#sam monroe icons

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Jess Mike

Emily Matt

Sam Josh

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Until Dawn (2015)

“You need to go down to the mines.”

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Fluff → 💕 | Angst → 💋 | Smut → 🔥

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Fever Dream 💕

➪the one where you and hayden celebrate his birthday.

Open Invitation 🔥

➪the one where hayden’s day off with you gets interrupted.  Done Right 🔥 ➪the one where you and hayden get back to your unfinished business. (part 2 of OI)

Like Fine Wine 💕🔥

➪the one where you can’t resist hayden’s look for his role in ahsoka.

Sweet Spot 🔥

➪the one where hayden goes down on you.

Santa, Baby 💕

➪the one where you and hayden celebrate christmas. Bring in the New Year 💕🔥 ➪the one where you and hayden enter a new year together (part 2 of SB).

The Night has Just Begun 💕🔥

➪the one where you and hayden make a sex tape.

Second Nature 💕

➪the one where hayden is not only protective over you, but the tiny person he helped make with you.

Ride With Me Series 💕🔥💋

➪the one where you and hayden meet and fall in love, despite having a rocky introduction. (racer au)

He’s Got My Name 💕💋

➪the one where everything a.j. does, he does for you. Tattooed On His Arm 💕💋 ➪the one where a.j. finally gets the money for your treatment, but at a cost. (part 2 of HGMN)

The Only One Invited 💕🔥💋

➪the one where you’re with a.j. and ghost, your ex, gets out of prison.

No One Else 💕🔥

➪the one where you throw a housewarming party, and a.j. isn’t fond of all the guys staring at you in his new living room.

Dating Anakin Skywalker would include;

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Cosmic Love 💋

➪the one where you break anakin’s heart after he unknowingly broke yours. Back To You 💕💋 ➪the one where anakin is slipping away and needs you more than ever. (part 2 of CL) The Story of Us 💕💋 ➪the one where things are a a bit different after you and anakin get back together. (part 3 of CL/BTY)

Heartbreak Prince 💕💋🔥

➪the one where you’re a princess and anakin saves you in more ways than one. 

Shadows of Your Heart 💕💋

➪the one where anakin makes it up to you after being distant during a mission.

When Faced with Darkness 💋

➪the one where you and anakin reunite years after he turned to the dark side.

Screaming Whispers 💕🔥

➪the one where anakin is a musician and you’re his muse. ➪Something to Write About. (one shot | part of the SW au) ➪Love & Bound. (blurb | part of the SW au) add ons; one, two

Wrapped Around Your Finger Series 💕🔥💋

➪the one where you and anakin struggle to find time for each other after his first tour wraps up. (continuation of screaming whispers) Series Playlist

Love Language 💕💋

➪the one where you’re all clay needs to keep himself calm before surgery (and after).

Sound of Your Heart 💕💋

➪the one where you take care of clay after his surgery.

In The Way I Need You Series 💕🔥💋

➪the one where clay needs a babysitter for his son, and you just so happen to be more than willing to take up his offer.

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If I Love You was a Promise 💕💋

➪the one where james’ brother comes home just when things were falling into place. Don’t Come Back For Me 💋 ➪the one where everything falls apart. (part 2 of IILYWAP) Careless Whisper 💕💋 ➪the one where james struggles with getting used to his life without you, even nearly a year after the break up. (part 3 to IILYWAP/DCBFM)

The Perks 💕🔥

➪the one where you get to experience all the perks that come with being james’ wife and biggest supporter.

Dating Luke Reiter would include;

Right Back to the Start 💕💋🔥

➪the one where luke wakes up to the abandoned city of detroit and doesn’t think twice about looking for the one person that always meant the most to him.

Til Morning Comes 💕💋

➪the one where luke is late for work after spending the night in the sheets with you, but quickly discovers that his attendance is the least of his worries.

Teen Romance 💕💋

➪the one where you try to make sam see just how good he has it, and he almost loses both you and his dad before he finally changes his act.

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hayden christensen icons ; reblog or ‘‘♡’’

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okay I’ve watched so far :

Star Wars ( Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader )

all the ones with him in it.

Life As A House ( Sam Monroe )

First Kill ( Will ? )

Shattered Glass ( Stephen Glass )

Takers ( AJ ? )

I’m on episode 5 of Higher Ground ( Scott Barringer ) and I’ve obviously seen him in Goosebumps.

So far I honestly want to say my favorite character might be Sam Monroe. Coming from a depressed bitch , that character is so relatable. Seeing him play this teenager that’s going through it and realizes that life isn’t a bad as he thinks it is , while also realizing his dad is going to pass soon , it’s really beautiful and honestly made me want to cry.

But also Stephen Glass could for real manipulate me and I wouldn’t care. SPOILER : AJ dying was so unnecessary and made me so mad. Will was so hot, something about him doing the action stuff with the gun gets me. Obviously Anakin is iconic especially when he is mad. From what I’ve seen so far, Scott Barringer makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry. Waiting to watch Awake because it is so iconic. Saving Jumper for last cause something about seeing him with the MOTHER OF HIS CHILD is going to make me lose it. Also waiting to watch American Heist cause the tattoos , the dark hair ….. I can’t.

