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liberaljane · 3 months

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Women's Not So Distant History

This #WomensHistoryMonth, let's not forget how many of our rights were only won in recent decades, and weren’t acquired by asking nicely and waiting. We need to fight for our rights. Here's are a few examples:

📍 Before 1974's Fair Credit Opportunity Act made it illegal for financial institutions to discriminate against applicants' gender, banks could refuse women a credit card. Women won the right to open a bank account in the 1960s, but many banks still refused without a husband’s signature. This allowed men to continue to have control over women’s bank accounts. Unmarried women were often refused service by financial institutions entirely.

📍 Before 1977, sexual harassment was not considered a legal offense. That changed when a woman brought her boss to court after she refused his sexual advances and was fired. The court stated that her termination violated the 1974 Civil Rights Act, which made employment discrimination illegal.⚖️

📍 In 1969, California became the first state to pass legislation to allow no-fault divorce. Before then, divorce could only be obtained if a woman could prove that her husband had committed serious faults such as adultery. 💍By 1977, nine states had adopted no-fault divorce laws, and by late 1983, every state had but two. The last, New York, adopted a law in 2010.

📍In 1967, Kathrine Switzer, entered the Boston Marathon under the name "K.V. Switzer." At the time, the Amateur Athletics Union didn't allow women. Once discovered, staff tried to remove Switzer from the race, but she finished. AAU did not formally accept women until fall 1971.

📍 In 1972, Lillian Garland, a receptionist at a California bank, went on unpaid leave to have a baby and when she returned, her position was filled. Her lawsuit led to 1978's Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which found that discriminating against pregnant people is unlawful

📍 It wasn’t until 2016 that gay marriage was legal in all 50 states. Previously, laws varied by state, and while many states allowed for civil unions for same-sex couples, it created a separate but equal standard. In 2008, California was the first state to achieve marriage equality, only to reverse that right following a ballot initiative later that year.

📍In 2018, Utah and Idaho were the last two states that lacked clear legislation protecting chest or breast feeding parents from obscenity laws. At the time, an Idaho congressman complained women would, "whip it out and do it anywhere,"

📍 In 1973, the Supreme Court affirmed the right to safe legal abortion in Roe v. Wade. At the time of the decision, nearly all states outlawed abortion with few exceptions. In 1965, illegal abortions made up one-sixth of all pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths. Unfortunately after years of abortion restrictions and bans, the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022. Since then, 14 states have fully banned care, and another 7 severely restrict it – leaving most of the south and midwest without access.

📍 Before 1973, women were not able to serve on a jury in all 50 states. However, this varied by state: Utah was the first state to allow women to serve jury duty in 1898. Though, by 1927, only 19 states allowed women to serve jury duty. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 gave women the right to serve on federal juries, though it wasn't until 1973 that all 50 states passed similar legislation

📍 Before 1988, women were unable to get a business loan on their own. The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 allowed women to get loans without a male co-signer and removed other barriers to women in business. The number of women-owned businesses increased by 31 times in the last four decades.

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📍 Before 1965, married women had no right to birth control. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled that banning the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy.

📍 Before 1967, interracial couples didn’t have the right to marry. In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court found that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional. In 2000, Alabama was the last State to remove its anti-miscegenation laws from the books.

📍 Before 1972, unmarried women didn’t have the right to birth control. While married couples gained the right in 1967, it wasn’t until Eisenstadt v. Baird seven years later, that the Supreme Court affirmed the right to contraception for unmarried people.

📍 In 1974, the last “Ugly Laws” were repealed in Chicago. “Ugly Laws” allowed the police to arrest and jail people with visible disabilities for being seen in public. People charged with ugly laws were either charged a fine or held in jail. ‘Ugly Laws’ were a part of the late 19th century Victorian Era poor laws.

📍 In 1976, Hawaii was the last state to lift requirements that a woman take her husband’s last name. If a woman didn’t take her husband’s last name, employers could refuse to issue her payroll and she could be barred from voting.

📍 It wasn’t until 1993 that marital assault became a crime in all 50 states. Historically, intercourse within marriage was regarded as a “right” of spouses. Before 1974, in all fifty U.S. states, men had legal immunity for assaults their wives. Oklahoma and North Carolina were the last to change the law in 1993.

📍 In 1990, the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) – most comprehensive disability rights legislation in U.S. history – was passed. The ADA protected disabled people from employment discrimination. Previously, an employer could refuse to hire someone just because of their disability.

📍 Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. Their fashion statement ultimately led to the dress code being clarified to allow women to wear pants.

📍 Emergency contraception (Plan B) wasn't approved by the FDA until 1998. While many can get emergency contraception at their local drugstore, back then it required a prescription. In 2013, the FDA removed age limits & allowed retailers to stock it directly on the shelf (although many don’t).

📍 In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that anti-cohabitation laws were unconstitutional. Sometimes referred to as the ‘'Living in Sin' statute, anti-cohabitation laws criminalize living with a partner if the couple is unmarried. Today, Mississippi still has laws on its books against cohabitation.

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5sospenguinqueen · 26 days

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Bedtime Stories | Daniel Ricciardo x Author! Reader

Summary: For the past six years, you've been dreaming of a future with Daniel. Until one silly little interview shatters every illusion.

Warnings: Swearing. Angst. Baby fever. End of a relationship. Daniel bashing.

Female reader with various faceclaims. Takes place in the 2022 season.

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User 2 no, it's not an announcement. her best friend is currently pregnant and she was gushing about looking forward to aunty duties

User 3 omg her and daniel would make the cutest babies though

→ User 4 i bet she can't wait until they have their own mini-me

User 5 imagine our rom-com queen going from writing the cutest but filthiest fiction imaginable to writing about why you should eat your carrots

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User 6 i can't believe this man was talking about being in the height of his career when he's been nothing but a flop since leaving red bull

User 7 the way he's been stringing this poor woman along for 6 years, knowing how badly she wants children, to then decide in a random interview that he's never going to have kids because they would be a 'distraction'

User 8 fans spotted y/n running from the pits once she saw that daniel was safely done with racing

User 9 i fear we may be witnessing the downfall of something we once held sacred

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fallontonight did you know @ YourUser Name was once chased by a kangaroo? find out how in tonight's episode of The Tonight Show 📚🦘

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YourUserName thanks for having me! ✨

User 11 excuse me, ma’am, reassess what

User 12 daniel has been absent from her last 3 posts

→ User 1 not even in the likes or comments

→ User 2 and he didn't even congratulate her on the recent book launch

→ User 3 ya’ll are reaching. he's busy racing. she's busy doing book promo. they still follow each other

User 4 anyone notice she didn't look as happy as she usually does

→ User 5 yes! and i swear she got teary when talking about her life plans 🥺

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YourUserName my happy place 🌊🐚🦀 Aug '22

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User 6 does this mean a new book is coming soon

→ User 7 girl, we’ve just had one. let the woman rest

→ YourUserName sorry, my lovelies but i don’t think i'm in the right headspace to being right a romance novel at this time

→ User 6 confirmation??!?!

→ User 7 we’re children of divorce

→ User 8 honestly fuck those two because i couldn’t have cared less about vroom vroom boys until mother started dating one and now i'm crying in class ‘cause they’re over

landonorris get that bread, queen 🍞

→ YourUserName who let you out of daycare

→ User 9 not y/n and lando interacting like she didn’t break his teammates heart

→ User 10 more like his teammate broke y/n’s heart. let's not make daniel out to be the victim here

kellypiquet p said get writing those children’s books so she can brag about aunty y/n to her friends

→ YourUserName my sweet girl. i saw the cutest dress the other day for her so I’ll pop round soon x

→ User 11 i love their friendship

→ User 12 get this woman a child. She’s too sweet to be stuck in cool aunt mode forever

User 13 anyone notice she didn't do her annual birthday post for daniel?

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User 14 no because the interviewer was so real for that. checo has a few children and he’s currently 2nd best. max is nowhere to be seen on the grid he's that far ahead and he makes sure p is his priority when she’s there so???

→ User 15 and the way he stormed out. i bet PR are sooo happy with him

User 16 nah because mclaren recently announced that they’re not extending his contract so he currently doesn't have his seat and doesn't have his y/n, all because he thought he was better than that

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danielricciardo yesterday was something. p17 wasn't the result we were expecting, and the media were a challenge but it's always a delight to be in Suzuka. Moving on to the Americas

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User 1 maybe if y/n was there, you wouldn't have done so badly

User 2 maybe if he had a baby waiting in the paddock he would’ve had more incentive to do better

mclaren we’ll get them next time 💪

User 3 letting mclaren and lando down

→ User 4 the real reason he and y/n broke up is because he has no wins. she should move onto lando or something

→ User 5 he’s way too young for her

→ User 4 they'd make a good looking couple tho

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YourUserName thirty, flirty and thriving. please enjoy a small snippet of my 30th birthday, organised by my favourite girl. these are the nice moments before she plies me full of cocktails and i become the sloppiest person in monaco tagged: kellypiquet

kellypiquet any chance to celebrate you 🤍🤍

→ kellypiquet and an even better chance to drink the entire bar and force max to carry us home

→ maxverstappen1 i'm just glad i was able to pull you both out of the sea before you drowned

landonorris can't believe you tried (and failed) to stop us from gatecrashing

→ YourUserName it was an exclusive event, we don't let randos in

→ landonorris i know you're joking but it still hurts my feelings

maxverstappen1 happy birthday, sloppy. you don't look a day over 40

→ YourUserName i'm gonna let that slide but only because i love the bag that kelly told you to buy

User 7 happy birthday to the best author

User 8 happy birthday queen

carlossainz55 happy birthday, y/n 💐

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danielricciardo happy birthday x

User 5 kelly and y/n look like the funnest people to hang out with

→ User 6 literally need to know how to become part of their duo

lewishamilton happy birthday, y/n. have a lovely night 💕

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mclaren happy birthday to papaya's favourite author (we're still waiting for a racing rom-com that is quite clearly about your favourite f1 team and their super sexy admin) 🥳🥳

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This is going to be part of a Baby Fever Angst series with the other drivers. So, multiple drivers are going to have an smau like this.

