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randomvarious · 10 months ago

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Today's compilation:

Hed Kandi: Serve Chilled 3 2001 Downtempo / Bossa Nova / Broken Beat

Man, I am just in such constant awe over how quality these Hedkandi releases always are. I mean, I honestly couldn't tell you what their comps are sounding like these days—and they've been owned by Ministry of Sound since 2006 anyway—but back at the turn of the millennium, when they were on their own as an independent UK-based entity that was mostly specializing in glamorously chill and soulful house music, this label really just could not find a way to ever miss. Every single dispatch just seemed to come with an unwavering commitment to a certain sleek-sounding, contemporary underground, and by the time you were done listening to one of these things, it would always put into perspective just how vast and sonically diverse this whole little-known world that they were sampling from truly was. And it would also leave you scratching your head as to why the American music cognoscenti largely chose to ignore it all too ❓❕

Now, Hedkandi is known especially for its array of house comps, but something else that they've also kept a close and keen eye on since jump is chillout. In fact, the label's second ever release was the initial installment in their Serve Chilled series, and this 2001 third volume from that same series, as had been their standard, is pretty damn exquisite too. This is a double-disc that delivers a bunch of different and luxuriant strains of downtempo, but two types that it really seems to hone in on especially is a British-born vocal kind that features a soft and quiet, often reflective lead female vocal (think Portishead or Massive Attack's "Teardrop," which was fronted by none other than Elisabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins), and the other is just sublimely loungey bossa nova vibes 😌.

So let's get a prime example of each, shall we? For that UK vocal stuff, we have Rae & Christian's beautiful "Not Just Anybody," a quintessentially silky-smooth, submerse-yourself-in-the-bathtub kind of chill pill that features Mark Rae's very own cousin, Kate Rogers, on vocals. Just purely blissful escapism here, and with some wet trumpet between some of Rogers' singing too. An absolutely phenomenal song.

And for the bossa nova, it's hard to pick just one here, but "Jelba," by the UK's Russ Gabriel, is a track that might lull you into a full daze. It takes a little bit of time to start to fully unwind, but eventually it hits some extra sweet spots by combining its highly rhythmic bossa elements with extremely mellow keys and a cycle of things like electric guitar, panned-right acoustic guitar, and a bunch of percussion too. Breezy and pure instrumental joy 😊.

So, yet another terrific offering here from the one and only Hedkandi empire, before it had really managed to grow out all of its own tentacles. A few tracks here and there seem to go for a little bit more of a mass appeal, and as a result, end up missing the mark, but for the vast majority of these two discs, you can really expect nothing short of truly vintage y2k-era Hedkandi greatness 👍.

Highlights:

CD1:

Fac 15 - "Stay With Me Til Dawn (Kumharas Sunset)" Chris Coco - "Gemini" Urban Dwellers - "Le Croisic (Chris Coco's Silver Stars mix)" Illumination - "Somewhere Out There" Organic Audio - "Always the Sun" Badmarsh & Shri - "Day by Day" Rae & Christian feat. Kate Rogers - "Not Just Anybody" Aware - "No Belongings" Ski Oakenfull feat. Nina Madhoo - "On My Way" FUG - "Ready for Us"

CD2:

Zimpala - "To the Bass" Los Ladrones - "La séptima ola" S-Tone Inc. - "Arejar" The Menheads - "Barabeu" Cantoma - "Pandajaro" Racoon feat. Rose Max - "Sensaçao" Russ Gabriel - "Jelba" Chichi Peralta - "Un día más (Matty's II Deep Allstar mix)" Butterfinger - "Wanna Go Somewhere and Chill?" Atjazz - "Harmony" Afro-Mystik - "Infinite Rhythm"

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mywifeleftme · 1 year ago

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150: Luiz Carlos Vinhas // O som psicodélico de L.C.V.

O som psicodélico de L.C.V. Luiz Carlos Vinhas 1968, CBS (Bandcamp)

This album is so fucking good, ay ay ay. Pianist Luiz Carlos Vinhas was a founding member of the bossa nova movement who played with the instrumental trio Bossa Três; as a sideman for Jorge Ben and many others; and released a handful of solo records, of which his ’64 debut Novas Estruturas (New Structures) is the most acclaimed—though it’s sadly as desperately rare as the rest of his catalogue. A fine album in its own right, Novas Estruturas is laid back bossa jazz that will class up any joint lucky enough for it to be played in, but 1968’s O som psicodélico de L.C.V. (The Psychedelic Sound of L.C.V.) is on a different level. In the four years since his debut, Vinhas has clearly drawn influence from the burgeoning Tropicália movement. If L.C.V.’s not quite as deliciously off-meds as Gilberto Gil or Tom Zé’s releases from the same year, it’s at least their equal in colour and pure festive pleasure.

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The trio of Vinhas originals on the A-side testify to the album’s carnivalesque range: on “Tanganica” (possibly named for a province in the Congo) simulated birdcalls scream around a twanging electric guitar, samba percussion, and a series of stirring trumpet solos; on the militant “Yê-Melê” (which Sérgio Mendes would cover the following year), the music switches between pounding Afro-Cuban piano and strafing organ runs, while a chorus of female vocalists and a group of trumpeters take turns riling up the audience; “Zize-Baio” (Google Translate shrugs its shoulders at me) is pure pop, with a rising instrumental hook that continues to build pleasure until the song cuts just over two minutes in and you feel a little ruffled it’s over so soon. But life goes on, and Vinhas’s band throw everything at you: a stunning rendition of Horace Silver’s “Song to My Father,” a trio of inventive medleys on the B-side that find time for Ary Barroso and “Chatanooga Choo-Choo” alike, the attack of pure mania that is the motormouthed “O Dialogo” (another Vinhas original), and on and on.

Only reissued for the first time in 2020 by Mad About Records, my copy is a weird bootleg that appears to be from ’68 and is identical to the hyper-rare original release, aside from differently coloured labels on the disc itself. Considering the price of bossa nova original pressings, I feel lucky to have it, and though I’m no expert in the genre, it’s hard to imagine this ever falling from its high perch among my favourites.

150/365

#luiz carlos vinhas #bossa nova #samba #tropicalia #jazz fusion #brazilian music #music review #vinyl record #'60s music #south american music #jorge ben #sergio mendes #bossa tres

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songofsilentechoes · 9 months ago

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"Happy Valentines Day!" She presents each of the girls with their own cupcakes.

For Noelle she somehow made translucent toppings, mixed with some adoration and love from her home realm, with little angel wings on the edges.

Trinity's were punk cupcakes, black and red, and with anarchy symbols, or guitars, or sugar spikes.

And for Jingle she made circus versions, of course, explosions of colors, and the best part was the little rope bridge between two of them with a tiny sugar Nova.

BONUS: Silver got some very expensive looking silver and purple cupcakes, that if she were to bite on, would notice the frosting had tiny sugar spiders with crowns on their heads.

Noelle seems happy to receive the cupcakes and she gives Caitlyn a kiss on the cheek. She would have to do something nice for her for this gesture.

"Oh sweet! There a holiday or something today?" Trinity asks as she picks up one of the cupcakes. "Or is this you just spoiling us again?" She says with her mouth full. She swallows her bite. "Either way, thanks Cait."

She might play her a song later, in private.

Jingle squeals with glee when she sees the cupcakes, immediately hugging Caitlyn tightly. She takes one cupcake and squats down to admire the one with the sugar Nova, which she begins to play with.

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Silver sat at her desk, allowing herself a coy smile. "That woman...she always talks about how dangerous it is for her to fraternize about and how she's always working...but somehow finds time to come all the way down to Zaun to give me cupcakes that only she could have made."

She picks one up and licks a dollop of frosting from a fingertip. "And she knows me well. Better than most. I wonder if that compromises my security...or strengthens it. Well...no matter. It's Heartseekers, after all. A gift from an admirer is hardly uncalled for."

The woman thinks for a time before she buzzes an intercom. "...prepare a delivery. The finest bottle of wine and a box of chocolates to be sent to the Kiramman residence. ...I don't care if the shops are running low on stock, you know what you need to do. No signature, just my seal. They will know what it means."

#piltover-sharpshooter #trinity the punk #jingle the jester #silver the spider

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amberwild420 · 4 years ago

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one step back, two steps forward (pt. 16)

masterlist

miraculous team upgrade

Multiple footsteps were heard as they landed on the Eiffel tower. Ladybug, Ryuu and Python looked at the newest addition.

