#Thursday Night Link Round Up

[stevenose]

casanova (18+)

day 3/31 of the august writing challenge [link]

today’s word: voicemail

contains: steve x reader; gender unspecified reader; steve leaving a very inappropriate voicemail while drunk; drunk!reader

You stumble into your apartment with a giggle, reaching around with a drunken hand for a light. In the soft glow of it, you can see you have a voicemail on your recorder. You kick off your shoes and shimmy over. Falling on the couch, exhausted, you press play.

You have one new message and zero old messages. Thursday, August 3rd at 11:35 pm.

“Hi,” a breathless voice comes. It’s Steve. Your brows furrow. You were just with him all night - why on earth did he call you?

“I’m at the bar right now,” he slurs into the phone. “Well, y’know that. You’re here, too. Hi!” he shouts, and you vaguely remember it now, how he’d been waving at you from the corner while you sucked down a cocktail. You’d waved back.

“But I wan’ed t’give you a call,” he says, voice low, suddenly serious. “‘Cause ‘m so fuckin’ shy ‘round you when you’re lookin’ like that.”

In your drunk confusion, you have no idea what he means. It was business as usual all night as far as you were concerned.

“Blue’s your color. Y’know that? Makes y’look so delicious. Every - every guy in here’s fuckin’ starin’ at ya, honey, makes me see red. Makes me wanna…. Don’t even know where to start, sweetheart. Saw yer underwear when you were gettin’ in Nancy’s car. Could use to see ‘em again. You wear silk all the time?”

Your face feels hot, heart pounding rapidly between your ribs.

“‘nd your ass look- looks so goddamn good in tight shit,” he continues, his voice getting lower and more grumbly. “Would y’let me fuck it? Taste you? I know you’re tight ‘n hot. Shit. Should grind my fat cock ‘gainst you, show you what you’re missin’.”

Your hands are playing with your underwear now, in no way guilty for it. He should’ve said something. You’d have let him fuck you in the bar bathroom, make you a mess before shoving you back outside with your friends like nothing ever happened. This voicemail can be your dirty secret, too. You wonder if Steve will ever even remember it.

“Shit.” He sounds pained now, breathing in sharply through his teeth. “Some dumb fuck is tryin’ to grind on you.” He moves away from the receiver and you can only barely make out, “Doesn’t he know you’re mine?”

You’re properly touching yourself now, legs spread on your couch as you keep listening.

“Whatever,” he goes on. “Just gotta work on you a little bit, huh. Y’know I can rile you up, don’t you? You’ve heard about me, right? All I wanna do is get your lipstick sm-smugged on my lips ‘n my cock inside of ya. Wanna watch ya cum, drives me fuckin’ crazy. Fuck, he’s touchin’ you, I gotta go -“

And then the message cuts off.

You remember now that Steve had stomped over and grabbed you from a man that was unsuccessfully trying to court you, his big hand dragging you away by the wrist. Pulling you over to the jukebox and pulling his wallet out sloppily, one dollar bills raining down on the ground as he gruffly asked you to help him pick a song.

You laugh loudly. You’re about to call him, hand reaching for the receiver, when a call comes through and makes you jump. You’re panicked, hoping Nancy made it home okay as you pick it up. “Hello?”

“Do NOT listen to your voicemail!”

[hotvintagepoll]

congrats to our round 3 winners!

James Dean

Omar Sharif

James Shigeta

Sidney Poitier

Jeremy Brett

Cary Grant

Buster Keaton

Gregory Peck

Paul Robeson

Sessue Hayakawa

Vincent Price

Toshiro Mifune

Harry Belafonte

James Stewart

Gene Kelly

Peter Falk

Kisses and hugs also for every hot man loserboy who didn't make it through. Have fun in the shadow realm!

Like last time, additional propaganda for me to add to the poll posts can be sent to my ASKS in the interim between now (Sunday night) and the night of the 30th (Tuesday night). I will take video links, photos, and text propaganda, but not gifs. You can also save your propaganda until round 4 begins and I will post/boost as usual.

Round 4 will be up on Thursday, February 1st, and last one week.

[bellewintersroe]

Max Verstappen x HornerDaughter! Smut

Part 14 here’s the LINK for part 13. Tw- smut at the beginning of this chapter (handjob) dirty talk. Not much after that. Only a short chapter but there’s more to come, I’m cooking I can’t wait 😏.

Caught up in their ‘friends with benefits with feelings’ arrangement, Max and Leni make a promise that it’ll be the last time they sleep together. Will this work? How can the two even act around each other with the aching tension that lingers between them both.

Thursday November 2nd 2023.

“Leni, Leni.” Max cooed out, hips thrusting his throbbing cock further up into my hand. I hummed and pressed a gentle kiss to his cheek bone, his skin slightly damp from sweating.

I picked up my pace, squeezing the head of his painfully hard cock and quickening the pace. Max tensed, his hand tightening around my wrist, harder and harder as I increased the speed. His breathing was heavy, bare chest heaving and falling, his skin covered by a sheen of sweat. He looked truly beautiful, I could barely believe it.

“Cum for me Max.” I whispered out a slight moan. He held his breath, seething in pure pleasure as he gasped out, watching my movements. We shared a sloppy kiss as Max began writhing against his hotel bed, moaning against my lips. I didn’t want to stop, ever. The sounds he was making was pure bliss, nothing could top it.

Max choked out, head falling back as he gave one last moan of my name before his body began shaking. I used my other hand, squeezing his balls gently as he let out a stuttered groan, his speed spilling out of his cock, all over his stomach, chest and my hand.

Max was panting heavily, his hand which had held of my wrist instead caressed over my bare thigh. He slumped slightly, resting his head on the pillow, tilting against mine comfortably. With one last breath of release, he swallowed and fluttered his eyes closed.

“You are so good, Leni.” He muttered out, dragging each word out. I smiled softly, scanning over his expression, his cheeks were flushed and his plump lips were parted, swollen from all the kisses we’d shared throughout the night. We’d had three rounds of sex, my hunger for Max was insatiable and nothing could quench it. Nothing apart from the press of his lips to mine, especially when we were both fucked out from so much love making. In those moments I felt vulnerable with Max, I had no care in the world. The minute I stepped out his hotel room, it was a different story.

“Why don’t you stay?” He spoke, just as I opened his hotel door. I paused, the door still ajar as I stared back to him. “Stay?”

“Stay the night?” He laughed like it was obvious. No Leni, it’ll only make your feelings stronger.

“Okay.” You stupid girl. The whole reason I was doing this was for ‘fun’ we semi agreed that, plus Max seemed to be enjoying it all as well. You see, I’d already pushed Max away once, I didn’t think I could or would ever do that again- but when I thought about how quick this was all moving since his last break up I couldn’t help but question if I was just a rebound. Technically, I knew it wasn’t true, but the overthinking was insane- the only way I’d stop it was by stopping what Max and I had going on. That wasn’t likely, I loved being with Max, and in the process I feared I’d fall in love with him too, but you see, that was the addicting part.

I locked the door once again and returned to the bed we’d messed up, climbing straight into where he held his arm out for me. “Getting in bed fully dressed?” He glanced down to look at me. “Mmmh.” I snuggled up to him. Max cuddled me tightly. He fell asleep pretty quick, or at least I thought he fell asleep.

“Max?” I gently spoke, stirring the man beside me. “Mmm.” He sleepily tightened his embrace around me, spooning me from behind and kissing my shoulder gently. “Just seeing if you were awake.” I whispered.

“Hm.” He simply responded. My hand rubbed over his arm. “Are we like… friends with benefits?” I then asked, causing Max to chuckle tiredly behind me. “That’s silly.”

“Then what are we?”

“Mh…” he tiredly stretched, letting out a sigh from beside me. “I don’t know, Leni.” His voice was slurred with tiredness. “Friends with benefits with feelings.” I laughed gently at his words.

“Maybe after today we should never have sex… for like a couple months.”

“Hmmm.” Max simply responded, tightening his embrace around me. “Whatever you want Miss Leni… no more sex after tonight.”

“When I said one night the other night, I meant it.” I half joked as Max snickered. “Explains why you’re in my bed now.” I rolled over at his response, smiling as his tired eyes glanced over me. “Turn of the light Leni, and shut up.”

I slapped his arm lightly as he laughed again, I reached over and turned off the light, before resting back against the pillow. “I meant it.” I smiled softly. Max’s lips stretched out into a smaller one. “I know.” He softly spoke, reaching out to brush the hair out of my face.

“It’s okay. I just don’t know how good I can pretend I see you as just a friend.”

“Well… you have to try, my dad’s catching on. So is Lando.”

