wynyard, Patricia Neal, Etta Lee, Gloria Stuart, Arletty, Dorothy McGuire, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Maria Schell, Lili Damita, Ethel Moses, Gloria Holden, Kay Thompson, Jeanne Crain, Edna May Oliver, Lili Liliana, Ruth Chatterton, Giulietta Masina, Claire Bloom, Dinah Sheridan, Carroll Baker, Brenda de Banzie, Milú, Hertha Thiele, Hanka Ordonówna, Lillian Roth, Jane Powell, Carol Ohmart, Betty Garrett, Kalina Jędrusik, Edana Romney, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kay Kendall, Ruth Hussey, Véra Clouzot, Jadwiga Smosarska, Marge Champion, Mary Astor, Ann Harding, María Casares, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mildred Natwick, Michèle Morgan, Romy Schneider, Elisabeth Bergner, Celeste Holm, Betty Hutton, Susan Peters, Mehtab, Leslie Caron, Anna Sten, Janet Munro, Nataša Gollová, Eve Arden, Ida Lupino, Regina Linnanheimo, Sonja Henie, and Terry (what a good girl)

ROUND TWO BEAUTIES:

Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Todd, Tura Satana, Helen Gibson, Maureen O'Hara, Rocío Dúrcal, Mary Nolan, Lois Maxwell, Maggie Smith, Zulma Faiad, Ursula Andress, Musidora, Delphine Seyrig, Marian Marsh, Leatrice Joy, Sharon Tate, Pina Menichelli, Teresa Wright, Shelley Winters, Lee Remick, Jane Wyman, Martita Hunt, Barbara Bates, Susan Strasberg, Marie Bryant, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Rosalind Russell, Vanessa Redgrave, Brigitte Helm, Gloria Grahame, Rosemary Clooney, Bebe Daniels, Constance Bennett, Lilian Bond, Ann Dvorak, Jeanette Macdonald, Pouri Banayi, Raquel Welch, Vilma Bánky, Dorothy Malone, Olive Thomas, Celia Johnson, Moira Shearer, Priscilla Lane, Dolores del Río, Ann Sothern, Françoise Rosay, June Allyson, Carole Lombard, Jeni Le Gon, Takako Irie, Barbara Steele, Claudette Colbert, Lalita Pawar, Asta Nielsen, Sandra Milo, Maria Montez, Mae West, Alma Rose Aguirre, Bibi Andersson, Joan Blondell, Anne Bancroft, Elsa Lanchester, Nita Naldi, Suchitra Sen, Dorothy Van Engle, Elisabeth Welch, Esther Williams, Loretta Young, Margueritte De La Motte, Ita Rina, Constance Talmadge, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Bedford, Josette Day, Stefania Sandrelli, Jane Russell, Doris Dowling, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Donna Reed, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Billie Burke, Kyōko Kagawa, Françoise Dorléac, Hend Rostom, Monica Vitti, Lilian Harvey, Marjorie Main, Jeanne Moreau, Lola Flores, Ann Blyth, Janet Gaynor, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Sullavan, Sadhana, Ruby Myers, Lotus Long, Honor Blackman, Marsha Hunt, Debbie Reynolds, Michèle Mercier, Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Judy Holliday, Tippi Hedren, Susse Wold, Vera-Ellen, Carmelita González, Nargis Dutt, Purnima, Harriet Andersson, Yvonne De Carlo, Miroslava Stern, Sheila Guyse, Helen, Margaret Dumont, Betty Grable, Joan Bennett, Jane Greer, Judith Anderson, Liv Ullman, Vera Zorina, Joan Fontaine, Silvana Mangano, and Lee Ya-Ching

ROUND THREE ELECTRIFIERS:

Jean Hagen, Sumiko Mizukubo, Mary Philbin, Ann-Margret, Margaret Rutherford, Claudia Cardinale, Eleanor Parker, Jessie Matthews, Theresa Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Alla Nazimova, Faye Dunaway, Marion Davies, Anna Magnani, Theda Bara, Myrna Loy, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Hideko Takamine, France Nuyen, Claudine Auger, Miriam Hopkins, Maylia Fong, Samia Gamal, Maude Fealy, Machiko Kyō, Sharmila Tagore, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Juanita Moore, Anna Fougez, Waheeda Rehman, Ruan Lingyu, Nina Mae McKinney, Ethel Waters, Nadira, Olivia de Havilland, Abbey Lincoln, Louise Beavers, Agnes Moorehead, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, Maria Falconetti, Reiko Sato, Marie Doro, Clara Bow, Margaret Lindsay, Catherine Denueve, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rosaura Revueltas, Hu Die, Mary Pickford, Fredi Washington, Louise Brooks, Leonor Maia, Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Vivien Leigh, Francine Everett, Savitri, Tita Merello, and Meena Kumari

ROUND FOUR STUNNERS:

Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marilyn Monroe, Irene Papas, Lupe Vélez, Pola Negri, Gene Tierney, Barbara Stanwyck, Gina Lollobrigida, Lena Horne, Nutan, Jean Seberg, Kim Novak, Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Darnell, Julie Andrews, Carmen Sevilla, Gloria Swanson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Anita Ekberg, Toshia Mori, Deborah Kerr, Hazel Scott, Chelo Alonso, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kwan, Devika Rani, Shima Iwashita, and Anouk Aimée

ROUND FIVE SMOKESHOWS:

Setsuko Hara, Pearl Bailey, Joan Crawford, Madhubala, Marpessa Dawn, Keiko Awaji, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Xia Meng, Suraiya, Natalie Wood, María Félix, and Mbissine Thérèse Diop

ROUND SIX SEXY LADIES:

Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Vyjyanthimala, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ingrid Bergman

QUARTER FINALIST GLAMAZONS:

Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Lauren Bacall

SEMIFINALIST ICONS:

Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll

FINALIST FABULOSITY:

Hedy Lamarr

ULTIMATE CHAMPION OF THE HOT & VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN TOURNAMENT:

Eartha Kitt

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Mahmoud Darwish, Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982 (trans. Ibrahim Muhawi) // John Keats, "Ode on Indolence" // Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart // Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk // Misun Holdorf // Dear Icarus—Anna Miriam Brown // Louise Erdrich // Frank Bidart, "Guilty of Dust" // Mary Oliver, "Honey Locust" // Kahlil Gibran, "Defeat" // Mary Oliver, That Sweet Fruit John Clare // Brian Jekel // Katherine Mansfield, The Diaries of Katherine Mansfield // see 6 // Mary Oliver, Thirst // Yves Olade, Bloodsport // Marina Tsvetaeva, Poems for Akhmatova (trans. Michael R. Burch) // Galileo Chini, Icarus // Victoria Chang, The Trees Witness Everything

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Top 10 favourite portrayals in Austen adaptations?

Hi!

10. Peter Gale as John Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility 1981

John Dashwood is most often portrayed as a weak, stupid fool designed to get on everyone's nerves, which tends to shift all the blame that belongs to his character upon Fanny. It is not so with this version of the character. It is obvious that he is rather stupid, but he's also greedy, selfish and callous himself, and an all around superficial person you can laugh at and be infuriated by.

9. Joseph Mawle as captain Harville in Persuasion 2007

Another example of a minor character done well, specially meritorious in this case because this adaptation is a tv movie. It is usually a problem that Wentworth's friends come across as a bit of a blur, but in this case, between writing and acting, Harville comes across as intelligent, loyal, amiable, etc, an all around gentleman whose friendship does credit to Wentworth's character.

8. Guy Henry as John Knightley in Emma (ITV) 1996

And another one! There's several "minor character in movie adaptation" in this list, because it is really hard to make a minor character feel "alive" or nuanced when said character is given very little screen time. Guy Henry steals the scene every time he appears in this adaptation. His delivery of the famous Christmas speech is impeccable. He also comes across as a loving father and husband too.

7. Angela Pleasence as Lady Bertram in Mansfield Park 1983

Jemma Redgrave (Lady Bertram in Mansfield Park 2007) is, in my opinion, a mesmerizing actress, one of those beings that are both beautiful and have a very strong scenic presence. I love her version of Lady Bertram, but Angela Pleasence is something else in the role, and somehow specially because her vibe is the strong opposite of JR. Always sweet, delicate, and soft spoken in her roles, her Lady Bertram is hysterical; I don't think there's a scene where she gets a speaking line where I don't laugh, and laughter is so very welcome in a story that can be as heavy and as painful as Mansfield Park. She provides a characterization that fits Austen's (pliable, lazy, dim, perpetually distracted) without making her insufferable.

