#season 16 episode 8 i will see you tomorrow!

[idk-i-just-really-like-tsc]

anyway. princess meredith grey going back to court or jail. thrilling television!

[sugolara]

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝

Feat. Katsuki Bakugo x Shoto Todoroki x Izuku Midoriya x fem! reader

An ongoing series.

Synopsis: After a deadly virus leaks all over the world, every country is forced to close down its borders and airports to prevent anyone from coming in and out. Though, it's too late for some people. The dead have risen and are looking for revenge.

Cw: gore, quirkless! au, apocalypse! au, zombie! au, weapons, death, heavy angst, lots and lots of blood, cannibalism, suicidal thoughts, updates thursday/sunday, slow burn, wd: 1k - 5k, its a quirkless! au, so u.a is a  private high school with general education along with classes that have hands-on experience; like a trade school.

BEING HEAVILY EDITED: s1 - s5 has been heavily edited as of 7/15/24 - 9/16/24, so a few things may not make sense if you are re-reading or the comments do not make sense.

Inspired by, ''The Walking Dead''

Table of contents:

Season 1: The beginning of us. Episode 1: Begin Episode 2: Not alone Episode 3: Gone but not forgotten Episode 4: You belong in this world Episode 5: Because all life is precious Episode 6: Musutafu, we'll meet again Episode 7: Izuku: I'd always thought there be more time

Season 2: The setting I lived for. Episode 8: During these two weeks Episode 9: Diopside, like your eyes Episode 10: For the first time in a long time Episode 11: Determined to survive, stay alive Episode 12: Imperturbable Episode 13: Almost complete Episode 14: Katsuki: You are going to beat this world

Season 3: The completion of us. Episode 15: Away with you Episode 16: Three months ago Episode 17: Disappear Episode 18: Thin ice Episode 19: Nothing else to lose Episode 20: My savior Episode 21: Shoto: Everything you would be will be gone

Season 4: The torture realization. Episode 22: Trouble Episode 23: For however long that'll be Episode 24: The fallen city Episode 25: Stay who you are Episode 26: Here with you Episode 27: All together Episode 28: F/n: A soul yet to be mourn

Season 5: The dawn to you. Episode 29: Back on road Episode 30: Lost Episode 31: Safe in your arms Episode 32: And so it begins Episode 33: At stake Episode 34: To be forgiven Episode 35: Familiar face

Season 6: The journey to you. Episode 36: Solace Episode 37: A stab through my ticker Episode 38: Never to easy Episode 39: To good for death Episode 40: Dreams of my hateful memories Episode 41: A stroke of luck Episode 42: Be aware Episode 43: Bait Episode 44: A thump in my heart Episode 45: Belong to me Episode 46: One step closer (Towards you)

Season 7: The ache in my heart. Episode 47: Sorston Episode 48: Bitter tenderness Episode 49: Here to stay Episode 50: The start Episode 51: Powder Episode 52: Good morning and goodbye Episode 53: For they may be my last Episode 54: An end to sorrow, grief & regret Episode 55: Even when I'm sleeping Episode 56: Reporting to duty Episode 67: I dream of you like I'm afraid tomorrow will be the last I see you

Season 8: The beauty of choice. Episode 58: Not who you were Episode 59: Just you and me Episode 60: The Plaza Episode 61: The other side Episode 62: To be ready Episode 63: You're here Episode 64: So long, my dear Episode 65: Discard me Episode 66: Secrets you'll soon share Episode 67: I wish you nothing but the best Episode 68: For as long as I live Episode 69: Goodness and kindness can't survive, at least not in the world I dreamed of

Season 9: The missing. Episode 70: I'll see you in a while Episode 71: So wait for me Episode 72: Hushed secrets

To be continued...

Playlist!

Space junk - Wang Chung Wolf - First Aid Kit Into The Black - Chromatics My Life In Rewind Run Boy Run - Woodkid Bad Before Good - Day One You're so Cool - Jonathon Bree So Bored - Gorgeous Bully Operations - Duster Civilian - Wye Oak Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Skyfall - Adele Up the wolves - The Mountains Goats Be Gone Dull Cage - Kiev Into Dust - Mazzy Star Tomorrow Is a Long Time - Bob Dylan Poison Tree - Grouper Rhymes Of An Hour - Mazzy Star You Are The Wilderness - Voxhaul Broadcast Running - Delta Spirit People, Turn Around - Delta Spirit The Lion's Roar - First Aid Kit Pain - Boy Harsher Setup - Favored Nations This Old Death - Ben Nichols Revolution - Red Shahan Mr. Splitfoot - Paris Motel The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana Beautiful Mess - Balian The Day The World Went Away - Nine Inch Nails Empty Words - Bowery Electric No Longer Making Time - Slowdive Hush - Trills Struggling Man - Emily Kinney The Last Pale Light In the West - Ben Nichols Blackbird Song - Lee Dewyze Step Away From the Cliff - Blue-Eyed Son Take Care (To Comb Your Hair) - Ty Segall Paradise - Silverberg No Peace At All - Aldous Harding Glad I Had a Friend - Galt MacDermot Machine Gun - Portishead Shadows of Planes - Duster Save Us from Ourselves - Digital Daggers Salt in the Wound - Delta Spirit I'm No Heroine - Emily Wells It's All Right - Sam Cooke To Build A Home - The Cinematic 6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps Edge Of The World- Dayshell Bye Bye Bye - School of Seven Bells You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples Welcome - Harmonia & Eno '76 Hope We Can Again - Nine Inch Nails outside - Oneheart sleepless - Odyzon Arsonist's Lullabye - Hozier It's All Over - Johnny Cash The Stars Just Blink for Us - Say Hi Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band Alesund - Sun Kil Moon Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd Wicked Game - Chris Isaak 1908 - Repulsive Rule of Rose OST - Playing Airship I Shall Cross This River - The Black Atlantic Easy Way Out - Low Roar Don Abandons Alice - John Murphy Wherever You Are - Ulrich Schnauss Waitin' Around to Die - Townes Van Zandt Hope Prevails - Jesper Kyd Take Me Home - Lazyroom

Book one: Welcome To The New World Book two: To The One You Left Behind

taglist: @mikeyswifie @k0z3me @sky-angel101 @stevenknightmarc @nahwajinswhore @mn-0p @a-helen113 @azrral @mary-jinx @chixkadee @flowers-4-you @im-the-groot

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

02/14/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Cast & Crew Sightings; Samba Schutte Cameo; Taika & Rita; Rhys Darby; Dominic Burgess; Lindsey Cantrell; Con O Neill Love Project; Lovely Letters; Moonglow Manifesting; Lube As A Crew; Watch Party Reminders; Uncle; People of Earth; Articles; Petition Thread; Love Notes; Gay men kissing;

= Cast & Crew Sightings =

= Samba Schutte =

Samba Schutte recorded a beautiful Cameo for all of us. Thank you @saveofmdcrewmates for sharing this lovely gift with us! Src: Tumblr Today is about sharing love -- with friends, family, and crew, so we want to share this with you! 💕 https://www.cameo.com/recipient/65c16e19f7ff859ddd914500

= Taika Waititi =

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi were out here being adorable with each other on Instagram today. I realise it's not OFMD related, but Taika needs love and support and that's what we're doing tonight.

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys Darby is back with this adorable grey kitten that everyone is jealous of.

Photo Srcs: ofmd-ann , Rhys' Tiktok , Tumblr - ty @kiwistede

= Dominic Burgess =

Our hilarious friend Dominic Burgess is just out here at it again being supportive AF during our events. I love this man.

= Lindsey Cantrell =

Just some love from Lindsey Cantrell on her IG Stories

== Con O Neil Love Project on IG =

Somehow I missed these! Very sweet video project for Con O'Neill happening on IG, thank you @ringasunn for posting these!

There are three videos up so far, but sounds like a 4th is on the way and Con is feeling the love you all! Such an amazing Job!

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

== Lovely Letters ==

The Kudoboard for Valentine's day was sent out this morning on various platforms. Please feel free to check out some of the Lovely Letters the crew wrote to our dear Cast & Crew family.

== Moonglow Manifesting ==

Several of our crew have been manifesting moonglow and setting up spaces in their homes for that manifesting! Please check out some of the gorgeous and creative setups our crew have put together! In order of appearance: @_irene_adler, @tayleafz, @snailforkery

== Lube As A Crew ==

So @Astroglide had decided to do another Watch Party after the #ReviewAsACrew theme that was going on. @yronnia was kind enough to notify me of this fantastic review that came up before the party.

So as usual, so many memes (may of the valentine's cards are from @astroglideofficial) and responses came with the latest @Astroglide watch of the episodes 8, 9 , 10 of S1.

And @astroglideofficial's reactions were glorious as expected (reach from bottom up for chronological reactions)

However, as you can imagine, finishing at episode 10 left them where the rest of us were.

Can't wait for them to see Season 2! Hopefully they'll get some of their hope back!

== Watch Party Reminders! ==

= Feb 15/16: Uncle Season 1 =

Next 3 episodes of Uncle tomorrow! This is mainly for UK folks but non-uk folks are welcome to vpn in as well! Here's an article on how to join via vpn!

16 Feb, GMT - 8 PM, ET - 3 PM, PST - 12pm (episodes 4-6)

WatchParty Hashtags:

#ForTheNewUncle

#SaveOFMD

#AdoptOurCrew

= People Of Earth S1 Ep 7, 8 =

#PiratesOfEarth has been going great these last couple days! Thank you again to @iamadequate1 for organising it! Next episodes: 7 and 8 tomorrow the 15th! at 10PM GMT / 5PM EST / 4PM CST / 2 PM PST

== Articles ==

Our Flag Means Death - Streaming services are continuing to sink ships - ty @manthastar

10 Media Award-Nominated Series That Will Steal Your Heart This Valentine's Day!

== Petition Thread ==

Our friend @sonnetforbonnet was kind enough to get a twitter thread going for all the petitions for cancelled shows. For those of you without Twitter here are the Petition links.

