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digitaldiarystuff · 3 days

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Enemies (To Lovers?)

so i’m shocking myself with how many stories i upload in one day but let’s not jinx it lol

this was a request but i can’t find where, anyways hope you enjoyy💖

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pairing: Declan Rice x Y/N

summary: you and Declan never really clicked but now that you’re locked in a room what other option is there than to talk it out

genre: slight angst maybe also slight smut

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“Ugh I hate him” you told your friend Ariana the minute you entered the villa.

“Who?” she asked not understanding how you got involved in beef even before talking to anyone at the party.

“Who do you think?” you asked her in a duh voice.

“Dec? Girl you two seriously need to drop this petty act.” she whined fed up with you.

But you couldn’t. You couldn’t just stop this childish hate for Declan Rice, the Arsenal ‘superstar’ You have been in the same friend circle since last summer. When your friends first told you about him you were pretty optimistic actually, everyone told you what a great and genuine guy he was and you thought ‘wow we’d get along well’ but it wasn’t the case. From the moment you first met, Declan had a weird vendetta against you. He showed how much he didn’t like you from the first day you met by spilling his drink on you, granted he might’ve accidentally do it but his actions after were enough.

“Stop laughing” you snickered trying to get the red stain out of your white blouse but Declan kept on smiling.

“At least now you have some colour in your life.” he bit back and you couldn’t believe this was the guy everyone told you about. He certainly didn’t look that great to you, apart from his piercing blue eyes and charming smile that obviously didn’t work for you.

If he’d just apologized like a normal person you’d of course let it go but he didn’t, in fact he constantly made fun of how angry you were and poked fun about it. That’s why you didn’t want to be here today, at his multimillion dollar mansion celebrating his team’s newest win but all your friends, especially Ariana, told you you had to be there. They had this weird fantasy about Declan actually liking you more than you realize and trying to show it like a third grader, pulling your hair and throwing erasers at you. You found it stupid, he was a grown adult and showed how much he disliked you like he was and you returned his hatred by hating him.

“Did I hear my name?” Declan suddenly appeared behind you and put his arm around Ariana and you were thankful he didn’t try it with you.

Deep down, what upset you the most was his behavior towards everyone else. He was seemingly cute and warm with everyone else while he always made fun of you and that made you feel uneasy, what was it that made him dislike you this much? You felt left out but you’d never admit it of course.

“Y/N was just telling me how proud she is of you.” Ariana tried lightening the mood and offer peace but Declan had to ruin it by rolling his eyes.

“Yeah, I’m so proud you make millions by kicking a ball for 90 minutes a week. That’s really noble of you.” you sarcastically said.

“Not all of us has to be chained to a cubicle 40 hours a week” he quipped back and you felt even more angry at him.

“Yeah because some of us need money to pay for real things like rent and food.”

He thankfully left you alone after that and went back to being his other persona.

“Y/N I know you don’t want to hear this but you need to stop being so hostile towards Dec. He’s really not that bad.” Ariana said.

“You’re right Ari, I don’t want to hear it.” you shut her down and grabbed yourself a drink.

You weren’t usually this cold but he had something about him that made you snap instantly. But there was no way you’d be the person to break the friend group so you were just going to have to deal with him.

It was well into the party and you felt the buzz from all the alcohol you consumed which was a lot. You needed it very much to calm your nerves and not start any more fights. You were just sitting on the sofa humming to the song in the background when one of your close friends Kayla suddenly turned to you.

“Y/N can you grab me some painkillers from the guest bathroom? My head’s killing me.” she whined.

You really didn’t want to go snooping around Declan’s home, one because you didn’t know the house quite well and two because you didn’t want him to say anything negative about you.

“Is there anyone else who could do that? I don’t know the house well enough.” you tried but she insisted everyone was either too drunk or outside so you reluctantly agreed. She even gave you the directions to the room and you went upstairs, you’d never admit it but Dec had a good taste in interior design. He didn’t have one of those all white lacking personality type of home, his space had character with some pops of colour in every room including the guest bedroom which was the size of your apartment. You cursed yourself for liking something about him and went into the en-suite connected to the guest bedroom trying to look for the painkillers Kayla described.

You were shuffling around the cabinets having a hard time because you had to steady yourself a few times a minute when you heard some footsteps and figured you took too long and she came to get them herself but as luck would have it, it was actually Declan.

“Oh, it’s you” he said with more softness than he did when you first walked in so you figured he must be intoxicated as well.

“I thought someone was trying to steal something.” he said as he walked over to you.

You didn’t stop looking around to look at him.

“I’m surprised you didn’t accuse me yet.” you scoffed.

“Oh I’m getting to it.” he laughed dryly. “What are you doing here anyway? Trying to see if I have a girlfriend?”

You couldn’t even comprehend his sentence when you heard the door shut. You immediately looked back and saw Declan lean against the en-suite door with his arm. His muscles were flexed as he turned to the bedroom door surprised it has shut down.

He made his way over to the door trying to open it only to be unsuccessful. He wiggled the door knob a few times.

“Why don’t you open it?” you asked and he looked back at you like you were stupid.

“What do you think I’m trying to do?”

“I don’t know, you look like you built those muscles for nothing.”

He tried again but in vein. The door was stuck.

“What the fuck?” he said still trying and you started laughing at your faith.

“You’d think after spending millions of pounds the doors wouldn’t be stuck.”

“Would you stop whining?” he asked clearly agitated.

“Only if you open the door.”

“Do you think I want to be stuck here with you?” he harshly asked and you felt your confidence slipping. You were always self conscious when drunk.

