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endlessly-cursed · 11 months

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Primrose Gray’s Legacy, Act One, The Younger Years, Chapter Six: One Last Name

A/N: After a long block, I finally came around and finished this!! This chapter is as hilarious as it is angsty and cute. Enjoy!!

Summary: Primrose’s mother summons her on a weekend to Winbourne, and when she finds out the reasin why, she cannot just accept it. But she can get rid of it with womanly wits.

OCs featured: Henry of Alderly, Malcolm & Estelle Stolberg-Burke ( @gaygryffindorgal ) William Devlin ( @unfortunate-arrow )

OCs mentioned: William Devlin (more mentioned than featured tbh) Siobhan Llewellyn ( @kc-and-co ) (briefly)

Warnings: Angst, mentions of inbreeding and being part of the nobility

Word Count: 3.0k

Taglist: @gaygryffindorgal @nicos-oc-hell @camillejeaneshphm @hphmmatthewluther @catohphm @thatravenpuffwitch @magicallymalted

Easter had fallen upon the castle, and many spoke of how excited they were for seeing their families for two weeks before coming back for their exams. Primrose had been among them when she rose, but the moment her mother sent her the awaited letter, everything changed.

To my dearest daughter,

Easter is almost upon us, and having you back home is a joy that no words in any language could my heart express.

This Easter is special, for these holidays we have an important guest: your dear cousin, George Barton, who just turned ten and five and has been looking forward meeting you. He is the son of my beloved aunt and godmother, and a gentleman whose reputation is beyond reproach.

I have sent you a dress in which I want you to dress in during your journey back home. I expect you to be on your best behaviour, for impressing this man is capital for us. I’m afraid we’ll have to postpone your friends coming over for another time. This is family business.

I also advise that we hush about Hogwarts. During his stance here, you are studying in Switzerland and just came back.

Your most loving and affectionate,

Mother.

Primrose moaned as a complain of having to impress a toot. Henry noticed and looked at her, questioning what had happened. Not hungry anymore, they headed towards the gardens. Malcolm noticed them and waved them.

“Come join us, Prim!” Estelle cried.

They obliged and Primrose barely touched her toast. Estelle raised an eyebrow “You seem preoccupied.”

“Yeah,” Henry followed “what is it?”

“Your secret’s safe with us.” Malcolm assured.

Primrose sighed and handed them the letter. Malcolm read it aloud and Henry squeezed her hand. “That sounds suspicious. Why so keen on impressing a cousin?”

“Estelle,” Malcolm warned his sister.

“I’m with Estelle,” Henry concluded “your mother’s matchmaking campaign isn’t over.”

Primrose’s eyes widened and felt a lump on her throat “But… he is my cousin!” She cried, horrified by the idea.

“You wouldn’t be the first one to marry her cousin.”

“I’m afraid that’s true. For what I’ve seen in History of Magic, it is a common practise still.”

“Not only in history, but here. The Gaunts have inbreeding practises still. And they’re not the only ones.” Estelle added.

Primrose cringed at the idea and fanned herself, trying not to throw up out of disgust. Estelle and Henry quickly fanned her as well as Malcolm waved his wand and his cup of water was now cold enough. Primrose gulped it all rather unladylike and sighed “Thank you, Mal.”

“No problem. Cold water is good for cooling off disgust. You were starting to turn green.”

Henry and Estelle giggled and Primrose covered her face in her hands, moaning again in despair “Maybe I can say that I am bedridden because of Flying class?”

They all laughed as Primrose whined, knowing that this dinner had no escape.

Saturday had come, and Vincent Gray was on his way to pick up his daughter. If he wasn’t thrilled at all, he didn’t show it. Instead, he kissed his daughter’s forehead and smiled at her “Look on the positive side: if you get bored, you can fake food poisoning and retreat earlier.”

Primrose looked at her father curiously “And how does one do it?”

Vincent smirked “Get into the carriage and I’ll happily teach you.”

William was there to bid her goodbye, and he had to kiss her hand “I hope you have a pleasant holiday and that we can see each other soon,” he said, as it had been requested by the viscounts and rehearsed.

Primrose, with an equally rehearsed smile, inclined her head towards him in thank you and turned to get into the carriage with his help.

“Take care of yourself, William, and remember my advice.”

