#sean murphy at home: red

[redswaberkez]

its vital for me to drop spoilers. vital like air yk

[red-jenny]

"This city was nothing but old wounds splitting open over and over. Never healing. So I left the only place I ever called home, and tried to patch myself up before I bled to death."

Batman: White Knight Presents: Red Hood, 2022 by Sean Murphy, Clay McCormack, and Simone Di Meo

[lilacmoon83]

Finding You Always 2

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Summary: Gothel lied about Flynn's true origins. The truth is much more complicated and fantastical. When his origins are revealed and hidden power is uncovered, it comes just in time, as he steps into the fray to fight a new evil with the Charmings, his new family.

Face Claims:

Core Cast of Once: Same as the show.

Those that appeared as side characters in the show: Same as the show (Elsa, for example)

Fandral the Dashing and Rose Red: Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin

James and Aphrodite: Josh Dallas and a blonde Ginnifer Goodwin

Bobby Charming: Logan Lerman

Flynn Charming: Tanner Buchanan

Leo Charming: Matt Lanter

Eva Charming-Sakura: Bailee Madison

Paul Sakura: Christopher Sean

Summer Charming-Bradley: Luna Blaise

JJ Bradley: Garret Wareing

Ariana Dashing: Ciara Hanna

Zia Ramos: Jenna Ortega

Hermes: Nakia Burrise

Mother Gothel: Donna Murphy

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Finding You Always

Chapter 5: Origins, Pt 3

Unsurprisingly, Flynn tossed and turned that night, struggling to find restful sleep. Nightmares plagued him with images he didn't really understand, other than it was just pure destruction. Buildings exploding and screams ensued. He kept going back to the blue haired woman and silhouette of the man's face he couldn't see. A man that he knew to be his biological father.

He finally gave up when the clock read four in the morning and he got out of bed. Shirtless, in just his sleep pants, he proceeded to run through a few easy katas in his bedroom, until sweat beaded down his body. After that, he headed straight to the bathroom for a shower and when he got out to dry off, he looked in the mirror, intending to brush his teeth. But his eyes widened at what he saw. He looked at his hair and while most of it was still dark blonde, there were now purple…no lavender highlights in several strands. Then he remembered his biological mother's hair. Was this genetic? Was the spell hiding his strange hair color? He was a little freaked out at first, but found that it didn't look bad on him at all. In fact, it kind of looked natural on him and even brought out his bright blue eyes even more.

He took a breath and brushed his teeth, before getting dressed for the day. He wore his usual favorite training attire. A tank top, today in black, and black training gi pants. He picked up the sword, sheathed in red and strapped it crossways to his back. He gripped the hilt and gently extracted it, examining it once more. It was a truly impressive weapon and he sheathed it once again with a satisfying chink sound. It was still early and he made his way downstairs. He figured since he couldn't sleep, he'd try some meditation exercises that Mulan had taught him, but not before he looked around his home idly. The family room was comfortable, warm, and well lived in. The walls were spackled with family photos, many of which included him now. He was really anxious to open those capsules, but he didn't want to do it alone, so he stepped outside their private residence and made his way down to Snow's gardens. He found a tree and sat beneath it, setting his sword to lean against the tree, as he crossed his legs and sank into meditation.

It wasn't peaceful though, but he didn't expect it to be. Shadowy figures swirled around him and he defended against them in his mind, sword drawn, as he faced off against the figures he couldn't quite make out. He made precision strikes at lightning speed and clumps of matter fell around him in pieces. But like his nightmares, they just twitched and reformed into the shadowy beings again. His eyes snapped open and he stood up, grabbing his sword, before heading inside. He would know no peace until he opened those capsules. Thankfully, his parents were early risers and he would drag his brother out of bed if he had to. He needed to know what was in them.

~*~

"Anything?" Xander asked, as he sipped on what was probably his tenth cup of coffee. Thankfully, Emma always made sure they had good coffee at the station these days and she sipped at some too.

"No…and her greasy lawyer sure is taking his time getting here. Guess she's not important enough to disrupt sleep for," Emma mused.

"She's aged fifty years in one night," he mentioned. She smirked.

"That's what happens when you're cut off from the fountain of youth," she said, as she went back into the interrogation room.

"You look like hell…here's a soda," she said, as she put it on the table in front of the witch.

"Your parents will pay for this…I promise you that, Sheriff," Gothel hissed.

"Yep…heard that before. I think your attorney stood you up though. It's been hours since you called him," Emma replied.

"It's that damn executive charge that your mother imposed, which she has no right to do!" Gothel said.

"Mmm…yeah, she does. She's Queen, so…" Emma goaded, as Gothel raised her hands, but her magic didn't heed her call, thanks to the blasted cuffs. She seethed in frustration.

"No attorney…no stalling anymore. Time to process you for the slammer…unless you'd like to talk," Emma said.

"Never," the witch growled. The blonde shrugged.

"Suit yourself," she said, as she opened the door and two officers took her through the booking process.

"Nothing?" he asked.

"Nope…but I'm sure we'll figure all this out without her," Emma replied, as she tossed her coffee cup and left the station to head to her parents for breakfast.

~*~

Flynn was momentarily deterred in his mission to discover the contents of the strange capsules by his stomach, as he and his siblings ate their way through the mounds of food his parents had prepared. He naturally endured curiosity about his sudden change in hair, complete with his brother asking their mom if he could dye his too. It was meant with a resounding no, but everyone expressed that he looked good with the additional color. Soon, the eight of them gathered in the courtyard at some tables in case they needed room for the contents inside.

"Okay…here goes nothing…" Flynn said, as he pressed the capsule like he had been told by Hermes and tossed it gently. There was a puff of smoke and a square box appeared when the smoke cleared. Gently, he opened it and found a couple of shirts inside with the letters and logo that read "Capsule Corporation".

"Capsule Corporation…sounds like a company," Summer said.

"Your other family had to be famous too if they invented magic like this," Leo replied.

"Tech, not magic," Eva corrected.

"Looks like magic to me," Leo retorted. Flynn took out the last item in the box and it was revealed to be a blue jacket with the same logo.

"Whoa…cool jacket," Bobby commented and Flynn smiled a little. It really was and somehow, his biological mother thought far enough ahead to send him something that would fit him as an adult.

He opened the next one with another puff of smoke and found another box, this one the size of a shoebox. He opened it and blinked, as he stared at the contents of the box and his hand shook, as he picked up the jumbled stack of photographs.

"Honey…" Snow said, as she came to sit beside him and put a hand on his shoulder. He looked at the photos in wonder. One was the blue haired woman with a bunch of what looked like friends. Most of them, except one other dark haired woman, wore training gis, even a dark haired little boy in the picture. Even more alarming was that one of those was clearly another species of alien, with green skin and pointy ears to boot. There were a lot of photos. The blue haired woman with an older couple that Flynn deduced might be his grandparents and various other photos with a rotation of the same people as the first photo. Finally at the bottom of the stack, he came to one that filled in a blank for him. It was the blue haired woman with the man with flame-like hair, only his face was visible this time. He wore what seemed like a permanent scowl and was clearly annoyed, while the woman was all smiles. He turned the photo over.

"Bulma and Vegeta…" he whispered. Names. His parent's names. He wasn't sure what he was feeling at the moment or even what he was supposed to feel. He put the photo down when something underneath it caught his eye. A small book and some folder papers. He looked at the book and fingered the lettering on it.

"I…I think that's a baby book," Snow said softly. He nodded and swallowed thickly.

"Trunks…" he said quietly, as if to taste the name. It was a strange name, but it oddly felt right. He was too overwhelmed at the moment to open it and drawn to the folded papers, which overwhelmed him even more.

"It's…it's a letter from her," he said.

"We can let you read it alone if you'd prefer," David offered gently. But he shook his head, compelled to read it

"Dear Trunks, if you're reading this…then the worst has happened. I wish I had more time to do a video for you, but I couldn't do it without breaking down and I didn't want you to see me like that," Flynn said, as he swallowed, before continuing.

"I'm not sure what kind of world you ended up in, but I hope you are safe and happy. Hopefully, I can tell you a little bit about where you came from and why we had to send you away. You were the heir to my family's company, Capsule Corporation. We built a wide variety of vehicles, homes, and goods. But your grandfather made his fortune on the encapsulating technology that allows all those things to be stored in a capsule that can be put in your pocket. I sent some with you. If there are any scientists where you are, I'm sure they would be very interested in the technology," he continued.

"Now for me. I spent my youth traipsing across the globe, searching for magical artifacts known as dragon balls, after I built a radar to detect them. I was successful many times in finding them and the wishes granted to us by the dragon actually saved us many times from various enemies that seemed to plague our planet. But I am getting ahead of myself," he read, before taking another deep breath.

"In my journey during my teen years, I met an extraordinary little boy named Goku, who was trained in martial arts from a young age and seemed to always come out on top. It wasn't until years later that we learned that he was not from Earth, but was a Saiyan, sent as an infant to destroy our planet. But a fateful bump on his head made him lose his programming and he became Earth's greatest hero instead. I'm sure your head is swimming by now, so I'll fast forward a bit," he continued.

"Your father was once evil and came to our planet to destroy it when Goku would not. He was the Prince of his nearly extinct race and was defeated by Goku in a fierce battle, but as he did most of the time, Goku must have seen something in him and he didn't destroy him that day. I would later see the same in him," he recited.

"He was a complicated man with too much pride and anger, but being raised by an evil tyrant that destroyed your planet can and did make him into a monster. In his quest to be Goku's better, I think he changed a bit. I won't lie to you. He could be a complete jerk and I would have probably had to raise you not to expect much, but he was there. He stayed when he could have left in the spaceship I gave him. He did from time to time, but he always came back to me…to us. I thought for a moment that maybe we'd actually get married and he would help me raise you," Flynn said, as he let out a stifled breath.

"One of us can take over if you need us to," Bobby offered.

"Will you?" he asked. Bobby nodded with a smile.

"But tragedy struck…one after another. Goku came down with a radical heart virus that not even someone as strong as him could beat and he died. Because it was deemed natural causes, he couldn't be revived with the dragon balls. Months later, the cyborgs appeared and destroyed the entirety of south city in a day. Millions were lost in the initial attack, including almost all my friends. Your father was nearly lost that day too, but he was saved by Goku's young son, Gohan, who took the blast meant for him," Bobby said, as he paused for a moment.

"He would never admit it, but I think it did something to him that day. He was angry and maybe a bit guilty, since he had never been very nice to Gohan and probably wondered why he did it. But I knew Gohan very well…and I know he did it for you, Trunks. I think he hoped Vegeta could survive for you and maybe even get strong enough to defeat the cyborgs," Bobby said, pausing again.

"But it wasn't meant to be. A being even worse than the cyborgs soon appeared, who disappeared shortly after this creature became known. No one is really sure what happened, but this creature had the abilities of all the greatest fighters on Earth and the population dwindled to next to nothing in just weeks. We knew space might be the only escape, but the resources to make the special fuel for the ship had been destroyed. There wasn't enough for the big ship. However, there was enough for the small space pod that belonged to Goku that I had restored and used as a prototype for the larger ship. We knew it was the only way. We would die with our world, but you'd have a chance to live. That was enough for us," he continued.

"I hope you know now how much you were loved and how much we wanted you. I'm sure by now you're strong and handsome and living what I hope is a happy life. I love you with all my heart, son. Remember us as your past, but move forward in your future. Love, Mom," Bobby said, concluding the letter. Flynn swiped a few tears away and Snow gently put her hand on his shoulder.

"Sorry…I didn't know them. I don't know why I'm crying," he said.

"Honey…they're in your heart. Of course you're going to mourn them now that you know," she replied soothingly, as he let her hug him and he clutched the baby book.

"We can look at it later if it's too much right now," she said.