When you didn’t respond he turned his attention to you.

“Y/N, I-

“Why do you hate me so much?” you asked finally trying to get an answer to the question you’ve had for months.

“What?”

“Why do you hate me so much?” you repeated.

“I- I don’t hate you.” he murmured but you knew it was a lie.

“Yes you do, you love everyone else. You’re so nice with them but you’re rude to me. I know I’m not the best either but I feel bad when I see you with the others. What is it about me that you hate?” you felt the weight lifting off your chest as you spoke. Yes it was the alcohol that made you say those things but they were true.

“I think we should talk later when you’re not drunk.” he dismissed you and it only angered you more.

“I’m not drunk.”

“Yes you are, you’ve had a million cocktails.”

“How do you know?”

“Because I watch at you anytime you’re not looking!” he raised his voice startling you. In all the time you’ve known Declan he’s never even gotten mad.

“Why? So that you can use the things you see against me?”

“Do you really think that’s what I’m doing? You can’t seriously think I’m going out of my way everyday just to argue with you. I’m watching you because I like seeing you interact with people and it kills me that you’re not that kind to me. I wish you’d be like that with me but if bickering is what gets you talking to me I’m okay with that.” he finally let go of the door and went over to the bed sitting on it without looking at you.

You were in shock about all the things you just heard.

“Declan you’re being mean, you can’t play with me like that!” you shouted at him thinking this was his way of messing with you.

“Do you really think that low of me?” he finally looked up at you and you saw the sincerity in his eyes that everyone was talking about. He looked more genuine than ever. He combed a hand through his hair.

“I- I don’t know.” you murmured conflicted about the whole situation. On one hand you really didn’t think he’d stoop so low but on the other hand you couldn’t believe his admission that easily.

“Why do you act like a prick then?” you asked trying to get to the bottom of it.

“Because that’s the only way you’ll talk to me even if it’s to argue.” he admitted with his head low.

You stood in front of Declan with your hands against your hips trying to wrap your head around the situation but it was hard considering he was wearing a tight shirt hugging his body perfectly and his hair disheveled. With a sudden confidence, you walked closer to him and stood in between his legs and he immediately looked up at you with confusion. If you didn’t have any alcohol in your system you’d never be this forward but with it you could actually do something you actually want for once. You placed your hands on his shoulders as his hands went over to your hips. He was still wary of your reaction but you threw every sane thought away and pushed him onto the bed he was sitting on. He pulled you with him so now you were straddling him, both of you were shocked by your sudden boldness but he didn’t complain. In fact, he never said anything but sat up properly holding you down and started devouring your lips. You kissed back immediately with months of pent up frustration and infatuation.

“You’re so perfect.” he complimented you as his lips found your neck kissing and sucking on your skin. You felt electricity from his touch and cursed yourself for not doing this earlier.

By this time he was slowly pulling your dress straps down your arms and continued his kisses against your chest and you hastily lifted his shirt finally coming in close contact with his abs.

“You have no idea how much I’ve wanted this.” he murmured as he rolled you over so he was on top of you.

“Then why didn’t you?” you asked.

“Because I thought you’d slap me.”

“I’d much rather if you slapped me.” you said without thinking and his eyes turned even darker if that’s possible. His movements became more rough as you gave him the permission and he peeled your dress down your legs leaving you only in your underwear. You’d normally feel vulnerable and exposed if it was any other man but given the circumstances you just felt hot because Declan told you a million times.

“You’re so beautiful.” he kept telling you as you tried reaching for his belt. He let you take it off and now you were both in your underwear.

He did everything right in that moment, making you reach your orgasm multiple times even before he entered you and made everything about making you feel good. Even if it’s the first time you’ve ever had sex with him, it felt like he knew you better than anyone and you loved the feeling.

After both of you reached your highs moaning each other’s name once more he finally pulled out and laid on the bed pulling you to him. Your head was resting on his chest as he played with your hair occasionally leaving small kisses on it.

“I hope you know I meant everything I said.” he whispered and you looked up at his beautiful eyes knowing he wasn’t lying.

“I know.”

“And I’m not letting you go now that I have a taste.” he smiled.

“Does this mean this isn’t a one time thing?” you teased with a smile on your lips.

“Oh definitely not, in fact I was thinking about having a second round right now.” he wiggled his eyebrows as you laughed and lightly smacked his chest.

“Are you guys cool now that you’ve had sex?” you heard someone yell from outside of the door startling the both of you.

“What the hell?” Dec asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

“Yeah idiots, we locked you in there hoping you’d talk it out but this is even better.” you heard Ariana yell and your cheeks flushed knowing they must’ve heard somethings but right now you were more thankful than angry.

“Now come out we’re starving.” one of your friends said and you got out of the bed putting your clothes back on with a smile on your face.

Declan Rice wasn’t that bad after all.

