#zero sins andy

[gamerkrillslair]

Plato once said: "life is sleeping on the forest floor in 30 degree windy weather after walking several miles home from a legendary party because you forgot your keys."

and frankly how the fuck did he know that but also that's true

[buckets-and-trees]

2200 FOLLOWERS!

TWO YEARS AGO IN JULY I HAD ZERO FOLLOWERS! NOW THERE ARE TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED OF YOU PLAYING AROUND HERE WITH ME?!

I love you, I love you, I love you!

I know there are blogs with way more people, but this is very humbling for me, and all of you make this so much fun - worth it to slog through the writers block, and so frequently I'm blessed with pick-me-ups from either an ask in my inbox, messages, comments, and reblogs that are just so generous/kind/hilarious.

It's kind of a crazy time right now, so I might do something bigger and fancier and more engaging at another follower milestone, but... what if I just run a poll for what you actually WANT me to update next from some of the more popular stories? I think my life could handle that right now without my head reeling/with enough time for me to actually finish it...

[jamneuromain]

Evaluating Your Work

Andy Barber x You / Reader

Warning: Smut, Fluff and Smut, Alternate Universe - College / University, thigh riding, Teacher-Student Relationship, Professor!Andy Barber, Student!Reader, Roleplay, Sexual Roleplay, Student!You, Clit Stimulation, Pet Names (Angel, baby), Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Warning: Reading Smut, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot

Word count: 1k

Summary: You return home with Andy reading your... stuff.

Dancing in the Daydream M. List

It’s a bad idea to start a relationship with a professor who taught your class. It’s a worse idea to start a relationship with a professor who has a doctorate in English Literature. It’s an insanely terrible idea when the said professor enjoys your writing and when your fanfic works are lying around with zero protection on the internet.

To Andy, your works are just waiting to be exploited.

He can’t help but smirk when you return home. (Yes, you live together for a couple of months now.)

“Hey Andy – what’s with that look?” You eye him suspiciously, snuggling right next to him on the couch. Inhaling his woody cologne on his button-down shirt, this day couldn’t have been better.

“Just something you wrote.” His smirk grows wider. His arm holds your waist, so you can see what is on his phone.

You groan at the sight of your fanfic. “Really?” You whine, burying your head in his chest, not looking at his phone anymore. Knowing the answer to your upcoming question but you have to ask anyway, “please tell me it wasn’t the smutty one-shot I wrote for the College AU.”

“Yup.” Andy pops the "p" with his sinful red lips, and chuckles softly, “I’m loving how your main character gets her extra credit.”

You let out a sound mixing frustration and whining, “it’s not funny.”

“It’s not.” He clears his throat and calls your name in the sultriest tone he could manage, “we could work out your extra credit if you … were up for it.”

Damn him when his sound does things to your pussy.

And why the fuck him reading your smutty fiction turns you on even more?

You sit on his thick thigh, slowly grinding yourself on his dress pants. Your ridiculously short skirt is rucked up to your waist, your cotton panties by your ankle, while he palms your waist and the curve of your ass and not giving you an ounce of help. Your hands are tied behind you, as Andy forbids you from using your hand to move yourself on his thigh.

His other hand is holding that damn phone, reading the next sentence. “C’mon, Angel, show me some effort.”

You gasp when your clit rolls on the rough patch of fabric, the patch that your juice hasn’t soaked through completely, arching your waist even more to get some friction. You cannot get anymore. His trousers are coated with your slick, and your clit isn’t stimulated enough to be swollen to the size where it could get caught up between your pussy lips and his thigh.

Andy intertwines his fingers with yours, nudging your spine lightly, encouraging you to say your shameful line.

Embarrassment and arousal hit you at the same time. “Sorr-Sorry, Professor, oh God,” You moan when his thigh tenses unexpectedly under your pussy, “I need your help.”

He darts his tongue to wet his lips, which are begging to be kissed. “Poor girl, can’t even do the simplest task I gave you.” Andy flexes his thigh experimentally, “better?”

Your thighs nearly crush his when he sits up, his knees higher than before, pressing your body to slide down his thigh. The coil in your stomach tightens. Your forehead on his shoulder, your heart pounding by your ears, your thighs and calves sore, panting like you are having cardio instead of riding your boyfriend slash professor’s thigh.

You know what comes next. You know that in your fiction, “you” cum on his thigh and make a mess.

But real life is no fiction.

You can’t cum like this. Not when you soak his thigh already and still don’t have enough stimulation.

“Andy please.” You murmur to his shoulder, “help me.”

He kisses the top of your head, “of course, I’ll do anything for you … Angel.”

He unties your wrists, to which you respond by hugging his neck the second you are set free. He drops his phone and grabs your waist to move you on his thigh. He tightens his thigh so you can get more friction. Your pussy lips dig down harder and faster, more than you could ever manage by yourself. Your pussy lips rubbed raw, your clit swollen, your coil pulsing along every friction he gives you.

He captures your lips, teasing, sucking, nipping your lower lip and your jawline, chafing your cheeks with his trimmed beard.

You moan into his mouth, clawing his back, whimpering.

“Look at you,” he whispers, “fucking yourself on my thigh,” leaving teeth marks and bruises on your neck as he speaks, “begging for me to make you cum,” the exact lines, but much dirtier from a roll of his tongue, “a perfect little whore to do anything for her professor.”

“Yes yes yes.” You breathe. Your eyes shut, on the brink of an orgasm.

“Yes Sir.” He tweaks your nipple between his fingers, one hand firmly shoving your hips to his thigh, “say the words, Angel. Say the fucking words, and I’ll make you cum.”

You are lost. You don’t know what words he is referring to. You don’t know if he is still role-playing or drunk in your pleading tone. But you will do anything to cum right this second.

“Yes Sir. Please, Sir. I’ll be so good.” You babble, “please, Professor Barber. Make me cum on your thigh. I’ll be your good little slut I promise.”

“Fuck!” His fingers dig into the globe of your ass, grinding you down his thigh one last time, reaching a finger down to strum your sensitive clit.

Your orgasm explodes into millions of pieces, erupting in your belly, having you scream when his finger doesn’t slow the slightest, prolonging your white-hot pleasure as your eyes tear up.

“Fuck.” He pecks your lips when you recover from your mind-shattering orgasm, “fuck, you alright, baby?”

“I’m okay.” But also want to try it again sometime. “That was intense.” You smile to his lips, returning his kisses.

“Great. ‘Cause the next chapter is fucking you on my desk.”

[pkm-astria-rpg]

PB Reservados

A continuación tenemos la lista de los PB apartados previo a la inauguración del foro. Las reservas tendrán validez tan solo por una semana a partir de la inauguración oficial del foro, por lo que si nadie reclama el físico pasado ese tiempo, quedará totalmente libre.

Para hacer una reserva, se debe enviar un Ask con el nombre del PB, su procedencia, y 8 números a elección, de los cuales los primeros 4 servirán como contraseña (para poder reclamar el físico) y los últimos 4 como identificador (para saber que la reserva te pertenece). En su defecto, de proporcionar un usuario de Discord o no usar el anon de Tumblr, el PB se reservará sin la necesidad del identificador.

Ai - Yu-Gi-OH Vrains

Andrew Graves - The Coffin of Andy and LeyLey

Aventurine - Honkai: Star Rail

Barbara - Genshin Impact

Belle - Zenless Zone Zero

Dr. Ratio - Honkai: Star Rail

Für Elysia - Honkai Impact 3rd (0109)

Furina - Genshin Impact

Fuwa Minato - Nijisanji

Geppard Landau - Honkai: Star Rail

Kafka - Honkai: Star Rail (0109)

Kaito Kuroba - Kaito Kid/Conan

Kaori Miyazono - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (2548)

Klaus Von Reinhertz - Kekkai Sensen

Laios Touden - Dungeon Meshi

Land - Sousou no Frieren

Lucas Lee - Scott Pilgrim

Mari Ohara - Love Live! Sunshine!!

Maria Marionette - Nijisanji EN

Nana Osaki - Nana (7777)

Naofumi Iwatani - The Rising of the Shield Hero (1994)

Nefertari - Fate Prototype

Riku - Kingdom Hearts

Satoru Gojo - Jujutsu Kaisen

Suguru Geto - Jujutsu Kaisen

Suletta Mercury - Gundam the Witch from Mercury

Tsukasa Tenma - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

Wanderer - Genshin Impact

[poppy-in-the-woods]

Et tu, Polyphia? (Or How these particular tropes seem unescapable)

So recently I got into Polyphia because someone mentioned Tim Henson's YouTube channel in a video; they said he was the best guitarist alive and that he often makes videos playing his guitar, so I had to check it out. You know, to see if they were exaggerating or not. Turns out they weren't.

I don't usually like instrumental heavy metal/progressive rock or whatever it is that they are labeled as (I have honestly no clue); the only instrumental music I used to listening are movie soundtracks or artists that already sound like they belong in a movie soundtrack, like Two Steps From Hell.

It was strange for me to get so into this type of music, but I did and OMG they're good. So I started watching some of their videos and I liked them... until I stumbled on the Euphoria and the Champagne videos.

The Champagne music video seems to play these particular tropes (musicians being adored by women and women dancing suggestively for seemingly no reason) for laughs, like the band is self-aware this is a meme, but the Euphoria one... not so much, and it left me wondering: can we escape these two tropes in rock/metal videos?

If you look at 70s and 80s rock & metal bands, their videos are full of these tropes. Even in the 90s and more recent videos are guilty of such sins (Powerwolf I'm looking at you. I know you're mostly a self-parody, but still, you could tone it down).

As a woman who enjoys rock and metal, it makes me cringe every time I see that played in a video. It looks so sexist and dated... Haven't we evolved past that?

I get that being a rock star is a very popular male power fantasy, but as a friend of mine said recently, either you have such a low self-esteem and not enough confidence in yourself that you wish it would happen, or you have such an ego you honestly believe it would happen. And yes, often very popular musicians have groupies, I am aware of that, but why make your sexual exploits the center of your videos? Again, haven't we evolved past that? I can't take those videos seriously, and for me, it's kind of a red flag when a band does (*cough*Five Finger Death Punch*cough*).

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Polyphia is that kind of band (though they maybe thought the woman dancing was on theme with the title of the song being Euphoria, or maybe their studio thought it was a good idea, I don't know), but it made me think how much we still have to progress in that aspect.

(In contrast, their song ABC which has a female guest artist and very clear sexual tones has a super fun video with almost zero sexualization, and again it's mostly played as a self-aware joke).

Side note: I also checked AO3 for fics out of curiosity, and they were none. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

That was a bit strange to me, having Tim Henson that kind of K-pop idol look to him, and then it clicked: they're not as mainstream as other bands that have tons of teenage girls (and not so teenage) writing smut about them.

