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clioseeker · 5 months ago

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Hazbin Hotel : an Honest Review

Hello everyone ! This took me waaaay longer than expected lmao

Yup I'm coming after everyone, I probably missed the Hype Train, but heh it's not a problem. If you're interested, here's my detailled opinion on the Season One of Hazbin Hotel ! Let's get started.

Before I just want to say that everything I'll say below is just MY opinion, it has the value you give to it. If what I say does pique your interest, I would be happy to discuss it with you !

1 - Qualities

➤ Concepts of the show

The beginning is very promising, to say the least. The idea of a DEMON, the PRINCESS OF HELL, caring about her people's fate is original. I like the idea that Charlie inherited more of her father's angelic side that the demonic one. Like a stain on the painting, you see ? In theory, Charlie has nothing to do in hell, and I thought after watching the pilot that it would be interesting to see her everyday life, how she's living to be in hell and how she can keep a nearly endless hope. There is also the question of redemption, is really everyone worthy of a second chance ? As an Undertale fan, Charlie's ideal of "you can save everyone" is quite appealing. I was sure at that time that Charlie would encounter big difficulties, make enemies and that she would struggle a lot to fulfill her dream.

Some ideas for Sinners are well-thought. I love that their appearance will change depending on their cause of death, their personality or their past. Each Sinner is unique in their own way, it also offers an absolute freedom for creators of the community. Creating you own OC is easier, you just have to listen to your imagination. Also, the idea of Sinners being sterile is coherent, because Hell is already populated and they're dead, we don't need demon children.

➤ Character's designs

My my, it's probably one of the things I love the most ! Most of them are quite creative and lovely. For some, there is a real difference between the pilot design and the official serie's. I share a thought for Husk who was a HELL to animate. To illustrate my opinion, let's comment some of the chara designs :

Let's start with the most controversial character, Valentino ! I LOVE his design, without lying it's one of my favorites. His dominant color is red, which can be refering to passion and love. The hearts on his wings and on his collar fur are also a clever reference to his powers and charisma. His jewelry is a nice little detail, because gold is precious and expensive, it shows his wealth without being too razzle-dazzle. And I don't know who in Vivizie's team had the idea to make his wings his coat, but he/she deserves an award.

My photo editing skills are amazing, indeed.

Also, I really like Zestial's design. He's an hybrid between a spider and a scarrecrow. The fear of spiders is common among people, and the web pattern on his cloak shows his patience. Zestial probably survived though centuries thanks to his intelligence. During the Overlord's meeting, he acted calmly and stayed collected. Being provocative isn't useful to his eyes, he prefers to think and trap his preys in the web. His dangerosity is also reflected by his green and dark color scheme. Green is a symbol of bad luck in some cultures, and the threats are often hidden in the dark. Finally there's his 'scarrecrow' side, another symbol of fear but also of disguise, maybe a proof of Zestial's deceit.

➤ The writing

By writing I'm mostly talking about character's writing. However, this point is mid, because it also contains several problems of the show, I'll say more below. On the bright side, most of the character's are well written and serves their goal well.

What's a "Character Goal" ?

It's the idea behind the character. A character is created for a reason, and most of Vivzie's fulfill it. They have different 'roles' for the story, as little gears of the world's machine. I'll develop that point in future posts, one character at time, but the most popular example is Alastor. He is loved by the fans and has all of a morally grey villain. He's selfish, brutal, violent, but was shown to feel genuine connection with other characters. Rosie, Niffty, Mimzy, Charlie, we can go deep into his relationship with them. It's clear that we can't ignore him, whatever we hate or love him we can't stay indifferent. The show also focuses on dynamics between characters, we know the nature through little details or focused episodes. For example, we can often see Keekee in the background cuddling Charlie, being annoyed by Niffty or showing affection to Sir Pentious. It is really tiny details, but it adds life to the hotel and a watchful eye can catch glimpses of lore and learn more about the main cast outside of the story. Viv is thinking about her lore and sometimes her little winks work very well, it's always very satisfying when we catch something in the background.

Most of relationships between characters have a really strong base as an hidden depth. We see how much Zestial secretly cares for Camilla, how much Angel is/was afraid of Valentino, how much the Vees are a band of chaotic gremlins. It's something that is very clear, plus character's dynamics never stay simple. Husker hates Alastor as much as he fears him, Alastor has pity for him as much as seeing him as a tool. It's never one-dimensional, there is several layers.

➤ Voice actors

Despite coming from Broadway for most of them, voice actors suit very well their character. Like many people I was disappointed that actors from the pilot weren't returning, but this new cast definitely do the job. They're talented and we feel all the passion they put into their roles. None of the characters sound false or artificial, I believed to their existence. In the Masquerade episode, I didn't hear Blake Roman recite his lines, I heard Angel Dust crying about his miserable life instead. I didn't hear Blake play his role, I heard the fear of an abused character. I felt that fear deep in my heart.

Erika demonstrated all Charlie's joyful nature and energy, Keith showed the face of an old man who lost all hope in his own redemption, Stephanie all the wrath of a fallen angel who just desires to protect the people she loves. Thanks to their work, Hazbin Hotel would have feel lifeless.

➤ Songs

They're pretty good in fact ! It was quite easy to sing along with the characters, plus most of the songs are stuck in my head since weeks. I'm often mumbling them when I'm bored. I find Respectless and Hell is forever quite catchy, while Poison is really lore relevant and go in depth in Angel Dust's character and his relationship with Val. Here's my personal ranking of all songs :

1- Poison (how original I am)

2- Out For Love

3- Loser Baby

4- Respectless

5- Hell is forever

6- Hell's greatest dad

7- More than anything

8- Stayed Gone

9- Ready for this

10- Whatever it takes

11- Welcome to Heaven

12- More than anything (reprise)

13- You didn't know

14- Finale

15- Happy Day in Hell

16- It starts with sorry

They weren't 'bad songs', there are really cool ones to mid, I listened to some numerous times and others just once or two times.

➤ The animation

Quick note, I don't have knowledge about the animating process. I'm a writer and barely an artist, I can't judge Spindelhorse's or Viv's skills. I just have my fan opinion.

The animation is really great, I didn't see any flaws (they have to be big as a house for me to notice it but whatever), moments with actions are smooth and pleasant to watch. My retina didn't burn, so I guess it's a quality.

2 - Flaws

➤ The humor

Unfortunately, the humor is unbalanced. I giggled most of the time, but I didn't have a real laugh. Sometimes, the 'adult jokes' seemed forced, artificial. The pilot was more efficient in humor. However, most of them were okay and brought a smile, it's always good to light up a bad day. Niffty clearly carried the humor tho, her savage energy was really funny to watch. Rip her face, she hugged the floor too many times.

➤ The pacing...

If the humor is totally subjective, the pacing is a real issue. The show goes way to quickly, the main plot is crushed in 8 episodes of approximately 30 minutes. 4 hours for a whole season, it's so short ! The consequences are massive, the story feels rushed and we have no time to breathe. Like, Lucifer and his problems with Charlie are introduced in one episode, then resolved in the SAME EPISODE with the song "More than Anything". It felt like the song was a replacement of dialogues and scenes INCREDIBLY important, and it's a severe problem that has the show. The story is so rushed that we never have the time to appreciate the conflict. I saw some people on Internet complaining about the non-existence of Charlie's 'daddy issues', and I mostly agree. The difference is that Charlie has problems with her dad, she's written this way, but we NEVER have the opportunity to see Lucifer act like a bad father. We only had one flashback where Lucifer was shown focused on his creations, Charlie said explicitely that she was 'impressed' by him, 'felt so small', but we don't have any proof that Lucifer was neglectful towards Charlie. In the pilot, it's implied that Lucifer showed disappointment in his daughter's project in the past, and it's never mentionned in the series. Charlie called Lilith, who is never responding, to share her thoughts. Her mother who disappeared for SEVEN YEARS was a better confident for Charlie than Lucifer was. And it's NEVER MENTIONNED. Their relationship is fixed too quickly, and it feels worse than a LeaderPrice-Disney scenario. it's such a waste because the ideas are really good and creative, but executed poorly.

➤ Ways the subject/themes are handled

It's an indirect consequence of the horrible pacing but it's true that some subjects are badly handled. The serie goes so fast that it creates great confusion. I've talked before of the 'daddy issues' of Charlie, so let's take the example of Anthony's abusive relationship with his boss Val.

The Poison song was great showing the complexity of their relationship and how it's difficult for Anthony to free himself from Val's claws (and I'm not talking about their contract) but for me it wasn't enough. It's like we just dig into the surface. I looked at the clip very closely, we have only a few frames when we see Angel taking pleasure with Val. The episode 4 should have been longer to show the 'good days' of their relationship. Don't get me wrong, Valentino is a total garbage and deserves to be in Hell more than anyone else, but a relationship is never totally black or white. I'm deeply persuaded that it existed by the past good moments between the two, and the show lacked showing it. By showing the beginning of their relationship, when it's all pink and marvelous, Valentino would less appear as the Devil himself and more of a really really twisted being. A flashback would be efficient !

The result is like a 'Disney scenario' : a bad guy very bad, the good guys very good and an issue resolution almost unreal.

Thanks goodness Angel Dust is quite well written or it'll be a massacre.

➤ Wobby worldbuilding

The worldbuilding feels uneven and unfinished. I really loved the Vee's building (especially Vox's office), it shows their personality and their specialty in Hell. Same for the Hotel, it was balanced between the decay state of the building and the life brought by the colors, the lights and the residents. BUT THE CITY-, it's appears empty at some places, weird at others.

For the lore, many of our questions are left unanswered while they're essential for the credibility of the show. What are the different quarters ? They are controlled by who ? What are the missions and responsabilities of the Overlords ? Why Sinners can't leave the Pride ring ? Who rules the first ring while Lucifer was absent, it is the Overlords ?

I would rather a slower season (with less action) who introduce the public to the codes of their universe than the rollercoaster we had.

3 - Quick summary

✔ Viv's ideas are good

✔ Character's designs are very good

✔ Characters are well written

✔ Voice actors are amazing

✔ Most songs are definitely enjoyable

✔ Animation is great

✔ It's very promising for next seasons

✘ The humor : "all or nothing"

✘ Awful pacing

✘ Lack of maturity, disturbing vibe of a "Disney story"

✘ Issues with worldbuilding

To summarize in a few sentences, Hazbin Hotel is a fantastic mess. It's far to be the TV show of the year but you can enjoy it quite easily. The first watching is fun, but I can't say it was worth the wait. 4 years for 8 episodes, a mashed lore, it's disappointing. I don't regret watching it tho, and I'll do it again with pleasure. Hazbin Hotel is overrated, and it doesn't make it a bad TV show. To be fair, I find Viv's pathway in the industry quite incredible and I wish her the best. The show has BIG FLAWS that need to be worked on. We'll see where the serie will be going in the future.

Thanks for reading !

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droughtofapathy · 6 years ago

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Hadestown Song-By-Song:

Notes: Hadestown is still in previews so things are still changing even now. We won’t have a definitive show until opening night. Even from the first preview to the second there were still changes. But yeah, this show now owns every single dollar I have. Other Broadway shows? What’s that?

Now buckle in, because this is long and I’m just going to give it to you.

Road To Hell I:

· We open on this gorgeous set that’s something akin to an old French balcony café (it’s the green door and iron staircase that really does it) and 1920s speakeasy. The band is onstage and nearly every one of them are the same people from the NYTW days. They have fantastic costumes too. No basic black here.

· The cast casually enters the stage and the applause was deafening both nights. There are five ensemble members and they are all so fucking ripped. Both women in the chorus can probably kill me and that’s totally okay.

· Also, on the first preview night the opening applause lasted 40 fucking seconds. Yes, I timed it. It was amazing, Amber was tearing up, I was almost crying. What a great start. Then, after a long silence, the applause started up again for another fifteen seconds or so.

· Such great opening trombone.

· So there’s been a bunch of significant lyric changes to this song. Hermes now gives the characters, including the “hardest working chorus in the goddamn world”, an official introduction. And there was uproarious applause for every single person.

· When Hermes calls the Fates old women they all simultaneously turn and give him the most attitude-laced look I’ve ever seen. Yes.

· Side note: the Tony Awards needs to create a category for best ensemble because these people are fantastic.

· Persephone has a wicker fan and bag and yeah I’m liking this costume more and more.

· They changed Orpheus’s characterization. He’s much less suave and cool now, and definitely reads on the spectrum. It fits Reeve better, I think. Now Orpheus is a gentle, good-natured bumbling sweetheart who is said to be “a little touched.”

· Eurydice is a firecracker. A jaded bitter little ball of attitude. Eva Noblezada is perfect.

Any Way the Wind Blows:

· I love the original lyrics to this song because it felt like a fantastic prologue. But now it’s more story-centered, and I love it. Eurydice and the Fates (and the Fates have the most beautiful harmonies I’ve heard in a long time).

· The Fates truly are the ones singing in the back of our minds. I love them. They could snap my life thread whenever they want.

· This song establishes more of why Eurydice is so bitter and used to being alone. She’s been fucked over by the weather and by people so much that she’s just fed up.

· Also, the Fates used to be three voice parts (I assume. I’m not an expert at all in this): soprano, mezzo, and alto. But now all three are much lower. I’d have to guess it’s a low mezzo, alto, and contralto because Jewelle Blackman’s voice transcends humanity. It is beautiful and impossible. Like, I know I advocate for Grace McLean as Hades one day, but like…Jewelle Blackman as Hades would be everything I’ve ever wanted.

· Orpheus takes a piece of paper and makes it into a flower, and in the first preview there’s a long moment of silence, but in the second preview Hermes narrates over it so it’s not a big long awkward silence.

· Also all the Fates are women of color in this production and I am in love.

Come Home With Me:

· So Hermes warns Orpheus not to come on to strong, and what is the first thing this idiot boy asks? Come home with me. And it’s fucking hilarious. Especially since he immediately follows up with how he’s going to marry her. Like, boy, calm down.

· Eurydice is decidedly unimpressed and borderline belligerent because she’s had enough of liars and players.

· When Orpheus says how his song will make spring come again, the chorus says the same thing and has a fantastic harmony.

· The plot now has Spring or Fall as something no one’s seen in a long time. It just goes from Winter to Summer because Hades keeps Persephone in the Underworld longer and longer.

· When Eurydice asks “what else you got?” it’s not passive. She’s mocking and aggressive and I love it.

Wedding Song:

· That mocking tone continues in her first verse in this song. She’s like, ‘you think you can change shit? Fucking prove it, bitch.’

· And Orpheus is an awkward noodle who sounds so earnest. In the NYTW version (especially since these songs were cut on the recording, but bless bootlegs) I don’t think we see much of how Orpheus gets Eurydice to fall in love with him. Here her journey is so much more clear. She starts out so skeptical, and goads him into singing his song to impress her.

· The La La La etc. part is now a huge motif. Orpheus sings this angelic medley and literally conjures up a red flower, and that’s how Eurydice starts to fall. She’s just in such awe that a voice could bring something to live.

· Now they’re singing together and it’s really quite cute. Eurydice is totally on board with this romance now.

Epic I:

· The La La La is a melody from long ago. And it comes back in a big way. Spoiler: it’s the song Hades sang to Persephone in the garden.

· Big lyric changes here. The Epics all have gone through major revisions and I’m not sure how to feel. Like this Epic is fine because it’s still in the works, but later…well, I’ll get to it.

Livin’ It Up On Top:

· We’ve now got an anticipation first verse about how everyone’s waiting on Persephone and Spring.

· And Amber just prances down the staircase in a huge fur coat. What a voice. So know how NYTW Persephone is very distinguished? Now she’s a disaster goddess who literally sings about how she’s just “doin’ the best she can.” Which is great.

· Mentions of Demeter. Yes.

· She’s got two bottles of wine and a circular flask and is perpetually adorably tipsy while up on top.

· Great dance break by the ensemble here. Brian Drye on the trombone comes to the center of the stage to play, and it’s a fantastic moment.

· Orpheus’s toast is awkward and earnest. Which is his entire personality to be honest. But when he says “to the world we dream about and the one we live in now” it’s said without any music accompaniment and it’s such a sobering moment the audience murmurs. Also because the entire cast turns to the audience during that point.

