#summer soul collection tour

[giddyfatherchris]

I'm in love with you!!

pairing. felix x gn!reader

type. best friends to lovers

warnings. none except pure undiluted fluff

a/n. fricking loved writing this, it made me miss summer so muuuch, but i had the greatest time while listening to these songs on replay😋 highly suggest to have them playing in the background while reading! or just give them a listen cuz they’re amazing hehe hope you enjoy!! xx

song recommendations. calm - cody simpson, im in love with you - the 1975, island in the sun - weezer, heavenly state of mind - lewis capaldi, the view - skz

"I like the view right now!" you chanted as the salty wind ruffled your hair and caressed your skin.

Your eight friends started hooting in agreement, all understanding the reference to one of your favorite songs of theirs.

As a celebration of their highly successful last tour, you had all decided to book a trip to a private island off the coast of Australia. It took a boat ride to reach the secluded piece of land filled with villas and populated with a few staff members. It was a paradisiac hideaway for you all, so accustomed to being surrounded all the time.

You turned back with a gigantic smile. Felix, who was standing behind you, mirrored the expression on your face, a certain twinkle illuminating his gaze.

You jumped in his arms, startling him as he caught you rapidly. "And I love going to the beach!"

He spun you around, feet digging in the sand while you both screamed. The rest of the group looked at you with amused expressions. By now, they had become quite accustomed to your antics. You ended your frivolous spinning by plopping down on the sand, slightly out of breath. You stretched your arms as far as you could, relishing in the stunning warmth of the Australian sun, and turned to cuddle against Felix, his nose already nuzzling in your hair. "I'm so happy to be back home, Lix." "So am I," he answered with a soft smile, his eyes half-closed.

After a day well spent outside, swimming and exploring, you had collectively decided to set up a cozy little camp on the beach to enjoy the warm night under a sky full of stars.

"Are you done, you two? We need help setting up!" shouted Changbin.

"I'm coming, you whiny child!"

You faked irritation with rolled eyes, but ever since you walked off the plane, you couldn't stop your lips from tilting upwards. Your soul seemed to be shouting and dancing to the rhythm of your home. Nothing could you get you down from your little cloud of happiness, even a whiny Changbin. You got up to lend him a hand before he started throwing a tantrum, not noticing Felix's hand still subtly reaching for you.

The young Australian looked at the stunning view. You were right. Being home felt amazing. It was wonderful to have some vacations after being on tour, especially here with you.

You had been friends for as long as he could remember.

From meeting in kindergarten to facing high school's adventures to growing into two young adults. You never had any big fights, your friendship having prevailed over any argument and hardship. Even the distance hadn't been enough to pull you apart.

Felix remembers too well the fear he felt before telling you he wanted to become an idol all those years ago. He was so scared you would disapprove and hate him for wanting to go so far away. But your anger only came from the fact that he had never said a thing about it. He remembers fondly how you jumped on him, hugging him tight with tears lining your eyes. From that moment on, you had been his fiercest supporter. You cried buckets when he left for Korea but made him promise to keep in touch every day. So you video chatted whenever he could. You stayed up with him for entire nights, braving the time difference to give him pointers on choreo stuff or to cheer him up when he had a rough day.

Until you no longer had to do any of that.

Looking at you now, getting along so well with his brothers, made his heart tighten with emotion. At 23 years old, he had everything he ever wanted. Well, almost everything

Felix knew since he was 14 years old that he loved you. Part of him had hoped that once he was in Korea, his heart would finally stop beating only for you, but it never happened. He had dated a little, but no one had compared to you. With time, he became accustomed to the idea of never falling in love with anyone else.

It was a thought he accepted without so much difficulty. He couldn't help how his heart started speeding up whenever you were close to him. The reassuring feeling of having you by his side. The way your smile made him see stars. The way you cuddled into his side or held his hand, how your gaze lit up whenever you saw the sea, and how he was the one you reached for when you were sad, angry, or just disgustingly happy. He wanted to experience everything with you, every high and every low. He couldn't and didn't want to imagine himself doing life with anyone else. It would be this or nothing else, and he was comfortable with that.

After all these years, he had never found the courage to tell you. The fear of losing you paralyzed him. But as he looked at the joyful sea, breathed the fresh Australian air, and looked at you laughing and fighting fiercely against an uncooperative beach chair, he thought maybe this vacation was the time. The time to face his fears, as he did almost seven years ago to chase his dream, and see where it would lead him.

"Felix!" called Changbin, interrupting his train of thought. "Come and walk with us! We want to see how far the beach goes in that direction."

He lifted his head with a smile, looking at his friends waiting for him, bare feet in the sand.

"Hurry!" you waved. "We don't want to miss the sunset!"

It had been months since he had seen you so excited, so eager. He knew you loved coming with them on tour. But he also knew Australia would always own your heart.

"Alright, alright. I'm coming!"

He swatted the sand away from his shorts before walking to your little group.

You started walking on the beach, Felix close to you. Seungmin, I.N, Hyunjin, and Changbin ahead, busy taking pictures in front of the rose-colored sunset. Bang Chan and Lee Know were trying to start your little fire while Han prepared the perfect playlist. Suddenly, you recognized the familiar air of their song, 'The View'. You looked back to Han with a huge smile. He simply winked and gave you a thumbs-up before focusing on his phone once more.

The notes of the music danced around you, making the ambiance even more special. There was something in the air, a prickling, exciting feeling.

You swayed gently to the music as Felix snapped a few pictures. The two oldest near the fire, Han next to the speaker, the boys walking ahead, the sunset. He seemed to be on a mission to commit everything to memory.

You felt his focus shift and noticed he subtly tried taking pictures of you. You walked up to him with a soft smile.

"Are you taking pictures of me, sir?" "I might be," he smiled back, his dimples on display. "Well, I'm afraid you need permission for that…" you continued, taking a step closer.

Without giving him a second to interpret your movement, you stole his phone with a squeal of victory.

"Come back here!" He protested, but you ran as fast as you could to Changbin, giving him the phone. As you expected, he sprinted in the opposite direction while laughing like a dolphin.

"You think you're funny or something?" asked a slightly out of breath Felix as he reached you.

"In fact, I do."

You splashed him and ran off while giggling like a maniac. As hoped, your antics started a generalized water war. Felix kept running after you, deciding he needed to get vengeance while the other boys splashed each other. You laughed wildly and ran in the shallow waters, not daring to look back and give him a chance to reach you.

You had water up to your knees by the time you heard him whine, "Wait! Y/n! You're gonna get all wet."

You turned around with a taunting look in your eyes. "Felix Lee, has the idol lifestyle gotten to you?" You gave him a pitying look. "Have you forgotten all about your Australian roots? Are you scared of a little water?"

A little taunting was usually all it took for you to rile up your best friend, and tonight would be no different. His eyes scrunched with determination, "Oh, you just wait till I get my hands on you." He tried threatening you, but you didn't give him a chance as you dove into the clear water.

Without a second thought, he jumped in after you, fully clothed. He barely broke the surface when you jumped on him from behind and tried to push him back underwater. He managed to take ahold of your wrists, careful not to clamp too hard. You took a deep breath, ready to be ducked under, but he softly made you twirl in the water. You gave him a surprised look as he winked and let you go benevolently.

Complete elation seized you as the beautiful young man looked at you with that smile of his, hair slicked back from the water, a light illuminating his soft eyes.

"I love Australia! I love the beach! I love being in the water! I love this night!!!" you screamed as you threw your arms in the air.

