#we are still in the Missing Jo phase

[redeemed-wren]

Sarah Jane: *runs back to the Tardis after being separated from the Doctor*

Brother: this girl is SMART. She's the smartest companion so far!

[aheathen-conceivably]

If I remember correctly, you said before that you didn’t choose Zelda’s gender, but had written or had plans for her life that would work either way, and then just refined them when you knew what you were working with. And that’s why Josephine and Antoine are a brother-sister duo; if Zelda were born a boy, he’d be with Josephine. And of course you mention pretty frequently that Giorgio has become SO much more than he was ever intended to be.

Can you tell us a little about what would be different? Who would Antoine be with?? And Josephine with a baby.. I can hardly imagine 🫢

AHHH friend!! This is such a delicious question, and so timely at that 😉

So yes, that’s correct. I didn’t change any of the birth sex or genetics for our first generations of Darlington babies. I was still in a phase of writing/planning where I was functioning more on general ideas than deadset plans. So before our heir was born all I really knew was that they would end up in New Orleans by 1920, and that the decade was going to explore the artistic scene in that era. I also knew that if they were born female, they were going to be a jazz singer while if they were born male, they were going to be a writer who documented the whole era almost like from an “outsider’s perspective.”

In both of these scenarios the heir’s personality would have been very similiar, in that they would get pulled into this world by the Duplanchiers and kind of be swept up in it beyond themselves. I had a very vague sort of F. Scott/Zelda Fitzgerald vibe visualized for our potential 1920s male heir and Josephine, and I think a lot of the tempestuous conflict between her and Giorgio was originally born from that vision.

Beyond that, I didn’t really have much planned. More that the characters were envisioned and waiting there for us. So I couldn’t tell you the route Antoine would have taken if our male heir had ended up with Josephine, mostly because their actual arcs and plot points came after Zelda was born, and even much of it when she was already in New Orleans.

Josephine especially, who’s character I had visualized since before Zelda was born, didn’t actually come to life until they met. Still one of the first things I knew about her (plotwise) is that one of her partners was our impetuous to move out west. So the figure of Giorgio the first time we see him, was meant to be one of her partners, and a different one to who we eventually met in Strangerville. Only over time in the 1920s, they just kind of…became soulmates? Like I know they are absolutely fucked, but simultaneously the more I wrote them together the more it was like a puzzle piece that was missing from Jo’s character, and perhaps left there by my original idea of who she would have been if Zelda had been born male. So gradually the Giorgio we knew in New Orleans and the faceless partner out west became one in the same, and I bridged the gap between the two of them into one character.

And Josephine with a baby you say??? 👀👀👀

[originallandlockedmariner]

2023

Pickleball. Generative AI. Lula takes office in Brazil, Amazon Rainforest throws a party. Prince Harry refusing to stop talking about his frozen penis no matter how many times society begged him to stop. UFOs are real. Viral cat dubbed ‘largest cat anyone has ever seen’ gets adopted. Pee-Wee’s big adventure ends. Musk & X. Turkey-Syria earthquake kills thousands. India surpasses China as ‘country squeezing in the most peeps’. Tucker Carlson ousted. Miss USA and her 30 lbs moon costume. Wildfires in Kelowna and Hawaii. Macron tinkers with retirement age of the French. Paltrow can’t ski. Big Red Boots. Bob Barker leaves us. Alabama mom delivers 2 babies from her 2 uteruses in 2 days. Charles III. Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces as the war drags on. Taylor Swift is Time’s Person of the Year. African ‘coup belt’. Flo-Jo dies in her sleep. Chinese spy balloon shot down. Hollywood writers strike. Human ‘nice mugshot’ Shitstain and his 91 indictments. Highest interest rates in 2 decades. The Bear’s Christmas episode. War in Gaza. Shinzo Abe is assassinated. Alex Murdaugh. Ocean Cleanup removes 25 000 lbs of trash from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Vase purchased for $3.99 sells for $100 000 at auction. Barbenheimer. A third of Pakistan is flooded. Lionel Messi is the GOAT. Travis Kelce. The Sphere opens in Las Vegas. Regulators seized Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, resulting in two of the three largest bank failures in U.S. history. “The Woman In Me”. WHO declares COVID ain’t a thing no more. Titan sub sinks, rich people die. Matthew Perry drowns. Dumbledore Dies (again). Massive sales of ‘Fuck Trudeau’ flags for jacked-up micro-dick trucks. Everything Everywhere All At Once. June-August was the hottest three-month period in recorded history across the Earth. Tina Turner dies. And the Beatles release a new song?! Wow… You got big shoes to fill 2024.

Archives for context:

2020

Kobe. Pandemic. Lockdown. Koalas on fire. Harry and Meg retire. Toilet paper hoarding. Alcoholism. Impeach the f*cker. Parasite. Bonnie Henry. Tiger King. Working from home. Sourdough bread. Harvey Weinstein guilty. Zoom overdose. Dip your body in sanitizer. 6 feet. Quarantine. OK Boomer. Home schooling (everyone passes). Murder hornets. Dolly Parton. Don’t hug, kiss or see anybody, especially your family. Chris Evans’ junk. TikTok. Glory holes. Face masks. CERB. West Coast wildfires. Stay home. Small Businesses lose, big box stores win. F*ck Bozos. ‘Dreams’ and cranberry juice. Close yoga studios, but thumbs up to your local gym. Speak moistly to me. George Floyd. BLM. F*ck Trump. Phase 2, 3 and Summer. RBG. Baby Yoda. Biden wins. Bond and Black Panther die. No more lockdown. Back to school and work. Just kidding... giddy up round 2. Giuliani leaks shit from his head. Resurgence of chess. UFOs are real. Restrictions. Dave Grohl admits defeat. Monolith. “F*ck... forgot my mask in the car”. No Christmas shenanigans allowed. Bubbles. Alex Trebek. Use the term ‘dumpster fire’ one too many times. Jupiter and Saturn form 'Christmas Star'. Happy New Year Bitches!!!! 2021... you better not sh*t the bed!!

2021

“We love you, you’re very special”. Failed coup attempt at the Capital. Twitter, FB and IG ban Donny. Hammerin’ Hank goes to the Field of Dreams. Bozo no longer richest man but still a twat. Leachman, Tyson, and Holbrook pass. The economy is worse than expected. Kim and Kanye split. Brood X cicadas. Dre has an aneurysm and nearly has his home broken into. Bridgerton. MyPillow CEO is a douche. Covid restrictions extended indefinitely. Captain Von Trapp dies. Proud Boys officially a Terrorist Organization. Richard Ramirez. Cancer takes Screech. Travel bans. Impeachment trial (again?… oh and this was barely February? WTF??!!) Suez Canal blockage. Myanmar protest. Kong dukes it out with Godzilla, while Raya watches. Olympics. Friends compare elective surgeries. F9. Canada Women’s Soccer Gold. Free Britney. Multiverses. Residential Schools in Canada unearth children’s bodies. Kate is Mare of Easttown. Cuomo resigns. Disney and Dwayne cruise together. Wildfires. Delta variants. Musk passes Bezos. Candyman x 5. Capt. Kirk goes to space. F*ck Kyle Rittenhouse. Astros didn’t win. Squid Game. Goodbye Bond. Dune is redone. Angelina is Eternal. Astroworld deaths. Meta. Omicron. Three Spidermen. Tornados in December? World Juniors cancelled. Pills against Covid. School opening delayed. And Betty White dies. 2022… my expectations are ridiculously low…

2022

Wow… eight billion people. Queen Elizabeth II passes away after ruling the Commonwealth before dirt was invented. The monkeypox. Russia plays the role of global a**hole. Wordle. Mother Nature rocks Afghanistan. Hover bike. Styles spits on Pine. Olivia Newton John, Kristie Alley, and Coolio leave us. Pele was traded to team Heaven. FTX implodes. Madonna and the 3-D model of her vagina. Pig gives his heart to a human. Beijing can brag that it is the first city ever to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Uvalde. $3 trillion Apple. Keith Raniere gets 120 years. The Whisky War ends with Canada and Denmark going halfsies. Mar-a-Lago. Nick Cannon brood hits a dozen. Shinzo Abe is assassinated. Inflation goes through the roof (if you can actually afford to put a roof over your head). Volodymyr Zelensky. European heat wave. Bennifer. Salman Rushdie is stabbed on stage, Dave Chappelle tackled, and Chris Rock is only slapped. Thích Nhất Hạnh. Heidi Klum goes full slug. Cuba knocked out by Ian. Liz Truss and 4.1 Scaramuccis. Taylor Swift breaks Ticketmaster. Human shitstain Elon Musk ignores helping mankind and buys Twitter instead. Riri becomes a mommy. NASA launches Artemis 1. Trump still a whiny little b*tch. Music lost Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, and Meat Loaf. Democracy died at least three times. Pete Davidson continues to date hottest women on the planet (no one understands how?!) Microplastics in our blood. Alex Jones is a c*nt. So is DeSantis. Argentina wins the World Cup. Meghan and Harry. Eddie Munson rips Metallica in the Upside Down. tWitch. Roe vs Wade is overturned by the micro dick energy of the Supreme Court. CODA. James Corden shows he is a "tiny Cretin of a man". Amber (and the sh*t on the bed) Heard (round the world). Sebastian Bear-McClard proves he’s one of the f*cking dumbest men alive. Latin America's ‘pink tide’. Anti-Semitic rants by Ye. Bob Saget. A verified blue checkmark. Godmother of punk Vivienne dies. And, Tom Cruise feels the need for speed yet again. 2023… whatcha got for us?!? Nothing shocks me anymore.

