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vavuska · 9 months

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Books similar to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood:

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett and Extasia by Claire Legrand are both distopyas dense of religious fanatism and women's segregation, in which sexism and sexual prejudice are associated with various aspects of religion (e.g. belief, faith, and fundamentalism). This novel shows also how higher religious fundamentalism is associated with internalized misogyny and passive acceptance of traditional gender roles, and both hostile and benevolent sexism.

In The Grace Year the stereotype of a women as source of sin was laid down by the dominant religious authorities before the inception of widespread violence led by women against women, but after all the violence and blood, women learn the importance of sorority, female friendship and start to support and help each others.

The main source of conflicts are ribbons, which, in The Grace Year, are the sign of a women lifestage and the bride's ribbon is a valued price among most of the girls of the age of Tierney, the protagonist. The bride ribbons create a competition between girls to get bachelor’s attention, self-objectification, and humiliation toward each others. Although the competition eventually destroys most of them, this characteristic offers pleasure to those who survived their Grace Year. Tierney learns to survive on her own, learns that the religious values she was thought were wrong and learns also to appreciate her peer's friendship.

Extasia adds witchcraft and supernatural elements, but the main character (Amity) believes deeply in social conservatism—Amity has a preference for stability, conformity and the status quo— which is often a key trait of the religious experience, but also betrays deep feeling of self-hate.

In Extasia, the very patriarchal structures that decry witchcraft – the Puritan church in which the characters lives in and escapes from, the male headship to which the community so desperately cling, the insistence, in the face of repeated violence, on the sin of her mother – are the same structures that inevitably foreclose the options of the lead character, Amity.

To this two, I will mention also The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson. In this novel, Immanuelle, a young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society, discovers dark powers within herself. This book is very similar to Extasia, but not such as good: Amity character is way more believable than Immanuelle and shows way more comprehension of the injustices committed in the name of the religion. The cult in Extasia contains more original elements and believing than the one in The Year Of The Witching, which seems more a copy-paste of mormon radical close-communities, including the elements of racial prejudice. Both Immanuelle and Amity live in the disdain of their own community because of the sins committed by their mother, which were both punished for their love affairs, but when Amity is a girl-of-action and actively search for mercy and witchcraft, Immanuelle is cursed - literally - by passivity and events occurs without her active consents, including the defection of the evil antagonist. Also, female friendship doesn't take place among the main themes and the book suffer a lot of the male love-interest help.

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.

In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive.

Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life—a society that doesn’t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it’s not just the brutal elements they must fear. It’s not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other.

With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.

Extasia by Claire Legrand

Her name is unimportant.

All you must know is that today she will become one of the four saints of Haven. The elders will mark her and place the red hood on her head. With her sisters, she will stand against the evil power that lives beneath the black mountain--an evil which has already killed nine of her village's men.

She will tell no one of the white-eyed beasts that follow her. Or the faceless gray women tall as houses. Or the girls she saw kissing in the elm grove.

Today she will be a saint of Haven. She will rid her family of her mother's shame at last and save her people from destruction. She is not afraid. Are you?

The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson

In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy. Her mother’s union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement. But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still lurking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the journal of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood. Fascinated by the secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.

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retropopcult · 2 years

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1976

#Paul Lynde Halloween Special #TV Guide #1970s #ABC #Tim Conway #Florence Henderson #Pinky Tuscadero #Margaret Hamilton #Billy Barty #Betty White #television #ad

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reidshearts · 1 year

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moodboards for lovebug - pedrosheadrt on wp

#wattpad #steveharrington imagine #steve harrinton fic #fanfic moodboard #taylor swift #lana del slay #margaret qualley #joe keery #joe keery fic #henderson #reidsheart #reidshearts #lovebug #lover boy #scoops ahoy

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adamwatchesmovies · 2 years

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Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

I’ve had some bad experiences with Bigfoot movies. I remember enjoying Abominable, which is basically Rear Window with a Skunk Ape. Sasquatch, with Lance Henriksen is so bad you’re better off forgetting it. Most examples of the "genre" either fall into the offensive category. At best you'll get something so bad it's good again (I recommend Nightclaws if that’s what you’re looking for). After all these horror movies, it was a surprise to find a gentle, family friendly and charming Abominable Snowman film in the form of Harry and the Hendersons even more surprising is that it's good!

While on a family hunting/camping trip, the Hendersons – father George (John Lithgow), mother Nancy (Melinda Dillon) and their two children Sarah (Margaret Langrick) and Ernie (Joshua Rudoy) – hit a Sasquatch with their car. Unaware that it’s merely knocked out, they strap it to the roof of their vehicle and bring it home.

Created by Rick Baker, “Harry” is a marvellous special effect. You can’t tell whether it’s someone in a suit and makeup or an elaborate electronic. I’m sure it’s a mixture of both but the creature’s movements, its facial expressions, the way it’s shot make it completely convincing. If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear they actually had a Sasquatch on-screen.

This is not a frightening film at all, but if you’re looking to make one, you’ve got to see the way director William Dear handles Harry. You are slowly teased the design. As the Hendersons peer over what they think is a carcass that would send any cryptozoologist into an ocean of ectasy, you see just enough to wet your appetite. You’ll be on your tiptoes trying to peer over the edge of your TV to see Harry’s face and when they finally show the creature in its full glory, you’re blown away. The special effects give Harry a wonderfully expressive face that conveys emotions you instantly relate to. Even without any dialogue, Harry becomes an instantly lovable entity.

