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Cinnamon and Art Galleries - Spencer Reid
Pairing: Spencer Reid x Reader
Summary: Your friend, Emily brings a cute stranger to your art exhibition.
Warnings: fluff, fluff, more fluff, probably ooc Spencer
A/N: I hope you guys enjoy this! This was my first time writing for Spencer so he's probably out of character but please let me know what you think! I love you all! xxx
You smiled as you drew the cat in the hot chocolate foam and handed it to the little girl on the other side of the counter with her mom. It melted your heart when her face lit up and she waved at you as her mom steered her out of the café. It was slow in your café today but you didn’t mind, you used the time to set up for the beginner art class you were going to be teaching on Saturday.
“Hey girl,” you glanced up when the bell rang and your friend Emily walked in.
You smiled when you saw her and gave her a wave. She was the first friend you had made when you moved to DC.
“Hey,” you smiled, “having the usual?”
“Please,” she grinned.
You got to work, making her one black coffee, the other was a milky coffee with a shot of cinnamon syrup. You knew that Emily drank the black coffee so you couldn’t help but wonder who the overly sweet coffee was for. You carefully selected the cinnamon roll with the most frosting and slid it into a bag, being careful to not let it stick to the paper bag.
“I believe congratulations are in order,” Emily started and you scoffed with a laugh.
As soon as you found out your art was going to be featured in an exhibition, Emily was the first person you told, “the team are coming to see it.”
You raised an eyebrow, secretly you were grateful, “FBI Agents don’t have anything better to do?”
She laughed, “not tonight, I even managed to talk the good Dr into coming.”
“The elusive Spencer Reid?” you rested your hip against the counter as you handed her the coffees, “how did you manage that?” from what Emily had told you, it didn’t seem like Spencer Reid liked social situations.
“I’ve got killer interrogation skills,” she smirked, “he’s cute too.”
You internally groaned, yours and Emily’s definition of ‘cute’ were very different, for all you knew Spencer Reid was an aging Professor, “as long as you don’t try and set us up, like you tried with me and Morgan.”
“No promises,” she laughed as she backed out of the café, “I’ll see you tonight.”
Later that night, you were sipping champagne as people perused your exhibition, your paintings were both inspired by Pre-Raphaelite art and the King Arthur legends. You noticed a man was standing at your painting of the Knights of the Round Table, so you walked over and decided to strike up a conversation.
“Hi.”
“Hi,” his lips twitched into a small smile as he looked down at you with gorgeous deep brown eyes, “you’re the artist right?” when you nodded, he looked back at the painting, “you’re really good.”
“Thanks, I love Pre-Raphaelite art.”
“Did you know that the Pre-Raphaelites were a secret society of young artists, founded in London in 1848? They were opposed to the Royal Academy’s promotion of the ideal as exemplified in the work of Raphael,” he blurted this out like he’d memorised it from a textbook and you worked hard to conceal a laugh.
“I did know that,” you giggled.
“Right of course,” he flushed, “of course you knew that.”
Something struck a memory, something that Emily had told you, “wait, are you Spencer Reid?” he looked at you with slightly wary eyes before nodding and you smiled, “I’m Y/N, Emily has told me so much about you.”
“It’s all lies,” he joked and glanced over his shoulder, “she’s making the most of the bar right now.”
You laughed as you looked over too and she waved, lifting up a glass in a motion of cheers. When she had said Spencer was cute, it was an understatement, he was young and gorgeous.
“Are you interested in art?” you asked as you sipped your champagne.
Spencer nodded, “I like looking at it, I’m afraid I’m not very artistic.”
“And here, we thought you were perfect,” you heard a chuckle from over your shoulder and you turned to see Derek Morgan and the rest of the BAU, Morgan pulled you into a hug, “congratulations sweetheart.”
“Thanks,” you smiled as you pulled away and looked at the others, “thank you for coming.”
It was a great night and you were grateful for everyone that came but soon, you were starting to get overwhelmed so you went out onto the balcony for a cigarette. Though it seemed as though someone else had beaten you to it. He ran a hand through his hair and glanced over his shoulder and smiled at you.
“Hey, you want some company?”
“Sure,” he smiled.
There was comfortable silence for a while as both of you looked over at the lights of DC, your cigarette smoke curling in the air. Soon enough, Spencer spoke up.
“So what do you do? Is art your full time thing?”
“I own the café by the library, but I’m integrating art into the café, I’m teaching a beginner class at the weekend from there.”
“No way! Seriously?” he smiled, looking animated, “your coffee is so good and your cinnamon rolls? Amazing.”
You laughed, “Emily gets the cinnamon roll with the most frosting for you?”
“Yeah,” he flushed, he opened his mouth to say something else when he was interrupted by Aaron Hotchner.
“Reid, we just got called in,” he glanced at you, an apologetic look, “I’m sorry, Y/N.”
“No, it’s okay,” you smiled when Spencer pushed himself off the railing, “it was really nice to meet you Spencer.”
He flushed and offered you a shy smile, “it was nice to meet you too, I’ll see you soon?”
You nodded and Emily pulled you into a tight hug, whispering in your ear, “I’ll make sure he sees you soon,” you laughed, shaking your head as she pulled away.
On Saturday, you were setting up for the art class when you heard the tinkle of the bell and you glanced up. None other than Spencer Reid was standing in the open doorway, the sun like a halo around his head.
“Thought you might need a hand.”
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Nikolai Lantsov x inferni!reader : Traitor
It was the same nightmare over and over again. Making her wake up in the middle of the night in tears with heart beating way to fast and ragged breath.
If only it was just a nightmare.
But it was more.
It was a memory.
Flahsback
“Here she is. My favorite Inferni.” Darkling smiled with his brightest smile, greeting Y/N as she entered his chambers.
“General Kirigan” she acknowledged him without any hesitation in the voice, and yet screaming inside. He was nice, too nice and she knew exactly why. He needed something from her. More precisely, he needed her.
While everyone at court were fooled by Kirigan’s charm and well put-on pretenses, Y/N was the only one to see right through him. The king, the queen, all the Grishas…. So silly when confronted with his bright smile and practiced speaking.
If only Nik was here…
But “the puppy prince” left few years prior, leaving her alone to deal with the potential enemy of the state and it hurt like hell. Firstly, because it seemed like Nik never cared about her at all, secondly because all the court and royal family believed her to be insane and mentally impaired the very second she even hinted at Darkling’s intention being dishonest. Y/N knew he was searching for the sun summoner and why was he doing this, but had to keep it a secret. It was like being torn into two opposite direction. She had to protect the royal family and Ravka she swore an oath to and that came with exposing Darkling, but at the same she had to protect herself and that meant getting into general’s good graces to avoid getting hanged for treason. And still protect the Lantsov, even that fool or a price Vasily.
Being some sort of double agent came with a heavy price.
Poor girl.
This was why she was called upon Kirigan every night and walked into his chambers. He always wanted something in return for keeping her secrets. Sometimes he needed her big brain and Inferni skills, sometimes it was .... more .... but it always, always left her with scars.
“Please Y/N. There is no need for formalities here.” He eyed her with those predatory eyes
“Why am I here tonight, general?” Y/N asked, still keeping her head high, back straight and gaze hardened.
“I….” he took a step closer and waved a hand towards the guards dismissively. The men bowed and left immediately “I have needs tonight.”
“Why… why don’t you ask Zoya?” she hissed “she’ll be more than happy to help you with those.”
“Oh, yes, Zoya…. You are not really in the good terms lately, are you?” he smirked, grabbing her hips and pulling her closer. “but then, you are not really anyone’s favorite Grisha, even in your own order, am I right?” his grip became unbearable “do not worry, dear. It’s a fair exchange. You give me that fire of yours and I keep you protected from anyone else” he muttered into her ear and she knew she was trapped for that night.
***
After everything she was left with pure hatred towards herself. She knew this was just a begging since intimacy was the first step. And after he made her a sobbing mess on his mercy, there were more …. practical tasks. Fires, strategies and plans she was always good at making.
But even with her help, Kirigan was slowly slipping. Slowly, yet consistently, and soon enough Grisha started seeing past his charm. Especially when he brought the sun summoner to the little palace. Y/N though herself to be smart enough to warn her about general’s purpose and tried to reach towards Alina.
Sadly, she was not.
And her attempt to warn miss Starkov ended up with the real, physical scars on her back. Those that could never properly heal even with Genya’s help. The tailor was probably the only person in the palace who knew who did this to Y/N, but never said a thing. At least she was a bit of support.
However, the pain coming from the cuts was unbearable and was following her for days.
