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The Other Swan

Word Count: 4,410 Demetri x OC Swan. Final Part. Warnings: Fluff,

Danni excelled at being a mother to Nicolai, her maternal instincts stronger and running deeper than she ever thought possible, but then everything vampires feel is on a much deeper level compared to their human counterparts. Danni would bake cakes and cookies with Nicolai, something that he loved as he got to eat their creations. Demetri would often watch his mate and son baking together, painting together and playing games together. Danni even taught him how play the different card and board games that she played as a child so he could join in with them. Nicolai liked to call this family game time and Demetri couldn’t help smiling as he got to experience the family life he never thought he would once he became immortal.

Caius and Athenodora were pleased to hear that Danni and Demetri agreed to nurture both his human and vampire sides as this meant he got to experience the best of both worlds. Athenodora offered to bake with Nicolai one cloudy Wednesday afternoon “Can you bake Nana?” “Not really sweetie but I can read and therefore can follow the recipes from your cookbooks” She replied smiling down at him “Ok, we’ll start with a simple Chocolate cake recipe” Nicolai responded with a smile of his own as he took his Nana’s hand and walked beside her to the kitchen.

Caius decided to see how his wife and grandson were getting on in the kitchen and walked in to find her blue dress covered in flour and a streak of flour on her cheek. Nicolai had some chocolate around his lips but they both looked happy as they decorated the cake. Caius chuckled low to himself but due to their vampire hearing Athenodora and Nicolai heard him and looked up. “Look Grandpa, we’re nearly finished with our cake” “I can see, it looks delicious” He replied “It’s a shame Nana and I can’t help you eat it” “I’ve told him he has to share the cake with the new Secretary Lori especially as we have some Chocolate chunk cookies in the oven” “Sounds like a good idea darling” Caius replied smiling and Nicolai nodded in agreement.

Around the end of July Aro received a wedding invitation from Alice Cullen announcing that Bella Swan and Edward Cullen were to be married on August 13th although Caius was not happy to hear the news as he knew this was the Cullen’s way of delaying Bella’s transformation further by having a wedding first. Aro on the other hand was excited to hear of the nuptials even if this was the Cullen’s way of announcing that Bella was to become one of them. “I’m going to guess that Danni hasn’t received an invitation or even been notified of the upcoming wedding” Marcus mused aloud “Seeing as they cut her out of their lives months ago, I doubt it” Caius replied “I think we should be the ones tell her” Aro said and his brothers nodded in agreement “I agree. I won’t have secrets kept from her” Caius replied, his protectiveness coming to the surface, knowing that the news would likely upset her. “Can I be there when you tell her please?” Demetri asked as he and Felix were the only other vampires in the room “Of course my dear boy” Marcus replied “Thank you master. This news is likely to upset her, especially after being cut out of her family’s lives” Demetri replied.

Danni was quiet over the next few days and everyone knew why and didn’t question her about it, they just let her be. Danni kept Nicolai close during these few days too, choosing to spend time with him alone. During one their shopping trips, Nicolai finds a ‘World’s Best Daddy’ mug “Mummy can I get this for Daddy please?” He asked pointing to the mug. Danni smiled before answering “Of course you can sweetie, He’ll love it” “Thank you Mummy” Nicolai replied and hugged her legs.

Later that night after his shift ended, Demetri returned to his room and saw Danni and Nicolai waiting for him, a blue and silver gift bag sitting on the coffee table. “Hello mi amore…” He kissed Danni’s cheek “…Hi buddy” He kissed his son’s hair before taking a seat beside them on the sofa. “Hi Daddy, this is for you” Nicolai said with a big grin on his face, pointing to the gift bag. “Hi babe” Danni replied smiling as Demetri reached over and opened the gift bag to reveal the mug inside. Danni and Nicolai watched as a big smile appeared on Demetri’s face, his eyes becoming glassy with unshed tears “Thank you so much buddy. I love it and you very much” He lifted his son onto his lap and hugged him close, placing a kiss on his hair.

Danni and Demetri started making plans for their wedding as Danni wanted a Winter wedding at the castle. Aro offered to officiate at the ceremony and Danni and Demetri agreed, both surprised and pleased that he wanted to participate in their wedding this way. “It would be an honour Aro, thank you” Danni said as Caius rolled his eyes dramatically from his throne, Demetri tried not to laugh at Caius’ reaction.

Heidi, Chelsea, Jane were asked to be Danni’s Bridesmaids, Gianna taking on the role of Maid of Honour. Felix was chosen as Best Man with Alec and Santiago being groomsmen and Nicolai was given the role of Ring Bearer, something he was very excited about.

Danni asked Caius to accompany her on a walk of the North facing garden and he agreed as he enjoyed spending time with his adopted daughter. They took a seat on the bench in front of the fountain and Danni took an unneeded breath before speaking. “Caius, I have something important I would like to ask you…” Caius took her hand in his and nodded for her to continue “…I wondered if you would give me away at the wedding?” Caius’ face lit up “Of course I would my child. I’m honoured that you asked” He wrapped his arms around her in hug “Thank you, not just for agreeing to give me away but for making me feel like part of the family” “You are most welcome Danni. As far as I am concerned you are my daughter and I would do anything and everything to ensure you are happy and safe always” He pulled her in for another hug, Danni resting her head on his shoulder, feeling tears fill her eyes that will go unshed.

Athenodora told Demetri that she and Caius would pay for Danni’s bridal gown along with the Bridesmaid and Maid of Honour dresses. “You don’t need to do that Mi’ lady” He replied “I know we don’t have to but we want to. As you know we see Danni as our daughter and this is our gift to you both” Demetri nodded “Thank you very much for your offer. It’s greatly appreciated” “You are most welcome my dear” She replied before giving him a quick hug. Demetri has always been Athenodora’s favourite guard and she was very happy he would become her official son-in-law soon.

Danni and Demetri had decided on a Red and White colour scheme for their Winter wedding, deciding on having Poinsettias as the centre pieces as they are a Winter flower. Red and White Roses would make up the bridal bouquets.

Caius had the guards freshen up the ballroom’s décor as it was looking a little dull after years of not being used. The cream-coloured walls looked bright and fresh against the polished real wood flooring once finished.

Marcus arranged for ‘Midnight Fangs’ a vampire quartet to play at the wedding, having had them perform at the castle during previous balls and galas.

If only they knew that all of these plans were going to be put on hold…

It is early December when Irina enters Castillo Volterra and makes her way to the throne room. Santiago opens the doors and she enters, Demetri and Felix walking towards her, curious as to what she wants. “What a pleasant surprise” Aro says as Irina enters the throne room, Marcus looks fed up and closed his book softly. “What do you want?” Caius asks sounding a little irritated turning around to face her “Hmm” She pauses a moment before replying “I have to report a crime…the Cullens…they have done something…terrible.” A smirk appears on Caius’ face and Aro closes his book and flashes over to Irina “Allow me my dear” Aro says taking her hand in his and looking at her thoughts and memories regarding the Cullen’s ‘crime’ “Oh my” He says once he’s finished. “Brother what have they have done now?” Caius asks as he walks towards them “It would appear dear brother they have created an immortal child” Aro replies “WHAT?!!” Caius shouts “ARE YOU SURE?” “Irina saw the child herself, she was jumping in the air catching snowflakes” Aro replied “Then we send the guards now! They can destroy the child and the Cullens” Caius responds “No brother. I think we will take our time, gather some witnesses and pay them a visit ourselves along with the guards” Aro replies calmly, despite the anger simmering inside. “A public trial?” Caius smirks “Yes brother. A public trial…this way we can be sure that our kind are reminded that creating immortal children is still illegal” Aro replies “Thank you for letting us know my dear” Marcus said smiling “Santiago please show Irina to one of our guest rooms” Marcus says looking at the guard “Yes master” Santiago bows his head and leads her to a guest room on the second floor.

Later that day Aro calls Danni to the throne room and asks the guards to leave except for Demetri. “Thank you for coming Danni…we have something we need to discuss with you” Aro starts “Ok. Have I done something wrong?” She asks looking between the Kings and Demetri “No, Danni you have done nothing wrong” Aro replies with a warm smile and Danni instantly relaxes “However, someone you know well has done something wrong, illegal even…” He pauses for a moment “…It would seem that the Cullens have created an immortal child…” “You have to got to be kidding me? Like seriously? What the hell?” Danni cuts Aro off. The Kings and Demetri cannot help laughing a little at her reaction. “Well I hope you plan to deal with them accordingly Caius” She adds looking at him “Yes child we do. There will be a public trial in Forks with witnesses” He replies and she nods “You don’t object to that?” Marcus asks curiously “No, I don’t. Caius gave me a history lesson once whilst Demi was away and informed me of your laws and how you dealt with the immortal children problem when it arose centuries ago” “But Bella’s your sister” Marcus adds, his head tilted to the side slightly “Don’t remind me!...” Danni bites back and Demetri intertwined his fingers with hers, squeezing them gently “…She left me here nine months ago and hasn’t looked back, remember” The Kings all nod at her, sympathy shining in their ruby eyes at the memory of that day.