The film also features a surprisingly strong character arc for John Lithgow’s character, George. A run-of-the-mill picture would have an obvious change that goes something like this: at first, he doesn’t like Harry. Maybe he wants to kill, or sell the creature for money. By the end, he’d consider Harry a friend or a member of the family. In Harry and the Hendersons, the character is deeper than that. We learn about George's relationship with his father (M. Emmet Walsh), what made him the man he is today and where he’ll go in the future. John Lithgow is a great actor and it’s satisfying to see that he isn’t simply walking around in a dumb role while shenanigans happen around the house. There’s a moment where he spends time drawing a promotional poster for his father’s store and the way that plays out hit a strong cord with me.

There are plenty of laughs and warm emotions found throughout the film. Even the villains are not really that bad and the conclusion resists the obvious, lame decisions we often see in children’s films. Instead, it opts for the right choice and pursues the tone it’s had throughout all the way through.

I’m not going to call the picture a classic. You can’t help but compare the film to E.T. and this just isn't on that same level. Some of the characters are dropped halfway through and not all of the jokes work… but that’s ok. It's the perfect pick for a family movie night that includes both the young and the old. (On VHS, April 24, 2018)

#Harry and the Hendersons #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #William Dear #William E. Martin #Ezra D. Rappaport #John Lithgow #melinda dillon #don ameche #David Suchet #Margaret Langrick #Joshua Rudoy #Lainie Kazan #Kevin Peter Hall #1987 movies #1987 films

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brianrope · 2 years

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A Feminine Perspective

Photography Exhibition Review A Feminine Perspective | Hedda Photography Group – Andrea Bryant, Andrée Lawrey, Brenda Runnegar, Eva van Gorsel, Helen McFadden, Judy Parker, Julie Garran, Lyndall Gerlach, Margaret Stapper, Marion Milliken, Pam Rooney, Susan Henderson, Ulli Brunnschweiler. M16 Artspace | 9 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2022 This is the first exhibition from the Hedda Photography Group – named…

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#Andrée Lawrey #Andrea Bryant #Brenda Runnegar #Eva van Gorsel #Feminine Perspective #Hedda Photography Group #Helen McFadden #Judy Parker #Julie Garran #Lyndall Gerlach #M16 Artspace #Margaret Stapper #Marion Milliken #Pam Rooney #Susan Henderson #Ulli Brunnschweiler

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zerokrox-blog · 1 year

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'I WAS A CHILD!' the sound cutting through the dining room, all conversation ceased. Steve's voice was furious, and filled with a fury that nobody had ever heard from him. The Hopper-Byers house was full, the Christmas party had been in full swing. The Sinclair's, the Henderson's, the Munson's, the Wheeler's, as well as Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington had spent the day here having a great time. At some point right before dinner Steve's parents, Richard and Margaret Harrington, had surprised them all by showing up unannounced. Steve had barely interacted with them at all.

The younger kids had moved into a different room as the conversation between the adults had turned to their kids and their childhoods. Joyce had mentioned Jonathon's favorite toy had been a red firetruck, and it had broken when Will was two. She had been so pleased to talk about her fond memories. Margaret Harrington had mentioned that Steve's favorite toy had been a stuffed tiger and her husband had smiled and told them proudly that he had 'gotten rid of it'. And the two Harrington parents talked about the three toys Steve had been given as a child that had mysteriously vanished when he was four as punishment, while the other parents had looked uncomfortable and tried to change the topic. Steve had been quiet but the anger was mounting. And suddenly it was too much, and the words he had been holding back burst out of him.

'Are you going to include the part where you beat my ass so bad I couldn't sit for three days? Or the part where you forced me to watch as my only toys were burned? Or the part where you smacked me because I was crying? Is that also included in this fond nostalgia?' his voice was cold.

Richard Harrington floundered for a second, 'well son you had to be taught manners.' he started to say. 'It was-'

But Steve interjected, 'I WAS A CHILD!' he yelled. 'too young to understand why my toys were taken away. Too small to fight back! Too little to understand why my parents were taking away my presents! But that doesn't matter does it? So long as I was a perfect, quiet, obedient childlike doll for you to show off.' He stood up. He glared at his parents, 'Sometimes I wish you had aborted me before I was born. I wish you had thought about abandoning a child would do to it, about what smacking and hitting and freezing out your child would do. But instead I had to pretend to be fine. Never telling anyone because Harringtons don't have emotions and don't cry.' he mocked. 'just stay the fuck away from me.' He walked out of the room and out of the house before either parent could say anything more.

Steve got into his car and drove off. Speeding as fast as he could away from the house.

Once he was gone, Sue Sinclair looked at the Harrington's, in a tone so cold she stated, 'I don't find it funny or cute to beat my children. Especially if they were that young.' Her eyes held a burning rage that nobody had seen before, 'I hope that boy is ok. But you best stay away from him. That's my kid's older brother you were talking about.' Margaret Harrington suddenly realized what they had been talking about and before anymore could be said she grabbed her husband's arm and tried to get him out of the house.

But Hopper's voice, emotionless, stopped her dead in her tracks, 'anything else you want to add? Maybe the part where you left him alone for months and weeks at a time when he was younger? Maybe more about beating him? I, for one, am curious what else you can be put in prison for, being as I am the police chief.' Richard Harrington's face went white. And he stuttered out an awkward reply and the Harrington's left the house.

Eddie waited until they were both gone, he grabbed his keys and slipped out with Nancy, Argyle, Robin, and Jonathan. They drove around in silence, looking for him. As they drove past the quarry, they saw his car parked, but it was empty. They parked beside his car and carefully walked around the area and found him sitting on the ledge, watching the water, fave blank but his eyes were red-rimmed and puffy like he'd been crying.