I don't know if this links with the trope or not, but fandom spaces (besides how much BuzzFeed and other channels like to do "reading smut" or "reading thirst tweets" videos) are a "fans only" zone. Musicians are never supposed to read how this young woman from Minnesota would like to sleep with them, or the things she would do if they consented. Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides said it in an interview (I'm paraphrasing here, don't come at me):

"It's not for me, and I can't get mad at it. It's like looking into someone else's window and then getting mad for what they're doing inside their home. Why did you look in the first place?"

That's a private thing and very different from having barely clothed women on your video being presented as objects for your consumption, in my opinion.

Also, maybe we should relax with the "porn without plot" type of fics? Not censoring them, just right now they're a bit meh to me, and some are frankly gross, but maybe it's my personal trauma speaking, I don't know.

Anyway, stream Polyphia and have a good night/evening/day.

[ramrodd]

COMMENTARY

Ben Shapiro LOSING HIS MIND Over TIm Walz The way Ben Shapiro describes him in these segments makes Tim Walz sound like Ronald Reagan, a Governor, avaucual,, down home foot ball coach, like Ron the Life Guard, he's a walking , talking Andy Hardy movie. Right out of the New Deal like Reagan, All those RINO's who want to restore the Party of Lincoln can vote Democrat once in their life this one time and clear the deck of the GOP of Prohect 2025  

The difference between DUtch and Tim is that Walz didn't play Command Sergeant Major on a movie lot, he was a CSM. There is nobody in Project 2025, little pepsqueks like Ben Shapiro and Rich Lowry up to mobsters like him, Except, of course, for the Project 2025 Amry NCOs and Officers are like Michael Flynn, All the Pro-Life chaplains have been pumping the Chiristian Nationalism theology of Project 2025 into the military community and is major factor in the elevated rate of suicides, 22/ay. of combat vets and young men who identify with Kurt Cobain, and are the engine of sexual assault inspired by the Total Depravity doctrine of Calvin,

  What you Progressives need to do is to explain to RINOs why piling onto the Harris/Walz DEI ZenVusiness Express into the Green New Deal, Biden/Harris/Walz is completing Reagan's New Federaalsim and Tayolr Swift and Beyonce are lanuching the global mobilization for the paradigm shfit of Stage 3 of Eisenhower's 1956 Presidential Platform.

  To a great degree, Eisehhower's 1956 Presidential Platform is a process to ttranform the Militaray Industrial Complex into Bernie Sander's social safety net, Because of George Marshall's reform of the General Staff with the addition of G5, the Army had a huge amount of data on how constitntion capitalism was healing the wounds in Europe ffrom 1900 years of lethal combat and he and his brain trust at Columbia University conceived of the process Eisenhower put into motion as a froce multiplier of Truman's desegregation of the Federal Government, usefully reversing Woodrow Wilson's Jim Crow bigotry that is considered revealed righteeousness in the PResbyterian Church, USA, particularly fans of Norman Vincet Peale's Prosperity Gospel, at the center of Project 2025.

  Do a review on your show with as a ZOOM discussion of the Buckley-Baldwin Cambridge Union debate in 1965, Baldwin represents the BLM/DEI/Truman de-Nazification of the federal government and Buckley represents Project 2025 and the original sin of the Presbyterian Chrus USA, Buckley's Negro Problem, This is another reason for RINO's to vote for Reagan's New Federalsim and Harris/Walz and Gen Z. Quit worring about the zero-sum politics of Ben Shapir and Project 2025 and promote the progressive captialism of the Starship Capitalism of 2001: A Space Odyssey of the Green New Deal set in motion by Eisehower's 1956 Presidential Platform, The only thing in the way since 1981 has been Project 2025.

:

[imeverywoman420]

if u think beatles suck u dont got ears/soul or u listened to wrong songs. all the trap music u like is truly shit. so shut ur mouth once and for all about music

Wrong dipshit

The beatles sound dissonant as hell like 4 dying cats. The instrumentals suck. the lyrics are meaningless and not even in a fun cute pop way, its complete nonsense. Like andy warhol for your ears. They had absolutely ZERO swag. The only somewhat decent songs they have are a chore to listen to and go on forever.

If i wanted to listen to silly overrated bullshit id listen to death grips because death grips is actually good. Hacker > hey jude. And its not even close!

All of them are ugly as sin. They brought nothing to the table WHATSOEVER.

[wutbju]

When those in Naselli's care confronted him about his anger, he faux-pologized:

But Naselli, according to the Takatas’ transcripts, spoke up about the difference between intent and impact and ultimately did not see his response as sinful. “I feel terribly that I hurt you, and I own that and I regret it, and I’m so sorry,” he said. “I’m not convinced that I sinned against you. I had zero ill intent against you.”

That's not how it works, Andy. Say it -- "I did the wrong thing."

Period.

[hellofanimagination]

Masterlist as of 3/11/19

~Notes On My Writing Encourages Me To Write~

Headcannons

Drabbles

Taglist

Bold=Contains Smut

Italics=Just Angst

(^)=Male Reader

($)=Threesome

(!)=Multiple Current Relationships (With the reader)

(+)=Basement AU

(*)=Punk AU

(@)=Danger Days AU

(%)=High School/College AU (or implies that they are younger)

(-)=Vampire AU

(&)=Parent/Pregnancy AU or involves kids (such as  Bandit)

(#)=Self Harm TW

Fall Out Boy:

Patrick:

Eternal Summer (%)

I Am Beautiful With You

Bad Trip, I Couldn’t Get Off

I Got Troubled Thoughts

I Would Sing You To Sleep

Lullabye (&)

Moan For Me

Blue Bubbles

^Part 2

Kisses on The Necks Of “Best Friends” (%)

Cause It’s Just Trust

Allie, I Was So Good Back Then

Take This To Your Grave

Cinderella She Seems So Easy

Pete:

It’s Not A Side Effect Of The Cocaine (^)

Call Me Maybe

Andy:

Moving Pictures (&)

My Chemical Romance:

Gerard:

Urie’s House, 11 Tonight (%)

Don’t Go

I Need You

Please

Doctor Way

First Time (+)

Interview

^Part 2

Nicotine Kisses (*)

Hold Me

Study Date (*) (%)

Love Will Kill You (*) (%)

Too Fast (+)

Don’t Save Me (@)

Beautiful

Kiss Me You Animal

I Hate The Ending Myself (@)

Thief (@)

The Boys And Girls In The Clique (+) (%)

^ Parts 2 and 3

Not So Secret (@)

My Friends Blur (+) (%)

^Part 2

Dance, Dance (@)

You Belong To Me I Believe

Marry Me

Playground Eyes (#)

Blow Me..A Kiss (+)

They’ll Say It’s Not Worth It (+) (%)

Reinvent Love

Right Down To The Blood (*)

In A World Of Bad Dreams (-)

^Part 2

My Perfect Stranger (&)

Mama

In A Bullet’s Embrace (#)

Sounds Of Love-Notes

We Are The Dream (&)

Do It Now And Do It Loud

Young And Loaded (@)

A Love That’s So Demanding

^Part 2

What Are We Waiting For?

My Best Friend’s Brother

I Don’t Do ‘Parents’ (%) (*)

Remember When You And I Would Make Things Up? (&)

Protect Me From The Troubles Of My Own Skin (^) (#)

Hot For Teacher (%)

I Don’t Believe In Luck ($)

The World’s a Broken Bone (%) (+)

The World Is Ugly (#)

Everybody Wants To Know (%) (*)

It Was Always You (+)

Birthday Touches

Burnt Waffles Made With Love (&)

Don’t Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned

Blink Back To Let Me Know (%) (Fem!Gee)

Fight Me (Knight AU)

^Part 2

Tattoos Of Heroes Without Capes (@)

This Is How We Met, Cause We’re Fucking Nerds

We Will Stumble Through Heaven

I Can Make Your Heart Slow

Being Blue Is Better Than Being Over It

^Part 2

We Can Be Heroes (+)

I’ve Always Held My Doubts So Close To My Heart

Well There’s No Way I’m Kissing That Guy (-)

I Never Said I’d Lie And Wait Forever

^ Part 2

This Is A Love Song In My Own Way

I’ve Got An Uncommon Love ($) (@) (!)

Can You Feel My Heart? (+)

In The Morning It Will All Be Better (+)

This Is The Best Day Ever

Bachelors For Bad Luck Girls (%)

I Want You In My Life

Only You (Asexual!Reader)

Dirty Little Secret (+)

I Promise You This

Lips Pressed Close To Mine

Sleeping Beauty

Without A Sound

If You Look In The Mirror And Don’t Like What You See (+)

Tell Me I’m A Bad Man ($)

Keep Running (@)

Cold On This Inside (^)

Such A Happy Mess

Throwing Stones At A Glass Moon (@) (&)

Follow Me Down (%)

We Spark and We Fade (Vampire Hunters AU)

Thin Line Between A Good And A Bad Idea

The Pros And Cons Of Breathing (#)

I Found The Cure To Growing Older (%)

Houston We’re Going Down (@)

Until You’ve Had Yourself A Hurricane

Spooky Scary And Drunk AF

Unashamed (^)

Comback Of The Year

Hesitant Alien

^Part 2

This Is How I Disappear

Don’t Wanna Fall In Love (*)

Shut Me Up

Fantastic Bastards 

Hand Of God 

Victims Of Love

Lightning In A Bottle

Frank:

Sweet Fun (@)

Hold A Lover Close (*) (%)

A Kiss And I Will Surrender

Say I Like You, And We Can Get Out

Promises That We’ll Make

I Don’t Believe In Luck ($)

Let’s Get These Teen Hearts Beating. Faster, Faster

Back To The Street Where We Began

I’ve Got An Uncommon Love ($) (@) (!)

Sometimes We Take Chances

Bruises On Your Thighs

Imaginary Wedding Gown (&)

Tell Me I’m A Bad Man ($)

Can’t Help Falling In Love

^Part 2

Up Against The Picket Fence

Mikey:

Stressed Out

Kiss And Tell

All My Feelings Exposed (^)

Let Me See Your Moves

You Can Have My Heart

Summer Time (^)

Adore

My Heart Is Yours (%)

Something My Soul Needs (^)

Ray:

They Say Quitters Never Win

No Pairing:

Takes One To Know One

Untitled (Submission)

Not Another Boy Band (Genderfluid!Gee)

Hesitantly Me (Reader is Gee’s sister)

Lost Boys (mcr are fucked up and homeless, reader helps them) (#)

Panic! At The Disco:

Ryan:

I’d Do It All Again. I Think You’re My Best Friend

Milkshake Smiles (%)

^Part 2

I Just See The Sky

Girl, I’m Just Impressed With Your Face (Artist!Ryan)

Where Can I Go When I Want You Around (Prince!Ryan)

Nearly Witches

Another Observation (Agender!Ryan)

It’s Nice To Think You Are Always Wanted

Shh…It’s A Secret

You Rattle My Bones

She Had The World ($) (!)

