r-ockingp4cks

[calciopics]

Born on this day: Hope Solo (30.07.1981)

[dokries]

rockstar bf!joshua

pairing: hong jisoo (joshua) x gender neutral reader

genre: fluff, rockstar!joshua x non celebrity!reader, established relationship au

word count: 490

warnings: kisses, mentions of a dinner in passing, joshua is down bad

author note: this was requested by my dear amelia <3 i hope this is good 😭 to be honest i don’t really know if this still counts as rockstar!shua but…here you go! lots of love :D

masterlist

★ first of all: “are you guys ready to rock with us? because we’re ready to rock with you.” you can’t think rockstar joshua without that, let’s be real.

★ he dedicates songs to you whenever he can because you’re his muse and inspiration—the other guys would be sick of it if they weren’t the same way with their own partners.

★ of course, he has electric guitar solos in the band’s songs and is down so bad, he names his guitar after you so you’re always with him on stage in some way.

★ speaking of “being on stage” with him, he always has something you’ve gifted, whether it be a ring or a guitar pick, and kisses it with a wink in your direction before he performs—he says he does it to draw on your energy so he can do his very best.

★ if your relationship is private, he’s good at keeping it that way but even then, he makes sure he walks to your side of the stage as much as he can.

★ if you’re public, he’ll always blow kisses if he sees you, and all the fans around you swoon even if they know it’s directed to you (in fact, if you’re comfortable, many of them love to nudge you and wiggle their eyebrows as if you’re best friends)

★ even if you’re not loud at concerts, he’d always recognize your voice—and screams, since he’s heard enough of you squealing over his performances already.

★ loves to just fall down onto you after a post concert dinner with everyone, and only giggles when you groan because he knows you love him…even if you’re trapped under his limbs like every night.

★ whines “darling…” when you try to push him off, and suddenly you don’t have strength in your arms anymore and let him lay on you after he moves to kiss you on the cheek with a mischievous smile.

★ when he’s on tour, you join him when he’s in an area that you can go to! he doesn’t expect you to be there the whole time but you continue to make the effort to be in his hotel room (he always tells you where he is in a text message as soon as he arrives) when he comes back from rehearsals and the such.

★ when you can’t join him, he always tries to call you when possible, and leaves voice messages whining your name when you don’t pick up—you’re the only one he actually checks his messages for, and he loves to use that as leverage when teasing you.

★ “i can’t believe you didn’t pick up my call five minutes ago! you’re the only one i check my notifications for too…”

★ asks you how well he did out of ten after a performance if you were there and gives you as many kisses as your rating (you always say ten because it’s true…and maybe you want more kisses but who can blame you?)

[hellsite-hungergames]

THE FIRST WAVE OF TRIBUTES

All tributes (With the exception of hellsite-hall-of-fame, God, Jesus, Tarlton, and Wallace) were chosen randomly, as were the pairs (Again, with the exception of 1, 18, and 32)

Information about the polls will be out a little bit before the polls themselves

Polls will open February 14th in the afternoon/evening (EST)

Second Wave will be announced sometime around 6pm EST

Tribute List under cut

@hellsite-hungergames vs. @hellsite-hall-of-fame

Vace (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist) vs. Herobrine (Minecraft)

Regulus Black (Harry Potter) vs. Edward Cullen (Twilight)

Merlin (Merlin) vs. Florida Man (American Mythology)

Gary the Gadget Guy (Club Penguin) vs. Sunny (Omori)

Benoit Blanc (Knives Out) vs. Ridley (Metroid)

Animal (Muppets) vs. Miku Binder Thomas Jefferson (Hamilton)

Clint (Stardew Valley) vs. Data (Star Trek)

Skunk Ape (Florida) vs. Daniel the Manager (Anon's manager)

Waluigi (Mario) vs. Timmy Turner (The Fairly OddParents)

Meta Knight (Kirby) vs. Castiel (Supernatural)

Death (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish) vs. Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Katsuya Suou (Persona 2: Eternal Punishment) vs. King Arthur (Monty Python's The Holy Grail)

Squidward's Hopes and Dreams (Spongebob Squarepants) vs. Spiders Georg (Tumblr)

Anya Forger (Spy x Family) vs. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal) vs. Campbell Bain (Takin' Over the Asylum)

Jasper (Steven Universe) vs. Star Butterfly (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)

Tarlton (A completely real fandom) vs. Wallace (Wallace the Living Wall)

Mikhailo "Mickey" Aleksandr Milkovich (Shameless) vs. Dimitri Blaiddyd (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Duck (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared) vs. Everyone from Cats the Musical (Cats the Musical)

Jay Walker (Ninjago) vs. Miles Vorkosigan (Vorkosigan Saga)

Illyria (Angel: The Series) vs. Evan "Buck" Buckley (9-1-1)

Haymitch Abernathy (The Hunger Games) vs. Richard Gansey III (The Raven Cycle)

Ronald McDonald (McDonald's) vs. Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia)

Matt (Wii Sports) vs. Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham)

Edward Nygma (Gotham) vs. Tumblr Anon Icon (Tumblr)

Gillion Tidestrider (Just Roll With It) vs. Jedediah (Night at the Museum)

Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100) vs. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard) vs. Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots/Shrek)

Jessie Prescott (Jessie) vs. George Costanza (Seinfeld)

Leon Scott Kennedy (The Resident Evil Franchise) vs. Han Solo (Star Wars)

God (Universe fandom/Deadbeat dads fandom) vs. Jesus (Christianity fandom)

[expanding-hyrule]

This is largely a repost of the original version I did on @amelias-zelda-calamity-quintet to add to the pinned post, but for the sake of having it here on this blog too as its own post:

The Expanding Hyrule Community Discord!

Much like the name Expanding Hyrule and Original Legends, all of this is very new. And open to feedback 110%. But, much like the fact that there is no name for this niche of the Zelda community, there's not a place either. So we need one so we can pick a name together!

A lot of the assets are temp reused stuff from my fic, MoaH, but the asset is also a guild symbol and what better way to start an adventure with adventurers than with a guild! Union metaphor, adventure tie in, it'll get changed, but until a name gets picked, the acronym would be "EH" which is not as enthusiastic as I'd like to be about this. So, what is the server now!

At the top, I want to mention that I am solo-modding this at the moment, so the scale of what the server can do will scale based on that and whenever I get a mod situation figured out. Which is why:

Server is 16+. For this particular brand of building community, I want to have a space open to new storytellers and established storytellers alike. I am however only one person and until I have more Discord savvy folks to help, I don't know that I have the energy to deal with very young folks.

To the meat of it: this server is, for the purposes of this post, what I'm currently calling "Original Legend" Zelda stories. These are stories that aren't based on any particular game, they would be their own games if they were ever adapted. If you tell stories in that niche or are interested in those kinds of stories, here's your place to help us pick a name for this community and support it!

If you write Original Legend fic, have an Original Legend comic, or generally make fanworks in this niche, you can get your own subcategory set up on the server for boosting and promoting your Hyrule. A community of book clubs is the idea. All you gotta do is head to the Expanding Hyrule section of the server, give me some details on how you want to set up your subsection of the server, and there you go, a place to collect resources for your work maybe a little easier than shifting through a blog or hoping the tags don't break. Here's a few of mine on the server already as examples:

(Some of these subcategories can get big, so minimized for space, here's mine for example)

Continuing on that point, the events section is open for request. If you upload on a schedule or one off but you know the day, I'll get an event set up so folks can get reminders of your releases. Additionally, if you do streams for your art or art for creators in this space, will also happily add those into the events.

For folks that like engaging with Zelda fanworks, yo! You get to help us build a new part of the community! This fandom has built niches before, like the Links Meet niche. Here's another one that we can set up together! And as creators in this space, we need your help because this genre has no central identity for us to organize behind. You get to help create that!

What are y'all waiting for? The pic is linked with the invite, here it is again (x), and it's on the pinned post for this blog.

(This post has external links, so reblogs help a ton!)

[fangirlingfromdownunder]

Comfort in a Quiet Afternoon

Summary - Part 53 in the Comfort series

Pairing - Dean Winchester x Reader, Reader x Sam (platonic), Reader x Bobby (father-figure), Andre (OG Character) x Reader (best friends), Garth x Bess, Sam x Eileen

Series Masterlist | Masterlist

When you, Dean and Destiny get back to the bunker, Sam is busy in the kitchen cooking a fancy meal to impress this mystery huntress he’s planning a future with. You get anxious when you see all the vegetables, salad and lean meat. You know neither your husband nor your adopted daughter will eat any of that. Truthfully, it’s not your favourite either, but you’d eat it to impress Sam’s girlfriend. From the doorway you ask, “Is this for a romantic dinner for two?”

