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natgoodmans · 9 months ago

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Hi! I'm so sorry I haven't replied in so long! Sorry if this is a shorter ask and I miss some things from a while ago. How are you? I've been okay and just distracted but I still always read your posts. I'm so sorry that you got Tendinitis and have had trouble with doctors about your anxiety or pain. That sounds awful and I hope your wrists aren't hurting as bad anymore. Sending love and hoping you're a little better by now...ugh. How was your Halloween? I saw you dressed up your dog which is cute. I didn't do anything this year though and it pretty much felt like just another day but maybe that's cuz it's only a day lol.

For the playbills, I liked all of the newer shows..like Outsiders, The Notebook, and Gatsby had some cool designs. All of the Moulin Rouge and Wicked designs were cool and different too. I really liked them all so it would be hard to pick favorites and I haven't looked in a while either. What about you? I don't know when I am going to listen to Urinetown but hopefully soon. R and J..I've seen mostly good things from audiences and clips but I guess I get why critics wouldn't like it if it's trying to be too woke or something, for lack of a better word. I also saw that one person plays both her mother and father, which could be confusing. I heard part of a song Rachel sings in it but can't say anything else about the music. Haha omg I didn't even think of how it's Sondheim vs Andrew Lloyd Webber! Lol wow..definitely team Sondheim and ALW is just okay. I also just think Gypsy is more interesting with a better cast, but I will listen to Sunset eventually. I do like Nicole's voice, but going up against Audra will be hard to beat in my opinion. I did read a bit about the staging and how it's very empty and minimal and I agree..just cuz I don't see the point but maybe it only works with a few shows and I know some people loved this show. I was also surprised the actor actually walks in the street during the song Sunset Boulevard in this performance.

It totally makes sense why you love the Notebook so much..it just feels so you at this point and it makes sense why it resonates with you cuz it has beautiful soft music and a touching story. I watched parts of it again and I liked it more. I think I wanna go back was one of the best songs and parts to watch. The older actors were great since they don't sing as much, but I don't feel like I have to watch the show..I can just listen to the cast album. I am excited for the rain scene and seeing it on tour though. That's why I was hoping to feel a little more emotional but I have also seen the movie a lot..I can't believe you've only seen it once. I do agree with the quote Ryan Vasquez said that you posted and it's great to see why you and others connect with it. We all have different musicals we connect to and I guess mine is just Outsiders but it's still my second favorite. No pressure to get to it, but I will say that I did not love Outsiders right away either. In fact, if you read the book and watch the movie first, you might be more skeptical, which is how I was at first. If I did not give it a second chance..I would've just found it okay lol and now it's one of my favorites. So just try to be open minded to the music and changes I guess. I think I'm biased cuz I personally like how Ponyboy is played more in the musical compared to the movie and it helped me connect even more to the character and that part of myself so it helped me rediscover my love for the character and story overall. That's a big part of it I think so I'm curious what you would think, being unfamiliar with the story at first. I also don't want you to have great expectations lol cuz of how I think or feel about it.

So when I finally finished Merrily, I enjoyed it a lot more. I admit I had to rewatch the beginning after because of the timeline and stuff I just couldn't remember and that helped a lot in following the story. My sister said she could understand that it was a flop cuz the timeline was confusing but it also made it more interesting and this production made it work. Like I was surprised Franklin Shepherd inc was one of the first songs lol but makes sense of course. We were confused when his first wife was singing Not a day goes by..I thought Mary sang that song and we barely knew who she was. It all made sense by act two of course and Mary sang part of it in act two lol. I think I preferred most of act one compared to act two but that's also the part I rewatched and I liked all those songs. It's also where the drama is haha. I think the cast all had great performances and it almost seemed like Lindsay was doing the most obvious acting at first. Anyway I would probably place it in the middle compared to other Sondheim musicals..like it seemed pretty similar to Follies and Company in a way, but I think I like those more. If I get more familiar with it, it could change. My favorite songs were Old Friends, Franklin Shepherd inc, Not a day goes by, Opening Doors and Good thing Going. I did find it interesting that neither the opening or closing song was as memorable as other songs. Wow I know I said it was going to be a short ask but I think I'm still gonna split this up in part 1 and 2 since it got pretty long still.

hello friend!! so sorry this is delayed — i meant to reply last week after i saw the wicked tour and then i got sick (surprise surprise) and then there was the bomb cyclone and ANYWAYS this is super super delayed and i'm sorry! i hope you've been doing well 🤍

my wrists are doing a bit better now! i haven't been doing a lot of crafts lately, which has helped — i think i probably won't be making more bracelets for eras (i've got around 60 so far) which is kind of a bummer because i have so much supplies left over but that's okay; there will be other occasions for bracelet making & i can use some of it for other crafts in the future. my halloween was good! very chill and cozy! and yes — i always make a big thing out of totoween but have never really been one for celebrating halloween itself!

how have you been? what's new in your life? my friend went and saw r+j a few weeks ago and despite loving the cast, actually didn't love it as a whole (and said that it felt very poorly directed, which wasn't super surprising to me). i'm a much bigger sondheim girlie than i am an andrew lloyd webber one, and i really like the gypsy cast. i'm still waiting to hear what people thought of gypsy; i had a couple friends who went to first preview (and i am very jealous of all of them) and i'm really intrigued to see how everyone's performances grow / shift during previews! and in addition to the gypsy cast being filled with people who i love, they also apparently have a REAL SET. ugh i love sets. i'm so glad we have a show on broadway with a real set haha.

honestly, i think with the notebook, everyone’s acting is just phenomenal, especially maryann as older allie! i really like the rain scene (as does most people) and i’m super intrigued to see how they’ll do it on tour — and the logistics that go into preparing for it. i have not picked up a book in a hot minute, so i do not think it is likely that i’ll be reading the outsiders before the month is over but … soon… hopefully. i did at least hunt down a bootleg of it, so we’re a step closer to me watching it in that sense.

i’m really glad you liked merrily! i just loveeeeee it. i’m really intrigued to know if the movie is still happening; i feel like i haven’t heard anything about it (and also do think that a 20-year filming period is really risky). franklin shepard, inc is soooo fun, i love singing it around the house!

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mediocre-writerr · 5 years ago

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out of my league [dani clayton]

dani clayton x fem reader

Summary: Hi! I just read your Dani Clayton fic and it is so good! I have to ask if I can request one!? If you are currently taking requests, I'd love to see something were R is Owens younger sister and helps at the manor and with their mother. R is sassy and playful, very much the person who defaults to humor in tense situations (kinda like Owen and his puns). She's the first to meet Dani with Flora and Miles. When R finally realizes just How much she's fallen for Dani she goes to her big brother for help and advice!

*not my gif*

“Ms. Y/N can we take a break please? Owen will be back with Ms. Clayton any second now! We have to meet her!” Flora raises her hand and asks as you’re in the middle of teaching.

You take a look at the clock and back out the window to see a car about to turn into the gate, “Hmm, it’s about lunch time anyway so...last one there is a rotten egg!” And you bolt off running down the stairs.

Flora and Miles rush out of their seats and down the stairs trying to catch up to you.

“Y/N really?!” Hannah yells as you sprint by her and you laugh loudly.

You make your way out to the front and stick both of your hands out for each kid to high five. You see them sprinting towards you, both neck and neck. Someone slaps your left hand you turn and look to see Flora running past your left hand.

“Miles is the rotten egg!” you yell and do a small little dance with Flora as he pouts.

Owen gets out of the car before opening the door for the new au pair, “Why the long face Miles?” he asks as the new au pair stepped out of the car.

She was beauty beyond compare. Her golden locks had you mesmerized as you had never seen anyone so beautiful.

“Ms Y/N cheated in our race!” he exclaims and you snicker at the boys small little tantrum.

“Oh well my sister here is a very big cheetah!” Owen says and you roll your eyes causing Dani to laugh to herself.

“Ms Y/N! Look at how beautiful Ms Clayton is!” Flora is holding your hand and gesturing towards the new au pair.

Dani begins to blush as red as a tomato, “Shh now let us not give away my secret.” you whisper to Flora before shooting Dani a wink which causes her to blush even more.

“Sorry, I’m Y/N Sharma, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” you say extending your hand out to her and she takes it.

The feeling of her hand in yours was soft and filled with warmth. Can a simple professional handshake do that to you? Her deep blue eyes, icy blue, as if you can warm her up from whatever she is struggling with and change her life for the better.

Wait...why are you thinking this about a girl you literally just met?! C’mon Y/N you’re better than that! Think...think, what to do? What to do?

“Pleasure’s all mine, I’m Dani Clayton!” she says and gives her jaw dropping smile.

“Have you owned a taser before? Because I knew a woman who owned a taser. once and she was stunning!” you say out of nowhere as a way to just lighten your nervousness, but apparently you just said something really weird, “I meant because you-you are uh yeah...”

Owen lets out a hearty laugh at your speechless and awkward front, “Wow someone finally made her speechless. I haven’t been able to do that since she was born!”

You quickly cover the children’s eyes before flipping off your brother, “Now if you uh excuse me I have to make the lesson for later today...Miles and Flora you know the drill for lunch.” you start as you walk closer to the front door, “It was really lovely meeting you.”

You headed back to the classroom complete and utterly embarrassed. I mean how did that even happen? You barely know the girl! You sat at your desk with your head in your hands looking at the book The Princess Bride. Something that the kids are reading right now.

The children were in the middle of the book where the man in black runs along the Guilder terrain with Buttercup. After a sword fight and wrestle match with Inigo and Fezzik. It is revealed that the man in black is her love Westley. However, at the end of the chapter they are separated again. You’re sitting here trying to figure out a way to make this chapter a good lesson other than it was an exciting fight because that’s too easy.

“As you wish.” your hand freezes as it was writing down notes for your lesson. You look up to see Dani standing there leaning against the door, “The Princess Bride, good choice. The children seem like ones to like it.”

You set the book and your pencil down, “Yeah trust me it’s hard finding books that aren’t too easy for Miles and not too difficult for Flora. Along with them having very different tastes at least this book has princesses and fighting.” you say and she chuckles.

“What’s your favorite book? And not a book you’ve taught, but your favorite book.” she asks sitting on top of the desk making sure to not sit on anything important.

“Hmm, that’s a tough one I’m definitely a reader. Like I just finished a book about the sun and it was very enlightening,” you joke and she laughs loudly which causes your heart to soar, “But in all seriousness probably Wuthering Heights.”

“I like that answer and not some cheesy answer like The Great Gatsby, which don’t get me wrong is a classic, but too overhyped.” she says and you nod.

“Exactly! Finally someone who understands. How about you? What’s your favorite book and maybe I could get a read on the mysterious American? Trust me I will judge you especially if it comes to books.” you say jokingly and she laughs.

“My favorite has to be Desperate Characters. I don’t know what it is about it, but the unhappily married couple rediscover their love, but I absolutely love it.” she says and you nod.

“Good choice.” you say with a smile, pondering to yourself.

“What does it show you about me, my own woman in black?” she says and your eyes wide at The Princess Bride reference of the two star-crossed lovers. You clear your throat as you feel your cheeks start to heat.

“I’m gonna use an analogy because the kids are learning that. So here’s this, you see this solar system?” you ask referring to the one hanging on the wall, “Here’s Mars the planet of war and here’s Venus the planet of love. The characters in Desperate Characters were on the planet of Mars, but they make their way to Venus. You’re very loyal and when you find someone or something worth fighting for you’d never give up.” you whisper to her.

“What planet are we on?” she whispers back and your eyes widen before clearing your throat again.

“Why don’t cannibals eat clowns? Because they taste funny.” you whispered without thinking and she smiled, but it somehow looked disappointing.

“Well if you excuse me I’m going to go make sure Flora and Miles are okay, I’ll see you at lunch.” she says and you nod.

“As you wish.” you respond and her smile becomes more and more genuine.

Once she leaves you immediately face palm yourself. You lay your head down on the desk before slamming it lightly.

You hear Jamie’s infamous laugh at the door of the classroom, “You know for a second there Owen Jr. I thought you had game, but you completely lost my hope with that joke.”

“Thank you Jamie! Always a pleasure talking to you.” you respond sarcastically continuing to hit your head on the desk.

“Oh come on Y/N, you know you’re my favorite in here! I just think it’s funny that your brother is so charming and you’re so awkward,” she responds, “Maybe you should take a page from his book. Ask for his advice.” she says before leaving to return back to the garden.

Maybe that wasn’t a bad idea to talk to your brother. There’s something about Dani that you just can’t put my finger on. She’s beautiful and smart and has excellent taste in books. From what you’ve seen in only a day she’s amazing with the kids.

You hate to say this so early, but what if she’s your Buttercup and you’re Westley, but instead of the Prince trying to tear you apart. It’s you. Because you’re awkward and says jokes at the wrong times because you don’t know what to do!

“Y/N, Jamie said you wanted to talk to me?” Owen comes in knocking on the door.

“I need your help! I’m so awkward around Dani! I like her Owen, I do, but ugh I say the wrong things at the wrong time and I don’t know what to do! She’s just so out of my league.” you exclaim slamming your head down on the desk.

“Well lets not do that,” he says, “But you’re going to be okay. I think what you need to do is just keep being yourself, but you need more confidence. Become an alternate version of yourself, be the man in black with a new sense of confidence. That’s how I do it and you can see it worked very well on Hannah.” he says and you laugh.

“Thanks.” you say and he smiles at you.

“Anytime! Now I think you need to get the girl.” he says slapping your arm lightly, “You’re going to be egg-celent!”

“Oh god...” you mutter before going back to write your notes with a new sense of confidence.

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2 w e e k s l a t e r

Okay now you really like her. Everything she is and everything she does you’ve fallen absolutely in love with her. You finally gained enough confidence to tell her that. Miles and Flora finally finished The Princess Bride and they want to turn the story into one of their story times.

You laugh at them rehearsing the scenes holding the books like they’re some type of actors. Dani is sitting next to you and while some of your attention is on the children most of it is on Dani.

The way her nose crinkles as she laughs. The way her dimples form as she smiles. Her blue eyes completely enrapturing you making you fall so in love. She catches you staring and raises her eyebrow up. Well there’s another reason why you’re falling in love with her. You shake your head just smiling softly.

“Oh that was bloody terrible!” you tell the kids after they finish the scene, “Let me and Dani show you how it’s done.” she looks at you quizzically before taking Flora’s book as you take Miles.

You look at her and start speaking going off book to tell her how you really feel, “The planets of Mars and Venus are far from us, but we’re living on Venus. Which is very fitting because you are out of this world and this,” you say before grabbing her hands, “us could be out of this world. I am awkward and I make jokes at the wrong times, but I will be just as loyal as you are. If you’d let me.”

She seems confused, but her confusion quickly turns into happiness at the sound of your confession, “Kiss me.”

“As you wish.”

You snake your arms around her waist and pull her closer to you. She wraps her arms around your neck as one of her hands lay on the back of your neck and the other entangle into your hair. Her lips met yours and you couldn’t believe how amazing it felt.

Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.