^Part 2 ($) (!)

Film The World Before It Happens (!)

Free Form Poem (RyanxReaderxJon) (Submission)

Supernatural:

Dean:

Bear Bottles and Gun Shots

Beach Trip

Promise?

You’re My Dream

Chocolate Kisses

Game Over

Nothing To Write Home About (%) (!)

Sam:

5 Seconds Of Sam (%)

Mad At Nothing (!)

Sleep, Love

Castiel:

Learning

Let’s Just Pretend

Other

Midday Naps (%) (Kellin Quinn Imagine)

Emo? Emo. (%) (Dan Howell Imagine)

Young Love As Sweet As Can Be (%) (Dan x Reader x Phil)

More Than You Bargained For (Dan x Reader x Phil)

Zero To Hero (Tyler Oakley Imagine)

Magic In The Midnight Sun (Brandon Flowers Imagine)

You Stole My Head (Dallon Weekes Imagine)

Hey, Baby I’m Not Your Superhuman (Except That I Am) (Spiderman Imagine)

Screaming Daydreams (Submission (Poem, no ship)

I’m Trying My Best (Submission, William Beckett x Reader)

[bicrix]

Zero

Mi vida cada vez esta mas soleado

veo el mundo desde otra perspectiva

las cosas mejoraqn poco a poco

cada vez mas feli y mas grande tengo la sonrisa

Pero antes estaba deprimido

el mundo era frio y bastabte oscuro

me sentia solo y sin esperanza

ya no creia poder seguir adelante

Pero levante la vista y los vi

senti la calidez de sus corazones

y no se como agradecerles

solo esto les puedo decir

(Estribillo)

Hola, hola

mi vida sin ustedes es un 

Zero, Zero

gracias por el apoyo que me han dado, ado

cambiaron por completo mi vida, ida

Yo hare lo mismo (x2)

Ahora sigo mas adelante por ustedes

siempre querer buscar como protegerlos

cuando ustedes caigan y se sienten mal

yo sere el que quiera levantarlos

Se que habra muchos que no confien en mi

pero dame la oportunidad, no se arrepentiran

estoy aqui para ayudarlos

quiero hacerlo con ustedes conmigo

Levanten la vista y vean mi mano

sientan la calidez de mi corazon

y no se como agradecerles

solo esto les puedo decir

(Estribillo)

Hola, hola

mi vida sin ustedes es un

Zero, Zero

gracias por el apoyo que me han dado, ado

cambiaron por completo mi vida, ida

Yo hare lo mismo (x2)

(Puente)

Tendre defectos,

pero peleo

por ustedes

Y si me equivoco 

y los lastimo

quiero su perdon

(Estribillo)

Hola, hola

mi vida sin ustedes es un

Zero, Zero

gracias por el apoyo que me han dado, ado

cambiaron por completo mi vida, ida

Yo hare lo mismo (x2)

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[stayextrafrosty]

Of Saints and Sin: Chapter 2

Fall Out Boy mob boss AU

Warnings: lots of violence, cursing, and general angst

Read On AO3

Patrick paced about his office. He had to figure out how to address the threat made by the Snakes. He certainly wasn’t going to give it over to them. That would be too much territory. The little club was one of the farthest west they controlled. Ending just before Douglas Park and extending south until Englewood.

Patrick ran a hand through his hair. Maybe he should move on their territory. Englewood was known to have gang related violence problems. Perhaps if he moved his guys in, they could get it under control. Of course, he had no idea what they planned to do if he didn’t give up V’s club.

There was a knock at the door. He sighed and moved to open it. Joe stood on the other side. Patrick looked around for the other guys but didn’t see them. He stepped to the side to let Joe pass. It was strange for him to come alone.

“What’s up? Something happen?” Joe shrugged and wandered to sit behind the desk.

“Seemed like you had something to talk about with all that pacing you were doing. Try not to carve a rut into the floor.” Patrick rolled his eyes.

“Ya know, if you don’t have anything useful to say…” Patrick trailed off. Joe shifted some papers around on the desk.

“I just came to see what you were thinking about. You have a tendency to not tell anyone anything.” Patrick shrugged his suit jacket off and tossed it on a nearby chair. “Need some advice?” Joe sighed when he didn’t respond.

“What happened to Smyth was not your fault. He made that choice to protect you, just like Andy, Pete, and I would.” Patrick clenched his fists. There was that stupid ‘not your fault’ thing again.

“I really wish everyone would stop saying that,” he mumbled.

“Oh, stop feeling sorry for yourself!” Joe stood suddenly. “Get your shit together, Trick. You’re the boss. These things happen sometimes. But you gotta figure out how to work things through. You can’t just bail.” Joe stood across from him, arms crossed. Patrick was surprised. He hadn’t had the gift of being lectured by Joe recently.

“There’s a group out there that wants your head. If you don’t make a stand for your territory then what’s the fucking point? Threaten them back, Trick! Get a hold of Englewood! I’m sure you even figured out that much.” Joe may as well have been shaking his shoulders.

“Yea, I got it. But it’s not like we can just march in there and start shooting. We don’t even know what they plan to do if I don’t give up the territory.”

“Let’s assume murder? That’s generally the type of path they take.” A short pause. “Let me and the other two go in there. We know a bar in Englewood that’s close to the boarder. We get that under our control, the people won’t have to deal with those damn Snakes anymore.”

“You say it like that and it doesn’t sound much better.” Joe rolled his eyes.

“Your choice, boss. But at least with you running things, they’ll have a chance to rebuild.” Patrick thought for a moment. They were his friends and he didn’t want them hurt, too. But they had received the name ‘trio from hell’ for a reason. Patrick sighed, then nodded.

“Alright. I’ll inform our groups near that area in case of retaliation.” Patrick caught the almost giddy smile he tried to hide. The three of them were scary enough to make a chill run down Patrick’s spine. Joe made his way toward the door.

“Hey,” Patrick called. “If any of you don’t come back, I will raise you from the dead and kill you myself.” Joe chuckled.

“Understood.” He gave a half salute and left. Patrick glanced out the window. He prayed that he wasn’t wrong about this move.

-

The three boys sat in their car on the border of Englewood. The neon sign was visible but just barely. It flickered constantly, letting them know of the poor funding this bar was getting. The Snakes weren’t taking care of their property. That left this place wide open for invasion.

“You guys ready,” Pete said, loading his gun.

“Always,” Joe replied. Pete looked over to Andy who just nodded as he played with the knife in his hand. He carried but didn’t use it that often. Andy was like a last resort type of guy. Silent and watching. The best back up the other two could ever ask for.

The sun set over the horizon, painting the sky a deep blue and purple. Pete stepped out of the car, sticking his gun in the holster hidden by his jacket. They looked around and couldn’t see any threats.

The three of them sauntered into the bar, fake laughing about some fake joke. No one paid them much mind, at least from what they could tell. They took their spots at the bar. Only Joe and Pete ordered. Andy was never into the drinking.

“What can I git ya’ll?” The woman behind the bar looked tired. She seemed to be hoping for a simple evening. Pete’s heart ached. He remembered living on the wrong side. It could be awful.

“I’ll just take whatever beer is the special,” Pete said smiling at the woman.

“I second that,” Joe added. She nodded and looked over to Andy.

“What about you, Sweets?”

“Water. If you don’t mind.” She hurried away to grab the glasses. Pool balls cracked from the other side of the room. Joe glanced over his shoulder. He noticed a tattoo poking out from the collar of the guy shooting. He looked over the small group of guys. One of them didn’t wear a jacket so he could see the tattoo clearly.

An open-mouthed viper with blood gracing its teeth is hard to miss.

Joe cursed under his breath. They were going to make this difficult. He nudged Pete and Andy. He opened his mouth but the woman returned with their drinks. Pete handed the woman a twenty. She looked down at it with surprise.

“Keep the change,” he lowered his voice, “do me a favor and hide out in the back for a bit.” The woman looked confused for a second. Pete rolled up his sleeves, flashing the small volcano tattoo on his wrist. She glanced behind them. She clearly knew this was an invasion. She leaned in close.

“You intend to kick them out? You boys best understand you’re cleaning up the blood.” She stood and headed through the door to the kitchen. The three of them shared a look and stood. They made their way over to the pool table.

“Hey, we got next,” Pete called. Six pairs of eyes trained on them. One of them shifted. Pete’s eyes zeroed in on the seventh person. A young girl sat stiff, next to who he could only assume was the designated leader. She was clearly uncomfortable. She couldn’t be older than sixteen. Patrick’s rule stuck out in his mind. She didn’t need to be part of this.

“And why should we let you use our pool table?” A cigarette hung out of the speaker’s mouth. Joe shrugged.

“I don’t know, cause we asked nicely?” The group of guys laughed sarcastically. Clearly, they weren’t impressed with his sarcasm.

“You kids gotta be new round here. Allow me to explain the rules.” The assumed leader stood and the three of them had to look up. He was easily over six feet. The girl he was sitting with looked away, squeezing her eyes shut. She knew how these things ended.

“First of all, we are the Snakes. You don’t order us around. Second, if you’re breathing, it’s because we allow it. But right now, ur in real serious danger of losin’ that gift.” The other people had moved far away from the group. Some even left. That was probably for the best.

“All this for a pool table? You guys need to chill or something,” Pete trailed off. The guy grabbed his shirt.

“The fuck you tryna start, pipsqueak?” Pete sighed.

“I’d recommend you put me down. We just wanted to use the pool table. This is our territory now.” Joe pulled out his gun in a matter of seconds and had it locked on the leader. The bar fell silent.

“Quite frankly, you’re all pretty dense. Can’t even tell when you’re fucked,” Joe mentioned. They were pushing it. As far as they knew, these guys didn’t have guns but knives were a completely different story.

“You little shits are from that north side gang ain’t ya? Didn’t ya get the message? You’re just asking for people to die,” one of them said.

“That’s why we’re here. North Englewood is ours now. And you’re leaving both this area and the one you threatened to steal. Why don’t you send that news to your boss? We’ve got reserves all over.”

“Fat chance of that you prick!” The leader shoved Pete back and reached into his pocket, whipping out a knife. Pete knew it. No way would they be unarmed.