6. Kate Beckinsale as Emma Woodhouse in Emma (ITV) 1996

Kate Beckinsale has always had queen bee energy, but her youth in this movie softens it enough that we can see how Emma is ultimately a young woman who means well, and means to be just. I don't read Emma as having the finishing school affectations of a Caroline Bingley (something that in my opinion happens in 2020 and to some degree in the Miramax movie); she was raised at home by an indulgent governess and rarely if ever meets other ladies of her rank. But I also do see where people are coming from when they criticize 2009 Emma for being too modern and her way of carrying herself as one that would have been considered vulgar in the regency era, and I think this Emma strikes a happy compromise. Emma has good manners and a sense of rank, but she's also decidedly provincial.

5. Hayley Atwell as Mary Crawford in Mansfield Park 2007

Love, hate or be baffled by this adaptation of Mansfield Park, most people seem to agree that this casting choice was great, and there's reason to it. Atwell is a very talented actress, and despite the script not helping, she brings out both the best and the worst of Mary out, avoiding both the femme fatale and the pure victim we don't talk about the expose my ankle scene

4. Olivia Williams as Jane Fairfax in Emma (ITV) 1996

I feel like Jane Fairfax also suffers from a problem similar to Emma in adaptations. She's made to have these very suspicious vibes and heavy-looking aspect (against the trendy more Heroin Chic look of Palthrow) in the Miramax movie, she's a mousy creature in 2009, and a sort of severe schoolmistress in disguise in 2020 (I'm exaggerating for effect, but for a character that is traced with few, delicate strokes in the novel, she surely gets a lot of rather sharp depictions). Olivia Williams gives a Jane that is very accomplished, but also elegant, understated and reserved. She's someone we can look at with Emma and see as a glaring spotlight on our shortcomings rather than an interloping rival.

3. JJ Feild as Henry Tilney in Northanger Abbey 2007

I feel a bit silly, because rivers of electronic ink have been poured over this beloved interpretation of one of the favorite Austen heroes, so what can I say about this one that hasn't been said before? Most of the choices in this list are unusual, and while I picked them because I think they are spotlight worthy and truly are favorites at the moment, I won't deny there is an element of... isn't it boring to repeat to each other ad nauseam what has been said over and over and over again and almost everyone is already familiar with? So I'll let you all fill in the blanks here.

2. Robert Swann as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility 1981

This one is very high on the list because Sense and Sensibility is very dear to me, faultless despite all its faults, I obsess over it, and colonel Brandon is a very dear favorite of mine. So I am very picky about it all, and have grown dissatisfied with the 95 adaptation (I was never particularly keen on 2008) despite acknowledging its many merits as a movie and a period piece. One of the most interesting things about this novel to me, is the treatment of strength and power in its male characters -it's not a central theme, but it is certainly there. John Dashwood and John Willoughby are men who have power, and the power society and money give them, they use to vulnerate the women under their care or influence; and they are morally speaking, extremely weak men. By contrast, both Brandon and Edward are men rendered more or less "powerless" in the circumstances presented in the novel, in appearance "emasculated"; they are soft, unimposing, they don't demand attention or space, but underneath all that lays great moral strength, and it's said moral strength to do what is right and helpful that makes them dependable and even admirable.

That's why it is very important to me for Brandon to keep these traits -that softness, melancholy, humility, unobtrusiveness- besides his moments of high dramatic emotion that showcase his affinity to Marianne, and Robert Swann is the closest to this that we have ever gotten (I cannot call it perfect, but it is so very close), where other adaptations, to different degrees, try to "butch up" his character.

Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice 1980

We have had our good Lizzys and our bad Lizzys and it gets on my nerves every time someone says "[actor] is [character]!" even and maybe specially when I say so myself, but, boy, has it happened very few times in my life that I have seen a performance and been struck by its likeness to the experience of reading the source material, and this is one of those. She's witty and she's lively but she's also young and vulnerable at times. She makes mistakes, she rationalizes, she reflects and changes and grows. She is what Caroline Bingley would call small and brown and not a beauty, but we see with Darcy the charm of her expressive eyes. I'd say if there wasn't any other reason to watch Pride and Prejudice 1980, Elizabeth Garvie's Lizzy would be reason enough and some.

Some honorable mentions:

Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey 2007 and Hattie Morahan as Elinor Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility 2008

I struggled a lot back and forth with the first. It is a really, really good portrayal of Cathy's ingenuity and honesty and JJ Feild's Henry wouldn't have been as good without her to play off of, but I also sincerely couldn't find a spot in between the others for her anywhere either at the top or the bottom of the list. So she remains in limbo without fault of her own, and I apologize to her for this failure.

Now, the second... there's this story Emma Thompson tells in her diary of the making of the 1995 Sense and Sensibility where she talks about sitting on at casting auditions for Elinor, and, unlike other roles, there being many candidates who gave great auditions, and her commenting "this is a country of Elinors". EDIT: it's been called to my attention in replies that it was Ang Lee calling Britain a country of Fannys, as it was Fanny's casting process. I do feel the dictum also applies to Elinors, on othe opposite end of the spectrum. That's probably the main thing keeping Hattie Morahan off the list. She's my favorite Elinor, but I don't think we ever had anything closely resembling a bad Elinor. 81 wasn't directed well, and Emma Thompson was indeed too old for the part, but characterization wise, they were good. Joanna David was really good in 71. And I felt on making this list that the "standing out significantly" was a key aspect. but she was, indeed, a really great Elinor.

Dan Jeanotte as Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility 2024/Bosco Hogan as Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility 1981

These interpretations of Edward are dear to me, and linked by being sort of opposites that complement book!Edward. Bosco Hogan is an unfiltered portrayal of Edward's diffidence, depression, and lack of personal charm even if his manners are polite. Jeanotte's captures an undercurrent of sass and glimpses of the character's deeper feelings and active negative emotions. Each on its own is incomplete, and yet show something essential to the character that is dissimulated or erased in 95 and 08; I wish I could mush them together somehow and have an Edward portrayal I could wholeheartedly love (From Prada to Nada's Edward gets relatively close, but then that is a rather loose adaptation).

Ask me my top5/top10 anything!

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Masterlist of Previous Polls

And Then There Were None - Philip Lombard

Anne of Green Gables series Anne Shirley Anne & Diana

Arthurian Legend Lancelot du Lac Arthur & Lancelot Morgan le Fay Guinevere & Morgan Gawain The Green Knight

As You Like It - Rosalind & Celia

Beowulf - Beowulf

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Holly Golightly

Brideshead Revisited - Charles & Sebastian

Carmilla - Carmilla & Laura

The Catcher in the Rye - Holden Caulfield

The Chronicles of Narnia - Edmund Pevensie

The Count of Monte Cristo - Eugenie & Louise

Crime and Punishment - Raskolnikov & Razumikhin

Dracula Count Dracula Jonathan Harker Mina & Lucy

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Jekyll/Hyde

The Divine Comedy - Dante & Virgil

Emma Emma Woodhouse Emma & Harriet

The Enchanted Island of Yew - Prince Marvel

The Epic of Gilgamesh - Gilgamesh & Enkidu

Eugene Onegin - Onegin & Lensky

Fahrenheit 451 - Guy Montag

The Famous Five series - George Kirrin

The Fate of the Crown - Valcour & Francisco de Paola

Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein Victor & Henry Captain Walton

The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway Nick & Gatsby Jordan Baker Daisy & Jordan

Hamlet Hamlet & Horatio Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

The Haunting of Hill House - Eleanor & Theodora

Herbert West–Reanimator - Herbert West

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Huckleberry Finn

The Idiot Myshkin Rogozhin

The Iliad - Achilles & Patroclus

The Invisible Man - Jack Griffin

In Memoriam A. H. H. - Alfred Tennyson & Arthur Hallam

Jane Eyre - Jane Eyre

Jasper Jones - Charlie & Jasper

Jeeves and Wooster series - Jeeves & Wooster

Jude the Obscure - Sue Bridehead

Julius Caesar - Brutus & Cassius

Les Misérables Enjolras Enjolras & Grantaire Javert

Little Women Jo March Laurie Lawrence

Lord of the Flies - Piggy

The Lord of the Rings series Frodo & Sam Galadriel Boromir Fingon & Maedhros (The Silmarillion)

Macbeth - Lady Macbeth

Mansfield Park - Fanny & Mary

The Merchant of Venice - Antonio

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Puck

Moby Dick - Ishmael

The Most Dangerous Game - General Zaroff

Mrs Dalloway - Clarissa

Much Ado About Nothing Benedict Beatrice

Oliver Twist - Oliver Twist

Orlando - Orlando

Othello - Iago

The Outsiders Ponyboy Curtis Johnny & Dally

Peter Pan - Peter Pan

The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray Dorian & Basil Henry Wotton

Pride and Prejudice - Charlotte Lucas

Richard II - Richard II

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Romeo and Juliet - Mercutio

The Secret History - Richard Papen

A Separate Peace - Gene & Finneas

Sherlock Holmes Series Sherlock Holmes Sherlock & John James Moriarty which adaptation is the most queer?