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zwedexx · 2 months

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luckyqueenreign · 10 months

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HC’s for Ozzy teaching MC to dance and the songs they would dance too? 🥺👉👈

Ok i actually have a little scenario that immediately started to play out in my head when you sent this… (mc and Ozzy are still not together in this scenario)

The islanders get a text that the girls will be competing in Miss Love Island similar to s2 when the boys competed. There’s going to be a talent portion, swimsuit and a speech as to why they’d be the best choice for Miss LI. All of the girls break off into different areas of the villa to practice their talent and speeches. Some are singing, playing instruments, but MC chooses to dance. As MC is headed for a secluded spot to practice her complicated dance routine Ozzy stops her and asks her if she needs help, to which she says yes. As they’re practicing MC sees a completely different side to Ozzy, she always knew he was passionate about dance but rn she can see it in his face. He’s so serious and concentrating so intently on every movement of her body. At first he only corrects her form verbally but when MC is still not understanding what he means he comes up close behind her pressing his body into hers and adjusting her hips exactly how he wants them. With his hands on her waist he moves behind her, guiding her body to follow his. As much as MC is trying to pay attention and learn the moves, she can’t because of the feelings she’s ignored for so long are bubbling to the surface. She also notices that she’s not the only one affected by their proximity 👀 bc of this he releases her and asks her to try again. But there’s a clear energy shift now. The room is electrified and there’s clear sexual tension between them. She asks him can you just show me again one more time, he comes up slow behind her and again pressing his body into hers he shows her the moves again. This time slower, more sensual. When the dance finishes, they’re both out of breath but he doesn’t let go of her like in the other times. She turns around to face him, he’s still holding her close, and his eyes are hungry for her but his face still looks so conflicted. MC parts her lips slightly, staring into his eyes and this was enough of an invitation for Ozzy. He pulls her even closer and doesn’t hold back, all the weeks of hiding his true feelings for her comes out as he kisses her passionately with of all of that pent up desire. As they’re both giving into their true wants, the kiss is heating up but they hear a text go off in the villa, and several footsteps headed in what seems like their direction. They immediately separate and try to fix themselves but their breathing is off and both of their lips are swollen and rosy from the kiss. Amelia and her LI rush into the room excitedly to come and get MC, they didn’t realize Ozzy would be here too they assumed he’d be with Grace. Amelia immediately notices the vibe but plays it off like everything is fine she grabs MC and locks arms with her and tells her about the text, that the challenge is about to begin and they need to get ready so they rush off to the dressing rooms.

Songs I think would play during this scenario…or just reflect the feelings here.

“Love on the brain” by Rihanna

“ICU” by Coco Jones

“Hailey’s Comet” by Billie Eilish

“Happiness is a butterfly” by Lana Del Rey

“Pov” by Ariana Grande

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domusplautii · 11 months

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I'm obsessed with this fresco in Pompeii. I would die for walls like this (though with a blue background).

[Source: @blueiskewl Original post is here].

Similar vibes to this beauty at the Villa Ariana:

[Source: my original photography. You can see detailed shots of this fresco at my other side blog, @ancientprettythings.]

I really must do something with my own walls.

#ancient rome #pompeii #fresco

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hollywoodfamerp · 1 year

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thoughtfulfangirling · 1 year

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2023 Reads

A new year means a new book list! I don't think I can top my 2022 count, but that's okay! I'm not totally sure what my reading goals this year will actually be, but I guess I'll sort it out on the way! XD For future reads, here's my 2024 list!

Four Treasures of the Sky - Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass+

The Bear and the Nightengale - of the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden

The Secrets We Keep - Mia Hayes

Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal - Patty Loew+

The First Sister - Linden A. Lewis^

The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury~

Fin Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn^

How Long 'til Black Future Month by N. K. Jemisin

Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin^

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin*

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Littke-Known Stories form History - Tricia Martineau Wagner+

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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space - Amanda Leduc+

Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson^

She Who Became the Sun~ - Shelley Parker-Chan*

The Witch King - H.E. Edgmon^

Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree*

Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin^

The Adventures of Amina El-Serafi - S.A. Chakraborty

Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman+

The Folk Keeper - Frannie Billingsly*%

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - (Suzy) Eddie Izzard+

Juniper & Thorn - Ava Reid

Upright Women Wanted - Sarah Gailey%

I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary MacLane+

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut~

Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights - Molly Smith & Juno Mac+

The Woman in White - Wilke Collins^

King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St. Clair

Sarah - J.T. LeRoy^

The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros^

Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi

Always the Almost - Edward Underhill

All Systems Red - Martha Wells%

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Nevada - Imogen Binnie

A Dowry of Blood - S. T. Gibson

The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli

The Second Rebel - Linden A Lewis

Get a Life Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

The Hero and the Crown* - Robin McKinley

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The Eye of the Heron - Ursula K Leguin

Artificial Condition -Martha Wells%

The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert%

Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith*

Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells%

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents - Lindsay C Gibson+

Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit - John Boessenecker+

The History of Wales - History Nerds+%

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls^

Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire^

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

Irish Fairy and Folk Tails - Various+

The Dead and the Dark - Courtney Gould

Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman and Beth Scott+

The Other Black Girl - Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Ruins - Scott Smith

He Who Drowned the World - Shelley Parker-Chan

Fledgling - Octavia Butler

Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend - Mark Collins Jenkins+

The Vampyre - John Polidori%

This is Halloween - James A Moore

Sorrowland - Rivers Soloman

The Lamb will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy%

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey^

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston*

The Last Hero - Linden A. Lewis

Lovelight Farms - B. K. Borison

Reindeer Falls Collection: Volume One - Jana Aston

Currently reading: One Last Stop (Audiobook to help me sleep XD)

Nonfiction is annotated by + A Re-read is annotated by * A book completed from the list below is annotated by ^ A Read with Empty will be annotated by ~ A Novella %

My current, loose and not that interesting goal for this year is to really work on the books I have current access to right now... at the start of this year. Because it's a lot XD This means books currently favorite in Scribd, on my StoryGraph 'to read' pile, or a book I currently own on my shelves. Main goal is at least one of these a month.

For my own personal reference, I'm putting a list of such books below to hold myself accountable.

