#Diane Keen

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70s Cool: The beautiful Diane Keen

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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)

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Ideal Home Truths

HOME, I’M DARLING The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, Tuesday 25th April 2023 Married couple Johnny and Judy live their lives as though it’s the 1950s.  They’ve done the house up in period style, all the furniture is authentic, and of course, so are their clothes.  A bit like Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in reverse, Judy has given up her career in finance to become a housewife, while Johnny goes off…

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The Blacklist - Brainstorming Raymond Reddington's Fingerprints and DNA.

Also posted on Reddit.

A little theorizing.

Red's fingerprints.

In the pilot episode, Red is identified as "Raymond Red Reddington" by FINGERPRINTS and by a visual identification from the Assistant Director of The FBI Harold Cooper. Red's fingerprints were a match to the prints of Raymond Red Reddington stored in the FBI's database [AFIS]. RR was on The FBI's Most Wanted list for Treason among many other charges.

We later found out in Season 4, Episode 22 that Assistant Director Harold Cooper did consider taking DNA from Red in the pilot but only in so far as he suspected that Red and Liz might be related. Liz: Procured a sample of Reddington’s blood? From evidence? That’s tampering. Cooper: Yes. And I should’ve done it the day he surrendered.

Red's DNA

Red is an imposter and not the real Raymond Reddington as is later revealed in So how did his fingerprints match?

The writers may have given a possible explanation.

Samar: What’s with the long face?Ressler: We pulled a print off the Fowler crime scene.Samar: Reddington’s?Ressler: Possibly. If it is, it ties him to our murder. Haven’t run it yet.Samar: And you don’t know if you should.Ressler: Oh, I know I should, but if I do, this could all end and we might end up in jail.

Gale: And? Ressler: It didn’t match. Gale: [ Chuckles ] What? Ressler: The print it’s not Reddington’s. Gale: That’s impossible. Did they even run it through AFIS? Ressler: Yeah, the unsub wasn’t in the system. Gale: Well, there you have it. The system’s rigged. Ressler: What are you talking about? Gale: [ Chuckles ] The system’s rigged by Reddington, for Reddington. It’s the only explanation. I mean, he’s he’s got somebody on the inside. You said so yourself. Ressler: I was kidding.

Liz: How’d you do it? How’d you change the fingerprint? Red: The fingerprint? Liz: Don’t play dumb. The one Gale and Ressler found that connects you to the death of Diane Fowler. Red: I assure you I know nothing of it.

Additional:

Gale: He’s listening to “Sundown.” The strum of the guitar, the voice of a man who’s seen too much sorrow. You know, there is a chance this music was on before Reddington got here.

Doubtful that music was on. Red put that record on. This was an alternative explanation to "the prints didn't match Reddington"

more wild speculations:

Conclusion (Imho): The show is trying to say that the system is rigged by Red. It's the only explanation. Not surprising given the episodes Room 417 and The Morgana Logistics Co in Season 10.

Fingerprints and DNA cannot be changed even in the universe of The Blacklist. Not even Red's. Rigging/falsifying/manipulating on the surface is just trickery. The show told us how the magicians do their tricks but they also told us how the truth is easy to unravel. [proper testing, etc]

Katarina faked the DNA report to fool Kirk into believing he was Liz's father. Liz took a new test between her and Kirk and it was revealed that he was not the father. Retesting properly would reveal the actual truth.

Same thing with The Alchemist episode. Yes. medical science is portrayed as being competent. Just like they don't show the FBI being incompetent all the time. The DNA from 4.22 ACCURATE. The DNA from 5.22 ACCURATE. The Dna report between Red and Liz that Liz ran in Episode 1.02 would have been accurate. There is a reason the show couldn't and didn't address running a DNA report between the two in the beginning of the series or even throughout the whole show. It's the biggest mystery so understandable the show needed to preserve this secret to stay on the air. The DNA from 5.22 between the real RR and Liz matched as parent/child. Red's and Liz's would also match as Parent and child because Red is the Mother.

The Philomena Episode

Agent Gale was trying to solve the murder of Diane Fowler. What was shown was that when Red was at Fowler's house, he handled the record and the record player.

Those things were scrubbed and cleaned of any DNA or prints. The chair Red was sitting in had no trace of anything. For some reason, the record brush was the only item that had many fingerprints on it.

*There is a reason the writers wrote this and it was a big part of the episode.

More speculation and questions:

Is it possible that Red's imposter prints aren't in the system and those were his actual prints on the brush?

Are the prints in AFIS Reds or the real Reds?

Why did his prints match the real RRs in the pilot but not the brush?

*****Does Mr. Kaplan and Dembe clean up after Red [wiping down fingerprints and DNA] so Red aka RR isn't tied to new crimes? doubtful. Red leaves his prints and DNA everywhere and I don't think Red cares if he is tied to new crimes. But if Red is tied to crime and they have DNA and prints left behind from say Red... then this evidence can be loaded into the system and if Red is ever captured and tested, his prints and DNA will match the unsubs and his identity would be questioned. I think.

I've always maintained that Red switched out his prints with the RRRs in the system and those prints on file are Red's. But I'm reconsidering.

Bonus Gif:

Relevant screencaps and/or gifs

Finally, Dembe has cleaned after Red as well.

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what do u think about Maeve as a character and as a love interest for Spencer?

Well she definitely exists. She was definitely a canon love interest 😐 I choose to forget a lot of details from that whole incident on purpose. Talking about this is just beating a dead horse bc I think my opinion is just a general consensus.

but here's what I think anyway:

The storyline

I won't talk about it for long because I feel like it's obvious, but the whole situation was handled so poorly. It kinda just showed up out of no where on one random peaceful day. What do you mean Maeve didn't want Spencer to get the BAU involved because 'it could endanger him'? Babe, he's already in danger just by being in a relationship with you, but I guess that just doesn't fucking matter. Also, what the fuck do you mean that Spencer just went along with it? I'm sorry? Spencer Reid, who becomes very impulsive when it comes to the wellbeing of his loved ones? He just agreed to sit back? Not even investigate in his free time?! By the time ZUGZWANG happens, we as viewers know how the BAU operates. The BAU was more than equipped to successfully deal with Diane. We know what they're supposed to do in a stalker situation, but for some reason they ignore nearly every goddamn protocol and then they're surprised when Maeve dies??

