#outshine nyc

[crestfallercanyon]

rewatching the queen's gambit, i am just gushing over the development of everyone once more.

it is so cute when benny watches beth take in new york city for the first time. they blur him out, but you can tell that's what he's doing, and he's got this smile that slowly grows as her eyes get wider and wider. it's so sweet.

i also think it's brilliant. benny is an arrogant narcissist in many ways, but i think beth helps him regain some of that innocence he lost, and opens his eyes to something wider. as is made very clear, she reinspires him in chess despite her having beaten him. but he's also still an arrogant prick a lot of the time.

the singing in the beginning is a good sign, but when he watches her, it's clear that he's starting to open up to seeing something beyond himself.

this is made even clearer later when he admits that he misses her. when he recognizes the addiction that lives in her is the same one within him (and is likely why he got so hurt when her addiction overshadowed him, not only does it chip away at him, but it also is a taste of what it was probably like for everyone outside of his life looking in like he's doing to beth).

it's such huge growth when he sets aside his hurt to help beth succeed. the benny watts we met in the beginning would have never done that for anyone -- his pride wouldn't have allowed it, his arrogance likely would never have considered it -- but this benny who has sung in the car, has watched beth grow and grow and grow, her mind opening, her intelligence taking form, her love outshining her addiction, it inspired hope in him too.

and I think the first sign of all that development is in that car, when he watches her eyes light up seeing nyc for the first time.

[what-if-rpg]

↪ Have you heard about QUINN FABRAY? SHE is 29 and hails from LIMA, OHIO. Looks exactly like DIANNA AGRON, and is TAKEN.

“You can’t change your past, but you can let go and start your future.“

↪ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

FULL NAME: Lucy Quinn Berry-Fabray DATE OF BIRTH: October 1 SEXUALITY & GENDER: Bisexual & Female RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married to Rachel Berry POSITIVE & NEGATIVE TRAITS: Dreamer, Fighter & Intelligent. Anxious, Insecure & Jealous. OCCUPATION: Actress, Director, Photographer & Owner of the Photography Studio CITY: New York, NYC

↪ HEADCANONS:

Lucy Quinn Fabray never had a normal life. Never. Her life, in fact, started as a pure mistake, the result of yet another night of heavy drinking by her parents. She was conceived by mistake, and her father never let her forget it, calling her a mistake for as long as she could remember. Despite this, she tried her best to outshine her older sister, Frannie, hoping to receive the same attention their father lavished on her. But Quinn never got that attention, not even when she skipped a grade and excelled academically, always being the top student in her class. It was never enough. No matter what Quinn did, it was never enough. It felt like she was constantly battling herself, and no one noticed.

No matter what Quinn did, it was never enough, and it became increasingly evident as she grew up. Whenever she brought home a good grade, she would rush to show her father, but he always wanted more and never gave her a happy smile when she excelled on a test. In fact, he often ignored her. Frannie was always better, and Quinn remained in the shadows. Perhaps that was why Quinn grew closer to her mother, Judy. Quinn and Judy became strong together, sharing everything. And maybe that was why Quinn was the only one who realized what was truly happening behind the façade of Judy and Russell Fabray's 'perfect' relationship.

One night, Quinn was awake when Russell came home drunk and late. She heard screams and the sound of things breaking, and she decided to go downstairs. That was when she saw it all—her father hitting her mother for the first time. From that moment, she no longer saw him as someone she needed to make proud. Instead, she saw him as a monster, her nightmare. She was only six when it happened, and a year later, she stood up to defend her mother. That was the day everything changed for her. Russell hit her too, and from that day on, Quinn began to suffer the same abuse as her mother. She endured domestic violence from a young age, both mentally and physically.

Perhaps that was why she didn't find it surprising when her father kicked her out of the house after she got pregnant. The blonde had become reckless during her first year of high school, thinking it would be great to get on her father's nerves as much as possible. That was when she started hanging out with the bad boy in town. She isn't proud of what she did, but she pretended to fall in love with him just to make her father angrier, to embarrass him in front of his friends, to test him. But things happened, and Quinn ended up pregnant. As soon as her father found out, he kicked her out, and Judy, scared, couldn't help her. This made Quinn see her mom differently for a few months—nine months, until she gave birth.

Quinn’s pregnancy was involved in tons of lies, sadness, loneliness and so many other bad feelings that Quinn never thought to feel at the young age of 15 and 16. If she thought about ending her life? More than once. Almost every single day. And in the end? In the end, she gave her baby up for adoption. Yes, even today, she blames herself for that. She wished she had been brave enough to keep Beth, but she knows she did the best for the child, and nowadays, she has a ‘normal’ relationship with her. She tries to go see her as often as possible, and yes, still hurts, but she wants to keep in touch with Beth as much as possible.