@daily-esprit-descalier

[mostlikelyshutup]

tagged by @emily-prentits (listen i know you tagged me two days ago we're not talking about thank youuuuu)

last song: this is how a heart breaks by rob thomas and if i was listening to the rob thomas radio thats no one's business

fav color: green, we know it we love it, we mess with shades and still love every one

last book: i am 40% of the way through 77 shadow street by dean koontz and its so creepy but also very good

last movie: i have no clue but probably something with @horsetailcurlers2 the last one i though about watching was airplane! and the holiday (according to hulu is was monster inside which is a documentary about mckamy manor and i did not finish it bc mckamy manor freaks me the fuck out)

last tv show: once again probably with @horsetailcurlers2 and it was probably our weird 2006 show about a fruity family

sweet/savory/spicy: savory, too much sweet is bad bad bad and spicy i like but i cant handle bc im white

relationship status: single dears

last thing i searched: candle warmer, im looking for christmas gifts

current obsession: planning out gifts for my friends atm, i love being mischievous about bringing joy to my friends

looking forward to: the fact i get out early from work next wednesday

fav drink: rn? water, i love water so much yall, i also just found a bakery near my work with amazing hot chocolate

song playing 24/7: i havent been listening to music at work lately because ive been sitting with my team and dont want to miss what they say lmao, but i heard rob thomas on the train yesterday and have been loving it

current fav character: im back in a teen wolf phase, so my friend my bestie my little guy stiles stilinski is on the top of my mind

fun activity you would like to get into: listen dude i wanna bake and write and make art and im so so tired every single day

last video game: phone games count and it was exominer

last comic/graphic novel: school bus graveyard!!! so so good and i need to catch up, the one i have open on my laptop all the time is https://www.wildelifecomic.com/comic and you can see the trend i have in the media i enjoy

no pressure tagging: (once again jo tagged me two days ago and i havent been on here like at all so if youve done this sorry) @horsetailcurlers2 @crime-wives @knifebucket @coratatum @kidbabygodforsakenmess @secret-mafia-boss @shortangrybisexual @neatloaf and anyone else who wants to! tag me tag me tag me!!!!!

[nellie-elizabeth]

Grey's Anatomy: You Make My Heart Explode (21x05)

Teddy and Owen are so annoyyyyyingggg...

Cons:

I'm sad for no Yasuda this week because I know we're losing her soon. I wonder if we're just phasing her out right now with not much more content to follow. It's a bummer.

Lucas and Simone have a romantic moment in this episode and while nothing was super annoying about their scene, I do just want to lodge my familiar statement that they bore me. Just so that's on the record.

Owen and Teddy are not fun to watch. In one sense they are realistically like an old married couple, but only in all the worst ways. Owen is such a whiner, and Teddy is so rude to him, and they both rather unprofessionally let it carry over into their working relationship, and then Richard has to do a Wise Old Man routine and talk to Teddy about it, and Owen has to remember how to be romantic and connect with her so they don't have to schedule sex... it's just so tedious. Better, I suppose, than the kind of melodrama that makes me hate the characters with a fiery passion, but worse than if they'd just fade quietly into the background and walk off of the show while nobody's watching. I can't believe these are the characters that are sticking around, and not Schmitt and Yasuda.

Pros:

I really liked Schmitt and Adams's dramatic helicopter adventure with their young patient! I felt some real tension for them and then felt the corresponding relief when they made it back safe. Amelia making eye contact with Lucas was a nice little touch, checking in subtly on her family... I also loved that Monica gave Levi the validation that he does belong in pediatrics and that she does believe he can be good at it. Schmitt is a lesson in how making a bad first impression doesn't mean you can't ultimately be really successful and find your place in the world. He takes a little longer to figure things out, but he always gets there in the end!

I was right about his love interest dude, too. Turns out, not a cheating thing. A dead husband thing. The comedy of Jo and Levi hiding in Jo's car from their problems as their men accost them from the outside was really funny, but I'm glad they didn't drag things out any more than that. Levi knows the truth now and they can proceed from there. I loved the line about how this is all really new for him, dating after being widowed... it puts Levi in a position to be the one trying to make someone else feel comfortable and safe, which I thing will be good for him!

Jo and Link are never going to be my favorite thing in the world, but I did at least like that they addressed the tension and fear they felt about the pregnancy in the way that they did. Link's fix-it attitude is his own way of coping with his fear, and it clashes with the way Jo needs to emotionally process. That seems like a very realistic conflict for them to be facing!

Blue ends up being an advocate for a member of the janitorial staff who has a serious health condition and can't afford treatment. I like stories about Kwan giving a shit, even though it's not like it's some big secret that he has a soft heart underneath all the attitude. I have a feeling that this will be a story-line that carries through the season, which is something Grey's has gotten better and better about doing in recent seasons - we learn that the hospital administrators want to help this guy get the treatment he needs, but the timetable might prove an issue, as the man has a son with special needs who can't be left on his own. I'd love to see Blue continue to problem solve on this and learn to be a better doctor and person through the experience.

I'm sure I've missed stuff here and there - Ben seems to be settling in just fine, Bailey is still a little anxious about it, the interns are all exhausted picking up Yasuda's shifts, but they're hanging in there. We finally saw potential movement on the Amelia/Monica front, but not a lot of development. Maybe we'll get a Meredith check-in soon? We'll find out soon enough!

7/10

[echoes-lighthouse]

The Mental Squad

I created these characters back in like 2018 during my Sanders Sides phase and I still use them pretty often for journalling. I think they're kind of fun characters, so I'm introducing them in this post. I'm having kind of a shitty week and writing about these motherfuckers has been historically a way for me to cope with shitty weeks.

1: Enthusiasm, aka. Raven (they/them)

Originally existed as 'enthusiasm' and 'knowledge', two separate characters: but then I figured out that I only really keep information about things I'm interested in, so now they're just a single character that handles trivia, excitement, fandoms, all of that stuff. They just want to think about the fun things, whatever the current obsession is, and it's hard to get them 'back on track'.

2: The Paternal Figure, aka. Michael (he/him)

Michael doesn't really fit into the rest of the group because he represents less of a solid concept, but he's definitely a touchstone for when I'm making decisions, so he gets representation in the list. Michael takes care of organization, loves schedules: all about self-care and being responsible about things like brushing my teeth.

3: The Inner Child, aka. Jo (she/her)

Jo has a lot of different names because she likes to change them, but Jo is the name she was originally given, so that's what I'm keeping. She's got a lot of opinions and they're not always helpful, but it's still important to listen sometimes. She doesn't want to do things that aren't fun. She doesn't like when it's too loud. But she does really like shiny things, so it's not hard to distract her.

4: The Perfectionist, aka. Kevin (he/him)

Kevin thinks that everyone should be perfect and is deeply annoyed when they aren't. Thinks that everyone else in this group is selfish. Tends to be far too aggressive and highly critical when trying to make his points.

5: Anxiety, aka. Jules (any pronouns)

Also called 'the baby,' because... well, they're a baby. They need to be carried everywhere, and sometimes they cry for no reason and the only thing you can do is hold them. It can be hard to tell what they need, but it's usually something simple: more attention, less noise, more comfortable clothes. But while you're trying to figure it out, Jules is just screaming, and it makes it harder. But it's not their fault. They're a baby.

6: Depression, aka. Grey (it/its)

Grey is the skeleton crew. When everyone else is missing, Grey has to run the whole show, and it doesn't really want to, but it does its best. It's always tired. When the others are around it likes to curl up nearby and listen to them talk.

7: The Captain, aka. Echo (they/them)

It's me!!! I'm also there! A lot of the time, these guys are arguing in the subconscious, where I can't quite hear them. But sometimes I get in there and we all have a discussion together, and I do my best to organize things. Try to figure out who's being ignored or who needs to calm down. I'm the external figure, if one of the others is being external it's usually a problem and it means something bad is happening.

[billpottsismygf]

It's so lovely seeing Clyde again! He and Jo have wonderful chemistry, even though they've only been in one other story together. I could have watched them having banter and emotions together all day long.

My only point of criticism is the Clyde/Rani stuff. There was always a bit of a will they/won't they between the two of them in SJA, which was fine, and I'd also be fine if they established that they're a couple now, but I find it a bit weird that Clyde is still pining after Rani when they're in their early thirties (character-wise).

