#to faber and caleb

[not-poignant]

I’m super curious because I’m wondering what the general mood is for everyone in UtR as the story progresses. I know Faber is having the worst time (defcon 5) but is everyone else having a Bad Time of it? I just imagine Kenneth being pretty even-keel the whole story I can’t imagine much pushing that man over the edge for very long.

Hi anon,

The reality is I can't say for sure (no chapter plan), but Kenneth is very even keel in general mostly because he is a very secure person. He had a stable upbringing, he has really good friends and relationships, and he's a pretty solid communicator.

That doesn't mean he won't get angry / disappointed / upset etc. but it does mean that when he does, the vast majority of the time he'll be very secure about that, and communicative, in a way that's not like, lashing out, etc. Kenneth is almost like the lighthouse/rock the story needs, because Caleb can be volatile around Faber, especially when he doesn't understand him. In a way, I feel like Kenneth anchors the story, which allows Faber and Caleb to not sort of have to rush to be the same themselves.

Ever since I brought him into the story I felt weirdly a lot more comfortable about a Faber/Caleb (or Faber/Caleb/Kenneth) end game!

[sweetdispatch]

Remorse

Chasing Justice (Crime AU) First chapter: Case closed summary: The team went to Utah to catch a copycat just to learn that the case is not as easy as they believed... warning: murder, crime description, mention of abortion, graphic details of the murder, mention of suicide

Salt Lake City

The atmosphere on the plane was tense. Clara, Ryan and Dean were reading the notes that they’ve got from the Utah team and nothing was fitting to The Friday Reaper. It all looked like there’s a new killer who’s a follower but in his own and unique style. Elizabeth went with them to examine the body by herself to see if nothing was missed. 

“Let’s sum up what we know so far and what’s our plan” Clara said and closed her files. 

“The victim is Michael Wilson, age 20. He lived in Salt Lake City but originally he’s from Tucson, Arizona. Moved there with his boyfriend Clayton Keller. Student, worked in a bar. No sentences” Dean told them. 

“He was shot in the head. Execution style. His shirt was ripped opened and the killer wrote The Friday Reaper #1 on his torso” Ryan added. 

“Liz, what do you think about the body from the photos?” Clara asked her. 

“Nothing special is showing up here. Looks like execution. He was definitely in a kneeling position when the shot was fired but I’ll tell you more after actually seeing body” Liza sighed and took off her glasses. 

“Edward said that he’s gonna try to break Matthew to talk and help us but from the one interrogation I had with him, I know that he won’t say a word. It’s a game from him and he’s enjoying it” Clara massaged the sides of her head. 

The team landed and in no time they arrived in the office. They were having files from their case in a box and looked for a desk to lay them. The whole office was running back and forth trying to catch the guy but it was a pure mess and nothing was in order. Clara looked around and noticed a man coming their way.

“You must be the team from New York. My name is Richard Smith and I’m the boss there” He pulled his hand and shook with everyone. 

“My name is Clara Thorne and this is agent Ryan Archer, agent Dean Black and doctor Elizabeth Graves” She said and pointed at everyone. 

“I won’t be helped there so I’ll ask straightforwardly. Where’s the body so I can look at it?” Liz asked. 

“I’ll show you a morgue in a moment. First, let’s put you in our conference room. We have a board there with what we know so far” Richard let them into the room. “This is agent Marcus Wayne and agent Clarice Adams. Now let’s get you into the morgue” He said and went with Liz to the basement. 

“Doctor Graves, this is Doctor Caleb Harris” Richard said. The doctors shook their hands in welcoming gesture. 

“I need 5 minutes with the body and I’ll be gone” Liz said. She tied her hair into a ponytail and put the gloves on. 

Carefully, Elizabeth pulled the sheet from the body and started looking at it. She notices that the wound had pieces of faber. Eyes were closed but after she opened them, she noticed that the victim was crying right before the shot. On his collarbone were marks from pushing him down. She realised that he was forced to be in a kneeling position. 

“Can you give me a fleshlight?” Elizabeth asked Caleb. He quickly gave it to her and watched what she’s doing. 

Liz pointed the light on the victim’s lower stomach. She spotted a wet spot that looked like a kiss. She grabbed a cotton swab and ran through the spot. It was oily and looked like a lip balm. She handed the stick to Caleb. 

“I think we might have a killer’s DNA. There was a lip print and because he used a lip balm, we might have a chance with this” Liz said and took off her gloves. “Let’s get back upstairs to say the news to the team” 

Richard opened the door for Liz and they entered the conference room. The whole team was deep into conversation about the victim. 

“You have an incredible doctor right here” Richard started. “She found a new clue” Liz blushed at his words. 

“On the victim’ stomach was a lip print, we might have DNA but the sample was small so I wouldn’t be too positive about it” Liz admitted.

“That’s great” Ryan said. “Coming back, did you talk with anyone?” He asked. 

“We tried to contact Clayton, the victim’s boyfriend but he’s not answering our phone and he’s not at home” Clarice told them. This made the team suspicious. 

“We need to find him and talk with him. He might be a person of interest” Clara told them and sat on the chair. 

“We will find him. Michael was found in the park, two blocks from his work. We spoke with his coworkers and they said that he was coming that way back home” Marcus said. 

“Did he have any enemies? Someone who might hurt him?” Clara asked and whispered to Dean to look closer to Clayton’ life. 

“No. He was an outgoing person and everyone loved him. The customers adored him and the boss wanted to promote him to be a manager. In college he had no problems with others” Clarice said. “Who would want to hurt him?” 

“We need to find out” Ryan said. 

“I’ll interrupt you” Liz started. “Someone who he knew killed him. His eyes were glassy, he was crying before the shot. He was also forced to the position which means he trusted this person” Liz said. 

“Do we know anything about the message on his body?” Clara asked. 

“The person who wrote it is right handed which helps us in nothing. This was written with a red lipstick from MAC company in a shade Centre Of Attention. The bullet is from caliber .44. The shot was from close range” Marcus explained to them. 

“I did a quick run about Clayton Keller. He’s 25, like Michael, he came to Salt Lake City from Tucson. He’s a mechanic and didn't finish high school. Family died in an unsolved massacre two years ago” Dean told them.

“Do you have something more about the massacre?” Clara asked curiously. 

“His parents and two sisters were murdered in their house. Shot in the head. All of them were in bed when this happened. And listen to this, it was caliber .44” Dean added. 

“We need to find Clayton” Clara said and grabbed the phone. “I’ll tell the information to Edward, maybe he’ll get something from Matthew about his connection to Clayton”

“I’ll put an arrest warrant for him” Richard said. 

New York

Edward was walking through the corridor when he got the phone from Clara. He quickly went to the parking lot and drove to the prison where Matthew was sitting in the arrest. He wasn’t hoping for him to open up but he wished for his mistake and that he would say something to him unintentionally. 

The guards knew why Edward is here and they let him through. He left his gun, badge and phone meaning that he was harmless against this psychopath. He wasn’t scared but there was something in Matthew that made him feel weird. He interrogated plenty of killers but he was different in the bad way of this word. He was sitting in the room, waiting for his arrival. 

Matthew looked at him with a smirk. He knew why Edward showed up here. The guard took off his handcuffs and he sat in front of Edward. He didn’t say a word, he was studying his face like he was trying to read him. 

“I’m guessing the first person showed up” Matthew started. 

