#thanks emily mortimer

[ravingsockmonkey]

Wands Weekly - Corrections & Apologies

In our coverage of Jake and Elizabeth Goth's wedding, we made an error when referring to one of her fathers. Johnny wishes to express that he has not gone by the last name Zest in quite some time, and instead took the Charm family name whenever he and Darrel married. Thank you Johnny for letting us know!

Cypress Yarrow would also like to personally apologize for the last part of the wedding article that may have led some readers to believe that there was some improper behavior from former Sim Nation leader Anastasia Goth and Malcolm Landgraab. The insinuation, accidental as it was, is especially shameful in light of the recent passing of her husband, Jeb Goth. Darrel Charm has provided statements from both Jeb before his death and Malcolm that clarify Gabriel was the result of a mutual, platonic arrangement between Anastasia and Malcolm. The editors and other staff of Wands Weekly join Cypress in expressing our deep regrets over the miscommunication as well as our condolences to the Goth family regarding Jeb's death.

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At the Charm family home in Glimmerbrook...

Darrel was glad that the post went up quickly on the Wands Weekly site. He had assured everyone at the wedding that the publication was trusted and that Cypress had been personally vetted. Seeing the last line of his write up felt like a slap to the face.

Malcolm had texted Johnny immediately after reading the wedding coverage. While he wasn't angry, Darrel knew that he was a private man who was very protective of his son.

Johnny had explained to Darrel that Gabriel was a science baby between friends. They made sure that the boy understood the circumstance behind his birth as he grew so he wouldn't feel as bad whenever his mother wasn't there full time.

Malcolm wasn't the only one that reached out - Jeb Goth asked if he could come over and explain things further. Darrel had to run to the office, but Johnny was more than happy to talk to the elderly man in his place.

Jeb echoed what Johnny had heard from his younger brother: Gabriel Landgraab was a science baby between Anastasia Goth and Malcolm Landgraab. What Jeb added that Johnny and Malcolm didn't know was that Anastasia had not told him about the child. He found out in passing whenever Malcolm happened to visit the Goth family home.

And while Malcolm's intentions were strictly platonic, Anastasia's were not. Jeb had overheard her calling him multiple times to ask him out on dates; all of which he politely rejected.

"I was never worried about your brother. He's a good man, Mom was able to see that even before he could."

Jeb stopped and sighed, "Bella and Mortimer were always like parents to me before Anastasia and I got married. They even let me live with them during high school whenever Cletus needed to dry out."

"They were friends after Mortimer's passing, you know. Bella and Malcolm that is."

"Really good friends."

Jeb seemed like there was more he wanted to say, so Johnny gave him the space to do so. What followed next was hard for Darrel to digest.

The man spoke about the pain of hearing his wife attempting to spark something not only with Malcolm, but other people as well, while he took care of the kids. Power and position had emboldened her to feel safe in her activities, and Jeb's own feelings for her coupled with his fear that she'd not allow him to see the children if he pushed for a divorce led him to look the other way.

But then Phoenix Ember, younger sibling of Anastasia, made a pass at him. Jeb didn't reciprocate their advances, but he didn't rebuff them either. While his son Simon was still a toddler, he reached out to Phoenix to see if they would be willing to have a science baby with him. And thus Emily was born. The older children and other family members assumed she was adopted since Anastasia and Jeb had adopted other children before.

"I'm not proud of what I did. Especially, whenever I found out the damage it did to their relationship with Morgyn. I didn't even want to hurt Anastasia; I simply wanted to feel in control of my life again."

Anastasia was hurt though; and everyone was surprised later on whenever she announced she was pregnant. Especially Jeb, though he tried to act excited so the kids wouldn't suspect anything.

Whenever Norah was born, it was very clear it wasn't Jeb's baby. The older children didn't ask any questions, but he could feel the way they looked at him. The scythe marking on her neck chilled him... had Anastasia really gone to such extremes to humiliate him?

It was the untimely deaths of their son, Omar, as well as Phoenix that stopped any further escalation and caused them to sit down and talk... and apologize to one another. The damage was already done though.

Jeb looked exhausted and sad after recounting everything.

