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[drjuliedonley]

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Tita Gray Consulting, led by Dr. Tita Gray, specializes in empowering women to overcome career obstacles. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Gray, as a career coach, focuses on helping individuals remove fear, follow their purpose, and eliminate barriers. Her approach is deeply influenced by her personal journey and respect for diverse beliefs and backgrounds.

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[invinciblecareer]

[greynatomy]

who even are you?

katrina gorry x reader

this was a request from wattpad. finally wrote about another matilda. my writing block is slightly going away.

this is one of the ones that’s been sitting in the drafts

part 2 part 3

———

You met Katrina at the beginning of 2021. You were in Australia on a vacation when you nearly knocked her down walking to a café. Your tall frame towers over hers by almost a whole foot.

As an apology, you invited her to have breakfast with you, connecting with one another instantly. You talked about what you did for work, intrigued when she said she played football professionally. She also opened up about always wanting to become a mother and recently finding out her ivf procedure worked and was currently pregnant.

You hit it off pretty well, hanging out everyday, which turned into you asking her on a date and becoming official by the end of your month long vacation. It was difficult when you had to go back home to England.

Months passed and you talked whenever you could, missing her more and more. You talked to your boss about wanting to go remote, but would fly out only when necessary and surprisingly to you, he agreed.

You talked about it to Katrina and she was ecstatic. You moved in with her just before her final weeks of pregnancy.

In the delivery room, once a little baby girl was born, which Katrina named her Harper, she asked if it would be okay if she put your name in the other box for parent. You cried into her shoulder, wanting nothing more.

After some time, you’d gotten married in a small private ceremony months after Harper’s birth, moving into a bigger place. You both couldn’t be happier.

Two years later, the Australia’s Women’s National Team were currently in training for the Olympic Qualifying Asia. Harper was off to the side of the pitch playing with all the toys that she brought with her.

The coach calls the team for a water break, Mini’s two other kids, Kyra and Charli, rush over to Harper.

“Havin’ fun Harps?”

“Yeah!” She raises up her little doll to show them.

Catching their breath, the three play with each other, all in their own world, until the coach calls them back in for a scrimmage. It was a close game, playing like it was a real match.

As everyone was focused on the game, Harper saw someone familiar in the distance, instantly getting up from her blanket, running towards the figure.

“Mama!” She crashes into you.

“Hi, Harper. You been good for Mommy?”

“Yeah!” Harper sees a ball and tugs you by the hand. “Mama, play!”

“Wanna play some football?”

In your own little world, the team’s scrimmage finished, everyone eager to change out of their sweaty gear. Kyra and Charli took off to Harper’s blanket wanting to spend some time with their little sister. The thing is, Harper’s not in the blanket.

“Charli, where’s Harper?”

“How would I know?”

“You’re supposed to keep an eye on her.”

“Me? What about you?”

“How’d we lose a baby?”

“Hey, guys!” Startled, they turn around to see Mini. “Good training today, huh? Where’d Harper go?”

“Uh-well-um—” Charli started malfunctioning.

“Wait! Look there!” Kyra pointed to the distance, seeing Harper with someone she’s never seen before. “Hey! Get away from her!” Before the other two know it, Kyra was already running to where Harper and the supposed stranger are, grabbing Harper out of your arms.

Katrina realizing that it was you, runs after Kyra, hearing her daughter let out a cry.

“How did you get in here? I’m gonna call security!”

“Can you just listen to—”

“—Why should I listen to you, you-you kidnapper!”

The rest of the Matildas are now aware of all the commotion, going up to it.

“What’s happening here?” Sam asks, seeing Kyra hold onto a crying Harper tightly.

“She’s trying to take Harper!”

“What? No, I’m not!”

“Who even are you?”

“If you’d let me expl—”

“I don’t wanna listen to what you have to sa—”

“SHUT UP!” Katrina yelled, everyone going silent, except for the cries of Harper. “Look, this isn’t how it’s supposed to go, but conclusions were jumped into so I’m doing it now. This is Y/N and she’s my wife and Harper’s other Mom.”

“You’re married?” “Wife?” “Other mom?” “Since when?” “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Okay! Shut up! I’ll answer everything after we’ve all showered and dressed. Kyra give Harper back to Y/N.”

Handing Harper back to you, she gives you and apologetic smile.

“Sorry about that.”

“It’s alright. Just a misunderstanding.”

As they all go into the changing rooms, you greet your wife with a kiss.

“That was something, huh?”

“Definitely not how I wanted it to go.”

“‘Least it’s out of the way. Can we get some ice cream after?”

“I sceam (ice cream)!” Harper suddenly has a burst of energy.”

“Ice cream!”

“I have two children at this point.”

“Don’t Kyra and Charli call you Mom?”

“Four children. I have four children and you all drive me insane.”

