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hooked-on-elvis · 3 months

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[STORY TIME] 🤢🍹 DRUNK ELVIS (1968)

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Story told by Charlie Hodge.

Next to him are Joe Esposito and Larry Geller. All men, Memphis Mafia. You can hear the story on the video above, if you prefer, or you can scroll down and read it (Charlie is the way to go, press the play button). But before the story, just wanted to say: Charlie was so funny! The "huey" joke! LOL! I adore him. ♥ Rest in peace, sweet Charlie, also Joe. God bless your souls.

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[STORY TIME] 🍹

Well, as we know, Elvis was not a drinker. Hardly he'd get interested a few drinks, but that's the thing: when a person like that drinks and gets carried away, he goes all the way, not knowing his own safe limits; in reality it doesn't take that much alcohol to make 'em tipsy. As any person who didn't drink often, Elvis' tolerance for alcohol was very low - taking from the stories told over the years. Sometimes disasters happen when one not used to drink have too much drinking, other times just funny things take place. Charlie is talking about one of those moments for Elvis, a funny one.

According to Hodge, he and the guys (Memphis Mafia) were with Elvis in Palm Springs, on set while he was filming a movie during the 60's. Charlie recalls it as being 'Live A Little, Love a Little' — for which filming began on March 13th, with principal photography ending in May 1st, 1968, so that story happened in early 1968.

Elvis and Michele Carey on scene from 'Live A Little, Love A Little" (1968)

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Charlie says Elvis was filming one of the scenes he's in the sea, when he complained the water was too cold. He then asked his guys if they happen to have anything to drink, so could use the liquor to help keeping his body warm while he was filming that sea scene. They didn't have any, so they sent Charlie to buy some. Charlie bought a peach brandy and rum, so he came back with it and Elvis drank it... but it turns out he liked the peach liquor, a little too much.

Normally people who don't drink they go ease with sweet tasting liquor and they don't stop drinking, simply because don't feel getting drunk... until they are hammered. This happened to poor Elvis a few times.

When he finished the one peach brandy drink he had, on their way home after shooting day was over, Charlie mentions how Elvis was already slurred speech/swaying drunk but he said he liked the drink and wanted to go buy some more. The guys stopped by a liquor store. There, silly Elvis enters the store and absentminded goes walking around, calmly checking the options as if nothing was happening around, while "poor Joe", as Charlie says, was desperate to get him back in the car, in fear some mob took place if people found out Elvis was there.

Well, they got home safely after all, and El had all the drinks he wanted until everybody heads to their own bedrooms. Charlie says Elvis was wearing his blue nylon jammies and, he jokes about it, saying all the guys too were wearing blue nylon jammies that night, actually; in his words, "because we figured, if Elvis looks good in blue nylon jammies, we do too!" 😆

Scene from 'Live a Little, Love a Little' (1968)

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Shortly after, Joe Esposito hears a knock on his bedroom door. He opens the door and sees Elvis standing two-hands leaned against Joe's bedroom door frames, ill looking (clearly sick from the drinking).

El looked at Joe and said,

"Joe, I'm dying."

Esposito tried to calm him down, telling him he was alright and he should go back to his bedroom and just lay down and sleep, but Elvis ignored.

"Call daddy" (Vernon)", he said to Joe.

"Tell him to sell Graceland. He doesn't need that big old place... and sell all the cars, he don't need them too."

Joe continued trying to calm Elvis down, ignoring the nonsense the man was saying, but El (as any good wasted person who thinks he's in perfect clear estate of mind), insisted,

"I'm not kidding, I'm dying!"

Finally Joe got to send Elvis went back to his own bedroom, but soon EP was back repeating the same things. "I'm dying." According to Charlie, this went on for about three times. On the third time, as soon as Elvis said, "I'm dying" again, he threw up right in front of Joe. 🤢

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Can you picture drunk Elvis? (LOL) Those little anecdotes of Elvis Presley's life are just so fun to hear about! That bring him closer to us, making that god-like looking man feel like any friend of ours, or even ourselves. I love hearing those "hammered Elvis" stories, don't you?

Elvis in scene from "Wild In The Country" (1961)

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What kind of drunk person you think our sweet El was?

I think he would get extra affectionate, mellow and even needy, which makes me crave to be right there with him. ♥

#elvis #hammered elvis #elvis drunk stories #elvis presley #memphis mafia #charlie hodge #joe esposito #larry geller #60s elvis

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tiredlilguy · 9 months

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The Flags Origin's HC's

because I think about them a lot. there's probably some things that don't make sense here, or rather "out there" takes, but since the Flags are all squished into 70 pages let me have this... also it's hc's, so all in good fun ^^ (chew on this while i continue working on requests in the mean time), also sorry this is kinda angsty

also if you want to see my other hc's then look here

Pianoman (my beloved):

came from a family who was already Mafia, his parents and the generation before them and so on so forth, were Mafia

wore a family ring that the oldest child wears as a symbol of his families dedication to the Mafia

sort of think of it like a generation by generation kind of deal: the oldest has to take up the "family business"

his family had different specialties in what they did, Pianoman specifically became an artisan in crafting supernotes, but his family all had their own different talents

because of his success of almost becoming a mafia executive, his parents chose to retire peacefully and take care of all of his younger siblings

his parents can retire peacefully out of respect with no harm because their legacy is so well-respected

he's the oldest in his family, since birth had to deal with the pressures of "being the oldest", which made him a perfectionist in his own craft

100% Japanese, mainly because the family just deals with generational upbringing; though if he married someone of a different ethnicity that was in the Port Mafia, then that wouldn't be a problem so long as his spouse is PM

when he died, the second oldest took his place, but not for a while because his family heavily grieved his death (but because of their legacy, still tried to make up for their loss)

Lippman:

was a child actor, spent a lot of time away from his family to do films/work on sets/etc.

his affiliation with the Mafia didn't happen until way later in his acting career

had a back alley deal with a man that involved blackmail in order for his cooperation - was saught out because he was so good with words (the Mafia found out he wrote a few of the screenplays himself)

could not hold a gun up until after his first year of being with the Mafia, was Pianoman's partner until The Flags were formed

half European, has an older sister; when his family found out he was Mafia, they sort of distanced themselves from him

often treats Chuuya like his own brother sometimes because of his situation with his family

when he died, his family didn't bother to attend the funeral; but one day upon visiting Japan, his older sister visited his grave and left a note

the clean up after his death was a mess... the Port Mafia was accused of killing him and Chuuya had to witness crowds of people false-blaming him for his own friends death

Iceman:

Italian, grew up in a Mafia family in Italy (his father was the don), but was considered the weakest link

still though, his family cared for him very deeply, and despite being Mafia, he always tried to do the right thing (didn't kill until he was with the PM)

at a younger age, he was more of an observer; would witness how his family/the people that worked for his family worked technique wise

his family actually didn't want him to be a mafioso, and was glad to know that he didn't have any particular interest in it either (they wanted him to live a normal life as a citizen)

one night, his home was bombed and his family, friends, coworkers all died in the explosion; he was the only survivor

was being hunted down because he was the only survivor, snuck into Yokohama and made a deal with a man to join the Port Mafia

(this is already in my previous hc's but) after the explosion, his ears were permanently damaged and he's slowly growing deaf: was teaching the flags sign language

he was really happy with The Flags, and at that point when they were fully established, he knew that if he was going to die, it'd be around them

Albatross:

Blasian; grew up in an average family, but he himself got interested in mechanics at a young age

his family didn't approve of his interests, saying that it was rather dangerous, but his father always indulged him

dad is a retired air-pilot and used to teach Alb a lot of what he now knows

in high school, had a job as a mechanic, but told his parents he worked in a library (they did not believe him, but they also didn't bother to check either); he also had pretty bad grades

the mechanic he was working for happened to be with the PM and offered Alb a job as his apprentice for a much higher pay

his mentor was getting quite old and wanted to retire, offered the job to Alb because he saw the potential that Alb had and wanted him to succeed

his mentor was sadly assassinated during a job, and so Alb became the Mafia's wheelman

Alb covered all of this up by confessing that he was a mechanic (but didn't tell them he was with the Mafia) and then got promoted to working for the government

when he died, his parents had to sort of bit by bit discover everything that was going on behind their backs (but they couldn't be mad)

Doc:

grew up in an orphanage and is completely unaware of his own family origins, but he's Japanese

was the orphanage nurses assistant and would often observe how injuries worked; eventually started taking care of his peers injuries himself

did quite well in the schooling that the orphanage taught, and they offered for him to take a test to go to med school (he succeeded)

had his normal doctor school in Japan at age 18, then after that was offered a full scholarship in North America to get his doctorate (we already know he graduated top of his class)

is not actually interested in God and if anything, wants to spite him: that stared his need to save people, but somehow ended up killing a few on the way (though not being caught)

when he came back to Japan to go find a job, he got a deal with the Mafia and took it because he thought "well, there's a lot of death in the criminal underground... so, yeah"

when he died, Chuuya didn't think anyone would come to visit, but upon visiting their graves the next day: he found piles of bouquets of flowers from the orphanage and his fellow classmates from the US

#enjoy the partial angst :(#bsd the flags #bsd hcs #bsd heacanons #bungou stray dogs #bungou stray dogs heacanons #pianoman bsd #lippman bsd #albatross bsd #doc bsd #iceman bsd #the flags bsd #bsd stormbringer #stormbringer #mono writes

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diagonal-queen · 3 months

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Maybe Kouyou teaching gn!reader manners in her unique way? 😌

Sakura Kisses

♡ pairing: Kouyou Ozaki x gn!Reader

♡ synopsis: Your girlfriend Kouyou teaches you Port Mafia etiquette after you become a new member under her supervision.

