#rachel was delphine

[angelhummel]

was the glee x orphan black crossover a popular fanon thing at the time or was that something my sister and i made up

[bruce-wyatt-burner]

👀👀

[foreveryoungadult]

Orphan Black S3.E01 "The Weight of This Combination"

[ash-lee-can]

Check Out Ralph & Shamonda's (Married to Film) Reaction to Orphan Black's Season 1 Finale

I already know Kira constantly being in danger and/or plotted on is gonna give them high blood pressure for the rest of the series and I'm here for it 🤣😂😭...

Ralph: "Alison's crazy."

Shamonda: "They're all crazy."

[gaygollum]

everyone in orphan black is like

but then also every single time one of the clones impersonates another one. theyre still like. pikachu gasp.jpg. i cant believe i have yet again been bamboozled

[themarcspector-arch]

random character graphics: claudia dardashti | the palms

...do you ever just take comfort in your own chaos?

[lesbianspeedy]

finished the orphan black audio series sequel. now what do i do to be happy

[classicsapphicships]

The first round of preparations are finally complete, and that means the first round of the Classic Sapphic Ships bracket is almost ready to go! I'll be preparing the polls today and tomorrow to hopefully go live on Friday, and voting time for at least the first two rounds will run for a week. Check out the FAQ in the meantime, and feel free to send over any additional questions as well!

The full list of Round 1 Match Ups is under the cut!

Right side:

Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)

Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)

Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)

Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)

Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)

Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)

Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)

Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)

Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)

Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)

Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)

13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)

Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)

B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)

Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)

Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)

Left side:

Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)

Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)

Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)

Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)

Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)

Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)

Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)

Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)

Max/Anne (Black Flag) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)

Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)

Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)

Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)

Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)

Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)

Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)

Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)

[ffshipbracket]

ROUND ONE

Click each pairing to be taken to the poll to vote (All Round 1 polls posted as of June 3!)

*disclaimer- please don't send hate to this blog. I'm simply running the poll. If there is a offensive relationship included please message me and I will take it down. I tried to do my research but I'm not perfect.

Santana Lopez/Brittany Pierce (Brittana) VS Karolina Dean/Nico Minoru (Deanoru) [CLOSED]

Thirteenth Doctor/Yasmin (Thasmin) VS Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli (Cartinelli) [CLOSED]

Eleven | Jane Hopper/Max (Elmax) VS Pearl/Rose Quartz (Pearlrose) [CLOSED]

Caitlyn Kiramman/Vi (Caitvi or Piltover's Finest) VS Maxine "Max" Caulfield/Chloe Price (Pricefield) [CLOSED]

Adora/Catra (Catradora) VS Beauregard Lionett/Yasha (Beauyasha)

Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop VS Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw (Shoot)

Korra/Asami Sato (Korrasami) VS Maria Hill/Natasha Romanoff (Blackhill)

Ruby/Sapphire (Rupphire) VS Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg (Tillow)

Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray (Faberry) VS Adora/Glimmer (Glimadora)

Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught (Wayhaught) VS Gwen/Morgana (Morgwen)

Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor (Supercorp) VS Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe (Avalance)

Xena/Gabrielle VS Rhaenyra Targaryen/Alicent Hightower (Rhaenicent)

Shauna Shipman/Jackie Taylor (JackieShauna) VS Alina Starkov/Zoya Nazyalensky (Zoyalina)

Emily Dickinson/Sue Gilbert (Emisue) VS Bella Swan/Alice Cullen (Belice)

Amity Blight/Luz Noceda (Lumity) VS Akemi Homura/Kaname Madoka (Madohomu)

Ava Silva/Sister Beatrice (Avatrice) VS Dina/Ellie Williams

Dani Clayton/Jamie Taylor (Daime) VS Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam (Rosemary)

Perfuma/Scorpia VS Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus

Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler (Ronance) VS Delphine Cormier/Cosima Niehaus (Cophine)

Eve Polastri/Villanelle | Oksana Astankova (Villaneve) VS Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long (Bumbleby)

Shelby Goodkind/Toni Shalifoe (Shoni) VS Tara Jones/Darcy Olsen (Tarcy)

Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers (Fuffy) VS Jennifer "JJ" Jareau/Emily Prentiss (Jemily)

Princess Bubblegum/Marceline (Bubbline) VS Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz (Choni)