A moment of silence passed before Danni spoke again “Can I ask how you know about this?” “We had a visitor this afternoon and she told us about the child. In fact, the child was seen with your sister” Aro replied “Bella may not have been aware of immortal children and the law surrounding them but Carlisle would have known and I’m sure Edward would also have been aware. They have broken a law and need to face the consequences and let’s face it you’ve been lenient in the past with Bella and Edward and look how they’ve repaid you” She responds back “That was not the reaction I was expecting from you my dear but I will say I am impressed with the way you have handled the news” Aro tells her honestly “Thank you Aro. I do, however, have a request…regarding the trial and any subsequent punishment” “We’re listening my dear” Caius replies this time and steps closer to her “I do not want Demetri to have any involvement in the punishment of the Cullens, especially Bella and Edward. I am not sure if you are aware but last summer Edward and his brothers killed a vampire who tried to kill Bella and as a result the vampire’s mate sought revenge…she even tried to kill Bella. This took place after Edward left her…before we came here…” She paused to see the Kings reactions, they nodded for her to continue “…As selfish as this may seem I am asking that Demetri is not involved as I do not want any of the Cullens to come after me or him as revenge. I do not want to be looking over my shoulder or worrying about him when he is on missions, more than I do already. Also, I do not want our son to grow up with only one parent” She added looking up at Demetri to see that he was looking down at her lovingly. “I think we can all agree with that request my dear, after all you haven’t asked for anything since you arrived and you understand the situation we are in and have handled it better than we expected. I also have no desire to risk anything happening to my grandson or his parents” Caius answered her “Thank you Caius” She replied and gave him a quick hug “Yes thank you master for agreeing to Danni’s request” “You are both welcome. We do, however, ask that you both accompany us when we go to Forks” He replies “Of course master” Demetri replies and Danni nods in agreement.

The following day Irina was in the library reading along with Alec when Danni entered with Nicolai “What the...?” Irina says shocked when she notices the little boy who resembles Demetri but who clearly has a heartbeat “Irina this Danni, Demetri’s mate and their son Nicolai” Alec introduces them “It’s nice to meet you Irina” Danni smiles at her “Nice to meet you too” Irina replies “Nicolai…he has a-a heartbeat…but how?” Irina asks “I’m half-human, half-vampire” He replies “I had him whilst I was still human, Demetri changed me after he was born…about six months ago” Danni adds “But he-he looks like...” Irina trails off “His vampire side means he grows faster than his human counterparts and is quite smart for his age too” Danni tells her as she takes a seat on the sofa opposite her and Nicolai sits beside his mum. “I didn’t know that vampires could have children” Irina says looking at the boy “Neither did we. It was a surprise to us all to discover that male vampires can father children with human females” Alec responds. “I’m gifted too like mummy and daddy” Nicolai says proudly “Really? May I ask what your gift is Nicolai?” Irina asks, curiosity shining in her amber coloured eyes “I’m a shield like mummy and I am able to track people like daddy, but only those with shields. I fill in the gaps of daddy’s gift” He replies proudly “Wow” Irina breathed out, “I can’t believe how much he looks like Demetri” Irina says looking between Nicolai and Danni “I know, me too. He’s a mini version of his dad” Danni replies and Nicolai just smiles back at Irina.

A few days later Nicolai and Irina were walking in the South facing garden when he stopped walking and gently tugged on her hand to get her attention. “Irina, can I ask why you have amber coloured eyes seeing as you are a vampire?” Nicolai asked curiosity shining in his blue eyes “I have amber eyes because I am a vegetarian vampire…” “What’s a vegetarian vampire?” He asked, cutting her off “A vegetarian vampire survives on animal blood instead of human blood” She responded and watched as Nicolai tried to process this information and knew he would have more questions for her. “What animals do you eat and how do you find them?” “Where I live in Alaska, there is a very big forest surrounding our house and my family and I hunt the animals there. In the forest there are different animals, Bears, Moose, Wolves and Caribou to name a few” “Oh, that’s different. Why don’t you hunt humans like other vampires?” “My family and I used to hunt humans but after many years we decided to try surviving on animal blood and found that we could survive that way, although there are not many vegetarian vampires” “You are the first vegetarian vampire I have met” He said with a smile “You are the first vampire / human hybrid that I’ve met” She replied with a smile of her own. They resumed their walk around the garden and continued to talk about different topics. Irina was surprised at how ‘grown-up’ Nicolai was and sounded despite how young he was.

Whilst the Kings and the four Elite guards were away from the castle to gather some witnesses of their own for the upcoming Cullen trial, Danni found that Nicolai’s shielding ability had developed. “Look Mummy…” Danni looked up from her book to see a faint shimmering glow circling her son, giving him the appearance of being inside a protective bubble. Danni smiled, feeling proud of her son and his growing ability. “That’s amazing sweetie” She praised him and he smiled back at her. She wondered if she could get her shield do the same or something similar at the very least. ‘It’d be nice to be able to protect the ones I love, as well as myself’ She thought to herself and decided to ask Santiago and Heidi for their help in Demetri’s absence.

Danni and Nicolai met with Santiago and Heidi the following morning in the south-facing garden as they had agreed to help them develop their shielding abilities. Nicolai asked to train with Santiago as he knew that Demetri had trained Santiago when he joined the guard and still spars with him regularly. Danni and Heidi worked together to see how her shield worked and if she could shield someone other than herself.

With a lot of hard work, Danni was able to shield multiple people as she had practised constantly, pushing her shield to its max. Her shield looked different to her son’s as hers looked almost like it was an extension of her, a faint shimmering was the only hint that her shield was in use to protect the ones she loved.

Upon Demetri’s return to the castle Danni and Nicolai updated him on the development of their gifts. Nicolai was able to shield not only himself but one other person easily. “I hope I can shield more people when I’m older” He said looking up at his dad “You’re doing just fine as you are buddy” Demetri replied proudly, as he looked down at his son as they both stood inside Nicolai’s ‘protective bubble.’

Caius, Aro and Marcus stood watching Danni and Nicolai with proud smiles on their faces. “At least we can keep Edward from reading our thoughts now” Caius said proudly and nudged Aro slightly “Yes, and it’ll be a good surprise for the damned law breaker too” Aro replied with a smile.

December 31st – Confrontation –

Once it had been declared that Renesmee was not an immortal child, Irina was ripped apart and burned for providing a false allegation against the Cullens. “That’s a shame mummy, I liked her” Nicolai said low so only his parents heard him and she nodded in response.

Alice and Jasper made their way back to the Cullens and their witnesses but before anyone could leave Vladimir shouts out “TRAITOR” and looks directly at Danni “Excuse me?” She asks “You are on the wrong side my dear, should you not be over here supporting your sister?” He replies “Supporting my sister, why would I want to do that after what she and her precious Edward did?” “You mean have a child together?” Stefan replies “No. I’m talking about the fact that they left me in Volterra nine months ago and haven’t been in touch since. In fact, I received one letter from Esme telling me that once Edward and Bella landed back here, they told my dad I had died in an accident and that a memorial was held for me. Edward made that decision on the flight back from Volterra thus, ensuring I could never come home to see my dad, never have the chance to introduce him to my mate. They took away my chance to say goodbye” She replied and noticed the shocked looks on the faces of the Cullen’s witnesses “Oh…you all look surprised. Did they not tell you that part? Did they also tell you that they never invited me to their wedding? I only found out about the wedding from Aro after they sent an invitation to him to let him know it was taking place. It was their way of announcing Bella’s transformation.” She added and Demetri squeezed her hand gently. Caius moved closer to Danni, a scowl settling on his face.

“I notice you have a child of your own” Tanya says looking at Nicolai “Yes, I do. My son was born six months ago and my fiancée changed me after he was delivered, we didn’t want to risk another pregnancy as there was no guarantee I would handle another one so well” She responded and noticed Carlisle looked a little confused. “Danni drank human blood regularly once we discovered she was pregnant, this allowed her to meet the baby’s needs and she was able to keep certain foods down too” Caius advised him proudly and Carlisle nodded, clearly impressed as it sounded like Danni had an easier pregnancy than her sister.

“Why did you not tell me I had a nephew?” Bella asked “Why would I? You cut me out of your life, cut me out of my own family. I have a new family now and I couldn’t be happier” Danni replies smiling.

“You have a chance to reconnect with one another, especially as you both have children now” Esme replies softly “Esme as much as I like you and Carlisle, we’re all aware that if it wasn’t for this ‘situation’ we wouldn’t even be talking. I mean none of you got in touch to advise me of the wedding or that my niece was born three months ago” Danni replied. “You can’t take the high ground Danni, your mate would have killed us if there had been a fight today” Edward called out “That is where you are wrong Eddie. The Kings agreed to my request of keeping Demetri out of any executions involving you Cullens as I didn’t want any of you coming after me or my mate as revenge. I protected my family unlike you. I mean look what happened after you killed James, his mate went after Bella to avenge him and you weren’t even here to protect her. So, I have every reason to take the high ground as you put it as I have done nothing to any of you” She replied. Edward went to speak but Caius cut him off “I would consider your next words to Danni very carefully Cullen or you’ll find yourself joining Irina in becoming a pile of ash” “Why do you care what he says to her?” Bella asked “I care because Danni is my daughter and no one, and I do mean no one will disrespect a member of my family” Caius replies and Demetri smirks at the Cullens as surprise registers on their faces.