Robin took the first step towards him and sat down beside him. None of them spoke, nothing needed to be said.

Maybe it won't get better anytime soon. But for now he had his family around him. His actual family. It was Christmas, he'd be ok sometime soon. He slumped against Robin and Eddie, letting his eyes slide shut.

#steve harrington #stranger things #eddie munson #steddie #zerowrites #eddie my beloved #my headcanons #steve/eddie #i love this #they're too cute #steve's parents are neglectful and negligent #steve harrington and his parents #steve deserves better

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June 30th, 1914, was the final day of a goodwill visit by the Royal Navy to Kiel, Germany’s principal Baltic naval base, having arrived on June 23rd. The squadron included battleships Ajax, King George V, Audacious, and several light cruisers.

The Kaiser paraded in his Royal Navy Admiral’s uniform (a title courtesy of Queen Victoria), and British and German sailors mingled and entertained each other drinking, dancing and boxing. It was reported that the assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, in Sarajevo, dampened the joyous mood a little, but did not ultimately undermine what was described by an American correspondent as an 'Anglo German love-feast’.

Not everyone was totally caught up in the festivities. A senior RN officer, Captain Henderson, found an imaginative way to report on the state of Germany’s naval preparedness, and that Britain's dominance of the high seas was under significant threat.

"...I think it would not be out of place here, to call your attention to the striking progress made by the German Navy in sports and games. Speaking generally, our men were entirely outclassed in all the usual sports, running, jumping, and in the tug-of war, the Germans simply walked away with it. The Germans have systematically invaded what we have hitherto regarded as our natural preserve…the world of sport..."

As the RN squadron departed, a German Admiral sent, 'Best wishes for a pleasant journey’, to which the British commanding officer responded with thanks and the reply, 'Comrades in the past, and always'.

Sources: Roads to the Great War, 1914 - Day by Day (BBC Radio 4, by Margaret MacMillan), The Telegraph

#remembrance day #world war one #first world war #the great war #lest we forget #armistice day #naval history #royal navy

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This gold and burgundy gown was first worn by Sophie Okonedo as Margaret of Anjou in The Hollow Crown: Henry VI in 2016. It was spotted again in 2022 on Caroline Henderson as Jarl Estrid Haakon in Vikings: Valhalla.

Costume Credit: Cat

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#sophie okonedo #the hollow crown #henry VI #caroline henderson #vikings #valhalla #costume drama #period drama

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atmilliways · 6 months

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Wrong On The Money (55)

part 55 of 55 | 1784 words | Teen+

Blackmail fic on Ao3 | on tumblr

Summary:

It’s easy to decide on a plan of action this time, no nerd dice required. And Steve is ready, but he’s. . . . He’s nervous, okay?

The final chapter!

I know there was some excitement about a potential trip to NYC to visit Margaret, but because of the title it was always destined to end here. Please remember to insert your own ba-dum-tss sound effect at the punchline. Thanks for reading! ❤️

55.

The night before pulling the trigger on telling Dustin, Eddie takes his mind off it by suggesting they watch a baseball game with Wayne, and it’s . . . it’s good. Eddie clearly has very little idea of the finer points of the game, but he cuddles indulgently into Steve’s side and listens to their additions to the announcers’ commentary with good grace. When their beers or snacks run low he pops up to get the next round, letting them keep watching.

After the game, Steve loops an arm around him with a grin. “Hey, if I put up a hoop over the garage, would you play a pickup game with me sometime?”

Eddie hums, leaning into him and pretending to think about it. “Well, you played D&D with me, so . . . sure.”

“Yeah?” Steve can’t help his grin growing wider. They might not have many interests in common, but that doesn’t mean they can’t dip into each other's from time to time.

“Yep.” Eddie turns, nudging the tips of their noses together. “It’ll be at your own risk, though. I am not coordinated enough for sports.”

“It’s true,” Wayne comments from his easy chair—making both of them jump a little, having forgotten he was in the room. “Thought he might grow out of that all-elbows and big feet stage at some point, but nah.”

Steve laughs, delighted by the novel feeling of family affectionately giving each other shit that is slowly becoming more familiar. (The closest he’s come to it before moving in here was Dustin teasing him for being vain about his hair.) This is good too, like a warm blanket enveloping him into being a part of something. “Don’t worry, I saw him in gym class. I know what I’m in for.”

“Oh, both of you can just—” Eddie wriggles free to flip both of them off while sticking his tongue out, then grabs Steve’s wrist to haul him up and towards the privacy of one of their rooms.

It’s easy to decide on a plan of action this time, no nerd dice required. And Steve is ready, but he’s. . . .

He’s nervous, okay?

He knows that he and Eddie don’t have all that much in common at a glance. They don’t like the same music—although Black Sabbath and Dio are growing on him, and Eddie is more flexible than he expected for someone who complains about “top forty shit” so often. They come from opposite sides of town and totally different upbringings. They’re the quintessential coiffed jock versus the ultimate scruffy nerd. Robin knows Steve’s weird side well enough not to question any of that, and she’d seen their chemistry well before Steve thought he might stand a chance, but does Dustin?

Maybe. Hopefully. Either way, Steve is ready for it to all be out in the open.

“Ready for ice cream, buddy?” Steve calls as Dustin slides into the back seat, Eddie having already snagged shotgun privileges. He has, however, graciously stopped head banging and turned the radio down so they can all hear their own thoughts.

