#“”“”just“”“” alternative odette

[ahollowgrave]

oooh, ok if you insist!! her name is Selenite and she's a shard of my WoL/RP OC Odette!

Selenite, or Nite to friends, is a fortune teller (using bones) and perpetually tired young woman! She specializes in death omens but is happy to peer into the future for most questions! There is always a wait list to see her and she makes an effort to lessen people's fear of death. She chose to remove her regulator following the loss of someone important -- not that she can recall them, only in the vaguest of ways. On the very fringes of a few groups like Oblivion, supportive of their mission(s) but unwilling to commit fully. Her eyes were not compatible with living in S9 and so she had them altered -- this part is pretty self indulgent because... cool eyes are cool! Incredibly chill, pro-bit, maker of questionable choices. Almost always has a coffee or energy drink (the ones that make you gay) nearby. Quick to make friends, quick to make space for people.

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[axel-ambassador]

Consequences

It was a gloomy Sunday morning when both Gryffindor Head Carmilla Carmine and Headmistress Sera Phim walked into the hospital wing. Luck would have it that Vaggie was already awake, leaning back against the headboard as Charlie pouted about the weather outside.

"Miss Carmine," Sera began. "How are you feeling?"

"Oh, Professor..." Vaggie was nervous, to say the least. Was her injury really that big of a deal? "I'm better now, I'm a little stiff, and still a little dizzy." She looked at her mother, whose expression remained unbothered. Typical.

"I am so very sorry this has happened to you, Miss Carmine. I wish you a speedy recovery. I'm sure Raphael is giving you the necessary potions to mitigate pain?"

Vaggie nodded, holding her head when the motion caused her vision to swim ever so slightly. Charlie took her hand and gave a light squeeze. "Yeah, he is, thank you."

"I'm sure you're aware of the consequences of such an attack on a fellow student." Carmilla sighed, knowing this was going to be difficult. "Headmistress Sera is finalizing having Miss Tenat expelled from Hogwarts."

Charlie and Vaggie were stunned. Never in their 6 years did another student get expelled for anything. Suspension? Yes. Probation? Also yes. Detention? %1000. But expulsion? It was always waved around as a threat, but never seemed to be real, not until now.

"Of course," Sera continued. "As your head of house, Adam was adamant of having his quidditch captain stay. But, this is a far more serious matter than a harmless jinx or hex. Her behavior and her treatment of you is unacceptable, and will not be tolerated at Hogwarts."

"B-but...no..." Vaggie found herself protesting before she could stop herself. "Don't expel her."

Sera raised a brow, not expecting this victim herself to protest the justice of her attacker. "Miss Carmine, she must face the consequences for her actions."

"Then suspend her! Give her detention, probation, suspension, anything, but please don't expel her. She loves quidditch and magic and Hogwarts more than anything, please."

"Vaggie..." Charlie spoke for the first time since they entered. "You love quidditch just as much as she does, and she took that away..." She eyed the bandages wrapped around Vaggie's head and torso. "I think it's only fair to-"

"Fine! Then...do whatever. Just don't expel her." Carmilla leaned down and put a hand on her shoulder as she swayed. "Please, she's like a sister to me."

It was so hard after Clara and Odette graduated. She didn't have them to lean on anymore, not for guidance, for a shoulder to cry on, nothing. All that was left was Lute. Her best friend, her quidditch partner, her number 1...after Charlie.

Carmilla gave Sera a look to say "well discuss this later" as she turned back to her damaged daughter, who buried her face in her shoulder in an attempt to calm herself. She'd been so on edge the past few days. It was like no matter what she did, she couldn't relax. Charlie squeezed her hand tighter.

Sera sighed, but nodded as she made to leave. "I will consider the alternatives."

[petit-etoile]

Astarion goes to the cat shelter to get a sibling for His Majesty, Tav is the worker who helps him out and it’s history from there

cat  &  mouse  ( back  &  forth )

pairing: astarion/tav wordcount: 2,505 content warnings: set in baldur's gate but i mention designer brands, other than that,  nothing other tags: alternate universe - modern setting, pre-relationship, developing relationship, getting together, fluff, astarion is rich, gender neutral tav archiveofourown: here.

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summary:  ‘But you see, I travel for business and His Majesty holds grudges,’ Astarion explains. ‘If I leave him with a sitter, he’s a true terror. If I leave him alone, he eats my Brunello Cucinelli cashmere!’

‘Hello! Is there anything I can help you with?’

The man is currently kneeling down, humming to himself, while he looks between a bundle of elderly cats and his phone. You’re surprised. Normally people who come to the shelter are looking for kittens as presents, but the sight of him giving attention to anything but kittens makes you feel better about his intentions. He looks at you, startled by the sound of your voice. His phone clammers to the ground.

‘Oh my gods, I’m so sorry!’ you say frantically. ‘I didn’t mean to startle you!’

‘  — my gods, no, I mean it’s quite alright, heavens above,’ he breathes out. He drapes a hand over his heart dramatically. ‘Perhaps you should wear a bell around your ankle. You’re…horrifically quiet.’

He huffs out a sigh of relief before picking his phone back up. He stands up, knees creaking as he does so, and shows you his screen. Thankfully, it’s free of cracks.

‘I’m looking for a companion for His Majesty,’ the man explains.

The picture he shows you is an offensively hairless cat who seems to be somewhat older as well, though it’s hard to tell due to all his natural wrinkles. You’re not sure how it’s possible, but the cat seems to be judging you through the phone. You once heard Mr. Withers say that all pets take after their pet owners' looks, and when you glance at the man before you, you can kind of see it. He’s not hairless by any means but he certainly looks at you with an air of accidental arrogance, and that makes you nervous.

‘What a cute cat!’ you say instead.

‘His Majesty is rather adorable,’ the man agrees. ‘Oh gods, I just realized he isn’t even wearing a sweater in this photo… Please look away, he is indecently exposed!’

You laugh, covering your mouth and closing your eyes as instructed. You can hear him frantically scroll through his camera roll for a picture of His Majesty that would have all his hairlessness expertly covered.

The next photograph you’re allowed to see of His Majesty shows the sphynx cat in an adorable sweater which matches the sweater his owner is wearing. Seeing the two side by side confirms your earlier suspicions. They seem to belong together. Smug, but not as if it isn’t warranted, and proud, like their happiness is something they’ve earned. You hum, nodding.

‘But you see, I travel for business and His Majesty holds grudges,’ the man explains. ‘If I leave him with a sitter, he’s a true terror. If I leave him alone, he eats my Brunello Cucinelli cashmere!’

‘He definitely sounds like he needs a friend!’ you agree.

‘But he hates kids,’ the man stresses, sniffing delicately. ‘So I doubt kittens would fare any better. He bit my sister’s niece once.’

‘I see, I see,’ you say, trying not to laugh. ‘We have a few cats here that I think could be a good companion. Right here is Kira and she’s quite the refined lady. I think she likes to gossip.’

‘Oh my,’ the man says. ‘She would fit right in.’

‘But there’s also Myshka. He’s a bit more playful, but he has gorgeous eyes,’ you say.

You kneel down where the man was sitting before, gesturing between the two cats you pointed out. Kira frowns at you disapprovingly, and Myshka continues to chirp happily. The man gasps at the adorableness and wiggles his fingers in front of the kennels. Myshka shouts like you’ve never heard him shout and bounces, shoving his nose against the doors and sniffing aggressively. He’s perhaps the least ‘civilized’ cat you have at the entire shelter, but from the way the man’s eyes light up, you wouldn’t even know it. Part of you is thankful. Myshka deserved a good home.

‘Ugh, he’s perfect,’ the man says.

‘He isn’t as old as some of the other cats, but most people overlook him because he isn’t a kitten,’ you explain. You wiggle your fingers too and Myshka forgets about the man and starts yelling at you instead. ‘He’s a little odd but I’d take him home in a heartbeat if I could.’

‘Oh? You want him too?’

‘Yeah, but my home is a bit busy,’ you say with a shrug. ‘I have a cute dog named Scratch, who is a rescue, and I’m currently helping rehabilitate a baby owlbear.’

‘A baby owlbear!’

‘Yeah! Do you want to see some photos too?’

The man grins crookedly. He’s so handsome it makes your heart stutter. You look away from him and focus on fishing your phone out of your back pocket. You find your photo album titled ♡ family ♡. You show him Scratch first. He coos over the dog, pointing out how pretty his coat is. You purple shampoo it every once in a while so that it stays sparkling and shiny and white. Compared to what Scratch looked like before, he’s so happy now.

It only goes up from there when you show the man the picture of the baby owlbear. He’s so chubby it’s cute with big, hopeful eyes. You tell the man about how Jaheira had found him one night in the woods and how you were the first person she thought of to help rehabilitate him. That seems to earn you some recognition. He looks at you like he’s really taking in the look of you.

