Idk if anyone has seen The Painted Veil. But picture this: it's the 1920s and Obi-Wan is an alpha doctor who studies diseases. While in London he comes across socialite omega Anakin at a party. He is instantly smitten. Love at first sight. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Anakin.
Obi-Wan calls upon him at his house. He surprises Anakin with a proposal.
“I know we don't really know each other, but I confess I'm quite taken with you. If you would do me the honor of your hand I promise to care and love you the rest of your days.”
Anakin is torn. He doesn't know this person but he is getting older and he's worried. He doesn't want to end up an old spinster. More than that he doesn't want to be a burden on his mother. He agrees on the spot. Obi-Wan is shocked but delighted.
They marry. Fast forward a few months later. They're at a horse track. Anakin has been so bored lately, cooped up in the house with nothing to do. At least as a single omega he got to go out with his mother and friends. But now he's married so he's expected to attend events with his husband. But Obi-Wan is always buried in his work.
Anakin wanders off to get another drink. He meets the handsome Rush Clovis. He was young and virile, not like Obi-Wan who was much more reserved.
“What's your favorite part about a horse?” Anakin asks, a bit too flirtatious perhaps but it's not like anyone was watching.
“Hmm, most people would probably say the coat. But I appreciate the flank.” Rush eyes Anakin up and down with a sly grin.
They exchange a few more quips about horses and racing and the power behind such an amazing beast. Rush comments that he actually owned one of the horses. One thing leads to another and Rush takes Anakin down to the stables to see the horses. They fuck in one of the empty stables.
For a moment Anakin finally feels appreciated. Wanted. Obi-Wan never made passes at him. He didn't hungrily look at him the way Rush did. Obi-Wan was very respectable. Too respectable. He'd hadn't even bitten him. He'd told Anakin on their wedding night that he would not bite him until, or if, he was ready.
Anakin groans loudly. Obi-Wan would never debase himself like this. He wasn't fun. He didn't even touch him. Obi-Wan may be nice but he isn't very passionate. He went out of his way to give Anakin privacy. He'd accidentally walked in on Anakin changing once. He'd simply averted his eyes and walked back out. He didn't even get a boner.
For a minute it's just Anakin and Rush and the slap of flesh. Then there is a small gasp behind them.
Anakin snaps up to see Obi-Wan standing there in wide eyed shock. Rush pulls out and they scramble to get their clothes on. Once dressed, Obi-Wan grabs his arm and yanks him away.
“We're leaving," Obi-Wan announces. His voice is cold. So very cold. Anakin has never heard it like that before.
The next few hours are excruciating. Once home Obi-Wan lectures him in a stiff and furious tone.
“I was well aware that you didn't marry me for love! But had at least hoped you could learn to! I see now I was wrong. You are a selfish, vain thing!”
Anakin hangs his head. Ashamed. He didn't mean to hurt the man. He just wanted some fun. He was bored in this house all day. Feeling stuck and stagnant. He needed more than this.
“Please don't throw me out.”
He can't go back to his mother like this. He's nowhere else to go. And he knows what happens to omegas on the streets.
In the end, Obi-Wan doesn't throw him out. Instead he gives him an ultimatum. Either divorce on the grounds of adultery (a public humiliation where he will be ostracized) or come with him to a remote village in New Zealand where he has volunteered to treat victims of a cholera outbreak. Anakin chooses the later.
The journey is long and arduous. Anakin hates it. He hates everything about it. It's hot and sweaty and there's bugs everywhere. Obi-Wan is not helpful. He doesn't offer to carry his bags or fan his face or even play a simple guessing game to pass the time.
They finally arrive. It's a tiny village. Anakin meets all sorts of new people. Rex and Cody and Wolffe etc. He grows close to a girl, Ahsoka. The longer they stay the more Anakin finds he likes these people. He starts to learn their songs and way of life. He watches Obi-Wan help them. How gentle and kind he was.