“What’s your plan? You have five murderers ready to strike? We're gonna catch them all” Edward told him. 

“If my memory is correct, the first guy is in Salt Lake City. He’s an easy target” Matthew said and sat more comfortably on the chair. 

“How can you be so sure about that?” Edward tried to get under his skin.

“He’s dumb. I tried to explain to this guy that he can’t kill anyone the same as he did in the past but he can’t listen. Your team is gonna get the pieces together. No fun with that” Matthew shrugged. “But the others are more calculated” 

“What can you tell me about them?” Edward said. 

“All I can tell you is that your team will be travelling across the country, maybe even Canada but the last guy… This one will be way more fun” Matthew laughed. 

“How do you even find people like that?” Edward was shocked at his words. 

“Internet. If you have a connection, you can find a lot of interesting things. Now, if you excuse me, it’s dinner time” Matthew stood up. “Have fun because I’m having and see you soon” 

Just like that, Matthew left Edward dumbfounded. He was even more confused about the conversation than before. He didn’t know what to think about this whole situation. But he knew one thing, there’s gonna be way more murders they can’t prevent. Edward stepped out of the prison and immediately called Clara. 

Salt Lake City 

“You’re on speaker Edward” Clara said. Ears of everyone were focused. 

“This sick bastard had this whole plan. I didn’t say anything about the murder and he knew that you’re in Salt Lake City. He said that you’ll quickly find this guy because he committed a similar murder in the past. There’s also bad information. He said that the next killers are more calculated” Edward signed and punched his steering wheel. 

“So the clue five really means how many followers he has” Ryan said. 

“And we have nothing to stop it. Dean, try to look into Matthew’ computer and phone. He said that he found those people through the internet, maybe you’ll be able to find any clues” Edward ordered. 

“Yes sir” Dean responded. 

“Catch this bastard and get back here because we have way more work with this case than we thought” Edward said and hung up. 

“We need to find Clayton as soon as possible” Marcus stated. 

“I put the arrest warrant, everyone’s searching for him in Salt Lake City and Utah. I also sent his photos to every airport and train station if he wanted to run away. We can’t do more for now so I propose to get back home and get back tomorrow at 8 am” Richard said. 

Clara, Dean, Ryan and Elizabeth went to the hotel rooms. Everyone except Clara decided to get some sleep. She couldn’t. She wanted to solve the mystery and find those people before innocent people would die. She wanted justice. She read the files again and again hoping that she missed something. That she will find a key to solve this case. She didn’t even realise it was morning, until the sunlight came through her room. At that moment she just sighed and went to take a shower and get ready for another day and search for Clayton Keller. 

The New York team arrived punctually at 8 am in the office and again, there was a mess like the day earlier. People were running around and they were completely lost. That’s why they decided to go to the conference room but they were stopped. 

“Didn’t you hear? Clayton was spotted in the diner next to the airport” Clarice told them. 

“What’s the plan?” Ryan asked. 

“We’re going there now. We might not have a chance like that again. Marcus is watching him through the camera in the diner. He’s sitting there calmly, drinking coffee without any suspicious” Clarice explained to them. 

“Okay, let’s go” Clara said. 

The ride was nervous. They knew there were innocent people and they didn’t want to start shooting. They didn’t want a hostage situation either. It was risky but they knew they had to do it this way. They parked the car and went through the plan again. 

“Ryan, you’re going there and watching Clayton. See if he has a gun with him and act clueless, like you don’t know who he is. Me and Clara will stay there and wait for your signal. After the signal, we are going there to capture him” Clarice said and they nodded. 

Ryan walked calmly to the diner. At first, he didn’t look at Clayton. He ordered a coffee and turned around to see Clayton and the women behind the window. Carefully, Ryan’ eyes were scanning Clayton’ posture. He didn’t see a gun with him. Ryan nodded his head and Clara with Clarice walked into the diner. They stood behind Clayton and Clarice grabbed his arm. 

“Walk with us without making any dumb moves you might regret” Clarice told him. 

Clayton stood up and left the diner with the women. Ryan was following them. Clara handcuffed him and gave him the classic speech. His eyes were down, he didn’t say a word or spare them a look. They were surprised at this. They thought he’s gonna put up a fight but they were happy it ended up without any blood spatter. 

Marcus tried to interrogate Clayton but he didn’t say a word. At the mention of Michael, he broke down in tears which surprised everyone. After a couple minutes, he calmed down and said that he’ll confess to everything if they give him a piece of paper and pen. Team agreed on his terms and gave it to him. 

An hour went by and Clayton’ confession was finished. He signed it and the agents took him to the cell. In the conference room, Richard was reading his confession while other agents were packing the documents into the boxes. The atmosphere was way more relaxed than yesterday. 

“Clayton admitted to killing his parents who didn’t accept the fact that he’s gay. He wrote that he killed his sisters because he didn’t want them to grow up without parents. He also wrote that he met The Friday Reaper on some kind of dark web network and he manipulated him to kill someone when he’s gonna be locked up. He didn’t know who to kill so he killed his boyfriend but he felt remorse and that’s why he let us catch him” Richard ended up. 

“Can we have a copy of this note? We’ll add this to the files of Matthew Rempe and add another charge” Clara asked and Richard went to make a copy for them. 

“You know it’s tragic. Clayton loved Michael but he got manipulated to this point that he killed him” Liz said. 

“That doesn’t change the fact that he killed 5 people” Marcus responded. 

Richard returned and handed the copy to Ryan. He put it on top of the files and closed the box. 

“It was a pleasure to work with you guys but I hope we won’t meet again in this situation” Richard joked and shook everyone’s hand. “Have a nice flight back home and good luck with the rest of psycho out there” 

New York

The next day, the team returned to the office and sat down to write reports from Salt Lake City. When they were finished, Edward called them to his office. They had bad feelings that another murderer woke up and they had another case to solve. Dean closed the door behind them and Edward sighed loudly. 

“Clayton is dead. He committed suicide in the prison cell. He had under his tongue a pill with poison” Edward told them. The whole team looked at each other shocked. 

“We still have his confession on paper where he’s blaming Matthew Rempe for this” Ryan said. 

“And his lawyers can easily manipulate it. Clayton is dead so he can’t confirm that what he wrote is true. This confession is useless. To make it worse, I got a letter from prison. Matthew sent us a letter” Edward said and gave the envelope to Clara. She opened the letter and started reading. 

“Such a shame that Clayton is dead. One down, four more to go. Are you ready for another trip?” Clara read the note. 

“I hate this guy” Ryan said and started pounding around the room. 

“So far, we have no new murders linked to The Friday Reaper so focus on current cases and Dean, try to track down the network” Edward dismissed the team. 

Two months later

“Everyone in my office, now” Edward said furiously. The team in no time gathered there. “Another murder. This time in Toronto. The victim had card in her mouth with The Friday Reaper #2” He told them. 

Clara, Ryan and Dean didn’t say a word. They just nodded and left the office getting ready to go to Canada.