“Lando?” Max responded with a scrunched nose. “Uh huh.”

“Whys that guy always in my business?”

“He’s in everybody’s business, Max he’s Lando.”

The following day, at practise, I tried my hardest to keep my eyes to myself. Except I’d find them gazing off into the distance to often spot Max. He’d gained P16 whilst Checo took P18, I knew it was all part of Red Bull’s strategy, I knew they’d bring it back for qualifying, and especially the race on Sunday. Max didn’t seem worried, so I went over and congratulated Carlos on P1, following shortly with Charles in P2. I don’t know a whole lot of Charles, just because I was closer to Carlos people always figured I was Charles’ bestie, and I’d read all the dating rumours online. Maybe six years ago I would’ve kicked my feet and giggled at those rumours, now I paid hardly any attention to them. When I turned around however, I did catch sight of a particular blonde man glancing in my direction. As soon as he noticed me he smirked and turned back. My stomach fluttered. Fuck. He looked so confident, borderline cocky, any other man would be borderline weeping to be in his position, but not Max. I tore my eyes away with a blush growing on my face, pressing my tongue to the inside of my cheek. “Who are you blushing at?” Carlos made me jump. “Ah- not you, that’s for sure.”

Carlos smirked at my comment, glancing up and around the area before his eyes fixated on Max. His smirk grew smug when he glanced back down to me. I stole another glance at Max before shaking my head back to Carlos. “Shut up.”

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[colinodonoghue]

222aghoststory & colinodonoghue1: 🚨 MEET YOUR DUBLIN CAST 🚨 @shonabmx @birdspotting @colinodonoghue1 @thewhitmore will be taking #222AGhostStory to Dublin’s @3olympiatheatre this Summer, 21 June - 11 Aug. For a strictly limited run 🚨Do you dare to join us? Book your tickets now! Link in bio 👻📸 @seamusphoto

Colinodonoghue1: Woohoo!! So excited to be a part of this show!!

[Get your tickets here!!!]

Runaway Entertainment in association with 3Olympia Theatre presents

2:22 - A GHOST STORY

Shona McGarty, Jay McGuiness, Colin O’Donoghue, Laura Whitmore, Announced for The Very Special, Standalone Irish Production

The smash hit play by Danny Robins Makes Irish Debut At 3Olympia Theatre This Summer For a Strictly Limited Run

Directed by Matthew Dunster & Isabel Marr

“A slick, chilling, romp of a play” The Guardian

‘A modern classic’ Sunday Times

Producer Runaway Entertainment is delighted to announce the stellar cast for the critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story opening at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre this summer for its debut Irish performances.

Shona McGarty (Eastenders) will play Jenny, Jay McGuiness (The Wanted, BIG! The Musical, Rip It Up), who is currently on the UK tour in 2:22 - A Ghost Story, will play Ben, Colin O'Donoghue (Once Upon A Time, The Tudors, The Right Stuff, The Gray House) will play Sam with Laura Whitmore (Love Island, Finding Joy, Queenie, and Jenny in 2.22: A Ghost Story in her West End debut) stepping into the role of Lauren.

The very special, standalone Irish production, produced for Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, will open on Thursday 20th June 2024 with performances until Sunday 11th August 2024 - for a strictly limited run only.

Full list of performances below. Age Suitability: 12+ 

Tickets priced from €26.50 including booking fee and €1.50 restoration levy on sale now with Ticketmaster Ireland

2:22 - A Ghost Story began in summer 2021 at the Noël Coward Theatre, starring Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood, and where it won the WhatsOnStage award for Best Play. It then transferred to the Gielgud Theatre for 10 weeks from 4 December 2021. The production there starring Stephanie Beatriz, James Buckley, Elliot Cowan and Giovanna Fletcher completed its run on 12 February 2022. For the first season at the Criterion (May - September 2022) the cast was Tom Felton, Mandip GIll, Sam Swainsbury and Beatriz Romilly. In late September Laura Whitmore, Matt Willis, Felix Scott and Tamsin Carroll took over. 

The box office record-breaking run at the Lyric starring Cheryl, Jake Wood, Scott Karim, and Louise Ford, concluded its run on 23 April. The West End season at the Apollo Theatre starred Sophia Bush, Frankie Bridge, Ricky Champ, Clifford Samuel and Jaime Winstone, and set off on its UK tour in Autumn 2023 with Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Lytton in the cast. Current cast on the UK tour: Vera Chok (Lauren); Jay McGuiness (Ben); George Rainsford (Sam); Fiona Wade (Jenny).

2:22 is written by award-winning writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, and is directed by Matthew Dunster and Isabel Marr; it’s an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear…

Danny Robins said: ‘I'm really looking forward to seeing how Dublin audiences respond to 2:22 this summer. The tour continues to be a great success and I can't think of a better place to round off the journey in 2024 than here with a brand new cast to be announced soon!'

What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?

“THERE’S SOMETHING IN OUR HOUSE. I HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT, AT THE SAME TIME"

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up... until 2:22... and then they’ll know.

2:22 - A Ghost Story features set design by Anna Fleischle, costume design by Cindy Lin, lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound and illusions by Chris Fisher. Casting by Matilda James.

2:22 - A Ghost Story is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David and Kater Gordon.  [source]      

[vu1g4r]

gush pt.2 (e.w.)

a/n: wow! thanks a bunch for your support charmers ;) this part's shorter – easing you into it.

pairing: ellie w. + femreader

warnings: NO SMUT lmao

summary: days rolling on, you searching for a familiar face in the student chaos. no luck until it's all luck – she's out to find you. who'd have guessed she is dropping a mini-podcast about your white smooth maneuvers?

a week rolls by since you graciously offered to the poor girl your kitty cream. you thank your lucky stars you haven't spotted her anywhere on campus since. a part of you nudges you to apologize for causing such... discomfort. you'd like to, but you're too scared it'll make things worse, and frankly, you have no clue how to track her down. it's like she just vanished into thin air. getting her name would be fantastic, so you could scream it all night, you reckon.

thursday ran you ragged, but you made it home! you stumble into your spot, totally wiped from wrangling with that crazy bulky winter jacket. today was just too cold for it to feel like autumn. you freshen up and then flop onto the couch with a hot cup of tea in hand, grab your laptop, and start browsing for something to watch. 3 hours fly by; the dishes in the kitchen sink have piled up a bit. you chuckle at the streamer's banter. you've binged all his old vids; looks like the good vibes are back in action. then you pop open a new browser tab while a vid kicks in the background. a message pops up from your bud – you lick your lips, hyped for the next wild voice note. you know you're in for another round of epic texting, fueled by uni gossip and mad inside jokes.

you gotta check out this podcast! it's her right???

you squint and hit the blue link that kicks you over to your uni's student site, seemingly thrown together by them. you decide to explore it. folders up top read as 'october_parties,' a bunch of useless pics attached to them. you scroll down to the 'podcasts' section — someone's chatting on cam, others are slapping internet pics with their voiceovers. but you're after the freshest, the one without visuals. just a regular audio file. you pump up the volume on your laptop, battling that low-fi recording.

"hey y'all. got a little story for you right from the depths of our bathroom. not just any story. it's..." you listen attentively to the calm voice, slightly muffled as if its owner is sitting too far from the microphone. "damn, it's wild. ever run into wankers who slather you with their creepy hands like some intergalactic goo? well, count me in! it was disgusting!"

you swallow, quickly noting the audio's duration. it's 20 minutes and about 3 have already passed. what could she be yakking on about for this long?! you fast-forward the audio to the middle:

"...i know you just go in there to puff or hook up. but let others take a leak in peace, damn it! i have no clue why the hell.....!"

you tune out her words, adrenaline surging. you slam the laptop shut, take a deep breath. It's time, you'll track down that damn chick and apologize before she figures out who you are and starts broadcasting to the whole damn uni to steer clear of you.

taglist: @mostlyhornyandsad

[thursdaybracket]

THURSDAY BRACKET 2

Since the Thursday fanbase has grown so much on here since the last bracket, I decided to run it again to see if anything changed. This version also has more songs, links to listen to each song and hopefully will be a little bit more organised this year :). Vote for your favourite song on each poll, play nice and let's see what the winner is! Have fun!

