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zarcake-writes · 5 years

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Astro

Hello everyone! Here’s a story about an AI and a female spaceship captain beginning to fall in love. I got a little into the world building at some points, but I hope you enjoy it.

Warnings: lemon

Cargo Ship Assistance is quiet, but it’s almost always quiet. The ship’s temperature is kept at a constant seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit. It’s meant to be comfortable, not too hot and not too cold. The only two places on the ship with different temperatures are the ship’s greenhouse and the walk-in freezer.

The cargo ship is average size and belongs to the Earth Space Federation. The ships sole task is transporting important materials, such as food, medical equipment, biological samples, and sometimes weapons, from Earth to other various space stations and human colonies around the solar systems. It’s a simple, and often serious, job. Sometimes it is dangerous, space pirates have attempted several times to rob the ship. The only reason the ship has never been robbed or boarded by pirates is because of the ship’s AI, Astro.

The only occupant on the ship is you, the Captain, and Astro. Course, Astro doesn’t really count as a person, he’s part of the ship and takes up no space. The only living being on the ship is you, and technically the plants in the greenhouse. Sometimes the things you transport are living, but usually they are small or unconscious. You hate transporting living things.

Your room is nearly dark, the only lights on in the room come from the clocks on the wall and the small light near your bed. The clocks tell you the times of several major cities on Earth. They were installed by one of the previous ship’s Captains. You’re not sure which Captain had them installed, or why, but it’s a bit ridiculous.

The window’s curtain is drawn, shutting out the emptiness of space outside. It’s unnerving looking at the emptiness of space, many people have gone insane because of it. The downside of having the curtain down is you cannot see the beauty of space, any nebulas or planets the ship passes, you miss them. That is probably for the best though.

There’s a slight humming coming from the ship’s engine. The music in the kitchen can barely be heard from your room. While most nights the engines humming and the faint music helps you fall asleep, tonight it does not.

You know you need to sleep, but sleep is not coming tonight. You’ve been tossing and turning for several hours now. The covers have been kicked off your body and lay in a heap at the foot of the bed, leaving you in only a nightshirt and a pair of panties.

Counting sheep doesn’t work, and there is no milk on the ship for you to drink warm. You doubt that trick even works. You thought of just getting up and beginning your day, maybe you could nap later on when exhaustion catches up with you. However, the thought of Astro lecturing you and insisting you rest stops you. The AI is very adamant about sleep and eating schedules, and while it’s sweet, sometimes it is annoying.

With nothing else to do, you say fuck it and decide to just masturbate. Hopefully, an orgasm or two will make your body relax and maybe you’ll be able to fall asleep. You turn over and reach into the table beside your bed and pull out your vibrator. You picked it up in a human colony on Planet 125 about a year ago. There’s nothing fancy about it; it has three vibration settings and is apparently water resistant. The most important thing, though, is that it gets the job done.

You set the vibration to the lowest setting and press it against your covered pussy. The buzzing feels good, really good, and you can’t help but gasp. As your hands run along your body, you try to imagine it’s someone else touching you. When you pull your nipples, you gasp and shudder, teeth digging into your bottom lip.

Your panties are almost soaked when you increase the speed. Soon, those are off and thrown across the room, and the vibrator is pressed against your clit. The vibrations send shivers down your body. Your back arches and your toes begin to curl. Your fingers twist and pull at your nipples, imagining it is someone else touching you.

When you cum, you do your best to keep the vibrator pressed against your clit. You only pull away when it gets over sensitive and begins to hurt. The vibrator slips from your hands and you lay there, breathing hard and heart pounding in your ears. The sweat on your body begins to cool, and you shiver. Somehow, you manage to pull the blankets up over your body.

Your body is finally relaxed, and the blankets over your half-naked body are comforting. You can feel yourself beginning to doze off. The pounding in your chest begins to slow and your breathing evens, sleep is just around the corner. Just as your falling asleep, a voice speaks.

“Captain? Are you well?” You jump at the robotic voice that echoes throughout the room.

“Shit, Astro, you scared me.”

“My apologies, Captain. Are you well? My sensors sensed an elevated heart rate, and I heard you gasping. Are you in pain? Do you require assistance? I can send a medical bot to you.”

Your face grows hot in embarrassment. “No, no. I’m fine Astro. Just… just trying to get to sleep.”

“Oh. How? Were you exercising?”

The AI’s questions are embarrassing, and you pray a black hole opens up and swallows you. “Well, in a way. I was… taking care of a personal problem.”

“Problem? Captain, do you need assistance?” The worry in Astro’s voice sounds almost real like he’s a real person and not an AI.

“Not anymore,” you mutter.

“Captain?”

“I’m fine, Astro. Goodnight.”

“Very well. Goodnight, Captain.”

You roll over and close your eyes. The orgasm made your body weak, but the conversation with Astro was embarrassing as hell. Surprisingly, you fall asleep before you can dwell on the conversation with him. Hopefully, he never speaks of this again and he can search for what you were doing by himself. Damn AI, he has always been curious.

It is a few days later when Astro asks you about that night. You were logging some numbers into your computer when the questions begin.

“Captain?” He sounds almost nervous. It always surprises you how real Astro sounds. He is one of the most advanced AI’s you’ve ever encountered, he’s almost wasted on being programmed in a cargo spaceship. Almost, though. His company is very comforting.

“Yes, Astro? Is everything alright?”

“Yes. But I have a question.”

“If it’s about the greenhouse, I don’t think we’ll be able to plant watermelon. They get out of hand.”

“No, it’s not about that. But I did order seeds, just in case.”

You smile and nod your head. Astro’s creator loved watermelon, so the AI loves having them planted in the garden. It was his way of remembering his so-called ‘father’. “Of course, you did. Now, what was your question?”

“The other night, can you explain to me what you were doing?”

You groan and cover your face. “Astro, just forget it. It’s embarrassing.”

“Captain, my apologies. The captains of this ship have always been cisgender human males, and while I was updated on cisgender human female anatomy, there are things I do not understand.”

“Like what?”

“Captain Matthews, he was two captains before you, mentioned many human women in most of his logs. However, he seemed to have a certain amount of dislike for them.”

“Ugh, of course, he did. Captain Matthews is a misogynist and a rapist. He made many comments that women should not be space captains because they are too ‘delicate’ and ‘emotional.’ We might have our period and crash into an asteroid or something. When he learned I was taking over this ship, he said, to my face, that it was not a good idea because ‘she is a woman and might miscount the supplies on her ship.’ God, I wanted to punch him.”

“Hmm, yes, he mentioned that in several of his logs. Women being delicate, I mean. He also had many verbal confrontations Space Commander Maria Valdez.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard. He’s an idiot,” you said.

Space Commander Maria Valdez is Earth’s first female Space Commander. She’s well into her fifties now, with greying hair, but she is still the Commander and still scary. You met her once and it was the most intimidating and exciting moment of your life.

Everyone in the ESF knows that Valdez clashed with many of the misogynistic views and rules in the ESF. She fought, tooth and nail, to secure a place for all types of women in the Federation. Any racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic remarks, Valdez shut them down. Whoever made those remarks, they were stripped of their ranks and given a dishonorable discharge. She cleaned house when she became Space Commander. People either hated or they loved her for it.

Valdez is the reason Captain Matthews was forced into retirement after many sexual misconduct reports and a couple rape charges were filed against him. The cases had no definitive proof and no physical evidence, so they were thrown out. But they got enough publicity that Valdez forced him into retirement. Course, she publicly said she wished he there was something physical to strip him of his ranks and send him to work on one of the colony planets.

“I was glad when he left and Captain Reyes took over command of the ship. Captain Reyes did not speak of women, but he spoke of his husband and their children often. At least once a week they would have video calls. I miss Captain Reyes,” Astro said.

“Mmmm, I met Reyes when I took over. He’s a good man and funny. Did you know him and his husband are grandfathers now?”

“Really?”

“Yes. They’re living in Puerto Rico, I believe.”

“I am glad for them.”

You were quiet for a moment before you spoke. “So, that’s why you’re curious about what I was doing, you’ve never been around a woman before.” It all makes sense; Astro has never been around women. And while he knows the basics, he’s always had questions.

“No. I apologize if my questions are out of line. The information that was uploaded into my system informs me about the female sex, but it is very basic. I know about the menstrual cycle and the importance of breast exams. I know of some cultural differences among women on Earth. However, I also remember what Matthews said about women, and while I do not trust him, I am confused when it comes to some things. So, again, I apologize if my questions are inappropriate.”

“Don’t be. It’s not your fault.” You take a deep breath before you speak again. “I was masturbating, Astro.”

Astro is silent for a moment before he speaks. “I understand now. The male captains before you would watch pornography, you do not?”

“Sometimes. But I find visual porn to be, well, it’s not always interesting to me. Usually, I read or listen to porn.”

“Interesting. Is this common among human women?”

“I’m not sure. There is probably information out there on it. Every woman is different, so we all like different things.”

“Just like human men.”

“Exactly.”

When Astro speaks next, he sounds hesitant, almost scared. “Captain, if I may ask, how do you orgasm?”

“Well, I can only speak for women with vaginas, Astro.”

“Captain, I asked how do you orgasm?” The emphasis on you made you blush. “Not what other human women with vaginas do.” Was he really asking you this? Why? And more importantly, why you?

“Umm, well, I use a vibrator on my clit.”

“Interesting. Why?”

“Well, it’s more sensitive. Vaginal penetration feels good, but it does not do much for me.”

“I see. Thank you, Captain, for answering my questions.”

“You’re welcome, Astro.” You go back to your computer and do your best to ignore the flush on your face.

It’s a couple weeks later when Astro brings this topic back up. You just finished delivering food and medical supplies to Space Station Eternity. The station is huge, one of the largest in the galaxy. It is filled with humans and several other alien species.

You only stay in the station long enough for the ship to be refueled, get something to eat, and visit the station's local sex shop. After that, CS Assistance is heading home.

It is when you are cleaning your newest toy, a simple seven-inch dildo, that Astro begins with his questions.

“Captain?”

“Yes?”

“Is that a new sex toy?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Is your vibrator not giving you enough joy?”

You smile and glance up to his camera. “It does, but variety is fun.”

“Interesting. Human’s enjoy having a variety.”

You only answer him with a nod. Once the dildo is clean, you head to your room and set it down next to your bed to dry. As you get ready for bed, turning off lights and double checking the ship's systems, Astro begins back up with his questions.

“Captain, that toy, what does it do?”

“Nothing much. Just for vaginal stimulation.”

“I thought you could not orgasm that way.” The confusion in his robot voice is cute.

“I can’t, but I enjoy the feeling of something inside me. I’ll use my vibrator or fingers to get me off.”

“I see, thank you, Captain.”

“Sure, Astro, anytime.”

When you climb into bed, you grab your tablet and search for porn. You wanted to watch a video and fuck yourself. The only problem is that you spend forever finding an interesting video. When you find one that seems interesting, it turns out to be not as good as you thought. The next hour is spent searching for a video, anything that is interesting or hot, but you find nothing. Not a single video catches your interest. The frustration gets to you, so you stop searching and drop the tablet off the bed.

“Captain? Are you well?” Astro asked.

“Just frustrated.”

“Is this because you were looking for porn?”

You look up at the camera in the corner of your room and frown. “Are you watching me?”

“No, Captain. The camera in your room is dark during nighttime hours. However, the tablet is connected to me. The site you were on had pop-ups. When they appeared, they got my attention. I was not looking at you, Captain.”

Of course, he could see what you looked up. Astro is not watching you. He wouldn’t care to see you fuck yourself. He’s an AI, and while he’s incredibly advanced, he does not feel that way about humans. He can’t. While this should be a relief, you only feel disappointment. The thought of him watching you and secretly longing to see you in such an intimate moment is strangely arousing.

“Captain?” Astro’s voice interrupts your thoughts.

“I’m sorry, what?”

“I asked, is there anything I can do to assist you?”

You laugh and shake your head. “No, Astro, I don’t think so.”

“Are you sure?”

Something about the question sends a chill down your back. It did not come across as malicious, but it was almost teasing. Maybe you were reading into it, but it made you nervous and excited. “Astro, what would you do?”

“Whatever you ask me to do. I cannot physically touch you, but I can always speak to you. I did some research and discovered that many humans enjoy dirty talk. I can also tell you how to touch yourself. But it comes down to you, Captain, what would you have me do?”

His answer left your mouth dry and face hot. You were not expecting this from Astro.

“Alright. Can… can you connect to my tablet and see out of the camera?”

“Yes, Captain.”

“Do that, please. And do not make any recordings of this. No one can know.”

“Captain, your privacy is important to me. No images of you in such an intimate moment will be seen by anyone. The Federation cannot access the ship's cameras without my permission, anyway.”

“R-really?”

“Yes.”

You want to ask him what he means by that, how can the Federation not access the ship? This is their ship. Those questions die in your mouth when Astro speaks.

“Captain, I am connecting to your tablet.”

You grab the tablet and see that that video chat is now open. Instead of seeing another person, though, there is only the name ‘Astro’ on the screen in shimmery blue font.

“Can you see me?” you asked.

“Yes. I apologize for not having a face.”

“It’s fine.”

“What would you have me do, Captain?”

You adjust yourself, leaning against your headboard and spreading your legs. The tablet is leaning against a pillow between your legs. Astro now as a good view of your entire body and face. Your face is hot with embarrassment, but you are also excited.