And so she made a decision to flee and search for Nikolai to bring him back to the country. She escaped during the night and when it was discovered the next morning she was quickly announced the wanted traitor.
***
She found Nikolai a few moments later, by accident, while walking the streets in some small village. She was exhausted and was slowly losing hope for the future when she heard noises coming from around the corner. A man and a woman, Shu, judging by the looks were laughing and bantering with each other and when Y/N raised her bloodshot eyes she saw the person she was so desperately looking for.
“Ni….” she started, but he was faster.
“Leave us.” He commanded his companions and only when they left he came towards her, wrapping arms around her. “Y/N” he whispered, breathing her in but quickly pulling away “you look terrible. And you could definitely use some cleaning.” He smirked “Why are you here?”
“Nik….” She sobbed desperately, tears falling from her eyes like a fountain she could not contain once they started “I….”
“Hey, hey, it’s ok. Sh….” He hugged her tightly against his chest “you can tell me. Although I may have to warn you, no one here, except Tamar and Tolya knows my real identity. I’m Sturmhond.”
“The pirate?” she frowned, looking at him with surprise in the eyes
“Privateer….” He hissed “Now come on, whatever happened to you, you are safe now.”
He took her upon the ship and listened carefully to her story. She told him everything, except for the part how Darkling damaged her. It was not important, the country had to be put first. And it was, since they both created a plan to save it. First, get the sun summoner, secondly get Nik back to his prince-self and third, defeat the Darkling.
***
They were spending too much time together on the Volkvolny. There were to many jokes, silly fights and tension. And soon the crew started making ambiguous allusions to the character of their captain and the Inferni’s relationship. And Y/n soon had enough of it so gathering herself she confronted Nik about it.
“Captain, can I have a word with you?” she entered his cabin, not really caring what the answer would be.
“My favorite Inferni….” Unknowingly he used the same words as Darkling and it made her flinch “missed me that much?”
“With all those comments I hear all the time it feels like you are always with me” she rolled her eyes
“Is that why you are here? Came to make the rumors a reality?”
“Not exactly. I came to remind you I will never….” She never get to finish when with one long stride he was right in front of her, grabbing her waist and connecting their lips. At first she froze, shocked by the unexpected action but when he tried to pull away, she grabbed his shirt and pulled him back to her.
“You were saying….?” He muttered
“Oh, shut up…” Y/N locked her hands around his neck, wanting more and knowing he could give her that. She did not protest when he lifted her and walked her to the bed, laid her gently and slowly started to undress her. Saints, she wanted more and more and more, getting so greedy. “Nik….” Her little moan only spur him on.
“Tell me what you want…” Nikolai’s lips moved onto her neck, hands getting under her coat, caressing the skin on the sides and stomach.
“I want….” She panted and smiled lightly, teasingly “I want you to show me if you are truly as good as you are bragging to be.”
“Hm…” she smirked “not sure if you ready for this, love.”
***
As much as she hated to admit it, he was good. Really, really good and left her fully satisfied when she fell asleep in his loving embrace and woke up in them a couple hours later. Her back to his chest.
“Where did you get those scars?” he muttered kissing along her neck and shoulder, avoiding the damaged skin.
“I…. I don’t really want to talk about it.” She sighed deeply “at least not yet.”
“That sentence just confirmed you see us together in the future. I mean, of course you do, you caught a prince, fireball. A big fish, am I not? ”
“You are unbelievable….” She turned to the other side to face him
“But you love me, don’t you? You admitted that quite a few times …”
“I hate you.” she punched his chest “what time is it? Isn’t your crew going to look for you?”
“Maybe. But those marks I left on you will be enough of the explanation.”
“Marks?” her eyes widened “oh my…..”
“Besides, I am also sure they heard you scream my name.”
“I’m going to kill you, Nik!”
“Come on, it was good, wasn’t it?” he caressed her shoulders “you can admit it, I won’t judge. After all, I am the one who lost his mind for you.”
“You lost your mind when you were a kid, and never found it since.”
“And all of it, because of a certain Inferni which I feel in love with.”
“What….?”
“I’m serious, Y/n.” he looked straight into her eyes “I love you.”
“I love you too, Nik.”
“Great. Now that we got this covered, time to get up and get back to work!”
***
Besides that little unplanned thing, everything went smoothly. Soon, Alina and Mal joined the crusade and they all returned to Ravka happily, ready to stand against Kirigan. Sad part, old rumors did not die and soon, the prince heard about Y/N’s past and about her apparently being a traitor.
End of flashback
She was with Kirigan again. He was too close, causing her so much pain and she could not endure it all. Her skin aching, reddening and bruising. Again and again and again.
And that made her woke up. Sweaty, shaken and terrified, turning around and trying to reach to other side of bed but she found it empty. He was probably in the adherent room, listening to all his advisors and Grisha filling him in on the country situation.
“Nikolai?” she came thought the door and surprisingly found him alone, sitting on the chair, head hung low, running a hand through his hair. “What happened, my love?” in a second she was next to him grabbing his hand and caressing it gently.
“I… I’ve spoken to some people.” He started “about the country.”
“Is it that bad?”
„Were you conspiring with Darkling?” he said suddenly, his voice cold as ice and she could not recall any time in the past he was so indifferent towards her.
“What?” she gasped taking a step back, utterly terrified by that simple question. No,no, no, no. Oh, saint, please no.
“Answer me, Y/N. Were. You. Scheming. With him?” now his tone was angered, he was clenching his teeth to prevent himself from yelling.
“How could you even ask me that?” she stuttered, her heart breaking.
“I have every reason to suspect you have not been loyal. First of them being the fact you never told me about your past here. You were not ready to talk about it, huh? Now it would make sense why you have those marks on your back. This was punishment, wasn’t it?” he stood up, towering over her and suddenly she felt so small, so vulnerable against his rage. How could she ever explain it to him to make him understand?
“Nik…” poor girl trembled, hurt beyond any recognition “you don’t believe the rumors, do… do you?”
“Give me a reason not to.”
“You have no right to judge me! You don’t know what it was like! What is felt like to be forced to do things you don’t want to just to keep yourself alive!”
“Don’t I?” he looked straight into her eyes and that struck her with the force of lightning.
“You…. You really think what they say is true…. You….Oh my god, you think I am a traitor!” she cried and hid face in hands to avoid looking at him. He thought she betrayed the Lanstovs, so how come at this moment it felt like he was the one to do exactly the same to her.
“I’m not accusing you of anything. “I just don’t….” he took a sharp breath and closed his eyes “I don’t want to see you right now. I need to think.“
“Nik….” She cried “Please, you have to listen to me…. It’s not what …..”
“What I have to is for you to leave.”
“Please!” she tried again, reaching for his hand, but he just turned around “Nik, I love you, I was nothing more than loyal, all my life and this is what I get in return?”
“Leave.” he commanded with his price voice
“No.” Y/N was not going to give up so easily
“Don’t make it any harder than it already is.” He warned coldly, but his eyes showed that it was painful for him as well.
“Let’s just talk about it, love, I’m begging you. Darkling, he….”
“I’m sorry Y/N….” his voice broke a bit “you leave me no choice….”
“So what, you are going to call your guards to escort me? Put me under lock and key until you clarify the situation?” she mocked “Don’t bother. I’ll make it easy for you. Might as well save any remnants of dignity I have left. “
“I promise, you will get fair judgment if you cooperate.”
“Fair judgement? How…. How is this fair?” she sobbed “how is this fair that you believed them against me? I….. you know what? Fine. I’ll go.” Y/N angrily wiped away the tears and fixed her pants “You may not have Lantsov blood in your veins, moi tsar, but you surely act like one.” She turned around and walked away with the guards, missing that utterly broken and hurt expression on his face. But he had it coming.
***
He regretted treating her this way the moment she walked thought the door.
He was torn.
He was a king, he was supposed to be firm, unwavering and deliver objective justice by not being biased by personal likings and feelings.
But it was so damn hard.
He loved her, like no one before, with all his heart. Nik had already forgiven her for everything or at least desperately wanted to do so, but King Nikolai had duties, obligations and had to protect Ravka and put it first. He could not tolerate any symptom of not being loyal. Not under the current circumstances.
But she was so broken…. So hurt and scarred. He was the reason tears showed in her eyes and that urge to just run after her, grab her, pull her close and kiss the pain away was overwhelming.
Nik would believe a single word of denial of those allegations coming from her mouth, but king Nikolai needed hard proof.
He had no idea what to do apart from running hands through his hair in despair.
As if that could help
***
“I don’t envy her. First she was used as a Darkling toy, now got into the black books of the prince”
“She should have been more careful. Playing double with Lantsov and Kirigan couldn’t have ended well.”
