#yeah we just find that scary in the uk

[starstruckloverz]

DID I MAKE YOU SCREAM?

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SUMMARY - How is Rafe Cameron, your sweet, loving, boyfriend, who seems to have done no wrong, the most wanted serial killer in the world?

WARNING - slight smut, fluff, arguing, Dark!Rafe, f!m

A/N - my first Tumblr post.

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ACT I

A SCREAM echoed through the house.

Y/n sat on the leathered couch as she gripped her boyfriend's arm yet again, "it wasn't even that scary." Rafe sneered, laughing at his trembling girlfriend, "Yes it was!" she shouted, punching Rafe's arm harshly, "Can you change it now?" Y/n questions, but he refused, "I did not pay 30 dollars to watch Nun 2 just for you to tell me to change it." he argued, Y/n pouted, trying to find his lack of sympathy, "Are you trying to kill me?" Rafe frowns, "I would never." he responds, relaxing his body.

Rafe pushed a piece of hair out of Y/n's face as he gracefully rubbed the index of her warm cheek, "you'll be the death of me Y/n L/n." he stated, watching as her face turned a bright shade of red. His eyes softened as she gripped his arm, pushing his arm down so she could get a better chance at connecting their lips.

"Mmm." he hummed through the kiss, although when she pulled back, all she could find was a blushed-out Rafe Cameron. "How about, we don't watch the movie and.." she started, trailing her finger down his stomach, "Maybe go upstairs to your room?" Rafe sneered, rolling his eyes vastly "Nice try Y/n, were not missing the movie." Rafe motioned himself to kiss her again but she turned her head away.

He chuckled it off, but it kinda hurt inside. Rafe placed his hand on her back, pulling her big shirt all the way up to her shoulders just so he could cress her skin with his fingernails softly. Y/n stuck her head inside Rafe's chest, unable to watch the next jump scare that would happen.

Rafe trailed his hand all the way up her spine, then back down and onto her curves, "Ow!" Y/n shouted, pushing her face out of Rafe's chest in a swift move. "What?" he asked, unsure whether he did something wrong or not. "Watch the hands, Mister, you hurt me," she told, showing Rafe a huge scar that was on her side.

He gave her a confused stare, "Where did you get this from?" he questioned, touching it so gently, trying hard not to harm her. "Remember when I was at the haunted house? well, I kind of ran into..." That's when it hit him. Rafe knew exactly what she was talking about.

Ghostface crept out the corner, grabbing his next victim, the room was dark, and he knew that Y/n was safe at home, or at least that's what he thought. He gripped Y/n so tightly that she could barely breathe. She tried to scream, be he had already shoved the tip of the knife so far up her hip.

Rafe knew that he'd regretted that decision for the rest of his life. Not long after He got a call from the hospital, saying that his girlfriend got into an 'accident' he told her not to go, knowing this would have happened. If only she had listened.

"I'm so sorry Y/n," Rafe spoke, apologizing. "why? you didn't do this to me," Y/n declared, kissing his cheek, then pushing herself off of him and walking her way to the kitchen. "Yeah... I know, but I'm your boyfriend, I should've been there to protect you ya know?"

"You did protect me, you told me not to go, and you made It very stated as if you knew that psycho killer would've been there." Y/n giggled, pouring herself some glass of water that came from the fridge. "You my own little psychic," Rafe scrunched his face, "Yeah, and from now on, you gonna listen to me when I tell you not to go anywhere, like Toppers party, for example,"

Y/n vastly lifted her head, her eyes wide open, "But it's a Halloween party, Rafe, I bought a costume just for it." She groaned, irritated and upset, "Y/n, you not going," Rafe's voice engaged, turning loud, "You're not my dad Rafe Cameron, and plus, Ghostface hasn't been seen since last year," Rafe rolled his eyes, he already knew that trust me, however, its more of the guys, he doesn't want anybody looking at Y/n especially Kelce, he had a thing for Y/n before Rafe and she even started going out.

"No means no." "This is such Bullshit."

Rafe made his way to his girlfriend, kissing her forehead, "Wouldn't you rather spend your night soaking in a bubble bath?" He questioned, holding his girlfriend's cheek with the index of his palm. "No," Y/n stated, pushing his hand off her cheek, and making her way to the couch, "Cmmon babe, you know I hate when you're mad at me." she only rolled her eyes in response.

"Please, I promise I'll make it up to you." Rafe gripped her shoulders, rubbing them as he leaned in to kiss her soft neck, Y/n let out a soft whimper, biting her lip as she leaned her head back, creating more room for his lips. "Please?" he asked again, finding her soft spot, Y/n could feel her legs going numb, and her heart racing out of her chest.

"Pretty please." Rafe then made his way to the front kissing her chest lightly, "fine," Y/n said, smiling at him as their eyes met, Rafe smirked evilly, grabbing her from the bottom of her thighs and picking her up from the floor. Y/n made a little squalling sound as he pushed her up against the cold wall.

Y/n pulled Rafe by the neck into a kiss, as their lips collided they moved in sync, he kissed her so roughly it was as if she was the last thing he'd ever eat, Y/n started tugging at his greasy curtain bang hair as she moaned into his mouth.

Rafe pressed up Y/n rinding on her as she was helpless against the wall, her legs still in the air, Y/n gasped at the feeling, Rafe's boner was pushing against her core harshly.

"Room." Y/n managed to get out, the overstimulation was bearable but still harsh, Rafe nodded, taking her back off the wall and walking up the stairs, slamming the door behind him.

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ACT II

...

Y/n was obviously not gonna listen to Rafe, especially after they had sex, I mean common now, does he think she's naive, or easily tricked. Y/n stood in the mirror, looking at herself.

She had a stupid sexy prison guard costume, Rafe was supposed to be her prisoner, but I guess he didn't care to show up with her, he still didn't know that she was even there in the first place.

"Hey!" Sarah Hollard from the other side of the room, making her way toward y/n, "Hey," she replied, "Where's Rafe?" Sarah then asked, confused, "he... couldn't make it," Sarah could taste the tension, she saw that Y/n wasn't happy, and normally she would just leave it because she knew her brother would be there to save the day, but it felt different, it wasn't the same.

Y/n carried her red cup in her hand, Sarah's face lightened, and the song Gasolina started playing on the speakers, basically blasting through the whole house, a grin came upon the two girls' faces, considering the fact that the song was there.

"Common, let's get you out of this corner and have some fun." Sarah tugged on the girl's costume, pulling her to the dance floor, Y/n gave Sarah a waring look, putting her cup on the table as the Cameron girl basically dragged her to the middle of the room.

As they reached the middle, Y/n was surrounded by unknown people, somewhere making out on the couch others were just taking shots from clear glass cups. Bottles of fireball and vodka filled the kitchen tables while beer cans filled the floor.

Y/n danced with Sarah to the music, swaying her hips back and forth in a swift motion as she ran her fingers through her hair, "I missed you." Sarah said yelled over the music, trying to make sure her voice was loud enough for her to hear.

"I miss you too," Y/n shouted back, giggling. The blue and purple light flickered veraciously as the two danced with one another, everything felt in slow motion, she healed onto Sarah, laughing historically.

"What happened with you and Rafe?" "He couldn't make it," Y/n answered.

Sarah stopped her moving, completely going still, "that's weird." Sarah started, biting the bottom of her lip as she made her way to her red cup, chugging it down in one sip.

"What?" Y/n questioned, raising an eyebrow, Sarah looked hesitant, she looked at Y/n and just shook her head, "Sarah what is it." Y/n asked again, this time her voice was louder, she knew something was up, and it wasn't good news, "I'm probably seeing shit but, I swear I saw Rafe hanging out with Topper by the pool." Y/n shook her head, laughing at the fact.

Rafe couldn't be here, he told Y/n he was gonna stop by her house after the gym. Except, Rafe doesn't work out at the gym, he works out at Topper's house. Rafe wouldn't lie to Y/n, would he?

Y/n shrugged it off, remembering that she had already checked her GPS, he was at home, "Rafe's at your guy's house, I already checked." Sarah raised an eyebrow, confused as always, Sarah decided to try and change the subject, just in case she was wrong.

"uh fuck him, he couldn't even show up for his girlfriend, then he's a piece of shit," Y/n cringed, that stung a little because she knew that Rafe changed his frat boy ways just to be with her and he barely parties, plus Y/n hadn't seen him drink since that incident when he got into a fight with some guy and ended up getting jumped.

"Its alright," Y/n said, trying to set some ease to the conversation, "Who needs boys," Sarah yelled, chugging down the rest of her cup of beer and grabbing the nearest girl she saw, and kissing the living shit out of her, Y/n stood there, in shock.

Sooner or later Y/n couldn't stand the sight of her friend making out with a random person, she thought they would've stopped already, I guess not. "Sarah I'm just...gonna go," Obviously Sarah was too drunk to comprehend that she wasn't making out with her boyfriend John B.

As Y/n walked away she felt eyes on her, and it wasn't the type that was checking her out, it felt like their eyes were staring into her soul, pricing it roughly, that's when she got that feeling, that unsure feeling in the pit of her stomach. She tried to walk away, but it was almost like it was following her every move.

Y/n rolled her eyes as she pushed through the crowd, shoving everybody, she was about to get sick, and Y/n rushed, the light glowing blurry, as everybody's voice was screaming it echoed through her head, giving her a massive migraine.

"Fuck," Y/n swore, pushing her hair that was sticking up down with her hand. A scream. Somebody screamed. And now, Everybody screamed. As y/n pushed her head up to see what was causing the commotion she met Kelece, except, his throat was slit, and he was stabbed at least 5 times in the stomach. Y/n threw up everywhere.

She looked back up, watching as his blood started spilling everywhere, and standing above the body was.... Ghostface, Y/n was so close, it was almost an inch away from the crime scene. Y/n screamed, Loudly, Ghostface looked up vastly to meet eyes with the girl.

"Y/n?" the unknown voice said, however, it wasn't so unknown anymore, Y/n knew that voice from anywhere, she knew exactly who that sounded like, however, as she looked up she didn't want to believe it, how can her sweet loving boyfriend, be a killer, especially murdering one of his closes friends.

Y/n's eyes widen, she was in shock, and not the good kind, was Rafe Cameron, the boy that she had known since she was three secretly the masked killer, the boy who made her flowers from paper because he spent all his money on designer bags that Y/n doesn't even use.

The boy who calls her mommy to try and get her turned on because he wants her so bad, the boy who basically craves her taste on his lips early in the morning.

Rafe Cameron, Y/n's Rafe Cameron.

As she looked up she found herself wishing to god that if she looked at her GPS he was still at home and she was just overthinking, as Y/n rushed out the door she found herself cramming through her phone, she went on Life360, pressing on Rafe's location.

Rafe Camerons current location 453 Brooklyn Street. Aka, Toppers address.

Y/n dropped her phone, so when Sarah said that she saw him, she actually meant it, all the goodness and the things that Y/n thought about him went out the door, that day, at the haunted house, Rafe told her not to go, the room was dark, and he grabbed ahold of Y/n stabbing her, however when the light finally turned back on, Ghostface saw Y/n's face and Ran.

Everything was starting to make sense, it wasn't so messy anymore, it was all Rafe Cameron, her boyfriend, she's dating a fucking serial killer.

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ACT III

Y/n walked through the doors of her house, still traumatized as tears streamed down her face, Kelce was a dick, but he was also a good person, most of the time, actually, nevermind, he was a person, and that was all that matters.

She threw her keys on the island, making her way to the kitchen to grab herself a cup of water, that headache still acing his skull. "Y/n thank god you're safe," Rafe Cameron said, grabbing her by the waist. Y/n quickly threw him off, "Rafe, don't fucking touch me, I know." Y/n told, pointing her finger in front of his face.

Rafes worried look quickly vanished, "Are you scared?" He questioned, his tone growing dark and mysterious. "n..No," Y/n says, her voice trembling in fear.

" Good, because I love you Y/n, and I would never hurt you." "your not even gonna deny it?" "Why would I ever lie to you?"

Y/n rolled her eyes, "Why?" she asked, her voice cracking, everything Rafe was to her, all the goodness was gone, and all that was left was the darkness. "I'm doing it for you," Rafe answered, Y/n didn't say anything, her face downgraded as she backed up the closer her boyfriend got.

"Bullshit, how could killing people help me?" Rafe made a noise, it sounded like a laugh, however, it wasn't, "That night, at the haunted house, I heard those girls, the girls you thought were your friends, they were talking about you, saying that you're a slut, and a whore." Y/n shook her head, in disbelief.

"I couldn't let them get away with that."

Y/n's back hits the wall, giving her no room to move back from him, "And Kelce, I heard what he did, he was groping you, why didn't you tell me?" He questioned, pushing a piece of hair behind her ear as his tone got softer, and he noticed that she was trembling.

"Because I knew you would overreact, and I was so right, he was drunk Rafe, and he apologized saying that he didn't mean to...touch me without consent." Tears streamed through her eyes, remembering the eye-flashing sight of his blood spilling out of her throat.

"See what's where you're wrong, he was planning on doing stuff to you, I saw his text message on his phone, he was gonna rig your drink."

He said, kissing her forehead lightly, "So you kill him?!" Y/n asks, shouting at him, "Yes! you make me so crazy Y/n L/n that I would literally kill for you."