[queersrus]

masc names similar to styx and eden please?

i hope these help!

styx:

achlys, acheron, alfeios, aelo/aello, alyx brix/bryx cocytus, caron/charon, ceto

dione, diona eos, electra, eryx faber, fairy/ferry, fair

hydra, harpy, hades kishi ladon, lethe, leto, lyre, leven

mir nix/nyx oath

phlegethon, pallas, promise, pandora, perse river strix/stryx, sphynx/sphinx, siren, storm, static, scheol

tyche, thoe, truth, thia/theia whisp/wisp, wix/wyx, winx

eden:

adam, aaric/aarik/aarick, ander, andrik, atticus, archer, amy, ava blake, boaz, brecken/bracken, ben, briar caleb, callie, cheriet, clover

daniel/danielle, daniela, david easton, eli, eitan, ellerd, eric/erick/erik, edwin, edwina, elliot/elliott, elias, elad, elisha, ella, eve, ede, erin, ebony

faith grace hope, heather, holly, harper

ilon, ivy, imee jude, justice, jordan levi, lyra, liberty, lauren, laurel, leah

mia, mary, micah noah, noam, nora, naomi, neve, nik phoepe, page/paige, peris

ruth, rowan sam, stellan, stiller, seth, shira, sasha taylor, trinity, terisa

yvonne, yuval zion, zeden

[coffee-n-bagels-comic-universe]

Neutralised Bios: Cal / C.J (1994)

One of Three Grave-Diggers Caleb 'C.J' Willow

A Grave-Digger, and a son named after an absent father Caleb 'C.J' Willow.

"Lateness I expect from Mona, not from you, Bram."

Name

Full Legal Name: Caleb Joseph Willow (Born Caleb Joseph Faure Jr.)

First Name: Caleb

Meaning: Most likely related to Hebrew 'Kelev' meaning 'Dog'

Pronunciation: KAY-leb

Origin: English, Biblical

Middle Name: Joseph

Meaning: From 'Ioseph', the Latin form of Greek 'Ioseph', which was from the Hebrew name 'Yoseph' meaning 'He will add', from the root 'Yasaf'.

Pronunciation: JO-sef

Origin: English, French, German, Biblical

Surname: Willow (Faure)

Meaning: Willow: From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English 'Welig'. (Faure: Occitan form of 'Fèvre', an occupational name meaning 'Blacksmith' in Old French, derived from Latin 'Faber'.)

Pronunciation: WIL-o (FAWR)

Origin: English (Occitan, French)

Titles: Mr

Goes By: Cal, C.J, Joe

Characteristics

Age: 32

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: American Citizen. Born in England. Dual Nationality UK-USA

Ethnicity: White (1/2 British 1/2 American)

Birth Date: 27th February 1962

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Christian

Native Language: English

Known Languages: English, French

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Pisces

Played By: Cary Elwes

Appearance

Height: 6'0" / 183 cm

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: Hairy

Facial Hair: Clean Shaven

Tattoos: (As of Jan 1994) None

Piercings: None

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker, Smokes Rarely

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Affiliated Groups: Mortimer & Co. Mortuary Services (Employee)

Friends: Andi, Bram, K.C, Mona, Winslow

Significant Other: None

Parents: Caleb J. Faure Sr. (70, Father), Bethany Willow (52, Mother)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Extras

Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing

Occupation: Grave-Digger

Employer: Mortimer & Co. Mortuary Services

Biography: Caleb Joseph Faure Jr, raised as C.J Willow, hated his father from a young age, having little contact with the American businessman his mother named him after, and having no idea who his father even was until he was 18. Cal was determined to distance himself from his already distant father by cutting off ties with the man after meeting him. Cal joined the staff at the age of 20, becoming an errand boy before being promoted to a gravedigger position at 25. Cal's the unofficial head gravedigger and the only man allowed to plot out where the next grave is dug or object to digging any reason.

[ippnoida]

Independent publishers dominate Swansea shortlist

The shortlist for the world’s largest and most prestigious literary prize for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – has been revealed, featuring six emerging voices whose writing plays with formal inventiveness to explore the timeless themes of grief, identity and family.

Comprising of four novels, one short story collection and one poetry collection – with five titles belonging to independent publishers – this year’s international shortlist is:

A Spell of Good Things by Ayòbámi Adébáyò (Canongate Books) – novel (Nigeria)

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Viking, Penguin Random House UK) – novel (UK/Ghana)

The Glutton by AK Blakemore (Granta) – novel (England, UK)

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan (Faber & Faber) – poetry collection (Hong Kong)

Local Fires by Joshua Jones (Parthian Books) – short story collection (Wales, UK)

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey (Granta) – novel (US) 

Worth £20,000, this global accolade recognizes exceptional literary talent aged 39 or under, celebrating the international world of fiction in all its forms including poetry, novels, short stories and drama. The prize is named after the Swansea-born writer Dylan Thomas and celebrates his 39 years of creativity and productivity. The prize invokes his memory to support the writers of today, nurture the talents of tomorrow, and celebrate international literary excellence.

Namita Gokhale, chair of Judges, said: “The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize has an important role to play in recognizing, supporting and nurturing young writers across a rich diversity of locations and genres. The 2024 shortlist has authors from the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Nigeria and Ghana, and it has been a truly rewarding adventure to immersively read through this creative spectrum of voices.”

The only debut on this year’s shortlist is the astonishing new Welsh talent Joshua Jones, who is in the running for his highly acclaimed short story collection Local Fires – a stunning series of multifaceted stories inspired by real people and real events that took place in his hometown of Llanelli, South Wales.

The sole poet in contention this year is Mary Jean Chan – who was previously shortlisted for the Prize with their debut Fleche in 2020 – and is now recognized for the collection Bright Fear, which fearlessly explores themes of identity, multilingualism and postcolonial legacy.

Three of the four novelists have also gained their second nomination for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize: British-Ghanaian author Caleb Azumah Nelson is in contention for his second novel, Small Worlds, in which he travels from South London to Ghana and back again over the course of three summers to tell an intimate father-son story exploring the worlds we build for ourselves; Nigerian novelist Ayòbámi Adébáyò is shortlisted for her dazzling story of modern Nigeria, A Spell of Good Things, and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption; and US author Catherine Lacey is celebrated for the genre-bending Biography of X, a roaring epic and ambitious novel chronicling the life, times and secrets of a notorious artist.

Completing the shortlist is British novelist AK Blakemore, recognized for her darkly exuberant novel The Glutton, which – set to the backdrop of Revolutionary France – is based on the true story of a peasant turned freakshow attraction.

The 2024 shortlist was selected by a judging panel chaired by writer and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Namita Gokhale, alongside author and lecturer in Creative Writing at Swansea University, Jon Gower, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2022 and Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Seán Hewitt, former BBC Gulf Correspondent and author of Telling Tales: An Oral History of Dubai, Julia Wheeler, and interdisciplinary artist and author of Keeping the House, Tice Cin.

The winner of the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 will be revealed at a ceremony held in Swansea on 16 May, following International Dylan Thomas Day on 14 May.

Previous winners include Arinze Ifeakandu, Patricia Lockwood, Max Porter, Raven Leilani, Bryan Washington, Guy Gunaratne, and Kayo Chingonyi.

[not-poignant]

This is genuinely so incredible, I just keep on staring, I love that Nate and Janusz and Augus and Kadek are consistent, and how cheeky kadek looks, and how done Flitmouse is, and Faber's little stare back at Caleb, and how Polly and Isabelle are just happy to be there lakfjsda just ALL of it, so good!!

