#AJ and Ricky showed up and showed out though

[ophernelia]

@imogencrnza: it was hard getting them all to behave for a picture.

[themovieblogonline]

FROM Season 2 Episode 6: DEEP DIVE and Breakdown

Thank you #FROMily, we are back with another recap of our favorite Far Out show FROM. I'm your host with the most Anthony and we're picking right up where we left off last week with Boyd meeting up with Kenny’s mom to discuss the return of Sarah. This week's episode for FROM Season 2 Episode 6 is titled Pas de Deux and I’m not gonna front, when I read this I was like “Pass the duchie pon the left-hand side?” but in actuality, Pas De Deux is a known dance duet in Balet.   FROM Season 2 Episode 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubqJrXX08A Yes, A Pas De Deux is French for a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Giselle. The dance is most often performed by a male and a female (a danseur and a ballerina) though there are exceptions. I find this title very fitting for this very… far out-there episode.  Synopsis: FROM unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest; including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) leading an ensemble cast that includes Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace, The Affair), Eion Bailey (Band of Brothers, Once Upon a Time), Hannah Cheramy (Under Wraps, Van Helsing), Simon Webster (Strays), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot (Charity, Skin), Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori (The Perfect Wedding), David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy and Avery Konrad (Honor Society). New series regulars joining Season 2 include Scott McCord (East of Middle West), Nathan D. Simmons (Diggstown, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Kaelen Ohm (Hit & Run, Eumenides Falls), Angela Moore (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Maid), AJ Simmons (Reacher) and Deborah Grover (My Next Door Nightmare, Jann). Read the full article

[unlikelyempathpruneauthor]

oh ALSO. A blurb about Joshua being rushed to the ER and his gf being worried and coming to his aid and being there when he wakes up and he's all goofy from the meds and then starts crying? Crying Josh is my fave.

summary: josh was rushed to the hospital and afterwards he was still on pain meds and this version of josh was immaculate.

A/N: sorry I took a while to write this, hope this is familiar to what you wanted. also there might be some typos, I loved writing this so much! thank you so much for requesting!

You woke up to the sound of your phone ringing, at first you thought it was your alarm, but when you realized how late it was, you knew it was definitely not your alarm. As you picked up your phone, Laura, Josh's mom, had been calling you. You immediately picked up hoping everything was fine, or maybe something had happened to josh.

“Hey y/n im so sorry to bother you, but josh was feeling some pain and he’s gonna have an emergency surgery, i didn't know who else to call since his dad is off for work.” she said as you were getting ready while she was explaining what had happened to josh.

“Yeah okay, i'll be there in like 10 minutes,” you said as she agreed and you drove yourself to the hospital hoping that every was okay, i mean you two were only dating for a year, but it felt like you were teoghet for much longer, so things like these scared you. As you got to the hospital you got the room meeting his mom and hugging her.

“Hey, sorry the traffic was pretty terrible.” you said as she nodded.

“When is he getting surgery?” you asked as you both sat down looking at josh sleeping before his surgery.

“In a little, i'm really glad you're here, he was asking about you,” she said as you smiled and looked at him as his chest rose up and down.

“Yeah that's josh, but the good thing is that he had both of us here,” you said as she smiled and gave you another hug.

Just then the doctor walked in getting Josh prepped and you gave Josh a kiss on the hand and held his hand for a while before he left. His mom did the same, he was very lucky to have you two, he always reminded you two of it.

As you two waited you were hopeful that everything would go alright, like you predicted it did, you and his mom were happy the news all was left was for Josh to wake up.

They had warned you that he would wake up with meds so you were expecting a whole different Josh even though you and his mom went through some terrible waiting.

As you were sitting with his mom while he woke you were happy to see he was waking up earlier that he was supposed to.

“y/n...mom!” he said in a very childish tone. You giggled at how your boyfriend was with the pain meds. You had a whole conversation with josh about carrots...literally carrots. You loved pain med josh, another one of his characters, there nyquil josh, laughing gas josh, and now there was pain med josh.

“This hair is totally fake, my mom braids it so it comes out so curly.” he said as you giggled.

“Really now you're exposing your hair artist.” you said as he covered his mouth worried he would say more.

“No more rumours y/n, but you know ricky from that one show who looks like me?” he asked as you nodded knowing he was talking about HSMTMTS and he continued.

“Ricky is such a jerk, nini deserves better, she should have left her, man doesn't deserve her. Period photo.” he said as you were laughing at how he was even using references from tik tok.

“Chile anyways, also aj is so cute, and big red has game, he dropped his crown.” he said as he went on and on about his show and you loved how he didn't realize he was apart of it.

However this josh was so much different, he had seemed to forget you two were dating.

“Mom, i need to tell you a secret but you can't tell it to anyone, not even y/n” he said as you frowned and waved your hand up.

“Uh josh i'm right here, how are you gonna tell her?” you asked as he shushed you playfully and you gigiled.

“Just go on the corner, ittl be quick like spaghetti going through my mouth.” he said as you giggled even more. So you did what you were told and went to a corner pretending you couldn't hear him.

“Okay mom, come here….so i like her, but she probably doesn't like me, should i ask her out, you know just got for it.” he said as you giggled and his mom agreed with him.

“You should ask her out josh.” she said as josh had psst at you wanting you to come over to him.

“Can i come back now?” you asked as Josh nodded and wanted you to hurry over to him. As you sat there across from him he had grabbed your hand.

“Okay okay, so do you wanna be my girlfriend.” he said as you gasped to play along with him.

“Josh, i have a boyfriend.” you said as you could see he grew sad, which hurt you.

“Dang it mom she has a boyfriend you didn't tell me, well i missed my chance but i still want you to be my friend please.” he said as tears flew out of his eyes and he grabbed your hand as you nodded.

“Josh, honey hold one, let her talk.” she said as he looked back at you and you smiled at him while you placed his hair back.

“Josh you're my boyfriend silly.” you said as it took him a while to fully understand you, then he gasped.

“Really? You better not be joshing with me, pun intended.” he said as you fully didn't understand his pun but you nodded anyway.

“I'm not joshing you.” you said as he did a little victory punch.

Oh how much you were gonna miss pain med josh, he was honestly your favorite one out of all the josh’s on some sort of medicine. The sad part was he never remembered the silly things he did while being on them, but those were your memories of him to keep and later tell to all your friends and family when the time came. You would take all of Josh even pain med josh.

[shhh-no-ones-home]

december 23 - ricky horror

title: one in seven

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its official where i live! marry christmas and happy holidays to yall. i hope you all have a great day and enjoy the last couple fics of the year! thanks again for reading and sharing, i love you all and wish you all the best in 2021.

prompt: Notes and gifts from a "secret Santa" take a strange turn

request from: n/a

tag list: @musicsexandpizza69 @svintsandghosts @alilpunkrock @cynic-spirit @theoneandonlykymberlee @joeynihil @lifeisabitchandsoareyou @thisplace-ishaunted @xyours-eternallyx

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one week. thats all that was left. five days till christmas day and i was all but turned off by the idea of gifts and celebration and parties and everything else that came with the holiday. i think my secret santa knew that though, whoever it was. dont get me wrong, i didnt mind being on the road for christmas, i didnt like the day, and i didnt have family to spend time with so it didnt really matter. but little did i know at the beginning of this that everyday i would wake up to something weirder in my stocking. and not even in a bad way, cause the two things id received already were super awesome.

and yes, it was the guys idea to put stockings up and do secret santa. that way we each got something small the seven days before christmas and the day of we would ultimately find out who our gift giver was over dinner as they gave us one final larger present. and dont get me wrong, i was an excellent gift giver, already two days in and vinny had loved the two things i had secretly slipped into his stocking but i was getting more impatient. i wanted to know who was getting me things only a few people knew i wanted. and ultimately i wanted vinny to know who was giving him his gifts.

when i got up today i wasnt exactly sure what i was going to be pulling out of the stocking hanging outside my bunk. the first day i had gotten a skeleton hand mug, the second day i had gotten a bag of death wish coffee, and i really just wanted to know if the theme would continue. maybe this person was trying to tell me something. i laid in my bunk as my alarm went off, silencing it almost immediately since i was awake already, just staring at the ceiling. i tossed the blanket off and slid out of my bunk slowly, looking up at chris as he leaned back into the opposing one, sipping out of his Starbucks cup from yesterday.

"morning."

i said and he held his cup to me in cheers.

"morning."

he said groggily.

"you check your stocking yet?"

i asked and he nodded.

"yep, todays was a voodoo donut and a starbucks giftcard."

he said with a smile and i laughed.

"guess you get it twice a year now huh."

i said and he nodded contently,

"whats in yours?"

he asked and i turned around, my eyes going wide at how thick it looked. i drew my brows and reached my arm into it. i felt something soft graze my hand before pulling it out.

"awe, its so cute."

i said as i pulled the plush bat out, taking the black silk eye mask off of it and petting its head. i showed it to chris.

"either my secret Santa thinks i sleep too much or not enough."

i said with a laugh, putting the eye mask into my bag next to the coffee and mug. chris laughed a little bit as ricky slid his curtain over from behind him.

"what you guys talking about?"

he asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"y/n's concerned with the gifts from her secret santa."

chris answered and rick raised a brow.

"how come?"

he asked and i shrugged, hugging the bat to my chest.

"ive gotten two things of coffee so far and two things to sleep with. im getting mixed signals to say the least."

i said with a laugh and he nodded, jumping down from his bunk with a thud.

"maybe they think you needed something to help you keep up the good work, and something to help you relax. you do work harder than all of us combined."

he mentioned, making me smile.

"thanks rick, i guess ill just have to wait another few days and ask when i find out who it is."

i said and he nodded.

"guess so."

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"okay, this is getting more and more confusing."

i said, unwrapping the fuzzy blanket, holding it out to look at what was on it. the whole thing was solid black with alchemy symbols, pentagrams, crystal balls, and the likeness on it in bright pastel pinks and purples. it was really cute and matched the bat perfectly. all this stuff just had me wondering what i could be getting at dinner. i knew this blanket wasnt cheap, it had a black craft tag on it after all.

"whats confusing?"

vinny asked, holding the new bulls jersey in his hand.

"the theme of these is a little skewed to say the least."

i said and he shrugged.

"that looks comfy."

he said, running his hand over the side of it and i nodded.

"what else have you gotten?"

he asked and i sighed.

"coffee, a mug, a plush bat, a sleep mask, pastel bath bombs, a coffee and honey face scrub mask, fuzzy black and pink socks, and now this blanket. its like a care package."

i said and he shrugged.

"guess youll just have to find out at dinner, which we should probably get ready for."

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as we all sat around the table i watched intently as we went down the line, each person giving their last gifts.  justin had chris, chris had ryan, ryan had aj, aj had justin, i had vin, vin had rick, and finally rick had me. as he got up he reached for a large box and my eyes went wide.

"okay y/n i know all week youve been trying to figure out what the hell this all could be leading up to but i asked all of the guys if we could pitch in on something so its not just from me."

i drew my brows.

"we all know you work ten times harder than the rest of us so we all wanted to do something special for you."

he said, setting the box down in front of me on the table.

"you guys didnt have to do that. you guys put so much into the band, im nothing special."

i said and he sent me a disapproving look.

"but you are, without you none of this would work. so as a thank you from all of us..."

he said, pointing to the box and i moved slowly to open it, all of them watching me intently. i ripped the paper off first, then going in to rip the tape off it and popping the sides open one at a time. when i pulled the tissue paper out of the way i drew my brows. in it was a large wooden box.

"okay?"

i asked, pulling it out and setting it on the table in place of the carboard box.

"open it."

chris said from across the table and i pushed the gold tab up, lifting the lid. as soon as i saw what was in it my mouth dropped. i wanted to inspect it more but my vision was going blurry at the tears behind my eyes.

"you guys."

i said, closing it and standing up to give rick a hug.

"so i take it you like it?"

he asked and i nodded against him, pulling away and wiping the tears off my face.

"its beautiful."

i said, opening the box back up and looking over the kit of art supplies. there was everything i could ever ask for in here: a water color palette, gouache, oil pastels, soft pastels, colored pencils, drawing pencils, two sketch pads, brushes, the whole nine yards.

"we wanted to get you something that you enjoy and that relaxes you. this whole week ive been building up stuff that could make you comfortable during or after a long work day: comfy stuff to sleep with, coffee when youre running around making sure we're all in line, spa stuff to help you chill at home. they all helped with this idea but we thought it could be something to get you out of the real world when youve had enough. and now youll think of all of us when you use it."

he said with a wide smile and i couldn't help crying again.

