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loserdiaz · 10 months

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wip wednesday! 📜🎥

thanks for the tags, loves! @panbuckley @the-likesofus @thewolvesof1998 @messyhairdiaz @shortsighted-owl @transbuck @transboybuckley @spotsandsocks @thosetwofirefighters @hippolotamus @honestlydarkprincess @prince-buck-diaz 💗

ofc this is for my author buck! actor eddie! au, bc it's the only thing on my mind. i think im close to finishing it and i might post very soon!!!

until then, have another moodboard and a snippet!

"And? What do you think of it so far? Is it mediocre at best or what?" Buck tries to come off as teasing and joking but Eddie can see the insecurity and the fear of rejection simmering underneath.

Eddie stops and with him, Buck does as well. They're facing each other and Eddie feels a little overwhelmed by how much he feels for this man. "Buck— It's one of the best things I've ever read. You've outdone yourself with this one."

A big, huge toothy smile spreads over Buck's face, lightning him from inside. "You're serious? You're not just saying that?"

"I'm not just saying that." Eddie shakes his head and reaches out, one of his hands coming to rest on Buck's shoulder, his thumb caressing his pulse point and feeling Buck's heartbeat underneath his fingertip. "I feel honored that you're letting me read it so early on and I just— I really love the book. Like, I'm exhausted because I've barely slept but I don't regret staying up reading it and I wouldn't go back and make a different decision. It is that good. It's better than I can ever express." Eddie swallows hard. "It's a privilege that I will never take for granted that I get to bring Gabriel's character to life. I mean it."

"Eddie," Buck is smiling so big and so bright and he's looking at Eddie like he's the creator of the universe, like he hung the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky. "Thank you. Thank you." He says and pulls Eddie into a tight hug, his arms wrapping around his waist and his head briefly burying itself against Eddie's neck.

It lasts too little, it's not even nearly enough. Eddie has barely hugged Buck back when the man is already pulling away.

The small silver lining is that his hands are still holding him close, his fingers resting against his waist in a way that makes Eddie lit from within, makes him feel a slow fire start to burn through his veins.

"Thank you," Buck whispers and Eddie realizes how close they really are. His treacherous eyes flickering down and falling to Buck's eyes for the briefest of seconds and then gazing back up.

"You don't have to thank me." He tries to smile but he feels off kilter, shaky, teetering on the edge of a preciple. He feels like he's about to break and Buck's hands are the only thing keeping him glued together. "I'm just telling the truth."

They stay there, so close and almost locked in this little bubble, until Chimney yells at them.

"Hey, lovebirds! This is a work environment, I'm calling HR!" Chimney is speaking so loud that they get the attention of most of the crew.

Buck looks like he wants to kill his brother-in-law, as he steps away from Eddie, his hands falling to his sides and leaving him feeling cold when they used to rest.

"Eddie, you need to go to make-up and get ready for shooting! C'mon!"

"Chimney we got it, stop screaming!" Buck screams even louder.

idk who to tag bc im posting this later than usual, so anyone else who wants to share something, consider this your tag!!!

#evan buckley #eddie diaz #buck x eddie #buddie fic #buddie wip #911 fic #911 wip #my wips #911 fox #911 on fox #911 abc #911 on abc #my writing #author buck actor eddie au #fic: we are a fresh page on the desk (filling in the blanks as we go)

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captain-hen · 11 months

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Hiii!!! You prob talked about this before but im New to the fandom and ive seen a lot of people (almost all of them on twitter) that are convinced buddie isnt happening because of kristen. Why do you think they are so convinced this is the reason?

they're deluded and misogynistic, and they've convinced themselves that kristen has some sort of secret vendetta against buddie shippers and that every move she makes is done to spite them specifically. every single thing they don't like about the show automatically becomes her fault alone, but they act like the things they do like were snuck in by the writers behind her back or something. they completely ignore the fact that some of the most important development for buck and eddie happened during her tenure as showrunner. they call her homophobic, as though the level of attention and screentime given to henren didn't increase astronomically once she became the official showrunner. (you think tim minear would have given us such a beautiful henren begins episode? just look at the state that LS is in.) she once said that she views buck and eddie as platonic, but we should know by now that we can't really take anything that's said in interviews as confirmation. the showrunners and actors have been known to straight-up lie and say misleading things...which is good! they shouldn't give away important plot points just because they're trying to please a small portion of their audience!

god knows i have my problems with season 6. but i don't think it's bad or even mediocre in its entirety and i'm definitely not gonna rail against kristen for it. people like to say that the viewership ratings went down because of her which is completely false because: a) it's very natural for a show to lose viewership the longer it goes on b) in the era of streaming especially, it's extremely admirable that 911 has managed to average over 4 million viewers. that is a huge deal, and there aren't many live scripted shows that are able to match this! there's a reason ABC snatched up 911 despite it being such an expensive show—the people in the industry are smart, and they wouldn't waste their time on something that was failing.

anyway, you did not ask for all of this, but it just makes me. so annoyed. lol. tldr: if you see anyone on twitter or elsewhere ranting about kristen and how evil she is, just know that they don't know what they're talking about and ignore them.

#neethu answers #anon #fandom discourse

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steveharrington · 2 years

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But we’re not told WHY they’re vecna’d. There’s no reason why vecna targets traumatized teens EXCEPT to make it even more horror-movie-ish. Why do they get trash compacted like that specifically? It’s implied that’s how vecna a powers work but why? No idea.

The show has left so many unanswered questions already and this new element (vecna itself!) just over complicates everything

And I’m actually kind of pissed bc Patrick gets vecna’d and we know almost nothing about him. But stranger things… hates poc

I actually kind of hate Chrissy because of how differently she (pretty white girl) was treated from Patrick (black boy). And. her eating disorder existed SOLELY for exploitative purposes just to cause an emotional reaction it’s not something that adds to her as a character it’s just there to freak the audience out, meanwhile other REAL LIFE ACTORS are being forced to starve themselves for the roles. We get it eating disorders are scary good thing they’re not real! /s

Acting like this new girl will be important focusing on her ed only to kill her off in the most horrific way possible… i don’t like it it feels exploitative especially of a real world problem this show is absolutely complicit in spreading

We got a LOT less development for Fred than chrissy and didn’t fucking. Languish in such a triggering topic I think he was the happy medium.

Regardless the focus on traumatized teens with no other similarities was already so random they could have just picked literally anyone with no special backstory and it would have worked just as well? At the end of the day Chrissy ONLY matters as motivation for Jason, who only matters as motivation for Eddie ( and since Eddie’s death did nothing like. It didn’t seem like he was saving Dustin’s life or anything) who only matters to make Dustin kind of sad? She died for man pain except the ultimate man pain was for some guy she never even met

Chrissy isn’t a person or a character she’s a bafflingly written INTENTIONALLY TRIGGERING and misogynistic plot device with an outrageous amount of minute details they could have given to any of the real characters. They didn’t have to spend 10 minutes pretending she mattered only to beat her to death with a rock and then run over her a few times for good measure

well first of all i am no authority on the topic of whether or not chrissy's struggles with her ed were done correctly and therefore i will not speak on it because its really....not my place as someone who hasn't experienced that!

as for why vecna targets people with trauma specifically, i think it serves a greater narrative purpose and that's depicted best through max's arc this season. vecna's whole backstory as henry shows that he was obviously traumatized himself by brenner and when he appeals to chrissy, fred, and max he attempts to persuade them to just give up/join him/etc because it's easier than carrying on. he's using their trauma against them. and then when max is faced with this threat of losing her life to vecna, it motivates her to want to get better and want to stop isolating herself from lucas and the group, she literally says "i don't want to go, im not ready" and it kinda overall like. saves her life! vecna acts as a narrative tool to explore mental health and trauma and guilt. imo it's much much MUCH more impactful for our characters to overcome him through their bonds and their desire to live despite what they've been through than like.....killing a monster of the week

obv you dont have to agree with me and that's fine but i don't think chrissy is like...a misogynistic charicature in the slightest. like i said before i really don't think chrissy's treatment in the show was uniquely different than fred's or even max's. i don't really understand how chrissy's trauma was "languished in" any more than fred's? i feel like they got equal screentime and fred's vecna vision was just as brutal as chrissy's, even if they talked about two entirely different topics. and if im being completely honest (again not trying to be rude or demean your view of the show, but you did send this ask to me personally so im going to give my honest opinions back) i think referring to chrissy as a "plot device" and not a "real character" is intentionally reading the show in bad faith.

this season is a horror season. people die like they do in any slasher movie. i understand if the vecna plotline isn't for everyone because like yeah watching characters who are already suffering die very tragic deaths is hard! but i think the point of vecna like i said before is to personify trauma, guilt, and shame to allow our characters to overcome those feelings. chrissy's death worked both to establish what vecna does and to involve eddie. but i dont think that automatically makes her a "prop" or a "plot device" because she's given a personality, she's given a lot of thought and care from the actress, she's given people who mourn her. i think it was genuinely one of the sweetest moments in the whole show when eddie dedicated his little guitar solo to her because it showed that her death affected him and in motivating him to want to kill vecna and save his friends from her same fate, it had meaning

#sorry i feel weird for posting long asks disagreeing with ppl and i really am not trying to like Discourse or anything #i just love talking about the show and giving my perspective on it #i prommy im not going out of my way to argue or be defensive or anything i just feel like i should give my thoughts when someone asks #and if ive said anything here thats insensitive or out of touch PLEASE let me know #tw ed #anon #answered

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autistic-beshelar · 2 years

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ok so good points of this season:

- lucas is a sweetheart i actually think he’s pretty well written. his friendship with max is amazing

- robin and steve

- the running up that hill scene

- the kid they cast as young el who i genuinely didn’t realise was not millie. fucking big props to the casting team for that one.

bad points of this season:

- max’s struggles deserved WAY more depth and screentime. instead it was just ‘im sad my brother died’ :( forgetting he was a fucking abuser. and NOBODY at any point has told her that it wasn’t her fault and her feelings were valid.

- argyle. not only a useless character but outright cringe.

- the ENTIRE hopper/joyce plotline like literally WHAT was the point of any of it. joyce was wildly underused, shoved in scenes with a guy who’s frankly embarrassing to watch, and hopper’s character was so destroyed by s3 that i don’t care if he dies. honestly, they should have just erased all of that. it took up so much time that could’ve been spent on characters we care about

- speaking of characters we care about. eddie. what was the point of him. he’s boring. his introduction scene was literally ‘look how much of a prick this guy is’. the whole idea of the jocks going on a manhunt against the ‘freak’ dnd player COULD have been an interesting look at mob mentality and marginalised cultures but instead it was like. mkay remind me why i care?

