#Ed should be a drag queen

[brindissand]

I am unwell.

I

I am annoyed. I am frustrated. I am disappointed.

I am unwell.

[ziggyzolch]

Queen Bee-atch II (Regina George x Reader)

Warnings: Mentions of weight, implied eating disorder, Insecurity. No numbers mentioned.

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"Class isn't over yet, I haven't dismissed you!" The teacher's demands fall on deaf ears as the students pack up before the lunch bell rings, eager to see their friends. Your first three classes were relatively uneventful, the only entertaining thing being this ginger girl you've never seen before attempting to leave class without permission. Your eyes scan the hallways after you exit the classroom. Janis and Damien are the only people you can tolerate at this school, so they're the only people you ever seek out. There they are.

You make your way through the crowded hallway and purposefully shoulder-bump your target.

"What is wrong with you- oh you asshole!" Janis curses lightheartedly. She pulls you into a hug and kisses your forehead while you stand awkwardly with your hands at your sides. Instead of waiting for his turn, Damien joins in and wraps his arms around you and Janis. "I missed you guys so much!" You manage to get out while still in the bone crushing hug. "Where were you this whole summer? You went completely, like, radio silent." Damien asks with a suspicious look in his eyes. "Sorry, I got grounded for the whole summer. My mom found my cigarette stash." You confessed. "Idiot. Anyways, did you see that new girl?" Janis switches topics and Damien chimes in, "Yeah she's, like, a total disaster. We need to save her." Their words are background noise to you. You're staring through Janis, zoned out. Damien and Janis give each other a look.

Flick

"Hey what the hell!" You whine as you rub your forehead. "You weren't with us man, your eyes were drifting apart from each other and everything. Pretty sure I saw a bit of drool dribble out-" you lightly punch Janis before she can continue. "Yeah I was! You were saying something about that new girl. I think her name was 'Caddy' or something.", you defend. "She's a disaster, we should probably help her." Damien stares at you. "Babe, I just said that." Janis stares between you guys before interrupting. "Anyways...let's go look for her!"

Janis and Damien were your best, and only, friends. You wouldn't know what to do without them. As such, you basically stuck to them whenever you could in school. Following them to the cafeteria, you take your seats at your designated table. You spot female Ed Sheeran standing awkwardly in the middle of the cafeteria. She looks so stupid.

"Hey guys should we call her over?" You ask your friends. They stop their conversation and look at where you're pointing. Janis nods and yells out, "Hey ginger! What did you say her name was? Was it Caddy? Caddy!" The girl turns and points at herself, mouthing out a 'me?'. She comes over after we confirm and we all introduce ourselves. "...and that's Damien, he's almost too gay to function." Janis concludes. "So Cady, what do you think of the school so far?" You question. "Oh, I don't really know, I used to be homeschooled so I don't have much to compare it to." Cady replies.

You, Janis, and Damien all look at each other and back at her.

She raises an eyebrow.

You all begin going on about what to know about the high school: The best hiding places, teachers to avoid pissing off and such, and the various cliques in this school. "...and those are the sexually active band geeks. Don't walk too close, lest you get dragged into their never-ending orgy." You finish. Cady glances behind her and asks "What about them? They're kind of pretty." You all turn to see who she's looking at. "Oh honey, no no no, those are the plastics..." Damien goes on his little cautionary rant about how evil they are. You looked towards Cady and smiled while rolling your eyes.

While you're both giggling, your eyes lock onto Regina's...who is currently approaching your table. Perfect. "Hey, Gerard," Damien gives you a confused look at the name, "Who's this girl with you? Why don't I know you?"

You zone out looking at her when she turns away from you, gushing over Cady. You wish her attention was on you. Wait what- You're taken out of your reverie as Cady gets up and follows behind Regina towards her group. "Finally back to the present? What is up with you dude you've been out of it this whole day!" You shrug your shoulders at Janis and turn your gaze back to Regina. What's so great about 'Caddy' that caught the attention of Regina? You could look just as helpless if you wanted to, but you won't! Not on purpose anyways.

You get up.

"I'm going to the bathroom"

Janis replies while looking towards the plastics, "We'd come with, but we kind of want to see where this goes."

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The sounds of her friends taking Cady through the requirements to be a Plastic fade as she makes her way to the bathroom. She had forgotten her pocket mirror and had to re-apply her lip gloss, duh. A stench that can only be accomplished by a high school bathroom gets stronger as she opens the door. She stops in her tracks when she sees you reapplying your mascara at the sink.

"Hey Brendon Urie."

You hadn't even noticed someone walking in.

"God, that's actually worse than Gerard." You look at her through the mirror.

She moves a bit closer, "You look so familiar."

"Must've seen me in your dreams," You say while awkwardly winking at her.

She raises an eyebrow, "No, I know you. I swear I do!"

"Well yeah, I'm the one and only Gerard Way! Lead singer of My Chemical Romance-"

"Enough," She rolls her eyes.

You finish up and make your way out of the bathroom, cautiously walking around her with your arms up. "You'll figure it out. Don't worry, Blondie."

She watches you exit the bathroom.

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"Oh my god! Regina, remember this?" Regina glared at her mom as she continued trying to seem cool to her friends. She's known them for years! Why does she keep doing this? Cady looks at the book in Mrs. George's hands.

"What is that?"

"No way! We used this book to make fun of the freaks in our school. We'd tape photos of people then write down insults-"

"She understands, Gretchen. Can you get us some snacks, Mom?"

As Regina's mom walks out of the room, the girls are looking through the various insults in the book. They eventually land on a page with a picture of you and Janis.

'Janis, Pyro Lez' 'Y/N, puts in 110% effort because she takes up 110% of the room.'

Cady's eyes widen. "That's not even her." She says while looking at the picture of you.

"I think she moved schools, wait how do you know her?" Gretchen stops what she's doing to ask.

"I sit with her at lunch"

"What? There's no way, that Gerard Way girl?" Regina chimes in and moves from her spot at the mirror to look at the picture.

"Woah, did she just melt off half her body weight since freshman year?"

"I'm so jealous." Karen adds.

Regina stares at the picture of you. So that's why she knew you.

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You, Damien, Janice and Cady are all gathered around at your locker. "...and it's just a collection of insults, basically." Cady had been giving a summary of the events from the previous day.

Janice's eyes go wide. "Does it say anything about me?"

"Uhm, nope. Nothing about you."

"Ugh, those bitches."

You didn't want to ask if you were in it. You had an idea of what the insults towards you could be, and you'd rather not have your suspicions confirmed.

The bell rings, interrupting the powwow. You all bid each other goodbye, and make your way to your classes. PE was your next period, and you couldn't wait. It was a break from all the thinking you had to do.

You head towards the gym after switching into your exercise clothes. Most of your clothes were oversized and baggy, including your gym ones. You hadn't really upgraded your wardrobe since you lost weight. Everybody was already in, gathered in a circle, so you pushed yourself in, not paying attention to who you were standing next to.

"Alright! Today, we'll be playing soccer! Or football, as some of you may call it." The PE teacher announces, mumbling the last part of his sentence. "We will work in pairs today, so find a pair. Or partner, I mean. Whatever, just get moving."

"I can't believe they assigned that guy to teach us Sex-ed." Was someone talking to you?

You look behind you to find Regina looking down at you with a...genuine smile on her face? That can't be right.

"Right! He gives off the same vibe as those Reddit incels."

"That's so funny."

Are you having a normal conversation? With the queen bitch?

"What did you call me?"

Oh shit, you said that out loud.

"Uh-"

"Whatever, you wanna pair up? None of my friends are in this class, and you're the least annoying one here."

Thanks. You look around to make sure there are no other possible options. Regina rolls her eyes and grabs your arm, pulling you to an empty spot.

She was actually decent at football. You guys were practicing passing to each other while running and you were starting to feel lightheaded.

You waved to Regina, "Hey, I'm just going to get a sip of water."

"I'll come with."

"You should play football more often, you're more tolerable like this."

"Bold, are we?"

"I mean, I basically just called you a bitch and you haven't punched me in the face. So I'm right"

She laughed! What is up with her?

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Regina enters the locker room and spots you with your shirt halfway up. You really did lose half your body weight. Guilt pierces through her. Freshman year Regina was cruel. Somehow crueler than she is now, and fat girls were just easy to bully. Did you drop weight because of her?

Your shirt had gotten snagged on both your necklace and bracelet. After watching you twist and wriggle around for a while, Regina deems you sufficiently embarrassed and walks towards you to help you out.

You feel someone pull your shirt up and off of you. You had made sure to go into the locker room after everyone had already left. So when you were finally free of your cloth prison and came face to face with Regina. You felt nauseous. Of everyone!

She looks you up and down and suddenly you're more self conscious than you've ever been. Wrapping your arms around your stomach, you mumble out a 'Thanks' and put on your other shirt then hurriedly pack up and rush out of the locker room, leaving a guilt-ridden Regina behind.

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[erinelliotc]

What the hell Rolf meant when he called Eddy "half-man half-woman Ed boy"?

Uh, I mean...

In addition to frequently making very non-heterosexual gestures such as checking his nails, or even...

And let's not forget his pink and purple room (which reveals his taste in music, fashion and pop culture in general) with a dressing table and his huge closet with women's shoes...

I think it's a little obvious and we all know very well what Rolf meant. At first I overthought about it too, but it's not a sentence with a super deep meaning, Rolf just attested to the obvious and observable fact that Eddy often presents himself as a woman/effeminate.