‘You may as well be an angel in disguise,’ he says approvingly. ‘Although… Jaheira… I think I know her.’

‘You might! She owns the rescue.’

‘I think I took on a case for her once,’ the man muses, rubbing at his chin. ‘Yes, that sounds more like it. If you know Jaheira, then you must be a phenomenal person.’

You laugh nervously. Now he’s just flattering you, you’re sure of it. Either way, you try to change the subject as quickly as possible before your nerves get the better of you.

‘Mm, yes, I think I’ll take this one,’ he says, referring to Myshka. ‘But no need to put him in one of those awful boxes. I have a Prada carrier in my car. If you’ll only give me a moment.’

Prada… Brunello Cucinelli… You almost wish you were Myshka instead!

Still, now that you watch him go in and out, everything starts to add up. He’s an expensive magistrate with expensive cat carriers and expensive cats… You stare agape as Astarion Ancunin walks back in with his bright red Prada bag and offers it to you. He smiles once you realize who he is. The awe must show on your face. Not that it matters, he’s here to get a cat and you happen to have been one of the only ones working today, but you still feel ridiculously honored. Without saying anything, you coax Myshka into the bag and show Astarion the way to the counter so that he can pay.

“We take cash…or credit…’ you say faintly. ‘Or checks…’

‘Cash will have to do,’ Astarion says with a shrug. ‘Anything for little Myshka. What a little baby!’

You don’t even know what to say half the time, busy trying to get the paperwork together and not stare. It seems like Astarion has hit all your weaknesses in one go. Attractive, loves animals, adopts and doesn’t shop, and goes out of his way to wear ugly matching sweaters with his cat. You ring him up as slowly as you can out of your own desire to stare at him more, and then once everything is signed and paid for, you reluctantly slide Myshka’s carrier forward. You don’t mean to pout. You can’t really help it.

‘You’ll tell Jaheira I stopped by, won’t you?’ Astarion asks casually. He’s running his fingers over the zipper of his carrier instead of picking his new cat up. ‘We used to get into trouble together back in the day.’

‘You know,’ you say conspiratorially, ‘we’re actually having a bonfire out at my place this weekend. It’s a little bit out of the city, but Jaheira will be there. She’s bringing kidney pie.’ You leave out the part where it’s supposed to be an employee’s only bonfire.

‘It does sound phenomenal,’ Astarion hums. ‘Give me the address. I’d love to drop by. You can leave your phone number too if you’d like.’

It goes without saying that for the next three days, you do nothing besides prepare for the bonfire, go to work, and text Astarion. He sends you updates about his new family  —  Myshka is freshly spoiled with a Louis Vuitton collar, His Majesty wears a new Gucci sweater that matches Astarion’s, and Astarion himself takes ridiculous selfies at bad angles while looking ridiculously attractive. It’s almost unfair. 

Sometimes you send him pictures of Scratch chewing on his favorite toy, but mostly, Astarion seems to enjoy videos of the baby owlbear sitting in the silliest ways possible. You managed to get him to wear a hat one day and Astarion was so delighted by it he allegedly set it as his homescreen.

You’re the only one not surprised when Astarion shows up to your humble farm in his Mercedes-Benz. You might have forgotten to tell Jaheira about it. Everyone crowds around you instead of the bonfire trying to get a peek at the hot-shot magistrate, but if the attention was overwhelming, Astarion says nothing. He strolls in carrying a pot of something that Gale immediately begins fussing over. Now with empty hands, Astarion throws his arms around Jaheira and kisses her cheeks over and over. It’s lovely.

Astarion begins fussing over Scratch as though he were an old friend after that. Scratch has brought over his ball to play, and even though it’s covered in spit and roughly three years old, Astarion delights in playing fetch. You sneakily grab a plate of kidney pie to feed Scratch and sit on the ground so you can watch them play games. At one point, Scratch refuses to bring Astarion the ball and makes the elf chase him around the yard. When he’s done, Astarion sits next to you laughing and gasping for air.

He helps you feed Scratch the meaty bits from the pie, cooing all the while. ‘What a delightful beast!’ he says.

‘He really gave you a run for your money for a moment, didn’t he?’ you tease.

‘Well, he has two more legs than I do,’ Astarion snorts, sniffing delicately. ‘It’s only fair he wins.’

It makes you laugh more than it should, and you wipe the leftover pie crust and juices on your jeans before standing up. You’re surprised when Astarion does the same on his jeans, but he laughs at your expression and follows suit.

‘Do you  —  Do you want to see him?’ you ask.

‘See who  —  ’ Astarion’s eyes widen immediately. ‘The owlbear! The baby! Oh please, you must let me see him, darling. What a delight!’

‘I must warn you,’ you tell him, leaning forward like it’s a secret. ‘He may be asleep. And he’s extremely cuddly. Beware the claws.’

‘Beware the claws, yes, yes,’ Astarion repeats, waving his hand impatiently. ‘Let me see the little man!’

You lead Astarion away from the bonfire and everyone else to a quieter, fenced off part of your property. You had it passed down to you from your grandfather who wasn’t deceased as much as he was that much of a recluse who decided Baldur’s Gate was becoming too large. Inside, tucked into a cute little bed, was the baby owlbear who had picked up the habit of snoring from Scratch.

Everyone else liked the baby owlbear as well, but you weren’t expecting Astarion to gush at the sight of him. You lead him into the enclosure and very carefully sat next to the owlbear. As if trained to do so, he wakes up and blinks his large orange orbs at Astarion inquisitively.

‘Do you want to hold him?’ you ask.

Astarion almost quivers at the idea.

‘You have to be really careful!’ you tell him, probably for the hundredth time. ‘He’s just a baby so he can’t control his strength yet. He has big boy paws. They hurt if he smacks you in the face by accident.’

Astarion is the picture of serenity. He sits, cross legged, and waits for you to slowly coax the baby owlbear into his lap. He’s clearly delighted by the whole thing, visibly trembling, and watching the owlbear with the kind of reverence you only see at a temple. Astarion sits very patiently and gently pets the top of the owlbear’s head, and it only takes a minute or two for the baby to fall back asleep. Every snore is a hoot, and his feathers fluff out occasionally as he continues to make himself comfortable in Astarion’s lap.

‘This might be the best thing ever,’ Astarion tells you earnestly.

You aren’t quite sure what possesses you in the moment, but you straighten up a little bit and glance at him as coyly as you can manage. You put your hands in your lap and twirl your thumbs around one another nervously.

You say, ‘It really does seem like he likes you. Maybe  —  Maybe you could come by more often. If you want to.’

Astarion glances at you knowingly. ‘Oh, perhaps every once in a while,’ he says ‘Maybe I could teach him how to play fetch.’

‘Like Scratch taught you how to?’

‘I knew how to play!’ Astarion complains. ‘He wouldn’t give the ball back! And he’s so fast, it’s ridiculous. His Majesty would never treat me this way.’

‘I’d like to meet His Majesty too,’ you say casually.

Astarion’s eyes light up. Had they always been that shade of red? The light of the evening seems to make them glow… You try not to think about it too much, but you haven’t been very good at focusing lately. Astarion seems equally as interested in your eyes. He chases after them, intent on looking you in the face as you chat.

‘You’ll have to come over,’ he says encouragingly. ‘I cook a mean Lheshayl steak. It pairs nicely with a Silverymoon white wine.’

‘I don’t ever think I’ve had a Lheshayl anything,’ you say, and Astarion laughs. It isn’t a mean laugh. ‘Do I bring a dish to something like that?’

‘Oh no, darling, you don’t bring anything but your gorgeous self,’ Astarion says, nudging you with his elbow. ‘I wasn’t inviting you to get together with friends, you know. If I wanted that, I’d have it catered. I was asking you on a date  —  ’

‘A date?’ you repeated stupidly.

Astarion laughs again. It’s a whimsical, unpracticed sound that doesn’t go with his usual countenance but it sounds nice. It makes you want to make him laugh more. You’re not quite sure what you’ve done to warrant his attention, but the affection is nice… You nudge him back, fighting the smile, fighting the butterflies dancing dangerously in the pit of your stomach.

‘Okay,’ you say softly. ‘It’s a date.’

[aniseya]

oshamir is like an alternate universe of what if prince siegfried had only appreciated the white swan odette for the wrong reasons and when he meets the black swan odile, who looks just like odette, he realizes that’s who he’s meant to be with and it becomes his downfall nonetheless.

[weewoowings]

Okay I’m gonna be mean and ask for 3 because I’m greedy and I Iove me some Tevan!

🖍️ I’m a sucker for this trope especially if Buck is the teacher! Tell me more please!

🎖️Need more on this! Are they both in the military? Just one?

🪩 Alternate first meeting? Yes please. Is it something to do with disco ( because of the emoji)? Cause that would be pretty epic!