“What?…how…?” Bella struggled to speak, too shocked at Caius’ news. “My wife and I always wanted to have a daughter and once we met and got to know Danni, things fell into place and we came to care for her as though she was our daughter…” Caius spoke looking directly at Bella “And I came to care about Caius and Dora as my parents in return” Danni finished Caius’ sentence with a warm smile. Everyone watched as Athenodora stepped forward and slipped her hand into her husband’s as she spoke “We were there for Danni when she needed love and support as she navigated her way through a new relationship, whilst she settled into her new life and her new home...” Bella looked as though she wanted to say something but Athenodora didn’t give her chance. “…You abandoned your sister without a second thought when she needed you, needed your support to navigate her way through a new relationship, a relationship with a vampire no less and everything that came with that, seeing as you had experience with this but you chose Edward instead.” Danni nodded and felt so loved in that moment hearing her adoptive parents speak this way about her.

“Just so we are clear Bella, you will not be receiving an invitation to our wedding as it’s for our family and friends only” Demetri adds and Danni nods in agreement before adding “We had to postpone our special day because of you and your ‘antics.’”

Silence filled the air as no one spoke, as they tried to process everything they’ve just heard. “Danni and the Volturi are telling the truth about everything…” Maggie says looking around at the Cullen’s witnesses “…And Bella and Edward haven’t even bothered to apologise or make amends for their actions” Maggie continued, distaste clear in her voice.

“Our apologies Danni for calling you a traitor. It appears we were not told the truth regarding yours and Demetri’s situation” Vladimir called out and she and Demetri nodded. “That’s quite alright. I don’t blame Demetri for keeping me by his side that day. If I’m being honest, I’m glad he did as our relationship developed naturally and I got to have a son with the man I love. I am looking forward to spending an eternity with my family and that doesn’t include any of you” She replied looking at Bella and the Cullens, before turning to face her mate. “Let’s go home mi amore” Demetri smiled down at her and looked at Marcus who just smiled and nodded. The Cullens and their witnesses watched as Demetri and Danni left the field with their son and didn’t look back.

#demetri volturi #felix volturi #alec volturi #jane volturi #aro volturi #marcus volturi #caius volturi #athenodora volturi #sulpicia volturi #heidi volturi #demetri x oc #volturi #twilight

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watching-pictures-move · 3 months

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Put On Your Raincoats | Randy: The Electric Lady (Schuman & Strong, 1980)

This is the second movie I’ve seen co-directed by Zachary Strong, and like Little Showoffs, there’s a deconstructive streak. That movie was about exploring the fantasies of its participants, alternating between interviews and enactments, and eventually pulling back the curtain to show the work that goes into making these things. That movie’s overall attitude was fairly warm and supportive. This one’s, maybe less so. Here we find ourselves at some kind of institute of sexual studies where scientists are doing some very scientific research on the science of orgasms. For science, you see.

How it’s presented is any number of beautiful women in the throes of ecstasy, subject to stimuli either external or self-applied, while strapped to electrodes and the like, so they can be observed. For science, you see. Now, one might not take too much issue being conflated with the nice looking ladies in the cast, but one might object a little more to their relative lack of agency. The movie is softening the blow, but it’s still poking fun at you the viewer. The height of these jabs comes during a sequence where the subjects are forced to watch specially edited "commercial porno films" and masturbate, and what we see of the films is played so quickly and cut so incoherently, that one wonders how anyone can get off on it, which I suppose is the folly of skipping to the good parts. One of the scientists admits that pornography doesn’t do anything for him, as “there’s never any story” and you never get to know the characters, and the movie’s satire comes into focus. And even a character’s eventual sexual actualization is defined by a number of preprogrammed stimuli and positions.

The plot eventually turns to the extraction of “Orgasmine”, which allows two of the scientists to experience sex with each other entirely in their minds without actual physical interaction. One can speculate what sort of applications this might have in the name of science, but one should be wary lest it be used for less altruistic motives, such as world domination. Which may or may not be the motive of a mad scientist played by uberMILF Juliet Anderson, who may or may not want “enough Orgasmine to control the vurld!”.

Listen, you get Anderson chewing the scenery with a shitty German accent and a femdom lite routine, and this is automatically a good movie. You get the cute as a button Desiree Cousteau as the titular character (yes, Randy is a girl’s name here) and you have an even better movie. You get Lori Blue and Jesie St. James in the supporting cast and I certainly ain’t complaining. But what takes this to the next level is the forceful style with which this is executed. There’s an emphasis on sensory overload, like a sequence that cuts between Cousteau’s garden fantasy to her masturbating frantically to a pair of scientists fucking while we’re hit with colour effects and punchcards explode out of a computer (another scientist warns them “There’s no fucking in the sex institute!”). Or the porno sequence where we’re hit with a barrage of explicit imagery while punk rock blares on the soundtrack. Or the scene the dissolve-heavy scene where Cousteau and Blue masturbate together while reminiscing about past lovers, which has probably the best cross-cutting during sex scenes I’ve seen in porno.

The horror movie aesthetics and mix of coldness and camp invite comparisons with another pornographic favourite of mine, Nightdreams, although this leans heavier on the camp than the coldness. The lab setting, which includes a sassy mainframe computer and a mechanized dildo, on top of all the monitors, tape machines and cold interiors, help give this a distinct visual identity. So much so that the heavily degraded print, which alternated between giving the movie a gummy candy green and steely blue colour palette, didn’t manage to sink it. Ideally we’ll get a restoration of this at some point, but in any case it’s well worth a look.

#film #movie review #put on your raincoats #randy: the electric lady #phillip schuman #zachary strong

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awesome-animals-for-reference · 7 months

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Parrots (pt 1)

birbas <3

Ochre Marked Parrot

very colorful.

Green Cheek Parrot

Hyacinth Macaw

Big Blue Birba

Spix's Macaw

Scarlet Macaw

Hardly the most obscure birba, but excellent nonetheless.

Western Rosella

smoll

Crimson Rosella

Black Lory

Black Capped Lory

Yellow Streaked Lory

Coconut Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Biak Lorikeet

Pohnpei Lorikeet

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arickaandherfictionalothers · 10 months

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Top Gun Original Character Profile Sheet

Tags: Ricki x Blake, Leia x Rogue, purest form of soul mates

Blake’s theme song:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Basic Information~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Full Name: Blake Cameron Davis

Reason/meaning: I wanted a name I would remember easily and funnily enough I remember Blake Cameron Davis pretty easily since his name is alphabetically ordered.

Nicknames: Bee, Bubs, Blondie, Charmer, Pretty Boy, Braveheart, warrior

Callsign: Rogue- based off Ricki Mitchell’s call sign of Leia- they both love Star Wars.