- why is lucas the only black character who isn’t dead, tortured, or a stereotype. i do enjoy erica but she’s... idk yet again sth about her makes me uncomfortable. she makes me feel a lil bit too... sassy black girl stereotype idk.

- stereotypes again: robin. while i DO love robin and i do very much love autistic robin... idk man. something about the way they’ve written her makes me very uncomfortable. it’s like they just went ‘let’s make her autistic coded but forget to give her any other personality’. like literally EVERY word out of her mouth is to talk about her autistic traits, without ever saying she’s actually neurodivergent. it’s sort of just played for laughs. in s3 she had an actual character, she had wants and fears. in s4 she’s kinda just... there to be the funny awkward girl.

- vecna. good god. why. just why. why is your big bad a fucking aspd stereotype AGAIN. WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL. ONE COULD HAVE BEEN SO AMAZING. not to rehash my tags in the last post but WHY wasn’t he an actual victim of brenner that went mad and killed everyone because the trauma broke him!!! he would have been so much more compelling!!! instead they just made him a psycho who wants to kill humans bc they’re lesser!!! THAT IS SO DULL!!!

- also his design is boring as hell. like cmon if you’re gonna make your big bad vecna at least make him equally as cool as vecna’s design.

- where the fuck is will. the best actor in the entire series and you put him in california. why. the man fucking carries every scene he’s in and you shove him with the most boring sixteen year old on the planet, a cringey stoner guy, and his loser older brother. (speaking of i’ve never been a huge jonathan fan but come on why is he SUCH A loser this season). why didn’t we get more scenes with el and will!!! they should be SUCH great friends!!!!!

- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#honestly i think there was more that i hated or at the very least was bored of or frustrated by but i don't care enough to write more #it's meme time now.#stranger things #molly watches st

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evanthefunky · 2 years

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Some of the things that made me 🤌feel something✨ in Stranger Things s4 that definitely weren't supposed to: (kinda began to rant/ramble, but im funny so you should still read it)

- as a part of the "I watch everything with subtitles" gang, the amount of goofy description subtitles is bonkers. In a good way- i, too, would describe that sound as squelching, but that, like, implies wetness? Must one put "squelches wetly" ??? Also, the amount of "eldritch" as a descriptor. Jeez. You know you can say "weird", "sinister", or "ghastly", right? I mean, ok, sinister is used. But like yo. My favorite subtitle has been "eldritch thrumming".

- Henry/Vecna/One/Orderly's timeline. (More below cut)

I dont know how old we're assuming he is, since I haven't finished episode 9 (ITS TWO HOURS AND FUCKING 22 MINUTES THAT IS SO GODDAMN FUCKING ABSURD) so idk if there's been clarity but like. One looks not a day over 25 in 1983 which is when I assume El escapes the lab. But Jamie was probably 28-31 when filming the show, since he's 33, as of when I searched him last night. And Two looks MAAAAAYbe fuckn 17, more likely 14/15. So like. How old was Henry when he committed the murders, how old was he when he became One, how old was he when he became an orderly instead, how old was he when he became Vecna??? EXPLAIN TO ME.

- while I'm thinking about it. This . Is a goddamn. Television show. Right? I grew up in the golden days (everyone romanticized their childhood experiences, im no exception, yes this is a huge generalization and recognize for yourself if you agree with this and please just let me continue, im feeling cynical toward myself) where something called Television (or TV) shows had seasons of about 20 episodes at least, and each episode was anywhere between 20-45 minutes. And. It worked great. Sure, without commercials, you have to fill a whole half/full hour of content, but like. Tv shows these days... I dont remember the last one I watched that was from these days that was longer than 10 episodes, if it even reached that! If each fucking episode of ST had an outrageous budget of like 3something MILLION dollars....... don't u think u could. Chop it up a little bit. ? Each episode is literally already episodic. Plenty of places to cut and make a new episode. Is it because you're afraid of losing attention? Babes, i wouldn't have even watched the show if it hadn't been for an edit of the characters. Sure, maybe im in the minority. But like. God, this show is so fucking long. I've already watched 10 hrs of content for a TV show and you're asking me to spend 2:22 hrs more??????????? Bruh. Split that shit into at least 2 episodes. What.

- this is kinda at fandom, kinda at the d bros- I was led to believe Eddie was in this show waaaaay more than he actually is. He's. Hes barely in this show, and he's certainly not as interesting as im led to believe. Nor is Robin, but that's for another point. Well actually,

- the script does not do right by Robin and Eddie. I believe they are played by good actors! I have no reason to not believe that. Theyre putting their hearts into their jobs here, so props to Maya and Joe. But like. They have the weakest, most obviously quippy lines that simply aren't delivered well. Robin seems to be an afterthought even if a lot of her storyline is kinda spotlit. Honestly, thats the most well done part of her character, and I hate to say that, bc queer people are more than our love lifes or lack thereof! But the rest of her outside wanting to be with a girl is made to be this typical against the grain ~girl~ who doesn't like feminine clothes and can't walk in heels, etc. She feels like all the cliches of a typical anti-main girl and put lesbian on top as a cherry. It just feels weak and like a little over the top. To be clear, I'm not saying she shouldn't be a lesbian. Also, I understand that I wasn't around in the 80s, and I dont know what someone had to do to be obvious to other queers but not obvious to non-queers. But it feels like a disservice or not as well done as it could be. And Eddie... kinda has the same amalgamation of pile of labels. Metal head, dnd dm, guitarist, has charisma but will run at the first sign of danger, also a fan favorite of queer fans (possibly projecting). There's more to each of these characters, but it feels like they, with all this potential, max out the space theyre in and one of them (if theyre in the same scene) has to be chosen over the other. Its just a disservice. It really isn't even a surprise to me, as we close out episode 8, that Eddie doesn't matter ultimately to the story except to be a sacrifice. Theres not growth or development beyond him deciding to not run anymore. Joe's voice may be music, but the lines that seem most genuine to Eddie are improvised rather than written. Which is not !!!!! A!!!!! Good!!!! Sign!!! *sigh*. Anyway I think im done about them. They just feel like they take up as much space as they can and are still flat. They have lots of facets as interesting character with the potential to be more, but either the performances of the written script or the boundaries of it limit people I imagine could actually be pretty fucking good.

- maybe its because I never have, but like, my god, I dont care about the adults storyline. Since season 1, I have skipped nearly every scene for the adults, simply because I could not bother. Part of the reason I started s4 was for the actor of Anatov- I think this actor is neat and I've liked his other two characters I've seen (from Game of Thrones and Jack Ryan). So hearing that he was in s4 was cool, but since he's attached to Hopper's storyline, its hard to really give a shit. Also, his directing and line delivery hasn't been very great. His physical choices made... I feel like they are unrealistic? I just. I like him because I like the actor and I like that he isn't a total dick, but I also don't care to worry about Hopper's storyline, so I dont watch it much. When the stakes are low, I wish they weren't made out to be life or death when Hopper just needs to figure out his development without getting to do a lot of action, and you're golden, and dont need to watch any more. Sure, its neat, but I know that Hopper and Joyce and Murray are gonna be fine, so like.... whats the point. You're not making me care any more about these characters. Altho Murray is indeed funny as hell, God bless.

- I do love the music and score of this season. Its very in tuned with itself, it knows what stranger things sounds like. And so that remix of the Journey song at the end of episode 8 was 1000% a banger and so cool because already its a cinematic, iconic song, but then you mix it to fit better with your over-arching shows score and. God, it sounds so cool!!!!

- steve and Eddie's dynamic. Fandom does exaggerate their relationship a little bit, but not really in a way thats too far-reaching. I think, mostly, that the duffer bros were too scared or didn't even think to see it as queer, even if Joe was exuding charm from his pores and confirming with fans that he was being a little flirty. Now, of course, it may have partially been a lie to appease fans and audiences. But like also. I see where people are putting on their "I see gay" goggles. Maybe I pause the show too much to laugh or ramble frustratedly at the content, but its. Idk. Not really what I see.

Ultimately, I probably harmed my own viewing experience with my decision to see the show as like. Entertainment because its already bad, not really giving much room to be impressed or emotionally influenced. Or maybe I'm just feeling cynical today. Don't know. Either way, par for the course, im disappointed in a show I dont really care that much about. Is that more commentary on me, or culture saying "oh its popular you HAVE to watch it", or my falling into fomo or just wanting to watch something to feel anyrhing..... idk. Hopefully the finale is interesting. I'll probably watch most of it- even the adult storyline scenes.

But I dont have much hope or grace left for it.

#stranger things #stranger things s4 #eddie munson #robin buckley #vecna stranger things

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dagcutie · 1 year

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I really liked it too. It’s really well cast and the outfits are to die for. Which bits were you disappointed they changed because I was thinking the same thing

ok so first i finished reading the book this week so now im fully prepared for the full experience!! i missed the show so much i couldn’t wait for today and after i finish typing that i will run to see the new episodes!!

so first the thing i was disappointed they changed was the five instead of six, like i can understand it meant having an actor less to pay and pete wasn’t a big big part of the book etc but it doesn’t make any sense with the title you know?? even tho they tried to explained it (and even make fun of it) in the show i really doubt in real life this would have made sense lol

also chuck going to college instead of dying during the vietnam war… it’s sad they removed that bc the war was a big part of the culture at the time so not talking about it is weird but i like the aspect of showing that it is be hard to pursue your dreams when you know you could have a more secure career by going to college and pleasing your parents.. so i’m not against the representation either

also at first i didn’t like that camila already knew who billy was when she met him like i liked how they met in the book but then i read some people’s opinions about it and actually that’s genius bc it means that she was a whole mastermind since the beginning and it really fits her personality i think, of her always being in control and always being a step ahead!!

some things i miss from the book are the miscommunications they had in the interviews where they were saying the opposite of what the others were saying.. it was very interesting seeing how everyone was interpreting things differently i wish they put more of that in the show, also for more comedic relief, but i appreciated the comedy in the third episode !!

im sad they didn’t include the karen karen thing :’)

also the fact that they cut the powerful line of camilla saying "who do you think you are, cheating on me?"

also im confused on how they are portraying daisy in the first three episodes like she’s way too clean and polish, in the book she was a drug addict and a mess most of the time while still slaying and being a girlboss… so im waiting to see how they’re gonna make her evolve in the next episodes

And not showing billy going to rehab is a weird move bc for me it’s such an important part of the book… i feel like they passed too quickly on billy and his relationship to drugs knowing how it’s affecting the rest of his life and how tortured he is to stay sober..

now things i really like about the show:

i liked that they’re hinting at graham and karen relationship from the beginning, graham being all over karen since day 1 is so cute i love that

i loved how they portrayed teddy, very paternal i love this!!

i love warren funny unbothered king, i love graham, i love karen, i looove camila they did such a great job with the casting!!

i loved the touch of gaynest with simone

also camila being a photographer that’s a smart move

Now we can talk about the biggest change :

eddie and camila…. honestly maybe it’s an unpopular opinion but i love it!!! like i think that’s genius!! it’s adding such a thing idk im curious about what they’re gonna do with that but like now it almost makes me want to like eddie while in the book he was insufferable now at least he has a reason to be insufferable!! the jealousy the tension i love it!! it’s giving something very interesting and im excited to watch more

#ask #anon #now im gonna watch episode 4 and im going to try to live post about it

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buckactuallys · 2 years

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Established relationship// “Eddie, how long do you think we can keep this up?” // Buddie bets each other when the team will call them out/if they are betting on them being together. They soon realize that the team genuinely has no clue, but they are in too deep. One of them proposes or something else big in front of everyone else and leaves everyone genuine confused.