Regina Mills/Emma Swan (Swanqueen) VS Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell (Bechloe)

Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont (Calliette) VS Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli (Rizzles)

Alphys/Undyne (Alphyne) VS Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein (Hollstein)

Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel (Harlivy) VS Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell (Sansaery)

Azula/Ty Lee (Tyzula) VS Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge (Beronica)

Vanessa "Van" Palmer/Taissa Turner VS Bella Swan/Rosalie Cullen (Rosella)

Jade West/Tori Vega (Jori) VS Raven |Rachel Roth/Starfire |Princess Koriand'r (StarRae)

Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair (Wenclair) VS Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood (Clizzy)

 Lexa/Clarke Griffin (Clexa) VS Lapis Lazuli/Peridot (Lapidot)

[freakyfabulcus]

𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.

aesthetic : a matchstick heart just waiting to burn, the almost overwhelming feeling of not being enough, burying insecurities six feet under, gossip as a form of currency, staying up all night just to see the sunrise, denial doesn't suit you nearly as well as optimism did, being dramatic just for the sake of drama, will you ever find where you belong?

compare to : gabrielle solis ( desperate housewives ), serena van der woodsen ( gossip girl ), maddy perez ( euphoria ), holly golightly ( breakfast at tiffany's ), sharpay evans ( high school musical ), cordelia chase ( buffy the vampire slayer ), daisy buchanan ( the great gatsby ), penny ( the big bang theory ), margaery tyrell ( game of thrones ), hanna marin ( pretty little liars )

( RACHEL ZEGLER . TWENTY-THREE . CIS WOMAN . SHE/HER . ) we’ve got the spirits , how ‘about you ?! it looks like ( AURÉLIE LESTRANGE ) just got their acceptance letter to monster university . i hope the ( HUMAN ) has their bags packed so they can move into ( DREADFUL DORMS )  ! i’ve heard they can be ( - DRAMATIC ) and ( - LONELY ) but also  ( + CREATIVE ) and ( + DREAMY ) . monster university is the perfect time to explore who they want to be . did you hear they’ve got a job as a ( CLERK ) at ( SPOOKY SCOOPS ICE CREAM PARLOR ) . good luck and remember to be yourself , be unique , be monster !

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*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒.

full name : aurélie delphine lestrange nicknames : aura, ari age : 23 birthday / zodiac : march 27th, aries gender / pronouns : cis woman, uses she/her pronouns sexual orientation : pansexual romantic orientation : panromantic occupation : university student, clerk @ spooky scoops ice cream parlor major : drama & theater major

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘.

personality traits : dramatic, lonely, creative, dreamy, emotional, self-centered, ambitious likes : acting, pop culture, broadway, candles, warm sweaters, bright colors, gossip dislikes : heights, writing essays, hiking, being alone, jumpscares, cleaning secret talents : singing, while she wants to be an actress, she has a stellar voice nurtured by her father from the time she could speak; is also bilingual with english & french goals & ambitions : to become an actress & make her father proud memorable traits : talks with her hands, very dramatic & over the top character alignment : chaotic neutral label : the paracosmic, the primadonna vices : vainglorious, competitive, bitterness virtues : ambition, sensitive, friendliness

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄.

eye color : dark brown hair colour : dark brown hair type/style : long, typically worn down & straight height : 5'2 build : slender exercise habits : does yoga & pilates dominant hand : right glasses/contacts : n/a tattoos : n/a scars : n/a piercings : ears pierced a couple times distinguishing features : n/a faceclaim : rachel zegler

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘.

parents : erik lestrange/the phantom of the opera ( father ), christine daaé ( mother. estranged ), raoul de chagny ( stepfather, estranged ) siblings : n/a children : n/a pets : n/a significant other : single

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒.

voice - has a better than average voice for a human, almost of a magical quality

did not inherit any other supernatural abilities from the phantom half for now

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃.

trigger warnings : parental abandonment

aurélie was the product of an illicit affair between the infamous phantom of the opera and the naive christine daaé whom he took advantage of. at least, that's what the world believes. in truth, aura was a child born of true love between the pair. she still remembers her time spent in the old opera house. her mother singing to her as she brushed her hair at night and her father showing her all the best hiding spots to play in. the three were truly happy for most of aurélie's childhood. of course, all good things must come to an end.

