Steve Wright

A brief tribute to Steve Wright, who spent a lot of time in the radio studio.

Sometimes with famous people, like Diane Oxberry and Paul McCartney.

Often in the ears of millions of people. By being there for year after year after year, Steve was a constant in people's lives, and we loved him for it.

There weren't many game shows in his career, and Home Truths was thinner than tissues but still made a pleasant half-hour.

Plus! Which television show had more viewers than The Super Bowl? And what happens when Mastermind finishes in a four-way tie?

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Home Truths

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Art by @fantalfart , written by @skeptiquewrites

Chapters: 18/18 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Teddy Lupin, Andromeda Black Tonks, Pansy Parkinson, Percy Weasley, Original Characters, Original Female Character(s) of Color, Blaise Zabini, Millicent Bulstrode, Daphne Greengrass, Astoria Greengrass, Theodore Nott, Miles Bletchley, Gemma Farley, Gregory Goyle Additional Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, implied racism, drug mention, Drunkenness, Drinking, Parental Estrangement, mentions of mental health issues, Exercise/Weight Lifting, Sports Nutrition, Slow Burn, Explicit Sexual Content, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Sentient Magical Houses (Harry Potter), Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, Magical Theory (Harry Potter), Professional Quidditch, Quidditch Player Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Pansy Parkinson friendship, Draco Malfoy plays Piano, Draco Malfoy wears glasses, Tattoos, slytherin friendships, New Year's Eve, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, minor Percy Weasley/Pansy Parkinson, Minor Dean Thomas/Neville Longbottom, Past Harry Potter/Oliver Wood, Past Harry Potter/Blaise Zabini, Past Draco Malfoy/Theodore Nott, In Short A Lot of Exes, More lighthearted banter than the tags suggest, Harry/Draco Big Bang 2021, Art, Digital Art, Illustrations, NSFW Art

Summary:

In the off-season Harry decided to fix up Grimmauld Place and found that Draco Malfoy was the only person who could help him. A demanding career and unrelenting press scrutiny were enough to deal with before Harry added a house with a mind of its own, family history, and a tense, flirty, complicated relationship with his childhood nemesis to the mix. On professional Quidditch, magical houses, hard choices, Life Debts, and inconvenient truths.

Excerpt:

"Hi," Draco said.

"Hi," Harry said back.

Draco turned his head as if they weren't right up near each other. If Harry weren't tipsy, he would resist the urge to press in further, to put his lips against Draco's temple. To enjoy Draco joining him in laughter. The hallway was dark and quiet enough that it felt private. Even the murmurs from diners in the main dining room were indistinct, muffled by some charm.

"Are you going to be angry with me?" Harry whispered.

Draco turned back towards him and whispered too. "Why would I be angry with you?" He looked puzzled even as he let one leg fall between Harry's like he was trying to get closer. Harry dragged one hand across Draco's hip and circled his thumb just under his shirt, a pretty material that shimmered when it moved even in the low light. The skin underneath it was hot.

"I'm going to kiss you. For good luck," Harry said, solemn as the countdown began in the other room. Draco nodded once. Harry brought one hand to Draco's chin and watched his eyes flutter shut and pulled Draco in closer. He almost backed out then. It would be easy if Draco gave him some quarter. Draco didn’t.

Three, two, one. After all that, it was simple enough, and Harry pressed his lips to Draco’s mouth. Draco swayed into him. The kiss was a little rough but still sweet. Harry thought he might like all wine more now he tasted it on Draco's tongue.

It wasn't about sex, and that was more disorienting than anything else. Harry went to step in closer, but Draco stopped him with a hand on his chest.

"That was only for good luck."

Draco was a terrible liar, once you had your eyes on him. He was too honest, as if he forgot that Harry could read the covetous glitter in his eyes versus Draco setting his shoulders back to remind himself of why this was a terrible idea. It was all there, the push-pull of desire and prudence warring with lowered inhibitions.

Draco was still standing close, breath hot on his lips, tempting. Harry stole one more kiss. 

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Home Truths- 8/10

First in the Sara Kingdom Trilogy

*Old Review*

Home Truths was performed by Jean Marsh, written by Simon Guerrier, and was released in November 2008.

Short Summary: Sara Kingdom tells a story to a traveler of an adventure she had with Steven and the Doctor.  The trio had arrived at a house only to find the two inhabitants dead.  

I- what the hell.  First off, the first half of this- up until the reveal that the house was sentient- really freaked me out.  The light breathing, wind, and creaks that were occasionally heard sent chills down my spine.  I almost had to move to a busier part of my house so I wouldn’t lose my mind.  Then again, I’m a bit of a wuss so a lot scares me.

I really enjoyed this story.  I was paying full attention the whole time (which is rather impressive considering that I have such a short attention span) and was eager to know what happened next.  The story of Alex and Richard devastated me from the get-go.  The reveal shocked me and I was heartbroken to figure out that Alex had killed Richard.  Although the “sentient house” trope could get dull I think the script played it out very well.  There were a lot of twists and turns and the ending actually made you feel kinda bad for it.  You can tell this was written for a trilogy- or at least meant to have a sequel.  The ending is definitely more of a cliffhanger which makes up for the rather bad ending of part one.

Now, while I was rather confused at the fact that Sara Kingdom was alive and telling stories but, in the end, I was rather impressed with how it tied into the story.  