[read on ao3]

They first kiss on an afternoon in Eddie’s kitchen. There’s no drama, no big moment, just a shared look that leads to a careful touch before they both lean in at the same time, their smiles meeting in the middle.

Later, there’s a lot of talking too – with each other, with Christopher, as they figure out what this is and how they want to do things. It’s pretty simple: they’re in love, they want to be with each other, they think a little time for just the three of them so they can figure out how to be a family with this change in their relationship dynamic might be nice.

“I don’t mind them knowing,” Buck says, “actually, I kind of wanna tell the whole world, but I also think it’ll be nice if we get to enjoy it for a little bit before they all start teasing us, don’t you?”

Eddie’s got a mischievous tilt to his smile that makes Buck want to kiss him even more. “Messing with them a little will be fun.”

Buck laughs. “You like that, huh?”

“Yes,” Eddie grins, leaning over to kiss Buck. “Plus, sneaking around might be kind of hot, right?”

Buck grins against his lips and tugs on the hair at the back of Eddie’s head lightly. “Definitely.”

The first day they’re back on shift, they drive to work together.

“Eddie, how long do you think we can keep this up?” Buck asks breathlessly while Eddie kisses down the side of his neck. “If someone catches us making out in my car before our shift even starts…”

“No one will see,” Eddie says confidently, pulling back and fixing his hair in the rear view mirror. “I bet we can keep it a secret until the end of the year.”

Buck bursts out laughing, and when he looks at Eddie, he’s giving him a look that Buck can only describe as lovesick. It makes his stomach erupt in butterflies, but it also kind of proves his point.

“Not if you keep looking at me like that,” he points out, gesturing at Eddie’s face. “The end of the month feels like a stretch already.”

“Well, I’m an excellent actor,” Eddie argues, and Buck shakes his head, grinning.

“You said that about being a dancer too, and yet I’ve never seen you do anything but dad dancing.”

“Doesn’t mean I can’t dance.” Eddie grins, and kisses Buck again. “Wanna bet?”

“That you can dance or that we can keep this a secret until the end of the year?”

“I say we can last two months.”

“No way,” Buck disagrees. “Two weeks tops.”

“You’re on.”

They shake on it and Buck pulls Eddie into another kiss, intent on making use of every last second before they have to pretend like nothing’s changed.

The first week is surprisingly easy, actually. This thing between them is still so new, and they’re both so used to holding back, so used to looking away before it becomes obvious, to pull away instead of lingering when they touch, that it’s not very hard to just keep doing that at work. It becomes harder the second week, after they’ve had some time to get used to the new normal. At home, they’re always touching, there’s no holding back anymore. And Buck is so happy with that change that it becomes increasingly hard to keep his hands off Eddie at work. They’re, well, in their honeymoon phase and it’s not just that Buck wants to touch Eddie at all times, but also that it’s become second nature in no time. Yes, they’re sappy and tactile and in love, and Buck loves it. He loves holding Eddie’s hand im the car, at the supermarket, out to the park with Christopher, loves cuddling on the couch or in the morning when they indulge themselves by hitting the snooze button one time, loves the way Eddie wraps his arms around him from behind when he’s cooking, loves kissing Eddie, whether it’s short and chaste kisses when their kid is around, lazy kisses just for the sake of kissing, kisses hello, kisses goodnight, the kind of kisses that are a prelude to more, the little kisses just because they can. And he knows Eddie loves all of that too, initiates it probably even more often than Buck does, but Eddie also wasn’t lying when he said he was a good actor.

They make it past the two week mark even though Buck struggles and catches himself only when Eddie throws him a warning glance many times. No one seems to notice anything at all.

“I didn’t think we were that good either,” Eddie admits after three weeks, his voice muffled against Buck’s shirt where he’s lying on top of him on the couch. “Yesterday, I actually went in for a kiss when you came back after that nap you took, and no one even blinked. I barely managed to pull back before I kissed you.”

“Yeah,” Buck laughs, “you jumped back like you were stung. I wonder what they all thought. Should we just tell them?”

Eddie smoothes a hand down Buck’s side and makes a happy noise when Buck starts running his fingers through Eddie’s hair. “I guess it can’t hurt that we proved we can still be professional at work, but now that we’ve done that more than well, I don’t wanna keep us a secret any longer. I’ve already won the bet anyway.”

Buck pinches his side. “Whatever, it’s not like there were any stakes.”

“Just gloating privileges for life.”

“I’m gonna shove you off the couch,” Buck threatens, and Eddie grins, lifting himself up onto his elbows so he’s hovering over Buck.

“No you won't,” he says very softly, and when he kisses him, Buck immediately forgets what they were even talking about.

They don’t all go out to bars together very often, but sometimes, the stars seem to align and everyone makes it on the same night. As always, it’s Hen and Karen, Bobby and Athena, Chimney and Maddie, and Buck and Eddie. And as always, there are jokes about how Buck and Eddie should just be each other’s dates to things like this so they stop being the seventh and eighth wheels. Buck gives them the same mild smile and eye roll as always, except this time, his heart doesn't ache in his chest because Eddie squeezes his knee under the table and leaves his hand there.

They’re planning on telling the others tonight, when the timing is right, but Eddie suggested messing with their friends for just a little bit longer, and Buck would quite literally do anything to make Eddie happy, so he’ll do this too.

There’s no elaborate plan, but Eddie is more tactile than he is at the firehouse, he keeps touching Buck’s arm, casually resting his own arm on the back of Buck’s chair, and leaning into Buck’s space. Still, no one says anything, though Buck catches Maddie narrowing her eyes when Eddie’s fingers wrap around Buck’s wrist while he’s telling a story.

Unfortunately for Buck, it’s country night at the bar, which means that there’s a live band playing country songs and the more alcohol flows, the louder the requests for Eddie to whip out some of his line dancing skills get - mostly from Chimney and Hen, though Karen is quick to join in when Eddie admits that he used to go line dancing kind of regularly back in El Paso, before he enlisted.

“It’s called line dancing because there’s supposed to be a line,” Eddie says. “If I’m alone, I’m just...dancing.”

“Yeah, and have you seen the guy dance?” Buck teases.

“Not when he wasn’t clearly performing for Christopher,” Hen says, raising her eyebrows at Eddie. “Come on, Edmundo, I know you’ve secretly got moves.”

“Thank you, Henrietta,” Eddie says, giving Buck a pointed look. “Some people don’t believe me when I say I do. But I’m still not gonna dance on my own.”

“Well, lucky for you these people are clearly lining up right now,” Chimney says, pointing somewhere behind Buck and Eddie. They both swivel around to find a group of around 10 people lining up in two rows, many of them in cowboy boots and hats.

“Well,” Eddie says, grinning, “looks like I don’t have an excuse, then.”

He pushes back from the table and sends Buck a wink that would make his knees weak if he wasn’t sitting down already, and heads over to the group. They welcome him with delight and have a short but intense discussion, and then Eddie gets in line. Buck already can’t look away.

This is a side of Eddie he hasn’t seen before. He’s been privy to more parts of Eddie than most others, but line dancing Eddie is new to him too.

The band kicks off and so does the group of dancers. It’s not a complicated routine, but Buck is distantly aware that he’s staring at Eddie slack jawed anyway. It’s just - the way Eddie moves his hips and shimmies his shoulders while his feet effortlessly follow the steps is incredibly sexy.

Hen and Karen are whistling behind him and everyone else at their table is clapping and cheering, but Buck can’t move.

When the song ends, Eddie thanks the other dancers and then starts making his way back towards their table. He’s still dancing a little bit, his hips looser than normal, and Buck…snaps.

“Fuck it,” he mumbles and pushes off his chair so abruptly the legs scrape loudly over the floor.

Eddie’s watching him with dark eyes and an amused grin while he stalks over to him and starts saying, “I knew this would do it for y–“, and Buck swallows the last word, licking it right out of Eddie’s mouth.

Eddie’s laughing against his lips, but his arms wind around Buck’s neck anyway and he doesn’t resist when Buck pulls him closer by the hips. Wolf whistles from nearby make them break apart, and Eddie presses another, much gentler kiss to Buck’s lips before he grins at him. “So this is how you wanted to tell our friends?”

“As if this wasn’t your plan all along,” Buck says, dropping one of his arms so he can turn and look at their friends.

Six identical masks of surprise stare back at him.

“That was not a first kiss,” Athena states more than asks, and Karen nods emphatically, her hand over her mouth.

“When did this happen?” Maddie demands.

Chimney splutters, “I thought we were all just joking,” while Hen complains that she didn’t even take it seriously enough to start a betting pool.

Bobby’s expression smoothes into one of approval, and Buck breathes a sigh of relief.

“Looks like we’ve got some explaining to do.”

Eddie grabs his hand and starts pulling Buck back towards their table. “Let’s give them what they want, then.”

His smile is wide and easy. Buck would follow him anywhere.

#thank you i hope you like what i did with the prompt!!#buddie #911fic #911 #buddie fic #pia writes #pia's 1k follower celebration #ask #anon

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mushroomsandteeth · 2 years

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Okay it is killing me not talking about No Way Home so im gonna talk about No Way Home

THAR BE SPOILERS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

If Spiderverse was a love letter to all of Spider-Man, then this film was a love letter to Spider-Man in live action film. I loved it. It was fantastic. Having the three Peter's interact was so enjoyable and I would literally watch a whole film where they share an apartment and its just a slice of life inbetween their adventures. So many actors hit it out of the park with their performances. I didn't cry when May died but you bet you ass I cried when Andrew Garfield was able to finally spiritually redeem his inability to save Gwen by saving MJ. Doc Ock and Garfield are the most enjoyable things in this film but also Toby just staring into Tom's eyes telling him silently "If you impale this man with his own glider you will regret it for the rest of your life and go against what May wanted. Trust me I know." silently was just *chef kisses*. Also Tom being bloodthirsty at the end was shocking in a good way.