The other boys looked in your direction with giant smiles, drenched in water. The ever-present professional idol aura in their demeanor was nowhere in sight. They shone with pure happiness. For once, they could be only themselves, away from cameras and personas. Your heart sang with happiness for them.

"I love being home!" screamed Chan. "I love Australian BBQ!" added Changbin. "I love vacations!" said I.N "I love to splash Grandpa Chan!" joked Seungmin. "I love sunsets!" screamed Hyunjin. "I love water wars!" laughed Han. "I love cats!" finished Lee Know.

All eyes turned to Felix, the only one who hadn't said anything yet. His soft gaze set on you, the intensity taking the breath away from your lungs. He rallied his breath and screamed. "I LOVE YOU!"

The boys all went silent. You stared at him in disbelief.

"I love you. I love you so much. I always have, and I always will. Since we were kids, no one has ever meant the same to me. I love being here with you. I love being anywhere around the world with you. I love seeing you smile. I love the way you're so passionate. I- I don't want anyone else." It occurred to Felix that this was maybe not the right way to do this, as he noticed the silence surrounding him, but he kept going. "I know this is probably so out of pocket for you. You probably don't believe this is real, but I assure you it is. Since I was 14, I've been thinking of the right way to say this to you. I never thought it would happen like this but it feels right. So right, to finally tell you while you're at the place you love most and where I can see you shine brighter than ever."

You stared at him before a smile tugged at your lips, and you suddenly screamed. "I LOVE YOU!" He stood there with his arms limp at his side. Your words shocked him, and his mouth opened before he asked, "You love me?"

The light of disbelief shining in his eyes made your heart tighten. "Of course, I love you Lix. Honestly, I'm not sure how you didn't notice it," you added with a sheepish smile.

He took a step towards you, "You love me?" "Yes." Another. "You're sure?" you nodded with a bright smile. He was right in front of you, his arms a millimeter from wrapping around your body. "You love, love me?"

"OF COURSE I LOVE LOVE YOU. ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL." You leaped in his arms, water splashing around.

"SHE LOVES HIM!" Screamed the seven other boys in unison.

You smiled as you put your lips on his, barely registering the ruckus of your friends running for the two of you, throwing water around to celebrate the long-awaited moment you two idiots would realize you had been pinning for each other for years.

[petewentz-]

Okay here's my collection of Clandestine Industries stuff from over the years... 🦇🖤

My prized posession here is the Bartskull pewter necklace which was sold on Warped Tour in 2005, I also have this CLNDSTN necklace charm from 07 and it's very heavy but idk what metal it is??

The backs-

Here is the Batsquad '04 Travie/Pete collab polo, I have never seen this anywhere and I'm love the little elbow patches 🥺

Here we have an American Apparel polo that was screen printed in the Chicago Clandestine store according to the person I got it from; it was printed slightly around the side of the shirt (a very pete thing to do).

Here's the little bat tags up close (please ignore the cat hair I'm sorry)

I got this silly shirt from ebay, Rehab Summer Camp 🙈

Every lil thing your heart desires hoodie

[This is sadly too small for me but I'm not looking to give it up unless I'm trading for something of equal Pete/FOB value 😅]

Our beloved Hemmingway on the Andy Warhol homage shirt 😭🥺

And last but not least by any fucking means the Patrick 2.0 polo in mint 😍😍😍(sorry about the coloring in the photos) and pocket details

This beauty was supposed to be worn... collar popped

I also have some newer shirts and other Fall Out Boy and Soul Punk merch, I'm also still looking for the Clandestine all over print tote bag but it's missing rn

Anyways most of this was bought over the course of 12 years and counting. I have stuff on my wish list but good lord I'm not rich or lucky lol

[crepesuzette2023]

hiiii wanted to say thank you for all the fic recs and ask if you might recommend some longer titles ? i normally go for like 10k words max but I have a long drive coming up and am craving long form ! maybe mclennon primarily but like I'm flexible if it slaps

With extreme pleasure: some of my favorite one-shots are over 10k. And there's been some great ones lately.

But starting with the classics: Now and then (there's a fool such as i) (@stonedlennon). The Nerk Twins travel to Caversham in 1960. Call me by your name vibes, but in mclennon. And Lifting Latches/Writing Postcards (thinkpink20). Early days, clothes swapping, pining.

More recently, I loved Monkey's Paw (@planetaire). Tokyo 1966. The tension! The relief! Paul's ass in the striped suit! Even longer, by the same writer: don't talk, take my hand (1968 angst, with an unexpectedly bright/weird ending!)

tomorrow, I'll miss you (@pauls1967moustache) is another absolute classic. Mclennon 'Before Sunset' AU: John stayed behind in Hamburg...years later, he and Paul meet again.

The two latest ones by @scurator are also great: Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (All of Us Strangers-inspired AU with a hopeful ending) and The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (John/Brian/Paul, say no more, *fans self*—just gorgeous, esp. Brian).

There's some great McHarrison in the @beatleskinkmeme Summer of Love collection, which made me think of two longer Paul/George/John faves: No I in Threesome (@with-eyes-closed) and A Wrench in Clocks (honeyheffron).

Stop All the Clocks (@javelinbk). 1967. John and Paul mourn Brian in Scotland, and discover they are in love. Sweet and healing. second that emotion (@backbenttulips): John and Paul on tour in 1964. They explore each other body and soul.

For a lighter turn (had to think about this often lately for some reason): The Jumper by @merseydreams. 70's. Denny Laine wears the sweater John has given to Paul many years ago. John sees a picture of it, and wants it back. The sweater, of course. This is not about Paul! (Also, watch out for Linda in this one! <3)

If you're into omegaverse (actually, even if you're "normally" not): There are two long I Need You Darlin' (@beatlessideblog) extras. Act Naturally (Paul has the ambition to plan and control John's heats; John consents; they fail in the sweetest way possible), and Boxing Day 1958 (their first time trying it 'the other way around').

[thefallennightmare]

So we saw the reader helping Noah during his burnout. How would Noah help the reader if she was going through a burnout? Maybe she’s the opener for Bad Omens. Her manager is overworking her. Noah finds her stressing out in the green room.

@missduffsblog @hayleylatour @sleepyomens @loeytuan98 @artificialbreezy @marvelousmal @bngurngheart @lma1986 @dsireland86 @wild-child-7747 @calleyx13 @illmakeyousaywow @jaded-and-hollow-souls @exitwoundsx @shayzillaaaa @lookwhatitcost @badomensls @princesspeach-00 @burning-outx @shadowseve @collective-heartbreak @klutzy-kay24 @sorrowsofsilence @sweetlittlekitsune @shilohrosechicken @itsafullmoon @toospooktocute @niicoleleigh @thatchickwiththecamera @hoe-for-daddywise @whenthesummerdies @cookiesupplier @concreteemo @thisbicc @sammyjoeee @pathion @flowery-mess @tashka @Karenfranco @its-inourblood @amelia-acero @xxkittenkissesxx @cncohshit @xserena-13 @collidewiththesavannah @meekahy

"Mother fucker!" You slammed the door to the green room shut, it vibrating off the walls.

You were angry at your tour manager for yet again booking you for three more festivals this summer; a total of six.

You'd been touring with your band for the last two years straight with only a few breaks here and there. Your band was slowly up and coming so your manager wanted to take advantage of that.

But you were exhausted; mentally and physically.

You needed a break.

"Angel?" A soft knock on the door followed by that sweet voice you loved so much.

Noah, your boyfriend, stepped into the green room. Your band had been opening for Bad Omens for the last few weeks but you'd been dating Noah for almost a year now.

"I can't do this," you shook your head, tears falling from your eyes.

