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i love the lavender marriage idea in newsies. jack and sarah getting married, and katherine and davey getting married, because people don’t like gays?? give me more. i love love love it.

so random hcs about it (it gets long so beware):

kathy and sarah would talk about marriage a lot in their relationship. they romanticize everything having to do with being a married couple; their wedding, a honeymoon, having an apartment together, etc.

sarah came up with the idea of fake marriage after facing some pressure from her parents and SOCIETY to settle down. she suggested it to jack, and he LOVED it. they both gushed about the idea for like, an hour

sarah and jack brought it up to katherine and davey, and they were skeptical at first. katherine and davey weren’t as close as sarah and jack, and were slightly uncomfortable with the idea of being legally married to each other.

katherine came around to the idea first, after talking with sarah more about it. she and davey started talking and hanging out more, which definitely helped. davey got on board with it not long after kathy, and soon he became OBSESSED with the idea.

davey and sarah both casually mention to their parents that they’re dating katherine and jack, respectively. les is standing there like ‘bro wtf are they talking about, my brother is gay as hell for jack’ meanwhile davey is STARING les down like ‘if you say anything, i will kill you’

sarah and jack get married first, it’s a small wedding with just sarah’s family, plus kath, and jack invites crutchie and race, who are laughing at the whole ordeal. jack and sarah really act up the whole ‘in love’ thing, the kiss and first dance looks very realistic and everyone is convinced they’re in love.

katherine and davey get married later the same year, and it’s a slightly larger wedding. kath invited her father just to get him off her back (she goes non contact soon after) and a few of her work friends. they are both incredibly awkward though, and can barely hold hands without looking disgusted or laughing. nobody really notices, they just assume they’re nervous.

as for their private weddings, for the REAL couples, they considered having a joint wedding, but ultimately decided to have two separate weddings, because nobody could agree on any of the planning.

kath and sarah had an outdoor wedding, at some small garden or smth. it was very ‘cottagecore lesbian’ vibes. sarah’s best man was david (with les, spot, and someone else idk as bridesmen) and kath’s was darcy (with bill, race and jack as bridesmen). sarah wore a white dress, the kind that you would run across a field of flowers in. katherine wore a white dress too, and also wore a tiny white top hat. their bouquets were pink and purple, respectively. most of the newsies were there, too.

jack and davey decided to have their ceremony at medda’s theater. so basically the audience was packed with newsies. jack’s best man was crutchie (with race, kath, and albert as bridesmen) and davey’s was sarah (with les, elmer, and SOMEONE IDK). medda walked jack down the isle btw. they both wore suits, but jack’s was unbuttoned and less formal. davey wore a blue tie and flower on his suit, and jack wore a red bow tie and flower.

((side note: of course there would be jewish wedding traditions probably included since the jacobs are jewish. i’m not educated enough to write them, so please add if you want <3))

they don’t typically wear their wedding rings from the ‘fake’ weddings, if asked they just say they don’t want to lose it, or they couldn’t afford it. instead they have ‘promise jewelry’; kathy and sarah have bracelets, and jack and davey have necklaces.

i most definitely have more hcs surrounding this idea, but i’ve been procrastinating posting this all day lolll

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Grogu for Star Wars: Meiyo | illustrated by Peach Momoko

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quick newsbians for day 9- pumpkin spice!! but the Spice is wlw 😌

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"You're mentally strong like a foundation of a house" and you think aw cute yeah then you look up the meaning of foundation being the strongest thing underneath a house that the building is set on then you think aw that's an interesting comparison because these guys go to haunted houses for a living that are sometimes ruins but the foundations of those houses remain and then you think "oh wow Ryan and Shane would build a house together" and it occurs to you that they already did and that house is metaphorically watcher. And it all circles back to how Ryan believes in Shane and Shane was seen as someone who doesnt show his feelings very much but then again like the foundations being underground a house you dont see it but they are there.

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Soft prompts to make you YEARN

✭ brushing your thumb over their knuckles while you're both not saying a word, just existing quietly in the same space like it's the most sacred thing.

✭ them absentmindedly playing with the hem of your sleeve because they want to touch you but aren’t ready to say it yet.

✭ “can i kiss you?” whispered like they’re afraid the moment might shatter if they speak too loud.

