#that was such a perfect little tribute to their version of wicked

[ninacarstairss]

btw there should have been an emotional breakdown warning included somewhere because i was prepared to cry at defying gravity, but i was not prepared to see idina menzel and kristin chenoweth show up on my screen to recite the origins of the wizard

[nope-nora]

assigning taylor swift songs to romance novels I’ve read (part 1)

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman -> I Think He Knows: the obvious choice, considering it’s on Alice’s playlist for the series. this song is sweet tribute to the feeling of being so attracted to someone you can’t help yourself, which I think is a fair way of describing Charlie in Vol. 1.

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston -> illicit affairs: the drama, passion, and love combined with anger at their lover for making them feel that way just makes this the perfect song for Henry and Alex. the sense that their fling has to end is upended by their choices later in the novel, which is summed up in “you know damn well, for you, I would ruin myself, a million little times.”

How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams -> Delicate: the perfect fit for a novel about a short fling that accidentally turns into a great love story and the characters’ vulnerability that comes along with it.

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun -> peace: Cochrun should take this as a high compliment as this is one of my fave Taylor songs of all time. The novel focuses on Dev and Charlie’s intense mental health struggles, and they constantly ask themselves if a lover will fully accept all their flaws.

The Simon Snow Trilogy by Rainbow Rowell -> hoax: a story as tumultuous as Simon and Baz’s deserves a song about pain and who will love you at your worst. the bridge in particular reminds me of Simon’s gifted child burnout is just as difficult for him as his experience with fame, but the chorus reminds us that Baz is who he will be sad with.

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams -> Holy Ground (Taylor’s Version): as a couple that fell in love as teenagers and were reunited when they were older, a song happily reminiscing on when they were each other’s lifeline was a nice choice. even when they’re happy after, they want the other one there.

Folk of the Air Trilogy by Holly Black -> … Ready For It?: really, all of reputation can describe Jude and Cardan’s relationship. the intense drama and falling in love amidst the chaos, which they obviously experience, is at the core of this song.

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli -> Starlight (Taylor’s Version): getting lost in a fun dance and falling for someone at the same time just sums up how Nikki and Sam met perfectly.

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams -> All You Had to Do Was Stay: yes, I’m assigning a breakup track 5 to a love story. however, as a second chance romance, this song is a good representation of the problems in Gavin and Thea’s relationship that they had to fix.

When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn -> ivy: I’ve read a theory that the narrator in ivy is not actually married but a widow, filled with guilt about moving on from her departed spouse. that interpretation brought to my mind the guilt Francesca experiences when she moves on, but she does so anyway.

[princesssarisa]

Snow White Winter: "Cannon Movie Tales: Snow White" (1987 film)

Any child of the '80s or '90s probably has at least vague memories of the Cannon Movie Tales. This series of star-studded direct-to-video musicals was produced (of course) by the Cannon Group and filmed in Israel, allegedly conceived both as an answer to Disney's animated fairy tales and as a tribute to the German fairy tale films of the '50s and '60s (e.g. the films of Fritz Genschow or Erich Kobler) that were once a staple of "kiddie matinees." While only nine films were made, the series still stands out in the memories of countless fairy tale lovers. It most definitely stands out in mine!

1987's Snow White was the fifth entry in the series. It opens with the Prince (James Ian Wright) riding home from long travels through the snow (massive quantities of paper and salt used to transform the Israeli landscape into a European winter wonderland), and yearning, as princes do, to find a princess. Straight away he finds one, but unfortunately, she's lying lifeless in a glass coffin. Beside it, he meets the seven dwarfs, Iddy, Biddy, Diddy, Fiddy, Kiddy, Giddy and Liddy, and the story leading up to this point is told as a flashback, narrated to the Prince by the eldest dwarf Iddy (Billy Barty).

Compared to most other non-German Snow Whites, this version is remarkably faithful to the Grimms' tale. It features the Grimms' opening with Snow White's mother wishing for a child with snow white skin, followed by her death in childbirth. This is also the only screen adaptation of the tale to portray Snow White as just a small child (Nicola Stapleton) when the wicked Queen (Dame Diana Rigg) resolves to be rid of her. The Queen isn't yet told by her magic mirror that Snow White is the fairest in the land, though. Her initial motive is jealousy of her husband the King's loving bond with his little daughter – hearing him playfully call her "the most beautiful lady in the kingdom" is the last straw. It's only some seven to ten years later, when Snow White (now played by 17-year-old Sarah Patterson) has grown into a lovely maiden in the dwarfs' cottage, that the mirror proclaims her to be the fairest. Meanwhile, the poor King dies during the time skip, thinking his daughter was killed by wild animals.

All three of the Queen's attempts to kill Snow White are included: the suffocating bodice, the poisoned comb and the poisoned apple. Each attempt sees her adopt a distinctly different disguise and accent, and unfortunately, the first two are embarrassing by today's standards, as she delivers the bodice in brownface as a Romani woman and the comb in yellowface as a Japanese geisha. Only for the apple does she dress as the conventional old peddler woman.

After hearing the story, the lovesick Prince begs to take Snow White's coffin to his castle to keep her safe from harm. But as his entourage rides home, a blizzard blows up, a falling tree startles the horses, and the coffin is thrown from its wagon, jolting the piece of apple from Snow White's throat. As for the Queen, this version revives the old tradition of "she breaks the magic mirror in her rage over Snow White's survival and its magic backfires on her." As the cracks gradually spread across the glass, she slowly transforms into an ugly old hag, and when the mirror finally shatters altogether, her body shatters too and crumbles to dust.

This is no perfect Snow White, but without question it has charm. Its settings and costumes strike an excellent balance between fairy tale whimsy and folksy realism. The Queen's often outlandish gowns and headdresses perfectly suit her larger-than-life personality, while the blue and white royal castle surrounds her with coldly beautiful elegance. Particularly in the eerie room containing the magic mirror, which speaks from a sinister man's face (Julian Chagrin) carved into its ornate white frame while other carved faces on the sides of the frame underscore his speech with high-pitched chatter and laughing. In contrast to this world is the rustic warmth of the dwarfs' cottage, with the endearingly eccentric dwarfs (all played by actors with dwarfism) portrayed as raggedy nature-gnomes with leaves and twigs in their scruffy hair. The songs – "Where Is The One I Long For?" "Let It Snow," "Hopping On My Daddy's Knee," "More Beautiful Than Me," "The Bed Song," "Iddy, Biddy" and "Every Day" – are tuneful and appealing too, if not Disney quality.

The film's main weakness (besides the Queen's racially stereotyped disguises) is a slight lack of heart. The scenes with the most feeling come at the beginning, where Snow White's parents are shown as a truly loving couple, her mother is given is given a brief yet touching deathbed scene, and young Snow White's sweet bond with her father is highlighted. But the second half of the script seems more concerned with moving through each plot point than with emotions. The King is perfunctorily killed off (I would have preferred to see him live to reunite with Snow White in the end), and Snow White's "death" is less poignant than usual, because the dwarfs barely mourn before comforting themselves with the hope that she's only under a spell.

But regardless of any flaws in the writing, the cast is excellent. The real star is Diana Rigg as the Queen, whose deliciously campy comic villainy is unforgettable. But both of the two Snow Whites, child and adolescent, are perfectly cast too, and the dwarfs, the Prince and the rest of the supporting actors all fill their roles very well.

For anyone who might like to see a charming musical Snow White that's more faithful to the Grimms' tale than the Disney version, and who doesn't mind a little camp, I recommend this version highly.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @superkingofpriderock

[waifuholic]

Wednesday "Meltina" Addams from The Addams Family + Long Hair Version

We start yet another Chapter of The Waifu List, this time it's the the 9th Chapter and this one only has it's seats reserved for ladies of the Survivor/Nightmarish variety! and of course we had to start strong, that means a classic waifu, please welcome the always lovely and always gloomy, Ms. Addams!

I was really excited when I saw Wednesday Addams being suggested several times, because a couple of years ago I made an OC based on her (in fact I made OCs based on the whole Addams family) of course she was aged up, thiccened up given some background story, buuuuuut... I wasn't quite happy with the first design I made of her and when I saw several people suggesting her, I just couldn't resist giving this lady a spot on this chapter, it was the perfect chance to mix business with pleasure and redo her design, gotta say I'm quite pleased how she came out this time!

Now if you're wondering (if you're not, just skip this part) why I'm adding the name "Meltina" for her, it's because when I make an OC based on a character that already exist I like to rename them, not just use their names as they are because said character is based on/a tribute to the original, not the original character per se, you already have seen an example of this with my OCs based on the Wicked Witch of the West, "Ella 'Phana the Wicked Witch Queen" same for the Jack-o'-lantern based "Hollee the Pumpkin Grenadier " or Cheshire the Cat "Cheshire Nia Whisperia the Whimsical Shapeshifter", now... why "Meltina"? simple... the first time I ever watched one of the Addams Family movies (was a long time ago, VHS were still around then...) I watched it in spanish and her name in spanish is not Wednesday, she is called "Merlina" which I found quite strange and cool at the same time, so... Meltina is a tribute to the name Merlina, as simple as that!

Now on the lady herself... some people have told me they don't think of Morticia or Wednesday Addams as goth ladies and everyone can have their own opinion on that, that is perfectly fine, but the same goes for me so... I DO think they're not only goth ladies but daaaamn! 2 of the BEST goth ladies, oh! and talking about that, mommy Addams is the next waifu on the list *triumph fist raised for all gothicc lovers*, where was I? *ahem* yes on the lady herself...

Wednesday could appear to many as gloomy, devoid of life and soulless even since her younger days and sure, she does look gloomy, but hey, it's part of her dark charm anyways!, but make no mistake, she is full of life... life which she extracts directly from the souls of her fallen enemies, see? she cannot be soulless if she is full of souls from the fallen! Mmm! this is one delicious, vicious, soul reaper waifu!

Let's move on to the changes/adaptations.

First and most obvious, her age, she is around 21 years old here, her hair is a little longer and her hairstyle is a bit more mature but just enough, her dress is basically the same just a tad sexier and gave her some classy lingerie with black family jewels included on her garter belt clips and choker, of course had to give her a thicc weapon and the Giga Cleaver felt like a fitting choice (my previous design had a giant Axe) and last but not least... yep you guessed it, thicc spices! thiccness all around! hips, legs, boobs and keeping that mesmerizing tiny waist (those gothic corsets Morticia gave to her sure work wonders on that waist!).

But enough said, if this gothicc lady is the waifu for you, remember to leave some dark love for her on the comments and I'll see you on the next one, cheers!

[ellewritesathing]

Infernal    IX

Summary: In your sleepy little town of Greendale, nothing ever slept for long. And ever since October, everything felt like it was waking up. Everything except for you, that is. One teensy trip to Hell (and an infuriatingly cute guy) later and suddenly you felt wide awake.

Word-count: 2k+

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A/N: sorry for dropping of the face of the earth!! i’ve been super overwhelmed with uni but here we are 💕 enjoy the angst

When you went to her for help to face the Absolute Dark, Lilith had told you that you could feed on the dark and absorb its power. Even after unbinding your powers, you were left with more power than ever before. You were warned about the dangers of power, but no one told you how consuming it would be. There wasn't a moment that went by that you didn't draw on the Darkness, and almost all you could think about was testing the limits of your power. Every day was a new attempt at mastery, sometimes in the form of controlling a jerk who went too far and other times by tearing through the pages of a grimoire. You'd missed school. You hadn’t talked to your friends in days. For the first time in your life, you were selfish.

You thought Caliban would have liked the new, rebellious version of you better - Lilith certainly did - but he’d been acting strangely ever since the incident at the Paramount. He was more closed-off with you than before, more hesitant with what he said or did to you. At first, his concern for your safety was amusing, but now it just infuriated you. You felt watched and alone even when you were with him.

If he didn’t trust you anymore, then Caliban should just leave. 

The flame on the wick exploded, and you cursed as you shook out your burnt palm and scowled at the ruined ritual in front of you. Exploring the Celestial Realm would have to wait.

“Thou art a soul in bliss, but I am bound upon a wheel of fire.” 

“That mine own tears do scald like molten lead.” With a sigh, you lowered your palm to your side and turned to face the familiar voice in the corner of your room. “King Lear.” 

Caliban’s mouth turned up into a smile. “You’ve been reading.” He leaned easily against your doorframe, seemingly forgetting how your last interaction had blown up. 

“I’ve had time,” you said. You crossed your arms over your chest as you walked closer. “What are you doing here?” 

Caliban shrugged and stepped closer. “Quiet day in Hell. I thought we could talk.” 

“And what do you want to talk about today?” 

Caliban reached a hand out to the side of your neck, but you didn’t move. His touch was frosty. “Theo says you haven’t been at school. He was worried about you.” 

Your voice caught in your throat. The Darkness stirred at the idea of your friends talking about you behind your back. “I didn’t know you two were so close.”

“Well, since Rosalind is dating Huckleberry Finn, so Theo is my favorite…” Caliban sucked in a breath when you didn’t respond to his joke. He dropped his hand and looked down for a moment. “Have you given any more thought to my offer?” 

“Your offer to fix me?” 

“That isn't what I said.” 

“But it’s what you meant.” You poked his chest angrily. “Because you think there’s something wrong with me.” 

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you.” Caliban’s easy sense of calm faltered as he reached for your hand. He wasn't used to being vulnerable or trying so hard. “Please, will you just listen to me for a moment? This much Darkness is dangerous. It’s changing you.” 

“Have you ever thought this is how I’m supposed to be?” You stepped closer and lowered your voice. “I’m Lilith's heir. I’m made of darkness.”

“This isn’t who you are.” 

“Yes, it is!” 

The candles behind you reignited, their flames exploding to touch your ceiling. You ripped your hands away and stumbled back. Even with all the arguing you'd done and all Darkness in your veins, you’d never yelled at Caliban before then. You breathed heavy, unsteady breaths, trying to get your heart to stop racing and your hands to stop shaking. 

Despite his furrowed brow and stormy eyes, Caliban was rooted to the spot just in front of your door. His hand twitched to help you, but he didn’t make any other movements. 

“There is nothing wrong with me, do you understand? I’m not broken.” 

Caliban’s lips parted, but lightning cracked in your room before he got the chance to speak. The candles were snuffed out in the blinding light, and for a moment, the room was deathly still. The hair on your arms stood on end. 

Lilith’s cry brought you back to reality. She clutched her ginormous belly in one hand and clung to one of the minions with her other. When she opened her eyes, instead of explaining, she zeroed in on Caliban. “What is he doing here?” 

“He was just leaving,” you said before he could answer. As angry as you were with him, you weren’t going to let your mother hurt him. 

Caliban smiled, but it wasn’t as warm as before; his smile was something rueful and tight-lipped. He bowed, twirling his hand as he did, and said, “As you wish,” before disappearing in Hellfire.

It would have hurt less if he stuck a dagger in your chest and twisted. 

Lilith screamed again as she crumpled to her knees. Glaring up at you, she forced out, “Something’s wrong with my baby. Take me to Zelda Spellman.”

---

Growing up, it had always been you and your dad. He taught you how to tie your shoes, tried an awfully intricate hairstyle for your first day of school, and read you a story every night before bed. As much as you loved him, it always felt as though your family was missing something. Having long given up on your mom ever coming home, you asked him if you could have a little brother. He promised that one day, when you’d probably forgotten that you asked in the first place, you’d get a little brother. 

It was an easy lie to get you to stop asking about having a family - except, as you held the sleeping lump in your arms, you realized that your dad never lied to you. This perfect, troublesome little lump was all you’d ever wanted. 

“What do you want to name him?” Lilith asked. You turned away from the window to face her as she pulled herself into a sitting position. She winced slightly as she did, more out of annoyance than pain. 

