#wrath of man 2022

[zketylers]

Josh Hartnett as Boy Sweat Dave in "Wrath of Man" (2022)

[rwpohl]

the fabelmans, steven spielberg 2022

[devildomwriter]

I have been playing Obey Me! OG and NB since October 2022, but I am still confused about the Demon brothers' powers and the dateables. I know Asmo has the power of charm, Barabatos has the power of time, the angels has blessing, and Levi can summon Lotan. If you don't mind, could you explain the powers of Demon brothers and the dateables? Thank you! I love you ❤❤

I can do a long post later but he’s what we know briefly

Lucifer — Natural skill. He can learn and do just about anything. We’ve seen him warp space, read minds, levitate people, and more.

Mammon — anyone in a pact with him has extreme luck especially with money. Despite not mentioning anything beyond this, he’s still stronger than Levi and it’s unknown why.

Leviathan — Leviathan can summon Lotan, breathe under water, summon rains and floods, can control water and speak with aquatic animals.

Satan — Wrath. His wrath is enough to shake buildings. He also has a natural talent for curses and similarly to Lucifer can learn just about anything but I’d say a “power” of his is his ability to befriend anyone and hang on to those high connections.

Asmodeus — The ability to charm others, even Lucifer and inanimate objects.

Beelzebub — Incredible strength. He’s also implied to be skilled with Wind Magic.

Belphegor — Belphegor can send anyone to sleep and can infiltrate and control their dreams/nightmares. He can also learn things while sleeping on the source of information (textbook etc.)

Solomon — Solomon’s ring of wisdom allows him to make intellectual decisions and talk to animals. His magic is also infinite as is his life which happened via an accident.

Simeon — Simeon has the power of an angelic blessing, he was also once the strongest rank of angels before being demoted to a warrior.

Luke — Luke’s angelic powers are said to be exceptional to the point Michael took him under his wing and expects great things of him. His protective blessings are especially“potent”

Raphael — Raphael is the most skilled warrior in the Celestial Realm and has the power to summon a singular spear or rain them down.

Michael — The celestial equal to Lucifer, he is extremely powerful, has a legendary sword, and can shape-shift.

Thirteen — Thirteen can reap souls, leads them to the afterlife, can see the quality of people’s souls, and has powerful magic as seen by the curses she placed in her home against anyone who broke her rules.

Mephistopheles — Mephistopheles is said to be as skilled as Lucifer with magic. If he makes a deal with anyone he can draw in any and all power in existence to see that it is completed.

Barbatos — Barbatos can manipulate time and reality. This skill can essentially do anything. It’s said he is stronger than Diavolo’s father.

Diavolo — there isn’t a damn thing this man can’t do. He creates entire dimensions as he please with a solar system included. He can freeze time, trap people within phones, bring inanimate objects to life and give them SENTIENCE, can magically fertilize plain eggs, controls Barbatos’s ability, and has a realm ready to obey his every word. He is THE OP

[pearlywritings]

We met again

synopsis: as centuries went by, you grew to care for each other, not caring however to label your relationship anything except for 'companions'. Your paths didn't always converge, yet no matter what somehow you always end up together.

pairing: Dainsleif x fem!reader

tw: somewhat hurt/comfort, situationship/companionship, reader is a survival from Khaenri'ah and with a curse like Dain, initially was written during the Chasm release, so some things can be a little wrong lore-wise

word count: 4.5k+ words

author’s note: it was supposed to be the first part of the ex-lady-in-waiting AU for Dainsleif, which I planned all the way back in 2022 when the Chasm was released, but never actually finished the draft until now. I won't promise anything more of it (even though there were ideas), since my interest in the man is almost non-existent now, but it was fun to finilly let this one out.

Dainsleif coughed again, hand flying to press to his chest. Damn, that energy outburst did have a toll on him, a pretty bad one. He barely managed to hop around the stone fragments floating around the ruins, making his way out of them. It was hard to walk, legs slowly dragging him away from the upside down structures.

If he was to throw away all that bravado and reserved appearance he had put up to reassure the twin and Paimon, he was not okay at all. It was difficult to focus, vision blurry at times, breaths took some effort to push in and out of his aching chest and the burning sensation remained, if not intensified. His body screamed to stay near that fountain, to get that very much needed rest and relief from the curse, but he couldn't allow himself to, at least not for long. He needed to push forward, even with the smallest amount of energy remaining. At least to leave the Chasm - those dark splotches of something were not doing anything good to his already exhausted organism.

As he was about to leave the cave - above which the ruins were placed - to roam the endless routes of Chasm until he found the exit, he spotted a very much familiar figure just at the beginning of one of those routes. Even with his eyes veiled in haze he could never mistake you with anyone else.

You, who always managed to find him, no matter where he was or how much time passed between your meetings. It was truly a miracle, or it might've been fate, as you two shared the homeland and were among the ones with consciousness still.

Back then, when Khaenri'ah was existent, before the calamity occurred, he hardly encountered you. Maybe a handful of times, when you escorted the princess to watch the Royal Guards train - she found it fascinating but wasn't allowed to visit much. You were one of her ladies-in-waiting, but since there was always a group of young women you easily mixed with them, and the Captain didn't really pay attention to the bunch of giggling and fanning girls. Maybe it even annoyed him, just a little bit, having to clear his throat to call his own subordinates for discipline.

When the wrath of the Gods was cast upon his homeland, Dainsleif gave orders to protect the people as he himself rushed back to the Royal Palace. He didn't want to remember what happened there, he really would rather forget about it, but the curse of immortality that was cast upon him would never let him. That pain that he had been suffering with for five hundred years had never dulled, staying fresh and aching like a freshly torn wound.

It was not so long after he parted his ways with the first twin when he met you again. He couldn't tell the exact time of your first proper interaction, but it didn't really matter. When he bumped into you though, you both were in an equal state of shock. Right away it was impossible to say that something was wrong with you two, with a ridiculous amount of clothing you both wore, but the feeling of similarity striked. 

You sensed each other's curses, a shiver running down your spine and the twitch of his lips being the only things giving it out.

That first meeting was a bit awkward, he was not gonna lie. It was clear that there were too many questions each wanted to ask, but the lack of prior closeness to each other made it difficult. Eventually you settled on sharing your last memories of Khaenri'ah to figure some things out and on an understanding that now there were two people alike: cursed and homeless, as the doom had been brought both on you and your nation.

At first Dainsleif was very against the idea of you following him around: he was extremely aware of his mission and the last thing he wanted… well, at that time he wasn't sure if it was 'you getting in the way' or 'you getting hurt'. You were no fighter and from what he managed to figure out, in your wanderings you didn't try to learn how to defend yourself. Though, as time passed, he was surprised by how well-versed you were in other areas, such as cooking, treating wounds, earning money and many others he never paid attention to, too focused on pursuing his goal of stopping the Abyss Order.