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The #NormaJean Case Files #MouseQuteers @enxantingXMEN #CHANEL

Yes, I found some more information about Marilyn Monroe. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California12. Monroe became one of the most iconic figures in Hollywood, known for her roles as a “blonde bombshell” in films during the 1950s and early 1960s12. She starred in several successful movies, including “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “Some Like It Hot,” and "The Seven Year Itch"2.

Despite her fame, Monroe faced many personal and professional struggles. She was married three times, including to baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller12. Tragically, she passed away on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36 due to a barbiturate overdose12.

Monroe remains a pop culture icon and is remembered for her beauty, talent, and the lasting impact she had on the film industry12.

Is there anything specific you’d like to know more about regarding Marilyn Monroe?1en.wikipedia.org2britannica.com3imdb.com4imdb.com5gettyimages.com

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yes i believe she was actually murdered and her death can be linked to the murderer of walt disney, do you have any suspects?

Sent by Copilot:

There are several conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death, many of which suggest foul play. Here are some of the most notable theories:

The Kennedy Connection: One of the most persistent theories is that Monroe was killed by Robert Kennedy to cover up their alleged affair or because she knew too much about the Kennedy family12.

CIA Involvement: Another theory suggests that the CIA killed Monroe to hurt the Kennedy family, possibly as retaliation for the Bay of Pigs invasion1.

Mafia Involvement: Some believe that Monroe was murdered by the Mafia, specifically by Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, to send a message to the Kennedys12.

Medical Cover-Up: There are also theories that her doctors were involved in a cover-up, either intentionally or accidentally contributing to her death1.

As for Walt Disney, there are no credible theories or evidence linking his death to any foul play or to Marilyn Monroe’s death. Disney passed away in 1966 from lung cancer3.

These theories remain speculative, and Monroe’s death is officially ruled as a probable suicide due to an overdose of barbiturates2.

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It's quiet in Beverly Hills ; Muses

“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.” - Marilyn Monroe

INTRODUCING HOLLYWOOD’S BROODING ARTIST

ARTHUR DAVIES || FC: SAM CLAFLIN || AGE: 36 || OCCUPATION: MUSICIAN  CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, RIVAL, BANDMATE, ROMANTIC PARTNER, EX-WIFE, ETC

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INTRODUCING HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN BOY !

GRAHAM NILSEN || FC: AARON TVEIT || AGE: 39 || OCCUPATION: ACTION STAR CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, RIVAL, ASSISTANT , ROMANTIC PARTNER, SIBLING , ETC

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INTRODUCING HOLLYWOOD’S MOUSEY WANNABE !

FRANCES “FRANKIE” ALLEN || FC: LILY JAMES || AGE: 32 || OCCUPATION: AVA BAKER’S PERSONAL ASSISTANT  CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, SISTER , ROMANTIC PARTNER, EX-PARTNER, ETC

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INTRODUCING HOLLYWOOD’S DARLING SEAMTRESS 

MIRAY AVCI || FC: HANDE ERÇEL || AGE: 32 || OCCUPATION: COSTUMER DESIGNER CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, DESIGN PARTNER, ASSISTANT , ROMANTIC PARTNER, MUSE, ETC 

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INTRODUCTING HOLLYWOOD’S DEADBEAT ZADDY

TRISTAN MEYERS || FC: MICHAEL VLAMIS ] || AGE: 33|| OCCUPATION: HOSPITAL TRANSPORTER BY DAY ; GUITARIST BY NIGHT CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, EX, CO-WORKER , ROMANTIC PARTNER, MUSE, ETC

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INTRODUCING HOLLYWOOD’S RISING GIRL GROUP ICON (1/3)

ALEXANDRIA TORRES || FC: CIERRA RAMIREZ  || AGE: 26 || OCCUPATION: SINGER & 1/3 OF A GIRL GROUP CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, EX, BANDMATES, ROMANTIC PARTNER, BROTHER, ETC

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INTRODUCTING HOLLYWOOD’S CROSSOVER SUPERNOVA

JOAQUIN VARGAS || FC: SEAN TEALE] || AGE: 33|| OCCUPATION: RECORDING ARTIST    CONNECTIONS: FRIEND, EX, CO-WORKER , ROMANTIC PARTNER, MUSE, ETC

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Marilyn Monroe, New York City, 6 mai 1957, Richard Avedon

Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Baker Mortensen in 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Following an unstable childhood, growing up in orphanages and foster homes, she was spotted by the photographer, Andre De Dienes. From that young age she went on to became the icon we know today, creating a universal image while shaping the dream. From Marilyn Monroe’s famous subway grate photo to little-known shots, here are Artper’s picks of her top 10 portraits.

Marilyn Monroe by André de Dienes, 1946

In 1945, Norma Jeane signed her first contract as a model with photographer André De Dienes. After a successful first photo shoot, they continued their collaboration the following year, organizing a five-week shoot. These portraits were a resounding success, and were used on magazine covers all over the world. They mark a turning point in the life of Norma Jeane, who would now decide to call herself Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe in 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year Itch in New York. Photo by Sam Shaw, Shaw Family Archives

Captured during the shooting of The Seven Year Itch, this famous shot has traveled the world. On a whim, Monroe’s photographer and friend Sam Shaw decided to use a subway grate to create this well-known shot. Laughing out loud, Marilyn is incredibly dynamic in this portrait. The story goes that a crowd of fans and photographers had gathered around her. The result was one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic photos.

