#tom holland philadelphia

[iceflwers]

𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓬𝓼 !

˙✧˖° — name: raven “tiny” fischer.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/her.

˙✧˖° — occupation: sports journalist for the nhl.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: n/a.

˙✧˖° — love interest: william nylander.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “ballad of a homeschooled girl” by olivia rodrigo.

˙✧˖° — summary: after her cfl player ex-boyfriend publicly cheats on her, raven decides to take a job as a hockey journalist and move to toronto, moving on to interviewing nhl players and covering their games. though she quickly becomes popular among the players, even earning the affectionate nickname “tiny” because of her small stature, she is certainly not ready to date again after what she’s been through… but a certain right winger is making it very hard for her to keep her promise to herself.

˙✧˖° — name: valeria “ria” cortez.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/her.

˙✧˖° — occupation: country singer and songwriter.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: rachel zegler.

˙✧˖° — love interest: nico hischier.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “always sing” by raelynn.

˙✧˖° — summary: despite being born and raised in kentucky, ria has always had a close relationship with her cousins quinn, jack, and luke hughes, and by extension their love for hockey. even after being signed to a country music label at the young age of nineteen and quickly gaining success in the music industry, fulfilling the dreams she’s had since she was a little girl writing nonsensical songs in her journal, her support for her cousins remains, as does her appreciation for the sport they play, with the young woman making every effort to go to all her cousins’ games that she can make it to and even attending home games for the nashville predators when she can. and it is while attending a devils game to support jack and luke that ria meets her cousins’ captain, who might cause her to form another connection to the game of hockey.

˙✧˖° — name: casper mallory.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: he/him.

˙✧˖° — occupation: defenseman for the philadelphia flyers.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: tom holland.

˙✧˖° — love interest: jamie drysdale.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “northern attitude” by noah kahan.

˙✧˖° — summary: for nearly the entirety of his hockey career, casper has been brazenly defying the stereotype of all canadians being overly nice; at only twenty-three, he’s one of the most common fighters in the nhl, and his fellow flyers scarcely see a game go by without him being shoved into the penalty box. he’s certainly not nice off the ice either, with his barely repressed disdain for the media and tendency to get into bar fights after games. truly, casper mallory seems to make it his mission to push everyone away with his anger - but his team’s newest member, a trade from anaheim who seems to be perpetually smiling, has made it his mission to tear down the other boy’s walls, and casper isn’t entirely sure that he wants to stop him from doing it.

˙✧˖° — name: allison “ally” tanaka.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/her.

˙✧˖° — occupation: tattoo artist.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: lyrica okano.

˙✧˖° — love interest: joseph woll.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “team” by lorde.

˙✧˖° — summary: ally has never really been the girl that most people have wanted to date. with her dark wardrobe, tattoos, and perpetual so-called “resting bitch face,” she was more likely to send a cute person running away than to draw them closer to her. and while she likes to tell everyone she’s fine with that, and while she would never change her appearance for anyone, there has always been a part of her that yearns to actually have someone look at her the way the girls in the romance novels she secretly reads are looked at. so when a cute hockey player who is almost ally’s exact opposite comes into the tattoo parlour where she works late one night, chasing after his drunk teammate and trying to discourage him from asking for a tattoo… well, she might not expect it at the time, but she’s about to begin a journey that will lead her to exactly what she’s always wanted.

˙✧˖° — name: benjamin “ben” bradshaw.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: he/him.

˙✧˖° — occupation: center for the vancouver canucks.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: kit connor.

˙✧˖° — love interest: matthew knies.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “clementine” by halsey.

˙✧˖° — summary: ben has been alone for most of his life. whether it has because he was left to look after himself while his parents went on yet another business trip, or because he was eating lunch by himself in high school yet again because he was too shy to make friends, or because he was ignored by his college hockey team any time they were off the ice because none of them wanted to associate with the division’s only openly gay player, he’s never really had friends, anybody he can lean on and count on; all he’s ever had is hockey. so when he finally, after what feels like so many years of working for it drafted to the nhl and finally finds a group of supportive and caring friends with his new team, even striking up unlikely friendships with a few players from other teams, it’s hard to describe how ecstatic ben is that he doesn’t have to be alone anymore. but then his feelings for a certain maple leaf start to grow into more than just friendship, and all of a sudden ben is terrified - he doesn’t want to be alone again, but if he doesn’t figure out what to do about his feelings for matthew knies, he just might find himself in danger of it.