“What?” 

Rolling her eyes, she repeated, “What do you want to name him?” 

“I don’t know,” you said quietly. Looking down at his face, it was hard to believe he came into this world without a name. It was hard to believe that you’d only had him a few hours at most. “Michael?” 

“Less angelic,” Lilith critiqued, taking a long sip from the healing elixir Hilda had given her. Her disdain for herbalism was clear on the look of her face.

You huffed, rocking slightly on your heel to keep him sleeping. “His name is Adam.”

The words tumbled out of your mouth before you thought about it, sounding offhand but packing a punch. Lilith’s grip on the glass turned her fingers bone white. After an icy second, she repeated the name to herself. A wicked smile covered her features. “Adam,” she hummed. “I could agree to that, on the condition that-”

A knock sounded at the door and Lilith froze. Whoever was outside knocked again and you heard Zelda mumbling as the door handle turned and Lilith told them to come inside. She pulled you and Adam closer to her side. Uncharacteristically patient for her, Lilith waited for the witches to shuffle inside and explain that the Lords of Hell were asking to pay tribute to Adam. 

The Uninvited had been the Darkness' family. When they were trapped in the alternate reality of Sabrina's dollhouse, the Darkness had lashed out with a white-hot fury, pushing angrily at your ribs and trying to break out. The thought of Adam being taken away from made the Darkness just as angry, but the scary thing was that it made you even angrier. 

“Pay tribute?” Lilith scoffed, reaching to take Adam from your arms. Reluctantly, you let her take him. “They are here for one reason and one reason only: to kill my baby.” Before either of the Spellmans could respond, she added, “The baby you just delivered, Zelda Spellman.”

Zelda knotted her hands together. “Very well. Let’s give them the welcome they deserve.” Turning to the witches, “Ladies, if you’ll follow me.” 

“Actually…” you stepped forward and tilted your chin up. “I’d like to have a word with them.”

Zelda faltered for the first time in all the years you’d known her. She might have known about your powers, but it must have been difficult for her to process that the child that brought her dandelions each spring was a demon. “Alright,” she said with a nod. “We will be right beside you.” 

With a nod of your own, you led the way to the Academy gates. Your chest buzzed at the idea of being one of these witches, butterflies fluttering through the Darkness with all the excitement. Standing in front of the Lords, you clenched your tingling fingertips. They were as unpleasant to look at as the day you met them. 

“What do you want?”

They looked at each other for a moment before one of them nodded and the other said, “Word has reached the Infernal Palace that a babe was born of Lucifer’s concubine, Lilith. We come bearing gifts?”

“Aren’t there supposed to be three of you?” With each word, you took a step down the gates. Pointing a finger at the gifts in their hands, you asked, “With gold, frankincense, and myrrh instead of these … trinkets?” 

The other one pulled the box close to himself. Asmodeus, if you remembered right. “Bite your tongue, you insolent child. We come at the Dark Lord’s behest.” 

You tilted your head to the side. Letting the Darkness seep into your veins, you told him. “Bite your tongue.” He frowned, blinking slowly. “I said: Bite your tongue, and because you didn’t do it right the first time, now I want you to bite it off.”

His voice rose, but all that came out were a few strangled noises before Asmodeus’ eyes glazed over, the box fell to the ground, and blood oozed out of his mouth. He spat his tongue into his hands, coughing and trying to speak, as Beelzebub cursed you. 

He didn't get very far before Darkness tinged your vision as you turned to him. You didn’t have to speak this time to control him, just wave a hand and watch him fall to his knees. 

“We will not leave-” he grit his teeth as he struggled against the weight of your will “-without the babe.”

Bending down, you grabbed one of the horns on the top of his head to pull his face up to meet your own. “No.” You smiled. “No, I don’t think you’ll be leaving here at all.” 

You threw his head to the side and took a step back, watching Asmodeus choke on his own blood and Beelzebub writhe. The Darkness filled your body, and the world grew so still that your heart didn’t dare disturb it by beating. In a cold, distant voice, you recited your most familiar spell. 

“Ater ignus, fusce fume.” Beelzebub yelled. You clenched a fist to force his mouth shut. “Te evoco ut potentium tuam monstres.” A spark ignited, right between each of their shoulder blades. “Cupidibus flammis hic veni.” The flames licked their backs, growing taller and darker by the second. “Caelo sub isto, harc arborem consumo.” The puddle of Asmodeus’ blood caught alight, illuminating his wretched face as it burned. “Lucem tenebrasque tuas monstra. Impetuum tuum evoco ad devorandum.” Taking a deep breath, you closed your eyes and let the Darkness consume all three of you. “Hanc arborem ac omnes hospitas devora.” 

The flames erupted in front of you, blinding your eyes and knocking you off your feet. You were dimly aware of the witches screaming your name and the rush of heels against cobblestones as something sticky and cold dripped down your face. Not tears. Or blood. 

Only Darkness. 

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[bluestar22x]

My Favorite SPN Fanvideos

To view after the series finale:

The older Supernatural fanvids are listed 1st – These are mostly serious, but there’s a few humorous ones thrown in along the way. I’ve been collecting these almost since I started watching (Season 2)! There are 154 videos as of 15x19. I’ll probably add more in a future reblog.

Just plug these into the Youtube search:

Here Son – A Supernatural MusicVid by JessicaRae24

Supernatural: Pain by mnallison03

sam and dean die for you [season.2] by justcallmemichelle

Save You by Cat

War – SPN Season 3 Promo Trailer by nesaharnaya

Where Do We Draw the Line by ash4897

Permanent – A Supernatural MusicVid by JessicaRae24

Supernatural On the head of a pin Music Video by videomonkey111

The Supernatural Boys – I’m Your Man by Linnhe

9 to 5 (Supernatural fanvid) by ash4897

Brother, Where Art Thou? – A Supernatural FanMade Season 5 Promo by JessicaRae24

Supernatural TV Opening (in the style of Charmed) by brionyx509

Behind Blue Eyes by Laura M

Too Far Left to Go – A Supernatural MusicVid by JessicaRae24

Channel Hopping (Supernatural fanvid) by ash4897

Hear You Me – A Supernatural MusicVid for “Abandon All Hope” by JessicaRae24

Hearts of Courage – A Supernatural MV for the S5 Ep “Abandon All Hope” by JessicaRae24

Supernatural; This Is War by DevilsTrapJunkie

Fanvid: What About Everything? (Supernatural) by emilyreich

SPN We who are about to die salute you by A Star Seeker

Everybody Loves Gabriel/Trickster/Loki by SylarDavis08

Wayward Son – A Supernatural MusicVid by JessicaRae24

Team Free Will ‘Raise Your Glass’ by sakuri69

To The Grave Supernatural [SYTYCV] by k9lover27

supernatural the apocalypse by Deductism

Ride ‘em cowboy! (Supernatural) by beyondbelieving

Where’d You Go? [SPN 6x17] by ccmrose

Dean & Lisa – Goodbye My Lover [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Upon My Liar’s Chair – Castiel by Bastardash

A World of Their Own -SPN Angel Tribute- by calceil

City of dreams Balthazar by JxSanixJ

Seven Nation Army Supernatural by mat

Castiel – Breath of Life by cybernic

Castiel A Tribute by ccmrose

Bobby Singer – The Last Goodbye (by Billy Boyd) (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Supernatural – Homage to the Suffering by xLibbeerty

Castiel (7x17) We.. Were Friends? By VLover92

I’m alive, I don’t wanna die SPN by AlexProdz89

team free will iridescent by Deductism

Team free will ; Losing your memory by PinkGl8er2

purgatory supernatural by MegaBel7

Supernatural SkyFall by PinkGl8er2

Team Free Will – All These Things That I’ve Done by 00shelly77

We Will Rock You (Supernatural) by ash4897

Samandriel Was Good Hallelujah – Samandriel tribute [Supernatural] by thelemalema

Radioactive//Castiel by Liisakee

Meg/Castiel – Counting Stars [AngelDove] by Angeldove

supernatural whispering by TheJessy34

Supernatural So Close by SecretlyToDream

Supernatural [Light em up] Dedications by CillisaR

team free will light ‘em up by Deductism

Supernatural Skyfall [8x23] by Awhjensen

Supernatural [8x23] – World on Fire by cybernic

Supernatural Spawn [s8] by ProdigyST69

just one yesterday supernatural by ccmrose

Kevin Tran You Lost Everything by Justine

Supernatural rule the world [9x23] by TheJessy34

Sam & Dean Winchester – Knocking on Heavens door (Raign Version) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Dean & Sam Winchester – Holding on and letting go [Road So Far] (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Dont Worry About A Thing(Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Crowley, Dean, Castiel, & Bobby – To the other side (Song/Video Request) (Greatest Showman) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Supernatural – Monster by DemonicLullabyMV2

supernatural ready aim fire by julygiu95

Dean Winchester –Radioactive- by xMythsMagicx

Team Free WIll – Warriors [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Dean & Sam Winchester – Heroes (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

SPN How Far We’ve Come by xLibbeerty

Crowley – Circus Apocalypse – Supernatural by RisenShine22

Dean, Sam & Castiel (Evil TFW) – Control (Song/Video Request) by Angeldove

i bring the fire dean winchester by sparksfly221

I Am My Own Worst Enemy Dean Winchester by Lachka

It’s Time to Begin Sam & Dean by Liisakee

Heroes (Aren’t Meant To Survive) by SecretlyToDream

Team Free Will – We Are The Chosen Ones (Callab With Angel Dove) by WeAreAll Winchesters

Supernatural: God’s Gonna Cut You Down by RisenShine22

let me be your shelter sam&dean by AlexProdz89

sam&dean they chose family [TCWC] by AlexProdz89

Sam Winchester – Hold me down (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Knocking On Heaven’s Door Supernatural by sassycargo

The Winchester Brothers MUDDYWATERS[LP] by ELECTRICMONK

I’m So Sorry – Supernatural by angxlblade

We’ll Go Down In History – SPN Criminal AU by SPNHoffen

Supernatural Bad Moon Rising (DallasCon 2016 Winner) by DemonBlakex

Team Free Will, Angels, Demons, Witches, and Chuck – This is the End by Angeldove

Sam & Dean – Hey Brother (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

supernatural – family don’t end in blood by cosmichearts

sam & dean we die together by Mia Winchester

Sam & Dean H U M A N by ELECTRICMONK

Sam and Dean Winchester – Crossfire [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Tream Free Will – Ready Aim Fire (Collab with AngelOz) (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

sam and dean brother by justcallmemichelle

sam winchester I’ll be good. by Mia Winchester

Castiel Not a Hero [12.10] by Soledad

Castiel – Heaven Help Me [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Castiel My family [Team Free Will] by Soledad

Supernatural Ladies Tribute – Just Like Fire (Video/Song Request) by Angeldove

dean winchester whispers by justcallmemichelle

Supernatural please stop you’re scaring me by TayMarieVideos

Supernatural Paint it black by PinkGI8er2

Supernatural Play With Fire by DemonBlakex

Supernatural Legends Are Made [COLLAB] by DemonBlakex

Team Free Will – Brother (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Believer (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Castiel – Behind Blue Eyes (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Supernatural (Impala) – Shut Up and Drive by Shixpe

Supernatural Looking Like This by DemonBlakex

Sam And Dean Winchester – Brother let me be your shelter (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will 2.0 ~ Ready Set Lets Go by LNied25

Team Free Will 2.0 ‘Cause We’re Unstoppable by KToonX

Team Free Will 2.0 – What ever it takes [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will 2.0 – Thunder (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

..we’ll do that together, too. [+13x20] by justcallmemichelle

Jack Kline why do you keep hurting people? SPN by Keya

sam and jack brave by justcallmemichelle

sam & jack – pull me from the dark [+13.23] by LovedSammy

sam & jack – the way by LovedSammy

sam & jack ‘cause you are loved. by Mia Winchester

I believe in us. [+13x23] by justcallmemichelle

Jack Kline Take Me Home by Fandoms Always

Jack Kline – Gold (Imagine Dragons) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will (2.0) – Radioactive (song/Video Request) [Angeldove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Rise Up (Imagine Dragons) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

team free will whatever it takes by fezzesarecool1234

Team Free Will – Supernatural The Greatest Show(original version) (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Supernatural – Thriller (Original Version) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Natural (Song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Sam & Dean H O M E by ELECTRICMONK

Dean Winchester – I’m Dangerous by Tracy

Team Free Will [2.0] Crossfire [100+ Subs] by Blackshadedheart

team free will 2.0 – born ready by LovedSammy

Team Free Will – Walk Through The Fire (Zayde Wolf) (Video/Song Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Dean & Jack nobody’s perfect, right? by BlackieSwan

Jack Kline Slip Away {+14x07} Supernatural by MysticSwan

sam & jack I’ll look after you. by Mia Winchester

sam & jack – safe inside [+14.08] by LovedSammy

family. [14x08] by justcallmemichelle

Sam, Dean, Castiel and Jack (Family) – Light (Song Request) by Angeldove

Team Free Will 2.0 – I’m Alive (Song/Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Jack Kline – Just Drive[AngelDove] by Angeldove

sam & jack – dust and gold [+14x09] by LovedSammy

he was too attached to you. [14x09] by justcallmemichelle

Sam & Dean Winchester – Fire Meets Fate (Song Request) by Angeldove

Jack Kline: Unsteady WINNER Supernatural Chicon 2019 by Kierstyn Torres

Jack Kline He’s Our Kid by Flannel Brothers

Evil Ladies of Supernatural – A Little Wicked (Song Request) by Angeldove

Team Free Will 2.0 – Any Other Way [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Supernatural Family by Reality Genre Studios

alright. [14x11] by justcallmemichelle

sam & dean be safe by Mia Winchester

that amulet is a symbol of the winchesters’ brotherly love. by justcallmemichelle

Sam & Dean Train Wreck by Marcela11

spn we light up the world by justcallmemichelle

spn are you happy now? By justcallmemichelle

sam winchester higher by justcallmemichelle

Team Free Will 2.0 – Let me just give up[AngelDove] by Angeldove

sam & dean let’s go home. by Mia Winchester

I believe in us. [14x12] by justcallmemichelle

sam and dean feel it in my bones [+14x12] by justcallmemichelle

sam & dean – brother [+14x12] (for 300 episodes) by LovedSammy

sam, dean, and cas heal [14x13] by justcallmemichelle

Sam & John I Never Got To Say Goodbye {+14x13} by MysticSwan

john and mary hold my girl by justcallmemichelle

it was a good one. [14x13] by justcallmemichelle

Sam, Dean, John, Mary I will find my way back. [14x13] by Nicolina French

sam winchester sucker by justcallmemichelle

Sam Winchester – Waves [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Sam Winchester I’m in need of a savior by Marcela11

Dean Winchester – Sound Of Silence [Disturbed Cover] (song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

jack kline – whatever it takes [+ 14x17] by LovedSammy

sam & nick[+lucifer] – uninvited by LovedSammy

Dean, Sam, Mary & Hunters – Toy Soldiers [Original Song Version] by Angeldove

sam & jack we’re family. by Mia Winchester

I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved. [14x19] by justcallmemichelle

we don’t have a choice. [14x19] by justcallmemichelle

Sam, Jack & Castiel [+14x19] Hurricane by Marcela11

Jack Kline In the End by Marcela11

I’m holding on to your soul. [14x20] by justcallmemichelle

Supernatural Welcome to The End [+14x20] by Marcela11

welcome to the end. [14x20] by justcallmemichelle

Supernatural Welcome to the End [+14x20] by BlackieSwan

chuck man or a monster? [14x20] by justcallmemichelle

Team Free Will 2.0 – I’ve turned into a Monster (Song request) by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Ashes (song/Video Request) [AngelDove] by Angeldove