He wore a somber smile as he reached you in two strides, halting your pacing of the room by resting his hands on your shoulders.

"Come on. Take a breath for me," he took in a deep breath, motioning for you to follow.

Eventually you did, taking deep breaths in and long breaths out. A mechanism Noah used quite often when he felt the need to calm himself down.

"How do you feel?" He asked while brushing away some hair from your face.

"I'm still upset," you admitted. "But not as angry. I just want a break, Noah. I can't keep going and going. It's affecting me mentally."

Tender lips brushed along your forehead and Noah squeezed your hips.

"You can say no, angel. You don't have to keep agreeing to these things, take it from me. No is a full sentence."

You blinked up at him, feeling that tightness around your throat loosens, and wrapped your arms around his midsection to breathe in his familiar scent.

It was crazy how just the familiarity of him around you could ease away all your worries.

"Thank you, love."

He kissed the top of your head. "Anything for you, angel."

[lilacerull0]

I PRESENT TO YOU -> MY RECORD COLLECTION:

1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023) - Taylor Swift

A Day At The Races (1976) - Queen

All Systems Go (1987) - Donna Summer

Azra (1980) - Azra

Berlin (1973) - Lou Reed

Besane noći (1988) - Magazin

Bitanga i princeza (1979) - Bijelo Dugme

Boy (1980) - U2

Blonde on Blonde (1966) - Bob Dylan

Born to Run (1975) - Bruce Springsteen

Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) - Simon and Garfunkel

Ćiribiribela (1988) - Bijelo Dugme

Eto! Baš Hoću! (1976) - Bijelo Dugme

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) - Bob Dylan

Gore iznad oblaka (1987) - Tutti Frutti Band

Grupa Zana (1988) - Zana

Hajde da ludujemo (1990) - Tajči

Hejira (1976) - Joni Mitchell

Live At The Bowl '68 (1987) - The Doors

Magical Mystery Tour (1967) - The Beatles

Nebeske Kočije (1988) - Novi Fosili

Paket aranžman (1981) - Električni Orgazam, Idoli, Šarlo Akrobata

Pearl (1971) - Janis Joplin

Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (1981) - Riblja Čorba

Primitive Cool (1987) - Mick Jagger

Prodavnica tajni (1988) - Bajaga i Instruktori

Rank (1988) - The Smiths

Revolver (1966) - The Beatles

The River (1980) - Bruce Springsteen

Rubber Soul (1965) - The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - The Beatles

Speaking in Tongues (1983) - Talking Heads

Street Legal (1978) - Bob Dylan

Tonight (1984) - David Bowie

Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu (1975) - Bijelo Dugme

The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964) - Bob Dylan

True Blue (1986) - Madonna

The Wall (1979) - Pink Floyd

Živo i akustično (1996) - Električni Orgazam

[cruelsummer-ficfest]

Hey Kids—Reading is Fun!

Dear Readers,

Your mods (@femme--de--lettres and @greyeyedmonster-18) are beside themselves with how many of you have participated in Cruel Summer Fic Fest: The Eras Tour this year.

From full novel-length fics to poetry, from microfics to multi-chaptered works and everything in between, we've been blown away—enchanted, even—by this year's submissions. This fest started as a labor of love for both of us as avid Swifties and HP fic authors and we couldn't have imagined in our wildest dreams the way you've embraced it with open arms.

With that said, we're pleased to offer the below list of this year's love stories. Due to tumblr restrictions on tagging, we weren't able to tag all of the individual author tumblr accounts (something something look what you made us do something something) so we've tried to link to ao3 as much as possible, but if you like a fic—check out that author's ao3! We've tried to connect you as directly to the mainstream of what each author writes in that respect, so if you happen to find a new fave, you can show them more love on the rest of their works!

To make a long story short, the majority of these works can be found in the Cruel Summer Fic Fest: The Eras Tour collection on ao3—with a catalogue of over 100 works, there's something for everybody, and we hope you'll take a peek at this year's truly incredible works.

We've had the time of our life fighting dragons with you, but sometimes, you know in your soul when it's time to go.

Thanks for making this cruel summer another one for the books.

Until Next Time,

Your Mods (Grey and Andie)

Cruel Summer Fic Fest: The Eras Tour

(all fics are followed by the character, relationship, or pairing that each work focused on. for the purposes of our list, both "x" and "/" indicate some level of romantic relationship, while "&" entails a platonic or otherwise friendly one)

Era One (Debut/Midnights)

Stay Beautiful (Regulus x James)

Sweet Nothing (Ted Tonks x Andromeda Black)

Midnight Rain (Sirius x Remus)

A Perfectly Good Heart (Harry/Fred/George)

Bigger Than the Whole Sky (Lavender x Pansy)

Anti-Hero (Sirius x Remus)

Tim McGraw (James x Lily)

Invisible  (Harry x Ginny)

Should've Said No (Ron x Hermione)

Dear Reader (Draco x Astoria, Part 1 of 6)

Glitch (Bellatrix Black x Voldemort)

The Outside (Ron x Hermione)

Bejeweled (Ron x Hermione)

Maroon  (Ron x Hermione)

Teardrops on My Guitar (Ron x Hermione)

Mastermind (Ron x Hermione)

Era Two (1989/Evermore)

Wonderland (Snape x Trelawney)

Dorothea (Sirius x Remus)

New Romantics (Regulus x Lily)

You Are In Love (James x Lily)

Wildest Dreams (Sirius x James)

Long Story Short (Draco x Harry)

This Love  (Pandora x Lily)

All You Had to Do Was Stay (Hermione x Pansy)

Shake It Off (Draco x Harry)

I Wish You Would (James x Lily)

Blank Space   (Ron x Hermione)

I Know Places (Draco x Hermione)

Gold Rush (Ron x Hermione)

Welcome to New York  (Sirius x Remus)

Style (Bellatrix x Voldemort)

Happiness (Narcissa Black x Emmeline Vance)

Tis the Damn Season (Harry x Bill Weasley)

It's Time to Go (Teddy x Victoire)

Cowboy Like Me (Astoria x Hermione)

Champagne Problems (Draco x Astoria, Part 2 of 6)

Era Three (Red/Lover)

The Moment I Knew (Ron x Hermione)

You Need to Calm Down  (Draco x Harry)

Sad Beautiful Tragic  (Draco x Astoria)

Nothing New (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) (Ron x Hermione)

All of the Girls You Loved Before (Sirius x Remus)

State of Grace (James x Lily)

Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince Draco x Astoria, Part 3 of 6)

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Harry x Tom Riddle) 

The Last Time (ft. Gary Lightbody) (Ron x Hermione)

All Too Well (Ron x Hermione)

The Archer  (Pandora Lovegood x Lily Evans)

Babe  (Ron x Hermione)

Run (ft. Ed Sheeran) (Narcissa x Lily)

Cornelia Street (Percy Weasley x Oliver Wood)

Everything Has Changed (ft. Ed Sheeran) (Sirius x Remus)

The Very First Night (Ron x Hermione)

Girl at Home (Alecto Carrow x Narcissa Black)

Forever Winter (Draco x Astoria)

Afterglow (Ron x Hermione)

Holy Ground (Romione)

Stay Stay Stay (Blaise Zabini x Daphne Greengrass)

False God (Bellatrix x Voldemort)

Era Four (Fearless/Reputation)

Come in With the Rain (Ginny & Hermione)

Look What You Made Me Do (Ron x Hermione)

That's When (ft. Keith Urban) (James x Lily)

Fifteen (James x Lily)

Tell Me Why (Harry x Charlie Weasley)

