#Cyrus shared with Alex at first

[themultifandomgal]

From 2010- News Article 3

2013

Part 31

YN YLN Moved On? 

15/08/13

One Direction singer YN YLN was seen out with actor Liam Hemsworth on the 13th of this month, leaving a cafe then shopping around in LA.

The band finished their first part of tour in LA on the 10th of this month, everyone except YLN went home. Fans spotted Hemsworth attending the bands concert on the 14th June with the cast of catching fire, but he then attended on the 10th August on his own, the bands last day of tour before their mini break. Fans also reported that there seemed to be a riff between Styles and YLN on stage. Normally the pair would be laughing with each other on stage, but on the 10th the pair wouldn’t even look at each other.

Hemsworth has also had his fair share of dating scandals. His on and off again relationship with Miley Cyrus is currently off so is this a rebound for him?

A close source to YLN and Hemsworth stated “They’re happy that’s all that matters” has a friend of the pair just admitted that YN and Liam are dating?

It’s been just over a year since YN’s boyfriend Alex passed away, his family and YLN have kept the details quiet. YN posted a photo on Instagram on the 16th June 2012 captioning it “My heart hurts having to write this. 3 weeks ago Alex grew his wings and became the angel he truly was. Alex had the kindest and warmest heart and truly cared for everyone he met. I will miss you so much Alex and will always keep you in my heart. Sleep easy my love x”

Has YN already moved on? Is it to early for her to move on? Or could this be a publicity stunt set up between the pairs management, since the film Hemsworth is part of, Catching Fire, will be coming out later this year?

*photo edit is mine

[kamidukki]

Sooo I think I'm starting to get fond of Emilio 😳👉👈 Do you have any facts about him?

Apart from what's written on yumekuro's official website? Not much. A member of Chevalier Guild widely known as the Sun Knight, Emilio seems to desire a place to belong (居場所). Somewhere he could be himself, perhaps.

Last year, yumekuro offical twitter account posted a series of images in which the meisters are interviewed with a particular question. The question for Chevalier guild is 'What kind of change* do you think will occur in you if you get married?'.

Emilio's reply: "A new, important place to belong, huh... It will be a great change for sure. I'll have to give it my all.

*心境 = a change of mind/heart/mental state

⚠ Spoiler-y area below the cut ⚠

Sometimes mischievous, Emilio is a possessive individual and is aware of it himself. He has a dark persona he does not try to hide, shown in his moon awakening routes. On the less fun side of the fact, it is noted that while they may not exactly be on a bad term, Cyrus and Emilio don't have the best kind of relationship. It is later revealed in the [Make A Wish on A holy Night] event that Emilio doesn't actually have blood ties to his family members. Cyrus, however, isn't aware of this fact. Emilio asks Emma to keep it a secret as he divulges the information to her.

Fuzz once calls Emilio irritating/eyesore in his Beginning of A Bond card story. Both Emilio and Fuzz gives an impression that they don't like the other very much there, but in the end is able to get along (not more than necessary), a cat-and-dog-like relationship.

⚠ Rough translation on his remarks of other people ⚠

CYRUS

Being twins doesn't mean you're together all the time. There's a lot of things I don't know too, you know.

Cyrus is good at identifying the enemy's attack, parrying and counterattacking them. It's a different fighting style than mine.

I always take his presence as something natural. He's someone I've been with for as long as I can remember...

It's rare for us to be doing the same mission. Other than training and whatnot, we barely see each other recently.

We haven't spent a time together this long ever since we joined Chevalier... maybe this is even the first time.

It's not only because we have nothing particular to talk about... But since we're male siblings, I guess that's just how it is.

ROUGE

He really likes alcohol, doesn't he. My tolerance isn't as high, so it's too bad I can't keep him company.

Because he's a wandering poet, he's naturally good at singing. You can't help but listen to his singing voice.

I saw him being chased around by a bar owner before this... I wonder if he's okay, I'm worried.

Even when he's causing trouble, people would still flock around him... That's what you call innate talent, isn't it.

He seems like someone who will belong everywhere he goes but in actually... No, I guess I'll never know unless I ask him.

At any rate, it is not a way of life I can imitate... What an amazing person, right.

ALEX

I'm often told that I share a similar approach to peace with the Captain. I'm happy, but also intimidated.

We often fight on the front lines together, but no matter how many times I see it, his swordsmanship is always admirable. I can't lose either.

To be the receiving end of all the knights' respect, I think he's truly an amazing person. I guess he was meant to be a leader, indeed.

There are so many knights wanting to train with the Captain that it becomes a competition. That's how strong he is.

I've been trying to win at times, but I never could. Nobody has ever been able to, though.

I wonder how much practice he had to go through to attain that strength... So far yet so faraway goal, eh?

HARRIET

He's the best archer in the order. You may be aware of this, but his skill is outstanding, isn't it.

If time allowed, he'd preach the wonder of love to the single knights... Cyrus would have a hard time with that, I think.

Harriet's strong point... Let's see. I think he has an unwavering heart as well as observant eyes. He can see the good in every person.

This might sound out of the blue, but... He's not troubling you, is he?

If Harriet recommends to you, it's highly likely to be me. But if notー

So it's me after all?... Well, I've been recommended no one but you too.

Some lines are striked-through because it's highly likely to be incorrect, better not read too much into them.

Lastly, there's always Twitter. If you put "#yumekuro_tl emilio" in the search bar, you'll find translations of his card/affection stories and voice lines.

[wetnoodle]

So I’ve been listening to music. And there are certain songs I listen to and I can just imagine jaskier singing them in taverns as more heartbreak songs. So I thought I’d write down which ones and why.

The night we met - lord Huron

“I've been searching for a trail to follow again. Take me back to the night we met. And then I can tell myself What the hell I'm supposed to do. And then I can tell myself. Not to ride along with you. I had all and then most of you Some and now none of you. Take me back to the night we met. I don't know what I'm supposed to do Haunted by the ghost of you. Oh, take me back to the night we met”.

And I feel like this is him being lost after the mountain. And he’s wishing he could go back to that night in posada and tell himself not to approach Geralt. Tell himself to just leave. And that he thinks maybe his life would be better of that way. And he’s thinking about how he once had all of Geralt and now he’s lost all of that. And he just wants to go back. And I feel like the second “back to the night we met” is less regret and more knowing he’d do it all again. If he did it again he’d get to spend another decade with Geralt again.

Which reminds me of a second song. Again - sasha Alex Sloan

“I gave you everything and now I gotta give you up. And I know it's over But if it's any closure. Even if I knew it would end. Even if I knew we wouldn't walk away friends. I'd still do it again”

And I feel like that’s the same thing. He wants more time with Geralt. And he wants to do it over. Maybe see if he can be better for him. See if he can do it right the next time so he doesn’t get left behind.

“No matter where I’ll go you’ll be a part of me forever”

This is how he’s stuck with Geralt even when they’re no longer together. His career is built around him. His routine his habits. They all involved Geralt. And now that they are apart. Even if he wanted to he couldn’t lose 2 decades worth of friendship

Like you do - Joji

“If you ever go all the songs that we like. Will sound like bittersweet lullabies. Lost in the blue they don’t love me like you do. Those chills that I knew they were nothing without you. And everyone else they don’t matter now. You’re the one I can’t lose. No one loves me like you do”.

The first part is I feel jaskier worrying about geralt. He’s no longer near him to tend to him after a battle. To stitch him up comfort him. Bring him potions. So what if something happens to him. Jaskier will just have to sing all of Geralts favourite things across the continent.

I feel like the second part is jaskier saying he doesn’t want anyone else. Like the world is cold without geralt. And sure the people love him and his music. But it’s shallow and they don’t know the real him. Something he only showed geralt. And yes they love his music but only one person was his muse. And everyone else don’t matter because there is only one person who he was enough for. Until he wasn’t.

The worst of you - noah Cyrus

“Handed you another chance to disappoint me and again you did me wrong. Am I really waking up alone again. In your bed and you’ve already gone. Coexisting at its finest. Ye were barely even trying anymore. And it feels like all I ever do is pay for Your excuses to buy a little time. I don’t know why I even Entertain it. You’re never going to change hell you’re never going to try. So why am I still trying to prove that I can love the worst of you”.

I think this one’s more of an acceptance and moving on. But the pain still lingers. Like jaskier keeps giving and giving and disappoints every time. That he will never be enough for the man. And they would camp together or share a room and suddenly geralt is gone. Left on a contract or for the path. Who knows. And how he could feel the end coming long before it happened. And how he’s excusing Geralts lack of interest so that he can stay. How he doesn’t mean his shut ups and all of the pushing away. That’s just geralt for you. But it wasn’t. Jaskier just wanted to stay.

And then finally we have

Fair - the amazing devil

I feel like the whole song is from Jaskiers perspective. There no he and she. Only Jaskiers opinions and pining over geralt. I feel like it being like that really shows the heartbreak of it all. Like it was all one sided.

[myteavsricochet]

Hi hello!!! I just saw your post about COWBOY CARTER and i need someone to share my obsession with! What are your favorite songs? I loved BODYGUARD from the first time i heard it, but also YA YA is so fun! And the vocal layering in MY ROSE just makes my brain melt. The opera on DAUGHTER made me cry the first time i heard it, and to follow that with rap in SPAGHETTII?? That woman is a genius and she can do anything.