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mischief members cast in starkid shows part 7: the guy who didn’t like musicals & black friday (hatchetfield)

only basing it off of the stage musicals because i’ve only watched the first season of nmt once and don’t remember it super well, and i haven’t finished season 2 yet. so i only cast for the tgwdlm and bf roles.

paul matthews / wiggly: henry shields

he could definitely do paul (michael from lasers and quasars comes to mind?) and i think he could be a good wiggly. the only character i can’t really see him as is gary goldstein, but tbh i really can’t imagine anyone except for jon matteson as gary so it’s fine.

emma perkins / linda monroe: bryony corrigan

emma made me think of tech danielle from now museum, but not quite as nice. also made me think of belise from lasers and quasars, which works well with shields as paul. i think she’d be good at playing snarkier characters, even if we don’t see her playing them often. also i think she should play more villains and id love to see her as linda.

ted / wilbur cross: matt cavendish

gonna be honest, i cast him for ted, not for wilbur. i think he'd be an extremely funny ted, and i think he'd also be great at some of the minor roles. however i really can't see him as wilbur. i'm sure he could do it! i just can't visualise it myself, mainly because he was only in 4 mmni's. i would love to see what he'd be like playing a villain though.

charlotte / sherman young: charlie russell

opposite to matt, i cast her for sherman, not for charlotte. i think she could do charlotte, i just don’t see it as well. however, i think she’d be a hysterical sherman and she’d be great at the minor roles.

bill / frank pricely: harry kershaw

initially, like matt and charlie, i only cast him for one part (which was frank). i think he’d be hilarious as frank, “our doors are open” would be iconic, and the interactions with lex would be great. HOWEVER, even though i initially only cast him in this part for frank, i can really see him as bill, unlike the previous two (who i struggled to visualise). i know he’s often recognised for being chaotic and forgetful during mmni, but he’s genuinely a moving performer when it comes down to it, and i really think he could make me really sad during “not your seed” and really shine during those more serious parts. he’s obviously also really funny, and could nail the comedic moments. so while it wasn’t originally bill that got him the role, i think he was absolutely the best choice for the character anyway.

professor hidgens / ethan green: joshua elliott

you may think i chose him for hidgens, but it was actually ethan who made me think of him. like i said with grunt, he can play genuinely sweet and more down-to-earth characters really well, and i think he’d get ethan’s vibes right. and then obviously he’d be fabulous as hidgens, that’s just a given. and i know i said i wasn’t casting based on singing vocals, but it’s a nice added bonus that his voice would be really good for “show stoppin’ number”.

alice / zoey: rhyanna alexander-davis

i think she has the range to do the quiet sweet alice, the more sinister infected!alice, and also the bitchiness of zoey. i can really imagine "i'm on vocal rest :)" (what?) "I SAID I'M ON VOCAL RE—" *silence*.

sam / general mcnamara: dave hearn

i feel like this is fairly understandable? like i feel like i don't need to explain this one?

tom houston: henry lewis

he has dad energy. i'm sorry but it's true. he could just nail this whole thing. i'd love to see him do more serious/emotional parts.

lex foster: ellie morris

i really struggled with this part, but i think i'd really love to see ellie in this kind of role! i think she could nail the tough exterior combined with the tenderness and fearfulness underneath. i think she'd make me cry in "black friday" (the song).

becky barnes: lauren shearing

i think she'd be amazing as this character. she's played couples with hen before (lasers and quasars, hints of it in ashopolypse, i feel like there's another i'm missing but i can't remember?) so she'd mesh well with him. she could rock the kind-heartedness, and the occasional awkwardness, and i also think the more serious moments (like when she's talking about her ex-husband in the cinema) would be great too.

hannah foster / tim houston: nancy zamit

idk i just think she can play little kids well. hannah's kinda like alice from the lodge but not quite as creepy.

president goodman: greg tannahill

i can really imagine him doing both the strength of "monsters and men" but also the low-key patheticness when he's confronting wiggly.

xander lee: niall ransome

idk. i can imagine him dramatically taking off his glasses.

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Marilyn Monroe on the Subway Grate, Sam Shaw

NEW VIDEO:  Episode 40 – Marilyn Monroe on the Subway Grate, Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe was already a rising star, but one iconic photo taken by Sam Shaw changed everything. The image of her standing over a subway grate with her dress blowing up, taken for The Seven Year Itch, skyrocketed her into Hollywood legend. But the fame came with a price—her personal life began to unravel, even leading to her divorce from Joe DiMaggio. This is the story of how one unforgettable image made Marilyn an icon while also altering the course of her life forever.

🎞️ Want to learn more? Watch the full story in the video link below! This is the fortieth episode in a series of episodes that’ll drop every Saturday throughout 2024.  Visit the full video here: https://youtu.be/jWs94UqNd7A Please share it with others if you enjoy it. Head over to my YouTube channel to watch.

