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Hi love your work. I was wondering when will you be releasing your book to the public?

(Wow, forgot to check out the message here, Time to answers some question I guess !)

So ! Geraldine & Mona is already available on the site of Myria Edition !

Right here ^^ :

The thing is that it's only available in french at the moment, English version come later at the end of the year.

👑 La Véritable histoire de Casse-Noisette / Le jeu musical 👇 ♪  📽️ ♪ 👇   <iframe width="900" height="506"src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BMerTvftvCI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> La véritable histoire de Casse-Noisette-Un spectacle écrit et mis en scène par Géraldine Aliberti 🩰 🎄 🩰 🎄❄️⛄️❄️ <iframe width="900" height="506"src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KNqghuu2FgY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> 🩰 🎄 🩰 Casse-Noisette Ballet Complet  HD 👇 ♪  📽️ ♪ 👇 

<iframe width="900" height="506" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHZokYsB1pI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> 🩰 🎄 🩰 The Dark Side of The Nutcracker Tchaikovky's 'The Nutcracker' may be the most well-known ballet every written, famed for his beautiful and instantly recognisable melodies. But behind the music lies a story that will completely change the way you think about this Christmas classic. 👇 ♪  📽️ ♪ 👇

 <iframe width="900" height="506" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/utOGq2Vtr1M" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Comments 🩰 🎄 🩰 Sally Iocca *  I've always felt such incredible sadness from the Pas de Deux that I couldn't really understand. Thank you for bringing to light the tragic yet hopeful story behind it - that moment of understanding in this video left me in tears. 🩰 🎄 🩰 Malkolm Lind *  How interesting! I was always amazed by the beauty of the pas de deux as a child, but it also made me anxious at the same time. I always thought it sounded like it was time to say farewell to something, or someone. I think I've read somewhere that Clara reminded Tchaikovsky of his sister, but I think this video might explain more about why I felt the way I did about the music. It also reminds me how incredibly good Tchaikovsky was at expressing himself in his music. Great video! 🩰 🎄 🩰 Robert Krattli  *   This contextualization of his sister's death makes so much sense into why that pas de deux sounds both joyous and also mournful at the same time...it also doesn't surprise me how that moment in Matthew Bourne's reinterpretation of the ballet has a sad moment for Clara (which I recommend viewing at least once for the uniquely different story that is told). 🩰 🎄 🩰 Jay Bonn *    Ah..... No wonder the Pas de Deux sounds so sad, or desperate. 🩰 🎄 🩰 P C *    The Pas de Deux is completely stunning. It's such an eloquent musical expression of nostalgia. The juxtaposition of a major key and a melancholic flow, makes this piece ever more poignant. Thank you for the video, well done! 🩰 🎄 🩰 Lizzie Walker *  What a fascinating look behind this story! In the scene when the nutcracker comes to life it feels as if there is a frustration of emotion that can find no relief, it has no place to go. Much those of us who have suffered deep loss in the first months of loss your are unconsolable and can't reconcile your feelings or emotions outward or inward. I've always loved the Pas de deux. It is one of my favorite parts of the Nutcracker and now it holds an even deeper meaning. Thank you for sharing this enlightening story of love, loss and an enduring tribute. 🩰 🎄 🩰

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The agency follows the band because the page is managed by Géraldine and I know she loves Arctic Monkeys a lot

yeah but it’s not her personal page…

5 Trends to Try This Winter, Approved by the Fashion Crowd

5 Trends to Try This Winter, Approved by the Fashion Crowd

I met French fashion influencer Géraldine Boublil almost a decade ago at a dinner party I threw with my French boyfriend at the time in Hollywood. We immediately bonded over the quinoa salad recipe I had made that evening. (She may be French, but she definitely appreciates the healthy Cali lifestyle!) Aside from her warm and loving personality, I was immediately struck at how incredibly stylish…

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oomf who has been bestie since i moved to (redacted) 3 years ago claims that “we look rough”….. like ok maybe i lost the buccal fat in my face and i look a little more snatched now and i’m growing into my adult body (womanly) but idk i think i look cuter now, and i think she looks cuter too. i have many more admirers now than i had 3 years ago, and i wonder if i really do look older? bc i’ve been poisoning myself with various substances and working my little butt off for no reward other than the entry fee to live in this wretched satanic city. idk looks aside, i think my vibe is more attractive now bc i’ve really been humbled…..

i love this image set because it’s supposed to represent your 20s. reminds me of the lost media student animation géraldine, y’all remember that?

