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shereadsandwritesformelanin · 4 years

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The Baker And Her Actor: part I [The Delivery!]

Paring: Chris Evans x Black Fem!Reader

Summary: You meet Chris while making a house delivery for the Evans. He can’t get you off his mind, and to be honest you can’t get him of yours.

Warnings: profanity, sexual content, angst, but overall fluff!

Notes: I hope you guys enjoy, don’t be afraid to leave your thoughts opinions and critique’s. All are welcome!

Early morning shifts were apart of your normal routine, but never this early.

You had made arrangements with a costumer. You’d drop off five dozen boxes of your holiday edition sticky pecan maple donuts.

You walk into the bakery the cool Boston breeze follows you indoors.

Walking back you gently place a hair net on, wrapping your body in your favorite apron that said “ All you kneed is love.” It was your absolute favorite.

You hit the lights to kitchen and begin assembling all the ingredients nessecary for this massive delivery.

“Hey sorry I’m late.” Kiara, your employees and best friend said barging in.

She approached you tieing on her apron as well, preparing to help you whip up this hefty batch.

“Okay so like I said these are semi important guest, considering I have to make a home delivery and they gave me a key code. I’m assuming their loaded, so we need to make this our best. Presentation and taste.” You explain to kiara

She nods in agreement sucking in air, you’d didn’t know who was dreading this most you or her.

——-

Packaging the last few donuts Kiara spoke breaking the silence.

“So who is this special delivery for, I mean I get being rich but come on making us deliver first thing on thanksgiving is kind of fucked up.” She complained

You couldn’t agree more, thanksgiving was your favorite holiday and here you were stuck making over sixty donuts at the crack of dawn. You wish you could have refused but you needed the money.

“I know, trust me I understand, and I appreciate you and your vigor. Helping me, waking up this early isn’t easy for you I know that. And the name was- Evans I believe. Sounded like a man on the phone.” You announce

“Evans, in Boston. BITCH!’Kiara shouts. “I’m coming with you, because if this is who I think this is I swear I’m never living this day down!” She continues to Elate.

“Who’s Evans?”

——-

For the entirety of the car ride Kiara couldn’t stop ranting and raving about the infamous Chris Evans.

The way she talked about him would have made you believe she knew him personally.

According to Kiara, he is an actor in the marvel movies, which you’ve never seen. He lives in Boston with his family, and has an adorable dog named Dodger.

“I can’t believe you’ve never heard of this hottie.” Kiara said

“Well I know of him I’m just not obsessed like some.” You sass.

Kiara rolls her eyes in your direction. “No matter who he is we have to stay professional. Pretend you have no idea who he is and it’s just another delivery.” You instruct.

“I would, but it’s not just another delivery.”

“Why is that?” You remark

“Bitch because we don’t deliver.” Kiara curses.

She did have a solid point, we aren’t a delivery service. only having 5 employees so you run a pretty tight ship.

But you make it work, you’re only delivering because they asked and offered to throw in a pretty hefty delivery fee.

Looks like we are here.

You pull up to a gated community, from what you could see the houses were huge.

It was a mixture of recently builds and older builds. Overall it was beautiful, The rich really do have it all.

“What’s the code again?” Kiara asks hand hanging out the window ready to punch in the code.

Snapping from your gaze. “Um 369696.” You announce

“Got it.” We watch as the retracts allowing my 2008 Mariner to slip through and up the hills to the “Evans” home.

—-

“Okay remember what I said. No celebrity talk, just hand them the bag say some quick “thank you’s, your welcome’s and we’re out.” You demand

Kiara smirks. “Then we can sneak back later since we have the code, and watch him sleep.”

“Okay see nope, you’re staying in the car!” You shout.

“Why?” Kiara whines.

“Because your a freaking liability I don’t need them thinking we are weird fan girls that happen to bake.” You whisper shout.

“We are weird fan girls that bake.” Kiara chuckes

“We,” is a long shot.” You say getting the donuts out from the backseat.

Placing them in your hands you could feel the heat of them, still warm. And obviously they smelled amazing.

You and Kiara walked up to the Evans home. It was large, modern with a twist. The bricks were a beautiful mixture of cool earth tones and the pathway up to the front door was beautiful.

You could tell the home was designed by a women. The touch was so feminine but with many masculine hints.

“Ring it.” You told Kiara

“Wow even the doorbell sound is expensive.” She joked

Immediately the door swings open and you and Kiara are met with the most beautiful blue eyes.

He wore a red flannel, regular denim blue jeans that fit him well, a navy snap back and held a beer in one of his large hands.

Kiara wasn’t lying he was beautiful.

Clearing your throat before you speak. “Oh Um we are here for Evans.” You sqeak lacking your usual confidence.

Guys always had that affect on you, especially attractive ones.

“I would be Evans.” Chris chuckles sitting his beer on a side table, reaching out to take the boxes from you.

His hand brushes against yours just for a brief moment.

You felt your heart beat accelerate and those damn butterflies explode in your pit.

God, no.

Maybe it was just because he was the last man to touch you in years?

I hope so.

“Wow this smell absolutely fantastic, I know the family will love them. Thanks so much for coming I know you guys don’t do that I just- never mind let me grab my wallet.” He explained

“You know what it’s fine we should get going, enjoy your day!” You almost shout gripping Kiaras arm yankimg her down the pathway practically tearing her arm off.

Chris is left baffled at his doorstep, he really thought you two deserved a tip. That’s also what was discussed over the phone.

“Bitch what the hell was that!” Kiara shouts.

“I don’t know I really don’t. I just freaked and wanted to get out of there, something wasn’t right.” I had a bad feeling.” You lied.

“Or a good feeling.” Kiara mumbles.

“What?”

“Oh come on y/n it’s no secret you love to self sabotage all the time. I saw they way you were looking at him and frankly he was checking yo big booty ass out too.” She informs.

No way.

It was true though. Chris opened the door and was immediately blown away by your beauty.

he loved how your hair fit your face just right, the way your outfit cordinated with the holiday and season, your big brown eyes, and beautiful dark skin.

He was immediately blown away, and shocked that you ran off like Cinderella.

—-

Driving back home gave you time to think. You hadn’t felt those butterflies in your stomach in years. The feeling was so foreign but so familiar.

You had to move on though, it was a one time thing. You’d never see him again.

——

Back at Chris’s house:

A/n: the girls thought it was a family home it’s really just Chris’s home!

Chris’s Point Of View:

Chris shuts the door completely taken a back by your sudden take off.

“Oooh the desserts are here mom!’Scott shouts “well that’s not a pretty face.” Scott teases .

“Yeah I know the baker she ran off before I could give her a tip, I sort of feel bad. They deserve it.” Chris moaned

He hated not being able to give back. He was blessed with all this luxury he wanted to be able to give back in any way he could.

“Well maybe drop it off tomorrow, let’s celebrate and not sulk.” Scott suggested pushing his older brother in the direction of the kitchen.

“Yeah.” Chris said starting to chipper up again.

—-

The Next Day:

Another early shift.

You never understood why after holidays people were still craving sweets, hadn’t they had enough at their parties and gatherings?

“Jesus this line wont go down.” Kiara complains

“Hey look at it as exposure and a better paycheck.” You said

“I’ll go check on the guys.” Kiara announces

Your main bakers Jay and Deacon were amazing. They were prompt, selfless, and came up with the most delicious unique recipes.

“Hi welcome to y/n’s what can I get you today.” You ask not completely aware of the person in front of you.

“A regular glaze donut should do.”

Your ears burn at how familiar the voice sounded.

Your attention slowly turned from the coffe machine you were working with to the figure standing in front of you.

Chris Evans.

Their he stood. Frame decorated with a warm winter puff coat, a navy knit sweater, denim blue jeans, and his imfamous Boston hat.

“Oh ok, of course.’ Let me grab a fresh on for you.” You stammer.

You were nervous, he made you nervous.

“No the one on display is fine I don’t need special treatment.” Chris had reassured

You nod in a agreement. Grabbing the donut wrapping it in your seasonal decorate parchment paper. You slip it in a brown baggie and hand it over to him.

“That’ll be 0.99 cents.”

Chris’s face hardened, his eyebrows furrowing in.

Digging into his pocket. “You know, you should really charge more. Your name goods are amazing.” Chris compliments.

You feel your face heat up and those damn butterflies erupting again.

It was no secret you tend to fall fast but self sabotage because you’re awkward and can’t fathom the thought of being loved.

“Have a good day, Chris.” You say whispering his name not wanting to pull attention to him.

“You as well y/n.” He whispered mimicking you.

He remembered your name?

You turn around to finish adjusting the coffe machine, but slightly peaking to watch him walk out.

God he was so darn beautiful.

—

“Days over let’s count profit, Kiara can you grab Jay I think he’s still back there cleaning.” You ask politely

Kiara nods in agreement making her way through the flapping doors.

You begin opening the registers, fact checking and counting the profit you and yo it team made for the day. You loved having the bakery but gosh this was time consuming.

You reach for the tip jar, tilting it downward for easy acsses to slip your hands through. You pull out varrace one dollar bills, coins, some five dollar bills, until, you pulled out a wad of three hundred dollar bills.

“What the fuck.’You whisper to yourself. “Guys, guys come out her right now!” You shout excitedly.

“What who’s here?” Jay runs out of the kitchen with a rolling pen ready to attack any threats.

“No ones here, and put that down.”

“Someone left a three hundred dollar tip.” You announced

Your small bakery filled with loud hoots and hollers from your team. Everyone excited by the unexpected win.

“Well girl don’t act like you don’t know who left it.” Kiara said smirking

“What do you mean?” You respond

“Obviously it was Cevans.” She stared eyebrows wiggling.

“Who’s Cevans?” Deacon blurts.

“You remember that home delivery the other day, yeah that was to Chris Mother fucking Evans house.” Kiara explains.

“What?!” Deacon and Jay shout simotaniously.

“When were you gonna tell us this?” Deacon says.

“Never.’ You whisper. “Only because it’s not that big of a deal, I mean look at you guys your obsess all ready. He’s just a guy.” You rationalize

“Yeah just a guy that drops three hundred dollars on a pretty brown skin doll.” Kiara teases.

“Shut up.” You say cheeks heating up.

“Well don’t get to deep because you still owe me a date.” Deacon says walking away.

You and Deacon had a moment not to long ago, I mean you loved him as a friend and could never go past the point of no return with him.

But Deacons feelings for you were explosive and seemingly never ending.

God what was it with you and white men.

——

Chris’s Point Of View:

At home I had spent the remainder of the day with my family.

The thoughts of y/n still lingered. I was no doubt proud that i could give you the tip you deserved.

He could tell you worked hard, and deserved every team.

Were you single?

“What are you day dreaming about?” Scott says interrupting my thoughts.

“Nothing.” I say dry

“Really because we just had y/n’s yesterday and your already back. I thought we’d be donuted out for a while.” Scott implied

Scott was constantly trying to find me someone. He said I would “die alone,” if I don’t find a wife. But the truth is I’m protective of me, my space.

It’s not easy being a noticeable celebrity, people seem to always have alternative motives.

Like what they can gain from me, use me.

“I just liked her donuts, that’s all not that deep Scott.” I lied.

“Mhmm, we should wear face mask tonight and try and find her instagram, see what’s she up to.” Scott suggests non chalantly.

