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Lee Pace as Ned the Pie Maker in Pushing Daisies (2007—2009)

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OMG, can't wait.

And the Devil Makes Three

And the Devil Makes Three A Hellcheer Halloween fic by Em_Jaye Coming to AO3 October 2022

The leaves and twigs crunched beneath her shoes as she made her way carefully through the forest. The clouds, which had been sparse and fluffy white when she’d slipped through the fence posts of the back paddock, were growing darker and heavier with each step she took. She kept an eye on them, offering a silent prayer that they’d keep any stormy judgment to themselves.

She stopped and stared at a huge tree in the middle of a clearing. Its trunk too wide to see around. Its roots huge and twisted, spreading out like knobby limbs. She closed her eyes and took a deep a breath. No one had said anything about a tree like this. It was supposed to be a straight route from the south edge of town. No paths that splintered off. No places to second guess herself. “You’re alright,” she whispered to herself. “You’re not in danger. You’re—”

A branch snapped with a crack like gunfire. She jumped to spin around, not thinking to hide the way she gasped as she nearly choked on a shriek of surprise.

A man stood on the edge of the clearing; he held his hands up in defense. “Are you lost, Miss?”

She took a step back as he took one toward her, stepping from the shadows into the muted light of the clearing. His hair was thick, dark, and curly and he shook it back from his face when he stopped again, keeping the same, safe distance between them.

She swallowed hard and willed her voice not to tremble when she forced the words up and off her tongue. “No,” she shook her head. “I-I’m fine. Thank you.”

The young man looked around. “Are you certain?” he asked. “Hardly safe for a lady to be all the way out here—especially on her own.” He paused and waited for her to reply. But all she could do was open her mouth and close it again, the words fading before she could get them out. “I can show you the way back to—"

A flock of blackbirds took flight from a tree behind her, cutting his offer in half and startling her again. She steeled her nerves. “I’m not lost,” she assured him, hoping to convince herself of the same thing. “I’m…I’m on an errand.”

“An errand?” he repeated. “Must be quite serious,” he mused. “I’ve heard that these woods are full of witches and that the devil himself walks among the trees.”

“Those are just stories,” she breathed, relieved when the corner of his lips slid into a half-smile that told her, at once, he was only joking. "They're not true."

“Well,” he moved one shoulder. “True or not, they’re enough to keep most folks away. But,” he shrugged, dismissing the idea of witches and dark magic and everything else the elders filled their heads with in church each morning. “If you don’t mind my saying, Miss, I noticed you walking in a circle on your way to this very important errand. I’m happy to help point you in the right direction, if you won’t mind telling me where it is you’re trying to go.”

“Yes,” she nodded once, pushing aside the embarrassment of getting lost and lifting her chin again. “Alright. Thank you. I’m looking for Mad Eddie. Edward,” she corrected herself immediately—though not quick enough—and felt the deep flush of shame stain her cheeks. “Edward Munson,” she said firmly. “I was told he…” she coughed. “He lives in the woods, away from town?”

To her surprise, the man laughed like she’d said something funny. He shook his head, chuckling to himself, and she caught a glimpse of two, deep dimples that made him look much younger. “Is that what they call me?” he asked quietly.

This photoset and teaser now comes with its very own playlist! Hope you're all as excited as I am about getting this fic out into the world.

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You drew stars around my scars: Chapter 12/12 (she's done, folks!)

On her other side, Eowyn’s whiskers brushed her arm, drawing her attention away from Eddie while he dug in the drawer for a spoon. She scratched her head and bent to kiss her between the ears. “First we find a bigger apartment,” she told the cat quietly, “and then we’re getting you a little brother.”

Eddie looked up from the cutlery drawer and smiled. “I thought you wanted to get her a boyfriend.”

Chrissy shrugged. “That seems like a lot of pressure to put on both of them to form a romantic connection,” she said. Eddie snorted and shook his head. “And I know everyone loves Faramir, but Éomer is just as cool and either way, we have a matching set.”

He selected a spoon and popped the lid off the carton of ice cream. “Okay,” he agreed, tilting his head to one side thoughtfully. “But what if we bring home a boy cat, name him Éomer, and then Eowyn falls in love with him?” he asked, coming to stand between her legs. “Then what? We can’t encourage an incestuous relationship.”

“Mm,” she nodded as he sank the spoon into the ice cream and took a bite. “Well then, we change that cat’s name to Faramir, and we get a new Éomer. Preferably a kitten so as not to invite a love triangle.”

“You’ve taken us from one cat to three cats in less than a minute,” Eddie said with a smile. “You realize that?”

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Why feel guilty for napping!!!!! Like if ur body is tired let it lie down and rest!!!! This is officially a pro-nap blog.

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For those of y'all who do have access to follow a TikTok link. Here's the video!!