[uzumaki-rebellion]

Soon come..."His New Coach"

Summary:

Misha Livingston's family have been trailblazers in basketball since she was a little girl. Her grandfather was recently inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, and her father is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks. Misha is an Olympic gold-medal basketball champion and a former WNBA player turned coach. When she's given the opportunity take an assistant coaching job in the NBA, she's pit against a popular player Terry Richmond, a former marine who has recently made the unusual leap into professional sports. Terry struggles with instant superstardom that may hinder Misha's ability to coach her new team into another championship. A chance encounter on a remote island in the Maldives shows Misha that she has the power to get Terry back on his game.

[kitashousewife]

suggestive, MDNI

“you are impossible!” you’re standing in oikawa’s living room, fists at your side, glaring at the man who smirks from his spot on the couch.

“awh, is someone a little worked up?”

you’re fuming, absolutely livid. if it was possible, you’re sure smoke would be coming out of your ears right now. unfortunately, this is nothing new. oikawa knows exactly how to push your buttons, and you know how to push his.

“you literally pay me to manage you. let me do my fucking job!” you snatch the tv remote out of his hands, turning off the show he’s been distracting himself with. he glares up at you.

“if you did your fucking job,” he mocks you, slowly standing up to tower over you. “we wouldn’t be in this situation, hm?”

you started as oikawa’s manager 3 years ago, right before he left japan. things started out great. you got him a couple brand deals right off the bat, kept his schedule clean and clear, all while making sure he was okay.

about a year ago, something changed between you two. now every time you’re around him, you want to claw his eyes out. that, and he’s been getting into trouble more often than not.

in front of his teammates, the press and coaches, and anyone else, you two appear to be the best of friends. oikawa praises your efforts constantly, having nothing but good things to say about you. but behind closed doors? it’s like a cage match.

“right, cause i told you to make those stupid comments post game the other night.”

he chuckles. “aren’t you always telling me to ‘speak from the heart?’”

you pinch the bridge of your nose, walking towards the door to grab your things. clearly, this isn’t going anywhere.

“that doesn’t mean you should say terrible things about the other team. that gives you a poor image. do you want to be known as the biggest jackass in men’s volleyball?”

he laughs again, and you know he’s doing it to get on your nerves. it’s working.

“i bet you would, it gives you more attention,” he’s right behind you now, and your heart is racing at how close he is. “that’s all you want, right?”

“what?” you turn to face him, only to have him be directly in front of you. he takes a step towards you, and you take a step back.

“awh, c’mon. it’s obvious. is someone feeling a little under appreciated?”

“i-i’m going home,” you say rather unsure, still walking back with each step he takes towards you.

“doors that way,” he nods behind him and pouts. “i’m sorry i didn’t see it sooner. your attitude, your short temper; you’re working so hard, isn’t that right?”

your back hits the wall now, and cages you in with his hands, fingers splayed on either side of your head.

“i work hard because you can’t behave like a professional.”

he smirks, eyes narrowing as he leans closer, if that was even possible. he looks at your lips, then your eyes, and then coos.

“and you work so hard,” he breathes on your lips and you feel dizzy. you’re stubborn, and you don’t want to admit defeat. but you’re also not blind, and you’re very aware of how attractive the man in front of you is.

“let me thank you for your hard work, will you let me?” he nudges your nose with his and you let out a shaky breath.

“yes,” you whisper, and he smirks.

“then jump.”

[veterantrainerray]

Hello. My name is Ray Clayton, and my ten year old niece convinced me to try blogging for the benefit of trainers out there.

My experience encompasses pokemon care, battle tactics, training regimens and trainer coaching. Ran the Kanto League back in the day, took part in a few others. Decided the whole champion schtick ain’t for me, but the League life is.

I’ve worked with gym leaders, aspiring trainers, professors and even Elite Four members.

I am NOT qualified to offer input on medical matters beyond the dos and don’ts of training safely. I am not qualified to diagnose or assess injuries on any form of remote platform. See a veterinarian or other qualified professional for that.

My niece says yall can send me questions directly on here. I’ll answer all of ‘em I can.

I’m Mara, one of the ranch hands. Me ‘n my sister Maya help keep things runnin’. Takes a lotta grit and even more muscle to handle this kinda work! My partner is Alexander, a Nidoking. He’s the twin brother of my sister’s partner.

My name is Maya. I’m just about the one elegant thing about this dusty old backwater! Me and my Nidoqueen, Rose, do what we can to class up the place, but there’s only so much that can be done…

Already this blog has been the subject of a bit of toxicity. All I’m gonna say to you Negative Nancys is that I ain’t gonna give ya the time of day, and be sure to read and comprehend somethin’ before you mouth off about it. Odds are you’re criticizing an answer to a question you only imagined was being asked, when the answer was to the question that was actually asked.

Since folks want my Pokemon written here, here ya go:

Pyrite - Rhyperior, first partner. Protective.

Piezo - Magnezone, First wild-caught partner, retired from battling to pursue crisis response for fulfillment reasons.

Bruce - Emboar, adopted from being a pet. Loves battle for sport, hates violence otherwise.