"A…actually, will you look at it first? You and Dad? I…I think it's probably more for you than me," he replied. She was a little surprised, but very touched.

"You want me to see it first?" she asked. He nodded.

"I think…I think I just need a little time by myself," Flynn replied.

"Of course…we're here when you need us," David said, as Flynn headed off on a walk by himself.

"That was heavy…" Leo commented.

"Yeah…he's now carrying the possible fate of the multiverse on his shoulders," Eva said.

"Maybe…but he's not alone," Summer said.

"She's right, we're going to be there with him," David agreed.

"Yeah…that Shin guy said it would take ki and magic, right?" Bobby asked. Emma nodded.

"Right," Emma replied. They parted ways for the day after that, except Snow and David, as they decided to go back upstairs to look at the baby book together and process everything they had learned.

~*~

Once he left, Flynn found himself itching to throw some punches. He could feel this new power just beneath the surface now and was curious to see what it had to offer. He found himself portalling to the shores in Storybrooke to train by the ocean, where he began with a few intense katas. One world gone…this one in danger and he was supposed to have some kind of power to stop it? Even if he was born with the power, he had no idea how to bring it out, at least not quickly. Who was even going to teach him? Mulan was a great teacher, but he somehow knew that his alien powers were beyond her level. But who could teach him? He had no idea how to harness ki…even if he could feel something in his body that was different now.

"My, my…your ki is very strong," an elderly Chinese man said, as he seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"Who the hell are you?" Flynn asked. The man chuckled.

"You sound just like your father…or adopted father, rather," the man replied.

"He's my father…I may be adopted, but I am his son," Flynn refuted.

"Of course…you are definitely a Charming. I have always had a healthy interest in your family…and their magic," he said.

"If you're another creepy stalker obsessed with my parents, I'll snap you in half like a twig, old man," he warned. This only made the old man cackle with glee.

"Such a Saiyan thing to say…a Saiyan prince thing to say," he said with a toothy grin.

"What do you know about Saiyans?" he asked.

"I know a great many things about a great many worlds, child. I am the Dragon, after all," he revealed.

"The Dragon…you're that creepy magic man that Leo told me about. You helped the Collector at one time. How are you still alive?" Flynn questioned.

"Oh no…the Collector only used me and stole my magic, but left me alive that fateful day he took your parents from Storybrooke. You came along just a few months later," the Dragon said.

"What do you want?" Flynn asked.

"I know about ki…I can show you how to use it," the old mage claimed. Flynn looked at him skeptically.

"What makes you think I would ever trust someone like you?" he asked.

"I mean you no harm…the evil that is coming will swallow us all. I can awaken your heritage inside you, boy," he replied. Flynn was about to tell him to get lost when he heard another voice.

"It's okay Flynn…for as much trouble as he is, he can do what he says in ways I cannot," Mulan interjected.

"You know him?" Flynn asked.

"Oh yes…he's a disgrace, but he does know the techniques you need to learn and all of the legends around your people. He will have my supervision in your training, as well as your father and Fandral's," Mulan answered. The Dragon bowed curtly.

"Your terms are acceptable, Fa Mulan," he said.

"Then let's proceed. Time is of the essence, Mushu," she replied.

[lostinaflashforward]

LIAFF SPECIAL - I titoli più attesi di Novembre 2024!

Carissimi lettori, ben ritrovati con un nuovo appuntamento con LIAFF Special, la rubrica dove andremo a riscoprire i titoli più caldi del mese di Novembre, fra cinema e serie TV, in un mese che porta con se' moltissimi titoli da tenere d'occhio, di cui abbiamo scelto quelli più rilevanti.

CINEMA

Terrifier 3 (Cinema - 7 Novembre)

Dopo l'anteprima nazionale durante la giornata di Halloween, Terrifier 3, terzo capitolo della saga horror targata Damien Leone, arriva per la prima volta nelle sale italiane dal 7 Novembre, grazie a Midnight Factory, che aveva già portato i primi due capitoli del franchise in home video. Preparatevi a un'elevata dose di sangue, violenza e follia pura, tutta perpretrata dall'ormai iconico Art il Clown. Insomma non un film per i deboli di stomaco.

Anora (Cinema - 7 Novembre)

Vincitore della Palma d'Oro all'ultimo festival di Cannes, Anora, nuova fatica di Sean Baker (Red Rocket, The Florida Project) sbarca nelle sale italiane, promettendo di regalare al pubblico una inusuale storia d'amore. Il film vede come protagonista Anora, interpretata da Mikey Madison, una ragazza che va avanti lavorando in uno strip club, dove entra in contatto con una realtà poco raccomandabile, ma non per questo priva di emozioni.

Il Gladiatore II (Cinema - 14 Novembre)

Dopo tanta attesa e numerose speculazioni, Il Gladiatore torna in sala dopo 24 anni con un secondo capitolo, che vedrà le vicende di Lucio (Paul Mescal), il figlio di Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), divenuto adulto e ritrovatosi a lottare come un gladiatore. Nel cast anche Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, May Calamawy e Joseph Quinn. Sarà l'ennesimo sequel inutile? Non ci vorrà molto per scoprirlo.

Giurato n.2 (Cinema - 14 Novembre)

A Novembre torna al cinema anche Clint Eastwood, in quello che sarà probabilmente il suo ultimo film come regista. La pellicola vede come protagonista Nicholas Hoult nel ruolo di un uomo chiamato a far parte del membro della giuria di un processo, il quale sembra avere numerose connessioni col suo passato. Un film che merita di essere visto, anche per via di come Eastwood è stato trattato da Warner Bros per la distribuzione statunitense.

Small Things Like These (Cinema - 28 Novembre)

Presentato in anteprima mondiale al Festival di Berlino, per poi essere apparso nella line-up del recentemente concluso Festival di Roma, Small Things Like These riporterà Cillian Murphy sul grande schermo dopo l'Oscar avuto per Oppenheimer. Tratto dall'omonimo romanzo di Claire Keegan, il film racconta di un venditore di carbone che scopre una storia di abusi e maltrattamenti in un convento cattolico. Una pellicola da tenere d'occhio.

SERIE TV

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock - 7 Novembre [USA], Now - 8 Novembre [Italia])

A Novembre arriva su Peacock The Day of the Jackal, serie tratta dall'omonimo romanzo di Frederick Forsyth (che ha ispirato anche il film The Jackal del 1999, che vedeva come protagonisti Richard Gere e Bruce Willis). La serie, che arriverà in Italia a ventiquattro ore dalla messa in onda statunitense, vede al centro di tutto la caccia a un abilissimo assassino, soprannominato Lo Sciacallo, interpretato dal premio Oscar Eddie Redmayne.

Yellowstone 5B (Paramount Network - 10 Novembre)

Dopo una lunghissima attesa, Yellowstone torna sui piccoli schermi con i restanti episodi della quinta stagione, che, stando ad alcune indiscrezioni, non sarà l'ultima. In sei episodi assisteremo a nuove vicende riguardanti la famiglia Dutton, oramai in costante lotta per proteggere lo Yellowstone e non solo. Un appuntamento imperdibile, nel bene e nel male.

Cross (Prime Video - 14 Novembre)

Prime Video continua ad ampliare il proprio catalogo di serie televisive, a cui si aggiunge un interessante thriller. Tratta dalla serie di romanzi di James Patterson, già adattati in passato per il grande schermo, Cross vede Aldis Hodge nei panni del celebre detective e psicologo forense Alex Cross, famoso per il suo incredibile intuito e per la sua abilità nel studiare a fondo la mente criminale. E sembra avere un bel futuro davanti a se', visto che è già stata rinnovata per una seconda stagione.

Silo 2 (Apple TV+ - 15 Novembre)

Altro grande appuntamento di questo mese è la seconda stagione di Silo, la serie sci-fi tratta dalla saga di romanzi di Hugh Howey con protagonista Rebecca Ferguson. Alla luce della scioccante scoperta fatta da Juliette alla fine della prima stagione, i protagonisti si ritroveranno a mettere in discussione tutto ciò che credevano di sapere e la vita nel Silo non sarà più la stessa.

Dune: Prophecy (HBO - 17 Novembre [USA], Now - 18 Novembre [Italia])

Sempre a Novembre abbiamo l'arrivo della miniserie Dune: Prophecy, prequel della saga di Dune, ambientato diecimila anni prima degli eventi dei due film di Denis Villeneuve. Con un cast stellare, capitanato da Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Mark Strong e Travis Fimmel, la serie narrerà l'origine del misterioso ordine noto come Bene Gesserit, in una storia di intrighi e segreti da svelare. Decisamente da non perdere.

[news247planet]

#Featured #living #Murphy #Baseball Sean Murphy dwelling as much as Braves hype as potential greatest catcher in baseball https://news247planet.com/?p=395245

[twins2994]

Braves Bats Shine In Win.

Twins 4 Braves 9 W-Fried (4-0) L-Sanchez (0-4) 

The Minnesota Twins played their last split-squad of the spring. Half of the Twins and Braves played in games in North Port and Fort Myers. The Twins were ready from the start at Cool Today Park. Donovan Solano reached on a pop up to second base that Hoy Park couldn’t catch. With two outs, Kyle Garlick smoked a Max Fried offering out to left for a two-run blast. The Twins had a two-run lead before the Braves grabbed a bat. The Braves bounced back in the second as Michael Harris looped a single to center. Ryan LaMarre inexplicably threw behind him as he went to second. Ozzie Albies lined a single to right and Forrest Wall hit a run-scoring single to left to put Atlanta on the board. The Braves got back to work in the third when Ronald Acuna led-off with a triple to left-center. Matt Olson hit an RBI groundout to even the game at two all. Austin Riley kept the chain moving with a walk and Sean Murphy singled to right. Michael Harris lined a run-scoring single to right to put the Braves on top. Forrest Wall plated a pair with a double to right-center as the Braves led 5-2 after three frames. The Twins would jump ahead in the fourth wihen Tony Wolters and Ryan LaMarre walked. Mark Contreras hit an RBI groundout to inch the Twins within two. Hoy Park led-off the fourth with a walk and Ronald Acuna smoked an Aaron Sanchez fastball out to left for a two-run homer. The Twins loaded the bases quickly in the sixth and Mark Contreras hit a sac fly to left. The Braves kept adding on in the seventh as Joe Hudson led-off with a single and Ozzie Albies tripled him home. Forrest Wall hit an RBI groundout to put Atlanta up 9-4. Ty Tice threw up a zero in the eighth and Matt Swarmer struck out two in the ninth as the Braves picked up two wins against the Twins today. 

-Final Thoughts- Aaron Sanchez had another horrible outing this spring. He gave up seven runs on eight hits with two strikeouts over three innings. Matt Mullenbach had a 1-2-3 fourth, Danny Coulombe fanned two over two scoreless innings, and Brock Stewart gave up two runs in the seventh. Derek Molina put up a zero in the eighth. Kyle Garlick homered off Max Fried and had two hits. Mark Contreras had two hits as well. The Twins hit 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The Twins will head over to JetBlue Park tomorrow to play the Red Sox. Sonny Gray will face Chris Sale tomorrow afternoon.

-Chris Kreibich-

[surveyhoursss]

127.

Bold the ones that you know of!