Rafe backs up, watching his now crying girlfriend as tears stain her rushed cheeks, her massacre ruined, Rafe then bends down, his knees touching the floor, "But, that night at the haunted house, you...you stabbed me, Rafe,"

"I told you not to go, Im so sorry Y/n, Im so, so so sorry." Rafe grabbed her hands, kissing her fingers one by one, praising her, not wanting to let her go, "There isn't a line, in this world, that I wouldn't cross for you," he cried, Rafe Cameron cried.

"I want to spend every minute with you Y/n L/n, I want you, all the time, every day, every hour, every minute, every second." Rafe then began kissing her arm, all the way up to her shoulder then back down.

"Will you marry me?"

[messrsrarchives]

you can ignore this if its too personal or annoying im sorry i was just looking for advice from someone whose been here if you have any?

im 16 and theres a lot of reasons why but im living on my friends sofa right now but i cant stay here long and im just here to ask if you have any advice on how to get housed

you dont need to answer im sorry that this is the first thing i send to you i really do enjoy your stuff <3

HEY !! no worries whatsoever. genuinely. this is why i'm so open about this stuff !! i'll put it under the cut and also my dms are ALWAYS open, you can pop in there if you have any questions, or need someone to yell over the phone for you

okay so !! assuming you're from the uk? i assume so if asking me:

i had a really awful experience :/ and i don't say that to put you off but rather like,,, i got most of this advice AFTER i was put in the first homeless shelter. i was couch surfing with a friend with a limited time frame too and these were the routes that i took:

1) social services

as you're under 18, they have a duty of care to make sure that you are in safe housing. i was already in an ongoing case so it was slightly easier, but if it is home related issues that have led to this, you call them (or get your school to contact them) and make them aware that you are currently unable to return home and need somewhere to stay.

from here what they'll do is try to amend things. which is,,, yeah. fucking sucked. i had weeks of them trying to explain how i could just go home and do family therapy as if we hadn't had over 90 cases with them. they're gonna try to send you back but you stand your ground and refuse to - at 16, you have the right to make your own decisions in these scenarios.

they helped me get into a homeless shelter and received further support from them but they may offer temporary care with them (which i've also had before, i was in the foster system for a while, and it isn't as scary as it seems! i was also told by the social worker that this would be temporary if it was the choice made, whilst they looked for more permanent housing)

i also want to add that it was very soon before i turned 18, which may have played a part in their support for my own accom over "rectifying the family" - i would've left at 18 anyway, so they were more supportive of finding alt accom. but there were a lot of people in my shelters that were 16 and just stood their ground to get there.

2) local council

a bit trickier because it's only at 18 that they have a duty of care over you BUT i did utilise them !!

i got rejected from the first 6 homeless shelters because they "didn't know what ward to put me on" (sadly, a massive reality for trans people)

so what i did then was hound my council: calling them up multiple times a day, turning up at the door of the civic center to speak to people, SLEEPING outside the civic center and refusing to move for police (i do NOT recommend this one but,,, it was the most effective. councils hate looking bad and a teenager sleeping outside their building?? yeah, worked a treat.)

side note here that whilst they aren't an official means by which to get support, if you're sleeping rough you can contact the police/turn up to the station and they will also find support for you!! again, not official but they can't turn you away if you're sleeping rough.

over 18s will get put on the housing list, under 18s will be connected to social services, temporary care, or shelters - and from there, more permanent solutions are found

3) youth groups

this was my biggest help !!! i really recommend these !!! the issue i had was that i was from one county, but my sixth form was in another so i was in that one. it caused some issues with social services etc as they tried to communicate between counties (insane because it was literally a 20 minute drive between the two but whatever) so i was in communication with social services from my home county that wanted me to get back there with no accom organised, and youth groups in the county i was actually in to try find somewhete to stay. a mess but they were incredible.

mine was literally "(county) young and homeless" - an organisation that helped people under 18 get into accommodation

these were the best !!! i was connected with someone who then communicated with the homeless shelter i ended up in, and i stayed connected with them until i found my supported accommodation

they have these in most, if not all, towns !! if not explicitly for homeless people, they absolutely will have a youth council/group to reach out to to get support

i find these especially helpful as they deal with complicated situations with a lot more empathy than social services and councils, and you get a direct connection. you're not just a number on a page or a name on the top of a file, you're connected with a case worker who communicates with you day in and day out - idk, it just felt nice to have someone that was voluntarily on my side rather than corrupt systems that are underfunded and have (mostly) awful staff

AND FINALLY: supported accommodations

this one i didn't know about until i was already in the YMCA, but most towns have a YMCA/other supported accom organisations (p.s difference between supported accom and homeless shelter: homeless shelter is free of charge and for a limited time - mine was 6 weeks as a crash pad - whereas supported accom is typically an 18 month tenancy with rent. if you're under 16, you're fine here!! they sort it all out, but for peace of mind for anyone else that potentially reads this, housing benefit covers most of it !! i quit my job because it was making my rent higher with less HB, and it dropped from £200+ a week to £11 a week which you get through universal credit)

these operate under an open door policy !!

i had to go through the homeless shelter and a short application process for the YMCA (literally like a few days and one phone interview where they get a bit of background) SOOO you can't just walk into one and get housed, obviously. especially because they're all incredibly overrun with the housing crisis etc.

what they 100% offer though is the option to walk in and speak to staff, who will then support you in finding accommodation. you might need to call up to do this, but we had so many people just buzz in and ask to speak to staff (all of which were either housed with us or sent elsewhere to be housed)

AND THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW !!! i hope that's enough avenues to try, and i'm sorry you're in this situation. i'm not going to sugarcoat because we both know how fucking awful it is to be in this space, but i will say that no matter how cliche and half-hearted it sounds, it really does get better and the support IS out there, it just sucks that we have to fight so hard for it.

but yeah, i hope this helps !!! if you have any questions or need resources sent over or someone to call up the council and yell at them, orrrr even just someone to talk to who gets it, my dms are always open <3

i hope you get the support that you need 🫂

[mindisinmars]

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i probably should have done one of these ages ago but oh well

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i also do my own writing and im working on translating one of them into a screen play!! so if im rambling on about ilyb or tpb and you have no idea what it means, thats why!

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[nearmidnightannex]

Ncuti Gatwa's Attitude

Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa on embracing his identity to find pride and joy By Cliff Joannou Attitude magazine, issue 358

[...]  the title role [of the Doctor in Doctor Who] is being played by one of the most exciting British actors of his generation, a Black and queer man from Rwanda, making this incarnation of the Doctor — the 15th — a casting that is more reflective of the world around it. And it’s needed because, to quote two-time Doctor David Tennant, the world absolutely needs more kindness than ever before. “The Doctor is constantly fighting for every life, even his villains,” says Gatwa when we meet for his interview in a posh London hotel. “He shows mercy and compassion to all because he understands that there’s a need for everything, and that we need each other. It’s really nice to have a show like Doctor Who running after all these years in this era that we are in now.” 

[...]

Did you read social media reactions when they announced you were cast, or that the Doctor would be a Black man? 

No, no, no, no. I got a brief glimpse of it in initial casting, but it’s not something I’ll avidly keep up on. The hate? It is kind of fascinating to me because there’s so much energy they’re putting into it. You are so angry over something so inconsequential that you can’t be an interesting person. You can’t have much in your life. I don’t have the time to do that. And so, I think they need to go find a hobby is one thing. But another thing is that we do see a shift happening in casting, in positions of power and in the status quo. I mean, not a fast shift, things could tip over the other way a little bit quicker, but you see people kind of malfunctioning because things are changing.  

Does the issue of race appear in storylines when they’re going to Earth’s past? 

Race does make appearances, yes. It is quite different for the Doctor. It’s not the first time. Jo Martin is the first Doctor that is Black [she played the time-travelling Fugitive Doctor in 2020], but it is the first time the Doctor’s been Black for this long. And so, we have to address those elements of the character now, because Earth unfortunately is still quite a funny little place. And so, yeah, we will be addressing those things. Russell has such a knack of being able to bring in these elements of our humanity through this sci-fi lens in a really interesting way. 

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There’s such a pushback against individuality, against gender diversity, against trans identities. How do you feel about the current state of the UK at the moment? 

Everything trickles down from the top, and when you see politicians openly attacking marginalised communities, when you see our politicians openly attacking trans people, it makes it OK for everyone else. And it is scary to see that we’ve got to a point where it is fine to attack vulnerable people because that’s essentially what’s happening. People who are the most vulnerable, the most disenfranchised, most disconnected from everyone else are being told that they are the threats. It’s sick because it’s a hiding away of your own ineptitude. You’re going to put the blame on immigrants, Black and Brown people, trans people, queer people, to hide the fact that you are not doing anything for people? It’s easier to just create discord amongst people. It’s divide and conquer, isn’t it? 

[...]

It doesn’t take much to take us back to the frightened person we were.  

No, not at all. Not at all. Which is why we’ve got to keep pushing for more. Lots and lots and lots and lots more diversity, lots more inclusion on our screen. Lots and lots and lots of it for all you male gamons out there! [Laughs] I did an episode the other day where it was five men in a small space, and I realised how desperate I was for female company by the end of the week. When I saw my friend again, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I feel like I can breathe.’ And I was like, ‘That’s so interesting.’ For the past week I felt like I couldn’t, that I was slightly in defence mode. They were all lovely, lovely men, but there was still something in me that was like, ‘Keep a little bit of your guard up. Don’t let them get hold of you.’ As soon as I saw my friend again, I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ [Breathes a sigh of relief.]  Women have just always been my safe space. I think [that’s true] for many a queer boy. I feel safe when I’m around women. I dunno whether that’s a really gendered thing to say, but my nervous system seems to be a lot calmer when I’m around women than it is when I’m around men. Will that ever go? I don’t know.  [...]

[wri0thesley]

I am so sorry if this is invasive and weird, but may I ask what you work as? I'm at the stage where I have to build my future and I know you don't have an age specified but you seem to be doing really well (at least from the posts we've seen, again I really hope not to be invasive) for yourself and your partner and 25+ is still young! Again, I hope this isn't mean or weird, I'm just curious. (and severely nervous. First year of college is ruining me harder than any fictional man.)

ahh anon i'm afraid that the answer is probably not what you're looking for!

for the record, i am 27, i just find getting fandom older a little scary, especially having it listed right there!!!

i actually intended to be a performer and a singing teacher (my degree was going to be in music & musical theatre); unfortunately, due to a plethora of reasons (mostly my undiagnosed autism, unmedicated ocd/depression/anxiety combo, a nervous breakdown and my partner's physical health declining) i dropped out of my degree before the end of my first semester.

for about three years or so after that i was severely agoraphobic. talking 'can't answer the door' agoraphobic; 'never left the house alone, and even when with someone only went to the doctors and therapy' agoraphobic, 'rotted in my bedroom in an absolutely non romanticised way' agoraphobic. i was on the equivalent of disability because i literally could not function. meanwhile, my partner, who lived with me and my parents was getting physically worse whilst i was mentally struggling (since then haz has been diagnosed with ehlers danlos syndrome, fibromyalgia, lipoedema, thyroid issues and a lot of other things; they have a lot going on). i DID access several therapies, had . . . a couple of very bad relapses, went under crisis teams and all of that stuff (i had occupational therapy too which was HONESTLY i think one of the most useful things and helpful things for me in the long run; i cannot imagine what i would be like if i hadn't had the occupational therapist the crisis team found for me).

(coincidentally, if you are an og jojo follower you probably remember how bad it was; i've said it a hundred times, but running this silly little reader-insert blog probably helped save my life at a time when i had almost no contact with the outside world. i couldn't leave my bedroom, but i had my blog and i had my little internet friends and discord server).

i have gotten a lot better.

haz, unfortunately, has not gotten better physically and probably never will. they need help with a lot of things most people don't even realise disabled people might need help with. brushing their hair, fastening clothes . . . when haz first moved in, they were doing the same dance-intensive college course that i was. we danced maybe three or four hours a day. nowadays, haz needs me to hold their hand and keep them steady when they go from our bed to the bathroom (the room next door).

so i don't really 'work' as anything. well, my therapist would tell me off for saying that; the uk government classes me as an 'unpaid carer', which basically means i am on call for haz literally 24/7 and they pay me the pittance that is carer's allowance (carer's allowance assumes you care at least 35 hours a week, and pays you the privilege of about 45 pence per each of those hours. if, like me, you live with the person you care for and do more than those hours, it gets . . . yeah. oof. the government unfortuately know that most unpaid carers are loved ones and family members of the person who needs care and won't just stop doing it, and they'd be in the shit if we did because trained carers are expensive, so they can get away with that - FUCK the tories, honestly.

i am EXCEEDINGLY lucky that i live in a cheap area of the uk, that haz and i are internet savvy enough to be able to access carers/disability discounts, that we are in rent-controlled social housing (which my crisis team helped find for us because living with my parents was taking such a toll on us both, woo!!!!), and that we've been able to access services to help on the nhs. i got my autism assessment and diagnosis; haz is under several pain management teams.

all in all, i'm happy. i'm so much happier than i was seven years ago when i'd dropped out of university and felt like a huge failure, because all of my life i was a gifted overachiever and i thought my self-worth was tied to my academic achievements (and as an extension, what roles i got in what shows and when and who saw me and so on). i don't have a lot of money (i am a bargain shopped fgbnkjgjnfb) but i know what i like and because i'm Older Now (tm) i've amassed collections of it.

i am absolutely sure that you'll boss college, anon! that you will find that thing that works for you (one day i would LOVE to go back and get my degree! pre-covid i had an acceptance for a creative writing degree and i was getting ready to go back to uni as a mature student, but haz's health got bad again and then covid happens - and now ofc i have my autism diagnosis i can access so much more help!). but even if you don't, you can absolutely find happiness without 'traditional' success.

i don't have a lot in the grand scheme of things. but you're right in that i am doing pretty well, in terms of where i am, and where i've been. i have my own little home. i have my partner of ten years who is my soulmate in every conceivable way. i've had experiences that make me feel so happy i sometimes cry when i remember them. i have my own little cat now!!! things still stress me out. but i have come so so far and when i feel down i remember that.

good luck anon! i believe in you <3

[icebluecyanide]

Alex Rider S03E05 Reaction

Once again posting my unspoilered reactions to the episode as I continue to go 😻 at Yassen being Alex's tutor.