˙✧˖° — name: morgan jennings.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/they.

˙✧˖° — occupation: pop singer and songwriter.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: reneé rapp.

˙✧˖° — love interest: quinn hughes.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “you’re on your own, kid” by taylor swift.

˙✧˖° — summary: a proud vancouver native - and a lifelong hockey fan, thanks to her mother - morgan has adored the canucks since they can remember, and relished getting to go to games whenever she could as a kid. but ever since their success as a singer skyrocketed and she became one of the most recognizable pop stars on the planet, they haven’t exactly had a lot of time to go to hockey games - so after ending her relationship with their most recent ex, she decides to run back home under the excuse of writing songs for a new album about their home city, determined to attend as many canucks games as she can while they’re at it. the ultimate goal is to reclaim the things she loved as a kid, to find their way back to who she used to be - they just don’t quite expect to develop a bond with the captain of the team she’s been loving their whole life while she’s at it.

˙✧˖° — name: harriet “harri” chadha.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/her.

˙✧˖° — occupation: university history major.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: avantika vandanapu.

˙✧˖° — love interest: jack hughes.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “bubblegum bitch” by marina.

˙✧˖° — summary: harri had been making a habit of subverting people’s expectations for a very long time. after all, nobody had expected a girl who wore as much pink and cared about her appearance as much as she did to have graduated high school early; nobody had expected her to be studying history in university so that she could be a professor herself some day; and certainly nobody had expected her to become friends with one of her male classmates without dating him, much less one of the school’s best hockey players (although of course that was a stupid assumption, she had always thought, that girls and boys couldn’t be friends without being attracted to each other). but it was very much true; harri and luke hughes had clicked and become good friends not very long after knowing each other, understanding each other on a very important level, with luke being one of the few people who saw through all the pink and makeup harri wore to who she truly was. and when harri is able to attend a devils game to support luke and finally meets his older brother jack, it doesn’t take long for her to realize that the middle hughes brother truly sees her as well… the problem is that, unlike with luke, harri doesn’t think she’ll be able to be happy just being his friend.

˙✧˖° — name: kelani “lani” halia.

˙✧˖° — pronouns: she/her.

˙✧˖° — occupation: right winger for pwhl minnesota.

˙✧˖° — faceclaim: auli’i cravalho.

˙✧˖° — love interest: luke hughes.

˙✧˖° — theme song: “that’s my girl” by fifth harmony.

˙✧˖° — summary: it has been obvious to almost everyone who knows the two of them that luke hughes has been in love with lani halia since she first creamed him in a shootout on umich ice… everyone, it would seem, but lani herself. lani has always been too focused on hockey for romance, too focused on achieving her dream of making it pro so she could finally prove everyone who had doubted her wrong, which had left luke, try as he might, unable to really find a way to act on his feelings. and now, with the two of them both finally playing in the professional leagues, luke’s path to lani’s heart has just been made that much rockier… but a hughes is nothing if not determined, especially when it comes to the youngest son and the girl he’s head over heels for.

tagging @lovings4turn, @hiya-itsamber, & @theopenlocker !

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[ao3feed-irondadspiderson]

Should've Seen it Coming

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50845498 by MsWinifredQuale Two moments from the 'Parent or Guardian' universe. 1. Rhodey invites his mother to visit so she can meet Peter. “Rhodey didn’t say- what brings you up from Philadelphia?” Tony asked after greetings and small talk had been made, even as he headed for the coffee pot. “I’m an old woman, Anthony. I can’t wait forever for you two to visit me now, can I?” Roberta countered easily. “Ah, so it’s a literal guilt trip. Nice,” Tony replied without missing a beat. 2. Peter finds a dog. Rhodey grinned, crossing his arms. “Aw. Congratulations. You have a dog.” Tony glared at him, grabbing his wallet and keys. “No, we do not,” he said firmly, giving up on his search and figuring there’d be something in the garage he could use. Words: 5714, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English Series: Part 2 of Parent or Guardian Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Iron Man (Movies) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Tony Stark, Peter Parker, James "Rhodey" Rhodes Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark Additional Tags: James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Friendship, May Parker (Spider-Man) & Tony Stark Friendship, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Not Canon Compliant with Movie: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/50845498

