#Sapphire Howell

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Advent Calendar 2018 (ao3) - Phantje

Summary: Phil struggles to find permanent employment as a teacher. His mother finds him a temporary position as a substitute which Phil knows he has to be thankful for, but stupid colleagues and not having a lasting impact on the children he teaches is not encouraging him to be thankful.

Dan loves his place of work. He loves the children he gets to teach. It's easy to live for his work only. However, with the arrival of a new colleague, Dan's carefully calibrate world loses its balance.

Alternate (ao3) - MySecretsX

Summary: In an alternate universe, the world is corrupt. Everything is going wrong. Everything has collapsed. There is nonstop war. Everything is wrong and nothing can stop it.

But how will the internet power couple Dan and Phil meet in this place?

Is it worth the risks, even their lives?

Antisocialites Watch A Wilting Flowers (ao3) - det395

Summary: Phil’s an emotionally attached and loving vet and Dan’s the drained receptionist with no dreams at the animal shelter who reconnect over the poor, hurt puppy dropped off. Dan’s boyfriend is their boss.

baby, if you wanna try (ao3) - sunflowerwitches

Summary: wearing jewellery doesn’t work in phil’s favour when he sees friends that he hasn’t seen in a while and they automatically assume he’s engaged. engaged to dan

Dandelions (ao3) - throughtheirsnoses (det395)

Summary: Phil returns to his small town after studying how to improve his power that lets him grow plants with his mind. Phil is anxious and struggling with the expectations put on him to grow new plant-based medicine and on top of it all, his childhood best friend, Dan, gets his heart broken and turns to Phil as a rebound. Phil panics.

Ethereal - sin-n-city

Summary: AU- Super powers. Dan’s not normal. In fact, he’s never met a single person exactly like him. No one else can move objects with their mind, just by a simple thought. He lives life carefully, limited interactions and semi-non-existent social life. That is, until a pair of sapphire blue eyes change everything.

Forgive Me (ao3) - FollowYourDreams

Summary: The year is 2224. Dan Howell is the prince of Pacis, living in the lavish Community, dreading his 21st birthday. Phil Lester is a servant at the Community, and has been for 6 years ever since he was taken from his home. On a fateful day, Dan and Phil lock eyes for the first time, and everything changes, but neither of them know if it’s for better or worse.

(TW) Get Out Your Damn Umbrellas (ao3) - llamalamp

Summary: Phil’s only gone for one weekend. Apparently that’s all the time it takes for everything to fall apart.

Hawk and Dove (ao3) - aprilflowers96

Summary: In a world where super powers plague people all over the world, Dan Howell fights to keep his emotions and pyrokinesis under control. After years of success, Dan is outed and whisked away to a school that claims to teach him to use his abilities "safely". Still unable to control the fire that seems to rage under his skin, Dan's only solace is in his roommate Phil, who can't seem to stop turning things to ice. While trying to end the corruption at The School, the team discovers the real reason they're being held. In an explosion of fist fights, super suits, and betrayal, Dan and Phil try to do what they feel is right.

i don’t know why (i can’t keep my eyes off of you) (ao3) - combeauferre

Summary: Starting a new university is hard enough without Phil having to convince his best friend PJ he doesn’t have a crush on their other flatmate, Dan. He definitely does not have a crush on Dan.

I Want It, I Got It (ao3) - yiffandquiff

Summary: Phil Lester was a worker for the BBC in London. Working in the advertising department, he was content being alongside his friend and fellow coworker PJ during every shift. However, the BBC is temporarily being used as a film set for a new movie starring Hollywood ‘It’ star, Daniel Howell. Being stuck as an extra on the set, Phil finds it’s hard to ignore the famous star. And maybe, just maybe, Dan finds it hard to ignore Phil as well.

meant for me (ao3) - graydar

Summary: Dan doesn’t believe in soulmates. Phil believes in everything. Dan is scared of everything. Phil is scared of Dan.

One Thousand Midnights or More (ao3) - JudeAraya

Summary: A decade of love told in moments.

Read Between The Lines (I Will If You Will) (ao3) - Ablissa

Summary: Skype conversations between Dan and Phil, leading up to their first meeting. 2009!Phan. Prepare for fluff.

Some Kind Of Folliful (ao3) - danfanciesphil (thejigsawtimess)

Summary: Dan has one friend, and only because he was forced into it. Phil is loud, excitable, and irritatingly happy all of the time. Phil seems to find Dan's perpetual attitude funny, and despite Dan's best efforts to shun him and everyone else, wants to be around him all the time. That is, until Phil starts talking about Amanda Jones.

St Anthony's Secondary is a school divided by class. Their town is split down the middle, quite literally, by a railroad that separates the affluent families from the destitute. Dan is on the very outskirts of the poor side. He has one friend, and no desire to make any more, nor to buy into the sickening popularity and wealth contest of his peers. He thought Phil felt the same. And then, out of the blue, Phil develops a worrying obsession with a girl from the other side. She embodies everything Dan hates; he tries to explain this to Phil, to no avail. As his obsession with Amanda grows, as does Dan's loathing for her. Still, it shouldn't bug Dan this much to see his friend pine some braindead bimbo relying on her boyfriend's wallet. So why does it?

Stirring In Love (ao3) - andthenshesaid-write (ladyknight1512)

Summary: When Phil applied to be a contestant on the Great British Bake Off he didn’t even expect to make the long-list, let alone make it into the actual tent. But make it he does and there he meets Dan, a baker unlike Phil in every possible way. After a rocky start, Phil realises that maybe he can learn some things from Dan after all, and the biggest things have nothing to do with baking.