The Best Day (Percy x Oliver Wood)

Call It What You Want (Ron x Hermione)

You Belong With Me (Ron x Hermione)

Untouchable (Narcissa x Lily)

Change (Ron x Hermione)

Superstar (Draco x Hermione)

Forever and Always (Piano Version) (Draco x Astoria)

King of My Heart (Ron x Hermione)

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (James x Lily)

Fearless (Ron x Hermione)

The Way I Loved You (James x Lily)

Gorgeous (Ron x Hermione)

Bye Bye Baby (Ron x Hermione)

White Horse  (James x Lily) 

…Ready for It? (Blaise Zabini x Daphne Greengrass)

Don’t You (Ron x Hermione)

I Did Something Bad (Draco x Astoria, Part 4 of 6)

The Other Side of the Door (Sirius x Remus)

Era Five (Speak Now/Folklore)

Haunted (Bellatrix x Lily)

Enchanted (Ron x Hermione)

Innocent (Draco & Narcissa Malfoy) 

Back to December (Ron x Hermione)

The 1 (Ron x Hermione)

Exile (ft Bon Iver) (Ron x Hermione)

Mad Woman (Draco x Harry)

Invisible String (Sirius x Remus)

Cardigan (Ron x Hermione)

Epiphany (Padma Patil x Theodore Nott)

Mirrorball (Draco x Harry)

Mine (Harry/Fred/George)

Mean (Ron x Hermione)

This Is Me Trying (Marcus Flint x Percy Weasley)

Timeless (Ron x Hermione)

My Tears Ricochet (Ron x Hermione)

Seven (Sirius x Remus)

I Can See You (Sirius x Remus)

Foolish One (Angelina Johnson x George Weasley)

[christellnobody]

Future Snippet for Body of a Lion, Soul of a Snake.

(This might get changed a bit but here’s the gist)

“So Harry how was your summer?” Hermione asked, clearly trying to hold back anger.

Harry looking at her confused, “With my family, why? Also how was your summer?”

“It was great until my book collection vanished.” Hermione barely holding back a snarl.

Harry was showing concern, “What happened to your books? I know you love reading.”

Ron before Hermione could say anything starts screaming, “You filthy liar, you stole from us! You took our rightfully earned money. You also stole Hermione’s books!” Ron screamed loud enough to get everyone’s attention in the great hall; interrupting the first year’s sorting.

Looks were all aimed towards the group of Gryffindor’s.

Harry looked tired, “I did not steal from you. I can prove it with the records of my vaults. If anyone would be the thieves it would be you.”

McGonagall made a noise to redirect everyone’s attention back to the sorting.

After all the first years were sorted McGonagall made an announcement. “Usually this doesn’t happen but as some events unfolded this summer, there is a third year who needs to be sorted.”

“Prince-Black, Hadrian.” With that Harry drops his glamour and waltzes up to the hat. Silence swept across the hall.

Hadrian now determined, “You were right the first time; I’m not fighting you this time.”

“SLYTHERIN!”

Claps are heard throughout the hall; Draco and the other heirs louder than others. Sev gave his son a smile.

Ron starts having a fit. “No this cannot be happening! You need to be in Gryffindor, and you need to stop with this Hadrian act. Also the tube for sympathy, take that out!” This gasps heard from many.

Severus is quick to his feet to comfort his child. Hadrian now angry at the accusations and his attitude. “You know what no; I’m not someone you can just continue to use and insult. If you were nice I would have let it slide but no you choose to be rude and show everyone who you are.”

A deep breath then Hadrian says it. “Ronald Billius No Name you are now an enemy of the House’s of Peverell, Le Fay, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Black, Gaunt, Prince, and Potter.” Silence once again out of shock. To be an enemy of so many houses and three of the Hogwarts houses. It was unheard of.

From the silence a voice was heard; it came from the Hufflepuff table. “Ronald Billius No Name you are now an enemy of the House’s of Hufflepuff and Bones.” Susan Bones declared.

Ron now an enemy of all four Hogwarts houses, nobody knew what to do. The castle listening to its heirs though, showing the charter to McGonagall.

With a look of acceptance as well as disappointment; McGonagall made the announcement. “As the Hogwarts Charter states, a student may not be a student at Hogwarts if they are an enemy of all four Houses. So as the rules of the charter, Ronald Billius No Name your admissions at Hogwarts has been rescinded. Your trunk will be waiting for you at the gate and an owl will be sent to your parents or guardians to have them pick you up from the Hogwarts station.”

Hadrian who had started dissociating after he declared Ron an enemy. Severus’ attention became solely on Hade. With Severus being unable to get Hade even a little bit grounded he destroyed his reputation of being cold and held his son while announcements were said.

Once they were done, we told his Prefects to give a tour and show the first years around. Also letting him know his usual first day announcements would be held off till the next day.

Severus had taken Hadrian out of the Hall and to his quarters. Once the two were safely away in his quarters, he starts working towards grounding Hade. Going off the knowledge he learned from Reg and his experience. He first summoned to ice cubes and placed them in Hade’s hands to see if that could help.



[yuzukahibiscus]

Special Blu-ray BOX REI YUZUKA

The Special Blu-ray BOX series delves into the many angles of the Top Star’s charms and character. A special A4 package with 1 Blu-ray disc, 1 CD and 10 photo cards in this deluxe version!

Quatre Reves Online Renewal 1st Anniversary Campaign“Yuzuka Rei Mini Standee” Collection!

For people who pre-order a "Special Blu-ray BOX REI YUZUKA” on Quatre Reves Online, they will be get a Quatre Reves Limited Novelty “Yuzuka Rei Mini Standee”. So please take the opportunity to use Quatre Reves Online. "Campaign period: July 14 2023 - September 21, 23:59PM JST For Quatre Reves stores, we will present the novelty depending on the first-come-first-serve basis. We do not accept pre-ordrers. The campaign will end after the novelty are all distributed.

DISC1 — Blu-ray Original Recorded Video and Selected Stage Digests

Special MV A cover of “♪READY STEADY GO”, the song released in 2004 by L’arc~en~Ciel, the popular band running at the top of the Japanese rock scene. Please look forward to this “new Yuzuka Rei” that will sing this accelerating rock tune.

Kawamoto Alexander / Choreographer As a backstage dancer for many famous artists such as Momoiro Clover Z, Watanabe Naomi, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and Fujii Kaze, he has performed live, on TV, and in music videos. He is expanding his activities as a choreographer in the Fujii Kaze "Matsuri" MV. Appeared as Mr. Pinky in the 2022 musical "Hairspray". Also active as a model and talent.

Yamanaka Yuki/MV Director Affiliated to amana inc. in 2015 and has been involved in the production of numerous commercials as a production manager. Started working as a director in 2018, producing videos in a wide range of genres, mainly commercials and music videos. Mainly specializes in creating stylish images of dance and fashion. Affiliated to isai inc. in 2022.

Making video The making video documents closely on the [song] recording, still photoshoot and the MV recording. It will be full of Yuzuka Rei’s OFF-side charms in her natural state.

Stage history digest A stylish depiction of Yuzuka’s stage scenes. Don't miss the dance scene collection of the new edited version selected by herself! Video digests of “Boys Over Flowers”, "Haikara-san ga Tooru", "DANCE OLYMPIA", "Cool Beast!!", “MAYERLING”, “A Battlefield for the Two of Us” and others.