the arguments began when aura was around ten. her mother wanted more than just living in the paris opera house while her father was content with the life they'd made there. it came down to an ultimatum that her father refused to give into, and her mother left them, remarrying barely a year later to her childhood sweetheart. she then went on to become a near household name for her voice and serene presence.

aura remained in the opera house with her father for her teen years, visiting her mother only when forced to. instead she was content to take voice lessons from her father and learn from the various talents who would perform at the opera house.

she only left the opera house, and her father, to attend university so that she can achieve her dream of fame. she's mostly estranged from her mother, barely acknowledging her presence other than the fact that she's paying for everything for aura as a way to make up for leaving.

she's not always the best at reading people due to her lack of contact with others growing up. she tends to be dramatic and overly concerned with herself rather than other people's feelings, but it is something she's working on. but her main focus is, and always has been, attaining her own goals.

*:･ﾟ ⸻ 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

FIND THEM HERE!

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (16-22 Jun 2024)

fuck this heat dome for reals

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰 The Settler (charlesdk) - Stucky Book Club pick - 52K, shrunkyclunks, Steve retires & buys a farm, Bucky's the local baker. I really enjoyed this fic - though it is unrealistic fantasy about both small towns and owning a farm so YMMV. As I said in book club, I didn't have any problems doing the hand-wavey "escapist unbelievable small town/farm fantasy of it all" bc Steve's feelings & character were more my (and the author's) focus than his occupation & location. You could really feel Steve's exhaustion and emotions, and I loved the way Sam & Natasha were shown-not-just-told as his family. But also I don't have any deep personal resonance with this setting, other than recognizing it's unrealistic.

🥰 The Marlow Murder Club (The Marlow Murder Club #1) (Robert Thorogood, author; Nicolette McKenzie, narrator) - really entertaining small British village cozy mystery with very enjoyable characters. Had such a blast reading it! The mystery puzzle wasn't difficult to guess but that's not why I read cozies, and it was satisfactory in its twists & turns & fair play.

🥰 Civilians, GDI (relenafanel) - I love it when an author writes an AU of their own fic! AU of The Steve Rogers Problem with SHIELD agent!Bucky & actor!Steve except this time it's a meet ugly and Bucky's a dumbass about his own feelings

😊 The Theory Of Attraction (Delphine Dryden) - novella - good femsub D/s rec'd by the discord. Very satisfactory.

😊 Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age (Annalee Newitz, author; Chloe Cannon, narrator) - nonfiction; "explores the rise and fall of four ancient abandoned cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia that stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today." really interesting and well told (although tbh the narrator sounded a bit AI (but definitely wasn't))

🙂 The Pure and Simple Truth (lettered) - 65K, ostensibly drarry (but in the way that lacroix is ostensibly fruit flavored) - really about all the friendships & how people, the world, and redemption are all complicated - another discord server rec

🥰 Death Comes to Marlow (The Marlow Murder Club #2) (Robert Thorogood, author; Nicolette McKenzie, narrator) - enjoyed Judith & her 'gang' so much I went back for more ASAP!

💖💖 +127K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Like herding cats (JehBeeEh) - Rachel Reid's Game Changers series: Troy/Harris, Ilya/Shane, 1.5K - short but very cute; perfect character voices - love a well done text fic like this

My Heart Comes Tumbling Down (DevilDoll) - TW: Sterek, 5K - reread, forever fave - peak oblivious Stiles who almost fucks everything up

All that I know is I don't know a thing (emjee (MerryHeart)) - TOG: Kaysanova, 10K - "In which Nicky's at seminary because he likes to argue, not because he's becoming a priest, and Joe has missed this essential fact and can't figure out why this future-priest-slash-bartender is flirting with him." SO GOOD!

Beltane (DevilDoll) - TW: Sterek, 8K - reread, forever fave - always-magical-Stiles AU

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Doctor Who - s1 (series 14), e7

Game Changer - s6, e9

Um, Actually - s9, e9

Smartypants - s1, e5

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

What Next: TBD - The FBI Made a Phone Network. It Was A Trap.

