#serafina/frank

[tankgotstuckinthecircusgate]

shit ton of fluff w young mobsters n co bc i deserved it 1) henry, betty and eleonore 2) serafina, frank and lauretta 3) rich scumbags 🙄🙄🙄being happy🙄🙄🙄ew🙄 (i need it so bad fr i need it so bad)

that one scene w the lost book inspired by @mwwktn 's tag: “do you think they have to distract him from lingering in the magazine corner before their flights”

[whimsylueur]

Who are your top 5 ships and do you have any theme songs to go with them? (Your taste in music is pretty spot on! Like Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton??? Literally Pleasant/Sorrows lyric for lyric)

HAHAHAHA THANK YOUUU WOW! I have to say, I’m already in the works for drawing a scene with a similar concept, you know how in Resurrection when Skug is performing Heroes by David Bowie for Xena? (Stares wistfully into the distance, whispering) Hell yes.

I’ll use this opportunity to just write my ideas and mayhaps I will drop a couple doodles at a later date. This is a mighty interesting ask, cheers for that.

Here we go:

1. Skulduggery Pleasant/Valkyrie Cain: DUHH. Now, I could give you a playlist, but I’m merciful. So there will be three, and oh God just trust me on these ones guys. Edit: there will be four

2. Serafina Dey/Mevolent: This genuinely is my favourite ROMANTIC ship. Guys they would cross dimensions to be together :( that’s almost on par with Valduggery. And yes, I know they’re goth as fuck but,

I will not explain further.

3. Tanith Low/Ghastly Bespoke: THEY DESERVED TO BE HAPPY. (Shaking fist in Dublin’s general direction)

This song for sure would have been playing if they got their reunion scene from Cassandra’s vision in Last Stand of Dead Men. All I’d add, have a building blow up in the distance behind them and everything would have been perfectly epic.

4. Vaurien Scapegrace/Thrasher: I am vehemently opposed to their lack of involvement in Phase 2, I love that they’re okay and living peacefully together with Clarabelle but maaaan >:^(

5. Valkyrie Cain/Militsa Gnosis: Easily a great ship. Miss Gnosis was laying it on fucking thick and I have nothing but respect for her grind.

Bonus: Temper Fray/Kierre: I know they didn’t get much “screen time” but it was so alluring to me, I can’t believe how instantaneously I was invested. Good job, Landy, I’m hooked.

[samtrapani]

i’ve talked about how mob movies/the mafia trilogy in general treats women, but i was thinking about it and like. wives and mothers are the most fridged people in the trilogy. like, okay, let’s take a look at some of the mothers, right? and it’s like.

in MDE sarah’s mother is dead, and painted as a villain in sarah’s eyes (we’ll come back to her later). sarah herself, once she marries tommy, eventually loses everything when tommy flips, and has to live the rest of her life under an assumed identity and then without tommy after vito and joe roll up. 

in M2, maria scaletta has a deadbeat drunk for a husband, and eventually dies of illness and a broken heart, while vito is in prison. 

in M3, there’s sarah burke (danny and nicki’s mother), perla robinson, virginia marcano (giorgi’s mother). all of them, dead of some ‘illness’, most likely, since the only way to shove women aside is to have them die of ‘illness’, whatever the hell that entails.

(and these are just mothers, yk. like. let’s not go into the wives. betty. frank’s wife, serafina. lauretta, who is the only wife alive, and we never see her once. wives consigned to the dossiers, which might as well make them non-existent.) 

circling back to sarah’s mother, who is unnamed, and we’re only ever given her initials. right, so sarah tells tommy that her mother was “an ugly, jealous drunk”, and like she’d throw shit at luigi and all that, but honestly like sometimes i wonder if it was just a frustrated woman stuck in a life that didn’t suit her. that she wanted to part in, and couldn’t voice her frustrations out to. 

like. cmon. luigi was the most feared hitman in lost heaven, and if he was running with the mob from his youth, he would’ve been with peppone first, then salieri. and then he gets married, to this woman who probably doesn’t even have the first clue to what he does--- until she finds out.  

what do you do when someone you love is a killer and a criminal and has enough blood on his hands to paint the walls of your house red? pair that up with running a household, trying to take care of a young, impressionable daughter, a daughter who takes after her father so fiercely that there’s nothing you can do but sit back and watch? 

like. we’ve all seen the letter in the prison. mrs marino asking for luigi to give up gunning people down, give up his supposed affairs, and all that mob-life stuff. like... i don’t know. sarah probably only thinks of her mother badly because of how much she loves her father, and how much this life, this thing of theirs, had its grip on her. the mob was all she knew. and i’m sure her mother tried to sway her from it, tried to get her to live a simple, quiet life, but god, sarah couldn’t just leave her father. 

“a ugly, jealous drunk”, but when you realize exactly what position mrs marino was in... a killer for a husband, a daughter so deep in the mob clutches. she must’ve turned to drink, started to lash out at luigi in resentment for hiding who he was, for the company he kept, for all the secrets their marriage was built on. 

these games have no sympathies for women who can see through the lies of men, the mafia, and the world they live in. none at all. 