DISC2 CD Music Selection —— A special CD with 20 live songs in past performances

2014 Flower Troupe Bow Hall Performance “Nocturne – Memories of a Faraway Summer Day” – Memories of Summer

2018 Flower Troupe National Tour Performance “Melancolique Gigolo –A Dangerous Successor–“ – Daniel’s theme

2018 Flower Troupe National Tour Performance “Exciter!!2018” – Exciter (rep.)

2019 Flower Troupe Akasaka ACT Theatre Performance “Boys Over Flowers” – theme song

2020 Flower Troupe Tokyo International Forum Performance “DANCE OLYMPIA" –Welcome to 2020–“ – DANCE DANCE DANCE

2020 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Haikara-san ga Tooru” – Taisho Romance Song

2020 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Haikara-san ga Tooru” – My Haikara-san

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Augustus – The Illustrious One–" Prayer ‒ O gods of the seven hills"

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Augustus – The Illustrious One–" The Courage You Gave Me

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Cool Beast!!” – Cool Beast theme song

2021 Flower Troupe National Tour Performance “Sorrowful Cordoba” – “Sorrowful Cordoba”

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Genroku Baroque Rock” – Flowers of Edo

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Genroku Baroque Rock” – Fireworks are glittering, glittering

2021 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “The Fascination –Flower Troupe 100th Anniversary and to the Future Beyond–“ – The Fascination theme song

2022 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Years of Pilgrimage ~ The Wandering Soul of Franz Liszt” – Franz Liszt Idol

2022 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Years of Pilgrimage ~ The Wandering Soul of Franz Liszt” Days of Pilgrimage (Dreams of Love)

2022 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “Fashionable Empire” – Welcome to Fashionable Empire

2022 Flower Troupe National Tour Performance “Love Burns in Firenze” – Elegy of Love

2023 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “MAYERLING” – Ephemeral Love

2023 Flower Troupe Grand Theatre Performance “ENCHANTEMENT – A Luxurious Perfume” – Enchantement theme song

Special Bonus —— With 10 A4-size Original Photo Cards!

Genki Ito / Photocard Photographer Graduated from Nihon University College of Art in 2008. After working at a studio, he became an independent cameraman in 2014. Joined symphonic in 2016. Active in a wide range of fields, including advertising, fashion, and music. In music, he has taken many jacket photos for LiSA, Masaki Suda, Hinatazaka46, and others.

[weaversweek]

1997: women with soul and vision

Bit of a grab-bag in this set. Coming up: Nuyorican Soul, Veruca Salt, Beth Orton, and Alisha's Attic.

"I wanna be the only one" - Eternal and Bebe Winans

Esteemed chart commentator James Masterton wrote,

Every once in a while there comes along a record that cheers and inspires. One which achieves the ultimate for any pop record and makes the world seem brighter, the sky clearer and which motivates you to set the CD on repeat so you can hear the whole thing all over again. The latest Number One single in the UK is just such a record. For the second single from the Before The Rain album, Eternal team up with American gospel legend Bebe Winans for one of the most heartwarming duets you are likely to hear all year. Combining the best elements of pop and gospel in one wonderful package, the single is perfect summer radio material with a soaring chorus that defies you to dislike it. A masterpiece of production and arrangement, just listen to the way it changes key twice in the last minute as the mood of the chorus spirals ever higher and higher. From the moment it was released the single flew out of the shops and now easily gives Eternal their first ever Number One single, three and a half years since their chart debut with Stay. Easily the best pop record of the year so far, at least until next week.

Have the gospel version.

"Runaway" - Nuyorican Soul ft India

ob Loleatta Holloway, tick. She was the vocalist on Salsoul Orchestra's original song in 1977, given new life by "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. Absolutely majestic orchestration, effortlessly combining house and salsa and scat jazz. Inspired Janet Jackson to write and record "Together again".

More! DJ Magazine goes behind the scenes with masters at work.

"Volcano girls" - Veruca Salt

The group's second album Eight Arms to Hold You disappointed some fans, who wanted more grunge than the alternative pop on offer. Our lead single showcased the group's new and different approach: one could describe them as the Spice Girls with guitars, except Kenickie had bagsied that, and Shampoo were bubblegum-with-attitude.

Barely marketed and sold about 600 copies over here, into the top 40 at number 137 and straight out again. Decent hit in the States, where the group toured with Bush.

More: An "oral history" of "Volcano girls", from Veruca Salt's reunion in 2014.

"She cries your name" - Beth Orton

Opens with a wailing and distinctive guitar line, then a divine voice sing-speaks a tale of domestic woe. Beth straddled the line between electronica - she'd dated William Orbit, produced by Andy Weatherall - and a folk-roots sound influenced by Carole King and Carly Simon. In later years, the folk-roots sound would win; this song remains a touchpoint for the late 90s and no other era.

More: Live review from 1997.

"Indestructible" - Alisha's Attic

Karen and Shelley Poole, making music for the art. A full-on art package: remember the little cartoon imp from the single cover, and every single single from the album?

"Indestructible" is an oasis of calm, peace, inner strength. We are indestructible, there's nothing to stop us. A world of wild romantic imagination, mystic adventures this way; guess some people hadn't picked up a book (as opposed to a Man City matchday programme) since leaving primary school.

A couple of long watches: The Hidden Treasures of Alisha's Attic, and a collection of interviews.

[ghumindiaghum]

Everything You Need to Know About the Chulgiri Trek

Chulgiri jain temple is surrounded by the Aravalli range, which gives you a beautiful and captivating view from the top of the hill. It is a proper blend of adventure, beautiful nature, and religiosity. Chulgiri Trek Hill is one of the most attractive places in Jaipur. Jains particularly regard Chulgiri as one of the holiest and most well-known locations in the world because a stunning white-marbled Jain temple sits perched atop the hill. Its most attractive thing is its calm nature, which gives you a soothing feeling.

Chulgiri Jain Temple

In 1953, Acharya Shri Desh Bhushan Ji founded the Chulgiri Jain temple. When he reached this place, seeking peace to engage in serious meditation, and because of the area’s peace and quiet, he ultimately chose to conduct soul-searching. Following that, he constructed the “Chulgiri” Jain temple.

About Chulgiri Hills

Nestled in the Aravalli hills, next to the Ghat Ki Guni tunnel, lies the temple dedicated to Chulgiri. This is the peak of the Chulgiri trek Mountains. There are a thousand steps leading up to the temple. In 1966, sculptors created three white stone statues representing Shree Parshavnath, the Tirthankars, and Neminath. During renovations, installers added 24 additional Tirthankars and a water tank to collect prayer water. Then, in 1982, builders erected a 65-foot dome and one of Mahaveer Swami’s tallest statues, standing around 21 feet tall and carved from a single piece of white stone. Craftsmen use white marble to create this stunning temple, which features exquisite and unique decorations.

Chulgiri temple has diverse flora and fauna, as well as many plants, animals, and birds. Indrajeet and Kumbhakaran are believed to have prayed and meditated here in ancient times. It is a unique and historic palace if you follow Jainism. This temple is one of the famous sightseeing places in Jaipur, providing you with a magnificent view from the top. The Aravali ranges encircling the temple make it more beautiful. The Jain Chulgiri temple is a digambara shrine. Walking up to the temple is quite thrilling.

The Best Time to Visit

The Chulgiri Jain Temple is open to tourists year-round. You can therefore visit this temple throughout the year. Every season has its own unique beauty!

Best Season: Winter is the best time to visit Chulgiri Jain temple, particularly from October to March. In winter, the weather remains calm and pleasant, and the steps to the temple’s premises are easy to climb. It feels less exhausting in winter than in summer.

Best Day of The Week: You should visit the Chulgiri Jain temple on weekdays. As weekends have the highest number of devotees. On weekdays, you can avoid standing in long queues at the temple and enjoy exploring the temple at your own pace.