Jo grieving for Cliff was beautifully done, and the comparison to how her love for the Doctor is like Clyde's for Sarah Jane (cue me sobbing), but I didn't like the framing that Clyde was missing out on "the most important part" of being a person by not telling Rani that he likes her romantically. It feels like it devalues their existing friendship, in addition to the obvious privileging of romance to an undue degree. It also just feels a bit juvenile that Clyde is still trapped in the "pining for Rani" phase that he was in when we last saw him as a teenager. I want to know more about how he's grown as a person! He's a published comic book writer/artist - that's awesome! I want more of that.

Anyway, that's just a minor gripe. I genuinely loved getting to see him again, and he and Jo are wonderful together.

[thommi-tomate]

Interview with Leon about the national team and Bayern part 1

By sport1

Leon, you have a hectic and turbulent season at FC Bayern behind you.

How do you look back on the last few months?

The season must be divided into two parts. The first section was very good, the second section was bad and cannot be accepted as such. We have to be blamed for that. But if you look at our performances in the Champions League, we had a very good season before we lost to Manchester City. I miss it a little bit in hindsight, if I'm honest, because we played against great teams and had very good nights. Unfortunately we lost everything against City in 20 or 30 minutes and in the end we were rightly eliminated.

How do you explain the downturn after the World Cup?

There is no single reason for that. A lot has happened. I still have in my head all the headlines before the World Cup: "Everything as usual", "Championship almost certain", "Boring title fight". Everything was great there. Not anymore after the World Cup.

Does that also apply to your own performance?

I see things a little differently. For example, the one who criticizes doesn't know what the coach gives you as a player. So I think I have done my job well most of the time. But, of course, there were also bad performances, more than you are used to from me. You have to face it with self-criticism and that's what I do. I'm sure some of our players need a little vacation after international matches. The same for me.

There are rumors of a change about you - will you remain at FC Bayern?

I have no plans other than to stay at Bayern! We have big plans for next year, that's what Jo quite rightly said after the match against Ukraine. We have already joked here with Marc-André ter Stegen. He told us that at Barcelona they are very happy that we still came out on top. That's why he's not in the Champions League draw with us . The fact that we were champions again does not change the fact that next year we really want to and will attack in all competitions.

How do you deal with the competitive situation? You can hear again and again that the Bayern bosses want to improve their position.

Competition in the team is a prerequisite for FC Bayern's success. Those responsible are doing their duty to question everything - but I am just as confident that we will find our way back to success together in the new season!

What would you personally like to work on? What needs to be improved in your game?

One of my great strengths is being able to implement what the coach expects of me. In recent months, for example, I've often heard, "Goretzka isn't even in the sixteen anymore, he doesn't score any goals or doesn't create enough." That was during a phase in which I had completely different tasks. That was primarily a lot about rest defense, a lot about building up play in the first third of the game and no longer about getting near the sixteenth. I was measured against things that were asked of me before, when I was more on the eight - with different tactical guidelines. It's difficult to look ahead to next season. It depends on what's expected of me. And then I want to implement again what the coach asks of me. But I also have another personal goal.

And that is?

I want to live up to my claim as a leading player even more in difficult phases, like the ones we currently have with the DFB, like the ones we had recently with Bayern. I want to be able to take charge of a game, to help the team, to be an anchor in bad phases when we concede a goal or when things aren't going well. This has now come to the fore again in Bremen.

In the first few minutes after conceding goals we again had the feeling that everything was gone. That should not happen to us, at this level it will be sanctioned immediately. And in those phases I would like to be there for the team even more in the future. I have already experienced a lot in my career. I think I need to understand even more from my mentality that I am now one of the players that many are looking at, unlike three or four years ago, when others were more focused.

You also played a more defensive role in the Ukraine game in Bremen, even as the only clear six. How did this experiment come about?

It's the coach's job to decide who plays which position. And Hansi said he would like to try it. Jo and I swapped positions. That was surprising for me at first, but it was and is totally fine with me. If Hansi thinks I can use my strengths there, then it's fine with me. I see myself capable of playing in any position in midfield.

The competition there is also enormous in the DFB. Ilkay Gündogan is another top midfielder who has just won the treble with Manchester City.

I was very happy for Ilkay. I have already experienced a triple win and I am sure Ilkay was happy for us back then. Ilkay is a great person, I wish him a lot of success in this world. That there is competition is completely normal and desired by everyone. Honestly, we are with the German national team.

If there was no competition here, a lot of things would go wrong. By the way, I don't see any problem with Ilkay and I playing together. In public, the image is often drawn that it's "either this or that". I don't think so. We are totally different as types of players, so we can complement each other very well.

There is a saying: "You have to be eleven friends". Does such a thing still exist in the modern football business?

Yes, and it's something very special. In 2020 we were all eleven friends when we won the treble with Bayern. That was one of Hansi's great achievements. He managed to promote and shape this team spirit. It can work the same way within the national team. When you look back, the big titles are always won by teams that have that team spirit, because in the end it can make that little bit extra when it counts. We have great guys in our team.

But, no doubt, it is of course difficult when you see each other so rarely and then accumulate setbacks. Then we have to be careful not to blame each other. It will be very important for us to be united even in difficult moments and to have confidence in our quality and in the coaching staff. Then we will also play a successful European Championship!

[ic3qu33n]

Its funny how the mind works. I woke up today thinking about a whole life I never lived. I had memories and specific details in my dream that I personally have never witnessed…

Let me explain better. When I was 15 (1999) I wrote a chapter book. It was on an Dell desktop computer that my older brother Daniel had built from spare computer parts.(These parts were coming from computers that at the time were 1-2 years old. Apparently when ever some students had “ruined” the computers at the high school the district would send them a whole new one. And since my brother worked in tech support they told him to recycle them. He did. But not before taking them apart to save working parts)

Anyway, back to my original thought.

This story I had wrote was about a girl named Jo and her 3 brothers who moved from a big city with their mother to the Pacific Northwest after their father died suddenly. The story follows this girl whos life was rocked and trying to find balance and peace when there is so much changing around her. Like having to be the adult because of her mothers crippling grief. Jo meets new friends who become her best support system and teach her how to “feel normal”.

I dont have this book saved anywhere and it doesn’t exist anymore. That computer is long gone. I remember it took me two months that Summer to write it. It was 2-3 hours after summer school every night. I would put on headphones, blasting “Smells like Children” album, (This was my “Alt phase” life) and just typed. I tuned out the world. I know, now, that I was disassociating a lot during this time in my life.

During this time in my life my dad was in jail again. That left my pregnant mom, and us 4 kids to kinda fend for ourselves. We were all living in a 1 bedroom roach infest trailer. (Like we couldn’t have pantry stuff cause the roaches would just get in it) Mom and Vicky slept in the bedroom, Daniel and Michael slept on a bunkbed in the area that should be where you put a kitchen table, and I slept on the couch in the living room. This trailer was so small that it had 1 entrance and that was a sliding glass door in the living room. For this reason I can never live in a manufactured home or trailer. This life experience definitely traumatized me. So when me and Chris were younger (early years of marriage and had two kids under the age of 3) I resented him for putting us in a 1 bedroom trailer. We argued daily, I drank heavily. I had no faith in him being able to care for me and our children. I was hurt and blamed him for my unhappiness for a long time. Anyway I getting sidetracked again.

My mom was working full time at an elementary school. My older brother was working at the high school. I started my job at my uncles Mexican restaurant. (I had to take the city bus and transfer twice to get there) we were doing everything in our power to get a better home without my dads help.

Anyway, I believe I wrote this story as an escape from the overwhelming responsibility that suddenly fell on me. This time in my life changed how I viewed the world. It was the time in my life when I stopped showing my feelings… I stopped smiling, I became cold and I no longer trusted anyone. I had a short fuse and started picking fights with anyone who felt froggy. I was not okay. I also started self harming at this age (it was a pain I could control and understand why I was hurting) I was very angry. I would take walks to the ditch behind our trailer court to break bottles and smoke weed…

My dreams brought me back to this world. I don’t know why after all these years did this specific story come back. I still remember this fictional characters life. Like I said in the beginning of this post, it feels like memories. Its weird because I can visualize this whole world of people that doesn’t exist. It gives me a weird feeling in my chest of almost a longing to go to this place and I can’t. It’s almost the same feeling of missing a relative who has passed and there’s no way you could ever see them again. No new memories. Just people frozen in time.

It’s just weird how your mind works.

[thecaptainsgingersnap]

Okay now I have to ask, from that list I made or absolutely any other ideas, so you have any thoughts on crossovers between our ocs? 🥺

Omg! Hold onto your hat! This is gonna get weird!

Roni Tanner

Mia Queen- I feel like they could develop like kind of a sister-y relationship when the Gambit goes down since Oliver is kind of the brother Roni never had and she feels a duty to look out for his kid sisters.

Rose Smythe

Annika Webster- I see potential for superhero girl shenanigans! And also meddling and matchmaking attempts!

Kelsey Doyle- they seem to have similar vibes and I feel like they would be wonderfully chaotic together!

