#Kristen Anchor

[anthonysperkins]

Mark Anthony, Rafael Perez and Pedro Pandilla The Anchor Hotel (1997) dir. Kristen Bjorn

[bthemistake]

'Life in the hands of Helio'

Warning for graphic description of gore + injury below

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[Image Description:

With his throat slit, blood bubbling up into his mouth and soaking into his white collared shirt, Buddy Dawn struggles in the arms of Kristen Applebee's. His eyes are wide, unseeing, and hands come up to try and grasp onto Kristen as some kind of anchor, mutedly pleading for help.

Kristen's hand hovers above his throat, unable to help him with his death all but promised by his own party leader, Kipperlilly, and her god too far out of reach. She is panicked and resigned to only hold the kid she had hated moments ago. There is no miracle, no burst of light from the crystals in her pocket, when Buddy Dawn dies.

There is a visual parallel, with both Kristen and Buddy being dotted with freckles and something familiar in their eyes. If there had never been 'The Bad Kids', if she'd never asked to be put in detention with the intent to convert people to Helio, would she have ended up the same way?

Buddy had once said "I don't hold on tight, 'cause I'm in someones hand [...] You know Helio is holding onto us tight." but there is no Helio in sight, only Kristen. All that is left is for Buddy to go and meet his so-called-god and ask why he let him die, unaware he will not get an answer.]

[twinstxrs]

thinking about how gorgug + kristen perceive both their own deaths & each other’s, and how that impacts their relationship. bc i feel like freshman year kristen was too caught up in her newfound knowledge of the nature of her own god to truly clock & process gorgug’s internal revulsion of where he went after he died, & freshman year gorgug wasn’t familiar enough with the complexities of other people to truly lock onto the sorrow buried within the chaos of kristen’s upward/downward/sideways spiral until she was seemingly on the other side of it. & i wonder if they’ve ever really talked about it (unlikely), or if they’ve just cracked very few jokes that didn’t land and decided to never quite do the work & dig through that part of their relationship. but there’s a kinship there; kristen specifically singles out gorgug to tell him she died again, and gorgug apologizes that he wasn’t there with her this time. gorgug takes one of the finger bones off kristen’s newly/long-time decayed corpse to have an anchor to something in the world. despite the fact that they were in different places after death, having been together during it means everything.

anyways what i’m trying to say is i think they should talk about it.

[camillahex]

something that is very interesting to me about kristen and kristen's whole arc is that i feel like when you have had your world rocked like kristen did at the very beginning of freshman year and then are struggling with unlearning almost everything that was taught to you by your family and community and at the same time struggling to find something (or in kristen's case as a cleric, some divinity) to anchor your beliefs and sense of self to it can be very hard to shore up that sense of trust and that belief that there are things that matter when you do find something

i'm thinking of that one post that describes how if you've been depressed for a long time the parts of you that know how to want things have sort of atrophied and you have to actively practice developing desires in life again and developing your wherewithal to fulfill those desires, and how in kristen's case she has spent so long in that state of rejecting what she was told the truth of the world was and then flailing in a lack of community and support and stability when she was worshiping yes (which only ever ended up to be helio repackaged) that she now needs to build back up even her ability to believe that her god matters and that she has a deity worthy of her worship

and for all that we had that resolution of "doubt is a practice that lives in your hands, not a belief that lives in your heart" i think (hope) this will be the arc where we see kristen really grapple with what that means and build up her spiritual strength and community (along with her physical strength, which i am thinking she has been using as a distraction from the isolation and hesitancy she still feels bc suddenly finding/remaking a god whose... schtick, i guess is one that really resonates with you doesn't mean that the defense mechanisms you've built up in order to leave a former toxic environment and worship suddenly just disappear)

[elizaviento]

Green on the Vine — Strawberry Wine (Part 13 of ?)

(Stardew Valley — Shane/Female Farmer/OC)

This chapter is rated NSFW — 3072 words. Super sappy sex.

Note: A tad bit shorter of a chapter, but I have some shit brewing. Oh boy. Just you wait. In the meantime, try not to let your teeth rot out of your skull reading this sticky sweet crap. Lmfao.

(FYI: Additional chapters of Green on the Vine — Strawberry Wine can be found in the Stardew Valley Fic Masterpost link in my blog description.  Or, you can click the #green on the vine strawberry wine tag in this post, within my blog, to access all additional chapters.)

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Kristen whined, high-pitched and desperate, while her blunt fingernails swam past silken black strands and anchored themselves into her boyfriend's scalp. His lips expertly molded around her aching clit, applying gentle suction, all while the tip of his tongue swiped across the bundle of nerves in perfect rhythm.

"Shane. Oh, fuck."

Two digits flexed inside her, hooking and sliding, pressing the spot that made her see explosions of color on the back of her eyelids as she squinted them shut and rolled her hips to chase the gorgeous pressure.

"Oh, god. You're so…  good at this," she praised even while struggling to stay upright where he'd perched her on the kitchen counter. In the flurry that followed her sappy gesture of affection, she hadn't the mental fortitude to object when Shane hiked her up, lifted the skirt of her sundress, and pulled her panties to the side. Not that she would have wanted to.

He responded to her encouragement with a low groan of his own, the vibration adding an extra spark of pleasure that had the heels of her feet pressing into his back harder than she'd intended. The polyester of his Joja uniform polo felt entirely too unpleasant against her skin, and she despised the clinical blue hue, dredging up mortifying memories just as she was on the cusp of climax.