"you guys take such good care of me."

i said through a sniffle as vin leaned over and hugged me, then Justin leaned in and did the same, pretty soon all of them were standing around me in big a group hug.

"we love you y/n, we wouldnt get anything done without you and we're so glad to call you a team member and most importantly a friend."

rick said, as they all stood back up and went back to their seats.

"thank you guys, for everything. and thank you especially for making this a special christmas, the most special christmas ive ever had."

he squeezed my shoulder gently.

"youre part of the family now y/n, and we wouldnt want it any other way."

[jaceyneedsabetterusername]

Appreciation

Pairing: Ryan Sitkowski x Reader x Justin Morrow

Warnings: Smut! (Masturbation, Threesome, Edging (light), Squirting) 

Summary: An honest answer to a game of truth or dare ends up making a secret fantasy of Y/N’s come true. 

A/N: Okay, I swear I’ll get back to Playing With Fire now. I really just had to get this all out of my system haha

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You sat on the bus with the guys, each of you with a drink in your hand and playing truth or dare like a group of seventeen year olds while town after town flew by outside. “Chris, truth or dare?” Ricky asked, taking a swig from his beer. 

“Truth.” Chris finally gave into the truth after getting screwed over for picking dare the last few turns. 

“How many fans have you slept with on tour so far?” Ricky asked, knowing Chris had been single for a little too long. 

Chris sighed with a laugh, “None, dude, I’m in a drought!” 

“Get Chris laid 2020.” Ryan joked and everyone cheered in support. 

Vinny smacked Chris’s leg, “That is a little sad, dude. But it’s okay! We’re gonna get you laid.” 

He groaned, “I hope that’s not a direct offer from yourself.” 

Vinny rolled his eyes, “Please, you wish you could land this hot piece of ass. But don’t worry, I’ll find a girl who’s almost as pretty. Almost.” 

You laughed when Chris shoved Vinny away from him with a grin, sipping the drink in your hand. “Okay, Y/N, truth or dare?” Chris asked you, leaning forward. 

“Truth.” You answered, really not feeling a dare that turn. Typically, you were pretty good at switching it up between truths and dares. 

“Pussy!” Vinny hollered at you, winning him a pillow in the face from you. 

Chris hushed him with his hand, “Alright, if you could have a three way with anyone on the bus, who would it be?” 

You scrunched up your face at the question, “Perv! Ugh, fine. Me, my electric toothbrush, and one of Ryan’s bottles of wine.” You smirked, thinking you swerved the question with the joke.  

AJ shook his head, “Nuh-uh! Actual people!” 

Your face fell with a groan, “Ugh! Fine! Uh… Justin and Ryan, I guess.” You tried to make your answer sound flippant so the guys wouldn’t catch on but you couldn’t deny your attraction to both of them. You came onto the crew about a month or two before Devin left and Justin was called in to sub for him. 

At first, you were a little worried things would be weird because you were the only girl on a crew that had been entirely male since forever. Despite the fact that you had been immediately attracted to Ryan, you felt like you couldn’t go after any of the men on the crew or in the band because you were scared you’d be that girl who just joined for the cute guys when in reality, you wanted to see the world and needed a job. 

About a month later, Devin and the band split and Justin began filling in. At first it was just for Warped Tour so you told yourself not to get too attached, even though you had fallen for him instantly. But then he left Ice Nine Kills and joined Motionless full time and you found yourself stuck in a predicament, having feelings for both Ryan and Justin but not being able to actually have a relationship with them. At least they’d become some of your closest friends though. 

“OOOH I knew it!” Vinny shouted triumphantly. 

Ryan looked confused, “Knew what?” Thank you for not being weird about this, you silently thanked Ryan. 

Vinny pointed at you with his Redbull, “I knew that you liked you and you.” He moved on to gesture at Justin and Ryan. 

You rolled your eyes at his immaturity, “Oh please, I do not!” Lie. 

Vinny laughed, “Yes you do! Why did you pick them then?” 

“Cause it’s a fucking game! Calm down, Vin!” Justin told him, exasperated at his immaturity. 

“Thank you!” You exclaimed, nodding to Justin with exasperated eyes. Justin returned the gesture. 

Before the next person could ask anything, the bus driver hollered back, “Alright guys! We’re here!” 

Everyone cheered as the bus pulled into the hotel, excited to finally sleep anywhere other than this God forsaken bus (it really was fine but living on a bus for months on end with a dozen guys got tiring). 

After checking in, you hauled your bags up to your room on the sixth floor. You were the only person with your own room since you were the only girl despite the fact that you insisted that you were fine rooming with one of the guys (you were doing it on the bus anyways). The expenses on these tours grew quick and you were trying to help but their tour manager booked you your own room anyways. 

In all honesty, it was really freaking nice. There was a single queen bed in the middle of the room facing the TV. It was really just a standard hotel but you’d forgotten how nice having your own space was. Control over the TV was nice too, excited to finally watch what you wanted to instead of watching the guys play COD or Madden... again. 

Tonight, it was game over for you. You drew a long hot bath for yourself, soaking in it with your favorite book. You washed your hair for the first time in what felt like two weeks. You even walked around in the fluffy robe they provided for at least an hour afterwards before changing into an oversized t-shirt the band let you snag from the merch box and underwear, finally feeling comfortable to walk around with no pants on. Hell, room service was even covered today! You felt like a freaking queen. 

It also meant that you had some time to, erm, relax. After you found yourself feeling nice and fresh and comfortable, you found yourself lying on the bed, the television still on because you couldn’t help but be paranoid that someone knew what you were doing, despite the fact that there wasn’t anything wrong with it. 

But your attention was anywhere but the TV show that was playing. You closed your eyes, imagining Ryan pinning you to the wall and rubbing your core. As you imagined it, your hand dipped down and you began to tease yourself over your navy blue lace panties, the ones that you wore just to feel sexy for this. Your breathing began to get heavy when your fingers made their way down into your panties, finally touching where you ached the most.

In your imagination, Ryan had you gagging on his cock while Justin took you from behind. The two men overloaded your senses. Okay, so maybe you really weren’t lying too much earlier on the bus. Maybe you wouldn’t mind being taken by both of the men. 

Your heart was speeding up with your breathing as that knot in your stomach grew and grew. Quiet moans escaped your lips as you fell over the edge. Unfortunately, just you fell into your climax, a knock on the door scared you into removing your hand and straightening up, feeling your walls clench around nothing with no stimulation in your ruined orgasm. You almost could have cried. You hadn’t cum in so long. 

I swear to God, you thought, someone better be dying. 

You quickly readjusted and before opening the door to see none other than Ryan and Justin. You blushed a deep red, just at the sight of them, humiliated that of course the two men you had just cum to the thought of were right in front of you. “Oh, hey.” You said quietly, trying to subtly adjust back to normal. 

“Hey, can we come in?” Ryan asked, nodding towards the inside of your room. 

Your eyebrows raised, “Have you guys been drinking?” They weren’t acting drunk but honestly, it took them a few minutes to show it sometimes and this was your night to not have to deal with a hoard of drunk men.

They both scoffed. “I’m offended that you would even think that!” Justin touched his chest in mock offense. 

“You downed a whole bottle of wine yourself the other night! And you were definitely a few beers too many in that night too.” Crossing your arms over your chest, you leaned against the door. 

“Okay, fine, but I swear we haven’t been drinking tonight.” Justin insisted. 

“Can we just come in?” Ryan asked, joking exasperation. 

You laughed, “I would say yes but I’m actually pantsless at the moment so…” You shrugged. 

Ryan chuckled, “Please, it’s not like we all live together for over half the year anyways.” 

“Ugh, fine, you have a point. Come on in.” You left the door open and let them inside, pulling your shirt down as far is it would go. At this point, it honestly was more of a dress that went down to your knees so it wasn’t like anything was showing anyways. 

The tall men followed you into the room and you could tell there was something weird about the way they were acting, “So what’s up?” You asked, trying to figure out why they were acting so weird. 

“We, um, we actually had something we wanted to talk to you about.” Ryan started, wringing his hands together. 

You grimaced and closed your eyes, “Guys, if this is about earlier. It was a game and that’s it. There’s no need to be all weird about it!” 

“No, no, no!” Justin hurried, “I mean, that is actually kinda why we’re here… but not like we’re trying to make you feel weird about it!” 

You groaned, “There’s nothing to talk about! This is weird.” 

Justin took a step towards you and brushed down your arm with his hand with an energy you’d never felt from him before. It made you uneasy but it also sent a shiver down your spine. A shiver that you definitely liked. “Actually there is something to talk about.” Ryan moved towards you as well but stepped more behind you. “See, after hearing what you said, we figured that you do so much for the band, honestly more than almost anyone else, that maybe we could show you how much we appreciate you.”

“I really don’t do that much more than anyone else.” You tried your best not to lean into Ryan’s body behind you but there was this polarizing effect these men had on you. 

Ryan scoffed, “Please. You help with merch, set-up and break-down, finance management. It’s like you’re a second tour manager.” He stepped closer behind you, his chest nearly pressed against your back and you could have sworn your heart stopped. 

These boys were up to something and you knew it. 

“Exactly,” Justin continued, his voice low, “And we’ve been trying to figure out how to say thanks for a while now. What you said earlier gave us an idea.” 

Suddenly, Ryan’s lips gently pressed against your neck, shivers running down your spine at the contact, “If you don’t want this, tell us to stop and we can pretend like it never happened.” 

You found your head rolling back into his touch before something occurred to you, “You guys really don’t need to. I know this is probably weird for you.” Your voice was almost more of a whisper than an actual objection. 

A small smile appeared on Justin’s face, a slight chuckle escaping as he leaned in and kissed you ever so slightly on the lips, leaving you craving more, “We’ve already talked about it and we’re okay. But we need to make sure this is something you want. Just say the word and we can stop.” 

Both men pulled away from you just enough to show that they were waiting for your response. There was no way this was happening. This kind of stuff didn’t just happen, right? “I want this.” 

And just like that, Ryan’s lips were back on your neck and his hands gripped your hips. Justin leaned back down and captured your lips in his, his tongue slipping into your mouth. 

You sighed from the overwhelming feeling of both of them, their tongues on your skin, Ryan’s hands trailing up your sides, Justin’s hands massaging your breasts. 

“How about we get this off?” Justin suggested, tugging your shirt over your head, revealing your bare breasts. His head dipped down and began sucking and biting the sensitive flesh, his tongue rolling over your nipples. From behind, Ryan’s hand came up and around your throat, gently guiding your head back to lean against his shoulder to give Justin better access to your breasts. 

Ryan kept one hand gripped lightly around your throat while his other hand trailed down around your front and into your panties where he ran his fingers through your folds, “Already so wet for us.” He realized though, that you were almost too wet right now, “Were you playing with yourself before we got here.” 

You tried to answer but his grip on your throat made it come as more of a whispered squeak. “I’m sorry, what was that?” Justin asked, coming up from your breasts. 

Ryan’s hand loosened up enough for your to speak and ran down your chest. You took a deep breath, finally not having your airway restricted before nodding much less shy than you meant to. “Girls gotta have a little fun too.” You said boldly. 

Both men chuckled a little and came to stand in front of you. “We’re here for that now, baby.” Ryan’s eyes were blown wide with lust as he bit his lip and stared at your naked body, your panties the only thing covering you. “Why don’t you get out of those and then climb onto the bed for us.” He nodded up towards your still made bed. 

Slowly you obeyed, turning around so your back faced them and then slowly slid your panties down, making a show of it and bending over so they saw everything. “Such a fucking tease.” Justin sighed behind you. 

As you walked over to the bed, you could hear the shuffling of fabric behind you. When you made it there, you turned and sat on the edge of the bed, keeping your legs closed tightly, trying to get any friction on your aching core. Justin and Ryan had rid themselves of everything but their boxers, both of their bulges quite prominent. 

In the back of your mind, all you could think of was the fact that this whole situation could ruin your friendship and the dynamics of the group but you wanted it so badly right now that you weren’t thinking rationally. You wanted them. 

The two men came closer to you and as they did, you reached out towards them and began to palm them through their boxers. Justin threw his head back at the contact and Ryan closed his eyes, a strangled moan sighing from his lips. Justin reached down and grabbed your wrist though, “Tonight’s for you.” 

“Maybe I want to do this.” You looked up at both of the men through your long lashes to see them look hesitant for a moment but they shrugged. 