“Huh?” Sam says, flustered. He flicks his attention between you and the salad he’s currently tossing.

You step into the room and lean against a clear part of the bench. “Dean told me about Eileen and your plan. I think it sounds great and I can’t wait to meet her.”

“She’s great. We’re just taking it slow. I went on a solo hunt a while ago and found her there. She was already on the job, hunting the thing that killed her family; a banshee. It also left her deaf. But she’s so strong, independent and badass, much like yourself.”

“Sam…”

“I know. You only have eyes for Dean. I get it. That’s why I knew I had to move on. Then I met her. It’s not about the similarities, it’s just she knows what it’s like. She gets the life too and the toll. And I’m glad you and Dean are moving on to a better life, but I’m not sure I can just yet, and she’s only just got her revenge and is still finding her footing after that. So I don’t know what our chances are, but I just want to see where it goes. I fell hard and fast for Jess and Amelia, I don’t want to do that again.”

“We rarely get to choose who we fall for, Sam. If she’s the one, you’ll know.”

“I hope so.”

You nod towards the salad that is well and truly tossed now. “So, you know Dean and Destiny won’t touch that, or anything you’ve cooked for that matter.”

“I know…”

You nod. “You just tell us when you want us gone and when to return. But I would love to meet her.”

“Thank you.”

“Optimism looks good on you, Sam,” you say as you turn around to leave him to his cooking. You catch the smile that eclipses his face as you turn the corner. Smiling to yourself you continue down the hall to the Dean cave where you can hear muffled voices. You stand in the doorway watching Dean and Destiny playfully fight over the TV remote. Dean tickles her and she bursts out laughing as she tries to squirm out of his reach. Eventually, you decide to make your presence known. You push off the door frame and say, “If you guys can’t agree peacefully then it must be my turn to choose.”

“No! I wanna watch Totoro!” Destiny whines.

“And Dean?”

“The new season of Game of Thrones just came out on Netflix…”

“And you think that’s appropriate to watch with Destiny?”

“I was here first! She just came in.”

“And who’s the adult here?”

“Fine,” he lets go of the remote with a sigh. “She can watch Totoro again…”

Destiny grips the remote but frowns. “I’m sorry.” She holds the remote out to Dean. “I can play in my room.”

You get ready to step in, but Dean takes the remote from her before pulling her onto his lap and hugging her tight. He turns on the TV, searches for My Neighbor Totoro and presses play. She lights up as she hears the opening music. He spins her around so she can watch, with her back leaning against his chest. She looks back at him confused.

“We watching or what?” he asks with a smile. 

“But…”

He pats the spot on the couch beside him, so you join them. You rest your head on Dean’s shoulder and he moves one arm to rest around you. 

“Being a parent means making sacrifices and compromises. My dad never got that. I’m not him. My family is always going to come first. I can watch my show later.”

“Thank you,” you whisper into his neck.

He nods and kisses your head before you all go quiet and focus on the movie that you’ve seen multiple times now. You all eventually drift off.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───

When you wake up the TV is dark. You check Dean’s watch for the time: 3:30. Your stomach growls. You carefully get up trying your best to not disturb Dean and Destiny who are still sleeping and go out in search of Sam. You find him sitting at a table in the library reading something on his laptop.

“Got an ETA for Eileen?”

“Around six.”

“You want us gone before then?”

“You don’t have to be. But yeah, may be easier if you are and then just come back after dessert…”

“Sounds good. I’ll wake up the napsters and then we can go get some ice cream or something and go to the park. I want to start trying to get her to play with other kids anyway. She’s acting like a normal kid mostly anyway, but I just want to make sure she won’t act out around other kids. Then we can go out somewhere for dinner. We’ll have our own family afternoon and night and come back when you text.”

“Are you sure? I feel bad about kicking you guys out.”

“It’s fine, besides, I offered. And we really do need to start doing more normal things like this as a family if we want to get out.”

“Alright. Thanks Y/N.”

You nod and walk back down the hall. You make a quick detour to go to the bathroom, and tidy your hair from your nap before going back to the Dean cave to wake up the rest of your family. The last thing you want is to startle Dean and have him go into self-defense hunting mode, so you come in quietly and sit on the couch sideways facing him. You softly run your hand through his hair and kiss his cheek. “It’s time to wake up, baby.” You then lean down and place a kiss on Destiny’s head from where she’s snuggled into Dean’s embrace. 

After a few minutes they finally start to stir. Once Dean’s almost fully awake and alert again he leans over and pecks your lips. Destiny blinks up at you as Dean keeps his arms wrapped around her securely. 

“Good evening, my two sleepyheads. How do the two of you feel about going out? Get a treat, maybe go to the park? And then dinner?” You ask slowly and carefully, making sure not to overwhelm them so soon after waking up.

“What about dinner here? Eileen?” Dean asks.

“Dinner here is only for two. We’ll come back and meet her after. I’ve already talked to Sam.”

“He’s been around for most of our dates, always C-blocking me. How come he gets privacy?”

“Dean,” you chastise him, as you flick your eyes down to Destiny warning him about his language. “Neither of you will eat what he’s cooked anyway. It’s rabbit food.”

“Fine,” he says with a sigh.

“Come on, would it really be so bad to go out with just the three of us for some family time?”

“No, it’s just not fair.”

“Life rarely is, suck it up.” You tickle Destiny’s foot that’s resting on the couch beside you. “You wanna come out with us?” She nods, Dean releases his grip and she climbs off his lap. “Alright, go put on some shoes and a jacket, okay?”

“Okay,” she says before scurrying off down the hall.

Dean leans over and kisses you deeply. When he pulls back he quietly asks, “you think once we get back maybe we could finally spend some time just the two of us, in bed? Let me worship this sex body?” He runs his hands down your sides.

“We’ll see. I can’t promise you anything, Dean. It depends on how Destiny goes. And how tired we both are after this evening.”

“I promise I won’t be too tired. And you don’t have to do a thing. Just relax and let me make you feel good.”

“We’ll see. I know you miss sex, but we just have to be more careful about getting caught now. It’s one thing having Sam or Cas walk in, but Destiny? She’s a child, I won’t risk scarring her like that. Plus, I don’t want the awkward conversation that follows.”

“Yeah, me either.”

“Come on, she’ll be ready soon. We need to get ready too.” You take his hand and pull him to stand up and then you both go to your room to put on a jacket and shoes, just as you’d told Destiny to do.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───

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[dustedmagazine]

Listed: Amy Rigby

Photo by Bert Eke

The singer-songwriter Amy Rigby got her start in the late 1980s and early 1990s in spry, New York-based country throwback groups Last Roundup and The Shams. Starting with 1996’s Diary of a Mod Housewife, Rigby has steadily released solo work that can break your heart with the contagious ache in her dry, distinctive voice or make you laugh out loud at the concussive put-downs she doles out. Rigby has a particular knack for turning the quotidian mythic and reminding us that the mythologized are ultimately just some guys. The music has remained rooted in country, but not confined by it. Hers is a guitar-forward style that can incorporate the bright highs of acoustic pop rock, crunchy roadhouse grooves, R&B, and even jazz. Alex Johnson, in his review of Rigby’s most recent release, Hang In There With Me, called the album “tough, witty rock and roll…[that] catalogs a lifetime of drags, uncertainties and disasters, but returns, again and again, to the people, moments and experiences that make it worthwhile, or bearable enough.”

Here are some things that Rigby has been listening to lately.

Warmduscher — “Eight Minute Machines”

Discovered via an online review of their Brooklyn show last year, one that made me want so badly to be sweating in a crowd with this band onstage.

Amelia White — “Get To The Show”

One of my Nashville pals and I love this track from her latest album. Amelia is always out working and rocking, written with the great Gwil Owen… Sometimes I really do miss Nashville!

Daniel Romano — “Impossible Green”

You know when you discover an artist and think wow, this kid’ll go far, then realize they’ve been at it for years, made tons of records, play all the instruments, write, sing and tour their ass off? That’s how it is for me with Daniel Romano. This track comes from his 2017 album Modern Pressure.

Gina Birch — I Play My Bass Loud

Gina’s debut solo album came out just a year ago — I’ve been a fan since hearing the Raincoats in the late 1970s and getting to see them live when they came to NYC back then. She’s one of my heroines for being an artist and uniquely herself in whatever it is she does — music, video, painting. The bass and her opening line: “Sometimes I wake up, and I wonder — what is my job?” Pure Gina/genius!

