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fowlaroundtown · 1 year
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What if,,,, they were bad guys,,,
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ezgurple · 1 year
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I noticed your leo wearing a blonde wig in the disguise drawing you made awhile back, I love it😂 Was that a reference to that one time rottmnt leo grew hair?
laughing out loooooud ok yes. but it wuz also inspired by nicki minaj cuz me and my frend would alwayz say leo is a barb
he kinda looks like hannah montana tho
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block-swing-perry · 1 year
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i can sketch out everything but ive been thinking about transfemme leo and a raph thats a butch lesbian (goes between guy and butch girl)
in this leo comes out after splinter's death, her view on her gender has recently shifted and so she comes out to her family. everyone is very supported until raph blows up in anger arguing that leo cant do that, and hes kinda just blubbering out intelligible stuff about how this is dumb, what would very traditional splinter think, etc when mikey notices raph is crying and says they both can be girls if they want. raph is in shock and decides he cant handle it and runs out
mikey and raph later have a heart to heart and raph tells him that it isnt fair that leo gets to come out and be a girl and everyone excepts him when they laughed at his girly adventures when they were young, especially the fairy halloween costume, and that raph felt splinter always encouraged raph more when he started having "masculine" interests and how hes grown to like being a guy but it sometimes doesnt suit him and he feels trapped. raph doesnt also like change, and so when mikey she/her raph, he freaks out and is like im not ready for that
raph then apolgizes to leo and explains why he reacted like that and leo is im very sorry we acted like that when we were younger, and we wont judge if you also want to join me. and raph is like really? and leo is like yes and raph is like wait one sec. and zips into his room and emerges wearing a wig and lipstick expertly and is like if you want we can see if any of the lipstick shades i have matches and leo is like you had that hidden and on hand? and raph is like there was a reaosn i liked being alone in my room
leo gets a minor make over (he decides makeup isnt for him to wear casually though) and they both raid the dumpsters for clothes for leo
meanwhile april has been sick and finally gets down to the lair and mikey is like two of us are girls now and april is just like i need donnies special coffee this is a bit much for me to handle rn and casey is like YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR GENDER WITHOUT WEIRD KRAANG BODY SWAPPING MACHINES????
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thesparrowspearl · 2 years
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Chapter III of “Return to the Sea”
** Find Chapter I & II on my page
~ Ten Minutes Later ~
The Interceptor was finally close enough to set a sturdy board to transport themselves to the cruise. To buy more time, she hid behind a pillar. Like that would do much good. She could hear multiple heavy footsteps step on deck when she hears a smug voice. "Bring me Miss Ali." The footsteps then scattered in different directions, mostly away from her.
Mostly.
She could hear someone approaching the pillar that was hiding her. She mentally prepared herself to throw a punch or two.
The footsteps stopped right behind her. And then she could see the boots slowly make their way around the pillar so that they may face her directly. "We meet again, Miss Ali." She heard that same voice from before call out. Laila looked up to meet his eyes.
"Beckett. What do you want?" She responded coldly.
"Isn't it obvious? You." He began walking around her for dramatic effect.
As she rolled her eyes at him being extra, she felt a cold cuff clasp around her wrist. Snap.
Laila was caught off guard, she attempted to resist. "I haven't been on the sea for a year, why are you punishing me now? Take these off." 
"These cuffs aren't the punishment. The real punishment is watching as your carefully constructed life of lies is demolished." He smirked. She stood there puzzled for a moment. What does that even mean?
And then it hit her.
As the sounds of footsteps remerged on the deck, Laila looked to where Beckett's eyes were stationed. She saw that only ten soldiers were actually on the cruise, and that all eight of her family members were in cuffs. The sight caused her blood to boil.
"Beckett you musty bastard!! Let my family go! They didn't do anything!" She tried pulling away from his grip on her arm. As a result, two of the soldiers walked over to hold her back, even though Laila was cuffed. 
Beckett walked away from her , unfazed, and towards the center of the deck. He held a document in his hands. "Now that everyone is present, I am here to arrest a Miss Laila Ali."
She could see her family exchange confused and worried looks with each other. And then a bunch of voices broke out.
"Let my kid go! That's my daughter, asshole!" Laila's mother spoke up, she looked infuriated.
"Boys don't wear wigs, fruit!" Chimed in Cameron.
"Let us all go!" Aunt Flora and Uncle Leo yelled in unison.
"Under what charges?" At last, Aunt Sarah asked.
"Ah, so glad you asked. I actually have the warrant right here" he motions to the paper "the charges are as follows: escaping arrest, commandeering a ship of the fleet, arson...."
As he reads the long list, Laila tinkers with her cuffs. She remembered she had a bobby pin clipped to her scrunchie. She had to be extra careful since there were two guards on either side of her though.  
She stopped when she heard Beckett take a pause. He turned towards Laila. "I'm sure you're familiar with a pirate named, I believe it is, Jack Sparrow. Yes?"
Out of habit, Laila corrects him coldly, "Captain." She looked over to her family to see how they were holding up. Every one of their faces was painted with horror as they heard about her misdeeds.
Beckett smirks at this. "Right. Well as a matter of fact he's more wanted than you. No offense. He's also more likely to get away."
"Okay? Where are you going with this?" She was genuinely confused as to what he was implying.
"Jack will come to rescue his damsel in distress and exchange his life for yours. Quite simple, really."
She could feel her cheeks flush red from anger. "That's if you have me."
"Arrogance isn’t a flattering look on you Miss Ali. I already have both you and your family in handcuffs. I have the upper hand!” He started to sound annoyed, which gave Laila a boost.
"Do you though?" He looked bamboozled as she smirked at him. Then she pounced out of the cuffs and pushed one guard overboard. As he fell back, she swiped his sword.
The other guard that stood next to her reached for his sword but was soon kicked down, as was she by another soldier. She slashed his thigh with her sword as she stood back up to kick the other  guard down again. Laila blocked another sword as she ran towards her family, where she was greeted with more swords. As she engaged, she caught a glimpse of the sea.
The Pearl. 
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icarusthelunarguard · 7 months
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This Week’s Horrible-Scopes
It’s time for this week’s Horrible-Scopes! So for those of you that know your Astrological Signs, cool! If not, just pick one, roll a D12, or just make it up as you go along. It really doesn’t matter. Better yet! Check out “Heart of the Game, Fredonia” and see if they can sell you those D12’s with the symbols on them. Tell them “Shujin Tribble” sentcha. And “Hail, Hail, Fredonia!” Home of the Blue Devil!
Since these ‘Scopes are going out in time for Halloween, let’s see what ideas we have for last-minute costume ideas… and yes, they’re all going to be “Sexy” costumes… that nobody should want.
Aries 
Making up for last week’s weak performance, you’re getting “Zombie versions of deceased celebrities”. The problem is if we add “Sexy” to the beginning of that we’ve got to agree that “Zombie Ziggy Stardust” is inherently sexy, thus killing the idea that nobody wants this costume. This week… watch “Labyrinth” again for something OTHER than the balls in his hand.
Taurus 
Nobody wants to see you dressed up in a thong for Halloween. That’s not “Sexy”. Your back-up costume of dressing up as a foot wearing a Flip-Flop, AKA a “thong” is also, still, NOT sexy - even to people who like feet That Way. This week… trim your toenails. It’s been a while. 
Gemini  
What did we learn from last year’s “Sexy Grinch” costume fiasco? Besides that you can’t walk in 8-inch platform heels and that you’re still not fully recovered from your ankle sprain, that is. Just get rid of that green-furred menace to good taste. Or, minimally, remember - Grinch is Christmas, not Halloween. Give it a rest.
Cancer Moon-Child 
It doesn’t matter how much you love that character, you are too big to wear It. And there’s literally NO way to make It “Sexy” without resorting to hair styling techniques from the early 80’s. This week… give that “Cousin It” wig away once and for all. 
Leo 
We’re not going to body shame you and your partner. Some people just end up having larger bellies. But sewing fabric patterns into white turtleneck sweaters to make it look like you’re a giant two-person set of breasts in a bra… We’ll give you credit for originality, but that’s just unsexy. This week… stop wearing turtlenecks.