Liveblog

They’re going to agree?? I guess in this case they don’t have to rely on the Americans to agree

“We do not negotiate with terrorists” ashdfhsldh Scorpia is very funny for that but also what is their plan?? I can only assume that they do actually want to cripple the UK or just get at the Department because I don’t believe Scorpia gives a damn about the debt

“He’s out there being a teenager because of us” lmao yes Alex doing normal teen stuff joining a criminal organisation to take down the government Department that blackmailed him

They just figure out it’s inhalation?? Well that’s easy lol

Why is Alex the one bringing him in ahsldfhs. What is the point of involving Alex in the meet and greet lmao

Max Grendel calling Julia Rothman out on it being personal 👀👀 I mean, yeah, definitely, but also what’s with his changing motives lol

They just find the tubes?? Lol I guess they will not need Alex for any of it

I wonder if Syl will be the one sent to kill Alex at the end, if the shooting happens like in the book

How did they send the package??

Love Yassen implicitly calling Alex’s handwriting illegible lol

Why does Alex think they will tell him what he’s stealing ahsflhd get with the program Alex, this is not a safe space for questions

“I don’t want you to fail. I don’t want you to die” 😭🥺 Also I assume Yassen is gonna kill Grendel lol

“You wouldn’t have a clue” gosh the horror with Alex not knowing he could die at any moment

Lmao that smoke was some bad CGI, but I do love Yassen and Alex working together

Yassen being there to kill was very unsurprising but still a nice plot twist, he’s so polite offering to let Grendel finish his drink 🥰 Alex is so shocked lol

I was cruelly torn away from the ep right as Alex told Tom to leave and Yassen walked out, this tension is unbearable 😭

And then nothing happens lol I need an AU where Yassen catches them

Alex yelling at Mrs Rothman about getting him involved in murder… Alex bb I love you but you joined the murder organisation, you cannot be surprised when they commit murder in front of you like they did several times before

Though in fairness to Alex it’s probably more that he feels culpable and that he thought Max was on their side that bothers him

Ohh so we are blaming Mrs Jones!! Excited to get the assassination attempt, but really no idea how Scorpia thinks Alex is going to take the shot in this universe

Overall

Lots of Yassen and Alex scenes which was great! Loved the mission and Yassen shooting Grendel as he did. I’m a bit sad that Alex is no longer the key to dismantling Invisible Sword like in the book because they seem to have been able to work out the weapon pretty easily. Very excited to see the assassination attempt and more Yassen and Alex.

Thoughts/predictions

Noticed the students all sleeping together in bunk beds, and gosh it’s such a difference from the luxury in the book, where Scorpia is all money and the good life and even the killing is there, but it’s talked about like it’s very understandable that Alex is having trouble, he’s young, he just needs to see that it’s not so scary. While here they are a lot harsher on him, and I do miss the contrast with Alex’s experiences with the Department. Although I suppose Yassen is providing the ‘nice’ side of Scorpia here, along with Julia Rothman’s manipulation.

So we get confirmation that Julia is doing this for revenge against the UK and the Department, like Mrs Jones brings up, they don’t care about the aid. And like no offence but why did it take them that long to work that out ahsdlfhs. We also get told as a viewer that Alex already has the particles inside him (and no mention of it passing out of his system here), but Alex himself doesn’t know yet, which is a shame because I loved that in the book Alex is the only one who knows and he doesn’t tell them.

Gosh Alex telling Tom that he messed up was good, and I love his desperation in telling them to get out. I’d love an AU where Yassen does catch them and things go horribly wrong and tense.

I’m guessing Alex can get home pretty easily in this and that’s when we get the scene at the grave that was in the trailer and him telling Jack he knows who killed his father.

Questions

Once again, what does Yassen know?? He wants Alex to live so he’s clearly not on board with Mrs Rothman’s scheme, or at least it seems highly unlikely. But why assign him to Alex when Alex seems to be someone he cares about if they plan to kill him?

What’s the transmitter going to look like? Will there be a Church of Forgotten Saints? Given that we got Mrs Rothman walking around that miniature of a church in the first episode, I’m assuming there might be something like in canon, but perhaps not with the air balloon.

Is Kyra going to think that Alex was more involved with the murder than he was? She definitely saw they went in there to kill someone, so that could lead to interesting angst.

[fourdollarwords]

...Isaac actually has no right to be hurt Colin didn't tell him he was gay, because it is Isaac's fault he didn't feel safe to do so.

This fandom seems to be blatantly ignoring that out of everyone at Richmond we see Isaac express the most homophobia. Of course Colin didn't feel safe coming out to him! Isaac has made it clear he's not okay with gay men!

And it really fucking bothers me are centering this situation around Isaac and Isaac's feelings about it when this is Colin's story.

This isn't about Isaac. It's about Colin. Colin who did not feel safe letting someone he knows has made homophobic comments and pulls disgusted faces at the idea of two men being intimate.

Isaac doesn't get to be upset that Colin didn't tell him because it was Isaac's attitude and behavior that made Colin not trust him.

Why the fuck is no one getting this? What the fuck is wrong with this fandom?

Um, I think you missed the point of my post. I said that Isaac wants to be righteously indignant, but can't because he doesn't have a leg to stand on. That's what the "can't find his footing" was about. And I'm sorry you're having a hard time in fandom right now, but I haven't really seen a lot of what you're talking about. The reason there's so many posts about Isaac right now is because he's the newest factor in the storyline. And yeah, I've seen a lot of people talk about how Isaac is more upset about the fact that Colin didn't tell him he was gay, but I haven't seen any people claim he is justified in this feeling. If it does go that way, I would love for another character (probably Trent) to call him out on it: "so let me get this right, he didn't tell you, probably because he was worried once you found out you wouldn't want to be friends anymore, and now you've found out and you don't want to be friends anymore" "you don't think he thinks-" "of course he fucking does!!"

The majority of posts I've seen this season are about Colin and how scary this whole arc would be for him. How important it is specifically with the rampant homophobia in UK football. There were posts about the fact that Isaac was the one that made the most outright homophobic comment in episode 3, which was important as we know Isaac as a good guy and Colin's best friend. Part of the reason I was so worried about the show having the press out him against his will was because they hadn't given him a reason to come out to the team on his own terms. It wasnt a safe space.

Colin's feelings are of course the most important, and I don't think people are minimizing them. It's just right now Isaac's reaction is gonna be the next thing. I still really hope the fandom theory that Isaac gets benched after punching someone out for saying something homophobic to Colin is true. It would be a good reaction for Isaac in defending his boy and would also be him realizing things he's said in the past that were hurtful.

[garebearandnan]

LITG S2 | EP 14 | Unseen Bits - Week 2

Some of the dialog is from RLT Love Island UK show and S3 (re-write)

Already missing S2 so thought I'd post this today.

Voice-Over by Iain Stirling: Prepare to ditch feelings for foolishness... and swap tension... for tomfoolery. So embrace your inner child...

CLIP: “Have you seen the size of that?” Bobby claims, ”Oh, my God, that's a bird.”

“It's a fucking dinosaur.” Gary says and proceeds to take a selfie with cricket.

Iain Stirling: … and enjoy an hour of unfiltered funnies. This is Love Island: Unseen Bits.

CLIP: Marisol and Priya scream and jump up off the swing seat as a big bug flies between them. (BOTH: GIGGLE and HUG EACH OTHER) Marisol states, "I’m going to pee myself."

CLIP: Henrik says, “I reckon I'm the only boy in Love Island history to only sleep with boys.”

🎵 LOVE ISLAND THEME PLAYS 🎵

Iain Stirling: Welcome to Unseen Bits, ladies. I think you'll like it here.  It's been two weeks, but the Islanders only just  seem to have noticed the moon. I've no idea how - we show a cutaway of it pretty much every episode.

CLIP: Grace, Hope, and Lottie are sitting on day beds, enjoying some tea while observing the moon. Grace comments on its appearance, “Look how beautiful the moon is.”

Hope cocked her head to the side and asked, “That's... Is that a full moon?”

Lottie replied, “Almost. Not quite. It's just cut off.” 

Hope inquires about where it is cut off! Grace points and describes, “Like, the top left corner isn't quite circular.” She next mentions that it's almost a full moon, “Close to it, though.”

"Full moons sometimes give people headaches, too. They make them go a bit cray." The makeup artist added, “Fucks with you.”

Hope expresses surprise and asks if it's similar to how werewolves are affected. “Do you have to watch out for wolves here?”

Grace asked, “Wolves? We are in Spain.”

The Londoner inquired, “Do you believe in them?”

Lottie added, “Wolves are not a fake thing. What are you talking about?”

Hope shook her head and clarified, “No. I'm talking about the wolves, the humans that turn into wolves.”

“What, like a werewolf?” asked Grace.

“Are werewolves...? Do you believe in werewolves?” asked Hope.

“Mmm... I don't think so.” Grace reveals her scepticism about the existence of werewolves and teasingly asks, “They're not real, are they? Are they real? They're not real. I've never met one or know someone that's met one.”

Lottie replied, “No. I just know them from Twilight.”

Grace shifts the conversation by asking about mythical creatures: “What's the mythical creature you find the most fascinating?”

Hope immediately responds with "mermaids," and Grace gasps in surprise. Grace whispers, “Fuck off! I was about to say mermaids.”

“Yeah, I do!” Hope confirms her love for mermaids.

Grace explains, "That's why I asked the question. My favourite princess was Ariel, the Little Mermaid," and both she and Hope expressed their love for the character. Lottie smiles and says, “I love Aquamarine.”

The girls continue to discuss their mythical creatures, as Hope asks, “Do you think they might be real?”

Lottie expresses her belief that mythical creatures could exist, “Yeah, I don't see why not. But not what we think.” She implies a different origin for mermaids by suggesting, “Maybe, like, a fish and a lady had sex one day.”

“I think mermaids… I feel like they're, like, just a massive, like, thing in the sea.” Hope expands on her thoughts, envisioning mermaids as, “Cos I don't think… that look like really scary, massive fish, not exactly as people traditionally imagine them.”

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Iain Stirling: Boys are by the pool. Girls are out of earshot. Turn the volume down, guys, I bet we're in for some absolutely filthy lad banter.

Gary, Ibrahim, Henrik and Bobby sitting on the pool edge with legs in water.

Bobby: What's your favourite animation film?

Henrik: Animation?

Bobby: Animation film, yeah.

Gary: Shrek was... Shrek's good.

Henrik: Shrek was big.

Bobby: Ah, Shrek was a bad boy film.

Ibrahim: Space Jam.

Henrik: Space Jam? I don't think I've even watched it.

Ibrahim: What?!

Henrik: I don't think I ever… I've seen bits, but I haven't watched it.

Bobby: You ain't seen Space Jam either? 

Ibrahim: You guys!

Gary: Mates, that's disappointing, that is.

Henrik: Mine's got to be Madagascar, I love Madagascar.

Gary: Madagascar's mint.

Bobby and Gary chant: I like to move it, move it I like to move it, move it!

ALL: LAUGHTER

Henrik and Ibrahim join in chant: I like to... move it!

Bobby: He's too funny, him.

ALL: LAUGHTER

Gary: Oh, mate, we're forgetting Toy Story.

Henrik: Toy Story's massive. Massive.

Gary: I can't lie, I wanted to cry, you know, at the end, you know?

Ibrahim: What, the third one?

Gary: Yeah, man, that's big. He... Bro, he left them. 

Henrik: Yeah.

Ibrahim: I love Shark Tale as well.

Henrik: Yeah, oh, that's it!

Gary & Bobby: Oscar the Sharkslayer!

Ibrahim: Yeah, yeah, loved that shit.

Bobby: And then Angelina Jolie coming in. 

Bobby sings out: Oooh. Ooh-ooh ooh-ohh. (He wiggles his body.)

ALL: LAUGHTER

Bobby: Unreal.

Ibrahim: What a banger that was.

Bobby: That fish, that fish was peng as well.