"Take it off," she suddenly demanded. Shane's eyes flicked up to meet hers, mouth still latched to her cunt as she stared down at him, panting harder than if she'd just run a marathon. "The shirt. Please."

The loss of warmth on her sex was jarring, but it allowed her to scoot her ass further up the counter while he grasped the collar of his shirt, ripped the offending garment over his head, and tossed it haphazardly over one of the kitchen chairs.

"Don't wiggle away from me," Shane rasped, hooking his hands under her knees and pulling her forward to hang off the edge. She squealed and giggled, clasping the old countertop with her good hand while the other flailed to keep her balanced. "I won't let you fall, babe."

Kristen sighed as his tongue slipped through her folds, probing at her entrance before his fingers found their way back where they belonged. His words reverberated between her ears, taking on an entirely new meaning while her thighs clamped around his head.

I won't let you fall…

She trusted him implicitly because he wouldn't let her fall. He'd proven it more times than she could count — despite the demons that plagued him, despite addiction, despite the depression that sometimes threatened to consume him. He'd been there.

"Shane," she gasped, tugging at his hair insistently. "Shane, please… I need you inside me. Now."

The way he handled her — dismantling her legs from his shoulders, rising to capture her by the waist, and lifting her from the counter — was fluid and smooth, like a dance he'd rehearsed a thousand times before showtime. She didn't have to think or speak, only wrap her thighs around his hips and her arms around his neck while he carried her toward the bedroom. Hands roaming one another's bodies, shucking clothing and trailing steaks of fire across flesh, tangled together, crumpling sheets. 

"I'm gonna fuck you 'til you beg me to stop."

His voice was gruff as he ripped open a condom wrapper with his teeth and rolled the latex down his cock before Kristen could blink. Scrambling toward him on the mattress, she placed a palm on his chest and pressed until his back made contact with the headboard.

"No, baby. It's my turn to fuck you," she declared, straddling his lap, hovering just above his erect cock as his eyes widened and his hands settled on the curve of her hips. "You've been so good to me. Relax."

She took her time teasing him, pressing feather-light kisses to his forehead and cheeks while swirling the head of his dick through her slickness, suppressing tiny moans when making contact with her clit.

"How's this?" she asked, even as he pulsed in her palm. "Feels good?"

His only reply was a strangled curse before he tangled his fingers in her hair and crashed their lips together. Shane was frenzied, kissing her with more passion than he had thus far, rapid breaths puffing from his nostrils while his tongue swiped against her own and his teeth nipped at her lips. Taking that as a sign of encouragement, Kristen fully grasped the base of his cock, guiding it home. Lower and lower, she sank, agonizingly slow, savoring the stretch that bordered on painful.

"You're torturing me," he finally mumbled once he separated from her mouth long enough to speak. Flicking his eyes downward to where their bodies were joined to prove his point, Kristen sat immobile, warming his cock from the inside while an uncharacteristic chill prickled her skin, tiny hairs standing on end in response.

"You call this torture?" she teased, shifting her hips forward and back. She was instantly rewarded with fluttering eyelids and flexing fingers that had roamed to her ass. "Shane," she whispered into the shell of his ear as she wrapped her arms around his chest and settled her chin on his shoulder, "I'm so happy you're finally mine. I'm so happy."

He seemed to draw a breath and hold it as she began to move — slowly upward across his entire length and then just as slowly back down. Something made itself known to her in that singular instant with a man who had promised to be whatever she wanted. She knew then, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he didn't have to be anything other than what he was. Everything felt wholly perfect, and sharing it with Shane added the syrup-coated cherry on top — sweetness and light and everything sappy and beautiful and good. For the first time in her life, she could pinpoint this exact moment as the best. Nothing that had come before it could compare, and she had the rest of her life to try and top it. So, she expressed it the only way she could while overwhelmed by such all-encompassing emotion. Physically.

Having sex and making love were two totally different activities Kristen had thought she'd experienced. She'd had sex — emotionless, mechanical, singularly focused. And she thought she'd also made love. At least, that's what Jason had called it because he refused to refer to the act by anything erotic. They never fucked. They didn't screw. Kristen accepted his version of intercourse as "making love" even when it ended with her unsatisfied, staring at the wall while he snored beside her. More than several times, she thought to herself that she'd rather just have sex if it meant she could also get off, which, in turn, made her feel selfish and ashamed. 

But no. The way she clung to the man in her arms as she set a slow and steady rhythm. The way his humid breaths fanned across her neck and shoulder. The way his deep moans rumbled in his chest and radiated outward to hers, acting as an intangible link between them. The way she pressed crescent grooves into the flesh of his back and the way her heart felt as if it were so swollen it would split in two and the way her eyes pooled with unshed tears and the way and the way and the way…

"Kristen," he croaked, digging his fingers into the meat of her ass as she quickened her pace, grinding her hips while gently sinking her teeth onto his shoulder. "Pretty baby, fuck — if you don't…  Christ! " He shifted his grip to her hips and held firm, stilling her desperate movements as much as he could until her brain caught up with his words. 

"What?" she gasped against his neck between peppered kisses. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, babe. I just — you're gonna make me come too fast if you keep doing that." He cleared his throat, and the vibration tickled her nose and lips. "You weren't kidding when you said it's your turn to fuck me, huh?" A warm chuckle followed, his hands now smoothing up her sides before trailing back down with his fingertips. Kristen blinked, and two fat tears rolled down her burning cheeks.