"I want Darrel to write an article clearing up things. I know at one point Malcolm had a particular reputation, and I would not want people to think that he had done anything improper with Anastasia. The kids also deserve to know the truth about their parents - I only wish I had the courage to tell them myself."

The very next day Jeb Goth died from old age and was laid to rest next to Anastasia.

Darrel couldn't bring himself to write the article that Jeb wanted; while the kids did deserve to know the truth, reading it in a newspaper was not the way to go. He reached out to Wands Weekly to get a statement published to avoid further spread of rumors.

"I'm not hurting Jake and Elizabeth to clear your conscience, old man. You do realize that's what would happen, right? You're dead. Anastasia's dead. Maybe all of this should stay with the two of you."

[sexualintimidationdemon]

Day 5

Reflections on: Scream 3 (2000)

100% Cotton is a very bad name for a TV show.

It seems like everyone and their dog (there is a cute dog) is in this movie. Lance Henriksen (Aliens (1990)), Scott Foley (Felicity), Roger Corman (king of B-movies), Parker Posey (Josie and the Pussycats (2001)), Emily Mortimer (hollow bones), Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl), and Heather Matarazzo (Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)) are only a fraction of the cast. Jay and Silent Bob are also in this... in character?? So the Scream movies exist in the same universe as they do? Oof.

Contains dialogue such as: "Who's gonna kill what they can't find?", "Why did you have so many secrets?", and "What he did to her made her a slut." I think this movie may be bad.

This is just a straight up comedy. The cast includes two actors (Parker Posey and Matt Keeslar) who were also in Waiting For Guffman (1996) and it made me wish I was re-watching that instead of this.

The killer faxes a script he's writing and it's like kryptonite for actors. THEY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

Carrie Fisher plays a woman who is not Carrie Fisher but looks a lot like Carrie Fisher FOR NO REASON!

This feels like it could be part of the Scary Movie (2000) franchise.

Dewey believes women. THANK YOU Dewey.

Infuriatingly, much of the plot hinges on magical Talkboy-esque impossible technology. Especially not possible 24 years ago.

Why has Courteney Cox been cursed with terrible hair in all the Scream movies? In previous instalments she had bad chunky highlights, in this one it's an awful wig with baby bangs.

Josh Pais, as a sarcastic sidekick detective, is the only actually funny part of the film. The lead detective is played by Patrick Dempsey who, when asked by Sidney what his favourite scary movie is, leans in close and flirt-whispers "My life.", to which she responds "Me too." This movie is bad.

I hope this is the last Scream movie that is about the fictional "Stab" movie franchise.

Following Shakespearean dramatic rules, this movie ends with romance and thus it is a comedy.

[thepromisedbride]

tagged by @cardinalvalentino thank you 10 ♡♡♡

last song: la seine and i by vanessa paradis and sean ono lennon

favorite colour: indigo or other various dark purples

currently watching: for tv, i’m about halfway through deadly class by myself and the nanny with my housemate

last movie: my housemates and i are actually watching hoodwinked (2005) as i type this!! before that it was probably mr six (老炮儿)

currently reading: romance of the three kingdoms

sweet/spicy/savory: spicy > savoury > sweet

relationship status: i am heavily involved in the gossip around several of my friend’s relationships because if nothing else i love drama

current obsessions: i recently read wuthering heights by emily brontë so that’s been on my mind!! and of course. the usual horrors

last thing i googled: i was looking up comedians because my friends and i decided matt berry and bill mortimer would be an excellent sherlock and watson and we wanted to find the perfect moriarty

currently working on: i have some fanfics on the go and am getting through my essential readings before the uni term starts up!!

tagging @screamingmadvoid @rosie-with-knives @agravaineoforkney @kiakahawhovatic @raeofsunshin and @mysticaltorque as well as anyone else who fancies it!!

[asmoonlightthroughthepines]

8 Shows To Know Me

Thank you @maplefiasco for tagging me *months* ago 🙈 Do check her post for excellent shows recommendations!