I mean If I did it would only be to spend quality time with scott right?

“I mean I guess, but not that one face mask made my face burn.” I said fingers circuling my face.

—-

Y/n’s Point Of View:

Finally locking up the shop I walk away to my car keys in my hand bag in another.

I couldn’t feel somewhat guilty for the amount of money we’d recieved from Chris. He was too generous.

It almost felt like I was using him even though he willing gave us the money. I still felt bad.

At home you ate your dinner in peace, lofi music playing in the background.

When suddenly your phone went off with a ping, two pings.

Picking up your phone to see what it was.

An instagram notification. “What the fuck.” You curse

Why was Scott Evans liking your pictures.

Now this was no coincidence.

You dial your Bestfriends number to tell her the news.

“Kiara.”

—-

Chris’s Point Of View:

“Scott what the fuck!” I shout. “Now she’s gonna know I was lurking.”

“But you weren’t I am.” Scott says

“Yes but don’t you think she’ll know we are together. This is why I didn’t want to do this.” I continue to shout.

“Just don’t like anymore pictures please.” I plead.

“Fine I won’t, but isn’t she hot.” Scott teases.

“She’s beautiful yes but not my type.” I lie

“You don’t have a type.” Scott rebutted

This wasn’t 100% accurate or inaccurate looks weren’t a formality for me not that you weren’t stunning, but the personality was were it was for me.

From the small moments I observed of you, your quiet and shy but outgoing on fun once you get to know the person and people you are around.

Maybe Scott was right, just maybe.

—-

First part! Lemme know what you think!

Are you liking y/n? She’s shy but she’ll open up soon😏.

Should they get together fast or slow I’m thinking mega slow!

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therenlover · 3 years

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Fave Evans AHS character? Or your season rankings 💛

Good question!

This is longer than I wanted it to be...

Technically I haven’t actually watched all the seasons yet... I know! I know! I’m working my way through! But I know Evan’s characters well enough to rank them, so that’s what I’m gonna do instead of ranking the seasons! (I hope that’s okay...)

Coming in dead last at 8th place is Kai Anderson!

I hate him. I know people love him, and that’s fine, but that rat-man can go die in a hole. He’s an awful cult leader misogynist which is bad enough, but to make matters worse he comes from Michigan. I’m originally from Michigan! Like, his part of fictional Michigan!!! I knew people LITERALLY EXACTLY LIKE HIM down to the “men lose energy when they sleep with women, but recharge with other men” comments. Part of me is convinced I know someone who inspired his character honestly. He’s gross, 0/10, I wanna push him off a cliff.

7th place goes to Jeff Pfister! (and Gallant too, let me toss him in here)

I haven’t watched very much of Apocolypse because Coven is the next season on my list! (I’m 3/4ths of the way through Freak Show rn) That being said, I’ve heard Jeff is a pretty bad guy, so he’s gonna have to sit at the bottom with Kai. His dumb haircut is a lil endearing tho, so I’ll give him a free pass. If I were gonna rank Gallant, which I won't cause I haven’t actually watched anything with him in it, he’d go here for now cause he was in Apocolypse with Jeff.

6th place is a nice tie between Mr. Mott and Rory Monahan, another season split!!!

I would rank Rory higher, but he isn’t really around long enough for me to really get to love him like the others. He’s sweet, but I don’t have much to work with in comparison to the higher people on this list. Mott is a terrible dude, like Jeff, and the only reason he’s ranked higher is because he has sillier hair most of the time, and I actually watched the season he’s in.

In 5th place, in the middle of the pack, is Kyle Spencer!

Okay, I haven't watched Coven yet, but I did do research to write for Kyle in my imagines/read fanfictions with Kyle, and I like him a lot. This might sound terrible, but the idea of someone needing to be nursed back to health from the very worst of situations really really gets me. So do sad little Frankenstein men. Basically, pre-death Kyle is a cutie and Franken-Kyle makes me wanna hand out hugs, so he gets a solid place on the list.

4th place, in a spot that’s subject to change in the future, is Kit Walker...

Please don’t kill me. Kit is wonderful!!! He makes me smile!!!! He has really cute moments and is the most wholesome of all the Evans! That being said, Asylum freaked me out so bad within the first 3 episodes that I’ve decided to finish it last so I don’t give myself a heart attack lol. Once I finish the season, he will probably rise on the list, but for now, he’s in 4th cause Asylum scares me.

In 3rd place is Jimmy Darling!!!

This is where things get sticky. I love my top three!!! Jimmy is so good! He gets third probably only because I haven’t finished his season yet!!!!! He makes me happy and I love his little singing and his character and he makes me feel a lot of feelings. I really sympathize with him more than anybody else. His greasy little hair could use a touch-up tho, he looks like the dude from Grease.

2nd is Tate Langdon!

Tate was the first Evan I saw in AHS. I’ve watched Murder House twice now, and both times I fell right into Tate’s sad little emotional manipulator trap. He makes me feel really bad for him, and he wakes up the messed-up kid inside me that just wanted someone to love me unconditionally in a really unhealthy way. He’s also pretty when he cries and I like that in a man.

That leaves, in 1st place, my main fave, James Patrick March!

I’m a true crime girl at heart. Having a fictional serial murderer to simp after is already a blessing in and of itself, but James’ personality is just- ughhhh *chefs kiss* I love him. I love his little accent. I love his hair. I love his quips. He murders with style. He owns my heart and I don’t ever wanna let him go. Hotel was a solid season in and of itself, but he just really held it all together!

And there you go! All my faves!

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halothenthehorns · 3 years

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All in the Family

Chapter 18: The Man with Two Faces

The result of landing on concrete stairs would cause anyone's head to ring. Let alone after being teleported in the worst version of apparition ever, for what, the seventeenth time now? All while hearing about your kid from the future while you were dead. James felt lucky his head was still attached as he sat up, massaging his aching neck muscles and having to give a very bleary look to these, once again, new surroundings. He found them the least fantastic yet.

The stone stairs they'd landed on descended in a perfect square all the way to the bottom, the only lighting source flickering about was the black fire from the only doorway out of this room. It should have been a rather calm place, certainly not as terrifying considering some past rooms, but there was an echo of death in this one that only the unicorn before had housed. The promise they did not want to be in here.

Wobbling to his feet, he did a quick headcount and still found everyone present, and the book laying innocently on the floor. He was exhausted, and despite the multiple opportunities he'd been given to talk to Evans, and more importantly, this whole instance had forced Remus and Sirius to make up, he was more than ready for this to be over.

Despite being insanely curious who had been on the other side of Harry's door, he still paused in confusion of that chapter title. Two faces? Was that supposed to be a metaphor? He hated those.

"Ha!" Lily shouted at the top of her lungs, and despite being completely wrong and feeling every moment of it, he still paused to watch her rub it in. "I told every one of you miserable lots it wasn't my friend, and I was right! It was that sniveling coward in it all for the gold!"

"I never disagreed with you," Regulus informed her superior smirk, "he was a perfectly viable option." He didn't see why she found herself so smart not falling for the red herring of a villain, it had been fairly obvious if it wasn't Snape it was him, considering the idea someone else entirely had been running in and out of this castle to get that Stone was utterly ridiculous.

"You just agreed with a Muggleborn," Sirius stopped whatever he'd been doing along the stairs to instead stare at his brother like he'd declared himself such a thing. "Our mother would faint on the spot...I'm so proud!"

"Shut up Sirius," Regulus snapped at him at once. "If she's right, she's right, I don't see it happening again."

Lily's haughty expression only grew at still somehow being the butt of their jokes and stalked as far away from all of them as she could.

"Damn it Sirius, you're not helping," James sighed as he watched her storm off.

"I was trying to congratulate him being a decent person, sorry that didn't come across," Sirius shrugged without much concern as he went back to performing his spell on the stairs to find out what was really down here. This was supposedly the place where the Stone was being held all this time, Dumbledore's enchantment, how come nothing was happening to them being in here? Yet no matter what spell he cast or enchantment he tried to invoke, he found nothing to disarm, let alone anything out of the ordinary from this place.

James just went back to reading, and immediately noticed something odd. "Hey, he's not stuttering this time?"

"Thank goodness we never had to try reading much of that," Remus muttered as he stayed where he'd landed and kept rubbing at his abused ribs. "It would have been a disaster."

"No Moony, pay attention," Peter rolled his eyes, "why wouldn't he have a stutter anymore?"

It took a moment for his heavy eyes to focus, but after a few sluggish blinks it clicked in for everyone.

"Why would he fake such a thing?" Alice whispered, checking every shadow now to make sure he didn't burst out of here next.

"Perhaps that centaurs warning should have been taken with much more concern than we previously thought," Frank murmured, "and with a much more pressing time concern."

"Don't start that," Lily tried to fret while shifting uneasily on the spot, all wands still drawn and now pointed to every shadow. "Harry himself said You-Know-Who wasn't in here."

"The man would be hard to miss, even with Quirrell's absurd turban," James tried to agree despite his own unease. He felt the most defenseless, holding the book now and unable to properly hold his wand in his injured hand. He trusted his friends to cover him if anything happened, and he'd drop this in an instant to help, but for now he tried to quickly keep going, only to be stunned once again at the next revelation.

"Bless my soul," James breathed, looking like someone had just punched him in the gut. He searched for her just like always, and she finally met his eyes back, until he was the one to look away. Having to swallow past five years of solid hatred, he looked back and said sincerely, "I, guess I really was wrong about him."

Her brow remained creased, she didn't quite smile back, but for once there was something akin to recognizing he was talking to her without that superior tone she so hated, as if of course she should want to speak back.

"Now don't go spare on me Prongs," Black cut in, ruining the moment and returning her scowl to him at once. His voice still sounded a bit shotty and as painful as James' hand felt, but James couldn't imagine anything stopping Sirius talking long, least of all a plant. "He's still been a ruddy arse to Harry all year, plus those other kids! Someone needs to give him a good kick up the-"

"He went out of his way to save my kids life!" Potter defended at once, and it took a moment for Lily to fully process that. James Potter was defending her friend Sev. "I think that may mean he's not the totally irredeemable bug we found him." Well, in his own way.

Black looked to his other two friends for support, but both of them seemed more than happy to not pick sides on this.

James chose to keep going, and found his resolution wavering at once. Snape hated his kid, for what? Because of him? Was he really going to carry on a grudge to his kid? He knew if roles were reversed he certainly wouldn't like Snape's kid, but he'd never go out of his way to humiliate one like this teacher had been doing.

This was an idea he'd nurse at a later time, for now he was much more concerned with Quirrell doing wandless magic, and monologuing!

Protective instincts kicked in, and he was hardly paying attention to a word he was saying, only focused on the idea that Harry could die from this! Quirrell could have easily killed him by now, or take him off to You-Know-Who! He couldn't even bring himself to glance up, far too invested in this, to see that the others were just as concerned.

The mirror of Erised finally made Sirius stop his incessant checking of the room, they all froze for a moment at that! There must be some secret they were missing, no way would Dumbledore put something in place that showed your deepest desire, which in this case, would be where the Stone was!

Remus had to clear his throat hard past his confusion, but quickly stated, "there must be a trick to this we hadn't understood, it's Dumbledore after all! When's he ever done the obvious thing."