2000

1.Who Let The Dogs Out? -Baha Men

2. All The Small Things -Blink 182

3. Amazed -Lonestar

4. Oops, I Did It Again -Britney Spears

5. Graduation -Vitamin C

6. Bye, Bye, Bye -N*Sync

7. Independent Woman -Destiny’s Child

8. Let’s Make Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

9. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 4000

10. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera

11. I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden

12. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

13. Breathe – Faith Hill

14. Shake Your Bon-Bon – Ricky Martin

15. Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65

16. Goobye Earl – Dixie Chicks

17. Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge

18. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang

19. The Real Slim Shady – Eminem

20. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child

21. It’s Gonna Be Me – N*Sync

22. Party Up – DMX

23. Sexual (Li Da Di) – Amber

24. Country Grammar – Nelly

25. Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter

2001

1. Hanging By A Moment -Lifehouse

2. Allin’ -Alicia Keys

3. All For You -Janet

4. If You’re Gone -Matchbox Twenty

5. I’M Real -Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule

6. Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) -Train

7. Let Me Blow Ya Mind -Eve ft. Gwen Stefani

8. Thank You -Dido

9. Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!) -Blu Cantrell

10. Independent Women Part I -Destiny’s Child

11. Again -Lenny Kravitz

12. It’S Been Awhile -Staind

13. Stutter -Joe ft. Mystikal

14. It Wasn’T Me’ -Shaggy ft. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent

15. U Remind Me -Usher

16. Where The Party At -Jagged Edge With Nelly

17. Angel -Shaggy Featuring Rayvon

18. Ride Wit Me -Nelly Featuring City Spud

19. Peaches & Cream -112

20. Follow Me -Uncle Kracker

21. Drive -Incubus

22. What Would You Do? -Alicia Keys

23. Survivor -Destiny’s Child

24. Lady Marmalade -Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

25. Ms. Jackson -OutKast

2002

1. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson

2. Hot In Herre – Nelly

3. Complicated – Avril Lavigne

4. Girlfriend – N Sync & Nelly

5. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne

6. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes

7. Dirrty – Christina Aguilera

8. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton

9. Heaven – DJ Sammy

10. Gimme The Light – Sean Paul

11. The World’s Greatest – R Kelly

12. Jenny From The Block – Jennifer Lopez Featuring Jadakiss & Styles

13. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith

14. Goodbye To You – Michelle Branch

15. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue

16. The Game Of Love – Santana Featuring Michelle Branch

17. Young’n (Holla Back) – Fabolous

18. She Hates Me – Puddle Of Mudd

19. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold Featuring Shifty Shellshock

20. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World

21. Say I Yi Yi – Ying Yang Twins

22. Just A Friend 2002 – Mario

23. Hey Baby – No Doubt and Bounty Killer

24. Work It – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott

25. U Don’t Have To Call – Usher

2003

1. In Da Club -50 Cent

2. Crazy in Love -Beyonce w. Jay-Z

3. Get Busy -Sean Paul

4. When I’m Gone -Three Doors Down

5. Ignition -R Kelly

6. Baby Boy -Beyonce w. Sean Paul

7. This is the Night -Clay Aiken

8. Bring Me To Life -Evanescence

9. Right Thurr -Chingy

10. Unwell -Matchbox Twenty

11. Picture -Kid Rock w. Sheryl Crow

12. Drift Away -Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray

13. Get Low -Lil’ John & The East Side Boyz

14. Beautiful -Christina Aguilera

15. I’m With You -Avril Lavigne

16. Miss You -Aalyiah

17. 21 Questions -50 Cent & Nate Dogg

18. Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly -P. Diddy and Murphy Lee

19. All I Have -Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J

20. I Know What You Want -Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey

21. Magic Stick -Lil’ Kim w. 50 Cent

22. Bump Bump Bump -B2K and P. Diddy

23. Flying Without Wings -Ruben Studdard

24. Here Without You -3 Doors Down

25. Work It -Missy Elliot

2004 (my birth year !! )

1. Yeah! -Usher

2. Burn -Usher

3. This Love -Maroon 5

4. The Way You Move -Outkast

5. If I Ain’t Got You -Alecia Keys

6. Hey Ya! -Outkast

7. I Don’t Wanna Know -Mario Winans

8. The Reason -Hoobastank

9. Confessions Part II -Usher

10. My Immortal -Evanescence

11. Naughty Girl -Beyonce

12. Let’s Get It Started -Black Eyed Peas

13. My Boo -Usher and Alecia Keys

14. She Will Be Loved -Maroon 5

15. The First Cut Is the Deepest -Sheryl Crow

16. Toxic -Britney Spears

17. Someday -Nickelback

18. I Believe -Fantasia

19. Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson

20. Slow Jamz -Twista

21. Dirt Off Your Shoulder -Jay-Z

22. Freak-A-Leek -Petey Pablo

23. The Way -Clay Aiken

24. Numb -Linkin’ Park

25. Dip It Low -Christina Milian

2005

1. We Belong Together -Mariah Carey

2. Let Me Love You -Mario

3. Since U Been Gone -Kelly Clarkson

4. Hollaback Girl -Gwen Stefani

5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Greenday

6. Don’t Cha -The Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes

7. Candy Shop -50 Cent

8. 1, 2, Step -Ciara and Missy Elliot

9. Gold Digger -Kanye West

10. Don’t Phunk With My Heart -The Black Eyed Peas

11. Drop It Like It’s Hot -Snoop Dogg

12. Shake It Off -Mariah Carey

13. Disco Inferno -50 Cent

14. Behind These Hazel Eyes -Kelly Clarkson

15. Beverly Hills -Weezer

16. Just a Lil Bit -50 Cent

17. Lose Control -Missy Elliot

18. How We Do -The Game & 50 Cent

19. You & Me -Lifehouse

20. Soldier -Destiny’s Child

21. Rich Girl -Gwen Stefani

22. Mr. Brightside -The Killers

23. Oh -Ciara and Ludacris

24. Pon De Replay -Rihanna

25. Hate It Or Love It -The Game and 50 Cent

2006

1. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake

2. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean

3. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

4. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

5. Temperature – Sean Paul

6. S.O.S. – Rihanna

7. Beep – Pussy Cat Dolls

8. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer

9. Pump It – Black Eyed Peas

10. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt

11. Maneater – Nelly Furtado

12. Single – Natasha Bedingfield

13. What Hurts the Most – Rascall Flatts

14. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchise Boys

15. Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson

16. It’s Goin’ Down – Young Joc

17. Dance, Dance -Fall Out Boy

18. Smack That – Akon & Eminem

19. I Write Songs, Not Tragedies – Panic! At the Disco

20. We’re All In This Together – High School Musical Cast

21. Ms. New Booty – Bubba Sparx

22. How To Save A Life – The Fray

23. Rompe – Daddy Yankee

24. Check On It – Beyonce Featuring Slim Thugg

25. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

2007

1. The Sweet Escape -Gwen Stefani & Akon

2. Girlfriend -Avril Lavigne

3. Irreplaceable -Beyonce

4. Before He Cheats -Carrie Underwood

5. Crank Dat -Soulja Boy

6. Rehab -Amy Winehouse

7. Umbrella -Rhianna

8. Hey There Delilah -Plain White T’s

9. Glamorous -Fergie

10. I Wanna Luv U -Akon

11. Bubbly -Colbie Caillat

12. Walk It Out -Unk

13. Don’t Matter -Akon

14. Fergalicious -Fergie

15. Lip Gloss -Lil Mama

16. Candyman -Christina Aguilera

17. Break It Off -Rhianna

18. S.O.S. -Jonas Brothers

19. Stronger -Kanye West

20. Thks Fr Th Mmrs -Fall Out Boy

21. Pop, Lock and Drop It -Huey

22. Shut Up and Drive -Rhianna

23. Because of You -Ne-Yo

24. Home -Daughtry

25. Tattoo -Jordan Sparks

2008

1. So What – Pink

2. Just Dance – Lady Gaga

3. Leavin’ – Jesse McCartney

4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

5. Gives You Hell – All-American Rejects

6. Damaged – Danity Kane

7. Shake It – Metro Station

8. Love Story – Taylor Swift

9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls

10. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

11. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

12. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers

13. Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

14. Calabria – Enur featuring Natasja

15. Love Like This – Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston

16. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus

17. Lollipop – Lil Wayne

18. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield

19. Circus – Britney Spears

20. Summertime – New Kids On The Block

21. Our Song- Taylor Swift

22. All Summer Long – Kid Rock

23. Closer – Ne-Yo

24. Viva La Vida – Coldplay

25. See You Again – Miley Cyrus

2009

1. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

2. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Oche) – Pitbull

4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

5. Lovegame – Lady Gaga

6. Don’t Trust Me – 3OH3!

7. Please Don’t Leave Me – Pink

8. Right Round – Flo-Rida

9. Poker Face – Lady Gaga

10. Goodbye – Kristinia Debarge

11. Say Hey – Evan Taubenfeld Michael Franti & Spearhead

12. New Divide – Linkin Park

13. The Climb – Miley Cyrus

14. Best I Ever had – Drake

15. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester

16. Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillet

17. Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry

18. Paranoid – Jonas Brothers

19. Wanted – Jessie James

20. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston

21. Not Meant To Be – Theory of a Deadman

22. Love, Sex and Magic – Ciara & Justin Timberlake

23. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

24. Day N Nite – Kid Cuti

25. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus (they let us learn the dance at res)

[misskittysmagicportal]

Just a thought, no particular character in mind. Car sex can be very awkward, what if, after several knocked elbows and banged heads they fuck on the hood of the car

Rebel Yell (Sean Falco x Reader)

Word Count: 1370

Warnings: funny smut. Yes funny.

A/N: Some nights Sean can really take you for a ride

You and Sean stood side by side at the valet stand. There were nights the wait staff had to fill in when either Derek or Sean couldn't show. Most of those times, you practically threw yourself at Nino when Falco was alone.

Now the two of you danced around each other. You would find any excuse to touch him. To brush those unwieldy curls from his forehead. Laughing awkwardly at his ridiculous jokes, mostly puns. The way his very existence reduced you to a giggling school girl.

Sean was a bit more blunt when it came to flirting. Boldly asking you out, which you deflected every single time. Openly staring down your shirt. Which you ALSO deflected. Never really understanding why you played hard to get when all you wanted to do was drown in those green eyes.

Then one night..

“You know one of these days, Sean Falco, your constant cell phone use is going to get you in trouble,” you teased him while trying to look over his shoulder.

Sean shrugged you off but kept tapping away at a rapid pace. A smirk played across his lips. You held your chin in your hands as the boredom took over. A buzzing from the stand took you by surprise.

Next car that comes around that corner, we're taking for a joy ride. Then we're gonna park it on some busy street and hash out this obvious chemistry we've got.

Your face flushed as your heart began to race. Then a second buzz.

Only if you want.

You looked up and out towards the busy high street, “Or it can get you in trouble tonight.”

The next half an hour was quite possibly the longest of your life. Not one single car even attempted to pull up to the curb. People came and went, having parked on their own. You stood together in awkward silence for the first time since the two of you met.

“T’ere’s always my car,” Sean’s Irish accent filled the night air.

You snorted without meaning to, “I've seen your gaudy Texas State orange car. It is one violent sneeze away from falling apart.”

Sean rolled his eyes before scratching his forehead. “Fine. My flat or yours?”

“Me go home with a handsome Irish stranger? What kind of woman do you take me for?!” You feigned shock.

“COME ON!” he clasped his hands together like he was praying. “I'm not above getting on my knees and begging ye.”

“While you’re down there, my shoe needs to be tied.”

Without a second thought, Sean knelt down in front of you and began tying your shoe.

“Sean! What are you doing?”

“You said ye needed your trainer tied.”

“I was being sarcastic, you bloody potato.”

“Ooo Ethnic slur. I love it. Do another!” He gazed up through the curly bangs. “Honestly I’m just having a bit of a cheek. I don't want anyone t’ever t’ink I'm pressuring them te have sex.”

“I'm not pressured. I'd love to come over to your place after work.”

Sean with his fingers stroking yours behind the pedestal. You linked them together as the breath exhaled heavily from your lungs. You bit your lip as he let his hand linger on your thigh. He traced slow circles down to your knee and back up. You simply stared at it, feeling a bit wanton already.

It took ten more minutes before a car came. A stunning. 1976. Cherry. Red. Corvette pulled up to the curb. A couple you certainly recognized tossed Sean the keys without a second thought. Billy Idol still blasting from the speakers.