Also hard to say if it’s a blessing or a curse, I think I have like 30 different documents started each with only a little bit written lol and that’s not including what’s still in my head 🤭.

Alright, I have answered the first 2 already, but let's go!

Okay, Kindergarten Teacher.

It starts off with Tommy signing his divorce papers. He also holds in his hands a custody agreement, which makes him a single parent, because his ex-husband signed away his rights.

Odette - Dot/Dottie just turned 3 and is biologically Tommy's child, they used a surrogate. Around 2 years old the toddler started showing signs for autism spectrum disorder, and Tommy's husband started to withdraw and in the end asked for a divorce, because it wasn't how he pictured life.

Tommy moves with his daughter, which brings a whole new set of challenges.

He finds a Kindergarten/pre-school that can give his daughter the attention, space and care that she needs. Buck is her teacher.

Alrighty, the Military WIP. Only vaguely outlined as of now.

Tommy is a highly decorated Army pilot and is assigned to a forward operating base in a volatile and remote location. Highly skilled and his cool demeanor under pressure, makes highly respected but also gives him the reputation of being a bit aloof. And here comes Buck. 😃 Charismatic, fearless and sometimes too selfless highly skilled Army medic with a knack of finding himself in the middle of chaos.

The cross paths on a high stakes rescue mission when Tommy's crew gets called to extract Buck and his team under heavy fire. Buck's quick thinking and resourcefulness leaves an impression, but his reserved nature keeps him from saying something to Buck.

When Tommy's helicopter gets shot down, Buck is on the rescue/evac mission that's heading to the mountains. The last location the helicopter made contact with the base.

Alright different first meeting. I'm currently writing this story and I'm on chapter 3. It's canon divergent. I posted a sneak, a couple of days ago.

Basically Buck is already out and proud. He's been living as a bisexual man for years now. Hen and Karen invite him along to a queer club..

On the other side of town, Tommy hasn't been out in months, not since a spectacular breakup, where his Ex Matt decided to go back to his ex-husband after over 2 years and leaving him with lots of issues. Anyhow, Lucy drags him out to a club.

And then he sees him...

[seramilla]

We need more of the vampire au like what were Vaggie's parents like cuz from the comments they were shitty but how shitty. Also Carmilla being Lady Dimitrescu is super true. Sorry for the ramble but I genuinely just wanna ask for hurt-comfort maybe all four are together and Vaggie shares something about her shitty parents then gets comfort.

Vaggie wouldn't normally have run out into the wilderness on her own. Not in the middle of winter. Not at night, when all manner of ghouls and monsters could meet her on the midnight mountain road, and do such unspeakable, maniacal horrors to her. However, at the time, Vaggie thought that fate better than the alternative.

Her entire life, she knew her parents would eventually marry her off to some noble's son. That fact was all she'd known since the day she was born, and her parents never let her forget it. As soon as she was to turn 18, she'd be shipped off to marry some stranger across the sea, whom she'd never met, and had no idea what sort of person they'd be. Would they abuse her? Would they beat her? Vaggie never wanted her life to be a bargaining chip.

So the night before her 18th birthday, she'd snuck out. And suddenly found herself being rescued by a fucking vampire of all people. She'd never told Carmilla the real reason she'd been out there that night, nearly frozen to death in the snow. It's been...how many years now? Dozens? Life as an immortal vampire makes the passage of time rather meaningless. Still, she and her adopted sisters thought it would be fun to tell stories of their lives as humans one night. All of her history had just....spilled out of her. She must have needed to get it off her chest. She feels better about it now.

Vaggie also hadn't intended on crying at the telling. But it's like, now that the truth is laid bare, all those emotions of her human self come rushing back. She buries her face in her hands, trying not to appear like a weakling in front of these powerful women. Weakness is one thing Carmilla usually doesn't tolerate...so it's a surprise when Odette of all people puts her arm around her, and Vaggie lays her head on the blond's shoulder.

"It's okay, Vags," Odette says, just letting Vaggie cry into her shoulder. "You can let it out sometimes. It's good for the soul."

"Yeah!" Clara says, punching Vaggie's shoulder lightly. Very lightly. It's more like an affectionate bump. "We all had shitty lives before coming here. We got your back, girl!"

Vaggie looks over at Carmilla, making sure it's okay. In front of her victims, Carmilla is a ruthless, unforgiving killer; one who takes no prisoners and brooks no quarter. But with her girls, once in a while...some of that softness that she rarely shows shines through. Just a little. Enough to make Vaggie feel wanted.

"Come here, mi amor," she says nonchalantly, holding open her wide arms for Vaggie. She smirks. "I only do this like once a decade, so you'd better take advantage while you can."

Vaggie falls into Carmilla's hug. She is thankful for the family that she found, and thinks They can all fucking die in a fire for all I care, about the one she gave up.

[ask-the-actor-au]

To all cast members, what song gets suck in your head 24/7, even during the weirdest times, like going to the mall, or whenever you're reading a book?

(We're sticking to just the show soundtrack for now)

Charlie: Honestly it has to be happy day in hell, I find myself humming it constantly.

Vaggie: Unfortunately it's welcome to heaven.

Husk: Loser baby

Angel: Kind of alternates between loser baby and hells great dad

Alastor: I find myself humming stayed gone quite often. (and it starts with sorry, but he'd never admit it)

Nifty: They're all on remix in my head at once!

Pentious: I find myself singing ready for this to myself a lot.

Lucifer: Loser baby, it's very ear-wormy

Vox: Respectless, specifically Velvette's parts

Valentino: Poison, for all the wrong reasons...

Velvette: The show must go on, specifically the part V and Val sing, it's too damn catchy

Adam: Hell is forever obviously, I'm fucking awesome

Lute: I keep getting you didn't know stuck in my head

Zestial: Whatever it takes

Carmilla: More than anything, I find myself humming it while I work.

Odette: Clara and I keep singing stayed gone.

Rosie: I find that the reprise of more than anything is stuck in my head

Emily: I love happy day in hell! I can't get it out of my head!

Sera: As... Unsettling as it is, I find myself singing out for love.

(I think I got everyone, I know we haven't gotten to several of these songs yet but I don't care.)

[sweetbillwriting]

The Key To His Heart - VIII

Characters: AU Bill Skarsgård where his life changes in 2013 and later 2019.

Setting: L.A, 2024 but in an alternative universe with Bill having a completely different life.

Warnings: 18+, NSFW, heavy themes.

Bill sat on one of the couches in the living room, leaned back with closed eyes, and sighed a third time. Opposite him sat Herman, who chewed his lips. None of them had so much to say now that they had talked with Sandra. She refused to go silent and threatened to tell all of the girls about him and Sienna. If she did, Bill wondered how much he would be forced to pay for a broken contract. The producers had been nice to him, given him a chance to fix it all, but if he didn't, the contract would be followed.

“You must talk to her,” said Herman, causing Bill to look up. Bill furrowed his brows.

“No? I can't do that. She hates me; I will just make it worse!”

“I think she would listen more to you, you know, because she can see you're in love and doesn’t want to come between two lovers.”

Bill scoffed and shook his head.

“That's a nice thought, but it isn't realistic. She is too mad to pick ‘the side of love.’”

Herman sighed.

“Precious will continue to talk to her then. Tonight at the ceremony, two will leave. Do you know which ones you want to leave?”

Bill shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

“You can choose.”

Herman wasn't surprised that Bill was so indifferent to it all because in his head the game was already over, and he knew what girl would get the last key. Herman wasn't even surprised that was how it all unfolded. He had known from the start Bill didn't really fit the TV concept but was too high on the thought of a fairly known name being a part of the show, but now it bit him in the ass. Bill was never there to do TV, and those rules would always play second to him. He looked at his friend pulling up his phone from his jean pocket and saw a light pull in the corner of his mouth. Herman smiled a little too, because it was obvious Bill had gotten smitten with the girl so fast.

×××

The orangery was a hot because the sun shined in through the windows the whole day, and Bill could feel how his khaki-colored t-shirt got stuck to his back when he sat in the armchair. In front of him was a camera with a cameraman behind it and Precious on the left side of it.

“So you say that you maybe feel something for Sienna, that you're not sure, okay?”

Bill nodded a little but furrowed his brows. They had started to cook up something to give Sandra a reason to leave. Finally, Precious had convinced her to leave, but she had two demands: that she wouldn't leave the same episode she came back and that they would show in the program that she wasn't fooled by Bill, that she understood he had someone else. Bill didn't really know how it all would work out in the end but noticed that the production had a plan, so he let them handle it.

He said his line as easily as an actor, and then they let him be. Bill pulled out his phone as soon as they had finished and smirked towards the screen before answering Sienna's message. He was in a love bubble, all so nice, but it can also be easy to forget everything else and not question what people are doing around you.