[manyfandomocs]

New OC Introductions

The time has come for me to make two Descendants masterlists so expect the second one in a bit but here are the reasons there's more plus a whole new fandom to add to my list

Descendants

Zinnia Hook (Alexandra Shipp FC), Ben or Evie or Uma or some poly combo with the three ship. Daughter of Captain Hook, she always knew there was a difference between her and her siblings. Everyone knew it. But no one would question the girl whose father has a hook for a hand and brother who is the right hand to one of the most feared teens on the Isle. Then she finds her father's old Captain's Log, from long before the Isle, before Peter Pan, and she found the truth. Her mother was a fairy, Zarina, and now she was determined to get off of the Isle and find more information. Luckily, she gets the chance when Prince Ben declares that four Isle kids are being sent to Auradon Prep, she'll just decide to make it five

Serafina Stabbington Chapman (Piper Curda FC), Mal or Jay or maybe an OC ship. Born on the Isle of the Lost, Serafina was the only one that got out young. Of course, this was due to her father not wanting a girl and once he had a chance, him and his brother pushed the young girl onto the barge ship that brings supplies. Scared and hiding, she made her way to Auradon and was already coming to terms with having to find a way to live on her own but instead, she met Merida. Merida who saw the young girl already ready to fight for what she needed and decided that maybe motherhood wouldn't be the worst thing. So Serafina shed the Stabbington name and became the heir to the DunBroch clan overnight. She assimilates well enough, but when Ben decides to bring other Isle kids over, she gets to face the past that pushed her away.

White Collar (because rewatching it has made me very much want some ocs and fics)

Valentine Clarke (Jonathan Bailey FC), Neal Caffrey ship. There were numerous big names in the forgery and heist world, Valentine wasn't one of them. Of course, he only wasn't one because he was excellent at what he did. Valentine Clarke wasn't anyone, he was a ghost. The only name that semi-consistently followed any of his work was just known as Heartbreaker. Other than there were all sorts of names, Edgar Usher, Frank Bridgerton, Bram Carroway, nothing about him ever the same. Except for Neal Caffrey. The two had never officially met, by chance crossing paths at a hotel bar or a museum was it, but they did communicate through their crimes for a time. It wasn't a competition necessarily, but it wasn't exactly a friendship either. And then, nothing. Neal Caffrey was arrested and Valentine went on with his life, albeit missing the fun flirting with him through heists and forgeries. But a case leads Peter and Neal right to Valentine's door.

Marcel Carver (Ben Barnes FC), Neal Caffrey ship. FBI wasn't exactly Marcel's plan, let alone the White Collar unit, but after his career as a young art dealer was cut short due to him unintentionally selling a forgery to a client, he thought it would be better to catch the ones doing the forgeries than be tricked by them. Which proved to be a good career switch, as he was excelling as an agent. And then the impossible happens, Peter Burke gets Neal Caffrey out to help them with cases. Which means Marcel comes face to face with the man who made the very forgery that he sold.

there may potentially be a Neal sister I'm still working on her

[g4rmusic]

Young Nikki aka Frank Carlton Serafina Feranna, Jr.

[wildbeautifuldamned]

SCHUMACHER Citrus Garden pool Josef Frank hand made linen 2+ yards new ebay rrrcal

Pottery Barn Serafina Josef Frank Fabric 6 Pieces Remnants Used ebay benandbarbgoodlife

[perfectlymarilynmonroe]

Pets—

In 1943, she and Jim Dougherty owned a collie, Muggsie. He was either gifted to her by Jim, or she found him a stray. Jim later said, “I loved watching her with Muggsie. Norma Jeane would play with her constantly, and speak to her, touch and stroke her all the time. That dog adored Norma Jeane too, and was at her side constantly.” When she began modeling, she left him with her in-laws, who said he died not long after.

In 1951, Joseph Schenck gave her a Chihuahua, Josefa, for her 24th birthday. When she moved into Natasha Lytess’ home, she said the dog wasn’t house trained and Marilyn rarely cleaned up after her. In 1951, she gave her up because the Beverly Carlton Hotel did not permit pets.

In 1955, one of my favorite stories, she rescued a stray cat that mysteriously got pregnant. She joked that she must’ve had an active social life in the hallway. She was very involved with the pregnancy: reading books, noting her breathing, and spoiling her with treats. 

In 1956, she and Arthur had a Bassett hound, Hugo, who Marilyn always worried was too depressed. When the Millers divorced in 1961, she decided he should stay with Arthur in Roxbury so he could run freely in the country. 

1957–1960, while in Connecticut, the Miller’s purchased a horse named Ebony. They owned three parakeets, Bobo, Clyde, and Butch. They owned two cats, Serafina and Sugar Finney. is an unconfirmed picture some have said is her with Serafina.

In 1961, she was gifted a maltese-poodle bred dog, Maf-Honey, from Frank Sinatra. The name was a joke referencing his alleged ties to the mob.

[wondereads]

My Books

Bolded: already read

Strikethrough: already reviewed

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (read it for a summer class, absolutely blew my mind)

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Westside by W. M. Akers

Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (amazing commentary on misogyny and rape culture)

Red Hood by Elana M. Arnold

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker (great fairytale author)

Dragon's Breath by E. D. Baker

Once Upon a Curse by E. D. Baker

No Place for Magic by E. D. Baker

The Salamander Spell by E. D. Baker

Dragon Kiss by E. D. Baker

A Prince Among Frogs by E. D. Baker

The Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker

Unlocking the Spell by E. D. Baker

The Bravest Princess by E. D. Baker

Princess in Disguise by E. D. Baker

The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker

The Finisher by David Baldacci

A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (YA classic and perfect heist book)

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett (casual LGBT+ fantasy)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Tin Woodsman of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Wicked King by Holly Black

Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Tithe by Holly Black

Valiant by Holly Black

Book of Night by Holly Black

The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (my first ever YA book)

Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (my grandma gives me a new one each time she finishes it)

The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

A Red Herring with Mustard by Alan Bradley

Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley

As Chimney Sweeps Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley

The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley

The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The Fairytale Detectives by Michael Buckley (I did a series-wide review for these!)

