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Personalized Father Day Jewelry Bracelets & Rings

Father’s Day is the perfect time to show your love and appreciation for the most important man in your life. Personalized jewelry, like a personalized dad bracelet or a custom father's day ring, makes for a truly special gift. Whether it’s a bracelet for Father's Day,  or something that commemorates a meaningful moment, personalized pieces elevate your gift to a whole new level. Here’s a guide to personalized Father's Day jewelry, including bracelets and rings, and why they are an ideal choice for the occasion.

Why a Personalized Dad Bracelet is the Perfect Father's Day Gift

A personalized dad bracelet offers a sentimental way to celebrate your father's uniqueness and style. It’s more than just an accessory—it’s a meaningful expression of love. These bracelets can be customized with initials, birthstones, or even special engravings that hold significance to both you and your dad. Whether you opt for a minimalist design or something more intricate, a personalized dad bracelet can be tailored to reflect his personality.

There’s something special about wearing a bracelet that tells a story, and for a father, it could symbolize family bonds or cherished memories. If you want to make it even more personal, consider adding charms such as a father daughter charm bracelet to create a truly unique piece of jewelry.

Styles of Personalized Dad Bracelets

When it comes to selecting the style of the personalized dad bracelet, there are numerous options to suit different tastes:

Leather Bracelets – A stylish, casual option perfect for dads who enjoy a laid-back look.

Metal Bracelets – For those who prefer something more sophisticated, you can opt for sterling silver or gold.

Beaded Bracelets – A great option if you want to incorporate a colorful, yet meaningful design, like his favorite color or the birthstones of his children.

No matter the style, adding a personal engraving or charm will make this gift one he’ll treasure forever.

The Significance of a Personalized Father's Day Ring

A Father’s Day ring is a striking and meaningful gift that he can wear every day. Similar to a personalized dad bracelet, a father's birthstone ring or custom rings for father's day can be engraved with a special message or feature stones representing his children or important family moments. Rings are more than just accessories—they carry a sentimental value that stays with him.

If you’re looking for a more intricate piece, you can consider unique engagement rings San Francisco or even antique engagement rings San Francisco, and get them customized to make the perfect Father’s Day gift. In fact, many people choose wedding bands San Francisco or San Francisco wedding rings to commemorate their partnership with their father or partner, and by adding a personal touch, the piece becomes a lasting tribute to those bonds.

Types of Personalized Father's Day Rings

Birthstone Rings – Incorporate your dad’s birthstone, or the stones representing his children, for a piece that’s truly personal.

Custom Engraving – Add a special message or the names of your dad’s loved ones inside the ring to give it an emotional touch.

Classic Wedding Bands – A more subtle yet meaningful way to honor your father, especially if you select wedding bands San Francisco from top jewelers San Francisco and have them engraved for Father’s Day.

Popular Customization Ideas for Rings

Personalized Fathers Day Gifts Jewelry: Engrave a heartfelt message inside.

Father Daughter Charm Bracelet: Add a small, sentimental charm that symbolizes your unique relationship.

Top Jewelry Stores in San Francisco for Custom Father’s Day Jewelry

Finding the perfect father’s day ring requires visiting the right store. San Francisco jewelers engagement rings and other custom pieces from best jewelry stores San Francisco can provide you with the expert craftsmanship needed to create a one-of-a-kind item. Here are some of the top jewelry stores San Francisco to explore for the perfect Father’s Day gift:

1. Best Jewelry Shops in San Francisco

If you’re looking for a San Francisco jewelry store that offers high-end, luxury jewelry, you should visit some of the best affordable jewelry stores San Francisco to get the best value. These stores are well-known for their wide range of styles, from simple, elegant pieces to intricate, high-end designs.

Some popular stores include:

Top Jewelers in San Francisco: Known for their attention to detail and quality craftsmanship.

Luxury Jewelry San Francisco: These high-end stores provide exquisite designs, perfect for a memorable Father’s Day gift.

Best Gold Jewelry Stores San Francisco: For those who want a classic, timeless gift with a touch of luxury.

2. Top San Francisco Jewelers for Custom Designs

For a truly unique and personalized gift, visiting a San Francisco jewelry store that specializes in custom designs is the way to go. Here, you can work with expert jewelers to create a memorial necklace for dad, or design the perfect personalized fathers day gifts jewelry piece that holds sentimental value.

If you’re unsure about what to choose, don’t hesitate to consult with the professionals at best jewelers San Francisco. They can guide you to the perfect piece for your dad, whether you’re looking for a personalized dad bracelet or fathers day ring that’s customized with personal engravings or special touches like birthstones.

Why Personalized Jewelry is the Best Choice for Father's Day

Personalized jewelry makes a timeless gift, and for Father’s Day, there’s no better way to celebrate the man who means the most to you. Whether you choose a personalized dad bracelet, a father's day ring, or any other customized piece, these gifts are a reflection of your love and appreciation. Furthermore, opting for personalized gifts ensures that your dad receives something truly special, something that no one else can replicate.

By choosing a piece from top jewelry stores San Francisco, you’re also investing in quality craftsmanship, which will make the piece last for many years to come. Whether it's a bracelet for Father’s Day, father's birthstone ring, or even a custom engagement ring San Francisco for your partner as a way to commemorate your family, personalized jewelry stands as a beautiful and lasting expression of love.

Make Father's Day Special with Personalized Jewelry

This Father’s Day, surprise your dad with something that will remind him of his importance in your life every single day. A personalized dad bracelet, father's day ring, or any other customized jewelry piece is the ideal way to show him how much you care. Visit one of the best jewelry stores San Francisco or high-end jewelry stores San Francisco to find the perfect gift that’s as unique as your dad. Whether it’s a father daughter charm bracelet or a custom memorial necklace for dad, personalized Father’s Day jewelry will always be a cherished keepsake.

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Considering Buying a Lab-Grown Diamond? Here's Why You Should Say Yes!

In recent years, a lot of brides have moved away from natural diamonds and towards lab diamonds in San Francisco, CA.Lab-made diamonds have the same chemical, optical, and physical properties as natural diamonds with the exception of being made in a lab. These diamonds are often made using carbon-neutral equipment which helps to save the planet in the long run and allows you to have a lower carbon footprint.

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Who is This?: Chapter 1

Pairings: Bucky Barnes x reader

Summary: Bucky had a wife during the 40s, she was left heartbroken after the telegram arrived (missing, presumed dead). It's surprising when 80 years later, she was working behind a bar in Madripoor of all places!

Masterlist | Series Masterlist

Bucky followed Sam and Zemo into a loud bar, he immediately wanted to turn around and go home, why had Zemo demanded he go back to being the Winter Soldier (even if it was one night)?

The sound of heavy drums and guitars also deafened his hearing, a song he had come to learn was The Wild Boy by a band called Duran Duran. A few bartenders and waitresses were walking around, there was only one who stuck out to him - a dark-haired young woman who reminded him too much of his departed wife.

His heart breaks even more, thinking of the woman he had left behind, his girl. The love of his life. Bucky doesn't think he will ever 'get over' her.

The way the young woman walked, carrying a tray of empty glasses (before being tossed an empty bottle by a patron), was so similar to the way his girl walked in the hole-in-the-wall diner she worked in.

She wasn't quick enough to duck under the bar before they got to the door leading upstairs (which was coincidentally next to the bar), Zemo was talking to the bouncer. "Excuse me, gentlemen," the young woman said, squeezing between the back of Zemo and the front of Bucky. Which is when he got a good look at her face.

There she was.

His girl. His wife.

He couldn't even say anything to her, as he was taken upstairs and away from his girl. He could only hope he would be allowed back in at the end of the night to see her.

Y/N Barnes made her way behind the bar, glancing up at the TV where the Kansas City Chiefs were currently playing the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium, then down at her phone which showed the live score of the Dodgers game against the San Francisco Giants.

She had been a long-time Dodgers girl, even after she found out they had moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

"Did you see the way he was looking at you?" Yasmine asked, pushing a dry Martini in front of a 26-year-old woman.

Y/N looked up from the glasses she was putting in the dishwasher. "Huh? What are you talking about?"

"One of the men who went upstairs. The way he was looking at you," Yasmine fans her hand for dramatic effect. "I would drop my panties for him in a millisecond."

"Like you don't do that every night."

Yasmine rolled her eyes and served the next half-drunk who had come to the bar.

"Don't listen to her," Anastasia told her, rolling her eyes as Yasmine flirted with her current flavour of the week.

"It's not often I do, darling," Y/N replied, fiddling with Anastasia's curls for a second, before spotting a patron. "What can I get for you, darling?"

He hung off the bar, obviously far too drunk to understand what was going on. "Another beer and your phone number," he slurred.

