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florsial · 4 months

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*THROWS BOOKS ON TABLE*

There isn't enough Bartylus content, I'm throwing a fit

And here's a lil playlist i made and realized gave off slight bartylus vibes<3:

Spectrum and Hot Gum gives off such bartylus vibes!!

Here are some Bartylus hcs!!!

-I do believe in canon Barty is younger than Reg by about a year but I don't really like that, so I imagine Barty is just younger than Reg by about a few months (i do what i want)

-Though they first met at a pureblood event when they were both 8 years old and Barty finds himself being pushed to talk to the sickly-looking boy who clung to Evan Rosier while his brother was being pulled away by Walburga and Orion. He didn't get to talk to Regulus at all that night, but Evan was nice.

-When he sat with Evan and Reg on the Hogwarts Express for the first time, Regulus still didn't talk to him. Just starred. It was then that Evan explained that Regulus didn't know any English, only French.

-So Barty tried to teach some to him, but since he was pretty stumped on English too, being used to Italian most of his life, it didn't do much for Reg. Though it did make him laugh.

-They started dating in their 4th year, at first it was just casual dating, neither of them actually thought they would last so long but that did. Though with a few split-ups here and there.

-Once when Regulus got extremely sick, Barty took a walk to pass the time (since Reg insisted that his boyfriend keep a distance so he wouldn't get sick too) and ran into a stray black cat. It reminded him of Reg so he took it with him and presented it to Reg who opted to name the cat Artemisia

-Regulus likes to write letters and poems so he can slip them into Barty's bag for him to read.

-Cue soft dancing between the two, they def do it in private as a way of comfort

-Barty finds random shit he thinks Reg will like and just bring it to him like a cat, Reg a has about 2 boxes for it all

-They both know exactly when the other is lying. Both of them grew up in households that would lie often so they would see through each other so quickly. This is why surprises between them are basically useless but Reg likes to do so anyway because it's the thought that counts in his head

-In my little head they ran away to elope and just never told anyone. In canon compliant, I would imagine them eloping in the middle of wartime and planning to announce it when everything was over, but it just never happened cuz Reg died.

-I think it would be more fun if it was in a muggle/modern au where shortly after Sirius runs away, Reg and Barty run away to elope and they just disappear until years later when Sirius sees his little brother who he thought was still living with his parents and the little fucker is married to the psychotic bitch who threw knives for fun in high school (i might actually write a fanfic on this holy shit)

-wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses wrist kisses tehe

-Regulus paints Barty's nails cuz Barty has shaky hands that can never keep still

-Partly blond Regulus who lets Barty dye his hair

-They like to play tag together, while on the outside it's just a sweet thing, it is always a bit more symbolic than what people think

-Regulus knows how to sew so when he sees that some articles of Barty's clothes are ripped, he takes them and fixes them up. When Barty takes notice of this, he takes care to buy Reg a bag of candy and extra kisses as payment

-I don't really see them as super chaotic more like, unnerving in the sense that someone will be like: Evan: Yo your boyfriend is creepin me out Barty: K, he does that Barty: anyways you wanna see this macabre painting I made of someone getting eaten Evan: . . .yk what sure

-Painter Barty/Writer Regulus who are each other's muses hehe

-Barty learned how to make rings out of paper clips so he would make them and just throw them at Regulus. He started making them in 3rd year and has yet to just give them to Reg. He has to throw it. Barty says it's tradition, Evan calls bullshit, and that Barty just likes seeing Regulus confused about where the ring fell on the ground (it's true)

-Regulus likes to sneak up on Barty but over time Barty has become more aware of Regulus sneaking up on him.

-They share jewelry but the vibes are always the complete opposite when they wear it so people don't realize they are wearing the same piece. Regulus would wear it in a fancy and sophisticated way and Barty would wear it in what I think of as the "dirtbag" way (idk how else to describe forgive me)

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wp-blaze · 1 day

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What are the key features of great songs?

I’m in the midst of learning ‘Clair de Lune’ at the moment, and I’ve already gone past the ‘I love this music’ part. I don’t know about you, but when […]

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holylulusworld · 10 months

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Nrfth (8) - Leave it all behind

Summary: Betrayal cuts deep. If your heart and trust get damaged. Can you find a way back?

Pairing: Chris Evans x fem!Reader

Warnings: heavy angst, we stan Tracey in this house, Tracey is the best friend ever, hurt & comfort (not Chris), unplanned pregnancy, language

A/N: Please consider I changed the timeline (timespan between the movies) a little to match my story. We are now in 2013, two years after they met.

No rest for the heartbroken masterlist

<< Part 7

Three months later, …

“Babe, you need to eat something. Anything. Let me order food.” Tracey sits next to you on your couch. “I know, Y/N. I know it feels like your whole body is sore.”

“He didn’t just end things with me for some other girl, Trace.” You wipe your face. “He cut me out of his life.”

She glances at the muted TV, sighing deeply. “Y/N let’s get out of here for a while. We can just…” She drops her eyes to your middle, sighing once again. “Why did you never tell him?”

“Did you not see the news? I bet the bitch taking over the role in the Avengers movie is the one he chose over me. She didn’t do just a cameo. She has at least five scenes with the Avengers. And, they have the audacity to resurrect my character at the show.”

“What?” Tracey gapes at you like she got punched in the face. “But they let you die, Y/N.”

“Yep,” you pop the ‘p’. “They resurrect my character and surprise,” you chuckle humorlessly, “that bitch will take over my role at the show too.”

“You’re fucking with me.”

“I wish,” you choke on your tears once again. “I can’t take a job because of my circumstances while Chris parades his bitch around town, or rather he shows her off in every interview as his new sidekick. They gave her my role, Tracey! MY ROLE!”

“That’s so fucked up,” she grunts. “Breaking up with you was one thing but this is…like he’s not the same person. Maybe this is a serious case of body snatching.”

“Body snatching?” You laugh for the first time in weeks. “Really?”

“Like in the old movie,” she mutters. “Don’t you remember? We watched it when we were kids. You got scared and I had to hold your hand the whole night.”

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I remember,” you say with a smile. Tracey was always there for you. Even when she was scared too, she held your hand. “I wish they exchanged Chris, but this is all him. I don’t know how I could not see he’s like that.”

“Hmmm…I don’t understand him. Out of the blue, he breaks up with you and ruins your career.” Tracey knits her brows together. “This is too fishy. Maybe you should try to talk to him one last time. He owes you an explanation.”

“Men are pigs,” you scrunch up your nose. “Please make sure that I never fall for one of them ever again. From now on, I’m cured of men…”

You’re restless tonight.

No wonder. Tomorrow you should’ve been on set again to film the new season of your show. Now someone else will play your role and you are stuck at your apartment.

“Babe, did you listen? That fandom guy messaged you again on Twitter. He wants to know why you left the show,” Tracey sighs as you look at her. “Why don’t you tell him what happened? Maybe if the fans of the show get to know about the shit Evans and the studio pulled they’ll cancel the show.”

“It doesn’t matter anymore, Trace.” You give her a sad smile. “He made his decision. The studio too. I got to move on. It sucks but there is nothing I can do about it.”

“That bitch stole your role in the movie and the show!” Tracey mutters. She throws her hands up as you turn around to stare out of the window. “Make them pay, Y/N.”

“No.”

“Let me at least scratch his car or use my baseball bat to remodel his face.”

“I thought he loves me too,” you sniff. “Love, such a stupid word for something breaking you down to nothing.”

“Y/N,” Tracey softly says. “Let’s go for a walk or eat ice cream. Just stop hiding at your apartment.”

“He didn’t even try to contact me. I realized a few days ago, that he never gave a shit about me.” You shrug. “I wanted to call Chris to tell him about…”

“Babe, you don’t need that asshole. We’ve got this. If you want me to, I’ll be your baby daddy.”

You snort, and then, you start laughing and crying. “Thank you,” you wrap her in a hug, “Daddy.”

Now Tracey laughs too as you hold each other. “Do you remember the guy giving me STDs? I was so in love that I got a tattoo with his name. I let them tattoo my ass, babe. I’m one stupid bitch too.”

“What’s with men these days? Why are they all assholes?”

Another month later, New Zealand, …

“I like it. What do you say?” Tracey watches you look around the new apartment. You decided to leave Hollywood and turn your back on the film industry in your country.

This means you have to move out of your old apartment as fast as possible and leave the world you believed you know so well behind.

“I like it too.” You should have a look around the apartment you want to rent, but you can’t focus. You are miles away, still wound tight as you saw an interview with Chris and his new sidekick last night. “I think this is it, Trace.”

“Babe, are you sure? This is going to be your new home.” You can hear the worry in her voice.

Tracey was, once again, your rock. She’s so much more than a friend.

How would you call the one dragging you out of your bed to make sure you eat? The only person who understands how you function and feel.

Friend. Ally. Sister. Soulmate.

“Hmmm…” you take a deep breath. “You’re right.” It’s time to focus on taking your life back in your hands. For almost four months you let the decisions someone else made dictate your life. “Let’s have a closer look, shall we?”

You hold out your hand for Tracey. She smiles and takes it. “We will get you through this too, Y/N. No man is worth your tears or that you stop living the life you built for yourself.”

You grin as Tracey props her feet onto the coffee table. She just finished carrying one of the last moving boxes into your new home and now, she’s chewing on a slice of pizza.

“I like it,” you say more to yourself than your friend. “My new job is great too. I always loved working behind the scenes, and this is my chance to do so.”

“How’s the bean today?” She drops her eyes to your swollen belly. “Does the bean want more pizza?”

“Can you not call them bean all the time?” Tracey snorts at your angry expression. “Even though their father is an asshole, I love them.”

“I love them too,” she coos and places her hand on your belly. “Good thing Aunt Tracey will buy them all the things you won’t. I’ll hang out with them and teach them how to mess with bitches.”

Smiling you look at your friend. She moved heaven and hell to help you get where you are now. Tracey even quit her job and moved to New Zealand to help you buy a house which you couldn’t have effort otherwise.

“They will love you too, babe.”

“I know.” She shrugs. “How could they not love me?”

At the other end of the world, Chris stares at a picture of you on his phone. He took it while you were asleep. He sighs and shuts off his phone.

For days he tried to reach out to you. It took him almost five months, but he found the strength to face you after what he did to you only to find you gone.

He missed the chance to tell you the truth, and it breaks his heart…

>> Part 9

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#chris evans #chris evans x reader #chris evans x you #marvel rpf #Nrfth (8) - Leave it all behind #chris x reader #angst #chris evans fanfiction

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tinydeskwriter · 2 years

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Traitor: Who’s in My Bathroom

singer!reader

PART ONE

summary: just a little extra till part two. or, Y/n gets interviewed on her Grammy, her new record breaking EP, the end of her relationship with British Heartthrob Harry Styles, cheating, and her surprising pregnancy.

word count: 2769

warning: angsty.

A/n: There is a especial participation by Hailey Bieber—because I love her—, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Dua Lipa, Gigi, Bella and Anwar Hadid are mentioned, Harry, Olivia and Jason too. This will kinda of put some light in how the break up happened, it’s Y/n version of what went down. On another note: you guys are giving me some amazing suggestions on who should be her next man, Michael B Jordan was a nice surprise, Chris Evans I kinda of imagined, Jack Harlow I wasn’t expecting, those three have been the most suggested and it's kind of even, I would like to throw in the mix Mark Ronson just because I find him pretty cute, he’s another known nice guy, and he’s in the music industry. et me know your favorite, and whoever shows up more is going to be the proud new man of a very gorgeous very talented Pop Icon.