Virgo 
Again, the creativity is there, but man this hurts. Cutting up all your Amazon delivery boxes into robot-part-shapes to wear is a stroke of reuse genius. Calling yourself, “Optimus Prime Shipping” just hurts our nostalgia hearts. There will only ever be one “Optimus Prime”, and you’re not it. Prime’s our Daddy personality - not a sexy one. This week… try to guess what the sexiest robot actually is.
Libra 
You want to be a superhero, wear a great form-fitting costume, but not put in the effort to shape it? That’s not going to be sexy unless you do it right. Just get some slight padding in the right places and you’ll get ALMOST all the muscles right. This week… invest in a Dance Belt. 
Scorpio 
Again, the creativity out of you all is amazing, but you’re still missing the point. Dressing up in a picture frame to be the “Mona Lisa” is a great look for you. But, again, she’s not a character that can be made “Sexy”. The best you can hope for is to not be insulted by people who don’t know what you’ve done. This week… pleasure yourself, but fake it and see what that experience is like.
Sagittarius 
(Lord help me…) Ok, look. Food Costumes are just an abomination. At least you’re not WEARING the food. But come on - dressing up as a hot dog, asking if anyone’s seen your footlong in a bun is just wrong. You can’t make this sexy, but you can make it “spicier”. This week… make some homemade mustard for the first time. And SUUUURE! You can TOTALLY touch your eyes in the middle of the process. 
Capricorn 
If you want to do a Group Project Costume, then copy what this group did - and get 6 or 8 people together and make a fake rollercoaster ride group! You’ll need to practice the routine to synchronize your movements, but it’ll be fun as hell. It’s too wholesome to turn into a “Sexy” version, so you’re safe for everyone. This week… Don’t try to simulate a loop-de-loop.
Aquarius 
You’ve got a good body already, there’s no reason to push. You want to dress up as Shakira and wiggle your butt around while lip syncing, you go right ahead. But you trying to Sexy that up harder is just gunna mean you’ll need to get a full fursuit made and you can’t afford that. Nevermind the dry cleaning bill afterwards. This week… try everything else.
Pisces  
Finishing on a fursuit… but… (*Sigh*) Ok, look. Trying to recreate “Skimbleshanks” from the Cats movie was a really.. REALLY bad idea. There’s no “sexy” to these character designs. They’re all CGI in the movie, so you trying to get the body design is just an exercise in Uncanny Valley Phobia Inducement. This week… If you’re going to adopt a cat, get an older one. It’ll appreciate your kindness. Do a mitzvah, damnit!
And THOSE are your Horrible-Scopes for this week! Remember if you liked what you got, we’re obviously not working hard enough at these. BUT! If you want a better or nastier one for your own sign or someone else’s, all you need to do to bribe me is just Let Me Know! These will be posted online at the end of each week via Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Discord and BLUESKY.
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Since its actually gonna be a show, what the heck why not.
Pjo actor AU part 3
Part 1
Part 2
Gabe has had to sit in make up for hours so they could make a realistic mold of his head to use for the statue. This is also true for several extras who would be statues in Aunty Ems emporium.
Gabe like Octavian is a good guy who plays a very convincing asshole. He says if he ever met the guy he'd curb stomp him and always checked on Percy during takes of any of his scenes.
Leo and Thalia go undercover on Reddit to see the prediction theories and just cackle "so close... Yet so far" they tweet out there favourites and watch the chaos.
Annabeth has coloured contacts, her eyes are close enough to grey but she said nope I'm doing it for the accuracy. She hates them but is committed.
One time Jason just put on a blonde wig to see if anyone would notice given he's naturally a brunette... They did after he did a stunt where it fell off.
The kids try to do their own stunts as much as they can. There's a lot of uncut footage of them doing parkour on the set.
Nico has a tinfoil crown that he wears at every fan meet up and has done Loki's "You will kneel" speech, though he startled giggling halfway through.
No one knew Luke was gonna end up as the bad guy, only him and Percy so the shock was real.
Echidna's chimera son is actually the actresses dog and they had to edit the growls in because he was such a sweet boy who kept trying to run up to Percy. After the scene was shot he got so many headpats for being a good boy.
The pink poodle was Sally's dog and the same applies here.
Sally cried during Percy's fake funeral and he had to hug her afterwards to reassure her he was fine.
Clarisse and Luke stay around to make sure the kids are alright after filming the more heavy scenes, everyone's big sister and brother on set. Nico in particular just cosies up beside em.
Jason did a photo shoot of Leo with all the bad boy lines on him, everyone just cheered him on just "work it!" "yes show us the drama"
Reyna has taken a nap curled up in her Praetor's cape.
Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-blood had a full on water balloon fight once filming was over, and Clarisse and the Ares cabin bought water guns.
Annabeth and Percy headbutted during the first kiss and start laughing every time because of it.
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wigwurq · 2 years
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WIG REVIEW: DON’T LOOK UP
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I think I speak for all of us when I say: WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS MOVIE?! Adam McKay has stopped making silly Will Ferrell movies and started making “Oscary” dramadies for a while now and all of them are overdirected messes. This is definitely the messiest! If you like apocalyptic space jams, troubling love interests, vaguely indicting climate change and qanon conspiracies, Jonah Hill quips, random cameos, upsetting nudity and absolutely abominable wigs, this movie is for you. Let’s discuss! 
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Ok first off: this movie is about Leo and JLaw discovering a meteor that is headed for the earth and everyone only has 6 months to live but no one takes them seriously because they are...kind of fugly? I like Leo in comedies! He is very funny! He doesn’t wear a wig in this but he’s supposed to be a space professor and everyone thinks he’s handsome even though he fully deglammed hisself in this and sweats a lot. FINE!
JLAW’S WIG IS AN ABSOLUTE CRIME AGAINST NATURE. 
When this wig first appeared, my mother exclaimed “IS THIS ON PURPOSE?” and there is no way that on any level the answer can be “YES.” WHO SAID THIS WIG WAS OK?!?!?! I HAVEN’T SEEN A RED WIG WITH BANGS THIS BAD SINCE THE QUEENS GAMBIT!! 
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This wig has many (MANY!) issues. The texture is garbage. THERE IS NO HAIR PART ON TOP!!! DON’T LOOK UP ON TOP OF THIS WIG!! NO SCALP! This is like a super cheap Halloween wig. AND! THE! BANGS! The bangs are so long they create side mullets?! Apparently the wigmaster worked really hard on this trash but that is fully not evident on screen. I guess this character is generally supposed to be some alternazoid punk who no one takes seriously because of her appearance and therefore no one trusts her about her meteor theories. At one point, Jonah Hill calls her The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and I suppose that was the goal but in redhead form? REGARDLESS THIS WIG IS A GHOSTMARE.
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 Anyway! JLaw and Leo find help in their quest to spread knowledge about this earth shattering meteor with Rob Morgan who is CURSED WITH THIS WIG. I have no idea why they decided this character needed a wig at all, let alone this very obvious and downright dusty one but NOPE.
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ALSO: Cate Blanchett is in this and I realize she is supposed to be a gross morning show bot and I honestly don’t know what is more upsetting: her fake teeth or her wig (TRICK QUESTION: IT’S HER LOVE INTEREST IN THE FORM OF LEO! HE’S MOVIE MARRIED TO MELANIE LYNSKY! RUDE!) Apparently she wore her own fake teeth and recycled wig from Bombshell because of Covid restrictions and I have to say: I appreciate recycling on any level so will give this a passing grade solely based on that (and the fact that this wig and character are Bombshell adjacent anyway!) 
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Speaking of Republican nightmares, Meryl Streep ALSO used her own wig person and specifically wanted the kind of droopy ringlety hair that most alt-right women sport these days. Dame Meryl Streep can do no wrong and this is for sure the best wig in the entire movie but DUH.
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Also this character is essentially a female Trump (with her son, Jonah Hill being a male Ivanka) and that kinda sorta worked (as did like 20% of this movie?) but regardless: this very specific wig WURQED.
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My other favorite part of this movie was Mark Rylance who is always fabulous and plays a sort of Elon Musk/Jeff Bezos style dude with a very strange and grating voice. This wig is ridiculous but so is the character and CYNTHIA NIXON WISHES HER WIG WAS THIS GOOD! 
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Like most man wigs, the main issue was the back of the neck taper which is NOT GOOD but this character still made me (and Meryl) smile. 
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Things devolve quickly and all the topical humor becomes a kind of kitchen sink mess with a few vague laughs here and there, mainly from Rylance.