Our Flag Means Death

Shadow & Bone / Six Of Crows

A League Of Their Own

Gentleman Jack

Station 19

Hotel Mondial

Julia

Lockwood & Co

Infinity Train

People Of Earth

Rap Sh!t

Schmigadoon!

First Kill

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

1899

Coyote Vs. Acme

== Love Notes ==

Hey Lovelies <3 I hope that however you celebrated today, (Valentine's Day, Captain Cook's Murder Day, Your Birthday, whatever it happened to be) that you got something positive and fun out of it. I know this day is a mixed bag for a lot of folks, so any way you are able to get something good out of it, I'm excited for. A little gentle reminder, something that took me a lot of years to realise -- you are enough, with or without a partner, I hope you know that. Your partner or lack of one doesn't define you. You are you and you are wonderful and you are enchanting. You could be in the perfect relationship and that other person(s) could bring out the best in you, and yet, the best in you is still you. You shine because you are a beautiful, unique little radiant ball of starstuff, and don't you ever forget it. You deserve just as much love as you give to others, no matter what anyone says, and you deserve to be happy and to be you, just the way you are. Now matter how you feel on any given day, no matter how much energy, or spoons, or love you have for yourself, you are doing enough, and you deserve all the wonderful things this world has to offer. I know I speak for all of us on this safespaceship crew, when I say I hope tomorrow brings you joy, and love, and unhinged laughter. Get some rest babes, love you <3

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Yeah so, since Rhys and Taika already had new footage earlier in the recap tonight. I'm gonna be a sappy little bitch and just show you the same old footage of two gay men kissing because it brings life.

[melancholic-fruit]

my predictions before junior year drops tomorrow are as follows:

1. kristen will multiclass into monk, maybe fighter? why else would a cleric be so beefy?

2.☑️ fig and ayda? strong, unbreakable, the only stable relationship in the series

3. fig is gonna be more warlock-leaning now that gorthalax isn’t in a gem

3.5 gorthalax will be put in another gem

4. gilear will die at least once, i’m betting ~5 times

5. kristen and tracker are on again/off again, no one knows when those two are broken up or together

6. pok and sklonda moment, please

7. we’ll see more of gorgug’s bio parents at a family game night (probably hosted by jawbone)

8. adaine multiclass!! i’m stuck between fighter or barbarian (but instead of rage it’s Worry or Stress)

9. ☑️ everyone hates on baby and he loves it

10. more boggy forms, other than frog or owl.

10.5 ☑️ very round animals this season

11. combat during a fig and the sig figs concert, mosh pit gets out of hand

12. ragh boyfriend <3

13. beach episode!!

14. the hangman genuinely likes riz now, they’re good buddies

15. someone is gonna trans their gender (the new kristen art is giving they/she energy)

16. the parental polycule will continue to grow, and moardred manor gets 2 new additions built onto it

17. ☑️arthur aguefort shenanigans and a cool new suit

18. ☑️ the bad kids go to the red waste. for what? i couldn’t tell you

19. fabian comes out as bi and ☑️ he is a menace

20. bill seacaster cameo during the beach episode

21. the hangvan are frienemies

22. ☑️sober hallariel <3

23. gorgug delves more into his orc heritage and is in content with garthy to learn their perspective, b-plot character arc maybe?

24. kristen’s dex mod will go from -3 to -2 (score from 4 —> 6)

i’ll add more

[she-karev]

Out of Nowhere (Andrew DeLuca x Alex Karev's Sister Imagine)

Chapters: One of Six

Age Rating: 12+

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy

Ship: Andrew DeLuca x Amber Karev (Alex Karev's Sister)

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF STALKING AND HARRASSMENT.

AN: Hey guys this chapter takes place in season 14 episode 8 when the hospital gets hacked. The next five chapters will be released daily in the morning starting with the next chapter. Enjoy and let me know what you think and a like or reblog would be great. The gif above is Amber's mood throughout the day.

Summary: Amber gets followed one night and spends the night in the on-call room out of fear for her life causing her to look and feel crappy the morning after.

Words: 3643

I walked out of the hospital with Dahlia and Schmitt as I stretched my neck after my 16-hour shift. My feet are sore and my eyes are barely open. I think the same could be said for the other two since their walking at the same exhausted, slow pace as me.

I groan, “16 hours of scut and popping cysts.”

“16 hours of ordering labs and discharging patients.” Dahlia countered.

“16 hours of B team.” Schmitt says with disgust and I chuckle, “Oh you think that’s funny? It was bedpan day and I haven’t eaten since dawn. I don’t think I’m ever gonna eat again if I keep getting saddled with B team.”

“Yeah, it’s like me after I saw The Human Centipede.” I shudder at that mention and the unappealing scene where the guy dumps in the girl’s mouth and she has to swallow it, “I think I lost like five pounds after that eating his feces scene.”

“Remind me to never let you pick a movie for us.” Dahlia whimpers in pain, “My feet are so sore will one of you massage my feet for money?” Schmitt and I immediately say no, “I had to ask.”

“Well look on the bright side.” I walk ahead and turn to face them walking backwards, “It’s gonna get worse for us tomorrow.”

“That’s the bright side?” Schmitt asks with a raised eyebrow.

“There’s a cold comfort in embracing the suck.” Dahlia shakes her head at my quote, “Yeah I heard it too I’m really tired I’ll come up with a better saying after at least two rem cycles.”

“We’ll be lucky to get half.” Dahlia quips, “Your wrong it’s not a comfort to embrace the suck.”

“I didn’t say it was for everyone.” I pull my keys out of my backpack, “My car is on the east side I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

“That’s assuming we don’t die from exhaustion.” I chuckle at Dahlia’s dark humor, “Nope still not working. Good night.”

“Good night.” Schmitt says.

“Night.” I walk away from them and see my car at the end of the lot. The pole lights help guide me through the dark area as it’s a little before midnight. I’ve gotten used to walking down a dark path at night and I feel a lot safer here than in the NYU campus. I see a few staff members getting in their vehicles as I get closer to my car. My stomach suddenly turns uneasy but it’s not physical, it’s more intuition, the kind you get when you feel danger coming. I look behind me and I see nobody is there. I try to shake it off but the feeling doesn’t go away even when I get in my car.

I turn the engine on, calmly exit my parking spot and leave the lot. I rub my eyes to keep them open as I stop at the red light. I look at my rear-view mirror and see a black Lexus behind me that I dismiss. I drive towards my destination for about ten minutes as I yawn, I look at my rear-view mirror and double back when I see the black Lexus is still behind me.

I’ve heard stories from my friends about how a car was following them home no matter how much they slowed or sped up so I decided to test something. I pull my foot off the gas pedal so I can slow down considerably. I go from 40 to 20 MPH and I look to see if the car goes around me but my blood turns cold as the car is slowing down instead confirming that he is following me.

I take a deep breath so I don’t panic and think about the next logical step. The cops are gonna think it’s nothing and just tell me to keep driving. I can’t go home because he’ll know where I live and follow me inside my apartment. I would go to Andrew’s but he moved out of Hunt’s and he hasn’t texted me his new address. I want to go to Alex and Jo’s loft but I don’t know if their working tonight and I don’t want to be alone in that place because their neighborhood is a perfect kill zone.

There’s only one place I can think of where I won’t be alone and this guy won’t follow me, the hospital. I make a U turn and I gulp as I see the Lexus do the same thing. I try to stay calm so I can keep my eyes forward and not crash. My eyes are wide and alert as my exhaustion is replaced with fear.

I’ve had creeps hit on me at a bar and I’ve been cat-called almost everywhere I go but I’ve never had to deal with a stalker. The fact that he’s following me in his car scares me more because he can make us crash and kidnap me. I try not to speed up so I don’t give myself away and ten minutes of tense driving later I find myself in the Grey Sloan parking lot again. The car is still following me so I opt for a space close to the entrance and am relieved to find the one empty space right by the lobby entrance.

I park my car, take my keys out and quickly get out of my seat. I look to see the black Lexus stop in the middle of the parking lot as I get out and even with the windows tinted, I can feel someone’s eyes staring at me. I feel my spine creep with chills and quickly get on the sidewalk practically running towards the lobby where I’m hoping to feel some semblance of safety for tonight.

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Jo stands in front of the mirror in a doctor’s lounge practicing her speech to the interns on her first day as chief resident. Alex is sitting on the couch behind her eating a breakfast burrito to give her pointers.

“I am your chief resident.” Jo speaks with command, “What does that mean? It means that I am your chief. Your boss, your commander, your overlord, your queen. It means when I speak, you listen! And when you make mistakes, it reflects on me. So no mistakes!” She drops the scary glare and smiles turning to Alex anxious for his approval, “Was it good? Was it scary?”

“Very, very scary.” Alex replies with a full mouth.

Jo smiles gleefully, “Really?”

Alex drops the lie, “No.”

Jo frowns, “What? Didn’t I sound like Bailey? I was trying to sound like Bailey?”

Alex chuckles nostalgically, “Oh no.”

Jo groans, “Whatever you’re not an intern.” She pulls her phone out, “I’m gonna call Amber and see what she thinks. She’ll probably shake in horror when I pull that badass speech on her.”

Alex chuckles, “Jo my sister is not easily rattled, last week I saw her yawn at a sewer rat. A very big, very dirty sewer rat that hissed its razor-sharp teeth at her and you know what she did?”