Old Spooky - Dusclops, followed me home from Hoenn, older’n my grandpa, retired from battling

Wright - Yanmega, retired from battling due to injury

Gala - A shiny Hydrapple, was in a crate of apples and adopted. Currently undergoing battle training.

Nimbus - Dratini adopted in Paldea. Wants to learn Thunder.

Beethoven - Poliwag from a Kitakami river, gets along with everyone.

Slowking - Galarian variety. Helped get me on my feet shortly after catchin’. Name pending.

Aria - A Lapras wounded in Blueberry Academy’s Terarium, adopted at Director’s reccomendation. Really likes roasted Aspear berries.

Girafarig - Hatched from an egg Pyrite picked up somewhere in Paldea and guarded fiercely. Curious and energetic, name pending.

“Loyal” Three Trio - Undecided how to handle them. Caught them just to get them outta the locals’ hair. All three got attitude problems.

The ranch is also home to several Rhyhorn herds, a herd of Galarian Ponyta up north, and a gaggle of other wild Pokemon I ain’t gotten around to getting outta here yet.

//ooc time. So, this is a roleplay blog, in case you hadn’t guessed, regarding the goings-on on a fictional Rhyhorn ranch in the mountains between Galar and the Crown Tundra. A cold, dusty place, but it’s his, and that’s enough to be happy with it. Ray coaches Pokemon Trainers, particularly from the Galar League’s gyms, but anyone who comes recommended by an officially recognized League Association is welcomed. Maya and Mara are the twin ranch hands that help keep things running. As stated above, their text will be color coded. The short version of the point of setting things up this way is to be able to offer, in character, my own pointlessly varied pool of knowledge about things ranging from muscular biology to chemistry to best workout and training practices to animal behavior and, of course, around two decades now of playing Pokemon competitively. (in a casual fashion, anyway, my interest has always been exploring outside the meta to see what works that people aren’t doing yet.) In general, if it’s Ray speaking, it’s in the interest of helping anyone who wants it. Be that with worldbuilding, worldly wisdom, or fleshing out hypothetical Pokemon behaviors/medical practices. In short, I try to help fill any gaps to enrich the roleplay experience of others. If that isn’t welcome, politely decline either in or out of character. Both me and Ray will respect it and back away. I’m not looking to impose, after all. People who’ve followed the blog for a while may have seen some longer term RP collabs with others. Feel free to send DMs if your character needs a battle coach for some reason, even just as a passing thing. What I don’t have a taste for is stressful, needless drama. As in, I’d really rather not be drawn into petty or high-minded arguments or embroiled in some scandal by association or something.

[iwtvfanevents]

On the video you can watch director/executive producer Alan Taylor and titular vampire Jacob Anderson talking about the tap dancing scene, and a clip of Jacob and Steven G. Norfleet rehearsing. Transcript and sources are under the cut.

Rewind the tape —Episode 1 highlights

One of our favorite bits of trivia is...

No doubles were used in Louis and Paul's tap dancing scene! Steven G. Norfleet is a professional dancer, and Jacob Anderson learned to tap dance in less than a month, over Zoom, while he had COVID.

What's a favorite fun fact of yours? Is there a line that was adapted straight from the page, or smartly repurposed? Did one of the people involved in the show say something interesting about the episode? Was there any review of the pilot that had you nodding and cheering as you read? Does any of the paintings that show up on the episode have an interesting meaning?

Reblog with your highlights, or make a new post with the tag #vampterview to join the conversation!

And, if you're just getting caught up, learn all about our group rewatch here ►

Transcripts and sources

Katie o'Shaughnessy Chatting with Alan Taylor! (Director/ Executive producer S1 IWTV!):

K.O. And with the dancing as well, I'd wondered, between Louis and Paul, the tap dancing scene, was that, how much of that was them and how much was doubles?  A.T. Like, entirely them. We had we had doubles come in, in case we wanted to do closeups of their feet and stuff, and we had the doubles standing by and almost never used them, because… Paul, it turned out, we'd cast because he was a wonderful actor with a heartbreaking quality, but it turned out he was a professional dancer too. We didn’t know that when we hired him. So Paul had it down and Paul was helping Jacob, who would spend his weekend half dancing with the coach. And so when the time came to shoot it, we didn’t need the doubles, and the energy between these two guys as brothers was so good that we didn’t want to, you know, break it with cutaways to professional dancing. So, yeah, wild. K.O. That’s amazing, I would have assumed it was doubles.

Xfinity Hangouts: Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid:

Interviewer: Jacob, I was not prepared to see you tap dance so beautifully in that first episode. Is that a skill you already possessed or something you had to learn?  J.A. No, it’s something that we had to learn. We had, how many weeks did we have?  S.R. Like a month to prep. But, but… J.A. Yeah. But I got COVID, and uh, so I had to isolate. I didn’t have any symptoms, thankfully but… so I had to then do all of my lessons remotely in my house in New Orleans. S.R. And they sent you a board, right? J.A. Yeah, I had like, some plywood on the floor and my tap shoes, and yeah, we had like three weeks after that to just keep practicing but… And with respect to the doubles, they had two tap dancing doubles that they sent home before we shot the scene.  S.R. Didn’t even use them. J.A. So all of the tapping you see in the show is me and Steven, and we learned most of it over Zoom.  Interviewer: Amazing.  J.A. So hard. Because tap is all about sound. The lag is awful. 