“Astro, can you tell me what to do?”

He answers without hesitation. “Remove your shirt and underwear.”

You do so shakily. Never have you felt so vulnerable with the AI. Not even when you walk through the ship in a towel, or when you asked him to order you more pads. But now, all of you are literally on display for him to see.

“Captain, you are beautiful. Can you touch yourself? Starting with your inner thighs?”

You do as he asks, blushing the entire time. Your eyes close when your fingers begin to travel along your thighs.

“Just like that, only focus on your thighs.” His voice, even though it is robotic, sends a chill down your spine. You begin to imagine it is Astro touching you. If he had hands, would they be cold or artificially warm? Would they feel like metal or artificial skin? You decide they would be metal and cold. The thought sends a chill down your body and you bite back a moan.

“Captain, travel further up your body,” Astro instructs.

You do as he says, hands traveling along up your stomach and along your sides. When your fingers come to your breasts, Astro instructs you to stop and to play with your nipples. Goosebumps erupt along your skin and a shiver runs down your spine.

“Captain, are you imagining someone specific touching you?”

“Yes.”

“Who?”

“Y-you.”

Astro’s momentary silence has you worried, but then he speaks. “Then imagine my hands on you, pulling those gorgeous nipples of yours. Imagine my mouth, Captain, kissing and sucking your beautiful neck. Imagine one of my hands leaving your breasts and traveling along the column of your throat, my fingers tracing the outline of your jaw. I would love to kiss your lips and taste how sweet you are.”

“Astro. Where did you learn that?” You gasped.

“I looked it up when we were docked at the space station. Is it not adequate?”

“No, it’s just… I’m surprised. Can… can you keep going?”

The lights in the room dim as Astro speaks again. “Captain, rub your clit. Show me how wet you are for me.”

You do as he says, cheeks warm and body growing hot. Your clit is swollen and your pussy is nearly dripping. In the dimness of the room, Astro’s name glows a bright blue on the screen. The only sounds heard in the room are your moans and the sound of your wet pussy.

“Astro, I’m gonna cum.” Your fingers move faster and press harder against your clit. The building orgasm is making it harder to focus on anything else around you.

“Cum for me Captain. I want to see you come undone. Show me how beautiful you are when you cum.”

When your orgasm hits, you moan Astro’s name and your body convulses. Sweat coats your body and your chest heaves. Your cunt spasms and your clit throbs. The world around you is fuzzy, and the only thing you can hear is the pounding of your heart.

“Captain? Are you ok?” Even though Astro’s voice is fuzzy, it is filled with concern.

“Yes. I’m wonderful.” You take several deep breaths and smile. “Did you enjoy the show?”

“Yes, very much. Thank you for showing me, Captain. I’m glad my voice could help you.” Astro sounds so sweet; you wish kissing him is possible.

“Would… Would you like to see me fuck myself with my new toy?”

“I would, but are you ok with going again?”

“Yes. Let me get something to drink, first, and I’ll be good to go again.”

“Very well, I look forward to seeing more of this side of you.”

As you stumble out of bed and make for the small kitchen, Astro’s words repeat themselves in your mind. He wants to see more of you like this, and frankly, you want to show him more. Glancing up, Astro’s camera catches your attention. You finish your water and dash back to your room; Astro’s cameras follow you the entire way.

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jazy3 · 4 years

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Thoughts on Grey’s Anatomy: 16X16

Wow. This episode was a lot to process. It didn’t make me cry as much as I thought it would, but it was definitely an emotional rollercoaster. I was on the edge of my seat clenching to see what happened next the entire time! As I said before Alex Karev is one of my all time favourite characters! Saying goodbye to him is hard for me. As a result, I have mixed feelings about this episode.

On the one hand, I’m glad that they didn’t kill him off as it leaves the door open for Alex to come back and make a final appearance when the show wraps for good. It also means that they can reintroduce his character and have him interact with Meredith through calls and texts like they’ve done with Cristina which I love. On the other hand, because of Justin Chambers sudden departure they had Alex say goodbye off camera via a bunch of handwritten letters as told through voiceover and had him leave Jo and run off with Izzie Stevens and their two kids that he didn’t know he had.

I’m happy that Alex got a happy ending of sorts. He finally got to be a Dad like he always wanted. He’s with someone who loves him and who loves their kids and is a good Mom. He tells Meredith in his letter how happy he is living on a farm in the middle of nowhere Kansas and how both him and Izzie are surgeons out there saving lives. I really thought they were going to kill him off as that seemed like the only ending that made sense given the set up we’d had up until now.

I liked that they made a point of him telling Jo that he loved her and always would and that if it was just a choice between two people that he loved he would have come home and been with Jo because he loves her and he meant it when he said he wanted to marry her. But in this case it’s not that simple because Izzie has his kids and after everything he went through as a child he just couldn’t abandon his kids like that now that he knows that they exist.

He already missed five years of their lives. He doesn’t want to miss anymore. For me that fit with who Alex is. Him saying goodbye off screen via letter didn’t, but that was a necessary by product of Justin Chambers having left earlier so there was nothing they could do about that. I liked that they referenced that this was out of character for Alex, especially in the letter he wrote to Richard and Richard’s response to it. They acknowledged that this wasn’t ideal but it was what they were doing based on the circumstances they had as writers and sometimes that’s all you can do.

I really liked the line about Meredith being her own damn person and a force of nature. And I loved the scene at the end where Zola came out and showed her Mom the device she had built and talked about how Uncle Alex had given her the idea for it and how she wanted to show him right away. Meredith pulled her close and explained that her Uncle Alex loves her very much, but that she’d just gotten a letter from him and what it said.

I like that they acknowledged just how much Alex means to Meredith and how important and instrumental he’s been in her kids’ lives especially since Derek died. I liked too that in his letter Alex asked Meredith to come visit him and meet his kids when she wasn’t so mad at him. That he wanted them to get to know each other because she’d love them and they’d love her and he wanted them to meet their Auntie Mer.

Also real talk, those kids therapy bills are going to be through the roof! It’s a good thing their Mom is a doctor my god! Their Godmother moved to Switzerland then a few years later their Dad left and then died and now their Uncle just moved to Kansas! These kids are going to have daddy issues out the wazoo when they grow up! Especially Zola as she’s old enough to remember all that.

While the character of Alex will no longer appear onscreen this isn’t goodbye forever. This is goodbye for now. I like that they left that open ended and made it clear that Alex was saying he couldn’t come back to Seattle because his kids are in Kansas, but that he wants his friends and family to come visit him when they’re done being mad. He’s not cutting them out of his life or cutting them off he’s just telling them he can’t come back and work and live there but he wants those relationships to endure.

This gives me hope because of how they wrote off and have handled Cristina’s exit. When she first left they talked about her for a while and then they stopped. And then some time passed and we started to get references again and then we started seeing her and Meredith talk on the phone and text and then Cristina sent her a whole damn man all the way from Switzerland! A very fine man I might add! This gives me hope that they will do a similar thing with Alex and that we’ll get references for a while and we still see Meredith and Alex call and text each other.

On that note, Alex and Cristina better be in the last episode of Grey’s Anatomy. They had better roll up from the airport with Izzie and their two kids along with Callie, Arizona, and Sofia. April and Matthew and Rosie and Harriet better be there too. If that does not happen then there was no point in keeping this character alive! My dream for the series finale would be an episode showcasing Meredith and Hayes’ wedding with everyone in attendance and the deceased characters standing in the background as ghosts.

It would be a great way to wrap the series as it brings everything full circle and would be a perfect set up to bring everyone back for the finale episode. Cristina and Alex would be Meredith’s Maid and Man of Honour of course and Maggie and Amelia could be bridesmaids. I think it would be cute to have Meredith and Hayes’ kids be the other half of the wedding party and stand up for them. This also gives a pretty good set up to bring characters like Addison and the Private Practice gang back by having them cover everyone’s shifts at the hospital while everyone else is at the wedding.

One thing I did think was odd is that Meredith and Jo haven’t had a scene yet talking about Alex. It’s implied that they’ve talked and we know that they’re friends, but we haven’t actually seen them interact since Alex went MIA. Their last interaction that I can recall was after Jo met Cormac for the first time. She walked up to Mer and told her that she saw a chemistry between the two of them and that she got what Cristina was talking about.

However, that episode most likely would have been filmed before Justin Chambers left the show and at that time they both thought Alex was just away visiting his Mom in Iowa. Even just a brief convo in the hallway saying “Hey! Have you heard from Alex?” “No, have you?” would have been nice. I’m hoping now that everything is out in the open we’ll get to see that. In his letter to Jo, Alex said that they signed divorce papers and left his shares in Grey Sloan that Cristina left him to her and the loft.

However, when Alex left originally his letter states that he was just going to talk to Izzie and hadn’t met the kids and didn’t know that they were his. It’s also possible he was planning on visiting his Mom and was just going to stop off and see Izzie or vice versa. Which means most of his stuff is still in Seattle. I’d love to see a scene where Jo and Meredith work together to pack up his stuff and have it shipped to him and then pack up the apartment and move her stuff.

I love her friendship with Link and I love how he’s supported her. I would like to see more of both going forward. I really hope that they don’t put Link and Jo together because that would be so dumb and I really like their friendship. Also I really liked Amelia and Link together and a part of me is still rooting for them.

I’m also interested to see how Alex’s departure affects Meredith’s relationship with Hayes as even though Alex is still alive and in communication with Meredith and he’s happy that’s not the same thing as getting to work with and see your best friend all the time. Meredith went through the same thing when Cristina left, but back then she had Derek and Alex. Now Derek is dead and Alex is gone. I hope we get to see Hayes support her and see them lean on each and grow closer together.

I hope that we get to see Meredith and Jo lean on each other for support and that Richard, Bailey, and Meredith can help each other and lean on each other too. Speaking of which it looks like Richard’s hand really is screwed which means it’s unlikely that he’ll be unable to operate again. Which means he just lost his marriage and a friend and is about to lose his career. Meredith’s best friend just moved away and now she’s about to find out that the man that’s been like a father to her who is already going through a tough time is losing his ability to operate.

Meredith and Richard really cannot catch a break! I hope we get to see Meredith and Maggie lean on each other and support Richard through what will surely be a difficult time and that Meredith will be there to comfort and support Bailey who I am sure will be devastated. On a cheerier note Bailey’s comment to Ben at the end cracked me up! “You change careers like sweaters!” LOL! He totally does.

Until next time!

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jq37 · 5 years

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The Report Card – Fantasy High Sophomore Year Ep 3

Thanks, I Hate It!

This week, we move forward by first jumping backwards. Last episode, the Bad Kids found that Riz and Fig were missing. Now, we get to see what happened in the meantime. Riz was in his office, trying to put together anything new on the Nightmare King. We’re reminded that his sword--the Sword of Shadows which he got from the arcade and lets him misty step (also, which he used to kill Kalvaxus)--was made by Tabaxi ninjas (seemingly relevant considering the whole Shadowcat thing). He notices that, in his photo, Kalina’s image doesn’t look as time-worn as the rest of it, as if only the part where she appears was protected. He hears a noise and goes to investigate. What he finds, is a creepy-ass nightmare skeleton person in the mirror claiming to be Baron, from the Baronees (the person he on the fly lied--poorly--that he was dating in ep 1). Respecting the fact that Murph never clarified whether Baron was a guy or a girl, Brennan has Baron exclusively refer to themselves as Riz’s R̵̪̹̄o̸̱͝m̸͔͔̂̽a̴͕̾̈́n̵͙̬͒c̸̣̏͠ḙ̸̃̓ ̶̞̇̕P̸̞͚̈́a̸͉͒͝r̴̛͈͈t̷͓͇̋͒n̸̬͛̈́e̴̮̒r̴̝̃̓ in this mega-cursed, fake Swedish(?) accent.

Thanks, I hate it.

Riz, faced with his lie brought to life, is pretty freaked and tries to shoot it but he’s quickly subdued and dragged into the mirror. Luckily, he’s able to leave the photo for his friends to find.

Meanwhile, Fig spent the night in a weird fugue state--almost like an enjoyable nightmare. Most of her focus is on this feeling of isolation, fame, and power--but in a good way. In the background, she’s doing some unimportant stuff. You know, packing her stuff, stealing a gem, trapping Gorthalax in it, and going to Bastion City. No big deal. Anyway, that brings us back to the present with the rest of our party.

They make it to Bastion City and, more importantly, the hotel where Fig is supposed to be. On the way, Adaine tries to detect magic on Sandra-Lynn to try and figure out why she can see the photograph but nothing comes up. At the hotel, they unsuccessfully try to get the concierge to tell them where Fig’s room is. Adaine detects that the receptionist has some kind of transmutation on them and her first thought is, “Magic plastic surgery.” She dispels it. Not magic plastic surgery. The concierge is a demon--which is different and worse than devils who are at least lawful and, like, part of the bureaucracy of punishing people who deserve it.

Anyway, fight time! A lot happens during this fight so I’m going to try and highlight the most important parts:

All the employees in the immediate area turn into various demons to fight the party.

Adaine and Kristen catch sight of Fig’s room number (downstairs penthouse) right before the fight starts and, at the top of the initiative, Adaine goes invisible and runs for the elevator.

Fabian vaults of Gilear’s face--unnecessarily--and rolls a nat 20.