Links to polls:

Round 1

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Time's Arrow Autumn Leaves Revisited vs Sugar In The Sacrament I Am The Killer vs Love Has Led Us Astray At This Velocity vs A Darker Forest Paris In Flames vs Panic On The Streets Of Health Care City Wind Up vs Turnpike Divides Autobiography Of A Nation vs You Were The Cancer This Song Brought To You By A Falling Bomb vs Into The Blinding Light War All The Time vs Circuits of Fever The Lovesong Writer vs No Answers The Other Side Of The Crash/Over And Out (Of Control) vs Dying in New Brunswick Jet Black New Year vs Ian Curtis Counting 5-4-3-2-1 vs Subway Funeral Marches And Maneuvers vs Arc-Lamps, Signal Flares, A Shower Of White (The Light) Concealer vs Fake Nostalgia Tomorrow I'll Be You vs Streaks In The Sky Signals Over The Air vs A Gun in the First Act I1100 vs We Will Overcome Running From The Rain vs Beyond The Visible Spectrum Steps Ascending vs Friends In The Armed Forces Cross Out The Eyes vs Application For Release From The Dream M. Shepard vs Porcelain Between Rupture And Rapture vs Ladies And Gentlemen: My Brother, The Failure A0001 vs Sparks Against the Sun Standing On The Edge Of Summer vs Even The Sand Is Made Of Seashells This Side of Brightness vs Magnets Caught in a Metal Heart Division St. vs As He Climbed The Dark Mountain Asleep In The Chapel vs Last Call For The Workforce, Drowning vs Dead Songs Fast to the End vs Telegraph Avenue Kiss A Hole In The World vs Common Existence How Long Is The Night? vs Resuscitation Of A Dead Man

Prelim round

Time's Arrow vs Where the Circle Ends Love Has Led Us Astray vs Mass as Shadows A Darker Forest vs Fuck You, I'm In Space Empty Glass vs Panic On The Streets Of Health Care City You Were The Cancer vs In Silence Circuits Of Fever vs Voices On A String Dying in New Brunswick vs Appeared and Was Gone Ian Curtis vs Hide From The Orchestra Open Quotes vs Subway Funeral Past and Future Ruins vs Fake Nostalgia A Gun in the First Act vs Unintended Long Term Effects Beyond The Visible Spectrum vs An Absurd and Unrealistic Dream of Peace Friends In The Armed Forces vs Middle Distances Application For Release From The Dream vs Millimeter Ladies And Gentlemen: My Brother, The Failure vs The Worst Vow Even The Sand Is Made Of Seashells vs The Dotted Line As He Climbed The Dark Mountain vs The Roar Of Far Off Black Jets Last Call vs Stolen Guitars In-Transmission vs Dead Songs Introduction vs Common Existence

[totowlff]

chapter seventeen — i'm not entirely to blame

➝ it's so easy to lie to yourself...

➝ word count: 3,5k

➝ warnings: mentions of smut

Toto lived in an extremely quiet, charming neighborhood just outside of Oxford, in a little hamlet called Boars Hill. His house was set on two acres of land that was mostly surrounded by trees, with a spacious and well-maintained back garden. Since the first time Cassie had visited his house, when Ingrid was still just an idea in their heads, she had a good feeling about it. She could even see herself walking down the narrow country roads pushing Ingrid in her pram, or watching Ingrid romp around the back garden as she and Toto sat watching her in chairs on the patio, just like a real family.

“No, Cassie, we’re not a real family”, she scolded herself as she made a left turn onto Bedwells Heath, looking carefully through the trees for Toto’s drive. She’d missed it once or twice before. 

It wasn’t that they weren’t already a family of sorts; they’d come together to have a child, which meant they would be linked together in something resembling a familial unit, just not in the traditional sense. They were just friends, who were going to be parents together, but without the affection couples normally had for each other.

Except, though, sometimes their feelings for each other, at least for Cassie’s part, felt bigger than she would be willing to admit. 

Plus, there was the sex…

The memory of Thursday night sent a rush of heat running over Cassie's skin. After bringing her to climax twice and giving her a few minutes to catch her breath, she felt the same heat as before. Just as she was going to remark on the sensation, she was interrupted by Toto as he kissed her again, his hands holding her tightly before sliding to the spot between her legs and making her come a third time.

However, when Cassie made a move to return the favor, Toto stopped her.

— Tonight is about you, Cassie. Just about you.

As she parked her car in front of Toto’s house, she clenched her jaw as she remembered the way he had cleaned her up and put her to bed, kissing her gently on the forehead before he left her flat, ignoring her pleas for him to stay. Seeing him leave hurt more than it should have, but there was nothing that could be done.

Toto would never be hers completely.

As she stepped out of the car, she looked up at the front of the house, admiring the traditional-yet-modern exterior, especially the way the front of the house looked like a circular tower, with a large panoramic window on the top floor. A vision popped into her mind — she and Toto sitting on the sofa together, his arm around her shoulders, her snuggled into Toto’s side. No work to do, no races on the other side of the world to get off to, just the two of them enjoying each other’s company, watching their daughter play with dolls or blocks on the colorful area rug as a summer rainstorm rolled through the meadows surrounding Boars Hill. 

A perfect, quiet afternoon. 

She shook her head as she pressed the button for the doorbell, chiding herself for letting her imagination get carried away again. A few seconds later, it opened, revealing the smiling face of the house’s owner. 

— You know you don't need to ring the doorbell, right? — Toto said, smiling. He was wearing a chambray button-down and a pair of loose-fitting khaki trousers. His shirt was completely unbuttoned, exposing a plain white t-shirt underneath. To Cassie’s surprise, he was also wearing a pair of glasses with round, black frames. She wasn’t sure he’d ever seen him dressed quite so casually. Even when he had accompanied her to the clinic, he tended to wear a pressed Oxford shirt and some sort of dress trousers. She knew he occasionally wore glasses, but it was rare.

— I didn’t want to seem presumptuous  — Cassie replied — Besides, I don't live here.

— Not yet. But you will.

— Temporarily.

— Yes, but I still hope you see it as home while you’re here — he replied, opening the door wider — Come in and make yourself comfortable, please. 

With a small smile on her face, Cassie walked past him, greeting him with a kiss on the cheek. Leaving her bag in the entrance hall, she waited for Toto to close the door to follow him through the house, stopping for a few seconds to look at the compass rose tiled into the floor of the entranceway. She had always found that detail of the house very charming.

— Are you hungry? I can make some tea before…

— It’s fine. I ate before leaving home.

— Are you sure?

— I'm fine, really — she replied, trying to reassure him.

Toto let out a sigh.

— Well, if you don't need anything, could you come upstairs with me?

Cassie nodded, following Toto up the stairs to the second floor, where the nursery was. He had shown it to her in the first few weeks of her pregnancy. However, instead of turning right, towards the door of the nursery, he turned left, opening the door and asking her to step inside.

 It was a large suite with a king-size bed facing a large window, which had an impressive view of the garden at the back of the house. There were also two armchairs next to a fireplace, as well as a large painting above it of an Alpine landscape, perhaps in Austria. Staring at the painting Cassie realized which room she was standing in.

— Why are we here in your bedroom?

— Because it will be yours. Well, while you're here.

She blinked.

— But… This is your bedroom, I couldn’t possibly…

— There are three other bedrooms I can sleep in. It’s no trouble.

— Toto, I can’t…

— Cassie, you need to be comfortable, especially after the birth. This room is big, has a very comfortable bed and a private bathroom en suite. Also, it’s the one that’s closest to the nursery.

— I don't need a big room. Any place will do, even the nursery. We can have the decorator put…

He shook his head.

— No, we’re not going to put your bed in the nursery.

— But if I stay in the nursery I’ll be close to…

— You won’t be able to get any rest if you stay in the nursery, Cassie. You won't sleep because you'll be keeping an eye on the baby. You know that being fatigued will not help you recover after the baby is born, and it will just make taking care of her more difficult.

Cassie clenched her jaw and looked away from him. He wasn't wrong. If she was with Ingrid constantly, she’d be on high-alert at all times, and wouldn’t ever be able to get any rest, even when she needed it. She would hate for something bad to happen to the baby because she was tired.

— Okay — she conceded — I'm not going to sleep in the nursery, you’re right. But, I'm not going to take you out of your bedroom. I can stay anywhere else, but not here.

Toto sighed.

— Okay, come with me.

The two went to another bedroom, a little smaller, but no less comfortable-looking. The minimalist, almost-generic decor gave the impression that it was just a guest room, not used very often; everything looked almost brand-new.

— The only problem with this room is that it doesn’t have a private bathroom, so you will have to use the one in the hallway. Otherwise, it’s just as nice as the master bedroom. 

— It's great — she smiled, heading over to the bed and sitting on the mattress to try it out. Toto sat next to her, a small smile on his face.

— I'll ask Bertha to get everything ready for you to settle in next week.

— Next week? — Cassie said, her eyes going wide.