She shook her head, reaching over and grabbing him another beer. As far as the boss of the bar (whoever that was) was concerned unless they were unconscious- why should you stop serving them? Y/N thought it wasn't right, but no matter how often she voiced this - she was shut down.

She set the beer in front of him and then went to the register to add it to his bill (good thing she currently has his credit card behind the bar).

"Oi, sweet cheeks!" He calls, but Y/N doesn't pay attention looking over at Yasmine and Anastasia with a raised eyebrow. "Sweet cheeks! I asked for your number."

Y/N replied by simply raising her hand proudly displaying her engagement and wedding rings to the drunk. It was only a small diamond (given Bucky worked on the docks before he was deployed), and the plain band she inherited from her great-grandmother.

"What's the matter with that 'un?" He hiccups. "He got you costume jewellery or somethin'?"

Y/N shook her head. "I'm going into the back for a moment," she tells Aidan.

Little did the drunk patron know, all those years ago, this was the date she was handed the telegraph - putting in such blunt words. Her James was missing, they presumed him to be dead. It breaks her heart that they never got to have a proper funeral.

"You alright, honey?" Elizabeth (another one of the waitresses) asked, she had been outside on her break. Elizabeth was the only one who knew her true age and about her James.

"It's the day I found out James was missing," Y/N said, before bursting into more tears.

Elizabeth wrapped Y/N up in a hug, everyone oblivious to the fact that Y/N's presumed dead husband was now running through the bar, flocked by Sam and Zemo, and into the alley behind the bar.

When Bucky was sure Zemo, Sam and Sharon were asleep, he slipped out of the safe house and into the night - determined to find out if the woman he saw in the bar was that of his (presumably? should be?) dead wife.

He eventually made his way to the front door of the bar, the bouncers had long since gone home. He could see lights on in the building and just about make out words being spoken thanks to the Super Soldier serum running through his veins.

He grasped the handle and gave it a push, the door hadn't been locked, as it gave beneath the slight push.

He could see three young women sitting on the bar, a man who was counting the money from the register and another man who was dancing.

The young woman sitting closest to the bar, had golden curls hanging around her head. "Mark, you didn't lock the door!"

The man dancing, Mark, looked over at Bucky, eyes widening when he saw the size of Bucky. "I say we just serve him, then lock the door behind him."

As the bartenders and waitress argued amongst themselves, Bucky's eyes never left the woman in the middle. It looked as if she had been crying. "Babydoll?"

The woman stopped giggling, tipping her head back to normal and looked at him, before dropping her glass as tears welled up in her eyes. "James?"

The curly-haired woman gasped, setting her glass down and giving Y/N a push off the bar.

Bucky held his arms out to catch her as her feet landed on the floor. He couldn't stop looking at her big eyes, he'd always loved her big expressive eyes. He always knew how she was feeling by just a look in her eyes.

"James? Is that you?" Her hand came out slowly, and shakily, as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing in front of her.

"Hi, babydoll," Bucky smiled, tears starting to fall down his cheeks, a heavy sob held tightly in his chest at the moment in time. As soon as her fingers met his skin, Bucky let out a heavy sigh of relief, reaching over and pulling her into his arms. Y/N's arms dug themselves away from his chest and up around his neck before her hand soon started fiddling with his hair.

The couple stood there for a moment, finally finding their slice of peace. Some came barging into the bar, and the dark-haired woman who had been sitting on the other side of Y/N practically demanded Mark lock the door before the Hounds of Baskerville came in.

Y/N was so happy to finally have her James back in her arms, but there was a whirling sound she couldn't let go. "What's that noise?"

Bucky looked from his wife to his arm and back to his bride. "I'll explain everything to you later, but... I lost my arm, and I now have a prosthetic one," he tells her, letting go of her for a moment so he could take his glove off and show her the black and gold Vibranium one he had made.

"Ok, James. It's a good thing you gave me this," she reached beneath her top and pulled a ring out from beneath, hanging from a chain. "Before you were deployed."

Bucky smiled, cupping her face so he could kiss her. Bucky pulled away chuckling a little. "Babydoll, will you please put my ring back on?"

She reached behind her to unclasp the chain, and slid Bucky's band off, "if it doesn't fit we'll get it resized."

"I don't care what size it is, as long as you put my ring back where it belongs," Bucky almost growled, a piece of him falling back into place with the ring back on his finger.

The next morning - Sam, Zemo and Sharon came into the living room, seeing Bucky sleeping on the sofa (Sam was expecting this, after being told by Steve), however, there was a lump lying next to Bucky they didn't recognise.

Sam slowly makes his way over, gently easing down the thick blanket lying over Bucky and the lump.

Lying there, practically on top of the 'bionic staring machine' was a young woman.

"Did he somehow pick up a girl?" Sam whispered. Sam and Sharon were trying to be quiet - however, Zemo (who didn't care) started clattering around the kitchen, causing Bucky to wake up in a start, which then caused the young woman to look up with tired owl-like eyes.

"What the hell is going on?" Bucky nearly demanded, keeping his arms wrapped around his companion.

Sam raised his eyebrow. "I could ask you the same question, Barnes?" Sam looked at the young woman in Bucky's arms. "Who is this?"

Bucky looked down at her, Sam watched as a smile grew on his face. "This is Y/N. Y/N Barnes. My wife."

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Chasing the Clouds: A Journey Back to The Beef | 3

Summary: After the meet, you reminisced.

WC: 2141

T/W: Cursing, unresolved mental issues, trauma, suic!de, angst, and smut.

You stared at your ring while sitting on the coffee table. You wiped the tears that have been streaming down since you left your dad’s place. It’s been streaming non-stop. You hitched a breath and bawled your eyes out till you heard your phone ring. It was Phillip, your fiance, calling.

You took a deep breath before answering. “Hey, honey.”

“Hey, babe,” He sounded happy. You covered your lips so he won’t hear you crying. “Just wanna check up on you. How was the party?”

You bit your lip. “It was fun. Jer had a blast.”

“That’s good to hear. Sorry I had to miss it.”

“That’s okay,” You replied. “There’s always a next one.”

“Yeah,” He sighed. “Well, just called to check on you but I gotta head out now. I just stepped out to call. I’ll call you later. Love you, babe.”

You felt the tears fall down as the call dropped. You went to your bedside and opened it. There you saw the ring Carm gave you. It’s a silver halo ring with your birthstone in the middle. You smiled when you remembered when you got engaged and when you told your families. How happy you both were back then.

“So, you guys, wanna hear the story?” Mikey asked as he’s washing his hands on the sink. You’re at their family house cooking up lunch for the Sunday barbeque.

“Yeah, Mikes, go ahead,” Carm answered. You sat beside Richie on the counter with your hands inside Carm’s jacket so you can hide the ring.

“All right, here we go,” Richie started while munching on chips.

You and Nat both rolled your eyes together before laughing. Nat’s leaning on the counter beside you, topping up the pizza. Richie was already laughing even though the story’s not starting yet.

“All right,” Mikey added. “So we’re at Ceres, right, which was the bar at the bottom of the Board of Trade Building. It was just this little bar in the lobby, right? The place opened at 6:30 in the morning, so that when traders lost their ass when the market opened they could just walk over and just get hammered in this little fucking bar.”

Carm wiped his hands as he turned to listen to his brother’s story. He looked at you before kissing you then leaned on you. You wrapped your arm around his arms and leaned on his head.

“Anyway, the name “Ceres” was named after the Goddess of Agriculture, sorry, and…” Mikey belched.

Nat went up to him. “You and your fucking Ceres…”

“Someone’s jealous you weren’t invited?” Mickey mocked her.

You laughed then gave Carm a kiss on the temples. He stood between your legs and held your free arm to wrap around his waist. You propped your chin on his neck, giving him a light peck which tickled him.

“I would not have gone. Thank you,” Nat striked back and grinned.

“You would have gone,” Mikey emphasized. “Carmy, grate some parmesan.”

Carm kissed your hand before slipping out. “I got ya,” He tapped Mike on his shoulder.

You smiled at them bickering, seizing the moment you have together. After this, you’ll go back to San Francisco for Nursing School. Who knows when you’ll see each other again.

“You’re jealous,” Mikey snickered to his sister. “Anyway, on top of the building, there was a statue of Ceres and her back, for all of you historians, was facing towards the east. And that’s because all the trading had just moved to the Midwest.”

“Oh, really?” You mockingly asked. Mikey eyed you up which made you laugh. “Sorry, go ahead.”

“So, the architect John Storrs, legend has it that he built this statue as like a big ‘fuck you’,” Mikey continues while sprinkling some parmesan.