Also I've always been on the "MCU Spider-Man is more Miles than Peter" side of the argument but in this film it feels like Tom finally was able to bring Peter to Peter. It took us 3 films but he is there. This feels like Peter Parker now and I'm honestly excited to see where he goes from here

Downsides to the film: MCUisms. What do I mean? There is no way in hell you can convince me Dr. Stephen Strange would come up with a joke like "Scooby-Doo this". No. He either would say something much funnier that made more sense or would just be serious about it. Strange doesn't do pop culture references. It feels weird. The kids laughing at Doc Ock's name... when they are in the basement of a wizard with the last name Strange. Things like that.

And now... the elephant in the room. Tom Hardy's Venom was in this film for about 5 mins in an end credit scene and didn't interact with anyone but a nameless bartender. He was literally only there to be gay and set up an MCU black suit arc to come. BUT THE THING IS, IS THAT HE IS A MASSIVE PLOT HOLE. See they say that everyone coming from the multiverse in this film all have 1 thing in common: They know Peter Parker is Spider-Man. THIS IS LITERALLY THE LYNCH PIN OF THIS FILM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT. However! How the fuck are Eddie and Venom there? Their universe doesn't have a Spider-Man, so they diffinately can't know he is Spider-Man. So how are they there???

Anyway tldr, great film, best one of MCU Spider-Man's run. You might even like it if you don't like MCU films if you can ignore some of the MCUisms since they aren't as many this time.

#no way home #no way home spoilers #venom #spider man

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Final thoughts on the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie.

LOTS of spoilers under the cut! Do not look at this post if you don’t want to see spoilers!

And remember, this is all just my opinion. It’s not like an actual in-depth review because I’m not a film student; this is just my perspective on what I saw as a fan of this franchise.

POSITIVE

Sub-Zero and Scorpion were great. Opening fight was great.

“Eddy Tobias” namedrop lmao

I love the snow preceding Sub-Zero’s attack. Very foreboding.

Score is AWESOME. My favorite soundtrack is probably the one that plays when Sub-Zero is attacking them in the city towards the beginning.

Sonya rigging her house with a secret bunker and trap doors is smart and fits her character.

I like that the dragon logo has an integral meaning to the story.

Loved Jax vs Sub-Zero. Not mad about the origin change of Jax’s arms. I like that he had to work through his feelings of inadequacy and failure; people don’t just immediately bounce back after something that traumatic. I also like that his arcana manifests to protect Sonya rather than in the heat of battle. It shows his emotional priorities and what separates him from people like Kano who manifest their arcana in a fit of rage.

Sonya “Throw Hands on Sight” Blade lmfao. They nailed her fighting style too and I am happy.

Kano is the best thing about this movie. No competition.

Kotal reference!

Nightwolf reference!

Shang Tsung’s soul magic being black and wispy and foreshadowing Noob Saibot.

KANO DID THE HEART RIP

CHEKOV’S GNOME I’M SCREAAAAAAMMMMIIIIIINNNNGGGGGG

I love Liu Kang in this. He is 1000000% a Wholesome Boi. I like that he’s younger and unhardened and not the fully realized champion version of his character yet. Let him grow into it so it feels earned later on. I like that he’s the underdog, and I like what they’ve set up for him in the future. Also, the casting for him was perfect and they nailed his fighting style, too.

That little “the FUCK” that the Kano actor improvised(?) in the middle of Liu Kang’s lines made me laugh more than it should have. I don’t know why that moment got to me so much but it did.

I love Kung Lao. And they nailed his fighting style, too! Great to see variation that represents the characters (though there were less shining examples, which I’ll touch on later).

LOW SWEEP! LOW SWEEP! LOW SWEEP!

Egg roll scene is best scene.

Kabal! I love his dry humor. And his voice reminds me of Duke Nukem, which I’m not mad about. It complemented his dialogue well.

Not mad about Kung Lao’s death because it was meaningful. His fatality on Nitara was sick, too.

Liu Kang taking the ribbon from Kung Lao’s hat and wearing it in his honor, giving an origin for his signature headband is FANTASTIC.

THE PIT!

FLYING BICYCLE KICKS!

LIU KANG’S DRAGON FATALITY!

SONYA’S ENERGY RINGS!

Sub-Zero was a GREAT final boss. They really built him up appropriately to make him feel like it.

Scorpion’s fatality! And his skull face!

NEUTRAL

Not sure how I feel about Sub-Zero being wholly evil and there being no involvement from Quan Chi. It’s more straight forward for sure. It makes him an interesting (and badass) character, and I’m really behind this portrayal in that he is one of the most believable characters in the movie, but I’m not sure if I like the implications for later films in how this has simplified the dynamic in the entire Shirai Ryu vs Lin Kuei plotline. Having Quan Chi be the Machiavelli was always one of my favorite MK twists. And how do we eventually end the feud now? If Bi-Han / the Lin Kuei were wholly responsible, why should Hanzo EVER make peace with Kuai Liang down the line? The complexity feels like it’s been stripped down a bit, but I do love this iteration of Sub-Zero. I truly do. That’s why this is in the neutral category and not the negative XD.

Why didn’t Jax tell Cole when he saw the mark? Why wait until his family gets attacked? Maybe he didn’t want to do it in front of his family to keep them out of it, but that ends up endangering them more. Not a gripe, just a curiosity.

Sound editing was a bit too intense at times for my taste. I have tinnitus, so...big boomy bass with very mild voices is a chore for my ears to switch between. My ears were ringing within the first twelve minutes.

Torn between “fuck you Reiko” and “Reiko deserved better”. He deserved just a little bit better, but Skarlet says “get fucked” anyway.

I don’t like the “shaky cam” used in the fight scenes. Not my cup of tea. Very hard to visually process at times.

Whatever cosmic force is picking the champions for Earthrealm is doing a shitty job at it.

Why did they change the location of the Sky Temple to a desert? Again, not a gripe, a curiosity.

“We will not see another full moon before the tournament begins” THEN WHERE IS THE TOURNAMENT BUDDY???

Not sure how I feel about the “arcana” concept. It’s an okay plot device but kinda hammy.

Kitana’s fan! But why? Why is it there? I could understand the Kotal and Nightwolf references because Sonya has been researching, but why is Kitana’s fan randomly in an Earthrealm temple? Purely cheap fanservice.

Nitara was really cool. Shame she had to die, but her death was cool and there have to be some characters that get killed off. Wish she had more screentime though; feels like another instance of fanservice just having her show up basically as a namedrop and a quick kill.

The phrase “Are you okay?” was said WAY too much in this film. So much that I actually notices how often it was said, and I usually don’t pick up on these things.

Pretty sure a camera operator fell at one point in a Sonya scene because the camera jerked around violently all of the sudden then stabilized. Whoops.

How did Sub-Zero know to take Cole’s family to the gym? WHY did he take them there?

NEGATIVE

Opening scene was awesome, but it’s emotional impact felt stunted. I feel like the order of events should have been twisted a bit. Hanzo find his wife and son should have been the big emotional climax of the scene, but it felt like a passing moment and gave him no time to mourn and no time for the impact to truly set in with me. It was an “oh no they died” moment instead of an “ OH MY GOD THEY DIED THIS IS SO FUCKED FUCK YOU SUB-ZERO” moment. I dare say that the Legacy web series did it better in spite of their lower budget and overall quality; the series of events had better pacing and gave more emotional impact because of it. I said what I fucking said don’t @ me.

Wish we got more Scorpion. I love Sanada, I love him as Scorpion, but they didn’t give us the time we needed with his character to truly get a grasp of him.

Cole Young is like white bread in a parade of decorative cakes.

Raiden, a normally passionate and protective character whose fatal flaw is that he involves himself too much in events because he cares about the people in his realm and ends up fucking things up because of it, now seems to not care in the slightest. He feels completely uninvolved save for an occasional pop in to give a nod of disapproval. I don’t like this unemotional take on one of the most emotional characters in Mortal Kombat.

Small complaint from my perspective as a martial artist but uh...”Throw your uppercut!” was a bullshit line in a bullshit scene. If you’re locked up with someone like that and the guy has his arms around your neck, you physically cannot uppercut. You cannot fit your arms between his arms because they are cinched tightly around your shoulders/neck. YOUR HEAD is between your fist + bicep and HIS HEAD. In that situation, the guy has also left his body completely unguarded, so the most logical thing to do since you CANNOT reach his head is to go for BODY BLOWS. Beat him until he lets go to protect himself, catch his floating rib with double strikes, or punch the dude in his fucking liver as hard as you can to DROP HIM. Cole is supposed to be an experienced fighter, yet he makes one of the most rookie mistakes a fighter could ever make. Normally I wouldn’t care to point out mistakes in fight choreography or whatever because it’s MK and I expect ridiculousness, but this is the WRONG kind of ridiculous. It’s just NONSENSE.

I have SO MANY issues with Mileena. I’ll make this as short as I can. I don’t like the design of her mouth. I don’t like her weird stacked voice. She shows NO personality, not in her acting or even her fighting style, just an evil minion that got angry because she almost got her ass kicked. The turned one of the principle characters of the entire franchise and a fan favorite into a GRUNT. There is NO mention of Kitana outside of literal “fan”-service. Not even a reference to one of the most important plotlines in all of Mortal Kombat. And then they KILL HER OFF!!! When they do inevitably bring in Kitana WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY GOING TO DO SINCE THEY KILLED OFF MILEENA???? I’m heated and biased and they did my girl dirty.

Speaking of doing characters dirty, poor Reptile. They turned him into an actual animal. What a waste.

Why are they so mean to Sonya if she doesn’t have a mark? She wouldn’t be as much of a “liability” if they would take the time to prepare her and teach her how to defend against fighters that have unlocked their arcana. Mind-numbingly stupid logic.

This movie relies A LOT on prerequisite knowledge to work. It’s like they want fans to fill in the blanks for them. But not everyone watching is already a fan; this isn’t an obscure release, this is a blockbuster movie released worldwide. These gaps in lore and prior knowledge don’t make sense for such a broad audience.

Cole Young literally could have just been Johnny Cage.

Where was Raiden when his temple was being assaulted?