“Go ahead then, I guess.” Ryan laughed a little but it was cut off by you reaching into his boxers and removing his erection, making him gasp. He was definitely nothing to be disappointed about. After taking Justin into your other hand, you saw that Justin was slightly larger in all aspects but Ryan was still definitely impressive. 

You leaned to your right, taking Justin into your mouth as far as you could, swirling your tongue around the tip. He groaned loudly as you pulled off of him with a pop of your lips. Your hand continued to work him while you did the same to Ryan. Quiet moans fell from both of their lips as you twisted your hand around their members. 

Leaning over, you took Ryan into your mouth, first licking up his shift and then focusing on the tip with your tips. Precum leaked from his tip, further slicking up his shaft as you took him into your mouth. Ryan reached down to gather your hair in his fist, using it to gently guide your head up and down. When he hit the back of your throat, your throat tensed up reflexively, tightening around his cock. “Fuck, baby.” Ryan groaned out. 

“How about you lay back, sweetheart.” Justin suggested, removing his shaft from your grip. You could tell by the way he was panting that he had been close and was trying to regain his composure. You obeyed, leaving both of them to climb on the bed. 

You realized that you didn’t quite know the logistics of all this though. “So, how exactly do we…” You bit your lip, feeling awkward all of a sudden. 

“Get on your hands and knees.” Ryan demanded, his sudden dominance sending a shiver down your spine. You climbed onto your hands and knees, ass sticking in the air. Ryan climbed onto the bed as well, lying on the bed in front of you. His cock stood tall in front of your face so you did the first thing you could think of and replaced your mouth on his cock, now able to take him deeper in this new position. 

Ryan chuckled a little, closing his eyes, “Fuck, so eager.” His hands ran through your hair again, brushing it all over to one side. 

Justin came to stand behind you, one of his hands rubbing over your back and then down to your ass. With his other hand, he rubbed his tip through your folds and over your clit, making you moan around Ryan’s cock, sending him crazy. Just as Justin began to enter you, he pulled out quickly, smacking your ass. 

You jumped at the unexpected blow, Ryan’s cock falling from your mouth. “Wow.” You giggled a little, still shocked that he smacked you but not opposed to it. 

Justin noticed, “Sorry, sweetheart. Your ass just really looked good and I had to. I’ll stop if you want.” He soothed the area he hit with his palm. 

You shook your head, “No, no, I kinda liked it. I just wasn’t expecting it.” 

You could almost feel the cocky smirk on his face as he swatted you again, “Good cause I really wanted to do it again.” You bit your lip as your body jolted forward again. 

You began working Ryan in your mouth again, your hand moving up and down what you couldn’t fit. Justin gently entered you from behind, both of you moaning at the new feeling. “You’re so fucking tight. Holy shit.” His pace was slow at first but once you all got adjusted, he sped up. Your body bounced between the two men, Ryan going further into your mouth every time Justin pounded into you. 

Your senses were on fire, the feeling of being filled so completely becoming overwhelming. The knot in your stomach quickly built until you were shaking to the point where you couldn’t keep sucking Ryan off. Your eyes had slid shut and your arms collapsed under your pressure and you face down on the bed between Ryan’s legs. Your mouth had fallen open as you whimpered. Ryan began stroking himself to the sight in front of him, you being railed ass up and he focused on the delicious sounds coming from you. 

Your walls began to clench as you were just about to fall over the edge but Justin quickly pulled out before you could. You almost cried, “Justin!” 

He rubbed your ass again, “Awe, I’m sorry. I promise, it’ll be better this time when you do cum. Now flip over on your back.” 

Still frustrated at him, still wanting to cum so bad, you obeyed. Justin helped you readjust until your head was hanging off the edge of the bed and your body was lying across it still. Ryan came up close to you and sat back on his knees, grabbing your legs and pulling them around his waist. He slowly entered you, his cock rubbing all along your g-spot in this new angle. “Fuck.” You whimpered, grabbing your breasts. 

Justin stood at the foot of the bed, his large cock wavering in front of your face, “Is this alright?” 

You nodded, proactively guiding his cock into your mouth, tasting yourself on his skin. Both of the men tried an experimental thrust or two, trying to set a good rhythm. Once they found it, it was game over for you. 

Both Justin and Ryan slammed into you hard. You were a moaning mess around Justin’s cock which drove him insane. Ryan gripped your hips so tightly, you knew there’d be bruises you’d have to hide. “You feel so fucking good.” Justin praised, bending over and sucking on your breasts while he thrust down your throat. 

“You take us so well, baby.” Ryan’s praise turned you on. 

Justin’s cock twitched in your mouth and you could tell he was close. He quickly stood back up and removed himself from your mouth. Pumping himself a few last times, he bust all across your chest, your tits covered in his seed. “Fuck-” He groaned, eyes shut as he slowed down his movements. 

Ryan kept ramming into you with a force you never thought possible of the man. That knot in your stomach returned and you found yourself gripping the bed sheets beneath you, “Fuck, Ryan, I’m gonna cum. I’m gonna cum.” You kept saying, eyes closed shut as you felt your orgasm building. You could already tell that this was stronger than any orgasm you’d had before. 

“Keep your eyes open. I wanna watch you fall apart.” Justin demanded. Your eyes slid open just in time to see Ryan slip his thumb down onto your clit, rubbing fast and tight circles which threw you overboard. 

Electricity burst through your body as you came. You let out a high pitched moan, much louder than you ever expected, and your body shook. Ryan kept working your through your orgasm, “Holy fuck!” Ryan exclaimed, his thumb still running over your clit as you just kept cumming. 

“Fuck, fuck, fuck…” It was all you could say, all you could comprehend. You’d never cum this hard or long in your life. 

“Y/N…” Ryan groaned out as he came inside you, the clenching over your walls sending him overboard. 

He pulled out when finally, you came down from your orgasm. 

“Holy fucking shit!” Justin laughed, “That was the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.” 

You sat up on your elbows, legs still spread around Ryan’s waist. You saw the sheets soaked and a liquid other than sweat on Ryan’s torso. “Oh my gosh. I am so sorry!” You covered your face, absolutely humiliated. 

Ryan reached up and removed them caringly, “Don’t be sorry! I’ve never seen a girl actually squirt like that and it was so fucking sexy.” 

“Round two?” Justin suggested and you laughed, lying back down and brushing your sweaty hair out of your face. 

“Gimme a sec.” You laughed. 

[alilpunkrock]

Overprotective: MIW (5/5)

This was hard, not gonna lie. I tried to do a different aspect for each guy but damn this one was difficult. Enjoy 🖤

Ryan: Ryan has told you from the beginning of your relationship that he’s not the jealous type, and in the beginning you believed him. But now, a year and a half into your relationship you’ve seen a whole new side of him. You went with him to find some new tour outfits and while you were looking around, you ran into your ex. That relationship ended okay and you were still friends but Ryan was not okay with that. He wouldn’t admit that it made his blood boil watching you two laugh as your ex brought up old memories. Ryan finally paid for the stuff he picked out and walked over to you asking if you were ready, ignoring your ex. You said goodbye to your ex and walked out with Ryan dramatically grabbing your hand. “I thought you don’t get jealous?” You smirked. He grumbled. “I don’t. I’m just... overprotective.”

Chris: “babe be careful setting that up, it’s really heavy.” Chris said from the side of the stage watching you. AJ asked you to help set the stage for the show tonight and you decided you can tackle the giant metal fans and MIW letters by yourself. “I’m fine, Chris.” You said starting to get annoyed with your boyfriend. You know he meant well and was just looking out for you. As you slid one of the fans I to it’s marked spot it started to fall off the platform towards you. “Y/N!” AJ and another crew member caught the fan before it fell on you. “Oh my god, are you okay? You could’ve been crushed! I told you to let AJ handle the fans.” Chris had a hold of your arms and was looking you all over to make sure there wasn’t a scratch on you. “I’m fine. Leave me alone.” You pushes his hands off you and headed to the bus, hiding in your bunk. You laid on your side, back facing the curtain, when Chris came looking for you. Ignoring him, you continued to scroll through Instagram. “Baby, I know you’re in there. Are you sure you’re okay? You didn’t get hurt at all earlier?” He pulled your curtain back enough to poke his head through. “Cmon talk to me.” He put his hand on your hip and squeezed. “Why? So you can tell me to let one of the guys handle it? I’m perfectly capable of doing shit on my own, I don’t always need one of the guys to carry something heavy for me!” By now you were out of your bunk and yelling up at Chris. He knew you were stubborn and would only let someone help if you really needed it. “I know that babe.” He sighed. “Then why do you treat me like I’m going to break all the time?!” You were still yelling. “Because it would kill me if something happened to you! And I got scared earlier with the fan because they’re huge and all metal! You could’ve been seriously hurt!” You were quiet. “I love you and I want to keep you around a while.” You looked down smiling. “I’m sorry for being so stubborn.” “Ehh I like that about you.” You wrapped your arms around his waist in a hug. “I’m sorry for being so overprotective.” “Ehh I like that about you.”

Ricky: the guys had a day off between shows. You’d flown out a few days ago to spend time with your boyfriend Ricky for the rest of this leg of the tour. Ricky got you up early and you both got ready to go out for the day. The day was going pretty smooth, Ricky didn’t get hounded by fans any where you went so that made for a peaceful morning. It wasn’t until later as more people were out and about that girls came up and asked for pictures or just walked up to say hi. The fans were all pretty nice and excepted yours and Ricky’s relationship. It all happened out of no where. The two of you were standing in line for coffee and the crowd around you two slowly got bigger and bigger making you more uncomfortable. Ricky noticed you leaning into his side more and started to pay attention around him. As soon as the fans around realized Ricky noticed them, the entire place broke out in havoc. You held your breath at the noise got louder in your ears. You barley noticed Ricky grabbing your hand and pulling you through the crowd trying to keep you as close as possible. He was mumbling “excuse me, move please.” Trying to keep his cool, but knowing you’re freaking out was bringing out the overprotective side of him. It wasn’t until you were back on the bus, safe from being ambushed by fans that you could breath properly again.

Vinny: Yours and Vinnys relationship was something that meant more to Vin than anything. He hasn’t had a serious relationship before you so when he feels like someone is trying to pull you away he gets overprotective. Don’t get him wring he knows you’re friends with his bandmates, you were friends with everyone before you and Vin began dating. Everyone was meeting at Chris’ home for a band dinner and you had shown up early without Vinny, he was helping his mom with something at her house. Upon walking into the living room, Ryan was watching rick and Morty. Chris was getting everything ready for the bbq, so you joined Ryan on the couch. Slowly people started showing up and Vin was one of the last. “Hey sorry, mom asked me to do a few more things.” He said leaning down to kiss you. “It’s okay, I’ve been here with Ry.” He just nodded, but his mood visibly changed. Throughout the night Vinny all but avoided you. He’d sit next to you but wouldn’t touch you. When it was time you finally go home, Vin and you got in your separate cars and went home. His mood continued under your roof. “What’s wrong, Vin?” “Nothing, just tired.” “Tired my ass, what’s going on?” “Why are you with me?” “What?” “I know Ryan’s more your type. Why’d you choose me?” “Are you kidding me?? You’re actually asking me this?” He sighed. “I know you’re right, sorry.” “No babe, are you jealous of my friendship with Ryan?” He shook his head. “No, not jealous. I know you love me. I’m just protective. You’re the first person I’ve felt so strongly about and I want to protect our relationship.” You leaned in with tears in your eyes and kissed him. “I love you, and I’m yours.”

Justin: as the night progressed your books started to pile up. Midterms were killing you and all your professors decided to schedule them all on the same day. Justin has been and always is amazing when it comes to your schooling. He gives you space when you need it, makes you food when you ask, brought you shots when you were just done with everything. Justin was concerned about you tonight though. You had disappeared into the guest bedroom which isn’t uncommon but last time he checked on you he could clearly see the tear tracks down your cheeks. After hearing your frustrated groans and sniffing he finally had enough. When Justin walked into the room you had your head in both your hands, if he hadn’t known better he’d think you were asleep. “Baby, cmon lets take a break for the night.” He leaned down and kissed the top of your head. You shook yours mumbling about having to finish. He sighed and reached forward, closing your book, you didn’t even fight him. He turned you in your chair and made you face him, wiping the rest of the frustrated tears away. You reached forward, wrapping your arms around his neck, he moved you so your legs were also around his waist and picked you up effortlessly. Koala hugging him as he walked into your shared bedroom. He laid you down, you pulled him down with you. After laying cuddled for a few minutes, you spoke up; “thank you, I think my brain was about to explode.” He chuckled. “Of course, I want you healthy in every way possible. Mentally, physically, emotionally. I have to protect you every way I can.” You kissed him, wrapping your arms tighter around him. Finally getting the peaceful sleep you’ve been neededing.

