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La Cuervo - Chapter 13

She is used to the biker-life, having grown into a woman in the familiar embrace of SAMCRO. A bad decision and a gun-shot later, she gets whisked off to Santo Padre, and put under the protection of another club. What is supposed to be a short stint in the Mayan headquarters just north of the border to Mexico, turns into something more; when la quervo begins to develop feelings for el angel - and he seems to return them in kind...

TW: violence, blood, drug use, alcohol, smut, fluff, angst

In the spirit of "The Crown Princess of Charming", this is a story about O.C. Nina and Angel Reyes. It is obviously non-canon, as characters who have passed on on Mayans M.C. are present in it, and others have been excluded completely. Nina is written as a cis-female, but I have tried to keep her race and looks as ambigous as possible. Should you find any of this story offensive, please let me know.

13.

Angel snuck out just after dawn; leaving Nina feeling sated, happy and loved. He refused to use the shower in the trailer, and instead headed for home; before he was meant to be back at the yard later in the morning.

It was bittersweet to kiss him goodbye, knowing that when he came back later in the day, he would be ignoring her; and probably having his hands all over another woman. The crumbled sheets on the floor were the only sign she’d not spent the night in there alone. They’d slept there, as there was only room for one person on each cot; and Angel wouldn’t let her out of his arms. Nina bit her lip and smiled at the memory of how the badass biker had clung to her like a baby-monkey, all night; as they’d lain in their makeshift nest. He’d buried his face in the crook of her neck, and made her giggle as his beard tickled the tender skin there. They’d fallen asleep like that, with her cradling Angel's head; and him with his arms wrapped around Nina’s waist.

A tired looking Bishop came out of the clubhouse just as she came out of the trailer; feeling a little more prepared for another shitty day on the lot, after having had the night she’d had. The president gave her a slight smile, before climbing onto his bike, and driving out of the gate; probably going home to get a few hours of sleep.

Riz was seated by the bar, with a mug of coffee and a newspaper. He looked at her with a slight frown on his face. “Hey, Nina… That thing about telling Bishop about the night Angel came by…”, he began. “We’re good, Riz”, Nina said. “You were just following our president’s orders”. Riz chuckled a little. “Yeah, well; it looks like Bish has been bending his own rules…”, he said, and pointed to her neck. Nina spun around and looked in the mirror, discovering a hickey the size of a small planet. “Shit! Goddammit, Angel…”, she growled. “I gotta cover this. Daniella will be here later”.

She sprang into the bathroom, and got the small makeup-kit she’d left there for emergencies there. The cover-stick didn’t do much to erase the evidence of her nighttime escapades. “You could say someone else left it, if she asks”, Riz offered, having appeared in the doorway. Nina sighed, and stomped back behind the bar. Coco and Gilly came through the door just then, ready for work around the yard. “That doesn’t make sense. I don’t go anywhere else. Who would I meet?”, Nina said. “What’s the problem?”, Gilly asked. Nina tilted her head, and let him and Coco look at her neck. “Fucking Angel…”, Gilly grunted. “She did”, Riz chuckled. Nina shot him a venomous look, but couldn’t help but smirk. “Daniella’s gonna notice. This could royally screw with the plan”, Nina said. Coco shrugged. “Nah. I got you, ma’”, Coco said. “Say it was me”. “That’s sweet of you; but I’m not sure it’ll work”, Nina said. “Sure it will”, Coco said. “Give me a sec”.

He dug out his phone, dialing up a number “Letty… No, the last microwave burrito is mine… What was that ding? You already took it, didn’t you… Fuck… Forget it. Look; Niña’s with me now”. Nina’s jaw dropped. “Not, not for real. It’s for a thing with the club… Just spread the word. And don’t touch the… You ate that too… Jesus Christ, Leticia… Just do this for me, would you…? Thanks”. He hung up the call, and shrugged at Nina. “See. Easy”. “Thanks…”, Nina said quietly; still unsure what had just happened.

They sat down for a quick cup of coffee, when EZ came in the clubhouse, hand in hand with Gabriella. The smiling girl carried a Tupperware box of deliciousness as usual, and sat it down in front of Nina. “Once you get into a place that has a real kitchen, I’ll teach you how to make those”, she smiled, as she opened the lid to reveal tamales. “Thanks, Gaby”, Nina smiled embarrassedly. “But I think you’ll realize pretty fast that no kitchen could ever make me a chef. I burnt a cup of tea once”. Coco hooked a curious finger over the edge of the box, and pulled it closer; looking pleased that there was enough for more than one. “So, you are together now?”, Gaby asked. Nina’s jaw dropped, but Coco just shrugged. “Letty works fast”, he said, and nabbed a tamale. EZ was the only one in the room that looked confused, until Nina pointed towards her hickey. “Fucking Angel…”, the prospect sighed. “She did!”, Riz called out from over his newspaper. “It’s just… pretend”, Nina muttered. “What…? You don’t think you’re good enough for me?”, Coco asked with a crooked smile. Nina laughed, and nudged him with her shoulder.

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In the late afternoon, the guys were all busy around the yard, and Angel and Creeper had taken the truck out to pick up a load of scrap in a nearby town; which is why Nina almost screamed, when suddenly a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist, as she was bent over a box of files in the front office. Angel pressed a kiss to the back of her neck, and turned her around in his grasp. “Fuck, you scared me!”, Nina said. “Sorry, mami”, Angel smirked. “You should be”, Nina smiled. “Don’t you know I killed a guy once?”. The more time had gone by, and distance she’d gotten to the night Gael died, she was able to joke about what had happened. It was sort of cathartic. Angel ran a hand down to cup her butt-cheek. “That pussy slays me every time”, he growled into her ear, before attacking her neck with kisses. “Angel, stop!”, Nina said. “Someone might see…”.

Creeper stepped inside, and chuckled at the sight of the two of them. “Living dangerously”, he said. “Camille needs the bathroom. She doesn’t like the one in the clubhouse”. “Camille is here?”, Nina gasped. “We picked her up at Vicky’s tunnel on the way back”, Angel said. As Creeper went outside again to get Camille, Nina tried to shrug Angel off. “It’s good, cuervo. She won’t talk”. Nina sighed, and let him give her a soft kiss.

Camille and Creeper came into the office. The red-head looked like she’d been through hell and back; with dark bruises up and down her arms, and a black eye. Nina had to bite her lips to keep from crying when she saw her. “It’s back there”, Angel said, and nodded his head in the direction of the bathroom. Camille nodded, and quietly slipped by them; limping slightly. “Oh my god…”, Nina rasped. “I did that”. Angel tightened his hold on her, and cupped her face with one hand. “No, you didn’t. You didn’t do anything wrong”. “But she’s… Did you look at her?”. She looked at Creeper. “Did she say anything?”. Creep simply shook his head sadly. Angel frowned, and took Nina’s hand.

He led her out of the office, and towards the clubhouse. “She’s gonna be ok”, he said, as Nina slipped out of the scrap yard shirt. As sat down by the bar with a cigarette, Angel got her a cold beer from the fridge, and sat down next to her; letting his hand rest on her thigh. “The doc said there’s no lasting injury”. “Maybe not to her body…”, Nina said. “But what she went through…”. She took a big sip of her beer, wiped her eye of a stray tear. Angel leaned forwards, and placed a gentle hand on the back of her neck, to kiss her forehead. “We’ll fix this. And Palo’s already agreed to pay Camille for what Sala did to her”. “He wasn’t alone… And money can’t fix shit like that…”, Nina croaked. “I know…”, Angel frowned. “And at some point, we’ll make all the Vatos pay”.

Creeper came into the clubhouse with Camille, and handed Angel the keys to the truck. “I’m gonna take her home”, he said. “Tell Bish I’ll be back later”. “Yeah”, Angel replied. Nina got on her feet, and walked over to Camille. She met the woman’s eyes, and let out a deep breath. “I am so sorry…”, she said. “I can’t even…”. Camille shook hear head, and dropped her gaze. “No… Don’t feel sorry. I shouldn’t have…”. She sighed, and looked at Creeper, who put an arm around her. “Let’s go…”, he said softly, and led Camille out of the clubhouse again.

Nina took a long moment to try to gather herself. Angel came over and put his arms around her. There really wasn’t anything he could say. Nina felt the weight of the guilt for what happened to Camille weighing her down like all the barbells in Angel’s bedroom. If she hadn’t killed Gael, he would have hurt her – bad – but at least it would just have been her. “What can I do?”, Angel finally said; admitting that he was at a loss. Nina nuzzled up against his chest. “Tell me I’m not a shitty person…”, she sighed. “And tell me you love me”. Angel cupped her face, and made her look at him. “You’re one of the best and kindest people I’ve ever met. And I love you…”, he said earnestly. Nina felt a smile tug at her lips. “More than your bike?”. Angel scrunched up his face, and shrugged. “Well…”. She laughed, and punched him softly in the gut. “Ow… You share the first place”, Angel grinned.

The door opened, and Bishop and Taza came inside. “Put a crowbar between those two”, Bishop grunted at Taza. “Your girlfriend is coming in”, Taza said. Angel and Nina immediately stepped away from each other, and Nina went behind the bar.

When Daniella stepped into the clubhouse, the mood instantly changed. Angel turned to her with a smile, and kissed her cheek; while Daniella shot Nina a poisonous look. “Are you finished around here?”, she asked Angel. “Maybe we could go somewhere else?”. She wrapped her arms around his waist, and pressed against him. Angel threw an arm around her shoulder, and made her follow him over to a table. “Yeah, but I was thinking we’d hang out here”, he said. He didn’t want to go anywherewith Daniella. The blonde rolled her eyes, but finally settled on Angel’s lap – making Nina discretely grind her teeth.

She handed beers to the arriving clubmembers. Hank, Riz, Gilly and Coco came through the door, as Daniella was unsuccessfully trying to seduce Angel into taking her back to his place. Hank and Riz joined Taza and Bishop over some maps for the run the next day; while Gilly and Coco joined Angel by his table. Daniella was laying it on thick, seemingly determined that this would be the night she finally got Angel between her legs again; or at least get her head in his lap. Nina wanted to scream. She noticed the sequined purse Daniella had brought the night before; and when she saw the woman run a hand down Angels chest – her goal obviously being his crotch – Nina couldn’t take it anymore. She nabbed the purse, and almost sprang for the table. “Daniella, is this yours?”, she smiled as sweetly as she could. Angel gave her a short thankful look, as she handed the purse to the blonde. “Yeah… I left it last night”, Daniella said coldly. She took the purse and looked up and down Nina’s body, halting at her neck. “You got a little something… New boyfriend?”, she almost hissed.

Nina gulped, and felt all blood drain from her head, unable to answer. Angel looked between her and the woman on his lap; and it was clear he knew he’d fucked up with his trademark marking of Nina the night before. “I’m…”, Nina croaked. “Yeah…”, Coco said, and tugged at Nina’s wrist; making her sit down on his lap, and placing his arm casually around her waist. He gave Angel a short look. “We good?”. “Yeah”, Angel nodded, and let a smile ghost his face. “We’re good, carnal”. Daniella rolled her eyes, and let out a short, scoffing laugh. She opened her purse, pretending to look for something; but very obviously trying to get Angel to pay attention to the condoms in there. “Baby, let’s just go…”, she said.

Riz and Taza came over to the table; the latter with his phone in hand. “Palo’s coming in”, he said. Bishop and Taza were folding up their maps, and putting them out of sight. “Trouble?”, Gilly asked “Just him and Sala, so no guns”, Hank replied. “They’re bringing the restitution-money”. Angel used the opportunity to get Daniella off his lap. She grudgingly went into the bathroom to fix her make-up. “Fuck it. That’s not enough!”, he said, and checked that his gun was loaded. “You saw what they did to Creeper’s girl”. “She’s everyone’s girl, man”, Gilly smirked. “Even I hit that”. “When?”, Riz asked. “Day before you”, Gilly shrugged. Nina was beginning to get annoyed with the Mayan’s talking about Camille. “You know, women can have needs too!”, she said. “If you wanna slut-shame, how about you start with yourselves…? You share women like they’re lighters for your blunts!”. Angel gave her a short apologetic look. He’d probably had a go at Camille himself, at some point. Coco patted her arm. “We ain’t slutshaming, ma’”, he said. “A woman wants to have sex, and offers it up; that’s all good… This girl, though… It ain’t about the sex…”.

The sound of two bikes came from outside, and Nina was about to get off Coco’s lap, when he held her down. “Don’t. They won’t think to look at you, as long as you’re with one of us”, he whispered. Angel nodded softly; and after a hard look from Bishop, he put his gun back in his waistband.

The door opened, and Palo and Sala stepped inside. They didn’t seem to need an invitation anymore. Bishop stepped up to Palo, and shook his hand curtly. “Palo…”, he said, before extending the gesture to Sala. The Vato enforcer looked around the room, his eyes merely brushing over Nina for a second. Coco had been right, and Nina couldn’t help but let out a relieved sigh. Coco lit a cigarette, before gently tapping her hip, to make her get up. Apparently, greetings were finished, and she was in the clear. Bishop glanced over at her. “Beers…”, he muttered. “Where’s the prospect?”. “Date night”, Angel said. Bishop scoffed.

Nina went behind the bar, and nabbed a round of beers for the men, who all went to sit down around one of the larger tables. Bishop clearly didn’t want Palo and Sala in templo. Daniella came out of the bathroom, and Sala’s head instantly snapped in her direction. She looked a bit caught off guard, and almost ran to stand by Angel’s chair. She put a hand on his shoulder, and he reluctantly gave it a light squeeze. It was like a Mexican standoff. As Nina set down a beer in front of each biker, she looked between the man she loved; the man she pretended to be sleeping with; the woman who the man she loved had to pretend he wanted to sleep with, who also might be the snitch selling out the Mayans to the man, whose cousin Nina killed; who also happened to be at the table. The VM president sat as if he owned the place, and though not a word was spoken, his silence spoke for him. The tension in the room was thick enough to carve with a knife, and the fear was clutching Nina’s lungs in a vice grip. Fuck. Not now, Nina though; a panicked expression reaching her face.

Bishop looked up at her, and recognition struck his face. Giving Coco a discrete look, the younger biker cleared his throat. “You need me here, jefe?”, he asked. “I made plans…”. “No. Go on”, Bishop said, and Coco got on his feet; quickly stepping over to wrap an arm around Nina’s shoulders. “Let’s go, mami”, he said, and led her out of the clubhouse. Palo and Sala seemed indifferent at their leaving, but Nina still couldn’t seem to calm her breathing, and her lungs wouldn’t allow any oxygen to enter.

Once out of sight of the windows and door, Coco made Nina sit down on a crate; and she pulled out her inhaler, and took a hit. Once she was able to breathe properly again, she looked up at Coco. “Thanks… I’m sorry”, she said. “No need to apologize, niña”, Coco smiled. He looked back towards the clubhouse. “We need to get out of here, though. Those putos think we’re gonna go fuck”. Nina gave him a soft smile. “I like you, Coco; but I’m not fucking you”, she teased. “Pfft. You couldn’t handle this anyway”, Coco chuckled. “Come on. Letty’s making dinner as an apology for eating my burrito and my hotwings”.

He took her hand, and made her stand, before leading her over to his bike.

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After a night spent in good company, a decent meal, and watching Coco and Leticia fight over a game of Uno, Nina was full; and in a much better mood. Angel called Coco at 11 pm, letting him know that Palo and Sala had left, and it was safe to bring Nina back. At this point, Nina had been exhausted; and had decided to take up the offer of sleeping on Coco’s couch instead.

Coco took her back to the yard in the morning. It was the day of the gun-run, and Angel met them in front of the clubhouse. Nina got off the bike, and looked hesitantly at him. “Clubhouse is on lockdown for the run. No outsiders”, he said, and walked over to wrap his arms around her. He kissed her warmly, before looking at Coco. “Thanks”. Coco nodded, and winked at Nina; before walking into the clubhouse.

“Who are you meeting with?”, Nina asked, as they walked towards the trailer. “Happy, T.O. and Chibs”, Angel replied. She opened the door and they stepped inside. “That’s not a lot of Sons if VM shows up for trouble”, Nina said. Angel must have noticed her worried expression, because he pulled her into his arms. “We’ll all will be fine. Even if the Vatos show up, there won’t be a fight”, he said, and stroked her temple. Nina wrapped her arms around his waist. “But they want your business with the Sons”, she said. “And the Sons won’t give it. They’re not gonna profit of killing any SOA patch; and together we’ll outnumber them, even with EZ staying behind here”. Nina looked confused, and Angel smiled; pressing a kiss to her lips. “You didn’t think we’d leave you alone here…? You might try to cook for us”. She chuckled, and kissed him back. “You never actually tasted my cooking”, she said. “No. I value my life too much”, Angel smirked, and pressed his tongue into her mouth before she could reply.