All I’ve Ever Known:

· Also Persephone, when she’s not singing, spends her time onstage almost constantly just draping herself on a step and watching the action. It’s a lot like what Hélène does in Great Comet, and Amber is so good at looking casually regal.

· Eurydice has her love epiphany. They both sing, and it’s such a good song. Eva’s delivery is delightfully vulnerable.

· We see the start of Orpheus’s insecurity about how Eurydice could ever love him, leading later to his paranoia as he exits the Underworld. It establishes more of his doubts because Hades preys on his very insecurities. And it’s some good characterization shit right there.

· There’s a very suggestive sensual sex thing going on. And Eurydice is a TOP. We all knew it, but now we’re validated.

· The wind’s never going to change? Think again bitch.

Way Down Hadestown:

· The whistle sounds and the train comes and you can see the pure dread and horror on Persephone’s face.

· And the Fates, these bitches, gleefully tell Persephone to pack and even help her get her suitcase. Persephone is not amused. What icons.

· Okay, so Amber has this amazing choreography here. She’s bent completely in two, and it’s like she has no limbs with the way she fluidly moves. Her spine must be otherworldly. Amber Gray for the Tony.

· Hermes now has a beaded umbrella and does some fantastic dancing with it. It’s huge. The exact extraness we need.

· Persephone now sings the “chromium throne” and all those lyrics with such vehement disgust.

· And here comes Hades. He has fucking those sunglasses. And his “I missed you” line is heavily laced with all of that.

· When Eurydice sings about how she wonders how it feels to have everything, Hades stares right at her over his sunglasses.

· When the floor drops down and Hades and Persephone descend into the underworld it is a beautiful and terrifying moment. For the first preview I sat in the mezzanine so I could look down into that pit and it’s great. Persephone looks near tears.

A Gathering Storm:

· What a great little addition. It establishes how Hades keeps coming sooner and sooner for Persephone and how winter comes faster and fiercer with each passing year.

· Now Eurydice snaps out of the honeymoon phase, and gets to work. You can see how she becomes more and more impatient with Orpheus as he works on a sing while they starve and freeze to death and doesn’t hear her when she calls at all. Eurydice deserves better, damnit.

· The Fates are so ominous here.

Epic II

· More Orpheus song workshop.

· Okay, so. I think Reeve has come a long way since the bootlegs I’ve listened to. The change in characterization really does him a lot of favors. We see more of his struggle to find the right melody.

· The Ensemble enters in their workers uniforms and it’s fantastic costuming. They’re all dressed the same regardless of gender. They have their leather overalls and tool belt, everyone’s head is wrapped, and everyone’s chest is bound. There is no gender down here. Everyone is the same and everyone is dead.

Chant:

· The music turns so fucking ominous. Hades and Persephone are on the middle turntable that elevates while the ensemble chants and surrounds them. And she just stares at these dead souls with a mix of morbid horror and fascination.

· She’s not fucking impressed with Hades and his desire.

· Meanwhile, Orpheus is struggling to find his La La La melody.

· The ensemble moves with perfect synchronization. And the lighting goes all orange and spooky.

· We see more of Eurydice’s futile efforts to keep herself and Orpheus from starving. And clearly Orpheus doesn’t understand the dangers they’re in. He keeps singing, and Hermes even tries to get him to come back to reality because there’s a storm coming and Eurydice is alone, but he’s just stuck in his song.

· The storm catches Eurydice. The Fates are the wind, and they gleefully tear her bag and coat from her and leave her with nothing. She calls to Orpheus with such terror but does he hear? Nope.

· Persephone’s verse now has a nod to the turmoil above and how the earth is in chaos as the oceans rise and temperatures heat up.

· She descends into the underworld alone, and it’s terrifyingly good how Amber can look that angry and scared and resigned all at once.

· Also, when Hades sings his final “think if it as my embrace of you” Persephone is now gone, so he’s staring right at Eurydice. And it’s a moment of blocking genius.

Hey, Little Songbird:

· This song highlights the wonders of Patrick Page’s voice perfectly. It’s basically the same song as NYTW because it was already perfection so why mess with it?

· And after seeing the terrifying storm Eurydice has just been caught with, it’s so understandable why she’d see this promise of a better life enticing. Orpheus is off doing whatever he does. He hasn’t come to help, he hasn’t heard her scream. But Hades has. We see the conflict in Eurydice. She doesn’t want to leave the man she loves, but the vipers and vultures (the Fates! Looking deliciously diabolical) will kill her. And he has a ticket with her name on it.

When The Chips Are Down:

· If ever it was possible to experience an auditory orgasm, it would be with these harmonies. Goddamnit this is a good song.

· This would be a dream role if I had any talent, which I don’t.

· And yeah, Hades was seductive and convincing, but the Fates are the ones who really get Eurydice to make her choice. Which, if these women wanted me to do anything and tried to convince me by singing like this? Yeah, I’d do it without question because I’m a weak lesbian and they’re so fucking good.

Gone, I’m Gone:

· Eva sings deep at one point and it’s so good. And down into the underworld she goes.

· Then the Fates come in and sing right to the audience basically saying ‘you can blame her all you want, but what happens if you’re in her shoes? Yeah, you’d do that too.’

· The line about having principles when you have a bellyful is so damn poignant.

Wait For It:

· Orpheus, this idiot, didn’t even know Eurydice was gone. So when Hermes breaks the news to him he’s devastated.

· And okay. This whole scene is the most visually magnificent thing I’ve seen, possibly in my entire life. There has never been a moment when I’ve been so awestruck by a set change and lighting that my jaw has dropped.

· So, Orpheus starts his long walk down. And the workers have headlights and are armed with those lights that hang from warehouse ceilings. And let me fucking tell you this whole thing is a theatrical masterpiece.

· The Fates stand at the gates and ask who Orpheus thinks he is to do this. But he sings and (yeah, Reeve was fine here) but it’s supposed to be such a beautiful song that the ceiling lifts and the walls literally crack open to reveal the Underworld. And holy shit it’s gorgeous. This is the best set change I’ve ever seen.

· The “ceiling” lifts to reveal the copper pipes and the ominous orange lighting and there’s smoke curling everywhere and holy shit it’s not something that can be described or captured in photo. You need to see this because Bradley King and Rachel Hauck deserve their Tonys right fucking now.

· The ensemble has their lights and they attach them to cables that come down from the ceiling. They take the lights and in perfect synchronism they swing them like pendulums and they move perfectly like physics was made exactly for this moment. And the harmonies as they do this. Yes.

· This scene is so visually gorgeous that there was a fucking forty-second round of applause that shattered the house. Oh my god. Just wow.

Why We Build The Wall:

· Hades is center stage. When the company sings about why they build the wall, it’s sang with such vehement belief in it that it’s terrifying because they’ve _all _been brainwashed by this man to believe it. Even Persephone sings the response with a hopeless sort of defeat. She doesn’t believe a word of this shit but what can she do?

· What a politically appropriate song. And yes, Anais Mitchell wrote this

· Eurydice enters. And suddenly there’s this world that promises her freedom and security. As they sing the final line, everyone has their finger up in some sort of salute that really just turns your stomach, and Eurydice sees it and joins in. Only Persephone, though she sings the words, does not make the sign. Everyone looks so proud and gleeful in their freedom but she’s horrified.

· Then Hades ascends the staircase to his office and Eurydice follows. And Persephone knows what is going to happen but she’s helpless to do anything. And goddamnit the music is ominous.

· We’re left on such a heavy note, but then Persephone turns to us and asks us the real question: anybody wanna drink? And yeah. We fucking need a drink after that.

· Also I should mention, Persephone is now in her black costume which is identical to her other green dress in every detail save for the color. Her hair is now tucked up into a snood, and the flowers are now black.

Act II:

Our Lady of the Underground:

· Intermission just sort of fades out. The band reenters the stage and starts playing as the audience scrambles back into their seats. And it’s such a great song to open up an act.

· Persephone mocks her husband “step into my office” and she’s like two sips from drunk off her ass.

· It’s just her, the band, and Hermes on stage. This is just a song about getting blind drunk to forget the horrors of the world. She’s got her little flask and is chucking that shit all damn day.

· Side note: when she sings about having the wind right here in a jar she grabs her boob and jiggles it and it’s everything the gays want. Then she while she’s dancing up a storm she decides the best way to hold onto her flask is to tuck it in her bra and she gives the audience this playful coy look when she does it.

· The moment she sings about seeing the sky it’s so sobering and she’s on the edge of being devastated again, but then comes the crack in the wall and the alcohol and it’s all okay again.

· And yes, they kept the band introduction and I’m living for it. Everyone is the same from the NYTW days except we lost Jenny Shineman and gained Dana Lyn. But I’m so glad an orchestra is getting their fucking recognition. Deafening applause for everyone of them each night. It’s them who sings the “our lady of the underground” parts.

· They’ve changed “one at a time boys…” to “tell my husband to take his time” and it’s sung in a way where Persephone is trying to make light of her husband’s infidelity by pretending she’s okay with having this time to fuck around, but like she’s still afraid for the poor soul he’s with.

Way Down Hadestown II:

· Eurydice enters now dressed like every other worker. And the Fates order her onto the line. Gone is the enticing promise, and now they give a fuck about any illusion.

· Side note: in the program this and every other song that was once II is now (reprise) and I do not care for that shit at all.

· She joins the line and starts doing the workers’ movements. But now there’s a thing about how none of the workers will look her in the eye, and she’s a little terrified because they’re all just mindlessly working themselves to death.

· The Fates gladly inform her how she’s fucked herself over. The lyrics are now: “but why won’t they look at me? It’s like their eyes don’t see.” instead of “there must be some mistake…” and the Fates answer: “they don’t//it’s easier that way//and your eyes will look like that someday.” It’s a scary moment. That Eurydice, so full of vinegar and life, will become a dried husk.

· She tries to leave, but we visually see how the life begins to drain from her. We see her begin to die.

Flowers:

· This song is heartbreaking. Eva sings it so wonderfully.

· When she sings how she opens her mouth and nothing comes out it’s sung with such despair and terror. And the regret when she sings about how she turned away into the shade.

· She lies down and who should pop up? Orpheus.

Come Home with Me II:

· In the second preview he enters from the audience aisle. He’s all battered from his long long walk.

· So, lyrics: Eurydice says “I called your name” Orpheus: “I know” Eurydice: “you heard?” Orpheus: “no…” And what a good addition.

· This is where the tightening of the show really happens. Orpheus says how he’s going to sing them home again, but there’s no back and forth callback to Come Home With Me I. Instead, Eurydice tells him in a anguished voice that no, he can’t. And he doesn’t get it. And then Hades enters.

Papers:

· What a guy.

· Persephone tries to step in but Hades isn’t having it.

· In a moment of confidence, Orpheus tries to argue, and Eurydice can’t bring herself to tell him what she’s done. How she’s signed her name.

· And it’s a whole thing. Where he asks if it’s true, but oops. It’s fucking true. And this is where Eurydice says “I did…I do.” Which takes out the double marriage acceptance//signed life away meaning, but still. Okay.

· Fight scene is so well-choreographed. Reeve is just tossed around like a hackey sack and the ensemble beats his ass. In the first preview he has a visibly bloody lip that stays for most of the show, but in the second preview it’s toned down and I think it was the right move because it looked pretty ridiculous throughout the whole emotional bits.

Nothing Changes:

· The fighting freezes and the Fates come in to offer their message of ‘give the fuck up cause you ain’t shit’ and wow they just roast this boy. What an ultimate defeatist song.

If It’s True:

· Orpheus starts out echoing the Fates and their defeatism, but then…

· Just before he turns to go…the walls have ears. It’s the workers who hear his song in this production. And suddenly their perfect synchronization is broken as they start to wake up and it’s beautiful. It’s their spark of something that gets Orpheus to stop in his tracks.

· “Brother who are they to say?...Cause the ones who tell the lies…” His entire mood and tune changes. This is a rebellion in the making. Suddenly he turns and asks Hades how the fuck he is to tell the many what is true. It could have been more powerful, I think. And it was better in the second preview.

How Long?:

· So things were changed in this song. Persephone is now much more angry and accusatory. They took out the lines about ‘looking at other girls now and then’ and instead it’s Persephone getting fucking pissed off and saying how Orpheus and Eurydice have the love they once did.

· And Hades at one point tells her to basically calm down and have a drink, which is not the fucking right thing to say my man. She responds by saying she’s “had enough” which is an incredible character development moment because thus far we’ve seen her fucking wasted, but she’s also saying how she’s had enough of everything that’s been going on.

· So when Amber sings “Hades my light” she does the exact same movement she does in Great Comet’s Charming when she sings “oh, how she blushes…” You know, that thing where she bends her knees and extends her arms in presentation. And that is some good shit.

· The song is now less about an old couple trying to reminisce and shit and now about Persephone being fucking done. There’s some good back and forth here. They’re standing opposite on the stage, with the pit between them and a bit of smoke and it’s great blocking.

· The question is how long they can stay married like this. And the answer is: not very.”

Chant II:

· So the platform rises back up and the ensemble workers are surrounding Orpheus asking is it true? They’re no longer mechanically working. There’s a spark of life again, and Hades is not having this.

· So when Patrick Page says “It’s the boy!” he does a great delivery but it kind of sounds a bit Disney villain to me, I don’t know.

· There’s a steam whistle on stage and I want one.

· Now the workers are working, but there’s something different. A recognition of what they’ve become.

· The verses in this song have gone through some big changes. I’d recommend listening instead of me trying to relay.

· But what there is in this song is some fantastic usage of turn tables spinning in different directions. Hades and Persephone stand completely opposite, and as they walk in different directions of the tables they’re stationary. But then there are moments when the pause and are whisked around. And always opposite. Then Persephone sings to Eurydice and they’re opposite because she hops onto the middle turntable and it’s some amazing choreography and blocking here.

· The part in this song marks the first time the chorus sings as individuals. Some of them get solo lines that are echoes of Orpheus and Eurydice “If I raise my head…if I change my voice…” and it’s a sign of them waking up and remembering themselves as individuals. Now they’re out of sync, and they fucking start to question everything. They question the wall and why they can’t even look at each other if they’re supposedly free.

· Persephone is really fucking at her breaking point in this relationship.

· I like the additions of the workers verses because holy shit that’s fucking great. I’m not sure about Hades and Persephone’s verse changes yet. And they’re still being developed I think, because there are some very subtle differences from first preview to second.

· But yeah, the Electric City line is still a jaw-dropping moment. When he sings it, to prove it, the lights all blow out. And it’s great.

· Hermes hands Hades a stool that he dramatically slams down and sits on as he demands Orpheus sing for him,

Epic III:

· Alright, so this is why I’m not sure the lyric changes work. The first preview night, Reeve’s singing didn’t convince me that it would be able to evoke such a viscerally emotional response out of stoic Hades. It was just eh. For the second preview, I don’t know if it was the developed lyrics, or if Reeve just stepped it up and did a better job, but I was more open to believing he could convince the king of the underworld.

· Also, side note: when Orpheus sings his opening line about “Hades is king of the underworld” Hades chuckles and says “oh, it’s about me” and almost preens and both nights the audience can’t handle it and erupts in two rounds of raucous laughter. It’s such comedy gold.

· When Orpheus sings the la la la melody, Hades is ready to kill him right there, but Persephone is not having it.

· The La La La is fully established as the Song Hades Sung to Persephone and suddenly everyone, the chorus, the Fates, Persephone they’re all echoing this symbol of Hades’ forgotten love. And wow. Vocally stunning.

· Here is where Orpheus makes Hades realize that Persephone is one step away from leaving him entirely. And he’ll lose her if he keeps this shit up.

· And Hades tentatively sings is melody, and Persephone is so damn happy about it. She gives him this just soft wistful look and it’s so cute. And and when Hades sings he conjures up a fucking red carnation and what a fucking moment.

· There’s some really adorable dancing between Hades and Persephone to some ethereal orchestration. And they end up embracing and staying like that for a long ass time. Like throughout Promises.

· And yeah, Orpheus breaks the tranquil moment by being a clueless idiot who asks Eurydice what he does now.