Tag: @chriscrosscerulli @myanaconda-will-consider1t @thisplace-ishaunted @ryansitkowskiswifey @musicsexandpizza69 @whyisgmora @svintsandghosts @doomed-syko

[rndyounghowze]

Zack by Christian St. Croix Is What We’ve Been Wanting To Say Since The Nineties

Time Out! Did Know Theatre just bring Toxic Whiteness to a screech-ing halt? @saintscrossing

By Ricky and Dana Young-Howze

@knowtheatre of Cincinnati

Review 153

Do you remember the good old TV shows from the nineties where the plots centered around groups of random teens? Remember when all of the fashion looked like a Lisa Frank coloring book? Remember when music played on a Keytar was both popular AND good? Remember when blonde white teen males were the heroes and always won the day? Well if you have a vivid sense memory of exactly the show I’m talking about then you just have to see Zack by Christian St. Croix and presented by the Know Theatre of Cincinnati. This story following a similar group of unlikely teenage friends paints the titular blonde hero in a very different way.

I have to say that I really love Know Theatre’s stage. It’s just an empty space that you can fill with light, movement, and energy. I found the use of the graphics really effective for scene changes. I’m glad that they’re using all of the tools in their toolkit as a theatre space and not just film effects to become a “multimedia extravaganza”.

St. Croix’s writing made Zack into a creature from a haunted house. A mischievous prankster demon. I know this because even though he’s not in a scene his presence fills every bit of the stage. What helps is that Zack is as invisible as Harvey the rabbit but breathed into life by the words and actions of the characters. Everything these two do is to please him or defy him. St. Croix took a blonde teen hunk from my childhood and turned him into the malevolent junior god of toxic whiteness. I’d say this ruined my childhood but I graduated from college in the 2008 recession. That horse is way too dead to beat.

I could write a whole week of reviews about AJ Baldwin and David Armando and their brilliance making both Gina and PJ distinct and breathing characters. However I want to devote the rest of my praise about how they both took a pair of sunglasses and made one character that is so specific and so real that I can smell the hair gel and the Teen Spirit cologne on him. Like I know that there isn’t a corporeal form of Zack onstage but because of Baldwin and Armando’s talent he is as very real as his toxic masculinity.

If you lived anywhere near a TV as a kid in the nineties you knew everything about Zack (the show) before you even turned your computer on. If you grew up Black in the nineties you’ve heard “you’re the whitest Black person I know”. It was weird watching Dana watch this show. They were sampling Zack’s racism like an old wine. They knew this vintage well. This play is saying everything we elder millennials have known about the world forever; it’s not a sitcom. It’s real, hurtful, and those kids would not be friends. Zack is a healing balm to those old hurts making us realize why we didn’t see ourselves in the characters of our youth. It unapologetically says you are too unique for a theme song to make everything better. Thank you.

A couple things that you need to know so that you can better appreciate the crazy. Andrew Hungerford directed and designed the lights remotely through some technology that I’ve heard him explain in an interview but still sounds like voodoo witchcraft to me. The actors are acting to a three camera setup on the upper main stage and all of the crew is running this from a control room on a different floor. The running crew and the actors never occupy the same space or breath the same air. Hungerford has not seen the stage or even the Cincinnati Skyline for a long while now and did this all remotely in LA. This is what it’s like to do a run of a show during the pandemic. This is all of the work that goes into making even a two hander work safely. This is the reason why theatre has not been killed by the apocalypse but also why you need to donate to the arts more than ever. Know Theatre worked very hard so that you could stay home safe and watch it.

You have a limited amount of time to see the Livestream of this show. Get your tickets now. After that Know Theatre will be streaming a recording.

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We have a YouTube Channel. Recently we sat down with three members of the Know Theatre staff for an interview. You can see that here.

https://youtu.be/yVXVS1TLpt4

We are so thankful for the outpouring of donations we’ve received! We graciously accept all donations through our Venmo (@rndyounghowze).

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[miwromantics]

Day Offs With Ricky

It was a warm summer day in Chicago and today was a day off for you. It’s been two months since the start of Motionless in White’s tour. You were their photographer for their shows and it’s been going well on the road. All of the guys were super nice to you and the audio crew were your go-to hang out buddies. Tomorrow everyone was flying to San Diego, California for a show but until then it was time to enjoy your day in your favorite city. You had plans to meet up with the crew for coffee and brunch, so you showered and got ready for the day. While doing your makeup, you got a text from AJ, one of the audio guys.

“Yo Y/N! You cool if Vinny and Ricky join the group for food?” the text read.

A little taken back, you replied, “Sure yeah totally!”

Normally the band and the crew do their own things on days off, everyone’s got their cliques they hang with, so it was weird to you that Vinny and Ricky were joining. Lately, things were going well with Ricky. You’ve been talking to him a lot recently about cameras and different editing techniques which started a friendship between you two. But around the other members, he wouldn’t really talk to you, which you thought was odd. But the times you’d spend together alone talking about photography slowly turned into more personal conversations, and over a few weeks on the road, you developed a crush on Ricky. But you always felt like he just viewed you as a friend.

About 30 minutes later, you grabbed your backpack with your camera gear, headed out of your hotel room and got down to the lobby. You saw AJ and Shane sitting on the couches, getting directions to the coffee shop you guys were going to. You playfully flicked them both off as you sat down in a chair across from them. And in just a few seconds, you felt two hands on your shoulders from behind you followed by a loud “BOO!” in your ear. It nearly made you jump out of your seat. You whipped your head around to see Vinny erupting in laugher and Ricky behind him with a grin on his face, shaking his head.

“Vinny! Jesus Christ, you gave me heart attack!” you exclaimed.

“Hey just making sure you’re awake, Y/N!” You ready for some hipster-ass brunch?” he laughed as he sat down next to you.

“Gonna tear this food up! As soon as AJ hurries up with finding this place,” you answered.

“Alright every calm down, calm down! It finally pulled up, let’s go!” AJ said as he stood up from the couch.

You all followed AJ out of the hotel and started walking down the city streets of Chicago. AJ, Vinny, and Shane led the group with you and Ricky right behind them. You had always loved this city; the busy streets, the buildings, the people. You smiled as you took out your camera and began taking pictures of everything you saw, and capturing funny moments of Vinny and AJ messing around with Shane. Ricky walked beside you as you took the pictures, occasionally turning to your side to snap a photo of him.

“That was pretty funny how Vin scared you this morning. You jumped pretty fast. Didn’t know you were a scaredy-cat,” Ricky said as he playfully nudged your shoulder with a smile on his face.

“Hey shut it, Olsen, he scared the shit out of me!” you said as you snapped a photo of him. You caught the perfect moment of him smiling at you. He started walking a little closer to you, and you could feel some tension forming.

After a short walk, you all arrived at the coffee shop. Everyone ordered their food and drinks and picked a table outside to sit at. AJ sat next to you, Shane beside him, Vinny across from Shane and Ricky was across from you. While waiting for the food, conversations about how the tour was going came up, and the crew was swapping stories with the band of how everyone’s day normally goes. But after the food arrived and everyone was eating, individual conversations broke out amongst the table. AJ, Shane, and Vinny started talking about basketball and how the Chicago Bulls were doing in the season, meanwhile, you and Ricky started talking about photography. You thought to yourself how you were glad that he and Vinny decided to join the crew for a day off hangs.

After about an hour of eating, everyone stood up and walked back inside to grab one last cup of coffee to go.

“So Y/N, any plans for the rest of the day?” Vinny asked you as everyone formed a circle outside.

“Well I was thinking of taking it pretty easy today, might just head back to the hotel and pack my suitcase for the flight tomorrow,” you answered.

“Aw lame! We’re probably going to go to a basketball game tonight, hit us up if you change your mind,” AJ said in reply.

“I’m gonna walk Y/N back to the hotel, I’ll catch up with you guys later,” Ricky said.

Your eyes shot over to him. He was already looking at you with a small smile on his face. The rest of the guys didn’t think much of it, and soon they walked away to do whatever else they had planned for the day.

“Walk me to the hotel ay?” you joked as you and Ricky started walking down the sidewalk.

“Anything to get a few more moments with you,” he said as he lightly nudged your shoulder.

You tried to hide your smile, but you could already feel your face getting warm as your cheeks started to blush. As you guys walk towards the hotel, you could feel some sort of tension forming. Was it just the fact that he wanted to be alone with you? Was he just worried about you getting back safely? Your thoughts were racing.

As you approached the hotel and soon walked inside, he stopped by the elevator and pushed the button for you.

“Well if you change your mind about going out to the game tonight, let Vin know, okay?” he said as the elevator door opened.

You shook your head and smiled at him. “Thanks for walking with me, Rick,” you said.

He smiled back at you and gave a little wave as the elevator doors shut. You stood in there for a second, gathering your thoughts before hitting your floor number. You told yourself not to read into it, but you knew that this was all you were going to think about for the rest of the night.

~~~

It was around 5:30am when you were supposed to be down in the hotel lobby. You didn’t get much sleep since your thoughts of Ricky kept you up for most of the night. Tired and barely awake, you threw your hair up in a messy bun, grabbed your suitcase and backpack and headed downstairs. Most of the crew and band were there, but still waiting on Chris, Shane, and Ricky. You sat on the chair you sat in the day before and tried not to dose off while everyone waited. You felt a tap on your shoulder and your eyes opened to see Ricky standing beside you.

“Someone’s sleepy,” he said as you looked up at him.

“Shhhhh, I’m just resting my eyes,” you chuckled back at him.

After Chris and Shane were finally downstairs, everyone piled into two runner vans that were headed to the airport. And after a short drive, you arrived there. Dropping your bags off was a breeze and thankfully security wasn’t too crazy, being so early in the morning. And after a quick tram ride, you were at the gate for the plane. Just over 30 minutes later, you were walking on the plane. You found your seat and were so thankful to have the chance to go back to sleep for a while. You fashioned your backpack into somewhat of a pillow. And just when you were closing your eyes, you feel someone sit down next to you. You peaked open one eye to see Ryan.

“Looks like were plane buddies, Y/N”, Ryan whispered.

You smiled and threw a thumbs up to him. He chuckled and busted out his neck pillow.

When you closed your eyes, you must have fallen asleep pretty quickly. You didn’t feel Ryan get out of his seat. But when someone sat back down next to you and woke you up, your tiredness brought out the cranky in you.

“Ryan, you know I love you but ya girl needs sleep so sit down,” you lightly snapped at him.

“Wow someone really is sleepy,” a voice replied to you.

Your eyes shot open. You knew Ryan’s voice and that was not Ryan. Instead, you see Ricky sitting next to you with his head leaned back, eyes shut and a slight smile on his face.

“Uhhh where’s Ryan and what did you do with him,” you asked as you shut your eyes again.

Ricky chuckled. “I begged and pleaded for him to trade seats with me,” he said with a sarcastic tone, “get some sleep Y/N, it’s a long flight to San Diego.”

You could feel yourself slipping away, the drone of the airplane helped you go to sleep. You were so tired. And somehow though Ricky was the one that kept your brain up all night, him beside you also helped you sleep. And while you slept, you didn’t realize that you abandoned your backpack pillow and adjusted yourself to be resting on Ricky’s shoulder. After what seemed like only an hour, you felt Ricky move and it woke you.

“Oh shit sorry Rick,” you mumbled as you move away from him and closer to the window.

“It’s okay Y/N, didn’t mind you crushing my shoulder to sleep,” he said softly.

You rubbed your eyes for a minute and let out a big yawn.

“Jeez you slept for 4 hours and you’re still tired? You’re not a morning person, are you?” he asked.

You shook your head no. “God I can’t wait to get off this plane and into a bed.”

He chuckled.

~~~

After landing in San Diego, everyone retrieved their bags and headed to the hotel. You checked your phone to see what time it was, but also you saw you had a text from AJ.

“Nice snuggle sesh on the plane. BARF” it read.

You rolled your eyes and let out a sigh.

As the vans rolled up to the hotel and everyone got out, Ricky grabbed your suitcase for you. You smiled and thanked him as he held the door open for you. The rest of the band and crew were already forming a line at the counter to get room keys. You and Ricky were the last in line.

After getting keys, you both walked over to the elevators and waited in silence. The doors opened and you both walked in.

“What floor are you on?” you asked him.