“Don't worry dude. I've got three more at home.”

Your mouths dropped in unison. “Sorry darling, I'm gonna have sex with this car.”

“Only if I can watch,” you simply whispered.

From here on you felt somehow outside of your body as Sean made sure the coast was clear. He opened the door for you before bending over to stretch his arms on the hood of the Corvette.

“YOU FUCKING BEAUTY, YOU!” he shouted gleefully sliding in the drivers side.

As you left the restaurant, on for a bit of a joy ride, Sean started to sing along with the music. You couldn't help yourself as you raised your shirt over your head. Then lifted your hips to slide out of your work pants.

Sean glanced over and nearly wrecked. Righting the wheel instead of going up over the curb.

“Steady on, love. Let me catch up.”

“I don't know if we’ll have much time for foreplay before you finally decide to park. Just making it a bit easier,” you shrugged and covered his hand on the gear shift. Then tugged it towards your bare thighs.

“Fuck,” Sean muttered.

Still he allowed you to push his hand between your thighs. His fingers teasing the thin fabric of your panties to elicit a wetness. You opened your legs a bit wider so he could dip them inside of you. They slipped easily inside and out before he had to use both hands to park the car just past one of the busiest intersections.

He left the car on while frantically undoing his jeans. He bungled the job of taking them down over his legs and knees as you climbed to yours in the passenger seat. You reached under the seat and released the latch so that Sean was suddenly flat on his back.

“Right t’en,” his voice sounded like bells. “On top.”

In your eagerness to relieve yourself of your panties and straddle Sean, you knocked into the dome light. You covered your face with one hand as you freed your body with the other. Sean laughed. Asked if you were ok. You were fine the words came out. Then you were on him.

You sank down on Sean’s erection, one knee on the arm of the door. The other crushed into the center console as you started to rock back and forth on him. Your hips colliding equally with the steering wheel and Sean's body.

Sean's movements were frenzied. He squeezed your ass and rolled with you. Using his hands to find a rhythmic pattern of pulling and pushing. He was so lost in you riding him, that the hard thud of his elbow into the gear shift caused him to jerk forward. It was just Murphy’s law from there.

Sean jolted upwards from reflex. You slammed back into the steering wheel. The curve of your back laid on the horn, scaring the two of you a second time. A mass of arms and legs and various stages of two naked bodies crashed into one another. Your knee painfully wedged between the seats; you contorted with Sean still inside of you. Your twisted body twisting his cock as well.

“Holy fuck! Sweetheart, that's attached,” he reminded you gently.

You whined momentarily. “I know. Sean this isn't fun. I mean it is, but it isn't?” You struggled to free your leg from its prison. You came undone and nearly managed to knee him in the ribs. “I have a fat ass.”

“You have a lovely arse,” Sean informed. His face buried in your cleavage.

“SEA NNN STOP!”

“What? I'm sorry. We’ll stop.” He made to help you off of him. He slammed his other elbow into the driver’s side window.

“I meant being so fucking.. YOU,” you whimpered.

“I'm not ALWAYS nice.”

You settled back in the passenger seat and pulled your shirt on. Sean leaned sideways and kissed you sweeter than he had the right to. Then he noticed one of those fake Mexican blankets in the back seat. He held it up with a clear thought on his face.

“Wrap this around waist and get out of th’car.”

Sean wasn't suggesting. He was telling. So you did, sitting just on the hood of the Chevy. The blanket was like a mock skirt as Sean spread your legs this time. He hooked your foot around his hip, your other anchored on the front bumper. You didn't remember holding your breath, but you felt the air rush from your lungs when Sean buried himself up to the hilt inside of you.

Sean growled in your ear as he began to plow into you. That good pain as his pelvis crashed with yours. The hood of the car bending and popping under the weight of your bodies coming together and apart repeatedly. The way Sean cut into you; made his hips rut in a circular motion with breakneck speed. Your body somehow relaxed before you both, shockingly, came together.

"How's that for gettin’ in t’trouble?”

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SENSES AND OTHER ODDLY SPECIFIC HEADCANONS TAGGED BY: @youhavemyrespect TAGGING: free for all :))))

1. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE SMELL LIKE:

Chalk, sage, cigarette smoke, lime and juniper (when he’s been drinking, mostly), but also something deeper and more primal to those who can sense it. Ozone and old temples, dragon’s blood and freshly turned earth. Generally considered his magic reek, becomes heightened during certain times of the year but especially around Halloween. Many that can smell it have called it utterly intoxicating. 

2. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE’S HANDS FEEL LIKE:  

Soft and warm, slightly calloused at the fingers tips and sides of knuckles from drawing for hours at a time some days. Overall, they’re very nice. He hasn’t worked a conventional job in his life so he avoided wear and tear from compulsory handwashing and general labor.  

3. WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY EAT IN A DAY:  

It depends, honestly. John can’t cook and usually eats out or orders in. He has a preference toward Indian and other Asian cuisines. John doesn’t eat much meat, but it’s not a hard or first rule. If he has the luxury not to, you know? I truly can’t go into any specifics or regularities because he doesn’t take care of himself and doesn’t have any regular eating patterns from day to day. Sometime he’ll wake up get breakfast, maybe swing by the store and buy hummus and pita for lunch, and treat himself to some vindaloo in the evening, and spend the night at a local pub. Other days he’ll barely eat if at all. Realize two days late that he’s famished. He’s a mess, honestly.

4. DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE A GOOD SINGING VOICE:

Depends on who you ask. John doesn’t have much of an opinion on it, and generally thinks it sucks. Personally, I feel it’s more knee-jerk sefl-deprecation. ‘Nah, mate, I was shite.’ Peronally in my head he tends to sound like Dave Vanien and maybe later in life closer to Nick Cave. Because I love my deep voiced spooky boys with the sonorous voices singing from the depths of their graves.

5. DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE ANY BAD HABITS OR NERVOUS TICKS:

He smokes like a chimney but aside from that, I feel like there’s a certain eeriness to his composure and stillness. Years of dealing with creatures that are painfully powerful, terrible monsters, cruel, bitter gods, has made him highly accustomed to schooling his body language and features to convey both neutrality and a kind of cocksure confidence as though to say ‘I fucking dare you’ as he banks on a reputation both earned and built upon hyperbolic rumours.

6: WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE USUALLY LOOK LIKE / WEAR:

Dark suit (either black or dark blue), tie (properly cinched, ta so very much), usually solid colours, though occasionally red and white striped, white button down or some other pale colour like blue or pink, dark oxfords flats, usually a bit worse for wear, tan trench coat/raincoat, sometimes a black, shorter coat that might be vinyl? (Idek Sean Murphy draws him in this coat and the colouring has the visual coding of a shiny fabric, and it kiiiiinda fits with my vegetarian head canon so idek). Messy hair, frequently stubbled jaw, but I don’t think he’s...slovenly. It’s very trendy now to portray John with a perpetual five o’ clock shadow, but if you refer to the art in the Vertigo series, he’s predominately drawn clean shaven so. I mean. *gestures* Although, I’ll also freely imagine him to one of those guys that has a fast growing beard like he should probably shave a couple times a day.

7. IS YOUR MUSE AFFECTIONATE? HOW MUCH? HOW SO:

Yeah, but it’s a thing that he’s had to struggle with over the years. He grew up with very little affection. Like, yes, Cheryl did what she could, but I think as he grew older, and started acting out more, not to mention her leaving home first being considerably older than John, I think he could be hard to love and frankly still is. So he’s terribly affection hungry and I do believe his promiscuity is part of it. Like, listen, he’s a handsome, charming man, and for him it’s easier to connect with his sexuality more than vulnerable sincerity. Not to say he isn’t ever able to emotionally connect. I think that comes part and parcel just as well. Hey, have I mentioned he’s a mess. He’s just the mess of contradictions in so many ways. He’s guarded, he’s vulnerable, he’s lonely, he’s a loner, he’s hard, but deeply empathetic and kind (I said what I said). All that being said when he is close to someone, when they are intimate, and it’s deep and loving, then oh yes, he is extremely affectionate. 

8. WHAT POSITION DOES YOUR MUSE SLEEP IN:

Side or back, when with someone, he usually sleeps tucked up against them as some kinda spoon. 

9: COULD YOU HEAR YOUR MUSE IN THE HALLWAY FROM ANOTHER ROOM:

Depends on if he wants to be heard.

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Finding You Always 2

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Summary: Gothel lied about Flynn's true origins. The truth is much more complicated and fantastical. When his origins are revealed and hidden power is uncovered, it comes just in time, as he steps into the fray to fight a new evil with the Charmings, his new family.

Face Claims:

Core Cast of Once: Same as the show.

Those that appeared as side characters in the show: Same as the show (Elsa, for example)

Fandral the Dashing and Rose Red: Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin

James and Aphrodite: Josh Dallas and a blonde Ginnifer Goodwin

Bobby Charming: Logan Lerman

Flynn Charming: Tanner Buchanan

Leo Charming: Matt Lanter

Eva Charming-Sakura: Bailee Madison

Paul Sakura: Christopher Sean

Summer Charming-Bradley: Luna Blaise

JJ Bradley: Garret Wareing

Ariana Dashing: Ciara Hanna

Zia Ramos: Jenna Ortega

Hermes: Nakia Burrise

Mother Gothel: Donna Murphy

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Chapter 3: Origins, Pt 1

Snow and David were stunned, as they watched the history of Shin's Earth play out before them. They didn't know exactly who these people were or what they were running from, but Snow found herself fixated on the baby in the beautiful aqua haired woman's arms. Such strange hair, but it seemed to suit this woman.

"What…what are they running from?" David asked.

"A terrifying creature; a cyborg actually, created by a mad scientist. Brilliant, but completely evil," Shin answered.

"Evil scientist…we had more than enough experience with one of those," Snow commented.

"This cyborg literally absorbs his victims into his very essence and I will spare you the horrifying, grotesque sight of this. Like in your universe, there are a few different versions of my universe as well," he explained.

"One where this monster was vanquished and peace was restored with minimal loss of life and the child grew up happy with both of his biological parents. One where cyborgs ruined the world, but were eventually vanquished by the child that woman holds, and his world was finally free.

"Then there was this one where all hope was lost very quickly and there was no escape for anyone, except him, thanks to his brilliant mother," Shin told them, as they watched the woman put the baby in a strange pod and it closed, as she sobbed almost uncontrollably. The man with her was very stoic and his face betrayed little emotion, except his eyes. The sadness and despair flashed briefly in them.

"They put the child into a space pod and launched it just before they, the last remaining people on the planet, were killed. But instead of space, the turbulence this creature's power created bounced his pod into the All World River and into your Universe," he said.

"Our Universe?" Snow asked.

"Twenty-two years ago?" David asked, as they started to realize why they were being told first. Shin nodded.

"I had my hands full with this evil and I wasn't able to keep tabs on the child like I wanted. I knew of Aphrodite's truest loves, for Gaia was a dear friend. But unfortunately, the two of you were not present in your home realm when he arrived, thanks to another evil and a loathsome witch intercepted his pod," Shin explained.

"Clayton…when we were in Atlantis," Snow realized.

"The witch…Gothel…" David uttered. Shin nodded and Snow gasped.

"Flynn…he's the baby," she said, as she put a hand to her heart.

"That is not his birth name, but only he can make the decision to keep the name he chose for himself or take his birth name," Shin said.

"Gothel…she lied about his origins. But why? What does she get from that?" Aphrodite wondered.

"I'm not sure of the specifics of everything she did, but I can tell that the boy is under a powerful spell enacted by her; one that is suppressing his true strength and power," Shin said.

"Power?" David asked.

"Flynn is only half human,"

~*~

"Well…how is everything?" Tiana asked, as she came back to their table and observed the two boys still eating her culinary delights.

"So good…" Bobby mumbled.