Promises:

· They moved Promises up and changed it up so now it’s less the two lovers being scornful about how they haven’t kept their promises and more about how they don’t give a fuck about promises as long as they have each other and a few basic needs.

· They don’t need fair skies, or kind roads. They just need each other.

· And god fucking damnit. Goddamnit. It’s so fucking hopeful, and Eurydice even says the workers can make the journey too, that everyone is filled with anticipation and just for one fucking second you believe that maybe it’ll be alright. Maybe, just fucking maybe, everyone will be okay. And you know it can’t end like that, but damnit if it doesn’t make you believe it.

· But then Orpheus asks if they can go, and Hades says “I don’t know.” And let me tell you, I’ve never seen a woman pull away from a man with such horror and disgust on her face in my life than Persephone in that moment. She practically staggers across the whole stage to get away fast enough.

Word to the Wise:

· And then the Fates come swooping in to offer their two cents. What icons. What a song. Hell fucking yes. What taunting bitches. They’re the real orchestrators of these events, literally.

· And such good voices all converging to bring us a masterpiece we’re unworthy of.

· Question: can the tony award go to all three women? Is that a thing?

His Kiss, the Riot:

· Now Hades has to make a choice. He’s got to do something to keep his wife from never acknowledging his presence again, and he’s got to keep his reputation.

· How does someone sing this deeply? How is this possible?

· He has his little epiphany and shares it with his pal Hermes.

Wait For Me:

· When Hermes relays the news that they can go, everyone is given this little jolt of hope before he rips it away as he lays out the terms.

· And here is where Orpheus is convinced it’s a trap, even though Hermes tells him it’s a trial, not a trick. So they start.

· What a great arrangement of a song. The workers chorus sound so hopeful, so excited to be shown the way the world can be. “If you can do it so can she, if she can do it so can we.”

· And yes, Hades and Persephone will try again next fall. They’ll wait for each other.

· It’s such a triumphant moment, but then the Fates come in and start asking Orpheus who he thinks he is to be able to lead anyone out of anything.

· The turntables are going, and Eurydice is right behind him singing joyously to “wait for me.” It just sounds so beautiful and lifts us up like yes, they can fucking do this. They can do it.

Doubt Comes In:

· But then it grows dark and terrifying, and Eurydice slips out of view. And who should be two steps behind Orpheus? Our favorite Fates.

· These bitches come out of the smoke and darkness with their lanterns and they’re circling and slipping into shadows and turning their lights on and off and whispering into Orpheus’s ear. What diabolical voices. Where is she? They ask and taunt and Orpheus’s La La La melody fades out as he’s overcome with doubt.

· But Eurydice is right fucking there. She’s right fucking there singing about the coldest night. Offering her encouragement even though he can’t hear her. He can’t hear her and that’s why they’re in this fucking mess.

· And yes, it’s a valid paranoia, but come on. Just keep going. Just keep walking, damnit.

· The workers are there too, and they’re all ready to go.

· And as Eurydice sings her last verse, where she sounds so joyous to finally be able to see the sun, Orpheus stumbles up the last few steps to the beacon of light.

· And he fucking turns around. He fucking turns around and the entire audience knows it’s coming because they warned us, but damnit if we don’t all gasp anyway.

· “Orpheus.” “It’s you.” “It’s me” and she says it with such anguish and heartbreak, like yes, ‘it’s me I’m right here, we were right there, we almost made it. All of us,” and then he reaches for her, but she’s on the turntable that drops, and she’s dragged back down to the underworld. And everyone is in tears because they were so fucking close.

Road To Hell II:

· The opening song starts up again, but so much sadder. As if the joy has gone from the world, but it’s time to start up again.

· Such devastation. Such anguish. But we sing it again.

· The lyric changes emphasis how this is very much a circular story that will continue to go around and around forever. We are right back where we started, but we know how it ends. That is how it ends.

· “It’s a sad song. It’s a sad tale. It’s a tragedy. It’s a sad song. But we sing it anyway. Cause here’s the thing. To know how it ends and still to begin to sing it again as if it might turn out this time. I learned that from a friend of mine. See Orpheus was a poor boy…”

· And right then Eurydice reenters asking for a match just like she did in the beginning of the show. Full circle.

· “Oh a sunny day there was a railroad car.” And the turntable rises once more with Persephone in her green dress reclining on the speakeasy tables. Spring is back. Again.

· The lyrics focus more on the old song and how they sing it again and again, and the echoing harmonies are so good.

· They cut out “it’s a tale of a love that never dies…it’s a love song about someone who tries” and instead repeat the again and again.

Bows:

· Standing ovations, deafening applause and cheering. What a fucking great show.

I Raise My Cup:

· The program says nothing about this song, but it’s still fucking here bitches.

· I was skeptical about having it after bows, but not a single person even attempted to leave. The music started, and we all instantly shut up to see what beautiful thing would happen next.

· Everyone has their cup, and Orpheus starts strumming his guitar (which by the way looks a bit too shiny and new to be in character, but sure). Amber does the bulk of the singing, but Eva joins in and the chorus harmonizes and it’s good.

Final notes: This is basically just me talking Tonys and I’m not an expert on anything so don’t take what I say too seriously because I don’t know what the fuck I’m talking about.

· I’m excited to see the final product. Will definitely be going again, and again, and again.

· What a stellar cast. And yeah, I was hesitant about Reeve Carney, but he was fine. Wasn’t exactly blown away, but it’s adequate. He did well, and I saw major improvement from one night to the next to the next so hopefully it’ll just keep getting better and better.

· I’m living for Eva’s Eurydice characterization. The embodiment of “looks like a cinnamon roll but could kill you.”

· Amber Gray needs a Tony right fucking now.

· I’ve seen a number of the new shows this Broadway season and if this doesn’t win what it deserves to win I will riot.

· Okay, I really enjoyed The Prom. It was a fun, heartwarming, touching show. Especially since I’m a lesbian who grew up in a small town and is now in her twenties and has since gotten out of that. I loved it, and I believe it really deserves recognition and I want it to get it…But Hadestown is just better. It has a stronger book, score, and overall presentation.

· I saw The Cher Show, and it’s a great production of a jukebox/biography musical. I thought Stephanie J. Block did a phenomenal job. I’m sure this show is likely in the top running for costumes purely because they’re so flashy and hell, Cher’s actual designer did them. But I kind of want a more nuanced designer to win than just whoever has the most zazz.

· I know Be More Chill is really relatable for the young people out there, and I think that’s great we’re getting a bigger audience demographic than just old white people (which is mostly what the theater is filled with regardless, however) but I’m not convinced it can come even close in terms of Best Book. And DEH aside (I’m still fucking bitter about that show winning over Great Comet or even Come From Away, and I’ll never not be) we’ve seen musicals geared towards that generation with that sort of message not get awards, which is probably not right. Legally Blonde didn’t win because it was too “pink” and “pink” musicals don’t win. And in this case Be More Chill should not win over a better show.

· And it’s kind of down to just a few musicals realistically to win Best Musical. A lot of shows that opened this year are either for only limited runs (look if Oklahoma or Kiss Me Kate do really well, they might extend them, but if they’re just doing alright it wouldn’t be profitable to give it more awards than necessary. It’s strange how the revivals aren’t open runs) or are already closed. Head Over Heels was a fun riot of a time, but since it’s closed (like Torch Song, Choir Boy, Getting’ the Band Back Together) it wouldn’t be profitable to give them anything.

· Pretty Women and King Kong aren’t doing so hot either. And we have to wait on Tootsie and Beetlejuice, but I can’t see any of them winning big.

· I’m interested to know what the American Theater Wing rules on Acting eligibility here. The rule is that if the name is below the title, they’re a featured actor, but if it’s above they’re leading. That’s why Yul Brenner didn’t get a best leading actor Tony in The King and I. The rules are a little bit more flexible these days, I think. And I know for the Prom, at least, even though some of them aren’t above the title, they’re still considered leads, but who knows?

· And like, who constitutes a definitive lead in this show? Eva probably does, but for Reeve it’s a little different. See he’s not exactly given any more or less stage time than, say, Hermes who is with us for the whole show but might somehow be more of a Featured Actor role. The five principle characters are all pretty solid leads (maybe Persephone a little less so but she’s still very much leading) so who knows? Not me. I have no understanding of how this works.

· Bottom Line: Give Amber Gray, Rachel Chavkin, and Anais Mitchell their fucking Tonys. If Rachel Chavkin doesn’t get the recognition she deserves I’ll riot.

· Bradley King for Lighting and Rachel Hauck for Scenic should be shoo-ins. Nothing I have seen this season will ever be this fantastic.

Edit: Alright, who wants an audio bootleg?

#hadestown #Hadestown reaction #Hadestown for the tony #Anais Mitchell gave us the show we needed

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Oh, How the Mighty Fall [In Love] CHAPTER ONE (Ben Hardy x OC)

Lily Anne Mercury is brought in to help with Bohemian Rhapsody at the request of her Uncle Bri and Uncle Rog, and along the way, she might meet someone to share her life with. The only problem with this is that while their friends and the world can see that they’re perfect for each other, they’re going to be fully blind to this for a while.

DISCLAIMER: I’m fully aware that it would’ve been physically impossible for Jim and Freddie to have a child even with this method during the time they were alive, but the idea of Freddie as a dad and the idea of how his child would turn out to be was just too sweet for me to not write. I’m also aware that I have 2 more fics in progress and I must make a masterlist, but as I’ve previously stated in other fic disclaimers, I am technologically challenged and quite overwhelmed at the moment. I apologize for this, because you all deserve the best from me, and it may take me a while to get to a place where I feel comfortable enough with the quality of everything to produce it. I do have a problem with being a perfectionist when it comes to my work, but I’m working on making that better.

April 15th, 1989

Freddie couldn’t help but smile as he saw the bundle he and Jim had been waiting for so long finally heading towards his arms. Finally, their little girl was here.

Finally, they had the child they always wanted.

Finally, they could hold a tiny person that was as close to a truly representative biological combination of the two of them.

The little girl is placed in Freddie’s arms and the tears start flowing when she opens her eyes and squirms her little arms out of her swaddle. She’s absolutely gorgeous, with Freddie’s eyes and nose, and dimples similar to Jim’s.

“Hello, darling. Welcome to the world,” Freddie tearfully coos to the girl. “Your father and I have been waiting for you for so long.”

The little girl reaches up with one hand to tug on her father’s mustache, and he lets her, smiling despite the pain. Jim watches and smiles, wrapping an arm around his partner.

They’ll send a lovely gift to Annie, the woman who carried their daughter. She was absolutely perfect, because not only was she a wonderful person, but also because her genetic makeup is nearly identical to Jim’s. Lily Anne is by all means, an accurate representation of what a child with Jim and Freddie’s genetics would look like.

“Don’t hog her, Fred. Pass her here,” Jim jokes, and cradles the little girl as she’s passed to him. “Hello, Lily. You don’t know it yet, but your papa and I love you so much already. We will always be here for you. Always. Even in death, you can bet that we’ll be keeping a close eye on you, love.”

That last sentence hits Freddie in a very sore spot, and he chokes back mournful tears. He’s not sure how much time he has left. It’s probably not even a year, based on what the doctors have told him, and that hurts badly, because all he wants now is to be there to see his daughter turn a year old.

Annie watches this and smiles sadly, squeezing Freddie’s hand. “It was an honor carrying her for you, Fred. I’m glad I could give you the best gift anyone could ever receive.”

He sniffs and looks at Annie. “I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done. She’s wonderful, and you’re just... darling, you’re the closest thing to an angel I’ll ever get to meet.”

Annie squeezes his hand, and Lily cries out in Jim’s arms at her papa’s distress. Freddie leans in and coos to her, tears rolling down his cheeks as he does.

“Don’t cry, darling. Please, don’t. I’m alright, love. Just getting into my emotions, that’s all. I’ll be fine.”

Lily sniffles and reaches for Freddie, and he takes her, holding her to his chest.

Jim watches and smiles. “She’s going to be amazing, Fred.”

Freddie looks at him seriously, taking a deep breath. “Promise me one thing, darling.”

“Of course, Fred.”

“You’ll make sure she knows how much I love her, even after I’m gone,” he says, rubbing the baby’s back as she falls asleep.

“I would do that no matter what, you know that.”

“Also fix her teeth and get her singing lessons,” he continues, “And if you see a good statement piece that screams my name, get that too.”

Jim laughs and sits back, and the two of them fall into a comfortable silence as they watch their newborn sleep.

May, 2018

Lily Anne curses as she drives over a particularly sharp rock and the front left tire of her vintage Rolls Royce squeals. “Stay intact, please! I don’t want you to get scratched, my love.”

She pulls down her round Dior sunglasses, and looks around the parking lot in the middle of nowhere for a spot. “Damn, why’d they choose to film in the middle of bloody nowhere?”

She finally parks, and steps out of her car, fixing up her hair and outfit, and clutching her bag. Beginning to walk over to the replica Wembley Stadium stage, she sees a head of white curls next to a man with a white beard and dark Ray Bans ahead of her. She knows that if she yells to Roger, he won’t hear her. He’s deaf as hell and blind as a bat. That leaves only one option.

“Uncle Bri! Wait up!” She yells and begins to run to catch up to the men. “I’m wearing heels, so you need to slow down!”

Brian stops and lets Roger know to stall, and when he turns around, he smiles at the girl.

She finally gets to them and huffs. “Why’d you choose this bloody field in the middle of nowhere to film? Christine can’t handle that and you know it!”

Roger frowns. “Why the hell would you drive your Rolls Royce so far? It’s vintage! If you don’t treat that car better, I’m taking it!”

Lily gasps. “How dare you! I would never let a blind old bat take my car.”

Roger playfully hits her shoulder, and Brian opens his arms for a hug. Lily gladly presses herself against the taller man, her head coming up to his chest.

“Thanks for coming to help us on this project, Lily. It’s very appreciated,” he says, ruffling her hair.

When she pulls away and continues walking with them, she shrugs. “I had to. It’s about my papa’s legacy. I can’t miss out on that. I may not have known him for long, but he has to be done justice, and I can help with that.”

Roger smiles and wraps an arm around her shoulder. “You’re already doing that by writing amazing music, love. How’s the band doing?”

She smiles back up at her uncle. “Amazing! The reviews of our new album call it our best since 2012, and we might just get an award for it.”

Lily Anne and Room 301’s latest album was all about the struggles of living in London when one is raised with the band members’ cultural and social backgrounds. With a guitarist being the child of Nigerian immigrants, two lesbians from conservative Welsh Methodist and Irish-Catholic households respectively, and a frontwoman who was raised by a gay Irish man but also a Zoroastrian extended family, it made for an interesting set of problems faced by them collectively.

The band was formed when they were all roommates in college, during their freshman year. Jim went to all the concerts and gigs he possibly could, and the four girls always loved going to Garden Lodge afterward for tea and cake.

Roger grins and looks down at his goddaughter. “Wonderful! We’re so proud of you.”

Brian nods and smiles at the girl. “Your fathers would be so happy to hear that.”

She nods, smiling at the men. “Jim had a folder of clippings from the uni paper articles about us. I just wish he was there to see our first award ceremony.”

Brian squeezes her shoulder. “I’m sure they were both there, watching. They loved you more than anything, Lily.”

Roger smiles fondly. “Remember when Freddie brought her into rehearsal in that fur coat and held her the whole time?”

Brian nods and laughs. “It was so funny to see her try to pry the microphone from his hands the whole time. We couldn’t use any of the audio from that day.”

Lily looks up at the men and smiles. “I clearly still wear fur.” She twirls in her new mint colored fur coat.

Roger nods. “You’re dressing more like Freddie every day.”

“Thank you, darling.” She flips her hair dramatically and continues walking, and her uncles just smile, watching her go along.

—

Lily is impressed by the accuracy of the set, and so are Brian and Roger. Now all that’s left to see is the actors. A meeting is called on stage, and Lily Anne sits with Brian and Roger, nursing a cup of coffee in her manicured hands.

She sees the boys come out in their costumes, and is awestruck by Rami’s look. The makeup and hair department really did well on the accuracy. All that’s missing is the teeth. Joe looks pretty much like John Deacon, but it’s scary how accurate Gwil looks when it comes to resembling Brian.