“Uhhh, looks like 22,” he answered as he fumbled around looking at his room key.

You press the button for 22.

“Oh, are you on that floor too?” he asked.

“Great detective skills Olsen, how’d you figure that one out,” you joked as the elevator took you up.

He laughed and shook his head. As the doors open, he motioned his hand out and waited for you to go first. You walked down the hallway but noticed that he wasn’t walking behind you.

“I’m this way,” he said as the pointed down another hallway, “I guess I’ll see you later Y/N.”

“Oh yeah, sure. See ya later,” you said. You felt awkward even saying it. Why were things getting weird now? So what, you fell asleep on his should, big whoop. You told yourself that things weren’t weird and that you’re just being anxious.

You threw your suitcase on the couch in your room and quickly jumped into the bed. Even though you slept on the plane you were still so tired. As you were taking your leggings off, you heard a very quiet knock on your door. You climbed out of bed and peeped out the door to see Ricky standing there. You look down at your bare legs, shrugged your shoulders and opened the door, letting only your head be visible as you hid behind the door.

“What’s up, Rick?”

He stared at you before looking down and back up to you, “Why are you hiding behind the door?”

“Don’t worry about it, Olsen. What’s up?” you asked again.

He nervously looked down at his feet. You could tell something was bothering him.

“Spit it out, I’ve got a nap to take,” you said urging him on.

“I’ve been thinking about you a lot, Y/N. In fact, you’re all I think about,” he mumbled as he shuffled his feet.

You could feel your face rush with blood and your heart rate starting to accelerate. You stood behind the door, somewhat speechless. Was this really happening? Right here, right now?

“I’m sorry if I’m being too forward, I just can’t stay silent about my feelings towards you anymore,” he said as he finally looked up at you.

“Rick.. I..” you struggled to find words.

“I’m sorry this was a mistake,” he said as he started to walk away.

“Ricky wait,” you said as you walked out from behind the door and into the hallway.

He turned around to see you standing there in nothing but your sweater and socks, he looked you up and down. You walked right up to him, grabbed his face in your hands and kissed him. You’ve waited for this moment for what seemed like ages. His arms wrapped around your waist and you threw your arms over his shoulders. You pulled back and left your face close to his.

“Wanna come inside?” you whispered.

He shook his head and smiled at you.

While you both walked a few paces back to your room, he lifted your sweater to reveal your underwear. You giggled and swatted his hand away. After the door closed, you turned around to be greeted by Ricky, who was already taking his shirt off.

“Whoa whoa, Olsen, I invite you into my hotel room and you immediately start stripping? Dial it back,” you joked.

He laughed. “Don’t flatter yourself, I can’t sleep with a shirt on and you wanted to nap right?”

You couldn’t help but stare at his body. His tattooed arms were toned and his pants rode low on his waist. He folded up his shirt while you admired his hands. He looked at you and sat down on the couch, next to your suitcase. While he sat, he smiled at you, trying to hide his blushing face. You walked over to him and sat on top of him. You pulled his face to you and began kissing him. It started off with slow, light kisses that were interrupted by smiles and deep breaths. But slowly the innocent kissing turned passionate. His hands found their way under your sweater and were gripping your back. You had your hands on his chest and in his hair. Both of you started breathing more heavily, with an occasional moan slipping out. He tugged at your sweater which gave you the hint to take it off. You stood up in front of him and smiled.

“Oh Ricky, you’re not going to get me to strip that easily,” you chuckled as you crawled into the bed.

He stood up from the couch and made his way over to you.

“Was worth a shot!” he said as he laid down next to you.

You were facing each other, and he kissed you on the forehead.

“Can we just lay here for the whole day?” you asked.

“I would love nothing more,” he answered.

[dracomalfoyswifey]

Motionless In White Preferences

(P.S. Inspired by @alilpunkrock by her amazing MIW Preferences that is her series on her page. I’m in no way or shape a great writer like her or other fanfic authors but I’ll try my greatest to deliver my best writing to you Creatures. Enjoy!)

How they asked you out...😁

Justin: He will always remember how you came up with the idea of pranking Vinny by putting hair dye in his shampoo bottle the day before they went home from touring. Vinny freaked out and blamed it on Ryan who took the fall and blame thinking it was funny as hell. By the way, Vinny should never have black hair. That’s when he knew he was in love with you.

Chris: That one time where you two were just hanging out and there was a couple of fangirls following the two of you so you’d thought you’d give them a show. He loved how you pinned him up against the side of the bus and smashed your lips against his. Ever since then you two were a couple.

Ricky: It wasn’t a happy moment but it definitely made him think of you more than a sister kind of way. It was a normal day and everything was ordinary when your boyfriend broke up with you. In a text. Ricky happened to come back early from the lunch he and the guys had to check up on you when he found you crying in a puddle of tears and tissues. He comforted you and confessed his feelings.

Vinny: It was during the show day when Vinny found a abandoned basketball outside by the bus tire. He thought he’d be all slick and a show off to impress you. Well he failed miserably and fell on his butt. You rushed over to make sure he was fine and he will never forget how the sun shined in your eyes and your hair glistening beautifully around your gorgeous face that he loves to kiss so much. When he asked you out on a date, you though he had a concussion but he proved you wrong with a kiss.

Ryan: Of course, being a gamer takes concentration and determination. He was in his final round in Halo playing against AJ. He wasn’t listening to you as he had asked about your day when you sat by him watching him play. You decided that enough is enough and kissed him to grab his attention. He was taken back but kissed back. How could he say no to his crush? He asked you out when you two pulled away.

[theoneandonlykymberlee]

Crybaby Pt. 2

Ricky Olson/ OC

Mentions of drugs and overdose. Read at your own risk.

Ricky POV.

I groaned at Chris as he paced around our last hotel room of the tour and bitched at me about my ex girlfriend.

“Ricky. Please just talk to her. Call her.”

“Why? So she can confirm that I am in fact the stupidest man alive? So after four years she can confirm that I left her for the fucking stupidest reason?”

“You left her Rick. You left the girl that literally loves you more than life itself because you were fucking terrified of loving her more than yourself. You left her because of some selfish fucking thought in your mind.”

“I left her because I couldn’t keep putting her through-“

“Bull fucking shit Rick. She would’ve done anything you asked her to do.”

I sighed and ran my hand through my hair as Chris fumed and stared at me like I had grown another head and showed him my fingers were webbed.

“I’ll call her Chris. Okay? I’ll call her and ask her if we can talk.”

“Do it now. I’m tired of watching you be fucking miserable. We’re home for a while, maybe you can fix this.”

I rolled my eyes at him and pulled my phone out of my pocket, dialing what I hoped was still her phone number. It rang a couple of times and then she finally picked up. I knew the voice on the other end of the line in my soul.

“Hello?”

“Olive, is that you?”

She sounded off, like something was wrong and it made my heart beat harder. I knew in my heart of hearts what was wrong, I was just hoping I was imagining it.

“Who is this?”

“It’s Rick… can we talk…”

I heard her breathing quicken as she whispered something into the phone.

“I fucked up, I bought the house. I fucked up, please help me.”

I was up and out of my chair, all but dragging Chris with me to Ryan and AJ’s hotel room.

“Dude what the fuck?”

“Shut your trap Chris. There’s something wrong.”

I pounded on the door and Ryan opened it wide eyes at the sight in front of him. I was fuming and had the front of Chris’ hoodie balled up in my hand. I’d bet from an outside view we probably looked quite comical. Talk man dragged around by small angry man.

“We need to go right now. I need you both to come with me.”

Ryan just nodded and grabbed AJ before I let Chris go and we all ran down the hall and towards where my car was parked. We loaded up and I burned out when I hit the gas to pull out of the driveway. I took a deep breath and got on the freeway, pushing my car to its limits.

“Rick-“

“Olivia is in trouble.”

Ryan and AJ bot sat up straighter as I basically drifted the exit ramp and ran the light towards the neighborhood Olivia and I had looked at multiple times in the summers and the winters. We were going to buy the house together and make it our own. A music room for me and an art studio for her.

My tires screeched as I pulled up in front of the house to all the lights on and her car in the driveway. Without hesitation we all ran up to the door and I tried the knob, locked. I was practically pounding on the door as I thought of ways to get in.

“Fuck. I don’t want to kick this down but fuck.”

“Then don’t, let me.”

Chris pushed me lightly out of the way and pulled his knee to his chest, kicking the door opened on the first try. I ran into the house and slid to a stop in the living room. Olivia was laid out on the couch, her phone under her hand, a growing puddle of vomit underneath her. I immediately ran over to where she was and lifted her gently before sitting under her head and tapping her cheek lightly.

“Olive. Livy. Honey. Please wake up. Chris please call an ambulance.”

My long time friend just nodded in shock and dialed 911 as Ryan examined the things on the table. I was borderline hysterical as I rocked her gently, barely taking anything other than he in.

“Uh. Ricky.. this is heroin…”

“Yeah man… she overdosed…”

I was still alternating between tapping her cheek lightly and trying my hardest to wipe the vomit off her face as I whispered to her after four long years. The only thing else I could do was take in her appearance. Her once white hair was a dingy brown and her once glowing face was shallow and faded. The light in the girl I loved faded and it was my fault. I was in tears by the time the ambulance got to us, and they loaded her onto the gurney.

“Can I ride with her?”

“Are you related?”

“I’m her husband,” I grabbed Ryan’s arm and dragged him over to me, “and this is her twin brother.”

“Okay. Follow us. The other two going to meet you at the hospital?”

Chris nodded and AJ shook his head.

“I’m going to clean up here, fix the door. I uh… I don’t want her to come back to this disaster… she’s been my friend my whole life… I don’t want her to come back here to this…”

I just nodded and put my hand on his shoulder before Ryan and I rushed out to get in the ambulance with her. I stuck by her side the entire night and well into the next day, with Ryan in and out getting coffee and food for the both of us that mainly went untouched on my part.

My little Olive…

She used to be so bright and flamboyant. She was always smiling and skipping around, she was the light in all of our lives. Olivia could never let anyone be sad, it broke her heart and she had to immediately try to make anyone feel better. She constantly played jokes on the guys, or she was the one trying her hardest to make something creative for us for our birthdays. She knew us like the back of her hand.

I left her to give her a chance at something normal. Something lasting, and I still fucked that up. I didn’t take into consideration that maybe, just maybe, she really did love me and want to be with me forever. I didn’t give her that option. I just… left her to her own devices after three years of being together. Three years of being all she knew in a world that was vile and cruel. I knew I would still see her, she was AJ’s best friend, I thought she would stick around. I was wrong.

Two weeks after our split, she was gone. No word of where she was going, no warning. Just gone. Her number didn’t change though, she just never answered the phone if we called.

I readjusted myself in the chair next to her hospital bed and took her small hand in my own, kissing her knuckles and putting my head back down on her arm.

I heard the door open and close before I opened my eyes and looked across from me where AJ was sitting, brokenly staring at his long time best friend.

“Is she okay…”

“She OD’d, they’re saying she could come to whenever she decides she wants to, well, her body anyway. It’s all up to her body and it burning the heroin out of her blood stream.”

He just nodded sadly and took her other hand in his before he looked at me.

“You know she’s got all the old pictures of you guys hung up in her room at the house?”

“I didn’t think she would keep them, I’m a loser remember?”

“She still loves you. Your music room is even designed and partially set up. I think she came home to start over, to make herself into someone else. I’m a nosey shit, I may have read her diary. She bought the house outright in cash as a present to herself. She wanted to build it up to be the house you two always talked about, in the hopes that maybe you would come back to her.”

I sighed and put my head back down and squeezed her fingers lightly, mentally kicking my own ass for the bullshit I pulled.

“I love you Olivia. I always have and I always will. Please wake up.”

[sharktalkswrestling]

Looking at NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #1 (19 June 2002)

A Bit of an Intro:

I consistently watched TNA/Impact from roughly 2008 to 2011. I have fond memories of AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, Abyss, Team 3D, Beer Money, Awesome Kong, ODB, and many others. I was a teenager, so I’m sure some of the angles and stories might not hold up today. Nowadays, I’m interested in watching TNA’s history that led up to the period I watched as a kid, and so I’ve decided to go back and watch all 114 of the weekly PPVs from ‘02-‘04.