×××

Tiffany.

Rose.

Sandra.

Esmeralda.

Maria.

The ceremony felt hollow for Bill. It was just a play, even if he was the only one who acted. Or Sandra did too, but not very well. She didn't even look at him, and he wondered if the other women had noticed. Some of them did, but instead they wondered if the two of them tried to hide something else. Esmeralda looked at him worriedly when she walked up to him. He had said her name second to last. She really thought she was a favorite. Bill tried to smile neutrally like nothing was weird, but she looked at Tiffany and wondered what she had done right.

Violet and Odette stood left behind; Bill looked around uncomfortably because the both of them cried. He didn't want to hurt any of them, but he would have done so even if he hadn't met a girl in secrecy. It was a part of the concept, more or less. While some of the girls comforted Odette, Violet stood a bit to the side, and Bill thought to himself that Sienna had never let her stand alone like that because he could remember that she had been one of them who checked the other girls regardless of their relationship. He walked up to Violet, who looked at him hurt but still followed him when he made a gesture to the porch.

“You never even gave me a chance,” she said between her sobs and dried her tears with a napkin she had gotten from Precious behind the camera. Bill licked his lips and looked around. He scratched his elbow and then mustered up the courage to look at her.

“I'm sorry for that, but our values are really different from each other.”

“I think you've listened to gossip! The other girls have been really mean to me!”

Bill looked at her with big eyes; it was sad she had felt like that even if she seemed to have encouraged it.

“That's awful that you feel like that, but my decision is based on what you've said to me. I haven't let anyone affect me.”

For a short second he thought about Sienna. She had affected him but not in the way that was discussed right then and there.

“I'm sorry, Violet.”

She continued to cry, but Bill didn't even have the thought of giving her a hug. He had lost a bit of the ability to be a part of the presence.

Bill was forced to let her cry alone because he had another woman to talk to and walked in to search for Odette. She stood with Tiffany, still drying her tears with a napkin. Bill walked doubtfully up to her side, and she smiled sadly.

“Second time around… I have not missed that you're not interested in me.” She laughed a little and shook her head. Tiffany took some step back, but Bill tried to get Odette to come with him to the deck, but she refused.

“Have the same talk again? No, thank you. I get it, Bill. The only thing I can't get is who of them you're actually interested in. I think we all thought Esmeralda, but something has changed there.”

Esmeralda, who stood close by, started to listen carefully, even walking a bit closer to them.

“We all said it earlier tonight: you're pulling away; you don't even seem to be interested in being with us. Are you gay or something?”

Bill looked at her stunned, then laughed a little at her question. It sounded forced, and it could be interpreted as him actually being gay, and she called him out.

“I'm not gay.” Bill looked around at the women, meeting Sandra's eyes. He shook his head and put his hands on his hips. He could see that all of them analyzed him, checking for signals, and he felt the pressure in his chest worsen for every second.

“Fuck it. I've met the woman I want to be with.”

×××

It was silent, completely silent, between both the girls and the crew until Herman stood up.

“Hey, hey, hey! Bill!” He said in panic and walked up to his friend with waving hands. Bill could see on his face it was him he was worried about, what this would do to him and his wallet, but Bill couldn't shut up anymore.

“I can't do this anymore, Herman. I'm not this kind of person, and this is my decision.” He looked into Herman's panicking eyes, then towards the women that all looked at him in confusion. All of them were there except Violet, and they wanted an answer. Bill dragged a hand over his face, then turned to them with a beating heart.

“I've met a woman. It was unexpected and confusing... And… It's Sienna.”

The tension lay down like a thick blanket over the room. No one said anything; everyone looked at Bill, and he really tried to keep a straight face. Of course he was ashamed, but he didn't want to look like he had done something wrong. He had fallen in love; he hadn't promised the women anything, and the concept was that they would compete for his love. The only thing that had happened was that one woman had won.

“Sienna..?” Said Maria suddenly, and Bill looked at her confused face. “Wait, Sienna who left?”

Bill nodded but then reminded himself to not act like he was ashamed.

“Yes. Sienna, who left.”

He looked at Maria with his full attention to not seem weak, but because of it he missed that Esmeralda turned her back to him and ran towards the door and was followed by Odette. He just saw their backs disappear out of the room. He didn't have anything to say and stood with his mouth open like a dead fish. He had just fallen in love.

“Still you continued this charade!” Sandra suddenly said, upset. She had probably had those feelings in her body all night because now when they left her body, the anger sparked like fire from her. Bill could feel the shame grow now because he hadn't thought about that at that moment. He was too busy trying to tell himself his behavior was okay and missed that he had lied to them all.

“I'm sorry… It wasn't planned and then... Fuck…”

He knew he would sound awfully selfish if he said he did it because of money, but it was a lot of money, and in that moment the anxiety that he would pay that money started to haunt him.

“I fell in love.”

The words left his mouth before he had thought about it, and when he heard them, it felt like he also told himself about his feelings. He was in love with Sienna, and the mess was because he already loved her. He looked at the women's faces. Tiffany looking at him with big eyes, Maria with shiny eyes, and Sandra with anger. The only one who didn't look like his words were horrible was Rose, who smiled a little sadly.

“Oh…” she said after a while, then looked at the other women. They looked like they wanted answers, but she didn't want that. It was a disappointment that Bill had chosen another woman, but it was something she also was prepared for, and she liked Sienna. She was kind with silly humor.

“I think I go then…” she said and smiled a bit strained to Bill. He looked down at the floor before nodding and looking up.

“I'm sorry…”

Rose shrugged her shoulders and walked to the room she had lived in.

“We kissed…!” Maria suddenly said, before Bill had really understood Rose had left. “We kissed; did you think about her then?” She wiped away an angry tear while looking at him intensely. For a few seconds, Bill tried to remember how it all had unfolded. He hadn't imagined Maria being Sienna, but he had her in the back of his mind, still confused over what he felt.

“No…”

It sounded doubtful, and he could see Maria swallow harshly, like her anger was rising from her belly up her throat.

“When did this start? When did you start to fool us all?” She sounded just as upset as Sandra, and Bill dragged his hands through his hair before he put them on his head with threaded fingers. To all the girls’ annoyance, his white shirt rose with the movement, and they could see sharp lines travel down to black boxer elastic. It was just one more thing that made Maria break, and with her hands in front of her face, she cried so her shoulders bobbed.

“Maria…” Bill said empathetically, thinking about walking up to her, but she pulled away and instead removed her hands from her face and looked at him with red eyes.

“I really thought you were one of the good guys…” She turned on her heel and walked out of the room; now it was just Tiffany and Sandra left.

Bill dragged his hands over his face, down to his neck. The shame started to become anxiety, and he felt the need to be alone and leave the problems behind, but he knew it would make everything even worse, so he stayed in the same place, just waiting on the other girl's accusations.

Sandra stood and looked at him unamused, like he had lost his worth and now was just a silly excuse of a man. She crossed her arms and shook her head.

“You're such a fucking asshole. I hope Sienna realizes that too, but maybe she's just as bad as you.”

Bill didn't have any energy left and didn't know what to say or do, so instead he sat down in one of the couches with a defeated look. He leaned his elbows on his knees and let his head hang between his shoulders. Sandra scoffed at him and gave Tiffany a look, but she looked away. Sandra clicked her tongue and looked at her up and down but then left the living room, stomping with her high heels.

Bill sat with his head low and eyes pushed together, so he thought both women had left. That's why he was surprised when someone lighter than him sat down next to him and laid her hand on his upper arm. He looked to the side and met Tiffany's brown eyes looking back at him. She caressed his biceps in silence for a while, until Bill's face became more and more confused.

“Are you okay?” She asked, hugging his bicep. Bill looked still confused and looked her up and down. He didn't deserve any comfort and wondered if this was something else. He nodded just a little to see what she would do next. She nodded too and combed back his hair with long, slim fingers. He didn't feel completely comfortable with her doing such an intimate act, but at that moment he didn't want to stir up anything.

“I'm a bit surprised.” She lowered her gaze but looked up at him again. Bill nodded; his tongue felt stiff as wood, so he couldn’t physically get a word out.

“You know… Sienna made fun of you sometimes.”

Bill was first confused but then remembered that Herman said she would do faces towards the camera, mocking him. He hadn't thought about that since he and Sienna started to talk, and the question came back then about what she had actually done.

“I don't think she was here for the right reason… I'm probably wrong, but she seems to need money?”

Bill looked out over the room, thinking about Sienna's small apartment, her son with special needs. Her past as a mistress. He cleared his throat and looked towards the camera. He was so used to the camera now he hadn't acknowledged it until then. He breathed deeply, and Tiffany dragged her hand over his back, but he tensed up in discomfort, and she pulled away.