I wanted to do the one human with many muppets thing but couldn't decide if the human should be gary or efnisien, so!! I did human ef for falling falling stars and human gary for underline the rainbow <3

characters belong to @not-poignant

[sims-and-shenanigans]

Meet the Matriarch and patriarch of the second generation! Collette and her husband, Thomas! And featuring Thimble of course.

Family tree can be found here https://www.theplumtreeapp.com/public/62be5dfd4f0e7cc1921b8913

Generation 1: Madeleine and Simon.

Azalea. (Girl, human.)

Bianca. (Girl, human.)

Alistair. (Boy, human.)

Benji. (Boy, werewolf.)

Caleb. (Boy, human.)

Daniel. (boy, human.)

Collette. (Girl, werewolf.) ✨Heir✨

Diana. (Girl, human.)

Elaina. (Girl, human.)

Generation 2: Collette and Thomas.

Eddie. (boy, Werewolf.)

Faber. (boy, werewolf.)

Gideon. (boy, werewolf.)

Hal. (boy, human.)

Hank. (Boy, werewolf.)

Fable. (Girl, werewolf.)

Felicity. (Girl, human.)

[allthingsdarkanddirty]

Broken is Available Now!

-- A BRAND NEW HOCKEY SERIES from Elise Faber --

https://geni.us/BrokenEF

Buy Now On All Platforms

He was forty years old.

He was single.

He had his dream job as GM of the Baltimore Breakers hockey franchise, and he was happy.

Lie.

Because the woman he was in love with was married.

To a perfectly nice man who loved her and cared for her and treated her like the queen she was.

But then Lexi showed up at his house, tears in her eyes, Caleb out of the picture, and he finally had a shot.

A real shot.

At love.

The trouble was that Luc had spent almost the entirety of his adult life running from love. He didn’t do relationships, not any longer.

But . . . Lexi was hurt, absolutely devastated, and she needed care and gentleness and deserved all of the romance in the world.

So he needed to man up and find a way to convince her to give him that shot.

About the Author:

USA Today bestselling author, Elise Faber, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team—the Sharks!—are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise changes her hair color more often than some people change their socks, loves sparkly things, and is the mom to two exuberant boys.

She lives in Northern California. Connect with her in her Facebook group, the Fabinators or email her at elisefaberauthor@gmail.com. Connect with Elise!

Website: https://www.elisefaber.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elisefaberauthor/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabinators Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elisefaber Twitter: https://twitter.com/faberelise Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bdnmEj Bookbub: http://bit.ly/2Ilspyd

[cluelessrebel1988]

A video I made of all the canon characters and OCs currently in @theconvergenceroleplay. The song is “Marching On” by OneRepublic

The Characters are as follows: 

Supernatural

Naomi (Amanda Tapping)

Jenna Winters (Odette Annable)

Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki)

Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles)

Charlie Bradbury (Felicia Day)

Kevin Tran (Osric Chau)

Jo Harvelle (Alona Tal)

Ruby (Katie Cassidy)

Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino)

Eileen Leahy (Shoshannah Stern)

Crowley (Mark Sheppard)

Castiel (Misha Collins)

Max Banes (Kendrick Sampson)

Andrew "Drew" Haraldson (Grant Gustin)

Harry Potter

Taylor Weasley (Melissa Benoist)

Dominique Weasley (Indiana Evans)

DJ Lake (Seán William McLoughlin)

Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)

Fred Weasley (James Phelps)

Alexandra Summers (Idia Eisley)

Lily Potter II (Holland Roden)

Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright)

James Potter II (Dylan O'Brien)

Lucy Weasley (Saxon Sharbino)

Molly Weasley II (Zena Grey)

Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler)

Colin Creevey (Hugh Mitchell)

Victoire Weasley (Amber Heard)

Tom Riddle (Frank Dillane)

Logan Mills (Munro Chambers)

Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)

Seamus Finnigan (Devon Murray)

Shona "Nani" Duncan (Zooey Deschanel)

Hermione Granger (Emma Watson)

Teddy Lupin (Luke Newberry)

Dean Thomas (Alfie Enoch)

Miles Thomas (Ryan Potter)

Lysander Scamander (Colin Ford)

Lee Jordan (Luke Youngblood)

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge)

Natasha Romanov (Scarlett Johansson)

Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings)

Angie Martinelli (Lyndsy Fonseca

Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell)

Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie)

Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr)

Booker Harmon (Michael B. Jordan)

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans)

Peter Parker (Tom Holland)

Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce)

Elektra Natchios (Elodie Yung)

Mantis (Pom Klementieff)

Leslie Shade (Kylie Furneaux)

Peter Quill (Chris Pratt)

Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)

Nebula (Karen Gillan)

Leo Fitz (Iain de Caestecker)

Daisy "Skye" Johnson (Quake) (Chloe Bennet)

Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen)

Pietro Maximoff (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)

Sherlock

Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss)

John Watson (Martin Freeman)

Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch)

Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey)

Anthea (Lisa McAllister)

Mary Watson (Amanda Abbington)

Irene Adler (Lara Pulver)

Greg Lestrade (Rupert Graves)

Eurus Holmes (Siân Brooke)

Doctor Who

Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)

Jack Harkness (John Barrowman)

Jayda Osmi (Nicole Bonifacio)

Jacob Robens-Osmi (Tristan Wilds)

Sky Smith (Sinead Michael)

Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman)

Percy Jackson

Hylla Ramirez-Arellano (Eiza Gonzalez)

Annabeth Chase (AnnaSophia Robb)

Hazel Levesque (Amandla Stenberg)

Frank Zhang (Booboo Stewart)

Kaiser Jäger (Max Riemalt)

Leo Valdez (Jake T. Austin)

Nico di Angelo (Jakub Gierszal)

Rachel Elizabeth Dare (Luca Hollestelle)

Will Solace (Burkely Duffield)

Zoë Nightshade (Anjli Mohindra)

Jackie Long (Melissa Benoist)

Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (Victoria Justice)

Clarisse La Rue (Leven Rambin)

Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman)

The Vampire Diaries

Elijah Mikaelson (Daniel Gillies)

Katherine Pierce (Nina Dobrev)

Davina Claire (Danielle Campbell)

Damon Salvatore (Ian Somahalder)

Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley)

Lexi Branson (Arielle Kebbel)

Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev)

Caroline Forbes (Candice King)

April Young (Grace Phipps)

Rebekah Mikaelson (Claire Holt)

Indiana 'Indie' Davis (Lily Collins)

Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R McQueen)

Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham)

Vicki Donovan (Kayla Ewell)

Tyler Lockwood (Micheal Trevino)

The Hunger Games

Primrose Everdeen (Willow Shields)

Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman)

Madge Undersee (Abigail Breslin)

Finnick Odair (Sam Clafin)

Dexterous LaFevers (Colin Ford)

Glimmer (Leven Rambin)

Christopher 'Kit' Odair (Douglas Booth)

Johanna Mason (Jena Malone)

Shilo Mellark (Alex Pettyfer)

Annie Cresta (Stef Dawson)

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence)

Thresh (Dayo Okeniyi)

Willow Mellark (Emily Rudd)

Merlin

Morgana Pendragon (Katie McGrath)

Gwaine (Eoin Macken)

Percival (Tom Hopper)

Lancelot (Santiago Cabrera)

Hunith (Caroline Faber)

Balinor (John Lynch)

Mordred (Alexander Vlahos)

Merlin (Colin Morgan)

Freya (Laura Donnelly)