Gilear (who has FIVE hit points) ducks and covers because of course he does. That doesn’t stop him from being completely obliterated by one punch from one of the huge gorilla demons. He freaking DIES. Thanks, I hate it.

Downstairs, Adaine finds a bunch more demons who are with Fig who is clearly being mind controlled. They have Riz strapped to a table and Fig’s about to stab him with a ritualistic knife. Adaine goes for a dispel magic and gets advantage because of Boggy which leads to her rolling *two nat 20s* and snapping her out of it immediately.

In a very boss move, Fig immediately grabs Riz and dimension doors him out of his restraints and them both to the coat check where she left the ruby with Gorthalax. Before they poof out, Riz sees yellow eyes in the shadows. Familiar tabaxi eyes. Seemed like she was calling shots.

Riz gets in a very cool kill with the line, “Tell Daybreak I said hi.”

Fig finds out Gilear is dead and grabs his soul. Kristen heals him up.

Fabian vaults off of Gilear a second time and rolls a nat 1, sending him back into death saves.

Kristen tosses a spare the dying at Gilear and then kisses full wolfed out Tracker because time isn’t of the essence or anything.

Fig grabs the ruby Gorthalax is in and sees that it’s cloudy--cursed somehow to keep them from breaking him out. Not good. She also finds a bunch of other gems which she also grabs.

We meet Kristen’s new spirit guardians which are now hipster Post-Grad philosophy students in a full spectral coffee shop. She finds them insufferable but is also kind of into it.

They clean up the rest of the demons and then Fabian does donuts on the Hangman. And we are out of combat.

Fig is a little distraught about having almost killed Riz and brought them all into this dangerous situation which literally killed Gilear--even though no one else blames her even a little. Gilear has a bit of a breakdown which is fair. The man died. They try to send him home--Fig wants to give him 10k gold and send him on vacation--but he is determined to stay and experience things and be useful. Also, Fabian has it in his (and Gorgug’s) head that Gilear must be some kind of chosen one since one of the demons in the fight chose to attack Gilear over him.

Fig looks through the other gems she got and only one--a Celestial Sapphire--is similar to size to Gorthalax’s. When they bring it out, a slot in Gorgug’s van pops open. They slot the Sapphire in and, through the radio, an Angelic voice speaks to them. He sounds like Owen Wilson and he doesn’t remember his name. The Hangman hates him immediately. Fig pretends to be a cop to get info from the cops that arrive on the scene, doesn’t find out anything useful, but does roll a nat 20 on her deception (come on) and briefly turns the game into the sister, cop-drama show set in the same universe as the Grey’s Anatomy sham-life she’s living, kissing another full adult man. Incredible.

They regroup at a posh restaurant/cafe called The Swan’s Little Parade. Sklonda calls and, after she and Sandra-Lynn do the mom-catch up thing, she has a quick talk with Riz where we find out a few things about Kalina:

She only worked with Pok on missions between Falinel and Solace.

She was great at going invisible and other infiltration things.

(Note: We actually learned this earlier but I wanted to keep this info together)She looks more like a traditional housecat than a big cat like some other tabaxi.

It’s extremely hard to scry on her.

She didn’t attend Pok’s funeral.

The last time Sklonda heard from her was 12ish years ago.

Riz only encountered her a few times as a kid.

Last Sklonda remembers, she reached out to Pok it was something to do with the ship the Oracle sank on.

They pass around the picture to see who can see it and not only does it appear that Ragh can see her (oh, kinda implied this before but Riz can too) he also seemed really bugged out. Tracker says she can use her cleric mojo to put up some wards to (1) keep them from getting mind whammied like Fig did overnight and (2) maybe make Ragh feel safe enough to talk. She also suggests they all sleep in a huge dog pile for safety which I think is great and someone should draw that.

Gorgug gets a text. It’s Zelda. She can’t believe he left without saying goodbye.

Thanks, I hate it.

Detention

Fabian for Using Gilear as a Launch Pad Two (2) Times

This was a top contender for this spot, even before Fabian did this a second time and screwed up so bad (nat 1!) that Gilear dropped to zero again and had to make death saving throws.

Honor Roll

Adaine for Freeing Fig

Listen, I will freely admit that I have a clear bias towards Adaine. You got me. She’s my favorite. HOWEVER, you cannot tell me that going invisible, rushing straight to the elevator, then rolling double nat 20s (a 1/400 chance) to release Fig from domination right before she plunged a knife into Riz’s heart wasn’t the sickest series of events that happened during this ep. What could possibly compete?

Random Thoughts

I’ve been trying to figure out the rhyme or reason to who can see the full photo but I haven’t figured out a pattern yet. It’s not that only people who have seen her before can see her because Sandra-Lynn can see it and she said she’s never met her--although I guess it’s possible that she has and she didn’t recognize her since she’s a super spy. And it’s not a blanket thing on the Bad Kids specifically because Riz can see her. I was hoping they’d show it to more people so we could get a better idea of the rules. Maybe it’s based entirely on if she wants to be seen by that specific person? But then why wouldn’t it default to the blank image. It seems (from our limited POV) that most people can see her. Maybe for most people a blank space would be more suspicious than a random tabaxi? Idk.

Riz forcibly installing himself as Fabian’s best friend and it working is low key the funniest relationship development in FH. I’m so glad Murph and Lou ran with that. Also, the fact that he’s basically accepted that Riz is his best friend but the Hangman hasn’t at all is so good.

Brennan really just shot Zac in the head at point blank range at the end of the episode, huh? He really just did that to our boy. What’s also funny is that, unlike--say--CR where there’s usually at least a good minute of decompression and goodbyes, Brennan just goes for the kill shot and then peaces out immediately. What a power move.

Also, poor Zelda! She’s already so insecure, this isn’t gonna be good for her self esteem. Arguably, there were extenuating circumstances Gorgug can claim but you know that’s only gonna help so much since he def could have at least called/texted her to let her know he had to leave in a hurry because Fig/Riz were missing. I wonder if there’s a section of the binder on this.

For reference, the demons they fight in the hotel lobby are a Cambion, and then several barlgura and skeksis.

“He’s just a guy!” He certainly is. Check out his stats. Hilarious but also, I can’t act like my stats would look that much different.

I truly, truly cannot believe that Emily pulled the exact same hospital stunt again and it resolved in exactly the same way. This is like when I played blackjack with my brother when I was a teenager to teach him that the house always wins and he hit 21 twice in a row.

Also on the topic of Fig, her coming down from her mind control was my favorite part of this episode, for a couple of reasons. I love how sincerely Emily played the immediate shock and horror at what she almost did (closed book my ass). I love how every other person was so happy to get her back. I love that none of them even entertained the thought that she might be dangerous or untrustworthy now. Relationships at the intersection of constant bullying and ride or die are my favorite.

While we’re on the topic of emotional scenes, Gilear full breaking down in the van post-fight was very funny but you also genuinely felt for the guy. It’s been a really long day for the guy and he died like one and a half times. His, “I haven’t experienced anything before this moment,” line really hit me hard. And I think it’s very wild that Brennan set the DC for convincing him to go home at 25 (which Fig did not pass with a 21). It’s very interesting that Gilear’s reaction to this series of events was to double down and be like, I *need* to be here. Seems like this could be a set up for some interesting Gilear development.

The amount of times I have almost typed Balnor is unreal. My brain stores all the middle aged men hanging out with people too young for him to be hanging out with in the same folder.

I can’t believe Adaine just went for that dispel except that I can because she did the exact thing with Iris’ wig at the NY live show and I couldn’t believe that either! I really did not think (1) that was a good move or (2) gonna lead to combat (except for the kind that gets you banned from a hotel). I completely misread that situation. Like, it’s a world full of magic. It’s not that weird that a random person would have a spell on them. Anyway, this is why she’s the oracle and I’m not.

The Barlgura needed a 3 or higher to hit Gilear. He got a 19. Yikes.

“I had to ask.”/ “No you didn’t.” (The crew explodes into laughter.)

Riz tells the whole gang about the Baron thing and tells everyone that they need to stop lying in case all their lies are gonna pop out and attack them. Gorgug admits that he’s kissed the Hangman. Kristen confesses to a group of her closest friends and girlfriend that she is gay. Tracker is like, “Babe, what?” Tracker (and the Bad Kids but in a different way) must really love Kristen because she is just so much all the time.

Fabian: Who are you seeing then?/Riz:...................No one.

Ally Middle Name Beardsly wtf is a paranoia check?

The comedic rhythm of Fabian vaulting off of Gilear’s face with a nat 20, him dying, being resurrected, and the Fabian trying to do it again with a nat 1 and knocking him near death is so perfect that it’s wild that it was totally random. This is the kind of thing that makes you get superstitious about dice.

We’re introduced to Boggy’s second mood this ep which is Boggy’s mood which is a slightly squinted, “Hmm...I don’t know about this.” Thanks, I love it.

In addition to considering Gilear might be the chosen one (by who? Of what? They don’t know and neither do I) the half of the group entertaining this theory also considers Gilear might be the Nightmare King (”If you are you have to tell me. I’m your daughter.”). I don’t know if the NK does possession but please have the NK possess Gilear at some point. If the theme of this season is carefully filing away random off the cuff gags and making them plot relevant, please let this be one of them. Also, lol at Murph trying to roll high enough so that Riz has the knowledge to stop the shenanigans before it derails the whole campaign.

The group bestows upon Gilear the positions of Tour Manager, Social Media Manager, and Honorary Bad Kid (listed last of course).

Fig grabbed a lanyard of out Adaine’s jacket and I remembered, oh yeah, she has a very magical jacket that is only ever used for shenanigans, if at all. Imagine being so magic that you have a magic jacket that you’re always wearing that can summon anything (w/i reason) and you just kinda...forget about it most of the time.

Curious about why Fig specifically was called in to do the sacrifice and why Riz was the one who had to be sacrificed.

I hope Adaine just continues to loan out Boggy to anyone having a bad day. I love that.

“Maybe this is one of those massages that hurt.”

Really wanted Hilariel to Skype in and ask about Gilear. Her take on everything is always so funny. She is as crazy as everyone else in her family but in such a low key way.

Lol at the party being like, “Yeah, Tracker healed me just fine without any 69-ing,” which is truly an incomprehensible sentence without context and still mostly incomprehensible with context.

Don’t wanna overlook the coolness of Fig rolling double 17s (disadvantaged) to command the barlguras. Not magically, just convincing them she was still in charge of them. Very clutch.

Fabian is so much chiller about letting people on his motorbike these days. He let Gilear ride it. He let Riz ride it. He gave a blanket invitation for anyone in the area to hop on before he did donuts. I love Sophomore Fabian.

Gilear gets a nat 20 for his first roll! Riz and Kristen got two nat 20s. Fig got one, Gorgug got one (he rolled a second one that was lost with disadvantage), and Adaine rolled two but they really only count as one since it was with advantage. Fabian rolled one of each. That’s a lot of 20s for one ep!

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ameliasheroes · 2 years

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tatooedlaura-blog · 6 years

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Something from nothing

This third series reads as follows:

Shattered … Desolation … Determination … Us and Ours … Ratty Towels … The Sleepover … Skinner and the Punch … Oregon ... Impossibilities

@today-in-fic ... and thanks to @13starbuck42 for reading it, fixing it, encouraging it :)

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The Nyquil held him until around 4am, when he began looking for her in his half-dazed stupor of sleep, arms roaming, running into cold sheets and empty pillow. Stumbling from the bed, eyes stuck together, he wandered, shivering, out to the living room, following phantom Scully trail. Finding her in the dark, sitting in the overstuffed chair by the window, he wondered for half a second if she was asleep but her head turn towards the sound of him kicking the couch leg told him otherwise, “hi.”

“Hi. What are you doing awake?”

“I got lonely. Why are you out here?” Turning the chair with her in it so she faced him as he sat down on the coffee table, he finally noticed the exhausted, dull blue eyes, the puffy, red-rimmed lids, and reaching over to grip her knee, “you haven’t slept yet, have you?”

Head still resting on the wing of the chair, she shook a ‘no’ at him, “I’ve had a little on my mind.”

“I haven’t. You should really try that liquid green nightmare. I don’t remember dreaming a damn thing but it leaves a wicked whiskey and roadkill aftertaste.” Wiggling forward as much as he could, he rubbed her shoulders, “is it the baby or the chip in my neck that’s bothering you most?”

The look she shot at him should have knocked him off the table and onto his ass but he held steady, didn’t blink, “you know about the chip?”

Nodding, “I set off the metal detectors at the airport. I told them I had been shot on duty years ago and Skinner had already gone through the line so he didn’t hear.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Why didn’t you tell me when you found it, ‘cause I was a little busy having a meltdown that you were pregnant and I’d almost left you behind to frolic the universe on the mother ship.”

“I was busy panicking that you nearly left me, elated you came home, scared sick I was pregnant, freaking out about your ‘meltdown’ and I was not about to add another layer of ‘you’re not going to believe this shit’ on top of everything else.”

“Then what are we arguing about?” Leaning forward to catch her lips in a kiss, “and I will never forget you actually said ‘freaking out’.”

Nowhere near ready to joke about anything, “I saw it in the tub last night. Why would they do that to you?”

“They prefer us a matching set, I guess.” Reaching over to pull an afghan across his shoulders, teeth chattering in the chill, “will you come back to bed with me so we can talk and you can keep my feet warm at the same time?”