“Do you need some time alone? She asked kindly, and he turned to her with sensitive eyes. Once again she stroked his hair, and Bill pulled back.

“I'm sorry, but yeah, I need to be alone.” He stood up on weak legs, all shaky after it all. He gave Tiffany an apologetic smile before walking up to his bedroom.

Bill lay down in the king-size bed with a sigh and with a tired hand on his forehead. It felt like his head would explode after all the screaming, tears, and accusations. He wished he could take an aspirin, but there wasn't any in his bedroom, and he didn't want to go down anymore. He didn't want to meet anyone, the women, or anyone from the production team either. His feelings were everywhere, and he didn't know how to calm them down.

There was a knock on the door, but he refused to open it, and the door was locked from the inside. He knew it was Herman, his friend and producer, and he had destroyed everything for him also in just 30 minutes, but he couldn't care about that at that moment. He thought about Sienna, the angry women, the money, his reputation, his daughters… He should have kept quiet, but it was just too much to bear. He couldn't say how it happened, but in his anxiety he succeeded in falling asleep but woke up when his phone vibrated under him. He didn't even remember he had it in bed but pulled it out and looked at it. Two missed calls from Sienna and two messages.

Hey, can I call you?

I tried to call, but you didn't pick up. You can call when you have time, Mom is babysitting.

He felt something in his chest but couldn't say what at that moment. He sat up, leaned against the headboard, cracking his back and stretching his arms. He took a deep breath before taking his iPad and video calling Sienna. She picked up so fast he wondered if she sat and waited on his call, but he had other things to think about when he saw her. She sat in a baby blue silk kimono with perfect hair and makeup and smiled at him brightly as soon as she saw him, but it fell and became a worried face.

“Hey baby, are you okay?”

Bill looked at her with a fluttering heart and smiled uncertain. He looked away while scratching his eyebrow and then nodded even if what he said would go against it.

“I told them. In front of the camera, I spilled it all.” He laughed unamused, and Sienna could see his Adam's apple bob. She looked at him surprised but then worriedly.

“Oh my god, Bill…” It just came out; she didn't want to make him even more anxious, but the news was unexpected.

“They got mad; some cried… And I guess the production is angry as fuck.”

“But how do you feel?” Sienna examined him with furrowed brows. Bill looked down, then lay down in bed, on his side with the iPad in front of him. He laid his head on the soft pillow while looking between Sienna and the ceiling.

“I dunno… I guess it wasn't that smart..."

Sienna didn't say anything, and maybe there wasn't much to say.

“And Tiffany said a thing, a thing Herman had said before… About you.”

Bill examined her face now while her face shifted to confusion.

“Okay?”

Bill took a deep breath and changed his position but continued to look at her.

“They say you've made fun of me. Mocking me in front of the cameras.”

Sienna didn't say anything; she just looked around the room she was in. Bill didn't know how to interpret her behavior and became more and more nervous about her silence.

“Is it true?”

Sienna looked at him and pulled on the kimono, covering herself more.

“What do you think?” She looked at him seriously with big eyes. Bill looked at her beautiful face, and felt his first impulse was to just say no and apologize, but he had the chance to talk about it now, and he needed to know.

“No, but I want to know if there is a reason why they say that.”

Sienna sighed and looked at him in shame.

“I… I didn't think you would pick me. You were completely uninterested in me, so when I was with a couple of the girls, I just... Imitated your pose. You know, the one where you clasp your hands in front of you and lower your chin…”

Bill looked at her first with a serious face, but it transformed to a smirk slowly.

“That's it?”

“And when we were at the fitness center, I bit my lip in a like, horny way when you came out in your swim trunks. And I might have done a little silly dance when you walked away from me to be with Esmeralda. Just a little ‘bye-bye dance.’”

Sienna looked so shameful, but Bill just smirked. He knew she could be silly like that, sing and dance and make faces. He loved her for that, and that she had done the same thing but without him knowing wasn't anything big; it was even quite cute.

“I'm sorry…” she said, not seeming to notice Bill was smirking. “I really didn't think I would get to stay when we were at the fitness center; you just left me there in the pool.”

Now it was Bill who was ashamed, both because he had left her and also for the shallow reason why he had let her stay.

“You looked so fucking good…”

“Hmm?” Sienna really didn't seem to have heard what he said, and Bill pulled his hair because he knew he would need to say it again.

“Right then and there I was more interested in Esmeralda, but… You looked so good in that red bikini. You were the hottest…”

“You mean I got to stay because I looked good in a bikini?” She tried to sound upset, but the laugh was too close.

“I must go on something! And yeah, you looked good in a bikini!” Bill defended himself but was just as amused as her. “You were mocking me!”

“Oh please, you deserve it! Stop looking so silly then! And be a pathetic man!”

Bill smiled big and sat up again, forgetting all his problems while looking at Sienna and her baby blue kimono.

“What's under the kimono?” He suddenly asked with a smirk and made Sienna give him a pointed but amused look.

“Panties.”

“Can I see?” He smirked playfully and got a laugh out of Sienna.

“You accused me of being a bitch, more or less, and now you want to see my panties?”

Bill smiled his most boyish smile, showing off every dimple in his face, and made Sienna laugh again and shook her head with love, then she placed the iPad on the bed so she could stand up and let the kimono fall. He looked at her with big eyes, still smirking, so pleased, like everything that happened earlier had blown away. He looked at every curve, tan line, and the black lacy panties.

“Pull them off,” he said with a low, dark voice and dragged his hand over the front of his pants.

×××

“I'm happy doing my service,” said Sienna and did a little salute after having wrapped the kimono around herself again. Bill smirked while tossing away a napkin on the floor. He lay in just boxers now, and for a few minutes his mind was completely calm until the anxiety started to creep up on him again. Sienna could see how he drifted away to heavier subjects and felt her own guilt rise.

“This is my fault too and… I really want to help; maybe I can loan some money-” Bill turned his gaze to her fast.

“No. No. No. This is my contract, not yours, and… No.” He shook his head.

“There must be a solution to this; maybe I’ll just sell my soul or something…”

Bill nodded to himself as he lay down. He looked at Sienna and let her hazel eyes comfort him. It felt like he was in a safe space when she was close, even through just a screen. He let her calm him down and forget it all for a while. What he didn't know was that several of the women were still in the house, and one of them had heard him moan together with a girl in his room.

“I remember that; yeah, I know you can handle all of me, dirty girl.”

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[gakmaurepot]

My PCs on various saves~

Rambles below

Alice and Ellis are just alternate versions of the same person. But i'm thinking of making them twins or something.

Alice feels like she's an empty person. She acts the way she thinks others would want her to act, saying and doing things to get the best advantage out of the situation. All is about money in the end. She doesn't even spend it on anything for herself other than clothes, just to pay debt and fund construction eveywhere.

She has no hobbies, no dreams but to survive, no real life goals and is as dependant to robin as he is to her, although she's pretty sure she loves him the most, she sometimes silently resents him for the double payment, because she thinks he's not trying hard enough when she's out risking her life for him everyday. Also the way he more often than not won't stood up for her in dire situations like with bailey or whitney. I like my fluffy ship a bit bittersweet..

She does like being near sydney but is ashamed of her own behaviors she thinks are unholy, so she kept a distance from him. She fights whitney on sight. About kylar.. she is weak to pathetic people so she protects him from bullies every time yet.. he's kinda making it hard for her to defend his more freaky stuff, she knows of his stalking and arrow shooting but is somewhat happy for the protection and free money (?) She wanted to be protected once in a while because all these years she is the one doing the protecting, she's probably about to snap one day

She gets hurt a lot physically and mentally, so she frequently gets sent to the hospital. She hated going there, but she never learned to fix her bad habbits. Harper is fascinated and thinks of her like an adorable guinea pig, that likes to hiss and bite, or something.

She miserably yearns to be held normally by a parental figure. Her relationship with bailey, avery and morgan is the farthest thing from that, though. Still, she strangely upped her efforts sometimes solely for their validation.

Hawk thinks she's her wife and she just goes along with it. She visits her once a month. While Alice knew the hawk is not malicious, the situation is just too weird for her to process.

She never encountered the wolf or eden, for now. She gets the f out at the slightest bad feeling in the forest, this way she also almost never really confronted the wraith. (Habits of staying up all night) (they still hunt her though because of the necklace)

At first i gave her red eyes because rabbit but perhaps it has something to do with the wraith.

Recently i've started the farm quest so maybe i will add more lore.

I'm thinking she'd have a few outcomes at the end, happy end with robin where they killed bailey and escaped the town somehow, living normally somewhere not here. Happy? End with hawk where she never left the castle forever. Happy??? end with her settling in the assylum as harper's nurse. Bad? End with her just spirited away by the wraith and was never seen again, etc.