Also i feel like Alex would love this album so much and use it to teach Henry about Texan/Southern culture. And add TYRANT to their sex playlist.

hello dear!!

yes let's talk about that MASTERPIECE of an album.

so.. I've only listened to it a couple of times so far and my favorites I think are ameriican requiem, my rose, bodyguard, most wanted with the other queen miley cyrus, ya ya is seriously amazing my jaw hit the ground with that, daughter almost made me cry too by and when suddenly she sings in Italian... I was shocked 😭 and absolutely spaghettii I loved that so much too.

But really is such a great album, a unique quality, I think few artists can do what she does.

And of course Alex would love that album 😍

[mainsaddict]

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[xprince-of-hellx]

If we become not a small system in the future it's gonna be hell for the fact that we have our own accounts and we think about this sometimes

[shinidamachu]

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your On Repeat playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs then tag a few folks. No skipping!

I miss you, I'm sorry by Gracie Abrams

Yellow Lights by Harry Hudson

Be My Mistake by The 1975

So Special by MUNA

Wrong Direction by Hailee Steinfeld

I Found by Amber Run

Dancing With Your Ghost by Sasha Alex Sloan

My Love by Until The Ribbon Breaks

Heather by Conan Gray

Lonely by Noah Cyrus

Wow. There's something deeply disturbing with me, huh? Anyways... Thank you @anisaanisa and @fandomobsessions016 for tagging me. Your playlists were great. I especially love Surrender and It's All Coming Back to Me, so I'm a little biased.

I'm tagging @goshinote @lavendertwilight89 @lostinfantasyworlds @born-for-eachother and everyone else who wants to share.

[alynnl]

When Cyrus wanted Others to Learn

One particular incident in Cyrus’s younger years (when he was about 14 or 15) shaped his rock-solid philosophy that knowledge is something to be shared, and not hoarded.  (Headcanon, of course.)

Where it Began

From the beginning he attended one of Atlasdam’s public schools, where people from all social status could attend.  This was important to Cyrus’s parents, because while they wanted to give him the best life possible, they didn’t want to shelter him from reality.  He would have to learn about people from all walks of life (and sometimes the other regions outside the Flatlands) if he was to be a well-rounded scholar.

The academy Cyrus attended covered both mundane studies (reading, writing, mathematics, history, science) as well as arcane subjects (magic origins, casting, control and blocking.)  So students were tested on paper in all the mundane matters and given a performance test on their practice of magic.  Those who fail the magical portion of the test would not be permitted to cast in the city limits of Atlasdam, or any city for that matter.  Their failure shows a dangerous lack of control over nature’s elements.

Left Behind

One of Cyrus’s peers, an introverted boy named Alex, did fine in his mundane studies, but struggled when it came to applying his knowledge of the arcane.  He always scored very poor marks on any of the performances, earning the ridicule of his classmates (especially those from Altasdam’s wealthier parts, who were tutored privately in their parents’ mansions and seemed to boast perfect control and casting.)  Alex’s instructors had all but given up on him.

One day after another of Alex’s many failures, Cyrus waited until the rest of their classmates (and even their teacher) left the building and he pulled Alex aside.  He put it gently that he noticed his peer struggling, but he might be able to explain matters of controlling fire and ice better than their instructor, who had an old school “sink or swim” mentality.

Alex is embarrassed at first, but makes it clear that he has no money or anything else to pay Cyrus for his tutelage.  He’s about to go home when Cyrus stops him again.

“I don’t need you to pay me.  I’m just lending you a helping hand.”

When Alex further questions why Cyrus would do this free of charge, Cyrus simply states he could think of no better way to use his knowledge.  Since he’s already guaranteed to pass both his paper tests and magical demonstration tests, he might as well take his time to help someone else learn.

Struggle and Challenge

The two have a rocky start at first, but eventually Cyrus’s slow paces through the movements and incantations allow Alex to catch on.  Soon they are casting practically in sync.

During one of their training sessions in a field just outside of their academy, two of Cyrus’s wealthier peers, Bryce and Damion run into them.

Bryce remarks that Cyrus is wasting his time on Alex, who got the lowest possible marks and will end up a “spell-less failure.”

Damion wonders if Cyrus did this as a joke, or if he lost some sort of bet with their other peers.

In a moment of doubt, Alex asks Cyrus if this is true.  Cyrus of course denies it and steps in front of his classmate to defend him.

“Have you two got nothing better to do with your time than to interrupt another person’s learning?  Alephan would be ashamed of you.”

Damion proposes that Cyrus proves that Alex isn’t completely and utterly hopeless, and challenges the both of them to a magical duel just outside Altasdam’s city gates.  It would be 2 vs. 2, Cyrus and Alex vs. Damion and Bryce.

Cyrus accepts the challenge, much to Alex’s dismay.  They will meet at sundown.  Bryce and Damion leave for now, feeling like they have the match in the bag.

Alex wonders if they could really win the duel, and Cyrus insists that they concentrate on training.  

“But if we lose, you’ll be seen as a disgrace too!  And you might get hurt.  What’ll your parents say?”

“It’ll be alright.  I know how to beat them.  Bryce and Damion have always been too arrogant for their own good.  We can use this to our advantage.”

During the rest of their training session, Cyrus emphasizes the importance of conserving their magical energy until they’re sure they can land the decisive blow.

Duel at Sunset

At sundown, they show up to the duel as promised.

At first Bryce and Damion seem to have the upper hand, breaking out second level fire and ice spells from tomes given to them by their private tutors.  Cyrus urges Alex to stay calm, and the two of them counterattack whenever they have the chance.  After some time passes, Damion and Bryce realize their mistakes too late - they use up all their energy with their flashy second-level scholar magic, and they’re unable to counter the combined efforts of Cyrus and Alex’s first-level fire and ice spells.

With one decisive combined strike, Cyrus and Alex end the duel (non-lethally, but their opponents are definitely humiliated.)

A Late Night

Politely asking one of the city guards to fetch the arrogant duo, Cyrus offers to take Alex home, as it’s getting late.

“It’s fine.  I can get home on my own.”

“Please, Alex, I insist!  I just want to know that you got back safely.”

Very reluctantly, Alex leads Cyrus to a poorer side of Atlasdam.  And while it’s better looking than, a place like the poor side of Bolderfall it’s still noticeably more modest than the group of houses Cyrus lives by.

Alex goes up to a cabin made of stone and wood and politely knocks on the door.  There, a middle aged man holding a cane and missing a leg fondly greets Alex, but wonders who Cyrus is.

Alex formally introduces Cyrus to his father, Emmet.  Off in the distance, Cyrus can smell freshly baked bread.

Emmet invites Cyrus inside, and thanks him for bringing his son home.  He leaves the two to get comfortable at the dining table while he wanders over to a brick oven.  From it he takes out several loaves of bread, and hands one off to Cyrus, as it’s the only token of appreciation he could think to offer.

Alex takes his own bread and spreads strawberry jam, a real treat onto it.  

He briefly explains that he and his family used to live in the Highlands.  His father lost his leg fighting in one of their wars as a sellsword.  The war also took the lives of Alex’s mother and grandparents - and what little money Emmet took with him, he used to buy the cabin.  He took up to baking, since he only needed his hands for it.

Alex goes on to further explain that he hasn’t had much time to study the arcane part of his schooling, since he devotes a lot of his efforts to helping his father run their in-house bakery.

Cyrus considers the implications of this, and ends up paying Emmet for the loaf of bread he was given.  When Emmet refuses at first, Cyrus all but shoves the leaves into his hand, stating that he will pay any craftsman fairly for what they make. Emmet counts the coins and realizes Cyrus did indeed give him fair payment - not undercutting him, but not giving too much out of a sense of charity or pity.  For that, he and Alex are grateful.

Cyrus leaves shortly after, taking the loaf with him and intending to share it with his own family back home.

When his parents ask why he was home late that night, Cyrus suggests they put on tea, because his tale will be a long one.  He starts off saying,  “This is a story about giving and receiving knowledge,” and goes from there.

As the result of Cyrus’s efforts, Alex would go on to pass both sets of exams.  After graduation, Cyrus wouldn’t hear from his classmate again until a letter with a hand-drawn illustration of a harbor came to him from Rippletide.  Emmet opened a larger bakery, and Alex went on to use his abilities in both areas of learning to be a valuable crew member on board a certain traveling merchant’s ship.

[skinsharpenedteeth]

Coming Up Easy - The First Dance

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Michael reclined in bed against the pillows he’d stacked against the wall so he could read his phone, drink a beer, and be semi-comfortable. It’d been a long, long day and he was having trouble winding down from it. He’d put on one of Isobel’s Spotify playlists on random while he dicked around on his phone. He knew what he wanted to do. He’d been scrolling through his photo’s gallery for ten minutes staring at the few pictures he had of them together. He wished he had more. He was pointedly trying to stay out of the private file he had that definitely showed more of them together because he’d been visiting that file way too often since Alex had moved.

Finishing his beer, Michael chucked the empty bottle into the trash and opened a new one. Feeling daring, he shot Alex a text.

Me 10:02 p.m. >> You up?

Alex 10:03 p.m. >> I am. In fact, I’m cooking.

Me 10:05 p.m. >> I call bullshit. You hate cooking.