“She yawned and walked away?” Jo asks numbly.

“She yawned and walked away.” Alex confirms taking another bite of his breakfast, “But if you think your scarier than a sewer rat be my guest.”

“Oh I am so much scarier than a sewer rat and I will prove you wrong.” Jo calls Amber’s cell and they hear an old phone sound coming from the on-call room next door. Alex and Jo look at each other perplexed before they go next door and open the door.

They find Amber sitting on the bottom bunk groaning tiredly. She’s wearing a black and white striped shirt with wrinkles for days; dark jeans and her black combat boots are in the corner. Her makeup looks worn out and her long blonde hair is in disarray from pillow head. Her phone is still ringing by the pillow and Jo hangs up looking at her confused.

“Amber?” Alex looks at her concerned over her state as she looks up at him with bags under her eyes, “What’s going on? Did you spend the night here?”

Amber looks around and realizes she did to her disgust, “I must have, gross.”

“Why didn’t you go home?” Jo asks, “I remember your schedule said you clocked out last night.”

Amber rubs her eyes and inhales, “I was followed last night.”

Alex’s eyes widen in shock and his brotherly instincts kick in, “You were what?”

“After my shift I went to my car and I got this feeling like I was being watched but I thought it was nothing so I got in my car.” Amber recounts, “I didn’t notice until ten minutes later that a car was following me, it kept following me even when I was slowing down. I didn’t want him to know where I lived so I circled back to the hospital and he did the same.”

Jo looks at her in shock and fear, “Oh my god, are you okay?”

“I was scared but I got here as fast as I could and went inside even when he stopped his car to stare at me.” Amber shudders at the chilling memory, “I didn’t see a face but I swear I-I could feel him looking at me. I thought I’d wait him out in here but I guess I fell asleep.”

Alex sits next to Amber looking at her with regard, “Why didn’t you come to my place I was home I could’ve let you spend the night.”

Amber looks at him in mild shock over his protectiveness and explains, “I didn’t know that at the time and no offense but your neighborhood is the perfect place for him to dump my body.”

“So, you spent the night here after being terrorized by a stalker?” Alex’s tone is filled with anger over what his sister had to do to be safe from a creep, “I am calling the cops.”

“Don’t it’s a waste of time.” Amber explains bitterly, “I didn’t see a license plate and his windows were blacked out so I didn’t get a face. The cops are just gonna say I was exaggerating and won’t do anything unless he gets out of his car and attacks me and only then.”

Jo nods, “She’s right the cops don’t do much in stalking cases until after he makes a move.”

“Damn it.” Alex stands up furious over that harsh but realistic statement, “Well you’re not gonna spend the night in an on-call room again that’s for sure and you’re not going back to your place.”

“What do you mean?” Amber asks.

“He means you’re staying with us until this creep gets caught.” Jo explains knowing what Alex is suggesting and agreeing with it.

Amber shakes her head, “No I don’t want to be a burden and it was probably just a one-time thing anyway.”

“I’m not taking any chances.” Alex states with conviction, “I’ll drive you to your place after we clock out and you can pack stuff for a week and I’ll take you to the loft. No arguments.” Amber looks at him with an unknown face, “What?”

Amber shrugs, “Nothing it’s just strange to see you being my overprotective brother again even though I’m all grown up now.”

“Yeah, better late than never, right?” Alex says, “I’ll meet you in the lobby after work you should get ready for the new chief resident.”

“I think she’ll take it easy on her after last night.” Jo says with sympathy and turns to Amber, “But he’s right you should get ready.”

Amber stands up, “I need a shower god knows how many butts I smell like right now.”

She walks past them and closes the door leaving them to stew, “She’s had a rough enough life she doesn’t need some stalker on top of this Jo.”

Jo nods, “I know I’m worried too but let’s take this one step at a time. She’s working today so she won’t be alone and she’s coming to our place so she’ll be safe. She’s tough Alex if I was afraid for anyone it would be the creep when he makes the mistake of approaching her.”

Alex chuckles lightly, “Yeah having two brothers teach you how to fight against your schizophrenic mother preps you for anything in life. I’m still worried though.”

Jo grins at him, “You know this whole protective big brother act is actually really sweet. Not to Amber she’ll think it’s stupid but to me it’s sweet.”

Alex nods, “Well I figured I owe her about 13 years of brotherly support and I should start now.”

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After my shower I exit the bathroom in my scrubs with my hair wet feeling refreshed and clean of the on-call room germs. I’m still disgusted that I spent the night in there but I’m more pissed on why I had to. It’s bad enough this guy made me feel unsafe to go to my house but now he’s making me feel unsafe at work too.

I didn’t tell Alex that after I went inside, I waited in the lobby for an hour to make sure he left the parking lot. During that time, he called me and I was too afraid to answer it so I hung up. After I hung up, I noticed the black Lexus driving by the front entrance slowly like he wanted me to know he was still there. That happened four more times after that and I decided to go to an on-call room and wait it out. Instead, he called me throughout the night and I only got a good hour of sleep.

My pulse stops as my phone rings and I see the UNKNOWN NUMBER caller id, “God leave me alone.” I mutter under my breath as I hang up and get a cup of burnt coffee from the complimentary dispensers by the door. Roy notices my state and smirks to my annoyance.

“You look like you slept under an overpass.” Roy says smugly.

“Whatever.” I take a big sip of my cup hoping to get my energy back. I’m so exhausted that I don’t have a comeback for Doctor Douche as I call him in my head. From the corner of my eye, I see Dahlia and Schmitt looking at me concerned.

“Are you okay?” Dahlia asks, “You look tired.”

“Did you get any sleep?” Schmitt asks as he closes his locker, “I thought you went home last night?”

I groan at their questions, “I’ve got a mild case of insomnia it’s nothing I’ll just pick up some melatonin after work and crawl under my blanket for a week.” I leave out what really happened because the last thing I want is pity from them and showing weakness is a guaranteed bullseye. They’re already gonna rip me one once they figure out my brother’s girlfriend is the new chief resident.

“Ah don’t worry She-Karev.” Roy starts his morning with the usual condescending comment, “If you ask nicely, I’m sure the chief resident will prop you up some pillows and lay out lavender oil. It’s the perks of having her date your brother, right?” I roll my eyes at him and he’s suspicious, “No comeback again? What’s your deal?”

My crankiness catches up to me and I face him with a vicious glare that scares him, “My deal is that I can’t sleep and I’m spending my morning being harassed by some entitled douchebag who provides nothing except daddy’s infinity pool and a baby dick.” The last insult shocks everyone around me including Roy who’s so taken back that he walks away from me thankfully. I notice Taryn looking at me in shock causing me to glare at her too, “Take a picture it’ll last longer unlike your life.”

Helm’s eyes widen and she walks away too. Dahlia looks at me scared but for some reason she approaches me as I chug my second cup of coffee, “Are you good?”

I finish my cup and snap at her, “I’m peachy fucking keen does that make you happy?”

“I’m gonna walk away from you because you’re the equivalent of a fire breathing dragon right now.” Dahlia walks away from me. I didn’t want to be mean but I’ve been told repeatedly that if I don’t get at least 2 rem cycles a night I get bitchy and more so than usual which means everyone around me is in hostile territory. I make a note to avoid Andrew so he doesn’t become collateral damage.

“Morning everyone.” I swallow the last of the caffeine and turn to face Jo who stands by the door waiting for everyone to stand in front of her. As soon as we all gather around she clears her throat, “Okay I’ll be your chief resident for the duration of your intern year that means when I say your on the pit your on the pit, when I say your on scut your on scut and when I walk you follow me got it?” We all nod at her boss like tone and she turns and walks out the door pausing to look at us in annoyance, “This is when you follow people!” We all snap out of it and follow her on foot as she leads us through the waiting room, “So just know that I am here for you. I will lead and support you and in return you will not be stupid or slow or…make me look bad.”

I smirk at her feeble attempts at intimidation and whisper to her, “Speech was good until the last pause.”

“Karev, you speak when I speak to you.” Jo snaps as we keep walking.

I nod impressed, “Nice if I was an average intern, I would be pissing myself.” Jo smiles at my comment and we stop to wait for Dr. Grey, Pierce and Shepherd so we can be assigned to their service.

The three attendings stop in front of us and Pierce says, “Wilson who do you got for me?”

“Oh okay uh…” Jo checks her tablet as I yawn, “Parker your on cardio with Pierce.” Casey leaves us to follow Pierce and all of us are anxious over which of us is in Dr. Grey’s service. Ever since she won the Harper Avery awards, we all regard her as a god among surgeons and fight over who is gonna be under her wing.

“I have a splenectomy and I need a couple of hands.” Before she even finishes they all raise their hands and butter up to her. I refrain from doing it as I know the strategy is to play it cool and act like I don’t care. It works with dates so it should work here. She doesn’t want a suck up and I really want a surgery but don’t show it even in my tired state.

“I said try not to embarrass me.” Jo reprimands causing us to be quiet as we wait for her decision.

I cross my fingers behind my back waiting for her to make a decision and she finally speaks, “Glasses.” I frown deeper in despair and look at Schmitt behind me in shock who also looks confused, “Your with me let’s go.”

“What?” I whisper to Helm who shrugs and Levi follows Dr. Grey.

Jo also agrees with us, “Would not have been my first choice but moving on. Okay Shepherd?” They raise their hands again and butter up to mine and Jo’s annoyance, “Are you kidding?”

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I try to keep my eyes open as I juggle three patients in the pit. One is a man in his 30’s with a sprained ankle, one is an elderly woman complaining of stomach pain and the last one is a young woman who came in with a migraine. I feel like taking a quick nap in one of the beds but I know if I do I’ll get a reprimand and I have enough on my plate as it is.