"So so good…" Flynn echoed.

"It was delicious as usual, Tiana," Ariana said.

"Yes…we're stuffed, but somehow they're not yet," Zia joked. The woman laughed.

"I love it…these two give me a challenge," she said, as she left the check and a basket of beignets.

"So…after you two are done with your conquest, what are we doing tonight?" Ariana asked.

"We could go to the amusement park or a movie on pleasure island," Bobby suggested.

"Let's do a movie…even if I metabolize all this by the time we get there, I doubt I'll feel good after a roller coaster," Flynn replied.

"A movie sounds great…at least we get some good ones now," Zia said.

"Yeah…and embarrassing ones. I hear they're making yet another movie about your family," Ariana teased, causing Bobby to groan and Flynn to roll his eyes.

"The casting was way off on the last one," the latter said.

"It was so bad…like the CGI was embarrassing," Bobby complained.

"I mean, of course it's not going to look as good as the real thing and it was stupid, because they couldn't even find twins to play your Dad and Uncle James," Ariana complained.

"Yeah…and the guy they got to play your Dad didn't look anything like him either," Flynn commented. Bobby chuckled.

"And they were so offended when we trashed their movie on Eva's podcast," he recalled with a laugh.

"You guys were a little rude," Zia chided.

"Nah…that's just us. Everyone knows I have no tact and he's blunt as hell," Bobby said, pointing at his brother.

"I find little use for sugar coating," Flynn joked. They soon finished and paid the check, before heading for the Harbor.

~*~

"What?" David questioned.

"His father was one of the last of a dead race known as Saiyans, the Prince of them, in fact. They were a ruthless race of warriors, destroyed by an even more ruthless warrior that feared their power. The boy's father was once evil himself, but was redeemed when his mother saw that there was more to him than that," Shin explained. Snow and David were thoughtful at that. They knew from experience that sometimes your greatest enemy could become family.

The remaining Saiyans lived on Earth and used their power to defend it, until it wasn't enough. The evil that killed his world became restless with nothing left to destroy and then something else came along and simply erased everything," Shin explained.

"I have no idea what was behind it or who could do such a thing, but I was able to contain it to the twelve universes within my sector. Until almost six years ago," he continued.

"Ouranos…" Aphrodite whispered.

"If the destroyer had been released and just did what he was meant to and destroyed, then none of this would be happening, but when his chosen vessel decided to pervert his power by trying to overwrite the laws of the universe, catastrophe happened and it removed the barriers between worlds. Normally, I could never leave my Universe for another, but with no barriers, I could now if I wanted. But so can this evil entity that is causing all of this," Shin said.

"Damn Clayton…even though he's been erased from existence, that man is still haunting us," David growled with clenched fists.

"I'm afraid so…when he used the pen, it broke the barriers in the River, allowing for this hybrid creature to escape my Universe and begin its assault on world after world. It was slow at first, taking years to destroy one universe, but as it absorbed more power, the time it takes to destroy a universe is increasing," Shin explained.

"How do we even begin to fight something like that? We have a lot of magic on our side…but this thing doesn't seem like it can be stopped," James said urgently.

"Magic alone cannot stop it and that's why you must find a way to lift Gothel's spell on your son. Flynn has no magic, but his power comes from his own life energy. We call it Ki where I am from," Shin replied.

"The blood of a warrior…that's why he's so skilled in fighting," David realized. Shin nodded.

"It makes sense now," he added.

"The slime…when do you think this creature will make itself known?" Hermes asked. Shin looked down.

"I do not know…he likes games. He may send minions to toy with you, especially when he finds out there is a Saiyan to play with. Flynn will have to train intensely, even when his natural, raw power is unleashed. Saiyans get stronger and more powerful with each battle, but as it stands, he's a long way from being able to win such a battle. Ki is not enough alone; nor is magic. But perhaps together…they may make the difference and could vanquish this terror," Shin said. Snow felt like screaming. It was happening again. Her babies were all that stood between this evil and complete annihilation of their entire world.

"Excuse me…" Snow said, as she fled her chair and stepped away from the table. David was at her side in an instant, as tears fell down her cheeks.

"How can this be happening again?" she whispered. He put his hands on her shoulders.

"I know…" he said. He felt just as lost and helpless as her.

"How do we even tell Flynn all this?" she asked.

"I'm not sure…but we'll do it together. First though…we need to tear Gothel's shop apart and find a way to force her to lift the spell on Flynn," he replied.

"How do we break this spell?" she asked.

"I'm not sure…her magic is different from mine, but you have someone that may be able to help. He's an expert in magic," Shin replied.

"Gold," David said.

"He's our best bet," Hermes agreed.

"I will assist you as much as I can from here. She can be my messenger," Shin offered.

"Thank you…" David said, as they offered a bow, which he returned.

"Go…your adopted son, like all your children, is strong. He will accept his heritage and his desire to protect his new family will be fierce. He is of two worlds and two races. With his power and your family's magic…we may win this, after all," Shin replied. They nodded and Hermes' bubble surrounded them, before disappearing into the River.

"Do you think they can defeat this abominable creature, Master?" Kibito questioned.

"I don't know, my friend…I am afraid that hope is all we have to lean on right now," Shin said.

~*~

Snow took a shuddered breath, as they arrived back home in their Castle. They had portaled right into the private living residence, as they were not up for any small talk with staff or Knights at the moment. David had been quiet too on the way back to Olympus, as everything they had learned was still sinking in.

"How…how do we even tell him? Where do we start?" she asked. He sighed.

"I'm not sure…but our answers are in that trinket shop. I don't care that I don't have cause on this one. We're raiding that shop tomorrow once with the boys and Emma," he replied.

"You'll have cause…I'm ruling executively on this one. That witch is done," she said fiercely.

"He was supposed to come to us from the beginning. We could have gently broken this to him over time. He could have learned to gradually control his powers at his own pace," Snow said.

"Yeah…and now he has to go through some grueling crash course to be ready for whatever is coming," David agreed.

"Do we wait up for them?" Snow asked.

"Maybe we should visit Gold first and tell him. Shin suggested that he may know how to go about breaking the spell. We'll probably need him to go with us when we raid her shop," David replied, as she stood up and they portaled to Storybrooke.

~*~

"That movie was pretty good," Zia said.

"It didn't have any action scenes," Bobby complained. Ariana rolled her eyes.

"Don't you two think about anything but fighting? And that's coming from an Asgardian," she said.

"Well…there's food," Bobby offered, as he looked at his brother. There was a third f they thought about if they were being honest, but what young man their age didn't.

"Boys…" Zia huffed.

"Come on…we think about you too," Flynn said, as his hand brushed Ariana's. She looked at him and not for the first time noticed how cute and attractive he was. Zia seemed to have the same sentiments for Bobby.

"Really?" Ari asked.

"Trust me…I think about you a lot," he confessed, as he took her hands in his own. She smiled and as they were about to kiss, they heard a gunshot ring out, followed by screams and a man in dark clothes running out of one of the shops in the mall.

"You make sure no one's hurt…I've got this one," Flynn said, as he gave chase, while Bobby rushed into the shop. Flynn was fast and limber, thanks to years of running himself on the streets. He had once been a thief as well and had it pointed out more than once by other criminals that he was once like them. But his adopted mother had quickly refuted any of those claims, telling him that she had once been a bandit and stole for survival. He was the same and had never once even thought about hurting anyone. She made sure he understood such an important distinction. He was nothing like this man. He was stealing just to take and hurt people, most likely.

He chased the perpetrator through the mall, as he shoved things down in his path and barreled through people. Flynn jumped over objects and managed to dodge all the alarmed spectators. He chased him toward the outer fencing around the amusement park and his eyes darted around, as he decided to try and climb it. But Flynn caught up to him and the desperate criminal pulled his gun on him. Flynn put his hands out and kept inching forward.

"Put the weapon down," he ordered.

"Stupid welp…how much use is that sword on your back against a gun," he taunted.

"More useful than you think," Flynn countered, as they circled.

"Keep your distance! I'll shoot you…I swear!" he warned.

"You don't want to do that…right now, you're facing petty theft and attempted assault with a weapon. It's serious…but it gets a whole lot more serious if you fire that weapon at me," Flynn warned, trying to reason as David had taught him to do.

"Charmings…so smug and up on your high horse," the man growled.

"But you're not even a real one, are you brat? You're the one that can't use magic!" he laughed. Flynn clenched his teeth and rushed him, drawing his sword in the blink of an eye. The man was shocked and he squeezed the trigger, probably by accident and the bullet hit Flynn in the shoulder. He recoiled in shock and hit the ground with a thud. Instinctively, his hand went right to the wound, but both he and the perpetrator were stunned to see that there was no blood or wound to speak of. Flynn patted his shoulder and shrugged out of his jacket, leaving him in a black tank top and he examined his shoulder. He saw a tiny scratch where there should have been a gunshot wound. His eyes widened further, as he picked up a small metal object from the dirt. It was the bullet, smashed and broken in two pieces.

"What the hell…what kind of freak are you?" the thief uttered, as he prepared to run again. But Flynn got over his shock quickly enough and tackled the man to the ground, just as Bobby arrived.

"He shot into the ceiling of the shop just to scare people," the darker haired young man said, as Flynn cuffed him. Bobby frisked him and recovered a bag full of money from the cash register and shoved it in an evidence bag.

"I shot you! You should be bleeding from your shoulder right now!" the man exclaimed loudly enough for everyone to hear around them.

"What?" Bobby asked, as Flynn's face still reflected shock and he showed his brother the bullet fragments.

"No wound?" he asked. Not even Bobby was bulletproof, unless he was ready to use magic to shield himself.

"No idea…" Flynn said, with a shaky voice. He was clearly a little freaked out by it and he felt all the spectators' eyes on him.

"I'm calling Dad," Bobby said, as they hauled the criminal out of the park.

"Flynn!" Ariana cried, as she and Zia caught up and she hugged him fiercely.

"I'm fine…I don't know how, but I am," he said. She swallowed and nodded, giving him a silent look of support. Asgardians themselves varied in strength and Ari wasn't quite sure if she could walk away from a bullet unscathed. She would definitely survive one better than a normal human, but only warriors of calibur like her father and Sif could theoretically walk through a barrage of bullets. Only someone like Thor was completely impervious to such injury.

"Mom and Dad are at Gold's shop," Bobby said, as he hung up the phone. Flynn pressed a button on his watch and they stepped through the portal to Storybrooke.

~*~

The shop bell chimed and he didn't bother telling the patrons that he was closed, because they weren't there to buy anything. Somewhere, over the years, the Charmings had become family. He would have had a good laugh at that if you had told him he would be considered family with the Charmings years ago.

"Word on the street is that you disappeared today with James and Aphrodite, so I had a feeling I'd be seeing you soon," Rumple said.

"Have you had any visions of the future?" Snow asked curiously.

"Impressions only…and they don't make much sense to me. I was hoping I would get some hints from you. I see a mysterious slime…and your adopted son," Rumple replied.

"Yeah…we might know why," David said, as he took a breath.

"It's really long…but the short explanation is that Hermes sensed a new evil and the All World River is contaminated with this slime," David began.

"Universes are being erased and we were taken to another realm to meet a God called Kaioshin," Snow added.

"Shin…I recall the name from an earlier Dark One…" Gold said.

"In short, Flynn's not from here, Gothel intercepted him when he arrived since we were gone in Atlantis when he came, and put a spell on him, suppressing his real power," David explained.

"That explains his strange aura that I felt around him this afternoon," Gold said.

"Aura?" Snow asked.

"All people have an aura. Your magical children each have a remarkable aura. Flynn's was nothing out of the ordinary, until he started his training in earnest. Now it's very strong, but not quite magical," Gold replied.

"Shin called it Ki energy. Apparently, he was born from half of a race of warriors that are gifted with amazing strength. Gothel's shop is getting raided in the morning and we're going to make her lift whatever spell she put on our son," David said.