[madmadmilk]

OH MY GOD....

lmao having a full circle moment rn

so in the past year-ish-- my partner and I have started selling ~our artwork~ at comic and anime conventions, and it's been super fun to just draw and connect with people and all that mushy stuff lol. i always knew i wanted to make a humble career out of being a fangirl lol

-- and like yeah it's stressful cos we're also planning our wedding this year but ya know i'm just a disaster so it's fine --

i've been freakin' out cos we had an out of town show last weekend, and start another one tomorrow-- and i DIDN'T REALIZE we'll be at the same convention center where i took a pic with tom holland lmao

helpppp this is so funny and random and like, wow you can really just... do things, go places, and recontextualize your life lmaooooooo lowkey like should i just wear that damn red dress. like MAYBE!

anyway, just thought you guys would think that's funny lol

and if anyone is interested, we'll be an fanexpo philadelphia (our art account is @pjs-everyday) hahahaha

hope everyone is enjoying spring! love ya'll, stay safe

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Changing the subject, what I found so questionable about Chris’ behavior was the canceling of con appearances and then showing up vacationing at other places. Making up some sort of story or emergency just to be spotted somewhere else is such a bad look. I get we all have days we don’t want to work and call in sick but this is so messed up when his fans spent money to see him. Especially learning he was “sick” and then went skiing the next couple of days.

Okay, first, for the new to the fandom fans who weren't around for his Con appearances during the Marvel era, here they all are:

Salt Lake City - Sept 25-26, 2015

New Orleans - Jan 8-9, 2016

Philadelphia - June 3-5, 2016

Phoenix/Glendale - Jan 13, 2018; [CANCELLED] Jan 14, 2018

[CANCELLED] Seattle - June 22-24, 2018

Chicago - Oct 12-14, 2018

Seattle - June 28-30, 2019

[CANCELLED BY COVID] Boston - March 20-22, 2020

Now, I already had a previous post on the weirdness of the cancelled Seattle engagement in 2018; how he cancelled a month ahead citing "unforeseen family emergency" only to be seen at European airports on one of the con days.

But the cancelling of the second day of the Phoenix/Glendale con in 2018 is very interesting. He showed up for day one, seeming tired but doing his normal con appearance stuff. Then, with no notice, con attendees were told the next morning he had had to cancel due to being "very sick". If I remember correctly, the con organizers got Tom Holland to do extra panels and meet and greets [?]. There were stories going around that several other con guests had had the flu, so people put it down to that.

The literal next day - Jan 15, 2018 - there was a fan encounter in Burton's in L.A., where he was shopping for ski gear. The women running into him did not say he appeared sick, just a little tired.

The day after that, Adam Lavorgna's then-girlfriend posted an IG story about going up to Mammoth Lakes for skiing. Guess who else is in it other than her and Adam? Did you guess Chris? Because you win a meaningless prize if you did.

So, yeah. Sometimes he just dips out for obscure reasons.

EDIT: The tweet he made about the Seattle 2018 cancellation, just for kicks.

Goodness, I do hope someone posts a follow-up ask on my theory behind his behavior at the time of the Phoenix cancellation.

[ellethespaceunicorn]

Share ten different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order, then send this to 10 people (anon or not, your choice) 🎥🎬📺

These are going to be in no particular order because if there is anything I hate, it's rating my faves or comparing them to each other.

*~*~*~*~*

Geralt of Rivia - Multiple pieces of media

I first saw him in The Witcher series, then played The Witcher 3, then started reading the books. I am definitely obsessed with this man. And if I write too much on Geralt, I'm libel to make headcanons or maybe even an entire fic on just Geralt's hair or the way his eyes seem to glow under moonlight. See? Obsession. He is also my comfort character. I go to sleep and imagine running in the woods to this man. What the actual fuck?

Walter Marshall - Night Hunter (2018)

Seeing as how I am currently writing fic about this man, I think it goes to show this is a well-crafted yet moldable character and he can do no wrong in my opinion. Unless he dates Rachel, that's wrong in my opinion. She doesn't even have a last name.