Her silver hair glistened in the moonlight as the ear on top of her head twitched towards every little sound. Her overall costume was a combination of black, grey and white as well as looked practical. A grey tail lazily wagged behind her.

(I don't know who is the artist but a thumbs up to you. you really are great, proud of you. you decreased my struggle by half.)

Ladybug smiled towards her as she introduced them all before leading them towards a deserted warehouse.

Today we have two issues we need to discuss urgently.

Ladybug turned serious as soon as they set foot in the warehouse. The three turned towards their leader, ladybug looked straight at the new addition before opening her mouth.

The first step of stronger bond is to trust your team and have faith that they will keep their secret. So we will be revealing our identities to each other or rather to the new miraculous hero.

Ryuu and python flinched at the remark before shouting in sync.

Ladybug you can’t do this!

She just got here, you can’t just show our identities to her just like that.

Ryuu flared up before glaring at the wolf. Ladybug just shook her head before smiling apologetically.

She already guessed out.

What?

They looked at the wolf who smirked at them before leaning against the wall.

That’s right. I already guessed it. It wasn’t hard to connect the dots. Isn’t that true…….Marinette.

Ryuu and python looked between the two girls, surprised at the development of events. Ladybug sighed before she called off her transformation. Seeing that the others also called off their transformation.

Luka and Kagami sighed before smiling at the holder of wolf miraculous. Kaylan smiled before letting herself led to a corner. It has an old sofa and a few things to make it a ‘base’.

You guys need a better glamor. I can make a few adjustments to your miraculous.

You still didn’t tell us how you recognized us.

That was partially my fault.

Ladybug admitted before Kaylan cut her off.

Actually it wasn’t your fault at all. I knew it for a long time.

Her eyes glowed before all of them were in the air, floating like there was no gravity at all. A few exclamation remarks later, they all sat in their spots.

That explains why you felt a little extraordinary to my Kwami.

Luka strung on the guitar before looking at the said girl. Before she could say anything, Nova, the white blob rushed forwards before started gushing.

Of course he would. Sass knows a talent when he sees one. My pup is extremely gifted. She can use magic. Not just anyone, it is definitely superior one. Well…..inferior to mine of course…………….

Kaylan waved her hand before the little stool on the side started moving and barked before jumping towards the Kwami who squeaked and floated around trying to get away from it. Others laughed at the comical scene before turning towards Kaylan.

Though it might look like I’m talking big, but I want you guys to put your trust on me that I will be loyal to you. It will be a huge risk but……I am ready to take an oath if necessary.

There was a pin drop silence making Kaylan nervous. A magician’s oath is one of the sacred oaths. Something that cannot be broken until death. The Kwami that were floating around stilled for a minute. Even they knew the importance of such an oath.

There’s no need. Marinette said with a smile before exchanging looks with the other two. Luka and Kagami looked relaxed, making her relax too. We already knew you would be a valuable asset to the team. I just didn’t tell them about our reveal. Sorry you have to reveal you powers too.

Marinette apologized making them smirk.

We knew! Of course they knew.

Luka and Kagami admitted while Kaylan remarked sarcastically making Marinette smile nervously.

Since we are all here will all the secrets out, I think we can move to our other objective of today.

Marinette turned serious again. This time, it was grave seriousness. It was like they were going to discuss the life and death matter. And her next words proved it.

We need to take back the miraculous of black cat.

#miraculous ladybug #One Step Back #two steps forward #original character #new holder #balance must be reached #miraculous changes

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frankbankinternational · 12 days ago

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Frank 🖤 / My Chemical Romance - WWWY Fest 19/10/2024

📸: Moe Horta for The Noise

#frank iero #my chemical romance #mcr #mychem #all black outfit #wwwy fest 2024 #wwwy fest #wwwy fest day 1 #silver nova guitar

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juukyu · 4 years ago

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Pact Coffee Project

Details About the Brand

Target Audience Pact has two main audiences; independent coffee shops the customers of those coffee shops. Coffee is a very broad market, but it is very popular with university students and working adults, typically around the 25 – 35 age range.

Initial Thoughts Most of the cafés that stock Pact coffee will advertise that they are doing so by putting bags of it in the window of their shop or having bags out on display within the shop. The bags themselves are very plain, just a brown bag with the details of the coffee on the front. I think that adding some artwork to the bags would catch people’s eyes and lead to more sales of the product. Based on the intended audience of the coffee, the designs should be playful and relaxed but still carry a sense of maturity; I don’t want them to come off as childish.

Market Research

Pact’s Current Packaging

Pact’s current packaging is plain and simple; the front tells you which blend it is and the back gives information on which farmers grew the coffee and various other coffee related info. The packaging is fine for returning customers who know that they like the taste, but I don’t think any first-time buyers would pick this instead of any other bag of coffee based on the packaging alone.

The Packaging of Other Coffee Brands I popped around to my local shops to have a look at other coffee brands packaging. I myself am not exactly a fan of coffee, so I feel this was a good exercise as I don’t know the difference between any of the coffee brands, or if some have better reputations than others, so I can only make my decision based off of the packaging. Here is what I found:

Taylors of Harrogate Coffee

Clippers Coffee

What drew me to these 2 brands was that they have something visually interesting on them, but without it feeling overwhelming. They stick out from the rest of the coffee brands, which normally use silver or brown colour palettes, and instead choose to be colourful and eye catching. They convey a calm mood with the imagery that they use, which I think is an important factor as coffee is often drunk in the morning, a time when not much is happening and people are getting ready for their day.

Concept Stage

Initial Concepts

Concept 1 The concept for this would be do have a clear ellipse in the middle of the bag, with a farmer’s face vectored over it, but with the skin tone being coffee beans.

Concept 2 When the coffee is grown in the fields, it tends to be planted in a wavy hedge formation. I would either have a clear section on a paper bag, or have a recyclable plastic bag, either of which would feature some of those hedges, either drawn or vectored, with the negative space in which the coffee beans would be shown acting as the colour of the ground.

Concept 3 Create some colourful standalone artwork related in both colour and theme to countries that Pact sources their coffee from. This artwork could then be used both on packaging and on POS items such as aprons, posters etc.

Concept Mock-ups:

Further Research

I decided to dive deeper into the roots of coffee and where Pact was getting it from. This turned out to be mainly Brazil and Columbia. I chose to focus on Brazil since it was the number one location that Pact is sourcing from. I’m a musician, and I believe that music is a great reflection of a country’s culture, so I looked to the Brazilian music scene for inspiration.

Concept 1: Unity

The first genre I looked into was Samba. It was the firs thting that came to my mind when I thought of music from Brazil. The genre is heavily focused on working in unison with others. Most of the melodies are made up of acapella choirs, and the drum beats are typically played by multiple people at the same time, creating a huge atmosphere from sound that wouldn’t be possible without such a large group of people. This concept would have a focus on community, and themes of dancing/happiness. This Samba style is associated with vivid colours, so I would play into that aspect of the aesthetic.

Concept 2: Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova was the next genre I looked to. The genre originated from Brazil and also was perfected there. It’s a mix of Samba and Jazz elements which make for a very pleasant, and slightly more grown-up/mature vibe. I think this vibe is suitable for Pact coffee, given that it’s an expensive brand that, realistically, only people with disposable income buy. A lot of people into coffee enough to spend big bucks on coffee beans will most likely also have expensive equipment to go along with it, so this concept would focus on creating a design that can look premium, expensive and elegant next to all that expensive coffee-ware. The main colour palette that comes to my mind is Gold/Black.

Concept 3: Bond

For this concept, I equired with my Brazilian friend about how much coffee is cosumed in Brazil. He asked his parents and they replied “as much as water”. This concept would focus on the fact that Pact is a link between the coffee lovers of Brazil and the coffee lovers of England. Pact would be visualised as the intermediary.