#dani clayton #dani x reader #dani clayton imagines #the haunting series #the haunting of bly manor #haunting of bly manor

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lnarizakis · 5 years ago

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SAM HIT 1K !

hey, everyone! a few days ago i hit 1k followers and i’m so excited to share with you all this news! it’s been six months of writing, posting, and making new friends, and i’ve recognized the results of all of my efforts. thank you to everyone who’s been with me on this journey, even if i met you in march, or just yesterday!

i acknowledge that in the past i’ve been selfish and self-conscious about that number, but everyday i’m grateful that i have a growing number of people who have my back, supporting me, even if it’s through a simple like or even an anonymous ask telling me they really enjoyed a particular work of mine.

and, with everything you do in life, you encounter people who will support you, make your life better, and just know how to help you up when you’ve fallen: friends. that being said, i want to write a letter to all the friends i’ve made on here since i don’t know when i’ll be able to get the next chance to . . .

TRIS , i remember seeing you appear in the comments of almost all of my posts and i just want to thank you personally for always supporting what i have. you don’t realize how much every little comment means to me, really! it always puts a smile on my face to see you comment something and it feels like i’ve accomplished something, so thank you. @tris-does-stuff

HANA , you really don’t know how happy you’ve made me when you told me you were a fan of mine. it just... shocked me? to know that i have people out there that genuinely support what i do? we only really started talking for a couple of days but i feel a strong connection between the two of us (it really may be our matching mbti types, too!) and i’m so glad to be able to call you my friend. you didn’t hear this from me, but i constantly look back at the #anon makes me happy tag and read through those anonymous messages you sent me. i love them (and you) very much! @wansseul

ELLIOT , i know you as one of my biggest supporters for coaches don’t play, and i find that really heartwarming to see that even after, what, two months since i’ve updated, you reblogged it with the tag #thank you for updating! ! i was so happy to see that, and you even proceeded to send in an ask about it afterwards too! i know we don’t really talk often—but i definitely think we should— but i know that you’re so incredibly sweet, especially after i was having that rough slump of mine i think last month. you were so kind to tell me that you’d always be here if i need to talk with someone, so thank you very much. i’m very grateful to have met you! @keiyoomi

JJ , hey, jj!!! i know we haven’t talked in a hot second, but look! i’ve reached 1k followers! i remember you were around during my coaches don’t play days, and that you always sent an ask after almost every update. sometimes i fiind myself looking back at them and smiling, knowing that you were enjoying what i wrote, so thank you very much! i want to say another thank you for being there for me when i was feeling really down in the dumps, and for taking the time out of your day to write me a message on discord. i’m so grateful that you did so, and i hope life treats you well. also! i began reading the great gatsby for school, so we should talk about it sometime hehehe. @kunimwuah

DOVE , aka uvogin anon, dovey lovey, my favorite inbox invader! i . honestly don’t know how we met. like one day u just appeared in my inbox and BAM ! we started talking! and i don’t regret every single thing i send into your inbox (even beany cock) . i always look forward to whenever you send things in my inbox and i really mean it when i say you’re my favorite inbox invader >:) it makes me so happy to see you active on tumblr and to see what you bring me everyday. i am very grateful you’re in my life, and i hope we continue to talk more and more! @fantasiesofdreams

SAL , i remember the first time i talked with you! you liked one of my posts and i was like oh she seems cool, i’m gonna follow her and congratulate her on 400 followers. and soon enough, we started tagging each other in those tag games and later we just grew closer and closer! i’m so happy that we got really close and it always brightens my day to see you on my dash; you never fail to put a smile on my face. thank you so much for being my friend and always being there when i need a good laugh! @sugaanoya

AI , ai, ai love you! i remember following you for your “be my boyfriend” series, and i hope it continues on your new blog (no promises, of course!). i also was there during your blank kita era, and it was honestly something that made me laugh out loud. i’m pretty sure i turned on notifications for you at that point because i was so invested with this drama. you’re just an insanely nice person whose kindness rivals your love for suna (or is it sakusa? your disloyalty, tsk... just kidding!!!). i know that we haven’t talked a whole lot lately but i will be sure to hop in your inbox and stay for a while some time soon. thank you so much for being my friend and i hope you stay happy and healthy! @wiintiier

KAI , aka caca wife! i remember when we started talking on rircus, and at first i didn’t really know who you were, until one fateful night when the conversation about caca happened. at that moment i knew we had similar senses of humor and i remember that i couldn’t stop laughing. it was the caca madness! if i’m being completely honest, i look up to you as a big sister that i’ve never had and i really appreciate you for that, so thank you for being in my life! @lcaita

NAOMI , aka newmie! i remember we first started talking in rircus and i want to thank you for welcoming me so kindly in the server, and especially during the first night we talked, which is when i had a problem and you helped me out immensely. i just want to say thank you for every time that you’ve helped me, talked to me, and made me feel better when i felt less than okay. i’m so glad that i’ve met you and i hope you accomplish great things in your life. @kuraomi

MICKIE , probably one of the only people on discord whose mesages i find myself laughing at a lot. you’re always brightening up the mood wherever you go, and i always find myself looking towards what you have to say today. thanks for that! i also think about that (may i say, really funny) exchange between the two of us on here when you went: “oh god i can’t believe HE’S almost dead ahhh” and i have no idea who you were talking about so i went “omg it’s sero,” and you went on this LONG RANT and it was just so funny to me!!! thanks for always putting a smile on my face. and also! thank you so, so much for suggesting that i get curtain bangs, a decision i really don’t regret! i was afraid i was going to hate them, but i find myself looking in the mirror a lot and thinking: “wow, that is a whole different person.” in a good way! so thank you very much. @tokyoghoose

GERE , aka my ex-wife... sorry about that :( . i never got to say sorry for that but the caca bond runs strong, i hope you understand. i just want you to know how much of a kind person you are, and especially how welcoming you are, too. i was so glad to be welcomed so kindly in your server and it’s become one of my favorites to talk in. i also want you to know, that especially with current times, that things will get better and i’m so glad you’re staying positive with everything going on recently. i love you for you, please remember that!!! @t-amajiki

ISSA , omg, girly pop. hahahaha!!! issa, you’re such a genuine person and i remember meeting you for the first time on rircus. you welcomed me with open arms and you were just the kindest person i met on there. you’re someone who’s just so beautiful inside and out, and the way you’re so large and in charge with your feelings is something i really admire about you. i know we don’t talk so often, but i hope we do. i want to thank you for being my friend, and especially always making me laugh! i love you very much, issa! @indigohitoshi

KYLIE , kylie!!!! the co-founder of our son, iwaizumi hajime. this was literally peak popularity and i knew i was never to get as many notifications as i did in that moment. of everyone i could have shared the account with, i am so glad that i was able to do it with you because we were able to grow closer because of that. now we have this weird inside joke that our son gets mad cooch, and that every day we must think of in another life. where are the daily in another life tiktoks??? of course, our son isn’t the only thing i associate with you. you’re such a kind, hilarious, and genuine person, and to be honest, sometimes i really worry for your wellbeing. get some more sleep, kyl!!! you deserve it. i want you to be grucchi, not tired and wanting to die. thank you so, so much for being my friend, and i am so happy that i met you! @peppermintkiddo

TO, LIKE, EVERYONE FROM RIRCUS , the best people i could ever meet. i’m sorry i couldn’t write an individual letter to all of you, since we haven’t interacted so often for me to pick out one specific memory that i could hold and cherish, but know that every time i come on rircus and talk with you, it is a moment that i will always remember! thank you so much for being my friends and i love you all so, so incredibly much. @kaoyuuuuu @reogou @haikyuu-but-low-iq @yooooooooooomi @samdwich @kenmauwus @shirasusgf @macaronnv @king-kawa

TO EVERYONE THAT CONSTANTLY LIKES, REBLOGS, OR COMMENTS ON MY WORK , you know who you are. i know who you are. i can literally tag you right now. but i think i’ll prefer to keep the anonymity. thank you so much for sharing my work, giving me feedback, and everything. it mean so much to me, especially if there’s a comment attached to the reblog. you make me do a little happy dance!!! i love you so much for what you do and i hope you continue to support me in every way possible!

FOR PEOPLE THAT I MISS/PROBABLY WON’T READ THIS

MEL , hi mel! i’m not very sure if you will read this, but i am so happy that i met you and that we began talking. i remember we began talking after i asked for people to send in memes for that meme war against my sister. i told you i won, right? well, i did. ahhaha anyways, i am very sad that we sort of grew apart and i hope that we can begin talking again soon. you were the highlight of my spring semester. i enjoyed talking with you so much. but i hope that you and your family are currently doing well and that you stay happy and healthy! i miss you very much, melon, thank you for being a part of my life!

RAENAH , hi rae! i think meeting you was a blessing, to be honest. i can’t remember a time when i was utterly annoyed by your presence, nor was i ever mad with you. you are such a kind person with such a pure heart, and during your time on tumblr you really showcased it for everyone to see. you were literally with me from literally the very beginning, during the “my name is...” days, and all i can say is that i am blessed to have met you! thank you so much for lighting up my life, talking to me whenever you made the time, and especially playing minecraft with me. it was so fun, even if it was for a short while. i hope you had as much fun as i had! again, thank you so much for supporting, befriending, and getting to know me because i will never forget you on tumblr dot com. i hope you stay well and make sure you rest often, especially with uni! @a-kaashi

MIYU , where has miyu gone? just kidding. i know you’re there. i hope you read this because i don’t want to tag your new blog. anyways, i just want you to know you make my dash ten times better. it’s literally so boring without you spicing it up, with you talking with anons and your mutuals. i definitely think i should invade your inbox more, what do you think? when i was starting on tumblr, you were a very big inspiration to me and i am very proud of all the works you write. you still are someone i look up to as a writer, because you have such a creative spirit and it makes me so happy you’re able to showcase it for everyone to see. i hope you are staying healthy and well right now, and thank you so much for being my friend!

GIGI , poop. i genuinely miss you very much, but i know that school takes a priority for you. i hope you’re doing well with your classes and that you find the man of your dreams. hopefully it is not the skater boy because you deserve someone as insanely hot as kurapika. no cap. i remember during my chrollo pfp guy craze you were there to deter me away from liking him, but let me just tell you, we’re getting closer tbh. ;) . just kidding, we really aren’t, but we’ve been talking quite a bit. i also want to tell you that you’re someone who’s made me smile with everything you say, and i find myself sometimes typing the way you do. you’re an influence, gigi! please stay happy and healthy and make sure you get lots of rest during your time at school! @gigiwrite

MARS , best for last, am i right? i’m not really sure when i first saw you on my blog, but i remember you’ve been here for a very, very long time. i think it was back in july when we first started talking. you were 🦊 anon, and it made me so happy to read that you felt comfortable enough to reveal yourself! from there, i knew we had a bond from the way we interacted with one another. you’re just such a kind person and you show that to everyone you meet. it’s a quality i wish i had in myself and i really look up to you for your genuinity. sometimes i feel like i don’t thank you enough for how kind you are to me, but just know that with every time i talk i’m always grateful that you’re in my life and that i’ve met you. i know you’re someone i can always lean on and i hope you see me the same. thank you so much for being in my life; you’re someone who means a lot to me. @maru5hka

TO BASICALLY EVERYONE HERE

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 1K!!!! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. i am so grateful for each and every one of you; you guys are so hot and sexy. i am so grateful to have met you all, even if it was just a simple “you’re added to the taglist!” or a “thank you so much!” i count it as you being my friend and you interacting with me. you guys aren’t my followers; you’re my friends. thank you so much for being my friend and being here for all of my weird shenanigans i have up my sleeve, whether it be my meme war against my sister, my obsession for blue lock, and my huge crush on chrollo pfp guy. well, here’s to me for being sappy and here’s to many more!

#sam’s 1k party #no im not doing anything i just wanted to give it a label #discord server maybe

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blurringedges · 4 years ago

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Ranking My Favourite Taylor Swift Songs (61-90)

These songs are like the friends at work that get you through your shift - these are the ones!

61. I’m Only Me When I’m With You

Cuddles all around, guys! This song makes me so grateful for my life.

62. I Know Places

Why do I feel like I’m being questioned by the police? How does a song make you feel like that? I don’t understand.

63. Look What You Made Me Do

I can’t believe she came back with this song. Like, what a savvy business move whilst also giving us the CONTENT.

64. mirrorball

This song is my fav but now, thanks to YouTube, I can’t unhear John Mulaney saying ‘hush’ as the chorus starts.

65. Cornelia Street

The acoustic version of this could punch me in the face and honestly I’d thank her.

66. Clean

It’s Time To Go’s older sister who tells her tale of woe openly. God, I love Clean. I love the metaphor, I love the production, I love the poppiness - no wonder everyone loves this song.

67. I Think He Knows

The belt, the belt, the belt, the belt, the belt, what the fuck are you doing Tay, the belt, the belt. Also, the production on this is fucking amazing.

68. gold rush

Tay really said ‘Keep away from my man but I’ll let you bop’ and honestly, what a power move.

69. King Of My Heart

TAYLOR. STOP MAKING SONGS WITH BRIDGES THAT CAN’T BE TOPPED BY OTHER PEOPLE. YOU’RE RUINING MY SPOTIFY WRAPPED. STOP IT.

70. seven

The way she elongates her vowels in this song is *chef’s kiss*

71. it’s time to go

This song has given me strength and told me that it’s ok to go. You’re allowed to say no. You’re allowed to leave. It’s okay.

72. The Moment I Knew

Can I give Taylor a cuddle for this song and this song alone?

73. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

She be a BOP. She do something different. She’s cheering, she’s belting, she’s metaphoring.

74. Marjorie

This feels so visceral and beautiful and familial and raw. The beauty of this is absolutely immense. I cannot deal. Thank you for articulating this, Tay.

75. Teardrops On My Guitar

She’s a bop. She’s a legend. She’s everything. She’s dramatically lying on your bed in a full on prom dress.

76. Last Kiss

A grower on me. I can finally hear the lyrics properly and ouch ouch ouch. So beautiful.

77. Afterglow

This song is so mature and it’s like the glow up of Back To December. Come on girl, we love that honesty for us.

78. Speak Now

How did she write this?! Just a STORY and a HALF.

79. happiness

So desperate and real and hits me in the feels every single time. The allusions to The Great Gatsby are stunning and elevate it to another level.

80. White Horse

A Track Five that will destroy your soul and brings you to the ground. Like, this song just feels like gravity. So beautiful.

81. Dress

Another underrated bop about getting some. Holy hell, she can write ‘em.

82. mad woman

I want to walk about it in a field, in a big cosy coat on a Winters day cursing this under my breath like a moody biatch. The piano in this is something and it just feels sooo emotive.

83. Wonderland

The beat. The drums. The themes. Come on. Like come on!

84. Treacherous

CAN THIS WOMAN STOP MAKING BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES SO I CAN GET HER SONGS OUT OF MY HEAD.

85. Tim McGraw

If I’m in the mood for some yee-haw Tay, I whack out this and it makes me feel in loooveeee.

86. epiphany

Yeah. No. Oww. She can tell a story like no one else. Immaculate and beautiful storytelling.