Dustin leans forward between their seats with an unimpressed look. “Yeah. Why are you being weird? Why didn’t you tell me Eddie was c—Why are you wearing that?”

Eddie lets out an exaggerated sigh and wriggles out of the navy blue Melvald’s shirt he has on over a white tee, tossing it at Dustin’s head. “It’s called legal employment, Henderson. It’s something that some of us are forced to obtain by local law enforcement.”

“Hey! Your name tag chipped my tooth,” Dustin protests.

“No it didn’t,” Steve retorts, holding back a laugh.

“Well it could have.”

“Yeah yeah, sad story. Now click it or I’ll kick it. . . . Meaning your ass. Out of the car.” He meets the teen’s eyes in the rear-view mirror and rolls his own at the pouty glare. “Seat belt, Henderson, jeez!”

“Oh my god you are so lame,” Dustin mutters, shaking his head, but he sits back and buckles his seat belt.

As soon as he hears the click, Steve puts the car in gear and glides out of the Henderson’s driveway. It’s not a long drive, just to the Dairy Queen a few minutes away.

“He can be trained after all,” Eddie remarks, still fussing with his clothes to get his plain white t-shirt untucked from his remarkably unripped jeans. Steve catches a flash of his stomach amidst the struggle and has to remind himself to keep both eyes on the road, looking away with what he knows is a dumb smile on his face. “And to answer your question, dearest Dusty-Bun—

“Only Suzie gets to call me that. Who told you about that?”

“—I’m tagging along because, in honor of my first honest paycheck, I’m buying.”

“Didn't you used to work at that tire place?”

Eddie sighs, even more put upon than the first time, and casts Steve a look that speaks volume about tone. Still smiling, Steve responds with a what’re you gonna do shrug. His boyfriend reacts by snorting and sticking out his tongue at him.

“You’re getting the small cone, Dusty-Bun,” Eddie declares, slouching down in his seat and pouting theatrically at both of them. “And no chocolate sauce.”

Dustin rolls his eyes; Steve catches their epic journey in his rear-view. “Whatever,” he says, knowing that Eddie is full of shit and will let him order whatever he wants (within reason). “Anyway, I wasn’t even talking to you. Steve, why are you wearing this?” And he reaches around to pluck at Steve’s vest.

Which is not his Family Video vest, because he has today off. It’s the denim vest—a battle vest he has since learned, which seems both over-dramatic and weirdly fitting—that Eddie had thrown at him in the Upside Down.

It had been Eddie's idea to wear it today. The second he'd realized that it hadn't been lost somewhere in the stolen RV or in the Upside Down, he was clamoring to see it on Steve. (And then off of him again. That had been a good night.)

“Oh, you like it?” Steve asks innocently. He had tried to offer the vest back, after doing his best to get all the bloodstains out. Eddie's refusal had included an explanation of what giving such a heavily personalized article of metalhead garb to someone meant. (A very good night.)

Since Dustin is also familiar with its significance, they figured it would be a good lead-in.

“Steve,” Dustin starts, in what Steve recognizes as his do you need to be told everything tone—then stops himself and cuts his gaze across to Eddie.

Eddie, still slouched but smirking now, makes an elaborate go right ahead gesture.

Dustin’s eyes go wide as dinner plates. “Holy shit,” he breathes, looking back and forth between the two of them several times. “Really? Are you?!”

And even though Steve doesn’t have a bead on whether this is a good reaction or not, he lets himself borrow and coast on some of Eddie’s confidence. He puts on a matching smirk and says, “Yeah, man.”

It’s not that he expects Dustin to be disgusted or anything, it’s. . . . Well, he could. It’s possible. Probably not likely, but possible.

There’s a pause while Dustin draws breath, and it feels both way longer and way shorter than it actually is. What if he doesn’t believe them, or doesn’t take it as seriously as he would’ve if Steve were introducing a new girlfriend?

“I knew it,” Dustin whoops, pumping a fist in victory. (Steve recognizes it, because he does that whenever he throws something in a trash can and sinks the shot. He gets a perplexed little rush from the recognition.) “I knew you two would get along if you just gave each other a chance!”

“Uh.” Eddie twists around in his seat to stare at the teen. He’d been so confident before about knowing how Dustin would take the news, but evidently he hadn’t expected him to say that, his jaw dropping in disbelief. “Are you . . . trying to call matchmaker here? Is that what’s happening?”

“Yeah, because I told you. I told both of you!”

“You did not call it,” Eddie says indignantly, and Steve would chime in to agree here but he’s kinda still busy driving the car. “You absolutely did not call my junk getting that friendly with his—”

“Woah woah woah, time out,” Steve interrupts, because screw being too busy driving, that is too much information. “Reel it back in, man.”

Eddie points at him, eyes still on Dustin, intent on making his point. “Is not what he said last night.”

Dustin makes a face. “Gross, you’re both like my older brothers, dude.”

“Well one of us is an in-law!” Eddie insists.

Steve looks briefly skyward with a muttered, “Jesus H. Christ.”

But he can’t help but grin, because this is going well. He’s pretty sure Dustin would react the exact same way if it was him and Robin dating. (Which, huh. Just thinking about that is enough to make him want to make a face because that would be weird.)

It’s also going chaotically, which, yeah. Dustin is a dork and Eddie thrives on chaos, no big surprises there. He feels so fond of both of them in this moment, even though the actual content of the conversation is ridiculous. Everything is going to be fine.