Max’s Version | Lando’s Version | Lance’s Version

Charles’ Version

I do have Part 2s planned if people want them but also happy to leave it like this :)

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lewisvinga · 2 months

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my boss ? | toto wolff x fem! russell! reader

summary; after his divorce with susie, toto swore to have a break from the dating scene. everything changed when george brought his sister to a team event.

warnings; age gap,

word count; 1k

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“Since when did Toto have a divorce?” Y/n loudly exclaimed to her younger brother from the living room as she scrolled through Twitter. “And can you hurry up? I finished 20 minutes ago.”

“Like a few months ago. You didn’t know?” George asked, finally appearing from his bedroom. “I’m just fashionably late!”

Y/n snorted as she looked at him. “Okay…” She trails off before returning, “And no I didn’t know. I don’t have sleepovers with your boss.”

“Whatever, you wouldn’t get it!”

“Right…” She mumbled, shutting off her phone and setting it inside her small handbag.

Despite her brother driving for Mercedes for a few years now, Y/n had only met Toto once, which happened to be during her worst moment. It was Silverstone 2022 and she was ecstatic to see her brother race in his home race. She had gotten the cold but was determined to go. So she went but opted for no makeup, a casual loungewear outfit, her Tasman Ugg, and her hair clipped up in a banana clip.

She honestly didn’t care for her appearance. She cared more about being comfortable while sick to support her brother still. If she had known that his hot boss would be there, she might’ve dressed up more.

However, that thought was blown out the window when she found out he was married. The small crush on him always persisted, but it was just a mere crush on someone unattainable so she pushed it to the back of her mind.

Until she saw a tweet revealing that her younger brother's hot boss had divorced his wife.

When George invited his sister to a Mercedes event because Carmen was busy with work, she was ecstatic to make a better impression on the Mercedes team principal. She chose a deep red dress that complimented her skin, her long hair was blown out and diamonds adorned her neck and bracelet. She looked different compared to when she first met him.

Toto immediately noticed Y/n when she walked into the gala with George on her side. She had caught his attention with the way she flipped her hair and laughed at a joke Lewis said.

He remembered when he first met her. She was dressed in sweats and had a nasal voice. Her nose was red from blowing it into a tissue so often but he thought it was cute. He was already having issues with Susie by that point but Y/n managed to catch his attention.

He was chatting with sponsors when George walked up to him with his older sister beside him. “Toto! Fancy seeing you here.” The Mercedes driver says in a teasing tone as the two shook hands.

“Same old, same old.” Toto chuckled, keeping his eyes on the girl beside him. “And Y/n, right?”

Y/n’s eyes widened in shock as her red lips curled into a smile. “Yes! You remembered?” She asked, her voice filled with excitement and curiosity as she shook hands with the older man.

“I’ll never forget such a pretty face.”

His words made her let out a giggle as George held back the urge to gag. “I’m gonna head off, talk to some sponsors, you’ll be alright on your own?” He asks his sister.

“She can stay here with me, it’s fine.”

“I’ll be fine, George.” Y/n smiled and patted George’s shoulder before turning back to the Austrian, “Besides, Toto will keep me company.” Her brother gave her a strange look before excusing himself and leaving to talk to some sponsors leaving her with Toto.

“So, what’re you doing here? With George, I mean.”

“Being a good sister-in-law. and making sure my brother doesn’t get shit-faced at these events because Carmen isn’t here?”

Her response earned her a deep laugh from Toto. He shook his head at her response, his hand tightly wrapped around the cup of scotch. “I understand him, truly. Sometimes these events bore me out of my mind.”

“At least it’s an excuse to dress up.”

“It is. And must I say, you look beautiful tonight.”

Y/n felt her face heat up, mentally thanking the full coverage foundation she wore that covered up her red cheeks. “I-well-“ She stuttered. She clears her throat as she stands up straight, “Thank you. You look rather handsome yourself.”

Fortunately for her, George didn’t bother her the entire night which meant she spent the whole night chatting away with Toto. They immediately had a connection despite the Mercedes team principal being a few years older.

As the evening progressed, neither realized that the venue was now almost empty except for a few people. They were so distracted by each other and by the alcohol in their system that they failed to notice when people began to leave.

Y/n looked around with a laugh at the empty venue. She noticed George by the entrance with his arms crossed, signaling to her with his eyes that he wanted to leave. “I guess this is my sign to leave.”

“Actually, Y/n,” Toto’s deep accented voice interrupted her before she could say anything. She hummed in response as she noticed him pulling his phone out. “I’d like to carry our conversation another time. Perhaps over dinner?” He suggested with a smile, going to the contact app on his phone and showing it to her.

She couldn’t help but smile widely as she took the phone from his hands. She typed her phone number in and even took a picture to add under her contact. “Well, Toto, I’ll be looking forward to continuing our conversation.”

With a sudden boost of confidence, Y/n stood on her tiptoes to plant a quick yet gentle kiss on Toto’s cheek. She smiled when her lipstick left behind a red stain on his cheek. She quickly turned around and walked to George, making sure to keep her posture straight and not daring to look back.

George, who saw it all happen, had a look of disgust on his face as she dragged him out of the venue. “My boss? Out of all people, you fancy my boss?” He asked in disbelief as they made their way out to the parking lot.

Y/n sighed and playfully rolled her eyes, “Oh, shut it, George. Besides, he’s hot and single now.”

“Gross! That’s my boss! Really, Y/n?!”

“Really, George.”

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awarmcupofmilk · 2 years

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Gojo x reader "Finishing Start"

afab!reader

series: pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 6

summary: half gojo’s pov- a drunken conversation ends your five year marriage w/ gojo

content warnings: breakup/sad, angst, deviations from gojo’s past arc, slight descriptions of violence (from fight w/ a curse), divorce

word count: 1,368

note: thoughts on this ending?

please don’t repost, edit, translate, use, or copy my works on any platforms (if you’d really like to please reach out – reblogs are welcome)

Gojo ran his hand over his face. He had made you cry again. He lashed out. He made your job search about the money. And he still was no closer to finding out what he did.

He called Geto.

“Are you sure you can’t remember?”

Geto sounded apologetic even through the phone. “I think you’re your best shot at remembering. But Satoru, I don’t think it was just that night.”

Gojo didn’t say anything. After muttering a word of thanks and hanging up, he found himself lost in thought.

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You stared at the curse in front of you, something purple and viscous and disgusting oozing out from beneath it. The special-grade bellowed and charged at you.

You closed your eyes and felt your cursed energy surge, channeling your innate technique.

Ah, you’d missed this, you thought. The exhilaration of missions, the joy of doing something for yourself, the satisfaction from saving others, the impact of your energy against a cursed spirit. You didn’t regret giving it up when you did, but you really did miss this.

You took out the curse with some effort, it had been a while; you were rusty. When you miscalculated a move and had to jump back, the curse’s nail dug into your arm. You’d have to go see Shoko later, it was considerably deep. But you knew you had done well. The reevaluation would be successful. Some previously anxious part of you was relieved that after half a decade of no practice, you still ranked a grade 1.

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You sighed as you made it to Shoko’s. You ran into Gojo on the way. Insanely awkward. He froze, seeing your bloodied arm, but you didn’t meet his gaze. Besides sorting out the logistics of divorce, you hadn’t been speaking with him.

“What’s with the doom and gloom?” Shoko turned towards you when you entered the room.

“You have to ask?” You chuckled. And Shoko, eyebrow raised, nodded in understanding.

“You know, he really is being a baby about this.” Shoko said as she healed your cut.

“No kidding,” You snorted.

“Well, good to have you back.” Shoko said. You gave her a hug and thanked her before leaving.

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Gojo had a box of kikufuku in front of him. What Geto said swam and echoed in his mind. “I don’t think it was just that night.”

He took one, bit into it, and remembered.

You had been cooking dinner when he came home. You greeted him with a smile, even though you were clearly tired. Namie was playing with her stuffed bunny.

“‘Toru,” You had smiled. “I made nikujaga.”

“Okay,” Satoru had responded curtly. He’d gone upstairs to change, and you’d looked disappointed.

