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Question: will you ever do a part 3 for painting fires?

i want to, i really want to do a part 3, because every time i watch an episode of station 19, i fall more in love with andy herrera. my problem is that part 2 is set pre-season 17... R's brother is alive, Maya and Carina aren't married yet, i'd need to rewatch and bury myself in grey's and station 19... but I honestly might put it on the list after I finish binging law and order svu, i may or may not have been binging since the start of the year kinda, and am now over halfway through season 21? anyway, i'd love to write some more andy herrera x deluca!reader, i just need to figure out what part 3 is, since there's a few big plot points we haven't touched from the show yet👀

It all begins with Nile looking out of pure boredom at Nicky’s ID - or at least one of his innumerable ones -  lying on the kitchen counter. 

“Aren’t Nicky’s eyes green?” She asks and regrets her question the exact moment the words leave the tip of her tongue because Joe gasps and puts a hand dramatically on his chest as if she had offended him personally somehow.

Which is ridiculous since it’s Nicky’s eyes she asked about and said person isn’t even in the living room with them but off in the kitchen, cooking while softly humming to himself.

In the only armchair Booker places a hand on his face as if Nile had just made the biggest mistake of her life. Andy doesn’t hesitate, groans barely audible and mumbles something like having to check that her ax didn’t disappear before disappearing herself like morning fog on a field.

“Green?” Joe repeats bewildered and Nile plays with the thought of quickly changing the subject but she can’t think of anything useful.

Great.

“You’re asking if Nicky’s eyes are green?”

With a suffering, long-drawn sigh Booker fishes for the remote control, increasing the volume of his soccer (football, Nile corrects inwardly due to several former and appalled protests of the boys) game which doesn’t seem to bother Joe in the slightest.

“Mon dieu, here we go again…”

“Uh…yeah? His ID states that his eyes are blue and I just wondered because they appear to be green,” Nile tries to explain her question.

“Blue?” Joe raises his eyebrows and Nile almost expects to get into her first real argument with one of her new team members but to her relief - apparently having dodged a bullet there - he only smiles fondly. “My dear Nile, you will notice it’s impossible to pin Nicky’s eye color down to a single shade. On paper the mirrors of his kind soul are always forced into dullness unworthy of their true beauty.”

Whatever Nile had assumed to get as an answer to her question, it is absolutely not this indirect declaration of love from Joe to Nicky who - again - is not even in the same room to hear that.

While her curiosity is piqued and she is strangely moved by the crystal clear affection for the love of his life, illuminating Joe’s face, Booker turns off the TV, obviously having given up on his attempt to ignore the situation.

“Andy, do you need help checking on your ax?” He calls as he rises. 

“Get your own excuse!” Andy yells back and Booker looks at Nile and Joe.

“Andy needs help with her ax, so I’m going to…help her with her…uhm…ax,” he ends awkwardly. Entering the hallway, Nile can hear him mutter: “You can do better than that, Sebastien. You imbécile.”

“Impossible?” Her attention returns to Joe who invites her to sit down next to him with a light tilt of his head. She willingly follows his request, unceremoniously plopping down on the sofa. “Even after all these years?”

“Especially after all these years,” is Joe’s mysterious reply. Thankfully he elaborates on his statement without Nile having to require more information. “I know it’s hard to believe but even after more than 900 years Nicky and I still discover new habits of each other: certain preferences, a change in particular movements, new interests or the urge to try out a different hobby. But most and for all we are still able to see beauty in mundane things like waking up in the same bed, sharing a cup of coffee or taking a stroll through parks. Nearly a millennium ago I wouldn’t have believed it if someone had told me that I’d love someone with every fiber of my being, so much that it would hurt to breathe sometimes, although I would’ve spent centuries with them. It is difficult to verbalize this feeling of deep connection ingrained in the bond I have with Nicky.”

The devotion to Nicky - unquestioningly Joe’s soulmate - Nile can hear in his warm voice takes her breath away and she only remembers how to suck air into her lungs when they start to burn. Despite the sheer wonder of a relationship having lasted that long without losing any of its mutual love it means a lot to Nile that Joe is speaking to her so openly and devoid of any doubts regarding Nile’s acceptance.

“And it fills me with the utmost joy that I am still incapable of capturing every single color of Nicky’s eyes because it means that there are so many things about him waiting for me to detect them.” Nile admires Joe’s honesty and the unashamed way with which he tells others about his connection to Nicky. 

Infinite and profound tenderness.

“Wow, when you phrase it like that I can totally see where you’re coming from and I’d love to hear more,” Nile says, forgetting the actual reason she started this chat. Her brain is catching on a little too slowly. “I mean if that’s alright with you,” she backpedals hastily although Nicky joining them interrupts their conversation for the moment.

“Andy said you were holding ‘exaggerated and dramatic love speeches about me’.” He greets the both of them with a smile hidden in the corners of his mouth and presses a kiss into Joe’s curls as he walks behind the sofa.

“I would never dare to do that,” Joe protests, winking and leans back his head to get another kiss directly on the lips.

“Is that so, habibi?” Amusement sparkles in Nicky’s eyes which originally had been the drive behind Nile’s curiosity. “Nile, is Joe holding an exaggerated and dramatic love speech?”

Grinning, she admits, “Yeah, he kind of does but honestly I’m here for it.”

Joe throws a small pillow at her but he is laughing, showing off the crinkles making him look even more likable. “Liar!”

 “So you’re not ‘being so disgustingly sweet that one has nausea’ as Booker put it?” Nicky digs deeper. The two immortal warriors evidently have a lot of fun playing this little game and Nile enjoys the relaxed atmosphere.

“Booker has bad taste,” Joe says loudly, clearly addressing the French man somewhere in the safe house.

“Shut up, jackass!” Booker shouts back.

Nicky tsks chidingly and acknowledges Joe’s shit-eating grin with a lopsided smile of his own. “Now that we’ve settled the matter I wanted to inform you that dinner is ready in fifteen minutes.”