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Also everything kind of becomes an indictment of Trump/qanon/anti-vaxxers? Which like: ok fine but IT’S A LOT.
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AND THEN TIMOTHEEEEE CHAMALET SHOWS UP IN THIS MULLETT! THE AUDACITY! WHO INVITED THIS CHARACTER OR WIG?! No one needs another bent ass wig or pseudo punker character in this movie. CHAMALET AWAY.
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I wish the entire third half of this movie could Chamalet away? I won’t spoil it for you if you care, but THE END OF THIS MOVIE IS HORRIFYING AND DAME MERYL STREEP SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO GO THERE!! HARRUMPH AND FOR SHAME!
VERDICT: DOESN’T WURQ
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roman-o-cheese · 4 years
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Litterally no one asked but here are my Tim headcanons
Tim fucking loves reading. He always has a book at his desk
One problem with that though is that he's dyslexic. He gets books in that one specific font
That's also why he was a publisher, so he could help print books for dyslexic kids like him
His favorite book is Dracula and sasha always teases him about it
Tim also has ADHD (yes he read percy jackson and was thrilled. Yes he had a crush on percy. What of it?)
His favorite color is dark blue
Tim is the cool uncle that the little kids always wanna hang out with at weddings
Tim listens to a lot of classic rock and punk rock
He drinks so much goddamn respect women juice oh my god dude
Tim does have a published book, but it's under a pseudonym. It's a mystery/romance and Sasha read it once. Tim didn't tell her he wrote it
He's really bad at consoling people but always tries his best to help. Like if he stumbles upon someone who's upset, he wigs out a little bit but asks what he can do to help
Remeber in 39 during the worm attack where tim, high on CO2, flashed Jon and Martin? Yeah he feels so shitty about that. He's been forgiven but still apologizes for it all the time
He's vegetarian and didn't rub it in people's faces until everyone in the archives started going vegan because of statements
He's instsgram famous...that's all
Tim wears funky socks everyday. Hella colorful ones with cute designs
He has small gauges
He always has a pen tucked behind his ear and frequently forgets it's there
In highschool tim wasn't a jock or nerd but rather the kid everyone knew and got along with but had like 3 friends
He wears bracelets, him abd sasha have matching ones
After finding out about the eye thing tim flios off every painting instead institute, everyday
Tim has freckles!
He's actually really insecure about them because he thinks they don't look good but Sasha loved them and always complimented him. If we go down the TimSasha route sge would always kiss his clusters of freckles
After sasha died they were only a reminder of her and a person he didn't quite remeber so he was back to hating them
Tim and sasha do a lot of prank calls
He either plays as king boo or waluigi in Mario kart
Tim knows a little guitar but can't dedicate himself to playing it
He's a Leo...that's all
He just can't sit right. Help this man. He can't do it
If tim became an avatar he'd probably be an avatar of the Lonely or Desolation
He always nudges doors open with his hip and sometimes bumps his hip with his coworkers if his hands are full
Sasha keeps spare sweaters in her drawer and tim usually borrows one about one a week
THIS MAN LOVES MAGNETS AND STICKERS OH MY GOD
Tim loves iced coffee
Okay....im done lmao ❤
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spiderversegf · 3 years
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so, the intent was to be Wanda Maximoff. My best friend and I wanted to do matching costumes so the idea was that we would be Wanda from different episodes of Wandavision (she from the 70’s episode, I from the 90’s (Halloween) episode). So, I started by buying a full costume in September on Amazon, which got to my house around the middle of the month. However, the sizing chart on the costume was wrong because even though I took measurements, the leotard was too small. So we ended up returning it (in hindsight should I have just kept it and replaced the Leo? Yes. But whatever). So I began to try and buy the pieces individually and thought it was going okay. I only needed a few more pieces that I was going to get when I came back from being out of town. So, when I got home yesterday, I tried on my replacement leo and … guess what? This one was also too small. And the site I bought it from had no other sizes in that color. So, I really had to have a come to Jesus moment with myself of, “okay, well, we can’t find anymore leotards AND you still need 2 more pieces which are going to be even harder to find (one of which I had to make myself, or rather ask my dad to make which I really didn’t want to do)”. So, I thought, “okay well what do I do? Do I wear my costume from 2 years ago (vampire) or try and think of a new costume so my best friend and I can still be matchy?” I ended up settling on Darcy Lewis (my beloved) who is a character from the Thor films who also makes an appearance in Wandavision. There is an outfit she wears in the SWORD base that looked pretty simple as it was street clothes. So, I left the house today with a list of things I needed (and some optional things, because I was not very optimistic I would find everything I needed and would be okay missing some things or having some things not be 100% accurate). But I found everything. Everything I needed. Even the optional stuff. A shirt, a coat, fingerless gloves (gray), a gray beanie, EVEN SHOES AND A WIG!!!!! (Pants are being provided by me.) anyway I am now very excited for halloween again and I am going to be the best Darcy Lewis this world has ever seen <3
YAAAAAY THATS FANTASTIC!!!!!! i’m so excited for you!! i looove darcy i think she’s so funny <3
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winryofresembool · 3 years
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Things We Lost in the Fire, ch 24
aka Caleo uni au
Fic summary: Calypso starts studying at a new university, but to her annoyance her new flatmate is a loud mouthed mechanic who also likes to sneak his dog in whenever. But as she learns to know him better, she realizes they might have more in common than what she first thought. Eventually, even the darkest secrets come out…
Chapter summary: Halloween chapter, part 2.
A/N: Yay, an update! I think some of you are gonna be happy about the characters that are being introduced in this chapter... Also lots of Caleo dorkiness (and canon references) in it! And you'll get to see if you were right with your costume guesses :D
Also like I already mentioned last week, this is the last chapter that I have written so far (when I started posting this fic I tried to make sure I'd have at least 7 chapters ready so I wouldn't have to stress about deadlines... and here we are now) so it is possible that updates may slow down a bit, at least if the chapter wants to become long. But I am still /trying/ to keep up with the regular updates the best I can :) So worry not!
Now, enjoy and let me know what you think!! Ps. somehow we’ve managed to pass 50k words already :O
Words: 4040
Genre: romance & hurt/comfort
Warnings: none
previous chapter / AO3
“Hi, you guys!” Piper, who was dressed as Wonder Woman, greeted Leo and Calypso first when they arrived, gesturing for them to come in.
“Hello! I was afraid Argo II had decided to stop working because you guys are late,” Jason the Superman noted as he offered to take Calypso’s coat and put it in a hanger by the door.
“I’m not going to lie to you, Jason, that possibility did cross my mind as well,” Calypso said, casting Leo a meaningful look. “But no, not this time.”
“We’re only 10 minutes late!” Leo protested, checking the time from his phone. “I was busy finishing something… and Calypso took her time preparing herself as well. She probably did her wig for like two hours.” He gave her a not so serious side-eye.
“I did not!” Calypso said defensively. “Yeah, I straightened and combed and braided it but that took me maybe 15-20 minutes so he is highly exaggerating.”
“Don’t worry, Calypso, we know he does that a lot.” Piper smiled at her reassuringly. “Speaking of your wig, though, you look very cute! That hair reminds me of the style you had before my makeover. You’re dressed as the mythology Calypso, right?”
“Yes, I am,” Calypso said, pleased that Piper had figured that out so fast. “I thought it would be fun to be a bit self ironic for once. I haven’t really had a good reason to sew recently so this was a nice excuse to do that as well.” She made a small twirl to show the dress better.
“That dress really looks great!” Piper told her. “I would gladly commission you to sew me clothes; it’s so hard to find anything nice from the clothes stores these days. But Leo.” She turned back to him. “I see someone hasn’t bothered to get a costume. I wasn’t expecting that from you because you’re always so excited about them.”
“No, you got it all wrong.” Leo wagged his finger at her. “I do have it here, but as I told Cal, it would have been too difficult to wear in the car.” He dropped his bag on the floor, causing a loud thud as it hit the ground.
“Alright. Care to give us any hint what it is?” Piper asked curiously. “Seems heavy.” Calypso wondered if this was something they did every year.
“I’m just saying that it’s inspired by some movies that united us three,” Leo noted mysteriously. “But that’s all, you’ll see soon!”