He only nodded before drifting off to his dorm. He’d be picked by the viscountess later.

As the carriage passed the magical barriers, Primrose, with her blue navy riding habit, looked at her father “I believe that you were about to tell me how I could fake food poisoning. I hope it does not require actual poison.”

Vincent smiled knowingly “Leave that to your dear father.”

As they arrived, Primrose had been asleep after a thorough class on food poisoning and was clueless of the receiving she was about to get. Vincent had an eagle’s eyes and soon woke up his daughter and applied the water spell to wash off the sleep off her face and straightened out her dress.

The door opened and all of her servants curtsied to her in line as her mother, the Dowager Duchess Olympia and a tall, blonde boy around her age stood there, arrogance in his eyes. Beatrice soon put an apron on the muddy floor as Vincent helped his daughter off the carriage and Beatrice cried out “Lady Primrose Sabrina Gray, Heiress of Winbourne!”

The boy in question didn’t wait for her to come to him and kissed her hand. He was around fifteen or seventeen and had a sneer on his face “My lady. Your generosity knows no bounds, though I expected you to be taller.”

Primrose, having been in her friend Siobhan’s influence, had to bite off a sarcastic comeback and simply smiled as she curtsied “My lord. You honour me with your presence.”

“Indeed.” Vincent said, a sarcastic tone on his face “We are much obliged to host you here.”

“Of course you are.” He smirked.

Primrose was not a violent woman, but a slap for his arrogance would’ve been gratifying. She simply greeted her mother and great-aunt. The old Olympia squeezed her cheek and smiled “What a handsome young girl you are! You shall be the bane of many men’s existences.”

“You honour me, Your Grace.”

“Oh, dearest, call me aunt!”

She nodded as they went to take tea and Primrose went to change her riding habit to a baby blue dress and her hair in semi-collected hairdo and applied eau de cologne with the smell of primroses. She went down the stairs and Beatrice mouthed good luck before she entered the room. There, Olympia smiled “My grandson George is just a jewel of a boy, is he not?”

“Indeed. A man of respectable wealth, looks, lands and reputation.”

“How do you like your tea, dear cousin?”

Primrose almost spilled out her cup of water “Pardon?”

Olympia cried “Hasn’t your mother told you? I was the sister of your late grandfather, and godmother of your mother! Oh, Vicky, you and your secrets…”

Primrose’s heartbeat dropped as she looked at her mother in despair. Her mother smiled “Surprise, dear!”

She stood up to leave and lock herself in a room, but the moment her feet touched the ground, she fainted. She could only hear her mother crying out for a doctor before she gave into the darkness.

Three hours later, she woke up, and Vincent covered her in kisses, trying to supress tears falling from his eyes. Beatrice started fanning her and Primrose thanked her before throwing a pillow to her father.

“Primrose! To what do I owe this behaviour?!” He cried, equally surprised and hurt by the hatred in his daughter’s eyes.

“Did you know?! That we are cousins?!”

“I’m afraid so, dearest.”

“And you’re alright with it?! Does Viscount Carlisle know that you’re trying to throw him under the train?!” She demanded, in a higher voice than it was proper.

“He does not, and neither did I till I came to fetch you at Hogwarts. Beatrice told me—,”

She turned around violently towards her lady’s maid and cried out “You knew?!”

Beatrice turned red in shame and bit her lip, nodding “Your mother’s maid told me via letter and I…”

“You what?! Kept quiet without telling me?!”

“Primrose—,”

“Get out! All of you!” She screamed, her cheeks burning hot, her heart going fast and breathing hard, trembling with rage. They all obliged and left, and Primrose hid her face in a pillow as she cried and screamed into it. She yelled many times that she would not go to the dinner, and stayed that way during all Friday night.

On Saturday morning, Primrose had woken up from the third time, and the day was about to begin. Putting on some petticoats and boots, she used the vines from her window to sneak out and ran towards the stables and soon picked her beloved horse, Ledger, and soon set off to the forest, riding for a long time. The wind in her hair, in the early morning, where the birds had woken with her and not even the milkman was to be heard with his cries, Primrose soon stopped her horse when she saw that she had reached the limits of her estate.

Spotting a tree with many fresh apples, she saddled her horse and climbed the tree, picking several apples. She bit into the red one and sighed, trying to get off her image the nightmares of waking up in a wedding dress and, when she went downstairs to fetch her mother, found herself in a church where everyone looked at her as George laughed at her. The third time she had that nightmare and woke up panting and barely breathing, she took off then.