Sam & Jack Hold On by Marcela11

Team Free Will 2.0 Someone you Loved [1k subs] by Marcela11

why this story? Why supernatural? [200th video] by justcallmemichelle

spn what the hell by justcallmemichelle

Team Free Will & J2M – I’ll be there for you[AngelDove] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – I get knocked down [Welcome to the new channel!] by Angeldove

Supernatural Legends are made – Marcela11

sam and dean be here for you by justcallmemichelle

dean winchester I don’t care by justcallmemichelle

sam and cas where the shadow ends by justcallmemichelle

Team free will 2.0 take me home by Marcela11

Team Free Will 2 0 – Start a war (Video/Song Request) [Includes S15x1] by Angeldove

Sam & Dean Crossfire by PinkGl8er2

Supernatural Survivor [+15x01] by Marcela11

we got work to do. [15x01] by justcallmemichelle

Castiel & Jack I Should have save you by Marcela11

Castiel & Jack I Can’t (Heal) by Marcela11

cas and jack supercollide by justcallmemichelle

Something always goes wrong [15x03] by Marcela11

sam winchester – it has to be you. by Mia Winchester

Team Free Will 2.0 – When the party’s over by Angeldove

we both know where this ends.. [15x04] by justcallmemichelle

sam winchester It’s hard to breathe sometimes [+15x04] by Marcela11

Dean and Sam Winchester – Anchor [Skillet] by Angeldove

when you think I’ve given up, I start to fight. by justcallmemichelle

you’ll always end up here. [15x05] by justcallmemichelle

Supernatural Born for this by Marcela11

…ever want something more? [15x06] by justcallmemichelle

Sam/Eileen – The one who saves me by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Legendary [Skillet] by Angeldove

Adam & Michael we only had each other [+15x08] by Marcela11

spn bring it on home by justcallmemichelle

sam & dean gone gone gone by Marcela11

Supernatural – (WW84 trailer style) by Marcela11

sam and dean we’re gonna make it by justcallmemichelle

heroes. [15x11] by justcallmemichelle

Sam & Jack For you I’ll fight by Marcela11

sam & jack i’d start a riot [+15x11] by LovedSammy

Sam & Jack You are the reason [+15x11] by Marcela11

sam & dean I learned from my brother. by Mia Winchester

Dean, Sam and Castiel (hunters too) – Gangsta’s Paradise (Instrumental and Coolio) by Angeldove

Supernatural Lions Inside by Marcela11

Team Free Will 2.0 – Finish Line [Skillet] by Angeldove

Supernatural Battle Scars by Marcela11

sam & jack I’m gonna help you. by Mia Winchester

Jack Kline It was my fault (+15x13) by frissxedits

Jack Kline Please forgive me [+15x13] by Marcela11

his soul is back. [15x13] by justcallmemichelle

tfw 2.0 safe inside (+5k) by Marcela11

spn if we all die tomorrow by justcallmemichelle

sam and dean my home by justcallmemichelle

Supernatural Blood In the water by Marcela11

Team Free Will – Heart Of The Darkness by Angeldove

team free will 2.0 centuries by Marcela11

spn down to the second by justcallmemichelle

sam + dean + cas + jack saving grace by justcallmemichelle

supernatural white flag by Marcela11

Sam and Dean Winchester – Carry You (Song/Video Request) by Angeldove

sam and dean surround you by justcallmemichelle

Team Free Will – Wake Me Up When It’s All Over (Video/Song request) by Angeldove

Team Free Will 2.0 – We’re Unstoppable [Video/Song Request] by Angeldove

Team Free Will – Angels On My Side (Video/Song Request) by Angeldove

you hurt him, you hurt us [+15x14] by Marcela11

life gives us second chances. [15x14] by justcallmemichelle

then one day, something changed. [15x15] by justcallmemichelle

it's the only thing I have ever known that was true. [15x17] by justcallmemichelle

we don't give up on family [+15x17] by Marcela11

sam & dean || the only thing. by Mia Winchester

random spn scenes to make you laugh because the finale is 2 weeks away by justcallmemichelle

sam & dean || finally free. by Mia Winchester

Finally Free [+15x19] by Marcela11

[fangirlxwritesx67]

Insignia (batman!Dean x reader)

Tags: 18+, smut, sex, costume sex, cosplay, consent, bulging cock

You had to admit, your favorite part of conventions was always the cosplay. People were so wildly creative in all the ways they brought their favorite characters and stories to life! You especially loved seeing people who explored the limits- cosplaying outside of their gender, race, age or body type; making steampunk versions of costumes; and clever multi-fandom tributes. You yourself didn't cosplay, preferring simple fandom outfits. For example, right now, you were wearing dark wash jeans with a Ravenclaw t-shirt and long blue and grey plaid scarf.

A group of 3 men walking by caught your eye. They were all tall, handsome, and dressed up. The tallest one was cosplaying a floppy-haired 10th Doctor, while the shortest one wore a John Constantine-inspired look. The one in the middle, tho, was Batman. Oh, you loved a good Batman cosplay- and this one was one of the best you had ever seen. Your eyes roamed over the man, taking him all in. The suit had clearly been custom made for him. His broad shoulders and muscled arms were covered but on full display. His utility belt spanned a trim waist. His long legs were just a little bowed, but it took nothing away from his look.

The costume accessories were movie-level quality. Cowl, gloves and insignia were perfect. He curled his hands in his gloves and you couldn't help wondering what his touch would feel like.

The only place the costume didn't fit exactly right was in the crotch- it was too tight. Batman guy was ridiculously well endowed and the suit did nothing to hide it. One of your favorite fantasies rose to your mind- that of sex with Batman. What would sex with this Batman cosplayer be like? From what you could see, it would be incredible. You blushed. It was a little embarrassing to realize you were objectifying a random cosplayer so hard.

Without ever casting a glance in your direction, Batman squared his shoulders and walked away with his friends. You turned to follow him with your eyes. His cape cascaded over his shoulders but you got a peek of his round ass in the tight costume pants. There was a swish to his cape that put a smile on your face.

You saw the guys, including Batman, more than once across the crowded convention halls. It was after lunch before you actually ran into him again. You were looking at a table of paintings in the artist's gallery when a familiar gloved hand crossed your line of sight.

You turned to see Batman standing next to you. Bright green eyes shone from Batman's mask. The classic cowl hid most of his face, covering everything except his mouth. But what a mouth it was! His jaw was all lines and angles, lightly sprinkled with golden brown stubble. His lips were perfectly formed, just a little bit chapped, and ridiculously full. His eyes locked on yours and you shivered. He clenched his jaw, muscles working, and pouted out his lips just a little bit.

"See something you like, Princess?" He growled, green eyes flashing. Your mouth dropped open a little. Not only did this dude look amazing, he also sounded amazing. At your reaction, he grinned. His firm jaw melted into deep dimples.

You licked your lips and swallowed hard.

"I have a question about the insignia on your suit." He tilted his head, encouraging you to go on. "Is it ... hard?"

Batman nodded, a wicked smirk curling his lips. "Oh yeah, its hard. You wanna...touch it?"

You nodded, unable to speak. Batman held out one gloved hand. You took it and he pulled you away from the table, away from the crowded artist's gallery, to a quieter corner of the room. Flicking his cape, he struck a ridiculously exaggerated superhero pose- chest out, chin up, fists clenched by his side.

"Go on, Princess," he growled. "You wanted to touch my ... insignia?"

You carefully traced your fingers over the hard plastic. You could feel the heat rising off him thru the costume and itched to let your hands wander. But you knew how important consent was to cosplayers- just because this man in front of you was dressed as one of your hottest fantasys didn't give you any right... Your gaze strayed down to that unmistakable bulge in the front of the suit. Your dirty thoughts must've showed on your face because suddenly his mouth was next to your ear, murmuring,

"Isn't there anything else you'd like to touch?"

Given his permission, you let your hands spread across his muscled chest, over his broad shoulders and down his strong arms. He flexed, and you giggled. Your hands trailed all the way down to his gloves. He took your hands in his and brought them to his mouth. He kissed your knuckles while looking you straight in the eye.

"I'm Dean," he told you, still in that ridiculously deep voice.

"Hi Dean," you answered, barely above a whisper. You brushed your knuckles against his lips again, just to feel his touch. Then you ran your hand over his face- well, the little bit of his face you could see- as well as his mask. The mask was cool, smooth and inflexible- his face was warm, stubbled and yielding. You ran your thumb over his lips. How could these lips be real?!

"Either stop touching my mouth," he murmured into your fingers, "or kiss me already." You leaned in, he bent down- you kissed. His amazing mouth felt even better than it looked. His lips were plush and yielding, backed by the strength of his jaw.

You kissed him until you couldn't breathe. Or maybe his kisses just took your breath away. You whimpered and leaned into him. Dean wrapped his strong arms around you. Finally he tore his mouth away.

"I have a room upstairs," he whispered in your ear, the cool material of his mask pressed against your cheek.

You didn't say anything, couldn't say anything- just nodded.

He led you to the elevator and then you were finally, blissfully alone. You lept on him as the door closed, hurried in your desire. He grabbed you and pulled you tight as you resumed kissing. Out of the corner of your eye, you caught your reflection in the elevator doors. You were making out with Batman! Well, Dean dressed as Batman- whoever Dean was. You couldn't help laughing a little. When you laughed, he slipped his tongue into your mouth. Hot damn! Was there any part of this man that wasn't ridiculously strong?! His kisses were deep and hard, his tongue fast and greedy.

Your hips rose to meet his and you ground against him. His suit hadn't deceived you- he was big, and rock hard.

When the elevator stopped, he took your hand in his gloved one. He practically dragged you to his room, cape billowing out behind him.

Inside the room, you sank to the bed as he locked the door. With long bowlegged strides, he crossed the room and then dropped to one knee in front of you. This time his superhero pose was sincere. He put one hand on your leg.

"Listen, Princess," he growled. "We can do whatever you want. I'll be whoever you want. I just have one thing to ask." His green eyes shone bright from behind the mask.

"Let me eat you out."

"What?" You yelped. You had never had a man make that his condition for sex before. You had definitely never had a man say it so much like he meant it.

"I love pussy," Dean confessed, "I can tell from your mouth that yours must be amazing. I just want to taste you and please you. Please."

What woman would ever say no? Yo nodded and took his chin in your hand.

"Just- keep the mask on," was your only request.

Dean chuckled, low and sexy.

"Damn right," he answered. "Now help me take off these gloves."

You pulled off his gloves to discover that his hands were amazing. Broad knuckles, long fingers, callused and scarred. You kissed one, returning his gesture from earlier, and discovered that he had freckles on the backs of his hands. He cupped your face and kissed you again.

Then his hands were all over your body, eager and skilled. He helped you out of all of your clothes until you lay back against the pillows, naked.

Leaning forward on his strong forearms, Dean cupped your ass in his big hands. He held you for a moment, stroking your skin. Then he turned his wrists and tilted your hips apart. He lowered his face between your legs and your felt his hot breath on your skin. He kissed you first, and you sighed. He licked you, swirling his tongue, and you moaned. He sucked you hard, those full plush lips working to please you. You made a wild animal sound and bucked into his face.

No wonder Dean liked eating pussy, if this was how he did it. He was absolutely spoiling this for you. No one else would ever be able to do this the way that he did. His firm jaw, his strong tongue, and his ridiculous lips could work magic.

At the same time, you never forgot that he was wearing Batman's mask. The smooth sides of the cowl brushed against your thighs as he moved between them. When he pushed into you, hard, the nosepiece ground against you.

Dean as Batman quickly pushed you past thinking into pure feeling. You were nothing but the space between your legs, wet and needy. Desire gathered there and spread thruout your body under Dean's careful attention.

You probably moaned, you probably screamed- you didn't know. All you knew was your world shrinking to the touch of Dean's mouth on you. And then incredible blazing release as he made you come.

When you could see and breathe and think again, Dean was stretched out next to you. He kissed you, and you tasted yourself on his lips.

You sighed.

"Help me out of this costume," he growled, "damn thing zips up the back. I dont know why Rowena made it that way."

"Okay, but wait," you answered. Heart pounding, you put your hands under his jawline. His hands slid up under yours.

Up until now this had all been a fantasy, and Dean had been Batman. You were about to see who he really was. Minutes ago you had come on his face, but you were still nervous to see it.

Dean wrenched his head and the cowl slid off. He tossed it to the side, and Batman with it. You were left staring into the face of one of the most beautiful men you had ever seen.

You had prepared yourself for disappointment, for cringe, for bland acceptance. What you hadn't prepared yourself for was to be utterly blown away by Dean. You had thought what you could see in the Batman cowl was the most beautiful part of him, but turns out it was only a preview. Dean's face was gorgeous! Without the mask, those green eyes were even more piercing, framed by long lashes and bracketed by little crinkles in the corners. His cheekbones were high, lightly dusted with freckles that faded into the stubble on his strong jaw. And his mouth- well, maybe his mouth was the best part of him. Those obscenely perfect lips, so soft and so strong!

He leaned down and kissed you with that mouth, that ridiculous mouth..

Drunk on pleasure, you could've honestly spent hours just kissing Dean and touching his face. But you remembered your first glimpse of him and the way his costume fit him so tight. You remembered that unmistakable bulge in his pants and suddenly wanted more.

You stood up and helped him pull off the costume, undoing the various complicated buckles and zips along the way. Finally Dean stood in front of you wearing nothing but a pair of very brief black briefs.

"Wow," you breathed, "even bigger than you looked in the costume."

"Wait, what?" cried Dean. "You could see this in the costume?!" He gestured to his unmistakable erection, a hot blush rising under his stubble.

You giggled. "Dean, every woman and most men noticed your cock in that costume."

You reached forward and took him in your hand. He moaned and leapt into your touch. Everyone had noticed him, noticed this- but you had him. In this moment, Dean was all yours. The thought made you feel powerful and incredibly special.

"Wait," he wrenched away from you and began to rummage thru the utility belt of his discarded costume. "Paracord, no. Fishhooks, no. Whiskey- ooh, whiskey! Batarangs, no. Condoms! Yes, condoms." When he turned around, you were waiting for him, your legs spread invitingly.

He laid down and stretched himself on top of you. For one long moment you both waited.

Finally he groaned, low and sexy, "Princess, please."

"Yes, Dean, yes," you answered.

Your consent was all he needed. Dean pushed into you. He was every bit as big as he had looked -bigger, even- and he filled you so well. He rose above you, every muscle in his chest and shoulders and arms tense. His need for you was so obvious, so sexy. You answered it by lifting your hips to him, arcing in close.

Together, you found a rhythm of thrusting and grinding and pressing. You took what he gave and he needed what you had to offer. You tried to wait, to give Dean time. But he was breathing hard and thrusting fast. Your body rode his to a peak of pleasure. You paused there just a moment before you were coming hard under him, wrapping him in your hot embrace.

Apparently that was all Dean had been waiting for, because he closed his eyes and let himself go. Moaning deeply, he came. For a few moments he was all hot tension, and then he collapsed against you.

Eventually Dean opened his magical green eyes and looked at you. You answered with a smile.

"So," he chuckled, and there were those dimples again. "How was sex with Batman?"

You giggled, helplessly. This man!

"Nothing like sex with you, Dean."

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Thanks to @marril96 for sending @werewolfbarbie to help with the batman stuff. And @idreamofplaid for being awesome

[gimme-more-caffeine]

This is from my old blog, I honestly LOVE lists (and writing in bullets for some strange reason). Random and sporadic on topics and the numbers have NO MEANING. I'm NOT ordering them from most fave to least fave, just how they come to mind.