✭ their voice cracking just a little when they say your name for the first time in a long time.

✭ them resting their forehead against yours and just… staying there. No words. No movement. Just breath. Just nearness.

✭ sharing headphones and they keep looking at you during the best part of the song. you don’t even know what the song means to them but suddenly it means everything to you.

✭ "stay the night?" said so soft it might’ve been a wish.

✭ dragging their fingers gently down your back like they’re trying to memorize the map of your spine.

✭ tracing your features with their fingertip like you're a sculpture in a museum and they were not supposed to touch you, but god, they can’t help it.

✭ “don’t leave yet.” not because you’re going somewhere. but because being with you is the safest they’ve felt all day.

✭ their voice in the dark. low. quiet. like the night is just for you two.

✭ "this reminded me of you" and it’s just a stupid rock or a weird leaf but you hold onto it like it's a diamond because it's you to them.

✭ laying in bed, face smushed into the pillow, sleep-drunk and murmuring, “you make me feel like i’m home.”

✭ them looking at you like you're not just a person, but their favorite story. one they’ve been rereading since forever and still keep finding new parts to fall in love with.

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older bagginshield again because aaauuuggghhhhh-

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my dream as a fanfic writer is for one day, one of my fics to be someones comfort fic. like the fic that they reread when they don't feel good and want to be happy. i want my words to comfort someone one day

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listen shyan drives me insane because i know in my mind they aren't literally actually together romantically, but the way they interact and the amount of videos WHOLE SERIES that are framed as. dates?? weird wonderful world? food files? like i need this shit to stop being controversial so that i can openly ask someone to make a compilation of their blatant flirting because i just know that that video would be like, an hour+ long

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This is now complete!

the patterns of history, ever repeating

You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about stories, and how they are meant to go. How certain things must happen, in order for the story to go right. You see, in some versions of the story, Thorin Oakenshield goes to reclaim the lost kingdom of Erebor and both succeeds and fails; he wins back the mountain at the cost of his life, he gains a room full of treasure but loses the greatest treasure he’s ever known in the heart of a homely Hobbit. Certain stories have to happen certain ways.

But not every story goes the same.

In this story, Thorin Oakenshield arrives in the Shire early. 

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I finally made one for the Fellowship and put Thorin’s company together…

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Legolas pretty quickly gets in the habit of venting about his travelling companions in Elvish, so long as Gandalf & Aragorn aren’t in earshot they’ll never know right?

Then about a week into their journey like

Legolas: *in Elvish, for approximately the 20th time* ugh fucking hobbits, so annoying

Frodo: *also in Elvish, deadpan* yeah we’re the worst

Legolas:

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Desperately trying to finish listening to this audiobook before Libby repos my shit

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How can a person be normal about the lord of the rings how can you experience that whole story with that ending and then just go on with your life

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J. R. R. Tolkien: no, my books aren't about the war I experienced. It's just a story

J. R. R. Tolkien's works: you cannot go home, war ends entire bloodlines, you are mourning the death of your brother alone, you dug into the earth and permanently scored the land, you cannot explain what you have been through, you cannot go home, "that wound will never fully heal. He will carry it the rest of his life", leaving the women behind does not save them, the young die first, you cannot go home, the parent will bury their child, you have lost the wives and you will never connect with them again, "how shall any tower withstand such numbers and such reckless hate?", you are not the same, you cannot go home, you can never go home, your father will only side with those he sees as worthy bloodlines and you cannot change his mind, it is more meaningful Not to kill, sometimes your sacrifice accomplishes nothing, you cannot go home

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FAVORITE CHARACTER MEME: Steve Rogers + Captain America: The Winter Soldier [2/5 Movies]

“Captain America is an icon who believes in transparency and justice, not in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s preemptive strikes or Nick Fury’s attempts to save people from themselves at any cost. His values do not evolve to the fit the world. But sometimes, the world evolves to fit him.” - Marie Javins, The Art of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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contrary to popular belief i think calvin's adhd is, funnily enough, medicated. he takes extended release ritalin every morning alongside his chocolate frosted sugar bombs. this is because he appreciates being more easily able to focus on his various Schemes, Projects, and Machinations while more effectively ignoring schoolwork