Wreckless Eric — Inside The Majestic

He’s my husband and labelmate so what the hell — this is from his most recent album Leisureland. People know Eric for his voice and lyrics and guitar, but this is an instrumental track that’s just glorious. I want to see the movie it soundtracks, or at very least a choreographed dance routine with Eric at the piano in a tuxedo.

Michele Stodardt — “These Bones”

A big attraction for me with the Magic Numbers was Michele Stodart’s bass playing and cool vocal contributions, love hearing and seeing her do her solo thing.

Meshell Ndgeocello — The Omnichord Real Book

For the last dozen years, I was bartending/selling books at a small shop in New York’s Hudson Valley. The first time Meshell came in I was tongue-tied, knowing her as a bass playing legend and poet, and thought if she lives here, it’s kind of the center of the universe, right? I really hope to see her play live sometime.

TBHQ — “Planet of Pain” from TBHQ

A radio host on a show I guested on was playing this great track when I walked in. “I really like that,” I thought, and then realized it was my daughter Hazel Rigby who records under the name TBHQ. She’s been performing and recording for years, often instrumental/noise but her voice and lyrics are so wise and honest.

Dory Previn — “The Comedian”

There’s never been anyone like Dory Previn, the pain and ridiculousness of being a human so acutely depicted in song. There’s a new documentary about her, On My Way To Where, by my friend Julia Greenberg with animated segments by Emily Hubley, just making its debut out there. She had a fascinating, fruitful, difficult beautifully productive life and I can’t wait to learn more about her.

Mary Timony — “Dominoes” from Untame The Tiger

Love everything about Mary Timony’s latest solo album Untame the Tiger — the songs, the guitar playing, her voice, the cover!

Swamp Dogg — “Synthetic World”

One of my favorite tracks of all time. Jerry Williams (Swamp Dogg) is still out bringing his music to the people. I’m looking forward to seeing the new documentary Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted — there’s just nobody like this guy.

[banana-pancake5]

Can you tell me about Amelia??

Ye :D

Under the cut bc I feel like it’ll get really long

Amelia was my first ever OC and was apart of my first ever AU, TOF (the odd family [of mutants and Yokai])! I still have the MasterPost linked which has a good bit of info on all the involved characters (although that story is discontinued bc of LFMFS and SADA)

Amelia was a failed experiment of Draxum’s that was accidentally created when the lab exploded (the same time the turtles were mutated). Draxum pushed her way too far with her training and never held back his thoughts (that she was pathetic, a failure, etc) and eventually he became too busy to care for her, so he gave he made a deal with Big Mama. The deal was that Big Mama would care for, raise, and train Amelia until she was 14 or 15 (cant remember which), but when Amelia came to the age Big Mama grew fond of her. Because of this, Big Mama manipulated Amelia’s first ever battle nexus fight (which she was SO excited for). Big Mama switched her opponent from Graham, my other oc in the story, to a much bigger, more threatening opponent. That fight ended when Big Mama thought her plan succeeded, when Amelia was horribly injured, missing a horn, and unconscious.

After that fight Amelia felt ashamed of her broken horn, a constant reminder of what she knew her whole life, she was failed experiment… a failure. So, she covered it up. She did what she does best and made a small fashionable hat to cover it up. She practically spent every second of her days inside her room working for Big Mama (she sowed outfits for clients, warriors, and champions). Until her sister Kiki, a friend’s oc who isn’t on tumblr anymore, coaxed her into sneaking out into the city. That first night outside the city she became obsessed. She and Kiki began to sneak out more and more until eventually she had the confidence to sneak out on her own (which Kiki did NOT know about).

On one of her trips with Kiki she found a cat. The cat had a bit of its ear missing just like Amelia had her horn missing. That cat immediately bonded with Amelia, but Kiki in the other hand… they didn’t get along for awhile. Amelia couldn’t bring the cat home, but she could visit it every time they went out (part of the reason she started sneaking out on her own).

On one of these solo trips to hangout with Myla, the cat, she bumped into a strange who was already playing with Myla. She immediately froze up, she wasn’t supposed to interact with anyone in the city. Mikey, the stranger, stammered and apology, but when Amelia saw he wasn’t a human she came back to her senses (somewhat) and accused Mikey of stealing her cat. Mikey explained and apologized again then left.

This happened many times, but instead of yelling and shooing him away, Amelia began to just sit in silence as he played with Myla. Mikey would ask questions, talk about his day, and just talk to her while she sat without a word of acknowledgement. But eventually on one of these trips Amelia’s curiosity got the best of her and she blurted out a bunch of questions at Mikey, who was understandably shocked, but he answered them anyway. After that they started to talk more and more, becoming really good friends in only a few hangouts.

One day when Amelia was out, she saw Mikey being “attacked” by three other people. She immediately jumped in to help her new friend without a second thought. A little fight broke out, lucky for her she was the only one who attacked before Mikey explained the situation. Those people were his brothers, they weren’t attacking they were just goofing off.

Eventually through all of that, she truly meets the Hamato’s, discovers they’re are HER brothers, Kiki plot ensues, then Graham plot ensues.

Okay, I realize I just explained her whole arc and part of the AU… well I hope this counts as “more about Amelia” :D

Any questions about anything I shall answer!

[rebelrayne]

Read on AO3 | Elliot Villa Rewrite

Elliot settles himself back into the stool, hands flat down on his thighs. “I’m ready to settle down, find the person I’m supposed to spend my life with. I love a girl with a gorgeous smile and brown hair, but also someone with a bit of a mischievous side to her. I’m not afraid to shake things up in here. I came to find the right one for me and if I have to step on some toes to do that, then so be it. Losing isn’t an option.” He readjusts his glasses and shakes his wrists, as if to loosen himself up. “If I had to pick based on what I know about the girls in the Villa so far, I’d have to say Nat is the most my type. I’ve heard her quote Star Wars a few times and I’m hoping she’ll be the Han Solo to my Leia. Wait…” he pauses, his eyes glancing up at the ceiling a moment as he tilts his head, “No– Well..." He nestles his chin between his thumb and index finger. "I’d wear the slave costume if she asked me to.” He laughs, his cheeks rosy. “Sorry, I’m punching with her, I know.” He looks down at his lap as he composes himself then glances back up with the camera, moving his shoulders up lazily. “I’m ready to get in there already! Let the games begin.”

a/n: if you're looking for this to be the sweet, easy route that the game gave you... you will be disappointed. there shall be pain, there shall be angst. this is a complete overhaul- added challenges, scenes and a different timeline. there will be multiple pov, including elliot and nat (the oc), plus amelia, ryan, grace, and whoever i'm feeling at the moment. so i give you: the painful, angsty friends-to-lovers, one-sided pining route fusebox should have given for elliot.

[mastcrmiind]

here is my valentines event plotting / starter call. i haven't decided if i'm dropping my pre-event threads yet, i may try keep them in my drafts for afterwards, though i will definitely be continuing anything majorly plot heavy. i'm taking from marios idea & offering 2 in fandom starters, and 2 out of fandom starters per muse. this also doesn't apply if our muses are each others dates, they will go separate as well. also here is a link to my currently unfinished outfits !! like & I'll dm you, or reply with any starter requests !!

albus dumbledore - going it alone 

Albus just wants to have a nice night out, and look at all the exhibits at the museum. If anybody asks him to dance he might say yes?

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads:

anastasia tremaine - blind date with vesta blackbeak

Anastasia is just really excited to be able to put on a pretty dress, and dance all night long. She’s already dragging her sister off to help her pick a dress, and wants to make sure both herself & drizella have a good time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads:

 andrew deluca - blind date with lee hongjo

Andrew would like to forget about everything wrong in his life, and get his mind off of work for one night. Let this man have the fresh start he needs, he’s hoping for the potential of love.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: carina deluca

arizona robbins - going with amelia shepherd

Arizona is happy, thank you very much. She would like to spend the night dancing with her girlfriend and forget about all the horror her loved ones have faced in the past few months.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: sofia robbin sloan torres

 atticus lincoln - going with jo wilson

Link and jo just had a baby, they deserve this night out. A night where they don’t have to worry about the kids at all! Though, maybe there’s still a little worry. Link is going to try make sure that jo has a great time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads:

 bash de poitiers - currently going solo

Bash is going to try find himself love, not realising that the only person he wants to talk to is the girl who keeps telling him to keep his distance. She’s on a date, but maybe he could ask her for a dance?

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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bonnie bennett - going with enzo st john

After the disaster that was last valentines day (and every holiday since) bonnie would like a nice night with her husband, but she’s also ready to fight if need be. 