"You've far too much faith in that man," Lily told him, but there wasn't much derision in her voice. A lot of the teachers here had grated on her nerves, constantly not expelling the Marauders and all, and most recently their headmaster had even helped keep something under wraps that the Marauders had all been arguing about. That's all the school had worked out anyways, no matter how wild the explanations of this got.

Lupin's smile turned both relieved and genuinely enthusiastic for the explanation they all got. Black threw his head back laughing at once when Quirrell in fact stated the entire problem they hadn't considered.

"What he most desires is the use of the Stone, not the actual location, therefore he'll never find it," Regulus mused to himself out loud. "That's quite brilliant."

"I just wish the Mirror was in here again," Pettigrew sighed. "Why wouldn't it be?"

"Who knows, but considering you still haven't even told us what you'd see in there, it can't be that important," Black rolled his eyes.

Pettigrew gave him a little glare, then glanced at Potter quickly and waved him on to change the subject.

Quirrell transitioning into stating You-Know-Who had in fact been at the school during the time Harry had overheard him being threatened was possibly the scariest part yet. Their headmaster had still been at the school at that time, it seemed ridiculous You-Know-Who had gotten in at that time, right? Quirrell just kept going though, seemingly talking to himself, but then getting an answer. This was crazy, they were convinced everything was out to kill Harry Potter!

He now had the Stone in his pocket? Regulus at once took back what he said about brilliance, if the thing could just appear like that anyways! This kid had just been sentenced to death, they were all sure of that.

All of them, because no one wanted to hear of You-Know-Who murdering an eleven year old child, while sticking out of the back of someone's head!

None of them had ever actually seen You-Know-Who. He was a ghost story, the figure their parents spoke of that was trying their very lives, but inside the confines of this castle, they were safe from him. Now that illusion was ruined, they got more of an idea than they'd ever wanted of his features, his future.

"How is that thing possible!" Frank hissed backing as far away from that book as he could go. "Vapor! Even ghosts can't take over bodies of another!"

"If you find out, do let us know," Regulus murmured, unable to wrap his mind around the fearsome Dark Lord, the powerful bringer of their world, into this. A shadow of a creature, not even human. This was like magic of nothing he'd ever heard, it wasn't natural. Wasn't that the idea though, the promise he'd been offered, to go forward in life with one who had already conquered death. Was this the end of that quest?

He could still see the look in Bellatrix's eyes, the vivacious gleam as she told of her first duty as a Death Eater, serving the Dark Lord. She kept grabbing her arm in reverence, though never revealed what could be under her sleeve, she kept stroking the spot and promising him this could all be his as well very soon. Why should he have said no? Looking on at Sirius now, a mingled disgust and fury such a blight could exist, he honestly felt himself in that moment it was very clear what his answer should have been.

Yet this was no more easy an answer than not taking his cousins offer to go someplace special with her this summer. Because the Potter's had been murdered, and had apparently been nothing but weak willed saps about it the whole time. He'd rather die than be such a useless wizard, and serving the Dark Lord was the only way to make sure he fulfilled his life's roll.

"That's a lie!" Sirius thundered so loud, for a moment Regulus was sure the roof would cave in. "How dare he ever-" Lupin grasped his shoulder hard, Pettigrew was white knuckled and grasping Potter's elbow, who looked faint at his own words. Then as Harry shouted much the same, Potter still managing to keep going to see his kids reaction was all Regulus could think, the Dark Lord himself admitted he had not been telling the truth in that moment. Potter had fought back and what's more, the Muggleborn stood her ground to protect her young, which someone of lesser magic should never have been able to do. So what was the truth? How had the Dark Lord become this way? What was he agreeing to follow?

His mother would curse him if she heard he'd been asking all these questions, but this is why he'd never spoken such things aloud, he'd seen Sirius do this first. His father would be far more than disappointed hearing Regulus had been consorting with Muggleborns, even agreeing with one of them, and not defending the Dark Lord's will now as he bade Quirrell attack Harry and there was uproar all around. Instead he kept his silence, just like he always did, and chose instead to watch these events play out.

Lily found herself leaning against the wall, pale and shaking from hearing of a death now marked for her more vividly than ever. No distance in the world she put up would make hearing this any better, she'd be sacrificing her life for a child she had refused a connection to up until this point, she suddenly felt as cruel and heartless a monster as Voldemort. Alice was suddenly there, grasping her hands and promising her this wasn't set in stone, but Lily could picture it, now more than ever. Could no longer pretend she wasn't entertaining a future with a child in her arms, and a death for his future as surely as her own.

The struggle of Harry against Quirrell was terrible to listen to, the pain that child must have been feeling as his own scar seared him while he found the one way to harm his opponent echoed around this room as if they could still hear the screams. His, falling, his passing out, and Potter just stopping there, surely Harry had died, and You-Know-Who would rise again as if this were nothing.

"James?" Peter whispered, staying close and trying to offer all the comfort he could, but it felt like he wasn't even there. He just remained frozen, gaping down at the book and still pale as a ghost.

"Prongs," Sirius said forcefully, and that did snap him out of it, like only Sirius could. His head swung towards him, but his eyes remained unfocused.

"Harry he..."

"It's alright Prongs," Peter soothed, patting his shoulder and reaching forward like he was going to take the book, "we still have time to fix this, I'm sure Harry's death-"

"He didn't die," still slightly devoid of just a bit of sanity from hearing it all, James finally looked properly at all his friends. "There's still more left, he's going to be fine!"

Remus felt a bit concerned for his health, but Sirius was quick to play along. "Of course he is, he survived when he was a baby, right! Ten years later, bah, he'll walk away with another cool scar!"

"You're incorrigible," Peter grumbled to all of them, but James looked just slightly heartened and kept going, having to wait hardly at all to find Padfoot to be right.

"Ya hear that Evans? Hey, Lily? Harry's survived, he thinks Dumbledore's turned into a Snitch," Alice kept gently trying to coax a reaction out of the red head who seemingly went comatose.

The girls words did seem to put something back into her, she snorted in surprise and glanced back around her, finding Alice with the brightest most encouraging smile of anyone, and Frank waiting patiently for her to come back to her senses before offering, "there you go, see, Dumbledore did come and fix everything. I'm sure we were just being paranoid before thinking he set all this up." Well, he was clearly trying for comfort.

He was a big guy, broad shouldered with white blond hair and sharp blue eyes, but he always spoke in a soft, kindly voice as if afraid to startle anyone. Lily appreciated that right now. Whatever his goal, it had worked, Lily refocused her energy on a child she couldn't yet lay claim to no matter how attached she felt to him, and realized there was someone right now she could question. As soon as they got out of here, she'd have something to say to Dumbledore.

She held her tongue though, not really looking for another argument which she was sure she'd get from Lupin at least, the way he'd been defending the man of late. Instead she listened intently to the, informative, passage between Harry and Dumbledore in the hospital wing.

At least he started with the important information, that Quirrell was gone, and the Stone was safe. Potter seemed to have a hard time saying the words Harry had nearly died doing so, and finally Lily understood what he had seemingly grasped at once from all this. This was a child not yet born, but could someday exist. Why not, at least for now while traveling through his world, learn to understand him.

"The thing?" Regulus demanded, askance at once. That mirror itself had been a stupid explanation as far as he was concerned, genius indeed! If you left any room for it to be pulled back out by anyone but yourself than you were a fool! "He really did set all this up for that Potter kid to find out about all of this? Go down there and what, prove himself?"

"Don't be ridiculous," Lupin scoffed. "He's impressed Harry found out about Flamel, that's all. He would never try to get Harry dragged into this!"

"Sure seems that way," Frank disagreed as he thought back through it all. "That door was ridiculously easy to get through, those challenges certainly were easy for a bunch of first years, clearly the only problem You-Know-Who had was getting past Fluffy, though that admittedly was no one's fault, Hagrid seems a bit of a blabber mouth."

"Easy! Harry almost died there at the end, Dumbledore said it himself!" Potter fired right back.

"You-Know-Who being on the back of Quirrell's head was not part of the challenges, likely an unforeseen event at all, I'm sure the man's never had You-Know-Who slip into this school like that before, let alone at all."

"You're just looking for someone to blame because You-Know-Who nearly came back," Remus snarled. "Dumbledore's not a Seer, this isn't his fault, and Harry's a very nosy kid who got in and got lucky. Don't you put this on anyone else!"

"Okay," Peter cut in before anyone could return with something else. "We could argue about this all day, but for the love of Merlin, James is almost done. Can we please let him finish and go back to arguing about this in the real world."

Remus turned away, clearly thinking his point had been made, while Frank rolled his eyes heavily at such a daft idiot blindly following anyone. He wasn't saying Dumbledore was pure evil, but some accountability for the man who clearly had a plan from the beginning would be nice, having Hagrid pick that thing up in the first place right along with Harry Potter felt like no coincidence.

James was at least grateful to Peter for that, but was stunned stupid only a few moments later when again their headmaster encouraged Harry to call Voldemort by his name.

"But, why?" He wondered aloud, clearly only to his friends attention now, the other four were just shifting impatiently and waiting for this to be done rather than dwelling on something so ludicrous to them. He'd done it on a rare occasion when he was trying to prove something, but never so casually.

"Don't know, I suppose I've always done it out of habit," Sirius muttered. Now he thought about it though, Dumbledore was right. If they kept refusing to acknowledge the real name, they may even grow fearful enough to start flinching like twits along with everyone else, though thankfully the four of them had never delved that far into it.

James eyed that for a moment, before going on cheerfully through the rest of the conversation calling him Voldemort as well. Evans, Frank and Alice, looked at him like he'd gone nuts, but only shifted uneasily at something so unfamiliar happening right in front of them. Regulus was the only one who flinched, outright ducked like he expected someone to pummel him just for being in hearing range of this, but was ignored.

The idea of him coming back again, just in another body, was truly terrifying, and James certainly hoped that didn't happen until someone found a way to keep, Voldemort, as far away from Harry as it was possible to be. Dumbledore's statement was certainly helpful to him, he'd set out himself to make sure he never full returned!

Then Harry asked a really good question, why him, why the Potters? Sadly he cursed Dumbledore's name colorfully for the lack of response, earning a glare from Moony but not much else. He certainly hoped Harry lived to be old enough to hear the answer.

At least it was explained what exactly had gone on with Harry and Quirrell's inability to lay hands on him. His voice went soft, he dared not look to Evans, but no matter his mind telling him otherwise his eyes betrayed him and he glanced over to her.

Her face was impassive, and though she'd been trying not to show it, James had seen hints the past few times she was growing to care for at least the idea of Harry. He couldn't tell now what this had done for it, but he certainly hoped she didn't find it as repulsive anymore, that was his kid, their kid! And she was his saving grace, the reason they were getting this experience! He'd be sobbing and bouncing off the walls in her place, sadly all he got for his efforts was more questions in wondering why he couldn't have done that for her and Harry.

Dumbledore stating he'd left his Invisibility Cloak in anyone's possession was laughable to him right now, but no matter the circumstances of that he was just happy it had somehow landed where it was supposed to with Harry. Considering he was feigning any knowledge of it right now though, he couldn't do more than exchange meaningful looks with his friends, but couldn't quite get all the way past it.

"Snuck down to the school kitchens eh? Thought you didn't have this thing now," Alice frowned at him.