Tap dancing backstage video with Jacob and Steven, from @misaraesblog

[georgiasedify]

Be come a Member of Georgia's Edify and also booking is available.

[vastill]

If you are taking requests, can I request Rebecca X reader where maybe reader is pinning for Rebecca but keeps it professional. Rupert tries to lure reader away to work for West Ham , since Richmond has been making good results ,reader works as an assistant coach . Rupert even tries to belittle Rebecca in front of reader and reader is protective of her ( similar to Ted ), not thinking that Rebecca remotely likes her since she's younger and Rebecca is...well Rebecca a lioness. Hope it's alright you can change / spice it however you want 🙂 if not no worries.

What did you just say?

Rebecca Welton/fem!reader

warnings: some kind of slow burn, cursing, Rupert being an asshole:) i don't really know how to tag this so let me know if there are more!

words: 1600+

My requests are open!!

English is not my first language!

A/N: thank you so much for the request! i loved it!💚hope you will enjoy reading it! let me know what you think!!💚

AFC Richmond hosted another charity event. Rebecca and Keeley put in a lot of hard work to make the event happen, from planning and coordinating to decorating and catering. Their efforts paid off, everything was perfectly made. You were beyond impressed with how everything looked.

As you stepped in the first thing you noticed was Rebecca. She had a big smile on her face, greeting everyone who walked in. The dress she was wearing looked stunning on her, accentuating every curve in her body and showing the best legs you have ever seen. She looked perfect.

“You coming? Or just staring at Boss?” Ted said right behind you, giving you a scare. “Oh shit, sorry didn’t mean to startle you.”

“Don’t worry Ted and I wasn’t staring.” You said as a blush crept up your cheeks.

Ted laughed and patted you on the back. “I'm just teasing. But seriously, grab a drink, and let's go mingle.” You nodded, grateful for the distraction, and followed Ted to the bar. As you sipped your drink, you couldn't help but notice Rebecca across the room, chatting with some other guests.

“You are doing it again. Just go to and talk to her. She doesn’t bite.” Ted said to you catching you again.

You took a big breath, maybe it’s time to clarify your relationship with her. From your early times in Richmond, you and Rebecca were friendly flirting and teasing each other. However, you were never quite sure if there was anything more to it than that for her. She was older than you and had a reputation to uphold and you were only a coach assistant who just started a career. You never had a chance with her. But despite that, you started to develop genuine feelings for her.

You decided to take Ted's advice and make your way over to Rebecca. As you got closer, you could feel your heart rate increasing, and your palms becoming sweaty. When you approached her, she turned to face you and gave you a warm smile that made your heart skip a beat.

“Hi, amazing event. I’m impressed, really.” You said awkwardly.

“Thank you, sweetheart. I hope you are having a good time.”

“Now that I’m with you, yes. You look amazing tonight.” You said, feeling your cheeks burn.

Rebecca smiled, “Thanks, you are not looking too bad yourself.” And with that, the two of you fell into an easy conversation about the team and overall life.

“I wanted to ask you-” You started, finally having the courage but suddenly you were interrupted.

“Rebecca! How lovely to see you here!” You heard someone say from behind you.

Rupert. Rebecca’s ex-husband. Fuck.

You felt Rebecca stiffening beside you, “He wasn’t invited, what is he doing here.” You heard her mumble under her nose, “Rupert, hello. I didn’t know you will attend.” She faked a smile.

“I would never turn down a party, you know me,” he said as he leaned to greet her. “I don’t think we got to meet, you must be a new coach assistant, I heard a lot about you. Rupert Mannion, owner of West Ham.” He introduced himself giving you a hand to shake.

“Hi, nice to meet you,” you said, stealing a glance at Rebecca to make sure she is okay.

“How is Richmond for you? They treat you well?”

“Yes, Richmond is exceptional. I really love it, I’m thankful to have a job there,” you said, sending Rebecca a smile.

“Looking at your records, I thought you will pick a better team. Maybe you have some savior syndrome?” He laughed at his own joke, “Picking a club as good as Richmond won't lead you anywhere.”

“I don’t agree, Richmond has some of the best players who make an amazing team, and we-” You couldn’t finish your sentence as Rupert interrupted you again.

Rupert rolled his eyes, “Yes, I noticed the progress but soon you will realize you are wasting your time there and move on like everybody else. It’s just Rebec-, sorry Richmond curse.”

“Rupert,” Rebecca said lowly.

“I’m sorry? What did you just say?” You were stunned. You couldn’t believe what you just heard. You felt a surge of anger bubbling inside you, Rebecca is an amazing human being, and you had no intention of letting some prick bring her down.

You looked at Rebecca, her jaw was clenched, but she remained silent, her expression unreadable. You took a deep breath and tried to compose yourself before responding, not wanting to make a scene at a charity event.