87. long story short

Like the lakes, this song came out when I needed it and when I needed a moment for myself to be like: Wow, I survived. Tay just knows how my mind works! What a lady.

88. You Need To Calm Down

This song just is a jam. And reminds me to calm down. Me - a severely anxious gal. Wow!

89. Mine

This song was my backbone for the entirety of Year 9/Year 10. She was my girl, she was my everything, she was all of my projected hopes as a hormonal teenage girl.

90. Hey Stephen

Mhmmhmmhmmhmm mmm mmm. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

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olivieblake · 5 years ago

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Happy Halloween Olivie! I feel like it's been forever because I've been so inactive both on tumblr and fanfiction wise, but hope you're doing well!

It's been a crazy couple of years for me actually - among other things also because I was in a situationship (I think that's what it's called) with a younger guy who was supposed to move away eventually and who ended up doing so recently- surprise surprise lol. So idk if this counts as me confessing a crush, but for someone who has crushed on boys easily for years and yet somehow been very very (almost too) careful about actually getting into a relationship, this was much harder on me than I expected. I went into it with the 'I don't care how this ends, it makes me happy rn' mentality that's just NOT me at all so idek what I was expecting tbh, but I realised more and more how easy it was to be with him, how I'd fallen for him without even realising it, how comfortable I was being myself around him, how he felt like a friend I'd known all my life AND someone I wanted to get to know everything about - basically all the stupid cliches I'd heard about that didn't seem that stupid anymore

His leaving was a sword hanging over my head for the last 1.5 years, and in a way I'm glad it finally happened because I know I wasn't thinking straight or considering other more liable long-term options because of him. But this also felt like the worst heartbreak I've had so far because it felt so out of my control- had his circumstances or my career been different, it may really have been something - but I don't blame him at all.

So I'd like to ask if you (or anyone you know of) have a similar story about feeling like someone really could've (to quote Taylor Swift) been The One if not for circumstances, and how looking back on it after a while makes you feel.

I have been wondering this for a bit now but have the ask character limit/formatting limitations gone away?? that’s great news okay now let’s go into your story. it has VERY MUCH been ages since I’ve seen you and I’m so happy you’re here!! okay let’s do this

let me start with: I totally crush easily. I always have a crush. several crushes. pet crushes. I used to wonder how it was possibly to love one person forever until I realized you can still have crushes and it’s fine because it’s not the same thing; part of the fun of a crush is the cerebral part, where it only exists in your head and is perfect, which is also what most situationships are because some element of intimacy (the commitment part) is missing. but anyway yes okay so you had a crush and lol, I know, we all tell ourselves we don’t care how it ends but of course we do, all of this tracks... yeah, I can see totally this as something that hangs over you. I completely understand. I’m a daydreamer myself. there are lots of people in my life that I think I could have been happy with, even if it’s not the happy I ultimately chose. and because things are left open-ended or without the conclusion that satisfies you, it’s easy to imagine they’re more perfect than they actually were, or to imagine what they would have been if you hadn’t already known it couldn’t really happen.

I really thought I was going to end up with this one guy I knew in college. I still don’t understand what happened with him? he was so, so smart; I don’t remember exactly how we got to be friends—a class, probably—but then gradually he started taking me as his date to things. like, fancy things? galas he got invited to by the university, a secret society he was part of, big networking things—I’m kind of a great date for schmoozing, he was totally beloved by all the VIPs, and we always had fun together. I remember one night he showed up at my sorority house with flowers and it was totally that scene from Legally Blonde where all my sorority sisters were screaming about the boy who showed up in a tux to take me to this event. when we spent time alone together I was like wow, we’re planning a future together, aren’t we? like, this is what it would be like if we were together. but he had a lot of personal issues; a very private but very serious substance abuse problem, difficulties with intimacy. overall it was not a good situationship for me, even if I was perfectly content while I was inside it. I think about him all the time; he’s like the daisy to my gatsby. the last time I saw him he was dropping me off on my doorstep—he kissed me goodnight, told me I looked beautiful, and that was it. now he’s just gone, and like, it’s not just that he’s gone, but the whole future I imagined with him is gone. the galas and parties and feeling like part of a power couple is the opposite of the marriage I eventually chose, and yeah. sometimes I imagine there’s an alternate version of myself living that life, though it kind of satisfies me to think that version of me probably isn’t happier. she just didn’t know yet who she really was or what she really wanted. she didn’t know what kind of love would actually make her feel safe

after him there were a couple of others. someone in law school while I was dating mr blake, someone I worked with after I had gotten married. just crushes, people with chemistry who I knew would have chosen me if I’d asked. I’m an imaginative person, so yeah, sometimes I think about the fact that I could have made other choices and gone down other paths. I really think that letting yourself travel down that AU of your life is worth it; you just have to be honest about how it actually looks. and in this case it’s probably too fresh for you to feel anything but sad, but that’s okay. some sadnesses are important, they teach us something about what we really want. everyone in your life touches it and changes you, and I think it’s perfectly fine to honor that

#galloween slumber party #gumwouldbperfection

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jakeperalta · 5 years ago

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omg please give a track by track breakdown when you can form coherent thoughts hehe

ok so these are my second listen thoughts now i’m beginning to be able to form sentences again! first things first i love all the songs so here we go

willow: so cute gosh i love so many of the individual lines and love how it can be interpreted in lots of ways (also loved the video!) - definitely feels like a grower, same as how with cardigan i was initially like “wow great song!” and now i’m like that song owns my entire soul

champagne problems: put this at the bottom of my predicted rankings based on the title because i don’t drink and am uninterested in songs about getting drunk but as soon as it started playing i was like well that was wrong i love it. absolutely love the concept (already discussed it but it gave me all my rory/logan shipper rights) and it’s just beautiful but also “she would’ve made such a lovely bride, what a shame she’s fucked in the head” SCREAM

gold rush: lyrically/thematically reminds me a lot of “everybody wants you” by red hearse which is interesting because that’s one of jack’s projects and that always reminded me of taylor’s lyrical style. also “the coastal town we wandered round had never seen a love as pure as it” love that line sooo much!!!

tis the damn season: mmm love this concept! “there’s an ache in you put there by the ache in me” is poetry!! she really said cheesy hallmark christmas movie about a city girl coming home and reigniting an old flame over the holidays but make it a masterpiece

tolerate it: when i first heard the opening lines i thought this might be about andrea in that idea of carefully watching someone and them being older and wiser and yourself feeling like a child... but obviously it’s not! gives me big dear john vibes. the concept of having so much love to pour into someone and them just tolerating it is absolutely heartbreaking

no body no crime: ok!!! she really popped off with this one!!! love the drama of the intro with the sirens and the “he did it” whisper. love the storytelling and the haim feature. gives me big country vibes actually, specifically reminds me of something the chicks might write.

happiness: “there’ll be happiness after you, but there was happiness because of you. both of these can be true.” is such a beautiful concept i really love that line. also this feels like one of her most mature songs ever. the way she acknowledges we made it each other happy but we also hurt each other but one day we will be happy again and will be able to be happy for each other. also the gatsby reference of the beautiful fool and the green light?? ok literary queen

dorothea: this is the first and only one so far that i connected with another song because i was straight away like oh she’s totally the one coming home in tis the damn season! very sweet, also i have a little sister called dorothea who’s only three but one day i will have to play it for her so i’m glad dorothea gets quite a nice story

coney island: so beautiful and interesting!! feel like i need to live with this one for a while to truly appreciate all its intricacies but taylor and matt’s voices are lovely together

ivy: honestly after two listens i can only vaguely remember it sounding soft and nice but i didn’t pick up on any of the lyrics, i think i need more time to appreciate it on its own. interesting reading the lyrics that it has illicit affairs type vibes

cowboy like me: was expecting this to be a bit more overtly yeehaw but still great. feels like an alternative/country version of getaway car 🤠

long story short: fun change of tempo! love this new take on the Bad Time and “no more keeping score, now i just keep you warm, and my waves meet your shore ever and and evermore” is just lovely!!

marjorie: just beautiful and moving and sweet. that is all.

closure: the production on this is kinda stressful to listen to skdfnsdknf idk don’t really have other thoughts on this one? feels a bit less lyrically rich than the others

evermore: beautiful!!!! sadder than i expected but love the hopeful note it ends on. also this is how i expected exile to sound when we found out bon iver would feature and it’s cool to hear the duet with justin’s voice being higher than taylors! also love that i was correct in guessing taylor and joe wrote it together

#taylor swift #Anonymous #answered

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unfortunately-lovestruck · 6 years ago

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Havenfall finest in Roaring 20's? Pleeeease?

YES. ABSOLUTELY.

I’ve actually headcanoned this before in my head but I’d completely forgotten about it lmao. But without further ado, here’s HIFL in the Roaring 20’s.

Mackenzie

poor lady, her job is never done

bootlegging is a huge ass problem, and no matter how many sellers/smugglers she catches, it feels as though 3 more pop up after them like a hydra

she isn’t the happiest with Prohibition (after all she does enjoy a healthy bit of alcohol from time to time) but she respects and enforces the law nonetheless

on the bright side though, she’s beaming when she goes into a voting booth for the first time and actually feels like her voice is heard after women finally get suffrage in the US

she’s still waiting for LGBTQ+ people to be protected under the law though, so she isn’t exactly thrilled about that

though comic books don’t really reach their peak until the 40’s-50’s, Mac is proud to say she adored them way before they became huge

loves jazz music, because who can’t? it’s so much fun to listen to (and I swear if any of you make bee movie jokes in the comments I’ll manifest in your houses and kill you myself)

Diego

still a doctor of course

a looooot of alcohol poisoning in his patients

doesn’t like that people don’t respect the law but he ain’t snitching

he can’t snitch anyway, since patient files are private, hippocratic oath and whatnot

honestly, sometimes he felt like the entire decade just wasn’t real

the entire world was scarred from WW1 and the excess opulence and alcohol was more like a universal coping mechanism than anything

but then again, he can’t say he was perfect

since Razi had a bar in a speakeasy (more on that later) Diego still supported him, and even visited sometimes just for the music and atmosphere

but even then, he kept to himself and only really talked to Razi and JD

at least then he didn’t have to worry about people commenting on his red eyes, since they were all too drunk to look too long

Razi

yes, he ran an illegal speakeasy

but was it to be a menace to society or to blatantly disrespect the law? no

he knew Prohibition would only be temporary

in fact, he made multiple bets with other people for how long it would last

he probably won and JD still owes him like $5 (prices were lower back then so they let the money depreciate)

the point is, he knew America wouldn’t commit to this ban for long

he also disagreed with the notion that everyone had to be permanently policed and babied like rowdy teenagers

so he ran a speakeasy, but it was probably one of the safest ones in the country

if anyone got too rough or violent, it was getting shut down, and it was getting shut down quick

trust me, not a lot of people will question a disapproving 6’2 man much

yet despite all this, he was still friends with Mac

he didn’t tell her until after Prohibition though

she knew, she wasn’t dumb

no one did the Charleston like they did, and that is a fact

let’s be honest, they loved speakeasies because it was basically just “hey the law? yeah fuck that” time

after 140 years of society being so morally uptight and strict, the 20’s were the biggest relief they had ever experienced

they could finally wear and say what they want and dance the night away and no one (they cared about) would call them an embarassment or disgrace

they felt light and free, and even with all the underlying problems and unsustainable economy, they just didn’t want it to end

but oh man, they never found sheer anarchy and fun like that until the 70’s punk movement 50 years later, and they still miss it

Vanessa

sadly, she doesn’t get much fun out of life no matter what decade you put her in

vampires are an eternal problem (to her and the Order at least) so there is no lax point in time

also, being a lesbian in the 1920’s was not a good time

but she does get some fun out of TV

it didn’t become popular until the 30’s, but since the Order is funding her and giving her high tech things, a TV isn’t unreasonable for her to have back in the 20’s

she really doesn’t like speakeasies and drinking though

the 20’s were basically a golden era for vampires since so many people just didn’t remember getting bitten the morning after from all the liquor

so if anything, when she found a speakeasy, it was basically a gold mine of vampires

she’d walk in and at least a good fifth of the people were undead

almost went after Diego, but Razi stopped her

since he didn’t drink from live humans and he was a doctor, she lets it slide

basically both Mac and Vanessa just had their hands full the entire decade

Antonio

oh boy

y’all know Jay Gatsby, right?

basically think of him, but on crack

not literal crack, but just Gatsby 2.0

bootlegging and owning speakeasies made him disgustingly rich

the 20’s were his prime decade, and nothing came close to it

it had opulence equivalent to 1700’s France without the social etiquette and customs, and also hedonism that he (like JD) never got to experience so openly before

I mean tuxedos, cars, radio, the general aesthetic?? the man was living

imagine growing up in medieval times where sneezing wrong could get you in trouble with the church and finally getting to feel free after 420 years (and yes that number is mathematically correct this literally couldn’t get better)

of course it wasn’t perfect, since he has canonically mentioned being with other men just wasn’t accepted

but if anything, the mentality of “fuck it, we’re living” just assured him that someday, he would be able to be open about his sexuality, and so would everyone else

Bonus! MC

her circumstances are the same

she and Grace are orphaned, and she gives up her dreams so her sister can have a better life

but every weekend, she needs an outlet to relax and let loose

so of course, she finds the speakeasy Razi runs and begs to work there since she needs money for Grace

he lets her work there out of pure understanding and kindness (bless him) just like he did with JD

they actually both do work most of the week

but when Friday hits? shit gets wild

MC would always actually serve people drinks and work the first half of the night, but eventually, Razi would always take over and tell her and JD to go have fun

he knows neither of them are living under the best circumstances, and besides, he doesn’t have anything more urgent to do

so, MC and JD are always competing over who can do the Charleston the best (just like with arcade games in modern times)

JD always wins, but MC is seriously a close second

they dance the night away, and drag Diego into it occasionally (with Razi’s subtle support)

he’s definitely not bad at dancing at all, and occasionally, they can get him to actually smile and even laugh a little bit

as for Mac, MC knows her because she always patrols her neighborhood

though she feels a bit guilty when she talks to her with all the speakeasy business and all, she’s thankful Mac keeps the neighborhood safe for her and especially Grace

she meets Vanessa the night she tries to kill Diego

she, Razi, and JD all form a barricade around the doctor, and don’t let her even come close to him

they convince her to leave him alone, though Razi does most of the talking, and Vanessa eventually does concede

but damn, MC can’t help but think she was hella cute

I mean she feels that way about everyone in Havenfall’s Finest, so nothing’s new there

but one night a guy with slicked back brown hair and red eyes like Diego walks in and oh wow look at that Diego’s shadow warped off into the void that’s weird

he keeps glancing at her throughout the night, you know, in that weird “you have the blood to resurrect my dead sibling but damn you’re hot” kind of way

Razi is offput by him, because he feels like he’s that guy Diego told him about who abandonned him 4 centuries ago

but he has no proof, so Antonio continues to do what he likes in the speakeasy (really he was checking to see what other speakeasies had so he could implement them in his own to make more money)

so in the end, MC’s got 6 possible LI’s around her nonetheless :’)

#lovestruck #havenfall is for lovers #hifl #mackenzie hunt #diego escalona #razi nassar #jordan davies #hifl jd #vanessa helsing #antonio vasquez

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dreamyboystyles · 6 years ago

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Ethereally Dazzling Part Two

This sets off a slight bell in his head. “Stones? What kind of stones?” he wonders.