Best Time of The Day: Visiting the Chulgiri trek in the early morning is best.

However, monsoon season is also an excellent time to visit Chulgiri Hill. You will be mesmerised to see the beauty of nature during this time. The Aravali range would be covered with lush greenery and beautiful clouds, and the scenic beauty would leave you amazed. The view from the top of Chulgiri Hill during monsoon is breathtaking.

It is advisable not to visit during the summer, as summer will be sweltering, and you will get exhausted while climbing the hill. The trip would be boring. And with the right jaipur tour package offered by Ghum India Ghum, your jaipur tour will be a seamless and unforgettable experience, leaving you with cherished memories to last a lifetime.

Costs and Fees

You know there is no entry fee needed. Parking is available at the top of the temple, where you can park your vehicle without charge. The parking lot is spacious but risky as no one can handle the cars.

Temple Opening and Closing Time: Visit Chulgiri Jain temple from 10 AM to 8.30 PM.

How to reach

On Chulgiri Road, close to Jaipur, Rajasthan, is the location of the Chulgiri Jain temple.

By flight: It will take around 35 minutes to travel 15.7 km from Jaipur airport to the Chulgiri Jain temple.

By train: The distance from Jaipur railway station to Chulgiri Jain temple is 12 km along Mirza Ismail Road, which will take around 32 minutes to reach.

By taxi/cab/rickshaw: To get from Jaipur’s city core to the Chulgiri Jain temple, hire an auto rickshaw or a taxi. The Chulgiri Jain temple is 8.7 km away and can be reached in around 25 minutes via Govind Marg or Mirza Ismail Road.

By bus: You can board a bus from Jaipur city centre to reach the Chulgiri Jain temple, which will drop you off at the Sindhi camp bus stand. In 30 minutes, you can drive 10.8 km in a taxi or rickshaw from the Sindhi camp bus terminal to the Chulgiri Jain temple.

Trekking route: There is an alternative route to this stunning Jain temple: if you can hike or ascend the stairs to the summit of Chulgiri hill, you will arrive at the Jain temple on Chulgiri immediately. True enough, reaching the Jain Mandir requires ascending a thousand steps. The stairs are clearly visible as you get to Chulgiri Hill’s base.

The roads are well maintained to reach the top of the hill. You can even go cycling on this road if you are willing to.

Other Essential Tips to Keep in Mind

Carrying a water bottle is a must when trekking to the top of Chulgiri Jain temple.

Visit Chulgiri Jain temple early in the morning to witness the beautiful sunrise from the top.

Wear comfortable and robust shoes to climb the hill quickly.

Wear comfortable clothes according to the weather.

Carry a raincoat or umbrella if you are visiting during the monsoon.

Watch out for monkeys. They may snatch your belongings.

[richincolor]

New Releases for the Week of 2/27/23

Chaos Theory by Nic Stone Crown Books for Young Readers

DETACHED Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won’t be there very long, she hasn’t bothered making friends. What her classmates don’t know about her can’t be used to hurt her–you know, like it did at her last school.

WASTED Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He’s had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse.

When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can relate. So she doesn’t resist reaching out. And there’s no doubt their connection has them both seeing stars . . . but the closer they get, the more the past threatens to pull their universes apart.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone delivers a tour de force about living with grief, prioritizing mental health, and finding love amid the chaos.

The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa Random House

On Mar León-de la Rosa’s 16th birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn’t enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar’s father and the entire crew of their ship.

When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up your soul to save your father by the Harvest Moon or never see him again. The task is impossible–Mar refuses to make a bargain and there’s no way their magic is any match for el Diablo. Then, Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate — and the captain’s son; and Dami, a genderfluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption — or it could mean certain death. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury Margaret K. McElderry Books

Daisy sees dead people—something impossible to forget in bustling, ghost-packed Toronto. She usually manages to deal with her unwanted ability, but she’s completely unprepared to be dumped by her boyfriend. So when her mother inherits a secluded mansion in northern Ontario where she spent her childhood summers, Daisy jumps at the chance to escape. But the house is nothing like Daisy expects, and she begins to realize that her experience with the supernatural might be no match for her mother’s secrets, nor what lurks within these walls…

A decade later, Brittney is desperate to get out from under the thumb of her abusive mother, a bestselling author who claims her stay at “Miracle Mansion” allowed her to see the error of her ways. But Brittney knows that’s nothing but a sham. She decides the new season of her popular Haunted web series will uncover what happened to a young Black girl in the mansion ten years prior and finally expose her mother’s lies. But as she gets more wrapped up in the investigation, she’ll have to decide: if she can only bring one story to light, which one matters most—Daisy’s or her own?

As Brittney investigates the mansion in the present, Daisy’s story runs parallel in the past, both timelines propelling the girls to face the most dangerous monsters of all: those that hide in plain sight. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran Bloomsbury YA

When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She’s always lied to fit in, so if she’s straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised.

But the house has other plans. Night after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. The walls exude a thrumming sound, while bugs leave their legs and feelers in places they don’t belong. She finds curious traces of her ancestors in the gardens they once tended. And at night Jade can’t ignore the ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves her cryptic warnings: Don’t eat.

Neither Ba nor her sweet sister Lily believe that there is anything strange happening. With help from a delinquent girl, Jade will prove this house—the home her family has always wanted—will not rest until it destroys them. Maybe, this time, she can keep her family together. As she roots out the house’s rot, she must also face the truth of who she is and who she must become to save them all. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Headmaster’s List by Melissa de la Cruz Roaring Brook Press

One of them was driving. One of them was high. One of them screamed. And one of them died.

When fifteen-year-old Chris Moore is tragically killed in a car crash, Argyle Prep is full of questions. Who was at the wheel? And more importantly, who was at fault?

Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the driver that fateful night, she can’t bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it – she can’t remember anything from that night, not even what put her in that car with Ethan, Chris, and Tabby Hill, the new loner in school. Was it just a night out that went very wrong? And is it just a coincidence they were all part of Argyle’s esteemed honor roll, the Headmaster’s List? In a place ruled by pedigree and privilege, the answers can only come at a deadly price.

Set against the glitz and glamour of an elite LA private school, Melissa de la Cruz’s first YA thriller is an addictive mystery perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.

[power-chords]

April 25, 2023: Today, the South Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll artist Low Cut Connie announced his new album ART DEALERS will be released on September 8 via Contender Records. “This record is all kink and no shame,” explains Adam Weiner. “With Low Cut Connie, I try to create a safe space for you to just absolutely get your freak on.”

ART DEALERS is a love letter to Lou Reed and Patti Smith’s New York, and the reckless abandon of "the art life" laid against a gritty, decaying American backdrop. Arriving at the intersection of sleazy and soulful, the eighth album from Adam Weiner is a 13-song collection of risky, romantic, life-affirming anthems dedicated to a total liberation of body, spirit, gender and sexuality in the face of an increasingly tense political age.

With his incredibly loose and passionate band behind him, Weiner moves through explorations of gender fluid writing, indictments of modern neo-fascism and anti-Semitism, and street sketches of those living on the edge. The album’s first single “ARE YOU GONNA RUN?” is out today and ART DEALERS is now available for pre-order. Low Cut Connie will hit the road this summer for a nationwide tour that will include a three night stand at the Blue Note in New York City.