“Christ,” Richie laughed. “Wake me up when the story starts and the fucking class is dismissed.”

All of you laughed at him. Mikey gave him a finger. He gave one back before drinking his scotch.

“Tell the story!” Nat urged him as she stirred the marinara sauce.

“I’m trying to tell the fucking story,” Mikey said as she tasted the sauce which earned a grunt of Sug.

“Anyway, so, the point is, we’re out all night, we’re drunk as shit, we’re fucking high as shit,” Mikey went on and faced everyone. “We figure the only place that’s still open of course is…”

“Ceres,” You both answered. He gave you a salute and you winked at him. Richie jumped down to taste the pizza Nat made while Carm garnished the beef.

“And being 6:45 in the morning, we are right to assume that the place is gonna be a fucking ghost town,” Mikey implied. “Fuck off,” he grabbed the raisins Nat was waving at him.

“Get outta here with those raisins,” Richie said with his mouth full.

“Mum always added raisins,” She stated.

“We are not doing raisins,” Mikey screeched while waving his hands.

Nat sighed in disbelief before looking at you. You gave her a smile and a shrug.

“Anyway, cousin, was it a ghost town?” Rich asked.

“Oh, we’re not done yet?” You blurted out.

“Baby doll,” Miked called you. “Shush your mouth.”

Your eyes widened and sized him up. Mikey gave you a smile before joining Richie laughing.

“Hey,” Carm called his brother. “Don’t talk to my girlfriend like that.”

You stuck your tongue out at him. Mikey apologized before resuming his story. “No, it was not a ghost town. Not only was it not a ghost town, it was a fucking rager.”

Carm finished and went back to his previous place. He smiled at you before giving you a squeeze on the thigh. “It was fucking packed,” Mikey bragged, his veins popping out of his neck. “It was just like…” He made an explosion sound. “Right? All fucking Blackhwak fans, and cousin, who’s there?”

“Savvy,” Richie yelled out.

“Get outta here,” You and Carm laughed.

“Dennis motherfucking Savard,” Mickey roared then flexed his Savvy. They both yelled out mundane stuff about who they saw that made you all burst out laughing. Mickey went on to tell that they also saw Belfour and how Savvy was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame and they walked to his going off party and when Savvy saw the Ceres pamphlet, he changed his outgoing message as Goddess of Agriculture.

“That’s stupid,” You laughed with them.

“Fucking stupid,” Carm agreed.

“So dumb,” Nat added.

The air filled with laughter as you watched Carm roll the beef and stick it with toothpicks. Mikey continued to tell stories on who they saw, which this time was Bill Murray. You smiled at the view you had. How everything was so light, calm, and you were all truly happy. Nat continued to force smiles and mocked his stories that you sometimes joined. You got down and had a beer with your ringless arm then joined Carmy on rolling the beef.

“Is the story done now?” Carm asked, wiping his hands before turning to everyone. He wrapped an arm around your waist and pulled you tighter. “We have a story to tell as well.”

“Okay,” Mikey crossed his arms. “Shoot, bear.”

You all looked at their eager eyes waiting for your story. Nat crossed his legs and leaned on the counter. You watched as their faces were filled with confusion. Rich held his beer intently. Mikey lightly shrugged with his arms crossed. You slowly showed your left hand with a bright smile along with Carmy who’s hugging you tightly.

“We’re getting married!” You screamed, jumping with joy.

The screams echoed through the wall with congratulatory marks. Rich choked on his beer which splattered a little on Mikey. Nat’s eyes welled with tears as she hugged you both. Mikey had an awe on his face, it took him a moment to say something.

“Aww, guys, this is so awesome,” Nat stuck out her bottom lip as she examined your ring before giving you a hug once again. “This is so exciting!” She exclaimed.

“Mike, you okay, bro?” Carmy called out his brother who had tears in his eyes. Mike slowly approached Carm and pulled him to a tight hug and shut his eyes off. “Woah, okay, buddy.”

Rich turned to you and hugged you as well. “Oh, please, don’t get divorced.”

You jokingly slapped his shoulder and rolled your eyes. Nat hugged you from the back as you watched the brothers hug. You smiled at Mikey when he opened his eyes. You saw the happiness lingering on his eyes and how he’s trying not to let out his tears.

“I can’t tell you how happy I am for you,” Mike said as he pulled out of the hug. He cupped his little brother’s face. “Don’t mess this up.”

You laughed at what he said. Carm shook his head before nodding. “No messing this up,” He acknowledged his brother.

Mike then turned to you and gave you the warmest hugs. You felt him kiss the side of your head as you heard him sniff. “I’m so… so happy for you.”

A smile slowly formed on your face and the tears started to well up on how happy you felt to hear that. “Thanks, Mikey,” you whispered and kissed him on the cheek.

You all went to the Sunday barbecue where you drank champagne, danced til midnight, and had endless laughter from the many stories Mike and Richie had. You went home to your shared apartment and sat on the coffee table that your dad gave as a gift for Christmas. You gave Carm a glass of water while you had a cup of warm milk to help you sleep. Both of you sat in a calm and safe space of silence. Your feet were on Carm’s legs as he massaged your toes from the heels you wore. The only noise coming from you were the sips you both took and the breeze coming from the window.

“When should we get married?” Carm suddenly asked, still looking and massaging your toes.

You let out a chuckle. “When would you want?” You emphasized.

“Up to you, babe,” He answered, giving you a smile.

You shrugged. “That’s not fair.”

“What’s not?” He raised a brow.

“You letting me decide,” You raised a brow back. From the beginning, Carm always lets you get what you want as long as it makes you happy. From the movies you want to the majority of the furniture in your apartment. “Oh! I know a fun way how to decide! We should play a game!”

“Are we basing our wedding decisions on a game?” Confusement gazing on his face.

You stuck out your bottom lip. “Maybe.”

Carmy took a sip of water while staring at you. “Shoot.”

“Okay, you go first.” You sat straight. “Clear your mind. Take a deep breath. We get to ask five questions about the wedding and we answer as fast as we can. No thinking.”

Carm closed his eyes and took a deep breath. You asked if he’s ready and he nodded. You grinned at his seriousness. He’s really taking this seriously since he wants the wedding to be perfect. Just like how perfect you are. He wants to give you the wedding you want and deserve.

“Flowers?” You quickly ask.

“Pink petunias.”

“Cater?”

“Mikey.”

“Color motif?”

“Dusty blue and sage green.”

“Food?”

“Italian and Japanese.”

“Date?”

“November 11”

“Carmy!” You called him out. You raised a brow at him while he had this sneaky grin on his face. “That’s all of my favorite things!”

He let out a chuckle. “I know. It’s your wedding day. I want you to have all the things you want.”

“It’s your wedding too,” You stated, eyeing him.

“I know,” He replied, placing his chin on his palm with his elbows propped on the table. “I just wanna be married to you.”

You pursed your lip trying not to smile. Carmen Berzatto is your death. You can’t help but to squeal and jump on his lap. You grazed his head to his chin while looking at his intense, warm blue eyes. Your hands settled on his chin, drawing circles on it. You saw him lean, so carefully slow. You weren’t sure if you two were breathing or now and you know you can hear your hearts breathing. You felt a shiver as we inserted his hands on your jumper and spelt his name on your waist. You can’t feel whether it's cold or not because at the moment, all you can feel is him, everywhere, filling everything with him.

“I love you so fucking much,” He whispered.

Then he kissed you, gently and passionately.

His lips were the softest thing you’ve ever known, soft like a new bought pillow, like biting into a cotton candy, like floating and being weightless in water. It’s sweet, just like how he is.

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[gatabella]

Jean-Pierre Aumont and Hedy Lamarr, 1942

"That same evening I had dinner at Hedy Lamarr’s. Framed by mountains, her wooden house evoked her native Austria. There on her terrace, which seemed to float over the canyon, she appeared, dressed in red, her black hair flowing. She was a vision of sensuality, with the nose upturned just enough to keep her from being too beautiful. During dinner she pressed one of her knees, the lovelier of the two, against mine…The following week, we were engaged. I gave her a diamond ring and told my father, who had arrived in the States, to fly out to meet his future daughter-in-law. The marriage had been planned for the beginning of July. But, beautiful as she was, the moodiness of the Austrian star began to worry me. One evening, when we were driving back from a concert, I braked a little too quickly. Hedy became hysterical, claiming that I had purposely tried to throw her against the windshield because I was jealous of her beauty . . . The day my father arrived, I went to meet him at the airport. Realizing that his arrival in some way made my engagement official, I was suddenly seized with panic. “You take care of her,” I said with cowardice unbefitting a gentleman, “I’ve had enough.” I jumped on the first plane for San Francisco, leaving the poor man standing there with his mouth open. In San Francisco I spent a wonderful, solitary weekend. I discovered that I wasn’t at all bored with my own company, and that I wasn’t yet mature enough to handle a Tyrolian temptress already three times divorced and nursing in her personality all the complexes and insecurities of our old Europe. I returned to Hollywood. Hedy threw our ring in my face; then she picked it up and walked out. Twenty years later I saw her again in Portofino. In the meantime she had been married and divorced several times again, but she’d preserved a lot more esteem and tenderness for me than for those who had married her."