The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley

The Problem Child by Michael Buckley

Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley

Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley

Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley

The Everafter War by Michael Buckley

The Inside Story by Michael Buckley

The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley

The Sisters Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger

The Selection by Kiera Cass

A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (my favorite childhood series)

A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani

The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani

Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani

A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

One True King by Soman Chainani

Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Beasts & Beauty by Soman Chainani

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

The Stand-In by Lily Chu

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer

A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer

Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer

An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer

Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collines

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Matilda by Roald Dahl (a classic! hits very close to home for gifted students)

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Eye of Minds by James Dashner

Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Vidia and the Fairy Crown from the Disney Fairies

Beck and the Great Berry Battle from the Disney Fairies

Lily’s Pesky Plant from the Disney Fairies

Prilla and the Butterfly Lie from the Disney Fairies

Beck Beyond the Sea from the Disney Fairies

The Fire Within by Chris D’Lacey

Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly (was surprised by how good this book was)

The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Universe by K. Eason

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

The Graces by Laure Eve (has since been given away)

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester (deserves more recognition)

Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody

All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Octunnumi by Trever Alan Foris

Zero Day by Jan Gangsei

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (why do people sleep on this book? tumblr would love it)

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George

Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George

Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George

Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Nobody's Victim by Carrie Goldberg

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Gone by Michael Grant

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

Witch Catcher by Mary Downing Hahn (cue my obsession with faeries and witchcraft as a kid)

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison (see witch catcher note)

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Hardwood

The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He

Strike the Zither by Joan He

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Dune by Frank Herbert

Splintered by A. G. Howard

Stain by A. G. Howard (crazy good writing and an amazing romance)

Roseblood by A. G. Howard

Into the Wild by Erin Hunter (aw yee the warriors series)

Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter

Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter

Rising Storm by Erin Hunter

A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter

The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter

Midnight by Erin Hunter

Moonrise by Erin Hunter

Dawn by Erin Hunter

Twilight by Erin Hunter

Sunset by Erin Hunter

The Sight by Erin Hunter

Dark River by Erin Hunter

Outcast by Erin Hunter

Eclipse by Erin Hunter

Long Shadows by Erin Hunter

Sunrise by Erin Hunter

The Fourth Apprentice by Erin Hunter

Fading Echoes by Erin Hunter

Night Whispers by Erin Hunter

Sign of the Moon by Erin Hunter

The Forgotten Warrior by Erin Hunter

The Last Hope by Erin Hunter

Skyclan's Destiny by Erin Hunter

Crookedstar's Promise by Erin Hunter

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (if you have read this book please talk to me)

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol. 1, 2, & 3 by Diana Wynne Jones

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid

On Writing by Stephen King

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Hero by Alethea Kontis

Air Awakens by Elise Kova

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang

Arrow of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey

The Serpent’s Shadow by Mercedes Lackey (DNF, this entire series has since been given away)

The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes Lackey

The Wizard of London by Mercedes Lackey

Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey

Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May

The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

The Journey by Kathryn Lasky

The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky

The Siege by Kathryn Lasky

The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky

The Burning by Kathryn Lasky

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Flip the Script by Lyla Lee

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

Winterspell by Claire Legrand

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle

Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle

An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis

Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis

The Curse of the King by Peter Lerangis

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (childhood staple; every young girl should read it!)

Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine

Stolen Magic by Gail Carson Levine

Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood

A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood

The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

Ash by Malinda Lo

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Legend by Marie Lu

Prodigy by Marie Lu

Champion by Marie Lu

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

So This is Ever After by F. T. Lukens

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (ngl not as good as people make it out to be, given away)

A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell

The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell

Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey

Acorna’s Quest by Anne McCaffrey

Acorna’s People by Anne McCaffrey

You Were Here by Cori McCarthy (this author actually goes by Cory now)

Once and Future by Cory McCarthy and A. R. Capetta

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (has quickly become one of my favorite books)

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

Island of Silence by Lisa McMann

Island of Fire by Lisa McMann

Island of Legends by Lisa McMann

Island of Shipwrecks by Lisa McMann

Island of Graves by Lisa McMann

Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann

The Cousins by Karen McManus

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger (my new favorite kids series!)