Cole’s arcana is LITERAL PLOT ARMOR IM FUCKING DONE

No but for real that’s the most boring decision they just ripped off Jax’s MK11 heater effect and Baraka’s blades (I know they’re tonfa and they aren’t attached and I DON’T CARE). Also, now he’s suddenly good at fighting again? After being dog shit this entire movie??? And tanks Goro?????

If Raiden is an Elder God in this continuity, why is he allowed to help Earthrealm AT ALL? It seems like favoritism and bends the rules that the Elder Gods are supposedly bound by way too much. They really just shouldn’t have made him an Elder God; I honestly think they just said it to introduce the concept without a fuck given towards the actual lore of the Elder Gods.

WHY DID RAIDEN TELEPORT KANO TO SONYA’S HOUSE AFTER HE BETRAYED THEM I HAD TO REWATCH THAT SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE I JUST SAW WHAT I SAW WHAT THE ACTUAL NONSENSICAL FUCK

Cole REALLY should not have been involved in that last fight. Especially not after Scorpion shows up. It should have been Scorpion vs Sub-Zero ONLY for the final fight. Cole tag-teaming Sub-Zero with Scorpion cheapens Scorpion’s revenge.

Camera work in the final fight was not good, especially in the first portion. At one point Cole gets thrown into a fence, but it cuts to an awkward inverse angle that makes him look like he’s bouncing off of a trampoline. This continues to happen and ruins several shots for me.

Honestly Scorpion should have just possessed Cole. Permanently. No switching back and forth. No more Cole, only Scorpion.

PREDICTIONS

Lots of dead characters come back as revenants and / or with upgrades.

Kano comes back with cyber eye.

Mileena comes back with full teeth.

Liu Kang becomes MK champion, wins tournament, and kills Shang Tsung. As it should be.

Cole Young helps Liu Kang become champion somehow idk maybe he sacrifices himself or something just please don’t make Cole the champion I will start a riot.

Next movie will start IMMEDIATELY at the tournament since there was supposedly less than a month until the tournament starts in this movie.

New characters coming in will be Kitana, Shao Kahn, Jade, Quan Chi, Kuai Liang, Noob Saibot, Ermac, and Johnny Cage.

OVERALL

This movie was good, bloody fun! It’s not an A++ Oscar-winner, but if you expected that going into it, you played yourself. It was Mortal Kombat; it was stupid, it was gory, and I had a blast watching it. Kano and Liu Kang were the best parts of the movie for me, with Scorpion and Sub-Zero tied for third. Also I popped a lot for the cheap nostalgia hits. I’m overall satisfied with what we got in spite of my complaints, and I only complain so in-depth about the things I love lmao so trust me when I say I’m not actually mad, just nitpicky. I’ve watched it twice now, and I would watch it again. It’s like a 6.8/10 for me.

#mortal kombat spoilers #mk movie spoilers #spoilers tw #[ooc]

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bvckactually · 3 years

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About your recent text post, I agree completely. I don’t like that Hollywood does that it’s such a cop out to me and lazy as hell when you could just hire actors who are actually of that representative group of the character in the show. And also tbh not trying to be mean but I feel like it’s pretty obvious that Eddie and Ana won’t last. I mean there’s so many reasons but I’ll just summarize it by saying it’s just pretty obvious to me at least. And there’s nothing wrong with Ana herself she seems nice and sweet but tbh she is just playing that ‘love interest’ role that characters play before Eddie or other characters like him meet their future partner or ‘the one’ - idk what else to call it - it’s like a trope or whatever her character is filling. Just ‘the love interest’ so she’s not as developed as she would be if she really was to be endgame with him. Not saying she would need hella screen time but we would just know more about her and she would seem much more three dimensional. And her scenes with Eddie are stiff and cringe af to me. And both are nice people but it’s just so painfully obvious to me. And maybe everyone else on the show but Eddie (and Anna obviously) already realizes this fact (that this won’t last and that she isn’t the one for him). Maybe this is his lesson that he rushed into it in an attempt to move on and he has to learn that you don’t need to rush into a relationship and try to make one work that just isn’t working. Because she’s not the one. And like you said I feel like he’s with her because he’s attracted to her of course but aside from all that, maybe he’s like oh this is exactly what I should be doing- my family would love her this is the kind of woman they want me to bring home and eventually welcome into the family if it gets to that point. But he’s missing out is that his happiness matters more than all of that and he needs to find someone in his own time and not someone that would check that box or whatever. Eddie obviously likes her and is attracted to her and she’s nice and all that but Idk I feel like this won’t last and it will be something he will reflect on. Maybe I’m reaching idk this is just my opinion. I’ve seen people get so upset by this but honestly this isn’t that serious it’s only an opinion and tbh it’s nothing against Eddie or Ana I love Eddie and Ana seems nice and I mean none of us know what Eddie thinks unless he says it so all of our thoughts about this topic are just guesses until confirmed or denied by Eddie in the show. This isn’t meant to be mean or start anything about anything because I’ve seen some people get upset by this opinion I’m just sharing an opinion

i love your take on this, nonnie! i see people get so upset when a part of the fandom dislikes/criticizes a character as if we’re not allowed to have our own opinions. maybe if they’ve tried to develop her more instead of showing her just as a one dimensional character, some people might feel more inclined to like her. but just like with ali, it’s like she was just thrown there to be a love interest and that doesn’t really scream endgame. and let’s not talk about how weird their chemistry is, like it’s really just not there. eddie is rushing into things right now, following bobby’s advice even if i feel like bobby’s advice was misleading. i don’t want eddie to get hurt again but he’ll probably come to his senses in a few weeks and realize that this is not what he wanted at all. it’s what other people wanted for him and he just followed them again instead of following his heart or some shit. and for some reason, this is probably an unpopular opinion, eddie doesn’t look as good with his scenes with her. it looks like everything is forced and i’m also talking about the way he is styled. during their date scene in her house, he was doing that biting thingie and it was so ugly compared to the one he did on 2x01. i feel like im not even making any sense here anymore lmao but yeah, i still firmly believe that they wouldn’t be endgame and she’s just gonna be temporary.

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eduardo-andale-lets-go · 4 years

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favourite reddie head canon?

oh MY god is iT REALLY-- my first reddie ask??????? holy shit i love you thank you-- ok i will stop grovelling and start answering

So im gonna start with the observation that Richie and Eddie have so many facets in their personality that is explored by the fandom depending on the AU/Timeline, which makes it so much fun cause each AU means a different approach to the same characters that we all know. I’m also not very picky on whether its realistic or not as long as I enjoy it.

One of my favorites is the Jock!Eddie Nerd!Richie fics, cause it highlights Richie’s softness. It’s usually Richie POV too! So i love him pining, grappling with both his sexuality and his social standing. But I also love the tension that this all causes, and some sexy hallway makeout scenes-- thats always good.

Another thing I’m soft for is, admittedly, rockstar/celebrity aus. I know, I know, all the culture around celebrity worshipping yada yada yada, but the celeb aus are really well written! I enjoy the fantasy while also being taught again and again how unhealthy or how not good it always is.

I’ve mostly read Singer/Celeb/Famous!Richie fics where Eddie does nor give a damn, but I also read one really good smau where Eddie is an indie singer and Richie is the fan. IDK i just love imagining myself in the fan’s place WHILE thinking that its Eddie or Richie. (Plus it doesnt help that I have a crush on both Finn and Bill-- anD im 11 mos older than finn so i hope thats acceptable to yall huhuh but ive been trying to not engage in the finn-fandom cause itll just be a headache for me in the end)

WAIT I JUST REALIZED YOU SAID HEADCANONS-- but like aus are similar to headcanons in that aus are basically built mostly on headcanons? ok fuck

so, headcanons

(that exist in the fandom space!)

I LOVE RICHIE BEING INSECURE ABOUT HIS BODY AND EDDIE BODY WORSHIPPING HIM DURING CUDDLY OR HOT TIMES, like, my belly, too, is wiggly, and if eddie loves richies wiggly body, why, i too, must love my wiggly belly

I also adore tattoed eddie hcs because of a rebellious phase against sonia, and when richie realizes this, he, like, cackles and adores it

idk if this is in the book, but its in almost every fic set in their younger years but yes yes yes i loveeee “Richie goes to Eddie’s bedroom by climbing his window” and the “they sleep in the same bed because NIGHTMARES and they end up cuddling” its a cliche classic and i love it to the bits

I ALSO lOVE the hc of eddie taking richie’s glasses of to clean it with the cloth he keeps specifically for richie and the one where richie has a spare inhaler for eddie- like holy shit how can you be 14 and act like a married couple goddamn

ALSO ALSO ALSO DANCER EDDIE-- like Eddie just knowing how to MOVE IT. And this is usually in the high school fics or fics where they’re 17-26 or something, where they go to a high school party or meet at a bar and richie is jUST-- whoa, goddamn, eds, lemme put my big ass hands on your waist as I become increasingly enraptured by your dancing, and also, lemme put my big ass hand on your bigass--

and this is about to get nsfw but like, i am also guilty of loving the Richie is sexually active as a teen and introduces eddie to pleasurable sex-- AS I ALSO enjoy the Richie and Eddie both have never had good sex due to repression and they figure it out together. IDK ITS JUST-- BOTH SO VERY GOOD!

Additionally, I have a few headcanons of mine that I would like to share:

for a few months after theyve gotten together, richie and eddie keep their relationship a secret and eddie is VERY sweet to richie, like just, pure fucking chocolate candy rainbow unicorn diabetes kinda sweet, but when theyre with the losers, eddie is feral and argumentative or he tries to be like before. and when the losers find them out richie explains, “well, i wanted to tell you all but eddie said he enjoyed our sexual tension--” before shut him up for good

also for my actors au that i simply do not know if i will still write it:

richie is a popular singer turned actor, and they share this house while shooting in the middle of nowhere and they all share one bathroom, and so thats how eddie finds out that Richie LOVES singing disney songs, and especially pooh songs in the shower. His comfort song is actually the pogo remix that basically puts music in the dialogue “dum de dum de dum dum dum de dum de dum dum when im with you im with you” that kinda thing and Eddie fucking TEASES him so much and he even shares this on the interviews and richie is like “eddie dont ruin my bad boy rep!!!” and eddie is all “oh richie you ruined that yourself when you started wearing those godawful hawiian shirts with inhalers on it” and richies like “hey the fans gave it to me!” “yeah and i like it” and eddie has the gall to question WHY everyone thinks they’re dating!

and the last one (im so sorry this is prolly not what you asked for i need more people to talk to me Q^Q):

the losers on a sleepover sleeping on the bedroom floor, and stan is like scared of the dark right so he sleeps beside the wall but thats not enough so he curls into a ball and he needs to touch someone else and its usually richie (richies noise as he sleeps calms him down because if theres a noise atleast he knows its richie yaknow) so he curls around himself, ass out and like just seeking richie’s back and eddie sleeps to the other side of richie, but when eddie sees this, he would wait for stan to fall alseep before he scoots between stan and richie so hes sandwhiched between stan and richie, and eddie gets to cuddle richie that way

okay thank you good night this might be the last ask i get but thanks for the opportunity!