Be So Rooted In Yourself That Nobody Absence Shirt

Asked whether he thinks all jewelry in the Be So Rooted In Yourself That Nobody Absence Shirt but in fact I love this future will be gender-neutral, Arnault demurs. Certain collections, like Tiffany’s HardWear, were originally intended for women, “but you see a lot of men wearing it now,” he says—and he is sure there are gentlemen out there flaunting Elsa Peretti’s bone cuff; after all, he has already seen them sporting that designer’s Diamonds by the Yard chains. That said, Arnault believes that some categories may prove more challenging. Traditional diamond and engagement rings remain overwhelmingly the province of women. As Arnault—who married Géraldine Guyot, cofounder of accessories brand Destree, last year—explains, “I don’t expect our high-jewelry clients to be men anytime soon—it is still very feminine, and at the moment, 100 percent of those clients are women,” he tells me. (Just you wait,Monsieur Arnault, I think but don’t say—any day now, some hunky movie star or brawny athlete will show up flaunting the high-jewelry necklace he bought for himself, and you will stand up and cheer.)

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Madeleine Géraldine Dubois and Jordi Solé Martínez.

These are 2 characters that I have that I share with @/Golden_emazing fron Twitter and IG, in his series, I hope you like it 😊: The cat lady is called Madeleine Géraldine Dubois, she is of French ethnicity, she is a cultured, snobbish, intellectual and religious (Catholic) cat who understands, respects and tolerates others (at least is what she thinks she does) but nevertheless she always has an opinion and something to say because of her moral and traditional religious values ​​and compares them to them and sometimes she is a loudmouth and doesn't realize it until she finishes what she said, she is very intelligent and gifted and has an IQ of: 170, and she likes psychology, she likes to study the mind and its functioning, so she is a professor of psychology at the APA and at the age of 19 (04/14/2003), yes, he is the same age as Corson, since, due to his highly gifted IQ, he graduated from elementary school at 7 years old, from high school at 12 and at 16 he graduated from university and in the same year he graduated from college she started working as a psych teacher She studied at another university and after 3 years she transferred and started working at the APA in the same subject. She is the youngest teacher or one of the youngest teachers in the APA.

Now, as for the cat man, his name is Jordi Solé Martínez (05/05/1997), he is of Catalan ethnicity, he is wild, crazy, carefree, cool and flirtatious, he flirts with men and does not believe in fixed relationships, yes, he is homosexual or at least he was, until he met Madeleine, at first they both hate each other for their lifestyles different from each other, but later with time they get along and teach Madeleine the things that life offers, it teaches her to be freer and that not everything in life is wrong or bad as she thinks, she begins to like him, he begins to like her and then they realize that they fell in love ( especially him because now he realizes that he is bisexual now) but they are afraid to say it to each other, finally Jordi gathers the courage to confess his feelings to Madeleine and he realizes that she also feels the same, they kiss and after that they are boyfriends.

people reblogging my makhi edit and being so kind in the tags make the effort completely worthy

“If I see you three near our property again—”

Nikolai’s eyes widened when he saw Zoya pointing a half-broken whiskey bottle at the three men, and he scrambled to her side. He put a hand on her shoulder, trying to hold her back but her stance was unrelenting. “Zoya, dear, what did I say about keeping it cool?”

For this year's @grishaversebigbang mini bang I give you a scene from one of the best writers I know @kirkaat 's zoyalai mafia au A Little Wicked! You can read it here! The crazy talented edit maker/fellow materialki @generalstarkov also made something for this fic! Go check it out here!

Go and give some love to Am and Géraldine! They deserve it!!

Finishing School #1-4 by Gail Carriger (December 2020)

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners--and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.