Birthday: January 18th, 1962

Birth place: Anaheim California

~~~~Physical Appearance and Characteristics~~~

Eye color: a deep, Caribbean blue

Hair color: blonde with streaks of brown

Hair length/style: chin length, soft wavy mullet (see above gif)

Height: 6’0”

Build: solid, muscular, lithe

Notable features: his puppy eyes, the dimples in his smile, the left side of his smile curls up, the moles on his cheeks, the perfect Cupid’s bow lips, strong athletic arms.

Jewelry/accessories: not sure if these count but he wears his dog tags everywhere.

Dominant hand: right handed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mannerisms~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Speech style: low, husky, comforting, his voice sounds like what a dryer-warm blanket feels like.

Quirks: has one mole/birthmark on his cheek that’s bigger than the rest, chews his lower lip/inside of his cheek when nervous, allergic to shellfish, stutters when saying “I” or “W” words, breath always smells like cinnamon gum, very introverted unless interacting with Ricki, Pete, Nick, Tom or Ron, has a unique organizational structure, loves playing piano and guitar, has a special connection with animals, charms his way out of trouble every time.

Positive traits: a born leader, thoughtful, resilient, brave, cutest dimples ever, fast metabolism, a great RIO, trustworthy, loyal, hardworking, dedicated, observant, comforting, charming, respectful, polite, gentlemanly.

Negative traits: stubborn, can be easily angered, sometimes forgetful, can be apathetic at times, a bit of a perfectionist.

Accent: he doesn’t have much of one, being from California.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Background~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hometown: Anaheim California

Best memory: the first time Ricki ever fell asleep on his shoulder. It was after a long day of training and she’d been exhausted, and while the four of them- Goose; Pete: himself and Ricki- sat in Blake’s dorm she fell asleep with her head on his shoulder with both her arms wrapped around one of his.

Where does Blake currently live: depends on the AU, but he always is close to Ricki.

Where does Blake want to live?: Florida, or back in Anaheim, he can take Ricki to Disney any time she wants to.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Parents: Lori-Anne and Michael Davis:

Little sister: Michelle Nicole Davis

Best friend and depending on the AU, love interest: Aricka “Ricki/Leia” Mitchell

Friends: Pete “Maverick/Mav” Mitchell and Nick “Goose” Bradshaw; and the rest of the 1986 TopGun class.

Fankids: Nike Ophelia Davis

Gabriel Luther Davis

Nieces and nephews: Aricka “Lucky Charm/Lux/Mini-Mav” Mitchell and Jeremy “JJ/Jere-Bear/Iron Man,” Mitchell

Aurora, Piper and David Kazansky-Mitchell

@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @sappy-secrets @yeehawselfshipping @tsundere-selfship @callsign-revenge

#Ricki x Blake #Leia x Rogue #purest form of soul mates

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dudecusmaximus · 1 year

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Back in the 1920s

At an art deco speakeasy and night club. Shannon is now a singer on stage being harassed by her boss Marcus.

"You call that singing? " Marcus shouted. "Who's torturing a cat. You can be replaced."

"That's fine with me," said Shannon. "At least I get to go home and get some sleep."

"That's why I hired you," laughed Marcus. "You're a feisty dame."

Just then Detective Lenard Tracy and his hat squad of cops barged in the room and started looking around. "I'm here to shut down, this pop stand," said Lenard

walking up to Marcus and getting in his face.

"Hey I have paid good money so you guys would leave me and my business alone," said Marcus. "You need a warrant. Good luck in getting a judge to sign one. I own them as well."

"I must have missed the invoices," said Lenard. "Take a look around boy's you might find some probable cause." Lenard cold stared at Marcus. "The police are under new management, and I am rich so your money means nothing to me."

"Lousy trust fund baby," said Marcus. "Why do you even work for the cops?"

"Everyone needs a hobby," retorted Lenard. "My mine is putting scum like you behind bars."

"I'm just a capitalist," said Marcus. "It's the American way."

"Is murder the American way?" Lenard asked.

"Yes"

"The body of your competition back at the morgue, probably wouldn't agree."

Lenard saw Shannon on the stage. "Hey what's a classy dame like you working for two but thug like Marcus?"

"Maybe I'm just slumming it," replied Shannon. "I just might trade up for a wealthy straitlaced cop to settle down with," said Shannon. "Are you interested?"

"Sorry I'm spoken for," said Lenard. "Stay toasty. Come on boys, time to go. We've made our point."

"Oh, please stay," said Marcus sarcastically.

"See you around, doll face," said Lenard winking at Shannon."

"I'll be looking forward to it," flirted Shannon as Lenard and his squad left the building.

"You better stay away from that cop," warned Marcus. "Your mine and I own you. He will only bring you trouble."

"Maybe I'm looking for a bit of trouble,"

said Shannon.

Marcus walk up to Shannon and slapped her in the face with the back of his hand. "Is that the trouble you are looking for?" He grabbed her by the arms and shook her then slapper her again with the palm of his hand.

Sometime latter, Shannon is laying in the street with a gunshot wound to the stomach. Lenard rush to her side followed by a firey redhead woman.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't save you," said Lenard kneeling and leaning over Shannon.

"It's alright," coughed Shannon. "You are here now."

"A lot of good that does." Lenard fought back the tears. "I would have hoped we would gotten to know each other better."

"Do you believe souls are eternal and can come back in a different life?"

Shannon asked Lenard.

"I never really thought about it," replied Lenard. "Yeah I guess it's so."

"Then this is not the end." Shannon sat up and kissed Lenard on the mouth. "I will find you again and maybe in that time we can be together." Shannon laid back down and her eyes closed. Then She passed away.

The redheaded women, Lori put her hand on Lenard's shoulder as he wept.

"She was just some floosy," said Lori. "I'm here and no one will ever take you from me. Not in this life or the next."

"You are cruel," said Lenard.

"You are mine, forever. " An evil smile crossed Lori's face. " Like you have choice."

(5)

Back in the present.

"Nooooo!" Lori screams to the ceiling. Her sapphire blue eyes soon redden with tears as she pulls at her shiny blonde hair with black streaks. "Why...! You bastard?"

"You called," Lorilie, a spirit manifestation of Lori dressed in black spandex, materialize next to the bed. "I knew one day you would."

"I want to die," Lori curled into ball and sobbed into her pillow."

""Oh please, this again with the de-lifing yourself thoughts," Lorilie rolled her eyes, "I thought we had worked pass this already. "When you want to kill yourself, try killing someone else to see if that will make you feel better." Lorilie held out one hand. A hologram of Lenard and Shannon making love appeared on the

bed next to Lori. "But which one, or maybe both."

"They are both Superhuman," Lori got out of bed and stared at the hologram. "It wouldn't be easy. Besides I can't harm Lenard, I love him too much."

"That's why I'm here," said Lorilie. He's nothing that an incendiary missile wouldn't fix. I'm sure you guys got a few hidden in this mansion, if not somewhere on the ranch."

"Please, don't kill him!" Lori made a pouty face toward Lorilie.

"Just go back to sleep," Lorilie helped Lori's head back down to her pillow, Lori soon was asleep again. Don't worry my love, I will take care of everything.

(6)

Lenard woke up with Shannon in his arms. The moldy smell had returned and the apartment was burnt out and rundown again.

"Holy shit," shouted Lenard as he jumped out of the bed. "Lori knows, she and I are linked and I forget to set up a mental block. My powers were spread to thin, even though I was going to tell her later anyway."

Shannon returned to her zombie form. "God no, I'm still undead," Shannon screamed in her mind because she wasn't breathing again.

"The glamour wore off," explained Lenard.

"You glamoured me?" Shannon thought. "None of it was real."

"Well we did commit adultery," said Lenard. "I'm sure Lori will forgive me. It's

not the first time this happened in my line of duty. She's obsessed with me, as long as I keep coming home to her she will get over it."

"I'm so repulsive," thought Shannon. "Glamouring me wasn't enough of an insult, but you don't love me and want to run to your wife."

"I was glamouring the entire room," said Lenard. "Didn't you say you were going to leave?"

"I know I said I would leave," thought Shannon. "But I would rather be buried alive than to be forced to be parted from you again."

"Either way we would be separated," said Lenard. "But Lori would track you down no matter where you go, because I do love you and she won't stand for that."

"You really love me?" Thought Shannon.

"Yes, and I realized now that a war

with zombie supersoldiers is coming," explained Lenard. "Instead of endangering the city, you could be it's savior."

"Do you think you could teach me to use the Glamour on myself?" Thought Shannon not hearing anything Lenard just said.

"I can train you to do a lot of things,"said Lenard. "Right now I need some of your DNA."

"You just gave me some of yours," thought Shannon. "I guess that's fair."

"We need to leave this hell hole and go to one of my safe houses with a lab and a ...shower."

"That could be fun," thought Shannon flirting with Lenard.

"I'm going to dig this hole deeper aren't I?" Lenard blushed. "I really should talk to Lori first.

(7)

Lenard walk into the foyer of his darkened house. He all ready new he was in deep shit, so he had his gun ready for self defense. He was thinking he might mame Lori a bit if she attacked him. He hoped it would calm her down long enough to talk things over.

"Welcome home, sweety." Lorilie stood at the top of the stairs with a missile launcher in her hands. "I've been writing all morning for you." She fired the missile and Lenard quickly dodged it. The missile went into the dinning room, obliterating it. A ding sound came from the kitchen. "Soups on!"

"To bad you destroyed the dining room, honey!" Lenard said from hiding.

"That's ok I'll eat it by our new pool I just started to put in. Not that you will be around to enjoy it." Lorilie started to

reload.

"You're Lorilie aren't you?" Stated Lenard.

What was your first clue, Dicklock!" Lorilie locked in the the missile, and started heading down the stairs. "Come out, come out, where ever you are. Please I haven't seen you all day and I have missed you. Besides some more walls need to come down, because I was thinking about putting in a mausoleum to store our ashes after I finished. At least then I can keep you home more.