I think Eddy dresses as a woman even more often than Double D. And it's important to note that almost every moment Double D is dressed as a woman is because Eddy made him do it, while Eddy dresses/acts as a woman spontaneously of his own free will (even though some of the time it's part of his scams, it's a part that didn't need to be added and he adds it just because he wants to, like making Double D be his wife/romantic partner), and yet we insist on saying that Double D is the most effeminate when Eddy's the true and greatest drag queen icon.

While Eddy's masculinity and heterosexuality are visibly forced, pretended and acted, it seems that femininity and womanhood are spontaneous and very comfortable for him. It just comes naturally to him.

I find it funny how Eddy himself sometimes makes fun of Double D because he's effeminate and "into girly stuff" while he doesn't seem to be aware of his own tendency to femininity, and he'd certainly deny the existence of this tendency if someone pointed it out (in "Flea-Bitten Ed", for example, he was very uncomfortable with just Double D calling him nurse, so he doesn't want to be feminine at all, which is expected of this closeted gay kid trying to appear straight and manly at all costs).

In fact, I was a little unsure if I should include him in "Hand Me Down Ed" since he was under the boomerang's effect and his femininity was brought out by it, but the fact that Eddy has this clear "secret" tendency towards femininity makes me believe more on the theory that the boomerang perhaps exposes a repressed side of the characters (to me it makes more sense for the boomerang to make them their opposites, but there's no way to deny that Eddy tends to be feminine without the boomerang. And I know that the effect of the boomerang on Eddy was to make him motherly and not necessarily feminine, but one thing ended up following the other).

[lookninjas]

Pick a rap song from a bad description: Part 2

Part 2 of the rap/hip-hop exploration we've been on, because one playlist just wouldn't have been enough.

Anyway, pick a song from a bad description! You do not have to recognize any of these songs. Go with whichever description strikes you as funniest. Whatever sparks your curiosity. Whatever makes you suddenly keen to listen to Romanian gangsta rap. Whatever works for you.

At the end of the week, I will put all of these songs into a playlist, from the song with the least amount of votes to the song with the most amount of votes. There will also be an extended playlist with more songs on it, because I just listened to too much really good shit trying to make these playlists, but I couldn't always come up with funny descriptions for all of it.

If you want to hear the playlist, either leave a comment or say something when you reblog, and I will tag you when the playlist is done. If you are absolutely desperate to know what a given song is, and you can't wait, shoot me an ask and I'll answer.

And please reblog the poll! Obviously for me, because then I get a lot of responses and it makes the playlist more fun for me, but also that way you and your mutuals can fall down a musical rabbit hole together. Trust me, falling down musical rabbit holes is a lot more fun when you're dragging someone with you.

[countrymusiclover]

2 - The First Date

Part 3

The Rodeo Queen and the Surgeon

Please leave comments with your thoughts or ideas for the story 🤗❤️

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Tossing another outfit onto the bed in my hotel room I flopped down onto the bed in frustration at the fact that I didn’t know what to wear. I hadn’t been on a real date since high school and really that wasn’t a date considering the guy only went on a date with me because it was a dare.

Suddenly someone knocked on my door a couple of times making me lift my head up from the bed completely confused at who it would be. Getting off the mattress I peeked through the peephole gasping when I saw it was Hannah standing on the other side with a small suitcase with her. “Hannah! What on earth are you doing here?”

“I got your voicemail that said you went to the hospital and got a date with one of the doctors there.” She punched me in the arm and scolded me. “That isn’t something you send in a voicemail. You should’ve called me.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. But I am so glad you’re here.” Opening my arms for her she jumped and embraced me in a long needed hug since I hadn’t seen her for a few months since I had been touring wherever the competitions were at.

She moved her suitcase out of the way and pushed me towards my bedroom. "Kristin! I want to see your outfit before the date tonight!"

After twenty more minutes of switching outfits and getting my friends opinion I finally came out in the outfit I somewhat felt would be appropriate for an unknown date night. "Does this look too simple? It feels too simple but we're just supposed to go out - except he didn’t tell me what we’re doing tonight so I am not too sure what to wear. I mean it isn't helping this is my first date but-" I was cut off with my best friend raising a hand.

She eyed my outfit, which was some ripped blue jeans and a light orange lace shirt that was short sleeved. I left my hair down where I had curled the ends of it to look slightly cuter. "You look cute and he clearly found you attractive when he saved you earlier today.”

“I just don’t want to get too caught up in things with him considering I am only here for a few weeks and then it’s back to Montana for me until next rodeo season.” Sighing heavily I knew she was hopeful and Connor seemed like a good guy but I didn’t want to have to end a possible serious relationship because of long distance.

Hannah put her hands on my shoulders, calming down my very obvious nerves. “Kristin, you don’t need to be stressing on that kind of stuff on the first date. Just enjoy the evening and roll with whatever happens.”

A few hours later I had Hannah drop me off at the hospital since she had called an Uber to go explore the city for the night while I was out. Slinging my purse over my shoulder I walked through the sliding automatic doors that led me into the lobby of the ED and headed for the nurse desk considering I didn’t know where Connor could be inside a building this big. “Excuse me, can you point me in the direction of a - uh Dr. Rhodes please?”

“Of course. Just give me a moment.” The nurse got up from her chair and went back through a set of doors for a moment and then came back out with Connor quickly coming over to me wearing his red hospital scrubs.

“Kristin!”

Turning my head towards him I brushed hair out of my face that fell in front of my eyes. “Connor, is everything okay? You said you’d pick me up but then it was getting late so I thought I should just meet you here.”

“I’m sorry I was on my way to pick you up but then I got called in for - to save a - don’t tell Ms. Goodwin about this.” He takes my hand dragging me through the operating doors and down a long hallway. We entered a small hospital room when he pushed back the curtain and I gasped in shock at what I saw before me.

“Is that a giant panda bear in that hospital bed?”

He nodded his head yes in my direction. “Yep. My boss wants me to fix her heart otherwise she’ll die.”

“Wow. At least you’re not standing me up tonight with a crappy excuse.”

Connor squeezed my hand that I didn’t realize he was still holding onto as he spoke to me. “Listen, I am almost done taking care of her. If you can stand to wait a little longer I promise I’ll make up for starting the date off later than planned.”

“I don’t mind waiting as long as you make it worth the wait, Dr. Rhodes.” I smiled at him before another doctor came down the hall getting his attention so he turned on his feet shouting back to me.

“I’ll make it worth the wait. I promise!”

Finally after an hour of waiting Connor and I were able to finally go on our date for the evening. "Connor!" I greeted him, my voice ringing with genuine pleasure. He had changed from his dark red hospital scrubs into a black suit jacket and some nice pants. "You look all fancied up!"

He grinned, instantly relaxing. "And you look..." He hesitated, searching for the right word. "Beautiful."

A blush, delicate as a wildflower, bloomed on my cheeks. "Well, thank you, darlin'. Where are we headed?"

He had reservations at a trendy restaurant in River North, a place renowned for its innovative cuisine and sophisticated atmosphere. He’d thought it would impress her. Now, looking at her in her simple, down-to-earth attire, he wasn't so sure.

“Lord almighty, this is somethin’ else,” I breathed, pointing at the towering skyscrapers. It certainly didn’t have anything remotely close to home. “Back home, the tallest thing we got’s the grain silo.”

He found my honest awe refreshing. Most of his dates were with women who frequented art galleries and cocktail parties; women who expected the best and rarely expressed genuine surprise. Kristin, on the other hand, was experiencing a world completely foreign to her, and she was embracing it with open arms.

The restaurant, with its minimalist decor and hushed atmosphere, seemed almost sterile compared to Kristin's vibrant energy. She looked around, her initial enthusiasm waning slightly. "This is...fancy," I remarked, a hint of uncertainty in my voice as we took our seats at the table.

Connor caught the flicker of discomfort in my eyes. He'd made a mistake. He'd tried to impress her with his world, instead of trying to understand hers.

"You know what?" he said, a sudden decision forming in his mind. "I'm not feeling this place. How about we try something different?"

My eyes lit up, trying to figure out why the sudden change to his clear original plans for the evening. "Like what?"

“Like,” he said, pulling out his phone, “some of the best blues Chicago has to offer. And maybe some good, honest barbecue.”

He quickly cancelled their reservation and navigated them to a blues club on the South Side. The air inside was thick with the smoky scent of grilled meat and the soulful wail of a saxophone. We found a small table near the stage and ordered a plate of ribs and a couple of beers. I tapped her foot to the music, eyes sparkling. "Now this," I said, biting happily into a rib, "this is what I call a good time."

He watched her, feeling a warmth spread through him. He didn't care about the perfectly plated food or the impeccable service of the fancy restaurant. This – Kristin, laughing, enjoying herself, truly being herself – was what mattered.

Later, as the band played a slow, soulful number, I leaned closer to him. "Thanks for bringing me here, Connor, It means a lot that you listened."

He took her hand, his gaze meeting hers. "The pleasure was all mine, Kristin. I wanted to show you a good time, not just impress you."

As he drove her back to the city, the skyline glittered in the distance. He glanced at Kristin, her head leaning against the window, a peaceful smile on her face. He knew that bridging the gap between his world of sterile hospitals and hers of open skies and hard work wouldn't be easy. But looking at her, he knew it was a challenge he was willing to face.

[saltpepperbeard]

Poison into Positivity: A List of What I Liked in OFMD S2

Hello hello everyone! Things have been a little rough around here. Even away from the more heated takes, I've still seen a few "down in the dumps" murmurs. To which, I'm giving y'all big hugs, but also offering up some little bits of warmth! I wanted to share quite a few bullets of the things I enjoyed about this season. Maybe it'll serve as a reminder, or maybe it'll just serve as a chaotic, silly little read as per usual PFFF.