I head to the station to update the board when my phone vibrates and I groan. It’s the fifth time since I entered the pit. I hang up but Hunt notices, “She-Karev unless it’s a page our patients would appreciate it-”

“I-I know Dr. Hunt I am so sorry. It is the last time I swear.” My phone vibrates again and Hunt raises an eyebrow at me accusingly.

“Last time?”

“It’s not my fault!” I snap and I pause as I try to rectify, “I’m sorry I’m exhausted I’ll take care of this.” I answer my phone and speak in a low angry voice, “Leave me alone you asshole!”

“Amber?” I freeze embarrassed as I recognize Andrew’s voice, “Um I was just calling to ask if you wanted to get dinner tonight but I’m guessing I called you at a bad time.”

“You have no idea.” I say bitterly under my breath and inhale, “Look I’m sorry I’ll call you back later I gotta go bye.” I hang up and face Hunt who raises an eyebrow at me, “Don’t worry I’m blocking him right now.” I block the unknown number id and go back to my patients. Suddenly my elderly patient flatlines and I widen my eyes.

“Karev she’s coding!” Hunt runs over to help.

“I need a crash cart!” I yell at the nurses who get me the crash cart and I ready the paddles when I hear the flatline sound coming from all the monitors. I look on in shock and suddenly my elderly patient wakes up.

“What’s going on?!” The old woman sits up and I am baffled that she’s fine even though her monitor is still flatlining as well as Hunt next to me. The flatlining sound fills the pit and I’m suddenly wide awake with a new and bigger problem staring at me.

[cwritesforfun]

(Criminal Minds) Spencer Reid x Fem!Reader: Lunch Date

Based on 1st Season Spencer Reid Spencer met Y/N at a bookstore. He asked her out and his date is tomorrow.  Got facts Spencer will day from these websites - Wikipedia, PubMed, Journal of Sleep Research, and college grad program website **I don't own these characters except for Y/N and the waiter, Alex** **Y/N = Your Name**

Master list

Spencer's POV

We just got back to Quantico from our last case in Florida.

I pack up my things to go home and Morgan walks over. He asks "Doing anything this weekend?" I answer "Reading Lord Of The Rings, a date, and catching up on my soap shows." Morgan nods and then his jaw drops. He asks "A date? Damn with who pretty boy?" I laugh and answer "A girl from a bookstore." He replies "Don't do anything I would do. Actually scratch that man, do what I would do. Enjoy yourself." Garcia stops by and asks "Enjoy himself? Hey, remember when Reid did his physics magic and it exploded at Hotchner's feet? He was enjoying himself then." We all laugh. Morgan says "He's going on a date." Garcia smiles and hugs me. She says "Omg I can't believe it. Tell me everything." I reply "There's really not much to tell. She was in the fantasy genre section of the bookstore on 5th Street named BooksAMillion. It was actually row 16. I was browsing nearby and I thought she looked pretty. I walked over and we talked about books for a little bit before I asked her out. The bookstore worker wasn't happy about us talking semi-loudly, but I could tell she likes to see a relationship blossom at her store. She let it pass. That's it." Garcia laughs and replies "Of course, you met her at a bookstore and remember exactly where you met. Please invite me to the wedding and the proposal you should have there." I reply "Garcia, I haven't even gone out with her yet." She laughs and replies “You always know when it’s the one.”

Y/N's POV - Next Day!

I'm meeting Dr. Spencer Reid for our date tonight. He's literally the same age as me and has multiple PHD’s. I feel so unaccomplished. It's fine though. After getting a double Master's, I was done with school.

We're going to lunch at some random place he picked then we planned on picking a book out for each other at the bookstore we met at. I think it'll be cute. I'm very excited.

I arrive at the lunch place on time and see Dr. Reid sitting on the bench outside. He sees me, waves, and stands. I walk up and exclaim "Hi Dr. Reid! How are you doing today?" He replies "Please call me Spencer. I've had a good day so far. I finished rereading the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy and started rewatching episodes of my soaps."

We head inside the restaurant and we take a seat at an empty table.

I ask "Finish the trilogy again? Wait did you read all 3 today or just the last one?" He answers "All 3. I can read 20,000 words per minute." I reply "Damn I wish I was you. That would've made school so much easier." He replies "Not for me. I was bullied in school. I reply “I’m sorry to hear that. I’m glad you made it out in one piece.” He smiles and says “Yeah, I made it out one piece physically. My reading speed did help with my 3 BAs and 3 PHDs that my bullies don’t have." I smile and reply "Wow what a flex. I was wondering why you were called a Doctor. Personally, I only got two Master's and then I was done with school." He replies "More than 16 million people have a Master's in the U.S. That is roughly 8% of the population. Did you know that the amount of students in college now who are pursuing their Master's is higher than in the past decade?" I answer "That's so interesting. Huh well, I think it personally helped me get the job I have, which is good."

A waiter walks up and exclaims "Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm Alex. I'll be your server this afternoon. What can I get for both of you to drink?" We both tell him our drink orders then he swiftly returns with drinks. We tell him our food order and he leaves.

I ask "Have you ever been here before?" He shakes his head and answers "My friend, Morgan, told me about it. He goes on a lot of dates. It seemed to have a good selection from the menu, so I'm glad he suggested it." I smile and nod. He asks "Any plans for the rest of the weekend?" I answer "Get some sleep tonight to be ready for the week and maybe bake some kind of bread to eat for breakfast this week." He replies "Oh... According to PubMed, people don't just adjust to a routinely disparate weekday and weekend sleep schedule. You think you do, but you don't. Not to mention, the Journal of Sleep Research says we get about 30 minutes less sleep than we would ideally need on each night of the working week... sorry I got a little carried away there." I smile and reply "No problem at all. It's super interesting. Did any of those articles ever say what to do instead? Because if you aren't catching up with your sleep, then what? He answers "Mainly it said to keep a normal sleep schedule and not to change anything." I reply "Is that cool? Yes. Will I try it? Maybe not. I love not having a healthy sleeping pattern." He laughs.

Food arrives and we eat.

After lunch, we walk down the street to BooksAMillion for the next part of our date.

I ask "So do we have a time limit or book limit or price limit or anything?" He asks "Do you have an idea of what you want to get already?" I nod. He says "Ok so do I. We can do 15 minutes and a 2-book limit." I reply "Deal!"

We separate and I start walking to fantasy. He seems like a Star Trek & adventure-loving guy, so time for my first book. I grab my first book and then head to the nonfiction section for my second one. I pick it up and head to the checkout line. I wait in it and checkout.

As I walk towards the exit, I see Spencer by the entrance holding a bag plus two cups. He hands me one and says "I got you a coffee. You seem like a two-sugar and half-n-half girl to me. I hope you don't mind and I hope I got your order right." I reply "Omg wow yes that is my order. Thanks, Spencer. Shall we?" I motion to the door and he nods.

We leave and head to the park across the street. We sit on a bench and I ask "Who first?" He answers "You seem excited. You start." I smile and say "Ok... here ya go. I shall explain why as soon as you see them." I hand him the bag and he sets his coffee down. He takes the bag and opens it. He pulls out the first one. I exclaim "Ok so my first one. Now based on our one conversation from last time, you gave me Trekkie vibes like you just seem like Star Trek would be your thing. Am I right?" He nods and I continue "Awesomeness wow! So my first one is Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik gives me very much Kathryn Janeway vibes. Ooh I hate that I've said vibes twice in the span of 5 minutes. Ew. Sorry ok so... Kathryn was the first Federation captain to successfully traverse the Delta Quadrant, encountering dozens of new planets and civilizations over the course of seven years. Then in the book, the plot revolves around three amazing women and a stubborn resistance to cultural norms. Have you read it before?" He shakes his head and replies "No I can't say I have. Nice call on Star Trek. So now book 2!" He pulls it out and I exclaim "Ahh ok so book two is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. I recommend it to so many people because I think there's something in there that will resonate with everybody. It makes you believe in yourself and not feel so uninspired by work. I don't even know if you feel that way, but it's helped me and I thought hey why not?" He replies "Well thank you. I'm sure I'll like it. I'm excited to read them." I smile.

I set my coffee down and he hands me my bag. He picks his coffee back up, sips it, then exclaims "So the first one is a classic, so I really hope you haven't read it yet. The Once And Future King by T.H. White is a retelling of King Arthur and his life. The book is divided into four parts, which are The Sword in the Stone detailing the youth of Arthur. Then, The Queen of Air and Darkness was published separately in a somewhat different form as The Witch in the Wood. Next is The Ill-Made Knight (1940), dealing mainly with the character of Lancelot. Lastly is The Candle in the Wind. I hope you like it as much as I do. My second book is quite the craze among people at the moment. It is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It was originally written in Portuguese, but I picked the English version for you. It follows a young Andalusian shepherd on his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there. I hope you like them." I smile and reply "I'm excited to read them. Thank you so much, Spencer." His phone rings and he says "Oh... one minute." He walks off with his phone.

Spencer shortly returns and says "This was a fun date. Thank you for coming. I hope we can do this again. Unfortunately, I have to head to work." I reply "Aww yeah I had fun too. This was a great date! Well, I guess I'll see ya Spencer!" He grabs his bag and coffee then he leans forward to kiss me on the cheek. He says "Bye Y/N." I wave bye and he walks off.

I head home right after to start reading my books.

Spencer's POV

On the jet, I pull out my books and set them on the table. Morgan asks "You got new books? What about that date? Did you miss it?" I answer "No. In fact, she picked these books out for me. One was because she guessed I was a Star Trek fan and one was to inspire me plus it's one of her favorite books. I gave her The Once And Future King plus The Alchemist." He laughs and replies "Nerds. Geez. So you had fun?" I answer "Technically fun is enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. I have fun all the time. If you mean, do I think we'll go on another date? I kissed her on the cheek and she let me ramble. I'd say yes." He laughs.