Exile by Shannon Messenger

Everblaze by Shannon Messenger

Neverseen by Shannon Messenger

Lodestar by Shannon Messenger

Nightfall by Shannon Messenger

Flashback by Shannon Messenger

Legacy by Shannon Messenger

Unlocked by Shannon Messenger

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (lemme tell you I was so tempted by those new covers they have... I have the first covers)

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Cursed by Frank Miller and Thomas Wheeler

Circe by Madeline Miller

Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The 100 by Kass Morgan (so much more satisfying than the show)

The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige

The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1, 2, 3 & 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Heaven Official’s Blessing Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1, 2, 3, & 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull

Rogue Knight by Brandon Mull

Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull

Mister Monday by Garth Nix

Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix

Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix

Sir Thursday by Garth Nix

Lady Friday by Garth Nix

Superior Saturday by Garth Nix

Lord Sunday by Garth Nix

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes

Blood of Wonderland by Colleen Oakes

War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Flame of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn

Olympus at War by Kate O'Hearn

Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

The Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige

The End of Oz by Danielle Paige

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X. R. Pan

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherin Paterson (*cries*)

1st Case by James Patterson

Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (best author best author best author best author best author best author)

In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce

Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce

Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

Wolf Speaker by Tamora Pierce

Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce

The Realm of the Gods by Tamora Pierce

First Test by Tamora Pierce

Page by Tamora Pierce

Squire by Tamora Pierce

Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce

Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce

Trickster’s Queen by Tamora Pierce

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

The Twin by Natasha Preston (honest to god one of the worst books I’ve ever read; given away)

The Endless Skies by Shannon Price

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman

The Goddess of Nothing at All by Cat Rector

The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine

The Blood Spell by C. J. Redwine

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen

Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs

Virals by Kathy Reichs

Code by Kathy Reichs

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson

Half Upon a Time by James Riley (also a childhood favorite)

Twice Upon a Time by James Riley

Once Upon the End by James Riley

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (my first book mail)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (I mean... how could I not have this?)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (drarry fanfiction come to life)

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (my first fandom, which I have since left for obvious reasons)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J. K. Rowling

The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis

These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

Magyk by Angie Sage

Flyte by Angie Sage

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn (suggested to me by the lovely @construct-witchlyght)

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (DNF, covered in my ranking of Alice in Wonderland retellings)

Firstlife by Gena Showalter

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

Scythe by Neal Shusterman (my first review on this blog!)

Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit

Everland by Wendy Spinale

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman

The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

Fear Street: The Beginning by R. L. Stine

Beyond the Black Door by A. M. Strickland

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland (yes I read both warriors and wings of fire as a kid)

The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland

The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland

The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland

The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland

Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland

Winter Turning by Tui T. Sutherland

Escaping Peril by Tui T. Sutherland

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Rebelwing by Andrea Tang

Given by Nandi Taylor

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne (I bought it, I read it, I'll forever regret it)

Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (or as I like to call him jr2t (pronounced jirt))

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien

Crier’s War by Nina Varela

Malice by Heather Walter

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson

The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer

5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

[annelisreadingroom]

Here's my August book haul. I'm trying not to buy many books because I have too many I haven't read. Did you buy any books in August?

[motleycrueroadie]

Along for the Ride (pt.5)

Author’s Note: Thank you to anyone that is reading this! I apologize if the pace of this is slow, now that I have my character established I’ll be moving through the scenes. This is Mick’s audition and the next one will include meeting Vince and so on!

Previous Chapters: One I Two I Three I Four

Over the course of my life, I think it’s safe to say that I have become fairly acquainted to fresh starts.

Leaving Deanna 

Moving from one end of the West Coast to the other

Changing my name to Nikki Sixx ( leaving Frank Carlton Serafina Feranna Jr. behind)

And now, leaving London for another fresh start.

 In the time that I’ve been alive, I have learned the quick and harsh lesson that you are the only person you can count on, so whether I want to have 0 or 40 fresh starts, that’s up to me. I’m not saying these are always going to work out in my favour, or that I am always going to make the right decision - quite frankly I make stupid ass decisions mostly - but I am the only person that I can truly count on. 

Do I regret leaving London? No. Do I regret the way I left them? Absolutely fucking not. However, am I feeling a little pessimistic about this band, considering that it consists of a drummer I met at a diner and some guitar player he’s dragging along? You can bet your fucking ass I am. 

Sometimes a fresh start begins with a blind shot in the dark and that is what I was doing right now. Last Friday, I met Tommy in a diner and today, the following Sunday, I’m waiting to see whether this is beginning on a good or bad note. I mean, fuck, I haven’t even heard Tommy play, he could be dog shit for all I know, but I trusted him. The kid must know his way around a set of drums, the way he was spinning those stupid fucking sticks around his fingers. 

The funny thing about quitting a band is that you have a lot more free time on your hands. Since I didn’t really have much else to do during this week, I figured I could bug Janis, and she didn’t seem to mind. Our routine remained intact. When I got off work, I waited for her to be done with her run before coming over for dinner. One of the only things that changed was how much time I spent at her place. She started letting me come over while she was in the shower, after I complained that I had nothing to do while I waited. Of course, everything Janis allowed me to do came with a price she told me. Janis explained to me the other night that because she was no “Mother Teresa” as she put it, that I would need to start earning my keep if I was going to be eating her food. We both knew she was joking, but I couldn’t let her joking go without consequence. The shades of red she blushed when I offered to do some of her chores while she showered and got dinner ready were well worth the work I put in. Janis gave me a quite modest list: water the houseplants and vacuum any dirt off the carpet that I got on the floor while I watered them. The chore itself never took me more than 20 minutes, which left enough time for me to be nosy. Somehow, Janis managed to fill every square inch of the apartment with something, all without making the place seem cluttered. She had knick-knacks and photos lining the wall and she also had this large bookcase in her living room that held all sorts of things. The radio and a cassette collection occupied the first shelf, board games on the second and on the bottom were a couple thick photo books alongside her high school yearbooks. I knew Janis was a runner from past conversations, but I had no idea she was a state champion. In fact, Janis seemed to have been the whole package in her high school days. She was a state champion runner, graduated with honors according to her diploma and had great grades but yet I didn’t see a college degree on her wall. I hadn’t brought this up yet, but I want to ask her about these books soon - she doesn’t know I’ve been through them though so I figured it could wait. 