#reddie #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #it chapter 1 #it chapter 2 #headcanons #my hcs #actors au #nerd richie #jock eddie #famous richie #singer richie #window climbing #first ask woop

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striving-artist · 4 years

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Someone stop me! what are we stopping you from doing? Also Im p sure im not gonna stop you

That doc is a Wip of the opening of a TV pilot that I really like, but that is too similar to Lovecraft country to go after. Amusingly. I wrote it before LC came out, but it’s got a similar cast, including terrifying over-perfect white lady as the gatekeeper to the world of Other. And the MC’s name is Nick. The concept is basically, 30yo needs a job, cannot freaking get one, gets offered a job working for the Fae.

And since this now can’t go anywhere, thus I do not need to be stopped, I may as well post all of it:

but below a cut bc long.

Shot of a folded futon with a rumpled pillow and blanket, in a tiny room, obviously partitioned from something larger. The curtain is obviously a fitted bed sheet taped in place. The futon has a messy pile of overdue bills. Electric, gas. Phone. Notice of cancellation for insurance. Notice of delinquency from Fedloan. A stack of boxes serves as a desk, pulled close enough that the futon is the seat. A laptop with a crack in the corner of the screen, duct tape along the battery, is making angry noises as it loads up the next page of a job search website. It’s the final page, and the message saying so is taunting.

Oops! Looks like that’s all there is here!

We see NICK, lit by the screen. Black, 30, artsy, if he could afford it. He’s slim, but fit - the side effect of living around actors and performers.

He takes a breath, gearing up, and starts a new set of google searches.

Jobs without a car

Jobs anyone can get

Best city for artist jobs

Best city for jobs?

Companies that will hire anyone

Companies that will hire anyone how to tell if evil

His phone chimes, interrupting his fruitless search, its screen is also cracked. The alert is from his calendar telling him he’s got Coffee w/JESS in half an hour.

Interior of a coffeshop. Exactly like any other coffee shop, with the same jazz covers of pop songs and decor that’s trying too hard. NICK’s got better taste than this, but JESS chose the place. NICK is standing against the wall, watching the barista, waiting to hear his name. It’s busy, but not crowded.

JESS arrives. She’s a whirlwind. A bag looped over her chest, The strap of a purse crossing over it. She’s short, dressed in at least four different bright patterns, and has her hair pinned back into a mohawk, which gets her an extra few inches. NICK waves, and winces when a Woman brightens her plastic looking smile and waves in reply. THE WOMAN is dyed blonde, with unnaturally white teeth.

His name is called, but the only table available is even closer to her. He sits with his back to THE WOMAN.

JESS joins him, setting down a venti latte with a pastry bag balanced on top.

JESS

Is that a cup of hot water?

NICK

I’m not allowed to drink tea?

JESS

Yeah, but that’s water.

NICK pulls a crumpled tea bag out of his pocket and drops it into the cup.

JESS

Wow, so you’re like broke broke, then.

NICK goes for the power move, taking a sip of the tea while trying to look angry. He burns himself

JESS

Oh hun, you are not tough enough to pull that off. And your tea’s like, barely steeped. You just dropped the thing into the -- Sorry -- alright, yeah, you got on unemployment finally, though right?

Flash shot of NICK on the computer, 404 errors, Unknown Error has occurred, Site is down for maintenance. Phone calls; We’re sorry the call cannot be completed as dialled. We’re sorry, all our operators are busy, please call back later - dial tones. That terrible sound that old fax machines make.

So… I’m gonna take that as a no?

NICK

Universe hates me. McDonalds said I wasn’t the right fit. The Sanitation department? Literally got told I wasn’t on the level to be a garbage man.

JESS

You sure someone didn’t steal your identity?

NICK

I spent the 30 bucks to check. No.

JESS

You have a masters degree, this shouldn’t be so hard. Even what’s his nuts - uh - the guy with the weird diet? He played uh, uh, in the show with the paper mache? Him.

NICK looks sort of nauseous.

NICK

Eddie got a job?

JESS

(reluctantly) In the art department for a film. Look, it just doesn’t make sense, you were doing great. We all figured you’d be getting us jobs ten minutes after graduation. We were all buddying up to you so we’d be first in line. Jesus NICK, It’s like you’re cursed or blacklisted or something.

NICK

Right.

JESS

(joking) No, seriously. You had a catastrophic safety failure in the space for your thesis for something that the school should have noticed like a decade ago, and ever since? It’s like - Just. I don’t know. Have you tried going to church? Drink some holy water? Ouija board? Burn some candles maybe?

NICK

What was that stuff that Sarah always talked about? Maybe I should have her do my tarot. No, wait. What was her thing? Chi? Karma? Crystals? I’ll try anything at this point.

(he laughs, but he’s not kidding)

JESS

Oh sugar, you brought your own tea bag to starbucks, you can’t afford good enough crystals to do anything about all this.

He takes another sip, burning himself and dribbling tea onto his shirt.

NICK

How’s your project though?

JESS

I feel bad talking about it with you.

NICK

Come on, just because I’m debating whether I need both my kidneys doesn’t mean I’m not happy for you. Tell me about it. Maybe your good luck’ll rub off on me.

JESS

(giddy) Yeah, alright. Well, we’ve got concept books out this friday, and the presentation is next week, and it’s so cool. So so cool. The DP saw me doodling while the director was talking and stole it - scariest moment of my life - and showed it to everyone, and they just -- we made some changes, but basically my stupid little sketch is now in the package, and they had the art department turn it into renders and they asked me to review it? I swear, my soul just. Exited my body. It was amazing.

NICK

Handled it real smooth, huh?

JESS

Screw you, I was so professional they didn’t even notice that -- Yes?

JESS stops, looking over NICK’s shoulder. He turns to check. THE WOMAN is behind him, smiling the smile of a charity worker who’s more interested in posting about it on instagram than helping anyone. It’s fake, but not threatening.

Woman

I overheard you guys talking. Bad luck lately? That sucks.

JESS

This is a private conversation so if you don’t mind---

Woman

(interrupting) You should try contacting these guys.

She hands NICK a napkin with an address written on it, and a rough signature shape on the bottom.

They’ll help if you ask.

JESS

Great, thanks, bye.

THE WOMAN’s smile is static when she turns to JESS, like it’s glued in place.

Woman

You should really learn to be nicer to people. Bye.

She leaves.

NICK and JESS share a moment of WTF before he looks back at the napkin. JESS snatches it out of his hand and crumples it up.

JESS

No. We don’t go to random addresses given to us by botoxed white ladies that think you’ve got no other choices. Don’t you ever watch the news? That’s how people get their asses kidnapped. You’re too pretty to go walking into that. We’ll find you some work, NICK for now, drink your store brand tea, and I’ll tell you about what the AD said to me.

Time passes. JESS keeps talking, until they need to leave. She gives him a hug, whacking him in the leg with the heavier of her bags.

JESS

Come on, you’re too good to be unemployed forever. I know you sent it before, but can you bump the email with your stuff to the top of my inbox? I’ll see if I can get it in the hands of anyone on the team.

NICK

Sure.

JESS

And don’t go after dumb crap just because you’re broke, you’ll get through this, and it’ll look great in your biography one day. Okay, I gotta run before the parking fee goes up, bye!

NICK waves, grabs the garbage from their table to clear it. He throws everything away, and stoops to grab the bit that didn’t make it into the trash. Half crumpled, with a grease stain and some coffee smeared on it, but the napkin is still clear. He scoffs, almost drops it with the rest. His phone chimes. Another email:

Thank you for your interest in the position, unfortunately at this time…

NICK shoves the napkin in his pocket and exits. He doesn’t see THE WOMAN watching.

#my writing #my original writing

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Do you like DP better or CP?

Alrighty So im gonna go out and assume this is about the flash since thats the only show i can think of atm that uses these particular initials to describe their actresses.

Now I personally prefer Danielle Panabaker. Before you start a revolt it honestly has nothing to do with Candice Patton, who I have nothing against. (In fact I dont think I would have liked Iris as much as I do if she was played by someone else. Candice certainly brings something to the role) I have just been a fan of Danielle since I was a kid watching her in Disney Channel stuff like read it and weep or sky high. When I started watching The Flash her and Grant Gustin were the only actors I knew so I quickly got attached to their characters while the others kinda had to grow on me.

Now onto what I think this anon wanted to ask. (mainly so I dont have to make another post about it) Do I ship WA or Snowbarry? Honestly i dont really care. I’ve always watched the flash for stuff that had absolutely nothing to do with the relationship drama. Watching it and seeing WA is fine to me. Iris is a good character (although I don’t agree with the writing for her in season 4) and I’m perfectly happy with her and Barry being together like they were in the comic. However if things had changed and they did go with Snowbarry from the start I would have thought that was okay too. That being said its too late for Snowbarry now and WA has built up into a good ship. Iris and Barry are super cute together and so far I like the addition of Nora. Do I think Caitlin is perfect? no Do I think Iris is perfect? no but thats what makes them feel like people. I really dont like how fans have been spending all their times fighting over who is better when they are both female characters, sometimes strong sometimes weak.

Since I dont really want more asks on this particular subject I’m gonna try to answer as much as I can here, feel free to stop reading. I am not really a fan of ‘from the future’ plots. So while I love Nora and think shes a great addition to the show this season my favorite storyline so far is Ralph Caitlin and Cisco. This is so far my least favorite version of Wells but I think he will grow on me. Iris was my favorite character in season 1 but I dont like her quitting her job to be in star labs the whole time, it seems like the writers forgot who she was in season 4. She went from being in my top three flash characters in season 1 to being in my least favorite in season 4. I am liking her a lot more this season and I think if it keeps going in this direction she will be one of my favorites again by the end of this season. Meanwhile I though Caitlin was kinda boring in the first season with the whole Ronnie thing. While I have always liked Danielle the character grew on me over time and with the Killer Frost arc.