If you see this post on your dash, please consider yourself (no-pressure) tagged, whether we’re in a follower, mutual or complete strangers situation :)

Coming up with "shows to know me" was more challenging that I thought? In the end I chose shows I have often rewatched and that never fail to cheer me up. In no particular order:

Remington Steele

This show is a delight and a half. For years growing up it was on channel 3 in France every summer, and every rewatch makes me feel like the happiest teenager. Expect RayBans and vintage cars, because this is 80s LA with an Old Hollywood, Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn inspiration. Unfortunately it's become impossible to find in Europe/France, and my entire family laments this fact on a monthly basis.

The Newsroom

If you get one thing out of this post, it’s to give The Newsroom a try. Not everyone loves Sorkin, in fact several of my friends hate this show, but I LOVE it. It’s chaotic. It’s fast. It’s idealistic. Everyone is a genius at their job and an idiot in their personal life. And the cast! Emily Mortimer, Jeff Daniels and Sam Waterston are superb! Olivia Munn and Thomas Sadoski are spectacular! Dev Patel and David Harbour are delightful! And the supporting cast - Jane Fonda! Chris Messina! Terry Crews! BJ Novak! Only this show would make me use so many adjectives and exclamation marks.

Hart of Dixie

This is my guilty pleasure, “won’t tell people about it because they’ll think I’m a basic bitch" show. It’s super cozy, the clothes are great, the dudes are hot, there’s a pet alligator called Burt Reynolds, the folksy-country soundtrack is fun, everyone is nice and walks around the WBros PLL and Gilmore Girls lot fake southern town with a pastry and home-baked pie in hand, and nothing really bad ever happens. Truly the happiest of basic bitch shows.

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

I ignored Mrs Maisel for years because I’m not a big stand up or 50s style person, but it turned out to be one of the shows that’s made me laugh the most in the history of shows. It’s funny, it’s warm and it does more for Jewish humour than most pieces of media (The Nanny is the exception) since Annie Hall’s Easter lunch scene. I didn’t care much for s4 (style really took over content for me) and s5 is.. well I just don’t know how they explain a lot of those choices there. But man, s1-2 is something I would (and will) happily rewatch on a regular basis.

Friends It’s not original, it's "90s diverse" but sue me. I’m old enough to have watched it with my siblings when it first came out (VHS, baby!) and it’ll never not feel cozy and fun. I won’t catch it on tv because ad breaks will reduce it to unfunny, memeable catchphrases, but every few years I’ll pop a couple of seasons in the dvd player (DVDs, baby!) and it’ll still make me laugh like it’s my first time watching it.

Arrested Development

Do I need to explain? Yes s4 was half good/half bad when it was released (and somehow made mostly bad when it was re-edited) and I pretend s5 doesn’t exist. But seasons 1-3 are the definition of perfect tv! And in case you didn’t know, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett host a podcast (along with Sean Hayes of Will and Grace) called Smartless; the episode with Tony Hale (Buster) as the guest had me in literal tears.

Chuck

There’s a scene where Chuck’s best friend Morgan says that he’s spent years devising a work system that allows him to do as little as possible at his job, and he’s not about to ruin that by accepting a promotion. My entire family quotes this on a regular basis. I have watched s1-3 at least half a dozen times and just typing that makes me want to watch it again. Love the music, the ridiculous spy adventures and the unhinged background characters. Also Chuck looks exactly like one of my high school best friends which makes it even funnier.

24

LOOK. I did not expect this show to take over my life the way it did, and tbh I don’t really have an 8th show that hits both “will rewatch this many times” and “makes me feel warm and happy”. So I went for the one that currently has 12 drafts sitting in my fic folder. It’s violent and ridiculous and is equally funny (see ridiculous) and angsty. It got me through the 2nd lockdown, on the edge of my seat while live texting all nearly ten seasons of it to friends. But watch s1-4 and tell me you’re normal about Tony x Michelle. I dare you.

[dear-indies]

hi cat, hope you're well! may i please get some help finding faceclaims who could pass as an older ciara bravo? currently using her as the younger fc for an oc but the character herself is in her early 20s, however i'd play alt faceclaims that could be older as well. totally understand if this is outside your wheelbarrow. either way, thank you so much for your time!