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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brittany s. Pierce - going with santana lopez

Brittany just wants to wear a pretty dress, and dance the night away with her girl. That’s it.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: quinn fabray

 celeste kipper - blind date with feng yu

Catch these two having interesting conversations about current events. Celeste just wants a nice night out, and to forget for even a minute about all the death in her life. She’s trying to adjust to this new place, but doesn’t quite trust anybody.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: mags flanagan

 charlotte king - going solo

The only reason charlotte made it was because she found a babysitter, and wanted a reason to get out. She’s still upset about the fact cooper & mason aren’t here, but she’s trying to live her life as best she can.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 cleo sertori - blind date with jesse st james

Cleo just wants to have a nice time, and is on the look out for love. She’s been single for a while now, so is hoping this blind date works out, or at the very least she has a good night.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 coriolanus snow - blind date with edwina sharma

Luckily for everybody else, coryo has no memories. He is still a judgy dude, but he’s not here trying to put anybody in the hunger games. He doesn’t know why he signed up for a blind date, but he’d rather be at home.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 Diego - going with bree tanner

Diego is looking for nice night out with his girlfriend, though being very aware that he is around a lot of humans he might need to keep some distance from.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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edmund bridgerton - going alone

Edmund doesn’t want to date anybody, the man is loyal to his wife. He’s here to watch his children have a good time, and maybe find somebody to have a quick dance with.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: eloise bridgerton

Eleanor davis - going alone

Eleanor only just arrived in town, but the minute she found out there was a ball, she thought why not. She’s here for the free food and drink only.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 enola holmes - blind date with branwen

Enola doesn’t really do balls, they’re not her thing, though she’s here to try and have a good time and meet new people. She might try her hand at dancing, but she will mostly be exploring and getting to know her date.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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ginny miller - blind date with noela

Ginny wants to have a good time. That is all. Catch her dancing and chatting with her date, hoping things go well.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 harriet kepner-avery - going alone

Harriet will be finding people to flirt with, and definitely indulging in a champagne or two even though she’s underage. If she gets asked nicely enough/drunk enough she might even dance.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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harvey hufflepuff - blind date with do dohee

Harvey wants what his sister and mum have. He is hopeful that this blind date might bring him love, but at the very least he’s looking forward to a night out. 

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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henrietta beckford - going with elaine st john

Henri is going to spend the night dancing with her girlfriend, thanks. Though, she might find time for a little snack later on the evening.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 imogen adams - blind date with alec

Imogen is hopeful that this date is going to work out. She doesn’t really trust people all that much with what she’s been through, but she’s going to go out and try have a good time regardless. She may spend more of her time dancing with her friends than socialising with her date though.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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jack dawson - going with rose

Jack knows very little about balls, so he’s putting all of his trust in rose. He wants to have a good time with the woman he loves since their time was cut so short before. He also wants to explore the museum and learn whatever he can.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 jacob black - blind date with kenna

Jacob wants to find love, and forget about how confusing people have been since he arrived in dc. He’s hoping this works out (though is confused about the dude who seems to be watching his date) good luck getting him to dance.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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jessica stanley - blind date with rachel amber

Jessica isn’t holding out hope on this date, but she’s excited to put on a dress and look hot. She will be dancing, drinking, and all around having a great time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 jo laughlin - going alone

Jo is mainly just here to watch her daughters. She doesn’t want to be at a ball, but she wants to get to know her daughters more, and insure they have a good night.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 karen shetty - going alone

Karen didn’t get the dress code memo, but she looks hot. This is like halloween, right? She’s not got a date, but when has that ever stopped her? She will be dancing, flirting and having a great time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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laurent da revin - going with anne sutherland

Laurent doesn’t do these kind of things, but anne invited him so he’s going. He may dance, if she asks but he doesn’t really want to be here.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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lexie grey - going with mark sloan

Lexie is excited for a date night with her husband. She will be dragging him onto the dance floor, drinking and having a great time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 lily luna potter - going with harriet hufflepuff

Lily is nervous, though she’s been on dates with harriet before they generally end in disaster. She’s prepared with her wand on her this time, hoping she doesn’t have to use it and she can just have a good time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 lola fleming narcisse - blind date with kaya dura

Lola doesn’t have a very good track record with love, but she’s hoping to turn things around here. At the very least, she will be dancing because my girl loves a ball, and has missed things like this since being in dc.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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Lydia - going with cynthia

Lydia came to dc to start her life fresh, and here she is at a ball with her ex. Not that she’s upset about it, cynthia is still the only person she really trusts or cares about. She will be dancing, drinking and maybe if she gets drunk enough trying to make new friends.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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melissa glaser - blind date with beth greene

Melissa has recently regained her memories, but she’s still going through with this blind date thing. She wants to drink, dance and forget everything. 

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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mia thermopolis - going alone

Mia is no stranger to balls. She’s got a pretty dress, her tiara and she’s ready to have a good night, with or without a date. She will be keeping an eye on her grandmother, though maybe from a distance as clarisse doesn’t believe her. She will accept any invite to dance as that is what queens do.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: clarisse renaldi, quinn fabray

mika yasuda - going with taryn helm

This is only mika and taryns second date, and a ball seems like a big deal. She will be trying to get to know taryn more, as well as trying to make some new friends as well.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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missy cooper - blind date with elsa

Missy deserves this date with a literal queen. She has found herself the prettiest dress she could, pairing it with converse because who wants to spend a night in heels, gross. She will be getting to know her date as well as trying to make new friends & exploring.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

threads: paige swanson

 noel kahn - blind date with april kepner

Noel doesn’t really know what compelled him to sign up for a blind date, but he’s going to make sure she has a good time regardless. If she wants to dance, he will dance with her, but he will also be people watching and trying to make some friends.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 penelope park - blind date with lizzie saltzman

Penelope is trying to deny her feelings for josie. She told her how much she loved her back home, and hasn’t heard a thing since being here (though she also hasn’t mentioned anything herself) so she decided to sign up for a blind date. She’s not going to be happy that it’s with her worst enemy who also happens to have the same face as the woman she loves, so expect a lot of nasty words, and magic coming from these two. Penelope is big mad.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 primrose everdeen - blind date with willa lykensen 

Prim is a little worried about this blind date, but if it gets her to stop studying for one moment then it’s probably a good thing. she is hopeful it works out, but is just excited for a night off.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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princess audrey rose - going alone

Audrey loves an excuse to dress up, so she’s here in a pretty dress ready to dance the night away with whoever wants to dance with her.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 rebecca pearson - going alone

Rebecca is slowly coming to the realisation she’s stuck here, without her family and is trying to make the best of it. She’s here to dance, drink and have a good time.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 rebekah mikaelson - blind date with pyrrha alexandra

Rebekah has just gotten her memories back, and isn’t sure she wants to be on a blind date after all. She’s going to try have a good time, regardless. At least she enjoys an excuse to dress up and dance.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 robin hood-mills - going with alice jones

Robin is excited to have a date night with her fiance. She adores alice, and is ready to put on a pretty dress and dance the night away. Though she may have some time to talk to other people and make friends as well as explore a little bit.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 ruby lucas - blind date with trafalgar law

Ruby is trying to get herself out there but also has terrible luck with love, she did eat her first boyfriend after all. She’s here to dance, drink and have a good time, even if the date doesnt work out.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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 simon basset - going with daphne bridgerton

Simon is just excited to have a date night with his wife, doing something he knows she loves. He is ready to tell her how beautiful she looks, and dance with her and only her all night long.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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tatia - blind date with michael guerin 

Tatia doesn’t really understand any of this, but she’s here regardless. She will be trying to get to know her date, and perhaps make some new friends & learn more about this new place she’s found herself in.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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victoria hughes - going alone

Vic thinks that the blind date idea was stupid, why would she want to go on a date with somebody she doesn’t know? She’s here to have a good time, and spend some time with her friends, thank you.

drinking || dancing || general chatting || exploring the museum || people watching || snacking in the corner || flirting || looking for an out || chaos

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[bearcreekhq]

MEET MADELINE

Full Name → Madeline Amelia Clarington

Age → 32

Birthday → April 25th, 1992

Order & Type → first, solo

Gender & Pronouns → cis woman, she/her

Sexuality → heterosexual

Occupation → lawyer at Duval Law

THEIR STORY

Madeline Clarington grew up believing that she was, in fact, a princess. Modern day, of course, swapping her castle for a Manhattan penthouse & her loyal steed for a cat. & her parents didn’t necessarily discourage the belief. The oldest child she was often considered spoiled & wanted for nothing, the perfect miracle her parents always wanted. While it may seem that that treatment would lead to selfishness & snobbiness, Maddie worked hard to portray the opposite as much as she could once she reached an age of understanding. Sure, she was privileged, but it wasn’t because of anything she did herself. A fact that became even more emphasized with the arrival of her younger sibling. 

