#rosemary x abby

[countdykulaa]

﹟ ⠀ ⠀ 𝟎𝟎𝟏 ⠀ . ⠀ ⠀ LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES)⠀ ⠀ ﹕ ⠀ ⠀ ❪ ⠀ babygay! reader x emotionally unavailable! ellie ⠀ ❫

cw : light smut , body image issues , switch!reader x sub! ellie

you meet ellie one drunken night at a random burger joint. your friends had decided to spend the whole day drinking and you being the designated lightweight was the happiest of the trio. your beads jingle with each drunken sway , a cheery smile decorating your features when you turn to place your order. you lock eyes with her , yours joyous and celebratory while hers remain sunken in a nonchalant annoyance and a switch in your drunken brain orders you to make her yours. your usual seductive cadence imitates a drunk horse as you gait to the counter. you repeat the chosen order , money in hand , intending to pass it over to ellie , only for you to lose your balance and push the money over the counter. somehow even after that flounder , she still gives you her number on your way out.

the first date is nothing short of a disaster. you arrive two minutes late, the apology dying from your lips when you see the other girl no where to be found. your text messages go answered , lips pursing as you wait for a response. five minutes go by before you call your friend abby, she tells you to wait ten minutes then leave. you wait fifteen. she arrives as you’re leaving, rushing an apology out and begging you to stay, promising it’ll never happen again. it does. again and again. and you get rightfully angry . again and again. all tension is usually cut through with humour , shallow conversation about overtly dramatized versions of yourselves being the star of the show. you prove your point by causing a scene at 6 am , demanding to know why she didn’t call you after 2pm the last day. you think that after that scene she’d take off running. she doesn’t. and you can’t fathom why.

you find that ellie is loud with pda where you are still hesitant. a hand is placed at the small of your back at all times , a kiss pressed to your forehead on random occasions. it scares you at first , to be liked so boldly. much too used to the secret advances shared by your “straight” friends . slowly , you start getting so used to it that you find yourself actively seeking her gentle touch.

each time she kisses you , you feel alive . hands gently moving down your moss green dress in a way so sensual , you can’t help the wetness between your legs that she expertly avoids. a way of teasing you , drawing out the control she knows you wish to exert . you respond to her advances , manicured hands shoving her on the couch and climbing on top of her . her skinnier frame shadowed by your curves.

hands desperately grab at the hem of your dress , pulling it over your head . each touch on your skin burns you , a shiver cascading down your back. her hands roam your now bare frame , a rogue hand cupping your right breast and eliciting a small gasp from you as you push your body into her eager hands. pruriency becomes you. patience is but a mystery as you grab her hand glued to your hand and move it to your sex. the next gasp you let out is louder. you buck your hips , eager to chase the feeling . your free hand grips the back of her neck and pushes her head towards your neck . the whimper she emits only spurges you on .

her mouth ducks down to kiss the side of your neck , her hips jutting up with each buck of your own. if it weren’t for the tracksuit pants covering her legs , you would’ve been able to feel the wetness gushing down her thigh.

she tells you you look beautiful as if it were the air she needed to breathe . each glance at your features seem to reaffirm her claims and revive her with a vigor . you thank her … bashful the first two times , but by the hundredth declaration you start to wonder if that’s all you’ll ever be to her. or anyone.

PLUTO SPEAKS : that was my first time writing smut so you guys are legally required to be nice to me

[sonicgirlsmackdown]

Sonic Girl Smackdown Round 2: Archie Edition! :D

Schedule for when rounds will take place to be out soon!

Matchups under the cut c:

Left Side:

Relic the Pika vs. Chibi Rose

Fiona Fox vs. Dulcy the Dragon

Princess Undina vs. E.V.E.

Thunderbolt the Chinchilla vs. Ella (sonic x)

Anti-Sally/Princess Alicia vs. Frances (sonic x)

Bunnie Rabbot/Bunnie D'Coolette vs. Gae-Na

Cinder the Pheasant vs. Hershey St. John/Hershey the Cat

[Cinder/Hershey] vs. Gold the Tenrec

Coral the Betta vs. Ivanna Robotina

Hope Kintobor vs. Jani-Ca

Jian the Tiger vs. Julie-Su

Lara-Su vs. Lady Agnes Hopkins

Pearly the Manta-Ray vs. Leeta Wolf

Sally Acorn vs. Lien-Da

X-Robot (sonic x) vs. Lupe the Wolf

Abyss the Squid vs. Lyco Wolf

Belle D'Coolette vs. Mari-An

Bride of Constant Vigil vs. Matilda the Armadillo

Bride of the Conquering Storm (pre-SGW) vs. Megan Acorn

Bunker the Tortoise vs. Melody Prower

Right Side:

Breezie the Hedgehog vs. Nephthys the Vulture

Nicole the Holo-Lynx vs. Nikki the Lynx

Saffron Bee vs. Opal the Jellyfish

Mecha (M) Robotnik vs. Payback Fox

Bernadette (Bernie) Hedgehog vs. Sally Moon

Cassia the Pronghorn vs. Princess Amy

Clove the Pronghorn vs. Queen Alicia Acorn

Echo the Dolphin vs. Queen Angelica

The Iron Queen vs. Rosemary Prower

Lara-Le vs. Rosie the Woodchuck

Mina Mongoose vs. Sallactor

Rosy the Rascal vs. Sasha Cat

Wendy Naugus vs. Scarlette Rabbot

Abby the Koala vs. Shadow the Hedgehog

Alexis Acorn vs. Sonar the Fennec

Blade the Shark vs. Sonia Acorn

Bride of Rich Nights vs. Sonia the Hedgehog

Bride of the Endless Reach vs. Thorn the Lop

Buns Rabbot vs. Uma Arachnis

Carrotia vs. Zouge the Bat

[fantasy-fields-bitty-center]

Organic fnaf masterpost

Notes: Mainly of aus lmao but other types(like mers and lamias) may come in the furture!

Most aus have a lot of Wilry(William x Henry), this is becuase me and my bf like the ship when William isnt a murderer, which he isnt in any of our aus!(hence most bitties not liking Canon(more specific, Danger Zone) William but are totally find with other aus!)

there will be some bitties of other games like Dayshift at Freddy’s, Fnac, Dial town, and more,

There will also be bitties of the Blueycapsules comics- sort of- my boyfriend and i mainly stole the characters because we liked a few so there will be a lot different with a good amount of them! Mostly name and personality changes and ofc changes in how they meet and the fact they meet and interact with other characters and ocs!

We dont support BC or their creators, and since the comic has ended the characters are free game!!

there will be ocs! a good amount of them!

the list will most likely have new names be added, as new new oc’s are fun!

the canon versions are all from the ‘chaos incarnate’ au my boyfriend and i have! (hence the ‘chaos’ part, i just didnt want to spell out ‘chaos incarnate’)

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FNAF:

Henry =

Henry - Normal Chaos au!Henry bitty

Emily - Normal Canon Henry bitty

William=

William - Normal Chaos au!William bitty

Afton - Normal Canon William bitty

Michael = 

Michael - Normal Chaos au!Michael bitty

Mikael - Normal Canon Michael bitty

Charlie =

Charlie - Normal Chaos au!Charlie bitty

Charlotte - Normal Canon Charlie bitty

Sammy =

Elizabeth =

Elizabeth - Normal Chaos au!Elizabeth bitty

Lizzy - Normal Canon Elizabeth bitty

Evan =

Evan - Normal Chaos au!Evan bitty

CC - Normal Canon Evan

Clara = 

Klara - Normal Canon Clara bitty

Sarah =

Vanny= 

Vanny - Normal Chaos au!Vanny bitty

Vanni - Normal Canon Vanny bitty

Jordon(film Mike)=

Abby=

Walter(Ness/Matpat from the move)=

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DSAF:

Dave =

Jack =

Harry(DSAF Henry)=

Steven =

Peter =

Dee =

-

BlueyCapsules:(I dont support them but the comic was canceled so they’re mine now!)(some names and info have been changed!)

Baxter Afton(BC Dave)=

Baxter - Normal Chaos au!Baxter bitty

Boss Boseman=

Gabriel Boseman=

Cassidy Boseman=

Jerry Boseman=

Chauncey=

Phillip=

Issac(BC Vincent)=

Erik(BC Scott)=

Tyrone(BC Jeremy)=

Hank(BC Micheal)=

Benjamin(BC William)=

Leroy(BC Henry)=

Gino=

Ronan(BC Fritz)=

Luggy=

Grelle=

Bonby=

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Dial town:

Randy Jade=

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The Walten Files:

Jack Walten=

Felix Kranken=

Rosemary Walten=

Linda Thompson=

Edward(Ed) Walten=

Molly Walten=

Charles Brooks=

Susan Woodings=

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OC:

Mike Schmidt=

Jeremy Fritzgerald=

Scott Knight=

Vincent Bishop=

Vendetta Bishop=

Vinny Bishop=

Alex Albrecht=

Chris Newmaker=

Fritz Smith=

Justin Afton=

Justin - Normal Chaos au!Justin bitty

Tanner=

Jeremiah=

Arthur=

Jackson=

Max=

Noah=

Oscar=

Duke=

Amelia=

Raven=

Knox=

Jekyll=

Hyde=

Lanyon=

Collins=

Andrew=

Enfield=

Bernard=

Cosmo=

[foofygoldfish]

85-90 foooooor Rosie/Abby 😌

i'm not fixing the numbers here sdlkjf

Who accidental sets something on fire?

abby, absolutely sdlkjf - she didn't mean to, but she made the mistake of picking up a book while she was waiting and.... whoops....