........................................................................... THANK YOU FOR READING!!!! :)

[mitamicah]

For the ask thing: 8, 13 (I know you do but I wanna know), 104.

Right, let me see

8. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Oh

Eh

I'm already failing at this x'D

Gah, I am so bad at remembering things :'D - I think it might be the one compliment that made me want to actually pursue a singing "carreer" (or more like ... actually sing in public x'D):

For context I come from a family where neither my mom, dad or grandparents are big singers and so I also thought I was bad at singing growing up especially after my sister filmed me singing along to music with headphones on and it sounded horrendous because I couldn't hear myself :'3 Then at high school at around 16 years old I'd lent a cd to a friend where we bonded over liking this one song but for some reason in the moment my friend couldn't recall the name of the song so I sang a bit of it to figure out if we were thinking of the same song. Then from behind a third party friend popped in and said:

"Shut up, you said you couldn't sing that was a lie!!"

And here we are today - me going to musical summer camp in three days using one week on singing rock and pop cover songs and the week after that recording my own music ... oh and I plan on going to karaoke tomorrow x'D

13. Do you have any tattoos? If yes what do they mean?

You have chosen all the ones I am good at babbling about x'D

I do have a tattoo, just one tho on my forearm/shoulder. It is Flapjack (a cardinal bird from the cartoon series the Owl House) holding a handbrush in his beak :3 It symbolises a few things - the upper most layer is that the cardinal is somewhere seen as a newly deceased soul visiting their loved ones so having Flapjack on my arm symbolises my grandmother that passed away last year and that her soul is still with me (the brush is a silly little extra story I can talk about another time if anybody wants to hear it x'D). Yet on a deeper level the bird being Flapjack specifically is due to the fact that just after having cried my eyes out to the first episode of season 3 of the owl house titled For the Future (everybody in the fandom knows what I am referring to with this episode and the character of Flapjack) I got the call that my grandmother was at the hospital. The day after having just rewatched the episode I got the call that she was dead. So because of this Flapjack and my grandmother sort of mixed together in my mind giving my grandmother a spirit animal to take with her up to Heaven.

Now I also find it hilarious given that in april when the finale hit everybody (in the show and out of it) wanted Flapjack tattoos so for once I felt ahead of the curve x'D

Btw this is the tattoo :3

104. If money were no object, where would you like to go on vacation?

My Lord of the Rings heart is longing to visit New Zealand :'D that or Finland because of a certain brainrot x'D

Thank you for the lovely questions 🥺💚

[clarktooncrossing]

Giraffe's Eye View: Christmas Specials Special (2023) | ADVENT INDEX

Chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. Mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again. All the dogs in the neighborhood somehow learned to bark Jingle Bells in sync. Yet retail workers are still more annoyed with Mariah Carey. Snow is getting shoveled, tossed, and formed into sentient beings leading parades without permits. It makes for an excellent distraction as the Krampus abducts children for bad behavior. Fruitcake is exchanged only to find its permanent home in the garbage. Terrorists have hijacked the Holiday office party right before your boss can give you a Jelly of the Month Club membership as your bonus. And of course, the Turducken has returned to wreak its fiery vengeance upon an unsuspecting world! If all this doesn’t put you in the Christmas spirit, perhaps these following Holiday specials will!

Greetings people of today and robots of tomorrow! It is I, Santa Clark, your geeky giraffe friend with a deep love of Christmas! My obsession for the yuletide is rivaled only by Maleficent’s hatred for it, which is saying a lot considering she once teamed up with Mad Madam Mim to kidnap the literal Spirit of Christmas. Yes, that really happened. I know this due to my annual pilgrimage to the Island of Misfit Specials, home to obscure or nerdy festive media ranging from movies, TV episodes, and comics. It’s no easy journey. Constantly I find myself confronted by sinister snowmen, genocidal gingerbread men, and worst of all, crappy commercials. Getting stabbed in the foot by a candy-cane wielding cookie is one thing, but I swear I’ve seen that ad for Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium more times than I’ve seen Miracle on 34th Street! Sometimes at night I catch myself reciting that jingle. Wilbur’s White Elephant Gift Emporium: Where Christmas meets Convenience! Huh, maybe Maleficent had a point.

Nah, my deep-rooted appreciation for this time of year can weather even the most moronic marketing! It helps that most of the merry media I’ve seen have put me in the perfect Holiday mood! Examples include the time a Ninja Turtle found himself trapped in a truck full of stollen toys, a drunk department store Santa stumbling onto a wish-granting magic bag, Big Bird nearly becoming a popsicle, Gwenpool waking up in a world where Galactus took the place of jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas, a terrifying tree stump trying to slaughter some saps over a stupid ship war, and the year when Death gave the Little Match Girl the greatest gift of all. Needless to say, I thought I had seen it all. That is, until I took my friends on a trip to the Island, tasking them to find me new, strange, seasonal specials to review! Some of them were fair, finding me festive favorites as comforting as coco in front of the fireplace. Others were fiendish, wanting to feed off my misery like Gremlins after midnight. Regardless of how naughty or nice my companions were, I’ve compiled all of their suggestions into a makeshift advent calendar! So stay tuned everyday until Christmas to see how badly my buddies can shred what little sanity I have left.

DAY 1: Barbie in Nutcracker (Suggested by Molly)

DAY 2: Care Bears Nutcracker (Suggested by Your Clairy Godmother)

DAY 3: Equestria Girls Holiday Special + Holidays Unwrapped (Suggested by @foxhatart)

DAY 4: The Flash: Running to Stand Still + Justice League: Comfort and Joy (Suggested by Zephron)

DAY 5: A Christmas Special: Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (Suggested by xXFluffyPachirusuXx)

DAY 6: Klaus (Suggested by Void-Android)

DAY 7: Sakura’s Wonderful Christmas + Komi: It’s Just a Merry Christmas (Suggested by Alice2Rose)

DAY 8: Christmas with the Kranks + Tokyo Godfathers (Suggested by @burningthrucelluloid)

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To tide you over until then, Santa Clark's gonna regift some older reviews from years back during #ThrowbackThursday, so be on the lookout for those as well. Until then, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[wonderlandleighleigh]

77 Thoughts While Rewatching Supernatural 11x04: Baby

Let’s gooooooo!

1. There are, thankfully, behind the scenes photos of Jensen in those shorts. But we were robbed of Dean in his “It’s a free bunker” daisy dukes.

2. But the conceit of this episode is so great. I remember watching it for the first time and being floored and how personal it felt.

3.And the little details we see in the car that we know are there. The army man. The initials and the leggos. Just. Ugh. The great thing about having a show run this long is that there’s so much history to draw from.

4. Guitar Man playin.

5. I love that Sam just pitches in with washing Baby. Like it’s a normal thing they do together. Maybe Cas helps sometimes too.

6. And the transition from Dean spraying down the car to the rain. So good. Dangit.

7. It’s 21 hours from Lebanon, Kansas to Oregon. I always forget how long the distances they go are, because the show condenses the drives. But holy fuck that is so long.

8. LOL Sam and his smoothies. “Where’s the rest of the beer?!” Hahahaha it’s such a typical little brother move, and even Sam’s face reads “oh shit big brother mad.”

9. I love how protective they are of Cas. They really do both love him. They want him to heal.

10. Cas just cruising through Netflix. You know that at some point Dean snuck into Sam’s room and fucked with his Netflix algorithm.

11. I love this scene at the Roadhouse. “Actually she never texted me back.” For as handsome and adorable as Dean is, he’s still such a doof, and you know what? Sometimes potential romantic interests just ghost him.

12. The time lapse here is brilliant. It keeps us in the car, but also, like... we don’t need to see them hookin’ up. That’s personal.

13. “Mistakes were made. Mhm.”

14. HOW DID SAM FIT IN THE BACK SEAT WITH THAT WOMAN?! HE IS SO TALL! SHE DOES NOT LOOK SHORT! WHAT THE FUCK IS THE IMPALA A SEX TARDIS?

15. “Don’t Night Moves me.” I love this part. And! Night Moves appears in two of my favorite shows: This, and The OC.

16. And any time we get to hear Dean sing is a great time. He CAN sing. He pretends he can’t for various reasons, but he so can.

17. The montage is great, too, of them in the car. Just livin.

18. Again, having such a long run means we get to see these life moments that are just wonderful. Between the blood and the tragedy. They eat burgers in teh car and sing songs. They drive. 

19. “We got tonight, who needs tomorrow?” I feel like Dean would make a great D and D bard, you know?

20. And this conversation they have about that Apple Pie life is good, too. That Sam would still like it. That’s Dean’s...just not sure it’s for him. He tried it once, and it blew up in his face. Add to that that he has Cas now. So...

21. I need to talk to you about this Judy Collins song. It was, according to Dream!John, one of Mary’s favorite songs, and it just...feels right. One of the only things that bummed me out about The Winchesters was that we didn’t get a callback to this song in the show.

“I would follow him right down The toughest road I know  Someday soon Goin’ with him someday”

22. It’s such a great departure from the harder classic rock that winds up in the show as being very much John’s music. We get something softer that’s Mary’s. Something that maybe the boys took comfort in when their father would put it on, knowing it was something she loved.

23. ROBBIE JUDY COLLINS CALLBACK WHEN! ROBBIE! ROBBIE PLEASE!

24. But also Matt Cohen really is amazing as a younger John Winchester. He really channels Jeffrey Dean Morgan in a tender way here. I love it.