But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage - in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.

Would I recommend it to anyone? Absolutely. It's a really good series where there's steampunk, werewolves, vampires and conspiracies everywhere (as expected from spies in training). And the characters are endearing.

Level of (dis)satisfaction based on the summary and my expectations? The first time I read it was after The Parasol Protectorate (for which I have a review here) so I didn't really know what to expect in terms of maturity but in the end it was pretty well-balanced. And I now prefer this series to the other original one.

y thoughts on it? I love Sophronia. She's a good MC, we can see right away why she was recruited by the school : she's smart, thinks and reacts fast, and she knows how to take charge. Soap (bless his heart) is adorable and we see their relationship evolve throughout the books, which I always love. Having Felix in the middle makes for an interesting love triangle, different than most YA love triangles. The other secondary characters are pretty cool too, although I'm a little biased because we see a bit of the childhood/teenhood of two character from The Parasol Protectorate whom I really like.

Aside from that, the idea of a school that teaches young girls how to spy and kill with elegance and good manners is pure genius. The villains' evil masterplan also fills out the 4 books well and actually makes sense, which is good. Once my TBR is a bit smaller, I'll try to read the spin-off novel about Sophronia's best friend.

French version under the cut

C'est une chose que d’apprendre à faire une révérence comme il faut. C'en est une autre que d'apprendre à la faire en lançant un couteau Angleterre, début du XIXe siècle. Sophronia, 14 ans, est un défi permanent pour sa pauvre mère : elle préfère démonter les horloges et grimper aux arbres qu’apprendre les bonnes manières ! Mme Temminnick désespère que sa fille devienne jamais une parfaite lady, aussi inscrit-elle Sophronia au Pensionnat de Mlle Géraldine pour le perfectionnement des jeunes dames de qualité. Mais Sophronia comprend très vite que cette école n’est peut-être pas exactement ce que sa mère avait en tête. Certes, les jeunes filles y apprennent l’art de la danse, celui de se vêtir et l’étiquette ; mais elles apprennent aussi à donner la mort, l’art de la diversion, et l’espionnage – le tout de la manière la plus civilisée possible, bien sûr.

Est-ce que tu le conseillerais à quelqu’un ? Totalement. C’est vraiment une bonne série, y’a du steampunk, des loups-garous, des vampires et des complots un peu partout (comme on peut s’y attendre avec des apprentis espionnes). Puis les personnages sont attachants.

Niveau de déception/satisfaction par rapport au résumé et tes attentes ? La première fois que je l’ai lu c’était après Le Protectorat de l’Ombrelle donc je savais pas trop à quoi m’attendre niveau maturité mais au final c’était vraiment bien équilibré. Et maintenant je préfère cette série à l’originale.

Avis sans spoiler ? J’adore Sophronia. C’est un bon personnage principal, on voit de suite pourquoi elle a été recrutée par l’école : elle est intelligente et elle pense vite, elle est réactive et sait prendre des initiatives. Soap, bless his heart est adorable et on voit l’évolution de leur relation. Avec Félix au milieu, c’est un triangle amoureux intéressant pas comme ceux qu’on voit dans les autres romans de YA. Les autres personnages secondaires sont vraiment bien aussi. Après je suis un peu biaisée parce qu’on voit une partie de l’enfance/adolescence de deux personnages que j’aime bien dans l’autre série.

En dehors de ça, l’idée de l’école qui forme des jeunes filles à tuer et espionner avec classe et bonnes manières, c’est du génie. Et le plan machiavélique des méchants remplit bien les 4 livres et tient la route, ce qui est un plus. Quand ma TBR pile aura baissé un peu, je verrai de lire le spin off sur la meilleure amie de Sophronia.

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Fave Book: I actually had to look at my library for this one and debating with myself. So based on the one I've read several times I'll say Gone Girl by Gillian Anderson or The Virgin Suicides by Geoffrey Eugenides. I got another Ask for books so I'll share more titles ^^

Language I speak: I speak fluent french, english (I like to think I'm fluent but I'm not), spanish (I understand more than I can speak. I studied it but I lost almost all the basics), german (same but worst than spanish) and arab (just few words I used to hear in my family sometimes or insults 😅). I also know a few japanese words.