Rielle (Indiana Evans)

Kara (Alexandra Dowling)

Sir Leon (Rupert Young)

Once Upon a Time

Peter Pan (Robbie Kay)

Graham Humbert (Jamie Dornan)

Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison)

Grace (Alyssa Skovbye)

Helena (Tristan Mays)

Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla)

Felix (Parker Croft)

Elsa (Georgina Haig)

Zelena (Rebecca Mader)

Aurora (Sarah Bolger)

Anna (Elizabeth Lail)

Killian Jones (Colin O'Donoghue)

Anastasia (The Red Queen) (Emma Rigby)

Fiona (The Black Fairy) (Jamie Murray)

Divergent

Christina Kravitz (Zoe Kravitz)

Eric Coulter (Jai Courtney)

Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley)

Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes)

Fox Marvel

Kassandra Dare (Nicola Peltz)

Amily Jacobs (Elle Fanning)

Daisy Oliviera (Tori Kelly)

Jubilation Lee 'Jubilee' (Lana Condor)

Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan)

Charles Xavier (James McAvoy)

Chase Maelstrom (Asa Butterfield)

Sean Cassidy (Caleb Landry Jones)

Ajax (Francis) (Ed Skrein)

Alex Summers (Lucas Till)

Ellie Phimister (Brianna Hildebrand)

Jasper (Lindsey Morgan)

Hope Cooper (Zendaya)

Anise Lovett (Adelaide Kane)

Peter Maximoff (Evan Peters)

Brooklyn Winters (Crystal Reed)

Laura Kinney (Dafne Keen)

Jean Grey (Sophie Turner)

Star Trek

Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch)

James T Kirk (Chris Pine)

The Maze Runner

Thomas (Dylan O'Brien)

Minho (Ki Hong Lee)

Elizabeth (Maia Mitchell)

Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangsta)

Harriet (Nathalie Emmanuel)

Sonya (Katherine McNamara)

DC Cinematic and Television Universes

Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist)

Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes)

Thea Queen (Willa Holland)

Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards)

Hunter Zoloman (Teddy Sears)

Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell)

Melanie Silver (Saoirse Ronan)

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie)

The Joker (Jared Leto)

Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanaugh)

Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)

Jesse Quick (Violett Beane)

Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh)

Chato Santana (El Diablo) (Jay Hernandez)

Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten)

Floyd Lawton (Deadshot) (Will Smith)

Clark Kent (Superman) (Henry Cavill)

Ray Palmer (A.T.O.M) (Brandon Routh)

Adrian Chase (Simon Morrison) (Josh Segarra)

Sara Lance (Caity Lotz)

Barry Allen (Grant Gustin)

Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy)

William Clayton (Jack Moore)

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) (Gal Gadot)

Mon-El (Mike Matthews) (Chris Wood)

Winslow Schott Jr. (Jeremy Jordan)

Zoe Lawton (Shailyn Pierre-Dixon)

Jae-Yoon Hyunsik (Park Chanyeol)

Iris West (Candice Patton)

Dante Ramon (Nicholas Gonzalez)

Star Wars

Bennal Derek (Bradley Cooper)

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

Aeli Serit (Shailene Woodley)

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)

Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn)

Armitage Hux (Domhnall Gleeson)

Alter'Li Fond (Holland Roden)

Callen Derek (Kellen Lutz)

Barriss Offee (Nalini Krishan)

Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman)

Rey (Daisy Ridley)

Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)

Lord of the Rings

Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly)

Legolas Greenleaf (Orlando Bloom)

Thranduil Greenleaf (Lee Pace)

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)

Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)

Raviel (Rachel McAdams)

The Mortal Instruments and Shadowhunters

Max Lightwood - TMI (Jack Fulton)

Cecily Herondale - TMI (Alexandra Daddario)

Shane Burciaga (Adam Lambert)

Magnus Bane - SH (Harry Shum Jr.)

Louis Adams (Dylan O'Brien)

Amelia Lockhart (Madison McLaughlin)

Clarissa 'Clary' Fray - TMI (Katherine Mcnamara)

Alec Lightwood - SH (Matthew Daddario)

Kayden Jacques - SH (Victoria Justice)

Jace Lightwood - TMI (Jamie Campbell Bower)

Maia Roberts - TMI (Meagan Tandy)

Disney Live-Action

Belle (Emma Watson)

Evie (Sofia Carson)

Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy)

Little Red Riding Hood (Lila Crawford)

Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale)

Mal (Dove Cameron)

Jay (Booboo Stewart)

Ben (Mitchell Hope)

Giselle (Amy Adams)

Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites)

Carlos De Vil (Cameron Boyce)

Twilight

Jane (Dakota Fanning)

Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli)

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I’m sorry, do we have to wait 200000 words for Caleb to actually start getting through to Faber or pushing him enough to get that relationship going (the tags) 😭 I don’t think I’m prepared for all that angst I can already feel how much UtR is going to hurt 🫣

Hi anon,

I was joking like a little bit, but I also don't have Underline the Red plotted, more realistically it will be... *takes a breath* 80-100k before we start seeing some decent kind of inroads re: Caleb again.

This is one of the reasons why Kenneth's role in the story is going to be so important.

Tbh, this doesn't surprise me for my slow burns. It takes Gary and Efnisien in Underline the Black, much longer than 100k to like, start becoming sexual with one another.

But I'm also not at all shy about saying that the angst levels in Underline the Red are HIGH. One of the reasons it's had the least regular schedule is because I knew that when we really start getting stuck into it, asking folks to wait forever through such high angst (because it's about to get way, way higher) is unfair, so I've been moving more slowly through these initial chapters.

Underline the Red is due to take over as my 'updates 3 times a month' story after Underline the Black is finished. So I'm trying to time it as much as possible in a way that means by the time we hit the worst of the angst, no one will be waiting long for chapters anymore. How much Red is going to hurt has actually very strongly determined how many chapters I've released since it started. It's been waiting for its time to shine.

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Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal wins, Geraint Thomas second, Peter Sagan wins in Paris

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Tour de France 2019: Egan Bernal wins, Geraint Thomas second, Peter Sagan wins in Paris

Bernal (centre) with the six team-mates who helped him win the race – GB’s Luke Rowe was disqualified from the race on stage 17

Egan Bernal became the youngest rider in 110 years to win the Tour de France after Caleb Ewan won the traditional sprint finish in Paris.

With the race leader not challenged on the final stage, 22-year-old Bernal became the first Colombian winner.

He crossed the line in the peloton, hand-in-hand with his Ineos team-mate and last year’s winner Geraint Thomas, who finished second this time.

“To finish second behind a team-mate makes it OK,” said Welshman Thomas.

“Two years ago I had my arm in a sling with a broken collarbone watching Chris Froome win, wishing I was riding and I would’ve taken second then, but it just shows how time and expectations have moved on.

“Egan is the future and when I’m 45 and old and fat and sat in the pub watching him win a 10th Tour de France I can say I told him all I know.”

Thomas went into the three-week race as joint leader with Bernal but his preparations had been disrupted when he crashed while travelling at around 50mph in the Tour de Suisse in June.

He had to abandon that week-long race and then he had three minor crashes during this year’s Tour.

Thomas led Bernal for much of the race but his team-mate was stronger in the final week in the Alps, and ended up winning by one minute 11 seconds, with Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk 20 seconds further adrift in third.