“Oh you know like diamonds, rubies, sapphires, that kind of stuff” she smiles “Quite the parting gift am I right. I wish every man I hooked up with left me with gifts like that.” He doesn’t have time to process her joke as the topic of a man casually leaving stones like that ran through his mind. He knew humans they weren’t that generous, and he also knew Gods and right at this moment he could think of one particular uncle who had a history of gifting his mortal conquests.

Harry is a God crashing Y/N’s Greek themed castle party.

Part 1

Y/N was a firm believer in karma. She always knew that the universe would play everything out the way it was supposed to. What she couldn’t fathom at the moment was why the universe would let such an idiotic thing come out of her mouth. Mortified wouldn’t even begin to describe how she was feeling.

It takes a minute for her words to register in Apollo’s -or Harry’s- head before he lets out a full belly aching laugh. He knows what she meant, it’s true whenever a heavenly being was on Earth there was a certain glow that surrounded their bodies. Not exactly visible to the ordinary eye but he already knew there was something special about this girl.

“I’m sorry” she says wid-eyed. “I do-don’t know what came over me I-” she stutters not able to form a single sentence. She could feel her face burning and all she wanted to do was dump her body in the fountain to cool down. Harry’s laughter dies down and he coughs into his hand to hide the smirk he held.

“No no it’s alright, it’s the first time anybody has ever referred to me like that,” he smiles kindly at her to try and ease her embarrassment “Usually people will say cute or devilishly handsome” he teases nudging her softly.

She doesn’t know what’ll kill her first, her rapid heartbeat or his gorgeous eyes. Whichever it is, will probably be out of her control.

“What I meant to say is that you look like you’re glowing.” she says, “But that could possibly be the lights I was looking for a specific authentic look for the night.” she smiles looking at her fingers fidgeting with the gold bands on her wrist.

“Well I must say it’s a spectacular vision you’d almost think it was the real thing.” He looks around taking in the decorated garden and looking in towards the party that seemed to have no end anytime soon. “You’d think you were in the real place” he mumbles hoping she wouldn’t catch it.

“Oh really and how would you know what the real thing looks like?” she questions raising a brow at him.

“I mean I’m assuming, based on ancient photos and descriptions.” he shrugs. “So, Y/N what’s the special occasion for the night?” he asks.

“No occasion, it was just because” she laughs.

He looks at her suspiciously “I refuse to believe you threw something of this grandeur just because.”

She nods, “Fair enough, it wasn’t just because” she smiles mischievously at him.

“Right so what was the reasoning?” he probes again looking at her.

“I love history” she states shyly. Confusion falls on his face not exactly understanding what she means. She sees the look on his face and explains further, “I love history and fantasy and living through things I could only dream of.” she tells him.

“Okay so this is just one big fantasy?” he asks.

“Well sorta, I mean yeah if I can recreate my fantasies why wouldn’t I, but, it’s so much more than that.” she pauses a bit trying to formulate what she wants to say. “I’ve always known the universe had something spectacular waiting for me, something truly out of this world spectacular. These parties are sort of my way of I guess baiting the universe to finally cave in and give me my big thing” she rambles out dreamily. Harry sees the gleam come back in her eyes. He realizes it isn’t a gleam of mischief but a gleam of passion.

“Parties, you mean you’ve thrown more of these?” he asks eyes wide. She nods biting her lip sheepishly looking at the floor.

“I know it’s kinda crazy but I don’t know I feel like Gatsby throwing all those parties for Daisy you know?” she says looking at him. He honestly didn’t understand what she was talking about. He wasn’t sure if this Gatsby person was a mortal historical figure he should know about. She could probably see the confusion in his eyes because she proceeded to gape at him.

“Gatsby, like the novel The Great Gatsby?” she asks “You must know what it is, it’s a classic.” she exclaims. He looks away pretending to remember.

“Of course the novel, I totally forgot all about it.” he responds trying to cover his ignorance. “Been quite a while since I’ve had to think about it.” he chuckles.

Their conversation dies off and they both stare off at the fountain. Actually speaking it out makes Y/N realize how truly bored and unsatisfied she was with her life. She had all the means in the world to make her life worthwhile but something about it just wasn’t clicking. She didn’t know why she had confided all this on a party guest much less a stranger. Something about his comforting smile and faint glow to him was drawing her in closer and closer. She felt a homely comfort in him she hadn’t felt in a while.

“You know you remind me a lot of one of my um, one of my brothers” he struggles to find the proper term that would define Dionysus. She raises an eyebrow at him.

“Oh really, how so?” she smiles at him. She realizes all they’ve talked about is her and she knows nothing about this man except his name.

“He lives for parties and celebration,” he chuckles “You could say he’s the God of having a good time, or so he likes to call himself.” He smirks at the hidden meaning within his words.

She giggles, “Well I’m no Dionysus, but I’m sure I could give your brother a run for his money.”

His eyes widen seeming caught, “Wha-what, Dionysus who said anything about Dionysus” he tenses up. She looks back at him perplexed at his reaction.

“Well the God of wine and dance and all things chaos. You said you brother liked to call himself the God of having a good time…” she trails off feeling like an absolute geek.

He sees her change in reaction and reaches towards her. “Yes right I’m sorry I didn’t mean to make you feel weird.” he tries to reassure her. The feeling of his hands on her arms warms her up and she can feel the rush rising to her face once again. She notices how closer he’s gotten to her and stares into the green irises staring back. She clears her throat pulling back from his intimidating look.

“Um do you have any other siblings?” she asks trying to change the conversation.

“I do, I have well, quite a few actually.” he smiles softly “I don’t have as frequent contact with most as much as I do with my twin sister.” Her eyes widen a little at this.

“Wow you have a twin sister?” she asks and he nods. “You’re so lucky that sounds like the best.” she exclaims a little too excited.

“I mean it’s whatever she can be a pain, the only reason I stumbled by your party was because I was settling some business for her” he sighs.

“Oh, well at least you have a twin, I’d rather be doing a siblings work than not have any at all.” she frowns.

“Do you not have any of your own?” he asks and she shakes her head.

“No growing up it was just my mom and me.” she shrugs tapping a finger against the cement bench they sat on.

“What about your dad?” he asks “If you don’t mind me asking.” she shakes her head once again.

“No not at all, um well in a nutshell I was kind of an accident” she laughs “My mom met my dad one quite frivolous night of too much wine and then came me.”

“Oh wow and he never contacted or anything?” he regrets the words as soon as they’re out of his mouth worried he might be overstepping. “I’m so sorry I don’t mean to get into your business”

“It’s fine, I’m not embarrassed or ashamed” she reassures him, “He didn’t leave any information to contact him with, just a few stones for my mom.”

This sets off a slight bell in his head. “Stones? What kind of stones?” he wonders.

“Did she tell you anything else about this man?” he asks with a new piqued interest all while avoiding her gaze and strangely focused on the grass in front of him.

“Uh, not really no. Just that he was a tall, dark, broodingly handsome glass of wine.” she says.

He doesn’t want to make assumptions, but it would make a lot of sense. Why there seems to be a fire within her eyes and why she noticed the slight glow that followed him. Only half-bloods could really notice the glow. But this girl knew nothing about all of that and he sure wasn’t going to be the one to flip her world upside down. He sees she was right about the universe holding out something far more spectacular for her. Of course, her father was one of the most powerful beings out there.

He hears her speak up, “Why do you ask?” she says head tilting a bit.

“No reason at all just curious.” he gives her a tense smile. Things had suddenly shifted now that he’d made this discovery. And he sure as hell was not going to out himself and ruin their night by telling her that her birth father was the actual God of the Underworld.

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seeeee I told you all I’d have it by tonight! Hopefully you like this part and part 3 shall be on it’s way hopefully soon! Don’t forget to submit any requests of what you might like to see next! Thanks for keeping up so far lots of love xx Ellie

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lotustories · 6 years ago

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Despicable

Pairing: Kim Seokjin x Reader x Kim Taehyung

Type: Smut, Angst

Warnings: Mentions of crime, sexual activity, alcohol use, and vulgar language, women being poorly treated (somewhat), getting dragged out, tossed into a trunk, mentions of weapons. This will most likely be the only semi violent chapter

Teaser: “You left me like I meant nothing,” you could feel fire in your eyes as you stared at him. Seokjin only had the look of regret as he watched you. “You gave me up to save your own life,” before he could protest, You had cut him off. “I would have never done that to you.” Taehyung’s voice sounding behind you. “Oh, I would kill for you my love.” His arms wrapping around you as his lips grazed your ear. “They gave me no choice!” Seokjin yelled at the man behind you. “Oh,” taehyung snickered. The sound of him sucking his teeth giving you chills down your spine. “Just because they gave you a choice,” Taehyung’s voice growing low. “Doesn’t mean you picked the right one.” You could feel the smirk on his face, taunting to his old friend.

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Chapter 1

Seokjin seemed more fidgety than usual, like he was keeping a secret and it was becoming unbearable for him to contain. “Where are you even going? It’s almost midnight.” You sat up in the bed, your back pressed against the headboard as he dressed up in a suit. “I have a meeting.” He seemed quiet when responding. “It’s about my area, I don’t know what is going to happen.” He looked at you through the mirror. Seokjin turned, the smallest smile on his face as he walked over to you. “Don’t worry, it will all be okay.” You knew about him and what he did. He owned a section of the city, in a term you disliked, he was a crime boss. There were seven total. Each man owning a small area of the city, making sure they stay within their own turfs and not interfering with one another’s businesses. Seokjin was probably the cleanest of them all, he didn’t murder, he didn’t sell drugs, and he didn’t have hench men- therefore he was the weakest. When you found out about his involvement, he explained that this was something he didn’t want. It was passed down to him and if he had refused, it would’ve ended in death. “I don’t know why they even bother to call you to these meetings, you mind your own businesss” You pouted as he leaned down to kiss your temple. “Because my area still has crime, the crime is increasing and I’m not doing much about it.” He sighed as he sat beside you. “I don’t like violence, I don’t want to send messages like they do, but I have to do something to fix this.” He scratched his head. You could tell something else was bothering him. “Something else is bugging you,” you eyed him. “I can tell.” You pressed but he only smiled. “Namjoon,” he finally spoke. “He owns boardwalks area, he offered me a deal. I’m certain he’ll want an answer tonight.” You watched your boyfriend intensely. “what was it?” He shook his head. He always feared of telling you information, it’s not that he didn’t trust you, but it was a precaution. He didn’t want you involved. “Bad or good?” You asked but by the silence, you knew it wasn’t good. “I have to go,” He smiled before kissing you once more. “I love you.”

It had been a week since his meeting with the others. He didn’t speak of it, he had been working on controlling the city harder than ever and whatever he was doing, it was actually working. But It didn’t take long for you to notice how his involvement was becoming more and more darkening to him. He had henchmen now, something he swore he’d never have. Two of them, always following him around, conversations that were only whispers, a side phone used only for them. You restrained from asking questions, you didn’t want to make him upset, but he was becoming unrecognizable. “There’s a party tonight,” Seokjin placed a box on the bed for you. “The others are bringing their girlfriends, they want you to come.” The wording, it didn’t sit right with you. “But you don’t?” You opened the box to find a gold slit dress, it was beautiful. “You know I don’t like involving you,” he sighed. “But they want you there. They want to meet you.” with that he walked off to get ready. The dress fit you beautifully, it fit perfectly against your body, the slit going up your thigh stopping right before it exposed anything. A little too provocative, but you felt sexy. “wow,” Seokjin stared at you from the doorway. For a moment, the way he stared at you reminded you of the man you fell for. “is it too much?” You turned to him and he disagreed. “You look beautiful.” He smiled. “I love it.” His hands wrapped around you and he pulled you into his chest. Hugging you so tightly it was like he hasn’t seen you in months. “Remember the rules,” he pulled away, eyeing you as he waited for your answer. “Don’t ask questions, don’t speak unless they speak to me, and don’t stare too long.” You nodded and he returned. “The older ones are the ones who really don’t like to be tested, the younger boys are a little more laid back.” Seokjin handed you your purse. “I still wouldn’t break the rules for them though,” he placed his hand on the low of your back as he motioned you out the door. The drive was quick, you pulled up to a mansion like house. The lights the only thing lighting up the night. If Gatsby was real, this would’ve been his house. “oh.” The gasp falling from your lips as you existed the limo. Walking up the stairs to be greeted by a doorman checking in the guests. “Jin.” The name everyone refers to him by. Only a select few call him Seokjin. “Ah yes,” the man looks to you. “I’m sorry, how many guests did you bring?” Seokjin looked at the man confused. “This is my only guest?” It was as if something clicked in the kids brain causing him to quickly apologize. “The others are waiting for you in the VIP lounge,” he bowed and let you through. As soon as you entered Seokjin was greeted, people bowed, shook his hand, girls winked and many nodded. You eventually made your way to the lounge where the six men sat around the table playing cards. Each one of them with a girl on or next to them. “You’re late.” The blonde one didn’t move his eyes from the cards. “Let him be Jimin, you’re always late.” Another one intervened, his eyes moving from the cards to look at seokjin and then you. The slightest smile as he returned his eyes back to the cards. You sat there quietly, you weren’t introduced to any of them, but from what you could make out was Jimin was one of the young ones Seokjin told you about. The girls all sat quietly just as you, but your eyes were more curious. Theirs glued to their phone while you eyed the men. Trying to figure out who was who. “YN,” one of them called out, his eyes on you as he offered you a glass of wine. You looked to Seokjin for help who nodded. “Thank you.” You grabbed the glass from him, the dimple on his cheek showing as he smiled at you. “My sister is around here somewhere, you should go find her.” The man looked at Seokjin. “Your play thing is fine.” Play thing. you knew to keep quiet but Seokjin was getting up without telling you were he was going.

An hour, maybe less, you couldn’t tell. Seokjin was gone, you became irritated and wanted to go find him, but you also didn’t want to get him in trouble. “Have you signed the paperwork?” The man who handed you the Drink glared at you as the other continued their game. “Paperwork?” You questioned, slightly confused with him. “To be his play thing while married to my sister,” he didn’t seem to be telling you intentionally. He probably assumed you already knew. “Not yet.” You lied. “Seokjin has a week to get them to me or the deal is off.” He turned his attention to his cards. “He insisted on keeping you.” He scoffed. Your stomach had grown uneasy now knowing that Seokjin had gone off to find this mans sister. Someone he was going to marry and you to be nothing but his mistress. “Girls, if you have to use the restroom, go now.” Jimin threw the cards down as he lost for the fifth time. His tone full of irritation. You thought you’d take this opportunity to leave, but as soon as you stood up Seokjin returned. His tie slightly undone and hair a mess. “Hey, where you going?” He stopped you. The lipstick strain still visible on his lips even though he clearly tried to take it off. “Bathroom.” You responded curtly. “I’ll walk you.” He offered and as much as you didn’t want to be near him, you couldn’t disrespect him in front of the others. You were one to take shit from anyone, but you knew the kind of people Seokjin was involved with. You were only thinking of yourself. You didn’t say anything so he took your walking off as an okay. Seokjin quickly following behind as if he was protecting you. “I don’t trust you wandering alone in a place full of criminals.” He whispered and you wanted to laugh. “You didn’t have a problem leaving me alone for an hour.” You retorted and he got closer. “They were watching you, I knew you’d be fine.” His lips grazed your ear and what once gave you chills, made your skin crawl.