“My mind is blank now,” Piper said. “Jason, what movies have we watched with him?”
“The first one that comes to my mind is Star Wars,” Jason reminded her. Suddenly both Jason and Piper’s eyes widened in realization. “Could it be?”
“Oh no, Leo you didn’t!” Piper doubled over in laughter when it occurred to her what Leo’s costume most likely was. “I can’t wait to see this!”
“I hope you took pictures with Festus!” Jason couldn’t keep his poker face either, and Calypso watched their reactions with confusion.
“Don’t worry, I will show them later.” Leo grinned, unperplexed by Jason and Piper’s laughter. “Now, where can I change?”
Piper showed him an empty room where he could get into his costume in peace, while Calypso started looking around the house on her own. Even though the place seemed rather fancy, Jason and Piper had managed to make it cozier with their personal objects. A lot of them had seen life and were worn but somehow they still fit in with the newer decorations.
As Calypso reached the living room, her focus went to the guests who had already arrived at the party. She waved at Annabeth and nodded awkwardly to Percy. Even though she and Annabeth were friends again, she wasn’t quite sure how she should act near Percy so ‘reserved’ felt the most natural reaction. She couldn’t help but smile a bit, though, when she registered their costumes: Annabeth had a Chiton just like her, although grey instead of white, with some silvery accessories and a beautiful owl shaped brooch over her chest. Perhaps the most impressive part of her costume was the Greek styled helmet that was used in battles and that hid most of Annabeth’s curly ponytail. Calypso was quite certain she was dressed as Athena, the Greek goddess that according to her was the one she identified herself the most with. Percy on the other hand was wearing sandals, shorts, a tropical shirt, and a belt with fishing equipment and he was holding a fishing rod in his hand. Calypso couldn’t quite figure out who he was supposed to be, other than some sort of fisherman.
“Hi,” Calypso greeted them as she got to hearing distance with them. “You guys look nice. You’re Athena, right?” She asked Annabeth. “Matches my theme, don’t you think?”
“Sure does,” Annabeth nodded, eyeing Calypso’s costume. “You look pretty much exactly like how I imagine the mythology Calypso.”
“Thank you. Coming from you it’s a big compliment.” She turned Percy. “I can’t figure out who you are, though. You don’t seem like a Greek god?”
“I am, though,” Percy replied. “I’m Poseidon.”
“Ooh, so that’s why the fishing gear!” Calypso realized. “But I don’t think the Greeks had tropical shirts quite yet.”
“No, you’re right in that.” Percy shook his head, smiling a bit. “But I’m basing this on the version in the Peter Johnson series. That’s how he was described in it.”
“I didn’t know you have read that too,” Calypso said, “But makes sense. Um, the Poseidon and Athena of the mythology hated each other, though. Not that it’s really my business, but I hope you two are doing fine…?” She asked a bit nervously, not wanting to be the reason for their issues.
“Oh yeah, we are,” Percy confirmed immediately. “It’s just an old joke – back when Annabeth and I were reading the Peter Johnson books I used to say Poseidon is my godly parent and Athena Annabeth’s, and that just kind of stuck with us.”
“Alright.” Calypso accepted Percy’s answer, turning her attention back to Annabeth. “By the way, where did you get that helmet? It definitely looks fancier than most of the plastic ones you see at costume shops.”
“My father collects these things,” Annabeth answered, lifting the helmet from her head for a moment. “I’ve told you he’s also a historian, right? Well, one of his friends wanted to make a replica of the ancient Greek helmets with some modern machines and dad bought this from him. I’m not saying this is 100 per cent accurate but it looks pretty cool, in my opinion.”
“It does,” Calypso confirmed.
“You came with Leo, right?” Percy asked then, to which Calypso nodded. “Where is he? I can’t wait to see his costume; he usually goes for something that is way over the top. Last year he was Hiccup from How to Train your Dragon and he had made a Toothless costume for his dog. I’ve also seen pics of him as Iron Man. Yes, with a full iron costume.”
“I can believe that of him,” Calypso chuckled, imagining Leo in the said costume. “He just went to change into his costume because apparently he couldn’t drive in it. He didn’t reveal what he was going to be, but it does sound like something extravagant.”
“I missed his costume last year but I’ll be sure to have a camera ready when he shows up this time,” Annabeth said happily. Calypso was relieved that the conversation was going this well; she hadn’t known what to expect beforehand because this was the first time she was in the same room with Percy since the ‘incident’. Talking with him now, though, made her realize that holding a grudge wouldn’t be smart and he seemed to think the same way.
“I just realized,” Calypso decided to change the topic, “that I’ve never heard the story of how you guys know Jason and Piper. So how did that happen?”
“It’s a funny story,” Percy started, smiling at the memory. “Jason and I used to be the captains of rivaling soccer teams when we were around 16. Well, one time Jason’s team was visiting us but we were playing in an arena that had just been renovated so I hadn’t been there before. I may have been a bit late from our team meeting and I was a bit lost so I decided to ask one staff lady where I was supposed to go. Somehow she got our teams mixed up and I ended up in the locker room of Jason’s team. Some of Jason’s teammates said that my expression was worth seeing when I realized the mistake but I dunno about that. The funny thing was that somehow the same thing had happened to Jason; he had also been late for the meeting because of traffic or something and he had gotten into my team’s locker room. Well, after the game we had a good laugh about it together and ended up talking about other stuff as well and noticed we have a lot in common. That’s how we became friends. When we moved into the same town, we started training together at least a few times a week.”
“Piper and I didn’t learn to know each other until Jason and she started dating a couple of years ago and they invited Percy to some party where I went with him. To be honest, I was a bit suspicious about her at first because we seemed very different but eventually we learned to respect each other’s qualities. And here we are,” Annabeth added.
“Those are some cool stories,” Calypso said. “It seems like a funny coincidence that somehow we all ended up in this city even though most of us are from somewhere else. Like Leo is from Texas, I am from Greece…” “Speaking of him,” Annabeth had to muffle his laughter with her hand, “I believe we are finally getting some answers about his costume.”
“Oh… my gods” was all Calypso could say when she turned to the direction Annabeth was looking at. “You’re really something else.”
Leo was completely hidden inside his costume, but Calypso could practically hear him grinning at their reactions. The costume looked very much like in the movies; golden (just painted, not real gold, because there was no way Leo could afford something like that) plating forming a droid with big round eyes and an ability to speak lots and lots of different languages: C-3PO from Star Wars.
“Holy shit, dude, that looks so real.” Percy gaped at Leo. “I’m starting to understand why you spent so much time in your room the past few weeks.”
“Why C-3PO, though?” Calypso asked once she managed to put her poker face back on. “Does that have some story behind it?”
“Because, duh, it looks cool!” Leo exclaimed with a mechanical voice from inside his costume. “I dunno, ever since I first saw C-3PO as a kid I thought it would be cool to be able to build something like that. And hey, his ability to translate like all the possible languages is pretty neat. Me? I just know 3.”
“Isn’t it uncomfortable in there, though?” Calypso asked. “That thing must be heavy.”
“Sunshine, I’m always uncomfortable. But this was a childhood dream of mine so I sure as heck am not backing off now,” Leo said with determination.
“A stubborn one, aren’t you?” Calypso stated. “Even I have to admit, though, that you have certainly done some thorough job with it. Hey, I should take photos before I forget! You don’t get to see this every day.”
The others dug their phones up as well and for a while Leo just made silly poses while they took pictures, clearly enjoying the attention his costume got. Eventually he started demanding that Calypso should join him for the photos but she was a bit hesitant at first.
Leo argued: “Come on. Greek mythology meets Star Wars? You don’t see a crossover like that every day.”
“Can’t argue with that, I suppose,” Calypso said and went next to him. “Well, do we have some kind of story for Calypso and C-3PO’s meeting?” she asked as Percy and Annabeth waved at them to look at the camera.
Leo considered her question for a moment. “Oh, how about this? C-3PO somehow ends up on Calypso’s island - because duh, Calypso is cursed so she can’t leave the island…”
“You seem to know surprisingly much about Greek mythology, just saying…” Calypso noted while trying to smile for the photos, resting her hand on the metallic shoulder.
“I told ya, Sunshine, you can blame tía Callida for that…” Leo reminded her. “Anyway, I imagine those two don’t really like each other at first because they’re so different but eventually they learn to respect each other’s skills; C-3PO can translate basically any language and Calypso is good at all kinds of handiworks, which is hard for a droid.”