Then, Ben comes out. The look is farthest from the original, but damn. The boy looks good. If he looked more like Roger, he would simply have too much power. Ovaries would explode.

Brian begins, greeting the boys. “Hello, everyone! You all look great. We just wanted to make sure that you all meet the newest member of the Bohemian Rhapsody family. You probably recognize her, since she’s in the public eye, but we also wanted to give her a moment to introduce herself.”

Roger gestures to Lily and she smiles. “Alright, then. I’m Lily Anne, and I’m Freddie and Jim’s daughter. I’m very excited to work with you all, and I’d love to help in any way I can. I can give most of you pointers on how to navigate the characters you play, but even if I can’t, I probably know people who can.” Lily shrugs. “That’s about all I have to say. Kick ass and do my papa and the rest of the band justice. I trust that you all can do your jobs well.”

The cast is still pretty tired, but they gratefully smile and nod.

Brian smiles. “Great! You can all go back to hair and makeup.”

The cast disperses with quiet thank you’s and waves, and Brian smiles.

Lily looks up at him. “The Bohemian Rhapsody family?”

He nods. “This is something that I think will create a close bond between those boys. They already mesh so well together. You should go meet some of them one on one, Lil. The trailers are behind the stage. They’re all in a big one, getting ready together.”

Lily Anne nods. “Sure. I’ll go do that now.”

—

She knocks on the door of the trailer and a makeup artist opens it, smiling.

“You must be Lily Anne. Come on in!” The artist greets her, smiling.

“Thank you, darling. What’s your name?” She walks inside.

“Katie. Nice to meet you.” She holds out her hand for a shake, and Lily shakes it, smiling.

“The pleasure is all mine, love. Now, Brian said that I should go back here to get to know you all better since we’ll be together for a while.”

Rami waves, unable to speak since the teeth are being put in his mouth. Lily waves back at him, smiling.

Joe smiles. “Hi! I’m a huge fan of your music.”

Lily smiles and puts a hand over her heart. “Thank you so much, darling! I appreciate that very much.” She pauses and looks at him more closely. “You look awfully familiar. Have I seen you in something before?”

He shrugs. “I was in Jurassic Park. I was the little kid.”

Lily gasps. “That’s what it is! Wow! You seem very well adjusted for a child actor.”

Joe grins. “Thank you. I appreciate that.”

She turns her attention to Gwil, who now has the wig fully on.

“I must say, Gwilym, has anyone told you that you look exactly like Brian? It’s terrifying,” she comments, still in awe. “I feel like you’re actually Brian in this wig.”

Gwil smiles. “Yeah, it’s pretty insane. I think that I probably look the closest to the real thing.”

Lily nods. “I agree. I mean, you all look absolutely lovely, but for you, the accuracy is downright frightening.”

Ben speaks up, looking into the mirror. “I know I look furthest from the real thing. I hope fans don’t nitpick that too much.”

Lily scoffs. “I’m willing to bet that part of the reason why you were cast was that you’re similar enough, but also prettier than Roger ever was. He’s an egotistical wanker. He’d do something like that.”

Ben laughs, turning partially red, and Lily feels herself trying not to visibly show her arousal. What a beautiful man. She’s already in love.

“I certainly hope my acting abilities have something to do with my casting,” he says, trying to become less red.

Lily rolls her eyes. “Of course they do, darling! You were amazing in Eastenders. Why’d you quit that? I loved it.”

He sighs. “I want to be seen as more than just a pretty blonde. I became uncomfortable with being shirtless so often and wanted to be used as more than just something that’s good to look at. Now, I try to take more jobs that don’t require me to be shirtless.”

Lily nods. Damn, he has substance and he’s gorgeous. She needs to hop on that once filming is over. “I understand. I promise you, you will be amazing in this, and I’m sure it will open up more opportunities that you want afterward.”

He smiles at her and she has to keep herself from physically melting. Fuck, he’s so pretty and nice and wonderful.

“I really appreciate that, Lil. Can I call you that? Lil?” He asks her.

‘You can call me whatever you want, you beautiful man.’

“Of course! That’s fine.”

Rami finally gets the teeth in and looks to Lily. “Finally, I can speak. I just wanted to say that it’s an absolute honor to play your father, and I would love nothing more than to make him and you proud.” Rami’s sentences are slow, calculated, and incredibly heartfelt.

Lily walks over and smiles, giving him a hug. “That means so much to me, Rami. Really, it does. You look amazing, and I can’t wait to see you perform. You’ll all do amazing.”

The cast thanks her, and she can’t help but melt at Ben’s smile.

“After today is finished, would you all like to go to Garden Lodge with me instead of sleeping in these trailers? I have so many spare rooms and we can order food and get to know each other.” She offers.

“Can Lucy, Allen, and Aaron come as well? They’re part of this as well.” Rami asks.

She nods. “Of course. My Rolls Royce won’t fit that many people, but I’m sure at least one of you has a car here.”

Gwilym nods. “I have my car here. I can help bring people.”

Joe smiles and looks up at Lily. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to ride in the Rolls Royce. I’ve never done that before and it sounds fun.”

Lily grins. “What if I told you that it’s a vintage Rolls Royce?”

Joe and Ben’s eyes light up.

Ben looks up at her. “Please let me in that car.”

‘I’d let you in more places than my car.’

“Of course, love. You’re all welcome to ride in my car.” Lily grins at the boys, who look at each other excitedly. “I’ll ask the director if I can bring you all home with me tonight,” She teasingly says before she leaves the trailer with a flourish.

Katie smiles and moves to adjust Ben’s wig, trying to get it to be perfect. “She seems to be very nice.”

Joe nods. “I like her. What do you think, Ben?”

Ben turns to face him. “Why are you asking me in particular?”

Rami turns to look at him. “Because you seem very interested in her, and her in you.”

Ben scoffs. “I was being nice. We just met her. It’s too soon to make that judgment.”

The rest of the boys look at each other skeptically.

Joe smiles at Gwil. “I give it four months before one of them makes a move.”

Gwil raises a brow. “Who do you think will make the first move, though?”

Rami thinks, and shrugs. “Too soon to tell.”

By this point, Ben is bright red. “Can you all just stop? I’d like that.”

Katie sighs. “I’ll need to put on a lot more foundation if he stays this red. I’d love to continue this later, but now it needs to stop.”

The boys relent but still smile to themselves. They’ll just sit back and watch the two discover their attraction on their own.

Lily Anne gets permission to take home the boys and Lucy, Allen, and Aaron. She will spend some time with Aaron, especially since he plays Jim, and for her, it must be accurate. Her father is by all means, the most important man who has been and will ever be in her life, and she will defend him until the day she dies.

January 1, 2010

Lily frowns as she picks up her flip phone from her purse and steps outside of the frat party she’s at. “Hello? Who is this?”

“Hi, Lily. It’s Laura, your father’s nurse,” a stressed out voice from the other end responds to Lily’s inquiry. “I was concerned you wouldn’t pick up since you’re probably busy and don’t recognize my new number.”

“I always respond, Laura. What is it? Is my dad alright?” Lily becomes concerned. She knows that her father is getting increasingly worse from his cancer and AIDS, and he doesn’t have much longer to live.

“He’s... he wants you to come. Immediately. To be completely honest, I don’t fully know why he’s asking for you, but he sounds distressed,” Laura explains.

Lily’s eyes widen and she blinks back tears. Dear god, please don’t let this be what she thinks it is. Please, if there’s something out there that loves her, she will pray to it to keep her father alive.

“Say no more. I’ll be right over,” she responds, hanging up and calling over a cab.

Garden Lodge is only ten minutes away from her university, since she wants to make sure to always be there for her sick father, and it is the longest ten minutes she’s ever experienced in her life. When the ride is over, she throws money at the cabbie and tells him to keep the change before running inside the gate and banging on the door.

Laura opens it and she continues to run in her stilettos and short party dress. When she gets up the stairs she hears the gentle sounds of her papa’s voice singing Love of My Life, and enters her dad’s room.

Jim turns to see his daughter practically throw herself on the bed and hold his hand.

“I came as soon as Laura called. What is it, Dad?” Lily’s voice shakes.

“Love... I think you know what’s happening. We both know what’s happening,” he tells his daughter, brushing a stray hair from her face.

“Dad, you’ve had scares before. Maybe it’s just another one of those,” she tries to say, attempting to convince herself more than him while tears threaten to fall from her eyes.

He wipes away a single tear from her face and smiles gently at her. “No. This is different, Lily. I know it.”

She begins sobbing, moving to hug her father around the waist and rest her head on his chest like she did when she was little. “I don’t want you to go, Dad. Please, try to hold on a little longer.”

He strokes her hair and smiles. “Your Papa is waiting for me, darling. I’ve held on for as long as I can, my love. If I could stay with you forever I would.”

She can’t speak clearly, but squeezes her father and listens as his heartbeat begins to slow down. “I love you so much, Dad. Thank you so much for raising me and being so wonderful—“ She’s cut off by a sob. “I’ll miss you so much, Dad.”

Jim sniffles and tilts her head up to look at him. “You’re the best thing to ever happen to me, Lily Anne. I’m so proud of you. I love you and the band so much, and I know you’ll succeed in whatever you choose to do. I’ll always be close by, and you know that. Your Papa will finally have me to watch you by his side.”

She blinks away tears and tries to make a joke. “What about the cats, Dad?”

Jim laughs, ruffling her hair. “I’m sure Delilah is there in his lap, watching us in judgment because we’re not petting her.”

The two of them laugh sadly and hold each other close, quieting down as Brian’s guitar wails.

“I’ve got to go, Lily. He’s becoming insistent,” Jim whispers, and she nods.

“Give him a hug for me, please.” She responds, hugging him.

“Will do, love. Your Papa and I will be watching.”

“Even when I get married?” Lily sniffles and looks up at her father.

“I’ll knock over your Papa’s ashes when we find the man for you,” Jim responds, kissing her forehead before closing his eyes and finally, drifting off into the afterlife.

When Lily Anne places her ear to his chest, she hears nothing.

Laura walks inside the room and looks at the scene in front of her, and sighs, taking the needle off of the record as Good Company starts playing.

Lily Anne simply holds her father tightly before sitting up, kissing his forehead, and moving to leave the room.

Brian is sleeping when Lily calls, and picks up the phone groggily, sitting up in bed. “Who’s calling at this hour?”

Sniffles.

“Can I help you?” He’s beginning to get annoyed, and now Anita has woken up, resting one hand on his shoulder.

“U-Uncle Bri, can I come over?” Lily Anne is practically crying over the phone.

“Lily, what’s wrong?” He frowns, and Anita sits next to him, trying to listen in on the call.

“I-It’s my Dad... h-he’s...” She begins sobbing again, and Brian brings a hand up to his lips.

“Oh no. Lily Anne, I’m so sorry. Come on over, love. I’ll call Roger and tell him the news,” Brian offers, trying to console the girl.

“Th-Thank you. I’ll be right over,” she says before hanging up.

When he puts down the phone, he breathes heavily, blinking back tears. “At least he’s with Freddie.”

Anita looks down. “Poor Lily. I’ll start up a pot of tea for her, you call Roger.” She kisses his cheek and moves to go to the kitchen.

Roger picks up on the third ring, and he’s angry at being woken up at this hour. “Brian, what the hell are you doing calling me this late—“

“Jim’s gone. Lily is coming over to my place, and I’m sure she’d appreciate you joining us.”

Roger is silent for a moment before sighing. “I’ll be right there. Should I tell the kids?”

“Once they’re awake. Right now, Lily needs us.”

“I’ll be there as soon as possible.”

Lily Anne rings the doorbell, still sniffling. Laura had driven her over before calling the funeral company and beginning to make arrangements.

Brian opens the door and sighs, hugging the girl tightly. She sobs into his chest, shaking like a leaf. The oversized sweater of Jim’s that she’s wearing now only accentuates how small she is, and right now she doesn’t look like a 20-year-old woman, but a little girl.

That night is full of tears, tea, and ends with Lily Anne falling asleep in a guest bedroom, mascara staining her eyes and running down her cheeks in rivulets.

Lily Anne smiles as Ben and Joe gape at her car, clearly impressed by the beautiful vintage. She’s very proud of Christine. She moves to open up the trunk and help the boys put their overnight bags inside, and moves a box of sage out of the way.

“If you don’t mind me asking, why do you have a huge box of sage in your car?” Gwilym asks her.

“I don’t mind at all. Actually, I sage my entire house, so the ghosts don’t cause too much trouble.”

Ben turns and frowns when he hears the word ‘ghosts.’ “Pardon me? Ghosts?”

She nods. “Garden Lodge is very haunted. None of the spirits are bad, though. Just bothersome.”

Joe raises a brow. “What do they do?”

She sighs and closes the trunk. “Well, six of the eight of them are cats, so they knock things off of shelves and meow at random times. Sometimes you can actually see them running across the hall.”

Rami purses his lips. “I can only guess that the other two ghosts are your fathers.”

She nods and smiles. “Yeah. They are. Sometimes they can be a bit overbearing, but they’ll leave me be when I ask them to.”

The boys look nervous. Lily Anne scoffs and rolls her eyes.

“Don’t worry. We can sage the entire place and nothing will bother you. And if something does, tell them to go away and they will.”

They still look scared.

“If I order Nando’s will it calm you all down?” She tries to calm them with basically a bribe in the name of keeping possible friends.

Ben and Gwil nod and Joe and Rami look confused.

“I’ve never had Nando’s,” Rami comments.

“Yeah, me neither,” Joe adds.

“Mate,” Ben says in disbelief before shaking his head. “No. We’re going to order for you then because Nando’s is the best and there’s only one correct order,” Ben explains.

“Of course! The chicken burger,” Lily Anne adds on, expecting Ben to agree with her.

“What? No, it’s the chicken wrap, hands down,” Ben retorts, insulted at the notion that she thinks the chicken burger is better than the chicken wrap.

“Are you insane, mate? It’s the bloody chicken burger. The chicken wrap is good, but it isn’t the best. Gwil, you like Nando’s as well. What do you think?” Lily turns to Gwilym, who backs up slightly under both their stares.

“You know me better,” Ben argues.

“I’m correct, he’s wrong,” Lily retorts. “Gwilym Lee, in the pursuit of truth, I demand that you agree with me.”

“I’ve been working with you for six weeks, mate.” Ben looks up at Gwilym, basically pleading him at this point. “We’re practically brothers at this point.”

Gwil sighs and raises his hands in surrender, sympathetically looking at Ben. “I’m so sorry, Ben. I really am. I love you, but it’s got to be the chicken burger. Lily Anne is right.”

Ben turns away from Gwil, shaking his head as Lily Anne grins.

“I knew it! I fucking knew it!” Lily Anne jumps up to high five Gwil’s hand before looking over at Ben. “I’m sure you’re correct about many other things, but the best food at Nando’s is not one of them. Now let’s go before I starve.”

Everyone heads towards their respective cars, Gwil moving to his own with Lucy, Rami, Aaron, and Allen. The Rolls Royce is only big enough for three people when the overnight bags are added in, since the trunk is too small for four duffel bags. Thus, she can only take two other people: Ben and Joe.

Lily Anne is about to get into her car when she sees that Ben still hasn’t moved. She sighs and walks over, crossing her arms.

“We don’t have all day, darling. Let’s get to the car, okay?” She tries to reason with him, placing a hand on his arm.

“I’m still insulted. All this time, I’ve always thought the chicken wrap was better,” he says, looking down at her with genuine confusion. “What else am I wrong about?”

She takes his hand and holds it, looking up at him. “You’re very cute when you’re upset, but we can’t go down that path, Ben. It only leads to more questions, and we don’t need those right now.”

He’s so cute. Oh lord, he’s the most adorable and simultaneously the hottest man she’s ever met. A true specimen. A one of a kind combination of a great personality, a rocking body, and the cutest puppy dog eyes she ever did see. She must have him.

He nods and makes the poutiest face in the world. “Can I be shotgun and play the music?”

She nods, squeezing his hand. “Of course, darling. Come along, now.”

Joe moves from shotgun to the backseat, and Ben plugs his phone into the AUX cord as Lily Anne starts up the car and begins to exit the parking lot, followed by Gwil.

“What music are we listening to, Ben?” Joe asks, taking a video on his phone.