"Shin thinks Flynn and Bobby's combined ki and magic might be the only thing to stop whatever is coming," Snow added. Gold nodded.

"Once again, we're facing almost certain destruction," he said bitterly. They nodded sadly.

"Have you told the boy yet?" Rumple asked.

"No…we came here first and we're going to tell him tonight," David replied.

"What is the name of the people he comes from?" Gold questioned.

"Saiyans," David said. Saiyans. Rumple disappeared into his thoughts for a moment, weaving through the memories of previous dark ones.

"I…I think I recall a legend about the Saiyans; one hailing from the Dragon Kingdom," Rumple said.

"Really?" Snow asked.

"It was ages ago though…in the infancy of the Kingdom, long before Esteban was even a thought. I believe the legend was that the very first Dragon King was a being from another planet and called a Saiyan. I don't know much else, because the Dark One of the time was uninterested in the legends," Rumple explained.

"Rose's library might have something though," Snow realized, as David's phone rang.

"Hey Bobby…is everything okay?" he asked, before listening.

"What!? Are you and Flynn okay?" he questioned and David sighed.

"Okay…meet us outside Gold's shop," he said, as he hung up.

"What's wrong with the boys?" Snow asked anxiously.

"They intercepted and caught a criminal that robbed a store in the mall. The guy shot at Flynn," David replied, earning a gasp from his wife.

"Is he okay?" Snow asked desperately.

"Yeah…that's the thing. The bullet bounced right off him. He's a little freaked out right now," David replied. She sighed in relief that no one was hurt, before a thought occurred to her.

"But if Gothel has a spell on him, suppressing his strength, then how did he stop a bullet?" she asked.

"I mean, I'm so relieved he's not hurt, but does that mean the spell is weakening?" she added, as she looked at Gold.

"It's very possible…he has been training in earnest these last few years," the Dark One answered.

"Do you think he can break the spell on his own?" David asked.

"In time, yes…but I don't think we have time for that," Gold replied.

"I agree…we're going to make Gothel undo whatever she did. We just have to break it to Flynn now," he said, as they stepped outside, as their boys came through the portal with their girlfriends and the perpetrator. It was going to be a long night…

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the ultimate list of comic book recommendations

Hello and welcome everyone! So if you don’t know, my name is Meg, and I happen to be an avid comic book/graphic novel reader and collector (even though I often write in a more fanon universe). So I thought for this post I would compile some of my favorite books for y’all. 

I’ll categorize these, but don’t be afraid to try something completely different that what you’ve read before! And for new readers, this list can be a great way to find out where to start. So with that in mind, here’s the list!

DC COMICS

“So I like Batman but I don’t know where to start!”

Batman: Year One by Frank Miller - A classic detective Batman Story; a great starting off point for the character and comic books as a whole.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller - Another classic, highly rated comic. Features an older Batman and introduces Carrie as Robin.

Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb - My brother’s favorite. Gripping from start to end. More detective Bats.

For fans of darker/more artistic/”different” Batman stories

Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy - Batman “bad”. Joker “good”. 

Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder - Bats and Joker in an unlikely, drug-induced team up. Some of the best art in Batman.

Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee - Big fan of both writers. Very popular book in the fandom, but I’ve never personally read it (recommended by my brother).

For fans of Robins 

A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin and Under the Red Hood by Judd Winick - pinnacle Jason stories; also for those looking for Tim Drake’s introduction.

Robin: Reborn by Chuck Dixon - Ignore the awful cover art; this is Tim Drake done right.

Red Robin by Christopher Yost - Hard to find this series in a physical copy so just read it online. Defining Tim Drake in one series *chef’s kiss* beautiful.

Super Sons by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason - The best Damian out there in my opinion, plus the addition of the always adorable Jon Kent

Ensemble

Justice League by Geoff Johns - Say what you want about n52, but this is the best JL out there (don’t fight me on this). Great for beginning readers.

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid - Alex Ross is simply the best comic artist out there. This one is a classic, but probably shouldn’t be your first rodeo with DC.

Brightest Day by Geoff Johns - Again, not for beginning readers; requires A LOT of background knowledge. But amazing characterization despite the hoard of characters it features.

Justice League Dark by James Tynion IV - Ugh I just love Zatanna.

DC Bombshells by Marguerite Bennett - The best damn DC AU ever made

MARVEL COMICS

Must Read!!

Vision by Tom King - Quite literally a modern masterpiece. Just, ugh, if you take anything away from this list, it’s go pick up Tom King’s Vision. Don’t like Vision? Doesn’t matter go pick up Tom King’s Vision-

Street-level heroes just trying their best (my favorite kind of comics)

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction - Hands down my favorite comic series of all time. Perfect characterization of Clint and Kate. Pick these up before the Disney+ series comes out :) Cannot recommend this enough.

Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson - Actual ray of sunshine Kamala Khan will take over your life. Follows her coming to grips with her powers as a POC teen who needs to balance school, home, and hero life.

Let’s hear it for the ladies!

Captain Marvel by Kelly Deconnick - Liked the movie? You’ll love this. So much heart and humor.

Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont - I got my copy signed by Claremont and almost cried. First comic I bought with my own money; has a special place in my heart.

Jean Grey by Dennis Hopeless - What can I say? I’m a Jean stan forever. A nice pick-me-up after DPS. Features a young Jean in the wrong universe.

Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour - Liked Spiderverse? Boy, do I have the comic for you.

Misc and Third Party

Watchmen by Alan Moore - Simply a masterpiece

Space Riders by Fabian Jr. Rangel - A fever dream from start to finish, in space. Amazing artistry.

Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way - Speaks for itself. The show is too damn good.

WHAT I’M READING NOW!

The New Teen Titans by Maru Wolfman and George Perez

Batman: Last Knight on Earth by Scott Snyder

DCEASED

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia

Hope these help!! Let me know what you think if you pick any of these up. Feel free to message me for more recs or information on any of these. Also, feel free to reblog with your favorite comics!! Lmk if you want to see more rec lists like these or even comic reviews :) Thanks!

[hms-chill]

RWRB Study Guide, Chapter 8

Hi y’all! I’m going through Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue and defining/explaining references! Feel free to follow along, or block the tag #rwrbStudyGuide if you’re not interested!

James I (203): James I/VI (First of England, Sixth of Scotland) is known for both translating the Bible and being just... so, so incredibly gay. The book mentions that he promoted a dumb jock to gentleman of the bedchamber, but it leaves out that 13-year-old James would just make out with dudes in public, and that the dumb jock (George Villers) was James’s third serious adult relationship. His friends introduced him to George because his last boyfriend was bad for the kingdom. 

George Eliot (205): Mary Anne Evans wrote under the pen name George Eliot to escape the stereotype that women could only write romances. She wrote seven novels, of which Middlemarch is the most famous, known for their realism and psychological insight.

Daniel Defoe (205): A pioneer of the English novel, Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe as well as a series of divisive political pamphlets and tracts.

Jonathan Swift (205): Irish political writer most famous for A Modest Proposal, a satirical piece that suggests cannibalism of infants as a more humane response to the British treatment of Ireland than letting them grow to starve in adulthood.

Dickens... “woman who languishes away in a crumbling mansion wearing her wedding gown” (205): Charles Dickens wrote stories concerned with the lower classes. This quote in particular refers to Miss Havisham from Great Expectations, who was left at the altar and refused to take off her wedding dress or even put away the food set out for the wedding.

Sense and Sensibility (205): This is probably Austen’s second most popular novel (after Pride and Prejudice); it follows the four Dashwood women in their move to a new home following the death of Mr. Dashwood. Like most of Austen’s novels, the opinionated narrator follows the women through a series of romantic mishaps, culminating in a happy ending.

Green American Money (206): Fun fact, British money is blue and orange and purple and all sorts of fun colors! It also all looks different, because (at least in Scotland) four banks are allowed to print pound notes, so there are four different designs all in circulation.

Sean Hannity (206): A conservative American political commentator.

Harvard rowing (206): Rowing is like... the bougiest of sports.

Pleiad (206): In Greek mythology, the pleiades were the daughters of the titan Atlas who became stars following his entrapment under the earth. They are remembered for their beauty and loyalty. Myths of the missing pleiad explain why only six of the seven stars are visible to the naked eye. According to some sources, the missing pleiad is Merope, who was shamed out of the sky for her relationship with a mortal.

Minute Maid Park (206): The baseball stadium associated with the Houston Astros baseball team; it seats just over 41,000.

Politico (207): An American political opinion news source.

Drop-kick Murphys (208): An American Celtic punk band. (listen here and here)

The Klan (209): The Ku Klux Klan, an incredibly racist organization that has been responsible for the lynching of thousands of people of color.

Kim Nam-June (210): Kim Nam-Joon, known as RM or Rap Monster, is the leader and rapper of the K-pop group BTS.

Milwaukee (211): The largest city in and main cultural center of Wisconsin, which is a “swing state”, meaning that it could go either way politically in a national election.

Seth Meyers (211): An American talk show host and comedian whose creatively titled show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, is liberal-leaning. He hosts celebrities and often chats about politics or the news.

Clear Crystal Quartz (211): Apparently the most “iconic” crystal, it is believed to be able to help with clarity and the achievement of goals.

Wimbledon (213): The oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious.

Royal Box (213): The royal box at Wimbledon is a section of the best seats, reserved for royalty and specially invited celebrity/politically powerful guests.

David Beckham (213): A former professional soccer player and current fashion icon known for being hot and wearing nice suits.

McQueen (214): Alexander McQueen was an openly gay British fashion designer who rose from a lower class background to become one of the most famous designers in the world. Though he died in 2010, his brand continues to be known for unconventional fashion shows and theatrical imagery. 

Dashikis (215): A colorful, ornate piece of clothing somewhere between a shirt and a tunic originally from West Africa.

Orangery (218): A very large greenhouse or conservatory designed for growing orange trees.

Woman at her Toilet (218): This painting shows a woman in her bedroom putting on her socks with a little dog next to her; you can see it here.

Baroque bed* (218): Baroque art was designed to show off a monarch’s power; it is incredibly extravagant (Versailles is pretty much the iconic Baroque thing; you can see more about it here).

The Killers (219): An American rock band formed in the early 2000s and known for having donated over $1 million to charity (they did “Mr. Brightside”). (listen here and here). According to McQuinston’s twitter, the song Henry plays is “When You Were Young”, which you can listen to here.

Dred Scott (219): In the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case, the US supreme court ruled that the constitution did not extend to or protect Black folks. 

Nina Simone (219): An American singer/songwriter/political activist whose music spanned a variety of genres and whose activism focused largely on the civil rights movement and was largely influenced by her “friend” Lorraine Hansberry, a Black lesbian playwright. (You know Hozier’s “Nina Cried Power”? She’s Nina) (listen here and here)

Otis Redding (219): Considered one of the greatest singers in American pop music and was one of the foundational soul artists in the US. (listen here and here)

Brahms (219): A German composer known for sticking to more classical forms of music while his contemporaries often leaned toward more dramatic or opulent styles. (listen here and here)

Wagner** (219): A German composer who wrote both the music and the librettos for his operas; his works tend to be very complex, and he has been credited with beginning modern music. (listen here and here)

Romantic (219): Artistically, the Romantic movement was a direct response to industrialization that called for a return to and celebration of nature. Queerness was very much a part of this movement, as it was seen as a return to or celebration of one’s natural state (think Byron).

War of the Romantics (219): A music history term used to describe the split between conservative composers like Brahms who wanted to stick with the Baroque, opulent styles of the past century and radical progressive composers like Liszt, who favored newer styles that blended music with narrative and morals.