The Talented Mr Ripley Tom Ripley Tom & Dickie

The Tempest - Ariel

To Kill a Mockingbird - Scout Finch

Twelfth Night Viola Corsino Olivia

Ulster Cycle (Celtic Mythology) - Cú Chulainn

Waiting for Godot - Vladimir & Estragon

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Dorothy Gale

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✦Adriana Tarábková

Král Drozdia Brada 1984 — (690 x 388px), (300 x 160px)

✦Dakota Fanning

Brimstone 2016 — under development Effie Gray 2014 — under development The Alienist season 1 — under development season 2 — under development

✦Elle Fanning

The Beguiled — under development Mary Shelley — under development The Nutcracker in 3D — under development Phoebe in Wonderland — under development

✦Gaia Weiss

Mary Queen of Scots 2013 — under development The Legend of Hercules 2014 — under development

✦Gwyneth Paltrow

Shakespeare in Love 1998 — under development

✦Kirsten Dunst

Interview with the Vampire 1994 — (690 x 388px), (300 x 160px) Little Women 1994 — under development Lover's Prayer 2001 Marie Antoinette 2006 — under development

✦Léa Seydoux

Farewell My Queen 2012 — under development Journal d'une femme de chambre 2015 — under development Robin Hood 2010 — under development The Last Mistress 2007 — part 1 Dune: Part Two — part 1, part 2 Roses à crédit 2010 — under development Belle Épine 2010 — under development Mistérios de Lisboa 2010 — under development The Beast 2023 — under development

✦ Pia Degermark

Elvira Madigan 1967 — under development

✦Roxane Mesquida

The Last Mistress 2007 — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5

✦Rosamund Pike

The Libertine 2004 — part 1, part 2, part 3

✦Samantha Gates

Full Circle 1977 — part 1 The Water Babies 1978 — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4

✦Sophia Myles

Dracula 2006 — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 Doctor Who S2.E4 — under development Mansfield Park 1999 — part 1, part 2 Outlander 2008 — (692 x 388px), (300 x 168px) Oliver Twist 1999 The Abduction Club 2002 — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 2001 — under development The Prince and the Pauper 1996 — part 1, part 2 Tristan & Isolde 2006 — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4

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Lady Ottoline Morrell, full name: Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell (16 June 1873 – 21 April 1938) was an English aristocrat and society hostess. Her patronage was influential in artistic and intellectual circles, where she befriended writers including Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon, T. S. Eliot and D. H. Lawrence, and artists including Mark Gertler, Dora Carrington and Gilbert Spencer.

Dora Carrington, Ralph Partridge, Lytton and Oliver Strachey, and Frances Marshall (later Partridge); snapshot by Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1923

Portrait of Lady Ottoline Morrell by Adolf de Meyer, c. 1912

Her photography

Katherine Mansfield, 1916–17

Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world, and have been published in 25 languages. Via Wikipedia

Jean de Menasce, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and Eric Siepmann, 1922

Virginia Woolf and T. S. Eliot, 1924

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Home Sweet Home (AU Brock Rumlow/OFC) Chapter Five

WORD COUNT: 4655

TRIGGERS: Mentions of sex, emotions, age-gap

HAPPY READING!

CHAPTER FIVE - SOMETHING NEW!

Calleigh feels utterly drained as she pulls up outside her father's three-story business building. Why do weekends have to end so quickly? And why does she feel like she's running on fumes? During the fifteen-minute drive from home to downtown Mansfield, she's dangerously close to rear-ending the car ahead, nearly misses a stop sign, signals in the wrong direction twice, and almost misses her exit. Dallas rush hour traffic doesn't help matters.

She sinks back into her seat, closing her eyes. This morning started off great. Well, apart from the rude awakening by the alarm. Everything else was perfect. Brock had already finished his morning routine when the alarm jolted her awake. She recalls the moment vividly, though part of her mind struggles to believe it.

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The loud annoying beeping from the alarm wakes Calleigh up, "Mmm, shut up," she mumbles, reaching for her phone on the nightstand.

"Morning, Princess," Brock whispers in her ear, wrapping an arm around her. "Breakfast is ready downstairs," his voice, deep and raspy yet tender, soothes her.

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She really needs to stop dwelling on him. But oh, this morning. If only every day could start like that. Though she could definitely do without today's horrendous drive to work.

Opening her eyes, she gazes at the building before her. The place that will likely be her workplace for the foreseeable future. Safe, but lacking in real excitement. The company is national, with offices across the country, but everything is controlled from this office. Maybe one day she could take the business international. Spend some time in Europe or Asia. With their existing deals with airline companies, expanding to other continents isn't out of the question.

With a sigh, she grabs her purse and steps out of her car, casting another glance at the building. It's modest, nothing flashy or extravagant, except for the rooftop terrace. The ground floor houses storage areas for both the company and Jack's rental storage business. It's Jack's way of asserting his authority to his dad, demonstrating that he's also in charge. Since the ground floor is twice the size of the rest of the building, Jack decided to build the terrace. It's a space where employees can unwind, with company BBQs, birthday celebrations, and the option for staff to host private events.

The second and third floor held the offices and conference rooms, the archives, the common room, the kitchen and the changing rooms. The kitchen was rarely used other than to make coffee and chit-chatting, but the common room was usually always buzzing with laughter and work related banter.

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Calleigh steps into the storage area, where she's met by the presence of Aisha, the receptionist, behind the expansive desk. Aisha possesses olive skin and deep brown eyes accentuated by thick lashes. Her soft tan hijab elegantly drapes over her hair, cascading under her chin and resting on the shoulders of her pristine white blazer. The hijab harmonizes with her dark emerald slacks and casual tee, seamlessly melding with her professional attire.

"Morning, Aisha," Calleigh greets as she enters, accepting the papers handed to her. "How was your weekend?" she inquires, glancing over the documents.

Aisha has been a part of Jack's team for several years, their paths crossing at a company-hosted benefit for refugees. Fate intervened when the computer system crashed that very day. Upon hearing Jack's frustrations, Aisha volunteered to troubleshoot. In a matter of hours, she resolved the entire system glitch. Impressed, Jack promptly offered her a job, and she's excelled ever since, becoming the linchpin that holds everything together. Calleigh marvels at how Aisha manages it all.

"Oh, you know, the usual hustle and bustle. With four kids and a husband, boredom isn't on my agenda," Aisha replies with a bright white smile.

Calleigh sends her a smile in return as she glances over the papers in her hand once again. Narrowing her brows when she sees that Karen Jessop is on the list of today's pick ups.

Karen was, as her name gave away, the biggest "Karen" in the area. No matter what happened around her, she managed to find a way to complain about it. None of the delivery personnel liked her, and some of them were even afraid of her. This was just what Calleigh needed on top of everything else.

"Really," she sighs, pointing to Karen's name. "Who's on shift at that time?" She asks, her voice hopeful and on the verge of begging.

"One sec," Aisha lifts a finger up, as she checks her screen. "Peterson, Lopata and Rosenthal," she continues as her eyes move across the screen in front of her.

"Oh, Jimenez isn't in today?" Calleigh questions.