Having eaten something, she closed her eyes as she enjoyed the early morning’s breeze and the chirping of the birds, the sound of being the first person to wake up in the morning.

She almost forgot about George and her mother’s attempts to replace poor William with her first cousin. Almost. When a baritone voice woke her from her inner peace “Excuse me, miss?”

She opened her eyes to find a man, about twenty, squinting his eyes as he asked “May I know why are you in my dominion? Are you lost? Where are your parents?”

She started stammering as she got down from the tree, some apples falling off her nightgown. She had never felt to bare and vulnerable. She started to clean off the crust and stepping back from the gentleman “I was—I was just leaving.”

“It’s alright, just tell me your name.”

“G-good day, sir!” She cried before mounting Ledger again and storming off the fields. She rode and rode as fast as she could, praying that she would not be followed. Suddenly, another neigh called her attention and she stopped in short, finding her own father in a full riding habit and with a worried expression. Primrose now felt truly doomed.

“Primrose Sabrina Gray!” He cried “Where on earth have you been! You left in the morning, no note, escaping from the window like a bandit, undressed and without an escort!” He had never raised his voice at her until now. Primrose’s eyes glassed, trying to collect herself “What if a bandit found you? He would’ve kidnapped you! He would’ve killed you, or—or… Godric, just why! What if I didn’t find you?! How could you be so—so reckless and stupid?!”

He finally his daughter’s silent weeping as she dismounted her horse, trembling of pure sadness and guilt, the hem of her nightgown full of detritus from trees and the horse grunting, feeling her owner’s pain. Vincent finally mellowed at such sight and dismounted his loyal horse as he dropped to his knees, hugging his daughter. She was quick to squeeze him in the hug and she muttered “I am sorry, Papa. I—I couldn’t sleep—and I had—I had nightmares and—and then—I rode off and—and and—,”

He covered the crown of her head in kisses “It’s alright, darling girl. You’re here, in my arms and safe, that’s all that matters.” He kissed her again and wiped her tears “Forgive me. I shouldn’t have raised my voice at you—,”

“You were not. I deserved it.”

“Hey, hey! Look at me.” He cupped her small face into his hands “Never once think that you deserve to be disrespected or disregarded in any form by a man. Much less me. You’re a lady, and what’s more, you’re a human being, worthy of respect. Never tell me that you deserve to be yelled at or any sort of disrespect again. Alright? Now, come here, I’ll sneak you into the house and give you a bath before your mother realizes you’re not sleeping.”

“Will you ever forgive me?” She asked in a raspy voice.

He kissed her nose “I already had. The moment I saw you safe, I forgave you. And you? Do you forgive the poor sod of your father?

She hugged him tightly, and he allowed himself to be in his little girl’s arms for a while before going back to the estate.

After such a morning, Primrose dressed in beautiful violet tulle and brushed her hair, glad to have put all that behind. Of all the options she had been given, marrying someday William wasn’t as bad as her own cousin or a stuffy duke who’d be older than her. She was going to reject him in such a kind way, he couldn’t possibly be mad.

As lunch approached, the knock on her door let her know that the battle had begun, and she’d win it at any cost. She had learned from her aunt Alina that in the high society’s game, when you were a woman in power, it was either winning or winning. An example of it was the queen herself. She had won by being visible, quiet, patient and wise. And she would be no less. In these less bloodthirsty times, the cunning and intelligence was of great importance when it came to power, no matter how small it was.

Going down, she bowed to the respective guests and family members and sat down, wanting to look as innocent as ever, though, despite her tender age, she did catch up on some things quickly.

“Tell me, my little peony, do you enjoy poetry?” Dowager Duchess Olympia asked.

“Oh, very much! At my school, dearest Willie reads me some of it.”

George cleared his throat “Who?”

She looked at him with a clueless and innocent semblance “Why, my betrothed! Such a lovely boy, he is!”

Primrose didn’t care whether he was jealous or just pissed off that someone beat him at the game. He could choke on that feeling, whatever it was.

Vincent, catching up on what his daughter was doing, smiled “Oh, yes, little Will! Our little blossom just adores her future husband. William this, William that, he is just the perfect match for me, she says!”