“Thank you, vita mia.” Joe threads their fingers together, caressing each knuckle with a peck. “I appreciate your cooking wholeheartedly.”

“Not just you,” Nile adds and mentally takes note to look out for the color of Nicky’s eyes.

Her plan is astonishingly easy to carry out once she knows what to keep her own eyes on. 

More often than not Nicky’s eye color consists of various shades of blue mixed with splinters of green, turning his eyes in the right light into shards of seafoam, deep, mysterious teal lagoons on hot summer days, lucious, vast forests or the wide expenses of the sky.

She notices that they seem to get colder whenever something arouses his irritation: an insult spit at Joe on a mission, impoliteness in everyday life, injustice, an attempt to hurt Andy or when someone shoots Booker or Nile herself is in danger. Then the tempting, gentle mountain lakes freeze to merciless, piercing shards of arctic ice and blazing silvery steel, so frosty you can nearly feel the cold as thousand pinpricks in your skin.

If he is sad or in a bad mood there is a depressing gray outweighing the other colors in his gaze like clouds on a rainy day or a raging storm in fall, making them more washed out and muted.

On a mission as they’re in the crossfire Nicky pushes her out of the way, shielding her with his body and an “Uff” escapes her as the air leaves her lungs all at once. Carefully he braces himself with his arms above her and for a second she only stares into his eyes, intensively looking down at her in return, examining her body for wounds. 

“Are you alright, Nile?”

“Oh shit!”

Alarmed by her curse he starts searching for an injury. “What is it? Did you get hit?”

“There is fucking gold in them!” Nile exclaims, unaware that she is completely ignoring his concerned questions.

Confused, he pauses. “Prego? I’m not sure I know what you mean.”

But Nile’s focus is on something else. “There are golden freckles in your eyes! Are you kidding?”

“I told you so!” Joe calls somewhere on their right, involved in a fight. “Nicky’s eyes don’t have one color!”

Despite the fact that they’re in the middle of a battle, bullets flying over them, Nile laughs and has to chuckle even more when Nicky shakes his head. “Unbelievable…”

The next time Copley makes them fake ID’s he asks Nicky: “What eye color do you have?”

And Nile goes: “You can’t answer that so easily.”

HI LOVELY. I'm here to request again, as you can imagine. what about the jocks find Gareth drawing reader in class (maybe this is before the teacher gets there) and make fun of him? Reader is there and defends him? thank you, as always🙇‍♀️

I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job with this request, don't worry!

the robins

gareth emerson x gn!reader

word count: 840

warnings: swearing, jason’s goons but no jason, flirty stuff, fluff

a/n: my love!! thank you so much for your request!! this is such a sweet idea. i kind of made reader a bit protective, so i hope that’s okay. i really hope you enjoy this!! also sorry it took me a couple days!! <333

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Gareth lifts his hand and there’s a smudge of graphite on the side of his palm. He wipes it off in the margins of his notebook paper.

Half the time he doesn’t even notice when he starts drawing.

Sometimes it’s a new weapon for his D&D character, something long and sharp that spans the entirety of the page. Maybe it retracts and folds up or something.

Other times it’s a new way for the Corroded Coffin logo to look, because he’s been wanting to change the one on his bass drum, or it’s a random cartoon character he saw while his sister was eating breakfast that morning.

Today, it’s you.

You’re sitting in the row beside him, your desk right next to his. Class hasn’t started yet. Mrs. O’Hare always comes in late, coffee in hand, fingers red because the cup is so hot.

You look so pretty today, Gareth thinks. You always look pretty, though.

But today, right now, you seem happy. Calm. It’s raining outside, and the classroom is gray because of it. But that’s your favorite weather. You told him that once.

He sketches you as you sit, reading your book before class begins. It’s just your profile really, the slope of your nose, the dip of your brow and the curve of your mouth.

He feels you touch his thigh. Just a little tap with the tips of your fingers.

“Hm?” Gareth’s head is turned in your direction though his eyes are still on the paper. You grin at the bounce of his curls.

“Look outside, Gare.” Your voice is hushed but very excited. He turns his blue eyes on you before they follow your gaze out the window. “Look at the robins,” you tell him.

The birds are hopping around under the trees in the courtyard.

Gareth’s face splits into the prettiest smile when he realized you’re excited about birds. That you’re showing him birds.

He’s totally in love with you, he thinks. He thinks that a lot.

“They look like they’re having fun, sugarplum.”He’s barely gotten the words out before he feels a hand on the back of his chair.

“What the fuck is this, huh, Emerson?”

Chance picks up Gareth’s notebook, eyes dancing over the sketch of you, the scribbles covering almost every inch of the college-lined paper.

“Oh are we an artist now or somethin’? And is that supposed to be them?” He points the notebook in your direction. “How romantic.”

Chance turns his head, looking at Patrick and Andy, hoping they’ll laugh at his antics.

You snatch the notebook out of his hand and hold it out to Gareth, who stares at you. You drop it on his desk.

Chance looks at you then, like you’ve just had the audacity to mess with him.

He goes to speak and you stop him.

“What the hell is your problem? Why can’t you just let him do something he enjoys and mind your own fucking business? Last time I checked, he’s never said shit about your hobbies, though we both know the only reason you’re on the football team is because your dad has an in with the coach.”

Chance goes bright red at that.

“There’s never been anything wrong with drawing, and there never will be. Fuck off, you hear me?”

Patrick turns and leaves, and Andy follows because he’s never had a single brain cell help him make an original decision.

Chance looks between you and Gareth and then spins to walk to the other side of the room where he takes a seat, scratching his chin, though he never looks back in your direction.

You look at Gareth. He’s still staring at you.

You open your mouth to talk but he goes first. “Thank you,” he chokes out, and then he’s smacking the sweetest and most passionate kiss on your forehead. “You didn’t have to do that.”