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Marilyn Monroe The Seven Year Itch NYC 1954 by Sam Shaw Twitter Reblogged

TAG of Marilyn Monroe in my Tumblr https://kichisaburo3.tumblr.com/tagged/Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn during the filming of “The Seven Year Itch.” New York, 1954. 📸: @SamShawPhoto #SamShawPhoto#MarilynMonroe #Icon #SevenYearItch #Filming #NewYork1954 #SamShawPhoto #IconicRoles pic.twitter.com/MPJdfMQrKS

— Marilyn Monroe (@MarilynMonroe) May 9, 2024

09 JUNE 2024 Sunday

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Teen Romance

➪the one where you try to make sam see just how good he has it, and he almost loses both you and his dad before he finally changes his act.

Warnings: angst, fluff, spoilers for life as a house, plot is altered a bit (you’ll see what i mean), reader has pink and blonde hair cause she can (think season one maeve wiley), arguments, swearing, mentions of death, cigarettes, mentions of smut, faint descriptions of smut, mentions of cancer.

Word Count: 5k

Do not repost this anywhere, reblogs are fine ♡

“He wants me to spend the summer with him,” Sam huffed as if it was the worst news he’s ever received. You both knew it wasn’t by a long shot, but you’d still let him have his moment. “No fucking way.”

You watched from your place on his unmade bed as Sam paced all around his messy room and packed a bag. He had to step over wrappers, cans, clothes and other questionable things as he did so, and you winced when he kicked a history book out of the way. It disappeared under his bed, but you knew he didn’t care about the book in the slightest, so you weren’t really worried about its well-being either. 

“Sam,” you called out over the loud music he put on as soon as you and he returned home from school. Sam didn’t answer you as he opened a drawer and rummaged through it, making you raise your voice a bit. “Sam, come on. What are you even packing for if you’re not planning on spending the summer with your dad?”

He closed the drawer loudly, but the sound didn’t phase you one bit as you were pretty used to his loudness after a year of dating him. “Corey’s parents cabin in Tahoe,” he answered as he shoved another shirt into the bag that was next to you on the bed. He stood up straight after zipping it up and looked at you, his tongue poking out to nudge his lip piercing as he asked, “Are you coming with me?”

You furrow your brows as you think about it, then shake your head. “No, I don’t think so,”

Sam groaned as he moved his bag onto the floor and sat next to you. “Come on, Y/n,” he muttered as he pulled your body closer to his. “Don’t make me spend my summer without you.” 

You brace your hand on his shoulders before he could pull you onto his lap, and he furrows his brows as he opens his mouth to question you, but you beat him to it, “Well, you won’t have to spend the summer without me if you stay here and spend time with your dad,” you offered and he stopped trying to get you closer to him. “I’d just be a short drive away. I could come see you on weekends or something.”

Sam groaned and dropped his hands to his sides as he fell back on his bed. “Not you,” he mumbled, reaching up to tug on his black and blue hair. “Anyone but you.”

You bite back a laugh as you move to lay on your side next to him, tracing your index finger along his jaw as you ask, “What?”

He just shakes his head and loosely wraps his arm around your shoulders, his fingers playing with your pink hair. “I can deal with everyone else wanting me to stay, just not you,” he moaned. “You’re supposed to be on my side.”

“I am on your side,” you promise and lean over to kiss him quickly, keeping your face close to his afterwards. “But I think you should give him a chance. Not everyone has given up on you, Sam.”

Sam’s relationship with his parents was something you still didn’t fully understand. From what he’s told you, neither of them had put much effort into getting to know their son, and they’ve pretty much given up on him.

You were sure his need to act out and be rebellious didn’t help much, and you were definitely sure that the secret tattoo Sam had on his rib that was of your first names initial would be the final straw for them. 

He huffed and tangled his fingers in your hair as you rubbed the dark makeup under his eyes. “I haven’t talked to him in months,”

You rolled your eyes and sat up. “Well, maybe you can change that,” you suggest, moving to lean against his pillows. “Spend the summer with him, Sam. It could be fun. More fun than getting high with Corey all day.”

Sam smirked as he wrapped his hand around your ankle and pulled you closer to him. “I’d rather spend the summer with you,” he rasped and trailed his ring-clad fingers up your exposed calf. Your jean shorts did nothing to hide your legs from him, and you knew how crazy he got over the sight of them. You seriously didn’t understand how guys could get turned on at the smallest things, but you weren’t going to complain. 

“You’re sweet,” you say and he raises his brows as you lean forward. “If you want that, then you’ll just have to stay here.”

You wanted to add that he should feel lucky that his dad wanted to spend a few months with him, seeing as you weren’t as fortunate as him, but were well aware that it would just piss him off, and you didn’t feel like dealing with a grumpy Sam for the rest of the day.

So you just let him kiss his way up your leg until his lips met your own, and you spent your last day together in bed. 

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“I swear, I’m losing my fucking mind,” Sam muttered as he leaned against the outside wall of the garage. “Why the fuck did I agree to do this?”