Ben turns around, shrugging. He’s clearly still upset. “All Dead, All Dead is a good one.”

Lily Anne turns to face him in disgust, shaking her head. “Dear god, no! Just because your taste in Nando’s is trash doesn’t mean that you get to play one of the most depressing Queen songs in the world!”

Ben looks back at her and snaps, pointing a finger at her. “Don’t you dare say that! I have an exceptional taste in Nando’s!”

“Oh yeah? What’s your favorite side to go with your chicken wrap, Ben?” Lily Anne pulls out of the parking lot and onto the gravel road.

“The potato mash!” Ben shoots back, causing Lily Anne to lean her head back and groan.

“Bruv, no! We all know the correct answer is the Portuguese rice!” She wrings her hands in agitation.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Ben looks out the window, shaking his head and dismissively stating, “I’m just going to put on March of the Black Queen.”

Lily softens as suddenly as Ben snapped, resting a hand over her heart. “I love that song! One of my favorites is White Queen, though.”

Ben smiles back at her, the whole Nando’s exchange forgotten for now. “That’s my favorite one! I could listen to it forever.”

Joe posts the video of the exchange to Instagram, with the caption, “How long until @lilyannemercury steals my man?”

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#starry writes #ben hardy x reader #borhap imagine #ben hardy #joe mazzello #gwilym lee #rami malek #lucy boynton #allen leech #aaron mccusker #bohemian rhapsody movie #im sorry for starting a new fic but i had the idea and i had to do it

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believingispowerfulmagic · 6 years ago

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“The Christmas Engagement” Chapter 5: Building Snowmen

“We’re going to build the best snowmen ever!” Roland declared from his booster seat. He bounced in it, kicking his little legs.

Robin chuckled, doing his best to keep his eyes on the road and give Roland the attention he deserved. “I’m glad you’re excited.”

Storybrooke’s Parks and Rec department sponsored the event every year and it was considered the official kickoff to the holidays. Groups signed up upon arrival at the park to compete in building snowmen. They were allowed to bring whatever they wanted from home—clothing, props, furniture—to help create something that would wow the judges. Prizes were awarded, usually gift certificates to local stores, and bragging rights were secured for the winter. Robin felt Roland was old enough to attend this year and had originally planned to sign up for it with Belle and Gideon. However, Leopold was expecting to see them there so he was now part of the Mills’ team. Roland, Henry and Margot had planned out their snowmen together—they were going with a Harry Potter theme, to no one’s surprise.

At least it was easy to get supplies for, Robin figured as he pulled into the parking lot. He easily found Regina’s Mercedes and was pleased to see an empty space next to it. Robin pulled into it and turned off the car. He looked back at Roland with a smile. “You ready?”

“Yeah!” he cheered.

Robin got the boy out of his booster seat before motioning to the sidewalk. “Go wait right there where I can see you. I need to get the supplies out of the car.”

“Don’t worry,” Regina called out, jogging over to them. She smiled as she took Roland’s hand. “I’ll take him over to where we are. I want to hear all about your day at preschool.”

Roland gasped, excitedly filling her in on everything he had done that week in school. She winked at Robin before walking off with Roland, eagerly listening to the boy. Robin watched them for a moment, allowing himself that time to admire her and let his heart beat wildly. He was starting to fall for Regina Mills even though he knew that nothing was going to happen. Rich successfully CEOs like her didn’t marry stock boys like him except in movies. For now, he was just going to have to enjoy their charade.

He pulled the box of supplies from the trunk and closed the door. Taking a deep breath, he calmed his heart and forced a smile onto his face. Even if he no longer had to pretend to be attracted to her, he had to hide his real feelings from her. She didn’t need that, not when she was getting closer and closer to landing the deal.

Robin approached the competition area, noticing the Belfreys were close to them. He decided to ignore them as he joined the rest of the Mills’ family, who were already starting to prepare some snowballs.

“Hey, Robin!” Henry hurried over, hugging him. He then peered into the box Robin held and grinned. “This is all perfect! We’re going to have the best snowmen this year. I can feel it.”

“Our snowmen are going to be awesome!” Roland explained, jumping up and down with an excited Margot.

“I can’t wait to see what you come up with,” a girl said. Every turned around to find Victoria standing there with her daughter Anastasia. Both wore identical crème coat lined with fur and matching fur hats. Anastasia’s light brown hair was loose and fell around her shoulders. She smiled widely while Victoria’s looked pained.

Robin wrapped his arm around Regina, holding her close as he smiled at the two. “We’re very excited for our project this year. How about you?”

“We have an excellent theme, if I do say so myself,” Victoria said. “Right, Anastasia?”

The young girl nodded. “Ella came up with a really clever theme.”

Victoria’s smile dimmed a bit. “Don’t be modest, dear. You helped.”

“Yeah, but it was mostly Ella and Ivy’s idea,” Anastasia said, frowning in confusion at her mother.

“Well, we’ll be heading back to our spot,” Victoria said, pulling her daughter away. “May the best family win!”

Anastasia waved as she tried to keep up with her mother. “Good luck!”

“You know, for someone who says that her family is the most important part of her life, I get the distinct feeling they are a nuisance to her,” Regina said once they were out of earshot. She scowled.

He shrugged, rubbing her arm. “I actually got the feeling that she favors Anastasia. Doesn’t it seem like Ivy is closer to her father?”

“Yeah,” Regina replied. “And I don’t think she really cares for Ella.”

“I don’t think she cared that Marcus married Cecilia and Ella reminds her of that,” he said, glancing over to where the girl in question giggled at something her stepfather said as Victoria scowled at the back of their heads.

He turned back to Regina and shook his head. “Let’s not focus on them. We’re here to have fun and hopefully win a contest. Let’s focus on that.”

She gave him a small smile and nodded, hugging him. “Thank you so much. You’re a great fake fiancé.”

“Glad to hear it,” he said, ignoring how his stomach knotted up at the word fake. He pushed it down as they joined the others, ready to build their snowmen.

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#once upon a time #outlaw queen #oq au #oq ff #oq advent #oq christmas #hood-mills family #the christmas engagement

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eene-fangirl · 7 years ago

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The Curse of the Were-ED [An Ed, Edd n Eddy Crossover]

Note: Wallace and Gromit The Curse of the Were Rabbit was one of my FAVORITE movies growing up as a kid. The cheese scene from the end of the movie was one of my most favorite scenes in the world. So of course, I had to do an Ed, Edd n Eddy crossover. Enjoy!

Returning to the electronics tent after leading all the cul-de-sac kids away, Eddy smiled in victory. Bro would soon learn his lesson. And did everyone really fall for the fakest looking bunny rabbit costume ever? He’d always have a laugh at this memory.

“Eddy…” Ed’s voice called to him.

Eddy’s smile immediately disappeared. His heart dropped into his stomach.

Closing the tent drapes Eddy quickly walked over and fell to his knees leaning over Edd who was still in his were rabbit form. He was so immense whenever he stood, towering over everyone like a giant. That wasn’t any different from when he was in human form.

He comfortingly pet his soft fur, soothing him. Eddy wanted to joke how Edd turned into a pet, but Edd struggled to keep his eyes open and was clearly in a lot of pain. His fragile state broke Eddy’s heart further, increasing his worry.

“Is he okay?” May asked, standing away from the scene not certain she should approach the friends. This was their moment after all. Her wrecked party was the least of her concern. Her mom and sisters rented out the biggest hall in Peach Creek just for the sake of her eighteenth birthday. She added in the vegetable competition portion just for fun. But, did it only lead to danger?

“Double Dee, you okay?” Eddy asked softly, stroking his furry face. Edd was unable to respond due to his rabbit form. He did however know what others said to him.

Eddy wanted to say so much. First tell Edd that his mind-o-matic was the most dangerous invention he ever thought up and to thank him for saving his own life. But he wanted to confess something very important that he knew Edd was trying to say before he was rendered speechless.

Edd struggled to keep his eyes open, muttering little sounds. It hurt for him to speak or move. Eddy just shushed him placing a hand against his heart. The rabbit stared down at the placement.

A tear rolled down Eddy’s cheek, staring into Edd’s bleary green eyes. He was there. It didn’t matter that he was a rabbit. What mattered was that he was there.

“You’re gonna be okay, sockhead,” Eddy said to Edd, his voice cracking, failing him.

The rabbit smiled crookedly.

But then closed his eyes, his head falling to the ground.

Eddy starred in utter shock, along with Ed.

Before they knew it a ray of sparkles appeared and then beams of light traveled over its body slowly transforming back into Edd. Eddy watched, never taking his eyes off or even blinking. He shook as his throat tightened up.

Finally, Edd was back to his normal self as the beams of light disappeared, flying out from the tent as if they were spirits.

Eddy was afraid to even touch his best friend. Edd lied motionless, his eyes closed. It looked as if he were sleeping but the rise and fall of his chest was barely visible. Eddy waited in painful minutes waiting for any sign of life.

“Double Dee?” Eddy asked, his voice cracking.

Ed’s hand fell on Eddy’s shoulder, his grip tight.

“Edd, wake up!”

“Eddy…” Ed was also crying trying to pull his friend away.

“No. No, no, NO!” Eddy hollered in disbelief, stomping his fist into the dirt. “Wake up, Dee! You were just alive, invincible! You could lift heavy objects like you were the Hulk! You saved May! You avoided getting killed by Bro! And now you risked your own damn life to save my ass! Stop fooling around and wake up!” Eddy hollered into Edd’s face.

Still, no response.

Eddy felt another hand fall on his shoulder.

“Oh, Eddy, at least he’s in peace,” Came May’s heartbroken voice.

“Yeah, the rabbit’s gone,” Ed reluctantly agreed. He sniffled. May placed a comforting hand on her boyfriend's shoulder. “If only… there was a way to bring back Double Dee.”

Eddy was silent, bowing his head. His hands gripped the earth still. Ed could just feel his friends body shaking.

“What should we do now?” May asked, guilty. She started to cry even more hiding her face behind her hands in shame. Ed got up and hugged her close. They walked a little distance away from the scene trying to gather themselves.

No, Eddy thought to himself. After all they’d been through. Eddy could just remember Edd’s sobbing voice begging for him to do something when he started to transform once more. He also remembered how in shock Edd was when he learned the nightmarish news that he was the beast plaguing Peach Creek. His face was so pale, guilty. And the way he gave up rendering it useless that he no longer had the capability to put his very own invention back together.

And Eddy was there. He was there when Edd won the award for all his inventions earning a scholarship. When his experiment went wrong. The horrifying scene when he transformed into the were rabbit. And he was there to hold him when he broke down into sobs, admitting defeat. And when he saved his life, taking the bullet.

Eddy held Edd’s limp hand. It wasn’t cold. It was still warm.

That’s when Eddy remembered!

‘Only the creature will die.’

“That’s it!” Eddy yelled out grabbing Ed and May’s attention.

Eddy pulled out his cologne. It was the smelliest man colgue ever made. Even when Edd was in the deepest sleep he’d immediately wake up, turning up his nose and complaining to Eddy. He could complain all he wanted. Eddy knew Edd loved this smell.

He waft it under Edd’s nose in slow motions. Eddy held his breath, hoping, praying that Edd would respond.

Edd’s nose twitched!

He sniffed. And again. Until he groaned, disgusted!

“Eddy?” Edd awoke, confused, lightly hitting Eddy’s hand.

Eddy smiled from ear to ear, sighing in relief.

“Double Dee, you’re alive!” Ed yelled.

Edd came to and examined his non furry hands. “It worked. I’m back to normal!”

Eddy helped him sit up. He grimaced, touching his sore back. Edd held Eddy’s arms for support, staring into his eyes. “You saved me.”

“So did you,” Eddy said softly. He held Edd’s soft flesh. He stared at his shirtless chest. Had he always been so beautiful?

Wait a sec…

“Uh… sockhead…” Eddy quickly pointed his eyes south.

Edd questionably followed his gaze and immediately yelped, concealing himself with his legs. He forgot when he turned into the were rabbit his clothes ripped off his body due to his gigantic new form.

Eddy took off his jacket and wrapped it around Edd’s waist.

“Thank you, Eddy,” Edd shivered, thankful. He hugged himself trying to keep warm. For any early day in May the air was quite chilly.

Ed draped his own green coat around Edd’s shoulders. “It’s great to have you back, Double Dee!” He happily stated patting his friends shoulder.

“Oh, my golden carrot award!” May pointed out. She picked up the now battered gold medal which she had designed just for this occasion. She stared lovingly at it.

“Well,” she started, “I’m sorry your melon was destroyed, Edd. Still it was used for a good cause. I think all three of you deserve this.”

“Thanks, bunny!” Ed said to her. Then they all laughed, immediately seeing the irony in the situation.

May bent down to Ed. She kissed him. “You saved me.”

“We graduate in a week,” Eddy pointed out. It was random, but so much had been going on that he actually forgot.

“It’s not going to be easy leaving in a few months,” Edd tiredly declared. He was leaned against Eddy’s shoulder as the other held him close, keeping him warm.

Eddy’s grip around his shoulders tightened. “After this I don’t even want to let you go.”

Ed stood up. He took May by the hand. “I’m going to get the car,” Ed suggested. He was eying Edd and Eddy however. May too. “I’ll back it up right to the tent so nobody will see you.”

“Thank you, Ed.” Edd still flushed in embarrassment.

Ed and May exited the tent leaving Edd and Eddy alone. Despite the awkward situation Edd turned and looked at Eddy who still held him tenderly. Arguably he liked this.

“You saved me, Eddy,” Edd said softly, placing his arms around Eddy’s neck.

“And you actually sacrificed yours for me.”

“Of course I would! I’d take a bullet for you any day!” Edd declared.

Eddy smiled. “That makes two of us.”

They were silent. Edd noticed the remaining tears under Eddy’s eyes. He still looked quite shaken.

“Eddy?”

“Yep?”

“I-I...love you.”

Eddy answered him with a kiss.

#ed edd n eddy #eene #eene fanfiction #EddEddy #EdMay #Wallace and Gromit #Wallace and Gromit The Curse of the Were Rabbit #crossover

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pocketofjeonbunny · 7 years ago

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100 reasons to stan the Kim Taehyung 💜

When Tae sneezes into Kookie’s face by accident and Kookie sneezes back on him as revenge

When he drew leashes on BTS and then got beat up later

Taehyung: “Oppa will be back.”