Development/Mock-Ups

I ended up developing the bossa nova concept. I chose to take inspiration from classical guitars, since they are the most commonly used instruments in the Bossa Nova genre, and contribute heavily to its signature sound. The sound holes typically have intricate patterns around them, which I wanted to emulate for my design. Here are some examples:

I used these as a visual reference when making my design. I wanted the design to look elegant and premium, so I used a gold colour scheme. Here’s what I came up with:

Here are some mockups using the design:

After taking in feeback for the design, I shrunk the logo in the middle and added colour the the pattern. I chose to use the colour palette of the Brazilian flag given that Brazil is the country that this graphic is representing. Here is the final Brazil design:

From this design I also made a pattern to be used on coffee cups:

Here’s some mockups of the designs:

Applying the Musical Theme to other Countries

I decided to take the theme of taking inspiration from a countries traditional music and apply it to another country, this time Columbia. Pact sources coffee from Columbia almost as much as Brazil, so I wanted to include the country as an example to show that the concept of this design process can be applied to more than just Brazil.

Research and Development/Mockups

One of Columbia’s most popular traditional music genres is Vallenato. The main instrument of the genre is the accordion, which I did attempt to make a design for, but it just wasn’t working, so I decided to look further into the genre. I found that almost every picture and video of the genre being played featured at least one person wearing a Vueltiao hat. These hats are an important part of Columbian culture and also synonymous with the Vallenato genre. Here are some examples of the hat:

Using these hats as inspiration, I made a piece of artwork in Photoshop as a proof of concept that this idea can be applied to multiple countries. Here is what I came up with:

I would’ve liked to have done more work to this idea but I ran out of time towards the end of the project. I still included it as a proof of concept as I mentioned above.

Summary

The final design overall for the whole project that I am most happy with is the refined guitar design:

I learnt a lot throughout this project; mainly ways to generate ideas that I hadn’t tried before. I found that throwing myself into the world of the source material of a project really helps me to come up with ideas I can say that I’m happy with. Fr this project, it was diving into the Bossanova genre, something I hadn’t really done before, and I ended up with a good design and also some songs from that genre that I’m still listening to now.

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silverlake-rp · 4 years ago

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The following characters have just joined Silver Lake! Please go over the checklist, make sure everything is in order, and send in your account in under 48 hours.

Myra Torres [ Summer Bishil, Radio Host ]

Ricky Winston [ Charlie Hunnam, Mechanic ]

Daejung Moon [ Kim Taehyung, Music photographer ]

Alexander Baldwin [ Ben Barnes, Private Investigator ]

Nova Fitzpatrick [ Robert Sheehan, Forensic Pathologist ]

[ MYRA TORRES. 30. CISFEMALE. SHE/HER] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 16 YEARS ] and are originally from [ PHOENIX ARIZONA ]. They are a [ RADIO HOST ] and in their downtime love [ TO SHOP ] and [ TAKE LONG BATHS ]. They look a lot like [ SUMMER BISHIL ] and live [ OASIS APTS ]. (ooc: Soph, 25, she/her, est, )

[ RICKY WINSTON. 32. MALE. HE/HIS ] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 10 YEARS ] and are originally from [ SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ]. They are a [ MECHANIC ] and in their downtime love [ RIDING HIS BIKE ] and [ HAVING A FEW DRINKS ]. They look a lot like [ CHARLIE HUNNAM ] and live [ ON REDCLIFF ST ]. (ooc: lea, 26, she/her, cet)

[ DAEJUNG MOON. 25. CIS MAN. HE/HIM] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 6 YEARS ] and are originally from [ SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ]. They are a [ MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER ] and in their downtime love [ LISTENING TO ALTERNATIVE MUSIC OUT LOUD ] and [ HAVING GUITAR JAM SESSIONS BY HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM ]. They look a lot like [ KIM TAEHYUNG ] and live [ ON SILVERWOOD TERRACE ]. ( c, 25, she/her, cst )

[ ALEXANDER ‘ALEX’ BALDWIN. 34. CIS-MALE. HE/HIM] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 4 MONTHS ] and are originally from [ NEW YORK ]. They are a [ PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ] and in their downtime love [ COOKING OUTRAGEOUS MEALS ] and [ RIDING MOTORCYCLES ]. They look a lot like [ BEN BARNES ] and live [ ON REDCLIFF ST ]. (ooc: B, 26, SHE/HER, EST)

[ NOVA FITZPATRICK. 33. MALE. HE/HIM] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 2 YEARS ] and are originally from [ LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK ]. They are a [ FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST ] and in their downtime love [ SPENDING TIME WITH HIS DAUGHTER ] and [ BAKING]. They look a lot like [ ROBERT SHEEHAN ] and live [ IN OASIS APTS ]. (effie, 30, she/her, est,)

#slaccepted

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firebirdtransam68 · 5 years ago

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I Am Looking For More OP Blogs On Tumblr

I have been noticing that whenever I follow a Tumblr user (most of them are rebloggers), they disappear from my Following count (either they deactivated their account, or blocked me; but mostly their account gets deactivated). Most Tumblr users want more followers; I want more blogs to follow, especially OP (original post) blogs.

I am not saying there should be no rebloggers (in fact, I encourage reblogging); it is that there are so many users that only/mostly reblog other users’ posts; I want to follow more OP users because I have a big thing for originality, creativity, and individuality. Rebloggers tend to agree on what the OP (or other reblogger) says, and whenever I go to the tagged or search section/s, only the OP posts are apparent, and no rebloggers with their own creative tags (unless I go to their blog and search whatever keyword/tag they designate some of their posts with).

Yes, I reblog other users’ posts, myself, but I tend to add my own thoughts and tags whenever I do so; and since my reblogs are not in the tagged or search sections, these posts are not mine, since I am not the OP. Even some OP users have reblogged posts of their own, as well (but they usually do not go overboard with them, and they usually have an equal amount of reblogs as well as original posts). Because I promote creativity, talent and individuality, I do not reblog as much as most OP users.

I am looking for more OP blogs for me to follow (or to follow me so I can follow them) that are currently active and not defunct or dormant. And whatever the OP user posts on their blog is their primary content. Here are some content I am looking for:

Transformers

- Transformers Generation One

* The Transformers (1984-1987)

* The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

* Transformers anime and OVAs

- Transformers: Robotmasters (2004-2005)

- Transformers: Unicron Trilogy

* Micron Legend

* Superlink

* Galaxy Force

* Linkage

* Armada

* Energon

* Dreamwave

- Bumblebee (2018) and other Knightformers media

- G1 callbacks in all Transformers media (besides G1, itself)

- Underrated characters

- Alt-modes

- Different planets

- Sub vs. dub comparisons

- Fan characters

* Autobots

* Decepticons

* Microns/Mini-cons

* Junkions

* Planets

* Vehicles

* Other robots

* Other extraterrestrials

* Humans

Sonic The Hedgehog

- Classic games (1991-1997)

- Adventure games/merchandise (1998-2006)

- Sonic X

* Sonic X (sub)

* Characters

* Soundtracks

* Stock footage

- Sonic OVA

- Sonic, Shadow, and Silver (and sometimes Scourge)

- Terios The Hedgehog

- Underrated characters

- Zones/areas/habitats

- Different planets

- Sub vs. dub comparisons

- Fan characters

* Hedgehogs (male, female, intersex, non-binary, other, etc.)

* Hedgehybrids (like a peahedge (hedgehog x peafowl), for instance)

* Birds

* Reptiles

* Recently discovered species

* Fantastical creatures

* Other extraterrestrials

* Robots, machines, cyborgs, and vehicles

* Villains (male, female, intersex, non-binary, other, etc.)

* Humans

Spore

- Creatures

- Early Creatures

- Flora

- Cells (actually microbes)

- Vehicles

- Buildings

- UFOs (actually spaceships)

- Planets

- City Music

- Objects (including different color Spice, rocks and minerals, weapons, etc.)