“And? What happens after that?” Calypso asked curiously.
Leo considered it for a moment. “C-3PO doesn’t really wanna leave Calypso’s island but he has galaxies to save with his friend R2-D2 so he has to go but he promises to come get her afterwards.”
“Aw, Leo, that is kind of sweet,” Calypso commented, suddenly aware of the metal arm that had snuck around her waist. “Does he… does he ever return, though? Shouldn’t that be impossible?”
“For a human, maybe, but he’s a droid,” Leo noted. “Unfortunately during a big battle he blows up badly but the ever so faithful R2-D2 collects the pieces and finds someone who can rebuild him again. And boom, he makes it back and lives happily ever after with his goddess.”
“What’s the term you use when you enjoy a fictional relationship a lot?” Calypso asked. “Shipping?” Annabeth nodded at her. “I don’t know, Leo, to me it sounds like you ship those two. Isn’t that a bit weird?” “What, why would that be weird? I’ve seen people ship…”
“I see these two have gotten into a full on nerd mode again,” Annabeth said quietly to Percy while they were waiting for the flatmates to stop their bickering so they’d be able to take the photos. “Not projecting themselves into their characters, right?”
“No, definitely not,” Percy agreed.
Eventually Leo and Calypso stopped bickering and Annabeth was able to take the pictures. Even if Leo was mostly hidden by his costume, Calypso felt a bit self conscious about the fact that these were the first photos of them together. They did a few goofy poses because Annabeth and Percy told them to, but Calypso thought she probably looked more embarrassed than funny in them.
Once they were done, Leo went to Annabeth who was going through the photos and bowed his head a bit to see them better. “Hey, these do look pretty cool! It’s probably just the lighting but here you look like you’re blushing to some funny comment C-3PO made.”
“Show me!” Calypso yelped nervously and took the phone from Annabeth. When she saw it, she could immediately tell Leo was not wrong; she really was blushing. “Yeah, it’s definitely those candles in the background that do it… And I think it’s pretty warm in here, maybe all the people here heat this room…”
“OK, if you say so,” Leo said but Calypso imagined that he was looking at her suspiciously through his costume.
Trying to get the others’ attention to something else, she said: “So, who else has arrived so far?”
“Nico and Will. I think they went to get some snacks from the dining room,” Piper, who had just entered the room, answered.
“Leo told me that Nico is Jason’s relative, but what about Will?” Calypso asked her.
“Will is Nico’s boyfriend. This is the first time we’re meeting him but they seem very good together. At least he seems to have a grounding effect on Nico, and he actually listens to him, unlike most of us. Um, sorry, it’s a long story, one that I should probably save for another time. Nico may be a bit hard to approach sometimes but he is a very nice guy when you learn to know him. Just… been through a lot. I guess like many of us here. But he seems way happier now,” Piper said, and as if on cue, they could hear some distant laughter coming from the dining room.
“We should start a traumatized college kids’ club,” Leo attempted to joke, and the others hummed in agreement. Maybe she did belong to this group after all, Calypso thought. If only they knew, though…
“This just got cheerful,” Percy said, interrupting Calypso’s thought process. “Who’s up for blue candies? Get them before Will and Nico eat them all.”
“I heard that, Jackson!” Nico entered the room without a warning. “No offense to you or your mom but blue candies aren’t exactly my thing.”
“Hi, Nico,” Percy greeted him, seeming a bit flustered after Nico’s comment. “You haven’t met Calypso, right?” He pointed at her.
“No, I haven’t,” Nico took a quick look at her and crossed his arms over his chest.
“Alright, in that case, this is Calypso Astal. And Calypso, this is Nico di Angelo,” Percy introduced them to each other.
“Nice to meet you,” Calypso approached him, but he seemed to evaluate her for a moment before he took her hand.
“Likewise,” Nico said finally. “I think Jason has mentioned you a few times.”
“Oh. That’s nice,” Calypso said a bit unsurely, like every time she met a new person. The lonely years still had a toll on her, and even though she liked spending time with her friends, meeting new people was always a bit nerve wracking to her. “You’re his relative, right?”
“A distant cousin,” Nico answered. “Yeah, our fathers are related, but I have my mother’s last name and Jason has his.”
“I take it your mother has roots elsewhere, based on the last name?” Calypso asked.
“She was Italian,” Nico shrugged. “I lived there my first years too. But now I can barely remember those times.”
Calypso noticed the use of past tense, but she thought it was probably better to not ask about that in the middle of a party. “Oh. I’ve been to Italy a few times. I’m originally from Greece.”
“What brought you here, then?” Nico asked.
“Dad’s work,” Calypso responded in a tone that told everyone she wouldn’t elaborate on that topic more. It seemed to have become a habit to her.
“Anyway,” Leo, who had managed to stay quiet for a surprisingly long amount of time in Calypso’s opinion, stepped forward and cleared his throat. “Nico, a little bird told me,” he looked at Jason, “that your boyfriend is a Star Wars geek. Is that true?”
Nico took one look at Leo’s costume and his mouth twitched when he realized why Leo was asking. “He is, but don’t let him get started on it, or else he will never stop. Besides, he’s not my boyfriend, I prefer calling him…”
“A significant nuisance?” Will showed up from the dining room, carrying a plate full of food. “Don’t mind him, he just warms up a bit slow.”
“Yes, this is Will,” Nico sighed, addressing those who hadn’t met them before. “Sometimes he’s a nuisance, sometimes he can be quite OK. When he’s having a good day.”
“Same back at you, dear,” Will laughed. “Did I hear someone mention Star Wars, though?”
“You did,” Leo said, stepping forward so Will could see his costume better. Needless to say, Will looked beyond thrilled.
“Oh boy, here we go again,” Nico said quietly before Will even had time to comment on the costume.
“Woah, that must be the best C-3PO costume I’ve seen. And yeah, I’ve seen a few so I don’t compliment you for nothing,” Will assured.
“Thanks, man, I did spend quite a while with it,” Leo said, high fiving Will. “Glad someone here appreciates good things.”
“I still hope you’re not one of those fans who have only seen the most recent movies and not the originals,” Will noted.
“Heck, no!” Leo exclaimed immediately. “The original three for the win! Mom and I used to watch them a lot… um, when I was little. She was a big fan. But the newer ones just don’t feel the same.” Calypso had a feeling Leo had almost said something else, but he had changed his phrasing at the last moment.
“You have a pretty good taste,” Will said approvingly. Then he finally realized he hadn’t even asked Leo and Calypso’s names before getting into the geek mode.
“So, who are you two? I already met Percy and Annabeth earlier but I don’t think I know you guys yet.”
“I’m Leo Valdez, and this is my, um, flatmate, Calypso Astal,” Leo introduced. Calypso hoped there was a better word to describe their relationship than a ‘flatmate’ but at the moment it was probably the best and the safest option there was.
“Flatmates, huh?” Will repeated. “How did that happen?”
“I was in a hurry to find a roof over my head so I put in the application that I also accept mixed flats,” Calypso replied. “I didn’t meet Leo beforehand because, um, that would have been a bit difficult to arrange in this case, but it worked out OK.” Calypso noticed Leo was looking at her from the corner of his eye, and she realized she had never even talked about that option before. The truth was that she had had to plan her leaving very thoroughly so her father wouldn’t notice and she had driven to Indianapolis as fast as possible, with no time for second guessing.
“And my flat happened to have a room free because our boy Jason decided to move in with Beauty Queen,” Leo added to that story. “It’s really no stranger than that.”
“Oh, right, someone must have mentioned that you and Jason used to be flatmates,” Will recalled. “I just didn’t connect the dots.”
Jason had apparently finished welcoming the rest of the guests because he joined the group in the living room. “That reminds me, I don’t think I’ve asked you, Calypso, if Leo still leaves his dishes undone and if he has empty milk cartons in the fridge.”
“He used to do that?” Calypso asked with amusement. “After seeing his room that’s not so hard to picture, but no, he’s been pretty tidy in the common area. Although one time he bribed me to do his dishes for him in exchange for some of his food.”
“It was a good deal!” Leo protested. “You didn’t have to cook and you also got to taste some Valdez’ sizzling hot quesadillas so I’d say it was a win-win. Besides, you didn’t seem to have anything against that.”