25. Sam’s face. He’s so freaked out. Like.

26. Hey season 11! Before Jared stopped trying and started phoning it in! We love to see it.

27. “When has death ever stopped a Winchester.” oh John. You have no idea.

28. “You played your part.” Poor Sam. John was so checked out. The level of neglect both Sam and Dean suffered is really extreme.

29.The lack of music here with just the sounds of the road and the car is really great here. So tense.

30. Another great conversation between these two. I think because Dean is such a goof sometimes, it’s easy to discount his big brotherness. Sam is constantly playing the straight man. Here, we get to see Dean do some big time big brothering.

31. I love the lighting, here too. It would be easy to have it be super dark, but it’s great that they use street lights to illuminate everything.

32. LOL Dean and Sam keeping secrets. after a while, that was kind of the whole show, wasn’t it? Just Dean and Sam not telling each other shit and hurting each other like dummies.

33. “I read.” HE DOES! Way back in season 4, Sam found a Vonnegut in his bag.

34. There’s a SPN official novel called Nevermore where Dean does not know who Edgar Allen Poe is, and upon reading that I was so much, I never tried to read it again. Fuck you, Dean knows his lit. He plays dumb, he’s not actually dumb.

35. Dean’s dream about John hits me hard now, after The Winchesters season 1 finale, because in that universe that Dean futzed with? That dream could now be a reality.

36. “Perfect landing, Son.”

37. Sam dreaming about Mary is a whole thing, too. Of that person he can’t remember. Ouch.

38. That overhead shot of them is so great. Love it.

39. Werepire! oh Dean.

40. Meatman cometh.

41. The minor freakout over valet parking lol.

42. But with good reason.

43. But also girl me too. Let’s be real, who wouldn’t? It’s a great car. And this is a great moment.

44. She was definitely doing donuts. I love it.

45. Dean would shit himself if he knew.

46. This entire scene is so good. But also, I love Dean and Cas here.

47. LOL step away from the Netflix.

48. Dean, stop trying to make fetch happen, bud.

49. Poor Cas, talking to himself, thinking he’s helping. But again, it keeps us in the car.

50. But this whole scene is so great.

51. Poor Dean missed him saying werepire.

52. I love this fight scene so much. It’s played for laughs and it works so well. It is so gory.

53. “It turns out I did shoot the deputy.” I need you to know that I SCREAMED when he said this, because it’s an add-on from a joke made in SEASON 3. 3! THEY WRAPPED THAT JOKE EIGHT YEARS LATER! Again, it’s the benefits of a show that goes this long.

54. Poor Cas. Just...having to sit on the phone while carnage happens on the other end.

55. The windshield wiper. Dean is so unfazed.

56. Poor cooler. It went from beer and smoothies to a monster head.

57. Again, Dean is so not bothered by any of this. It’s just another day, and it makes it so much funnier. Like he knows it’s gross, but like. It’s just another workday.

58. I’m not sure about these extreme closeups. It’s a lot.

59. “What bench?” oh Cas. <3

60. Sam getting distracted with the fiirty and Dean getting jumped. Again.

61. HEAD IN A BOX.

62. They just left that head in the backseat with a woman he thought was like a full blown human. Because they’re that desensitized. Head in a box. “Yeah? And?”

63. “You do anything for your family.” Oh boy.

64. Sam just not noticing a damn thing.

65. Dean face down in the back seat, sees the Hello Kitty bag: “How did...I don’t wanna know.”

66. The monsters are scared.

67. Dean’s in a tough spot here, and he’s just rolling his eyes at this monster monologueing. It’s part “Are you fucking kidding me with this shit? I can’t believe I let this happen, why am I so dumb?” and part “Bitch do you know what I am? Get wrecked.”

68. Poor Baby. God she is beat up.

69. this inside/outside the car fight is great too. I love that we don’t need to see like a big full fight scene. It’s so cramped and so cool.

70. Fucking decapitated with the car door that is fucking brutal.

71. “Oh baby I’m so sorry.” Yeah dude your car is fucked.

72. Both Dean and Baby. So fucked up.

73. Jensen learned that car move on his lunch break. Talented bastard.

74. Sam also looking messed up.

75. “Would you mind starting tomorrow?” Oh Sam.

76. And we end on Night Moves as the boys and Baby limp on home.

77. Truly, one of my all time favorite episodes of this show. Shot so cleverly, with great character moments and glimpse at what’s going on with the larger season-long plot. Love it.

[dramashii]

Drama Update

The truth is I have a million things to do. I feel like this semester is either going to end me or I will end it soon. But here I am actively looking for a new drama to binge rather than finding a proponent to fund my organization’s activities; here I am typing this thing rather than the speech I will be doing on Tuesday. It feels like I am deliberately sabotaging my future (Maybe I am.) But I was never good at making the right decisions. So, here we are today.

I’m currently watching 3 dramas. If you’ve scrolled down in my profile, you will find out that those 3 dramas are: Crash Course in Romance, Our Blooming Youth, and The Starry Love. The latter being my new obsession. It’s so funny, I swear. People should give it more hype. I don’t see much people posting about it on Tumblr. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s been great at making me forget my academic responsibilities (lmao). Although my week is jampacked with dramas (The Starry Love airs two episodes every day except on Fridays and Saturdays. I’m literally watching an episode every single day.), it still feels like it’s not enough. I need to be overwhelmed by the dramas I’m watching. I’ve read some where that reading a book in one sitting was like drinking one whole bottle of wine by yourself. I actually agree and I want to feel like that when I binge-watch a tv show.

I have made attempts. I was in episode 2 of a Thai Drama called My Forever Sunshine when I decided that I actually want to watch a fantasy Cdrama along side The Starry Love. That it is why I stumbled into the rabbit hole of Cdrama edits in Youtube. I ended up watching The Blue Whisper, but like the previous drama I mentioned, I only ended up in episode 2. It’s not bad but I just wasn’t in the mood. 

I was also thinking of finishing dramas, whose episodes I’d missed. Strangers Again ended last Thursday, but I still haven’t gotten around watching the last 8 episodes. I also haven’t finished The Interests of Love. Maybe I’ll get back to them soon or by the end of the year. 

I’m also eyeing on watching The Heavenly Idol and Taxi Driver Season 2 but I’m seriously not in the mood to watch something that’s not yet completed as of the time of writing. 

Right now I’m just craving for a cute romcom to turn my head off for a minute or for like 16 hours. I really really don’t want to face my responsibilities until tomorrow. 

Anyways, this is my drama update for now. Until next time!

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

02/15/2024 Daily OFMD Recap Part 1

TLDR; Cast&Crew; Rhys; Samba BTS; Con O'Neill; New Watch Parties: NextGoalWins; Watch Party Reminders; A Safe Space Ship; Hoff The Beaten Path Drama; Florida SuperCon;

Wow yall, I actually have to do a 2 parter today for all the crap that happened. Just. WOW.

= Cast & Crew Sightings =

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys' IG blew up today with all sorts of photos. This was after Samba BTS dumped on us earlier in the day, because apparently our fragile brains needed to explode.

Just to add to the excitement of the day, there were 2 cameos added.

Regarding Short Poppies - On Cameo - IG link = tysm @lividturkeys and Short Poppies Crew! for the video!

Regarding Rhys' Cats! - On Twitter / GD = tysm @elphia_3 for this vid!

Oh look, Rhys is trending on twitter, I wonder why?!

= Samba Schutte BTS =

Everybody say thank you Samba because HE SERIOUSLY DELIVERED today and this time it's featuring Taika!!!!

Thank goodness for all the folks bringing over videos to tumblr because there were a lot today. Pictures first, video links below.

Src: Samba's Instagram

Wanna see all the stills on Tumblr? See @londonspirit's post here.

Some background pictures of the videos produced some VERY INTERESTING research material.

Tumblr Video Links:

Rhys In the Rain - @bizarrelittlemew

The Underwater BTS - @blakbonnet

Taika Pan Up / David Give Them What They Want - @ blakbonnet

Archie Barrel Lifts / Cast In the Rain - @rhysdarbinizedarby

Getting Into the Water - @ rhysdarbinizedarby

Rhys' IG Story About the Sandwich - @ rhysdarbinizedarby

David Fane Veil - @ rhysdarbinizedarby

Taika Running Into Rhys' Arms - @ rhysdarbinizedarby

= Con O'Neill =

Con O'Neill left a really wonderful thanks today, and special shoutout to @ringasunn and all the folks who contributed to his Con O' Neill Love Project!

Src: Con's IG

If you missed the love projects or want to see part 4, here's the links to the Instagram videos:

Love Project: Part 1

Love Project: Part 2 

Love Project: Part 3

Love Project: Part 4

== New Watch Parties! ==

Wanna check out NextGoalWins? It's available on Hulu/Disney+ Watch Party: Feb 25, 2 pm PST, 5 pm EST, 10pm GMT

Watch Party HashTags:

#OurFlagWins

#AdoptOurCrew

#SaveOFMD

= Feb 16: Ongoing Watch Parties =

People of Earth S1 is still going strong! Episode 9&10 tomorrow Feb 16, at 4PM CST/ 10PM GMT Replay of episodes 1-10 Saturday Feb 17, 8 AM CST /2 PM GMT Need access? Contact @iamadequate1!