It’s a pretty interesting time in wrestling. One year on from the WWF buying out WCW and ECW, this is the first attempt at a major alternative to the McMahon monopoly. This the last time the NWA was on a big platform until recently with Powerrr. Most importantly, this is the origin of a company that has been through its ups and downs (and name changes), but has survived for 17 years and doesn’t look to be stopping any time soon. In case anybody else here is interested in this slice of history, I figured I would post little reviews / recommendations based on the quality (not just in terms of wrestling but overall entertainment) and significance (title matches, debuts, returns, key promos or angles, etc) of each event. This first show aired on 19 June 2002.

Quality: 2/5. A lot of the show is bad. There is one match I would call good (a six-man tag of AJ Styles, Jerry Lynn, and Low Ki vs The Flying Elvises). The NWA title rumble is interesting but never really “good”. Jarrett’s promos are pretty fun, and there’s a segment with K-Krush (R-Truth) making fun of some Nascar drivers, which is fun to watch despite being not-so-subtle with its racism. Everything else is utterly abysmal. The kind of humor and sleaziness that was acceptable in the Attitude Era but is (mostly) gone today. But, hey, if that’s your style, godspeed, friend. Mike Tenay is great on commentary, of course, but Don West and Ed Ferrara float between mediocre and god awful.

Significance: 5/5. Despite the event being overall not what I would call “good” or even “mediocre”, if you like watching history being made, I feel like you kinda have to watch this PPV. It’s the first event of the new promotion, you meet a lot of the roster, a few feuds are immediately established, and a new NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion is crowned. Plus, with the benefit of hindsight, it’s a super interesting show. In the future they’re the legitimate #2 company in the United States with millions of viewers but right now they have a tag team that’s a dick joke and Toby Keith (of all people in this beautiful world) doing run-ins during title matches.

My thoughts [Spoilers]:

This first show feels completely alien to the Impact Wrestling of today (except for the inexplicable presence of Ken Shamrock), and only faintly resembles the TNA of my youth through some of the talent. AJ Styles, Jerry Lynn, Abyss (wrestling unmasked as “Justice”), James Storm, and of course Jeff Jarrett are all on the card. Hearing Mike Tenay and Don West did work my nostalgia. (Does Tenay ever commentate anymore? Shame, if not. Really was one of the best.) Based on the rest of the roster, I assume the show most resembles ‘00-’01 WCW with Buff Bagwell, Scott Hall, Jimmy Yang, Norman Smiley, Malice (aka the Wall, brother), and others on the roster. I haven’t watched that era of WCW, though, so feel free to correct me if I’m off-base. They did slap on an NWA brand bucket of paint by inviting former heavyweight champions like Ricky Steamboat, Dory Funk Jr, and Harley Race to the show.

The booking decisions seem all over the place. I think Russo is the booker for TNA until they start doing named monthly PPVs in 2004, so that tracks. In the first match - the six-man tag - commentary keeps hyping up a fatal four-way to crown the first X-Division Champion on next week’s show, only for the “Flying Elvises” (Jimmy Yang, Sonny Siaki, and Jorge Estrada) to beat Styles, Lynn, and Low Ki (y’know, the guys competing for the X-Division belt) in six minutes. Otherwise the match was good, though. The fourth participant in the four-way will be Psicosis, who tagged with James Storm of all people and lost to the Johnsons. A tag team whose gimmick is that they’re dressed up like dicks. Way to make your championship contenders look strong. How the X-Division became the hottest division in the company later with this kind of booking blows my mind.

They advertise that the second PPV will have a “lingerie battle royal” between a number of mostly ex-WCW and ECW women, and bring them all out to tease the match. The whole angle is pretty gross and not entertaining to boot.

Some of the gimmicks feel dated but none more so than Bruce (Kwee Wee) and Lenny, the “Rainbow Express” whose gimmick appears to be “we’re gay and therefore heels”. They were managed for some reason by Joel Gertner, who felt the need to cut a promo in the middle of the gauntlet match about how many women he’s going to sleep with tonight. I guess he didn’t want to seem gay by association? It’s one of the worst bits of the whole show.

The gauntlet for the gold - a 20-man Royal Rumble where the last two competitors have a singles match - was more interesting than it was good. Honestly, the best moment was Toby Keith ambushing Jeff Jarrett and hitting him with a suplex, leading to him and Scott Hall eliminating him. Ken Shamrock and Malice (the Wall, brother) were the final two, with Shamrock (thankfully) winning the ten pounds of gold. Making him champion was probably the only good booking decision on the whole show. It’s interesting that Malice was the man to close the show with Shamrock, as he’ll end up only doing a couple more notable matches for the company before jumping to All Japan and unfortunately passing about a year after this show.

Well, that’s all that I’d say merits discussion. I reiterate that despite its numerous flaws, I recommend watching this inaugural NWA-TNA PPV if you’re interested in this era of wrestling. Let me know if you’d like me to post more of these.

[rickygoldman331]

Hi everyone Ricky Goldman here.

Here we go with the kickoff show match.

Its Baron Corbin vs Big E. The stadium looks awesome. Big E takes control early on. Plenty of outside action here. Corbin looking in rough shape. Corbin gains control and looks to get back into this. Corbin looked to escape with the briefcase it didn't work. The crowd definitely on the side of Big E as he gets back in control,hits the big ending and gets the W.

Its here. The biggest party of the summer. The second biggest event of the year. Summerslam 2021.

1st match up is Randy Orton and Riddle vs AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw tag team titles. Good way to start. All 4 men looking great here. Hot crowd for the night. Nice back and forth action. Alot of action outside the ring. Only a 7 minute match here. This was a nice decent match. It could have been alot longer. Riddle is super over. Your winners and new raw tag team champions RKBRO.

Alexa Bliss vs Eva Marie up next. This was an OK match kinda filler though. Eva hasn't got much better since being away from WWE. Both women looking ok here. Bliss in control for most of this. Really quick match. Really not much else to add. Waste of my time this match. Alexa Bliss with the pin to win here.

Damien Preist vs Sheamus for the US title. This one should be good. Sheamus in control for most of the match. This was a good match here. I enjoyed it. Nice flowing back and forth action. Both men in fantastic shape here. Plenty of pin falls in this one. This one alot longer than the last. Preist looked great here. I'm a very big fan of Preist. Sheamus heeled it up very much in this match. Very close pin falls in this one. Sheamus using his mask as a weapon but Damien rips it off,slaps him around,throws him into the corner,hits the reckoning and is your new US champion.

The Mysterios vs The Usos for the Smackdown tag team titles. Family vs family again. I'm glad this is on the main show. All 4 men looking on peak here. Good back and forth following tag team match. Plenty of tags and plenty of pin fall attempts. Lots of close calls for this one. Both tag teams showing how great they are here. This was much better than Money In The Bank. I got to say this PPV hasnt been that great so far. It could be alot better. Rey and Dominik gaining control towards the end of the match not that it mattered Usos with the quick tags,superkicks,the splash,the win and Usos are still champions.

After this Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogz came out.

This was meant to be the match bit Sasha isnt here out comes Carmella for the match and OH MY GOD Becky Lynch is back. She takes care of Carmella hits one move on Bianca takes the title.

Drew Mcintyre vs Jinder Mahal up next I actually forgot about this match. Jinder controlled the beginning of this match. Veer and Shanky not by ringside here. I went to the toilet and match over. It was that quick. Claymore and the 123 by Drew.

Triple threat match Nikki A.S.H vs Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte for the Raw womens title. I normally hate triple threat matches but lets see how this turns out. Rhea and Charlotte take care of Nikki until she gets back into it. Pin falls a plenty for this match. All three women looking on point here. Nikki in control as Rhea is on the outside but hang on here she comes. Rhea and Charlotte fighting outside the ring but now back in and all 3 women fighting. All 3 women looking good. This was as good as I thought it would be. We saw a figure four leg lock from Rhea to Charlotte but Nikki broke it up. All women going at it. Rhea out and Charlotte put Nikki in the figure four to win the title one more time. Eurgh.

[shhh-no-ones-home]

hard to breathe ricky horror x reader

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This is exactly 1700 words so there ya go, fun fact.

This is heavily themed with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, crying, helplessness, and thoughts/talk of suicide so read at your own risk, you have been warned.

Also I didn't edit this so if it says 'snuggled' it should really be 'sniffled' I just can't spell 🤦

Song: im the rehab youre the drugs by the D.R.U.G.S

tag list: @thisplace-ishaunted @ryansitkowskiswifey @alilpunkrock @theoneandonlykymberlee

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I held my head in my hands and rocked back and forth. This was the third panic attack I'd had today. I couldn't handle anything and I felt like I was suffocating. I had walked through the crowd of fans before the show and felt a few of them grab at me, yelling and screaming my name. I had only been working with the band for a few weeks but most of the fans already knew who I was. They wanted everything from me it seemed. These thoughts rushed through my brain as I sat on the floor of the bathroom by myself. I wanted to die. The tears wouldn't stop and my breathing was so uneven I had violent hiccups. It was all too much. I had no idea how long I'd be able to last in here, as long as I held on just a little bit longer... then There was a knock at the door but I didn't answer. I couldn't. The words just wouldn't form.

"Y/n are you in there? We're getting ready to head on stage."

I just brought my knees to my chest and hugged them tightly to my body, shoving my face into them. Please just leave me alone. But He knocked again.

"I can hear you, I'm coming in."

I heard the door click.

"Aj has been looking everywhere for you-"

He paused when he saw me on the floor sobbing.

"Oh my God are you okay?"

I just shook my head no, feeling my body begin to shake. He moved quickly and came to sit by me.

"Is it okay if I touch you?"

I took in a Shakey breath and nodded my head. He rested his hand gently on my back and waited for me to react.

"Is there anything I can do?"

I turned my head to look at him, tears still free falling from my eyes. I let out a sob and hiccuped at the same time before moving to hug him. That's what was gonna be good for me right? He wrapped his arms around me and pet my hair softly. I held onto him for deer life, clutching his shirt tightly in my hands.

"It's okay, I've got you."

He said soothingly. I just shoved my face into his shoulder and tried to even my breathing. Nothing was helping, I hadn't had an attack like this in years and all my coping mechanisms had gone out the window. The depression hit me like a ton of bricks. Then I started feeling too crowded and let him go, pushing him away from me but still holding one of his fingers in my hand. I didn't even look at him. I couldn't bring myself to. I stared at the door through my blurry, watery, eyes instead and tried to breath easier.

"Do you want me to get you anything?"

I shook my head no and hiccuped again, inhaling sharply. I looked up at the ceiling as my tears slowed. I tried holding my breath and held his hand rather than just his finger.

"Okay, in still right here, not going anywhere until you're okay. Okay?"

I let out another soft sob, finally calming down a little and sighing out.

"But what about the show?"

He cracked a smile and squeezed my hand.

"Making sure you're safe matters more right now."

I took in a Shakey breath.

"We both know that's bullshit."

He scooted a little closer to me and turned my head to look at him fully.

"That's a lie, the show can wait, you're mental health cannot."

My lip trembled, he knew exactly what I was going through, and I had forgotten that.

"I don't want you to hurt yourself. You mean a lot to me, a lot to the band."

He stood up and offered his hand to me.

"You're gonna have someone babysit me aren't you?"

He smiled down at me before I took his hand.

"Until you feel better, yes, yes I am."

I sighed before letting him help me off the floor.

"Fine, but that doesn't mean the thoughts are gonna go away."

He held my hand tightly as we both walked out of the bathroom.

"And that's fine, Rome wasn't built in a day. But making sure you are safe, and keeping you from hurting yourself in any way helps."

I looked down at the ground as we walked down the long hallway to the dressing rooms.

"I guess you're right."

He stopped in front of the door and took both my hands in his.

"Now, you're gonna drink water, watch us play, and as soon as the set is over we're gonna do whatever the hell you want to make sure you feel better than you do right now."

I cracked a smile.

"I'd like that."

He pulled me into a tight hug and kissed the top of my head.

"It'll get better, I promise."

When he pulled away I just looked down and sighed.

"I guess I should give you this then."

I reached into my back pocket and pulled out my pocket knife. It was old and dull and starting to rust. I hadn't used it for anything in a very long time but some habits are hard to break so I kept it with me anyways. He took it from me and looked down at it for a second.

"Thanks for this, it means a lot that you trust me enough to give it to me."

I crossed my arms over my chest.

"I haven't used it years but this is the first time in a long time I've actually felt like needing it."

He sent me a small smile.

"I'll keep it safe, now come on, the shows getting ready to start."

He turned around and walked into the room, getting handed his guitar. I watched for a second, staring at the people moving around the room and getting ready. I blinked another year out before feeling someone's hand on my shoulder. I turned to face and and he smiled at me.

"You okay kid?"