— Yes, so you have time to get comfortable and…

— Toto, I was going to move in after I’m discharged from the hospital with the baby, I couldn’t possibly…

— But there are so many things for us to do before the baby arrives — Toto exclaimed — We have to tidy up the nursery once it’s ready, buy more clothes, get the car seat, get all of the baby’s things organized, pack your bags for the hospital, you still have doctor’s appointments, we have to go to visit the maternity ward…

— I don't need to move here for that.

— And how are Bertha and I going to help you organize things if you’re not here?

Cassie raised an eyebrow.

— With your hands?

Toto gave a sarcastic laugh.

— Very funny.

She laughed.

— I know.

— The point is that, with you here, it will be easier to make decisions about things, especially regarding organization and routine in the first few days. Furthermore, I —Toto hesitated for a few seconds.

— You… What?

— I wanted to enjoy this time with you. You know, the…Nesting period, I think they call it. Plus, doing things for Ingrid without you is strange. Every time I buy things for the baby, the salespeople ask where my wife is, so I lie and say that it is for a friend’s daughter, because if I tell them it is for my daughter, they will want to know more about her, and I don’t want them to get the wrong idea and that they will think trying to have a family this way is strange, and…

Cassie sighed in frustration, taking Toto’s hand in hers.

— We're not doing anything wrong, Toto. We are only doing what we want, which is having a family. Just because we’re not doing it in the most traditional manner doesn’t mean we’ll be any less of a family. Trust me, a traditional family isn’t always a happy one. I am speaking from experience, so trust me on that.

He looked at her, a small smile on his face.

— But we can do things better, Cassie.

Something inside her jumped, her heart pounding in her chest.

— Better?

— Yes. Move in with me.

— Toto…

— I'll feel a lot better if you're here, and Bertha can help keep an eye on you when I'm traveling.

— Toto, I'm not a child who needs to be supervised.

— But you have a child inside you. And she needs to be supervised.

— Yes, by me.

— And by Bertha — he said, giving one of those mischievous smiles that made her heart race. Seeing Cassie rolling her eyes, he added — And there's no point in making that face, Cassandra.

— You sound like I'm incapable of taking care of myself...

— I’m only saying this because I am concerned about the well-being of the woman who — he paused for a few seconds, as if he was evaluating the words he was going to use before continuing — Is pregnant with my daughter. That's all, Cassie.

Cassie was about to answer him when the doorbell rang downstairs. Toto stood up, saying that he was going to meet the decorator and she should wait for them in the nursery. Walking down the hallway with one hand resting on her stomach, she tried to shake off the anxiety that was building up by breathing deeply.

When she stepped into the nursery, she was a little surprised by the amount of things in the room already. In addition to the stroller, baby carrier, and the package of things from Mercedes-Benz that Ola had sent them after Toto had told him he was going to be a father, there were bags of baby clothes, and several boxes printed with the logo of a well-known toy shop in London. She had pulled a onesie out of a bag to look at, running her fingers over the screen printed lettering that read “future CEO” on it when she heard footsteps behind her.

— Well, this is the room — Toto said to the woman next to him. She was quite a bit shorter than him, with dark hair, styled into a pixie cut. She had glasses with dark-rimmed frames, and was holding a briefcase in one hand and a tablet in another.  — And this is... Cassandra.

She dropped her clothes and went to the designer, smiling.

— Nice to meet you, Cassandra — she said, extending her hand to shake — I'm Taylor.

— Likewise, Taylor. You can call me Cassie, by the way.

— As you wish, Cassie — the woman replied, smiling — Well, if you don’t mind, I’d like to just ask a few questions so I can get to know both of you. For starters, how long have you been married?

Toto’s eyes went straight to the floor, and Cassie noticed it. He was definitely uncomfortable with that question. And that was what made Cassie smile at the woman.

— A few months. We decided to make it official after we discovered the little one was on its way.

The response made Toto look up suddenly, looking somewhat shocked at what she had said. However, if Taylor had noticed that reaction, she didn't notice it.

— Oh, that's great. And have you lived here for a long time?

— I moved here in 2012 — he answered. His entire demeanor had changed since her arrival. If he was cheery before, now he seemed distant and distracted — I did some renovations, but nothing major or thinking about a function for this specific room.

Taylor walked around the room a bit, taking photos with her phone, analyzing the walls and the window for a few seconds. Placing her bag on the floor, she took the tablet and its stylus out of its case. After a few taps, she began to scribble something on the device's screen, a thoughtful expression on her face.

— Is the baby a boy or a girl?

— Girl — Cassie replied.

— Do you have anything in mind regarding decoration or colors?

— No pink — Cassie replied, definitively — No unicorns and rainbows.

The woman smiled slightly, writing something down on the tablet. Then, she began to explain the ideas, as well as the trends that could be incorporated into the room and that would make their routine with the baby easier. She also discussed some of the pictures of cribs, closets and changing tables that Toto had sent her. Finally, she asked if they had a theme in mind or if they were thinking about something neutral.

— Well, I do — Cassie said, making Toto look at him — When we decided to become parents, the first thing Toto did was buy a plush bunny, and I don’t know why, but… It has stuck with me. I think that would be cute.

— Do you agree, Toto?

— Yes. Maybe something with rabbits — he mumbled, crossing his arms. 

After asking a few more questions, taking measurements and making a joke about how much stuff they already had for the baby considering that Cassie wasn't even halfway through her pregnancy, Taylor said goodbye to them, stating that she would send new drawings with her ideas to the nursery by email to Toto. Then, politely, he motioned for the woman to follow him back to the house’s hall of entrance.

Alone in the nursery again, Cassie took time to stare at the white walls. She caressed her belly slowly, imagining herself in a comfortable rocking chair, breastfeeding her daughter. She imagined showing her the pictures of rabbits on the wall, the lamp on the ceiling, the cozy crib. She imagined herself changing her clothes and diapers, while talking and making faces at her, making her daughter giggle.

The room would be perfect.

The footsteps that sounded behind her made her look back, a small smile on her face. Toto had returned to his room in silence, with his eyes lost on the walls and his hands in his pants pocket.

— What did you think of her ideas? — Cassie asked, approaching him.

— Good — he replied, his voice flat.

— I liked the idea of indirect lighting that she suggested, to bring a more cozy atmosphere to the room, but I'm still in doubt about the style of the decoration, whether something more classical or something more modern is better — she continued, walking around the room — But her idea of using niches here to decorate is fantastic, isn't it?

Toto nodded, his gaze directed at the swaying treetops outside the window. It was the confirmation she needed to realize that he was strange, distant, even a little cold. And he had been that way ever since Taylor suggested the two of them were in a relationship.

She stepped toward Toto carefully.

— Toto? — Cassie asked softly, his eyes meeting hers — Look, if you're feeling bad about what I said, I just thought it was easier to lie than to try and explain our situation, I’m sorry if it made you uncomfortable...

— Cassie, it’s not that, it’s just — he said, interrupting her abruptly — I’m just frustrated. Fuck.

— Why? — she asked, softly.

He ran a hand across his forehead, clearly uncomfortable.

— Because, even with all my work, all my effort, everything I said, not just to you, but to the lawyer and to myself, I failed. 

— Failed? What do you mean?

— I failed to uphold our agreement by getting involved with you.

She swallowed hard, watching as Toto ran a hand through his hair, looking like he was about to come unglued. He was feeling guilty, but it was all Cassie’s fault. It was her fault that she hadn't been able to simply ignore her own horniness.

And it was consuming her.

— I know I shouldn’t have asked you that on Thursday...

— But you did — Toto grunted, looking a little irritated. His reaction made Cassie look down, feeling embarrassed. “I deserved that”, she thought.

— Toto…

— But the problem isn't you — he said, making her raise her head quickly, meeting his eyes — The problem here is me.

— But…

— You are in a vulnerable moment, feeling the effect of hormones, and all of that. It's not your fault for feeling urges and desires. But I'm to blame for not respecting the boundaries we set in the conversation with the lawyer. I should have said no to you, Cassie.

— And why didn't you? — she asked softly.

Toto stared at her silently, as if he was measuring his words. With every second, the tension inside Cassie grew.

— You said you needed my help. And I promised to help you. I was simply keeping my word — he finally replied.

— Then why are you so upset?

— Cassandra…

— After all, you were just keeping your word, simple as that.

— It's not that simple, Cassandra! — Toto exclaimed. She didn't know the reason, but her heart started to beat harder, her palms sweating. Hearing a man raise her voice, even as innocuous as the situation was, reminded her of her father, as well as the loud fights and arguments they had.

— And why not? — she managed to ask, her throat tightening.

— Because we made a legal agreement, stating that we would not have any romantic involvement.

