A fragrant tea brings the relaxed and comfortable time.

A nightmare come true by Teagirl Ship: No ships/gen Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Morgana Rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Canon divergence; Episode s02e07 The Witchfinder; Arthur and Gwen know about Merlin's and Morgana's magic; Morgana knows about Merlin's magic; Summary: The anticipation was the worst. All day, Merlin felt restless, to the point that Gaius banished him from his chambers after he dropped a vial for the third time. Arthur wasn’t faring much better. He had been so distracted during the knights’ training that he lost against one of his men who was usual far inferior to him in skills. The bruise to his ego matched the one he had received on his ribs. “My father requested my presence this evening. Go stay with Gwen and Morgana, I don’t want you to be alone when Aredian arrives.” Despite his anxiety, Merlin found himself grinning, falling back to the ease of their banter. “It almost sounds like you care about me,” he said, earning a cuff to the back of his head. “Don’t flatter yourself,” the prince said with a glare, but underneath the surface, Merlin could clearly see the worry swimming in Arthur’s eyes. Or A rewrite of the witchfinder episode where Arthur and Gwen know about Merlin's and Morgana's magic

how fake tea fans act when a real teagirl comes at them

The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn’t say.

- Alfred Hitchcock

When Alma Reville, wife of Alfred Hitchcock, died in 1982, Charles Champlin wrote in the LA Times that “the Hitchcock touch had four hands and two of them were Alma’s.” While Hitchcock received most of the credit for the 54 films he directed, Alma’s significant contribution should not be underestimated.

When Hitchcock met Reville in 1920, she had already been in the film business for five years and was well established as a cutter, scenario writer and floor secretary. He was a lowly titles artist and had to wait three years before he had reached a position in which he felt he could approach her.

They worked together at Gainsborough Studios and some there felt that she could have been a film director, although she herself was modest on this point: “I’m too small,” she said, “I could never project the image of authority a director has to project.” Other views of her tell a different story, and Alma has been described as “brisk, sometimes even brusque” and “much shrewder about people than Hitchcock, and a lot tougher.”

Alma and Alfred became Mr and Mrs Hitchcock on 2 December 1926. While she still worked on films by other directors until the mid-30s, she suppressed whatever personal ambition she may have had and devoted herself to supporting and encouraging her husband and bringing up their daughter, Pat. His eventual success allowed her to live a lifestyle she could never have dreamed of when she first began as teagirl at Twickenham Studios aged 16.

She learnt many different skills during her time in the British film industry, which stood her in good stead to offer advice wherever needed during production of Hitchcock’s films. From finding properties for him to produce, to casting, scouting locations, plotting camera angles and checking rushes, there were few areas that Alma didn’t contribute to. Once in Hollywood, she was less frequently seen on the set of his films, but was a key collaborator behind the scenes on every project.

Perhaps her greatest contribution was via the screen adaptations she worked on, for Hitchcock and others. Of the films on which she has a writing credit, it’s striking how many contain strong, well-drawn female roles. Take, for example, The Constant Nymph (Adrian Brunel, 1928), The Water Gipsies (Maurice Elvey, 1932), and The Passing of the Third Floor Back (Berthold Viertel, 1935), or Hitchcock’s Suspicion (1941), The Paradine Case (1947) and Stage Fright (1949), to name a few.

Stage Fright is the last film Alma was credited on; apparently the failure of Under Capricorn (1949), a property she had recommended to Hitchcock, led her to lose confidence in her judgement. Her absence shows; while Hitchcock’s later films are among his best regarded, the female roles tend to be less deeply examined, the action usually driven by the male protagonists. One wonders whether Marnie (1964) would have been more successful if Alma had had a hand in writing the script; despite the contribution of Jay Presson Allen, its study of an emotionally damaged woman is psychologically undermotivated.

Hitchcock was honest about his lack of understanding of the opposite sex: “I never understood what women wanted. I only knew it wasn’t me,” he once said wistfully. The onscreen portrayal of him as a man desperately attempting to seduce his blonde starlets seems a little overstated; as biopics often do, it feels as if drama has been created where none really exists. Certainly, Alma’s affair with writer Whitfield Cook, if it did take place, would have been long over by the time Psycho (1960) was being made.

While the real Alma Reville is still a little obscure, it’s only right that she is at last receiving recognition for her contribution to Hitchcock’s films. As the director said, in his speech at the presentation of his American Film Institute (AFI) lifetime award in 1979, if it wasn’t for her, he may well still have been at that gala dinner, but as “one of the slower waiters.”

used to think i just didn't like coffee and was more of a teagirl until my boyfriend came to visit for a few weeks and i watched him make it and realized i misread internet advice years ago and had been using 4 tablespoons of ground coffee to make one cup

Can't help falling in love

by Ace_Teagirl

Percival’s gaze landed on Gwaine’s slack features. A smile stretched his lips, as it always did whenever Percival looked at the roguish knight. He didn’t know when it all started. When the simple sight of Gwaine started making his heart beat faster and harder in his chest. When every touch they shared began to feel like a blessing on his skin. When he started longing for Gwaine’s brash jokes and boisterous laughter whenever they were apart. He didn’t know when he had started falling in love with Gwaine. It was hopeless, anyway.

Words: 1322, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of Teagirl's bingo fills 2023

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Gwaine (Merlin), Percival (Merlin)

Relationships: Gwaine/Percival (Merlin)

Additional Tags: Falling In Love, First Kiss, Not Actually Unrequited Love

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48223021

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Mom: It's too hot for tea have a glass of water

Me, with a love of tea that is as strong as 10 million suns: No

Tea really gives you a fresh and so peaceful feelings.

Lessons in pleasure by Ace_Teagirl Ship: Merlin/original male character , Merlin/Arthur Main Characters: Merlin, Arthur, Original characters Rating: Explicit Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Sex work; Different first meeting; Explicit sexual content; Canon era Summary: “One of my girls mentioned she saw a new face at the market today. A pretty boy looking for employment. I have a proposition for you, if you want to accompany me inside,” the woman said. Her voice was warm and her smile almost motherly. It made Merlin ache for the comfort of his home. He looked at her uncertainly. Merlin may have had a sheltered upbringing in his small farming village, but he could imagine what kind of work she had to offer him, and he wasn’t sure he wanted it. Still, he stood up, shaking slightly from hunger and exhaustion. There was something in this woman’s eyes that compelled Merlin to trust her.

Tonight's hot breve was a surprise.

I made a turtle

What's his name?

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Art trade with my friend Fearn. I've drawn Teagirl quite a few times over the years, so I thought it would be a nice chance to draw her in her training clothes =) Check out the comic at https://britlandcity.com/smtg/super-friday-001/ 

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