Kris Smythe

Sadie Maddox- I think these two could get along and maybe cause a little trouble together

Carli Tanner

Ophelia Wayne- she seems like exactly the kind of boss bitch Carli would love to have in her corner

Ruby Fitzherbert

Finley Rider- I feel like we could play up the angst with this. Sisters separated by circumstance and whatnot

Piper Pan

Finley Rider- I also see a lot of potential for mischief and shenanigans here

Winnie Pan- another possible awesome sister duo! I see a lot of adventure potential with these two

Regina Grimhilde

Violet Kingsleigh- I feel like these two could have similar paths of being sent to Auradon with ulterior motives then (presumably) realizing things aren't what they've always thought

Bobbi LaCosta

Jane Forester- I see a whole"best friend's brother" situation developing with them and Dean

Charlotte Howard-Danes- I'm seeing bonding over dancing and flighty absent moms!

Sam Gleason- with the way Miss Patty kind of mothers Kirk, I assume she does something similar with Sam. I see that leading to a sister/bestie bond

Lila Lupin

Gemini Black- I think these two could have a very interesting friendship. Their personalities seem like they would compliment each other will

Athena Prewett

Bobbie Fortescue- This could be an interesting pair. Both war orphans (well half orphan on Athena's side), both cousins of people directly In The Drama, both separated from their families by their sorting. I see kindred spirits here

Phoenix Dumbledore- I just wanna see what these two would get up to since the Beauxbatons stayed with the ravenclaws.

Venus Malfoy- Athena would be the friend supporting her to rebel against her parents.

Stella Knight

Atalanta Jackson- As the two girls closest to Jason I feel they're constantly tag teaming to keep him alive 🤣

Cassandra Aelius- People think Stella's kind of crazy for trying to tell the future using the stars so I feel like she would at least listen to her prophecies even if she doesn't always believe them

Alexa Cantwood

Crystal Solace- I feel like we've discussed these two before and I still want them to be besties

Elyana Chase- we're always here for half sister adventures!

Stella Beauregard- I think that these two would be friends. I also think Stella would see Alexa and Lucian and be like "Ugh you guys are disgusting" because that's how cute they are

Victoria Blofis- She seems so chill and I think that could have that kind of friendship you can only have with people you've known through all your awkward phases.

Gwen Macintosh

Brandy Hayes- I'm seeing these two being like parallel "one girl field agent" type of friends who can bond by laughing at/bitching about their teams together

Xenia Hart- I'm guessing she's Harry's daughter so I see them being best friends since babyhood and the ultimate agent team when their grown up. We'd either have to give one of them a new codename or we could play with the hilarity of two Guinevere's on top of the two galahads

Rikki Lane

Chloe Grace Routledge- I see these two acting as literally ALL of John B's impulse control.

Cody Maybank- These two and Kie would be terrifying together. I can already tell. I don't know why though.

Jo Clark- Rikki would totally be sympathetic to Jo running to the Cut to get away from her problems. They would bond over being kook defectors and Rikki would offer to let Jo stay with her or borrow clothes or anything

Sharon Henderson

Beth Munson (Thompson?)- I feel like Sharon would be like the Dustin to Nancy, Beth, and Barb's Mike Lucas and Will. The one who joined the squad late (sixth grade) but blended in flawlessly

Cara Henderson- can you say ultimate big sister duo? From what I can tell, Cara would be the athletic sister to Sharon's need sister and I love that!

Samantha Mayfield- They would totally team up to kick monster ass.

Sidney Hopper- These two and Jonathan would have totally been like the three musketeers growing up so I could see a besties turned worst enemies and back progression with them.

Stacy Byers- Similar to Sidney, I'm seeing a "sisters in all but blood" situation

Roxy Winchester

Ainsley Winchester- Roxy always wanted a sister so I think she would love Ainsley. I can see them trying to be the peacekeepers of the family and rolling their eyes at the boys constantly.

Deborah Winchester- these two would have either been best friends or constantly at each other's throats after John found Roxy. Either way, I think they would have loved each other. I could see them being a formidable hunting team to rival their brothers.

Elle Winchester- the adopted sisters with the secret pasts? I love it!!! Potential for lots of drama and shocking reveals!

Esther Cott- I'm not sure exactly what these two would do together but I feel like they would make interesting friends

Drea Jones

Ana Andrews- Total parallels for their brothers. They have the brain cells. Do not get paid enough for this shit.

Charlotte Jones- The female role model Drea needs in her life. Sister Bonding (TM). Will fuck you up.

Delaney Carlyle- Chaos. All the chaos. I like it!

Fallon Parris Jones- You know that part in The Parent Trap between Annie and Hallie realizing they're twins and the end of camp? I feel like that's these two when Fallon comes back to Riverdale

Harper Harrison- These two would be great friends. Drea is totally the kind of friend to learn sign language along with Harper so they can talk shit about people without anybody knowing. Also was Riverdale High Drama Department's designated choreographer, she would talk about musicals all day with her

Kris Keller- As Kevin's best friend, I could see Drea becoming a regular fixture in the Keller household to the point where Tom will walk into one of the twins' rooms to find Drea sprawled on the floor with her sketchbook and just be like "yeah sure why not?"

Lyra Lovell- Creative dancer girls!!! Will spill blood for Jughead Jones. Exhausted by Gladys Jones.

Tanya Conway- As someone who loves a good mystery and, thanks to Archie, never really believed Svenson was the Black Hood, dress would totally help Tanya prove her dad's innocence.

Roni Stark

Alessia Stark- We could do some interesting things here with both of them having the serum used on them. Plus I've never considered Roni having a big sister. Could be fun!

Adelaide Stark- Roni would absolutely ADORE Adi! She'd be the cool aunt who took her on trips aunt bought her whatever she wanted. She'd also be the one to bake cookies and make pillow courts for movie marathons.

Aris Stark-- Much like with Adi, Roni would be Aris's ultimate supporter growing up. When the boys go to space and the girls are left behind, Roni tries to guide Aris through developing unexpected superpowers. She's been there herself so she should be able to handle it, right?

Athena Stark- Ultimate Aunt Roni would help her ambitious niece get anything her little heart desired

Ava Potts- Ava describing Roni "my aunt who's not really my aunt bursts into flames. Sure why not?"

Cora (& Orion) Royce- Roni would totally love this little girl and her determination to help protect her family. She'd do everything she could to help her

Zora Wright- I could see these two being great friends

Cora Hargreeves

Alice Hargreeves- Cora likes to think she was the empathetic sibling growing up. She tried to include Viktor as much as possible and would have treated Alice no different. When they grow up and find themselves the most stable of their family, they're have to be the brain cells to help keep everyone focused to stop the apocalypse

Andromeda Hargreeves- Cora would try to help Andromeda develop her powers by levitating small objects around her for her to try to catch. She doesn't blame her for leaving and welcomes her home

Audrey- They would totally bond over music and being the "artsy" siblings

Cassie Hargreeves- Oh this could be fun! Cora's psychic but she has a lot of trouble with that part of her powers do when cause around he uses Cora more for her telekinesis. Then when caddies gone he would push her more to have visions.

Cleo Sullivan- Anyone who can work with Diego on a regular basis and not kill him is immediately a friend of Cora's. She'd be glad to have another girl around who knows how to fight

Kamaria Hargreeves- We love a long lost sister in this house! I see a lot of room for shenanigans here

Max Carmichael- Cora would either love Max or she would annoy the hell out of her. I'm not sure which. Maybe both

Mira Hargreeves- "My thirteen year old brother and his eighteen year old daughter just fell through a time portal to stop the apocalypse. Sounds about right." -Cora Hargreeves

Mireille Labonair- Cora would probably be wary of anyone who agreed to work with her father but once she got past that, she'd love that Luther had someone who made him happy

Odessa Hargreeves- Cora would hate having her sister resent their family but she wouldn't her.

Poppy- Cora would love Poppy! She adores Grace so having a sister like her would be awesome. When they grow up she would love getting to finally show her the world!

Sierra Nearing- Cora actually works at Griddy's after leaving the Academy. Sierra would probably be her first real friends and I love that! Cora would show her all the sculptures she works on when she's not at the diner. Curiously, her shifts never line up with her siblings' visits so she still doesn't know Sierra knows them beyond what's she's told her. Even Diego and Klaus who she actually sees regularly.

Vienna Montgomery- As Diego's designated favorite sibling, Cora would have met Vienna and immediately love her. They would be great friends and cora would only be mildly surprised but not unhappy when Vienna shows up to the funeral.

Virginia West- Cora would absolutely love Ginny! Books are some of her favorite things and watching Ginny literally bring stories to life would be like magic to her.

Wilhelmina Hargreeves- Cora might resent Willa a little bit for leaving, but she still loves her and understands why she did it. When she comes back for the funeral, Cora is glad to see Willa just like all the others.

Mickey Daniels (& Melissa van Aren, Emily Kirkpatrick, and Amy Turner)

Alyssa Solomon- If there's one thing Mickey Daniels loves, it's a challenge. Befriending Alyssa Solomon has proven to be one of the bigger challenges Mickey's encountered. The girl has secrets on top of secrets. Lucky for Mickey, secrets are her chosen trade.