Throughout the night Seokjin would disappear, it wasn’t until it was time to leave when he actually spent time with you. The car ride back was silent. The tension could be felt and your irritation was visible. Pulling up to the house, there stood a woman, her clothes expensive and body guards surrounded her. You could see Seokjin tense as he noticed her. “I didn’t know you were coming?” Seokjin got out of the car, ignoring your presence as she walked up to him and hugged him. He hugged her back, his arms trailing her body like he did yours and that’s when it clicked. This was that mans sister. “Is that the play thing.” She spoke loud enough, seokjin turning and glaring at you to play along. “Yes,” he answered and your only reaction was walking away from them and inside. “Oh,” the girls voice mocked. “She’s a bratty one,” her tone full of amusement. “I can fix it.” She added. “I can explain,” Seokjin followed behind whispering so no one else could hear. “Pretty sure I can make sense of it.” You scoffed as you walked into your shared room. “You won’t be able to stay in here,” he grabbed your hand. “You’ll have to stay in the guest room.” He had no sympathy for you. It’s as if he expected you to agree. “please sign the paperwork on the bed.” He pleaded. No energy to argue you walked into the guest room. The packet on the bed labeled with your name. Skimming through it you felt nothing but disgust, pain, and betrayal. The man you loved, who you had been with for years, was marrying someone in a matter of time. He didn’t plan on telling you, he made a deal with Namjoon. The man who offered you the drink tonight. The deal was Seokjin could keep you in his life, but as a pet. Labeled as his ‘play thing’ multiple times tonight.

No shared rooms, your plaything must sleep alone

No spoiling, your plaything gets necessities only

No phone unless given a tapped phone

Maximum of 3 nights spent with your plaything

All these rules, the list had went on for pages. For a moment, just a moment, you thought about signing it. Seokjin was all you had. You had no family. Seokjin knocked on the door and entered with a pen in his hand. “Will you sign it?” He almost looked sorry, but it was hard to tell. “And be your plaything?” You snarled But he held the pen out. “yn, please sign it.” His eyes never leaving yours. “and if I refuse?” He looked taken back. “You didn’t read the ending, did you?” His hand dropped and his face fell as he watched you flip to the last page.

Refusal to sign results in immediate removal of your plaything from the home.

“Either I sign or I’m homeless?” You looked at him, you could feel the tears in your eyes. “Yes,” he handed you the pen again and you took it. The pen hovering over the line. “baby,” Seokjin started, tear drops falling onto the page as he stepped closer, only for you to step back. “please, look at me.” He cupped your face as he lifted your eyes to meet his. “Baby,” the girls voice sounding behind Seokjin. “yes?” Seokjin answering, giving you a change to pull away. “I’m ready for round two.” She pouted and he nodded. “I’ll be right there.” disgust filling your body. “Plaything are you signing or not.” She asked, seokjin turning to you to see your answer. “No.” You glared at him. Seokjin turned to the girl quickly but she was already motioning for the men. “Nyla, wait.” Seokjin argued, but the men were already entering the room. Their hands wrapping around your arms as they began to drag you out. “my things.” You yelled but she shook her head. “They are not yours,” Seokjin did nothing to stop her or the men for that fact. You were already crying and struggling to break from their grasp. “Get her out of my city, make sure she never sets foot in it again.” Nyla watched as they dragged you down the stairs. Seokjin standing there doing nothing, not even looking at you. The men tossed you into the back of their trunk, pounding and pounding on it to be let out until the car came to an immediate stop. You don’t know how long you were crying to be let out but when they opened the trunk they pulled you out and threw you over the city lines. “Go,” The bald one snarled. He was waiting for you to walk away from Seokjin’s city. “go, or we kill you.” The other one was less agressive. His tone was softer and more sympathetic. So you walked. Into unknown territory and the night darker than your remember.

3 hours maybe, you were unsure, but eventually you were stopped by men with weapons. “Citizen number.” The men raised their guns at your, demanding an answer. “What?” Your voice broken. The boy on the left leaning to whisper to his partner. “I think she was exiled.” They eyed you, noticing the expensive dress. “what city are you from.” You realized they had curfew and the citizen number was how they controlled their residents. “1204” you answered and they lowered their weapons. “we have to take you to our boss.” They signed and motioned for you to walk. As you followed behind you grew curious. This city was well maintained and clean for a criminal boss. Even with Seokjin who wasn’t into the crime had a terrible city. “Who is your boss?” You question, your voice small as the boys looked back at you and then to each other.

“Kim Taehyung.”

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sabine-leo · 7 years ago

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A smile to remember

Author: @sabine-leo

Chapters: 5?

Genre: Fluff & Humor

Note: I´m a bit uncertain with this chapter, but i thought i needed it that way to build up the story a bit more. Hope you hang in there and enjoy it anyways!

-Chapter 5-

The one with a new dress and cupid in disguise

The week had just started and even though you really liked your work and a certain man appeared now and then you couldn´t wait for the weekend. Wednesday after work you went shopping with Clara. Something new for your outing on Saturday. You found yourself a stunning dress. Darkest Ocean Blue with beads and sequined. Your curves were hugged in all the right places. It ended mid-thigh but fringes swayed down to your knees. It was the perfect “Gatsby” dress to wear to a Jazz Club and dance in it till morning came. You turned in front of the mirror and smiled.

“Oh wow (Y/N) this is gorgeous. You look stunning!” Clara comes out of her dressing room. She was wearing a 20´s style pantsuit looking fabulous herself. “Look at you Clara, you look stunning yourself!” Some 15 minutes later you payed for your new clothes and had a quiet dinner with Clara. It was a nice evening, but you are happy to be home now. Smiling at the 2 gorilla drawings side by side in your Livingroom. “Good Night you two!” you say laughing at yourself and switching the light off.

Thursday you only work half a day and run some errands around town. Clara and you talk on the phone that night. Planning what to do with your hair and makeup. You clean up pretty nicely but you don´t like tons of makeup on your face so you decide to keep it simple enough.

Friday comes and goes without anything worth mentioning.

On Saturday you sleep in and have a real relaxing day with a book and some Jazz music to get you in the mood for tonight. The whole week since Monday you found yourself daydreaming now and then. Remembering the last encounter with Tom. But even though he is Dylan´s Uncle you know that he will not be around often. How could he possibly? He surely has a tiring schedule and as soon as he is back filming and in “His” world again he will forget about you. You don´t think that he is smug or snobbish, quite the opposite, you haven´t seen a more down to earth and gentlemanly famous person then him…then again you never met another well-known person before. But how could you leave a lasting impression on such a man as he. That thought, you decide to cherish the brief moments you had with him and keep the memories save.

Tom on the other hand was in a mood currently. It rarely happened but sometimes even a well-behaved person like him disliked everything he was doing. The script he read was rubbish and his agent told him on the phone earlier that the next project he needed to do would probably start 2 weeks early. Tom didn´t like to cut his family time short but then again...he loved his job.

He is preparing himself a cup of tea. It´s late afternoon and he needed a break. A knock on his door sidetracks him just a little bit, but it´s enough that he accidentally touches the kettle in the wrong place. “Bollocks!” he yells and holds his index finger under the tap. “Tom?” he hears Sarah coming in. “Everything alright? I didn´t mean to intrude but I heard you yell.” Tom sighs “Yes, sorry for that. I had a mishap with the kettle.” “Oh…let me have a look.” Sarah walks over and takes his hand to examine his fingers. “Nothing major, you were lucky.” She smiles at him but soon realises that he is not quite himself today. “What´s wrong brother mine?” She ushers him to the table and prepares 2 new cups of tea.

“Bad day sister! I know, doesn´t happen often but I am not as good a company as normally.” Sarah smiles. “That´s unfortunate. I thought you were a God and never had such mere problems as any human I know.” This comment made him smile. At least a little bit. “Mock me all you want, you may soon have to wait before you can do it in person again.” He sighs. “Good gracious Tom. You love your work. That can´t be the reason why you are wallowing in self-pity.” Sarah sits opposite of him and hands him his cup. For a minute or two they sit in silence and stir their tea.

“I have to say Hi from Dylan. He´s out playing with his Dad. He said it was, and I quote, Soooooooooooo tremendoudely awesome that you visited him to read for him and his pals.” That made Tom grin at last. “Learning the big words.” “Yes, I really can´t think of anyone other than you who would bring him to use those.” Tom looks his sister in the eyes and smiles. “I love you, you know?” “Love you too brother mine.”

After finishing their tea Sarah leans at the kitchen counter and sees a drawing. A gorilla with flowers in his big hands. “What´s that?” Tom looks like he got caught being naughty. “Nothing much…by the way have you seen Moms new gardening tools? She says she´d be 2 times faster planting the flowerbeds now.” “Nah-ahh…don´t even try to distract me.” Sarah walks over to the drawing. “This can´t be for Dylan. He doesn´t even like girly stuff.” Tom laughs “Yes, he told me the other day.”

Tom leaves the kitchen and sits down in the living room. A last attempt to distract his sister. But she wasn´t that easy to deflect. Following him she turns on the reading lamp and points it direct at his face. “Spill it brother!” It´s like being a teenager all over again and living under one roof. His nosy sister always looking out for her little brother. “I´m not 12 anymore Sarah. You won´t hear a single word out of my mouth regarding that drawing.” “Fine…” She sighs and turns off the light.

“Other topic…How about you take me out to that Jazz Club in Camden Town tonight. I haven´t been out since my dear husband went on his work trip. I could use some letting lose tonight. And frankly, you too!” Tom is looking a bit confused but nods. “Are you sure you want to spend time with me instead of your husband tonight?” “yes brother, you said you need to leave soon. So, take me out tonight and have some fun with grown-ups. I promise you, they are probably equally fun as those children you read to.” Sarah stands up and walks to the door before he can find another reason why he shouldn´t leave tonight. “Meet me there at nine! And dress up!” The door closed with a thud.

Sighing he looked at his watch 6.30. He probably should get something to eat and then look through his closet.

“Clara be a friend and help me with the zipper. I can´t close it myself without dislocating my shoulder.” After another half an hour you are ready to go. The walk to the tube and the ride to Camden Town takes another 30 minutes. Laughing you and Clara get out of the carriage with somebody whistling your way. “Well, that’s off to a good start.” Clara laughs. You link arms with her and say “Let´s go pretty Lady. There is a Dancefloor waiting for us!”

Inside the venue its dimly lit and there is an old vibe to it. As if stepping into a Time Machine and landing in the best of times for Jazz, Swing and Bars like this. You feel good and ready to dance. The people you see are all dressed up. Looking dapper and hip. Clara finds a place to sit in the far corner of the Dance floor. A little lamp sits on the small round table which is almost completely engulfed with a leather bench.

You get rid of your jackets and purses and eye the bartender. “Doesn´t he look neat…and hot.” Clara says and grins “First drink is on me. Let´s see if I´m still able to flirt!” You shake your head laughing but are in no mood to tell her otherwise. The Music already makes your feet tap to the beat. Over at the Bar you see Clara laugh and talk to the bartender. “Seems like she still got it.” You say to yourself. 3 minutes later Clara appears with 2 tasty looking cocktails in her hand biting her lip. “He´s hot and funny… I know it is his job, but I could swear he was flirting back.” You risk a look. “Sure thing…he is watching you.” “Great. This will be a good night!” You both take a sip out of your drink and lean back. It doesn´t take long until you decide to hit the dancefloor.

It´s 15 minutes till 9. Outside the Bar Tom is waiting for his sister. He made it here in good time. Then again, he almost never arrives at the last minute. Sarah is dropped off by her husband. “Hey Tom! Take care of my girl tonight!” Tom grins. “Absolutely, I´ll make sure she gets home safe.” Sarah looks at her brother and her husband and says. “Actually…I´ve decided otherwise.” Tom looks confused. “You need to go in there, and I need to go have a Date night with my husband.”

“Sarah, that´s not funny. Ok, if you could just drop me off at home and then be on your way.” Tom said frustrated and motioned to get in the car as his brother-in-law nodded but Sarah got in his way. “No Thomas, you WILL go in there and have some fun. I happen to know that a certain Miss is inside.”

“What?” Tom asks a little voiceless and high pitched.

Sarah is already inside the car again and smiles at him. “Go, dance. Have fun and talk to her without a bunch of kids attacking you!” She motioned her husband to drive. He laughingly does as ordered and takes off.

Tom stares after the car and lets his head roll back with a deep-drawn sigh.

This couldn´t be happening. He turns, eyes the front door. Turns again, looking at the Underground station. He ruffles his hair. He must look ridiculous turning left right left right left.

Would he go in?

Should he go in?

Another quick note: If you can´t think of the dress that I tried to desribe. This would be it:

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Hi! This is part 2. Wow I just watched the video of him singing since I had a chance and was pretty impressed. His voice was low and Stars is such a hard song to sing so I guess I'm not worried anymore, that he can't pull off the role because of singing. We will see how it goes but hopefully I can watch the proshot of Merrily first lol.

Speaking of pro shots, I also heard about the Bonnie and Clyde one and would love to watch Jeremy in that so hopefully I will at some point but I'm not sure when. Like I'm worried If I rent it, my sister and I won't have time to watch or she will be tired idk. I also don't know whatever happened to the Waitress one either. Btw, for your vibes, my instinct was to go with Les Mis cuz it reminds me of you. Not just because of your name either, but because how much you love it..but your vibes also match with Waitress too! It just makes sense.

Anyway I was able to find an Aaron Sweeney bootleg and a Jeremy Little Shop one so maybe I will watch them this week. After some digging, I guess it's alright or easy to find but I was more interested in ones currently still on Broadway and I'm not sure they will be available yet. However there might be a Gatsby video out there since I think I saw it giffed. I didn't have a chance to watch the Lempicka one yet either or listen to the Gatsby cast album yet, but I'm listening later today and will share my thoughts. Also I just found a copy of the book the other day so maybe I will finally read it! I need to get back into reading again as a better distraction haha. Instead I listened to The Notebook, Illinoise and Water For Elephants. Suffs is fine..I listened to it twice and it has some catchy songs but wasn't into the story or anything and found it slightly hard to follow, but it was also the only original musical the season so I guess that's something. I don't really have too many thoughts about it but people always like different things. Like I love the Outsiders based on the story and music but I know a lot of people absolutely hate it for winning best musical. I would hope you would like it but if you didnt, that's also okay. I think what I loved about the Notebook and The Outsiders is that they feel almost totally separate from the movie to me now, in a good way. Like I love both, and I was using the movie to follow the story listening to the songs, but i wasn't like..this is exactly like the movie..they truly offered something a little different and the songs matched the stories. What are your favorite songs from the Notebook? Also, what did you think of the casting choices and how the parts were swapped with their races with the old couple? At first my sister and I were confused but then they said that was the point. Also are you an Ingrid Michaelson fan? I found out she has an album coming out next month too. If you wanna share more about what watching the show is like, with the rain scene maybe, I would love that too!