He had forgotten until now. That almost unsettled him more than the actual memory. Had he really cared so little about how you felt that he forgot?

He took another bite of the kikufuku.

He had come back from a mission and went out. It was the first time he didn’t come straight home after a mission. He didn’t do much, mostly just strolling around a shopping mall.

When he turned around, you were standing there, expressionless. He felt his phone vibrate and saw that you had called him twenty-three times, seeing as he had returned but was nowhere to be found.

You were too far away, he couldn’t be sure, but it looked like you had wiped a tear. But then, you ran up to him, and you were smiling. You didn’t look happy, more resigned. He hadn’t noticed.

“I’m glad you’re back,” You had said. “But at least call me when you get back next time, okay? I had to find out from Shoko.”

He’d muttered some sort of agreement. He thought maybe you’d sighed.

Gojo felt cold. He took another bite.

He’d begrudgingly took out time to come to your reunion. He’d stood silently as you introduced him, occasionally acknowledging the conversation. He could tell he was making the atmosphere awkward. Your friends were uncomfortable. You were trying to make the best of it. But then he left. He vaguely felt you turning around trying to look for him. Walking over to the bar, he didn’t drink but bantered with someone, he wasn’t sure who.

Your friends shook their heads. You had sighed. You’d walked up to him, tone somber. “Satoru, it’s time to leave.”

He had nodded and gotten up, but he hadn’t noticed that for once, you didn’t call him “‘Toru”.

And then what you’d said entered his mind. “Do you really need me to point out how little you cared about me or this family?”

“Did it ever occur to you that what you did might be too painful, too humiliating for me to repeat? I don’t owe you an explanation!”

“You’ve done enough harm.”

“We both know you’ve done enough to justify this just from what you can remember. Focus on that.”

“Self-respect? You’re talking to me about self-respect?”

“I thought after our last conversation you’d actually indulge in some self-reflection.”

“You make me sick.”

And his stomach dropped at the thought that he hadn’t listened to any of it. Even now, he’d only reflected because of what Geto said.

Did you hold even any significance in his heart? He felt despicable.

And then, by some miracle, he remembered what he said that night.

“Marriage really isn’t all that.”

“I’m really wasting my life. I’m always worried on missions, and now this is always being used against me, you know they gave up being a sorcerer.”

(“It was for Namie though, right?”) “Sure, but did I ask for that?”

“Look, all I’m saying is, Y/N and I were friends in Jujutsu High. Maybe we should have stayed at that.”

He slid off the couch, head between his knees.

Who was he to interfere with your life? What had he ever done to give him that right?

He had no answer.

✧

You’d officially received your reevaluation. Grade 1 sorcerer. You’d be on missions soon, you were added to the payroll, it seemed like everything was coming together.

Then Gojo called. Ugh.

You were in such a good mood, too. He was sure to ruin it. But besides for Namie, you’d been ignoring him for weeks. So, gritting your teeth, you answered.

“Y/N? Oh, Y/N,” Gojo said, hurriedly, as if he was afraid you’d hang up, yet relieved. “I’m so glad you picked up,”

“That’s a new tone for you,” you said, sarcastic yet pleasantly surprised.

“I’m so—” He began, then stopped. “I… I just wanted to let you know I think you should have the house.”

“Oh,” you’d said, completely pleasantly surprised now.

“Just let Namie visit when I find a place, okay?” You rolled your eyes. As if you’d been keeping her from him.

“Anyways,” Gojo continued. “I just, if Namie needs somewhere to stay when you’re on missions, I’m here—unless I’m also on a mission, but, yeah.” He finished awkwardly.

What was up with him?

“Uh, okay,” you said, confused, but pleased.

“Great, we’re still on for today, right?”

You hummed in confirmation. And he hung up.

What was that?

You frowned to yourself. But seeing the time, you went to get Namie. He was visiting today.

✧

The three of you walked down the street. Namie held an ice cream cone, munching happily, humming to herself. You held her hand and kneeled down to wipe her face with a napkin. She giggled, and though you knew you’d have to wash her dress later, you laughed, too.

Gojo watched the two of you, fighting the thought that maybe he had lost the happiness in his life. This family would never be the same again.

He felt a tear slide down his cheek in surprise, and wiped it away. You looked up then, and noticed, as you do, with a questioning glance. “You okay?” You mouthed, not wanting to concern Namie.

Namie looked up then and gave him a grin. She held up the cone to him. You lifted her up so she could reach, content smile on your face.

And Gojo, taking a bite, wondered what it was he felt in his chest.

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anonymoushouseplantfan · 10 months

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I need to review their 2022 press and figure out when they likely broke up.

My theory is they had problems since the Jubilee but the actual split was in December 2022.

It starts with The Cut interview for me. I think Harry probably started acting out that spring/early summer. There’s a quote in the article that Meghan talked about how she didn’t sign a NDA and there would come a time when she would talk, but not now. Many thought it was a threat to the BRF but I think it was a threat to Harry - do as I want or I’m going to tell everything.

I think it worked and Harry behaved for a bit but it completely collapsed when The Queen died and they were stuck in the UK for 2-3 weeks together in Frogmore. Remember, we know they watch the news and read the internet, and they were completely absent from most of the coverage concerning The late Queen. It was all exclusively about The late Queen, Charles, and William. And when they were mentioned, it was in the context of all their issues, lies, and misbehavior. And because we know they’re obsessed with the media, we also know that they know Meghan was “candled” and probably all the memes about it.

That’s when they split, IMO. Harry missed the family, Meghan hated being ostracized. Then came the Kerry Kennedy awards in NYC. There was some kind of PR over Meghan’s appearance at the awards ceremony that made it very clear she was angry about some kind of negotiations that weren’t going well. (I have to go back and check what the actual details are.) I fully suspect that Harry wasn’t supposed to be there with Meghan. The bystander/eyewitness reports of their arrival confirm it - the couple didn’t speak to each other or interact/engage with each other until they were in front of the cameras, then they became lovey-dovey in their usual over-the-top kind of way.

Because immediately after the Kerry Kennedy awards, we started getting separate/solo PR for both of them: Meghan wasn’t at any of Harry’s Spare interviews, only Meghan got the WME contract, Prince and Princess titles for the kids (which I suspect is a divorce negotiation), Frogmore “eviction,” only Harry at the coronation, and Meghan started solo papwalking again.

I agree that there were having issues by the time of the Queen’s funeral. I think Meghan was very upset about it being able to go to Scotland. After all, she named her daughter after QEII and then she wasn’t allowed to travel up. It makes her look kind of ridiculous (her own doing, of course).

And she looked weirdly emotional during the funeral (and there was that one single tear). I agree with you, that wasn’t about the Queen. That was aimed at Harry.

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Fluffbruary 28: Wreck

The thrilling conclusion to @fluffbruary! If you'd like to read all of my ficlets, you can check them out on AO3 here!

Fandom: The Sandman (2022)

Relationship: Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling

Thank you to the lovely @pintobordeaux for helping me get unstuck with this idea!

Dream was pacing outside the restaurant, checking his phone every four or five passes across the length of the building. His date was to arrive soon and frankly, he was terrified. It’s the first time he’s had an interest in a long-term relationship since the divorce. He’d had a few hookups and situationships in the interim, but those didn’t feel this high stakes. Hence the unraveling ball of anxiety in his gut, trailing back and forth across the sidewalk.

He checks his phone again. 6:59 PM. Where is he?

Dream has half a mind to be offended. Doesn’t he know it’s rude to be late to a first date? He can’t find it in himself to get angry, if only because his insides are already a wreck, unspooled and trailing behind him. He crosses in front of the door, dodging a family leaving, two small children full of sweets giggling and running ahead of their parents. Dream collapses on the bench outside and watches as they disappear into the horizon.

As they become specks in Dream’s vision, he feels a buzz in his pocket. He nearly drops the phone trying to fish it out of his pocket with his shaking hands.

Robert: SO sorry! wanted 2 warn u that id be late but service on the tube is terrible!

Robert: Be there in 5 :)

The tension drains out of him like he’d been poked with a stickpin. He sends a reply acknowledging the message.

Dream: Ok.

Then, he slips his phone back into his pocket and closes his eyes. At least he could try to meditate for a few minutes, to rewind his intestines back in place and calm his nerves. A deep breath in and let it out slowly. Again. And again, until his mind is blessedly quiet. Dream floats for a minute or so, at ease in his mind despite the noise of the city around him.

Until a voice jars him into launching himself off the bench. As concrete meets asscheek, Dream looks up at whoever was trying to talk to him. The man is laughing at him.

“You dare…”

“Yeah, I most certainly do. Because your date just scared the living daylights out of you!” He holds out a hand to help Dream up.

“Greetings, Robert. My apologies for my surprise at your arrival.”

“Call me Hob, ‘s what my friends call me,” the man still holding his arm grins. “I really am sorry about that. I had no clue you’d jump like that.”

“Hob. No apologies are necessary.” Dream extricates himself from Hob’s grip. “Shall we go inside?”

Hob nods. “Lead the way.”