"I don't," James shrugged as carelessly as he was capable of. He was fairly good at it when not confronted by Evans. "Must get it in the next year or so, looking forward to that at least!"

He did not appreciate Harry asking about Snape's hatred, terrified it would erupt something between Remus and Sirius again, but Dumbledore's answer was very thankfully diplomatic, and the two simply shifted awkwardly but seemed able to make no more fuss about it. James honestly just hoped it would never come up again, he didn't like the calculating look he caught on the other group.

"You, saving Snivellus' life!" Peter thankfully broke the tension by bursting out laughing, and thankfully only the three of them knew it as his too high pitched, nervous giggle while trying to shield something. "You'd sooner snog the man!"

"As if I needed more nightmares Wormtail," James made a disgusted face at him while giving him a grateful smile and loudly moving on.

Ron and Hermione's entrance was a bit adorable, they were all happy those kids made it out as surely as Harry. Harry and Hermione's conversation about Dumbledore's desire to have all this happen certainly wasn't helping the tension though, so James quickly moved past that, and the news of a Quidditch defeat as that would make no one feel better, and found himself genuinely touched at what Hagrid did for Harry.

"That is the best gift ever!" Sirius whispered, his eyes gleaming with want right now. He'd love to get his hands on that photo album, see pictures of them in their future, proof of Evans and James' wedding for one.

His best mates small smile completely agreed, the four of them already knew they couldn't hold a grudge for what Hagrid had unintentionally done to Harry, this gift more than made up for everything, even the dragon, Sirius grudgingly decided.

"You have got to be kidding me!" Alice's brows shot up in absolute outrage when the End of Term feast held Dumbledore giving points to those kids. She'd clung to disbelief through all three, surely Dumbledore really wasn't doing this.

"I think it's sweet," James chuckled. "Harry deserves a reward for saving the world from, Voldemort, and he would have gotten those points if he'd played Ravenclaw anyways."

"He lost those points because he was sneaking out of bed at night, nothing to do with the Stone!" Frank protested.

"At least they only tied Slytherin for the cup, and didn't outright, oh, never mind," Regulus rolled his eyes heavily as Dumbledore and Potter finished.

Alice and Frank wanted to still be mad, they honestly understood why Slytherin would feel snubbed for this happening, but at the same time they couldn't hide a beaming pride Neville got those last points, that their kid stood up for his house like that. It really made them understand why the Marauders were hooting and high-fiving Harry's accomplishment, even if they held themselves back from doing the same.

Potter's mood sobered at once, all of them feeling downcast this was ending with something as depressing as Harry having to go back to those Muggles who didn't deserve to have such a kid in their presence.

James found himself finishing the last pages with a spring in his voice though, an honest feeling of hope. He'd take the information given in this, and the first thing he'd do when he got back was see to it this didn't have to be his future.

#Harry Potter #Fanfiction #James Potter #Remus Lupin #Sirius Black #Peter Pettigrew #Marauders #Wolfstar #Regulus Black #Frank Longbottom #Alice Smith

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𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑰𝑵 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑫 𝑫𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑴𝑺...

WHO: @davisgools @riverwashington @kennagiardi @ivystjamess ft. @jazziejazxo, @julienschuester and the other new directions. WHERE: mckinley high auditorium WHEN: monday, 1/25. WHAT: vocal adrenaline tries to knock the new directions down a peg.

ALL WEEKEND vocal adrenaline had done near nothing but rehearse for this specific number. truth be told, the idea only popped into ivy’s head after julien schuester had ghosted her, but the drive increased tenfold after a game of spin the bottle during friday evening’s party. it had finally gotten through to her she should just stop trying to prove she wasn’t as harsh as she was coming across. ivy st.james was harsh and no longer was she afraid to lean into it. hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...so all weekend long they rehearsed their asses off. no matter how many times amber near puked or kenna cried. this number was going to scare new directions. this number was going to make a statement.

bright and early monday morning, clad in 80s work out gear and their standard blue vocal adrenaline jackets, they made their way into the mckinley auditorium. they were in no rush to draw attention to themselves, so they stretched and chatted and warmed themselves up until jaz evans could be spotted passing the auditorium, doing a double take, and running off to the choir room with a shout, “emergency! vocal adrenaline is in the auditorium and they look scary AND sexy. move it people!”

the plan was working.

it wasn’t before long the new directions began to file into the auditorium. and by the time they were, vocal adrenaline was standing strong, a steel wall of focus and talent with their arms crossed. ivy could tell that they were nervous, and they hadn’t even gotten to the performance yet. just as she noted julien uttering a “you gotta be kidding me” under his breath, davis began speaking “hello new directions.” he began, a devious smirk dancing it’s way across his face. “we heard you did mash ups last week...” davis paused, just so he could smugly look out at the lowly mckinley kids. after taking in their panic, he concluded, “we thought we would show you how it’s actually done.”

in an instant, that solid wall of bodies turned their backs to the new directions as the lights in the auditorium dimmed. notes of each song played, overlapping one another as one by one each member of vocal adrenaline shed their blue jackets to reveal the 80s work out gear beneath it. in perfect timing, river, who was at the end of the line threw hers off only to turn around and begin singing “common love isn’t for us.” as she passed each member of vocal adrenaline, they each turned around to get in formation for the elaborate choreography they had put together.

completely in sync, they began their routine with near perfect vocals and movement. vocal adrenaline was a well oiled machine, and just in case anyone had forgot, this number was sure to remind them.

river continued to sing, dancing at the front of the formation. though the reaction of the new directions as a collective wasn’t lost on her. while she might have had her reservations about the whole situation and whether or not it was a good idea she continued to belt out her parts to physical while flawlessly executing the choreography. despite her sudden reluctance to the number, she did her part with what seemed like effortless excellence.

ivy, on the other hand, was basking in the impact this number was having on her former teammates. it was exactly what she had wanted. with each move, she was sure to give 1000%. she was on a bit of a power trip, and if it wasn’t obvious already, the invigorating feeling that washed over her as she emerged from a formation to sing “but i got smarter, i got harder in the nick of time, honey, I rose up from the dead, i do it all the time” made it all the more obvious.

while as a whole this had been a page taken by ivy out of her father’s book and she wanted it to mess with the new directions as a team, she didn’t shy away from making eye contact with julien during her solo just so he knew that dangling that carrot of a phone call in front of her face resulted in, ‘yes this is my doing, yes i’m mad at you, and yes i want you to lose at regionals.’ she shamelessly stared him down until the choreography swept her away into a different formation while river sang the chorus of physical. even in another group singing supporting vocals to river, ivy put an angry fervor into everything she did.

when the physical chorus wrapped, ivy emerged center stage once again at the center of a smaller formation comprised of herself, kenna, and river to continue singing look what you made me do. it was the perfect message to her former teammates, and she hoped the intricacy of this routine vocally and physically scared them. if it didn’t, well then she hadn’t done her job well enough.

now cutting in with a “i don't wanna live another life, ‘cause this one's pretty nice” kenna swapped places with ivy to be front and center.

There were a lot of things Vocal Adrenaline was good at. Insane choreography and performances would be the first thing to come to a person’s head, but there was nothing like a good old fashion psych-out and Vocal Adrenaline knew just how to deliver such. The weekend was dreadful, so dreadful in fact that Kenna had cried multiple times, and skipped out on some McKinley party, but any and all tears and dread were gone from her mind as soon as the team was filing in the auditorium. Kenna had skipped her last period of the day to have her mom do her hair and makeup. At first, Kendra Giardi thought she was being insane but once Kenna explained that they were doing it to psych out New Directions, she was already teasing Kenna’s hair and pulling out neon eyeshadow.

Once New Directions had settled into the auditorium, music started, jackets were pulled off, and as soon as River’s voice echoed through the auditorium, Kenna’s body began following to the beat of the music in the perfectly choreographed routine. After River and Ivy’s verses, Kenna pulled herself up to the center of the stage to begin her part of the song while keeping up with the choreography. She may have looked like a baby bird waiting for its mama to come home, but in that moment, she looked scary and as Kenna finished her portion of her solo, she came to one conclusion. Vocal Adrenaline would win Regionals.

as the number reached a mash up of bridges, davis could be heard singing an oddly fitting ‘know that you’re toxic’ then joining amber in singing the iconic background ahhh’ing, also from toxic while kenna and river took the vocal part for physical, while ivy repeatedly oh’d. not once was anyone out of sync, flat, or lost as how to proceed. vocal adrenaline was undoubtedly tearing it up on stage and tainting the mckinley auditorium in the process. (though some, like davis, likely considered their presence alone a blessing.) if this didn’t psych out at least some of the new directions well...it was difficult to say what would then.

when the bridge reached it’s climax, ivy cut in with ‘i don’t trust nobody and nobody trusts me, i’ll be the actress starring in your bad dreams.’ as she repeated it steadily, davis and amber continued sounding with the ahh’s from toxic and eventually river and kenna cut in with another ‘all night, i’ll riot with you’ and continued on with physical as ivy delivered the staple line from ‘look what you made me do’ in a “i’m sorry, but the old taylor can’t come to the phone right now. why? oh, ‘cause she’s dead!”

with the peak of the song reached, vocal adrenaline carried on with their respective parts and absolutely killing their routing. by the time it wrapped, they were all left a little breathless, but the team stood triumphantly, knowing they couldn’t have done a better job. when the lights came up, some members began whispering to another, others moved to grab their jackets, but ivy stood center stage staring at the stunned new directions, obviously very pleased with herself. “cat got your tongues?” ivy asked, quirking her head at their silence. it was apparent at this point she was just trying to rub everything in. “hopefully you guys like find your voices in time before this weekend.” she said with a condescending pout, “good luck at regionals, by the way.” ivy added, taking her jacket from davis who was handing it to her and gesturing they should go. “don’t choke.” ivy advised with a petty smile before being ushered off stage.

so without another word, ivy, kenna, river, and davis along with the rest of vocal adrenaline proudly walked out of the mckinley high auditorium, leaving the new directions to sit with (and hopefully shake in fear at) all that had just happened.

THE END.

#self para #starring in your bad dream #davis #river #kenna #jaz #julien

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grilledcheeseandguavajelly · 4 years

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What's your favorite and least favorite season?

Hi nonnie!! Thank you so much for your ask!!! I’m guessing you mean AHS seasons?? At least I hope so, because I’ve always wanted to rank them!! (But if you meant weather, then my favorite is spring and my least favorite is summer alsdlfkajsdf)

OKAY, LET’S DO THIS:

9. Murder House

I can’t with this season. I’m sorry, I know a lot of people really like it. But I just can’t. I don’t like the main characters, I don’t like the plot (what plot though) and I don’t like a majority of the dialogue. It’s not bad television, and a good jumping off point, I suppose. But I feel like Ryan Murphy hadn’t really gotten his feet under him yet, like he was testing the waters to see what worked and what didn't.

I remember yelling at @shineestark when she told me she ranked Murder House below 1984, because “HOW CAN YOU RANK A SEASON WITH PAULSON BELOW A SEASON WITHOUT PAULSON?!?!?” And then I watched 1984. And here I am, ranking Murder House last. There’s just something about it that makes me itch with boredom. If I never watched this season again, I wouldn’t complain. I’ve seen it twice, and both times I felt like I wasted my time. Oops. 2/10 solely for Billie Dean, Moira, and Nora.