Watching her father’s success as a lawyer meant that Madeline knew her dream career from a young age. It meant that she spent hours in her room, addressing her stuffed animals (& later, Barbie dolls) as if they were her jury. She was passionate, that much was obvious. & it spilled over into every aspect of her life. Success came easily to her at private school due to a grueling work ethic, the pressure coming mostly internally instead of from anyone else. But that just meant that she had her choice of the best law schools when it came time, a no brainer as she once again followed in her father’s footsteps to Harvard.

The family way made it easy for people to brush her off, to consider that all of her accomplishments only came because of who she was. Something Maddie still struggles with to this day. She worked at her father’s law firm, dreaming of one day becoming a partner to carry on the Clarington name. It all seemed within reach, a distant possibility, too. Until one day, it didn’t. 

Madeline may have been studious & intelligent, sure, but it didn’t mean that she didn’t know how to have fun. Quite the opposite, since there always seemed to be steam to let off. So after a major fight with her boyfriend earlier that evening she attended last year’s law firm gala solo. & more than took advantage of the open bar. Her father’s partner, Joseph, was just being a gentleman. Walking her to her Uber…until somehow she found herself in his office, on his desk, with him in front of her. 

Feeling so guilty about it Maddie broke up with her boyfriend the next day, an incoherent mess of excuses strung together that she could barely comprehend herself. & she really didn’t intend for it to happen again. But then it did. & it kept happening, minus the copious amount of alcohol she had consumed the first time. Were there feelings involved? Madeline would be quick to say no. Maybe too quick.

But before she even had time to come to a realization for herself, her father got wind of things. Someone had sent him a (thankfully PG 13) video of the pair in the office one day, leaving no questions as to what was occurring. & despite family seeming like the most important thing, being the most important thing to Maddie, he wouldn’t listen to anything. Reasoning, excuses. You have the potential to ruin us with this, he told her, the words still echoing in her head late at night. It wasn’t her fault that Joseph never wore his wedding ring at the office, that he had forgotten to lock the door that day. But it didn’t matter.

Despite her mother attempting to intervene, Madeline was given an ultimatum: leave her position at the firm permanently, or temporarily if she took some time away to let it all die down. & once again, it wasn’t even really a choice. There was some extended family in Bearcreek, the middle of nowhere that Maddie had never even heard of, a condition her father only accepted to appease her mother. So she now finds herself almost starting over, hoping her time in Pennsylvania is temporary & uneventful so she can get back to her “real life.”

[nellie-elizabeth]

Grey's Anatomy: This One's for the Girls (21x04)

This one's for the girls, is it? Which girls is this one supposed to be for? This girl is not particularly gripped.

Cons:

The amount of I Don't Give A Shit I was feeling when we get to that ending and Jo and Link are having twins? Godddd I don't care! I want to go back in time and make these two never fall in love, because it's putting me to sleep! Same with Teddy and Owen talking about how they need a chance to connect because work is keeping them so busy. It's not the most insufferable angst I've ever experienced from these two, but it's still not all that interesting.

Also... I didn't mind the story about Mika's sister in and of itself, but it's a bit hard to swallow when I know we'll be saying goodbye to this character soon. Is this what sunsets her off the show? She quits her job to take care of her sick sister? I mean... that's fine, I guess, but it's just a bummer to take up screen time with a new character here when we already know we have so little time left with Yasuda.

Also, no Meredith or Amelia in this episode which is sad to me personally! I've been enjoying them so far this season. Learning that Catherine's biopsy came back negative as like an off-screen detail from Richard was kind of odd too, after all the gravitas from last week. I'm still annoyed with Richard for scolding Meredith, honestly!

Pros:

I did really like the stuff with Ben coming back to the hospital, honestly. It was interesting that he had trouble with the logistical maneuvering of the hospital systems. It wasn't that he didn't know how to do the medicine pieces, he was just tripping up with the electronic system for ordering the correct test, and stuff like that. When it came time to treat the patient in the OR, Ben was a complete bad-ass. He does know what he's doing, but there's always going to be some tension on the first day back. Blue, on the other hand, had this sort of false smug confidence about being better than Ben, but then in the end Ben extended the olive branch by asking for his help during the surgery. I liked this setup! And I liked Winston warning Bailey to back off. It made total sense for his character, after what he went through with Maggie.

While I am a little grumpy about wasting time with extra stuff when Yasuda is not long for this show, I did like seeing the other interns rally around her. And the other doctors too, everyone coming together to brainstorm a good idea for how to help preserve Chloe's chance to bear children while also giving her the best chance to fight her cancer. Very sweet to see Jules go in there and hold Chloe's hand during the procedure.

Levi and James! I love how cute this is and how well everything is clicking. I'm guessing that the reveal is going to be that James has a dead husband, not that he's a big cheating cheater. But I guess we'll have to see! I loved them being so besotted and so nerdy debating their Star Trek vs. Star Wars. Levi is 100% right, by the way, being the captain of the Enterprise is WAY better than being Han Solo. Yeesh. I also loved seeing Helm ever so briefly; I wish they'd ever known what to do with that character.

This is a bit of a shorter review, because I think this was an episode that didn't totally enrage me but also didn't have a ton that I was super excited to discuss? A lot of stuff kind of fell in the middle for me. Like the patient with the BBL, and the debate about elective surgeries and the gendered aspects of making those choices. It was fine, I wasn't mad at it, I just was sort of neutral on it. I miss Amelia, I hope she's back next week...

7/10

[charcoalgrayswriting]

I have had a horrible HP OC idea :DD

So the premise is a 6th year Ravenclaw, Elizabeth Clarke, student who's father, Dorian Clarke, works for MI6. It is the beginning of Harry Potters 4th year.

Now stay with me here because; Dorian works for MI6 he already knows about magic, because the Muggle/Magical government sometimes have to work together.

This is technically multifandom but you don't have to know anything about anything other than harry potter

Under the cut is a lot of info I have literally been thinking about this for 6 months. I have issues ;.;

So I headcannon that around the world, lots of other places are much more lax with the statute of secrecy. So when Dorian went and fought in Vietnam he was very violently introduced to magic, on his side and on the side of the Viet Cong.

So when his daughter is born and has magic, he goes to one of his magical coworkers and asks for advice. This coworker just so happens to be Kingsley Shackbolt. So he learns a whole lot about the magical world and gets an insight into magical politics. He also enlists Kingsley to help her with her magic and anything else Eliza may need.

When she was born, her mum, Marie, died in childbirth. This meant Dorian had to take a step back from the field and care for her. But when she is five, he meets her ma'.

Her ma, Nora, is a strong independent Irishwoman who was stuck in an abusive relationship with an armsdealer. In exchange for his death, she informed on him to the government, and that is where Nora and Dorian meet. He was her government contact. When her husband died, and she got a new identity, they kept in contact and fell in love.

She took to Elizabeth like she was her own daughter. The pair married when Elizabeth was eight, two years later. They had twins who are Elizabeth's half siblings, Sloane and William. They were born a year after the marriage when Elizabeth was nine.

During this time, Dorian has become renowned throughout the magical and muggle espionage worlds for his work.

Some of Elizabeths honorary multifandom family include; Alastor Moody (Grandpa Ally), Kingsley Shackbolt (Uncle King), Amelia Bones (Auntie Amy), Henrietta Lange (Granny Hetty), Napoleon Solo (Uncle Leon), Illiya Kuryakin (Uncle Iliusha), Gabby Teller (Auntie Gabby), Harry Hart (Uncle Gal), Hamish Mycroft (Uncle Merlin), James Bond (Uncle Spy), Russell Adler (Uncle Russ), Helen Park (Aunt Helen)

Now onto the actual plot :DD

It starts in book 4 at the quidditch game. I would like it to be from Harry's perspective when he makes it to the top booth and sees the British Minister chatting with the Bulgarian Minister. So she comes into the booth wearing a Princess Diana esque outfit and the Bulgarian Minister is so happy to see her and starts chatting to her in Bulgarian.

Harry can't tell what she's saying but it's clear from her tone of voice she is making fun of the British Minister. No one picks up on this but him. She then introduces herself, and when Malfoy Sr. asks how she knows the Bulgarian Minister she tells him that it's classified lol. The Bulgarian Minister looses his shit with laughter.

(can you tell i dont remember these mens names lol)

Then the games begin and go how they went in cannon. At the end, the Bulgarian Minister convinces Elizabeth to come with him and meet the Bulgarian team.