He could picture you curled up on your twin sized bed he’s shared with you multiple times in the past year, despite it not being meant for two people. You always ended up sleeping half on top of him, but he never complained. “Because you love me?” You sweetly asked, and he was left to wonder how he landed himself such a kind girlfriend. 

While he usually returned or agreed with those words as soon as you said them, he was pissed off right now, and his dad’s loud singing coming from the open door next to him wasn’t helping at all. “There’s fuckall to do here,” he continued after breathing in the smoke from one of the few cigarettes he was able to hide in his bag. “He wants us to build a house together. He wants to tear down the current one and build another one. We’re living in a fucking garage right now.”

He heard the creaks of your bed as you sat up, and he wished he was with you right now. “Aw, poor baby,” you tease and he rolls his eyes as he throws the cigarette to the ground and steps on it. “Whatever will you do?”

One of the things that Sam both loved and strongly disliked about you was the way you weren’t afraid to mock or tease him about things. You knew he would never raise his voice at you in the way he does with literally every single other person in his life, including his mother and father, and you used that to your advantage. 

“You’re pushing your luck, baby,” he grunted as he walked around the side of the garage and moved to sit down by the cliff. 

“I’m so scared,” 

Sam scoffed but a stupid smile found its way onto his lips anyway. “Yeah, I bet you are,” he mumbled as he squinted at the setting sun. “I do love you, by the way.”

He could picture your pretty smile as you said, “I know, I love you, too,” and he really wished he was with you right now. He hadn’t spent more than a few hours with his dad in what felt like years, and just a day with him had him remembering just how much they clashed and simply did not get along. 

How the hell he was supposed to get through an entire summer without jumping off this very cliff was beyond him, and he really wished he could’ve spent today with you and only you.

You were the only person he could tolerate for more than an hour, after all.

And that’s not to say you haven’t pissed him off at all during the year you’ve been together. You usually piss him off at least once a week, sometimes more, but he puts up with it because he was in love with you and because you are really the only good thing he had in his life. 

It also wasn’t very hard to piss him off, so you really couldn’t be blamed. 

“Maybe I can come over tomorrow?” You offer and he already felt his mood lift at the thought of seeing you after going a whole day without you. That sounded really fucking pathetic, but he hadn’t gone more than ten hours without seeing you ever since you got together. 

If he was holding up in his room, he had his arm around your shoulder as he made himself deaf with his headphones. When he was at school, he was sitting with you on the grass as you rambled on about whatever came to your head. When he was trying to get some sleep, he was either in your bed or his own, and if you couldn’t come over, then he was seeing you the next morning at school. 

So, really, a whole day without you was a miracle. 

“I think your mom wanted to stop by, maybe I can go with her?” You add and Sam nodded as he heard his dad call for him.

“Do that,” he agreed as he looked behind him and saw the man himself making his way over. “I gotta go, but come over tomorrow.”

“Okay,” you hum. “Try to have a good night, okay? I know you won’t, but try. For me?”

Sam grunted, “Yeah, for you,” 

Then he hung up and set his phone aside as his dad came to crouch next to him. “Sam, I was calling you. Did you not hear me?” Sam was sure he was coming out to ask him why he didn’t want to shower here after he refused to do it more than once now. It was a poor excuse of a shower as it was literally against the side of the garage and allowed for any of his dad’s neighbors to see whoever was behind that damn curtain. He also didn’t need his dad seeing his tattoo and adding something else to the long list of disappointments. 

“No, I did,” Sam answered as he avoided his dad’s eyes. 

The older man laughed, and the sound was so foreign to Sam, it was almost scary. “Who was that on the phone?” He asked, then added when Sam didn’t answer, “You have a secret girlfriend? Or multiple girlfriends?”

Sam wasn’t sure what he was implying with that one, but he glared at his dad a bit as he moved a few inches away from him. “Just one, and she’s not a secret,” 

His dad raised his brows in poorly hidden surprise, then lied right to Sam’s face. “I mean, I’m not surprised. You’re a good looking kid, son, even with that thumbtack in your chin,” 

Sam rolled his eyes as he looked down at the water below him. “Whatever,”

“Hey, try to have a clear mind here, huh? You can handle a few months with your old man,” his dad tried to move closer, but Sam just scoffed and stood up. 

“Yeah, and you try to not jump off the cliff again,” he muttered as he pushed past Guster, who just barked and wandered off towards his dad. 

When he was back in the garage, Sam leaned back on his bed, which was the cheap pull out couch, and placed his headphones over his ears. He pulled out the photo strip he had of you and him that was taken back when you had only been dating for just under two months. 

Back then you had purple and brown hair, then you discovered bleach and tried your luck with that and a box of pink hair dye, and he had a piercing free face. This town was small and there wasn’t much to do for fun, so when you suggested a trip to the strip mall and pulled him towards the photo booth outside of it, he was powerless to stop you. 

Metal music was blasting through his ears as he looked at the photos. The first one was a simple smile from you and a ghost of a grin from him, and the second one was of you kissing his cheek and making a genuine smile form on his lips, and he was sure that is the only photo that’s been taken of him since he was eleven where he was actually smiling. The last one was of you kissing, with the faintest hint of his tongue poking the inside of your cheek as you explored each other’s mouths. 