“Alright, I will admit the quesadillas were pretty good,” Calypso conceded. “But a true gentleman offers them without even asking. Well, other than that he’s been OK,” she told Jason with a playful twinkle in her eye.
“I guess he really is able to change his habits, then,” he replied. “At least when the flatmate is someone he...”
Before Jason had time to finish his sentence, Leo intervened: “Folks, do we really have to be talking about my cleaning habits in front of people I don’t know? The first impressions are important, especially when it comes to Supersized McShizzle!”
“We’re just being honest, Repair Boy.” Calypso couldn’t resist booping his metal covered nose. Apparently she just didn’t know how to not cross the line with this boy, she sighed in her mind.
“Is that all? Where’s the feisty Sunshine I know?,” Leo said in a low tone, so the others could barely hear his comment, coming out almost flirty.
“Shut up,” Calypso answered equally quietly but held her gaze at him.
“Ahem,” they suddenly heard Piper’s voice behind them. “In case you’ve stopped with the flirting, I’d like you to meet a couple of people.”
Calypso turned to see the newcomers and as she recognized the Hunter badges both of them had attached to their shirts, something in her mind just suddenly turned off.
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nerdanel01 · 3 years
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Another Tag Game
Tagged by @fiadhaisteach, thank you!! And I’m actually online and at my computer so I won’t forget and lose it in my notifications like so many other games like this yikes
Nickname: I... don’t really have any? A couple of people on here might still know me as “Leeches,” which was a nickname I used in another fandom, but for the most part I just go by Cath or Cathleen.
Zodiac: Leo 🦁
Height: 5′3" 
Hogwarts house: For a long time I would have sworn I was a Ravenclaw, then there was that really in depth HP house quiz that was going around, maybe last year? Absolutely snatched my wig off. Apparently I’m a Hufflepuff-leaning Gryffindor, go figure. 
Last thing i googled: "kitten heel,” to make sure it meant what I thought it did when I used it in my fic 
Song(s) stuck in my head: Lately, Largo Al Factotum. Nothing lifts me out of my depression like that video of Peter Mattei, idk what it is. 
Number of followers: 138 but I think that’s deceptive because I’m pretty sure most of the accounts, while not deleted in the Purge, have been mostly inactive since then
Hours of sleep: 7
Lucky number: 13 ;)
Dream job: My dream job is literally just. Someplace where the expectations are clear, where everyone is respectful to each other, where I am never required to work more than 40 hrs/wk without OT. I just want like, a job that I can leave at work when I’m done, that pays me enough to live and take care of my dog. 
It’s probably a very sad state of affairs in America that the idea is so far-fetched I consider that my “dream.”
Currently wearing: jeans, oversized navy turtleneck sweater, glasses
Favorite fanfic authors:  So many great authors in this fandom! To name a few: bdafic, viking_woman, keturagh (who just posted a new work!!!), lavellanpls... and of course, Feynite’s Looking Glass was such a joy and tremendously influential on me when I first started writing in this fandom. 
Favorite instrument: Cello! I played violin growing up but there’s something about the depth and the resonance of sound you get with a cello that’s just... unf. (I have to agree with @fiadhaisteach that the flute is also great, but in terms of woodwinds, I’m more of an oboe girl.)
Aesthetic: Moonstruck Grandpa. Bundled up in scarves and jackets, surrounded by dogs, gazing at la bella luna. 
Favorite song: One Foot in the Grave by the Pernice Brothers
Favorite animal noise: Sound of dog snorfling up carrots 🥺
Random: My sister kindly got me a binder for Christmas to keep my recipes in. It has a bunch of really cute illustrations of vegetables with faces: smiling broccoli, peas, tomatoes. 
...I originally mistook the binder for “a photo album for my plants.” Because yes, I have taken that many photos of my plants since I got my succulent gardens set up at the end of the summer. 
Tagging @waterwhisp-rivergoblin, @sopml, and @bdafic (no pressure)
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iiamtriixiie · 4 years
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TASK 005:::….. Digging Deeper
QUOTE: “I AM TRIXIE!!!!”
BASIC
NAME: Veronica Starr Trixie Tang NICKNAMES: The crazy one AGE: Twenty-Two GENDER: Female PRONOUNS: She/Her
FAMILY
PARENTS: Father - Carlos Starr Tang & Mother - Grey Starr Tang SIBLINGS: Ew, none
PHYSIAL ATTRIBUTES
FACE CLAIM: Victoria Justice HEIGHT: 5′5″ HAIR COLOR: Blonde Dark Brown EYE COLOR: Brown DOMINANT HAND: Right PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: None, is actually very flexible -wink- LEARNING DISABILITIES: Dyscalculia ALLERGIES: Herself Allergic to losers and cheap clothing DISORDERS: ADHD, Depressive Episodes, Obsession and maybe Depersonalization/Derealization ??? FASHION: Wears literally anything that is in season, everything that is tight and fitted, crop tops, short skirts, pinks, purples, high heels, and also whatever she see’s the real Trixie wearing through social media (but also tries and acts like she wears them ‘first’) NERVOUS TICS: Eye twitches, internal monologues, clawing, being envious and jealous of others, wearing wigs, shouting, fake smiling, acting, throwing things around, and probably more stuff that I’m too lazy to list 
LIFESTYLE
HOME/APARTMENT/DORM/OTHER: A big home but like in a mini ‘mansion’ type of home PLACE OF BIRTH: New Jersey METHOD OF TRAVEL: Chauffeur PHONE: Owns both an iPhone and Android LAPTOP/COMPUTER: Dell PETS: Double Ew FURTHEST EDUCATION: Is a Junior majoring in Fashion at Corona University 
CAREER: Interning at Haus of DaVil
DRUGS/ALCOHOL USE: Yes, maybe this is why she’s crazy
ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Bi-romantic SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bi-sexual AVAILABILITY: Single LANGUAGES: English
PHOBIAS: Losing to Trixie Tang, being ignored, losing in general Having little to no attention on her HOBBIES: Shopping, tearing people down, telling lies i mean like gossiping, being surrounded by attention, bragging, and being better than Trixie SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Instagram (owns two separate accounts), Twitter, Tok Tok and any other form of social media that the real Trixie Tang has so she can stalk, i mean follow her
FAVORITE
LOCATION: Anywhere she is with attention placed on her is considered her favorite place MUSIC: Electropop, art pop, bubblegum pop and dance pop, but also whatever is considered as cool to listen to SHOWS: Fashion and makeover shows and trashy reality shows MOVIES: Psychological thrillers, Whichever is popular at the time and she can go to a early live screening to FOOD: Air BEVERAGE: Most likely any kind of diet supplement drink COLOR: Pink and purple
CHARACTER
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Neutral Evil (but is leaning very close to Chaotic Evil) WESTERN ZODIAC: Scorpio Leo CHINESE ZODIAC: Ox HOGWARTS HOUSE: Slytherin  SONG: Anything Like Me by Poppy
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block-swing-perry · 2 years
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Ok only had enough time for a quick human Leo sketch, I’m obsessed with the idea that he really resembles Lou jitsu. Also yes he is wearing the blonde wig
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cpw-nyc · 4 years
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Viral 'Hana Solo and Slave Leo' Want to Make Star Wars Queerer
By Daniel Reynolds
Turning a Sexist 'Star Wars' Costume on Its Head
This week, photographs of “Hana Solo and Slave Leo” went viral on Reddit and later on Twitter after Mark Hamill tweeted them. "It could have been worse," he captioned the photo, which he juxtaposed with a photograph from of himself and Carrie Fisher in Return of the Jedi.
The “Hana Solo and Slave Leo” pictures show a gender reversal of the Star Wars characters Han Solo and Princess Leia, in reference to the infamous scene where a golden bikini-clad Leia (Fisher) is chained to the monstrous Jabba the Hutt in the original Star Wars trilogy. From its inception, the image of “slave Leia” was controversial, as it promoted sexism, female objectification, and, well, enslavement. Fisher herself was no fan of the costume, telling Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, “Don’t be a slave like I was. … You keep fighting against that slave outfit,” in a conversation with Interview before her death.
The Advocate found the identities of the models in the viral photographs: actors America Young (Girls! Girls Girls!, Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures) and Dove Meir (House of Demons, Diverted Eden). Below, Meir and Young discuss the feminist vision of the photographs, which were shot by Rob Daly in November.