For a long moment, they let themselves get lost in their kiss, before someone cleared their throat. EZ was standing in the doorway, looking sheepish. “Sorry… Bish says it’s time”, he said. “Tell him I’ll be there in a minute”, Angel said over his shoulder. EZ left them to it, and Angel returned his focus to Nina. “This thing with Dani… I’m not getting anything more out of her. She left just after you and Coco; like she was scared of the Vatos”. “She was probably just scared you’d make her as the snitch…”, Nina grunted. “Yeah, we think so as well”, Angel said. “She’s coming by later, and I’m gonna end it”. “But…”, Nina began. “Bishop agrees. Kissing her ass isn’t working… We might have to be more drastic”. Nina felt her heart stop for a few seconds. “Angel… No, don’t hurt her!”, she said. Angel sighed heavily. “We’ll probably just… put her somewhere for a while. Keep her phone and favorite nail polish out of reach”, he said. “She’ll cave after a few nights tied to a chair in one of our storage-containers”.

Nina blew out a deep breath. “I don’t want anyone else hurt because of me… Even if it is her”. Angel cupped her face, and pressed a passionate, almost devouring kiss to her lips. “Te amo, cuervo”, he said. “You’re too good for this life”. She chuckled slightly, before turning her attention to the door. The Mayans were gathering in the yard, and beginning to get on their bikes. “Go… I’ll be fine”, she said. “Where’s your gun?”, Angel asked. Nina gestured towards the table, where the .38 was laying, next to her extra inhaler. “Good. Just in case”. He kissed her one last time, before going out to join his patch-brothers.

Nina waved them off from the doorway to the trailer, before looking at EZ; who was standing on the porch, with a Tupperware box in his hands. “Chilaquiles!”, he smiled. Nina looked seriously at him. “Marry that woman!”.

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With both the clubhouse and the scrapyard on lockdown, Nina spent the morning following Chucky around with a clipboard. The funny little man had decided to do status-count on the scrap; a ridiculous idea in Nina’s opinion, but she humored him. Chucky liked to keep busy.

“That’s… 17,3 refrigerators”, Chucky said; after having counted the items in yet another scrap-pile. “Point three?”, Nina chuckled. Chucky pointed at a stray fridge-door on the ground. “Point three it is”, Nina said, and wrote it down. They went back towards the clubhouse, and Nina saw Daniella standing on the porch with EZ. “You’re not supposed to be here”, the prospect said. “Because you’re on lockdown? Are you forgetting I’m your brother’s woman…?”, Daniella sneered. “I come and go as I please”. Nina went to pass them, trying to ignore the blonde. “Angel won’t be back for another few hours”, she muttered. “I came to talk to you”, Daniella said. Nina halted in front of the door. “Why?”, she asked. “Girl talk”, Daniella smiled. She walked down from the porch, and towards the trailer.

EZ looked at Nina, as Daniella walked away. “I saw her coming out of the trailer about ten minutes ago. I think she was looking for you”, he said bellow his breath. “How long was she in there?”, Nina asked. “I don’t know. Bishop had me polish the table while they’re gone…”, EZ replied disgruntledly. Nina sighed, handed Chucky the clipboard, and got down from the porch; bracing herself for a confrontation.

Daniella was seated on the cot opposite Nina’s sleeping place. Nina sat down across from her, and met her eyes. “Have a seat…”, she said sarcastically. “Comfy…”, Daniella jeered, and patted the cot. “What did you wanna talk about? We haven’t exactly been friendly”, Nina said. “And we’re not gonna start now”, Daniella replied. “I came to tell you to back off Angel”. Nina swallowed thickly. “I’m with Coco now”, she said, trying for calm. “Bullshit”, Daniella replied. “I know that’s just to rile Angel up. You’re trying to get him back… Which is weird, because I thought you were going back north, with those Sons of Anarchy guys”, Daniella said. “You seemed kind of hot and heavy dancing with their president at the party. Good job on moving up in the hierarchy…". “You though I was about to dump Angel for him…”, Nina said, more as a statement than a question. “Well, you’re good at working your way up the ladder quickly", Daniella said. “A few weeks ago, you were just a hangaround; but all of a sudden, you’re doing my job… And my man". “This is ridiculous”, Nina scoffed. “I’m done with Angel. You’re welcome to him”. It chaffed to utter the words. Daniella drew back her lips in a sneer. “I’m not stupid! I saw you two the other night when I came back for my purse…”. Nina almost gasped. Racoons, my ass; she thought. Daniella raised a smug eyebrow at her. “Angel is mine. And I am not letting him go”.

Nina sighed, and shook her head. “So, what’s your big plan…?”. “Like I said, I used to have your job around here; taking care of the clubhouse, keeping the patches happy”, Daniella cut her off. “I know how MC’s work; and how to listen, while pretending not to be. I know how to get the kind of info I need, to get what I want… Also, that Sala guy talks a lot, when he’s drunk. Asthmatic prostitute? You fit the bill”. Nina fought the urge to claw her eyes out. “You killed that guy Palo’s cousin, and he seems like the eye for an eye kind of person…”. “What are you talking about?”, Nina said. “Well, he wants you dead… but maybe he’ll settle for the next best thing”. Daniella placed something on the table, sliding it over to Nina. She gasped when she saw the picture of Abel and Thomas. Looking up to meet Daniella’s eyes, she saw nothing but contempt. “Yeah. I thought that might get your attention”. “They’ll never find…”, Nina began. “Nero Padilla’s farm, in Norco”, Daniella said. She put her hand on top of Jackson’s journal. “Your brother wrote a lot of shit down. Maybe he shouldn’t have”. “You didn’t…”, Nina croaked. “No, not yet”, Daniella said. She sighed, and leaned back in her seat, arms crossed. “Look, I don’t give a shit about what they do to you; but Angel’s gonna get himself killed, if he tries to get revenge for them hurting you… So, I kind of need you alive”. “What are you saying?”, Nina asked. At this point, she was confused beyond belief. Daniella was supposed to be the snitch, but then why didn’t she just come clean about that right now? She already had Nina’s life and family in a vice grip. “You’re gonna break it off with him... You’re gonna leave, and never come back. Or… I give this info to the Vatos”.

Nina felt her heart race from fear and rage. She placed her hand on the table, fingertips grazing the handle of the .38 laying there. “You know what I did…”, she said. “What makes you think I won’t just kill you?”. In that moment, she was sure she could do it. “The fact that I removed the bullets from that gun the second I got in here”, Daniella replied. “And I have people waiting for my call. Specifically, Sala, who’s a sucker for good head; like another person we know”. “You absolute bitch…”, Nina hissed. “Yeah…”, Daniella smiled. “So, what am I gonna tell him? Am I just gonna politely decline that date he’s asked me on? Or do I tell him about two little boys, whom I have on good authority are connected to the woman who killed Palo’s cousin…?”.

Nina suddenly noticed she’d clenched her fists so hard, that her nails had drawn blood from her palms. Her Angel; her love. The thought of his hands on her body, and his grip on her heart. The way he looked at her, which made her feel like no matter what shit life threw her way, she could still be happy; because someone as special as him was in her life, and wanted her. Her nephews – Jackson’s boys. She loved those kids as she had him. She had no doubt in her mind that Daniella would make good on her promise to sell them out, to get what she wanted. Nina’s next move would be a matter of life or death to the last living link she had to her brother. It was the most difficult thing she’d ever had to do, but there was no way she could or would ever sacrifice the lives of those two little boys. She had already killed a person – no matter how despicable he was – and another had been beat and probably tortured in her name. Abel and Thomas were innocent; and they were not going to be victims on her account.

“OK…”, she whispered; her heart shattering in a million pieces as she did. Daniella looked dumbfounded. “Really? You’re gonna chose them over Angel…?”, she said. “Wow, you really don’t deserve him!”. “No. I’m choosing to do the right thing. I’m not the kind of psycho that will let children get hurt, to get what I want”, Nina hissed through her teeth. Daniella shrugged. “You have until tonight. If you’re still here past midnight… I don’t think I need to finish that sentence. Do we have an agreement?”. “Yes”, Nina croaked. “Now please leave…”. “I’m sticking around until I know you’ve done what I told you”, Daniella laughed. Nina slammed his fist into the table. “Get the fuck out of this trailer, before I stab you in your diseased cunt!”, she growled.

Daniella got to her feet, and went to leave; before halting in the doorway. “Don’t worry about Angel. I’ll take good care of him”, she smiled, walked outside, and closed the door behind her.

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she-ra-lesbians-of-power · 4 years

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She-ra: Post canon O.C.

So like I promised I am going to start talking about and writing about my characters. I am just going to start with the one I have been brain storming the longest. Thematically her story fits really will into the themes of the show, dealing with things like the cycle of abuse and recovery from it. How to find acceptance and love, but in this case how it requires finding yourself first. I know I know it sounds a bit like Catra’s arc so far, but trust me it may have the same frame work but it is going to touch on some new stuff.

Her story is going to have some other themes that I think fit in the world but didn’t get touched on in the story. For example it is going to address the nature of revolutions and the risk of becoming the thing you fight, by diving into the First One’s relation to the galaxy, as well as Horde Prime’s fight against the first ones

It is going to require some head cannons of pre- and post- canon to deal with the exact nature of the first ones, but is going to touch on some of the stuff brought up in season 4 and 5, such as the way Horde Prime talks about them, and some of the messages form Mara about squadron Greyskull.

She Doesn’t have a name yet, but it is relevant to the story, because starting at the beginning she doesn't know- or is unwilling to use- her own name. She simply goes by Swarm, or Swarm Prime. She is tied to Horde Prime in ways that are complex and designed to reflect that when you are in the start of a moment, who are the good guys and who are the bad guys may not be as clear. It will touch on the difference between oppression and physical direct abuse, vs the power of manipulation and grooming as a abuse form.

I intend to dive into the nature of cult like movements (like the Horde) and how some people can fail to see what they are (In this case Swarm). In doing so it should dive into the ways fringe and extremist groups target vulnerable people to radicalize into there movements. Because at the beginning of the story, Swarm sees Horde Prime as the good guy, at least to her, the promise of ‘Big Brother Prime” is real. She-ra is the enemy, not because of Adora, not because of Mara even, but because of an even earlier She-ra, an enforcer for the first ones.

I want to tell the story through the eyes of the present, just after the final battle for Etheria, but with flash backs to pre-Adora cannon, pre-Mara canon, that show us how this young women became one of the few followers of Horde Prime that didn’t need force or threats or chips to follow him.

It is going to start right as Adora Purges Horde Prime, with Swarm waking up on a distant planet, in one of the Hordes suspended animation clone things. She awakes with one Phrase locked in her head in the voice of Prime. “Run Little Sister, run. The monster of the First One’s has returned.”

#she ra netflix #she ra spoilers #she ra fan writing #adora #catra #horde prime #the horde #she ra oc #Swarm Prime #the Swarm speaks #Mara #she ra post canon #Etheria

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hows-it-holed-up · 4 years

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Perfunctory Photo Recap: The O.C. 2x14

Up until now I’ve only been doing these recaps for pilots, but getting stuck watching only pilots – which are usually the absolute worst episodes – of series I love sounds pretty grim. So as of now, any iconic episodes of any show are fair game. ERGO, despite the fact that The O.C. has what I’m fairly sure is a phenomenal pilot, I’m skipping ahead to the February sweeps episode of the show’s second season: “The Rainy Day Women.” If I remember correctly, it’s extremely emotionally satisfying and I will probably spend the last 15 minutes just pressing my hand to my own sternum and sighing.

My Disclaimer: None of these posts will be in any way comprehensive, because I’m lazy. All of them are probably going to have spoilers of some sort for the entire series…or at least what I remember of it from when I last watched it an eon ago. Exactly what you want in a recap!

California, Here We Come: Kirsten and Sandy (aka Mom and Dad) have been fighting because the former love of his life needed some PRETTY INTENSE legal help, and he jumped at the chance. Kirsten understandably doesn’t love this! Meanwhile, Summer is about to jet off to Italy for her BF Zach’s sister’s wedding, because somehow we’re still pretending like this is a thing. Plus some other stuff is going on with some other characters blah blah who cares. Welcome to The O.C., bitch!

I read somewhere that Josh Schwartz always hated this title sequence – that he could never find something he was super satisfied with and just kind of acquiesced to this. Meanwhile the rest of us are screaming the words to “California” while we head bang and strum our air guitars, every episode.

In the first big scene, we catch up with Mom and Dad, who have been struggling for a few episodes because an old flame came back into his life asking for help, and he dove in head first.

Kirsten is not pleased. This Rebecca situation was so heartbreaking. Sandy Cohen’s whole thing is that he always does what’s right. This was one of the only times in the series it felt like he had other viable options and he was obviously misstepping. I’m with Kiki here.

Oh hello Olivia Wilde! I forgot you were in this show! She’s insanely beautiful, obviously, but those mid-aughts pencil-thin eyebrows didn’t do anyone any favors. Not that I would know anything about this personally, of course.

And not doing the show itself any favors 15 years out: this “Marissa is a lesbian but it’s definitely just a phase” storyline. I remember thinking it was a little gratuitous and questionable even back in ‘05.

Speaking of questionable plots: We’ve been strung along for half a season watching Seth trying to win Summer back and her rebuffing him. And Summer’s right – it WAS pretty annoying! Seth’s still at it, heading over to her place as she’s packing for Zach’s sister’s wedding in Italy, but...not really having anything to say! (i.e. still not there to advance the plot.)

We get a brief interlude to watch Julie Cooper think about how she could snip the tip off her husband’s penis.

And then we’re back to the real story. Although I’d honestly rather stick with Julie because:

SANDY. NO. THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE! You cannot spend the night in a hotel room with your ex. You also cannot drink wine on the floor of said hotel room with said ex! Stop it!

Seriously. You know what could happen.

Anyway, Seth thinks he’s figured out how he might actually be able to move the needle with Summer. He’s bought his boat back and is going to take her...sailing in the pool? Sure! Foolproof!

I had a literature professor in college who would bring this show up in class every week, linking it to whatever we were reading at the time. He didn’t do this because he thought he was bridging some kind of gap between us and the material – only about 1/4 of the class even watched this show. He just did it because it made him happy. This “objective correlative” reference really made me think about him and chuckle.

At the airport on her way to Italy, Summer sees a little boy playing with a horse on top of some comic books. I guess she’s like, “Even though I’m only supposed to be 17 my biological clock is already ticking,” and she ditches Zach and heads to Seth’s.

Checking in with our other couple, Sandy has finally (sort of) come to his senses and headed home – after Rebecca straight up ran away from him because she was about to get caught by the cops. Helps when the universe just makes decisions for you, I guess!

Ehhhhh I mean it started a little!

Anyway, they kiss, and it’s very sweet. And we’re all breathing a sigh of relief. And we won’t sic Julie on him just yet.

Meanwhile, their son is on the roof attempting to adjust the satellite. He’s put on a Spiderman mask because it’s all he’s got to protect his head from the rain, somehow, and he’s decided the only safety precaution he needs is A ROPE TIED AROUND HIS MIDSECTION. Things, predictably, go awry.

HOW did Seth not get literally sliced in half by this? He must have slid like 30-40 feet from the top of the roof to where he’s dangling. I have no interest in doing the calculations to verify this statement, but I’m pretty sure we’re at least looking at some internal bleeding here.

Anyway, Summer arrives, finds Seth dangling in the back, and:

The emotional payoff for this arc, now that it’s FINALLY concluded, is excellent. And what a delightful way to anchor it for this character.

It’s hard not to love this scene – it’s heartwarming. But with the benefit of 15 years and a rewatch, it also seems like this must have been VERY uncomfortable to film. Like apart from having to hang upside down for who knows how long, how was there not water dripping down Adam Brody’s (or more likely, this stunt person’s) nose the entire time?? Somebody call OSHA!

Musings from the Poolhouse:

- This show is disguised as a teen soap, but it’s so much more than that. Between its overarching commentary on privilege and the status quo and its own self-awareness (exemplified by winks at the audience like show-within-a-show-cum-commentary-on-itself-AND-reality-television, The Valley), The O.C. is one of the cleverest series ever to grace network television. Despite a few things not aging particularly well, it’s still a really fun experience to watch it. Except for season 3. Skip season 3.

- Julie. Cooper. JUST. YES. YES YES YES.

- Marissa’s face when Alex is talking to her about having to do things like take out garbage and pay rent made me LOL.

- I may have been projecting a little bit about the kid with the horse at the airport. He was very cute. And I think my own ovaries have kicked into high gear.