♡ wc: 1.1k

♡ cw: Mentions of mafia business including murder, basically just one long conversation between you and Kouyou, reader is a bit of a silly (self-insert much?? I am so silly)

note: I took a couple creative liberties with this one, so...hopefully it's alright lol. This is one of my OLDEST reqs and I'm only now finishing it, I'm so sorry nonnie I love you so much babe and I fucking love Kouyou too man, she's not my favourite girl (LUCY DEFENDER TILL I DIE) but she's amazing nonetheless. When she appeared in Stormbringer I think I screamed. Anyways, apologies for errors and I hope you enjoy x

"Are you gonna teach me how to differentiate between all those salad forks that princesses use?" You sighed. "I don't wanna do all that. I wanna use ONE fork when I eat."

You really didn't know what to expect when Kouyou had suggested sitting down and giving you an informal lecture on 'mafia etiquette'. As far as you were concerned, those sorts of words were reserved for high-class individuals, and people from before the 20th century. You'd expected your induction into the mafia to involve a lot more active bloodshed; full of action, and littered with corpses of faceless enemies- something like what Chuuya Nakahara had experienced when he first joined, or so you'd heard.

Apparently not. Not when your girlfriend is an executive, anyway.

"No, nothing like that," Kouyou chuckled. "Mafia and monarchy aren't synonyms."

"Well, they're pretty damn fancy though, right? I can only guess by you, at least..."

"You'd be surprised," she replied. "I'm perhaps one of the most...'fancy' individuals in the organisation."

"Is that right?" You raised your eyebrows, curiously. "I dunno...I just assumed organised crime would be organised, like how it is in those old gangster movies."

"Of course, those films aren't based in reality. The Mafia is much more brutal than any screen could display, though I understand you're already aware of it." Kouyou locked eyes with you, her gaze firm. "Yes?"

"...I mean, sure..." you answered, before adjusting in your seat. "Right then. What's the first thing I should know? Like, gimmie the basics."

Kouyou cleared her throat. "There is a rule of transaction here in the Port Mafia. You don't want to be indebted to anyone else here."

"But I'm indebted to you, Kou!" You said. Kouyou chuckled.

"Not me, dear. Nobody else, though. I'm sure if I talk to him I can grant you some mild immunity with Chuuya." She explained. You inhaled, never having met the executive before but having heard stories. He certainly sounded like someone you would want immunity from.

"You and him are close, right?" You asked her.

"Indeed. I did help oversee him when he first joined the mafia, as I'm doing for you now."

"How long ago was that?"

"Seven years ago," Kouyou answered quietly, seemingly remembering the time fondly. "He was rather plucky at that age. He found his rhythm here rather easily, nonetheless."

"Good for him. Bet he was better at it than I am, eh?" You chuckled. Kouyou tilted her head, before bowing her head.

"Don't fret about it, dear. You'll feel more comfortable here in no time, though...you can't be too comfortable. This is the Mafia, after all." She shifted in her seat to better face you. "Now, I'm going to ask you some questions which you'll need to know the answers to in order to...survive here."

"...'survive'?" You slowly repeat the word, as if foreign to your tongue.

"Many lower ranking members, such as assassins and those who run errands for the higher-ups, are rather disposable. Many in my position would have no problem killing you if you were to upset them at all," She explained, her voice calm as if this were completely normal. You hadn't been a part of Kouyou's world for an extremely long time, but you decided to start expecting a lot more death very soon. You knew she was desensitised to it and you were fine with that, but...

"God, that's frightening. I thought you said you could get me some kind of immunity, though."

"I said I'll see what I can do with Chuuya. In all honesty, I believe you two have the capacity to be good friends, so long as you don't anger him."

"Well then, bring on the questions, I guess..." you muttered in reply, before perking up after what you felt to be a brilliant idea popped into your head. "Will you kiss me when I get a question right?"

Kouyou blinked in surprise. "Why, that's..." she partially covered her now-red face with her sleeve. You gave her a smile.

"Please? How else will I motivate myself to do well?" You begged, giving her a slight mock-pout. "Come on, you wanna kiss me, Kouyou. You wanna kiss me sooooo bad, I can tell."

"Fine, fine," she nodded quickly, waving her arm slightly. "I agree to these terms. Are you satisfied?"

"Sure am!" You grinned. "So, go on!"

"Alright..." Kouyou straightened her posture and softly cleared her throat. "If I were to approach you and ask your name, what do you tell me?"

"...my name?" You answered, confused. "You know my name."

"Regardless, you would tell me anyway. When an executive asks a question, they are demanding an answer."

"Right, okay..." You nodded, "Then, my name is Y/F/N."

"If you're asked who you work for, what do you tell them?" She asked. You pursed your lips for a moment.

"...uh, you? Miss Ozaki Kouyou?"

Kouyou shook her head. "You work for the organisation."

"The Port Mafia?"

"Yes. That's your reply. In this line of work you don't answer just to me, you also answer to Ougai."

"Who?"

"The boss of the Port Mafia," she clarified, "the kingpin of the organisation. You must have already seen Mr. Mori with Elise, yes?"

You frowned, confused. "...Elise?"

"The young blonde girl who accompanies him."

"Oh, yeah, her! She's adorable," you said, with a smile. "She's his daughter, right? I mean, I just assumed, but I didn't know if it'd be rude to bring it up at all. They don't look alike, so maybe...adoption? I don't know."

"...no, that's not quite it..." she began, tentatively. "You shouldn't ask about her, though. Don't bring it up in front of them, or anybody for that fact. Perish the thought, now. Simply do not ever think about it."

"...I don't..." you began with a shake of your head, utterly confused. "Okay...sure. Is that another rule?"

"Consider it most crucial," she answered, stone faced. Despite having such a graceful face painted with fine, expensive makeup, her expression was no less unnerving. You could only blink at her.

"...alright. Anything else?"

"'Anything else?'" Kouyou repeated, before releasing an airy giggle. "Certainly- we may be here for some time, my dear."

"Oh, I'll be getting a lot of kisses then," you grinned, and she laughed once more. "Am I right?"

"...you are, yes. In which case..." Kouyou slowly leaned over and brushed her soft red lips against your own. When she drew back, she gave you a small smile. "Well done, my darling."

taglist~ ♡ @gettinshiggywithit, @fyodorhatr, @flower-of-darkness, @bejeweledgirl, @kokoenjiandco, @pinkiipeachiikeen

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airenyah · 15 days

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Your essay on Joong's underrated acting skills deepened my Joong appreciation so much, that I watched Mafia the Series, I'm watching Ploy's Yearbook (even though there is a serious lack of Joong so far), and I'm planning on watching The Warp Effect too. I haven't watched het shows in over ten years, so this is a big deal! 😂 I really liked him with Dunk in their shows, but MTS gave me another facet of him, because he's so timid in it, unlike in SIMM and HA, where he's (seemingly) very cool and in control. So thank you for making me a full time Joong (and Dunk) girl 💜

i saw this message first thing in the morning when i woke up yesterday and it instantly put me in a good mood!!! <3

YESSSSSS I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT

mafia the series might actually be my absolute fave thai het-show, it's just SO funny!!!! and the entire cast is so great, like, not just joong but the entire cast plays off each other SO well. and don't even get me started on gina virahya and her portrayal of anna kondra!!!!

you know, when i went into mafia the series i saw the poster and was like "ughh i really am gonna have to sit through this standard (overly) dramatic mafia show just for joong, huh. the things i do for my boy..." and then. AND THEN. you can imagine my surprise. i was crying tears of laughter throughout the show and i was actually laughing so hard that my mom made a comment about how she could hear my laugh in my room

beam is my loser boy and joong portrays him in such an adorably awkward way, i love it <333

and yes there IS a serious lack of joong in ploy's yearbook so far :((((

it was quite funny tho bc in the one scene where joong does show up i immediately recognized him by the back of his head, like!! i saw this:

and instantly went "OH there's my boy!!!!!" 😂😂😂

and i can't wait to see him with film bc film did extremely well with gun in not me and i feel like film and joong will also work together really well

you know, i'm always happy to turn people into full time joong (and dunk) girls!!!!!!

i've adored them ever since simm which i watched live from ep2 onwards. fun fact, actually: when i started simm i actually had no idea who they were (even though technically i'd seen dunk in bad buddy already, except i wasn't paying attention to the random high school bandmates and so i didn't actually recognize dunk and only realized later on ahahah)

aaaanyway, i had no idea who they were, right? and so in 2022 my mom and i spent two nights in prague during easter and in the evening we were in our hotel room and we were kinda looking for something to watch. and i was like "hey look, gmmtv has a new bl out and it looks kinda cute and fluffy judging by the thumbnails?? and like something that doesn't require too much brain power?? plus, there's also only two eps out so far, so we'll be caught up right away" and so we watched the first two episodes and then the two of us ended up watching every new ep together every week hahaha

i actually didn't really talk about it on tumblr back then and when you go back on my blog you'll see that there are hardly any simm post. but really, with every new simm episode that aired i liked joongdunk more and more. and especially once the characters started dating i was actually so in awe about just how comfortable joong and dunk were with each other and how they absolutely weren't afraid to touch? like, their physical affection was just so casual, like it was the most natural thing in the world to them in an "i'm-not-even-thinking-about-it-bc-it's-so-normal" kind of way and that was just soooo refreshing to watch?? i was (and still am) truly amazed

and when just a couple of months later, at the end of 2022 gmmtv announced joongdunk were gonna get another show together i got SO excited!! and also when it was revealed that simm was included in our skyy 2!!!!

and then hidden agenda started airing and then i was tagged in that tag game and then i went to watch joong's entire filmography and then i ended up falling into a joongdunk rabbit hole and here we are...

anyway, i have multiple agendas and one of them is turning people into joong fans and dunk fans and joongdunk fans sllksdfd

and my other agenda is getting people to watch mafia the series, bc it's truly a gem of a show!!!!