<<Alex is requesting a video chat session: Accept?>>

Biting his lip, Michael had a second to wonder how he was going to look before saying ‘Fuck it’ and pushing his thumb against the accept key. Alex’s face filled his phone screen and Michael would be lying to say his heart didn’t flutter a little at the sight of his slightly red, smiling face.

“Oh my God, I missed your face,” Alex said without preamble. Michael found himself smiling despite himself.

“Yeah? Need me to send you pictures daily?” Michael teased.

“No, I don’t want to get spoiled. This is a treat for me. I’ve been looking at strangers for weeks now,” Alex replied. Michael was trying not to stare because Alex looked so good and it just made Michael want to go over to his place and tackle him against the refrigerator. He couldn’t though. That sort of thing would take planning and plane tickets and passports and so much more work than it did a month ago. Sighing to himself, Michael tried to keep the conversation flowing.

“Any cute ones?” Michael asked, kicking himself immediately. Alex’s eyebrows drew together for a moment before he wiped the expression away.

“Uh, not yet. I’ll probably have to get on a dating app or something to really meet people,” Alex replied awkwardly, smile turning brittle as he spoke. Faintly, Michael could hear music in the background of Alex’s kitchen.

“So what are you listening to while you cook? And what are you cooking? You burned a peanut butter and jelly sandwich once!” Michael exclaimed, eyes flitting around the screen trying to see behind Alex’s head. Alex rolled his eyes, but his smile was more genuine.

“I’m listening to that new Miley Cyrus song “Can't Stop”. Have you heard it?” Alex asked, moving closer to his Bluetooth speaker and turning up the volume so Michael could listen in.

“No, I haven’t. I’ll have to listen to it later, sounds good,” Michael commented. Alex was closing his eyes and the phone was swaying like he was dancing to the music.

“Oh shit, I’m going to put you down on the counter. I gotta stir,” Alex exclaimed a moment later and suddenly Michael could see much more of Alex’s apartment kitchen and of Alex himself. He was wearing his old MCR t-shirt they’d spent one night turning into a tank top and sweatpants. The large, gaping armholes showed off the hint of muscle on his back and chest and made Michael’s mouth water and his entire body ache with want to touch him. He watched Alex grab a spatula and start stirring it around a frying pan, hips still moving with the beat of the song as he concentrated. Michael had to clear his voice as his mouth went suddenly dry at the visual of those hips in action. Alex had always been good with rhythm, but being best friends with Liz had also given him a swivel to his dancing style that was frankly indecent.

“So, uh, what are you cooking?” Michael asked again, trying not to get too mesmerized by Alex dancing and mouthing the words to the song into the end of the spatula when he wasn’t stirring.

“Stirfry. Something so basic even I can’t fuck it up, hopefully,” Alex joked. He picked the phone up so he could turn the camera for Michael to look in the pan. Looked like soggy frozen veggies mixed with overcooked chicken in something that might’ve been brown sauce.

“Looks great,” Michael lied as Alex put the phone back down. Alex looked at him for a moment and started laughing.

“Okay, it looks like dog vomit, but it’ll be edible. Someone never taught me how to cook, despite being excellent at it,” Alex joked, giving Michael a dirty look through the phone. Fuck, Michael wanted to kiss that look off his face.

“I was trying to make my friendship indispensable to you. Apparently, I failed since you moved to another country and left me to languish in the desert alone and lonely,” Michael said dramatically. Alex barked out another laugh before turning back to the pan and shaking his head down at it. He moved it off the heating element and flipped the dial. Michael watched him as he bent over and settled on his elbows in front of the phone. He looked… well, Michael was glad his own camera was facing front.

“You’re indispensable to me no matter what, even without the cooking lessons. Just you wait, you’ll come up here for a visit and soon I’ll have a roommate,” Alex joked.

“We’ll see about that,” Michael retorted as another song came on. The song immediately sent him back to a small, dusty shed that smelled like sweat, metal, wood, and damp cotton. He could feel Alex’s warm hands on his hips nudging him to shift with the beat to the left and right while they both stared at his bare feet.

“Is this….?” Michael started but stopped as he became sure that it was. Alex had been looking over his shoulder towards the speaker and when Michael spoke up, he turned back to the phone. His cheeks were slightly pink and he looked sheepish.

“Yeah, this is Hellogoodbye. Remembering the same thing I am?” Alex asked, looking at Michael nervously through the phone. Michael let his head fall back against the wall behind him and he took a long pull from his beer before answering.

“Yeah, I think so. You teaching me to dance for prom?” Michael asked, not looking at the phone but hearing Alex clear his voice.

“Yeah, that,” he answered, voice subdued. They fell into silence and Michael had no doubt they were both trapped in a shared memory.

“I don’t even want to go to prom. I’ve managed to miss every other dance in high school, I don’t see why Isobel is so insistent I go to this one!” Michael raged, walking the length of the Mane’s shed back and forth while Alex watched from the futon. They were both shirtless and slightly sweaty, only partially dressed after their makeout and hand job session. Alex was leaned over with his elbows on his knees watching Michael warily.

“It’s just a dance, Michael. Go if it’ll make her happy. I’m going, you can come hang out with me,” Alex said, tone slightly exasperated. He’d been listening to Michael bitch about Isobel’s insistence for him to go to prom for a week already and it was beginning to grate on his nerves. Michael stopped and looked at him, arms raised and expression clearing asking ‘Are you actually agreeing with her?!’. Alex just kept looking at him blankly. ‘Yes,’ his expression replied. ‘I’m agreeing with her.’ With a defeated sigh, Michael let his arms drop suddenly and slap against his sides.

“I don’t even know how to dance,” he mumbled, almost too low for Alex to hear him. Alex gave him a complicated look, somewhere between amusement and pity.

“That’s easy enough to fix. I can teach you that much,” Alex replied, standing up.

“What? No, I don’t want to know! It’s just going to be weird. I’m not going to have anything to do except stand around and drink punch. It’s going to be expensive and lame,” Michael whined, even as he watched Alex go over to his iPod and put it into the stereo he’d brought out to the shed. He ignored Michael’s protests and found a song with an easily recognizable beat. It started up, sounding poppy and electronic, and Michael rolled his eyes. Alex caught him at it.

“Hey, this is going to be easy. Quit being such an ass about it,” Alex griped, coming to stand in front of Michael. He placed his hands on Michael’s hips and looked him straight in the eyes. “Okay. Just follow my movements. Right now we’re just finding the beat.”

Michael swallowed and nodded, throat suddenly dry at the feeling of Alex being close to him and semi-nude and touching him. It seemed Alex put him on a hair-trigger to want sex. With a gentle push and pull, Alex moved Michael and himself back and forth until they were swaying with the beat.

“Okay, this is literally the most basic form of slow dancing. It’s just swaying from side to side. Put your hands on my shoulders and just keep following me,” Alex instructed. Michael raised his arms and lazily draped his arms over Alex’s shoulders like he’d seen every girl do in every teen movie ever. He’d rolled his eyes again as he did it and Alex pinched his side for his sass. “I’m doing you a favor, dipshit. Be nice.”

“Ow! Fine, fine. I’ll be nice. Now what?” Michael asked as they continued to sway. It felt so weird to be standing there in Alex’s shed just shifting his weight back and forth. Without warning, Alex began to pull Michael’s body closer to him while he moved back too. Michael stumbled a little, his foot stepping on the one Alex had kept still.

“Okay, sorry, I didn’t explain. That’s my bad,” Alex apologized once they’d untangled themselves. He grabbed Michael’s hips again and began the original swaying. Once they’d gotten back in rhythm with the song, Alex tried to explain. “So we’re going to basically be moving in a box. Whoever’s leading, so me this time, is always outlining the box with their movements while whoever’s following, you, is tracing the inside of the box.”

Michael gave him a confused look. Making a discontent noise, Alex stepped close until his stomach and hips were resting against Michael’s. Michael gave him a wide-eyed look, wondering if Alex had decided to save dancing for later and more fucking for now…

“Close your eyes,” Alex ordered. Michael closed them obediently, waiting for the gentle pressure of Alex’s lips against his. Instead, Alex continued talking. “Now follow my lead.”

Michael felt the pull of Alex’s body to the right and he instinctually followed. Then Alex moved him backward. It threw Michael off for a second, but then he felt the gentle pressure of Alex’s left leg pressing against his right and he moved that leg back. Then they glided to the left and then Alex was pulling Michael forward. This time he felt which of Alex’s legs was staying still and which was moving away and followed suit. They did this two more times before he felt Alex’s breath by his ear.

“This is a box step. You’re dancing,” he whispered. Despite the heat of the spring day which baked against the poorly insulated shed walls, Michael felt goosebumps break out along his shoulders and chest at the feeling of Alex’s breath against his ear. Opening his eyes, he pulled back to look at Alex’s face and immediately stepped wrong and made them stumble.

“Damnit!” Michael yelled, dropping his arms.

“No, Michael. It’s fine. It just takes practice,” Alex consoled.

“I’m just not made for dancing,” Michael grouched, turning away and taking a few steps to put space between them. The song changed to some other top 100 pop slow jam, and after a minute he felt Alex hook his chin over one of his shoulders and press his chest to Michael’s back. His arms wrapped around Michael’s crossed ones and he immediately started swaying them again.

“You are. Dancing isn’t so different from fucking. It’s about tempo and rhythm and matching or counterpointing movements. You’re great at fucking, you could be good at dancing,” Alex said quietly. He started kissing Michael’s neck and shoulder intently and heat started to pool in Michael’s gut at the feeling of Alex pressing against him and moving slowly. “Maybe you can dance with me at prom and I’ll make sure you don’t make a fool of yourself?”