You twist one of his curls around your finger. “Yes, I did. He’s an asshole. I’m not going to let him treat you like that.”

Gareth blushes. He reaches for your hand and squeezes it.

“Also you know that I love seeing you draw, right? I don’t want you to think you’re not any good because of them. I love it when your fingers get all inky and when your eyebrows furrow because you’re concentrating. I just want you to know that I’m proud of you.”

Gareth raises your hand to his mouth and kisses the back of it, keeping it there to hide his smile. “I know. I’m proud of you too.”

You smile.

He fights the urge to tell you that he found your defending him very attractive. Maybe he’ll tell you another time.

Gareth looks out the window again. “Look. There’s like seven of them over there!”

You sit up, watching little flashes of orange as the robins bounce around.

That’s the moment Mrs. O’Hare enters the room, and even when the room goes quiet for her to teach, you catch Gareth watching the robins for the rest of class.

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Kids meeting santa - day 16

TW: Fluff, have children

Summary: a tradition was something so precious to you and also your children. The act of that one interaction with Christmas every year sent your children's hearts to double and fill with excitement. The sound of what your children wanted was something extremely new to you but exciting.

As the lead-up to Christmas started to become shorter and shorter your children were constantly mithering you about their meeting with Santa. Your children wanted Santa to know exactly what they wanted and had no vision of them having it any other way. You and Andy loved taking your two children to visit Santa as the magic on their faces was something your heart could double over at every time. You never got used to seeing their sweet and precious faces lightening up at the ever-so-wonderful man.

"Are you excited?" You asked your daughter as she stood hand in hand with you in the long queue.

"Yes, mummy!" She replied in her sweet and delicate voice. Andy's face shot you a melted soft expression at her cute little voice and raw emotion. Your son was resting on Andy's hip as his eyes scanned the room at the many people dressed as elves and fake reindeer.

"Where next!" Andy said with excitement as your two children shot open their eyes at the words their father spoke. You giggled as you watched your daughter jump up onto her tip toes to try and get her best view of the man.

"I can see him, daddy," she said as she quickly leaned around and caught glimpse of the man she couldn't wait to see on Christmas day. You held her hand in yours as you walked both of your children over to Santa.

"Merry Christmas you two," the man said as he looked down at your small children they style huge grins and excited eyes.

"Hello!" they both shouted in unison. You looked over at Andy next to you as his eyes were locked on his children's small bodies.

"Have you never thought of that job? you know if your football career goes downhill" you asked with a laugh as he shot you a sarcastic glare.

"I'm sure my chances of that happening are very low" he explained with a laugh as his arm snaked around your waist as he stood protectively behind you as you both watched your children chat to Santa.

"oh that's a shame! I think a big white beard would suit you really well" you explained with a huge grin as he tickled your sides at your added cheeky comment. "Oh my god stop!" you said with laughs replacing every word as the tickles where making you wriggle out of his grip. He kissed your cheek with a smile as he noticed your two kids running over to you.

"He said he can bring us a doggy!" your son shouted as he ran up to you both with a huge smile whilst holding onto his older sister's hand. That one small interaction made the two of them burst with joy.

"well that must mean you are on the good list!" you explained as you saw the parts of his brain putting all of the pieces together, His face lit up as he realised he was on the good list and the elves had done him a favour.

"What did you ask for babe?" Andy asked with that familiar nickname as he picked his daughter up onto his shoulders.

"I asked for another brother or sister" she explained in her delicate and young voice. Andy's eyes opened up with a laugh as his ears processed the words his precious daughter spoke. "He said I had to ask you and mummy but I'm not sure why," she said curiously as she cocked her head to the side as she thought of all the reasons Santa couldn't fulfil her Christmas wish.

"well, maybe I and mummy could work on that Christmas wish yeah?" Andy suggested with a smile as your hand was wrapped with your sons and you made your way out to the exit. You looked over at Andy whose eyes were locked on your frame. He offered you a wink as you laughed at his idea. You couldn't complain. it was something that you and Andy had always thought about. Three children seemed like a Christmas wish you could forever be grateful for.