== Uncle Season 1 Watch Party ==

Episodes 4 5 6 tomorrow Fri 16th Feb! GMT - 8 PM / ET 3PM / PST - 12 PM and as always those outside the UK: VPN Article

== A Safe Space Ship Meetup! ==

Remember the in-person A Safe Space Ship event in San Diego CA on the 11th? A bunch of the crew got together and got some fantastic pictures at the Maritime Museum of San Diego! Check it out! Src: Fangirlfoto IG

== Hoff The Beaten Track Drama ==

Apparently some studios didn't pay their bills so there's some drama going on with Rhys' show Hoff The Beaten Track. If you wanna read the article without a paywall visit: No Paywall / Paywall

== Florida Super Con ==

Who wants some Revenge? 🏴‍☠️ Welcome aboard the stars of Our Flag Means Death, Vico Ortiz and Samba Schutte to Supercon! Join these pirates July 13 and 14 for a weekend full of Autographs, Photo Ops, and a cast panel. Buy tickets now or walk the plank: Supercon24.com/BuyTickets⁣ ⁣ Photo Op and Autograph onsale dates will be shared soon. Src: Florida Super Con IG

[shizukateal]

Valentine's Day Watchlist:

I'm doing a shitty errand tomorrow and then when I get home I'm injecting these straight into my brain:

Kimi ni Todoke Season 1 episode 1 and season 2 episodes 9-12

Ashita no Nadja episode 5

Princess Tutu episodes 5 and 13

Fruits Basket (2001) episode 18 (don't actually watch this one if you see these as suggestions. It's... listen, only I understand myself)

Miraculous Ladybug season 1 episode 10 "Dark Cupid"

Teen Titans episode 29 "Betrothed"

Star vs the Forces of Evil season 1 episode 8 "Blood Moon Ball" (Note: I have NOT forgiven svtfoe for its crimes, I just have a Weakness™️)

The Owl House season 1 episode 16 "Enchanting Grom Fright"

Cybersix episodes 1 and 5

Steven Universe season 2 episode 61 "We Need to Talk"

💘💘~Card Captor Sakura episode 57~💘💘

Beauty and the Beast

If There's Time Left:

Watch at least 1 episode from where I left off from Chihayafuru

Watch at least 1 episode from where I left off in Akagami no Shirayukihime

Additional Goal:

Write one romantic scene from anything I'm creating.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, January 8

Buffy: So, how's it going with Amy the rat? Willow: Good! She loves her new exercise wheel. She runs around, her nose wiggles... Buffy: I-I meant, how's it going changing her back into a human being? Willow: Oh. Still working on it. But I just got her the cutest little bell...

~~Helpless~~

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Dndads s2 spoilers

I am thinking again. Gen 4 dads with newborn infants or toddlers. The idea that their kids will have to grow up under the doodler…. They won’t even have good early childhood memories to fall back on like their parents did. It would be all they would ever know. Their is some real Adult Fear there.

I do get why they condemned the people of Faerun. Then the sunk cost fallacy kicks in. Who would you condemn to protect your children? Another realm, full of demons? But its your friend, your brother’s home. Him as well then? Well okay, you’ve betrayed your own, but he also forced your hand right? And you’ll look out for his kid maybe.

Now the enemy is back. Everything and everyone you have destroyed to save your children threatens to be for nothing. Do you do it all again? Delaying it, and passing it down like it was passed down to you? Or do you end it? You can’t undo the damage done. But you can stop the casualties from becoming exponential.

It will end here. Your children will not inherit it as you once did. They will given what you never truly received. Time to heal.

16 notes - Posted October 5, 2022

#4

We all thought Ron was alone. That when Willy tried to drown him, Ron was alone and no one protected him.

And while it doesn’t change how Ron felt as a child, or the original narrative arc from season one…

I think its still important that the Doodler was there. That it wanted to protect Ron. That even a supposedly eldritch horror could see that a child should be protected.

The Doodler could see what Willy never could.

20 notes - Posted December 1, 2022

#3

So I’ve been on Doctor Who hiatus while the current show runner does his thing. It just hasn’t been for me and that’s fine.

But I was invited to watch Eve of the Daleks last night and uh, might have to start actually caring again because holy this got gay and I was not expecting it!

22 notes - Posted January 2, 2022

#2

I wasn’t an autistic!Link truther until this episode’s dad facts.

37 notes - Posted September 6, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Wednesday Spoilers!

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Yeah they better give Tyler some space and respect and let him grow into his own person next season or I will be rioting.

He was failed by his father and taken advantage of so severally by a woman who only saw him as a tool, a weapon, a slave.

She targeted him, drugged him, chained him up, and tortured him. I don’t think his monologue and violent talk to Wednesday was in an any way indicative of this just being who he is now.

I think its part of the super weird and creepy bond that Laurel forced on him. The loyalty and all that.

I want to see him get better. I really hope he’s not just “the monster” now.

And you know, I get that he wasn’t a great love interest. I don’t particularly want Wednesday and Tyler to get back together in the event of a recovery arc. But!

I’m a sucker for stories that show the fact that boys and men can be victims of abuse too. He deserves some good screen time to just be his person again.

88 notes - Posted November 26, 2022

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[marvelcriminalhoe]

Stumbling West

Aaron Hotchner x Female Reader

Chapter 13

A Crack in the Glass

i.e. season 8 episode 16

Chapter summery: The team gets closer to the replicator, or at least, they think they do. The cup as finally overflowed.

TW: Typical criminal minds jargon.

AN: Sorry this took so long, I was almost finished with it and then I got sick :(. Anyway, I've finally finished, and hopefully I can get the next two chapters done an out tomorrow so I can be back on schedule.

word count: 2,158

Series Masterlist

The sound of your alarm wakes you from your dream state. You reach over to the night stand on your side, silencing your phone. Aaron protests your movements, dragging you back into his embrace.

“Aaron I have to go.” You tell him softly, trying to pry his arms from around your waist.

He just tightens his hold on you, “Why,” He whines, “We still have an hour until we need to get ready.”

“Because I’ve stayed here for 2 weeks now and I have officially ran out of clean clothes as of yesterday.” You tell him, finally breaking free, “I need to go back to my apartment.”

He sits up, watching you move around his room as you gather your scattered clothes from last night, “Will you come back here tonight? Granted we don’t have a case.”

“14 days in a row not enough for you.” You joke, throwing on one of his hoodies you stole. It smells of his cologne, putting you at ease this morning.

“No.”

You send him a wondering look, “What? What do you mean no?”

Aaron rubs the rest of sleep out of his eyes, standing up to grab some clothes for himself, “I mean,” He tells you, walking closer once he has boxers on, “I don’t like it when you aren’t here all the time.”

“Well,” You nod, not entirely following along,” as sweet as that is, I’m paying for an apartment every month, I should probably use it.”

Aaron pulls you into him, “Well,” He drags out the word, slightly mocking you, “What if you paid for this apartment instead?”

Oh.

That’s… hmmm.

“You want me to pay your rent for you?” You tease him.

“He raises an eyebrow at you, too tired for your antics, “You know what I mean.”

“I do.” You tell him softly, looking at him tentatively, “Can I think about it.”

He is very good at hiding his mild disappointment, sending you a comforting smile, “Of course you can.” Kissing your forehead, “As long as you need.”

You look up from your desk later that day, when Garcia comes into the bullpen, holding a big bouquet of flowers and walking over to JJ’s desk, “Guess what just came to the reception desk for an agent Jennifer Jareau.”

You stand up to walk over to her and Reid, as she laughs softly, “From who?”

“They must be from Will.” Garcia says like it’s obvious, “Or someone’s got some ‘splanin to do.”

“Just wills not really a flower bouquet type of guy.”

You point to the card, “See what changed his mind then.”

You watch as she pulls the note out of the small envelope, her face dropping as she reads it, “Zugzwang.”

You share a look with Garcia, Reid grabbing the card from JJ, “What? Let me see that.”

“Isn’t that what Diana Turner said to you-“

You’re cut off from Reid finishing your question, “Before she killed Maeve.”

“But Diana’s dead so who sent it?” Garcia asks breathlessly.

The four of you go and inform the team of what has transpired, then informing Erin Strauss of everything revolving the replicator case that you have.

You are being followed. The team is being followed. Aaron informs everyone that he’s posting security details at each of your homes, but the sick feeling that you’ve been watched without your knowing won’t go away.

You’re drawn away from the last replicator crime scene when Garcia speaks up, “Uh, sir, Philadelphia P.D. Just uploaded a homicide to Vicap. An unidentified woman was found this morning, with her eyelids removed.”

“Just like our blood artist Bryan Hughes.” Derek says.

“That’s also where the Flowers came from.” You state.

“Jet’s standing by. Wheels up in 20.” He announces to the team, gathering his things like the rest of you.

He calls your name before you can leave the room, “Can I speak to you for a moment in my office?”

You feel some of the team watching you, but you just nod, letting him out the door first as you follow him.

When you get to his office, he sets his things down in a chair in front of his desk, before sighing and turning towards you, “I know I said you could think about the offer from this morning, as long as you would like.” He places his hands on his hips, looking away from a moment, then back to you, “But I need to know if I should send security detail to your apartment or not.”

So much for having time.

Not his fault.

Not mine either.

You breathe out of your nose heavily, dropping you head down and covering your face with your hands, letting out a groan.

“I’m sorry, I’m not trying to pressure-“

“I know.” You look back up at him, stopping him from feeling guilty about the situation, “I don’t think I would get much sleep alone now anyway.” You say, trying to lighten the mood.

He nods, still not sure. You walk up to him and run your hands up and down his arms, “Aaron I was probably going to say yes in a few days anyway.”

“Probably?” He questions you.

“I was going to say yes.” You roll your eyes, “I just didn’t want to jump into it without properly thinking it through.”

Aaron seems to relax a little, leaning down to kiss your cheek, “Okay.” He whispers, eyes closing briefly, “Thank you.”

You smile up at him, hands going down his arms to grab his own, “Don’t thank me yet, I’m going to need you to do some laundry later.”

He laughs lightly, “With pleasure.”

You squeeze his hands one more time, before turning leaving to grab your things at your desk.