THEY LAUGH

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(The following S3 Sex Tape' chat is re-written for S2 Islanders)

Iain Stirling: It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, and you’re feeling good! But one Islander needs to let off a little steam.

CLIP: All the Islanders are lounging by the pool. Bobby winced, “Rocco, I want to agree with you, but it just sounds disgusting.”

Lucas grimaced. “It’s a risotto! Who puts cucumber in it?”

Iain Stirling: Well, I’m glad someone cleared that up for me…

Priya said, “I don’t know; they kinda do look exactly the same.”

“Exactly! Only a courgette is fancier. A cucumber works just as well,” Rocco retorted.

The smile spread across Gary's face. “Name of Rocco’s sex tape.” The girls giggle, and Rocco just rolls his eyes.

Lottie spoke next and asked, “If you were going to make a tape, what would you actually call it?”

Gary chimed in, “Easy. True grit.”

The Islanders groan, and Lottie pulls a face of disgust. “How is that sexy?”

Gary rebutted, “It’s not. I just think it’s a great movie... Wait, you meant sex tape?”

“Mine would be something sensual.” Lottie thinks for a moment, then says, “What Women Want.”

Hope jokes, "Mine would be, 'Inspect Her Gadget.'"

Noah smiles and squeezes her hand. “You don’t have to ask me twice…” 

“Hope, you’re so dirty!” Marisol then turned to Grace. “What about you, Grace? What would you name your naughty video?” The Islanders turn to you.

“Hmm... my sex tape would be called…” Grace smiled flirtatiously at them and said, “Sin-derella.”

Gary flashed her a grin. “If the shoe fits…” She replied, “Ha, ha. Very funny.”

Gary responded, “Glad-ia-tor would be one.” Grace blushed, and Bobby jokingly stated, “That’s a bit of a mouthful, isn’t it?”

Lottie rolled her eyes playfully. “Bobby!”

Gary teased, “Name of Bobby's sex tape!”

Gary and Bobby give each other a high five. The Islanders laugh playfully. Marisol indicated hers to be "Missionary Impossible." 

Lucas asked, “Did you just come up with that?”

Marisol smirked. “What can I say, I’m a natural.”

Henrik stated, “Fast and Furious would be a good one too. You wouldn’t even need to change the name.”

The Islanders all laugh. Lucas chimed in, “You know what’s a good film? Any film with Ryan Gosling.”

Priya gave a small nod. “He is so fit.”

Noah remarked, “Yeah, Drive was awesome.” And Ibrahim claimed, “I was in a lift with Jason Mamoa.”

Priya’s breath catches in her throat. “Shut up! No way!”

Ibrahim nodded his head. “Yes, way. He’s impressive…”

Priya argued that this was an excessively modest remark, “That’s an understatement. Ugh, I’d let him blast me with his trident any day.”

Grace gasped. “Oh, my gosh, Priya.” The others laugh. Bobby stands up and takes a running jump towards the pool. “Move out of the way. Here comes the cannon ball.”

"My hair!" Lottie shrieks. "My hair!"

Gary lets out a loud whoop and jumps into the pool, splashing a few of the others. Marisol gets wet. “You’ve got to be kidding me!”

Gary and Bobby both have massive grins on their faces. The other boys soon jump in the pool, and they all splash around. Gary calls out, “Grace! Jump in!”

Lucas claimed, “Yeah! It’s lovely. Good call, Bobby.”

Grace strides towards the pool. She tucks her limbs and hits the water with an enormous splash.

Gary and Bobby cheer loudly. Priya states, “Right. I might as well get in now. I’m already wet. Wait! That could be the name of my sex tape!”

In response, Ibrahim said, “Yes, Priya! You nailed it.”

Lottie added, “And that could be the name of yours, Rahim!” Laughter fills the air.

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Iain Stirling: Time for another exclusive, in the dressing room. Bobby is trying to get inside Priya's blouse, literally.

CLIP: Ibrahim and Bobby are standing by the doorway as Priya pulls out a pink kimono. Marisol is styling her hair at the vanity. Priya turns to the boys, and says, “So this is like a kimono.”

Marisol looked over and said, “Aw…” Priya tries it on. “Oh, that is a cute one.”

Ibrahim agreed, saying, “It’s nice.”

Priya asked, “Do you like it?”

“100%” He responded, and she handed it to Ibrahim, asking, “Do you want to take it downstairs for me?”

Bobby grabs it. “I'm wearing it.”

Priya giggles. “Are you actually?” Bobby starts to put it on.

Marisol said in surprise, “Oh, my god.” Ibrahim cheered, “Yes!!!! It looks like…”

Bobby looks at himself in the mirror as he models the kimono. “I feel like a gangster. I feel like a rapper.”

ALL: LAUGHTER

Iain Stirling: And just like that Bobby became a style icon.

CLIP: Lucas and Henrik are chatting around the fire pit. Bobby struts down the steps and sashays to the firepit. He calls out to Lucas, “You got fashion, Lucas. What are you saying to this?”

Lucas gasped, then smirked. “Alright. Give us a fuckin’ walk and a twirl.” Bobby gives it a twirl.

(Song plays in the background) Vogue by Madonna  #Let your body move to the music  (move to the music)

“Ah…” Lucas trailed off, laughing.

#Let your body go with the flow  (go with the flow) #You know you can do it

Lucas' eyebrows lifted as he said in amusement, “It's pretty sick though, I won't lie.” Bobby says with a chuckle, “It’s not mine.”

Lucas stretched back on the bench, getting more comfortable. “I know. I know.” Henrik said cheerfully, “You can fuckin’ rock that.”

Bobby replied with a cheeky smile, “I know, I can.” Henrik repeated the Scotsman’s words with an amused look: “I know, I can!”

He struts around and swishes out the bottom of the kimono. “Look at the swish of the blaw!”

(Song plays in the background) Vogue by Madonna  #Ooh, you've got to Let your body move to the music

“That is how you make your exit.” He does another twirl and struts away. (ALL: LAUGHTER). “Oh, that’s heights, the swish.” Bobby pumps his arms and trusts his midsection a couple of times. (ALL: LAUGHTER). “Blaw!” He says with a laugh. (Song fades out in the background.)

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Iain Stirling: After the recouple on Day 9 the Islanders are settling down for bed.

TEXT ALERT

Gary calls out, “I've got a text!” He read out. "Islanders, the Hideaway is open tonight."

Bobby: Whoo!

Priya: Woo hoo!

Iain Stirling: This week saw the return of the Hideaway, the villa's iconic love palace with a carpet like Gary's local.

ALL CHANT: Noah and Hope! Noah and Hope!

Iain Stirling:  Not really. It's proper swanky, and  ‘Nope’ bagged themselves the first visit of the season.

Hope and Noah relax on the bed and have a little toast to celebrate a night alone.

Hope: Cheers to that.

Noah: Cheers.

They clink their glasses and take a sip.

Iain Stirling: Hope and Noah enjoyed a slow-motion kiss. Well, what you didn't see was Hope hatching a plan to secure that snog.

Hope in the Beach Hut: “It's like when you're back at school, getting a cheeky kiss chase. I'm gonna get cheesy... cheeky kiss chase. Hang on. That's a bit of a tongue tie, innit?  I am gonna get a cheeky kiss… chase. I'm gonna get a cheeky kiss case.” (She laughs.) “I am gonna get a cheeky kiss case. Fuck off, I ain't doing it. I can't do it. I'm done with this shit. I'm gonna snog Noah, all right?! I'm gonna go snog Noah tonight, and it's gonna be a kiss chase. Ending with a snog. We got there in the end! Fucking hell!”

Iain Stirling: Here's an unseen bit of Hope getting handsy in the hideaway.

Hope slowly drizzles oil on Noah’s skin. While straddling his back, as he lays face down on the bed, she slowly moves the oil over his skin.

He lets out a sigh of pleasure. “Mmmmmm…” Hope massages his back and slowly moves her hands up to his shoulders. “I feel like we should definitely go to a spa day, though.”

Pulling back, she raised a brow. “Why? Is this massage not good enough for you?”

“Nah, this is good, but… you know what I mean.” Noah turns his head slightly, and his eyes are closed, and he’s smiling.

“Hmm?”

Noah replied softly, “A weekend away. Have you been to the Lake District?”

Hope claimed, “No, I really wanna go.”

Hope’s voice drops into a silky, smooth tone. “I really wanna go to Bali, as well.”

“Same. Oh!” You hear Noah let out a quiet moan as she begins to rub her hands at the base of his neck. He says with a sigh, “I really wanna go to Scotland, as well.”

She continues kneading his muscles. “Why Scotland?”

“I don't know, it's got amazing, like… Like, the Highlands, is that the right place? I'd love to see Dartmoor.”

“I think so. Where the rocks are? Bobby says Dartmoor's stunning.”

Noah agreed. “Yeah, I need to see this place.” He lets out a sigh of pleasure. “Mmm… You have incredible hands. You're too good at this, you know. "

Hope asked, “I am?”

Noah smirked. “Yeah, I feel like I'm about to fart on your nunny.”

She stops messaging him and just looks at him.

Iain Stirling: So much for a happy ending. After a hard week of cracking on, grafting and chatting about their types on paper, our Islanders like nothing more than to kick back, relax and discuss their favourite subject.

CLIP: Ibrahim, Lucas, Marisol, Hope, and Henrik are relaxing on outdoor seating and discussing their wildest first date experiences.

Henrik asks, “What's like, the wildest first date you guys have ever been on?”

Marisol is the first to share a date story. “I've not done anything too wild on a first date, I'll be honest. I've had, like, the most embarrassing one. It was a Tinder date, and I'm cringing just thinking about it. We went to the cinema and watched a horror movie, and this guy just sweated the whole time, profusely sweated.”

Lucas asks, was he scared, or what? And Marisol didn’t know. 

Ibrahim mentioned, “Or cos he was hot?”

She replied, “It could have been a mixture of both, but either way, it was just unnecessary, and I was, like, I wanna go home. Anyway, he drove me home, and rather than turning off the car when you're chatting, he left his headlights or whatever on and talked to me. His car fully broke down.”

Marisol nodded to his question, “The battery died?”

Hope gasped. “Oh, my God!”

“I just left him there. I just went home and left him sitting outside my house.” (ALL: LAUGHTER.)

Henrik chuckled. “That is pain. Oh, my God! That is actually pain.”

Marisol nodded. “He literally wound down his window, "Oh, my battery's died." She laughs. “I was, like, OK, bye."

The boys laugh. Hope giggled. “OK, bye?”

Marisol shrugged with a smile. “Yeah, I just left it. It was… Dying. What about you guys? Have you had any embarrassing ones?”

Ibrahim starts, “Not really wild and I didn't get caught, but there was the day I found out I was lactose intolerant. We were eating on a rooftop, and I was eating creamy, creamy spaghetti, and it literally... my stomach and all that started doing, started making music and all this stuff.” (THEY ALL LAUGH.) Ibrahim added, “Then the only toilet was beside us, so I had to, like, hold my arse and run all the way to the street to a McDonald's and I just shat. I even vomited as well, man. And then I had to come back and just pretend nothing happened. Literally, like.” (THEY ALL LAUGH.)

Lucas asked, “Did she not gather anything had happened?”

“No, I said I was talking to the bartender downstairs, just trying to see what drinks they have.”

Grace walks over and joins the group. Hope asked, “Why did you go to Maccies? What the fuck!”

Marisol asked, “What about you, Grace? We're talking about the most embarrassing or worst dates you've been on?”

Grace explains: “OK, so it's not even on a date. So, basically, the guy I was talking to, it was after, like, the club. He dropped me home, and I was a little bit tipsy, but I needed to pee. And with me, when I need to go, I need to go. So we're driving, I'm like, stop the car now, I need to wee! He's like, can you not wait? We're nearly home; like, just wait. I was like, I can't! So, I've thought he's slowed down, obviously not as much as I thought. I've opened the door, and I've 007'd out the car and ran to go do a wee, and obviously just adrenaline rush, not thinking about it. I've come back to the car. This is how this looked. Grazed knees, like, slit through my pants, blood everywhere, and a broken nail. Jeez! Literally, it was so embarrassing.” (ALL: LAUGHTER.)

Iain Stirling: Sounds nasty, Grace, but when you've gotta go, you've gotta go. This week we saw the islanders having a great time at a MoS party. And the return of a famous season one Islander.

CLIP: The lights facing the DJ stand flash on. Standing there is a short, well built figure. The Islanders let out a massive cheer. DJ shouts out, “Waaasssuup, Islanders.”

Priya gasped. “Is that…?”

Bobby cried out, excitedly, “It can’t be!”

Grace stated, “It is! It is!” Ex Islander Tim from Season one is their DJ for the night.

“It’s DJ Big T!” Bobby exclaimedloudly, pumping his arms in the air.

“For the Villa crew, I got you!” Tim bellowed out. Good vibes start to flow back into the Villa as a quick dance Montage is shown. The music cuts off and two new Islanders enter.

“OMG! Hi, everyone. I’m Chelsea.” 

“Hi, ladies. I'm Jakub."

Iain Stirling: And what kind of new islanders would they be if they didn’t immediately drop a truth bomb on that kiss?

"I have so many opinions," Chelsea tutted. “But I think the big thing was that kiss." All eyes are on Chelsea. She’s clearly excited to drop the news. 