The clock on the stove reads 3:45 when I hear a lot of noise outside my apartment. Rolling my eyes I headed towards the door, only to open it to see Tommy and his buddy Greg carrying equipment up the stairs. 

“Didn’t I tell you guys to come here at 4?” Despite the fact that it’s often polite to be early, I had told these guys to show up no earlier than 4 for our first practice because I didn’t want to disturb Janis while she slept. 

“Dude, it’s going to take me a bit to set this shit up, if we want to get started at 4 I should’ve been here earlier” Tommy grunted back intermittently, while trying to help Greg carry an amp up the stairs.Either I hadn’t made myself clear on the phone or Tommy doesn’t listen. Tommy was doing more of the heavy lifting than Greg by the looks of it, which wasn’t a good sign to me. 

“You the minivan?” I asked him, my way of offering help. He nodded to me while steering towards the door. As I went down the stairs, I glanced back up at Janis’s apartment to see if the noise had woken her up. I know it’s only 15 minutes of sleep but 15 minutes is a pretty big deal. To my surprise, she was leaning against the railing on the balcony. 

“Think you could come down here and help us out Joplin?” I call out to her, squinting up against the sun to see her in her pajamas and fuzzed out hair. 

“You boys look like you’re doing just fine!” She said, motioning with her hand for me to continue what I was doing. I hadn’t noticed Tommy walking down the stairs until he was beside me. 

“Isn’t that the waitress from the diner?” He asked me as we continued down the stairs to the minivan. 

“You tell me.” I smirked at him, knowing full well he remembered who she was. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I turned around to find her still there.

“Can we postpone dinner until after practice?” I yell up to her. 

“Only if you play Barracuda as your last song.” She replied. I furrowed my brow, confused at the request.

“Why?” Tommy was the one to reply for me. 

“I like it.” She said, and I laughed at how matter of fact she stated this. “Plus it tells me when you’re done. Food will be hot half an hour after the opening chords.” Flashing a thumbs up back at her I turned around to continue what we were doing. 

“Do we get food too?” This came from Greg. 

“No.” I quickly replied, even though I knew Janis would feed them. I just didn’t want them there. 

We started practicing around half past 4, and finished at half past 8. In the four hours that we had spent in my apartment, I had shown Tommy and Greg a couple of songs and tried to get to know them. All I had learned was that Tommy and Greg were both in a band called “Suite 19” before this and that Greg couldn’t play the way I wanted him to. At 8:25, I had told them to start playing Barracuda because I was getting hungry and my patience was wearing thin. Heading up the stairs towards Janis’s apartment, I felt relieved to know I would be in her presence for the next little bit. Before rounding the corner I could hear Janis, not the girl that lived above me, but Janis Joplin singing Me and My Bobby McGee. Pushing open the door, I reached up to catch the bell before it could ring so as to not alert Janis that I was in the apartment. She was standing at the stove, swaying back and forth while lightly singing along to the song - just faint enough that you almost couldn’t hear her if you weren’t paying attention. Leaning against the door, I tried to keep as quiet as possible just to watch her. Suddenly, she stopped swaying and I thought my cover had been blown. 

“It’s been 30 minutes, I wonder what he’s up to?” She was thinking out loud. 

“He’s waiting to see if you notice that he’s in the apartment.” She whipped around, visibly surprised. 

“Sixx!” she practically yelled, clutching a hand to her chest. I could only laugh, and the stunned look she held on her face quickly faded into a laugh. That was one of the things that I enjoyed most about Janis’s company, she was never one to dwell when she was in a bad mood. She ebbed and flowed with the mood of the conversation. “I’m surprised you could be that silent, considering all the ruckus you’ve been making for the past four hours.” Crossing her arms, she leaned against the counter top while being careful not to disturb the pan on the stove. 

“By ruckus, do you mean a bass player and a drummer that know what they’re doing while the guitar player doesn’t?” 

“I suppose so.” She turned back to the stove, turning it off and bringing the pan over to the opposite counter to pour what looked to be meat into two bowls with fixings. She caught me watching her do this and must have noticed the confused look on my face, “We’re having taco salad Nikki. You’ll like it.” Reaching into the fridge, she grabbed a bottle of dressing and drizzled it across the two bowls before handing one to me. 

“So tell me, if this guitar player -” she motioned with her hand to indicate she didn’t know his name as she reached into a drawer for utensils.

“Greg”

“If Greg isn’t what you’re looking for, then why haven’t you called that guy from the newspaper ad?”

She was referring to an ad that I had shown her from the newspaper. Someone who described themselves as a “loud, rude and aggressive guitar player” had caught my eye. They listed a phone number, but after Tommy had mentioned Greg, I hadn’t thought to give them a call. 