Who’s concert would they go to?

i..... honestly haven't thought about music too much for them, but i feel like it'd be something vaguely pop/folks-y

Do one of them sleep talk? If so, what do they say?

rosie. she talks about dogs. a lot. she's as bad as tilly, not that she knows it sldjkfk

Who would get up on stage and make a fool of themselves just to make the other laugh?

abby, 10000%. it'd work, and abby would do it again

How old were they when they got together?

oh fuck you're making me do math

like..... 19-20? i think that's about how old abby was when the game started

Who is the one that would bring the puppy home?

they both would lmao

[romancemedia]

Hallmark TV Romances

[infernalodie]

The Last of Us 1/2 Masterlist

$ = Smut ! = Angst * = Fluff

Ellie Williams

(!) Brother Run Fast - Ellie Williams x Black!Male!reader (platonic)

($) Cinderella - Ellie Williams x Fem!reader Part One - Part Two

(!) Remembrance - Ellie Williams x Miller!Fem!reader

(!) All Gone - Ellie Williams x Male!reader (platonic)

(*) Change Your Life - Ellie Williams x Black!Fem!reader

(!) Lay Me Down - Ellie Williams x Fem!reader

(! *) If You Want Love - Ellie Williams x Black!Fem!reader

Abby Anderson

(! *) My Fair Lady - Abby Anderson x Black!Fem!reader

(!) Hurt - Abby Anderson x gn!reader

(! *) Devil That I Know - Abby Anderson x Black!Fem!reader Part One - Part Two - Finale

($ *) Everything Is Yours - Abby Anderson x Black!Fem!reader

Dina

($) Every Night - Dina x Williams!Male!reader

(! $) SPLIT DECISION - Dina x Black!Fem!reader

Joel Miller

(!) Rosemary - Joel Miller x Fem!reader

MORE COMING SOON...

[addictedtostorytelling]

Do you have any favorite music moments from "ER" or "CSI"? If so, what are they?

hi, @phoebegillies!

for er, my favorite musical moments are

"battleflag" by the lo fidelity allstars playing in episode 06x13 "be still my heart" when carter & lucy are stabbed is probably my all-time favorite music moment in tv history just because of what a fucking gut punch it is;

"somewhere over the rainbow" by israel kamakawiwoʻole playing in episode 08x21 "on the beach" when mark dies, as it may be one of the most heartaching musical moments of the whole series;

"open your eyes" by snow patrol playing at the end of episode 12x22 "twenty-one guns" because it is just a god-tier choice for that catastrophic moment and gives me chills every time;

"desperately wanting" by better than ezra playing at carol's surprise party in episode 03x21 "make a wish" because its lyrics are just perfect for doug & carol and it's just so subtly placed in the background;

"letting the cables sleep" by bush playing during the cold open in 06x21 "such sweet sorrow" because somehow it works perfectly both for carter's survivor's guilt over lucy and carol missing doug???;

chloe and susan and everyone in the delivery room singing "blackbird" by the beatles during little susie's birth scene in episode 01x24 "motherhood" because it is peak comedy™;

"ride" by cary brothers playing while neela moves out of her and ray's apartment and he watches her from the window in episode 12x18 "strange bedfellows" because it is such a great reela angst song;

abby using "when the stars go blue" by ryan adams to calm down the little kid at the crash scene in episode 13x09 "scoop and run" because it creates this lovely contrast between the soothing song and the images of pain and chaos;

jeanie signing "good riddance (time of your life)" by green day at scott anspaugh's funeral in episode 04x19 "shades of gray" because it's such a beautiful tribute to their friendship and gloria reuben is amazing;

"walkin' on the sun" by smashmouth playing in episode 04x13 "carter's choice" when carter drives in to work in the blizzard just because the juxtaposition of the song lyrics with the snow is hilarious;

rosemary clooney as madame x singing "have yourself a merry little christmas" in episode 01x11 "the gift" because it's gorgeous and also they did a nice job of working it into the episode in an organic way;

"born to be wild" by steppenwolf playing while carol, wearing a dorky-ass helmet, rides mark's totally tame little barely-more-than-a-dirtbike motorcycle back to her house in episode 02x10 "a miracle happens here" because it's a fucking laugh-and-a-half;

"twist & shout" by the isley brothers playing in episode 01x20 "full moon, saturday night" when carter calls in to request it on the radio for susan because it's so adorable when he and susan and carol all dance together to end out the episode;

the little girl singing "beautiful" by christina aguilera while abby walks home at the end of episode 14x12 "believe the unseen" because it's such a great character moment and really hits home the themes of her recovery arc;

any time the "doug and carol" love theme by james newton howard from the er original score plays because i still go absolutely feral for it every time i hear it;

haleh singing "his eye is on the sparrow" by civilia d. martin and charles h. gabriel to that crying little girl in episode 01x10 "blizzard" because yvette freeman has a voice like an angel and it's such a beautiful moment of storytelling in an episode that is just standout all around;