Aisha shakes her head. "I approved his day off last week," she replies.

"Perfect..." Calleigh sighs. "Call him," she continued. Yes, it's his day off, but she needs him. Jimenez was the only person that could handle Karen. And he was the only person Karen could handle. Hopefully she won't complain today.

Aisha flashes her a begging face. "It's his day off, Calleigh," she replies.

"Full overtime, tell him he'll get full overtime. I'll clear it with my dad," Calleigh insists.

"And if he can't?" Aisha asks, lifting up her tablet.

"Just try, please. Full overtime," Calleigh repeats. Hoping beyond hope that he's available. "And he can get any other day off," she continues as she approaches the elevator.

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Brock greeted his receptionist Sarah with a warm smile and handed her a cup of coffee. "Morning, Sarah," he said.

"Morning, Brock. You look exceptionally happy today," the petite brunette replied, her brown eyes studying his face.

Sarah has been Brock's receptionist for about 5 years. They met through his sister Samantha, who had befriended Sarah in their maternity group. When Samantha told Brock about the sweet, single mom in the group who struggled to make ends meet with several underpaid jobs, he instantly felt for her. The fact that Sarah was also a computer wiz made hiring her an easy decision. Brock paid her more than he would typically pay a receptionist. Given his own background growing up in a single-parent household, he never hesitated to ensure Sarah was fairly compensated.

Brock replied with a smile, "Eh, you know me. Every Monday is a fresh start - a chance to make it a great week." It was nearly impossible for him to conceal his elation. Whenever he thought of Calleigh, his lips involuntarily curled into a smile that he couldn't suppress. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop himself from constantly thinking about her. In fact, he couldn't recall the last time he had felt this way.

He had been so nervous for that kiss. Almost to the point where he nearly refrained from the attempt. But he couldn't help himself, her lips looked so soft and warm. How could he not kiss them? And then, when she welcomed his advance, opening her mouth for him. Sweet Lord in the heavens. He knew, he already knew that he loved her. He loved her more than he'd ever loved a woman in his entire life. If fate was willing, he'd marry her.

When Saturday came to an end, Calleigh never let go of his hand as they walked upstairs. At first, he didn't know how to react. To be honest, he was afraid - afraid of having a nightmare or a panic attack, which were often triggered by situations or feelings beyond his control.

This newfound closeness with Calleigh was something he definitely couldn't control. But as he crawled up behind her, feeling her skin against his, all the horrors of his past seemed to disappear. He felt at home, safe, more at ease than he had been since first deploying to Afghanistan twenty-two years ago.

Yet, if he forced himself to be truly honest, he didn't know how to process or react to this unfamiliar sense of comfort and security. It felt scary, and on some levels it was. Calleigh was Jack's daughter, his only child. No matter how much he wanted to, that fact was impossible to get rid of. 

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Calleigh leaned back against her office door, taking in her familiar surroundings. To her left, her desk stood with her computer, her name plaque, some picture frames to make her office seem more like home, and a stack of papers. Floor-to-ceiling bookcases lined the wall behind the desk, filled with binders, books, and various memorabilia. To her right, the couch, table, and two recliners where she, Molly, and Jess often had lunch. A large screen TV, installed by Jack when she was younger, adorned the adjacent wall.

Calleigh had spent countless hours in this office, both as a child, and now after she started to work here, she knew it inside out. Yet, something felt different today. The vibrant painting above the couch, which had always struck her as flashing, now made sense in a way it never had before. For the first time since starting this job, she felt a sense of belonging.

This newfound feeling, however, left her unsettled. She couldn't quite put her finger on it - was she growing up? Becoming a woman? The transition felt strange, as if she were caught between her now slightly more experienced self and the inexperienced girl she once was. Navigating this shift in her identity was uncharted territory, leaving her uncertain on how to proceed.

She makes a mental note to ask Jess about this particular question. Molly and Jess had always been her 'go-to' people about everything. She can't remember ever telling any of her parents if she was in love. Jack would've given her the third degree about who,what,how and when, and then he probably would have given the guy the same third degree, scaring him off. And Genevieve, her mother. She would have rambled on about how to be careful, how to not let him hurt her, how to not, not, not. She knew her parents loved her, and that they only wanted her to be safe, but still. She felt she never got any real support, and that a lot of things in her life were about keeping her good name or names clean. It was like expected of her to marry someone who came from money, same as her. Not that either one of her parents would ever dictate who she married, she knew they both had expectations.

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Molly drummed her fingers impatiently on the rolling table they used for lunch deliveries. It was her turn to bring lunch today, but the delay was frustrating. Giving Jess a chance to sit down and assess Calleigh's facial expression before she arrived. Molly couldn't wait to find out what had happened after they left on Saturday. The group had exchanged messages on Sunday, but Calleigh had been brief, responding mostly with emojis and short phrases like "yes" or "you wish" to Jess' direct questions. Molly remembered how close Calleigh and Brock had been before Kilo interrupted them by the pool, so a kiss - or even several - didn't seem far-fetched. 

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Calleigh puts the papers down on her desk with a sigh. She just can't seem to focus today. Mondays were always a drag, but today it is more difficult to get things done. It's like nothing is getting through her brain. Well, nothing except for Brock. She has no problem thinking about him. His hazel brown eyes, his soft lips, his warm tongue, his hands on her. All of that is getting through, without any kind of filtering. Is she in love? She can't find the right answer to that question. All she knows is that she can't seem to get him out of her head. Maybe she was reading too much into it. But it can't be that either. With everything he said to her, she can't be reading too much into it. He called her princess. Jesus, Calleigh. She tells herself. With an exasperated sigh she lets her forehead fall down on the desk.

"Lunch is on the way," Jess' voice sounds all the way from the outside of her office.

Calleigh slowly lifts her head up. Molly and Jess are going to ask questions, and she has no idea how to answer them. This is one of those times when she's beyond thankful for Jess' quick wit. A facial expression, and Jess can probably answer all of the questions herself. "Lunch," Calleigh replies, almost without realizing that she's even talking.

"What happened to you?" Jess asks as she waves her hands in front of her face.

Calleigh opens her eyes. Oh great. The paper she doesn't understand a shit of is now stuck to her forehead. "Oh, this? Nothing," she replies as she puts the paper down on her desk again. "Where's Molls?" She adds, after making sure Molly isn't in her office.

"Mondays are Molly days. Which means that I get the 4-1-1 beforehand," Jesse proudly exclaimed as she takes a seat on the couch in the opposite corner of the office, and casually put her feet up on the armrest.

Calleigh lets out another sigh. Mondays. Yeah. Mondays were Molly's days to bring lunch. They always ordered lunch in to work. But someone had to make sure all the food arrived, and that everyone got what they had ordered. "Oh, yeah.. It's Monday today...," she replies as she sinks down in a chair opposite Jess.

"Wow.. Who put their tongue down your throat?" Jess laughs. "No, no, wait, wait, let me guess. It's a certain handsome mechanic isn't it?" she continues. "Mr. Brock Rumlow," she adds with a dramatic arm movement.

"Shush," Calleigh desperately waves her hand to make Jess stop. "I know that my dad isn't here right now. But he does own the place, and everybody knows him," she continues. Her heart is beating rapidly, rationally people would probably not catch on just from Jess mentioning him. But it just felt so... she can't even find the right words.

"But you did kiss him, right?" Jess continues, as she sits up.

"WHAT??!!??" Molly's voice sounds from the door. "You kissed him?" She continues as she closes the door.

Calleigh jumps from the voice behind her. "Jesus, Molls. Are you trying to kill me?" She says, taking a good look at the door, as to make sure it's actually closed. "A bit higher, and the delivery guys outside would've heard you," she adds.

"Oh come on, Calleigh. Mrs. Kensington isn't here, so we can talk freely," Jess informs, as she takes the take out box Molly hands her.

"Since when did that stop you, Jess," Molly argues, as she takes a seat next to Calleigh.

"Ok, shush. Both of you. Yes, we kissed, and please, please don't scream it out. I kinda want to be able to keep kissing him. And I can't do that if he's dead," Calleigh tells them, as she looks between them.

"Yeah, because that's easy to do. YOU KISSED BROCK!" Jess almost yells. Then she gets her composure back "I mean, you kissed Brock," she whispers.