Edit: Now the end of 2023, and here's a breakdown of my goal to read books I already had access to at the start of 2023:

I didn't read one a month per se, but I got more than 12 done, so I call this a win. These books are:

-Can't Spell Treason Without Tea - Rebecca Thorn -The City Beautiful - Aden Polydoros -Finn Mac Cool - Morgan Llewlyn -The First Sister by Linden A Lewis (proceeded by the other two in the series) -Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert -The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls -Haunted Wisconsin - Michael Norman & Beth Scott -Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson -I Await the Devil's Coming - Mary McClane -The Kraken's Sacrifice - Katee Robert -Lavinia - Ursula K Le Guin -Love Her or Lose Her - Tessa Bailey -Mistress of the Art of Death - Ariana Franklin -Nevada - Imogen Binnie -The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli -Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire -The Ruins - Scott Smith -The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller -Sarah - J.T. LeRoy -Vampire Forensics - Mark Collins Jenkins -What Happened to You? - Oprah Winfrey -The Witch King - H. E. Edgmon -The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

The books I did not get around to reading from this list are as follows: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho; Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye (o); The Book of M by Peng Shepard (o); Charity and Sylvia by Rachel Hope Cleves (o); The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (a); The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (s); Fallen by Lauren Kate (o); Fanny Hill by John Cleland (o); Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (s); The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (s); The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (o); Helping Her Get Free by Susan Brewster (o); The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (s); Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (o); The Merry Spinster by Daniel Lavery (o); On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (o); The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (s); Radiance by Grace Draven (a); Watching the Tree by Adeline Yen Mah (o); The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (s); Wings of Fire (o); Witches Steeped in Gold by Clannon Smart (o); The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (s)

23/46 Whoa! That's exactly 50% of the books I had on my list! That's pretty cool! All in all, I consider this 2023 goal successfully done!

#tf reads #2023 reads #books #yearly lists #long post #well it will be ok even without the readmore eventually #reading #my reading index

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villavineyards · 2 years

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the sun is setting

it's been a LONG time since i've written for love island... but bruno has relit the crawling embers of creativity within all corners of my mind and i'm SO excited to write this (i tried to keep it in fusebox's humor for bruno but idk its super corny LOL you'll know it when you see it) title is from moonlight by ariana grande

so what we have here is basically a sappy ass reunion for episode 30 but i'm a sentimental bitch and i wanted MORE. most of my oneshots are going to be 'rewrites' aka how i think certain moments should have gone LOL

content ahead: probably out of character but are we surprised, general fluff, happy confessions, tears of joy, open for all audiences

wc: 1.2k

"...Bruno."

You had finally, finally, reunited with Bruno again (it was really barely one whole day) and things could not be better. It was about thirty minutes ago when the recoupling happened, but things happened so quickly after that that the events still felt fresh. Honestly, as bad as you felt for leaving Tom when he'd been so vulnerable, it was nowhere near as happy as you were to just be able to hold Bruno's hand again.

Once everyone had finished up, you convinced Bruno to stay around the fire pit for awhile and squeezed his hand twice so he got the hint. Once you were sure Angie wouldn't be popping out for a surprise anytime soon, you barely got in a single word before you were practically engulfed by Bruno's larger frame.

He wasn't even kissing you, just hugging you tight and nearly popping your back in the process. You hugged him back, of course, fingers dancing over the muscle of his arm pressing out from under his sleeve, before you felt something warm on your shoulder as you processed Bruno was... crying? Crying.

"Babe?" You asked as you pulled away, and sure enough, he was teary eyed and his bottom lip was wobbly. "Is something wrong?" You asked, and he shook his head before swooping you up in his arms again, head buried in your neck as he gathered himself.

"No, I'm just being a melt. You know me, can't even..." He didn't finish his sentence as you started shaking your head, pulling away to wipe along his water line with your thumb wordlessly. "'S okay babe, I get it," You told him, even though you weren't 100% sure, you had a good idea. It killed you to see him like this, but you reminded yourself these were tears of joy (hopefully) and this is such a delicate moment to be apart of.

He smiled at you sweetly, his frosted tips slightly downturned as you two started to feel the heat near the literal flame of the fire pit. He wiped at his eyes with the palm of his hand, about to speak before you cradled his head into your chest, running your hands through his hair and massaging as you rocked back and forth slightly. He hiccupped every now and then, and you felt him press a kiss to your forearm as your ministrations stopped, pulling away to look at you again, broad smile still on his face.

"I missed you." You said first, slotting your hand into his. Your hands fit perfectly together, and his hands were just as warm and soft as you remembered them (two days feel like so much longer in the Villa, doesn't it?). "It was the weirdest thing ever, not sleeping next to you. I didn't even have a dream, and I felt like my side of the bed was so much heavier," You rambled on, absentmindedly talking as Bruno just watched adoringly.

"I know what you mean. I hope you know how much it means to me that you waited for me, MC. I saw how thick Tom was laying it on, and with that fancy candlelit dinner you guys had last night, I was wondering if all our time was out the window.

"But I'm glad it wasn't."

You smiled at him, and finally, finally, kissed Bruno. It was one simple peck at first, the both of you pulling away and smiling nervously, before he cupped your jaw and kissed you with again.

Bruno very rarely took control of the kisses you shared, always too nervous he'd mess up, but for the first time since being in the Villa it dawned on him that you're here now, and he needs to be there too because it could always be gone in a second. He didn't want what happened two nights ago to happen ever again, but incase it did, he wanted to know that the two of you would always have this moment.