Joel Miller - The Last of Us Games, The Last of Us series

Now I would be remiss to not mention Pedro's portrayal of Joel Miller (and that it solidified his status a my cool slutty daddy). But I must talk about how Troy Baker's voice in the game gave me strong Daddy vibes and gave me my second crush on a video game character after Lara Croft when I was a kid.

Ethan Hunt - Mission Impossible films (1996-Present)

If you know me, you know I have seen every Mission Impossible film since the first came out when I was 9. I was, and will most likely always be, obsessed with these movies. I love the heart-stopping action moments, the raw emotions, and I really like when Tom Cruise almost dies in every movie.

Peter Parker - Multiple pieces of media but I will focus on the films

In 2002, I was 15 and liked the older man that was Tobey Maguire (I was a superfan of his and of Peter). I had a Spider-man trapper keeper for goodness sake! In 2012, I was 25 and I was crushing on Andrew Garfield as a contemporary, someone in my age group. In 2017, I was turning 30 and had a crush on what, to me, seemed like a little boy in Tom Holland (he was over 18 but still). Either way, when asked what my favorite superhero is, I always say Spider-Man.

Bernadine Harris - Waiting to Exhale (1995)

I was 8 when this movie came out and my Momma let me watch it with her. Little did I know, my mother was ready to divorce my cheating father. This character spoke to me and continues to speak to me. I still see my Momma when I watch this movie. She was so badass. And so sexy.

Olaf - Frozen films

Fun fact: I used to collect snowman figurines and snow globes. Knowing this, my young niece made me watch the first film. Josh Gad as an inept snowman who loves the idea of summer is so fucking dramatic that I watched this movie on my own plenty of times. I love him so much and I just wanted to cuddle him.

Castiel - Supernatural (2005-2020)

I started watching Supernatural by watching the live airing of Simon Said, the worst episode of the series some would say. But I stuck around. I wanted to see what the kids on LiveJournal were so excited about. Cue season 4 and this son of a bitch just waltzes in with his wings and his coat and his chapped lips that, to this day, have never seen any moisture. And I fell in love. Fun fact: my dad named his dog Castiel.

Frank Reynolds (but specifically as Ongo Goblogian) - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I have artwork in my bedroom over my nightstand of Ongo. This entire episode was gold to me. It was early season 8, I believe. Charlie was doing a Richard Grieco thing, Dennis was trying to get his erotic memoirs made into a Fifty Shades of Grey type thing. Mac was in the duster. Dee was in a smut film. Just golden. But then Frank was this Andy Warhol-esque art collector just doing the most. It was beautiful.

Louise Belcher - Bob's Burgers series and film

Louise, what can I say about this wonderful human that hasn't already been said? Louise is what I wish trauma didn't take from me. Louise likes to slap beautiful people, as do I. She is confused when she likes a boy, and so am I some of the time. And Louise has her comfort clothing item, her hat. I have my froggy robe and my penguin socks. In the latest season that just ended, it was pretty much confirmed that Louise is non-binary, as am I. My fiancee compares me to Louise on a daily basis and I just smile and tell her she's 100% correct because she is. Louise embodies me when I was 9 years old, right before childhood trauma took all of that away and replaced it with an old curmudgeon. I love my sweet Louise and no one can ever tell me that my love is unwarranted.

I would love to tag people to do this, but I know a lot of us are in the same circles LOL. This was too fun!

[kahecha82]

17 de agosto........... Space Jam 3 ........... batman............ spiderman............ 7 pecados capitales............ la fuerza.............. mercenarios............ terminator.............. vanilla sky 2........... Philadelphia.......

Por ejemplo........... la fuerza director Steven Spielberg............... se trata de un grupo agentes de la cía............. Tom cruice........... bra pitt............ Leonardo di caprio............ Mark Wahlberg............. Ryan reynold........... keune reeves............ la roca .......... vin diésel.............. Tom holland.............. Henry cavill.........

OK?????

[doingthedirtydishes]

Cologne, Germany: I came for your sausage and schnitzel and got your mustard and bier faschnizzle.