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Boy's Own (issue ?) YEAR: 1989 CREATED BY: Terry Farley, Andrew Weatherall, Cymon Eckel and Steven Hall LOCATION: London SIZE: A4 WHAT'S INSIDE.... A zine from the last month of the last year of the 1980s.... By this time a gazillion fanzines had been published in the UK since the start of the punk rock explosion, covering a multitude of musical styles that had emerged in its wake. Football fanzines had also established themselves as an integral part of our national game. Boy's Own was started in 1986 by a group of young clubbers who were friends with DJ Paul Oakenfold and right where they needed to be as acid house began to take off in the UK. One of their inspirations was Liverpool fanzine The End, which irreverently mixed up music, football, poetry, fashion, humour, booze, drugs and politics (some of the zine's writers also ended up in indie-dance band The Farm). Each issue of Boy's Own contained a list of "uppers and downers", just like The End's list of "ins and outs". After sampling the club scene in Ibiza and discovering a new euphoria-enhancing drug called ecstasy, the Boy's Own crew became associated with London's first acid house clubs. Andrew Weatherall DJed at Danny Rampling's Shoom, and Terry Farley DJed at Paul Oakenfold's Future night at Heaven. They soon began hosting their own outdoor raves, helping to start a movement that would inspire any number of "Shock! Horror!" headlines in the tabloid press. They eventually formed their own record label and (if I remember correctly) also invented the phrase "it's all gone Pete Tong".... And in a similar way to the first punk zines, Boy's Own reflected the enormous changes in Britain's youth culture and fashion that were driven by house music and ecstasy in the late 1980s. This issue of the zine even includes the acid house equivalent of one of the most iconic expressions of the punk ethos (a picture of some badly drawn guitar chord charts accompanied by the words “THIS IS A CHORD - THIS IS ANOTHER - THIS IS A THIRD - NOW FORM A BAND”) that appeared in the first issue of Sideburns fanzine in January 1977 (although the Boy’s Own crew wrongly attribute it to Mark Perry’s Sniffin’ Glue). The acid house/ecstasy/rave scene was every bit as seismic as punk had been a decade earlier and also inspired a new generation of bands who were influenced by dance music (something that New Order had already pioneered since the early 1980s), the best of which were based in and around Manchester - which became known as Madchester at the time - and was also home to the Hacienda night club, which many people regarded as the epicentre of acid house. Some existing indie bands decided to completely change their sound and join the smiley/baggy/indie-dance revolution - most notably, Primal Scream. Andrew Weatherall's production work on their album "Screamadelica" helped the band to create an influential blend of rock and rave music, especially on the iconic "Higher Than The Sun" - a track that perfectly captured the mood of the era. This issue of Boy's Own features Flowered Up, a London band who managed to make a couple of half decent records while attempting to be the southern equivalent of Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses. Looking through the records in the Boy's Own charts, most of them would sound a bit lame today, with the notable exception of "The Sun Rising" by The Beloved. New releases include "Madchester Rave On - The Remixes" by Happy Mondays, which features a remix of "Hallelujah" by Paul Oakenfold and Andy Weatherall, and a remix of "Rave On" by Paul Oakenfold and Terry Farley. There's also cartoons, readers' letters, lifestyle tips, bouncer horror stories, girl's own nightmares, moody flyers, Viz comic, the Kray twins and much more. It's often true that the pioneers of a scene end up getting pissed off when it goes mainstream, and in an article titled "Paradise Lost", the Boy's Own crew also reminisce about the halcyon days of clubbing before the riff raff started jumping on the bandwagon. Click on the title above to see scans of all the zine's pages.... Andrew Weatherall was one of the greatest DJs of all time, and after his death in 2020, a group of fans created The Weatherdrive: a Google Drive folder containing hundreds of hours of his studio mixes, live recordings and radio shows. The complete collection of Boy's Own fanzines was published in a book called "Boy's Own, The Complete Fanzines 1986-92: Acid House Scrapes And Capers" but it's been out of print for years and I'm not prepared to fork out a fortune for a second hand copy.... my box of 1980s fanzines flickr

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drarreckyninja’s top 50 ships of Nov 2022 [22. Johnlock]; [21. Licmint]; [20. Destiel]; [19. Baffrey]; [18. Mingcallister]; [17. Klelijah]; [16. Prideyear]

John Watson x Sherlock Holmes [Sherlock (2010)]

Lord Licorice x Mr. Mint [Candyland]

Dean Winchester x Castiel [Supernatural]

Peter Burke x Neal Cassidy [White Collar]

Scoops Ming x Tobey McCallister [WordGirl]

Klaus Mikaelson x Elijah Mikaelson [The Originals]

Woody Pride x Buzz Lightyear [Toy Story]

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EAD: Sherlock was born in 1984, and it’s implied that John is about three years older than him.

Mint is pretty young; he’s gotta be either late teens or early twenties, so I’ll say 19. And then Licorice is not quite middle-aged. Middle-aged starts at 38.5, so I’ll drop his age to about 31. A 12-year difference.

Dean was 26 in series 01, and Cas confirmed in series 06 that he's at least 400 million years old... so there's at least a 400 million years difference between them.

By the end of the series, Peter is 59, and Neal is 45: a 14-year difference.

Tobey seems to be around 4 months older than Scoops.

The Mikaelsons have been immortal since 1001 AD, with Elijah being 24 and Klaus being 22. Forever 2 years between the half-brothers.

The best answer I could find (from Pixar Planet) depicts that Woody would be 32, while Buzz is 26. Therefore, it's a 6-year difference.

Incorrect Quotes:

Sherlock: Hey.

John: *pissed off* You… complete …ASS, Sherlock! You show up here after YEARS, and you say “hey”?!

Licorice: What? I'm not aggressive!

Mint: Last Tuesday, you whacked me with a pair of crocs and stole my chocolate chips?

Licorice: Survival of the fittest, bitch.

*Dean and Cas enter a dive bar*

Dean: Look, I know you’re disappointed but could we at least have a drink.

Cas, in a scuba diving suit: I would like to leave, please.

Neal: Baby vibes... hold gentle... like hamburger.

Peter: Punt like football.

Scoops: So... what would you do if you were in bed with me?

Tobey: Depends. Is your bed comfortable?

Scoops: Yes.

Tobey: I'd sleep.

Elijah: Can I have some water?

Klaus: *starts chugging their water bottle*

Klaus: *chokes from drinking too fast*

Klaus: *spills water all over himself*

Klaus, coughing: I don't have any water.

Buzz: Any tips on how to make someone like me?

Woody: Try to make them laugh all the time.

Buzz: Oh, wow! You actually help me for once, and it's even good advice!

Woody: Yeah, the more they laugh, the more time they spend with their eyes closed, so it'd be easier.

Subship(s): Mystrade [Mycroft x Greg]; Fancy Ham [Reginald x Butcher]; Three Cheese Blend [Two-Brains x Charlie x Meatloaf]; Tjohnson [TJ x Johnson]; Camekah [Cami x Rebekah]; Sidandy [Sid x Andy]

Notes: Sherlock and John, Dean and Cas = friends to lovers. (Alaric) Licorice and Mint, Scoops and Tobey, Woody and Buzz = enemies to friends to lovers. Peter and Neal = boss/employee to lovers. Klaus and Elijah = brothers to lovers.

Buffalo Bills Win Down the Line

We were already sick of the Chiefs before they missed their nap.  Buffalo’s second home is the first place for measuring present regular season status.  The best way to cope with knowing hotel staffers by name is to drive competitors to tears.  In the case of the bratty opposition leader, it’s not figurative.  A tradition that occurs more frequently than annually doesn’t always inspire as much dread as seeing your family on Thanksgiving then Christmas.