When he pulled away, pupils blown and lips shiny and slightly puffy, you took the time to straighten out his collar. "You make me insane, did you know that?" He asked, smoothing his shirt down as he leaned back. You smiled coyly, fixing the bracelet on your wrist before batting your eyelashes at him. "Whatever do you mean, good sir? A delicate woman such as myself couldn't possibly-"

He broke out in laughter before you could finish, not sure what exactly he'd just witnessed but so glad he got to see it.

"I'm so happy, MC. I can't even tell you how beautiful you are to me right now," He started, meeting your eye and not looking away. "I don't think I know the words to tell you what I'm feeling right now, but I know I'm feeling." To emphasize, he took hold of your hand and placed it over his heart. "Feeling?" You asked teasingly, circling your finger to tickle him, and he laughed with you. "Yes, feeling. I don't know what it is about you, but I feel like I'm on 12 whenever we're together." You thought about where his nipple was, but remembered this was a nice moment and you shouldn't be thinking about his nipple. Later. Definitely later. You carefully looked up, and sighed happily seeing his eyes were clear as he met your gaze.

"Maybe it's just your burning desire for me, babes. I have that effect on people,"

He snorted, removing your hand from his chest to hold it in his lap. "Absolutely, I can't believe that didn't cross my mind," He went along, nodding along rhythmically as you laughed with him.

You're not sure when it stopped, but soon all that you could feel was the warmth of the fire, the sweet smell of his cologne, and the buzz of pure joy to be sat with Bruno again. You leaned over again to pull him into another embrace, wrapping both arms around his middle and just leaning your head on his shoulder. You sighed in content, closing your eyes and letting yourself just be at peace as you lightly scratched all around where you could reach on his back.

"I'm so lucky," You mumbled, not moving as you began to lightly massage the best you could at the spot on his lower back. "So lucky to be here with you, Bruno. Thank you for being someone to wait for." You finished, voice crackly a bit as you tried to keep your composure. "I'll always wait if it's you. As long as you want me to, I promise." You added on, and finally let him free from your grasp. He didn't move much, pulling you into him as he leaned back in the bench.

"I promise you babe, you're the only girl for me here. If I say any different, I'm being sabotaged." He said, and you laughed along with him. "Sure, whatever you say. I missed you," You said again, and he put two fingers on your chin to lift your gaze to meet his. He didn't say a word, but pressed one kiss to your forehead before rubbing his thumb over your cheekbone. "I missed you more. Never again, MC. I'd rather walk than be in this Villa without you." He said, and you both shifted to stare at the stars above.

You two didn't have to say anything else after that, and a smile was on your face for the rest of the night. He soon led you both inside, and things were perfect; until a distinct text ping went off.

an: WOWWWW it's been awhile since i've typed for a video game character i really want to be more active in this community! i'd say my writing style has changed a little in the past few years but i have LOADS of drafts that i never posted lol. anyways i have a few more things in mind for bruno some are SAD some are happy (1).. we'll see

i wrote this before episode 30 had even been released LOL so now or never right thanks for reading! lmk what you think i love criticism (taurus moon)

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ancientprettythings · 1 year

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Goat and deer.

One tiny detail 3/?

Villa Ariana

#villa ariana #castellammaredistabia #fresco #ancient art #animals #goat #deer #ancient rome #ancient roman #original photography #ancientprettythings #onetinydetail