Also keynotes: Favorites doesn't always mean Favorites just what I enjoy the most. And there will be duplication at times

(Side note: Let's update this list from before as it's been two years and see what has changed. * means updated)

-Me- (Just little stuff I figured I'd do. Wasn't even supposed to be a list XD) 1. I'm a Major Introvert, I don't like to socialize with others in real life and prefer to do so online 2. I'm a major procrastinator 3. I mainly work nights so I get to sleep during the day 4. I want to make more friends online yet I have a hard time reaching out. The last time I interacted online was on DeviantArt and FFN years ago 5. I'm pretty much online all day/night on my nights off 6. Eye doctors have told me I have a rare blue-grey-green hazel (Is it true that it’s rare I don’t know) eyes so they tend to change between these three colors or be a mixture at times. Lately I think my eyes are just grey which takes on different green and/or blue shades

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-Books-

Favorite Authors 1. Nora Roberts/JD Robb 2. Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick 3. Gena Showalter (I mainly read her Lords of the Underworld series and only read one book that wasn't part of this series so she's not getting a Favorite list sadly) 4. Anna Windsor (I've only read one series of hers so I'm not including her in the books list) 5. Christine Feehan* (I mainly only like one of her series so she's not listed)

Favorite Series from Nora Roberts 1. Bride Quartet 2. McKade Brothers 3. In the Garden Trilogy 4. Dream Trilogy 5. Three Sisters Island Trilogy 6. Key Trilogy 7. Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy 8. The Donovan Legacy

Favorite Books from In Death (Limiting myself up to Ten) 1. Divided in Death (My first ever In Death book so it holds a strong place in my heart) 2. Innocent in Death 3. Memory in Death 4. Visions in Death 5. Imitation in Death 6. Conspiracy in Death 7. Strangers in Death 8. Treachery in Death 9. New York to Dallas 10. Creation in Death

Favorite Books from Nora Roberts (Limiting myself to Fifteen) 1. Black Hills 2. The Obsession 3. The Witness 4. Carnal Innocence 5. River's End 6. Tribute 7. Carolina Moon 8. Birthright 9. Three Fates 10. The Liar 11. The Search 12. The Villa 13. Angels Fall 14. Time Was 15. Times Change

Favorite Books from Jayne Ann Krentz 1. All Night Long (The first I ever Read and thus holds a special place in my heart) 2. Sizzle and Burn 3. Running Hot 4. In Too Deep 5. Copper Beach 6. Trust No One 7. River Road 8. Witch Craft 9. White Lies 10. Light in Shadow

Favorite Books from Amanda Quick 1. The Third Circle 2. The Perfect Poison 3. Second Sight 4. Crystal Gardens 5. The Mystery Woman 6. Quicksilver 7. The River Knows

Favorite Books from Jayne Castle 1. Obsidian Prey 2. Dark Light 3. The Lost Night 4. Midnight Crystal 5. Canyons of Night

Favorite NON-Romance Books 1. Hope was Here 2. Z for Zacharia 3. Lord of the Flies (Yes, I actually like the chaos that happened. I'm probably messed up for that) 4. The Other Boleyn Girl 5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (The ONLY book I like from the Harry Potter series) 6. 13 Reasons Why (I deeply enjoy the book and read during my teens) 7. By These Ten Bones 8. The Giver 9. Lovely Bones

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-Disney/Animated Movies-

Favorite "Popular" Disney Movies 1. Mulan 2. Zootopia 3. Big Hero 6 4. Tarzan 5. The Lion King 6. 101 Dalmations 7. Bambi 8. Pocahontas 9. The Princess and the Frog 10. Frozen 11. The Little Mermaid 12. Lilo and Stitch 13. Lady and the Tramp 14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 15. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Yes this is Disney as Tim Burton worked for them during this time. I checked to make sure)

Favorite "Underrated" Disney Movies 1. Treasure Planet 2. Oliver and Company 3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire 4. Home on the Range 5. The Black Cauldron 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Hercules 8. Meet the Robinsons 9. Emporer's New Groove 10. Robin Hood 11. A Goofy Movie 12. The Fox and the Hound 13. Aristocats 14. James and the Giant Peach (Yes this is considered Disney, I checked) 15. The Rescuers 16. Descendents 17. Brother Bear 18. Dinosaur

Favorite Sequels 1. Mulan 2 (Yes I like this when everyone seems to hate this) 2. Lion King 2 3. Cinderella 3 (I consider this to be an actual sequel, the other one felt more like short stories) 4. Beauty and the Beast: An Enchanted Christmas 5. Bambi 2 6. The Fox and the Hound 2 7. The Rescuer's Down Under 8. Aladdin and The King of Thieves 9. Pocahontas 2 10. 101 Dalmatians 2 11. Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure 12. An Extremely Goofy Movie

Favorite Series (Expect this one to be long and I'm including Jetix too) 1. The House of Mouse 2. Dinosaurs (I never even knew this!) 3. Bill Nye the Science Guy (SERIOUSLY, This guy was DISNEY?!) 4. Duck Tales 5. Gargoyles 6. TaleSpin 7. Darkwing Duck 8. Quack Pack 9. Timon and Pumba 10. 101 Dalmations 11. Recess 12. Hercules 13. PB&J Otter 14. Teacher's Pet 15. Filmore! 16. Disney's Mighty Ducks 17. The Legend of Tarzan 18. Kim Possible 19. Pucca 20. Lilo and Stitch: The Series 21. Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! 22. W.I.T.C.H. 23. American Dragon: Jake Long 24. Yin Yang Yo! 25. Descendents: Wicked World

Favorite NON-Disney Movies 1. Anastasia 2. All Dogs go to Heaven 2 3. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron 4. American Tail 2: Fivel Goes West 5. Prince of Egypt 6. The Last Unicorn 7. The Secret of NIMH 8. Wakko's Wish 9. Quest for Camelot 10. Balto 11. The Pebble and the Penguin 12. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 13. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island 14. Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost 15. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

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-Youtube-

Youtubers/Channels I mainly watch (Limiting myself to Ten): 1. MLP-Silver-Quill 2. Night Mind* 3. Rekaita Law* (Hey it's entertaining as hell and I love watching him rant) 4. FoundFlix* 5. joshscorcher 6. FOB Equestria 7. That Creepy Reading* 8. Top5s 9. The Theorizer 10. SuperHorrorBro*

Generalization of what I watch on Youtube 1. Let's Plays 2. Song Covers 3. MLP Analysis stuff (NOT the series, only the analysis community) 4. Horror/Paranormal/Urban Legend stuff 5. Movie/Game Theories 6. Anime/Movie parodies 7. Horror Explanations (Movies and video games lately)* 8. Abridged Shows/Parodies

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-Music-

Favorite Disney Movie Songs/Scores (As in IN the movie, Credit songs don't count unless they're the same song as in the movie. LONG LIST AHEAD) 1. Hellfire - Hunchback of Notre Dame 2. Why Should I Worry - Oliver and Company 3. I'm Still Here - Treasure Planet 4. Colors of the Wind - Pocahontas 5. Savages - Pocahontas 6. Make a Man out of You - Mulan 7. What's this? - Nightmare before Christmas 8. This is Halloween - Nightmare before Christmas 9. Court of Miracles - Hunchback of Notre Dame 10. You'll be in My Heart - Tarzan 11. Son of Man - Tarzan 12. Strangers Like Me - Tarzan 13. Farewell - Pocahontas 14. Short Hair - Mulan 15. Eye to Eye - A Goofy Movie 16. Stand Out - A Goofy Movie 17. After Today - A Goofy Movie 18. Topsy Turvy - Hunchback of Notre Dame 19. Try Everything - Zootopia 20. I Wanna be Like Other Girls - Mulan 2 21. Good Doggy, No Bone - Fox and the Hound 2 22. Lesson Number One - Mulan 2

Favorite Disney Covers 1. Hellfire - Jonathan Young 2. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John (Yes I see that as a cover as it's not the one from the movie but the credits) 3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Sara Paxton 4. Hawaiian Roller Coaster - Penicillin 5. Heigh-Ho - CASCADE 6. Supercalifragilisticexpialadotious - THE KIDDIE (Hope I spelt the song right... It's too damn long) 7. This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson 8. Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale 9. You'll be in my Heart - Celtic Woman 10. Be Prepared - Jonathan Young* (Jonathan Young covers a lot of Disney songs I like so I'll leave it at that instead of listing all the covers I like)

Favorite Parody Songs 1. Brooklyn Rage - YGOTAS (Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series) Parodying: Poker Face by Lady Gaga 2. Pharaoh's Throne - YGOTAS Parodying: Telephone by Lady Gaga 3. Make a Man out of You - DBZAbridge 4. Leather Pants - YGOTAS Parodying: Bad Romance by Lady Gaga 5. U Can't Touch Lani - Lanipator Parodying: U Can't Touch This 6. Without Yugi - YGOTAS Parodying: Without Me by Eminem 7. Paraboss - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying: ??? by ??? (Someone told me it was Lady Gaga's Paraboss song but I can't find that) 8. Stronger - YGOTAS BBT Movie Parodying Harder, Better, Faster Stronger by Daft Punk 9. It's Your Move - YGOTAS Parodying: Tik Tok by Ke$ha

Genres I listen to 1. 80s 2. Different forms of Rock (Alternative, Symphonic, Metal, etc) 3. Anime Music 4. Disney Songs (Usually more from the movies) 5. Dance/Techno 6. Covers/Remixes

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-Movies-

Favorite Movies (Limiting myself up to Fifty) 1. Titanic 2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Again, the only movie I liked from the Harry Potter franchise) 3. Avatar (Yes I know this was like 95% CGI but it still had physical people in it so I'm not putting it in CGI category) 4. Jumanji 5. Fluke 6. Godzilla (98. This is my FAVORITE Godzilla movie. I just loved the design of Godzilla and the animated show that came as a result) 7. Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's version. I'm probably one of the few who enjoyed this) 8. SPEED 9.  13 Ghosts 10. Ghost Ship 11. Poseidon (The one from the 2000s) 12. Flight 93 13. United 93 14. World Trade Center 15. Iron Jawed Angels 16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 17. Matilda 18. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (A classic that shall never die) 19. Beetlejuice 20. The Dark Knight 21. Home Alone 3 22. Deadpool 23. Casper 24. Addams Family Values 25. The Hollow 26. Jurassic World 27. Dragon Heart (I cry like a bitch during the ending) 28. Angels in the Outfield 29. The Mask 30. Hocus Pocus 31. Mortal Kombat 32. The Grinch (2018 version)*

Favorite CGI and Claymation movies (Because I can't tell the difference between the two. And the CGI is for ALL Computer generation and WITHOUT physical people. This includes DreamWorks) 1. Rise of the Guardians 2. Megamind 3. Corpse Bride 4. Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children 5. James and the Giant Peach 6. Nightmare Before Christmas 7. Coraline 8. Dinosaur 9. Shrek 2 10. Kung Fu Panda 2 11. Sherman and Mr. Peabody

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-Anime-

Animes I like before finding out they were Anime 1. Oban Star Racers 2. Shinzo

Favorite Animes (Limiting myself up to Thirty) 1. Kuroko no Basket 2. Fruits Basket 3. Yu-Gi-Oh 4. Yu Yu Hakusho 5. Samurai Deeper Kyo 6. Bleach 7. Gravitation 8. Junjo Romantica 9. Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi 10. Princess Tutu 11. Slayers 12. Supernatural the Anime 13. Free! 14. Persona 4 15. Digimon 16. Inuyasha 17. Pokemon 18. Case Closed

Favorite NON-Animes (That can pass for anime style, at least what I think could pass) 1. Teen Titans (Not that shit Teen Titans Go) 2. Avatar the Last Airbender (I have not seen Korra. Also on a side note, this used to be in the anime section on Fanfiction.net when it first came out) 3. Samurai Jack 4. Ben 10 - Ben 10 Omniverse (Basically I mean anything BEFORE Ben 10 Omniverse) 5. Generator Rex 6. Powerpuff Girls Z 7. Code Lyoko

Favorite Voice Actors (Doing Japanese and English since I know very few XD Forgive my spelling errors) 1. Todd Haberkorn 2. Dan Greene 3. Johnny Yong Bosch 4. Vic Mignogna 5. Daisuke Namikawa 6. Konishi Katsuyuki 7. Romi Park 8. Yuri Lowenthral 9. Steve Staley 10. Cam Clarke 11. Greg Ayers* 12. Jerry Jewell 13. Eric Vale 14. Dave Wittenberg* 15. Tara Strong

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-Mythology/Supernatural

Favorite Myths 1. The Jersey Devil 2. Hades/Persephone Myth

Favorite NON-Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Unicorn 2. Qilin/Krilin 3. Dragon 4. Cerberus (I can't find the official name) 5. The Jersey Devil 6. Perryton 7. Pegasus

Favorite Humanoid Magical/Mythical/Supernatural Creatures 1. Mermaid 2. Harpy 3. Centaur 4. Siren (Both winged and finned kinds)

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-Random/One Category stuff-

Favorite Comedians 1. Gabriel Iglesias 2. Jeff Dunham 3. Bill Engvall 4. Jeff Foxworthy

Favorite Animals 1. Cats 2. Foxes 3. Wolves 4. Dogs 5. Ferrets* 6. Stoats* 7. Bats*

Favorite Foods 1. Buffalo Chicken Pizza (No Bleu Cheese, ONLY RANCH) 2. Beef Fajitas 3. Crunchwrap Supreme (I love Taco Bell!!) 4. Triple Chocolate Cake

Favorite Drinks 1. Peach Tea Snapple 2. Cherry Coke/Pepsi 3. Shirley Temple 4. Pure Leaf Unsweetened Tea 5. Strawberry Lemonade 6. Cherry Lemonade 7. Pure Leaf Peach Tea 8. Pure Leaf Fuji Apple Ginger Tea 9. Pure Leaf Cherry Hibiscus Tea*

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John Lloyd Young - The Spy Who Takes Cafe Carlyle By Storm

John Lloyd Young is back at Cafe Carlyle with an intriguing new show - filled with old favorites and wonderful surprises.

He enters the room mysteriously in shades as he makes his way to the stage, removing them to begin the show with “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, to the delight of all of us in attendance.  This song is a JLY classic, and only gets better with time.

He then moves into a stripped down “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”, with the spotlight on his voice and his full range of emotions.  I have never heard this song done with so much raw vulnerability, and JLY tears at your heart as you witness his performance.

JLY brings on more intrigue with “The Spy” and “You Only Live Twice” displaying a bit of retro cool combined with present day charm. It’s clear that he loves this kind of music, and is having fun presenting it to his audience. I can picture him as James Bond - and this 007 can sing!

Next is a mini-tribute to Roy Orbison. JLY says “Only The Lonely” is a perfect song to perform at Cafe Carlyle, dedicating it to those of us who are attending the show by ourselves.  He then tells the story of how he and his musical director Tommy Faragher discovered an unreleased tune called “Say No More”.  And he definitely does Mr. Orbison proud on both songs, showing off his incredible range and powerful vocals.  JLY teased during the show that there was a little bit of a rasp in his voice due to doing an interview earlier in the day, and that we would get “John Lloyd Young channeling Joe Cocker”.  It was only noticeable during some songs, and only added to the pure emotion of each one.  He then showed his Broadway chops on a smooth, beautiful arrangement of “I Have Dreamed” from The King and I.

The two selections that follow are performed in Mandarin.  He brought back a favorite, “Ming Ri Tian Ya (If Tomorrow Comes)”, from a very popular Taiwanese movie.  You don’t have to understand the language to feel the heartbreak in this one - about a dying man apologizing to his lover for leaving her, promising that they would be together again in eternity.  JLY then moved to a lighter selection,  “Wo Yao Ni De Ai”, which is featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians. He chose to do this one as a call and response, so the audience could participate along with him.  It was a fun way to move into the next part of the show!