(speaking of agendas: the only thing that's missing in your message is you telling me that you approve of my fight for a sexy joongdunk vampire bl, like... that would have made the message and the influence of my joong/dunk/joongdunk blogging complete 😂😂😂)

#you know when i saw your message first thing in the morning my immediate thought was #''ok nothing that happens today can top this like. my day is ALREADY made and i only just woke up''#your message set the bar very very high for me tbh #but then in the afternoon my crush unexpectedly called me after we barely talked the past 3 or so months and we spent 1.5h on the phone #and well i'm really sorry but THAT was the actual no.1 highlight of my day yesterday dfjkkjdfkfdg #i swear your message is a close second tho!!! 😂😂#asks #anon #joong archen #adrm #no but every time someone tells me i turned them into a joong fan/dunk fan/joongdunk fan i get such a rush of satisfaction lmao #i'm desperately waiting for summer night #i might just go off about dunk's acting after that #we'll see #bc i REALLY wanna see what dunk can do without joong and if he'll be as good #my money is on ''yes'' but i also don't wanna say anything to avoid eating my own words kdfkdf #but in reality i see many qualities to him as an actor that i think he should be able to do keep even without being opposite joong #besides he's now done two series as a lead character so now he has a lot more acting experience than he did going into simm #his acting was already so much stronger in hidden agenda then it was in simm (hello?? yank-kiss-yeet?? ep9?? ep11??)#and i trust that he's not just gonna lose it all in summer night all of a sudden #god i'm immensely excited to see him act in summer night you don't even know

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trashideas · 1 year

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Hiking/ Gaming Streamer Joonghyuk and resident cryptid photographer Dokja

Joonghyuk stumbles across Dokja halfway up a tree and is very obviously struggling to do something. Dokja is spread awkwardly between three branches, but his arms are stabilized to hold his camera that's pointed at another tree.

Joonghyuk, a streamer who does not feel like recording a man kill himself, decides to yell up to ask if the man is okay.

A few trees away, a flapping of wings and a flutter of feathers is heard. Dokja lets out a series of swears before stumbling down the tree. While the descent was rushed, it was also smooth as fuck. The lowest branch was maybe around 4 meters, yet Dokja dropped smoothly into a roll that protected his camera.

This was practiced.

“You fucking asshole do you know how long I had to sit there?”

“Uh-”

“Hours! Hours! me, with no upper body strength, had to hold myself in that tree to wait for the hawk to land! Do you understand how rare it is to get a picture of those fuckers on the ground?”

“N-”

“You don't! How could you possi-” Dokja noticed the go-pro camera strapped to his shoulder. “Ah, a streamer.” and then had the audacity to turn around and walk off into the woods as if were a normal Monday.

Joonghyuk was perplexed. What just happened and what did he just see?

Joonghyuk decided to try to apologize to the man. He understood how hard it was to get perfect shots. But when Joonghyuk pushed aside the bush that the other man walked through, he found a near sheer cliff of loose dirt.

When Dokja had walked through the brush with no problem, he made no noise of being startled that the ground was no longer there. Even stranger, there was no evidence of him going down the cliff. No scuffs in the dirt, no path, nothing. It was as if he had just disappeared.

His comment section seemed to agree that he just met some cryptid of the forest.

....

After the stream and getting back to his hotel room, Joonghyuk decided to ask around some of the local restaurants about his encounter.

Equipped with his camera, he first asked the restaurant owner if he could record their conversation for his video. With their permission, Joonghyuk first asked about the forest and the trails, if they got many tourists.

After a series of questions to lead up to his big one were answered, he finally asked: “Have you met any strange people in the forest?”

To which the owner, Han Sooyoung, started busting out laughing. “You-” she cut herself off with another fit of giggles that sounded more or less insane, “you met Dokja.”

“And who is Dokja?”

“Kim. Dokja.” she stressed, “and he’s our resident cryptid.”

Oh so he was right. Perhaps there was some sort of “supernatural” explanation to his existence, at least then he could make a debunk video. Those seemed pretty popular.

“Dont be getting any ideas. He is a local photographer. Just that's enough to make him crytpid. Even worse, he knows the forest like the back of his hand. Don't be surprised if he disappears. He does that. Thinks he looks all cool and mysterious.” offhandedly- she added, “reads way too many novels.”

“Oh? What does he take pictures of?”

“Animals and fauna mostly. He submits papers to... Somewhere. He somehow gets money. Wouldn't be surprised if he somehow is connected to the mafia.”

“Interesting... Do you know where-”

“Where you can find him? Your guess is as good as mine. If you walk around the forest long enough, I'm sure you'll see him again.”

....

Han Sooyoung was correct.

It was currently 4am and the sun was just starting to rise. The morning dew sparkled through the smoky fog while soft light filtered through the leaves overhead.

It painted a beautiful picture.

It seemed that Joonghyuk wasn't the only one to think of filming in the beautiful brisk morning. Because there sat Dokja at the edge of an overhang looking over the forest with camera in hand.

Dokja had his camera up to his face, snapping quick pictures at different angles. He was precariously close to the edge of the overhang. By precariously close, Joonghyuk meant that the other man was literally sitting with his legs kicking over the ledge. He hummed softly to a tune Joonghyuk didn't recognize.

Joonghyuk decided not to disturb the other man. He was taking photos of the sunrise.

However, the pathway did pass by where Dokja was sitting, so when he walked closer to see the sight Dokja was capturing, he couldn't help but bring out his own camera and start snapping a few pictures.

It just so happened that Dokja stayed within each frame. The sunlight painted him in beautiful shadows while lighting the rest of the picture up. There was even a photo Joonghyuk got where the glare of the sun made a lovely rainbow halo around Dokja.

When Dokja finally turned around, he didn't seem surprised to see Joonghyuk. He gave Joonghyuk a cunning smile, “I get to take pictures of you next. You don't get any freebies just because you're pretty.”

Joonghyuk almost scoffed. It most definitely wasn't him who was pretty.

After a moment of hesitation, Dokja added, “Ah, if you want to I mean.”

So he wasn't just a sauve and mysterious asshole. Curious.

“Oh, so I can keep my photos for free?”

Dokja rose to the bait immediately, “Absolutely not you bastard. You still owe me hawk pictures.”

“Of course.”

....

And so that's how it went. Nearly everyday, Joonghyuk went out on a morning walk to set up a basic idea of where he was taking his stream and nearly each time he would find Dokja in increasingly worrying places.

One time, at around 3:30am when the sun wasn't even up, he found Dokja three quarters the way up a tree- hanging upside down- on a branch that did not look like it could support his weight.

It took all of Joonghyuk’s willpower not to scream at the mentally ill photographer.

Dokja was taking pictures of something on another branch and Joonghyuk knew if he disturbed the other, then it would be Joonghyuk regretting his life decisions.

Joonghyuk had developed an easy habit of waiting for the photographer to move his camera away from what he has been focusing on, that's when Joonghyuk is allowed to get his attention by flashing his phone light at him.

It gets his attention pretty quick.

Dokja sits up on the branch and it bends a worryingly amount. Joonghyuk holds his head in his hand as disappointed worry overtakes him. “Get down here.”

Mirth sparks behind Dokja’s eyes, Joonghyuk said the wrong thing, “No.”

“Kim Dokja I swear you are going to die one of these times.”

“Okay. And? I'm getting good pictures.” he lowers himself to a sturdier branch- thank fuck- “Wanna see the bat picture I took! I have one of the little guy yawning.”

And just like that, Dokja went from being at the top of a tree to in front of Joonghyuk, showing him pictures of a bat he just took.

...

Another time Joonghyuk found Dokja was after a late stream. Joonghyuk got a little lost as he went his usual rounds through the trails. Someone had changed one of the signs to screw up hikers like him and he winded up on the wrong path.

Despite not knowing where he was, Joonghyuk hadn't panicked once during the stream. His viewers were none the wiser. They didn't know of his predicament.

It was late when Joonghyuk finally ended his stream with a promise to make it home on time. The sun was already down and he was on the familiar path by a creek.

He could hear the gentle trickle of the water in the distance.

What was not a normal sound was the string of familiar curses.

Of course Kim Dokja would be out right now. Joonghyuk changed his direction from the path to cut through the forest to the creek. He fumbled over his person to take out his phone to use the flashlight function.

Now feeling like he was playing a 1st-person horror game, Joonghyuk carefully picked his way through the foliage to finally find a drenched Kim Dokja.

“Joonghyuk?”

“What are you doing in the water?”

“Taken’ pictures.”

“Uh huh, where's your camera?”

Dokja huffed.

“Come here, it's cold.” Joonghyuk shrugged off his backpack to take out his emergency blanket.

Dokja got out of the water and shuffled over to Joonghyuk. The man was shivering.

“Take off your shirt.”

“We aren't that close-”

“Here,” he shoved the blanket in the other man’s arms, “be cold for all I care.” it was obvious to the both of them that he cared.

“I didn't know your camera had night vision.”

“It doesn't?”

“Then why are you still streaming?”

Joonghyuk took his camera off his shoulder. He must’ve bumped the button while looking for his phone. It's late. There shouldn't be many people watching the stream anyways. He would just delete the video quickly.

...