The Advocate: Tell us the story behind this photo.
Dove Meir: America Young and I are big supporters of the gender equality movement, and thought this would be a great gender reversal to show what it would have looked like if the "manliest" role in Star Wars was played by a woman, and for the role of the damsel in distress to be played by a man.
America Young: Some of the best changes and advancements come from the question "What if?" What if the characters in Star Wars were gender-nonconforming? What if all the male roles were played by women, and vice versa? What if Jabba were more interested in men as sex slaves than women? Then Hana Solo would be frozen in carbonite and Prince Leo would be dressed as the object. What if the biggest franchise in the world asked, "What if?" Also, I just wanted to be the smuggler and Dove is a good sport.
What was your reaction to the story going viral, and Mark's retweet?
Meir: Wide-eyed shock and glee! We grew up with Star Wars, so having Mark tweet our photo is amazing and surreal.
Young: Absolute joy!  And all the texts and tags we got from friends freaking out with us and for us made it even better!
Why do you think it went viral?
Meir: Well, the exposed skin probably helped a little bit, but it seems like people are loving the costume idea and are sharing it with each other, as well as the fact that the Solo film will be released soon. I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of female Solos this coming Halloween, and a few male Leias as well.
Young: Well, the comment, "Those are the best Leia buns I've seen yet," I think really sums it up!  But there were also so many comments saying, "Now, this is a movie I want to see!" I think we tapped into something. The audience is out there and ready for something different.  
Will you be going in drag again?
Meir: We actually tried to make it look as if it were a man as a slave and a woman as Han Solo, so it wasn't technically "drag," but that was an option we were considering. We decided to focus specifically on gender equality in film for this particular project. If it were drag, she'd be wearing men's clothes and I'd have a bra and a wig. We're totally open to more gender swaps and drag as well! Any suggestions?
Do you hope Star Wars will soon add LGBT/gender-nonconforming characters to its universe?
Meir: My guess is there are already LGBT/gender-nonconforming characters in the Star Wars canon. There are rumors about one main character being gay, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. I think it's important to have diversity, especially in a film series that depicts such a vast universe. It would be great to see more LGBT/gender-nonconforming representation. I believe it's important ... [to] see characters in film that are like ourselves and give us confidence in who we are so we don't fear being ourselves. It's not about pointing out what's different and declaring "It's OK." It's about recognizing that it's just another normal part of our world, and focusing on our goals, missions, and stories, instead of exemplifying what makes us different. Even if it's done with a positive intention, pointing the spotlight on it is still stating that it's separate from the norm. I want to see more LGBT/gender-nonconforming characters in films, but I want to follow their journeys and root for them rather than being pulled out of the story to comment on how great it is that the community is represented.
Young: Yes! I know how I feel when I see a character on screen that I identify with. I feel ... like I'm breathing. I feel my heart in my chest. I feel heard, seen, realized. And I cannot even imagine how it would feel to never see "yourself" on screen, as though a character you identify doesn't have a story worth telling, worth showing. Star Wars is the biggest franchise out there. I wouldn't be surprised if it's better known than the Bible at this point. And to not show all the beautiful, gorgeous diversity of our world in that vast galaxy would be a huge opportunity missed.    
What are you working on now?
Meir: Right now I'm celebrating two feature films in which I was cast that are available on VOD: House of Demons and The Concessionaires Must Die as well as a feature, Diverted Eden, which has won a few awards at film festivals. I'm the voice and motion-captured body and face for Ken's best friend, Ryan, on Barbie Vlog on YouTube. And I've recently shot two wonderful films that I'm still under NDAs so I can't tell you much about, but one is about an airplane pilot and the other is about hunting Nazis in the late 1940s in Chicago. I'm also always working on indie projects with friends and colleagues. You can check me out and stay up to date on projects and cosplay photo shoots on my Instagram @Dovemeir.
Young: My feature directorial debut The Concessionaires Must Die, a slacker geek comedy executive produced by Stan Lee, is out on VOD platforms. I'm directing an animated series for Mattel. My web series that I directed, Whatta Lark, which is about motherhood and drag queens, is online now. I'm also stunt coordinating a few features and writing my next feature to direct! My Twitter & Instagram are @america_young.
https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2018/5/16/viral-hana-solo-and-slave-leo-want-make-star-wars-queerer#media-gallery-media-1
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tartareus · 4 years
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Fiona Goode as layers !
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LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE
NAME -   fiona borgia vandenheuvel goode
EYE COLOUR -   vivid hazel although her gaze visibly darkens when she’s angry
HAIR STYLE / COLOUR -   like her father before her fiona has golden blonde hair, a family genetic trait that seemed to almost skip her daughter. fiona personally hates it when her hair is too long and has never had it any longer than at shoulder length. naturally straight with the odd curls at the tips, the supreme likes to keep a classic look that is just hers, with hair cascading down in gentle waves framing her face, but with a modern air to it. eventually, when she begins to lose her hair, fiona takes on wearing wigs ( high quality ones that try to mimic what her hair was like but just won’t curl right ) and headwraps sometimes
HEIGHT -   5ft 8 / 1,73m,  that tall and still refusing to wear heels that are smaller than 5 inch
CLOTHING STYLE -  black, copious amounts of it. it is not just because she is a widow, she has been fond of the colour ever since she was a teen and not only she finds it classy and charming, it also helps that it gives her an even more threatening and severe look. the cut is flattering, hugging her curves pleasantly but not too much as she’d rather take a classy look than a sexy one anytime. in the odd occasion that she wears other colours, she goes straight to red - vivid blood red or the dark crimson piece she loves so much. she's never wearing cheap stuff - hell, even her sleepwear is from chanel - because fiona loves fancy things, always has && will not hesitate to spoil herself buying them. overall she is stylish, even if she hardly ever leaves her comfort zone and drops the classics that are her favourites , like chanel and prada.
BEST PHYSICAL FEATURE -    to me, it’s her jawline (she’s got a jawline for days - beautiful), but if you were to ask her she’d probably say it’s her legs. they are long, smooth and give her a lean look && while she knows there’s nothing particularly special about them fiona has learnt to use her legs in a way that could easily rival marlene dietrich.
LAYER TWO : THE INSIDE
FEARS -   her own death, losing cordelia for good, lack of power, not being loved, being lonely,witch hunters
GUILTY PLEASURE - oh boy, i could say so many things here - sex, alcohol, manipulating people - but let’s be honest she’s not feeling guilty about any of these, they’re just plain pleasures for her. so i’m going with the REAL deal here: crispy spicy fried chicken ! i kid you not ! catch fiona smuggling into the academy some kfc in the middle of the night after she’s done some shit like killing a student or digging up a racist psycho, that is all the comfort food she needs.
BIGGEST PET PEEVE - lack of respect, insubordination and incompetence, seriously...the quickest way to get her to turn your brain into scrambled eggs is by doing any of these. she will not have it.
AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE - tbh it really depends on the verse, it used to be becoming the supreme, then it became being powerful. i think, in the way i chose to play her, it’s keep her powers and position as supreme as she becomes immortal ; on a side track, patching up things with her daughter is one of her goals, but it never really makes it to her main ambition.
LAYER THREE : THOUGHTS
FIRST THOUGHTS UPON WAKING UP -   when she’s not waking up with a random joe or jane ( in which she wakes up like “who the hell is that? get out.”) beside her, considering the amount of alcohol she drinks, fiona usually wakes up with a hangover and a thundering headache so it’s something along the lines of “  goddamnit, close the drapes ! where's that  painkiller ?? ”
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MOST -   “what can i do to get what i want ?” she’s always after ways to get something for herself, manipulate people so they are useful for her
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT BEFORE BED -   she takes a stiff drink and wishes there was someone to hold her - wishing that she truly had someone there for her, because at the end of the day, after parties and fancy meetings, that’s exactly what fiona is: alone and lonely.
WHAT YOUR BEST QUALITY IS -   she gets shit done, just goes for it with heart and soul - oh, wait...she doesn’t have one...well, semantics aside, she really applies 100% of herself to whatever she does. that dedication extends to her love life too. she might not be the most romantic person around and will try and manipulate things into her favour but if she really likes you she will do everything in her power to make it clear that you matter and that she cares about you.