JLY then left the stage to join us at the bar (and get a refill on his tea) while the band got a chance to shine. Tommy Faragher (piano and vocals) performed “Bring It On Home To Me”, accompanied by Paul Socolow (Bass), Eric Kalb (Drums), and Stew Cutler (Guitar). They rocked this number, and their stellar musicianship on every song added to the quality of the entire evening.

The next song, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, is one I remember from the first workshop that JLY did in LA in June. It was already amazing back then - and getting to hear how it has evolved into something even more powerful now takes your breath away.  It’s a fun tune when presented as a lighter pop song - but when JLY performs it, it packs so much gut-wrenching emotion that you won’t want to hear it any way but his way in the future.  It’s that good.

JLY has been writing original material with Tommy Faragher as well.  Those of us who have been to other shows already love “Slow Dawn Calling”, and as I have mentioned before, this song really belongs on present day radio.  In addition to this one, JLY performed “Almost There”, written by Tommy and Adam Zelkind. This is a particular favorite of mine, and has become a favorite of many other fans as well.  I see a bright future ahead with this original music - and can’t wait for even more people to hear these songs!

JLY told some stories between songs, including how he got the chance to perform in Finland for the President and First Lady back in December.  The Italian Ambassador was also there, and he performed “Parla Piu Piano (theme from The Godfather)” for him. He brought this one back to The Carlyle for us, and it was so good to hear it again.  This one has only gotten better with time as well.

One of the most emotional songs that JLY performs is “Wicked Game” - and this version at The Carlyle with the new arrangement is even more haunting than before.  It truly leaves you breathless by the end of the song, once again showing his raw vulnerability.

Next up is a fan favorite, “Show and Tell”, followed by a new selection.  When I heard JLY begin “A Song For You”, I started to tear up, because I have loved this song ever since hearing the Donny Hathaway version in the 70′s.  JLY did this one justice as well, and I hope it stays in his set for future shows.  There is something special about the way he performs it.

The evening ended with “Working My Way Back To You” and “Sherry”, leaving everyone on a high note.  I have to add here that the lady sitting next to me at the bar is a regular at Cafe Carlyle, and the staff recommend that she see JLY’s show as well.  Afterward, she told me how she was blown away by how powerful his voice is and the depth of his range - and how glad she was that she came to the show.  The word is spreading and more people are starting to take notice - that JLY can perform any genre he chooses and do each one well.  If you have the chance to see him at Cafe Carlyle or anywhere else he is performing, take the opportunity to go.  You will be entertained and intrigued - and you will be back for more.

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Marvel’s WandaVision Episode 7: MCU Easter Eggs and Reference Guide

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This article contains WandaVision episode 7 spoilers and potential spoilers for future episodes and the wider MCU.

WandaVision episode 7 is probably the final episode that is going to adhere to the sitcom format. As we’ve seen in recent episodes, the show is spending more and more time in the confines of the “real” MCU, and with its TV homages now brought up to modern day, it can spend its final two episodes bringing more surprises and wrapping up its incredibly ambitious story.

But WandaVision episode 7 is ambitious enough in itself, and like previous episodes, it’s positively full of Marvel Comics Easter eggs and pieces that will likely expand the scope of the MCU as we know it.

Let’s see what we found…

Sitcom Influences

This episode takes WandaVision up to the mockumentary era of television, which featured shows like The Office (U.K. and U.S.), Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family. Characters routinely talk to producers offscreen in confessional-style interviews. The Vision’s microphone is even visible in one instance, clipped to the chest.

The episode draws most of its inspiration and look from Modern Family, probably merely because the premise of Wanda’s “modern family” fits more closely to Westview than an office environment would. The Office does get a major shoutout in the twee opening credits though.

We wrote more about the sitcom influences of this episode here.

Wanda

Wanda wakes up still wearing most of her “Sokovian fortune teller” costume from Halloween, so this episode takes place on Nov. 1st, the morning after the previous episode. Elsewhere in the episode, we learn that just about the entire scope of what we’ve seen (other than flashbacks to Monica’s return from “The Blip”) has taken place over one week.

“Don’t let him make you the villain,” Monica pleads with Wanda. There is some legit commentary here. Assorted “hims” have been making Wanda the villain of her own story since John Byrne did it with a run on West Coast Avengers in the late 1980s. We remain unconvinced that Wanda is actually a malevolent force.

Of course Wanda’s weakness is someone asking her to kill them. That’s where a big chunk of her recent trauma comes from!

The cereal Wanda is fetching in the kitchen at the start of the episode is called Sugar Snaps, though you’d think Wanda would have had quite enough of Snaps. It also had a clown on the box! In the previous episode, Wanda turned a bunch of SWORD agents into clowns. The cereal’s name is also a subtle anachronism, lots of cereals used to prominently have “Sugar” in their names before they were replaced with more innocuous words like “honey” or “corn.”

The Commercial: Nexus

As usual, the fake commercials have a lot going on, and this one for an antidepressant known as Nexus is no different.

The Nexus of All Realities is a magical area in Marvel that acts as a gateway to various other dimensions. In the comics, it’s located in a swamp in New Orleans and is guarded by the mute creature Man-Thing.

Wanda herself is also a Nexus Being. It is incredibly convoluted, but the shortest explanation possible that doesn’t involve telling you about the time John Byrne quit Avengers West Coast mid-storyline for being edited is: Wanda’s probability altering powers make her capable of altering the future, even once it’s set. That allows Wanda to change the paths that would lead to the creation of, for example, the Time Keepers we saw statues of in the Loki trailer.

At Agnes’ house, Billy and Tommy are watching Yo Gabba Gabba on and they’re singing “Jumpy Jump” though “Puppet Master” would have been more on the nose. “Jumpy Jump” might just be a hint that The Hex is a Nexus multiversal jump point. 

There’s another potential Nexus connection, too. NEXUS is where Tony found JARVIS in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

We wrote more about the Marvel significance of “Nexus” here. 

Billy and Tommy

Billy and Tommy, like most kids their age, seem to love video games. Since this episode is modeled after Modern Family (2009), it makes sense that they’re playing games on the Nintendo Wii console, the Japanese publisher’s main platform from 2006 to 2012. 

But the sudden shifts in reality mean that the Wii doesn’t stay a Wii for long. We watch as Billy and Tommy’s Wiimotes transform into GameCube controllers (2001) and then Atari 2600 joystick controllers (1977), both of which seem to fit the eras in which previous episodes of WandaVision are set.

Both of the boys continue to wear their comic book colors. Tommy’s not just wearing green like his “Speed” alter ego, but he’s straight up wearing a tracksuit.

The Darkhold?

It appears that Agatha is keeping the Darkhold in her basement. Well, it WOULD if it weren’t for the fact that this book looks very different from the way that it was represented on Marvel TV shows like Agents of SHIELD or Runaways. 

But if it WERE the Darkhold, this incredibly powerful book would have been written by Chthon, a demon/elder god who has figured prominently in various Wanda and Agatha Harkness stories over the years. It’s said that this book is what created the first vampire (hmmmm…the MCU does have a Blade movie in the works), created werewolves (surely it’s only a matter of time before Werewolf by Night shows up…on the upcoming Moon Knight series, perhaps), and more. If the MCU is going down a more supernatural route for some of its future installments, then the Darkhold would be a key piece of that.

But again, this looks very different than the Darkhold we’ve seen on these other shows.

Reed Richards…you coming or what?

Still no sign of the mysterious “aerospace engineer,” but does the mockumentary/sitcom tone this episode shares with The Office tease John Krasinski’s arrival as Reed Richards?

Monica Rambeau

The official uniform Monica is wearing under her space suit looks very much like some of the outfits she has worn in various superheroic identities in the comics, including when she was Captain Marvel. It’s appropriate since this episode is another big step in her superheroic origin story, and now there’s no more question that she’s gaining powers from her repeated trips through the Hex.

It’s almost certainly Monica’s new powers that allow her to make it through the Hex this time, and when she comes out she can see energy patterns and signatures.

Monica sticks the trademark “Superhero Landing” when she’s confronting Wanda. As Deadpool will attest, it’s really hard on your knees. Totally impractical, but they all do it.

When Agnes is dragging Wanda into her house, Wanda points at Monica and the whole thing is framed like the “two ladies yelling at the white cat” meme. Impossible to unsee. Fun fact: the white cat’s real name is Smudge.

Contact

Monica’s journey through The Hex pays homage to the special effects technique Robert Zemeckis used in the wormhole sequence for 1997’s Contact. During the scene in question, versions of Jodie Foster’s face appear to ghost out from her body, voicing her internal thoughts and memories. By the time Monica emerges from the Hex barrier, she is “ok to go” as a superpowered being. 

Contact’s central character, Ellie Arroway, is a woman who has lost her whole family but suppresses her grief and feels all alone in the universe. Can’t see a WandaVision connection here, no sir!

Is this just a tribute to the cult Zemeckis sci-fi movie or is there more to it? Maybe those wondering if the mysterious aerospace engineer will turn out to be Blue Marvel/Mister Fantastic/Doctor Doom have never considered Contact star Matthew McConaughey as a possibility for one of the latter two roles? We might remind you he’s been desperate for a part in the MCU for years.

Wundagore

Did we see a flash of a Wundagore Everbloom when the plants in Wanda’s house were changing? In Marvel Comics, the Everbloom was a wedding present from Agatha Harkness to Wanda and Vision, and only grows on Wundagore Mountain (where Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were raised). It lets you see the future if you put a dab leaf on your tongue.

The fact that whatever this is seems to have taken over the basement makes us think of the Yo Magic commercial from last week, which implied that someone (or something) is perhaps feeding off Wanda’s powers.

Agatha Harkness

Agnes is finally revealed as Agatha Harkness in this episode, complete with an absolutely perfect theme song. The brilliant “Agatha All Along” tune is absolutely a pastiche of the Munsters theme, only with lyrics.

At the end of the song, “And I killed Sparky too!” is a good take on the infamous Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch line, “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!”

This show has been about Wanda finding her own agency through pain and about counterpointing all the misogyny in her history. For it to be Agnes manipulating her would be a betrayal of the point of the show so far. Not only that, in the comics, Agatha Harkness is generally depicted as an ally of Wanda’s. So we’re betting that “It was Agatha all along” is a red herring, and either Agatha is also being manipulated by an outside force, or Wanda is just putting that villainy on her without knowing the whole story.

Read all our speculation about who the REAL WandaVision villain is here.

In the comics, Agatha’s familiar is a cat named Ebony. Her rabbit being named “Senor Scratchy” is enough of a nod to that while also referencing Agatha’s evil son Nicholas Scratch.

While Agnes was able to trick Vision by pretending to be another victim driven insane by being in the Hex, Billy is unknowingly able to see past that by noticing that there isn’t any psychic pain underneath her performance.

Agnes’ brooch is clearly visible in all of the shots of her. That brooch has three sisters on it, but we still don’t know what it means. It feels so prominent that it has to mean something, though. 

The Post Credits Scene

Wanda is pretty certain that the “Uncle Peter” we met in the previous episodes is most certainly not her brother. The Agatha reveal would seem to back this up, as does his kind of menacing presence (“snoopers gonna snoop”) in the post-credits scene. But if he isn’t Pietro Maximoff, then who the heck is he?

We have some theories here.

Random Stuff and Unanswered Questions

When we saw the first flashback to the borders of the Hex expanding, the drums sound a little bit like The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” We can’t be sure, though…so we’re not putting this down as a Mephisto clue. THIS TIME.

In the middle of the intro, one of the screens says in cut-up letters, “I know what u are doing Wanda.” Creepy.

As Darcy chats Vision through his past, she tells him she’s been watching WandaVision for the past week. We’ve been watching it a lot longer than that, Miss Lewis, and we’re still not sure what’s really going on.

The calendar in the intro has a heart over the 10th, but the first episode had it over the 23rd. Probably means nothing, but worth thinking about.

Right after Agnes leads Wanda away from the conversation with Monica, we see Dennis the mailman wearing a logo that says “Presto.” Perfect exclamation considering who Agnes is and what she was trying to do in that scene. Also, with Presto being an Amazon knockoff, the logo appears to be a rabbit running.

We’re looking, but so far we’ve been unable to find a Marvel Comics parallel for Major Goodner.

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At the circus, the butterfly lady on the unicycle looks a little bit like the X-Men‘s Dark Phoenix.

Spot anything we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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That’s Highly Offensive: 2018 Golden Globes

Y’all know I only wear all black all the time, so I find the fact that Hollywood is "uniting" against whatever tonight by wearing all black to be kind of a stupid way to pussy foot around the issue, but who asked me? This should have been a night when the carpet looked the way I think it should at all times, but honestly, a lot of stuff looked makeshift and cheap to me. And WHAT was with all the skirts-over-pants nonsense?? I thought that was over. Also, forgive the overuse of the funeral garb schtick but what choice did I have?

Wow. It's rare that the first look I see ends up being the worst dressed of the night, but Debra Messing has just taken the cake, eaten it, made another cake, eaten that, made another one, and took that too. I know it's cliché but MESSing says it all. #thefacesofmeth That emerald eyeshadow and those Elvira for Family Dollar false lashes!!  And WHAT is that dent in her forehead?? I’ll tell you what it is… bad Botox. Or Juvaderm. Or whatever expired baby bunny cartilage her dermo found in Karen Walker’s dumpster. Oh and also, she’s wearing the dress version of Liza’s putty kkk hood shoes and it’s  all HIGHLY offensive.

Kelly Clarkson- "From Justin to King Midas" if King Midas was a lizard...

Kristin Cavallari went as 1999 Oscars Angelina Jolie but with a ballerina's bun and I'm not ok with it.

I honestly have nothing bad to say about Tracee Ellis Ross’s outfit. The phrase ‘Charmin Noir’ comes to mind, but let’s not bc you know how much I love a turban/wrap!

Meryl Streep: You bore me to tears. I like your glasses.

It seems to be literally KILLING Giuliana Rancid that she can’t ask “Who are you wearing?” bc she is incapable of NOT pointing out the fact that she’s not asking that question to every person she's interviewed. And as always, she looks like the Queen from Antz but this year her skin is a particularly orange shade of Oscar Meyer all beef frank. She also has one of the most bulbous horse hair dino ponytails I’ve ever seen. She's like the anorexic version of Starla from Napoleon Dynamite. AND HER TAN LINES! I didn't know you got those from bottled self tanner...

Catherine Zeta Jones: I am still obsessed with CZJ even after recently rewatching Ocean’s Twelve for the first time since Cat and I fell asleep in the theater. Her face, her body, her dress, her earrings, her love for her thousand year old father in law… I am fully behind all of it!

Penelope Cruz: See above. #stunning

I don't know who this woman from Outlander is but I do know she better be on her way to audition at Tweetsie Railroad.

Connie Britton: NO.

Jessica Biel and J. Tim- don’t NO ONE CARE. I don’t know one person who watched ‘The Sinner’ (most people didn’t even know what I was talking about when I asked if they’d heard of it), so the fact that she is nominated is a testament to that Sexy Back money and nothing more. Just her talking about being a producer of the show is like… We get it…you’re the only one who would pay you to be an actress anymore. PS, your arms are fabulous.

Mandy Candy Moore: Olé!

Holy shit Diane Kruger looks amazing.

Unfortunately, Sarah Paulson is one of those I feel looks like she's in something cheap. Really cheap. Like she stole a leotard from the Xanadu Mourning collection and wrapped a table cloth around herself. And I can't say I love the choppiness of her bob.

Michele Williams- I’m still not over how ridiculous you looked on Dawson’s Creek, but your pixie has grown on me over the last few years but OHMYGOD what is that shelf in the back? Lloyd Christmas called…

Seth Myers looks like the singing sword and a foot had a baby and named it Cheremy.