When he teaches Victoria to call Jimin, ‘Jiminie babo’ *insert Jimin’s “what the hell”*

When he spoke Russian and English to the zombies in attempt to stop them from tagging him

When he came rushing in with his bike to join Hope on the Street and then joins their dancing (8:00)

When he failed to successfully create a heart with Namjoon 3 times before getting it right

When he attempted 50 billion times to bottle flip but then Kookie came along and go it in 2 tries

When Tae was hiding under a mattress during a game where Kookie was to find Jimin and Tae while blindfolded (3:38)

When he tried to play the saxophone, claiming that he could play it really well, but had the boys dying because it sounded like a boat horn

The way he sprinted when he spotted a pigeon (it was actually a seagull) on the beach (1:19)

Taehyung speaking his alien language

When he makes pyjamas look extremely fashionable

When he was love struck over Chopa

When he smugly showed off Chopa’s skills in front of Kookie and Miri

His million dollar smile that can blind your eyes with love, cripple your heart and make you feel all warm and fuzzy and giddy inside

When he points out his pimples and tells the camera to say hello to his friend

When he was over the moon for gaining weight

When he said he believed that rabbits existed on the moon

When Kookie, in American Hustle Life, made Tae eat onion as a punishment (although he was spitting it out secretly)

When in Bon Voyage, Tae knew he was being pranked by the boys but played along by pranking them back

When he pretended he could hear the members talking on the giant hill although he was just using their mic

Tae screaming, ‘Its my birthday’ in the middle of a Fire performance

When Tae and Yoongi were told to describe Daegu in one word at the same time and he said ‘intestines’

When Taehyung was hardcore dancing to PSY’s ‘Daddy’ at SBS Inkigayo

When he was running from the toilets while yelling “GALLANT GALLANT!” because he didn’t want to miss Gallant’s performance

When in Rookie King, Tae sabotaged Jimin’s team in a team vs team cooking show by adding loads of salt because he knows his team would lose

When Tae knew the camera was focusing on him during an award show during a performance so he planned to sing along with the song but then sang the wrong lyrics and cracked up so hard when he realised everyone saw him mess up

When Tae and Jin pretended to physically fight over their ‘girlfriend’ who was the camera

When he was whipping like a pro

When he was singing the lyrics of ‘Me you’ to Jimin while dramatically and cutely pointing at Jimin

When he wrote that letter to Jimin (enough said…)

When he was dancing along to Boombayah but accidentally banged his elbow into Baekhyun

When he excitedly danced along the sidelines with Baekhyun and Kookie to Rain’s performance of Rainism

When Namjoon asked Tae to say thank you and I love you in English to ARMY but he instead said, “You are my everything” while intensely staring into the camera *me die* (7:09)

When he tried to say he wants to be a saxophonist but instead said ‘sexy porn star’ and then got really embarrassed. And then when he was asked to say it again he said, “woodwind instrument” instead

When he rammed his ass into Yoongi’s face while he was blindfolded (5:45)

When Tae was begging to Jimin for food like a puppy during that treasure hunt run episode (0:20)

When Tae casually says ‘thank you’ to the zombies in the haunted house while the rest were screaming their asses off

When Tae was panting like a puppy when Hoseok grabbed Tae’s long choker like it was a leash

Tae and Kookie’s bro handshake/dance (which is hella extra)

When he said if he could have any name it was Jack (from Titanic) “Jake, come back!” (3:30)

Tae kissing the camera

When he was so excited and fangirling over that little girl from a fan meet

When he was rocking the bandana and red hair while acting HELLA rude with a fan (mhmm you know what I’m talking about)

When he accidentally stumbles and hides his face in embarrassment

When he falls over and lands on his face while riding the hoverboard (poor baby)

When he was enjoying the fried chicken so much that he almost fell off his chair (5:19)

His red hair look in general…

When he makes an elephant using his two moles on his arms

When he sticks his tongue out and bites his lips VERY SEXUALLY… (self-explanatory)

When Tae dances to “I Need U” in heels flawlessly (1:21)

When he was acting cheeky by putting on and taking off the hat to get a reaction from the fans (2:33)

Tae belly dancing in Dubai (3:00)

Tae’s perfume dance to ‘Pick me’

When BTS attended Music Bank and Tae was being his usual extra self (with his fur coat and chicken dance) (1:50)

Tae’s sweet fan service to fanboys (2:17)

When he repeatedly imitates Namjoon from Dope mv

When he was whining like an adorable baby during a photo shoot and saying “me too me too me too me too” because he wanted to finish his photoshoot too and join Kookie in the pool (0:30)

Tae’s “Not. Not…No!” on Ellen (3:50)

When Tae, while acting all shy, humble and adorable, admitted in the Buzzfeed interview that in public people stare at him in awe because of how handsome he is (all those people is me) (4:40)

When Tae and Jimin were playing with the car window and making meme faces at the camera (9:02)

When Tae was rapping Cypher pt.4 at a fan meet and continued mouthing to himself even when Hoseok took the mic away from him (6:45)

When he was trying to discreetly walk past while Namjoon was being interviewed but accidentally stumbled on light cords and knocked objects over (0:26)

When he dramatically fell over while ice skating in a run episode

When Tae and Yoongi (the Hawaiian couple) get paired together MULTIPLE TIMES.

When Taegi is always holding hands

When in the haunted house episode, Tae cheated by using the video camera in the darkroom to see better (when the room is supposed to remain dark)

When Taehyung and Yoongi were dabbing and dancing hardcore to New Face by PSY during the karaoke game

When Jungkook was grilling meat without gloves and Tae was very concerned because he didn’t want Kookie to get hurt

Tae sneezing

Tae rapping to his favourite part in Cypher part 3 (which was Yoongi’s part)

When Tae and Hoseok shared food with the staff members by feeding them (so kind-hearted and generous)

When Tae appreciated Yoongi for his hard work by cooking food for themselves and for Yoongi trying hard while singing and dancing to New Face by PSY on the karaoke machine

Fancam of Tae from that mic drop performance….that body roll… No further comment

When Tae looked smitten over Kookie

Some Taekook moments hehehe

When Tae was excited when the host of TheMorningMess was a fan of Daniel Ceasar as well

Tae’s hands *choking*

Photographer Tae

Tae’s ‘chocolate cheeks and chocolate wings’ *choking and combusting*

His heart of gold

When he repeatedly said “Our fans ARMY, you made all of this possible” in English

When he was looking fine as hell in that bandana during their DNA performance at the AMAs

Tae eating a huge a slice of cake in one go

When he was imitating D.Va, an overwatch character, by cutely squatting and pretending to drive

When the boys exposed Tae’s noisy gaming habits during an interview and Tae imitates himself “I’m fighting, I’m fighting”

After finding out the interviewer enjoys game, Tae said he will give him his ID after filming

Taehyung in No More Dreams dance break in Nanjing (Caution: I shall not be held responsible for the triggering deaths caused by this video)

Tae acting all goofy and extra on the runway during their impromptu fashion show in a Run episode

When he didn’t flinch AT ALL during James Corden’s Flinch game

When he got all shy in front of the camera while Yoongi received his award

When Tae choked on his water and laughed so hard when his and Seokjin’s song was shown as a nomination for best ost

His love and appreciation for Jin

Tae’s collarbones *choking*

Tae’s vlives when he is the most relatable and cutest lil bun

Tae continuously sipping on some mysterious substance in a cup during the Ellen show (like what the hell was in that cup?)

Tae growling during the DNA performance on Ellen *choking*

The hip thrust move from blood sweat and tears *combusting this time*

Kookie attacking Tae with a lightsaber while Tae kicks him back

Most importantly, he is the sweetest precious lil bun ever who deserves to be showered with all the love in the world!

WE PURPLE YOU, KIM TAEHYUNG! 💜

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marredbyoverlength · 7 years ago

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Year-End Awards Extravaganza: 2017

It’s been a heck of a year for movies, fellas.

Of the 81 new films I saw in 2017 (or, rather, the 2017 Awards Year, running from February 2017 to February 2018), I scored 20 at 8 or above, and only 21 at 4 or below. No matter what you want from your movies, there’s a 2017 movie you’ll love.

So let’s get right into it!

Best Leading Performance: Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name

An absolutely perfect performance. His character, a teenage boy figuring out his sexuality, has been done plenty of times before, but never quite so well. What Chalamet brings to the character is a beautifully authentic vulnerability, capturing both the impulsiveness and the unconfidence of teenage love without the slightest hint of pretense or melodrama. Even more impressively, his relationship with Armie Hammer, which could have felt exploitative given the age difference, is the most sincere on-screen romance in years, maybe in decades.

Two scenes in particular stand out in my memory: in one, Hammer is joking with Chalamet, who tries to keep his composure before collapsing. “I don’t want you to leave,” he says. It’s a simple line, but Chalamet imbues it with enormous power just from the way he moves his body. In the other, behind the end credits, he doesn’t say anything. He just stares into a fire, trying to hide his tears from his parents, who, of course, know that he’s crying and why he’s crying. You can see in his eyes that he knows, too.

Honorable Mentions: Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water; Doug Jones, The Shape of Water; Margot Robbie, I, Tonya; Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread; Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread; Ryan Gosling, Blade Runner 2049; Kim Tae-ri, The Handmaiden.

Best Supporting Performance: Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name

Stuhlbarg was very good in The Shape of Water and The Post, but he was at his best here. He delivers one of the warmest performances in recent history, the kind of performance that makes you love the character the instant you meet him. There’s just so much joy behind his eyes, so much genuine love for his son.

That alone would be enough to secure this award, but near the end of the movie, he delivers the best monologue of the decade. In that scene, he consoles his son, who has just lost his first love, filling lines that could easily have been cheesy with immense love, sincerity, and wisdom: “if there is pain, nurse it. And if there is a flame, don’t snuff it out.”

Honorable Mentions: Rooney Mara, A Ghost Story; Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water; Michael Shannon, The Shape of Water; Michelle Williams, All The Money in the World; Christoph Waltz, Downsizing; Allison Janney, I, Tonya; Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread, Gil Birmingham, Wind River; Ana de Armas, Blade Runner 2049; Tracy Letts, Lady Bird; Jeff Goldblum, Thor: Ragnarok.

The Costner Award for Worst Performance: Dane DeHaan, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Now that I’ve gushed sufficiently to embarrass myself, I’ll recover by saying mean things.

As much as I would love to give this to Gerard Butler again (and boy would he deserve it), this category was a blowout. DeHaan, as the titular character, did absolutely nothing right. His voice was unnatural. His face was totally blank. He even had a stupid haircut. He’s supposed to be suave, but every time he tries to woo Cara Delevingne, he comes off sniveling and pathetic. He’s supposed to be brave, but he comes off stupid. He was the worst part of every scene he was in, and he was in nearly every scene. And I usually like Dane DeHaan. What the hell happened?

Honorable Mention: Gerard Butler, Geostorm.

Nicest Surprise: xXx: Return of Xander Cage

xXx is a stupid franchise with a stupid premise. So stupid, in fact, that I only saw this movie because I lost a bet. But ten minutes into the movie, as Donnie Yen kung fu’d a dozen bureaucrats unconscious, I leaned over to my friend Steve and said “is it just me, or does this rule?” The movie continued to rule for its entire runtime. Highlights: Ruby Rose murders a poacher, Vin Diesel wears the world’s largest fur coat, and Kris Wu becomes an international super-spy entirely on the strength of his DJ skills.

Honorable Mentions: The Circle; I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore; Brigsby Bear.

Winter’s Tale Memorial “What On Earth Am I Watching” Award: The Book of Henry

The Book of Henry is the total package: uniquely bad and uniquely bonkers. (WARNING: spoilers for the most ill-advised movie of the decade ahead.)

The films starts off as a Cute Precocious Kid Movie, something that might have been written by a concussed Salinger wannabe. After 10 or so minutes of that, the Cute Precocious Kid watches the neighbor girl get violently raped by her dad. No, I’m not kidding. Then it’s a Kid Detective movie for 40 minutes or so—before Our Hero dies suddenly of brain cancer. No, I’m still not kidding. Then his mother finds the titular book, which is full of instructions on how to murder the rapist and get away with it. For the rest of the movie, Jaeden Lieberher coaches his mother from beyond the grave on how to assassinate Hank from Breaking Bad.

That doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface. Every new development in this film made my jaw hang a little lower, until by the end of the movie I sat there utterly stupefied. It’s a true achievement in poor decision-making.

Honorable Mentions: A Dog’s Purpose; Vengeance: A Love Story; Geostorm.

Most Insulting Moment: The dancing scene, The Book of Henry

Near the end of The Book of Henry, the school principal finally figures out that the neighbor girl is being abused. But she doesn’t notice the bruises, or listen to the witnesses, or anything that makes sense. Instead, she deduces it from the girl’s interpretative dance for the school talent show. Somehow this is enough not only to convince the principal, but to get the chief of police arrested by his own subordinates.

Colin Trevorrow is among our dumbest working directors.

Honorable Mentions: Dissociative Identity Disorder gives you super-strength, Split; Casting Charlie Sheen in a 9/11 movie, 9/11; The big clock that says “Countdown to Geostorm”, Geostorm.

Best Picture: Twin Peaks: The Return

Ok, yeah, this is a cop-out. Despite what David Lynch will tell you, this really shouldn’t count as a movie. It’s 18 hours long, it’s broken into episodes, and it aired on television.

But to hell with all that. Twin Peaks: The Return is the best movie of the year despite not being a movie. It’s that good. I finished the show a month ago and I’ve thought about it every day since. Episode 8 alone cements it in the pantheon of all-time great television shows; the finale puts it in the top slot.

The Return takes all the loose ends of the original series and at once ties them up and leaves them worse than before. Some plots wrap up neatly: seeing Ed and Norma finally get together is among the best romantic moments in television. Some plots don’t wrap up at all: Audrey is last seen dancing alone at the Roadhouse, having learned nothing and forgotten nothing. Some plots are deliberately cut short, as if to taunt the viewer: Richard Horne literally explodes for no discernible reason.

But somehow, all that jumbled mess, which at times seems disconnected not only from reality but from itself, is all an indispensable part of the whole. It’s holistic cinema: every part is important, and no part is important. It’s a beautiful and terrifying exploration of destiny, duality, identity, and purpose, too big to be contained in a feature-length film.

Honorable Mentions: A Ghost Story; Logan; your name.; The Handmaiden; Blade Runner 2049.

First Runner Up and Best Actual Movie: Call Me By Your Name.

That’s it for 2017. Thanks for another fun year!

#FIlm #2017 #Oscars #year-end awards #potentially controversial opinions

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You’re the only one for me.

Summary: You’re just a normal barista but when a worst incident came you never knew that you’ll find someone who can change your life

Characters: Wonho x Reader, Lee Minhyuk, Chae Hyungwon, Sohn Hyunwoo

Genre: Fluff

Word Count: 2,750 words OmO

A/N: Im making this again huehue thanks for those people who liked my very first fic you are highly appreciated, and thank to @wonhosbutt from twitter for thinking this kind of concept ily

It was a long hectic day for you and for other staffs of the monmonluv cafe. All the staffs are gathered at the mini lounge of cafe "Good job everyone! it was a tiry day for us because a lot of customers came to our cafe due to the seasonal promo. I would like to thank you all for the hardworking and patience you all gave today" Manager Shownu give that speech and afterwards everyone was applauded and happy despite of hectic day. “Y/N-ah, Would like to walk with us going home?” That’s your hyper best friend minhyuk who always tags along with you. He’s actually your secret keeper when you want someone to lean on he’s always there for you though he’s already married the friendship between both of you never fades. “Awww minhyuk, I really loved to but I have to go to the bakeshop I’m craving for black forest cake. I’m sorry but I’ll make sure I’ll join next time okay?” you pat his shoulders and replied a smile. “Okay. Take care of yourself going home okay? there’s a lot of bad guys outside you know that” he’s been caring like that for almost 10 years but literally he has no lovey dovey feelings for you which also the same for you because he's like your brother, most of the people mistaken that both of you are in a relationship. “Yes mom, Say hi to your wife for me okay?” and you waved your hand signing goodbye you seen minhyuk was a little bit pissed after calling him "mom" in front of his face and you just giggled away. It’s winter the white snowflakes was passing through your face and watching it falls down at your brown cute jacket with a little bunny icon on the left of it. You are almost far to cafe while humming your favorite music under snow when suddenly you feel that someone’s watching you, You're at the park that time and no one's around when you turned your back to check out if someone's eyeing at your back you saw nothing. You just ignored it and just put an earphones and connect it to your phone then an unknown man appeared and snatch your phone away from you. You became like a frozen ice for a second before you screamed for a help, Luckily there’s a man with a brown fur coat from the other side of the park came and that’s where the unknown man was heading to. Because of the scream that you made is enough to hear it to a peaceful park he hurriedly assesses the situation he punches the unknown right in his face which really hurt him so bad and the unknown man collapses. You are in shocked and quickly ran over the place and you see the man was lying on the ground aching from the punch that a brown coated man gave to him. “Here... you shouldn’t use your phone in public places like this especially when it’s midnight” He gave you a stare that was too cold and a voice that emotionless. “Th- Thank you uhm what should I give you to pay you back?” You’re still shocked and can’t believe what happened so you stutter while speaking on him. “You don’t need t-” You cut his response when you saw his hands were too red and you touched it and he reacted that he was hurt. “You need to come with me at my house, I can give you a short treatment for your hand” you responded he was about to speak something but you pulled him forcefully. Your house was near at the park almost three blocks away and that’s where you lived, “I said you don’t need to it’s okay” he said while you are unlocking the door of your house. “Stop lying, just give me this favor I don’t want to be in debt with someone” you see his face was quite shocked after what you have said, You guided him at the living room and remove your coat then get the medicine kit at the kitchen. It was nice a typical small house for a single person but it is well arranged since you don’t like too messy. “Give me your hand” The brown coated man turned his face into you while getting some ointment for his hand pain. “You know you should never let a stranger come to your house what if I’m an insider? and I’m plotting something about you” He leaned you closer to your face and now you can see clearly what he looks like he’s man with a blue and white bubble gum hair and his face was too polished his eyes was emotionless and black plus its cold he has a rosy lips like he applied some lip balm to make it shiny rosy red. To summarize the man in front of you looks ethereal, You stopped for a minute and both you just stared and snap away because he raised his right eyebrow. “I don’t find you as a bad guy based on your appearance… You look soft and if you’re a bad person you wouldn’t help me earlier and just let the situation happened” you protest and he gives you “psh” face while you were concentrating applying an ointment to his injury and compress it with a hot compressor bag. While you are applying some bandages on the injured part he was staring at you which you caught him, “What’s your name by the way?” you asked in a complete silence because you kinda feel awkward since he’s the first one who came into your house and you didn’t know how to treat a visitors because you more likely an alone person but it doesn’t mean that you’re a very distant to everyone. “Does that matter miss?” he responded that makes you press his injury and made him whining over pain “Okay... okay... I’m Wonho stop pressing my hand it hurts” you give him a sullen glance and quickly change the mood because you don’t want to ruin the mood of your the first visitor. “Well then wonho… I’m Y/N nice to meet you” you gave him a nice smile and he stared for about a minute then he just turned his head down like nothing happened, You whispered at yourself “So cold” and you are taking all the bandages and treatment inside the medicine kit. “Thank you.. Y/N” he said it in shy tone and he just give a little sincere smile “but I have to go, I have something to do I’m sorry if I cause a lot of your free time” he stood up and ran away like a wind, you are about to stop him and invite him for a hot chocolate but he just vanished away. You quickly message minhyuk about what happened but he didn’t respond maybe he’s already as asleep so you just let it and changed your clothes then you remembered you forgot to buy a cake