“You want to dance with me at prom? Isn’t that a bit… public?” Michael asked. He didn’t really mind it being public, but he didn’t want Alex to say something and not realize the consequences.

“We’ll be out of here in a couple months anyway. Fuck ‘em if they can’t hang, right?” Alex said, voice tight behind his teasing tone.

“Yeah, sure. I’ll dance with you at prom then,” Michael replied easily. He turned his head and Alex kissed the corner of his mouth.

“You’re a good friend. I wouldn’t have anyone to dance with either without you,” Alex said. Michael’s heart ached against his ribs, but he nodded anyway.

“We didn’t get to dance at prom,” Alex said simply when the silence stretched.

“No, you had to go get into a fight with Valenti before I could get in from pictures with Iz and Max,” Michael agreed.

“Wish we had,” Alex replied, sounding wistful.

“Yeah, me too,” Michael agreed. The silence was sad now and he hated it. Michael tried to think of something to say. Clearing his throat, he went with the first thing that came to his mind. “So you adding rice to that stirfry or something?”

“Uh, I was going to just get some like minute rice and dump it on top when I reheated this,” Alex explained. Michael grimaced and Alex laughed.

“Jerk,” Alex said, but a smile was back on his face.

“Just let me know if you end up in the hospital with food poisoning. I’ll send you flowers,” Michael replied with a grin.

“Ugh, shut UP! It’s fine!” Alex exclaimed, grabbing a fork from a drawer and scooping up some onto it. “See?!”

He put it in his mouth and Michael waited. He saw him grimace and chew slowly.

“So good, right?” Michael teased.

“It’s fine,” Alex said after swallowing. Michael waited, Alex and he looked at each other through the screen, before Alex grimaced and then stood up abruptly. “UGH, FINE! It’s gross!”

Michael chuckled.

“Poor baby,” Michael cooed. Alex flipped him off but laughed along with him.

“Yeah, poor me. Well, shit. Now I have to clean all this up and I have nothing to show for it,” Alex groused. Michael watched him rub his hands over his face in frustration and stare at the pan of ruined food.

“Going to try again?” Michael asked. Alex looked over at him and shook his head.

“No. I gotta get to bed. It’s already late. This was just kind of a spur-of-the-moment decision anyway,” Alex replied morosely.

“Hey, you’ll get it next time. Just call me and I’ll walk you through it on video,” Michael offered. Alex sighed and nodded.

“Probably for the best,” he agreed. “Well, I better get to bed. It was nice seeing your face.”

“It was good seeing yours. Miss you,” Michael said before he could chicken out.

“Miss you too. Night,” Alex said with a smile.

“Night,” Michael replied before the call ended. He took a deep sigh and set his phone down on his chest before taking a sip of his lukewarm beer.

Damn, he missed that fucker.

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National Enquirer, April 5

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Cover: Meghan Markle's secret psych analysis

Page 2: Heather Locklear has put on a lot of weight since she got out of rehab last fall -- she looks to be carrying 170 pounds on her five-foot-five frame and she looks to have gained 35 pounds

Page 3: Miranda Lambert has taken another swipe at ex Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani by dissing their upcoming nuptials -- Miranda has been urging mutual friends to skip the wedding and she's got everyone in Nashville and beyond all riled up and either you're Team Miranda or you're Team Blake, and if you're with him you can forget about being friends with her and she's forcing people to choose sides and she'll have no qualms cutting off anyone who attends Blake's wedding

Page 4: Alex Rodriguez struck out with fiancee Jennifer Lopez after she discovered his hot-and-heavy direct messages to a long string of women -- their four-year romance went foul after Southern Charm's Madison LeCroy publicly admitted she'd been in touch with A-Rod and Jennifer found out he'd reached out to other beauties through social media and Jennifer had had enough

* Concerned mom Jennifer Garner is struggling to cement her relationship with daughter Violet now that the 15-year-old is barreling through the turbulent teens -- Jennifer said the heartbreak is just that she's growing up at all and it's heartbreaking for the mom and for the teenager, needing to have that kind of severing of this baby-mama tie

Page 5: Chris Brown's spacey social media posts about aliens have close pals concerned about the R&B crooner, including his once-battered ex Rihanna -- Chris is obsessed with conspiracy theories and all things supernatural

Page 6: Disgraced Felicity Huffman is fuming about scuffling for plum parts while rumors swirl fellow felon Lori Loughlin has already been invited back into her old TV series and Felicity can't understand why she is being forced to go through the whole audition process while Lori seems to be welcomed back with open arms -- though she hates to do it, Felicity feels the only way she can get attention is to do a tell-all interview about her humiliating part in the scandal -- Felicity has scored a part in the ABC pilot Sacramento River Cats, though there is no guarantee the project will make it onto the air, but insiders and fans of the hit Hallmark series When Calls the Heart have all been filling the internet with talk of Lori's rumored return -- Felicity believes the only way to get public sympathy is to spill her guts, even though all she wants is put the scandal far behind her

Page 8: Stressed Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has been packing on the pounds as his talk show continues to battle with Stephen Colbert's Late Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live in the late-night ratings and Jimmy has been partying and pigging out to find any comfort he can as Tonight continues to trail the field in total viewers and Jimmy is over 200 pounds for the first time in his life and it's because he's overindulging to compensate for the show's struggles and Jimmy and the gym do not mix even though he had a full fitness center installed at his New York apartment years ago

* Debilitated diva Liza Minnelli's 75th birthday party turned into a disaster when her frail physical condition alarmed friends -- celebrity pals also joined a virtual bash for the legend, even though Liza insisted she didn't want a big fuss and Liza's manager threw the small dinner party on her birthday and about eight people, including Joan Collins, attended in person and several other friends, including Barbra Streisand, recorded video messages and performances for Liza but before the party, Liza was in such bad shape she told friends that she didn't want to participate or be seen on camera -- in the end, Liza, who's undergone multiple surgeries and struggled with substance abuse for years, agreed to join the gathering at the L.A. home of her longtime protege Michael Feinstein and Liza sang but she didn't look well and her voice is shot to pieces and she was propped up in a chair and barely moved from it because she can't walk well anymore and during a live chat during the party the hashtag #FreeLiza started to pop up and not everyone meant it as a joke and there's a feeling certain people have taken over her life and longtime friends have been frozen out and they fear she'll never appear in public again and they won't see her again before she dies -- when friends saw the videos the next day they were upset and very worried, saying Liza really appears to have declined

Page 9: Angelina Jolie has fired a shocking new salvo against ex Brad Pitt over custody of their five youngest children and her latest court documents allege domestic violence and even worse, some of the nearly dozen papers Angie just filed offer up a few of the kids to testify against their dad and Angie is now claiming she can offer proof and authority of domestic violence but Brad's lawyers are expected to respond with a vehement denial -- with the newest court filings, all of which are sealed, Angie is determined to get full custody of the kids and Angelina has fought tooth and nail to get what she wants in this divorce and when it comes to her kids she won't back down

Page 10: Hot Shots -- Farrah Abraham in a bikini, 50 Cent chased away his thirst with a drink at an Atlanta eatery, Natasha Lyonne of Russian Doll was on her game while playing chess on the NYC set, Selma Blair met up with a pal in Studio City, Reggie Bush showed he's still in fine form during a Mexican vacay

Page 11: Gwyneth Paltrow isn't above using a little goop to smooth out the age lines -- the lifestyle guru recently admitted to resorting to a teeny drop of Xeomin, which claims to be a uniquely purified choice for frown lines, to help her look less pissed off but she also admitted her history with fillers hasn't always been happy and she had a midlife crisis when she turned 40 and she went to see this doctor and it was a disaster and she was bruised and her forehead was completely frozen and she didn't look like herself at all -- she also admitted she believes there is still a lot of shame around surgery or injectables or fillers and it's like admitting a vulnerability -- she said she thinks aging is hard and when you see your face start to change, you don't necessarily feel your most beautiful, externally, but the irony is it's that time in your life when you actually really like yourself and love yourself

* Wendy Williams' handpicked hunk Mike Esterman has better buckle up because the daytime diva has already mapped out their future, and he's in for a wild ride -- Wendy boasted she chose her Maryland-based beau after receiving hundreds of submissions to her Date Wendy segment, but she's aiming to renovate the contractor and it's all about image, stylists and bodyguards for Wendy right now and she's already got a reality show in the works for them, a TV crew and photographers trailing them everywhere and his-and-her makeovers too -- she's gone from zero to 60 with this guy in a matter of days

Page 12: Straight Shuter gossip column -- Miley Cyrus is going country after her last two albums tanked -- Miley offended her core audience with her outrageous behavior and punk sound and she's signed with a new record label and the plan is to reintroduce her to the country audience that loved her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, and once loved her -- Miley's behavior has overshadowed her talent for years and her new team will guide Miley back to her roots in the world of country and finding the right sound should be easy but can Miley find the right behavior

* Gayle King owes her glow on CBS This Morning to a new makeup artist and after being tended to by a fill-in makeup artist and told she looked better than ever, Gayle quietly dismissed her longtime makeup man but there's an unspoken code of ethics in the pro makeup world that if you're asked to replace a longtime client's makeup person, the appropriate answer is no