Susan Sarandon (1946) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Lena Olin (1955)

Jennifer Grey (1960)

Laura San Giacomo (1961)

Jane Leeves (1961)

Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963)

Shirley Henderson (1965)

Parker Posey (1968)

Emily Mortimer (1971)

Carla Gugino (1971)

Victoria Hamilton (1971)

Rachael Leigh Cook (1979)

Michelle Dockery (1981)

Charlotte Riley (1981)

Tatiana Maslany (1985) - has spoken up for Palestine!

Jodi Balfour (1986) - is queer.

Jenna Coleman (1986) - donated an auction to Cinema4Gaza.

Shelley Hennig (1987)

Maren Morris (1990) - is bisexual - has spoken up for Palestine!

I hope these help you out kind anon!

[manawitchyt]

A Cozy Celebration

Quest 6

On the final day of the Quests the early morning air was cold and crisp. Not a single creature was stirring and yet Mortimer and Bella had already headed off in to work. Emily was trying to get ready for the start of her day, but the bed was too warm. The snooze alarm broke through the cozy spell.

Emily rolled out of bed and started her morning routine. She was going to make today the best day of the Cozy Celebrations Quests. Tonight was also the Office Pizza Holiday party. It was going to be hard to keep her mind on the Quest, especially when she couldn't stop thinking about asking Aziz out.

Her house guest were quite the little mess makers. Emily picked up after them the entire time they have been here. Its like she is the maid in thier own personal b&b.

E: thinking I wish I wasn't the babysitter all the time. I don't think Cass and Alex like me very much, but it's almost over.

Alexander, he hated being called Alex, only those he deemed too stupid to fully respect his family name did he tell to call him "Alex". Alexander needed to find another way out of this hell hole his parents left him in. They couldn't careless about his desires to leave. They told him to suck it up.

🎶coffee is the best part of waking up… hmm hmm hmmm… my cup🎶 All the chores were done, the house was sparkling clean. Emily hasn't seen a dust bunny since she moved in. She is nailing this whole home owner thing! Still feels like she has roommates though, she giggles to herself.

Just as Emily was taking the first sip of her coffee a voice broke through her happy mood.

C: Im totally adding this to Social Bunny Teen Laugh CLICK. You look ridiculous with that on your face. You know its not meant to stay on there that long right?

E: Thanks Cass. How are you this morning?

Thankfully the bored teen walks off to video chat with her friend just as Emily's notifications blow up her phone.

E: Quest 6 started just in time to save me and the first two tasks should be easy to complete before work. I just need to get through one more day with them here. Then I'll be free.

Emily whips out her Grandma Parcel's old carafe, adds a few cups to a serving try, adds the premixed hot chocolate powder to the bottom of the cups and pours boiled water over top. She now can cross the "prepare hot chocolate" task off her list. She tells the kids they can have a mug if they want.

She turns the console into a movie player because she found a few DVDs in the bottom of one of her moving boxes. Turns out it was a home movie of an old Winterfest at Grandma Parcel's. Emily was so little sitting next to the counter watching Grandma bake cookies. It made her tear up. Task 2 done.

Emily still had an hour before she had to leave for work and the kids were in desperate need of some fun. So the next task came at the perfect time. Both kids were excited to kick Emily's butt at Pro bowling multiplayer.

C: You sure you want to play us Em?

E: Oh definitely. I could use the fun.

The game was a nail biter. Alex screamed that it was rigged and that Emily must have hacked his controller somehow. Cass locked in, put her serious face on and tried her best. Emily unleashed her pent up nice girl rage and let these kids have it! No mercy, STRIKE after STRIKE after STRIKE. Its over.

A: Emily, you have earned my respect. You've beat me in fair combat, you may call me Alexander now. I'll beat you next time though, I won't hold back.

E: Uh, ok…Alexander. Thanks for a good game.

C: Holy crap Alex. Quit being such a little dweeb. Dad doesn't even call you Alexander.

A: I know.

The morning whizzed by. The kids went off to school and Emily was only a little late to work. Jasmine's App wanted her to Document the research from this mornings tasks. Emily had been working on trying to reword her submission about the multiplayer game. It's hard to write how you beat little kids.