Maeve as a character

Listen, I don't dislike her because she was Spencers love interest. I'm actually somebody who's very keen on love interests for Spencer. I want that poor man to be happy. I dislike Maeve because she's one of the worst recurring characters on the show. She's very morally annoying. Not grey, annoying. Maeve is a geneticist. Geneticists, for the most part, study gene interactions and evolution. She has no fucking business diagnosing and prescribing shit from one look at an MRI scan. I don't even wanna talk about how medically inaccurate the migraine bit of the storyline is. Somehow it gets dumber. I don't know what she said for sure, but I know for a fact that she said something like she had to get to know Spencer because of how interesting he seemed. FROM HIS MRI SCANS?! Are we ignoring how unethical this is? Please, I cannot fucking do this. But there's more. Apparently she loves Spencer. She says as much at the end of a phone call AND literally writes that one love quote in the Narrative of John Smith for him. She loves Spencer, but fails to mention how she was engaged literally not long before she met him. And she doesn't feel an ounce of guilt or sadness when he ex-fiancé (whom she also supposedly loved) gets shot in the head in front of her? Also there's certain times where she just comes off as very emotionally manipulative, but in the dumbest way possible. The thing is that I don't even hate her because she's like this. Some of these things actually give the character potential to become a really interesting and complex character. It's because she tries to come across as the opposite. The writers try very hard to portray her as an intelligent, good and innocent character, but everything she does is very selfish and stupid. Personally, if I was a geneticist and some fucker reached out to me to ask about his MRI scans I would redirect him to a fucking neurologist or something.

Maeve as Spencer's love interest

She's introduced to us a mysterious woman over the payphone. We get glimpses of her body in a dark room and we watch her fiddle with things while walking around, but we don't actually get to see her face until later. Her voice is meek and sultry. If this sounds like some wattpad introduction then that's because that's literally what it is. Maeve is introduced to us in a very Y/N esc way. The whole relationship is very much wattpad story written by a 14YO back in the day. Wait I take that back, even fucking 14YO's writer better shit. At least their stories were worth ruining your sleep schedule for. I can't even be upset, Maeve is literally not the first female character portrayed this way on the show *cough* Jane Seaver *cough*. MGG didn't want Spencer to have a love interest so Maeve was written to die. I just wish they at least tried to do the characters and the story justice. Viewers couldn't even connect to Maeve because she was just thrown at us one day and then literally killed a second later. Even if she wasn't unlikable I find it very hard to imagine that I would've cared about her death, because I literally had no time to bond with the character. It's also just very awkward when she shows up after her death because I feel disconnected with Spencer's emotions. Mentally, I know that she's his first great love or whatever, but emotionally, I do not give a fuck. She does not match Spencer's freak. What she is, essentially, is a female version of Spencer (but through the male gaze because she's a woman so ofc she's slightly dumber and Y/Nified). Spencer is one of the most complex established characters on the show and Maeve as a partner for him is just very boring. And even if she's was interesting, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE the actors have no chemistry together. He's had more chemistry with love interests that lasted for a way shorter period than he does Maeve. Ironically, the most chemistry he has is with the one person he despises the most (Cat Adams) and I think that speaks volumes. God, I wish so badly that they utilised the bar tender he did a magic trick for or the forensic scientist in that bombing episode.

Again, I'm pretty sure most of the fandom feels this way. I'm fairly confident that I might have more to say, but I cannot be bothered anymore.

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Eve Argues Against Perfection

by Diane Lockward

And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. –Genesis 3:13 Beguiled, my ass. I said no such thing. You say I lost the gift of Paradise. I couldn’t lose what I never had. You say the serpent tempted me to eat. You omit that he entered the Garden on two legs and walked like a man. And here’s what your story always ignores: I had pure gold, rare perfume, precious stones, but Adam hadn’t touched me all those years. Perfection in the Garden didn’t mean that way. Not having it and not wanting it was God’s idea of perfection, not mine. So when that serpent strolled up to the tree, all upright and fine, he threw off the balance, and I began to pray, Oh, let him be mine. When he held out the apple, so round and lush, when he stroked it to a keen red glow, I didn’t fall to temptation–I rose to it. I ate that apple because I was hungry. I wanted what lay outside of Paradise, a world without the burden of perfection. Now you call all sinful women my sisters. I say, let them claim their own damn sins. The apple may not be perfect, but it’s mine.

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bases by SelenaEde and Blizzaria-Glacer24 (both on deviantart)

my mlp headcanons and ships!!! no ship for rainbow, celestia, or applebloom (they're aroace). big mac has 2 versions 'cause he's a drag queen! more specifics under the cut ^^

starlight x pinkie x fluttershy

starlight glimmer - audhd, anxiety, bpd, demigirl (she/its), lesbian; starlight is the headmare of the school of friendship, and still the assistant in its friend trixie’s magic shows. starlight truly believed that removing ponies’ cutie marks would solve everything, that they were the reason why everything in its life was wrong, and that when it founded our town, it found real friendship. when twilight and their friends came, it believed that twilight would understand, and fluttershy was so keen and supportive, but then it appeared twilight that had ruined everything. starlight became swallowed up in revenge, determined to dig her grave, and she convinced herself that if she removed the six friends’ cutie marks, took the shackles of destiny away from them, everything would be better. when she was shown the destruction she had caused with her time travel, at first she was hesitant to accept it, to accept that she had hurt people, that she was wrong. it felt like its trauma had been invalidated, yet it was facing the reality right there and then, and revenge was quickly replaced with guilt. maybe it really was at fault for everything. could it heal, did it deserve forgiveness? many ponies did not completely forgive her at first, even twilight remained wary after offering her a chance, but it was trixie, fluttershy, and pinkie who showed her the path to redemption. pinkie threw parties for starlight, fluttershy encouraged her to practice companionship by using animals, and trixie knew what starlight was going through. trixie became her best friend, while fluttershy and pinkie became her partners.