- Landscapes

- Advancements (including moveable tails for creatures, doors for vehicles and buildings, and other planetary features)

- Gameplays

- Screenshots

- Your own creations

Movies

- Top Gun (1986)

- The Final Countdown (1980)

- 1980′s Sci-fi and fantasy films

- Stealth (2005)

TV Shows

- Knight Rider (1982-1986)

- Voltron: Defender Of The Universe (1984-1986)

- Any sci-fi/fantasy/science fantasy shows (including 1980′s shows)

Videogames And Computer Games

- Sins Of A Solar Empire

- Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution

- FlOw (2006)

- Osmos (2009)

- Space Dragon (3lb Games)

- Age Of Empires (1997-2018)

- Nomad (1993-present)

- The Saint Of The Braves Baan Gaan

- Any classic arcade games (1970′s to 1990′s) from most popular to most underrated

Anime And OVAs

- Beast King Golion

- Armored Fleet Dairugger XV

- Lightspeed Electroid Albegas

- Future Robot Deltaneous

- Star Musketeer Bismark

- Super Dimension Fortress Macross

- Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross

- Genesis Climber Mospeada

- Dai-Guard

- Brave Fighters

* Brave Fighter Exkaiser

* Brave Fighter Of Sun Fighbird

* Brave Fighter Of Legend Da-Garn

- Brave Express Might Gaine

- Brave Police J-Decker

- Brave Of Gold Goldran

- Brave Command Dagwon

- GaoGaiGar

- Betterman

- Robot Romance Trilogy

* Super-Electromagnetic Robot Combattler V

* Super-Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V

* Brave Leader Daimos

- Space Runaway Ideon

- Blue Comet SPT Layzner

- Raideen

* Raideen The Brave

* Raideen The Superior

- Sukeban Deka (OVA)

- Starship Troopers (OVA)

- Queen Millenia

Books And Novels

- Dragonriders Of Pern series

- Literary Brat Pack

* Bright Lights, Big City (1984)

- The Space Trilogy

- The Red Mars Trilogy

- Sci-fi books about/featuring dragons

- Robert Heinlein fans

- Space books

- Bird books

- Giant robot/Mecha books

- Books about different dimensions

- Books about time travel

- Action-packed suspense novels

Music

- 1980′s

* Electropop

* Music videos

* Instruments (synthesizers, guitars, drum machines, etc.)

* Currently deceased musicians

* “Flashdance” style

* J-Pop/J-Rock/city pop

* Lesser-known songs

* International

* Experimental

* Soundtracks

- Film/TV/videogame score/soundtracks

- Transformers music

- Sonic The Hedgehog music

- Musical instruments

Fan media

- Transformers

- Sonic The Hedgehog

- Spore

- Voltron (1984-1985)

- Knight Rider (1982-1986)

- Brave Saga

- Crossovers

* Transformers x Sonic The Hedgehog

* Transformers x Spore

* Transformers x Brave Saga

* Transformers x Voltron

* Transformers x Knight Rider

* Sonic x Spore

* Sonic x Voltron

* Sonic x Brave Saga

* Sonic x Knight Rider

* Spore x Voltron

* Transformers x Yu-Gi-Oh!

* Brave Saga x Yu-Gi-Oh!

* Spore x Dragonriders Of Pern

* Sonic x Dragonriders Of Pern

* Transformers x Dragonriders Of Pern

* GoBots x Transformers

* Gundam x Transformers

* Transformers x Sonic x Yu-Gi-Oh!

* Transformers G1 x Transformers Unicron Trilogy

* 4Kids shows x Transformers Unicron Trilogy

* Top Gun (1986) x The Final Countdown (1980)

Liveblogging/Review/Rewatching/Screenshotting

- The Transformers (1984-1987)

- The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

- Transformers: Headmasters

- Transformers: Victory

- Transformers OVAs

* Transformers: Scramble City

* Transformers: Zone

- Transformers: Car Robots

- Transformers: Micron Legend

- Transformers: Superlink

- Transformers: Galaxy Force

- Bayformers films (2007-2017)

- Bumblebee (2018)

- AOSTH (especially the episode “Zoobotnik”)

- Sonic SatAM

- Sonic OVA (sub)

- Sonic X (sub)

- Beast King Golion

- Armored Fleet Dairugger XV

- Lightspeed Electroid Albegas

- Future Robot Deltaneous

- Star Musketeer Bismark

- Voltron: Defender Of The Universe (1984-1985)

- Voltron: Fleet Of Doom (1986)

- Saber Rider And The Star Sheriffs (1987-1988)

- Super Dimension Fortress Macross

- Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross

- Genesis Climber Mospeada

- Robotech (1982-1984)

- Brave Fighters

* Brave Fighter Exkaiser

* Brave Fighter Of Sun Fighbird

* Brave Fighter Of Legend Da-Garn

- Brave Police J-Decker

- GaoGaiGar

- Dai-Guard

- Any Raideen series

- Knight Rider (1982-1986)

- Knight Rider 2000 (1991)

- Top Gun (1986)

- The Final Countdown (1980)

- Stealth (2005)

- Challenge Of The GoBots (1984-1985)

- Fan videos

Artwork

- Landscapes

* Planetary landscapes

* Nature

* Cities and towns (featuring cars and other vehicles)

* Futuristic landscapes

* Space

* Alien landscapes

* 1980′s style landscapes

* Memphis style landscapes

* Technological landscapes

* Room/hallway landscapes

- Cars (1965-1990)

- Fighter jets

- Birds

- Rocks and minerals

- Memphis patterns and other 1980′s and 1990′s style patterns

- Retro 1970′s, 1980′s, 1990′s aesthetic (including airbrush techniques)

- Images made by Microsoft Office PowerPoint shape tool

- Mecha robots

- Fonts and font art

- Space/universe related artwork

Miscellaneous

- Cars

* Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams (including 1982)

* Chevrolet Camaros (including 1982)

* Supercars and sports cars from 1955-2004

* Plymouth Roadrunners

* Custom 1980′s sports cars (custom paint job, car costumes, accessories, etc.)

* Dodge Challengers

* Striped cars

* Flying cars

- Planes

* F-14 Tomcats

* F-15 Eagles

* F-16 Fighting Falcons

* A-10 Warthogs

* F-22 Raptors

* F-35 VTOL fighter jets

* Custom planes (including custom fighter jets)

- Seamless patterns

- Retro 1980′s themes

* Synthwave

* Retrowave

* Vaporwave

* Airbrush techniques

* Fonts

* Car paint jobs

* Chrome (not Google Chrome; actual chrome gradients)

- Bird species of the world

- Space

* Planets (including those outside our solar system)

* Stars

* Moons

* Star systems

* Nebulae

* Galaxies

* Asteroids and meteors

* Comets

* Clusters

* Novae

* Black holes

* Recent discoveries

- OS

* Microsoft DOS

* Microsoft Windows 1.0

* Microsoft Windows 3.1

* Microsoft Windows 95

* Microsoft Windows NT

* Microsoft Windows 98

* Microsoft Windows 2000

* Microsoft Windows ME

* Microsoft Windows XP

* Microsoft Windows retro OS styles

* Ubuntu Linux

* Amiga OS

* Underrated OS

- Old technologies

- Ask memes (usually for fandom related topics)

If anyone already has posts like any of these, feel free to follow me so I can check out your content (I usually follow back if the content a user contains satisfies me, but sometimes I choose not to; spam users, on the other hand...). For those who have not logged in to Tumblr (and have content you chose to base your future blog as), please do so; the more creative individuals in the site (if not the whole Internet), the better.

That is all I will say for now. Until I find such content that is ongoing for the 2020′s, I will explore what is available so far. I am certain other users might have similar needs and desires like I do, as well.

This is FirebirdTransAm68 signing out.

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553butterfly553 · 5 years ago

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Lost in Purgatory – Reiji x OC