She wrote a rough draft that minimized the soul crushing defeat she handed the kids. There were plenty of new discoveries to tell Jasmine about. Emily used the work email system to send her message. There was a lot of files to attach so it was taking a bit longer than necessary.

After lunch Emily received her first reward notification while she was swamped with more work. She got so hyper focused on her work that she didn't notice one of her co-workers trying to talk to her.

Not that this particular co-worker minded. He liked to hear his own voice most of the time.

Don was having a one sided conversation for what felt like 10 whole minutes with out a single acknowledgement of his existence from Emily. No woman has ever ignored him this long. He really needed to turn up the smolder.

Emily was continuing to file away. Lost in her own little oblivious world.

It didn't work. His most smoldery smolder didn't crack even a single flirtatious smirk on her face.

D: thinking Emily you beautiful creature, you have no idea how much you drive my me crazy. The only woman who is immune to my to charms.

E: OH! Hi Don. I didn't see you there. How are you doing?

And just like that Quest 6 is over. Emily's new items will be sent to her house.

Emily was a little sad that her time volunteering is over. She had so much fun learning about the different Holiday Traditions. She will let Jasmine know she will definitely volunteer the next time she needs help.

E: Sorry Don, I got in the groove there and didn't hear you. Hope you weren't trying to get my attention too long.

D: No, no. not too long big smile You going to the Party tonight?

E: Yup. You?

D: Im on Set up duty. I could use some help. You in?

E: I guess so.

D: Great, lets hit up the warehouse!

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Thats the end of Quest 6! I had to skip the second pic in the last set of images due to the limited amount of pictures i could post, I didn't want to make a part 2 just for one picture. This isn't the end of our story i have 2 bonus parts coming next. I have a ware house story and the Pizza party story 💖✨ I'll catch you next time ✨👋

[leanstooneside]

Bicycle kick (ARTEMIS)

1. Celine Dion's neck (huzza)

2. Travis Barker's neck (just wondering)

3. Ben Stiller's neck (ta)

4. Jordin Sparks's neck (see ya)

5. Edward Burns's neck (ur)

6. Rush Limbaugh's neck (yeah)

7. Brandi Glanville's neck (sigh)

8. Emma Roberts's neck (tch)

9. Whitney Port's neck (blast)

10. Alexander Ludwig's neck (gah)

11. Drew Barrymore's neck (gesundheit)

12. Keira Knightley's neck (huh)

13. Kelly Rowland's neck (alas)

14. Simon Cowell's neck (sssh)

15. Elton John's neck (sleep tight)

16. Tinsley Mortimer's neck (you don't say)

17. James Rodriguez's neck (yikes)

18. Amber Rose's neck (ugh)

19. Kendall Jenner's neck (shoo)

20. Nicholas Hoult's neck (very nice)

21. Adrien Brody's neck (ta-da)

22. Cameron Diaz's neck (eek)

23. Criss Angel's neck (doggone)

24. John Mayer's neck (kapish)

25. Eva Mendes's neck (hee)

26. Jonas Brothers's neck (no way)

27. Willow Smith's neck (hey)

28. Carson Daly's neck (ah)

29. J-Woww's neck (there there)

30. Cher's neck (man)

31. Matthew Broderick's neck (time out)

32. Emily VanCamp's neck (thanks)

33. Zooey Deschanel's neck (hurray)

34. Ashley Hebert's neck (fie)

35. LeBron James's neck (alas)

36. Zac Brown Band's neck (oh)

37. Vinny Guadagnino's neck (over)

38. Benjamin McKenzie's neck (exactly)

39. Ashley Judd's neck (huh)

40. Caroline Manzo's neck (get lost)

41. Jamie Lynn Spears's neck (oy)

42. Christian Slater's neck (all right)

[nicollekidman]

it’s 2018 and mackenzie mchale is hot!!!!!!! 

[sherlock-is-ace]

You guys, more goodies!

Again from the lovely @thy-cocoa-doth-grow-cold !! <3

We have a download link for Bright Young Things for those of you who haven’t seen it yet (you’re missing out btw). It’s google drive so it’s perfectly safe, if it helps I’ve downloaded it already and it’s all good.