But I invite you to read along, and even add some of your own points should you feel inclined! Also, this might not even be my full list; these are just the ones that came to me quickly/off the top of my head. Still, let's dive on down like a fantastical, dazzling goldfish, shall we?

All the callbacks/parallels. My goodness. When I tell you I'm a SLUT for metaphors/parallels/callbacks/etc etc. Seeing so many things and being able to just *Leonardo Dicaprio pointing meme.* I know people might not share that same opinion because some might view it to be excessive, but I personally LOVED being able to point at my screen and be like "oH EYYYYYYY!!!" Maybe because it makes for such immaculate gifset/meta material <3 SJKJDLHSK

The costuming and makeup. WHEN THEY TALKED AT ECCC ABOUT EVERYONE GETTING HOTTER, THEY WERE NOT KIDDING LMAO. EVERYONE LOOKED SO, SO GOOD. and listen, i am on my knees begging for them to give ed with his hair up back to us. i need Her back,,,ALSO, SOMETHING SOMETHING COMPLICATED EMOTIONS TOWARDS STEDE'S LATTER HALF LOOK, BUT ALSO...GOD DAMN, MR. DARBY,,,,,,

Speaking of Mr. Darby, the acting in this season. The ACTTTINNNGG. Everyone acted their ASSES off. Everyone put their entire piratussies into this season. Though, I'm PARTICULARLY impressed with Taika and Rhys, because again with their "oh we're comedians lol so idk drama can be Difficult Difficult Lemon Difficult." MMMM I THINK THE FUCK NOT, MY GUYS LMAO??? They both did SO well with all the drama and painful moments. The acting in episodes 2, 3, 6, and 7 in particular like...God. GOD!!!

I loved so many characters in this season, and I'll of course have to give two individual shoutouts to my two favorite new ladies, but man. LET'S GO FRENCHIE!!! ALWAYS A DELIGHT!!! FANG/KEVIN MY ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART. JIM SERVING ABSOLUTE FUCKING GENDER THIS SEASON. OLU OLU DARLING OLU. PETE NEVER MISSING WITH HIS ONELINERS. LUCIUS BEING SO THEATRICAL AHDJKSDK LIKE NATHAN PLEASE YOU KILL ME. ROACH MAKING ME LAUGH OUT LOUD NUMEROUS TIMES AS HE DOES. WEE JOHN AND HIS KNITTING AND DRAG!!! AND THEN OF COURSE MY DEARLY BELOVEDS, ED AND STEDE. I JUST LOVE THEMMMMM!!! But okay okay okay-

Zheng my beloved. I just love this badass pirate queen with her sweet little pigtails and her IMMACULATE LINE DELIVERIES SDHJKSKL. A lot of my favorite deliveries from the entire season came from her quite honestly. Please see: "Girl, how ARE you?" and "Hiiiiiii. I KNOWWW it's been a day" and "I've killed mediocre men. I've killed exceptional men. But you're the worst kind: a mediocre man who thinks he's exceptional."

AND ARCHIE MY BELOVED. She kills me because I remember seeing like, those ~*~audition tape whispers~*~ WAY back in the day, and subsequently thinking she was going to be quite a different character. Only for this silly goofy bubbly energetic darling to pop up and snag my heart. HER deliveries kill me also, like when she goes "Like...STEDE Stede?" and the whole "I was IN the fuckin' snake!" also hhngngngngnershkfhslkds tattooed ladies Hot :(

Speaking of which, the comedy. THE DELIVERIES. THE WAY I LAUGHED OUT LOUD NUMEROUS TIMES THROUGHOUT, EVEN WITH THE DEEP UNDERCURRENT OF DRAMA/ANGST. The whole bit where Stede is in hysterics over his cursed coat is just hsjkdhsklds; it will NEVER not make me wheeze. And then, like I said, almost EVERYTHING Pete says this season kills me; another thing that will never not make me laugh is "a doggie...?" weird little pirate show with weird little humor my beloved

The ROMANCE??? I genuinely was going into the season with the expectation of getting maybe like, one or two Gentlebeard kisses. Imagine my shock and utter delight when we ended up with FOUR, AS WELL AS AN INTIMATE SCENE, THE LETTER SCENES, AND THE LOVE PROFESSIONS. Like, one of them dropping a legitimate "I love you" felt like an unrealistic expectation--the HIGHEST dream tier really. And then wouldn't you know it. And that doesn't even account for all the rest of the couples either! The murder wives having their chaotic little moments of fucked up affection??? LUCIUS AND PETE GETTING ENGAGED AND THEN MARRIED??? HELLO??????

The sets! I know people have pointed out that the world felt a bit simplified this time around, due to budget restraints and what have you. But I still loved what they did with the world even with the various constraints. The market in episode 6 is a PARTICULAR favorite of mine; it's just so lush and colorful. I also love what they did with The Revenge during episode 6 too!

Also, this might be an unpopular opinion, but I really actually liked that they filmed on location. First of all, love that the Kiwis got to be right at home in Aotearoa. Love that they have an even more special connection to the show now. But second of all, I just like when scenery is...actually THERE? It feels way more TANGIBLE. Don't get me wrong; that hugeass wraparound screen that they use to film a lot of sets is a technological marvel. But I'm a sucker for practical.

The deeper and more complex dives into character motivations/trauma. Like, homie lol...When I tell you episodes 6 and 7 utterly set my brain alight in the best way possible. I was CHUGGING through thoughts. You know those gifs where someone is walking around and ranting/passionately talking,,, yeah. Yeah. Maybe because a lot of it "struck a chord" with me indeed, but I love love LOVE getting brain food like that.

Speaking of brain food, in PARTICULAR, the deeper dives into Ed's self-loathing and into Stede's troubles with confidence and masculinity. A lot of Stede's choices were fueled by those two things, and it was SO friggin fun to catch all of them, put them in a jar, and shake them around. I've seen a lot of people fearing his actions in the latter half were out of character, but to me, I don't see it that way. I just see a man who has been so spurned, so left behind, and SO deprived, a man who is stuck thinking he has to be someone else to mean something. And I think that plays a lot into even the EARLIEST developments we saw in season 1, so it was just so intriguing to watch everything messily play out.

THE INNKEEPER. THE INNKEEPER MY BELOVED. SO much about that episode absolutely has my heart. All the different developments, the stakes, the pacing, and the payoff at the end. Not to mention that I had a FEELING that mysterious figure in the trailers was Hornigold, so it was so SO validating to see him pop up PFFF. And also, all those dream/gravy basket sequences were so so good too. I don't know if it's the chemistry between Taika and Mark, or the deeper symbolism, or the lines that have become vocal stims for me SJKDLS (please see: ooOOoooO eddie eddie eddie...you're laying some heavy shit on me, bro), but man. MAN.

And this one gets its own bullet because of course it does: the fucking mermaid scene. Like, are we kidding. ARE WE KIDDING. THE ROMANCE OF IT ALL? THE FANTASTICAL-NESS INDEED?? THE WAY IT WAS ALL FUCKING PRACTICAL AND RHYS SWAM DOWN TO TAIKA AS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GOLDFISH AND THEY HAD TO THROW HEART EYES AT EACH OTHER UNDERWATER??? WHAT THE FUCK!!! And don't even get me started on Kate Bush lol. This Woman's Work might easily be one of my favorite songs, if not my FAVORITE song from the season. And man. Man. The whole meaning behind Ed seeing Stede as this beautiful, sparkly being, and not some hypermasculine/extraordinary thing. He fell in love with Stede for who Stede really is. And so I ADORE that acknowledgement.

Speaking of songs, the MUSIC!!! Absolute bangers all throughout. And I loved how there seemed to be even more intermixed within the episodes. Like God... "These are the kids..." 🗣️ HELLO MY LOVE I HEARD A KISS FROM YOU 🦗🦟🦗🦟🦗🦟 . And all the beautiful classic piano pieces and NINA SIMONE AND JUST HSJKDHSFJKLHSKD????

Okay, I've always had and STILL have complicated thoughts and opinions on Izzy, but man, seeing him interact with the Revenge Crew was really something. Seeing Stede's influence come over the lot of them like a warm blanket, extending its welcoming and familial hands...It was just lovely. I love seeing our little sea family care for each other so much. They've probably all hurt so so much in different ways, so to see them all being a collective heart is just so nice.

Speaking of which, the queerness of it all, the queer celebration of it all. The way the whole crew is just...a representation of queer people finding each other, and subsequently finding love and family in each other. Like, when the whole world wants to cast you out, you pull each other in. When no one else wants you, you take refuge in each other. And just...the joy, beauty, and wonder that can be found in that.

And speaking of which x2, the overall care that was put into the entire thing, the effort that was put into the entire thing. I know Max fucked us over with the budget, which subsequently fucked things like the intricacy, the amount of characters, and especially the pacing. But, I don't know; I personally could still tell everyone involved was trying so so hard to deliver for us. Based on the little details, the little callbacks, and the little moments that felt so catered to us, it just seemed so...gifted to us. Not to mention of course, the way they so deliberately chose to end on a hopeful note in case we never get a third season. They care about us. They've always cherished our excitement and passion, so it just...idk; it feels so special to have a bit more of an intimate connection like that. I've never been involved with a piece of media that so avidly SEES its audience, and celebrates along with us. So, despite everything, despite any sort of troubles, despite any sort of lows, that's a big part of what has me clutching all of this so closely to my chest. And I really hope they can still see that love, because I want nothing more than for them to see this beautiful story through.