I hope your toddler goes right to sleep tonight instead of Mahomesing.  Babies ask you not to compare them to him.  The lousy actor and occasional quarterback took a break from selling disgusting sandwiches and ironically racist rioting to show who he really is, namely an insufferable brat who failed a test of character.

The face of the league threw a fit over an indisputable penalty, which is fitting in its way.  The professional shrieker made a repulsed face like he tasted Subway for the first time.  I’m sure he would have remained calm if sacked by a defender who was that offside.  The greatest injustice Jerk from State Farm has ever withstood was his idiotic teammate getting correctly flagged for not knowing where he’s allowed to stand relative to the ball.

You can see what play he’s trying to execute if you just watch.  Mahomes tipped off the call with the all-time irrational postgame excuse about wanting to “see the guys on the field decide the game.”  Permitting certain players to gain an advantage is the opposite of letting them decide it.  There are rules to prevent that, which dismays players who are used to being exempt from them.

The illicit misalignment affected the play no matter how tangentially.  Lining up in Kansas instead of Missouri creates an unfair advantage either directly or though a prohibited maneuver teams must divert resources to stop.  Not calling fouls leads to Battle Royale-style mayhem.  Even if you’d prefer the game to be played in a more lawless manner, it’s against present rules.

When will the poor Kansas City Chiefs catch a break?  We’ve never seen a call go their way.  Andy Reid threw a fit like a cheeseburger’s out of reach because the officials didn’t help him for once.  He should have felt embarrassed that his receiver doesn’t know how lines work instead of fuming at officials for not giving him a warning that he should stop breaking rules lest they finally have to call it.

Why didn’t they show the Pfizer shill’s boy toy after his teammate ruined his overhand lateral?  The best part of incessant luxury box shots showing the porcelain embodiment of bafflingly popular irksome tone-deafness is that you can’t hear her.  Thanks to dating Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift finally has an ass.  

A game we’ll, um, never forget was what the coach needed as much as we did.  The Bills won even after the apprehension of flying on the same plane as Khalid Sean McDermott.  Life can be complex, as seen by how it’s possible to both think he’s a weirdo who should factor good and evil into his comparisons about team play and that the lame ancient story from a disgruntled fringe reporter was timed as suspiciously as possible.  Sports are tricky for emotions and other things.

Football is a nice break from nothing.  That icky bye featured disturbing news as a distraction from the ghastly void.  You have to phrase your wish to the genie so carefully that it’s not worth summoning him.  There may be a life lesson.  

Kingsley Jonathan deserved to play just based on performance.  The player he should have replaced should spend some time off for multiple reasons.  Unlike the legal process, we know how Von Miller plays out.  It turns out there is a town where he can get arrested.  After another game where he had zero statistical impact, we await details on an accusation worse than stealing from the Bills.

Disturbing charges may or may not reflect what happened.  That covers all of it.  But it’s crucial to withhold judgment despite the temptation to reach conclusions based on details that lack the detail of verification.  Miller could have committed what’s alleged, in which case he can shove off and rot.  But wait to see if the accounts match.  Some haven’t learned from ruining Matt Araiza’s life that treating a police report as a biblical proclamation is blasphemous.  Like waiting to see how the season unfolds, it’s imperative to wait for evidence.  Fans may as well buy a Super Bowl trip package on the grounds that Miller will lead the Bills there.

McDermott can claim he was hijacked into making the baffling decision at half’s end.  Why try a long field goal that might miss?  It’s apparently better to heave a pass that’s destined to be knocked down.  An effective strategy to end the game was nice on its own.  It would’ve been even nicer to have made wiser earlier decisions that could’ve widened the lead.

Josh Allen mauled it in.  The football star’s helmeted rugby technique makes the fact the new taxpayer-funded stadium won’t be hosting any 2031 World Cup matches even more dismaying.  How about a throw for balance?  Improvising an unbelievable completion on what seemed like a play that was destined to be disastrous shows he deserves the faith Bills fans place in him.  A moment teetering toward doom for which this franchise is renowned illustrates his remarkable capacity to alter outlooks.

There are better ways to avoid getting too excited than an interception at the worst time.  It’s not that there’s a good time.  But trying to top the reigning champions was already challenging enough without an unfortunate read.  Every story about Allen overcoming coaching screwups must be qualified by his scheduled awful decision which keeps foes in games.  Giving him credit for a Chiefs touchdown is just to motivate the end to that one lousy choice per outing.

An eventful week off shows why dullness can be preferable.  Outbursts are fun as along as they’re by quarterbacks we don’t have to validate.  Winning in a rather challenging environment while adhering to rules outrages the right people.  Lines don’t bend any more than rules regarding them.

Photojournalism | Andy Buchanan Guest Speaker

Identify an element of the guest speaker’s talk that resonated with you in some way.

Something that resonated with me was when Andy was talking about being unable to control what's going on in the background when shooting these sporting events. It's not always possible to get the perfect shot on a clean background, especially when photographing on location and for photojournalism. I could personally relate to this as I have found it to be quite frustrating when I can't get a shot with a clean background, for example when shooting street photography and there is a lot going on in the background. Andy gave some good tips about working with busy backgrounds: shoot with a longer focal length and wider aperture in order to blur the background, move yourself to a better position to find the best background, and use the scene in the background to your advantage, ie if there is a sign or marker of the event, the location, or something that gives more context to the shot.

What question will/did you ask the visitor?

Do you have any tips on how to manage the fast pace of sports photography?

Shoot a lot! Keep shooting throughout the whole event

Anticipate the shot - you’ll start to notice patterns and get into the rhythm of the sport

You will miss some - it happens, don’t be disheartened

Know your camera, its limitations, and how to use it

You don’t need fancy gear, if you have a 35mm lens then think about what you can do with it and apply it to the shoot

How do you think this will impact your own practice as a photographer?