"I love you."

The words tumbled from her mouth before she registered them as coherent a thought. It was true. Of course, it was. She loved Shane Davis like she loved no other. He was her best friend. He was the person she turned to for most things, including companionship. Even when he spat obscenities at her, flipped her off, and told her she was wasting both of their time by attempting to befriend him, she couldn't get the image of the young boy with piercing green eyes and floppy black hair out of her mind. His face haunted her that entire summer of her childhood, as cute boys do when they embed themselves in the psyches of young girls — her very first crush. So she'd pushed and pursued and insisted, and slowly, so very slowly, she cracked his exoskeleton and burrowed herself deep in the malleable jelly he kept hidden deep inside.

She loved him. It was certain.

But confessions of such magnitude uttered in the throes of passion could be cast in doubt or ruin the mood entirely. Kristen froze, her arms tightening around Shane's torso as she buried her face in the crook of his neck, hoping he hadn't heard it.

"Kristen. I — what?"

The languid tickle of his fingers on her side had ceased, and she could feel his heart pounding against her chest. For a terrifying moment, she was convinced he'd forcefully untangle her from his body and toss her to the floor, and she prayed to a God she wasn't sure existed that she could pluck the words from his brain and stuff them back down her throat until she choked.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled against his skin. "I didn't mean to say it like this. You don't have to say it back." And that was true. She expected nothing from him. She never had.

For what felt like millennia, the room fell silent with the exception of Shane's breaths as they expanded and contracted his lungs, his heart thumping like a drum. Kristen had no clue what he must be thinking, but the possibilities zoomed through her mind at warp speed, each more stress-inducing than the last. In the end, however, he didn't say a word.

By the time Kristen realized she was being manipulated into a new position, it was too late. Shane had lifted her from his lap, anchored his legs beneath him, and she slightly bounced when her back hit the mattress. Utterly dazed, she stared up at the ceiling until Shane's face hovered above her, his expression softer and sweeter than she'd ever seen.

Involuntarily, she reached for him with every limb and drew him in, locking her ankles behind his back while his hands sought her wrists and pinned them above her head. He kissed her once as he pushed back inside so effortlessly that it felt like he knew her body better than she did, mapping out every course like he'd traveled them a thousand times.

Feral was the only word Kristen could coin afterward. Grunts and slaps and guttural moans filled her bedroom while Shane fucked her to the edge of a coma. Any concerns he may have had about coming too soon must have been consumed by whatever lust-fueled demon had utilized her confessions of love as a conduit to possess him.

Her first orgasm built and mounted while he fucked her rough and slow, intense eye contact locking her in place when it snapped and spiked her circulatory system with a heavy dose of endorphins. She screamed his name, but he didn't break stride, rocking her body as she rode through it on a speeding bullet. The second was just as intense once he'd flipped and positioned her on her stomach, cheek pressed to the quit, arms limp at her sides. She was fairly certain his grip on her hips as he pounded her from behind was the only thing keeping her from sliding off the edge of the bed and face-planting into the hardwood boards below. She twisted the quilt with her unbandaged hand, her cries muffled by the mattress when it crept up on her and pounced like a wild cat stalking its prey. Faintly, she was aware of his increased moans and faltered rhythm as she felt his cock pulsing inside her, signaling that he'd finally lost the battle to keep her held captive while he transformed her skeleton into moldable clay. 

Breathless and sweaty, Shane flopped down beside her and regarded her with the same soft and sweet expression he'd worn before screwing her senseless. 

"You okay?" he asked, tucking a curly strand that had fallen over her eyes behind her ear. She had the urge to laugh at such a silly question but could only manage a weak nod.

For a moment, she dozed, recovering in the fuzzy hypnagogic waiting room of her consciousness. While floating, she concluded that she absolutely could not fuck this up. The mistakes of her past would remain there, abandoned but not forgotten. She had a story to tell; that much was true. The details were ugly and painful, and as much as she loathed to relive them, she knew she owed it to him. Would he hate her afterward? She hoped not. But, in the meantime, she'd do her best to make him believe the words she'd thrust upon him much sooner than she planned.

Maybe one day, he'd say them back.

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She awoke with a start when Shane gently shook her shoulder, and for a second, she wondered if she was late for school.

"Hmm?" she asked, eyes adjusting to the evening gloom that had claimed the bedroom. The setting sun could be seen through the window behind her bed, hues of hot pink and brilliant royal purple streaking the sky.

"Hey, sorry," he replied, looking a bit sheepish that he'd woken her up. "Morris let me take Friday off so I can drive you to Zuzu."

"Good." She reached for his hand and threaded their fingers together, requiring physical contact after such an intense lovemaking session. "Thank you."

"It's nothing." His expression was vacant, and his eyes stared beyond her, even while fixed on her face. She opened her mouth to ask him what he was thinking — obviously deeply mulling over something important — when he spoke again. "I'll move in. If you still want me to."

Kristen flushed, warmth spreading clear to her fingers and toes, but she kept her own expression neutral, waiting. Afraid that if she reacted in any capacity, he'd be spooked and scamper off into the woods like a skittish bunny rabbit. When he didn't say anything further, she chanced a follow-up question.

"Are you sure?"

"No," he replied, capturing a strand of her hair between the fingers of his free hand. "But it's what I want."