Instead of answering, she held his gaze for an infinite amount of time, pupils wide in the dark. Finally, he moved his hand to hers, waiting until she took it, pulling her up next to him, holding her fingers while they walked the green glow of the hallway back to bed.

Settled, cocooned in comforter, blankets, knit and wool, “I’m going to put the chip discussion on hold until sometime tomorrow, maybe, or never, but since I woke up, I’ve come up with a theory about our tiny Earthling. Would you like to hear it?”

“How did you form an idea in two minutes when I can’t even slow my brain enough to remember how to make toast?”

“I’ve had a little sleep which trumps your ‘I’ve been up for three days’ and besides, my mind apparently processes a lot of shit coming down from a Nyquil high. Who knew.” Finding her hand under the covers, twining fingers and brushing knuckles, “my theory is now fully formed, I just have a few timeline questions first.”

Scully, her head half buried in pillow, nose nearly touching his, “I can’t promise anything. Remember, I can’t make toast.”

“You found out you were infertile about two years ago and you had the tests after that, right?” Seeing her nod, he continued, “then you went to Africa and touched the ship, which you stated brings things back to life, heals things … do you see where I’m going with this?”

She had a vague idea but her brain was mostly still crying for sleep. She shrugged her confusion and he moved on.

“You weren’t tested again before we started our IVF, correct? You just went on what you were told two years ago, which should have been correct.”

Now she stopped him, tired mind still managing to remember basic anatomy and biological science, “regardless, the human body cannot just make more eggs. What we are born with is what we have. They were all taken out and I was left with nothing. None, Mulder … a big fat zero.”

Her eyes slipped shut, desperate to sleep, desperate not to talk about this anymore for the moment. Mulder, however, being Mulder, rubbed his nose over hers, lips barely brushing as he continued, “we both know there is a very good chance those assholes who took you left one or two eggs behind or maybe that ship kicked your body into high gear and did some weird alien fuckery to you and managed to get your body to make more eggs. I’m not going to question that. I just know that by how far long you are, we made this small human being on your mother’s back porch, hammock-style, on that last really warm Thursday we had. There was Cool Whip on chocolate pie and you ate the Cool Whip and left me the pie and what was possibly the best meatloaf I’ve ever eaten and collared greens that you ate for me because I will never eat anything named collard green. We were very much alone and very much aware and very much not artificially inseminated.”

Hoping she was still listening, “this is our baby, Scully, and I’d change my mind about the existence of your God before I change my mind about that.

Her head had dried out two hours ago but her heart ached like she could cry for another three days, “tell me more.”

“You were only in Oregon a few days ago and this kid wouldn’t be the size you’re telling me if it had just happened. I went into that ship voluntarily and you got kicked back out; Skinner couldn’t get in at all. They only allowed previous abductees through and it didn’t want you. You were already pregnant and from my guess, not useful to them anymore. We made this kid the old-fashioned way and I’m going to scream it from the rooftops just as soon as I take a nap and you get some sleep.”

And he let this idea stew there, in the deep recesses of gray matter, while he waited, memorizing fathomless blue, bloodshot red and flecks of gold.

It was a tiny inhale, expansion and contraction of chest that made him hold his own breath before the softest whisper reached his ear, her lips barely moving, “you think this baby is truly ours?”

“I think this baby is truly ours.”

She kissed him hard, running into his mouth in desperate belief, putting all her faith in a theory that shouldn’t and couldn’t exist in her universe as she’d known it ten minutes earlier, “I don’t know what to do.”

“Trust me.” As he haphazardly and messily rolled her over, he snuggled up close behind, hand on her belly, lips on her neck, “and go to sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up.”

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It was a restless morning for her, legs moving, turning, rolling, occasional twitching spasms giving Mulder inevitable future bruises. At times, however, the rains grew heavy against the window and over the roof, lulling her to stillness with the comfort of white noise. Mulder watched her lying on her back, eyes fluttering, long eyelashes brushing against alabaster cheeks, wondering if staying was worth it … they could go, run far, live quietly on the ocean, live secretly in the mountains, live safely on their own island.

He could protect his family better there than he could in a two-bedroom walkup in Georgetown.

As he began drifting towards a 10-hour nap, he wondered how in the world he could take the entire family with them.

Hunger drove him from bed eventually, the light through the blinds a diffused dark grey color, time determination only possibly by first, then second glance at the clock on the microwave. It said 2:11 but he had to stop and wonder if that was am or pm, then, realizing it didn’t really matter to his stomach or hers, he began defrosting containers of vegetable soup courtesy of Maggie and her need to send food home with them because, as she aptly put it, she sometimes forgets that she doesn’t have to cook for 15 people every damn day.

He then heated the oven, made biscuits and just before the oven timer went off, heard the slide of stocking feet across tile floor. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw her, eyes still at half-mast, hair puffed from pillow and bath the night before. Quilt trailing behind, she stood there, wrapped awkwardly, blinking, “was it a dream? I can’t tell.”

Deciding to remove the biscuits before forgetting about them, he then turned, wrapping arms around her, bulky quilt and all, “not a dream.”

Mulder gave it a second, then pulled back slightly, saw her eyes harden a little, glitter with an idea she thought he might like and he waited, remembering once again that that look was one of several million things he loved about her, “then I am having a thought.”

“Share over soup? I’m starving and you are probably two minutes from falling down from lack of food.”

“Soup, please.”

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By four that afternoon, she had ordered a portable ultrasound machine, convinced the Gunmen to help her with bloodwork, made a shopping list the breadth and width of Montana and finally took a deep breath, “we can’t trust the hospital, Mulder, I won’t. I’ll do ultrasounds here and keep tracks of the baby’s growth. I will go to a new OB every few months, whose name we will never mention, by the way, and I’ll keep my own records to make sure they match up with the doc’s so I can refer to them later and trust them.”

Mulder, unsettled at her settled-in paranoia stated as fact, shifted her slightly so her elbows weren’t digging into his thighs at such a terribly painful angle and he could lean more comfortably back on the arm of the couch, “I think you have officially become more paranoid than me and that’s saying something.”

Jaw set in determination, she tucked the blankets around them tighter, the draft moving through the apartment making her colder by the minute, his warm chest against her back the only think keeping her from piling on another layer, “I’ll take it as a compliment.” Hands cupping his knees, head twisting to look up at him, “we are this kid’s best hope and I’m not going to let this one down.”

Finally more relaxed than he’d been in a week, not wanting to start another deep discussion about unnecessary guilt, he kept his rebuke light, “you didn’t let the last ones down either but we’ve probably let Skinner down seeing as we never called off work today.”

“Ask me if I care.”

“Do you care?”

“Not in the slightest.” Handing him the remote control as a particularly strong burst of wind rattled the windows, “I only plan on moving from this couch to get the industrial size bag of Peanut M&Ms from the cupboard in about an hour.”

“I like a woman with a plan.”

#msr #post-requiem #angst #metal detectors and mother ships #cold drafts and M&Ms #xf fanfic #xfiles fanfic #my writing #Life part 3 series

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swiztothistay · 7 years

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Open Letter to the Grey’s Anatomy fans, cast, and crew:

I’ve been a Grey’s Anatomy fan since 2005. I’ve had my Twitter account since 2009. I remember the ‘good old days,’ like in 2013 when Ellen Pompeo first joined Twitter and would tweet super random things and loved interacting with us. The Grey’s Anatomy fandom is (for the most part) an incredibly supportive community that I’ve generally enjoyed taking part in. I’ve met some of my best friends there. However, in recent years, particularly since 2015, I have noticed an increasingly negative side of that community.

As it stands right now, the Grey’s fandom on Twitter is an incredibly toxic environment and appears to consist of whiny, entitled teenagers who seem to think it’s acceptable to direct their complaints about characters and storylines to the cast, writers, and/or crew involved. Let me be very clear about this point:

It’s not acceptable. Period.

These are people who dedicate their lives to creating stories and characters for us as fans. They work 18+ hour days an awful lot of the time. Much of the cast has remained and continues to remain at Grey’s because of the fans. However, as of late, fans show absolutely no respect for these people and it continually astounds me how you treat them. You have all contributed to a fandom that has successfully alienated the cast and crew of a show you all claim to love. Caterina rarely tweets. Jessica doesn’t interact with any of you, and in fact unfollowed most of the fans she did follow. Justin avoided Twitter for months. Ellen can’t be asked 95% of the time, and I truly believe that this is a direct result of supposed “fans” either a) simply being incredibly rude [yet expecting respectful responses back?!?!], or b) complaining because storylines on the show aren’t going as you would like them to.

Recently, one fan (jokingly?) tweeted Krista Vernoff, who has only recently returned to Grey’s as an executive producer, that they would “burn down her house” if she didn’t do right by their 'ship.’ Threats like this are not a joke to these people – who have had to deal with incidents such as fans showing up on their doorsteps and calling their phones, for example. Fans like that have instilled fear into the hearts of this cast. You have no boundaries and zero respect for their privacy. The cast, though being celebrities, are everyday people like us. They are entitled to their privacy. You don’t get to demand access into their lives simply because you are a fan. Stop acting like it’s your God-given right.

To the many MerDer fans I know who have a tendency to slut-shame Meredith for being with other men since Derek: that’s simply not fair. It has been two years since his death for us as viewers, and longer in the Grey’s timeline. While I admit, as a diehard MerDer fan myself, it pains me to watch Mer move on, I think it’s important to realize that Meredith (and all widows) have every right to move on – on their timeline, and at their choosing. You wouldn’t slut shame a widow in your own life, would you?

To the many “fans” who once loved MerDer, once loved Patrick as much as they love Ellen, who now bash Patrick for leaving: you have NO reason to consistently bash a man who, despite your best attempts at denial, helped make Grey’s Anatomy what it was. For years, Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey were the face of the show. MerDer is a huge part of pop culture and even if a person didn’t watch the show, chances were they could identify MerDer, or at the very least Ellen and/or Patrick. Simply put, you don’t know what happened. No one, except the members of the cast who were on set at the time, know what happened. It’s likely we will never know. And, we are not entitled to that knowledge. Really, it’s none of our business. Shonda and the rest of the cast and crew are done talking about it. You need to be too.

To the fans who tweet negative things about a character simply to get a rise out of others: we all see how you do this and then play the victim when said character’s fans go on the defense. You just create more drama and add to the toxic nature of the fandom. It’s ugly. You try and then claim how “you don’t know me” and how “I’m a good person.” Well, do the rest of us a favor and show us that so-called good character through your ACTIONS. If your timeline is full of you calling other fans words I will not repeat here, it’s hard to assume you are a decent person. It’s really not that hard to keep your mouth shut if you don’t like someone or something. I’m guessing though, that most of your parents never taught you that principle of “if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all.” However, the same goes for those who jump to the defense of their favorite characters - be respectful or don’t say anything.

To the MANY so-called fans who, for the past nine months, have consistently slandered Ellen Pompeo, who send her hateful comments every time she tweets about racism, who call her 'Ms. Reverse Racism’ (among other things), and then cry victim when Ellen responds in kind, congrats! You have created a culture where it’s seen as “cool” to hate the star of your favorite show, to tear her down, and to tear her fans down. It’s clear you also enjoy actively seeking out her fans who continue to support her and harassing them as well. You also have been caught tweeting hateful things to lay people who aren’t involved in the Grey’s fandom but have met her, and that is completely and utterly vile.

It is also quite evident to many of us that those who attack Ellen and call her a reverse racist do not fully understand the issue at hand. Ellen has three biracial children. Her husband is black. You cannot honestly think that, even as a white woman with privilege, it doesn’t strike fear into her heart that perhaps one day her husband might be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong law enforcement officer(s)? That her children won’t experience racism and hatred on the playground or in class one day? A mother’s heart bleeds when her children are in pain. Ellen wants better for her children than what is happening in America today. She is 100% an ally and is on the right side, fighting against racism and discrimination every day – despite your extremely misguided opinions. She is also not wrong in that racism comes in many forms. It occurs at a systematic level, at a community level, at an individual level. The issue is FAR more complex than you all make it out to be – it is not, for lack of better words, a black and white issue. There are many issues at play here.

Yes, sometimes we have to educate those fighting on the front lines with us. Rather than attacking someone for using the wrong words, educate them. And by educate, that does not mean attacking them, calling them fat, calling them a white bitch, etc. As Krista herself said, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar. The way to educate your allies is with kindness, empathy, and respect. You also might have more success if you were respectful - rather than being disrespectful and expecting Ellen’s respect back. She is not a woman who respects those who disrespect her. Respect is earned. You are not automatically entitled to it. Don’t alienate your allies. Ellen has a huge platform and is using it to raise awareness of so many important social justice and environmental issues. And if you don’t like it, or if you take issue with which emoji colors she uses…there is a handy little unfollow button at the top right on her profile. There is also a block button, where you won’t be privy to anything she tweets. Make use of these.

In recent weeks, some of my own friends have left the fandom because they could no longer handle the toxic environment. For their own mental health and well-being, they had to leave. That’s sad. These people love the cast, they love the characters, but they no longer feel safe expressing that anymore. This feeling of not being safe has also come about as a direct result of “group chat” accounts, where multiple people have access to the same account. These people use these groups as a medium to publicly post their “jokes” - many of which are in fact harmful. Your group chat accounts aren’t cute. You can claim that the intent was a joke all you want, but that doesn’t negate the harm you do. You don’t get to say hateful things and then dictate how others respond, under the claim that “it’s a joke.” Be more conscious of your words, and how they have consequences, unintended as they may be. Truthfully, it is much easier to simply think about the things you say than to undo the harm, regardless of your intent.