“Thanks to all my team and thank you G [Geraint Thomas] for giving me the opportunity,” said Bernal. “I’m the happiest guy in the world. I have just won the Tour de France and I can’t believe it.”

Bernal’s victory is the seventh in eight years for a British-based team, after Ineos took over the ownership of the Team Sky squad earlier this year.

Bradley Wiggins became the first British winner of the race in 2012, with Chris Froome triumphing in 2013 and then claiming three in succession from 2015 before Thomas took last year’s title.

Bernal is just the third Colombian to win one of cycling’s three Grand Tours. Nairo Quintana won the 2014 Giro d’Italia and 2016 Vuelta a Espana, while Luis Herera won the Vuelta in 1987.

How the final stage unfolded

Caleb Ewan’s victory in Paris followed his sprint success on stage 16 in Nimes

A largely pedestrian 60km ride from Rambouillet to Paris saw Bernal and his Ineos team-mates sipping a celebratory glass of champagne.

As the riders entered the capital city, the race crossed the river Seine via Le Pont Neuf, close to the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame – French television chose not to show the building that was ravaged by fire in April – before the riders swept through the grounds of the Louvre.

Last year’s champion Thomas was given the honour of leading the peloton through the Place de la Concorde and up the cobbles of the Champs-Elysees for the first time.

The pace increased with the passing of each 7km lap, which saw the riders swing round the Arc de Triomphe before hurtling back down the Champs-Elysees at speeds approaching 50mph before heading off back towards the Louvre.

Julian Alaphilippe, who led the race for 14 days, giving French fans hope of first home win since 1985, led the peloton on to the Champs-Elysees for the final time, trying to set up a victory for his Deceuninck Quick Step team-mate Elia Viviani, however, the Italian was nowhere as Lotto Soudal rider Ewan proved quickest in Paris.

The Australian, who timed his charge to the line to perfection, edging out Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen to win his third stage on his debut Tour, said: “It was quite messy I went down the right, I’d been told to avoid there and it is quite bumpy but luckily I had enough speed to come through at the end.”

For Alaphilippe, who finished fifth overall, there was the consolation of being named the race’s most combatitive rider, while his compatriot Romain Bardet claimed the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey.

Slovakia’s three-time world champion Peter Sagan won the green points jersey for a record seventh time.

Why Bernal’s victory is not a surprise

Bernal (right) was a key domestique for Thomas when he won his Tour title last year

The climbing specialist, who was born on 13 January, 1997 in Zipaquira in central Colombia at an altitude of 2,650m, showed his potential at last year’s Tour, when he rode as a domestique to Thomas and four-time champion Chris Froome.

After pacing Thomas to victory on Alpe d’Huez and ultimately the overall title, Froome said: “He’s got an amazing engine. You only have to look at what he did on Alpe d’Huez, for a 21-year-old, that’s amazing.

“There is a lot in Egan that reminds me of myself when I was younger. It’s great having him on the team and he brings a lot of young, new energy to the group.”

He joined Team Sky for the 2018 season, after winning the prestigious Tour de l’Avenir – a stage race for under-23 riders that has seen many of its winners go on to Tour de France success.

He won the Tour Colombia and Tour of California last year before making his Tour de France debut as a domestique to Thomas and four-time winner Froome.

This year, three crashes helped Bernal arrive at the Tour as joint leader of the Ineos team, formerly Team Sky.

The first was his own, on a training ride in Andorra, and it ruled him out of May’s Giro d’Italia, where he had been due to lead the team for the first time in a Grand Tour.

Froome’s season-ending crash at June’s Criterium du Dauphine then pushed Bernal up the Ineos pecking order for the Tour de France, while Thomas’ spill at the Tour de Suisse later that month saw Bernal take over as the sole leader of that team and he went on to win the race.

After riding away from Thomas on the Tourmalet on stage 14 in the Pyrenees, he did so twice again in the Alps in the final week to position himself as Ineos’ strongest rider at the Tour and secure his first Grand Tour win in only his second attempt.

Bernal is the third youngest winner of the Tour. The youngest is France’s Henri Cornet, who was 19 when he was controversially awarded victory in the second edition of the race in 1904, while Luxembourg’s Francois Faber was a few days younger than Bernal when he took the 1909 title.

Final general classification standings:

1. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos) 82hrs 57mins 00secs

2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos) +1min 11secs

3. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) +1min 31secs

4. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger/Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 56secs

5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra/ Deceuninck-Quick Step) +3mins 45secs

6. Mikel Landa (Spa/Movistar) +4mins 23secs

7. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Education First) +5mins 15secs

8. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +5mins 30secs

9. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +6mins 12secs

10. Warren Barguil (Fra/Arkea-Samsic) +7mins 32secs

Stage 21 result:

1. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Lotto-Soudal)3hrs 04mins 08’secs

2. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) Same time

3. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita/Total Direct Energie)

4. Max Richeze (Arg/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)

5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Dimension Data)

6. Andre Griepel (Ger/Arkea-Samsic)

7. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Mitchelton-Scott)

8. Jasper Stuyven (Bel/Trek-Segafredo)

9. Nikias Arndt (Ger/Sunweb)

10. Peter Sagan (Svk/Bora-hansgrohe)

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17 películas que jugarán con tu mente (parte 2)

1. El Juego (1997)

IMDB: 7.8

FilmAffinity: 7.2

Género: Thriller, misterio, drama.

Dirigida por David Fincher.

Filmaffinity: El multimillonario Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) tiene todo lo que un hombre puede desear. Pero Conrad (Sean Penn), su díscolo hermano, aún es capaz de encontrar un regalo de cumpleaños que pueda sorprenderle: su ingreso en un club de ocio capaz de diseñar a su medida aventuras y pasatiempos exclusivos. 

2. Mr. Nobody (2009)

IMDB: 7.9

Rotten Tomatoes: 7.3

Género: Drama, fantasía y romance.

Dirigida por Jaco Van Dormael.

Filmaffinity: En el año de 2092, Nemo Nobody, que tiene 120 años, es el último ser humano mortal de la Tierra y vive rodeado de hombres que han alcanzado la inmortalidad gracias a increíbles avances científicos. Cuando Nemo se encuentra en su lecho de muerte, recuerda varias posibles existencias y matrimonios que no llegó a vivir. 

3. The Lobster (2015)

IMDB: 7.1

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%

Género: comedia, drama y romance

Dirigida por Yorgos Lanthimios

Filmaffinity: Narra una historia de amor no convencional, ambientada en un mundo distópico, en el que según las reglas establecidas, los solteros son arrestados y enviados a un lugar donde tienen que encontrar pareja en un plazo de 45 días. El tema central es la soledad, el temor a morir solo, a vivir solo, y también al temor a vivir con alguien. 

4. Predestination (2014)

IMDB: 7.5

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%

Género: Sci-fi, drama y misterio.