Traitor Extra: Who’s in My Bathroom

“I think a lot of people probably want to know how we became friends.” Hailey said, they were making ice cream cookie sandwiches, all because Y/n had commented in their group chat that it was one of her biggest cravings during her pregnancy.

The singer was in a light blue linen top and long flow skirt ensemble with floral embroidery by Australian brand Fillyboo, a part of her pregnant belly adorably showing, her long hair in a braided crown and almost no makeup. She was impeccably beautiful with a maternal glow.

She was officially back in LA, and all the tabloids were reporting how she had bought a $20 million house in Chatsworth that formerly belonged to Frank Sinatra as her new home. 14 acres, two swimming pools and a sports court, with complete privacy and security, perfect for the Pop Icon to raise her baby in American territory. Of course, that was after reports that the 24 years old woman had bought a new £8 million home in London, close to Hyde Park.

“We met…it was through Gigi, and I met Gigi through Z, was it 2015? 2016?” Y/n looked at her friend, unsure of the right date. “It was right after the band went into a hiatus, and the guys started solo careers, I had just wrapped up my first world tour as a headliner, and we started spending more time in the States.”

At the time, she and Taylor Swift weren't really potential friends.

Y/n had met the singer around the time the older woman was dating Harry in 2012, and she and Harry started dating not long after Harry broke up with Taylor in 2013. It was safe to say that Y/n/n wasn't exactly welcome on the TS Squad.

Gigi ended up introducing her to her other friends, Hailey, Kendall, Kylie, and younger sister Bella, and they kind of became a group, with Hailey and Y/n naturally bonded over being the only ones not part of a sisterly duo.

“Gigi introduced you to the group...” Hailey nodded.

“We got really close because, well, Gigi always had Bella, Kendall had Kylie, we were the unpaired ones, and we kind of just started calling each other to hang out when we are in the same city.” Y/n commented with a smile, the sandwiches were ready. “This looks so good, you know this video is going to be just me eating, right?” The singer said.

Hailey laughed, lifting one of hers.

“Let's see if this tastes as good as it looks, cheers.” They smacked their ice cream sandwiches together as if it were a drink before taking their first bite.

Y/n moaned closing her eyes, making the blonde model laugh harder.

“That’s divine.” She looked at her friend. “I need to know where you bought this cookie.”

“As you are a very special guest, I made it myself.” Hailey said. “I’ll give you the recipe later.”

“I love you.” The singer said seriously, making her friend laugh.

They ate a whole ice cream sandwich for the cameras before Hailey went back to asking the questions.

“Recently there was the Grammy Awards.” The model said, eyeing her friend with a smile. “You took home five awards, being the most awarded artist of the night... how many Grammys do you have now, fifteen?”

Y/n had to contain the eye roll while Hailey contained the smile, Justin Bieber's wife knew exactly how many Grammys her friend had. How many times had they played around with the awards on drunken nights at the singer's house? Kendall and Hailey always came up with creative acceptance speeches that made the rest of the guests laugh themselves off the couch—Gigi had fallen off a high stool on one occasion—.

“Seventeen.” Y/n corrected with a small smile.

“And you also performed three new songs, Burned LA Down, Traitor and Good Enough, which are part of your EP Y/n Y/l/n Heartbreak Edition, Traitor became the most streamed song in the first 24 hours of release in Spotify's history... Which is really impressive, congratulations babe,” Hailey looked at her intensely, everything they were talking about had been discussed in advance. “The EP has a rather...melancholy theme.”

This time Y/n couldn't contain the eye roll at Hailey's subtleties, she had a smile on her face, which she knew wouldn't last long as they progressed with the subject. They were getting to the point where they needed to be. Y/n would not only talk about her successful EP, but also open up about the end of her relationship with Harry Styles. And she'd chosen Hailey, because she knew her friend would be empathetic, and stand by her corner, unlike everyone else who wanted an exclusive at the break up of the year —and boy, was Lia getting calls, radio hosts, tv hosts, even tell-all book deals—.

“We can be honest, the EP is about being cheated and left for someone else, and all the emotions and thoughts that come with that. Is pretty sad.” Y/n said with a small smile. “Some people talk bad about their ex on the internet, others write books, I'm a musician, I turned this painful experience into songs, I was surprised how fast the process was, it was therapeutic, I cried more than ever, everything was still very fresh in my memory.” She took a sip of the iced tea Hailey’s assistant brought her. “The ‘subject’ of those songs he’s not someone I was still getting to know when all that happened, it wasn't a brand new relationship, we've been together for nine years, we were engaged, we were renovating a house in London, we had plans to get married in 2022, we were trying to get pregnant.” The singer pointed to her growing belly.

“Did you suspect?”

“That he got into a affair with his much older director?” she asked with raised eyebrows, it was a rhetorical question, she knew exactly what Hailey was referring to. “No, I had no idea, we always planned our projects so that our schedules would fit around each other, Elvis was supposed to be filmed at the beginning of the year, but because of Covid, the filming was pushed to the end of 2020, he actually went with me to Australia, initially he was supposed to stay there with me until filming of My Policeman started in England this year, but then he joined this new movie project in September, because the original actor casted was fired, we were actively trying to make a baby, we talked about it, so it's safe to say the relationship wasn't on the rocks.” She made fun of what some blog ‘defending’ Holivia wrote. “He visited me in November, everything normal, nothing suspicious, nothing strange, we even talked about the plans for the wedding, my wedding gown was being designed by our friend, Alessandro Michele, that is the level of clueless about what was happening I was.” She gestured with her hands, a nervous habit. “It was a mutual friend of ours who first commented on their proximity, nothing even crossed my mind, I trusted him blindly, this is the man I am going to marry, I told this friend, I even defended her, can you imagine it? I went to dinner with her and her fiancé, I met her kids. I couldn't conceive of the idea that the two of them could be getting involved, emotionally, sexually or whatever…”

Harry and she had been having sex for the entire duration of her visit, no red flags had even hinted at what was to come. No text messages or calls at odd hours, no change in behavior, for all intents and purposes, he was still the guy who'd loved her since he was eighteen.

“When did you become suspicious?” Hailey questioned, because she already knew the story, she knew what was to come, and things only got worse.

“Her ex actually texted me by the end of November, she ended their more than a decade long relationship apparently out of the blue, and he was pretty sure something was happening between the two of them, and that's when I decided to talk with H, it was a video-call, and he completely dismissed the story.” She said with a bitter smile. “I already suspected I could be pregnant at the time, and this was the kind of news that is best given in person, silly me wanted him to be by my side when I took the pregnancy test, and a really small part of me was suspicious and wanted to see for myself what was going on.” Y/n controlled her own emotion by taking another sip of his tea. “What an idiot right? I wanted to surprise my fiancé but I was the one who got surprised.”

She could still vividly remember that day whenever she closed her eyes. She'd arrived in Los Angeles discreetly, James had given her spare keys to his Palm Springs house, and agreed to keep her arrival a surprise, he'd even commented that they should arrange to have dinner while she was in the country.

Hailey squeezed her friend's hand on the table in support.

“I got the key to the house he was staying in, it was another mutual friend of ours house in Palm Springs, we were engaged, we shared more than four houses, it was supposed to be a nice surprise, why wouldn't I get the key to the house he was staying, right?”

“Did you catch them both in the act?” the model asked wide-eyed.

She'd never heard the story in so many details before, and it was the first time Y/n herself was opening up to her, she'd learned everything from Gigi and Bella, not wanting to press the pregnant woman — of course, they had Y/n's permission, so she didn't have to go on telling friend to friend what had happened—.

Y/n laughed lightly at her friend's expression.

“Not in the act, I didn’t caught them fucking, but she was there, it was too early to be a social visit, and she was only dressed in one of his shirts, I think you can imagine what they probably were doing before.” The singer shuddered just remembering the scene. “The best part? It was a DIY shirt I had sewn for him during quarantine...”

Hailey stared at her with her mouth open and eyebrows raised. “What a bastard! I’am sorry, but he is, and she is worthless… You know what? They both are garbage, stinking garbage.” She said the second part to the camera, Y/n almost laughed at how her friend—one of the sweetest and kindest people she knew—was so outraged for her that she called her ex and his current girlfriend ‘stinking garbage’. “What happened then?”

“She left, we talked, more like he spoke and I stood there without a reaction, I didn't know what to say, my entire world collapsed at that moment.” She said with teary eyes. “There was the guy I'd been with since I was sixteen, my first everything, my first kiss, my first boyfriend, my first sex, my best friend and the person I thought I'd marry, we had a life together, nine years when you're still in your mid-twenties is a long time, especially for this industry standard.” She took a moment to breathe. “And he’s saying a lot of things, and the only thing I can understand is that that's the end of our relationship, he wants to try new things, explore this new feeling, and in my head the only thing that translates is: you're not good enough for him.” Y/n accepted a tissue and dried the stubborn tears. “Two days later he was with her, they were a couple, officially dating, the same friend who first told me about them getting close called to tell me.” She learned that they were officially together because Glenne, not wanting her to be caught off guard when the news got out, informed her. “How can you claim to love someone and move on so fast? Cross that, he moved on when we were still together.”

The other woman shook her head in disapproval as some camera crew assistants dried their faces. It was difficult to exist and never have read an article about Harry Styles and Y/n Y/l/n, the it couple of the music industry, the British Heartthrob and the British Songbird.

“Did you tell him you thought you were pregnant?” Hailey asked, their hands still connected.

“At what point? After I had already being dismissed like old news? I left without looking back, I just wanted to cry for my broken heart and the death of my happiness in privacy.” Y/n boarded the first helicopter out of Palm Springs and back to Los Angeles.

“When did you confirm the pregnancy?”

“The day after he went public with her at his manager wedding, I was staying with the Hadid’s in Pennsylvania, I left LA and went straight to Zayn and Gigi, it got to the point that I could no longer ignore the very real possibility that I might be pregnant, I was positively panicking, I don’t have a family, so I would be completely alone if wasn’t for them, Zayn got in touch with Niall, they are both by my side when Gigi's midwife confirmed it and did my first ultrasound.” Y/n dried her face and tried to smile. “It was the most emotional and also the saddest moment of my life, naively I aways thought that I would have the love of my life by my side when I found out I am pregnant with our babies.”

“Have you tried to contact him after?” Hailey asked, even her eyes are watery by this point, the two were ignoring the cameras, just talking like they would if they were catching up.

“I tried calling once, as he wouldn’t reply my texts.” She said. “Niall insisted, but he was extremely cold, he spoke to me as if he had never loved me, as if I was nothing to him. He literally said we'd better keep in touch through our lawyers to sort it all out, he was pretty much talking only about the material stuff, because 'she' wasn't comfortable with the two of us keeping touch.” Y/n wiped away some insistent tears. “I didn't even recognize him, I was like, have I been drunk, have I been blind our entire relationship? This isn't the sweet guy I fell for. All kinds of thoughts and scenarios go throughs your head in a situation like that, especially when you are a overthinking: What if he rejected my babies? What if they weren't good enough, like I wasn’t? What if he got tired of them, like he got tired of me? What if he had other children in the future, and mine were never a priority of his? We see that all the time in society, and I didn't want to force my kids into that kind of heartbreak, It's better not to have a father than be constantly disappointed, and honestly, the person who broke up with me is not someone I want around my children, and let alone that woman.”

Y/n chuckled lightly as she remembered when she first met Olivia, then with Jason, when the entire cast went out to dinner at a nice restaurant on Sunset.