-Jean-Pierre Aumont, Sun and Shadow, autobio (1977)

[disregardcanon]

amc iwtv the birdcage 1996 au. It’s still set in the mid nineties. Our young couple looking to get married is comprised of claudia and madeline. But how could our pair of lovely ladies get married in such a way that would get the conservative senator parents to agree in the nineties? How would they even be able to do it legally?

Madeline is a trans woman who plans to come out after she and claudia graduate college, and then establish themselves and their careers far away from HER parents, who are influential not in the united states but in quebec… because madeline must be french, you see. There can’t be a madeline who isn’t french. 

She and claudia go to college together in new orleans (where grace still lives so claudia has some family support in the area). madeline studies fashion and claudia studies black history and american ethnic studies. She’s probably going to law school later. 

Madeline, for her part, has known that she’s trans for quite a few years and does plan to transition when it’s safer for her to do so. However… She also really really wants to live with claudia and knows that at the moment, the only way to make that happen is getting “straight” married. While it will hurt madeline and claudia both to have a “traditional” wedding where madeline has to be “the man”, it IS their only legal option and it’s going to be incredibly good for them to just.. Be able to do it now and live together for their last year and a half of college. 

In this version of the story, Madeline’s parents, actually, don’t need an inciting incident to approve of their “son” getting married, despite any qualms about the fiance being Black and American. Their fashion major “son” wants to get married to a WOMAN! They can finally point at this process and prove that “he” is “straight”! That’s all they’ve wanted for years! And sure her french isn’t very good (certainly not quebecois) but she knows some! That’s more than most americans. They can work with that. 

The Eparvier parents agree the moment that it’s pitched to them. What makes them decide it must happen right now immediately, however, is another disaster for a conservative politician. I won’t specify what happens because it doesn’t REALLY matter and the reason it happens in the movie is… jarring in an otherwise fun little movie. Know that it’s suitably White Upper Crust Awful enough of a reason that they’ll decide that they have to drive all the way from Quebec City to San Francisco and makes the “meeting Claudia’s parents” so much of a time sensitive thing. 

Meeting claudia’s parents is going to be… complicated. Louis, of course, owns and operates a swanky drag club called the birdcage. Lestat is the star drag queen there. 

Biologically, claudia is the result of the single time that louis tried to force himself to be straight with his dear friend lily. It… did not work. However! They both decided that they wanted a baby in some capacity so she decided to keep it. Louis would her sole guardian and Lily would pop in sometimes in a cool aunt capacity. When claudia was about five louis started seeing lestat and lestat and louis was a little hesitant to go all in with the relationship immediately and he became “uncle les” even as lestat moved in and very clearly took on the role of the second parent. 

Claudia still calls him uncle les at this point, but she knows also knows he’s her other dad. She comes home to visit and update the news from “I have this lovely girlfriend!” to i’m going to get “straight” married to my lovely girlfriend, also her parents are conservative politicians so we need to work out a strategy for this… but by the time she’s said her hellos to her dads and friends and settled into her bedroom the phone is ringing and the caller ID says “EPARVIER” she picks up the phone… to the very unfortunate news that madeline’s family is about to drive the entire fucking way from Quebec City to san fran for an impromptu engagement dinner. 

She estimates that it’ll take three and a half days, tops. Her dad’s worked up a quick itinerary with a stop close to Chicago for a hotel stay, then one near cheyenne wyoming and then a straight shot to san fran. These are VERY long days but like. The eparviparents are desperate. They’re getting their kid engaged in an acceptable way and it’s going to delete public perception of The Scandal

The journalist tailing them for a story is NOT daniel, because daniel has many flaws but “tabloid reporter who would out a family for profit” is not one of them. He’s a different journalist who finds out what the situation is and then goes oh god oh shit how do i keep these vultures away from my niece and her girlfriend?

Claudia is desperately trying to figure out how to get her family to pretend to be Straight as Boards and Cultured in a Respectable to Racist Rich White People Way because dear god she just wants to get married to her girlfriend and be done with this situation. 

Louis tries his best to accommodate all of this, but it’s… hard. His baby girl wants him to pretend to be straight for not only this engagement dinner they have to throw together over the course of a few days, but for the duration of a wedding and then however long it takes for the two of them to escape the eparviparents’ hold. And then of course louis and the folks at the birdcage are going to be the ones that the eparviparents are interrogating and coming after when claudia and madeline disappear off the face of the earth. 

This is going to have far reaching consequences! But claudia really wants this, and she isn’t actually ashamed of them! She’s gay and once she’s safe she and madeline will live their best gay lives. Pretending again for a bit won’t kill him… right? 

But, uh… how do you get lestat to look straight, even if she already calls him “uncle”?  Looking at how good they were at pretending back in the NINETEEN TEENS? Not at all. Like louis maybe… can pretend… by virtue of just being so Inside Himself, even after coming out and coming to terms with himself… but lestat? Especially a lestat who’s a proud and happy drag performer? It’s gonna be hard. 

So the idea is just… cutting lestat out entirely? Just like in the movie? It causes some very sad fighting and then some sad-funny Louis Tries To Teach Lestat How To Pretend to Be Straight and then when lestat finally gets so upset about his family wanting to cut him out entirely… louis drops the palimony announcement. (if i die, all of this is going to you. I know we can’t get married because it’s the nineties but this is as close as we can get. You’re my husband in all the ways that matter. You’re my daughter’s other father. I love you you absolute drama queen. You french disaster. my hurricane of a husband-) 

Lily still lives in the area and claudia convinces her to come to the dinner and pretend that she and louis are married. (it’s just a temporary thing, just a means to an end, it shouldn’t MATTER!) 

The full plan for the dinner 

Degaying the house

Delefting the house

Lily pretending to be Louis’s lawfully wedded wife who has been Claudia’s second legal parent this whole! Time!

Claudia lying about her major and her interests and her background

A dinner with friends and people from the bar pretending to be in-house employees.  Like oh yeah we’re rich! We keep a staff i guess? 

The friends are mainly just armand.  Armand isn’t their house boy but when the opportunity to play a butler in this weird play claudia’s making up presents itself he is ALL fucking in. he is Rashiding it up in this bitch. He’s very clearly NOT a butler but for different reasons than the guy in the movie. This is because he says stuff like “electronic mail” and “the situational comedies that they play on network television” and the only modern things he can bring up are melissa ethridge and the musical rent. You know! Totally heterosexual conversational topics! 

Daniel is mainly playing crowd control to keep their assortment of Dear Queer Friends away and keeping an eye out for the paps. 

The plan goes tits up immediately. The paps get… very very close. They don’t get a photo proving that Senator Eparvier just went into Famous Gay Nightclub The Birdcage, but.. Lily gets stuck in some atrocious traffic. Claudia, Louis, and Armand as Rashid are absolutely drowning in the Rich White People Bullshit of it all… and then drag queen lestat pops in. 

AND FUCKING KILLS IT! Lovable! Hilarious! Exactly what the doctor ordered! Yes, they end up discovered by the eparviparents by the end of it… but they all have such a lovely little time. Claudia ends up declaring lestat her dad and madeline is able to say that she IS going to marry this girl and thinks her family is lovely. Her parents try their hardest to usher her out until daniel blocks the door like “ARE YOU CRAZY!?!?! Your fucking canadian paps are out there. Do you want them to get your picture like this?” and then they get the quebec politician and his wife out of the bar undetected through the use of Drag Makeup and Deception! 

The parents come to terms with claudia’s family… existing, at least. It’s far from the point where madeline can come out (it’s the nineties) but the eparviparents are okay with the wedding. They offer to pay despite tradition about the “groom’s” family not to try to dictate it being in a more traditional setting, and louis lets them because he and lestat don’t want to accidentally out their future daughter in law or cause a bigger fuss than necessary. 

The straight laced quebec politicians and their family attend the wedding with a bunch of queers of color and then we end on “girls just wanna have fun” as the girls kiss and dance. We’re not quite there yet, but like… it’s close. The people who matter will still be around in the aftermath

[andres-ortega]

There was a moment a few months ago - a brief, painful moment - when Andres thought this would never happen for him.