Deutschland, the land of precision engineering and order, beer and sausage, a European powerhouse with world class cities and sports teams, a place where trains are on time (within seconds),where you can find a group of drunk twenty-somethings at the cross-light – at 02:00 in the morning, with a current mix of east and west, along with so many new immigrant groups from the Middle East, a country I first visited almost thirty years ago, is a Republic close to my heart.  Each time I visit, twice in the last twelve months, my enjoyment only increases. Berlin, Hanover and Cologne are all astonishing cities, each with their own individual draw. Never was a bad time had in Germany – this year would be no different.

Most often when I visit Germany it is to see a close, dear friend, Thomas. We originally met over twenty-five years ago when he was an AFS high school exchange student staying with local friends of mine.  His host brother, Baby Snooks, was the younger brother of a close friend and so often we would maintain the same company. Over time his silly fruitiness wore on me and we became friends. After moving back to Germany, one cold winter, he invited me to Tyrol, Austria to ski with his family for two weeks. After that first trip to Europe, I was hooked. Europe was just waiting to be discovered. I also gained a new friend in life, a refined gentleman, from good stock, well-mannered and courteous, with a heart of gold.

Since I spend part of my year living in Holland, Germany is a close drive. And although I love so many different regions and cities in Germany, Cologne is one of my favorite, and also the city Tom happens to currently reside.  Berlin is by far my favorite city in Germany but it is too far a drive from Amsterdam for me at this juncture of my injury. I could do it in two days, whereas Cologne is a one day trip – doable.  Considering stops for food and little boy’s room, taking into account the Audubon and local traffic, it’s a four hour drive. My first trip to Holland, earlier in summer, I visited Cologne for four days. My second trip I decided to take a road adventure with a friend who was visiting me in Netherlands for summer.

Unlike my first journey to Cologne, a few months before, where I had to get into a rental car, attach hand controls for gas and brake, after flying across the Atlantic Ocean throughout the night, only to drive four hours to check-in to my hotel – before heading out that night with local friends for some catch-up and drinks. The next day I paid the price, reminded I was no longer twenty-three. My second trip would allow me the benefit of being a passenger, a superb luxury.  A super helpful strong friend from Philadelphia, Joe, visited me in Europe for seven weeks this summer. We decided on renting a car and visiting Germany and Belgium. It was Joe’s first time in Europe; a summer he’ll soon never forget.

Returning to Cologne brings back so many prior amazing trips’ memories, memories of times had with close companions where the smiles are forever indelibly marked on the soul.  Each time I return, it feels like a homecoming of sorts, the experience only getting richer and richer. Over time I have made many good friends – friendships that continue to flourish the world over. Some friends having moved to other regions and continents of the world, yet communication and meetings continue unabated. It does not hurt that the food is so very delicious, not to mention how good the beer tastes. My favorite German beer actually comes from Cologne – Frueh Kolsch (umlaut amiss), with its roots in this distinctive city.

Soon enough Joe would be introduced to all the spectacular facets of Germany I love so much. Upon approaching Cologne from the highway, the Cologne Cathedral, dating to 1248, can be clearly seen, prominently and proudly displaying Europe’s second highest Gothic spires high in the sky. I can still remember my first visit to Cologne over twenty years ago. Tom’s mother, Gitta, one day after a nice lunch in Moenchengladbach, where his family resided, drove me there to see its majestic beauty; ever since I have been enchanted with this quaint city. This time my arrival was via highway from Belgium, where we stopped first on our road trip. It would be no less glorious this time; both were enamored.

Cologne, Koeln in German, fourth-most populous metropolis, largest city of Germany’s most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with just slightly over one million inhabitants, located 45 kilometers from the capital of the Federal State of Rhine-Westphalia, Dusseldorf and only 25 kilometers from Bonn, where I have some very close friends and ‘second’ family, is a city that tickles my heart strings every time I visit her. Her Gothic charm, welcoming neighborhoods, diverse young population, that o’ so unique tasteful German good behavior, outdoor beer gardens, rich foods and decadent desserts, eclectic art scene with over 30 museums and hundreds of galleries all make for an unforgettable experience.