“Do you want to hear something positively hilarious?” She asked, Hailey just looked at her, a tiny smile. “When I first met her, during a visit to LA, we all went out to dinner, the whole cast, her fiancé was together, and we chatted most of the night, he's an amazing guy, Chris Pine too, so smart and funny, and when we'd got home, H... he was dying of jealousy because I confessed that growing up I had this massive crush on both Jason Sudeikis and Chris Pine.” The singer gave a sarcastic laugh. “He was jealous of a teenage crush, while he was probably already cheating on me with her.”

Hailey rolled her eyes.

“The male ego is toxic.”

“Do not tell me.”

“Changing the subject a little.” Hailey said with a smile. “You always use plural when mentioning your baby, this is a way of not giving away the gender, or...”

Y/n smiled genuinely big.

“I’am having twins.” She laughed as Hailey gave a squeal of joy and hugged her friend. “So far I think only Z, Ni, Gigi and Bells knew...I lie, Anwar and Dua too, they were there when Ni found out about it, and girl...that Irishman is scandalous.”

#harry styles imagine #harry styles imagines #harry styles angst

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blond-jerk-tourney · 5 months

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Champagne Bracket: Bracket Finals

Propaganda from submitters Under Cut

Sharpay Evans

Blonde, HSM antagonist but it was never that deep

vote for Sharpay right now she fought sasuke

Kristoph Gavin

tried to kill a 12 year old girl and her father, also killed some other guy because he lost to him at poker

Quick propaganda for kristoph because he fascinates me and i need to show off how insane he is: when a client choose another defense attorney over him he used an 8 yo to hand that attorney forged evidence. he then proceeded to use his prosecutor little brother to make sure the court knows the attorney used forged evidence, thus making him lose his career. he then proceeded to play 5d chess with said attorney for 7 years, all hidden under the label 'friends'. he tried killing the 12 yo who forged the evidence but ended up killing her dad 7 years later instead, but he had a plan b and still managed to almost kill the girl. when he met the client that i mentioned at the beginning again, he murdered him. he's manipulative as hell and wants to be the best with the most power and everything that he did said above was literally out of Pettiness for that one attorney, and also to cover himself up (not so successfully since he does end up caught)

#champagne bracket #champagne bracket finals #polls #tournament polls #sharpay evans #high school musical #kristoph gavin #ace attorney #blond jerk tournament

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fictionalmenownmyheart · 2 years

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4th of July • chris evans

Requested by: @nickie-amore

Once again another great request asked by @nickie-amore, I hope I do it justice and incorporated everything you envisioned. Please let me know what you all think of it if you would like, either directly on the post or you can always message me privately which ever you prefer if you want to. I tried my hand at 3rd person because that’s the only way I could write about Chris before (Y/N) comes into this physically, I’m definitely better at first person, not by much, but I do find it easier for me. Also I just wanted to say I hope all Americans have a lovely 4th of July, I hope you enjoy this and if you’re not American I still hope you have a good time reading this.

Gif is not mine, belongs to the owner.

warnings: none that I can think of?

Chris Evans x fem!reader

Word count: 1.8k

(Y/N) and Chris had met on set of one of her first ever big roles, she was used to doing smaller roles but this was the film that had become her breakthrough into lead roles and Hollywood level acting.

(Y/N) and Chris had hit it off instantly. The friendship they had managed to build on set translated off the screen as well and many fans were speculating whether romance was blossoming between the two of them.

It wasn’t until two years later that they were both asked to be the leads in a new upcoming romantic comedy where the chemistry really came out and was the actual start of their relationship romantically.

Now, four years later (Y/N) and Chris were happily married and both in a good place in their careers. Jobs were being lined up and both were still as happy as they were when they had began dating.

Chris was currently at his home sitting in the living room with his brother Scott, who had come around early to help set everything up for later, each on one end of the sofa watching TV and Dodger sat patiently by their feet. After filming Lightyear, coming home to be with his family helped him relax and was just what he needed before he got ready for his next big project that wasn’t going to be until another 8 months time. He had a few minor promotional appearances and interviews he had to do in the months before that to keep himself busy before the project would get underway.

(Y/N) and Chris make sure to FaceTime at least every night, if either or both of them happened to be away, and if they can’t then they would always let the other know if they’re busy and postpone it until another day. Because (Y/N) was still filming after 6 months and Chris hadn’t seen her since two months ago when he went to visit her whilst shooting her film he was excited to hear her voice after missing her on this particular weekend they’d annually take time off work to spend with each other and their family.

Chris pulled his phone out of his pocket and clicked on (Y/N)’s name in his phone and stared at his reflection as he waited for it to connect. She doesn’t pick up.

That’s odd, he thinks as he furrows his brows, (Y/N) always picks up first time.

He tries again and the same thing happens. He sighs and reasons, maybe she’s busy.

“Shit, she’s not picking up!” His emotions begin to get to him, leaving him feeling worried and agitated.

Scott doesn’t need to ask to know who Chris is talking about. “Hey, calm down. It’s going to be okay. You can always celebrate with her tomorrow.”

“It’s not the same Scott. It’s supposed to be today. It has to be today.” Chris’s mouth grows dry as he tries to swallow down the worry he’s currently feeling deep within the pit of his stomach.

She’s okay, she has to be.

He knew he was being unreasonable and what Scott was saying made complete sense but even if he couldn’t be with her today in person he still wanted to see her beautiful face and hear the soothing notes of her voice even if that was just through a mobile phone screen. She was his home, (Y/N) would always be his home no matter where life took them, he was sure of it.

Scott felt for his brother, he knew that Chris liked to spend time with (Y/N), time was precious when they both had such hectic schedules. One of them would always try to stay home with Dodger when the other was working but it had become even more rare for them to be home together at the same time nowadays. And this holiday weekend was special for them, they always took time off work if it was needed so that they could spend it together and as far as he was aware, they’ve always managed to do that since they had started dating.

Chris could feel Scott’s gaze on him, he knew he meant well and most likely didn’t entirely understand even though he’d always been supportive in life generally. But he wanted a reason to stay home more often, he wanted what his sisters had, he loved being an uncle but he wanted children of his own with (Y/N) and not spend the odd weekend they were both free before having to say goodbye again. He knew (Y/N)’s new action movie was coming to an end soon and hoped that while they both had the time off work they would be able to relax together with Dodger.

He knew he was probably overreacting. He’d have to suck it up for now and accept that he wasn’t going to be able to call (Y/N) today and will have to wait until tomorrow like Scott had mentioned. Or if he was lucky, she would call him when she had a moment to spare. His family should be coming over soon to celebrate and he hoped that would keep him occupied and his thoughts away from (Y/N).

An hour later, Chris is feeling better standing at the barbecue cooking sausages for the hot dogs, beef patties for the burger buns, chicken skewers with grilled tomatoes and peppers, even including a vegetarian/vegan option of grilled tofu season with turmeric kebabs with finely sliced yellow bell peppers were all piled onto the sticks.

His family were making him feel better, just having them around him was helping but it didn’t stop his thoughts from crossing to (Y/N).

He flipped everything on the barbecue so it would all be evenly cooked and watched as Scott approached him with a bottle of beer held out towards him. He takes the offered beverage and nods his thanks before taking a long sip.

While he watches the barbecue he doesn’t notice Scott’s attention look past him. (Y/N) presses her index finger to her lips, miming to him to keep quiet and she softly walks towards them. Scott sends a discreet nod in the direction he’s looking, his lips crooking up into a smile.

Chris doesn’t notice the exchange until he feels a small hand come and rest on his back, his back muscles ripple and tense and he slowly turns around to find (Y/N) with a smirk on her lips and arms spread wide. “Surpri-“

Chris cuts her off by wrapping her up in a massive bear hug, his arms securing her to his body holding onto her waist. He pulls back slightly but doesn’t loosen his hold on her. He searches her face, taking all of her in and really believing that she is truly there in his arms and not just a figment of his imagination. He kisses her long and hard, putting in all the passion he has in him whilst being aware his family is watching nearby so tries to keep it as PG as he can.

They break apart, their breaths mingle as they catch their breath. “Happy 4th of July baby.” (Y/N) says so only he can hear her while they stay in their little moment for a while longer.

Everyone feels lighter now that (Y/N) has arrived, not feeling like they have to walk on eggshells around Chris anymore which he apologises for explaining he was worried when he didn’t get a response from her for their FaceTime call.

The food is enjoyed and laughter is shared during the rest of the evening. They all sit around the table, his mum to his left and (Y/N) to his right. They talk about what they’re thankful for and what they’re looking forward to in life. Chris keeps his hand in (Y/N)’s, not willing to let her go, wanting to make the most of the time he has to spend with her while he can before either of them get called away again. It seems neither does Dodger because wherever she goes, he’s only a couple of steps behind keeping close and becoming her little four legged shadow the entire rest of the evening celebrations.

After Scott, the last of Chris’s family to leave, says his goodbyes and walks out the door, Chris makes his way back to his wife excited to finally be alone with her.

He finds her with Dodger practically on top of her in the living room. Dodger has always been affectionate with (Y/N), from the beginning of their relationship they had formed a great bond which Chris was very grateful for. Right now though he was surprised by how Dodger was being so protective and all over (Y/N) more than usual.

“Dodger leave (Y/N) alone, she needs some space buddy.” Chris tries to get Dodger to move away but the dog just whines and rests his head back on top of her stomach.

“It’s okay baby, he can stay. He must have figured it out.” (Y/N) replies, her hand rubbing Dodger’s head, a small smile on her face that she shares with the dog.

Chris looks to her in confusion. “What do you mean, ‘he must have figured it out’?”

She pauses her action, Dodger’s sound of disagreement makes her carry on stroking his head. She stares at Dodger for a while, feeling as if he’s trying to give her some confidence from just a look. She knows it sounds crazy but it helps. Her attention finally turns to Chris, the confusion deepening. “I’m pregnant.”

Silence hangs in the air, his mouth agape to speak but no sound leaves his open lips.

“When?” He says not seeming to be completely out of the daze he’s in.

“When you came to visit me.” (Y/N) explains, and lowers her voice. “We certainly made the most of the short time you were visiting.”

Chris’s usually pale blue eyes darken at the thought of two months ago and what exactly happened the whole five days he managed to visit her. (Y/N) rolls her eyes, immediately knowing where her husbands dirty thoughts have gone to.

“And…” (Y/N) trails off.

Chris’s eyes widen more than should be humanly possible. “We’re not having twins are we? I haven’t even processed the fact that we’re having one baby just yet.”

She chuckles, allowing him to panic for a little bit. “No I was just going to say that I’ve finished shooting, we managed to film everything the producers were happy with using as the final takes so I have the rest of my pregnancy with you and Dodger. I know you have 8 months off before you start your next movie so we have that time to spend together and you get to be here for the first month of our baby’s life before you have to start filming and there will be plenty of times for us to visit you.”

Chris jumps up off the sofa, pulling you up, leaving Dodger disgruntled, and pulls her into his arms. “We’re having a baby.” His grin tells her all she needs to know that he is excited, maybe even more than she was when she had first found out after taking five pregnancy tests (she couldn’t believe it at first, and clearly not the second time either).

“This is the best 4th of July ever.” Chris whispers in her ear, his hot breath caressing her cheek. She shivers from the simple act, enjoying the feel of being in her husbands arms again. This time next year, their little baby would be with them able to celebrate as well.

Yes, (Y/N) thinks, it is the best 4th of July ever.

