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smarchit · 2 years

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Ghost Writer

You are a writer for the Gotham Gazette. It seems your work has caught the attention of the Riddler, and GCPD tasks you with sending a coded message to him. Too bad you don't know the first thing about ciphers. Maybe all you need is a ghost writer.... (part 1, no use of y/n as usual, Dano!riddler x reader)

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You honestly hadn't expected to see two cops in your office waiting for you when you trudged into work on some disgustingly cold and rainy Thursday morning. You saw a lot of weirdos waiting to talk to reporters in Gotham. But cops? One cop was enough to make you nervous. Two smelled like trouble and you tried to keep your nose down and hidden in your notes before Trudy, the secretary, could spot you and point you out to the officers. Lovely lady, but she couldn't read the room to save her life.

Only once you were seated at your desk, your notes put away, computer on, your coffee at least sipped on, did you turn your attention to the officers.

"What can I do for some of Gotham's finest this lovely morning?" you asked as you folded your hands in front of you. As if on cue, a peal of thunder rattled the photos on your walls.

"Good morning, miss," the older one began. "I'm Lieutenant Gordon, this is officer Martinez. We're here today to ask you a few questions regarding that article you wrote last week about the Riddler."

"Ah," you hummed. Well, it was bound to happen eventually, you supposed. You didn't even know anything about the guy, but people were starting to panic, and your boss had ordered a piece on him to try and eliminate a lot of terrified "Letters to the Editor." Figured you would get the short end of it.

"Look, I just wrote the article," you said, putting your hands up. "I honestly just wrote it to shut my boss up. Too many scared old ladies that think they're next on his list. I'm sure you understand."

Gordon chuckled and nodded. "More than you probably know, miss." He glanced at his partner and his expression turned serious. "Forgive me, but you don't happen to know anything about his identity?"

You blinked and then barked out a laugh. Seriously? "You're asking me if I know the identity of some weirdo I wrote one article about? Jesus, I suppose next you'll want the Batman's identity? I've written dozens about him!"

Gordon sighed. "Miss, the only reason we ask is--" he glanced at Martinez again and then turned back to you. "Your article caught his attention."

"I'm sorry?" you balked. "It caught his attention? Does that mean I'm next or something?"

Gordon held up a hand and shook his head. "We have plenty of officers outside the building and your apartment. You should be fine."

You ran a hand over your face and let out a shaky breath. Journalism will get you killed. "So is that what you came here for? To warn me that some psycho killer reads my articles?"

Martinez shook his head. "You'd be surprised at how many of those there are in Gotham. Chances are one of them is gonna read your paper eventually."

Gordon nudged him hard with his elbow and flashed him a scowl.

Martinez chuckled nervously and continued. "Uh, no. We, uh, wanted to ask you a favor."

You raised an eyebrow and waved your hand for him to get on with it.

"We know two things about the Riddler. He loves puzzles, and he's obviously a fan of your articles. All we're asking, miss, is for you to write an article specifically for our guy. Just something short to grab his attention. Some of our detectives think he's an egomaniac; it might lure him out if you take notice of him. He might get sloppy."

You looked between both men, your mouth agape with disbelief. They honestly couldn't expect you to go along with this, could they?

"We understand if you say no," Gordon said softly. "It's a lot to ask, and it could be dangerous. We'd be there to step in if it posed any immediate danger to you."

You fought the urge to roll your eyes at his hollow promise. Protection under Gotham PD these days was about as useful as tits on a nun.

"We just need enough to draw him out a little," Martinez reasoned. "Please."

You sighed and threw your pen down onto your desk. "Look, I'd love to help your case, officers, but we're all swamped here with the election coming up and I really can't afford to lose out on my paycheck. It's shit enough as it is--"

"GCPD is willing to pay you a commission fee in addition to whatever your normal weekly pay is," Gordon said.

You bit your lips and sighed heavily. "Fine. Just tell me what you need."

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Holy shit you hated ciphers. Fuck did you hate this shit.

Numbers swirled in front of you on the papers spread out on the sticky diner counter. Letters, symbols, they all blended together and you groaned softly as you pressed the heels of your hands to your eyes. It ruined your makeup, but who gave a shit? A quick glance at the TV showed the time - you only had a few more hours to finish this and you weren't anywhere close to being done.