The meal goes well enough, with Hob apologizing emphatically over his tardiness and scaring Dream outside and Dream insisting he need not apologize. It turns out they work at the same university; in neighboring departments at that. Hob is a lecturer in Medieval History, which gives Dream ample time to ramble about Arthuriana and its impacts on English literature through today. He lets his mask drop, flailing his hands about as he talks about his favorite concept.

Hob seems enchanted by his true self, if the way he grins while Dream is talking is any measure. It’s relaxing to not have to put on any airs about being a “normal human being,” as his sibling might say. Hob seems utterly unconcerned about how much eye contact Dream is giving him, or whether he’s making the right facial expression. Dream feels… happy for the first time in an eternity.

The waiter gives them some not-so-subtle hints to get out as they talk late into the night. Hob insists on paying the bill, explaining that he has to be a gentleman and make up for the beginning somehow. Dream feels his face flush at being treated to something.

The pair hit the chill of the night air, hovering near the doorway. Hob steps closer.

“May I kiss you?”

Dream reaches out a hand to cup his cheek, the rough stubble setting his nerve endings alight.

“You may do anything you like to me, Robert Gadling,” Dream rumbles as he tilts his head and moves in.

Hob laughs in joy, pulling Dream close and pressing their lips together. It’s the most delicious kiss Dream has ever had, above all of the passionate make-outs that were all tongue and teeth and fire. Kissing Hob is almost delicate, pain au chocolat and candy floss in its sweetness. He groans as Hob pulls away, desperate to pull him back in and never let him go.

Hob smiles again and Dream thinks he could drown and live forever in chestnut, just staring at him.

Dream’s hand is still on his cheek, thumb running across cheekbone and 5 o’clock shadow, as he asks “Can I see you again?”

“Yes, God, I promise I won’t be late next time!”

This time, Dream laughs with him.

#dreamling #fluffbruary #dream x hob #hob x dream #aquila writes

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Favorite New-to-me Films—March ‘24

(listed in order pictured above, L to R)

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Forbidden Fruit (1921)

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C.B. DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson’s second swing at this modernized Cinderella story about overcoming a bad husband, now with eye-popping fantasy sequences designed by Natacha Rambova. [Gif sets incoming!]

Mary Maddock (Agnes Ayres) does seamstress work and takes in laundry to support her layabout, no-goodnik husband. Her wealthy clients (Kathlyn Williams & Theodore Roberts) hatch a scheme to use a social event to settle a business deal with handsome young entrepreneur Nelson Rogers (Forrest Stanley). Mary accepts the job to keep Rogers occupied, with the unintended consequence of the two falling in love. When Mary’s husband makes a surprise appearance, the jig is up. But, after her husband’s chicanery has deadly consequences, Mary and Rogers are free to live happily ever after. CW: a pet bird is killed.

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The Woman King (2022)

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Giving an epic treatment to fitting subject matter, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Maria Bello, and Dana Stevens tell the story of the Agojie, a real-life group of warriors from the kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa, and General Nanisca (Viola Davis), a fictional leader of the warriors. The Woman King has a creative approach to history, to which a lot of critical attention has been paid—it’s certainly worth seeking education on relevant historical topics.

That said, it was a gutsy and risky proposition to tell a story tied into the Transatlantic slave trade focused entirely on the West African and Portuguese side for an American (and English speaking) audience. Also, as an avid fan of Xena: Warrior Princess and the Eddas/sagas of Iceland and Scandinavia, I appreciated the filmmakers taking a legendary approach to this location and time period. In its deliberately extra-historical engagement with history, The Woman King also brought to mind for me Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène‘s Ceddo (1971), which I highly recommend. (Obviously the films have wildly different tones/styles tho!)

As you might imagine from the description, heavy CWs for violence (including SA), blood, and slavery.

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Why Change Your Wife? (1920)

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A month ago, I wouldn’t have believed you if you told me that I’d be putting not one but two DeMille movies on my new-to-me favorites list! I initially watched them as reference for the cosplay I mentioned in the last monthly round-up post, but ended up enjoying both! Often there are elements of DeMille’s films that hamper my ability to enjoy them fully, whether it’s goofy class politics (hello Saturday Night), racist depictions (hi The Woman God Forgot, which I also watched for the first time this past month), or that I simply rarely enjoy christian bible epics.

That’s not to say Why Change Your Wife? is somehow perfect—it features pretty sexist attitudes. But, having learned a little bit about DeMille’s unconventional marriage, I see it less of a story of wives failing and more of a story about how two people who have a solid partnership can lose themselves when they lose each other. Here I’m referring to the first part of the film, before Swanson’s Beth and Meighan’s Robert get divorced. Beth isn’t being true to herself when she’s on her mental-improvement kick—there are sufficient details thrown in that show that she and Robert have drifted apart and she’s responding to it by morphing into a maiden aunt type. The film could’ve made Robert’s role in their marriage’s demise a little more overt, but I do think DeMille and screenwriters Olga Printzlau, Sada Cowan, and William DeMille must have been concerned about the American public’s response to a story that normalizes divorce in 1920. For context, we didn’t have no-fault divorce here in the US until the 1970s.

Anyway, why should you watch it? Gloria Swanson and Bebe Daniels offer fun and energetic characterizations as the two Mrs. Gordons, and they share a pretty wild fight scene. The costumes by Natacha Rambova are funky and interesting. The film features an absolutely adorable dog too! (If anyone recognizes the dog please LMK!) [Gif sets for this film are also on the way!]

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Intohimon vallassa (1947)

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Teuvo Tulio don’t miss.

The heir to the biggest farm in the county, Aino (Regina Linnanheimo), is forced into an arranged marriage, but the man she really loves, Olavi (Kullervo Kalske), sticks around and becomes the town blacksmith. Years pass and Aino’s husband becomes an alcoholic and an abuser. Olavi keeps his distance as Aino’s marriage implodes in a particularly disturbing fashion. CW: domestic abuse, alcoholism, implied death of dog

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

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Look at me watching more than one movie this year that was made in this century! Anyways, I’ve been a turtle fan as long as I can remember (photographic evidence below) and I love that the comics have been re-adapted so well in the last 15 or so years for younger generations. (The 2012 show is very cute btw, worth checking out especially if you have kids.)

This take features a unique and kinetic animation style with an accessible story touching on what makes someone an outcast and how both adults and kids can navigate that. Mutant Mayhem features probably my new favorite depictions of April and of Splinter. Also, even though the non-turtle characters are almost all celebrity voice actors, the voice acting quality is very high.

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Montana Moon (1930)

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Sweet romantic story with comedic elements about a millionaire’s willful daughter (Joan Crawford) who, fleeing an awkward situation on a train ride with her family, runs into a cowboy (Johnny Mack Brown). The two quickly fall in love and are married, but the newlyweds face challenges when the differences in their lifestyles come into sharp relief. I love Crawford’s costuming and styling in this and her performance elevates the material. There are extended sequences with classic country-western music tho, so if that grates on you, you might want to take a pass on this one.

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Leda – The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (1985)

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Yoko Asagiri is a young girl struggling to confess her feelings to the boy she likes. She decides to confess via a song she composed herself, but the song turns out to be a key to another world. Yoko teams up with a talking dog and a tiny warrior girl with a giant robot to fight the villainous Zell, who wants to use Yoko’s song to conquer her world. The animation and designs are top-notch as is the music. I personally enjoyed all of the Oz vibes suffused throughout the OVA.

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Tomatos Another Day (1934)

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Also known as “It Never Happened,” this is ostensibly a short film about a woman carrying on an affair and said affair being discovered by her husband. What Tomatos Another Day actually is is a send up of early talkies conceived and executed by independent filmmaker James Sibley Watson Jr. and collaborator Alec Wilder. If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you probably already know that I love Watson’s Fall of the House of Usher (1928) [Gifs/Stills]. However, I haven’t seen much else of his work! Thankfully, Eastman House has preserved and digitized a couple of his films and I plan on watching more soon. The link above has the short film with an introduction and outtakes!

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Past Lives (2023)

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Past Lives is a quiet but emotionally-rich love story by Celine Song that spans decades but also a single eventful week. I loved the way that the story was structured and how much the film relied on thoughtful pauses to communicate complicated emotions. The actors, Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, all put in great work here. If you haven’t seen it yet, but plan to watch it, prepare to cry a bit.

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The Mind Reader (1933)

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Warren William plays a carny with a different gimmick for every town in the midwest. When the Depression affects his take, he and his cohorts, Frank (Alan Jenkins) and Sam (Clarence Muse), come up with a new scheme: fortune telling. As Chandra the Great, the crew start to rake it in, but when Chandra falls for an upright citizen (Constance Cummings), the scheme and their freedom is put in jeopardy.

I’m not accustomed to William playing this particular brand of sleazebag, but he really kills it as Chandra/Chandler/Munro. I appreciated how creative and adventurous the cinematography and editing is—not an especially common trait for pre-code films. I also made some still sets for the film!