The next day, all people could talk about was the mysterious figure. Some people had already connected the dots that the blacked-out figure was the elusive photographer that his fans still didn't know the name of.

However, they knew plenty about the photographer's strange personality. Joonghyuk didn't see him often during his streams and even when he did, he would simply wave to the man in passing. Usually they never exchanged words on stream.

So the fans took his clip of his out of breath- “take off your shirt” way out of context.

That short clip was all over the internet. Joonghyuk couldn't escape it.

Even worse, there seemed to be a ship going on between him and the photographer. It would have been fine if the artists weren't amazing. They captured Dokja in a way that Joknghyuk didn't see often. There were even... More heated artworks that Joonghyuk most definitely did not look at.

He did not look at them.

...

The next time Joonghyuk encountered Dokja wasn't in the woods.

It was at the bar that he first started asking questions at.

Kim Dokja was at the bar counter with his camera, showing pictures to Han Sooyoung with a large smile on his face.

Did Dokja look that happy when showing pictures to Joonghyuk?

Joonghyuk took the bar seat next to Dokja, patiently waiting for the photographer to notice him.

When Dokja did, that smile was turned to him. “Ah- Joonghyuk!” he turned to the famar bartender, “Han Sooyoung, this is Yoo Joonghyuk.”

“We've met.” Joonghyuk answered.

“Yeah, came in asking me about you and where be could meet with you again. Seemed pretty despite to catch another glimpse of you.” she elbowed Dokja with a wink.

“I'm sure,” Dokja responded with a deadpan tone before turning back to Joonghyuk, “wanna see the wolves I saw today?”

Worry spiked in Joonghyuk, “You saw wolves?” he checked to make sure Dokja had no new scratches. For a moment, Joonghyuk almost asked “did you die” before stopping that question mid-thought.

Dokja nodded, “yeah! They travel the woods pretty frequently so they aren't always in one area. But they know me well enough to not run if they see me.”

“Run if they see you?”

Dokja stared at him. “Oh please don't tell me you think they're vicious creatures.”

“I don't.” he did.

“Here I have a video.”

And Dokja proceeds to pull up a video of a white wolf right up to the camera. And its growling. Deep and guttural. It sends shivers of fear up Joonghyuk’s spine.

In the video, Joonghyuk catches a glimpse of a hand going through the wolf’s fur.

“Kim Dokja.”

He hums.

“Are you petting it?”

“Yes?”

“Kim Dokja.” he has to stop himself from strangling Dokja, “its growling.”

“Yeah,” he answers as if it were a normal answer to an absurd question. “She does that,” he adds as an afterthought.

“Kim Dokja it sounds like she is about to rip your throat out.”

“And you sound like an uncaring bastard, yet here you care caring. Don't judge a wolf by his growl.”

It's Han Sooyoung that steps in, “Dokja, don't pet wild animals. I still need you as my editor.”

“She isn't a wild animal. She responds to Biyoo.”

“Oh no, he named it.”

“Biyoo is just very vocal. She wants cuddles and pets though.”

“Oh I'm sure, Dokja.” Han Sooyoung gave Joonghyuk that obviously asked “what do we do? He is going to kill himself one of these days.”

Joonghyuk could only shrug at that.

....

“Kim Dokja what are you doing?”

“Catfishing”

This time, Joonghyuk actually sighed. Even he didn't know if it was disappointment or not.

Because here Dokja was, in the middle of the woods, with a padded cat carrier connected to a string. The carrier even had treats in it.

“Why?”

“Because one of the kids lost her cat in the woods and I told her I'd find it.”

“So you resort to... catfishing?”

“Well yes, it's the most logical choice.”

“Dokja,” he could only say exasperatedly.

...

“And that's how I got free help on making posters and getting together a search party for finding a cat. We found the little guy behind the restaurant on day 3 of the search.”

...

It was nearing his time of heading back home.

Joonghyuk had an amazing month-long journey, but his hotel needed him out of the room by the end of the day because they were fully booked. Joonghyuk had already asked if they could extend his stay, but they couldn't.

Joonghyuk had explored pretty much all the trails had to offer and his view count on his hiking trips seemed to be nonexistent unless there was a certain photographer in sight.

Joonghyuk lived a few hours away and he really needed to get back to streaming gaming content- otherwise he would be breaking his contract.

Tornaments and whatnot were also approaching, and he hadn't touched a gaming console in nearly a month. He spent practically all day everyday out in those woods with a certain photographer always somewhere nearby.

Joonghyuk had forgotten about his responsibilities, he had fallen for the charm of the forest and the gremlin that inhabited it.

He had decided to go to the bar one last time before leaving tomorrow morning.

He found Dokja at the bar. Curiously, while Dokja was found at the bar quite a few times, Joonghyuk had never seen him drink alcohol.

So it was strange seeing the man nursing a glass. When Joonghyuk took the seat next to him, he could smell the strong scent of-

“Don't tell me you're drinking vinegar.”

Dokja didn't respond.

“Are you drinking vinegar?”

“It's watered down.”

“Dokja what the fuck”

“Don't knock until you try it. Besides, we're all here to drown out something. Doesn't matter what we do it with.”

Joonghyuk took the shot glass away from Dokja. “What are you doing here?”

“Heard that our resident asshole was leaving.”

“How’d you know?”

“While I spend a lot of my time in the forest, I do still have access to basic technology.”

“So you've looked me up?”

“Who wouldn't?”

Han Sooyoung cut in, “stop flirting at my bar, you idiots. Just ask for each other’s numbers and go fuck somewhere.”

Oh. Joonghyuk had never thought to ask for the other’s number.

Before he could even ask, Dokja had his own phone out and had an outstretched hand opened, waiting for something to be placed in his palm. He was looking down to his phone, opening some apps.

Joonghyuk’s sleep deprived mind blanked and he simply took the hand in his own.

“Damn that's bold.” Han Sooyoung commented.

While Joonghyuk immediately regretted his action, if he pulled away then he would loose against Han Sooyoung. So instead, he fished his phone out his pocket with his other hand and handed it to Dokja. All the while, he kept eye contact with Han Sooyoung.

He did not see the harsh blush overcoming Kim Dokja’s face.

Dokja quickly inputted their numbers into each other’s phones. It was a little clumsy, as his dominant hand was currently being held captive by the powerful bastard’s grip, but he managed.

“Stop eye fucking each other. You're making the other patrons uncomfortable.”

...

To be continued?

#orv omniscient reader's view point #orv au #kim dokja #yoo joonghyuk #long post #snippysnippet

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Second Hand News

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Happy Tuesday everyone!! I really enjoyed writing this chapter (I just love Karen okay) so I hope you enjoy reading it too! did you guys see the new Spiderverse trailer?? I was already so excited for the film and now I can't wait until June!!

Sneak Peek:

The Starbucks Karen meets Kate at is only a few blocks over from Matt and Foggy's apartment. She spots the archer as soon as she walks through the front doors, but she stops in the queue to order a takeaway black coffee before joining her.

Kate is typing something rapidly on her phone and doesn't look up to see her companion arrive. She's grinning at whoever she's texting, and Karen hopes it's Peter. He's the one who gave her Kate's number, and when she'd asked to learn more about their shared Kingpin problem, Kate had been happy to help.

Karen pays and steps away from the counter, waiting for her name to be called. Kate isn't anything like the other superheroes she's met; the cheeriest of the Hell's Kitchen lot would probably be Danny, and he definitely has some anger issues that he should work through in therapy. Unless that's a normal byproduct of punching a dragon. She wouldn't know.

When the barista calls her name, Karen picks up her coffee and wanders over to Kate. The table she chose is out of the way, which is good; there's no one nearby to eavesdrop.

"Hi!" Kate says, shoving her phone in her cardigan pocket. "This is so exciting."

"Sorry I kept you waiting," says Karen.

She shrugs. "I got here early, don't worry about it. What do you want to know about Fisk?"

Karen glances left and right, but no one seems to be listening. "Lower your voice. There could be people watching us."

Kate leans forwards. Evidently, stealthiness has never been part of her training. "Really?"

"Yes. He has so many people working for him, it's better to be safe than sorry." She knows she sounds really paranoid, but seeming a bit unhinged is a price she's willing to pay to keep them both alive. "He's corrupted people in the NYPD, the FBI, even nurses. It's hard to know who to trust."

Kate's eyes are as big as saucers. "Woah. That's so cool."

Karen raises an eyebrow.

"Well, not cool," she quickly backtracks. "But cool, you know? Cool that I fought him and didn't die when he's that powerful."

It's hard not to roll her eyes. Kate must be about 15 years younger than her, but her relentless optimism makes her feel even younger. By her age, Karen had already ruined her life so thoroughly that she never would have dreamed of seeing her 40th birthday.

"It is impressive," she says, because she likes Kate, and she doesn't want to hurt her feelings. "But not all of us are superheroes. I'm more interested in the legal side of destroying him. Is there any evidence of him leading the Tracksuit Mafia that we could use against him?"

"I have something better," Kate says. She yanks a purple binder covered in butterfly stickers out of her backpack and slides it across the table, nearly knocking Karen's coffee to the floor. "I haven't gone through all of this, but you should find it useful. And I don't need it back. You can... you can keep it."

Karen flips it open. "What is it?" It's overflowing with papers — bank statements, emails, screenshots of text messages and more — all neatly divided into sections with markings of what year they're from.

"My mom worked for Fisk." All the joy dissolves from Kate's voice, but she keeps up a tight smile. "My dad borrowed money from him, and when he died in 2012, my mom had to pay it back. But she wanted to get out one day, so she kept this folder of evidence so she had a weapon to use against him."