But during your first meeting he couldn't help but think - and eventually tell outloud - how fragile you looked to him. You were simply a lady-in-waiting, you obviously hadn't been taught the things he had, and it was an issue. He had no idea how you managed to survive for so unbelievably long, but here you were, and it would've been better if you simply continued so, not mingling with his affairs.

Right then he learned that you could be quite persistent. It didn't show only in the way you called him out back then, but also in the inevitability of reunions, no matter how many times he tried to avoid you.

In the end, he gave up, didn't matter it took years to. After all, you had eternity to…live, or rather till the moment your souls are completely eroded.

He took it upon himself to teach you first defending and later on fighting, when you traveled together before your paths would part yet again.

You couldn't follow him to the portals (not like he'd ever let you, it was hard to admit, but you two developed a sense of more than an initial tolerating each other), so sometimes he had to leave you. Neither of you dwelled on it much, even if it could take a lot of time to meet again. The shortest was a couple of weeks, the longest once stretched to over a decade.

You didn't lose time meanwhile. That biggest break, for example, you had used to settle in Liyue to gain money and do some savings for the future - it was much nicer to book rooms in a guest house to spend the night than staying out in the wild. While neither of you minded the latter, the first still was better. You were very lucky that the currency and prices didn't change much over time, so now you had quite the savings still, occasionally taking commissions here and there.

As centuries went by, you grew to care for each other, not caring though to label your relationship anything except for 'companions'. You'd scold him, he'd huff in response. You'd patch him up and try to force him to rest, he'd shrug your attempts off the majority of times and carry on. You'd make a snarky remark about something, he'd let you hear a rare chuckle. You'd come and find him again and he'd go alongside you once more.

Just like now. Without muttering a word, you simply made your way to him, wrapping one arm around his waist and throwing the other over your shoulder - a motion you practiced to perfection and could do in your sleep. Dainsleif was silent too - he was too tired to try and explain anything. In fact he was at that point of exhaustion where he sent the chivalry out of the window and let his body weight gradually lean on you.

"Hold on for a little more, Dain, I'll get you out of here," was the only thing you said and he could simply nod, closing his eyes and entrusting you fully to lead the way.

Luckily, there were no obstacles, you managed to avoid them all. The only thing indicating something was wrong with the path was your arm squeezing tighter around his middle and the feeling of being lifted in the air and brought back to the ground when you took leaps. A couple of times he heard you mumble something under your breath about spotting Black Serpent Knights in the background, but that was all.

The sudden sunlight irritated him, closed eyes squeezed tighter, and he almost cursed. Hours underground made him sensitive to the bright shine cast from above and he wanted to crawl back to the darkness again. Not to mention his mind still chanted the mantra of returning to that miraculous fountain, where he could receive a sliver of peace.

But your body, pressed to his side, made its job to ground him and push some more to continue. Once out of the Chasm completely, you finally opened your mouth again, to let the words of encouragement wash over him. By your brief explanation he grasped that you had set up a camp not so far away from where you currently were and that you were taking him there to check on him and spend a night. Then there was something about him getting better, so you two could depart to a fitter place to stay, with actual rooms and beds. At the words of not letting him go this time his mind finally slipped into slumber.

The next couple of days were hard. Dainsleif was in and out of consciousness, however you never failed to be close whenever he was back in. Sometimes he spotted you sleeping, back just a little bit slouched and chin resting on your chest. He could see it rising and falling with some difficulty as well - it made him think if what had happened in the Chasm managed to reach you out there too and whether you were alright. At those times he let his gaze travel all over your face, noting the crease between your brows, the tight line of your lips, stray hair framing your face.

The Twilight Sword couldn't deny it - you were a beautiful woman. Even centuries of wandering didn't make you lose your grace and stature of a fair lady, suitable and trained to be near the heiress to the throne as a personal companion. It was almost saddening you didn't wear dresses and skirts anymore - for obvious reasons of course. Your body was fully clothed just like his, safe for your hands and face.

To think that a lovely creature like you fell victim to a cruel fate and the will of gods… How miserable.

You once told him that you stopped dwelling on what you'd become - the common people of your homeland were suffering much worse, completely losing their minds and reducing to creatures scared of their own reflection. He couldn't disagree with you, but he couldn't agree either - probably having a mind that could still erode was more horrific.

You had left that conversation at that, however. Now, still in a tent, you were holding a completely different argument.

"Dainsleif, if you are feeling better, we must use that renewed energy to go somewhere peaceful so we could rest properly, not to run off straight to the claws of the Abyss!"

"We will not, I will," oh how many times he saw you roll your eyes, rubbing your temples, it felt almost intimately familiar at this point.

"Listen, Captain, if you want to die then go ahead, but you are going to die if you go! A couple of weeks wouldn't do any harm. What can a bunch of losers do right after one of their grandest plans went south again.

'Captain' huh, you usually used that one when you were particularly annoyed with him. Next was the 'Twilight Sword', which indicated you pretty much wanted to spit venom at him. What a relief it didn't happen often, hearing you say his name was much more comforting.

"They can do everything," he argued, sitting on the ground in front of you and inspecting his cloak. "Their numbers are unknown. They should always be under the watch."

You sighed, readjusting your pose with a knee bent, elbow pressing to it and a fist supporting your cheek. Your star-like irises stared right at him and he knew you were quite disgruntled by his stubbornness.

"You are a soldier right? Even soldiers have their vacation leaves, why don't you consider this as one?"

Oh, that's another thing that became common, that very proving point of yours. He kept silent, having no desire to repeat the words he was always telling you and had said to the Traveler right before they parted. The notion 'vacation' didn't exist in his vocabulary.

You sighed again at the lack of response, redirecting your gaze outside. As he figured out, you had found an abandoned warehouse just where a current from the waterfall not so far from Liyue Harbour divided in two and traveled to the pools of the Lingju Pass and the Qingxu Pool. Just in case you had cleared the area and set the tent inside said building for better protection. The man had to admit, from the first few travels you shared your skills in everything regarding survival had gotten much better. He noted how it made him feel almost proud.

"Speaking of soldiers…" your voice caught his attention again, snapping him out of his thoughts. "Did you see the Black Serpent Knights down there? Or what's left of them, I mean. I spotted them a couple of times and thought that they would attack us, however they simply stared and let us go."

Were you trying to distract him from leaving or were you truly curious? In any case you deserved the synopsis of the events having occurred three days ago.

So he told you. About how he had exited the portal, how he had realized it was a whole network, how he had met Traveler and Paimon, how they had joined their forces and continued exploring the strange cave where you found him. He gave a detailed description of the upside down ruins and the Abyss plan but a brief summary of the effects the Abyss device had triggered and the toll it had on his body and everyone else Khaenri'ah related down there. 

