#sweet decadence

[goryhorroor]

“horror movies of the 1970s reflect some of the grim social developments of the decade. fortunately, when society goes bad, horror films get good. in the 1970s horror makes its way back into the cultural spotlight. horror movies dealing with contemporary social issues and addressing genuine psychological fears were big hits during the decade.”

[wulfhalls]

corrupted godhood. reluctant false messiah. prophecy as a creeping all consuming malady. does the oracle see the future or make the future? the horror of trapping yourself inescapably on purpose. the chains of destiny dragging you towards the path you are fighting tooth and nail to free yourself from. there never having been a chance to begin with. no other choice to make. but making that choice regardless.

[roppiepop]

is a dream a want

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Talia found Yasmin's hide out only two days after the bomb.

It wasn't easy. Yasmin had hidden herself well - her monthly reports had never mentioned an acquaintanceship with Vladimir Masters, the absolute gall of that girl - in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin. She bypassed the few security measures with ease, eventually finding her daughter sitting at a kitchen table, hyperventilating.

"What happened?" Talia's voice was cold and demanding.

"The-" Yasmin gasped before stealing herself. "The Fentons are dead."

"I know the Fentons are dead." Talia circled the girl. "One split navel to throat, the other strangled. What. Happened?"

"The Fentons discovered their son was a Meta. Specifically, they thought he had been replaced with the extradimentional species they study." She took a deep breath. "By the time I had discovered their actions, Daniel was... dissected on a table."

Talia closed her eyes. She knew from Yasmin's reports that she'd been acting as the Fenton child's primary caretaker since her adoption and a fondness had developed. "Yasmin-"

"Don't, Mother." She snapped. "Don't act like this is anything less than a tragedy."

"I know-"

"He was a child-"

"Everything's been taken care of," Talia said. "As far as the authorities are concerned, Jasmine Fenton died in that explosion you caused. You need to return now-"

"No!" Yasmin bolted to her feet, glaring at Talia. "He's dead, Mother! An innocent child, the child I raised as my own, is dead because I couldn't protect him! Don't you dare try to sweep this under the rug like... like Danny was something shameful! I'm not leaving! I have to-"

Time Out.

Yasmin shut her mouth mid-sentence, giving Talia time to convince her off her self-destructive path.

"What happened to Daniel is a tragedy, Yasmin. But wallowing in grief and what-ifs only leads to further pain." Talia sighed. "The Fentons and the research you were so fascinated with are gone now. You made sure of that. It's time for you to return home and put that knowledge to use."

Yasmin stared down at her hands. Odd that Talia hadn't noticed, but Yasmin's hands cradled a small, dark blue jewel, polished into a smooth, oblong oval. It glittered under the candlelight, like stars in the sky.

Yasmin swallowed the rock and spoke, refusing to acknowledge what she'd just done. "You are right, Mother. The time of Jasmine Fenton is gone now." She stared straight at Talia, no trace of fear in her gaze. For a moment, Talia wondered where her child had gone. Yasmin never met her eyes unless prompted to when she was growing up. Now she was met with a younger version of herself with cheap dyed-red hair, with the same level of determination that made Talia the Right Hand of the Demon Head. "I will mourn for Danny... on my own time. For now, what is my mission?"

Talia studied her daughter. There was a reason why she'd hidden the girl so far out of the way of her Father and her son. Yasmin was a strong fighter, but had her father's heart, despite her willingness to kill. She'd always reminded Talia of a bodyguard rather than an assassin, but Yasmin wanted to go her own way, wanted to study everything. For years, Talia had indulged her daughter, but now it was time for her to return to the fold.

"For the next month, you will be training to remove any weakness the Fentons may have left in you. After that, you will be guarding an ally for me."

"Which ally?"

"A boy a few years older than you, a son of the Bat." Yasmin didn't react to the mention of her father. Good. "His mind is infirm, but by the time you finish your training, he will be ready to strike a blow against Gotham. You will act as his guard during his training and act as my spy while he's in Gotham. Do you understand?"

For a moment, Yasmin's hand brushed her stomach before she forced her fists to her sides. "Yes, Mother. I will do as you ask."

[toyastales]

Chocolate Brownies

[wyrtig]

[torchlitinthedesert]

Charley Foxx, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder at the Scotch of St James club, 1966.

“When on tour I have to write essays about the places I visit. In the essay I’ll be writing when I get back I’ll certainly include my meeting with Paul McCartney. I met him in the Scotch Of St James club. He’s a really swinging guy, the only Beatle I’ve met.”