I had already shared a gif to watch it online but I think it’s better to have in your computer for rainy days when the wifi gets all fucky (believe me it happened to me lol)

Here you go! :D

[cringeandfailofthecentury]

I just really like alignment charts ok

[tripthelights]

hot take:

ben whishaw and emily mortimer have amazing voices and their characters deserved their own songs in mary poppins returns, or at least a banks sibling duet

[maraczeks]

phil thread pt 4

[aloneyetnotalone]

@aspirationalbrand replied to your post: radha mitchell has always and will always deserve...

match point was terrible omfg

jonathan rhys meyers holds the impressive distinction of giving the worst lead performance in any woody allen movie ever

[project-aphelion]

12.23.2021 - Chapter 3 (again)

Word Count

> Chapter 3: 7180

> Total: 16845 (including a bit of Chapter 4)

WAHOO first update on this blog!

So what’s been going on? Let’s see...I took a massive commission, and that basically took up most of my free time, which meant I barely had time to write. (I don’t mean to sound ungrateful since I Am getting that cashmoney; just explaining what happened.) And THAT is the reason I haven’t updated since........September. Wow.

But added to that, this chapter was also stumping me. Lots of worldbuilding, lots of dialogue, plus it’s just a longggg chapter. Now, I’ve technically already made an update for this chapter, but that was only the first pass revision. I gave it a second revision (which ended up changing a LOT), and then a polish pass. It’s still not perfect, but hey, it’s workable!

So here’s what’s up:

What’s Different?

Chapter Summary: Shelby (Bee) and friend Idan escape from hitting Cay in the head and have issues over the fact they basically left him to die. Bee receives a job offer that seems too good to be true, but she refuses it. Which ALSO leads to issues between her and Idan.

Added:

> A more thorough description of Mortimer, the person attempting to hire Bee.

> Better explanation of the war and the disaster that made Es the sad little planet it is.

Changed:

> In revisions, a lot of my focus is on adding emotions. But in this particular chapter, I actually toned down the emotions. Originally Bee reacts terribly to the job offer, shouting “What?” and freaking out, but after ruminating over why the chapter isn’t really working, I realized she should be a lot more jaded. Her reaction now is more like a “.......wtf.”

> That being said, I also upped Bee’s homesickness to her home planet.

> Speaking of her home planet, I changed its name from Bolerre to Bi-Xing. I just wanted a little Chinese pizazz in there :<

> Okay, this one was kind of a net neutral. Originally, Bee and Idan live on Bee’s ship. In the first pass revision, I realized it wouldn’t make sense for Bee to still have her ship (her ship is dead. What’s she going to do, hire a crane operator to lug it around for her? She’s BROKE. She’s an ILLEGAL CITIZEN. anyway), so I changed it to what’s basically a homeless shelter. But then I realized I needed there to be a ship for climax purposes, so I changed it back to a ship, except now it’s IDAN’s ship. (Or his uncle’s, but whatever.)

And now, an excerpt.

She waggled the picture. “You said you didn’t know why he was chasing you.”

“Does it matter?” Idan said with all the venom of an angsty teen.

Bee guessed it didn’t. She let Idan grab the photo back and give it to Arada.

“Thank you, Idan,” Arada said, and incredulously, Bee thought she detected a hint of warmth in her voice. Then she turned back to Bee and her expression went cold once more. “Well. I would ask you to go back and grab more stuff, but we have a job offer for you.”

“Who’s we?”

“Me. My friend.” She jabbed a thumb over her shoulder, indicating the other side of the hatch door. “Offer. Do you want to hear it or not?”

Bee blinked, still caught on that one word—friend. Arada had a friend, and somehow that was harder to swallow than the Alabast bomber hiding in a ghost town with a child. Who in their right mind would choose to be friends with someone so sour?

The disbelief must have shown because Arada was slanting her a needled look. Bee quickly schooled her expression. “Offer. Right. Yes.” She almost added please, but managed to bite it back.

I love writing Arada, btw. She’s so mean and cool.

Anyhoo c’est tout au revoirrrrrr

-Emily

[beware-of-you-98]

Do have any sad/angsty headcanons of Emily’s childhood? Like before 15? I love your hc lists, they’re always so good 🥺

i can certainly try!!