Joe adjusted his aim slightly and fired. The bullet lodged itself in the leader’s arm and he yelped in pain. Blood seeped from the wound. The three of them put some distance between them and the other gang. If they could maintain it, they would win.

Knives appeared in the Snakes hands. Some were bigger than others. Andy glanced over his shoulder to make sure they weren’t jumped from behind.

“Stop it! Let’s just go! Please!” The three guys all looked over to the girl in the back. Tears rolled down her face. She grabbed the hand of the leader.

“Shut up. There’s no backing down now. You want to be a weak little thing then go. Run away.” The guys shared a look before Joe spoke.

“I’d listen to the girl. At least she’s smart.” Pete nodded along.

“Yea, and we’d rather not get her involved in this.”

“Threatening my girl now? You’re all gunna die.” The group jumped at them but they were clumsy. Only one looked like he actually knew how to wield a knife. Most swung blindly and the three Overcasts jumped out of the way easily.

Pete grabbed his gun out of the holster. He aimed at the leg of the guy closest to him. Avoid killing people if he could. That’s what Patrick always said. Pete admired the guy but sometimes he wondered if he really understood what this was.

The guy winced but was still stumbling toward them. Pete fired a second shot to the other leg and he finally went down. The blood didn’t bother him anymore, having seen so much of it.

The guy laying on the ground had his eyes screwed shut in pain. When another lunged he simply kicked the guy on the ground, causing him to cry out. Some brotherhood they were. The other guy was able to graze Pete along his arm. The cut wasn’t deep but it stung. Pete moved to fire but his shooting arm was no longer steady. He fired but missed the guy entirely.

“Shit,” he hissed.

“Down,” Andy called. Pete curled up and Andy fired a couple shots through the guys shoulders. He stumbled forward and Pete tripped him. He hit his head against a table and laid still on the ground. Pete wondered briefly if he was dead but shuffled over to Andy once he realized he didn’t care.

“Thanks for having my back dude.” Andy nodded and reloaded his gun. There was no time for appreciation right now.

Joe held his own against two other guys. They tried to circle him but he was too fast. They would jump one at a time and made it painfully easy for him to avoid their attacks. He fired a shot into the hip of one guy, sending him down

Before he had time to register, the other guy had a knife to his neck. It pressed against him firmly, pricking the skin.

“Whatcha gunna do now boy? Don’t exactly got many options. It’s either die or die.” The guy cackled, pressing the knife against him harder. Joe tried dropping his weight, but he still held on. Pete and Andy watched with caution. They knew Joe could get out of this.

“If I only have one option then why am I still alive? Seems like false advertisement to me. If you’re gunna threaten someone, at least follow through.” Joe considered that it might be a bad time to be a smart ass, but he had a feeling this guy was bluffing. The blade pricked his skin, sending a drop of blood sliding down his neck. Joe tried not to flinch.

“I ain’t ever met a kid so eager to die.” He couldn’t disarm the guy. Not with his weapon pressed against his throat.

“Some people would consider death a sweet gift. I am no exception,” Joe said, keeping up his joking manner. He just needed to get the knife even an inch away. This could backfire horribly and he knew it. But the more time passed, the harder it would be for this guy to go through with the threat.

The guy faltered slightly, showing concern for another human. It was only a moment but it was all Joe needed. He moved away from the knife and shoved him back. He brought his knee up between his legs as hard as he could. The guy stumbled and then crumbled to the ground. Joe lifted his gun and pointed it at the guy’s head, ready to pull if the need were to arise.

“Stop it! This is senseless! Why are you trying to kill each other?” This girl was back, tears stained her face. But the fear was replaced with anger. She stood in between Joe and the guy on the ground. Pete watched the girl. She wasn’t as much of a victim as he thought. She did choose to be here.

“Killing is never our favorite thing to do. We avoid it if we can. That doesn’t mean we won’t protect ourselves… Or others.” Pete spoke slowly, trying to determine if she was baiting them.

“Why do you want so much territory? This whole thing is stupid. Just leave each other alone!” The leader had pulled himself together and he stiffly stepped next to her. He draped an arm around her, smearing blood on her clothes.

“I told you, babe, it’s for our safety. Honor.” She smacked his arm away, turning her wrath towards him.

“What is honorable about killing people? I’ve never been in more danger than when I’m with you. I can’t take it! I want no part of this!” She spun towards the Overcasts. “Move.” She moved toward them, as they stood between her and the door.

The leader grabbed her before she could get too far. He pulled out his knife and held it against her neck. The blood dripped down and fear took over her face.

“You think you can just leave me you bitch? You know too much. You’re a liability now. So, you gotta die babe. Such a waist of a good body.” The guys jumped, no longer concerned with their safety. They needed to get her away from him.

Pete aimed a punch where the leader was hit earlier. Joe pointed his gun at his head, and Andy reached for the girl. The leader flinched when Pete hit him but never loosened his grip on the girl. He tisked.

“Don’t get too excited. It’s not my fault your little boss don’t know how to deal with loose ends.”

“Let her go. She doesn’t deserve to be covered in blood. She’s far too young for this shit. And you’re disgusting for bringing her into this.” He cackled.

“This bitch ain’t as innocent as she looks. How old are you babe? Twenty or something?” She struggled in his grip but it was difficult for her to move with a knife against her throat. The guys shared a look. Would Patrick really want them to spare this waste of space?

-

Patrick tapped his fingers on his desk. This was taking too long. He should have heard from them by now. Pete told him not to call but what was he supposed to do? What if they were in some sort of trouble and he was just sitting around waiting for information? That wasn’t how he wanted to do things.

He grabbed his phone and clicked to Pete’s contact. His finger hovered over the call button. Joe promised him that they would take care of it. He shouldn’t have let them go alone. They were his best friends. He basically sent them to die. Not that he didn’t trust them to do their job but what kind of man would he be if he just left them there.

“Don’t even think about it, kid.” Smyth hobbled in on crutches. “The last thing those guys need is you storming in there while they do their job.”

“They should be back by now.” Patrick tentatively set his phone back on the table.

“Just trust them. They said they would call so give ‘em a chance.” He moved a chair to help Smyth sit down.

“I don’t want to see anyone else get hurt on my behalf.” He laughed and shook his head.

“Look kid, if you didn’t want that then you signed up for the wrong position.” Patrick glared at him. Was it so wrong that he didn’t think people should be dying for him? The phone rang out through the room. Patrick jumped a bit but rushed over anyway. The number wasn’t one he recognized. He answered and slowly lifted the phone to his ear.

“Hello?” There was a heavy sigh and a chuckle from the other end of the phone.

“You certainly don’t sound like a forty-year-old. Somethin’ tells me you was hiding back in that little bar.” Patrick gripped the phone.

“Who is this and how did you get this number?” He tried to keep his voice steady. Something was not right.

“Well I ain’t gunna rat on the people that get me my information. I offered you a deal in that little strip club. I want your answer before I blow up all your little friends. The right answer might spare them.” Patrick ground his teeth. Fucking hell.

“Look. Why don’t we have a conversation face to face. Ya know, like actual people.” He spoke slowly, thinking that it might help somehow. The voice snorted.

“Yea why don’t we just go out for a cup of coffee and a sandwich? Sounds like a damn dream. Fucking northsider, you really are stupid.” He could imagine the guy shaking his head. “Your little trio took out my guys. That’s not exactly polite. Course I guess they did save my baby sister. Never did like that guy. They were expendable. More a liability than anything.” He continued on like he wasn’t discussing people’s lives.

Patrick paced about the room and ran a hand through his hair. He had never met someone who had such a disregard for life. He glanced at Smyth.

“Don’t you dare cave. Your guys are deadly.” Patrick took a breath and nodded at him in thanks. Smyth was right. He needed to trust his friends. He kept them close for a reason.

“How about I make you a different offer,” Patrick said. He needed to choose his words carefully. He had reserves all around that bar but didn’t want to make the snake bite.

“For someone who tries to put humanity on a pedestal, you sure seem eager to watch people die. That ain’t how deals work,” he scoffed.

“If you weren’t concerned about keeping that territory then you would just blow it up. The only reason you’re calling is so we don’t take it over. You considered those goonies of yours a liability but that doesn’t mean they weren’t holding onto that territory. So why don’t you just give it up?” Silence from the other end.

“So, if you wouldn’t mind leaving my guys alone and we won’t have to take any more of your territory. You stay out of that club while you’re at it. They don’t need scum like you running it into the ground.” The phone clicked off. Patrick spun towards Smyth.

“Pretty ballsy, kid. Now you gotta make sure he doesn’t retaliate. Go to your guys.” He nodded and rushed out of the room. He called V as soon as he got in the car. She never gave him her phone number, so he was forced to call the bar itself.

“We’re not open today if that’s why you’re calling.” Her voice rang through the Bluetooth in the car.

“V it’s me. You lock every damn door into that place, you got it? I don’t need to be worrying about you and that bar while I’m trying to protect my guys. Don’t let anyone in. The Snakes might be moving.”

“Oh, how romantic.” He shook his head and hung up. He did not have time for her sass.

Patrick sped through the streets, nearly hitting more than a few other cars. He swerved in and out of traffic towards the south side.

-

The stand-off had been going for nearly ten minutes. Every time the guys took a step, the leader would press the knife harder against her throat. They were stuck.

“I don’t get why you don’t just kill both of us? Why spare her? Not like she’s worth anything to you. She’s not even worth anything to her brother.” The guys shared a look.

“What are you talking about,” Pete asked slowly. He cackled again. The girl struggled but only succeeded in cutting herself more.

“Ha! You didn’t even know this little bitch was our dear leaders sister? Your informants are shit. Course, I could just blame that on your boss.” They couldn’t kill the girl. That was even more clear now. They didn’t need a bigger target on their back. Killing the leader’s sister in cold blood would be grounds for being kicked out of the gang.

“Our boss knows how to get shit done. His value for human life isn’t a liability,” Pete said. They didn’t know how much time they had before the girl was killed. Perhaps the leader was just buying time for backup.

“We’ll give you one more warning. Let the girl go and get out of here. This place is ours now.” Pete signaled to Joe as he spoke. Joe nodded and shifted the aim of his gun so it pointed at the leader’s head. He saw this and laughed.

“So ur just gunna go against your boss’s orders? What happened to all that valuing life shit?” Joe shrugged as Andy spoke.

“Deadly force is permitted when protecting others.” The guy scoffed.

“Bitch you ain’t worth dying.” He shoved the girl away from him. At least he has some sort of common sense. Joe thought. She stumbled forward and forced her way behind the guys. Pete watched her as she ran out the door. At least she was safe.

“Step one done. Now get out and don’t come back,” Andy threatened. The guy shrugged and sat back down on the couch.