pinkamena diane pie - audhd, bpd, myopia, strabismus, non-binary transmasc (he/its + cake/cupcake), aroace lesbian; pinkie was effectively adopted by the cakes, though he still loves his siblings. it loves playing and snuggling with animals with fluttershy, throwing parties for its friends and lovers, teaching starlight how to bake, and helping starlight run the school of friendship.

fluttershy - autistic, anxiety, transfem (she/they), lesbian; fluttershy loves making lots of gifts and setting up tea parties for her lovers starlight and pinkie, and makes sure to take very good care of gummy. they always enjoy visiting new town, and the little calm spots pinkie makes for them at parties. they think of discord as another sibling, and check in on him every now and then like they do with zephyr.

rarity x applejack

lady rarity - audhd, demigirl (she/her + needle/sew), bisexual; rarity moved to sweet apple acres with applejack, and finding the quaint scenery and life with her beloved the best environment for her work. needle still has a heart for the city, and needs to take trips for business, so she’s also traveling whenever she can, but her home is always by her side, carrying her luggage.

applejack - autistic, ocd, transfem (she/her), lesbian; applejack loves getting her hooves dirty for her lady, whether that be getting materials, or trying to get rarity used to let loose, too. applejack has taken over sweet apple acres since big mac left to pursue his dreams, but she goes with rarity on most of her city trips.

trixie x marble x twilight

trixie lulamoon - audhd, transfem (name only), bisexual; trixie works as as the student counsellor at the school of friendship, and puts on magic shows both for the school and publicly. most often trixie puts on shows in twilight’s castle, in the stage area. marble and starlight are both assistants in these shows, and twilight helps trixie practice magic.

marble tatiana pie - autistic, anxiety, female (she/her), finsexual; marble was just a shy girl from a small farm with dreams of seeing the big wide world, to be brave like her siblings. trixie and twilight took her hoof and gave it all to her, helped her break out of her shell, as they saw the potential in this anxious mare. she’s so much more thanks to them, and little does she know, she brightens up their life as much as they do for her.

princess twilight sparkle - audhd, anxiety, hyperopia, non-binary (they/them), ace-panromantic; twilight renovated their castle with their friends and lovers to make it feel more cozy, and prefers acting as a librarian over their princess duties. they get along well with marble pie for their love of books, and with trixie for her antics and love of magic.

captain rainbow dash - audhd, transmasc (he/him), aroace; rainbow dash doesn’t need no romance, friendship is enough for him! though this hotshot may constantly flirt, he has no real interest in a relationship, and it's all just for fun and to make others feel good about themselves.

pipsqueak x spike

pipsqueak - audhd, male (he/him), gay; he and spike met when spike was accompanying the cutie mark crusaders one day, and they hit it off almost immediately. they relate to each other a lot, and mostly just have a lot of fun with each other.

spike - autistic, anxiety, bxy (they/he/she), bisexual; twilight was starting middle school when they hatched spike, and they took them in as a younger sibling. because dragons age slower than ponies, spike hit teen years when the mane six started teaching at the school of friendship. he sort of still hates rarity for leading them on as a kid, and he’s in a bit of a rebel phase, though pipsqueak keeps him calm. she’s the ambassador between dragons and ponies, and pipsqueak likes to go with her to the dragon lands.

muffins x maud

muffins - audhd, amblyopia, girlfluid (she/its), lesbian; after years of not being sure about itself, muffins has come to terms with its disabilities and knows that it doesn’t need to be fixed. she met maud at a dance, and they fell in love. they’re making it work, in a world not made for them.

maud avery pie - autistic, female (she/her), ace-demiromantic; maud broke up with mudbriar because she realized he was kind of just a carbon copy of her and she didn't really feel comfortable with that, and they were drifting apart after the honeymoon phase. shortly after the breakup, she went to a dance, still a bit shaken. but she was comforted by muffins, and this time the spark of love at first sight didn’t go out.

limestone x zephyr

limestone rosaline pie - audhd, bipolar, genderfluid (she/he/they), bisexual; limestone always knew she was going to take over the farm. maud was off studying, pinkie was off being a hero, and marble never really had the skills for it, not to mention she was frolicking with a princess now. pinkie's friend fluttershy had a brother who needed a place to stay for just a while to get him on his hooves, and they agreed to let him move into the farm. little did they know, zephyr would be staying much longer than they planned, and limestone hopes that it stays that way. they’ve started a great relationship together, to the dismay of many ponies around them.

zephyr breeze - adhd, male (he/him), bisexual; after rainbow dash and fluttershy helped him realize that his talent is being a jack of all trades, he finally moved out of his parents’ place… and in with limestone pie. at first, they were just friends whose siblings were friends and limestone agreed to give him a hoof, but they fell hard for each other. he needed a pony like her in his life, and she finds it cute and fun to have him around. zephyr takes whatever job life hands him, though he actually puts some effort in this time around.

shining x sunburst

sir shining armor - adhd, male (he/him), bisexual; shining armor broke up with cadence on good terms before the wedding, but before it became public knowledge, chrysalis forced cadence to use her love magic for her plans, and the rest is history. long after the wedding, he fell head over hooves for sunburst, the cute, nerdy little librarian.

sunburst - audhd, anxiety, myopia, transmasc (he/they), gay; after sunburst's older sister sunset was selected to be celestia’s student, the family had great expectations for him. the pressure became especially great after sunset ended up running away to the human realm. he wanted to stay and support his friend starlight through a difficult time in her life, but he was made to separate from her, lie to her face. however, at celestia’s academy, they realized that life wasn’t for them; they wanted to be a humble researcher, a librarian perhaps, not a wizard or a prince. they fell for shining armor, the dumbest guard with a heart of gold they’ve ever met, and they tend to goof off with each other. they feel safe around him.