Annalise Goode- Mickey's part of the welcome committee for new students so she'd be totally excited to meet Annalise! I could see them being like workout partners and training together

Leia Gallagher- Mickey would think it's so coul that Latoya is a direct descendant of Gilly! They'd probably spend a lot of time talking about places they've travelled and having parental figures who are always away.

Sami Upton

Abbie Hudson- These two would totally have been best friends growing up! They would have spent all their time practicing gymnastics moves and driving Finn and Noah crazy. They probably would have decided to join Glee together just to try it and both fell in love with it.

Christina Hummel- Sami doesn't agree with the way the football team treats the Hummel twins. She also doesn't do much to interfere for fear of losing her own social standing. As an original Glee member, she's been friends with Kurt and at least frenemies with Christina since freshman year.

Joy Schuester- Sami would totally be the friend Joy would look at when Will does something crazy/stupid/embarrassing like "Do you see what I have to deal with???" Only for Sami to sheriff and start laughing like "I'm sorry I can't help you, but this is hilarious."

Kendall Pierce- Sami would love Kendall because she too would see no reason to choose between cheer and Glee. I could see them being kind of a mirror for Quinn and Britt

Ok finally done!!! Wow that was a lot.

[tepidblue]

nominative determinism is an extremely funny concept that i will now choose to believe in. like andrew hussie (creator of homestuck) is a kookmin (ship btwn two members of bts) truther. oomf just said it on the tl & i was like, ykw? i’m going with it. and then oomf shared receipts & i chuckle like a little demon because it is just so silly. like u created a biblical length tome & now ur scurrying arnd in the dirt like the rest of us & people had a melt over the gcf in tokyo (seminal kookmin artefact)

oh yeah the nominative determinism thing. this should be a separate post but boo. so i have a dutch friend who tells me about dutch things. dutch told me about farmers with tractors blockading the highways because the government wanted to phase out meat production subsidies and switch to more environmentally sustainable agriculture. dutch told me about the bizarre education system that feels more like dante’s inferno—six different levels and if you’re not in lock-step with dutchness, you do get penalised. do not ask me to repeat it because i do not know how to write the different levels and i will get sad for refugee families who don’t know how to cow teachers into letting their kids be in a higher academic level. i am not dutch and therefore not familiar with spellings. dutch has told me things about the political system that look very charming to me from my perch. the party with the nazi joke chatroom leak was rank though. the dutch government has made some nice anti-dog mill laws. if it is not clear that i am not dutch then i am opaque.

all of this to say, i was aware of the netherlands before f1 (march 2023). oh!!!! i also know the dutch word for like, sex things & i had a riot of a time repeating them a lot. i really get why people learn those terms first when acquiring a new language via osmosis! me too!! except they kept their mouth scrupulously clean so now i can’t even swear outside of, gestures, this language.

okay nominative determinism. it’s this thing where your name suits you to, like, a freakish degree in a major aspect of your life. max’s name is so perfect for him. he is max. to the nth degree. maximilian. maxy max. he’s pushing maximum. he’s been flat out from day one.

now let’s go dutch. basically verstappen (ver-shtah-pHEn) (dutch emphasized the double p & i’ve done a poor approximation of the sound. i am so charmed by it. dutch also says monaco askew but i cannot pin it down. i would probably be less charmed had i been, in some way or another, been colonised by the dutch but here we are.)

i saw a girl who had impeccable pink pantheress vibes. i do need to tell her next when i see her. this isn’t related. neither is the next thing i’m going to say: i really like the moon. but it is not very tangible through my phone camera so i have to look above every night and i miss when i was younger and it followed me through the window as we went home. i can’t remember when the small details came and went until it was something alien altogether but the moon still remained. i like the moon even if my horoscope makes me out to be someone fascinated with the taboo and terrible. i am, but in a distant fashion. not that i think i’m better for the distance or not in the midst of it but in the way of this isn’t my thing but i do think it is interesting and while i thoroughly enjoy learning about it, i do not think i’d enjoy participating in it. whatever the taboo is. there are taboos i’d balk at, certainly.

verstappen essentially means misstep in dutch and i took ages to get here but i do think jos should be banned from the paddock ❤️ & honestly verstappen suits max very well but also kumpen would’ve been textually grittier & added more whimsy to his first impression. more spring to the consonants. but jos exemplifies the missteps of the surname handed down to him by his forefathers. i hope he calcifies and becomes less than rot; that jos.

[purplesurveys]

1716

What TV shows are you watching at the moment? Nothing. I prefer vlogs these days.

Do you enjoy having deep, philosophical conversations? No they're my least favorite conversations to have haha. I'm not cut out for philosophy and I always zone out when a convo starts to steer towards that direction. Deep talks are fun, it's just philosophical ones I find boring.

Have you ever studied human anatomy? Kind of? We took up human body systems in grade school, but a couple of years ago I also had a phase where I got hooked to this anatomy channel on YouTube and watched many of their videos. I personally find biology and anatomy interesting so I'll learn it on my own sometimes.

Do you plan to do much or go anywhere tomorrow? I unfortunately do have work the whole day tomorrow, a Sunday. I have shoots to monitor at 10 AM and around 7 PM; I also have an event to help manage in the afternoon.

The thing is it'll be Yoongi's final final FINAL concert tomorrow so I imagine I'll have earphones on so I don't miss out. I'm just sad because I already planned to watch weeks in advance, and both those ^ work things came up super last-minute.

What was your favourite fairytale when you were growing up? Does the Barbie Rapunzel count as a fairytale? I watched that movie all the time.

Did you feel bored before you started this survey? No I'm actually extremely anxious right now so I've been needing to take surveys to distract myself and shake off the restlessness.

Have you applied for a job recently? I haven't.

Do you have vivid dreams? They can be, but I also forget them very easily. 

Would you have more word documents or images saved on your computer? Images. I mean there's Google Workspace, so that's reduced the need to download all my word documents and slides every time.

Have you ever experienced severe health anxiety? Nope.

Do you have a drink with you right now and if so, what is it? If not, what would you like to be drinking right now? I have a cup of coffee with me now, yes.

Are you home alone right now? Nope, my family's downstairs.

What do you use - haha, lmao, lol, rofl? Something else entirely? Haha, lol, lmao.

What noises can't you stand to hear? When the spoon or fork hits the plate at a certain angle and it makes this horrible grating sound. Also, doors being slammed.

What's your favourite pasta shape?  Fettuccine.

What state, territory or province do you live in? It's like one cartwheel away from Metro Manila, which is super convenient because I'm away from the traffic but can easily go to the city for whatever it is I need.

Would you rather be sleeping right now? Not really sleeping, but I'd rather not be actively worrying right now. It's like, I'm highly aware that I'm taking this survey as an escape and as a distraction, but I wish I was taking it just because. And knowing that I'm taking this as a distraction just makes me feel bad somehow.

Are you still in touch with anyone you went to high school with? Yes quite a number of people. I'm close with a few and remain social media friends with a lot.

Do you use the Notes app on your phone much? If so, what for? Yes, it's very reliable for work. If there's something I need to take note of or I get grabbed in an impromptu meeting, it gets the job done.

Who did you last have a deep conversation with? Jo.

Do you prefer floral or fruity scents? Fruity. Floral makes me dizzy.

What's your favourite non-dairy milk? Oat.

Do you have any tattoos? If so, tell me about one. I don't have any.

Where are your siblings right now? Downstairs.

Which sibling are you closest to, both physically (distance) and emotionally? My sister. 

Did you attend pre-school as a kid? Yes.

What's something you need to buy soon? New nipple covers.

Have you ever been evicted from your home? If so, did you think it was fair? I haven't.

If you could learn any language, what would it be? Korean.

Do you go to cemeteries regularly? Who do you visit? I don't. I do visit my grandpa once every few months, but he's in a columbarium.

[joxdrayton]

Josephine couldn't help but sympathize with the poor guy. She couldn't call her own surprise one of the worst yet it was a surprise nonetheless; one that she wasn't expecting to be seeing so soon or perhaps never. She was still in that denial phase of the whole thing, even if she's just announced it to her friend. But it felt so easy to say it out loud compared to having to live with the consequences of her actions. Why was it always easier said than done? "I-..." She struggled to get back into the conversation after having missed the opportunity to comment on Kashvi's question. "I bet it was as unpleasant to hear the news as it was for you." Jo regretted the decision to even try to say something but it was already too late, the words were out in the air. The matter closed, however. "Well, it wasn't some big event you've missed." She watched the wine slide over the glasses sides as she drew a small circle in the air with it. "It was a Vegas thing. You know, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." She shrugged. "But I suppose marriage has equal weight no matter where you do it. I was drunk, I barely remember it even. I just know I woke up next to the man I've met earlier and there was a ring on my finger. I ghosted him. Not a smart move, I know. Maybe we should've talked." She made a dramatic pause to throw back the remaining wine in one gulp, then waved at a passing by waiter for another. Maybe Kash was right, they needed something stronger than wine for this conversation. "Now he's in town and wants to try and make it work." At least that was the impression Kye'd left after their small talk.