"Smart woman." Karen can't believe her eyes. This folder doesn't just incriminate Fisk, but plenty of his employees too. And it goes back further than he's been on their radar — all the way back to when Matt and Foggy were still in law school.

Kate shrugs. "He still tried to kill her when she said she was leaving, and probably would have if it weren't for Clint and I. But hopefully she'll be safe in prison while he's in a coma."

Karen spots Wesley's name and abruptly shuts the folder. "Even if he wakes up, this will be enough to keep him away for a long time. And all the names in here... Daredevil can start dismantling his empire while he's unconscious."

"The only thing I ask is... Well, I know you're a journalist, but please don't write anything about what my mom did. I know some of it and it was awful, but she did it all to protect me, so..."

"I won't," she promises. And then, softening her voice, she asks, "Do you visit her?"

"We send letters to each other," Kate says. "But if I'm honest, I wouldn't know what to say to her if we met in person. She's done horrible things, and the ones I know about — what happened over Christmas — they were probably just the tip of the iceberg."

Karen sighs. "I know what you mean. It's always disappointing when are parents aren't as good as we think they are. But from the sound of it, she didn't originally choose that life. It doesn't excuse whatever she's done, but at the very least, talking to her might ease your mind."

"Maybe you're right," she replies, but she doesn't look happy about it.

"I'm biased though, so you don't have to take my advice. I lost contact with my remaining family when I was younger than you are now, and I'd do anything to fix that. But I've also learnt that your family is whoever you want it to be. And if Fisk hadn't framed me for murder and tried to have me killed in my cell, I never would have met Matt and Foggy."

Kate's jaw drops open. "Was that supposed to be inspirational? Because it was just really concerning."

Karen winks. "If you want to know the full horror story, I'll tell you someday. We all have a reason to want Fisk behind bars. But not today. We still haven't heard back about Peter's trial, and it's due to start in two hours."

"I forgot about that," she admits. "Is he gonna be okay?"

"He'll be fine. He has two of the best lawyers in New York looking after him, as well as the Vigilante Friend Network on his side."

Kate's grin is coming back. "And if he gets arrested again, we'll just break him out again!"

Karen smiles too. "Exactly."

It strikes her, then, just how many people are on Peter's side. She's seen the large crowd of supporters at the vigil and the rally, but even the celebrity appearances weren't enough to truly convince her that Peter would be okay. But when most of the public — at least, the ones with common sense — have his back, there's no way the Department of Damage Control will ever be able to get rid of Spider-Man completely.

Karen's phone vibrates in her pocket. "I've got to rush off, I'm afraid. I said I'd write an article for the Bulletin if the trial doesn't go ahead, and if it does, I'll need to be there."

Kate nods. "Well, let me know how the trial goes! Or, I suppose you don't have to. It'll be all over the news, won't it?"

"It will be." Karen's already had several journalists contact her, and she knows Matt and Foggy have had even more. Spider-Man's trial is the case of the century.

She holds up the binder before shoving it into her handbag. It barely fits. "Thank you for this, too. Are you sure you don't want a copy?"

Kate only smiles. "I'm sure. Good luck with the trial or the article! And I'm glad I could help."

Karen stands up and picks up her coffee. "I'm just glad that Peter has such brilliant friends."

Sometimes, she needs a reminder that there are good people in the world, even after terrible things have happened to them. And Kate Bishop, she decides, might be one of the best of them.

Continue reading on AO3.

#karen page #daredevil #kate bishop #hawkeye #spiderman no way home #lina lore #marvel #mcu #my writing #the ripples they cause

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12 & 17

[Ask Game]

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

Honestly? Angst and Hurt/Comfort. I used to avoid anything painful like the plague because I can't stand anything that doesn't have a happy ending. But in the past five years or so I've come to really appreciate a good bit of angst. There has to be balance, of course, but when it is balanced it makes the hurt hit harder and the comfort so much sweeter.

I still have a hard time with bad endings and permanent character death, because I still need that positive closure at the end of a journey, but - well. For anyone who's read my stories, you all know I've definitely taken a liking to emotional turmoil, haven't I? xD Just know my fics will ALWAYS have a happy ending! I'm incapable of writing any other way! <3

(Also some of the more animal-based traits that a lot of MCYT characters have. I used to think that kind of thing was weird when I was younger, but I've read so many stories since then with non-human characters that the hybrid players of the MCYT 'verses are basically normal to me. Give me birb boys and moss creatures any day of the week!)

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

Buckle up, because there are two and I'm a wordy bitch when I get excited about a story idea. One of them is Marvel, which might not be your cup of tea, but I'm rambling about it anyway. (If you want to skip it, there's also MCYT rambles below this one lol.)

Stark Boys AU | This one scratches the ol' Iron Dad itch that I don't think I'll ever get rid of. A Marvel buddy of mine and I created this entire AU over the course of a few months last year(?), in which Tony happens to meet the Parkers not long after the events of IM1. Peter is still just Peter instead of Spider-Man because he's so young at this point. He's a genius of a kid who's still processing the loss of his parents. For multiple reasons, Tony and the Parkers end up keeping in touch, and as the years go by Tony becomes a father figure for Peter. (Because of this he ends up taking better care of himself sooner and a lot of things change a little in the timeline, but that's beside the point.) When he meets Harley Keener in IM3, Tony figures out that the kid's practically an orphan. After having Peter in his life for so long the logical next step - of course - is to adopt this Harley kid who's got the same spark of genius Peter has and is close to Peter in age. They two end up growing up as something akin to brothers, with Peter living with the Parkers and Harley living with the Starks and both of them spending weekends together at one home or the other. This means both boys (and May and Ben) are part of the story through all the Avengers films, which changes things in a lot of interesting ways. Peter shows up in Siberia in Civil War, Harley starts work on his own suit like Tony's, there's this running joke that they claim they're twins when they're not. Harley crushes on, dates, breaks up with, then forges a lifelong rivalry with Harry Osborn, which lasts all the way through college. There's a whole thing with Peter coming back after the snap and the blip as a kid instead of a teen, which is just - my favorite thing. This AU also inspired a bunch of SPINOFF AU's - SB Mafia AU, a Parent Trap AU where Harley and Peter are actually twins, an SB Hogwarts AU with Flash as a rival-turned-friend, a Supernatural AU where Richard Parker and the Starks were Men of Letters and where May and Ben run a roadhouse for Hunters - so this, uh. This story and its extensions live rent free in my head. I've never listened to The Pheonix by Fall Out Boy without thinking of it.

BUT BACK TO MCYT

2. Traffic Life Witch & Familiar AU | I've talked in depth about this one over on this post, but I freaking adore this concept. Witches and Familiars is a trope I love in every universe. I think I found it first through Supernatural (and started writing a fic for but never finished, oop) and the whole idea is soooo good. And with the concept of witch/familiar bonds that I've seen in numerous works, it parallels so well with the soulbond mechanic from Double Life. If people want it I'd gladly write it, it just wouldn't be in a chapter-fic form and it probably would be at the bottom of the list until some of my other MCYT fics are finished xD Lord knows I have a lot I'm working on already!

3. (And here, a secret third thing, but spoilers for recent DSMP lore: I made a joke post about it the other day, but remember how I mentioned in another ask that I love the Hermit!Tommyinnit trope? Well forget the old “Tommy somehow ends up on Hermitcraft during exile” trope, how about “Tommy somehow ends up on Hermitcraft after the DSMP gets nuked but everyone is still trapped on Empires so it’s sort of a ghost town except for like five people and one (1) traumatized and potion addicted teen”? Like - it would be an absolute catastrophe and I love it. The only people left on Hermitcraft right now are, to my knowledge, Hypno, XB, Beef, and Wels. Etho is somewhere and Mumbo is still on hiatus, so Tommy just - appearing in a near-empty server with four people who would have no idea how to deal with a traumatized and chaotic teen? Absolutely glorious. And then Mumbo would come back and be the most capable man in the room because he deals with Grian on a daily basis, and that's a stretch. Hypno would be the only one present with admin status. So Xisuma and Grian and the rest come back and the server is just on fire because nobody knows what to do about the new intruder who probably just really needs sleep and a hug, and - glorious, glorious chaos. <3)

OH AND SOMEONE SHOULD DO AN EMPIRES AND HERMITCRAFT SWAP where the Hermits each have their own Empire and the Empires crew are the ones who live in a chaotic world of RP shenanigans. Or maybe like, a partial cast swap because lord knows there are so many more Hermits by comparison. Nether Prince Tangoooo my beloved.

#Ask the Mage #Fic Writer Ask Game

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8/22/23-8/28/23

first week of college. i think i'm gonna start blogging, like a journal.

O week was... mid? i thought the social parts of college were going to be easy but it's what's stressing me out the most. i think i just need to accept that it's just not going to be like high school. The first day was fine, just moving in and all that. I like my roommate. I like my room. The posters and pictures were a good choice. I have a Smiths one coming in about a week. I've met some nice people, and I went to a frat party that got rolled in 30 minutes. It wasn't that fun. Then we stood around and talked on the street for a while. It seems like that's what people do at night. Freshmen at least. The school dances have been so mid and so "high school dance" but it's more about the people than the events. I went on a run the day after the frat party. I ran past the pomegranate bush I passed the night I walked to delta whatever and all the same houses and everything looks so different in the light. I've been eating pretty healthy, keeping up my thing of not eating very much highly processed foods. I'm really going to try to maintain this. This morning was the first time I've had breakfast at the car, even though I went late so they didn't have meals. I had toast and oatmeal both with peanut butter and some fruit. This one girl from my major sat and talked with me for probably 45 minutes which actually didn't?? make me hat my life. it was really nice actually. college is also interesting because you talk and make friends with people you wouldn't normally make friends with. Yesterday I went to the movie theatre with five other people, four of them I previously hadn't met. We started with chan-wook's Oldboy, which is an odd choice and a weird experience to be sitting next to your roommate and some guy you've talked to for probably a total of five minutes in your entire life watching a movie like that. It was a good experience though. We went to Rubio's after and I had a long and very excited conversation about films with the guy I sat next to during Oldboy. I think he's seen every movie in existence. Then we watched the new TMNT which was actually really good!!