NPR's Book of the Day - Questlove maps a cultural revolution in 'Hip-Hop is History'

Re: Dracula - June 17: Die Away in the Distance

Consider This - 25 years on, 'Boys Don't Cry' remains a milestone in trans cinema

⭐ Working - How a Colonial Williamsburg Actor Humanizes History

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - America’s First Celebrity Bartender And The Book That Changed Bars Forever

Pop Culture Happy Hour - It's getting hot. So what's sweatiest movie ever made?

WikiHole - Bay Area Music (with W. Kamau Bell, Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla)

Re: Dracula - June 18: Turned his Mind

Short Wave - What 'Inside Out 2' Got Right About Anxiety, Per A Psychologist

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Last Baldwin House

Vibe Check - Yesterday’s Price Isn’t Today’s Price featuring Lena Waithe

⭐ Switched on Pop - Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)

Here & Now Anytime - How jazz icon Duke Ellington helped change America

⭐ Storylines - What The Puck? The strange story of a decades-old hockey rumour

99% Invisible #586 - Category 6

Wild Card - Taylor Tomlinson is fine with being 'perpetually afraid'

Shedunnit - Murder in the Library

Shedunnit - Bonus: Harriet Evans Interview

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Start of a Language

⭐ It's Been a Minute - Fouling Caitlin Clark; plus, a shoplifting panic!

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Fleetwood Mac Radio • Upbeat

Stereophonic (Original Cast Recording)

We Are Lady Parts (Music From The Original Series - Seasons 1 & 2)

Meet Me @ the Altar

Bootsy Collins radio

Duke Ellington

Dance Party Hits

Survivor Radio • Deep cuts

No Vocals EDM

Bass Haven

[atheychan]

I was watching a hot Delphine scene pack and never realized she called Rachel a good girl and the scene has been living rent free in my head since then

[deadlesbianfight]

Bracket Update/Round 2

The 17 characters that WILL be in the bracket:

Tara Maclay - Buffy The Vampire Slayer Lexa - The 100 Dani Clayton - The Haunting of Bly Manor Root - Person of Interest Poussey Washington - Orange Is The New Black Dana Fairbanks - The L Word Riley Abel - The Last of Us Charlie Bradbury - Supernatural Jenny Schecter - The L Word Maya St. Germain - Pretty Little Liars Naomi Campbell - Skins (UK) Peach Salinger - You Tara Chambler - The Walking Dead Kira - The Magicians Leslie Shay - Chicago Fire Lily - Supernatural Shotgun Mary - Warrior Nun

Clarifications:

Can someone please explain Marina Andrieski from The Magicians to me? It says she’s dead in some timelines and also gay in some timelines? She’ll advance to the next round if she is both in the show’s main timeline, whatever that can be defined as (which I also wasn’t clear on lmao).

To the extent of my extensive searching (read: typing the character’s name and dead/sexuality into google) and first hand knowledge, these characters are all lesbians and dead. Please correct me if my googling has lead me astray.

Advancing to second round:

Anika - Scream 6 Bizzy Forbes - Private Practice Cat Mackenzie - Lip Service Delphine - Atomic Blonde Denise - The Walking Dead Gideon Nav - The Locked Tomb Helen - Masters of Sex Marii Yukari - Qualia the Purple Mary Louise - The Vampire Diaries Nora - The Vampire Diaries Paulie - Lost and Delirious Queen Annika & Queen Neha - The Dragon Prince Rachel Amber - Life is Strange Rashida - Swarm Ruth Jamison - Fried Green Tomatoes (Novel) Sandy Lopez - ER Tricia - Orange Is The New Black Valerie - V for Vendetta (Novel) Wendy - American Horror Story Ymir - Attack on Titan Yorkie - Black Mirror These characters will be placed into another google form where you can select up to 10 characters to vote forward. The top 13 will advance to the bracket, and #14 and #15 will face off against Chloe Price from Life Is Strange and Bill Potts from Doctor Who to compete for the final two spots in the bracket.

These two have weird deaths that are either determinant or end in a non-human state (several times), but they do both happen to be lesbians and die, which is more than I can say for half of the submissions I got, so I’ll allow it. Despite the fact they recieved quite a few votes, I am having them participate in this round due to the fact that they *technically* don’t meet the criteria.