big mac x discord

bigby macintosh - autistic, anxiety, male (he/him), pansexual, drag queen; big mac always felt like he was missing something, and the sisterhooves’ social was the place he first started to get an idea of what that was. he never truly understood his cutie mark, never really understood why he liked dressing up and pretending to be a princess. that was until he met discord on guys’ night, and they ended up getting along really well. discord helped him realize his dream of being a drag queen, and together they brought orchard blossom into the gorgeous spotlight. discord is the little bit of chaos this farm boy’s life needed.

discord - audhd, pangender (any pronouns), demisexual; he was created long ago by grogar to be an agent of chaos, but he was too chaotic for grogar. seeing that she wasn't wanted, she made and went to her own chaos realm. when they discovered grogar was finally gone, they thought equestria would be for the taking, but they were soon turned to stone by celestia and luna. it didn’t have a total grasp on friendship or empathy, as it didn’t have the best parental figures or much experience in life, yet it was persuaded by the kindness of fluttershy, kindness it had never experienced before. chaos can still be fun if (mostly) harmless, as he found with big mac. he helped big mac achieve his drag race dreams, while big mac introduced him to fantasy roleplay, a chaotic fun that discord was missing.

applebloom - autistic, female (she/her), aroace; applebloom took to fashion like lady rarity, who quickly took her under sew wing as an apprentice. however, applebloom focuses on designing practical though gorgeous work-oriented outfits, and repairing and spicing up old, damaged clothes. she often helps out with sweetie belle’s costume designs for her shows, and helps anyone who she finds with a cutie mark problem. applejack has come a long way from her old views on fashion, and no matter what, she’s proud of her lil’ sis, even if its future isn't on the farm. applebloom still looks up to her sister a lot, and values being independent like her.

diamond tiara x sweetie belle x scootaloo

diamond tiara - autistic, female (she/her), bisexual; diamond tiara has found new purpose as a cutie mark crusader. she helps others start up and manage clubs, she manages the cutie mark crusaders as an organization, advertises their services, and more. her banter with scootaloo and sweetie belle has evolved into a close relationship.

sweetie belle - autistic, female (she/her), pansexual; sweetie belle loves singing, dancing, and writing songs, especially songs that encourage and inspire others. whenever somecreature has a cutie mark problem, she always finds herself singing about it to help them. her personal inspiration, singing-wise, is coloratura. rarity is so proud of belle for finding and pursuing her own interests and developing her skills in singing, and how far she's come with it. belle has come to notice and appreciate all of the work that rarity has done to raise her in their parents' absence, and finds her older sister’s work to be just as inspiring as coloratura’s. her banter with scootaloo and diamond tiara has evolved into a close relationship.

scootaloo - adhd, ocd, female (he/him), lesbian; scootaloo is an extremely active stuntpony, and he’s always ready to help those in need with cutie mark problems. they’re an orphan, who was adopted by rainbow dash. he still looks up to dash quite a lot, though less in an idolizing way and more like an older sibling. his banter with diamond tiara and sweetie belle has evolved into a close relationship.

babs seed x cozy glow 

babs seed - audhd, bigender (he/she), demisexual; babs seed has a talent in styling manes, feathers, and fur, and he helps creatures with their cutie mark problems as part of the extended cutie mark crusaders branch. she grew close to cozy glow when the cutie mark crusaders decided to help reform her, and found that they have more in common than they thought. she gives cozy glow free haircuts.

cozy glow - audhd, female (any pronouns), cupiosexual; she didn’t get much affection, nevermind friends, as a foal, so she never had much understanding of what friendship truly meant or felt like. her parents were both incredibly business-oriented, never caring much for her, so she saw them as just another way to move up in the world. after the events that took place in the school of friendship, she was adopted by starlight, pinkie, and fluttershy, and the cutie mark crusaders continued to treat her as one of their own, to help reform her. she was shown what friendship really meant, and that friends aren’t tools to use, rather they are companions. she felt like babs truly understood her out of all of her friends, and she likes to play chess with him.

princess celestia - agender (any pronouns), aroace; princess celestia was reckless, prideful, and self-absorbed in her youth, and failed to understand her younger sister or see what she was doing to them until it was too late. it was only after she fought her sister and banished her to the moon that she realized what she had done, and was struck with grief as she slowly closed herself off from the public for the thousand years luna was banished for. she has since learned from her mistakes and matured, learned to open up again, go out and socialize, and join in with activities. now she has her sister back, she feels whole again, and is much more adventurous than she used to be. she doesn’t desire a partner, and never has.

zecora x luna

zecora - autistic, non-binary (they/them), unlabeled; zecora left their home long ago, having never fit in, feeling like they were never appreciated there. they have since made a home in the everfree forest, as they find comfort in the strange and misunderstood. this is how they and princess luna bonded so well, with zecora in love with the very night and moon herself.

princess luna - autistic, bpd, female (they/she), lesbian; they were corrupted and turned into nightmare moon all those years ago due to their self-hatred, being neglected by starswirl and celestia, and being emotionally manipulated by those around them who they felt didn’t value their feelings or night. they felt trapped inside of a shadow of what they had become, and after nightmare moon was banished from their body by the elements, they felt incredibly guilty for their actions, and tortured themselves with the tantabus. she has since largely recovered from her feelings of guilt, and rebuilt a relationship with celestia. she uses her dreamwalking powers to help anycreature she can from within the castle, as social events make her feel uncomfortable. she fell in love with zecora, a lover of the night who understood how she felt.