She wasn't sure how to respond because she didn't have an argument. Even if she feigned confidence, she knew that the suggestion was something Shane would struggle with, regardless of his decision. The fact that he was being so honest was more than enough.

"You can change your mind," she said, watching as he smoothed her hair through the pads of his index finger and thumb. As much as she cursed the curly bush on her head, seeing someone else admire it made her feel nice.

"I know."

They co-existed in silence for a while, Shane closing his eyes while his fingers continued to twirl, and she watched intently, creating a mental checklist of all the things she'd have to buy, move, and clean to make the farmhouse inhabitable for a little girl. She also prepared herself for the sneaky glances and whispers that would circulate through Pelican Town once its inhabitants caught wind that Marnie's nephew had shacked up with Homer Wynand's granddaughter.

"When are you going to tell Marnie and Jas?" she finally asked, unable to hold back any longer. Excitement had devoured her, even while fighting to keep it at bay until the moment Shane's clothing hung in one of her closets.

"Um, dunno. Maybe this weekend."

He didn't open his eyes when he spoke, and Kristen wondered if she had ever seen him so relaxed. Her instinct was to cuddle closer to his chest, tuck herself below his chin, stay there for the rest of her life. Instead, she craned her neck over her shoulder to check the time on her alarm clock.

"Yeah, I should probably go," he spoke again. When she turned back to face him, he was scrubbing at his eyes with his fists, already moving to sit up. "Told Marnie I'd be around for dinner tonight. She saw me wasted at the Saloon on Friday, so she's been hovering."

"Okay," Kristen replied, joining him as he stood and located his clothing from the haphazard piles littering the floor. She opted for a bathrobe instead, plucking it from the back of her closet door.

The short walk from her bedroom to the kitchen to retrieve his discarded uniform shirt felt hesitant, and she couldn't pinpoint why. Granted, she didn't want Shane to leave. She knew a heavy silence would settle over the house once he was gone. A silence that she would attempt to fill with inane chatter from the television or by cranking the record player as loud as it would go or with the jingle of bells while she played with Moody and his many toys. But she also knew she had to hold the reins loose and allow Shane to meander without too much resistance. Allow him to find the path on his own and follow it back to her. 

"I'll be around in the morning," he said, opening the front door and stepping onto the porch. She followed and drew him in for a parting kiss.

"You better, boyfriend."

He scoffed, but a smirk tugged at the corners of his lips as he turned and began his journey back to the ranch. Kristen watched until he disappeared into the pines at the edge of her property, swallowed by the forest. 

[mermaidsirennikita]

Do you have any paranormal or fantasy romance recs? Thank you :)

Yes, absolutely.

Paranormal:

My favorite paranormal romance series (possibly my favorite romance series in general), which has been very difficult for anyone to top, is Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole. Very hot, very funny, very high stakes, and very paranormal. A few of my all time books are in here. Definitely has an edge to it, so check your triggers (or feel free to ask me about individual books). It's so divinely insane.

Bride by Ali Hazelwood is a lighter paranormal, obviously, that I actually liked a lot. For people who've only read contemporary and aren't sure if they'd like PNR, this is a good taste test imo. It is a true paranormal romance, but Ali's style still comes through.

Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series is good; I've only read the first two so far, but I definitely enjoyed them. It's like... Vulcans meet shapeshifters? Great for people who enjoy an uptight meets wild moment (like me).

Thea Harrison's Dragonbound is SO good. It's a dragon shifter paranormal romance--I wasn't in love with the next two books in the series, but they are very interesting and I'm going to read more in the series. Dragonbound though... excellent.

Kristen Callihan's Darkest London series is historical paranormal, and another all time favorite series of mine. The one-two punch of Moonglow and Winterblaze just blew my mind. And Evernight? Please. Picture a Victorian romance, but there's an underground of paranormal creatures and societies. Great concept.

Bec McMasters has a series of steampunk-ish paranormal historicals. Her London Steampunk books--they include vampires and werewolves and such, and are really fun. I wasn't as hot on book 3 so I haven't read past that, but I plan on it. And a part of me wonders if my mood just wasn't right for book 3? Happens sometimes.

Sarah Hawley writes some really fun, lighthearted paranormal romances--A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon and A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch.

My favorite C.M. Nascosta by far is Run, Run Rabbit, which is a book about WEREWOLF LAWYERS! It's so hot. I love it.

If you want something on the dark gothic spooky side, Sierra Simone's Thornchapel is one of my all-time favorite series--and it's legit pretty creepy.

Fantasy:

Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom of the Wicked -> Princes of Envy. Legitimately my favorite fantasy series at the moment. Typical disclaimer: you'll see Kingdom of the Wicked marketed as YA. It is not. Dark fantasy, super romantic, super entertaining, love it.

C.L. Wilson's Weathermages of Mystral is great--more traditional high fantasy romance.

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen is a recent release I love--think viking fantasy romance. And the heroine is initially married to her hero's dad. GASP!

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha. First in an ongoing series about a princess forced to marry a dragon shifter god she's secretly planning to kill... And her handmaiden, who's also an assassin/her lover. FFM.

Ruby Dixon's Aspects and Anchors series. Pulpy, fun, and adventurous fantasy romance series in which women from our world are hurtled into a fantasy world in this inter-dimensional situation. Super enjoyable and campy.