The Upside Down is permanently locked away, there’s no more danger, Steve gets Eddie, and everything is going to be fine.

“For fuck’s sake,” Dustin is saying, “I was right. Ugh, when will you guys finally admit that I’m always right on the money with this shit and just give me credit for your relationship? Give me a date if you have to, I’ll pencil it in on my mom’s Cats Galore calendar for future reference.”

For a second, Steve’s gaze meets Eddie’s. Maybe it’s the haughtiness of their younger friend’s tone; maybe it’s the mention of money on top of their ridiculous history with the stuff. Whatever it is, it’s enough to send them both into a laughing fit so intense that Steve is lucky the next turn-off is straight into the Dairy Queen parking lot.

Wayne thinks they’re good together. Robin is cooling down about what Eddie had done to be happy for Steve again. Dustin is fine with their relationship, even wants credit. . . . Those are the three out of four people in the world it would crush Steve the most to disappoint.

Eddie’s warm brown eyes are warm and fixed on him as he turns the car off and plucks the keys from the ignition, and Steve is finally, for the first time since 1983, finally able to relax . . . just in time for celebratory ice cream.

#steddie blackmail fic #steve harrington #eddie munson #wayne munson #found family feels #dustin henderson #steddie #steddie fic #my fanfic #stranger things

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scotianostra · 1 month

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March 14th 1900 saw the birth of Scottish lawyer, Dame Margaret Kidd.

Margaret Henderson Kidd was a KC and a QC and during an eminent legal career, she racked up a number of pioneering ‘female firsts’ in what was then an entirely male dominated environment. Margaret became the first feminine member of the Scottish Bar in 1923, and uniquely, until 1948, she was its only female advocate. Margaret was also the first female lawyer to plead before the House of Lords and before a Select Committee of the House of Commons. In addition and significantly, Margaret became the first woman to become a King's Counsel in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, she was the first woman to officially occupy the post of Sheriff Principal for Dumfries and Galloway.

Kidd passed away on 22 March 1989 in Cambridge. A funeral service was held at the Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. A eulogy by Lord Hope of Craighead concluded:

‘Her success was won by strength of character, courage and integrity and is a mark of her true qualities that, despite what might seem to be the revolutionary nature of her achievements, she always held the affection and respect of others.’

#scotland #scottish #history #legal history #strong woman

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hi friends!! i've gotten a few asks / messages about book recommendations for the new septembers readathon so i figured i'd list some here! i tried to do a range of genres & mix up YA/adult + tried to fit the autumny september vibes where i could! if anyone wants more specific recs, feel free to send me a message 🤍

a book about witches: the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna, the witch haven by sasha peyton smith, the nature of witches by rachel griffin

a murder mystery: tita rosie's kitchen mystery series by mia p. manansala, queen of the tiles by hanna alkaf, miss aldridge regrets by louise hare

a book that takes place at a private school/boarding school: every heart a doorway by seanan mcguire, if you could see the sun by ann liang, a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee

a creepy or horror book: house of hollow by krystal sutherland, the gathering dark: an anthology of folk horror, our wives under the sea by julia armfield

a book that takes place in september: answered here!

a short story collection: eternally yours, toil & trouble: 15 tales of women & witchcraft, in these hallowed halls: a dark academia anthology

a gothic novel (classic or contemporary): a dowry of blood by s.t. gibson, all the dead lie down by kyrie mccauley, wuthering heights by emily brontë

an autumnal romance: the dead romantics by ashley poston, the ex hex by erin sterling, the night circus by erin morgenstern

a book about a haunted house: mexican gothic by silvia moreno-garcia, the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson

a book about vampires: court of the undying seasons by a.m. strickland, house of hunger by alexis henderson

a cozy fantasy: legends and lattes by travis baldree, the undertaking of hart and mercy by megan bannen, half a soul by olivia atwater, emily wilde's encyclopaedia of faeries by heather fawcett

a classic / retelling: little thieves by margaret owen, a wish in the dark by christina soontornvat, enter the body by joy mccullough

a new release (published this september): you again by kate goldbeck, the wake-up call by beth o'leary, cleat cute by meryl wilsner, a study in drowning by ava reid, if i have to be haunted by miranda sun

an autumnal classic: anne of green gables by l.m. montgomery, rebecca by daphne du maurier, northanger abbey by jane austen

a dark academia book: babel by r.f. kuang, these violent delights by micah nemerever, ace of spades by faridah àbíké-íyímídé

a graphic novel: the tea dragon society by kay o'neill, the witch boy by molly ostertag, check please by ngozi ukazu, heavy vinyl by nina vakueva & carly usdin, cheer up: love and pompoms by crystal frasier & val wise, displacement by kiku hughes

#new septembers readathon #i didn't include any classics for classics but if anyone wants my classic recs lmk!