He missed the way your pierced nose would brush against his as you kissed, and the way your eyes would trace over every freckle on his face once you pulled away. Fuck, he really was pathetic when it came to you, but he didn’t care a single bit. 

The longer he stared at the photos, the quicker he felt himself grow hard, but he refused to jack off in the fucking armoire again to the thought of you. 

You’d be here tomorrow, anyway, and that would help keep his dirty thoughts at bay. Hopefully. 

-

“He’s fucking crazy,” Sam said as he lit a cigarette and stood by your open window. “I don’t know what’s wrong with him, but I’m pretty sure he’s lost his mind.”

Sam had been staying with his dad for a few weeks now, and they still hadn’t gotten any closer. 

When you came up with his mom and his favorite kind of pizza on his second day there, he only looked happy when he got a minute alone with you. He complained the whole time you were there, then apologized before you left for his bad mood. 

While you understood his annoyance for the most part, you were still growing more frustrated with each passing day. You met his dad and actually liked him quite a bit, so you were having a hard time being mad at him in support of Sam.

“I think you’re being too hard on him, baby,” you murmur as you move to sit next to him on the ground. “He’s trying.”

Sam looked over at you with squinted eyes before taking a drag from the cigarette and passing it to you. “He hasn’t tried at all during the last five years, Y/n,” he mumbled and watched as you inhaled the smoke before leaning in and pressing his lips to yours. You blow the smoke into his mouth before pulling away, and he lets it seep through his nose and past his lips before he kisses you again. “I hate it there.” 

“Is that why you’re here now?” You asked as you handed the cigarette back to him. 

Sam narrowed his eyes at you. “I’m here because I need a break from him,” he grunted. “He keeps trying to bond with me as if he’s been around the last few years.”

You close your eyes and lean against the wall beside the window. “He’s here now, Sam,” you tried but he just threw the cigarette out the window without extinguishing the flame and stood up. You gasped as you looked out the window to make sure it didn’t land in the shrubs below it. When you see it on the sidewalk with smoke still coming from it, you turn to your boyfriend with a frown. “Sam-”

“Why do you keep trying to defend him, huh?” He asked as he ran his ringless fingers through his faded hair. “Every time I try to talk to you about him, you come up with some excuse as if he’s in the same room as us and can hear me. What’s up with that?”

You sigh and shake your head as you stand up. “It’s not like that, baby, I promise,” you tried to reassure him as you took his hand in yours. “I’m just saying….your dad is putting in the effort now. He wants to spend time with you and build something with you. That’s got to count for something, right?”

You were really trying to get him to see it from your perspective, but he was stubborn, and you weren’t sure how much longer you could keep your cool.

“No, it doesn’t,” he responded and pulled his hand from yours. “I don’t understand why you’re not on my side with this. You’re my girlfriend, you’re supposed to be with me on this.”

“I’m with you, Sam, I just-” you cut yourself off when you heard the waver in your voice. “Your dad hasn’t given up on you, and neither has your mom. Yeah, your stepdad can go fuck himself, but your parents are still trying to be in your life. I wish my dad gave a shit about what I do or where I am, and I wish my mom could give me all the advice in the world, but he doesn’t and she can’t. You’ve got a family, Sam. A real family.”

Your dad fucked off when you were really little, and your mom died a couple years after that, leaving you alone with your older sister, Jenny. She’s been working non-stop since she was fourteen, and now she was finally able to afford the small house you’re living in now. You had your own room, but still had to sneak Sam in whenever you wanted to spend the night with him because Jenny believed boys were ‘bad news’ and didn’t want you to get into bad habits. 

“You have people who care about you,” you finish as you turn away and hide your watery eyes from him. “Some of us don’t.”

Sam huffs from behind you. “You don’t get it,” he mumbled and you heard him grab his jacket from off your bed. He was planning on staying over tonight, but that clearly wasn’t happening anymore. “I’ll call you later.”

And then he was leaving your room, and you were left to cry softly by yourself. 

-

While Sam had meant to call you, he lost track of the time as he got into an argument with his dad that led to him agreeing to building the stupid house with him. 

Taking a sledgehammer to the brittle walls helped Sam release all the pent up anger he’s been keeping inside of him since he left your place. He felt like an asshole, and he knew he needed to apologize, but he was still a stubborn fucker who usually waited until it was too late to fix things. 

Days turned into weeks, and Sam had yet to reach out to you, and you had yet to reach out to him. He thought that maybe this small break would be good for your relationship, as he knew how tense things had been lately, and he still wanted to be with you. 

He had your initial tattooed on his rib, for fucks sake. You were who he wanted forever. 

Things were getting better, and he knew you were right and he was so fucking wrong. He did have a mother and a father who were trying to be involved in his life, while you didn’t have either. He knew he was a selfish prick, and he missed you more than anything right now. 

His dad was actually a pretty stand up guy, and the two have actually bonded quite a bit since he last spoke to you. Then his dad dropped the bomb that he had cancer and was on his way to death. 