— You know that's just a piece of paper, right? I'm not going to sue you for having sex with me.

— That’s not the point. We made a commitment, Cassandra, I had committed to giving you support and support to bear and raise our daughter. Of course, we started the wrong way, but I had already got it into my head that it was necessary, after all, to have a child, you have to have sex...

— Actually, there are other ways…

— For two fertile and healthy adults, having sex is the first option. But that's not the point, Cassie. My point is that, after doing what is necessary, it was my intention that things returned to what we had agreed upon.

He hesitated, running his hand over his face again. After a sigh, Toto continued.

— I like you, Cassie. You are an incredible, courageous, intelligent woman… I would never have a child with you if I didn't like you, but we went too far.

Cassie clenched her jaw. She couldn't say anything, the pain in her chest growing by the second.

— I think it’s better for us to… Put a limit on this.

— A limit… — she stammered.

— Yes, we need to re-establish our boundaries here. I will continue to support you, taking care of you. That won't change. The idea of you moving here still stands, everything remains the same. But, no intimacy. No kissing, no sex.

The thought of never kissing Toto again made Cassie's chest hurt, as did the thought of never feeling him touching her in a tender, sensual way again. To think that she would never again see him the way she had in those two nights was almost suffocating. Cassie had no idea how she would be able to move on knowing she would never have him again.

She felt like arguing, telling him that she was incapable of doing that because she was completely in love with him and was willing to tear up any paper and face anything to have him for herself. Maybe this was the time to say the three words she most wanted to say to him. 

Yes, that was the time.

— Toto…

— Are you okay with that? Can we go back to just being friends?

“No, Cassandra”, she told herself.

— Yes, we can.

[f1-disaster-bi]

BIG YES to new mafia au pls. but also omg please what is this rumour?? is there a link to the reddit post?

I don't have the link but I think it was the deuxmoi reddit? The rumour is McLaren are annoyed at Lando because he keeps getting robbed when having one night stands and allegedly crime groups are now targeting him by this method 🤣

Which then gave birth to this little scene here:

Charles spotted his mark pretty easily. He had only just entered the high end VIP bar of the hotel when he spotted his mark alone at the bar. It was pretty empty for a Thursday night, and his mark was sipping at a drink that seemed to be a violent pink colour. He wasn't even dressed to fit the atmosphere of the bar. He was just wearing a simple pale blue hoodie over jeans and what were expensive sneakers. His hair was left free and messy, and probably hadn't been combed in at least a day which had Charles rolling his eyes a bit but hey, the look was cute. And it always helped when his mark was cute. It made it so much easier to seduce them and sleep with them. Then, once they were put cold, he could make away with some of their stupidly expensive watches or all the cash in their wallets before they woke up for a round two. An easy job, and one Charles often enjoyed because he liked sex and robbing dumb rich people of their things so he and his crew could feed their families. As he approached his mark, Lando as the brief had informed him, Charles knew this would be like any other job. "One vodka and lime, please", Charles asked as he settled at the bar, leaving a space between himself and Lando. The formula one rising star gave him a quick side ways glance. His eyes widened a little when Charles met his gaze, and a cute pink blush filled out over freckled cheeks, "Hi there, I'm Charles" He offered his hand out to Lando who shook it with a warm cautious hand. "Lando", the other answered softly before dropping his hand and turning away from Charles. "It's a beautiful night, no?" Charles continued, tapping his card when prompted by the bartender and accepting his drink, "So what brings you here, Lando?" He made sure to let his accent slip more on his name, and to bat his eyes as he sipped at his drink through his straw. "Work", Lando hummed but otherwise tried to keep to himself which annoyed Charles, but he liked a challenge. "Oh? And what kind of work has a cute man like you sitting here all alone?", Charles hummed, reaching out to touch Lando’s arm. Instead of making the other melt and turn towards him, the touch just made Lando sigh as he finished his drink. Charles watched in surprise as he started to undo his watch and held it out to Charles. "Just take it. We don't need to do this whole dance where I think a guy actually might be interested in me only to rob me, alright? I'm tired of it, so take the watch, and just leave me alone please"

[vintagetvstars]

Round 4 Begins Friday, May 24th!

Round 3 was certainly a doozy! We had some intense competition in the opening and closing hours and a lot of fantastic propaganda by some really dedicated fans! Most notably we lost all 3 golden girls this round but don’t worry, on top of being back for the Graveyard Queen polls, they and a few others will be back in some fun side polls I have planned for Round 4 and the upcoming Final Rounds! In the meantime here are some things to check out before the start of Round 4.

If you want to submit propaganda for Round 4 here’s the link to do so: Additional Propaganda

You have til Thursday night when we’ll cut off submissions for Round 4. After that you’re welcome to send it as additional propaganda to be reblogged via Ask or Tag.

If you want to check who’s still in the tournament and who’s been banished use these links: Prime Time Contenders and Graveyard Girlies

Round 4 will consist of 16 hot vintage ladies paired in 8 polls! Since there’s only 8 they’ll all go up on the same day!

Round 4 polls can be found under the tag #tv ladies 4

While we work on getting the bracket and polls set up for Round 4 please feel free to send in additional propaganda for your favs via Asks and Tags if you’d like to preemptively persuade the public!

If your fav went out in Round 3, fear not, they will return late next week for the Round 3 edition of Queen of the Graveyard Slot! All the newly banished ladies will battle it out for a chance to take on current reigning Queen, Sherilyn Fenn, for the crown and the opportunity to reenter the competition in the event of a 50/50 tiebreaker round.

Hope you all had a fun time and are excited for the next round of the competition! I know we are!

[levans44]

chapter 4 - london fog, hot

Rain knocked on her shop window on a dull, cold Thursday as she sat behind the counter, chin in hand, listening to the tiny tv in the corner.

“… confirmed that Tony Stark, billionaire industrialist and former CEO of Stark Industries, has been spotted checking into New York-Presbyterian Hospital just last night. Mr. Stark seemed to be on a temporary hiatus this past month, and this is his first public spotting since a Stark Tech press conference in October. While witnesses claim he was not in critical condition, the exact source of his injury has remained undisclosed. Recent reports have linked his condition to the Avengers initiative and related S.H.I.E.L.D activity, an organization currently under the leadership of Director Nicholas Fur-“

The tv powered off with a click as she let out a loud sigh, stretching her feet.

Hearing the news about Tony felt strange. Somehow, that short meeting she had with him made her worry about him in a way she wouldn’t have before. This kind of thing was on the news all the time, public speculations about the most recent Avengers activity, but having met Tony it just felt more real.

In more personal news, it had been over a month since Steve came to visit. When he didn’t call or text within the first few days, she started to worry that maybe she had scared her off by giving him her number, or by telling him that she knew who he was.

By the second week, she was beating herself over it — could she have pushed him away by being too impatient?

But by the third week, she was angry. Could he seriously not have given her a text, a call, just to tell her he wasn’t interested? She thought he was different, or maybe she had just wanted him to be different. There was one brief thought that had passed her mind while watching the news about Tony — could his hiatus have something to do with Steve ghosting her?

Maybe they weren’t related at all.

Maybe it was just a bad coincidence.

Maybe he just didn’t want to call.

Pushing the thoughts away from her mind, she glanced outside, clutching tighter to her cup of London Fog — earl grey tea and lavender foam, a touch of vanilla syrup.

It was coming down even harder, and dark clouds were starting rolling over the sky even though the clock read just past 7. She wrapped the cardigan around her waist tighter, standing up to close up shop early.

As she reached the door, she saw a tall figure with a hoodie pulled low, quickly rounding the corner. Before she could expect the worst, she caught a glimpse of the face, barely visible in the dark.

“Steve?”

He seemed startled, lifting his head and coming to an abrupt stop in front of her. “Hi” his deep voice barely audible in the rain, she had to squint to confirm that it was him. 

“I… c-come in!” His clothes were soaked through, but he didn’t seem to notice or care. He nodded in appreciation as she let him step in and closed the door behind him.

“Do you.. want some coffee, or a blanket maybe?”

Or a new change of clothes? He must be freezing, she thought.

“No no, thank you I’m good. I just…” He sighed, voice rougher than usual, face still tucked under the hoodie.

“I’m sorry I haven’t been here… in a while.”

Yeah, a month.

“It’s just that I…” he glanced off to the side, hand rubbing the back of his neck — he was nervous.

But about what? Maybe he was here to let her down gently. Like ‘hey, sorry I ghosted you for a whole month after you gave me your number. I could have texted or called, but nope, I didn’t. Anyway, the answer’s no. Bye!’

“I’ve just been a bit… preoccupied these past few weeks. I should’ve called you but-“ Steve sighed, glancing up.