Victoria’s eyes twitched with a fake smile “Ah, yes, a girl’s infatuation. Priceless feeling.”

“What infatuation, Mama? I already love him! You two picked the best man for me, honestly.”

Victoria hissed in her ear “Stop that now!”

She just smiled innocently at her guests. Olympia was uncomfortable, for she considered that a promise was a promise “And how long have you been promised to him?”

“Oh, a few months—,”

“Since she was but eight years old. She adored him already when they met, and he is very much charmed with her!” Vincent smiled proudly.

“That is rather a long time,” George observed. How Primrose wished she could photograph that moment.

“He is the love of my life, I can tell!” She smiled. Best to serve the cake now “How I wish to be Mrs. Devlin and give him dark-haired babies!”

Her father had to drink wine to hide his laughter “It shall pass, my girl.”

George was fuming, having got the hint that were he to propose, she’d say no, and Olympia was convinced that she loved that boy. Beatrice had to go to a servant’s hall to laugh in muffles.

It seemed like the Barton’s visit would be over in a few hours.

When saying goodbye to their visitors, she whispered to George when he wished her well “We may share one last name and family, but that will never be enough for me to ever become your wife.” She smirked and said in high voice “Thank you for your visit. You shall be missed!”

Some servants snickered and her father bit his lip. Victoria was displeased.

When they left, she said “To my office, Primrose. Now.”

With her head high, she followed her mother and sat with ladylike manner. She turned around “Since when do you have affections for that boy, hm?”

“He is a good boy and he treats me well.”

She scoffed “I am trying to rid you off a loveless engagement and you just hijack it!”

“And trapping me in another will make me happy by marrying my cousin?” She asked.

Victoria massaged her temple “I am buying you time. Engagements can be broken!”

“I am quite satisfied with my own.”

“That,” Victoria cried “is a farce! Everybody whispers how the Carlisle’s have tricked us into his little bastard marrying into the family!”

“Let them whisper. I’d rather be engaged to a good man than my blood cousin who happens to be a git.”

“Primrose,” Victoria warned.

“You talk of love, of how I will love the husband you choose for me. What about me? Can you not trust my decision? Or my criteria, just because I am young? Have you ever thought whether I want to begin my adult life married and carrying numerous children? No! You don’t, and never have. You just want me to follow your path, don’t you?”

Victoria raised her hand, but stopped in short when Primrose ducked in advance. A sepulchral silence haunted the room before Primrose left, not wanting to be in the same room as the woman who had wanted to slap her.

Hours later, she asked her father to take her back to Hogwarts. He agreed upon hearing why. And when she arrived in the dorm, she laid in her bed, trying not to cry before her classmates until it was very late. It’d be one of the few times Primrose ever stayed late.

#hp victorian era #hp fanfiction #primrose gray's legacy #pgl book one #the younger years #oc: primrose sabrina gray #henry of alderly #malcolm stolberg-burke #estelle stolberg-burke #william devlin #george barton #olympia somerset #vincent somerset #victoria somerset #mywriting*

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littledots · 1 year

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@daringsunflowers lila & denver prev.

“ i think i was just always meant to love tea, personally. it’s a whole part of the practice too. especially cedar, for me at least. ” lila said, taking another long sip of her chai. “ things in my family are never simple. we’re called the barton legacy. there’s covens, usually a family who runs things a certain way, but then there is a legacy, which is a collection of covens that are run by a matriarch. you know the shady shit that happens in like, motorcycle gangs and such ? that’s the barton legacy. a regular witch mafia kind of bullshit. ” lila explained, trying to keep things light and legal and not too terrifying for denver. he seemed like he could take it, but if he couldn’t she didn’t think she could handle that kind of rejection, not this far into the game. “ i would love that too. ” lila said with a light blush splashed across her cheeks.