15-year-old Stevie Wonder, NME, 18 February, 1966

“None of the Beatles was on hand for Stevie’s show at the Cavern, but Paul McCartney came to a show we did in London. After the final set, Stevie, Paul, Clarence [Paul, Stevie’s producer] and I sat around acting like a proverbial mutual admiration society - Paul going on and on about how the Beatles loved rhythm and blues and how they all admired Stevie’s music and the Motown sound; the rest of us quizzing him about the “Fab Four”. it was the only time in all my years of working alongside the greatest singers and musicians in the world that I ever asked for an autograph, which earned me major points with my sisters Joan and Diane.”

Ted Hull (Stevie’s tutor), The Wonder Years: my life and times with Stevie Wonder, 2000

Braille message for Stevie (“We love you baby”) on the cover of Wings’ 1973 album Red Rose Speedway.

On the first night of recording, who should turn up at the studio door but Paul and Linda. It was the first time since the Beatles had broken up that John and Paul had been in the same room…They play. With Paul on drums, in the absence of Ringo and Keith Moon that night, and John picking up his guitar, soon to be joined by Stevie Wonder, they went into a jam of ‘Midnight Special’.

Ray Connolly, Being John Lennon A Restless Life

“I’ve always been an admirer from the early days when we first heard him as ‘Little’ Stevie Wonder with ‘Fingertips’. Then I met him on and off [for a few years] and went to his shows. Eventually, I asked him if we could record together ‘Ebony and Ivory’. I spent some time with him in Montserrat to make that record... He’s such a musical monster. You sit down with him at the piano immediately he’s off. I know some of his old stories so I can joke with him and take the mickey. He was originally ‘Steveland Morris’ and he was in a little blind school in Detroit. He was just one of the blind kids who happened to be musically gifted. He went to Motown to make ‘Fingertips’ and then he was famous. He came back as ‘Little Stevie Wonder’. So he once told me all the blind kids in the school used to call him [adopts mocking tone] ‘Wundurr’. They didn’t like him and were jealous of him. So now when I see him and if we pass in the corridor I say ‘Wundurr’ and he immediately knows it’s Paul.”

Paul McCartney, GQ Magazine, November 2012

Stevie and Paul in Montserrat, working on Tug of War, 1981.

“But, you know, he’s such a fantastic person to work with that you just go along with it. He’s worth it! He may not always show up when he says he will. Maybe he has got to finish this other album he’s doing, whatever. You just have to make a lot of allowances. He’s such a great musician. It’s all fine, in the end. When he eventually got there and started working, it was perfect. I thought, ‘Oh God, everything he does is perfect.’ I’m talking about even handclaps here… you know, just handclaps. I remember being just a little bit out on the handclaps. We were round a mic clapping, and he just went, ‘Hey Paul, stop! Hey man, you’re not in the pocket!’ And I’m going, ‘Okay, alright, I’m not in the pocket! Let’s get it in the pocket.’ On the Beatles records we weren’t that precise with handclaps! ‘In the pocket’ means being exactly on the beat. So Stevie is saying, ‘You’re not in the pocket, man!’ and I’m going, ‘Oh shit! Okay, let’s get it right!’ So we just worked at it until we got it. He’s very much the perfectionist.”

Paul McCartney, Tug of War Archive Collection, 2015

“Stevie came along to the studio in LA and he listened to the track for about ten minutes and he totally got it. He just went to the mic and within 20 minutes had nailed this dynamite solo. When you listen you just think, ‘How do you come up with that?’ But it’s just because he is a genius, that’s why.”

Paul on recording Only Our Hearts with Stevie in 2011.

Paul and Stevie during mixing for Kisses on the Bottom, 15 November 2011 source

[megpricephotography]

Remembering that time a friend & I went to Crufts back in 2012 & we wandered around Discover Dogs (where you can meet the breeds) & I met a sweet red & white border collie & a small merle border collie & had a bit of a chat with their owner. I took a pic of the red/white:

And then... 2.5 years later in late summer of 2014, my dad, who likes dogs but was in no way involved in the Dog World, started going out with a women, who lived about 90 mins away from us & who had 3 border collies - a pup & 2 adults (she was actually also the one who found my Flynn).

First time I met her border collies, I kept looking at the red & white male in particular & thinking "That dog? Why is that dog familiar, where have I seen him before?". I didn't say anything all evening, cause I felt like I must be wrong (I knew she'd never visited our town before) & I wanted to avoid sounding crazy but it kept niggling & niggling me, that somehow I'd met him. Then dad's gf randomly mentioned she'd had both the adult dogs at Crufts for just one year & I suddenly I knew! Pulled the photo up & checked & sure enough: same dog! It's a small world!