#chris evans #chris evans x reader #chris evans x wife!reader #chris evans x pregnant!reader #masterlist

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My marauders era headcanons part 8

Slytherin squad (Reg, Dorcas, Pandora, Barty, Evan and Emmeline) edition

They're all in the same year

Barty, Evan, Regulus and Dorcas were friends before Hogwarts since they're all purebloods and are also associated with the sacred 28

They met Emmeline and Pandora at Hogwarts and became friends instantly

They LOVE to cuddle and it's always so messy trying to fit six people in one bed

They're all Slytherins obviously

Emmeline, Regulus and Dorcas all play quidditch and Emma Vanity is their team captain (she's 3-4 years older than them)

Emmeline has a pet lizard and it loves everyone but Barty (Barty will claim otherwise if asked)

They watch horror movies and only Regulus and Dorcas are not scared

They love to gossip in slug club

Hottest friend group fr

When Regulus came out as trans in 2nd year they all helped him pick out a new name

Pandora and Emmeline are the parents of the group because the other four didn't really have a clue what good parents look like

Emmeline struggled a lot with her identity and had a lot of internalized aphobia before the others helped her figure out that she's aroace and accept it

Pandora and Regulus are both autistic and bonded over that a lot

When Evan and Barty happened in sixth year Emmeline, Pandora and Regulus all handed Dorcas galleons because Dorcas knew all along

Eventually Dorcas, Evan and Barty moved away from their abusive households and got a flat together

Regulus also moved out a bit later and went to live with the potters

They have a lot of inside jokes too

Marlene and James are honorary members of the group

...

This was more of a time line thing so I may do more about just them as friends

#slytherin #squadgoals #marauders #regulus black #marauders era #jegulus #dorlene #james potter #dorcas meadowes #evan rosier #barty crouch jr #emmeline vance #pandora lovegood #marlene mckinnon

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Time After Time -Harry Styles AU

Part I

Prompt: Harry and Y/N met in high school and there was an instant spark. What will happen 10 years later?

Word Count: 1.3K+

Warning: none?

Previous Part

POV: Emery Jade

Fake it til you make it, I thought as I am opening the doors to a conference room in my manager’s office building. Today is the day where I finally get to meet the cast of Greta Gerwig��s new movie that I am honored enough to be able to star in as the lead. This is what I have always dreamed of, working with one of my favorite directors, being able to play the lead, and I already know I will love this cast. Greta always picks good people to work with.

Looking up and I gave everyone a big smile. Everyone returned the gesture except for someone who seems to be studying the script. I don’t mind anyways as my eyes immediately fall onto my best friend, Indy Quan. Her facial expressions matched mine except she also had a wary look that accompanied her shocked look.

“Indy! Get over here,” looking over at Greta who is seated at the head of the table,”I think working with my best friend might be more exciting than working with you,” I said, giggling like a toddler who is up to no good.

As I pull her into a hug, I hear Chris Evans whisper, “I thought they don’t know each other and are just big fans of one another.”

I met Indy in elementary school and we have been inseparable ever since. We kept in touch even when she went to a different middle and high school across town. We would hang out whenever we can and one night during freshman year, she came over to my house since my mom was out of town and my siblings moved out. She brought a joint with her and it was both our first time smoking weed. I thought it would be brilliant to voice record us high and listen to it the next morning.

It's safe to say that words were said. Being the theatre kids and fire signs that we are, we came up with a master plan of fooling the media. The deal was that once we made it as actors we were going to lie to everyone and say how big of a fan of each other we are. Little do they know we have been best friends since the age of 10. Surprisingly, no one has thought otherwise until today.

I giggle to that as Indy whispers into my ears,”I’m sorry. He’s here”, she whispers with a sorrowful look on her face as she pulled away.

I was still smiling even if I was a bit confused, fake it til you make it, I remind myself. I hear Greta asking everyone to take a seat. As I looked for my name and seat, I noticed a name for the seat beside me, Harry Styles.

So this was what Indy was sorry for.

Taking a deep breath, I reached for my chair, only for Harry to beat me to it and pulled it out for me. I looked into those eyes and I feel like how I did 10 years ago and I never wanted for it to change.

Unfortunately for me, lIfe had other plans. I haven’t spoken to him once in the past 8 years but he follows me everywhere. At a bar, where I am trying to drink away our memories, his song comes on. In the car, where I find what little peace I have, his songs come on the radio. I can’t avoid him when I'm grocery shopping either, the tabloids love him as much as the people I pass by on the streets do.

For a split second, I forget about everything that happened, or should I say didn’t happen, in the past 8 years. It was like we were just H and Em. We'd go on long car rides in the middle of the night with no destination in sight. He would make me laugh with his stupid joke that never made much sense. I was the big spoon to his little spoon.

I snapped out of it and took a seat when he gave me a tight lipped smile. When he use to do that, it was a sign that he was nervous or anxious. I wonder if it still means the same thing. I returned with a genuine smile as I took my seat.

There are a lot of incredible actors in the room, including Timothee Chalamet who is in nearly everything that Greta works on, for good reason of course. I admire how much emotion he can put into a role.

He gives me a soft wave as I smile at him. He, as well as Chris who is chatting with Indy, has to be one of the most genuine people I’ve ever talked to so fair in this industry. His take on any topic is so refreshing and I always tell him how he should write a book.

“Good afternoon everyone!,”Greta said excitedly,”Thank you for all being here and taking the role. I am so excited to work with each and every one of you and to see you all put my vision to life!”

Everyone cheers, Harry stands up and starts clapping and everyone follows.

Giggling, she said,”Thank you guys but that enough,” and everyone sits back down once again. “I would like to introduce to you all officially, Ms. Emery Jade as the lead and accompanying her on screen as her love interest is Mr. Harry Styles!”

Harry and I awkwardly stand up as everyone cheers and we clap for each other. To everyone, besides Indy, we are perfect strangers, let's hope we can keep that act.

She continues on with introductions and the rest of the table read becomes a blur. Thankfully it seems like I managed to write some notes down.

“Thank you guys so much again! I’m very excited about this project and I hope you are too. Rehearsal begins next Monday, you should already have the schedule in your email. That’s it for today. Stay safe everyone,” Greta announces.

Everyone gets up and begins to exit the room. Indy making her way towards me, I notice Harry talking to Greta.

“You wanna have some drinks and talk about this?” Indy asked as she adjusts the tote on her shoulder.

“Yes please. Just come straight to mines. I have everything you need there and with how today went, you’ll be in no state to drive” I said after relieving a sigh.

She nods before her cell phone starts ringing and tells me she’ll meet me there.

I wave a goodbye to Greta, who’s gathering her things. I reach for the door handle, but realized Harry already had his hand on it when I felt the warmth and electricity travel from his hand to mine’s. Funny how that feeling hasn’t left after all these years.

I look up at him with a smile and he nods. I thanked him in the elevator that we quickly got into. I could tell that the silence was making him uncomfortable, even after all this time.

“Congratulations. I’ve seen some of your work,” he pauses,”It’s good. Actually more than good”

This lack of confidence and nervousness takes me back to the first time we met. It takes me back to the moment where the lines between friends or more. The stolen glances, tiny touches that feel more than what they were intended to be.

“Thank you,” I said with a slightly nervous laugh, “you’ve been up to a lot yourself! You’re music’s beautiful, Harry. I’m glad the world gets to experience your talent”

“ You listen to my music?” He said, looking as stunned as ever, “thank you, but I never thought about you knowing about it”. He tried to save his shock with a shy chuckle but he knows that Y/N knows him better than that.

“You don’t just stop listening to a voice like that” I said with a smile. It’s true though, that voice has gotten me to do way more than I am proud to admit but he doesn’t need to know that.

“Besides, there’s a lot that you don’t know”, I said as I walked off the elevator, leaving him like he once left me.

#harry styles blurb #harry styles imagine #harry styles fanfiction #harry fic #harry edward styles #harry styles writing #harry styles one shot #harry styles fan fic #harries #harry styles concept #harry styles #actor ! harry #actorry #time after time #time after time ! harry

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Day 1: First Sight

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Word Count: 413

Evan meets Sammy for the first time.

==================February 1st, 1974==================

William had taken Evan with him to Simon’s house. William and Simon had met when they went to pick up their kids Terrence and Noah from daycare, respectively, and had hit it off rather quickly. Will was still closer with Henry, having known him for far longer, but Simon was closer and easier to visit. So to the Vernum’s home he went.

Simon had recently had a 3rd child, Samuel, and he wanted Evan to meet who would likely become one of his future classmates, given their birthdates and the fact that Simon wouldn’t let any of his kids be held back only because of age.

There was also another reason he was visiting. He’d begun work on opening a restaraunt, and wanted a partner or two for the business. He’d be visiting Henry later with a similar proposition, of course, but Simon had expressed interest in working with him before. So while William and Simon talked, Samuel and Evan Christopher were over playing in the next room.

Despite the 16 week and 1 day age difference, the two babies had very similar interests in toys and promptly began laughing and playing together.

“Sorry, William, but I don’t have any of the necessary skill set to help you here. I know Henry runs a few restaraunts, why don’t you go ask him to be your partner?”

“I was already planning to speak to Henry, but I was hoping you’d be interested as well. Regardless, I take it you wouldn’t mind if I stay for tea? I’d bet Christopher would like to spend more time with Samuel as well.”

“Of course not, old sport!”

“Oi, who the bloody hell are you calling old? I was in 10th year while you were graduating from university!” Simon simply laughed at that.

Sammy had stopped laughing and was paying attention to the conversation; as much attention an 8-month-old can have to a conversation, anyway. “A bwa bwa la!”

“Oh? Whattya need buddy?” said Simon.

“K... Ki...”

“Oh, you’re trying for your first word!”

“Kiki!” said Sammy, pointing at Evan.

William laughed. “I guess that’s your name now, bud: CC.”

“NWO!” Sammy pouted, “ONLY ME CALL KIKI!”

“Alright, I get it. You don’t want anyone else to call him by the nickname,” said William.

Meanwhile, Simon was staring at Sammy in slight shock. “I- Wha- you just went from rarely babbling to practically a full sentence! HOW?”

Evan finally spoke something: “Can I keep him?”

#fluffruary #fluffruary 2024 #fluffruary day 1 #charlotte fic #fanfiction

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monsterrae1 · 2 years

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Buddie Fanfics Masterpost

One shots:

You're not my home land anymore (so who am I defending now)

5.5k | Read on AO3

Buck thought that he and Eddie were in the same page, when Eddie starts dating Ana its very clear that they werent, so whos gonna mend Buck's broken heart?

Always taste like you

2.4k | Read on AO3

(A story about Buck and Eddie’s relationship, or lack thereof, told by Eddie)

Eddie still didn’t understand what it was that he had with Buck. Eddie and Buck start sleeping together, but they dont talk about it, Eddie wants more, Buck apparently is happy with how things are, how long can Eddie go like this?

Tis the damn season

5.2k | Read on AO3

Evan and Eddie met one night and fall into bed, for the next four years they keep coming back to each other. Would they be able to keep each other?

Eddie Diaz discovers the secrets of the universe

3.9k | Read on AO3

After leaving the 118 Eddie has too much time on his hands and comes across a book that would change his life. He finds himself dealing with all his past repression and trauma, coming the other side better, happier.

You weren't mine to lose

4.3k | Read on AO3

There's a Gallery in New York with objects from failed relationships and people that've left, it's called the "Broken Hearts Gallery" and when they open an exhibition Buck runs into a very familiar item that brings on a lot of realizations and new light on his relationship with Eddie, who he hasn't spoken to in weeks. Eddie on the other hand is trying very hard to accept that Buck's happy with someone else and move on, when he goes back to the gallery and find and item that changes it all. Could their broken hearts be mended?