You looked him squarely in the eye. “I’m sorry Mr. Mannion, but you are wrong. I’m proud to be a part of AFC Richmond and I believe that I’m exactly where I should be. And Rebecca is the best person I have ever met. She does everything she can to make her team better. She cares about us ad treats us like people, not some marionettes she can throw away. Like some of us do, from what I heard.”

Rupert's expression changed from smug to hostile, and you could tell that you had hit a nerve. “Well, it’s your opinion. Believe me, I've been in this business a long time, and I know what it takes to succeed. And it's not by settling for mediocrity.”

“Oh, I believe you! Looking at you, I can definitely see how long you have been in the business, but I'm not sure if you learned anything in these years. Or maybe I should say decades?” Rebecca coughed as she tried to hide a chuckle she left out at your comment, you only smiled and continued, “I guess we will see who is mediocre when Richmond and West Ham will go against each other.” Rupert’s face darkened, clearly not used to being spoken to like that.

He was about to respond when Rebecca stepped in. “Rupert, but I think it's time for you to go.”

Rupert looked like he was about to protest, but Rebecca's tone brooked no argument. “Well, it was nice meeting you.” He muttered, shooting a parting glare at you as he did.

“My pleasure, we will see each other at the match,” you smiled at him sweetly.

As soon as he was out of earshot, you sighed in relief. You hadn't realized how tense you had been until the moment had passed. You turned to Rebecca, “Sorry about that, I hope I didn’t ruin everything with that.”

Rebecca sighed. “It's not your fault, darling. Rupert is just a prick. He always has been. He has a way of getting under people's skin. Especially mine.”

You nodded. “I know, but I didn't want to make things worse.”

“You didn’t make anything worse. Thank you for standing up for me, I really appreciate it. No one ever did it for me.” Rebecca said, giving you a small smile.

“I’m glad I did that, I would hate to stand there and listen to him belittling you. I would hate to let you down like that. He had done enough harm to you, now he can fuck off.”

“And I will drink to that!” Rebecca laughed. You were happy to see her more relaxed after the incident. “And for the record, you could never let me down, sweetheart. But let’s not talk about it now, we have the rest of the night to enjoy.”

The rest of the evening passed in a blur. You spent some time with Rebecca before she was dragged away by some guests. Then you mingled with the other guests and even danced a little when the mood struck. But no matter what you did, your thoughts kept drifting back to Rebecca, and your unfinished conversation.

As the party was winding down, you decided to look for Rebecca and try to talk to her. You found her in a quiet corner of the room, sipping a glass of champagne.

“Hey,” you said softly. “Mind if I join you?”

Rebecca looked up at you and gave you a small smile. “Sure, go ahead.”

You took a seat next to her and poured yourself a glass of champagne. “Listen, I wanted to apologize again, I'm sorry about what happened earlier. I hope you know that all of his words were bullshit.”

Rebecca sighed. “It's not your fault, darling. Thank you for your concern, it’s really sweet of you.” She smiled at you, leaning her head against your shoulder.

“Thank you for tonight, it was amazing, you really outdid yourself,” you said, breaking the comfortable silence between you.

“I'm really glad we got to spend some time together,” Rebecca replied, her voice soft.

“I know it's been a crazy night but I have been meaning to talk to you about something.” She looked at you with a curious expression. “Rebecca, I know we've been dancing around this for a while, but I must say it because I don't know how long I can hold it in,” you took a deep breath in, “I have feelings for you, and I have for a long time. And I just wanted to know how you feel about me.” You closed your eyes, too scared to see her reaction.

“Darling, look at me,” Rebecca's eyes were wide in surprise, and you could see the emotions flickering across her face. “I…I had no idea,” she said softly. “I wasn't sure if it was just harmless fun or something more. But yes, I feel the same.”

You felt a surge of relief and happiness wash over you at her words. “Really?” you said, unable to keep the smile from your face.

“Really,” Rebecca confirmed, “I like you, a lot.”

“I really want to kiss you right now.”

“Then what are you waiting for?”

You felt a grin spread across your face as you leaned in to kiss her. It was a soft, gentle kiss, filled with all the emotions you had been holding back for so long. It was unlike anything you had ever experienced before. The way Rebecca's lips felt against yours, it was electrifying, like a weight had been lifted off your shoulders.

“You are amazing,” you said as you parted from the kiss.

“If that's your reaction only after the kiss I’m not sure you will survive more,” Rebecca laughed and your cheeks turned red.

You swatted her arm gently, “I take back everything I said, you are an awful, horrible woman.”

Rebecca pouted and leaned closer to you, “And you are an awful liar. You would never even think that.”

“Yeah, I wouldn't,” you said stealing one more kiss from her, smiling against her lips.

This event couldn't have ended better.