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Honorable Mention: Hard to Handle (1933) [letterboxd | imdb]

This film gets honorable mention because while I didn’t think it was particularly good, a few call outs are deserved. The bad: the plot was unnecessarily convoluted and the recurring sequences with fat people were iffy at best. The better: Ruth Donnelly shines as the comedically base mother of Mary Brian and she even gets to do a bit of physical comedy. Donnelly, Brian, and Cagney have a nice chemistry together throughout. In terms of costuming, the matching outfits of Brian and Donnelly are funny, but made funnier by the sheer quantity of mother-daughter ensembles they wear. The neutral: the film is packed with topical Depression-era references: notably Florida investment swindles and trends like dance marathons and the grapefruit diet. All-in-all, the filmmakers could have done less and achieved more.

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The only big post I completed this month was a massive undertaking: Lost, but Not Forgotten: Omar Khayyam / A Lover’s Oath and a timeline for the film’s production and release.

Otherwise, I made themed gif and still sets from:

Torture Garden (1967)

The Marriage Circle (1924)

Le Altre (1969)

The Mind Reader (1933)

As for April, the cosplay I mentioned should be up very soon. If I have the time, both Lost, but Not Forgotten and How’d They Do That should have new installments posted and I have a few movies/shows on my themed gif/still agenda.

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The Stakebait Coterie! Khloe and her boys are out there saving the Atlanta Waterbloods or get Final Death'd trying! (I'll type it all beneath the cut because I know.. my handwriting)

The main characters of the Poisoned Peach - ATL by Night chronicle my beloved is running for me! Khloe is my character, and the boys are my unbeatably dope team.

Name: Khloe Mariah Osbourne

Born: 05/04/1993, Embraced: 2022 by a Ventrue, came out Thinblood, Physical Age: 29

Height: 5'5", Hair: Dark Brown, Eyes: Hazel, Gender: Miss (She/Her), Nationality: American

Likes: Coffee, True Crime, Tabletop RPGs, Being a Minx, Staying Busy

Dislikes: Disappointing Others, Being Unprepared, Not knowing what's up, Her body, Tiktok-Style Ads

A little history: Khloe grew up the only child of very normal people who nastily divorced when she graduated high school. An avid reader and over-thinker, Khloe has immersed herself in many fantasy worlds and strategy games to the point where she seems to think of everything. A people pleaser who has a lot of good acquaintances yet no friends, the lack of companionship was hard-felt when COVID rolled around and kept everyone inside. Had a few partners, though none lasted. One night after visiting her mother, she found herself on a backroad all alone, save for the oncoming headlights that may be straying in her lane. (Where the Poisoned Peach begins!)

Name: Kyle Johnson

Born: 2/3/1994, Embraced: 2020, Sire unknown, but came out Thinblood, Physical Age: 26

Height: 5’10", Hair: N/A, Eyes: Sexy-Boy Brown, Gender: More man than your man (He/Him), Nationality: American

Likes: Feeling needed and helping others, Parties, Drinking cocktails with stupid names, Reasonable reactions.

Dislikes: Being late, people that CAN help and just don't, the MINIONS, Improperly labelled content warnings.

History: His mom was a nurse, her mom was a nurse, and so on. His sisters didn’t want to carry on the tradition, so he decided to go into the medical field himself as an EMT. The stress of the job brought on early balding, but he thrived both on the clock and in the club. One night, he drank a few too many and he woke up in a dumpster the next night, completely clueless. The sunlight began to hurt, nothing sat right in his stomach. Everything was the same yet all so different, better and worse. He spiraled, confused and depressed, until the Dusk Angel found him and helped him come to terms with his new existence. Now Kyle proudly helps the Thinblood Revolution as a kind face to help ease the new blood in, just as he had been.

Name: Randolph "Ralph" Gaylord King III

Born: 10/09/1996, Embraced: 2021 by a Nosferatu, came out Thinblood, Physical Age: 25

Height: 6'5" (Even pre-Embrace, him just big), Hair: Brown (Has to shave the remnants every evening, used to be long and thick and in a man-bun), Eyes: Yellow-Orange (Brown pre-Embrace), Gender: BOI (He/Him), Nationality: American

Likes: Guns, Bad Jokes, Strategy Games, Annoying Christian, Being a right menace

Dislikes: Himself :(, Whiny people, Beer, Signs with sayings meant to be taken serious.

Some Background: Born in St. Louis Missouri, Ralph had a pretty standard lower middle class upbringing. He followed his father and older brother and joined the army when he turned 18 right out of high school. Years of prep and hard work paid off as he went through candidate courses, eventually making it into Special Forces. His career was short-lived however after losing his right foot on his first deployment. Depression and dead-end jobs seemed to be his future until as a joke he started posting thirst-traps on social media, but it got real when his follower count spiked and sponsors started making offers. He was thrown into the life of an Insta-Thot - specifically Fitness Inspo - ultimately landing him in a party in Atlanta, Georgia, where his soon to be sire, Bill - a jealous and spiteful Nosferatu - lurked. Ralph was alone as he stumbled to his hotel room, and Bill could contain his hate no longer. To him, Ralph deserved to be as ugly on the outside as Bill thought he had to be on the inside. Little did Bill know, he messed with the wrong guy.

(Not written due to lack of room, we clearly don't play favorites here...) Eventually found in the sewers by the Dusk Angel, Ralph now serves in the Thinblood revolution, using every skill he's acquired in order to get revenge against the Fullbloods.

Name: Christian Ottavio

Born: 01/16/1989, Embraced: 2017, Gangrel sire but came out Thinblood, Physical Age: A rough 28

Height: 6'1", Hair: Dark Brown, Eyes: Brown, Gender: The MAN (He/Him), Nationality: American

Likes: Beer, Relaxing nights spent inside, Napping, His truck

Dislikes: His family, Wearing tight jeans, Bro-Country music, Fullbloods

A bit of background: Born and bred in Georgia into a rich family with ideals he couldn't wrap his head around. Went into the workforce at a young age in an effort to escape them and be on his own. He's had to sleep in his truck many a night, but eventually got everything together enough to get a roof over his head. That was until some uppity lick decided to draft him into the army of the damned during the Atlanta Sabbat civil war. He was one of many forced to fight during the schism, and one of the few to come out "alive." Before his sire could take him behind the proverbial tool shed, Christian was saved by the Dusk Angel, and now is a proud Thinblood freedom fighter.

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hi Liv!!! i just finished reading hand in glove series and i love it so much. i was wondering if you have any recs for established relationship drarry but plotty fics? or just any plotty fics that are not slow burn? i don't think I can take more slow burn drarry anymore 😭

you are quite literally one of my favorite people on this app. thank u sm!!!! <3

Thank you anon, that’s so sweet! I can’t say I often read established relationship, even less long ones - get together is my jam! But these works came to mind and I hope they work for you:

Established relationship:

Mortal Frame by @tackytigerfic (2021, M, 7k)

Draco’s on a mission, and this time it's personal. But it's not easy to track down something that no one wants to talk about, especially when Harry Potter keeps popping up everywhere Draco goes.

The Chains of Memory by oldenuf2nb (2018, E, 15k)

Harry is growing sicker by the day and Draco wants to know why.

Two Zinnias and the Scent of Lemon by @the-starryknight (2021, M, 17k)

The Ministry didn’t turn bad overnight. Harry didn’t suddenly turn rogue either. Between covert Legilimency links and Polyjuice disguises and running and running and running, Draco has forgotten what it is like to have a safe harbor that isn’t a person.

Luck Is Not Chance by @aibidil (2017, M, 19k)

Being the tale of two 52-year-old wizards who take a dose of Felix Felicis and embark on a cross-Atlantic journey to help their reluctant and bemused Auror daughter on a case.

Burn the Curtains and the Wine by @nerdherderette (2019, E, 24k)

There are two versions of Harry Potter: the wizard who is the Ministry of Magic's most dangerous and successful assassin, and the husband who leads a staid life of domesticity with a reformed Death Eater. And never the twain shall meet.

The Ever-Changing Room by @cavendishbutterfly (2022, E, 33k)

Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter have been married for five years, and everything's grand—until Harry disappears one day without warning. He's left behind three letters and the whole of the Wixen World demanding to know where he's got to, including Draco.

Riptide by @xanthippe74 (2021, M, 39k)

Fate brought them together. Now the real work begins, as Harry and Draco try to merge their starkly different lives without being torn away from everything they hold dear. Sequel to “Vortex.”

Yours is the Earth (Hold On, Hold On) by chickenlivesinpumpkin (2014, E, 127k)

After a serious accident in the Forbidden Forest, Draco's personality begins to undergo subtle changes. At first, Harry credits this to a new enthusiasm for life. But as the days pass and Draco's behavior becomes more and more mysterious, Harry begins to suspect that something bigger--and darker--is at work.

Fics with some slow burn:

A Lick and a Promise by @tackytigerfic (2019, E, 55k)

Something sinister stirs in Hogwarts! When magical creatures and students at the school are hit with a debilitating blood curse, Minerva McGonagall approaches the Ministry for help.

Far From The Tree by aideomai (2020, E, 112k)

The arrival of Harry Potter’s children—snapped back in time, the children themselves guessed, twenty or so years—was the most interesting thing to happen at Hogwarts for years.

When Times are Dire by aibidil (2020, E, 130k)

Magical Britain is screwed, and it's once again up to Harry to save it. This time, by marrying Draco Malfoy.