At that gesture, the dim cafe lights caught this face from underneath the hood, and she couldn’t help but let out a loud gasp at the sight.

His entire face was bruised black and blue — a huge, dark red gash on his cheek, a bruise and a small bump on the bridge of his nose like it’s been broken, and a split lip.

“Holy shit, Steve, w-what happened?”

A momentary look of confusion replaced by realization.

“Oh this is just a…” Steve let out a small laugh to himself. She didn’t get the joke.

“…an occupational hazard” He made it out to sound more like a question, but it clicked for her nonetheless.

Tony Stark, the most public figure out of all of the Avengers, withdrawing from any and all public appearances for the last few weeks, for the same amount of time Steve stopped visiting. The rumors about new Avengers activity. Tony Stark’s ‘return’ last night. Everything made sense now, and she felt a huge sense of relief wash over her.

It wasn’t a coincidence.

He had meant to call back.

“I…” she was still stunned, attention still mostly absorbed by how messed up his face looked. Still insanely handsome, though.

“I don’t mean to keep you for long. I know it’s late. I just wanted to apologize for not calling earlier and…” A deep breath as she held hers.

“I was wondering if you’d like to have dinner tomorrow, with me.”

At the absolutely nauseating yet wonderful feeling in her gut, she was sure that her heart had dropped straight down to her stomach.

After a few seconds had passed, during which she stood there gaping like a silent idiot, Steve nodded, dash of disappointment flashing across his face, and turned around to leave.

“Wait, Steve” she all but yelled, hand frantically landing on his forearm in an attempt to hold him back. He looked back at her, her hand retracting just as quickly as she’d extended it.

“Uhm…” she fidgeted under his gaze. She was never good at this kid of stuff. Was she really going to do this?

“Have you… have you eaten yet?”

He shook his head out of the corner of her eye.

“I was just about to close. Did you want to get dinner… now?”

Steve smiled, about to nod his head, before his smile faltered. “I would love to, I really would” he said, seeming the most exasperated she’s ever seen him. “It’s just that. I can’t really go out looking like…” he gestured to his face and the rest of his ensemble, dripping-wet hoodie and sweats, sneakers squeaking unpleasantly from the rain.

At the frustration on his bruised face, she smiled.

“Who said anything about going out?”

(cap)puccino, w/ milk and sugar masterlist

[yu-gi-poll]

(Click the image + open image in new tab for better quality!)

Thank you to my sister @marwamarwa for making the bracket image! It took a lot of work & I really appreciate it :)

This will be a 128-contestant, single-elimination tournament. The bracket will be split into four sets, each comprising of 16 polls that will last a week. Each set, aside from being shown in the above image, will be listed below alongside the date it'll be posted. When the polls come out, I'll link them below.

Match-ups written out below the cut:

ROUND 1A

Will be posted on Thursday, 10/12, with all 16 polls being queued for between 12 PM and 2 PM EST.

Kuriboh vs. Sangan

Kuribabylon vs. Kuribandit

Kuriboh Brothers vs. Silent Magician

Dark Magician vs. Dark Magician Girl

Magician of Faith vs. Witch of the Black Forest

Pumpking the King of Ghosts vs. Maha Vailo

Great Mammoth of Goldfine vs. The Snake Hair

Man-Eater Bug vs. Morphing Jar

Diabound Kernal vs. Divine Serpent Geh

Guardian Eatos vs. Guardian Dreadscythe

The Claw of Hermos vs. The Fang of Critias

The Eye of Timaeus vs. Timaeus the Knight of Destiny

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon vs. Obelisk the Tormenter

Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon vs. Blue-Eyes White Dragon

Ancient Dragon vs. Dragon Master Knight

Black Luster Soldier vs. Magician of Black Chaos

ROUND 1B

Will be posted on Saturday, 10/14, with all 16 polls being queued for between 12 PM and 2 PM EST.

Flame Swordsman vs. Jinzo

Gilford the Lightning vs. Gearfried the Iron Knight

Alligator's Sword vs. Rocket Warrior

Beaver Warrior vs. Catapult Turtle

Baby Dragon vs. Time Wizard

Red Eyes Black Dragon vs. Thousand Dragon

Psychic Armor Head vs. Red Eyes Black Dragon Sword

Air Fortress Ziggurat vs. Chaos Emperor Dragon- Envoy of the End

Castle of Dark Illusions vs. Labyrinth Wall

Gate Guardian vs. Shadow Ghoul

Relinquished vs. Thousand-Eyes Restrict

Illusionist Faceless Mage vs. Legendary Fiend

Toon Dark Magician Girl vs. Toon Summoned Skull

Giant Soldier of Stone vs. Summoned Skull

Celtic Guardian vs. Breaker the Magical Warrior

Curse of Dragon vs. Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress

ROUND 1C

Will be posted on Monday, 10/16, with all 16 polls being queued for between 12 PM and 2 PM EST.

Dragon Lady vs. Dragon Piper

Kung Fu Nyan Nyan vs. Thunder Nyan Nyan

Kunoichi Ayame the Ninja Girl vs. Ninja Master Shogun

Insect Queen vs. The Legendary Fisherman

Prinzessin vs. Thorn Princess

Hexe Trude vs. Globerman

Harpie Lady vs. Valkyrie Brunhilde

Harpie Lady Sisters vs. Harpie's Pet Dragon

Cyber Harpie Lady vs. Amazoness Chain Master

Cure Mermaid vs. Injection Fairy Lily

Darklord Marie vs. St. Joan

Shinato, King of a Higher Plane vs. Exodia Necross

Exodia the Forbidden One vs. Winged Dragon of Ra

Right Arm of the Forbidden One vs. Slifer the Sky Dragon

Holding Arms vs. Holding Legs

Agido vs. Mystical Beast of Serket

ROUND 1D

Will be posted on Wednesday, with all 16 polls being queued for between 12 PM and 2 PM EST.

Marshmallon vs. Watapon

Petit Dragon vs. Shining Friendship

Flying Elephant vs. Zera the Mant

Barrel Dragon vs. Metalzoa

Machine King vs. Robotic Knight

Axe Raider vs. Orgoth the Relentless

Alpha the Magnet Warrior vs. King's Knight

Beta the Magnet Warrior vs. Queen's Knight

Gamma the Magnet Warrior vs. Jack's Knight

Knight of Twin Swords vs. Reflect Bounder

Cosmo Queen vs. Mystical Elf

Musician King vs. Trap Master

Black Tyranno vs. Serpent Night Dragon

Poison Butterfly vs. Parasite Paracide

La Jinn Mystical Genie of the Lamp vs. XYZ-Dragon Cannon

Glassman vs. Gearfried the Swordsmaster

[hotvintagepoll]

Welcome to the HOT AND VINTAGE MOVIE STARS bracket! we are currently voting on the HOTTEST and VINTAGEST male movie stars from 1910-1970. (we will do the ladies next.) Submissions for hot vintage men are now closed, but we are accepting propaganda for those already in the bracket.

Round 3 of the Hot & Vintage Men Tournament will be posted Saturday, January 20th, with some spillover to Sunday, and will last a week. All the round 3 polls can be found and voted on under the tag #round 3. All polls—including previous rounds, the now-finished shadow bracket of hot men who didn’t pass round 1, plus fun mini polls—can be found in the #hotvintagepoll tag. Every poll in the Hot & Vintage Men Tournament is tagged with the hot man in it if you need to search for a hot man in particular.

Between rounds—so any point up to the night of Thursday the 18th—any propaganda for a round 3 contestant sent to my asks may be added to the poll descriptions. I accept video links, photos, and text propaganda, but not gifs at this stage (I can’t copy them into the posts without problems). Once rounds start, any propaganda sent in is posted as its own separate post, searchable under the hot man's tag.

FAQs:

"Where is [my favorite hot man]?" It depends. Have you checked all the polls in the tag? Have you done a tag search for him? If you still haven't found him, either nobody submitted him or he did not fit the criteria of being a movie man from 1910-1970.

"Can I still submit hot men?" No, the submission window has closed. Please do not send in men you wish had made it into the bracket. I can't do anything with those asks and they just make me sad.

"I have hot women to submit!" Amazing! I've posted the submission form for that bracket. Asks submitting ladies don't count—you need to wait until the submission form. DO NOT tag me in hot lady propaganda yet! Do not send any to my asks! Anything that's not put in the submission form doesn't count at this stage.

"I have additional propaganda for the hot men!" Great! Send me an ask or reblog the poll and add your propaganda to it. I don't boost all the propaganda I see or receive, but I try to boost the best of the best.