8. 1984

There were aspects that I loved (Xavier, I’m looking at you) and aspects that I couldn’t have cared less about (hi, Richard Ramirez). But I thought that the general aesthetic was great and Lily Rabe absolutely slayed the game. And Leslie Grossman was phenomenal-- it was great to see her shine. Plus, I could really jam to that theme song. Nice and trope-y while still being compelling. Minus one point for using the theme song in a chase scene, plus two for Eye of the Tiger at the end. Solid 4/10.

7. Freakshow

I couldn’t do it at first. I just couldn’t. I stopped watching Cult halfway through because it was too scary, and I decided to watch Freakshow instead, despite the fact that I knew Twisty was going to scare the fuck out of me. I made it exactly three episodes into Freakshow before I decided that Cult was so much better than this freaky-ass clown shit. And that is with TWO Paulsons as incentive. However, once I got past Twisty and firmly into the Dandy storyline, I ended up really enjoying the season. (But I would personally like to slap whoever decided that the sliding, screeching strings were a good idea for the score, because oof it makes my skin crawl.) 5/10.

6. Hotel

I wasn’t a huge fan of Hotel the first time I watched it. If Sally wasn’t there, I doubt I would have finished it. But after watching it a second time, I realized it was really just John and his wife that I didn’t like. Mr. March is my favorite of Evan Peters’s characters, Lady Gaga is iconic, and Kathy Bates did amazingly. Plus HELLO LIZ TAYLOR??? So John Lowe and the vampire children aside, this season wasn’t too bad. (I would also like to note that the final episode has a heavy bearing on how high this season is ranked.) 5/10.

5. Coven

Coven was the first season that I ever watched, back when I was tiny and sensitive and couldn’t handle the smallest bit of horror. But I plowed through because so help me I was going to try to watch at least one season of AHS. As it turns out, I didn’t finish it. I didn’t intentionally stop watching-- I must have gotten busy with work, and two years later I realized that I still had two episodes left. That’s right. I didn’t even find out who the Supreme was.

So last October I watched “The Seven Wonders” (probably my favorite episode of AHS, period), and I was hooked. But when I went back and rewatched Coven a few months later, I didn’t like it as much I remembered?? I’m not a huge fan of the whole Kyle plot or the zombies. But Cordelia and Fiona are perfect, Myrtle rules the world, Misty is adorable, and Angela Basset is at her absolute peak. Plus, I’ll take that black-skirted, New Orleans witchy vibe mixed with Stevie Nicks any day. A solid 7/10.

4. Cult

Okay I’m going to be honest. The first time I watched Cult, I almost didn’t make it through the entire season. I got to the part with the man hanging from the hooks in the attic, and I just couldn’t do it. Too many of my phobias up on the screen, and it got under my skin in a way that none of the other seasons did. And I hated how I legitimately felt like I was going crazy with Ally. But after taking a little break I made it through, and then I watched it again, and yeah -- this is a good season. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, and my heart was pounding out of my chest. Some of it was a bit too gory for me, but overall it was a great season and the more I rewatch it, the more I like it. 8/10.

3. Roanoke

For me, this season was the perfect blend of scary and fun. I watched the whole season from between my fingers or behind a pillow, but I still laughed and I was always 100% invested. It didn’t lose my interest for a second. I loved the plot, I loved how it repeated, I loved the change halfway through, and the new characters. Everything was brilliant, completely different from every other season, and just absolute good fun. 9/10. (She loses a point because I will never be over what they did to Audrey, and perfect scores are only for seasons that give Audrey the ending she deserves.)

2. Asylum

If Apocalypse didn’t exist, this would be my favorite season. I think it is the best season of AHS, by far. Ryan Murphy somehow managed to weave zombies, serial killers, possession, insane asylums, aliens, and nazis into one season, and it WORKS. It’s so cohesive, tied up at the end in a pretty little bow. I always enjoy rewatching it, and I think that every single one of the actors was at peak performance. Absolute perfection. 10/10. (This is usually the season that I recommend to people who have never seen AHS.)

1. Apocalypse

This was the season that really technically started it all. The first full season of AHS that I watched after finishing Coven. And I love every single thing about it. The plot, the aesthetic, the characters, the costumes. I was hooked from about five minutes into the first episode, and I only got more invested as the season unfolded.

I could rewatch Apocalypse every week and probably never get bored. (Although I do tend to skip through the Michael episodes until Venable comes in, but shh it’s fine.) We get our witches, Misty comes back, Stevie Nicks singing “Gypsy”, HELLO?? Plus Billie Dean. Plus an episode directed by Ms. Paulson. And it isn’t too scary. Could we ask for more? Ryan Murphy blessed us with this one and I will be forever grateful. 11/10.

#i had way too much fun with these gifs #and it also took me way too long to find them #ahs #american horror story #ahs murder house #ahs asylum #ahs coven #ahs freakshow #ahs hotel #ahs roanoke #ahs cult #ahs apocalypse #ahs 1984 #ahs ranked #ask me anything #asks #asks and replies #asks answered

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jordm · 4 years

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Heartland 13x10 - The Passing of the Torch review

Remi for MVP. She may be just a dog but that also makes it a hell of a lot harder to “act” or contain how the dog acts within scenes, even if Remi is a seasoned actor being around for 13 seasons. I can’t help but notice that some of the “acting” after Remi was healed, like Remi approaching Amy when she was with Ty was not acting.

Also how about the promo pics clearly misleading that only Amy got hurt when really Ty did too but none of us caught it because he got shot in the abdomen and all promo pics showed him sitting down? Clever, clever.

Also, where was Katie this episode?! Was Katie not there to support her mom? Or did I totally just miss her in the scenes because even Peter was there... so if she wasn’t with her fam (WHO WAS ALL AT MAGGIES) where the heck was she?!?!!?

Looking at the credits, I think I just totally missed Katie because she’s credited sooo um oooops lmao

Amy/Ty

Spartan seems to have found a bound with wild horse (I don’t know the horses name okay), so Amy decides to try to tame the wild horse. She’s especially high strung because she’s still emotional about Spartan getting old and his recent injury and the look on Amy’s face when wild horse accidentally kicks Spartan in the leg is pure distress. A look of “What did I do?!? I was doing this for Spartan not to hurt him.”

Amy’s genuine sadness about Spartan, even though - as Ty says, his ligament is completely healed and they’re going to treat his arthritis (which is completely normal for older horses too per Amber’s post on IG) is also completely understandable because it is her last living link, besides the family home and her family - to her mother, especially since her mother died saving Spartan.

After a heartfelt conversation with Ty, and all seems well (Ty is even cleaning up the new house?!), things come crashing down and Amy and Ty get shot by sniper guy while aiming for the wolf. Luckily, they’re going to be okay (I mean... obviously?) and Ty was able to catch the license plate but this could have ended a lot worse. But this is Heartland.. did we really think either would die?

In the end, Amy is able to complete a join up with wild horse and Spartan and her family is there to watch it and it’s really just a wonderful way to end the season/episode. More Marion flashbacks about her younger life please! I loved the flashback to her first Spartan join up from S1X01. It was like Spartan was given Amy his blessing to ride a new horse so that he can rest his legs.

Can I also add, how cute was Lyndy when Ty pointed out that wild horse was coming and she turned her head and said horsey? What a scene stealer!

Georgie & Quinn

So, the real reason Georgie quit was because she missed Quinn? I guess thats somewhat realistic but, like where is the joy she had for jumping and competing before she met Quinn? It wasn’t as if she suddenly started loving jumping because of Quinn when she went to Europe. Why does she suddenly correlate being with Quinn to loving jumping when she had a passion for it pre-Quinn?

Narys the point though, because she goes to Kelowna to confess her love to Quinn and he just doesn’t know what to say, even if he’s been wanting to hear it for awhile. Do I blame him? No - it’s a lot to handle and not everyone responds to an ‘I love you’ in the same way. Anyone remember Gilmore Girls and how Rory and Dean broke up because she didn’t say i love you back how Dean expected? However... could he have responded better? Yes. He just seemed to walk away to collect his ribbon even though he acknowledges he’s been waiting to hear those three words, eight letters for oh so long. At the same time, she could have stuck around till after to have a full conversation - not one that is going to be interrupted by him having to go collect his ribbon and in the middle of the competition.

I mean, I get leaving because she felt that Quinn didn’t care any more but to me, it seemed fairly obvious that Quinn and the girl were just friends; however, Georgie was probably in a heightened emotional state so I don’t particularly blame her for thinking the worst. Although, perhaps if she had stuck around and waited, they could have talked and she wouldn’t have come home crying.

“Give me a reason to stay and I will” - Quinn

And just like that, Quinn is staying (funny how this always just works out eh?). He took a coaching job (which I suppose he realized is his calling) at a stable in Hudson, gets a snazzy nickname Golden Boy from Tim (who appears to not have a problem with Quinn since he doesn’t dote on the fact that he caught his granddaughter kissing another guy) and looks like he’s going to be here for the long term.

Perhaps he’s even going to be Georgie’s coach?! That was definitely the first thing I thought when I heard that Quinn was going to be coaching. I will say, i do like them together and they do fit better than her past boyfriends, but I don’t think i’ve seen enough of them to make a solid judgement until next season at least. Here’s to their relationship being more stable than Lou and Mitch’s!

Lou

How ironic; just as Tim says asks where Mitch, Lou’s supposed boyfriend (okay, he actually is her boyfriend but not the point) is to support her during the campaign, PETER shows up to support her. Irony at its’ best. And I suppose, ideally, Mitch is at their summer-turned-business home taking care of the herd but if Tim’s infer that Mitch hasn’t been around at all, yet Peter found the time to come from BC and help hand out posters and go door to door, then it’s a valid question.

Peter’s advice to not start up a shit storm with JD Worth when she hears about the snares is... probably correct but Lou’s assertion that JD is behind the snares is also 100% correct.

It’s probably correct to infer that sniper guy was trying to shoot the wolf but how STUPID is he to shoot at a wolf if he doesn’t have a clear shot and there are people around? How do you miss seeing two humans in the same shot? Luckily, Lou is able to pinpoint that the same truck sped out of there is the one JD Worth went to talk too after their chat AND Ty is able to grab the license plate. And she knows she has JD almost in a corner by the smile on her face.

In the end, Lou wins (not due to sniper guy ratting out JD but a win is a win I suppose) to no ones shock whose seen the promo pictures; even JD is indicted in his role in this mess! However... she does lose her boyfriend, who seems to think that Peter is winning Lou’s affection. I understand why he thinks that but Lou and Peter have worked hard to become friends after a messy separation, Peter is... uh dating Jen?, and he will have to live with the fact that they will always have a bond a a relationship. Look how far Caleb/Ty/Amy have gotten!

What about Lou defining herself as ex-wife... who defines herself as an ex-wife? On gravestones, you say ‘loving wife, mother, sister, daughter...’ etc but no one defines themselves as an ex-wife? That was just strange. What’s even stranger is that Mitch seemed to think the tipping point of their relationship was when Lou didn’t mention she was a girlfriend too... and while i suppose in the context that she mentioned ex-wife but not girlfriend, it makes sense but in the grand scheme of things, no one really defines themselves as a girlfriend. Plus, if they were really stable, this wouldn’t be an issue, but from what it sounds like, Mitch has been away a lot due to his new business and they haven’t been seeing much of each other. Even if this truly was an oversight, the fact that she remembered Peter before Mitch does say something.