I snuggled and wiped the tear off my face.

"Yeah, just ready to get this done."

He nodded.

"I'll meet you side stage, how about that?"

I nodded quickly.

"Yeah."

He walked past me to go talk to Ricky. I saw them exchange glances over at me and I felt helpless like always. I just ran my hand over my arm before making my way to the side of the stage. I leaned heavily against the wall and slid down it, pushing myself into the concrete and hugging my knees to my chest. I stared at the empty stage until someone walked in front of me. It was all the guys actually, Ricky waving at me before going on stage. My head pounded as the music started but soon it was just blank. Nothing was making its way into my ears. Nothing was making its way into my sight. I could just feel the beating of the songs move through my body and surround me but I couldn't tell what was happening. Everything was just blank. When I snapped out of my trance Ricky was standing in front of me, guitarless. His lips moved but I couldn't tell what he was saying. Maybe it was my name? Maybe it wasn't. He held his hand out to me but I just stared up at him.

"Y/n?"

He called out to me. I actually heard it that time.

"Can you hear me?"

I just blinked a few times and he waved his hand in front of my face.

"Y/n?"

I swallowed hard. What if the words wouldn't come out again?

"Yeah."

I whispered out and he crouched down in front of me.

"You're not alone anymore."

My lip quivered and I felt like breaking down again.

"Are you sure?"

I said, barely loud enough for myself to hear. He looked so sad. He grabbed my hands and pulled me to my feet.

"Yes."

He whispered back to me as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders. He pressed the side of his face to mine and I closed my eyes.

"I'm here for you, all the guys are here for you. You're not alone."

I slowly raised my hands to his sides and inhaled. I tried to blink the tears away but they ended up slipping down my cheeks anyways as I stared into the darkness of the empty stage.

"I don't wanna feel like this anymore. I told myself I'd never go back ricky. I promised myself Id never let it get this way again."

He kissed my temple before holding me tighter, his hand holding the back of my head now too.

"You just need time. I've been there. We'll get through this together."

I wrapped my arms around him and closed my eyes, pushing my face into his neck.

"Make it go away."

I said softly as he pet my hair.

"I'll try my hardest."

He spoke calmly. I pulled away from him and sniffled, wiping the tears from face even though more were emerging. He held my shoulders lightly and looked into my eyes.

"We're gonna make this better, no matter what."

I nodded.

"Okay."

I croaked out. My throat felt so dry now. He took my hand in his.

"The crowds are gone, the guys are all waiting. How about we go back to the bus and do something. Whatever you wanna do no matter how big or small."

I inhaled deeply.

"I think I just wanna go to bed."

He nodded.

"Okay. That's perfectly okay."

He placed his hand gently at the small if my back and we started walking away from the stage.

"Hey Rick?"

I asked and he hummed back a response.

"Thanks for reaching out to me. It really means a lot."

We kept walking and he offered a small smile.

"What kind of friend would I be if I didn't? You matter to me y/n, I'll always be here for you."

I nodded and looked at the ground as we kept walking.

"You're the best kind of friend Rick."

[allinmycorner]

It was Icons Night (also known as the Quarterfinals). Each contestant danced to a song and dressed up as their musical icon. Tyra herself dressed up as JLo in the first hour and Nicki Minaj during the second. Derek dressed up as David Bowie, Bruno was George Michael and Carrie Ann accepted Tyra’s suggestion of Mariah Carey. 

We also had the dance off this week. One couple was granted immunity while the other six had to dance against each other for extra points. 

So how iconic was Icons Night? Let’s find out! 

AJ and Cheryl: AJ danced a Viennese waltz to Queen's "Somebody to Love" as his icon was Freddie Mercury, though he dedicated the dance to another icon - his grandmother. He unfortunately had a few missteps and even though he recovered, this is the quarterfinals and every step counts. I knew he was a goner once Nelly was safe and I realized he was in the bottom two with Johnny. Overall, Johnny has been the stronger competitor. I do believe that if he were up against Nelly, AJ would've stayed as he would've been the stronger competitor. But it was what it was and at least AJ can go out proud of the work he's done and for winning his dance off.

Johnny and Britt: I was surprised that he ended up in the bottom two again - and this time it had to be the votes rather than his scores since he got a perfect score.  He and Britt delivered a wonderful quickstep to "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse - and he did it with Winehouse's signature beehive! While I'm still sad that AJ had to go, I am glad that Johnny and Britt get a chance to shine in the semi-finals. 

Kaitlyn and Artem: In addition to being a Belieber, Kaitlyn is also big fan of Britney Spears. She danced an Argentine tango to "Toxic" and finally got Carrie Ann's approval. As for me, I've just accepted that I'm not a fan of Kaitlyn's. She delivered a technically beautiful tango though I didn't feel any steam coming from her and Artem like in other tangos. But it seems we're entering the semi-finals (and likely the finals) with me just feeling the same about Kaitlyn - a talented dancer who I'm just not a fan of. 

Nev and Jenna: Nev and Jenna were exempt from the dance off because of their cumulative scores over the course of the competition. They were given two extra points, though all that did in the end was keep them in second place. They did a jive inspired by Elton John and it was honestly a lot of fun to watch. The judges nitpicked a few things about it, including Nev's feet but it is the quarterfinals and they need to do that. Right now, he's still the male to beat (since Johnny has been in the bottom two twice now). I suspect he will make the finals. 

Skai and Alan: Skai certainly held her own in her paso doble inspired by Janet Jackson, though I feel the song was working against her. It really didn't seem to lend itself to a paso but she still pulled off an amazing feat. She used her space and gave the dance the attack it needed. And she spoke her truth in the package and uses her voice to make a difference. She's going to do great things and this is just the beginning, I know it. 

Justina and Sasha: Justina gushed about Madonna and opened the show with a rumba. It was gorgeous and I love watching her, though there was something awkward about this routine to me. And I'm not sure what it was. Maybe it was the costume. But I'm glad she's made it to the semi-finals. I'm really rooting for her and I hope she can make it to the finals.

Nelly and Daniella: Everyone pointed out that Nelly himself was an icon. But his chosen icon was Tupac and he did a jazz routine to one of Tupac's song (though it was Nelly's cover of it). And it was an interesting routine that was fun to watch. Not entirely sure if it was entirely jazz but it seems jazz can be a catch-all sometimes. I'm not entirely surprised he's made it to the semi-finals - he has a good amount of talent and a lot of charisma. I'm not sure he'll survive to the finals but who knows? There are clearly a lot of people voting for him. Maybe he'll take it all. We'll just have to see.

And now, let’s discuss the dance offs! 

Justina and Sasha vs. Kaitlyn and Artem: They danced a cha-cha to Lady Gaga and Beyonce's Telephone. Both were very good but in different ways, what the judges called "sugar" and "spice." Kaitlyn and Artem were once again technically good - meaning their routine was sharp and full of content. Justina's was also full of content but she brought a lot of charisma and personality to it. I know my eyes kept going to Justina though I tried to watch both since Kaitlyn was delivering a great cha-cha, so I'm not surprised Justina won.

Skai and Alan vs. Nelly and Daniella: When your icon for the dance off is Ricky Martin, of course you salsa! Both performed well but like how my eyes kept going to Justina at first, my eyes kept going to Skai. She and Alan had a great salsa, balancing content with tricks. Though I did notice that Nelly lost his shirt for the dance off - he was really committed to it! But I think Skai was the right winner in the end.

AJ and Cheryl vs. Johnny and Britt: Though they didn't know it, the bottom two couples faced off against each other in a jive to Wham's "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go." Both did well though neither really caught my eye. I was able to bounce between the two as they danced though I was glad that AJ was ultimately crowned the winner. It didn't help him in the end...but then again, it didn't really hurt Johnny either.

Next week is the semi-finals and we will have a double elimination. Looking at the remaining contestants, I have a feeling that Johnny and Skai may not make it to the finals. I hope I’m wrong but I am calling the final four as Justina, Kaitlyn, Nelly and Nev. 

See you all then! 

[alilpunkrock]

Playing Cupid

Ricky Olson x reader and a meddling AJ Stortz

Requested by: @theoneandonlykymberlee

“Will you write me another one whenever you can. Maybe where AJ has to be Cupid for his stupidly oblivious friends (Ricky or Ryan, either or you choose.) cause they both have feelings for each other and make it stupidly obvious but neither of them notices the others efforts? I’m at work so this probably makes no sense. Love youuu♥️♥️♥️ “

A/n: I hope you like this! Enjoy! 🖤🖤

••••••••••

We were on yet another 8+ hour tour bus ride to the next city. I was laying on the couch listening to music through my headphones and scrolling through Instagram, when Ricky snuck up beside me and stole it from my hands. “Ricky stop!” I laughed reaching for my phone. He held it above his head with a smile on his face.

“I’ll give it back if you give me a kiss.” He teased, puckering his lips.

“You wish!” I rolled my eyes and reached for my phone again. Ricky gave in and handed it back to me.

I sat back down on the couch with Ricky falling right next to me. His arm went around the back of the couch and eventually rested across my shoulders. We sat together for a while as the rest of the guys started to join us in the lounge. AJ sat down across from us and stared.

“You guys would be super cute together,” AJ spoke up gaining everyone’s attention. “I mean you two have the whole opposites attract thing going on.” Ricky and I looked up at him.

“Dude.” Ricky said, almost warningly. I ignored the guys and went back to listening to music.

I really liked Ricky. Like I’ve been embarrassingly in love with him since I met him 3 years ago. He had a girlfriend at that time so there was no question about me and him. But, they broke up before tour started and I can tell Ricky is trying to make the most out of being single again. Sometimes I think he likes me back but we’ve been friends for so long I don’t think he’s going to change that. AJ has been making comments this whole tour about how cute we’d be and how adorable we look cuddling on the couch. That happened one time and now that AJ makes a big deal about it Ricky just brushes it off like nothing.

The rest of the ride went pretty smoothly, I ended up moving to my bunk to try and nap before the show tonight. I was woken up a few hours later by Ricky gently patting my hip. He squeezed my hipbone telling me we made it to the venue. I rubbed my eyes and mumbled an “okay”. Ricky chuckled and pushed my hair away from my face giving me a sweet smile.

“I’ll let the guys know you won’t be too far behind us.” He said and turned to walk away.

I got up and changed into my concert outfit which is just a black MIW Crew hoodie and some black ripped jeans, I through my hair into a bun and tied my vans before following behind the crew.

“You look nice.” I said to Ricky when he walked over to me backstage before the show. I smiled and brushed some lint off the shoulder of his white button up.

“Why thank you, you’re looking good yourself.” He winked. I rolled my eyes and excused myself when I heard their tour manager calling me.

I was helping get The last bit of production up on stage when I saw AJ talking to Ricky. Every time they talk I’m worried AJ is going to say something and make me look like some high schooler who’s cursing on Ricky. I’m quite a few years younger than him, but that’s never seemed to be an issue. Ricky looked in my direction and smiled, I quickly shot my head back to what I was doing, pretending I wasn’t watching them.

During the show, AJ and I stood off to the side of the stage closest to Ricky. I was hypnotized watching his fingers as he played I almost missed AJ trying to talk to me.

“You know you’re so obvious right?” I jumped at his voice right in my ear.

“Shut up.” I mumbled. He laughed.

“Seriously though, Ricky likes you back. You should talk to him.” AJ urged.

“AJ you’ve known me for how long? You know I can’t just do that!” I laughed. He shrugged.

“All I’m saying is if you did, you wouldn’t be disappointed.” With that, we carried on watching the show. Or in my case, Ricky.

“That was so good!” I yelled, meeting everyone backstage. Ricky opened his arms wide for a hug and I quickly accepted.

“Thanks! That was definitely one of the best shows we ever played.” Chris said behind us.

“After were cleaned up we’re going to go party, you in?” Vinny asked me knowing I usually opt out of partying.

“Nah, not tonight Vin.” I shook my head.

“What about you Rick?” Ricky looked at AJ then at me then back at Vinny.

“No, man I’ll pass.” He wrapped his arm around my shoulders again as we walked to the bus.

It had been about an hour since the guys left, Ricky and I had made some popcorn and we’re watching a Tim Burton movie on the tv. The silence was comforting until an awkward vibe spread around the room. I looked up and saw Ricky already staring at me.

“Hey.” He said.

“Hi.” I chuckled.

“So I need to apologize if I make you uncomfortable with how I’ve been teasing you.” He said. I was taken by surprise, not expecting him to apologize.