Lenard reached out of the shadows from inside the wall. Before she could react he disarmed her and smacked her to the floor. "I liked the house the way it was."

"I will bury you and your whore," said Lorilie as she got to her feet, under the aim of Lenard's plasma gun. Just then a streak of black rammed into Lorilie and

she flew into a wall breaking the sheet rock. Then she disappeared.

"Did I kill her?" Thought Shannon.

"No that's just a physical manifestation of Lori's alter ego. "She comes out when Lori can't do something on her own, like ending my life. The real Lori is probably a sleep some where, she has Narcolepsy."

A moment later the real Lori came down from the ceiling and landed on Shannon's back, clawing, scratch, pulling hair and screaming.

"Is this one fake, too?" Thought Shannon while trying to shake Lori off.

"That's the real one," said Lenard, "and I don't think she has a problem killing you."

Shannon reversed head butted Lori in the face. Lori fell off Shannon, She flipped around ready for Lori's counter attack. But Instead Lori sat with her knees to her chest and face in her arms sobbing.

Lenard had never seen her that defeated before. "I don't know what to say, Lori. It...it just happened, because there had been a lot of sexual tension between me and Shannon when last we met. We are generally programed to want to mate with each other. I couldn't control myself any longer. I seak no forgiveness. Like every thing else we deal with that we can't talk about because of our line of work. We need to let the pain go and move forward."

"This is not just business," sniffled Lori. "Love her and I don't like to share. Get the out of my home, both of you. Lenard you and I will talk later when I'm over this, I don't know when."

"As you wish," said Lenard.

"And quoting "The Princess bride" won't make things ok this time." Lori put her face back in her arms and silently cried.

Shannon took Lenard's hand and they walk out the door. Lenard wanted too but he didn't look back.

Lori watch them walk away and a wicked smile came across her face.

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The Creature Awaits #147:

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry. Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

(Fantastic Photography by Thomas Quine (CC BY 2.0))

The Blue-Streaked Lory

Scientific Name: Eos reticulata

Region: The Babar and Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia

Size: About 12" (31cm) long, including the tail

Interesting Notes: Interestingly, this gorgeous bird is sexually monomorphic - both male and female sport the same brilliant plumage. Thankfully, strict trade permit requirements have kept it from dropping below the Near-Threatened status of endangerment, though that may also be partly due to its ear-piercingly loud, shrill and screeching voice.

#creatureawaits #blue-streaked lory #Eos reticulata #animals of Indonesia #birds of Indonesia #beautiful birds #red birds #electric blue

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angelnumber27 · 4 years

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Blue-streaked Lory birds

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idoodle2draw-marquer · 7 years

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My friendo @lumlnesc3nt couldn’t decide between these 3 beautiful birbs, so I decided to step in and help

She went with the Blue Jay-Lorikeet dominant hybrid

Have fun with your new birb sona !!

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cadams-art · 5 years

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Beautiful birbs...

#blue_streaked_lories #blue streaked lories #red bird #blue bird #refrence

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extremely-nervess · 6 years

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Haha, still rusty D; I learned about Blue streaked Lories the other day, such amazing colours ^_^ I wanted to do a monster girl based on them so I came up with this bird-lizard thing. Maybe someday I’ll be able to make even silly comics that work .-. but this scene was stuck in my head while drawing.

#monster girl #monstergirl #blue streaked lorie #cute #laser #comic #anime

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Your daughter decided to take washable paint and paint loris hair while he was sleepy

She had a her paints and rather painting on her paper she thought it was a good idea to give daddy a make up. She got her things and climbed on the sofa next to him and started to take strands painting each part a different colour pretending to be a hairdresser. Loris waking up seeing the little blonde toddler sat above him. ‘You look beautiful’ she smiles. He sits up and looks in the mirror and sees that he had a few pink and blue streaks. He had no energy and just laid back and let her carry on with his make up.

#loris karius imagines #loris karius blurb #loris karius

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When Universes Collide - The AU Mini Series - 2

The Lotus Inn is a place we all know well; and a place where all universes collide in a small ripple of the time space continuum. It’s the spot for characters of alternate universes to meet and interact – even those who are from vastly different worlds and timelines. In this one-shot, the original characters from the universes of this blog gather for lunch at the Lotus Inn restaurant and discuss their similarities and differences.

Warning: This does contain spoilers to any and all fics on my blog so read with caution if you haven’t read all of them!

A/N This obviously isn’t part of any timeline and is just something I wrote for fun! The Daniel version can be found here.

A/N2 Shoutout to @randomlimelightxxx for helping to plot some most of this with me hehe

The Lotus Inn – 11:56am

It was a sunny afternoon and the stained glass windows that framed the exterior wall sent colourful streaks of light across the wooden floors of the tearoom. The waiter made his rounds through the almost empty café, tending to the few patrons as he passed by, but focused on setting the small circular table in the corner for a reservation for five. It was tucked away in the circular corner of the café to be lit by the large windows and white paneled trim, the white linen resting pristinely over the table and each place setting was arranged precisely.

The tearoom was the brightest and most elegant room at the Lotus Inn; most of its spaces being toned darker and decorated to a taste of shabby simplicity. But, just off the lobby, three steps up, was the white painted tearoom, perfect for an early afternoon gathering.

A young woman ascended the few steps carefully, one hand on the railing as she walked with obvious caution. Her stomach was swollen under her deep blue dress and her blonde hair was pinned back and curled around her shoulders under a brimmed matching hat, and her gloved hand was set protectively over her middle.

Elizabeth Seavey

Age 22

She made her way to the reserved table and the waiter helped slide out one of the chairs for her. She thanked him politely and sat down as gracefully as she could manage, assuring him that she could wait until her company arrived to order anything. Left alone, Elizabeth leaned back in her chair and tried to ignore the aching of her feet and ankles in her heels, gently taking off her gloves and tucked them in her purse to freely rub her hand over her stomach.

Back across the tearoom, another woman was entering, walking up the stairs purposefully in a business-casual dress as she tucked her cell phone away in her purse. Her face was dusted in light makeup but she looked tired even underneath it and the addition of a quickly done up ponytail that held her hair back from her face gave the impression that she was in a bit of a rush that morning. Despite this, she carried herself well.

Florence Seavey

Age 25

Her heels clicked steadily across the wooden floors as she approached the table in the corner, her smile widening as she saw someone already there.

Elizabeth looked up at the sound of someone approaching and she smiled politely up at her, “Hello.”

“Hi.” Florence smiled.

“I would stand but…” Elizabeth gently patted her swollen stomach.

“Oh, no, please. Stay sitting.” Florence grinned, choosing her seat right beside her. “I’m Florence.”

“Elizabeth.”

“Aw, that’s my daughter’s middle name.” Florence said.

“You have a daughter?” Elizabeth asked.

“Yes. Three.” Florence sighed tiredly, but her beaming smile was unmissable. “They keep me busy. How far along are you?”

“About eight months.” Elizabeth said calmly, glancing back down at her growing belly. She rubbed a proud hand over it.

“Your first?”

“Yes.”

The two early arrivals couldn’t get another word out before a third guest was entering. She looked a little frazzled, blonde hair a bit of a wavy messy and Louis Vuitton purse slung half off her shoulder as she hopped up the few steps into the tearoom. She was texting away on her cell phone, manicured fingers typing a mile a minute and she nearly crashed right into the waiter.

“Shit. I’m so sorry.” she said quickly, jumping out of the way so he didn’t drop the tray in his hand. He just gave her a polite glance and headed off to another table. The young woman stopped in the middle of the aisle and continued typing; the clicking of her thumbs against the screen making Florence’s eyebrows raise slightly.

With a sigh, the newest arrival dropped her phone back in her purse and glanced over at the table, surprised to see two other women already staring at her.

Avalon Sinclair

Age 22

“Oh God, I hope I’m not too late.” she said quickly, heading over to the table to join them and she sat on Florence’s other side, dropping her purse to the ground at her feet. “The taxi took the longest possible route to get here. He had no clue where this place was.”

“You’re right on time.” Florence assured her politely.

“Good.” Avalon sighed. “My boyfriend may not care about being late but I certainly do.”

The three women shared small smiles.

Suddenly, from across the way; “You’re a doll. Thank you.”

The ladies looked over to where the waiter was standing with a fourth young woman, handing her a strawberry milkshake from his tray. She smiled at him sweetly behind lightly freckled cheeks and curled shoulder length brown hair as she took the pink filled glass. Her green eyes rose to the table of three women staring at her as she took a sip from the straw and she paused in place for a moment before grinning at them.

Loretta Howard

Age 18

She hurried over and took her seat next to Elizabeth, setting her milkshake on the table as she offered a smile to the others.

“Hello. I’m Loretta. Call me Lori.” she greeted sweetly.

“Lori. What a pretty name.” Elizabeth hummed.