- There was an entire (C? D? E?) plot in this episode about Lindsay’s paternity and moving to Chicago and some other stuff I can’t bring myself to care about. Ben McKenzie and Shannon Lucio had like negative chemistry, so despite the show’s best efforts to make us invested in that relationship, it just wasn’t landing. I remember caring way more about her storyline with her mom, Caleb, Kirsten, even Seth. So, shrug, she’s moving to Chicago I guess!

- Josh Schwartz is so good at music! Apart from Phantom Planet (obviously), I clocked Blind Melon, Louis XIV, Boyz II Men, Bell X1 and Matt Pond PA (covering Oasis) in this episode. A real auditory journey down memory lane. Did I miss any?

#tv recap #spoilers #the oc #2x14 #the rainy day women

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itcameuponamidnightqueer · 5 years

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a happier 2019 wrap-up

every year for new year’s, my mom gets everyone one-a-day calendars tailored to their interests. for 2020, she got me a calendar of funny/stupid answers people have written on tests.

but for 2019, she gave me a calendar with a different trivia question every day. i had two rules for this calendar: 1) i had to write down an answer for each question, even if what i wrote down was the dumbest shit in the world, and 2) i wasn’t allowed to look at the answer until the day after.

i saved up all of the ones that i got right bc i like to quantify things, so if nothing else, i know 93 things—

january 18: many musicians have recorded and performed the song “hallelujah.” who wrote it?

january 29: thurl ravenscroft was an accomplished voice actor who sang “you’re a mean one, mr. grinch.” however, ravenscroft was best known for voicing which TV commercial icon?

february 7: who was the first african american appointed to the US supreme court?

february 12: mount rushmore features the giant carved faces of george washington, abraham lincoln, thomas jefferson, and which other US president?

february 13: what is ninjitsu?

february 26: mae c. jemison went into space in 1992 aboard the endeavor, earning her what distinction?

february 27: who wrote and first recorded the song “big yellow taxi”?

march 2: what is the longest running show in broadway history?

march 5: what is the largest library in the world?

march 8: what two novels did the lesser-known brontë sister, anne, write?

march 12: which reptile can breathe through its rear end?

march 16: the winner of best picture at the 2017 oscars was moonlight—but, in an historic mix-up, the announcers initially declared which other nominee to be the winner?

march 21: which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

march 22: why is a pound cake called a pound cake?

march 23: the hit musical wicked is based on a 1995 novel by which author?

march 24: billy eichner, comedian and host of billy on the street, once had a role on which beloved NBC sitcom?

march 27: name the star who plays offred in the hulu series the handmaid’s tale?

april 6: the 2015 song “fourfiveseconds” was a collaboration between rihanna, kanye west, and which other legendary musician?

april 8: why do apples turn brown when sliced?

april 16: what is a pooh-bah?

april 19: what is the belgian town of duffel’s claim to fame?

april 29: what ancient babylonian king created a compendium of 282 laws to guide society in 18th century BCE?

may 2: what is the name for the condition in which a dog’s feet smell like corn chips?

may 5: in mary shelley’s frankenstein, which character is named frankenstein?

may 7: name the australian pop star whose debut studio album blue neighborhood included hits “youth” and “wild”.

may 10: which superhero did british actor benedict cumberbatch play in a 2016 film?

may 16: which american film tradition began this day in 1929?

may 17: in science, what does “triple point” refer to?

may 26: what function do cats’ whiskers serve?

may 27: where is the tomb of the unknown soldier located?

june 1: which cult classic film popularized the red swingline stapler?

june 3: who is barbie (the doll) named after?

june 4: eid al-fitr is an annual muslim festival that marks the end of what?

june 10: which actor was offered a role on the o.c. but turned it down for a role on one tree hill?

june 11: the sport that americans call soccer is known as football in many other countries. where did the term “soccer” originate?

june 17: there is a species of horsefly known as bootylicious. which celebrity inspired the nickname?

june 18: the amc series the walking dead is based on a series of comic books penned by which accomplished writer?

june 24: which actress played wonder woman in the 2017 film of the same name?

june 27: what makes chili peppers hot?

june 28: which architectural engineering feat allowed the ancient incans to cross canyons and rivers with ease?

june 29: the word “scuba” is an acronym. what does it stand for?

july 3: who is the bestselling fiction writer ever?

july 5: which animated film was the first to be nominated for best picture at the oscars?

july 9: which item did women living in the dust bowl during the great depression commonly fashion into clothing?

july 16: in nintendo’s mario video games, the nefarious wario is mario’s foil. who is luigi’s foil and archrival?

july 18: pop stars taylor swift and zayn malik teamed up to record the song “i don’t want to live forever” for which 2017 film soundtrack?

july 22: which is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table?

july 23: which novel is considered frank herbert’s masterpiece?

july 25: name the three women who were cast in the first season of SNL in 1975.

july 26: during which years did the olympics award official medals for the arts, including painting, architecture, sculpture, music, and literature?

july 28: what are the ingredients of a moscow mule?

august 2: which “luxury” music festival was supposed to take place in the bahamas in april 2017 but dissolved into chaos and was eventually canceled after attendees began to arrive?

august 3: what is the claim to fame of anchor bar in buffalo, NY?

august 8: the la brea tar pits are a popular tourist attraction and fossil excavation site. what does “la brea” mean in spanish?

august 9: the popular board game clue goes by which other name in the UK, where it was invented?

august 11: what is earth’s largest ocean?

august 12: who wrote johnny cash’s “a boy named sue”?

august 13: what were the original 3 pokemon that players could choose from at the start of pokemon red and pokemon blue, the first pokemon video games released internationally?

august 14: what kind of music did katy perry release as a teenager before she became a pop star?

august 20: philip k. dick’s novel do androids dream of electric sheep? inspired which 1982 film with a different title?

august 30: batman is to gotham city as superman is to what?

september 6: what is the hottest planet in the solar system?

september 9: the first book of the “his dark materials” trilogy is known as the golden compass in the US, and what in the UK?

september 15: one of the classic monopoly player tokens is a dog. what breed is it?

september 16: why are spiders technically not considered insects?

september 22: on her debut album, lily allen included a song called “alfie” about her little brother. alfie allen is best known now for his role on which TV show?

october 2: a killer whale isn’t technically a whale. what is it?

october 8: name the breed of large domestic cats native to new england

october 10: which company uses the slogan “because we’re worth it”?

october 12: which female pop star had a brief stint in an R&B group called basic instinct in the 1990s?

october 16: if you ordered a berliner in a cafe in wisconsin, what would they serve you?

october 21: in 1943, when many NFL players were drafted for service in WWII, which two teams combined forces and formed a team called the steagles?

october 25: virginia was the birthplace of 8 US presidents. which state follows close on virginia’s heels as the birthplace of 7 US presidents?

october 28: bram stoker’s legendary vampire dracula is widely thought to be inspired by which real-life romanian prince?

october 30: in european folklore, what is a familiar?

november 1: what does nanowrimo stand for?

november 13: name the movie that imagines how playwright j.m. barrie came to write peter pan.

november 14: which US state has the smallest population?

november 16: who technically owns all of the unmarked swans in england?

november 19: which entertainment icon was offered the role of phoebe in friends but turned it down?

november 22: robert louis stevenson’s novel treasure island features a cast of colorful characters, including the infamous long john silver. what is the name of the novel’s young protagonist, an innkeeper’s son who ends up serving as a cabin boy on a sea adventure?

november 23: where is dollywood?

november 28: not surprisingly, americans eat more food on thanksgiving than they do on any other day of the year. which day boasts the second-highest food consumption?

november 29: “swish swish”, a song on katy perry’s 2017 album witness, was rumored to be a diss track about which other pop star?

november 30: which actor wore a hairpiece every time he played james bond?

december 2: in greek mythology, perspehone was the goddess of the underworld and the wife of hades. who were persephone’s parents?

december 3: which prominent magazine declined to run an excerpt of the catcher in the rye on the grounds that the characters were unbelievable and the writing was “show-offy”?

december 12: which comic book series featured batman’s first appearance?

december 14: what was elvis presley’s natural hair color?

december 21: a 16th century da Vinci manuscript known as the codex leicester sold for over $30 million. who was the wealthy buyer?

december 23: ancient egyptian queen cleopatra had relationships with both julius caesar and mark antony. which of the two men was she buried next to?

december 27: which of the following hollywood stars did not get their start on the disney channel—shia labeouf, hayden panettiere, keri russell, ellen page, ryan gosling

december 29: technically, peanuts aren’t nuts. what are they?

#i thought about including the answers but then no one else could play along #anyway no surprise that most of the ones i knew are pop culture but #oh well #idk what purpose this serves other than to satisfy me

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gogonyanta · 6 years

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米ヒップホップ名盤のストリーミング有無早見表

"名盤"とは何かを悩みだしたら面倒臭いので、ここは専門誌The Sourceが1998年に100号が出たことを記念して選出した"Top 100 Best Albums of All Time"を基準にした。NAVERにまとめている人がいて都合が良かっただけだけど。この記念号による"オールタイム"とは1984年から1998までとなる。

・太字がストリーミングにないもの。ABC順。

・ストリーミングといってもアップルミュージック調べのみ。スポティファイ、タイダルは知らん。

・今今このエントリーを見てるお前が今西暦何年なのか��この国か街かは想像もつかねぇけど、情報は日本アップルの2018年7月16日時点のものでしかない。

2Pac - Me Against The World [1995] - 5 Mic 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album [1989] A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory [1991] - 5 Mic A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders [1993] A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm [1990] - 5 Mic Above The Law - Livin' Like Hustlers [1990] Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill [1986] - 5 Mic Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique [1989] Big Daddy Kane - It's A Big Daddy Thing [1989] Big Daddy Kane - Long Live The Kane [1988] - 5 Mic Biz Markie - Goin' Off [1988] Black Moon - Enta Da Stage [1993] Black Sheep - A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing [1991] Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Creepin On Ah Come Up" [EP] [1994] Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary [1988] - 5 Mic Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded [1987] - 5 Mic Brand Nubian - One For All [1990] - 5 Mic Chill Rob G - Ride The Rhythm [1989] Common Sense - Resurrection [1994] Cypress Hill - Black Sunday [1993] Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill [1991] Das EFX - Dead Serious [1992] De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising [1989] De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead [1991] - 5 Mic Diamond And The Psychotic Neurotics - Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop [1992] Digable Planets - Reachin' [A New Refutation Of Time And Space] [1993] Digital Underground - Sex Packets [1990] DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper [1988] DJ Quik - Quik Is The Name [1991] The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better [1989] - 5 Mic Doug E. Fresh - The World's Greatest Entertainer [1988] Dr. Dre - The Chronic [1992] - 5 Mic Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It [1988] Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader [1988] Eric B. & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em [1990] - 5 Mic Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full [1987] - 5 Mic EPMD - Business As Usual [1990] EPMD - Strictly Business [1988] - 5 Mic EPMD - Unfinished Business [1989] Fugees - The Score [1996] - 5 Mic Gang Starr - Daily Operation [1992] Gang Starr - Step In The Arena [1991] Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level [1989] - 5 Mic GZA - Liquid Swords [1995] Heavy D & The Boyz - Living Large... [1987] Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted [1990] - 5 Mic Ice Cube - Death Certificate [1991] - 5 Mic Ice-T - O.G. Original Gangster [1991] Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt [1996] - 5 Mic Jungle Brothers - Done By The Forces Of Nature [1989] Jungle Brothers - Straight Out The Jungle [1988] - 5 Mic Just-Ice - Kool & Deadly [1987] Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches [1989] KRS-One - Return Of The Boom Bap [1993] LL Cool J - BAD: Bigger And Deffer [1987] LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out [1990] L.L. Cool J - Radio [1985] - 5 Mic Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician [1990] Main Source - Breaking Atoms [1991] - 5 Mic MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock [1988] MC Shan - Down By Law [1987] Mobb Deep - The Infamous [1995] - 5 Mic Nas - Illmatic [1994] - 5 Mic Naughty by Nature - Naughty by Nature [1991] Nice & Smooth - Nice & Smooth [1989] The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death [1997] - 5 Mic The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die [1994] - 5 Mic N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton [1988] - 5 Mic Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers [1995] Onyx - Bacdafucup [1993] Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda [1994] OutKast - ATLiens [1996] Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother [1992] The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde [1992] Poor Righteous Teachers - Holy Intellect [1990] Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet [1990] Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back [1988] - 5 Mic Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show [1987] Queen Latifah - All Hail The Queen [1989] Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... [1995] - 5 Mic Redman - Whut? Thee Album [1992] The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! [1995] The Roots - Illadelph Halflife [1996] Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell [1986] - 5 Mic Run D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. [1984] - 5 Mic Salt 'N' Pepa - Hot, Cool & Vicious [1987] Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back [1991] Schoolly D - Saturday Night!: The Album [1986] Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick [1988] - 5 Mic Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin' [1995] Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle [1993] - 5 Mic Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity [1993] Special Ed - Youngest In Charge [1989] Spice 1 - Spice 1 [1992] Stetsasonic - On Fire [1986] Too $hort - Born To Mack [1987] Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown [1988] - 5 Mic Whodini - Escape [1984] Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang [36 Chambers] [1993] - 5 Mic X Clan - To The East, Blackwards [1990]

オールタイムベスト100選から抜け落ちてる5本マイク盤(wiki)もまとめてみた。参考はこのブログ。

2Pac - All Eyez On Me [1996] Bun B - Trill O.G. Dr. Dre - 2001 [1999] Jay-Z - The Blueprint [2001] Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [2010] Lil' Kim - The Naked Truth [2005] Nas - Stillmatic [2001] Outkast - Aquemini [1998] Scarface - The Diary [1994] Scarface - The Fix [2002]

タワーレコードのバイヤーが選ぶ100枚という企画があり、1990年から2014年まで比較的最近の作品から選出されていたので、上の2つから漏れたアルバムのみを抜き出した。

2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story [2012] 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' [2003] Arrested Development - 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... [1992] A$AP Rocky - Long Live A$AP [2013] The Beatnuts - The Beatnuts: Street Level [1994] Big Daddy Kane - Taste Of Chocolate [1990] Big Sean - Finally Famous: The Album [2011] Black Star - Black Star [1998] B.o.B - The Adventures Of Bobby Ray [2010] Busta Rhymes - The Coming [1996] Camp Lo - Black Hollywood [2007] Da Bush Babees - Gravity [1996] DJ Kayslay - The Streetsweeper Vol.1 [2003] DJ Shadow - Endtroducing [1996] DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot [1998] Drake - Take Care [2011] Eminem - The Eminem Show [2002] Fabolous - Street Dreams [2003] French Montana - Excuse My French [2013] Funky DL - When Love Is Breaking Down... [2000] The Game - The Documentary [2005] Ghostface Killah - Ironman [1996] Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep [1997] Gucci Maine - The State Vs. Radric Davis [2009] Heavy D & The Boyz - Peaceful Journey [1991] J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story [2011] J Dilla - Donuts [2006] Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East [1994] Juicy J - Stay Trippy [2013] Jurassic 5 - Quality Control [2000] Kanye West - The College Dropout [2004] Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.a.a.D City [2012] Large Professor - The LP [2009] Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill [1998] Leaders Of The New School - A Future Without A Past... [1991] Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [2008] Little Brother - The Minstrel Show [2005] Lord Finesse - Return Of The Funky Man [1992] Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Requor [2006] M.O.P. - Firing Squad [1996] Method Man - Tical [1994] Migos - No Label II [2014] Missy Elliott - Miss E... So Addictive [2001] Mos Def - Black On Both Sides [1999] N.E.R.D - In Search Of... (New Version) [2002] N.O.R.E. - N.O.R.E. [1998] Nelly - Nellyville [2002] Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday [2010] Nujabes - Metaphorical Music [2003] O.C. - Word...Life [1994] Obie Trice - Cheers [2003] Odd Future - The Of Tape Vol.2 [2012] OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below [2003] Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Main Ingredient [1994] The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia [1995] Puff Daddy - No Way Out [1997] Pusha T - My Name Is My Name [2013] Q-Tip - Amplified [1999] The Roots - Things Fall Apart Run DMC - King Of Rock [1985] RZA - Digital Bullet [2001] Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron [2014] Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol.2 [2000] T.I. - King [2006] Timbaland & Magoo - Indecent Proposal [2007] Tyler, The Creator - Goblin [2011] Warren G - Regulate...G Funk Era [1994] Wiz Khalifa - Rolling Papers [2011] YG - My Krazy Life [2014]

#us_hiphop

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okimargarvez · 7 years

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WHEN THEY FIRST MET- JJ

Original title: When they first met.

Prompt: writing challenge.

Warning: none.

Genre: family, romantic, comedy, friendship.