“Well you see, Greg is a friend of Tommy’s from his old band” I figured I would cut the story off there and she would pick up on the rest. She snickered to herself. 

“You’re telling me that the man with jet black hair and a name like ‘Nikki Sixx’ is afraid to hurt Greg and Tommy’s feelings?” She motioned a tear running down her cheek while pouting and I scoffed at her. “Does Tommy know that Greg doesn’t fit your vibe?” She questioned, returning to her food. 

“He won’t say it cause Greg is there but yeah.” I said honestly, between bites. She nodded while continuing to chew on her food. 

“I didn’t hear a whole lot of singing going on down there tonight.” She looked over  at me expectantly, though I’m not quite sure what response it is she was looking for. “So it has been a little over a week, you’ve got a drummer you like and a guitar player you’re not so sure of and zero singer….” 

“Get to your point here Janis Jade Smith.” She laughed at how I had used her full name.

“Point is, when will I be attending this show of yours?” she was smirking but trying to hide it. Flipping her off, she laughed and we continued eating with one another in a comfortable silence.

Another week had passed since Tommy and Greg had arrived at my apartment, and things were  no better. I have little patience to begin with, but I had used it all on trying to teach Greg the way I wanted him to play. Sick of listening to me complain about the man, Janis told me that if I wasn’t going to pull the trigger and call the guy from the newspaper ad then she would. Before I had the time to process what was going on, Janis had left the apartment during the middle of dinner and returned 15 minutes later only to say “Sunday. He will be here at 4:00 pm sharp. If you like him, you tell Greg to hit the road.” So today, I was standing out on the balcony with Tommy letting him know the deal with this guy coming to audition. The faint sound of a bell caught my attention, knowing it was just before 4:00 I guessed that Janis woke up early. 

“That you up there Janis?” I called out, Tommy leaned over the railing to look up at the next floor. 

“Just came out to make sure that he shows up.” Answered my question.

“Listen man, how are we going to tell Greg to leave if we like this guy?” Tommy asked me as he moved his weight between each of his legs. If there was one thing I learned about Tommy in the short time since I had met him, it was that he had enough energy for the both of us. I could only guess that he’ll be a good partner in crime once the drinks are flowing. I shrugged my shoulders while smirking at him. 

“Act like you’re serving him a shot.” I heard a snicker above me as Tommy initially looked confused but then realized what I was getting at. 

“Give it to him straight..” Tommy mumbled under his breath as we watched a red car pull up in front of the apartment building. 

“Right on time!” Janis called out from above us. “Bring whoever is still around at 6:00 up for some dinner!” Sticking out a thumb over the railing, I heard Janis go back into her apartment as Tommy went down the stairs to help out the ad man with his equipment. I liked the looks of him, he almost resembled a slightly older version of me. 

By the time 6:00 rolled around, everyone was ready for a bit of a break. The guitarist that we kept was the man I came to know as Mick Mars, and we gave Greg the news as straight as it could be. If his ability to take news is anything like his drinking skills, I would say that he prefers mixed drinks. 

“Mick, my upstairs neighbour has offered to feed us dinner. You down for a break?” I asked him, knowing that Tommy already heard the offer.

“Why is your neighbour offering to feed us? I sure hope you aren’t taking charity because I don’t”

I know this apartment looks like a dump, but I’m not a charity case. 

“Janis and I have dinner together all the time. I’m not taking charity, I’m taking a free meal from a friend who is offering.” He appeared skeptical of my explanation. Glancing between the two of them, Tommy looked impatient. 

“I’m just hungry so do you think we can go?” Tommy asked. Motioning for the door, I began to walk out and up the stairs to Janis’s apartment. The three of us were rounding the corner to the landing where Crazy Train could be heard from her slightly ajar door. Glancing over my shoulder, I could see Mick and Tommy looking almost intrigued at this. Opening the door to the apartment, the usual bell alerted Janis to our arrival and she turned around with a pan in her hand. 

“Lasagna, salad and garlic bread tonight!” She exclaimed excitedly as she placed the baking sheet on the stove top. 

“It smells good Janis!” Tommy said as he bounded towards the kitchen, as he entered Janis handed him a plate and pointed towards the oven so he could grab himself garlic bread. 

“You must be the man from the ad that I talked to on the phone the other day.” She addressed Mick, who looked to be almost confused by the whole situation. Janis walked towards him from the kitchen with her hand extended, coming in to shake Mick’s hand. He returned the gesture and shook Janis’s hand. 

“Mick Mars.” 

“Loud, rude and aggressive guitar player. It’s nice to meet you. Janis Smith.” She began walking back into the kitchen, motioning for us to follow. We were each handed a plate and utensils while being told that we could grab a slice of garlic bread. Tommy had already planted himself on the couch in the living room, making himself at home.

“Anyone want something to drink?” She asked as Mick and I made our way to the couch in the living room. I noticed that there wasn’t going to be room on the couch for Janis, so I remained standing. Coming out from her bedroom, Janis dragged out a beanbag chair and placed it in front of the coffee table. I went to sit down on the chair when I was interrupted, “Sit on the couch Sixx, that’s mine.”

“Beer?” Tommy called out.

“One for everyone?” 

A collective yes was mumbled and Janis returned with 3 beers in one hand and her plate in the other. 