Andy gave some very good tips and advice on how to approach sports photography. As it is an area I have not yet explored within photography, I have been feeling slightly nervous about the sports brief and how to go about getting the shots I want. I think the advice Andy gave us will impact my own practice as a photographer because I can take on board what worked and did not work for Andy and put my new knowledge to practical use when shooting the sports brief. I think it will help me to be more successful in this project as I have some basics and helpful tips to start me off.

Notes

Action and reaction - action shots of the game/reaction to win or loss inc. crowds

Anticipate the shot

Shoot the ‘peak’ ie. vault - at the top/jump

Optimum moment ie. bike jump in the air

Tight shots - involved, in the moment

Wide shots - scale, spectacle, dynamics

Every sport has a rhythm - pay attention

Play with viewpoints and angles - give options

Often find terrible backgrounds - people, mess, etc. but try to compose in the best way possible

Get the ball in the frame!!!

Look for signs or objects that provide context ie. Commonwealth Games in the background of diving adverts on a football pitch

Set up the shot and wait for someone to come into the frame

Use negative space to your advantage

Look for other elements such as shadows, reflections, silhouettes

Shoot details - dusting hands before gymnastics

Include locations ie. on a golf course get the location in the background, mountains in the background of the bike track

Play with compositions ie. pool lines, and diving board

Use the environment ie. leading lines

Using available light, flash is not allowed usually

Getting the eyes sharp is vital - nothing much else matters

Long lens (400-800mm), fast shutter speed, wide open aperture

Capturing movement, motion blur, capturing energy

Zooming & panning (techniques) - ensure the subject is identifiable and sharp, and that the picture still makes sense, everything else can be as blurry as you like

Low viewpoints, shooting up, wide lens

Shoot everything!

It’s always going to be messy, with people or objects distracting in the background but can’t do anything about it

Moments happen quickly, they’re unexpected and unplanned - the only way to capture these is to be there and keep shooting

Go and shoot local teams to learn how to photograph sports - local events, public events, etc.

There is no difference between the World Cup and the local football team that plays in the park on a Sunday. Motivation and drive are the same at any level

Depending on the event, sometimes use tracking focus

Develop a feel for when to set focus, anticipation

Continuous shooting mode for lots of shots

Shoots in JPEG to limit space taken up by files and RAW is not required as no editing

Shoots JPEG, assigned an editor at the agency, they crop/straighten - no major editing, captioned and sent out. All happens in “real time” as the shooting is happening, the camera is tethered/connected to the agency office

Ethically important to be accurate - fake images raise questions about the reliability of the whole agency

Making pictures out of something you have no control over is a challenge but can be enjoyable

Experience OVER qualifications!

Fast moving and freezing action over 1/1000 up to 1/2000

Get there early, scope it out, see what’s going on, test shots, locations, ideas, make decisions

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The Rogues Rant #310

May 19th 2022

Welcome to The Rogues Rant, an occasional look at all things Rugby.

By Ron Wood

Following on from the announcement of the Illawarriors Under 18 Squad last week, eight Illawarra players have also won selection for NSW Country Under 18’s. After recent open trials were conducted a squad was chosen to compete at the next level of competition in this age group to be conducted later in the year. It’s a real opportunity for the players to push for selection in the NSW Gen Blue program. The eight young Illawarriors were Tyla O’Brien, Darnell Te Ahuru, Dom Uliana, Josh Parrish, Nate Makotsvana, Leo Malaesilia, and Harry Velavatu. Well done and good luck to all our Under 18 players.

Great news this week with the Rugby World Cup and Women’s World Cup both coming to Australia in 2027 and 29. It was a fantastic celebration of Rugby last time around and hopefully we will see some matches in the Gong again this time. With Rugby struggling around Australia behind the other football codes this is just what the Doctor ordered. The Rugby World Cup is one of the genuine world tournaments in the true sense of the word, rating just behind the Olympics and Soccer World Cup in participating nations. The interest and financial income this will generate for Rugby Australia will hopefully be put to good use to raise the profile of the game in Australia.

New NSW Rugby Development Officer Shaun McCreedy has put together a series of Coaching sessions open to all Illawarra Coaches. Shaun has secured the services of four highly regarded Rugby men for the series of lectures to be conducted over four nights during June and July at Wollongong University. First up will be NSW Waratahs Skills & Development Coach Illawarra’s own Shannon Fraser on 6th June followed by fellow Illawarrian, Wallaroos Head Coach Jay Tregonning on the 22nd June. The local guys will be followed up by UOW Crusaders Global Rugby Program Head Coach Andy Gibson on 4th July and NSW Waratahs Assistant Coach Sam Needs on the 6th July who will cover Scrummaging. These will be quality sessions and are open to all interested Illawarra Coaches. Check out the Flyer on the Illawarra Website and Facebook pages and follow the link to Register for these big nights.

Congratulations to the Rogue, even if I do say so myself, on tipping six from six in Super Rugby last week. The only problem with that was that it meant five Kiwi winners and five Aussie side’s running second. The Waratahs and Rebels went agonizingly close to pulling off the wins but once again the Kiwi sides showed just how well educated at this game they are and pulled of miracle escapes. What about the second half performances of the Hurricanes stars, Jordie Barrett and Captain Ardie Savea? They were just plain brilliant, taking control of the match to get the result in the end. With two rounds left before the Qualifiers, The Blues have a strangle hold on top spot and the Brumbies and Crusaders have a share of second. The Waratahs and the Reds should make the Qualifiers but the Rebels and the Force seem to be done for the year. My tips for this week Crusaders, Reds, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Blues and Highlanders.