Character's Descriptions

Adryn Rei is a 23-year-old American woman who moved to Japan a few years back to follow her best friends, Eclipse Oracle and Nova Oracle. Both Oracles were adopted by a Korean/Japanese man which led to them all moving to Korea to start at his Korean entertainment company. That led them to move to Japan with him when he decided to start up an entertainment company in Japan as well. So, Adryn is a Japanese and Korean idol. Adryn has always been a huge fan of Asian idols but when she came across Reiji, she instantly became a fan of him, which led her to being a fan of QUARTET NIGHT as well. Adryn was once in a band back in America, which led to her playing the guitar and making her own music. She loves songs with stories to them. Adryn has dyed red hair that reaches just above her shoulders and is parted off to one side, the ends of her hair curl upwards, some towards her neck and some outwards. Her eyes are naturally green, but she wears golden-colored prescription contacts that glow in the dark. Adryn usually wears tank tops of red or blue with black pants that are mostly tight with a pair of normal black shoes. Adryn wears 2 necklaces of different lengths. One is from a voodoo shop and holds some sage and musk within it. The other is an opal. She has both of her ears pierced with 2 earrings on each lobe. The bottom earrings are dangles with 6 stones of all different colors. The top earrings are circular blue opals. She also has her upper right cartilage pierced and that earring is a silver cuff with swirly designs. Her nose is pierced on the right side with a blue metallic circular ring there. She wears 2 rings on her left middle finger, one where you'd normally place a ring, which is a blue opal with little white opals around it. The other ring is just above the middle knuckle which is an emerald. On her right hand, she has a 3-headed brass snake ring on her ring finger. Adryn wears 2 rubber bracelets on her left wrist, one is blue and has sea creatures on it and it says JAWESOME. While the other one is black and says MOTHMAN. On her right wrist, there is a lapis lazuli bracelet. She also wears a toe ring on her second toes, the left one is black while the right one is green. ~ Eclipse Oracle is a 23-year-old American woman who moved to Korea at first to live with her adopted father. She'd brought Adryn and Nova with her, of course, since they'd follow her anywhere anyway. She is the current girlfriend of a Korean idol named Taemin. They met when Eclipse was an idol just starting out in Korea. They'd continued to date even after Eclipse moved to Japan with her father, best friend, and sister. Eclipse is also an artist and loves to draw and sketch various things. Mostly herself and Taemin though. She is also a composer of music when she wants to be. Eclipse has straight dyed pale pink hair that goes down nearly to her butt. She has normal bangs that reach her eyebrows. Her eyes are naturally blue, but she wears silver contacts that glow under black light. She usually wears all black with hints of purple and silver, but her main outfit is a black lace corset with a black leather skirt that is short in the front and long in the back. She also wears lacy stockings and a pair of leather lace-up high heeled boots. She wears a lot of jewelry. She wears 8 necklaces that are a variety of stones. Purple sapphires, regular sapphires, and purple labradorite are some of them. She also has a Jonghyun memorial necklace and one choker. She wears 4 bracelets on each wrist that are also a variety of the same stones, with the addition of red jasper. Unless she's going somewhere special, then it's 7 on each wrist. She also wears 3 rings on each hand that are the same mix of gemstones, among others. Unless she's going somewhere special again, that means she'd have 7 on each hand as well. Her ears are pierced with the only earrings being dangles that have the triple moon goddess symbol on them with angel wings attached to it. ~ Nova Oracle is a 21-year-old American woman who moved to Korea at first with Eclipse and Adryn. She has always loved singing and being the center of attention, so she was made into an idol fairly quickly. She has been doing extremely well as an idol as well. She is also an artist like her sister, but she does mostly paintings of landscapes. She is very friendly and makes friends with anyone who is even remotely a good person, but that doesn't mean she is friends with just anyone. She is also a composer like her sister and best friends. She loves to write upbeat music that have a great emotional story to them. Nova has dyed pale purple hair that goes down to her shoulders and is wavy. She also has normal slightly wavy bangs. Her eyes are naturally a pale blue and she absolutely adores them. Nova usually wears a T-shirt that is normally blue or pink, with dark blue or black tight pants. She usually wears normal black shoes with that. Nova wears one necklace that is a sterling silver locket with pictures of her sister and mother inside. She wears one bracelet that is pink and blue sapphires on her left wrist. She has her ears pierced and the only piercing is dangles that are pink sapphires. She wears 2 rings, one of each middle finger. They are both blue sapphires. She has a nose ring that is on her right side and it's a metallic pink circle ring. ~ Shiori Sato is a 22-year-old Japanese woman who has always lived in Japan. She comes from a mildly rich family that has paid her way into being an idol due to her overwhelming want to be an idol. She has always been passionate about singing and entertaining people, but her personality could be worked on. With the richness, comes her snobby personality and her general thought that she is better than everyone else, even though there are people out there richer than she is. Shiori's hair is dyed blonde and is straight and down to the middle of her back. She does not have bangs. She usually wears dresses that go just above her knees, they are usually black or red. She also wears high heels with all her outfits, even on rainy days. She has one necklace that is a broken heart pendant. It is dark red in color. She has one bracelet on each wrist that are rubber. One is colored green and the other is dark red. She has her ears pierced and they are just garnet studs. She also wears a garnet ring on her right ring finger. She isn't one to wear a lot of jewelry.

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frankbankinternational · 15 days ago

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Frank Iero playing with My Chemical Romance at the When We Were Young Festival 10-19-2024. Taken by Peyton Mott for OffTheRecordPress

#frank iero #my chemical romance #wwwy fest 2024 #frands #mcr #wwwy fest #all black outfit #silver nova guitar #FINALLY SOME GOOD FUCKING FOOD

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nuclearblastuk · 5 years ago

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BEAST IN BLACK | UNLEASH OFFICIAL 'CRY OUT FOR A HERO' LIVE MUSIC VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF MASSIVE END-OF-YEAR GIG AT HELSINKI'S ICE HALL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH

International heavy metal group BEAST IN BLACK have just completed the second leg of their European tour in support of their sophomore album 'From Hell With Love.' To round off this enormously successful year, which includes the release of the aforementioned record on February 8 via Nuclear Blast Records as well as countless sold-out gigs across the globe, the band are pleased to announced that they will play Helsinki, Finland's Ice Hall on Friday, December 13 ("Beast In Black Friday"). Support comes from none other than Finnish metal monsters LORDI. To whet the appetite of fans until then, BEAST IN BLACK are proud to unveil the official live music video for the opening track of their latest hit album, 'Cry Out For A Hero.' Watch the video, which was produced by DUST IN MIND guitarist Damien Dausch, over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCJooj3hdzQ

Bassist Mate Molnar states, "During our recent 'From Hell With Love' tour, Damien of DUST IN MIND came to us and offered to record our show in Strasbourg in order to make a live video out of it. The result he sent to us was way above our expectations. His video truly shows the real power of the BEAST IN BLACK live performances!"

If you haven't purchased the album yet, you can do so here: http://www.beastinblack.com/fhwl.html BEAST IN BLACK live: 2019: 13.12. FIN Helsinki - Helsingin Jäähalli (w/ LORDI) 2020: w/ NIGHTWISH 26.05. RUS St. Petersburg - A2 Green Concert 27.05. RUS Moscow - Crocus City Hall 29.05. UA Kiev - Stereo Plaza 31.05. BY Minsk - Falcon Club 10.06. A Nickelsdorf - Nova Rock 11.06. PL Kraków - Mystic Festival 26.06. E Madrid - Rock The Night Festival 27.06. I Verona - Rock The Castle 07.07. H Dunaújváros - Rockmaraton 11.07. CZ Vizovice - Masters of Rock 17.07. NL Eindhoven - Dynamo Metalfest 01.08. D Wacken - Wacken Open Air *SOLD OUT* 12.09. USA Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA *SOLD OUT* 'North American Dominion 2020' w/ HAMMERFALL, EDGE OF PARADISE 14.09. USA West Palm Beach, FL - The Kelsey Theater 15.09. USA Tampa, FL - The Orpheum 16.09. USA Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 18.09. USA San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box 19.09. USA Dallas, TX - Trees 20.09. USA Houston, TX - Scout Bar 22.09. USA Mesa, AZ - Club Red 23.09. USA Anaheim, CA - City National Grove 24.09. USA Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse 25.09. USA Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre 26.09. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazón 27.09. CDN Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre 29.09. CDN Calgary, AB - Dickens 30.09. CDN Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room 02.10. USA Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe's 03.10. USA Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre 05.10. USA Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 06.10. USA Racine, WI - Route 20 07.10. USA Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall 08.10. USA Westland, MI - The Token Lounge 09.10. USA Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Live 10.10. USA Cleveland, OH - The Agora Ballroom 11.10. CDN Toronto, ON - Mod Club Theatre 12.10. CDN Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona 13.10. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell 15.10. USA Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater 16.10. USA Worcester, MA - Palladium 17.10. USA New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre 18.10. USA Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts 19.10. USA Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore More on 'From Hell With Love': 'From Hell With Love' OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qWbowzwZU 'Sweet True Lies' OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4waVZXKE0GU 'Die By The Blade' OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bWR_aLlas 'Cry Out For A Hero' DRUM PLAYTHROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewgw_n3WzD8 'From Hell With Love' - Track Listing: 01. Cry Out For A Hero 02. From Hell With Love 03. Sweet True Lies 04. Repentless 05. Die By The Blade 06. Oceandeep 07. Unlimited Sin 08. True Believer 09. This Is War 10. Heart Of Steel 11. No Surrender Bonus Tracks (DIGI and 2LP only!) 12. Killed By Death (MOTÖRHEAD Cover) 13. No Easy Way Out (ROBERT TEPPER Cover) The album was once again recorded in Anton's own Sound Request Studio, and true to the motto "Never change a winning team", the cover artwork was created by Roman Ismailov who worked on'Berserker' as well as the first record Kabanen wrote under the banner of BATTLE BEAST, 'Steel' (2012). 'From Hell With Love' delivers everything that made fans love Anton's work in the first place. A slew of fast-paced tracks like the opener 'Cry Out For A Hero' and 'Repentless and one of the band's specialties, mid-tempo smashers that 'This Is War' and 'Unlimited Sin', hymnic songs 'only BEAST IN BLACK can deliver are back and represented on the new disc by the lead single 'Sweet True Lies' and the album's title track. There's one thing that all of these tracks have in common - each and every song catches the listener with irresistible melodies, taking residence in the listener's mind from the moment they hear it. BEAST IN BLACK is: Yannis Papadopoulos | vocals Mate Molnar | bass Atte Palokangas | drums Kasperi Heikkinen | guitars Anton Kabanen | guitars, vocals