When Josephine stated how she’d had a week as well, Kashvi was interested not with the need to gossip but to ensure her friend was doing alright. She knew how things could get when you chose to bottle up everything inside and didn’t want her to be doing that right now. “I have—I got to surprise him with the news, probably one of the worst surprises for anyone to receive, don’t you think?” She chuckled softly as she took another sip from her drink, recalling how that conversation had gone and truly how messed up it was to know they were still married when they hadn’t even spoken in so many years. Kashvi asked Jo what was new with her and smiled as the other spoke about how life was good and she was enjoying it until she dropped a bomb that Kashvi couldn’t even fathom. “Come again—you’re also married? When, how…I think we need something stronger to drink so you can start from the beginning,” she mused as she glanced down at the nearly gone glass of wine she was holding. 

[roobylavender]

Trying to get into green lanterns lore other than the new ones (jo and tai) what would you recommend 👀

hal is the only one i feel well versed in and normally i'm a stickler for reading up on characters in chronological order but he's been so omnipresent and retconned to filth that it's quite hard to pin down a reading rec for him esp since so many people will tell you to start with the johns era (vomit) and go from there. me personally i would go about it like this:

green lantern/green arrow: this was my intro to hal as a character! he's well into his solo run by this point but it's a good litmus test for readers to gauge whether they'll actually be interested in him

showcase #22-24: his pre-solo origins **

green lantern vol. 2 #1-74: i haven't read his solo in ages so in terms of narrative importance i would simply say read the issues where carol and/or sinestro heavily feature otherwise feel free to skim or skip. the early 60s issues are really a hit or miss depending on the person but for me at least the halcarol interactions were the highlight as was seeing sinestro in his obsessive idiot loser phase

green lantern vol. 2 #76-124: the hard traveling heroes saga between hal and ollie, occasionally featuring barry, dinah, and carol. the first few issues make up green lantern/green arrow, but if you keep reading this arc you also get more introduction and exposure to john and guy

green lantern vol. 2 #125-200: post-hard traveling heroes era. this is more halcarol focused and starts to really delve into the issues that being a green lantern creates in hal's life but personally if you're overwhelmed by the number of issues i would once again focus on the issues featuring carol and skim or skip the other stuff. her predator era is crazy and one of the most fabulous arcs for a dc female love interest out there imho

green lanterns corps #201-224: i don't think you have to read this personally but if you want to get more conglomerate green lantern corps interactions you can (there is also tales of the green lanterns corps for that but it can be a hit or miss sometimes as well and is responsible for the hal and arisia relationship.. which.. well.. we don't talk about it)

green lantern vol. 3 #1-50: basically more buildup to hal's life steadily falling apart which obv leads him into his parallax era. there is also a brief carol predator era relapse that ends in some really great reflections of what makes the halcarol relationship so unique and tragic and ultimately defiant of hetero norms. and we get introduced to kyle! ***

zero hour #4-0: hal versus ollie aka the sound of my heart shattering into a million bajillion pieces

green lantern vol. 3 #0, 60-64, 100-106: hal still in his cuckoo bazonkers era as parallax aka teen wolf nogitsune voice YOU CAN'T KILL ME. he throws down with baby lantern kyle again (bless his heart). the last few issues are a mini arc where kyle has to tell hal from the past that his life is about to get really fucked up

parallax: emerald night, final night #4: hal's redemption and death

green lantern vol. 3 #81: hal's funeral

day of judgment: hal gets the chance to come back to "life" as the spectre aka one of the only good narrative decisions geobard jawnes has ever made. sick that he knew from the moment he wrote this that he was going to end it. i hate his guts

green lantern vol. 3 #119: hal frees carol of the star sapphire for good

the spectre vol. 4: hal's spectre era aka his sexiest era. a gazillion out of 10 stars for peak uncle interactions with helen and beautiful tender tragedy with halcarol (although i will complain it annoys me personally carol was so minimally included here when she had been such a big part of green lantern lore previously. i think this is what pushed johns to bring her back as a star sapphire bc he nor dimatteis could conceive of how she would be impt as a civilian character even though she had shown all capacity to be for like. decades prior lol). there are also big trans hal vibes and if you are into funky catholic guilt and rage this is your book

** hal's origins are messy in that they are basically rewritten twice. they're rewritten first in emerald dawn and emerald dawn ii, which is probably the origin i would go with overall bc it is most consistent to green lantern vol. 3 and the state hal and his relationships are in by that point (particularly with sinestro and carol). they're rewritten second in green lantern: rebirth (2004) by geoff johns, which is imho bland and terrible. personally i love hal's initial origins from the 1960s. i don't think you'll ever get a better depiction of hal as an intrinsically heroic yet externally awkward person filled to the brim with dreams and longing. i also prefer how his dynamics with carol and sinestro used to be written here before they got bogged down in a lot of the misery you see showcased by the time we make it to parallax era. the drama of that era is great obv and i love it but i also miss how cartoonish and silly and entertaining early green lantern was

*** this first chunk of green lantern vol. 3 is unfortunately written by gerard jones (aka the guy who is currently in jail for possession of child pornography. yeah) so something to keep in mind. i don't think it impacts much of what he wrote for this book specifically but it is still obv disappointing and uncomfortable so i wanted to note that. he also worked on the emerald dawn books

for the other lanterns my mutual has a carrd with essential recs for each of them here. in pre-geobard jawnes era john is mostly relegated to green lantern vol. 2 and 3 whereas guy shows up in both and then a handful of other justice league books as well as his own solo series guy gardner: warrior. kyle is probably the easiest to read about once green lantern vol. 3 segues into his introduction in the parallax era bc it obv becomes his solo book. simon and jessica have mildly interesting content in their new 52 introductions but green lanterns is probably one of the worst books i have ever read not in its content per se (although i personally do have complete apathy for new green lantern lore) but simply bc its writing is juvenile to the point of agony. which is obv standard fare for modern dc books. and then there is obv alan as well omg ty to anon for reminding me of him! i am least familiar with him but jsa 1999 is apparently a good place to start and i think he shows up sometimes in green lantern vol. 3 as well bc he mentors kyle on occasion!

[nellie-elizabeth]

Grey's Anatomy: Everything Has Changed (19x01)

And we're back!

Cons:

Nick is so boring! I still don't care, I wish they'd phased him out between seasons, it would have been so easy to do. You know how Meredith is gonna be less of a prominent focus this season, what with all these new interns? Apparently she's only going to appear in about a third of the season's episodes. If that's the new normal, or if she's leaving for good after this season and the show continues on, they should have just given her a new off-screen boyfriend who we never got to meet, or something. I miss Andrew DeLuca. Heavy heavy sigh. The point being, this episode shows Meredith and Nick rehashing the drama from the season finale months ago, where Nick walked away and went back to Minnesota, and Meredith stayed in Seattle. The degree to which I do not care about this cannot be overstated. I hope we don't spend too much time with Nick.

Teddy and Owen are back and already bickering with each other, so that's... fun, apparently. Turns out Owen conveniently got all criminal charges dropped and he's back, he just has to be supervised for six months? Look, you know I'm not a fan of Owen, and I'd just as soon brush past all his drama and bullshit, but that's so much buildup for so little payoff! Is that really the end of the whole saga of Owen performing unauthorized death with dignity on people? Yeesh, what a waste of time.

Pros:

This show is good at renewing itself again and again; there have been so many characters over the years who got folded in as new leads that I grew to love as much as the original gang, and that's a super rare thing on TV! Bringing in a whole new crop of interns is something we've done before, but never with so much emphasis, I don't think.

And to be honest? I'm on board! Obviously one episode isn't enough to fully get into the nuances of these five new characters, but I was impressed by how much they're already sticking with me. There's the one that Link slept with, there's Griffith whose mother died at this hospital when she was born, there's Harry Shum Jr. as the cocky kid "Blue" who is bound to get his ego knocked down a peg, there's Derek's nephew, quintessential screw-up who Meredith says reminds her of Amelia, another black sheep in the family with a spark of genius...

There's a lot of promise here! We're seeing the beginnings of friendships, of rivalries, dynamics with the attendings. I could see myself getting really attached to these newbies, the same way I found myself really attached to Jo, or any number of other characters who were folded into the show after it had been on the air for a long time. We'll have to see!

But turning to the characters I already know and love... Schmitt! Getting to be chief resident! I'm so proud of this guy, I can't even stand it. The comedy bits about him hating his residency with Jo were great, as was Jo's vindictive anger at him stepping away. Jo was in fine form as comic relief this week in general, honestly, laughing with infectious delight at Link's sleeping-with-an-intern situation.

And Meredith, while I am not a fan of the romance stuff with Nick, I do like seeing her in charge, seeing her do a good job. For years now, they've been tamping down on the super high octane personal drama with Meredith: yes, she still nearly died of COVID and all that, but her internal emotional life has mellowed down quite a lot. I really like that as a way to keep this character around after so many years of the show, and seeing her in a mentorship role, making the speech to the new baby interns, was really neat!