The Bahamas Incident (ao3) - Do_it_with_the_Howell_Lesters

Summary: Phil is set to be the best man at his brother's wedding, but his mother insists on him bring a real date. So obviously he asks Dan to be his fake boyfriend for the week. Old memories and feelings are dredged up, and it may not go as smoothly as they planned.

The Path of Righteousness (ao3) - TwistedRocketPower

Summary: At six years old, with his parents by his side, Daniel Howell was led through the entrance of the spiritual society God's Guard. Raised under the leadership of The Chosen One, Joshua, this community was all Daniel knew. No matter what anyone said, God's Guard was not a cult. It wouldn't matter if it was one anyway, because there wasn't anything or anyone who could take him from this place.

The Philver Scream (ao3) - UnorthodoxSavvy

Summary: While Dan's career in the FBI is taking off, Phil is left behind to pick up the pieces of his life after his brother's death. However, he finds himself plagued by strange nightmares that he can't explain. Soon, people around him start dying. Can Dan and Phil's partnership survive the mounting body count?

Thunder Only Happens When It’s Raining (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Dan meets Phil at the lowest moment in his life and is immediately enchanted by him, but nobody is perfect - not even those with good intentions and a kind heart. 

This is the story of two imperfect people trying to do their best, to find love and strive in life. They gravitate towards each other at every turn, sometimes dancing in harmony, other times colliding.

Time’s Tide (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: All men have secrets, and Phil won’t let his own be known. But even in 1984’s Manchester there is another person that understands.

The Wallflower’s Guide to Love (ao3) - Art3misPlayerOne

Summary: Dan is a brilliant but painfully shy and awkward guitar player in a popular local band who prefers to hide from the spotlight. He’s content to lose himself in his playing and avoids friendships and emotional attachments, but an accidental run-in with a mystery boy inspires him to reach out to him through anonymous texts.

Too scared that the boy will be disappointed in the real him, Dan doesn’t want to reveal his identity and risk losing their surprising connection. When forced to choose between his anonymity and putting his heart on the line, help from an unexpected friendship pushes him far beyond his comfort zone, but will it be too little too late?

Too Tense To Be Undone - auroraphilealis

Summary: Dan’s never had an orgasm before. Despite being in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend for three years, he’s just never been able to finish. The doctor’s don’t know what’s wrong with him, so Dan’s mostly put it out of his mind. Until his gap year, when he starts talking with AmazingPhil, and accidentally admits that he’s never come before. Phil’s happy to help with more than just convincing Dan to post YouTube videos, if Dan will just give him the chance.

Two Man Team (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: This is the story of two struggling friends who after many trials and tribulations find their way back to each other and build the life they’ve always dreamed of.

Or how Phil changed his life by talking to random strangers on the internet.

Where Things Come Back (ao3) - commonemergency

Summary: A coming of age story about what it means to be queer, canary birds, documentaries, and falling in love for the first time.

[aquagirl1978]

Hi there! Could I request a reaction headcanon of a ikemen prince MC with galaxy eyes that glitters in the sunlight and looking at the stars. With Gilbert, Keith, Silvio, Yves, and Clavis. 🙏 Thank you!

Wow, what pretty eyes! I've never heard of galaxy eyes before, so I based this on what you had in your request.

IKEMEN PRINCE HEADCANONS - SUITORS REACTIONS TO AN MC WITH GALAXY EYES (Gilbert, Silvio, Keith, Yves, Clavis)

Gilbert von Obsidian

Gilbert found himself fascinated with your eyes from the moment he first saw you.

Not only were they the brightest blue, sparkling like sapphires, but he saw a twinkle there reminiscent of the stars at night.

He would find ways to run into you - in the kitchen, in the library, in the gazebo - always having an appropriate reason for being there. He loved to find you outdoors; with the sun shining bright, your eyes shined brighter.

Over time, you found yourself enjoying these coincidental meetings, until a point came where you would be disappointed if a day went by without a run-in with the Obsidian prince.

One day, you were in the gazebo reading, enjoying the unseasonably warm day. You closed your book, the scent of roses filled the air; you looked out into the gardens, a smile forming on your lips as you saw a familiar figure approaching.

He took a seat next to you in the gazebo. Your body alight with nervous energy, you looked away out of shyness.

Gilbert reached out to you; with a single gloved finger, he tipped your chin, forcing you to face him.

"There," he said softly. "There's those galaxy eyes I adore so much."

Your heart began to pound in your chest - adore? Did he really say he adored your eyes?

While you were still stunned by his words, he dipped his head, his lips brushing yours, continuing to not only stun, but thrill you for the remainder of the afternoon.

Silvio Ricci

At first, he never even noticed you.

You were always with Rio, and well, Silvio had his own opinion on that lap dog.

That is, until there was a grand ball held in the palace.

Silvio had had a long day. He was tired of socializing with a crowd of nobles he found boring.

Hoping to steal a moment alone, he slipped out of the ballroom and into the gardens.

He found you sitting alone in the gazebo, bathed in the pale moonlight, the stars above twinkling down on you.

At first, he was annoyed that there was someone else out here, ruining his moment of peace.

But then his breath hitched when his gaze met yours, for he had never seen such gorgeous, unique eyes - it was as if he were staring straight into the twilight sky, swirls of pinks and purples glittering with specks of starlight.

Eyes wide, you stared at him with wonder as he approached you. Silvio had never paid you any attention before; you were curious as to why he was all of a sudden.

"Yes, Prince Silvio?" you asked, your eyes staring straight at him, unblinking.

He stared back at you, his gaze unmoving, as if he could not look anywhere else, even if he wanted to. It was as if he was mesmerized by you. His intense stare, it made you blush a little.