Characters: all members of BAU team, O.C.

Pairing: Garvez.

Note: oneshot (collection of individual tales of each member, except for Walker).

Legend: 💑💏😘😈👓🔦🎲🎈👻⚰.

Song mentioned: none.

When They First Met- Masterlist

MY OTHER GARVEZ STORIES

JJ: The new dog trainer

Penelope was very happy in this moment. In one hand she held the smallest of Henry, her beloved godson. In the other, a bag of biscuits for dogs. -You'll see, here there are many beautiful dogs, many cute animals to play with... - she enters in the building. -Hello Beth, today I brought a little man with me... - a woman of about fifty old, sticks herself out of the desk to scrutinize them. She immediately smiles.

-Oh, what a handsome young man! Penelope, there is a new dog trainer. Right now he's out with Rob.- the blonde's face is overshadowed.

-How is Rob?- the child seems to perceive her emotions from the simple handshake, as well as from the tone.

-It seems that the treatment is working, but you will see it with your own eyes. They are in the green area.- she nods and heads for the indicated destination.

-What is the grrrr...- he tries to pronounce the word correctly -...green ara?- she pauses for a moment and turns towards him.

-Green area, honey.- she corrects him with a sweet voice. -It's a place where the young dogs along with the oldests, go to rest.- Henry seems to have understod somethin else, because his eyes are big and shiny. -No, lovely, don't cry. Don't "rest", in that sense, come, when you will have seen, you will understand.- they begin to walk again. Finally they reach a lawn area with many trees that create various shadow areas. Here are three dogs that are sleeping, perfectly visible, two in normal positions and a third with air belly. A laughter escapes from the child. -Have you seen? They're all right, they're just doing the nap, like you do after your mother reads you a fairy tale.- she pronounces the magic word.

-Mommy...- he moans, taken from a sudden melancholy and nostalgia of the maternal figure.

In that exact moment comes another exemplary canine, battered, hedgehog fur perpetually disheveled, physically fully it shows his age, but right now runs like a puppy. And behind him a man, dark hair and Latin traits, chases him shouting his name in vain. -Rob, wretched, stop! Rob!- the nominated executes order, but him just hangs in front of Penelope and the baby, starting the washing stage on the latter. -Sorry, he's very expansive... - so closely, Garcia sees how the man is tall and his uniform that left only guess muscles: white T-shirt with logo of the doghouse and pants dark blue. -... but he's not bad.- he probably thinks Henry might be scared.

-Oh, I know well.- the blonde responds, throwing other looks. -You are the new trainer?- excellent choice, I approve unconditionally. Even before, she loved spending her free weekends here, but if the company is this... a few more days will not be a great sacrifice.

-Yup. Luke, nice to meet you.- the pleasure is all mine. Oh, heck, Garcia, how did you become trivial! Just see a piece of nice man and you go completely in mush!

-Penelope. And this is Henry.- she holds his hand, then observes the exchange between the two. Note yet another detail: he doesn't bring faith to the finger. This doesn't necessarily mean that he's not engaged. Penelope, come back to earth. You're here to volunteer, not the volunteer. Even Luke doesn't remain indifferent to the sight of that shapely blonde, dressed in a flowered habit and very short, very high-heeled shoes and a bow on the head. Not really the appropriate clothing to stay here. A decidedly sprint mom, he thinks, looking at the blond child even more than she, while she strokes Rob. -Anyway I know this scoundrel since he was little more than a puppy. I come here a lot of years.- she informs him, almost smugly.

-Ah, then I understand everything.- he whistles, calling the dog to his side.

-How are you?- she asks in a tone that reveals all her concern. -Beth told me that the treatment is working, but had a strange expression... I don't know ... maybe I'm a bit ... paranoid.- she smiles and Luke remains dazzled, for a moment stunned to stare at her. He looks at the child, as if afraid to talk about things too serious. Penelope nodes that there's no problem.

-I'm only here for a week, but yes, I can confirm that Rob is reacting well... - she approaches him, because she feels the "but" in the air, all his doubts. Nearly the man jumps, feeling her perfume and seeing her so close. He looks down and meets the big dark eyes of the blonde. -But his age is however very advanced, and... I think ... the disease won't have won... if you know what I mean.- Penelope understood this perfectly.

-Henry, would you like to go play with those dogs? Do you see them? I'll be here, I'll not lose sight of you for a moment... - the child walks away. When she turns back to him, Luke notices the first tears are trying to break the barrier. She doesn't say anything, in fact, tries not to get noticed, but it's a fairly difficult task. The man understands why Penelope is crying and he feels a growing desire to comfort her. Yet he has just meet her, from thirty minutes and already feels to have diagnosed her. -I always say that I should be able to restrain myself, but then I can't keep my promises... excuse me, you're probably busy, I don't want to waste your time...- she turns to Henry and makes to call him back, but Luke stops her, grabbing her arm.

-I'm not busy, it's nice to find someone who loves animals so much... do you have any? - it's clear that he touched a sore subject. The expression of the blonde becomes even more suffering.

-No, I've never had pet... even when I was little. It may seem ironic, don't you think?- she laughs. In this way Luke has the opportunity to hear that crystalline sound for the first time. -Maybe it's precisely for this that I became an animalist... - her eyes are far away, lost in time. -And you?- it seems ridiculous to continue with the formalities, but she'll certainly not be the one who takes next big step.

-I have always had a lot of animals, especially dogs. Right now... I have this monster.- while he talking pulls out his wallet and latter a photograph of a pretty Belgian shepherd. Penelope's blonde hair touches his arm, tickling him. -She is eight years old, yet the other day we noticed that she's pregnant... - his eyes light up as he is talking.

-What's her name?- he realizes that even the women's eyes are shining.

-Sandra.- he notices that she is holding back a laugh. -I know, it's a strange name, but don't look at me, it was my mother who chose it... oh, excuse me, I didn't want ... - he exclaims when he realizes that he uses a confidential tone.

-Oh, don't worry! It's not a problem, was beginning to be ridiculous, this thing of keep a distance, I guess we'll have the same age, more or less... - Penelope returns to direct her attention to the child, which playing catch with a dog about six months old, very snappy and playful. At one point, Henry loses the balance and falls, without being hurts, but she worried however and runs toward him. Luke follows her, reflecting on being a mother, on maternal love, perhaps the only real sentiment that exists on this earth. And this woman must be a fabulous mother... but also single? Because she doesn't bring faith, she didn't mention any husband... Luke, please, don't start with these thoughts. You should train Rob, not flirting with voluntary mothers and probably married... From a distance he sees her picking him up and checking that he has no sign, clean him from the ground, then caress the dog, with an equally sweet look. It will be hard to stay focused on the job, today... -... sure, mommy loves you very much ... - she's saying, when she reaches them.

-Hey, he's okay?- even Rob has followed him and looks suspiciously at the puppy.

-Yes, yes, fortunately not even a scratch. Otherwise JJ would have strangled me!- she laughs but stops when she catches the surprise expression (positive) of Luke, that's still staring her. And then she understands that he had thought...

-Henry is not your son?- he can't help but ask.

-Oh, no! I wish!- she always responds giggling and smiling, but the man seems to find some note of regret in her tone and a veneer of melancholy in her eyes. -No, I'm just the godmother. The mother is one of my best friends.- she shrugs.

He isn't her son. And by the way she has spoken I would say she's not even a mother... impossible to believe, seeing how she behaves with Henry and the animals... but that means it may not even exist any husband or boyfriend who's waiting her at home... What a hell of a thought, I have to stop it.

-And you? Do you have any children?- but she seems that she isn't going to change the subject either.

-No ...- and he would like to add And I never thought of having or wanting to, because I never found the right woman... -Only dogs.- Why I want to make her understand that I am loose as a goose? If all I want is to ask her a date, why I can't just do it? Heck, Alvez, a little courage. You face minefields, alleged wild beasts, every day and you do yourself put into crisis by a blonde with glasses, the innocent gaze and mischievous eyes... Suddenly an imagine glares him. She against the wall, he leans on her body. It almost feels like he really feels her breast pressed against his chest... Keep yourself! There's also a baby here! Better he doesn't understand ahead of time what reaction the women could cause at the men!

-Ah, I understood.- Penelope also doesn't know what to say. She has noticed a strange look, from the trainer, long and intense, although at one point seemed to be on another planet. Maybe his girlfriend had a miscarriage and that's why they broke up... Always run too far with fantasy, Garcia. Mind your business once in your life. Fortunately, the phone rings, removing them from that awkward silence. -Yes?- she has seen that the caller is JJ.

-Hey, Garcia, I wanted to tell you that we're already coming back. If you want to free yourself from the burden a bit before... - she laughs, and Luke asks himself who is from the other line, a man or a woman? A potential rival? But rival of what? You just met her, you just talked about dogs and children..., but in a roundabout way.

-But what a burden! Taking care of Henry is a joy. He has seen so many beautiful dogs today...- And I also seen a nice piece of latin male... Thanks to this last sentence, the man realizes that the caller is none other than the mother of the child. He doesn't hold a sigh. He's in a real bad way. But it never happened to such a thing at him, being so taken immediately by a woman; in fact, it's usually the women who buzz around him, but they are all boring, interested only in shopping, talking about diets... But she is different, how can you say it after such a short time? And yet he is sure of how much he feels, Penelope isn't a common woman, he could tell by the way she expresses herself, rather than how she dresses. And he doesn't take much effort to pretend that she is his... wife, that Henry is their son (even if he wouldn't has got any of his stuff), that they are choosing a dog to give him a home, to enlarge the family...

-Fantastic! We'll be home for... around 5:00 of the evening.- she nods, but her friend can't see her.

-OK it's good. And... JJ, I should talk to you about something, after... - yes, she has to talk about Luke to someone, because needs to explain all the evidence gathered, so she'll gets a dispassionate opinion and if the response is positive... come back soon to the doghouse, with any excuse, without children, to push more on the accelerator.

-Ok. You can't back out, now intrigued me!- she laughs and closes the call. Luke is still there staring at her.

-I have... I have to go. Mum today comes home earlier.- she explains, as if it were his business.

After the announcement she seems to grasp an almost sad expression, as if he was sorry she's going to leave. How I wish I could take a picture of him in this moment. Any clue that she'll lead to the check of JJ, will still be filtered by her head. And we know that we see what we want to see...

-Yeah. I still have to... continue the training with Rob.- Penelope nods, so to turn his back, holds the hand of Henry in hers -You'll come back?- he asks. She back to look at him, maybe a little too upset. -To see Rob, how is him, I mean.- but of course, of course he didn't want to know if she would come back to see him.

-Yes, I'll come back- she gives a slight smile. At that simple gesture Luke feels every piece of skin vibrate.

-Good.- he only responds. Stop it, ask her date and get it over. Penelope looks down. The next time, when she comes back, I ask her. First of all. Really.

-Yeah ...- she seems intimidated, as if she had feel, as if she understood what he feels -... so... have a good day.- another smile.

-Even to you, Penelope.- when she is a barely visible speck now, he caresses the head of the old dog, which seems to reciprocate his look. -You too.-

-So? - after greeting her child, JJ throws on her friend to find out what this is the thing which she has to speak. Maybe she finally wants to publicly admit, seriously, that she feels something for their colleague, Derek?

-Before you. False alarm or...? - she tries to change the subject, but is really interested.

-Yes, you will become a godmother another time. But now tell me what you wanted to talk to me, you had a strange voice on the phone... anxious and mischievous. It's about a man, is not it? - the blonde with glasses sighs.

-Damned all profiler!- the other laughs. -Yes. At the doghouse... ... I met a tall, dark man, dark eyes... - her legs melt only remembering -it's the new dog trainer... the volunteer who cares for Rob, that old dog of which I was talking you the other day...- JJ nods, but signals her to return to the point. -and ... nothing, he was looking at me a bit too, so strange... and ... he's single, or at least, he said he has no children... he believed that Henry was mine!- not so hard to thinking, since all three have the blond hair. -Because I asked him if he had children and he said no and "only dogs". He really said that. I don't know, now I realize that it's not a great story, who knows what you expected...- and yet JJ is smiling, mischievously.

-Our Garcia got a hit here! And what's his name?- Does she really think that what I told her are clues that he likes me?

-Um ... I don't remember...- her friend looks at her surprised, then looks up at the sky.

-Lu... Luke.- the little Henry answers in her place.

***

Everybody are silent staring at the author of the story.

-Now I can tell you that, like Emily, this thing has happened to me too. One evening we came back before and Penelope told me about this guy, Latin, which was trainer where she went as a volunteer for the dogs and I'm sure his name was Luke. It wasn't really him, but it's a good coincidence, at least.- JJ smiles, because she remembers that day perfectly and her son while uttering that name without knowing the meaning.

To hurry up, Stephen immediately begins to read the next story.

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La Cuervo - Chapter 19

TW: violence, blood, drug use, alcohol, smut, fluff, angst

In the spirit of "The Crown Princess of Charming", this is a story about O.C. Nina and Angel Reyes. It is obviously non-canon, as characters who have passed on, on Mayans M.C., are present in it, and others have been excluded completely. Nina is written as a cis-female, but I have tried to keep her race and looks as ambigous as possible. Should you find any of this story offensive, please let me know.

19.

When they got back home in the evening, Nina had Angel check the house for cockroaches before she would step inside. He more or less had to carry her through the door, and into the bedroom; because she was convinced, she was seeing creepy crawlies everywhere.

Quickly shedding her clothes, leaving her in her panties and a soft tank top to sleep in; she finally kicked off her shoes, and jumped into bed.

“You do realize they can climb in to the bed, right?”, Angel smiled at her, as she sat hugging her knees by the headboard. Nina pulled off the covers, sprang out of the bed, and shook her whole body; checking for unwelcome guests on her skin. “What do you call that dance?”.

“You can call it my-girlfriend-doesn’t-want-to-get-eaten-alive”, Nina sneered.

“Well, keep it up. It’s making all the best parts of you jiggle”, Angel said.

Nina looked down at her half-naked body, before shooting him a dirty look.

“Well I guess I’m not sleeping in here…”, she grunted, and went into the living room to sit on the couch; pulling her legs up under her.

Angel joined her a few moments later, having grabbed a couple of beers from the fridge.

“It was probably just the one roach. They’re harmless, anyway. Like houseflies”, he smiled, and sat down; handing her one of the bottles.

“They’re not! They got bacteria all over them”, Nina said, and made a gagging noise.

“We could get a cat… that might keep them away”, Angel shrugged, and lit a cigarette. He leaned back on the couch, and stretched out his arm, to let Nina snuggle up against him.

“I’ve got asthma…”, she muttered, and nabbed the smoke from him; taking a deep draw. Angel chuckled a little.

“Are you allergic, though?”, he asked.

“I don’t think so”, Nina replied. “You’d get a cat with me?”. She took a swig of her beer, and looked at him through her lashes.

“Yeah… It would take care of the roaches, and you’d have company while I’m on runs, or down south for a few days”, Angel said. “If you don’t kill it too soon, maybe I’ll even think about putting a few babies in you”.

Nina almost choked on her beer.

“Kids?”, she coughed.

“Yeah. You’d look hot waddling around here with a round belly; tits all big and nice…”, Angel smirked.

“You don’t think my tits are nice?”, Nina pouted playfully.

Angel let one hand wander down to cup her left breast.

“Your tits are one of the best things I ever saw…”, he said. He gave her mound a gentle squeeze, and Nina slapped his hand away with a laugh.

“You realize there’s more to kids than just the pregnancy, right…?”, she said. “And it’s not your body that’s gonna be stretched into an unrecognizable blob!”.

Angel narrowed his eyes at her.

“You don’t want my kids?”, he asked warily.

“That’s not what I’m saying… but when I asked you if you had any, you seemed to think you’d be better off without", Nina said.

“No, I said they’d be better off without me. But maybe you changed my mind…”. He gave her a sly smile.

“It’s just a big step after knowing each other for… what? A month?”, Nina said.

“Yeah, but I don’t want no one else than you. Ever”, Angel said. “And if I’m gonna have a family, it's gonna be with you". Nina felt her heart skip a beat.

“I do want that… with you”, she said, and chewed her lower lip to keep from smiling too broadly. “But maybe we should start with a cat”.

Angel grinned, and took the beer and cigarette from her. He set both their bottles on the coffee table, and stubbed out the smoke.

“I’m not saying I wanna knock you up right away; but that don’t mean we can’t practice…”. He stroked his hand up the inside of her thigh; and she felt goosebumps forming all over her body. Just before his fingertips reached her clothed folds, she was already forgetting all about the roach; and simply closed her eyes, and let out a sigh of pleasure. Angel kept his fingers there, unmoving; and merely let the tips ghost her warmth. He leaned in, and brushed his lips against hers, before kissing his way down to her neck. Nina tilted her head to give him better access.