Then when the Death Eaters attack and everyone runs into the forest they see her, perched in one of the trees with a HK33 assault rifle aimed at the Death Eaters. She is ready to obliterate them if they get too close.

Since she is still a minor, she is not yet allowed to use magic, so she has to make do with one of the guns her father/family taught her to shoot.

When the Death Eaters vanish and the Ministry Officials get there, she is still holding her gun. This is when the POV switches to her and her thought process is something along the lines of her hoping they don't ask to look into her bag so she doesn't have to show them the small arsenal her family gave her.

(Guns in her arsenal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

She defends the trio and tells the ministry to talk to her lawyer, and tells them to fuck off. Then she goes home and promptly tells her father everything. Mysteriously, she is not contacted by the ministry again.

When she goes back to Hogwarts, she already knows about the TriWizzard Tournament. So she isn't shocked. Since her birthday was September 29, 1978 she could put her name in, but she is uninterested.

So when her name is called as the Hogwarts official champion, she is understandably pissed off. Still she goes back with the other champions, and decides to wait for the officials before reaming them out. When Harry Potter comes back and says he is a champion though, she really looses her shit.

Not at him though, at the adults. She starts raging and cursing and demanding to see the rule book. When she does confirm both her and Harry have to compete, she demands to keep a copy of the rule book. She promises Harry all the help she can give him, which prompts the other champions to do the same.

When she gets back to Ravenclaw tower, she stands on a table in the center of the room and makes an announcement. She tells her housemates that she is outsourcing the work of this tournament.

There will be a prize for anyone who can tell her, with proof, who put her name in the goblet, and who can tell her what the challenge is, and the best way to beat the challenge. She may not want this, but she will make the organizers regret not taking her out.

Flitwick gives her a look and she adds that if their schoolwork slips between now and them giving her the advice they would not be getting the prize. Then she goes to bed.

For the next few weeks she is getting intel about the first task, and filters the important bits to Harry and Harmione.

She also takes this time to snag Moody's flask. She's been around him since she was 6, she knew how he acts. And he never drinks around children. So she steals the flask and asks Snape to test it. When he does he finds out it is Polyjuice Potion.

Instantly she goes to the fire and calles Auntie Amy, who assembles some Aurors to go to Hogwarts. Elizabeth leads them to 'Moody's' classroom and they restrain him and find out who he is. After some (lightish) interrogation, BC Jr. gives up the location of Moody. Once he does, she gets him out.

Moody is proud of her, telling her, "I knew you would figure it out." before passing out. He is sent to St. Mungo's for treatment. Because he wasn't held long, he was able to come back and teach within the week.

It is classified, and no one knows about the switch. They just think that Moody got nicer and stopped drinking.

When Rita tries her BS she tells the cockroach "No comment, and if you put anything else in that paper about me I will sue you until you can't even get a job in Knockturn." and Harry follows suit because he knows a good idea when he sees one.

Eliza makes some pointed comments about "A grown woman wanting to go into a broom closet with a little boy isn't a good look now, is it?" and Rita completely backs off.

So on the day of the trial, she is prepared. When Harry draws the hardest dragon, she forces him to switch with her because he is a literal child. Then she goes out there and gets the egg.

When she gets back to the common room she outsources the second trial again with a similar speech.

When she completes the second task, she is furious because they took her muggle ma from her. She nearly kills Dumbledore for allowing this. Thankfully, her ma talks her down, and states that they can just sue instead when this was all over.

Everyone sweatdrops like they're in an anime.

When she learns she has to dance at the ball she is annoyed. When Harry says he has no one to go with, she offers to go with him as friends. They agree and have a good time.

When she finally gets to the maze, she is armed to the teeth. She summons her extendable bag from her dad, who is in the audience. It is filled with enough ammunitions to supply a small army. Once she slaughters her way to the cup, Harry makes it at the same time.

They both agree to grab it, and get transported to the graveyard. Voldemort orders her dead, but when the Killing Curse is shot at her, it only knocks her back. Her fathers old identity disks stopped it. She lays there stunned, waiting for the perfect moment to get up and kill the bastard, take Harry, and run.

Unfortunatly, Moldymort manages to finish the ritual before she gets up. Then he summons the Death Eaters, and she really has to pretend to be dead. Him and Harry duel, and while everyone is distracted, she slowly inches her way towards the Cup.

When she is in position, she lays down covering fire with one of her guns, hitting Death Eaters, and getting Voldemort in the heart. As the Death Eaters return fire and Harry runs towards her, she watches Voldemort stand back up, unhindered by her bullet. The same can not be said for the other Death Eaters who she has shot.

They grab the Cup and are whisked back to the Tournament. She still has her gun out, and doesn't let anyone approach until her dad comes and talks her down. When she tells him about Voldy, he gets quiet and murderous, before turning to Moody, who turns to Dumbledore.

Eliza, her family, and Harry, as well as Snape are ushered into Dumbledores office. When they demand to know why Voldy didn't die, Dumbles talks them in circles. When Eliza gets sick of it and starts shouting, he tells the truth about Horcruxes. Everyone is pissed.

Eliza then tells Harry that he would be staying with her and her family over the break, and he readily accepts. Dumbledore questions Harry's safety, but then Dorian lays out the nonmagical defenses he has set up at their mansion, and Moody chimes in with the magical defenses he set up. Safe to say, the questions about safety are unwarranted after their brief explanation.

Then she goes through the rest of the year like normal, never finding out who put her name in the Goblet of Fire. When she gets off the train, she and Harry walk to her family. There they are greeted with hugs.

Bonuses:

On easter break she goes home and we get to see her interact with her terrifying uncles/aunts/grandparents. Even better if Harry/Ron/Harmione join in and are slightly horrified by how dangerous these people are lol

Eliza and her non-mgaical family play capture the flag but they use real tactics and gear with their paint guns. No magic and it kinda terrifies the magical people.

Napoleon has a bank vault in Gringotts for all his stolen things

Napoleon, Illiya, Hetty, and Harry (Hart) helped her pick out her Yule gown. Her parents are there of course, but they don't have the same passion for fashion that these spies have. They mostly sit there and give confused but supportive thumbs ups.

Merlin and Bond keep giving her new tech to try out at school to see how it interacts with magic.

Gabby and Sloane work on cars together.

Hetty, Nora, Helen, Gabby, and Amelia form a terrifying relationship that scares all men. Eliza and Sloane don't get what's so terrifying about them, and are slowly being indoctrinated by the scary women.

When the DA is made, Eliza finds them in the bar and scolds them for shitty spycraft, before pointing out the man listening in on them. She quickly moves them elsewhere, and becomes one of its core teachers. She teaches weapons, self defense, and espionage.

When they go and storm the Ministry Eliza kills Bellatrix before she can hurt Sirius because she used one of her guns.

When she met the Order of the Phoenix she was completely unimpressed with how they were running things, and taught them how to run a better resistance group. When they tried to shit on her for this, she tells them that her dad literally did this for a living for many years and she knows what she's talking about. She is also unimpressed that they only have one spy.

Eliza in her 7th year steals blood quills and sends them to her parents as proof of the abuse. It is halfway through the year when this happens. She got a detention for snoging George Weasley. Then she does international interviews about how the British Ministry is allowing this to happen, and circumventing Dumbledore. Umbridge is quickly fired. A revolving door of Aurors start teaching DADA.

Eliza roundhose kicks someone in the head and then John Cena elbow drops onto them in her second year because they called her a mudblood. She gets lots of detention but that was the last time anyone tried that, so she saw it as a win. So did her family. After all, in Hetty's wise words to her afterwards, "You can't negotiate with fascist bigots, dear. Better to just kill them instead."

She prefers riding horses to riding brooms (riding a thestral was the highlight of her year) and her ma owns a farm where they ride together because they are the only ones who really enjoy it. (The others will join if Nora asks, but only then).

She is Flitwick's favorite student. He tried to convince her to become a Prefect but she just laughed and told him she would switch schools if he tried to do that to her. (She was not joking and he knew it).

Maybe, her mum was not who she seemed to be, and knew more about magic than she let on...

Anyway I'm all done for now and congrats if you read through all'at

Will probably add to this if I have anymore ideas

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[bihansthot]

My little ham is being extremely cuddly tonight and I am very here for it, I was very sad earlier because I can’t remember what Jäger smells like anymore. I find myself smelling Denny often hoping I won’t forget him too. For some reason I’ve been thinking a lot about Jäger’s final moments lately which prompts trying to remember what he smelled like, what he felt like and I just can’t remember, all of those memories are wrapped up and laced with so much sadness and trauma I just can’t separate them. I don’t know what’s bringing these feelings back up lately, maybe because I haven’t been feeling well and have been unhappy because I feel unwell. I need a nice distraction and neither of the guys I’ve been seeing are providing it. Maybe I need a hobby? Writing seems too constricting lately and not fun. I’ve been thinking about crocheting again but a) I have to learn again which no biggie YouTube taught me when my niece was born 15 years ago, it can teach me again, b) I have no clue what to make? I’d make something for Denny but he has so many clothes lol I guess he can always use more? Maybe cute hats like Good Boy Ollie has? Denny deserves all the cute clothes and hats, he’s such a good baby. I don’t deserve him.