“WHAT?? I told you to take care of yourself, Y/N” minhyuk almost break the glass when you told him that situation, It was another new day at the cafe and you’re helping minhyuk to arrange the trays of the cups and only in three minutes, the cafe will open. “I told you minhyuk, Why should I repeat what I’ve been said and plus you ignored my long ass message last night.. wow, you deserve a best friend award” you rolled your eyes on him while wiping a cup. “Okay, time to work hard again no more unnecessary chit chats” Manager shownu announced it and he opened the door of cafe, the scent of coffee surrounds at the cafe it is a perfect aroma if you’re a morning person who loves coffee. And the first customer comes in you are assigned in a barista for this day and minhyuk was at the cashier. “Good Morning sir, May I take your order?” minhyuk said happily which he always did and acted it naturally he’s known being the most joyful staff in all of the crews. “1 Iced Americano and that strawberry cheesecake, Dine-in” the man was straight forward but his voice sounds familiar like you heard it somewhere that deep cold voice and you suddenly turned your back. “May I get your name for your order?” minhyuk was holding a pen and a cup. “Wonho” you and the man both said it together and you are both shocked. Minhyuk turns his face to you and back to wonho and bit confused. “Oh.. okay well then sir wonho, wait for your turn. My friend Y/N will serve you right away if your order is ready” minhyuk give you an evil smirk and giggled a bit like he was plotting something and wonho choose his seat right near at window where he can see the landscape outside and the counter where yo sre working. You slightly pinched minhyuk’s arm and told him “Minhyuk why did you do that? I’m a barista for today why should I serve his order?” you hide that you are embarrassed about what happened. “Because I already told him, and he’s our customer or maybe your potential lover?” he giggled again. Minhyuk was taking another order again and you’re finished making iced americano and put it on a tray. Hyungwon the assigned waiter of the day called you to give Wonho’s order. “These two” you whispered at yourself while taking the tray and give them a death glare then you turned to wonho’s table. “Here’s your order sir” while you are placing his order on his table he rested his hand against his chin while looking at you. You just ignored but suddenly wonho speaks. “So this is where you work?” he smiled like he’s a different person because that’s not what he acted last night he’s having fierce and straight face all the time. “A-Ahh yes.. uhmm.. so how’s your hand going? Is it now okay?” you smiled and but your voice was kinda bothered. “Ahhh this.. it’s now okay thank you again for last night sorry if I have to go I was in a hurry” you relieved a minute but suddenly there’s a complete silence again while he was staring at you. You wanted to explode for a minute because he looks bright when he keep staring at you the corners of his lips were soft. You stared each other for about a minute then suddenly Manager shownu appeared and signing you to come back to your assigned position and you quickly go back. While you’re near at the cashier, Minhyuk’s blurted out a word “So how’s it going, I think he has feelings for you” minhyuk raised his eyebrows. “I also think about that, both of you can be a perfect couple. He looks minimalist but fancy on the way he dressed, he must have a perfect fashion taste” Hyungwon blurted out beside you and you just turned at the coffee grinder hiding that your face was as red as a newly picked ripe tomato.

Until a few weeks later wonho regularly come at the shop same time the same place and ordering same product. When the shop is already closed you tag along with minhyuk and hyungwon going home “Do you ever find it something fishy Y/N? He always goes at the cafe thrice a week at exactly 9 am he never been late.” Minhyuk said while eating a honey chips and hyungwon was enjoying the snow. “Maybe he just wants our cafe because of its cozy.. I don’t find something’s wrong about that, You know instead of thinking something else we should be happy because he’s now our regular customer” you give him a shrug face. “Do you like him. Y/N? you always seem so bright whenever you see wonho and also the same as him maybe you’re just both hiding your feelings and let someone first confess” he’s seriously having a deep and sincere tone at the moment like he was a love consultant, You just give him a short giggle and lightly punch his arm. “You know both of you are just making unnecessary thoughts, You should go to sleep” when you all reached the park. You parted your ways and say goodbye the road was dark so you keep your phone inside of your bag because there might be something happened again. When you reached your home you see a bunch of pink roses with a little note and small brown box contains some colorful mini pads, the little note has a message.

“To the most beautiful woman, I’ve ever seen since the day we crossed each other’s path”

it was your first time having an admirer but at first you think that was a joke or someone just making fun of you. But when opened the brown box. It was full of handwritten compliments and quotes that brighten up your day, You find it suspicious because there’s no name attached to the small box and to the little note except for the letter “-H” at the bottom of little note that made you suspicious who’s that “H”

You came at the shop early despite of the fact that it’s your day-off because minhyuk messaged you that there will be a meeting, But the shop seems there’s no face of minhyuk and other staffs and the shop was complete quiet, You’re wearing a white loose long sleeve and a pair of jeans. When you entered the shop you can’t smell the scent of coffee, but the scent of perfume that really has good smell and there’s a lot of flowers at the place which made you feel curious “What the hell is happening is this the new design for this week?” you asked yourself. And you see a man in a dark coat with a blue and white hair. “Wonho?” you lightly shouted and then he walks towards you, He looks extremely a handsome with that look especially when he gave you a bright smile and glanced with a confidence that makes your heart wants to escape from your body and your tummy was like a zoo but you stay calm outside and try not to show what you really feel. “Y/N” he said it softly but with a deep voice, you almost facing each other almost 2 inches away and you feel his breath was warm. “I- I really need to say this before I’ll go to Canada because I might miss this chance and someone might snatch you away from me” he was a bit of nervous but his eyes begin to sparkling and the way his lips move was very amusing, you are standing in front of man that almost a perfect guy. “I like you Y/N, I was the who sent you pink flowers and brown box. I didn’t put my name because you might not accept it” you were just glued on his eyes while he’s talking but you suddenly asked him who’s “h” and he confessed “That’s the real abbreviation of my name people usually called me Wonho but my name is Hoseok you can call me either two since its the same person who adores you” you can’t keep your feelings inside of you and responded him “I’ve been waiting this for almost a month that you came here regularly, I like you too Hoseok” you covered your face with your hands and hoseok laugh softly and also cannot hide that he’s happy that both of you has the same feeling for each other. “So if that means.. Do I have your permission to date you?” he was holding your hands and omygod his hands were soft and warm yours was cold. “Of course, I will” you cant help it and you hugged him so tight for the first time while you are resting on his chest you can feel his heartbeat was racing and he’s sincerely passionate with his feeling. “So now when’s the wedding?” minhyuk shouted at the corner along with the other staffs and manager shownu. You were surprised because you think that there’s only two of you inside the cafe and they popped a confetti and you just hide at wonho’s chest due to shyness. “Congratulations Y/N you just proved to yourself that you will not die alone” and everyone became silence even hoseok and you but minhyuk take it back as a joke and you hit him on his back so hard.

#monstax #wonhoxreader #shinhoseok #monsta x fluff #fluff #kpop fanfiction #kpop scenarios #hyungwon #changkyun #shownu #jooheon #leeminhyuk

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theartificialdane · 8 years ago

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Galactica, part 248

In this Sutan can’t sleep, Jinkx shares her past, Courtney does her best, and christmas is right around the corner!

Thank you @samrull @veronicasanders and @toriibelledarling <3

“Ow!” Violet woke up, a sharp pain stabbing her in the ribs. She opened her eyes, and saw that Sutan was sitting next to her in bed, a pen from the bedside table in his hand. Violet had fully expected to see Frida, the little dog often sneaking into bed, but Frida was nowhere to be seen. “... Did you just stab me?” They had gone home right away, Sutan holding her close in the taxi as they kissed, a strange new desperation over him that had taken them straight to the bedroom, the delicious soreness in Violet’s bones a reminder.

“What were you thinking?”

“Wha-”

“Because I don’t understand. It doesn’t make any sense. Why you would just leave?”

Violet felt taken aback. She had never seen Sutan so angry before, so upset.

“I-”

“Do you know how worried I was? I looked like a fucking idiot, I felt like a fucking idiot Violet. Do you understand that? You left your phone! You’ve never done anything like this before, I- Fuck!” Sutan threw himself down on the bed, his arm over his eyes, and Violet felt stupid. Of course Sutan had worried. Of course he had.

“I’m sorry…”

“You’re not.” Sutan didn’t even look up, but Violet couldn’t help but smile, her sweet boyfriend slowly coming back to her. She could feel the embarrassment rise in him, and it was a little childish that he had woken her up in the middle of the night. But if she was honest, she deserved so much more.

“I am..” Violet laid down, a small breath of relief leaving her as Sutan allowed her to curl up. “I shouldn’t have left.. I just…” Violet bit her lip. “I saw someone I knew a lifetime ago..”

Sutan put his arm around her as Violet whispered her story in the deep of the night.

***

Jinkx bit her cuticles nervously, answering Adore’s FaceTime call from her hotel bed. “Hey.”

“Hi,” Adore whispered. “How are you? Did you sleep okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. How’s Lasky?”

“Still passed out.”

“No. I mean…”

“I know what you mean,” Adore sighed. “I don’t know, Jinkxy. She was a mess, I don’t...Sharon really got in her head. We saw her again on the way out and it was just like...god, what an /asshole./”

“Yeah.”

“What are you gonna do?” Adore asked. “You can’t stay at some hotel. This is your house.”

“I know. But...Adore, Alaska has never believed me. I’ve tried to explain to her, about my life before, but. She’s always known this version of me. The sober version. You know? And...I promise I’ve tried but she just doesn’t want to hear it.”

“I think you need to tell her everything.”

“Everything? That could take awhile.”

Adore laughed. “Well...yeah…”

***

“Nooooo.” Ruby groaned. “Please, turn it off.”

“... It’s the sun?”

“You’re lying, it’s december. The earth is dead.”

Ruby could hear Max laugh, and if she could, she would have reached out and kicked him, but under the covers was so lovely and warm.

“I told you not to get the last glass of wine.” Ruby could feel the mattress dip, and she considered once again if it would be worth kicking Max.

“It went with my dress.”

“It did.”

Ruby opened her eyes. The night before had been insane. She still wasn’t sure if she was happy that she had gone with Max to his work party, but it had somehow worked out to be an amazing night, her and Pearl dancing on the tables while someone named April or June sprayed champagne at them. Her and Max had gone home so late that her favorite corner pizzeria had actually closed, but she hadn’t cared, until she woke up with the worst hangover of her life.

“Here, have some tea.” Max was sitting on the edge of the bed, the flower tray Ruby had gotten so used to in hand.

“Thank you.. You’re the best.”

“Come on, baby, you’ll feel better,” Adore cooed, brushing some matted blonde hair off Alaska’s forehead.

“No, I don’t wanna…” Alaska whimpered, covering her eyes, pushing away the vile-smelling hangover cure Adore was trying to force upon her. “It smells disgusting…”

“It is. And then you’ll throw up and you’ll feel better.”

“Nooo…”

Suddenly the bedroom door banged open and Jinkx sailed in, dressed in her evening gown from the night before, tossing her fur coat onto a chair, followed by their building handyman, Raul, with a dolly full of boxes. Alaska shrieked and dove under the covers. Adore reached out and gave Raul a fist bump, seemingly unbothered that she was topless, in a pair of lace underpants. “Hola, what’s up?”

“Hola, Miss Adore,” he replied cheerfully. “Miss Jinkx, where would you like the boxes?”

Right here is perfect,”Jinkx said, handing him a tip. “Thanks, Raul.” She leaned over the bed and smacked Alaska on the ass, as Raul left the room, closing the door behind him. “Come out! Pouting time is over!”

Alaska crept out from under the covers, a frown on her face. “Excuse me, I’m still mad at--”

“Right, right, I know.” Jinks began opening boxes and dumping the contents onto the bed - dozens and dozens of tabloids and trashy magazines. “You say that I’m keeping things from you? Well, here it is. Here’s everything. My life in tabloids. Have at it.”

“I-” Alaska began, but was cut off by another box being dumped out on the bed.

Adore picked up a magazine, the cover a picture of Jinkx straddling some random girl in a bar while another girl grabbed her by the hair and the headline /DRUNKEN SOCIALITE BAR BRAWL/, laughing hysterically. “Damn, Jinkxy. I hope you won this fight.”

“Of course I won. I slept with both of them. I mean, I think. Who was that? Oh yeah. Both of them. And the bartender.”

Adore laughed, leaning over to give her a high-five as Jinkx turned the last box upside-down. Jinkx looked at Alaska, who’s face was solemn, examining the sea of tabloids.

“Hey. Look at me.”

Alaska looked up, a lock of hair around her finger.

Jinkx took her chin gently in her fingers, her other hand resting on Adore’s shoulder. “I never meant to hide anything. Okay? I pulled all this shit from storage - where I keep it out of sight, because, you know...gross. But I do keep it. Because I don’t ever want to be this person again. So you need to look at this shit, and tell me. Are you okay with who I used to be? Can you handle it?”

Alaska threw up her hands, exasperated. “Of course, I just needed a minute! I just-”

“Really?” Jinkx asked.

“Oh shit,” Adore said, holding up another paper, which read, /NIGHTY-NIGHT JINKXY/, across a photo of Jinkx sprawled facedown on a table in a nightclub, ass out. Raja and Bianca were chatting nonchalantly in the background. Both Jinkx and Alaska shot her a look. “Sorry,” she said with a slight laugh, pawing back through the piles of magazines.

“Jinkx, listen. Okay, I know that you had a fucked up past. I know all of that. I probably saw most of these in the supermarket while they were happening. But, like, the thing with Sharon just threw me, okay? Sharon and I, we had a very messed up situation. And when she produced Cabaret? That was one of the GOOD years. I mean, that’s how I remember it. So, yeah, it fucking got to me.”

“Well, if it helps, I don’t think I slept with Sharon.”

“You don’t?”

“No,” Jinkx said. “I mean, you know, anything is possible. But I called my friend Sarah, who was also in the show, and she remembers all of us partying and she said that Sharon was never involved. But...I can’t know for sure. So you have to figure out what that means for you.”

Alaska nodded. “I know.”

***

“Are you really doing gold for New Years?” Betty sipped her drink, the sugary caramel helping her perk up. “It’s like.. So passé..”

“Classics can’t be passé Betty.” Violet and Betty were at Violet’s desk, the two going over their final pre holiday presentation where the last of the pieces for the New Year’s miniature collection would be chosen.

“They can if they’re boring.”

Violet rolled her eyes. “And neon pink is better?”

“Neon is hot right now.”

“If you’re 13.”

“Better than 55.”

“Girls, girls.” Betty and Violet turned, Shane looking up from his desk. “You’re both pretty.”