Clip changes to Bobby, Lucas and Gary near the pool looking at the new boy, Jakub.

Bobby said, “I wanna know… where the fuck are they finding these humans from?”

Lucas agreed, “I'm 6 foot. I'm feeling short!”

Bobby continued to question, “What's going on here? And then... He's massive…”

Gary asked, “How tall is he?”

Lucas replied, “He's, like, 6'5"

Gary makes a face.

Bobby huffed, “Yeah. Yeah.”

✤✤✤

Iain Stirling:  Right, here's some unaired chat from the Team GB Olympic 4x1 sunbathing team.

CLIP: On loungers L-R Ibrahim, Chelsea, Grace, Priya

Grace: Honestly, I've learned so much about myself in here, and I think I've handled situations so good that I didn't realise I could even handle it like that.

“There's a fly around me.” Ibrahim jumps up and tries to swat it away. “Oh, get away! Fuck off!” He swats at the fly. (THEY LAUGH.) He swats at the fly again. “He won't fucking leave me alone.”

Priya giggled. “Yeah, he likes you, doesn't he?”

Grace stated, “It's gone.”

Ibrahim claimed, “Least someone's attracted to me in here.” (ALL: LAUGHTER.) “What a pointless insect.”

Priya jokingly repeats her partner's words. “Pointless insect.” (She snickers.)

Ibrahim continued ranting, “Does nothing for the world.”

Chelsea looked puzzled. “The fly?”

“Just does nothing, like.  Doesn't contribute to anything.”

Chelsea said out loud her thoughts, “What does a fly actually do?”

Ibrahim answered, “Fucking piss people off.”

Chelsea perked up, saying, “They pollinate, which we need for air.”

Priya smiled. “It’s bees that pollinate.”

Chelsea looked thoughtful. “Erm… yeah. 

Priya added, “I thought flies eat crap. Like, the crap that's left, like shit and stuff.”

Chelsea stated, “So they're basically rubbish bins?”

Ibrahim rolled his eyes playfully. “So I'm a piece of crap, am I? I'm a piece of shit?” (THEY LAUGH.)

“Well, I didn't say that, Rahim. You said that.” Priya laughed.

Grace said, “Bees pollinate. But flies do, too. Somewhere I read that flies play a crucial role as pollinators for mango farmers. Many of these flies, much like bees, have hairy bodies that collect pollen while they feed. Flying from blossom to flower, larger flies might collect hundreds, even thousands, of pollen grains."

Chelsea stated, “So they're not rubbish bins only!"

Iain Stirling:  Rubbish bins? How dare you! Flies provide an invaluable national service every single week. Unseen Bits couldn't exist without them. ✤✤✤

(S2 Islanders random chats, very, very random)

Iain Stirling: Now, when it comes to the expression ‘it does what it says on the tin’, peanut butter lives up to the challenge. But, for Chelsea it's just not cutting it.

CLIP: Gary is lounging in a relaxed position on the foot of a daybed as Grace and Priya are sitting with their backs to the headboard. Chelsea comes over and takes a seat next to them.

Grace: If peanut butter wasn't called peanut butter... 

Gary: Yeah?

Grace: … what would you call it?

Chelsea: Right, so, what is it? It's like blended peanuts, isn't it? So I'd call it ‘nutty smooth’.

(ALL: LAUGHTER)

Priya: That's quite good, actually.

Grace: Nutty smooth!

Gary: While you're there, babe, buy some nutty smooth!

(ALL: LAUGHTER)

Gary: Same as Marmite. Why do you call Marmite, Marmite?

Grace: Exactly. So, what else would we be calling Marmite?

Chelsea: I bet it's called Marmite cos it's from… It's like, origina… Orig... What's it called?

Grace: Originated.

Chelsea: It's originated from, like, there's a place called Marmite.

(ALL: LAUGHTER)

Priya: Is there a place called Marmite?!

Chelsea: I bet there's a place called Marmite somewhere.

(ALL: LAUGHTER)

Gary: Yeah, actually, there is a place… There's a place called Sandwich.

Chelsea: Is there?

Grace: No!

Gary: Yeah.

Priya: Don't you think it's weird, why things are called what they're called? Like, why's the wall called "wall"?

Chelsea: Yeah.

Gary: Yeah, I think that all the time.

Chelsea: Blanket!

Priya: Where's that come from? 

Chelsea: Blanket! What the hell's that all about? 

Grace: It's just originated from, like, the old languages. Do y’know what I mean?

Chelsea: Roman times.

Grace: English comes from Latin. It has evolved from as early as the 7th century.

Chelsea: Yeah, Latin times.

Grace: Latin words that have progressed through time.

Gary: I didn't know she was this intelligent. (Gary winks at Grace. She giggles)

Chelsea: No, I knew that, I knew that! Who's made up the Latin name? Who's made the Latin thing?

Priya: Eve and...?

Chelsea: Not Arthur, is it?

Priya: John. (They roll about laughing.)

Chelsea: Eve and John!

Gary: Yeah, John… 

Chelsea: No, wait, what is it actually? Arthur and Eve?

Gary: Adam and Eve! 

Chelsea: Arthur and Eve!

(Priya is laughing.)

Gary: Fucking John. (They roll about laughing.)

Iain Stirling: Imagine not knowing the Bible story of Arthur and Eve and the garden of Marmite. Meanwhile, you lot can chow down on exclusive nuggets like this. That's right, you guessed it. .. Mmmm  'BEACH HUT BONANZA!' This week, we asked our Islanders for their best chat-up lines.

CLIPS: From the Beach Hut…

LAUGHTER: Hope and Grace.

Lucas: The best chat-up line...

Priya: Chat-up line...

Marisol: I don't know a chat-up line. Erm...

Hope: I've never used a chat-up line, ever, in my life.

Noah: I don't use them. I never use chat-up lines, I can't do that.

Grace: Are you from Ireland? Because every time I look at you, my penis be "Dublin". (She laughs.)

Hope: Oh, dear.

Priya: Do you know what, I let them come to me all the time. All boys come to me.

Ibrahim: Er…  Yo, beautiful, erm… What's your name? Er... Let me start again, let me start again.

Marisol: People just send me the googly eyes emoji on Instagram.

Lottie: I don't do the chasing. I've never slid into an Insta DM, ever.

Rocco: Hey, sweet ting.

Marisol: People that use chat-up lines have no sauce whatsoever, so they don't care about embarrassing themselves even more, cos they're just a living embarrassment anyway.

Bobby: You've got a nice pair of legs, what time do they open? (BOBBY LAUGHS.)

Rocco: Classics.

Gary: How much does a polar bear weigh?

Lottie: Oh, what is it?

Gary: Enough to break the ice. My name's Gary. Can I have your number or buy you a drink?

Bobby: Oh, fuck, I had one about a phone number. I know one about a phone number I've used before. 

Noah: I've got nowt.

Ibrahim: Oh, what is it?

Grace: Have you got any bruises? Cos it must have hurt when you fell from heaven. Oi-oi.

Ibrahim: Can I... Is it can I… Can I get your phone number, cos I've forgot mine? Something like that. 

Gary: You have to be witty, you have to be quick.

Ibrahim: Can I use your phone number, cos I forgot mine? Can I use your… What is it?

Lucas: I like ones that lead somewhere.

Ibrahim: (Ibrahim is thinking.) Can you phone my phone, because I forgot my number?

Hope: I lost my number, so can I have yours? (She laughs.)

Hope: Oh, my God, that's so dumb!

Gary: Are your feet tired? And then they say, ‘Why?’ (He laughs.)

Gary: Cos you've been running round my mind all day.

Lottie: Is your name Earl Grey? Because you look like a hot tea.

Marisol: If someone said it to us, I'd walk away.

Henrik: Oh, yeah, if I could rearrange the alphabet… 

Gary: I hope you know CPR because you just took my breath away.

Henrik:  …I'd put you and I together. Oh, that's the one! (Henrik laughs and claps.)

Priya: (She pats her bum to the camera.) That's worked in the past, and I'm not even joking. 

Marisol: The best chat-up line in the world is… ‘Do you want a drink?’ … Yeah, I do.

🎵 LOVE ISLAND THEME PLAYS 🎵

Iain Stirling: Before we go, here's one last unseen nugget of Bobby giving some classic end-of-the-night  nonsense relationship advice.

CLIP: Fire pit after Rocco is eliminated.

Bobby: You never know what this Villa's gonna throw at you.

Marisol: It's a bit of a sticky one still.

Bobby: Sticky ones are sticky ones, but… What are you thinking? Who are you gonna graft next?

Marisol: Iain Stirling. I don't fucking know!

Iain Stirling: I'm flattered, but I'm a taken man. That's it, folks for this week. Thanks for watching! Tune in next week for another edition of… UNSEEN BITS.

[from-the-clouds]

Hi Mar!

Firstly, I loved Texas Sun – I’ll leave you a comment on AO3 or something about it specifically, but it was a perfect ending. My favourite fic, close tie with Thinking of Place which is how I first found your work.

Anyway, I feel blessed from above reading about your Professor Kendall Head Canons and that you are potentially writing a fic about it. As a Kendall and Joel girly, I feel very lucky to be a fan of your work.

I don’t write fic and it’s only the last year I’m engaging with reading it more after feeling ashamed as a teen (late 00s/early 2010s were weird for me) and now I find that I’m creating head canons about characters and shows. So, I wanted to share my HC about how the story with Professor Kendall works in my head for you and any other Ken girls, as we always need HC’s about our number 1 boy.

I’m from the UK, so my ‘college’ terminology might be a bit too British/university-specific.

In my HC, you’re studying English, considered a mature student in mid/late 20s, nervous about going to college but when you get nervous/anxious you tend to talk too much (ok, maybe this is just me - lmao). So, your first day you go to the coffee shop on campus and while waiting you see Kendall reading a book from the reading list and you force yourself to talk to him in an effort to try and make friends, as you guess he’s in your class and you think he’s a bit older so can be another ‘mature student’ in the class. You tell him your name but forget to ask his in as your anxious/overtalking state happens, talk about books, say you’re excited to get back to studying and hear the professor is good, all the time he doesn’t tell you who he really is because he likes being spoken to like a student again.

Anyway, you get your coffee and say you’ll head to class as you have to go to the library first or something, idk a reason to leave early, but you say you’ll save him a seat. Then you get to class and wait for him but he turns up as Professor Roy!

Anyway, you’re feeling super embarrassed and can feel yourself turning red. To start the class, he asks everyone to introduce themselves with their name and their favourite book, so when it gets to you and you say your name and your book he just smiles at you, looks into your eyes and repeats your name back and your heart JUMPS.

At the end of the class, he asks to speak to you, so you wait while everyone else leaves. Before he says anything, you apologise for thinking he was a student as you thought you were rude, but he says it was a compliment and he was happy to be thought of as a student again and not a ‘scary professor’, but you say he doesn’t seem scary. He has the lid to your reusable cup (eco-conscious – ok this is totally just me thinking of myself hahaha) which you left in the coffee shop and your fingers touch as you take it off him, and he says if you have any trouble with assignments to let him know…

And yeah that’s just where my head is at!

(you don't have to post this, I just wanted to share it with someone as I have no one else to speak to about this!)

Oh my god I love this!! It's super cute & I am posting for all the kengirlies to read.

He would totally love being spoken to as a student or like seen as a student because as we know Ken really loves being in touch with young people/pop culture.

thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

[herecirmsims]

15 Questions Tag Game

Thank you @alpine-lapine​​ for the tag! I’ll put the questions and answers below a cut so as not to clog the timeline. Random story screenshot above, just because.

Are you named after anyone? Yeah, a person my mum met while backpacking during her gap year.

When was the last time you cried? I stabbed myself in the eye a few weeks ago on some rush grass, I cried then. It left an ulceration across my cornea (which apparently has the most nerves in the eye?) and was UNBELIEVABLY painful. I spent a couple days unable to see because moving the damaged eye (which I couldn’t open anyway) meant it rubbed against my eyelid and hurt like hell, and I had to keep my good eye closed to avoid the temptation to move my eyes to look at things. I don’t recommend, tbh.

Do you have kids? Absolutely not.  😅

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Not really. I s’pose I might be peak British and say “Oh yeah it was fucking amazing” if someone asks how a bad situation went.  🤔 I enjoy sarcasm when I understand it/know the person using it, but otherwise it stresses me out when people say things they don’t mean.

What sports do you play/have you played? None competitively, I don’t really enjoy them.

What’s the first thing you notice about other people? Their energy, which is the most hippyish response I could’ve said.  🤣

Eye colour? Blue-grey, somewhere in between.

Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings! I enjoy a lot of angst on the way there, though. The angst makes the happy ending sweeter, I think, but I like to know that it will end well. Nothing worse than investing myself in a story only to be left feeling sad and empty at the end of it.

Any special talents? Hmm... no. I’m quite good at finding things - noticing small insects or interesting things amongst the stones at the beach, stuff like that.

Where were you born? In the UK.

What are your hobbies? The vast majority of my hobbies are Sims related - storytelling, posemaking, playing. I also enjoy looking for old bottles in Victorian dumps (a lot of farms have them round here), looking for cool things on the beach, bug-hunting, growing vegetables, archery, writing fantasy, hiking.