#lila barton #lila & denver #daringsunflowers

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lcnelyday · 1 year

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some things about my writing that i never talk about:

• i like writing connected shit. if you want to connect our shit, let me know. i used to write a lot of mumu rp when i was younger. shit is like crack to me. for ease, i have the james family, the band volcano girl, the barton legacy, my group of criminals, the golden ranch, and the religious disasters, lucien, louis, maeve and tate. • i attach music to most starter and memes. this isn't a plot or anything, more so a vibe attached to my muse or just the general vibe of the threads kick off dialogue. i used to use emotionsbaggagecheck which often came with a song to help brighten your day. • i am going to put more effort into my muse page than i need to and i apologize. i try to make it easy to navigate so you can access the exact information you are looking for but there's also a lot of little goodies in there for if you want to learn more about a character. • i don't like writing smut, however with partners i am comfortable with, i am happy to write what i have dubbed 'smut adjacent'. this is a narratively satisfactory skip, without a fade to black per se. this describes emotions and thoughts with a few saucy lines sprinkled in. i am also more than happy to discuss my muses sex preferences, kinks and whatever outside of the thread if that helps those who like to write smut. • some of my muses have interesting dynamics that piss of those who are strict about representation. some characters that have been brought to me claiming white washing or racism or bad rep include: angel wilson (last name, this is because her step father adopted her when she was little), graceland kaya (first name, who kept her turkish last name, however her parents were obsessed with elvis), dodie and cleo prince (they are sisters, but they are step sisters actually). romeo moretti burton (last name?who was adopted by the burton's when he was four because his mother was mama burton's best friend and she passed away. this one confuses me because he still has his mother's last name?). • i have a lot of cowboys. twelve to be exact. and i imagine i will add more in the future. i make no apologies. i watched yellowstone and it changed me as a person. the cool thing about the cowboys is that they can also be massively connected. i have two writing partners who write with multiple characters from this group and one of which even has multicharacter threads with my cowboys. • i post a lot of ooc posts. especially talking about what tv shows and films i am watching (keats watches), what music i am listening to (keats listens), what video games i am playing (keats plays) and even what threads i am reading that i did not write (keats writes)! they are all tagged with ooc, so i you don't want to see them, it's easy as pie to block that tag.

#about keats #ooc

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ao3feed-sambucky · 1 year

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Avengers Progeny

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/47929792

by LovelynA

“There was an idea, Stark knows this, called the Avengers Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. See if they could work together when we needed them to fight the battles we never could.” Those were the words Nick Fury said to the original six Avengers in 2012. 13 years later, with three dead, the other three up in the air (literally for Thor), and a gang of new superheroes, Fury wants to try the Avengers initiative once more. This time, he hopes, that the conflict only happens between them and the evil forces they’re fighting, not with each other. He hopes that they can live up to the legacy of their predecessors. And most of all, he hopes none of them die trying to keep the world safe.

Words: 1036, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Peter Parker, James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Happy Hogan, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Riri Williams, Shuri (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Stephen Strange, Clint Barton, Yelena Belova

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson, Clint Barton & Kate Bishop, Yelena Belova & Kate Bishop, James "Bucky" Barnes/Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Found Family, Avengers Family, Avengers Compound, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/47929792

#Bucky #Captain America #Winter Soldier #Sam Wilson #James Barnes #Falcon #SamBucky #BuckySam #IFTTT

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stony-ao3-feed · 2 years

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Let's Get Home

Read it on AO3

by RavenLost2187

“I wasn’t tricked, I was shown,” Tony spit. “My legacy - my fucking future. That I’m the man who kills the Avengers.”

Confronted and stressed, Tony reveals his nightmare shown by Wanda to the team.

Words: 1170, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Thor, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff

Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Tony Stark & Avengers Team, Wanda Maximoff & Tony Stark (eventual), Wanda Maximoff & Avengers Team (eventual), Pietro Maximoff & Avengers Team (eventual)

Additional Tags: Age of Ultron, Age of Ultron Fix-It, Canon Divergence - Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movie), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Steve Rogers, Tony Stark Feels, Tony Stark Has a Nightmare, The nightmare scene but if Tony said something about it, It's slight not wanda friendly, just because steve gets protective, Tony Stark Centric, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Protective Steve Rogers, The team is exasperated, but they love their genius, team as a family, Natasha Romanoff has Tony's back, Natasha Romanoff has Steve's back, Protective Natasha Romanoff, Building Wanda Maximoff & Tony Stark, this fic isn't technically finished?, but i'm just sort of leaving it for now

Read it on AO3

#stony #fanfiction #ao3feed #superhusbands #stevetony

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rockislandadultreads · 2 years

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2022 Booker Prize: Shortlist

Enjoy some of the titles shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize! For a list of all of the finalists (as well as the longlist), visit https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2022.

Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo

Glory centers around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving leader of a fictional country, and the drama that follows for a rumbustious nation of animals on the path to true liberation. Inspired by the unexpected fall by coup, in November 2017, of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president of nearly four decades, Bulawayo's bold, vividly imagined novel shows a country imploding, narrated by a chorus of animal voices who unveil the ruthlessness and cold strategy required to uphold the illusion of absolute power, and the imagination and bullet-proof optimism to overthrow it completely. As with her debut novel We Need New Names, Bulawayo's fierce voice and lucid imagery immerses us in the daily life of a traumatized nation, revealing the dazzling life force and irrepressible wit that lies barely concealed beneath the surface of seemingly bleak circumstances. At the center of this tumult is Destiny, who has returned to Jidada from exile to bear witness to revolution - and focus on the unofficial history and the potential legacy of the women who have quietly pulled the strings in this country.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.

The Trees by Percival Everett

Percival Everett’s The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk. The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till. The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. As the bodies pile up, the MBI detectives seek answers from a local root doctor who has been documenting every lynching in the country for years, uncovering a history that refuses to be buried. In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes direct aim at racism and police violence, and does so in fast-paced style that ensures the reader can’t look away. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance from an author with his finger on America’s pulse.

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. William, she confesses, has always been a mystery to me. Another mystery is why the two have remained connected after all these years. They just are. So Lucy is both surprised and not surprised when William asks her to join him on a trip to investigate a recently uncovered family secret - one of those secrets that rearrange everything we think we know about the people closest to us. There are fears and insecurities, simple joys and acts of tenderness, and revelations about affairs and other spouses, parents and their children. On every page of this exquisite novel we learn more about the quiet forces that hold us together - even after we’ve grown apart. At the heart of this story is the indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who offers a profound, lasting reflection on the very nature of existence. “This is the way of life,” Lucy says: “the many things we do not know until it is too late.”

This is the third volume in the “Amgash” series. The first two books are My Name is Lucy Barton and Anything is Possible, respectively.

#fiction #novels #booker prize #shortlist #book recs #book recommendations #reading recs #reading recommendations #library books #TBR pile #tbr #to read #booklr #book tumblr

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honeykeats · 2 years

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FAMILY ISSUES : honeykeat’s connected muses

the incomplete noble princes - marla (30) & garrett (26) | there are three prince siblings who are not available as of right now.

the bachman sisters - corrine (45) & daisy (41) | both are involved in the crime world, though on wildly different ends of it.

the price clan - alice (40) & halen (35) & lita (30) | each their own sad little disappointment really. their dad would agree.

the barton legacy - reine (55) & vic (36), silas (461), lila (25) & winnie (21) | two sets of sisters and their old as hell vampire cousin (two bartons still missing.)

#incomplete noble princes #the bachman sisters #prince clan #the barton legacy

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ao3feed-stony · 2 years

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Let's Get Home

by RavenLost2187

“I wasn’t tricked, I was shown,” Tony spit. “My legacy - my fucking future. That I’m the man who kills the Avengers.”

Confronted and stressed, Tony reveals his nightmare shown by Wanda to the team.

Words: 1170, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Thor, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff

Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Tony Stark & Avengers Team, Wanda Maximoff & Tony Stark (eventual), Wanda Maximoff & Avengers Team (eventual), Pietro Maximoff & Avengers Team (eventual)

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/41243796

#stony #steve rogers #tony stark #iron man #captain america #fan fiction #ao3 stony feed #stony fan

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ao3feed-destiel-02 · 5 months

