#tmwwb extras

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big spoon angelo, where caroline walks into russelo's room but only sees russell and when she asks where angelo is, his little ruffled head pops up from behind

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Russell has a BA in English from Columbia (although he woukd have preferred to study art of some form), and Angelo had a full ride to study Math at UCLA but unfortunately got stuck running The Red Helix after Woodrow's death. Lawrence would probably major in business, Caroline would major in dance (she loves Fred Astaire), and Rick would study music (he can play a mean guitar).

What would your OC study at University? (Alternately; What did your OC study at University?)

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Angelo and Russell but if they were in Stardew Valley

(maker here)

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fun tell me where we're bound fact is that i made 'you are my sunshine' the lullaby that lawrence's mom would always sing to him when he was little and now that song makes me ugly sob

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i wont make sure that the Flore's car was available in the US in 1949. however i will make sure the sunset angle is accurate for a diner south of fremont street that doesn't actually exist

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Angelo: internally freaks out but, depending on what it is, will at least pick at it.

Russell: sends it back and politely apologizes. mistakes happen to everyone one!

Caroline: "eh it's still edible, who cares"

Rick: begrudgingly eats it but bitches the whole way home

Lawrence: politely sends it back but will never eat there again and tells his friends not to eat there either

How does your OC react when the food they’ve ordered at a restaurant is wrong in some way?

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diving back into vegas research after taking a few weeks to let my brain reboot and this line from the moulin rouge hotel wikipedia page has me choked up. an absolutely fascinating vegas landmark

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Big shout out to whoever captured this ghost at the Stardust Resort and Casino some time in the early 70s. I'm calling Ryan Bergara as we speak

(Picture from the UNLV Special Collections and Archives)

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i read a lot of books about the mafia as part of my research for TMWWB (obviously) and there is a silmarillion-level amount of name dropping and despite two years of this, i still cannot remember who anyone is 😤

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i've probably mentioned it before, but that last post reminded me how, following the events of TMWWB, angelo and russell move to san francisco and spend the 70s on with a ton of adopted kids/found family and are pillars in the gay community. they have a little unofficial wedding ceremony in the park when they're in their 50s and like 300 people show up

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RIP to the historical references that got covered up by a speech bubble in this old update

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Two years in and I finally roughed up a design that I'm actually pretty pleased with. Ignore the one in July 1967 #1

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russell look out!!!

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Tell Me Where We're Bound characters from best to worst spice tolerance

(including the ones no one remembers)

1. Rick

2. Helen

3. Chris

4. Lawrence

5. Loise

6. Mystery Unnamed Man (you know the one)

7. Alfred

8. Matteo

9. Vince

10. Joseph

11. Joyce

12. Caroline

13. Wayne

14. Owen

15. Russell

[...]

60. Angelo

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niche AU where angelo is a banker in the early 16th century and russell is the funky little french guy exiled to on vacation in florence

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trying to find free scans of pre-1969 vegas phonebooks without having to contact the UNLV archives, just so i can see if anything of note was open in the spot where the helix is located. it never comes up, and all you really need to know is "south of fremont but north of the strip" but i'm nothing if not married to the research grind