Milla Vane's A Gathering of Dragons. High stakes high fantasy romance, think battles, royal politics, TRUE enemies to lovers shenanigans.

India's Holton's Dangerous Damsels is like... historical fantasy romance, very whimsical and fun and light, set in an alternate Victorian era with witches and sky pirates and the such. GREAT.

[wyntersecret-a]

Main muse

Landon Bartholomew Wynter. journalist. het. fc: penn badgley 30-34 main. 32-36 film. 22-26 college. nights poet verse. beast boi verse. vamp verse. paranormal investigator verse. royal au. twin au.

Secondary Muse

Lance Tyberius Wynter. architect. het. fc: penn badgley 30-34 twin au.

Hub + Connection Muses

Veronica Allen. model. 33. bi. fc: teyonah parris

Daniel Baker. adult flm star. 32. gay. fc: david anders - @stvrlyte

Dawn Black. adult film star. former model. 31. gay. fc: kristen stewart

Kurt Burrows. historian & genealogist. 33. bi. fc: andrew west unknown half brother of Landon Wynter

Claudia Chen. actress. 32. het. fc: gemma chan

Lavinia Cortez. horror host. producer of toxic talk. actress. 27. bi. fc: sofia carson

Esmeralda Domingo. executive of diamond casino. 33. bi. fc: shay mitchell default gf of Landon in non ship verses

Emeline Entwistle. actress. 31. het. fc: blake lively

Tobias Fairchild. producer. majestic studios. 38. bi. fc: ed speleers

Holland Frost. dr of tech sciences, robotics & dna engineering. frost synthetics. 46. bi. fc: sarah paulson

Harold Graves. psychiatrist. 41. demi. fc: hugh dancy. Landon Wynter's therapist

Natalie Hill. lipstick gossip. tabloid journalist. 31. bi. fc: zoe kravitz former best friend of Jade Winthrope.

Susan Horowitz. ruby casino. businesswoman. 31. bi. fc: carlson young

Ophelia Keal. aspiring actress. socialite. 26. het. fc: tilly keeper

Mark Lansing. news anchor. film agent (hollywood verse only) 31. het. fc: chace crawford

Gloria Mancini. assistant exec. lipstick gossip. 30. het. fc: dakota johnson close friend of Natalie Hill

Cassandra Porter. boutique fresh cosmetics. influencer. yt beauty guru. 36. bi. fc: zazie beetz

Maxwell Rainier. town council. Rainier Farm. 54. bi. fc: michael sheen. father of Marley Jane Rainier Cypress Falls Resident @xwildheart

Miranda Royce. fashion designer. 29. bi. fc: nicola peltz daughter of Holland Frost - @godccmplex

Marigold Sinclaire. failed starlet. waitress. 34. bicurious. fc: amanda seyfried - american money plot @xwildheart

Brooke Stevens. kroq radio station. 24. bi. fc: joey king Cypress Falls Resident

Brett Sutton. radio dj. true crime podcaster. 31. bi. fc: jack quaid

Maya Tran. production assistant. cosmic vault. 35-40. bi. fc: maggie q

Jade Winthrope. forensic tech. 30. het. fc: shailene woodley

Florence Anton Wynter. novelist. freelance web writer. 56. bi. fc: michelle gomez

Request Muses

Joe Goldberg. bookstore manager. 31. het. fc: penn badgley - canon divergent in areas

Camilla Luna. oceanographer. ocean ways institute. 28. fc: lindsey morgan fiancée of Lance Wynter in twin au. (all interactions take place prior to her accidental drowning )

Hub & Connection muses are for established importance to Landon in his particular verses and/or have established things with other writers. Request muses are low activity but would love to see interaction. Only one is a canon but I write it my way and diverge. The other is deceased but still available for prior plots involving Lance.

[anthonysperkins]

Rafael Perez The Anchor Hotel (1997) dir. Kristen Bjorn

[aromancy]

Working at a Walgreens Pharmacy has taught me that it can be hard sometimes to properly hear a name and how it's spelled. I often have to defer to last names, phone numbers, and dates of birth to make sure I have the right person, because I can't make out what the customer is saying their name is. As a result of this, I've given some thought as to what I want to name my kid to prevent as much confusion as possible. I've devised a few rules to this effect, which I would like to take this time to list for parents-to-be.

1: Do NOT give your kid a name that is frequently spelled in two different ways. Kristen/Christian, Brian/Bryan, and Steven/Stephen are right out.

1a: As a corollary to this, do NOT give your child a common name but spelled weirdly for "uniqueness." No "Aimee"s, no "Ryleigh"s, no "Krystal"s, none of that.

2: Avoid letters that sound like other letters if it needs to be spelled out. 'M' and 'N' can cause SO much confusion over the phone; same with 'B' and 'P'.

2a: There are certain letters which SOUND like other letters in certain contexts; 'HA' sounds an awful lot like 'AJ' when you spell them out. Confusion about which of these you mean will be few and far between, but it's generally safer to avoid these sorts of patterns when possible.

2b: A list of 'safe' letters (letters which don't sound like others in the alphabet, and which it would probably be a good idea to include several of): ILORWY

2c: While the letters above are safe, they don't have many distinctive sounds that one could use as an "anchor" to orient around when parsing a name over bad audio. Try and include at least one hard consonant sound to help the name pop.