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Iron Will

Iron Will https://ift.tt/elKr3xu by LostBlood Alex Stark is a member of the Stark family who chooses to distance herself from the privileges associated with her last name. Despite being a Stark, she attends a college away from home and forms close friendships. Tragedy strikes when Sam's dorm catches fire, leading to a road trip with his brother Dean. Alex supports Sam but experiences a horrifying vision related to her boyfriend, Chris. As the story unfolds, a demonic connection is revealed, prompting Sam and Dean to involve Alex in their family's supernatural affairs. In a surprising turn, Alex discloses her true identity as Tony Stark's younger sister, expressing her desire for a normal life away from the Stark legacy. Despite the revelation, Alex joins the Winchesters on their quest to find their missing father, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their journey. (AKA I have too much time on my hands and got bored, so this is what you get.) Words: 1441, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005), Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Original Female Character(s), Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Bobby Singer (Supernatural), Castiel (Supernatural), Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff Relationships: Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester, Sam Winchester & Original Female Character(s), Dean Winchester & Original Female Character(s), Tony Stark & Original Female Character(s), Castiel/Dean Winchester, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Additional Tags: Found Family, Light Angst, Fluff, Supernatural Elements, John Winchester Bashing, roadtrip time motherfucker, Swearing, should probably tag that, The Impala (Supernatural), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Don't ask me about a timeline, I dont got one via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/jzXbNVF January 17, 2024 at 04:29PM

#IFTTT #AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester'#Destiel #ao3feed #ao3feed Destiel #Destiel fanfic #Dean Winchester/Castiel #Castiel/Dean Winchester #Dean x Castiel #Castiel x Dean

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ao3feeddestiel · 5 months

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Iron Will

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/TFND2UP by LostBlood Alex Stark is a member of the Stark family who chooses to distance herself from the privileges associated with her last name. Despite being a Stark, she attends a college away from home and forms close friendships. Tragedy strikes when Sam's dorm catches fire, leading to a road trip with his brother Dean. Alex supports Sam but experiences a horrifying vision related to her boyfriend, Chris. As the story unfolds, a demonic connection is revealed, prompting Sam and Dean to involve Alex in their family's supernatural affairs. In a surprising turn, Alex discloses her true identity as Tony Stark's younger sister, expressing her desire for a normal life away from the Stark legacy. Despite the revelation, Alex joins the Winchesters on their quest to find their missing father, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their journey. (AKA I have too much time on my hands and got bored, so this is what you get.) Words: 1441, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005), Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Original Female Character(s), Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, Bobby Singer (Supernatural), Castiel (Supernatural), Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff Relationships: Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester, Sam Winchester & Original Female Character(s), Dean Winchester & Original Female Character(s), Tony Stark & Original Female Character(s), Castiel/Dean Winchester, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Additional Tags: Found Family, Light Angst, Fluff, Supernatural Elements, John Winchester Bashing, roadtrip time motherfucker, Swearing, should probably tag that, The Impala (Supernatural), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Don't ask me about a timeline, I dont got one read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/TFND2UP

#IFTTT #Iron Will #LostBlood

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ao3feed-irondadspiderson · 20 days

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Web of Love and Legacy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55970938 by crc152 In a world of heroes, love is their greatest strength. Ava Rogers, the resilient granddaughter of Captain America, leads a life filled with both extreme excitement and everyday challenges of a regular teenager. With Peter Parker, her loving and courageous boyfriend who also happens to be a web-slinging vigilante, she navigates the pressures of school, the heaviness of being part of the Avengers' world, and the shadow of loss that they've both already suffered through. Everything takes a dramatic turn when Ava discovers she's pregnant. As they grapple with their new reality, Ava and Peter must confront their fears and hopes, redefining their future and finding strength in each other. With the support of their friends and the Avengers, they embark on a journey of love, responsibility, and new beginnings. Words: 13929, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Original Female Character(s), Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Wanda Maximoff, Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Michelle Jones (Marvel), Ned Leeds, Pepper Potts, Clint Barton, Sam Wilson (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Rhodey" Rhodes Relationships: Peter Parker/Original Female Character(s), Steve Rogers & Original Female Character(s), Peter Parker & Tony Stark Additional Tags: Romance, Teen Romance, Teen Pregnancy, Parent Steve Rogers, Mentor Tony Stark, Consensual Underage Sex, Action/Adventure, Avengers Family read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/55970938

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #iron dad and spider son #spider son #iron dad #peter parker #tony stark

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"Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" (2023)

Saturday, September 9th, 2023 (21:12) JEFELEN was honestly meant to publicise this back on June 6th, the 75th birthday of one Mr. Robert Barton Englund...

http://www.robertenglund.com/about-robert

It ought to go without saying that the impact this recognisable performer has had on the cinematic artform over the past five decades has been significant, well beyond his iconic performance in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (for which he's arguably most well known) and its subsequent sequels. In point of fact, it was actually through the science-fiction genre that I was introduced to his attention-grabbing screen-presence.