www.beastinblack.com www.facebook.com/beastinblackofficial www.twitter.com/bib_band www.instagram.com/bib_band www.youtube.com/beastinblack www.nuclearblast.de/beastinblack

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tsgaustintexas · 5 years ago

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide

The 2019 Holiday Gift Guide is here! We’ve SCOUTED high and low for unique gift ideas to create ten lists of our favorite LOCAL finds! All of the items featured below are either designed, made or sold by independent businesses in Austin. The holiday season is the most important time of year to support small businesses, so spread the local love by sharing this gift guide with friends and family! And don’t forget to check out our 2018 + 2017 + 2016 + 2015 guides for even more great ideas - shopping local never goes out of style… We hope this list will help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list.

As always, don’t forget to tell them that THE SCOUT GUIDE SENT YOU!

xo - Leigh Ann

For Her

Freya Panama Hat from Hearth & Soul | $220

7 For All Mankind Fringe Wrap from Domain NORTHSIDE | $425

Gold Dust Vinyl from Liz James Designs | $55+, make sure to check out all the options!

Easy Rider Jacket from Understated Leather | $495

The Carryall from Tecovas | $475 now $245

Michelle Mules from Fortress of Inca | $250 (multiple colors available)

Molly Haertle Art’s “Sandy,” 12x16” oil on panel | $290

Custom Beaded Clutch - use your monogram or add a fun phrase - from Estilo | $180+

Slim Aarons Coffee Table Book from SPARROW INTERIORS | $60, take 30% off starting Friday!

Fur Bomber Jacket from ESTILO | $265

For Him

The Austin Cowboy Boot from Tecovas | $695

Quilted Leather Jacket from Estilo Mens | $798

Zilker Belt’s Antone’s Belt | $109

Fly Reel Case from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $185

Cuff Link Studs Set from CASSANDRA COLLECTIONS | $400+

True Grit ½ Zip Pullover from Hearth & Soul | $135

Yeti Hopper Backflip from Olivia Shoppe | $339.99

Palo Santo Beard + Face Oil from Loot Finer Goods | $40

Growler Tote from Hearth & Soul | $44

Stratoliner Fedora from Domain NORTHSIDE’s Stag Provisions | $190

For Little Ones

Star Chalk Set from Hearth & Soul | $32

Barbarossa Pirate Ship from Olivia Shoppe | $85

Farmers Market Play Shop from Alexa James Baby | $120

Kid’s Three String Guitar from Picket Fences | $80

Woodie Toy Cars from Olivia Shoppe | $35+

Model Roadster from Alexa James Baby | $190

Mini Lightbox from Picket Fences | $24

Melamine Plates from Grace Charles Design Studio | $22

Easy Rider Leather Jacket for boys + girls from Understated Leather | $180

Alphabet Kingdom by Starla Michelle | $15.39

For the Home

Brass Vase from PAGE HOME DESIGN | $25+ each VASES

Gunmetal Bar Cart from HEARTH & SOUL | $815

“Sometimes It’s a Whisper” from Meredith Pardue’s Flower Bomb Series | 60" x 48", Price available upon request, please make sure to view all of works

Wood Chargers from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $54

Crystal Glassware from Sparrow Interiors + Gifts | $128 for a set of four

Maple + Rope Wall Hanging from Loot Finer Goods | $35

Alpaca Throw from A Custom House | $445, check out their other colors!

B Shawn Cox “Vaquerios” from Walden Art Agency | $1100 (24” x 24”)

Tiger Print Pillows from LIZ JAMES | $75 each

Brass Catchall from Austin Design House | $74

Geranium + Rose Candle from Slow North | $34

Something Sparkly

Black Bonnie Floral Earrings from Cassandra Collections | $210+

Tie One On Earrings from Elizabeth Volk Designs | $48

Yellow Gold Straight Diamond Bar Necklace Korman Fine Jewelry | $575

Hazel Bracelet from Liz James Designs | $209

Millicent Adjustable Bracelet in Rose Gold from Kendra Scott | $425

Dainty Necklace with Writing Stone from Elisha Marie Jewelry | $140

Cane Earrings in Silver from Rahya Jewelry Design | $123.20

Rose Cut Diamond Hexagon Eternity Band in Yellow Gold from Dowry | $1,600

Nova Lyra Bangle in 14K Gold from Domain NORTHSIDE’S Limbo | $99

Riri Collar from Estilo Boutique | $125

For Four-Legged Friends

Paws By The Lake at Lake Austin Spa | Worth It

Enamel Food + Water Bowls from Hearth & Soul | $16

Dog + Cat Noiseless Holiday Crackers from Paper Place | $10

Pet Collar Charm handmade by Liz James Designs | $20

Holiday Bandanas from Paper Place | $15

Squeaky Beverage Toys from Hearth & Soul | $15.95+

ACL Dog Collar from Zilker Belts | $59+

Rattan Dog Bed with Cushion from A Custom House | $195 Medium, $245 Large

Custom Bandana from Understated Leather | $25

For your Hostess

"Putting the Pieces Back Together II” by Erin Donahue Tice Fine Art | $125 (4x6”)

Garden Jar with Cilantro from Slow North | $20

The Southerner’s Handbook from Liz James Designs | $20

Recipe Tin from Paper Place | $115

Madeleine Gift Box from Fluff Meringues & More | $11.75

Fraser Fir Wreath from Gracious Garlands | $29+

Bud Vases from A CUSTOM HOUSE | $32 each

Potted Olive Tree from Page Home Design | $36

Truffle Salt from HEARTH & SOUL | $28

August Morgan Cocktail Napkins from Olivia Shoppe | $40 for a set of four

Stocking Stuffers

Sugarfina x Tito’s Vodka Martini Olive Almonds from Domain NORTHSIDE | $8.95

Mimosa Society Sew-On Patch from Paper Place | $9

Magic Rainbow Fire Sticks from Paper Place | $21.90 for a set of 3

Starry-Eyed Travel Mask from Understated Leather | $40

Coloring Austin Coffee Table Book by Avery Price | $32

Nourishing Body Cream from Fine Healing Goods | $55

Jonathan Van Ness Prayer Candle by Illumin Idol | $15

Bridesmaids Partaaaay Mug from Olivia Shoppe | $18.95

Christian LaCroix Playing Cards from Paper Place | $35

Double S’More Kit from Fluff Meringues & More | $9.50

Baggu Reusable Bag from Olivia Shoppe | $12

Unicorn Headband from Picket Fences | $8

For Pampering

Pilates class at The Peach House | $40/class, new members receive 3 classes for $99

A luxe mani + pedi from LACQUER | Manicures start at $63

Drybar Membership at Domain NORTHSIDE | $80

Leonor Greyl Body + Face Oil from Haute House Lash & Beauty Bar | $59

Rose Quartz Facial Roller from Slow North | $34

Personal training with PE Fitness | $90/hour for 1, $75/hour per student for 2, $60/hour per student for 3