“But still, in addition to those scars on the back she will have some mental damage. I pity her. Truly.”
“I don’t. She always had too big appetite and ambitions for her own good and…..”
“What are you talking about?” Nikolai peeked through the door, overhearing the guards chattering
“Moi tsar” they both saluted and bowed in respect
“What is this about?” he insisted, demanding explanation “Talk. Now.”
And that was how he learned the other side of the story.
And it left him heartbroken and full of unimaginable amount of guilt.
She was never going to forgive him for treating her this way, but he was ready to beg on his knees just to see even a glimpse of warm feelings from her.
***
While Nikolai was listening to the story and swimming in regret, Y/N was lying on her bed, back to the door, curled up, sobbing and shaking. It was just too much. It felt like she was accused of so many terrible things, since she was 15. First by Lantsovs, then by Kirigan, then by her fellow Grisha (give or take a few exceptions), and now by Nikolai. The last one hurt the most.
He should have believed her, not the gossip.
He should have listened.
He shouldn’t have ask her for explanation of the matter.
He broke her heart with the use of one little word.
Traitor.
How could he think she would ever betray him or his famliy. Even after everything the Lantsov did to her?
She got scars because she never lost hope he will return and put Ravka back together.
She was used, manipulated and laughed at, just because she saw more than anyone else.
And now….
Now he wouldn’t want to see her.
“Y/N…..”
“Genya?” Y/N propped herself on the elbow, meeting with the scarred face of her best friend. “What…. what happened to you?”
“nietchevo’ya……”she whispered looking down onto the floor, hiding her damaged face behind hair
“Oh, Genya!” the Inferni stood up and hugged the tailor, both of the girls started crying even more “I am so, so, so sorry. You did not deserve this. None of us ever deserved this.”
“I….” Genya stuttered “I should have taken your side. Back then….. But I chose to be silent and …..”
“Sh, sh….” Y/N caressed her hair “It’s in the past. We cannot dwell on that. We need to stick together now, that;s the only way….”
“Please, forgive me for everything …..”
“You did nothing wrong, my friend.” Y/n looked her straight into the eyes “you hear me? Nothing. We have to make hard choices sometimes and carry the results with us. But it doesn’t make us bad people. It does not make us monsters.”
“Is that what you truly believe in?” a small, broken male voice came from behind and both girls turned around only to spot Nikolai, with disheveled hair and reddened face.
‘moi tsar” Genya try to bow, but Y/N stopped her from this
“not until the coronation.” He simply stated
“I will leave you two alone….”
“Y/N…” Nik whispered taking a step forward trying to make her back away “I… I don’t even know how to begin expressing …..”
“Why are you here, Nik?” she fixed her gaze on the floor, not ready to look into his eyes
“I know everything now.”
“Which is?” now she raised head, single droplets falling down her cheeks “You know how I got the scars? Did they tell you how I was treated by everyone here? By Darkling? By your mother? By Apparat? Like no one.”
“I know….”
“Did your informer told you I created dozens of plans and strategies in case of any attack from Darling attack on your family and shared them with generals and they called me insane? Did they tell you I was a playtoy? Did you believe them only because you saw Genya damaged in similar way? Did they tell you…..” she broke and fell onto the ground, clutching her heart desperately. It was all coming back and she could not breathe, feeling the panic attack taking over her.
“My love.” In a blink of an eye, Nikolai was next to her, embracing her, hoping she would not push him back. Luckily she clung to him tightly, searching for that safety and protection she always felt in his arms. He messed up. Really bad. And yet she wasn't figthing him. “Saints, I swear I never meant to cause you any harm.”
“I…. I…… I know….. I.... need to tell you the whole truth, you deserve it."
"You don't have to say a single word, darling."
"I want to..... I....." she took a sharp, shaking inhal ready to go on, but was stopped.
“No. Hush. I’m so sorry.” He kissed her head and pulled her closer “I can’t even tell you how, love. I was torn between being your Nikolai and the king everyone wants me to be. Guess I failed at both.”
“No.” she shook her head and slightly moved away, but still staying in his arms “you… did not....”
“I did, my love, if it puts you in such state.”
“No.” she gulped “you, Nik, have the power to make Ravka a better place. To make everything better. I know it. And it comes with hard choices and …..”
“And you should never be one of those. You are my priority and I;m sorry I was blinded.”
“Heavy is the head who wears the crown….” She quoted the poem they used to know and mock as children “guess we only understand the true meaning behind it now.”
“I love you….” he cupped her cheeks and wiped the tears away
“I love you too….”
“Can you forgive me?”
“As long as you promise to never doubt me in the future. And to talk to me if something bothers you. I will never cause you any harm.”
“Guess now you will have to.” He smirked “You’re gonna have to make us even.”
“Idiot.” She rolled her eyes “you are an idiot, moi tsarevich. Here, I just offended the head of the country. Is that enough for you?”
“That’s a start.” He smirked and captured her lips in his, slowly, gently, caressing her scared back at the same time. “I swear to you, everyone who ever hurt you will be punished. I will hit Kirigan with everything I have. And as for my mother.... mother of Ravka" he muttered "I should have known what my family was capable of. I am sorry, my love...."
"Just be better."
"I will do the best I can as long as you are by my side." she nodded" now, come on, we got job to do and I need you with me.”
“Ugh! After a kiss like that I was expecting a bit more of an apology..."
“I solemnly swear to continue once we are done. Is that worth waiting for?”
“Let’s hope you can live up to your promises, prince.”
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Intelligence agencies 101: MI6
Dashing spies and deadly agents, from James Bond to Alex Rider and George Smiley. We have all heard of British Intelligence, but just how much do you know about MI6?
1.- It is the oldest secret service in the world.
If we want to get technical, spies have been working for the British crown since 1569, thanks to Queen Elizabeth I and her Secretary of State, Sir Francis Walsingham. But for now, we'll focus on the contemporary Secret Service.
Hear me out, back in 1909 in the midst of what we call the "armed peace", things were getting anything but peaceful. Countries developed and accumulated weapons like it was a sport, and most of them were unsatisfied with the territories they owned. Germany was going all Queen and screaming "I Want It All", which made the rest of the European countries slightly concerned by its imperialistic ambitions.
Britain was the first to grow paranoid and so Prime Minister Asquith decided to have the Committee of Imperial Defence, create a Secret Service Bureau.
However, it is worth mentioning that the existence of the agency wasn't formally acknowledged until 1994, under the Intelligence Services Act, and even though everyone had known about it for ages.
2.- They have very... diverse tasks
Officially, MI6 is tasked with the collection, analysis, and adequate distribution of foreign intelligence (it is a common misconception that MI6 also handles national affairs, that's what its counterpart MI5 is for).
Now, note that I said "officially", and that is because unofficially (it is kind of very illegal), MI6 has been known to carry out espionage activity overseas. But you already knew that, didn't you? Otherwise, why would you be here?
3.- Roles
As described by the SIS itself, there are several roles within the organisation:
Intelligence officers: Must be UK nationals of at least 18, with no drug use and pass a very intrusive security clearance. The jobs are divided into the following subcategories:
Operational Managers: planning and managing intelligence collection operations.
Targeters: turning information (data) into human intelligence operations.
Officers: link to Whitehall (government) as well as validating and testing intelligence.
Case Officers: managing and building relationships with agents.
Operational Data Analysts: Must be UK nationals of at least 18, with no drug use and pass a very intrusive security clearance. Tech abilities are a must. Training course lasts 2 years.
Tech Network Area: Must be UK nationals of at least 18, with no drug use and pass a very intrusive security clearance. Skills in: GoLang, gRPC, Protobuf, Kubernetes & Docker Python, Java, C#, C, C++, and React (+Redux).
Language Specialists: Must be UK nationals of at least 18, with no drug use and pass a very intrusive security clearance. Russian, Arabic and Mandarin linguists are the most solicited, followed by translators.
4.- Their alphabet is a bit jumbled up
Anyone that has ever seen or read any 007 material knows that M is the head of MI6, whether that be Judy Dench, Bernard Lee or Ralph Fiennes.
But what if I told you that the head of MI6 is actually a certain C?
Back when the Secret Service Bureau was created, a 50-year-old Royal Navy officer called Mansfield Cumming (and dubbed "C") was chosen to head the Foreign Section.
5.- MI6 or SIS?
Officially, the agency's current name (adopted in 1920) is Secret Intelligence Service, hence the acronym SIS, but it wasn't always that. We've established that it started its days as the Secret Service Bureau, and during WWI, the agency joined forces with Military Intelligence, even going as far as to adopt the cover name "MI1(c)".