Perhaps that is why she has trust issues. Maybe that's why she doesn't trust anyone, not even those who claim to be her friends. She is learning to trust Rachel, but it still feels like a very difficult task, despite them having been together for ages. But she will get there. She just needs time—time to learn how to be happy, how to let her hair down and relax, since she never experienced that growing up. Back in high school, she was the mean girl who made Rachel's life a living hell. All because she was scared of her own feelings. She was afraid of being gay, afraid of being different. She did everything she could to keep Rachel away from her, as far away as possible. But over time, she realized that Rachel didn't want to pull away. Despite everything Quinn did to her, Rachel was always there, always trying to help her, always trying to make her a better person. And Quinn only fell harder in love.

Yes, Quinn had many boyfriends, and she loved them all, or fought hard to learn to love them in some way. But Rachel was her true love, her dream partner—someone she thought she could never have. So, after some years, she stopped fighting against herself and decided to try being Rachel's friend. She decided it was okay to let the brunette in, to let her break through her strong and tall walls. But the future had different plans for the two of them.

After finishing high school, Quinn got into Yale, largely thanks to Rachel, who once again helped Quinn become a better person by showing her what her future could be like. Quinn realized she wanted to be an actress, to tell stories, and to be in front of the camera. Along with that came another old passion: photography. Photography had always been a part of her life; her mom gave her her first camera when she was very young, and since then, Quinn was always with it. Even if she kept it inside her backpack, afraid her friends would call her a nerd.

Once at Yale, she decided to pursue both Acting and Cinema. After three years, she became an actress, but also a director and photographer.

Yes, it took her a couple of months to get her first job and to open her own studio with all her savings, the money she had saved since she was little. But soon enough, her dream became a reality, and she opened her little studio in the heart of busy New York City.

After a few acting gigs here and there, Quinn became world-famous when she got cast as the titular character on the CW show Supergirl. Her happiness with her professional success remained undiminished, and in the fourth year of the show she also joined the Marvel family as Director of the Black Widow film. She is ready to break even more records and wants to excel in her professional life. She wants to do everything! She dreams of winning an Oscar—more than one if possible—which is why she works so hard. People may call her a workaholic, but she has a good reason for it. She wants to achieve her dreams and show everyone that she is truly talented, not just living in someone else's shadow.

Since she cannot fulfill her biggest dream of becoming a mom, as she can't carry any more children, she is determined to make her other dreams come true. And she will give her best to make it all happen!

Now, she is very proud of her life. She has everything she ever wanted, but there is one thing missing: happiness. Quinn is still searching for that. Despite her outward appearance of having it all together, she is very insecure, scared of the future, and quite anxious. She tries her best not to let these feelings control her life. Quinn loves to travel, which has always helped keep her anxiety at bay, but since she can't travel as much nowadays, she has thrown herself into her work with manic intensity.

Since finishing high school, she has traveled the world, living in places like Hawaii, Paris, and London. She plans to keep traveling whenever she can, often taking off and leaving town without thinking twice, sometimes without even telling anyone. This habit has led to some serious fights with her agent.

She has everything she ever wanted now, even Rachel, but her trust issues and insecurity are growing louder as her fame increases. She is afraid she will ruin everything she has built so far. She wants to start a family more than ever now but fears it will never happen since Rachel already has her little one. Sometimes, she thinks that Moriah will always come first in Rachel’s world, and Quinn is just there, watching the family from the sidelines.

She worries that if they have their own baby, Rachel won't love it as much as she loves Moriah. On her bad days, she feels like running away. She sometimes thinks she should just focus on her career again and accept that maybe love is not for her. Maybe she is just a passing fling that people must overcome before they find their true and real love.

In 2020, she achieved yet another dream of hers. The house she had envisioned since childhood, spending countless hours drawing, was finally completed. She moved in with her now-wife Rachel, along with their pet Lady and Moriah. Though Quinn's role as Supergirl kept her on the west coast for most of the year, knowing she made that dream a reality brought her comfort at night. And even from afar, she would continue to add new touches to their dream home, including a recording studio for Rachel and a personalized room for Moriah.

In 2021, Quinn moved back to Los Angeles to film the new season of Supergirl. Since then, she had been in Los Angeles with her friends and co-stars, showcasing her party-girl lifestyle. However, truth be told, she often found herself longing to return home and be with Rachel and Moriah. Now that they were married, Quinn felt an even stronger desire to be with the brunette. The biological clock had started ticking, prompting her to yearn for her own child. She hadn't told Rachel yet, but she began exploring adoption sites and considering treatments to help her conceive. For now, these thoughts remained simmering in her mind, and Quinn fought hard to keep them from surfacing. She knew that sooner or later, she would have to talk to Rachel about it. But for the time being, she pretended that she had no interest in having a baby.

↪ IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS:

JUDY & RUSSELL FABRAY (Parents): Quinn spent her whole life trying to impress her dad, but now she realizes it wasn't worth it. After discovering what he did to her mom and to her, she understands that her father means nothing to her. Russell attacked her in Los Angeles, trying to find her location and hurt her emotionally by calling her a mistake again and making homophobic comments. He also inflicted physical harm, leaving Quinn with a broken jaw that took weeks to recover from. Her relationship with her mom is a different story. Despite their ups and downs, they are now stronger than ever. Quinn confides in her mother about everything, and even before Quinn realized her feelings for Rachel, Judy already knew. Judy only wishes she had been there for Quinn more in the past, but now she is always there for her.