"Oh, so that was why I suddenly felt so ghastly," ah, it was as he feared, you suffered it too, yet it seemed not to the same extent as those who were very close to the source.

"Don't tell me that was the reason you decided to check the Chasm."

"Yes, that was exactly the reason. Eight against two chances that if something abnormal happens, you are going to be there. See, I guessed again. And now I know that you are pretty battered for sure. You are not going to stand me up this time, we are going on a vacation."

He knew you meant it differently, but somehow your phrasing made him feel a little bit bashful. Maybe that little quiver of his heart was enough for you to persuade him to finally discuss the possibility of him willingly following you wherever your choice of spending that vacation was.

"I promise you, you'll love it," you were laying out the map with a happy smile on your face - the annoyance was replaced with excitement and the ex-knight couldn't believe him agreeing would make someone feel so giddy. It was kind of cute.

"So… where is that place?" he bent over the map when you motioned him to. His brows furrowed when he followed the direction of your forefinger.

"I apologize, but this is out of the question. It's almost on the other side of Liyue! How much time we'll waste on-"

"About 6-8 days," you interrupt him, "depending on how fast we move. No worries though, I've already done it and found two nice routes where we don't have to climb the mountains!"

He narrowed his eyes and glanced at you.

"You thought everything through, didn't you?"

"I sure did!" Damned Celestia above did you look proud, eyes shining and lips stretched in a victorious grin. "Not to mention I did some research, met with the Community Leader and got her permission to stay over whenever we'd like to. So," you tapped your finger on the location, "we are going and you have no way to get out of it. And if I spot an Abyss portal, conveniently appearing just for you to jump in, I swear, I'll tie you up with your own cape and drag away like a sack."

Oh yeah, you were persistent indeed. Sometimes Dainsleif thought that maybe helping you to train to the state of physical power you now possessed was a mistake. But at the same time it really amused the blond - the way you could handle him and boss him around at times was definitely much better than having to look after an obedient and weak court girl.

This time, he thought, maybe he must give in. After all, you'd been putting up with him for so long without much complaint (save for times when you argued about his health or small meaningless quarrels about this and that), giving you a green light was the least he could do. Besides, you put effort into your deed, made sure that you and him could take a break to restore your energy and spend time together…

Ah, the last thought was probably undue, especially in the context Dainsleif imagined. Heaving a sigh, he took a moment to clear his mind, weigh all prons and cons, and finally give you his verdict.

"Alright… we will go to the Qingce Village for that 'vacation' thing."

"Finally."

The only word Dainsleif could describe the scenery before his eyes was peaceful.

Squirrels chasing each other in the grass, boars rubbing their sides against the trunks of the trees, paying little attention to you two, finches jumping across the roads and redbill pelicans watching over the fishermen to find a perfect moment to strike and steal fish. A soft tune played on the flute had been accompanying you ever since you had set foot in the village, and the man couldn’t help but watch you somewhat fondly when you started walking two steps ahead of him to have room for an impromptu little dance.

Aside from the evident content etched in your features, he noted the grace of your steps, the echoes of the long-forgotten movements incorporated in your dance. It almost felt that, should you put on a dress and take his hand, you’d be back in the ballrooms of the royal palace, twirling to the music of the orchestra. But he didn’t dare to reach his hand - dancing was never his strongest suit.

Not like either of you really danced much at the events back then.

Eventually, passing the fields and many cute-looking houses, you led him up the road, ending at the big pavilion. There, in the middle of the vast space, an old-looking woman stood. Her wrinkled face brightened upon spotting your two approaching figures.

“Ah, young miss, you are back.”

“Good afternoon, Granny Ruoxin!” You beam with a smile - another useful skill Dainsleif had lost along the way of his travels. “May you and your village stay prosperous.”

“Thank you, dear. I’m happy to see you again - the villagers still remember you fondly for all the good deeds you did when we were in need of help,” she slowly walked closer to you and gently patted your hand, to which you nodded, while your companion could only stare at you. Just how long ago did you start planning your stay here if you had already gotten in favor of this village’s people?

Then the old woman directed her attention at him. For a second Dainsleif tensed up, awareness striking him - his uniform was…old-fashioned if not weird. But then he immediately remembered how you forced him to change into a more suitable clothes you’d gotten him beforehand, dressed his arm in bandage just to be safe and covered the mask on his face with the grown blonde hair. A sigh of relief quietly rustled between his lips.

“And that’s, I assume, the man you were talking about when we were discussing your possible vacation here? You have quite a husband, my dear.”

Here it goes again, and no matter how often it happened the Twilight Sword was never mentally prepared. On the surface though he was as stoic as ever - if people assumed you were a couple, you simply went with that assumption. Long ago you came to have a mutual understanding and thus agreement that it’d help to save mora (getting one room instead of two, discounts for couples, etc). Besides citizens, but mostly elderly villagers would fawn over you two, loving the presence of two cute and polite young(-looking) visitors, who wouldn’t be against helping around in exchange for a place to stay or something else.

It appeared this time it was going to be the case as well.

“Ah, yes, let me introduce you two. This,” you gestured at the woman, “is Granny Ruoxin, she is the Community Leader of the Qingce Village. And this is,” you stepped closer to wrap your arm around the man’s, and he had to summon his willpower not to shiver from the intimate contact,” as you’ve guessed correctly, my lovely husband, Daniel.”

“I see, I see,” she nodded with a soft smile, which made her wrinkles even more pronounced, “It is nice to finally meet you, Daniel.”

As you carefully nudged his side with an elbow and gave a “be polite” kind of look, Dainsleif did his best to muster a small courteous smile - more a quirk of the lips.

“The feeling is mutual, lady.”

The following evening was spent settling in the house of the miller of the village - a sweet middle-aged woman who was informed beforehand and gladly offered you quite the spacious room she held specifically for guests. Being left to your own devices, you and Dainsleif put your things away in a wardrobe first, and then, checking the closed window and door, you pushed the man to sit onto the bed to check on the state of his wounds. At this point, he didn’t even try to protest - silently letting you lift his shirt, even using his own hand to hold the hem to his throat while you were treating the almost healed patches of damaged tissue. When, after finishing up, you offered him to catch some sleep while you’d be out assessing the changes that might’ve occurred since your last visit, to which he shook his head strongly. If you were out of the house - so would he. You understood where it came from - left alone on unfamiliar territory with people who could ask quite many questions nearby - you’d too rather be close to a person who knew how to deal with all that. It’s just, that in that situation you were that very person.