Lemon Wellness Drops from FINE HEALING GOODS | $75

Gift card for skin rejuvenation from REJUVENATE | Inquire for pricing

Skin+ Starter Kit from Austin Skin Plus | $290

Relaxation at Lake Austin Spa | Holiday packages start at $260

For the Person Who Has Everything

THE HEADSHOT HAPPY HOUR with four friends, shot by Paige Newton | $125 per person

Private cooking classes with La Pera | $300 / 3 hour session, class selection includes Pasta, Empanadas, Sous Vide Cooking, Basic Knife Skills, or a Custom Curriculum

Peloton - choose between the bike or the treadmill at DOMAIN NORTHSIDE | pricing varies

One-on-One Workshop with HOUSE OF MARGOT BLAIR | $595+

A game-changing backyard makeover with LAWNPOP for the hostess in your life | Inquire for pricing

A dinner party hosted by THE AUSTIN ARTISAN at your home | Inquire for pricing :

The Wayback Holiday Package | $500, includes a 2-night stay at The Wayback + cheese board + bottle of select Texas wine

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Charlotte’s Choice

A Royal Romance AU Fanfic

28 Running for Home

Everyone returns to the Palace in preparation for the Coronation. Drake encounters Anton at the stables

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28 Running for Home

Charlotte woke in her own bed, alone. Not long now. She thought Soon I can be seen in public, make love properly, soon I can wake up next to him. Just a few days – just a few days… So why did she feel a cold knot of fear in her stomach? Why didn’t she feel safe yet? She would be queen too, be responsible for her country, but with her father so ill, effectively she was already in all but name. She looked at the clock by the bedside – it was late, but she knew from past experience what The Beaumont brothers’ parties were like, so she decided to go and take a look at the aftermath.

She dressed in slacks and a smart blouse and light jacket, knowing she would be seen not just by her friends, but by other guests, in various states of disarray. In the corridor outside one of Bastien’s men stood, ramrod straight, and saluted her as she emerged.

‘Lewis, isn’t it?’ Charlotte asked ‘Is there much activity yet?’

‘Yes ma’am, the guests who retired after dinner have been up and eaten, and some have already gone. As for the rest…’ he paused and rolled his eyes.

‘I’d like to take a walk and see for myself’

‘Of course ma’am, but I will have to accompany you’ She nodded in assent and they set off together, Lewis walking slightly behind her. The corridor to hers and the King’s suite was empty save for the guards at each door, but once they went further, things got more disorganised. Staff were starting to clear up, but there were discarded pieces of clothing, half empty glasses and bottles strewn sparsely around, and paintings on the wall hung askew. She took a route down the corridor that led to Maxwell’s suite where she had been the night before, but the door was closed and she didn’t like to knock in case the party there had gone on longer and they were all asleep on the floor.

The dining room was being cleared, the flowers in disarray, and Charlotte seemed to remember the llama snacking on them the night before. She walked through to the ballroom where the rock band were packing up their instruments, looking a little the worse for wear. One of them was sitting at the grand piano playing a bluesy piece. Another band member recognised her, and nudged his friend. He wore ripped jeans and t shirt topped with a well worn silver studded leather jacket.

‘Princess Charlotte!’ he said, coming forward to shake her hand ‘Awesome party, if you ever want us to gig at the Palace, ask Max – he’s the dude!’ Charlotte shook hands and smiled

‘I will bear that in mind, thankyou’ she said graciously, trying to imagine the sight of a Rock band playing in the Palace Ballroom. Actually, she thought – why not? Her Father had been a traditionalist, why should she carry everything on the way he liked – she could change it if she wanted. She smiled at the thought, imagining Max playing air guitar and headbanging in the Ballroom.

She carried on outside. The garden was not as neat and ordered as it had been – the knot garden had definite gaps in the hedges where someone – or something – perhaps the emu – had trampled them down. The rose garden was not bare, but there were not many blooms left. Empty champagne bottles littered the lawn, and again there were a few items of clothing draped over the bushes. As she walked past, Tariq appeared from behind a bush, looking dishevelled and wearing only a shirt and boxer shorts. He peered at her short sightedly, and made an awkward bow when he realised who she was.

‘Your highness, forgive me for my shameful appearance…’ he began, but she waved her hand

‘That’s perfectly fine Tariq’ she replied ‘What happens at Ramsford, stays at Ramsford’ and he blushed and hurried away toward the Manor, weaving slightly. She continued to wander around the Manor with Lewis, occasionally bumping into guests – some carrying suitcases and leaving, some only just weaving their way back to their rooms from who knows where – the garden perhaps, or someone else’s bedroom. Making her way back to the King’s suite, she rounded a corner and almost walked straight into Anton. She stepped back, her hand flying to her chest in shock, and Anton bowed deeply.

‘Charlotte, how lovely to see you. I notice that you didn’t take part in the regrettable festivities last night. I was shocked at some of the goings on’ She smiled back at him

‘Of course not, it wouldn’t be seemly, as we discussed yesterday. I retired early’ His eyes narrowed

‘I noticed that the other suitors and Lady Olivia were not in evidence either’

‘How interesting’ she said blithely, knowing that he was implying that she had spent the evening with them. ‘I expect they may have done the same as I.’ Which, she thought, was not a lie, but he could not know that for sure. Anton stepped closer and took her hand, and scrutinised her wrist.

‘I see you aren’t wearing my gift’ he observed ‘I hope you didn’t lose it’

‘It’s quite safe with the rest of my jewellery’ Charlotte assured him ‘I thought it was too risky to wear it here’

‘Very wise of you, Charlotte’ he smiled, still holding her hand. She desperately wanted to take it back but was wary of upsetting him. At that moment, she heard a door opening further along the corridor. She tried to hide the relief and joy she felt when she saw Drake leaving his room, and Anton looked round, his expression changing to one of mild annoyance. He made a show of kissing her hand and at last she took it back. Drake approached and she could see the effort it took him not to push Anton away from her as his fists clenched by his sides, but he kept control of his expression.

‘Lord Severus’ he made a little bow, which Anton returned

‘Duke Walker. I trust you are well this morning. No hangover, I hope’ he said with a slight sneer.

‘No thankyou’ I’m quite clear headed’ Drake assured him. ‘It looks like you’re leaving’ he said pointedly, indicating the luggage standing in the corridor, and Anton nodded. His aide appeared from his room and picked up the suitcases.

‘How very observant of you, Walker’ he replied ‘My car is waiting’ he bowed to them both. ‘I look forward to our next meeting, your Highness’ and he left, his aide following him.

Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief when he disappeared from sight, and Drake put his hand to her elbow for support as she relaxed a little. She swayed toward him but stopped herself from any further physical contact in case they were seen.

‘Have you eaten yet?’ he asked, and when she shook her head, he offered to go down to the kitchen and see what was available.

‘I should go and check on father’ she replied. ‘Have something sent to my room and I’ll see you there.’ Charlotte went to the end of the corridor and nodded to the guard at her father’s door, who opened it for her. She was gratified to see him dressed and standing looking out at the gardens. He turned to her and smiled.

‘Charlotte my dear, how was the party? I trust all is well with you?’ Charlotte happily went to his side to kiss him on the cheek and hold his arm.

‘Good morning Father, you look stronger. The party was fun, but you needn’t be afraid of any scandal, I enjoyed myself with my friends behind closed doors.’ He patted her hand.

‘Well done my dear, you will make an excellent monarch. Dignity and decorum is everything, you need to command respect from your citizens. Now we return to the Palace to prepare for the Coronation and your announcement. Are you quite ready?’

‘As ready as I’ll ever be, father.’ He nodded

‘I won’t keep you any longer my dear, I will be leaving shortly with Bastien. He has done well this season, he makes an excellent head of the Guard. I believe he owes a lot to Mr Walker’s father’ Charlotte found tears springing to her eyes as she remembered the time when she lost her mother, and Drake his father. Constantine’s expression softened.

‘Your mother would be proud of you my dear, you have grown into a remarkable young woman. Goodness knows how, I have been an old fool. I fear much of your accomplishments have not been due to my influence’

‘Don’t say that Father, you did your best’ He patted her arm again

‘Perhaps, but nonetheless I am proud of you. Now I must call Bastien and get on my way. I’m well rested and should manage my Royal duties for the next few days if I’m careful. Go and see your friends, make the most of your time together before you follow on’ Charlotte kissed him on the cheek again and went across the corridor to her room, closely followed by a member of staff with a trolley laden with food.