Hear full of grief

1.6k | Read on AO3

Eddie's having a rough day, in a awful month, during a shitty year. Naturally he falls apart, somehow it gets worse before it gets better.

You were the only safe heaven I’ve known

12.6k | Read on AO3

Buck ran away from his pack after his parents told him they had arranged a mating for him. Years later he's finally settled and ready to take that last step with his real mate, and best friend, Eddie, when his parents show up in town demanding he honor the mating they had arranged for him, and Buck is not letting go of his happiness so easily, he's ready to fight for his happy ending.

Bound to you

4.1K | Read on AO3

At 12 years old, Eddie does a ritual to show him the person he's gonna spend the rest of his life with. At 29 he meets Evan Buckley.

“Alright then, I have one, it’s not an urban legend, it’s a ritual, and if goes well, you’re supposed to see the person who you’re gonna spend the rest of your life with” They all smiled excitedly at him, turning all their attention to Eddie “I heard it from our cousin”

“Which one?” Sophia interrupted.

“Marina” Eddie answered and Sophia nodded in approval “She was telling it to Andrea, and I managed to hear the entire thing”

Multichapter:

Don't let go now (somebody is lying)

44.2k | 8/8 | Read on AO3

One missundertanding let Buck's mother to belive that Eddie was his boyfriend, and Buck foolishly didn't correct her, thinking it wasn't hurting any one. When the buckleys announce they're coming for a visit Buck has to ask Eddie to pretend to date him while they're there, if Buck is hiding the fact that he's in love with his best friend that's his business. It's only for two weeks, right?

The 118 Protection Program

28.4k | 3/3 | Read on AO3

King Evan Buckley III is ready to rule his country, after finishing his preparation and coming of age he is ready for his coronation, only for it to be interrupted by General Kendall who's been after their kingdom for years. His sister has arranged a plan B for him to be safe, even if it means leaving her behind and be placed in the care of one Eddie Diaz and his team. * Or another story about King Evan falling in love with his protector Eddie Diaz, and Eddie falling in love with his charge.

Till now i always got by on my own (i never really cared until I met you)

101.8k | 19/23 | Read on AO3

After Abby packed her bags and left, Buck felt suffocated by LA and the reminders of her, so he throws himself into his work until Bobby makes him take some vacation time, Buck ends up taking a small roadtrip from Texas to LA, until his jeep breaks down in El Paso and he finds himself pulled to his mechanic and his adorable son, and somehow finds himself staying in Texas trying to help them get a surgery for Chris, when other options don´t work, Buck decides to ask Eddie to marry him so he can use his insurance. Sure things can´t get too complicated right?

Tumblr Prompts dump

16k | 19/? | Read on AO3

Collection of prompts ive answered on my tumblr, figured they could be accesible in one place.

Series:

The Love affair

Complete | Works 2

Just between us (did the love affair maim you too?)

16.4k | Read on AO3

Evan met Eddie during the summer of 2012 while they were both drifting through their lives, finding a safe place in the other, until Eddie unexpectedly walked out of Evan's life, leaving him heartbroken and disbelieveing in love. In 2018 Buck meets Eddie again, and as much as he tried not to, he falls in love with him again. Too bad Eddie moved on with his life. Or did he? (Also known as the summer fling/Exes to lovers fic, Buck's version)

What we had (sad, beautiful, tragic, love affair)

20.7k | Read on AO3

Eddie met Evan during a summer in 2012 while they were both trying to find their place in the world, and fell completely in love, but when has Eddie ever gotten to keep what we wants? After leaving Evan behind without word, he spend 7 years trying to get over him without succeeding. In 2018, Evan walks back into his life, leading to Eddie to fall in love with him again, even with the mountain of guilt and mistakes he's made in the past, too bad the universe doesn't grand second chances. Or does it? (also known as the summer fling/exes to lovers fic, Eddie's version)

Cordolia Verse (bakery AU)

On going series | Works 7

Be still my foolish heart

14.7 | 8/8 | Read on AO3

Eddie Diaz moves into his Abuela's small town, Cordolia, after she breaks her hip and needs help running the family bakery, it something he always wanted to do and now he finally has the chance to go back into the path the thought he'd follow when he was a kid. He just wasn't counting on falling in love with Evan Buck Buckley, the cute barista at the 118 café, given his track record with relationships he tries to court Buck with the one thing he's sure he can't screw up: baked goods.

State of Grace

2.9 k | Read on AO3

Buck and Eddie have been dating for a few weeks when they finally have sex for the first time.

I don't wanna wait my whole through (to say i'm in love with you)

1k | Read on AO3

They've been dating for three months when Eddie tells Buck he loves him.

I will hold you in my arms (right where you belong)

1.4k | Read on AO3

Eddie is an excellent baker, he's not the best cook, after almost giving Buck food poisoning one time, Buck decided to teach him how to cook.

You're gonna be alright kid

1.7k | Read on AO3

It's Buck's first big accident now that he's a firefighter, Eddie's freaking out a little.

I sing songs about the past

6.9k | 2/2 | Read on AO3

After his injury Buck moves in with his boyfriend, Eddie; his sister shows up back on his life and Buck's learning to trust that he get's to keep the happiness he has. What could go wrong?

This is Halloween (Halloween! Halloween!)

3.7 | Read on AO3

Buck think Eddie's bakery is haunted, Eddie's sure it's not.

“We have about 10 minutes, wanna make out?” Eddie told him, trying to get him to relax, his shoulders were tense and this was supposed to be the one night of the week where they both could relax.

“What if the ghost gets angry?” Buck asked seriously.

“I think I’d known if I was working in a haunted bakery for over two year”

“It could be a new ghost”

#my writing #buddie #buddie fic #Monsterrae's master post #i've been meaning to make one for a few weeks now and had some tme so here it is #long post #very long ass post #apologies

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tea-with-evan-and-me · 11 months

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The fact that Evan dated Frances I think was random, I don't think it means that he's been looking for young girls with a magnifying glass because it doesn't even seem to be a pattern, like in the case of Leonardo Dicaprio for example. I mean it's possible that some men at some point in their life have dated someone 10 years younger and it's not always because there's a frivolous reason or some sort of fetish behind that, and I'll give as an example another actor who I'm also a fan of, Tom Hiddleston in 2016 dated Taylor Swift eight years apart, Tom at the time was 35 and Taylor was 26 (same situation with Haley and Evan for those who think Haley is too junior for Evan) the point is that Tom didn't date Taylor because he was after someone younger, they met casually and apparently at least on Tom's part he seemed to have a real interest in that relationship. Now regarding saying that Evan is single at 36 from a somewhat negative connotation, here I will also make an example of Tom because after the relationship with Taylor, he was single until his 38th birthday, it was in late 2019 that he started dating his co-star who is currently his fiancée, he got engaged at his 40th birthday, he is four years older than his fiancée and last year they had their first child and mind you I am not saying the same way it will happen with Evan, maybe as expected in a while we will see him with someone or dating someone else before he meets his end game or maybe the opposite will happen and he will decide to be alone for a good while, whatever it is. My point is that making these prejudiced comments regarding a certain age in someone, if it's offensive to us as women to have these ageist comments about women like "they are better when they are younger" or "if they are not married or single at a certain age it's because of this and that" then why make these comments with men or all people in general? Why speculate on age and say "if you are single at this age it's because maybe you are not good at intimacy or you are not good at this or that"? Simply someone can be single by choice or because they can't find someone special. I think the important thing for everyone should be to be able to be happy regardless of whether we have a partner or not, and whatever age we decide to have a partner, there are people who settle down later in life, we don't all have to get married in our 20's.

i think it’s fair to say that it’s still to be seen whether evan dating much younger will be a trend. quite literally, only time will tell. but i mean, to be fair.. since emma, all of his girlfriends have been at least 8 years younger 🙃 halsey, frances, haley.. while they are old enough that it is not creepy, that’s not exactly the conversation we are having. it’s more so about men in general preferring younger women. there is a reason no one bats an eye at men dating women half their age but if a woman does it, it’s a huge deal. but i agree there’s no reason to start assuming negative things because someone is single at 36, or any age for that matter. everyone’s trajectory is different and not everyone will want the same things out of life. the concept of needing to be settled with a family by a certain age is an antiquated way of thinking.

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Afton Family Movie Star Au:

Started: 2/23/2022

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So you all know those many fanfics in many fandoms where the characters are famous and then those subsets that go into the non glamorous part

This is that au

This is not a very happy universe (Like canon Fnaf is /s)

There is going to be the normal child death and abuse (those novels) with it being worse Only if I commit to making it worse

So background is that William and his Wife Carol are actors and were child stars

Same with his siblings except they didn't become big like him. That is because they were born 1954 (Elisa), 1960 (Oliver), and 1967 (Roselle)

So Carol and him got married at 18 during the filming of a movie.

They had been coworkers and friends since they were 6.

So at 19 Carol gave birth to Michael. Who was immediately passed on to his dad's parents.

Michael was born 1968 and was raised with his uncle and aunt to also be a child star.

He didn't become as popular and was used in few films and commercials.

Michael was just hard to work with as he just wanted to learn about anything and everything.

Also he just sucked at being in front of the camera.

Next up is that William and Carol in 1972 gave birth to Elizabeth to whom they kept and showed off as the perfect family.

Elizabeth was planned and announced unlike Michael who they just had Carol hide, give birth and come back.

They are getting great movie roles and TV shows.

Life is going great so far.

Michael isn't acting yet and just gets to grow up in not 100% spotlight

(The Afton family is popular because 1 big star and 3 smaller stars. William is just more important in the public's eyes)

The Afton family (in all aspects) are rich and never financially in trouble.

The younger aftons don't have to do anything (well Elizabeth will in the future but at the moment she doesn't)

Life goes great for 1 year when Carol starts to hit that max amount of stress when a year later she finds out she is pregnant. She is having a mental breakdown after 2 and ½ decades of acting.

Also not just acting but Carol was an accident that neither parent wanted so they used her for money and once she was married off and they didn't need her anymore they had more kids.

They replaced her with new kids born 1970 and 1972.

In 1975 C.C Evan Afton is born.

The public knows about him so they cannot just say he is another sibling of William's

(Michael would be about 7 or 8 and being raised as William's youngest sibling)

Public at this point is weary of Carol as she has been having problems for years at that point.

Elizabeth is happy to have a sibling though she wanted a sister.

Elizabeth is 3 at that point in time.

William's career is doing great while Carol's is going down the drain

After the birth Carol wants nothing to do with CC and just gives him ro William.

Once she is healed she just locked herself in a bedroom.

She would only leave to go to parties. Drinking and Drugs.

Carol wanted something more after decades.

William now has 2 kids and a wife who wants nothing to do with them.

Well he had a nanny but fired her because she was stealing

This is where Henry and Charlie (born 1972). Newly hired Nanny and his daughter who can be friends with the kids.

So Charlie and Elizabeth became fast friends and played whenever Elizabeth wasn't acting.

In 1976 Carol almost overdosed and when she got better she vowed to stay clean and then divorced William.

She very quickly met someone new (totally not someone she was cheating William on with. No /s). They married and moved very far away as soon as the divorce was final.

The divorce went quick because she didn't want custody and only wanted a few million.

William said sure. He didn't quite care

She had 4 kids in 1978, 1980, and 1984. Twin boys in 1980 and girls in 1984 and 1978.

Also in 1978, Elizabeth and Michael met.

They met because of a party William threw and invited his family.

All minors were to hang out somewhere else. So all of them (Charlie, Afton Kids, and Roselle) just talk and play games.

Just some lighthearted stuff before their lives go to the gutter within the next 5 years.