Also, getting to enjoy this with everyone. Getting to ride the wave from the beginning of filming, all the way through the finale. Getting to see all the excitement, all the theories, all the art, all the fanfiction, all the gif sets, all the meta, and everything in between. It has carried me through some nastiness in my personal life, and has subsequently served as a very welcomed distraction. It's been such a pleasure getting to delight in this new content with you all, and I hope we get to do so into the future. <3

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

question! is it a form of neglect to purposefully not give your children sex ed? i've been thinking a lot abt it lately, especially bc that's how i grew up. when i started asking sex related questions, people would either awkwardly lie or straight up tell me not to ask. to the point my mom would guilt me for asking, saying "you can read i'll find you a book" [never gets me any books abt it] "but stop bothering me bc i have a lot on my hands" ect ect guilting stuff.

like, thinking back on it now, it makes me feel more and more like not giving your kids sex ed on purpose is a form of neglect. i understand NOT knowing sex ed stuff but it seems like when you get kids, it's kinda your job to make sure they get that info somehow? so many people DON'T know basic sex ed or even what CONSENT is and it seems like that's not just a school system thing but sometimes it's also a PARENT thing.

sorry to ramble in your inbox. i've jst been thinking about this a lot, especially being on your blog, and wondered if you had any thoughts on it.

hi anon,

this is a rather thorny question and not one that I feel comfortable making generalizations about.

certainly there are caregivers who intentionally withhold access to information about sex, anatomy, and consent as part of a larger pattern of manipulating and indoctrinating their children, and stigmatize or otherwise punish children for seeking knowledge. in those cases I think we can generally say that withholding information is part and parcel of mistreatment. I assume, based on the rest of your ask, that this is the kind of behavior you mean when you talk about "purposefully" failing to provide sex ed.

but what counts as "purpose"? if a caregiver is otherwise meeting their kid's needs and not doing any cult shit but never raises the topic of sex ed because their kid never asked, or because they assumed that health class had it covered, or because they themself never got any decent sex ed and don't have anything particularly helpful to say, would we then call that neglect? I wouldn't, personally. it's nice when parents can, especially if their kids are coming to them with questions, but I also understand very well that the average parent is an extremely busy person who is doing their best and probably does not have any particularly thorough knowledge of sex. don't get me wrong, I have plenty of issues with how much sex negative behavior and general ick people learn from their families, but I can also recognize that this is a multigenerational cultural issue and that the parents are also the products of their own upbringings.

this is also a whole other tangent but I don't believe parents should be expected to be the primary vessel of knowledge for sex ed anyway, any more than they're expected to teach math or science. but I recognize that that's also a belief that requires schools to have mandatory, semester-long sex ed classes that are taught by a professional like any other subject and frankly the US is just not going to be there any time soon when Republicans are still trying to classify being a drag queen in front of a child as a sex crime.

tldr. it's complicated.

[autumnleaf1111]

𝙸𝚏 𝚋𝚜𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚝:

The “Chuuya shoots Dazai” scene

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Chuuya: this is probably the gayest scene we’ve done… Asagiri! What are even doing anymore!?

Asagiri: making the audience suffer— I MEAN, we need drama.

Dazai: uh huh…

Fyodor: nah fam, y’all two have done gayer shit.

Yosano: “you used corruption believing in me? How beautiful…” you two made that scene so much gayer than it was intended.

Ranpo: WHERE IS ED?!?!?!

Nikolai: Yo, Fedya! You got the garlic breath and pecans?

Fyodor: yup! You got the knives and water?

Nikolai: mhm!

Yosano: tf is yall about to do…?

Fyodor: Dawg, Our business, is our business so kindly kys.

Ranpo: DID NO ONE HEAR ME?!?!

Dazai: yall here sum’ ?

Chuuya: Nah, I think I still got some water in my ear from when we were supposed to drown me and Fyodor.

Higuchi: I can smack your gay ass upside the head if you need?

Chuuya: where tf did you come from?!

Higuchi: My dead mother, NOW WHY THE FUCK DID YOU TAKE MY SHERBET?!?!

Gin: uh, that was me, my bad fam.

Higuchi: I’m telling your brother you have a boyfriend.

Gin: BRO WHAT?! IM INTO GIRLS TF

Higuchi: get me new sherbet then

Gin: no, tf? It’s like 3 bucks, you’re not broke.

Mori: both of you stfu before I take away your crowns.

Gin: whatever

Higuchi: *rolls eyes*

Fukuzawa: Mori, your daughter is trying to break into the alcohol room again.

Mori: Motherfuck— ELISE ELORI ANYA, WHAT DID WE TALK ABout………slowly fades from the room

Kunikida: has anyone seen Katai? We were supposed to go to the new cafe later but I can’t find him.

Nikolai: I saw him by the cameras, I think he was trying to fix it or smth, idfk

Kunikida: Thanks Kolya—

Fyodor: Oi! Watch it Kunikida, only I can call him Kolya.

Kunikida: I get it Fyodor, you’re in love with Nikolai but that doesn’t mean you need to be such a simp.

Fyodor: I am not—

Chuuya, Dazai, Yosano, Higuchi, Gin: Yes you are.

Kunikida: you’re lucky he’s not paying attention, as usual.

Fyodor: alright stfu. Kolya, let’s head out for now, we still got an hour before we gotta be back.

Nikolai: ‘ight, Let’s get boba!

Fyodor: whatever you’d like, Kolya!

Dazai: Nah…they’re so gay for each other, yet too stupid to realize it.

Yosano: you can’t be talking, you’re just as stupid.

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Scene: Dead Apple, Chuuya’s gotta put his face in Dazai’s crotch—

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Chuuya, reviewing the script: *murmurs* then you lean your head close in Dazai's lap— I NEED TO DO WHAT?!?!

Dazai, sitting across from Chuuya: nah, wtf, BRO?!?! ASAGIRI, IM COMING FOR YOU TOMORROW.

Chuuya: There's no way I'm doing that! It's ridiculous!

Dazai: I knew I shouldn’t have agreed to do acting with you.

Chuuya: we are gonna be laughing the whole time— what is Asagiri trying to accomplish?!

Yosano, sitting beside Asagiri, handing him a container of random foods: thank you for doing this, they need to get their feeling together, so if this doesn’t work, I’m locking them in a closet until they talk shit out.

Asagiri, sipping on his soda: so, who should we do next?

Yosano: hm… how about my idiot brother Ranpo and his “best friend” Poe, they are so in love it’s unbelievable.

Asagiri: wait— they aren’t already together?!

Yosano: Nope! Sadly.

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Scene: Nikolai frees Fyodor and Dazai, then calls Fyodor his best friend.

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Fyodor: holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!

Sigma: Bro, you good?

Fyodor: fuck, fuck, FUCK—

Sigma: Uh— Fyodor? Yo! Russian rat bitch, Are you okay?

Chuuya: no, he’s not

Sigma: Why? Tf did Dazai do to him?

Dazai: I didn’t do shit!

Sigma: then why is dawg freaking out like his favorite drag queen just died?

Chuuya: you remember the part where Nikolai held his hands?

Sigma: yeah? Why?

Dazai: well, considering it wasn’t in the script, Fyodor wasn’t expecting his crush to grab his hands so now he’s freaking out.

Nikolai: is Fedya okay?

Dazai: oh he’s fine, he’s just having a gay panic right now.

Nikolai: uh, why?

Chuuya, trying not to laugh: Bro, Nikolai, you grabbing Fyodors hands wasn’t in the script so of course he’s flustered by you, you make him blush all the time.

Nikolai: I make Fedya blush?

Dazai: Every time you get close to him he blushes and is nicer to you than the rest of us, I think Fyodor has a crush on you, Nikolai. I know you like him too.

Chuuya: Dawg, don’t even try to deny it Nikolai, I’ve seen you two have a cuddle session in the break room, you and Fyodor may not be together but you are definitely in love.

Nikolai: ok look, yes, I’m in love with Fedya, but like hell I’m gonna say somthing. I’d rather not ruin what we have now.

Sigma: I’ll lock you two in a closet until you talk about your feelings.

Nikolai: uh— no?!

Chuuya: Nikolai, Fyodor is your best friend and you’re in love with him, he’s in love with you, it’s not that hard to figure out, so tell him you love him.

Nikolai: you have no room to talk, Chuuya, you’re also in love with your best friend.

Chuuya: SHH, he’s literally right there!

Sigma: I’m gonna lock you and Dazai in a closet to talk about your feelings, as well.

Chuuya: no, I’m good

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Scene: Tecchou fighting Kenji

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Kenji: Man, when we finish filming the show, I hope that Jouno gets to live in the end, then you two can have a lovers kiss!

Tecchou: Wait what—

Jouno:What?!

Kenji: oh, c’mon! You two have so much chemistry on screen!

Jouno: Kenji, there are no feelings involved for me and Tecchou, the show isn’t even a love story!

Kenji: With the way Asagiri has everyone acting in this, it’s basically a BL

Tecchou: Kenji, why do you know what BL is, aren’t you 10 or something?

Kenji: I’m 14, not 10, but still, even off cameras you two act like a married couple.

Jouno: we don’t act like a married couple.

Kenji:I could convince Asagiri to have you two adopt me in the show later…

Tecchou: No—

Jouno: just drop it, he’s not letting this go.

Tecchou: Whatever, let’s go back to the dorms.

Jouno: Mkay

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Scene: none, just them being dumbasses

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Higuchi, kicks the break room door open: if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Everyone:…

Higuchi: Damn, all y’all hoes depressed.

Q: you didn’t clap either.

Higuchi: SHUT THE FUCK UP—

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Elise, trying to go with Dazai when he left the Mafia

Dazai:you can’t go…

Elise, still trying.

Dazai: no…I’m sorry, you can’t go.