Sam spiraled at that revelation, and he fled back to his mom’s house and tore apart his room. He wanted to rip his hair out and turn the place upside down because he had just gotten close with his dad again, and now he was being taken away from him.

He wanted to call you, wanted to hear your sweet voice and have you calm him down like you usually do. But he didn’t want you to see him like this. He refused to lash out on you again, because you didn’t deserve it then, and you sure as fuck didn’t deserve it now. 

Then his dad was in the hospital, and Sam was left to complete that house by himself. He promised his dad that he’d finish it, and there was no way he’d let him down again after putting him through hell all summer. 

So he spent the next few days on the house with the help of his mother and stepdad. Even his brothers helped finish the house, and it looked  amazing. 

But his dad never got to see it. 

And Sam finally caved.

-

You were sitting on your bed and flipping through the few channels you had on the TV when your phone rang. 

With a sigh, you grab it then quickly turn the TV off once you see who it was that was calling you. 

After radio silence for three weeks, Sam was calling you. You should be mad, should decline the call or let it go to voicemail, but you missed him. “Sam, hi,” you practically whisper in a greeting. His end of the line was surprisingly quiet, so you ask, “How are you?”

“I’m fine,” he answered and then it was silent again for a few seconds. He sounded different. He didn’t sound annoyed or pissed off, he didn’t sound sad or frustrated, he sounded…emotionless, and that scared you a bit, but you soon found out why. “My dad died.”

Your mouth dropped open in shock and you couldn’t find the right words to say as you listened to his uneven breathing. “Sam,” you whispered and felt tears prick your eyes at the thought of him going through this alone. Well, maybe not alone, he had his mother and brothers, but you had no idea about any of this. He didn’t tell you, and that was a different kind of pain. “I…”

You were literally speechless and had no idea what to say to make him feel better, but you were sure he knew that, and you knew there wasn’t anything you could say to make things better. “I’m not okay,” he murmured and you sat up and brought your knees to your chest.

“Okay,” you quietly say back. “Okay, that’s okay.” 

Your heart broke for your boyfriend, and you wished that you had called him so you could’ve been there for him. “Will you come over?” He asked after a few more seconds of silence, and you nodded quickly as you stood up.

“Yeah,” you say and grab a towel so you can pat down your still damp, freshly dyed brown hair. “Yeah, I’ll be there soon. Are you at your moms?”

“No,” he mumbled and you could hear the faint sound of Guster barking in the background. “At my dads.”

Now he was starting to sound a bit too emotionless, and you didn’t want to think about him being there all alone any longer. “I’ll be there in twenty,” you promise as you pull on your converse and grab your sister’s car keys. You close the front door behind you and get in the car before adding, “I love you, Sam.”

And while you didn’t need him to return it right now, he didn’t let you hang up without saying it back. “I love you, too,”

That had a barely-there smile form on your lips as you drove to where he and his dad were staying all summer, and when you arrived, you hardly recognized the place. The broken and run down house was gone and what replaced it was a much more modern and inviting house, and your heart ached as you took in what Sam and his dad had been working on. It was dark out, but the bright lights around the house lit it up enough to show off what they had done together. 

Then you saw Sam sitting on the front steps and softly petting Guster, and you didn’t bother closing the car door as you ran over to him. “Sam,” you say in a whisper as he looks up at you. He looked so different, but equally as beautiful as before. Gone were his countless ear piercings and lip piercing, and his eyes were wiped of any trace of makeup. He looked younger, almost, and more innocent. The only thing tying him back to the guy you saw three weeks ago was his black and blue hair, but even that was different as he hadn’t been keeping up with it, and the dark blue faded into a light aqua. 

He gently pushed Guster away as you sat down next to him, and his eyes were raking over every inch of you, probably observing your own changes. You got rid of the blonde and pink hair and replaced it with a simple brown, and you took out your nose ring and put a stud in instead. 

A small smile formed on his lips, and you were forced to copy it as you moved closer to him, but didn’t allow yourself to touch him yet. “You look pretty,” he mumbled. “Like you always do.”

You laugh and hold back the tears stinging your eyes, looking down at yourself before back up at him. “Yeah, I guess we both went through some changes in the past few weeks, huh?” You lightly joke and he nods as he reaches over to take your hand in his. While you missed the feeling of his rings against your fingers, you were happy that he was beginning to find himself and figure out who he was without forcing it upon himself like he did before. “I’m so sorry, Sam. I wish I could’ve been there for you.”

He shook his head and that’s when you saw the tears in his own eyes. “I didn’t want you to be,” he said and you felt your face heat up at his words, then he continued, “I was a fucking mess, baby. A fuck up and a mess. I didn’t want you to see me like that and finally realize that you deserve better.”

Your eyes widen in shock and you use your free hand to gently but firmly grip his chin. “Sam, you are not a fuck up or a mess,” you tell him and force him to meet your eyes. “I deserve better? These last few weeks have been awful for me, and I wanted to call you so many times, but I also wanted you to have some space. I love you so much, and I couldn’t stand the thought of you being mad at me for not supporting you, so I forced myself to not call you and let you figure some things out. I’m so sorry, if I had known-”

Sam shook his head and wrapped his arms around your middle. “It’s okay,” he rasped as he buried his face against your neck. “It’s not your fault.”