[ramblings-of-a-mad-cat]

A Rachel simp too why am I even surprised

Going to assume this is about Rachel Duncan. Anyone who's been around when I go to bat for Merula knows what's coming next. To the uninitiated, brace yourselves. Unabashed Rachel defense incoming.

Now I admit, she's done horrible things. Like when she stole Beth's identity. Or when she stood by and watched her friend suffocate as punishment for a crime she did not commit. Like when she shot Helena in the chest. Like when she murdered a ton of her own sisters on the orders of the Prolethians. Or even the time she put a pencil in Rachel's brain.

...Do you see my point?

The Sisters pretty much all do terrible things at some point during the show. (Except Cosima, she is a cinnamon roll and Delphine does not deserve her. I said what I said.) You can argue that Rachel's crimes are more numerous than the other clones, but that's probably because she's on the other side of the conflict, and we're seeing things from the perspective of the main heroes. I know, I know, Neolution is evil, and after all, it was Rachel's choice to join them. Oh wait, no it wasn't. Not at all. She was raised by them. They are a cult, and Season 5 spells this out about directly. Rachel frequently shows the same tendency as most Neolutionists to put their loyalty to "science" (read: eugenics) above human life. But that's because, again, she was indoctrinated as a child and brainwashed. Which resulted in her dealing with her situation in the worst way possible.

From a young age, she was taught to see herself as a string of numbers. As a subject. As property. The older she got, the clearer that was made to her. Rachel may be power-hungry, but her lust for power is nothing more than a desire for autonomy. In her mind, it's the only way forward. Despite being "Pro-Clone" she has not been raised without knowing human compassion. It's worse than that. She was given a taste of it with her parents (who are both terrible people but I could make a full post about each of them so let's stay on topic) before being taken by Neolution where she was forced to adapt if she wanted to survive. But everyone she knew or cared about, or was even allied with, betrayed her at some point.

Ethan Duncan, her father, took his own life and made her watch. His last words? "You don't deserve me anymore." Yeah, all kinds of fuck him. Aldous Leekie, who she once trusted enough that she considered him a father figure, constantly went behind her back and it was during one of his examinations that he refused to share her results and told her "You're not exempt from the experiment." Susan abandoned her when she was little, gave her to Neolution, and even when they were reunited, the way she treated her was despicable. It was textbook emotional abuse. I know I'm supposed to think of Rachel as the villain when she stabs Susan, but this act immediately followed the line "I regret creating you." She also stabbed Sarah in the leg in the same scene but...again, Sarah put a pencil in her brain. I'd say they're even. Oh, then there was Delphine, who tortured Rachel for information when she could barely speak. (This is unrelated but. Fuck Delphine. She is such a creep.) Let's not forget Westmoreland, who took advantage of her, lied to her, all while still objectifying her as property and spying on her through the eye-cam. The only person Rachel cared about who didn't stab her in the back? Kira. Because of this, I refuse to believe Rachel ever wanted Kira hurt or would have let it happen on her watch.

I still don't see how the word "simp" applies here but...y'know what, screw it. I'd have coffee with her. She'd probably stab me in the neck with an icepick in the middle of the night, but I'd still have coffee with her. Just consider me a full Rachel Duncan simp. Hey, as long as we're talking about her dating life, Ferdinand is a fucking creep who does not love her at all, he's just got some disturbing obsession with her that is possessive and violent. ("Who's a dirty clone" made me want to hurl, and I only wish Delphine hadn't stopped Sarah from finishing him off.) His obsession includes strangling Rachel, and pretending that Mika is Rachel while he's murdering her, in some sick, twisted form of venting his aggression at Rachel. It is messed up and I despise Ferdinand. But Rachel genuinely thinks that he is the only person who ever loved her and I just want to scream. No. No no no.

I'm still mad that Rachel was barred from Clone Club when all was said and done. It goes against the entire spirit of what Clone Club was supposed to be about, especially since they still let Helena be a part of it back in Season 2, despite her crimes. The gang would never have defeated Neolution without Rachel's help. She rescued Kira, betrayed Westmoreland and put a huge target on her back in the process. For crying out loud, she cut out her own eye to stop him from monitoring her. She betrayed Ferdinand (The "only person who ever loved her," don't forget) and warned Siobhan when he survived. She provided information on all of the other clones. And excuse me, after all that, Felix just gets to unilaterally decide that she can't come in? Screw that, why aren't the actual Sisters consulted? Or Kira? I feel like this should be put to a vote at the very least. I know Sarah will never forgive Rachel, but Rachel seems to have put the whole pencil incident behind her, so...that kind of makes her the bigger person here, just saying. Even if the writers wanted Rachel to go her own way, they didn't have to Felix slam the door in her face before she'd even knocked.