On a whole, what’s going to happen with that vacation-turned-work property they bought? And seriously, will they ever get their shit together and be together together, because if they aren’t then I sure hope they don’t ever get back together again because this isn’t healthy. How do they decide to buy a house together to deciding that they aren’t fully committed to each other? Be together, or don’t be together y’all.

Jack

Jack feels that he ‘dug his heels in a little too much’ when Mitch kept on asking about expanding the herd and I can’t tell if this is brought on by wanting to make Lou’s life easier or because he feels bad or because he really wants to expand the herd. The idea to invite Mitch back into the partnership is a nice utopia but at the end of the day, Tim is right. Mitch isn’t family (by marriage of blood), but more family “family friend because he’s been around the farm so much” relationship and should Lou/Mitch breakup it would easily complicate things even further.. and given how unstable they’ve been keeping separate may not be a bad idea.

*LOL i wrote the above before Lou and Mitch officially broke up so I guess I saw the future. Perhaps it was a good thing they didn’t get back in business considering how on-off these two are!

OVERALL

This season was good - there was no Mongolia and more family storylines. I enjoyed Amy’s arc with Spartan, Ty not jetting off to Mongolia and being their for their fam, seeing Lisa and Fairfield(!) - even the election wasn’t a bad storyline and I enjoyed Quinn’s character. All the throwbacks to the past with the painting and the flashbacks to Jack’s life were also great to see and learn about.

I didn’t enjoy Casey’s one-episode arc nor the Lou/Mitch storyline (just decide to be together or not!!). And even thought it brought “drama”, the whole Wes “bad review” story line felt a little contrived and forced but in the grand scheme of things, besides some plot points which seemed out of character or continuation issues, the season picked up by near the end.

I mean, no one went to Mongolia and almost died - why would you when you can get shot in your own backyard? (jokes)

Songs in this Episode @heartlandians

Call to Arms - Evan Olson

I’m Boring - Jacob John

I’ll be There For You - Philip Larue

#heartland #finale #review #13x10 #passing of the torch

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Chapter 6 - The Bard’s Introduction

Part 1

Upon returning to Evans Castle, Sigurd wrote to both his father and King Azmur for their approval of his marriage.

His father gave his blessing, and wrote that he would be waiting impatiently for the day of his son's triumphant return, so he could meet the bride face-to-face.

King Azmur gave both his approval, and ordered Sigurd to stay stationed at Evans Castle to maintain order in Verdane while pressuring Augustria not to make any sudden moves.

Sigurd and Deirdre held a quiet ceremony at Evans Castle.

About a week later, a swordsman came to the castle, and challenged all the sword fighters to a duel.

Knowing that it would be good training, they all accepted his challenge, but not a single one of them so far had won.

Upon hearing the noise coming from the courtyard, Sigurd walked out to investigate, and saw Ayra coming forward to challenge the swordsman. "Wait! Allow me to be your opponent." He stopped Ayra and took the wooden sword she was holding for himself.

"I'll take on everyone and anyone who wants to come at me!" The man said without a concern in the world, and readied his sword.

'I can take him!’ Sigurd thought.

However, though the swordsman's stance looked sloppy, it actually didn't leave Sigurd any openings from which to attack him.

'He just might be better than me…' Sigurd refocused his thoughts, and pretended he was on a true battlefield. He imagined himself leading his army, about to strike down a powerful foe...

As the image became clearer in his mind, he felt his body fill with strength.

"Hiiiiiii-yah!!" He shouted, lunged at his foe, and swung his sword down.

He hadn't put any thought into how the swordsman would react. If the man blocked it, he could easily counterattack, hit Sigurd’s torso, and decide the match.

Luckily for Sigurd, the swordsman's sword broke in two, and the upper half went flying through the air.

"Dammit!" The swordsman cursed and threw away the remaining chunk of his sword.

"The match isn't over just because I broke your sword!"

"No, I lost. ...There is something within your sword that I have never seen before. It is like a great, awe-inspiring spirit. It saw the weak point in my sword, and that is why mine broke. ...Please, tell me your name."

"I am Prince Sigurd of Chalphy."

"So you're the great Prince Sigurd, huh? ...I am Chulainn, a mercenary. …I have only ever fought for money. But your skills made me see just how boring that life is. You fight not for yourself, and that is why you risked it all to defeat me in a single blow. Allow me to join your army, Prince Sigurd. I want to try fighting for something other than myself for once."

"You are welcome to do so, Chulainn. I won't be able to pay much, though…"

"All I need is enough to keep myself fed. In exchange, I may leave whenever I want if I lose interest in you…"

"I am neither your master nor someone you are contracted to serve, so you are free to do what you want."

"I like that idea! For now, you can just provide me with three square meals a day, and I'll be happy."

With Chulainn and the other allies that had joined him along his travels, Sigurd's unit was now starting to look more and more like a proper army.

However, the campaign in Isaach still had yet to reach a conclusion, and the situation in Augustria was getting worse and worse.

Eventually, King Chagall declared that he would invade Grannvale, and gave orders to each house in Augustria.

The moment Eldigan finished reading his order to dispatch troops, he called Lachesis into his room.

"Lachesis, I'm going to Augusty to ask King Chagall to stop this foolish campaign."

"Wait, Brother! Rumor has it that King Chagall killed his father! There's nothing you can say that will change his mind! If he could slaughter his own father, just think about how easily he could do the same to you. Please reconsider going to Augusty!"

"Lachesis, I understand what you're saying, but I must go. If King Chagall really wishes to go to war, then I've already made up my mind to protest it. I know the rumors, but there's no solid proof that he killed his father. There's no proven reason to believe I'm being reckless."

"But…"

"Don’t say anything further. If I put my all into persuading him, then the king is sure to understand my point."

Lachesis knew full well that there was no chance Eldigan could persuade Chagall. However, she'd also known since they were small that once he made up his mind, there was no changing it.

Realizing how futile it would be, she became worried for him, and burst into tears.

"Don't cry, Lachesis. I'll be okay. I promise I'll come home. I would never die and leave you alone."

"Eldie…"

Eldigan gathered his Cross Knights and traveled north to Silvail Castle, as it was lacking in soldiers. When one of his soldiers saw the Heirheinian Army marching towards them, Eldigan reassured them that Sigurd would bring reinforcements from Evans Castle soon, then traveled to Augusty with just one attendant to support him.

'How ironic is it that I trust a man from another country more than one from my own?' Eldigan thought. 'All this stemmed from King Chagall misunderstanding things.'

When Chagall heard that Eldigan was coming without his unit, he burst out laughing.

He had just become king, so he had yet to establish his full authority. The house leaders still questioned his abilities, and the rumor that he'd killed the previous king was still circulating. Because of this, he hated Eldigan most of all, for clearly opposing him. It also irritated him that Eldigan was Mystletainn’s inheritor.

‘If I am firm with Eldigan, then everyone will realize my power. It'll also be my revenge against him, killing two birds with one stone!’

With his mind made up, he calmly greeted Eldigan.

"Your Majesty, please stop preparing for war! Your father always wished to live peacefully with Grannvale. War will only make the people suffer and curse your name. It is the one thing we cannot allow to happen!"

"Eldigan of Nordion." Chagall said, putting on a happy face.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chagall paused to look at the Nordion King. Then, he sneered at him.

"My father adored you, and I was happy that he shielded me from you. You remember that, don’t you?

"..."

"However… my father is dead, and now I am the one who rules over all of Augustria. Understand?"

"Yes, but…"

"You ignored my order! I cannot let you go unpunished for your crimes! ...Someone throw him in the dungeon, where he can think about how he's made a fool of me!"

At Chagall's order, the two soldiers standing behind him each grabbed one of Eldigan's arms.

"P-Please wait a minute, Your Majesty!" While he yelled as he was carried off, Eldigan did not resist.

'That went just as Manfroy told me it would!' Chagall thought. 'So long as it's an order from his king, he'll obey! At least he has one merit!'

Bishop Manfroy had promised Chagall hegemony of the Jugdralian continent.

"If you invade now, Grannvale will be easy pickings, and you will become Chagall, ruler of the entire world! All you must do is become king of Augustria."

"And how do I do that?"

"That much is simple, isn't it? If only your father dies, then you will become king. That's all that needs to happen for you to become the emperor of Jugdral!"

As Manfroy told him so, Chagall imagined a dazzling throne before him. When he sat upon it, countless courtiers bowed to him. From outside, he heard thousands of voices cheer for him as the new emperor.

Chagall killed his father soon after that.

Chagall sent a messenger to each house with the order to attack Castle Nordion. 'It's finally begun! Once I've seized Nordion, I'll have all of Augustria’s armies invade Grannvale! Then, the world will be mine!'

When Heirhein's King Boldor received the order, he immediately ordered Prince Elliot and General Phillip's units to ready for battle.

"I’m going to take Nordion from the other houses. I want you two to guard Hehein’s Castle. Do not open the castle gate for anyone without good reason, not even for King Chagall. When I return, Nordion will be ours!"

Elliot was ecstatic to gather his cavalry unit and pass on the order.

"Once Eldigan is gone, we will have nothing to fear! All units, move out! Let's get our revenge!"

As the horses galloped along, Elliot pictured Lachesis in his mind.

'Once Nordion has fallen, I'm going to take that Lachesis and make her mine! She’s so full of herself! Every time I try to talk to her, she turns away! But I wonder what kind of look she'll give me once I’ve ripped her clothes off...'

General Phillip commanded an armored unit, and therefore marched very slowly. Once Elliot and his cavaliers were out of sight, he ordered his soldiers to halt in the middle of a field.

"We will prepare for battle and be on standby here, as our only duty is to keep the enemy from reaching Castle Heirhein."

He did not think it proper for Augustrians to fight amongst themselves.

When Sigurd received news from Nordion Castle, he immediately ordered all his units to go and provide backup.

With the castle suddenly in a panic, Deirdre went looking for Sigurd.

She found him giving orders to his soldiers in the reception room. "Are you going to start fighting again, Lord Sigurd?"

"I am, Deirdre. I received a request from Nordian Castle to provide reinforcements. Eldigan's been thrown in Augusty's dungeon, so we must be the ones to save his little sister, Lachesis."

"Then I'm going with you!"

"No, I won't allow it. We won't be fighting any mages this time, and Augustria's armies are large and properly trained. I don't want to put you in danger."

"But you promised you would never leave my side… I'm scared. ...I feel that if we part for even a moment, we'll never see each other again… Please. Please let me go with you."

"I'm sorry… You're right. I did promise that. We'll go together. But you must promise to stay right next to me."

"Yes, I promise."

However, when the army started to march, Sigurd galloped off with the cavalry unit, and couldn't keep their promise. Deirdre fell behind to the rear with the infantry unit.

Nordion Castle was surrounded by Elliot's army, but they had yet to break the castle gate.

'Thank the gods! We made it in time!'

Sigurd immediately ordered his entire army to attack. The cavalry unit clustered together and broke through Elliot's troops like a drill.

They hadn't expected Sigurd's army to show up so quickly, catching them off guard. From that one opening, their entire formation began to fall apart.