Cologne is one of the oldest cities in Germany and its name dates back to Roman times. In 50 AD the Romans founded the Ubii village on the Rhine and named it “Colonia.”  As with all Roman cities, massive gates were installed as protection from entering into the city, surrounded by an impenetrable ringed stone wall of protection. It was originally four kilometers long, with nine gates and 19 round towers. Ruins of the Old-City walls and gates can still be found throughout the city. Located next to Cologne Cathedral, the Romano-Germanic Museum (Romisch-Germanisches Museum), has the largest collection of untold archaeological artifacts from the original Roman settlement, on which modern Cologne is built.

While in Cologne I only stay at one place, Motel One. Just like Generator Hostel, Motel One, a distinctive hotel model itself, is expanding throughout Europe at a rapid rate. People absolutely love both places to sleep in Europe – each offering immense value to the customer. I mostly revolve my travel in Europe around those two popular chains.  On my visit Cologne only had one Motel One. This trip they had three. And I just read there are now eleven in Berlin. The creator cut out all the unnecessary costs like room service and daily towels and sheets, including a contemporary room with art and twenty-four hour lobby bar with contemporary furniture to sit and relax with friends. All for about one hundred Euros – Wow!

This trip I stayed at the newly christened New Market (Neumarkt) location. My previous trip was spent at their Old-City South (Alstadt-Sued) place. Both are great locations but the Old-City South is more centrally located to access all the best neighborhoods the city has to offer, and also tourist attractions. The Cathedral (Der Koelner Dom), Belgian Quarter (Bruesseler Platz), Old-City Roman walls, City Center, New Market (Neumarkt), Severinsviertel,  Haymarket (Heumarkt), Rhine River and fine culinary choices to dine out, plentiful in every direction. Cologne is a youthful city, with the hippest culture of any city in Germany next to Berlin – truly a laid-back place to dive into history, the arts and a smorgasbord of fun.

The city skyline is dominated by Cologne Cathedral, Der Koelner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petru, Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, a renowned monument of German Catholicism. Construction in Medieval Europe began in 1248 but was halted in 1473, left unfinished. Work began again in the 1840s and was eventually completed, according to its Medieval plan, in 1880. It is one of Europe’s most fascinating structures and is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. It’s spires, 2nd tallest in Europe, can be seen from afar – they dominate the city landscape – giving it the largest facade of any church in the world. It is something worth seeing in your lifetime.

And just thirty meters from the church doors is the beer house (Bier Haus) of my favorite German beer, Frueh Kolsch. Who ever said that prayer and drinking do not go together. Catholics have wine at mass. Cheers – first round on me. Traditional beer houses in Germany are few and far between in modern times. Beers are delivered to your table by Koebes, traditional trained beer house servers, in tall skinny glasses each sitting in place neatly in a large round tray. When your glass is close to empty, unless a coaster placed atop, another beer is set down in its place, as the server marks your beer coaster with a pencil mark. At the end of the night, they determine your bill by how many strikes are on your coaster.

One day of the trip was spent with Tom’s family: Wolfgang, Gitta, Anja, Nadja and Pele the dog (Gram: @pelleparson).  We decided to visit one of their favorite local beer gardens at the Haymarket (Heumarkt). As Kolsch beer is from Cologne, most places you visit serve that type only. We sat outside under an umbrella, in a lively outdoor walking area and square for the public, nestled among numerous beer gardens and restaurants. This section of the city is also very popular for bachelorette parties. Many a lady-to-be could be seen with her brood in pink in tow, out to party the night away.  Under the afternoon sun great conversation abound, I ordered my favorite, Wiener Schnitzel with skinny fries.

After lunch we all walked to the Cologne Cathedral (Der Koelner Dom) in the City Center district, where we would enter to take a walking tour. The stained glass windows in the church are unlike any other I have ever seen – so large, bright and vivid in color, detailed in story – truly astonishing. Afterward, we headed to Alstadt (Old-City), filled with endless shopping, eccentric street vendors and performers, and food treats. One of my favorite foods to eat in the world is Turkish street food in Germany and next door in Holland. The Belgian fries and waffles are worthy of honorable mention too. The streets in this area of the city are cobblestone and so a bit rough on a wheelchair. Nothing a little street food will not remedy.