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tinseltownevents · 8 months

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ROOM ASSIGNMENTS

24-hour front desk

Fitness center & Spa

24-hour room service

Serta perfect sleeper mattress

Luxurious Egyptian cotton linens

High-Definition TV

Complimentary WiFi

Desk

Coffee and tea-making facility

Mini bar

USB ports

Telephones

Plush bathrobes

Hairdryer

Walk-in closet

In-room safe

Iron & ironing board

Ceiling fans

Air conditioning

Twice-daily turndown service, laundry, and mini-bar restocking

Eclectic selection of books

King Room

Villa #2: Josh Dun & Debby Ryan

Villa #4: Taylor Kitsch & Aly Michalka

Villa #6: Miles Teller & Brittany Snow

Villa #8: Chris Pine & Katie Cassidy

Villa #10: Sebastian Stan & Margot Robbie

Villa #12: Chris Evans & Minka Kelly

Villa #14: Jensen Ackles & Danneel Harris

Villa #16: Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline

Villa #18: Rudy Pankow & Abigail Cowen

Villa#20: Andy Samberg & Anna Camp

Villa #22: Joe Keery & Dianna Agron

Villa #24: Taylor York & Hayley Williams

Villa #26: Matthew Tkachuk & Suki Waterhouse

Villa #28: Ryan Gosling & Kelli Berglund

Villa #30: Karl Urban & Katheryn Winnick

Villa #32: Shane West & Leighton Meester

Villa #34: Glen Powell & Sydney Sweeney

Queen Room

Villa #1: Chris Hemsworth & Brie Larson

Villa #3: Bill Skarsgard & Anya Taylor Joy

Villa #5: Andrew Garfield & Anna Kendrick

Villa #7: Robbie Amell & Alexandra Daddario

Villa #9: Ryan Reynolds & Emma Roberts

Villa #11: Jack Quaid & Shelley Hennig

Villa #15: Dylan O'Brien & Adam Devine

Villa #17: Tyler Seguin & Kat McNamara

Villa #19: Chad Michael Murray & Caity Lotz

Villa #21: Evan Peters & Lizzie Olsen

Villa #25: Chace Crawford & Emmy Rossum

Villa #27: Cara Delevingne & Samara Weaving

Villa #29: Gal Gadot & Selena Gomez

Villa #31: Alex Calvert & Madison Bailey

Villa #33: Jamie Oleksiak & Lucy Hale

Villa #35: Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Hutcherson

Villa #36: Andy Biersack & Kelsea Ballerini

Villa #37: Halsey & Pete Wentz

Villa #38: Cari Fletcher & Skeet Ulrich

Villa #39: Henry Cavill & Travis Kelce

Villa #40: Emma Stone & Tyler Hoechlin

Villa #41: Ben Platt & Phoebe Tonkin

Villa #42: Connor McDavid & Taylor Swift

Villa #43: Ana De Armas & Tom Hardy

Villa #44: Brendon Urie & Madelaine Petsch

Villa #45: Ariana Grande & Jonathan Groff

Villa #46: Ashley Benson & Lili Reinhart

Villa #47: Awsten Knight & Blake Lively

#ttownevents #ttownantigua

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mrsbsmooth · 2 years

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Name a song for your LIs

Thanks for the tags @mrlevienjoyer, @rebelrayne, @crimswnred, @tammyisobsessedwith, @banirareiko, @noahsthottie,

Taggig @ariendiel, @willkimura, @chenria, @banirareiko, @kiwi-tai, @codename-mango, @fujiihime, @hopeshoodie. @inmywill. @i-boop-you, @ignocubo, @wardingoffevil

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Jake

"Wild Thoughts" - DJ Khaled (Feat Rihanna. & Bryson Tiller)

White girl wasted on that brown liquor / When I get like this I can't be around you / I'm too lit to dim down a notch / 'Cause I could name some things that I'm gonna' do When I'm with with you all I get is wild thoughts

"I put a spell on you" - Annie Lennox

I put a spell on you / Because you're mine / You know I love you / I love you / I love you/ I love you anyhow And I don't care / If you don't want me / I'm yours right now

Bobby

"Boyfriend" - Ariana Grande / Social House

We both came back single from Casa but we ain't back together yet

I lose my mind when it comes to you/ I take time with the ones I choose/ And I don't want a smile if it ain't from you, yeah

"Cake by the Ocean" - DNCE

Regular Bobby in the villa vibes

Goddamn / See you lickin' frostin' from your own hands / Want another taste, I'm beggin', "Yes, ma'am" / I'm tired of all this candy on the dry land, dry land, ooh / Talk to me, baby / I'm goin' blind from this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa-oh / Let's lose our minds and go fuckin' crazy / I keep on hopin' we'll eat cake by the ocean

Ciaran

"Positions" - Ariana Grande

Boy, I'm tryna meet your mama on a Sunday / Then make a lotta love on a Monday / Never need no, no one else, babe / 'Cause I'll be / Switchin' the positions for you / Cookin' in the kitchen and I'm in the bedroom / I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops / Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do/ That I won't do, switchin' for you Perfect, perfect / You're too good to be true / But I get tired of runnin' / Fuck it, now I'm runnin' with you This some shit that I usually don't do / But for you, I kinda, kinda want to

Bruno

"Pillowtalk" - Zayn

I'm seeing the pain, seeing the pleasure / Nobody but you, 'body but me / 'Body but us, bodies together / I love to hold you close, tonight and always / I love to wake up next to you So we'll piss off the neighbours / In the place that feels the tears / The place to lose your fears / Yeah, reckless behaviour / A place that is so pure, so dirty and raw

"God is a woman" - Ariana Grande

I don't wanna waste no time, yeah / You ain't got a one-track mind, yeah / Have it any way you like, yeah / And I can tell that you know I know how I want it You, you love it how I move you / You love it how I touch you / My one, when all is said and done / You'll believe God is a woman

#tag game yay #litg

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realhousewives-fan · 11 months

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These Moments from the Season Finale!

Already a strong opening with this comment from Ariana Madix.

The season finale of Vanderpump Rules was packed with cringy, heartbreaking and rage provoking moments!

I don’t see a guy who’s remorseful for what he has done. I see a guy who’s trying to manipulate the situation for him to look better...

Tom Sandoval’s second pity party, and Tom Schwartz was more than happy to feed his ego. That was bullshit!

The genuine shock in that room when Ariana shared the details of the affair!

After boys night, Sandoval and Raquel Leviss had sex in a car, and he had forgotten his keys so Ariana had to let him in. And he was angry at her! Disgusting!

And of course is James Kennedy feeling betrayed by Sandoval. He called it a waste of a friendship.

It’s not just Ariana Sandoval betrayed, but all his friends as well.

And petty James called Raquel on speaker phone and had an inappropriate conversation. But I don’t blame him for that.

The scene between Sandoval and Raquel was so cringe and upsetting though. He called her Ariana at one point, and she thought that he said that he loved her.

She said that they would’ve never done anything if they didn’t felt like it was worth it, and she smiled the whole time!

And he supported Raquel’s story about Scheana Shay punching Raquel in the face in New York.

In her confessional though... She acted all bubbly and giggling when asked how she could sleep with her friend’s boyfriend, and have an affair for 7 freaking months!

Perhaps the most upsetting part of their scene together was that Bravo had clearly cut out the part of them kissing.

I felt like the scene between Ariana and Lisa Vanderpump was very moving, and I agree with Lisa. There’s something better waiting for Ariana at the other end of this mess.

Yeah, team Ariana!

It must truly suck for Sandoval that Bravo allowed Kristen Doute to film with Ariana after she got fired during BLM. He was always able to look like the good guy during conflicts, and Kristen was... well, Crazy Kristen.

And now, his crazy ex was teaming up with Ariana? That has got to hurt his ego.