FRANNIE FABRAY (Sister): Quinn spent her life in Frannie's shadow, always striving to be like her older sister, or even surpass her, all in hopes of earning their father's love. However, resentment grew, leading Quinn to 'hate' her sister. Their relationship has always been complicated, and even now, it remains so. However, they are working through their issues, slowly bridging the gap and finally approaching what could be considered a 'normal' sisterly relationship.

DANIEL, AVERY & JULIETTE FABRAY (Half-Siblings): Quinn was unaware of their existence; she never knew that Russell had another family, with three additional children who were also her siblings. When she discovered this, she wasn't pleased, and to this day, she still struggles to accept it. This is compounded by her already strained relationship with her older sister. Discovering three more siblings was incredibly difficult for her to digest. Quinn was made to be an only child, in her mind.

RACHEL BERRY (Best friend & Wife): Quinn made Rachel’s life a living hell back in high school. Their first year of high school was terrible. She had all these feelings, all these confusing and ‘not so normal’ feelings were scaring her, and she did things that she knew she shouldn’t have done. But she did, and she will regret that forever. Once she started to accept her feelings for Rachel, she stopped being so cruel, and they even became best friends in their last year of high school. But, their whole relationship started when Rachel got pregnant, pregnant with Klaine’s baby, the baby that was also part of Quinn since she donated the eggs. Quinn and Rachel became a couple once Rachel divorced Jesse. Quinn has trust issues, and that made it all even harder for her to understand how strong her feelings are for Rachel. With time, time and patience, she will get there. She will understand that they are made for one another and that there's no need to be scared of showing her true self and her feelings.

[thirtecnth]

(Kieran Culkin) THE SARCASTIC. Please welcome DORIAN BLACKWELL (HE/HIM) to Huntsville, WV. They are a 36-year-old VISITOR who lives in TOWN. You may see them around working as the DISPUTE MEDIATOR / LAWYER at TOWN HALL. Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive.

( *tw - Parental Death, Parental Abuse, Sibling Death, Overdose mentions, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction... He's a mess. )

GENERAL

FULL NAME: Dorian Michael Blackwell NICKNAMES: DB, Asshole AGE: 36 years old DATE OF BIRTH: April 1st SEXUALITY: Pansexual STATUS: Neither

APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 5′ 7″ HAIR: Dark Brown EYE COLOR: Brown

BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: East Greenwich, Rhode Island INCOME STATUS: High Class FATHER: Michael Blackwell MOTHER: Beth Blackwell (deceased) SIBLINGS: Twin sister, Denise Blackwell (Older) (deceased) SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Was married in Vegas once (divorced) HOBBIES: Drinking, Drugs, Parties, Film

TRAITS

[+] Honest, Comedic, Observant [-] Blunt, Manipulative, Depressive

STORY POINTS

Was technically the last Blackwell child born given that his mother passed immediately afterward from complications of his and his twin sister’s birth.

Dad never forgave and he definitely never forgot. He would frequently abuse Dorian verbally, mentally, and physically growing up for being a “fuck up” in everything he ever did.

However, in the public eye, he was raised to be the perfect son. He had to be. Their family had status and old money, which meant embarrassing the Blackwell name wasn’t an option.

Dorian’s father was also the Governor of Rhode Island and had ties to a wealthy crime boss to help fund his campaign and dig up dirt on his opponents. As it was explained to him, nothing is ever squeaky clean.

Because of this, Dorian and his sisters frequently spent time with the boss’s family to keep the connections strong.

His older sister practically raised him in her own way. He remembers back fondly to when she would take him to get ice cream when things were especially bad. This was on the down low, however, since she hadn’t wanted to upset their father.

Spent a majority of his life trying to prove to his father that he wasn’t just a fuck up… It was to no avail since his sisters always outshined him. They had medals, grades, scholarships— he had none of those things. He was worthless to his father even being his only son.

Moved to NYC and was known to be a major party thrower in college for attention. Almost got arrested numerous times. He just didn’t really care what happened to him or others. Eventually, he knew everyone and all their weaknesses… Then after that, how to use them to his advantage.

When his Dad decided to eventually try to run for presidency, he jumped at the opportunity to be his right-hand man and went to law school to help with his eventual candidacy. It helped some… And he actually was a pretty great lawyer. Things were looking up. His father was actually paying attention to him.

He just didn’t know how much his older sister was struggling with the stress until it was too late. She died of an overdose before the election and it shattered their whole family and the campaign.

He began drinking more and got back to the party life. He was still a decent socialite but his sharp tongue definitely got worse. His twin sister was also neglected quite a bit during this time as she had decided to fill the role of their older sister and he hated her for it.