chrysalis x cadence

chrysalis - autistic, bpd, gxrl (it/its), ace-cupioromantic; chrysalis and its hive needed love to survive. at first, chrysalis targeted shining armor for his love for the princess, but its focus shifted to cadence’s magic when it realized that shining armor’s love was no more, and cadence’s love magic was much stronger. after being defeated, chrysalis planned revenge on cadence and the mane six, and while they were kidnapped in the hive it taunted the love princess, becoming fascinated and obsessed with her. it saw starlight glimmer change its beloved subjects into something it didn’t recognize anymore, and couldn’t accept the love it was given. it would get cadence back, it would get its hive back, it would get revenge on starlight, it was determined. when it came back for its hive, however, chrysalis found changeling soldiers ready to arrest it, trained by the dragons themselves, and a very unhappy thorax. but they were willing to give it another chance at reformation, with help from cadence himself. hateful obsession has blossomed into hesitant understanding, and the changelings have been willing to accept chrysalis back into their hive. the dethroned queen now happily feeds on the disparate love of its obsession, as a part of the new hive.

princess cadence - boygirl (she/he), pansexual; shortly after cadence broke up with shining armor on good terms, she was kidnapped and replaced by chrysalis, who forced her to use her love magic on shining to keep up the charade. he hated chrysalis with all his being, and hoped that its defeat at the wedding would be the last he would see of it. it was not; he was once again kidnapped by chrysalis, and they both developed a toxic obsession with each other. the worst thing was, cadence had sympathy for the monster, and saw potential for good in it. if only it took starlight’s hoof. this is why, when the time came, she begrudgingly accepted to help reform chrysalis, and she realized she had gradually started to feed chrysalis. a strange love, but a love nonetheless.

radiant hope x sombra

radiant hope - adhd, transfem (she/her), bisexual; radiant hope has been encouraged by sombra to start pursuing her dream of becoming the princess of healing again, but first she wants to accompany them on their journey of redemption.

sombra - autistic, transmasc (he/they), bisexual; sombra was redeemed by radiant hope and the mane six shortly before they opened the school of friendship, and he rekindled his love with his childhood sweetheart. the two are now journeying to find all of the scattered pieces of princess amore. their umbral magic has found new purpose in using the darkness to protect others.

sunset x adagio

sunset shimmer - audhd, female (she/her), bisexual; as the element of empathy, sunset found that she had a lot in common with adagio, even before she helped her reform. as she worked with adagio on her reformation, they fell deeper in love. they are both now lead singers in a new band, with sunset doubling as lead guitarist, trixie on drums, sci-twi on the synth, and aria blaze and sonata dusk as backup vocalists. they have some friendly competition with the rainbow rocks, who are still sunset’s best friends. she still sends her little brother sunburst letters and visits him whenever she can, and it’s the greatest excitement if he’s able to make it to her shows.

adagio dazzle - adhd, girlflux (they/she), lesbian; even before sunset reformed them, adagio had budding feelings for their former rival, and after she showed so much care for them, they’ve completely fallen. this time, she’s actually putting effort into cultivating her singing talent, accepting her mistakes and learning from them, and has founded a great band with sunset in the process.

tempest x moondancer

tempest storm - autistic, demigirl (they/she), pansexual; since tempest’s old friend group refused to reunite with her, and tempest didn’t feel comfortable going back to them, twilight introduced her to their own old friend group. tempest grew an affinity for moondancer, as they shared similar tastes and cynical opinions, and tempest grew protective over the silly nerd. they’ve discovered their talent for creating dazzling fireworks, and they have finally found home and friends.

moondancer - autistic, bpd, astigmatism, anogirl (it/she/they), lesbian; moondancer appreciates the frequent letters from twilight, and her occasional visits, now accompanied by their wives trixie and marble. they enjoy hanging out with minuette, lemon hearts, and twinkleshine. they were introduced to tempest through twilight, and immediately they got a huge crush on her. it tends to fumble around its usually smart words and grow quite sheepish around tempest, in a good way.

[starrythomas]

The World Goes On, chapter seven

Fic summary: Aaron and Robert are going about their daily life with their big brood of children. Between kids taking exams, an elderly stepmum and two businesses, they have a lot of responsibilities, but they're handling things together. Then Jimmy tells Robert about his plan for their haulage firm to expand. For some reason Robert isn't too keen on the idea, and he refuses to explain why. As it turns out, there's a lot that Robert isn't talking about these days.

Robert came downstairs while Aaron was buttering his toast. He stood at the threshold between the living area and kitchen, watching, like he didn't know what to do with himself. Aaron was lost for words in the face of Robert's impending loss, the scale of it creating a distance between them. Aaron cared for Diane, of course he did, but he didn't love her in the way that Robert loved her. Perhaps only Vic really knew what he was going through.

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[bloodrvvvsh]

using my autistic superpower (special interest) to assign criminal minds characters astrology placements

starting with spencer!

libra sun in the 3rd house - the sun represents identity, life, the self. the third house rules over the mind, thinking, communication, social activity and interests, and early education. libra suns are naturally charming, they exude a sense of elegance and are typically beautiful. libra is ruled by the planet venus - the planet of love and beauty and they live and breathe those characteristics. they’re good listeners, naturally drawing people in. they also have a keen sense of intuition. they can be people pleasers in a way, which can also make them seem more captivating. having your sun in the 3rd house can mean their career is their 1st priority. they have a thirst for knowledge and their identity may revolve around their intelligence. while suns in the 3rd house are known to be extroverts, i think spencer falls out of line with this rule because of his moon, mercury, and venus, along with a few harsh aspects.

aquarius moon in the 12th house - the moon controls your emotions. the 12th house is the house of endings, closure, solitude, what’s hidden, the subconscious. having the moon in aquarius means these natives likely have a detached approach to their emotions. they prefer to analyze and understand their emotions rather than genuinely feel them. having moon in the 12th house can also mean they repress their emotions, choosing to push them away rather than deal with them. they crave alone time and privacy.

taurus rising - rising signs most notably control the appearance. taurus is ruled by the planet venus, giving taurus risings a naturally very beautiful appearance. they are known for big eyes with lots of depth, specifically brown eyes. they are also known to have strong eyebrows and broad shoulders along with a more sophisticated style. they are well-groomed and take pride in their appearance.