This Ain't the Garden of Eden by @romaine2424 (2021, E, 131k)

In 2020, Hit Wizard Harry is starting to enjoy his life. He’s divorced, and no longer Head Auror. His biggest project these days is trying to remodel 12 Grimmauld Place for him and the kids.

#asks #anon #drarry reclist #plotty established relationship

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* ayça ayşin turan . cis woman . she/her . / that’s dila öztekin walking into cup o' joes - you know , the 32 year old divorce attorney known for getting an award in 2022 for best lawyer in town ? having lived here for seventeen years , their neighbors know them to be hardworking & motivated , but their stubborn & very outspoken tendencies shine through when there are no buses in the city . － penned by dee. she/her. 26. gmt+1.

📎 : interactions , pinterest , wanted connections

hello hello-iessss, dee here ! & i’m super excited to write and plot with you all ! i reaaally love brainstorming and coming up with new ideas. probably will annoy you a loooot with musing posts 24/7 lmao so please never hesitate to message me for plotting. ( also never hesitate to ask me for plotting on discord too ! ) ♡ i should probably also mention that english isn’t my first language so please forgive me if i make any grammar/spelling mistakes !

⚠️ trigger warning! this bio contains subjects such as: cheating, mention of bullies, pregnancy, fear of commitment

* = means wanted connection !

BIOGRAPHY :

NAME : dila öztekin

MEANING OF NAME : dila means ‘heartfelt', öztekin means ‘someone unique’

NICKNAME(S) : di, didi

DATE OF BIRTH : january 25 1991 (32)

PLACE OF BIRTH : istanbul , turkey

PARENTS : bingül güçlü ( mother ), latif öztekin ( father )

SIBLINGS : 2 younger siblings ˒ ﹏ öztekin (30) * open ˒ ﹏ öztekin (30) * open ˒ ﹏ öztekin (30-32) half sibling * open - her younger siblings don’t know about their half sibling just yet, dila nor their mom ever told them. ( siblings fc suggestions: ilayda alişan, idris nebi taşkan, cemre baysel, gülderen güler, half sibling fc suggestions: ipek filiz yazıcı, afra saraçoğlu, neslihan atagül, deniz can aktaş, emre bey, melisa asli pamuk, özge ozacar, melisa döngel, hande erçel, bensu soral, rami narin / any fitting fc for her siblings wc is fine ! )

LANGUAGES : turkish & english

OCCUPATION : divorce attorney @ güçlü law firm. (güçlü means ‘strong’)

RELATIONSHIP STATUS : complicated* ( + ) positive traits : hardworking, motivated, empathetic ( - ) negative traits : stubborn, moody, impatient, very outspoken

AGE 2 － 10 :

dila was 2 when her twin-siblings were born. she had a hard time sharing her parents.

as dila got older, she took on more responsibility for her siblings, especially during her parents' arguments, often comforting and distracting them during difficult moments.

she turned eight and her father didn’t show up to her birthday party. she had waited and refused to blow the candles on her birthday cake until he’d show up. but he didn’t. later that night, when her mother had tucked her three kids in bed, she overheard her father’s voice from downstairs. she made her way out her room and sat on the stairs as she listened to their argument. she heard it all. her father had cheated on her mother and he had another child with another woman. happy birthday, dila.

after overhearing her parents' conversation, di assumed an even more significant role in caring for her siblings, as her mother distanced herself to not show her kids how upset or heartbroken she was.

AGE 11 － 20 :

her mother's law firm (which was a law firm that established by her grandfather) is one of turkey's best law firms, but her mother had gotten an amazing offer to grow her law firm even more and she took the opportunity. so the four of them moved to lakeview when dila had turned just 15 and the twins were 12 by then.

dila's high school experience was more positive than she had expected, with amazing grades and a bunch of friends.

she had a few boyfriends through the years but as soon as the subject of ‘future’ popped up, or ‘meeting parents’ she usually always had an excuse to excuse herself. or she’d just immediately change the subject. or was just straight up honest with them and mention that she didn’t saw a future with them just yet or maybe never would. it was painful, but the cold hard truth, right?

however, at the age of twenty, she met a guy, and they started dating. they seemed to share similar interests, which made dila feel more comfortable around him. they went out at night, laughed at each other's jokes, even if they were really bad. the topic of 'their future' didn't really come up in their conversations until she turned twenty-two, and he asked her to move in with him. she was a bit hesitant about the idea. but on the other hand, she liked the thought of gaining a bit more independence without her mother constantly telling her what to do. so, she agreed to move in, and a year later, she graduated.

AGE 21 － 32 :

after graduating she had a few different jobs; tba. until she started working at her mother's law firm.

at the age of twenty-four, dila began working at her mother's law firm. however, she started in a non-lawyer role because she lacked experience. she just did some paperwork and administrative tasks for her mother until she gained enough experience to work as a divorce attorney.

everything appeared to be going well until a month or two ago when dila and her boyfriend decided to part ways. things weren't really working out as they did before; they were arguing a lot. plus, the fact that dila is way too scared of 'official' commitment, like, getting married, added to the strain. dila was just overwhelmed with her emotions, especially because she had many cases involving divorces, which naturally made her reflect a lot. his proposal in that very moment to her didn't make the situation any easier for her. but what will make this separation between the two even more difficult is the fact that she recently found out she's pregnant.

RANDOM FACTS :

she’s very outspoken and always stands with her own argument (never get into an argument with her ksdjhfks)

when she was in high school, one of her classmates got bullied and she was the one to always stand up for her classmate and they have been best friends ever since.* most people from their school would be scared to be on bad terms with her because she usually always had something to say

she’s really hardworking, she probably also has a home office. if she isn’t at her office @ the law firm she’s probably working at her home office. even if it’s 2am

she has never mentioned to her siblings that they have another sibling out there

LIKES / DISLIKES :

likes: taking long walks in the park / wine / milkshakes / coffee / crime tv shows or movies / reading books / sitting on her balcony and watching the stars for hours / satin dresses / fresh flowers on her desk / large windows / big cities / photography / being creative (usually goes to random workshops in her free time to take her mind off) / organising her pantry or her files

dislikes: people who usually lie, even if it’s white lies / loud and noisy people / snoring / chocolate / neon colours / someone speaking for her / weddings / romcoms / tea / when someone tells her what to do / when someone tries to convince her / when someone tries to confront her

if you’re interested in plotting with me, hit the ♡ button and i’ll come and bother you! or you can always send me a message, too. i also am on discord so if you feel like plotting on there we totally can!

#╰ ( D. ) / about muse.#30.intro

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God, I’m kind of annoyed about this because I’m still mad at him, but Mark Watson was obviously very good on the Taskmaster podcast last week. To be fair, I think I’m slightly less mad at him now that I realize the stuff about his marriage was in the audiobook he released in 2021. I’d thought he’d done his 2022 and 2023 stand-up shows, with all their mentions of the aftermath of his divorce, without mentioning the cause of it, which seemed disingenuous. And that he might have mentioned it in 2023 just to try to sell his book. If he did those shows while knowing he’d already told the audience the cause, and it turns out that this year, maybe he was promoting his book but he didn’t reveal his affair as a cynical way to promote his book, he just mentioned it because it’s in the book and was in the earlier version of the book a couple of years ago so this was hardly a first reveal – yeah, that is less bad. I guess. I mean, it’s still bad. But I guess I now realize that the sense of betrayal I felt, from having listened to him talk so much about his divorce without mentioning his affair, it turns out is my own fault. The information was out there, I just hadn’t listened to his audiobook to hear it. Because just as I was about to get that audiobook on my list (I do still have it downloaded), he announced that he’d release a physical book with updates, so I figured I may as well wait for that. A book that I’ll have soon, I guess.

Anyway. This was the first time I’d actually listened to Mark Watson talk since getting mad at him, and God, it was a reminder of why I like this guy so much. It’s his third time on the Taskmaster podcast, and he is the perfect guest for it. Analytical. Insightful. Introspective. Just a shade more honest than most people, just enough to make Ed get excited about it rather than balk, as Mark Watson is willing to talk more candidly than most people about the comedy industry and how the entity of Taskmaster functions within it.

He’s so good. I love listening to him talk about just about everything, but his two previous Taskmaster podcast appearances were great even by Mark Watson’s standards. I always love the podcast guests who will analyze Taskmaster like it’s a sport, and Mark Watson is the absolute king of that. Other guests who’ve been good like that include: Richard Osman, Josh Widdicombe, Kerry Godliman, Rose Matafeo, Katy Wix, Desiree Burch, Dara O’Briain, Romesh Ranganathan, obviously Jack Bernhardt but that barely counts because being the Taskmaster sports analyst is his whole thing, and Dave Gorman. People who will jump right in, look at the stats, the trends, what it takes to do well or do badly, who has what it takes to win.

Mark Watson was a brilliant contestant because he did that during his own time on the show, and he’s now done it during three podcast episodes as well. I’d always liked him, I came to respect him even more when I heard him on the Taskmaster podcast epsidoe that discussed his own season, and I learned how far he went behind the scenes to try to win. Putting absurd amounts of time and effort, and sometimes money, into every prize. Sending cheeky texts and setting up ways to continue them while he was out of the country. Stealing a colleague’s pants. Luring Nish to Belgium for a task that didn’t even get aired (for allegedly “unknown” reasons, that I think we all know are Sally threatened murder on her ex-husband).