* The Sex and the City reboot isn't all cosmos and roses -- Sarah Jessica Parker was the show's executive producer, giving her much more power than her co-stars, but Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis will also executive produce the reboot and there's already tension -- sharing power is hard for anyone who's been the boss for years and it isn't one big happy family

* Rachel Brosnahan gets some puppy love on the set of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (picture)

Page 13: The knives are out for self-appointed queen bee of The Talk Sharon Osbourne after she was exposed as TV's meanest host -- the salty motormouth has been accused of a barrage of racist and anti-gay zingers, forcing the gabfest to go on hiatus while CBS investigates the claims -- former host Leah Remini claimed Sharon would frequently refer to then-co-host Julie Chen, who is Chinese American, as 'wonton' and 'slanty eyes' and Sharon also reportedly referred to her out lesbian co-host Sara Gilbert as 'p--sy licker' and 'fish eater' -- in a tweet, Holly Robinson Peete implied Sharon's racist comments led to her leaving the show -- Sharon also chased Marie Osmond on the show last fall and tried to take it over after Julie Chen quit in 2018 -- Sharon has denied all claims against her -- Sharon's big personality is central to The Talk, but some of these allegations, although none have yet been proven, are the kind of remarks that could be career-ending

Page 14: Crime

Page 16: Demi Lovato's shocking admission that she continues to puff pot and swill booze after multiple rehab stints and a near-fatal drug overdose has pals and addiction experts convinced the singer is courting disaster -- she dropped the bombshell in a recent interview and claimed indulging in those vices has helped her fend off more serious addictions and the chronic depression that has dogged her entire life -- Demi came very close to dying three years ago after she overdosed on opioids and it triggered three stokes and a heart attack, and a lot of people were terrified she would never recover and her friends are convinced she's put herself right back on the same self-destructive path -- Demi claimed she was sexually assaulted by her dealer on the day of her almost-fatal OD and when her assistant found her unconscious and surrounded by vomit following the wild binge, she was naked and she was blue and she was left for dead and she had unknowingly taken heroin that was laced with the powerful drug fentanyl

Page 17: Devastated Lisa Marie Presley is finding comfort in the arms of her first husband, Danny Keough, after their son Benjamin Keough's suicide -- Danny has given her a shoulder to cry on and he's the only one who can understand the despair she feels after losing Benjamin -- Lisa Marie has been inconsolable since Benjamin died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and she's moved in with Danny in Woodland Hills, California and she's also struggled with substance abuse and the stress of an ongoing divorce battle from fourth husband Michael Lockwood -- although her marriage to Danny ended in 1994, he's remained close to the family, working as a driver and handyman for their actress daughter, Riley Keough and Riley couldn't be happier that her dad has been so helpful to her mother and it's taking a full team to keep Lisa Marie together and Danny was definitely proven he's still on her team

* The sudden death of Bobby Brown Jr. remains shrouded in mystery as the 28-year-old's autopsy report was placed on a security hold following a request from the LAPD -- the namesake son of Bobby Brown and his ex-girlfriend Kim Ward lived with his famous father in Encino, California, where the singer found him responsive -- Bobby Jr. has been doing drugs with pals and insiders suspected he was deliberately dosed with a fatal cocktail of booze, cocaine and painkillers

Page 18: American Life

Page 19: Tina Turner is using a new documentary about her life as a final farewell to fans after the R&B icon was rocked by a string of physical and mental health woes including the crippling effects of a 2013 stroke -- the eye-opening documentary Tina is a love letter to her millions of supporters and the punctuation mark to a life defined by startling professional success and heartbreaking personal catastrophes -- Tina admitted she's had an abusive life but at a certain stage forgiveness takes over -- in the documentary Tina confessed she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has frightening flashbacks of being savagely beaten throughout her hellish 16-year marriage to the late Ike Turner and Tina's current husband, German music producer Erwin Bach, even compared his spouse to a shell-shocked soldier -- more recently, Tina has been battered by health crises after suffering a stroke in 2013 and being diagnosed with intestinal cancer three years later, mere months before her kidneys failed and Erwin donated one of his own to save her life -- Tina knows the end is near and this film is truly her last encore

Page 20: Match Game -- a round up of male and female celebs who look astonishingly similar, despite their opposite genders -- Sophie Turner and Boy George, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, Timothee Chalamet and Natalia Dyer, Tom Cruise and Tig Notaro

Page 21: Melissa McCarthy and Ricky Gervais, Eva Marcille and Terrence Howard, Bret Michaels and Fergie, Josh Hartnett and Clea DuVall

Page 22: Katy Perry sparked rumors she had finally taken the plunge with longtime love Orlando Bloom after she was seen sporting a suspicious gold band on her left ring finger while vacationing in Hawaii

* Scott Disick has confessed baby mama Kourtney Kardashian is the reason his relationships fail -- the reality TV slacker revealed his now ex-girlfriend Sofia Richie felt neglected because he spent more time with Kourtney and their three kids, saying it's definitely not easy that they see each other, work together and are friends but he's always been clear that his priority has been his kids and he even put it out there that taking care of Kourtney is one of his priorities

Page 26: Reality star fixer-uppers Jonathan and Drew Scott are sweating bullets over a lawsuit filed against their Property Brothers show by unhappy clients and the stress over the scandal is wreaking havoc with their personal lives -- Las Vegas couple Mindy and Paul King filed suit against Cineflix, the company that producers Property Brothers, and Villa Construction, a local contracting company, alleging they did a shoddy job repairing their home after the couple forked over $193,000 for renovations -- though the twin brothers aren't named in the lawsuit, they were concerned it could smear their reputations and upset their ladyloves -- Jonathan is close to marriage with actress Zooey Deschanel and Drew is wed to Linda Phan, who is the creative director for their company, Scott Brothers Entertainment -- they're both mortified by these allegations and they don't know what to tell Zooey and Linda, other than they will be cleared when the truth comes out but they're terrified that the bad press could derail the show -- Paul and Mindy answered a 2018 casting call and said they were assured all the work would be HGTV quality but Paul said that the place looks good from afar, but it's far from good and the Kings griped to the Nevada State Contractors Board, citing more than 90 complaints with the work ranging from unmatched baseboards to potential hazards -- as the case plays out, the brothers have been rattled by the controversy and they are stressed that this very public case is calling their work into question and there's a fear more people will come forward with similar charges

Page 28: Cover Story -- a top-secret psychological profile of Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle paints the former actress as a mentally unstable ticking time bomb who couldn't cope with playing second fiddle to senior royals -- the explosive evaluation unmasks Meghan as a pathological liar and bipolar narcissist with histrionic personality disorder but the jaw-dropping findings about Meghan, who's pregnant with a sister for son Archie, don't surprise palace sources as Meghan's tears, tantrums and extreme mood swings had staffers terrified what she could do or say next and she was consumed with ambition and jealousy -- she married Harry expecting to be the royal superstar, but instead learned she'd always be second to his brother Prince William's wife, Duchess Kate and Meghan couldn't stand that she and Harry would always be in their shadow and wanted to destroy her in-laws but no one expected her to lob a nuclear grenade into her husband's family in a no-holds-barred TV special

Page 32: Health Watch

Page 34: Cara Delevingne confessed she used to be disgusted by same-sex relationships and was suicidal before coming to terms with her sexuality -- the model, who has dated actresses Michelle Rodriguez and Ashley Benson and singer St. Vincent, said she was trapped in a dark place and afraid before she publicly admitted to liking members of the same sex -- she said she grew up in an old-fashioned household and she didn't know anyone who was gay and she didn't know that was a thing and growing up she wasn't knowledgeable of the fact she was homophobic and she continued that the idea of being with same-sex partners, she was disgusted by that, in herself -- Cara, who identifies as pansexual, explained her sexual orientation is constantly changing and added she was so unhappy and she wasn't following her truth, that whole thing of having to fit into the box, she's an androgynous person

* Don McLean wants his decades-younger girlfriend to have the wedding of her dreams and he's set aside $1 million for the big day -- the American Pie singer has been dating model Paris Dylan for five years after an ugly divorce from second wife Patrisha Shnier -- Paris is totally unconcerned by the enormous age gap between the 75-year-old singer and 27-year-old model and wants to spend the rest of their lives together -- Don's going all out making sure she has the wedding that's fit for a princess and he's spending an absolute fortune, giving Paris the best of the best in terms of the venue and the food and the one-of-a-kind dress and Don's given her carte blanche to plan it however she wants, and people are expecting a seriously over-the-top affair

Page 36: Singer Andra Day turned to method acting to play jazz icon Billie Holiday, and it's paid off with an Oscar nomination -- Andra revealed she dropped 39 pounds and took up drinking and smoking to prep for the title role in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday -- Andra doesn't recommend smoking and drinking, but she did it because she was just desperate for her first role -- Andra, famed for writing and performing the song Rise Up, also sings in the movie as Holiday, and changed her singing voice to reflect the music legend's pain

* Hollywood Hookups -- MTV reality stars Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols secretly tied the knot and their first child is due in August, Larsa Pippen is dating Myles Kronman, Ashley Jacobs and Mike Appel engaged

Page 38: Cindy Crawford said posing for Playboy was a snap compared to acting in movies -- Cindy said she really regrets starring in the 1995 bomb Fair Game, where she played a lawyer fighting a former KGB spy -- she said she never wanted to be an actor, but a producer begged her and he kept upping the price until she thought she'd be an idiot to say no, but she should have said no, or prepared herself better -- the experience taught her she's very comfortable in front of a camera, but only when she's being herself