The actual medical issue at hand here is dealing with several brain dead patients who are potential organ donors. One of the interns (Derek's nephew) makes a terrible mistake and communicates with the wrong family, nearly depriving a mother of the chance to say goodbye to her son before he is cut open in order to save another person's life in a triple transplant surgery. This causes no end of strife, but in the end the transplant goes forward and is successful. I liked the intern, Blue, who gave the heartfelt speech about his dead sibling who donated their organs when they died in a crash, and got the mother to agree, before turning around and saying "yeah, I made that all up." Good stuff. I think if I had to pick, he'd be an early favorite for me, among the new intern crowd.

And that's where I'll leave off for now. Much to consider in how our various characters will be developed: the new faces, old faces, Grey Sloan Memorial's second chance as a teaching hospital... chaos awaits, and I'm along for the ride as always!

8/10

[bteezxyewriter12]

Mr. Park- Mall

Pairing- Seonghwa x Named Reader

Word Count- 3.4k

Includes- Dilf Seonghwa, Age Gap Relationship- Everyone is consenting adults, Seonghwa being a cute boyfriend, Seonghwa doesn't know when he's being flirted with

Series Masterlist

"Princess, I miss you!", I whine in the phone

She giggles, "You are too cute. I miss you too"

"Wanna come over? Yoonah's not here"

"Oh baby I want to but I can't. At least not until later."

"Why?". I sound like a whiny teenager but I don't care. I want to see my girlfriend

"I promised my mom I'd go to the mall and get a dress for graduation"

"Oh yeah?", I ask disappointed

"Yeah. I really don't want to go to graduation and walk and sit for stupid speeches that I'm gonna zone out for but my mom insists I go. It'll make her happy so I just gave in"

Wow. Yoonah is so excited for graduation and to walk and whatever. Joanne and Yoonah really are two completely different people. And I doubt Yoonah would do something because I asked. She's still in her rebellious phase

"That's nice of you. To do that for your mom"

"Yeah, she's a pain in my ass but I love her". I laugh. I can relate. My mom was a pain in the ass when I was younger. And Yoonah can be a pain in the ass too

"I can come later after the mall if you want?". I hesitate. I want to see her now but I can't make her skip the mall. Should I go with her? I can take her to a mall farther away so no one would recognize us and still be out in public with her

"Jalapeno?", she asks

I can't help but crack up again, "You're really going to call me that?"

"Yes. I told you I would"

"I thought you were kidding"

"Nope"

"And spicy pants?", I tease

"That's for sexy time". Oh my god she is so fucking cute

"Sexy time?"

"Don't like it? How about hanky panky time"

"Are you trying to kill me with cuteness?"

"Yes". Ha well it's working, she has no idea how well

"I gotta get going baby. I'll call you when I'm done?"

"Ahh back to the old nickname?", I joke

"I will keep calling you jalapeno too. In public. Don't test me Park, Seonghwa!"

"Never princess. Are you going to the mall alone?" Maybe she's going with her mom. That'll kill my plan

"No, she's at work"

"On a Sunday?"

"Duh. She owns a bakery baby. She has to be there everyday or at least part of the day"

Right. I forgot. "Ok jagi, then I'll go with you"

Silence. Is she still there? "Baby?"

"You want to go out in public in the day time with me where people can see?"

"Jeez aegi you make it sound like I'm hiding you because you're a troll"

"A cute troll"

"That doesn't work with what I'm going with. If I'm hiding you, you're an ugly troll"

"Seonghwa!"

"It was just an example baby. I'm not saying you're a troll"

"Fine. But you really want to go?"

I do. I don't know why I'm so adamant about this. Maybe it's because I'm tired of hiding her and sneaking around. I want to have a normal relationship but I don't know how to do that yet. I can't risk Yoonah getting angry and leaving. It's hard because I love both of them, in different ways

"Yes Jo, I really want to go. We can go to a mall that's further away and we can be like a normal couple. You can even do one of those cheesy try on things that they do in movies. Then we can come back here and have sexy time"

She laughs. I love that sound. "Ok baby. I'll meet you where you drop me off ok?"

"Sure baby"

"Yay!", she cheers

So adorable. "I'll be there in five minutes jagi"

"Ok. Text me and I'll come out"

"Alright baby". We hang up and I make my way through my house to the car

----------------------------------------------------"Do you always have to look so hot?", she whines as I pull into a parking lot

I laugh, "What now?"

She glares at me, "You know it drives me crazy when you wear that leather jacket, a t-shirt and black pants. You know it's my favorite outfit on you and makes me want to fuck you right here"

I smirk. Then I feel a light smack on my arm

"You did it on purpose!", she realizes, "That fucking smirk. You did it to drive me crazy"

I nod. Yeah I did. I know what she likes on me. To be fair she likes almost everything I wear but I know outfits like this drive her insane. . And makes her so horny

"Not fair", she pouts

I snort, "Right jagi because you don't drive me insane with you're clothes"

"I-"

"C'mon baby. Look at what you're wearing. That white crop shirt and those low rise ripped jeans? Showing your belly ring? You know I'd pull over and fuck you if it wasn't daylight". She smirks too

"Yeah you wore that on purpose", I confirm

"Maybe. Maybe not"

I roll my eyes, pulling into a spot. We get out and I walk to her. Damn she really does look fucking good with that shirt. She's hot and she's all mine

"And you're wearing boots! Park, Seonghwa you jerk!"

I pull her against me, my arms around her, "Shush", I tell her, pressing a kiss to her lips. I feel her melt against me, making me smile against her lips

"Can we have a nice day shopping now?", I ask, "I promise when we're done, I'll take you home and fuck you senseless"

"Oooo....ok", she whimpers

"Good girl". Taking her hand and lacing our fingers, I lead her to the entrance of the mall

---------------------------------------------------""This?", I ask, pulling out a frilly white dress. It's kinda ugly but I don't know if she'd like it. We've been to two stores already and she didn't like anything there

"Oh yeah Hwa, its perfect. If I was graduating preschool". I shrug, putting it back. Looking to her, I see her attention is on something. Getting closer, I watch her look at a pretty cream colored dress with white lace on it. She softly touches it

"Like it jagi?"

"Yeah it's pretty", she answers

"So get it"

She looks at the price tag, then snorts, "Yeah not for that price"

I quickly look at it. 600 dollars. Jesus, dresses cost that much? Well then again I bought Yoonah's prom* dress and that shit was expensive. I wonder if Joanne is going to prom

"Besides it's not a graduation dress. It's too fancy. It's like a prom dress or a wedding guest dress"

I hesitate. I don't know if I should ask. I don't know if I'd be jealous or not. "Are you going to prom?"

She looks at me like I'm dumb. "No"

"No?"

"No Seonghwa. I can't go with you and you're the only one I want to go with. I don't want to go alone either. So I'm just not going."

I feel bad. Prom is a thing all high schoolers should do. I know it's huge in America and it just started getting popular here**. "I'm sorry jagi"

She smiles at me, taking my hand, "It's ok Hwa. It's not a big deal anyway. It's just a party"

"If...if we weren't together would you have gone?"

She sighs, "Maybe if someone asked me. But I don't want to go without you so it doesn't matter"

But what is she going to do, just stay home while everyone is partying? I don't want that either. "Jagi, do you want to come over on the day of prom? You can stay over for the weekend too"

"Uh isn't Yoonah going to be there?"

I shake my head, "No. She wants to get ready at her mom's house. She's leaving at like 3 or 4. Apparently her mom hired like makeup artists and a hairstylist for her. They're having a girl's day or whatever. And after prom she's going back to her mom's so they can talk all about it all weekend". I shake my head. Girls. Always talking about everything

"Sure baby. But are you sure you don't want to be in that conversation?"

I roll my eyes, "No thanks"

"Aww c'mon. You don't wanna know if Yoon kissed anyone or had her first time?"

I look at her horrified, "No I don't want to know that. Her mom can deal with that stuff and boys"

She snickers, "Whatever you say baby. Let's look around more"

She leads me through the racks and racks of dresses. And as we go all I can think about is what she said about Yoonah. I've been so involved with Joanne, I don't know if my daughter has a boyfriend or anything

"Jo?"

"Uh huh?", she answers, making a face at a dress and putting it back

"Does Yoonah have a boyfriend?"

She lifts her gaze to me, "You really wanna find out this way instead of asking her?"

"I'm not asking her anything like that". Hell no. That's the mom department

"Really? You've taken care of her since she was little and you can't ask those questions?"

Nope. Yoonah and I are close but these are things a girl talks about with her mother, not with her dad. I mean I'd talk to her if she said anything but she hasn't. "Uh no", I answer

"Fine but you didn't hear it from me". Uh oh. "Yoonah has a boyfriend since September. A kid at school. He's really nice and kinda nerdy, so he's safe"

Since September? How the fuck didn't I notice? I didn't start having sex with Joanne until the middle of January so where the fuck was I for four months? "Has she-"

"Yes"

I feel my face pale and she giggles. "Not funny"

"Yeah it kinda is. It's not a huge deal"

"Yes it is if she's having sex!"