When I was presented with the opportunity to serve as Associate Producer on "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" (a project developed under the title, "ICON: The Robert Englund Story"), the decision whether or not to accept seemed like a no-brainer to me. Co-directed by Christopher Griffiths & Gary Smart for Dead Mouse Productions™, this feature-length documentary is now being distributed to the U.S. by Cult Film Screenings™ through horror streaming platform, Screambox™:

http://www.screambox.com/…/Hollywood-Dreams…

A classically-trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. Throughout his career, Englund has starred in many well-known movies, but shot to super-stardom with his portrayal of supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. This unique and intimate portrait captures the man behind the infamous glove, and features interviews with he, his family, and some forty-plus notable industry colleagues.

In addition to the aforementioned outlet, this 126 minute presentation is also available to stream through the following digital platforms:

Apple TV™: http://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.10ox2aup133wbz2btw4oa11va

Google Play™: http://play.google.com/…/Hollywood_Dreams_Nightmares…

Vudu™: http://www.vudu.com/…/Hollywood-Dreams…/2323834

hoopla digital™: http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15869305

Microsoft Store™: http://www.microsoft.com/…/hollywood…/8d6kgwxzlg60

Directv™: http://www.directv.com/…/Hollywood-Dreams-Nightmares…

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/…/detail/0QZIW4T2CQI9KT33PIEEWKM61K

With more streaming platforms and territories to follow in due course. Meanwhile, for those who, much like myself, prefer to consume their media through physical means, blu-ray discs can be procured from the following trusted retailers:

youtube

BREAK!!**

Monday, October 2nd, 2023 (21:12) While Screambox™ (and its online aggregates) are handling the streaming availability of "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" in the United States, the U.K. market is conversely being overseen by Icon Film™, which have now released the documentary to their own dedicated streaming platform:

http://www.iconfilmchannel.uk/.../hollywood-dreams-and...

Subsidiary Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment™ has been entrusted with the task of distributing physical media, which is set to commence from November -- watch this space...

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 (21:12) Being that October 31st is Halloween (wOoOoOoOoOh!), it would be remiss of me to pass up the opportunity to reference this project with regard to the #Spooktober season... so let's conveniently use the occasion to present this comprehensively lavish publicity art:

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10159949911852655&id=695482654

Beautifully rendered by the talented Juan José Saldarriaga. So, if you're looking for something to help while away a couple of hours this #FrightNight evening, why not give "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" a look?

Thursday, November 16th, 2023 (21:12) November 6th saw the commercial blu-ray release of "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" for the UK market, courtesy of distributor Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment™:

http://kaleidoscopehomeentertainment.com/movie/hollywood-dreams-nightmares-the-robert-englund-story

Region B discs are now retailing through a number of British merchant outlets, including (but not limited to) the following:

Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGMHM56J

WHSmith™: http://www.whsmith.co.uk/…/hollywood…/506075890…

hmv™: http://www.hmv.com/…/hollywood-dreams-nightma…

One naturally hopes the colonies abroad follow suit -- will keep you posted of progress on that front...

Monday, March 18th, 2024 (21:12) 2024 UPDATE: whilst in the process of conducting routine quadrennial housekeeping, it has occurred to me that I’ve yet to update the assortment of supplementary streaming options available to prospective audiences, the number of which having increased since the initial announcement of this project. Accordingly, I should like to recommend that, in addition to the platforms already outlined, "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story" is furthermore accessible through the following digital providers:

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6V8D7RK

Prime Video™: http://www.primevideo.com/detail/0QZIW4T2CQI9KT33PIEEWKM61K

YouTube™: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNVeQDLWGM

Sky™: http://www.skystore.com/…/a10d6299-ea3c-4d9c-b89d…

Redbox™: http://www.redbox.com/…/hollywood-dreams-and-nightmares…

Cineverse™: http://stream.cineverse.com/…/1000000011773/1000000011773

The Roku Channel™: http://www.therokuchannel.com/…/344f002412fd52039bbdb07…

Pluto TV™: http://pluto.tv/…/hollywood-dreams-and-nightmares-the…

Kanopy™: http://www.kanopy.com/…/hollywood-dreams-nightmares…

Tubi™: http://www.tubitv.com/movies/100011306

Still also available on physical media (with no word as yet regarding the prospect of a potential Australian release...).

#2023

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