Fave Movies: this is the hardest and endless question for me as a former film student but as books I got another so I'll say Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola, My Blueberry Nights by Wong Kar Waï, Short Term 12 by Destin Daniel Cretton, J'irai où tu iras by Géraldine Nakache

Sorry for the long reply. I always love to recommend good art 🤣 Thanks a lot for the asks @deadlymodern ❤️

Recently voted in France (40 years after European countries like Sweden), the law for the educational violence abolition (slapping, spanking, pinching, humiliation) states that parental authority is exercised without physical or psychological violence and prohibits all Ordinary Educational Violence. Beyond the law, and after centuries of existence, habits persist in French homes. It is the mission of the StopVEO association to support parents towards awareness and good parenting.    

But how to raise parents aware of the harmful effects of such violence, without making them feel guilty and question their whole education method?

Publicis Conseil has designed a 3’10’’ film of a rare emotion that moves deeply and goes far beyond telling parents the right way to educate. Brilliantly directed by Laura Sicouri (Insurrection), the film stages a very strong relationship between a mother and her child, through two temporalities, a present and a dream up, that evoke that it is possible not to be violent.

This film questions us about what we lose when we give in to educational violence while making an ode to the love for children. When people use educational violence, they give up communication with their child and reduce one of the strongest relationships to a nonconstructive gesture.

The film entitled "The words I won’t say " illustrates this moment of loss sharing.

It is in this way by words, by the time of distance, by the fact of thinking, of remembering that one can prevent such acts towards his child. Yes, we need to be helped, to be accompanied and that is the role of the association Stop VEO.

The film ends with: "We have everything to lose from educational violence"

For more information and support, visit STOPVEO.org

Credits

Brand : Stop VEO

Céline Quelen, President

Dr Gilles Lazimi, Campaign coordinator

Agency : Publicis Conseil

Co-prsident : Marco Venturelli

Executive creative Director : Fabrice Delacourt

Copywriter : Kevin Salembier

Art director : Julien Boissinot

Business director : Anne Dauvé

Strategic planner : Marine Catalan, Rémy Zalcman

TV Producer Prodigious : Benjamin Auberdiac

Production : Insurrection

Produceer : Hélène Daubert

Director : Laura Sicouri

DOP : Mélodie Preel

Production director : Nazha Dahmani

Edit : Géraldine Mangenot

Sound production : Prodigious

Sound producer : Boris Nicou, Thomas Anduze

Sound engineer : Olivier Vehert

Music :

Andhim – « German Winter »

Title German Winter

Interprete Andhim

Composer : Simon Haehnel & Tobias Müller

Publisher : copyright control

Label Superfriends Records

French 79 – “Between The Buttons”      

Titre : Between The Buttons

Interprète : French 79

A/C : Simon Henner

Editeur & Label : Alter K

LAS AVES - Worth It

A fitting finale for a single from what could be the greatest album name of the year all time, “Worth It” ushered in the release of LAS AVES‘ “I’ll Never Give Up on Love Until I Can Put a Name on It”. Built over its heap of beaming synthscapes, the high-energy emotion of the track is matched by its bursting sentiment. A track that serves as both an emancipation and affirmation of self, vocalist Géraldine Baux had this to say about the track:

"It's an important song for me, it’s what I would’ve liked to hear in my teenage years. I have suffered from eating disorders for a very long time, and that is still more or less the case. I felt very lonely; I was a victim of my body that didn’t fit the “norm:”. I felt like I could never do anything in my life until I could control it. It's a disease, a potentially devastating one, and what's serious is that this illness is provoked and/or reinforced by the society we live in, by the constant pressure on women's bodies. This song is about freeing yourself from it, and taking your power back."