Elise: fuck you.

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Gin, sitting on the steps to her apartment.

Some lady walking by: and they were roommates.

Gin: oh my god they were roommates.

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Elise: CHUUYA! Is that weed?!?!

Chuuya: no— it’s a crayon—

Elise: I’m calling the police!!!

Elise, types 911 on the microwave waves and they answer.

Chuuya:….

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Dazai: you either buckle down and do your work or you’ll end up at McDonalds.

Q: we going to McDonalds if it don’t do my work?!

Dazai: No?!?!

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Kajii, poor a box of cereal in a bowl but lemons come out.

Kajii: welp, when life gives you lemons.

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Chuuya: Q, let me see what you have!!!!

Q: A KNIFE!!!!

Chuuya: NO!!!

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[wordsofvelvet]

JALR Deleted Scene:

Okay another really early writing that i dissected and used for parts so there will be familiarities. The second part after the partition was writteb before the jane part. I had it written with Evie just as a way to introduce the Little Center but then i got the request for "A Little Jealousy" and i ended up going with Jane and changing it up.

I believe a big reason i had scrapped it initially was that I decided I only wanted Red to be that clingy with Chloe, as much as I love Evie XD

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“Red.” Chloe rubbed slow circles into the sleeping girl’s back gently as she tried to rouse her. The bluenette had already gotten up and ready for the day and now she just needed to see which Red she would have today so she could know if she needed to get her ready too.

The girl stirred and mumbled slightly before burying her head further into her pillow. The Princess of Cinderellasbug chuckled lightly as she tried her name again, in a sing-songy tone. 

“Re-ed, it’s time to wake up Sweetie.” She kept her voice gentle knowing that if her Little were to wake up harshly she would be doomed to have a bad morning. Chestnut colored eyes blinked blearily as a small whine escaped pouty lips, and Chloe’s smile brightened slightly at getting her answer. Red was waking up in Littlespace. 

“Hi baby girl! Good morning!” Chloe planted a small kiss on the girl’s forehead lovingly. Red brought her hands up to rub her eyes before reaching her arms out to her caregiver. Chloe understood and was quick to pull the girl up and into her lap. The redhead curled into her and brought her thumb to her mouth with one hand while gripping the taller girl’s shirt with the other.

 

Upon seeing this the caregiver reached for the discarded pacifier next to the Little’s pillow and carefully used it to replace the girl’s thumb. Red whined when she felt her thumb being pulled out but settled once the familiar rubber passed her lips. She gave a content sigh before she started suckling and closed her eyes very obviously attempting to go back to sleep against the blue princess. 

“Uh uh little girl, no more sleeping, it’s time to wake up. Bluey needs to get you dressed and ready for the day.” She bounced the girl in her lap lightly and Red opened her eyes to look up at her with a heartbroken expression. 

“Stay wif Bluey?” She lisped around her pacifier. It seemed the girl was finally coherent enough to realize why it was that her caregiver needed to get her dressed. The look shot several agonizing pangs through Chloe’s heart and she wanted nothing more than to pull the girl closer and tell her she would never leave her side.

But unfortunately, school was still a thing. Luckily Auradon Prep was very accommodating to students who were classified as Littles. Between subjects and classes catered to Little’s who might miss a day here or there from a drop, extra teachers appointed to said classes to keep an eye out for any Little who does drop, and a day care center for caregivers to drop their littles off before classes Chloe wouldn’t have to worry so much about Red… If it weren’t for the fact that the little one absolutely despised the day care center. 

Big or Little, Red showed a very obvious disdain for the place and Chloe knew a big part of it was lingering anxiety from her upbringing and a fear of being abandoned. The Queen of Hearts had raised her to believe that Little’s were useless creatures and should be shipped off out of the way at first sight.

The first time Chloe had had to leave her, the Little had literally made herself sick crying the whole duration of her caregiver’s absence and continued being inconsolable even after being picked up from the Little’s Center till she literally passed out from exhaustion and dehydration.

She’d definitely gotten a lot better since then, with Chloe supporting her every step of the way, bringing her to classes on occasions when the Little couldn’t handle being left alone and dragging the fiery redhead to two therapy sessions a week. Now at least Red’s panic attacks were few and far between, but the fact that they were still a possibility worried the Bluenette to no end. 

“I’m sorry mon petite, Bluey has a couple of tests today so I can’t bring you to my classes, but I’ll definitely swing by between each one to check on you.” Red whined at that answer being very obviously displeased with it. The bluenette gave her a quick reassuring squeeze.

“Come on, let’s get you dressed.” Chloe first tried sitting the girl down on the bed, but the Little was quick to cling tightly to her and let out a disgruntled whine, so she just lifted her onto her hip and carried her over to the redhead’s closet. 

There was a very distinct difference in style between the two sides of hanging clothing. On the left Red’s normal sleek leather outfits were hung messily with no real organization and just barely not falling off their hangers.

On the right, all her little clothes were hung carefully and organized by a system Chloe had come up with to make it easier to find something when she had to deal with a squirmy toddler like she did at this exact moment. 

“Alright Little One, what do you wanna wear today?” Red’s only response was to bury her head into Chloe’s neck with another whine. “Okay, Bluey will just choose something.”

She went with a red t-shirt that depicted a cartoon tyrannosaurus rex with black block letters that read “Grumpasaurus”, and black denim overall shorts. She also fished out a pair of red dinosaur socks to stay in theme and Red’s black and red light up sneakers that she’d definitely caught the girl wearing outside of Littlespace. 

When confronted, she had claimed that they were just comfy, but Chloe wasn’t convinced, especially when the girl would stomp around between classes just to make them light up again.

Red fought and whined some more as Chloe got her dressed. The taller girl brushed her little’s teeth, then her hair, opting to put it in a half ponytail to keep it out of her face, and finished by getting out a pacifier clip to tether the girl’s favorite paci to her overalls. 

“There, now mon petite is all ready for the day.” Chloe took a step back to observe her handiwork, but the girl just held her arms out silently again. It would seem Little Red was feeling extra clingy today.

“Just a sec, baby girl, Bluey needs to grab our bags first. Do you wanna grab Mr. Kitty?” The little nodded and ran to her bed and grabbed her beloved stuffed rabbit that was almost falling off the edge before running back to Chloe who had just barely managed to sling her school bag and Red’s Little bag over her shoulder. 

She held her arms out just in time for the girl to jump into them and Chloe had to twirl them around to keep her balance as she lifted her. This earned her Red’s first giggle of the day which brought a warm smile to the taller girl’s face.

Red was quick to snuggle into her caregiver as she walked them down the halls that were bustling with students. The girl wasn’t a fan of the chaos that always unfolded as other littles ran amuck, some of their caregivers chasing them while others simply held conversations at their lockers.

Most mornings even big Red would stick glued to Chloe’s side, holding her hand tightly while Chloe would walk her to class.

As they got closer to the Little’s center, Red’s grip on Chloe’s shirt tightened till her knuckles were completely white. 

“Hey, hey, it’s gonna be alright Little One.” Chloe started rubbing her back with the hand that wasn’t supporting her in hopes of calming her nerves. 

She stepped through the glass doors that lead to their destination. The center was spacious with colorful walls and filled with toys and play equipment for littles of all ages. There was a fenced in play area with squishy matts and softer toys, an indoor playground for the older mindset little’s who needed to be able to run and jump and climb to get their energy out, and then there was an almost cafe style area where Littles could hang out if they started feeling themselves coming out of headspace. 

There were a number of rules, but a big one was that each Little in the school had to be signed out by their caregiver, regardless of what headspace they were in, so oftentimes, Chloe would come by after class to pick her up and find her fiery toddler replaced with by her grumpy girlfriend.

One of Red’s biggest pet peeves was being treated like a child outside of Littlespace, and that only served to add another layer of dislike for the place. 

“Chloe! Good morning! I see we have the Little Rebel herself joining us today.” Jane stepped out from behind the welcome counter to greet them. Jane was a university student the same age as Chloe’s older brother, but she often volunteered her hours at Auradon Prep

“Oh my, that’s not my Little Red Riding Hood is it?” A voice came from the entrance to the Center. Red’s head shot up at the familiar voice and Chloe couldn’t help the laugh at the awestruck look on her girl’s face. 

Evie of course was known as one of the Core Four who freed the Isle and restructured Auradon to be a more welcoming place for everyone, but most of the people at Auradon Prep knew her from her volunteer work with the school. The older bluenette had spent countless hours helping out with the classifications systems, fundraising, and even sometimes taking a day here or there to volunteer at the school’s Little Center.

“E!” The girl squealed loudly causing her pacifier to fall limp against her chest as she squirmed and wiggled until Chloe could set her on the ground. Evie leaned forward with her arms open wide for the blur of red that all but tackled her with a hug.

“Hello my little menace, you look so cute today! Are you ready to stir up some trouble?” Evie pulled back from the hug and ruffled red locks fondly.

“Not too much I hope.” Chloe commented, raising a brow sternly. In all actuality she was incredibly grateful to see the woman. Red didn’t trust a lot of people in general, much less in little space, but Evie somehow managed to win the girl over almost immediately. She just seemed to have a better understanding of how to handle Red’s anxiety, and Chloe was certain that if she had been at the Center that first day that had Red melting down, Red probably wouldn’t have been as bad off.

“Chloe! How are you? It’s been a minute, hasn’t it?” She stepped forward to bring the younger girl in a friendly hug with Red gripping onto the back of her shirt.

“Yeah, definitely! I’m doing good, I gotta say, I’m glad to see you here. Red and I had a little bit of a rocky start this morning, and I feel so much better knowing she’s going to be with you today. Is Mal here too?” 