I thought the trio’s dynamic was lacking a bit.  They weren’t as good as Steven’s other Tardis teams, but I’ll benefit from the doubt and say it was just because I don’t know them very well. 

As for Steven, he didn’t do much in it, but then again, it was a Sara Kingdom story so what did you expect?  He did “die” in it which was certainly… not very fun.  

8/10

Friend Death Count: 0

Steven Tortured Count: 1

The Doc does some messed up shit to Steven Count: 0

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No one knows where Sonic lives.

Even in his so called world renowed hero status, there’s way too little that the general public knows about Sonic The Hedgehog, sure, they know what his favorite food is, they know the names of his friends, and they know when his birthday is, but they don’t know where is he from, how is he so fast, or what is his reason to fight.

They know about most of the times he has saved the world, but they don’t know why his shoes don’t get burned by his speed, they know he can turn into a god-like glowy golden being, but they don’t know how exactly the magical jewels that do that work, they know he’s unstoppable, but they don’t know why.

Most people don’t care that much about that kind of information, even if he’s a hero, that’s his own business, even heroes need privacy; but then there’s the curiosity, the enigma, the mystery, most of those questions will be left without a solid answer, but there’s a few that should have definitive one.

Where does someone who can run around the whole globe in a matter of hours live? There’s a lot of theories.

Sonic has enough fame to have several fan clubs all around the world, and between all those fan clubs there’s been a lingering interest in the enigma of where does sonic live, between all the other questions this one is the one that gets the most possible answers, considering factors like his speed, his well known crave for adventure, his love for nature, all of it could make the difference between the right answer and the wrong answer.

At certain point, the curiosity reaches to more general public apart from the fanatism prone, and when in opportunity to talk to him, a lot of people start asking him the same question: “where do you live?” the answers all equal and all different at the same time “right here in the same world as you” “it varies from time to time” “I don’t think you could visit me”

The vagueness, the confusing contradictions, the evasion of the subject; he’s doing this on purpose. They might not know a lot about the blue speedster, but now this sole data needs to be known.

They start asking Sonic’s acquaintances instead of the hedgehog himself, they know they’re not getting an answer out of him at this point, and if anyone could have one, his friends should know it. Turns out that they don’t know.

Most of his friends being more annoyed with the fact that not even they know where he lives than about the people sticking their noses to his friend’s business was a surprise to the masses, and underwhelming, backtracking, frustrating surprise.

There’s an anonymous user online who affirms that not even the hedgehog’s arch nemesis knows where Sonic lives. Reliable sources support the statement.

The waters of nonsense gossip calm down after some time, but the question still remains, left to be more of general curiosity than lingering mystery.

A random day in a random town, a news program happens to be live outside when the speedster passes by and stops to smell the flowers around the area, the reporters ask him for a small interview, he says they have till he finishes picking up enough flowers for a crown.

They ask the same question everyone has asked for quite some time, just a different word, “Sonic, where is your home?”

Apparently the accidental rephrasing change is what finally gets it, as the speedster just says “right now? should be at mystic ruins”

He runs off immediately, the reporters left speechless, the program still on air on TV’s and the web, and the world going wild.

They finally got a straight, solid, specific answer. “That can’t be true” “but it can” “it’s logical” “it’s not” “he must’ve been joking” “he sounded serious” and more and more discussions take place around that single interview, the fan clubs are theorizing again, the general public is now more curious, and the official news from all over the globe need to confirm this by themselves.

So they ask again.

A full week later, a different city in a different country, different news reporters don’t even bother to ask him for an interview, they just run to him the moment they see the blue blur pass by and ask him again “Sonic, where is your home?!” He yells his answer without stopping:

“Last time I checked was in Central City”.

“It’s a contradiction” “then he was joking before” “he might change where he lives weekly” “we need more proof” “that was way too specific again”.

A different continent, two days later, a group of kids manage to record him when he greets them from the other side of a mountain, they ask “Where is your home?!” He yells back “I’m not sure at the moment!”

The confusion only grows, now no one knows if he’s genuinely giving true answers or full ass lying, it would be logical for him to do either. The curiosity becomes a mystery again, and people are legitimately trying to track all the locations he has mentioned to find out what is this all about. Some people even try to track him down. They try.

A whole month later, there’s a celebration near sunset city, a commemoration of some sorts, there’s been a lot of battles in way too little time so people just try to think about the party rather than the motive for it. Sonic attends the celebration along some of his friends.

A local news channel manages to reach him at the chili dog stand where he is waiting for his food while talking to the two tailed fox everyone knows is his best friend. They don’t mean to interrupt, but these opportunities are limited.

They ask the same question, the same word change that they know works: “Sonic, where is your home?”

The blue blur hangs an arm around the kit’s shoulder in a half hug as he grins widely, he says loudly: “right now, it’s right here!”

This time his home was with him.

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We get it!! The Peanut can Dance!!

Why is nobody talking about the absolutely Bodacious Lingo that Wally is using in the commercial? ahahaha!!!

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the way Bennett said Tula, soft and shaky, when he had just been commanding so much presence and strength. oh my god. i was ready to write off the ship being canon. accept that the chips fell where they did, and it's unfortunate but how life goes.

that man is down BAD holy shit

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS A SECRET RAVE IN THE NEW BENDY GAME ? WHAT DO YOU MEAN INK DEMON IS HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE ????

INK DEMON DID A BACKFLIP??

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