His Dad had just about given up on him at this point and he was beyond broken because of it. Even as doped up and drunk as he was, he still wanted to prove he was worth something. He lost all his progress and was forced to watch him dote on his twin sister instead.

Eventually, when someone died at one of his parties via overdose, that was the last straw. His father told him to fuck off and lay low— he’s been in Huntsville for three years now... Seems Dad never came to try to find him.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

1. Rich friends from the Outside

2. Rivals/People that hate him

3. Friends that can put up with his sass

4. Coworkers

5. FWBs, Hookups… Be mean and he’ll fall in love with you.

…More to come, I’m sure!

[teeth-whitening-nyc]

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[thenewviewerdaily]

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[outshinenyc]

#TBT: One of the greatest Nike commercials of all-time!

[adashofniallandasprinkleoflunacy]

NYC nt6 this Austin nt6 that but nothing will ever top her

you can’t out-do the doer!! you can’t outshine them shiner, baby!!!!

[plaidbooks]

The 12 sweater story OMG. So cute😍😍 Can we have a HC or one shot of Mike proposing please? Thank you. And how's NYC?

(Thank you! And New York was fun! Crazy busy though!)

Mike had it all planned out perfectly. It was New Years Eve, and the squad was having a party in a Brooklyn bar--there were fireworks over the bridge there, so there'd be a show with the new year.

He planned to spend the night with you and friends, and he'd propose right as the ball was dropping (viewable on tv). That way, you'd be able to share a new year's kiss...as an engaged couple.

You were in a gorgeous, sparkling gold dress, your hair swept up off your shoulders and in sensible flats, since you knew you'd be standing. Mike couldn't look away from you, entranced as ever.

"You're stunning, darling," he muttered, holding his hand out to you. You smiled softly, taking his hand and letting him pull you to him in a fiery kiss.

Mike was dressed down--he was still looking good in slacks and a soft sweater--and he thought that you outshined everyone who came near you.

"Such a sweet talker," you giggled, kissing him again.

When there was five minutes left of the current year, Mike started getting antsy. He had refilled both your drinks, and even found champagne flutes to toast with. All there was left to do was wait. And wait.

"What's wrong, Mikey?" you asked, voice low enough that the others wouldn't hear. You turned so that one of your hands was resting on his chest.

"Hm? Oh n--nothing," he replied, smiling sheepishly.

But you weren't buying it. "Do you need to go home?" You reached up, feeling his forehead. "You're burning, babe! Are you feeling well?"

He knew he was on fire, but from nerves, not sickness. "I'm fine dear, I promise--"

"Ten! Nine!"

Oh fuck--he missed the beginning of the countdown!

Even with those chanting around you, you didn't take your eyes off his face.

"Seven! Six!"

"Are you sure you're okay, babe? Need me to--"

"Three! Two! One!"

Mike didn't think--he just surged forward, kissing you desperately while the bar exploded with "Happy New Year!!"

You felt him mutter something against your lips, but you couldn't hear him over the cacophony of sound.

"What?" you yelled as soon as he leaned back, question in his eyes.

He looked increasingly worried (terrified that you would reject him) before he leaned in, placing his lips by your ear.

"Would you marry me?" he asked, his voice clear, if a little shaky.

You placed your hands on his chest, leaning back to look at him. You mouthed "really?" to which he nodded, looking even more fearful. But once a broad smile pulled across your lips, his face cleared, a matching grin on his own features.

You couldn't even reply, your throat constricting. So, you nodded, tears trailing down your cheeks, and he brought you back in for another kiss.

[spooksgrove]

— wow, i haven’t seen ISABEL VELEZ in ages!  SHE/HER looks just like AUBREY PLAZA now.  did you hear the rumor: SHE’S BEEN FUNNELING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO SOMEONE CLOSE TO HER ILLEGALLY  it’ll probably come to light at the reunion!  

             unless you were in her inner circle in high school  ,,  you probably didn’t even remember isabel velez when she popped up on national news channels a decade later.  known to the public as an ambitious,  passionate,�� outspoken woman who shot to national fame as one of the youngest us senators in history,  isabel was nothing of the sort as a teen. 

           in shady grove,  isabel was the youngest daughter of the mr. and mrs. velez.  she was always outshined by her two older siblings,  and she liked things that way.  she always felt out of place in class, at school, strolling the mall ... she never joined clubs, organizations, and mostly kept to herself.  something in her just didn’t fit.  you could find her lurking in the shadows of parties smoking a joint, eating in the parking lot with her fellow stoners at lunch, and doodling in the back of class until the bell rang.  she went to prom date-less and hooked up with a guy who didn’t even remember her name the next morning.  by the time high school ended,  she was ready to get the hell out of shady grove for good. 

           isabel attended college in new york city where she reinvented herself.  determined not to fall to the wayside again,  she made sure to be the center of attention in most rooms she walked into.  the insecurities covering her during her youth faded away,  and she gained national fame as the face of a students protest that held nyc at bay for a week.  from there,  she ran for office and eventually got elected to the us senate.  