Sigurd aimed for the enemies in front of the castle gate, and rushed towards them.

Elliot was surprised by the sudden appearance of an enemy, but knew it was too late to run. He readied himself to fight the man charging at him - who he presumed to be the enemy leader - however, he was no match.

Once they saw Elliot fall off his horse, his men flew into a panic.

Seeing that the enemy was attempting to flee, the Nordionian soldiers opened the castle gate. When Sigurd entered inside, he was greeted by Lachesis, who was dressed ready for battle.

"Thank you for coming to help, Lord Sigurd. You've saved us. For now, at least…"

"I'm happy to see you safe, Lachesis. Is Eldigan still imprisoned?"

"Yes, he is still in Augusty… All the houses of Augustria have turned against us. Please, Lord Sigurd, I beg you, lend us your strength. At the very least, save my brother…”

“I will. I don’t want to fight the other houses, but at this point, we don’t have any choice.”

Sigurd then went out to look for Oifey, so he could discuss their next strategy.

Oifey was atop the castle wall, already assessing the situation. “Lord Sigurd, the fight still rages on. The Cross Knights have returned from Silvail Castle to the north, and are now chasing after the Heirheinian Army. We cannot ignore this. We must fight with them…”

The main force of Sigurd's army split off from those who would stay behind to guard Nordion Castle, then began to march again.

Philip's unit did as they were ordered, and fought without taking even a single step off the plain, leading him and all his soldiers to meet the same fate all together.

Even though that battle was over, the Cross Knights did not stop to rest, instead heading directly towards Heirhein, a strategy so harsh it surprised even Sigurd. He guessed they must be fueled by their grudge towards their king's cruelty.

The two armies pressed on together, and finally captured Heirhein Castle.

With that battle over, they were able to take their well-deserved break. But even then, it wouldn't be long before they would have to fight again.

#fire emblem #fe #fe4 #genealogy of the holy war #nintendo #snes #super nintendo #famicom #super famicom #japan #japanese #translation #novel #light novel #fe4 suzuki novelization translation

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Fan Theory: Are Black Widow and Captain America Romantically Involved in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’? (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS.)

Okay. You guys saw it, too, right?

A lot went down in Avengers: Infinity War, yes, but take one moment to think back to that one specific scene, where Natasha Romanoff and Bruce Banner catch sight of each other for the first time in three years.

Are you remembering?

Now, do you remember when Sam had said, “This is awkward”? Okay, so, what, exactly, did he mean by THAT?

If you recall, Natasha had spent the entirety of Avengers: Age of Ultron, attempting at a romantic involvement with Bruce. Short story short, it didn’t go so well for them. Fast forward to three years. Since the Avengers disassembled in Captain America: Civil War, Nat had been on the run – not with Bruce, but with Steve Rogers – for betraying the government and not handing Steve over as agreed. They have been incognito for the latter two of the three years, traveling from country to country and hotel to hotel, hiding and fighting in the shadows. And when Nat and Bruce reunite, the camera frames the faces of both Nat AND Steve.

Odd, right?

Not really.

I give credence to the idea that, in film, nothing is accidental – everything is intentional. As someone who had studied cinematography and editing, subject placement and expression, as well as framing and the types of shots and cuts, are key in film production. If it were meant to be an intimate reunion between Nat and Bruce, Steve wouldn’t have been in the shots – close-ups of just Nat would have made more sense, right?

And what about Sam’s comment? What was “awkward,” exactly? Does he know something that we don’t? In a video review by Collider, Robert Meyer Burnett says about the reunion between Nat and Bruce: “The way it’s cut – you are absolutely supposed to think [that Captain America and Black Widow are an item]” – and I don’t think he’s far wrong about that.

Steve’s expression, secondly, seemed to say a lot about the return of his former Avengers ally. Comparing his reaction to being reunited with Rhodey, he didn’t look all too pleased that Bruce had returned. And wasn’t it HIS phone number that Bruce had rung up? Steve must’ve known that Bruce was back on Earth; yet, he stiffened. Was he jealous?

And speaking of Rhodey, wasn’t he standing between Nat and Steve? He just disappeared from the scene completely, to allow the camera to focus on them!

So, here are the big questions: Why was it filmed the way it was filmed? Is there a deeper meaning to it? Has Marvel Studios been planning for Black Widow and Captain America to get together all along? It sure looks as if they have. Let me explain.

Let’s look back, all the way, to the first Avengers film. If we look past the fact that Nat was originally supposed to end up with Clint, I’d say a romantic future between Nat and Steve was imminent. Not only did The Avengers lay the foundation for a work spouse relationship between Nat and Steve, but there were also hints of romantic interest – remember when he tossed her up with his shield? His eyes were heart-shaped.

There was also, when Steve met Nat for the first time – yes, Bruce was there, too, but when Nat looked back at the two men, it was almost foreshadowing that they would each become significant to her in some personal way … the two men of her future.

Then, there’s the fan-fiction-come-to-life, a.k.a., Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I’d describe what were romantic scenes, but it might take me some time – it’d be one entire piece on its own. Seriously. The entire film was filled with magical moments. And they kiss – though, for work-related reasons. Sure.

But, unfortunately, Marvel Studios didn’t want to roll with it … at first. Instead, they paired Nat with Bruce, in Age of Ultron. HOWEVER, though she was romantic with Bruce, there was SO MUCH of Nat and Steve.

First off, why, of all people, would Steve give his blessing to her and Bruce? Shouldn’t it have been Clint, Nat’s best friend, giving Bruce “The Talk”?

And what about when Clint’s daughter is looking for her Auntie Nat? When Nat picks her up in her arms, Steve is seen in the shot. Is that foreshadowing? Rumors are swirling that she’s pregnant with Steve’s baby in Infinity War, and it’s possible (they had a son together in the Earth-555326 universe).

Third argument: do you recall the scene where she asks Steve, “Where else am I gonna get a view like this?” Well, Steve had this look on his face as he laid eyes on her, that made my own heart beat quicker in my chest.

And lastly, when Steve looks to the New Avengers Facility and says, “I’m home,” the scene cuts to Natasha.

These all have to mean something, right?

In Civil War, Nat and Steve share two of the film’s “most endearing scenes” – not to mention, she switched sides in the war to remain close to Steve. But, you know, #platonic.

Additionally, there’s a line in the film, said by Natasha to Steve: “We have what we have when we have it” – and while it may not have meant anything at the time, it’s a pretty big deal now. After what she went through with Bruce, it is only natural that she has moved on and into the arms of another; I believe that that line foreshadowed Nat and Steve’s potentially imminent union in Infinity War.

Scarlett Johansson has been quick to point out that her character and Steve remain “just friends”, especially in Infinity War – but I call BS, especially if their scenes emit more than what is visible from a single viewpoint. And on the other hand, Chris Evans had said, that his character and Natasha “really depend on each other in a VERY SPECIFIC way.” Now THAT, I can believe. After all, at almost throughout the entire film, they’re attached to the hip, with a “seamless communication between them,” and almost completely ignores Bruce.

So, how will we know for sure if Natasha and Steve are romantically involved? We won’t, at least until one year from now, when the still-untitled sequel to Infinity War hits theaters in 2019. Christopher Markus, who penned Infinity War (and all three of Cap’s films), promises that there will be a lot of Natasha and Steve in Avengers 4 – while Anthony and Joe Russo, who took charge of Infinity War, Civil War, and The Winter Soldier, have said that they want to cap off the narrative that they have been running with since The Winter Soldier, in the upcoming finale. “The story that began in Winter Soldier and that ends in Avengers 4 is a, there’s a very personal arc there for us,” Joe Russo had said. Anthony Russo had admitted that he and Joe “lean on certain characters more heavily than others” – given that they’ve shaped Johansson and Evans’ characters the most out of everyone else, we only hope that they have done us shippers a solid this time.

Furthermore, Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, had promised that the two-part Avengers will serve as the conclusion to all that has been teased in the previous films, and given that Nat and Steve paralleled, in significant ways, those who had romantic arcs in Infinity War, it doesn’t seem far-fetched to speculate that they have now been tapped for a romance.

If Marvel Studios desires a Beauty and the Beast kind of love story, they’ve got one right in front of them in Natasha and Steve. As Entertainment Weekly had once put it, they make for the “most interesting super-romance.” Indeed.

