#and they are likely to be semi-famous

[a-libra-writes]

can I please request for a Mordecai Heller x female reader? like reader is a showgirl who sings on stage like Mitzi one and tends to attract a lot of attention but backs out when they feel this murdercat plotting their death lmao. thank you 😁

heyo! I decided to do a looot of the cats for this one, since its p similar to my Peaky Blinders Jazz Singer post that I was fond of. GN Reader.

Being a Jazz Singer & Performer!

Rocky - When he was hired and met you for the first time, it was absolutely an "infatuation at first sight" situation. Pros!: He's unfailingly polite and sweet, he seems to play with even more energy when you two share a stage, his grin is very off-putting to creeps who shout up at the stage and harass you. Cons: He can get quite distracted when you two share a stage. Many times Zib has had to pull him back with the rest of the band, because he keeps unintentionally scooting closer to you.

The worst part of the Lackadaisy falling onto hard times is the fact you rarely worked there now - you had to sing at other clubs to make ends meet. One of Rocky's big motivators for getting the club back to its old self is you'd come back! Forever this time! (Probably). Rocky doesn't exactly have the time or money to visit the other clubs you work at, so he wants all of your attention during your infrequent visits to the Lackdaisy.

Freckle - Look, he's a shy kid, and the whole 'sneaking out under cover of night to do bootlegging/torpedo shenanigans' is still new. He doesn't have a lot of experience or frame of reference for what a good club singer is like, but Freckle thinks you've got to be one of the best. You have to be, right? Your voice is wonderful and you look positively celestial under the stage lights - wait, that's weird to think, right? Thank God he didn't say it out loud. ... He didn't, right?

Freckle hasn't the slightest idea of how to approach you, so it's up to Ivy and his cousin to drag him over and attempt conversation. It's... a little pitiable, but he's trying. That said, he's surprisingly outspoken and a little scary if someone tried to mess with you while you performed. You're used to the heckles and catcalls, but it's shocking to see that shy tabby jump up from his seat and raise his voice at them.

Ivy - She liked you from the moment she first saw you perform at the Lackdaisy, and that crush hasn't dulled over the months. She maaaay have kept a few posters that advertised the clubs you sang at, and may or may not have cajoled her way into those clubs so she could watch the show. She could easily sweet talk her way to backstage, too - seems you've got a fan.

When the Lackadaisy goes downhill, it's Ivy who wants to sweet talk you into returning. You'll bring in a crowd! The acoustics are great! Pretty pleeease? Her dad Ivy will pay you and not get in trouble until months later when the family accountant goes over the finances. Obviously she cares about the club's wellbeing, but she also wants to spend time with you! Though she's bold enough to just ask you outright. She's also bold enough to outright shout and fight anyone whose heckling you - throwing a heel is a favorite tactic.

Viktor - You're someone he saw often in the olden days, back when the club could afford to have you perform several times a week rather than once a month. Viktor never cared much for the cacophony the crowd and music made, though he knew objectively you were an excellent performer. Rather than endure the crowd, he'd listen to your voice drift across the caves backstage, rehearsing with the band or just by yourself. It was pleasant to listen to, and he could do so in private, either coming back from a job or about to go on one.

Once things began to fall apart, it's not as though he went around to clubs ... or anywhere, really. So if you stopped performing at the Lackadaisy, you might never see each other again. Choosing to stay (or at least do a few pity gigs) would lead to the surprising sight of the big, morose Slav working behind the bar and watching from there, rather than his previous hideouts. It's a little intense to be under that stare... but not all unpleasant? And given how sparse the crowd is, anyone making trouble and catcalling will get dealt with so promptly, they won't even have time to finish their wolf whistle.

Zib - Well, obviously he's going to be drawn in by an attractive singer. Come on. Zib can be smooth when he wants, chainsmoker-scent and rumpled clothes aside. The band likes to tease him mercilessly about it, but that doesn't stop him from cozying up while you two perform together and shooting his shot backstage after every show. Back when the Lackadaisy was thriving, he could afford to hang out at the other clubs you performed at; nowadays, though, that's not so likely.