Do you have any pets? Yes! I have a cat (an ex feral kitten) called Belleraphon or Bel for short, two ponies called Cash and Joey (though they’re really my partners. One was bought because he was going through sales, and with his issues my partner knew he’d have a bad outcome - he’s not ridden and lives in retirement with us. The other was given to us for free by a roofer we had in, and we took him because he’d been living on his own for four years - equines absolutely need company), and two mules called Marty and Xato who are mine (my own! My precious! I bought one for £1 and the other was given to me. I don’t talk about them much in my Sims community circles but I’m obsessed with them... mules are absolutely my number one special interest).

How tall are you? 5′3″

Fave subject in school? English and Media Studies

Dream job? I'd still say author, though whether I’ll ever get over my perfectionist trait and publish anything is another issue. I enjoy writing drabbles for myself, and I enjoy my Sims story which is god-awful but I embrace that - it’s been really freeing just to put down whatever I want to read, and share without overthinking anything. It would be nice to earn money from things I enjoy, but that then puts pressure on them.

I’m not tagging anyone because I tarried and I think everyone who I would’ve tagged has done this already, so if you see this then it’s an open invitation. 

And because I think people might ask, and I can’t resist talking about them a teeny tiny bit... here are my mules. Marty, on the left, was photographed here on his way to the shops; Xato, on the right, was helping me carry sacks of pulled hemlock up to the bonfire. Marty is my going out and about mule (he also does litter-picking, takes bottles to the recycling centre, carries food and luggage on long hikes), and Xato is the work-on-the-farm mule. Though neither have done much at all for a while because sometimes I’m not very good at walking.  😅 

[yourtoradorasextendedwarranty]

You Should Care

I've been AWOL for a little while. Brain has not been working right.

That aside this is a topic I've been meaning to cover more in depth and I really wish I could get it seen by bigger names than myself like Moist, Asmond, etc. Which is the larger issue with what happened with Russell Brand.

For those of you COMPLETELY out of the know, Russell Brand has recently been accused of sexual assault, "Being a creep", and rape. These accusations came out after a "Journalist" approached several women, specifically with the intent to find women that would say things against him. Mind you, all of these allegations are over 7-10 years old and some older than 20 years ago. (Several women also came out claiming the exact opposite, and several more women came forward saying the journalists approached them as well, but because they only had good things to say, they were ignored).

Now what I'm about to cover is the larger ramifications this is going to have in the future. After these allegations came out the BBC and Channel 4 unilaterally took down almost all if not all of his content and shows. Not long after that happened, we heard that several other people were removing Brands ability to make money, specifically YouTube. Who demonetized him outright. Now thanks in part to Rumble and also....SHOCKINGLY, TikTok. Seen here.

So this is a GOVERNMENT, who actually has a decent amount of power, sending out requests to Public and Private companies, to remove the FULL ABILITY of a Private Citizen, to earn money.

Now you can totally believe that Brand did what he has been accused of. And if you do? More power to you. However, you should not agree with him being depersoned and debanked without a trial and conviction by a jury of his peers. However, this becomes impossible as news of the allegations spreads in general. It's a social assassination using the media.

However, now for the actual scary part. Under the "Freedom loving UK's" New laws, the are now threatening to remove Rumble from their country outright for not getting rid of Brands ability to make money. Never in my life have I seen this kind of blackmail by a government this publicly. For context here is some stuff that's coming out recently.

This feels like the UK reaching out to people that advertise on Rumble in an attempt to remove Brands ability to make money, but also to remove him from the internet as a whole.

And this should scare you. Not because it's some "Rich guy who used to be kind of promiscuous publicly". This is because it proves that governments have a monopoly on companies. Regardless of the interests of the public. What do I mean by this. Consider the following.

The UK Gov, more or less demanded, Russell Brand have all money earnings removed outright to YouTube(Yes other places but let's focus on this one for the moment).

Then, YouTube, takes and removes his ability to make money and removes him from the Partner Program as well. They in fact cite "Off Site Behavior" in doing this. Meaning, this sets a precedent, for YouTube, to receive a "Claim" or "allegation" against you, and they will act on it as if it's actual fact.

That should worry you. And no matter how much you don't like that "Nazis" exist, or any other awful group of people, Rumble and Kick are places that are supposed to be arenas of competition for YouTube and Twitch. Will they ever actually overtake? Probably not. But if we don't actually take a vested interest in trying to move people over to using the competition, we are more or less letting places, like the UK, or any other country for that matter, decide what is, "Real information".

How long until the profit motive from China becomes so much that companies start removing LGBT stuff from all media. How much profit motive from China is needed before they say, "Yeah no we don't just want you to minimize black roles in media. Take them completely out entirely". And while you think, "That will never happen", It's literally happening right now. THIS is the very public start to that problem. If we don't make this the hill we fight and die on, we are bowing to censorship, and we will not win this ground back.

It might be about time you started to take notice. Shit's going to go south really soon. How long until you take a stand?

[captaindibbzy]

Explaining what's going on in this book to my brother and he's saying how he finds this kind of stuff depressing. And I guess it is kind of depressing? But also it's nothing shocking to me. This is just kind of how I assumed the world works and now I have names for it, and we know who invented this that and the other, we know why, etc.

Of course the problem with it being an audiobook is I can't properly convey that to anyone cause I can't refer back in the way I can with a paperback.

But just the fact that the entire establishment of the city of London, the overseas territories of the UK, the deregulation as peddles by the government, individualistic mindset, all kind of adds up to this global washing machine for cash to pass through and disappears isn't really news.

And people will argue with their whole chest why it is a good thing. By having it here we can have a cut, however small. Gambling for example keeps nearly all of Gibraltar employed. The British Virgin Islands are practically dependant on being a tax haven because without it there is nothing there. And it always comes back to that phrase: if we didn't someone else would.

And... Yeah. They would. Like, that's just what greedy rich people do. They move their money around and build systems to make sure no one can have any. That's not news.

I guess I don't find it depressing cause I feel empowered by the knowledge. Cause ultimately if we know what's going on, and we know why it's happening, and we know the arguments for it, then the question of how to stop it becomes a lot easier. It's not a big scary unknown, it's a series of physical problems with a screaming limpet on top. And you can calculate around that. You can estimate losses and gains by gathering enough information so you know where you need to target it. Cause the moral question is kind of settled: is it bad to let criminal gangs funnel billions of dollars through our country from all over the world as long as we get a cut of it?

The answer from the establishment is yes, that's fine.

But we can change that. Through voting, lobbying, infiltration, and holding ground. Cause this wasn't built like this. It was invented a bit at a time and introduced the same way.

[takerfoxx]

G1 Climax season is over! Quick thoughts!

Naito wins, YES! Naito got me into New Japan almost eight years ago. I know this is probably his last main event run, and I intend to cherish every minute of it.

The four block system worked a lot better than it did last year. Curious to see if they keep it, or go back to two blocks.

A Block was one of the best single blocks we've had in a long time, and it's largely thanks to the new blood. The future is in good hands.

C Block was...eh. It certainly had its moments. But it was the weakest.

Of the Reiwa Musketeers (sorry boys, the name's stuck), Yota is by far the best. Shota and Ren still need to step out of their influences' shadows.

Was sort of disappointed that Chase Owens didn't beat Sanada like he said he would, but then again, given the allegations against Chase, maybe rooting for him is a thing that just shouldn't happen.

Ospreay is just on another level at this point. Good God.

Love Henare's new level up. Hope he starts racking up some real wins. Though is he really Maori royalty?

Being a Great O-Khan fan is suffering. Dude, did you piss in Gedo's coffee or something?

Kaito really won me over. Was hoping he'd make the playoffs, but it wasn't to be. Though man, they were really burying NOAH.

Glad to see GoD back.

I'll admit, I talked shit about David Finlay when he became the new leader of Bullet Club, mainly because he had basically been a jobber up to that point and his new presentation was basically just, "We have Jay White at home." But he and the rest of War Dogs have really impressed me. This new vicious streak that these guys have brought to Bullet Club has been a breath of fresh air, ESPECIALLY Gabe Kidd.

Fuck the House of Torture. Those matches with Shingo and Sanada were some bullshit. Yeah, I know where it's going, it was a still bullshit.

Taichi just out here playing therapist to wrestlers having a slump.

Speaking of which, that match with EVIL aside, Sanada is really growing into his own as champion. I know the first world title reign tends to be more a test run than a real reign, but he's matured by leaps and bounds over the tournament.

Watching Eddie Kingston live his dream and have the time of his life has been a delight.

Out of all the tag team guys, Mikey Nicholls was definitely the most rough, with the scary botches loudly called spots. He got better, but it was rough going for a bit.

Shane Haste was a lot of fun, though.

Toru Yano's antics seemed to have been stepped up this year. And the old Toru Yano coming out on that last night was awesome.

Hikuleo finally seemed to click halfway through and settled into his groove as a big guy. I still wish Kaito made the elite eight, but he was a good second choice.

Zack continues to just be a joy to watch.

Sad to say, but it's time for Tanahashi to really wind things down. He's practically falling apart out there.

ELP's whole redemption arc was just great to watch. To go from being a man without a country, no friends, and not being able to buy a win to grinding his way to third place in his block and finding a home with GoD, which I guess is an actual faction now. I've been a fan of him for years, so having him as a white hot babyface is just fantastic.

I don't want to see the day in which a G1 doesn't have Ishii.

I'm okay with Ospreay making the US title the Uk title, but would prefer for it to change back after he drops it. Or, you know, BRING BACK THE IC TITLE!

[not-the-coffee-machine4]

I’m bored and thought a transcript might be beneficial for some people, so transcript for the Queen parts under the cut! “[…]” indicates the cuts between clips

Adam [off-screen narration]: now over a decade later, I’m still on tour with Queen! Backstage, I’m eager to hear from my bandmates about what life was like with Freddie in the 70’s

Adam: let’s start with your name!

Roger: ABsolutely

Brian: yeahhh

Adam: the name Queen. You were aware of the different…y’know, meanings (Roger: well-) of the word Queen

Roger (humorously): guess who came up with it!

Adam: when ironically, the word “queer” and “Queen” are very similar looking

Brian and Roger: *unintelligible murmurs of agreement* (if I can figure out what they said, I’ll update)

Brian: and this is one of the things we should talk about because the vocabulary has changed a lot

Adam: for sure

Brian: queer was a word you wouldn’t want to use (Adam: yeah) I would never have used it to Freddie (Adam: correct) and he would have been upset if we had (Adam: right) you know he’d say ‘I’m not queer I’m…I’m normal darling!’ (Adam: *laughs*). Because queer meant odd and weird and a little bit scary

Roger: it meant odd at first and then it came to be a term of, of…of abuse, really

Adam: yeah. That is generational as well because now the attitudes towards that have shifted

Brian: I understand that because of you. But…it’s hard for us to talk about Freddie as a queer musician. He would say ‘I’m a musician darling’ (Adam: yeah) (Roger: yeah) ‘that’s all I want to tell you.’”

Adam: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Brian: and I think there’s more in Freddie’s music than people realize

Adam: really

Brian: I think there’s still stuff to find, yeah

Roger: yes

Adam [singing In the Lap of the Gods, Revisited]: it’s so eassyyy but I can’t do it

Brian: there’s stuff in there…I think

Adam, singing: so risky but I gotta chance it

Brian: yeah

Adam: I mean we’ve said before like ‘what is that about? I wonder what that’s about’”

[Studio track plays in the background]

Brian: that’s Freddie’s transition I think. For me. There’s an explosion in me about to happen

Adam: yeah

[…]

Adam: for a young person like me, looking back, you didn’t see a lot of representation…publicly as gay or bi as readily as they do today

Brian: no, but-

Roger: absolutely. I think it was swept under the table

Brian: mmm

Adam: yeah, I think so too

Roger: I mean there were, there were sort of very gay um, comedians and stuff and it was always ‘oooh, outrageous!’”

[…]

Adam, about Killer Queen: what about the song itself, who was that about?

Brian: various people have claimed it was about them (Adam: *laughs*) you gotta laugh really

Roger: yeah, true, they would

Brian: there was a real evolution in Freddie where he became more able to be more direct about how he felt about things ‘cause Freddie really was very, very shy

Roger: shy

Adam: but interesting how in front of the audiences on stage he just *makes a blooming motion with his hands/arms*

Roger: yeah

Brian: found himself, yeah

Adam: blossomed. Which is probably what he liked about it

Brian: and it made him a wonderful sort of icon to people who felt the same way

[…]

Adam: did you see any homophobia

Roger: the most obvious uh, thing is the MTV not playing the video I Want to Break Free. It was a joke you know, it was meant to be a parody (Adam: yeah!) (Brian: mmm) of a very famous soap opera in the UK

*Studio Track plays in background*

Roger: and we were dressed as women! Which we thought was hilarious.

Adam: yeah

Roger: I just remember laughing all day

Brian: and we all fancied Roger!

Adam and Roger: *laugh*

Roger: I shaved one leg. To get…to get the stockings on. And then…it was so much bother…I couldn’t be asked to shave the second one (Adam: *laughing*) so I just…pulled it on. As Freddie said: “my dear. You RUSHED into your frocks!”