And you couldn't help but like it.

Lost for words, Silvio stood there silently. Gone was his usual arrogance; his turquoise eyes gazed at you with such a rare tenderness, you found your heart racing.

Keith Howell

"Would you like to go stargazing tonight?"

You recalled the Jadean prince staring at you, resembling a deer staring into lights as he asked you to come to his room to stargaze.

You had first gotten to know the foreign prince at tea parties hosted by Yves. When Yves had first invited you, you gladly accepted, happy to have the chance to get to know the princes more intimately.

When you showed up one afternoon, you were pleasantly surprised to find Keith in attendance with Licht. It had taken some time to get to know the new prince, but after some time, he had grown comfortable in your presence.

Upon discovering you both shared a love of stargazing, you were secretly pleased Keith had invited you to his room to look at the stars.

Arriving at his room once sky turned dark, your found it difficult to control your excitement.

Keith ushered you to his balcony, where he had a telescope set up. After checking quickly to make sure it was set to where he wanted to, he invited you to look through the glass.

Standing behind you, he explained how you were looking at his favorite constellation. He then regaled you with stories of when he first became interested in the stars.

Your heart filled with warmth; turning, you tilted your face to meet Keith's.

He stared at you silently, his golden gaze soft and tender.

"Keith?" you asked, breaking the silence.

"I never noticed it before...." He took a deep breath as he searched for his words. "But, your eyes....it's like looking into the night sky, a sky full of stars."

Yves Kloss

You always found yourself shy around the fifth prince.

For whatever reason, you couldn't help but feel his eyes on you wherever you went, be it the library, salon, kitchen.

One night, you headed to the kitchen, looking for a late night snack.

You thought you were alone - the area was dark and quiet - but you couldn't shake off this feeling that there was a set of eyes on you.

Glancing around nervously, you smiled when you found a slice of cake lying on the counter. And as luck would have it, it was one baked by Yves.

You greedily snatched up the plate, and grabbed a fork, ready to dig in. And you once again felt like you were being watched.

"You can come out from wherever you are, there's plenty of cake here," you called out quietly, luring the prince from his hiding spot.

"How did you know I was here?" Yves asked.

"Oh, I dunno. Just a hunch I had," you said, scooping a forkful of cake from the plate. "That and the feeling I had that I was being watched."

You smirked as Yves wrinkled his adorable face. "I thought I was doing a good job hiding," he muttered to himself.

"May I ask why you keep following me?"

Yves looked at you, unable to take his eyes off you. Swallowing nervously, he wrung his hands, a pink flush coloring his cheeks. "It's your eyes. I've never seen someone have such unique, beautiful eyes."

Flattered, you couldn't help but smile at his compliment. You had been used to being stared at because of your eyes, not all of your attention being so complimentary.

"Thank you," you said, a matching blush creeping on your cheeks. "But in the future, there's no need to hide. Okay?"

Clavis Lelouch

"Your eyes, surely this must be a sign."

You had been warned by many - Yves and Sariel, especially - to be wary of the third prince and to not fall prey to any of his tricks and antics. "A sign of what?" you asked cautiously, crossing your arms over your chest.

"Their color. Purple. In case you haven't noticed, your eyes match my hair perfectly. And purple is my signature color."

"What are you getting at, Clavis?"

"We match!" he declared. "You can be my partner. My accomplice. Can't you see it?" He gazed at you, dare you say affectionately, a pleased smile forming on his lips.

"No, I don't see it," you replied, Sariel's warnings filling your head.

Clavis rested a hand gently on your shoulder. "You will dazzle them, with those gorgeous galaxy eyes of yours. While I do the heavy lifting behind the scenes." He threw back his head and laughed, pleased with his marvelous plans.

He soon stopped, and stared at you, when he realized you were not also laughing. "What? Are you not interested?"

"Not really?"

The purple prince pouted, confused as to why anyone wouldn't want to tag team with him. His demeanor quickly changed, his pout morphing back into his signature smile. "That's okay," he said confidently.

"You'll change your mind," he continued, stroking your cheek. "And when you do, I'll be right here. Ready and waiting for you."

[showbiznews]

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire. A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff, a disabled veteran who was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2002, he told Patch.

When Sapphire developed a life-threatening stomach tumor, Osthoff, now 47, learned the surgery would cost $3,000. A veterinary technician took Osthoff aside and told him, "'I know a guy who runs a pet charity who can help you,'" Osthoff recounted.

His name was Anthony Devolder, and his pet charity was called Friends of Pets United, the vet tech told him.

Anthony Devolder is one of the names that Long Island Rep. George Santos used for years before entering politics in 2020. Santos faces multiple criminal investigations after reports surfaced that he fabricated much of his resume during his congressional campaign. Many Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Long Island are calling for him to resign.

Osthoff and another New Jersey veteran, retired police Sgt. Michael Boll, who tried to intervene to help Osthoff in 2016, told Patch that Santos closed the GoFundMe he set up for Sapphire after it raised $3,000 on social media and disappeared.

"He stopped answering my texts and calls," Osthoff said.

Sapphire died Jan. 15, 2017. After being out of work with a broken leg for over a year, Osthoff couldn't afford the dog's euthanasia and cremation, he said.

"I had to panhandle. It was one of the most degrading things I ever had to do," he remembered.

Boll is a retired Marine Corps veteran and Union Township police sergeant involved in veteran outreach. In 2017, he founded the nonprofit NJ Veterans Network. He was an acquaintance of the vet tech, and knew Osthoff through his outreach work — he also shared Sapphire's GoFundMe page — so when he heard what happened, he tried to mediate, he told Patch.