Even so, starting up a friendship or even fling wouldn't be difficult. He's attracted to and interested in creative spirits, doubly so if you two had very different taste (so there's more to discuss!) and you got on well with the rest of the band. Late-night debates about this musician or that show over a game of cards and several bottles of wine, either together or with the rest of the boys, and waking up half-dressed and seriously hungover come sunrise. Opportunities for visiting would dwindle as the Lackadaisy's business dried up, though if you stayed on ... No, he wouldn't want that for you. If anything you'd be mentioning to him and the band that there's other places to perform to pay the bills. Well, it'd be food for thought.

Wick - Wick wouldn't call himself a music aficionado, especially what's listened to at these rowdy speakeasies, but he won't deny how hard it was to focus on his business associates when you were on stage. So when he discovered you often performed at his favorite club, it was a pleasant surprise. He really wanted to speak with you at some point, at least compliment the performance, but didn't want to come off as those typical entitled wealthy guys who get too fresh with ""lower"" class performers ... so sometimes you'd find flowers in the dressing room and an anonymous note of appreciation.

He finally gets a conversation when you're a guest at a posh party he's attending, or when you continue to perform at the Lackadaisy in spite of the dwindling crowd. It's a shame your large audience is missing, but at least it's way less awkward for him to strike up conversation when you come to the bar? He probably won't bring up the flowers. Oh god, what if you think that's weird. You probably assumed the flowers were some freak fan. Is he a freak fan? He's not, right? (It will take him like months of dating to finally admit to the flowers thing)

Serafine - A good-looking cat with a nice set of pipes is certainly someone she'd notice, especially if they were a regular performer at the Marigold Room and other places she frequented before that. If it was the former, she'd have plenty of chances to wink when you met eyes, "chancing" across you backstage or just being forward and chatting you up after the show. She certainly isn't shy about expressing her interest, and it could be a fun fling.

You do look adorable swinging your hips and swaying your tail along to the beat, not to mention the different get-ups you have to dress in. Serafine maaaay or may not have wanted to help pick a suit out, or help with make-up, or give you some of her jewelry to wear... It's half marking her territory and half she loves to lounge around your dressing room and be a pest. You'd never kick her out and she knows it. She'll do it in other clubs, too, though you have no idea how she keeps getting past security.

Nico - Like his sister, he has no qualms nor shame about trying to get your attention on stage. Unlike Serafine, though, he'd start doing it immediately and be a general pest after the show. The difference between his attention seeking and the other men's in the audience is he actually has some charisma when you two meet backstage, so you're only slightly inclined to tell him to buzz off. He wasn't much of a music expert, and he still isn't ... But he likes hearing you rehearse and hum to yourself, and it's endearing when he requests songs.

He's pleased when you get gigs at the Marigold Room, as it's easier to hang around before and after the show - and bonus, he gets to be extra aggressive with throwing creeps out to impress you! But if you're performing elsewhere then Nico will stop by. He might be bruised and/or bloody because he just left a job, but don't worry! Sometimes he'll even bring flowers or whatever - though without Serafine knowing, she'd never let him live it down.

Mordecai - He wouldn't approach you any differently from others - he'd still be his usual prickly, anti-social, often awkward self - in fact, he might avoid an avid performer, simply because they often have fans around them or at least people recognizing them. What could get his notice was someone whose real persona is very different from their ostentatious self on stage - more quiet and pensive, perhaps. Like any attempt at friendship, let alone romance, it's slow going with him.

That said, he's the type to admire professionalism in a performance. A well put together outfit, thoughtful musical arrangement (as if he's an expert ...). He wouldn't like a femme presenting singer have to wear skimpy clothes or tolerate a rowdy audience. If there was a questionable manager or creepy fan bothering them, Mordecai can deal with that, at least, not that he'd tell his friend/partner. Mordecai would generally glare down any touchy fans and annoying admirers like a jealous terrier. This amuses Mitzi to no end.