“If you don’t kill me then the boss will so I’d rather die being loyal,” he took a sip from his beer. The guys shared a look. He probably wasn’t lying. Joe wanted to kill him. He deserved it but not when he was just giving up without having a care for his own life.

“That kind of loyalty is admirable. Too bad you’re still a piece’a shit who was gunna kill my baby sister.” The guys spun at the voice.

A guy stood there. His thinning hair line made him seem much older than he probably was. He opened and closed a lighter, like a tick. The girl from before hid behind him, looking much smaller than before. There was no way these two were related.

“I’ll deal with you little shits in a second. You can blame ur boss for ur deaths.” He pulled a gun out of the waistband of his jeans. He moved toward them lazily, as if he had all the time in the world. Pete focused his gun at the leader of the Snakes. He didn’t even flinch.

“Make another move and I won’t hesitate to kill you. I’d rather enjoy it actually.” The guy may as well have yawned.

“Yea but ur little boss wants to do it don’t he? I ain’t worried about you.” He shoved past them and took aim at the other guy’s head. He looked horrified. The leader’s eyes glinted with excitement. He wanted to kill him. Pete glanced back at the girl. She had turned away and covered her ears. She should have never been involved.

“Have some god damn class and at least keep your sister out of this.” The Snakes leader only turned his head slightly in response.

“She’s free to leave whenever.” He refocused on the guy. “Beg and I might let you walk out of here.” Pete might have been scared. He had never met anyone as ruthless as this guy. They knew that they had to delay him as long as possible. Fuck why wasn’t one of them just shooting?

Joe fired a shot into his leg, Pete fired at his arm and Andy moved to tackle him. The leader grit his teeth together and shoved Andy back. He took aim at the guys and they rushed to split up. The leader fired randomly at them. They heard bottles shattering as they kept moving. They only wished the bar was a bit bigger.

“You fuckheads needa stop gettin’ in my way!” Joe took aim again but was thrown to the side. The guy that had been sitting on couch jumped to defend his boss. Joe couldn’t understand why when he was about to be shot by the same boss.

“What’s the point of defending him,” Joe scolded. “He’s just going to kill you.”

“Still my boss. I do shit for him, he does shit for me.” Joe shook his head and lunged back at him. There was no point in reasoning with him.

Pete tackled the Snakes leader, but the guy had five inches on him easily. Pete aimed a punch at his stomach but was tossed off. Andy jumped at him from the side, aiming his knee at the spot he had been shot. He winced and fell to one knee. Pete saw the flash from a blade.

“Andy, back!” the warning came too late and the blade cut into his leg. It didn’t seem like any arteries were hit, but they couldn’t be sure until they looked at it. Andy held a hand to the wound and tried to back away. The guy was already aiming for a second swipe.

“Stop it! Reggie that’s enough!” A hush fell over the bar and eyes turned to the girl. There was no way she didn’t know what she’d done. A name was highly confidential information in this business.

“Mana, I’m going to kill you.”

The door burst open and guys poured into the small bar. Their guns aimed at ‘Reggie.’ He glared at the group. Some of the larger guys tackled the other guy Joe was dealing with.

Patrick wandered in after the group, Smyth following behind. Pete wanted to relax but knew that could be a mistake if Reggie decided to make a move. He made his way toward Patrick, holding his wounded arm.

“I told you, we’d call when we were done.” Patrick glanced at him. Pete had known him long enough that he saw the corners of his mouth tilt up slightly.

“Plans change.” He looked around at the bar. “You guys really made a mess of the place. You know I have to pay to fix it right?” Pete rolled his eyes.

“His names Reggie,” Pete mentioned as Patrick moved toward the competing boss. He nodded.

“Go get that patched up,” he said as he passed Andy. Pete watched in admiration. He thought there might have been something at one point, but they were more like brothers. Brothers that would die for each other.

-

Patrick tried to keep a straight face as he spoke to Andy. It killed him to be so cool with them. He was worried and rightfully so. They could have been killed had he not shown up.

“I can’t believe you’d think that I wouldn’t act when you threatened my guys. You might actually be stupid.” Reggie smirked.

“I can’t believe you’d show your face for some lowlife grunts.” Patrick’s face betrayed him as he glared at the Snake. “Don’t tell me ya’ll’r friends? How cute,” he sneered. Patrick grabbed his shirt, making him wince.

“Keep talking and I’ll rethink letting you leave here alive.” The leader spit in his face.

“Ur weak. Gettin’ lucky ain’t good leadership.” He grabbed Patrick’s arm and twisted it. Patrick flinched and then there was an arm around his neck. His guys jumped up, but Patrick was a human shield. “You want this run-down shithole? Fine. But remember who’ll win in the end.” He held Patrick in front of him as he hobbled toward the door.

“I’ll kill you just like ur brother killed my woman.” He shoved Patrick and made a run for it. A car pealed up to the curb and he hopped in. Joe rushed over to check Patrick for injuries.

“I’m fine. I want everyone I can get set on tracking him down.” A moment of silence. “Now!” Everyone moved on restraining the snake members that were still conscious. Smyth stepped up to him and spoke quietly.

“You hesitated. Now was not the time for trying to spare lives.” Patrick clenched his fist. He knew that.

“Will never happen again.” Smyth looked over his face. His eyes were icy. Patrick was finally understanding.

Patrick looked over to where Pete was. There was a girl who looked shaken. Had she been caught in the crossfire?

“Check the back for any workers. Let them know they’ll be safe from the Snakes.” He made his way over to Pete and the girl. “Are you ok?” She nodded.

“Are you going to kill my brother?” It took Patrick a moment to register her question.

“This is Mana. Reggie’s sister.” He looked her up and down. Didn’t strike him as the type to be running with the gangs. But he didn’t look it either.

“Depends what he does. I don’t like to kill people. But if he insists on attacking my guys or innocent people, yes I’ll kill him.” She bit her lip and nodded. They couldn’t trust her. Who knew where her loyalties were.

“I’ve offered her protection,” Pete said quietly. Patrick froze, and his eyes darted to Pete.

“Excuse us, Mana.” He yanked Pete away from the girl. He tried to be mindful of his injured arm. “Watch her,” he said to one of the reserves.

“You what,” Patrick hissed. “We have no idea who’s side she’s on!”

“I said we’d offer her protection, not tell her all our secrets,” Pete defended. “Her brother just threatened to kill her, and he doesn’t seem like the type to lie about that shit.” Joe joined the conversation.

“What’s going on?”

“Please tell Pete that offering protection to the sister of the rival gang is an awful idea. Where did you intend to keep her Pete?” Joe thought for a moment.

“I mean her brother did just threaten her,” Joe said hesitantly. Patrick ran a hand through his hair.

“You’re both crazy. Hard no.” Pete glared at Patrick.

“You’re just going to leave her when she needs help? That is not that Patrick I know.” Patrick threw his hand up in frustration.

“I’m trying to protect everyone! You’re saying that you trust her?” Silence. He shook his head and ran his hand down his face. “Fine. She can stay in one of the guest rooms. She doesn’t leave without an escort. And when we go she must have a blindfold on.” Pete nodded and left to talk to Mana. Joe rested a hand on his shoulder.

“I don’t trust her either. But don’t lose your humanity, Trick.” He sighed. Joe was right and as much as he hated to admit it, so was Pete. He wouldn’t turn down someone who needed help. Someone tapped Patrick’s shoulder. An older woman who looked like this whole thing was an inconvenience stood with her hands on her hips.

“You best be plannin’ to fix m’bar,” she said. Patrick smiled at her and her gaze of steel faltered a bit.

“Ma’am, I promise to fix this place. I’ll build it better than it was before.” She nodded and cleared her throat.

“I’ll hold’ya to that boy.” Patrick turned back to Joe.

“Alright. Let’s head back. We need a new action plan.”

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Runescape pitfall trap

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Shit I’ve Said Sentence Starters /m/

Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin. A sentence meme made up solely of quotes that have been said by legend, icon, starlet on the rise, Sarah, also known as me. A few of these have been taken from another sentence meme over here, made up of things my best friend and I have said to each other but truly, I am such an icon that I had to reuse them. When answering any memes from this, if you include the name of the meme in your answer, be sure to include the little dabbing emoticon. Because I will check. The dabbing emoticon is very important to this meme. Change pronouns/tense/etc as needed! Be warned for strong language and general idiocy.

“Mark me, Ed Sheeran will die by my hand tonight.”

“I didn’t ask God to make me so funny I was just born like this.”

“Everything I do, I do for banter.”

“I’m like Christ only prettier and with much prettier hair.”

“I keep having dreams about watching episodes of Columbo but the theme is always different.”

“Alright, Andy Dufresne, do you wanna take a break or something? ‘Cause you are doing some digging there, mate.”

“The heterodacity of it all.”

“I’m always a slut for banter.”

“Okay but they fucking use their ponytail braids to bond with their animals but also for sex so what the FUCK is this all about.”

“Be right back, I gotta go contour my boobs.”

“How did they do the hoobly-boobly?”

“Don’t ever use my wordy words against me.”

“Good evening, it's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and I mistook my 25 year old lesbian stepsister for an 8 year old boy today and now I want to die.”

“I love goat daddy Krampus.”

“I haven’t moved in like half an hour, my resting heart rate is infinite. I have had a lot of coffee.”

“I’ve spent most of my life thinking the Miami Dolphins were made up for the Ace Ventura movie.”

“Colonel Saunders is my sensei.”

“Okay but Smeagol was like 500 years old or whatever, do you think he ever beat his meat?”

“The banter bus is coming and there is no escape.”

“I sent you a very funny meme, please open it.”

“I need to go primal scream at the moon.”

“My sins are numerous.”

“Mark Zuckerberg read our fucking emails.”

“WOOOAH THERE, OKAY, GALADRIEL, FUCKING HARBINGER OF ILL TIDINGS, LET’S JUST COOL THE JETS HERE, ALRIGHT?”

“Morissey’s gonna break my legs.”

“How could a human female woman put up with that level of straight white male fuckery?”

“I don't know, they just made me feel like I was toxic and the only toxic I am is Britney Spears’ hit 2004 song Toxic.”

“I know his eyes are weird and he’s balding but I don’t care I want Shan Yu’s dick.”

“God, finally. Now I can talk about monsterfucking.”

“I’m not shitting you. I would never shit you.”

“I’m a legend, icon, starlet on the rise.”

“Did you just say those words with your mouth?”

“She’s a white woman with dreadlocks, don’t listen to her.”

“It’s Margaret Thatcher’s ghost! Also known as Theresa May.”

“Don’t ever read the biblical prophecy of the apocalypse while running on two hours sleep whilst giving yourself a heart murmur with the amount of coffee you're drinking.”