"I contacted [Santos] and told him 'You're messing with a veteran,' and that he needed to give back the money or use it to get Osthoff another dog," he said.

"He was totally uncooperative on the phone."

Santos told Osthoff and Boll that he planned to use the money to help other animals, Osthoff said. Boll told him that he couldn't do that because the money was raised specifically for Osthoff, and his service dog.

On the GoFundMe page Santos set up for Osthoff, he wrote "Dear all, When a veteran reaches out to ask for help, how can you say no [...]." The GoFundMe was later deleted, and an Internet archive website doesn't have a record of it.

After Santos set up the GoFundMe page in early May 2016, he became hard to contact, Osthoff said.

"I only talked to him two or three times on the phone," Osthoff said, guessing that over half of the donations came from people he knew. On June 30, 2016, he posted on Facebook: "We made the goal, and then some."

But Osthoff's excitement changed to confusion, when instead of scheduling the procedure, Santos told him that Osthoff couldn't use the NJ practice, and instead insisted he bring Sapphire to a veterinarian in Queens, New York.

In August, the vet tech drove Osthoff and Sapphire to that veterinary practice in Queens because Santos told him he had "credit" with the practice from regularly using it so often for his charity.

"It was a tiny little hole in the wall place, but looked legitimate. The vet there said they couldn't operate on the tumor," Osthoff said, adding that he was confused because the New Jersey vet didn't express any similar concerns.

After that, Osthoff said Santos became elusive. In November, Osthoff texted him, "I'm starting to feel like I was mined for my family and friends donations."

He had one final phone conversation with Santos, who said that because Osthoff "didn't do things my way," he put the GoFundMe money from Sapphire's fundraiser into the charity to use "for other dogs."

On Nov. 13, 2016, in texts Osthoff showed Patch, he urged Santos to let him take Sapphire to another vet, saying "My dog is going to die because of god knows what."

Santos replied, "Remember it is our credibility that got GoFundme [...] to contribute. We are audited like every 501c3 and we are with the highest standards of integrity."

"Sapphire is not a candidate for this surgery the funds are moved to the next animal in need and we will make sure we use of resources [sic] to keep her comfortable!"

Santos said in a text message he would take Sapphire for an ultrasound, but Osthoff couldn't come, and it couldn't be done at the New Jersey office recommended by the Howell veterinarian because they wouldn't accept his organization's funding method. Osthoff doesn't know exactly what funding method Santos was referring to.

"And your [sic] not coming for the ride FOPU will handle this from now on only with the animal! We do not drive people around nor do we give them rides we transports animals in need not needy owners," Santos texted Osthoff.

In December, The New York Times reported that the charity was not a registered nonprofit.

After that conversation, "he wouldn't pick up the phone," Osthoff said, and the GoFundMe was gone. He tried to reach out to GoFundMe, but didn't get a response, he said.

In 2016, GoFundMe had less resources available to handle fraudulent fundraisers, Boll explained.

"I told Rich to go to the police, but we had limited information [about Santos]," he said.

Osthoff told Patch he was preoccupied with finding a place to live at the time, and planned to involve the police or hire an attorney after he found a home, but "as time went on, I guess I stopped thinking about it."

Boll said that "luckily [Osthoff] was able to get a new service dog right away."

The vet tech didn't reply to a request for comment. Emails to Santos and his attorney about Osthoff's claims were not returned.

The full details of the charity's activities are not known. Santos created a Facebook group for the charity around 2015, where group members shared images of dogs who needed foster homes or donations. The Facebook group was archived around 2020, according to Barbara Hurdas, who met Santos when she worked with him at a Dish Network call center in Queens in 2011, and remembered him starting FOPU and sharing it on social media after he left Dish in 2012. Facebook groups cannot be deleted, but an archived group becomes inaccessible to anyone besides its members, and Hurdas reported that the name of the group was changed to "The End."

Santos also posted GoFundMe fundraisers for dogs needing medical care on his now-deleted personal Facebook page, mostly toy breeds with stories of medical issues, Hurdas said.

When Osthoff and Boll saw Santos on television in December 2022 after the scandal around his admitted resume fabrications broke, they called each other, shocked to see the Anthony Devolder who took the fundraiser money years ago.

"I really felt bad for Rich [in 2016]," Boll told Patch.

"He has PTSD, and this dog is his lifeline. When I first heard about it, I thought, this is going to kill him."

Osthoff told Patch he was "crying his eyes out remembering Sapphire's last day."

"Little girl never left my side in 10 years. I went through two bouts of seriously considering suicide, but thinking about leaving her without me saved my life. I loved that dog so much, I inhaled her last breaths when I had her euthanized."

[biographyonair]

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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[From the excellent substack Thats Another Fine Mess]

McCARTHY AND SANTOS

I’m later in writing about this than I intended. That was because after reading what’s immediately below, my reaction was such that “If my thought dreams could be seen, they WOULD put my head in a guillotine.

If you doubt that George Santos is one of the worst human beings you have ever heard of, someone who even challenges the entity struggling to be Donald Trump, this article from the Patch in Oyster Bay, N.Y should resolve things:

“In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire. A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff, a disabled veteran who was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2002, he told Patch. When Sapphire developed a life-threatening stomach tumor, Osthoff, now 47, learned the surgery would cost $3,000, He was told by a veterinary technician that 'I know a guy who runs a pet charity who can help you,' Osthoff recounted. His name was Anthony Devolder, and his pet charity was called Friends of Pets United, the vet tech told him. Anthony Devolder is one of the names that Long Island Rep. George Santos used for years before entering politics in 2020.