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I finally watched The Sound of Music and like I get it now, I get it. 

It’s a beautiful two hour love story of a strict man finally opening his heart again and then a fifty minute public service announcement to hate the nazis. Brilliant.

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Ma-ia hi

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I think we’re kind of starting to get away from this but have y’all noticed how in the vast majority of popular media, sex scenes don’t actually tend to involve a lot of talking/fumbling/awkwardness unless it’s for humor or to indicate that the people having sex are a.) probably Wrong for each other somehow or b.) inexperienced, possibly having sex for the first time?

but “good” sex, between people who are experienced and In Love etc, is almost always effortlessly athletic and steamy and they somehow telepathically know exactly what to do. I’m not talking about knowing what their lover enjoys, that’s entirely feasible, but they never even have to coordinate what they’re doing. there’s no “do you want me on top?” or “do you want to do [x]?” or accidentally getting in each other’s way.

the overwhelming message that I’ve always gotten from pop culture is that Good Sex happens without communication and, more dangerously, that needing to communicate is a sign that you’re somehow bad at sex, when in reality that’s almost definitely a sign that you’re, you know, a considerate partner who actually gives a shit about people being comfortable when they have sex with you.  

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https://twitter.com/profannieoakley/status/1357768408671027202

 This thread is gold… make your own here: https://htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/

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Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

The Israeli-Palestine situation is not religious based, it’s land based. Religion came in the picture incidental decades after the conflict began.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Calling out “Israel” for it’s violence against the land currently known as Palestine is not blaming Jewish people and communities for said violence. There are Israeli Muslims, Palestinian Jews and Christians of both backgrounds.

There were already thousands of Jewish people in Palestine before British rule.

Calling out “Israel” means holding accountable the government/military actions oppressing the people of Palestine. Not blaming the innocent Jewish citizens of the land.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

It’s an opposition to this loss of life and land, not to any religious belief.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Freeing Palestine means giving its people self-determination on what is and is not their own ancestral land. The optimal way is to peacefully decide this.

The government/military of the state known as Israel have killed hundreds of innocent civilians of Palestine. They were met with peaceful protests. They responded with violence. Then they were met with violence in the name of self-defense. They responded with more violence.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Of course, Jewish people know far too well the cost of bloodshed and religious persecution that force innocents to become refugees, lose their families and have their homes ripped apart bloodily, inhumanely and unjustly.

That is the current state of innocents in Palestine.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

No, the issue is not black and white. Innocents in the land known as Israel have been hurt regardless of religious affiliation. Innocents in the land known as Palestine have been hurt regardless of religious affiliation.

The black and white of it is that there are the oppressed and the oppressors.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Freeing Palestine does not mean being diametrically opposed to the original definition of Zionism which is reparations for Jewish peoples in the form of a partial ethnic-state. 

The land currently known as Israel was not the only place considered for said goal; Madagascar, Ethiopia, Germany and several others were considered before outer Western oppressive powers mandated the state of Israel - a choice done with only temporary consent by those of the land then known as Palestine. 

Those same Western oppressive powers would have hurt whatever country they’d chosen and none of that would’ve been the fault of the Jewish people. 

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Jews have ALWAYS existed in Palestine.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

Free Palestine is simply a call to the end of illegal warfare, eviction, apartheid and religious persecution of innocent people in the land that is known as Palestine by the federal government of the state of Israel.

It is a call to prevent the exportation of refugees, the destruction of innocents, the airstrikes on public places and the bodies of innocent children lying dead and bloodied on the streets in the land of Israel-Palestine.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

It is a call to end the expansion of an oppressive state. Not to hurt Jews, nor kick them out individually nor to kill them. Just to free all involved from the warfare of an imposed and invading state.

Plenty of people with argue against this. I pity them for being uninformed and so adamant on their beliefs which may unintentionally or intentionally perpetuate violence on both communities - to paint either the Jewish or Arab peoples and/or their respective religions as violent or propagandistic.

Free Palestine is not an antisemitic statement.

“Free Palestine” is a call for peace and justice in the face of violent, unjust colonial settlement and ethnic cleansing.

Don’t make me regret posting this.

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bookstore cats...the cutest!

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Honey I Shrunk La France

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Don’t trust morning you. Morning you is a dick. Morning you would sell your loved ones if it got them 5 minutes of extra sleep

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tweet meme: steve rogers edition, part 2 (part one)

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why was this so sweet, what did he expect people to say, "no mr. brian may from the band queen, you do NOT have permission to play the sea shanty, put down the guitar and go back to the astrophysics" like,,,, what a silly goose

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me: *watches criminal minds for 9 hours* anything: *makes a noise* me: I’m looking for a white male between the ages of 25-45 probably a loner probably most definitely hates women probably drives a red late model dodge truck probably lives alone his moms name is Helen and his favorite color skittles are the red ones