* Former American Idol judge Randy Jackson is half the man he used to be and he couldn't be happier about it -- Randy has dropped a whopping 130 pounds to head off potentially deadly effects of his type 2 diabetes and did it in the healthiest ways -- he wrote in his book Body with Soul, it's a curse to be saddled with a disease that's life-threatening, but it's a blessing to get that huge wake-up call -- Randy admitted to crushing the scale at 358 pounds before getting gastric bypass in 2003 but now exercises and eats right and he's ditched sugar and gluten and he wants to be an example for other obese folks and show them they can get healthy and stay that way

Page 40: Tom Brady did an end run around fuming wife Gisele Bundchen by signing a four-year contract extension with his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers team after winning the Super Bowl -- the 43-year-old quarterback promised Gisele he would hang up his cleats after the upcoming season since winning last year's championship but changed his mind after snagging his record seventh NFL title with the Bucs -- Gisele is both angry and astonished because they had spoken about him finally settling down to be a full-time father and husband, but he can't stop chasing glory on the field and Gisele was stunned by his decision to re-up for another four years while the two were discussing expanding their brood and they had planned to have another child after buying their dream house on Indian Creek Island in Miami and they were even drawing plans for a nursery, and now that Tom's done a complete turnaround, everything is up in the air; it's caused some serious tension in their marriage

Page 42: Red Carpet -- Grammy Awards -- Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Noah Cyrus, Lizzo, Taylor Swift

[supergraphicultramoderngirl]

I saw your post about alex not being a sagittarius and I was wonder what the boys +willie and Julies signs are. any idea? (also if theres anyone from JATP or AM who you think would be a pisces lmk, because I'd be honored to share a sign with them!)

afaik i don’t think any characters from either show have confirmed birthdays besides andi and bowie?? but i can say what i think they are

julie def has summer birthday energy (cancer/leo/virgo) but she probably has an aquarius rising just bc she’s got that Funkiness yk

luke is a leo. hands down. ik a lot of people say he’s an aries but no. No. he seems like an aries bc that’s the first impression he gives off (aries rising) but this bitch could not have a bigger heart and is not sarcastic enough to be an aries

i’ve seen some people say alex is a cancer which i can totally see but i kinda think he’s a pisces just bc cancers in my experience tend to be more levelheaded, or at least more conservative with their anxiety. pisces are very much wild card people and alex just has that Energy

REGGIE IS A CAPRICORN!!! I WILL SCREAM IT FROM THE NEAREST MUSEUM!!!!! i don’t CARE how many people think he’s a gemini or a sagittarius !!! he doesn’t try to joke around all the time, he is just funny in order to not talk about his feelings and uses one liners!!!! he is a high wisdom low common sense capricorn and i will die on that hill idc

flynn’s a taurus. enough said

carrie’s a scorpio. seen some people call her a libra, but a libra would not have the snark that she does, a libra would be more passive aggressive. very similar energy tho

nick’s a libra, he’s got that jonah beck golden retriever energy

willies a sagittarius!!!! highkey!!!! big energetic puppy energy, plus the adventureness and the humor just scream saggytits. wouldnt be opposed to aquarius either but aquarius are usually more aloof

caleb is,,,,, idk to be honest. this bitch is a wild card but not in a pisces way. maybe gemini

bobby/trevor gives off earth sign energy but idk which one, all of them kinda fit

andi i think is confirmed to be a virgo iirc?? it might be libra but i think it’s virgo

buffy is mmmmm i wanna say either taurus or sagittarius but honestly i’m torn, could be either

cyrus is a pisces highkey (plus i think his bash mitzvah was in mid march, anyway)

jonah has BIG libra energy. the flakiness, unintentional flirtiness, deflecting humor, “nah it’s fine” of it all

walker is definitely an air sign bc creative and snappy but idk which, probably gemini

marty is a fire sign but again idk which one, probably leo??? he’s like a sagittarius but emotional except he bottles them instead of expressing them so i’d say leo

again, tj is a capricorn and i will die on this hill. literally no one hcs characters as capricorn but this dumb basketbitch just embodies it if you look into all the capricorn traits

not to be stereotypical but amber is a scorpio. so is kira. not to say any female character that has a bitchy phase is a scorpio, but these two specifically (+ carrie) just Really have the same energy as every scorpio i’ve met

libby is a virgo bc she’s very levelheaded and creative and smart and i love her to death she has the vibes

bex is a sagittarius, bowie is an aquarius (conformed i think), and celia is a virgo. i don’t think i need to elaborate on these

i think that’s all of them, let me know if i forgot anyone

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euphoria | charles xavier

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Ash was sitting in the corner of the room, where the others were sharing their powers with each other. She got up, excusing herself and taking a short walk, immersed in her thoughts. Pain. Anger. Regret. “Ah! Oh, dear lord.” She clutched her forehead after feeling the collision of bodies, stumbling backwards. Her vision split in two, a figure with sharp blue eyes steadying her by her shoulders. “Are you alright, Miss Cyrus?” His eyes, as her vision cleared, were riddled with concern. They were so close, their noses so close to touching, breath hitting each other’s lips in gentle puffs. “Never better.” The blurry surroundings snapped back into HD as she stepped back, massaging the side of her forehead with her middle three fingers, grinning a little, “I’m sorry, I was just so immersed in my own thoughts, I probably wasn’t looking where I was going. Are you-” “I’m fine.” He beckoned her to walk with him, admiring her serenity in the moment. She truly was an extraordinary woman on the outside. The inside, he knew, would be even more fascinating. “How did you know my name, that night in your house? And what I had come to ask you?” He blurted, turning to face her. She gave a small smile, her fingers playing delicately with the hem of her sleeve. Charles caught it all, his senses heightened somehow when he was around her. “You told me.” “How so?” “One of my mutations are advanced hypnosis. I can bend anyone to my will with just a snap of my fingers. The first time I did it was when I was four, when I told a bully to stop beating someone up and walk away. They did exactly as I asked, but they went too far. They escaped school and were never seen again. Over time I learned how to control it, but I only used it in self defence. Until…” She fell silent, turning away to hide her tears. “Miss Cyrus.” He gently guided her to face him, “I assure you, you are safe here.” His arms twitched a little, “May I?” As she nodded, he wrapped his arms around her, startled at how warm she was. ‘You freak!’ ‘No, please, no…’ He was horrified at what he heard, realising the reason for Ash’s introvert-like manner. Letting go of her, he heard a whoosh coming from nowhere, and so did she, forcing each other to the ground as a red circle emerged out of nowhere, nearly decapitating them both. “The kids.” They sprinted over to where the children were meant to be kept, finding them all messing around. “What are you doing?!” Moira yelled, having clearly just arrived on the scene. “Who destroyed the statue?” “Alex did.” “It’s Havok. We call him Havok, that’s his name now. And we think you should be Professor X, and he should be Magneto.” “Exceptional.” “I expected more from you.” Charles tutted, walking away in disappointment. Ash followed, stopping in front of him. “What?” He snapped impatiently, running a hand through his hair. “Look, I know that they were horsing around a second ago, but they have extreme potential. They’re inexperienced in the field and you have to accept that. The only thing you have to do is put faith in them and their potential is limitless.” She vouched, gesturing to them. “How are we supposed to do that? They’re acting like monkeys!” “You listen to me!” Ash’s eyes turned a fiery red, a tongue of flame circling her right wrist, much to Charles’ surprise and awe, “We are the best chance humanity has got in order to save the human race and you know it! So stop being so damn pessimistic and believe in them! Do you know what my sister once said to me? A little bit of faith can work wonders. And now you refuse to put a little faith into our only chance of survival!” Charles had never seen this type of burning fire in Ash before. Unfortunately, it was close to burning his face off. “Miss Cyrus…” He stepped back just as the flame shot at his stomach, tripping over. He groaned as his head hit the floor, a gasp eliciting from Ash’s mouth as she bent down beside him, shaking him. “I’m fine.” He looked up towards her, “Why didn’t you tell me?” “I’m too dangerous, Charles. I always have been, and now I hurt you. I’m

so sorry.” Charles smiled as he stared into her eyes, sitting up and gently tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. He didn’t know how, but he felt that out of the many complicated minds he’d ever met, Ash… she was fascinating. An enigma that he craved to unravel under his fingertips. The more he craved it the more he felt himself falling into the spiral of feelings he never truly felt before. But what was it he felt?

[anyathefandom]

Things I want to see up and coming or in the future...

I want to see them focus on taking down peter once in for all because this has been going on too damn long and I'm ready for dante to go full winter soldier on his ass. Sigh the fact that franco will most likely be the hero of this sl is annoying.

I want valentin to spill the tea to peter about alex being his mom and tell him if he starts acting like a little bitch about that revelation then hes not the changed man he thinks he is and his supposed redemption would be faux.

If they don't kill peter off at least have him go to jail and then get out acting like a real fucking villain. I want to see him on his "Fuck my family" shit. Bruh it would be even better if maxie x dante are together during all this and dante is raising maxie's son or daughter as his own and peter finds out and gets super pissed.