Asa - Simply put, he saw you performing at a ritzy party he was invited to and reached out to your manager so you might perform on a weekly basis at the Marigold Room. Very professional! He'd send flowers with his name to the dressing room afterward, would make sure you're finding everything to your liking and not being bothered by anyone. Requests to continue performing would bypass your manager to being nice, short handwritten notes.

Eventually he'd pay you extra and treat you to a nice dinner afterward, if you were comfortable with it. If you let the older man down, he's not too bothered. He'd continue the friendly business relationship and would still send flowers and so on. He'd rather keep you as a good business associate and continue to enjoy the performances than let his silly feelings get in the way. Alas, he is hopeless at discussions of your music. My guy called a ukelele a tiny guitar.

Wes - He never hung around the Marigold Room after hours - it's his workplace, and not really his vibe - but it's very hard to resist not sitting by for an hour (or three) with a drink while you finish your set. Sometimes you two will meet eyes, or he thinks you are, and he considers dropping backstage to say ... hello? He's an 'employee', so isn't checking up on you a normal thing to do? Make sure you're satisfied with the Marigold Room and all that. Right.

Ironically that's how he's finally able to meet the singer he's been mooning over for months. A drunk patron was getting too cozy on your way out, and Wes happened to be there. His face and ... charming demeanor is good for scaring off upper class wimps. So there's that. He's not so bad, though - clumsy, and prooobably realizes you're out of his league. You get to see more of his earnest side when you two meet outside of the Marigold Room, where his fellow murderous gangsters coworkers aren't watching yalls every move with popcorn in hand.

[octocharger]

ok so like many people didn't appreciate how magical backup was portrayed in the finale, both because it felt like Peri was mostly being portrayed as a joke throughout the entirety of it and that it just. freaked me out a bit? so i did this small doodle of what i would've done a little bit after it aired i think

some other ideas i thought of after drawing it is that magic would leak out in other ways besides vomitting, like through tears and sweating. if the fairy had access to the ability to use magic, they'd also start frantically casting spells to try and remedy it, entirely out of control (this might probably be late stage? shrug)

they'll still get delirious (which gets worse over time the worse and worse it gets) but since this is something i figure only happens to godparents, one thing they'll consistently think about even when they're like this? their godkid.

as for that scene where Dev finally realizes Peri cares for him, i think if Peri looked more like this it would've really hit more? like the guy is *literally dying* BECAUSE of this kid, and yet, even while completely unaware of his surroundings, he still wants to "do right by him" because he has always cared about this

i think it would also be a little better if Peri was aware enough to *kind* of have a proper conversation with him with some actual intent in the words he says, i think it'd be nice if *he* brung up Dale for Cosmo and Wanda to continue off of to call Dev out on what he *really* wants

[strwbrryfire]

imagine at last by etta james is playing softly in the distance or something

ft the fits by yours truly.,.,.i realize now its kinda (Very) silly to have such obviously summer outfits in an autumnal setting but listen. its so so So hot where i live & im projecting

[introspectivememories]

NICO: WE SHARED THE LIFT THIS MORNING! I WAS GOING TO THE POOL TRAMPOLINE WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS AND HE WAS GOING TO THE RACETRACK. PINKHAM: VERY DIFFERENT LIVES YOU'RE CURRENTLY LEADING.

[lanadelreis]

art credit from left to right up and down btw :3

Tristan and Iseult by August Spiess

Study for Butterfly Couple by Joseph Christian Leyendecker

The Kiss by Francesco Hayez

The Kiss by Silvio Allason

Adoration by Ste Phan Sinding

The Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton

The Piano Man by Robert Mcginnis

Le Vertige by Hubert-Denis Etcheverry

The Wedding by Andrew Loomis

[blaithnne]

Being in the Hilda fandom is so funny cause it’s like omg this post did so well it spread throughout the whole fandom and it has 34 likes

[ghoul--doodle]

By “puzzle enthusiast” I mean 20 gets very intensely into any and all puzzles that comes his way, and if he has a particularly difficult one on his plate it will consume his entire living space

[mommyhorror]