And so you left on your journey to explore. You had had time to tell him a little about the village during your trip, so Dainsleif wasn’t completely clueless - yet seeing everything with his own eyes was still the best way to gather information about the place and its inhabitants. He soon came to realize that the place seemed to be a retirement spot for the elderly, who were enjoying the slow running of their lives, tending to the terraced fields, which he couldn’t recall seeing anywhere before, and watching over their grandchildren, whom - according to your explanation - parents sent off on a small vacation away from the city.

He mostly kept quiet if someone stopped you in your tracks and engaged in a small conversation, only occasionally nodding or giving one word answers. You almost found it charming how he unintentionally took a step closer to you when it happened and gave you a wary glance, clearly not sure what to do with himself. You had no idea what he was like back in Khaenri’ah, but even then you doubted he had been a social butterfly, and was even less so now.

“Ascetic,” you smirked, when the elderly couple who’d stopped you to offer a snack resumed their walk up into the village. The way he rolled his one visible eye and huffed didn’t escape you and only lifted your mood more. Dainsleif could argue that he was a reserved man all he wanted, it didn’t change the fact that over time he grew prone to your teasing remarks and tended to give you reactions a ‘reserved man’ would hardly give.

It was nice.

After a couple of hours loitering around not the biggest village in the world, you climbed a small, more or less secluded mountain and, perfectly hidden from the village people beneath, settled down on the grass-filled patch to marvel at the stunning view ahead of you. It would be some time before the sun began to settle, so you had an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and hills, blooming flower fields, simply dressed people moving around, followed by dogs or lazily chewing domestic animals. A gentle breeze was rustling the grass blades below and even more so where you two sat, adding to the serene atmosphere. Caressing your faces it was playing with the man’s blonde hair - dirty at the moment, and you made a mental note of making him wash head to toe now that you had a place to stay for a while. 

Sensing your gaze, Dainsleif turned to look at you, putting an arm behind to support his body. That made you aware that you were staring at him, and by the small smirk tugging at his lips, you were hit with realization - probably just a tiny bit your stare was longing.

Damn the happiness of seeing the idiot alive after a whole year of no news from each other.

“So…” you cleared your throat, forcing yourself not to look away, “your thoughts on the place?”

Before giving you a proper answer, Dainsleif hummed, breaking eye contact to look around once more (you immediately forced the air stuck in your chest out). After a couple more seconds, the sapphire eyes returned to you.

“Still think this ‘vacation’ is pointless.” 

At that you sighed, not entirely surprised, yet still feeling slightly dejected. It was wishful thinking to assume that a stubborn man like your companion would find the idea pleasing - but he wasn’t running away yet and that was something worth a small internal celebration. Which you might have already had a couple of times. In your head.

Suddenly something bumped your knee, and a glance to the side left you with widened eyes - Dainsleif had shifted from his previous spot closer to you, now with two hands firmly planted behind him to lean on and your knees touching. His gaze was directed right ahead.

“But the place is…agreeable. Especially since I am here with you.”

And just like that the scenery got so much brighter as his words were washing over your very being. He appreciated your company, and, looking back at how guarded he used to be with you, the notion warmed your heart, sending pleasant tingles through your body.

“Yeah…” you nodded, - more to yourself than to him, - and a grin returned to your face as you mirrored the way he was sitting to turn your face to the kind rays of the sun. “I like it here with you too.”

You did not see that, but Dainsleif broke into a small smile - the first in a long time.

[cheriladycl01]

The Rookie Prodigy - Carlos Sainz x Driver! Reader Part 8

Plot: You are a rookie coming into the 2022 season of Formula One into Alfa Romeo with team member Zhou Guanyu, being in a mid tier team can you help them rise up the ranks. What pressures occur for the only rookies within the 2022 line up!

You and Carlos took the flight to Spain from Miami together. After you slept in his hotel room for the night you knew you’d have to stay with him atleast until the Spanish Grand Prix. You felt so unsafe whenever you turned a corner, but being with Carlos made you feel like you weren’t fully alone.

By the time you got to his home it was the middle of the night and nobody was awake. The house was dark and quiet but you could tell that it was his family home from all the dark portraits of him and his family lining the walls in the entry way.

“Is this you?” You ask politely looking at the funny photo of a young toddler Carlos with cake smushed all over his face.

“Yes but don’t … don’t look at that” he sighs trying to pull you away from the many photos of him and his sisters and parents. Those photos then bled into those of his extended family that you did not recognise.

“It’s cute, that your mum and dad keep all this. And that you still have a room here” you smile kindly at him.

“Mmmm, I guess. Look I don’t want to make too much noise, I know my sisters have work early tomorrow so let’s go up to my room” he says taking your wrist to guide you up the stairs.

You follow his every footstep to make sure not to hit any of the planks of wood that will groan under weight. It was clear Carlos knew how to get in quietly. You make it up the large wooden staircase and he walks you carefully down the corridor.

For a minute you feel like a teenager again, no worries in the world apart from the wrath of a teenage boys mothers whose caught the two of you coming back into his room.

But the reason you are here with Carlos isn’t just because he’s snuck you back into his room after a night out. It’s for you safety, as many people out there, don’t like you right now.

Part of you thought it would have been wise to reach out to Lewis and see what he had to say. After all he was a large part to play in all this. At the same time you didn’t want him to feel guilty as though this was his fault.

Once Carlos had quietly shut the door of his room, he helped drag your case into the corner of the room.

“I’ll take the floor and you can take my bed” Carlos says in hushed tones, smiling softly looking over you.

“If you are okay with it, I’d rather share the bed with you. Y-your bed is against the wall, so if you lay next to me i’d feel safer… because no-one could get to me” you say sheepishly.

“You set the rules for us Y/N, it’s better if i go to the floor. I dont want to start something you wont let me finish. No-one can get to you in this house, you are safe!” he admits and you sigh.

Carlos was someone you wanted in your corner, luckily the Spaniard was a mature enough man to put behind him everything that occured between the two of you and be there for you as a friend.

But you couldn’t help but feel the … distance between the both of you. And it was growing more and more each day. At the hotel, he saw you in a moment of completley vulnerability and it’s not often that Carlos Sainz has women crying infront of him, that arent fans of course. So hugging you, and holding you as you sniffled yourself to sleep felt like the right thing to do.

But it broke his heart knowing that nothing would come of it, as you’d made those wishes very clear all that time ago. Career focused lady … at one point in life Carlos thought that was something very attractive in a woman, he’d be lying if he said he didnt now but he couldn’t help but be slightly annoyed at the world and how you assume you’ll be viewed if you were to ever be involved with a driver.

But then you also both had the answer to how people would react from the state that your home was left in all because there were rumours between you and Lewis.

Once you too thought about the consequences of sharing a bed, you agreed as the last thing you wanted to do was force the friendship down a rocky path, one where your jobs are affected on track.