Jamie Chung- First of all, why are you here? Secondly, you look like the winner of a ‘Grunge Bride’ themed stripper contest sponsored by Hefty in 2002. Those shoes….

Alexis Bledel- Let’s get this out of the way: I can’t stand you. You’re a mumbler with creepy Kewpie doll eyes and mouth. But as for what you’re wearing, GASP you’re not wearing solid black so you obviously don’t care about women!! But also, you must not care about yourself either because you look like one of Ariel’s sisters and Dionysus had a baby and it came out haunted.

Why is Dave Franco wearing so much rouge????

Alison Brie- Ok, you can channel Audrey Hepburn, I guess. Although her dress does resemble my senior prom dress from Cache. Oh wait- there’s a pants leg. You’re trash.

William H. Macy: Did Grubby die? That’s the only reason I can think of for Teddy Ruxpin to show up to the Golden Globes in all black…

Gal Gadot is clearly going to an audition for "A Chorus Line" after the Globes. Why else would she steal a maitre'd's jacket and cut it in half?

Saoirse Ronan looks perfect all around. I need all of it immediately, even though I’d look more like Bruce Villanche dressed in drag doing a David Bowie tribute than her svelte awesomeness…

Eva Longoria looks like a pregnant Sharpie.

It took me a solid 3 seconds & a glance at the caption to figure out I was looking at Halle Berry and not some mixed berry bag of Skittles from a prom themed episode of the CW’s Gossip Girl revival. And her bangs look gross and ridiculous. #whywontsheage??

I take it back: Reese Witherspoon looks like the pregnant Sharpie. Or maybe her daughter has decided to become a fashion designer and this was her first foray into an origami—inspired collection? #blacktobasics

Nicole Kidman (or Nicky Kickin it in the Moulin Rouge, as Jack McFarland calls her) looks flawless, as always. The one negative thing I will say is that I find flutter fly cap sleeves to be among the most offensive things in adult female fashion (mainly because the only humans that can pull them off are pre-teens, anorexics and Kate Moss (not that she’d ever wear them).

Viola Davis wins everything. Omg that hair and makeup and jewelry and dress. ⚰️⚰️⚰️

Did Zac-without-a-K Efron want people to mistake him for Milo Ventimiglia? Is that the reason for the mustache? Why is he even there? GASP! Are they already remaking High School Musical (because you know that’s in the works…) with him starring as Troy again?!? #prayerhands

Why exactly is Naomi Campbell at the Golden Globes, must less in a piece from the never-to-be-seen sketches Vivienne Westwood did for Guy Richie’s new pandering remake starring Madonna as Herlock Holmes?

Lily James- You are gorgeous perfection and I mean that because anyone that stars in a live action Disney remake is automatically on my shit list (I’m looking at you, Emmas Stone and Watson…) but what the actual hell are you wearing? You look like a Project Runway contestant’s submission on the theme “Maleficent’s entrance to the party.”

Octavia Spencer looks like the teacher who got to play Glinda’s role in a #metoo fundraising, high school production of Wicked after the lead was stricken with mono.

Greta Gerwig- I’m tempted to allow it, but only if you’re intentionally channeling Marchesa Luisa Casati.

Angelina Jolie- oh. my. god. I know I’m biased (as one of her long lost, adopted children she’s never acknowledged or heard of) but I cannot say one bad thing about this, especially since I’ve been in 100% Bombshell  Manual mode lately and anything with feathers or frills or femininity is giving me LIFE. #bestdressed

Elizabeth Moss: from Polly to Pollyana. Anyone that gets that is my lifelong friend and anyone that doesn’t please never talk to me again. But seriously honey, that waistline is not your friend.

Jessica Chastain- I think I love everything about this but am i crazy or does it make her look a little bulky? Tell me I’m crazy. I’m crazy. (Narrator: She was definitely crazy.)

omg Maggie Gyllenhaal is wearing the same Castle Greyskull, droopy-sleeve of wizard-vagine garment as Debra Messing! Is this a thing?? Gross. And those earrings are stupid too but I don’t know why.

Emilia Clarke is perfection (minus the bow but moving on) and I don’t even love GOT.

Geena Davis stole one of CZJ’S costumes from Chicago and i can’t say that I’m angry. I will say that I’m angry that the head designer at LOFT got hold of it and added a few of those filthy lace panels before she walked the red carpet, but since she still looks pretty flawless…I’LL ALLOW IT.

As always, Lena Headey looks like the drunk, badass aunt who was a groupie before falling into acting so I love her even more than when she gets drunk and sets people on fire on tv. The dress does look like something a goth would make to wear to a Renaissance fair, but who cares when she looks that cool in it?

I love Margot Robbie more than almost anyone in Hollywood today (even though she stole my life’s dream of playing Tonya Harding. Seriously, I’d started writing a short right before they announced that movie and I’m not even kidding), but I can’t say i know exactly what she was going for with this look… an Elsa-possessed mistletoe over her womb to subtly announce she’s expecting? A tribute to the portion of Fantasia where fairies ice skate to ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ as a nod to the ice goddess she plays in ‘I, Tonya?’ I’ve been staring at it for a few minutes now and can honestly say I have no clue.

Gwendolyn Christie- I have no idea what you are wearing but I do know that I am obsessed with your GOT character so you have my permission to do whatever you please.

Kerry Washington unfortunately looks like some anorexic basic at her junior prom. And those floral net booties are what a leprechaun wears to a funeral. wtf. Oh but her hair is on point.

Kate Hudson- Je refuse.

Chris Hemsworth can do no wrong even in a suit made from a brocade table cloth and VELVETEEN shoes so don’t even worry about it, honey.

Michelle Pfeiffer- omg i am heartbroken over how matronly you look!! As anyone who knows me knows, my mother could pass as your identical twin, so I take it kind of personally when you show up on the red carpet dressed as Marian the librarian’s widowed sister, Ovarian.

Zoe Kravtiz- Sweetie, it’s already been done and its name was Natalie Portman. A chunky, funky  emerald earring does make you look like Audrey Hepburn's edgy cousin though. Whatever- you still look gorgeous and I love you.

Kendall Jenner- There are so many things wrong with your look, much less your existence, but I’ll just sum it up with this: T. STRAPPED. POINTY. TOED. SHOES. Also, lay off the brow botox before you look like Debra Messing, or worse, Kylie Jenner. #gasp

Sarah Jessica Parker literally went as her character from Hocus Pocus attending a funeral.

Isabelle Huppert wins the night! Nope, spoke too soon. Her dress has those damned flutter sleeves on it too! What IS that? It’s trash, is what it is…

Roseanne Barr forgot to put a dress over her Spanx…

Ok, that's all I got. I barely watched any of the actual show bc I can't with most of those self important a-holes, so I can't comment on anything "exciting" or "interesting" that might have happened. Let me know if I missed anything highly offensive🥂

[omegatheunknown]

...In which I thoroughly (yet naively) survey Metallica.

More than a month ago I finished reading Masters of Doom, which in addition to being an interesting history of PC Gaming’s pioneering id Software and stirring nostalgia about the halcyon days of 90s first-person shooters, made frequent and compelling reference to the influence of heavy metal on the aesthetic sensibilities of John Romero (though he’s ultimately more of a Dokken fan, which I can’t speak to.) Listening to the actual soundtracks of Doom, Doom II, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D led me straight into a curious survey of Megadeth, then Metallica, briefly Slayer, Anthrax, back to Metallica, Exodus, Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Overkill, back to Megadeth and then back Metallica, over and over Metallica. I am listening to Metallica now. 

Can’t say I’m sure why. Without meaning to sound condescending, I’d always assumed if thrash metal appealed to me, it might have happened when I was a teenager. Perhaps environmental factors were at play, but at my most susceptible and angst filled years, the garage rock revival was in full swing, as was something of a (perceived? I will never know if this was a widespread thing. I wasn’t nearly as online then) grunge renaissance. Grunge was locked in as tonal and aesthetic sensibility and my friends’ bands were grungy pop punk with a bit of emo sprinkled on top. As I said, the questionable excesses of youth, complete with pretension about what is good (The Stooges, The Pixies, The Strokes and NIRVANA) and what is silly and ridiculous (Nu-Metal’s relative strength and the silliness of bands like Korn and Slipknot did not help Metal’s esteem.) A respect but low level of enthusiasm for Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden didn’t manifest anything serious any time in the last fifteen years. Thrash’s underground roots put some doubt in the mind re: whatever vague supposition my teenaged peers and I had about the opposing forces of punk and metal (though I do remember actual arguments with a fan of what I described as ornate but soulless arpeggios who thought PJ Harvey’s oeuvre was unsophisticated and boring.) There’s a lot of grunge’s DNA in early Metallica. Which kind of makes it all the more bewildering that I haven’t been here before. All that wasted time listening to Mudhoney! Also, not to spoil the ending, how bewildering it is that Metallica absolutely fell to pieces in the 90s.    Kill ‘em All is a stupidly exciting record. Had I been around to hear it in the 80s, it would’ve melted my brain. I assume if I heard it in the 00s it would’ve done the same. I think part of the issue with Metallica is that when I was a precocious kid/tween they were not nearly at their best and the only second hand exposure you get to a well-established but no longer thriving band is their hits, and even post-survey I don’t particularly care for ‘One’ or ‘Enter Sandman.’ (Then again, at the height of Metallica v Napster you’d think young Zaq would’ve been a little more curious... and those mp3s would’ve be right there...) Anyway, Kill ‘em All: devastating and fun. Imagine if Mötley Crüe was ever any good (were they?) No, that’s insane. And gives a person very little to go on. High energy from the jump, utter shred. Reminiscent only of a slower, hopelessly outclassed version of the same thing, which is to say I think if you slowed a track like The Four Horsemen down you’d end up with a dreary sounding Sabbath number but why would you want that? (A different day perhaps.) Definitely the sexiest of the Metallica albums, just a little bit of the electricity of hair metal bleeding in at the edges, though the most wicked excesses are in flurries of virtuosity. “Bass solo, take one” -- much as I enjoy ‘Hit the Lights,’ ‘Jump in the Fire,’ ‘Seek & Destroy’ (and other imperative calls to action,) I think the bass solo ‘(Pulling Teeth)’ that splits the album is my favourite bit. Ride the Lightning -- actually, speaking of Cliff Burton, he of the improbable bass solos -- supposedly he planted the seeds of music theory/actually thinking about the music in his bandmates’ heads, leading to acoustic guitars, curious instrumentals and harmonies winding their way into the sophomore album. This probably also led them to getting way ahead of themselves and veering out of their lane, but in the meantime, Ride the Lightning is a lot more varied to listen to than their debut. Yes, it continues to wail, but it wails in new and exciting ways. ‘Creeping Death’ and ‘Trapped Under Ice’ are the choicest tracks. ‘Fade to Black’ is a pretty good song by the standards of a power ballad and is a nice dimension to add to the album but I’d point out that it portends Metallica’s inevitable doom.  Master of Puppets is considered (nearly anywhere I’ve looked) the undisputed champion of thrash metal albums. I would kinda love to have a dissenting opinion here, but it feels impossible to deny. It is stunningly heavy and loud and kinetic. It’s definitely a twin to its predecessor, they share a layout, right up to track 4 being a power ballad. As a set they’re the Pokemon Red/Blue of Thrash. Anything other than the subtle evolution in the playing and production would’ve been weird as hell -- album number three and they nearly perfect the genre. On the subject of Metallica’s power ballads, I’d make the point that ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’ is the pinnacle of their efforts -- gorgeous and grotesque in equal measure. And like Ride the Lightning follows ‘Fade to Black’ with an extra-heavy track, ‘Sanitarium’ is followed by the vicious gatling gun of ‘Disposable Heroes,’ as emphatic an anti-war song as one could imagine. Again special mention to a Cliff Burton feature -- ‘Orion’ is an oddity in the Metallica canon, can’t imagine there’s anything else like it that I’ve missed. It’s the most appropriate space marine soundtrack I’ve ever heard, it previews a much nerdier version of Metallica that starts writing about horrors from outer space. My impression is that long after I’ve moved on to another passing phase I’ll retain a fondness for their instrumentals, all five of the main ones are excellent.   ...And Justice for All just isn’t as good as the previous two. This is becoming less about Metallica and more a tribute to Cliff Burton, but fact is -- his phenomenal bass lines are the secret sauce, and in the absence of Burton (and apparently due to Ulrich’s hearing loss?) the bass is often lost in the mix. It still wails, though relying more on arpeggios and prog-y tempo changes and layered arrangements -- with ‘loud’ as the governing principle in the mix, the instruments all have a bit of a unnatural synthetic quality, the effect is much more processed than the earlier albums and it occasionally sounds like a flat wall of sound... which is about to become a theme, oh boy. Though it does convincingly sound like a mutant off-shoot of the Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets aesthetic, just a shaggier and excessive cousin prone to wild mood swings. Seven of the nine tracks are at least six and a half minutes long. At 9:48, ‘To Live is to Die’ is the first song in the catalogue that I would consider straight tedious (Though the title track is about the same length and it’s quite good!) At the end of the album, ‘Dyers Eve’ appears as a great redeemer, probably the best expression of what they were trying to do here. Oh yeah -- ‘One.’ Honestly it gets there. It’s a very pretty song. I think what I don’t like about the ballads is Hetfield’s voice when he’s singing (as opposed to when he’s growling, yelling, barking) may as well be someone trying to do a Brad Roberts impression. Though maybe that’s not the issue, I always enjoy The Crash Test Dummies. Metallica/Black Album. I don’t like this. Or, I don’t like it very much but I recognize it’s pretty good. Definitely has its moments (’Of Wolf and Man,’ ‘Through the Never.’) Seems like an odd stumbling block. This was a massive hit. ‘Enter Sandman’ is a classic rock song. Of sorts. It ain’t thrash, though it’s definitely still a heavy metal album in the vein of Black Sabbath and the like. Reading about the composition I understand they were tired of what they had been doing, they felt like impostors and wanted to strip it back some, and in that sense it’s an accomplishment. It’s dark and heavy and somber and pretty sad in parts. I feel like if Metallica had collapsed into the sea and never been found afterward/gone their separate ways this would’ve been an interesting finale, but as it stands, through the lens of history I have to reckon with the fact that this is the first of four albums produced by Bob Rock and it’s easily the best of them. It’s going to get worse before it gets... less worse. Which is not to say I don’t appreciate the orchestra and the cellos and a bit more variation in the compositions but... whither Thrash? ‘Holier Than Thou,’ silly as it is, captures a bit of the lost spirit, Maybe it’s exhausting to be that band for too long. It’s a perfectly natural thing to want to progress and not make the same album over and over again, but I can’t help but feel like they abandoned their perch atop a style where they were the greatest of all time to be (at first) a pretty good metal band and then a ‘hard rock’ band. This is Jordan switching to baseball and then for some reason trying ice hockey. I’m reasonably sure ‘Nothing Else Matters’ sucks pretty viciously, though Metallica writing a love song has a conceptual appeal and I could understand people liking it. Load. Gosh, what an appropriate title. I think if you asked Chad Kroeger what his favourite Metallica album is, he’d absolutely say Load. Metallica skipped over grunge and went straight to post-grunge. It’s also so long! There’s so much of this very mediocre album.  Reload. What the fuck is this. It starts off with the Soundgardenesque (well, Rusty Cage-esque) ‘Fuel’ with its fun but asinine chorus, it doesn’t do anything particularly interesting after. Just like its sibling, it’s almost eighty minutes long of sluggish, middle of the road 90s rock.  Garage, Inc is amazing by comparison to anything else put out by Metallica in the 90s. Two discs, the second compiling covers from as far back as 1984, 1987′s Garage Days EP and the b-side to some awful Load song that’s just four Mötörhead covers. ‘Whiskey in the Jar,’ of course, but also ‘Am I Evil?’ Sabbath’s ‘Sabbra Cadabra’ and an exuberant cover of Queen’s ‘Stone Cold Crazy.’ It’s not solid gold but there’s a lot of stuff to like. S&M (Symphony and Metallica, but... you know.) Definitely has it moments, particularly with the older stuff -- ‘Call of Ktulu,’ ‘Master of Puppets,’ ‘The Thing That Should Never Be’ with symphonic accompaniment is very cool.   St. Anger is the big ‘comeback’ album that came out when I was 15 and thus acutely aware of big music releases. I feel like I could’ve skipped the opening paragraphs of this essay and just written that as explanation of why I didn’t care about Metallica. I’m sure there was some good heavy metal happening around the turn of the century but at the time this was happening, Limp Bizkit, Saliva, Staind, Kid Rock, Godsmack, Sevendust, Slipknot, Drowning Pool, Korn, Trapt and Linkin Park (probably the best of the bunch? right?) were the biggest things in metal. Hence, in 2003 we are gifted... Nu Metallica. The title track is very bad. There are no guitar solos to be found. There aren’t any ballads to be found (that’s mostly fine.) I’ve done three tracks. I’m not listening to the rest of this. It’s just not worth it. Death Magnetic was a big surprise as a I soldiered on. Bob Rock is gone, Rick Rubin is in. Say what you will about Rubin (another time, perhaps) but for whatever reason, after a twenty year hiatus (1988-2008,) the thrash is back. I was beginning to grapple with the idea that Metallica had been past their prime my entire life, and while that’s still probably true, here they are at least dabbling with the style that made them such a big damned deal. Which is not to say this is an amazing album. It’s good though! But you can hear, even on the opening track, how exceedingly compressed the sound is. Everything is loud on this album! Without exception! All the time! It’s all peak! Consequently it’s a tiring thing to listen to all the way through. Apparently there are different versions available that turn down the mix a bit, but the Spotify version is evidently the original, as it is just a brutal onslaught of noise. It’s not a great album to sit through, but individual tracks are welcome. There’s even an instrumental for the first time since ...And Justice For All. Lulu (with Lou Reed) -- Laugh all you want, I don’t think this is as bad as Load and Reload. It’s really god damned weird, sure, and it’s not ‘good’ by any conception of (what is ‘the good,’ etc) but it’s at least interesting here and there.  Hardwired... to Self-Destruct suggests a certain inevitability to the path. With or without the play-acting in the 90s (Hetfield has speculated that Ulrich and Hammett were interested in being a U2-sized band complete with the frivolous and monolithic pretensions) they might have ended up here anyway, a bunch of dudes in their 50s making a heavy metal record that is doomed to be nowhere near as vital and electrifying as the groundbreaking stuff of their youth, but is practiced, professional and what the fans have come to expect. It’s pretty good, but there’s no chance it’s their best work. Read a review that called it their best work in 25 years, which is... damning with faint praise, but definitely true. Anyway they’re in the zone. ‘Moth Into Flame’ is a pretty good example of what we’re dealing with here -- thesis, antithesis, synthesis, in this case, arriving at ‘generic Metallica.’ If there’s more Metallica on the way it’ll be pretty much like this, chugging along like Springsteen or the Rolling Stones. It seems super unlikely they’ll ever surpass their first five albums, but I think that’s true of just about every band ever.  In conclusion, I’m not doing this same process for Megadeth. :P