“Osthoff and another New Jersey veteran, retired police Sgt. Michael Boll, who tried to intervene to help Osthoff in 2016, told Patch that Santos closed the GoFundMe he set up for Sapphire after it raised $3,000 on social media and disappeared. Sapphire died Jan. 15, 2017. After being out of work with a broken leg for over a year, Osthoff couldn't afford the dog's euthanasia and cremation, he said. ‘I had to panhandle. It was one of the most degrading things I ever had to do,’ he remembered.”

George Santos is so far beyond belief, such a worthless piece of shit - what kind of a person does this? Bilking charitable citizens who wanted to help and believed he was someone who would care for the service dog of a homeless veteran, with whom the dog was living in a tent inside an abandoned chicken coop. That when the veteran asked for the money, Santos tried to make it the fault of the veteran that he was “unable” to fulfill his promise to help. Charles Pierce put it well: “A homeless veteran. His sick dog. And $3,000 contributed by good citizens who deserve better than to be represented in Congress by a piece of chewing gum stuck to the bottom of democracy's shoe.”

With this Santos can celebrate his elevation to membership on House committees and the apparent support of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. And be voted into those committe positions by ALL members of the House Republicans including the “Biden District Republicans” everyone is expecting will “do the right thing” and save the country from the ignorance and malevolence of their fellow caucus members.

I eventually remembered the phone message my screenwriter friend Susan Woollen placed on her answering machine while dealing with some Disney “development executives” on a project many years ago, in which she told them to “go die alone in the cold and the dark from a debilitating and extremely painful socially-unacceptable disease.”

That’s what I hope happens to this scumbag.

I can’t really tell if Santos is the worst, or the worst are the rest of the caucus - most particularly those who claim not to be “crazies” - who accept this outrage and vote to let this embarrassment happen?

We now know that Kevin McCarthy and the House Republican Steering Committee think nothing of the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, since those are the panels they assigned Santos to. He had the chutzpah to privately lobby GOP leaders to serve on two more high-profile committees, the committee overseeing the financial sector and the Foreign Relations Committee. The chairmen of those committees balked at adding him.

Republicans have decided to treat Santos like any other member. Texas Republican Rep. Roger Williams, chairman of the House Small Business Committee for the 118th Congress, defended putting Santos on his committee. “I don’t condone what he said, what he’s done. I don’t think anybody does. But that’s not my role. He was elected,” Williams told CNN.

[TCinLA]

[filthy-reckless-rp]

Birthdays:

Hi friends! When you have a sec, please do double check if your characters birthday is below - if not, send it over whenever you're ready! <3

Paige

Jesse Walker - 26th January

Sapphire Vandervort - 13th December

Logan Hunter - 14th February

Emmeline Fairchild - 7th November

Tessa Cooper - 11th November

Nicholas Vanderbilt - 20th June

Nate Archibald - 5th April

Vanessa Abrams - 19th February

Samuel Watts - 25th April

Lili Mahdavi - 3rd May

William Huntzberger - 31st October

Isabella Coates - 12th March

Georgina Sparks - 8th November

Spencer King - 29th January

Frankie Vives - 22nd February

Jamie Park - 23rd July

Lola Mercado - 3rd July

Andrea Trang - 1st December

Kayleigh

Isobel Prescott - 27th May

Dean Dawson - 18th September

Alex Vandervort - 10th April

Scarlett Vandervort - 10th March

Jake Hunter - 3rd June

Freddie Redlynn - 1st January

Gunnar Avery - 2nd August

Felicity Sanderson - 13th November

Jenny Humphrey - 2nd July

Caisson Andrews - 3rd October

Julian Donovan - 21st February

Tripp Vanderbilt - 1st June

Ruby Reyes - 19th December

Nilay Levent - 23rd October

Mahesh Chopra - 22nd February

Ryan

Serena van der Woodsen - 14th July

Ceren Çelik-Montgomery - 25th October

Jo

Phoebe Walker - 1st May

Naomi

Baby Beaumont - 24th October

Francis Coates - 10th May

Veronica Ravenwood - 10th May

Peter Vanderbilt - 10th April

Kelly Xu-King - 25th October

Latife Levent - 23rd October

Louise Thomas (Bass) - 1st April

Lauren

Rose Haven - 9th August

Oliver Andrews - 19th May

Addison Sherwood - 17th February

Evelyn Nicholson - 19th March

Benji Howell

Jason Walker

Layla Vandervort - 20th December

Rylea Palmer

Lily

Aaron Vandervort - 21st October

Meredith Park - 8th March

Cristian Diaz

Blair Waldorf

Sarah

Bethany Levesque - 1st July

Jackson Cohan - 2nd July

Michelle King

Joey

Juliette Vanderbilt - 5th August

Sienna Haven - 23rd February

Zeke Lopez - 18th April

Adriana Ramirez - 9th September

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Sapphire Howell Brings 🔥 To Malibu Beach!