The agency continued to acquire several names throughout the years, such as "Foreign Intelligence Service", "Secret Service", "Special Intelligence Service" and even "C's organisation". It wasn't until WWII started, that the name MI6 was adopted, in reference to the agency being "section six" of Military Intelligence.
And I truly do hate to be the bearer of bad news but... the name MI6, as cool as it sounds, is no longer in use. Writers and journalists still use that name, but those within the organisation just call it SIS nowadays.
6.- They are fond of their traditions
Remember our dear Commander Mansfield? Well, turns out he started a thing. The man used to sign his letters in green ink and always with the letter "C" a tradition that proved to be sticky enough to be passed down to every single Chief afterwards. Another tradition worth mentioning, is that of calling intelligence reports "CX reports", which... you guessed it, is still done to this day.
7.- Special friends
On 1949, the SIS began a formal collaboration with the CIA, even though the agency had already helped to train their predecessor's personnel, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services.
Even the CIA has admitted that the MI6 has provided them with some of the most valuable information of all time, including information that helped during the Cuban Missile Crisis and key elements to the capture of Osama Bin Laden.
I hope this will be of some use to your future writings and do feel free to submit an ask if you happen to have a specific question regarding British intelligence, or any other International Relations subject!
Yours truly,
–The Internationalist
#writing advice#writing help#writing community#writing tips#writing resources#creative writing#james bond#george smiley#alex rider#mi6#spies
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Kdramas/Movies with strong female characters
Dramas
Eve (2022): Lee La-El (Seo Yea-Ji) When Lee La-El was little, her father died unexpectedly. Powerful people were responsible for his death. After her family was destroyed, Lee La-El prepared for the next 13 years to take revenge. Starting by targeting Kang Yoon-gyeom, one of the main culprits who orchestrated the death of her father. Along the way she becomes torn between her desire for revenge and her feelings for Yoon-gyeom.
It's Okay To Not Be Okay (2020): Ko Moon-Young (Seo Yea-Ji) Ko Moon-Young is a popular children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. She had a troubled childhood and a turbulent relationship with her parents. She develops romantic feelings for a psychiatric caregiver after a coincidental encounter and often goes to extreme lengths to get his attention.
Hotel Del Luna (2019): Jang Man-Wol (IU) Jang Man-Wol is the moody owner of Hotel del Luna. The hotel catering to the dead has been bound to her soul in order to atone for the sins she committed 1,300 years ago. Through the new manager Gu Chan-sung, the mysteries and the secrets behind the hotel and its owner are revealed
My Name (2021): Yoon Ji-Woo (Han So-Hee) Yoon Ji-Woo’s father gets murdered suddenly. She wants to desperately take revenge on whoever is responsible for her father's death. She starts working for a drug crime ring that her father was a part of. Ji-Woo joins the police department as a mole for the drug ring.
Vagabond (2019): Go Hae-Ri (Bae Suzy) Go Hae-Ri is an NIS agent and is currently working undercover at the Korean embassy in Morocco. She is tasked to help the bereaved families of a fatal flight. She helps Cha Dal-Geon whose nephew was on the flight uncover a darker and more sinister conspiracy than they expected.
Sisyphus: The Myth (2021): Gang Seo-Hae (Park Shin-Hye) Gang Seo-Hae is an elite warrior. She can take down the biggest men with just her bare hands. She is a sharpshooter and a bombmaker. She learned these skills to survive in a world that is dominated by gangsters and military cliques. One day she time travels to save a genius engineer.
Mr. Sunshine (2018): Go Ae-Shin (Kim Tae-Ri) Go Ae-Shin is an orphaned noblewoman and a member of the Righteous Army. Her parents were independence fighters who died in Japan due to their colleague's betrayal. She trains as a sniper. An american soldier Eugene meets and falls in love with Go Ae-shin.
The Glory (2022): Moon Dong-Eun (Song Hye-Kyo) Moon Dong-Eun was a victim of high school violence. She waited for the bully ring leader get married and have a child. Now she is the homeroom teacher of her tormentor's child. Her cruel revenge plot begins.
Tomorrow (2022): Koo Ryeon (Kim Hee-Seon) Grim reaper Koo Ryeon is the leader of a crisis management team. The teams objective is to save suicidal people. Choi Jun-Woong (Ro Woon) is a young job seeker who is unable to secure a job. One night, he accidentally becomes a new member of the crisis management team.
Remarriage & Desires (2022): Seo Hye-Seung (Kim Hee-Seon) Seo Hye-seung who lost everything in an instant after her husbands affair and su*cide. She signs up to a matchmaking company Rex for the upper class, and participates in the race of her desires for her revenge.
Under The Queen's Umbrella (2022): Queen Hwaryeong (Kim Hye-Soo) Queen Hwaryeong is supposed to act with grace and dignity, but she has troublemaker sons. The queen decides to abandon strict protocols to transform her sons into deserving princes through education and personal growth, all while navigating the complexities of motherhood and royal life.
Juvenile Justice (2022): Sim Eun-Seok (Kim Hye-Soo) Sim Eun-Seok is an elite judge with a personality that seems unfriendly to others. She hates juvenile criminals and gets assigned to a local juvenile court. There, she breaks custom and administers her own ways of punishing the offenders.
K-Movies
Kill Boksoon (2023): Gil Bok-Soon (Jeon Do-Yeon) Gil Bok-Soon is a single mother and a contract killer working for M. K. Ent. Highly regarded by her peers, she has a 100% success rate and is one of a few killers rated "A" by her company. Right before Gil Bok-Soon is set to renew her contract, she gets involved in a kill or be killed confrontation.
Ballerina (2023): Jang Ok-Ju (Jun Jong-Seo) Ok-Ju used to work as a bodyguard. Ok-Ju is friends with Min-Hee, who is a ballerina. Min-Hee asks Ok-Ju for a favor. She wants Ok-Ju to take revenge.
The Witch: Subversion (2018): Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-Mi) A young girl escapes from a mysterious laboratory where she was trained to become a murder weapon. 10 years later, the girl, named Ja-yoon, is living a normal life, apparently without any memory of her past, she becomes involved in a crime.
Special Delivery (2022): Eun-Ha (Park So-Dam) Eun-Ha is a special driver for deliveries. She delivers anything or anyone for the right price. Her success rate is 100%, but she gets involved in an unexpected delivery accident.
Brave Citizen (2023): So Shi-Min (Shin Hae-Sun) So Shi-Min used to be a boxer in her student days. She now works as a contract teacher at a high school. She confronts a school bully, who frequently torments other students.
#kdrama recommendations#the glory#kill boksoon#kdrama review#my name#hotel del luna#korean movie#kdrama thoughts#brave citizen#bae suzy#under the queen's umbrella#seo yea ji#tomorrow kdrama#ballerina netflix
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the spy x assassin trope: a loidyor and bellarcy parallels (that i did for funsies for my faves!)
a short list of similarities for my top ships from both series, don’t take it seriously! may contain spoilers if you don’t read sxf or ph 👉🏽👈🏽
(i was waiting till the anime finishes since some of these parallels are from s2 hehe)
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top secret spies
neyra being a royal spy, a double agent in her high rank in ardhalian society; twilight being an expert in the field of espionage for years under wise.
infamous assassins
yor had the skills of being an assassin drilled to her at a very young age by the garden; the same can be said for bella who had been made a weapon by the phantom scythe.
first meet
the bomb x the ones taking out the spies
loidyor had met back at the tailor shop is ep2/mission 2, but their actual forms of agreement had definitely been at the party where the two were driving home in the car. bellarcy's first encounter had been in the back alley where bella had saved neyra from the group of guys that had wanted to take neyra out from spying on them.
longing looks
we get this bella and neyra flashback during the times they were still dating, and bella's longing look at neyra had reminded her of the peace she had been living in during that time. in mission 56, we see loid looking at yor longingly after yor declared "i wish this peace to go on forever" while watching anya, which shortly takes place after the events of the massacre the night before.
#spy x family#loidyor#twiyor#purple hyacinth#bellarcy#loid forger#sxf twilight#yor briar#thorn princess#belladonna davenport#neyra elena darcy#bellarcy x loidyor parallels
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A self indulgent D&D AU historbee and I had a lot of fun figuring out
Kallus is a Variant Human College of Whispers Bard/Psi Warrior Fighter
Zeb is a Bugbear Oath of the Crown Paladin/Totem Warrior Barbarian
It wasn’t really about translating their skills 1 to 1 but thinking about fun builds trying to capture the flavor of their characters!