          it’s surprising she is subjecting herself to the horrors of her high school years again,  and most people will probably be surprised to see she accepted the invite for the trip.  she hasn’t really kept in touch,  not that anyone cared.  will she shrink back into her former self or prove that she’s changed ?  even isabel herself doesn’t know,  and that haunts her much more than the ghosts lurking in her cabin bedroom. 

wanted connections !!  1000% open to other ideas, but here are some i think would be great:

someone close she is funneling campaign funds to because they’re down on their luck ?? or someone she is stealing the campaign funds with to do lavish stuff like vacations lmao

blackmailing her abt her secret  ( erica ) 

a former bff in high school she ditched when she reinvented herself

her first love/ex who actually made her feel seen before her glow up ( rachel ) 

someone bullied her in hs ??

old smoking buds from hs  ( jasper ) 

someone she had a crush on in hs who didn’t know  ( jack ) 

the guy she hooked up with at prom who might not even remember her lmao ( asher )

someone she had a fling with while in college in new york  ( laurent )

someone she���s been hooking up with for years bc shes too busy for a real relationship currently, any gender

hs enemies to adult besties ... to complicated reunion frenemies ( juliet )

omg idk anything angsty or fun

[topherfoxtrot]

Would you be interested in a deep dive into Tom Roth's character in The Incredible Hulk (2008)? Because that's exactly what's under the cut lmao. Let me guide you ✨✨

So since the Thunderbolts are apparently going to be a thing in the MCU (either with Contessa Valentina or general Ross himself) I've been gathering a fan team of my own based on characters that exist in the MCU already (I even wrote fanfic about it, it's under #Foxtrot Fanfic, wink wink). This led me to watch The Incredible Hulk again because I was literally nine years old when it came out so I don't remember anything about it lol. Yeah I rewatched the movie because of one character. Yes I have a graduation thesis to write. Could you mind your own business?

Anyways when we are introduced to Emil Blonsky he's already all geared up in army uniform. We are told via dialogue that he was born in Russia and raised in England. And that's it. This is literally all backstory we got.

Moving on for his motivation. Emil describes himself as a fighter. Ross comments on how due to his age he could be a major at this point. Emil explains that he refuses to rank up because he enjoys the fight. Honestly? I kinda of relate to that.

Emil and his team are called to arrest Bruce Banner who is currently in Rocinha here in Brasil. All dialogues there are terrible and the whole thing is super problematic and offensive I hate Hollywood. But anyways when Emil and his men catch Bruce, the Hulk comes out and Emil gets a raging boner because Hulk is so powerful ✨✨😩😩😩🥰

I'm not making that up alright? Once Hulk escapes Emil begs Ross for an explanation about who the fuck was that huge and strong green man. Roos sees the sparkle on Emil's eyes (and the bulge on his pants) and decided to show him the super soldier serum he (alongside Bruce himself) were developing. Bruce was not aware of the whole project you see, he thought it was about making humans more resistent to all sorts of radiation, there was nothing on the paper work about making super soldiers lmao. Poor scientists...

Anyways before Emil takes the first (Yeah, first!!) shot of the super soldier serum he looks like this:

Avarage human with slight thirst for power.

After taking the serum he's already faster than the other army folk Ross gathers to catch Bruce. He also does those super soldier jumps that I love so much, but they're not as high as Karli Morgenthau's jumps. Her serum is more refined and modern after all. Emil even has a one on one with the Hulk. The scene looks super cool but it ends up badly for our non green super being.

This is Emil after he takes the first shot. Not as big as Steve but bulked up nonetheless am I right?

Well this is Emil after he fights the Hulk lmaoooo

But don't worry! Thanks to fictional science he looks like THIS a couple hours after. He's not as strong as John or Steve or Bucky or Karli but she surely heals way faster. And most importantly he wakes up wanting a rematch with the Hulk. Because you see being a fighter is literally his whole deal and now that he found the strongest person on the planet he won't stop untill he beats said person. Oh my god I love him so much!!!!!!!!

Anyways Bruce and Betty (zZzZzZ) are running around to find a cure. This leads them to NYC where Tim Blake Nelson works as a biology professor (or something like that, they don't explain much real science in this movie). Before going there Emil looks himself in the mirror and we see this disguising things coming out of his back. He's also sweating a lot like in a fever. The serum has some weird side effects.

It's not clear if Email was destined to become the Abomination and the second shot just rushed the process. Oh haven't I mention? Yeah after Bruce is finally caught and taken to a helicopter Emil gets sad because it was way too easy. He wants a real fight, he wants the Hulk.

Now you know when you're in love and do stupid shit to get your crush's attention? Well that's literally what Emil does. He points a gun at Tim Blake Nelson's head and asks the professor to give him whatever is in Bruce's blood. He agrees and Emil finally looks like the monster from the poster.

I mean I'm not a slut but who knows...