The love of his life was slipping from his fingers, his friends were more distant than ever, and his life overall has gone from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. But hitting rock bottom felt like a knock of sense, and from there, he got back up.

He was never the type to let someone else win. Whether that someone was Bernard, or just the pain of life in general — he always came out on top.

Through hard work and groveling, Andres found himself back on track for what his future should look like. Elyse was happier than ever after finding her mother, and together, they’d also found the home of their dreams. 

The movers and Andres worked all day to bring in boxes and furniture that’d be shipped from Miami, along with new items Elyse had picked out for the Victorian-style home in San Francisco. It was the perfect location to ensure they were close to her mother and her closest friend. 

Finally, at the end of the day, Elyse and Andres collapsed onto the couch set up in their living room. They were dirty, sweaty, and surrounded by unpacked boxes, but he knew it was the perfect time. After carrying it around for months, Andres dug a small, velvet box out of his pocket.

“Elyse?” Andres called to his girl as he slowly slid off the sofa.

Elyse had her head back with her eyes closed, clearly trying to relax after the day they had. “Yeah, baby?” She mumbled sleepily, sitting up and rubbing her eyes.

As she did, she would see Andres on one knee in front of her, the box opened with a blue, teardrop diamond ring catching the light.

“I bought this ring months ago in hopes an engagement could save us. What I didn’t realize then, was that the work we needed to put in could not be substituted with a diamond. I needed to be patient and prove to you, with my actions, how beautiful and secure our future could be. I kept telling myself that I’d know the moment when it came. I went through over the top scenarios that included trips to Paris, fireworks, and even a hot air balloon ride…” Dre laughed at this, tears now stinging the corners of his eyes. “But this is the perfect moment. My hair is flat from wearing a hat all day, and yours is stuck to your forehead. We’re wearing clothes with holes in them and you have a little dot of dirt on your cheek… and you know what? I have never loved you more. You have never seemed more beautiful; more lit from within than you are right now. I want our dreams to begin in this house, and that includes making you my wife. Will you do me the incredible honor of marrying me?”

[firelance2361]

What If...The Ronin Took The Ten Rings?

Following up on my recent train of What If…? ideas, here’s a cool design for an idea I had connecting a few different parts of the MCU together.

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[In this universe, after losing his family in the Snap and donning the Ronin persona, Clint Barton’s quest for vengeance as the Ronin led him into the sights of Xu Wenwu and the Ten Rings. While the other members found the Ronin to be a threat to their regime, Wenwu saw in the former Avenger a possible new means to return Shang-Chi and Xialing to him.

Setting up a fake hit job to lure in the Ronin, Wenwu approached Clint with an offer to join him, telling them they can protect the world better than his former allies did.

Clint points out his Ten Rings, recognizing him as the true Mandarin who was responsible for Tony Stark’s capture in Afghanistan. Wenwu laments to him about his family’s death, emphasizing with him over his wife Ying Li’s death. He tells him that he can help him clear the board and remove players like Kingpin and Power Broker from the table. Ronin accepts his offer, becoming Wenwu’s enforcer, but in secret forms ulterior motives to overthrow him.

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Over the course of a year and a half, Ronin works as the Ten Rings best assassin alongside Razorfist and Death Dealer, removing their enemies in places like Madripoor, New York, Hong Kong, etc. He clears through his targets one after the next, leaving nothing but death and bloodshed in his wake.

His warpath drew the attention of people like Wilson Fisk and Sharon Carter, who saw the potential threat of this assassin if he were to rise to power, as well as his former friend Natasha Romanoff who becomes worried for her friend’s safety and mentality as his rampage grows more dangerous.

All the while, as the Ronin rises in the ranks of the Ten Rings, he starts building his own group of followers within it, working towards his ultimate goal of overthrowing the Warrior King.

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During a mission to infiltrate the Power Broker’s operations, he spots her with Xu Xialing discussing the potential prospects of the new batch of Super Solider Serum. Seizing the opportunity, the Robin goes rogue; he knocks out the lights, takes out Sharon and her guards and corners Xialing, engaging her in a duel. While Xialing easily overpowers him and is prepared to kill him in a chokehold, Ronin breaks free by grabbing her by the arm, dislocating it, allowing him to knock her back down.

As he takes her away, Sharon, still groggy, puts in a distress call to Natasha, believing if anyone can stop him, she can. She relays the message to Fisk, who in retaliation sends Maya Lopez after him, knowing this could go south if the Ronin succeeds in his plan.

After locating and tracking down her brother Shang-Chi at his apartment in San Francisco, the duel lasts a bit longer than expected, with Shang-Chi managing to actually pin the former Avenger down for a killing blow, until Nat arrives, telling him that’s Clint Barton. Ronin uses this to his advantage, using Shang-Chi’s pendant as a projectile to activate Nat’s Widow’s Bites, before pushing Shang-Chi right in the line of fire, shocking him unconscious.

Nat tries to stop him, but Ronin throws a smoke bomb at the ground, blinding her. When it clears, he’s gone with Shang-Chi. Knowing where he’s likely going, she races off to try and stop him, unaware that Maya is watching and following her all the while.

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Back at the Ten Rings’ HQ, Wenwu and Razor Fist are looking over the scrolls of Ta-Lo, trying to find the gateway to it, when the guards start clamoring outside as something is happening. Wenwu armors up and steps outside, only to his horror to find both Xialing and Shang-Chi tied up, bloodied, and held hostage by Ronin and his loyalists.

A grief-fueled Ronin then calls out Wenwu for his actions, and that even a man over a thousand years could never understand what it was like to live as a mere mortal like him, one gave everything to the world despite having no powers or special abilities, yet was shunned and received nothing but shame, ridicule, and ultimately death. He challenges the Mandarin to a duel: One match against him for his children’s life, or else they die.

Remembering what the Iron Gang did to Ying Li on these very grounds, Wenwu ultimately accepts, wanting to put the Ronin back in his place for the sake of his family.

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Elsewhere, Nat is trying desperately to reach the fortress in a rainy blur, until she gets stopped by Maya Lopez, still hellbent on avenging her father and killing Clint.

As Nat fights to get there first, both factions of the Ten Rings gather around the palace; Shang-Chi and Xialing, still bound, are forced to watch the duel that will decide their fate and their family’s. Clint and Wenwu, both armored up, draw their weapons, the rain shimmering around the both of them.

The battle begins, the two warriors engage in an all-out melee, Wenwu’s power only being matched by Clint’s swiftness and agility, his sword clashing with the Rings’s in a cacophony of combat. Eventually though, Wenwu’s sheer strength starts to overpower Clint, beating him senseless, but Clint anticipated this, waiting for the moment when Wenwu would get more reckless in his attacks. Meanwhile, back outside, Nat manages to knock off Maya’s leg and stun her with a Widow Bite, apologizing for that before running off to stop Clint.

As Clint gets smashed into the ground, Wenwu raises his fist, readying his Rings to kill him, but in doing so gives Ronin the opening he needed. Clint manages to slip a piece of sharp debris into his glove when he was pinned, so now, using the same trick as he did with Shang-Chi with his deadly accuracy, ricochets his new projectile right into Wenwu’s median nerve, severing it.

Wasting not a second, Clint grabs his sword and stabs Wenwu in the leg, further crippling him. As he continues fighting, Wenwu’s strength begins to give, as the Ronin keeps hitting him at critical points to take him off the edge. Then the game-changer comes as Wenwu tries to blast Clint with the Rings, allowing Clint to knock him down as he calls them back to him. Whirring around, Clint manages to catch the Rings on his own arm mid-flight, before spinning back to finish off Wenwu with a downward slam, knocking everyone back. He continues beating into Wenwu, visions of his family, of his pain, of everything he suffered though, and yet even that was never enough.

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Nat sees the concentric bursts of power from the palace, knowing that either way, something’s wrong. As Wenwu lays bloodied and defeated, Ronin uses his new Rings to take the rest from Wenwu, claiming them for himself. Shang-Chi and Xialing try to break free to save their father, but Ronin uses the Rings to hold them in place and watch. Wenwu looks over at them, accepting that his goal of reuniting his family was somewhat successful in the end, telling them both to avenge their family.

Wenwu accepts his fate, surrendering to the Ronin as Shang-Chi and Xialing are left helpless to watch. Clint then channels the Rings’ power into his blade, preparing to finish off the Mandarin for good.

Nat then barges in, witnessing the unfortunate scene before her. Clint glares at her, the friend she once knew gone, now replaced by a madman. As Ronin unmasks himself, Nat tells him she’s sorry she failed him, that she knows why he’s doing this but that he needs to stop, but Clint isn’t having any of it. As Nat begs for Clint to see reason and asks what will it take for him to listen, he simply tells her the same thing he’s told all his enemies:

“What I want…you can’t give me.”