(ow i hurt myself really bad with this one)

tw//mention of conversion camps but it’s brief

emily, as we know, had very absent parents (or at least a very absent mother) from a very early age

she’s learned to rely on herself from an early age because of this

like, yeah, she has nannies, but she’s firm on being very independent

(this type of thinking leads to early compartmentalizing, which never ends up being a good thing)

once, emily breaks her arm when she’s four years old and no one noticed for three days because she hid it so well

[her arm still hurts from time to time even now because of this injury]

her mother makes her take ediqute classes to be a prim and proper lady but emily finds ways to skip the classes

she much rather sit alone in the library and read

her favorite stories are the ones where knights rescue princesses

she always imagines herself as the knight, but still as herself because girls can be heroes too!!!

if she wants to fight dragons and carry a sword and rescue pretty princesses, no one can stop her!!!

when she’s six, she begins to sneak out into the woods to play “rescue the princess”

with no friends, she has to use a lot of imagination, but she makes it work

one day, she befriends a raven by feeding him pieces of her lunch that she doesn’t eat

she knows the knights in her storybooks have horses, but she thinks a raven will work fine as her sidekick

she names him mortimer

mortimer gets spooked away when emily first picks up a stick to use as a sword, but once he realizes this weird, tall, featherless bird won’t use the stick on him, he stays

mortimer follows emily around as she stops through the trees, loudly proclaiming that she is “dame prentiss” and that she will slay the dragon to rescue the beautiful princess

mortimer is emily’s only friend, really

when her mother tells emily that they’re going to movie, she honestly has a full blown panic attack because what about mortimer???

he won’t know she left!!!

he won’t understand!!!

what if he’s sad??

what if he thinks she rescued the princess without him???

would he be mad??

he helped too!! mortimer deserved to know!!

she can’t just leave her best friend behind!! surely her mother will understand that, right?

her pleas fall deaf on the ambassador’s ears

emily’s devestated

they move across the world

emily kinda shuts down after the move

she barely talks

she can’t find it in herself to read any more knight stories— they make her too sad

she thinks about mortimer a lot

one day, she thinks she sees him and cries when she realizes the bird is a crow and is definitely not her friend

the ambassador signs her up for piano lessons after that to keep her in the house at all times

after her schooling lessons, emily is forced into the main room with the grand piano

the piano teacher her mother hired is a kind young woman that speaks to emily in a very soft, very friendly voice

she has carmel hair and really pretty hazel eyes and tells emily that her name is miss howard

she looks just like the princesses in emily’s storybooks

miss howard is really patient with emily

sometimes, they don’t even play the piano during emily’s lessons

sometimes they just talk about emily’s day

emily thinks it’s nice—she’s never had anyone to talk to

miss howard listens to emily when she has a bad day

she doesn’t tell her that “a prentiss never shows weakness”

miss howard lets emily cry when she needs to

she lets emily talk about mortimer

she doesn’t call him a stupid bird

miss howard thinks mortimer sounded like the greatest friend [he was]

one day, emily breaks down because her french lesson didn’t go so well and her mother forgot it was her birthday.... again!

when she goes into the main room for piano lessons, miss howard is sitting at the piano with a small cupcake and a candle in the shape of the number 8 sticking from the top

in her hands is a small present that she gives to emily once she’s done singing happy birthday to her

emily bursts into tears because she’s so overwhelmed that miss howard remembered her birthday

she throws her arms around her teacher when she opens her gift— a small crocheted raven that looks exactly like mortimer

emily whispers that she wishes miss howard was her mom instead of the ambassador

the next week, emily has a different piano teacher and never hears from miss howard again

emily moves around a lot during her childhood, and since she’s already lost two friends very near and dear to her, it’s hard for her to let people in

by the time they locate to the western part of the united states, emily is 12 years old

the ambassador puts emily in a private, all girls boarding school

emily gets picked on... a lot

the other girls make fun of her because emily carries around the gift from miss howard everywhere she goes (it brings her comfort)

they make fun of her accent

and the fact that she’s not entirely fluent in english

(she’d honestly like to see any of those mean girls try to attempt to be fluent in russian and french)

she spends most of her time hiding in the school’s library and crying in the bathrooms

she’s hiding in the stalls again after being pushed into the lockers one day when another girl comes in and sits outside the door of emily’s stall

emily recognizes her green socks and cuffed pants— the girl is in her chemistry class (audrey, emily recalls)

audrey is quiet for a long time before saying “those other girls are jerks”

emily’s response is a sniffle and scuffing her shoes against the tile floor

audrey tries again, but her voice is softer

“i really like your bird”

emily timidly sniffles “thank you”