[greensparty]

Concert Review: X

Sat. September 2, 2023 @ Wilbur Theatre (Boston, MA)

marquee at The Wilbur

L.A. legends X are having quite a moment this Summer. When Elon Musk decided to re-brand Twitter as X last month, the band X had the perfect response! The band is notable for being a part of the L.A. punk scene in the late 70s / early 80s, but in many ways it is kind of reductive to call them just a punk band as they incorporated so many different styles than just punk. They are a band that are bigger than the sum of their parts: D.J. Bonebrake on drums, Billy Zoom on guitar, John Doe on bass and vocals, and of course singer Exene Cervenka. Earlier this Summer I got to interview Cervenka via phone and discuss the current tour and how they have been able to perform songs off their most recent album Alphabetland, released during the Pandemic in 2020, which was also their first album in 27 years! Going into this concert, I was by no means an expert on X, but I have the utmost respect for their contribution to the L.A. music scene at the time. I have their debut album Los Angeles on vinyl in my collection and I've dug them ever since I saw Penelope Spheeris' doc The Decline of Western Civilization, which features X among a ton of their peers like The Germs and Black Flag. The band's song "Los Angeles" has also accompanied me on my trips to L.A.

X onstage

The opening act was Squirrel Nut Zippers, who I hadn't thought of in a long time. They kind of pre-dated the swing phenomenon of 1998, but had some solid songs. They were fun and got the party started. Then Billy Zoom came out and began playing his guitar and he played along with a recording of Link Wray's "Rumble" as the band came out. The Los Angeles album got the most representation of any of their albums and were among my personal faves. They slipped in a few covers including The Doors' "Soul Kitchen" (The Doors' Ray Manzarek famously produced them and they performed with Robby Krieger) and they played some brand news songs they are planning to record after this tour. This concert is the case for aging gracefully in rock: all of the members are in their 60s and 70s and could mop the floor with bands less than half their age. I mean WOW - Serious punk and rockabilly energy you don't see that often! The co-singing between Doe and Cervenka has always been such a strong part of the band's personality and they didn't miss a beat. Doe is also known for his acting and my favorite role of his was as Julianne Moore's ex-husband in Boogie Nights! But I digress. The entire band is tight!

X with Exene in the spotlight

After the show, I got to go backstage. My interview I did with Cervenka was via phone, so it was really nice to get to meet her in person and she couldn't have been any cooler!

Exene Cervenka and I backstage after the show

For info on X: http://www.xtheband.com/

[cmrosens]

AMA Character Edition ~ Answers Part 1

Here are the first few questions! You can still ask your own :)

Q1: What are everyone’s favorite comfort meals?

A1: This one is weirdly the same for all of them: beef casserole.

The reason it’s the same is because it was Beverley’s speciality (and not *always* beef), and she’d make it for her favourite family members. So if Gran made you casserole, or you came over to find there was casserole for dinner/tea, you knew she was pleased with you, or you were in favour somehow. It was also mind-bendingly delicious.

Carrie has casserole when she goes over for tea, and that’s her first proper home-cooked hot meal in months. She later learns how to cook it, and the others then get it from her on request, so it is then un-weaponised as a meal and becomes one with positive associations, that they can just have whenever they want it. Since they all know the context of the original meal, which is unspoken between them but just a Thing they understand from their family dynamic, it’s The Meal that they sort of re-appropriate/reclaim for their own.

Q2: Give me a fact about ricky that you’ve always wanted to give me but haven’t told me yet? feed me specifically 

A2: Originally – and I don’t know if this is canon or not – Ricky actually lost his virginity to Sasha Shaw who collected all the cousins born in 1990 (same year as she was). They were 15, he was wasted and doesn’t really remember. It lasted less than 2mins. It happened the day he caught Wes and Layla at Aunty Em’s house, and was probably in response to that on some level, and a total waste of time for him, which is another reason why he doesn’t ever think about it or have any feelings about it whatsoever.

Q3a: Tell us about songs that various characters would not listen to most of the time except for when they are feeling a certain kind of masochistic.

A3a: Carrie wouldn’t listen to Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell unless she was feeling like she really needed to cry.

Ricky wouldn’t put the radio on at all unless he was exceptionally lonely and needed some sound.

Wes only listens to angry emo rock when he’s incredibly pissed off/certain kind of depressed and needs to sike himself up for something: then it’s usually Fall Out Boy, MCR etc.

Katy is pretty easy about what she listens to, but she hates Summertime Sadness and Boys of Summer equally, and wouldn’t listen to them unless she wanted to torture her soul.

Q3b: If they could, what instruments would everyone play?

A3b: Carrie would play piano (always wanted to, never learned, but the house had a music room with a piano forte, and it remembers). Ricky – not sure. He whistles bird calls canonically so maybe the flute, but I think he’d like to play something with strings that requires dexterity, maybe the violin. Wes – electric guitar. Katy: drums.

Q3c: And to keep running with the music theme, if everyone were to be in a band, who would do what and what would the band name be?

A3c: Something along the lines of Gods & Monsters, or Young Gods & Old Monsters?? It would be alt/emo/glam rock, ironically for Wes in canon. Something like that. Maybe a cross between The Struts and My Chemical Romance.

In this AU, Wes would be the frontman, lead singer/guitarist. Katy on drums, Ricky would be versatile and be the band member who can pick up any instrument and play it really well. If he’s musical in this AU, then instruments would be his hyperfixation. I think Carrie would actually be a roadie, a PA, or part of the team in a backstage way, and that’s how she and Ricky would meet and get together. They may have another band member, but unsure!

This would be a very “Rock Star Romance” type narrative but potentially told through interviews and memoir extracts, with the band on tour promoting a new album, with episodic dramas like Carrie rescuing Ricky from various self-destructive behaviours and situations, keeping Wes from going totally off the rails, and making sure Katy doesn’t get arrested and attends her anger management therapy sessions. She would definitely have slept with Wes multiple times in this AU but it wouldn’t be anything serious – FWB I think – but her and Ricky would be the solid partnership by the end.

The AU novel would be the same name as their band, I’m leaning to YGOM, and I think it would read a lot like a rock star autobiography or a bio compiled by a superfan in the industry/someone writing about their father and his life for Reasons. Ricky would still be ace, but I think would feel a lot of pressure to “overcome” his sex aversion which would lead to him being very self-destructive until he learned to be comfortable in himself, and possibly with a kid he didn’t know he had until later. I think, though, it would turn out to be Wes’s kid, not his, and that would be a fairly dramatic but typical episode that underlines the narrative arc peppered with a lot of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. Everything, ironically, that Ricky says he doesn’t do in THE CROWS.

Gerald’s place in the narrative would be taken by his guitar, which would be a character in the story. I think that Ricky writes the songs, and Wes has a lot of input, but Ricky’s got that creative spark and is a gifted lyricist in particular. Some of his scenes alone with his guitar would have a Ricky/Gerald dynamic, I think, in terms of it being a mask to his deep loneliness and dissatisfaction with the lifestyle he’s got, but he doesn’t know how to change it.

I’m not sure what Fairwood would be in this narrative, but leaning towards the guitar merging Gerald/Fairwood for narrative purposes, but it would be more metaphorical. I think Ricky would definitely have a “dream home” he wants to buy and live in with Carrie, and that’s a ruined manor in the countryside that he wants to do up and have as his project outside of the studio life.

ADD YOUR QUESTIONS BELOW

[marvelmaniac715]

This is a collection of random facts from my Chucky transfers his soul into a human at the end of Seed au that I couldn’t work into a fanfiction.

