#and this something is chris carter's residence

[soufflegirl]

I am enraged

[audaxbellator]

Since somehow my google docs got deleted, and I have a lot of new followers, here is a brief rules list, and muse list.

1.) This page will contain NSFW themes. There will be smut on this page. I ask that you are 21+ to roleplay with me. I understand 18 is the legal age, this is just for my comfort.

2.) If I haven't replied to something or spoken to you about it, please just ask me. I have ADHD. I try really hard to draft things, but my mind goes in a million different directions.

3.) Basically, treat me with respect, and I'll do the same for you.

Muse List: (more to come)

MCU: Steve Rogers Bucky Barnes Peggy Carter Natasha Romanoff Wanda Maximoff Pepper Potts Morgan Stark MJ Allison Grant

OUAT: Prince Charming Snow White Emma Swan Henry Mills Regina Mills Graham Humbert Neal Cassidy Robin Hood Ariel Triton

SPN: Dean Winchester Mary Winchester Lisa Braeden

MISC: Violet Baudelaire (ASOUE) Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey) DJ Tanner (Fuller House) Maddie Townsend (Sweet Magnolias) Abby Philips (The Ranch) Riley Matthews - (Girl Meets World) Audrey Nathan (AOS) Diana Prince (DC) Grace Ryder (911 Lonestar) Sue Heck (The Middle) Oliver (OC - Firefighter - Chris Evans fc) Leela Devi (The Resident)

DISNEY: Rapunzel Anastasia

One Tree Hill:

Lucas Scott Haley James/Scott Brooke Davis Peyton Sawyer Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton Daphne Bridgerton Penelope Featherington

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Art Notes column in Flagpole, 22 June 2005, describing Sunaura Taylor’s exhibition and mentioning Elephant 6 members.

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transcript:

ART NOTES THREE SHOWS UNDER ONE ROOF

There were days in my childhood when rumors of the circus coming to town offered relief from the heat and stillness of summer. Instead of a circus this week, Athens has AthFest 2005. And in conjunction with AthFest, the Lyndon House Arts Center has art to turn your head. With three shows under one roof, there is something for everyone:

Headspinning: Discover “Headspinning: Inspiration from the Canvas to the Album Cover.” This exhibit offers the chance to see the art that inspired album covers. See the drawing from Randy Bewiey’s sketchbook that became the cover of Pylon’s Gyrate, and the trestles from the cover of R.E.M’s Murmur, and Chris Bilheimer’s many Polaroids that became covers for R.E.M., Green Day, Mendoza Line, Toadies and Ben Mize. There are works in the exhibit that hold much more interest than the familiar album cover, such as two of Terry Rowlett’s paintings. A tiny image on the cover of Five Eight’s The Good Nurse, Rowlett’s painting of a nurse holding flowers, standing in a serene Tuscan landscape, is actually large-scale. The detail of the painting is much more satisfying than the cover suggests. Rowlett’s painting on the cover of Kevin Kinney’s Sun Tangled Angel Revival is divided in half. In the painting, baby Jesus (with a cowboy hat) and Mary float above an old Chevy in a Jerusalem- meets-Arizona landscape. On the album cover, the virgin and child are on one side while the Chevy is on the other. On Elf Power's Creatures, Laura Carter's collage appears polished and seamless; but the original is delicate, vulnerable and obviously labored over by hand. A simple pencil drawing by Stephanie Dotson became the cover of the Phosphorescent album. This cover shows how something raw can be manipulated into a finished product. Other highlights from the exhibit include John Hawkins’ “A Young Professional,” from No Time by The Squalls; the R.A. Miller painting that became part of an Elf Power cover, Andy Cherewick’s painting found on the cover of Dream in Sound, and “Heckatie” by Jeff Owens found on a Drive-By Truckers cover. “Headspinning” will be up through Aug. 6.