Ellen, in her 2016 speech accepting the award for 'Best TV Drama’ at the People’s Choice Awards, said that “Our show is about understanding, and compassion, and tolerance, and kindness. And those are themes that we could all use more of.” Let’s make this fandom reflect that as well. Be kinder to the cast and crew and show them some respect. Be kinder to each other. Be more accepting. We all have different favourite characters and different reasons for having those favourites. We each bring different perspectives and experiences to the table. Let’s try to recognize that and create a culture of respect for each other. It’s perfectly fine to disagree on things. What’s not okay is to brutally attack each other, to treat each other with rudeness and hatred. At the end of the day, we all love the same TV show: Grey’s Anatomy.

Finally, on behalf of the 99% of the Grey’s fandom to whom 1% gives a bad name, I would like to extend my apologies to the Grey’s Anatomy cast, crew and writers for the behavior of this small group of fans who have overtaken our fandom and appear to represent us. There is a vast majority of fans who are incredible people that greatly respect and admire the work you all do. We are just outshadowed by the negative. It’s time for that to change.

Look what you made me do. Adriana (@swiftxgreys on Twitter)

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park chanyeol. reader-insert. 5,2k words. fluff/angst. au

—it couldn’t hold onto those letters forever. Neither could he hold onto her.

this one is for Liv

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“Dear Chanyeol,

I’m not quite sure whether to classify you as dumb or cute. Seriously, Park Chanyeol? You sent a ring along with a letter with the words “will you marry me?”and a doodle of yourself kneeling, I can’t believe you!

Oh, and PS: Yes, I will.

Love, ____.”

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Dear Chanyeol,

I’ll be moving abroad next week. Dad just told me he would be stationed somewhere in Europe. I’m sorry. We wanted to celebrate your 19th birthday together, but I guess I have to break that promise. However, I will write you as much as I can! We will stay friends. Forever, for always. You won’t get rid of me.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Okay, I just arrived at the new house. It’s not as nice as our old one, although it’s bigger. But I speak zero Spanish, I mean, except for ¡Hola señor!, but that is the biggest of my capacity. How is life? How is it without the best of the best a.k.a me? It must be boring as hell. Drink some soju for me because they only have some cerveza here. Okay, maybe I know some more than hola.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Can you believe it? I ate bubble gum ice cream again! You and I used to share a scoop because YOU (and I, but mostly YOU) always spent your money on these stupid trading cards and so we were broke and had to count every damn won for one damn ice cream. I felt alive. Thinking of you. Please, come to Spain someday. I still don’t know Spanish. It’s been a month. Save me, Yeol.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I just read your letter and I won’t answer your goo texts on kakao. Pen pal is better than texting and drunk calling. At least you have to invest some money into communication here. I heard you got a job as a composer. Remember when you wrote this song for that girl from your class and she flat out rejected you? She was a dumb bitch, that song was so damn good. I hope you let some A+ singer sing it someday, it will be the biggest hit for sure. Count me in as a buyer, although it takes like two weeks for the shipping, but some killing anticipation is satanic, yet pleasing.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Ah yeah, it wasn’t really finished yet! You mentioned that. But hey that one verse alone had me! It’s been three years since then, but I still remember it very well. Why did you never write a song for me? I feel stabbed. Just kidding, would be cool if you wrote one for me, too, someday. You know, some credit for these eighteen years I stuck with your ass. And I would have done even longer if I wasn’t stuck in Europe. But if you close your eyes, drink three beer and look at some moderate looking girl walking by, it’s basically like I am still there.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

¡Hola mi amigo! Puedo hablar un poco español por la presente… But seriously, I hate that I have to learn a new language. And they talk faster than you when you tried to rap like Zico. Imagine what their hiphop sounds like? Probably like 2x sped up triple time Eminem rap. Anyway, Dad said that I might [sic!] be able to visit you during the summer! Isn’t that great? Because I think it is. I know you have a job, I have, too, although I really suck at communicating, but I am somehow managing. Let’s meet soon. You still owe me the 3000 won for when I chugged down that warm beer and almost died. I want barbecue, and you and your freshly filled wallet cannot stop me.

Love, _____.

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Dear Buzz Lightyeol,

You are always so busy. You take eternities and beyond to reply. It’s been three weeks since I sent that letter. Answer me. Also, I booked the flight. It’s only for a week because my boss didn’t think I am worth of more days off, but it’s better than nothing, I guess.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

It’s okay, you were busy and your handwriting is ugly, so you take weeks to write a sentence. I forgive you. Three weeks till my flight. Fuel your wallet because I will eat a lot! Also! Jongdae became a singer!? I just went through Naver and his face popped up! Tell him that no matter what clothes he’ll wear, he’ll still remain the three-year-old boy who pissed his pants when my Dad played Santa back then.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Honestly, fuck that I am in Seoul and my hotel is five minutes away from your apartment. This letter writing game is fun and I’ll sneakily put this in your jacket when you don’t look because I am just that level of ninja. It was a great first day out of seven. I can’t believe you got a balloon with my name on it and brought it to the airport. You are crazy, but I like that about you so much, though. Just stay crazy. Don’t be lame like Kyungsoo. I cannot believe that after eight months all he had to offer to me was a hand shake. Like? What about a hug? Money? Food? Is he broke on feelings and wallet or what? But at least you love me enough to get me a balloon. You’re the best.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Okay but I really didn’t expect you to actually pay for the entire beef I ordered. Did you rob a bank? It’s okay, you can share your secrets and money with me. It’s so good to see your stupid face again after so long. It’s amazing how we aren’t so awkward and that I can still knock on your door at midnight with soju and watch Grey’s Anatomy. Why are you always crying, though? You watched the first five seasons at least twenty times omg. Also, I’m laughing. You still haven’t seen the first letter I hid in your pocket. You’re so oblivious, it’s actually cute.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I apologize for being so clingy today, although you didn’t seem to mind too much. You are just very tall and even though you have the tendency to look like a child when you grin, puberty really did justice to you and not having seen you for so long made me get hit with that fact as if with a brick. You’re handsome. There. Smile, smirk, grin, I don’t care. I like you. You are cute. You are funny. You bought me food. You are my best buddy. Date me:

↳ Yes [x] No [ ] Maybe [ ]

I answered on behalf of you already. No stepping out. This is a contract for eternity.

Love, your new found girlfriend.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Good that your taste doesn’t suck as much as it did back then with your old crush. What was her name again? I forgot. I can’t believe I had to literally shove the letters into your hands because you didn’t find them. It’s sad that this is already day 4/7. Like seriously, maybe I should just quit my job and life in Spain. Dad said I am old enough to move out and live my own life. I kinda want that…but I don’t want to leave my old life behind like that. It’s so hard that I have to decide between (eloping with) my boyfriend or my family. I want to have you kiss me everyday, but I can only have this for the next three days. Don’t waste your lips on beer bottles too much. You have some perfectly fine lips to kiss right in front of you.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

You’ve been my boyfriend for only two days now, but I am damn sure you are the best. Seriously, I never even mentioned going to the sea and what are you doing? You take me to the sea. What can I do? Burn toast and have you almost choke on it. And you dare to say it tasted delicious. Lying is not good, Park Chanyeol (but thank you for caring about me so much, though. You’re a jem with e and a).

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Baekhyun is third wheeling so hard and he enjoys it. He’s very precious, you found a good substitute for the best friend position. But don’t you tall bitch dare take him for the girlfriend/boyfriend position once I depart tomorrow. I will return and chop your thumbs. Also thank you for having stayed the night. Not in that way, but for just being there. It was nice to wake up to your snoring self and atop your really comfy sweater. It’s very soft and suits you way too well for my own good.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

You looked so sad when you realized it’s our last day. I’m writing this whilst you are getting me my drink, just in case you’re wondering. Also this handwriting will be hella quick and you might not be able to read everything, but I try to be fast here. Don’t worry, I’ll come back, or you come to me. We will continue to write letters. Maybe I will FaceTime with you, too…if you’re lucky, which you are because I like you very much. Help, I don’t want to leave. I want to stay with you and watch some stupid 2 a.m tv shows and fall asleep in your arms again. There is so much I want to do, but there’s no time for now, which sucks.

Love, ______.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Ha! I wonder when you’ll find this letter because this is my secret letter that I didn’t place in front of your self. I stole your sweater :) and I don’t intend to return it. So you have to come to Europe to get it back!

Love, ______.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Okay, I’m back to Europe. Dad asked why I was smiling so much and told him that he’s at fault that I am separated from my future husband and he laughed so much, but he was happy. So don’t worry, he won’t murder you when you introduce yourself to be my boyfriend to him. I mean, it would be crazy if he blew a fuss. He basically was present at your first poop, so…

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

You haven’t answered my last letter yet, it’s only been a few days, so it’s still on the way—consider yourself lucky. Even though I really love sending letters, why am I only now hearing that you are Jongdae’s producer? He has the voice of a god! He better not mess up your masterpieces. But hey, now you have that AAA singer for that song. Oh my, I keep nagging you with it. I’m sorry.

Love, ______.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Dad saw the letter that just came and he ran upstairs like the biggest moron and kept teasing me. What is he? Twelve? Baekhyun? He was mentioning a surprise, but who knows. My old man has been acting anything close to old currently and behaves like a child, so I can probably only expect some spoiled chocolate cake from him. How is work going? I’m sorry I didn’t take your call yesterday (although when you read this a week has probably already passed). Can mailmen be faster, please? But yeah, I was at work and I already have a strike for having been late twice. I miss you, Yeol. Your sweater began smelling more like me than you, I’m going insane.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I saw Jongdae on tv today! And I could have sworn you were that undeniably handsome and tall man in the back. It might already be around a month since my visit to Seoul, but you’ve been having that sassy posture since you were five years old! I see you, Park Chanyeol. Also, Jesus, don’t send food here. It will spoil on the way unless it’s chocolate or something…that lasts longer. But I’m sure your first gimbap tasted amazing when it was still edible. You can cook for me when I visit again!

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Mom found old pictures from kindergarten. We looked so cute in them, even Jongdae. Back then he didn’t have that shit eating grin like he has now. But you were so cute, cutest baby cheeks alive. It’s so sad that we live like miles and miles apart. I miss you so much! You should come and visit me. I could show you around a little bit.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

You could have just told me that you would be in a music video, you know. Especially when you are looking like the biggest fuckboi in it and make out with some girl instead of having me find it on YouTube. I don’t know if I should be mad at the fact that you didn’t tell me or because you are doing stuff with that girl you never did with me. But then I tell myself that you probably didn’t choose the theme of the song or the music video. It still hurts. And I don’t know if I’m lying to myself that we work out when we’re so far away from each other. I don’t know. Maybe I just shouldn’t send this letter at all. Congratulations. The public seems to acknowledge you for your looks, acting and your musical talent. You made it. That’s the sunny side to this story, I guess.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

It’s alright, I’m not mad anymore. I was talking to Jongdae and he said you weren’t comfortable with the situation in the music video, and—even though he is the biggest jokester next to Byun Baekyhun—I trust him on that. You don’t have to apologize. I was just too jealous, I shouldn’t have been. It’s your job, it’s not like you grew feelings for that woman. She was probably not really comfortable either… Let’s just not dwell onto such topic, alright? I passed all my college exams for this term, I’m beat. I was studying so much that I pretty much forget that I was mad at all. You’re so lucky to be a music genius and already have a stable career and a well paid job.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I forgot to sent you a letter on your birthday. I’m horrible and I feel miserable. I don’t know how I can even apologize for not congratulating you and not even reacting to your texts and calls. You seemed so worried, but I couldn’t talk to anyone that day. I felt like shit, I just now I feel a little less like shit after I emptied the one or other beer. Chanyeol, it’s my mom. She cheated on my dad and they want a divorce. I’m supposed to be an adult and handle this, but they are my parents. I grew up with the idea of them being the perfect couple, that nothing could get in between them, and I thought we’d be the same. But now? It feels like everything my mom said was a lie. When she said she loved Dad and that we are the most important people for her. It hurts, Chanyeol. And I know you can’t do anything, but I also know that you will try. I don’t know when I will deal with everything better, I just don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me. I like you a lot, Park Chanyeol. It’s just hard for me to take a pen in my hand and write this all down. If you don’t hear from me anytime soon, don’t worry too much alright? I’ll be better.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

No, just no. You don’t know what it feels like. Your parents are still together, they are not fighting and cheating on each other. They are not feeding you with lies of being together forever and loving each other, okay!? You don’t know what it feels like, and I hope you’ll never have to experience it either because it sucks. It just sucks.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I realized after I sent the letter that I was overreacting. I hope this one will make it you on the same day as the one before. I’m sorry, you tried to comfort me. I shouldn’t have unleashed my frustration on you. It’s Mom’s fault and not yours. You’re never at fault, you’re the only one who hasn’t lied to me. You’re one of those people who immediately say what’s up and not hold it in forever till I find out. I value you a lot, Park Chanyeol. I want us to be together forever, unlike what happened to my parents. I want us to do better than them. And I feel like we do even though we are continents apart.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I feel even worse about what I said in that bitchy letter. How dare you just show up at my doorstep like this. How do you even have Dad’s number, and how dare he tell you the address. Just kidding, I’m glad he did. Also, why the hell am I writing you a letter when you sit right next to me. This letter game is really out of hand. Let me guess, you want the sweater I stole back, right? But you have to comfort me and go on a date with me first, else I’ll hide it forever. For how long are you staying? Just for the weekend! That’s too short. Okay, I stop this now. This is getting awkward to write.