"Is that an Atbash cipher?" you heard a soft, shy voice ask.

You looked up and blinked the dryness from your eyes. When your vision unblurred itself, you saw who that timid voice belonged to.

A young man was seated next to you at the counter. You hadn't even noticed when he sat down beside you. He had an excited glint in his eye as he examined your scattered papers from behind his thick glasses. The fluorescent lights gave his shaggy brown hair a sickening green glow as he moved a fraction of an inch closer to look at your work.

"I--- yes?" you stammered. Honestly, you didn't even know the name of the random cipher you had selected from your library book. You had just turned to the middle of the "Advanced Ciphers and Codes" section of the book and went from there.

"You know about secret codes?" you asked.

He gave you an awkward, shy smile and nodded. "Atbash ciphers are actually pretty easy to solve. They're basic substitutions, more basic than say, a baconian cipher."

"You've already lost me," you replied. You hoped you didn't sound mean.

The man's tight smile grew a bit and he put his hand on the paper closest to him. He angled it slightly so he could read it better.

"What's this for?" he asked. "Are you making your own code or something?"

You shook your head and smiled. "Oh, no. I'm a writer for the Gotham Gazette. I'm working on a new article."

The man's eyes lit up at the mention of the Gazette. He turned towards you a little more and patiently rested his hands on the counter. "Have you written anything I might have read?"

You thought for a second and then smiled. "I wrote that piece a while back, "Who is the Batman?" I made the front page with that - I was pretty excited. It was my first time having a full front page to myself. Let's see... Oh! Last week I wrote that piece on the Riddler! "Friend or Foe: Bringing Justice to a Frightened City--"

"'Who exactly is the Riddler and what threat does he pose to the local citizens of Gotham?'" the young man spoke in unison with you as you recited the headline of your article. Really, your article was written to be a small comfort for the masses as the election drew nearer. "I enjoyed that one quite a bit, actually. I'm Edward."

You took his hand as he extended it to you. It was cool and clammy against your own. His fingernails were bit down to the quick, and his cuticles were scabby from picking whatever hang nails he had acquired.

"I suppose I don't really need to introduce myself then," you said with a small chuckle. You gave him your name out of politeness anyway, and you found that you enjoyed the way your name sounded on his lips when he repeated it.

"So what are you working on now?" he asked. "I'm, uh, pretty good with codes, maybe I could help? I could be like your ghost writer."

"That would be great actually!" you said with a smile. The police wanted the article by morning so it could go out with the evening paper the next day. You had been working on it all afternoon and frankly, you were exhausted. A headache was creeping up between your eyes from staring at the codes all night.

Edward looked almost relieved when you accepted his offer to help. You got the feeling he was probably turned down more often than he wasn't. He leaned over closer to you on his stool and wrote out a basic code for you to use.

After almost an hour of Edward softly explaining various ciphers and the best way to set the game as he liked to call it, the few cups of coffee you had downed earlier finally got to you and you excused yourself to use the restroom.

When you returned to your seat, Edward had a piece of paper inches from his short nose, green eyes flitting across the page as he scanned your neat handwriting.

"You're writing a letter for your article?" he asked after a few moments as he scanned your notes.

"Yeah," you said softly. You leaned in closer to him and lowered your voice so the nosy waitress wouldn't be able to hear. "GCPD asked me to write an article for that Riddler guy. He's been all over the news lately. They said one of my articles was found at his last crime scene. I don't know whether to be flattered or terrified that he might have it out for me! Anyway, I was the one to suggest the coded message. I figured it might draw his attention, you know? Some For Your Eyes Only type of thing."

Edward nodded and pushed his hair from his forehead. "Well, if he likes codes like that, it'll definitely get his attention. It got mine."

He slid a few dollars across the counter to pay for his pie and coffee and nodded nervously when the waitress came to pick up his bill.

"Good luck," he said softly. He put his coat on and zipped it half way. "I can't wait to read it in the paper. I'll be waiting!"

You turned to call out to him before he could push the door open into the misty night. "Hey, if they want me to do this again, would you want to help me next time? You definitely made it go a lot faster. I learned a lot."

Edward beamed from ear to ear and his eyes crinkled behind his glasses. "Y-yeah, I'm here pretty much every night. Next time!"