I am not as familiar with the Water for Elephants movie..but listening almost made me wanna watch it again to see if it was similar or different. I only watched it once so I couldn't really remember much about it. I'm a fan of Izzy Mccalla, Grant Gustin and Paul Alexander Nolan so I enjoyed it. I'd say it did have parts of a more Broadway sound with some of the circus stuff and in general talk singing dialogue in the show. My sister and I noticed that 3 and a half shows had to do with an affair from the women being taken and we thought that was funny. The Notebook, Gatsby and Water for Elephants lol. Anyway you might like it if you wanna give it a listen. I liked Illinoise but also couldn't get much of the story and it felt like listening or imitating Sufjan so I'm sure it's better to watch since I couldn't get much of the story. Hell's Kitchen I was able to follow some or most of the story and am a fan of the singing and performers too, like Shoshana Bean so it's maybe worth a listen. We also said how there was a mix of stories that were teen and adult, and also a lot they were looking back on the past. That could be cuz a lot of them are based on books though lol.

Omg of course I've watched the Spring Awakening bootleg haha. Sometimes I just pick a few songs to listen to, that's why instead of the whole thing or watching but I love it so much! I love that there's nothing else quite like it. I think the only thing I really compare it to is like Next to Normal, and that could be biased. One because of Aaron and Jonathan who are similar performers to me, and two because these were the first musicals I learned about that werent based on anything and also the first bootlegs I watched lol. I think a performance of the show would be so cool so i'm sorry you didn't like the show! What was so wrong with it if you don't mind saying?

Also happy anniversary to Speak Now TV! I might be a day late but still. How does the album hold up for you and what's your opinion of the vault songs? Idk if we ever talked about it. I haven't really been into Taylor as much but I forgot to mention that she sang Castles Crumbling with Hayley Williams about a week ago and it made me nostalgic for my show. Hayley Williams also posted about it being 1 year and Taylor didn't lol. She also sang Mary's Song! But too bad it was only part of it. I haven't been guessing surprise songs as much but I actually guessed that she would sing a song from debut and mash it up with a song from Red..which was right, but just the wrong songs lol. She also sang a I Can See You and Mine mashup which actually sound a bit similar in the beginning of the songs. It's too bad she already played it instead of doing something to celebrate it. I'm guessing she will be singing Last Kiss tomorrow cuz of July 9th and i am putting it here so I can be right for once! Idk if it will be on guitar or piano cuz it could go either way. I also think she might sing the whole song instead of mashing it up..and maybe she will sing Timeless again since she seems to be in a romantic mood. I just noticed they sort of rhyme so they could be almost mashed up lol but I think that's all I'm gonna guess for now haha. I hope I'm right! I haven't got around to listening to those albums yet but I will next week. I am spending another week on Broadway stuff with Gatsby, a musical cast album called The Violet Hour that Jeremy and other Broadway people sing on, and possibly Lempicka after I watch it this weekend. That also reminds me I need to watch Hazbin Hotel too, which he is a part of. I usually only listen to three ish albums a week so ya. What have you been listening to? Sorry this got kinda long again too but I hope you have an awesome week!!! I hope you enjoy my long messages but you can always take time replying. I guess I missed talking to you! 🩷

🩷 i'm so sorry for the awkward delay in replying! my friend showed up early to get me for the basketball game we went to tonight </3 although honestly... if i hadn't been distracted (buying oh mary tickets) i definitely would've had time to answer the rest of this ask before i left. in the time it took for me to answer that last ask and start answering this one i bought tickets to see the thursday oh mary 5pm matinee. bailey loves me and is putting up with me and my nonsense. i also have a packed schedule now. oh well!

i was also impressed when i heard him sing! i was like oh! okay! i am really, really excited for the merrily proshot and i hope it does not take years for it to be released. but at least it's been filmed!

i haven't gotten around to watching it yet but i do need to! loveeee bonnie & clyde! i was listening to the west end cast recording earlier! you could always wait to rent until you know you have time! i did laugh about the les mis thing; i was definitely expecting it to win and was pleasantly surprised when waitress won! waitress is one of my favorites though (obviously) so i am quite pleased with that result.

a lot of the songs on the notebook took a while to grow on me! my days is obviously a favorite, so is iron in the fridge, but there are just so many that really get to me (i always cry when i listen to it). i think it was a bit odd! i remember being like ?????? when i saw it and also when i heard the casting announcement and a lot of the audience was like ??????? but! they are all such good actors. and i am! i love ingrid michaelson's music! the chain is one of my favorite songs of all time. very excited for her album! oh gosh the rain scene is done SO well!! i will elaborate on this after i've seen it again but i remember being SO impressed with it!

i will give water for elephants a listen soon! my friend saw it and liked it but didn't love it :( i think the big sell of illinoise is that it's dance heavy ( i heard it's more like vignettes rather than a cohesive plot of a show ) so i really hope we get a bootleg and that it tours someday!

oh gosh there was so much that went wrong with the production i saw! i have a lot of ... thoughts on that theatre and their artistic direction. i love love loved the revival, and i think the direction + staging + double casting added a lot of complexity to the show. and so i think seeing anything after that would've been a disappointment, but i think my mediocre show experience was really down to two things: 1) a bad show + 2) a bad audience. i think shows do themselves a disservice when they treat their audience like they're stupid. everyone knows that the songs in spring awakening are about ... what they're about. we do not need it spelt out for us. the set didn't do it any favors (it was very bare/minimal — wooden chairs, some trees, and two big rocks that the actors kept tripping over). the casket in the left behind scene was a chair and it was very ... odd. the costumes weren't very great, but the one thing i will not understand is the choice to put wendla and moritz in grim reaper sims-esque outfits (i get why i just think they were very off putting and also jarring in comparison to everything else). a lot of the reviews said the wendla and moritz were terrible; we had an understudy moritz (who admittedly also wasn't great) but i really don't think the wendla was bad at all — she just didn't come off as naive/innocent as i feel like wendla starts off being, but she wasn't like that terrible. the moritz and martha were the saving grace of this show; very clearly talented, out-acted and out-sung everyone else. just very, very good in a very, very mediocre production of spring awakening. a lot of the actors chose (or were told to?) riff as much as they could, which ... well could is a stretch, but also spring awakening is not a show you riff through. and audience etiquette was just absolutely horrid, like why are you laughing at the most inappropriate scenes? why are you hooting and hollering like it's a sports game? it was just ... so deeply terrible. i hate to say it but i understand why one of our local reviewers called it a two dimensional one note show.

happy (incredibly belated) speak now taylor's version anniversary to you too! i haven't actually listened to taylor much lately, but i think the album holds up fine and my favorite vault songs from it still haven't changed (foolish one, castles crumbling, timeless). i still think red has the best vault, and then i would say fearless, then speak now, then 1989. what about you? i really wish she had sung mary's song in full :/ same with a place in this world. i think the mashups are a fun concept, but i don't think i like them all that much — i'd rather hear the songs in full, and i think sometimes they're mashups just for the sake of having a mashup vs. something that has a clear theme + is thought out. if you could hear her do any two mashups (one on piano, and one on guitar), what would you choose?

i haven't really been listening to a whole lot! i listened to the new clairo album today and loved it (i love clairo, so i wasn't shocked that i loved it), and have still been mostly looping brat! aside from that i haven't really been listening to much!

i love your long messages! i always love chatting with you, even if it takes me a while to reply — i usually do read your messages at they come in and then it takes me a while to reply over time but i love it! speaking of, did you know our one year anniversary is coming up? july 14th!! i can't believe we've been chatting for almost a YEAR! happy one year, my friend! 🤍 i hope you're having a good july so far! any fun plans for your weekend or week? sending love!

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unfortunate-stranger-losers · 6 years ago

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Six Baudelaires AU, Part One {AO3} {Read from the Beginning}

Chapter Twenty-Seven → in which Klaus is acting Very Strange

“It’s my fault.”

Sunny was sleeping next to Violet tonight, as Lilac was staying up beside Klaus, trying to figure out what was wrong with him. Nick and Solitude had fallen asleep still clinging to each other, both confused and scared by Klaus’s behavior, and Babbitt slept on the pillow beside them. Violet wasn’t even sure if Sunny was awake anymore, but it didn’t really matter, she guessed. She just had to talk to somebody who wouldn’t make her feel worse.

“It’s my fucking fault.” she said, whispering so that her other siblings couldn’t hear. “I shouldn’t have insisted we stay. Now something’s wrong with Klaus. And it’s because of me.”

She put an arm around Sunny, and she said, “I… I just… I’m sorry, Sun. This is my fault, I just… I want answers, and I don’t want people to think Mother and Father… they can’t defend themselves, Sun. It’s up to us to make sure people remember them well. And I… I just… I just want everyone to remember them like we did… but Lilac’s right, it’s more important that we stay alive and now something is wrong with our baby brother… something happened to Klaus and he won’t tell us what and… and… Sunny, I’m scared, I’m so scared, and I can’t be as strong as Lilac. I can’t… I’m sorry, Sun, I wanted to… to be the big sister and I put us all in danger and… and it’s my fault…”

She glanced over at Sunny as tears sprang to the edge of her eyes, seeing that her sister was, indeed, asleep. Well… that was good, it meant she didn’t know how useless her older sister was, how much Violet had failed them all…

That’s why Mother and Father didn’t trust you to protect your siblings. You’re not as good as Lilac. You never will be. You can’t protect anyone.

Violet choked back tears, wrapping her arm tighter around Sunny. “I’m sorry…” she whispered. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I…”

She jumped up as she heard someone climbing up the bunk, and turned to see that Lilac was seating herself on the edge of the mattress. Violet’s face went red, and she wondered how much Lilac had been able to hear.

“I…” Violet brushed her face with her sleeve. “I- Lilac, I-”

Lilac moved over before Violet could come up with some kind of excuse, throwing her arms around her sister and hugging her as tight as she could. Violet started to sob, and Lilac didn’t say anything. Violet wouldn’t have wanted her to.

They both fell asleep curled up beside Sunny, still hugging and trying to keep themselves from completely falling apart.

They awoke to the clanging of pots over the loudspeakers again, but Nick was the first one to realize Klaus was moving out ahead of them.

“Hey, idiot, you forgot your shoes!” he called out, still half-asleep and not quite remembering how strange Klaus had been acting.

Solitude sat up beside him, rubbing her eyes as Babbitt hopped into her pocket. She glanced over at Klaus, and then gasped as she realized he’d picked Sunny up off of the top bunk and was carrying her out with him. “Sun!”

Nick leapt to his feet, quickly picking Soli up, as Lilac and Violet also awoke, realized what was happening, and scurried to the ground. “What’s going on?” Violet asked.

Nick shrugged, looking incredibly concerned, and he said, “I’ll go after him-”

“We’re all going.” Lilac said. She held out her arms and, hesitantly, Nick handed her Solitude. “Come on, we’ve got to figure out what’s wrong with him.”

They ran off, trying to avoid pushing their way through workers. By the time they reached the mill, most of the work had already begun, and they flinched at the noise, squinting around the room to try and spot their siblings.

“There!” Soli pointed, and they looked up a set of stairs, where Klaus was taking wood from a pile and dumping it into a woodchipper. Sunny was letting out startled cries, and as the Baudelaires rushed up the steps, they could see that she was clinging to her brother’s shirt, trying not to look in the machine.

“Klaus!” Lilac shouted. “Klaus, stop!”

He didn’t make any move to listen to her, so Nick ran forwards, grabbing his shoulders and forcing him to turn around. Violet grabbed Sunny from him, holding the infant close, as Klaus struggled to get away from Nick and get back to work.

“Klaus, seriously, stop it!” Nick said, his voice breaking. “Stop it! This isn’t funny! It’s scary, Klaus! Stop it!”

“I need to get to work.” Klaus said, in a monotone.

“No!” Nick said, tears springing to his eyes. “Come on, say something stupid! Call me an idiot!”

“Klaus, I’m sorry!” Violet said. “I’m sorry, this is my fault-”

“You’re scaring us, Klaus!” Lilac said.

“I’m sorry!” Violet continued. “You were right, you and Lilac. We have to leave.”

Klaus shook his head. “Lucky Smells is our life. Lucky Smells is our home.”

“No, it’s not!” Lilac said.

Nick hugged his brother, saying, “Please, Klaus, come back.”

“Klaus, please, we miss you.” Lilac said. “An inordinate amount.”

“Inordinate?” The siblings jumped, glancing down the steps to see Phil looking up at them. “Wow, that’s a word I’ve never heard before! What’s it mean?”

“Well,” said Klaus, which caused the siblings to jump a second time, “It can mean many things. Immoderate, irregular, disorderly…” The Baudelaires all let out sighs of relief, as he smiled and said, “But, in this case, I think it means you missed me a whole lot.”

“Klaus!” Violet cried.

“You’re back.” Lilac said, and Nick hugged Klaus tighter.

“Where was I?” Klaus asked. “And why aren’t I wearing shoes?” He paused. “Nick, are you hugging me?”

“No, shut up!” Nick backed up, glancing away so Klaus couldn’t see the tears at the edge of his eyes.

“What happened to you?” Lilac asked.

“I… I don’t…” Klaus narrowed his eyes. “I don’t know. I… Phil and I-” he glanced towards Phil, only to find that he had gone back to work somewhere else. “We went to the eye-shaped building, and then… I don’t know…”

“What do you mean-” Lilac began.

“Hey! Baude-liar brats!” called Foreman Flacutono. “If you’re not going to continue shredding wood, get down here and get to work!”

Lilac flinched. “Sir, we’re-”

“I don’t give a shit what you were doing, get down here and get to work!”

Hesitantly, the children started down the stairs, with Klaus carefully stepping and staring at his bare feet, confused as to why he hadn’t put on shoes.

Unfortunately, just as he reached the bottom of the steps, and his siblings stopped a moment to help Solitude, who was trying to crawl out of Lilac’s arms and into Nick’s, the Foreman reached out a foot, tripping him up and sending him once again falling to the ground.

“What horrible luck!” the Foreman said as the Baudelaires whipped around, hearing another shattering noise. “You’ll need to get those glasses fixed again.”

“No!” Nick shouted, kneeling down to help Klaus up and throwing his arm around his twin. “No, he’s not going anywhere!”

“Well, he’s working here now,” Foreman Flacutono said, “And as was pointed out to me yesterday, he can’t work if he can’t see. We wouldn’t want him to cause an accident, would we?” The Baudelaires shivered as he said that. “I can escort him over-”

“No!” Lilac said. “No, we’ll take him.”

“You’re not missing work just for him.”

“We’ll do whatever the fuck we want.” Violet snapped. “Come on, Klaus. We’re all going to the optometrist.”

“You can’t just-” Foreman Flacutono began, but Lilac grabbed onto Klaus’s free hand and dragged him off towards the door.