"crystal village" by pete yorn being on the cd that ray sends to neela in episode 15x16 "beginning of the end" because it's just an inspired choice to show how he feels about her;

and, finally, the er theme song by james newton howard because they just don't make 'em like that anymore. absolute banger!

for csi, my favorite music moments are

"running up that hill" by placebo playing while sara watches grissom and the rest of the team race at the go-kart track at the end of episode 08x02 "a la cart" because it just sets the perfect tone not only for the scene but for the gsr arc in s8 and the lyrics are very poignant;

of course, every time the original csi theme song “who are you” by the who plays at the beginning of the episode, because it’s just classic;

"mr. blue sky" by electric light orchestra being the theme song for hodges's lucky day in episode 07x20 "lab rats" because it's perfect (and hilarious);

the occasions when the "gsr love suite" by john m. keane is used because it makes me feel things;

when team graveyard, desperate for further instructions, plays the ransom tape from nick's kidnapper only to be hit with "outside chance" by the turtles because the looks on their faces as the camera pans around the table are worth their weight in gold;

when the incomparable ashley johnson as dreama little sings "dream a little dream" by doris day to brass when he asks her what her name is in episode 07x21 "ending happy" because it is just top-notch comedy ("do i look like paula abdul to you?");

"good enough" by evanescence being the leitmotif through episode 07x17 "fallen idols" because it just gives the episode a really cohesive feel, plus the lyrics are relevant to gsr (and especially the gsr scene at the end);

the wallflowers randomly making a cameo and playing "everybody out of the water" in episode 03x02 "the accused is entitled" because they're one of my favorite bands and the song does set the tone for the episode and its themes;

grissom listening to "recitar vesti la giubba" from pagliacci by ruggero leoncavallo in episode 03x01 "revenge is best served cold" and "tu ne m’aimes donc plus?" from carmen by georges bizet in episode 03x15 "lady heather's box" because it's such a nice, subtle way to imply his jealousy over sara's relationship with hank throughout s3. like, okay, baby boy, you just keep listening to your operas about men who are overcome by jealous rage after they lose their loves to the embraces of other (studlier) guys. we see you there, gilbert;

mandy webster making nick sing "mandy" by barry manilow to her in episode 07x08 "happenstance" because a) george eads has a surprisingly nice voice, and, b) it's such a good little characterization moment for one of my favorite lab rats;

"unbound" by robbie robertson playing when grissom finds sara under the billboard in episode 02x23 "the hunger artist" because the lyrics say so much about his feelings for her;

"sweet jane" by the velvet underground being the theme piece for the eponymous episode 07x12 because it really adds to the 70s vibes in the flashback scenes;

any time they use "grissom's overture" by john m. keane (and especially when it plays during grissom's roller coaster ride in episode 01x05 "friends & lovers") because it kicks ass, plain and simple;

"f.e.a.r." by ian brown playing while warrick, nick, and sara process the warehouse riddled with all of the bullet holes in it in episode 03x19 "a night at the movies" because it's just a cool mood piece;

if i can count moments from the reboot, grissom singing "the circle game" by joni mitchell to sara in episode 01x03 "under the skin" because it may be the cutest goddamn thing i have ever seen in my life;

and also, all of the original score to csi moments just in general because john m. keane did so much to contribute to the overall flavor of the show and create a memorable soundscape.

thanks for the question! please feel welcome to send another any time.

[thediverismylove]

every book i read in 2019

full list under the cut! faves are bolded and books read for school are starred

Hunger by Roxane Gay (4/5 stars)

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (4/5 stars)

Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht (4/5 stars)

History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (3.5/5 stars)

Becoming by Michelle Obama (5/5 stars)

Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (5/5 stars)

The Wicked King by Holly Black (3.5/5 stars)

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (5/5 stars)

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (5/5 stars)

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold (4.5/5 stars)

I Gave Birth To All The Ghosts Here by Lyd Havens (5/5 stars)

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles (4/5 stars)

Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon (4/5 stars)

Shrill by Lindy West (5/5 stars)

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (3.5/5 stars)

The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani (4/5 stars)

Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake (5/5 stars)

Like Water by Rebecca Podos (4/5 stars)

The Disasters by MK England (3/5 stars)

On The Come Up by Angie Thomas (5/5 stars)

The Falconer by Dana Czapnik (4/5 stars)

The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan (4/5 stars)

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (5/5 stars)

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (4.5/5 stars)

The Fever King by Victoria Lee (3/5 stars)

*Symposium by Plato (4/5 stars)

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson (4.5/5 stars)

Educated by Tara Westover (4.5/5 stars)

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (4/5 stars)

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (3.5/5 stars)

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero (3/5 stars)

Beloved by Toni Morrison (4/5 stars)

The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown (5/5 stars)

Sink by Desiree Dallagiacomo (5/5 stars)

When The Sky Fell On Splendor by Emily Henry (3/5 stars)

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib (4/5 stars)