In non depressing dog stuff I made some video game resolutions for the year that I’m not sure I’ll accomplish. If you’ve followed me for a very long time you know I also love Soulsborne games, I’ve beaten DS3 and Elden Ring but my resolution is to beat the DLC for DS3, I want to beat Malenia and Placidusax in Elden Ring and finally play Bloodborne. I’ve never played Bloodborne despite absolutely loving it. The problem is I haven’t touched DS3 since I beat it so I can’t remember how to play it and Elden Ring I’m reasonably confident I can beat Placidusax but Malenia woof waterfowl dance am I right? THB I had enough health to tank most of it if I could avoid at least one but it’s her stage two form scarlet rot dive bomb that killed me. Admittedly I’ve only tried Malenia 2 or 3 times, my partner got Let Me Solo Her themselves to beat Malenia for them. I don’t know where to start though, I have to restart them all from the beginning because I’m on PS5 now, I guess I should go in order? So Bloodborne first? I’m so scared though everything is so fast 😭 I’m a big dumb, clunky over level and use the biggest axe in the game type player and I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep up. I don’t know if I can do the DLC I don’t know if I can beat Lady Maria or the Orphan of Kos but I guess I’ll try. Wish me luck y’all, I’m not embarking back into Soulsborne until I 100% Season of the Cryomancer though and of course this will have no bearing on my MK lust/content or anything, I don’t really have Soulsborne husbandos/waifus though I guess there’s boy Anri and Vicar Amelia (yes I’m a monster fucker, deal with it) oh oh and my precious stingray boyfriend Lorian, I don’t write for any of them or self ship with any of them so there will still be lots of dumb egg jokes. Don’t worry I’m in no way taking a break from MK I’m just indulging in another franchise I love deeply too, multitasking. So I guess just a heads up that there may be an influx of rage posts about Soulsborne bosses lol Or me professing my endless love for Greirat and Boc lol Will I ever go back to Baldur’s Gate 3?? Who knows! Probably not tbh I don’t like anyone other than Gribbo and Scratch not to mention I’ve seen my partner put just hours into it. I’ve seen the game and maybe I’m just bad at it but it’s just not fun for me which is why I’m going back to Soulsborne games lol I’ll tag my posts with “Soulsborne” if you don’t wanna see my rambling about the games though but like I said I promise I will still be all MK all the time after all it’s my true love ❤️

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[smaptain-smerica]

Female Reader x Rooster

Time: Post-Top gun: Maverick

Y/n Blackwood - L/n, daughter of Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. Y/n took a strong interest in planes from a young age. Knowing her father was an esteemed pilot drew her even further into the navy. Quickly, she became one of the best solo pilots and graduating at the top of her class at Top Gun.

Her next mission? Return to Top Gun, Face certain death, romantic interests, and finally, her thought-to-be-dead, father.

This book contains strong language and sexual content that may be sensitive readers under the age of 18

This story was originally posted on Wattpad, follow me on there for faster updates. I have published a non-binary version of this story published there for those who do not identify as female or use she/her pronouns. It will follow the exact same story line. Link to Wattpad Account Link to the Non-Binary version

Master list

Our Family

I put my car in park outside of Maverick's house. I looked up to the windows, noticing a flash run across the one closest to the front door.

Amelia stumbled out of the door and ran down the driveway to appear on the off side of my car. I chuckled and stood up from my seat. I shut the door and walked around to the sidewalk where Amelia was.

"Hey Amelia." I greeted her. She looked up at me with a wide smile.

"Bradley told me he asked you on a date." She said eagerly. I felt my face heat up from embarrassment. I rubbed the back of my neck and looked up at the house.

"Yes he did."

"How's he do it?" She asked, eager to hear every detail I could say. I chuckled and began to head up to the house.

"Well we got takeout and then he drove us to the beach where we watched the sunset and then he asked."

Amelia had a large smirk on her face as she walked. "I didn't know he had it in him to ask a girl out."

We both shared a laugh as we approached the door to the house. "You didn't tell Pete, did you?" I asked her, hoping that wouldn't be a topic of conversation during dinner.

"Nope. Brad told me not to. Your secret is safe with me as long as you keep me updated." I laughed at her eagerness.

"I'm certain one of us will."

Our conversation was interrupted by Penny opening the door and greeting us with a smile. It baffled me how beautiful she was. Truly, she was effortlessly beautiful. "Come on In!" She invited us, stepping to the side  to make room.

I walked into the doorway and looked around the home. I took in the sights, there was some papers and books scattered on the kitchen table. Someone was doing paperwork or homework.

"Pete! Y/n's here!" Penny yelled up the stairs. I could hear thumping from the ceiling and soon that thumping continued down the stairs. Maverick appeared from around the corner wearing a casual T-shirt and some deep blue jeans. He smiled at me, walking to the bowl of keys by the door.

"Do you know how to drive a motorcycle?" He asked while fishing for keys in the bowl. 

I nodded. "I Haven't ridden in a while though." I admitted. While I was talking Maverick had moved to the coat closet next to the door and dug out two motorcycle helmets. He smiled and handed me the smaller one.

I internally thanked myself for wearing a pair of leggings instead of dressing up. We made our way to the garage and that's where he uncovered two motorcycles that were under a sheet.

"I've had this one since I was in Top Gun." He commented, feeling the seat of the older looking bike. I walked over, running my fingers over the smooth material. I smirked as I noticed some gray dust gathered on my fingers.

"She's due for a cleaning." I teased. Maverick frowned, slightly offended by my statement. "I'm working on it. She's not been out in a minute." He reciprocated my teasing back with a lighthearted tone.

We loaded up onto the bikes and started them up. The roaring of the engines echoed in the garage and I followed mavericks lead down the driveway. We took mostly back roads through town. That way we were able to (safely) play some games, race each other a little bit. My heart thumped with adrenaline as I had not ridden a bike in a long time. I forgot how much fun it was.

We rumbled up to the parking lot of an older style diner that had obviously been revamped. Maverick told me to leave my helmet clipped onto the bike, people at the base tended to be pretty honest individuals.

Maverick opened the door for me, it had a very 50's feel to it with a round circular bar in the center of the diner. A waitress seated us quickly by a window. An orange glow seeped through the slits in the windows blinds. Annoyingly they were right across our eyes but the illuminated Mavericks piercing blue eyes. He gave me a toothless smile, the smile lines around his eyes and mouth wrinkling upward.

"This is the diner where I met your mother at." He said, looking fondly around the restaurant. He pointed over to a space at the bar. "Right over there, where the man in blue is sitting."

My eyes followed his finger over to the bar and I smiled. I looked at the larger man with the bright blue shirt on and imagined my mother, her blonde hair and dazzling smile. The red lipstick that she always wore, it was like she was sitting there with us.

"Of course the diner looked nothing like this. This place was my Hard Deck. All the pilots came here to drink." Maverick explained. I tried to imagine it how it was, how it might have been during that time. It was hard to see past the checkers and bright red booths.

I ordered my favorite drink, as I was looking at the draft beer list I noticed they had the same beer Bradley had given me that night on the beach. I ordered one of those as well. Maverick chuckled. "I think that's the one Bradley gets too."

I hummed in response, handing my menus back to the waitress as I ordered my food. "Yeah, he actually let me try some one night. I recognized the name."

Maverick hummed with a smile on his face, folding his hands underneath his chin as a headrest. "So you two are getting along then, huh?"

"Yeah Um, We are." I was grateful that the waitress had come by with our drinks. I eagerly took it from her and took a big, long drink. I was conflicted, I wanted to bring up the date with Rooster, to ask him if it was a good idea. On the other hand, he might forbid it.

"That's great. I'd hate for you two to not get along." Maverick took a long drink from his beer bottle before he set it back down. "You're going to be around each other a lot, family events, dinners, outings..." he paused, trailing off his sentence, his eyes following after.

"Sorry. I'm getting way ahead of myself." He looked down at his fingers, fiddling them together.

"No it's okay." I chuckled, reaching across the table to grab his hand. "If the future of our relationship also includes Roo- Bradley, I need to know more about him. Which is partially why I wanted to have dinner."