Speaking of ego... The way he was crying and hyperventilating in front of Lisa at Villa Rosa felt a little dramatic. He has always been a crier, but I got the feeling that he felt sorry for himself than shame for what he did.

And here comes Schwartz to their girls night to have a conversation with Ariana. He acted like he understood Ariana and was upset with Sandoval’s actions.

But he has been helping Sandoval in trying to make Ariana look bad this season, so this is too little, too late.

And then there was this scene between Sandoval and Scheana. When she had confronted him on the phone he had said that they were never friends etc.

This proves that he’s in a midlife-crisis. He’s a narcissist. And he’s an asshole.

All he has done in this episode is making up excuses when his actions are indefensible.

#Vanderpump Rules #Pump Rules #PumpRules #Scandoval #Ariana Madix #Tom Sandoval #Tom Schwartz #Raquel Leviss #James Kennedy #Scheana Shay #Lisa Vanderpump #Kristen Doute

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cyarsk52-20 · 1 year

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I Hope Tom Sandoval Stubs His Toe Every Day For Eternity, And More Thoughts I Had Watching This Week's "Vanderpump Rules"

Lala saying on camera, "I think Tom Sandoval has a thing for Raquel" — and Tom Sandoval lying about not being able to get a car home to Ariana after her grandmother died?? This week's episode was A LOT...

Posted 16 minutes ago

Well, well, well. Here we are. Another week, another deeply unhinged yet fascinating look into Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval's hidden-yet-not-so-hidden months-long affair. All of that to say, a new episode of Vanderpump Rules aired last night, and it's time to GET INTO IT.

Btw hi! I am Lara — a long-time Vanderpump Rules fan since S1 — and I will be joining you to discuss VPR for the foreseeable future. You can also come along with me on my honest review of Schwartz and Sandy's, and read my essay with receipts on how one Tom-othy Schwartz has quite literally always been the worst.

Without further ado, let's get into it. This week's episode — Season 10, Episode 13 titled "Lady and the Glamp" — kicks off with a car scene featuring Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss (also sometimes referred to as Rachel), Tom Schwartz, and Ariana Madix. They are all on their way to go "glamping" for Raquel's birthday.

They arrive at said glamping spot — some ranch in some part of California that I have quite frankly never heard of (sorry) — and Scheana informs us all that she's "not a camper." Sweetie, we know. We then see Sandoval wearing a "Yellow Robe Smith" shirt, which is in reference to Ariana's greatest scene to date from Season 7, Episode 17.

Anyway, Tom Schwartz talks about peeing outside or whatever and then we head over to the new office space that Lala Kent has secured for her Give Them Lala beauty brand and other various business ventures. Robes are hanging up, and she informs "Jameson" aka James Kennedy that she has invited Katie Maloneyand Kristina Kelly to come take photos in said robes. It's giving Kim Zolciak-Biermann, IYKYK. ANYWAY, back to this. James and Lala then begin to discuss drama, which is truthfully why we are all here.

Lala drops the bomb that a few days ago when Katie was at Villa Rosa "working on sandwiches" (??) Ken Todd moseys on up to Katie and Lisa Vanderpump and casually says, and I quote, "I can't believe that Tom Sandoval had Raquel over when Ariana is away. In the jacuzzi as well." When Lisa Vanderpump responds with, "I know," Ken continues and says, "And she stayed all night, yeah?" THEN HE JUST LEAVES! Obviously LVP instructed her hubby to deliver this line (and tbh, he did it perfectly) so then LVP explains how she found out.

This scene is a work of art, quite frankly.

Anyway, apparently LVP who can "sniff bullshit from a mile away" according to Lala (and who would also would throw any of these SURvers under the bus for a storyline) immediately called Tom Sandoval to ask about what Raquel had told her.

Immediately after watching this scene, I have to ask myself...how much of this was re-shot? Was this all part of the original season? If so, why was none of this in any trailer until now? I am not here to buy into any massive conspiracy theories about the cast hiding this, I am really not. But I am saying that I am confused.

Can we listen to Jarett and get some time stamps??

Moving on! We then find out that Tom Sandoval also shared his Raquel lie with James Kennedy, but he told James a different version. I gotta say, for someone who has lied on television since at least 2013, you think Tom Sandoval would be....better at it by now? I mean at least keep the same story, you know?

James' face during this interaction really said it all.

There are so many smoking guns in each episode now it's honestly hard to keep track. But we're about to discuss another one. This one being the Labor Day Party of 2022 Smoking Gun. Lala explains that Tom Sandoval went to said Labor Day Party in Newport Beach where Scheana, Brock, Lala, and Raquel were all in attendance. Ariana was not. Her grandmother apparently died this day and Lala said that Ariana called Sandoval, furious and upset, asking him to come home. He did not leave for another two hours. If Karma does not get this man, I WILL.

After presenting us with the Labor Day Party of 2022 Smoking Gun, Lala then shares, "I think Tom Sandoval has a thing for Raquel." She could not be more right, and it pains me to admit this. She had no idea how right she was.

After this explosive reveal, we head back to the ranch to continue watching the birthday trip for the person we all really dislike now! Not ideal. After having to watch Raquel run out panicking that she "forgot her makeup bag" (you're staying in a tent without indoor plumbing, but go off) we then see Ariana break down a bit about the loss of her grandmother. And again, I AM SEEING FUCKING RED as Tom Sandoval sits there and pretends to care. NOT TODAY SIR. NOT TODAY.

Look at this man pretending to wipe a tear away. I CAN'T.