Doubling as director LAS AVES’ Jules Cassignol captures the spirit of the track with Circe Bloom as the protagonist playing out the band’s vision. You can check out the track and video below:

The Fugitive part XI - A quiet time

part I - part II - part III - part IV - part V - part VI - part VII - part VIII - part IX - part X - part XI - part XII  - part XIII  - part XIV

A/N: Thank you so much as always for your support! A/N2: English is not my first language. Pairing: Arthur Morgan x OC (Claire Russell) Warnings: a little angst, drunken people, fluff Words: 2,593 Tags: @asiramhera @missdictatorme @zoilalove213   @avast-you-dirty-dog @lowkeyofsassguard

Special thanks to @asiramhera for being my beta-reader. Tons of love for you!

Theodore stood up from Claire’s bed, fixed his pants’ zip and left her alone in her bedroom not even looking at her once. Claire didn’t move, she was laying on her bed with shaking legs after the unwelcome intercourse. She closed her eyes in frustration letting rage tears roll down her cheek. She felt so miserable, so disgusted with herself. The urge to get clean invaded her and rang the bell to make Marianne come. The maid didn’t take long to appear on her nightgown and helped her madam to clean herself. During the process, tears didn’t stop falling from Claire’s eyes. “I need to get out of here…” She mumbled to herself.

“And how do you plan to do that?” Géraldine sat on her chair in front of Claire in the living room of Beaubois mansion. “Where will you go?” “I don’t know…” Claire exhaled feeling hopeless. “But I can’t endure that ever again.” “Mr Cornwall won’t let you go that easily. Nor your father who spent quite a fortune to get a deal with him. He won’t risk losing it.” “I know…” Mathieu, the butler came in with a plate of tea and pastries for both ladies. Claire kindly rejected them, she wasn’t hungry at all, her emotions made a knot in her stomach and wasn’t able to eat anything at the moment. Géraldine gladly accepted her tea. “I can lend you some money if you need.” Géraldine sipped her tea. “But I need to know your plan first. I don’t want you to do anything stupid.” Claire nodded absentmindedly, she had to think of something, she was unwilling to accept having a child of Theodore, to live like that. No, there might be a way to get away from all that.

Claire stepped in her house feeling how that big mansion made her feel insignificant. Some voices came from her husband’s office. Getting closer she recognised the voices of Theodore and Leviticus Cornwall. She tried to listen to what they were talking about. Their conversation was heated. She heard something of cargo from the Cornwall Oil field. To be sold in Saint-Denis port for a lot of money. A hatred feeling invaded her, it would be a pity if something would happen to that cargo. Claire immediately thought of Arthur. She needed to talk to him, that information would be useful to him and his gang. “How is the other matter going?” Leviticus voice woke her up from her thoughts. She didn’t know what was the other matter but deep down she could easily imagine it. “Working on it.” Theodore simply answered, he didn’t sound interested in that conversation. “You keep me updated.” Leviticus took his belongings and went straight to the door. Claire hid in the next room. “If she is of no use…” He turned around to his son with a menacing tone. “Yes, father.” Theodore replied bitterly. “No need for you to say it.” “Mr Russell played us well giving us that whore.” Leviticus voice was full of hatred. “And you, you better learn to control her.” Claire froze at those words scared of what might happen to her if she made a false step. She slightly opened the door from her hideout and saw Leviticus Cornwall leaving her house. She ran up the stairs to her room and took a piece of paper, a pen and wrote down a message to send to Arthur. “Marianne, please, could you send this note as soon as possible.” She gave the piece of paper to her maid, Marianne bowed at her and went away.