He stabs Wenwu, as Nat, Shang-Chi, and Xialing watch in horror. Nat leaps in to try and stop him, but Clint just throws the two at her, before ordering his men to take them captive. Razor Fist breaks through and holds Ronin’s loyalists back, allowing them time to escape, but sacrificing himself in the process.

As the three make their escape, they find Maya on the ground still reeling from the Widow Bite. Nat removes it and tells her that if she wants to live, then they all need to go. As the group escape the oncoming convoy of troops after them, The Ronin watches on, not even fazed. He admires this new strength and commands the rest of his troops to submit to him or die, gesturing to Wenwu’s and Razor Fist’s dead bodies. The other troops submit to him, declaring the Ronin as their new leader.

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As both groups report to their higher-ups - Nat, Shang-Chi, and Xialing to the other remaining Avengers; Maya to Wilson Fisk and Sharon Carter - both sides receive a message from Ronin, informing them that Wenwu’s death was just the beginning. He tells them all that a new era has begun, one from which only reckoning will come for all who bar him from his goal.

With that, the Ronin assumes his new throne as the ruler of the Ten Rings, his aim and his empire now secured as one, all while forces beyond watch in preparation.

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Sorry if the bio’s a bit lengthier than most, but I thought it would be an interesting concept for a future What If..? scenario plus a fun way to revisit a more unexplored part of Marvel’s past with the Blip.

Hope you like it!

[emblazons]

what are your favorite byler headcanons?

—I never get asked this question, so thanks for being the first lmao. (I did write my “S5 hopes” before, but these are different I think?) Anyway. Hmmm.

While they both love Tolkien, Mike likes the Lord of the Rings trilogy books more, but Will enjoys the Hobbit best. Mike loves the depth of the lore and complexity of how Tolkien describes things in the original trilogy because they help him when he’s coming up with campaigns, but Will enjoys the straightforward (and a little sweeter) narrative of The Hobbit more—and also has a preference for it because the version he had as a kid was more image-heavy, and he’s an artist. :)

Speaking of Tolkien—Mike absolutely has a one-ring he keeps around his neck like Frodo. (It may even be what he chooses as an engagement ring way, way down the line, but Will is so outdone he decides to just buy it to wear it around his neck instead lol).

When it comes to getting work done, Mike is a think-out-loud type—as in, will talk to himself out loud and not even realize he’s doing it when alone, or with someone he’s comfortable getting into his head around. Will doesn’t say anything about it, because he thinks it’s hilarious—but Mike eventually learns about his own tendency when Will knows about a surprise he had planned before he can even do it…because he was thinking out loud. (He gets up in arms about how Will should have told him, but the more time passes, the funnier the tendency becomes to them).

Mike was hype as hell for the release of Jurassic Park in 1993. Will was also hype, but. Not nearly as excited about it as Mike was. When the Peter Jackson’s LOTR adaptation was announced, they were both over the moon (though Will was a bit scared. He is very picky about his movies, and adaptations even more so).

The two of them would settle in San Francisco, and would definitely be the ones who run a “teach DnD / campaign night” in conjunction with a comic book store in their neighborhood, in an attempt to keep the younger generations’ love for it alive—the same way as the bookstore owner who introduced them to the book. this is maybe based on an actual comicbook store with a dnd night in the SF Castro that I found a few years ago. The world may never know. They are thrilled in 2016 when a new Netflix show (😉) and Critical Role revives people’s love for it when they’re much, much older.

The first time the topic of “going to pride” comes up in the mid-90’s (long before it was the socially accepted event it is today), Will is mildly terrified—and so is Mike, but his “brave paladin” side absolutely talks himself up enough to get Will to join him solely out of a need to prove he can. They end up having a great time, and Mike, who has never really delved into queer history, ends up on a whole tangent of learning about it for an entire month afterward. Will finds it v endearing.

Mike sucks at poker because he cannot keep a single thing off his face. He is, however, really good at playing “the house” in card games, so that’s the role he takes on (comes from years of leading campaigns. He’s a bit of a showman that way).

Will cannot stand cold even after he’s disconnected from Vecna/the UD, and misses California—which is why they move back. When “global warming” talk starts becoming more common, his favorite dad joke to make is “if I think it’s getting hot, it must be,” but no one but the party & family know why it’s funny.

Earlier into their relationship, Will becomes a bit troubled by the fact that Mike is the only person he ever dated. It causes tension in their relationship for a little while, though Will eventually realizes he doesn't want to be with anyone else, so it doesn't matter. (Much later, Mike admits that he thought Will’s concerns were unfounded, considering the only person he ever dated outside of Will happened when he was 13 & probably shouldn’t have even been his girlfriend in the first place, given the fact that she was 3 seconds out of a lab…& he doesn’t even like women anyway).

Mike knows Will is healing more from “the events of the show” when Will starts making dark-humor jokes about being possessed and/or being lost in the upside down—though it takes him a lot to get used to it, given how scared he spent years being about losing Will. Eventually he gets on board and laughs—which Will appreciates, because it helps him to see Mike get less uncomfortable and feel safer about keeping Will safe after all that happened.

There are ten I could think of off top?? LMAO someone ask @magentamee what my other headcanons are I’m sure she’s heard them all by now 😂

Thanks so much for this ask!

[darkimpala1897]

So I posted this fic yesterday!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54706615

And someone in the comments asked for a guide of who is inside who Lmfao sounds dirty, so I decided to post it here, so when I do more parts to this AU. This can be used as a cheat sheet.

The man that our boy John "Bucky" Egan is inside or inhabiting Lmfao

1. Full name Phoenix Callum Butler nee Roberts

2. Naturally blond

3. He was born in Fort Wayne Indiana nowhere near Phoenix Arizona.

4. He's a gymnast and classically trained ballerina

5. Married

6. Can actually sing which makes Bucky happy.

7. He can also play the guitar.

8. British-American, the accent is still slightly freaking out Bucky.

The man that Gale "Buck" Clevens is inhabiting slash took over.

1. Full name Dallas Gareth Butler, which yes Buck finds absolutely ridiculous.

2. His dark hair is natural.

3. He was born in Raleigh North Carolina nowhere near Dallas Texas, and Buck is pretty sure the guy has never been to Dallas.

4. He's a journalist which Buck finds interesting.

5. He's married to the guy Bucky is inhabiting.

6. Collects Elvis stuff.

7. Has a pet tarantula which Buck has yet to figure the name out.

8. American, according to everyone he sounds like Elvis.

The man that Harry Crosby is inhabiting.

1. Full name Anthony John Booth, which Croz doesn't mind except the middle and last name.

2. He looks pretty much the same which he's thankful for, he just looks slightly younger which nobody really notices.

3. He was born in Lincoln Illinois which the irony is hilarious.

4. Photographer for the same newspaper that Buck works for.

5. Dating the guy Bubbles is inhabiting for like seven years.

6. He is in fact realted to John Wilkes Booth in this timeline, as Crosby says he can't escape the lookalike contest. Manhunt reference.

7. Collects stamps, which Crosby doesn't understand either.

8. Irish-American, the accent throws him off sometimes.

The man that Everett Ernest Blakely is inhabiting.

1. Full name David Jonas Sheilds, one of the most normal name in the group.

2. He looks pretty much the same except his hair is slightly shorter.

3. Born in Tampa Florida.

4. He's a therapist, and because of this Blakely has started nitpicking everyone.

5. Has a pet crab, which is friends with Bucks tarantula. Everyone makes fun of Blakely for the crab joking he has crabs.

6. American, no accent but he is the honorary Curt translator.

The man that John Brady is inhabiting.

1. Full name Benjamin John Sutton.

2. He looks pretty much the same, maybe a little younger.

3. Born in San Francisco California

4. Fashion designer which was obvious to Brady almost immediately, because he got jump scared by one of the mans mannequins.

5. Steals mannequins from department stores.

6.The most fashionable one in the group, which he doesn't do on purpose.

The man that Howard "Hambone" Hamilton is inhabiting.

1. Jordan Claire Washington, or Claire which Hambone hates but he's getting use to it.

2. He looks pretty much the same except the brown hair and lip ring he has going on.

3. Born in Washington state.

4. Tattoo artist which took Hambone awhile to figure out, he thought he was an artist at first.

5. Engaged to the man Douglass is inhabiting.

6. He uses the guy Ken is inhabiting as his human test subject for tattoos.

7. Dresses like the poster boy of every early 2000s emo band.

8. British-American, the accent is a little worse then Buckys.

9. Collects cat statutes and sea shells.

The man that Bernard "Benny" DeMarco is inhabiting.