[aislingcolors]

ONCE UPON A SONG...

So I’m clearly not over the finale and I’m not gonna be okay any time soon (because we have to say goodbye to our favorite characters and I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SAY GOODBYE). That said, I was thinking about all the things I discovered thanks to Once and I realized most of the songs in my “longtime favorites” playlist I found because of this stupid, life-wreaking TV show. So, just to keep them all together, I’m going to write down some of the titles of my favorite songs and how I found/fell in love with them (I already knew some of them, others I didn’t know exsisted). This is also a great occasion for a rewatch of all the fan mades through which I found some of these and to thank all of their amazing authors. So, here it goes:

Wonderwall - Oasis (I already knew this one, but it became my absolute favorite song of all time. I love it, I love the music, the lyrics and it reminds me of a very happy time in my life. I fell in love with it thanks to The Lost Boys  by niniadepapa, the first Captain Swan fic I’ve ever read. Frontman!Killian and Actress!Emma falling in love. Check this work of art now if you haven’t read it yet!)

Shattered - Trading Yesterday (strictly reminds me of Killian, this song speaks to my soul. Probably because I think about this this video every time I listen to it. All the season 3 Hook feelings T.T)

You found me - The Fray (I already loved The Fray, this song was just a confirm. Found this one out thanks to this video here)

Human - Christina Perri (oh, Christina. God bless her precious soul. This song never fails to make me emotional and when I listen to it as the music for this video here, I lose it. All of our characters, their pain, their weaknesses. They are fairytales but they couldn’t really be more Human)

God this episode destroyed my heart. Let’s go on.

We might fall - Ryan Star (want to cry on a quiet summer night on the gentle chords of a sad song? Listen to this damn thing. LISTEN TO THIS LITTLE SHIT WHILE IT WREAKS ALL THE SELF CONTROL YOU HAVE AND MAKES YOU BURST INTO TEARS. First time I listened to it, it was in this tribute to Neal Cassidy. I never loved this character, never accepted what he did to Emma. But I do miss him from time to time watching this show. He had a great potential, definitely deserved better and MRJ is a precious cinnamon bun that has to be protected)

Already gone - Sleeping at Last (this is a cover of the original song by Kally Clarkson, and ,thanks to this heartbreaking video of my babies suffering for one another, I discovered Sleeping at Last and fell in love with all of Ryan’s songs and covers. Really, go listen to some of them if you don’t know Sleeping at Last, then come back and cry with me :)

Wicked game - Chris Isaak (one of my all time favorites to play on the piano. In this video there’s an amazing cover of the song by Marie Digby. In love with this as well)

Wherever you will go - Charlene Soraia (already knew the original version by The Calling, but this version here is my undoing. Found this thanks to this CS video, which is one of my favorites of the two of them. The lyrics represent everything they are: never giving up on each other, always there for one another without scaring the other off or pushing them too hard. Ah, True Love. It became one of the songs I so jealously keep in my heart. It was also my first dance with my dad at my eighteenth birthday, btw. So yeah, I’m a huge fucking mess over this)

It is you (I have loved) - Dana Glover (loved Shreck, loved the video, loved the “Don’t you know, Emma? It’s you” moment)

Above and Beyond - Audiomachine (No lyrics, just music. Perfect background music to CS’s journey home and one of the best musical compositions around. Bravo)

The Words - Christina Perri (I mean, do I need to say more? Again, bless Christina and her talented soul. When this song came out, my whole world was shaken, and not just because Colin was in every single scene of the damn video but also BECAUSE of the lyrics. “The scariest part is letting go”, how true)

Animals - Neon Trees (one of the best videos with the funniest moments of the cast at cons and in bloopers. I’ll never really get over how blessed we were, I don’t want to say goodbye to them. Sigh.)

Wings - Birdy (I once saw a fanmade trailer about season 3b, and it was so beautiful I cried. You get it, I am an emotional one. But when it comes to this show I can’t control myself, especially when I see something so well made it touches my chords. Unfortunately, I can’t find this video anymore… I just remember it being about Emma’s faith and belief in her parents and her family. Begged my singing teacher to make me record this and sing this, how pathetic.)

Timeless - Airbone Toxic Event (again, do I need to say more? Their love really is timeless, no matter how or when their story ends)

Never let me go - Florence + the Machine (check this beautiful CS AU video, one of my favorite Neverlan tropes)

Lovesong - Adele (during an interview, Colin mentioned that Hook would sing  a Love song to Emma if he ever got the chance. Some people started sharing this one, I think it just fits)

And that’s it! Again, I just want to keep this here so I can always have them together when nostalgia hits me. Check the videos and the songs out, if you want!

(I will keep updating this)

This show has really ruined me in the most beautiful of ways, I will forever miss it.

[kiribbeanplays-blog]

Character Critiques - Abra Family

In terms of the National Pokédex, Abra serves as our introduction to the Psychic typing!

Abra is another ambiguous-looking monster, where it doesn’t clearly convey the animal it represents. Being that the Psychic typing is all about magic and supernatural powers beyond what mere humans can comprehend, I think Abra makes for the perfect poster boy. Its design evokes an air of mystery. One can look at it and ask, “What is that thing? What does it do?”

Bulbapedia suggests that Abra is based off of foxes, which… I guess I can see where they’re coming from? But when its head is the only vaguely foxlike part of its body, I argue that’s quite a stretch to suggest.

The website also suggests Abra could be a magical goat, which when I think back to other video games I’ve played…

...Yeah, I’m more inclined to agree with them on that idea.

(In retrospect, it's kinda funny that The Binding of Isaac's Satan got weaseled into this article. Religious extremists were absolutely frenzied over the "obvious" satanic influences children would pick up from an electric mouse. The 90's were weird.)

I digress; whatever Abra is, I love it. Its segmented limbs and pauldron-shaped shoulders give it an exoskeleton or insectoid quality without explicitly being Bug-type. The way its body is connected by pitch black segments gives it a truly alien feel. Again, I’m highly intrigued by the sense of mystery in Abra’s design.

As for the extent of Abra’s powers, those too are a secret not fully understood. What is known is that Abra purposefully hypnotizes itself to stay asleep, as its psychic abilities cannot function without extensive rest. Since it can read minds, it can still sense danger even while sleeping.

To reflect this lore in-game, Abra will only ever use the move Teleport to escape wild encounters. And when it’s one of the fastest Pokémon at the beginning of the games, a starting Trainer usually has one option to catch it: throw a Pokéball and pray it doesn’t break free. It’s clever how valuable Abra becomes through this challenge (or stroke of luck, however you want to put it).

It’s worth noting that Abra can't naturally learn anything except Teleport. You either have to wait until it evolves into Kadabra, or manually teach it a new attack through a Technical Machine. While an understandably annoying requirement, I love how rewarding it feels to train a Pokemon like Abra. Its true potential can only be unlocked through direct assistance from its Trainer.

Whether or not it’s a magical goat thing with an exoskeleton, Abra is a wonderful introduction to the Psychic typing! It captures that awe and wonder about the mysterious and magical that often captivates us humans.

I have to say, naming an entire line of mystics after the chants “abracadabra” and “alakazam” is clever. It’s one of those stupidly obvious puns; how is it that only Pokémon has made this joke?

Abra’s wonderful “exoskeleton” is preserved in Kadabra’s design. It maintains that alien aesthetic even while growing taller and more humanlike. I love how its arms and legs have elongated, but its chest-to-hip ratio is ludicrously exaggerated.

Kadabra’s tiny hips and legs somehow have to support the weight of its bulky upper body. It’s likely the reason for its fuller tail; the poor thing requires a tripod-like counterweight to keep itself standing! I love how all of Kadabra’s contrasting proportions come together. It's altogether visually pleasing.

Oh, and then there’s the wicked mustache to top it all off. It’s not integral to Kadabra’s appeal, but its existence helps enhance it!

Most noticeably, Kadabra proudly wields a silver spoon in its hand. The Pokédex explains that this spoon helps amplify Kadabra’s powers. For the longest time, I assumed this was a reference to Neo bending a spoon in The Matrix. After all, he could only achieve that stunt by “freeing his mind” and realizing that “there is no spoon.” Instinctively, I connected the dots between the movie and the catalyst to Kadabra’s power. It’s so “obvious,” right?

To be fair, I can’t entirely blame my naiveness. In the 1990’s, about the only knowledge the common American had about Japan was embarrassingly translated Anime shows and Akira. That, and The Matrix was one of the most influential films of its time. It was rare for the public to realize that maybe, just maybe Japan could get inspiration for their characters from other sources.

In reality, Kadabra’s origins are reflected in its Japanese name. “Yungerer” a purposefully scrambled pronunciation of Uri Geller, a famous illusionist who claims to have spoon-bending powers. Being that Abra’s evolutionary family is based off of mystics, immortalizing Uri Geller’s talents into a monster design is an excellent tribute.

At least, it’s only a great homage if you’re not Uri Geller. Rather than take it as a compliment, Uri tried to sue Nintendo of America in the early 2000’s… because an alien goat-fox monster is clearly using his likeness without permission? Because a generic spoon represents his identity? Because a star and wavy lines is clearly referencing Nazis???

...Wait, he asked for 60 MILLION POUNDS over this?!

Well, nice to know the 90’s had its equivalent to Steam Greenlight developer meltdowns. We’ll know of Uri’s passing when Kadabra can actually be printed on trading cards again. Smooth move, dude.

If nothing else, Kadabra gained an interesting pop culture background. It’s a perfect snapshot of the public’s reaction to Pokémon when it was in its infancy.

As for everything else about Kadabra, I will always see it as an outstanding character, and a perfect evolution to Abra.

There’s some additional trivia to share that didn’t comfortably fit in the main article. There is a significance to the star and wavy lines on Kadabra’s body.

They’re symbols that appear in a deck of Zener cards, which were used to test for clairvoyance and other psychic abilities in the 1930’s. That’s some incredible research done for Kadabra’s design!

Alakazam goes with a straightforward, “more is better” approach to its design. More body armor, more spoons, and - most importantly - more mustache!

My overall opinions about Alakazam are unfortunately cut and dry. It’s not that I don’t like Alakazam, per se; it’s that I don’t love it as much as its previous evolutions.

Simply put, my personal tastes naturally find Kadabra to be “better-looking” than Alakazam. However, I still think Alakazam’s design has its merits. Its simple biography packs a punch, and I appreciate the subtle details that differentiate it from Kadabra.

For one, Alakazam is the only evolution in the family to lack a tail. It’s a little odd at first glance, but it also makes its design pop out in a unique way.

Now that I think about it, a long tail would likely look egregious on this character, when the giant, flowey mustache is the highlight of its design.

I also like that Alakazam’s “armor” is dispersed around its entire body. Instead of only having it on its chest, it now has the addition of arm and knee braces. This new armor keeps Alakazam’s limbs looking segmented like its predecessors, but with a different and equally appealing twist on the concept.

As previously mentioned, Alakazam has a simplistic biography, with most Pokédex entries overlapping each other. Luckily, what is written about this Pokemon is highly fascinating. Not only does Alakazam have a naturally high I.Q. rating, but its intelligence continues to expand as its brain builds new cells. This is a Pokemon whose brain never deteriorates its entire lifespan. What an awesome superpower!

BAt the same time, that superpower is also somewhat haunting the more I question it. Does Alakazam’s brain mass increase as it ages? Can its skull also expand, or is Alakazam cursed to feel its brain press against it for as long as it lives? Considering its limitless potential, does Alakazam have to create a pocket dimension to house its extra brains? The more I overthink this small detail, the more terrifying it sounds.

Even more, Alakazam’s muscles are so degenerated that it can't physically hold up its head. It requires pure psychic power to even move in general. I reckon Alakazam’s brain can do this process automatically, but imagine if it had to constantly tell itself how to stand upright. Since the heart is also a muscle, there’s a chance it even has to tell the organ to pump blood and keep it alive.

I think now is a time to sprinkle my article with a swear word and say that Alakazam is straight-up badass.

While most of my discussion has been theory work, I believe Alakazam’s open-ended Pokédex entries are a compliment, not a detractor. It all fits in snugly with my talk about the mystery and awe with this evolutionary line.

At the end of the day, I personally prefer Kadabra for its visual appeal. But there’s also no denying that Alakazam - and it’s whole family - are an outstanding collection of psychokinetic alien creatures.

To my knowledge, Alakazam has always done well in the competitive battle scene. This is especially true in the original 3 games (4 if you count Green Version), where Gengar and Beedrill’s Twineedle were the only reliable counters to the beast (remember, Dark types didn’t exist until Johto)!