“Oh God, my procrastination made me do a bad thing.”

“So help me God, [NAME], I will take up residence in this liminal space.”

“Remember when Velma in the live action Scooby Doo movie spoke the mommy kink into existence?”

“Soooo, while the cats away...the mice will breed excessively and overrun the house and disturb the fragile ecosystem once maintained by the cat’s presence.”

“If I die....IF. Tell people I described Communion as "brunch for Catholics". I want that to be my legacy.”

“Question. If there’s a Mrs. Clause, is there a Mrs. Krampus...and can it be me?”

“I had a Catholic upbringing, I feel no guilt fighting a priest.”

“How fucking hardcore, French kids are born already with mustaches.”

“[NAME], you saucy minx do not be coy.”

“GOD DAMMIT [NAME] STOP REMEMBERING THINGS.”

“Read the terms and conditions? Fuck it, we already sold our souls to corporations, just press accept.”

“That is a spiffing shirt, sir.”

“What fresh fuckery is this?”

“Hey, uh...I fuckin’...stole your Coke Zero, fuck you.”

“This is the single most homosexual thing I have ever read and I’ve written lesbian erotica more times than I’d care to admit.”

“Fireflies are nature’s glitter.”

[24no]

COLOURLESS DREAM set list

■■Vol.4 2017 12/17

■Conta 1st Under Two Flags / Masks It’s Immaterial / A Gigantic Raft In The Philippines The Laughing Apple / Precious Feeling JulianCope / 24a Velocity Crescent Blue Hollow / Inhale Presence / Act Of Faith Fools Dance / The Collector The Wild Swans / Archangels

■24no 1st This Mortal Coil / Sixteen Days - Gathering Dust Fra Lippo Lippi / Some Things Never Change Gene Loves Jezebel / Bruises (Orignial Extended Version) Radiohead / High And Dry Slowdive / Star Roving My Bloody Valentine / Never Say Goodbye

■久保田稔人 1st Repetition / The Still Reflex Style Syndrome / Shinning The Vail / Twist Dead Can Dance / Carnival Of Light The Creaturs / Mad Eyed Screamer Oate Wylie / Sinful The Blue Angels / Candy The Icicle Works / Love Is A Wonderful Colors

■小野島大 1st Alien Sex Fiend / R.I.P. (Blue Drumb Truck) Belfegore / All That I Wanted (Extrended Club Mix) Cult / Spiritwalker Bauhaus / Lagartija Nick Killing Joke / Tension The Birthday Party / Releace The Bats a clan of XYMOX / A Day (Remix) Sioixsie & The Banshees / Fireworks (12” Version)

■migon The Psychedelic Furs / Heatbreak Beat Clan Of Xymox / Loneliness TheCult / Dreamtime PlayDead / Propaganda Bauhaus / In The Flat Field Love & Rockets / Motorcycle MarchViolets / SnakeDance Gene Loves Jezbel / Desire The Bolshoi / Sunday Morning The Sound / Skeletons Sad Lovers And Giants / Echoplay

■Guest DJ Xerstorkitte From Australia Siouxsie and the Banshees / Spellbound Sisters Of Marcy / Vision Thing Alien Sex Fiend / Walk the Line She Wants Revenge / Tear You Apart Joy Division / Love Will Tear Us Apart Killing Joke / Love Like Blood Peter Murphy / Cuts You Up

■24no 2nd The Bubblemen / The Bubblemen Are Coming Tones On Tail / Christian Says Bauhaus / The Passion Of Lovers (Live) Death Cult / Christians (Live) U2 / Bad (Live) The Sound / Fatal Flaw All About Eve / End Of The Day Siouxsie & The Banshees / Candyman The Sisters Of Mercy / Walk Away

■久保田稔人 2nd 17 Pygmies / Chameleon The Colors Out Of Time / She Spins Blue China / Tomorrow Never Knows Modern Eon / Watching The Dancers The Church / Myrrh Silent Running / When The 12th Of Never Comes School Of Seven Bells / Ablaze The Horrors / Point Of No Reply The Chameleons / The Fan And The Bellows

■Conta 2nd All That Jazz/Banner Of Love The Cure / Lullaby Modern English / Swans On Glass Wasted Youth / Rebecca’s Room Flesh For Lulu / Roman Candle The Sound / Golden Soldiers The Teardrop Explodes / Colours Fly Away Joy Division / No Love Lost Siouxsie & The Banshees / Mirage Killing Joke / Sanity Peter Murphy / Blue Heart The Chameleons / Tears

■小野島大 2nd My Bloody Velentine / Soon (The Andy Weatherall Mix) Curve / Coast is Clear Lush / Sweetness and Light The Boo Radleys / The Finest Kiss Swervedriver / Rave Down Radiohead / Just The Cure / Why Can’t I Be You? (12” Mix) B-Movie / Nowhere Girl (Version) The Lotus Eaters / The First Picture Of You Echo & The Bunnymen / The Killing Moon (All Night Version) U2 / October

■■Vol.3 2016 12/11

■migon 1st Death In June /Black Radio Dead Can Dance / Carnival Of Light Cocteau Twins / Ivo The KVB / Night Games She Past Away / Sann/Hallucination The The / Flesh And Bones Virgin Prunes / Deline And Fall Bauhaus / Spirit

■Conta 1st Dole / Rumroad The Shamen / Happy Days Wah! Heat / Better Scream Care / Whatever Possessed You Black / Hey Presto Ian McCulloch / Lover Lover Lover Electrafixion / Zephyr Echo & The Bunnymen / Crystal Days

■24no 1st Chapterhouse / Breather The Boo Radleys / Lazy Day Sweet Jesus / Real Babe Catherine Wheel / Shallow The Charlottes / Liar Moose / Suzanne Ride / Here And Now Lush / Sweetness And Light (The Orange Squash Mix) My Bloody Valentine / Map Ref 41°N 93°W

■小野島大 1st Nico / Procession The Dance Society / 2000 Light Years From Home The Mission / Wasteland Killing Joke / Love Like Blood (Gestalt Mix) Southern Death Clut / Fatman Theatre Of Hate / Do You Believe In The West World Specimen / The Beauty Poison

■migon 2nd Marc Almond /Melanchory Rose Echo & The Bunnymen / SevenSeas The Cameleons / Nostalgia (7’’ Version) Scars / All About You Clan Of Xymox / Farewell The Beauty Of Gemina / One Step To Heaven Play Dead / Walk Away Siouxie & The Banshees / Cities In Dust

■Conta 2nd Bel Canto / White-Out Conditions All About Eve / D For Desire The Mission / Severina Dead Or Alive / It’s Been Hours Now Original Mirrors / Boys Cry The Mighty Lemon Drops / Happy Head Julian Cope / Bandy’s First Jump Echo & The Bunnymen / New Direction (Original Version) Associates / Party Fears Two

■24no 2nd The House Of Love / Christine Kitchens Of Distinction / Quick As Rainbows The Room / New Dreams For Old (7" version) Sad Lovers And Giants / Lost In A Moment Cocteau Twins / Feathers-Oar-Blades The Icicle Works / Love Is a Wonderful Colour Echo & The Bunnymen / Never Stop (Discotheque)

■小野島大 2nd The Mock Turtles / Wicker Man The Bolshoi / A Way II (edited Version) Pale Saints / harf-life,remembered whirl. / Clear Slowdive / Slowdive My Bloody Valentine / To Here Knows When Velvet Underground / Sunday Mornig

■migon 3rd Fields Of The Nephilim / Power Red Lorry Yellow Lorry / Walking On Your Hands Echo & The Bunnymen / Villiers Terrace The Sound / The Fire NewOrder / Broken Promise The Cure / Push U2 / Two Hearts Beat As One Killing Joke / Big Buzz Joy Division / Disorder

■Conta 3rd Tones On Tail / OK, This Is The Pops Nightmares In Wax / Black Leather The Sisters Of Mercy / Body Electric The Chameleons / Singing Rule Britannia The Essence / Only For You Echo & The Bunnymen / Clay Dead Or Alive / Lover Come Back To Me Bauhaus / Ziggy Stardust

■24no 3rd Siouxsie & The Banshees / Hong Kong Garden (‘Marie Antoinette’ Version) The Birthday Party / Dead Joe Virgin Prunes / Pagan Lovesong (Tormentallama) Sex Gang Children / Into The Abyss The Danse Society / Somewhere Killing Joke / Wardance The Sisters Of Mercy / Marian (version) Bauhaus / Dark Entries

■小野島大 3rd The Shamen / Young Till Yesterday The Jesus And The Mary Chain / Sidewalking (7" Mix) The Cure / Just Like Heaven Wah! / Forget The Down The Wild Swans / Revolutionary Spirit The House Of Love / Real Animal The Teardrop Explodes / Treason (It’s Just A Story)(Remixd Version) Echo & The Bunnymen / Silver (Tidal Wave) The Doors / Light My Fire

■ENDING Echo & The Bunnymen / Ocean Rain

■■Vol.2 2015 10/4

■migon 1st In The Nursery / Bumished Days Phycedelic Furs / Sister Europe Andi Sex Gang w/Marc Almond / The Hungry Years Bauhaus / All We Ever Wanted Was Everything Asylum Party / The Sabbath The Cameleons / Swamp Thing The Mighty Lemon Drops / like An Angel

■Zodiac 1st Opposition / My Room Is White Lines / Come Home Comsat Angels / Be Brave In The Nursery / Twins These Immortal Souls / Mary Me (Lie Lie) Tears For Fears / Change AR KANE / When You’re Sad

■Conta 1st Party Day / Glasshouse Seventh Seance / Another Empty Face Crown Of Thorns / Kingdom Come Western Promise / Promised Land The Sound / Deep Breath The Teardrop Explodes / When I Dream Ian MuCulloch / In My Head The House Of Love / Destroy The Heart The Names / Calcutta

■24no 1st Dif Juz / Hu Spacemen 3 / Revolution Revolver / Heaven Sent An angel Swervedriver / Son Of Mustang Ford Pale Saints / Sight Of You Zero Le Créche / Last Year’s Wife Wild Swans / The Revolutionary Spirit My Bloody Valentine / Off Your Face

■小野島大 1st Divine & Statton / Bizzare Love Triangle Care / Flaming Sword The Chameleons / In Shreds Sad Lovers & Giants / Imagination The Comsat Angels / Will You Stay Tonight? Blue in Heaven / Julie Cries Echo & The Bunnymen / The Puppet The Sound / Heyday Bauhaus / Dark Entries