2d: Letters with a hard consonant sound: CDGJKPQTXZ. Some are better than others; 'P' and 'Z' can be hard to parse in spelling if they don't come across in the name itself, and 'C' and 'G' only make their hard consonant sounds in certain contexts. Exercise caution.

3: Make the name something fairly common. It should be expected that the person you are speaking to is aware of at least one other person whose name you share.

3a: The Celebrity Corollary. Naming your child after famous characters and celebrities can be a handy way to give your child a unique name, since most of the people they meet can be relied upon to have at least heard the name before. 'Keanu' isn't very common stateside, but we all know our boy Keanu Reeves. Exercise caution, though, as it's entirely possible that said celebrity could get canceled for something. I don't think we have anything to worry about with Keanu, but I've been wrong before.

So, what are some good names with these guidelines? Well fortunately, it's actually a pretty good list. Here's a list of common American names which fit the criteria listed above:

Boy Names:

Alex, Arthur, Edward, Eli, Doug, Carl, Gerald/Gary, Gregory, Jack, Joe, Keith, Kyle, Lawrence/Larry, Rick, Ray, Roger, Roy, Terry, Todd, Tyler, Walt, Will, Zack

Girl Names:

Abigail/Abby, Carolyn/Carol, Gloria, Grace, Jaqueline/Jackie, Joyce, Judy, Kate, Kayla, Kelly, Laura, Liz, Vicky

So if for whatever reason, you want to name your kid according to what's most convenient for the pharmacist to record over the phone, may I suggest using one of these!

[47burlm]

Kristen Welker (born July 1, 1976 is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C.,and served as co-anchor of Weekend Today, the Saturday edition of Today, alongside Peter Alexander from 2020 to 2023. She took over hosting duties for the longest-running program in television history, Meet the Press, on September 17, 2023.

I think I'll start watching Meet the Press a bit more- it's a numbers game 37-27-38

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Kristen McMenamy in W Magazine December 2013 by Tim Walker

Far, Far From Land - 'Where the waters are as blue as the petals of a cornflower and as clear as glass, there, where no anchor can reach the bottom, live the mer-people.'

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It's officially spooky month and what's scarier than dealing with the healthcare system in the good ole' US of A? NOTHING! Except maybe the books Kristen and Laety are bringing this week.

Keeping with the theme, we also discuss the finer points of the Thriller genre, the most unhinged book protagonist of all time, and play a game where we try to guess the fake Kindle Unlimited title. The scares are endless. ANCHOR | SPOTIFY | APPLE PODCASTS | AMAZON MUSIC | GOOGLE PODCASTS Follow the hosts at @adxmparriish @laequiem @figonas @hazelsheartsworn

Books Discussed: Final Girls by Riley Sager Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede

Books Mentioned: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix The It Girl by Ruth Ware The Folk of the Air by Holly Black American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Lightlark by Alex Aster These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever ⁠Join our book club, @wornpagelibrary!

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total: 61 | female: 32 | male: 27 | tbd: 2 | private: 4 ( list under the cut )

Stephanie Acker. 24. homosexual not yet out. mikey madison fc. Make Up Specialist. Cosmetology assistant. Affiliate of Boutique Fresh Products. best friend of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Veronica Allen. 33. bisexual. teyonah parris fc. Model. Glam Shell Modelling Agency. ex of Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Veer Alvi. 31. bisexual. dev patel fc. Nightly News Network CEO. Media Millionaire.

Theo Anton. 50. heterosexual. andrew lincoln fc. Grace's Auction Authority President. Authenticator. uncle of Landon Wynter

Daniel Baker. 32. homosexual. david anders fc. Adult Star For Starduxxxe Studios: face of horror themed adult fare

Dawn Black. 29. homosexual. kristen stewart fc. Former Model. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: where stylized adult entertainment brings more bang for the buck. Ex of Esmeralda Domingo.

Kurt Burrows. 33. bisexual. andrew west fc. Historian & Genealogist for NCHS (Night City Historical Society). half brother of Landon Wynter unknown at this time

Claudia Chen. 32. heterosexual. gemma chan fc. Actress. NYU Film friend of Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Lavinia Cortez. 27. bisexual. sofia carson fc. Horror Host. Producer for Toxic Talk on the Frightful Follies Network.

Duncan 'The Scots Terror' Cloud. 45. tom hardy fc. Underground Fighter. Warrior Octagon.

Lucian Craven. 34. heterosexual. abel tesfaye fc. Owner of Diamond Casino. Severin Founder.

Lee Alonto Danger. 32. bisexual. manny jacinto fc. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: the male face of the company

Esmeralda Domingo. 33. bisexual. shay mitchell fc. Executive & Acolyte. Diamond Casino. Severin. girlfriend of Landon Wynter (only in a default verse where he or she has no ship present).

Emeline Entwistle. 31. heterosexual. blake lively fc. Actress. canon ex of Landon Wynter

Tobias Fairchild. 38. bisexual. ed speleers fc. Producer. Head of Majestic Studios. Rival of Landon Wynter & Cosmic Vault Productions.

Holland Frost. 46. bisexual w/female pref. sarah paulson fc. Doctor of Technical Sciences & Gene Theory. Frost Synthetics. Outer District.

Jaime Garza. 35. bisexual. peter gadiot. Bar Owner. Neptune's Folly. Formerly Associated with Alejandro Silva's organization. selective muse

Munro Gordon. 38. bisexual. matt smith fc. Defense Attorney. Night City DA candidate. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Natalie Hill. 31. bisexual. zoe kravitz fc. Tabloid Queen. Media brand Lipstick Gossip: where sex sells, lies are truth & celebrities get trashed. Former best friend of Jade Winthrope.