“Angel…”, she breathed.

“Uh huh?”, he mumbled against her skin. The feeling of his hot breath was delicious.

“Please…”.

He nuzzled his nose against the shell of her ear; but still, his hand didn’t move.

“What do you want?”, he whispered, and stroked her tongue against her neck again, before kissing it.

“I want you fingers inside me… Please, papi…”, Nina pleaded.

“Fuck, I love you”, Angel laughed. Before she knew it, he’d pulled down her panties; and flicked them away. They landed over one of the bottles, and they both laughed a little; before Angel got back to business; running his hand up her inner thigh. His fingertips gently stroked against Nina’s clit, sending small shivers through her body. Then he moved between her labia; and finding her wet and wanting, he slid his middle and ring finger inside her. He moved them back and forth, and all Nina could hear was the sounds of both of their breathing – hers heavy, and his controlled – and her slick against Angel’s fingers. She began moving her hips, but he put his free arm around her; holding her in place. “Nah, querida. Let me do the work”.

“Fuck…”, Nina croaked.

Slowly moving his fingers in and out of her, while keeping them perfectly straight, Angel was drawing out Nina’s pleasure. He wasn’t ready to push her over the edge yet, in spite of how much she struggled to get him to rub against either her clit or her g-spot.

“You feel that?”, Angel breathed against her neck. “You like my fingers in you?”.

“Yes”, Nina whimpered. “Please, more…”.

“Tell me how it feels”.

Nina swallowed thickly.

“Your fingers are so warm… Fuck, it feels so good, the way you’re stroking me inside”.

Angel curled his fingers slightly, making dabbing motions with them inside her tunnel.

“You wanna come like this?”, he said. His free hand moved up under her top, and cupped her left breast; tweaking her nipple, just enough to make it a little painful, and add to the sinful pleasure his other hand was bringing her.

“Yes… please, I wanna come. Make me…”. She couldn’t finish the sentence, simply moaned, and leaned back against Angels firm chest, and let herself be enveloped in him.

“Ok, mami. I got you”, he smiled.

Pulling her over to sit between his legs with her knees over his, so that she was spread for him, Angel then clamped his hand firmly onto her. The two fingers inside Nina curled up, and he pressed the heel of his hand against her clit; before moving his hand up and down. At first, he went slow, still playing with her nipple, but then he moved his hand down to press against the area just above her pubic bone. By now, Nina knew what his plan was, and she braced herself for the inevitable; leaning back against Angel’s chest, as if she was in an airplane seat, and she was about to lift off. He sped up, and pressed harder at her lower belly, while the hand working on her vagina clenched in pulsating movements. Fire began spreading in her limbs, and Nina had to dig her nails into the leather of the couch on each side of Angel’s hips, to keep from feeling like she was falling off the planet. Her legs began shaking, and she whimpered; tears beginning to form in the corners of her eyes.

“You ever come like this?”, Angel breathed against her neck.

“No one ever… I haven’t…”, Nina tried, but couldn’t control her breath enough to reply cohesively.

“We’ll, you’re gonna”.

His hand began forcefully thrusting up and down, making heat spread from her groin throughout her body; and soon Nina heard a wail, as if from a feral creature. She realized the sound came from her own mouth, as her entire body tensed up, and her walls clamped down hard on Angel’s fingers; and her climax gushed out of her in short bursts.

“Fuck! Oh my god!”, she wailed. Her body was shaking, and tears streamed down her cheeks from the intensity of the chocks spreading through her.

Angel slowed down his movements, but didn’t stop them all at once; avoiding Nina falling from her high into nothingness. As her body began relaxing, he gently withdrew his fingers, and stuck them in his mouth; sucking them clean.

“Good girl. You did so good, querida…”, he rasped. “Come here”. He pulled her up to sit sideways on his lap, and cradled her in his arms. Nina felt his erection through his jeans, but didn’t have the energy to do anything about it. She looked almost apologetically at him through a haze of happy tears.

“ I can’t move…”, she croaked.

Angel smiled softly at her.

“It’s ok… But is it ok if I take care of this?”, he asked, and looked down at his erection.

“Inside me…”, she whimpered.

“You sure?”.

“Uh huh”, Nina replied.

“Yeah… practicing doesn’t suck”, Nina croaked after a few moments. Angel laughed, and cupped her face; turning it to kiss her deeply.

Angel nodded, and kissed her gently but greedily; then laid her down on her side on the couch, still with her legs draped over his thighs. He opened his pants, then lifted his hips to pull them down, and laid down behind her; before lining himself up, and entering Nina with a groan. He instantly began ramming in to her.

“You feel so good”, Angel panted. Nina could hardly reply, answering only in small moans. “You’re so fucking perfect around me…".

She simply laid there and let him take what he needed. She had no strength to move with him, but Angel seemed to be ok with that; he simply grabbed her hip, and chased his release with forceful thrusts. Soon, another orgasm washed over her; taking her almost by surprise. With the help of Nina’s quivering walls, Angel came just after, with a loud groan.

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It was a weird day at the clubhouse, the next day. None of the Mayan’s seemed to have any work to do around the yard, and were in stead spending time chatting up the female hangarounds. Even Taza had a pretty girl on his lap, and was letting her whisper sweet nothings in his ear.

Coco gave a busty brunette a light peck on the cheek, before leaving her on the couch, and walking over to the bar, where Bishop was nursing a cigarette, while overseeing EZ’s stocking of the liquor-shelves. He’d insisted he wanted them alphabetically, but then changed his mind last minute, and told the prospect to go by alcohol percent. Camille and Nina were both stood at the end of the bar, grinning at the spectacle. Nina had decided to move on from Camille’s flirting with Angel. Camille was trying to find her place in the family, and Nina thought it better to help her, than be angry.

“I got nothing. Only that she likes unicorns and vodka”, Coco said. Bishop gave him a hard look, before looking at Camille.

“Sweetheart, could you go check the stock-room for Meríngues Lager?”, he said.

“Sure thing!”, Camille smiled brightly, and winked at the president.

Once the red-head was out of earshot, Bishop looked at Coco.

“Think before you speak, asshole”, he snarled.

“Sorry, Bish’”, Coco replied. “What the fuck is Meríngues Lager?”.

“It doesn’t exist. She should be a while”, Bishop said. Nina noticed EZ stifling a smile at Bishop’s diversion-method.

“Are you all rat-hunting?”, Nina asked, and lit a smoke.

“Yeah”, Bishop said. “Riz is at Vicky’s, talking to the girls there; but we do background checks on all of them, before they get hired, so I don’t think he’ll find anything”.

“You should have sent me there”, Gilly said; having just come over from having chatted up a new hangaround in the corner. “Maria over there didn’t move into town until after Nina came down from Charming. She’s in the clear”.

Nina sighed; though she wasn’t sure whether it was from frustration, or from relief that so far, none of the women around her, would need to meet Palo’s gun.

She hated the thought of a snitch. The intense anger against anyone who would go against the club, was ingrained in her – SAMCRO’s experiences with people who went behind their backs, had been devastating to her family in Charming – but she still couldn’t get behind letting someone die for her.

“We’ll find her, mija”, Bishop said, having mistaken her expression.

“Yeah… sure”, Nina said.

“So, what’s the next step, jefe?”, Gilly asked. Bishop sighed.

“Keep… ploughing your way through the suspects”, he said, receiving sniggers from the two bikers. “Just wrap it up. I don’t need another chlamydia-epidemic on my hands”.

Nina winced, and turned her attention to the ashtrays that needed emptying. Gilly and Coco went to continue their questioning the suspects, and Bishop got up, and walked towards templo; nodding at Taza to follow him.

Nina shot at look at the VP, who gave the girl on his lap a short pat on the butt, to get her to stand up. He winked at Nina, before lighting a cigarette, and following Bishop.

It had ended up just as she suspected it would. She’d become deeply fond of the man, and the thought of his secret as her way out of her problems with Palo nagged her. Palo must have known about Taza and his brother, because he’d killed Davíd over the fact that he was gay. But he hadn’t used it against the Mayan VP – probably because it would reveal the truth about his brother, and ruin his own reputation.

“Nina?”, Angel said; catching her off guard. She had stood deep in thought for quite a while; and hadn’t noticed him coming in.

“Huh?”, she said.

“Something wrong?”. Angel was studying her face, as if he was trying to read her mind.

“No… I’m just thinking about something. It’s not important”, Nina muttered.

“I can tell it is; your face is all weird”, Angel said. He turned to look at Coco and Gilly, who were waiting for him by the door. “I’ll catch up to you”, he said, and led Nina towards the back door, so they could talk in private. “Tell me”.

Nina leaned against the wall, and folded her arms in front of her. She needed to know the club's stance on Taza’s situation, but also didn’t want to out the VP.

“You’re gonna think it’s weird”, she said.

“Probably. Your brain is a bit funny”, Angel chuckled. Nina scowled at him, but couldn’t help but smile.

“Ok… It’s just; you know about Tig’s old lady, right?”, she said.

“The SAMCRO VP?”, Angel asked. Nina nodded. “I mean I know she’s not… like you”.

“As in…”, Nina said.

“She has a dick…”, Angel said bluntly. “It’s not a secret”.

“No… but that’s only because the club decided that they weren’t going to keep being all 1950’s about gender and sexuality; and he could go public with Venus”, Nina said.

“I guess”, Angel said. “What’s this about?”.

Nina paused for a moment, trying to find the right words. The situation with Tig and Venus wasn’t like Taza's. Venus was a woman, she just also happened to be trans. Nina decided to change her approach before speaking again.

“What would you think if, like, Coco and Gilly turned out to be hooking up?”.

Angel widened his eyes.

“Did you catch them spooning? ‘Cuz they do that when they get high sometimes…”.

“No, I…”, Nina began, before shaking her head. “Never mind”.

Angel placed his hand on her cheek.

“No, come on… Whatever this is, it’s bothering you”, he said.

She sighed heavily.

“I guess, I’m just trying to… figure out what you think about people being gay… or whatever”.

Angel frowned for a moment. Nina could see the wheels turning in his head, from the furrow between his brows.

“I guess… I don’t think about it”, he finally replied. “Whatever makes you happy, as long as no one gets hurt, right?”.

Nina chewed her lips.

“But what is it was someone in the club…”, she said, before quickly reiterating. “Like a hangaround, or someone like that”.

“Like I said. People can do what they want”, Angel said.

“Doesn’t the club have rules about it though?”, Nina muttered. He frowned for a moment longer.

“I guess… I don’t know. It’s never been an issue”.

“Huh…”, Nina said.

Angel cupped her face with both his hands, and made her look at him.

“Querida, are you trying to ask me to have a threesome with another man?”, he asked. “’Cuz I don’t like sharing…”.

“No…!”, Nina said exasperatedly. She punched him in the shoulder.

“Ow!”, Angel chuckled. Nina scowled at him again.

“I’m just trying to figure out club rules”, she said. “If I’m staying, I wanna make sure I actually agree with them. What if the club decided to kick someone out, or even hurt someone for being gay? Would you get behind that”.

“I mean… no”, he said. “You can’t change who you are”.

She hadn’t really gotten the info she wanted. Angel seemed oblivious to the problematic history of MC homophobia; but Nina was happy that he didn’t have a problem with gay people himself. He might even back Taza if the truth was revealed about his relationship with Davíd.

Angel snaked his arms around her, and held her close.

“You wanna tell me where this is coming from?”.

“It’s nothing. Really”, Nina sighed. “Just forget I asked…You know, you never told me; what did Bishop want to talk to you about the other night, after the meeting?”. She hoped distracting Angel would get him off the subject.

“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you”, he chuckled.

“Come on. What?”, Nina insisted. A smile spread across Angel’s face.

“He wanted to apologize for all that shit with Daniella”, he said.

“Seriously?”, Nina asked. “You’re right. I don’t believe you!”.

“It’s true. He was like; Angel. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have made you do that. You’re one of the people in this club I trust the most. I’ve been thinking maybe I should promote you to…”.

“Bullshit”, Nina cut him off. Angel grinned and shrugged.

“Ok, maybe he didn’t quite go there”, he said. “But he did say he was sorry”. He pecked her lips. “I gotta go. I’ve got a 2,5 tons of metal needing to be sorted”.

Nina got on her toes, and stole another kiss, before Angel left the clubhouse to join the others.

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Preparing for a biker party while under lockdown showed to be difficult. Nina couldn’t go out shopping on her own, and both Bishop and Angel didn’t want to let her leave the yard at all.

In the end, Nina had to rely on Chucky and Camille to go shopping for the things that were needed. The odd pair were supplied with thorough lists and a credit card each; and Nina in stead focused on trying to remain calm at the prospect of attending her own execution party, two days later.

She cleaned the bathroom from top to bottom, and then went to wash the floor of templo. Bishop chuckled and shook his head, when she tried to make him and Taza leave the room, because they were in the way.

“We have to finish the details of how we’re going to get the snitch…”, he began.

“Don’t finish that sentence. I don’t want to know”, Nina muttered.

“Let’s give the woman some space”, Taza said, and Bishop sighed defeatedly.

“Fine… I’ll go have a chat with that girl you had spread over your lap earlier”, he said. “I’m not sure you got everything from her”.

“Right… Taking one for the team; huh?”, Taza grinned.

“Well, she could be hiding something in her bra”, Bishop said, and left the room.

Taza lingered behind, and Nina wet the mop, to begin her cleaning.

“Come have a seat”, Taza said to her. She wiped the mop across the floor, and shook her head.

“No, I have to finish this…”, she muttered.

Taza grabbed her by the elbow.

“Nina… Take a break. Too much shit happens in this room for it ever to be clean”.

She let out a deep breath, and leaned the mop against the wall; before following Taza over to the table. The VP took his own chair, and gestured for Nina to sit down next to him.

“Wow… I get a seat by the table?”, she smirked.

“Well, you seemed at home by the table in Charming”, Taza said. “Just promise you won’t get any girl-cooties on it”. They grinned at each other.

“What’s up?”, Nina asked.

“You know what’s up”, Taza said. “In two days’ time, we’ll be letting a woman get murdered…”.

Nina swallowed thickly.

“I know… Fuck, I wish I could find a different way to fix this mess”.

“You know how to fix it, sweetheart”, Taza said.

She met his eyes, and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

“No… I’m not letting you do that”, she said. “I know how MC’s work. I don’t want them to…”.

“You don’t know that I will get hurt. They might just kick me out”, Taza said.

“Might isn’t good enough!”, Nina snapped. Taza frowned at her. “I’m sorry… I hate that someone might die in my place, for what I did; but whoever it is, is a rat. They’ve betrayed the club… I’d rather see themgone than you”. She was surprised and slightly ashamed at her ability to reason for Bishop’s plan.

Taza took her hand, and squeezed it.

“You’re loyal to a fault, Nina… Don’t let it overshadow the righteousness in you”, he said.

“Maybe I’m not as good as you think”, Nina muttered. “I did kill an unarmed man”.

“You had your reasons… And save for Davíd, Palo’s blood-family has always been full of shitheads, who deserve getting their brains blown out”.

They shared another laugh, before Nina got to her feet. She let her palm brush over the table.

“This is a nice table…”, she said. “But I’m glad I’m not usually seated by it. It seems like it comes with a lot of hurt”.

“It does…”, Taza nodded. “But it also comes with a lot of love and a family that has your back… I think you’d fit right in at one of these seats.

“I don’t think the cut would go with my shoes”, Nina shrugged with a smile.

Taza opened his arms, and she leaned in to give him a warm hug.

“We love you, mija”, the VP said. “I love you”.

“Taza… Seriously, man. If I find you two like this again, it will be the cage”. Angel was standing in the doorway, grinning at them. Taza released Nina, and smiled.

“I had to try…”, he jested, and went to leave the room; patting Angel’s back as he passed him.

Nina went over to wrap her arms around Angel’s waist.

“Are you done for the day?”, she asked.

“Yeah, but we’re talking about setting up a card game. I was gonna stick around…”, Angel said warily.

“Are you asking for permission to go play with your friends?”, Nina chuckled.

Angel frowned, and straightened his back.

“I don’t need your permission…”, he grunted, and smacked her butt playfully. “You’re forgetting who’s in charge in this relationship”.

Nina batted her lashes, and bit her lip.

“You’re right, papi… You’re the boss”, she said.

“Damn right!”, Angel said. “So can we stay?”.

“Yeah, we can stay”, Nina chuckled. “But what about the rat-hunting?”.

Angel led her out of the room, with a hand resting on her behind.

“The guys think they have the suspects narrowed down”, he said. “We have a couple of girls sticking around for the game. Just need to ply them with enough tequila to get them talking”.