Anakin realizes that stability is better than passion. That Obi-Wan is dependable and trustworthy. He'd thrown his one chance at love away for a meaningless fling. He's ruined everything.
Anakin asks Rex if there's any jobs he can do. He's a bit bored as there's nothing much for him to occupy his time. Rex points him to the nursery where they take care of their little ones. Anakin starts spending time there. He bonds with the children and babies. Unbeknownst to him Obi-Wan observes him.
One night, several weeks after arriving, Anakin is changing in his room. A creaky floorboard alerts him to an intruder. Anakin startles and looks up. His doorway is cracked open. Obi-Wan is watching. Anakin's heart flies to his throat. Obi-Wan stands there. He does not look away. Anakin slowly turns to fully face him. He lets his robe fall completely away, revealing tan skin.
Obi-Wan's look is burning. How had Anakin ever thought this man had no passion? He is made of it.
Obi-Wan pushes into the room and grabs him. Anakin goes limp. They back up and fall onto the bed. Anakin spreads his legs, letting Obi-Wan do what he wanted. They kiss hungrily. Anakin bucks up against him, rolling his hips. He's already wet from a single touch. From just one kiss.
Obi-Wan slides in without any resistance. They both moan.
Anamin bares his neck. “Make me yours.” He whines desperately. “Please.”
Obi-Wan sinks his teeth in. Anakin closes his eyes and holds on for dear life.
something weird about how they handled jordan li’s character is, despite the fact that the show hired two wasian actors, it’s never brought up that they’re half white. like it’d be one thing if they hired one asian actor and one wasian actor that still slightly resembled each other, if that’s who played the part best. but they got two wasian actors (of different races, but that’s expected in hollywood atp) for this role.
they explicitly call jordan “asian” on at least two occasions — which obviously you can, but when they look as mixed as they do, it also makes sense to acknowledge their whiteness as well — and then they cast two clearly fully asian parents for them too
my (asian) dad and i watched ep 3 together and we both paused when the parents showed up, like “????” are we pretending jordan is fully asian when they look the way they do?
beard after hours sounds like a really bad cheesy werewolf movie. tell me it doesn’t
he gets haunted by a full moon??? (idc if it’s representative of man city. he gets haunted by a full moon in an episode called beard after hours and im not supposed to think he’s a werewolf?)
loyal guard dog. has bitten people before and will do so again. barks and howls all the time
hairy. his name is literally BEARD
i mean come on. You can’t tell me he wouldn’t wake up naked in the woods and ted has to come find him w a spare change of clothes, a cheeseburger, and a coffee
even if he’s not a werewolf, w the life he leads, he encounters supernatural creatures all the time
did I mention there’s literally an episode where he’s haunted by a full moon and tries to avoid it and people keep bringing it up and he comes into work tired with cups of coffee and beaten and bruised
Does anyone know that post that was like "I love the London tourist attractions but these are the only four places I'm visiting" and it was four photos from the Wilbur arg and his romance is boring cover or something like that? I lost the photos and I really want them...
Please help me, I've been meaning to show my mum's partner but I genuinely can't find the post...
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honestly, the list of offences the ted lasso writers have committed against moe......... it's so long.
like, let's start with the completely incomprehensible 'haha moe is swiss' thing. like, is the joke 'haha swiss people are supposed to be white' ... ? bc that's a very right wing train of thought which always appears when a football nt no longer is 100% white. so the whole 'ahaha can a black man be swiss?' is a strange punch line to attempt in a cutesy sitcom.
then we have the fact that they gave him a made up surname which sounds like 'cumberbatch' but most people see as some 'play on a silly british name' which is still my nr 1 gripe bc they either did this not knowing that cumberbatch is a common carribean name bc the family were slave owners in the carribean, or they knew and just thought it was a good idea. i have to assume they didn't know, bc i don't think they ever hinted at him being carribean, that's just what made sense to me.
add to this how every time moe gets a line the outcome is 'ahahaha what a weird guy' and it's honestly enough to make you wanna break something
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