“Let’s see what’s actually in there, huh?” Lilac muttered.

“Lilac-” Violet ran after her.

“We’re finding out what they did to Klaus.” Lilac said stubbornly. “Move your ass, let’s go.”

Nick gripped harder onto his brother’s shoulder, and Klaus said, almost distantly, “Yeah. I… I want to know what’s going on.”

“Then let’s hurry, before the Foreman thinks to go after us.”

As they approached the building with the Eye-shaped window, Sunny curled up against Violet and said, “Gnik,” which meant, “I’m very concerned about that building.”

“It’s alright, Sunny. We’ll be okay.” Violet said. “We’ll protect you, and we’ll protect Klaus.”

Lilac carefully tied her hair up, as Solitude slid out of Nick’s arms and to the ground, where she pulled Babbitt out of her pocket. The frog hopped onto her shoulder, chirping as if they, too, were scared. They might have been, and Solitude placed her hand over them, as if offering to cover them should any danger approach. Nick put a hand on her other shoulder, and linked his other hand with Klaus’s. Klaus was shaking slightly, and Violet said, “Are you sure that you don’t remember anything?”

“Just standing here with Phil. I was telling him about The Great Gatsby.” Klaus said.

“Who?” Solitude asked.

“The Great Gatsby is a book from the 1920’s.” Nick said. “It’s about how awful rich people are. Why were you talking about Gatsby to Phil?”

“The sign above us.” Klaus said, gesturing to a sign shaped like a pair of eyeglasses. “It reminds me of the one in Gatsby. It represents the eyes of God staring down and judging society as a moral wasteland.”

“What did Phil say to that?” Lilac asked.

“He said it sounded like a fun book.” Klaus smiled slightly. “Ever the optimist.”

Violet glanced towards the door, and said, “You know, Klaus, if you… if you really want to leave, we could probably find somewhere else to hide. Far away.”

“We’d eventually have to find an optometrist.” Klaus said. “So that I could see. And we might as well find out what goes on in there.”

“Are you sure you don’t remember anything?” Lilac asked.

“Nothing.” Klaus said. “It’s as if I were asleep since Phil and I reached the building.”

“But you weren’t asleep.” Violet said. “You were still walking around, but… not like you.”

“Like a zombie.” Nick said. “Like in that movie Uncle Monty showed us.”

They fell silent at the mention of Uncle Monty, and then Klaus narrowed his eyes and said. “Wait a moment. That almost sounds like I was… no, no…”

“Was what?” Violet asked.

Before Klaus could reply, the children jumped as the door swung open ahead of them. A tall woman with sharp glasses said, “Oh, Klaus! I’m sorry about your glasses, they appear to have broken again? I used the wrong glass last time, and it’s much more breakable. I can repair those for you, free of charge.” she paused, smiling a very cold smile. “Who are your friends?”

Klaus stared at her, his face paling, as if we was trying to recall who she was; he looked at her like she was an adult who your parents expected you to remember and have a pleasant conversation with, even though you cannot, for the life you, figure out where you met them last or how they know you. “Um…” he said, not wanting to be rude and ask her who she was, “These are my siblings.”

“Are you Dr Orwell?” Violet asked.

“That I am.” said Dr Orwell. “Why don’t you come in and wait while I repair your brother’s glasses for him? I’m afraid my room is very small, as Klaus will know, so I’ll only be able to fit him.”

“We’d prefer to wait with Klaus.” Lilac said.

As she spoke, Klaus’s eyes suddenly widened with fear, and he tugged on Nick’s arm until his twin looked at him. Then, carefully, he started tapping on his brother’s hand. Four short raps, and then he waited.

“Well, I’m going to need him with me,” Orwell said, “Or else I might mess up his prescription. Isn’t that right, Klaus?”

“I…” Klaus glanced at Nick, whose eyes widened in realization. He removed his hand from Soli’s shoulder, and as she grabbed his leg, He made the sign language symbol for H.

Klaus nodded, which meant that Orwell thought he was responding to her. “See, children? Come along, Baudelaires. This won’t take as long as last time, I promise.”

As they slowly walked, Klaus continued tapping on his twin’s hand. First, one long tap, one short, two long. Then a long and short, then three longs, and then three shorts. As they stepped into the office, he tapped two shorts, and finally three shorts again. As Orwell turned to open the door to her office, Nick started fingerspelling as fast as he could. Klaus nodded, and then Orwell said, “Come along, Klaus. Baudelaires, my receptionist will speak to you as I help your brother. She is in the waiting room, over there.”

Hesitantly, Klaus said, “I’ll be back soon.”

“Be careful.” Lilac said, and Klaus nodded and followed Orwell out.

The Baudelaires watched their brother leave, and then they turned towards the waiting room. Nick started hastily signing to Solitude, who understood and nodded, and began signing to Sunny. But before she could finish, they entered the waiting room, and saw something that did not alarm them and something that did.

What did not alarm them was the waiting room itself, which looked like any other waiting room; there were chairs that would have been comfortable if they were in any other place, and boring magazines spread on shiny tables, and very white walls with very cartoonish paintings around the edges. And there was a desk, behind which was the thing that alarmed them very much.

“Hello, children!” said the receptionist. “And what are your names?”

Though the receptionist wore a blonde wig, a beige dress, high heels, and thick makeup, the children could recognize who it was instantly.

“You know our names.” Lilac said sharply. “And you are Count Olaf.”

Count Olaf’s eyes shone as he said, “Why, I don’t know who that is! My name is Shirley.”

“As in surely Count Olaf?” Nick asked, picking up Solitude and holding her very tightly.

“As in Shirley St Ives.” said Count Olaf. “You can see it on my nameplate, see?” He gestured to a wooden panel with the false name emblazoned onto it.

“That nameplate doesn’t mean anything.” Nick said. “Anyone can make a nameplate just as anyone can make a business card.”

“I am Shirley,” Olaf said, “Because I would surely like to be called Shirley, and it would be impolite to use the wrong name. If several children were to be impolite to me, by calling me by the wrong name, I might have to do something impolite to them, such as ripping their hair out with my painted fingernails.”

Nick looked absolutely furious, and Lilac sucked in a breath and then said, “Alright, then, Shirley. How did you get into town?”

“A friendly truck driver took me.” said Shirley. “Told me about several hitchhikers who ran away from him like guilty little criminals who steal sailboats.”

“And how long have you been in town?”

“A day or so. Just transferred.”

“And you’re working with Dr Orwell?”

“Of course.” Olaf smiled. “I am her receptionist.”

“And what the hell is happening to our brother?” Nick asked, though he had a suspicion.

“He’s getting new glasses.”

“You know what we mean!” Violet hissed. “What are you doing to Klaus?”

“Nothing is wrong with your brother.” said Shirley, pulling out a nail file.

“What are you doing to him?” Nick looked horrified. “What the fuck are you doing?”

“Language, boy.”

“Shut the fuck up and give us our brother back!”

“Now, now.” they all jumped, and turned to see Dr Orwell standing in the doorway, one hand on Klaus’s shoulder. “There’s no need to be rude to dear Shirley. Your brother is right here.”

Solitude once again turned to Sunny, signing wildly, incredibly thankful that Nick and Klaus had insisted on teaching them basic sign language when they were still figuring out how to understand their babytalk. And while she didn’t know the exact sign for what she was telling Sunny, she knew how to convey it well enough.

“Klaus?” Violet raced over. “Klaus, are you okay?”

He turned to look at her blankly, and he said, “Yes, sir.”

Violet and Lilac both looked like they’d been slapped, and then they very quickly both looked like they were about to break down.

“What have you done?” Lilac shouted.

“I repaired his glasses, thank you.” Orwell said. “You should get back to work. Wouldn’t want to get fired, would you?”

“You-” Nick looked between the adults. “You…”

“We will take him back.” Violet snapped. “And we’ll figure out your horrible plan, and we’ll stop you!”

“My plan to give free optometry?” Orwell raised an eyebrow. “Shirley, are you sure you want children? They seem rather rude.”

“I adore children.” said Shirley. “Can’t wait to adopt some rude brats of my own.”

“Like hell!” Violet screamed, grabbing Klaus’s arm. “Come on, we’re going to figure this out!”

“Goodbye.” Klaus said blankly, and the siblings rushed away.

“Don’t say goodbye, Klaus, they’re villains.” Nick said as they ran out the door.

“She seems like a nice lady.” Klaus said.

Nick bit back a sharp reply, and instead glanced over his shoulder to make sure that Count Olaf and his associate, Dr Orwell, were not following them.

Then, he said, “I think Klaus knows what’s going on. But he won’t tell us in this state.”

“What do you mean, ‘in this state’?” Lilac asked, choking back tears.

As Solitude continued signing to Sunny, who finally started to understand, Nick said, “He told me, before we went in. In code. He thinks they’re hypnotizing him.”

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aristocratlegacy · 5 years ago

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Chapter 67- Healing Crystal Country

Chloe: “Hmm...fur coats?”

“...”

Chloe: “Out unless you’ve established it as your thing already. Summer hats off season? In once again.”

Vivien: “Hey, have you seen my black sweater with the weird collar?”

Chloe: ‘It’s over there.”

Vivien: “No...that’s not it. Hey, Chloe?”

Chloe: “Hm?”

Vivien: “What’s on your head? Are you exchanging floppy hats for weird sci-fi helmets?”

Chloe: “Wow, you really haven’t heard of Celestial Crown Cleansing yet?”

Vivien: “Of course I have! I’m plugged in! I just….wanted to know what you know about it.”

Chloe: “Well, depending on the different crystals you put in the emotional centrifuge, it stimulates the wrinkles in your brain so that you can think more clearly and experience life more purely.”

Vivien: :”I like to experience life pretty clearly, dear.”

Chloe: “I know! So just imagine what you’ll see when you’re Celestially Cleansed.”

Pierce: “You cannot believe what Izzy Fabulous said about Nancy Landgraab’s latest piece today at the gallery I-”

Pierce: “What’s ...goin on?”

Vivien: “We’re Celestial Crystal Crown Cleansing.”

Pierce: “Oh, I read about that, you know it’s just pseudoscience, right?” Vivien: “Whoever said that is lying and obviously hasn’t tried it. I’m experiencing life more clearly than ever.”

Chloe: “You ok, Hawkeye?”

Vivien: “Are you still sick?”

Pierce: “It’s just a headcold. I’m fine, and I definitely don’t need a helmet to tell me that if that was what you were about to suggest.”

Chloe: “Try the helmet! Seriously, I was nauseous all morning and then I put it on- now I just want watermelon and chocolate..”

Pierce: “Ew, no.”

Vivien: “Pierce! Did you borrow my black sweater without asking?”

Pierce: “Yes but don’t come in here!”

Vivien: “What? This is my room what are you talking ab- ooooh”

Pierce: “I just wanted to try it on.”

Vivien: “And?””

Pierce: “Aaaaand...my weird stomach thing is feeling a lot better, to be entirely honest.”

Vivien: “I knew we’d get you! Chloe! Chloe Look!”

Chloe: “ Ooooh my god.”

Vivien: “He said it’s helping his mysterious illness.”

Pierce: “Y’know, this is kinda...nice. Just the three of us.”

Chloe: “Totally! I feel like we’ve barely gotten to hang out lately!”

Vivien: “I know it feels like we haven’t hung out together or done anything in like....a year.”

Vivien: “Well, you did take off for a week. Where did you go anyways?”

Chloe: “Sulani! And then Windenberg.”

Vivien: “Wow, Dustin’s really treating you with that game dev money, huh?”

Chloe: “Yeah! Well, Dirk Dreamer actually took me to Sulani, then from there I went to Windenberg with Dustin”

Pierce: “Bit of a love triangle goin for ya then?”’

Chloe: “Sorta. I feel like maybe they’re just trying to one up eachother through me, but if it means I get a bunch of vacations out of it, then i don’t really mind. “

Pierce: “So you’re gold digging Glamma Opal would be so proud.”

Chloe: “No! I like them, Dirk actually just said that he could potentially see the possibility of maybe saying I love you at some point.”

Pierce: “Sweetie. Please don’t say that out loud to anybody else, I love you, but please. Do this for me.”

Vivien: “I got for realsies recognized on the street today for The Cute and the Confident. It’s really happening, guys.”

Chloe: “Aww, Vivi! I’m so proud of you!”

Vivien: “Right? I mean...I would enjoy it more if Veronica wasn’t there all the time, but I’ll live, I guess.”

Pierce: “You wouldn’t think there would be such an immediate need for a stunt double on a soap opera.”

Vivien: “That’s just it- at first she was just there for one scene but then they decided to make her my secret twin.”

Chloe: “Ewwww, did you tell them that you used to date?”

Vivien: “Yeah. They thought it was weird and made fun of us both a little bit, but said they were going with it anyway. They’re gonna do a bunch of mayhem where I pretend to be her and vice versa. It’s ridiculous- I mean, we don’t look that much alike.”

Chloe: “Ehh...you do, though.”

Vivien: “Pierce….”

Pierce: “Hmm?”

Vivien: “Your stomach is glowing.”

Pierce: “Fuck, not again.”

Chloe: “Oh my god, the Celestial Cleanse obviously isn’t enough, you need to go to the doctor!”

Pierce: “No!”

Vivien: “Why not?”

Pierce: “Because I keep getting these crazy fever dreams and I feel like I’m this close to my artistic breakthrough.”

Vivien: “Seriously? What if you, like, die?”

Pierce: “Then they’ll say that I died for my Art- I’m not seeing the downside here, Vivien.”

Vivien: “You’re so weird. I have to go to work- two more days, man, and I’ll teleport you to the doctors myself.”

Chloe: “Ohhh nooo, we’re going to the Bailey party in two days!”

Vivien: “Ohmygod, you’re so right. I wouldn’t make you miss that, Pierce. Three days.”

Pierce: “Ew. Fine, I guess that my muse has a deadline. I’ll see you before the Bailey party, I’m locking myself in my room!”

Vivien: “It’s almost three, I gotta get to set. I’m about to go adopt a baby that my twin stole from my ex husband.”

Chloe: “Good luck cutie! Steal the baby really good!”

*Knock Knock*

Chloe: “Hey Wallace!”

Walter: “It’s Walter. Remember? You...called me Radar, because of MASH- I think?”

Chloe: “Yes! You’re the one my sister has a crush on, what’s up?”

Walter: “Did...she say that?”

Chloe: “Aww! You guys are so cute! Boop!” Walter: “You...booped my nose.” Chloe: “I sure did! And I’m gonna do it again! Boop!”

Walter: “Ooo-kay. Uh- is Vivien here?”

Chloe: “Awww!”

Walter: “Okay.”

Chloe: “Cuties!!”

*default ringtone*

Walter: “Oh, I gotta take this. I’ll talk to you later, just tell her I stopped by.”

Chloe: “Who still has a ringtone? Just put it on vibrate, man.”

Walter: “No, I like it that way- no, not you mom. Bye Chloe. No- not bye Mom!”

Director: “Vivi, Roni, I need to talk to you.”