I'm excited to be a part of clubs like my school's sports broadcasting club and I want to join the student radio and do broadcasting work! My OL gave me contacts to people at NBC and pac-12!!! How cool. I still don't totally know what I want to do with my life yet, but I'm hoping doing work can help me figure it out. College is so fun so much random stuff happens. There was a dance battle yesterday on Musco. I don't think the course of my day would be the same if I hadn't gone to that. Oh, also, at the rave I met people who I have previously only known on the fringe. They knew people I did and went tot eh same shows as me but now I guess I officially know them. After the rave we played cards and mafia with some random people and it was somehow fun in a way. I want to keep embracing these random experiences as they come to me and I can't wait to see what's in store for me.

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jeontaeil-archived · 2 years

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~ revenge is a dish best served cold ~

pairing: mafia boss!jay x afab!reader, genre: smut, bondage, they're filming it happen, enemies with benefits, mafia!au wc: 747, warnings: 18+ content, read at your own discretion.

being gangster spawn was as horrible as it sounded. the special privileges you got for being the boss' child didn't matter, because at the end of the day, you were the same as everyone else: a tool for your father's convenience.

you were sick and tired of doing his dirty work for him. all you wanted was to live a normal life. study, get a job, settle down, maybe even fall in love. but you knew, that as long as you were under your father's thumb, there was no escaping the world of crime.

that's why you planned to use it as your getaway.

your father had lots of enemies, and fortunately, you were buddy buddy with some. the enemies of interest for you were the park family. in three words they were dangerous, merciless, and ruthless. no one else threatened your father more than they did. numbers of his henchmen returned in pieces thanks to them. they never needed a reason. those animals were fueled by rage in its purest and simplest form.

the shock on their faces as you waltzed into their turf without a care in the world was understandable. their knives were out, ready to slash the second they received the command.

jay park had his eyes on you. he could sniff out betrayal from a mile away. your presence amused him. he knew exactly what you were here for.

"what is it with your family and dramatic exits?" he asked once you were face to face. you smiled. "cutting straight to the chase, are we now?"

"i don't like wasting time with small talk," he answered. "now tell me. how do you plan to go about this?" you smirked. "i'm gonna give him the surprise of a lifetime. something he'll never forget."

that's how you ended up bent over jay's bed with your arms tied behind your back. his thick cock was shoved deep inside your walls, making them burn because of the stretch. "beg for it," he demanded, filming your tear stained face. "fuck me, please fuck me. i want you so bad," you whined.

there was nothing better than self indulgent revenge. yes, it was an act. but you wouldn't deny that you were enjoying yourself.

"such a whore for me. daddy won't be happy to hear the filth coming from your mouth." he snapped his hips into you, making you yelp. "tell daddy how it feels. tell him how good i'm making you feel," he sneered, snickering condescendingly. "so good. so fucking good," you moaned. jay slapped your ass, pounding into you relentlessly. you couldn't control the loud cries that left your lips. he really did feel amazing.

"he probably thinks you're so innocent," he grunted, delivering another hard smack to your ass. "i can't wait to see the look on his face when he finds out how bad i ruined you."

you couldn't wait either. this would be the biggest smack in the face for him. the mere thought of it made you cackle.

"i'm gonna fuck them silly, turn them into my own little cumsock," jay continued. his words were more than enough to rile your father up. "you're okay with that aren't you, slut. i bet that's why you came to me in the first place."

all you could do was moan in response. you didn't care what he did to you. he could use you however he wanted to. you had zero complaints.

"are you ready to cum? are you ready to cum all over my cock like the horny slut you are?" he taunted, speeding up his thrusts. "yes~" you replied in the most fucked out way ever. he smirked. "hear that? how'd you even manage to raise such a whore?"

he could feel your walls clenching around him. your orgasm was just around the corner. you started moving your hips back to meet his thrusts, making his cock go deeper inside you.

his tip started brushing over your g-stop, making you scream in ecstasy. that was it, that was all you needed for the knot in your stomach to burst. jay laughed as he fucked you through a thigh quivering orgasm. your arousal showered down on his length, making him hiss. with one last slap to your ass, you heard the recording stop and he tossed his phone aside.

"you still wanna keep going," he asked? you couldn't help but smile. "yeah sure, why not? its not like i have much to lose anyways."

- requested by Sisi

#enhypen smut #jay smut #enhypen imagines #jay imagines #enhypen scenarios #jay scenarios #enhypen x reader #jay x reader #enhypen jay #jay enhypen #kpop smut #heeseung smut #jake smut #sunghoon smut #enhypen hard hours

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What is your favorite trope out of curiosity?

I'm guessing you mean trope as in writing?

I've never really considered myself a big fan of the romance genre, but that's simply because most romance films are boring. I don't enjoy sappy shit, nor romcoms especially, but I do think movies/series and books without romance are really weird and unnatural.

I guess my favourite genre would be either a thriller/action/adventure/horror piece of media with a side-dish of romance.

ROMANCE PROMPTS / TROPES

UNREQUITED / TABOO LOVE

Kidnapping or Stalker or Obsession or Prisoner - Classic lovesickness/Yandere - Incel-rage, especially if it's internet-stalking - Prisoner of war or a war trophy taken by the winner - Slavery

Blackmail or Arranged/Forced Marriage Especially if it's set in old medieval times.

Fake/Convenient engagement - Uniting Kingdoms - Last of their kind - Quirk-marriages It's similar to the one above, but it's more disarming because they're in the same boat of unhappiness and they can find consolation in that, which leads to them falling for each other. Or, it's discovered that one of them orchestrated the entire thing from the start.

Soul Mates or Destiny/Fate/Prophecy Especially if it's like the one above, where they're simply told that they're meant to be together, but one of them doesn't really feel a connection, but has to be with the other person anyway because they're not really given a choice. - Alpha x Omega - Any soulmate au trope

Forced Proximity - Snowed in together - Huddling/cuddling for warmth - Apocalypse bunker or Codependence for survival - Shared classes/clubs/activities/assignments - Roommate/Neighbours - Newly turned step-siblings - Co-wokers

LOVE BETWEEN PARALLELS

Opposites attract - Rich x Poor - Hero x Villain or Angel x Demon - Playboy x Virgin - Bully x Victim - Popular x Dork

Power-dynamics - Boss x Secretary/Nanny/Maid - Wealthy High Society x Erotic Dancer/Model/Ballerina - Mafia x Someone who owes them - Villain x Victim - King x Slave - Wardon x Prisoner - Police/Hero x Criminal - Teacher x Student - God x Worshipper

Enemies to Lovers - Bully x Victim - Hero x Villain (either it be the charming guy-villain x girl-hero or extremely inappropriate flirty guy-hero x flustered girl-villain) - Competitors finally having extreme hate-sex

Frenemies or Friendly Competition - Workplace rivalry - Different teams in a sport/club (Gaming, Chess, Mathletes, Debate, Football and etc...)

Medical Romance - Doctor x Patient Either one nurses the other back to health and they fall for their care-taker. Or the one healing falls for their patient. - Psychiatrist x Client Either the psychiatrist is the sane one treating a client in an insane asylum, and the patient falls for them. Or the client is the normal one and the therapist treating them goes insane for them.

ANGSTY TEENAGE LOVE

Girl Next Door If they have windows that align and they can both see each other dressing and dancing to music and walking around naked. It could be mutual, or a stalker scenario.

Fish Out of Water or New Girl in Town A girl moves to the city or to a small suburb all alone and a guy takes interest. She's obviously vulnerable and happy to have a friend that knows his way around, and he enjoys that she's so dependent on him.

The Wallflower or Plain Jane Feminists should hate this trope, but I love it still, I'm sorry. Often portrayed as a shy quiet dorky bookworm nerd-girl getting wooed by this entitled smooth popular jock. But in reality it would be more like this: Independent woman getting unwanted attention from sex-predators.

The Dare or The Bet Usually a popular guy is dared to make the shy nerd fall in love with him only to break her heart, but obviously falls in love with her in return, only for her to find out about the bet and has her heart broken anyway, only for him to win it back again in the end.

Love Triangle or Male-Male-Female Just good poly drama. Especially if two guys fight over the girl until they realise they can all be together.

#romance writing #romance tropes #romance trope #arranged marriage trope #tropes #trope: au #writing tropes #relationship dynamics #yandere prompt #yandere prompt list #promt list #story prompt #fanfic prompt #writing prompt #prompt list #romance prompts #trope talk #ship dynamics #writing

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YES! Let’s celebrate our fav short king! 👑 (be prepared to be flooded since i have to many ideas an nowhere to put them XD)

Anyways what would his ideal date be? Location, theme etc. What would he do to really impress someone? How do we know when he’s genuinely interested in someone? Basically dating HCs for our fav!

I meant to post a bunch of Chuuya stuff yesterday buuut I fell asleep as soon as I got home from work. Better late than never!