But it’s not just what he did, it’s how he looks at what everyone else does. The respect for the game and the real players. The way he remembers stuff and can make comparisons and guesses. And this podcast appearance was no difference. He was exactly what I wanted at this point in season 16.

I was amused by how fast he kept going to Sam in each part they discussed, until at one point he admitted that he’s a bit biased, having worked with Sam a lot before and being a big fan of his comedy, so he’s sorry that he keeps focusing on Sam Campbell over the others. Mark is not the first Taskmaster podcast guest to do this – a few months ago, when the season 16 lineup had been announced but episodes hadn’t started airing, Ed would read out the lineup to all the podcast guests and ask them to comment on it. And all of them, I noticed, had trouble not focusing on Sam.

The first guest to do this was Mae Martin, on for the episode discussing the season 15 finale because they’d just won it and the winner always goes on to discuss the finale, so they hadn’t seen the new lineup yet because it hadn’t been publicly announced. Ed read the lineup to them on the podcast, knowing it wouldn’t air until after the announcement happened, so we got Mae’s first-ever reactions to all the names, as they heard it for the first time. They got pretty excited about Julian Clary, but as soon as Sam Campbell’s name was mentioned, they got stuck on that and could barely talk about anyone else. I could hear them trying to make sure they gave close to equal time to discussing the others, to not come off like an asshole who doesn’t care about Sue Perkins, but they were clearly so excited about the possibility of Sam Campbell on Taskmaster that this was all that mattered. That reaction was repeated, to a somewhat lesser extent (presumably because other guests had heard the lineup before they were presented with it on the podcast, so got their initial reactions out while not being recorded), with every podcast guest who was asked for their thoughts on season 16 before it aired. During season 16, Ed mentioned that his producer had done some actual analysis and said that Sam Campbell had generated a bigger reaction from all the comedian podcast guest than any other contestant.

I’ve got to say, that’s a little bit how I feel when I write blog posts about Taskmaster season 16. I have written about it in a while, just because I’ve been so busy that I haven’t written much of anything on this blog in a while, but when I was writing about it, I found myself regularly checking to make sure I’d said enough things about the non-Sam contestants to justify the amount I was saying about Sam. And I fucking love Sue Perkins, I have for many many years. I… I have to admit my view of Lucy Beaumont has become slightly tainted since I realized she may just be like that for real, but I do still enjoy watching whatever the fuck’s going on with her. Obviously Clary’s a legend of some sort. Susan Wokoma’s been more than weird enough to hold her own despite not being a stand-up. But Sam Campbell just does something to people where it’s hard to remember anyone else exists. And by “people”, I mean “me”, which is why I make such a point of saying the comedians on the podcast did that too, so it’s not just me! It’s them too! Though Mark Watson and Mae Martin are the only ones I’ve heard actually admit that that’s happening to them.

Anyway. Mark Watson did a lot of praising Taskmaster for taking a risk on a guy with relatively little TV experience like Sam Campbell, to which I said “He’s won two giant stand-up awards for his shows that are full of creativity and lateral thinking of exactly the sort that makes people great on Taskmaster, it was a hardly a risk to think maybe he’d be good”, and then Mark said he knows people might say Sam Campbell was a great comedian so not a risk, which is true, but TV people always think it’s a huge risk to book anyone who isn’t already a TV legend. And I see his point. Anyway, then Mark moved on from discussing Sam’s skills as a comedian, and got on with discussing his skills as a Taskmaster contestant, like the sports analyst he is. All the best Taskmaster podcast guests are like sports analysts.

And on that subject, I haven’t posted about Taskmaster in a while so I have a few episodes worth of updating to do, and I have to say: What did I say about Sam Campbell? What did I fucking say about Sam Campbell? I said he had the skillset to not just win Taskmaster, but it probably won’t be close, I’m calling for a landslide to rival Mae’s last season. I said that before the season started airing, and like any good (or annoying) sports analyst, I have to remind people of that so I can claim credit for being right. Because the results have borne out my theory.

I also take pride in how I called it more successfully than Ed Gamble did, as he keeps saying that he’d expected Sam to be purely silly and not have the competitive edge that it takes to do well, even if he has the skills. So Ed keeps saying he’s impressed how Sam isn’t purely messing around out there, he’s messing around while also doing the tasks well. But come on, he should have expected that, as you do not do as well as Sam has done until now (in life, I mean, not just on Taskmaster) with no competitive edge! It’s happened over and over on Taskmaster, that he’ll find a way to do the funniest thing, but in a way that it’s also the thing that’s most like to get him the most points. Or more accurately, I think what he’s doing is the thing that’s most likely to get him the most points, and then he finds a way to make it funny, and in the studio he gives some explanation about how he didn’t know what he was doing and was just throwing out [some funny idea/weird story about divers]. But it can’t be a coincidence how often it works! Don’t tell me that strange man has no killer instinct!

I’m still house-sitting in these rich people’s house, and they have a projector in one room that creates a giant in-home theatre, and I’ve watched the last few Taskmaster episodes on that. That really enhances how much it feels like a sport, as I’ve found myself repeatedly yelling at the massive screen like I would during a sport where I care about the outcome. No one is watching it with me, I’m not performing for anything. I’m just so invested in backing Sam Campbell, wanting my pre-season prediction to be accurate, that during the episode, I have more than once involuntarily shouted the words “Come on, Sammy!” or yelled at him to move in a certain direction like I think he can hear me, before realizing what I’ve done and telling myself to take it down a notch. That’s not even a particularly reasonable thing to do while watching actual sports, though I do it during those too.

Obviously, during the switches task, I was shouting at all the contestants. Before I saw part 2, I asked myself what I’d do, so I could register my answer and compare it against the right thing. And I thought I’d press three or four switches, in case I need some stuff, and I’d press them early on, so that if I needed to do things with them then I’d have them early. But then I’d avoid pressing more, in case it had negative consequences. And I’d definitely not press the “don’t” switch. This has come up on Taskmaster before – where contestants are told not to do something, and they have to work out whether they should ignore that advice, or whether it’s a double bluff. And every time, it’s turned out to be best to follow the advice. They always set it up that way, so that when the contestants ignore the advice, they can go back to the studio and saying “Well I did tell you not to [do the thing].” If something says “don’t”, always avoid doing it. That’s the Taskmaster rule.

Also, during the task with the wavy car sales thing, am I the only person who thought knives? Just go get a knife from the kitchen and throw them from outside the red green to pierce the thing? It’s a big target and the red green isn’t far away (also, you could use another object to push the red green away and get closer, though you are risking it falling on you and then you break the “don’t touch it” rule), it can’t be that hard. Would they have not been allowed to do that? Because the rules didn’t forbid it. Anyway, the point is that I thought Mark had interesting things to say about all of this. He talked about a whole lot of the things I’ve mentioned in this post, and related it back to things previous contestants have done, and I enjoyed that. There is a reason why I loved listening to Mark Watson talk.

Mark and Ed did both point out that this season is lacking some of the more overt competitiveness of previous seasons, and I think they have a point. I think it's been a great season so far, but it is somewhat lacking the people who care so much about winning that they'll fight tooth and nail, in the house (by trying everything and justifying it to the camera) and then by fighting Greg in the studio for points. But to be fair, we've been blessed with that in the last few seasons (Chris Ramsey and Sophie Duker, Dara O'Briain, Mae Martin and to a lesser extent Ivo Graham), and the rumours do suggest we may have someone who's prone to it coming up next. So in the meantime, I can be happy with this.

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Becoming…an ongoing process for all of us

My counselor sat across from me several weeks ago and his question hung in the air:

What emotions are you feeling as you head toward retirement?

It’s a very fair question and one I have asked myself many times.

I started teaching in 1994, after earning my Bachelor of Science degree at Tennessee Technological University the previous December. I had taken a semester off after getting married in my sophomore year of college and I had needed to complete a ton of remedial classes, due to my 6-year-stint in a church-school where I had fallen behind in Math, but had excelled at the other subjects.

Teachers in my school in the mid-nineties would speak fondly of the “good old days” of education and I, having been warned of these soul-sucking pessimists, would try to focus on the things I could change. Technology was in a great time of advancement and I was very interested in how technology could be used to help teachers work “smarter, not harder”. Technology in education would become my area of specialty, both informally and later, as my sole role in education.

Until 2021, I was very passionate about technology and went to many conferences, often where I was a presenter or panel member. I had even returned to podcasting as a tentative focus and was looking forward to my last few years of working as a digital learning specialist with complete optimism.

But, the Lord had other plans for me. I knew that He had called me into ministry, but I didn’t see a clear path into what He had in mind. I entered seminary, intending to earn a graduate-level certificate in pastoral care. My first class was “Diagnosing Mental Illness for Pastors”. (I remember joking reassuring my pastor at the time that it was FOR pastors, not OF!). The class went well and I found myself brushing up on APA format and looking forward to the next semester, but it just didn’t feel right to register for Spring 2022. I couldn’t articulate why, but my (then) husband didn’t question why. I just started making plans to attend the summer session.