Anyways he and the Hulk finally fight as Emil wanted them to. He's defeated at the end and the movie ends. According to the MCU wiki they put him to sleep in a frozen prison in Alaska. I don't know where that information comes from but I believe it.

Conclusion :

Emil Blonsky is a really simple villain with no backstory or relatives and a single goal: be as strong as you can be. Yet he's super effective as an antagonist. Allegedly he's been sleeping for fifteen years but he's credited in the She Hulk series coming up so we might see him a round once again ^^

Will he be a thunderbolt? Will he get back into human form and go through a redemption arc? Will he be outshined by Tatiana Maslany's talent? Well that's obvious of course he will lol.

[flowerfan2]

Where All The Lights Are Bright

1500 words of David x Patrick.  A03.  T.

A visit to NYC leaves Patrick feeling out of place.  David, not surprisingly, has an opinion.

(A/N:  Apparently writing David/Patrick emotional h/c is my favorite way to spend a Saturday morning... if you like my fic, please subscribe on A03 - tomorrow the Frozen Over Fest fics will be revealed and I’m really excited about sharing that one with you!  **** And now back to this story.)

Patrick stands in front of the hotel bathroom sink, hands splayed on the cold marble countertop.  His uncertain reflection stares back at him.

It’s late, and Patrick is tired.  He and David flew in last night, Alexis insisting that everyone come to New York City to celebrate her thirty-fifth birthday.  Johnny put them all up at the Ritz, taking advantage of a discount offered by an industry connection, and took them out for a celebratory dinner at the Four Seasons.  Patrick has never been anywhere like it – the wait staff hovered so close, you couldn’t sneeze without one of them offering you a tissue.

After that, Alexis had arranged for a table at one of her favorite clubs.  The word had apparently gotten out that the Roses were in town, and Alexis had spent the evening being air-kissed by more people than Patrick could count.  David, too.

David had looked particularly stunning tonight.  Instead of one of his usual fluffy sweaters, he had worn a black Dior jacket with a white rose pattern on one side, paired with slim black pants and a form-fitting black shirt.  Patrick wore one of his nicest blazers, but in contrast to the picture painted by his glamorous husband, he felt like the help.  And frankly, the wait staff at the Four Seasons looked snazzier than he did.

In Schitt’s Creek, David stands out.  He isn’t to everyone’s taste, but people have come to love him, although Patrick hears the comment “I just don’t understand his clothes” on a regular basis.  Tonight, Patrick was the odd one out, looking like a drab schoolteacher while David and Alexis were feted by the beautiful people.

There’s a knock at the bathroom door, and Patrick is started out of his thoughts.  

“Have you suddenly decided to take my advice about a more intensive skin care routine?  Because while I applaud the effort, we would need to do a careful evaluation of your skin first.  You can’t just jump into something like that.”

“I’ll be out in a minute,” Patrick replies.  But David must hear something in his voice, because he knocks again.

“Patrick?  Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“I’ve got several different brands of painkillers in my toiletry bag,” David offers.  But Patrick doesn’t have a headache.  That’s not where it hurts.

“I said I’m fine, I’ll be right out.”  Hiding in the bathroom isn’t going to help anything.  Patrick brushes his hands over himself, his worn white t-shirt and sleep pants unchanged from the last time he looked, and opens the door.

David is standing there, a hand on his hip.  He’s wearing the striped pajama top he’s had for years, as familiar to Patrick as his own face, and suddenly Patrick is swamped with feelings.

“Honey?” David asks, his hands fluttering towards him and landing on Patrick’s shoulders as they have thousands of times before.  “What’s wrong?”

Patrick tries to shrug it off.  “I’m just tired.”  Patrick reaches for David, trying to judge whether he can distract him with sex.  David doesn’t fall for it.  Wrinkling his brow in confusion, he snags Patrick’s wandering hands and holds them in his own.

“Patrick.”  They’ve known each other for years now, and Patrick’s tendency to avoid discussing things has gotten better, but it hasn’t gone away completely.  “What’s going on?”

Patrick sighs and moves to the bed.  David sits down next to him, his dark eyes full of concern.  Patrick’s gaze flickers around the well-appointed room, with its cream and camel color palette and graceful yet modern furnishings.  It’s just like David, sophisticated and fashionable.  David belongs on these high thread count sheets; Patrick, not so much.

He doesn’t even realize that tears are welling in his eyes until David is wiping them away.  He tries to explain, but nothing comes out.  David wraps his arms around him and Patrick digs his face into his neck.  He breathes in sharply and David holds him tighter.

Patrick loves David more than he ever thought he could love another person.  He never feels safer than when David envelops him in his arms, his body blocking out the world.  But tonight there’s still an ache of uncertainty in his chest.

“Baby, what’s wrong?”  David asks again, pressing circles into Patrick’s back.  “Did something happen tonight?”  

Patrick can hear the worry in David’s voice, an echo, perhaps, of other nights in other clubs.  He knows David has had plenty of bad experiences in the past.  But nothing particularly bad happened to Patrick tonight.  Everyone he met was pleasant enough, as their eyes slid over him to land on David or Alexis.