Kallus having psychic magic that are interrogator flavored and being a dex based fighter makes sense hear me out. In a high fantasy setting where magic is so common like Dungeons and Dragons, we couldn’t justify limiting magic to only Jedi. It limits the classes non-Jedi can be plus Whispers has so many fun secret agent abilities!
Zeb was a little easier but landing on the paladin angle was so much fun to consider with his background as captain of the royal guard, then turning to barbarian rage as his kingdom fell
Both of them have glaives and the polearm master feat because of course 😤
#ari does art#star wars#star wars rebels#kalluzeb#alexsandr kallus#garazeb orrelios#agent kallus#I will also take any excuse to draw Zeb with his zibbies out#Dungeons and Dragons#dnd#dnd 5e
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Why teh hatred for Inhumans? Just curious. :P Didn't they inspire the X-men?
no, they didn't. the x-men were actually around before the inhumans were created, and as far as i know, there was no real link between the two… but the fact that i completely understand where you could get that idea kinda perfectly sums up the issue with them later on lol
so basically, back in the mid-2010s when the mcu was in full swing, marvel reeeeally wanted to capitalize on one of their biggest franchises--the x-men--but couldn't because the film rights for them still belonged to fox... so they decided to try to get around this by pushing the inhumans, whose concept of "humans with genetic powers" is on its surface similar enough to mutants, in their place
the issue with this was/is that if you look even a little past the surface, the inhumans are quite possibly the worst possible group to try to turn into x-men 2 because where x-men stories deal heavily with themes of discrimination & oppressed groups, the inhumans are much more about… eugenics. like… just straight up eugenics
to shamelessly copy & paste from a couple screenrant articles about the failure of the inhumans show (and also just… inhumans concept in general) rather than bother to type out an explanation myself:
The Inhumans' Slave Class Makes The Heroes Impossible To Root For:
The real root of the difficulty that fans have connecting to Black Bolt and Medusa's mismatched clan isn't in their powers or their struggles; it's tied to their very origin story itself. Black Bolt and Medusa are descended from a lineage with its roots in eugenics or forced breeding to ensure that desirable traits become more common. It's a topical discussion with roots in our world like other Marvel properties, but it also ties into some of the darkest corners of human history. Eugenics is a widely disavowed practice and difficult for many to discuss with roots in the Nazi party.
The Inhumans began as a race of homo sapiens who were experimented on by the alien Kree. When the Kree learned via a genetic prophecy that they'd be overthrown by one of their unwilling soldiers they stopped the experiments altogether. Cast out, their experiments dubbed themselves the "Inhumans" and formed their own society with its own rules and laws. These laws include the caste system which was seen in the show, as well as the system which keeps Inhumans without superpowers in a slave class called the "Alpha Primitives."
Agents of SHIELD Proved Inhumans Don't Work - By Turning Them Into Mutants:
It's easy to forget that even Marvel's best writers and artists were people of their times. In the case of the Inhumans, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were directly influenced by the now-discredited science of eugenics, which was much more common back in the 1960s. This led them to create the Inhumans as a superhuman caste-based society, that appears to have had three tiers:
- The Inhuman Royal Family sit at the top of this caste pyramid, holding the position by virtue of inheritance.
- Then there are the general Inhumans, who - importantly - are never shown working.
- The lowest caste are the Alpha Primitives, a slave-race who have been genetically engineered to have low levels of intelligence and only the most basic skills; they perform all the work.
It's immediately easy to see why these tropes and concepts are, to put it mildly, problematic. According to the comics, the caste-based society has been forced upon the Inhumans because of limited resources, but that's really only a justification. It also brings with it disturbing questions of whether the secretive Genetic Council control breeding in the lower castes, given there aren't many resources to go around. This, sadly, is probably a major reason Inhumans series historically haven't tended to last long. One of the better runs launched in 1975, by Doug Moench and George Perez, and it lasted just 12 issues; another definitive run by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee launched in 1998 and fared no better. The core concept just doesn't resonate.
ymmv on whether or not they have any appeal or staying power as a concept, but the issue here isn't whether or not their premise is busted. the problem & reason why i and most people who hate them hate them came from how marvel decided to go about replacing mutants with inhumans in the comics, which was via a FAMOUSLY terrible event that had the inhumans--and there really is no other way to explain it--just straight up commiting genocide
the inhumans flooded the earth with the "terrigen mist" that simultaneously activated the latent powers of people with inhuman genes who came into contact with it AND fucking killed or sterilized people with x-genes. and as if that wasn't enough, for some godforsaken reason, it was the mutants who were painted as villains in this scenario for trying to stop them, not the inhumans for doing it in the first place
as i'm sure you can imagine, a storyline that had a group whose core premise is Literally Eugenics killing & forcibly sterilizing arguably the most famous fictional allegory for oppression...ever went over about as well as a lead balloon
i really can't stress enough how much i am NOT exaggerating here. i know this might sound like typical "tumblr blowing fictional thing WAY out of proportion," and like. yeah, sure, but really, this shit was SO crazy that no matter where you looked, most people were saying versions of the same thing
to this day, it's still probably the most bizarre thing i've ever witnessed on the Comic Book Internet. marvel fucked up so bad that they somehow managed to momentarily dissolve boundaries & bring like every type of person together in united hatred of this bullshit. weirdly beautiful, in its own, incredibly annoying way
i can't even begin to get into the specifics of all the bullshit that happened during this era. if you want a summary, these three posts made as all of this was happening lay it all out pretty well. there's also this more recent resetera thread & this reddit post (one of many, but this one has my favorite comments of any i've seen) discussing it, both full of lots of good salt
like the vast majority of people, i had zero opinion on the inhumans before marvel used them to throw this little film rights hissy fit, but i came out of it fully a hater. this shit was so busted, it made me lose interest in marvel altogether, and i've only within the past year or so started to pick it back up
from everything i've seen, fans of the inhumans were just as annoyed by this as x-men fans, and i've heard the few inhumans series that exist and put a much more critical lens on their concept are actually pretty good. i can definitely see the potential in a fucked up concept like this, but the specific version of inhumans presented in this era?? genuinely some of the worst shit marvel has ever published
my hatred is undying and just completely irrational at this point. i won't be satisfied until every character that was pointlessly inhuman-ed to their detriment has been put back the way they were & all traces of this dogshit era have been well and truly erased from history
#ask#anonymous#LONG post#this ask gave me flashbacks fjgnkjfn#the mid/late-2010s x-men fan struggle#i've had trips to the emergency room that i enjoyed more than ivx#scott summers should be the first fictional character to be considered an actual irl martyr for how brutally they slaughtered him
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The New Tori Article
From DoE Database. Info on her parents, Ian and Janet, has been added as well. Thank you to all creators of Tori for the contributions. This is their presentation. Like the artists, I'm taking a little break now.
PLATINUM
Race: Human
Skills: Genius-level intellect, strategy, mechanics, supernatural abilities
Family: Gordons
Victoria "Tori" Gordon (née Elisonne) is a character created by AmandaDoE, featured in tales set on Earth S and Earth N.
A brilliant girl born into a family of adventurers, she is initially undecided with regard to her path in life. When two of her relatives are victimized by an alien tyrant, Tori lends her aid in battle, deals with other personal matters, and unravels certain mysteries concerning her past and her future.
The Original Defenders
Accounts of Tori's history vary, with different tales told across different worlds.
In at least one dimension, Victoria was born to Ian and Janet Elisonne while both were working as secret agents in America. Two years later, Earth made its first contact with a planet called Mongo, and Janet's brother Flash Gordon, alongside his fiancé Dale, discovered that Mongo's ruler Ming was planning to invade.
As a result, Tori's uncle Flash and aunt Dale fought to sabotage Ming's plans in space, while Tori's parents, Ian and Janet, provided backup at a defense agency on the ground.
This team remained intact for a couple of years, during which time Dale took a break to birth twins, April and Rick.
The Day That Changed Everything
Weary of conflict, Janet concluded — without proof — that the famed magician Mandrake and other mystical beings were making Earth a target for Ming. Against the wishes of teammates, she donned a soldier's uniform, collected a rifle, and snuck off to assassinate Mandrake — all while Dale and the Defenders rushed to stop her.
Mandrake was saved from harm when Ian arrived at the last moment and took the shot for him. Moments later, Ian bled in the arms of a remorseful Janet — who grew highly resentful toward all aliens and supernatural humans, blaming them for her mistake.
Ultimately, this event changed several things. It left Janet incarcerated, ended Ian's career, and weakened Earth's most successful defense team. It also rendered Ian unfit mentally to care for his child, costing them several moments that they would have shared.