This is something I mentioned before and I promise anon this next part is not directed at you at all. When season 1 and 2 first came out I was following all the tags and really liked Eddie. So I saw a lot of hate for Caitlin and Eddie and Patty and Linda by people who wanted Westallen. There were a lot of mean posts and I was shyer than. So I unfollowed all the tags and started following different tags instead. I dont like hate on my dash. But this was just as bad. Hate for Candice and Joe and Wells and so I unfollowed all the tags and started following a few blogs instead. Most of those blogs ship WA but a coupe shipped SB and again I didnt really care. The only thing I dont like is the hate in the fandom and how pitting who perfectly fine actresses against each other limits and divides when having multiple strong female options on a show and being allowed to choose the one you like better and being allowed to agree and disagree, liking one more than liking another than liking both than liking neither.

This is really off topic from the original question now but my point is a lot of the arrowverse shows have a lot of hate. And its usually over ships and is quickly blown to another level. With Arrow people who liked Felicity were sexist and could deal with Laurel being a superhero. People who liked Laurel were sexist because they couldn’t handle Emily Bett Rickards being a nicer and a better actress than Katie Cassidy. With Supergirl and The Flash its about racism with James and Iris, respectively. Supergirl also had some homophobia with Supercorp.

And I know some people make judgements based on sex, race, and sexuality and those people should be blocked. (If you are one feel free to block me) Any type of racist/sexist/homophobic behavior is repulsive. Sometimes, however, I think it has nothing to do with those factors and when discussing fictional characters and celebrities it is important to give people the benefit of the doubt and allow room to educate the ignorant rather than fight over nothing. I do not tolerate hate on my blog nor on my dash. But I love seeing different opinions than mine. It reminds me of the different interpretations we can have of the same few words. I think my least favorite posts are ‘hahah my ship is canon and your isnt’ and ‘the lead (fe)male character sucks because they get in the way of my ship. I hope they die’. I guess there is so much negativity in real life I like to see positivity in the worlds of fictional characters, Thanks for reading the essay I wrote to answer an anon that could have been answered in literally two letters lol

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Answering Personal Questions

I made a user I follow, @razzledazzlefoshazzle , answer all of these on his blog. I’m feeling guilty so I’m gonna do it too. I know none of you asked but HERE GOES MY PERSONAL INFO!!!

200: My crush’s name is: Averi  199: I was born in: Place? Lancaster, PA, USA. Year? 1999  198: I am really: Bored and unmotivated  197: My cellphone company is: Apple  196: My eye color is: Brown  195: My shoe size is: 8-9 Women’s US  194: My ring size is: Idk, something little  193: My height is: 5'4" I’m little  192: I am allergic to: Stupid people  191: My 1st car was: Never had one  190: My 1st job was: Cashier at California Tortilla (a fast food Mexican franchise around D.C.)  189: Last book you read: Cradle and All 188: My bed is: My safest place, my true home, and also too empty  187: My pet: Doesn’t do much  186: My best friend: Is my girlfriend  185: My favorite shampoo is: Shamu  184: Xbox or ps3: Deck of cards  183: Piggy banks are: Cute decoration, inefficient coin collector  182: In my pockets: I’m in pajamas  181: On my calendar: Work, as that’s the only thing in my life scheduled. Also a haircut within a few days  180: Marriage is: Great for legal benefits, stupid for expensive ceremonies  179: Spongebob can: Please end soon it turned idiotic long ago  178: My mom: Is abusive (sorry to bring the mood down)  177: The last three songs I bought were? Who buys songs anymore??  176: Last YouTube video watched: History of the World  175: How many cousins do you have? On my dad’s side, 8. On my mom’s side, no idea  174: Do you have any siblings? An older brother  173: Are your parents divorced? Nope  172: Are you taller than your mom? Probably not  171: Do you play an instrument? Nope  170: What did you do yesterday? Absolutely nothing just like every day

[ I Believe In ]  169: Love at first sight: Nope  168: Luck: Yes  167: Fate: Nope  166: Yourself: Not really  165: Aliens: Yeah there’s gotta be some life out there  164: Heaven: No  163: Hell: No  162: God: The Flying Spaghetti Monster? Hell yes. Be boiled for your sins  161: Horoscopes: Nope and frankly if you do I find you uneducated  160: Soul mates: No  159: Ghosts: Nah  158: Gay Marriage: Believing??? In love,??? And commitment??????? Between two people???????? Obviously!  157: War: Never  156: Orbs: I believe in Orbeez  155: Magic: No it’s just science we can’t explain, or illusions we can’t see the entirety of

[ This or That ]  154: Hugs or Kisses: Kisses  153: Drunk or High: Music  152: Phone or Online: Online on my phone  151: Red heads or Black haired: Black haired  150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes  149: Hot or cold: Hot  148: Summer or winter: Summer  147: Autumn or Spring: Autumn  146: Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate  145: Night or Day: Night  144: Oranges or Apples: Apples  143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight  142: McDonalds or Burger King: McDonalds  141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk Chocolate  140: Mac or PC: Mac!!  139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip Flops  138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: ugly and sweet are opposites now?? I guess sweet and poor  137: Coke or Pepsi: Fruit Punch  136: Hillary or Obama: Obama  135: Burried or cremated: Cremated  134: Singing or Dancing: Singing  133: Coach or Chanel: Money to spend on actual useful things  132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who???  131: Small town or Big city: Big City  130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target  129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Both suck, but I’d choose Stiller  128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure. My feet are too ticklish  127: East Coast or West Coast: West Coast USA  126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas, I don’t like being the center of attention  125: Chocolate or Flowers: Chocolate  124: Disney or Six Flags: Disney  123: Yankees or Red Sox: What is a sport? How do??

[ Here’s What I Think About ]  122: War: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing  121: George Bush: “Mr. President, what are your thoughts on Katrina?” “We’re gonna find her. And we’re gonna bring her to justice.“  120: Gay Marriage: Its a marriage between two people in love. Celebrate, but don’t go broke in one day  119: The presidential election: Media and rich people control it basically, and I’d rather it be an actual democratic popular vote. Trump is a clown and should have never won  118: Abortion: Its a woman’s right to choose. Personally I think the world is overpopulated anyway and more people should adopt rather than try to conceive  117: MySpace: Never had one  116: Reality TV: Scripted, not reality  115: Parents: Good or bad, they influence your whole life because they were there at the start. Mine went bad and ruined me  114: Back stabbers: Oh I love them- what?? They suck. No one should be betrayed like that  113: Ebay: Never used it but it got the ball rolling for Amazon  112: Facebook: I only use it to message/call my friends, and to see unlimited amounts of dogs  111: Work: It’s a necessary evil  110: My Neighbors: Quiet, the only one I met was a total bitch though  109: Gas Prices: I don’t drive  108: Designer Clothes: C'mon people there are way better uses for your money  107: College: Shouldn’t be expected of teenagers  106: Sports: Boring, overhyped, the players overpaid  105: My family: Worthless, judgmental pricks  104: The future: Uncertain

[ Last time I ]  103: Hugged someone: Sunday (3 days ago), when my friend picked me up from work  102: Last time you ate: Italian ice about 1.5 hours ago (8:15pm)  101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: A month ago  100: Cried in front of someone: A month ago maybe??  99: Went to a movie theater: Many many months ago  98: Took a vacation: A year ago  97: Swam in a pool: Two years ago?  96: Changed a diaper: Never  95: Got my nails done: My 16th birthday I think (almost two years ago)  94: Went to a wedding: Eight years ago?  93: Broke a bone: Never  92: Got a peircing: I was 14 and got my ears pierced (almost 4 years ago)  91: Broke the law: Never  90: Texted: A minute ago

[ MISC ]  89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friend Brad. He’s so inappropriate but his jokes I cannot stop laughing at  88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Not paying bills other than Internet  87: The last movie I saw: Coraline  86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: Moving to California  85: The thing im not looking forward to: Paying for rent in California  84: People call me: To friends: Lys. To family: Alyssa. To my girlfriend: Lyssy. To everyone else: annoying  83: The most difficult thing to do is: Get up out of bed every day  82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Nope I do not drive  81: My zodiac sign is: Cancer  80: The first person i talked to today was: My friend Jessica  79: First time you had a crush: Preschool, this boy in my class Marshall  78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Myself  77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: Yesterday, idk?  76: Right now I am talking to: My phone in the way of typing  75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Survive hopefully. I also wanna be a flight attendant  74: I have/will get a job: Have a job as assistant manager of an arcade  73: Tomorrow: I’m going food shopping and seeing my annoying cousin Barbara (she has two boyfriends and they both treat her like shit. It’s not poly it’s just cheating)  72: Today: I actually made a meal that was nice  71: Next Summer: I’ll be living in California  70: Next Weekend: I have to face my parents for the first time since February. I hate it  69: I have these pets: A ball of moss named Mo  68: The worst sound in the world: My girlfriend crying  67: The person that makes me cry the most is: My father  66: People that make you happy: My girlfriend Averi  65: Last time I cried: A few weeks ago??  64: My friends are: Averi, Raven, Jessica  63: My computer is: My phone  62: My School: Is nonexistent  61: My Car: Is also nonexistent  60: I lose all respect for people who: Hate on others for no reason  59: The movie I cried at was: Toy Story 3  58: Your hair color is: Black  57: TV shows you watch: None  56: Favorite web site: Tumblr usually  55: Your dream vacation: California  54: The worst pain I was ever in was: Once I got constipated a few months ago for 48 hours. I screamed  53: How do you like your steak cooked: Medium  52: My room is: Either super messy or super clean. Right now messy  51: My favorite celebrity is: Jacksepticeye  50: Where would you like to be: In my girlfriend’s arms on a beach  49: Do you want children: Right now I don’t think I ever would but if I ever did I’d adopt  48: Ever been in love: Yes I am now  47: Who’s your best friend: My girl  46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girl friends  45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Sleeping  44: One person that you wish you could see right now: AVERI  43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Stalin did  42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Nope  41: Have you pre-named your children: I did with my ex. Never again  40: Last person I got mad at: My grandmother  39: I would like to move to: California  38: I wish I was a professional: Sleeper [ My Favorites ]  37: Candy: Swedish Fish or Nerds  36: Vehicle: Volkswagen Beetle  35: President: Biden  34: State visited: California  33: Cellphone provider: Cricket  32: Athlete: Me, running from my responsibilities  31: Actor: Eddie Redmayne  30: Actress: Anna Kendrick  29: Singer: Laura Jane Grace  28: Band: Against Me!  27: Clothing store: Thrift shops  26: Grocery store: Safeway  25: TV show: Adventure Time  24: Movie: Wall-E  23: Website: Pornhu- I mean Tumblr  22: Animal: Red Panda  21: Theme park: Disney World  20: Holiday: Christmas  19: Sport to watch: Extreme Chess Mega X  18: Sport to play: How Late Can I Get Up Before Concerning My Family  17: Magazine: :enizagaM  16: Book: The Underneath  15: Day of the week: Saturday  14: Beach: Any beach  13: Concert attended: Fall Out Boy x Paramore  12: Thing to cook: Pasta with alfredo sauce  11: Food: Bacon egg & cheese on a bagel  10: Restaurant: TGI Fridays  9: Radio station: Night Vale Community Radio  8: Yankee candle scent: Ass  7: Perfume: Averi’s  6: Flower: Averi  5: Color: Orange - the color of Averi’s voice  4: Talk show host: John Oliver  3: Comedian: Bo Burnham  2: Dog breed: Corgi  1: Did you answer all these truthfully? Hell yeah I wouldn’t lie to you

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‘You’ll never work again’: women tell how sexual harassment broke their careers

Actors, writers, assistants, comedians and journalists speak out about the toll that sexual assault and harassment in the workplace took on their futures

As women come forward with accusations of sexual harassment in politics, media, entertainment and other fields, following the flood of allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, it is striking how many of their stories share the same ending.