They went back into the bar-area, and Angel stole a deep kiss from Nina, before letting her get behind the counter, to get the drinks flowing.

As Angel, Creeper, Coco and Gilly got their game started, a group of women hovered over them. Angel sent Nina a panty-ruining smile, before clinking his bottle with an raven-haired girl, who was trying to catch his attention. Nina knew the deal, and she didn’t mind. Angel could look at the menu, as long as he ate at home; and boy did that man know how to eat.

Camille came through the door with bags of snacks and food, and Nina went to help her put it away.

“Are they having a party?”, the red-head asked, when she saw the card-game setup. She sounded disappointed at the possibility of not having been invited to a club event.

“It’s just a couple of rounds of poker”, Nina said.

“Oh…”, Camille said. “Can anyone play?”.

“I think it’s just the guys”.

“But what about the girls that are hanging out with them?”.

“Hangarounds… like you and me”, Nina smiled.

She pulled a bag of dried apricots out of one of the bags, and whistled at Taza, who was deep in conversation with Hank in a corner. He looked up, and she threw the treats in his direction. He caught the bag, looked at it, and laughed, shaking his head.

Camille frowned.

“You’re not like them… like us”, she said. Nina looked at confusedly at her.

“What do you mean?”.

“You’re just… different”, Camille said.

“I mean, yeah, I’m sort of the den-mother; but that doesn’t mean anything other than the fact that I have more shit to pick up than the rest of you”. She pulled a beer out of the fridge, and handed it to Camille. “If you wanna join them, go ahead. I can handle this”.

Camille smiled brightly, and sauntered over to the table; smiling at the Mayans currently trying to win each other’s hard-earned money.

After putting away the party-supplies, Nina went over to the table with another round of beers for the guys. Angel slipped a hand between her legs from behind, and stroked his fingertips in circles on the inside of her knee.

“Focus on your game. Gotta pay that exterminator”, Nina smirked, and bent down to kiss him.

The women around the table looked at her with envious but not unkind eyes. Angel was off limits, that was clear; and even the raven-haired beauty took a step further away from him.

Nina went to get back behind the bar, when Angel grabbed her hand.

“Stay…”, he pleaded; and leaned back to offer her a seat on his lap.

“I don’t wanna distract you”, Nina chuckled.

“Please, Nina. Distract him”, Gilly said. “He’s cleaning me out”.

Nina narrowed her eyes.

“Fine…”, she said. Gilly sprang over to grab her a chair, and set it down between his own and Angel’s.

“How’s your poker face, niña?”, Coco asked.

“Terrible”, Nina lied.

“Deal her in”, Creeper exclaimed.

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Angel chuckled, and gathered the cars to re-deal. Coco got behind the bar, and grabbed a beer; and set it down in front of her.

“Thank you kindly”, Nina smiled, and took a swig at the drink. She met Camille’s astounded eyes, and sent her a friendly smile. “Alright. Time to make you all poor”.

A few hours later, Nina had cleaned out. She grabbed a wad of ones, and folded them out to use them as a fan.

“Momma’s going to Vegas!”, she whooped.

“Where the fuck did you learn to play poker like that?”, Creeper asked.

“I used to have a fat, jolly uncle named Bobby Elvis”, Nina said. “He did gigs in different casino’s… Taught me everything I know”.

Nina found herself whisked away giggling, and managed to wave a goodbye at Camille, before the door to the clubhouse slammed behind them.

Angel was looking miffed at having lost big to a girl, and Nina decided to try to cheer him up. As the other Mayans turned their attentions to the girls still hanging around the table, she leaned in to whisper in his ear; while letting her hand wander up his inner thigh.

“Why don’t we take my newfound fortune home, spread it all on the bed; and roll around in it naked?”.

She let her fingertips brush against his crotch under the table, and Angel jumped slightly.

“I’m in”, he said, and sprang to his feet; before looking at his friends with a shit-eating grin on his face “See you losers later. We’re gonna go home and fuck!”.

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Childhood O.C.s

Some characters I made up before age twelve, in no particular order...

Silverhawk: A Lego Castle minifigure who had many adventures. He inherited half a kingdom and strong-armed his brother into giving him the other half. He conquered other kingdoms and eventually the entire world. His teammates were a mad scientist and an alien, and he later gained a second alien for a bodyguard and a pirate queen for a wife. When I became more concerned with things making sense I decided the Lego Castle and Pirates settings were parts of an expansive technology-free zone in twenty third century Asia. Silverhawk shifted from supervillain to benevolent ruler and his squad became the defenders of the Earth. Later still he was a conventional politician in the United Alliance of Worlds. He always wore the helmet, though.

Old Man Lead: A tough old rascal with lead instead of skin. When he wasn't busy saving the world from mutants or aliens he was telling boring stories about the good old days. His sidekick was a giant talking cat who peed acid.

Dimitri: A rad Dimetrodon with sunglasses. He solved other prehistoric animals' problems.

Silhouette: A failed artist turned superhero. He lived in the world of Marvel Comics. Despite the name, he was not a silhouette. He was host to a symbiont known only as "the Little Guy," who was a humanoid upper torso sticking out of his belly. The Little Guy could attach to other superhero hosts, temporarily granting Silhouette their powers. It sounds like I ripped off that one X-Files episode, but I created this character a year or two before it aired. I actually ripped off Total Recall.

Scum a.k.a. Alien Crusader: A a mass of organs without skin or bones living in an oblong spheroidal tank with robotic arms and legs. Despite the name, he was not an alien. He led a team of hideous mutants who fought crime. The bad guys were also hideous mutants, but they were mask-wearing conformists. Later Scum had a space ship and lived on Mars in a community of mutants who looked like him, and the whole thing shifted to space opera. Later it snapped back to superheroes, and Scum had a cloned Archaeopteryx for a sidekick.

Dr. Headsworth a.k.a. Dr. Conner: An alien who looked like a human head sliding around on a gastropod-style muscular foot. Sometimes his "head" rested on a humanoid robotic body, but usually he could be found at the controls of a giant vehicle. He was the Solar System's most skilled creator of androids, but he could never get the faces quite right. They were, however, convincing enough to impersonate planetary leaders and start the biggest war in the history of the United Alliance of Worlds.

Joanna a.k.a. Mercury: The teenage future daughter of two present-day superheroes. She went back in time to help the team prevent the bad future. You might not know this but only gases and liquids can travel through time. Mercury's superpower was being liquid. She was born normal but liquefied at puberty. In hindsight that's actually really awful. She could mimic people and things and turn her arms into blades (Original idea! Do not steal!). Her standard form was a palette swap of her best friend. That's also creepy in hindsight. Sadly Mercury was my only memorable female O.C. who wasn't a generic stock character or a direct ripoff of a copyrighted character.

Skindroid: A killer android disguised with the skin of a slain human. Only one metal finger gave him away. I made this up before I saw The Terminator (though I'd possibly heard about it).

Rhubarb & Gooseberry: Two aliens who ended up in Mediæval Europe, which ended up being future Asia. Their true names were unpronounceable. Rhubarb was a skittish being who followed Silverhawk around after he saved his life. I feel like there were important things about his character that I forgot. Gooseberry was an ambitious knight who turned out to be a disguised alien from the same planet. After Silverhawk bested him in battle he agreed to be his bodyguard. Much later I decided Rhubarb and Gooseberry belonged to two related races of interstellar warriors. Rhubarb went A.W.O.L. because he hated violence. Gooseberry was a bounty hunter who tracked him down but had a change of heart.

Larry Octopus: A reclusive inventor who lived under the sea. He just wanted to be left alone, but stuff kept happening that prompted him to summon his giant underwater vehicles and robots (which could be easily identified because they were marked "L.O."). Despite the name, he was not an octopus.

Mega 2: In this universe there were three Mega Men (though Mega 3 faded out of the picture). They were transformed from machines into humans, but confusingly still had robotic traits. Dr. Light actually built Mega 2 around a gnat-sized robot he found one day. The Mega Brothers lived in a base at the crossroads of dimensions and also had a mobile fortress (originally a treaded vehicle, but later a mechanical bull). They fought Dr. Wily's robots and other evildoers (some from video games, some we made up). Each time Mega 2 hit his head he shifted to an evil form with knight's armor and ground-shaking fists. He reverted to normal when someone said his name backwards three times. When Mega 1 disappeared Mega 2 got an upgrade. He went mad with power and had to be taken down. The Mega Brothers were later remade, and searched for the answers to their existence. A planned storyline cast the original Mega 2 as the villain.

Dr. Giff Monquake: Pronounced "JIF mon-QUAY-kee." He changed his name to that because he hated his birth name, Christopher Hurlbutz. He was an eccentric scientist with no moral compass. He was equally happy using his inventions for evil as for good. He was only unhappy if they didn't work. For a while Dr. Monquake wore "the Magic Fleece," a powerful alien artifact that looked like a white sheet with two holes cut in it. It disappeared when I couldn't think of anything more to do with it. So did his giant frog friend.

Larry & Grinder: A two-headed dragon. Larry had a crest on his head and was friendly. Grinder had a horn on his head and was ferocious, but he was a nice dragon deep down. This pair had no fixed canon, but showed up in various action figure and Lego games.

Big Metal Ton: A robot henchman who sang while he worked.

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cam could u do all even numbers for the ask meme? ;3

(THERE’S LIKE 50 QUESTIONS but YES I CAN)

2.) is your room messy or clean?

It’s pretty messy lmao

4.) do you like your name? why?

I used to not be a fan of it especially when I was in school (because for some reason people can’t pronounce Camerin on their first go??? Even though it’s literally Cameron with an i???) but since then I’ve really grown to love it and I think it’s one of a kind :D

6.) describe your personality in 3 words or less

that gal’s weird

8.) what kind of car do you drive? color?

It’s a nissan xterra! it’s older (it should be a sophomore in high school) and it’s silver and I love it

10.) how would you describe your style?

It’s mostly flannel shirts and black t-shirts. for extra style points, wear them both at the same time

12.) what size bed do you have?

It’s at least a queen? it’s big but barely big enough enough for me, my dogs, and my cat lol

14.) if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?

kauai, hawai’i or california! I want to be near the ocean. or somewhere else in the sonoran desert, I like it where i am just fine

16.) favorite makeup brand(s)

I don’t wear makeup, but i do love candy cane chapstick and those eos chapstick spheres

18.) favorite tv show?

voltron, a series of unfortunate events, and crazyhead on netflix and adult swim, ghost hunting/bigfoot type shows on animal planet and the discovery channel, misfits, z nation and anything on the syfy channel on regular tv

20.) how tall are you?

I’m 5′2″ on a good day

22.) do you go to the gym?

I mean I should.......... buuuuuuut............................

24.) how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?

not much, my guys

26.) how many pillows do you sleep with?

Just one for my head!

28.) how many friends do you have?

uhhhhhh I’ve got at least 10 friends irl and half a dozen internet friends? most of them are on tumblr so if u see this guys I LOVE YOU

30.) whats your favorite candle scent?

sandalwood!

32.) 3 favorite girl names

ramona, willow, sasha

34.) favorite actress?

ashley johnson!

36.) favorite movie?

I can’t pick one so I’ll give u 5: flash gordon, nausicaa, moonrise kingdom, the secret life of walter mitty, and paprika

38.) money or brains?

brain money. pay ur utility bill in whole brains.

40.) how many times have you been to the hospital?

I’ve been in the ER twice, the first time when I ran through a sliding glass door age 6 and the second time when I was rear-ended by a garbage truck driving home when I was 18 - I also did outpatient stuff for 3 months but idk if that counts

42.) do you take any medications daily?

I do, I take an antidepressant, anti-anxiety meds and fish oil (ECH)

44.) what is your biggest fear?

i am a ball of anxiety and almost everything is scary. but what scares me the most are heights, car accidents, and the fear of losing loved ones

46.) whats your go to hair style?

it’s kind of a curly bob type of hairstyle. i used to have long-ass hair but i got sick of it and cut most of it off last year

48.) who is your role model?

idk? i have ppl i look up to but it’s late and i’m blanking on everything :|

50.) what was the last text you sent?

“cool beans” - sent to my dad

52.) what is your dream car?

i love the one I have rn, so probably a newer nissan xterra in either red, yellow, or black

54.) do you go to college?

I did up until last fall when I had to withdraw due to mental health shit :/ I’ll be transferring to community college after I finish my job training tho!

56.) would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs?

the burbs, it’s less room but i’d be closer to places where I can make late-night snack runs

58.) do you have freckles?

Not a lot of them, just some little ones on my face (i’ve got 3 in a triangle on my cheek)

60.) how many pictures do you have on your phone?

410 atm! 1/4 of those are screenshots

62.) do you still watch cartoons?

oh hell yeah, I watch cartoons more than anything else of TV tbh. I’ve also been rewatching some ones from my child days like code lyoko and generator max!

64.) Favorite dipping sauce?

honey mustard/ketchup for chicken and burgers/etc, ketchup OR ranch for fries (NEVER BOTH EVER), and soy sauce and eel sauce for sushi (that counts right)

66.) have you ever won a spelling bee?

nope, I saw akeelah and the bee tho does that count

68.) can you draw?

yea I can draw good I guess

70.) what was the last concert you saw?

I saw they might be giants last march! it was AWESOME

72.) Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?

starbucks for drinks, dunkin donuts for the donuts and frozen hot chocolate

74.) what is your crush’s first and last initial?

O.C. (for orange crush)

76.) what color looks best on you?

black. black t-shirts. and flannels. lots of flannel shirts.

78.) do you sleep with your door open or closed?

open because my pets will come in and out of my room during the night and they get sad when I close the door. plus my oldest dog benny has to come wake me up every morning and he never learned how to open doors

80.) what is your biggest pet peeve?

when people delete captions off artwork, or just plain repost it. or when my family does things that trigger my anxiety when i’ve told them over and over to not do it. also people who don’t throw away their trash after eating.

82.) favorite ice cream flavor?

coffee, mint chocolate chip, neopolitan, and green tea!

84.) chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?

RAINBOW

86.) what is your phone background?

(i’ll post em here when i’m on mobile)

88.) do you like it when people play with your hair?

nope nope nope nooope

90.) do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?

first thing in the morning!

92.) have you ever been drunk?

yup, just once tho doing tequila shots with my granddad out of pure spite. i dissociated really bad for the rest of the evening 0/10 do not recommend

94.) favorite lyrics right now

on a serious note, the chorus to “your heart is a muscle the size of your chest” ramshackle glory. on a much less serious note, the entirety of mouth moods by neil cicierega

96.) day or night?

night! i’m a big ol night owl

98.) favorite month?

june!

100.) who was the last person you cried in front of?

my cat. i cried because she was sitting in my lap and purring and i just really love her ok

#asks #previouslyonstuff #long post #FINISHED HOO BOY

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YOUR WEEKLY ADVENTURE AGENDA: EXPLORE THE USA FROM HOME

Just because we’re inside, that doesn’t mean we can’t explore what’s outside. Quaranstream America from the comfort of your couch. Think live big rig road trips, to living room gigs and virtual hikes… we got it all.

No passport required, just passion. (And Wi-Fi). #PauseTheAdventure

Spot bears in Alaska

The bear necessities of lockdown? Animal cams. Tune into watch Brown bears trying to catch leaping salmon in Katmai National Park in Alaska. Or our personal favorite, the underwater salmon cam.

Get weird

This 15-part video series by Atlas Obscura on GoUSA TV (Brand USA’s streaming platform) documents unique destinations across the United States, including Alaska’s surfing culture and O’ahu’s Koko Crater. Oh, and the world’s largest egg in Chicago.

Go on a road trip

“Reality trucking in realtime”, live stream life on the road with Big Rig Travels as these 18-wheelers traverse across the United States. It’s fair to say we’re more than a little bit obsessed with this. 10-4-rubber-duck.

See a live gig

Live stream living room gigs from the USA and around the world courtesy of the coolest hostel brand on the planet, Selina. SIMS Online connects local talent with their global community, meaning not only do you get to support independent artists and creatives, but you also get to have a nosey into people’s homes.

See a NYC show

All the world’s a stage. Even The Worldwide Web. Get dressed up and stream a nightly opera at The New York Metropolitan Opera, a performance at the New York Ballet, or Broadway musical.

Get wowed

So spellbinding you can hear a jaw drop. As we throwback to some of the incredible filmmakers we’ve worked over the years, join Thibaud Lomenech and Leo Cannone on this journey through the lesser-travelled landscapes of New York State.

Take a hike

Thanks to the genius that is Google Earth, you can now take a virtual hike through the canyons, gorges and trails of 31 of America’s national parks. We mean, you’re already dressed in sweatpants, right?