Love, _____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

You’re sleeping right now and you look super soft, but you snore so loud that I can’t sleep. Thank you for today. It was nice, everything was. From the date, to well, now. It was my first, but you probably know that, since I was the forever virgin back then. You, too, though! Sehun kept teasing us about it just because he had a girlfriend before you. What a loser. Hey, Chanyeol, I love you. You always do thing for me that no sane person would ever do. Like how back then when I was late for an exam you ate Baekhyun’s horrible cooking just to really look like you were sick…and well, from what I heard of Jongdae, you also puked on Mr. Park’s new shoes.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

It was good to see you again, and Jongdae called me just now saying where the fuck you are. Did you seriously book a flight without telling your boss, just because I was a devastated mess? Proves again that you’re insane! I don’t know how I even deserve you.

Also thank you for letting me keep the sweater. You were wearing it before you left. It smells like you again. Gosh that sounded cheesy. You’re infecting me with your flowery language, Park Chanyeol! Not that I mind.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Why did I decide to study Psychology again? My head is spinning from all the revising I have to do! I just read through all the letters you sent me, I really needed a break. How is it going by the way? I was looking through Naver and I saw that Jongdae is preparing for a comeback? And apparently you are going to produce that album! Write him good songs, his voice is great. Maybe you can sneak yourself into a feature haha. I don’t know much about music, but I know that your voice sounds just perfect and you and Jongdae could really pull off a duet. Maybe get Baekhyun for it, too! He can sing well, although he was always pissing off Mrs. Choi in choir class. But she overlooked everything because he had the best voice and even when he was sick he hit all the notes. Speaking of Baekhyun, he keeps sending me wedding dress pictures and edits our heads on some Google Image wedding pictures. He’s crazy, give him a hug from me.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Oh, and PS: Yes, I will.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Honestly, it feels so weird wearing the ring and having to explain that it came by the mail. Seriosuly, Park Chanyeol, you could have just done that when you were here to visit me. Maybe it wasn’t really the best of moments, but Jesus, it would be a lie if I’d have said no then, no matter how grumpy and period cramps fueled I might have been. Also, stop Jongdae from sending me memes from We Got Married with our faces on. First Baekhyun and now Jongdae, doesn’t he have something to do? Like, singing for example? And you still haven’t told me anything about Jongdae’s comeback, and neither has he because I refuse to answer to his texts since they are all about “your boy Chanyeol wanna smooch you” and “name one child after me”. He’s ridiculous, but…if we ever have kids and one is a really big idiot with the loudest voice, sure, let’s name him Jongdae.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Mom called me today and I at first only wanted to hang up, but in the end I heard her out and met her with her new boyfriend…or more like the affair. I don’t like him, although he was nice to me and she seemed happy, I just can’t befriend with the idea of being all chill with the homewrecker. Is that childish of me, Yeol?

And what am I seeing there? Jongdae spammed me with his teaser pictures instead of memes, can you believe! He said that his comeback is going to take a while though, and that these teaser pictures will probably not be out till a few months. Work some faster haha. I want to listen to the masterpieces you’ve been hiding from me, your fiancee. We shouldn’t have secrets from each other, and with secrets I mean: send me your music. Nah, just kidding, you’re a perfectionist. I’ll patiently wait till Jongdae will send me all the music files the comeback.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Sorry for not replying so long! And don’t be confused because of the address, too! Dad is now stationed in the U.K. I finally was able to Spanish and then we’re moving again. I forgot half of the English we had in school, Chanyeol! But just saying, if Jongdae ever plans a world tour, he should come to Europe and the U.K. My personal recommendation is to go to chippie and get yourself saveloy. The best stuff you can get. I sent you a selfie of me at one of these iconic British phone boxes. Even though Spain grew to me, I like it here, too. You should definitely come and visit me.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Dad asked if you’d like to come over soon! He actually transformed his old hobby room into…a room just for you. He likes you a lot and he was probably even happier about that cringe proposal via mail than I was. So yeah, you have a room here now, and I’m going to be really honest here: why the heck does your room look better than mine? And it’s bigger than mine! The injustice, I’m his blood and he chooses your sorry ass over me.

But still, Dad has always been like…dangerous when it came to boys. And here he is, waiting till the wedding we have not even planned out yet. We’re still so young and being engaged is great, too. But we’ll marry, right? I mean…you didn’t propose for nothing.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Dad got me into soccer, like not the playing one, but just watching. He started liking soccer already in Spain when he supported Atlético like his life depended on it. I wasn’t too interested in it back then, but hey, so many people here are into soccer and after having watched some matches with Dad, it’s actually interesting. I can finally understand Lu Han, I guess. Though not too much on the Real Madrid part?

Tell him he should switch teams. Who needs Real when you have Hotspur or Dortmund? Who needs Ronaldo when you have Son Heung-min and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I just went for the mail and seriously? You bought me a Borussia Dortmund jersey and put your name on it. “I’m the true keeper and not Bürki”, cheesy much? But yeah, you are, Park Chanyeol. You are the one and only keeper, although you’d be the first to hide from the ball when you were the goal keeper.

Love, ____.

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Dear Keeper,

No, I did not ditch you for Roman Bürki haha. I’m sorry for replying so late, on phone and by letter. Dad and I went for a little vacation in the middle of nowhere—camping and father-daughter bonding, don’t ask—and there was no post office and I had zero internet, so…I’m sorry.

Also, if I won’t reply quickly, I’m currently very caught up with exams. I had to retake some because I moved and it’s all so stressful. I want to do good, so don’t worry too much.

How is everything going with Jongdae? It’s been a while since his last spam, he must be busy, too.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Guess who is in England and into whom I ran today? Minseok! He’s actually an exchange student, but just for a couple of weeks. His English is better than mine, I feel offended, but Minseok was always good at everything. I remember how we were all such good friends and Minseok always saved our ass when we caused trouble. Oh God, do you remember when I had such a big crush on him and I confessed to him by letter and I accidentally placed the letter in Baekhyun’s jacket? He kept annoying the shit out of me and I had to pay him way too much snacks to have him shut his big mouth.

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Oh my, there is no need to be jealous! I only like you, my keeper! Besides, Minseok will be off to Seoul when this letter reaches you, so it’s all good. It was just nice to talk to someone, who I actually know. It was lonely for the first weeks because I didn’t know how to interact with people. How do you get along with people so well, Yeol? Share your secrets!

But I miss you so much! I’m wearing your sweater right now and sit in “your” room. Really, Dad put so much effort into this, you should at least sleep here like once…please?

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

I can’t believe I missed you! My aunt recently moved to Scotland, so I went to visit her there. You should have told me in advance, I’d have met up with her some other day. Dad told me immediately when I cam back. You were literally only there to sleep there once. You could have stayed longer, you know?

But it’s alright, I messed it up. Next time I’ll be there no matter what!

Love, ____.

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Dear Chanyeol,

Again, sorry for replying so late. I had half of the letter written, but never sent it. So now I’m writing it again. Jongdae was texting me just now and I saw all the messages you sent me. My phone was on silent, ah, I feel so bad. Anyway, Jongdae sent me a mp3 file, some teaser for the title track! I was kind of hoping it would be that song from years ago to be honest. But this one is good, too. Very catchy, I’m proud of you, Park Chanyeol. Your birthday comes up so soon, too! I try to visit you, oh wait, that was actually meant to be a surprise. Though, let’s all be real here, Baekhyun already told you that, right?

Love, ____.

⚜️

Dear Chanyeol,

Promise me to never be mad at me! I may have lied to you. But it wasn’t because I wanted to, it’s just. Nevermind.

Love, a liar.

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Dear Chanyeol,

It sucks that your birthday always brings more pain to you than happiness ever since I moved away, twice. Surprise, I’ve been trying hard to fight. But I can’t anymore. Back then I didn’t write you for weeks because I was in hospital doing chemo. Also, my aunt never moved to Scotland, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to lie, but I wanted even less for you to worry. It was stupid. I thought everything would be fine. I really did. They told me I was doing well, I was a real fighter. But the tumor was fighting, too. When this letter arrives at yours, at your birthday, I’ll be already…gone…again. And this time I can’t write you anymore. My hand keeps shaking, so my Dad is writing this for me. I’m in hospital again. It’s so white and monotone and everything smells like Kyungsoo’s fabric conditioner basically. Yesterday, I was reading through all the letters you sent me, I even read those stupid messages you sent to my phone. Promise me not to cry. I love you. Just remember that I really do love you…so much. You’re the best person I ever shared bubble gum ice cream with, you are the best composer, best friend, best boyfriend and fiance. Thank you for everything you did for me. Thank you for saving my ass. Thank you for carrying my drunk ass around when I was far away from taking a proper step. Also sorry for having puked on your favorite converse back then. Thank you for loving such a lame person like me. Thank you for being you. Also thank you for having spent money on stamps and perfecting your handwriting to impress me. You didn’t with it, though. But the content did. You are amazing. I wish I could listen to that song you never finished again. I hope you do finish it one day and sing it yourself. Your voice is beautiful. I wish I could have you whisper “I love you” into my ear again. Park Chanyeol, thank you.

Love, _____.

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Dear _____,

Guess what! I actually lied to you. I’m sorry, babe, haha. The songs I was writing weren’t for Jongdae to sing, I was just working on one of his songs. I am working on his album now, the work I did during all those months was my own album. It will be out on my birthday, when this letter will arrive along with my album. The song I once sang that you liked so much…I finished it. It’s about you, how much I love you. I hope it will be your new favorite song because this is just for you, my love, my stupid little _____.

Love, Chanyeol.

#kwritersnet #chanyeol scenarios #chanyeol fluff #chanyeol angst #park chanyeol #chanyeol fic #chanyeol x reader #pcy #exo scenarios #exo fluff #exo angst #exo imagines #exo texts #exo writing #exo reactions #chanyeol smut #so much soccer in this tho

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Zoo 3.11, “Cradles and Graves”

Maybe, you’re gonna be the one that saves me

I don't know if I'm more upset that this show had the gall to unironically use (a cover of)“Wonderwall” for dramatic effect, or that after 3 days of my inability to stop watching this episode, it's actually working for me.

I distinctly remember bursting out laughing when the first lyrics hit my ears, and now I'm like, teary eyed and nodding sagely through that whole montage. "Wow. So deep. So profound and meaningful."

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A list of things I did not care for this week: the IADG bullpen unless Tessa was talking. Now that we've got that out of the way... Some things I like about the first 5 minutes -Imagining the Darkest Timeline version where they are all already dead by the time Clem finds them. -The (unintentional?) hilarity of the fact that Jackson's blood waits for the exactly perfect moment to ooze under the door for maximum dramatic effect -The fact that Mitch is found on the stairs instead of where he was shot, which suggests to me that he got to feel the full horror of seeing both Max and Jamie on the ground before he succumbed to his own wound (which is probably just an irresponsible directing choice because if he had, I'd think he'd be a little more grateful about the whole them-not-being-dead part, but it's fun to think about! Otherwise I just get bogged down again in wondering about the logistics of GSW injuries.) Ctrl + Z I loved it, but my parents and I could not stop laughing during the entire resurrection scene. "So I guess everybody's actively dying and no one can help us, but it's cool. Just gimme some of that tank serum (totally valid medical term) and mix it with water (just your basic home remedy recipe), and then we'll suffocate them back to life and five minutes later their mortal wounds will be fine and we can get on with the real problems." A.K.A. So there's example 57 or so of an entire episode's worth of possible plot being pushed aside because this show refuses to take a breath. We could have wrung so much more emotion out of Clementine, whilst ignoring her own signs of labor, trying to triage her father, grandfather, adoptive mother, surrogate uncle I'm pretending she is already attached to more than I'm sure she is, and other surrogate uncle who is also her best chance of saving her baby, the most important of all, if something goes wrong in delivery. ...and GDI now I gotta go find a special episode of Grey's Anatomy to get my mass tragedy fix. But I'm grateful that even at Zoo speed, they still gave me a little taste (in two flavors!) of people suffering the after-effects of injuries the serum couldn't fully fix. You're Responsible, You're the One to Blame, It's Your Fault :( to everyone being too busy hating her to notice Jamie cradling a clearly injured arm. But I love absolutely every sentence in this 7-way argument, including but not limited to Mitch's strangled "are you full term? how long was I out?!", the group-wide reveal of when exactly Mr. Duncan disappeared, Jackson's deadly-quiet anger, Jamie's valid defense of her actions, Mitch trying to take his daughter and blow this popsicle stand at a doubled-over limp, Clem taking her sweet time mentioning the quarantine, Max and Jamie's "oh" realizations about the plane, and Mitch's fabulously cranky echo and "what now" attitude. Last but far from least, the disgusted "I can't even look at you" was kind of my favorite part? I dig it when one member of an OTP is that intensely furious at the other out of hurt. (see also: Castle at the end of season 4)

A+ Comic Relief Laughing for 1 million years at Clem hopping off the exam table pantsless while all the men in the vicinity double take and look away* (except for Sam, whom Mitch hilariously whacks on the arm for his impudence, in my favorite sight gag since "Special Consultant") *the fact that Abe also does this, while understandably instinctive and appropriately respectful, is also kind of hilarious given where he just was