"Yeah, Jess. It doesn't help to whisper it after you yelled it," Molly laughs. "Do I have to put duct tape over your mouth again?" She continues.

"Mhmh," Jess replies, pressing her lips together. "Imma eat my bacon burger. She's gonna talk," she adds, pointing at Calleigh.

The duck tape memory almost makes Calleigh forget what she was going to say. Molly was fifteen, and hopelessly in love with a guy. Jess of course wouldn't shut up about it. And the whole thing ended up with Molly duct taping her mouth shut. To no avail, the guy found out anyway. Calleigh can't help but laugh. God how childish they were back then. It's weird to think that it was only five - six years ago. And Friday was only two - three days ago. Man, how life can change in the blink of an eye.

"So," Jess gestures towards Calleigh, to get her to start to talk. "Tell us," she adds.

"Well, he kissed me," Calleigh looks between her friends. What more can she say? Should she reveal all the details? How it felt, what she thought. Does she even know what she thought? It feels like her head is in a big pink cloud, and she can't tell the difference between what happened and what didn't happen. Maybe it all was a dream.

"Where?" Molly asks, lifting her cup to her mouth and wrapping her lips around the straw.

Calleigh looks at her. What? Where? "On the lips?" She answers, it's more a question than an actual answer. She knows that's probably not what Molly meant, but her brain isn't working properly.

"No, no. Where?" She replies, sending Calleigh a teasing smile.

"In the pool," Calleigh breathes out as she thinks back to that moment in the pool. How amazing it was. How soft his lips felt on hers. How his tongue swirled around hers, tasting her.

"How did you end up--," Molly starts. But Calleigh cuts her off.

"In the kitchen," she continues, looking out in the air with dreamy eyes. "And in my bed....," she adds.

"HE WAS IN YOUR BED!!" Jess can't hide her enthusiasm. "Sorry, sorry," she says, lowering her voice to a whisper. "He was in your bed?"

"Mmmhhmmm," Calleigh replies, totally lost in the memories from this weekend. It wasn't like they planned for him to sleep next to her, it just kinda happened. She had fallen asleep in his lap during the movie, and when he woke her up it just felt natural for her to keep holding his hand all the way into her bed. They both had their clothes on. Or well, she slept in her sleep shorts and t-shirt, and he slept in his boxer briefs. Nothing happened, other than a kiss goodnight, and him giving her a kiss on the forehead before he left for his morning run.

Sunday was amazing, with sweet and tender kisses, soft touches and him looking at her like she was one of the seven wonders of the earth. No one had ever looked at her like that before. And for it to be Brock. She still couldn't believe that. It made her feel special. With Brock she was something more than just the daughter of a Rollins and a Lewis. She was more than just a heiress. With Brock, she was Calleigh.

“Hey, earth to Calleigh,” Jess waves her hand in front of Calleigh’s face. “What happened in your bed?” She asks, when Calleigh looks up at her. 

“Jessica!” Molly almost gasps. “You don't have to answer that, Calleigh!” She continues with an understanding head tilt to Calleigh, followed by a stern look at Jess. 

“Hey!” Jess cuts her off before she can say anything else. “That's unfair,” she continues with a theatrical pout. “I told you guys about me and Ben,” she finishes her little speech by placing her half eaten burger back in the box, and folding her arms over her chest. 

“Errr,” Calleigh finally shoots in.  “Correction,” she says, sending Jess a friendly smile, and lifting her finger up in the air. “It was actually Ben, who told everyone about that,” she laughs. 

Ben fucking Caplan, the first guy Jess slept with. He was in Jess history class, and the two of them really hit it off. Or so Jess thought. Ben turned out to be the BIGGEST fuck-boy out there. As soon as he had spent a night in bed with Jess, he stopped talking to her. But he really didn't stop talking ABOUT her. He was so vocal about his adventures with Jess, that he might as well shared it over the school's intercom. And he straight out bragged about how he deflowered Jess. Now, that was something he shouldn't have done. Although Jess was hurt by his childish bragging, she did show him why you should never mess with Jess; Because she lashed back. “He just gave me all the power in the world,” she had said. And then, she kept going on about how tiny he was, and that he couldn't even get it up at first. Words like flaccid and magnifying glass were used, and Ben's reputation never recovered; not even to this day it had. Calleigh didn't even know if he got any girls after that. But she was on Jess’ side anyway, and Ben deserved it; he really did. 

“I told you about Ben,” Jess argues. Leaning back on the couch, arms still folded over her chest. 

“Yes, you did,” Molly chuckles. “But we already knew then,” she continues, before both her and Calleigh burst into laughter. 

It was good to be able to think back to the good old days. Jess was 16 back then, while Molly and Calleigh were both 14. Calleigh enjoyed those memories. Those memories she got before she was forced to relocate to New York. Even though she was back now, she couldn't shake off the fact that she missed so much time. Those four last years of school. Years she should've had with Jess and Molly. Important years. Instead she had four years in New York, without her two best friends. Four years collecting memories she desperately tried to hide from every single person she trusted. No one knew, except her. And she was determined to keep it that way. She didn't want the miscommunicated understanding or the ‘I'm sorry’ head tilts, and she really didn't want Jack's rage. It wasn't only that she didn't want to tell; She couldn't tell. 

“Okay, okay,” Jess tosses her hands up. “I know,” she continues with a smile. She couldn't help it, thinking back to the Ben thing was undeniably funny. “It's just that I don't think Brock will be as vocal about this,” she finishes, raising her eyebrows as she grabs her burger again. 

“No. No he won't,” Calleigh tries to stop laughing as she shakes her head at Jess. 

“Mmmhrrmm,” Jess chews as fast as she can, trying to deliver her next line. “I know,” she manages to push out as she chews. “That's why I have to hear it from yohuhu,” she finally finishes, almost jumping up and down on the couch from excitement. 

Molly's teasing remark breaks the silence. "It's been a while, huh?" She knows this isn't their usual conversation, but with her ecstatic friend, it's the only way she can avoid turning into a blushing mess.

When Molly reflects on how different the three of them are, it's almost unbelievable they've become so close. They grew up in similar circumstances - affluent families, private school, same neighborhood. Yet, they're like night and day. Molly is the shy, quiet one, sometimes apologizing for her own existence. Jessica is bluntly straightforward. And Calleigh is the proper one.

Molly remembers the afternoons spent at Calleigh's, where homework had to be completed the moment they arrived, and checked before any playtime. Molly's own mother, a busy trauma surgeon, couldn't be as strict after Molly's father passed away. Thankfully, Molly had Jack, a second father figure, to rely on. She didn't even care that he was so strict. 

Jess takes a deep breath. “Way too long, Molls,” she breathes out. “But that's beside the point. I want to know how long it's been for her,” she continues, pointing her burger at Calleigh. 

Calleigh looks from the burger to Jess, before sighing. “Since never,” she replies. “And when did you become so interested in my non-existent sex life?” She continues, tilting her head slightly. She couldn't help it, the look on Jess’ face was priceless; almost to the point where she's regretting not bringing a video camera to work. 

“Oh, no no,” Jess exclaimes, before taking another bite of her burger. “Brock's,” she continued through her mouthful. 

“You should ask him then,” Molly smiles as she puts the last piece of her chicken wrap into her mouth. She rarely entered conversations like this one. Usually she just listened and only answered if or when asked. But this was just too juicy and too big for her to shut up about.

“Are you crazy?” Jess almost screams the words out. And it looks like she just received news about little green men taking over congress or something. “He's a grown up!” She continues. “You don't ask grown ups about their sex life,” she finishes with a series of deep breaths, like she just ran a marathon. 

"Didn't you just ask Calleigh about Brock's sex life?” Molly chuckles. It's not often Jess is the one to blush, and she wants to make the best of this situation. 

“Nope,” Jess casually replies when she regains her composure. “I asked Calleigh about her sex life, which incidentally are intertwined with Brocks these days,” she continues, putting on a happy and satisfied look. 

Calleigh can't help but chuckle at the friendly banter. “Sorry to disappoint you Jess,” she tells her friend, shaking her head. “There's no sex life,” she continues with another chuckle. “He just slept next to me,” she finishes; throwing her take out box towards the trash can. She misses by a landslide. “Good thing I'm not a basketball player,” she breathes out, as she gets up to collect the box from the floor. 