Hop into this week’s Summer Hot Shots feature where Playboy model Sapphire Howell traded in her bunny ears for a tiny string bikini and splashed in the waves along the pristine Los Angeles coastline. When the blonde babe isn’t bleaching the eyes of… from TMZ.com https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/06/sapphire-howell-elsa-jean-hot-shots-bikini-malibu/

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Veteran Says George Santos Used Him And His Dying Dog For A Fundraising Scam

A disabled veteran has accused newly-elected Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of fundraising for his service dog’s lifesaving surgery and then disappearing with the money, local news site Patch reported Tuesday. Richard Osthoff, a U.S. Navy veteran, told Patch Santos conned him in 2016 while he was living in a tent on the side of a highway in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved dog Sapphire.…

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Fics Including PJ (3) Masterlist

part one, part two

A night in Florence (ao3) - Japhan2024

Summary: "And then there was the concertmaster. His name was Phil Lester, he was a slender, tall guy and an enigma. Nobody knew much about him. He would tell the odd joke and people would lose it - especially Louise - but he mostly kept to himself."

a night to remember (ao3) - grievingwarwidow

Summary: roxie, who prefers the label exotic performer over stripper, is a star amongst people who are out when the sun goes down. who better for a close-minded phil who has despised what he labels as lowlifes to suddenly obsess over than Roxie himself?

aka the one where phil gets pathetically hung up on dan, better known as roxie and is desperate to get to know him better.

baby can't you see? (i'm calling) (ao3) - danfanciesphil (thejigsawtimess)

Summary: Two years after Dan's ill-advised stint up a mountain, and Phil's escape from a Royal psychopath, their dramatic flying off into the horizon hasn't had such a steady landing. Phil is consumed by his new venture in giving back to the world, but Dan is receiving none of this graciousness. Their living situation remains unstable, and they're barely in the same room long enough to hold hands.

It's all about to break apart, when the pandemic hits them where it hurts. Once again, Dan and Phil find themselves thrown into isolation with one another, back up where it all began. The memories of The Secret of the Alps are both fond and traumatic; being there again, trapped and in a bitter feud, is worryingly familiar. Can they make it out together a second time around? Or is this cycle doomed to repeat itself forever, until one of them calls it quits?

Butterfly (ao3) - A_Million_Regrets

Summary: Phil Lester, a lonely writer, finds a dying boy with beautiful black wings on a cold, rainy night in a dingy alleyway. He recognizes the boy as one of the winged men hated by human society. They are considered to be wild, ferocious beasts, but Phil's sympathy forces him to help the boy.

What happens when the boy, considered to be a wild beast, gets too attached and follows him home with an innocent, dimpled smile?

Dan and His Butterflies (ao3) - Raspberrysaxophone

Summary: Dan is terribly in love with Phil (the sporty jog). So much so, that Dan joins the school's sports team to be closer to him. As Dan awkwardly stumbles around, Phil starts to take notice of him. A party takes place and who knows what a drunk Dan might do...

dancing on the blades (you set my heart on fire) (ao3) - kishere

Summary: Dan Howell is an ice skater in England, a non power player in the world of competitive ice skating. Phil Lester is the greatest ice skater to come out of England in the past decade, part of a family legacy. When Dan is offered a spot at Phil's family gym, he learns what he was missing the most to be the best ice skater he could be.

Or: the yuri on ice inspired au

Ethereal (ao3) - Sinncity

Summary: Dan’s not normal. In fact, he’s never met a single person exactly like him. No one else can move objects with their mind, just by a simple thought. He lives life carefully, limited interactions and semi-non-existent social life. That is, until a pair of sapphire eyes change everything.

First Impressions (Perhaps I Was Wrong) (ao3) - Ablissa

Summary: Phil Lester goes back to university for his third year, expecting to live in the dorms with his childhood best friend PJ. That's how it's been for the past years, after all. However, due to a mistake of some sort, he finds himself with a new roommate to spend the semester with.

Daniel Howell, three years his junior, has rich brown eyes, a laptop to hide them behind, and not more than two words to spare in Phil's direction. Phil is no fortune teller, but he foresees the upcoming months will be filled with a whole lot of awkward silence.

Unless, of course, Dan proves him wrong...

Could one little mistake lead to something entirely life-changing? Perhaps it could. After all, nearly everything changes when Phil meets Dan.

First to Listen (To Anything I Said) (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: It's 2004, and Dan Howell is screwing up in school. He can't help that he's stuck in boring classes with boring people and just doesn't care. So when Phil Lester, one of the geekiest kids in school, is assigned to be his tutor, he's expecting this to just be another crappy part of his already crappy life.

But when it turns out Phil might be Dan's first real friend, his hormones threaten to screw all that up. Because that's all it is, right? Hormones?

give this thing a try (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: Dan is a cashier at a grocery store, and Phil is his supervisor. One evening at work, Phil surprises Dan by asking him out on a date, and of course Dan, who's had a crush on Phil since forever, says yes. Cue, the freaking out and comfort ensues.

i don't know why (i can't keep my eyes off of you) (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Starting a new university is hard enough without Phil having to convince his best friend PJ he doesn't have a crush on their other flatmate, Dan. He definitely does not have a crush on Dan.

I try to picture me without you but I can't (ao3) - solarpower21

Summary: After Dan's tragic death, Phil starts having a bunch of strange dreams where he is still alive. But are they really just dreams?

Or: Phil's soul consciousness can't cope with Dan's death, so he starts hopping between different universes, trying to look for him.

Just Like Magic (ao3) - waylesssad

Summary: There is a lot more to magic than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.

Kick Me While I'm Down (ao3) - jerseker

Summary: Dan and Phil meet in an adult kickball league. Phil is just there to make friends. Dan is - not.

Les Règles du Jeu (ao3) - danfanciesphil (thejigsawtimess)

Summary: Games night at PJ's. Phil wants to play.

Like a cicada rhythm. (ao3) - emmibug

Summary: every night they share the same bed, legs twisted together, arms holding each other close. dan and phil haven’t grown up from their childlike sense of friendship which leads people to believe there’s something deeper going on.

a dan and phil childhood best friends to lovers AU where they share the same bed and always have done.

My Juliet (ao3) - RyRyCaptain

Summary: Phil is a world-famous playwright, and he's directing his newest play, Romeo and Juliet. Dan is an actor who luckily receives the part of Juliet.