"To talk about Bradley?"

"No! To talk about your family." I chuckled while shaking my head. Maverick laughed along with me. "Well how about we start with Bradley then. He uh, had a pretty rough start to life with his father, My best friend, being gone all the time and then dying when he was only four. His mother and I were close, we kept in contact for a while. Until he hit later middle school. He never really wanted to talk to me anymore." Maverick paused to take a drink of beer before continuing. 

"He hated me. Last year during our mission was the first time we had met in many many years. I pulled his papers from the naval academy because he wasn't ready. He resented me. But, obviously all is right with the world now."

"How can I.. get to know him better?" I asked. "Is there anything significant we can talk about?"

Maverick thought for a moment, bringing his hand to his chin to think. "Cars, obviously. Bradley loves cars- classics. We had a great time rebuilding a plane, if you want a bonding activity that might be good." He chuckled a bit, seeming to think of a fond memory.

"Bradley can be a little stand-off-ish. He's a sweet kid, just like his dad really, it's just hard to gain his trust. A lots happened."

"Like what?" I jumped on too quickly. "I'm sorry. I just- I feel so left behind. I want to catch up on our family." My half truth half lie brought a smile to mavericks face.

"You said our." He said fondly. I hadn't realized what I said until Maverick mentioned it. It was unintentional of me. I wanted to be a part of mavericks family. I missed my mother dearly, and my step father, but I had so much in common with the people here. I couldn't help but be drawn to them.

"Yeah, our." I reaffirmed my word choice more confidently.

"Well uh, Bradley did have a hard time a few years ago. He told me about this girl in his life. She was a military brat, daughter of a general in the Marines. They had a very rough falling out. That's where he really stopped trusting people. It's not my place to go into detail about it but, I would try to avoid talking about relationships unless Bradley brings it up."

After he finished his sentence our food arrived, cutting our conversation short. I thought about what he had said, letting it simmer in my brain. It gave me hope that Rooster wasn't a complete and total asshole that ditches women on their wedding day.

Our conversations after that were light and fun, he told me all about penny and their relationship. I loved hearing the stories of how they met and reunited. He told me about Amelia, how he thought we would get along great. We were both sassy and stubborn.

We finished our food, sitting in the booth and talking, waiting for the bill. Mavericks phone started ringing. He pulled it out of his pocket and then smiled. "It's Penny." He told me. He acted like a love struck teenager seeing his significant others name on his phone.

"Hey Pen." He chirped happily. His face quickly dropped to concern. "He what?" He announced, astonished. I was confused, narrowing my eyebrows to express that.

Maverick sighed, shaking his head. "Okay. I'll be right there." Maverick hung up the phone and looked up at me.

"It's Bradley. We gotta go." Maverick and I pitched in to throw all the cash we could muster onto the table and quickly made our way outside.

"What happened to rooster?" I questioned, unbuckling my helmet from the bike.

"Penny said he got into it with someone. He's really drunk at the bar." Maverick had spoken like this was a common occurrence. At least, maybe it had happened many times before.

I put the helmet on and followed Maverick to his house. He instructed me to drop the bike in the garage and we would ride on his together. He had informed me that I would need to drive Rooster's car back to his house where we would assess the situation there. This sounded more serious than I thought, causing my heart to beat with anticipation.

We quickly approached the Hard Deck. Maverick turned off the engine and I hopped off the back in the process. We ditched out helmets and picked up a jog towards the door.

Penny looked over at us with an exhausted expression. She dug for something under the bar while maverick asked where he was.

"Out back." She instructed. On her finger was Bradley's keys that she dangled towards me while I approached the bar. I took the key off her finger and smiled. "Thanks penny."

She sighed sadly. "You're welcome y/n. You didn't have to come too."

I shrugged. "I felt like I needed to. It seemed by mavericks reaction this has happened before?"

Penny nodded. "He was doing good for a while, he just doesn't handle his emotions well sometimes. He gets drunk and pisses the wrong people off." She trailed off as the back door bell rang. Rooster's arm was slung around mavericks shoulder as she stumbled into the room.

I walked over to him and took place on the other side of Rooster. He reeked of beer and I could see a few blood spots on his white undershirt. I looked up at his semi-conscious face and saw his lip busted, causing the source of the bleeding.

We escorted him outside and, with a grunted effort, hauled Rooster into the passenger seat of his car. His head was thrown back and his eyes shut closed. He let out an uncomfortable groan.

"Head back to my house, I'll meet you there." I nodded and then climbed into the drivers seat. The car roaring to life caused Rooster to jump awake, his eyes shooting wide. He looked over at me and was shocked I was there. I gave him a gentle smile while putting the car in reverse.

"Oh no. No no no." Rooster groaned, putting his head in his hands. "I'm sorry I never wanted you to see me like this." Rooster spoke muffled words from his shameful position he assumed.

"It's okay. Let's just get you home." I tried to reassure him as I began to drive off.

"No, I told myself I'd never do this again. I just got so sad-"

"Bradley. It's okay, don't worry about it."

He seemed genuinely upset, like he had this brief moment of lucidity in his drunken state. He seemed genuinely remorseful, ashamed of his actions. I reached my hand over to his and grabbed it, giving him a squeeze. "Just lay your head back." I advised him.

Rooster took my hand and laced his warm, sweaty hand into mine and gave it a squeeze. His head was now thrown back into the semi-conscious state he was in before.

Quickly we approached Mavericks house and I pulled up into the driveway. We worked together to carry a stumbling Rooster into the house. Maverick flipped the lights on and left me to deal with all of Roosters dead weight. I heaved him over to the couch and plopped him down.

"I'll get a towel." Maverick announced, receding into the kitchen. I helped Rooster get his shirt off so I could clean the blood off of it.

"Taking my shirt off already?" He hummed, a lazy smirk plastered on his face. "Yeah your dumbass got blood on it. I gotta wash it." I teased him and tapped him gently on the chest.

Rooster took my hand and gently tapped the back flat of my hand. "You're so thoughtful, wolf." He hummed again.

"No flirting with my daughter, Bradshaw." Mavericks tone was lighthearted and playful, but still stern.

"Pft, what? I would never!" Rooster waved his hand dismissively at Maverick and the looked at me and gave me an exaggerated wink. It was painfully obvious. I facepalmed, shaking my head in the process.

"The day you don't flirt with a woman will be the day I die." Maverick joked, pressing the towel into Roosters lip. He hissed in pain and pushed Maverick away. "Be gentle!" He insisted.

"I'll do it." I offered, taking a step forward to take the towel from Maverick.

"Thank you. I need to get something ready for him to sleep on." Maverick then disappeared from the room. I sat next to Rooster and used the warm, wet towel to clean up the blood that had dripped down his chin.

"Are you okay?" I asked, gently pressing the cloth onto the corner of his mouth. Rooster sighed. "Yeah, I'm okay. I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry?"

I could see the emotions rise up to his eyes as they glazed over. His voice tightened with emotion. "I thought I was done with this, I thought I'd overcome it. I don't know, I was hoping I'd get to tell you about this before you saw it."

"What is this? Has it happened before?" I asked him, keeping my demeanor calm and open so he would talk.

"It's how I handled my PTSD for a while. My therapy has been going really good recently. Tonight was just a really rough night." I saw a single tear escape his eye and run down his face. Instinctively I pulled him into a hug. His body flopped over on me. He buried his head into the nape of my neck, hands slowly creeping across my back.

I wrapped my arms around his bare torso, placing my head facing towards the center of the room. "Thank you." He muttered into my skin. I gave him a squeeze in response.

Maverick came around the corner and locked eyes with me. They softened, his expression growing into fondness. "Alright Brad, time for you to sleep."

Rooster sniffled his nose and quickly pushed off of me. "Okay." He complied as he plopped back down onto the couch. Maverick threw a pillow and a blanket on top of him with a chuckle.

"I'll walk you out." Maverick offered. I nodded with a smile, following him out the front door and back down to my car.

"Thank you for the dinner. I had a great time." I said appreciatively.

"You're welcome. Any time, I'm always here." Maverick replied as he opened the door to my car and waited for me to get in.

"Drive safe." "I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked.

Maverick nodded. "You bet."

Next Chapter

[angelkarafilli]

Amelia Earhart in front of her new plane, Electra, circa 1937.

America's most famous missing pilot, Amelia Earhart, took off in 1937 on what she hoped would be the first female-piloted circumnavigational flight. She had previously become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

During a descent while in the Pacific Ocean, Earhart radioed that she could not see her landing strip and was running low on gas. Her plane was never found and questions remain today about what really happened to Earhart.