“It’s fine,” Patrick says, and David pulls back, his hands coming up to frame Patrick’s face.

“It is absolutely not fine, and you need to stop saying that,” David says firmly.  “You are upset, and that is not fine.”

Silence hangs between them, and Patrick scrambles for something to say.  “We don’t match,” is what he finally comes up with.  It’s not quite what he means.

David looks at him, puzzled.  “In what way?”

“You’re… you.  And I’m…”

David tilts his head.  “Could you give me a little more to work with?”

“You outshine me.”

David rubs his hands up and down Patrick’s bare arms, sucking on his lips as he considers this.  “I did offer to help you pick out an outfit for tonight.”

Patrick huffs out a laugh.  “I don’t think anything in my closet would make a difference.  It’s not just the clothes.”

David leans in, kissing the side of Patrick’s face and looping his arms around his shoulders.  David is so generous with his touch.  His hands are always finding Patrick, petting and reassuring, turning him on and calming him down, always seeming to know which one he needs.  “What is it, then?”

“I don’t belong here.”

David runs his thumb along Patrick’s cheek.  “I disagree.”

“Come on, you have to see it.  I looked like an idiot tonight.”

David sits back and grips Patrick’s shoulders.  “I’m sorry you had a bad time at the club.  But I won’t let you judge yourself by whether you fit in with rich snobs.  Why would you care what they think of you, anyway?”

“You care about what they think of you.”

David purses his lips.  “I used to.  And then I realized the error of my ways.”  He runs his hands down Patrick’s arms to his elbows, and shakes them a little.  “I love you.  You are a perfect match for me, and you know it.  Don’t let the bastards get you down.”

Patrick huffs out a laugh.  “Did you just quote your mother at me?”

“I don’t think she made it up.  But she’s right.  Those people don’t know you.  I do.”

“And you think we match?  Even though I’ve never been to restaurants with five-hundred-dollar bottles of wine, or hotels with Carrera marble in the bathrooms?”  The hotel provided this information on its website, as though the type of marble on the countertops was of critical importance in choosing where to spend the night.

“We do. Even though you said a Ritz was a cracker, not a hotel.”  David says, rubbing his nose against Patrick’s.

“I was joking,” Patrick says, a laugh bursting its way past the ache in his chest.  

“Even though you thought Alexis would like to go bowling for her birthday.”

“That was when she lived in Schitt’s Creek, and she had a great time.”  Patrick can’t help but keep laughing, as David pushes him down on the bed and presses kisses into his neck.  He lets the ache disappear, and the space is filled instantly by the love he feels for this amazing man.  

David kisses him behind his ear, and nibbles at his earlobe.  “Even if you insisted on singing to me in public.”  David’s voice drops deeper.  He’s not really trying to keep up the joke with this one.  It’s proof that they do match, not the opposite.

“You loved it,” Patrick says, and David kisses him on the lips, sweet and fond.

“I did.  I loved it before I even fully understood what you were doing to me.”  David rolls to his side, pulling Patrick with him and catching his gaze.  “You taught me how to feel love, Patrick. I think that makes us a pretty good match.”

Patrick loses himself in David’s eyes for a long moment, then kisses him until he has to come up for air.  “I love you.”  David knows how to make him laugh.  He knows when he needs to be pushed, and when he needs to be held.  He knows him, and he loves him – plain, unadorned Patrick Brewer.

“I love you too,” David says.  “Always.”

Patrick curls himself against David, his head on his shoulder and arm slung over his waist.  David pulls him in, one hand against the back of his head, fingers threading through his hair.  

“I still don’t fit in New York City,” Patrick says.  But it doesn’t hurt to think it now, it just seems like a fact, one that’s not so important anymore.  He snuggles up against David, breathing in the warm scent of his body.

“Just because you don’t like pretentious clubs doesn’t mean you should write off all five boroughs,” David says loftily.

“I don’t know, what could be better than pretentious clubs?”

David sighs.  “The pizza, Patrick.  And the bagels.  But most importantly, the pizza.”

[brendasangulalik]

✰ ––– maika harper. cis woman. she/her // you don’t know ? that’s BRENDA ANGULALIK ! they’re a THIRTY TWO year old former professional gymnast from JUNEAU, ALASKA. as part of manhattan’s elite, the damsel out of distress is known to be RESILIENT & STUBBORN. most people recognize them by bullet journaling, ice cold water, dangling jewelry, calloused palms.

hey everyone! i’m natalie! native (feel like i should always throw that out there to explain why i only play native muses jhgfghj), 23, she/her pronouns, and live in pennsylvania. and i suck at intros but this is my second time playing brenda though this version of brenda has lots of differences from my last time so yeah! uh some information regarding brenda:

tw: anti-inuit racism, emotional abuse/gaslighting mentioned.