Liszt (219): A Hungarian composer known for a diverse body of work and his position as the leader of the radical progressive group in the War of the Romantics. (listen here and here)

Alexander Scriabin (219): Russian composer known for his atonal or dissonant music. (listen to the piece Henry mentions here)

Elton John’s “Your Song” (219): A song written before Elton John came out, but with his queerness in mind. In a 2013 interview, John referred to it as “a perfect song”, and that the lyrics (written by Bernie Taupin) got even better as he got older and sang it more. (listen here)

Consecrated (220): made holy.

DNC (221): The Democratic national conference, when members of the Democratic (liberal) party get together to prepare for a presidential race.

College Republicans of Vanderbilt University (221): Vanderbilt University is a private (and therefore more expensive) school in Nashville, Tennessee. Its location in the South and its price tag would both mark it as being more conservative.

Cage match (221): A type of wrestling match that takes place inside a steel cage; the most common way of winning is by escaping the cage, usually by climbing over the top.

Paul Ryan (222): A conservative retired politician and former Speaker of the House.

The Second Amendment (222): The second amendment grants Americans the right to bear arms (have guns).

Salon (222): An American news and opinion website with a politically liberal editorial stance.

Air Force One (222): the president’s plane

“My Canadian girlfriend” (223): A running joke that someone (often a high schooler) whose partner goes to another school or lives somewhere else is made up.

Five Guys (225): Five Guys Burger and Fries is a popular fast food burger chain across the US.

Vampire Weekend (225): An American indie rock band.

The general (226): the general election in November, when Americans would vote for their president

Plainclothes (226): out of uniform

The Beekman (226): A very fancy hotel in Lower Manhattan, near the Brooklyn Bridge.

NATO (233): the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

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*every time I read this, I flinch just a little bit. Baroque architecture is just... so much, and the concept of a Baroque bed when beds/bedrooms are supposed to be simple to help you rest... It’s just so much and I hate it with all of my being. I’m sorry if you like Baroque furniture, but especially for Henry, who dreams of a simple life where he can just write and be anonymous... It’s a big yikes.

** Literally no one asked, but his stuff is just... it’s so boring? Like I’m sure it’s great to fall asleep to or calm down to, but I tried to listen to it while I wrote this and I just couldn’t. Liszt is better, but he’s no Mozart. Also? Mozart wrote BOPS. ONLY. “The Birdcatcher’s Song” slaps and no one can change my mind on that.

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If there’s anything I missed or that you’d like more on, please let me know! And if you’d like to/are able, please consider buying me a ko-fi? I know not everyone can, and that’s fine, but these things take a lot of time/work and I’d really appreciate it!

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Chapter 1 // Chapter 7 // Chapter 9

[ieatsurveys]

Popular Songs of the Early 2000s [xspinningisfun – keep tag on <3]

Bold the ones that you know of!

2000 1.Who Let The Dogs Out? -Baha Men 2. All The Small Things -Blink 182 3. Amazed -Lonestar 4. Oops, I Did It Again -Britney Spears 5. Graduation -Vitamin C 6. Bye, Bye, Bye -N*Sync 7. Independent Woman -Destiny’s Child 8. Let’s Make Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 9. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 4000 10. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera 11. I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden 12. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi 13. Breathe – Faith Hill 14. Shake Your Bon-Bon – Ricky Martin 15. Blue (Da Ba Dee) – Eiffel 65 16. Goobye Earl – Dixie Chicks 17. Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge 18. The Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang 19. The Real Slim Shady – Eminem 20. Say My Name – Destiny’s Child 21. It’s Gonna Be Me – N*Sync 22. Party Up – DMX 23. Sexual (Li Da Di) – Amber 24. Country Grammar – Nelly 25. Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter

2001 1. Hanging By A Moment -Lifehouse 2. Allin’ -Alicia Keys 3. All For You -Janet 4. If You’re Gone -Matchbox Twenty 5. I’M Real -Jennifer Lopez ft. Ja Rule 6. Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) -Train 7. Let Me Blow Ya Mind  -Eve ft. Gwen Stefani 8. Thank You  -Dido 9. Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)  -Blu Cantrell 10. Independent Women Part I -Destiny’s Child 11. Again  -Lenny Kravitz 12. It’S Been Awhile  -Staind 13. Stutter  -Joe ft. Mystikal 14. It Wasn’T Me’  -Shaggy ft. Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent 15. U Remind Me  -Usher 16. Where The Party At  -Jagged Edge With Nelly 17. Angel  -Shaggy Featuring Rayvon 18. Ride Wit Me  -Nelly Featuring City Spud 19. Peaches & Cream  -112 20. Follow Me  -Uncle Kracker 21. Drive  -Incubus 22. What Would You Do?  -Alicia Keys 23. Survivor  -Destiny’s Child 24. Lady Marmalade  -Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink 25. Ms. Jackson  -OutKast

2002 1. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson 2. Hot In Herre – Nelly 3. Complicated – Avril Lavigne 4. Girlfriend – N Sync & Nelly 5. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne 6. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes 7. Dirrty – Christina Aguilera 8. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton 9. Heaven – DJ Sammy 10. Gimme The Light – Sean Paul 11. The World’s Greatest – R Kelly 12. Jenny From The Block – Jennifer Lopez Featuring Jadakiss & Styles 13. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith 14. Goodbye To You – Michelle Branch 15. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue 16. The Game Of Love – Santana Featuring Michelle Branch 17. Young’n (Holla Back) – Fabolous 18. She Hates Me – Puddle Of Mudd 19. Starry Eyed Surprise – Oakenfold Featuring Shifty Shellshock 20. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World 21. Say I Yi Yi – Ying Yang Twins 22. Just A Friend 2002 – Mario 23. Hey Baby – No Doubt and Bounty Killer 24. Work It – Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott 25. U Don’t Have To Call – Usher

2003 1. In Da Club -50 Cent 2. Crazy in Love -Beyonce w. Jay-Z 3. Get Busy -Sean Paul 4. When I’m Gone -Three Doors Down 5. Ignition -R Kelly 6. Baby Boy -Beyonce w. Sean Paul 7. This is the Night -Clay Aiken 8. Bring Me To Life -Evanescence 9. Right Thurr -Chingy 10. Unwell -Matchbox Twenty 11. Picture -Kid Rock w. Sheryl Crow 12. Drift Away -Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray 13. Get Low -Lil’ John & The East Side Boyz 14. Beautiful -Christina Aguilera 15. I’m With You -Avril Lavigne 16. Miss You -Aalyiah 17. 21 Questions -50 Cent & Nate Dogg 18. Shake Ya Tailfeather Nelly -P. Diddy and Murphy Lee 19. All I Have -Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J 20. I Know What You Want -Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey 21. Magic Stick -Lil’ Kim w. 50 Cent 22. Bump Bump Bump -B2K and P. Diddy 23. Flying Without Wings -Ruben Studdard 24. Here Without You -3 Doors Down 25. Work It -Missy Elliot

2004 1. Yeah! -Usher 2. Burn -Usher 3. This Love -Maroon 5 4. The Way You Move -Outkast 5. If I Ain’t Got You -Alecia Keys 6. Hey Ya! -Outkast 7. I Don’t Wanna Know -Mario Winans 8. The Reason -Hoobastank 9. Confessions Part II -Usher 10. My Immortal -Evanescence 11. Naughty Girl -Beyonce 12. Let’s Get It Started -Black Eyed Peas 13. My Boo -Usher and Alecia Keys 14. She Will Be Loved -Maroon 5 15. The First Cut Is the Deepest -Sheryl Crow 16. Toxic -Britney Spears 17. Someday -Nickelback 18. I Believe -Fantasia 19. Breakaway -Kelly Clarkson 20. Slow Jamz -Twista 21. Dirt Off Your Shoulder -Jay-Z 22. Freak-A-Leek -Petey Pablo 23. The Way -Clay Aiken 24. Numb -Linkin’ Park 25. Dip It Low -Christina Milian

2005 1. We Belong Together -Mariah Carey 2. Let Me Love You -Mario 3. Since U Been Gone -Kelly Clarkson 4. Hollaback Girl -Gwen Stefani 5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Greenday 6. Don’t Cha -The Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes 7. Candy Shop -50 Cent 8. 1, 2, Step -Ciara and Missy Elliot 9. Gold Digger -Kanye West 10. Don’t Phunk With My Heart -The Black Eyed Peas 11. Drop It Like It’s Hot -Snoop Dogg 12. Shake It Off -Mariah Carey 13. Disco Inferno -50 Cent 14. Behind These Hazel Eyes -Kelly Clarkson 15. Beverly Hills -Weezer 16. Just a Lil Bit -50 Cent 17. Lose Control -Missy Elliot 18. How We Do -The Game & 50 Cent 19. You & Me -Lifehouse 20. Soldier -Destiny’s Child 21. Rich Girl -Gwen Stefani 22. Mr. Brightside -The Killers 23. Oh -Ciara and Ludacris 24. Pon De Replay -Rihanna 25. Hate It Or Love It -The Game and 50 Cent

2006 1. Sexyback – Justin Timberlake 2. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean 3. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland 4. Everytime We Touch – Cascada 5. Temperature – Sean Paul 6. S.O.S. – Rihanna 7. Beep – Pussy Cat Dolls 8. Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer 9. Pump It – Black Eyed Peas 10. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt 11. Maneater – Nelly Furtado 12. Single – Natasha Bedingfield 13. What Hurts the Most – Rascall Flatts 14. Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It – Dem Franchise Boys 15. Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson 16. It’s Goin’ Down – Young Joc 17. Dance, Dance -Fall Out Boy 18. Smack That – Akon & Eminem 19. I Write Songs, Not Tragedies – Panic! At the Disco 20. We’re All In This Together – High School Musical Cast 21. Ms. New Booty – Bubba Sparx 22. How To Save A Life – The Fray 23. Rompe – Daddy Yankee 24. Check On It – Beyonce Featuring Slim Thugg 25. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

2007 1. The Sweet Escape -Gwen Stefani & Akon 2. Girlfriend -Avril Lavigne 3. Irreplaceable -Beyonce 4. Before He Cheats -Carrie Underwood 5. Crank Dat -Soulja Boy 6. Rehab -Amy Winehouse 7. Umbrella -Rhianna 8. Hey There Delilah -Plain White T’s 9. Glamorous -Fergie 10. I Wanna Luv U -Akon 11. Bubbly -Colbie Caillat 12. Walk It Out -Unk 13. Don’t Matter -Akon 14. Fergalicious -Fergie 15. Lip Gloss -Lil Mama 16. Candyman -Christina Aguilera 17. Break It Off -Rhianna 18. S.O.S. -Jonas Brothers 19. Stronger -Kanye West 20. Thks Fr Th Mmrs -Fall Out Boy 21. Pop, Lock and Drop It -Huey 22. Shut Up and Drive -Rhianna 23. Because of You -Ne-Yo 24. Home -Daughtry 25. Tattoo -Jordan Sparks

2008 1. So What – Pink 2. Just Dance – Lady Gaga 3. Leavin’ – Jesse McCartney 4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz 5. Gives You Hell – All-American Rejects 6. Damaged – Danity Kane 7. Shake It – Metro Station 8. Love Story – Taylor Swift 9. When I Grow Up – Pussycat Dolls 10. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry 11. Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna 12. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers 13. Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain 14. Calabria – Enur featuring Natasja 15. Love Like This – Natasha Bedingfield and Sean Kingston 16. 7 Things – Miley Cyrus 17. Lollipop – Lil Wayne 18. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield 19. Circus – Britney Spears 20. Summertime – New Kids On The Block 21. Our Song- Taylor Swift 22. All Summer Long – Kid Rock 23. Closer – Ne-Yo 24. Viva La Vida – Coldplay 25. See You Again – Miley Cyrus

2009 1. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas 2. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas 3. I Know You Want Me (Calle Oche) – Pitbull 4. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift 5. Lovegame – Lady Gaga 6. Don’t Trust Me – 3OH3! 7. Please Don’t Leave Me – Pink 8. Right Round – Flo-Rida 9. Poker Face – Lady Gaga 10. Goodbye – Kristinia Debarge 11. Say Hey – Evan Taubenfeld Michael Franti & Spearhead 12. New Divide – Linkin Park 13. The Climb – Miley Cyrus 14. Best I Ever had – Drake 15. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester 16. Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillet 17. Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry 18. Paranoid – Jonas Brothers 19. Wanted – Jessie James 20. Fire Burning – Sean Kingston 21. Not Meant To Be – Theory of a Deadman 22. Love, Sex and Magic – Ciara & Justin Timberlake 23. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon 24. Day N Nite – Kid Cuti 25. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus

[heroicadventurists]

Comic Con @ Home panel and exhibitor list (so far)

Source: Comic-Con@Home

Source: SDCC unofficial blog

TV & Movies

American Dad: Ever wanted to learn how to draw one of your favorite AD! characters? Now is your chance, join show Supervising Director, Brent Woods, as he teaches the cast and executive producers how to draw Roger! Grab a sketchbook & pens and learn to draw everyone’s favorite alien alongside Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley), Wendy Schaal (Francine), Scott Grimes (Steve), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus) and EPs Nic Wegener and Joe Chandler as they chat about the current season and look toward the series’ 300th episode airing on TBS this fall.