Chloe watched Red continuously tug Evie’s shirt and was about to say something to her, but Evie just turned and scooped the girl up into her arms much to Red’s delight.

“Nope, just me today, Mal’s been pretty steadily out of headspace recently. Which is good considering all her responsibilities and her needing to spend more time with Ben, but I can’t help but miss my little girl.” She booped Red on the nose causing her to scrunch it before attempting to bite her finger.

“Red!” Chloe scolded and the girl took on a sheepish look before burying her head into Evie’s neck while the older bluenette laughed in amusement.

“It’s alright Chloe, I don’t mind dealing with little piranhas. Anyway, I should probably mention that I’ll only be here for a few hours today. Jane will be switching me out around noon as I have some stuff to take care of for my business.” 

“Oh well, I’m still happy she gets you for the first half of the day then.

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

The thing that distinguishes dignity of risk from unsafe practice is 1) informed consent and 2) lack of coercion.

Take, for example, Yvie Oddly.

Yvie Oddly is a drag queen. She was the winner of Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and also participated in All Stars 7 (all winners season). If you watch her drag now, it’s very different. In Season 11, Yvie was doing a lot of contortionist stunts on stage, or moving in a very fluid and “jointless” way for effect during performances. Nowadays, she uses a wheelchair part time, and she mostly hosts events so she can sit safely and protect her joints.

Why the change?

Yvie has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a genetic disorder which affects the hypermobility of joints, among other things. Notably, for EDS people, overextending joints consistently or performing those contortionist stunts is really bad for their joint health, and can cause their joints to stay in place much more weakly.

Yvie Oddly knew that. She was aware well before performing on Drag Race that her stunts and performances would damage her joints, and that it would shorten the limited timeframe she would have to walk and move without a mobility aid. With that knowledge, she chose to do those stunts anyway, because she enjoyed doing them and it was part of her career at the time. Notably, Yvie is still a drag queen. She chose to perform on Drag Race herself. In one of the episodes, despite not being required to, she chooses to perform through an injury. Are these the safe practices for people with EDS? Absolutely not. Did Yvie know that, and choose them anyway? Yes. Would it be wrong for the show producers to require Yvie to perform with an injury or not accommodate her EDS? Yes, 10000%. Should Yvie have been prevented from doing so? No.

Dignity of risk sometimes means that there is a very high or guaranteed known risk of harm. Yvie’s performances 5-6 years ago have likely directly contributed to her using a wheelchair so often now. That’s not a tragedy, or something that should have been prevented, because Yvie knew the risk and chose to do it anyway.

Does that mean others with EDS should do what Yvie did? No, not necessarily. She made risky choices, and someone shouldn’t make those choices without being informed of the potential outcomes. It would be wrong for a doctor to tell their patient “well, Yvie Oddly here has EDS too, and she’s doing all these splits and bends and contortions on stage, so you can do those too!” without also giving the context of the joint damage accumulated by those stunts. But it would also be wrong for a person with EDS to be told “Any unsafe or risky choices you make mean that you don’t deserve help anymore, because you knew it would make your disability symptoms worse and you did it anyway”. Yvie shouldn’t be denied access to a wheelchair because she chose to perform in a risky way before. She still deserves to be accommodated now.

Anyway. I think this should be applied to more contexts. Disabled people shouldn’t have to perform their disability accommodations “correctly” or always choose the safest option so they don’t get blamed and punished for their symptoms. Abled people make risky choices all the time.

[fillingthescrapbook]

Let's Talk About: Burrow's End, Evolution, and Revolution

Welcome back, Stupendous Stoats--for one last time! And because I have a bunch of stuff that I need to do and I'm just squeezing this in, this Let's Talk About is gonna be a stream of consciousness that I write while I'm watching.

Check it out, check it out, check it out--

The caution tape ribbon on Izzy's head with the very colorful attire is giving Jojo Siwa realness.

Now that we're in the finale, I just want to point out that Aabria went full Ed Sheeran on her outfit in the last five episodes. So I want to ask any amazing artist out there… Please draw Aabria's power plant uniform with Brennan's Dungeons and Drag Queens get-up a la the Beyonce and Sheeran meme.

Siobhan wants to go full Kevin McCallister!

"…and that we should murder Phoebe." It's not a surprise, but the way Brennan said this so intensely calm gave me such whiplash. In a good way. Mommy has so much blood lust.

Is Dr. Tara Steele planning a Happy Feet situation? Filming the talking stoats like those scientists filmed the dancing penguins?

This map is truly beautiful. Truly.

Yes, Viola! Yes, Rashawn!

BRING IN THE NEW MAP!

Are those three Breaking Bad action figures?

"Carlos! What have they done to you?"

"Well this is gonna be much more fun now." AABRIA!!!

You have to kill your babies, Brennan!

"I rolled better than a Nat 1--which is a 2."

"Does a 30 hit?" "What do you think?!" Sad sigh. Perfect.

Why did Brennan make Tula so powerful? Like, in another fight where he isn't fighting his own family, this would be great. But the situation is not that!

"Shoot at me!" "I'll take the shot." "Shit."

"Don't hit it with fire! Don't hit it with water!" Aabria turned into Lucas!

"Lair action." "It's okay." "What?" "You don't have to." That was the best reaction to a DM's shenanigan.

What I want to know right now-- Is Tara's hazmat suit still broken? Because there's a lot of radiation here.

"Are you okay?" "No!!!" This is the most engaging 5e battle in Dimension 20 history outside of A Starstruck Odyssey.

"He'll cook in 40 minutes!"

Aabria has just learned the lesson Brennan had learned from giving Ally Beardsley's shenanigans a chance. If you say yes, the dice gods will give your player a Nat 20.

We did get a Happy Feet ending! This is an amazing ending! I still want a longer Aabria season on Dimension 20 though.

That said--this very lovely epilogue juxtaposed with that horrifying maxi of Phoebe-backer is also a perfect representation of Burrow's End. Although… Wait… Did we get an epilogue for Thorne? I'll have to rewatch this episode at some point. I have to dash now.

Oh, but one last thing: Brennan's "I can't wait to find out what's going to happen tomorrow" hits very differently for me, right now.

[covington-shenanigans]

cat names

so I'm in an a cappella group which is part of a queer community chorus and one of our members works at an animal shelter. today she posted in the a cappella discord: "About to have to name forty cats for the next hour I’ll be collecting wherever unhinged names you can think of"

this was two hours ago. we are still coming up with cat names. the list (SO FAR) is under the cut. tag yourself, I'm Permanently Exhausted Pigeon

we think many of these would be excellent baby names also. as one of our sopranos said, "what is a cat but a baby with claws?"

(note: stuff in parentheses after the cat name is commentary from the person who came up with the name)

Permanently Exhausted Pigeon

Xena: Warrior Princess

Deke Sharon

George Foreman ("and name the next five George Foreman Jr")

Samantha the Evil Twin

Magical Mr. Mistofelees

Stephen

Kelsey Hightower ("this is not a celebrity, but he is well-known in my industry, and his name is a fuckin banger")

John Cena

The Onceler

Pig

Madison

Nancy

Olivia Newton-John

Blake Carrington

The Purple Principessa

Rubik's Cube

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Owl

Fido

Rover

Mystery Incorporated

Quark

Agatha

Vetinari

Evil Grand Vizier

Horatio

Juno

Bob Loblaw

Juniper

Mrs. Shirley Jenkins

Michael Scott

Spot

Jermaine

Churu

Tia and Tamera Meowry

Soup Spoon

Kleenex

Mug

32-Inch Curved Monitor

Shitty Fourthhand Dell Laptop

Taco Bell Hot Sauce Packet

Don't Worry About What Number of Coffee That Is

Hot Sauce

Harrowhark Nonagesimus

Gideon Nav

John

Pussalitus

Shell Script

Bob the Drag Cat

Slay

Right Meow

Pawl McCartney

Fuzzmeister ("something my ex-roommate used to call my cat")

Fuzzbucket ("another thing my ex-roommate used to call my cat")

Furry Bastard ("ibid")

Jessica! [ed. note: yes, with the exclamation point. I asked]

William Shakespeare

Thursday

Laura Jane Grace

Billy the Kitten

Cat 5 ("I CRACK MYSELF UP LOLOLOL this is a nerd joke don't worry about it")

Pixel

The Child

We're Calling About Your Cat's Extended Warranty

Ibid

Ketzeleh

Absolutely not stop eating toilet paper ("Or just TP for short")

Get Down From There You Little Shit

Stop Eating Plastic You Fucking Gremlin

Feather Boa

Matilda

Nectarine

The Trunchbull

Blender

Vlad the Impaler

Jackie Daytona

Zoom Call

Scrungle

Synthwave

Shoegaze

Disco

Sandstorm

Pancake

Cursed Skull

None Pizza With Left Beef

Regular Skull with no Otherworldly Implications

Sardine

Doggo

Blobfish

Monarch Butterfly

Wage Theft

Hidden Fees

Labor Solidarity

Tax Fraud

McNugget

Class Action Lawsuit

Daniel Tiger

Tony Hawk

Treacherous Knave

Simone Biles

Sodium Bicarbonate

Unflavored Seltzer

Francesca

Strawberry With A Flat Battery

Boop

The Thong Song

Eurovision

Queen of the Underhill

Beaver Nug

POSSUM

Space Lollipop

Chocolate Napoleon

Dessert Drop

Madame Iris

Happy Tartan

Tiny Assistant Antonia

Biscuit

Rim Tim Taggi Dim

Fortinbras

Baby Lasagna

Elderly Lasagne

Duck

Middle-Aged Shark ("doo-doo")