Since 2009 (Heart and Love Eyed) (ao3) - LowBatteryPanda

Summary: Since 2009, I have loved you. I spent most of my youth with you, I learned so much from being with you and being by your side. And I am so thankful for it, I am thankful for every moment. I could not of imagined spending all of this time, with a dork like you in the best way possible.

If I would've told myself at that time to be happier with life, I would. Knowing that my life was going to change around. I am so thankful every minute of everyday. And I can't believe what I am actually about to say right now.

Will you marry me Phillip Michael Lester?

so american (ao3) - ae121

Summary: Phil has been living in London for a year and thinks he's gotten pretty used to the city. He works part-time at a bookstore, using it at first to gain some friends, now it's just fun for him. His friends are constantly trying to find him someone to date, but all of his dates don't go well.

Well, that's until he met Dan.

strike a deal, kiss my lips (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Witches were the only magical beings capable of binding and controlling demons. It required a complicated ritual and crazy amounts of magic.

It happening on accident was practically unheard of until Phil came along and got tangled up with a snarky and dangerous demon named Dan. Suddenly bound together, Phil must grapple with control over a chaotic demon that wants to strip the skin from his bones.

And maybe strip the clothes off of his body as well.

that's what friends are for (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Long before Dan Howell was a rock god, he was in a band.

The Cherry Blossom Secret (ao3) - BlueFox1319

Summary: A secret lies in this hideaway, for when an almost mad artist and a grief ridden photographer meet.

Their worlds could either wilt or bloom with unknowing enchantment.

'tis the damn season (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: Dan is the coffee shop regular at the shop Phil just started working at. Phil quickly learns that Dan is a bit of a Grinch who refuses to try the shops' holiday drinks, or anything new really. Phil's determined to change Dan's mind about the holiday drinks.

Two Doors Down (ao3) - danfanciesphil (thejigsawtimess)

Summary: Dan drums in the dead of night to dispel the quiet. Phil can hear him from two doors down.

When the Weather Breaks (ao3) - sierraadeux

Summary: Sitting across from Phil on that worn out velvet Starbucks sofa, sharing sickeningly sweet coffees and what they would like to think were hushed giggles, was the first time Dan felt a glimpse at what real love could feel like.

or

Perception checks, pining, and peppermint mochas.

[newswireml]

Veteran Says George Santos Used Him And His Dying Dog For A Fundraising Scam#Veteran #George #Santos #Dying #Dog #Fundraising #Scam

A disabled veteran has accused newly-elected Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of fundraising for his service dog’s lifesaving surgery and then disappearing with the money, local news site Patch reported Tuesday. Richard Osthoff, a U.S. Navy veteran, told Patch Santos conned him in 2016 while he was living in a tent on the side of a highway in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved dog Sapphire.…

[violettduchess]

Could you do sensory description of the new princes (what they look like, smell like, taste like, sound like, feel like)?

thank you, i love your writing so much ❤❤

A/N: Thank you anon for the request! This was a really interesting one to think about and write.

Word Count: 772

Silvio Ricci

He looks like the ocean kissed by gold, the play of light and shadow shooting through the soft strands of his hair. His eyes are a blue that shine with the light of endless self-confidence. When annoyed, they cut like the roughest of sapphires. When angry, they turn as cold as a winter’s morning devoid of clouds. And for you, they burn bright as blue lava, his desire as hot as sulfur when it kisses the air.

He smells like luxury. Like sea salt. Like the perfumed lotions of far-away isles you have only heard of, but never seen. 

He sounds like blades coming together in combat, voice sharp and cutting. That voice is wielded as deftly as a chef would a knife, knowing exactly how to make his mark, how to make those tiny cuts sting. Thousands of them if it suits him. Lingchi. And yet….that same sharp voice can be gentle in a way only you know, the iron of those blades melting down into something smooth, something blunt yet paradoxically soft. 

He tastes decadent and tart, lemons and ruby chocolate, flecked with gold. You would think a mouth as rude as his, as cruel as his, would be rough, unyielding, unpleasant, but it isn’t. He is effervescent and you drink it in, the taste lingering on your tongue like the finest prosecco.

He feels like the stones that have been caressed by the ocean for centuries, smooth and cool and pleasant to touch. Hard with lean muscle. Your hands never tire of touching him, of discovering the secrets underneath his gold and silks and furs, of exploring the truth of him.

Keith Howell

He looks like the embodiment of when your heart beats for something soft and sweet. The soft gasp of ‘aww’ when you see something that touches you. His hair, ash blond waves that beg you to brush them away from the gold of his eyes. His long, lean body a shelter. You want to feel his strong arms wrap around you and allow yourself to be engulfed by all that he is.

He smells like wheat fields in summer, golden and drenched in warm sunlight. An earthen scent full of welcome and promise.

He sounds like the rustle of wind through forest branches, soft-spoken and almost shy. But beware for wind is capricious. It is the destructive squall as easily as the gentle breeze. You haven’t heard him grow forceful…..yet. The promise of it lingers sometimes when he trails off, the faint rattling of branches echoing in your ears.

He tastes sweet and soft, like strawberries and cream. He is gentle, imploring but never demanding. Never overwhelming. And if every now and again, his teeth sink into your lip hard and draw a gasp from your throat, you chalk it up to eagerness. Nothing more.

He feels like heaven, like your hands have been given the sky made tangible, from the soft cloud of his hair to the expanse of his shoulders, wide as the firmament above. He is warm as sunshine to your touch, all of him divine. 