sagittarius mercury in the 3rd house - mercury rules over communication. sagittarius is in detriment when placed in mercury, meaning it’s uncomfortable and can create challenges. while spencer can be very good with his words, he also struggles with the way he communicates because of how he rambles and his awkwardness when it comes to conversation. it comes across as unnatural and weird to other people. mercury in the 3rd house is known for having a sharp mind, a quick thinker, someone who can learn things very easily. it may also be beneficial in giving an excellent memory.

cancer venus in the 9th house - venus represents love, beauty, passion, values. the 9th house rules over wisdom, philosophy, higher education, law and religion, learning. i feel like this one is a little self explanatory. cancer is a highly emotional sign and spencer loves so deeply. he falls first and he falls hard. the first that comes to my mind when i think of spencer and love is maeve. despite the fact that he never truly met her and her breaking quite a few hipaa violations, he was still incredibly in love with her. i feel like the fact that she was also a scientist and valued science and education also played a part in why he fell for her.

taurus mars in the 2nd house - mars is the planet of motivation, action, passion. the 2nd house rules over money, finances, material possessions, work, your job. taurus is in detriment here. i feel this comes through in spencer’s childhood. although we technically know only a small portion of his childhood, i imagine that after diane’s mental health began to really decline she couldn’t work for long. therefore, money likely played a big point in a lot of spencer’s upbringing. he probably learned the value of money very quickly and a lot of the household expenses fell on his shoulders as a child. so as he grew up, he became driven to never have to worry about money ever again.

libra jupiter in the 9th house - jupiter is the planet of luck, good fortune, expansion. having a well placed jupiter can create a great amount of good luck and fortune. i feel like this one is also self explanatory. the 9th house is wisdom, higher education, learning, and spencer is the epitome of those. with his intelligence and all of his phds, he is the living embodiment of the 9th house pretty much. having jupiter in the 9th house is essentially where he naturally lucks out in what the 9th house rules.

libra saturn in the 8th house - saturn is the planet of karma, responsibilities, ambition, productivity, authority. the 8th house rules merging, sex, intimacy, shared finances, mystery. libra is actually in exaltation in saturn, meaning it’s very comfortable and flourishes there. having libra in saturn means they’re very clear on setting boundaries and keeping things fair. they often take on the role of being the “responsible one”, and it almost becomes the default for them. having saturn in the 8th house also makes them very cautious about emotional matters. they can be excellent business partners as their thoroughness makes them check over everything multiple times.

sagittarius uranus in the 11th house - uranus is the planet of rebellion. uranus is also a very slow moving planet, meaning it only changes signs every 7 years. the 11th house rules over groups, friends, social awareness, technology, the future. another placement that reeks of having a thirst for knowledge and a desire for independence and freedom. with uranus in the 11th house, they’re likely to have a diverse and eclectic friend group that is small but incredibly close knit (cough, cough the BAU)

sagittarius neptune in the 4th house - neptune is the planet of illusion. neptune is another slow moving planet and only changes signs every 14 years. the 4th house rules over the home, roots, family, emotions, mothers. having neptune in the 4th house can mean they try to conceal or forget their past/childhood. spencer almost never speaks about his past, especially his mother. it can also mean they might have had to raise themselves in their childhood and one of their parents may have been absent.

libra pluto in the 10th house - pluto is the planet of power. pluto is another slow moving and only changes signs every 12 to 30 years. the 10th house rules over career, reputation, status, public image, fathers, fame. pluto in the 10th house can mean they can come across as overbearing in their workplace, often having a very specific routine they follow at work. they are often doing over twice as much as their coworkers, always going above and beyond in the workplace. it also cause people to naturally dislike them/often project their insecurities on the native.

tell me who i should do next if you enjoyed ^^!

[miracles-and-butterflies]

it’s a sin that nobody has asked how the reincarnated girls met Stephanie yet - 🌸 anon

Yeah, that surprised me too.

But it’s here now, thank you, 🌸 anon!

Though Stephanie had been in London at the same time as Jess, and Dolores and Luisa literally went to see the play she was in, they didn’t actually run into/meet her. They wouldn’t properly meet her until the rehearsals for the Hollywood Bowl.

Though, Stephanie was on vocal rest at the time, so they probably didn’t do much conversing.

Luisa immediately collapsed over in peals of laughter - the first thing she noticed being Stephanie’s height; her and Diane being the reverse of Mirabel and Isabela. Luisa would go on to brag about this for the rest of the day (or just the rest of their reincarnated lives) to Isabela, who was quietly disgruntled and horrified that there was a world where both her younger sisters could be taller than her. She is the who watched Brooklyn Nine Nine and was hit with the “wait, what?” when she realised how opposite she was to Rosa; completely ignoring the fact she also played Mirabel.

Isabela’s first reaction, ignoring Luisa and the height difference, was “…Mirabel makes a lot more sense now” in reference to Stephanie’s age. (The age difference for them and their voice actors never felt as odd, considering they died around that age). Mirabel not being voiced by a fellow teenager and instead an older woman just makes sense to Isabela. She has the highest track record of being the most social and talkative of the reincarnated girls, but she’ll admit that Stephanie is one of the ones that definitely throws her off to talk to.

Dolores finds herself more at ease with the older members of the cast, especially the ones that have children. She was very blunt and upfront with Stephanie, who I’d imagine would be very keen to talk to Mirabel, that it wasn’t going to happen and it would be in everyone’s best interest, if she kept away. She was definitely the most helpful of the four.

Following Dolores’ advice and respecting that Mirabel wasn’t comfortable, Stephanie hasn’t had her introduction with Mirabel yet.