1. Full name Adam Campbell Long, the last name makes everyone giggle.

2. Looks exactly the same.

3. Born in Albany New York.

4. Bartender at a strip club, which DeMarco finds hilarious mostly because of his last name.

5. Can make a killer margarita.

6. Has OCD which drives DeMarco insane.

7. American, with a slight New York accent.

8. Owns a husky named Meatball, which makes DeMarco so happy that Meatball and him are together in every timeline.

The man James Douglass is inhabiting.

1. Full name Elliott Edward Parker

2. Looks pretty much the same, the only thing that's missing is his hair which Douglass complains about on a daily basis.

3. Born in Saint Louis Missouri.

4. Stripper Cop at the same strip club that DeMarco works at as a bartender, Douglass finds it fucking hilarious he loves this timeline version of him.

5. Engaged to the man Hambone is inhabiting.

6. Douglass wouldn't stop taking off his clothes once he figured out his profession of choice, he also gave Blakely a lap dance which Hambone dared him to.

The man John B. "Jack" Kidd is inhabiting.

1. Full name Ashley Edward Johnson, which Kidd hates with a passion.

2. Born in Salt Lake City Utah.

3. Fifth grade science teacher, which makes so much sense to Kidd because he already deals with children in the 40s, so why not modern day.

The man Kenneth "Ken" Lemmons is inhabiting.

1. Full name Samuel Kai Lawson, which Ken finds kickass.

2. Born in Grand Rapids Michigan.

3. He owns his own mechanic shop.

4. His tattoos and ear piercing were all done by the man Hambone is inhabiting, who uses him as a test subject. Even after Hambone took over, Ken let him practice on him.

5. He's been dating the man Rosie is inhabiting for two years.

6. Owns a cat named Fleas, which Ken finds kinda of insulting to the cat.

I've hit the ten picture limit, but part two to this chaos will be posted shortly!

[san-francisco-jewelry-store]

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[the-empress-7]

Rumor tracking anon here. I'll submit 3 posts tallying everything up since otherwise this would be too ridiculously long.

Also, I've set up @brf-rumortrackinganon if anyone wants to follow me there. No idea how to submit as brf-rumortrackinganon instead of my main (since I've forgotten a lot about how tumblr works) but I will work on that.

PLAUSIBLE

These are rumors/theories that could be true or they could be lies. There hasn't been any solid facts yet to say so definitively one way or the other, just my gut feelings as I was reading.

Everything is from Spare unless noted otherwise.

Sussexes were sidelined during the Queen’s funeral/mourning period because of their behavior while the Queen was dying (eg Harry insisting Meghan accompany him to Balmoral).

Sussex treatment at the Queen’s funeral/during the mourning period was a direct consequence of their behavior during the Jubilee.

Meghan was never pregnant, used a surrogate/gestational carrier in her pregnancies.

Meghan planned pap walks in Windsor to lay flowers at the memorials while crowds waited for William and Kate, or possibly while the royals were all in Scotland still.

Sussexes had a hand in the Ngozi Fulani/Susan Hessey racism row. (Interview – Harry’s strong defense supporting Susan, which contradicted BP and KP, which neither he nor Meghan ever did before.)

Harry’s military stories as written in Spare were not his experience, he stole them from others he served with.

Rumor tracking anon - post #2 of 3

BUSTED

These are rumors / theories proven false. Everything is from Spare unless otherwise noted.

Sussexes threatened to blackball any media organization that gives interviews or publicity to Tom Bower/Revenge.

Harry’s memoir wasn’t what the publisher expected so PRH will bury it between Michelle Obama’s new book and Matthew Perry’s upcoming memoir.

Meghan wanted to re-edit Harry’s memoir to counter Bower’s allegations point-by-point.

Harry to give interview for Spare to Gayle King for CBS.

Harry’s book to be published and released in November 2022 for holiday sales.

Meghan and Harry have been separated since early summer 2022, Harry lives in San Francisco by himself.

William and Harry divided their mother’s jewelry between them and Harry chose the sapphire ring but he later swapped it with William for something else so it could be Kate’s engagement ring and worn by a Queen as Diana wished.

William stole Diana’s engagement ring from Harry (and therefore Meghan) to propose to Kate.

Harry’s 4 book deal involves: 1) Harry’s memoir from birth to meeting Meghan, 2) Harry’s memoir from meeting Meghan to the present, 3) Meghan’s memoir, 4) book on parenting.

Harry’s first memoir to be about Diana and the circumstances of her death.

Harry’s book postponed indefinitely.

Harry to rewrite his memoir to be more favorable to the royal family following Queen’s death and Charles’s ascension.

Harry’s book delayed to add chapters about Sussex split and divorce.

Charles to give Archie and Lili titles if Harry drops his memoir.

Harry’s book to cover William’s affair with Rose in great detail.

Harry to claim the IRA was behind Diana’s death like they were Lord Mountbatten’s death.

Harry to claim Charles’s inner circle was behind Lord Mountbatten and Diana’s deaths.

Diana is secretly alive.

Valentine Low’s book Courtiers will cause Sussexes to spiral – Harry to leave Meghan and return to the UK, Meghan to go into a narc rage and file lawsuits. (Interviews - Harry still living in US.)

Harry’s book to allege the BRF arranged Diana’s death to look like an accident.

Harry eloped with Meghan in Botswana on the second or third date.

Harry will attack Philip in new memoirs, reveal racism and classism against Meghan.

Rumor tracking anon - post #3 of 3

CONFIRMED.

These are rumors / theories proven true. Everything is from Spare unless otherwise noted.

Harry has an inferiority complex against William and plays “anything you an do I can do better” games via PR because of it.

Meghan’s neediness/insecurity lost Harry all his friends.

Sussex security lawsuits are because of Harry’s active-duty Afghanistan service and his belief that because he killed Taliban soldiers, they’re out for him.

Meghan and Harry’s drug/substance abuse issues are true.

Meghan wanted Diana’s tiaras for the wedding.

Archie pregnancy was announced at Eugenie’s wedding to family.

Meghan made Kate cry.

Sussexes planned a year-long PR strategy to reconcile with The Queen after the Netflix series and Harry’s memoir came out, probably saying they were pushed into being mean by producers/editors, to get more material for new content.

Since The Queen died, the reconciliation strategy reshifted its focus to Charles and William - they want back in for coronation and investiture content.

Meghan was clearly uninvited or disinvited to Balmoral as the Queen was dying.

Sussex tantrums delayed the others from the chance to be with The Queen before she died.

Sussexes were told off for their behavior while the Queen was dying.

Memoir was delayed to add content about Jubilee and Queen’s Funeral.

Meghan was furious about the way she was treated at the funeral but will pretend it doesn’t bother her to support the reconciliation strategy.

Harry’s memoir to be published in 2023.

Meghan leaked/planted stories that William forbade her from traveling to Balmoral.

Harry to go on a US book tour of Spare; no visits to the UK.

Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress was intentionally poorly-made/poorly-fitted.

Meghan wanted an emerald tiara or a bigger-than-Mary’s-tiara for the wedding.

Sussexes wanted a big London wedding with a balcony kiss and appearance afterwards.

Diana’s engagement ring had always belonged to William, was never in Harry’s possession.

Sussexes take freebies from companies despite it being against royal protocols and standards of conduct.

Meghan used freebies to justify her behavior towards KP staff.

Harry never kicked his teenage drug problem.

The BRF / Charles covered up Harry’s behavior and drug issues.

Harry’s book to go after William and Kate to delegitimize their royal status and office.

Royal family parentified William to Harry after Diana’s death.

Harry sees Kate as a “wicked stepmother”-like figure who stole William from him.

Meghan to write a tell-all about the BRF.

Meghan manipulated or threatened her staff/bullying victims (requiring NDAs, threatening to give bad references, holding their mistakes over them, etc.) to keep them from reporting mistreatment.

Meghan is jealous of Kate because of what she means to Harry and presented to Harry and Charles as Kate’s physical opposite.

Harry is in love with Kate in a not-brotherly way. (Interview)

Harry wants to move back to the UK. (Interview)

Meghan intends to sell her private journals from being a royal for large profit. (Interview)

Lawyers were involved with the book because of inconsistencies and demands to edit out inflammatory parts. (Scobie confirmed with a tweet about 50 pages being removed.)

All bridesmaid dresses were poorly made / poorly fitted except Ivy’s.

Meghan was an escort or involved in pay-for-play Soho schemes.

Sussex bullying allegations are true.