About my PC2, Odette, she is a bit older than Alice, she acts like her big sister figure. But one day she's just, gone, sold to the farm. Her hair turned white because of stress, She escaped at one point but never returned to the orphanage. Alice and everyone else thinks she's dead. She just lives at the home of a certain huntress... they're pretty happy together, maybe.

[leoruby-draws]

Decided to post even more Vanessa art, this one showing her hanging out with Rose Wilson. It seems Rose wants to help Vanessa 'toughen up' a bit, perhaps her mother Lillian Worth can help. Their older selves clothing are based on stuff I've seen in thrift stores, don't they look fashionable?

Here's an older Vanessa wearing the Silver Swan outfit belonging to her predecessor Valerie Beaudry, it's a very beautiful outfit I must admit. Speaking of Valerie...

Here's Vanessa meeting Valerie and her gal pal Maxine Sterenbuch, along with a doodle of Vanessa and friends meeting her names sake the Loch Ness monster! Looks like a fun adventure they had. There's also a doodle of Vanessa's poor friend Lucy Spears. I felt so bad for her, I appreciate the comics tackling such a heavy topic.

Further context on Vanessa meeting Valerie, in my au after Vanessa is transformed into the Silver Swan, I imagine her breaking out and going into hiding. Shortly after Jason and friends manage to find her and convince her somehow to join the team, tho she's very standoffish at first. Jason finds her (along with a couple of other kids) a safe house to stay in, but later on she meets Valerie.

Valerie offers to let her stay with her and Maxine, Valerie knows better than anyone what Vanessa is going through and wants to help. Vanessa slowly with her learns to manage her powers better and eventually learns to control it. Being in a safe place and having friends helps stabilize her emotions better, thereby stabilizing her powers as well.

Should be noted that Diana and Julia Kapatelis are trying to find her and bring her home. I imagine word eventually gets through to them where Vanessa is, I'm not sure if Valerie/Maxine know where Vanessa comes from so they can't tell her family. I'm not sure about Jason actually, perhaps Vanessa tells him not to 'snitch", so he's probably in a bit of a moral dilemma I guess.

Vanessa didn't just meet Valerie, she also gets a chance to meet the first Silver Swan, Helen Alexandros! The story here is kinda vague but I wanted Vanessa to meet Helen, then forced to fight her. But because Vanessa shows her compassion, Helen is moved by this and somehow 'gifts' her divine power (that she got from Ares) and this transforms Vanessa into a sorta 'super form'.

Kinda resembles Sailor Moon a bit huh? Who is surprised, I showed this form in an earlier drawing I think. Anyways, this form only lasts for a short time, but its very powerful. Vanessa showing empathy to her enemy is ofc inspired by her hero Wonder Woman , I guess after being helped by her friends she ends up helping another victim like herself. So I guess she ends up getting a narrative arc of sorts in this au.

But I did think up an alternative way for her to get that 'super form" tho:

This is more obviously inspired by the swan lake story, but more specifically the 1994 movie The Swan Princess (Vanessa's hair is slightly modeled after Odette's). The story's even more vague here, so I guess I imagined a lake spirit taking the form of a swan, Vanessa helps it and it 'gifts' her extra power. It only lasts a short time as well. Which story do you think sounds better?

Well, that was a lot, so I hoped you liked all that!

[nanshe-of-nina]

Women’s History Meme || Mistresses (8/10) ↬ Odette de Champdivers (c. 1390 – c. 1425)

No one had expected Charles VI, frail in health and prematurely aged at fifty-four, to survive his vigorous young son-in-law. The French King had led a wretched existence since the treaty of Troyes, alternately secluded behind the gates of his palaces or carried about in Henry V’s baggage train to serve as a mascot for the dual monarchy. The English knew better than to humiliate a man whom his subjects both pitied and venerated. They allowed him an income which was adequate for his limited needs. They provided him with a dignified household in which all the principal offices were held by reliable Burgundian partisans. But apart from these, he had no courtiers and few companions. He still occasionally received ambassadors and participated in ceremonial occasions, public charades which the politicians exploited for their own purposes. The Queen occasionally joined him for these, but her time had passed. There was nothing left of their marriage. With Isabelle’s consent, Charles had been given a concubine years before, the petite reine’ Odette de Champdivers, a pretty young girl, formerly a lady in waiting to the Duchess of Brittany, with whom he had at least one child. Charles remained a pathetic figure. He passed his days locked up in his rooms when he was undergoing a psychotic episode, or playing paume and board games with his pages and hunting or pulling a bow at the butts when he was fit enough. The occasional opinions attributed to him suggest that he had just enough wit to understand the difference between his status and his power. — The Hundred Years’ War, Vol. 4: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption

[tikitania]

Mailbag Time!

I need a distraction from watching the vote tally roll in…and my inbox is overflowing…(Update: it's gonna be a sh*t sh*w in this country for a while.) I have just found the ballet talks in tumblir and in telegram and wanted to ask if you could recommend good telegram / instagram account with ballet reviews? I know Catherine Pollak and Irinaba, though unfortunately I havent been able to translate Pollak's telegram posts. I also wanted to ask if you know if Iraínaba has ever said something about May Nagahisa? I by the way totally agree what you said about her in your previous post, but at least you can find there some videos. Telegram is somewhat of a tough nut to crack. I pay for the upgraded version to access English translation. Once I find an interesting channel, I hit the "find similar channels" and browse for more. Overall, it's easier to come across bootleg Bolshoi videos rather than Mariinsky. I blame the St. Petersburg ushers. Telegram Dance Writer's World (Vita Kholopva) Russian ballet writer, lives in Paris, writes about ballet from across the continent but mostly POB. Zapiski Baletomana Alina Ballet - Bolshoi Videos (also on IG but more videos on TG) Natashik_b - Bolshoi Videos (also on IG but more videos on TG)

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Following up from one of your previous posts - seems like Khoreva is okay for now. She’s scheduled to do Odette-Odile on 11/30, so it seems like they’re just being cautious with her workload. Yes, I hope she's taking it easy. I also wish she would stop posting so much. I feel the more I see her clips on IG, doing pirouettes with her characteristic grim-faced determination, the less I care about her stage performances. I find those vids cringe. There. I said it. ------------

I’m not going to name names, because it might be hurtful. But I’ve started following some vaganova students on the TikTok, and oh my, I wasn’t aware of the extent they go to to stay lean. Many of them post frightening “what I eat in a day” and they repost stuff that would be even triggering to write on this post.

I know it’s normal in that world, but I didn’t know the extent of it. I honestly thought that they were so skinny because of all the exercise + clean eating. I just wasn’t prepared for that level of undereating I saw.

This is really sad, yet unsurprising. The school regularly weighs these girls and kicks them out if they fall outside their norms, so I feel like ED's are baked into their training in implicit ways.

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Is it just me or is sofia Valiullina having a splendid season at the bolshoi this year?

I love this! And, yes! She's dancing beautifully. ---------------

I’m confused about vaganova castings. Do teachers assign roles? Or do they hold auditions. Can roles be given and taken away?There was a picture of Natasha furman rehearsing the bunny in fairy doll, but Yasmina Aziz danced it on stage, while Furman did something else. So far there have been three different girls performing the Fairy doll. Do they alternate based on merit? Injury? Vibes? I'm under the impression that students are selected for roles.

--------------- Favouritism: Now that Tsaradiske has a girls class, graduating this year, I’m afraid there is going to be favouritism where he gives all the roles to his class rather than Julia’s graduating class Maybe? I mean…who really knows what's going on behind the scenes. I really wish he didn't have a girls class, though. I was generally unimpressed by the exam last year. I think a lot of people remarked that his style is not suited for the Mariinsky. --------------- Do you think Maria Khoreva would be appreciated more in an European company? Probably. She has a big name and genuinely seems to love dancing abroad. I mean she gushes about her experiences with other companies, so I could definitely see a path for her outside of Russia.