"I'm having sex with you and I'm only a year older"

"It's not the same thing", I argue

"Uh yes it is"

"Ok fine it is but it's still not"

"Care to elaborate?"

"You're not my daughter!", I exclaim

"Well thank god for that because this would be so wrong"

I roll my eyes, "C'mon jagi. It's different when I'm having sex with my girlfriend and when I'm hearing my baby girl is doing it"

She smiles, but comes over to me, pulling me into a hug. "I'm sorry baby. I didn't know it'd bother you that much". I didn't know either. And I don't like being the last to know. "Look Hwa, she told her mom about it and she's on birth control"

"She is?", I gape

Joanne nods, "Yeah her mom got her on it". Fucking hell. "But Yoonah also told me she uses condoms too because she doesn't want to uh...be like her mom and get pregnant young". Well at least she's being careful and thinking of her future. "And anyway she didn't start until like last month". Ok, that's a little better. I'm calming down

"Ok baby?", she checks with me. I nod. "You're so cute when you're flustered", she giggles, kissing my cheek

"Yeah thanks". She turns back to the rack of dresses and continues to look. I wander to another rack, flipping though the dresses. I have no idea what she's looking for. Dresses that I think she's like she's skipping over. Maybe she's shopping for what her mom would like to see her in? Cause Joanne likes semi revealing clothes and I'm not complaining. Nor am I jealous if anyone looks at her because she's mine. I'm next to her and everyone will know she's mine

As I look at dresses, I think about how the fuck people wear some of them. They're just so ugly

"Do you need help?"

I look up to see a woman around my age standing next to me. "Oh no I'm good", I answer

"You just look a little lost", she smiles

"Oh. No not really. Just looking". She keeps smiling at me and I'm getting uncomfortable

"Are you here for your daughter?". What the hell? Why is she asking me that? How can she assume I even have a daughter?

"No"

"Well what type of dress are you looking for?" What? Didn't I just say I'm ok? Why didn't she leave?

"We have prom dresses, sweet sixteen dresses, party dresses, graduation dresses"

"Uh graduation?"

"Great. What color?"

"I....uh....I don't know". How do I make her go away? I feel her hand on my arm, being pulled towards another rack of dresses. Why is this lady touching me?

"These are some graduation dresses"

"Yeah uh thanks". She looks at me and I avoid eye contact. I don't remember sales people being so pushy

"So who's graduating?"

"Hwa", I hear Joanne call. Shit. I look behind me, seeing her walking towards me

"Oh is that you're daughter?"

"I think I found a dress baby", Joanne says, coming up to me

"Yeah jagi?", I say, pointedly

"Why are you over here? I was looking for you"

"Oh well I was uh informed that there were graduation dresses here"

She looks at the rack, "Yeah for thirteen year olds"

"Well the uh worker brought me here when I said graduation dresses"

Joanne finally notices the woman. Who is now staring at us in shock. "Oh. Well thanks for trying to help my boyfriend"

"Bbb... boyfriend?"

She nods, "Yeah boyfriend". Joanne takes my hand and drags me away

"Jagi, I'm sorry"

She looks back at me confused, "For what?"

I actually don't know. "For leaving you alone?"

"Oh c'mon Hwa it's ok. You're not my babysitter", she rolls her eyes

"But you were looking for me"

"And I found you", she shrugs stopping at a rack

"That lady wouldn't leave me alone. She just kept asking me questions then led me away from you", I try to explain

"I know"

Wait what? She knows? "Uh-"

"Hwa", she giggles, "The woman was flirting with you"

"What? No"

"Yes baby. God your so dumb sometimes. I saw her eye you from across the store and she beelined for you". Well I didn't see shit. "I figured you be ok but then I saw you struggling and the "go away" look on your face. I saw her bring you to the other rack. It was very entertaining"

"Yeah great", I grumble. If that's flirting then that woman needs to get better at it. I thought she was being a pushy sales person

"Anyway I decided to have mercy on you and save you"

"My hero", I say sarcastically

"Hey. I will go tell that lady that we broke up and you're all hers"

"No don't". I don't want to talk to that woman again. It was awkward and I'm not eager to relive that

"Then don't get snippy at me"

I realize that I'm annoying her with sarcastic answers Moving behind her, I wrap my arms around her. "I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to be snippy. You are my hero"

She snorts but turns to me, "Ok", then kisses me quickly, "Anyway I found this dress. What do you think?"

"It's pretty baby". It's a beige dress with a white overlay with flowers on it. Nice for a graduation. "Why don't you try it on?"

"Mmm yeah ok". She takes one and I follow her to the dressing room. A much older woman brings Joanne inside the dressing room while I sit in a chair outside of the room. After five minutes I hear a door open and Joanne say, "I want to show him"

"Who, you're dad?"

I cringe, rubbing my hand over my face. This is what I dreaded happening. People thinking she's my daughter

"He's my boyfriend", Joanne answers annoyed

"He's you're boyfriend?"

"Yeah, is that a problem?"

"No, uh no. It's just....how old are you?", the woman asks

"How is that your business?"

"It's not but you seem so young and he's older"

"And?", Joanne prompts

"Don't you think he's taking advantage of you?" God seriously? Is that what people will think? "No he's not. I went after him. I'm 19, he's 39. He's not 90."

"You went after him?", she gasps

"Yeah", Joanne says, gasping too, "I went after him. We have the sex and everything. We're together all the time. He picks me up from high school". I can't help but laugh in my hand at how extra she's being

"I..I.."

I can't imagine how that lady's face is. Probably embarrassed and horrified

"Yeah and I'm pregnant with his baby. We're going to get married when I graduate and he's going to take care of me. He's my sugar daddy too"

I'm honestly crying from how hard. I'm laugh. She's a nut

"Oh...my", the woman gets out. I hear footsteps and Joanne comes out in the dress she picked out, with the lady behind her. And when I see her, my mouth flops open. It's low cut but shows just enough of her big boobs and it fits her like a glove

"What'd ya think daddy?", she asks in a baby voice. I raise my eyebrow and she mouths, "Play along"

I guess I will since that lady was being so nosey. "It's perfect princess", I tell her. The woman coughs and I have to try hard to not laugh

"You sure? Not too much booby?", she asks looking in the mirror

"No it's good baby. You finally found a dress that holds you're big tits"

"Oh", the woman whispers under her breath. I take a glance at her and her face is hilarious. She's all red and she has a mix of horror, disgust and embarrassment on her face. Joanne comes, sits in my lap and I put my arms around her

"Can I have it daddy? I love the dress"

"I don't know baby. Are you gonna be a good girl later?"

She nods rapidly, "Yes daddy. I'll do whatever you want. I'll make daddy feel so good"

"My god", the woman gapes. This is really fun. The woman is so outraged and she can't say shit. Hilarious.

"Hmm ok princess, you can have it"

"Yay thanks daddy". She pecks me on the lips then gets up, going to the woman. "Daddy said I can have the dress"

"Oh yes. How...uh...nice of him"

Joanne smiles, then disappears inside the dressing room. The lady glares at me but I just smile and wave. She turns away from me continuing her task of putting dresses on hangers. A few minutes later Joanne come out. She smiles at the lady, "Thanks. Daddy's gonna have fun ripping it off me"

"Mother of god", I hear the woman gasp. I stand up and Joanne comes over to me, taking my hand leading me to the register

"You're a bad girl", I chuckle

"She pissed me off. How can she just assume you're my dad. We aren't even the same race!"

"I could of adopted you"

"Right because that's the first thing people think", she rolls her eyes

"Well apparently if they think you're my daughter", I point out

"Well people are dumb". I won't argue with her about that. The cashier rings up her dress and I go to pay for it

"Hwa no", she swats my hand away

"C'mon jagi"

"No. I have my mom's credit card. If I don't pay for it with the card she'll question me about where I was"

I sigh, giving in. It makes sense but I wanted to buy it for her. She pays, then takes my hand, leaving the store. "Now what?", I ask

"Shoes"

----------------------------------------------------"Those are pretty", I tell her as she tries another pair

"Eh", she says, taking them off. I know she doesn't like them that much because she's looking at flat shoes. She's a heel girl. I saw her eyeing a pair of pretty fucked me high heeled shoes but she bypassed them

"What about those?", I say pointing to the shoes she was looking at

She shakes her head, "No. The graduation is on the field. Those heels will sink in the grass and make it so hard for me to walk. Plus they'd get dirty and they're too pretty."

"But you like them baby"

"Yeah Hwa. I like a lot of things but I can't afford them", she says, then looks at me, "And you're not buying them so get that out of your head". Damn, she knows me well. "I'm serious baby. Don't buy me anything"

"Alright, alright", I say defeated

"I don't need things Hwa. I need you"

That makes me smile. "You have me aegi". I press a quick kiss to her lips, then she gets up and looks for more shoes

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