Either the alleged abuse, the victims refusal to stay quiet, or both, slams the door on critical job opportunities and puts a serious sometimes terminal dent in her career. In some cases the victim never works in her industry again.

We spoke to a number of women who have come forward about the costs that sexual harassment imposed on their futures and careers. As society debates what sort of consequences should befall their alleged abusers, it is clear that these women have already suffered a penalty.

There are coming to be consequences for those actions, but its too little too late, said one of the women, former DC Comics editor Janelle Asselin. For the people who were harassed and assaulted, the consequences are something weve been living with for years.

The comic-book editor

The longer I read comics, the more I feel the possibilities are limitless, said Asselin, reflecting on her time as an editor at the publishing powerhouse behind Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and big-budget superhero movies such as the current Justice League.

If youre at DC, youre at the pinnacle of comics, Asselin said. You feel like youve made it into this amazing club where only an elite few get to work. It was a dream come true.

Asselin rose to be the associate editor of one of DCs most treasured properties the Batman comics. From her perch, she shepherded one of DCs first bisexual characters, Starling, into existence and put the brakes on sexist plot devices.

There was a storyline in a Robin comic where the writer wanted the female villain to be tricked by chocolate. Because shes a woman, Asselin recalled with a laugh. It was her first time objecting to a major storyline, and she won.

At DC, Janelle Asselin rose to become the associate editor of the Batman comics, but later quit after reporting a male editors sexual comments. Photograph: Janelle Asselin

But her time with DC would be short-lived. After she and a number of women reported Eddie Berganza, one of the companys most esteemed editors, to HR for making sexual comments in 2010, Berganza received a promotion.

Asselin quit.

Berganza, who has fired earlier this month following a BuzzFeed report about the allegations against him, has not publicly responded to the accusations and did not return a request for comment from the Guardian, nor did DC.

Earlier this month, Asselin tweeted: I loved my job at DC until that year that things went south. I never wouldve left if it hadnt been for DCs lack of respect for the women who came forward. My career and life could be very different if Eddie Berganza hadnt been what he was.

I underestimated what the psychological impact of reporting him and watching DC promote him anyway would be, Asselin told the Guardian. By the end, I hated going to work, because I had a very negative view about the company and their priorities.

Asselin took a new position with Disney but was later laid off. Working as a comics journalist and starting an independent publishing company gave her some satisfaction, but ultimately, she burned out. Today, Asselin is a claims adjustor for a workers compensation insurer.

My career was forever impacted by this, she said. Its hard to know what would have happened if they had done something But I feel like a lot of the women who left would have still been there.

The TV writer

Kater Gordons career reached a peak many writers only dream of in fall 2009, when she shared an Emmy as a writer on the second season of Mad Men.

She hasnt worked in television since.

The reason, she recently told the Information, is that the shows creator, Matthew Weiner, sexually harassed her. The incident robbed her of all her confidence and placed her in a lose-lose situation: She felt it could end her career if she challenged him, but she didnt feel like she could continue to work with him if she didnt.

Weiner denies he harassed her. After leaving the Mad Men writers room, Gordons attempts to stay in television were dogged by tabloid rumors that she and Weiner were in a relationship.

I had the Emmy, but instead of being able to use that as a launch pad for the rest of my career, it became an anchor because I felt I had to answer to speculative stories in the press, she said. I eventually walked away instead of fighting back.

Kater Gordon after the 2009 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. We are all paying a cost for harassment. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

In an interview with the Guardian, Gordon who is setting up a nonprofit to help victims of sexual harassment said, We are all paying a cost for harassment.

By removing talented, capable, willing people from the workforce, we are hindering our ability to capitalize on the full potential of our entire society. When large portions of the population feel unsafe or completely remove themselves or theyre involuntarily removed from the workforce, were limiting our potential. On a large scale.

The costume designer

In 2010, Emma Bowers was one of the thousands of Hollywood strivers who perform creative work, for little to no pay, with the hope of gaining a toehold in the industry.

It made her highly exploitable, she said. Bowers trade was costume design. When she took on unpaid work for Andy Signore, the creator of YouTube series Honest Trailers, she claims, he sexually harassed her and responded viciously when she talked about his conduct to co-workers. Signore has not made a public statement about the allegations, anddid not respond to request from the Guardian for comment.

It killed my desire to work in the industry, Bowers told the Guardian. I had kind of this meltdown. I said, Im done with this industry, I dont want to be in this world any more. And after that, I wasnt.

Today, she works in animal rescue, sometimes running educational workshops for kids. The animals and the children are nicer to me than anybody in the film industry ever was, she laughed.

The reporter

Michael Oreskes spent decades at the top of his field, first as the Washington bureau chief for the New York Times, then as the editorial director of NPR.

At least one reporter who accused him of sexual harassment said Oreskes stripped her of the confidence to reach the same heights.

When I first went to see him, it was after screwing up my nerve to try to be bold and maneuver myself into a better job, and after what happened with him, I never really tried that again, she told the Washington Post.

Oreskes has not publicly commented on the claims of harassment, but in an internal memo obtained by CNN, he wrote, I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt. My behavior was wrong and inexcusable, and I accept full responsibility.

The reporter, who asked to remain anonymous so as not to damage her employment prospects, added: The worst part of my whole encounter with Oreskes wasnt the weird offers of room service lunch or the tongue kiss but the fact that he utterly destroyed my ambition.

The actors

Sophie Dix felt like she was on the verge of success. Then she met Harvey Weinstein.

Now a screenplay writer, Dix in the 1990s was an actor with a growing repertoire, scoring roles opposite Donald Pleasence and Colin Firth. Weinstein, she claims, interrupted her rise after he sexually assaulted her in a hotel room one night and she refused to keep his attack to herself.

I was met with a wall of silence, she told the Guardian. People who were involved in the film were great, my friends and my family were amazing and very compassionate, but people in the industry didnt want to know about it, they didnt want to hear.

Dix doesnt know exactly what happened behind the scenes, but she never landed another movie role again.

Part of her was all right with that. I decided if this what being an actress is like, I dont want it, she said. She threw herself into her screenwriting career. But the assault, she said, was the single most damaging thing thats happened in my life and derailed her acting ambitions.

Weinstein has repeatedly denied accusations of non-consensual contact, although he has appeared to acknowledge having sexually harassed some workers.

Sophie Dix: I was met with a wall of silence. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian

I had done some TV and stuff before, that but this was my big movie break, Dix recalled. I still had a decent acting career, but it was all in TV. I never really had a film career. I think my film career was massively cut short.

Ive had friends call after the New York Times pieces came out, some who are now really famous, who knew about it at the time, and they say: This was the moment it changed for you.

Others believe Weinstein himself played an active role in icing them out of the industry.

Annabella Sciorra, who has accused Weinstein of violently raping her, believes he wielded his power to cloud her reputation.

From 1992, I didnt work again until 1995, she told the New Yorker. I just kept getting this pushback of We heard you were difficult; we heard this or that. I think that that was the Harvey machine.

Her friend, the actor Rosie Perez, recalled urging her to go to the police. She said, I cant go to the police. Hes destroying my career.

Annabella Sciorra in New York. Photograph: Charles Sykes/AP

The Hollywood producer was a storied bully and media manipulator.

Darryl Hannah claims there were instant repercussions for resisting his advances. The Miramax plane left without her at an international premiere of Kill Bill 2, and her flights, stylists and accommodations were cancelled for another.

I thought that was the repercussion, you know, the backlash, Hannah said.

This fear of losing your career is not losing your ticket to a borrowed dress and earrings someone paid you to wear, said the actor Ellen Barkin. Its losing your ability to support yourself, to support your family, and this is fucking real whether you are the biggest movie star or the lowest-pay-grade assistant.

Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jane Seymour was a young actor when she rejected the propositions of the most powerful man in Hollywood at that time.

Seymour said the man, who she did not name, threatened to blacklist her if she ever repeated the details of their encounter.

Youll never work ever again anywhere on the planet, Seymour said he told her. She called the incident devastating and said it caused her to drop out of acting for at least a year, and almost permanently.

The production company assistant

Weinstein Company assistants also say they came in for abuse that forced them to leave the industry.

Emily Nestor was a law school graduate and business school student when she considered turning a temporary position at the Weinstein Company into a career in movies.

Then Weinstein began to relentlessly proposition her, she says.

I was definitely traumatized for a while, in terms of feeling so harassed and frightened, Nestor said. It made me feel incredibly discouraged that this could be something that happens on a regular basis. I actually decided not to go into entertainment because of this incident.

Emily Nestor (right) at a film party in New York. Photograph: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

The comedians

Louis CK was one of the most revered names in comedy, and so was his agent.

That proved to be a career obstacle for comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, who claim that the comedian exposed himself to them and then grew angry when they told friends in the comedy world about his behavior.

Whenever they saw Louis CKs agent, Dave Becky, attached to a project and there were many times they didnt even bother to put themselves in the running.

We know immediately that we can never even submit our material, Wolov told the Times.

Louis CK has said the sexual allegations against him are true. Know I never threatened anyone, Becky has said.

Abby Schachner said she was deeply discouraged when she called Louis CK to invite him to a show and he masturbated while on the phone. She said the incident was one of the factors that pushed her out of comedy. Today, she illustrates childrens books.

I cant even make a phone call, how am I going to pursue this as a career? Schachner thought to herself at the time, she told the Guardian. It knocks your confidence away If you honestly feel no confidence, its better to hide.