Hopefully after nearly a week of beautiful sunshine we’ll get some football locally this week. As of 8.00PM Thursday the Vikings and Kiama match has been transferred to Kiama Showground on Friday night at 7.30PM. It will be the first of their contests for the Black and Blue Cup. Kiama looked very good in Round One against Shoalhaven and will probably be a little too strong for the Blueys this time round. Kiama to Win. There are showers forecast for the next couple of days, so keep an eye here to check on anymore changes. Also this week Campbelltown play Bowral at Campbelltown, The Blacks should be too good for the locals. Bowral to Win. Shoalhaven hosts Shamrocks at Shoalhaven Rugby Park and should also be too strong for the Rocks. Shoalhaven to Win. University and Camden at Wollongong University is an interesting one. Both had losses in Round one but the Students were pipped at the post by Avondale and should get the points here against the Rams. University to Win. The Match of the Round is Tech Waratahs V Avondale at Saunders Oval. This should be another interesting challenge for the Wombats from a club that has recruited some talented players during the offseason. Both sides will want to play an expansive game and if we get a dry track should entertain their supporters. I think I’ll tip what many may consider an upset here. Tech Waratahs to Win.    

28th May                    IDRU Round 8

                                   Campbelltown V Kiama

                                   Shamrocks V Vikings

                                   University V Shoalhaven

                                   Avondale V Bowral

                                   Camden V Tech Waratahs

11/12th June                        NSW Country Championships – Tamworth

6th June                    IDRU Coaching Series – Shannon Fraser: Attacking Game

22nd June                 IDRU Coaching Series – Jay Tregonning: RWC Planning, Training                     & Scheduling, Team Culture

4th July                      IDRU Coaching Series – Andy Gibson: Team Defence, Structure & Skillset

6th July                      IDRU Coaching Series – Sam Needs: Scrum    

10th September        IDRU Grand Final

All opinions offered in this column are the opinion of the author. They should not be considered to represent the views of the IDRU.

Long Gone - Bucky Barnes x Reader

After weeks of a strained relationship, one fight and a surprise is enough for Y/N to run away and not look back.

By the time you’re reading this, I’ll be long gone. Don’t look for me, you won’t find anything.

You suck in a deep breath and tuck the note into the door. No turning back now.

Sure, you and Buck had your ups and downs but last night was different.

You were dealing with a depressive episode when he came home to the compound. You tried not to bother him with your sour feelings and it worked. He didn’t notice, though you weren’t sure how he could have when he didn’t wander in until well past midnight and smelt like cheap rum.

Then he had the nerve to try and crawl into your bed without a word.

“Are you joking?” You finally muttered.

“What?”

“Are you that drunk or just that clueless?” You demanded. “You left a shitty note about going to check out a terrorist threat and then ignored my texts all day. And then followed it with a trip to the bar before letting you fiancée know you’re alive? I’ve been worried sick for hours!”

He stopped pulling on the covers and rolled his eyes, “Sorry I didn't text you back, doll. I was busy saving the world. And who cares if I went for a drink?”

You knew it sounded like an over reaction but it went much deeper than that. You’d been having panic attacks left and right the past weeks over his job and he knew that. He had sat on the floor with you in his arms and assured you he’d check in when possible. Told you how he’d call you after every fight to tell you he was okay. You came to find there was no substance behind his words. They were just sweet nothings to calm you down.

“Why would Steve be returning my calls before you? I’m not worried about a stupid night at the bar! I feel like I’m losing you and you don’t care!”

A part of you knew you were looking to start a fight, to feel something from him other than indifference and annoyance. It had been a couple weeks since he’d shown any sign of giving a shit about you. You needed to know if there was anything left before you told him the latest news. You didn’t want Bucky if it was just for the baby. Sure, you knew he would step up but you didn’t know if that was for the best. An avenger for a father and parents that didn’t want to be together? You were pretty sure the baby inside you would be better off raised by a single mother in the middle of nowhere, far from the long list of enemies Bucky had.

He glared for a long second before snatching a pillow, “I’m not dealing with this tonight. I’ll be on the couch if that overbearing urge to check up on me gets to strong.” He slammed the door behind him and you broke into sobs.

You allowed yourself five minutes to be upset before wiping your tears and setting off to pack a bag. You didn’t grab much, only a weeks worth of clothes, a gun, and the running away back pack Tony had made for you. You tucked the duffel and the back pack underneath the bed.

You were faking it when Buck crept in the next morning to get ready for the job of the day. He hesitated in front of you and for a moment you were ready to throw your plans out the door. He shook his head and moved on and your resolve grew. You were leaving and it would be for the best.

Once he was gone you scribbled out the note and fiddled with the engagement ring on your finger. You knew you should leave it but you couldn’t bring yourself to take it off. You still loved him even if he didn’t love you. It wouldn’t hurt to bring one part of him with you. You glanced at your still small stomach, well, two.

Pepper didn’t bat an eye at your request to borrow a car. You snagged the keys to one of the nondescript SUVs and took off. About a mile down the road you pulled over and ripped out the tracking software on the car. You threw it in the dumpster behind a 7-11 along with your cell phone.

You drove, only stopping for gas, until you hit a small town in Virginia. You knew the town well but no one would know you. Every summer from the ages of 5 to 15 was enough to make an impact on you but not the town. You pulled into the drive of your grandmother’s old house. You had inherited the place when she died a couple years ago but due to working with the Avengers you didn’t have a need for it. The key slipped right into the deadbolt. The place looked just how you remembered it, only with more dust. The furniture was still there but you found what was all. The small knick knacks and mementoes were gone, likely claimed by other family members after her passing. 

The old clock on the wall said it was 5. Plenty of time to get started on cleaning the place up.

It was a long and hard pregnancy. The super soldier serum running through your son added a couple complications. He grew fast and was much stronger than he should be. He did a number on your body from the inside but it was all worth it when you held him in your arms. You cursed your luck when he came out with a head full of dark hair and winter blue eyes. 

You found work at a diner, making a living in tips. The great thing about tips is they tend to be paid in cash and it’s hard to trace cash. You were careful. No one was going to find you or your son. Andrew became the light of your life

Life was peaceful, a bit repetitive but safe. The biggest threat was your neighbor Travis. You would take a borderline stalker over Nazis any day. 