■migon 2nd Play Dead / Shine The Dance Society / Hide Virgin Prunes / Baby Turns Blue Rosetta Stone / TheWitch The Sisters Of Marcy / Vision Thing Clan Of Xymox / Out Of The Rain The Cure / Object Sad Lovers And Giants / Clint Red Lorry Yellow Lorry / Spining Round The Sound / Resistance Joy Division / Ice Age Echo & The Bunnymen / Heaven Up Here U2 / I Will Forrow

■Zodiac 2nd Modern Eon / Euthenics Joy Division / Walked In Line Daniel Ash / Get Out Of Control Killing Joke / Tension FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM / Back In Gehenna Sisters Of Mercy / First & Last & Always Ghost dance / Celebrate Rose Of Avalanche / Stick In The Works Theatre Of Hate / Eastworld THE MARCH VIOLETS / Steam And Also The Trees / Wallpaper Dying

■Conta 2nd And Also The Trees / Misfortunes Gene Loves Jezebel / Shaving My Neck Lulu Kiss Me Dead / The Ultimate Solution Snake Corps / Victory Parade The Chameleons / Perfume Garden Cocteau Twins / Carolyn’s Fingers Lush / Sweetness And Light Joy Division / Atrocity Exhibition (live) New Order / Singularity

■24no 2nd The Jesus & Mary Chain / Sidewalking (Extended Version) The Birthday Party / Zoo-Music Girl The Cult / Spiritwalker In Two A Circle / Rise 1919 / Caged Sex Gang Children / The Crack Up Echo & The Bunnymen / All That Jazz The Teardrop Explodes / Treason Magazine / Shot By Both Sides (Original Single Version) Siouxsie & The Banshees / Cascade Bauhaus / Telegram Sam

■小野島大 2nd Camberwell Now / Greenfingers Sonic Youth / Stereo Sanctity Belfegore / All That I Wanted Killing Joke / Adorations (The Extended Mix) The Mission / Serpents Kiss The House Of Love / I Don’t Know Why I Love You Siouxsie and The Banshees / Spellbound (12" Mix) Wah! / Somesay Associates / Club Country (12" Mix) Jesus and Mary Chain / Upside Down Joy Division / Transmission The Cure / high (higher mix)

■migon　B2B The Sound / Hothouse(Live) Modern English / GatheringDust The Pshychedlic Furs / Pretty in pink

■Zodiac　B2B Jesus ＆ Marychain / Neverunderstand The Cure / Boys Don’t Cry Jesus ＆ Marychain / Just Like Honey

■Conta B2B The Mission / Over The Hills And Faraway Julian Cope / Five O'clock World Echo & The Bunnymen / The Back Of Love

■小野島大 B2B The Smiths / How Soon Is Now? John Foxx / Europe After The Rain World Of Twist / She’s A Rainbow

■Ending Sad Lovers ＆Giants / Colourless Dream Bauhaus / Cloud

■■Vol.1 2014 11/24

■migon　1st Wasted Youth / Jealousy The Associetes / Tell Me Easter’s On Friday Fra LippoLippi / Barrier This Motal Coil / Song To Siren Dead Can Dance / Carnival Of The Light And Also The Trees / Shealetown Death In June / Fields Kissing The Pink / What Noise Cocteau Twins / Ivo

■Zodiac 1st Waterboys / The Whole Of The Moon Flowers For Agatha / The Freedom Curse Passion Puppets / Voices (Extended) TV21 / This Is Zero That Petrol Emotion / Mouth Crazy BFG / Higher Than Heaven…Is Echo & The Bunnymen / The Pictures On My Wall

■24no 1st The Charlatans / Happen To Die (Long Version) Modern English / I Melt With You The Icicle Works / Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) Ride / Like A Daydream Lush / Outdoor Miner Loop / Arc-Lite (Sonar) Curve / Fait Accompli (Extended Extended Extended) The Jesus & Mary Chain feat. Hope Sandoval / Sometimes Always

■久保田稔人 1st Schlimer K / She’s Gone Belfegore / All That I Want Red Beat / See Monsoon / Tomorrow Nwever Knows Section 25 / Colour Movement Sex & Violence The Essence / The Afterworld Lucy Show / Come Back To The Living Loard / RIBS

■小野島大 1st

■木下理樹 1st

■migon　2nd Clan Of Xymox / Muscoviet Musquito Xmal Deutshland / Qual The Dance Society / Somewhere The Names / Floating World The Wild Swans / God Forbid Sad Lovers And Giants / Colourless Dream The Shamen / Something About You Interpol / Roland The Cameleons / Everyday I’m Crucified The Mighty Lemon Drops / The Other Side Of You Ecoh & The Bunnymen / Clocodiles The Sound / Heatland

■Zodiac 2nd The Sound / Sence Of Purpose (What are We Going To Do) Snake Corps / Science Kills Julian Cope / 5 O'clock World Then Jerico / Let Her Fall March Violets / Snake Dance Alien Sex Fiend / I Walked Line Fields Of The Nephilim / Power Love & Rockets / If There A Heaven Above Specimen / Beauty Of Poison

■24no 2nd The Cure / The Lovecats (Extended Version) Siouxsie & The Banshees / Song From The Edge Of The World Skeletal Family / Promised Land (Extended Version) Gene Loves Jezebel / Desire (Come And Get It) The Mission / Serpents Kiss The Sisters Of Mercy / Walk Away Play Dead / Sacrosanct Virgin Prunes / Pagan Lovesong (Vibeakimbo) B-Movie / Nowhere Girl (Long Version)

■久保田稔人 2nd Opposition / The Man Who Almost Shaves 17 Pygmies / Chameleon Asylum Party / Julia Adrian Borland / Fast Blue World Bram Tchaikovsky / Robber Comsat Angels / Island Herat Toy / It’s Been So Long The Horrors / New Ice Age The Church / Tantalized Joy Division / Atmosphere

■小野島大 2nd （1st&2nd ※順不同） Blue in Heaven / Across My Heart The Mock Turtles / Can You Dig It? ART-SCHOOL / テュペロ・ハニー Chapterhouse / Pearl Curve / On The Wheel dip / 冷たいぐらいに乾いたら My Bloody Valentine / feed me your kiss Nine Inch Nails / Mr.Self Destruct Oasis / The Shock of the Lightning Radiohead / Just The Flaming Lips / Race for the Prize (Remix) The Novembers / Sturm und Drang きのこ帝��� / パラノイド・パレード 血と雫 / 黄泉にひびく Animal Collective / Summertime Clothes Bauhaus / Third Uncle New Order / Everything’s Gone Green Pavement / The Killing Moon Killing Joke / Love Like Blood Towns / Get Me There

■木下理樹 2nd

■Last Echo & The Bunnymen / The Cutter The Cameleons / In Sherds

■Ending Echo &The Bunnymen / In Blue Skys

[factorygirlphotography4]

Cuando una fotógrafa a la que le gustaban mis fotos me recomendó en Flickr contactar con modelos en internet lo que vi no me gustó. Demasiados fotógrafos jugando con los egos e inseguridades de las chicas para persuadirlas, que trataban de convencerlas con un montón de tonterías para que se dejasen hacer fotos, o que directamente les mentían o las engañaban.

When a photographer who liked my photos recommended me on Flickr, I didn’t like contact models on the Internet. Too many photographers playing with the egos and insecurities of the girls to persuade them. They tried to convince them with silly stuff so that they would let the photographers take pictures if them, or they even lied and cheated on them.

Era mayo de 2008 y aunque aquellas 20 o 30 fotos que había publicado en Flickr eran casi todas las que había hecho en mi vida… NECESITABA modelos.

It was May 2008 and even though those 20 or 30 photos that I have posted on Flickr were almost the only ones that I have taken in my life… I NEEDED models.

Necesitaba modelos porque me gustaba demasiado, porque había mil cosas que quería hacer, y porque quería aprender a hacer mejores sin estudiar la teoría. Aprender haciendo fotos. Pero también me faltaba confianza, incluso para fotografiar a las personas de mí entorno, y como ante la idea de lo desconocido sentía una sensación de libertad que me gustaba… NECESITABA desconocidas.

I needed models because I liked it too much, bacause there were thousands of things that I wanted to do, and because I wanted to learn to take better pictures without studying the theory. Learning taking photos. But I also lacked of self-confidence, even to take pictures to those close to me, and how before the idea of the unknown, I felt a sensation of freedom that I liked. I NEEDED unkown girls.

Fue entonces cuando me acordé de Holderling y Edie Sedgwick y una idea se apoderó de mí. Construir mi propio camino desde cero, para hacer algo que tal vez nadie hubiese hecho y conseguido antes.

It was then when I remembered Holderling y Edie Sedgwick and one idea runned through my whole body. I built my own way from zero, to make something that maybe anybody has done and gotten before.

El día 27 de aquel mes de mayo me hice un blog en Fotolog, escribí una entrada e invité a unas cincuenta desconocidas a leerla. En ella hablaba de aquello que me desagradaba y decía que iba a crear algo para que chicas que no me conocían quisieran que yo les hiciese fotos. Ya no sin persuadirlas, si no sin tan siquiera decirles que quisiera hacerles fotos. Y para más dificultad… Que lo haría sin fotos publicadas, siendo anónimo y sin que ninguna me pudiese ver hasta el momento de hacer fotos.

On May 27th, I created a Fotolog blog. I wrote a post and I invited around 50 unkown girls to read it. In this I talked about those things that I dislike, and I said that I was going to create something to let unkown girls that wanted to take photos with me. It wasn’t only just without persuading them, it was even without telling them if I wanted to take pictures of them or not. And to add a Little more difficulty… That I would do it without posted photos, being anonymus and without letting anyone of them see me untill the moment of taking pictures.

A aquello lo llamé FactoryGirl photography, y también les explicaba su significado.

That is what I called FactoryGirl photography, and I also explained to them its meaning.

Les contaba que en los años de la Factory de Andy Warhol llamaban “factory girl” a su chica del momento. Que Edie Sedgwick no había sido la primera ni tampoco la última, pero había sido la más famosa de todas por la relevancia de su familia, porque era guapa, extraña y maravillosa, y fascinaba por igual a hombres y mujeres. Una mujer con una vida de película y un final triste, entre otras razones porque Warhol la había usado, como hacía con todo el mundo, deshaciéndose de ella cuando ya no le era útil. Les contaba que para mí lo de “factory girl” era algo sucio y feo, pero que al juntarlo “salvaríamos” a Edie. Porque las chicas no serían lo que me permitiría alcanzar mi propósito, si no que mi propósito lo construiríamos para las chicas.