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (5/5 stars)

*The Aeneid by Virgil (2/5 stars)

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (4.5/5 stars)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (4/5 stars)

A Queer Little History of Art by Alex Pilcher (3.5/5 stars)

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (4.5/5 stars)

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (3.5/5 stars)

The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray (4/5 stars)

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (2.5/5 stars)

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (4/5 stars)

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (4/5 stars)

*The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (3.5/5 stars)

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (4.5/5 stars)

The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro (3/5 stars)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (4/5 stars)

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (5/5 stars)

Beartown by Fredrik Backman (4/5 stars)

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins (5/5 stars)

You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno (4.5/5 stars)

Mermaid in Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea (2/5 stars)

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (4.5/5 stars)

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman (3/5 stars)

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong (4.5/5 stars)

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan (5/5 stars)

There There by Tommy Orange (4/5 stars)

The French Girl by Lexie Elliott (3/5 stars)

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (4/5 stars)

Dead Girls by Alice Bolin (3.5/5 stars)

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake (5/5 stars)

Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills (5/5 stars)

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh (1/5 stars)

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens (3.5/5 stars)

With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (3/5 stars)

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett (3/5 stars)

The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan (3/5 stars)

This Darkness Mine by Mindy McGinnis (4.5/5 stars)

The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum (4/5 stars)

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling (2.5/5 stars)

Normal People by Sally Rooney (3.5/5 stars)

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (5/5 stars)

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (3.75/5 stars)

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (5/5 stars)

In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (3.75/5 stars)

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman (3/5 stars)

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (3/5 stars)

Women & Power by Mary Beard (4/5 stars)

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (4/5 stars)

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (4/5 stars)

Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector (4/5 stars)

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen (3/5 stars)

Wilder Girls by Rory Power (4.5/5 stars)

Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones (2/5 stars)

The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (4.5/5 stars)

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante (5/5 stars)

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (5/5 stars)

I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum (5/5 stars)

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi (2/5 stars)

A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti (5/5 stars)

In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton (3/5 stars)

The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (3/5 stars)

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi (4/5 stars)

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (5/5 stars)

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino (5/5 stars)

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou (4/5 stars)

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki & Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (4/5 stars)

The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard (3/5 stars)

Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi (3/5 stars)

Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky (2/5 stars)

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (5/5 stars)

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (2.5/5 stars)

How (Not) to Ask a Boy to Prom by SJ Goslee (4/5 stars)

We Sold our Souls by Grady Hendrix (3/5 stars)

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (4.5/5 stars)

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (4/5 stars)

*Othello by William Shakespeare (4.5/5 stars)

*Lysistrata by Aristophanes (3.5/5 stars)

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox (4/5 stars)

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (2/5 stars)

The New Me by Halle Butler (4/5 stars)

*Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (2/5 stars)

Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson (4/5 stars)

Sula by Toni Morrison (3.5/5 stars)

*Emma by Jane Austen (4/5 stars)

Sleepwalking by Meg Wolitzer (4.5/5 stars)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (4/5 stars)

Carrie by Stephen King (4.5/5 stars)

*Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (4/5 stars)

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (5/5 stars)

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (4/5 stars)

*The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (4/5 stars)

*The Seagull by Anton Chekhov (4/5 stars)

Call Down The Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (5/5 stars)

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (5/5 stars)

*Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (3.5/5 stars)

Well Met by Jen DeLuca (2.5/5 stars)

Soft Science by Franny Choi (4/5 stars)

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney (5/5 stars)

To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (3/5 stars)

*Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (3/5 stars)

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (4/5 stars)

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (5/5 stars)

*Small Island by Andrea Levy (3.5/5 stars)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (4/5 stars)

One Day in December by Josie Silver (1.5/5 stars)

The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang (5/5 stars)

Final Girls by Riley Sager (3/5 stars)

Milkman by Anna Burns (5/5 stars)

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (4/5 stars)

Famous In A Small Town by Emma Mills (4/5 stars)

Blud by Rachel McKibbens (4/5 stars)

[applvbee]

" No offense to God, but every thing my mother prayed I wouldn’t be, I became. Every place she prayed I wouldn’t go, I went. I walked so long I found Mercy.  I draped her thighs over my shoulders & drank.”