"Great!" you said. "See you later, Edward!"

"Bye!" He gave you an awkward wave before he disappeared into the damp darkness.

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98grish4 · 3 years

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98grish4 · 3 years

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98grish4 · 3 years

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Thank you Mark Lafferty for giving us family moments with Colin O’Donoghue when no one else tried 🥲

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colin-therightstuff · 4 years

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Comic Con At Home - The Right Stuff

Blast Off with Disney+'s "The Right Stuff"

YouTube: https://youtu.be/iyudS7OPIJM

From Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Thie Right Stuff is the first scripted Disney+ original series from National Geographic. The series takes a clear-eyed look at the early days of the US space program. The series follows seven of the military's best pilots become astronauts for the newly-formed NASA at the height of the Cold War. Competing to be the first in space, these ordinary men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring America to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope. In this 45-minute panel moderated by former NASA Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, you will hear from the cast and crew about making this compelling and cinematically extraordinary series, PLUS an exclusive first look will be revealed!

Panelists:

Dr. Mae Jemison, moderator, principal - 100 Year Starship & Former NASA Astronaut (@maejemison)

Patrick J. Adams as Major John Glenn(@halfadams)

Jake McDorman as Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard(@jake_mcdorman)

Colin O'Donoghue as Captain Gordon Cooper(@colinodonoghue1)

Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom

Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra

Micah Stock as Deke Slayton (goodstockmicah)

James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter(@jameslafferty)

Nora Zehetner as Annie Glenn (@norazehetner)

Shannon Lucio as Louise Shepard(@shannonmlucio)

Eloise Mumford as Trudy Cooper (@Eloise.mumford)

Eric Ladin as Chris Kraft (@ericladin)

Patrick Fischler as Bob Gilruth (@pfischler)

Mark Lafferty (@garklafferty), showrunner and executive producer

Jennifer Davisson, executive producer

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colin-therightstuff · 4 years

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See 'The Right Stuff' Stars Suit Up in First Look as the Mercury 7 (Exclusive)

Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman lead the Disney+ drama series The Right Stuff as Major John Glenn and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, respectively, two of America’s original astronauts known as the Mercury 7. ET can exclusively debut stunning new portraits of Adams, McDorman and the rest of the ensemble suited up for space.

Based on the best-selling book by Tom Wolfe, which was previously turned into a 1983 hit film starring Ed Harris and Sam Shepard, the eight-part series revisits America’s 1960s space race with the Soviet Union and the formation of NASA. It is told through the eyes of seven men who made up the original astronaut program.

Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn and Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard

In addition to Adams and McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue portrays Lieutenant Gordon Cooper with Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra, James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter, Micah Stock as Deke Slayton and Michael Trotter as Guss Grissom.

Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra and Colin O’Donoghue as Gordon Cooper

James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter and Micah Stock as Deke Slayton

Michael Trotter as Guss Grissom

Rounding out the cast is Shannon Lucio as Louise Shepard, Rachel Burttram as Betty Grissom, Nora Zehetner as Annie Glenn, Jade Albany Pietrantonio as Rene Carpenter, Laura Ault as Jo Schirra and Eloise Mumford as Trudy Cooper, the wives of the Mercury 7; and Eric Ladin as Chris Kraft and Patrick Fischler as Bob Gilruth, NASA engineers and leads on the space program from the ground.

Check out their portraits below:

'The Right Stuff': Portraits of the Cast as the Men and Women of America's Space Program

While the space race propels the story, showrunner Mark Lafferty says that “the show is as much about who we are today as it is about our historic achievements. At a time when the world is confronted with significant challenges, this story reminds us that what seems impossible today can become the triumph of tomorrow.”

As for Adams, who is making his return to TV after seven seasons on Suits, the upcoming fall series checked every box. “First of all, the script was phenomenal,” the actor previously told ET of Lafferty’s writing, adding that “the idea of playing John Glenn was a dream come true.”

The Right Stuff premieres with two episodes on Oct. 9 only on Disney+.

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colin-therightstuff · 4 years

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‘The Right Stuff’: Nat Geo’s Mercury 7 Drama Series Moves To Disney+ For Fall Premiere

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic Channel’s upcoming series The Right Stuff will become a Disney+ original. The period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, will premiere in the fall under the Nat Geo brand on the SVOD platform. Adapted from Tom Wolfe’bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, The Right Stuff is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television.