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Ever since the twins were babies, Chucky’s given them both then nicknames ‘little doll’ and ‘baby doll’, it drives both twins crazy because they can’t figure out why he calls them that, and he refuses to tell them (Glenda figures it out when they eventually work out that their dad was the Lakeshore Strangler, and I wrote a fic about that)

One summer Chucky took the twins on vacation to England because they begged to go there, he intended to take them for two months to tour the whole of the UK - he lasted four days in London before he needed to return to the United States for the sake of his mental health

Kai Barclay-Kincaid is essentially Chucky and Tiffany’s third child. Once Chucky got over the fact that Andy Barclay and Jade Kincaid are their parents he realised that Kai is a great kid who makes the twins really happy, and he gives them art lessons every once in a while

Since there were two adults in the house Tiffany decided to take a stab (pun very much intended) at acting, meaning that Chucky (who could work from home out of his home studio because he’s an artist) was the main person raising the twins and as a result he has a much closer bond with them

Glen’s a musical theatre geek and so far they’ve got their dad hooked on Phantom of The Opera, Into The Woods and Sweeney Todd. Their next goal is to make Chucky watch Twisted or The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (because they know that the Hatchetfield series would really appeal to Chucky)

Kai and the twins managed to convince Chucky to try and bury the hatchet (again, pun intended) with Jade and Andy, it worked with Jade (she and Chucky now have brunch every other Thursday to discuss their careers and their kids) but Chucky ‘playfully’ (as in, would murder if his children weren’t present) fights Andy, and this can range from arm wrestling to thumb wars (one time he got Andy in a headlock and Andy had to bite his way free)

As a kid, Glen would have nightmares that were triggered by either the English seaside or puppets (because, y’know, trauma…) and they’d wake up screaming in a British accent (Glenda had less doll memories so they were never that badly affected, but they shared Glen’s desire to visit England)

When Glenda’s feeling sad, they eat ice cream and watch (more like mock, but they still enjoy it) old Disney Channel Original Movies with their dad (Chucky can do an impression of Troy Bolton, it isn’t that bad…)

Chucky’s father was German and his mother was Gaelic, and on top of that he went to a Catholic Boy’s Home (just my head-canon) that taught him Latin and he’s actually pretty smart so he taught himself French and Spanish for fun when he was living on the street after escaping the Home, and he sometimes teaches the twins useful phrases in the various languages he knows

Chucky gives the twins what he calls ‘Street Smarts’ lessons where he shows them how to use various weapons, how to fight, how to disarm an opponent and how to get out of situations like drugged drinks at parties, it was during one of these lessons that he realised that (in his prime) he himself was one of the guys he warned his kids against socialising with, and he felt extremely guilty and embarrassed 

When the twins were young, Tiffany wanted to get them into acting so she could be more famous, and in response Chucky sat her down and made her watch an episode of Toddlers & Tiaras and a recording of Gypsy the Musical that he’d found on Netflix. Tiffany immediately apologised for even suggesting the idea

You know how some parents just really hate a celebrity for no apparent reason? Well for Chucky it’s Hugh Grant, he has no idea why but he really wants to punch him in the face, and he gets unjustifiably angry whenever the actor pops up in a movie he’s watching 

The Ray-Tilly family goes all out for Halloween, Chucky and Tiffany see it as an outlet of sorts to make up for the fact that they’re unable to murder people, because they can still scare the living daylights out of people

Building on that, the entire family went in Addams Family inspired costumes for Halloween two years in a row (yes, Chucky and Tiffany were Gomez and Morticia, and yes, Glenda loved being Wednesday and they refused to take their costume off for a week)

Glenda’s in a rock band called The Vipers, Kai’s in it too but Glen prefers musicals to rock music but they very enthusiastically cheer on their sibling alongside their mother and father (Glenda pretends to be embarrassed but they secretly love their fan club)

Glen knows that they’ve got their dad hooked on a new musical when they hear him belting out one of the songs from the show in the shower very loudly (Chucky kills it at Music of The Night from Phantom)

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Consider: 白銀ギムナジウム / Silver Gymnasium by Hiruno Tsukiko — A collection of stories within the same orphanage about… girls’ love. Sounds simple but it is much more profound than what the premise first offered.

Other poetic/soulful/“deep” yuri I read last year under the cut:

- 君と綴るうたかた / The Summer You Were There by Yuama — Incredibly beautiful and lowkey heartbreaking til the end. About a girl who finds it hard to socialize and a cheerful girl who wishes for her to be happy. With a twist later. It’s still serializing and I hope all goes well for the characters (it just finished, holy shit) 🥹 The vibes are mellow/soft/melancholic. Gymnopedie No. 1. This one is quite a heavy read.

- シメジシミュレーション / Shimeji Simulation by Tsukumizu — The same creator as Girls’ Last Tour. Surrealism, philosophy, and absurd silly questions about reality stuffed in a blender with romantic tension between two girl besties to top it off (it goes somewhere, I promise). This manga was one of the highlights of my first semester. It’s beautiful.

- きみが死ぬまで恋をしたい / My Wish Is To Fall In Love Until You Die by Aono Nachi — Deals with themes of war, magic, and grief. This one brought me to tears several times. It feels very melancholic. The pacing is gentle, which makes the painful parts of the story more painful.

- 君を紡ぐ / Stitch You Together by Kurihara Sakura — A bittersweet one. A girl who can sew, and her friend who got turned into a zombie. Do I need to elaborate?

- 그녀의 심청 / Her Shim-Cheong by Seri (세리), Biwan (비완) — This one is a manhwa but worth a read. It is based of a Korean folktale; the manhwa focuses on the story of a beggar girl and a young bride sold off to a chancellor and how the two of them try to escape their fate. This one is quite a heavy read.

- ライカの星 / Planet Laika by Mayuri Yoshida — DOG YURI… AND ITS INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL TOO… AND BEAUTIFUL. One of my best reads??? It’s about Laika, the dog sent to space, getting a planet of her own and destroying the earth with her dog gf but things don’t go that smoothly and she met gods you know what just read it.

FEBRUARY UPDATE. THERE'S MORE:

- かけおちガール / Run Away With Me, Girl by Battan — I'm so glad that I lived in an era to experience this. It's about two girls who used to be highschool sweethearts, reunited as adults, except one of them is pregnant. As the title suggests, they plan on running away. This may be one of my favorites, especially since it gave me hope for my future and beautiful poetic panels full of longing to appreciate today. I kid you not, the art is GORGEOUS. It felt dreamlike, ecstatic, yet somehow so so forlorn. So real.

- リリィシステム / Lily System by Yoshitomi Akihito — A short but beautiful read. It tells the story of two girls encountering a virtual reality machine. They navigate both their feelings for each other, and the increasingly blurred lines between virtual reality and reality itself. The art is gorgeous. Especially the environments. Yuri in presence fr.

And many more that I NEED TO READ!!! (Feel free to recommend me more yuri!!! I have around 200-300 yuri in my reading list and 80+ completed and 40+ on hold rn so I may have already read it / put it in my reading list 😭)

A lot of these are INCREDIBLY romantic. Full of yearning, dreaming, and aching longing. The GL genre is full of these, even for the lighter stories. What you have to do is look. And YES Otherside Picnic is an incredible sci-fi yuri go read it (the light novel too).

Happy new yuri! 💘

twitter making me want to eat glass

Do ya'll seriously think lesbian stories don't say basic ass things like 'i can't stop thinking about you, i want you." Are you that up your own ass.

Do you think there are not pick up lines in yuri.???do you think they don't have ~poetic lines~ in wlw media???~ that are way better than this shit?

Apparently if some basic ass shonen said stuff like this you'd be acting like it's the height of poetry. Too bad it's actual wlw stories that aren't queerbaiting you. so it will get ignored.