Another night an old friend, Yaki, originally from Hong Kong, who relocated to Germany eleven years prior, a budding prospering employee at Motel One well on his way into management (met him my first stay), along with some other local mates, invited us out to an urban public open-space city beer garden in the Belgian Quarter.  Joe and I did not hesitate, immediately after a round of beers sorted, ordering a few sausage platters. There are a few things in the world worth traveling to eat: one is outrageously delicious sausages from Deutchland. Bellies filled with pork and grease, it was time to get down to serious business – beer drinking in Germany. It was a night filled with memories, and a rough morning.

As far as accessibility goes, Germany is a dream country. Only Scandinavia does it better in Europe. The highways are well equipped with accessible bathrooms and numerous places to dine. In one rest-stop in Belgium, on our way driving to Germany, well before Joe got a speeding ticket on the Audubon, in a dedicated family/handicap bathroom, there was DJ music playing aloud, along with a spinning disco ball. That was one hell of a symphonic movement – it filled my eyes with color, sound and tears.  Getting around Cologne is easy in a wheelchair. Taxis are readily available – Uber now too. Public buses are all accessible. Street trams are level to the station for easy accessiblity; underground tram has elevators.

Each and every time I visit Germany it is memorable. It is a country I adore. My ‘second‘ family there was a huge pillar of support in my accident recovery. Traveling there over the years, especially one trip in the middle of my recovery to surprise thank them all in person, has never been easy. It is the maxim forever tattooed on my head: Doing the Dirty Dishes of living – for without doing them, we never learn from our experiences or mature and grow from the lessons of life. As I state in my book, Unbreakable Mind,: Life begins when the story ends. No longer living a story, I am free to see where the journey takes me now. Often I daydream – pour me a skinny bier, lather my sausage with mustard and faschnizzle my schnitzel.

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Travel Blog links: Covid-19 stranded in NYC JFK and Maine – also travel stories on Ireland, Spain, Sweden,  Belgium, Iceland, Colombia (Espanol version), Amsterdam, Germany, New Hampshire, TN and NYC.

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Thank you for your love and support.

[hollandarling]

SKSKSKKSKS THIS IS SO HIS LYING ON THE BED TRYNA BE SEXY LOOK

[televisionboy]

[notsoattractivearenti]

hi! so i’m new on discord and i’m looking for some servers to join (not roleplay) 😄 if it’s necessary, i’m 21F from Indonesia.

if any of you has joined these servers:

-hollander (tom holland’s fans)

-marvel fandom

-directioners (one direction’s fans)/rushers (big time rush’s fans)/BSBArmy (backstreet boys’ fans)

-80s/90s/00s music enthusiast

-disney & nickelodeon fandom (preferably early 00’s)

-the office, friends, brooklyn nine-nine, parks & recs, it’s always sunny in philadelphia, modern family, how i met your mother, community, glee and saturday night live fandom(s)

i would love an invite! please message me the invitation link if you may. i will try to be really active 😉✌🏻 thank you so much!

[sincerityismendes]

Shawn talking about Tom Holland bffhejdn “I see my face next to his a lot”

🎥: imbholland

[iceflwers]

𝓬𝓪𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓸𝓻𝔂 !

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ THE BASICS !

— ❥ FULL NAME: Casper William Mallory.

— ❥ NICKNAMES: Cas, Cazzy (by the team only), Cassie (by close friends only), Spitfire, Fight Club, Mallory, babe (by Jamie only).

— ❥ DATE OF BIRTH: August 1st, 2001 (Leo).

— ❥ BIRTHPLACE: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

— ❥ CURRENT RESIDENCE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

— ❥ SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, French (not fluently), Spanish (not fluently), German (curse words only), Czech (curse words only), Russian (curse words only), Swedish (curse words only).

— ❥ ORIENTATION: Biromantic, bisexual.

— ❥ GENDER IDENTITY: Cisgender male (he/him pronouns).

— ❥ OCCUPATION: Defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers.

— ❥ FACECLAIM: Tom Holland.

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ PERSONALITY !

— ❥ HOGWARTS HOUSE: Gryffindor (brave, chivalrous, daring).

— ❥ MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE: ISTP - The Virtuoso (diligent, authentic, unapologetic).

— ❥ ENNEAGRAM TYPE: Type Eight - The Challenger (self-confident, confrontational, protective).

— ❥ MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral.

— ❥ LOVE LANGUAGES: Words of affirmation for receiving, acts of service for giving.