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froggywritesstuff · 1 year

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character list

the title is self explanatory. this is a list of the characters i'll write for. it'll probably change over time, and if you see a character you'd like but don't see them on the list, just ask cause i might've forgotten about them

Hamilton

Eliza Schuyler

Angelica Schuyler

Peggy Schuyler

Maria Reynolds

Alexander Hamilton

John Laurens

Philip Hamilton

Lafayette

Hercules Mulligan

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

Aaron Burr

Umbrella Academy

Viktor Hargreeves

Diego Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Allison Hargreeves

Luther Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

Ben Hargreeves (Umbrella or Sparrow)

Sloane Hargreeves

Jayme Hargreeves

Stranger Things

Will Byers (non female readers only)

Mike Wheeler

Lucas Sinclair

Dustin Henderson

Eleven Hopper

Max Mayfield

Robin Buckley (non male readers only)

Nancy Wheeler

Jonathan Byers

Steve Harrington

Eddie Munson

21 Chump Street

Justin Laboy

The Goldfinch

Boris Pavlikovsky

Theodore Decker

Marvel

Peter Parker (any actor)

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Sam Wilson

Makkari

Sersi

Sprite (platonic only)

Steven Grant

Marc Spector

Layla El-Faouly

America Chavez (non male readers only)

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova (platonic only)

Shuri

Namor

Riri Williams

X-Men

Mystique

Kitty Pryde

Peter Maximoff

Rogue

In The Heights (movie version)

Usnavi de la Vega

Vanessa

Nina Rosario

Benny

Sonny de la Vega

Heathers

Veronica Sawyer

JD (Jason Dean)

Heather Chandler

Heather McNamara

Heather Duke

John Doe

Ride The Cyclone

Noel Gruber (male or nb readers only)

Ocean O'Connel Rosenburg

Mischa Bachinski

Constance Blackwood

Ricky Potts

Hatchetfieldverse

Paul Matthews

Emma Perkins

Ted Spankoffski

Bill Woodard

Ruth Fleming

Pete Spankoffski

Richie Lipschitz

Max Jagerman

Grace Chasity

Lex Foster

Ethan Green

Hannah Foster (platonic only)

Heartstopper

Charlie Spring (non female readers only)

Nick Nelson

Tara Jones (non male readers only)

Darcy Olsson (non male readers readers only)

Elle Argent

Tao Xu (non male readers only(headcanoning him as bi or pan is disrespectful and transphobic))

Tori Spring

Imogen Heaney

Isaac Henderson (platonic only)

Do Revenge

Eleanor Levetan (non male readers only)

Drea Torres

Deadpool

Wade Wilson/Deadpool

Wednesday

Wednesday Addams

Enid Sinclair

Bianca Barclay

Xavier Thorpe

Ajax Petropolus

Eugene Otinger

(young) Morticia Addams

(young) Gomez Addams

Beetlejuice

Lydia Deetz

Tomorrow When The War Began

Ellie Linton

Lee Takkam

Fiona Maxwell

Homer Yannos

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse/Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales

Gwen Stacy

Pavitr Prabhakar

Hobie Brown

Margo Kess

Miles G Morales (earth 42)

Miguel O’Hara

Maze Runner

Thomas

Newt (non female readers only)

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Lucy Gulliver

Nadine (non male readers only)

Nick Danielson

Treasure Planet

Jim Hawkins

Enola Holmes

Lord Tewkesbury

Turning Red

Mei Mei

Miriam

Abby

Priya

Raising Dion

Nicole Warren

Tevin Wakefield

Dion Warren (platonic only)

Julie and the Phantoms

Julie Molina

Luke Patterson

Reggie Peters

Alex Mercer (non female readers only)

Flynn

Carrie

Abbott Elementary

Janine Teagues

Jacob Hill (non female readers only)

Gregory Eddie

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Jake Peralta

Amy Santiago

Rosa Diaz

Love Victor

Victor Salazar (non female readers only)

Benji (non female readers only)

Felix Weston

Pilar Salazar

Lake Meriwether

Lucy

Mia Brooks

Andrew

In Treatment

Eladio

Laila

Spree

Kurt Kunkle

Once Upon a Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Mary Margaret Blanchard

David Nolan

Henry Mills

Mulan (non male readers only)

Graham

Neal Cassidy

Peter Pan

Jefferson

Dash and Lily

Dash

Lily

Boomer

Juno

Juno MacGuff

Paulie Bleeker

Summer Days Summer Nights

Debbie Espinoza

Frankie Espinoza

Scream (1 through 6)

Sidney Prescott

Billy Loomis

Mickey Altieri

Roman Bridger

Jill Roberts

Charlie Walker

Sam Carpenter

Tara Carpenter

Amber Freeman

Chad Meeks-Martin

Mindy Meeks-Martin

Quinn Bailey

Venom

Eddie Brock

Honest Thief

Ramon Hall

Beth Hall

Wild Child

Poppy Moore

Kate

Drippy

Freddie Kingsley

Monsters and Men

Manny Ortega

Marisol Ortega

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Trevor Spengler

Phoebe Spengler (platonic only)

Error 143

Micah Yujin

Community

Abed Nadir

Troy Barnes

Annie Edison

Jeff Winger

Britta Perry

The Obession

Logan

Delilah

The New Girl

Lia Setiawan

Stacey Hoffman

Mythic Quest

Poppy Li

Brad Bakshi

Adventure Time

Finn

Princess Bubblegum

Marceline

Marshall Lee

Prince Bubblegum

Flame Princess

School Spirits

Madison

Simon

Charley (non female readers only)

Wally

Rhonda

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Simon Aumar

Disventure Camp

Aiden (non fem readers only)

James (non fem readers only)

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

Jane Facciano

Olivia Valdovinos

Nancy Nakagawa

Cynthia Zdunowski

Richie Valdovinos

Ted Lasso

Roy Kent

Jamie Tartt

Keeley Jones

Sam Obisanya

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Noah Diaz

Elena Wallace

Mirage

Helluva Boss

Blitzø

Stolas (non female readers only)

Loona

Millie

Moxxie

Octavia

Verosika Mayday

Fizzarolli

Asmodeus

Hazbin Hotel

Charlie Morningstar

Vaggie (non male readers only)

Angel Dust (non female readers only)

Husk

Alastor (platonic only)