Adam and Brian: *laugh*

Roger: yeah it caused lasting damage

Brian: it cost us hits. There’s a whole sequence of hits which were massive all around the world that were not in the States. We didn’t get a hit until Freddie’s gone. I remember Freddie saying “we won’t get the states back until I fcking *whispers* die”

Adam: oof

Roger: and he didn’t want to tour in the, in America

Adam: ‘cause you could feel it here (Roger: yeah! Yeah) you could feel the homophobia

Roger: it was beautiful for a while and then it was not

[…]

Roger, about AIDS: I remember the…sort of panic. They called it a plague

Brian: it wasn’t just called a plague, it was called a gay plague

Adam: so it vilified gay people more than they ever were, yeah

Roger: I know…I know Freddie was very worried about it, you know

Adam: yeah

Roger: yeah, it was bad

Brian: it definitely set everything back. Gave people a reason to feel scared

[…] Brian: you’ve just awakened me to a realization. We had a hideous time with journalists. They hated us. But perhaps an element of it was that we made them feel uncomfortable!

Adam: yeah!

Brian: because Freddie, Freddie was always that way you know, and-

Adam: well it’s the same way that—that’s where homophobia comes from

Roger: what they don’t understand, (Adam: what they don’t understand) or is shocking, yeah

Brian: it’s frightening

All three: yeah

Adam: so anything that seems like it could be suggesting of a sexuality different than your own (Roger and Brian: yeah) will make somebody that’s close-minded and sort of basic, it’s gonna make them uncomfortable

Roger: yep

[…]

Adam: if Freddie hadn’t been taken by AIDS…what do you think his life would’ve looked like. Is that a weird question to ask?

Brian: ohhh it’s a question I think about so often

Adam: yeah

Brian: I think he just wishes…he was here

Adam: I know, I wish I could meet him

Brian: I WISH

Roger: yeah

Brian: you would’ve got on like…

Roger: yeah you would’ve got on

Brian: …like a house on fire

Adam: I think he sounds like he would’ve been a lot of fun

Brian: you would’ve just—you would’ve just loved each other there’s no doubt about it. He was a lovely…open-minded person

Roger: it’s only-

Brian: and very brave wouldn’t you say, as well

Roger: yeah incredibly brave it’s…it’s really only since he’s gone all these years, these many years…that I realize just how bloody brilliant he was

Adam: yeah

Roger: when you’re working together, you just take it all for granted

Adam: right

Brian: we were so lucky to find each other, really

Roger: yeah. Freddie was (Brian: extraordinary) utterly exceptional

Brian: he was

[Barcelona plays]

Adam, now separate, alone: Freddie Mercury was a genius and a superstar and a killer vocalist and performer

[screen-recording ends]

ADAM’S DOCUMENTARY

Brian and Roger are at the beginning! (And throughout)

[ginzburgjake]

Statement of Martin Blackwood, regarding his encounter with a ghost. Statement given January 25th, 2017.

“Whenever you’re ready,” Sasha says gently. Tim is beside her, wearing a worried expression, while Martin is sitting on the opposite end of the table with a running tape recorder placed in front of him. His hands are wrapped around a steaming cup of tea.

“Ooof,” he sighs, bracing himself. “Alright, I — alright.”

“So, the day started as normal, I think — maybe it was a bit more cloudy than usual, but nothing too out of the ordinary. I took the tube, arrived to the Institute on time, signed in with Rosie, all that stuff. I came in, and Sasha was there, already recording, so I decided not to interrupt her and busy myself with my own case. I sat at the table, laid my things out — because I had to bring them home, you know, what with the mysterious haunting of this place. Didn't want to lose track of any more pens than necessary, heh.

I did some follow-ups, called a couple of contacts to check the details for, er, for that, that 'uncanny students' report? Yeah. So, it was about eleven-ish when I heard something... weird from the document storage. It was like… a whisper, or a call. A very quiet one.

Now, the thing is, that was far from the first time I heard something like that in the Archives. Those whispers, and sudden brushes of cold wind, I suppose, have been following me since, um, the middle of September. I’m not the most superstitious person, but I can’t very well deny the uneasiness that flooded my mind with every such… incident. Still, there weren’t any words being said in an ominous voice, no blood oozing out of the walls, no foggy mirrors, or, or anything, to indicate that it wasn’t just me freaking out without reason, so I kind of — let it be? I mean, it’s not like I could do anything. There isn’t a, a ghost manual or whatever, and you guys never noticed the things I did.

I must admit that I… am sorta fan of Ghost Hunt UK. I’m not big on conspiracies and deep scary mysteries, but their channel is — it’s honestly really good. They conduct proper investigations and stuff, and I know we as academics are supposed to, to despise their work out of principle, but… I simply never saw them as rivals. They do a lot of what we do — breaking into places, unearthing evidence, recording their findings — even if they lack the resources we possess. I’ve watched some of their content regarding old haunted basements, a while back. You know, the Archives are actually unbelievably good-fitting for the ‘haunted basement’ profile; the Institute was built in the early 1800s, and its structure has remained the same since. Despite there being only one exit, at least two archival employees have managed to vanish without a trace from what is essentially a closed room. There was blood found on the desk, for god’s sake.

I’ve emailed to Melanie King — she’s the main host — asking for her opinion. That was back in December, and I didn’t hold much hope for a proper answer. She must be quite busy, after all. But, surprisingly, she replied, uh, two days later? She needed more details — were there signs of possession or compulsion; have I seen, heard or smelt anything else odd or unnatural; was there seemingly a problem with electricity, heating or pipes that refused to go away, yada, yada. Based on what I’ve told her, she said it might indicate a minor poltergeist, possibly an Archivist, trying to finish their mission on this plane. I didn’t know whether I believed it. Anyhow, true or not, it’s a terribly sad way to exist, don’t you think? Permanently tied to your place of work, bound to fill out papers until the end of time. Ugh.

Melanie said ghosts such as these are usually deemed harmless, and unless I cared to confront it and discover its goal, there’s, as I suspected, very little that could be done. I wasn’t worried, not then. A disgruntled workaholic ghost? Pshh, just another strange thing about this job, right? Hah. And, well, today… today the issue became a lot more real.

As I said, there was a whisper coming from the document storage. I registered it, which was almost routine at that point, and waited for the cold to pass. After five minutes or so, its presence lessened significantly — although it hadn’t gone away completely. I had two layers of clothing on, so I was fine.

It’s — hard to remember what exactly I wanted to do? I know I went in to retrieve a box of files, probably related to the reports of… uncanny… um, skin people. I entered the storage — I held a reference file in hands, I think — and… there it was. A hand. Transparent, floating, detached from anything that might have resembled a body, human hand. It — it was kind of positioned where a person’s hand would be if they, uh, reached for something above their height. Which sounds ridiculous, of course — ghosts can levitate, can’t they? Or maybe I’m thinking of the vampires…

Anyhow, the hand, it — it grabbed a, a file from an open box at my eye level, and it pulled — and, and the file moved, like there was real physical force behind that gesture. I think I screamed. It was just so… impossible. There’s scary movies and books, and spooky podcasts that you listen to while going to sleep to shake yourself up a little — and then there’s that. I didn’t expect to see it because it shouldn’t have been real. I didn’t… I didn’t.

The next thing I know — I’m sitting on the floor, breathing heavily, with a very concerned Sasha crouching down besides me. She — she asked me what happened, led me to the break room, offered some tea. I turned to look back when we were exiting the storage — and there was nothing. No hands, no chill, no levitating objects... Just a bunch of dusty old boxes lined up in rows. I’m not sure whether I felt relieved or not. And, well, then Tim arrived, apologising for oversleeping, so that pretty much wraps up my experience, I suppose.

S-statement ends.”

< part 2 part 4 >

[imarenegade]

Canon 2Doc moments list

Here is the list I compiled of all the 2Doc moments in Gorillaz Canon grouped by phase with sources and links, there are a lot but being there is a 20 year history with many magazine interviews, webchats etc if I missed anything please let me know!

Phase 0

Murdoc: Yeah. That’s when your second eye went. You flew through the windscreen at 70 miles an hour, landing on your head once more. You skidded on your face for maybe half a mile, but when you came round, my God! ... Murdoc: He stood up really slowly his back still towards me, and really slowly turned around, like one of the zombies in those films he watches, and there were… no eyes! Just two black holes, a vacant stare

2D: That must have been pretty scary.

Murdoc: No, mate. I saw it! It looked great! A blue-haired, black-eyed God! The Girls would go wild, I knew I had it. You were still a bit mental, but I had my frontman! ...I could see that the girls would go crazy for his pretty boy looks, so I made him the Gorillaz singer.

How could you not? There he stood before Murdoc ‘Love’s young deity’. Rise of the Ogre pg 20, 22

Phase 1

Re-hash Murdoc and 2D put the lyrics together by Murdoc writing phrases on magnets and 2D throwing them on the fridge RIse of the Ogre pg 44

Russel and Noodle headed back to the UK to source directors for Gorillaz first promo video. Meanwhile, Murdoc and 2D stayed in Jamaica. Murdoc was climbing a coconut tree at one point, fell out and hurt his back. He took a photo of 2D while lying on the ground after falling Rise of the Ogre pg 54

“Murdoc took full advantage of the London rehearsals, taking time out with 2D in the evening to hijack various guestlists round the capital” Rise of the Ogre pg 70-71

Russel: We all love each other besides Murdoc who hates everyone and himself equally Murdoc: …Yeah, yeah exactly, that would be true. Ah, what’s your point? 2D: Aw, I love you Murdoc! Murdoc: I won’t say it again; I saved your life, you owe me your soul man 2D: Okay! Murdoc: Oh, nice one! The Apex Tapes March 2001 https://youtu.be/HMUYwVV4F1Y

May 22 2001 Murdoc moves into 2D’s room while his Winnebago is stolen https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/2-D%27s_Room_(Kong_Studios)

Chris Holloran: 2d and Murdoc, what's goin' with you two? Why do you hate each other? 2D: I don't hate him. He's my best mate. Murdoc: Told you before, I'm not gonna say it again - I saved your life, you owe me your soul. 2D: Okay. http://gorillazweb.yaia.com/interviews.html

2D and Murdoc playing games together Gorillaz Bitez, Game of Death https://youtu.be/DJdmYwaDPAo

Bonus! A screencap that someone photoshoped that NME used for an official article:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-gorillaz-murdoc-and-2d-give-their-first-ever-live-interview-2055577

2D: Er… I don’t want to scare you Murdoc, but I’m locked in here with you. I do have a key somewhere but I can’t find it. I’ve been watching you… sleeping and……you’re quite….beautiful… when you’re quiet. Gorillaz Official Forum, Sept 9 2003

Phase 2

2D hit his head when falling from a tree at the age of eleven, causing a complete and total loss  of his bodily hair.. When it came back, the natural colour  was a deep azure blue Murdoc: Collars and cuffs? 2D looks down awkwardly, scratching his head. Rise of the Ogre pg. 18

2-D: Oi! Oi! Oi, Murdoc! (Murdoc: Oh no..) I need - I need - I need you to help me tie my shoe laces up! Fuse TV interview https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/Fuse_TV_%22Murdoc_and_2-D%22_short_interview https://youtu.be/cLnkQAeMbIM Murdoc: I’m moving on with 2D to St Johns in Newfoundland and we’re going to settle there 2D:Yeah and have a little scone shop Murdoc:We’re going to have swan shaped scones Both: giggle/laughing Both: If you like scones like swans come to St Johns 2D and Murdoc’s chats during the Demon Days Live in NY https://youtu.be/k8o5KHRVFd0

2D: Uh, Uh, could I – could I just, Uh, KA - U - WAH - AYE…Uh…carry on, sorry I forgot what I was say….. (Murdoc: It’s alright – It’s alright –) 2D: No no, it’s gone, it’s gone, it’s gone…I’m sorry... L (Murdoc: It’s alright. It’s alright) Murdoc: No – No worry. He – he gets like that sometimes. … Interviewer: It’s lovely to witness the bond between you actually after – after all – Murdoc: Oh – 2D: Oh I don’t – Murdoc: After all we been through? 2D: I don’t like the last Bond.

...

2D: What because I have purple hair?

Murdoc: It’s a purple headed, trouser snake….I don’t know why I said that, I sna… -chuckles- Uh - uh, I can we say that in the Times telly pod? 

https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/Gorillaz:_Times_Magazine_interview_(Part_1)

Murdoc: Uhh...but it can hit – (Interviewer: Like a swan!) like a swan…like a cygnet -chuckles- like a scone!

2D: Like a swan scone! Murdoc: Like a swan shaped scone! 2006 Times Magazine interview https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/Gorillaz:_Times_Magazine_Interview_(Part_2)

Phase 3

I don't think I'll be giving the game away too much, If I say; he's a twerp with blue hair, who somehow got himself into my band because he looks good, he sings great and he's got no eyeballs. Yes folks, next week I'll be dragging, that old bugger 2-D into my house of horrors, lighthouse booth to sit in alongside me and- shut his face, while I play more Gorillaz tracks. February 16 2010 https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/Pirate_Radio:_3 https://youtu.be/9_6MwctTrYE

`Empire Ants’ (feat. Little Dragon) A moment’s peace amongst the rush. I sampled a lot of this from the theme music to Tomorrow’s World, and the vocalist is Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon, an electronic band from Sweden. It was actually 2D who got me into Little Dragon. He played me this lovely song of theirs called ‘Twice’, which he first heard on the TV show Grey’s Anatomy NME Blog February 22 2010 https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/gorillaz-plastic-beach-murdocs-track-by-track-guide-781091

@MurdocGorillaz Jul 23, 2010 We’re having a ‘BBQ summer’ here at Plastic Beach. An oil barrel stuffed with landfill is an ideal broiler. Stick another shrimp on,Stu-Pot!