That was the last thing you wanted.

“Are you sure the floor is okay? I feel really bad” you frown as you sit on the edge of his bed, looking at where he is stood across the room.

“Yeah, i have stuff from when my sisters used to have sleepovers in here with me” he smiles in a nostalgic sort of way, thinking of when he was younger.

“You used to have sleepovers?” you ask cocking a brow,not having expected that from him. However you could tell that he was very much a family man.

“Lets go to sleep hermosa, we can dicuss my family life more tomorrow, but you need rest” he sighs, starting to lay down a thin single matress next to the bed. He grabbed blankets from the wooden closet and a pillow from the bed you’d be sleeping in.

“Sorry, no spares” he says before settling and laying down. He’d changed into some pijamas behind a little partition in his room. He gestured for you to take your turn.

You were desperate for a shower and to scrub off the entire Miami weekend. She wanted to bask under some warm water, but knew that wasnt a possibility at this time of night and in a shared house.

You changed into a large t-shirt before awkwardly shuffling back round to get into his bed.

Despite him not being there often the sheets still smelt like … him. His cologne or his body wash and it was an intoxicating smell that had you laying on your back staring at the ceiling questioning everything.

“Carlos?” You ask quietly to see if he was awake, but when there was no reply you figure he is probably asleep.

“Maybe in another reality you and I could be something more, I think one of my biggest regrets in life will be pushing you away that day and my biggest fear is loosing you as a person in my corner, however that may be. You’ve been kind to me in the short time you’ve known me and made me feel safe and protected when I’ve never felt more vulnerable. I just hope you know that I’m thankful for everything you’ve done and I wish I could let that part of myself open up to you” you sigh letting out everything you’d been thinking throughout the day.

That night you’d slept the most peacefully you had done in years. And you couldn’t help but feel thankful to Carlos.

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[laylasverse]

ADD YOURSELF TO MY DESIRED REALITIES

ꪆৎ the google forms i've made so you can add yourself to my desired realities

𝓐𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

🎬ྀིྀི : LAYLA DAWN MURPHY IS . . . a famous actress, influencer, podcast host, & model. she is a five time oscar nominee with two secured under her belt. she was the highest paid actress under twenty-five in 2022. but she has a casual demeanor towards her extensive career that people find refreshing.

𝓐𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

🦇ྀིྀི : LAYLA ALICE WAYNE IS . . . ceo bruce wayne's witty daughter. she has been mentioned in the gotham gazette since the day she was born. yet it is still a mystery of who her mother is. most gothamites believe it was simply one of the billionaire's hookups.

𝓑𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 ✶ 𝗖𝗥 .

🧸ྀི : LAYLA LOTTIE MULLIS IS . . . the internet's favorite amateur filmmaker, popular internet commentator and mediocre podcast host. she's so midwest it hurts. she is known for her youtube interview show, the eight ball, where she hosts many of the twenty-first century’s heart throbs.

𝓗𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡 ✶ 𝗚𝗖 𝗗𝗥 .

🐺ྀི : LAELA WRATH IS . . . the commander of the north. she controls the great armies of the north. while house stark holds the seat of winterfell, house wrath holds the seat of the commander's capital.

𝓖𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 ✶ 𝗚𝗖 𝗗𝗥 .

𝓖𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗠 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

🐰ྀི : LAYLA CARMILLA FALCONE IS . . . the only daughter of the infamous mob boss carmine falcone and an unknown mother. she is far more charitable and likable than her father. she is a part-time baker at gotham's sweet tooth in little italy. she is also the arkham knight's charge after her father hires him to watch over her while he goes to italy.

𝓜𝗔𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

𝓞𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

𝓣𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

𝓣𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

🧟‍♂️ྀིྀི : LAYLA JAY BATES IS . . . a dead girl walking. she was nicknamed the reaper by daryl dixon after he caught her walking amongst the walkers without fear. but she is also often referred to as rick's protege by the other survivors.

𝓢𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥-𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

🕷️ྀི : LAYLA ALICE WINTERS IS . . . the ceo and founder of winters industries. she has a phd in mechanical engineering & a phd in biochemical engineering. it is known that she helps the "spider-people" of new york (spider-man & arachnid). yet no one knows she is SYPDER. she is earth-1048's tony stark.

𝓢𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

𝓨𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗥 ²⁰¹⁷ ✶ 𝗗𝗥 .

2025 ⓒ LAYLASVERSE

[aether-wasteland-s]

Watch your back, the shadows might just be watching...

[ graphic to come ]

James Callaghan has never considered himself an unfortunate man before, not in any particular persuasion of "luck" anyway... But things start happening, one after another, and he can't help but to wonder.

First, he's cast off his ship in a storm. Then he washes up on some mysterious island with only himself and the beach for company. Upon further exploration, he discovers this island to be rife with strange forces beyond his comprehension, and finds that this life may just be more of a fairytale than he realised...

There is a shadow watching over him, one known for it's mayhem and the chaos it leaves behind in droves. James has to learn to watch his back, or face the wrath of the thing that rules over this place... Neverland.

Genre: fantasy POV: 3rd person, past tense, single narrator Status: ongoing (goal is 30-50k) Warnings: violence/fantasy violence, swordfighting, dismemberment, death/undeath, drowning

[ masterpost to come ]

Extra info:

this is my attempt at a spin on Peter Pan, based not only on the original book, but on several iterations i've come across over time

i originally started this wip in 2022/3 but cast it off my roster because of how much i had to focus on at the time. this return is a complete rewrite following my original notes, but hopefully it'll be an upgrade on the original

each chapter will be published here, and the masterpost will come with the first published chapter

the tag list for this wip is open, to be added please send an ask or reply to this post

[demvalhaken]

Oc Art I guess

I’ve had this single oc since like 2022, and she’s always been a strong guy. I already have made a post about Zorn

This is it if you want to see it

I did kinda redesign her to make her design less cluttered and also a full body lol

If you didn’t know, she’s from Wrath in my universe. I don’t really have a complete and awesome backstory with her, just that she probably has middle class parents and grew up in the rural areas of the ring or the suburbs. I really need to fix all of the lore surrounding her and her friend group…

I said this in the last post but her full name is Zorn Alexander Mikester, ALSO I JUST REALISED I MISSPELLED HER LAST NAME UGH, okay I fixed it.

If ya’ll got any questions, I am more than happy to answer!!!

I gave her goat hooves because you know, Satan is a goat man and he rules over Wrath.

Alright, eat this up and be a menace to society, also I love you

[mogwai-movie-house]

The 50 Greatest Sequels of All Time

The finest follow-ups, ranked and rated high to low.