Vox

Lucifer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (rise + mutant mayhem + tmnt 2007 + tmnt 2012)

Donnie

Mikey

Raph

Leo

April

The After Party

Yasper Lennov

Space Force

Tony Scarapiducci

Renfield

Teddy Lobo

Robert Montague Renfield

Undercovers

Bill Hoyt

Amazing Digital Circus

Jax

Parks and Recreation

Leslie Knope

Ben Wyatt

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

Randy Cunningham (18+ people DNI unless requesting platonic stories)

The Earliest Show

Josh Bath

House of Lies

Clyde Oberholt

Mean Girls (movie + musical + movie musical)

Cady Heron

Regina George

Gretchen Wieners

Karen Smith/Shetty

Janis Ian/Sarkisian/Imi'ike (non male readers only)

Damian Hubbard (non female readers only)

Warm Bodies

Peep World

Nathan Meyerwitz

Your Boyfriend

Peter Dunbar

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sunflowerswriting · 1 month

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would love to explore the muses (new and older) under the cut with some really good plots ! im me or like this and i'll come to you to chat!

jenna schafer // sarah pidgeon fc // stalkerish vibes, obsessive and would love an age gap plot (f/f preferably or f/nb)) or her falling for her bff

spencer zhang // jessie mei li fc // my fae or wix bb // all the fantasy or magic plots please + strong acotar vibes (nb/f preferred or nb/nb)

mateo estrada // oscar isaac fc // divorced couple vibes or even an age gap plot for him?? he's super sweet (m/f preferred)

lizzie henderson // margaret qualley fc // would love for her to find her muse (f/f or f/nb preferred)

dakota walters // sophie thatcher fc // i need a geeky, tense filled enemies to lovers theater or band plot pls ( preferably f/f)

mindy sanchez // jenna ortega fc // i want and need this girly to fall in love with someone ( preferably f/f or, of course, f/nb)

william archibald // leo woodall fc // i desperately need a modern royalty or royalty plot or arranged marriage plot *eyes* (m/f preferred)

jamali masood // geraldine viswanathan fc // give me all the f/f plots for this clumsy know-it-all

archie stokes // rudy pankow fc // give me vibes for this seemingly-innocent guy // (m/m or m/f preferred)

cherry valentine // jessica chastain fc // give me divorced couple vibes or age gap actresses or hidden relationship (f/f preferred)

ariel martinez // melissa barrera fc // GIVE.ME.SERIAL.KILLER.VIBES. for this final girl turned serial killer (f/f preferred)

miles gardner // archie renaux fc // i need angsty things for him (m/f preferred)

joel garcia // pedro pascal fc // AGE. GAPS. (m/f preferred)

stefan gilmore // dylan o'brien fc // give me all the things for this asshole and possibly him discovering his sexuality?? (m/m or m/f)

katie spencer // renee rapp fc // i need all the enemies to lovers things for this diva (f/f preferred)

#smut rp #indie rp #indie roleplay #bi rp #wishlist

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ssvperboy · 1 month

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okay, hi! this is a lil starter call for my moots. pls like this if u want a starter from the following muses <3 pls lemme know who u want so i can give em to u. they're not any order and some info is provided below <3

Skate Henderson He/Him, Drug Dealer, 26, Bisexual, Nicholas Galitzine

Nolan Henderson He/Him, Drug Dealer, 26, Pansexual Kaden Hammond

Presley Henderson She/Her, Camp Counsellor, 19, Bisexual, Sadie Sink

Flynn Lafayette He/Him, Theatre Student, 24, Bisexual, Julio Peña

Scout Lafayette She/Her, Pet Sitter/Aspiring Musician & Music Producer, 24, Bisexual, Bea Miller

Sydney Lafayette She/Her, Fashion Consultant & Sugar Baby, 24, Bisexual, Kelli Berglund

Ethan McGuinness He/Him, Drama Teacher & Working on his PhD in Neuroscience, 28, Pansexual, Dylan O'Brien

Skylear McGuinness He/Him, Computer Programmer, 26, Bisexual, Jacob Elordi

Hero Torrez He/Him, Boxer & Gymnastics Instructor, 23, Heterosexual, Benjamin Wadsworth

Mattheo Torrez He/Him, Nursing Student, 23, Heterosexual, Lorenzo Zurzolo

Tomás Torrez He/Him, Surf Science & Tech. Student, 23, Pansexual, Arón Piper

Nova Villanueva-Cruz She/Her, Barista, 20, Bisexual, Nailea Devora

Parker Villanueva-Cruz He/Him, Real Estate Agent, 27, Pansexual, Taylor Zakhar Perez

Finlay O'Connor He/Him, Pilot, 33, Bisexual, Callum Turner

Artemis Lovejoy She/Her, Works at LOVE&JOY & in Teacher's College, 27, Bisexual, Margaret Qualley

Campbell Finley She/Her, Musician, 22, Bisexual, Maya Hawke

Trinity Kiel She/They, Co-Founder of Earthly Alternatives, 23, Pansexual, Odessa A'Zion

Salem Kiel He/They, Co-Founder of Earthly Alternatives, 23, Pansexual, Gavin Casalegno

Lilith Kiel She/Her, Influencer, 23, Bisexual, Sabrina Carpenter

Julian Taylor She/They, Musician & Music Producer, 27, Biexual, Halsey

Dirt Eastwood They/Them, Karate Sensei, 22, Bisexual, Tanner Buchanan

Zachary Parker He/Him, Ex-Child Pop Star/Current Musician, 25, Questioning, Drew Starkey

#shut up kai // ooc #starter call #????