brenda gabriella angulalik was born on february 29th, 1988 - which, yes, does make her a leapling and she is happy to be one of the truly elite (hehe) who can say she is

she is the literal middle child of her parents’ five children. she has: an older brother, born 1982), rick. an older sister (born 1985), margaret. a younger brother (born 1991), joel. and a younger sister (born 1994), whitney.

coming from an inuit family, she was originally born in utqiagvik, alaska but her talent was recognized at a young age. the only place to learn gymnastics in utqiagvik were living room classes hosted by one woman in her house, and even then she focused solely on girls under the age of 8 and teaching them basic gymnastics. but she recognized brenda’s talents, and so did brenda’s family. so when brenda was 6 years old, right before she was to graduate kindergarten, the family moved down to juneau for her to study at the southeastern alaska gymnastics academy.

most girls that practiced at the academy, and who went to the school she went to, were white, and brenda recalls her time in juneau as filled with racist comments directed at her based on inuit stereotypes. luckily, by the time she was 11, she would be moved to getting homeschooled as she needed to focus on her athleticism but it didn’t stop the comments at the academy.

she did, however, have two friends at the academy, victoria and kelsey, who were both tlingit. but neither would progress to the elite levels.

national champion by age 13, world champion and pan am champion by age 15, her coaches put her up for the olympic trials for the us women’s team for the 2004 summer olympics. at 16 years old, she would barely qualify, but it was the next logical step in her career.

and brenda did make the team, competing in the 2004 olympics in athens at age 16, and again in the 2008 olympics in beijing at age 20. at 24, she would go with the 2012 team to london, but served as an alternate. an alternate that was never called upon. at that point, she retired from the sport and set out to live a “normal life”. of course as normal as a two-times olympian could be.

she also had something better at the time, at the 2008 olympics, she met logan moore, who was 26 at the time. he was from salt lake city, she was from juneau. he was on the rowing team, she was on the gymnastics team. but the two kept in touch and met again at the 2012 olympics, they caught up and as they say, sparks flew. when she returned and announced her retirement, she moved from juneau to a manhattan penthouse with him.

the next four years would be rocky, the two constantly fought and brenda constantly caught him cheating on her but he would “somehow” just speak to her and she would “come to her senses”. she wanted a pet, he didn’t. they never got a pet. in almost any situation, he would gaslight the hell out of her. and in december 2015, she fell pregnant. something she still wonders how exactly happened with how safe they were being.

but nevertheless, she gave birth to their beautiful twins on august 3rd, 2016 (just two days before the 2016 olympics in rio’s opening ceremony): portia and cressida angulalik-moore.

as much as the pregnancy was untimed and relatively unwanted, the twins definitely weren’t unwanted, they brought so much renewed light into her life. and she did, suppose, the timing was almost perfect. except for that, the day after she gave birth, logan was on a flight down to rio.

but the way she had continued her steady stream of income was in partnerships with brands like gk, smartwater, puma, etc. and appearing on talk shows or others to talk about the sport. since it was 2016, this was the 2016 team’s time to be featured in all of that. but she knew, because of her contracts, the 2016 team wouldn’t outshine her.

the twins also helped in another way, it made more people come into her life, and in september 2017, she broke up with logan. 

she is currently working on a memoir about her times in training. she supposes she may do a memoir in the future regarding her personal life, but she doesn’t want to air out everything with logan just yet, especially as their twins are only 3 years old.

while she can no longer do everything she once could, she still visits a gym in nyc and practices, never letting her body totally lose what it had from years of gymnastics. her downstairs neighbors may hate her, as she does randomly do cartwheels, round-offs, and handsprings in her penthouse. her twins are in mommy & me gymnastics classes, but she would never push them to follow in her footsteps.

she was to fly to tokyo with the us team to be a commentator on the women’s gymnastics competitions, but as the olympics have been pushed back to 2021 she is unsure anymore although that is still currently the plan.

okay i’m even shittier at talking to the personality section but she’s an enfj-a. and her natal chart: 

FAST FACTS SECTION!

she follows the russian orthodox faith as her family had decades ago been converted during the time of russian alaska.

she speaks english and inuktitut fluently. she is currently trying to learn russian to feel more connected to her faith.

she is bisexual and biromantic.

tattoos follow canon to fc so those tattoos you see on maika’s gifs ... do imagine those are on brenda.

her favorite to least favorite event, in order: balance beam, uneven bars, floor exercise, vault.

she has joint custody with her ex, the twins spend a week and a half with her, a week and a half with their father, and so on.

basically native nastia liukin, okay?

ALCOHOL: YES (only on times when her ex has the kids) / CIGARETTES: NO / WEED: YES (only on times when her ex has the kids)

i’m open to basically any sort of plot, so yeah like this. or message me (here or on discord, though discord is preferred) if you wanna plot.

[outshinenyc]

ESPN came out with a new NBA player ranking list. Players ESPN has ranked ahead of Melo (64th): Lonzo Ball (63rd) Eric Gordon (62nd) Avery Bradley (61st) Devin Booker (60th) Danny Green (59th)