“I’m not uncomfortable Ricky, honestly it doesn’t bother me.” I put my hand on his arm.

“I just.. ugh god okay. I like you and I have a hard time knowing how to act around you.” Ricky admitted. I smiled.

“AJ was right.” He looked at me funny. “AJ told me you liked me but I told him he was wrong.”

“He wasn’t..” Ricky said shyly now.

“If it helps, I like you too.” I said. He smiled this time.

“Looks like AJ is 2/2. He told me the same thing and I told him he was wrong.”

“Wow, looks like we kinda owe him huh?” I said cuddling into his side more.

“Yeah, for once AJ knew what he was talking about.”

[placetobenation]

It’s a “lose your championship” kind of week for the WWE.

First, we get Becky Lynch giving up her RAW Women’s Championship now that she’s going to be a Mom. Then, we get Sami Zayn being “forced” to let go of his Intercontinental Title.

Zayn, after getting some dental work to go along with his pandemic hiatus, says he’s still the champion but will now have to watch a tournament go forward to see who the next I-C Champ will be.

I thought the WWE handled Becky’s situation well with some human moments to start RAW Monday night with “The Man” and Asuka, who was just learning that she actually won the title and not the MITB contract during Sunday night’s PPV. Pulling the curtain back a bit and letting the ladies enjoy the moment for what it was as mothers was really good to see.

Welcome back to the brand extension! It’s now called the Brand Invitation and it starts with the announcement of King Corbin coming to RAW Monday night to face WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. Now, that’s quite the invitation to not only come, but face the #1 superstar on the show. NXT Charlotte Flair, who you could argue started this by being on RAW each week (along with Akira Tozawa and others), got things going by showing up on SmackDown.

They’ve done so much to make sure the bands are separate and now it seems, out of necessity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they need to mix it up because of talent shortages. I get that, I just hope they don’t overuse it. Make it special and it will be ok.

STAR OF THE WEEK:

Becky Lynch – Congrats to “The Man” on her awesome news and impending birth of her first child. That opening segment on RAW Monday night did more to humanizing her (and Asuka) than anything they could’ve ever done. I’m glad they were upfront and honest with the WWE Universe, something that can NOT be said about their handling of Roman Reigns (and others) during the COVID-19 crisis. Now, as for Seth Rollins. That’s a different and bizarre story for later on.

MONEY IN THE BANK PPV

THIS is the @WWEUniverse we're living in. Welcome to the #WWERaw after #MITB! pic.twitter.com/GfLh2o4NqU

— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2020

LADIES and GENTLEMEN … we have ourselves a FOOD FIGHT!!!#MITB @otiswwe @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/5swu9nAMUz

— WWE (@WWE) May 11, 2020

RESULTS

Men’s Money In The Bank Match: Otis defeated King Corbin, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan and Aleister Black

Women’s Money In The Bank Match: Asuka defeated Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Carmella, Dana Brooke and Lacey Evans

WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins

Universal Championship Match: Braun Strowman defeated Bray Wyatt

SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Bayley defeated Tamina

SmackDown Tag Team Fatal Four-Way Championship Match: The New Day defeated Lucha House Party, The Miz & John Morrison and The Forgotten Sons

Bobby Lashley defeated R-Truth

Kickoff Show: Jeff Hardy defeated Cesaro

… Respect?#MITB @DMcIntyreWWE @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/TK4SUg1A4c

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 11, 2020

RAW

RESULTS

No DQ Match: Bobby Lashley defeated Humberto Carrillo

Angel Garza defeated Akira Tozawa

Non-Title Women’s Tag Team Title Match: The Iiconics defeated Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross

Non-Title WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre defeated Andrade

R-Truth, Ricochet & Cedric Alexander defeated MVP, Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink

Aleister Black & Rey Mysterio defeated Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy via DQ

Shayna Baszler defeated Natalya

What we loved:

"You go and be a warrior, 'cause I'm gonna go be a mother." Congratulations, @BeckyLynchWWE!!!! What a moment on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/yWnHB3Dc4o

— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2020

Becky Mama – As we said above, nothing but positivity from this one! Congrats to Becky Lynch and the family!

Asuka as Champ – Such an awesome and genuine reaction. Asuka has proven she’s worthy in the ring and over the past few months during a down-time in the biz, she’s more than shown she can be out of the box out of the ring too which should bode well moving further.

R-Truth – The dude is just funny and entertaining. Good stuff from him and Cousin Ricky!

That was a lot.#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/nZt2RLSceg

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 12, 2020

Rey Mysterio Line of the Year – “What a d**k!”  – Mysterio to Charly Caruso after congratulating Seth Rollins on being a father and Rollins just walking away. Rollins of course got the last laugh though with an injury to end Rey’s evening.

What we didn’t love:

Zelina’s gang of 3 – While I do love the tension between Andrade, Angel Garza and Austin Theory, why just hand over a match with Drew McIntyre to Andrade (again) when he just had one a few weeks back? Just let the tension ride and let them fight it out for a spot against the champ? It would be a very good match and advance the story line as well. Missed opportunity there.

#WWEChampion @DMcIntyreWWE shows @AndradeCienWWE that he's also the champion of CHOPS!

#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/3WU331kRUs

— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2020

Tag team champs losing on TV again – Just like the men’s tag champs on both RAW and SmackDown the past two months, it seems like having them lose on TV is a pattern. The Iiconics haven’t been around for over 6 months and they come back and beat Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross in their first match. Seems wonky to me and doesn’t make your champs look strong. 50-50 booking. Ugh! Predictably, it sets up a title match at Backlash.

Just plain bizarre:

Seth Rollins – After being catatonic most of the night, a night in which he should be happy about becoming a father, he goes wild on Rey Mysterio, giving him a bloody eye injury at the end of their tag team match, causing a DQ win for Mysterio and Aleister Black. Then, after the match, Rollins is all apologetic again. All this comes after he shakes hands Sunday night after his title loss to McIntyre. I wish they could’ve, at least for a night, let him be happy like his fiancée Becky Lynch.

Brewing:

MVP’s Stable – Well, it looks like we’ve got the beginning of MVP’s stable now with Bobby Lashley coming aboard. Will it be long before Apollo Crews joins too? I like the factions, there’s no doubt. They were great in the Attitude Era and can be again! The MVP faction. Zelina Vega faction. Who’s next? Plus, a strong Lashley is better than anything he was with Lana.

"If you've got the guts, it'll be @EdgeRatedR vs. @RandyOrton in a straight-up wrestling match."#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/7dEE5fumEN

— WWE (@WWE) May 12, 2020

Edge vs. Orton II – Just a wrestling match? Something smells fishy here, don’t you think?

NXT

RESULTS

NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) defeated Matt Riddle & Timothy Thatcher to win titles

Tegan Nox defeated Indi Hartwell

Interim NXT Cruiserweight Tournament Championship Match: Jake Atlas defeated Tony Nese

Cameron Grimes defeated Finn Balor

Interim NXT Cruiserweight Tournament Championship Match: Jack Gallagher defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott

Kayden Carter defeated Aliyah

Matt Riddle defeated Timothy Hatcher

What we loved:

Your entertainment is here.

Tick tock. #WWENXT @WWEKarrionKross @Lady_Scarlett13 pic.twitter.com/GiBaAab6FT

— WWE (@WWE) May 14, 2020

The End is Here – The best thing on NXT this week was the continuing saga of Karrion Kross and Scarlett. After an amazing debut last week, a well-done produced piece putting EVERYONE in NXT on notice – not just Tommaso Ciampa – was well done.

.@TripleH, @ShawnMichaels & @WWERoadDogg have a message for you!#NXTTakeOver: In Your House streams on the award-winning @WWENetwork on Sunday, June 7th! House

#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/RzKgNXIs5v

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) May 15, 2020

In Your House is back! – Yes, the infamous 90’s PPV’s are back for at least one night as the next NXT Takeover is an In Your House Special on June 7th! And having Triple H, Shawn Michaels and The Road Dogg Jesse James make the announcement with memories of their first matches at IYH 25 years ago was funny as hell too! I hope they use the old school graphics as well!

Congrats:

.@SuperKingofBros lost a bro and the titles. @Marcel_B_WWE & @FabianAichner are your NEW #WWENXT #TagTeamChampions! pic.twitter.com/5b1BquUw15

— WWE (@WWE) May 14, 2020

New Tag Champs – Imperium is now a two-title stable. Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel took full advantage of Timothy Thatcher walking out on his championship partner Matt Riddle to win the belts for the first time. Now with Walter’s NXT UK Championship, Imperium is getting well stocked to take over NXT.

Meh:

Thatcher & Riddle – Pretty quick end to this partnership. Now, I get that Thatcher didn’t like the comedy and off-beat antics of the “Bros,” but to end it so quickly and have a match the same night seems a little rushed to me.

Dinner with the Gargano’s & Rhea Ripley – Both were just kind of there this week.

Huh?:

NXT Cruiserweight Championship Tournament – I’ve enjoyed it so far, but I wish they gave them a bit more time. It’s been really good in-ring action. This week, we barely got 10 minutes combined in wins by Jack Gallagher and Jake Atlas. Now, we get Kushida vs. Drake Maverick and Akira Tozawa vs. El Hiro Fantasma in the upcoming week. I hope they give them some room to show their wares!

Aliyah – Why build her up as a new Rob Stone client only to have her lose right away?

Didn’t like at all:

HUH??! What is @ArcherOfInfamy doing out here? #WWENXT @FinnBalor pic.twitter.com/EkzHTx2TLP

— WWE (@WWE) May 14, 2020

Balor’s bully – Having Damien Priest come out as the man who attached Finn Balor while Balor was fighting Cameron Grimes seemed like a yawner instead of an OMG moment. Priest is just coming off a losing feud with Keith Lee and now having him get an upper hand on Balor to cost him the match with Grimes is a bit forced and yes, rushed again. It should’ve had more play time in it and a stronger payoff.

SMACKDOWN

RESULTS

Intercontinental Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Elias defeated King Corbin

Dana Brooke defeated Naomi

Intercontinental Championship Tournament 1st Round Match: Daniel Bryan defeated Drew Gulak

Braun Strowman & Otis defeated The Miz & John Morrison

What we loved:

"This is such a joy to watch." – @WWEGraves @WWEDanielBryan advances to the 2nd Round of the #ICTitle tournament after an amazing match with @DrewGulak! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/cGxaOYfEhr

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 16, 2020

Drew vs. Daniel – Give me more of this, please! Unfortunately, it’s a first round match and not further in the tournament. Would love to see these two do an ironman match.

"Are you your own woman, or are you just going to be @itsBayleyWWE's lackey and happy being an afterthought?" – @MsCharlotteWWE to @SashaBanksWWE

#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/3Odr5DYjYa

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 16, 2020

The Queen stirs the pot – instead of heading into the normal physical theatrics, Charlotte Flair got things going again between Sasha Banks and Bayley. Not only do we get a match with champion vs. champion as SmackDown’s Bayley will face NXT’s Charlotte next week, but maybe we get a Charlotte vs. Bayley vs. Sasha three-way dance too!

Sonya brings it – Daville continues to be dynamite on the mic in previewing next week’s mixed tag match with Sonya & Dolph Ziggler taking on Otis & Mandy Rose. She’s just being herself and it rings true! Well done Sonya! Keep it up!

Entertaining:

Main event – The combination of Otis and Universal Champion Braun Strowman was predictable as Tucker wasn’t available to join the new Mr. MITB against The Miz & John Morrison, but it worked. The double worm was fun and the right team won. Plus, we get to stoke the fire for Otis and his eventual cashing in of his contract down the road. Plus, I did appreciate the clean win and no shenanigans at the end of the match.

Huh?

AJ in the I-C Title mix – Isn’t AJ Styles on RAW? I see we are already taking liberties with the brand invitational.

Parting shots:

"Our job is to go out and be first-class professional entertainers and to give our fans what they paid their hard-earned money to see." – @undertaker #TheLastRide pic.twitter.com/z7hUQtaOWz

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) May 11, 2020

The Undertaker: Last Ride – If you haven’t seen part 1, do it. NOW! Loved it and need me some more this week as part 2 of the five-part docu-series continues on the WWE Network Sunday night. Loved the candor from Mark Calaway and loved the fact that WWE didn’t shy away from using stars not currently with the company to tell the story, i.e. Jim Ross, Chris Jericho and more! You simply can’t tell the Dead Man’s tale without good ol’ JR!

Plus, the emotion, openness and access we’re getting from The Undertaker and wife Michelle McCool is fabulous. This is MUST SEE TV folks!

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