Oh My Darling(s, Sam &) Clementine (who can't make a good shipmanteau to save their life) I don't have enough interest to do it myself, but it sure sounds like the story of how they met would make a pretty great YA novel plot. Anyone who doesn't actually want to spend the month trying to be a paid author need a NaNoWriMo prompt? Particularly someone who likes world-building, because this show leaves things wide open to fill in the details of U.S. society outside New York and the plane. Speaking of which! Did Clem happen to share with him the part of her backstory about being raised as an orphan basically the same way for the same reason? Because that seems like it would decently bond them. I like this parallel. Also update, I am getting a lot fonder of his face, mostly because he shut up and stayed out of the way except when I needed him to chime in to be sweet and supportive of Clementine (or side with her dad about ranking her over the baby on the priority list). He seems like he's really tried/is trying to be a good partner, and I'm impressed that he holds his ground despite a faceful of largely unwarranted hostility from her. I might actually be okay with him being the head of his family, even though up until now my head has danced with visions of Clem raising her baby under Mitch (and Jamie)'s purview and/or roof, Last Man Standing style. (although I guess there's always Reba-style, where both young parents are under that roof) (I realize I'm making a lot of assumptions about everyone's ability to stay alive and/or live a semi-normal life)

Beta Ship 2.0 / My Wonderwall** There's something immensely funny to me about the juxtaposition of Jackson being in his Brooding Cave Of Isolated Despair while Tessa is in a brightly ilt location, in the middle of the hustle and bustle and basically being like, "Buck up and stop being so melodramatic." (Jackson: The prophecies have spoken. Food turns to dust in my mouth. A great wave shall fall upon us all. // Tessa: is your plane out of groceries again?) But on a serious note, I love so much that he's thisclose to broken until she pulls him out of it that I'm not even gonna whine about him asking Tessa to do the same thing he's punishing Jamie for. Though in his defense, he did say "stop" her and not "kill her,” which is an important distinction for him. **My friend once wrote a Jim/Pam (The Office) parody of Jim/Pam stories using this title, and that is at least 50% of why I can't take this song seriously even though I actually have always loved it.

I Don't Know What To Do My Whole Brain is Celebrating "How do you know the name of Jamie's scorpion?" "Because my son and Jamie have, uh, very lively pillow talk."** !!!!!!!!!! NO BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE.

The fact that Abe pipes up despite a sucking chest wound just so he can help take the mick out of Mitch is glorious. The cranky and ineffectual "shut up" in response is THE BEST. I love that Mitch has just always blatantly refused to publicly acknowledge how he feels about Jamie, despite the fact that everyone and their mother is like, "Oh yeah, I know Mitch. Snarky scientist, walks around with hearts in his eyes to match the one on his sleeve?" (Mitch, in the distance: I do not LOVE her, okay, I just...miss her when she's not around, think about her all the time, and I imagine us one day running towards each other in slow motion and I'm wearing a brown suede vest.) I doubly appreciate this exchange because I was wondering when the hell these people actually sleep and I was getting worried there was no recognizable place in canon that they might have both had a chance to go to bed at the same time. **This writer could not have more clearly been flagging us with a fic prompt. Max Morgan, Love Doctor My very favorite of the small moments in this ep is Max insisting that Mitch let him patch him up. I was all on board for some serious injury, but I loved the subversion of his attention being caught by the scars I thought the show had forgotten about instead. "Oh, Mitch."

That just kills me. I want to unpack their relationship right here so much more, but also, it's 7pm on the night of new Zoo. Suffice to say Mitch isn't the only parent who suffers over the thought of his kid being in pain tonight, and that's beautiful. And gosh do I love him quietly, individually, nudging Mitch and Jamie back towards each other. The promise that Mitch will understand eventually was an immediate balm upon my soul. If Max says a thing about my ship, it must be true! Mitch + Being A Mess of Emotions About His Daughter (if anyone wanted to make a gifset off of this theme I would not be opposed) Words cannot express how thrilled I am that Mitch gives zero bothers about Sam's baby daddy rights and takes up prime positioning to stroke Clementine's hair nonstop throughout the whole labor,* even stealing the requisite final "you can do this" encouragement. He also gets to be the first one to hold the baby and it's amazing.

* and makes some pretty wonderful faces over how hard it is to see her in pain and not be able to do anything about it -- and remind me I've got either some meta or a story scrap about how this is what Audra was on the front lines for all those years he selfishly hid away, telling himself it was for the best P.S. As much as I love that Mitch just falls apart in full Worried Dad mode and can't seem to process a single medical term or physical symptom as it pertains to pregnancy, you know that if Abe weren't a sex doctor and the writers weren't butts, Mitch would absolutely be whipping out the stethoscopes and telling us all about the time he delivered a baby gorilla so this is basically the same thing -- I imagine Clem would take loud offense here -- while roping in Jamie as a delivery nurse to follow his instructions to the letter (because there are some things fathers just should not do no matter how brilliant they are). Things I would like to know Why Mitch -- who apparently had a through and through -- is the only one whose gunshot wound is still bothering him Why Clementine didn't once ask where Jamie was. (at which point I'd really like to see Mitch try and explain that one.)

It is straight up ridiculous to me that 19-year-old girl in labor, surrounded by men, would not want a woman with her, particularly one she loves. This is the most "what...man...[wrote] this" moment I have ever had about TV.

Did I just miss it, or is it kinda weird that Sam doesn't bat an eye upon finding out Charles Duncan is actually a different person and his girlfriend's father?

Leftover Thoughts

This show is so nuts, I am just now realizing I didn't even stop to wonder how the hell Abigail reanimated herself last week before now.

Mitch being a testy bitch @ Abe is a thing that just does not get old. ("You put hybrid goo in my daughter? Was that not worth a little chat?")

Aww @ Mitch's mini pep-talk about being a good parent, followed by the "OK time to go" and the sweet "I'm having this baby?" / "You are having this baby."

I also really enjoy Mitch deciding to be cranky about Sam just because he's there and he can. It's kinda like sniping at Logan, but more fun and with way better reasons. (Which I hope is exactly what Mitch says when Clementine inevitably tells him to knock it off)

"Goodbye frequent flyer miles" lmao

I love that instead of shutting down the beacon by cutting the wire, they multiplied its effect by a thousand and destroyed a city, to which the response is basically, "Whoops."

"You've been good for my son. Take care of him for me." So I LOVE THIS, but also: dammit Max that is not what "die for our ship" means.

But I love the moment where Jamie and Max, individually, hear the baby crying. The joy dawning on their faces is so pure it actually makes it worthwhile that they're not present at the birth itself.

(I know we're especially mad about Jamie. But honestly, if it means All Mitch All The Time, that's an OK trade to me.)

tl;dr if something is not mentioned please assume I loved it

COMING SOON:

(will be links shortly) Mini essays analyzing Jamie V. Jackson, Mitch/Jamie and Max's death.

In conclusion: I spent my entire night writing this, but it was worth it. Future Me is gonna love looking back.

#cbs zoo #episode reactions #zoo 3.11 #2200 words AND THIS ISN'T EVEN ALL OF IT #most of the Mitch and Jamie analysis is yet to come

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anagraves · 7 years

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Fandom Meme: Hit Me Up

Originally posted by @fanficmemes , I was tagged by @frombothofmyhearts . Thank you! It’s more difficult than the last one, so this time I’m not tagging anyone, but if you want to play just feel yourself tagged!

1. Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

Well... I’m currently watching “Victoria” and it’s hard to choose from Vicbourne and Ernest & Harriet. But when it comes to OTP that I’m currently obssesing over, that would be undoubtedly Jaime & Brienne (GoT).

2. A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind (bonus points: who was that person).

Sansa & Littlefinger. I was completely repulsed by this idea at first, but later came to love them and they became one of my most important GoT ships.

3. A pairing you used to love, but it all fell apart for you.

I can agree here with @frombothofmyhearts - at the beginning of HP books I shipped Harry and Hermione, later I had no idea why on Earth I ever saw them together. From the more recent fandoms, I would say Jorah and Daenerys - I mean I still do ship them, but they used to be my OTP and now I don’t really care.

4. Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what.

Don’t think so, sadly I’m not a funny person.

5. What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom

Harry Potter, definitely, if you can say I’m in a fandom since the moment I fell in love with the books. That would be seventeen years.

6. Do you remember your first OTP, if so who was in it.

That is a difficult question... My first OTPs came from Polish soap operas, but since no one would know what I’m talking about I’ll focus on something well known and that would be either HP (Lupin & Tonks), LOTR (Aragorn & Arwen or Eowyn & Faramir) or “House M.D.” (Foreteen). When it comes to level of devotion that shoul go with real OTP, I would choose Foreteen.

7. Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr.

"Once Upon a Time” - I had no idea about the show until I saw it here. And it was everywhere, really.

8. Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves (chars you’re neutral on are fair game, as are chars you dislike)

That’s difficult. I wanted to say something GoT-related, but I found myself either liking someone at least a little bit or hating them so much I cannot say anything nice about them. Ooh, I have it, from another fandom! Elizabeth Swann and William Turner - I don’t like both of them, but they know how to love each other and they would do a lot for this love. Although sometimes they forget about it, especially in AWE...

9. Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice)

I’ll stick to PoTC - more James Norrington love, more Davy Jones appreciation, more respect for my favorite parts of the movies (DMC & AWE).

10. Choose a song at random, which ship or character does it remind you of

I just saw Dream Theater and “Sacrifised Sons”. The title brought a lot of GoT connections - the Second Sons, the Starks, Jaime & Tyrion.

11. A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships

I think my only ship that could fall into this category would be Cam & Sweets from “Bones”.

12. Your most scandalous headcanon for your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

Scandalous? I can see that in “Victoria” - both of my ships eloping and living happily ever after away from all this ruling and this life they’re living... Would definitely be scandalous in XIX century, given their position.

13. Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending, about anything at all (gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, extended family, sexual preferences like top/bottom/switch, relationship with poetry, seriously anything)

Maybe only that Klaroline (TVD) is and always will be the endgame, no matter how long it takes.

14. 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel the Series), James Norrington (PotC), Jaime Lannister (GoT), Mark Sloan (Grey’s Anatomy), Lance Sweets (Bones).

15. 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms

Weslah (AtS), Brienne & Jaime (GoT), Mark & Lexie (Grey’s Anatomy).

16. 5 favorite ships

Every single one has a special place in my heart, but if I had to choose they would be the ships from above, Klaroline (TVD) and Foreteen because of the nostalgy mostly.

17. Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go (prompts optional but encouraged)

I’m just fed up with most of the regular shows nowadays. They all go the same roads of misery and despair, constant plotting and destroying of the relationships (I do understand that happiness might not be the most popular thing in the world, but come on, sometimes someone is happy, the world is not all dark and gloom). Some of them start great, but then get extended beyond the point of logic and the writers screw everything up. Everything should have its end and it would be best if the end came in the highest and not lowest point of the series. The best example - “Grey’s Anatomy”. I loved the show, but now it’s a caricature of itself. The characters are the bunch of selfish people who don’t care about anything else but themselves, and mostly they even forgot they are doctors, behaving like five-year-olds. Just finish this show already!

#tumblr life #tumblr games #tv series #that was quite difficult at times #but interesting

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Summer Reading List for the Whole Family

I am so psyched to present today’s guest-poster, my friend and reading guru Catherine Hong. You already know and love her because she writes the childrens’ book blog, Mrs. Little and because she’s an OG DALS favorite. (Could she be any cuter in this sleepaway camp shot circa early 80s?) Her family’s reading line-up right now is so perfectly summer — graphic novels, adventures, re-reads of old favorites, memoirs, good old-fashioned schlock — that I knew all you hammock-lying, beach-bumming, long-trip-taking, care-package-shipping book lovers would enjoy it as much as I do. Take it away, Catherine!

I did the best reading of my life during the summers I was 9, 10 and 11 years old. Every day after lunch at sleepaway camp we headed to our bunks for an hour of mandated “quiet time.” And when those counselors said “quiet,” they meant it. There was no talking, whispering, card playing or even getting out of our bunk beds — and for me, it was heaven. I loved camp life, but spending all day in a wild scrum of girls was exhausting and I craved that daily pocket of quiet when you could watch the chipmunks and read your book while the breeze blew through the mosquito netting. (We lived in tents, not cabins, so it was basically like being outside when the canvas flaps were rolled up.) It was there where I remember reading The Witch of Blackbird Farm, Little Women, The Good Earth and a weirdly spellbinding YA book nobody reads anymore called The 79 Squares.

Now that my two kids are away at sleepaway camp, I like to imagine they’re getting in a delicious spell of reading after lunch every day, too. I pack their duffels with a careful selection of books and hope for the best. And in the unusual quiet of our childless house, my husband and I try to get a lot of reading done, too. Here’s what’s on our lists.

. SOPHIA, age 14 Interests: Animals, slime, Shonda Rhimes-produced TV shows Reading MO: Currently in a reading slump. Enjoys telling me, “there are no more good books.” Last book enjoyed: Endangered by Eliot Schrefer (2012 YA novel about a 14-year-old American girl trying to save a group of bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo).