Susan Horowitz. 31. heterosexual. carlson young fc. Golden Girl of wealth. Owner of Ruby Casino. Rival to Lucian Craven. Obsessed w/ Landon Wynter since high school.

Jackson Hunter. 37. heterosexual. andrew garfield fc. Night City PD. Dabbler in Cat's Eye deals. PD partner of Dal Kang.

Charlene Jones. 44. bisexual. zoe saldana fc. Former Adult Star. Current Executive Producer at Starduxxxe Studios.

Dal Kang. 40. bicurious. gong yoo fc. Night City PD. Head of Corruption Crackdown Unit. PD partner of Jackson Hunter.

Alara Kaya. 28. bisexual. hande ercel fc. Dancer. The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Ophelia Keal. 26. heterosexual. tilly keeper fc. Aspiring Actress. Socialite. friend of Frankie Hughes ( @stvrlyte )

Mark Lansing. 31. heterosexual. chace crawford fc. News Anchor for Nightly News Network. Film Agent (Hollwood verse only).

Camilla Luna. 28. lindsey morgan fc. Oceanographer. Ocean Ways Institute. fiancee of Lance Wynter in twin au. request muse ( all interactions take place prior to her accidental drowning )

Crystal Maddox. 25. bicurious. grace van patten fc. Venus Escort. Cousin of Jade Winthrope.

Gloria Mancini. 30. heterosexual. dakota johnson fc. Media Guru. Assistant Executive for Lipstick Gossip.

Cristobal Mardones. 48. heterosexual. pedro pascal fc. Gold & Gloss Loan CEO. selective muse

Natalya 'Talya' Mardones. 52. bisexual. salma hayek fc. Fashion Consultant & Design. Wife of Cristobal Mardones

Trent Miller. 43. heterosexual. anthony mackie fc. Glam Shell Modelling Agency CEO.

Talia Morgan. 40. bisexual. michelle rodriquez fc. Underground Fighter. Warrior Octagon.

Nadine Moore. 42. bisexual. freema agyeman fc. Doctor of Pathology. Dawn's Light Hospital.

Tabitha Nunes. 27. daniela nieves fc. Gold & Gloss Loan. Former Friend & Rival of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Bijou Otieno. 36. lupita nyong'o fc. bisexual. Cat's Eye Black Market Madame. Voodoo Matron.

Karla Patterson. 52. bisexual. hallee berry fc. Madame of Venus. Sophisticated Escort Services. on again/off again with Ethan Wynter.

Selene Patterson. 27. heterosexual. tati gabrielle fc. NCHS (Night City Historical Society) Historian. best friend of Camilla Luna.

Miguel Perez. 26. bisexual. aron piper fc. Muertos Gang Leader. Enemy of Angelica Ramirez ( @itsagraywcrld )

Cassandra Porter. 36. bisexual. zazie beetz fc. Boutique Fresh Cosmetics. Youtube Beauty Guru. Infleuncer.

Angelo 'Bonecrusher' Reyes. 50. dave bautista fc. Warrior Octagon. Undefeated Underground Fighter.

Miranda Royce. 29. bisexual. nicola peltz fc. Fashion Designer. Glam Shell. Daughter of Holland Frost.

Elyse Saetan. 32. bisexual. prang kannarun fc. Owner of Fusion Implosion & Chef.

Yuri Sage. 25. bicurious. jennie kim fc. Escort for Venus.

Marigold Sinclaire. 34. bicurious. amanda seyfried fc. Failed Starlet. Telemarketer.

Alejandro Silva. 40. bicurious. diego luna fc. Owner of The Coast Car Dealership. Car Meet Street Racing Promoter. family friend of the Mendoza's ( @ixonmaiden @deathlycombinations )

Giselle Steele. 30. bisexual. ana de armas fc. Model. Glam Shell Modelling Agency. wife of Alejandro Silva (verse&plot dependant)

Calvin Sterling. 42. heterosexual. ben mckenzie fc. Cat's Eye Black Market. Bijou Otieno's Hired Gun.

Feng Tao. 59. homosexual. tony leung fc. Owner of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Head of the Viper Syndicate.

Yue Tao. 34. bisexual. meng'er zhang fc. Manager of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Daughter of Feng Tao.

Derek Thorton. 33. heterosexual. dylan o'brien fc. Cat's Eye Black Market. Illicit Trades In Protection & Killer services. private muse ( @txnnesseehoney )

Maya Tran. 40. bisexual. maggie q fc. Cosmic Vault Productions Affiliate. Celebrity assistant & publicist. Assistant to Landon Wynter in Hollywood verse.

Archibald Tumblety. 54. bisexual. daniel craig fc. Producer. Starduxxxe Studios Owner.

Vivienne Wilcox Violet. 26. heterosexual. zaria simone fc. Adult Star for Starduxxxe Studios: female face of the company.

Jade Winthrope. 30. heterosexual. shailene woodley fc. Night City PD Forensic Analyst.

Marius Wright. 48. heterosexual. omari hardwick fc. Former Underground Fighter. Owner of Warrior Octagon.