Director: “Listen, goils, I love ya. I do- but you need to stop playin’ the goils on the show so...ah…”

Vivien: “Devastatingly real?”

Veronica: “So deep it would make the ocean jealous?”

Director: “Horny.”

Vivien: “Excuse me?”

Director: “Ya’r evil twins and ya’r always flirtin’! I know ya haive a history but I don’t think this is workin.”

Vivien: “What? I worked my ass off to be here! I earned this job, she is a snake that came in and stole my life! Like some sort of...evil clone! Damnit!”

Director: “See, Vivi, I love that enagy from ya. But ya can neva seem to chanel that at har!”

Vivien: “Ridiculous. Of course I can.”

Vivien: “How dare you try to take this from me. You have not worked a day in your life to become what I am and what I am is flawless, so you can look at me with those big, beautiful brown eyes and that...quivering pouty lip, but you won’t get me off, hot stuff, no ma’am. You can come at me hard with everything you’ve got and I’ll take it because I never step down from a challenge.”

Director: “...”

Director: “So you see the problem, then, right?”

Vivien: “Yup. That’s on me, I see it now.”

Director: “Loik, it’s not a big deal. We’ll just fiyah one of ya.”

Veronica: “Wait, what? I didn’t do anything! I’ve been completely professional!”

Director: “I literally had to crop every shot you were in to just ya face beecause ya chest was heavin so much.”

Vivien: “So...who are you going to fire?”

Director: “I haven’t decided yet. We have a couple episode til they have tah give the baby back, and one of ya will die and take the othas place. Who it is, remains to be seen. Now’s the time to impress me, ladies!”

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Vivien: “Okay guys, We are at a defcon 10, do you hear me, this is serious. We need a plan, I need a big publicity boost so I don’t let go from my show. Aristocrat showdown, all three of us, we’re gonna go to the Bailey party, cause a big scene, end up in all the tabloids!”

Pierce: “Guys- can you do this out in the hall? I’m not feeling very well and you’re talking, like, so loud.”

Chloe: “Damn, Pierce-y, are you ok?”

Vivien: “You look like a monster.”

Pierce: “Thanks, Vivi. You look great too. You’re wig is on backwards.”

Vivien: “It is? Shit. Did I fix it”

Chloe: “Ew, why do you still wear those? It’s bad enough that you named them all and hang them up on our wall like roadkill trophies.”

Vivien: “Leave Samantha, Veronica, and La Fontaine out of this!”

Chloe: “What happened to Esteban?”

Vivien: “Bad blowout...it’s a bitter situation.”

Pierce: “What happened to you two talking out in the hallway?

Chloe: “Why do you have to sabotage everything I do?”

Pierce: “I wish you two had never been born.”

Vivien: “This is the Bailey Party! We’ve been waiting for this all year! Why do you two all of a sudden not care?”

Chloe: “I’m just...not up for a huge party, Vivi. I’ve been feeling weird all week, and obviously Pierce isn’t up to it..”

Pierce: “What’s obvious about it, Chloe?”

Chloe: “You’ve been glowing and rolling on the floor all afternoon, Pierce, obviously you should see a doctor.”

Pierce: “That is so rude. Fine. I’ll go to the party with you, Vivi, no need to twist my arm.”

Chloe: “What?!”

Vivien: “Come on Chloe!”

Chloe: “No, I’m way too tired tonight. Have fun- Pierce, maybe like...write my phone number on your forehead in case you pass out and go to the hospital.”

Pierce: “I’ll put it on my wrist.”

Chloe: “Have fun you two.”

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Pierce: “So what exactly is the plan here?”

Vivien: “We’re going to go out, greet as many of our connections as we can-”

Pierce: “Do we...have that many connections?”

Vivien: “Duh. Everybody watches my show, they’ll recognize me. It’s on every single day. So, go in there, find all of the people we know, and convince them to go to our afterparty at the bluffs.”

Pierce: “All the way to the bluffs? Why?”

Vivien: “Because of the atmosphere! And I know that somebody else is throwing a party there tonight and it’ll all be set up and we can form a coup pretty easily.”

Pierce: “Why can’t we just stage a coup at this party.”

Vivien: “How dare you, Pierce. Would you try to take a party away from Jay Gatsby?”

Pierce: “Gatsby? I thought this was the Bailey party, who’s Gatsby?”

Vivien: “Remember? Leonardo Dicaprio.”

---

Chloe: “Hmm...I mean...I’m probably not, like...hmmm….”

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Vivien: “Hey!”

DJ: “Vivien!?”

Vivien: “I knew you’d remember me! You Dj’d a party I was at a few weeks ago! I tend to stand out in the crowd!”

Dj Fliphop: “You definitely do.”

*Default ring tone*

Dj: “Oh, I should answer that.”

Vivien: “Who still has a ringtone these days. Just put it on vibrate.”

*bzzz*

Vivien: “Like that! My phone is on vibrate like a normal person!”

Pierce: “Uughh. Vivi, I wanna go home.”

Vivien: “We can’t! DJ Flip- that’s what I call him, because we’re friends- is coming back in just a second- he’s a fan!”

Pierce: Hmm...no. You know what- I do not think I’m alright.” *Thump*

Vivien: “Ahh!”

Dj: “Vivien? Ok, it’s gonna be fine, I’ll get Pierce out of here, you call the doctor.”

Pierce: “What….electric man...what do you want from me…?”

Vivien: “Thanks, we’re just gonna be outside.”

Vivien: “Hey, uh...how… did you know my brothers name, Flip?”

Dj: “Uh...becaauuuse...I’m a fan! I love you on the cute and the confident. And I love the Aristocrat story, y’know, classic tabloid stuff, heh.”

Vivien: “Right. I should call my sister.”

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Chloe: “...ok...ok…ok….I can do this. I can handle this. This is fine. This will be fine.”

*phone vibrates*

Chloe: “Hello? Vivi, where have you been I’ve been trying to call you all night!”

Vivien: “What? Oh, it was on vibrate I guess I just didn’t notice.”

“Unbelievable.”

Chloe: “Who was that? Was that a robot?”

Vivien: “Yes. It’s not important- Pierce is in the hospital, can you meet us here?”

Chloe: “Oh my god, is Pierce okay?”

Vivien: “I don’t know yet!”

Chloe: “Hi. What...are you doing here?”

Vivien: “DJ Fliphopi got Pierce out of there and gave me a ride. He won’t take off his helmet though, apparently he’s quite the fan.”

Chloe: “Can, um, can I talk to you, Vivi? Alone?”

Dj: “Yeah, I, uh...I’ll just be over here.”

Vivien: “What’s up?”

Chloe: “I think I’m pregnant.”

Vivien: “What? Holy shit.”

Chloe: “Yeah.”

Vivien: “Who’s the father?”

Chloe: “Uh.”

Vivien: “You don’t know?”

Chloe: “No!”

Vivien: “Okay, uh, one thing at a time, okay?”

Chloe: “Yeah...yeah.”

Doctor: “Excuse me, Aristocrats? You can go in now.”

Pierce: “Hey, guys…”

Vivien: “Okay, I gotta say...I didn’t see that one coming.”

Chloe: “Eh...I kinda did.”

Pierce: “I would’ve appreciated a warning.”

Vivien: “It’s...kinda cute.”

Pierce: “Sorta.”

Chloe: “Can I...hold them?”

Pierce: “Please, it’s so weird.”

Chloe: “Hey there, what’s your name?”

Pierce: “Oh god, I should name it, right?”

Vivien: “I mean, it’s your baby, Pierce.”

Pierce: “That seems like kind of a stretch.”

Vivien: “So do we just like...have this baby we’re gonna take care of now? I don’t think I can live in an apartment with two babies, you guys, there’s not enough rooms.”

Chloe: “Vivien!”

Pierce: “Wait two babies? There’s another one? Where did they put it?!”

Chloe: “No! I mean...kinda. I’m pretty sure I’m pregnant.”

Vivien: “RIght, sorry, I didn’t mean to spill the beans on your mama mia situation.’

Pierce: “So...can you take care of it, Chloe?”

Vivien: “Pierce!”

Pierce: “Unless...I mean...we could always...have a little gallery opening....show some other art and…”

Chloe: “Are you really thinking about putting your baby in an art show?”

Pierce: “I don’t know! I don’t really want a baby, I’m way too young for this.”

Vivien: “You’re like 35.”

Pierce: “I’m basically 22, okay?”

Chloe: “So what does that mean?”

Pierce: “I dunno...I could just like...drop it off at mom and dad’s house. They usually seem pretty on top of this stuff. ”

Chloe: “Oh. yeah.”

Vivien: “That sounds like a pretty good idea.”

Pierce: “Yeah, they seem lonely since we moved out.”

Chloe: “That’ll be fun for them. Like a present.”

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*ding dong*

Lucky: “Hey kids! I wasn’t expecting you today, come in!!”

Pierce: “Weeeelll...I have a present for you! Here!”

Lucky: “.......Who’s baby is this?”

Pierce: “Uhh…”

Chloe: “Maybe we should reevaluate...how important...knowing the parent of a baby...is.”

Vivien: “You wanna know who’s baby this is, Mom? It’s yours!”

Lucky: “Um, ok, I guess we can take care of this little cutie...do they have a name?”

Pierce: “Nope! We thought that you’d want to!”

Lucky: “Are they an alien? Hey cutie...Hello….Roswell.”

Chloe: “Alien baby? Ghost mom! It’s a perfect match!

Vivien: “We’re gonna take off, stuff to do, soap operas to film. Love you guys!!”

Chloe: “You three have fun together!”

Pierce: “You’re welcome! Byeeeee, love you! ”

Thanks for reading! This chapter could also be called “How can I keep that alien baby and still make Chloe the heir since she won the poll” I’m sure Pierce will come around and do the right thing lol. Funny story about that- I complained on the official ea forum that I hadn’t gotten an alien abduction in a really really long time, in the next update they increased the likelihood, Pierce immediately gets abducted and gets pregnant, and I have to figure out how to deal with it. I love it. Anyway, leave a comment if you liked it!

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Books Meme Fun

I was tagged by @odamakilock. You’re so lovely for including me. I could talk about books all. Day. Long. Even though I mostly read fanfic right now. ;)

1. Which book has been on your shelves the longest?

My boxed set of The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper. I adored that series as a kid. I used to read them on a yearly basis. They were my Harry Potter (I also adore HP, but came to the game late [college]). High-five to Oda for being close to the end of the series! I’m glad you’re liking them. :D

2. What is your current read, your last read and the book you’ll read next?

Oh yikes. Like I said, I’m not actively reading a lot of actual books these days, so I don’t have any current reads. Last book was Roald Dah’s Matilda, which I’d never got around to reading as a kid for some reason. I guess they didn’t have it my small town library. :( I was surprised at how close the movie was to the book. A great read for any child or adult, in any case! I was thinking I’d read the second book in the Binti trilogy next, but then I remembered the next Legend of Korra comic (Turf Wars Pt 2) comes out in a couple of weeks, so that’ll definitely be next up on my list. If anyone likes the Avatar cartoons and is interested in LGBT representation in comics, read Turf Wars. The Korrasami relationship is great to see fleshed out.

3. Which book does everyone like and you hated?

Hah! Most classics? Too much… white maleness. Hard pass. As for modern popular reads, American Gods by Neil Gaiman (loved lots of other Gaiman books though), Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, and the whole Song of Ice and Fire series.

4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you’ll read, but you probably won’t?

Hmmm. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. has been on my TBR for at least a decade, but it’s huge so I’ll probably not read it.

The rest under the cut, because this gets looong.

5. Which book are you saving for “retirement?”

Nothing I ever thought about doing. Maybe A Canticle for Leibowitz!

6. Last page: read it first or wait till the end?

As a kid I always read the last page first, but now I don’t. Mostly because books are more complex now and the ending makes zero sense without meeting all of the characters first.

7. Acknowledgements: waste of ink and paper or interesting aside?

Sometimes interesting, but mostly ignore them. I don’t mind them, though. People should be acknowledged for the help and support they gave the author.

8. Which book character would you switch places with?

Wow. Um. I have no clue! It’d be a background character, definitely. I want to be the one watching the ridiculousness, not the one it’s actually happening to. Oh! Maybe one of the Koudelka sisters in A Civil Campaign (Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan saga). Kareen’s life wasn’t completely chaotic, but still interesting. Plus, she got to go study on Beta Colony. Or some unnamed background character in the Wick+Div comics.

9. Do you have a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (a person, a place, a time)?

All of them? I almost always associate books and music with specific times of my life. The Dark is Rising series, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond when I was going through my adventure and history stage. The Time Quintet (A Wrinkle in Time, etc) was given to me by my cousin, and I fell in love with fantasy thanks to her. ACD’s Sherlock Holmes stories were my first “grown-up” books.

10. Name a book you acquired in some interesting way.

I’m boring. 90% of the books I’ve read have been from the library. The others I buy…

11. Have you ever given away a book for a special reason to a special person?

I love gifting books, because everyone should have at least one book in their life that they love unreservedly, and I want to help them find it. Last one was Slaughterhouse Five to my father-in-law, but that was just because he was bored and need of something to read. We got to talk about it, though, so that was nice, seeing as we don’t have much in common.

12. Which book has been with you to the most places?

Hahaha, everything on my reading apps? As for actual physical books, maybe Hogfather (Terry Pratchett). It’s a largish book and I’ve read it a few times, so it hangs out in my purse fairly often.

13. Any “required reading” you hated in high school that wasn’t so bad ten years later?

Yes! This happened to me several times. The Scarlett Letter and The Great Gatsby come to mind. I hated most of what we read in my HS American Lit class, but my college-level Love in American Lit class was amazeballs and made me re-examine lots of books.

14. What is the strangest item you’ve ever found in a book?

I know there’s been a few things, but I can’t remember any of them. Some weird notes written in the margins maybe.

15. Used or brand new?

Yes please.

16. Stephen King: Literary genius or opiate of the masses?

People like him, so you really can’t discount that. I think he did a lot to help keep the horror/fantasy genres from disappearing, so that’s a definite plus. He has an interesting mind, but not genius level at all. I personally have hated every book of his I’ve tried, apart from Salem’s Lot.

17. Have you ever seen a movie you liked better than the book?

Lord of the Rings. Sorry, y’all. I hated the books. It was the first time I’d ever taken more than a week to read a book (end of high school era). I hate JRRT’s writing style with a fiery passion, but the world building was lovely, so I liked seeing a condensed version (haha) on screen.

18. Conversely, which book should NEVER have been introduced to celluloid?

Oh dear. Ummm. The Dark is Rising movie was horrendous, but it is by no means a loner in that respect.

19. Have you ever read a book that’s made you hungry, cookbooks being excluded from this question?

YES. Sunshine by Robin McKinley. The main character is known for her cinnamon rolls. I craved them for weeks after I read that book.

20. Who is the person whose book advice you’ll always take?

Hmmm. Not really. I don’t have too many friends who like books, and most who do have very different preferences than I do.

I tag @221booksinthetardis and @61below, if you’re interested. ;) And anyone who sees this and wants to do it. Please tag me and let me know what you read! Seriously, I want to know all about y’all’s reading habits.

#books #meme

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