“But, you were naked?” Jess continues with a friendly laugh, showing that the question wasn't all that serious. 

Calleigh takes a quick glance at the time confirming that lunchtime is over. Without exchanging any words, she looks at Jess and points to her wrist. 

“Shit!” Molly gasps, almost jumping up from the chair. “I have so much to do, and I have no idea how to do it, or where to start,” she sighs. 

“Didn't you just have a masterclass in Seattle?” Calleigh questions. Not realizing that Molly came back from Seattle two days before the class was over. 

“Where were you this weekend?” Molly replies, sending Calleigh a teasing look. “Because I'm pretty sure both me and Jess were having pizza at your place. And I think I remember you there as well,” she continues. 

“Oh, God. Molls I'm sorry. I.. I'm just not in my head these days,” Calleigh replies. Jesus, did the whole weekend pass by without her being aware of what was happening?

“You're forgiven. I'm just happy that I didn't have to spend my weekend with Mrs. Kensington as she was sharing her wisdom with the younger generation,” Molly delivers the Mrs. Kensington part in a condescending tone. 

Calleigh sends Molly an understanding nod. “You're really happy she's not here, aren't you?” She asks. 

“Extremely,” Molly replies, well aware that Mrs. Kensington would return in a couple of days, and that the office would go back to normal, with the senior manager and her nagging about every little detail. 

“I'm pretty sure they were naked,” Jess shoots in with another laugh as they exit the office.  

“Fine, we were naked,” Calleigh laughs back with a head tilt. “You're never gonna let this go are ya’?” She continues.

“Not until I get the information I want,” Jess replies as she walks down the hallway with Molly. “And I can hear that you're lying by the tone of your voice,” she continues. 

Calleigh leans against the doorframe. Naked Brock. Naked Brock in her bed. She can't help but wonder how that would feel like. Oh, God! It's Brock. Her heart starts to beat rapidly when she thinks about that. She would fall in love at one point in her life. She knew that. And her parents, though they probably prefer her to be single forever, obviously understood that too. But for her to fall in love with Brock, if that's what this was. That wasn't something any of them were prepared for. That wasn't even something that had crossed any of their minds, for even a second. Brock. Just why did it have to be Brock?

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Preview: Blackpool vs. Birmingham City - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Ocean previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Blackpool vs. Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Aiming to book a spot in the third round of the competition, League One rivals Blackpool and Birmingham City will clash for an FA Cup tie at Bloomfield Road on Sunday afternoon. The Seasiders returned to winning ways recently following a difficult run of form under new management, whilst Blues have also struggled with inconsistency of late.

Match preview

© Imago Following a 3-0 win at home to relegation-threatened Burton Albion at Bloomfield Road on September 28, Blackpool endured an eight-game winless run in League One recently, a streak that broken on Tuesday night, with the Seasiders securing a two-goal success at Bristol Rovers. Steve Bruce's side were handed a slice of luck in the first period when Gasmen defender Bryant Bilongo netted an own goal, before midfielder Lee Evans held his nerve from the penalty spot to double the visitors' lead in the second half, ensuring maximum points. Despite earning a much-needed victory last time out, Blackpool are still languishing down in 16th place in the League One standings, with many supporters and pundits alike expecting the club to challenge for at least a top-six finish this season under the stewardship of Bruce. Focusing on FA Cup matters for the moment, the Tangerines enjoyed a relatively-comfortable first-round tie at the home of League Two Gillingham at the start of November, with 23-year-old midfielder Sonny Carey bagging a brilliant brace at Priestfield Stadium to earn a second-round clash with Birmingham.

© Imago After a run of three straight matches without victory in League One, third-tier title favourites Birmingham City produced a dogged display in a wet and windy Devon on Tuesday night, when goals either side of the break from Tomoki Iwata and Jay Stansfield were enough to beat Exeter City. Despite earning maximum points against the Grecians, Blues remain out of the top-two places in the League One standings due to the exceptional form of Wycombe Wanderers and newly-promoted Wrexham, with the former managing a 10th straight win at home to Mansfield Town earlier in the week. Participating in the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in three decades, Birmingham avoided a potential slip-up at the home of National League outfit Sutton United in front of the TV cameras in early November, when Willum Willumsson's fifth goal of the term was enough to secure safe passage into the second round. Blues have not enjoyed fun trips to the seaside during their most recent matches at Bloomfield Road, with a 6-1 battering at the hands of the Tangerines during the 2021-22 season still fresh in the minds of the Bluenoses who received an apology from Troy Deeney after the game.

Team News

© Imago After keeping a clean sheet at Bristol Rovers earlier in the week, Blackpool boss Bruce could be tempted to continue with a centre-back pairing of Oliver Casey and Odel Offiah. That being said, there should be a few alterations for the FA Cup tie for the hosts, with the likes of Ashley Fletcher and Jordan Rhodes looking for promotions from the bench. Birmingham are expected to ring the changes for their trip to the North-West this weekend, meaning that Willumsson, Christoph Klarer and Paik Seung-ho should earn a much-deserved break. Blues remain without the services of wingers Emil Hansson and Scott Wright, opening the door for 21-year-old Ayumu Yokoyama to start on the flanks. Club-record signing Stansfield is set to drop to the bench for this one, with Scotland international Lyndon Dykes likely to be given an opportunity to impress up front. Blackpool possible starting lineup: O'Donnell; Offiah, Gabriel, Casey, Coulson; Finnigan, Evans, Carey, Embleton; Ballard, Rhodes Birmingham City possible starting lineup: Peacock-Farrell; Laird, Sanderson, Davies, Cochrane; Leonard, Gardner-Hickman; Yokoyama, Harris, May; Dykes

We say: Blackpool 1-2 Birmingham City

After a morale-boosting win at Bristol Rovers, Blackpool will be relatively confident of producing an upset to knock Birmingham out of the FA Cup. That being said, Blues possess an embarrassment of riches in terms of squad depth, with a number of their fringe players desperate to fight for a spot in Chris Davies's League One XI.   Read More Read the full article

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2023 Fest Masterposts

We know the end of fest can be chaotic and you may have missed some of your fellow competitor’s creations, so here is the complete listing of all the fancreations from 007 fest. (Check out previous year’s here too)

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2024 olympics Australia roster

Archery

Peter Boukouvalas (Georges Hall)

Laura Paeglis (Melbourne)

Athletics

Josh Azzopardi (Camden)

Reece Holder (Gold Coast)

Jacob Despard (Hobart)

Cameron McEntyre (Sydney)

Rohan Browning (Sydney)

Calab Law (Cherbourg)

Nagmeldin Bol (Toowoomba)

Joseph Deng (Ipswich)

Peyton Craig (Boyne Island)

Stewie McSweyn (King Island)

Olli Hoare (Sydney)

Adam Spencer (Melbourne)

Morgan McDonald (Sydney)

Tayleb Willis (Melbourne)

Ben Buckingham (Myrtleford)

Matthew Clarke (Melbourne)

Lachlan Kennedy (Townsville)

Sebastian Sultana (Schofields)

Liam Adams (Melbourne)

Brett Robinson (Canberra)

Patrick Tiernan (Toowoomba)

Kyle Swan (Kantirna)

Rhydian Cowley (Melbourne)

Declan Tingay (Perth)

Joel Baden (Geelong)

Yual Reath (Ballarat)

Brandon Starc (Lidcombe)

Kurtis Marschall (Adelaide)

Chris Mitrevski (Melbourne)

Liam Adcock (Sydney)

Connor Murphy (Randwick)

Matthew Denny (Allora)

Daniel Golubovic (Manhattan Beach, California)

Ashley Moloney (Logan)

Kristie Edwards (Brisbane)

Aleksandra Stoilova (Sydney)

Olivia Sandery (Adelaide)

Ella Kennedy (Burpengary)

Bree Masters (Hurstville)

Torrie Lewis (Brisbane)

Mia Gross (Melbourne)

Ellie Beer (Gold Coast)

Claudia Hollingsworth (Mentone)

Abbey Caldwell (Warrandyte)

Catriona Bisset (Melbourne)

Jessica Jolliffe (Shellharbour)

Georgia Griffith (Canberra)

Linden Hall (Melbourne)