I used to tell them about how in the years of the Andy Warhol’s Factory, they used to call “FactoryGirl” to his outstanding girl.. Edie Sedgwick the first and neither the last one, but she has been the most famous of all because if the impostance of her family. Because she was beautiful, weird and marvelous, and she was loved by both, men and women. A woman with a movie life and a sad end, basically because Warhol had used her, as he used to do with everybody, getting rid of her when she was useful no more. I told them that for me “factory girl” was something dirty and ugly, but putting it all together we would “save” Edie. Because it wouldn’t be the girls the ones who will alow me to get my purpose. My purpuse would be built for the girls.

Y de aquel modo… Empecé a responder las preguntas de las chicas que se interesaban. Hablaba sólo con las que me hablaban y siempre sin pedirles nada. Y sin dejar de escribir en el blog. Porque siempre encontraba algo que decir y de aquel modo crecía el interés de más chicas. Respondí preguntas durante varias horas al día todos los días durante 143. Hasta que llego un día en que consideré que una de aquellas chicas tenía razones suficientemente válidas para confiar en mí e hice mi primera foto. Era el 17 de octubre de 2008.

In that way… I started to answer the questions of the girls that were interested on this project. I talked only with those who talked to me, always without asking for someting back. And without stopping to write on the blog. Because I’ve always had something to say and with this the interest of more girls grew. I reply questions during some hours everyday during 143. Untill I thought that one of those girls had enough logic reasons to trust in me and I took them my first photo. It was October 17th 2008.

Y así empezó nuestra historia.

This is how our story started.

Una historia escrita con cientos de pequeñas y grandes historias compartidas con las chicas que de un modo u otro fueron parte de ella. Una historia con muchas cosas buenas pero también demasiadas decepciones. Decepciones que con el tiempo me llevaron a cometer errores, saltándome alguno de los principios con los que había construido FactoryGirl, llegando incluso a decirle a una desconocida que quería hacerle fotos. Error que desvirtuaba y convertía FactoryGirl en una mentira que hizo que me dejase de gustar hacer fotos. Por eso un día decidí tirarlo todo, para casi tres años después… Empezar de cero.

A story written with hundreads of small and big stories, shared with the girls that in one or another way were part of them. A story with a lot of good things, but also with too many disappointments. Disappointments that with time led me to make mistakes, breaking some of the ideals from where I had built FactoryGirl, even saying to an unkown girl that I wanted to take photos of her. Mistake that spoiled and conerted FactoryGirl in a lie that made me start to dislike taking pictures. Because of this, one day I decided to throw it all away, to start from zero almost three years later.

Me llamo Rubén, sacafotos emocional, y creador anónimo de FactoryGirl photography.

My name is Ruben, an emocional ‘phototaker’, and the anonymous creator of FactoryGirl photography.

Primera generación: 17 octubre 2008 – 16 febrero 2010

Segunda generación: 14 agosto 2010 – 5 diciembre 2010

Tercera generación: 26 noviembre 2013 – 18 agosto 2014

First generation: October 17, 2008 – February 16, 2010

Second generation: August 14, 2010 – December 5, 2010

Third generation: November 26, 2013 – August 18, 2014

[thatvirdiguy]

EVENT BATTLE 2017: DC’s DARK NIGHTS: METAL vs MARVEL’s SECRET EMPIRE

I know I said that this would be an annual thing, and I’ll try to keep this on schedule, and I’ll try to post these on time, and I know I’m posting the one for 2017 as 2018 comes to an end… but writing this took a backseat as I had to finish some projects and write a thesis. C'est la vie, as the French say.

Welcome to EVENT BATTLE 2017, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for sticking around.

Last time we had what I called a Triple Threat Match: DC vs Marvel vs Valiant. While I was hoping this would be a trend going forward, Valiant Comics took a break from publishing big summer crossover events this year. They’ll be back for the 2018 edition of Event Battle, though. (Side note: I absolutely adore Valiant’s quality over quantity strategy, and I hope it continues despite the recent setbacks.)

So, back to the heavyweights, then?

2017 saw DC Comics handing over their universe to the most successful team off their New 52 experiment, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (of the Batman fame), in the form of METAL, or Dark Nights: Metal. While Metal is indeed a continuation of Snyder and Capullo’s run on Batman, it does build itself up on the shoulders of giants. Peter Milligan and Kieron Dwyer’s “Dark Knight, Dark City” being one, Grant Morrison’s seminal run on Batman, Final Crisis, his The Multiversity stuff, and pretty much the entirety of his DC output is some of the few important stories from the past that the creators wove into theirs. However, although Metal leans on and borrows from a lot of stories (like most modern superhero stories do), it does not make them a required reading. You will easily find your way if you have never read “Dark Knight, Dark City” (you should, though) and don’t know who or what Barbathos is. Metal is that accessible to new readers. If you are a long-time reader and know your comics, however, it is oddly satisfying when you catch a reference.

Like I mentioned earlier, Metal brings back Barbathos, the bat daemon occultists in 1776 (including the third President of the United States of America!) tried summoning with their “Ceremony of the Bat”. Bruce Wayne, because of his connection to both the Wayne family and, well, I guess, bats in general, is revealed to be the host for Barbathos’ return. To act as the portal/host for the daemon, Wayne needs to be exposed to five divine metals. It is revealed later that Batman already has been exposed to most of them in previous storylines (Electrum in “Court of Owls”, Dionesium in “Endgame”, Promethium in “Superheavy”, Nth Metal in the prologue of the event with Dark Nights: Casting and Dark Nights: Forge , and finally, Batmanium during the course of this story). The daemon, of course, has evil intentions. It is bringing with itself the “dark multiverse”. It literally wants to sink the Earth and flip the scales.

Oh, and also, it is bringing with itself the twisted versions of Batman… who kinda do look awfully similar to Dark Judges from Judge Dredd?

As you can imagine, much of the story then follows Batman and the Justice League’s attempt at stopping Barbathos and his horde of mercenaries. Metal is filled to the brim with ridiculously absurd and deliciously fun moments throughout. While I did stick with my rule of not reading the tie-ins for events, I did read those that Snyder co-wrote, and they work quite well with the main story. They offer details to the story as you would expect from a tie-in but if you do choose to follow the main book only, you would be good.

While bigger, louder, more ridiculous seems to Snyder’s modus operandi for every story after “Zero Year”, it just kinda works here. Rarely does the story pauses and the characters get a chance to breathe. Even the dialogues are written in such a way that they service the plot forward and not add any depth to the characters themselves. While this does seem to continue on his Justice League run, what I do appreciate here is how he managed to adapt and extend previous stories and add more layers to the cosmic side of the DC Universe, which I have always felt falls a bit short when compared to Marvel. Apart from Darkseid and the New Gods, there’s not much else to it, is there? (Cue fans telling me off in 3… 2… 1…)

Greg Capullo draws every issue of Metal, front to back. This in itself is unheard of for modern superhero crossover events, but that’s not all. The man knocks it out of the park throughout. From huge action splash pages to an eight panel page of a tightly choreographed fight scene, Capullo works his magic throughout. Joining him on the tie-ins are John Romita Jr., Andy Kubert, Jim Lee, Doug Mahnke, Yanick Paquette, Jorge Jiménez, Riley Rossmo, Howard Porter, Bryan Hitch, Mikel Janín, and a host of talented inkers and colourists. While on some scenes in the tie-ins, the transitions between the artists is not subtle and it feels a bit off, the books are a sight to behold. If Jorge Jiménez’s work on Superman, Super-Sons, etc. didn’t inform you, the guy is a superstar.

Marvel, on the other hand, had a rough year. I’m talking about the comic book side of the business, of course. They seem to be doing just fine everywhere else.

SECRET EMPIRE is the continuation of Nick Spencer’s Captain America run, specifically his ‘Hydra Cap’ storyline. You know, the one that caused so much outrage. I wasn’t following his run then, but reading this event now, I learnt that (spoiler alert:) that man is that controversial panel actually is Steve Rogers. While the story very firmly establishes that it is not an LMD, not a clone, not a shape-shifter, etc., that man is still not our Captain America. Something is a bit off – specifically, Rogers gets his history rewritten by a sentient cosmic cube – and this leads to an interesting “What If?” storyline, almost.

Yes, Captain America is a Hydra agent. The bad guys have won. America is under Nazi rule (Which, is not that different from the current state of things, is it?). Spencer’s plays with this idea throughout the story, drawing parallels between the two. For example, the persecution of the Inhumans in the make-believe world is drawn from the persecution of the Jews in the real, and so on. While the story is not that epic in scale as Metal perhaps is, it does work as a summer blockbuster crossover event story regardless. Spencer also smartly limits the active cast. New York is put under a blackout, so half the Marvel superheroes are off the table and a shield around Earth has locked out heavy-hitters like Captain Marvel and such. This makes it easier to follow the action. Not that I doubt Spencer’s ability to write a large cast (he does exactly that so expertly here) or that I doubt the reader’s ability to read a book with a large cast. A smaller cast works here, because unlike Metal, for example, this is not a story about the heroes trying to stop the bad guys from winning. They have won already. It is up to a handful of rebels to overthrow the regime Reich.

The first and the last issue of the story is drawn by Steve McNiven, and rest of the work is divided among Rod Reis, Daniel Acuña, Andrea Sorrentino, Joshua Cassara, Leinil Francis Yu, Sean Izaakse, Joe Bennett, Ron Lim, Paco Medina, …holy shit that’s a lot of artists. To their credit though, the editorial team does manage to avoid any art inconsistencies. The story follows the one artist per issue rule to the dot, or a specific artist(s) sticks with a particular plotline. Steve McNiven hyper-detailed art sets up the mood perfectly in the beginning and that exposition is perfect for the end. Andrea Sorrentino, I think, handles a major portion of the book. His panel structure and innovative use of the borders and the gutters is fantastic.

THE VERDICT

To be honest, this was the hardest it has been in quite some time to pick one of the two. Usually, I like one book over the other a lot. Infinity over Forever Evil, Original Sin over Futures End, Secret Wars over Convergence, Rebirth over Civil War II and 4001 A.D. This year, I thought both worked quite well in their own regard. Neither of them is perfect by any means. There are some gaping holes in the plot of both stories. Dream appearing in Metal to add a convenient layer of exposition to an ‘oh my god, how are they ever going to do it?’ plot, The Punisher and Thor kinda turning Nazis with little to no conviction in Secret Empire, and so on. Nonetheless, I had a good time reading them, and that’s all that matters on some days.

While both Metal and Secret Empire had some lasting impact in their respective universe, most of what was caused by Secret Empire has been hushed over. This is partially, I think, because of all the (unnecessary) outrage it caused. Metal, on the other hand, boosted sales, launched new series, spun new tales. I had so much fun reading that book. And oh, how could I ever forget baby Darkseid doing the devil’s horns?