Okay so I don't want maxie x dante to immediately get together due to peter's downfall. I want to see them lean on each other alot and do mundane things like drop each other's kids off for school and hang out and talk about life as a single parent. I want to see them fall into a family routine without realizing it until somebody one day mistakes them as a couple and then they try to deny it not because the attraction isn't there but because of lulu.

I said this before and I'll say it again I want jackie to come back and for her and finn to share some moments together and then on the night before the wedding finn sleeps with jackie and its all exposed at the wedding. The drama would be delicious.

I want to see sam break up with jason and for jason to respect her decision. I also feel the minute that she breaks up with him, he might run into britt and they talk and end up drinking together and they end up sleeping together.

I want to see sam focusing more on her family and not worrying over a man and if she wants a man maybe she could start casually dating or having ons for now. I just want to see sam enjoying her life for once.

I want them to go ahead with this chase/willow/michael love triangle with chillow coming out on top obviously but first if I don't get willow staying with michael out of obligation but her pining away for chase and having a emotional affair with him then I don't want it 🤷

Brando x Sasha bring it on. Bring on him helping her through her recovery and him confiding in her about what's going on then them falling in love because fuck michael corinthos 💅💁 (Y'all it kind of hurt when she said she doesn't have any family and I want somewhere down the line for brando to pull an arya and say "I can be your family"🤘😭)

I want michael to keep his word and make cyrus pay since he got involved with sasha. I just hope that wasn't all in the heat of the moment talk and he starts his descent into the mob. Give him something to do instead of talking about willow and wiley all the time. 🙃

Jax/nina: ..... I guess go ahead and rip the bandaid off about nelle being her daughter 🤷

Carly/jason/sonny: I don't care what y'all do I hope in vain that y'all screen time gets reduced but we already thats not happening. So I'm just going to hope they move this mob war along instead talking all the damn time. 🙄

Alexis: Get sober but stay savage and let her fuck valentin. That's all.

Valentin: he doesn't really have an sl but I've been fine with him cruising around pc. The only thing I want from him is to fuck alexis and spill the tea to peter tbh

GIVE KRISTINA A FUCKING SL!!! LET HER OWN CHARLIES OR SOMETHING!!!

Trina/joss/Cam: Start investigating if taggert is alive or not. I still want chase to help them and they present all the info they have and he realizes they have more info than he does 😂

Okay give me at least one scene of chase talking to brooklyn on the phone damn it.

I just want one liz sl thats all about her and she doesn't get pushed to supporting character in her sl.

I want to see the Carsam friendship die completely because fuck carly selfish ass

Ooh I hope joss tells her mother how she truly feels about her life and snaps on her for the one time when carly tries to shut her down and pull the " I will always protect you card" and josslyn objectively lists out everything that kristina and michael has been through so its only fair that she doesn't want that life for herself. I'm not saying joss has to hate sonny and carly but at least call carly out on how delusional shes being about everything.

Hmm I'll update it if have more to add.

[minimoefoe]

get to know me meme but not in gif format because i can’t be bothered

basically i cba with this meme anymore but i wanna share what i would have put in it because i like the idea of looking back at this in however many years and seeing what i would have considered to be my favourite things. the ones i actually giffed are put first but otherwise it’s not in a particular order.

10 tv shows

1. doctor who 

2. the vampire diaries  3. eastenders 4. bbc sherlock  5. shameless us 6. the walking dead  7. wentworth  8. orange is the new black 9. broadchurch 10. sex education

10 movies

1. halloween (2018) 2. the lion king 2: simba’s pride (1998) 3. call me by your name (2017)

4. venom (2018) 5. the twilight saga 6. harry potter series 7. adult life skills (2016) 8. frozen 2 (2019) 9. mamma mia! here we go again (2018) 10. split (2017)

10 19 male characters

1. noah czerny (the raven cycle) 2. sherlock holmes (bbc sherlock) 3. severus snape (harry potter) 4. eleventh doctor (doctor who)

5. michael myers (halloween) 6. stefan salvatore (the vampire diaries) 7. klaus mikaelson (the vampire dairies) 8. myrnin (morganville vampires) 9. ben mitchell (eastenders) 10. albus dumbledore (harry potter) 11. mycroft holmes (bbc sherlock) 12. ronan lynch (the raven cycle) 13. mick carter (eastenders) 14. bobby beale (eastenders) 15. mickey milkovich (shameless) 16. daryl dixon (the walking dead) 17. negan (the walking dead) 18. the horde (split/glass) 19. kai parker (the vampire diaries)

10 female characters

1. thirteenth doctor (doctor who) 2. bella swan (twilight)

3. caroline forbes (the vampire diaries) 4. gomez!master (doctor who) 5. nicky nichols (oitnb) 6. joan ferguson (wentworth) 7. bea smith (wentoworth) 8. clementine (the walking dead game) 9. clara oswald (doctor who) 10. amelie (morganville vampires)

10 13 relationships

1. elio & oliver (call me by your name) 2. adam & eric (sex education) 3. dani & jamie (the haunting of bly manor)

4. klaus & caroline (the vampire diaries) 5. twelve & clara (doctor who) 6. ben & callum (eastenders) 7. ronan & adam (the raven cycle) 8. the doctor & river (doctor who) 9. damon & elena (the vampire diaries) 10. bea & allie (wentworth) 11. mickey & ian (shameless) 12. stefan & caroline (the vampire diaries) 13. alex & piper (oitnb)

10 9 friendships

1. ten & donna (doctor who) 2. the gangsey (the raven cycle) 3. the golden trio (harry potter) 4. the doctor & the master (doctor who) 5. twelve & bill (doctor who) 6. thirteen & ryan (doctor who) 7. john & sherlock (bbc sherlock) 8. alaric & damon (the vampire diaries) 9. blue & ronan (the raven cycle)

10 bands/musicians

1. dua lipa

2. taylor swift 3. justin bieber 4. ksi 5. ariana grande 6. 5 seconds of summer 7. little mix 8. miley cyrus 9. billie eilish  10. troye sivan

10 current celebrity crushes

1. jodie whittaker  2. natasha lyonne

3. david tennant 4. karen kilgariff  5. michael sheen 6. michelle gomez 7. pamela rabe 8. james mcavoy 9. martin freeman 10. kristen stewart

10 4 quotes

1. ‘orla wasn’t wong, of course. but what she didn’t realize about blue and her boys was that they were all in love with one another. she was no less obsessed with them than they were with her, or one another, analyzing every conversation and gesture, drawing out every joke into a longer and longer running gag, spending each moment either with one another or thinking about when next they would be with one another. blue was perfectly aware that it was possible to have a friendship that wasn’t all-encompassing, that wasn’t blinding, deafening, maddening, quickening. it was just that now that she’d had this kind, she didn’t want the other.’ - blue lily, lily blue (the raven cycle) by maggie stievater 

2. ‘you care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death the pain of it.’ - order of the phoenix by daniel radcliffe

3. ‘we wasted so many days.’ - call me by your name 

4. ‘we all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. i will not forget one line of this, not one day, i swear. i will always remember when the Doctor was me.’ - doctor who

10 8 books

1. harry potter by daniel radcliffe 2. the morganville vampires by rachel caine 3. the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater  4. carry on trilogy by rainbow rowell 5. simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli 6. call me by your name by andre aciman 7. the good doctor by juno dawson 8. the missy chronicles 

[shemakesmusic-uk]

Jorja Smith has unveiled a standout new video for latest track ‘By Any Means’. The powerful video (directed by Otis Dominique and Ellington Hammond) shines a spotlight on communities across the UK, complimenting the track’s vital message around social issues and the civil rights movement. As noted by Jorja about the track: "The inspiration behind 'By Any Means' really came from going to the Black Lives Matter protest and leaving thinking, what can I do to keep this conversation going? It’s not just a post on social media, it's life.” ‘By Any Means’ is the first track to be unveiled from a new project titled ‘Reprise’, curated by the team at Roc Nation with the sole aim of bringing awareness to social justice issues. A portion of proceeds will go to funding organisations that support victims of police brutality, hate crimes, and other violations of civil rights. [via Dork]

Madison, WI-bred and Chicago-based band Slow Pulp recently announced Moveys, their self-produced debut album, and shared its first single 'Idaho.' Now the band shares another song off of the forthcoming record, entitled 'Falling Apart.' The track, featuring Alex G collaborator Molly Gemer on violin, is accompanied by a fantastical music video about feeling lost in a familiar landscape. Director Jake Lazovick, places Emily in a transient world, surrounded by flying objects and missing pieces. The clip features nostalgic animations, body doubles for social distancing purposes, and an homage to Massey's background as a ballet dancer. Read more about the song from Massey below: "As we were finishing up writing the album my parents got into a serious car accident and I came back home to help take care of them. A couple of weeks later COVID-19 started getting worse in the US, and quarantine began. Life felt completely surreal, everything had drastically changed and at such a rapid pace. It was especially strange because everyone was experiencing the same thing at the same time, but couldn’t be physically with each other to support each other. I felt like I couldn’t process any emotions I had about the whole ordeal because I had to keep it together to take care of my family. It became easier to stay numb, and create a facade that I was doing ok, than it was to release any type of healthy emotion for a long time. Luckily I did allow myself to have a full on breakdown induced by a stubbed toe and confusion over taxes, sometimes it’s the littlest things that finally get you."