Dirigida por Michael y Peter Spierig

Filmaffinity: Un agente especial (Ethan Hawke) de un departamento secreto del gobierno, una agencia creada en los años 80 que permite realizar viajes en el tiempo, tendrá que realizar una compleja serie de "saltos" hacia atrás en el tiempo con el fin de detener al conocido como "el terrorista fallido" (The Fizzle Bomber), un individuo que está poniendo bombas por todo el país con miles de víctimas. En uno de sus viajes a los 70, el agente, que trabaja encubierto como camarero de un bar, conoce a un hombre que le narra una historia extraordinaria

5. Source Code (2011)

IMDB: 7.5

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Género: Sci-fi, romance y misterio

Dirigida por Duncan Jones

Filmaffinity: El capitán Colter Stevens (Gyllenhaal), que participa en un programa experimental del gobierno para investigar un atentado terrorista, se despierta en la piel de un viajero del tiempo cuya misión es vivir una y otra vez el atentado a un tren hasta que consiga averiguar quién es el culpable. Una oficial de comunicaciones (Farmiga) guiará a Stevens en su viaje a través del tiempo. En el tren el joven conoce a una viajera (Monaghan) por la que se sentirá atraído. 

6. Stay (2005)

IMDB: 6.9

Rotten Tomatoes: 

Género: Thriller, drama y misterio

Dirigida por Marc Forster

Filmaffinity: Henry (Ryan Gosling), un joven mentalmente perturbado, le anuncia a Sam Forster, su psiquiatra (Ewan McGregor), que piensa suicidarse en un plazo de tres días, cosa que el psiquiatra intentará evitar. Por otra parte, Henry se dedica a enturbiar la relación de Sam con su novia Lila (Naomi Watts), pintora y antigua paciente suya. Poco a poco, la sólida y racional mente de Sam empieza a tambalearse. Sometido a situaciones cada vez más surrealistas, llega un momento en que ya no puede distinguir entre realidad y ficción, y su yo y el de Henry se confunden. 

7. El Árbol de la Vida (2011)

IMDB: 6.8

Rotten Tomatoes: 48%

Género: Drama y fantasía.

Dirigida por Terrence Malick

Filmaffinity: Estados Unidos, años 50. Jack (Hunter McCracken) es un niño que vive con sus hermanos y sus padres. Mientras que su madre (Jessica Chastain) encarna el amor y la ternura, su padre (Brad Pitt) representa la severidad, pues la cree necesaria para enseñarle al niño a enfrentarse a un mundo hostil. Ese proceso de formación se extiende desde la niñez hasta la edad adulta. Es entonces cuando Jack (Sean Penn) evoca los momentos trascendentes de su infancia y trata de comprender qué influencia tuvieron sobre él y hasta qué punto determinaron su vida.

8. Cloud Atlas (2012)

IMDB: 7.5

Rotten Tomatoes: 66%

Género: Acción, drama y misterio.

Dirigida por Tom Tykwer y Lana Wachowski

Filmaffinity: Conjunto de varias historias que se desarrollan en el pasado, el presente y el futuro. Cada una de ellas está contenida en la anterior, y todas están enlazadas entre sí por pequeños detalles.

9. The Fountain (2006)

IMDB: 7.3

Rotten Tomatoes: 74%

Género: Sci.fi y drama

Dirigida por Darren Aronofsky

Filmaffinity: Un hombre (Hugh Jackman) realiza dos viajes: uno al pasado, a la España del siglo XVI, y otro al futuro, al siglo XXVI. Su objetivo es salvar la vida de su esposa enferma de cáncer, pero para ello tendrá que encontrar el legendario árbol de la vida cuya savia proporciona la inmortalidad.

10. The Usual Suspects (1995)

IMDB: 8.6

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Género: Crimen, drama y misterio.

Dirigida por Bryan Singer

Filmaffinity: Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri), un agente especial del servicio de aduanas de Estados Unidos, está investigando las causas del incendio de un barco, en el puerto de San Pedro de Los Ángeles, que provocó 27 víctimas mortales, aunque todas parecen haber sido asesinadas. Su única fuente de información es Roger Kint (Kevin Spacey), un estafador lisiado que sobrevivió al incendio. En comisaría, Kint cuenta que todo comenzó seis semanas antes en Nueva York, cuando cinco delincuentes, cinco "sospechosos habituales", fueron detenidos para una rueda de reconocimiento relacionada con el robo de un camión de armas

11. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

IMDB: 7.1

Rotten Tomatoes: 83%

Género: Thriller, drama y misterio

Dirigida por Thomas Alfredson

Filmaffinity: Años 70, en plena guerra fría. El fracaso de una misión especial en Hungría provoca un cambio en la cúpula de los servicios secretos británicos. Uno de los defenestrados es el agente George Smiley. Sin embargo, cuando ya se había hecho a la idea de retirarse, le encargan una nueva misión: se sospecha que hay un “topo” infiltrado en la cúpula del Servicio y sólo alguien de fuera puede averiguar quién es. Con la ayuda de otros agentes jubilados, Smiley irá recabando información y encajando las piezas necesarias para descubrir al traidor. 

12. Triangle (2009)

IMDB: 6.9

Rotten Tomatoes: 70%

Género: Thriller, fantasía y misterio

Dirigida por Christopher Smith

Filmaffinity: Cuando Jess, de camino al puerto, atropella a una gaviota, no se imagina que se trata de un mal presagio. Cuando llega al yate, donde lo espera un grupo de amigos, nota que algo va mal, pero no acierta a saber por qué. Sus temores se acrecientan cuando se desencadena una tormenta que obliga al grupo a abandonar el yate para subir a otro barco, en el que Jess tiene la sensación de haber estado antes. El barco parece desierto, pero no están solos. Alguien los está cazando uno a uno. Y Jess, sin saberlo, tiene la llave que puede acabar ese horror.

13. Under The Skin (2013)

IMDB: 6.3

Rotten Tomatoes: 

Género: Thriller, drama y misterio

Dirigida por Jonathan Glazer

Filmaffinity: Una misteriosa mujer (Scarlett Johansson) deambula por las calles de Escocia, arrastrando a hombres solitarios y confiados a un destino fatal... Adaptación surrealista de la novela homónima de Michel Faber.

14. Being John Malkovich (1999)

IMDB: 7.8

Rotten Tomatoes: 93%

Género: Comedia, drama y fantasía

Dirigida por Spike Jonze

Filmaffinity: La vida de Craig Schwartz está llegando al final de un ciclo. Craig es un marionetista callejero con un gran talento, pero él tiene la impresión de que su vida carece de sentido. Nueva York ha cambiado mucho y la gente no le presta mucha atención. Lleva diez años casado con Lotte, que trabaja en una tienda de animales y está obsesionada con su trabajo. Él consigue encontrar trabajo en la planta 7'5 del edificio Mertin-Flemmer de Manhattan, donde encuentra una pequeña puerta que le permite el acceso a un pasillo secreto que le aspira y que le permite acceder al cerebro de John Malkovich.

15. Mapa a las Estrellas (2014)

IMDB: 6.2

Rotten Tomatoes: 61%

Género: Comedia y drama.

Dirigida por David Cronenberg

Filmaffinity: Un cuento moderno sobre la obsesión por la popularidad. Stafford Weiss es terapeuta y escribe libros de autoayuda. Tiene una mujer sobreprotectora, un hijo antigua estrella de la TV en rehabilitación y una hija que acaba de salir del psiquiátrico. La principal cliente de Stafford es una famosa actriz, a punto de interpretar el papel que hizo su madre en los años 60.

16. Ex Machina (2014)

IMDB: 7.7

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Género: Sci-fi, drama y misterio

Dirigida por Alex Garland

Filmaffinity: Nathan, un programador multimillonario con fama de reclusivo, selecciona a Caleb, un joven empleado de su empresa, para que pase una semana con él en un lugar remoto en las montañas con el objetivo de que participe en un test en el que está involucrada su última creación: Ava, un robot-mujer en el que inteligencia artificial lo es todo.