Rachel may be a villain, but that's because she's a victim of her circumstances. She didn't ask to be a clone, she didn't ask to be raised by her creators and groomed to suppress any empathetic urges. Her upbringing turned her into some strange, contradictory blend of slave and slave master, and it probably gave her a boatload of identity issues and self esteem issues. It took time for her to figure all of that out, and considering that she was constantly under the surveillance of Neolution, that's totally understandable. She didn't have any counter-examples apart from Sarah's gang, who were framed as enemies from the moment they met. Just consider for a moment, that Rachel was subjected to the fate that Sarah fought tooth and nail to protect Kira from. But no, Rachel had to live that life. But above all...she suffered for her crimes. She suffered so much. She spent two entire seasons learning to speak and walk again. She had to watch her father kill himself. Sarah and the others were willing to open their hearts to Helena, so why not Rachel?

[volturialice]

AU where instead of being cruelly sent away by rachel delphine just gets deported back to france because she overstayed her visa

[classicsapphicships]

Round 1 Polls are posted! Each poll will be up for a week, so good luck to everyone’s favorite ships!

Right Side:

Franky/Bridget (Wentworth) vs Regina/Emma (Once Upon a Time)

Watson/Moriarity (Elementary) vs Lucy/Amy (DEBS)

Gina/Rosa (Brooklyn 99) vs Debbie/Lou (Ocean's 8)

Jo/Blair (The Facts of Life) vs Peyton/Brooke (One Tree Hill)

Piper/Alex (Orange is the New Black) vs Bering/Wells (Warehouse 13)

Xena/Gabrielle (Xena: Warrior Princess) vs Trini/Kimberly (Power Rangers 2017)

Ripley/Annalee (Alien) vs Annalise/Tegan (How to Get Away With Murder)

Susan/Talia (Babylon 5) vs Chessy/Meredith (The Parent Trap)

Ann/Anne (Gentleman Jack) vs Scully/Reyes (X-Files)

Cat/Kara (Supergirl) vs Olivia/Natalia (Guiding Light)

Nikki/Helen (Bad Girls) vs Ola/Lily (Sex Education)

13/Cameron (House MD) vs Sara/Catherine (CSI)

Delphine/Cosima (Orphan Black) vs Emily/JJ (Criminal Minds)

B'elanna/Seven (Star Trek) vs Rachel/Quinn (UnReal)

Emily/Alison (Pretty Little Liars) vs Beca/Chloe (Pitch Perfect)

Carol/Maria (Captain Marvel) vs Raven/Abby (The 100)

Left Side:

Grace/Frankie (Grace & Frankie) vs Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)

Callie/Arizona (Grey's Anatomy) vs Stef/Lena (The Fosters)

Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer) vs Luce/Rachel (Imagine Me & You)

Tara/Pam (True Blood) vs Ally/Ling (Ally McBeal)

Alex/Olivia (Law and Order SVU) vs Miranda/Andy (The Devil Wears Prada)

Samantha/Janet (Stargate SG-1) vs Nomi/Amanita/Sense8)

Willow/Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs 13/Yasmin (Doctor Who)

Sharon/Brenda (The Closer) vs Kalinda/Alicia (The Good Wife)

Max/Anne (Black Sails) vs Petra/Jane (Jane the Virgin)

Eleanor/Tahani (The Good Place) vs Kelly/Yorkie (Black Mirror)

Rory/Paris (Gilmore Girls) vs Aneela/Kendry (Killjoys)

Quinn/Rachel (Glee) vs Jane/Maura (Rizzoli & Isles)

Nico/Karolina (Runaways) vs Serena/Bernie (Holby City)

Laura/Danny (Carmilla) vs Peggy/Angie (Agent Carter)

Hecate/Pippa (The Worst Witch) vs Bobbie/Chrisjen (The Expanse)

Bo/Lauren (Lost Girl) vs Bette/Tina (The L Word)