This Theory is not mine

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Okay, so obviously I saw Dear Evan Hansen and now I'm going to tell you all about it, because several people have asked. So the show started at 7, but we went down the the theatre at about 5:30. We waited around until the security came and started forming the line. They opened the doors and sent us inside, so we could stand in line again. It was a little weird, but we were first in line so it was okay. Eventually a guy opened the door and let us in, and my sister and I just sprinted up the stairs. We got to our seats and sat down, and we were the first people in there and it was pretty weird to see the theatre completly empty. We went to buy merch, but the lady at the merch cart couldn't get the lock undone. She was pretty young and really sweet. My sister actually opened the lock for her xD. It was pretty funny. We saved the merch stand. Then obviously we waited for a while for the show to start and I was just shaking the whole time. Eventually the "silent your cellphones" thing went off and my sister grabbed my hand and we saw Ben come out and obviously then the show started and I was shaking and my sister and I were crushing each other's hands the entire time and I was just completely enthralled with this show. I made some notes during intermission about the first act: So at the beginning when Connor gets up and leaves the table, he doesn't have a backpack like he did in the boot. Maybe the chair falling was a problem. Also, why don't I have a professional recording of Mike Faist saying "FUCK YOU" Connor's face when Cynthia says he's not high XD. Oh Michael. "Am I not laughing hard enough for you?" Was like almost seductive? 😄 And then Jared looked legitimately terrified and almost tripped over Evan trying to get away. I know other people talk about this a lot but hot damn when Mike goes "I rub my nipples and start moaning with delight" is quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen. It's hard to focus on all three boys at once but 👌 Will like leaped onto the stage when he went "HOLY SHIT" and it was adorable. So during Requiem, all three Murphys are holding paper and Cynthia just holds it, Larry folds it up and puts it in his pocket, and Zoe crumples it up. Idk I just liked that a lot. So you can see some of Connor's room via projection and there is a no smoking sign and a hand giving you the finger on the wall. We also have matching Camelback water bottles. Ben crying on the floor was just...omg he was just. I could go on for hours about Ben I'm not even kidding every bit of praise for this boy is deserved one hundred percent. Ben and Laura's riffs in If I Could Tell Her. Like it was a riffing party y'all. Cynthia sobbing into Connor's pillow during Requiem had me shookethened Mike nearly ran into the screen during Sincerely Me when get goes "WELL ANYWAY!!" BEN'S SEAT WAS SUPER POOFED in the scene with For Forever. Like the other three chairs were normal but Evan's had a GIANT pillow on it. I'm surprised they didn't have to mop the floor between acts. Y'all talk about Fankhauser's spit but damn Platt. I never once doubted Michael Park's talent, but...but like words can not describe how insanely talented this man is. When he sings 💜💚💜💚 That was just the first act. I have a lot of feelings about the second as well, obviously Ben SLAYED Words Fail and Rachel was just 😍😭😍😭😍 but also: Props to Will and Kristolyn for carrying those background vocals. Like 500/10. Damn. Connor standing there during Words Fail was heartbreaking The Murphys during Words Fail were heartbreaking People laughed randomly during To Break In A Glove and it wasn't even at funny bits?! The "Let's throw a kegger" scene was so funny y'all have no idea. The second half is a little blurry b/c I didn't immediately write everything down but those are the parts I really remember well. Overall: Connor is a bouncy boy. He bounces a lot. And his hair is so floofed. So pretty too. XD Jared's laughs make my life. Cleared my skin. Ben Platt is just...I can't. Give the boy a Tony. Also Give Mike a Tony. Please. His micro expressions and just the little things he does make his Connor believable at the beginning, and make Not-Connor a very interesting character to observe. Also give Michael Park some awards please. Like damn. Rachel Bay Jones is not only the sweetest person alive she is also a ridiculously talented woman and I feel bettered as a person for having seen her. Jennifer Laura Thompson has the ability to make me feel everything Cynthia felt and I'm just shook. I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT LAURA DREYFUSS YET. OMG I am so blessed rn. I've never been a big Zoe fan until tonight. She made me understand every bit of that character and things I've felt like are missing make a lot more sense now. And her face during Words Fail was just killing me. Every bit of her performance was amazing. Kristolyn Lloyd deserves SO MUCH MORE than she gets. I love her and want to hug her. Will. FREAkING. Roland. We all know I am the #1 Will Roland fan, and tonight just made it a thousand times worst. Like he is such a great actor and It's so disappointing that he doesn't get appreciated like he should. He is so much more than the Jokes Boy™. I would die for him. We made a solid five seconds of eye contact during the end of You Will Be Found. The whole You Will Roland Be Found thing is true. I was found by Will Roland. Okay, so after the show we headed straight to the stagedoor(obviously after curtain call, which I already made a comment about earlier)and right as we got there Michael Lee Brown was walking away and I said "Hi Michael!" And he turned and waved as he walked away from the theatre. He is a beautiful boy. We waited for a bit before Michael Park came out. We were right by the door, and Michael went all the way to the other end and came back. I already posted about what he said to us, but it was really sweet that he took the time to talk to us and acknowledge our attire. Then it started raining. We waited around for a bit in the rain, chatting with the girl that stood next to us. She had been seeing a lot of shows and was telling us about meeting some other Broadway stars. She was very nice. We then heard some screaming across the street and I was like "IS IT COREY!" and it was Corey!! So we ran across(my show was untied and I almost slipped on the wet street) the street to the Jacob's and stood there waiting for him. My youngest sister saved our spot since she didn't know who Corey was. She also kept my Playbill. As we waited for Corey Rachel came out, but like we met Corey, and talked for a second and then got back right as Rachel got to our spot so it all worked out. Like I said, Corey was really sweet and got excited to sign my Newsies bag and then took pictures with my sister and I. We were standing at the opening for min to leave (Laura and Corey both had cars waiting for them) so he walked around the cars with us and told us to be careful crossing the street. Then Rachel was really nice again. She was telling us about how it's a lot of work doing 8 shows a week, but it's very rewarding and she is glad to do it. A few minutes later they informed us that no one else was coming out so we headed back to our hotel, it was still raining, so I wasn't surprised that they didn't come out. Sorry this is so long but I can't put a cut because I'm on mobile.

#Rachel in New York #the world is crazy what is my life #I can't stop crying #I have so many feelings

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Suzie’s Thinky Thoughts on “Beauty and the Beast” (2017)

OKAY. So I do believe I’ve calmed down enough to assemble my thoughts more coherently/eloquently, but guys, I am just damn pleased over my reaction and experience with this movie, I was SO apprehensive...

First of all, I wanna just preface this post with saying that “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) is My Heart. I say that is because my favorite film of all time just doesn’t cut it. So when I saw the trailers for this, I was enormously excited, but also incredibly apprehensive because...well, it was adapting My Heart. I wondered over how it would hold, what changes they would do.

Y’all saw my reactions/thoughts on the changes with the Beast’s appearance/design and their take on Belle’s gown. Y’all know how I reacted over those, so you know that I had some apprehensions, and they were ones that other held too.

And yet, there was/is nothing that this movie would do would change the fact that the original is my best beloved and the classic of my soul. I went into the movie theater knowing that no matter what, I would always and evermore prefer the original, but NOT in a way that set me up to pre-belittle/begrudge the adaption. I wanted to see what they would do, and I was excited for it.

And having said all of that, I WAS SO INCREDIBLY AND PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH JUST HOW MUCH I LIKED/LOVED THIS MOVIE.

Like, okay, to prove a point/get it out of the way, here are the things I did not like/wish they had differently, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO FEW OF THEM:

The design of the Beast. I still think they could have done heavier brows and nose and really make it look like the original design (although apparently, they were drawing on Jean Cocteau’s take for The Beast, which is...okay? Like, it explains why Beast had a lion tail instead of his wolf tail). The Disney Beast is just SO iconic and perfect - it’s what I think of when I picture the Beast no matter WHAT version I’m reading, and I would have loved to see it realized through live-action.

Belle’s ballgown. I KNOW, I KNOW, I AM REPEATING A CHORUS THAT Y’ALL KNOW THE TUNE OF, I GET IT. And I know that people have made the point that it’s supposed to move beautifully when she dances. I totally get it. But...I just don’t like it. I don’t. All that I can see with that dress is a Missed Opportunity. And it sucks, because everything else she wears in that scene was really well done.

That last dress Belle wears. I’m sorry, that pattern looks like something off of a sofa, and a tacky one at that. I would have LOVED to see her in the ballgown (even with my coldness to it) again. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE TRULY LOVED? To see her in a BLUE ballgown. Because I think it would have been such a neat nod to the original decision with the 1991 film of having only Belle and The Beast dressed in blue.

AND NOW ONTO THINGS I LOVED BECAUSE I REALLY REALLY REALLY LOVED THEM.

The delving into the backstories.

Oh my GOD, that scene where the Beast and Belle go back to Paris and we see what happened with Belle’s mother...this movie does such a good job of enriching these characters, deepening these characters that were already plenty deep rich and compelling. They were EXCELLENT additions, one that truly served the story, and I wish more adaptions followed this.

Like, truly, by doing this we see how both Belle and the Beast are shaped by their fathers and the loss of their mothers, and it just deepens the connection between them so so so much.

Hell, even Gaston being made into a War Hero as opposed to just a Hunter is brilliant! No wonder the town adores him when that comes into play!

That intro scene was boss as fuck and I will fight all who disagree

ALSO THEY BROUGHT THE ORIGINAL ELEMENT OF BELLE REQUESTING A ROSE AND HER FATHER INCURRING THE BEAST’S WRATH FOR PICKING ONE, I WAS SO. FLIPPING. PLEASED.

What next?

Oh yEAH

THE CAST!

Everyone was spot fucking on, holy hell

Like okay, I will confess here and now I was NOT 100% feeling Emma as Belle when the casting was announced. She’s beautiful, yes, but she’s not...classically beautiful, you know?

But I was pleasantly surprised by her acting and singing and take on Belle

You can clearly tell she loves this character

(God that sounds so awful, I do like Emma I just feel like she can be a bit hit or miss sometimes).

DAN STEVENS WAS WONDERFUL

SERIOUSLY

FROM THE INTRO SCENE (WHICH WAS SO COOL) TO THE LAST DANCE

THAT PLAYFUL GROWL, OH MY GOODNESS

I LOVED HIM/HIS TAKE ON THE BEAST

“EVERMORE”

HOLY HELL GUYS

GUYS

G U Y S

I WEPT

You don’t understand I rarely RARELY cry in movie theaters/over movies

So that I was just overflowing in the theater?

REALLY speaks to the power of that scene/song

(Tangy you are SO RIGHT it provokes ALL the BtSatS feels)

((AND STRICKLAKE FEELS))

I was surprised that they went with him already being Worldly and Learned since Belle teaching the Beast is such a key part to their story/deepening romance, but man, all those scenes with her reading to him SOLD ME LIKE WHOAH

EMMA’S/BELLE’S LITTLE SHRIEK OF JOY AFTER HE GIVES HER THE LIBRARY

SO FREAKING CUTE

ME TOO GIRL

ME TOO

But oh my God, okay, the moment that had me slapping my leg in such triumphant emotion?

"I am not a beast."

...guys

G U Y S

YOU

DON’T

UNDERSTAAAAAAND

I have ALWAYS wanted a line like this in Beauty and the Beast

It’s SO damn powerful

The Beast is RECLAIMING his humanity

And how is he doing that?

BY SHOWING MERCY

JUST

I AM

E M O T I O N A L

(Keep it together Suzanne)

Luke Evans and Josh Gad did SUCH solid jobs

"There's a beast running wild, there's no question. But I fear the wrong Monster's released..."

I FUCKING GASPED

Oh, Lefou

HONEY

Unsurprisingly, that leads me to my next bit...

LEFOU’S REDEMPTION WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BITS

HE FUCKING TEAMED UP WITH MRS. POTTS HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE IT?!

Okay, what else...

REST OF THE CAST, RIGHT

You can’t go wrong with Audra McDonald and Kevin Kline and Ian McKellen or Ewan McGregor or STANLEY TUCCI, WHOM I HAD NO IDEA WAS IN THIS

AND APPARENTLY EWAN WAS FORCED TO DO A MORE “HOLLYWOOD” FRENCH ACCENT

(which explains a whole fucking lot, honestly)

Audra McDonald can do no wrong in my eyes, I am so incredibly in love with her

Actually on that note

OH MY GOD, I AM IN LOVE WITH PLUMETTE’S ACTRESS

So. Beautiful.

SHE WAS BELLE IN BELLE

Can you imagine if Disney had been brave enough to cast her as Belle here, oh my GOODNESS

Chip was ADORBS

I am honestly so #blessed that they had Audra sing the last refrain to Beauty and the Beast - it would have been the gravest injustice to NOT do so.

THE ENCHANTRESS

OH MY GOSH I CALLED IT

AS SOON AS SHE HELPED MAURICE

I. FREAKING. KNEW. IT.

I WAS SOOOOO VINDICATED WHEN SHE APPEARED AT THE END

I loved the addition of each time a petal falls, the castle crumbles a bit more

AND THAT THERE’S PERPETUAL WINTER IN THE CURSED HALF OF THE WOODS

AND THAT SHE WIPED EVERYONE’S MEMORIES OF THE CASTLE/THE PEOPLE

It was a really good/clever way to mend some of the plotholes in the original

Overall, the LOOK of the film is FLAWLESS. From the costuming––

EXCEPTING THE ABOVE, OKAY

––to the sets to everything, it FELT like a fairytale and EXACTLY what I had dreamed for a Live Action Beauty and the Beast.

So...long story short, I would happily go see it again. I was pleasantly surprised, and I can’t wait to see it with my sister. When I left the movie theater, I overheard one lady behind me say,

“Oh God, I feel like I’m seven years old again.”

That about sums it up for me =)

#disney's beauty and the beast #disney's beauty and the beast 2017 #A Suzie Reviews #beauty and the beast #I am just...so surprised and so pleased?#I mean the issues I have with it I already knew I would have with it #but they stuff they changed for the most part was REALLY well done #so yeah #I think this is what an adaptation should do #deepen and enrich and make it come to life #and while they didn't do it with the points I mention #THEY DID IT SO MANY OTHER TIMES

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