⌠ MADELAINE PETSCH, 21, CIS-WOMAN, SHE/HER ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, CARTER APPLEBEE! according to their records, they’re a THIRD YEAR year, specializing in DRIVERS ED + LINGUISTICS, CULTURE, & ASSIMILATION; and they DID NOT go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of POMEGRANATE STAINED LIPS, POPPING GUM THROUGHOUT SUNDAY SCHOOL, WEARING PURPLE EYELINER when it’s the SCORPIOS birthday on 11/21, they always request their BISCUITS AND GRITS from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation. ⌿ jinx, 24, she/they, pst ⍀

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CHARACTER PARALLELS (TBA): Jackie Burkhart ( That 70′s Show ), Anna Crellin ( Sharp Objects ), Lou ( Ocean’s 8 ), Abby Whelan ( Scandal )

Born Charlotte Applebee, on a particularly cold day in November, the girl already groomed to be the first born perfect southern belle, came out of the womb w a i l i n g. A scream that the nurses would’ve covered their ears for if they were allowed – Carter let people know the minute she came out of the womb that she was going to live. That she was screaming, and ready to fight for the life she wanted. Of course, being a newborn, she didn’t know that she was going to have to fight – no – but she was ready –  all of heaven & hell knew it.  Being born in a religious CAGE didn’t allow it at first, so she dreamed  her way out of it, she fought her way out of it through words, actions, popping gum when the Sunday School teacher was speaking – Charlotte showed them all she was not going to be like them no matter how much they wanted her to be their perfect firstborn doll.  But why? Surely, this girl couldn’t have come out of the womb with a rebel’s heart, surely this girl didn’t grow up just against her family’s ideals?

OBSERVANT, from a young age she knew the people around her were spouting hate – she could tell by the way they were so restrictive. Carter hated it and she knew that even if her religion could bring good things, great things, all it gave her and her darling sister was a sense of self-loathing. Repent for this, repent for that, it seemed that anything different was capital B-A-D. Blasphemy. Yet, she found interest in all the things her parents saw as sin – from the movies that had swearing, to the far off world of feminism she’d heard about, to New York & the Bronx, in New Orleans, she found life in the most rebellious of things. So, rebellious she became.  Chapel Hill South was the fanatical religious boarding school in the deep south her parents sent her, because they couldn’t deal with a daughter like her but they still needed to keep her nearby enough to keep an eye on her. 

[ SCHOOL ABUSE TW ] Chapel Hill North was the girl’s school and Chapel HIll South was the boy’s school – that was Carter’s first shock. The second is when the teachers refused to call her Carter, instead used the name Charlotte, even when she said time and time again not to. Sneaking into Chapel HIll South wasn’t as hard as Carter thought it should’ve been but she figured that maybe no one had DARED – which fueled her more. Multiple times getting detentions or her things taken away. Put in isolation. But she learned, she got smarter, she learned things she wasn’t supposed to went places she wasn’t supposed to, visited Nola too many times. Summers & holidays were filled with riding & fixing cars, motorcycles, sneaking out in the middle of the night and taking any consequence that could potentially come to her by holding her families reputation in her hands. It was tiring to do for years but it was survival, when Rosemary her younger sister came to school, starting to hate herself even more under the influence of the ‘teachers’ at their school – Carter’s anger grew tenfold. She planned then, soon, something would have to be done.  [ SCHOOL ABUSE END ]

[ ARSON TW ] Something was done, the end of her Senior Year, Carter Applebee burning what she could of the school in the middle of the night, a spy from Gallagher had been driving past from a mission, seeing the flames from far away. Chapel HIll’s dirty reputation illuminated by Carter Applebee, several papers around the area reporting on what had happened. When the cops, firemen, etc. came to raid the school, finding how vile and nasty the treatment of their students were along with everything else – the school was temporarily shut down. Carter, who could’ve faced severe punishment and charges, only faced expulsion, was instead given a second chance but farther away. At Gallagher. [ ARSON END TW ]

A deep southern accent that made heads spin ( in wonder, in annoyance, in curiosity ) she was something to be watched as she set foot in Gallagher – and all her classmates knew it. She felt invincible being a budding spy, completely like a fish out of water but embracing all the new adventure with vigor. She had felt like she found one of the seven wonders of the world when she was offered a second life at Gallagher and excelled in her Driver’s Ed classes from day one, especially. Gallagher is a dream come true and having the Blackthorn boys now around to play with and make connections with is even more fun. With only a two years left of school, Carter knows she’ll be able to go into the real world and travel it, she’ll be able to do whatever the hell she pleases and she thanks Gallagher for giving her the freedom to do that. 

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BABY, WON’T YOU DRIVE MY CAR? First, it was riding a bike, then it was taking weekend rides in her dad’s pick up, to learning to properly drive. Nothing could compare to being on the open road. Keyword:o pen. After she turned sixteen, sneaking out of the house was all too common and easy. Having a knack for finding the unusual, a biker gang that she’d seen around her sleepy & pious town was one she found herself drawn to. They’d at first been pretty hesitant in letting her hang around, they didn’t know her and she was young, but she quickly proved she could ride with them. They taught her how to ride a motorcycle and in turn she’d find ways to feed them, whether it was cooking herself or stealing from convenience stores. Mamma Day, one of the only women in the gang took her under her wing, making sure she was protected and going with her to get her first tattoo posing as her mother. None of them knows where she heads off to come September, but she’s their kid, and they travel enough to know that family doesn’t have to see each other all the time to be considered family. Their little firebird, they taught her that her freedom was beautiful, that she needed to keep being herself to make it in this world. Not that she didn’t already know, but having someone else reaffirm those beliefs was comforting. 