[californiahq-archived]

Hello! I am very interested in joining, but would like to know if there are any faceclaims you all would really like to see join the rp? There are just so many great faces that I wanted to ask before sending in an application. Thank you!

hi, thank you for your interest! here are some fcs that came to mind! mason gooding, harris dickinson, pedro pascal, oscar isaac, manny montana, rudy pankow, jonathan daviss, andrew garfield, lorenzo zurzolo, arón piper, manny jacinto, evan mock, aaron tveit, thomas doherty, archie renaux, brenton thwaites, casey deidrick, avan jogia, maxence danet fauvel, logan lerman, keith powers, raymond ablack, rahul kohli, andy samberg, joseph quinn, xolo maridueña, tanner buchanan, clayton cardenas, mario casas, bill skarsgard, zethpan smith gneist, bradley cooper, joseph morgan, alberto rosende, emilio sakraya, tom holland, manu rios, luke grimes, kedar williams stirling, regé jean page, andré lamoglia, henry zaga, chay suede, elias kacavas, josh heuston, nico tortorella, felix mallard, jamie dornan, chris wood, justice smith, luka sabbat, alex fitzalan, jeff satur, herman tømmeraas, carloto cotta, ander puig, froy gutierrez, charles michael davis, george sear, darren barnet, jon bernthal, ben barnes, anthony ramos, corey mylchreest, anthony keyvan, sinqua walls, cody christian, eddie redmayne, jaehyun, hugh dancy, michael evans behling, elliot fletcher, emre bey, joe keery, chance perdomo, ross lynch, gavin leatherwood, richard madden, alex aiono, shiloh fernandez, chris evans, chris wood, jacob elordi, danny ramirez, drew starkey, havana rose liu, davika hoorne, lalisa, lulu antariksa, christina hendricks, zion moreno, jennie kim, danielle rose russell, kaylee bryant, anya chalotra, simone ashley, charithra chandran, maia mitchell, cierra ramirez, melissa barrera, hailee steinfeld, diane guerrero, stephanie beatriz, melissa fumero, greta onieogou, maia reficco, alisha boe, paris berelc, camila mendes, bruna marquezine, camila queiroz, anne hathaway, lauren tsai, rachel hilson, inbar lavi, lesley ann brandt, giorgia whigham, antonia gentry, katie douglas, melisa asli pamuk, margot robbie, jenna coleman, halston sage, chelsea clark, brianne howey, cindy kimberly, chloe bennet, halle bailey, sara waisglass, jessica alexander, christian serratos, phoebe tonkin, claire holt, isabella gomez, courtney eaton, madelyn cline, madison bailey, abigail cowen, jessie mei li, blu hunt, auli’i cravalho, anya taylor joy, annie murphy, mila kunis, simary barlas, mimi keene, aimee lou wood, emma mackey, samantha logan, natalia dyer, megan suri, maya hawke, coco jones, jasmine tookes, ana de armas, chase sui wonders, priscilla quintana, maris rascal, keke palmer, angelique boyer, rachel sennott, benedetta porcaroli, valentina zenere, ludovica martino, joey king, fivel stewart, adeline rudolph, natasha liu bordizzo – hope these help!

[dbphantom]

Was pretty proud of this writeup about the (current) world of Veneer from the OC subreddit so I'm putting it here so it's in my Veneer tags

I write it to criticize the fantasy of a post-apocalyptic world where everything is steeped in violence and depravity and no one ever tries to help others or rebuild because "you can't trust other people". Isolation 100... Your post-apocalyptic world is built on fear and domination, mine is built on hope and trust. We are two sides of the same coin, but I'm making this story land on my side because I need to believe in other people more often lol

It's the far future, past 2 civilization-leveling apocalypses caused by over-consumption. The current civilization is so different from the first round of humanity that Era 1 humanity is basically the ancient aliens trope (think For/erun/ners from Ha/lo or the Eri/dians from bor/derlan/ds or the Ancients from S/targa/te (who, in retrospect, I think the E/ridi/ans were inspired by due to the whole escaping to an upper dimension thing, but I digress, do not let me go on this rant right now)) because nobody can read the writing they left behind or understand their technology or how it was powered.

Presently, the oceans have disappeared and the ozone layer has been destroyed. A large chunk of humanity from the last civilization lives in bubble cities (built by Crestfall Corp) scattered across the continents, but the ones who can't afford it take shelter from the sun on the Abyssal Plains, protected by the lower cloud cover. The Abyssal Plains are what's left after the ocean vanished, but it comes back when the moon is full, so everything down there either floats or is waterproof or lives in an airtrap (place where the water can't flood in because of the way it is structured or due to air pressure) ((there used to be a trading town named Airtrap, but now it is just called Haven because, as it turns out, most people are not keen on entering a dark cave with the word 'trap' plastered above the mouth, no matter the context))

Travelers across the plains sometimes come across massive, ancient structures housing drains, which is where the Hunger reaches up from the Underground. That is where the oceans drain to when it isn't a full moon. I don't have any more information about the Underground because nobody has ever come back from it.

The drains powered on 'recently' (current age) due a meteor striking the moon. The shards from the collision rained down and powered ancient technology that had been sitting dormant for ages. This is why the oceans have (mostly) disappeared. No one really knows why they return when the full moon rises...

The Hunger is a mysterious force that mutates wildlife across the Abyssal Plains, so there are groups of monster hunters who have banded together to form guilds and offer their services to the communities that have popped up. One notable up-and-coming group is Restoration, a guild of postal workers who deliver the mail and take on contracts to hunt monsters in exchange for food or work on their train. Notably, they have a no-kill policy. Their leader, H. Belinda, is an ex-Crestfall agent who ran from the company after she graduated and is now wanted. Before she started her life at CF, she worked with her dad selling stuff she scavenged from the Pacific junkyard to traders, like most of the people who grew up there.

The Abyssal Plains are also pockmarked with old battlefields and graveyards from spats between long dead corporations. If you're brave, you can scavenge some decent loot from them, but the war has been over for a long time. Regardless, Crestfall continues to strengthen their militia. After all, they've got to protect their investments people from the scary monsters that may hunt them in the night...