Batman

Greek Chorus

Bertie Wooster

Jasper

Gomez Addams

Morticia Addams

Beeswax

and the sibling of Beeswax: Mind Your Beeswax

Roomba

Particle Board

FYP

Mr. Murderbritches

Baked Potato

Delulu

Ampersand ("'&' for short")

Your Mom

Booticall McStuffins

Munch

Shoelace

Bubba

Bye Felinecia

Sillybutt

Charles

Christofur Walken

Train Heist

Doc

Oscar The Crouch

Elmo ("for a ginger cat")

Furmit the Crog

Shrek

Beck

Pauline

Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia

Soleil Moon Fry

Moon Unit Zappa

Trout

Unholy Bargain

Rick Astley

Comic Sans, Ariel Bold, Dingbats

Professor Scrungle McDingus

Bumoley

Dante’s Inferno

Chairman Meow

Pride and Prejudice

2 Factor Authentication

Blue Wheel of Death

Clippy

Circle back

A Meeting The Should Have Been An Email

Chat Offline

I Need To Speak With You In My Office

Wild Thing

Doofus McGroofus

Thneed

Meowzart

Thelonious Meownk

Turnip Face

Dumpster Fire

Santa Claws

Munchkin (Munch for short)

Parsnip

Illegal Pete

Petit Francois

Neck Pillow

Error404

Itty Bitty Kitty (Committee)

Freddie Kruegpurr

Jason

Chad

Chadwick

Silly William (Billy)

Goose

No-Nonsense Billy ("prefers William")

Experimental Jazz

Sibling of Thelonious Meownk

Gulf of Meowxico

Lake Meowchigan

Meownica Lewinsky

Meowchigan State Spurrtans

Buffalo Pam

Cat-herine

University of Meowchigan Wolferines

Bad Band Name

Meowtallica

Joan Pett

Cat Activation Noise

Alanis Meowissette

Petty LaPone

Mayonnaise

The Sauce

Farrah Pawcet

Burger

Topo Chico

Buns ("brother of Burger")

Onion Ring ("sister of Burger and Buns")

Catsup

A Dish Best Served Cold

Revenge ("short for A Dish Best Served Cold")

Small Forestry Man ("or just Small Man")

Helen of Troy

Trojan Cat

Bean

Spatula

Aunt Irmintrude

Worm Off The String

Worm On A String

What Crimes Will He Commit?

Crimini Mushroom

Saffron

Garbage Truck

Louise

Hashbrown

Sir Violence Fourth Of Their Name

PhD

We Can't Afford That

Euphonium

Spork

Doctor Zhivago

Antoine-Joseph Sax

Lump Sum

Chiquitita

Mothman

The Winner Takes It All ("That one the person doesn’t pay for the adoption they win a wet tee shirt contest")

Catniss Neverseen

MacGruber

This Is The Skin Of A Killer Bella

Loca

Haskell

COBOL

Theodore

Rewrite It In Rust

Rock Lobster

Love Shack

Trampoline

Peas Turnip The Beet

Subarubarubaru

Crime

April Showers Kill The Flowers

Ford Fiesta

Sharon

Rodrick

Felony

Jaywalking

Dipthong

Fun With Phonics

LMNOP

RFTM

Quilt

AEIO

AEIOU and Sometimes Y

Consonant

Verb

O R B

Gandalf's Big Naturals

OA

Refrigerator

CatGPT

Feral Beast

Feral Pawcet

Air Filter

Antithesis

Synthesis

Onomatopee-er

California Pizza Kitten

Floor Wax

Shamalamadingdong

Murphey’s Oil Soap

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter

Mysterious Figure

Mouse ("And her sister Shady Character")

Trackball

The Real Slim Shady

Recessive Jean

[panelshowsource]

Who would you like to see on BFQOTY that has never made an appearance before?

okay i always take these kinds of asks too seriously but pls bare with me!!

when it comes to panel shows there is a spectrum of preparation: on the far left is a show like mock the week, where literally everything apart from a very smol amount of relevant banter is pre-prepared by the panel (they're given the news stories & scenes we'd like to see ahead of time, the standup categories are chosen around their pre-written bits, and so on); and on the other end of that spectrum is a show like big fat quiz, where the only thing you really prepare is potentially a team name. so — to answer this question i'm thinking about people who are very willing and very good at joining in, people who will comfortably banter with jimmy, people who don't always wait their turn to speak (which works better on a show like, say, 8 out of 10 cats). obviously jimmy throws to each team whilst the teams' answers are being revealed, but for the show to really succeed you need a lot more chat and goofing around and camaraderie than that — so who are some of these confident, friendly, funny people?

well let's get this out of the way we need victoria on bfq right? it helps a lot she's irl pals with jimmy so their dynamic is very comfy and she would probably have so much to say about the news or even admonishing the amount of tiktok-related questions LMAO it's great to imagine her with david but also what about team victoria and lee mack?? THE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE IT

nicola coughlan, graham norton, alan cumming, catherine tate (omg catherine and lee...please GOD...), huge davies, get me a doctor let's go jodie whittaker baybay or our man ncuti, would love to see some drag queens like miss lawrence chaney and the viv of course but there are sooo many amazing uk drag stars, kathy burke, ed gamble, morgana robinson, maggie aderin-pocock

get me my man. joe wilkinson. put him with roisin and one white onion

fuck it go big or go home: jennifer saunders and joanna lumley, fry and laurie(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), tennant and sheen (or tennant and tennant frankly georgia ily), the mighty boosh???

wildcard answer jordan north and william hanson? is that just me? i know jordan has done celeb juice a few times and he was great but i also know in my soul william would be fucking good on a panel show, and their friendship is too sweet

cheating but i'd love to see guz khan back on but with a different partner? i fockin love sarah but strategically speaking for lulz imo that year i think it should have ben judi & guz and sarah & jonathan. i understand wanting to change it up and give us new kinds of teams but i don't think those were the people to do it with. also bring back charlie brooker i have charlie brooker withdrawals........ (charlie on wilty in a couple weeks!!! ahhh!!!)

i'd love to see so many people!!! okay i am done with the longest response ever (do you guys ever read these like 'girl just answer the question')! what about you?? who do you want?

[ohwowhereiam]

welcome to my diary with no context enjoy

“pope francis is gonna die soon. that’s not a threat, that’s a promise.”

“i HATE SCHOOL. why can i not be a fairy in the forest? i’m forced to be a fairy at school it SUCKS!”

“donald trump should have been a drag queen. why the FUCK did he go into politics?!”

“i mean yeah she never screamed STRAIGHTY STRAIGHPANTS but like… she wears seashells. but i mean that’s a kind of gay?”

“i can’t believe i like ed sheeran. i’m becoming straight.”

quickly followed by

“no. NO. i just like fiddles and weird almost irish accents but that are not quite irish. it’s the FIDDLE i know it is.”

“like it’s MORE than romantic love, like it’s more powerful. like when you watch a video of a kitten and want to stomp on it.”

“i wonder what my legacy is. what i hope it is. hmmmmmmmm. tricky time. tricky tricky time.”

“imagine this train derails.”

“she makes me feel like someone is taking out all my intestines and wringing them out like a damp cloth.”

“i was fully giggling out loud and all. i need a gun.”

“whaddayamean my pants are off? AND WHO THE FUCK KEEPS SAYING THAT?!”

quickly followed by

“anyways i’m so normal about everything all the time!”

“i’m pretty sure i stepped in glass the other day.”

“i’m watching euphoria at the moment and OH MY GOD?! WHAT THE FUCK?! HOW IS AMERICA REAL?!”

“serves me right for not wearing any socks.”

“the word written on my brain today is blazé, which is odd, because i am almost positive i have never used that word correctly in a sentence ever. i think my refusal to google what it actually means increases the hilarity of this ordeal by at least 67 percent.”

“thanks phoebe bridgers. i don’t want to move yet. i think i’ll watch some james to make me feel better. i am fucking delusional.”

“i’ll cry later. then i’ll write my debate.”

“taylor is cradling me in her tortured poet arms right now.”

“i’m sat like a lad to intimidate him. he’s sat cross legged like a queer. THATS A LYRIC OMG i’m stealing that.”

“SAY DRAKE! yeah, i’m still listening to not like us. like basically everyone. well. no.”

“seven minutes. i could listen to meet the grahams.”

“maybe i’ll have a boyfriend or something by summer. okay now i laugh. AHAHAHAHAHAHAH kill me.”

“GOOD GOD THE MAN NEXT TO ME SMELLS LIKE TEN CANS OF BOUNCE THAT ASS.”

quickly followed by

“god, he’s actually fucking ripe. that’s GROSS bleugh.”

“and he looks like my maths tutor.”

“at least when i was uncertain and delusional, the hope didn’t feel like a massive, obnoxious, female shaped knife being plunged into my chest repeatedly until i drop fucking dead.”

“ew. andy is right.”

“i am now imagining that i am k. howard on broadway and that no one exists.”

“my nails hurt, i’ve eradicated them and bitten them so much it physically pains me to move my hands. typing this is high-key low-key agony.”

“THIS IS DUUUUUUUUUUMB my god i need a life. i need to write my conclusion for french.”

“will mum and dad let me mooch off of their spotify plan when i’m an adult. maybe until i get married. then i’ll just mooch off my spouse.”

“i love music. why am i crying over a boy? i have music. music speaks every single vowel that i do not dare let venture from my lips. music takes me places i could never bring myself to visit. music whistles the sound of my fuckin’ heart exploding and sells it to me for 7.99 a month.”

and my personal favourite

“i wanna be silly. christ, i wanna be silly. but the socio-political and economic state of the world prevents it. i am a martyr. i lead flocks of sheep. i am jesus.”

thank you.