“Thank you.” Loretta grinned bashfully.

“How old are you, Lori?” Florence asked.

“Eighteen. Just graduated high school.”

“Aw, how nice. Congratulations.”

“Thanks.” Loretta smiled, smoothing her dress down over her lap. “Golly, you are all so nice.”

The older ladies chuckled lightly.

“Corbyn said to not expect much from this but I think I’m going to make some good friends here today.” Lori said.

“Corbyn?” Florence questioned.

“My boyfriend.” Loretta nodded, her brown curls bouncing along the curves of her cheekbones gently.

Elizabeth and Avalon and Florence exchanged silent confused glances before looking back to the eighteen-year-old.

“Daniel’s not your boyfriend?” Avalon asked.

Loretta’s jaw clenched slightly and she leaned forward to take a nervous slip of her milkshake before answering, “Nope.”

“So…then…why are you here, honey?” Avalon inquired gently.

Loretta glanced up at her and then to Elizabeth and Florence who were also staring at her expectantly. She sat up straighter, “I got the invitation just like all of you…I can’t offer any more than that.”

The conversation was cut short by a sudden cry coming from the direction of the washrooms and out stepped another young woman dressed in a corset and floor length dress and carrying a wailing baby on her hip. She looked tired and quite frazzled, her strawberry blonde hair tied back from her face but fell into a few flyaways around her and the baby on her hip held a tiny fistful of her hair in his hand as he cried. Her gentle shushing didn’t seem to console him much.

Louisa Seavey

Age 17

She hurried over to the last empty seat at the table beside Loretta and Avalon and sat the baby on her lap, “I am so terribly sorry I am late. I tried to calm him down in the washroom but…he is just so fussy right now. I promise I was here early even…”

“Don’t worry about it.” Florence assured her quickly. “I get it.”

Louisa pulled a tight thankful smile in her direction before looking down to the baby on her lap, bouncing him on her knee a little to try and quiet him down.

“Shh, Henri, silence, s'il vous plaît. Pour mama.” (Shh, Henry, quiet down please. For mama.) Louisa whispered to her upset son but her efforts were to no avail.

“I can take him from you for a little while. I have three little ones at home so I know having a bit a break is nice sometimes.” Florence offered.

“Oui – Yes, thank you.” Louisa sighed with relief.

Florence got up and hurried around the table to scoop up the crying baby before returning to her seat.

“What did you say his name was?” Florence asked.

“Henry.” Louisa answered softly, already breathing a little better as her baby quieted down in the arms of the most experienced mother at the table.

“Hi, Henry.” Florence cooed, stroking her finger against his chubby cheek that was streaked with tears, “You’re giving your mama a bit of a hard time it seems.”

“He has been wailing for days now.” Louisa said.

“How old is he?” Florence asked.

“Seven months.”

“Ah. Little man might be teething.” Florence answered. “Mind if I try something?”

Louisa shook her head to urge her on. Florence dipped her pinky in her ice water glass and then offered it to the baby and Henry stared up at her with big blue eyes as she set her finger against his warm gums. He quieted right down, sniffling and munching gummily on her finger.

“That’s it.” Florence smiled. She turned back to the young mother, “Bit of the cold helps to ease the pain of his little teeth growing in.”

“You are…magnifique.” Louisa breathed in awe, as if Florence was her saviour.

“You learn as you go.” Florence chuckled.

“I feel like the most useless mother.” Louisa sighed, tears brimming in her eyes.

“No. Don’t be so hard on yourself.” Florence tisked, looking down at the baby who was happily sucking on her finger. “I wasn’t much older than you when I had my first and I was completely in the dark through it. You’ll overthink every little thing and second guess your every move but trust your instinct. You know your baby better than you think you do.”

Elizabeth reached over to the baby to touch his little hand. He wrapped his fingers around two of hers and she smiled widely, “Hi there.”

Henry smiled at her through Florence’s finger and let out a little giggle. The women cooed sweetly over the baby.

Louisa took a small shaky inhale and nodded to Florence, “Merci. I cannot even imagine managing more than one…even with a palace full of staff.”

“Palace?” Avalon glanced over at her.

“Yes, Henry Alexander, Prince of York, heir the British throne currently. Until he gets some cousins at least.”

The women gushed excitedly over that concept – that Florence was holding such an important possible leader on her lap in that very moment. It only made Elizabeth’s heart swell with eager pride at all the opportunities for an exciting life that was to come with the little person growing inside her.

“Oh my goodness, I can’t wait for mine.” she sighed, leaning back in her chair to set her hands on her belly. The newly arrived women gushed excitedly over the pregnancy that somehow had hidden itself behind the tablecloth in their rush to sit down.

“Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl?” Lori asked.

“We won’t know until he or she is born.” Elizabeth answered, smiling down at her swollen stomach.

“Do you have names yet?” Avalon asked, leaning her elbows on the table with her chin in her hands.

Elizabeth only grinned bashfully, “Yes. Evelyn for a girl…always been one of my most favourite names. Charles for a boy…Charles Christian…after Daniel’s brother.”

“That is so sweet. They’re close then?” Florence said.

“Yes, well, they were. Daniel lost his brother in the war so for us it would be a bit of honouring his memory. They were as close as ever and it really shook him.”

“That is terrible.” Louisa frowned.

Lori and Florence offered their gentle condolences.

“I wish my Christian was as good as dead.” Avalon mumbled, tisking under her breath as she sat back in her chair.

Her statement took the other ladies by surprise.

“He hates me.” she explained to their startled expressions. “I don’t know why since I haven’t done anything to him and only loved his brother like a girlfriend should, but nothing I do is good enough.”

“That’s not fair.” Lori frowned.

Louisa hummed, taking a sip of her water before speaking softly, “I was supposed to marry Christian. He is to be King and I was to be his Queen…but then I fell in love with his brother and we ran away together…and had a little prince of our own.”

“What a Romeo and Juliet type of love story.” Avalon complimented. “But with a happy ending of course.”

Louisa smiled, “Yes. I am terribly in love with him.”

“What about you, Lori?” Elizabeth directed to the second youngest of their group. “You are the only one out of all of us who isn’t with a Daniel…what’s that about?”

“Oh.” Lori shifted slightly in her chair under the eyes of the other four women. “Well Corbyn and I dated out of high school and we fell in love. Nothing is to come between that. Not even if the universe tries, right? That’s what love’s all about.”

“The universe?” Avalon asked.

“Soulmates? Do you not have that in your…” she faded out when she was met with confused faces. “Well, Daniel claims he’s my soulmate and I’m sure he is just fine but I love Corbyn and I made a promise to Corbyn.”

She pulled the necklace out of the front of her dress to show the ring around her neck.

“Daniel is literally made for you and you’re choosing to stay with Corbyn? He must be someone pretty incredible then.” Elizabeth said gently.

“He’s…he’s nice.”

“Answer me one question, Lori.” Florence spoke up from across the table, still lightly bouncing baby Henry on her knee, “Knowing that I had once been in a similar spot as you and had my own issues letting go of my past love; does Corbyn make you feel like you’re the only girl in the room? And does he make that known to everyone around you? That you are a treasure to him among everything else in the world?”

Loretta processed the older woman’s words for a moment just as the waiter came over to bring them their tea. She watched her milkshake melt slowly in the glass in front of her. Florence left it at that.

Each china cup was filled with tea and the ladies thanked the waiter politely. He set a small pitcher of milk and a bowl of sugar cubes down as well as a few plates of biscuits and desserts and Louisa reached over right away for one of the macaroons. The ladies made their tea and took the first sips.

“I may take him.” Louisa said to Florence as she got up from the table. “Let you drink in peace.”

“Are you sure? I don’t mind.” Florence said.

“Yes. I must go feed him now anyways.” Louisa whispered.

“Oh, your tea just got here, you don’t have to leave. We don’t mind if you feed him here.”

The rest of the table agreed with Florence easily. Louisa hesitated but nodded and sat back down in her chair. The young mother, born in a time where breastfeeding in front of anyone – especially strangers – was not easily accepted, moved cautiously as she unbuttoned the top of her dress right at the table, eyeing the few tables throughout the tearoom that housed other random patrons.

“Here,” Florence reached into her purse and pulled out a small shawl. She held it across the table, “if you’ll be more comfortable.”

Avalon took it from her and helped to cover up Louisa and her baby so she could nurse a bit more privately, draping it over her shoulder. When Louisa was set, Avalon dropped her hand down to gently brush her finger over the baby’s tiny stockinged feet.

“God, I wish Daniel wasn’t making me wait for kids.” Avalon whispered. “He says we gotta wait at least five years but babies are just so yummy I want one right now.”

The ladies chuckled at her gentle cooing.

“Why’s he making you wait?” Elizabeth asked.

“Well he’s so busy with his work and it doesn’t seem like he even has plans to propose to me any time soon so…nothing about babies in the immediate future.” Avalon shrugged as she picked a few treats from the plates in the centre of the table.

“Waiting is good…you’re better prepared then.” Florence said. “Get your finances in order and things.”

“Ohh trust me…finances are not an issue with Daniel.” Avalon chuckled almost humourlessly. “That man has more than he knows what to do with. He’s just stubborn.”

“Maybe stubbornness comes with the name.” Louisa giggled.

“Maybe so.” Florence laughed and the other girls agreed.

Lori just sipped from her teacup quietly, listening in.

Florence spoke up, “Are your Daniels brunette or do they also have a weird obsession with going blonde?”

“Oh gosh, no. Always brunette.” Elizabeth answered quickly.

“He would look absolutely ridiculous blonde.” Louisa laughed.

“Mine’s blonde. I think its sexy.” Avalon boasted cheekily.

There was a chorus of ‘no’s across the table – even from Loretta – and Avalon just laughed.