17. Madre!

IMDB: 7.0

Rotten Tomatoes: 67%

Género: Drama, horror y misterio

Dirigida por Darren Aronofsky

Filmaffinity: A una mujer (Jennifer Lawrence) le pilla por sorpresa que su marido (Javier Bardem) deje entrar en casa a unas personas a las que no había invitado. Poco a poco el comportamiento de su marido va siendo más extraño, y ella empieza a estresarse y a intentar echar a todo el mundo.

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I'm loving Underline the Red so far!! I live for angst, and Faber has so much of it! I was wondering if we would ever get any chapters from Caleb or Kenneth's perspective? I'm so curious about what's going on in other characters' heads and how they see Faber. I'm also so very curious about how Temsem will react to Faber feeling like an omega since he was the first person to accept Efnisien as an alpha. Will he also be as supportive to Faber as he was to Efnisien? Anyway, I loved the new chapter, Faber has a friend now!! And I love Kenneth already. He's so good for Faber!!! Ahgghhghajg I love your writing so much!!! 🩷🩷

I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I'm really looking forward to stepping things up in Underline the Red, such a huge journey for Faber to go on!

As for Caleb or Kenneth perspectives, I'm not sure. At the moment there aren't any, but I'm not ruling it out. If I do write another POV, it will probably be just one of theirs, possibly Kenneth's. But again, not sure! I definitely think it will be hard to get through this story without either Caleb or Kenneth's perspective because Faber is such an unreliable narrator. And also because who Caleb is most of the time, is someone we've actually never seen before. And I think it'd be fun to see Kenneth's observations because he sees so much more than he lets on.

I'm also so very curious about how Temsem will react to Faber feeling like an omega since he was the first person to accept Efnisien as an alpha. Will he also be as supportive to Faber as he was to Efnisien?

*coughs* This is a spoiler but sdlkfjas definitely not. The beta bigotry is real.

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So much happened in the new chapter for UtR what a roller coaster. I’m curious as to what Caleb was thinking through this conversation because being in Faber’s pov feels like the mental equivalent of having three pair of sunglasses on and trying to describe a painting you’ve never seen before.

That image made me laugh when I imagined it, because like, yeah, Faber's POV really is so opaque. He's hiding from his past, he's hiding from his emotions, he's hiding from his thoughts, he's trying to filter what's happening with Caleb through all of that.

It's like listening to a radio station underwater while wearing earplugs (though I like your analogy more, lmao).

As for Caleb, honestly, I think he's been aware of a growing concern towards Faber's treatment of him, and not really knowing what to do with that. It's come to a head where he's like 'if this person really thinks I abused him, I'd rather know so we can do something about that via a professional track (like human resources / counseling / whatever works) instead of dealing with sniping and personal attacks any time I talk to him. I still like this guy, even though he's actually treated me terribly since we started working at Hillview, and it's possible I've been wrong about him all along, but I'd like to think he's a good guy and maybe he actually thinks I'm the monster. But either way, I can no longer accept personal attacks on my ability to do my job.'

I do think he wasn't making the complaint to make Faber talk to him, as generous an interpretation as this is! I think he wanted to genuinely make a complaint, and to have it in writing so it doesn't become a 'he said / he said' style argument down the track, and so that there's a paper trail in case this needs to be escalated. From Caleb's perspective, it's been four years and he really doesn't understand why Faber has such a chip on his shoulder about him.

I think, as well, Caleb's genuinely like 'well, maybe I was abusive in a way I didn't understand to Faber, but that still doesn't impact my ability to do my job well, and if he has an issue with me, he should bring it up with me instead of attacking me in front of my boss, which is the opposite of what a professional person would do.'

And, honestly, I think Caleb's also sick of his own responses re: sniping back at Faber. That's why he does make it professional and polite, and books a meeting and a meeting room, and makes it not at all about little potshots in text messages, and instead tries to do everything above board.

But man, Faber is really good at dragging Caleb back into not being professional with him. Caleb's hanging on by a thread here trying to make sure everything is professional, meanwhile the most Vulnerable Tortured Man In The World is begging him to let Faber keep his job, and Caleb's like 'what do I doooooooooo.'

Idk he's trying

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Hey, I just got back from reading chapter 9 of Underline The Red! I don't know if this is too spoilery, but do you have any potential conflicts with Caleb over Kenneth in store? It's something I wondered about since he's been introduced! ^J^

Hello!!

I'm answering this one not privately because I think it would be helpful to a lot of people!

The first answer is very honestly - I can't say for sure, because I'm not working to a chapter plan.

The second is that it's likely there will be some conflicts between Caleb over Kenneth, but that I think they will be quite respectful when they come up. There's a really interesting power dynamic I get to set up here which really helps in the future, which is that Caleb meets Kenneth first as his student, and Kenneth is his teacher, who Caleb has to yield respect and time to, and be humble around, because he is learning from him.

So Caleb must come to Kenneth in the plot first, from a position of grace and yielding (as an alpha yielding to the superior knowledge of a beta), and consultation.

And this sets them up really well honestly when it comes to Faber, because it means Caleb isn't automatically used to throwing his weight around with Kenneth, or being immature around him, or even possessive around him. Because they were consulting literally over someone Caleb was bonded to, and Caleb couldn't afford to be possessive and hostile in those moments.

So while I foresee that there will be conflicts because I'm me and I write the stories I write, there is already an interesting power dynamic in place between Kenneth and Caleb to shield them and all of us from the worst kinds of conflicts.

I think the biggest sticking point between them will mostly be Kenneth being concerned for how Caleb has treated Faber in the past, and how he might treat him in the future. But Caleb is actually a pretty thoughtful, compassionate guy, he's good at taking things on board once he is actually given knowledge, even if it's 'how dare you hurt him that way' knowledge. I'm actually really looking forward to showing the more mature sides of Caleb's personality!

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I am deeply invested in Faber's story. Is it bad that I've got a growing seed of anger towards Gary for never realizing how much hurt Faber carries? He sees him everyday! And I know they've got a lot going on but even Efnisien could see something bad had to have happened to him while he was missing. My only solace is that Caleb is around and omega-less so hopefully he can be there to support Faber? I hope? (Please reassure me Faber gets a happy ending) #teamfaberdeserveshappiness

Anon that's not bad at all!

I mean, Gary's basically going to be an antagonist for at least some of Underline the Red, and beta bigotry is a real thing that Faber's experienced at the hands of Temsen, and Gary, etc.

Gary is extremely distracted though, and also his heart isn't doing so great so it's hard for him to even focus on Efnisien's care goodness Gary hope you don't have another heart attack

As for Caleb being omegaless, the reality is that Faber very rarely wants support and actively fights it off. His worst nightmare would be people realising he was in a crisis, and trying to help him. That's why he's bald-faced lying to literally everyone there. Not because he secretly desires to be rescued, but because people noticing his pain is one of his worst personal nightmares that he tries to avoid at any cost.

Caleb has tried to help Faber a few times in Underline the Red since they started to work together, and each time Faber has often gotten so openly hostile in response, Caleb's ended up hurt and/or hurting Faber.

It's...going to take more than a situation like this for Faber to accept some forced comfort, tbh.