If you're submitting propaganda for your hot man, I don't accept propaganda that's from beyond the end of this tournament's era (ie don't send me pics of them in the 70s onwards). I also don't accept them performing in TV shows unless it's clearly a cameo where they're playing themselves.

I don't post or boost negative propaganda about any hot man. If you really hate that a certain hot man is winning, send me positive propaganda for their hot opponent. If you think a hot man shouldn't even be included in the bracket because of scummy things they did in their lifetime, please read my take on it here.

If I see repetitive, trolling, and/or bigoted remarks in the comments, I may block you from this bracket. If you want to point out a hot man's flaws or misdemeanors, that's fine, but if I see consistent bad-faith trolling, you will be blocked.

"My FAQ isn't on here :(" send me an ask! I love hearing from you guys—just please check these basics first.

"WHERE ARE THE HOT MEN. I want to see all the hot men competing in one place!!" You can find all the round 1 matchups here (thank you @markwatnae!), and everyone who made it to round 3 below the cut. Thank you for being here! Enjoy the tournament.

Round 3 Hot Vintage Men:

Marlon Brando

Anthony Perkins

James Dean

Omar Sharif

James Shigeta

Sidney Poitier

Jeremy Brett

Cary Grant

Buster Keaton

Gregory Peck

Paul Robeson

Sessue Hayakawa

Michael Redgrave

Vincent Price

Gary Cooper

Conrad Veidt

Ronald Colman

Rock Hudson

Basil Rathbone

Laurence Olivier

Toshiro Mifune

Christopher Plummer

Harry Belafonte

Johnny Weismuller

James Stewart

Gene Kelly

Peter Falk

Clark Gable

Fernando Lamas

Errol Flynn

Tyrone Power

Humphrey Bogart

[wasted-women]

ROUND 1 BRACKET LISTINGS

Welcome to Round 1 of the Wasted Woman Poll, the tournament to see which fridged woman deserved better!

Thank you everyone for your patience for Round 1 to begin. Now that the semester is over, I finished the list of match-ups for the Round 1 bracket.

There were 89 contestants for this tournament. Anyone familiar with tournaments knows that it doing a 89-contestant, single-elimination tournament would be annoying. Rather than cutting out 25 contestants to make it a 64-contestant tournament, I opted to use the format of a 64-contestant tournament, just with some of the poll in Round 1 (a majority of them, actually) being three-way polls with a single winner rather than solely two-way polls. So out of the 89 contestants going into Round 1, only 32 will go on to Round 2. Many of the listings in Round 1 will be characters from the same series going against each other, so that the future rounds will be more varied.

The tournament will be split into 4 sets of 8 polls each, with every poll running for a whole link. Below the cut will be the list of match-ups for each set and when the polls will premiere.

If there are any mistakes at all (spelling, if a character appears twice, if the media someone is listed under is incorrect, etc.) please let me know! I did double-check it, but I'm only human so errors do happen.

ROUND 1A (Will be queued to be posted on Tuesday, December 26th between 12 PM and 1 PM)

Jiang Yanli (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Chen Qing Ling) vs. Wen Qing (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Chen Qing Ling) vs. Qin Su (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Chen Qing Ling)

Trisha Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Misaki Unasaka (Buddy Daddies) vs. Madam Lan (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Chen Qing Ling)

Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa v3) vs. Kuina Shimotsuki (One Piece) vs. Akane Hyakuya (Owari no Seraph)

Maiya Hisau (Fate/Zero) vs. Four Masamune (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) vs. Safu (No. 6)

Sherry Polnareff (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders) vs. Nobara Kugisaki (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Maria Robotnik (Sonic) vs. Captain Molly (Sonic X)

Serena, Rin, and Ruri Kurosaki (Yu-Gi-Oh!! Arc V) vs. Cyndia Crawford (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters) vs. Amber (Pokemon)

Rachel Bronev (Professor Layton) vs. Anna Irving (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Grandma Rosiepuff (Trolls)

ROUND 1B (Will be queued to be posted on Thursday, December 28th between 12 PM and 1 PM)

Storm (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans) vs. Bumble (Warriors: Dawn of the Cats) vs. Bright Stream (Warriors: Dawn of the Cats)

Spottedleaf (Warriors: The Prophecies Begins) vs. Brindleface (Warriors: The Prophecies Begins)

Sky Young (Arcane: League of Legends) vs. Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY) vs. Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Lisa Tepes (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) vs. Sara Trantoul (Castlevania: Lament of Innocence) vs. Julia Belmont (Castlevania: Nocturne)

Beru Lars (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) vs. Padme Amidala (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) vs. Satine Kryze (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)

Jadzia Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) vs. Tasha Yar (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Bill Potts (Doctor Who) vs. Freya (BBC Merlin) vs. Mary Watson (BBC Sherlock)

Jessica Moore (Supernatural) vs. Mary Winchester (Supernatural) vs. Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)

ROUND 1C (Will be queued to be posted on Saturday, December 30th between 12 PM and 1 PM)

Allison Argent (Teen Wolf) vs. Jenny Calendar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs. Amber Volakis (House M.D.)

Lady Marian (Robin Hood 2006) vs. Irene Adler (Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows) vs. Belle Gold (Once Upon a Time)

Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs. Mako Mori (Pacific Rim) vs. Daenerys Targareon (Game of Thrones)

Cordelia Chase (Angel) vs. Darla (Angel) vs. Winifried "Fred" Burkle (Angel)

Julia Johnson (Walker) vs. Andrea Cantillo (Breaking Bad) vs. Lyanna Stark (Game of Thrones)

Kathy Stabler (Law and Order) vs. Joss Carter (Person of Interest) vs. Shannon Diaz (9-1-1)

Eo (Red Rising) vs. Evi Kholin (The Stormlight Archive) vs. Teresa Moreno (Sharpe)

Julia McCullough & Sarah Borden (The Prestige) vs. Rachel Dawes (The Dark Knight)

ROUND 1D (Will be queued to be posted on Monday, January 1st between 12 PM and 1 PM)

Laurel Lance (Arrow) vs. Vanessa Carlysle (Deadpool 2) vs. Eudora Patch (The Umbrella Academy)

Gamora (Avengers: Infinity War) vs. Natalia Romanoff / Black Widow (Avengers: Endgame) vs. Jane Foster (Thor: Love and Thunder)

Magda (X-Men: Apocalypse) vs. Frigga (Thor) vs. May Parker (Spider-Man: No Way Home)

Jean Grey (X-Men comics) vs. Jean Grey (X-Men: The Last Stand)

Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man comics) vs. Gwen Stacy (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)

Karen Page (Daredevil comics) vs. Holly Granger / Hawk (Teen Titans comics) vs. Mary-Jo Altman (Young Avengers comics)

Martha Wayne (Batman comics) vs. Sarah Essen Gordon (Batman comics) vs. Stephanie Brown (Batman comics)

Alexandra DeWitt (Green Lantern comics) vs. Sue Dibny (Justice League: Identity Crisis) vs. Lois Lane (Injustice: Gods Among Us)

[unluckyhoneybee]

Yesss Thirsty Thursday! Can you please write Danny having a sneaky link with a famous singer and Lewis helping making people think they’re not linked? Thank you

Thirsty Thursday.

Note: It took me a while to figure this out. This is the best I could come up with.

"Hey, Lewis! How are you?"

Daniel hugs Lewis as if he didn't ask him to help you both.

"Good, mate. Do you know my friend YN?"

You all should get an Oscar, behaving as if it was the first time you see each other. There are paparazzi everywhere but you really really wanted to see Danny. They want to get pics of Danny and you because you are one of the top list singers at the moment and Danny has been seen at your concerts recently. There you are, talking loud and faking to not know him when your chest is full of marks he left last night. Luckily, Lewis is always there to give a hand.

You all get inside the building and as soon as you are out of sight, Danny reaches your hand and pulls you to the closest bathroom.

He fucks you hard against the wall, pinning you with his arms as he devours your neck. You can't stop whimpering and moaning his name. And Lewis it's outside patiently waiting and trying to cover the sound with his headphones and some good music.

You actually get two rounds, Danny saying a just in case I can't talk to you later.

And when you finally leave the toilet, Lewis pushes his headphones and chuckles.

"They will believe I fucked you both or something," He said laughing as he linked his arm on you and left the building, followed only a minute later by Danny.