Well actually there were other kids but they were allowed to run around. Aftons and Charlie are just special. It is their house after all

(A kid did go "missing" at the party. Large house and all with people not watching their kids)

At this point in the timeline very few kids have gone missing. Especially since it would be suspicious if it happened at every party.

So after that Michael and Roselle don't get to hang out with them anymore.

Between 1978 and 1983 Elizabeth got a role in a sitcom as the youngest daughter. It ran for only 5 years and did pretty well.

Until the mother actress was found dead.

They just decided to air what they had and not film anymore.

Also in between 1978 and 1983 CC was sent to a boarding school as William didn't want to raise him.

Michael simply in that time has eased out of acting and is now just acting as a normal teen and drawing.

Also in between that time nothing interesting happened to Charlie (yet)

[Forgot to say that Charlie and Elizabeth are homeschooled]

More kids and adults have died in that time. Quite a bit more too.

It is obviously William killing them. All of it is for fun.

Elizabeth is shining under all the attention. She does miss CC though.

Police are trying to solve all these murders they just are not doing so good.

2/23/2022

#au #fnaf au #Afton Family Movie Stars au #Afton Family Movie Star #Afton Family Movie Stars #ive posted this before!#i wnet scrolling through my au tag (which has made me kinda sad now) and found it which surprised me #(why I was sad was just so many things I havent touched in months and years and the people who deactivated or moved on #it wasn't even like we were mutals :(

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2022 Fic Recs Part 3: Everything Else

Happy New Year everyone! I have once again read a lot of fics in 2022 and want to share my favorites. I’m only reccing complete fics as usual, although I’m reading a lot of amazing WIPs. Maybe at some point I’ll do a special WIPs rec list?

Anyways! This is Part 3, which is for everything other than anime/manga fandoms.

Part 1: BnHA (25 + 2 crossovers (Harry Potter and Star Wars)) Part 2: Other Anime (Haikyuu!! (18), Hunter X Hunter (1), Jujutsu Kaisen (8))

Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Stargate SG-1 crossover (1), Harry Potter (9), Julie and the Phantoms (1), The Legend of Zelda (1), Our Flag Means Death (1), Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms (6), The Sandman (4), The Sandman/Julie and the Phantoms crossover (1), Teen Wolf (5), Voltron: Legendary Defender (2), The Witcher (3)

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Stargate SG-1 Crossover Title: Bridges Author: Tassos Pairing: None Rating: Teen Word Count: 114,456 Series: Part 1 of Bridges 'verse (Words: 140,209 - Works: 4) Summary: After the collapse of Sunnydale, Jack gets a call about a woman he knew over twenty years ago . . . and the son he never knew he had.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Azoth Author: zeitgeistic Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: Explicit Word Count: 88,722 Series: Part 1 of Azoth (Words: 90,351 - Works: 2) Summary: Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Life skills outside the curriculum Author: Endrina Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy Rating: Explicit Word Count: 66,238 Summary: It was "Witch Weekly", of all people and organizations, the first to notice and comment on The Boy Who Lived’s absence from the ranks of first years at Hogwarts. The magazine went on to elucubrate that the young hero was studying at a foreign school, possibly Beauxbatons or Holzschuhkäse.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: The Meaning of Mistletoe Author: Endrina Pairing: Remus Lupin/Severus Snape (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy in later parts) Rating: Mature (Part 3 is rated Explicit) Word Count: 30,708 Series: Part 1 of The secret language of plants (Words: 373,077 - Works: 4) Summary: “Just… tell me. Tell me what is going on, Snape.”

What was going on was that Severus Snape had no trouble tracking down one Petunia Evans, now Dursley, to a little town in Surrey where he saw how exactly she was treating her nephew. Which somehow led to last night and Severus knocking on Lupin’s door with a toddler half-asleep in his arms.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Mental Author: sara_holmes Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Rating: Mature Word Count: 186,678 Summary: Harry has had quite enough of sharing his mind with someone else, thankyouverymuch. A miscast Legilimecy spell says otherwise.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Slithering Author: astolat Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Rating: Explicit Word Count: 27,355 Summary: Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: The Gift of Kindness Author: hippocrates460 Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit Word Count: 107,004 Summary: When Harry arrives at Hogwarts, everything is overwhelming. Luckily he makes some friends, Hagrid who took him to Diagon Alley, Ron who he met on the train, and Severus, who explains why they have to pretend to hate each other. This story spans 7 years, during which Severus and Harry get to know each other and find understanding.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: A Radical Change in (Self) Perception Author: AnyaElizabeth Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape Rating: Explicit Word Count: 57,117 Summary: Harry should know better than to touch museum exhibits, especially in a magical museum. Now he's in trouble...

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Things Gained in the Chamber of Secrets Author: Blueseabird2 Pairing: None Rating: Teen Word Count: 21,437 Summary: Harry finds out that the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets might not be particularly happy to be acting against students. Turns out, a hatred of baby Dark Lords and a tendency towards being over-protective makes an excellent basis for friendship. Harry gains a new mother. She has several opinions on how people are treating her hatchling.

Fandom: Harry Potter Title: Just a Few Changes (will Keep you Safe) Author: Blueseabird2 Pairing: Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley (Background Relationship) Rating: Teen Word Count: 29,841 Summary: It's been over five years since Voldemort's defeat when Harry Potter gets pushed through a portal and falls into the Great Hall of Hogwarts. This wouldn't be a problem, exactly, except it's his parents' Hogwarts instead of his own. Thankfully, Hermione and Ron aren't about to let him face this newest form of trouble by himself. Even more fortunately, Hermione says they're in a different dimension entirely. Harry has a castle full of living ghosts, his best friends by his side, and three to six months to make just a few changes. Starting with a snake.

Fandom: Julie and the Phantoms Title: Touch Me Like a Love Song Author: breakaway71 Pairing: Julie Molina/Reggie Peters Rating: General Word Count: 1,201 Summary: Julie has always kept her deepest feelings locked away in the dream box her mother gave her when she was very young. Reggie, on the other hand, uses a plain old notebook. She swears she didn't mean to read it.

Fandom: The Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and related fandoms) Title: Sands of Time Author: tirsynni Pairing: Ganondorf/Link Rating: Teen Word Count: 103,445 Series: Part 1 of Sands of Time (Words: 118,807 - Works: 8 (some of which are WIPs)) Summary: Link awakens in the desert with no idea how he got there, to encounter his worst enemy...except it was the King of the Gerudo, not the King of Evil, he faced.

Fandom: Our Flag Means Death Title: on the bed of this blue ocean Author: kirkaut Pairing: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Rating: Teen Word Count: 9,684 Series: Part 1 of on a homeward path we go (Words: 25,540 - Works: 2) Summary: Ed’s made up his mind: if he ever lays eyes on Stede fucking Bonnet again, he’s a dead man. Ed’s had six months of Stede-lessness, and six months of thinking about all the terrible things he’d do to him when they saw each other again. Somehow, it never occurred to him to think that they’d never have the chance. [Or: Ed hears about Stede's 'death' and promptly falls apart.]

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: Runaways Author: MermaidMarie Pairing: None Rating: Teen Word Count: 9,697 Summary: “You again,” the kid said. “You again,” Leo replied. - In which Leo and Nico run into each other several times, before they meet on the Argo II.

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: Love, Or Something Like It Author: MermaidMarie Pairing: Nico di Angelo/Jason Grace Rating: Teen Word Count: 15,078 Summary: In which, a year after the prophecy is over, Nico and Jason get sent on a quest where they have another run-in with Cupid. Things go a little differently this time.

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: Those walls I built didn't even put up a fight Author: Aza (sazandorable) Pairing: Nico di Angelo/Will Solace Rating: General Word Count: 14,214 Summary: "Is it morally okay to stab a medic with their own scissors?" Nico asked Cecil. (Not that he usually cared about morally okay, as Octavian might demonstrate.) Nico's three days in the infirmary go by faster than he'd thought, and Will just won't stop flirting.

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: As The Miles Go By Author: Marine_is_Hope Pairing: Nico di Angelo/Jason Grace/Piper McLean Rating: Teen Word Count: 18,130 Summary: What are you supposed to do after you single-handedly win a war? Would you try to stop another, run and hide, or would you try to make something new? Would you go searching for those who had disappeared without a trace? Three months after the battle with Gaea, Nico is running and Jason is searching. Piper is just trying to keep everything together. In the end, it all boils down to one last question: how far would you go to overcome the past? How many miles would you travel to save someone who doesn’t believe that they deserve a new beginning?

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: The Blank Pages at the End of the Atlas Author: Sour_Idealist Pairing: Nico di Angelo/Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson Rating: Explicit Word Count: 37,360 Summary: Five years after the Gaea War, Percy and Annabeth are at Camp Half-Blood, training the students, treading water. Then a fairly straightforward task - get a vulnerable demigod child to safety - turns up an old friend.

Fandom: Percy Jackson & Related Fandoms Title: Halloween Candy & Crushes Author: MermaidMarie Pairing: Nico di Angelo/Jason Grace Rating: General Word Count: 3,567 Summary: It started with someone casually commenting at dinner one night that Halloween was probably Nico’s favorite holiday. Impassively, Nico had shrugged and picked at his food. “Never really had a Halloween.” Jason had perked up, the way he always did when Nico shared any personal detail about himself. “Me neither,” he offered.

Fandom: The Sandman Title: Building on These Foundations Author: breakaway71 Pairing: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Rating: General Word Count: 2,085 Summary: What happened to Dream's realm when he was captured can never be allowed to happen again. It's time he took precautions to ensure it does not.

Fandom: The Sandman Title: King of Infinite Space Author: Banhus Pairing: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Rating: Mature Word Count: 15,865 Summary: In which Hob has a spate of odd nightmares, a collection of strays, a student with an unusual knack, and a very weird fall semester.

Fandom: The Sandman Title: Inspire in Me, the Desire in Me Author: ElloPoppet Pairing: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Rating: Teen Word Count: 14,850 Series: Part 1 of In Between Days (Words: 20,705 - Works: 2) Summary: It’s the right day, but the year is all wrong, and Dream suspects that there’s something else not quite right even before he finds himself standing in front of the shuttered remains of the White Horse Tavern. Still, he’s chilled in a way he’s not accustomed to feeling, reminiscent of the hopeless, free-falling frost that climbed up his spine and inside his gut the day he was meant to meet Hob when he was imprisoned. And that’s what it is, he realizes, this cold feeling. Hopelessness. Should Dream seek him out, would Hob welcome him as a friend, or turn his shoulder as he would on an intruder? It’s what he would deserve, Dream muses as he’s preparing to turn heel from the tavern’s closed gates, even though as he’s resigning himself to shame he’s also gearing up to make this his next mission, his next purpose: to find Hob Gadling. Alternatively: Dream and Hob find each other in 2021, and see no reason why they have to wait centuries to see each other again. And again.

Fandom: The Sandman Title: more sky comes and more days Author: Chrome Pairing: Calliope/Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Rating: Teen Word Count: 18,537 Summary: In the aftermath of her imprisonment, Calliope is determined to learn to trust humans again, so she finds a roommate and settles in the mortal world. Meanwhile, her former husband has been on another quest that ended in grief, and he seeks her out for solace. What could possibly go wrong? or, “Hey, Zed,” Hob answered. “Something the matter?” “Yes,” she said. “Calliope’s ex showed up and he’s fucking terrifying.”