Ariana asks if anything happened while she was out of town, and Raquel shares that she was late to work. HMM, wonder why babe? Ariana being like, the kind queen that she is, is completely nonchalant about the news that Raquel slept over even commenting that "we always go in the jacuzzi." At this point, she has no reason to suspect her partner of nearly a decade to do something SO FUCKING HEINOUS, but man it's hard to watch.

Back to Lala and her robe photoshoot. I do love a robe, tbh. Lala says this is about "bitches supporting bitches." Then the ladies (Kristina Kelly, Katie, and Lala) start discussing the aftermath of Beach Day that we saw in last week's episode. Katie shares that Tom Sandoval is upset with her for spreading "the rumor" that Ariana and Tom Sandoval are in an open relationship. Lala says it's "not that far-fetched" considering she once hooked up with Ariana in the backseat of a car while Sandoval drove. Kristina Kelly then shares she is hosting a party for something that I honestly could not even tell you what it was. I glazed over. But I'll be there.

BACK TO THE GLAMPING. Scheana gives Ariana the rundown on last week's beach party gone wrong and shares that Katie insinuated that Tom and Ariana were open. Ariana shares that — despite the fact that being open is totally chill and cool from her purview — they simply are not. Then Ariana defends Raquel and calls her "loyal" and I got so upset that I had to step away and get a Sprite to calm down.

The Glamping Group then galavants over to a group dinner on the ranch with homemade ranch dressing, which Raquel then DUMPS EVERYWHERE. Rationally I know this is low on the list of things she's done, but I am not sure I could ever forgive her for this alone. Raquel, after dumping the homemade ranch sauce all over the ground, then tells Sandoval he has something on his face (glitter?) and it's one of those scenes that I would have probably ignored in favor of Twitter a mere three months ago and now I am rewatching it in slow motion realizing that these two bozos are parading their affair around every chance they get.

Let's pour one out for the homemade ranch that they never got to taste.

Then Tom Schwartz — low-key my enemy — takes it upon himself to make a "joke" that Raquel's type is "men that are taken." REMEMBER WHEN I SAID NONE OF YOU COULD CONVINCE ME THAT THIS MAN DIDN'T KNOW FROM DAY ONE????

They move on to a bonfire and Raquel starts talking about pageants. I almost glazed over again, but I know I am here to deliver you a recap, so I drank some Sprite and tuned back in just in time for Raquel to share that she has "always wanted to be a role model for women" before breaking down in tears. Very dark! I'll say this: Raquel's emotional outbursts make a lot more sense now knowing what we know.

I AM NOT OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're back to discussing Kristina Kelly's event and Raquel is told she maybe should not come and then responds with something I didn't listen to and then actually had the audacity to say "I respect other people." Raquel Leviss, you are straight up lying. Anyway, next up, we see two random shots of Katie and her mother and Lala and her mother before arriving in James and Ally's living room watching them discuss James' blow-up at Beach Day.

We are finally at Kristina Kelly's event — turns out it's for her lip balm or whatever — and I am reminded of how funny Charli is. Give her more screen time.

Schwartz shows up and starts taking orders for drinks for some reason — possibly the only time he's ever actually worked — and starts complaining about how "cold" Katie is to him. Yeah dude, because you suck and have no remorse for sucking. This isn't rocket science. Then Raquel, Sandoval, and Ariana arrive together. In a talking head scene, Lala wonders aloud whether or not this is "a throuple." No Lala, it's much worse.

Lala then says that Raquel is "stealing her soul" and that she is like a "demon." Which, tbh, is kind of a read.

Katie pulls Ariana to the side to once again defend herself to Ariana against the rumors that she is spreading the open relationship storyline. TBH, I don't really think Katie is being nearly as bad as she has been in the history of this show, and it's so hard to watch Ariana defend Sandoval and Raquel's behavior knowing what we know now. At one point Ariana calls Raquel "one of her best friends." And since we know that at this point, Katie didn't ACTUALLY know, by all accounts, we SHOULD think Katie is ridiculous for going after this relationship. But it turns out that she was not. Sigh. Katie and Ariana have a cute moment and I am reminded how much I love sandwiches.

Raquel and James then have a 1-1 chat which starts with James pretending he forgot that he got Raquel the purse she's carrying and ends with James expressing that he does not know who Raquel is anymore, and Raquel saying that she "does not regret anything." Chilling, tbh!

After suffering through yet another Kristina Kelly lip balm product placement scene, Smoking Gun Labor Day Party 2022 is then brought up again when Lala is speaking to Ariana. Tom Sandoval tries to DEFEND HIS BEHAVIOR (aka not being by his loving girlfriend's side on the day she loses her grandmother in favor of dancing with Raquel) by saying that his ride Jason "dipped out." What is with this man and the phrase "dipped out"????

Several deep breaths later, I watch as Sandoval continues to make excuses for himself and places the blame on Ariana continually insisting that she "wanted to be alone"— a classic move — before sharing that "he couldn't get a car." Lala knows he is lying, and she tells him as much. Shoutout to Lala in this scene because watching this man lie through his teeth is giving me a TMJ headache from all of the jaw clenching.

Ariana then explains that she "looks like an idiot being Tom's number one stan when he isn't mine." It's sad to watch and even sadder when you remember that this man was disrespecting her for months while she defended his actions both publicly and privately. I hope Tom Sandoval stubs his toe every day for the rest of his life.

And, with that, the episode concludes with a preview for next week that includes Tom Sandoval starting to plant the seeds that "Ariana doesn't love him" while he actively fucks her friend! And a scene of Ariana talking to Raquel about her (lack of sex life) with Tom Sandoval. If you weren't already clenching your jaw, you will be now!

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