“what’s his name?”

emily pauses

“mortimer”

“i like that name”

audrey begins to sit with emily at lunch

she’ll go out of her way to find emily in the library and sit with her so she’s not alone

they don’t talk at first

emily is very wary of audrey’s intentions and doesn’t trust her

but she doesn’t push her away either because audrey doesn’t make fun of her and she likes mortimer

the day emily decides to fully trust audrey is when audrey stands up for her when she’s getting picked on in the halls

audrey stands between her and the bullies and yells at them about how awful they are because “emily is a great person” and “emily’s so sweet and she doesn’t deserve this shit”

emily wonders if the way her heart flutters is the same way the princesses felt when the knights rescued them in her storybooks

she feels special— no one has ever stood up to her the way audrey did

they become inseparable after that

emily and audrey become roommates later that year

audrey helps emily come out of her shell and teaches her how to stick up for herself

emily tells audrey about moritimer, the real one, and miss howard

audrey listens

she always listens

she’ll hug emily tightly and just hold her in her arms

(emily wonders if it’s normal for her to feel so safe in her best friend’s arms)

(she wonders if it’s normal that her heart skips a beat, her breath catches in her throat when audrey smiles at her)

(she wonders if it’s normal for her to get so excited when audrey holds her hand, even though her hands get clammy)

(she wonders if it’s normal to want to kiss your best friend, even if they’re both girls)

they’re skipping class one day, walking hand in hand down the stream behind the school

audrey is abnormally quiet and emily asks her what’s wrong

audrey won’t tell her for the longest time

she lets go of emily’s hand and leans against a tree, biting nervously at her nails

emily gently grabs her wrists and pulls her hands from her mouth

“hey... you can tell me anything, you know that right?” emily whispers

audrey finally meets emily’s gaze brieflt before she sighs

“...is it bad that i really want to kiss you?”

emily’s heart skips a beat

“no, it’s not”

she pauses briefly before adding softly “you should”

audrey is emily’s first kiss

it’s so soft and so perfect and everything like fairytales describe it as

audrey calls emily her girlfriend and she completely swoons

she hasn’t been so happy in years

she doesn’t know how the ambassador found out

but she’s called to the office one day snd faces her very angry mother

the ambasssador chews into her like emily’s never been before, swearing and red in the face from screaming

the ambassador pulls her out of the school right then and there and tells emily that they’re moving to rome

she refues to let emily see audrey again and has her assistant go pack emily’s belongings while she continues to scream at her in the car

she tells emily that this type of behavior is something she won’t tolerate

she says that if she ever catches emily with another woman like that again, she’ll send her off to a camp

emily never sees audrey again

it’s only when they land in rome that she realizes that the ambassador’s assitant never packed the crocheted mortimer

[dear-indies]

Hello! I would really appreciate it if you could help me with some ideas for fcs that could play an older version of kristine froseth!<3 thank you in advance!

Kristin Scott Thomas (1960)

Meg Ryan (1961)

Jodie Foster (1962)

Emmanuelle Béart (1963)

Terry Farrell (1963)

Kristin Davis (1965)

Naomi Watts (1968)

Essie Davis (1970)

Mädchen Amick (1970)

Samantha Mathis (1970)

Carla Gugino (1971)

Emily Mortimer (1971)

Rebecca Romijn (1972)

Jenna Fischer (1974)

Michelle Monaghan (1976)

Lauren German (1978)

Erica Durance (1978)

Caitríona Balfe (1979)

Maimie McCoy (1979)

Alice Eve (1982)

Christina Cole (1982)

Gillian Jacobs (1982)

Cassidy Freeman (1982)

Emily Blunt (1983)

Here you go!