You were helpless to stop the tears from falling from your eyes as you wrapped your arms around his shoulders and pulled him closer to you. “I’m sorry,”

Sam softly hushed you and pulled away to rest his forehead against yours. “This is my fault. I pushed him away for so long, and he was dying right in front of me the whole time,” he whispered. “I didn’t give him a chance until it was too late, and now he’s gone…I…I really loved my dad. I’m such a bad son.”

“You’re not,” you say and use your thumbs to wipe away the tears that rolled down his face. “You’re not, baby. Your dad loved you so much, anyone could see that, and he knew you loved him. I mean, look at what you built together.”

You getsure to the house with a soft laugh, and Sam gave you a watery smile as he looked back at it. 

“You two did something so amazing together, and that’s something that’s going to stay with you for the rest of your life,” you lean in and kiss his forehead. “You gave him a great summer, Sam. That’s all he ever asked for.”

Your words hit him hard and he tried but failed to blink away his tears, and soon soft sobs were leaving his lips as he buried his face in your hair again and tightly wrapped his arms around your waist. “I’m sorry,” he cried. “I miss him.”

Knowing you needed to be strong for him right now, you force away your own tears as you hold onto him. “It’s okay,” you whisper. “It’s okay, Sam. You’re going to be okay, I promise.”

The world was so unfair sometimes. Sam was just getting his life sorted out and bonding with his father when he was ripped away from him in the blink of an eye. He truly didn’t deserve it. 

You let him cry for as long as he needed as the night went on, and it felt like hours had passed before he lifted his head and looked at you with red eyes. He raised his hand and caressed the side of your face before pressing a soft kiss to your mouth. “I’m going to be better,” he promised once he pulled away. “I’ll be so much better, for you, for my mom, for the boys….and for my dad…I’m so sorry about everything.”

You smile at him and wipe away the few tears left on his face with your fingers. “You’re already amazing, Sam,” you say and press your lips to his cheek for a few seconds. “I love you.”

Sam pulls you into his side as Guster comes back over and rests his head on the steps next to you, and he knew that the poor dog was also going through a loss. “I love you,” he said back as he kissed the top of your head and watched as you reached down to run your fingers through Guster’s fur.

Maybe this was a cruel wake up call, but Sam knew he needed it to finally see what had been in front of him the whole time. And he would never turn his back on his family or you ever again.

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The Fifties

The Queen’s Coronation

After the death of King George VI, the then Princess Elizabeth had to take over the throne. The Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, conducted by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury.

It was the first televised coronation of all time, as the ceremony was broadcast on radio around the world, and at the Queen’s request, on television for the first time. There were more than 2,000 journalists and 500 photographers from 92 nations on the Coronation route.

Music in the 1950s

The 1950s saw the uproar of many musical icons in history such as: Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Brenda Lee and Ruth Brown.

Elvis Presley became the most recognised rock ‘n’ roll artist that he was named “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” he was and is one of the most memorable musicians. Some of his most popular songs he recorded during his rise to stardom in the 50s included: “Shake, Rattle And Roll”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Hound Dog”, and “Don’t Be Cruel”.

Record players became more popular in the 1950s with the target market being for teenagers.

Film in the 50s

In the 1950s, most average families were able to afford a television and by 1950 4 million U.S families had one in their homes.

The decade was known as “The Golden Age Of Television”, however, Hollywood was also thriving in the 50s. The 1950s film industry included many of the biggest film stars of all time such as: Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn.

Due to specific movies in the 1950s such as “Rebel Without a Cause” and others the term ‘Teenagers’ was first coined.

Fashion

The fashion industry in the 1950s had exploded due to teenagers, there was dedicated clothing designed specifically for teenagers.

“Teddy Boys” this was for young boys that generally had a disposable income and for those that didn’t want to look and dress exactly as their fathers do.

Their look included a slim silhouette, taking care of how they look and using brylcreem was used to create a ducks arse haircut.

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and it gets EVEN BETTER! Steve makes an iconic Marilyn Monroe look when he says, "I'm not getting that shield back, am I?"

Tilted head, exposed neck, partially lidded eyes... Steve's trying to flirt his way out of trouble by being a BratTM. But Tony just continues to stare while walking away (trying and failing to hide how affected he is):

while Sam is so DONE with EVERYBODY, thank you very much.

for @mserm 💗

the way tony stares directly at steve the entire time he says that, and doesn't blink once. he knows the power of his eyes and he is using it 😩

and how does steve manage to nod and look him up and down in a way that conveys so much intrigue, disbelief, disappointment, amazement, approval, and arousal and all in one??

they really said 'what if we roleplayed as enemies to lovers for a bit 🤭' and i love them for it

bonus:

robert downey jr and chris evans in captain america: civil war (2016)

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Hayden Christensen as Sam Monroe in Life as a House (2001)

dir. Irwin Winkler

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- 𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐄 𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒

- Watch Life as a House 10/10.

- Tellonym @/LiquorLacker

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Marilyn Monroe at the Hotel St. Regis in New York, NY, 1954. Photo by Sam Shaw