In March, after a very serious and unexpected confrontation, he told me to leave and knowing that it was the right thing to do, I left, taking out a lease on a condo for one year.

The story of the next two years is completely a glorification of how God cares for His children and I have written about it elsewhere in this series.

I started this school term with 5 more years to go until I would have earned the 30 years of retirement credit with my state retirement board. It’s my 30th year in education, but I had cashed out those years when I moved to Georgia in the early 2000’s. Buying those years back had been an option and I had bought several when the separation had occurred followed by the eventual divorce.

I loved my job and my new work partner was fabulous. A follower of Christ as well, we’ve spent many hours discussing our faith and praying for one another. The day I closed on the house I’d started building the week before I met Domenick, she sent me a prayer via text. She’s been such a blessing.

For some months, I had been praying a big prayer: One I didn’t share with many people (though I did tell our discipleship pastor when we met over lunch last spring). I asked the Lord to provide the money to allow me to retire and serve Him full time. It was a complete prayer of faith, because it would mean He would need to provide a fairly large sum of money, but I recognized that He owns all things, and I found myself boldly asking Him for this opportunity.

On the way to a membership class at church, this prayer was answered and within 3 weeks or so, I had filed the necessary paperwork and sent in the financial obligation to retire in May.

Right on time.

Thanks and praise be to God!

My last day of work will be next Friday, May 31st.

My next entry will reveal where He’s called me to learn and serve.

How do I feel? Thankful. Humbled. In Awe.

He is a good Father.

He can be trusted.

Those who seek Him will find Him, just like He said!

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Porsha Has Filed for a Divorce!

Well, things definitely escalated after Porsha Williams announced that she was returning to RHOA.

She just filed for a divorce from Simon Guobadia!

This news comes after a week of fans and content creators investigating Simon’s criminal records, that showed that he couldn’t get a permission to live in the US.

Was Porsha blindsided by this information about Simon? Or did she use this as an opportunity to get out of the situation? Was it planned?

A source close to Porsha told People that the divorce had nothing to do with the revelation of his criminal record, but can we really believe that?

It’s incredible timing! They were married for only 15 months!

She had just posted “Be his peace” on Instagram with a video of them being on a date.

Days later she filed for a divorce. There’s nothing peaceful about a divorce.

According to the bloggers, content creators and fan slouths, Simon had violated his visa multiple times through the 80s and the 90s.

He was arrested for felony bank and credit card fraud in 1987.

He was also allegedly using a fake identity on trips to the US and didn’t inform about his criminal past on the immigration documents.

He had applied for citizenship again in 2016, but he was denied because “his temporary resident status was unlawfully granted.”

He was denied citizenship in 2020 and 2022 too. And he was denied in 2024 too. He had claimed to be unbothered by the rejection on social media though.

Porsha had made a statement where she said: “I’m looking forward to being back on RHOA and showing the world my new world!"

But what kind of world will she show if she’s in the middle of a divorce?

Couldn’t she have waited for the cameras to roll until she filed for a divorce at least? Save some of the drama for the show. Is this another deflection?

I always thought that if Porsha would ever return to RHOA it would be crying on her knees as her marriage was in ruins.

It turns out we might get that.

#Real Housewives of Atlanta #RHOA #Porsha Williams #Simon Guobadia

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Being a person outside the fandom and I think a lot of people here weren't until Elvis (2022) came out and I'm still not in the fandom but I wanted your opinion, don't you think Priscilla should have lived a life without Elvis? like since she was a kid she lived elvis, she doesn't know what life is without elvis, and i understand her honoring his image but you don't think she could when she got divorced and even when he passed away like 'stay away' from his image? obviously it's something she must like otherwise she wouldn't be doing it but idk i feel she could have been more, have an image for her without having her ex husband's name attached to it. And I'm not criticizing her willingness to do justice but don't she get tired of living a sort of Elvis Elvis Elvis Elvis? And I keep checking Linda's Instagram too and it's like idk, it feels that they can't get over the past, i know it was your partner you loved but idk you move on? 😭 it's just a feeling that i have

(Also, hypothetically if Priscilla was more distant maybe doesn't lessen the hate she gets?)

i think the short answer is “grief is hard and sad and weird”.

but re: priscilla, she couldn’t /really/ escape it at least in the ‘early years’ after his death given that she was the mother of his child. when e died his dad become the executor of his estate, and when vernon died two years later he put priscilla in charge until lisa turned 25, and she formed what we now know as EPE (elvis presley enterprises).

this (long) la times article from 1989 is a really good explainer of all that ^ but the tldr of it that the estate was in massive massive money trouble when priscilla took over. and she didn’t even *want* to turn graceland into a tourist thing, but when it was down to the wire it was lose/sell graceland, or figure out some way to save it and bring it money. so she made the decision to go forward with opening it, and the gamble paid off tenfold.

all that to say, she put so much into the estate after elvis died that i imagine saying well okay, lisa’s 25 now bye y’all! felt like, understandably, a very very hard ask. not to mention that she was doing all of that while grieving the man. a lot of people in their lives, her and allegedly elvis included, never truly thought the door was closed between them and assumed they’d eventually get back together. then he died, and all the “maybe somedays” died with him, something i imagine was soul destroying to process. i think being so involved with his legacy and his fans helped her in that grief, even if she isn’t loved and adored by all of them. and it probably feels especially more 💔❤️‍🩹 now that lisa is gone. i’ve seen some really nasty instagram comments about her current tour in london acting scandalized that she “can even leave the house right now”. but being surrounded by and talking to people who loved e and loved their baby girl is, tbvh, probably the glue holding her together. (and apparently navarone said something to this effect on a recent instagram live).

re linda…i do not like her. i don’t find “well she likes a lot of instagram comments!” an excuse for the comment she liked after lisa’s death saying cilla didn’t give her love when she’s a grown woman capable of reading. and capable of not liking comments that are so nasty about a grieving mother. but. but. i do feel for her even so. she did a lot for elvis when they were together, saved his life multiple times and was for all intents and purposes a really good partner. i’d go as far as saying that if he was with her in his final couple years he might’ve lived.

i’m almost positive she’s had that thought too, and i can’t even begin to imagine trying to process and live with that type of grief. i may not be a fan, but i do have a lot of empathy for the woman outside of her reckless instagram habits. and understand why she continues to talk about him and grieve him (and now yisa 💔) publicly.

i hope all of this made sense! and if anyone has any other ‘hey i’m moreso in the austin fandom but can you explain xyz presley thing’ questions i’m more than happy to answer as best i can. ❤️

#mollie talks about elvis presley #priscilla #priscilla presley #elvis #elvis presley #linda thompson #elvis 2022

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After weeping about Upstead the entirety of yesterday, I feel slightly better. Sure I still feel betrayed, annoyed amd heartbroken. But I also need to believe that they can come out of this. How? I don't know. But I definitely do not think that this is over yet. We just got started, we got Hailey-centric's coming, there is still ways to go. Even if Hailey were to take her ring off (which is only a speculation honestly from Tracy) it doesn't mean it's over. Just like you said, divorce papers signed by both of them or a death. Until then there is always a chance for them. I need to believe that they are destined to be together.

I am all of the things you mentioned. It’s a lot to take in and it is sure a lot to process. It is a heavy mix of so many different factors: I’m sad for my ship and characters, as a fan of the actors I am angry on their behalf that they have to deal with this kind of storyline, I feel used and betrayed by writers who we thought we could trust. So yeah, it’s okay to feel all these things. Each angle brings out a different emotion, at least for me.

What I will say is the beauty of television is just that, it’s almost magic. There’s almost a way out of anything these days. I believe they can come out of this, that there is some kind of fix it for all of this… But the road to get there is what makes me stop and pause, wondering what it will look like.

I just touched on this in another ask BUT the question about the ring doesn’t scare me as much as it should. The interviewer that asked that question isn’t one of my favorites, at all. I think she enjoys the clout that she knows upstead fans can bring. We also need to remember that question was asked back in December of 2022, before they left for the holiday break. Most likely Tracy hadn’t seen any script beyond episode 12. I’m not saying the moment may not happen or may not becoming soon, just contextually when she was asked that question she didn’t have any kind of definitive answer. I also think that Tracy, as an actress, is going to try and answer questions in the most professional way she can. Regardless of where you stand on them outside of work, Tracy and Jesse are close. It’s got to be personally and professionally very hard for Tracy to have to go to set and work without someone who she’s shared nearly all of her screen time with. And the writers are still using her screen partner for her current storyline without him being there. I firmly believe that both Tracy and Jesse are Upstead shippers - I think they are Upstead’s number one fan(s). So that question poses an interesting dichotomy for Tracy to answer, and at the time given what she did know, I think she answered it to the best of her ability.

I will also end with this: just because she takes off her ring doesn’t necessarily mean it’s over. It’s not over until I see some divorce papers. They did it with Abby, surely they’d do it to them IF that’s where they take this.

#ask waffs #chicago pd #upstead #hailey upton #jay halstead

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