“I guess it’s growing on me,” Flora shrugged, “but I do miss him as a full brunette. Fatherhoods kept him busy that he’s almost there again. I’m trying not to say anything so he’ll let it grow out.”

“How long have you been married?” Elizabeth asked, resting her teacup on the top of her large stomach habitually.

“Only a year.” Florence answered. “We were best friends for a while and then realized after far too long that we were almost destined to be together so we started dated and he proposed not even a year later.”

“Your own version of soulmates.” Louisa chuckled, side glancing Lori.

“I suppose. You really feel soulmates in here.” Florence agreed, setting a hand over her heart.

Loretta sipped her drink quietly, her mind swirling with thoughts of her true soulmate that was sitting across the Inn with his own group of other young men. She couldn’t get him out of her head.

“I agree.” Elizabeth said. “I knew Daniel was the love of my life from the first week I met him. Even through the war we wrote almost every day and after, even through all the horrible things he had gone through, I wouldn’t dream of being with anyone else.”

“Which war?” Loretta asked, trying to pitch into conversation.

“What do you mean?” Elizabeth glanced over at her. “There has only been one.”

“Alright, no more war talk at the table.” Florence jumped in quickly, sharing a wide eyed expression with Avalon beside her. “We don’t need to worry the mama-to-be.”

“But is he…alright?” Loretta asked Elizabeth.

“Yes. He’s doing fine.” Elizabeth told her with a gentle smile. “Bit worried about him right now but he’s a strong man…just gets nervous.”

“For someone who’s not dating a Daniel you sure are concerned.” Avalon peaked an amused eyebrow at Loretta.

Her freckled cheeks dusted pink, “I do care about Daniel. He’s just not my boyfriend.”

“Mhm. Now that’s the tea, sis.” Avalon said teasingly as she took a sip from her china cup. Florence giggled.

Baby Henry mewled softly from under the shawl and Louisa carefully did her dress back up in a neat bow before lifting her son up to her shoulder. She passed the shawl back to Florence with an honest thank you before focussing on burping her baby, whispering to him in French to soothe him. The women ate and sipped quietly, talking casually among themselves, until Loretta was choking on her tea and nearly spitting it back in the cup.

“What’s wrong?” Florence asked quickly as Elizabeth passed her a napkin.

Loretta dabbed her mouth with the napkin, her eyebrows furrowing as her tongue swiped over her lips, “They’re…I think they’re drinking alcohol.”

“How do you know?” Elizabeth asked worriedly.

“You can taste what your soulmate tastes in my universe.” Loretta explained. “I swear that’s alcohol.”

“Daniel better not.” Elizabeth spoke worriedly. “I don’t want him down that path.”

“I’ll ask.” Florence pulled her phone from her purse and sent a quick text to her husband.

Daniel James, you better not be drinking alcohol.

“What are you doing?” Elizabeth asked from beside her, glancing down to the iPhone in Florence’s hands. “What is that?”

“It’s my phone. A little portable phone.” Florence said. “I’m basically just sending my husband a little letter through the telephone.”

“Incredible.” Elizabeth grinned.

“I don’t doubt it was my boyfriend’s fault about the alcohol…he’s a bit of a partier.” Avalon sighed. “I hope he’s not being an ass about it.”

Florence’s phone buzzed in her hand and she glanced back down,

Just one of the guys is mostly. Another just had a sip. Not me.

Good because you know what happens when you drink

I get you pregnant? That’s not much of a threat, sweetheart ;)

“Uh oh. I know that look.” Avalon sang from her spot at the table. “Someone’s blushing.”

“I am not.” Florence laughed and tucked her phone back in her purse.

“Is he sending you dirty texts mid-lunch?” Avalon gasped playfully, “Scandalous.”

The ladies ‘ooo’ed.

“Daniel used to send me naughty letters in the night…slide them under my bedroom door at the palace.” Louisa admitted quietly as if it was a terrible secret. “I would get a terrible rouge on my cheeks.”

“My oh my. How romantic.” Elizabeth teased sweetly.

“He has a way with words like no other.” Louisa boasted with a cheeky smile.

“I agree there.” Florence nodded. “Daniel’s the most romantic man I’ve ever met. In day to day life and in bed.”

She hid her smirk behind a sip of tea and the rest of the ladies gasped excitedly at the saucy gossip that was starting to rise.

“Isn’t he just the most passionate lover?” Louisa gushed out before she could stop herself.

The three older women agreed quickly. Loretta watched on quietly, flicking her eyes between the various members of the group and tried to ignore the taste of various appetizers that she could taste over her tongue. The women spoke of their most romantic encounters with their husbands – or boyfriend – and Loretta listened in, her mind taken up by thoughts of her own sweet Daniel who she had pushed away so persistently. Florence wasn’t wrong…he seemed to be incredibly romantic.

“No, no. The best is right when he comes home from the gym.” Florence argued. “He’s always shirtless and sweaty and I could just – ugh!”

“I let him come to me.” Elizabeth added instead, “He’s a quiet man but I always know his intentions when his fingers brush down the side of my neck and his lips follow suit. Ooh – I get goosebumps just thinking about it.”

“Yes! His breath on my neck! I could die!” Louisa squealed as quietly as should with the baby starting to drift to sleep against her shoulder.

“What’s the craziest place you hooked up with your men?” Avalon asked, leaning in towards the middle of the table as they spoke of questionable topics in the public tearoom. The other girls leaned in to join the quiet conversation.

“The throne room at Buckingham Palace.” Louisa answered first.

“Oh my God!” Florence shrieked quietly, holding her hands over her mouth. “That’s incredible.”

Louisa nodded proudly.

“Ours is probably the grand piano at his work.” Florence answered.

“Oh a piano.” Louisa gushed, as if mentally adding that to her own list.

“A piano? And in the throne room?” Elizabeth gaped. “No, no. We’ve only made love in our bed.”

“Aw, come on.” Avalon pressed.

“I’m serious!” Elizabeth laughed lightly. “He always takes me upstairs no matter what we’re doing or where we are.”

“Not even in the living room?” Florence glanced over at her.

Elizabeth shook her head.

“Oh, honey, after you have that baby and make a good recovery, surprise your husband in the living room at least.” Avalon said. “Trust me.”

Elizabeth grinned and nodded, “Alright.”

“Where’s your craziest spot?” Florence turned to Avalon.

“Some random alleyway in downtown LA.” Avalon answered, biting back a smirk.

“Isn’t that dirty?” Elizabeth gaped.

“That’s the point, honey.” Avalon clicked her tongue.

The ladies laughed giddily.

“What about you, Lori? Any gossip to share?” Louisa asked.

They all looked over at her.

“Oh. No. I haven’t…”

“Good girl. Don’t throw it away for just anyone.” Florence said quickly, adding with a teasing little smile, “Save it for your soulmate.”

“Yes. It makes your wedding night so special.” Elizabeth agreed.

“You waited until your wedding night?” Avalon raised her eyebrows.

Elizabeth looked between all the girls, “Yes. Did you not?”

“I slept with him on our first date.” Avalon whispered.

“Oh my!” Elizabeth giggled quietly.

“I was still engaged to his brother when we first went to bed together.” Louisa added.

“We were best friends and got drunk and accidentally made a baby.” Florence finished.

The girls all burst into eager squeals and giggles – even Loretta – and quickly quieted down as the waiter came over to refill their tea. With matching pink cheeks, the ladies thanked him quickly and sat up straighter in their chairs, Louisa focussing back down on her sleeping baby in her arms.

With refilled tea and more desserts, the women shared pictures of their Daniels – and Florence showed a few of her daughters – and they gushed excitedly over how nearly identical the boys looked. Louisa was pleasantly surprised with the photograph that had appeared under her teacup of her love – the Lotus Inn was known to work in mysterious almost magical ways – and Loretta tried to ignore the skip in her heart at the photograph of Daniel that appeared tucked in her unfolded napkin. With two cellphones and three photographs tossed in the centre of the table, the women spoke loudly among themselves and pointed out all the similarities and tiny differences between the five almost identical men.

“Mines the blondie!” Avalon boasted as she snatched up her phone.

“Ha-ha. I’m sorry to hear that.” Florence teased.

The rest of the visit didn’t allow for a single moment of silence, all five women filling the time with conversation and jokes and stories. Florence offered a bit of motherly advice to Louisa and Elizabeth and when Elizabeth’s baby started kicking they all rushed over to set their hands on her belly to feel.

“I just want him or her here already!” Elizabeth huffed with a smile.

“The last two months make you the most impatient, don’t they?” Florence chuckled.

“Seems so.” Elizabeth sighed. “But I had a lot of tea and I need to use the ladies room.”

The women moved their hands off of her and Florence helped her up.

“I should get going anyway. All this baby talk has me missing my girls.” Florence said.

“Corbyn’s going to be here any moment to pick me up too.” Loretta added.

They all gathered their things and left money for the waiter as they left the table and shared friendly hugs in the lobby. A few tears were choked back as they had made good friends that would only be present for that lunch hour. Well wishes were shared and the women cooed little goodbyes to sleepy baby Henry before parting ways.

Elizabeth stopped by the washroom and did her business, pausing to admire herself in the mirror, rubbing a gentle hand over her belly and adjusted her spring hat before heading out to the street. Her husband was waiting for her by the main exit on the sidewalk and she smiled at how handsome he looked in his uniform.

Daniel pushed himself up off the brick wall as she approached and they both leaned in for a quick kiss.

“Was it nice?” Elizabeth asked.

Daniel thought for a moment, his eyes focused on his hands on her hips and her round stomach between them but he smiled tightly and nodded. He looked back at her face, “It was pleasant. We had a few laughs.”

“That’s good. I’m proud of you.” Elizabeth said, leaning up to kiss him again. “You didn’t drink, did you?”

“No.” Daniel assured her. “You know I keep my promises.”

They smiled at each other and he offered his arm. She set her hand in the crook of his elbow and they headed off down the street together, away from the Lotus Inn and their momentary friends.

#i dont really like this one but lol #🍓#anything but mine #✉#👑#🔪#daniel seavey fanfic #oc #character development