Fandom: The Sandman/Julie and the Phantoms Crossover Title: Good Dreams, Sweet Prince Author: breakaway71 Pairing: Dream of the Endless | Morpheus/Hob Gadling Rating: General Word Count: 34,015 Summary: When Dream leaves the Burgess estate, he does so without realizing that more was taken from him during his captivity than he ever knew. As the dust settles and his realm begins to heal, Dream is unprepared for Lucienne to tell him of a ghost in the Dreaming. A ghost tethered to the mortal plane, and who can sleep as no ghost should be able to sleep. Meanwhile, after growing up with adoptive parents who hated each other more than they ever loved him, Reggie has always craved a family who wanted him. He died before he ever had the chance to find his birth father, but then, when has a little thing like death stood in the way of Reggie and his dreams?

Fandom: Teen Wolf Title: El Lazo Author: thisgirlsays22 Pairing: Derek Hale/Stile Stilinkski Rating: Explicit Word Count: 50,995 Series: Part 1 of El Lazo (Words: 54,503 - Works: 2) Summary: "Seriously, Derek, level with me here. Is this some kind of werewolf mating ritual?"

"No, Stiles." Derek scowls, shooting him a dirty look.

Canon-flavored college AU in which Stiles is a little bit older, Derek's a little bit wiser, and Erica and Boyd still manage to get kidnapped by the Alpha Pack.

Fandom: Teen Wolf Title: Where You Still Remember Dreaming Author: yodasyoyo Pairing: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes Rating: Explicit Word Count: 95,612 Summary: “What’s your name? I can’t keep calling you Balto.” “What’s yours?” “Stiles.” Derek raises an eyebrow. That isn’t his real name. There’s no way. But now he thinks about it, he has a vague memory of someone, probably Uncle Peter, telling him that with the fae, names have power. “I’m Miguel,” he says. “Lie.” “Are you trying to tell me your real name is Stiles?” Stiles runs his tongue across his teeth and considers Derek carefully. “Fair enough,” he says, “Miguel it is.” Grabbing his groceries and pocketing the change, Derek turns to leave; he’s nearly at the door when Stiles calls out, “By the way, Miguel, if you’re interested, it’s two for one on bags of kibble at the pet store down the street.” Derek doesn’t look back, doesn’t hesitate, just raises a hand and flips him off on the way out.

Fandom: Teen Wolf Title: Blood Pounding in Our Veins Author: minusoneday Pairing: Danny Mahealani/Stiles Stilinski Rating: Mature Word Count: 41,305 Summary: Stiles figured that Mrs. McCall finding out Scott’s secret would change things, but he’s completely unprepared for the very first thing she does, which is to invite Isaac to move in with her and Scott. *** In which Stiles is angry. For some very good reasons.

Fandom: Teen Wolf Title: A Brief Introduction to Live Action Roleplaying Author: wldnst Pairing: Danny Mahealani/Stiles Stilinski Rating: Teen Word Count: 28,171 Summary: Jackson tells Danny he's a werewolf. Danny gets werewolf advice from a stranger on the internet. Things escalate from there.

Fandom: Teen Wolf Title: Don't Call Me Buttercup Author: ElloPoppet Pairing: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Rating: Teen Word Count: 15,825 Summary: Isaac wants to do Secret Santa. Derek is bad at gifts. Stiles helps, and also practices making Derek uncomfortable with awful, cutesy pet names along the way. Derek secretly loves the pet names. Oh, and he loves Stiles as well.

Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Title: The Snow on Mars Author: museaway Pairing: Keith/Shiro Rating: Teen Word Count: 11,243 Summary: This is the reality with a happy ending thanks to the help of a meddling inter-dimensional being and a few Christmas ‘spirits’ sent to show Shiro the past, present, and future.

Fandom: Voltron: Legendary Defender Title: Method Acting Author: YouAreInAComaWakeUp (Nikanaiko) Pairing: Keith/Lance Rating: Teen Word Count: 11,116 Summary: A lot of things can happen in ten years.

Things like a person's citizenship being revoked due to new, xenophobic laws.

But there is...one...loophole.

Fandom: The Witcher Title: Do it Again Author: thisgirlsays22 Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier Rating: Explicit Word Count: 6,771 Summary: By the twentieth time Geralt has gone through the loop, he decides to just throw himself off the cliff’s edge after Borch.

He wakes up to his twenty-first attempt.

“Fuck.”

Fandom: The Witcher Title: Fever Author: breakaway71 Pairing: Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier Rating: General Word Count: 2,158 Summary: Jaskier has all but forgotten he's anything but human.

Fandom: The Witcher Title: Goodbye To All My Darkness (There's Nothing Here But Light) Author: ElloPoppet Pairing: Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier Rating: Explicit Word Count: 9,910 Summary: Geralt of Rivia made his way to Kaer Morhen during the Summer of the 78th year of his life, believing himself ill. * “Some would consider the extraordinarily rare gift of a soulmate something to be grateful for, Geralt. A side effect of your mutation to be celebrated. Although, I can understand why having an empathic bond with a newborn creature might be making you feel a bit bratty.” Minutes of silence stretched between them, interrupted only by the sounds of the wind whipping through the valley outside. Eventually, Geralt lifted his head and stood. “Fuck.” He said after a time, with finality. “Hmm,” Vesemir agreed. * In the 97th year of his life, Geralt met a bard named Jaskier.

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August BOTM Wishlist

As we approach another month, anticipation is building and I can't wait to see what BOTM will be offering in just two short weeks. I was glad to see a couple of my July hopefuls actually made it, so fingers crossed for August!

Before I get to my "official" list, let it be known that I'm still hoping for Love on the Brain, as mentioned in my previous hopefuls post. I knew I was pushing it for July, but with an August 23 release date, it has a good chance of being chosen this time. BOTM, don't let me down!

MAIN PICKS

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Contemporary Fiction, pub date: 8/30/22)

Goodreads Blurb: Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has trained her since the age of two.

But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan.

At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.

In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.

My Thoughts: First of all, we stan TJR. And even though Malibu Rising was hit-or-miss with a lot of TJR fans, Carrie Soto is sure to be a hit (see what I did there?) -- the book already has a 4.5 star rating on Goodreads. Personally, I love both tennis and a comeback story so I will be supremely disappointed if this is not chosen.

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (Mystery/Thriller, pub date: 8/16/22)

Goodreads Blurb: While in college in upstate New York, Shay Evans and her best friends met a captivating man who seduced them with a web of lies about the way the world works, bringing them under his thrall. By senior year, Shay and her friend Laurel were the only ones who managed to escape. Now, eight years later, Shay's built a new life in a tony Texas suburb. But when she hears the horrifying news of Laurel's death—delivered, of all ways, by her favorite true-crime podcast crusader—she begins to suspect that the past she thought she buried is still very much alive, and the predators more dangerous than ever.

Recruiting the help of the podcast host, Shay goes back to the place she vowed never to return to in search of answers. As she follows the threads of her friend's life, she's pulled into a dark, seductive world, where wealth and privilege shield brutal philosophies that feel all too familiar. When Shay's obsession with uncovering the truth becomes so consuming she can no longer separate her desire for justice from darker desires newly reawakened, she must confront the depths of her own complicity and conditioning. But in a world built for men to rule it—both inside the cult and outside of it—is justice even possible, and if so, how far will Shay go to get it?

My Thoughts: I'm slowly getting more into thrillers, and even though this one sounds a little vague and open, it makes me interested to see what might unfold in this story. The reviews are off the charts and it sounds really intense and un-put-down-able so hopefully BOTM is getting in on this!

Mother in the Dark by Kayla Maiuri (Literary Fiction, pub date: 8/9/22)

Goodreads Blurb: When Anna's sister calls with an urgent message, Anna doesn't return the call. She knows it's about their mother.

Growing up in working class Boston in an Italian American family, Anna's childhood was sparse but comfortable--filled with homemade pasta sauce and a close-knit neighborhood. Anna and her sisters are devoted to their mother, orbiting her like the sun, trying to keep up with her loving but mercurial nature as she bounces between tenderness and bitterness.

When their father gets a new job outside the city, the family is tossed unceremoniously into a middle-class suburban existence. Anna's mother is suddenly adrift, and the darkness lurking inside her expands until it threatens to explode. Her daughters, trapped with her in the new house, isolated, must do everything they can to keep her from unraveling.

Alternating between childhood and a single weekend in Anna's twenties, in which she receives a shattering call about her mother and threatens to blow up her own precariously constructed new life in New York, Mother in the Dark asks whether we can ever really go back home when the idea of home was so unstable. Whether we can escape that instability or accept that our personalities are built around the defenses we put up. Maiuri is a master at revealing the fragile horrors of domestic family life and how the traumas of the past shape the present and generations of women.

A story about sisterhood, the complications of class, and the chains of inheritance between mothers and daughters, Mother in the Dark delivers an unvarnished portrayal of a young woman consumed by her past and a family teetering on the edge of a knife.

My Thoughts: I'm always fascinated by stories that revolve around family drama and secrets. And I love that this story alternates between Anna's childhood and adult life. Though it sounds like it might be a slow burner, the few ratings and reviews so far seem promising enough that this could be a hidden treasure for BOTM.

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell (Mystery/Thriller, pub date: 8/9/22)

Goodreads Blurb: Early one morning on the shore of the Thames, DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery. When Owusu sends the evidence for examination, he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago.

Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—news that her husband, Michael, has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France. All signs point to an intruder, and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer.

After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy, Lucy Lamb is finally coming home. While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first-ever house, her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present.

As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries, they will come to find that they’re connected in ways they could have never imagined.

In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller, The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell proves she is writing at the height of her powers with another jaw-dropping, intricate, and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth.

My Thoughts: Having not read The Family Upstairs, I'm glad to know that this can be read as a standalone. However, I'm sure fans of The Family Upstairs would love the "sequel" to match their BOTM copy. However, Lisa Jewell already has 5 BOTM books so it might be a stretch for them to pick this one.

ADD-ON/SPOTLIGHT

Again, add-ons are a little unpredictable, especially with the possibility of more than 5 main picks. But here are some that I would love to see.

The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe (Romance, pub date: 8/2/22)

Goodreads Blurb: In this funny and sharp romantic comedy, a woman with a knack for turning her boyfriends’ lives around starts a professional service to help wrangle men, only to be unexpectedly matched with an old flame.

Ever since she can remember, Aly has been fixing everything around her: her parents’ marriage, her colleagues’ work problems, and her friends’ love lives. After a chance meeting with an ex who has gone from a living in his parents’ basement to a married project manager in three years, she realizes she’s been fixing her boyfriends, too…

So, Aly decides to put her talents to good use and, alongside two work friends, sets up The Fixer Upper, an exclusive, underground service for women who are tired of unpaid emotional labor. Using little tricks and tips, Aly and her friends get the men to do the work themselves – to get out of the job they hate, sign up for that growth seminar, to do more parenting. Before long, a high-profile Instagram star hires them to fix-up her app developer boyfriend. There’s just one catch – he’s also Aly’s childhood best friend and first love. As Aly tackles her biggest “fixer upper” yet, she’ll have to come to terms with their complicated history and figure out how much to change someone she’d always thought was perfect as he is…

My Thoughts: Okay, I'm a sucker for romance, and I love the premise of this book. (I'm also really interested in how Aly gets these men to improve themselves!) But any book that reunites first loves is already a winner in my book. Though this one has just under 4 stars on Goodreads, I am attributing that to this book not really being on people's radar. Fingers crossed that BOTM picks this one up!