Gilbert von Obsidian

He looks like the night, from the moonlight of his skin to the soft darkness of his hair. His one eye is mercurial, so many alluring shades of red: the bright red of poppy petals, the deep red of roses, the sparkling cherry red of rubies and the stark crimson red of blood.

He smells like a winter’s night, clean with a crisp bite, sharp when you breathe him in, a cold that nearly hurts, that rides the very cusp of being unpleasant and yet you keep breathing in, over and over again. 

He sounds like silk velvet. You want to shed your clothing and wrap his voice around you, let it touch every part of your bare skin. To luxuriate in the feeling of all that softness, to wrap yourself so tightly in it you can’t move, a prisoner to his intonation, his inflection, his heady words.

He tastes like dark chocolate, melting in your mouth and making a memory of any other taste that was there before. Rich, bittersweet, and sublime. Not a taste for everyone. Only some appreciate it and oh, you do. You savor him down to the last morsel.

He feels cool, his skin the soft sheen of first snow as it coats the earth. Your fingers press into that cold, unabashedly eager as they run over the landscape of his body, seeking the heat that burns underneath. Gilbert, febrile and frost, a fantasy made flesh to your touch.

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[scorchieart]

Hi Scorchie! Remember me? 🐂 I read your headcanons for the princes as kids and thought they were the sweetest! If you take requests, could you do some for the new princes too since Silvio's route just got announced. Only if you want to tho.

*gasp* Ox-Anon, is that you?

Lol, I'm really really happy. It sounds like you enjoyed reading them as much as I did writing them, which is honestly all I need to feel satisfied 😌

I never officially set up any request system, I'll have to look into that more properly in the future... but for now I'm honored by your ask!

To be honest, I'm not the most knowledgeable when it comes to the new princes (been trying to limit looking at updates from jp to keep them a surprise), but for you I'll give it a shot! 💪

Thanks for the ask!!

Silly Headcanons About the Princes as Children - Part 2

Read Rhodolite's Princes - Part 1 here!

Gilbert von Obsidian

Started a game where he’d swipe the emperor’s walking cane and stash it in the strangest places. The hiding spots got more difficult to find and reach with each successive round, ranging from under the bed to over high wall sconces to dangling precariously off the highest turret spires. How on earth did he manage to get up there with those tiny limbs?

All the palace-goers got involved with the search, from the serfs to the dukes, each terrified of what the prince would do if he sensed they were getting bored with his little game. It reached a point where the cane didn’t turn up for three full months, so the emperor caved and bought a new one. Gilbert snatched that one up, too. And all the following ones. He now boasts an impressive collection.

Sent introductory pen pal letters to princes and princesses across the lands. He never received a response.

But he did once receive a lavish mink-fur coat from a far away nation for his birthday. The thought of wearing another animal’s hide troubled him since he wasn’t the one to end its life, but the ebony pelt felt so luscious in his hands he kept it anyway. He would only wear it in his room though, on days when he didn’t feel like lighting the fireplace. He’d curl up with a book by the massive snow-paned windows and read until the horizon consumed the short winter sun. Then he’d retire to bed, pull the fuzzy collar over his face, and let the warmth of his trapped breath lull him to sleep.

The coat still hangs in pristine condition in his closet (next to his assemblage of canes) even though he’s since outgrown it years ago. He’s holding onto it until the day he finds the right child who could take care of it as well as he had to pass it on to.

Keith Howell

Set the record for the highest number of outfits ruined beyond repair as a result of playing outdoors. 

Skid marks from tripping on uneven terrain when he helps clear the roads after a storm. Rips from vines and branches when he volunteers to climb and pick the highest fruit during the harvest. Indelible mud stains from when he assists with watering the seedlings at the start of the new growing season. The servants pleaded with the king to stop insisting he wear white pants so often.

Broke his arm one day helping a village farmer wrangle his herd of goats into their pen. He was observing the magnificent horns of an elderly billy when it got startled by the sudden appearance of the Other Keith and charged at him. Ever since then most of his activity outside the palace was restricted, so he’s led a pretty sheltered childhood.

Always dreamed of touring the places he’d only read about in his books. He wanted to play in the sandy sapphire shores of Benitoite, taste all the delicacies Rhodolite had to offer, and meet the friendly Obsidianite prince his parents wouldn’t let him write back to. Dare to dream, kid.

Finally mustered up the courage to ask his parents’ permission to travel outside Jade. After much back-and-forth, they agreed under the condition he’d first go a full year without sullying a single pair of pants. It was the most herculean trial he ever faced in his young life.

Silvio Ricci

Cried during his first swimming lesson. And his second. And the next three dozen. 

He refused to even look at the ocean for the first month. Instead, he’d latch onto a nearby palm tree like a koala with an iron grip and pout. It took a lot of convincing to warm him up to the idea of letting the waves pass over his feet, and he slowly worked his way up to actually entering the water (arms firmly wrapped around his instructor’s neck koala-style, of course).

Hated how people talked down to him like he was just some kid. He wanted to be treated like a grownup as soon as possible, so he had a habit of parading through the palace halls wearing his father’s ginormous fur coat and his mother’s heels. The first few attempts were full of embarrassing tripping-over-rugs and stumbling-down-stairs, but he persevered and now stalks the halls with the most confident gait west of the ocean.

One summer’s eve when he was strolling along the shore (he does that when he wants to get away from the stuck up grownups) he happened upon a washed up glass bottle. Inside was a battered bracelet made of broken seashells and misshapen pearl orbs and a note that read “Where have you gone?” 

Has no explanation for it, but every summer he boards a boat and tosses a new bottle beyond the waves containing his own handmade seashell-and-pearl bracelet and a paper saying “Come find me.”

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a "phusion"