Aiden Wynter. 22. heterosexual. felix mallard fc. Photography Major. Son of Landon Wynter & Eloise Gray. exclusive muse ( @itsagraywcrld )

Benjamin Wynter. 21. homosexual. christopher briny fc. Street Artist. Son of Landon Wynter & Eloise Gray. exclusive muse ( @itsagraywcrld )

Ethan Wynter. 54. heterosexual. keanu reeves fc. Hitman. Business Partner of The Pink Room: Erotic Dance Club. Adopted brother of Julian Wynter. Uncle of Landon Wynter.

Florence Anton Wynter. 56. bisexual. michelle gomez fc. Author. Freelance Web Writer. Mother of Landon Wynter.

Julian Wynter. 58. heterosexual. greg kinnear fc. Executive Producer. Majestic Studios. Father of Landon Wynter.

exclusive muses ::: created solely for extended family or connections in specific ship verses private muses ::: reserved for plots, connections, ships with a specific mun only selective muses ::: highly selective in who they will interact against face claims ::: I do not adhere to banned lists for starter calls posted on this blog. So pls specify to avoid using a muse with a face that is on your banned as I will not use alts. DNI ::: Young child muses. Personal blogs. Non mutuals.

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Hi Kristen! I’m Annie, and I saw your writing exercise request - I’ve never done one before but this seems so fun!! Here’s some info on me, use it as you will 🤭

I’m a PA in family med, but I started in general surgery right after I graduated (at 24 years old). I worked a lot of call shifts that would bring me to the ER and I got a lot of experience in that as well as trauma surgery and even stitching up lacerations when Plastics were called. I’ve sewed many a split eyebrow from bar brawls in my day 😏

Ummm, what else? I got into metal music in 8th grade— the guy friends I had introduced me to so much! I love lifting weights and gardening and shouting at the TV at various sport teams 😆

I think that’s it! Thanks for doing this, what a cool exercise!

Ello! Thanks for sending this in! :) and holy shit, your job sounds insane!

Your Stranger Things match is…

How you met…

He’s seen you many places, both of you dancing around one another, but giving those… looks. He’d also been around when you got into a particular nasty brawl. A partner in crime, that’s what started it all.

How your relationship is…

Aside from patching one another up, he loves to take you out and spoil you when he can. Nice dinners, hot baths, or a drink at the bar, both of you shouting at the small square portable, listening to the game and vocally expressing emotions. But more than that, you’re his calm in the storm of his job and his life. You two can anchor one another. He has an admiration for you that’s never had for another living soul before.

The future of your relationship…

Move in with him in a nice little place he’s going to surprise you with. Hehe!

Kristen’s ST Ships Game

[crazedhopelessromantic]

Here they are!! Veu long post

Anomalous:

Mx. Sparkle - SCP 18940.

Bake till you drop! SCP 26827 +  "Cookie" (April Ventana) - SCP 26827-1.

Jam - SCP 19663

"Night" - SCP 26392.

"Milk Maid" - SCP 662-B [Serpents Hand].

Yuri - SCP 72974 [missing]

Alexander King - SCP XXXX-1

"Crystal" SCP XXXX-1-A

Glitch - SCP XXXX-2

Misha - SCP XXXX-3

Castiel - SCP XXXX-4

Kristen - SCP XXXX-5

Jackson - SCP XXXX-6

Theodore - SCP XXXX-7

Jake - SCP XXXX-8

GOI, Channel 707:

Meteorologist: Terri.

News Anchor: Marcus.

News Anchor: Regan.

Storm Chaser: Brianna.

Storm Chaser: Steven.

Reporter: Jasmine.

Reporter: Pati.

Camera man: Saul.

Camera man: Parker.

In studio camera man: Russel.

Captions: James H.

Hacker: James H.

Getaway: Yuri.

Personnel:

Psychologist: Anne L. Evans. (O5-3 "The Lover"/"The Sympathiser" )

Receptionist: Heather D. (Douglas)

Trainee: Heather C. (Courter)

Trainee: Heather M. (Mortine)

Psychologist: (Nayaka) Kenji Evans.

Medical Doctor: Andrew J. August.

Researcher: Holden L. Myers.

Researcher: Sasha L. Long.

Scientist: Matthew S. Evans Morgan.

Engineer: Cindy T. Evans Reamon

Agent: Theodore "Thor" Sawyer.

Agent: Auben C. Metal.

Agent: Michael Roosevelt [GOC].

Director: Cloud.

Head of Ethnics Committee: Allison Q. Evans.

Custodian: Aljia.

O5-12 (The Sailor)

O5-8 (The Slayer)

Extra:

Olivia - Anne's Mother.

King [REACTED] - Anne's Father (RIP).

Charlie - Anne's oldest brother (RIP).

Malachi - Anne's other older brother (RIP).

Jessica - current UnLondon Monarch.

Duke (Vampire) - Anne's past Lover.

Jackson Prince - Anne's first husband (Ghost).

Adrian Evans (Werewolf) - Father of Cindy and Matthew (RIP)

Shawn Morgan - Matthew's husband

Akidai Reamon - Cindy's Wife

Amber - Cindy's daughter

Lily - Cindy's Daughter

Guy - Matthew's son

May - Matthew's daughter

June - Matthew's Daughter

Hailey - Andrew's ex-wife

Xavier - Andrew's eldest (son)

Dolly - Andrew's second (daughter)

Mavis - Andrew's youngest (son)

Jane May - FBI

Harley Jones - FBI

Liam Nguyen - CIA

David May - CIA