[NEW] Archer (July 24 at 5PM PT): with Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Lucky Yates, Amber Nash, and moderated by Casey Willis.

The Blacklist

Bill & Ted Face the Music: with stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, as well as Wyld Stallyns, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler, and director Dean Parisot and writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. Moderated by Kevin Smith.

[NEW] Blast Off with Disney+’s The Right Stuff (July 25 at 1PM PT).

Bless the Harts: Join the Harts, in quarantine of course, for a Paint & Sip! Watch Kristen Wiig (Jenny Hart), Maya Rudolph (Betty Hart), Ike Barinholtz (Wayne Edwards), Jillian Bell (Violet Hart) and Fortune Feimster (Brenda) with executive producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Andy Bobrow try to recreate Bless The Harts characters while chatting about their favorite moments from season one, what they’re looking forward to in season two on FOX this Fall and how they’ve kept busy during quarantine while drinking the show’s favorite drink – boxed wine!

Bob’s Burgers: The Emmy Award-winning animated FOX series “Bob’s Burgers” invites fans into their homes for a virtual panel with all of the laughs and surprises they generally bring to the Indigo Ballroom. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard will break news about the upcoming season, and the always entertaining cast including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy will have you howling with laughter with never-before-seen footage, followed by a lively panel discussion and fan Q&A.

Constantine: 15th Anniversary Reunion: with Keanu Reeves, director Francis Lawrence, and Akiva Goldsman.

Crossing Swords: Hulu Original Crossing Swordsfollows Patrick, a good hearted peasant who lands a coveted squire position at the royal castle. His dream job quickly turns into a nightmare when he learns his beloved kingdom is run by a hornet’s nest of horny monarchs, crooks and charlatans. Even worse, Patrick’s valor made him the black sheep in his family, and now his criminal siblings have returned to make his life hell. War, murder, full frontal nudity—who knew brightly colored peg people led such exciting lives? With Scott Mantz, Seth Green, Alanna Ubach, Tara Strong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Adam Pally, Tom Root, John Harvatine IV, and Adam Ray.

A Conversation with Nathan Fillion: Showrunner Alexi Hawley (“The Rookie”) talks with Nathan Fillion (“Firefly,” “Castle,” “The Rookie”) about his career in film and television. With special appearances by Joss Whedon, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Mekia Cox, Molly Quinn, Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas.

Director’s on Directing: with Robert Rodriguez, Colin Trevorrow, and Joseph Kosinski.

The Dragon Prince: with creators Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, as well as voice cast Jack Desena, Paula Burrows, Sasha Rojen, Erik Todd Dellums, Jason Simpson, Jesse Inocalla, and Racquel Belmonte

Duncanville: Join executive producers Mike & Julie Scully, executive producer and star, Amy Poehler, along with stars Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Joy Osmanski, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro and guest stars Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa for an exclusive first look at the upcoming second season; returning next Spring on FOX.

Emily the Strange: with creator Rob Reger and illustrator Buzz Parker

Family Guy: Join cast Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green and executive producers Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin and Kara Vallow from FOX’s hit animated comedy “Family Guy” as we celebrate 350 episodes with a virtual table read! After, we’ll take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the last 18 seasons, plus a special sneak peek at the hilarity and hi-jinx coming up in our 19th season premiering this fall on FOX!

Fear the Walking Dead: Fear the Walking Dead will present a panel for the series’ upcoming sixth season, premiering later this year. Moderated by Hardwick, the panel will feature Gimple, Showrunners and Executive Producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg and cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Karen David, Jenna Elfman and Rubén Blades.

G-Loc: with director Tom Paton, and stars Stephen Moyer, Tala Gouveia, Casper Van Dien, and John Rhys-Davies. Moderated by Jacob Oller.

The Goldbergs: with cast members Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, George Segal, Hayley Orrantia, and Sam Lerner

Helstrom: As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, Hulu Original Helstrom follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills.

HOOPS: The star-studded voice cast of “Hoops,” a new adult animated series for Netflix launching this summer from 20th Century Fox Television (“The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “Bob’s Burgers”), gathered for an irreverent-in-the-best-way conversation about coming together to make this show that follows a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who is sure he’ll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around. Voice stars Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King and A.D. Miles join creator and executive producer Ben Hoffman and moderator/ guest voice star Max Greenfield (Johnson’s former “New Girl” co-star) for a truly wild and hilarious Q&A. Fans will be treated to an exclusive first look at footage from the premiere episode. “Hoops” comes from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman (“The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “Archer”), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“The Lego Movie”), with animation produced by Bento Box (“Bob’s Burgers”).

Kevin Smith: You know what this is.

LGBTQ Representation on TV: with Jamie Chung (Once Upon A Time), Jamie Clayton (Roswell: New Mexico), Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Tatiana Maslany (Perry Mason, Orphan Black), Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery), J. August Richards (Council of Dads, Angel, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Harry Shum, Jr. (Shadowhunters) and Brian Michael Smith (9-1-1: Lone Star). The panel will be moderated by TV Guide Magazine West Coast Bureau Chief Jim Halterman.

[NEW] A Look Inside Marvel’s 616 on Disney+ (July 23 at 1PM PT).

Motherland: Fort Salen: TBA

NEXT: Coming to FOX in Fall 2020, “NEXT” arrives at Comic-Con@Home with a sneak peek of the thrilling opening scene of the propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with an examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand. “NEXT” stars John Slattery (“Mad Men”) as a Silicon Valley pioneer, who teams with cybercrime agent Fernanda Andrade (“The First”), to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Panelists will include creator and executive producer Manny Coto (“24”), John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley (“Ozark”), Jason Butler Harner (“Ozark”) and Eve Harlow (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) for a fascinating conversation about the new series and how AI and technology infiltrates all of our lives, moderated by Thrillist’s Esther Zuckerman.

NOS4A2: Moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Clark Collis, the panel will feature Showrunner and Executive Producer Jami O’Brien, Executive Producer Joe Hill and cast member Zachary Quinto.

[NEW] Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (12PM PT).

Rooster Teeth: Yssa Badiola, Torrian Crawford, Barbara Dunkelman, Fiona Nova, Kerry Shawcross, and special guest F.J. DeSanto are going to virtually smack you in the face with exclusive reveals and new information about Recorded by Arizal, Red vs. Blue Zero, RWBY Volume 8, and Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege.

The Simpsons: They’ll never stop The Simpsons!…from appearing at Comic-Con; this time on zoom. Join Al Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine, Mike B. Anderson and moderator Yeardley Smith. Find out how the show has surmounted social distancing and turbulent times en route to season 32!

Solar Opposites: Your favorite Shlorpians are getting together for Comic-Con at Home! As Hulu’s most-watched original comedy premiere to date, “Solar Opposites” centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome, while protecting the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth… Join Justin Roiland (“Korvo”), Thomas Middleditch (“Terry”), Sean Giambrone (“Yumyulack”), Mary Mack (“Jesse”) and executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel for all things “Solar Opposites” including an exclusive clip from the upcoming second season!

Stumptown: with cast members Jake Johnson, Cobie Smulders, and Michael Ealy

TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites: Hale Appleman (The Magicians), Chris Chalk (Gotham, Perry Mason), Robbie Amell (Upload), Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard), Richard Harmon (The 100), Lindsey Morgan (The 100), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows), and Alex Newell (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist)

The Walking Dead: The Walking Dead will make its 11th San Diego Comic-Con appearance with a panel spotlighting the Season 10 Finale episode, “A Certain Doom,” which will air as a standalone episode later this year. Moderated by Hardwick, the panel will feature Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang, Executive Producer Greg Nicotero, who directed the season finale, and cast members Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt and Paola Lazaro, among others.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond: The Walking Dead: World Beyond makes its Comic-Con International debut as the third series in wildly successful The Walking Dead Universe. Moderated by Hardwick, the series’ panel will feature Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer Matt Negrete and cast members Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicholas Cantu, Nico Tortorella, Julia Ormond and Joe Holt.

[NEW] What We Do in the Shadows (July 25 at 5PM PT): with Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Mark Proksch, Harvey Guillen, Paul Simms, Stefani Robinson, and moderated by Haley Joel Osment.

Wynonna Earp.

COMICS

Celebrating 80 Years of The Spirit: Moderated by Danny Fingeroth.

Decoding the Kirby/Lee Relationship: with Danny Fingeroth.

[NEW] Howard Cruse: The Godfather of Queer Comics.

In Conversation with Robert Kirkman: Creator Robert Kirkman answers fan questions on his titles including THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, FIRE POWER, OBLIVION SONG, and more!

[NEW] LGBTQ Comics and Popular Media for Young People.

[NEW] Out in Comics 33: Virtually Yours.

[NEW] Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing: Friday, July 24, 11:00 AM PST

[NEW] MARVEL HQ: Thursday, July 23, 4:00 PM PST

Skybound Presents: Comics & Creators: A panel of Skybound’s comic book creators including Robert Kirkman, the team behind EXCELLENCE, and more come together to discuss their latest projects.

Tribute to Dennis O’Neil: with Danny Fingeroth.

The Wonderful, Horrible History of E.C. Comics: Moderated by Danny Fingeroth.

OTHER

The Art of Collaboration: Duos Behind Top Films, TV Shows, & Video Games.

California Browncoats.

Creative Renaissance: How to Thrive When it’s Hard to Survive. The continued need for social distancing has brought about a creative renaissance in the digital space. Join the conversation with Joe Barrette (Creators, Assemble!), Phil Jimenez (Creators4Comics), Alonso Nunez (Little Fish Comic Book Studio), and Kit Steinaway (Book Industry Charitable Fund) to hear how nonprofit organizations are working with comics creators to support each other and their communities during these challenging times. You will hear about new learning opportunities, collaborations, how to forge new creative friendships in a time of global disconnect and what it means to find your tribe through fandom and shared passion. Moderated by Dan Wood (Comics librarian, EPL).

From Script to Screen: Behind-the-Scenes of Your Favorite Film & TV Shows.

The Future of Entertainment.

GirlsDrawinGirls Presents Industry Professional Women Artists in Quarantine: Balancing Work, Art, Homeschooling, and Life: With Melody Severns, Debbie Mahan, Sherry Delorme, Rehana Khan-Tarin, Aisling Harbert-Phillips, and Christine Chang.

The Legal Geeks.

Making a Living Being Creative: with Lee Kohse, Brendan Hay, Lex Cassar, and Johnny Kolasinski.

Masters of the Illustrated Film Poster.

Music for Animation.