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Rating Nancy Drew Games Solely Based on the Attractiveness of the Villains Part 1

Because, why not?

Spoilers Below.

Secrets Can Kill- Mitch

I love me a big burly man. However the cartoon leaves much to be desired 3/10.

Secrets Can Kill Remastered- “Detective” Beech

I mean he looks like your creepy uncle that you try to avoid at thanksgiving dinners. 2/10.

Stay Tuned for Danger- Dwayne Powers

Those strong eyebrows, chiseled jaw and slicked back hair. Admit it we all have a crush on him. 9/10.

Message in a Haunted Mansion- Louis Chandler

We all love a man in a suit and Louis is no exception. His styled hair with streaks of gray and striking smile. He’s probably rich as well. Only drawback is his boring personality and monotone voice. 7/10.

Treasure in a Royal Tower- Lisa Ostrum

She totally rocks that unmarried 30yr old woke aunt look. 10/10.

The Final Scene- Joseph Hughes

He’s like that sad old guy that you always see eating alone at the diner and who is always a bit too friendly with the waitress. 4/10.

Secret of the Scarlet Hand- Tony Sinclair

He looks like a total creeper. That mustache and tie. 🤢🤢 -100/10

Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake- Emily Griffen

She looks like she chain smokes twenty packs a day. 3/10.

The Haunted Carousel- Elliot Chen

He has nice hair and some nice muscles, however he is a total jerk. 6/10.

Danger on Deception Island- Andy Jason

He kinda looks like a 14 year old British boarding school boy stuck in a man’s body. 5/10.

Secret of Shadow Ranch- Shorty Thurmond

Again he looks like one of your creepy uncles and who can forget his singing? 2/10.

Curse of Blackmoor Manor- Jane Penvellyn

She’s a kid, so no.

Secret of the Clock- Jane Willoughby/ Marion Aborn

She looks like she has used a little too much botox. Plus Nancy should solve the mystery of her missing eyebrows. 6/10.

Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon- Lori Girard

Probably the best looking female villain. Her fashion choices are highly questionable though... 9/10.

Danger by Design- Minette

Ok for a fashion designer she literally has one of the worst outfits of all the games! She looks like she is cosplaying as a customer at a barbershop. And don’t even get me started on her hair. 2/10.

Creature of Kapu Cave- Big Island Mike

He’s totally rocking that dad bod. He needs to change his hair from that greasy ponytail tho. 6/10.

White Wolf of Icicle Creek

He needs a total makeover, new hair, a new outfit...maybe that will bring out his good looks. He is a total jerk as well, so new personality as well. 1/10.

Legend of the Crystal Skull- Renee Amande

I mean she looks like a rich old widow that always has a 20 year old on both arms. 8/10.

#Nancy Drew #funny #why did i do this

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ohcoolnice · 5 years

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Worry

SUMMARY:

Marinette seriously just cannot afford mistakes, so, naturally, there are so, so, so many. First, four of their models call in sick, thanks to the lovely flu going around, meaning they don’t have anyone to model for most of their women’s pieces. Then, Adrien’s bright idea to have Marinette model her own pieces gets approved by Gabriel, and, obviously, it all backfires spectacularly-on him.***This is set in the future, The character’s are 19 and 20-ish. it’s all messed up tho bc i can’t figure out timelines so whatever.

Was going to have a longer chapter but I think it ends at the right place, so I split it into two. The meaning behind each chapter title relates to Adrien’s feelings, even if they are not so direct as this one. I’m exteEEEMMLLYY angsty in my writing, so be prepared for more angst than normal people can take. I’m really evil i have no idea why i’m like this. anyways. ON WITH IT

2 (YOU ARE HERE)

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Adrien could not afford to have anything go wrong today. Not only because this was a HUGE collection for the Gabriel brand, but because this was an even HUGER deal for Marinette.

He could see her panic as she rushed past his station in hair and makeup and panicked a little inside himself. In the mirror, Loraine, his hairstylist since the age of 10, glared as he tried to turn his head.

“Adrien please stop moving I’m trying to hold your hair in place.” She huffed, fingers holding individual strands in place as the hairspray set.

He sat, trying to get a glimpse of his friend in the mirror. “Lorie, do you know what’s wrong? Marinette looks like she’s freaking out.” Loraine gave him an odd look he couldn’t decipher, shaking her head. A red streak fell from her bun and she puffed to blow it from her face.

“She’s just panicking because Juliette isn’t here yet and none of the backups can cover for her because they went to that stupid company party last night.”

“The one Marinette sent three emails about? Why would they go, she said so many times that we couldn’t afford any screw-ups!” He jerked in his chair, grinning sheepishly at Loraine as she gave him another impatient look. “Sorry.”

She sighed, her hands releasing the locks of blonde hair, mussing his hair so it appeared a little looser. “It’s alright. You can go after your girl, she looks like she might have a heart attack anyways.” She looked sideways at Marinette and back at Adrien, but he’d already started running to the dark-haired girl, dodging people as he tried to push his way through the stylists prepping outfits for shots to get to her.

Loraine smiled softly, shaking her head.

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When Adrien had finally caught up to Marinette, she was impatiently arguing with someone over the phone.

“What do you mean no…you did WHAT? Alright, no, it’s fine I mean I only told you twenty times not to do anything but sleep for 8 hours these last two nights…no, no I’m not okay with this Jill. You three are not to show up here. Tell your agents to find work elsewhere. This is the fourth time you have done this! I told you we couldn’t afford any no-shows…oh you weren’t coming in anyways well that’s just…yeah fine okay…well, thanks. Thanks a bunch…thanks a lot.” She hung up with a huff and rubbed her fingers between her brows. “Crap.”

“Marinette? What’s wrong?” He asked, although he already knew. “I heard you arguing with someone over the phone.”

“Oh it’s nothing it’s just,” She growled under her breath, “Jill decided to take Bryan and Rosaline to the company party last night, and Rosaline hooked up with some girl and Bryan is in the hospital because he drove his car into a tree-he’s fine don’t worry. Nothing major he was just drunk. He’ll be out by the end of the day- and all three are ridiculously hungover and look like crap.” Adrien made a mental note not to anger Marinette. Ever. The look on her face was worse than anger. A disappointed Marinette could break a persons soul.

Adrien felt his heart stop as his stomach sank with dread. “Shoot.” Marinette nodded, pacing. “Wait hold on. So we still have Chloe, and me, and Charles. Johnathan used to do modeling before he did makeup, so he can cover for Bryan, and uhhh... Who were Jill and Rosa’s backups? We’ll call them.”

“Rosa was Jill’s backup.” Marinette bit her bottom lip, brows knitting together. Adrien thought hard. Jill was supposed to Model the Ladybug women’s clothes. She was, next to him, the star of the collection. The only way to replace her would be to replace her with-

“Marinette!” The blue eyed girl jumped, shocked by his sudden outburst.

“Um, what?” Adrien rushed to her, taking her hands in his, eyes shining. Yes, this was perfect. Marinette was perfect. For the part.

“You! You can do it!” Marinette scrunched her brows in confusion. Suddenly her expression changed, eyes widening as realization dawned on her.

“Oh, no, no, no. Nope. I can’t.”

Adrien wasn’t hearing it. “Oh yes, yes, yes. YES! You can! This is perfect! The shots will turn out even better because Jill and I had no chemistry whatsoever but we’ve known each other for years! And you’d be perfect for it. Come on, please.” He gave her his best puppy-dog eyes. It always worked on Mari, and he didn’t feel bad in the slightest for using it to his advantage.

“Adrien noooo. Come on, I can’t be a model. I’m not-I’m not pretty enough. I don’t look…no I can’t. It’d be humiliating and the photographer would just get frustrated because I’m not photogenic at all.”

Adrien snorted. “Oh please you don’t even believe any of that.” And yet, when he looked at her face, he saw she did. “Marinette. You are beautiful. You’re the prettiest girl I know, and you are impossible to hate. Except maybe Lila. But that doesn’t count. I mean, even Chloe came around. You’re much prettier than either Jill or Rosa. And you’re perfect for this come on.” He gripped her hand, pulling her after him. “Nathalie! Can you call my father? I need to get his approval immediately.”

“But Adrien,” Marinette continued to protest, “the Vogue cover!”

Adrien paused at that. That would be huge exposure. But they really had no other option. He locked eyes with Marinette and she seemed to understand, taking a deep breath.

“If Gabriel approves, then fine. I’ll do it.”

Nathalie Approached, holding a tablet with the face of Gabriel Agreste staring at the pair. “Adrien what is the matter and why are your hands around my apprentice.” Adrien blushed, letting go and laughing awkwardly before clearing his throat and stepping forward.

“Three of our models, Jill, Rosaline, and Bryan, have decided to stupidly render themselves incapable of coming in today.”

Gabriel sighed, pressing his hands to the sides of his temples. “Ah yes, I was informed. What do you propose as a solution then?”

“I believe Marinette would be a perfect replacement, plus with the years of friendship we already have, there will be more energy in the shots.” Gabriel looked down and away for a few moments before nodding.

“Yes, perfect. Miss Dupain, you are on board with this idea?”

“It is not idea, but I will do what must. We really have no other options and no time to wait for other models. I’ll have Samantha help me with altering the pieces.”

“Very well then. I will be in at noon to see how the shoot has progressed. Please ensure the staff are on a break at the time.”

“Yes Mr. Agreste.”

The call ended and Adrien turned to Marinette, a huge grin on his face. Marinette smiled softly at him, giggling and shaking her head. “This better work, Adrien. If it doesn’t…” She trailed off, the smile falling from her face.

“Hey, don’t worry, I’ll help you. You’re going to do great.” She bit her lip nervously and Adrien felt his stomach turn over.

“I hope you’re right.”

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous fanfic #miraculous ladybug fanfiction #marichat #Adrinette #ladrien #ladynoir #THE UNTITLED SERIES #SO MUCH ANGST COMING ADASJDS #I HATE ME OMG #my art #angies writing crap

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