----------------- Diana Vishneva... She's always speaking about her love for Vaganova and about the importance of her teacher Ludmila Kovaleva (and she's also the only one to get a perfect score at vaganova). Do you think that D.Vishneva will eventually move to teaching at Vaganova, becoming a new Kovaleva? Or Maybe take Nikolai Tsiskaridze place and become Rector? No. I don't see that happening. She's got her own creative projects. Tsikaridze is only leaving Vaganova to become the AD of the Bolshoi. I don't think he'd leave for anything less. ---------------- Opinions on Isabella McGuire Mayes? I like her as a person, and i think her tips on technique are quite perfect and right to the point, she's also quite honest on some things regarding the reality of ballet. I like her instagram and youtube videos, and regularly listen to her podcast. However i'm iffy on other things, like when she recounts some of her stories, I've watched most of her videos, past and present, and found many inconsistencies regarding her history, injury's, stretching journey, turnout journey, eating habits, experiences and even opinions on other dancers... etc. sometimes inconsistent, let's say that. I love her. She's a great online presence! I don't think it's fair to litigate someone's memory or impressions, which are far from ironclad. Could you recount memories with 100% accuracy. Do two people recall the event the exact same way. I say this because in my professional life I deal with a lot of testimony and inconsistencies are the norm. In my personal life, I've misremembered a ton — or at least, my memory doesn't always sync with the memories of others. ------------------- I have a question regarding the logic of vaganova's student selection. Obviously they look for medium/tall lean girls, with archy feet, hyperextend knees', natural turnout, etc. And clearly all the girls they pick already have ballet and rytmic gymnastics training. But at the same time i wonder if it's correct to limit their dancers to this, like i would love to see a vaganova trained class filled with random girls and just see what vaganova can produce without selecting the best and most blessed from the start. Logics of ballet selection part 2: Since they look for these natural talents, they must also realise that these genetics are part of some of the dancers downfall. Hyperextened knees are SO prone to injury, not to mention what high arches archy feet do to the tendons etc. Excessive flexibility and hip mobility also means a decrease of muscular strengh. Combining this with overtraining and malnutrition, young dancers are just putting their bodies through hell. Not to talk about what amenorrea does to the body, like osteoporosis, low bone density (increased stress fractures) etc So why? why is it so? is it so necessary? or can greatness be achieved in other ways. Their approach will likely never change. That said, your thought experiment is interesting…but there is an established aesthetic and I don't see this changing much if ever. -------------- Did you see that bolshoi is touring the mariinskii 2 with Romeo and Juliet? We will get to see Sofia Valiullina, Elisabetta Nallin and Yaroslavna Kuprina back in St. Petersburg! Yes! This will be so interesting! -------------- Do you know why Jaden Grimm (the American who graduated vaganova in 2023) is leaving Mariinsky? I had no idea she left. I don't really follow her. We can only speculate as to why, but I'm sure her next steps will be announced eventually.

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Scrambled Eggs review

We get to see the Hotel crew interacting without Alastor for a change, while Alastor meets up with some old pals when babysitting the Eggs.

There are Razzle and Dazzle, I was wondering where they were after the first episode.

With this being Hell, Pentious’ paranoia and want to defend himself must be common with the people. Maybe if there were less demons with asshole or perverted personalities we’d see that. Plus if this continues HH and HB is going to become like Family Guy and depend on that kind of stuff for every joke.

We finally got a name for the scientist from the pilot, Odette.

Carmilla Carmine, an Overlord centered on weapons. Her introduction could lead to some interesting fights.

Vaggie is kind of right, just because someone flips you off, doesn’t mean they want you dead. Niffty on the other hand is someone you should always worry about as she will likely want to do more than murder you.

It’s another example of how we wouldn’t have gotten the storyline if it happened, but I’m surprised Charlie or Vaggie (mostly Charlie) didn’t bring up the idea of having the Eggs join as part of the Hotel’s staff. They look like they could try and aid in cleaning and repair.

I also do like that Charlie didn’t, as so far I’ve seen a lot of examples where Vaggie sacrifices more in the relationship, so I’m counting this as an example of Charlie taking Vaggie’s word/side.

They made the famous Alastor pic of him eating deer into an animation!

BTW with his room being part swamp and the writer’s love of making memes, how long before we get a Kermit the Frog joke from this? If the writers ever decide to do that, they should get YouTuber DevilArtemis to help since he knows a lot about Kermit :)

Another change in Al’s voice when he said “that’s a lot less fun”. Now thinking back to the last episode, Vox had something similar going on with his voice so maybe it’s a common trait for sinners like them but I feel like that is a too simple reason for Alastor of all characters.

Another example of Charlie’s reality altering illusions. Did I ever mention who I think she could fight in an episode of Death Battle?

Is Vaggie afraid to lead people? It is an interesting idea but we have seen her doing just that before, though I guess those previous time could be considered “angry outburst/feelings”. I am one of the people who thinks Vaggie is a former Exorcist and if there is the slightest chance that is true, I could see this being a reason why she left. A bit off topic but going back to something I said in my Overture review, this also would have worked for the alternate idea of how it was common for Heaven losing Exorcist every year till now, as maybe they “lost” some because they quit during/after Exterminations.

Technically Husk did catch Angel, so there is trust their but annoy him and he’ll stop helping.

IDK how to describe it, but its nice seeing the fun art style that Angel and Cherri were drawn as in the pilot return for Angel, Husk, and Pentious here.

With the situation you and Hell are in Charlie, any progress should be considered good.

So that guy’s name is Zestial Modre. You think he talks that way because he is chronologically very old, or just for effect as I’m guessing he’s the Overlord of Fear? You think DC Comics/Warner Bros. would be okay with Vivzie if she gave Zestial a power similar to Scarecrow’s fear gas or have his full demon form look similar to Parallax, the emotional entity of Fear? Viv worked with Disney for a bit, so I bet Warner Bros. would be okay if it meant getting one over their rival company.

If you turn on subtitles, one of the Egg Bois is named Frank. I recall it being said that the Eggs are cloned from an original Egg, so could Frank be said original?

Sure Al, nothing suspicious happened during your break.

Not even the Eggs know about the name thing.

An Overlord meeting! 

I recall Zilla being tall, but not THAT tall. Also does any still ship her with that guy she was seen with in the pilot, the one who was laughing at Charlie and said they should leave?

Nearly everyone in Hell has sharped teeth, so how is Rosie any different Frank?

Apparently the VA of Carmilla is also a dancer, fitting given how Carmilla looks like a ballerina. Also as LK Yusei Fudo would say, “what is up with her hair”?

“Older generation vs. never generation” trope. How long before Velvette makes a “okay boomer” joke?

The Exorcist severed head! Didn’t see that coming! 

Now apparently there are theories of Lilith being disguised as Rosie, which I could see, but I do want to point out that she was shocked at the severed Exorcist head. Lilith seems like a kind of actor, so she could have acted being surprised but it’s still something that should be pointed out.

Looks like Zestial agrees with me that it’s possible that something else could have killed the Exorcist. Also that it sounds like he IS very old, maybe even older than Sir Pentious.

I’m wondering if this scene could help later on if there is a future scene where people blame Charlie for moving up the next Extermination, but then Alastor and maybe the other Overlords defend her by revealing the severed head. If it means preventing Charlie from having a “all is hopeless” scene then I hope it does.

It is interesting that the sinners are divided about if they should use the knowledge of knowing Exorcist could be killed to fight back or wait till they either learn more or to not risk having the whole Pride Ring population be wiped out. Both sides make sense but also have their flaws.

Looks like Angel and Cherri have some competition with Zestial and Carmilla for the title of number 1 BFFS.

“Respectless” is my favorite HH song so far. Really love how it switches between opera music and rap.

HOLY CRAP ODETTE AND CARMILLA ARE RELATED!!! THIS is going to be fun and lead to some interesting discussions, like is she (and the other girl Odette is always with) adopted or did Carmilla and the others die and get sent to Hell around the same time?

Again I get that this is an M rated show, but the series is already good enough that I don’t think it always need to rely on extreme violence and NSFW stuff, as it kind of killed the mood after seeing what happened in the next see. Again, Family Guy.

WHY! 

Another example of why the “Vaggie is a former Exorcist” theory could be true.

I bet Vaggie has been dreaming about thrown Angel to his doom XD.

Liking how Charlie said there are other ways to solve things, going back to an older comment about her and Lilith having different views of how to make Hell thrive.

I’m going to count this as Charlie and Vaggie’s first fight, but at least it’s a good one since its just Vaggie being mad at herself of her lack of leadership and Charlie being mad (more annoyed/concerned) of Vaggie unnecessarily blaming herself.

Confirmation that the other girl (named Clara) is also Carmilla’s daughter.

So Carmilla killed the exorcist. OR MAYBE she witnessed who really did and had to promise to not tell or else something bad would really happen to the point being the fall gal would be a slap on the wrist in comparison.

With Carmilla being against fighting Heaven, I wonder if she could become a potential Hell based ally of Charlie’s in the future. They both want to protect the people they care about from Heaven so I don’t see why not.

Vaggie’s line of “There’s so much I wished that I could say”, is ANOTHER possible hint at Vaggie’s Exorcist past.

Another great song, showing how similar Carmilla and Vaggie are, which again could help in making a future alliance between the Hotel and Overlord.

Yeah I shouldn’t be surprised that Alastor is going to keep the Exorcist info hidden, since he loves chaos. Also a possible an ally of that Roo character, who is on my list of possible characters being behind everything.

Again, Charlie and Vaggie are cute!

It’s adorable to see Pen sleep with the eggs like an actual snake.

SEE! THE EGGS CAN LEARN!

“character not realizing the dumb/innocent/etc. character is actually talking about something real and big to the story” trope.