Get cultured

The most highbrow rabbit hole you’re ever likely to digitally venture down, get lost in the virtual museums and exhibitions of Google Arts & Culture, including MoMa, the Smithsonian, and the Guggenheim.

And then get baked

Join Christina Tosi (of East Village flagship bakery and edible empire Milk) for a free daily baking class at 2pm EST on Instagram. For other timezones, it’s just business as usual, and cake for breakfast or dinner then, yeh?

Watch these 5 American dramas

The Bold Type: Think Sex & the City meets Gossip Girl. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to visit ‘the City that never sleeps’, this show is everything you expect New York to be. For those who have, it will have you reminiscing Central Park and trendy SoHo bars.

Tiger King: If you haven’t had the opportunity to watch this yet (what else could you possibly be doing in lockdown?!), the only way to describe this docu-series is ‘Wild’. It might even have you wanting to avoid society and return to lockdown when this is all over.

Friday Night Lights: Although the idea of ticking any kind of American sporting match off the bucket list is not an option right now, this series is will give insight into a small town in Texas where everyone worships football like it’s a religion.

The O.C: California here we come! An oldie, but a goodie full of teen angst and drama. An easy one to binge watch multiple times whilst imagining you were the super-spoilt child of rich parents in one of the USA’s most beautiful beach side towns.

When They See Us: Get the tissues ready and expect to cry through all four episodes of this mini-series. Based on a true story, When They See Us depicts the story of 5 boys from Harlem who were wrongly accused of a crime they didn’t commit.

Ozark: This is where Mexican drug cartels meet US suburbia! Get ready for the unexpected from behind white picket fences. When a money laundering scheme goes wrong it is up to Marty Byrd to save his family and overcome all odds.

For more inspiration, visit our USA destination guide. Or call for a chat. We’re WFH, but it’s business as usual for trip planning and cyber hugs.

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Spoons Greatest Hits Album Traces The Bands 25-Year Underdog Story

Ten minutes into 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker rides the subway to school. He’s just experienced the thrill of his life fighting alongside several Avengers in Berlin, though now, a few months later, he’s being ghosted by his hero, Tony Stark. But his spirit can’t be broken. We know this because underneath the crippling mundanity of his daily high-school life are the familiar, jaunty strums of Spoon’s 2007 song “The Underdog.”

It sounds good, though the version in the film is missing one key element: Britt Daniel’s signature vocals, cool yet raddled, delivering the song’s enduring refrain (“You have no fear of the underdog / That’s why you will not survive”). Coupled with bright trumpets, warm acoustic guitars, and crisp production from the whimsy-minded Jon Brion, “The Underdog” has long been one of the storied Austin band’s most popular songs. It’s their second most-streamed Spotify cut (33 million plays and counting) and has soundtracked key scenes in Cloverfield, Horrible Bosses, and I Love You, Man, in addition to Peter Parker’s commute. Even so, “The Underdog” nearly ended up a b-side.

“We almost left that song off the record because we didn’t think it fit in with the reverb-heavy dub record that most of [2007’s] Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was,” Daniel told MTV News. These are the kinds of career-spanning conversations he’s having now, as Spoon celebrates a quarter-century of being indelible indie-rock staples.

They’ve made so much music — five EPs, nine studio albums, hundreds of shows played — that they understandably had a hard time narrowing it all down to a single-disc greatest hits collection, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, out July 26. “The Underdog” is on it, of course (“a no-brainer,” Daniel said). So is a subtly political new single called “No Bullets Spent” that Daniel called “a fantasy of the best way to get rid of [an oppressive master],” as well as likewise essential band cuts “I Turn My Camera On” and “Don’t Make Me a Target,” both heard on TV shows like Veronica Mars and Chuck throughout the past two decades.

The story of Spoon, as pretty much every narrative will lay out, is the story of consistency. The band has weathered several shifting lineups, though Daniel and drummer Jim Eno have anchored the operation since its 1993 inception. Their first album, Telephono, dropped the same year current Spider-Man Tom Holland was born, and after a brief yet tumultuous experience on a major label (“We became a bit of an underdog,” Daniel said), Spoon continued to gain momentum simply by putting out releases that were reliably good. Their 2002 breakthrough Kill the Moonlight is the one that changed it all, and though that may seem like a century ago in our relentlessly accelerated culture where last week’s cliff-wife discourse liquifies into this week’s Robert Redford meme lesson, it still matters. Just ask Pete Buttigieg.

In February, a video of the South Bend, Indiana mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful playing “The Way We Get By” ahead of a college event went viral. Daniel later saw the clip when Mac McCaughan, Merge Records founder and Superchunk maestro, sent it his way. “It was cool,” he said. “I got a kick out of that when it happened.” But back when Mayor Pete was still writing Harvard columns about Radiohead and Dave Matthews Band, that song found its way onto the TV screens of nearly 9.5 million Americans thanks to The O.C.

It also appeared on the show’s accompanying soundtrack Music From The O.C. Mix 1 alongside Phantom Planet’s era-defining title anthem. The follow-up to that soundtrack is the key document, a full-blown baptism of early-aughts indie acts like The Killers, Death Cab, Interpol, The Walkmen and more, for burgeoning tastemakers. But on the first cut, the bouncy piano of “The Way We Get By” helped cement Spoon as an essential new-millennium rock act. “Once we recorded that one, I was like, ‘That’s got to be the single,'” Daniel said. “It was sort of our calling card for a little while.”

The studio experimentation littered across Kill the Moonlight largely sounds as inspired in 2019 as it did in 2002. When Daniel listens back to it now, he hears “some great ideas” and “really good drum sounds.” The hits it holds, along with the funky, sparse “I Turn My Camera On,” from 2005’s Gimme Fiction, reveal Spoon at their commercial and creative peak in the aughts. This decade, however, they’ve spent a little more time going galaxy brain: the warbling “Inside Out,” their most-streamed song on Spotify at a cool 38 million spins, is purely keyboards on keyboards. It’s the Dr. Dre-inspired, boom-bap imitating They Want My Soul cut that Daniel used as a guidepost once they began work on 2017’s rollicking, atmospheric album Hot Thoughts.

And then, before they recorded new song “No Bullets Spent,” Daniel bought a new guitar and started doing something a bit more unexpected: some light, tasteful shredding. “I never was one of those guys who was really big into guitar solos, but I just started enjoying it,” he said. Two small moments ended up on the new track after chipping away at some noodling ideas. “Sometimes the most creative way to deal with anything in music is to do one little bit, listen back, hear that new bit and then think, what comes next?” he said. “When I saw that Lil Wayne documentary, he seemed to be writing a lot of his verses that way, which I thought was cool.”

It’s tempting to imagine future Spoon recordings that find the band taking the same approach to long improvised guitar freak-outs that they consistently have to rhythm and groove. But that’s not “No Bullets Spent,” a tight four-minute protest song. “I don’t want anybody to get the impression this is going to be [Television’s] ‘Marquee Moon’ or anything. It’s a 10-second solo, but it is a little new ground compared to the last record.”

Now, there’s a new record, and though it’s made up of the old hits, listening to Everything Hits At Once (rejected titles: Atom Bombs and Blunt Razors, All the Weird Kids Up Front) in 2019 is an edifying experience. Before the band decided on a final single-disc tracklist, Daniel revisited Spoon’s entire discography, which was, as you might imagine, “a trip.” The collection is enlightening simply because once you know Spoon, you begin to hear Spoon out in the world — and vice versa. They’re mainstays in the musical ecosystem that exists outside of the merely “indie” or “alternative” realms. The experiences can be as ordinary as noticing a song passively — say, as Spider-Man takes the train to school — or as you belly up to the bar and order your first beer.

It happens to Daniel, too. “I like hearing our music when it comes on,” he said. “I’ll be in a restaurant or a bar. It does happen, and I like it.” That feels like a victory all its own.

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In chronological order (by year) of single release, I give you the Miami High Playlist -- otherwise known as a musical journey through my life -- as a work in progress. Sugarhill Gang, The - Rapper's Delight Hall & Oates - I Can't Go for That Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight Soft Cell - Tainted Love Sugarhill Gang, The - Apache After The Fire - Der Kommissar (theDALE Radio Edit) Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - The Message Hall & Oates - Maneater Toto - Africa Toto - Rosanna Yaz - Don't Go Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (Remix) Naked Eyes - (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On Hall & Oates - Out of Touch Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah!) Laura Branigan - Self Control Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover Shannon - Let the Music Play Bangles, The - Walk Like an Egyptian Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Level 42 - Something About You Miami Sound Machine - Conga Mr. Mister - Broken Wings Phil Collins - Sussudio Scorpions, The - Rock You Like a Hurricane Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way Wham! - Everything She Wants Afrika Bambaataa - Looking for the Perfect Beat Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain Exposé - Come Go With Me (Shortened 12-Inch Mix) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (American '86 Mix) Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight Huey Lewis & The News - Hip To Be Square Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy Steve Winwood - Higher Love Swing Out Sister - Breakout Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot (Radio Edit) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Los Lobos - La Bamba Steve Winwood - Valerie (Remix Version) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1,2,3 (Remix) Stevie B. - Dreamin' of Love Double Trouble & The Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' (Original Sk'ouse 12-Inch) Gloria Estefan - Get On Your Feet Young MC - Bust A Move Poison Clan - Dance All Night Alannah Myles - Black Velvet Snap! - The Power Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 2 Unlimited - Get Ready For This Black Box - Strike It Up C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (feat. Freedom Williams) Michael Jackson - Black or White (No Intro) Snap! - Rhythm Is a Dancer Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote Captain Hollywood Project - More and More (7" edit) Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It (feat. The Mad Stuntman) (Radio Edit) Tag Team - Whoomp! (There It Is) Ace of Base - The Sign Real McCoy, The - Run Away Shawn Christopher - Make My Love (theDALE Radio Edit) Blackstreet - No Diggity (feat. Dr Dre & Queen Pen) Corona - Rhythm of the Night Faithless - Insomnia Method Man - All I Need (feat. Mary J. Blige) (Razor Sharp Remix) Skee-Lo - I Wish (Radio Edit) Amber - This Is Your Night Angelina - Release Me (Radio Mix Show) Audio Adrenaline - Free Ride Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check Charli Baltimore - Money (theDALE Radio Edit) Daft Punk - Around The World DJ Laz - Esa Morena Everything But the Girl - Missing (Todd Terry's Club Mix) La Bouche - Be My Lover (US Version) La Bouche - Sweet Dreams Mon A Q - Stay In Love (7-Inch Dance Radio Mix) Natural Born Chillers - Rock the Funky Beat No Mercy - Where Do You Go Planet Soul - Set U Free Quad City DJ's - C'mon 'N' Ride It (The Train) Robert Miles - Children Ghost Town DJ's - My Boo Audio Adrenaline - Blitz (feat. The O.C. Supertones) Brian McKnight - You Should Be Mine (feat. Ma$e) B-Rock & Da Biz - My Baby Daddy Chumbawamba - Tubthumping Freak Nasty - Da Dip Jocelyn Enriquez - A Little Bit of Ecstasy Lil' Kim - Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix) (feat. Angie Martinez, Lisa Left Eye Lopez, Da Brat & Missy Elliott) Luke - Raise The Roof (Party Time Version) (feat. No Good But So Good) MC Lyte - Cold Rock a Party (Bad Boy remix) (MC Lyte main version) Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (Radio Mix) Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems Puff Daddy & Ma$e - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes) Rockell - In a Dream Savage Garden - I Want You Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar Timbaland & Magoo - Luv 2 Luv U (Remix) Tito Nieves - I Like It Like That Lathun - Freak It Usher - You Make Me Wanna.mp3 Beenie Man - Middle Of The Night (feat. Tanto Metro) Beenie Man - Romie Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody? Ace Of Base - Cruel Summer Ayla - Ayla Part 2 Backstreet Boys, The - Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Big Pun - Still Not a Player (feat. Joe) Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine (Radio Edit - No Phone Call) Busta Rhymes - Dangerous Busta Rhymes - Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up Deborah Cox - Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (original version) Destiny’s Child - No, No, No, Part 2 (feat. Wyclef Jean) Dru Hill - How Deep Is Your Love (feat. Redman) (Radio Edit) Elvis Crespo - Suavemente Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (Radio Edit) Ian Van Dahl - Castles in the Sky K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way L.O.X., The - Money, Power & Respect Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby) (Clean Version) Ma$e - Feel So Good Missy Elliott - Sock It 2 Me (feat. Da Brat) Monifah - Touch It (Radio Edit) Outkast - Rosa Parks Puff Daddy - Victory (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) (Clean) Rob Zombie - Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Mix) Robbie Williams - Millennium (Radio Edit) Robyn - Show Me Love (Radio Version) Sonique - It Feels So Good (Radio Edit) Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Radio Edit) Beenie Man - Who Am I (LP) 702 - Where My Girls At? Alice DeeJay - Back in My Life Apollo 440 - Stop The Rock ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) (Original Radio Edit) Backstreet Boys, The - Larger Than Life Blaque - 808 (Remix) Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle Citizen King - Better Days Clubbed to Death - Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) C-Murder - Down For My... (feat. Magic & Snoop Dogg) (Clean Version) Counting Crows - Hanginaround Darude - Sandstorm Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills Fragma - Toca's Miracle Groove Armada - I See You Baby (Shakin' That Ass) (Fatboy Slim Radio Edit) Jordan Knight - Give It To You (Miami Booty Bass Edit) JT Money - Who Dat (feat. Solé) Knowdaverbs - The Syllabus La Rissa - I Do Both Jay & Jane Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) LEN - Steal My Sunshine Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) Marc Anthony - I Need to Know (Pablo's Miami Mix Radio Edit) Memphis Bleek - Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses) (feat. Jay-Z, Twista & Missy Elliot) (Radio Edit) Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight) Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) Outkast - Ms. Jackson Santana - Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) Smashmouth - All Star Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (Philip Steir Remix) Vengaboys - We Like to Party Will Smith - Miami Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Live Remix) Furthermore - Fluorescent Jellyfish (Fluorescent Jellyfish Album Version) TLC - No Scrubs (Clean) Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful (Original Mix) 98 Degrees - Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) Aaliyah - Try Again Alice DeeJay - Better Off Alone ATC - Around The World (La La La La La) Azzido da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Radio Edit) Daft Punk - One More Time (Short Radio Edit) Debelah Morgan - Dance With Me Destiny’s Child - Jumpin’ Jumpin’ Destiny's Child - Independent Women Pt. 1 DJ Jurgen - Higher & Higher (Radio Edit) DMX - Party Up (Edited) Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre (feat. Eminem) Eiffel 65 - Blue Jagged Edge - Let's Get Married (ReMarqable Remix) (feat. Jermaine Dupri & Rev Run) Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight Knowdaverbs - God Is Big Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around (Clean) 'N Sync - Bye Bye Bye 'N Sync - It's Gonna Be Me Nine Days - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) P!nk - Most Girls P!nk - There You Go Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You Santana - Maria Maria (feat. The Product G&B) (Radio Mix) Third Eye Blind - Never Let You Go Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You) Madonna - Music Trina - Pull Over (Radio Version) Aaliyah - We Need a Resolution (feat. Timbaland) Britney Spears - Boys Christina Milian - AM to PM Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger Dee Dee - Forever DJ Encore - I See Right Through to You DMX - Who We Be Janet Jackson - Someone to Call My Lover (So So Def Remix) (feat. Jermaine Dupri) Janet Jackson - Son of a Gun (Original Flyte Time Remix) (feat. Missy Elliott) Jennifer Lopez - I'm Real Jennifer Lopez - Play (Clean) Joe - Stutter (feat. Mystikal) (Double Take Remix - Allstar Extended Version) Lasgo - Something Ludacris - Rollout (My Business) (Clean) Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Get Ur Freak On OceanLab - Clear Blue Water (Above & Beyond Progressive Mix) Outkast - So Fresh, So Clean (Radio Mix) Tamia - Stranger in My House (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) Toya - I Do!! Train - Drops of Jupiter U2 - Beautiful Day Destiny's Child - Bootylicious Willa Ford - I Wanna Be Bad 'N Sync - Pop (Radio Version) Smashmouth - I'm A Believer Relient K - Sadie Hawkins Dance Tree63 - Treasure Tree63 - Joy Tree63 - Look What You've Done Tree63 - 1*0*1 Tree63 - Worldwide Aaliyah - More Than a Woman Angie Martinez - If I Could Go (feat. Lil’ Mo & Sacario) Brandy - What About Us? Britney Spears - Boys (Co‐Ed remix) (feat. Pharrell Williams) Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This Dirty Vegas - Days Go By (Radio Edit) DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do - Heaven (Sammy & Yanou radio edit) DMX - X Gon' Give It to Ya (Edited) Elvis vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation Eminem - Lose Yourself (Clean Edit - Quick Intro) Gigi D’Agostino - I'll Fly With You (L'amour Toujours) Grits - Ooh Ahh iiO - Rapture (Riva Radio Edit) In-Grid - You Promised Me (Tu Es Foutu) Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From the Block (Track Masters Remix feat. Styles P. & Jadakiss [The L.O.X.]) Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You (feat. Clipse) Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out of My Head Linkin Park - In The End LL Cool J - Luv U Better Ludacris - Move... (feat. Mystikal) (Radio Edit) Ludacris - Saturday (Oooh! Ooooh!) (Radio Edit) Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe No Doubt - Hella Good No Doubt - Hey Baby (feat. Bounty Killer) Overseer - Horndog (Radio Edit) Snoop Dogg - From tha Chuuuch to da Palace (feat. Pharrell) (Clean) Pink - Get The Party Started Tree63 - The Glorious Ones Beyoncé - Naughty Girl Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love (single version) Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body Lil Kim - The Jump Off (Super Clean) Linkin Park - Nobody's Listening Ludacris - Stand Up (Edited) Lumidee - Never Leave You Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now? Missy Elliott - Gossip Folks (feat. Ludacris) Missy Elliott - Work It (Hybrid Clean Edit) Outkast - Hey Ya Outkast - The Way You Move (Radio Mix) Paul Van Dyk - Nothing But You (feat. Hemstock & Jennings) (PVD Radio Mix) Sean Paul - Get Busy Switchfoot - Meant to Live The River Cry - Cry Me a River UKNY - I'm In Heaven (feat. Holly James) (Jason Nevins Presents...) Blu Cantrell Feat. Sean Paul - Breathe (Rap Version) (hurricān edit) Benny Benassi Presents The Biz - Satisfaction (Radio Edit) Airmen of Note, The - I'll Be Home for Christmas