The Godfather Part II (1974) ★★★★★★★★★★

The Dark Knight (2008) ★★★★★★★★★★

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ★★★★★★★★★★

Aliens (1986) ★★★★★★★★★✰

Back to the Future Part III (1990) ★★★★★★★★★✰

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) ★★★★★★★★★✰

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) ★★★★★★★★★✰

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) ★★★★★★★★★✰

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) ★★★★★★★★½✰

Hannibal (2001) ★★★★★★★★½✰

Road to Utopia (1945) ★★★★★★★★½✰

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ★★★★★★★★½✰

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Manon of the Spring (1986) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Addams Family Values (1993) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Deadpool 2 (2018) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Superman II (1980) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Toy Story 3 (2010) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Monsters University (2013) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Shrek 2 (2004) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

X-Men 2 (2003) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) ★★★★★★★★✰✰

The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ★★★★★★★½✰✰

Finding Dory (2016) ★★★★★★★½✰✰

Men in Black³ (2012) ★★★★★★★½✰✰

Three Colors: Red (1994) ★★★★★★★½✰✰

Batman Returns (1992) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Psycho II (1983) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

A Shot in the Dark (1964) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Spider-Man 2 (2004) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Color of Money (1986) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Incredible Hulk (2008) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

The Enforcer (1976) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

Attack of the Clones (2002) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

After the Thin Man (1936) ★★★★★★★✰✰✰

[staydandy]

Candle in the Tomb 1 (2016) - 鬼吹灯之精绝古城 - Whump List

List by StayDandy Synopsis : There is an old Chinese saying, "A human lights the candle and the ghosts blow it out." Hu Ba Yi is well versed in Feng Shui with specialization in tomb configuration, which he learned from an antique book he inherited from his family. The knowledge saved him when he fell into a ditch in a snow avalanche in Tibet. And again when he and his friends joined an archaeology team to explore the "ghost cave" located in Taklamakan Desert. As he helped the team navigate through the dangers, he couldn't help feeling that someone had predicted their every move and designed the traps and hidden passages accordingly. (MDL) AKA : Candle in the Tomb: The Ancient City of Jingjue | Ghost Blows Out the Light

Whumpee : Hu Ba Yi played by Jin Dong (right) • Wang Kai Xuan "Pangzi" played by Zhao Da (left)

Country : 🇨🇳 China Genres : Action, Adventure, Thriller, Supernatural, Bromance

Notes : This is a Full Whump List • Adapted from the 1st volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" (鬼吹灯) by Zhang Mu Ye (天下霸唱) • TW : Animal cruelty, Mention of child torture

Related Lists : Candle in the Tomb 2: The Weasel Grave (2017) - Full List • Candle in the Tomb 3: The Wrath of Time (2019) - Full List • Candle in the Tomb 4: The Lost Caverns (2020) - Full List • Candle in the Tomb 5: The Worm Valley (2021) - Full List • Candle in the Tomb 6: Kunlun Tomb (2022) - Full List

Episodes on List : 10 Total Episodes : 21

*Spoilers below*

01 : [flashback / dream] Hu Ba Yi thrown by an explosion, [present] wakes from ptsd nightmare … (@ 5:55 Pangzi your hair is glorious!) … (TW @ 13:59 & 17:20 scenes involve animal hunting with dogs, I personally can't stand the sounds, so yeah, jic you're not a fan too)

03 : Ba Yi & Wang Kai Xuan "Pangzi" knocked around by a monster

04 : (TW : @ 18:28 mummified children & mentions of child torture) … (at end) Ba Yi blown back by an explosion

05 : … continued from previous ep. ... Ba Yi & Pangzi knocked around by a monster; Pangzi stepped on

06 : Ba Yi recalling traumatic memories; [quick flashback] caught in an avalanche

08 : Ba Yi & Pangzi knocked around by a monster

11 : (@ 14:00 I'm sry, but Ba Yi yellin at the flesh eating ants is a bit funny … @ 15:58 that's right, run to yo man Pangzi!) Ba Yi's eyes red & sneezing from tear gas (comedic)

19 : Ba Yi hallucinating; hits [hallucination] Pangzi with a shovel … Ba Yi's ears ringing after an explosion.. Pangzi hit in the head with a falling rock

20 : Pangzi hit, revealed that Ba Yi & Pangzi were hallucinating … Ba Yi passes out

21 : Ba Yi & Pangzi covered in sand from a storm … Ba Yi confused … Pangzi passes out from dehydration & heat exhaustion … shoulder pain … Ba Yi shoulder pain

[ufonaut]

What are your favorite JSA designs ?

that's a very broad question given that you didn't specify which incarnation of the jsa but i'll go with a random assortment of some of my favorite members from all over :)

alan scott

there's just no beating paul reinman as far as i'm concerned! a couple designs have come close (paul smith in the golden age 1993 and eduardo barreto in all-american comics 1999 as well as mikel janin's current work on justice society of america 2022 all come to mind) but mr reinman had it all figured out all the way back in comic cavalcade 1942. the ideal alan is old hollywood handsome and just about the biggest guy in the room at all times but with rounded edges too, the kinda physique born out of physical work during his years on the railroad and later maintained by the starheart. james robinson certainly isn't wrong when he says "no one else's that tall" in tga '93 #2!

jay garrick

in contrast to alan, jay's gotta be all thin and lanky (and relatively short although he doesn't quite look it) and john byrne's the man for the job through his jsa arc in wonder woman 1987 #130-133. diego olortegui's work on jay garrick: the flash 2023 is also entirely ideal to me -- that's the jay i know and love!

jonathan law

the fantastic tarantula costume from all-star squadron is already a redesign of his original 1940s costume (which was a bit too kirby-era sandman for everybody's taste) but the gunfighter-esque look paul smith gave him in the golden age 1993 is beyond anything. so good it's unreal.

rex tyler

peter snejbjerg's hourman. perfection. something wildly deeply charming to me about the clean lines and the manic energy of his three-issue appearance in starman 1994 #77-79, perfectly in character for my ol' pal rexy. there's plenty of great hourmen out there, this one's mine :)

ted knight

it's not even worth pretending anyone has ever topped emil gershwin's work on starman or ever will. my god, it's extraordinary. it's something else entirely. emil's brief run on adventure comics 1938 was utter perfection, and that's saying something considering he followed jack burnley whose work on ted was already gorgeous!

johnny quick

mort meskin's sense of motion, his lithe lean playful impossibly dynamic johnny quick... that's the stuff of legends. it doesn't get better than meskin on more fun comics 1936, and the classics are classics for a reason.

jim corrigan

i mean, jim aparo's hard boiled detective throughout wrath of the spectre 1988. what else is there to say!

[kawaiinekoj]

requested | josh hartnett.