Rose Davies (Newcastle)

Isobel Batt-Doyle (Adelaide)

Lauren Ryan (Melbourne)

Shelly Jenneke (Kenthurst)

Liz Clay (Sydney)

Celeste Mucci (Melbourne)

Sarah Carli (Wollongong)

Alanah Yukich (Gingin)

Amy Cashin (Melbourne)

Cara Feain-Ryan (Brisbane)

Ebony Lane (Echuca)

Genevieve LaCaze-Gregson (Gold Coast)

Sinead Diver (Melbourne)

Jessica Stenson (Naracoorte)

Jemima Montag (Melbourne)

Rebecca Henderson (Dandenong)

Nicola Olyslagers (North Gosford)

Eleanor Patterson (Leongatha)

Nina Kennedy (Perth)

Brooke Buschkuel (Melbourne)

Taryn Gollshewsky (Bundaberg)

Stephanie Ratcliffe (Melbourne)

Mackenzie Little (Sydney)

Kelsey-Lee Barber (Canberra)

Kathryn Mitchell (Monte Carlo, Monaco)

Camryn Newton-Smith (Logan)

Tori West (Townsville)

Badminton

Angela Yu (Brisbane)

Tiffany Ho (Sydney)

Setyana Mapasa (Sydney)

Basketball

Dyson Daniels (Bendigo)

Josh Giddey (Canberra)

Patrick Mills (Canberra)

Josh Green (Sydney)

Joe Ingles (Canberra)

Matthew Dellavedova (Canberra)

Danté Exum (Canberra)

Jock Landale (Geelong)

Nick Kay (Tamworth)

Jack McVeigh (Canberra)

Will Magnay (Brisbane)

Duop Reath (Perth)

Jade Melbourne (Melbourne)

Kristy Wallace (Logan)

Stephanie Talbot (Katherine)

Tess Madgen (Ashford)

Rebecca Allen (Melbourne)

Alanna Smith (Hobart)

Ezi Magbegor (Melbourne)

Marianna Tolo (Mackay)

Cayla George (Mt. Barker)

Isobel Borlase (Canberra)

Lauren Jackson (Albury)

Samantha Whitcomb (Ventura, California)

Anneli Maley (Melbourne)

Lauren Mansfield (Adelaide)

Marena Whittle (Melbourne)

Ally Wilson (Murray Bridge)

Boxing

Yusuf Chothia (Perth)

Charlie Senior (Butler)

Shannan Davey (Bundaberg)

Callum Peters (Adelaide)

Teremoana Teremoana (Brisbane)

Harry Garside (Melbourne)

Monique Suraci (Queanbeyan)

Tiana Echegaray (Sydney)

Tyla McDonald (Somerville)

Marissa Williamson-Pohlman (Werribee)

Tina Rahimi (Sydney)

Caitlin Parker (Perth)

Breakdancing

Jeff Dunne (Casuarina)

Rachael Free (Hornsby)

Canoeing

Tristan Carter (Canberra)

Timothy Anderson (Melbourne)

Jackson Collins (Gold Coast)

Noah Havard (Bondi)

Pierre Van Der Westhuyzen (Balgowan)

Jean Van Der Westhuyzen (Balgowan)

Thomas Green (Gold Coast)

Riley Fitzsimmons (Avoca Beach)

Jessica Fox (Penrith)

Noemie Fox (Penrith)

Ella Beere (North Avoca)

Ally Clarke (Caloundra)

Yale Steinpreis (Fremantle)

Alyce Wood (Maroochydore)

Alyssa Bull (Buderim)

Climbing

Campbell Harrison (Seaford)

Oceana Mackenzie (Melbourne)

Cycling

Simon Clarke (Melbourne)

Michael Matthews (Canberra)

Luke Plapp (Melbourne)

Logan Martin (Logan)

Izaac Kennedy (Gold Coast)

Matthew Glaetzer (Adelaide)

Matthew Richardson (Perth)

Leigh Hoffman (Adelaide)

Oliver Bleddyn (Adelaide)

Conor Leahy (Perth)

Kelland O'Brien (Kew)

Sam Welsford (Perth)

Lauren Reynolds (Perth)

Saya Sakakibara (Gold Coast)

Grace Brown (Camperdown)

Lauretta Hanson (Fern Hill)

Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Melbourne)

Rebecca McConnell (Canberra)

Natalya Diehm (Boyne Island)

Kristina Clonan (Maryborough)

Georgia Baker (Perth)

Alexandra Manly (Kalgoorlie)

Sophie Edwards (Adelaide)

Maeve Plouffe (Adelaide)

Chloe Moran (Adelaide)

Diving

Kurtis Mathews (Sydney)

Jaxon Bowshire (Sydney)

Cassiel Rousseau (Brisbane)

Domonic Bedggood (Southport)

Maddison Keeney (Perth)

Alysha Koloi (Brisbane)

Ellie Cole (Melbourne)

Melissa Wu (Sydney)

Belle Smith (Malvern)

Equestrian

Jayden Brown (Brisbane)

William Matthew (Stirling)

Chris Burton (Jondaryan)

Kevin McNab (Mareeba)

Shane Rose (Sydney)

Simone Pearce (Melbourne)

Thaisa Erwin (Middleburg, Virginia)

Hilary Scott (Valkenswaard, The Netherlands)

Edwina Tops-Alexander (Sydney)

Field Hockey

Lachlan Sharp (Lithgow)

Tom Craig (Lane Cove)

Corey Weyer (Gold Coast)

Jake Harvie (Dardanup)

Tom Wickham (Morgan)

Matt Dawson (Killarney Vale)

Joshua Beltz (Hobart)

Eddie Ockenden (Glenorchy)

Jacob Whetton (Perth)

Blake Govers (Wollongong)

Aran Zalewski (Margaret River)

Ky Willott (Lake Macquarie)

Flynn Ogilvie (Wollongong)

Tim Brand (Chatswood)

Andrew Charter (Canberra)

Jeremy Hayward (Darwin)

Claire Colwill (Mackay)

Brooke Peris (Darwin)

Amy Lawton (Emerald)

Grace Young (Grafton)

Penny Squibb (Tambellup)

Alice Arnott (Tamworth)

Steph Kershaw (Townsville)

Kaitlin Nobbs (Perth)

Jane-Anne Claxton (Adelaide)

Jocelyn Bartram (Albury)

Karri Somerville (Melville)

Renee Taylor (Everton Park)

Tatum Stewart (Toowoomba)

Mariah Williams (Parkes)

Rebecca Greiner (Bundaberg)

Grace Stewart (Gerringong)

Golf

Jason Day (Forest Lake)

Min Lee (Perth)

Hannah Green (Como)

Minjee Lee (Perth)

Gymnastics

Brock Batty (Frankston)

Jesse Moore (Adelaide)

Kate McDonald (Balwyn)

Emma Nedov (Sydney)

Ruby Pass (Shellharbour)

Breanna Scott (Melbourne)

Emily Whitehead (Mt. Waverly)

Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva (Melbourne)

Judo

Josh Katz (Baulkham Hills)

Kathi Haecker (Melbourne)

Aoife Coughlan (Traralgon)

Pentathlon

Genevieve Van Rensburg (Ashtonfield)

Rowing

Simon Keenan (Melbourne)

Patrick Holt (Brisbane)

Alexander Hill (Loxton)

Fergus Hamilton (Jindera)

James Robertson (Melbourne)

Timothy Masters (Melbourne)

Joseph O'Brien (Dubbo)

Angus Dawson (Bedford Park)

Alexander Purnell (St. Leonards)

Jack Hargreaves (Wellington)

Angus Widdicombe (Geelong)

Spencer Turrin (Dungog)

Joshua Hicks (Perth)

Ben Canham (Melbourne)

Jackson Kench (Sydney)

Lily Alton-Triggs (Brisbane)

Samantha Morton (Rozelle)

Kendall Brodie (Sydney)

Tara Rigney (Westminster)

Annabelle McIntyre (Hamilton Hill)

Jessica Morrison (Melbourne)

Harriet Hudson (Warwick)

Amanda Bateman (Melbourne)

Molly Goodman (Rose Park)

Jean Mitchell (Melbourne)

Olympia Aldersey (Rose Park)

Caitlin Cronin (Brisbane)