“Shut up Shane.”

***

“Yes?” Bianca asked, stepping into her shoes, as Joslyn opened her office door a crack.

“Uh...I’m not really sure what to do. There’s some people here to see you who aren’t on the schedule--”

“Well, send them away. I’m on my way to the NBC lunch, and then I have the--”

“I tried, they won’t leave.”

Bianca rolled her eyes. “Well, who the fuck is it?”

“That actress, Farrah whatever? The one who used to be really amazing when she was a kid but now she's on that dumb Disney show? And her momager, who’s terrifying, by the way,” Josyln whispered.

“Ugh, fine, let them in. How the fuck did they get past reception?” Bianca grumbled.

“I think there’s a temp up there.”

“Fire them.”

“Copy,” Joslyn said, and then left to get Farrah and her momager supreme, Darienne Lake.

“Well, well, well, what a beauuuutiful office you have, Ms. Del Rio!” Darienne began.

“Save it,” Bianca barked. “I’m late for a lunch. What do you want?”

Darienne and Farrah sat down. “You remember my daughter, I’m sure.”

“Yeah, hi.” Bianca nodded in Farrah’s direction. The blonde gave her a flirtatious little wave, blowing a kiss.

“Well, she’s been trying to break her way out of that Disney box and into the pop music scene, but I’m afraid we’re getting nowhere. We’d like your help.”

Bianca laughed. “I’m not in the music industry.”

“But, you make stars.”

“I don’t /make/ stars. Can you even sing, Farrah?”

Darienne laughed. “Who cares? We’re talking about pop music! We want her to do a collaboration with Courtney.”

“I think we’d look really cute together, don’t you?” Farrah fluttered her lashes.

Bianca sighed. “Okay, this is ridiculous. Why don’t you call /Courtney’s/ manager? I have literally nothing to do with her career.”

Darienne closed her eyes briefly. “I was afraid you’d say something like that. I guess I have no choice but to remind you of the night you first met my daughter. Almost 2 years ago.” She pulled out a manila envelope and handed it to Bianca. “Emmy Awards. You were pretty intoxicated.”

Bianca glared at her for a few moments before taking the envelope and pulling out the contents. A few slightly grainy photos of her chatting with Farrah...and then touching her hair...and then one of them kissing. /Fuck. Courtney is gonna lose her goddamn mind./

“I’m sure you’re doing the math in your head already, but she was 16 in those photos.”

Bianca stuffed the pictures back into the envelope, pulling together her poker face. “We were in public. All this proves is that I’m a lecherous asshole. Everyone already knows that. So this bullshit attempt at blackmail isn’t going to work--”

“But what about what happened afterwards?” Darienne asked coyly.

“What are you talking about?” Bianca asked slowly.

Darienne looked over at Farrah, who looked down at her hands, saying softly, “I was so scared. I mean...it was my first time. But Ms Del Rio kept saying how beautiful I was, and so I…I let her...it was my fault, I should have said...” she looked up, a single tear rolling down her cheek.

Bianca stared at her, horrified.

“Pretty good, huh?” she asked, a wicked smirk on her lips, brushing the tear away.

“Why the fuck do you wanna be a pop star? You could be Meryl Streep.”

Farrah laughed, tossing her hair. “I wanna EGOT. I’ve already got the Emmy.”

Darienne rose from her seat. “Look, no one wants to release those photos, or tell that terrible story. We just want to work together.”

“Oh, right, you’re just a nice normal mother-daughter team.”

“Exactly!”

“Jesus Christ.” Bianca shook her head.

“We know that the holidays are coming up, so we’ll check back in January on the collab. I trust that gives you enough time to use your influence and make something happen. Enjoy that lunch, B!”

“Ta ta!” Farrah sang, tossing Bianca a kiss and sailing out the door after her mother.

***

“Darling, you look lovely tonight,” Patrick said, taking Fame’s hand. They were in the car on the way to yet another holiday party. It had been an exhausting week, crammed full of social obligations and Patrick couldn’t wait for the proper holiday to begin.

“Thank you,” Fame replied tersely.

Patrick moved closer to her. “Just think, my love. In less than 48 hours, we’ll be lounging in the sun, cocktail in hand, Caribbean breezes on our faces…” He kissed her cheek gently.

Fame sighed. “Yes, that’ll be nice. Away from...all this.”

“Are you alright, dear?” he asked tentatively. He could see that she was brooding slightly, and although his normal inclination was to just let her work through it, he was afraid that if they didn’t talk to each other right now, things could quickly get out of hand.

“I think...maybe we should see someone when we’re back in town.”

“See someone?” Patrick cocked an eyebrow, puzzled.

“A therapist.”

“Oh.” Patrick swallowed. /See/ someone.

Fame bit her lip and looked at him. “I think it would be good for us. I still...I think we have things to work through, and I think it would be smart to get help. Is that...would you be okay with that?”

Patrick gazed at her, placing a hand on her soft cheek and leaning in for a tender kiss. “Of course, my love.”

***

“Hey Trix?”

“Yes?”

“Are we bad parents?”

Trixie turned to look at his wife. ”Why would you think that?”

“I mean, isn’t getting tissues for our kid as a Christmas present kinda lame?” Katya looked into their basket, the bright and sparkling packages of Kleenex with cartoon characters on them

They were in Target, the hustle and bustle of worried Brooklyn moms and busy families all around them, Katya getting the last ingredients for the sochivo pudding for their Christmas dinner. Trixie had insisted on coming, Max staying behind and watching Ivan as he and Katya had driven out in Katya’s car. Normally Katya loved going to Target with her husband, picking out yogurts and finding funny shirts with ugly prints, the time one of her favorite dates with Trixie, but she couldn’t help but look at the other families that had stacks and stacks of toys in their carts.

“Not really. I mean, it’s kind of his favorite thing.” Trixie took one of the boxes out of the cart, holding it up. “He’s gone through 12 boxes at work already.”

“But shouldn’t we get him like...stuffed animals or one of those big Fisher-Price playsets or something? Look at that fancy play kitchen over there!” She pointed to another cart.

“It’s not what the gift costs, but the thought behind it.”

Katya smiled and leaned forward, kissing Trixie. “You’re amazing.”

***

“Oh my /god/,” Courtney flopped onto the bed, throwing down her bags, letting Bianca pull her into an embrace. “That was the longest overnight of my entire life. Those bitches are /insane./”

“The Housewives wore you out, huh?”

“B, omigod. So, first of all, you know, I got that news about my dad being in the hospital, so I was kind of freaking out.”

“Yeah, I know. He’s fine though, right?”

“Yeah, it turns out it was a false alarm, thank god. But at that point the tests hadn’t come back and so we still didn’t know. But Bethenny and Luann got into this ridiculous fight and Bethenny called Luanna a whore, or something, and Luann comes outside where I was trying to FaceTime dad and she’s trying to recount their conversation and I’m like, putting it into perspective and telling her my dad’s in the hospital and she’s like ‘a /whore/ Courtney, a /whore/, I mean have you ever heard such a thing?’”

Bianca burst out laughing. “I’m glad your dad is okay, baby.”

“Yeah. I’m gonna see him when I go for Mardi Gras, so that’ll be fun. Omigod.” She sighed. “What time is our flight tomorrow?”

“10. And don’t worry, I’ve already basically packed for you,” Bianca gestured to an open suitcase.

“Did you put jewelry to match my outfits in little ziplock bags?” Courtney asked, climbing on top of her.

“Of course.”

“Mmmm, your organizational skills are so sexy…” Courtney purred, leaning down to kiss her neck.

Bianca’s phone began to ring and she whispered, “Hold that thought,” before answering her phone.

Courtney sat back on her heels, slowly unbuttoning her top, teasingly opening it while Bianca spoke to someone at the magazine about layouts for their next issue.

“...I said get it done, and don’t be a messy little cunt like last time!” Bianca barked, hanging up. “Now, where were we?”

Courtney frowned, crossing her arms over her chest.

“What?” Bianca asked, picking up on her disapproving expression.

“Kind of a mood killer to hear you speak to someone like that, doncha think?”

“It’s just work, who cares?”

“Well, as someone who’s been on the receiving end of that kind of energy, it wasn’t very fun. It was actually demeaning and awful and-”

Bianca laughed. “Please, teach me more about office politics. You’re so experienced from your four month career as an assistant.”

Courtney closed her mouth, eyes blazing with anger for a second before saying quietly, “You know what would be really sexy? If you didn’t think I was an idiot.” She climbed off the bed, slapping away Bianca’s hands.

“Baby, come on, you’re being-”

“Save it.” Courtney walked over to the bathroom and began to run the hot water for a shower.

Bianca jumped up from the bed to follow her. “Courtney. I’m sorry. Please look at me, baby, please!” She put her hands on Courtney’s shoulders, lips grazing her ear. “I don’t think you’re an idiot; I think you’re perfect. I just didn’t want to get into a whole work discussion right now, I wanted to be with you...” Bianca sucked gently on her neck, hands sliding around her body. “I’m sorry for being dismissive.”

Courtney closed her eyes and leaned her head back. “Okay.”

“Okay, you forgive me?” Bianca nuzzled her shoulder.

“Yeah.” Courtney wriggled free of her grasp. “I’m sorry too, I’m probably just on edge from dealing with neurotic Upper East Side tantrums for two days. I’ll be fine once I get some rest.”

“Alright.” Bianca watched her while she shed her clothes, back still turned. “Baby?”

“Yes?” Courtney asked, stepping into the shower.

“I love you.”

“Love you too, B.” Courtney gave her a tense smile, pulling the curtain closed.

#galactica #au aag verse #rpdr fanfiction #my fics

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newtandhisgirl · 8 years ago

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Chaser

This is the start of a little fanfic series about a trainee British healer who has come to America and meets New. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it :) xxx

"Darling, watch where you're going!", you said aggressively, as a stranger whipped past you in a flash of a blue coat, knocking over numerous tables of the small cafe you sat in. Damn it, you'd said 'darling' again, people were never going to take you seriously as a muggleborn, female Healer-in-training in 1920's America as it is, let alone if you say 'darling'. You'd been waiting for a good half an hour to meet the supposedly famous professor of potions at a healing club in America, you sighed to yourself thinking that maybe you werent worth it after all. No, positive, positive, positive. Think positive. Making a mental note to pull yourself together, you turned back to face your books on extensive theory, only to be greeted by the face of a slightly disgruntled, freckled, -but oh gorgeous- man in the same blue coat whom slowly raised his fingers to his lips. They don't make them like this in Britain, you thought. "Bloody-", cut short in your speech by the pleading, yet scarily intense stare from the stranger, he seemed to be staring straight at you, but not in your eyes. You took a moment to look up and down at yourself, what was he looking at? He, however, took a moment to look at your books, and then suddenly, his lips went to your ears. You felt a shiver down your spine and prayed to God that he didn't sense the overwhelming emotions you felt at such a gorgeous man even daring to look at you. "E-excuse me, but um could you help me find my Demiguise? Um.... P-please?", he whispered. His accent was surprisingly British and his voice was golden. You savoured his words for a second, before realsing what he ha actually said. You became immediately focused on the Demiguise. Such a rare creature was hardly going to be a regular occurrence, besides its fur had healing powers and was a vital ingredient in a complex potion that allowed the taker to recover from any bruising caused by Devil’s Snare. Well in theory, it could be. Nobody had ever tried it. With a curt nod of the head you rolled up your sleeves, tightened your hair and followed as he closed his eyes, listening intently for the Demiguise. From previous study, you knew that the Demiguise was a creature that could meant you had to be unexpected and spontaneous, yet accurate. Suddenly you felt the man’s eyes shoot open next to you and his body stiffen to attention, you did the same as he murmured “2nd table to the r-r-ight, look at the menu.” With a sharp glance to your left, you could see in the reflection of the steel tables that the menu of the table ,pointed out by this man standing uncomfortably - well alright then comfortably - close to me, was opening itself and closing itself repeatedly. What would be a totally unexpected thing to do? Think, think, think! You do stupid things all the time! Whatwas the lat stupid thing you did? Oh thats right, fall completely down the ramp of the ferry in your rush to get to the toilets before you puked. Turns out yourenot quite the daughter of Poseidon, and probably the daughter of the God of clumsiness. Well, you thought, it has beena whole 48 hours since you last made a complete and utter fool of yourself. “Don’t worry!” you whispered, and walked past the table, as you passed you let out a little scream and threw myself on the floor, wildly grabbing the air and hitting both arms smack bam onto the table. Bugger, that was going to leave a massive bruise, with gentle cut on the right arm, it would be fine in a few days and wouldn't hurt massively. Sometimes you hated knowing so much about things like that, it left you with no excuse to be a drama queen about it. But now you knew exactly where the Demiguise was, because he was everywhere but where you wildly grabbed. Okay, what were you saying about not big a drama queen because this is just calling for drama queen mode. Collecting your thoughts, you cleared your head. Okay, you thought, show time. “OH MY GOD! OH MY BLOODY GOD! I COME TO AMERICA, TO HAVE FUN, TO BE TREATED AS AN EQUAL AND YET AGAIN SOME BRITISH IDIOT DECIDES THAT THEY CAN USE ME AGAIN!”, you screamed, whilst making wild hand gestures in the near proximity of where the Demiguise is. The man in the blue coat, however wasn’t catching on, he had turned scarlet red and looked like I had just told everyone he was a serial killer. “U-um, I’m a-awfully sorr-“, he started, looking extremely apologetic and harassed, yet frankly with absolutely no clue what was going on. “NO YOU LISTEN HERE!”, you screamed, but your arms felt the rush of air a they swung down and the tickle of, what could only be the hair of the Demiguise, with a wild scooping swing of your arm, you scooped up the Demiguise. Time to wrap it up now. “YOU BROKE MY HEART AND I AM SO FED UP WITH YOU, UTTERLY FED UP WITH YOU! I’VE GOT IT NOW, GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, YOUR LITTLE INVISIBLE THING YOU CALL LOVE! ” Grasping the Demiguise to my chest, to others it looked like I was some mad heartbroken British young women pretending my heart was in pain. To the stranger in the blue coat, it looked like I was absolutely insane, but there was a spark beneath his amazing eyes, as his mouth twirled into a shy grin. I walked off down the street, turning off in some abandoned alleyway, I turned to wink at him and he followed me, grabbing my books along the way.

“That was a-amazing!” he cried, as he took the Demiguise and cradled it in his arms. “It’s alright,” he murmured, “mummy’s here.” You felt yourself melt to the ground as you heard him say that with such caring and passion, you could see the fierce loyalty and compassion in his eyes. You yearned to be looked at like that, held in his arms. You let yourself daydream for a moment, before bringing yourself down to the harsh world of reality. “I’m Y/FN, by the way Y/FN Y/LN.”, you gave him a shy smile, as you twisted your hands together at the pure nervousness you felt at that moment. “Well, hi Miss Y/LN, I’m Newt Scamander, but please call me Newt.”, He awarded you with a shy smile from under the mop of hair that tickled his stunning eyes, allowing his hes to flit in your direction and then back. You both stood there momentarily, giving each other shy glances and smiles, his eyes flitting from your face when he thought you werent looking,with both of you chuckling at the absurdity of what just happened. You let yourself listen to that soft chuckle of Mr Newt Scamander, until his eyes lit up with importance and his shoulders stiffened. “Sorry to ask so m-much of you, but ….”, his voice tailed off and his eyes flitted upwards to you for confidence to carry on, and then back at the floor You beamed at him, saying, “I’d love to help out, whatever it is, God knows that you deserve it after the shock I gave to you, from my performance!” He let out a chuckle and you bit your lip, to stop yourself exploding at the rich, golden tone of it. Pull yourself together! “Well, this case is a case full of my things and I need to go in there for a bit, could you hold onto the case and my Demiguise, so I can make a home for him and fix a few things? Umm p-please?”, his eyes flitted upwards for a second and then shot back down almost immediately, as his gaze flickered from anywhere and everywhere but your eye; You positively melted at the suggestion. “Of course, of course!” you replied, aware of the goofy smile that beamed over your face, but as he shyly smiled back you didn’t care at all.

#newt scamander #newt #love #newt x reader #first time

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thomaspatterson1989 · 4 years ago

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