❀ edits by kawaiinekoj (instagram) / gallery

credits: josh hartnett for mr porter's the journal 2021 by ben weller, stills from trap (2024), the fear index (2022), wrath of man (2021) and die hart (2023) — textures by kawaiinekoj, raul illarramendi, europeana.

[anatomicaltheater]

hiiii thanks for rbing my horror recs post! here's your recs! <3

based on suspiria 1977 and house 1977 i'd recommend you movies not necessarily based on themes but on their beautifully haunting visuals that they really commit to, like alucarda (1977), the house of the devil (2009), the living dead girl (1982), let's scare jessica to death (1971), the love witch (2016), the wicker man (1973), the witch (2015) and the cabinet of dr. caligari (1920).

based on the shining i'd recommend you the lodge (2019), the others (2001), the orphanage (2007), the conjuring (2013), rosemary's baby (1968), his house (2020) and the dark and the wicked (2020) because they're all isolated family centred horror with haunting atmospheres.

based on pearl i'd recommend you possessor (2020), bones and all (2022), you're next (2011), evil dead (2013), black swan (2010), saint maud (2019), the descent (2005), may (2002) and the blackcoat's daughter (2015) which are some of my fav gory and/or atmospheric horrors about women who kill.

based on lisa frankenstein i'd recommend you the craft (1996), ready or not (2019), all cheerleaders die (2013), elvira, mistress of the dark (1988), death becomes her (1992), jennifer's body (2009), becky (2020) & the wrath of becky (2023), abigail (2024), ginger snaps (2000), and bodies bodies bodies (2022) which are some of my fav fun/campy horrors about women who kill.

hope there's some you haven't seen yet! :)

OMG THIS IS SO THOROUGH THANK YOUUUUU im gonna go add the ones i havent seen to my watchlist rn💖💖💖💖

[mariacallous]

Forty-seven years ago today, everything changed. True believers might already know what it was: On May 25, 1977, Star Wars hit movie theaters and irrevocably altered nearly everything pertaining to the act of moviegoing. Lines around the block, overly excited nerds, an appetite for action figures. Star Wars taught Hollywood that certain genres—sci-fi, fantasy, anything that percolated in the offbeat TV shows, books, and comics of the 1950s and ’60s—had fans, and those fandoms would show up. Star Wars made a meager $1.6 million in the US in its opening weekend. But people kept coming back, and by the end of its initial run it had made more than $300 million. Hollywood’s Next Big Thing had arrived.

Common wisdom dictates that Jaws, which came out in 1975 and made some $260 million, was the first summer blockbuster. That’s true, but it was Star Wars that shifted the idea of what kind of film future popcorn flicks tried to be. In the years after its release, a trove of sci-fi and genre films landed in theaters: Blade Runner, Alien, E.T., the Mad Max sequel The Road Warrior. By the ’90s, the summer movie energy had shifted to action fare—Twister, Speed, Jurassic Park, Independence Day—but nerd stuff still ruled. For every Forrest Gump there was a Batman Returns or Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Then came a little juggernaut called Marvel. By the time Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies started clearing nine-figure opening weekends in the aughts, it was obvious that comic book heroes’ true superpowers involved making your money disappear. The Avengers opened in early May 2012 and nearly recouped its $200-million-plus production budget in three days. Suddenly, there were at least two superhero movies every year, if not every summer, and some new Star Wars flicks at the holidays.

The one-two punch of Covid-19 theater closures and streaming pretty much kneecapped this entire process. The summer of 2020 had virtually no blockbusters, and by the time moviegoers returned to multiplexes in 2021 and 2022, there had been a vibe shift. Movies like Black Widow and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness did well, but they weren’t events. Rushing to Fandango for tickets didn’t feel as urgent as it once did. Last summer, Barbenheimer was the buzziest thing in movies. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 made money, but they still got beat by Barbie’s might.

Overall, this year could be a wake-up call for studios that superhero fatigue has fully set in, says Chris Nashawaty, author of The Future Was Now, a new book out in July about how the movies of 1982—Blade Runner, E.T., Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, among others—ushered in the current blockbuster era. That epoch, he says, “was always going to be something that couldn’t last forever; I’m frankly surprised that it lasted as long as it did.”

Nashawaty says the success of Barbenheimer—both movies—indicates that audiences are hungry for smart films, but Hollywood’s risk aversion likely means studios will greenlight more projects based on toys and games like Monopoly rather than movies about physicists. “This is a real existential moment in Hollywood right now,” he adds, and studios need to be bold to stay relevant.

Summer 2024, which unofficially begins this weekend, promises a move away from the formula that has been in play for decades. There are only a handful of big popcorn-ready movies coming, and they’re decidedly less family-friendly than the blockbusters of yore. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which dropped on Friday, is a teeth-chatteringly gritty prequel about a kidnapped woman (Anya Taylor-Joy playing the younger version of Charlize Theron’s character from Mad Max: Fury Road) who ends up in a war between two overlords and has to fight her way out. Deadpool & Wolverine is a Marvel movie, yes, but it’s apparently a paean to pegging and cocaine so hard-R that Ryan Reynolds won’t shut up about it.

The series of weird indies coming in the next few months—the thriller Cuckoo, Ti West’s latest horror flick MaXXXine, a new collab from Poor Things pals Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos called Kinds of Kindness—finally have some room to get into the summer movie conversation.

Make no mistake: I am typing these things with glee and admiration. Glossy family movies have their place, but they’ve grown awfully predictable. Safe—not necessarily in their plots, but in their substance. No matter how fun last year’s barn-burner The Super Mario Bros. Movie was, you can’t say anything about it was surprising, much less new. No one walked into the theater for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and walked out as gobsmacked as they were when they saw Star Wars, or even Speed.

This is not a “Hollywood is so homogenized” argument. Rather, it’s a reminder that Tinseltown wasn’t always this way. Its influence used to introduce people to the future. What’s happening now has the potential to mark a return to the kind of startlingly original movies that used to be hits. Between the pandemic, streaming, and the Hollywood strikes of last summer, a lot of old habits got broken, and there’s a sense that a renaissance is afoot.

This revitalization won’t come easy, if it comes at all. Summer 2024 still has its share of redos and sequels—a new Inside Out movie, reboots of ’90s summer staples The Crow and Twister. (The latter is the aptly-named Twisters; there are more tornadoes this time, apparently.) But even those movies at least feel like they’re grasping for the prefranchise days, even if they’re birthing franchises in the process.