Soap Detox met a party, and somehow their friendship sustained during the lengthy hangover that followed. A frisky Swedish three-piece with a lust for melody and good times, their raucous garage-pop is already making waves in their homeland. A full EP is incoming, with Soap Detox trailing this with their irresistible new single 'Give Me Gore'. A three minute fuzz pop wonder, it's a clanking, cheeky, subversive statement from a group who thrive on such things. The video features their shorn-headed lead singer in full form, accompanied by her band mates. Directed by Evelyn Del Carmen and Ebba Sylvan, you can check it out above. [via Clash]

It’s been a decade since we’ve heard from multi-hyphenate musician and producer The Angel, who last made a splash as a musician in 2009 with her single 'Ultra Light,' which featured the singer/producer Jhelisa on vocals. Focusing more on her career in film/TV composition and music production in recent years, she’s planning to return to recording her own music later this year with a new LP entitled Xtra Sensory Goodness. Now we’re getting the first taste of this project, which is yet another collaboration with the vocalist Jhelisa. “Jhelisa and I have become close friends over the years,” she explains. “There’s a lot of sisterly love and mutual respect between us, so Jhelisa already understood the mournful weight of the track before I asked to feature her. I’m always grateful that she’s willing to experiment with me because it’s not something she does lightly. Jhelisa beautifully channels the essence of whatever emotion needs to come through in the most evocative and visceral way.”  The song arrives beautifully packaged with an entrancing video directed by none other than Mark Pellington (along with co-directors Sergio Pinheiro and Sweeten), known for his concert docs for Pearl Jam, INXS, and The Flaming Lips, as well as an extensive music-videography including iconic visuals for Public Enemy, Nine Inch Nails, and plenty more artists. “I wanted the song to sound like a memory, like you’ve entered someone else’s dream space,” The Angel continues, noting how the video perfectly syncs to the song’s mood. “The emotion is contained, very internal, so I juxtaposed a vocal vulnerability against a driving, incessant rhythm, where you can feel the underlying tension at the same time as experiencing the gentle plea, ‘Where’s my shelter…?’” [via Flood]

A few weeks ago, Ciara gave birth to her son Win. Last night, she shared a video that she evidently recorded while she was very, very pregnant. Ciara’s new song 'Rooted' is a statement of Black pride, a clear statement of solidarity with the protest movement that’s swept across America and the rest of the world these past few months. It’s a hard, kinetic track with vocals from the songwriter Esther Dean. But the song, at least right now, feels more like a vehicle for the video. Like a lot of Ciara videos, the 'Rooted'” clip is built around bodies dancing. In this one, though, one of those bodies belongs to Ciara, who dances with her belly exposed and who looks like she’s about to give birth any second. To watch someone dance this hard while that pregnant is an actual marvel, a near-superhuman feat. The 'Rooted' video is full of Black iconography, and it features the faces of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. All throughout, Ciara presents an image of motherly strength. Annie Bercy directs. [via Stereogum]

Hazel English releases the new video for her single ‘Five And Dime’ taken from her debut album Wake UP! which is out now on Marathon Artists. ‘Five and Dime’ is a woozy, idyllic view into Hazel’s world, which is built on timeless-sounding melodies, retro-tinged soundscapes and a knack for resonant lyrics. The mid-tempo number is reminiscent of the playful love songs of ’60s pop, as Hazel frustratedly muses on a love interest who is consuming her thoughts and detracting from her focus, “Gotta get away cause you’re taking up all of my time / You know I need my space so I’m heading to the Five and Dime.” Speaking about the new video, Hazel says: “'Five and Dime' is about longing for escape and freedom so I thought it would be fun to create an idyllic beach vacation, constructed from a set with cardboard cut out waves and fake palm trees. The idea behind it is that while I'm fantasizing about escaping to a tropical place, it's clear I'm just kind of stuck in this pretend version of it. I wanted to evoke the nostalgia of Hollywood musicals from the '50s and '60s, complete with dance choreography and bright colourful costumes.”

Katy Perry has released her second video for 'Smile,' featuring the pop star playing a video game version of herself as she battles giant spiders, circus trapeze acts and more while dressed as a clown. Much of the video is in CGI, with a live-action Perry playing the video game in her house (while also dressed as a clown). [via Rolling Stone]

Global superstar, Miley Cyrus has unveiled 'Midnight Sky,' a track that showcases a new direction for the always evolving artist.  The song, which was inspired by the past year of her life, is accompanied by a video that Miley self-directed.  In creating the song and video, Miley drew from strong female musical icons, like Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, and Debbie Harry, who have always been so generous, and have been her greatest allies and inspiration.  The video showcases Miley as her true self: unapologetic, diverse, sexy, confident, experimental, and strong. The video takes viewers through Miley’s creative vision which displays her complete control of the narrative often told through the mouths of the media. Miley is at peace with who she is and has nothing to prove. As a musician she continues to push boundaries and experiment with her sound and look. Miley has proven to be many things, but boring is not one of them.

Chelsea Collins is nonconformist pop singer with a vision. For the captivating new 'Water Run Dry,' a collaboration with rapper, singer and fellow Bay Area-native 24kGoldn, Collins's infectious pop melodies glide over a hypnotic beat. Relatable lyrics about a faltering relationship reveal a depth of experience for the 21-year-old, with a wistful chorus lamenting, "there's no good in goodbye." The Roxana Baldovin-directed visuals for the track are an eyeful — Collins and 24kGoldn play house in an oversized, colorful California dollhouse, interspersed with images of a little girl playing with literal Barbies. The message? "I wanted this song and video to execute the world that's inside of my head — somewhat similar to a weird vintage rom com where at first the drama of love is so toxic, passionate and thrilling but eventually my lover and I have a happy ending," Collins tells NYLON. "Unfortunately reality isn't as fun and it kinda feels like some cranky dude is controlling your path, who's lowkey salty whenever something feels too amazing," she continues. "My intuition will tell me to run, but I'm notorious for acting like a Stepford wife, trying to recreate my past feelings yet they're all super robotic. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and love won't have to be so bittersweet, but until then I'll learn to smile even when things blow up in my face." [via NYLON]

Kali Uchis shared the visuals for her latest single 'Aquí Yo Mando' on Monday. Featuring a verse in Spanglish by Rico Nasty, the single is Kali's first release since her TO FEEL ALIVE EP from earlier this year. The Phillipa Price-directed clip finds the pair on a weapons-filled rampage, dropping bodies in underground parking lots and filming each other along the way. With co-production by reggaeton hitmaker Tainy, the booming track sees Uchis assertively laying some ground rules over trappy 808s. "Haces todo lo que diga (You do everything that I say)," she raps. “Si estás conmigo solo mando yo (If you’re with me, only I call the shots).” [via The FADER]

[andpeanuts]

21 for aya, 23 and 40 for anyone with an interesting answer, 28 for clement, 43 for nurtar and osama, 46 for the main 7 but like.just with loved ones in general

21. What is one of your character’s biggest fears? How would they react when dealing with this fear?

Hmm i can't think a particular thing for adult Aya, tho pre Nurtar Aya really feared her mom, who also living in fear

And even after she got out of there, she was afraid to displease Nurtar at first, not because he did anything to her, but because he was in the position of power and she thought she should

She'd totally roast him no tho

23. What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved?

Not sure if interesting, Clement had a complex relationship with math, he was good at it but he hated it, he loved physics and enjoyed calculations in it, but hated calculations in math. Other thing he enjoyed learning is history, he struggled with it but he enjoys learning about it, he basically struggles with subjects that requires alot of memorizing and writing ghdhsj

He's a polite kid, never got into trouble, and prevented Alex getting into them too

28. If your character became a celebrity, what would they be famous for?

Uhhh.......probably food related that's most likely but i don't think he'd not like that... if he was to be known he doesn't want it to be for that....

43. Does your character have a switch that changes aspects of their personality whether they are around friends, family, etc. Is there someone who gets to see their true self?

Osama: vdhzbs his voice and body language change noticeably, the outdoor persona is much louder and very social and it's tiring for him when he's much softer spoken at home and only those at home know he's actually shy.(also the affection vvvshs)

Nurtar: ok um he's actually he's supportive??? Aside from the self loathing and the extra social awkwardness he's just a dude who likes animals and roses, and is weak to cute things (like father like daughter) those who really got to see that are Aya, Hedy, An, and Nana

40. Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc that they wouldn’t want known by others?

Hmm not super familiar with "guilty pleasures" but if it counts, Aya really like making games, but I'm thinking maybe she can open up to Irene about, ask if she's interested in making the artworks for one(i can only think her response is to get Osama involved for the music vdhdbd)

46. What is some random affectionate thing that your character always does to their lover?

Mmmm i assume in day to day sittings?

Aya either mess with you, like bend your knee or mess your hair, or just sit really close to you while doing her own thing, also sharing one earphone with you if you like music

Irene gives alot of kisses, draws you/for you, shows you her projects and wips, spends all her savings on that one thing you mentioned wanting to have probably long time ago

Clement threw compliments out of the blue, fixes you clothes and hair, applies perfume on you before you head out, hands you food or drink, quick hugs and pats

Does giving presents without special occasions counts? That's what Cyrus does *flirts* makes excuses to spend time with you

Marie is *fist bump* *finger guns* *checks you body* *winks*

Osama's the most physically affectionate of them all so expect anything like leaning on you (he's heavy...) or putting his arm around your shoulder whenever you're close.

Jean is cuddly or holds you hand when walking also pays alot of attention to you, less commonly but might gives you flowers