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⋆˙⟡ HIGHLIGHT TV DEBUT SHOW, FILMING COMMENCES SEPT 7TH-11TH 2023.

highlight tv is setting up at the location as we write this post to make sure it is ready for your arrival. all highlight tv cast members will be whisked off to tuscany, italy on september 6th to the first hotel. there, you will be able to get ready for filming which commences on september 7th, 2023. all cast members will attend a welcome brunch at 11am at their home for the next few days. the hotel? rosewood castiglion del bosco, one of the best resorts in the world. please click this link to see the resort in which you will be staying at. highlight tv has hired out the luxury resort for the filming so only cast members will be there. itinerary and extra information is under the read more.

september 6th, you'll have a flight booked for you to fly you to italy. you'll all be put in a hotel for one night. we didn't want your first time to be on camera to be after a long flight, after all ! september 7th, everyone will arrive one by one and be introduced to the camera for the audience. filming as a group will then commence at an introduction brunch at 11am on the estate premises which will be cooked by the resort's own chefs. each person will be given their own suite but there will be plenty of time for interactions with the rest of the members. couples will have a shared suite. please see below an itinerary for the stay in italy with a note if the activity is mandatory or not. mandatory events are where everyone needs to be there, especially for filming. filming will be done at the other events too, but your character does not need to go if you choose not to. they are there to give your characters something to do more and allow interaction between the other members.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

9am - 10:55am ( mandatory ) / camera crew to film individual introductions of everyone, quick 2-3 minute clip of each person. no time for second takes, so make sure to make a good impression !

11am - 1pm ( mandatory ) / welcome brunch hosted in osteria la canonica. highlight tv hosts will be there to say a few words and then food will be brought out. seating plans will be announced a couple of days before the event so you can know where you are sitting. we want to boost interaction between people right from the get go.

1:15pm - 7pm / downtime for everyone. the first day is always the most nervous and we want you all to get settled in. go and explore the estate. there's a private golf course & club, an infinity pool, a spa and a fitness centre. whether you take a break in your suite or go and be active, it's your time. the bars will be open for you to go and relax if you wanted too. this also gives you time to get ready before the evening event.

7:30pm - 12am ( mandatory ) / the hotel hosts la festa della domenica through the summer months and into september. this is usually held on a sunday, but after discussions with the producers, they have agreed to host for highlight tv and the members on their first night on the estate. it brings together all of the guests to the heart of the borgo for a culinary feast under the stars. after dinner, highlight tv have hired a dj to host a private set for an opening party. specialist cocktails have been made for you by the mixologists at the estate.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

8am - 10am / breakfast will be held in the lobby dining area. this will be the same every morning. make sure to get your breakfast and coffee to start your morning right before your activities.

10:30am - 2pm / golf pros at the estate will be at the golf club to give lessons for members if they want to. golf course will be open for anyone who just wants a quiet round of golf. if golf isn't your thing, the spa will be open. feel free to have any treatments you want. it's on highlight tv.

4pm - 6pm / champagne and wine tasting at the brunellerie with charcuterie boards. don't drink alcohol ? no problem ! there will be non-alcoholic beverages for you to enjoy.

8pm - 11pm ( mandatory ) / dinner cooked by the executive chef at the ristorante campo del drago.

11:15pm - 3am / pool bar open till late with a dj and cocktails for those night owls.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH

8am - 10am / breakfast will be held in the lobby dining area once more.

11am - 5pm ( mandatory ) / pool party held in the private villa on the estate. there will be a dj, food and drinks for you all. party to your heart's content or take a dip in the pool.

8pm - 10pm / dinner in any of the dining areas if you so choose. the rest of the night will be pretty chill considering the day was so full on.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH

8am - 10am / breakfast will be held in the lobby dining area once again.

10:15am - 6pm / it's your last chance to make use of the estate's amenities. go take a dip in the pool, one last game of golf, a treatment or two in the spa or make use of the fitness centre.

7:30pm - 2am ( mandatory ) / last night you say ? of course the producers have gone all out ! party in the the piazzetta. the borgo piazzetta is the town square, and it's cornered off for the party of the week. djs, entertainment and lots of food and drink will be on offer for the entire crew. theme is pink party. please come dressed in pink, and dressed to impress.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH

11am - 2pm ( mandatory ) / farewell brunch for the crew. producers will say their final words and give hints to the next event to keep you guessing until next month. your character will get a chance to say a 2-3 minute farewell message for the final episode and everyone will get a chance to say goodbye to each other. filming will then wrap and you'll be whisked back to your own homes. until next location !

there will be a round-up posted on the higlight tv blog a few days after filming, when we ask everyone to update their sideblog.

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THURSDAY BRACKET

This is a tournament to decide what Tumblr’s favourite Thursday song is. Each round will run for one day, and this post will be updated with links to polls and the results from each round. The tournament was seeded using Spotify stream data, which is not entirely accurate but gives a rough idea of popularity. There will also be a smaller preliminary round before the first one to keep the numbers even. Have fun!

Final

Understanding In A Car Crash vs For The Workforce, Drowning

Round 5

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Signals Over The Air

Jet Black New Year vs For The Workforce, Drowning

Round 4

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Tomorrow I'll Be You

Jet Black New Year vs Counting 5-4-3-2-1

Signals Over The Air vs Cross Out The Eyes

Standing On The Edge Of Summer vs For The Workforce, Drowning

Round 3

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Dying in New Brunswick

Paris In Flames vs Tomorrow I'll Be You

War All The Time vs Jet Black New Year

Counting 5-4-3-2-1 vs Resuscitation of a Dead Man

Signals Over The Air vs The Other Side Of The Crash/Over And Out (Of Control)

Cross Out The Eyes vs How Long Is The Night?

Standing On The Edge Of Summer vs Division St.

For The Workforce, Drowning vs Past and Future Ruins

Round 2

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Autumn Leaves Revisited

Dying in New Brunswick vs I Am The Killer

Paris In Flames vs Turnpike Divides

Autobiography Of A Nation vs Tomorrow I'll Be You

War All The Time vs Sugar In The Sacrament

Between Rupture And Rapture vs Jet Black New Year

Counting 5-4-3-2-1 vs Into The Blinding Light

Empty Glass vs Resuscitation of a Dead Man

Signals Over The Air vs Magnets Caught in a Metal Heart

The Other Side Of The Crash/Over And Out (Of Control) vs A Darker Forest

Cross Out The Eyes vs Fast to the End

Running From The Rain vs How Long Is The Night?

Standing On The Edge Of Summer vs The Lovesong Writer

Division St. vs Asleep In The Chapel

For The Workforce, Drowning vs M. Shepard

Past and Future Ruins vs Steps Ascending

Round 1

Understanding In A Car Crash vs Where the Circle Ends

Autumn Leaves Revisited vs No Answers

At This Velocity vs Dying in New Brunswick

I Am The Killer vs Love Has Led Us Astray

Paris In Flames vs Open Quotes

This Song Brought To You By A Falling Bomb vs Turnpike Divides

Autobiography Of A Nation vs You Were The Cancer

Tomorrow I'll Be You vs Sparks Against the Sun

War All The Time vs Stay True

Sugar In The Sacrament vs We Will Overcome

Between Rupture And Rapture vs As He Climbed The Dark Mountain

Jet Black New Year vs Ian Curtis

Counting 5-4-3-2-1 vs Fake Nostalgia

Marches And Maneuvers vs Into The Blinding Light

Concealer vs Empty Glass

Wind Up vs Resuscitation of a Dead Man

Signals Over The Air vs Time's Arrow

This Side of Brightness vs Magnets Caught in a Metal Heart

The Other Side Of The Crash/Over And Out (Of Control) vs Ladies And Gentlemen: My Brother, The Failure

A0001/I1100 vs A Darker Forest

Cross Out The Eyes vs Circuits of Fever

Fast to the End vs Porcelain

Running From The Rain vs Introduction

How Long Is The Night? vs Last Call

Standing On The Edge Of Summer vs Even The Sand Is Made Of Seashells

The Lovesong Writer vs Telegraph Avenue Kiss

Division St. vs Beyond The Visible Spectrum

Asleep In The Chapel vs Friends In The Armed Forces

For The Workforce, Drowning vs A Gun in the First Act

M. Shepard vs Arc-Lamps, Signal Flares, A Shower Of White (The Light)

A Hole In The World vs Past and Future Ruins

Steps Ascending vs Streaks in the Sky

Preliminary round

Where the Circle Ends vs The Dotted Line

Open Quotes vs Common Existence

You Were The Cancer vs The Worst Vow

Stay True vs Voices On A String

In-Transmission vs Fake Nostalgia

Empty Glass vs The Roar Of Far Off Black Jets

Time’s Arrow vs Millimeter

Circuits of Fever vs Subway Funeral

Even The Sand Is Made Of Seashells vs Unintended Long Term Effects

A Gun in the First Act vs Dead Songs

Past and Future Ruins vs Mass as Shadows