Camilla didn’t want to marry Charles, just wanted to stay his longtime companion in Gloucester. (Anonymous friends defense)

No ranking members of the BRF speak to the Sussexes due to risk of private conversations being used for public content / public argument. (Post-Spare article saying they speak through lawyers)

All necessary information the Sussexes need are shared via embassy, consulates, and secure lines to prevent direct 1:1 contact between Sussexes and senior royals.

Charles communicates with/handles Harry through writing only.

Meghan had a heavy hand in the writing of Harry’s memoir.

Harry never actually saw any combat, so claims that he killed 25 Taliban are an embellishment to justify need for security and IPP status.

Harry suffers from drug-induced paranoia and memory loss.

Harry to lash out over criticism about his book and silence from the BRF.

Meghan made up and spread the rumor about William having had an affair. (Post-Spare articles)

Harry used active-duty Afghanistan service to justify need for a more expensive wedding than William.

[purplesigebert]

Happy Birthday Erica!

I hope your day is full of good food, friends, Willow and Pen snuggles and the Sims @bellemorte180!

I've been working on something for you!

like you’d get your knuckles bloody for me

Title is from Taylor Swift, obvi, and can be applied to both Bonnie and Klaus from Caroline's perspective.

Outsider pov, gold rush elements, and dark elements thrown in for you. Hope you like it!

San Francisco, 1852

The hairs on the back of her neck stood up, making her glance around the dank alley. This night was truly going from bad to worse. Fog was rolling in and the heels of her boots squelched in the mud. Between one thought and the next, a downpour blinked into existence, turning the already slick mud road into a treacherous path. The witch grimaced as her dark hair came loose from her up do and hung around her face.  She muttered a spell under her breath to keep herself from being soaked.

She was not looking forward to cleaning the debris from her hem, and there was an appointment on the other side of town that she could not be late for. The agreement between the species was only being held together by a thread.  The wolves were getting testy and the vampires were breaking the fragile treaty more recklessly than ever. The locals could not be harmed, though with the sudden influx of migrants, hoping to become rich from gold, the line of who was and was not an acceptable meal was becoming blurred.

The Original Family was not being helpful.  Her coven had been hopeful that Elijah would have a plan to rein in Klaus, but Bonnie had doubts on his capability, given past events. There was a reason that the dark-haired Original’s was known to sacrifice everything for his Machiavellian younger brother. Not to mention that Kol had recently arrived from New Orleans, and where he went, trouble and chaos followed.  She didn’t know how to feel about how his eyes would trace her figure as they sat in the same coven meeting.

The coven Elders thought that vampires were abominations and aberrations in nature, but even they could not refuse the vast resources of grimoires and magical knowledge that Kol Mikaelson had amassed over his long life. 

She stumbled to a stop in the middle of the alleyway, or she would have if she wasn’t trying to stop her boots from sinking further into the muck. There sitting in a perfect circle of moonlight was the lapis lazuli engagement ring that Caroline had found while panning for gold in the river last week.  Her blonde friend had told her of a mysterious figure in the fog that kept watching her, waiting, in case she needed help; if she fell in and was carried downriver, unable to fight the strong current, her legs caught in the long length of her voluminous skirts.

The ring that Bonnie had watched her friend send back to Klaus; multiple times, each with a fond eye roll and a reminder that she was being courted by Mr. Donovan.  Bonnie did not know who her blonde friend was trying to convince more, Klaus Mikaelson or herself.  The actions and words that she spoke to and of him were more teasing than rebuking. The looks exchanged across the market square and the drawings he left for her showed that he was courting Caroline as well, even if she was not verbally acknowledging his suit.

Bonnie followed the drops of blood that littered the ground, that began at the ring, then melding into a trail, to find that they led to the massacred body of Matthew Donovan.

In truth, massacred was a…. kind word for the scene that she was currently gaping at.  The Mikaelsons knew the importance of being discreet; so why was Mr. Donovan’s entrails spread across the dirty lane, his heart in a corner, and his throat torn out?

The smell of dead leaves and blood in the air intensified as a vampire whooshed in front of her.  His sandy blond hair was curling in the front, and there were a few drops of blood dotting his collar. Not for the first Bonnie mused on how vampires were truly unassuming creatures, their prey didn’t know how truly in over their heads they were, right until their last moments.  The Mikealson were prime examples of this.

Her heart thumped at the shock of his sudden appearance before she glared at the man in front of her.

“Why am I not surprised that this,” she gestured to the eviscerated body lying between them, “was your fault?”

“Come now Miss Bennett, I thought that with your acquaintance with Kol, you would be willing to give me the benefit of the doubt.”

She scoffed at him, “Kol and I’s relationship is none of your business. Your time would be better managed concerning yourself with Caroline's reaction to this.”

She motioned to the bloody mass of flesh.

He smirked, “I am not worried about sweet Caroline’s response; besides, she has never quite hid her blushes around me well enough. In time you will learn, that I always get what I want, little witch, and that something as minuscule as a milquetoast suitor, is not an obstacle that bores thinking of.”

Bonnie hadn’t a high opinion of Matthew Donovan but still he hadn’t deserved to die; she would have settled for sending him on a permanent mission to Europe. It was clear now, why Rebekah had been spending so much time with the human, when it was rumoured that she had a lover named Marcel back in New Orleans.  It likely hadn’t taken too much of an effort from the blonde vampire to convince Donovan to cease ingesting his daily dose of vervain. 

The foolish man likely hadn’t even realized that his ring was missing.

His death was inevitable, but perhaps it wouldn’t have been so gruesome if he had been faithful to Caroline.

“Perhaps Caroline will say that she needs time to process the sudden death of her beau, or more likely, she will use the mourning period as an excuse to turn me away from her door.  Regardless, I have all the time in the world to wait for her; she has expressed an interest in turning.”

He glanced down at the bloody, beautiful ring. “Quite an interesting coincidence that that ring found its way to Caroline.“

In the distant Californian hills, a wolf howled. The rain was slowing, the wind stilling.

“It was a pleasure speaking with you Miss Bennett, I will see you at the meeting, we must do everything we can to protect the town, I have heard that there is a crazed murderer on the loose!”

There was a manic smile on his face as he sketched a shallow bow before walking over, placing a kiss on her knuckles, and speeding away. Bonnie shivered when she saw the remnants of Matthew’s blood on her hands. 

She found it difficult to pry her heels from the mud, evidence of how long she had been standing there talking to Caroline’s terrifyingly resolute admirer.

[boasamishipper]

wip game: I simply gotta know what's going on with "The Giver of Light"!! pls :)))

The Giver of Light is the sequel to Modern Architecture (which i WILL finish as soon as night court loosens its iron grip on me). It picks up two years after MA leaves off, and features:

Perry continuing to regret taking Stricklands out to eat in public

The lavender wedding of the century, in which Perry walks Della down the aisle, Pete is Ham's best man, and Ham just wants to go to a jazz club So Badly

Ham volunteering (Della makes him) to go with Perry to San Francisco to pick out the perfect engagement ring for Pete and by hour 3 of Perry's indecision, Ham is just standing in the corner of the store like the Blair Witch, regretting his entire life

Perry thinking he is So Slick and So Smooth successfully hiding his relationship with Pete despite everyone around him (including Pete) being well aware that said relationship is the biggest open secret in Los Angeles

Perry losing his mind over how good Pete looks in a tux (and vice versa)

Perry starting his proposal with "Hear me out" (Pete teases him about this to his dying day)

[eucalyptus-lesbian]

I made myself vanilla syrup and then made moka pot coffee and frothed my oat milk to make a vanilla latte and I put it into this amazing cup my friend bought us off our wedding registry and also that clock is from our registry and a million little presents people gifted us were various shades of green that matched! Just like my engagement ring which has emeralds! Green everywhere in everything. We got engaged in my own personal magic number, year 7, and so many things about our wedding just literally fell into place so serendipitously.

My old boss + manager saying theyd let us use the back garden for our reception at-cost (they literally didnt make money by letting us party back there with 30 people for hours simply because theyre generous, good people). My sister paying for our photography. Our photographer herself telling us she’d like to fly up to us in northern ca from so cal to photograph our wedding weekend for a reduced cost because she just wanted to do that for us. The fact that my old manager already knew how to cook food for us at the reception that would be safe for leigh’s food allergies. The way it rained on our wedding day, in a soft gentle mist, which is supposed to be good luck. It doesnt even really rain here and hasnt for months, and probably wont for months again.

The fact that our random city hall marriage officiant was an older gay man, getting two lesbians married in san francisco felt beautiful and just extra special and heavy with bittersweet significance. The fact that the morning we woke up at sunrise to say our vows there was the biggest, purple supermoon hanging low in the sky over us, above the water.

Seeing green everywhere and it makes me so happy. I love that we have been calling each other “wife” for years semi jokingly but now it’s real.