Characters: Nakahara Chuuya

Contents: gender neutral reader

Nakahara Chuuya

When Chuuya thinks "date", his mind immediately goes to a dinner in some swanky restaurant, with a wine list that reads like a royal genealogy and waiters swooping around like tuxedo'd ghosts. He's thinking candlelight, fancy food, immediately followed by a night of raucous dancing (both actual dancing and the horizontal kind).

Outside of his (admittedly not many) romantic relationships, most of his knowledge of romance comes from films, books, and advice from Kouyou. He leans toward the "sweep you off your feet" variety. At least at first.

He's kind of flexing, putting on a show and dazzling you with his wealth and his good taste and his knowledge of the finer things in life. This is how he treats you when he starts dating you, when he's really playing it safe. Not that there's anything wrong with a lavish dinner date, but there are other, exciting levels to Chuuya you're yet to discover.

If he really wants to impress you, he'll take you to places that are normally off limits to members of the public. I don't mean anything in Port Mafia territory, because he absolutely does not show off about his position. In fact, he won't even tell you what he does for a living for a few months.

"Yeah, it's just an executive position. I'd bore us both just talkin' about it."

He'll use his money or his power to take you on top of the Yokohama Bay Bridge at night, so you can stand up there amid the lights and look out over the city. He'll get you an exclusive performance of the ballet you could never afford to go to. He'll take you into an expensive department store after hours and buy you anything you lay eyes on.

The early days of dating Nakahara Chuuya are a thrill ride. It's like Wattpad story, seriously. He doesn't know it, but he's literally walked out of the pages of a CEO billionaire romance, minus the creepy stalker tendencies and poor BDSM representation…

-Pepa voice- But!

Dating Chuuya also has a make it or break it point—when you find out that he's a member of the Port Mafia. He'll play it careful, feeling you out before he tells you. Both for his own sake as well as yours. He can't have you running and blabbing his secrets to all and sundry, and he doesn't want you doing anything that would get you in shit with the mafia.

Once you've passed that Chuuya Event Horizon, you'll start seeing more of the guy underneath the tailored clothes (literally) and the fast cars and the black card. Dates can get more lowkey.

Night time drives through the countryside, Chuuya behind the wheel, his face outlined in the dim lights from the dashboard, music pumping from the speakers as he guides the car along tight, winding country roads. Windows open a crack to let the wind whip your hair.

Invites back to his apartment to watch a movie and eat takeout, sprawled on his couch and barely talking, just vibing in each other's company.

Coffee and walking through the park.

Running errands together in his free time.

This isn't a sign of his waning interest but one of his growing comfort. He still loves to take you out and spoil you, but if Chuuya shows up wearing jeans and a hoodie to go grocery shopping with you, that means he really fucking likes you.

#Yokohama Pound #bungou stray dogs #Nakahara Chuuya #Chuuya x Reader #bsd imagines #glorious fluff

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vyglitchcraft · 3 years

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More of Gantz's Coworkers

Again Designs will be coming later

Army of One

Real Name: Nui Ito

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height: 5'4

Alias: Army of One, Stitching Killer, Thread of Death

Nationality: Japanese

Job: Enforcer, Assassination

Weapon of Choice: Needles, Poisons

Bio: Nui has been a known serial killer for a long time, she's known to stitch together bodies and placing them in public in intricate ways. Her personality is very chaotic, she's cocky and psychotic but always smart and observant.

Likes: Sewing, Music, Shinto Shrines, Traditional Music

Hates: Fruits, Uselessly Expensive Things, Religious Chanting

Menhera Scythe

Real Name: Niseki Akikawa

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Height: 5'8

Alias: Menhera Scythe, Happy Death, Nise-san/tan

Nationality: Japanese

Job: Tracking, Assassination

Weapon of Choice: Scythe

Bio: Niseki or Nise-san by her coworkers is a happy go lucky girl that's always oblivious to everything, it's unknown if she's faking this persona or not. She's fairly sadistic and seemingly always faking a smile and keeping a happy face (which fits for her name Nise = fake and Ki = joy)

Likes: Japanese Street Fashion, Carnival Rides, Festivals, Loud Places, Cute/Pastel Coloured Things

Dislikes: Masculine Clothes, Nui Ito (finds her personality "uncute"), Sports, Being Bored

Mirror & Dreams

Real Name: Specchio and Sognare Gallo

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height: 6'0

Alias:

Specchio: Mirrors, The Ghost in The Reflections, The Fallen Gallo Twins

Sognare: Dreams, Freddy Kruger's Less Interesting Ripoff, The Fallen Gallo Twins

Nationality: Italian

Job: Enforcer, Interrogation, Intimidation

Weapon of Choice: N/A

Bio: The Gallo Twins were born from a high class and rich family (including their little brother Illusione that's a student council in Murashima Academy), the family had their reputation in stakes by the mafia from having a hefty unpaid debt that they can't pay, so Specchio and Sognare was forced to work for the mafia and currently working with a partner gang called The Urban Empire. They're basically copies of eachother and do things in perfect sync even when separated. Both are very professional and surprisingly loving for eachother, they treat everyone with respect but sometimes coming out as emotionless and cold.

Likes: Eachother, Expensive Meals, Suits, Champagne, Wine, Money

Hates: Disrespectful People, Liars, Blood/Gore, Modern Art

La Glace

Real Name: Arctite Le Brillant

Age: Unknown

Gender: Male

Height: 6'2

Alias: Ice, Le Glace, Arctic, Diamond Death

Nationality: French, Russian

Job: Debt Collector, Treasurer (not really but similar), Information Gathering, Reputation Keeper (keeps the gangs reputation high/good)

Weapon of Choice: Long Sword

Bio: Arctite is one of the members that oversees the gangs money, his background is mostly unknown but it is known that he has a brother named Crystalline that works as a teacher in Murashima Academy. Same as his brother he usually teach new members and even help out some of the younger members in school or work outside of the gang. Although he comes out as cold he's very heartwarming and kind, having a high reputation with civilians as caring although strict and a bit cold but angered his whole persona will shatter and he'll be more sadistic and violent.

Likes: Money, Fashion Brands, Winter, Metal Smithing, Classical Music

Hates: Messy/Unorganized People, Action/Blockbuster Films, Oblivious Attitudes, Mindless Vandalism

Garden of Lies

Real Name: Eden Kouris

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height: 6'3

Alias: Garden of Lies, Siren of The Land

Nationality: Greek, Italian

Job: Information Gathering, Spy, Assassination

Weapon of Choice: Flora (able to control and create them like Giorno Giovanna)

Bio: Don't be fooled Eden is not the nice and shy boy that he may show himself to be. He's a cruel and sadistic man and a pathological liar. He keeps his past a secret so not much is known about him. He kills by luring other people to his garden using his charm then wrapping veins around them until they got crushed, so manipulative is also a part of his personality, although there are some reports of the shyness and niceness maybe a bit genuine.

Likes: Gardening, Being Alone, Books (Novels specifically), Tricking People, Pranks

Hates: Tobi (Finds him annoying), Loud Places, Sweets, Soft Drinks, Alcohol

Codifica

Real Name: Nathaniel Giordano

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Height: 5'11

Alias: Codifica, N, Giovanni

Nationality: Italian, American

Job: Hacker, Information Gathering, Recruiter, Interrogation

Weapon of Choice: N/A

Bio: Nathaniel (usually just called N) is one of the best hacker in the gang besides L. His personality can be described as very carefree, sarcastic (in a "bad bitch" way), and friendly. He usually gets along with anyone if he didn't talk about how he would brutally have sex with the person he's crushing on that week.

Likes: Snuff Films, L (best friend and works with him often), Women's Magazine, Expensive Perfumes, Chemistry, Anime

Hates: People that can't take a joke, Emotionless People, Drama, Musicals

Nico

Real Name: Nicholas Dawn

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height: 6′8

Alias: Nicotine, Nico

Nationality: African, Italian, American

Job: Drug Trade, Weapon Trade, Recruiter

Weapon of Choice: Razor Blades

Bio: Nico is the no joke boss of the trading team. He's always serious and professional, usually only doing things because he needs too. He comes from a fairly poor family which forced him into working with the gang. Besides as a recruiter he also train new members and fairly known as a good teacher albeit a very emotionless and almost oblivious teacher.

Likes: Metal, Rock, Weapon Smithing, Philosophy, Manipulation

Hates: Giving more than you have too, Laziness, Expensive Prices

Feed The Machine

Real Name: Suiker Bakker

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Height: 5'7

Alias: Sugato (given by his classmates), Feed The Machine

Nationality: Dutch

Job: Overseer, Last Defense Guard, Debt Collector

Weapon of Choice: Metal Scraps

Bio: Sugato is one of the nicest person you'll ever meet, he's very sweet and caring which fits his name and uni major which is Culinary Arts. Although that is when he's in his normal mode, when using his powers his personality change from sweet to the total opposite. His power is to control anything he eats as long it's inside him (ie he eats some bolts, he'll able to control metal) but the side effects cause him to be more violent and sadistic, which he regrets.

Likes: Baking, Cooking, Giving Gifts, Teaching Others

Hates: Hurting Others (for no reason, he's weirdly ok with killing innocent people as long it has a reason), Not Thinking Before An Action, Mindless Vandalism

#oc #originalcharacter

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Bloody Nun 2 the Curse (2020)

You know when you laugh at a movie and your just not sure if its laughing at or with? YA gotta love that.

SO many fake posts of this all over but its now for rent on vimeo.

No budget schlock o cheese o rama.

So how do I explain this without spoilers... pfft like I ever worried about that.