[t1oui]

percy, marcus, penelope, and oliver headcanons because these four are best friends and you cannot convince me otherwise

percy and marcus are slytherins, oliver is a gryffindor, and penelope is a ravenclaw

percy and marcus became friends first, then percy and penelope, then penelope and marcus, then percy and marcus pulled oliver into the group

percy plays quidditch but is not nearly as obsessed with is as oliver and marcus are

penelope hates quidditch with a burning passion

they do not care about sitting with their houses, the four of them sit together nearly every day for meals at either ravenclaw or slytherin

oliver, percy, and marcus are the only people allowed to call penelope “penny” or any other nickname (other than her family)

all four of them are hella powerful. they mostly use this power to make spells and become animagi

(percy’s a cat, oliver’s a stag, penelope is a weasel, marcus is a magpie)

percy and marcus snogged a bunch in third year but they’re just friends, it was mostly because they were bored

they find the room of requirement in first year and have secret meetings there regularly

they have matching friendship bracelets with their birthstones in them + charms with their friends’ animagius forms

when they graduate they all get tattoos of their animagius forms as well

their kids are godsiblings

percy dates oliver and penelope dates marcus but they get together years apart. percy and oliver start dating in fourth year while penelope and marcus don’t get together until after the war

percy & oliver’s kids are lucy, skye, and katie while penny & marcus’s are devyn and cedric

the four of them have big study groups together which is mostly penelope and percy studying, oliver trying to study but being unable to because adhd, and marcus goofing around

they have group gossip sessions in the room of requirement (sometimes the secret meetings are serious, but not often)

percy doesn’t play quidditch seventh year because he knows how much oliver wants to win the cup and doesn’t want to compete with him. marcus never lets him live this down and is endlessly annoyed about it

oliver likes to draw and when he can’t focus or is stressed out he calms himself down by drawing his friends

the group often spends a few weeks each summer with penelope and her older sisters

the four of them vow to keep harry from getting himself killed at school and do everything in their power to protect him, even if he doesn’t really notice

percy took draco malfoy under his wing and now draco is friends with all of them

(percy and penelope are also scorpius’s godparents)

percy and marcus are english, oliver is scottish, penelope is irish

penelope is the only one remotely good with fashion in the group and she dresses the four of them every time they go to an event

they were constantly breaking into each other’s dorms during school. penelope would break into slytherin only to find percy’s bed empty because he already went to gryffindor (no one sleeps next to marcus because he snores like crazy)

percy was head boy, penelope was head girl

the four of them get a flat together after graduation and live together until penelope and marcus start their family (their oldest is 2 years older than percy and oliver’s)

percy becomes head of the dmle, penelope is one of the senior undersecretaries to the minister for magic, marcus does professional quidditch for about 2 years before deciding to become an auror, oliver plays for and then coaches puddlemere united and then he and angelina open a business writing & illustrating children’s books together.

might do a part 2 at some point because i adore these four :))

[eyeofnewtblog]

Things that happen at work:

Spent a solid ten minutes today listening to a body builder (our night dispatch guy) just…go the fuck off about eating chicken.

In no particular order:

1)eating for utilitarianism frees up SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY

2) eating chicken every day is awful because he actually prefers fish but chicken is cheaper for the quantity of protein needed

3) contributes to the routine, it’s so quick and easy to just do the calculations once and then eat the same three meals forever

4) protein intake has to be at a certain level, chicken is the cheapest and easiest way to do it, but YOU CAN NEVER FRY IT

5) NO FRIED FOOD AT ALL EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (it’s okay to dream and fantasize about going to Red Lobster and getting the giant fried plate of seafood and taking as long as possible to eat the entire platter so that the server brings as many of the cheese biscuits as possible…) BUT! Nothing fried!

6) an air fryer is apparently a body builders best friend (who knew? I certainly didn’t…)

7) and this is really more of a personal observation, but body building probably comes with a lot of grumpiness from not eating yummy nom nom nom food, insecurities about looks and social acceptance, and like…personal history. If you ever meet a body builder, just compliment him (or her) on how much effort they put into looking so good.

8) this particular body builder that I know was coaching a younger guy, who was recently in a competition and took second place in two categories (so obviously great for both of them, and honestly YAY because second place is still awesome regardless of what or who or where or why) but then, in order to be a supportive coworker, you have to look at pictures of a young, very fit man, in nothing but a Speedo while he holds a trophy. Which is fine. Not even remotely close to professional in anyway whatsoever, but fine.

[nemolfc]

𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝? - 𝐫𝐮́𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬

・𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬

( 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐱 𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟? 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜? 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬…𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐬 (𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐩 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 ��𝐨𝐝. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 × 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫. )

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.

She wasn't the most talkative person by any means, she liked to listen more than speak which helped her work even more efficient as part of the medical staff for Manchester City, having started her tenure a year and a half ago, she'd fallen into a good rhythm with everyone, from the coaches to the players - they'd all made her feel less like a nervous student on her first day and more like a family member, some of the players were also quite friendly, Phil being the closest in age to her was the first to approach her and befriend her along with the Portuguese defender, Rúben Dias.