An enraged Dale confronted Janet in captivity and had to be restrained from beating her to death. Dale filed for custody of Tori immediately, gaining the right to raise her with Flash and their children for several years. However, she made it clear that the situation wasn't motivated by hatred for Janet, but by love for Tori, whom she wanted to ensure would be brought up properly. She allowed the girl's surname to remain Elisonne, in honor of Ian.
Following her release from jail, an ostracized Janet became an operative for the Intergalactic Union Agency (IUA), an alliance dedicated to interplanetary law enforcement.
Tori's Upbringing
In the midst of all of these conflicts around her, young Victoria Elisonne was beginning to display prodigy-like intelligence, excelling at all subjects in school. During a visit to the IUA, she surprised her mother by proposing a successful solution for a unit engaged in a training mission. She also took an interest in mechanics, gaining extensive knowledge of aircrafts, computer assembly, and computer science. Additionally, upon being taken in by Flash and Dale, she learned that her new home was protected by laser-proof glass, armored door frames, and video cameras that overlooked traps, all of which increased her fascination with security and gadgetry.
A key moment of Tori's upbringing occurred when her aunt Dale revealed that not all members of Mongo's royal family were like Ming, and that people should not be judged prematurely. Dale also explained that while Tori's intelligence was admirable, humility was important, because no one, no matter how wise, could be right all the time.
Janet tried to regain custody of Tori twice, but was denied by law. Following the second occasion, Dale vowed that Janet wouldn't be getting Tori back, and told the woman calmly to cease her efforts.
As was promised, Tori essentially grew up with Dale, Flash, April, and Rick. She also bonded with another cousin, Sara, the daughter of Flash's other sister, Abigail. While she visited Ian and Janet occasionally, she was not given the details of their separation, and remained closest to her household family members.
Though Dale and Flash never intended to relinquish custody, their busy schedules would eventually prompt a court to return Tori to her mother, who later became head of the IUA.
As she grew, Tori developed a fondness for surfing, which she used as a means of escape on occasion to avoid friction with Janet, issues with her crushes, and other personal matters. Though her friends commended her surf ability, they always stated that she was meant for something more, and suggested that she find a true calling in life.
With numerous avenues available to her, Tori was, at first, undecided about what she would do. Being a member of the Gordon family, she had often considered joining her relatives in interplanetary law enforcement. She ultimately opted not to following the Great Rebellion — a battle on Mongo that left Ming devastated — believing that victory for Earth was near. Upon learning that her cousin Rick and her aunt Dale had been captured and victimized by Ming, however, Tori chose to become a researcher and an occasional combatant with the Intergalactic Union Agency. In recognition of her family's legacy, she changed her last name from Elisonne to Gordon.
Within this dimension, she used research to learn the truth about what happened to her father, leading to a temporary rift between herself and Janet. She later replaced her mother, took control of the IUA, and engaged in diplomacy with alien worlds.
Earth S
Tori is featured in the Earth S story Sailor Moon Defenders and its related works. She is introduced as a compassionate and athletic researcher who has gained prominence at the Intergalactic Union Agency. Unlike her mother, she believes that not all supernatural beings deserve to be persecuted, and should instead be judged as individuals.
Earth N
Tori has a prominent role in the tales of Earth N, separate from those of Earth S, created by AmandaDoE. This series features characters appearing in DC Comics and related media, along with players from the Highlander works.
During this narrative, Tori ends up involved in a supernatural struggle, and uses her talents to unravel various mysteries — some concerning herself. As events unfold, she gains paranormal abilities, and develops unexpected bonds.
Skills and Demeanor
"That girl could rule this world, and probably will. She just doesn't know it yet."
— Abigail Gordon on her niece, Tori
Possibly the smartest girl on the planet, Victoria is a prodigy who possesses genius-level intelligence in numerous fields. Her mother, Janet, once compared her potential to that of the Necklace of Oros.
Tori has multiple certificates in psychology, and has earned the IUA Gold Medal in strategy. As a tactician who monitors combat teams, she is widely renowned for finding weaknesses in powerful opponents while devising clever ways of subduing them. She will typically use every psychological and technological technique available to her, from researching a target's personality and baiting them into draining their strength, to setting physical traps that negate an enemy's abilities. Her tactics enabled the IUA to capture a pre-heroic Veena Dark in Veena's earliest appearance, and she has also proven capable of outsmarting other magicians, along with units of soldiers. Tori's mind is so potent that government leaders of the highest rank, outside of the IUA, have expressed interest in recruiting her, though she has usually declined in order to keep an eye on the agency and her mother.
Like her cousins, she is a talented mechanic who knows a great deal about the assembly and functionality of weapons and vehicles, particularly combat vehicles. In addition, she has created advanced gadgetry that has been used both in and out of battle, including remote-controlled weaponry, observance devices, and tools to protect her mind from telepathic influence.
Though she has not engaged in combat as often as some of the other Gordons, she maintains an above-average level of skill as a fighter. Her creators, AmandaDoE and Neldorwen, introduced her as a kickboxer who appears to have basic Muay Thai training. In unarmed clashes, she typically uses her feet to attack an opponent, along with light grappling. Among her preferred strikes are outside crescent kicks, midsection kicks, axe kicks, and high side kicks. On most occasions, if her swings connect directly, she can subdue an enemy with one blow.
Rick, having trained with both women, once concluded that Jedda Walker kicked a tad faster than Tori, but that Tori's strikes were more powerful. He attributed this to the fact that Jedda was a sprinter during her childhood (as revealed in Sailor Moon Defenders), while Tori's training, handled by Dale and others, was focused more on strength.
In armed battle, notably on Earth N, Tori sometimes employs a sword for self-defense. This Tori also gains mystical abilities that heighten her physical potency. In addition, she has created powerful suits of armor, equipped with laser weaponry and other tools.
Tori is an expert in the field of computer science. She is particularly skilled at creating defensive programs, and at bypassing others, allowing her to gain the information that she needs on opponents and on additional subjects of interest. Some of the finest programmers employed by national governments have been outfoxed by her abilities. She is rumored to have viewed surveillance feeds — clandestinely — in several federal buildings across the world, obtaining knowledge of strengths and weaknesses.
Tori is fluent in multiple languages, including Mandarin, English, German, and Spanish. She was one of the first people on Earth to learn the language of an alien world, and has made several visits to other planets as a diplomat.
Tori's achievements have brought her recognition on a global scale. She also maintains a following among those who admire her allure. Because she is used to success, she tends to be hard on herself when she makes mistakes, though she tries to remember her aunt Dale's teachings with regard to humility. At other times, her dedication to work can affect her relationships.
While Tori is generally humble when it comes to her accomplishments and beauty, during a visit to Hadea's kingdom, she once noticed an admirer kneeling before her out of respect, and did not ask the young man to rise. Though she is sometimes compared to certain members of nobility, she ultimately avoids being vain, and simply considers herself proud.
Creation
AmandaDoE was looking to create one of the most memorable original characters in DoE storytelling. She wanted Tori to be alluring on the outside, but troubled within — a girl with a somewhat difficult home life, possessing sensibilities that divided her and her mother. She also envisioned Tori as very knowledgeable, with value similar to that of the computers Dynak and Octon, but with more versatility and actual reasoning ability. The character was to have a romantic life, and, ultimately, great potential.
In designing Tori, artist Neldorwen created a somewhat innocent and positive look, but made her appear confident and capable at times. Plustina, the second illustrator to draw her, maintained the same basic concepts.
Art:
Neldorwen and Plustina -- Images 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10
Neldorwen -- Images 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11
Plustina, Neldorwen, Katzueki, and Zetarok -- Image 12
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𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔: m/f/anyone
𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖙: Judith has recently escaped from the agency that trained & held her against her will & made her work for them. your muse is an acquaintance she made on one of her previous few missions under the agency’s nose to help her get away from them. as this has been successful Jude has met back up in secret with your muse at a safe location to talk about the next step in taking down the agency. hmu if you’d like to plot or have questions!
𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓: a government agent or spy/assassin she promised to work with in order to bring down this agency (cia, fbi, or whatever), someone powerful who would benefit with the take down of their target (royal or some leader of a country or the son/daughter/child of one), could be romantic, or maybe even enemies to lovers. idk I’m open to anything that works~
This was the only thing Jude could escape to, that was, without hurting anyone of course. A punching bag and a gym to work out in, though, was nothing compared to the vitalizing thrill of fighting or sparring another person. Calculating another’s moves and anticipating attacks, it had always been a mental and physical game Jude enjoyed, despite being forced to use it for something she did not believe in. Perhaps that was why she struck at the bag before her with more force than she needed, a blow hard enough to knock the wind out of anyone and quite possibly fracture a bone, at least here she could control how she used her skills and her body.