[coquetteladyofthedeadmensworld]

The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Plead to a King: Obsession

Decided to give this it's own post since I don't want to go confuse Sheep's stuff with mine so here are the obsession loop with William, Edward, Anne and Clarissa in 'The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Plead to a King':

William: Obsessed with wanting Clarissa dead to avenge his dear Queen Mary; he views her as a threat to everyone and everything's stability, ESPECIALLY HIS OWN, being unable to think of anything else, essentially going mad with the thought and pressuring Edward with it, putting him on a pedestal of 'strong courageous prince who values justice' and blocking out anything else, so everyone can focus on the 'job' in hand and get it done to avenge the late Queen of England who was a wonderful, compassionate and caring individual who the world AKA HER DAMN FAMILY should have more gratitude for (obviously doesn't go well. AT ALL).

Edward: Obsessed with both avenging his mother and being a successful heir and future king of England. Starts to doubt things with Clarissa and his father's obsession with her death which leads to HIM becoming obsessed with death himself. He wonders if things need to be this chaotic with his father who becomes increasingly more unhinged as the story goes on, but doesn't think he can do anything about it. However he does not like the route he and his father are headed at all and low-key wants out. Edward realises they are sinking into a deep, ugly rut of heartbreak and it's not healthy. His family is broken already - it doesn't need more cracks!

Anne: Obsessed with Edward and having a child. She feels like she's losing her grasp on Edward and William as the time goes on. She believes SHE should be Edward's guardian, NOT WILLIAM; she views him as her baby boy since she has terrible luck childbearing and was probably quite jealous that Mary and William had a child and she didn't. George has to talk her out of her manic rants about the matter by assuring her that Ed rightfully adores them. She resents Clarissa as well for killing Mary and dragging Edward into this whole mess (though none of this is her fault obviously). However all her commitment ends up for naught and it devastates her fully.

Clarissa: Obsessed with her innocence and purity; the fact that the King of England wants her dead as well as the entire assassination of the Queen has caused her to become a religious fanatic who's also obsessed with death; I've decided she's a Catholic who dreams of going to Heaven as soon as possible, getting away from William, Edward and the others. She is obsessed with innocence; she knows she didn't kill Queen Mary - she even saw the whole event! This, along with being arrested and being put on mock trial has obviously scarred her and put her into a mode of denial that she is fit for Earth's purposes and obviously belongs to God only. Clarissa is also taken over by the urge to hide away from the world and pray to God and Jesus for her soul to be saved from Hell's fires and Purgatory. Obviously her favourite colour is white - it reminds her of angels. Also red, the colour of martyrdom in the Catholic Church - another thing Clarissa becomes obsessed with, imagining what it will be like when William realises he killed an innocent young woman and even fantasizes about this and being canonized and made a saint to worship. However she isn't necessarily suicidal. She would prefer it if it was natural causes or someone else killing her as she is actually very scared of violence. Anyways, addicted to the idea of martyrdom, the city lockdown is viewed as her greatest escape and chance to make this all come true as she can take all the time she needs to wait for death to take her.

[bigmack2go]

PLEASE SENd ASKS ABOUT MY NEWSIES MARAUDERS AU!!

heres some basics:

Houses & Boroughs

Gryffindor (Manhattan) – Bold, reckless, fiercely loyal, the definition of chaotic good. (Head student-> Jack Kelly)

Slytherin (Brooklyn) – Cunning, ambitious, strategic, and all about borough loyalty. (Head student-> spot conlon)

Ravenclaw (Queens) – Clever, innovative, and surprisingly mischievous under their "nerdy" reputation. (Head student-> dots/dottie)

Hufflepuff (The Bronx) – Hardworking, tight-knit, and the best damn underground network of connections at Hogwarts. (Head student-> smalls)

(No staten island does not get a house)

Main Characters & Their Roles

Spralbert (because of course i’m making this Spralbert. You know me. You know i will)

Spot Conlon (Regulus Black but in charge & confident. His personality is totally different. He’s a regulus equivalent mostly for the “black” part) – Slytherin. From a noble, pure-blood family- the Conlons, (Black equivalent). Brooklyn’s/Slytherins Head Boy—commands respect, doesn’t take crap from anyone. Secretly hates the pureblood supremacy ideals and wants to tear them down from the inside. Fiercely protective of Albert and Race, but acts like he’s untouchable.

Ed "Racetrack" Higgins (Sirius Black but from a different noble pure-blood family to avoid the whole incest thing lmfao. Ik the blacks have a hostory of inbreu but we don’t do that in this household okay) – Gryffindor. From the racist, elitist Higgins family (Malfoy equivalent), but rejects all of it. Constantly getting into fights (mainly with Brooklyn kids) but way too charming to get expelled. Lives with Jack (and Medda as his new chosen mom) after running away from his family. Acts like doesnt give a shit, but would hex anyone who touches Albert or Spot.

Albert DaSilva (Marlene McKinnon but even more dramatic) – Gryffindor, pureblood, but like the Mckinnons, his family doesn’t care about blood status. The first to befriend Spot in a genuine way, not because of fear or alliances. Flirts with everyone but secretly only cares about Race and Spot. Gets away with everything because he’s charming and just unhinged?? The last to realize they’re in a relationship, even when Race and Spot are already on board because he’s an obvious idiot. Always being dragged into trouble and absolutely loves it.

The Marauders (Not the Focus, but Still Important)

Jack Kelly → James Potter (Gryffindor’s golden boy, head boy, leader, slightly reckless but deeply loyal)

Racetrack Higgins → Sirius Black (Gryffindor’s second-in-command, rebellious against his high-status family, best friends with Jack, but Brooklyn Slytherins still claim him)

Specs → Remus Lupin (The smart, reserved one with hidden depth, loyal but hesitant)

Crutchie Morris→ Peter Pettigrew (without the betrayal) (Deeply loyal, underestimated but not weak, has a strong bond with Jack)

How Spralbert Becomes a Thing

Race and Albert have been best friends forever. They sneak out together, one year, when the teachers tried to split uo the marauders, they even shared a dorm, and constantly get detention for pulling dumb stunts. They both think their relationship is just friendship, even when they’re basically acting like boyfriends.

Spot is a problem.

At first, he and Race fight constantly. It starts with house rivalry, but deep down, there’s undeniable attraction.

Albert is the bridge—he befriends Spot first, not caring about the whole Brooklyn vs. Manhattan thing.

Spot starts protecting Albert before he even realizes he likes him.

Other Important Newsies & Their Roles

The Black Family Equivalent (Conlons & Associates)

Spot Conlon (Regulus Black, for the black part) – Head Boy, Slytherin,

Niamh Conlon (Andromeda Black) – Older sister, defied family expectations, married a muggleborn.

Elmer Kasprzak (Bellatrix Black, but not evil) – Spot’s cousin, fiercely loyal to him but doesn’t question pureblood ideals as much as he should.

Jacob “Graves” Conlon (Narcissa Black, but less cold) – Another cousin, closer to Elmer but follows Spot’s lead.

Joey Higgins (Regulusblack for the regulus part) – Race’s cousin, but much more torn between family expectations and her personal beliefs.

Other Hogwarts Students

Hotshot (Dorcas Meadowes) – Slytherin – Rebel, fiercely independent, fights against her own house’s ideals.

Niklas “York” (Barty Crouch Jr.) – Slytherin – Ambitious, a little unhinged, dangerously close to joining the dark side.

Mike & Ike (Gideon & Fabian Prewett) – Gryffindor – Chaotic twins, i know i always preach not to make being twins smns only personality trait and also to not always make them trouble makers but like— cmon it makes sense in this case

Dottie (Head Girl, Ravenclaw) – Queens’ top student, she can be a bit scary

Smalls (Head Girl, Hufflepuff) – Bronx leader, loyal, one of the best duelists in school, also very scary and frankly insane considering she’s a hufflepuff

Davey Jacobs (lilly evans)- well… what can i say

Sarah Jacobs (Petunia) —but less bitter… maybe even magic

Les Jacobs- the annoying little brother

Teachers & Adults

Kloppman (Gryffindor Head of House) – Absolutely done with Jack and his friends.

Mrs. Kirby (Slytherin Head of House) – Secretly proud of Spot’s rebellion.

Pulitzer (Dumbledore) – Acts like he’s got it all under control. He doesn’t. (Manipulative old bastard. Unfortunately, this makes too much sense.)

Medda (Euphemia Potter) – Jacks mom. Race’s found family, loves her chaotic boys.

Eduardo, Andy and Scott will all take the role of fleamont potter lmfao

Hannah (Madam Pomfrey) – Heals way too many Quidditch injuries caused by dumb Gryffindors (specifically race and jack)

Roosevelt → Minister of Magic (He’s more competent than the typical MoM, but he still has to balance politics and war.)

Seitz, Weasel, Bunsen, Crystal, Ron and Robert would just be random teachers. I havent figured out any specifics yet but i love the thougbt of bunsen as a centaur like—- thats hilarious

Snyder (Voldemort) – need i say more?.

Hagrid Equivalent?

Weasel (if we want a grumpy version)

Maybe a deformed Delancey brother?

I fear we’re not getting kind hagrid here unless we make Medda hagrid but then we have no euphemia😭

I’ve got even more characters and parallels but i was too lazy to write them down so send me asks and i will tell you what you need to know heheh

Possible plotpoints include pranks from the marauders, quidditch rivalries, obviously how spralbert gets together, and most importantly— Spot being forced to take the dark mark and Races and Alberts reaction to that