Sunlight City is where the story starts, a residential bubble city with a nature preserve and a focus on manufacturing. The actual city is more on the east side of the bubble and the suburbs sprawl out from there before farms take over. There's the nature preserve and Realta lake on the far west, which is where the CF headquarters for Sunlight City is. There are other bubble cities, like the one that is a giant amusement park and another that is solely a college campus, where the residents are trained for certain leadership positions in Crestfall Corp, but Sunlight City is my favorite :)

Travel between bubble cities is mostly done by CF pilots because air travel is fast and convenient, but you *can* travel across the continents in whatever will protect you from the deadly laser that is the sun. There are motorcycle gangs that hang out up there, but they look more like astronauts than bikers. They also tend not to go very far in as the continents are mostly a wasteland due to the sun, like the surface of the moon. Wonder what they're doing up there, though...

Fortunately, K. Bradach and C. Oroitz recently submitted their final requirement for graduation, which will change the way people travel between bubble cities!

Unfortunately, it seems to have awakened something that has lain dormant for a while...

Aesthetically, imagine scavenged solarpunk/lunarpunk meets ipod futurism and diselpunk. Then add a splash of steampunk from Julian's magic and you've got a stew going. Also the mushrooms. Can't forget the mushrooms. And the bones (they go hand-in-hand). Also the trains because I like trains :)

[happy-mokka]

Musical Extravaganza

Yesterday me and my cinematic partner in crime took the opportunity to get tickets for a special evening of "Musical Extravaganza" in our small local arthouse movie theater.

They were screening 2 classic "musical-ish" pieces. So for the interested people out there, if you're always keen on watching stuff both for the eyes and ears, I will share my experience under the cut.

Phantom of the Paradise

USA 1974 Director: Brian de Palma Written by: Brian de Palma Camera: Larry Pizer Music: Paul Williams Cast: William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, ...

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5 / 5)

What a ride!!!

I, resp. we, absolutely L❤️VED it!!!

When I read "Brian de Palma", I was surprised, since I only know his later work, mostly Thrillers and Gangster movies.

This early work, however, is something...well...completely different, to put it mildly.

It's a wild mix of "Phantom of the Opera" with a liitle bit of "Dorian Gray" towards the end.

Everything in a wild 70s setting with awesome costumes and sets.

The music is brilliant and the whole staging is completely crazy with all actors being comitted to the bit.

I can absolutely recommend this one!!!

Streets of Fire

USA 1984 Director: Walter Hill Written by: Larry Gross, Walter Hill Camera: Andrew Laszlo Music: Ry Cooder Cast: Michael Paré, Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, ...

Rating: ⭐ (1 / 5)

Ok. The euphoria of the first movie quickly subsided the longer the second one lasted, I am afraid.

Walter Hill is in my book known for rather hard actioners in the 80s and 90s and, honestly, besides of some music scenes in this one, it is really more an action movie, than a musical - and not a particularly good one at that.

The acting is really B movie quality. I really like what has become of young Diane Lane over the years, but this was not one of her proudest moments. The did good lip-sync on the singing scenes, but did not actually sing.

Michal Paré. One can clearly see, why he stayed a b-movie actor and never made it to the A list of that era. Apart from his handsome looks he basically switched between two facial expressions: stoic staring and wounded staring. His dialogs sounded like that voice announcing the next stop in trains and busses.

Rick Moranis was ok. Less geeky than usual but not really challenged by the meh script.

The only positive appearance was actually done by Amy Madigan.

She played the chummy ex-army gal with enough ease and made the best of her part.

The music was nothing special and sometimes a too wild mix of genres. Besides the opener, nothing really remained in my memory. Sad, since I normally like Ry Cooder's work. I guess he got better with age.

So, in sum, not really a recommendation. Neither as a musical, nor as an action movie.

[rockwgooglyeyes]

rockkkk hiiii hru?

also do u have any silly things abt your ocs .o. fun facts innit

OUGH HELLO PLIP!!! PLIP MY SWEET BELOVED PLIP . . . *ahem* sorry got excited there for a minute. I'm normal. or as normal as you are about the great gatsby. that is a self-own by the way not supposed to insult you. unless it does in which i am sorry! I am doing alright, tired and vaguely stressed about impending college shit but otherwise pretty good!! thank you for asking 🥺

Fun facts . . . yes . . . fun facts *rubs my hands together evilly*

Asuka is autistic! He doesn't understand social cues *laughs nervously* and people have to be straightforward with him if they want him to get it. He has a tendency of staring at people too. In the Modern AU, he covers everything in stickers, sparkly ones, reflective ones, colorful ones, literally anything as long as he likes the sticker. He has hypermobile joints which unfortunately means it's really easy for him to dislocate shit. The amount of times he's dislocated his shoulder or his wrist is insane. . .

Dian and his older sibling, Cam, were actually sold to the same owner (Teneb, who is his current owner) by their breeder. Unfortunately, Cam was rehoused when Dian was around nine/ten, and he hasn't seen them since. (I think they might have been in the 37th season of ALNST, maybe even won? Who knows tho) (Cam's name means "orange" like the fruit, in Vietnamese)

Faisal actually has pretty bad eyesight (dog symbolism go brr) and he wears contacts for it. His lips are always chapped from him biting on them and he bites his nails/cuticles as well even though his owner has tried to get him out of the habit. He hates all types of melon.

Nausikaa was bred specifically for the purpose of eventually becoming an AREPH hunter, like Eddy! That's why she has slit pupils, sharper teeth, a very keen sense of smell, especially for blood, and good night-vision without any technology needed. Despite this, she doesn't enjoy meat or dairy products, claiming a "strange aftertaste" and "stomachaches" after eating them. (doesn't help that she's lactose intolerant)

Nyx is an insomniac (takes him a really long time to get to sleep) which actually leads to him being sedated every night by Oryon so that he has enough sleep to function. Unfortunately also makes his nightmares and sleep paralysis worse. Oops! He does not sleep with a pillow.

Yumi has very delicate, sensitive skin and is prone to break outs of what basically is hives/a rash (it's eczema) when she's stressed/overheated/high pollen. Yumi gets nosebleeds frequently because of this and she also cuts really easily (thinner layers of skin are easier to break) so it's not uncommon to see her with a lot of bandages on. Despite this, Beau still puts her in the most uncomfortable, ruffly outfits known to man.