Q: Is it lonely on Plastic Beach with no women around? Just you and 2D Murdoc: Yeah. It can be. But I've got measures in place to alleviate uh said loneliness. And I'm not going to go into any kind of great detail about that but you know

Q: Murdoc, what's your favorite color? Murdoc: BLUUUUUUUUUUEEEE! I like blue! I like Blue and I like green. Um mix them together and you get turquoise you know. Blue's my favorite color. September 16 2010 Murdoc live Facebook Webchat https://youtu.be/0x-ZErVzVt8

Murdoc: I’ll tell you what, when he stood up, WOW! What an image; tall, pretty, blue spiky hair... 2-D: No eyeballs. ... Murdoc: Come on 2D, let's grab a quick sharpener, last one at the bar is a wanker. (Murdoc leaves with a bang of a door) 2D: Uhhh... Thank you, and goodnight. iTunes Interview October 27 2010 https://youtu.be/Wnq3nm6ZtNc https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/ITunes_Interview:_Plastic_Beach

Murdoc: Pretty soon I’m going to be joined by a creature that we all know and love, 2D, singer of my band, Gorillaz. He’s uh- he’s just downstairs getting ready at the moment (single laugh), taking off the old gimp mask and combing his hair all nice for you. ... So while we’re waiting for him to put on his clothes and tie his special needs shoelaces, I’ll play you this. ... And with these, you made a scrapbook album on America. If you had to sum up Detroit in one sound, what you think that sound would be? 2D: I think maybe, it would sound something like this, (coughs in preparation) (the first ‘noise’ from “Detroit” plays, the track then continues with Murdoc and 2D ‘creating it’ as it goes along) Murdoc: Okay, that’s good, I see. (2D speaking over him: right, well) And then what’s next? 2D: And then I do this. Murdoc: Okay, yeah, I’m with you. 2D: Yeah and then I do a bit of this. Murdoc: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s good- that’s good (yeah, aha) 2D: Yeah, ya see? Ah? You get- yeah, right yeah. I do, that a cu’pla times. Murdoc: That’s nice, really nice. 2D: And then, right, I get into a bit of this… Yeah, eh?... Mm? See that, eh? Ya feelin’ that? Ya feel me? Murdoc: Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s great! 2D: Yeah, yep, thought you’d like it. And then I do a bit like this. Murdoc: WOW! That’s excellent! Nice one, can I join in? 2D: Yeah! Yeah, why not. Murdoc: Well can I do some vocals? 2D: Yeah, use this. This thing- Yeah, that thing there, yeah just-just, just speak into it. Murdoc: (clears throat) Oh, uh, yeah. Uh, right, right, I think I’ve got it. Here goes. 2D: Nice vocal… Good stuff, good stuff… Okay, I’m gonna bring this in now, yeah. Step tune, and fade in, now. (the track draws to a close) Murdoc: Phew, a bit puffed out now, (deep breath) thanks. That was great 2D. That really explains a lot. 2D: I’m just glad to help, really… Pirate Radio 5 April 10 2011 https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/Pirate_Radio:_5,_The_Fall https://youtu.be/qujp3KfQYhI

In the original storyboard for the “Do Ya Thing” MV 2D hugs Murdoc back in the comic strip https://fdocuments.in/document/gorillaz-do-ya-thing-storyboard-converse.html

Phase 4

2D’s poster of Murdoc in his room in Spirit House https://youtu.be/QzqJnYuq97s

Highsnobiety: What's one of the strangest things to ever happen to you while on tour?

2-D: One time Murdoc got very drunk. He pointed at me then one of the security guards escorted me to his trailer. When I got inside, Murdoc gave me strawberries and told me about all the tragedies in his life, stopping only to cry or smoke a joint. Afterwards, he said I was a good listener, and not like all the other girls. We hugged, exchanged numbers, and I left. He never called. https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/2-D_Speaks_to_Highsnobiety_-_November_2016

(Via user Dreamsofperil)

Q: The film you can quote the most of Noodle: “I’m sorry, Wilson. I’m sorry! WILSON! WILSON!” Cast Away came out the year I joined Gorillaz. 2D would watch it five times a day. It really spoke to him; he even drew his own Wilson onto a watermelon. Murdoc butchered it with his battle-axe. Then juiced it. Maybe he was jealous. Or thirsty. Loud and Quiet April 25 2017 https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/getting-know-everything-need-know-noodle-gorillaz-yes-shes-cartoon/

(2D in his underwear, with Murdoc shirtless wearing high heels laying in his piano in front of a picture of Liberace)

2D: We try to spend as little time together at the studio as possible. Murdoc: I don’t know what it is, 2D has some issues with me, I don't myself. Mr.Jam: Let’s leave it here cause all you both gonna do is argue… Murdoc: No!! No, Mr.Jam!! We don’t!! We don’t!! There’s a love there, you know. (This whole interview has a lot of good moments) BBC Radio 1 interview April 1St 2017 with Mista Jam https://youtu.be/WWcb_r6cdAE

Things seemed pretty amicable between you and the rest of the band in your latest video, all things considered. How are relations with everyone? 2D: A little better. Murdoc used to practise his torture techniques on me, but since he got into S&M, he’s been beating and torturing himself more than me. So I’m feeling positive. Dazed Skype interview April 27 2017 https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35725/1/we-skyped-every-member-of-gorillaz

(2D and Murdoc standing close, smiling, as 2D lights Murdoc’s cigarette)

2D wearing a razor blade necklace engraved with Murdoc’s name

2D's favorite inspirational quote is something Murdoc said

2D Reddit AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/gorillaz/comments/6hmdmu/hello_world_2d_here_ask_me_anything/

Even though Russel is the best cook 2D and Murdoc just talk about each other 

Gorillaz Reddit AMA  https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/682hwf/ama_we_are_the_gorillaz_ask_us_anything/

Favorite one hit wonder?

2D;: “’Somebody’s Watching Me’, by Rockwell. The chorus goes “I always feel like someone’s watching me”. I can really relate to that because of all the CCTV and things in modern society. And the surveillance camera Murdoc installed above my bed.” Shortlist May 5 2017 https://www.shortlist.com/news/gorillaz-ultimate-playlist-damon-albarn

What’s your perfect Sunday? MN: Sunday being the day of rest, [Gorillaz member] 2D waits on me hand and foot. He does that every day, to be fair, but on Sunday he wears a little apron, which makes it extra special. So, 1 p.m., I’m probably still in a booze coma. By 3 p.m., if I’m still out, 2D fires up the defibrillator and gives me a few hundred volts. Just to blow off the cobwebs. I normally punch him in the face due to the pain of the electricity, then he goes off to make me a Full English, which is a cocktail of our greatest liquids: gin, brown ale, Earl Grey tea, and Ronseal. Then I skin up a brunch trumpet of high-grade hash mixed with Nescafé Gold Blend and take 2D out for a walk in one of London’s famous parks. I’ll throw a stick for him or let him chase the ducks for a bit. Once he’s tired out, I head back home for Midsomer Murders, work on my cross-stitch, and reply to my latest hate mail. https://www.avclub.com/gorillaz-s-murdoc-says-he-s-almost-entirely-free-of-b-1798261196

2D’s itinerary for his last day which includes going to Uncle Norm’s to remember when Murdoc hit him with his Astra Last Day On Earth by Stuart Pot, G Magazine page 34

Phase 5

All of 2D’s lyric journal is basically 2Doc content https://imgur.com/a/K5EjPjv

@murdocgorillaz​ Oct 27, 2018 I’ve had so much caffeine I’m starting to hallucinate. Just had a twenty minute tête-à-tête with 2D, turns out to be a golf umbrella. Similar level of conversation, mind you. I’M STILL ONLINE

2D wearing Murdoc’s Phase 4 clothes

2D’s shoe laces perpetually untied while Murdoc was in prison and not around to tie them

Free Murdoc chats https://gorillaz.fandom.com/wiki/FreeMurdoc

The “Souk Eye” live visuals featuring Murdoc https://youtu.be/8AXgabiotqI

Phase 6

Murdoc’s daily routine

Machine Bites #4 No real need to include this but I love when Murdoc yells at the person laughing in the background to shut up because he and 2D are talking (about snacks, Murdoc prefers krisprolls over ryvita) https://youtu.be/LUNJucKX1O4

@MurdocGorillaz Mar 5, 2020 for asking: is 2D wearing my captain’s hat from Plastic Beach? Not the same one cos that got eaten (long story). But I bought a new one and gave it to the lad, a little good luck charm for his voyage. You look smashing, matey! #DebunkDesole

@MurdocGorillaz Really great, thanks for asking dumbass juggalo. We're better than ever. Soon as the weather clears we're going for a lovely ride together on our new tandem bike. 11:16 AM · Mar 5, 2020

@MurdocGorillaz Mar 5, 2020 Thanks for noticing, biscotti. That's due to the great new foundation 2D bought for me. Because I'm worth it.

Machine Bites #6 2D: "Feeling better now Murdoc? I haven't heard you crying for a few hours." Murdoc: "My tear ducts dried up years ago. – I watched 'The Notebook' last night; [2D: "Oh yeah"] dry as the Gobi Desert."

Murdoc: "Oh! Man! Yeahyeayea yeah! This is eyeball sweat, ehhh? I told you about that in 2007." https://youtu.be/mVZN1nBrWAg

Machine Bites #7 2D: His eyeballs are sweating again, you uh- do you need some um- Murdoc: They're not! 2D: Do you need some antiperspirant for your eyeballs? Murdoc: Oh wait a minute, yeah they probably are a little bit, mhmm https://youtu.be/TqSBvmcBdns

Murdoc "bromanced" 2D the week leading up to the Aries shoot https://twitter.com/gorillaz/status/1258780308213809152

Machine Bitez #15 Oct 1 2D: Have you ever been positive for a whole hour? Should we try it? Murdoc: Don't know if I could do it! 2D: Do you like my shoes? Murdoc: No. https://youtu.be/PmEKOMIMY-0

Murdoc answers his own questions on the Pac-Man video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-7U-FDql1A

“Not sure I like your tone here, mate,” he queries us. “The study of Orgonomy demands huge dedication and sacrifice. I’ve spent months in a box wearing nowt but my underwear. Not to mention the horrible experiments 2-D bravely volunteered for. So a bit more respect, yeah?" Clash magazine interview April 5 2021 https://www.clashmusic.com/features/land-of-the-permanent-sun-gorillaz-interviewed (Side note: "Orgone Accumulator, a fraudulent device alleged to recharge a person's orgone, the energy of sexual orgasm." https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/orgonomy So Murdoc was experimenting on 2D in his sexual energy orgasm box) 

2D and Noodle Reddit AMA https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/i4s8zi/hello_world_im_2d_from_gorillaz_ask_me_and_noodle/.compact

2D's hallucinations of Murdoc while “stranded” in Gaudalupe Mexico after the attack on Plastic Beach, includes many shots centered on Murdoc’s crotch and butt Wish You Were Here, Gorillaz Almanac pg 12

Pickled personally by Murdoc, using his secret recipe, Packed by 2D, May contain nuts Niccal’s Pickles ad, Gorillaz Almanac pg 180

2D was lucky that night Short Stories, Gorillaz Almanac pg 193

"...but um yeah the show must go on, heheh. The good news is Murdoc just brought me a nice cup of tea.”

Song Machine Radio episode 1 - 2D and Georgia  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0GJkAArG60

Song Machine Live Murdoc talks about the big party he threw for 2Ds birthday but he didn't invite him. 2D invites Murdoc to his room to put together a puzzle which Murdoc doesn't find to be a fun time December 12 2020 Song Machine live https://youtu.be/vrbPV4yusSg

2D's booty shorts he wears in the Humility MV framed and hung on the wall of Murdoc's Winnebago, Fred Perry x Gorillaz app May 2021

Murdoc wearing Fred Perry "2d" bomber jacket, Fred Perry x Gorillaz May 2021

Seeing as we’re still in the throes of a pandemic, we should probably start with the obvious: How’s your health?

2D: Yeah I’m OK cheers for asking. Russ and Noodle are good too, but it’s hard to tell with Murdoc as he always looks green and not well. It’s the same with kiwis, how do you know if they’ve gone mouldy if they are green in the first place? The only way to know is by eating them Indie Mag interview May 20 2021 https://indie-mag.com/2021/05/20-years-of-gorillaz-interview-fred-perry/

Murdoc wearing 2D’s shirt from the ‘Tranz’ MV phase 5, gfoot capsule collection August 2021

 Murdoc asked everyone to dress up as elves and sing carols, only 2D did and sang to Murdoc as he wrote this email. Murdoc Niccals | A Christmas Address email December 16 2021