Every part of her was hot and amped up, sweat glistened against her skin as she grunted and hit at the bag again with the same amount of force she used before, relentless in her assault she threw in a few hard kicks before she sensed the other’s presence in the now shared space. Breathing heavily Judith stopped, grabbing hold of the punching bag and dropping her gaze to the floor and slightly over her shoulder, not really turning to look at them directly but enough to see their form in her peripheral line of eyesight.
“Trying to sneak up on me?” The woman questioned the fact they hadn’t announced themselves, Jude shifted away from the punching bag to grab up a bottle of water sitting on a bench nearby, turning finally to face the other and meet their gaze. There was an air of distrust about her but she did not express it, Jude knew her options and right now, partnering up with the other was the best one to take. It wasn’t the safest, for either of them, but nothing was truly safe. She flashed a small smile as she started unrolling the wrap on her left hand to fix it, “– or was that an attempt at a surprise attack?” A hint of playfulness touched her tone and gaze before she dropped it to the wrapping she was fixing, hoping to ease any tension she might have caused with her paranoia.
#indie rp#indie crime rp#indie mafia rp#indie detective rp#indie mutant rp#indie marvel rp#indie xmen rp#indie smut rp#indie assassin rp#indie oc rp#indie roleplay#indie open starter#open starter#| int. Judith |
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Possible new AU…
I’d like peoples thoughts on it. I did a one shot in the AU called the Lady and the Artist… so just looking to maybe expand it and this is the start of it…
No idea what it’ll be called just looking for feedback…
The Ton was a branch of the British Government that completed missions that even MI5 didn’t go near, a branch of elite Secret Agents, Spies, people with normal every day jobs but when called upon, would carry out missions that were of the utmost importance, national and international security, saving diplomats, saving royals… things where the government couldn’t be seeing to get involved.
It was run by Agatha Danbury, she’d been known as the Countess when she had been active but now, as the head of the Ton, she was referred to as D or Lady D and she had various agents that were scattered across the country but her biggest and best were the Bridgerton family.
She’d worked with Violet and Edmund back in the day, she’d been on the mission with Edmund when it had gone horribly wrong, they’d fallen in a trap, Edmund had gotten shot and she’d not been able to save him but now she was able to protect Violet’s children.
Violet had retired after Edmund passed to look after their children but Anthony who had been 17 at the time had joined the cause and started training and one by one the Bridgerton’s had been integrated into the Ton.
Anthony took over his father’s old name as The Viscount. Benedict became the Artist, Colin was Joker, Daphne was the Duchess and worked with her husband Simon who was the Duke.
But for Agatha, her most prized Secret Agent was Lady Penwood, Sophie Gunningworth-Beckett, the former Lord Penwood’s daughter had turned out to be better than she’d ever anticipated.
Not only was she small and able to get into places and blend in, she was an incredible hacker. She seemed to have both of her parents skills, La Dame had been her mother, she’d joined as a French Liaison officer and was one of the best at blending in, her range of languages, her range of accents, her ability to be in and out of a place, to be neither seen nor heard, to blend in… but be memorable during an undercover event so that suspicion was never on her.
Agatha had always thought she should be called the Chameleon but when she’d seen her fight, in a dress that should have made it impossible and she understood.
Richard Gunningworth had met Esme Beckett that night. Richard was an accountant by trade, he saw logic, he saw ways through difficult situations and was one of the first world renowned hackers.
And when Agatha had met 16 year old Sophie at her mother and father’s funeral, she saw the possibilities with the young girl and she became the youngest person ever to be trained by the ton.
She’d been unbelievable and of Agatha’s best assets.
When Sophie wasn’t working for the ton she ran a cafe, she literally blended into society and to look at her, you’d not think she was a secret agent by night.
Sophie usually worked alone, she preferred it that way, she’d seen and heard about what having a partner could cost, the problems that could happen, so she preferred to work alone.
That was how she’d worked and she lived and that was all Sophie knew.
She’d known that her mother was La Dame, she knew her father was Lord Penwood, she knew her parents would disappear with moments notice, they would go together and she was left with Ann Gibbons but now at 16
Sophie's mother had been ambushed on a job, her father hadn’t been there, it was one of the few jobs that she’d done alone since they had Sophie. Her partner for the day, who had been on the take, had sold them out. Esme had been caught and taken hostage.
Richard had been wild, angry and hellbent on revenge, he’d kissed his daughter, told her he loved her and set off to find her mother, vowing to do whatever it took to bring her home.
Sophie hadn’t expected them both to come back in body bags.
Sophie hadn’t been allowed to see the bodies, they’d been mangled. It had been the Viscount and Viscountess who had been the ones to get in there and rescue the situation, and bring back Sophie’s parents.
Sophie had no idea at the time that it had been the Bridgerton’s that had rescued her parents; she learned that several years later.
Sophie loved her work though, she’d been wary about joining the ton but Agatha had shown her the work that they did, the work her parents had done over the years, the work the organisation had done.
She’d explained about how they worked with code names and they didn’t know who the others work outside of the organisation, they didn’t share their real names, they didn’t know who they were outside to avoid any issues like they’d had in the past.
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365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…
November 11th - Okoye
Born of the Border Tribe of Wakanda, young Okoye showed tremendous skills for tactical planning and physical combat. She was the first selected to become a member of the Dora Milaje when King T’Challa reinstalled the sisterhood as the guardians of the royal court.
In years past, The Dora Milaje had acted an elite group of Wakandan women warriors selected from the various tribes of the land. Each were considered ‘wives in training to their king’ who acted as his bodyguards, confidants and servants. T’Calla had the Dora Milaje reinstated to sooth political tensions in Wakanda and assure that each tribe had equal participation in the royal court. While T’Challa brought back the Dora he did not maintain the attitude that they were wives in training, considered these women as more akin to trusted siblings as opposed to potential paramours.
From the onset, Okoye distinguished herself as the most adept of the Dora Milaje and was named captain of the guard. She acted as T’Challa’s bodyguard and chauffeur during his trips abroad and has continued on as one of his most trusted advisors.
Following the appointment of T'Challa as chairman of the Avengers, he opted to create a secret group of intelligence-gatherers to support the main team. T'Challa sought Okoye's help to screen each potential member of the Agents of Wakanda, and she became the director of the unit herself.
Okoye has featured prominently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by actress Danai Gurira. The heroine first appeared in the pages of Black Panther Vol. 3 #1 (1998).
#365 Marvel Comics Heroes#Okoye#Black Panther#Dora Milaje#Agents of Wakanda#Danai Gurira#cut-out#paper art
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I really need Skillful Royal Secret Agent icon but except its bi and gender fluid flag
sure thing! ^_^
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Houses
The houses is the next important part of astrology. The houses represents the area of life the planets and signs affect.