LAYER FOUR : WHAT’S BETTER ?
SINGLE OR GROUP DATES - she does well in parties and places full of people, she’s extroverted and can be oh so charming and sweet when she wants to, but she’d prefer single dates if she’s serious - especially in the beginning - as they are more private and intimate. once she feels confident that this relationship might work, she’ll be happy enough to show you off to pretty much everybody she knows ( and take the opportunity to claim you as her own, as a way to mark her territory because she sucks at sharing )
TO BE LOVED OR RESPECTED -   love never got her that far, respect is fickle so it’s neither, she’d rather be feared. the respect would come after this.
BEAUTY OR BRAINS -   brains, always, what’s the point of looking good and being a total idiot ? she values beauty (in herself and in others) but nothing compares to a cunning mind.
DOGS OR CATS - it might come as a surprise, given her own feline nature, but fiona loves dogs and always wanted to have one but...well, she doesn’t want to clean up after them && have all the responsibility that comes with having one so...she’d rather not have them to save herself from the headache.
LAYER FIVE : DO YOU…
LIE -   it might be surprising how much she tells the truth to be honest ? fiona is a truth teller, as crass and mean as that truth might come out, by default except when she lies, a shame is: she has to lie way too often.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - oh, she’ll make it seem like she’s THE shit, like she knows everything and that YOU need her... but does that meet her own standards ? no. she despises false modesty ( fiona knows she’s smart and powerful, no denying on her vain nature ) but she is, deep down, a little insecure
BELIEVE IN LOVE -   "pft, love is for fools and silly school girls.” yes, of course she does.
WANT SOMEONE - yes.
LAYER SIX : EVER BEEN …
BEEN ON STAGE - in fancy parties when she has to talk about someone and once when she went along with stevie in a tour 
DONE DRUGS – the million dollar question that should be asked here is which drugs fiona hasn’t done yet ?
CHANGED WHO YOU WERE TO FIT IN - no, she’d rather change the people around her than change herself.
LAYER SEVEN : FAVOURITES
FAVOURITE COLOUR -   black and red. she despises pastels because she never looked good on them
FAVOURITE ANIMAL – panthers.
FAVOURITE MOVIE - she'll say she likes some obscure french movie full of philosophy and complex female themes but that’s bullshit. in reality fiona is a slut for old hollywood movies like singing in the rain and to catch a thief, 80’s slashers and, surprise, the odd nancy meyers movie every once in a blue moon
FAVOURITE GAME – scheming, no just kidding…am i? chess is a bore to her, especially because she never really worked the nerve to learn the rules right. she’d take gin rummy and poker anytime ( not that she’s any good at them though )
LAYER EIGHT : AGE
DAY YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY WILL BE -   october 17th,she’s a libra sun, leo rising with a scorpio moon
HOW OLD WILL YOU BE -   if she had lived long enough to actually have another birthday she’d be 63
AGE YOU LOST YOUR VIRGINITY -  18
DOES AGE MATTER – depends on the situation; by default she finds younger people annoying with all their antics and will not hesitate to tell them so.
LAYER NINE : IN A PERSON
BEST PERSONALITY -   someone who won’t be threatened by her or insecure by her status and actions, she likes confident and capable people, someone who won’t back down and won’t quit at the first issue they run into. someone fierce yet passionate, someone intriguing
BEST EYE COLOUR -   dark brown
BEST HAIR COLOUR – she’s usually attracted to brunettes and raven haired people.
BEST THING TO DO WITH A PARTNER -   sex. kidding, i mean, it really depends on the relationship and the partner ? she’s all for long conversations and dancing by the moonlight but she’s not the type who’ll be making grand love speeches, telling you how infatuated she is with you. Don’t expect any of that. She will however take you to places like paris and Greece, long vacations are a thing that Fiona is very prone to, especially with a partner.
LAYER TEN : FINISH THE SENTENCE
I LOVE -  “ the thrill of the hunt, my dance; I love the delicious high magic and power give me, that no drug could ever imitate.”
I FEEL -   “ like I’m slipping away, fading as the world goes on without me. ”
I HIDE -   “ how much i truly care. ”
I MISS -   “ loving and being loved. ”
I WISH -   “ cordelia would understand that all I’ve done was to make sure she was tough enough to be able to survive this ugly wide wicked world”
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nei-ning · 4 years
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I just woke up because of a dream which I knew I have to write down here.
In a dream I first was in some sort of hospital place, looking for Rise Raphael since I knew he was there. I wasn’t sure was Leo there with him too. I ended up in an area which no longer looked like an hospital. It was like small old library with small separated room in the corner. The door was open so I saw inside this room. There was old bookshelves full of books, ladders and in right back corned was open machine. Like some sort of “mutation” chamber if you know what I mean.
I then heard Rise Leo from the distance behind my left. He was somewhere standing on a level which went past the bookshelves which were on my left against the wall. Suddenly I saw cartoonish items appearing in line in front of me, slightly floating and connected with glowing red thin line, pointing towards the open chamber. I remember seeing some metal sheets and other items (which I didn’t see so well), but there was 5 or 6 items in total. Last one of them, however, was some sort of cute Rise Raph plush.
I now heard Leonardo, kinda, again and he let me know he wanted to “combine” Raphael and I. Not in a bad way tho! Leo was his own sweet self so this wasn’t a bad dream! Anyway, I instantly went in my head; “Hell no. I will not agree on this.” So I moved away from behind the line, but something from me (maybe female DNA) went into the chamber when it started on its own, sucking the items and Raphael plush inside it.
It lasted a second, or two, before the chamber exploded open and there stood muscular female robot - kind of thing. Its form I could describe as Raphael’s “Red Rage” from Rise.  First thing what she did was to flex her right armor covered arm, to show and see her muscles. She was so happy and still stunned! I heard her voice, which was SO LOVELY, as she laughed softly first, then saying she has never feel so strong and she loved it.
Now I noticed someone, a woman, jumping towards me from my front right. She was definitely Asian woman and when she stopped above me on some pile of boxes and looked down on me, I noticed she had pretty round face, black eyes and brown hair. She reminded me very much of Lei Fang from Dead or Alive in a way. But she was cuter and softer looking in a way. For a some reason she also was wearing a wig on her hair with black beret. She bent down towards my face as she talked to me. She mentioned the wig, saying or asking something about the elder woman who it did belong to in the hospital. I had no any idea about it, but I stood up, noticing movement on my left.
Leonardo made his presence known by now, jumping from somewhere on the level in front of the bookshelves. I could see him clear and close. He was smiling, he was so excited and happy as he jumped down once more on another level, but this time inside the small library room. He instantly started to flirt with her (mutated lady), in nice way, as he helped her up on the level in front of him. And she replied to his flirt instantly. It was clear they matched so damn well! After all there was something Raph-like in her.
I don’t remember what Leo said first, but this lady’s reply was to giggle and take gentle hold on Leo’s chin which, in return, made Leo smile eyes closed as he turned his head a bit, reaching his head towards her. Pretty much the same way when you pet a cat under their chin. He was blushing and smiling so lovely way. Few seconds passed and she released her hold on Leo’s chin, Leonardo opening his arms for a hug - and she went to it. He kept smiling whole time as they hugged and I now noticed that this female had shrink. She no longer was inside that big armor of hers, but I still couldn’t see who or what she really was. Some layer or thinner armor or clothes covered her tho.
During holding her in a hug I remember hearing Leo say (to me while giving me a look); “This is how we flirt / connect.” After that they just happily stood side by side, holding each other side ways, looking each other with such loving smiles while I was thinking; “This is so damn good fic idea!” And I kept repeating that to myself with so much excitement, ahah! Then I woke up and my first thought was “I probably slept an hour.” and I did slept only an hour, ahah :’D
But yes, I’m super excited about this dream! It was so lovely and definitely a good fic idea! I would love to draw it as a comic too, but with my skills... Njah. I wouldn’t be able to draw the backgrounds or that female well, since I didn’t see her well. But I’ve seen this dream before! Like decades ago! Rise Leo, back then, was black mass tho without a voice. This is very common to me in my dreams. If I see a dream about people / fictional characters who I don’t know yet in real life, they appear as black figures. After I see / get to know the person or fictional character in real life, I see old dream again which holds these peoples / characters, and this time I see and hear them.
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