How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta (YA, pub date: 8/9/22)

Goodreads Blurb: Sisters Cheta and Zam couldn’t be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from conflict—either at school or at home, where her mother fires abuse at her. Timid Zam escapes most of her mother’s anger, skating under the radar and avoiding her sister whenever possible. In a turn of good fortune, Zam is invited to live with her aunt’s family in the lap of luxury. Jealous, Cheta also leaves home, but finds a harder existence that will drive her to terrible decisions. When the sisters are reunited, Zam alone will recognize just how far Cheta has fallen—and Cheta’s fate will rest in Zam’s hands. Debut author Rimma Onoseta deftly explores classism, colorism, cycles of abuse, how loyalty doesn’t always come attached to love, and the messy truths that sometimes family is not a source of comfort and that morality is all shades of gray.

My Thoughts: Every once in a while, a YA novel really piques my interest. I love that this is another family drama kind of story, and in particular, that these sisters are described as polar opposites and one will come to depend on the other. I am super excited to read this, and the few ratings and reviews make this sound like another hidden gem.

Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean (Contemporary Fiction, pub date: 8/9/22)

Goodreads Blurb: One phone call changes everything.

At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She’s a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she’s been fired from her latest dead-end job.

Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny—the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her birth mother, and in turn, Mika longs to be someone Penny is proud of. Faced with her own inadequacies, Mika embellishes a fact about her life. What starts as a tiny white lie slowly snowballs into a fully-fledged fake life, one where Mika is mature, put-together, successful in love and her career.

The details of Mika’s life might be an illusion, but everything she shares with curious, headstrong Penny is real: her hopes, dreams, flaws, and Japanese heritage. The harder-won heart belongs to Thomas Calvin, Penny’s adoptive widower father. What starts as a rocky, contentious relationship slowly blossoms into a friendship and, over time, something more. But can Mika really have it all—love, her daughter, the life she’s always wanted? Or will Mika’s deceptions ultimately catch up to her? In the end, Mika must face the truth—about herself, her family, and her past—and answer the question, just who is Mika in real life?

In this brilliant new novel by from Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novel Tokyo Ever After, comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel about motherhood, daughterhood, and love—how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns.

My Thoughts: I love when authors are versatile and write in multiple genres, so though I haven't read the Tokyo series (yet?) I am excited to read this adult novel from Emiko Jean. Not only am I interested to see how Mika builds a relationship with Penny, but I see that there might be a budding romance in the works for Mika as well. This book sounds like a light but heartwarming read and I really hope BOTM chooses it!

Thanks for reading this far! That’s it for this month!

If you have thoughts on these books or other books BOTM might offer I’d love to hear from you!

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Preview: 2024 IFFBoston

Forget about Xmas, this is the most wonderful time of the year! It is now my favorite time of year in Boston! My favorite film festival in Boston, in Massachusetts and possibly the world is Independent Film Festival Boston (read my coverage here). I have a special place for this festival: in 2014 my documentary Life on the V: The Story of V66 had its World Premiere at the festival, and in 2015 I was on the Documentary Jury. The 2024 festival is at Somerville Theatre (Somerville), Brattle Theatre (Cambridge), and Coolidge Corner Theatre (Brookline) from Wed. May 1 to Wed. May 8, 2024!

2024 IFFBoston logo

Here are just some of the Official Selections that are on my radar:

Wed. 5/1/24:

The Opening Night Film is the recent Sundance hit Ghostlight, about a construction worker who joins a theater group!

Thurs. 5/2/24:

One of the most highly-anticipated movies of this year is I Saw the TV Glow about two teens who bond over their fandom of a mysterious TV show. I caught director Jane Schoenbrun's last film We're All Going to the World's Fair when it was was at the 2021 IFFBoston and while I had a mixed response to the film, I'm excited to see their follow up.

In a festival first, they are going to be doing their first episodic screening with the first episode of a 3-part documentary series Ren Faire airing on HBO later this year. While IFFBoston is very much a film festival and not a TV festival, I think it's kind of cool they are expanding their reach to include this doc about a Texas renaissance faire.

Fri. 5/3/24:

In the recent Sundance hit My Old Ass, an 18-year-old's mushroom trip brings her face-to-face with her 39-year-old self played by Aubrey Plaza (who makes everything she's in better).

Sat. 5/4/24:

In addition to all of the shorts package programs, it's always exciting to see IFFBoston do a Students Short Showcase made up of student films.

After my friend Michael Gill passed away in 2022, my hope was that his long in the works documentary about Billy Ruane, owner of legendary Boston rock club The Middle East (actually Cambridge, but a big part of the Boston music scene), would somehow get completed and released. I met up with Gill a few times before he moved around 2017 as I had heard about his doc and there was a lot of overlap with his doc and my doc Life on the V: The Story of V66 in terms of interviewees and subject matter. I am thrilled to see that co-director Scott Evans completed The Road to Ruane and it is finally premiering. The fact that the doc features loads of Middle East archival footage and interviews with members of Dinosaur Jr., The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, Letters To Cleo, Morphine has my attention too!

Sun. 5/5/24:

In the comedy Tallywacker, a two-member rock band's friendship is tested when one of them gets a gig touring with a major rock star.

My friends director Dan Habib and editor James Rutenbeck were at the 2018 IFFBoston with the great doc Intelligent Lives. Now they are back with a new doc The Ride Ahead co-directed by Dan's son Samuel about his own personal journey to becoming an adult. “But no one tells you how to be an adult,” Samuel says, “let alone an adult with a disability.” I've been hearing a lot of great things about this doc!

The always good Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a comic genius, but she's flexed her dramatic muscles in films like You Hurt My Feelings. In Tuesday she plays a mother who must confront death with her teenage daughter in the form of a talking bird.

Mon. 5/6/24:

My friend Mark Phinney's film Fat was at 2014 IFFBoston when I was there with Life on the V: The Story of V66. We've remained good friends since then and I'm super excited to see his new feature Fear of Flying about a man struggling with his anxieties while trying to maintain his relationships.

Earlier this year I got to cover the Oscar-nominated Short Films and one of the nominees for Best Documentary was Nai Nai & Wai Po from director Sean Wang. Without missing a beat, Wang is back his with his Sundance award-winner Didi.

Tues. 5/7/24:

In My Own Normal, director Alexandre Freeman turns the camera on himself: living with cerebral palsy since age two he is now an adult about to become a new father and how his parents react to this. This is produced by Friends producer Kevin S. Bright, Oscar-winner Chris Cooper and my friend Ariana Garfinkel (she's an IFFBoston alum having produced Best and Most Beautiful Things, You Don't Nomi, and On These Grounds).

Sing Sing stars recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as a man imprisoned at Sing Sing who is involved with a theater troupe for incarcerated men. This movie actually walks the walk and features the majority of its cast made up of formerly incarcerated members of the real life theater troupe the film is based on.

Wed. 5/8/24:

The Closing Night Film is the comedy Thelma starring Oscar-nominee June Squibb as an elderly woman who is scammed by a caller claiming to be her grandson and goes on a city-wide quest to get back what's hers. I've been hearing a lot of good things about this one!

For tickets and info to IFFBoston

#independent film festival boston #IFFBoston2024 #iffboston #ghostlight #i saw the tv glow #ren faire #my old ass #the road to ruane #michael gill #the ride ahead #tuesday #fear of flying #mark phinney #didi #sing sing #thelma #film geek #film festival #tallywacker

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aci32 · 9 months

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2023 PART III!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Picking up where I left off from part II, after Wardruna I then made my way to the Louder stage to catch BLOODBATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 2nd time seeing them as I remember seeing them 8 years ago before Sabaton took the stage at that time and I remember they were good. This time around, they were better because I got to see a full set as opposed to seeing them play their last songs. Nick Holmes has awesome stage presence and it's my 4th time overall seeing him live, twice with Paradise Lost and twice more with Bloodbath. Here's their setlist:

So You DiePlay Video

Brave New HellPlay Video

Zombie InfernoPlay Video

Breeding DeathPlay Video

Weak AsidePlay Video

Like FirePlay Video

Outnumbering the DayPlay Video

CarvedPlay Video

Cancer of the SoulPlay Video

Putrefying CorpsePlay Video

Mock the CrossPlay Video

Cry My NamePlay Video

Eaten

After Bloodbath, I then got myself some Pommes mit Mayo and while I was eating, a person near one of the food stands had a medical episode that required the attention of medics and I'm thinking to myself "I hope this poor soul is okay". After I was done eating, I then retreated to my tent and crashed for the night.

Saturday August 5: This was the final day of Wacken and it was on that day I met Garreth or affectionately known as "Gaga" or maybe it was the day before, I can't remember.

After having what became the last hangout at the camp, I made my way into the infield to catch ENSIFERUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 9th time seeing Ensiferum, first time seeing them at Wacken in 8 years, and first time in 4 years seeing Ensiferum overall. When I saw Ensiferum at Wacken 8 years ago they had Emmi Silvennoinen as their keyboardist, this time they have Pekka Montin and I must say Pekka was quite awesome to hear especially with his falsetto and clean vocals on one of the songs. At one point Sami Hinkka had told the crowd to raise their middle fingers to the rain gods which we all did since the rain gods had left us all exhausted and angry. It certainly felt awesome to end the Ensiferum at Wacken drought. Here's their setlist:

Seafarer's DreamPlay Video

Rum, Women, VictoryPlay Video

In My Sword I TrustPlay Video

Token of TimePlay Video

Run From the Crushing TidePlay Video

For SirensPlay Video

One Man ArmyPlay Video

One More Magic PotionPlay Video

Lai Lai HeiPlay Video

AndromedaPlay Video

From AfarPlay Video

Vanha suomalaisten poikain vitutuslaulu(Lapinlahden Linnut song)

One finished Ensiferum set and a loo break later, I then made my way to the Louder stage to catch BIOHAZARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had never seen this band before but I had heard of them through watching Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal where Evan Seinfeld and Billy Graziadei were being interviewed and as well Evan Seinfeld making a guest appearance on an old episode of Miami Ink back in the day. This band had a phenomenal live show and if I had grown up back in the day I would've totally seen these guys with Pantera and Sepultura on the Far Beyond Driven tour in 1994 or with Slayer and Machine Head back in 1995 because they have incredible energy. Plus it was funny hearing BIlly roasting Evan in between songs at times. I do look forward to seeing these guys again in the future. Here's their setlist:

Urban DisciplinePlay Video

What Makes Us TickPlay Video

Down for LifePlay Video

Tales From the Hard SidePlay Video

Wrong Side of the TracksPlay Video

Black and White and Red All OverPlay Video

Shades of GreyPlay Video

VictoryPlay Video

Love DeniedPlay Video

We're Only Gonna Die(Bad Religion cover)Play Video

Encore:

PunishmentPlay Video

Hold My Own

After they got done, I met up with my pals Bob and Marianne for a beer at the beer garden and got chatting with them for a good while to pass the time.

After that was done it was time for the band who coined the subgenre death metal, POSSESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 2nd time seeing these guys and first time in 6 years catching them as I also saw them play Wacken Open Air except at that time, they played at noon on the Faster stage. This time around they play close to the evening and they play on the Louder stage. They once again put on a great live show, even though Jeff Becerra was sporting an eyepatch since he had surgery on it awhile back, but that didn't stop him from having all the fun on the stage. Here's what their setlist looked like:

Chant of OblivionPlay Video

No More Room in HellPlay Video

DamnedPlay Video

PentagramPlay Video

TribulationPlay Video

Beyond the GatesPlay Video

Storm in My MindPlay Video

Swing of the AxePlay Video

GravenPlay Video

The ExorcistPlay Video

DemonPlay Video

Fallen AngelPlay Video

Death MetalPlay Video

Burning in Hell

End of Part III, stay tuned for Voivod

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