LOVE OF LANGUAGES: The reason Carter is a double major is because she couldn’t decide between her love of cars and her love languages -- being a spy opened up option for both. She couldn’t not take the opportunity and while Latin is her favorite ( Latin’s not dead, it’s just sleeping ), she knows Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Italian, German and is continuing to learn more. She knew exactly what she wanted to do the minute she came into Gallagher looking at the class catalog and has been sticking with it since. 

WHAT’S A SOUTHERN GIRL WITHOUT HER GRITS? Carter can cook, the one time she connected with her mother, the one time they weren’t suffocating between was unsaid and known. The Applebee’s famous Apple Pie a staple every fall, her father’s mother had taught her mother the recipe and she had learned it all too well. It was the one time she saw her mother smile so bright, and seem to be so free, when she was cooking. No longer was she just the housewife that listened but she controlled the kitchen. Carter desperately wanted to learn, so she tried her best, and found she enjoys it. Though she can’t quite make the apple pie as well as her mother, she fries like no other. During Thanksgiving ( when she comes home ), she often helps her dad fry the turkey. Carter absolutely adores fried foods, and is pretty sad that the food at Hogwarts is so different. She missed her grits, her biscuits & gravy, even the occasional frog legs. She misses it all. Though she misses her sister Rosemary the most. 

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Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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2 (if the world hadn’t shat), 7, 19, 21 for rosie/abby 🥺

my bbs 🥺🥰

2. What are your OTP's dream jobs?

assuming the world hadn't gone to shit, i think abby would be a soccer player/coach! or. that's what i have her as in my everything's fine au lmao - starts as a player, eventually becomes a coach. rosie's a history teacher in her canon, so she'd probably still be a history teacher lol

7. Who laughs at their own jokes, even if they're not funny? Abby, 10000% lmao

19. What is their favorite form of affection? (e.g. cuddles, kisses, hand holding, compliments)

cuddles and hand holding 🥰 it's very common to see them walking around catalina island hand-in-hand with lev trailing behind them (probably distracted by a cat or

21. Who's more romantic?

honestly they're both too awkward to be romantic lmao - rosie tries, though, she really does

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Celebrate Valentines Day With the Awkward Romances of Star Trek: TNG

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10 Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes Awkwardly Romantic Enough For Valentine’s Day. The series tackled romance often, but it often ended up as comedy.

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An Optical Illusion Makes This Robotic Doodler Appear to Draw Faster Than It Moves. It’s actually only drawing faster than the camera records.

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The Ski Pole That Norway Will Never Forget. The moment Oddvar Brå’s ski pole broke during a cross-country relay in 1982 is an enduring touchstone for the nation.

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The Sound of Skating on Thin Ice. Listen to new ice sing, groan, and echo as a brave man glides along.

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Abraham Lincoln’s Secret Visits to Slaves. The president became a fictional metaphor in the folklore of emancipation.

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How I Lost 110 Pounds in 18 Months. The author’s difficult journey was motivated by the hope of bearing a child.

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The Saint We Call Valentine. There were three Valentines, none of whom had anything to do with the holiday as we know it.

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Figure Skating Jumps, Explained. We all become experts for two weeks every four years, so we might need to brush up on what’s happening on the ice.

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Thank These Master Alchemists for the Magic of Alcohol. Distilled spirits are a product of the Islamic Golden Age.

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Meet the Women Who Led the Klondike Gold Rush. The northern frontier enticed those looking for riches, freedom, and adventure.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2017: Info for Pop Organizers

It’s that time of year again: San Diego Comic Con is back, and for the rest of the week Twitter will be abuzz with discussion about comics (of course!), the geekiest fall TV and the year’s next superhero/sci-fi film releases and casting news. There’s also valuable panels and discussions about diversity and inclusion issues in pop culture and fan communities.

What pop organizers can do

It’s worth it for pop organizers to keep track of online discussion and comment when appropriate with a Tweet or relevant .gif, celebrating a casting announcement (ala Doctor Who) or a trending quote or comment.

Check out the following Twitter feeds and websites over the weekend (or stream selected panels in real time via Twitter and geek website IGN) and on Monday. Identify and follow the the topics/fans/influencers who are reporting from the event:

https://twitter.com/Comic_Con (Official Twitter)https://twitter.com/SD_Comic_Con (Unofficial Twitter)comic-con.org (Official Website)http://sdccblog.com/  (Unofficial Blog)https://www.instagram.com/comic_con/ Official Instagramhttp://sdcctips.tumblr.com/ (Fan Tumblr )#SDCC2017 #SDCC (Hashtag)

Read last year’s San Diego Comic Con Primer for Pop Organizers for more background on SDCC

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Code Switch: Diversity Behind the Scenes (10AM PT)