— ❥ SKILLS: Hockey, fighting, first aid, playing piano, giving pep talks, quickly coming up with insults, endurance, making people laugh when they don’t want to, knitting.

— ❥ LIKES: A good fight, pissing his opponents off on the ice, rock music, coffee with an obscene amount of sugar, dogs, spending time with his teammates, cussing people out in a language they don’t speak, rainy days, celebrating with his team on the ice after a goal or a win.

— ❥ DISLIKES: Being left alone with his thoughts, talking to his parents, media interviews, people hurting his teammates or siblings, having to get up early, being forced to dance, any kind of tea, not being able to play, people who wear neon clothing, getting blood in his mouth, cop procedural shows, people who ask stupid questions, people being dicks, exclusionists in the queer community, small and yapping dogs.

— ❥ FEARS/PHOBIAS: Becoming a father someday and messing up the way his parents did, people thinking he’s weak because of his mental health problems, his teammates or family deciding he’s too much work and leaving him, losing Jamie for any reason, drowning, spiders.

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ RELATIONSHIPS !

— ❥ FAMILY: Emily Foster (mother, estranged), Brian Mallory (father, estranged), Briar Mallory (older sister), Daniel Mallory (younger brother).

— ❥ FRIENDS: Joel Farabee, Travis Konecny, Morgan Frost, Erik Johnson.

— ❥ ACQUAINTANCES: Remainder of the Philadelphia Flyers roster, Trevor Zegras, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Drew O’Connor.

— ❥ ROMANTIC INTERESTS: Kelly Moorcroft (first crush), Trisha Woods (ex-girlfriend), Yara Greene (ex-girlfriend), Elliott Bingley (brief fling), Sonya Lovett (ex-girlfriend), Leah Shirley (brief fling), Darcy Ellerman (brief fling), Cyndi Harden (brief fling), Jamie Drysdale (current romantic interest).

˚✧ ₊˚ʚ FUN FACTS !

— ❥ While Casper does take medication for his anxiety and recognizes that he needs it - even if he hates to tell anyone about it - he can sometimes forget to take it. Usually one of his siblings will text him around the time he needs to take them as just a little reminder, and after he and Jamie get together, Jamie takes up reminding duties as well.

— ❥ Casper has exactly eleven scars that he’s gained specifically from fights on the ice in general, and six of them are from fights during his NHL career. He’s pretty proud of all of them, even if it wasn’t always so fun getting them, and he always shows off the one on his jaw that he got during a brawl with Matthew Tkachuk, because he’s insanely proud of winning a fight against one of the league’s biggest pests.

— ❥ Despite being a pretty young player, Casper has already gained a reputation as one of the surliest players in the league when it comes to media. There are many YouTube compilations of him being short and closed-off in interviews and snapping back at reporters or making snide comments to them or about other players, and it’s well-known throughout the league that he refuses to act in any commercials.

— ❥ Casper has been a big fan of Nirvana since he was young, and any collaborative playlist among his teammates, siblings, or friends is bound to have a few songs on it courtesy of him. His favorite song is “Heart-Shaped Box,” but he also listens to “You Know You’re Right” when he needs to let out his stress or anger and have a good cry.

— ❥ Casper has only had one panic attack while still in an arena at any time surrounding a game - when his mom texted him out of the blue after his first game with the Flyers, telling him he’d done well. He’d found an empty room to have the attack in and never told anyone about it, and to this day he’s still nervous about his teammates finding out.

tagging @lovings4turn, @hiya-itsamber, & @theopenlocker !

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[ao3feed-irondadspiderson]

Thanksgiving

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53670994 by mak5258 Alternate draft of Thanksgiving (chapter 63 of Before You Go). In my first draft, they went to to Philadelphia to spend the weekend with the Rhodes family, but then I ended up needing them to be in New York for the whole thing on the bridge with the Green Goblin to keep the plot moving forward. So here's a bit of fluff that might've been. Words: 460, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 10 of Before You Go: Extended Edition Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Riri Williams Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Additional Tags: Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Humor read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/53670994

[arkhamkjay]

[downeysgirl94]

Finally able to post my image with Tom Holland ❤🕷

[somedayholland36]

tomholland2013: Your support means the world. Thanks philly for having me.