Arthur Morgan was waiting for Claire in the saloon of the east of Saint-Denis, the most humble part of that big city. For that, Claire borrowed some clothes from Marianne and used Arthur’s bandana he gave him some time ago to cover her neck. Her coach stopped just in front of the tavern. “Hey.” Arthur greeted her when she stood in front of him. Claire looked at him and a storm of feelings shook her. She wanted to hug him, kiss him, and cry her heart out and at the same time, she didn’t want him to touch her or even see her after what happened last night with her husband. “You okay?” He asked when he saw her face. “I need a drink.” She stated with a deep sigh. Arthur followed her inside the saloon. There was quite a lot of people that night and music too. A pianist and a violinist were playing some happy tunes. Claire pushed her way to the bar and ordered some strong drinks for her and Arthur. “I don’t have money, you will have to pay for it.” She spat to Arthur without looking at him, she didn’t pretend to sound that rude but it was stronger than her. Arthur looked at her puzzled and dropped some coins on the bar. The bartender served them the drinks and Claire drank in one shot. “Another!” She ordered hitting the bar with the glass. “Wow, easy girl!” Arthur tried to stop her but she already drank her second shot. “Just, don’t tell me what to do! That’s the last thing I need from you.” She turned to him for the first time she entered the saloon. Her eyes were read fill up with tears. Arthur was taken aback not knowing what to do or say. He got back to his drink. “I- I ain't good with those things…” Arthur mumbled scratching his beard. “but if you need to talk…” “Thank you. I appreciate it.” She took another shot. “But I’m not ready to talk… not yet…” “Okay…” He sighed. “But you better take it easy or you won’t last long.” “If I get too drunk, which is actually my intention, I know you will take care of me.” She kept drinking. “I ain't leaving you all the fun to you.” He drank his whiskey in one shot too and ordered another round. He wasn’t sure it was a good idea but Claire was strange, he had never seen her like that. He would drink with her but he would also keep an eye on her. The musicians started a polka and some people started to dance. Arthur looked at them and then back to Claire. He rubbed his nose, he drank his whiskey in a shot and turned to Claire. “Wanna dance?” He asked her. Claire surprised looked at him but didn’t have time to say anything that Arthur took her hand and dragged her to the centre of the dance floor. “Huh, Arthur, I don’t know the steps…” She worried starting to feel dizzy for all the alcohol. “It’s okay, I dunno them neither.” Arthur took her from her waist and pulled her close to him, starting moving following the music. From time to time, he made her spin and slowly her smile came back to her and turned to silly laughter every time she tripped on her feet or bumped into his chest. Arthur also smiled at her sight, he made her spin once again and she tripped on her feet falling in his arms. She stupidly laughed as alcohol started to make her headlight. Arthur leaned forward and kissed her. He wasn’t sure why he was doing that but he felt the urge and maybe it was the alcohol running in his veins but he couldn’t control himself. A shy smile appeared on Claire’s face but soon Arthur covered it with his mouth again, he could not have enough of her. “I’m going for a drink…” She sighed as soon as he let her catch her breath. “I ain't letting you go…” He whispered holding her tightly. “Geez, Arthur, I should have got you drunk sooner…” She laughed. “Who says I am drunk?” Claire bit her bottom lip feeling the red burning her cheeks. She took his hands from her waist and dragged him to the bar to order more drink. She knew she was pushing herself with so much alcohol but the need to forget last night was strong and it seemed that alcohol was helping her. “Hey,” Arthur grabbed her hand that was already holding another filled glass. “Ya know… ya can talk to me…” That soft voice, that gentle touch brought tears to her eyes, she fought them back, she didn’t want to cry, not in front of him. She wanted to be the light-hearted lady who was always smiling at everything, even at bad times. “Why do you keep saying that?” She freed herself from his hand. “I’m perfectly… Okay!” She took her drink in one shot with such eagerness she bumped into a stranger behind her making his drink spill up. Arthur and Claire burst into laugh for they had too many drinks to think straight. The stranger a tall man looked at her annoyed but when he saw it was a drunken lady his expression changed. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her to him. Claire tried to get rid of him. Arthur stopped laughing and pushed the stranger to the wall grabbing him by the collar of his shirt. “Take yar hands off her!” Claire stepped forward in front of Arthur annoyed. “Come on, Arthur!” She protested. “Because I am a woman you think you always have to protect me? That I’m defenceless?” Arthur confused looked at Claire who suddenly threw a punch to the stranger leaving Arthur completely speechless. “Nice hook!” He whistled praising her. “Ow! That hurt!” She shook her hand in pain. “B'cause ya ain’t doin’ it right, princess.” Said Arthur. “Look,” he grabbed the man again by his shirt. “Ya’ve to close da hand like this, see?” Claire nodded exaggerating the movement. “And when ya punch ya’ve to follow the movement with yar hips, like this.” Arthur punched the man again making him fall on the floor. “Ya see?” “Yes, I think I got it.” She said sure of herself. Arthur nodded at her and raised the man again whose lips were bleeding for that punch. “Then yar turn.” He showed her the man’s jaw. “Please… I didn’t do anything….” The man begged. “Oh, ya won’t leave da lady without her lesson, will ya?” Arthur pushed the man even more against the wall with a menacing tone. “No, no…” He said raising his hands defenceless. Arthur smiled at him sarcastically and turned to Claire to invite her to punch the man. “Okay..” Claire took a deep breath, closed her fist how Arthur just taught her, tried to imitate the hip movement and she finally stroke the man making him fall on the floor. “That’s ma gurl!” Laughed Arthur lifting her from the ground. “She broke ma nose!” The stranger covered his bleeding nose being unable to get up. “Hey! Leave our friend alone, you drunkards!” Two other men appeared behind them, one of them grabbed Arthur’s shoulder. Arthur turned around and removed the hand on his shoulder. “Or what?” Arthur’s reflexes weren’t in his best conditions and couldn’t dodge the punch thrown at him. He nearly fell on the floor but one of the two men took him immobilizing him by his arms while the other started to punch his face and belly. “Hey!” Claire protested trying to free Arthur but all she got was a push that made her bump against the wall hitting her head. “Ya piece of shit!” Arthur used the strong grip from the man he got behind him to kick the man in front of him. He freed himself from the grip and punch the other man on the face making him fall. He straddled him and started punching him again and again. The other man came behind Arthur and wrapped his arms around his neck strangling him. Arthur tried to free himself but he couldn’t. Claire got up and took a bottle that was standing on the bar and hit that man on his head making him fall unconscious. Arthur recovered his breath and looked at Claire who was feeling dizzy unable to stand straight leaning on the wall. Her face told him she was ready to throw up. Arthur took her hand and dragged her in the back alley of the saloon and let her threw up all the alcohol she just consumed. “I told ya to not drink that much….” Arthur was rubbing her back with one hand trying to make her feel better and holding her hair with the other hand. “And that fast…” He chuckled trying to not sound like he was scolding her. “Cornwall wants an heir…” Claire confessed, still leaning on the wall ready to throw up more. Arthur didn’t say anything, he didn’t quite understand what was she saying. “He wants me to have that child….” Tears started rolling down her cheeks and Arthur understood what was happening. “And I don’t want it… I hate him, I don’t want him to touch me ever again… It was so disgusting… I hated every second of it… I just can’t….” She let herself fall on her knees sobbing uncontrollably holding herself trying to erase the memories from last night with her husband. “I feel so dirty…” Arthur not knowing what to say sat down by her side and wrapped her in his arms trying to appease her pain, but the more he shushed at her the more she cried her heart out. He held her tighter feeling the frustration of not being able to do anything and the rage against Cornwall to inflict her so much pain. Suddenly the saloon door opened and the men who Arthur fought minutes before emerged followed by policemen. “There they are!” The broken nose man pointed at them. Arthur felt helpless, Claire was sobbing in his arms unable to stand up and he wasn’t going to leave her there. He sighed. “Everything will be all right.” He whispered in Claire’s ear as the policemen arrested them.