With that in mind, it shouldn’t come as a total surprise that X and Y Versions graced Alakazam with a Mega Evolution to keep it in the spotlight.

It’s difficult for me to explain how I feel towards Mega Alakazam. It’s easy for me to point out the great parts of its design, but it ultimately doesn’t click with me like I’d expect.

Perhaps the all-powerful wizard motif is “too predictable?” That doesn’t mean it’s “wrong” for Alakazam to take this path. It just makes me think, “Cool, now Alakazam’s a proper wizard,” instead of, “HOLY CRAP, ALAKAZAM IS A WIZARD NOW!”

But I digress; Mega Alakazam still has some noteworthy points to its design. For one, I love the comical aura of spoons hovering above its head. Normal Alakazam has one more spoon than Kadabra? No, it obviously needs more than that!

Mega Alakazam’s exoskeleton continues to keep the design interesting with more subtle modifications. Changing it to medium purple works superbly with the rest of its color palette. Only the shoulder and arm guards have modified their shape, but they create an unmistakable nod to a wizard robe. I like that this concept is indirectly communicated, without resorting to a literal robe.

Even the small alterations to Mega Alakazam’s head stand out in a positive way. I like that it has additional horns to create a star shape. The gem on its squared forehead, while a cliche to include on a magical creature, still fits in nicely with the rest of its design.

Funnily enough, the only part of Mega Alakazam I don’t care for is its mustache-beard combo. Somehow, I feel it’s too exaggerated.

Perhaps the beard itself is where I feel it all goes overboard. Where regular Alakazam’s mustache was exaggerated but balanced with the rest of its composition, Mega Alakazam’s is fighting with the rest of the design. It obscures most of the Pokémon’s body. And while the stark white isn’t terrible with the rest of the color pallette, the sheer size of the beard causes that white to call too much attention to itself.

There’s one recommendation I have to fix Mega Alakazam’s composition. Take only the mustache and braid the two halves around each other. Mega Alakazam has enough hair that it could still be illustrated as a beard, but this way it doesn’t clutter the design as much.

I know that stereotypical wizards have long, flowing beards, while dwarves have the fancier braids. But there lies the problem: stereotypical wizard characters have the massive beards. Who says Mega Alakazam can’t break the tradition with upkept facial hair?

Mega Alakazam is still a decent design, make no mistake. The wizard theme isn’t completely out of place with this evolutionary family. Yet, I feel it needs a little more adjusting to thrill me in the same way as Abra, Kadabra, and regular Alakazam.

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I was tagged by @dahdeemohn to list 10 songs I love & then tag 10 people to do the same. 

I’m not particularly deep when it comes to music, for all that I love words, there’s as much chance that I’ll adore the sensation of a song as much as the lyrics, but these 10 are all songs that I do adore for one reason or another.

Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

I’ve always loved this, it’s been my favourite song forever. The original is perfect, how could it not be, but I’ve got a huge soft spot for the version with Annie Lennox from the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. Makes the hairs on the back of my arm stand up.

Born Slippy  - Underworld

The second I hear the intro to this I’m 18 again, on the dancefloor in some sweaty club losing myself in the beat without a care in the world. Bliss.

Foreign Object - The Mountain Goats

I fell in love with this after hearing it on an episode of AOW. So cheerfully violent.

Crazy Crazy Nights - Kiss

I love cheese & it doesn’t get much cheesier than this. 

Throw Your Arms Around Me - Mark Seymour

It’s not the original version, but it’s the one I was introduced to. 

Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers

I can’t really adequately explain the significance of this delightful little punk number. It’s very hard for me to separate the song from the political situation in Northern Ireland at the time it was released, but even if you ignore the lyrics, it’s a wicked tune.

Rocks - Primal Scream

I’ve been known to jump out of bed & bop around the bedroom in my pjs at 6am when this has come on the radio. More than once.

Chasing Rainbows - Shed Seven

A little nugget of 90′s British Indie perfection

Stars Shine On - Watercress

A gorgeous track from a treasure of an album, and unusually the singer keeps his Belfast accent. 

Water - Jukebox Gypsy

Some nice mellow chill to finish things off.

I tag @jellybelly30 @captainbigdickambrose @bingbinghua @gatesvengeance-x @swamptrashwithasideofsass @ilzehs @kdc-warehouse @carolinasunshine9192 @penguinsstealingsanity @thedorkavenger

As always feel free to ignore if you’re not feeling it :)

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Insignia (au Batman!Dean x reader)

This particularly fine edit was done by my friend @fuckyeahjaredandjensenx​ . Thanks hon! 

Tags: 18+, sex, smut, costume sex, one-time thing, oral (woman receiving), condoms, consent, masked sex, fucking

You had to admit, your favorite part of conventions was always the cosplay. People were so wildly creative in all the ways they brought their favorite characters and stories to life! You especially loved seeing people who explored the limits- cosplaying outside of their gender, race, age or body type; making steampunk versions of costumes; and clever multi-fandom tributes. You yourself didn't cosplay, preferring simple fandom outfits. For example, right now, you were wearing dark wash jeans with a Ravenclaw t-shirt and long blue and grey plaid scarf. A group of 3 men walking by caught your eye. They were all tall, handsome, and dressed up. The tallest one was cosplaying a floppy-haired 10th Doctor, while the shortest one wore a John Constantine-inspired look. The one in the middle, tho, was Batman. Oh, you loved a good Batman cosplay- and this one was one of the best you had ever seen! Your eyes roamed over the man, taking him all in. The suit had clearly been custom made for him. His broad shoulders and muscled arms were covered but on full display. His utility belt spanned a trim waist. His long legs were just a little bowed, but it took nothing away from his look. The costume accessories were movie-level quality. Cowl, gloves and insignia were perfect. He curled his hands in his gloves and you couldn't help wondering what his touch would feel like. The only place the costume didn't fit exactly right was in the crotch- it was too tight. Batman guy was ridiculously well endowed and the suit did nothing to hide it. One of your favorite fantasies rose to your mind- that of sex with Batman. What would sex with this Batman cosplayer be like? From what you could see, it would be incredible. You blushed. It was a little embarrassing to realize you were objectifying a random cosplayer so hard. Without ever casting a glance in your direction, Batman squared his shoulders and walked away with his friends. You turned to follow him with your eyes. His cape cascaded over his shoulders but you got a peek of his round ass in the tight costume pants. There was a swish to his cape that put a smile on your face.

You saw the guys, including Batman, more than once across the crowded convention halls. It was after lunch before you actually ran into him again. You were looking at a table of paintings in the artist's gallery when a familiar gloved hand crossed your line of sight. You turned to see Batman standing next to you. Bright green eyes shone from Batman's mask. The classic cowl hid most of his face, covering everything except his mouth. But what a mouth it was! His jaw was all lines and angles, lightly sprinkled with golden brown stubble. His lips were perfectly formed, just a little bit chapped, and ridiculously full. His eyes locked on yours and you shivered. He clenched his jaw, muscles working, and pouted out his lips just a little bit. "See something you like, Princess?" He growled, green eyes flashing. Your mouth dropped open a little. Not only did this dude look amazing, he also sounded amazing. At your reaction, he grinned. His firm jaw melted into deep dimples. You licked your lips and swallowed hard. "I have a question about the insignia on your suit." He tilted his head, encouraging you to go on. "Is it ... hard?" Batman nodded, a wicked smirk curling his lips. "Oh yeah, its hard. You wanna...touch it?" You nodded, unable to speak. Batman held out one gloved hand. You took it and he pulled you away from the table, away from the crowded artist's gallery, to a quieter corner of the room. Flicking his cape, he struck a ridiculously exaggerated superhero pose- chest out, chin up, fists clenched by his side.

"Go on, Princess," he growled. "You wanted to touch my ... insignia?" You carefully traced your fingers over the hard plastic. You could feel the heat rising off him thru the costume and itched to let your hands wander. But you knew how important consent was to cosplayers- just because this man in front of you was dressed as one of your hottest fantasies didn't give you any right... Your gaze strayed down to that unmistakable bulge in the front of the suit. Your dirty thoughts must've showed on your face because suddenly his mouth was next to your ear, murmuring, "Isn't there anything else you'd like to touch?" Given his permission, you let your hands spread across his muscled chest, over his broad shoulders and down his strong arms. He flexed, and you giggled. Your hands trailed all the way down to his gloves. He took your hands in his and brought them to his mouth. He kissed your knuckles while looking you straight in the eye. "I'm Dean," he told you, still in that ridiculously deep voice. "Hi Dean," you answered, barely above a whisper. You brushed your knuckles against his lips again, just to feel his touch. Then you ran your hand over his face- well, the little bit of his face you could see- as well as his mask. The mask was cool, smooth and inflexible- his face was warm, stubbled and yielding. You ran your thumb over his lips. How could these lips be real?! "Either stop touching my mouth," he murmured into your fingers, "or kiss me already." You leaned in, he bent down- you kissed. His amazing mouth felt even better than it looked.  His lips were plush and yielding, backed by the strength of his jaw. You kissed him until you couldn't breathe. Or maybe his kisses just took your breath away. You whimpered and leaned into him. Dean wrapped his strong arms around you. Finally he tore his mouth away. "I have a room upstairs," he whispered in your ear, the cool material of his mask pressed against your cheek. You didn't say anything, couldn't say anything- just nodded.

He led you to the elevator and then you were finally, blissfully alone. You leapt on him as the door closed, hurried in your desire. He grabbed you and pulled you tight as you resumed kissing. Out of the corner of your eye, you caught your reflection in the elevator doors. You were making out with Batman! Well, Dean dressed as Batman- whoever Dean was. You couldn't help laughing a little. When you laughed, he slipped his tongue into your mouth. Hot damn! Was there any part of this man that wasn't ridiculously strong?! His kisses were deep and hard, his tongue fast and greedy. Your hips rose to meet his and you ground against him. His suit hadn't deceived you- he was big, and rock hard. When the elevator stopped, he took your hand in his gloved one. He practically dragged you to his room, cape billowing out behind him. Inside the room, you sank to the bed as he locked the door. With long bowlegged strides, he crossed the room and then dropped to one knee in front of you. This time his superhero pose was sincere. He put one hand on your leg. "Listen, Princess," he growled. "We can do whatever you want. I'll be whoever you want. I just have one thing to ask." His green eyes shone bright from behind the mask. "Let me eat you out." "What?" You yelped. You had never had a man make that his condition for sex before. You had definitely never had a man say it so much like he meant it. "I love pussy," Dean confessed. "I can tell from your mouth that yours must be amazing. I just want to taste you and please you. Please." What woman would ever say no? Yo nodded and took his chin in your hand. "Just- keep the mask on," was your only request. Dean chuckled, low and sexy. "Damn right," he answered. "Now help me take off these gloves." You pulled off his gloves to discover that his hands were amazing. Broad knuckles, long fingers, callused and scarred. You kissed one, returning his gesture from earlier, and discovered that he had freckles on the backs of his hands. He cupped your face and kissed you again. Then his hands were all over your body, eager and skilled. He helped you out of all of your clothes until you lay back against the pillows, naked. Leaning forward on his strong forearms, Dean cupped your ass in his big hands. He held you for a moment, stroking your skin. Then he turned his wrists and tilted your hips apart. He lowered his face between your legs and your felt his hot breath on your skin. He kissed you first, and you sighed. He licked you, swirling his tongue, and you moaned. He sucked you hard, those full plush lips working to please you. You made a wild animal sound and bucked into his face.

No wonder Dean liked eating pussy, if this was how he did it. He was absolutely spoiling this for you. No one else would ever be able to do this the way that he did. His firm jaw, his strong tongue, and his ridiculous lips could work magic. At the same time, you never forgot that he was wearing Batman's mask. The smooth sides of the cowl brushed against your thighs as he moved between them. When he pushed into you, hard, the nose piece ground into you. Dean as Batman quickly pushed you past thinking into pure feeling. You were nothing but the space between your legs, wet and needy. Desire gathered there and spread throughout your body under Dean's careful attention. You probably moaned, you probably screamed- you didn't know. All you knew was your world shrinking to the touch of Dean's mouth on you. And then incredible blazing release as he made you come.

When you could see and breathe and think again, Dean was stretched out next to you. He kissed you, and you tasted yourself on his lips. You sighed. "Help me out of this costume," he growled. "Damn thing zips up the back. I don't know why Rowena made it that way." "Okay, but wait," you answered. Heart pounding, you put your hands under his jawline. His hands slid up under yours. Up until now this had all been a fantasy, and Dean had been Batman. You were about to see who he really was. Minutes ago you had come on his face, but you were still nervous to see it. What would he look like, this man of your fantasies? Would you be disappointed? Would you still want him? Dean wrenched his head and the cowl slid off. He tossed it to the side, and Batman with it. You were left staring into the face of one of the most beautiful men you had ever seen. You had prepared yourself for disappointment, for cringe, for bland acceptance. What you hadn't prepared yourself for was to be utterly blown away by Dean. You had thought what you could see in the Batman cowl was the most beautiful part of him, but turns out it was only a preview. Dean's face was gorgeous! Without the mask, those green eyes were even more piercing, framed by long lashes and bracketed by little crinkles in the corners. His cheekbones were high, lightly dusted with freckles that faded into the stubble on his strong jaw. And his mouth- well, maybe his mouth was the best part of him. Those obscenely perfect lips, so soft and so strong! He leaned down and kissed you with that mouth, that ridiculous mouth.. Drunk on pleasure, you could've honestly spent hours just kissing Dean and touching his face. But you remembered your first glimpse of him and the way his costume fit him so tight. You remembered that unmistakable bulge in his pants and suddenly wanted more. You stood up and helped him pull off the costume, undoing the various complicated buckles and zips along the way. Finally Dean stood in front of you wearing nothing but a pair of very brief black briefs. "Wow," you breathed. "Even bigger than you looked in the costume." "Wait, what?" cried Dean. "You could see this in the costume?!" He gestured to his unmistakable erection, a hot blush rising under his stubble. You giggled. "Dean, every woman and most men noticed your cock in that costume." You reached forward and took him in your hand. He moaned and leapt into your touch. Everyone had noticed him, noticed this- but you had him. In this moment, Dean was all yours. The thought made you feel powerful and incredibly special. "Wait," he wrenched away from you and began to rummage thru the utility belt of his discarded costume. "Paracord, no. Fishhooks, no. Whiskey- ooh, whiskey! Batarangs, no. Condoms! Yes, condoms." When he turned around, you were waiting for him, your legs spread invitingly. He laid down and stretched himself on top of you. For one long moment you both waited. Finally he groaned, low and sexy, "Princess, please." "Yes, Dean, yes," you answered. Your consent was all he needed. Dean pushed into you. He was every bit as big as he had looked -bigger, even- and he filled you so well. He rose above you, every muscle in his chest and shoulders and arms tense. His need for you was so obvious, so sexy. You answered it by lifting your hips to him, arcing in close. Together, you found a rhythm of thrusting and grinding and pressing. You took what he gave and he needed what you had to offer. You tried to wait, to give Dean time. But he was breathing hard and thrusting fast. Your body rode his to a peak of pleasure. You paused there just a moment before you were coming hard under him, wrapping him in your hot embrace. Apparently that was all Dean had been waiting for, because he closed his eyes and let himself go. Moaning deeply, he came. For a few moments he was all hot tension, and then he collapsed against you.

Eventually Dean opened his magical green eyes and looked at you. You answered with a smile. "So," he chuckled, and there were those dimples again. "How was sex with Batman?" You giggled, helplessly. This man! "Nothing like sex with you, Dean."

This is a repost with the “Keep Reading” gap and new art. Sorry. Taglist: @idreamofplaid​, @tloveswriting​