Lovely old Hovis:

[astorythatwritesitself]

yes good day hi I am being COMPLETELY normal don't look at the tags about this Valentine's YCH from @valkblue 😭

[antiquatedsimmer]

Daisy Doyle - 1910s Lookbook 🌼❤️ Skindetails: Teeth | Skinblend | Silk Eyebrows | Body blush is [PEACHYFAERIE] HINT OF COLOR BLUSH (SKIN DETAIL DIMPLE LEFT) (Link unavailable) | Lip Overlay | Babyhair Edges | Eyelashes | Babyhairs | Skintones |

Everyday: Hair(TSR) | Dress | Hairbow | Socks | Boots

Everyday/Housework: Hair | Shoes | Dress & Apron | Socks | side Bangs acc | Dirt overlay

Formal: Hat & Dress | Shoes | Socks | Gloves | Athletics/Going Out: Hair | Outfit | Socks | Boots | Hat Sleep: Nightgown | Hair |

Party: Hair | Outfit & Shoes | Socks | Hairbow |

Swimwear: Swim Dress | Hair | linzlu Kirsten pantlets (retired CC) School:

Hair(TSR) | Socks | Uniform | Boots | School Bag Hot Weather: Shoes | Socks | Hair | Dress Cold Weather: Hat | Hair | Scarf | Socks | Dress TSR | Boots

[lemonlimestar]

some 2011 flavor timkon bc i’m in bed fighting for my life atm :,-)

[applesaucesims]

One afternoon, a knock was heard at the boys' boarding house. Being already down in the entrance hall, Louis went to open it and was greeted by a pleasant surprise. His best friend Dayton had taken the train to visit him all the way from Windenburg.

Happy to see his friend, Louis led him inside, excited to catch up. Unfortunately, they had not found the time to meet up since Louis's move, so there was a lot to talk about. Louis could hardly wait to tell Dayton about Swan Lake and show him around the dorms.

Although Louis had never really thought about it, Dayton's family was not as well off as Louis's was. It was one thing when they were children, but as they grew older, the differences seemed to become more clear. Not wanting to dwell on it much longer, Louis started leading his friend through the rooms he was temporarily calling his home.

Starting his tour in the kitchen, Louis swiftly poured some tea into two cups, which had been brewed by Zachary just minutes before, so it was still hot. The two of them sat down at the small table in the middle of the kitchen, so they could start their catching-up talk.

Louis was not the only one that had some news to share. In the few days he had been gone, Dayton had already found himself a job, which he would work at after school. Now, that Dayton was old enough, he pitched in to help the family funds as well as he could.

Noticing that his friend was a little uncomfortable, Louis quickly changed the topic to something else they could relate on. The twins had a birthday party coming up on the weekend, the perfect timing for Louis to come home, as well as see his friend for a longer time. As it turned out, Dayton was already quite aware of the fact, having been invited by Dorothy, the younger of the twins.

Louis was a bit taken aback by this, having become aware of the crush the other twin, Ruby, had developed on Dayton over the years. Maybe Dorothy was made to ask on her behalf, considering Ruby had always been quite shy. Not caring to dwindle much more on the thought, Louis shook his head and got up from his chair. He did not want to waste time sitting around, so he urged his friend to follow him for the rest of the tour.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Dayton: "Gee..."

*doorbell rings*

Louis: "Dayton! You actually came!"

Dayton: "Of course I did! Y'think I'll miss the opportunity to see my best friend's fancy new digs?"

Louis: "It's not like I own it, Dee. And it's not that fancy."

Dayton: "Dunno, it's more intimidating than I'd expected."

Louis: "Well, you've been to my parents' house. It's no fancier than that!"

Dayton: "...Right."

Zachary: "Hello, Lou!"

Louis: "Zack, hi!"

Louis: "That's one of my roommates, by the way."

Dayton: "Yeah, I figured."

Louis: "Want some tea?"

Dayton: "Sure, go ahead."

Louis: "So, how are things in Windenburg?"

Dayton: "Y'know, same old. I've got a part-time gig in construction, though."

Louis: "Aye, congrats!"

Dayton: "Well, you do what you've gotta do."

Louis: "That reminds me, I'm actually home for my sisters' birthday! I could come see you then, too."

Dayton: "Yeah, I know." *chuckles* "I'm actually... invited?"

Louis: "Really? Ruby's gathered the courage?"

Dayton: "Ruby? No, it was Dot who invited me."

Louis: "Oh! I thought... never mind." *shakes head* "I'm sure it'll be great fun! Anyway... Pick up your cuppa. I wanna show you the other rooms!"

Dayton: "Right behind ya!"

[three-muppets-in-a-trenchcoat]

Fiyerabapril "Hands" part 2.

[nyanbinary-81]

elise :]

[crypticcanidae]

veilguard's kinda like. the monkey's paw of videogames i think.

[perry-fics]

Gregg and his boyfriend Steve

Bonus this one (cus they're drunk and going somewhere together):