First 3 minutes is just good old Cool Duder Sean filming himself at home to help pad this movie. Just when it gets too long the movie starts. A sequel to a zero budget mock of all the nun ripp offs that happened around the same time. Now we get an ugly dollar store make up nun with some sexy teeth and a snazzy little hook haunting and possessing people at a brothel. A brothel of 2 hookers , a pimp and someone's mom. Dollarstore blood and cgi blood. Normally I'm against two things, hiding the blood and cgi. But when your kills are over the top the cheesy awfulness of the effects is simply pure dumb entertainment. Every actor in this is hilarious but again maybe not always on purpose. Obviously this movie is not serious but again I may not be laughing when they think I should be. All the male actors seem like old new jersey wanna be mafia thugs, they should all be wearing some shiny slick track suits and gold chains over their exposes nappy hairy chests. I feel like on set they all walked around say "ahh yo I'm in a fookin movie ova heeere"(even the priest characters). The women in this be them so scantly they stay dressed cause no one was paying enough. As sleazy as everyone is supposed to be the guys try to hard and the girls seem kind of confused. If they seemed like they hated it Id feel bad and since they are not pro actors if they liked it too much they also would be trying too hard. Instead the female actors in this are at a hilarious confused since no one showed them a script and they kind of grind their way through the film. Which for me is absolutely hilarious for no budget shlock like this. The worst part was obviously the film was too short so they add this awkward illogical neh impossible interview with two actors as they recap the first film in flashbacks to explain how this all happened. So I guess I don't need to see the first movie now. The interview scene is funny as the one actor is just filming his part in his fucking car . Basically I feel many of the actors in this felt they were showing up for a porn and just went with it hoping that sooner or later they would get paid for sex and alas no one did. Is it good ? No. Hilarious and outrageous , yes. Z grade film fans will get a laugh but alas anyone any less will probably just say "What the fuck is wrong with this movie?". Which makes me laugh even more. Basically this is a lesson in "is it dumb enough?". For me, yes. But I'm sick.

#bad movies #owch #Bloodynun #Nun ripp offs #B movoes #b movies

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No one could accuse James Norton of allowing himself to be typecast. The 34-year-old has played a vicar-turned-sleuth in Grantchester, a violent rapist in Happy Valley, and the aristocratic hero of War & Peace. He’s also number three in the betting to be the new James Bond. And he’s just about to add to his library of opposites with two new roles: the staid tutor John Brooke, who marries Emma Watson’s Meg March, in the star-studded new film adaptation of Little Women; and the flamboyant real-life figure at the centre of the Profumo scandal – Stephen Ward – in BBC One’s The Trial of Christine Keeler.

“Ward was 100 per cent the fall guy,” says Norton, sporting a dark-blue crushed velvet jacket and settling in on a chaise longue in an upmarket London hotel. The actor looks every bit as debonair as you’d expect for a man playing the high-society osteopath with connections that ran from Soho to the aristocracy. “The government needed to clear their own name by tarnishing someone else’s.”

It was Ward who introduced the 46-year-old Secretary of State for War John Profumo (Ben Miles) to 19-year-old model and showgirl Christine Keeler (Sophie Cookson) at a party at Lord Astor’s country house estate of Cliveden in 1961. It led to an affair that exposed Profumo as a security threat – thanks to Keeler’s simultaneous relationship with a Russian naval attaché.

Keeler and her friend Mandy Rice-Davies (Ellie Bamber) often stayed at Ward’s London mews flat, and the 50-year-old former public schoolboy would later be prosecuted for living off immoral earnings in a dubious case of establishment revenge. The two had contributed small amounts to household expenses. Ward committed suicide after the judge’s summing up amounted to a direction to the jury to find him guilty.

Amanda Coe’s stylish, evocative drama establishes Keeler and Rice-Davies as sexually liberated young women for their time. Does Norton think they were victims? “Ward definitely used certain relationships he had with young, beautiful women to ingratiate himself with the wealthy elite,” he says. “He also groomed them to a point… but it’s too simplistic to say he was a man who groomed young women. His relationship with these young girls was often a very positive one, he would enable them, take them out of poverty.” Keeler was from a disadvantaged background and fitted the mould of the “alley cats” Ward liked to befriend. Norton gives a terrific performance as the sleazy Pygmalion.

“I really warmed to him… you fall in love with these characters, and Stephen Ward was way ahead of his time, so brave in how he lived his life and expressed himself, his sexual tastes, his flirting with cross-dressing, in a world that was still incredibly repressed.

“And the final reckoning was that Stephen Ward had somehow corrupted these Tory ministers and it was all his fault, which is absurd.”

I wonder if Norton, the son of a retired college lecturer and a mother who taught medical ethics, is as dazzled by the truly posh as Ward was.

“Wealth or class are not things that I’m particularly dazzled by,” he says. “I am by talent.” He cites Little Women director Greta Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach, who made Netflix’s Marriage Story, as an example.

Norton himself is part of a powerhouse acting couple, with British star Imogen Poots, whom he became close to when they starred together in a play in 2017. They seem very happy. “It’s good,” he says, but adds, “my personal life is very normal, I have a house in Peckham, my [parents] live in Yorkshire. There's very little glamour and scandal.”

There was a little bit of the latter when his previous girlfriend, actress Jessie Buckley, said their break-up had been “acrimonious”, but Norton is far too canny to add fuel to that particular fire.

Similarly, he won’t comment on the rumours linking him to James Bond, insisting they are “based on nothing”. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have strong opinions on the series in general.

“We all know that with James Bond, large parts of it, and all the versions of it in the past, are now antiquated and it needs to be updated,” he says. “And I think that Barbara Broccoli and the producers are very aware of that. Bringing in people like Phoebe Waller-Bridge can only help.”

Might the spy be a little too one-dimensional for someone who has taken on so many interesting parts? Daniel Craig, who is stepping aside after the latest film No Time To Die comes out in April, has often seemed unhappy with the role.

“If I was to take on a franchise,” Norton says, “I would always want to complement it with something completely different.”

He has just taken on a big HBO sci-fi series, The Nevers, he says, and is in negotiations with the BBC about doing a second series of McMafia. We chat about the fact that the first series attracted a measure of criticism, including some for his own performance as Alex Godman, the scion of a Russian mafia family drawn reluctantly into the underworld. “There was an article about the three wooden faces of James Norton,” he says with a laugh.

How did he take it?

“It’s a rite of passage that you have [bad reviews],” he replies. “Ultimately, it’s an art form which is deeply subjective and you’re never going to please everyone.” The character was intended to be “inscrutable and calcified”, he adds. Nevertheless, he admits he might play it slightly differently second time around.

“Yeah, possibly,” he says. “But, then again, you don’t want to pander to the people who didn’t like it. There's so much content out there that people who don't like it can go and find something else.”

One of the factors that Norton and director James Watkins agreed upon when sketching out Godman’s background was his public school education. Norton is a public school boy too; a former pupil of Ampleforth, the leading Catholic boarding school which was found to have covered up the sexual abuse of scores of children in a devastating report in 2018.

Norton never saw any wrongdoing during his time there, but does admit to being “quite badly bullied” and credits one of the monks - a Father Peter - with helping him get through it. “I was able to go and just talk to him and he basically became my therapist,” says Norton. “I just sort of sobbed my eyes out.”

Has it left a mark? “It probably has a bit,” he says. “It’s not defined me, but it has informed who I am. I’m hyper aware if someone is being in any way ostracised on a film set, for example.”

On Little Women, he found himself on set with some of the industry’s biggest names, including Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep and Laura Dern. The film’s a deliriously romantic and sentimental take on the novel’s sibling rivalries, but it takes its duty to Louisa May Alcott’s study of the economic subjection of women seriously. “It's important for us to go back to those punctuation marks in the struggle towards equality and recognise how far we've come, but also how we're not quite there yet,” Norton says.

He and Watson were given the task of writing their own marriage vows for the film, which he says he laboured over but arrived with them unfinished to discover that Watson had already written hers and they were beautiful. He was just young enough to read the early Harry Potter books, he notes, but has only seen a couple of the films – “Don’t tell Emma.”

He plays Chalamet’s tutor – did he fancy the 23-year-old as everyone else seems to right now? He smiles. “He’s a beguiling and bizarre, unique force of nature,” he says. Norton had been wondering about wearing a suit to today’s photoshoot, but is glad he didn’t as he’s just bumped into the younger man in a Gorillaz tee-shirt and sunglasses. “Whenever he’s around, I feel about 10 years older than I am.”

Among all its bold women, I wonder if his own character – John Brooke – is just a teeny bit dull. He laughs. “He’s a little quieter than some of the other characters, but that allowed me to just witness all these great women actors. It was incredible.”

There’s certainly nothing dull or quiet about the character he plays in the film Mr Jones, which is released in February. It’s the surprisingly little-known story of Gareth Jones, the journalist who uncovered the Holodomor – the man-made famine genocide inflicted by the Soviet Union upon Ukraine in 1932-33, which is estimated to have killed up to 7.5 million people. “He blew the whistle on the Soviet Union,” says Norton. “He was the first person to go [to Ukraine], and come back and tell the world.”

In the West, the economic crash of 1929 had led to the Great Depression. “Everyone was looking at the Soviet experiment thinking, ‘Oh, it's working’,” Norton says. “They were getting into bed with Stalin and trade deals were being made. And no one was calling them out. Until this one serious, bespectacled, earnest Welsh journalist got on a train and risked his life to blow the whistle.”

I wonder if those types of films can command a big enough audience to keep getting made? He accepts that independent cinema is in a period of shrinkage, but says, “while the audience for this type of film might not be as big as a Marvel movie, we have to protect those stories because film isn't just about escapism. It's also about education.”

#james norton #little women #the trial of christine keeler #mr jones #interviews

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