Minutes later they were sitting in a police coach road to the police station. Claire stopped sobbing but she didn’t say a word for a while and Arthur was getting worrier. He didn’t care for him to go spend the night to jail, he had been there too many times to not care anymore, he was worried for Claire. She was in such a mental state that broke Arthur’s heart. They were soon put in different but adjacent cells, the police told them to stay still and maybe the next morning they will be free to go, depending if those three men put charges on them. “I’m sorry…” Claire whispered when they were left alone in their cells. “For what are you apologizing for?” Arthur got near the bars that were separating them. Thankfully the gap between the bars was enough for Arthur’s arms to go through them and he could reach her face to caress it. “If it wasn’t for me….” She continued staring at the floor. “We wouldn’t be in this mess.” “Nonsense.” Arthur cupped her face and lift it to make her look at him. “None of this is your fault.” Claire’s eyes were filled with tears again. “I feel so lost, Arthur… I want to just go away, but I don’t have any other place to be…”   Silent tears fell down her cheeks and Arthur held her as much as the bars allowed him. “It’s okay…” He tried to smooth her. “Why don’t you try to sleep a little?” Claire nodded. They both sat down next to each other, holding hands. Claire fell asleep

Top 10 French Channels on YouTube you should try!

Most of you started learning French in middle school. While some loved the sound, others hated the pronunciation. But let's be honest: The French language is access to an incomparable cultural universe. 

Great philosophers and scientists used it (and still use it). French is a good grounding for other Romance languages like Spanish or Italian. Moreover, the language can boost your career as it is essential for anyone considering an international career. And last but not least: French is the language of love! Are you ready to learn to speak French?

Here we found the top 10 most interesting YouTube Channels teaching you French (without order):

Learn French with Vincent

Vincent has for more than 20 years of experience in teaching French. However, that’s not all. Since the beginning, Vincent has put all his passion into the channel and the videos, which has almost 700.000 subscribers and approximately 200.000.000 views. Additionally, he also created a website where he provides you with many proper tools (for example skype lessons).

Francais avec Pierre

Pierre and Noemi are working hand in hand on this Youtube Channel. They have one principle which they always follow: "Learning should be fun while doing it.". They have many topics which they cover up in their handsomely designed videos. Their channel also refers to their blog. So you will get the best learning experience when you use both.

Learn French with Alexa

Alexa does not have 600.000 subscribers and 44.000.000 views for no reason. She’s a real French teacher with many years of experience at all levels for adults as well as children. Her videos and audio lessons are well-known all over the world. It feels like that she’s sitting next to you like your very own personal French tutor and we think that's awesome.

Francais Authentique

Your mother tongue isn’t French, but you had French in school or lived in France for a while? If you have a foundation in French Francais Authentique is the perfect solution. Every material is from a native speaker. You will get the best authentic material.

FrenchPod101

FrenchPod101 is generally an excellent address for language learning. With several Youtube Channels for many different languages, they have plenty of experience in teaching languages. Additionally, they have a website with exclusive content and videos in higher quality. You find here everything you need for speaking, reading, writing and listening in French.

Nelson clases Frances Facil

When I was still in school, there was always the rumour that learning French or Spanish is easier if you already speak one of the two languages. Moreover, it might be right, that French and Spanish have something in common, but that does not necessarily make it easier, but that also can cause difficulties. Nelson speaks both perfect Spanish and French. As a Spanish native speaker, he knows the typical challenges of Latin Americans and Spaniards with the French language very well. So this is the perfect channel for you if you want to learn French like a Spanish native speaker.

Home Language

The “Home Language” Youtube channel provides you with everything you need to get better at oral expression, listening comprehension and grammar. Their Channel is well structured through many playlists where you can find all the videos made with love. Sometimes they also try out new things like French tests for their viewers. Also, they have a website where they provide more materials for you!

Ohlalalingua

With over 150.000 subscriber and over 11.000.000 views, Ohlalalingua is already really big. Their videos are in Spanish, and they try to introduce you to the French languages nicely and effectively. They are charming in their videos, and they also have some social media accounts as well as a website where you can find much more materials.

Comme une Française

With their lessons on culture and language for everyone, they teach you French for real life. Géraldine makes their videos with so much passion. Every Tuesday you’ll get a funny and bite-sized lesson where she talks about common mistakes and cool stuff to adopt. Meanwhile, she teaches French for over five years now, and so she gained plenty of experience. She tries to get you speaking French with confidence. She also has a French course with many many materials.

Parlez-vous FRENCH?

“Parlez-vous French”? – Do you speak French? Maybe not now, but after using this channel, you definitely will. They make their videos in French for every level. Their channel covers up almost everything necessary for getting better in French. Vocabulary which gets explained in a useful context, tips for grammar or pronunciation and listening comprehension.

                                                Author - Janis Keudel