“Y’all sounded much better today. It was nice to finally hear those songs played correctly after listening to that sad sap try and keep up pace for the last week.” Now that Greg was gone, I think that Janis had given up putting on a good attitude about him. 

“We will sound even better once we have a singer.” Tommy replied, which started me on my train of thought. 

“Someone along the lines of David Lee Roth and Bowie!”

“So we want a skinny blonder fucker with moves?” Mick asked and I nodded, he was on the same train of thought. Sparing a quick glance over at Janis, she was eating quietly while watching the conversation. 

“I think I know who could be our guy!” Tommy exclaimed. 

Next Chapter

[samtrapani]

okay wait hold up. vinci named the mona lisa bar after his wife right.. his wife's name is serafina so like either he named it for her middle name (either.. mona or lisa) or he named it bc the painting's smile and his wife's smile are.. similar

[manyfandomocs]

Speak Now [Taylor Swift]

Okay this has been 75% completed in my inbox long enough so I'm not doing the vault tracks as initially planned but! Just lmk if you do wanna see the vaults

also I am apparently so attached to assigning Enchanted to ships I should just do an edit series for couples. And Innocent was so hard to assign

Mine ; Thomas Mayfair (with Brady Mariano @randomestfandoms-ocs ), Ashton Daniels (with Blaine Anderson), Emmeline Fitzherbert (with Mal), Cassidy Fuchs (with Grace Chasity)

Sparks Fly ; Ruby Fitzherbert (with Evie), Natalia Finch (with Obie Bergmann)

Back To December ; Ashton Daniels (with Sam Evans), Sebastian Van Wyck (with Henry, pre-RWRB), Katherine Keller (young with FP Jones)

Speak Now ; Tiffany Holloway (with Max Jägerman), Jasmine Teller (with Jess Mariano), Robin Davidson (with Betsy McDonough), Theodosia Fortescue (with Colin Bridgerton), Sampson Lockhart (with Arabella Kingsley)

Dear John ; Belladonna Callow (with Malachi), Gabriel Legume (with the unnamed ex), Genevieve Sterling (with Hiram Lodge)

Mean ; Felicity Moore, Cassidy Fuchs, CJ Kelly

The Story Of Us ; Genevieve Sterling (with Hiram Lodge), Steve Schuester (with Jesse St James), Serafina Hollander (with Tristan Dugray), Solana Reed (with Val), Carrie Ryan (with Noah Puckerman)

Never Grow Up ; Chloe Brown (with Eloise Sol @randomestfandoms-ocs ), Lottie Tyler (with Rose Tyler), Silas Green (with Hannah Foster)

Enchanted ; Leticia Beaumont (with Colin Bridgerton), Arabella Kingsley (with Sampson Lockhart), Calliope Angelos (with Nora Holleran), Kendall Frost (with Beatrice Mountchristen-Windsor), Cassie Rose (with Annabeth Chase), Vincent James (with Jenny Banks), Tamora Snow (with Lucy Gray Baird), Charles Pond (with Clara Oswald), Odelia Roth (with David Nolan & Odessa Pavlova)

Better Than Revenge ; Gabriel Legume (with Ben, Audrey's POV), Delilah Curdle (@ Betty Cooper), Catalina Cabrera (with Dan Humphrey, Serena's POV), Carrie Ryan (honestly this is just Rachel @ Carrie for all of their shared boyfriends)

Innocent ; Chloe Brown, Ginevra Gothel

Haunted ; Carrie Ryan (with Noah Puckerman), Steve Schuester (with Jesse St James), Wrenley Daring (with Jay), Gabriel Legume (with Harry Hook), Victor Chase (with Billy Loomis), Lorelai Cooper (with Chuck Clayton)

Last Kiss ; Steve Schuester (with Jesse St James), Carrie Ryan (with Sam Evans), Ashton Daniels (with Sam Evans), Thomas Mayfair (with Lane Kim), Tiffany Holloway (with Max Jägerman in most timelines), Catalina Cabrera (with Nate Archibald)

Long Live ; Sage Rowe, Nathan Price, Ashton Daniels, Carrie Ryan, Silas Green, Cassidy Fuchs, Ivy Perkins, Abigail James, Felicity Moore, Zeke Beiste

Ours ; Arabella Kingsley (with Sampson Lockhart), Karina Jimenez (with Brittany Pierce), Felix Dosier (with Finn Hudson), Ashton Daniels (with Blaine Anderson), Gabriel Legume (with Ben), Theo Gleason (with Jess Mariano)

Superman ; Carrie Ryan (with Jesse St James), Silas Green (with Lex Foster), Sebastian Van Wyck (with Henry Hanover-Stuart-Fox, pre RWRB), Katherine Keller (with FP Jones), Madeline Stevens (with Frank Delfino)

Send me an album and, if I know the artist, I will try to associate to every song an oc/ship/crossover

[curlyclogs]

Serafina!

your name is so beautiful! 

s - slow ride, foghat e - eye of the tiger, survivor r - radio, lana del rey a - africa, toto f - fly me to the moon, frank sinatra i - if i go, i’m goin’, gregory alan isakov n - no debes jugar, selena a - aerials, system of a down 

[melis-writes]

Victonny baby names

As Sonny has Sandra as his legal wife & Francesca, Kathryn, Frank and Santino Jnr while Victoria has Michael as her legal husband & Niccolo and Verona (also Vincent and James if we include them too)