Furiosa is currently projected to bring in more than $40 million at the US box office this weekend, a figure that would bring it close to Fury Road’s tally but may not convince Hollywood execs that it should bankroll more R-rated, original shockbusters. It would, presumably, best The Garfield Movie, which is also out this weekend and has the makings of a more surefire hit: well-known IP, animated, PG-rated. (For the record, though: Critics seem to think it sucks.) Early ticket sales for Deadpool & Wolverine are already breaking records for an R-rated movie. Should it dominate the conversation for a couple weeks while also raking in money, that embrace of a very not-Disney Disney movie—coupled with Furiosa and Hot Barbenheimer Summer—could signal a tipping point.

Look, nothing will ever completely derail Hollywood’s reliance on sure things. Video game adaptations remain poised to take the crown long held by superhero flicks. (Borderlands, starring Cate Blanchett, is coming to theaters this August.) But if this summer’s ever-sprawling slate turns up just enough weird hits, maybe we’ll once again know the feeling of walking out of Star Wars for the first time.

[laylasverse]

WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS TELLING YOU?

ꪆৎ my comprehensive list of desired realities ( as of FEB 2025 ) .

KEY : ( dr ) ꪆৎ desired reality . ( gc dr ) ꪆৎ group chat desired reality or a desired reality i share with a few of my friends ( basically just a group dr ) . ( ꪆৎ◞ ) ꪆৎ masterlist of my tumblr posts pertaining to that specific reality . ( ༘⋆🏷  ) ꪆৎ the tag i use when i post on tumblr about that specific reality .

𝓐𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ lamelo ball ]

🎬ྀིྀི : LAYLA DAWN MURPHY IS . . . a famous actress, influencer, podcast host, & model. she is a five time oscar nominee with two secured under her belt. she was the highest paid actress under twenty-five in 2022. but she has a casual demeanor towards her extensive career that people find refreshing.

𝓐𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ arkham knight!jason todd ]

🦇ྀིྀི : LAYLA ALICE WAYNE IS . . . ceo bruce wayne's witty daughter. she has been mentioned in the gotham gazette since the day she was born. yet it is still a mystery of who her mother is. most gothamites believe it was simply one of the billionaire's hookups.

𝓑𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 ✶ 𝗖𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ basketball player!jason todd ]

🧸ྀི : LAYLA LOTTIE MULLIS IS . . . the internet's favorite amateur filmmaker, popular internet commentator and mediocre podcast host. she's so midwest it hurts. she is known for her youtube interview show, the eight ball, where she hosts many of the twenty-first century’s heart throbs.

𝓗𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡 ✶ 𝗚𝗖 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ vysera targaryen ]

🐺ྀི : LAELA WRATH IS . . . the commander of the north. she controls the great armies of the north. while house stark holds the seat of winterfell, house wrath holds the seat of the commander's capital.

𝓖𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦 ✶ 𝗚𝗖 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ daenerys targaryen ]

𝓖𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗠 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ arkham knight!jason todd ]

🐰ྀི : LAYLA CARMILLA FALCONE IS . . . the only daughter of the infamous mob boss carmine falcone and an unknown mother. she is far more charitable and likable than her father. she is a part-time baker at gotham's sweet tooth in little italy. she is also the arkham knight's charge after her father hires him to watch over her while he goes to italy.

𝓜𝗔𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ knight!jason todd ]

𝓞𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ nathan scott ]

𝓣𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ carmy berzatto ]

🐻ིྀ : LAYLA ALICE MORETTI IS . . . the social media manager of chicago's own chaotic restaurant; the bear. she also happens to be carmy's childhood best friend & current roommate.

𝓣𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ rosita espinosa ]

🧟‍♂️ྀིྀི : LAYLA JAY BATES IS . . . a dead girl walking. she was nicknamed the reaper by daryl dixon after he caught her walking amongst the walkers without fear. but she is also often referred to as rick's protege by the other survivors.

𝓢𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥-𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ earth 1048!peter parker ]

🕷️ྀི : LAYLA ALICE WINTERS IS . . . the ceo and founder of winters industries. she has a phd in mechanical engineering & a phd in biochemical engineering. it is known that she helps the "spider-people" of new york (spider-man & arachnid). yet no one knows she is SYPDER. she is earth-1048's tony stark.

𝓢𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ superman 2025!clark kent ]

𝓢𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ season one!dean winchester ]

📼ྀིྀི : LAYLA AMELIE CARTER . . . the nephilim daughter of lucifer & abaddon. but more importantly she is the girl the winchester siblings bring along for their monster hunting escapades.

𝓨𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗥 ²⁰¹⁷ ✶ 𝗗𝗥 ( ꪆৎ◞ / ༘⋆🏷 )

[ ethan dolan ]

2025 ⓒ LAYLASVERSE

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Favorite Films I Saw in 2024

This year I saw a whopping 121 films for the first time (list here), more than double the number I saw in 2023. And since I saw so many films, that means I discovered a lot of great ones. So here is a long list of my favorite first watches of the year, in alphabetical order

8½ (1963, Federico Fellini)

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972, Werner Herzog)

All We Imagine as Light (2024, Payal Kapadia)

Amélie (2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

Anatomy of a Fall (2023, Justine Triet)

The Apartment (1960, Billy Wilder)

Benediction (2021, Terence Davies)

Between the Temples (2024, Nathan Silver)

Blood of the Condor (1969, Jorge Sanjinés)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, David Lean) - likely my favorite on this list

Brief Encounter (1945, David Lean)

Caché (2005, Michael Haneke)

Challengers (2024, Luca Guadagnino)

A Different Man (2024, Aaron Schimberg)

Earth Mama (2023, Savanah Leaf)

F for Fake (1973, Orson Welles)

The Fall (2006, Tarsem Singh)

Four Daughters (2023, Kaouther Ben Hania)

Get Out (2017, Jordan Peele)

The Godfather (1972, Francis Ford Coppola)

Great Expectations (1946, David Lean)

Harakiri (1962, Masaki Kobayashi)

Harold and Maude (1971, Hal Ashby)

I Am Cuba (1964, Mikhail Kalatozov)

I Live in Fear (1955, Akira Kurosawa)

Janet Planet (2024, Annie Baker)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985, Paul Schrader)

Nosferatu (2024, Robert Eggers)

The Passionate Friends (1949, David Lean)

Perfect Days (2023, Wim Wenders)

The Quiet Girl (2022, Colm Bairéad)

A Real Pain (2024, Jesse Eisenberg)

The Ruling Class (1972, Peter Medak)

Saint Omer (2022, Alice Diop)

Seven Samurai (1954, Akira Kurosawa)

The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)

Shin Godzilla (2016, Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno)

The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)

Small Things Like These (2024, Tim Mielants)

Summertime (1955, David Lean)

Under the Shadow (2016, Babak Anvari)

A Woman Under the Influence (1974, John Cassavetes)

The Zone of Interest (2023, Jonathan Glazer)

Suffice to say this was a great moviewatching year for me, and I look forward to discovering even more films in 2025