I’m late bringing this up, but does anyone else think there should be end credit segments at the end of SOME episodes? I mean thanks to movies and videogames it is a surprise when there aren’t any, plus it would have been fun in some cases. Maybe they’ll do one for the season finale.

That was great episode! We got Overlords, great songs, hilarity, and some big reveals.

I really like the idea of Carmilla being a mother, as it adds more to the “always serious businesswoman” vibe she gives off. I’m also hoping it leads to pics where her daughters spend time with their “Uncle Zestial”. Speaking of which, he was a good new character to look about, reminds me a lot of Jack Skellington with a pinch of DC’s Scarecrow with his interest in fear.

We also got news about the dead Exorcist and while I’m okay if Carmilla did kill it with a weapon, I still like the idea of how she is taking the blame or else she will suffer by the hands of the true culprit. It also brings up the drama as the Vs could make this worse for everyone if they decide to get people to fight the Exorcist. At least if they do and fail, Charlie will no longer be the target of the sinner’s anger.

Nothing that bad besides that one creepy NSFW scene as it was annoying that it happened after a pretty big scene.Leave your thoughts about the episode below.

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The DAD/Mom Squad (Her Adopted parents)

@heroic-endeavors | Rima's main enji! + Several other muses | (and the MAJORITY of Her found family too but hey ;) | Rima will 1 v 1 anyone to defend Enji | She also loves hawks | And several other muses of vics @erxsxre | Aizawa | Another stand in Dad! / And probably rima's main UA bully. (It's okay though she needed tough love. ;) ) @truly-quirkless | Yagi and Fin | Dad-MIGHT! the protective and will bully the Hawks / Potential partners for Rima. | And the Wonderful Fin! A friend / Fellow villain family sufferer @ninthnocturne | Myde | The Fun Dad! | Will teach all the irresponsible behavior to Rima / And is her main doctor.

@welcxmetxthechaxs | Miss Jokes and Odette | Stand in Moms / Influencer of bad PUNS, and Good cop to Rima's mischief. @the-extras | Enji | The Boss Man | Rima is His assitant / Will bully this man like he once probably bullied her.

More to be added.

Found Family Squad! (all other relations that are NOT the adoptions)

@deathonate | Bakugou | ADOPTED Brother | will 1 v 1 any hawks / Potential partners for Rima. | Rima adores him @nitronapalm | Bakugo / Nitro | ADOPTED brother | SKETCHBOOK thief. (Rima will 1 v 1 someone in a dennys parking lot for him) @heterochromatica | Shoto | Adopted Brother | Will Eat Sobas with him / A good bean Rima will defend. @explodcor | Bakugo / Adopted Brother | Fellow Spice enthusiast @chxrgebxltmeltdown | Denki / Adopted Brother | Chaotic Brother | Will push him off of Parkour Gym Platforms IF he declares himself a god.

Hawks Harum!

@winguhiro | Hawks | Guardian Angel -winks- | WILL gift him shiny things / IS startled when she SHOWS up on her balcony in the pouring rain. @bearratic | Hawks | Mister Apex Predator | Will "lose" her coffee mid shift.

Alternate Verses!

@eraserisms | Shota | Distant Cousin Of Rima | Terrifies this man with her inept driving abilities / AltVerse INfo

YuGiOh Crossover / Hero verse! - A verse with Yugioh Muses with My Hero Verses

@frogsonalotusleaf | Kaiba (And various other My Hero Muses) | Failed Romance / Rimas stalker (Or number one rima fan in Kaiba's eyes. ;) )

Bleach Crossover - Rima has gotten attached to Ukitake and Shunsui!

@inmensapotentia | ShunSui and Ukitake (and many others) | Soul Mates? (She doesn't really know but she's attached to them now)

Misc Bleach Crossover

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does anyone else think it would be really funny to do a damianya Swan Princess au? Even a version where they just alternate summers visiting each other for diplomacy purposes could work rather than an outright arranged marriage could work! Damian and Derek don't have much in common, admittedly, but Anya's determination to become friends with Damian for world peace could map on to Odette following Derek and Bromley around out of boredom during the second verse. And obviously Ewen + Emile and Becky would be the Bromley analogues for Damian and Anya, respectively.

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1, 5, and 10 for any MCs you want

Hey! Thank you for the questions!

This is going to be a long post so I'm putting my answers under a cut.

1). How did you choose their name?

Brooklyn Moore (RCD MC) - I have actually liked the name Brooklyn for a while (idk why) so I picked it for her as I felt it fit. Her last name was picked through a random name generator.

Claire Evans (OH MC) - Claire was actually the first name I thought of when I first thought about changing my name, but so far that hasn't happened and I don't like the name that much for myself anymore so I gave it to her. Evans was just the first last name I thought of.

Adelaide Barnes (OH OC) - Adelaide was another name I thought about changing my name to. But I also thought it was interesting because I have it to where she was born in Australia and there is an Adelaide, Australia. Also Barnes was interesting because at the time I was really into Marvel/Sebastian Stan and I thought it was interesting because DEJ and SS did a movie together so i had chose the last name Barnes because of that.

Catherine "Charlie" Howard (AME MC) - So I had my FC (Leesa Tulley) for Charlie before I had her name. I was also really into Graceland at the time of creating her character (still mostly am) and one of the characters is named Catherine but she goes by Charlie. And then I thought Howard was funny for a last name as then her name is Catherine Howard and Leesa played Katherine Howard in Six.

Briar Boleyn (TRR/TRH/THF MC) - So the name Briar came to mind because one of my favorite disney princesses growing up was Aurora/Sleeping Beauty. And her name when she's hiding away from everyone is Briar Rose so I named her after the disney princess version of Aurora. Then Boleyn was just because I am into tudor history (not 100% into it but a decent amount) and I find Anne Boleyn to be one of the queens I find most interesting.

Odette Foredale (DAD MC) - I just liked the name.

Lillia Thompson (HSS MC) - I honestly have no idea how/why I picked this name for her.

Olive Karagach (HSS: CA MC) - Again, don't know why I chose her name to be Olive. Karagach was because my favorite pro on DWTS is Daniella Karagach and I just like the way it sounds (I was also going to make Olive a dancer at first but then changed my mind).

Emilia Anderson (OH MC) - Again another MC where I had the FC before the name and I just thought it fit.

Daniella Warren (Platinum MC) - Again, I like the name Daniella b/c of Daniella Karagach. Warren is because of Graceland and a character named Mike Warren.

Ericka Montgomery (TPS MC) - TPS gives me The Princess and The Pauper vibes and the barbie version was one of my favorite barbie movies and the pauper's name is Erika but I changed the spelling as I liked Ericka better. The last name was through a name generator.

Lauren Caldwell (QB MC) - Names of former queens in six (Lauren Drew, there have been other queens named Lauren/Loren/Lorren but this she was the one I thought of. And Jennifer Caldwell, which again there is Erin Caldwell who has been in six but I thought of Jen first)

Izi Arnold-Wilson (ROD MC) - I have liked the name Izzy for a while but Izi Maxwell (ironically another six queen/alternate) made me like this spelling better. I don't know why I chose the last names.

Aspyn Brooks (ROE MC) - First name I thought of when deciding to make a ROE MC)

Now that I did this I just realized how many names/faceclaims I have that are of six queens, whether it be Principals, Alternates, or Super Swings (and this isn't even all of them). And they're all from UK queens which is interesting as it is more likely that I would see the US queens before the UK queens (as I live in the US). Just something I find interesting but random.

5). Did they have a pet as a child?

Brooklyn Moore (RCD MC) - Yes. She had one dog.

Claire Evans (OH MC) - Yes. She had 2 cats and a dog.

Adelaide Barnes (OH OC) - Yes. They had two dogs, some chickens, and some fish.

Charlie Howard (AME MC) - Yes. She had one dog (her and her sisters wanted a cat but her dad and brothers are allergic)

Briar Boleyn (TRR/TRH/TRF MC) - Yes. She had 2 dogs.

Odette Foredale (DAD MC) - No

Lillia Thompson (HSS MC) - Yes. She had two cats.

Olive Karagach (HSS: CA MC) - No

Emilia Anderson (OH MC) - Yes. She had two birds and a dog.

Daniella Warren (Platinum MC) - Yes. She had three dogs.

Ericka Montgomery (TPS MC) - No

Lauren Caldwell (QB MC) - Yes. She had the farm animals plus a dog.

Izi Arnold-Wilson (ROD MC) - No

Aspyn Brooks (ROE MC) - No (Her brother is allergic to both cats and dos and her sisters are allergic to cats)

10). Free Space #1: Which of your OC's would be most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse? Which would die immediately?

I think most likely to survive would be Claire, Briar, Emilia, and Izi. I think the first to die would be Odette, then Olive, then Daniella.