These are some name suggestions

Adriano Agostino Alfonso Alfredo Amedeo Angelino Angelo Antonio Augusto Aurelio Benedetto Cristoforo Damiano Dario Domenico Edoardo Emanuele Enzo Filippo Gabriele Giacomo Gianluca Giorgino Giorgio Leoluca Michelangelo Oliviero Rocco Romeo Rosario Samuele Salvatore Saverio Savino Serafino Tommaso Valentino

Ada Adelaide Adelina Adriana Alice Amalia Angela Angelina Annunziata Aurelia Aurora Bianca Carolina Chiara Clara Daria Domenica Elena Eleonora Elisabetta Emanuela Emilia Eva Evelina Fiorella Gabriella Gemma Ginevra Isabella Lucia Maddalena Mariella Mirabella Nina Rosa Rosalia Serafina Sofia Stella Tamara Valentina Viola Violetta Viviana

Wheeeeew those are a LOT of names and gorgeous ones at that!! 😅😅❤ I appreciate this so much, ty anon! I'll be picking some from here for those prompts hehe. 👀

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Pottery Barn Serafina Josef Frank Fabric 6 Pieces Remnants Used ebay benandbarbgoodlife

Josef Frank  Architect and Designer by Marianne Lamonaca, Leon Botstein, Karin ebay brooklynstateofmind

Josef Frank Fabric Wallpaper Carpet Textile Design Collection ebay rasukichi0222

[maraudrshq]

there are three ways into st. mungo’s hospital for magical maladies and injuries - the muggle building facade, the doors leading to a secret magically concealed garden and apparition. all three are locked. no way in. no way out. ‘ST. MUNGO’S PATIENTS, HEALERS AND VISITORS TAKEN HOSTAGE’ is blasted through every radio, whispered in every store, cried in every house and printed on every newspaper, and in the span of one hour, three are confirmed dead.

it began like every other day at the hospital, with patients in floating stretchers, healers running around, visitors asking the receptionists the same question for the fifth time. that was, until every floor was filled with masked figures, blasting holes into walls and taking down lights. chaos was the only thing anyone could see but when they ran for the doors, they were locked and guarded by villains more than ready to fight them. when they tried to apparate out, they could not. the same protective wards that now were part of many houses due to the war, and that kept hogwarts safe, were cast onto the building, efficiently trapping everyone in but for the perpetrators ( with enough tricks up their sleeves to come and go as they pleased ). the order could not have guessed the dark lord had that many followers, not until that very moment when every single floor was under the control of the terrifying figures.

there were three muggle patients at st. mungo’s that day, victims of magical injuries and therefore with no other place to go. it was easy to spot them, all with ‘muggle’ written on their charts to avoid any confusion - they were murdered instantaneously and thrown out of the window, warm and mangled on the grass where many had been eating their lunch in the sun just before. help was quick to the scene, setting up tents there, hit wizards ready to storm in as soon as they could, curse breakers working on the defenses, the aurors establishing fickle contact with the inside, hoping to negotiate the release of the hostages. they suspect more dead are inside.

the hostages live in a scene of horror. some are ignored by the attackers, the faces behind the masks recognising their allies. muggleborns and bloodtraitors, however, are the perfect victims for the spectacle, especially given how defenseless everyone was, most with their wands taken away from them. the death eaters’ plan is not to kill everyone there, but just enough to shock and remind the world of their power. the audience is massive, from those at home clutching their radios to the massive crowd almost interfering with the law enforcement’s work in the st. mungo’s garden, waiting for news of their loved ones. the situation is dire.

hey friends !! as you can probably tell, this event is meant to be very violent, even if only emotionally, for everyone involved so please be mindful of trigger warnings in your threads. we picked who’s stuck inside the hospital ourselves, but promise it was all randomised !! please don’t forget that it would be extremely hard, if not impossible, for any hostages to suddenly leave or spectators to walk in, so don’t godmod this. we will post a few plot drops throughout the event to give everyone new material to work with, and the event will last ONE WEEK AND A HALF ( until may 23rd ) with only event related threads. after that, until the end of that week everyone will be able to both finish their event threads if they so wish, or get new ones ! but we’ll keep you updated on that through the plot drops ! hope you have the MOST fun with this, and stay tuned for the developments !

HOSTAGES: aaliyah zabini, lily potter, emmeline vance, marlene mckinnon, dorcas meadowes, hestia jones, lemon flint, daisy hookum, narcissa malfoy, gladys gudgeon, frank longbottom, molly weasley, marietta falley, andromeda tonks, edgar bones, peter pettigrew, kitty abbott, ronan avery, caradoc dearborn, ted tonks, zara lestrange, sturgis podmore, and remus lupin.

SPECTATORS: margo fox, mary macdonald, sirius black, leonardo flint, rita skeeter, alice longbottom, alastor moody, remus lupin, evangeline greengrass, liam mackenna, ariel mackay, tessa crouch, amelia bones, imogen bones, serafina selwyn, james potter, gideon prewett, aurora nott, benjy fenwick, mary macdonald, and emma vanity.

all DEATH EATERS are in this attack but, just so they don’t raise any suspicions and so everyone has a lot to do, we find it likely that they take turns for everyone to be able to leave, establish that they are NOT inside wrecking havoc and then return.

any NEW characters throughout the event will be randomly assigned by us to a group.