Well, one problem solved. Too bad it was the easiest one.

Landing in Philadelphia, You, Morgan, and Reid go to the latest crime scene, a detective spots you as you cross the police tape, “Wow, excuse me. Can I help you?”

Derek shows him his badge, “I’m Agent Morgan.” Before introducing you and Reid.

“Feds?” The detective questions you, “What are you doing here?”

“Assisting the investigation.” Morgan states the obvious.

“Well, no one told me.” The detective shakes his head.

“Someone probably just forgot to make a phone call.” You try to reason with him. For whatever reason, he does not like the three of you here. “Just an oversight I’m sure.”

“Would you kind showing us the victim?” Reid asks.

The detective hesitates for just a moment, before turning around, “Yeah, right this way.”

You share a look with Morgan and Reid before following, “Is there anything you can tell us about her?”

“Her name was Sandy Larson. Went missing two days ago. She’s a retired widow with six grandkids.”

“Any idea where she was last seen?” Derek questions.

“Found her car at a drugstore across town. Apparently she fills a perception every Wednesday morning.”

The lead detective hates the team. The brass wants the team off the case. The attorney general wants you all replaced. AND a picture of your boyfriend taken by the replicator was found at the last crime scene.

Yeah, not having a great time.

Also Erin Strauss is being weird and Rossi talked to her as if she couldn’t fire him on the spot.

“Do you really think they’d replace us?” JJ asks.

“Sounds like they’d have to kill Strauss first.” Rossi answers, looking over at Aaron who was seated at the other end of the table, “And I doubt if that’s as easy as it sounds.”

“All right, so what do we know?” Aaron brings the attention to Reid. Who was studying the picture found with the body, “This photo isn’t digital. It was printed on real chromogenic photo paper.”

“So he’s old school.” You state.

Blake nods, “We’re still trying to ascertain when the photo was taken.”

Aaron’s phone rings, he answers, “Garcia, I’m putting you on speaker.”

“You guys, there are a shocking number of weirdos out there who have a thing for nurses.” Her voice comes through the phone, “But I got a giant hit. 15 years ago the BAU had a case in Pittsburg, involving the stabbing murders of 4 nurses.”

“That’s close enough to be related.” You speak up.

“That rings a bell.” Rossi tells the table, pondering look on his face, “But I didn’t work that case, Gideon did.”

“It ended relatively well.” Garcia goes on, “The killer was caught, and we managed to save one of his would be victims.”

“Garcia, what happened to Kemper?”

“He died, 5 months ago from lethal injection.”

“What if that was the trigger.” Reid theorizes, “The silencer copycat murder happened 5 months ago.”

Bidwell, the current unsub for being the replicator, overdosed on his medication after he made his phone call in holding. His body language was all over the place, and he only confessed to the 3 murders in Philadelphia, not the other copycat ones.

You and the rest of the team are in the local PD’s confer room when Reid and Aaron walk through the door, joining you, “I just talked to Strauss, she wants an update. What happened?”

“Bidwell died en route to the hospital.” Derek tells him.

“It’s bizarre. If he wanted payback, why would he kill himself?” Blake questions.

“Maybe this is his version of payback.” Reid considers, “If he takes his own life we can’t put him in prison.”

Rossi however, doesn’t agree, “But his body language- you should have seen it. When JJ mentioned the copycat murders, he had no idea what she was talking about.”

“He did it after his phone call, maybe that made him change his plan.” You think out loud.

“Local police traced the number.” Derek sighs, “It was a prepaid cell that went dead right after Bidwell’s call.”

“A partner?” Aaron raises his eyebrow.

Rossi shakes his head, “He didn’t know about the other copycat murders. He wouldn’t be someone’s partner.”

“He’d be their pawn.” You finish for him.

Sitting on the jet, headed to Pittsburg, Aaron goes over the plan with everyone for when you land. Swat will be waiting for you, along with the local P.D. You all make it off the plane, headed straight to the SUV, Garcia over the bluetooth telling everyone where to go.

“Guy’s I don’t like this, it seems like we are going exactly where he wants us to.” Derek tells everyone, speaking the thought that everyone else has.

When you all pull up to the warehouse, the head of swat comes over, talking to Aaron, “The snipers are set and all the exits are covered.”

“Air support?” Aaron asks him.

“Choppers are standing by.”

“We’ll enter from two sides.” Aaron tells the team, pulling out his tablet and showing the floor plans to Derek, who will be running the other point, “You’ll go through this side, we’ll come through this way.”

“Alright guys,” Derek turns to the swat that will follow your side in, “I need you to stay tight and keep alert.”

They all nod, tightening their vests, “This man has a vendetta against us. This could be a trap.” You tell them, voice hard.

The head of swat looks at his team, “Alright gents, lets move out.”

Your team splits up, getting into position. You go with Derek and Reid, following behind them and entering the building, turning left. You shine your light as you walk through the hallways, making sure the area is clear. You all come to a sliding door, and after making sure it’s clear, the swat slides the door open, letting the team into the room where music is playing.

The rest of the team enters at the same time as you from the other side, everyones lights flashing around. Aaron goes up to the girl in the middle of the room, checking for a pulse, “She’s gone.”

You walk around, looking at the pictures that are up on the wall, the pictures of the team on cases. Off cases. Pictures of you outside your apartment. Your breathing starts becoming erratic when you get to a wall where several pictures of you and Aaron hang. Pictures of you both laughing at dinner, or running in the park, or kissing in his car. In every picture, your face has a big red X on it. Your relationship is out there. Your lives are being targeted.

Your head stars spinning, and you feel like you’re going to throw up, when Aaron comes up behind you, seeing the same thing you did. How long has he been following all of you, watching you without you knowing? How much does he know about your lives? Aaron pulls you into his chest, letting you breakdown, whispering in your ear, though you can’t hear anything he’s saying, too far into your own head.

The threat is clear, he’s coming after the team, coming after you. The team gathers around you and Aaron, trying to comfort you while also trying to not break down themselves. Looking at all the pictures on the wall. How could we not know?

The glass has finally overflowed, and now it’s cracking.

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[afan1]

The Wilds: Season 1 Rewatch

SPOILER WARNINGS – While it is an episode recap, there may be spoilers for the entirety of season 1 of The Wilds. Continue reading at your own risk if you haven’t seen all of it yet.

1x01 Recap 

1x02 Recap

1x03 Recap

1x04 Recap

1x05 Recap

1x06 + 1x07 Recap

1x08 + 1x09 Recap

The Wilds | 1x10: Day Twenty-Three

Favorite Quote

“This must be what cavewomen felt like when their men came home with meat. Like, I am legit hot for you right now.” — Fatin Jadmani

Personal Highlights of the Episode

The shark scene with Nora screaming, the music, everyone’s reactions… chills. I can’t wait til we see the full thing in season two. The acting will be phenomenal, I’m sure.

Shelby talking out her feelings with Toni instead of letting it eat her up and cause another breakdown. That’s growth. It’s teeny-tiny, but it’s still growth.

Things I Didn't Catch the First Time

I 100% do not remember this opening sequence with seeing Nora acting as the operative during from day one until now. Wtf was I doing when I watched this the first time? (All cap texts stress me the fuck out)

“You were RIGHT.” Double meaning? Was Shelby giving Leah directions to take when she got out of her room? Why was that one word the only one in all caps and underlined? It can’t be a coincidence that Shelby goes into anaphylactic shock the same moment that Leah escapes her room.

Who just lets a drink fizz on their floor? Not even one, but three!

Observations / Theories / Questions

“Lord, you’re like beyond calm right now.” Shelbs, honey, that’s what happens after you get laid.

Finding out Leah is a slob while drunk just wants me to see video evidence of that. Like I want to see all the girls get drunk af together in a normal situation and not while stranded on an island.

Quinn and Nora were so damn cute and awkward, it was just perfect. It’s so tragic what happened. He tried so hard to impress Rachel too, and like, impressing a sibling is the hardest job in the world I think. And it’s so realistic for Nora to really hone in on what Rachel said and let that impact her relationship with Quinn, whether it be intentional or not. A sibling bond can run so deep sometimes.

I can never really tell when Gretchen is being manipulative or genuine. Was she scouting Nora before the jail visit? Did she know shortly after talking to her there that she wanted her for the experiment which is why the pancake offer was on given? Did Nora even bring Rachel up beforehand and if not, how would Gretchen know Nora had a sister?

If Nora actually succeeded in making Leah disappear, who do you think would have reacted the worst in the group about her disappearance?

Clearly Shelby has a thing for Tony/i’s: Tony Romo and Toni Shalifoe. Can’t be just a coincidence.

Field Notes

Field Note #121 — Shelby’s cross necklace was a gift from her mom on the day of her baptism. Shelby was baptized at 14 years old—a full immersion baptism, in front of her whole church.

Field Note #122 — This is the second time we’ve seen Dot trying to hit something, only to miss her mark. Her aim really is piss-poor. Potentially related fact: Dot has never had an eye exam in her entire life.

Field Note #123 — As fraternal twins, Nora and Rachel have pretty different proportions. With the exception of their feet. They both wear a size 8 ½.

Field Note #125 — Nora has never not been shy among strangers. She doesn’t even like to ask for refills at restaurants—she usually asks Rachel to do it for her.

Field Note #130 — The cocktail stirrer in Nora’s folder is from the night Nora and Quinn snuck off campus and crashed a tiki-themed wedding.

Field Note #132 — Yeah, Tony Romo was Shelby’s first celebrity crush.

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Shelby Curse Count: 2 (16 all season)

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I made it!!! Just in time for season two tomorrow! Well folks, it was a pleasure doing this with you. I hope you had as much fun as I did!