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yellin’ at songs: week 32

brief reviews of the songs which debuted on the billboard hot 100 the weeks of 16 august 1997, 18 august 2007, and 19 august 2017

8.16.1997

6) "2 Become 1," by Spice Girls

This is just a '90s R&B song! This song doesn't even have the courtesy to be kitschy! This is completely indistinguishable from the rest of the '90s R&B, breathy whispered vocals about sex. There's no -- "Be a little bit wiser, baby/Put it on/Put it on" -- okay. OKAY. Sure. I guess that's something. If your song has no other value, might as well throw quality actionable advice in there. I hope the next song is some milquetoast R&B beat while people sing lines like "Your stomach takes a while to tell your brain it's full/Don't have that third slice of the ‘za, baby."

51) "All I Want," by 702

Oh hell yeah, I love this. I love that this is a Missy Elliott track, and I also love that this group did the titular song for Pootie Tang. I am way into this. This is a breezy summer jam that hits all the Good '90s R&B buttons.

54) "To Make You Feel My Love," by Billy Joel

this sounds exactly like you think it would sound and is as pleasant to listen to as you think it would be and i'm just gonna bounce after 30 seconds because i get it, i see what he's trying to do here and don't want to stick around to see if he pulls it off

55) "Big Bad Mama," by Foxy Brown ft./Dru Hill

I don't disagree with this! I can't find any way to hook onto this, but I already called one thing a breezy summer jam because I didn't feel like thinking too hard about it, so I'm in a bit of a predicament here. Like, this song is OK. It has a memorable bass line, Foxy Brown's pretty great at her thing, and whichever member of Dru Hill showed up sure did the most singing of anyone in 1997!, but like I can see why we've left this behind. It's fine. No one needed this one unearthed, though. We've found some buried treasures, y'know? This is like finding a buried booklet of commemorative state quarters. Like, neat! But also, not even $15.

83) "Far from Yours," by O.C. ft./Yvette Michele

"I be the Chosen One/Beyond the Moet and Cristal/A son of King and a Queen/Therefore ability/For song run in my genetics/I gave ideas to L. Ron Hubbard to write books on Dianetics" ...Setting aside the major issues I have with this man's rhyme schemes, IS HE TAKING CREDIT FOR SCIENTOLOGY. IS THI -- IS HE SAYING THAT HE IS THE INSPIRATION FOR SCIENTOLOGY. What the fuck kind of boast. He's saying his raps are so powerful they inspired a crazy man to write books about bad science. I am flummoxed by this song. This would have been just another okay song by a rapper who honestly just seems like a normal-ass dude who somehow wandered into a recoriding studio, but HE'S TAKING CREDIT FOR L. RON HUBBARD'S IDEAS. WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF LUNATIC IS THIS MAN.

89) "Tide Is High," by Angelina

Someone went to the store and said, "OH BOY! Another new verson of 'Tide Is High!' I gotta pick up this new interpretation of this song, which is of course someone's favorite song ever because it's MY favorite song ever!" Also none of the back-up dancers in the video looked like they were trying their absolute best. They knew where they were. They knew it didn't matter. They took a few plays off and got that check. I have so much respect for those backup dancers. ROCK TO THE BEAT ROCK ROCK TO THE BEAT, ROCK TO THE BEAT ROCK ROCK TO THE BEAT and so forth

92) "Relax & Party," by Ivory

So I've been sick the past couple days, which is why this post is going up on Wednesday and why there's no Thing Journal for last week (SUNDAY DOUBLE) and real talk why this has been a weak edition of YAS so far, ‘cuz I'll be honest, I'm still in the doldrums. My back hurts, which is a fun side effect of getting sick in your late 20s, I've found. So I'm not. In a mood? Conducive to caring about this song. I'm sure this is OK, but honestly, right now, in this moment in which we find ourselves, me and this song, sharing the same space on this planet, I could not care less about the things it wants to bring to my life. It's a stupid song and doesn't do anything. It just goes on for four minutes. Great. Great! Hey, just release an album of that fucking bass line for fifty minutes, honestly, it's probably your best bet if you want me to at least respect you.

95) "Dancehall Queen," by Beenie Man ft./Chevelle Franklyn

So there are two different versions of the song "Dancehall Queen" that I could find. There is this one, but there is also one released more recently with Lady Sovereign as the featured artist. So I have a few questions about our beautiful ever-expanding dying universe: 1) What did Chevelle Franklyn do to get deposed? 2) Does Chevelle FRanklyn give input into the decisions Lady Sovreign makes? 3) Who gave Beenie Man the powers of coronation? As far as I can tell, he does not proclaim himself the Dancehall King. 4) How often does the Dancehall Queen title change hands? 5) Is there a library that has data on the Dancehall Queen history which I can look up? 6) What are some books on the Dancehall Queen succession which you would recommend? Let me know in the comments! Hit that follow button and LIKE THIS POST!

8.18.2007

28) "Me Love," Sean Kingston

This is like a song you enjoy if you've never enjoyed a song before. If you're someone who appreciates music and attends symphonies and has opinions on concertos, and you're approached with this song, you'll probably use snooty music language to say, "This is a delightful confection!" Or like, if your musical diet consists entirely of Gary Jules' cover of Mad World and songs of that ilk, if the only songs you've been allowed to enjoy in this life are Gary Jules' "Mad World" cover and other songs which could have been selected for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and you hear this song for the first time, this is probably the most amazing thing you've ever heard. This would sound so revolutionary. But if you've even heard one other fun pop song, you know this is useless.

89) "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)," Dierks Bentley

it is good when things are nice! at last, a song that says what none of us are brave to say out loud

90) "All My Friends Say," Luke Bryan

I think a couple months ago I tabbed this as a semi-iconic Luke Bryan song, in the sense that it's a song I hear and immediately attribute to Luke Bryan, which is something I can't do for any Blake Shelton song. But like, this is the song that establishes Luke Bryan's persona -- he's a free-wheelin' sumbitch who's gonna drink too much and try not to drunk-dial any ex-girls. There's personality in this song, a hack and shitty personality, but hey at least he hacked up and/or shitted out an identifiable character. All Blake Shelton's songs are about a man who wishes things would either be better or remain the same, depending on how good they presently are. The song is garbage and Luke Bryan only ever got worse, sure, but it is undeniably a product of Luke Bryan’s particular brand of dunderheaded twanging.

100) "Can U Believe," Robin Thicke

There is a long list of things I need to do with my life. Near the top are items like "only wear a suit at your little sister's wedding," "learn the lttp any% nmg speedrun," and "write a whole good thing," you know, standard stuff, standard life goals, and then there's a million pages of things I will never accomplish. Nowhere on that list was "listen to Robin Thicke tell you that I don't know when someone's watching." I did not need to hear Robin Thicke tell me he was stalking me before I died. I could have learned the Blind script with this time. Maybe this is about God? But it's not even vaguley Christian, he just randomly starts saying you never know when someone's watching, which is only something anyone says WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING AT YOU THROUGH A TWO-WAY MIRROR. Been a decade of garbage with this man, my gosh.

8.19.2017

(38) "You Da Baddest," by Future ft./Nicki Minaj

Beach Future is such a weird thing to consider. I'm on the record as being pro-Beach Future in general, it's not as random a pivot as the time Lil Wayne picked up the electric guitar and said "OH YEAH! THIS IS A THING!" but it's still hard to get the brain around the idea of Beach Future after, what, three years and roughly 20 albums of morose, despondent Future? All of the Future songs I know are about the nightmare of being Famous and codeine, and now he's dropped two songs that are just, "Yeah, man, chillax! Life's pretty breezy, friends, pull up a chair, let's just enjoy a sunset together!" I'm into it? But it feels like the world is imbalanced right now. Beach Future has completely thrown off my equilibrium and I am Scared.

(68) "Unforgettable," by Thomas Rhett

Ah. Balance! After making a surprisingly hot '80s jam earlier this year, Thomas Rhett just sort of bleats over an acoustic guitar for two and a half bland minutes. This song tries to turn the word "mangorita" into a stirring kick-off to its chorus, and while I recognize the enormity of the task it placed upon itself, that doesn't mean it didn't fail to accomplish its goals. "From your blue jeans to your shoes/Girl, the night was just like you/Unforgettable." I'D NEVER SEEN JEANS JUST THAT BLUE BEFORE. I NEVER EVEN KNEW THEY MADE BLUE JEANS IN THAT PARTICULAR SHADE OF BLUE. WHY, THEY WERE... DARE I SAY? TURQUOISE! ALL HISTORY'S SCULPTORS DEVOTED THEIR LIVES TRYING TO MOLD YOU

(85) "When it Rains it Pours," by Luke Combs

A lot of the reason I don’t mind Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban when we run through 2007 is because, when I was growing up, my mom would only listen to country music, and those artists are the ones I minded the least when we were on the half-hour rides to and from church. I forged deep and lasting connections with the dudes I minded the least of anyone else. This song is definitely "best song on the ride to church" quality. It has a Toby Keith-y sense of humor which is more or less agreeable -- I can't imagine any scenario that a waitress at Hooters is impressed enough by any customer at Hooters to leave their number, but here I am, complaining that my suspension of disbelief in a country song was interrupted -- and it's unique, I haven't heard a lot of "fuck her, she's outta my hair!" songs from dude country artists this year. It’s not “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” but what is? Once again, Luke Combs has made a song that's unique enough that I can appreciate its charm, but not so intriguing that I'm gonna seek him out on my own. I'll give his next album a spin, see if he takes the right lessons to heart, but the one he’s got out now, I think I’m good!

(87) "They Don't Know," by Jason Aldean

"Just another field/Just another farm/No, it's the place we grew up on." Jason Aldean is a multi-millionaire who owns several hundred acres of land in a major metropolitan area nad has the chutzpah to speak for the common man. Fuck this dude and fuck him for this Trump-vote of a song.

(88) "Honest," by The Chainsmokers

hey guys the chainsmokers made a song about how they're sensitive boys who're sad about breakup, wow what a fascinating new look for these cats, truly evolving as artists before our very eyes. see, this is the one where they go "whoa-oh." i don't think they've gone "woah-oh" in a song yet. this is a pony certainly capable of developing a second trick!

(89) "The Weekend," by SZA

"What kind of deal is two days?/I need me at least 'bout for of 'em" is one of the single-saddest lyrics 2017 has produced. This song is so good. SZA in general is so good, but I never had to deal with how good this song is, given how much there is to parse with Ctrl. When's the last time we heard from a side piece's perspective, y'know? When's the last time we heard how a booty call felt about being a booty call? We heard "Booty Call," which was about the act of engaging in a booty call, but we don't know anything about the booty call's wants and desires outside of that moment. I enjoy hearing this perspective on the events, hearing from the girl the '90s R&B dude has to apologize for seeing, because that's a person, too, that's a person who's alive and lives a life of their own. It took us until 2017 to get the side piece's take on things. What were the rest of us doing?

(90) "New Rules," by Dua Lipa

This is really enjoyable. Nothing terribly complex, just a "don't fuck your ex" jam, but it's confidently delivered (I get the sense that Dua Lipa is a much better singer than the current musical trends are going to let her be), and I love the subtle horn drop. Evidently, the producer of this song was also involved with "Bad Liar" and "Now and Later," so I'm getting on the Ian Kirkpatrick train. I approve! Great work, all.

(93) "I Wish I Knew You," by The Revivalists

oh wow fuck everything about this. where did this come from? why am i listening to this? did 13 reasons why drop another season? who wanted this. who wanted another indie band biting the hell out of franz ferdinand. they're not even biting franz ferdinand, they're biting all those bands that were biting from franz ferdinand a few years ago, except they're doing so nakedly, "the revivalists" is code for "we have no original ideas." way to revive 2013, yeah dude, it was so long since i heard the neighbourhood, i'm so happy you're reviving four years ago. also this willy wonka-ass muthafucka's hat is stupid. i'm honestly not sure i'm reacting to the song as much as i am the stupid goddamn hat in the music video. (also: i'm not into this song, despite the presence of a saxophone. i have limits. i'm not gonna go home with just any brass instrument, you guys.) white men ruin everything.

(94) "Every Little Thing," by Carly Pearce

Well, number one, it's a country music song with actual drums, so it's automatically starting with 95 points out of a possible 100. This is dope. "They say time is the only healer/God, I hope that isn't right/'Cause right now I'd die to not remember." Fuck, man. That is heavy. And this is a solidly-produced song, too, there's enough going on that the song feels rich and lived-in, but not so much so that it's distracting, it's definitely in the backseat wearing a seatbelt so the lyrics and what might be the saddest fucking voice in 2017 country music can drive in peace. More from this woman, and more from other women, look how good you are when you let women do things, country music!

(97) "Learn to Let Go," by Kesha

I think this is fine. I'm not as into EDM-lite Kesha as I am Kesha declaring her womanhood backed by a million beautiful horns, but this is fine! Three songs. Three songs is enough distance to start delivering back-handed not-criticisms. But no, like, I wouldn't mind this as the opening track to the album, this sets a tone and opens up the possibility for cooler things to come, but on its own, hey! It's just alright, and that's fine! I'm just glad Kesha's making music, y'know?

(98) "All the Pretty Girls," by Kenny Chesney

this song wasn't even released in 2016, what is it doing here, what, why would, i don't, how did we end up here? what do we hope to accomplish while we're here? did he just say "don't blow my cover on freedom night?" what is freedom night? i don't -- you know what country radio, you batted .400 this week. that's ted williams hype, right there. .400 is better than any of us ever could have anticipated, and i can appreciate that you got things as right as you ever possibly could. please tell me what freedom night is, though.

(99) "For Her," by Chris Lane

...adjust that number down to .333. i'm sorry. i saw the haircut and assumed edm, which you'll agree is a fair assumption to make. this dude sucks. he is trying his best with that falsetto but, and i hate to repeat myself, you can't make your own outsized ambition an excuse for your failure. know your limits. i'm sorry i was ever lukewarm about any kesha song. i kinda feel bad for saying those things about the revivalists' hat. this was a good week apart from the bro country! "For her I would walk a straight line/Wear out the soles of my shoes for her." WOAH! SLOW DOWN, BUDDY! LET'S NOT MAKE ANY PROMISES WE CAN'T KEEP, NOW! Careful! Girls remember things you say to them! Imagine how disappointed she'll be when every day she spends with you your shoes still shine as bright as they did the day she met you.

Who won the week?

Well, 2007′s best song was a Luke Bryan joint, so that’s out. Think we gotta give it to 2017. Four shitty country songs, yeah, but 1997 countered with Spice Girls and a Billy Joel cover of a Bob Dylan song, so those cancel out, and the cream of 2017 was much better than the best 1997 gave us this week. I’m still thinking about that Carly Pearce joint, that was really cool, and it anchors an earned win for 2017. THE STANDINGS: 2017: 12 1997: 11 2007: 9 Next week: keep your heart, Three Stacks.

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