The first few weeks of work went quite well, the only people who frequently and unfortunately were injured were either Jack, Kevin, Kyle, Ilkay or Bernando - and she'd kept up the professional façade as best she could as she naturally felt shy around them.

The players were always respectful for her, sans Jack who'd often throw a ridiculous comment every now and then that she obviously brushes off as she doesn't have the energy to deal with him at times.

The only person she seemed to enjoy being around aside from Phil was Rúben, he'd keep her company whenever they were free and would spend hours talking to her about his hometown as well as teaching her some words in Portuguese, and while they both knew that their bond was completely platonic, the whispers were definitely loud, and she heard every bit of them.

He totally likes her.

I bet they're sleeping together.

She's so lucky to be this close him.

While it may seem on the outside that she can handle herself, she was actually quite sensitive; she did not bring up the issue with Rúben, instead ignoring the outside noise to help strengthen her friendship further.

Rúben had unfortunately picked up an injury and was in the midst of rehab sessions, he was due to come to her office to perform a check up before going to physical therapy, and while she waited for him, she spent the time going through her emails and answering the ones she had from friends as well as adding a few more details to her on going thesis regarding athlete injuries and how to tackle the proper methods of treatments.

Her thoughts were broken by the sound of a knock on the door causing her to look up and see Rúben, he seemed to be in better spirits than he was when he first picked up the injury a few weeks back, " Morning " he smiles.

" Morning " She smiles back and shuts her laptop, she gestures to the bed. " Come on big boy, sit down "

Rúben chuckles, before assuming his seat. She stands up and grabs her coat to slip it on, along with clipboard; she went through the standardized questions, before the part she hated the most, the physical check up, he watched her with a curious expression which turns into a teasing smile the second he noticed how her cheeks were visibly pink as she went about with the physical check up. " Are you ok? "

" I'm fine " She squeaks out, avoiding his look.

While she'd never felt anything remotely romantic towards Rúben, she wasn't blind to the fact that he is quite handsome - on top of being soft spoken, polite and intelligent, he was the perfect package for any girl, she'd often wonder why he wasn't dating anyone yet he unlike the majority of the players focused more on his career rather than other aspects.

Rúben chuckles, " It's ok you know " he said before adding with a teasing. " I know I'm so sexy it's making you so shy "

She looks up with a mock horrified expression, " Relax, I'm not a crazy fan girl like those that thirst over you online "

Rúben laughs, " Then why did you get all shy then? "

" I just do ... " She shrugs.

Rúben looks at her for a moment before he finally understood why she was behaving like this, " It's about the comments right? "

" It's fine Rúben " She smiles, " I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself well enough "

" I know you can " Rúben echoes, " But I don't want you to overthink them, you're my best friend "

" I thought John is your best friend " She retorts with a laugh.

Rúben shrugs, " He's been demoted " he leans over and whispers. " Don't tell him that! "

She giggles, " your secret is safe with me "

Rúben then grabs her hand and smiles, " Relax alright, they can talk all they want "

" I promise " She smiles.

[twosides--samecoin]

Hi!! Happy weekend! I’d love to hear about some of your ocs headcanons 🍬🌻💩 :]

Here's Jack and Olivia, 2/3 of Long Time Running's main cast - with a bonus heacanon unique to my Dogmeat! You can read the fic -> here <-

Jack Ward is my canon M!SoSu. He was a professional boxer and retired when he was conscripted for the Anchorage campaign and sent to FoB Juneau.

When Med-Tek failed, Jack pushed RJ on a vertibird destined for Vault 150 - a remote Canadian Vault that tested Duncan's illness on its residents. Two weeks later, Olivia Dallaire, my OC F!SoSu, stepped out of a vertibird and onto the hill overlooking Sanctuary and Boston. She'd be an Olympic judoka if there was still Olympics.

🍬On the topic of family: One of the themes in my fic is about the intersection and contrast between found family and adoption as well as miscommunication. Jack sees a younger version of himself in Olivia, but in a subversion of the failed-coach-training-his-actually-promising-protege trope, Jack had the title fight successes and Olivia really never will. All the same, he takes a shine to her. After meeting Father at the Institute, Jack let go of the idea of recovering his family. When he met Olivia, he felt like, "My god, this is the child Nora and I were supposed to have". Problem is, she's uh, a grown-ass 23 year-old woman. Who just immigrated to a different country and has her own trauma to unpack. And the sudden reemergence of his want to be a dad is moving faster than his ability to discuss being family with her. He faces serious role strain between his best friendship with RJ and the fatherhood he feels toward Olivia when he sees RJ differently as he begins to feel protective over her.

💩 Something ridiculous: My Dogmeat can break the fourth wall. The characters cannot hear him in the fic, but the reader can read his thoughts. One of my childhood fave movies is All Dogs Go To Heaven. The main dog is a German Shepherd, voiced by Burt Reynolds. This is how I hear him.