Her room was empty, but when the staff member had left, Drake appeared from the ensuite bathroom. They embraced briefly, Drake putting his arms around her and kissing the top of her head, then going to the trolley to lift the serving cover to reveal scrambled egg, bacon and mushrooms. There was toast and a big pot of coffee too, and they filled their plates to sit at the table by the window that overlooked the gardens, eating in companionable silence with the window slightly open. Charlotte couldn’t help looking forward to being able to do just that every day – just be together, just feel normal about it.

‘Are you coming straight to the Palace, or are you staying with Maxwell for a while?’ she asked. ‘I’ll have to go in an hour or so’ He reached across the table and held her hand, grazing her knuckles with his thumb and looked into her eyes.

‘I’ll follow you as soon as I can’ he said ‘I think Hana will be the first to go, so I’ll hitch a ride with her.’ He tilted his head to the side as he watched her expression change. ‘I wish I could travel with you, but we still have to…’

‘Be careful, I know’ she replied with a sigh. ‘Father seems much better now’ Drake looked at her questioningly

‘He’s not been at all well – do you know what’s the matter? It’s not like him to miss the festivities here – if only the beginning’ Charlotte’s stomach lurched – she had forgotten that only she, Bastien, the Doctor and a few trusted aides knew about the King’s health.

‘I – I can’t say, Drake’ she said simply, hoping he wouldn’t ask any more questions as she hated keeping secrets from him. He looked at her sharply and seemed to understand. He nodded.

‘Okay, but if you need to talk…’ She smiled, breathing a sigh of relief.

‘You’re the first I’d tell’ Again his expression told her that he understood, that she didn’t need to say anything else for now. She looked across at the bed, realising it was the fist time they had been alone in her bedroom, but there was no time… ‘I should get my bags ready’ she said sadly. Drake had seen her glance to the bed, and it lit a fire in him. There was a knock at the door

‘Security – the car is ready when you are, Princess’ came Lewis’s voice.

‘Thankyou’ she called back ‘I’ll be a little while yet’ Drake smiled at her ruefully.

‘Looks like our time’s up – for now’ he said

Three hours later Charlotte’s limo and escort rolled up to the front of the Palace. Press had gathered at the gates in hope of catching a glimpse, so she rolled the window down and gave them a wave. She was greeted by the Palace staff and retired to her room. On the way, all who met her smiled and welcomed her back. Contractors bustled around getting the Palace ready for the Coronation. She noticed there was another security firm augmenting Bastien’s staff, and trusted that they had been properly vetted, remembering some papers from a few nights ago – a recommendation coming from Neville Delacoeur for the firm.

She busied herself unpacking, asking for a light lunch to be sent to her room and then dismissing any staff so she could be alone. There was a note on her dressing table from the King informing her that she would have paperwork to go over in the afternoon with him. She had dozed on the journey over, and decided a ride would be in order, as Phoenix and Sultan should probably be back in the Palace stables after the trip to Ramsford. She wondered if Drake had arrived yet. Her fingers hovered over the screen of her smartphone, but she decided against messaging him, instead texting Hana.

Hey – how’s the journey?

Fine thankyou, Drake says hello. We’re having fun chatting.

Charlotte felt a pang of jealousy, wishing it were she who sat next to him, chatting amiably. She shook her head to clear it.

Great. When will you be here? Thinking of going for a ride

About an hour. Drake says meet you at the gardener’s hut in two. He seems very insistent.

Charlotte smiled, butterflies dancing in the pit of her stomach. She sighed

Tell him maybe, can’t promise

He says he understands. See you at dinner?

Sure. Later!

She erased the message from the phone. Charlotte could not wait two hours for Drake – she needed to get out in the fresh air, clear her head. She dressed for riding and stepped out into the corridor. One of Bastien’s men stood on guard.

‘Princess’ he said ‘I’ve been instructed to keep you in sight – you’re planning on going to the stables?’ She nodded.

‘Yes, I thought I’d get out for an hour or so.’

‘I’ll arrange for someone to accompany you – my riding skills aren’t what they should be’ he smiled.

‘That won’t be necessary’ she said, but the guard looked grave

‘I have specific instructions, you must have a member of security with you at all times, and a guard outside your room. All visitors are to be vetted. King’s orders’ Charlotte’s heart sank.

She knew this was protocol leading up to her examination in two days’ time. If her father was sticking to that, he had to be able to protect her chastity by ensuring she was not alone with any of the suitors. There was no real reason for it any more apart from ensuring the blood line of the Monarchy. It was just ancient tradition that had been outdated by paternity and genetic testing, and he had not seen fit to revoke it. It was not as if any of the suitors would ask for proof of chastity any longer in this day and age, but it would not be possible to meet Drake alone, not without some subterfuge. She planned on it being the first point of business when she was Queen to revoke it.

Charlotte waited while a chaperone was chosen, meanwhile texting Olivia who was also on her way to the Palace with Brad.

Am on lockdown, security with me at all times, see you at dinner

Sure darling, sorry to hear. Will keep you company after, defend your virtue

Charlotte smiled, glad that Olivia had her back – as did Hana. The next couple of days were going to be very testing.

Drake arrived later that afternoon and took his bags straight back to his room, tucked away on one of the upper floors of the Palace overlooking the stables. He showered and made his way there, only to find Charlotte already returning from her ride with a guard accompanying her.

‘Duke Walker!’ she cried out in a tone that made it plain they were not alone ‘I hope you had a good journey. Are you going riding? It’s a fine day. Sadly I have some papers to see to, otherwise Jones and I would welcome your company’ she rolled her eyes at the guardsman so only Drake could see. He bowed, his heart sinking.

‘Not at all, I thought I’d come down and check on Sultan. I can groom Pheonix for you if you wish’

‘That would be kind of you, Walker’ He hated it when she acted this way, but when he looked in her eyes he knew she did too. Her tone softened ‘I hope to see you at dinner tonight’ She smiled warmly, her face turned from her guard.

‘Thankyou Princess, I do too’ he answered sincerely. After she had gone, he groomed Phoenix then saddled up Sultan and went for a good hard ride, relishing the speed and power of the stallion, which had been shipped over from his grandfather’s ranch, now belonging to his mother. He realised when Charlotte announced him as Consort he would have to get in contact with her. He didn’t even know where his sister was, and that saddened him. He chose to ride slowly back, and was grooming Sultan when he became aware of someone else’s presence

‘Walker, that is a magnificent beast you have there – I presume it belongs to the royal stables’ Anton strode across to the stall looking at Sultan appraisingly. Drake gritted his teeth. He would love to tell Anton just what he thought of him, but for Lucy’s sake he had to be civil to the man.

‘No actually, Sultan belongs to me. My mother has a ranch in the States, he’s from there.’

‘Ah, your mother’ he said smoothly ‘I was so pleased that dreadful smear on her character was cleared up’ His smile was totally insincere. Drake couldn’t help but notice how well turned out Severus was in immaculate riding gear while he was in jeans and an old riding jacket that had belonged to his father.

‘So am I’ drake replied tersely, and went back to the long slow strokes of the brush over the stallions flanks.

‘How much?’ Anton asked

‘I – what?’ asked Drake, puzzled.

‘How much for your horse?’ he asked ‘He would make an excellent addition to my stables. I presume he’s in good breeding order’ Drake heard a buzzing in his ears, feeling his anger levels rising. He set his jaw.

‘He’s not for sale’ he said shortly

‘Really? I can offer you a good price’

‘Money isn’t the issue’ Drake asserted, thin lipped. Anton laughed.

‘My dear Duke, at some point, money is always the issue, especially when you don’t have enough. At certain levels of society it is essential to have enough, and if you want to elevate yourself you are going to need funds sooner or later’

Drake tried to think of Charlotte – her smile, her soft touch, anything to combat the rising levels of fury that threatened to overcome him. Then he remembered the last time they had been together – her wrist was bare of the expensive bracelet that Anton had given her, but around her neck he had seen the glint of the simple silver chain he had given her with the cartridge on it. He knew that Charlotte did not hold Anton’s values and never would. The thought grounded him and his fury dwindled. He took a deep breath and turned to his adversary.

‘You’re wrong Lord Severus’ he smiled ‘Money can’t buy you everything. Now you must excuse me, I have to go and change for dinner’

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