Rowena Meredith (Sydney)

Laura Gourley (Narrabri)

Ria Thompson (Melbourne)

Kate Rowan (Brisbane)

Hayley Verbunt (Melbourne)

Lucy Stephan (Nhill)

Sarah Hawe (Bentleigh East)

Giorgia Patten (Perth)

Jacqueline Swick (Perth)

Katrina Werry (Noble Park)

Georgina Rowe (Sydney)

Bronwyn Cox (Perth)

Paige Barr (Bairnsdale)

Rugby

Tim Clements (Sydney)

Dally Bird (Manly)

Matt Gonzalez (Baulkham Hills)

Hayden Sargeant (Gold Coast)

Nathan Lawson (Sydney)

Nick Malouf (Brisbane)

Josh Turner (Hamilton, New Zealand)

Ben Dowling (Sydney)

Maurice Longbottom (La Perouse)

Dietrich Roache (Sydney)

James Turner (Sydney)

Lily Dick (Gold Coast)

Faith Nathan (Manly)

Dominique Du Toit (Toowoomba)

Teagan Levi (Gold Coast)

Maddison Levi (Gold Coast)

Madison Ashby (Penrith)

Charlotte Caslick (Brisbane)

Tia Hinds (Sydney)

Isabella Nasser (Brisbane)

Bienne Terita (Sydney)

Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea (Howick, New Zealand)

Sariah Paki (Manly)

Sailing

Grae Morris (Sydney)

Jim Colley (Sydney)

Shaun O'Connell (Sydney)

Conor Nicholas (Perth)

Brin Liddell (Belmont)

Matt Wearn (Perth)

Zoe Thomson (Fremantle)

Evie Haseldine (Sydney)

Rhiannan Brown (Belmont)

Breiana Whitehead (Townsville)

Olivia Price (Drummoyne)

Nia Jerwood (Perth)

Shooting

Joshua Bell (Camden Park)

Dane Sampson (Blacktown)

Jack Rossiter (Adelaide)

Sergei Evglevski (Berwick)

Mitchell Iles (Melbourne)

James Willett (Mulwala)

Dr. Elena Galiabovitch (Melbourne)

Catherine Skinner (Mansfield)

Penny Smith (Geelong)

Aislin Jones (Shepparton)

Skateboarding

Keefer Wilson (Nyora)

Keegan Palmer (Gold Coast)

Kieran Woolley (Kiama Downs)

Shane O'Neill (Melbourne)

Ruby Trew (Gold Coast)

Arisa Trew (Gold Coast)

Chloe Covell (Tweed Heads)

Liv Lovelace (Sydney)

Haylie Powell (Nambour)

Soccer

Mackenzie Arnold (Gold Coast)

Michelle Heyman (Shellharbour)

Grace Torpley (Brisbane)

Clare Polkinghorne (Brisbane)

Cortnee Vine (Moreton Bay)

Katrina Gorry (Brisbane)

Stephanie-Elise Catley (Melbourne)

Kyra Cooney-Cross (Torquay)

Caitlin Foord (Shellharbour)

Emily Van Egmond (Newcastle)

Mary Fowler (Cairns)

Ellie Carpenter (Cowra)

Tameka Yallop (Gold Coast)

Alanna Kennedy (Rosemeadow)

Clare Hunt (Grenfell)

Hayley Raso (Gold Coast)

Clare Wheeler (Coffs Harbour)

Teagan Micah (Redcliffe)

Courtney Nevin (Sydney)

Charlotte Grant (Adelaide)

Sharn Freier (Redcliffe)

Lydia Williams (Canberra)

Surfing

Ethan Ewing (Redland City)

Jack Robinson (Margaret River)

Molly Picklum (Gosford)

Tyler Wright (Culburra Beach)

Swimming

Ben Armbruster (Stanthorpe)

Max Giuliani (Hobart)

Joshua Yong (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei)

William Petric (Melbourne)

Kai Taylor (Brisbane)

Cameron McEvoy (Gold Coast)

Kyle Chalmers (Adelaide)

William Yang (Sydney)

Thomas Neill (Brisbane)

Sam Short (Brisbane)

Elijah Winninghton (Gold Coast)

Isaac Cooper (Bundaberg)

Bradley Woodward (Kanwal)

Se-Bom Lee (Sydney)

Samuel Williamson (Melbourne)

Zaac Stubblety-Cook (Brisbane)

Matthew Temple (Melbourne)

Brendon Smith (Wollongong)

Jack Cartwright (Biloela)

Zac Incerti (Mt. Lawley)

Flynn Southam (Murdoch)

Kyle Lee (Perth)

Nicholas Sloman (Brisbane)

Raphaelle Gauthier (Montreal, Quebec)

Margo Joseph-Kuo (Northcote)

Putu Kusmawan (Werribee)

Zoe Poulis (Southport)

Milena Waldmann (Gold Coast)

Carolyn Buckle (Sydney)

Kiera Gazzard (Randwick)

Georgia Courage-Gardiner (Gold Coast)

Jamie Perkins (Melbourne)

Moesha Johnson (Tweed Heads)

Iona Anderson (Perth)

Jaclyn Barclay (Canberra)

Jenna Strauch (Bendigo)

Ella Ramsay (Ipswich)

Alexandria Perkins (Caloundra West)

Abbey Connor (Sydney)

Jenna Forrester (Sandton)

Olivia Wunsch (Sydney)

Meg Harris (Brisbane)

Shayna Jack (Brisbane)

Mollie O'Callaghan (Logan)

Ariarne Titmus (Brisbane)

Lani Pallister (Sydney)

Kaylee McKeown (Redcliffe)

Emma McKoen (Wollongong)

Elizabeth Dekkers (Brisbane)

Bronte Campbell (Brisbane)

Brianna Throssell (Perth)

Chelsea Gubecka (Nambour)

Table tennis

Hwan Bae (Sydney)

Finn Luu (Yarraville)

Nicholas Lum (Melbourne)

Min Jee (Seoul, South Korea)

Michelle Bromley (Blacktown)

Melissa Tapper (Melbourne)

Taekwondo

Bailey Lewis (Werribee)

Leon Sejranovic (Melbourne)

Stacey Hymer (Melbourne)

Tennis

Alex De Minaur (Alicante, Spain)

Alexei Popyrin (Sydney)

Rinky Hijikata (Sydney)

Matthew Ebden (Perth)

John Peers (Melbourne)

Alja Tomljanović (Boca Raton, Florida)

Olivia Gadecki (Gold Coast)

Ellen Perez (Melbourne)

Daria Saville (Melbourne)

Triathlon

Luke Willian (Brisbane)

Matthew Hauser (Maryborough)

Sophie Linn (Adelaide)

Natalie Van Coevorden (Campbelltown)

Volleyball

Zachery Schubert (Marion)

Izac Carracher (Sydney)

Mark Nicolaidis (Brisbane)

Thomas Hodges (Melbourne)

Taliqua Clancy (Brisbane)

Mariafe Artacho-Del Solar (Sydney)

Water polo

Lachlan Edwards (Melbourne)

Nic Porter (Peregian Springs)

Marcus Berehulak (Brisbane)

John Hedges (Perth)

Luke Pavillard (Perth)

Angus Lambie (Cronulla)

Charlie Negus (Sydney)

Chaz Poot (Cronulla)

Jacob Merčep (Dubrovnik, Croatia)

Matthew Byrnes (Sydney)

Miloš Maksimović (Novi Sad, Serbia)

Nathan Power (Newcastle)

Blake Edwards (Melbourne)

Tilly Kearns (Sydney)

Alice Williams (Brisbane)

Sienna Hearn (Allambie Heights)

Sienna Green (Mosman)

Genevieve Longman (Perth)

Danijela Jackovich (Cronulla)

Charlize Andrews (Brisbane)

Zoe Arancini (Perth)

Keesja Gofers (Sydney)

Abby Andrews (Brisbane)

Elle Armit (Townsville)

Bronte Halligan (Sydney)

Gabi Palm (Brisbane)

Weightlifting

Kyle Bruce (Blacktown)

Jacqueline Nichele (Rosemeadow)

Eileen Cikamatana (Rosebud)

Wrestling

Georgii Okorokov (Yakutsk, Russia)

Jayden Lawrence (Camden)