I was born in '94, so those 80's-90's "talking animal" genre movies were really formative for me. Anastasia, An American Tail - themes of lost family, adventure, immigration. Even RJ's story has strong Secrets of NIMH parallels. I'd reached a point where my fic felt self-serious, like it was so grounded in harsh reality and dumpster fire mental health that I forgot to have fun. Saluting Don Bluth by imagining Charlie B. Barkin and Anne-Marie the Orphan as Dogmeat and Olivia was me throwing my hands up and saying, "Fine! Fuck it! We can have fun!"

🌼 Happiness, how'd you get to be happiness: Lately, getting to know each other has been a source of happiness for both Jack and Olivia. Jack as the canon SoSu has all the problems we do when we play the game - wrangling several warring factions that all expect his presence; ignoring Father/the Institute; managing a small empire of settlements. Olivia as the SoSu of her own Vault is navigating immigration and being around people again. The heart-meltingest fluff I have published so far is father-daughter moments. Excerpt below the cut!

Long Time Running Chapter 13: Sabré Olvidar:

Jack glanced at Olivia’s marigold cable-knit sweater and jeans, rolled up at the cuffs. He realized most of her clothing from home that wasn’t her Vault suit was oversized and patched several times over. 

A deep flush of sadness erupted within. He coughed and returned to the topic of conversation. “Well, um.. What.. What do you think of the animals you let go?” 

“I just thank them for giving me a pretty view. I mean, just look at them.” She let go of their hug and stepped back. “If you look at it like this, the window makes them look like a painting.” 

She beamed at the radstag pair - four heads and too many legs. 

Jack obliged the request and stepped back. The window framed the radstags, trees and tall grasses well, like a living photograph. He appreciated the scene with the same intensity as a painting in a museum.  

He broke his gaze away and looked around at the cabin. “Well.. What brings us down here today, anyway?” he asked.

“I was thinking,” she turned away from the radstags. “Um, there wasn’t anyone here last time I visited, and there’s no one here now, and.. Y’know, it’s pretty close to town.. Does anyone own this place?” 

“Truth be told, Miss Olivia,” he replied. “I don’t think anyone’s taken interest in this cabin since the bombs fell. Doesn’t seem to me like anyone owns it.” 

She wrung her hands and shifted her weight as she looked around. “Um.. can I..” 

Jack awaited the question with patience and a smile. “Yes?”

“Can I have it? Please?” she pleaded.

His heart melted anew. Oh, Jesus, not that face, not that face. He decided to mess with her and put on an apprehensive tone. “I dunno.. It’s a big responsibility, being a homeowner..”

She hung on his every word with wide-eyed worry. 

“The cost for materials, the labor.. In this economy, too.. Ouch.” He grimaced, both to ham up the theatrics and to force his mouth away from a smile.

“I-I’ll work, I’ll get a job, I promise-” 

He could no longer keep up the act. “Oh, fine, sure. It’s yours!” 

Olivia gasped and threw her arms around Jack’s torso. Coffee spilled out of her mug with a graceful dive and landed on the floor with an audible splash.

“Thank you thank you thank you thank you- Oh, I have so much work to do-” she let go of Jack and listed the repairs. “I need a door and I have to clean the fireplace and I need to find new windows and-” 

Jack beamed as she bounced around the room. Her braid whipped through the air as she tallied up her needs. Getting to know his little bundle of contradictions was fun. 

“-nails and lumber and.. And that spot on the porch that’s sagging.. I have a lot to do if I want this ready for winter.” 

“Alright, then, that settles it,” he said. “Let’s get a move on.” 

“Where to?” she asked.

“Well, like you said, winter’s on the way. Let’s get building.” 

She smiled, somehow wider than her smile already was. “Yeah! Let’s do it!”

She ran out the door and jumped off the stairs instead of walking down. “Where can we go shopping for supplies?” she asked, turning back to him.

Jack followed and took the steps as normal. “We’ll see what we have in Sanctuary before we look elsewhere. I’ll have to get you a workbench down here.” 

Olivia hopped and skipped ahead. “My own workbench, I-” 

She wasn’t watching her step and nearly tripped. 

«Tabarnak!» she swore. Olivia threw her hands up in mock-offense. “Who put this root here, eh?” 

She laughed off the transgression, tucked the stem of the hubflower behind her ear and turned her pirate smile toward Sanctuary.

Jack Ward, ol’ 111 himself, was thoroughly charmed. Miss Olivia Dallaire contained multitudes. 

Sweet, funny, capable, sensitive. A reader, a fighter, an animal-lover and an occasional jokester who stopped to smell the roses.  

He remembered the leadup to Arturo’s last title fight, when he lived at the house with Jack and Nora. 

One night in the later stages of her pregnancy, Nora laid on the couch as Arturo and Jack sat on the floor surrounded by the pieces of a yet-to-be constructed crib.

Arturo lectured their unborn child on the syntax, phonetics and style guide of French Canadian cursing.

«Esti de câlice de tabarnak!» Arturo exclaimed. "That is what we say when the baby crib is hard to build! You better like it!"

Jack wiped a tear from his cheek as he followed Olivia to Sanctuary.

Arturo would have been so proud to be your uncle. So proud.