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kloppinthekop · 3 months

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꧁ hello! ꧂

amy ᝰ ❧ scorpio sun and moon, she/they, grey-ace, 30s

i support liverpool f.c. and mostly write about domitrent on ao3.

i have a ph.d. in english literature, specializing in science fiction, but i really only write for fun these days.

other interests include: kate bush (queen of my heart), goth and post punk music/subculture, horror and sci-fi films, jane austen, mary shelley (i am always ready to bring frankenstein into any conversation), orphan black, star trek, studio ghibli, and more.

a masterlist of my fics and other scribblings are below the cut! a gentle reminder that i do not take requests for fics; however, headcanons are welcome and my askbox is open!

you can find most of my fics on archive of our own (ao3). some may be archive-locked (only viewable to users who are logged in on ao3). fics are sorted by type, ship/pairing, and then alphabetically listed within each category (for the most part). ratings are indicated in parentheses next to each title. if you are under the age of 18, please do not interact with any mature/explicit fics. full list of tags and any potential content warnings are available on ao3. masterlist to be updated periodically.

꧁DOMITRENT꧂ (dominik szoboszlai/trent alexander arnold)

dream come true (M, eventually E) 𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔲𝔰 ➾ [work in progress]

→ Dominik, whose dreams of becoming a professional football player ended years ago due to injury, has dedicated himself to a new passion: physiotherapy. After moving to Liverpool to complete his studies, he meets Trent, a local lad whose dream of playing in the first team is about to come true. But what if, in meeting one another, their dreams become intertwined?

꧁HENDOLLANA꧂ (jordan henderson/adam lallana)

borne in red (E; dubcon) → In a world where men have been discovered to be infertile, the few men who are not sterile are forced into service of Captains and their Wives. Adam Lallana is one of these "studs," also known as Reds. He is also, dangerously, in love with men. Over a course of Ceremonies, he discovers that his Captain has a secret, and that his proclivities may be indeed similar to Adam's own desires…

A Hendollana AU based on Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale.

⟡ by chapter: chapter one: waiting | chapter two: discovering | chapter three: being | chapter four: waiting | chapter five: coda

꧁DOMITRENT꧂ (dominik szoboszlai/trent alexander arnold)

we lit the fire and it's burning bright (E) → After the Liverpool vs Manchester City game (where Trent scores the equaliser), Dom takes Trent back to his apartment and proceeds to take him apart with his hands and lips.

working on the riddle of your heart (E) → Dominik can’t stop thinking about Trent. Ever since pre-season training, he has been obsessed. God, Dominik wants to be possessed by Trent.

you're out there killing the game (E) → Trent gets his arse out for all to see, but Dom wants it to be just his.

꧁CARRAVILLE꧂ (jamie carragher/gary neville)

gary knows; or, gary the fool in liverpool (T) → Liverpool’s lost the league, and Gary’s lost his damn mind.

a christmas carraville (merry crimbo, ye big lug) (G) → God I love him, but my husband is an idiot, Jamie thinks. In which Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher are married, but Gary doesn't know it yet.

champagne supernova (happy new year, ye tosser) (T) → It's New Year's Eve, and all Carra can think about is whether a certain Manc will kiss him at midnight. Maybe a little liquid courage will help light the way.

package deal (it's valentine's day, ye dimwit) (E) → Gary's got a Valentine’s date with an idiot.

꧁GERLONSO꧂ (steven gerrard/xabi alonso)

days of legends past (G) → "When you left, it broke my heart." Three vignettes related to various and sundry myths and legends.

꧁HENDOLLANA꧂ (jordan henderson/adam lallana)

fools in love (G; archive-locked) → aka, five times that other people noticed Jordan and Adam were dating before they did, and one time they finally realize that they’ve been a couple all along.

hounds of love (G; archive-locked) → Jordan's not sure what his soulmark will be yet, but what he does know is that he's terrified. A slow-burn soulmate AU.

merry to go 'round (G; archive-locked) → The lads buy a house together at the end of the 2026 World Cup campaign, and not a single one of their teammates (former teammates now) are surprised.

soft lad (E; archive-locked) → Five-hundred twenty-five thousand six-hundred minutes… it took a span of two pre-seasons for Hendo to realize that he was in love.

vignettes: tickertape (G; archive-locked) → After the trophy lift, Hendo searches for a tangible piece of memory…

vignettes: turf (G; archive-locked) → Lallana leaving LFC, but choosing a certain squad number for familiarity…

꧁OTHER SHIPS꧂

put myself on a pedestal - virgil van dijk/jarell quansah (E) → After the Union Saint-Gilloise match, Jarell says some things to the press that perhaps ought not to have been said. It's Virgil's job to educate him. But perhaps there are things that Virgil also ought not to say out loud… Then, Jarell comes over to his house one night after training, and Virgil finds a more effective way to stop Jarell from saying stupid things.

eu sou... - eric dier/dele alli (G; archive-locked) → Dele is um idiota but so is Eric. Pining ensues. footballers watch: eurovision 2019 - multi-ship (G; archive-locked) → What it says on the tin. [Pairings include: Carraville, Hendollana, Gerlonso, Deledier, and other random cameos.]

꧁GEN FICS꧂

klopp in the kop, forever - jürgen klopp (G) → Jürgen Klopp, the normal one, is about to live a normal life, for the first time in his life.

vignettes: takumi (G; archive-locked) → Second day at Anfield • Daemon!fic aka His Dark Materials/Football RPF