1 house - Aries house
Self
You are the main character of your life
How you look
First impressions that people make lf you when the first meet you
Head/ skin complexion
Incarnation
Worldly outlook
Public conscious
Manners
Habits
Early Childhood
One indication of life purpose
2 house -Taurus house
Your finances and wealth
Your family values/ your values
Banks
Investments
Comfort foods/foods
Chef
Farmers/farming
Food resources
Your voice
Throat
Taxes/ revenue
Friends of partners
Economy
Secrets pleasures and desires
Pleasures
Skills and resources
Possessions
Fashion aesthetics
Music taste
3 house- Gemini house
Communication
Radio
Information
Tv
Writings
Journals/ books about specific topics
Siblings
Transportation (cars, trucks, trains and boats)
Lungs
Fingers/finger nails
Aunts/uncles
Short trips
Education (k-12)
Teachers
Critics/ criticism
Video games / board games/arena games
4 house- Cancer house
Women/feminine
Mothers
Parents in general
Babies
Breast/chest
Milk
Showers/ baths/ ponds/rain
Home life
Family life/ ancestors
Hidden thoughts and feelings
Digestive system
Private life
Realtors/real estate/ renters/ home owners
Father in law
Old people
Nursing/nurses/nursery
Hotels/ motels
5 house- Leo house
How we have fun
Actors/actresses
Directors/filmmakers/ motion pictures/
Entertainment/amusement
Movie theaters
Concerts
Games/Arcade games/arena games
Theater/ dance/ acting
Music/musicals/musicians
Drama
Pride
Ego
Romance
Lovers
Dates/date night
Creativity
Child(ren)
Youth
First born child
2nd sibling
Gambling/gamblers
Royals
King/ Prince/ Queen/ Princess/ other novels
Your Heart organ
Lottery
6 house- Virgo house
Health
Health professionals (doctors, nurses)
Healers/ outer healing
Animals(small and domestic)
Artistic abilities
Birds
Body health
Hygiene
Physical examination
Bowels
Medical drugs
Caretakers
Brother/sister in law’s reputation
Critic/criticism
Judgement
Organizations/organized
Notes
Writing in details
Cooking
Employees
Co workers
Intelligence
First responders
Butler, maids, busboys
Cleaners
Grandchildren reputation
Offices
Companies
7 house- Libra house
Relationships (platonic & romantic )
Business/ business partners
First Marriage
Divorce
Alliances
Grandparents in general
Grandma
Husband & Wife
2nd Child
3rd sibling
Lawyers/law suites/laws
Court of law
Agents
Agreements/disagreements
Liver
Kidneys
Bladder
Butt
Lower back
Controversial
Dealings with the public
Open public enemies
Art, artist
Actors/actresses
Bars
Contest
Serious lovers
Close fan base
Affection
8 house- Scorpio house
Death/rebirth
Giving birth
Joint finances with partner
Wealth through marriage
Other people finances
Deepest fears
Obsessions
Genitals
Sex/sex work
Heirs
Heirlooms
Occult/occult studies
Debt
Underground crime
Surgery
Inner power
Psychic abilities
Psychology/ psychology therapy
Therapist
9 house- Sagittarius house
Spirituality/ religion (church, clergy, prophet, spiritual gifts)
Philosophy and ideals on life
Long range travel
Long range communication
Dreams and faith
Higher learning(college, grad school)
Teachers
Astral travel
Books/journals about broad topics
3rd child
Logic
Intellect
Metaphysics
Airports
Ships/shipping/shipping docks
Horses
Pets end of life
Hips and thighs
Liver
Upper legs
Supreme Court
10 house-Capricorn house
Career
Public status in society
Public image
Publicity
Success
Ambition
Knee/kneecaps
Skeletal system
Teeth
Famous family/family name
Fame
Popularity
Infamous
Scandals
CEO/ supervisor/managers
Father/fatherhood
Authority figure in your life
Government(president, senates, house, prime minister) all officials
Vocation
11 house- Aquarius house
Humanity
Humanitarian
Community
Friend groups
Social groups
Acquaintances
Friendship
Friends appearance
Science
Technology
Stans (loyal fans)
Support system
Aspiration and dreams
4th child
Step children
Daughter/ Son in laws
Community projects
Wealth within social groups
City
Lower calves/ankles
Flattery
Social media
Memberships and clubs
V
12 house- Pisces house
Deep dreams
Mythical/mystical/ ethereal
Asylums
Bondage
Blackmail
Fraud
Bootleggers
Spiritual
Burglary/burgalers
Cheating/cheaters
The unknown
Conspiracies
Hidden talents
True talents
Clinics
Prisons
Pass life
Karma/karmic
Monks
Intrigue
Hidden society
Hidden cults
Misinformation meditation
Inner Healing
Spiritual gifts
Drugs
Addictions
Orphanage
Partners career
Veterinarian
Voting/voters
Inner pain
Nurses
Big cats
Bigger animals such as elephants ect
Thank you for reading and I hoped you enjoyed this post
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“Noor Inayat Khan was not what one would expect of a British spy. She was a princess, having been born into royalty in India; a Muslim, whose father was a Sufi preacher; a writer, mainly of short stories; and a musician, who played the harp and the piano.
But she was exactly what Britain’s military intelligence needed in 1943. Khan, whose name was in the news in Britain recently as a proposed new face of the £50 note, was 25 when war was declared in 1939. She and her family went to England to volunteer for the war effort, and in 1940 she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and trained to become a radio operator.
Able to speak French, she was quickly chosen to go to Paris to join the Special Operations Executive, a secret British organization set up to support resistance to the Germans from behind enemy lines through espionage and sabotage. Khan was the first female radio operator to be sent by Britain into occupied France, according to her biographer, Shrabani Basu.
Khan had worked hard to overcome her fear of weapons during combat training and improved her ability to translate Morse code, but colleagues in her intelligence network still had doubts. Some wondered if she was too young and inexperienced. They pointed out that she had carelessly left codes lying around and that she had unthinkingly revealed her British background by pouring milk into cups before the tea.
They also questioned whether she had the right sensibility for the job, having been raised under Sufism, a mystical form of Islam. “Not overburdened with brains but has worked hard and shown keenness, apart from some dislike of the security side of the course,” a superior officer, Col. Frank Spooner, wrote in her personal file. “She has an unstable and temperamental personality and it is very doubtful whether she is really suited to work in the field.”
Still, she had excellent radio skills, which the special operations unit desperately needed, so in June 1943 she was sent to France, where she assumed the name Jeanne-Marie Renier, posing as a children’s nurse. Madeleine was her code name. Within 10 days of her arrival, all the other British agents in Khan’s network had been arrested. The S.O.E. wanted her to return to Britain, but she refused, saying she would try to rebuild the network on her own.
She ended up doing the work of six radio operators. She moved constantly to evade detection and dyed her hair blonde to avoid being recognized. She knocked on the doors of old friends, asking them if she could use their homes to send messages to London from a wireless set that she carried around in a bulky suitcase.
Her work had become crucial to the war effort, helping airmen escape and allowing important deliveries to come in. “Her transmissions became the only link between the agents around the Paris area and London,” Ms. Basu wrote in her biography “Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan.” In recognition of her bravery and service, she was awarded the George Cross by Britain and the Croix de Guerre, with gold star, by France.
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan was born on Jan. 1, 1914, in Moscow to Hazrat Inayat Khan and Ora Ray Baker, an American who had changed her name to Amina Sharada Begum after her marriage. Khan’s father, a musician and philosopher who was known as Inayat Khan, was in Moscow at the time on an extended stay with his group, the Royal Musicians of Hindustan, who had been invited to perform in Russia.
Her father was also a descendant of an 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, in southwest India, making Noor a princess. Inayat Khan was raised in Baroda, in west India, but left the country to introduce Sufism to the west. (He met his future wife while lecturing in San Francisco.) Sufism emphasizes the renunciation of worldly things, purification of the soul and the mystical contemplation of God’s nature.
During World War I, the family moved to Paris and then to London, where Noor’s three siblings were born. The family returned to Paris in 1920 and eventually settled in Suresnes, west of the city. Inayat Khan died while on a pilgrimage in India. With her mother overwhelmed by grief, Noor, at just 13, was left to look after the family.
Even as she managed the house, Noor wrote short stories, dedicated poems to the family and enrolled at École Normale de Musique de Paris. She also studied child psychology at the Sorbonne. After finishing school, Khan produced an English translation of the Jataka Tales, fables about the previous incarnations of the Buddha, and established herself as a writer. Her book “Twenty Jataka Tales” was published in 1939.
Khan never made it home from the war. Just as she was about to leave for England in October 1943, she was captured by the Gestapo. She tried to escape but was caught and sent to a German prison in Pforzheim, on the edge of the Black Forest, where she was chained in solitary confinement, fed the smallest rations and beaten.
On Sept. 12, 1944, she was sent to the Dachau concentration camp and tortured there. She and three other S.O.E. women were executed the next day. She was 30. Her cousin Mahmood Khan Youskine remembered her as a refined and dainty young woman who had told him charming stories about rabbits and urged him to play the piano.
“The remarkable thing was, within that fineness was also that steely strength of will,” he said in a telephone interview, the “kind of attitude that she displayed in her military career toward the Germans.” He attributed her determination to her upbringing in the Sufi tradition.
That sense of duty is also evident in her writing, said her nephew Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, who has helped get her work, including a retelling of Homer, published. “The theme of sacrifice comes up again and again in her writing,” he said by phone. “It’s as if she had already anticipated her own martyrdom.”
Khan will not be the next face of the £50 note; the Bank of England has announced that the subject will be a scientist, replacing the likenesses of the steam engine pioneers James Watt and Matthew Boulton. (The selection will be announced in 2020.) But awareness of Khan's wartime efforts, in part because of the £50 note publicity, has grown.
English Heritage, a British group that celebrates notable people in history, is planning to create a traditional blue plaque for Khan, adding her to a long roster of figures whose plaques appear on buildings in which they lived or worked. In France, a primary school in Suresnes has been named after her. In 2014, PBS made her the subject of a documentary, “Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story.” And the writer Arthur Magida is working on another biography of her.
In Gordon Square in London, where Khan once lived, there is a statue of her in a quiet corner. It is engraved with the last word she reportedly said before being executed at Dachau — “Liberté.””
- Amie Tsang, “Overlooked No More: Noor Inayat Khan, Indian Princess and British Spy.”
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