😞thinking about Elliot page & Amanda bynes & Britney Spears & Shelley duvall & Jennette McCurdy

[the-ghost-king]

I love every person who makes the nymphs and the naiads absolutely hopelessly in love with Will. Yeah, they absolutely do fawn over him like that, "oh will wants more? oh of course if it's for will, how much does he want" or like "no campers in the lake for the weekend we're cranky- who? will? son of Apollo? yeah no he's fine he doesn't count- wait is he coming? omg he wants to come visit us? really!?" literally they are not like this to anyone else in camp, sure they enjoy the Demeter kids and whatever Persephone spawn that turns up but for whatever reason they take it up to a different level with Will and they'll like offer him all this ridiculous stuff or do crazy things just to spend time around him. Nico is convinced they hate him because of the whole death prince thing but it's actually just because he's dating Will. Everytime someone brings it up to Will he's just like "huh? really? I didn't notice?"

[truegoist]

NROO EZRA HAS A TIKTOK ACC??

[ladyseidr]

okay muses i need to write more: fn.af edition ( shocking ):

cassidy, in general. like, i already made it clear that i think she'd get along with michael ( derogatory, sorry michael ) but i also have the verse where cass's brother is killed instead of him so y'know. older stuff is a possibility too

golden fr.eddy, also in general. but honestly more stuff where cass and evan are fighting for control / both involved instead of just cassidy. i do actually ( gasp ) like the idea from the movie of like. . . cass ( and, by extension, evan ) being able to show up as an actual Human Kid Ghost and not just GF so uh. let's traumatize some af.tons ( more ). they're definitely scarier-looking than in the movie too

rory, but i knoooow i need to finish his bio BAD fkjsdhfslkdaj. bully loser who is also michael's not-really-ex-but-kind-of. guy who met michael when he was trying to harass him and michael just shoved him out of the way and told him to fuck off and rory was Instantly In Love ( oblivious )

cir.cus baby!!!!! possessed by liz ideally, but she's so funny to me if you ignore the horror. like when will i be able to bring this energy to life.

charlie and / or the p.uppet like please!! the angst is crazy!!

any and all of the anim.atronics always and forever <3

[proton-wobbler]

Within our first hour of being open we've had our first casualty /j

American Robin, you will be getting a beautiful in-memorium because the two people who have submitted you are very clearly full of love for you!

[whitehartlane]

it’s genuinely going to be kind of funny when football fans from other countries come to munich for some of the euros and they’ve got to figure out sendlinger tor 😭

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

You ever make awkward eye contact with a semi famous actor? Yep that was me yesterday at a concert.

[tommystummy]

richard madden kinda saddens me because he seems to want his privacy respected which is totally fine but like people have been speculating about him for years but he hasn’t said anything about it really, and yet like every time he starts hanging out with a new twunk it’s under the guise of them just being friends and then said twunk comes out in some way after they separate as if people aren’t gonna put two and two together, i would get tired of it too if i had to hide my relationships when everyone…kinda already knows anyway, but at the same time he’s allowed to just want to keep his private life to himself, it’s just that….that as a possibility has already been passed

I think part of the dynamic is that he wants his relationships to be private but inherently that's going to be harder in a m/m relationship than a m/f one because you can be a Joe Alwyn or a Carl Thomas Dean and not feel like you're being hidden away but if you're a Froylan Gutierrez or a Brandon Flynn there's a pressure to feel seen and acknowledged that the male partner of a famous woman doesn't have because of the long history of mlm having to hide their relationships.

But also he could stand to say something public very briefly (i.e. "I prefer to keep my private and public lives separate and x and I want our privacy respected") if he doesn't want these men to immediately go off an openly and loudly date some other hunk.

So it's complicated and I hope he finds the balance that works for him.

[moongothic]

Just quickly for the record, I don't want to spam people's dashboards too much so I try to make sure I only respond to one ask per day

IDK I always feel bad if/when I let an ask sit in my inbox (when I know I have something to say in response (even just a reaction image)), but also. Don't wanna post too much shit in a day

SO I'M JUST THROWIN' THIS ONE OUT THERE