Official description: Jimmy Diggs (writer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Voyager) and Gigi Edgley (Chiana on Farscape) lead a diverse panel of science fiction, fantasy, and gaming industry leaders as they share their perspectives from behind the scenes of your favorite franchises. African American, veteran, LGBTQ, and female creatives discuss diversity of background and thought. Learn how obstacles overcome, stereotypes broken, and glass ceilings shattered have fueled creative magic

Be Your Own Superhero: Intersectional Feminism in Comics (12PM PT)

Official description: Representation matters, both on and behind the page. Sam Maggs (Wonder Women, Star Trek: Waypoint), Susana Polo (Polygon), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex), Robbie Thompson (Supernatural, Silk), Christina "Steenz" Stewart (Lion Forge Comics), Cait Brennan (Debutante), and Rose Knight (Women Write About Comics) chat about the strides made in representation of race, gender, and sexuality in comics-and how everyone can do better.

It Gets Geekier: Why Queer Representation Matters (7:30PM)

Official description: Joshua Yehl (IGN Comics) brings It Gets Geekier back to discuss the importance of including LGBT+ characters in comic books, TV shows, and movies. Host Bryan Pittard (Flame On! Podcast) will lead the talk including Sina Grace (Iceman), Kris Anka (All-New X-Men), Megan Townsend (GLAAD), Mariko Tamaki (Supergirl: Being Super), and others.

FRIDAY, JULY 21ST

Steven Universe (11AM PT)

Official description: Show creator Rebecca Sugar with cast members Zach Callison (Steven), Deedee Magno-Hall (Pearl), Michaela Dietz (Amethyst), Estelle (Garnet) and A.J. Michalka (Stevonnie) for an hour of announcements, and a Q&A with fans. The controversy of the Steven Universe art book (mentioned here) may be addressed as well.

The Female Voices of Film Twitter (1:30 PM PT)

Official description: Times reporter Jen Yamato is among the journalists assembled to discuss the importance of female voices in movies, movies coverage and social media.

Marvel's The Defenders (5:15PM PT)

A first look at MCU’s “realistic”  superheroes - Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist in their joint series.

SATURDAY, JULY 22ND

Spotlight on Roxane Gay (10:30 PT)

Official description: New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, Hunger) comes to Comic-Con as a special guest! Roxane will discuss her skyrocketing career and literary stardom and will field some questions from the audience during a Q&A session.

Star Trek Discovery (2:30PM  PT)

Deets from the cast and crew of the upcoming show.

Women Rocking Hollywood: Female Directors Changing the Faces of Film and Television  (1 PM PT)

Official description: “Queen Sugar” and “Jessica Jones” (Season 2) made headlines when the shows announced they had hired only women directors. “Wonder Woman” is now the highest grossing live-action film to have been directed by a woman. This panel of female directors will address the importance of representation behind the camera. Kirsten Schaffer (exec director, Women in Film: LA), Tina Mabry (writer/producer/director: Queen of the South, director: Dear White People), Rosemary Rodriguez (writer/director: Silver Skies, director: Jessica Jones, The Walking Dead), Victoria Mahoney (director: Queen Sugar, Gypsy, American Crime), Aurora Guerrero (writer/director: Mosquita y Mari, director: Queen Sugar), Angela Robinson (writer/director: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, True Blood), and Gina Prince-Bythewood (writer/director: Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights), the first woman of color hired to helm a superhero film for the upcoming Silver & Black.

Marvel Studios (5:30PM PT)

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will share more clips and spoilers from the  Marvel Cinematic Universe. But let’s face it, we only just care about Black Panther.

Women and Writers of Color Breaking Barriers (4 PM PT)

Official description:An eclectic panel of UCLA Extension instructors currently working in the entertainment industry discuss how they got where they are, what issues they continue to face, and what it will take before there is real change. Speakers include Laurence Walsh-Hodson (NCIS, The Dresden Files), Nancy Nigrosh (former agent of Kathryn Bigelow), Steve Harper (American Crime, Covert Affairs), Melinda Hill (Kickin' It, Adventure Time), Deborah Dean Davis (It Takes Two, Daddy Boot Camp), Cynthia Hsiung (Young Hercules, The Real World), Eunetta T. Boone (One on One, The Hughleys), Cynthia Riddle (Puppy Love, The Brittany Murphy Story) and moderator Kim Adelman (independent film producer).

“Broad City” (7 PM PT)

“Broad City’s” Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.

SUNDAY, JULY 23RD

Doctor Who (2PM PT)

The panel is a sendoff for former showrunner Steven Moffatt and 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi. But the new glass-ceiling busting new Doctor Jodie Whittaker, or the new showrunner, Chris Chibnall could make surprise appearances.

Super Asian America (3 PM  PT)

Official description: Panelists discuss the state of Asians in pop culture, from Hollywood’s habit of adapting (and whitewashing) Asian stories to the success of shows such as “Master of None” and “Into the Badlands.”