“You have got to be kidding me,” You mutter to yourself when Travis saunters into the diner. He was your typical tool. Peaked in high school playing football. Can’t handle rejection. Full of himself. 

“Good afternoon, table for one?” You put on a sweet smile.

“Just me, babygirl.” A chill runs down your spine but you shake it off and lead him to an empty booth. 

“I’ll give you a minute to decide what you want but can I get you a drink?” You hand over the laminated menu.

“I already know exactly what I want and I think you do too.” He gives you a smirk and you have to resist the urge to jam your pen into his eye. 

“Bacon cheeseburger?” You ask innocently.

He laughs it off but hands you his menu so you turn to put his order into the kitchen. You can feel his eyes on you as he walks away. 

The day drags on and Travis sticks around. First for an order of fries. Then a shake. By the time that’s gone it’s late enough for a couple beers. He finally pays his tab and leaves ten minutes before closing. You’re relieved until you notice his Honda still in the parking lot when you leave. 

You pat the holster in the waistband of your pants before making your way to the SUV in the back of the parking lot. The silver car tails you and it takes four right turns before you could go to pick up Andrew from his sitter. 

Travis was back home when you finally pulled in. You double checked that the door was locked behind you before you went upstairs with Andy. He toddled around your room while you got ready for bed. Tonight you didn’t feel like fighting him on sleeping in the crib so you tucked him in you arms in your own bed. 

Around two in the morning you woke up to the sound of glass shattering. You jumped out of bed with Andrew in your arms and grabbed the gun next to your bed. 

Creeping down the stair you hear someone in the kitchen. You’re only ten feet from the front door. You take a deep breath, set Andrew at your feet, and bring the gun up. You were trained by Avengers. You wouldn’t miss the shot as long as you didn’t hesitate. You wait for the figure to come into view and pull the trigger. The deafening bang goes off and he hits the ground. You snatch up Andrew and run for the door. Travis is next to you before you can get in your car. 

“What’s going on? I heard a gun?” He’s half naked and more alert than he was when he left the diner. 

You’re scrambling for your keys when your front door flies off the hinges and the man you just shot steps out. 

“This isn’t happening! How is it still following me?” You’re breaths are struggling to come and go. You push Andrew into Travis’ arms and aim at the man again. It doesn’t seem to do any damage. It just pisses him off. You take another shot and get the same result. You’re about to try again when a blur of a figure tackles the man. The moonlight catches on one of his arms and you’re frozen in place. 

You grab the toddler and turn to run but Travis is a little too ready to play hero. He picks you up bridal style and runs.

He doesn’t make it fifty feet before a blond wall of muscle stops him. “Y/N?” Steve mutters after pulling you out of his arms. “What, what are you doing here?” Andrew begins crying louder and clinging to you. Steve finally looks down and has to take a step back. 

“I can explain,” You start. Suddenly, you’re pushed to the pavement and Travis is throwing a punch at Captain America. Steve’s head turns with the force but his body stays planted. You kick yourself at the satisfaction you feel when Steve shoves Travis back. He crouches down in front of you and offers a hand.

“Let’s try that explanation now.” 

You hear Bucky scoff behind him, “This will be good.” He freezes in his tracks when he takes in the site. You’re wearing a silk slip on the ground clutching a child that can’t be much more than a year old. 

He stares for a long moment before shaking himself out of it and shrugging off his jacket. He wraps it around your shoulders before helping you to your feet. 

You’re caught off guard by the rush of emotions when you look at him and hot tears well in your eyes, “I am so sorry Buck.”

He tries to be mad but can’t stop himself from pulling you into his arms. He buries his face in the crook of your neck, relishing in the feeling of you in his arms again. Andrew reaches his arms up and around your neck protectively, finally catching Bucky’s attention. 

He steps back suddenly, “Who’s this?”

You swallow hard, knowing the storm that’s coming. “This is your son. Andrew James Barnes.”

“My what?” He looks at you in disbelief then back to Andrew.

“Let’s go inside?” You suggest.

Bucky stops inside the doorway and admires the wall of pictures. The majority of them Andrew at every stage so far. You were in a few with him but there was only a handful of just you. They’re different stages of your pregnancy. He swallows hard when he takes in the sight of you in the third month. That’s when the toll started being taken. He broke the first rib kicking right around that time. He was delivered at six months, the serum making him grow much faster. As the pictures got closer to delivery you looked more and more like a corpse. Bucky hated that he wasn’t there for you for any of it, that he didn’t even know you were dealing with it. 

“He definitely takes after you. The serum is in his DNA.” You say quietly. 

“Why didn’t you tell me? How could you just leave and take my child with you?” You can hear the emotion behind each of his words.

“You didn’t want to be with me and I wasn’t going to make you feel obligated to.” You knew it sounded pathetic, “And you have enough enemies to worry about. I didn’t want that for our son.”

“Our son,” He repeats quietly. “How is he so big? You’ve only been gone for a year.”

You rub and hand over his cropped hair, “His development is a lot faster than  a normal childs. He’s only about seven months old but he compares to children almost twice that, but even then he’s much stronger.” 

“Can I hold him?” He seems unsure of himself but you happily hand him over.

Bucky extends his fingers to Andrew in his lap. Andy curiously takes two in his small hands and you flinch, knowing how tight his grip can get. Bucky watches him, unfazed by the ridiculous strength. He holds Andrew close to him for a few minutes before Andrew tries to climb back to you.

“You’re both coming back to the compound.” Bucky stands up.

“Like hell we are! This is our home. This is where we’re safe. And I won’t let you feel obligated to take me back because we have a baby.”

He gives you a serious look, “Bullshit. That ring on your finger says you’re still mine. And in what world is this safer than the compound? An alien broke in tonight!”

Before you knew it you were in the quinjet headed back to the base. Bucky never let you out of his sight. On the bright side, the ride provided plenty of time for apologies. Neither of you were happy with the others choices but you could understand them and move past them.