The first Nat Geo Disney+ show, docu series The World According to Jeff Goldblum, also had been greenlighted for the linear cable network before migrating to Disney+ to become one of the platform’s original offerings at launch. The Right Stuff marks Nat Geo’s first scripted original series for Disney+. It will provide the platform with a high-end original drama series in the fall when streamers will feel the effects of the current coronavirus-related production shutdown with a dwindling volume of new originals.

The eight-episode The Right Stuff examines what would become America’s first “reality show,” as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that could kill them or make them immortal. The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn (Adams), a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles,, and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard (McDorman), one of the best test pilots in Navy history.

At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s most accomplished test pilots. These individuals, who come to be known as the Mercury Seven, are forged into heroes long before they have achieved a single heroic act. The nation’s best engineers estimate they need several decades to make it into outer space. They are given two years. (Watch below a behind-the-scenes video featuring footage from the series.)

The rest of the Mercury Seven includes Lieutenant Gordon Cooper (Colin O’Donoghue), the youngest of the seven who was selected to everyone’s surprise; Wally Schirra (Aaron Staton), a competitive pilot with a gift for pulling pranks; Scott Carpenter (James Lafferty), a soulful man who was dubbed “The Poet” by the other astronauts; Deke Slayton (Micah Stock), a taciturn but incredibly intelligent pilot and engineer; and Gus Grissom, (Michael Trotter), a no-nonsense test pilot who eventually becomes the second man in space.

“This true story of scientific innovation and human perseverance could not be more timely,” said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks. “National Geographic’s The Right Stuff is an aspirational story about exploration, ambition, determination and resilience and reminds us that human beings can achieve the extraordinary when united by a common purpose. This series provides a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the flawed, but heroic Mercury 7 astronauts and we are thrilled that it has found its perfect home on Disney+.”

The rest of The Right Stuff‘s ensemble cast includes Nora Zehetner as Annie Glenn, the wife of John Glenn and his childhood sweetheart who has a speech impairment that can sometimes make communication difficult; Eloise Mumford as Trudy Cooper, Gordon Cooper’s wife and an accomplished pilot herself, with her rocky marriage to Gordon providing conflict throughout the season; and Shannon Lucio as Louise Shepard, Alan Shepard’s devoted and long-suffering wife.

Patrick Fischler plays Bob Gilruth, a soft-spoken rocket scientist who is the partner of the more brash Chris Kraft, who is portrayed by Eric Ladin. They are critical members of NASA’s Space Task group. Danny Strong plays John “Shorty” Powers, NASA’s omnipresent PR man, constantly taking the astronauts on glad-handing trips; Josh Cooke plays Loudon Wainwright Jr., LIFE Magazine’s star reporter, who is tasked with writing the biographies of all seven astronauts and has the keenest look at what’s really transpiring.

“As our audiences around the world turn to Disney+ to find inspiration and optimism, we believe the true-life heroism of the Mercury 7 will showcase the tenacity of the human spirit and inspire a new generation to reach for the stars,” said Ricky Strauss, president, Content & Marketing, Disney+. “The wonderful team of storytellers at National Geographic, Warner Horizon Scripted Television and Appian Way have crafted a compelling and entertaining tale and we are honored to give it a global home as the first scripted Disney+ original series from National Geographic.”

DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson are executive producers, along with showrunner Mark Lafferty. Chris Long directed and executive produced the first episode. Will Staples and Howard Korder are also executive producers. Thelma Schoonmaker and Danny Strong are consulting producers. Michael Hampton shepherded this project on behalf of Appian Way and is co-producer.

“Tom Wolfe’s book brilliantly captured a critical moment in American history that really resonated with all of us at Appian Way and Nat Geo,” said Davidson. “Disney+ is the perfect partner to bring forth this story of what it takes to truly achieve something extraordinary, but also the personal costs of that ambition.”

Added Lafferty, “The Right Stuff evokes the wonder and awe of the moment we first escaped the bounds of our only home and ventured into the unknown. But the show is as much about who we are today as it is about our historic achievements. At a time when the world is confronted with significant challenges, this story reminds us that what seems impossible today can become the triumph of tomorrow.”

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