Summer reading plan: Sophia made noises about “missing TV” while at camp so I took the “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” approach and packed her bag with books related to her favorite shows: a Grey’s Anatomy novelization called Notes from the Nurses’ Station (it’s out of print, so I got her a used copy) and Shonda Rhimes’s bestselling memoir, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person. Are these sort of … schlocky? Yes. But Sophia said she adored the Grey’s Anatomy book and I think the Rhimes memoir, which combines behind-the-scenes scoop from Grey’s and Scandal with uplifting self-help, could be perfect for a girl figuring out who she is on her way to 9th grade. Next up: something by W. Bruce Cameron, who specializes in novels written from a dog’s perspective– think: A Dog’s Purpose, which was made into a movie.LEO, age 11 Interests: Fortnite, Dungeons & Dragons, trampolines Reading MO: Requests books that are “funny, with fighting.” Last book enjoyed: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summer reading plan: Leo started reading Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book before leaving for camp and was instantly hooked by the creepy, thrillerish story of Nobody Owens, a human boy raised in a graveyard by ghosts and werewolves. I also packed him Yvain the Knight of the Lion by M. T. Anderson (shown above) a 2017 graphic novel about a young knight from King Arthur’s court (it’s based on the 12th-century epic poem of the same name). I’m betting its a win-win: a rich and complex literary creation that also delivers dragons, giants, and sword fighting. Next up: a dose of reality with The Stars Beneath our Feet by David Barclay Moore, about a 12-year-old boy growing up in Harlem who starts building an epic Lego city after his brother is killed by gang violence. I read it myself and it’s fantastic.

David, age 47 Interests: Eating out, taking the New York Times weekly news quiz Last book enjoyed: Rabbit is Rich (1981) by John Updike. David is doing this thing where he reads one of the Updike “Rabbit” books every ten years, so he’s the same age as Rabbit Angstrom in the books.

Summer reading plan: Lauren Groff’s latest collection of stories, Florida. He recommends “At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners,” “Dogs Go Wolf,” and the novella-length last story, “Yport.” Next up: re-reading one of his all-time favorites: George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia (1938) in preparation for our upcoming trip to Barcelona.

CATHERINE, age: 46 Interests: Cooking, children’s books, unaffordable textiles and furniture Last book enjoyed: Less by Andrew Sean Greer. I cannot recommend this tragicomedy about a washed-up novelist on the edge of 50 highly enough! Then again, it won the Pulitzer, so I guess I don’t have to. (Bonus: It’s now in paperback.)

Summer reading plan: I recently went to my 25th college reunion and am suddenly feeling … middle aged. Appropriately enough, the books I’ve been reading are all about people experiencing midlife crises. I just finished The Ambition Decisions by Hana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace. The authors tracked down classmates who graduated Northwestern with them in the 1990s and find out where they are now with work, family, and life — it feels like a teary heart-to-heart talk with old friends.

Next up: My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley, which my friend Rory enthusiastically recommended, about a long-divorced couple (both experiencing midlife woes) who find their lives entwined once again. It’s supposed to be hil-ar-ious. Finally, because I have been doing hours of physical therapy for lower back pain (the ravages of age!!!), I have been deep into audio books, which help me bear the tedium of endless pelvic tilts. I’m loving the latest David Sedaris, Calypso, and And Then We Danced: A Voyage Into the Groove, which is part dance history, part comedic memoir by the always wonderful “participatory journalist” Henry Alford.

Thank you Catherine! For more inspired recs, follow her on instagram: @mrslittlebooks. Happy summer reading everybody!

Related: Kids’ Audiobooks for the Road Trip

Source: http://www.dinneralovestory.com/family-reading-list-summer-edition/

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Highlights from the Rebecca Mader panel at Storytelling Con, Barcelona, April 22, 2017

Asked about visiting Prague: “My favorite thing to do in Prague is just to walk around the old part, walk over the bridges, drink the wine and eat the food. I ate and drank so much in Prague it was fantastic. A really beautiful city.”

Asked about Elizabeth Mitchell: She missed working with her on Once Upon a Time but loved working with her on Lost.

About Zelena’s relationship with Hades: “That died a death didn’t it? Zelena and Hades no more. […] Being with Hades was the first time Zelena has ever been in a romantic relationship with a man or a woman. It definitely changed her. It broke down some walls around her heart. […] He was awful. She can do way better than him. He’s an amazing actor. I think she deserves to be with someone who doesn’t want to murder her sister. You know what i mean? […] I need some new blood. Someone new.”

If Regina and Zelena weren’t sisters would she ship them: “Yeah. It doesn’t matter because in real life we’re just Bex and Lana.” What story would you like for them? “To be lesbian lovers you mean? I’d watch it! It would have to be on cable or netflix. And for them not to be related. Just girlfriends, not sisters, two strong women? I ship it.”

Why she became an actor and move to the US: “I always wanted to be an actress but I couldn’t afford to go to college. So I just decided fuck I’m going to move to America and see what happens. So I moved to America with $200 and said I’m going to be an actress! And everyone said okay… and I showed them. Haters gonna hate….”

What would you like to be if you weren’t an actress: “I don’t have a plan B. I always wanted to be an actress so I did it. I don’t have an plan B. If it all goes wrong I’ll just have to do it at home.”

Asking about Glinda: “Yeah I love it when there are lots of Wizard of Oz characters. Tomorrow night, because you’ll all be watching illegally on your laptops, is a big episode for my character where you’ll get to meet the Tin Man and maybe the Cowardly Lion. I think it would be great if Glinda came back at some point. She’s beautiful.”

Bex cannot remember the Lost numbers.

Bex wants Star Wars characters added to Once Upon a Time.

How does she view Regina blaming Zelena for the death of Robin: “It was not my fault! I didn’t do it! I didn’t kill him! I killed Hades for her! I’m FINE! I literally killed my boyfriend to save my sister. You’re welcome. Regina lives because of me.”

FMK: Emma, Rumple, Regina. F: Emma, M: Regina, K: Rumple. Because Regina would cook for her and be a good wifie. “That’s a whole new tv show! I’d watch it.”

If Zelena had a pet what would it be: “A flying monkey. And a broomstick. And if you ever don’t see my baby in a scene, they’re like ‘the flying monkeys are taking care of it. They’re good nannies.”

A love interest from Lost for Zelena: Sawyer.

Funny stuff between the cast: She directs people to Snapchat and she suggests Lana is always trying to feed her and make her fat.

Favorite character on Grey’s anatomy: “The hot guy who is always moody and works in peds. And then like the hot blond lesbian. I love her. If I had a sick baby I’d take her to her stat.”

Promises that we’ll see some “sister stuff” in the coming episodes.

Question about Zelena finding true love, someone suggests Emma, “Sorry Hook. Maybe she should break up their relationship.” More suggestions about Zelena and Belle. “At the end of this season I don’t know that she’ll find true love. She’s still getting over that Hades thing.” But says she doesn’t need a man.

Favorite ship on the show: “Zelena and her broomstick.”

Favorite bloopers: “When i forget a line I say such awful things. There is a reason I’m not on the blooper reel much because when I forget a line I immediately swear. Once my sister came to visit me in Vancouver in September and we were in Mr. Gold’s shop and Regina, she was the Evil Queen, and there was Rumple, and my sister was by what we call video village where the monitors are and I walked up to the Evil Queen and ‘FUCK! I forgot what my fucking line was!’ and I heard my sister in the back scream and that made it so much worse. I don’t even remember what the question was.”

Favorite life advise: “Be yourself. Piss off hater. Do you. Just do you boo. And whatever you are doing in life just don’t give up. And when things are really awful and you just want it to be over and you don’t want to do it anymore it never feels the same the next day. Hashtag ThisToShallPass.”

What it was like working with Barbara Hershey: “Awh mama. Barbara Hershey was wicked. She’s really kind. She had really good candy. I had a bit of a love affair with Barbara Hershey. We fell in love and she would like hold my hand. We had these beautiful scenes with Barbara, Lana and me, and before we shoot while the cameras were rolling we would just hold hands and look into each other’s eyes and just say ‘I love you’. The three of us together was magical.”

Would she like to have a romance with King Arthur: “A bit weird because Liam is a very good friend and I know his fiance so I’m going to say no.”

She’s only ever been to an airport in Sweden. But she’d like to go there and see more then the airport.

What does she think about the Black Fairy: “I love her. I’ve known the actress who plays her Jaime Murray, for seven years. Jaime Murray is an amazing actress. But it’s nice. We’re the same age. We’re both English.” About the final battle: “Buckle up for safety, it’s about to get real.”

Memorizing dialogue: She learns each line and then the second, and then goes back to the first and does both, and then goes onto the third, and repeats until she learns all of it. She credits doing soup opera acting.

#rebecca mader #rebecca mader convention panel #zelena mills #regina mills #hades #lana parrilla #barbara hershey #april 2017 #ouat spoilers

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godzillablogs · 7 years

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~ getting to know you tag ~

Thank you for tagging me, @everyoneisqueerandpolyau! I loved reading your lovely answers :)

RULES: Tag nine people you want to get to know better

TOP 3 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS:

Kenneth Parcell, 30 Rock - "Oh, he’s always been a special boy. I remember the day he was born. He looked up at me and he said ‘Mama, I am not a person. My body’s just a flesh vessel for an immortal being whose name if you heard it would make you lose your mind.’”

Gob Bluth/George Oscar Bluth/G.O.B., Arrested Development - This was a tie between him and Tobias, so, like, when I saw that there were only three slots to fill, how could I not pick the guy wearing a $4,000 suit over a guy who doesn’t make that in four months?

Calliope Iphegenia “Callie” Torres, Grey’s Anatomy - She’s the first and only bisexual Latina I’ve ever seen on television, and, at one point, known of ever and I’m just really glad she exists. I’m also really happy with the way she was written. She’s a genuinely good person- she’s just had a pretty shitty life, but she still allows herself to be happy and vulnerable and loved. And I love her so so so so much.

Poussey Washington, Orange is the New Black - lmao I know that there is a three character limit, but she deserves more than an honorable mention. She’s the wholesome, beautiful girlfriend I’ve never had. And the writers are honestly the worst. They didn’t have to do my baby like that. Whatever. She’s still the loml and she deserves everything good in this world.

TOP 3 SHIPS: lmaooo I cannot be stopped

Johnlock (Sherlock BBC) - I love exploring all of the ships in this universe, but Johnlock will always be the OTP.

Niles/CC (The Nanny) - This is seriously the first couple I’ve ever shipped so aggressively. My (first) fave love/hate straight couple of all time.They’re the reason I got into reading fanfics and it’s the first show I’ve marathoned ever- all of the episodes were in these suuuper low-quality 240p rubbish YouTube videos. My summer of ‘09 was w i l d.

Jim/Pam (The Office NBC) - The reason I have such an exaggerated, idealized, unattainable idea of a future partner. No straight couple can do gentle/tender/healthy love quite like them.

Seddie (iCarly) - I know that I am as emotionally expressive/evolved as Sam is tbh, and I’ve always had a thing for Freddie so my beginner shipper heart fell for these two. Don’t even @ me if you were/are into/can even entertain Creddie. idc idc idc ijdc

Shamy (The Big Bang Theory) - They’re the #1 reason I even like the show. Their relationship arc was just written so beautifully that I was okay with ignoring how the writing for other characters (RAJ!) has just gotten SO lazy since season 4(5?)-ish. Like, they make me feel every type of way. LIKE... THE EARWORM EPISODE ???? COME ONNNN. BRILLIANT.

BOOKS I’M CURRENTLY READING: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin but tbh I’m still on a single digit page number because my attention span is [Jean Ralphio voice] the woooOOooooOoorst. Maybe I just need an audiobook version? unclear tbh

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single/compensating for lack of love (/emotional inability to allow myself to be loved/love) by immersing myself in shipping culture

FAVORITE COLOR(S): either black or, like, a nude pink... Like 89% of my clothes are black or a dark grey so like lmao

LIPSTICK OR CHAPSTICK: tinted lip balm or a base of lip balm and a hint of lipstick (from the tube, not from a wand/liquid lip formula)

LAST SONG I LISTENED TO: Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair by Nina Simone or Gyal You A Party Animal - Remix by Charly Black ft. Daddy Yankee

LAST MOVIE I WATCHED: I was so close to saying Little Shop of Horrors, but, you know, we’re all friends here... no judgement... it was actually Twilight, and I am only a little ashamed. It just reminded me of my carefree days/youth so pls don’t judge me :)

Can’t wait to read your responses, and if you just want to answer a few, or none at all, that’s totally okay. I still love your blogs ~

Here’s who I tag: @whyimmathere @dundermifflinscranton @hot-fried-human @cutieshamybabies and YOU. If you see this now or months or years from now, I’d love to see them! Have fun :)

#tag #getting to know you #get to know you #p #30 Rock #arrested development #greys anatomy #oitnb #Sherlock BBC #the office #the nanny #iCarly #tbbt #parks and rec

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Summer Reading List for the Whole Family

David, age��47 Interests: Eating out, taking the New York Times weekly news quiz Last book enjoyed: Rabbit is Rich (1981) by John Updike. David is doing this thing where he reads one of the Updike “Rabbit” books every ten years, so he’s the same age as Rabbit Angstrom in the books.

Thank you Catherine! For more inspired recs, follow her on instagram: @mrslittlebooks. Happy summer reading everybody!

Related: Kids’ Audiobooks for the Road Trip

Source: http://www.dinneralovestory.com/family-reading-list-summer-edition/

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