Loved Ones and Marshmallows: Sunny Taylor has has developed a skillful approach to classical figure painting. Her paintings stand out as misplaced relics from Madrid's Prado Museum. Only recognizing the subjects of the paintings gives away the third millennium as the date of completion. “Robee and Julian,” is a double portrait which shows the two Athens residents who were Music Tapes wearing marching band jackets. A larger-than-life portrait of Jeff Mangum includes the drawings of little creatures always found on his pants; and, his loud laugh can be heard in the smile Taylor has painted on his face. The love the artist has for her subjects can be seen in these paintings, as well as in the portraits of her sister Astra. Two paintings have a slightly more powerful edge about them. Both “Jolly Jumper” and “Butterfly” are self-portraits painted from childhood photographs. These paintings show a bold melancholy, and an intense attention to detail. The lace on the gown of the baby in “Jolly Jumper” involves an incredible manipulation of paint. “Butterfly” combines the creature of freedom and flight with the look of a frustrated child. Michael Lachowski’s work consists of bold, gestural drawings and fashion photographs. Check out last week's Flagpole on-line at www.flagpole.com for more details on his work. This show runs through Aug. 6.

Golden Threads: The 50th Anniversary of the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild is marked with the Biennial Southeast Regional Juried Show titled “Golden Threads: Connecting Innovation and Tradition.” The exhibit includes works as diverse as Pat Stettler’s wildly-patterned colorful fabric piece, to Linda Harshbarger’s delicate design and subtle colors. Aaron McIntosh from Smithville, TN, has created a fanciful composition with fiber in which an abstracted road, with dashed yellow lines, leads to a castle with smoke-stacks. Another unique piece is by Jeana Eve Klein from Boone, NC, titled “How to Build a Clique; it uses three dimensions to add interest to the figures and diagrams in the composition. Among the highlights of the exhibit are three large city-scapes by Elizabeth Barton, who is from Athens. The Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild has grown out of a group of five Atlanta women who, in 1955, shared an interest in weaving. The guild has remained flexible and has evolved into a contemporary entity. “Golden Threads” is up until July 15.

Endnotes: Bozeman Pottery has opened at 150 Barrow St. Hours to view the ceramics made from clay dug by Jim Bozeman himself are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact him at idigclay@hotmail.com. Clayton Street Gallery has re-opened with a fresh Perspective and a new gallery committee.

Beth Sale Email art news to outthere@flagpole.com.

[love-bokumono-fics]

Fresh Crops! January 30 - February 5, 2023

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3! (On the right blog this week 😉)

Degausser - by SHADESofDEATHxx; WIP, 6/?, 32k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Characters: Pete | Jack, Claire the Farmer, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Gray, Cliff, Jennifer, Popuri, Rick, Karen, Kai, Mary the Librarian | Marie, Mineral Town Residents Additional Tags: Redemption, Fresh Start, Loneliness, Angst, Self-Loathing, Self-Acceptance, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Use, Self-Harm, Multiple Pairings Summary: Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones – but that’s all Jack and Claire ever knew up until a series of half-lit cruel intentions landed them on the ferry to the desolate island of Mineral Town. After all, it was certainly easier to cast judgment unto others than it was to face the skeletons in your own closet. And surely no one would have an ill word to say about a brooding playboy and an immature party girl taking over the once-great farm that founded and funded their small town, right?

Sebenarnya Mungkin - by revabhipraya; Complete, 1/1, <1k; Language: Bahasa Indonesia

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandom: Friends of Mineral Town Relationship: Carter/Harvest Goddess Marina | Megami-sama; Characters: Carter the Pastor, Harvest Goddess Additional Tags: Angst, Drama, CeritanyaPrompt, deep thoughts, Sad, Broken Heart, Tears Summary: Malam itu, di halaman belakang gereja saat musim gugur…

Living in Color - by rockyroadster95; WIP, 11/?, 22k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/M, Gen Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Canon Universe, Light Angst, Slow Build Summary: At her father's funeral, Aya was given an offer that would take her far from her stale and directionless life to a place she hoped would give her something to live for.

Chris’s personal time - by Thefallen1986; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: A Wonderful Life, Harvest Moon: DS Character: Chris Additional Tags: Masturbation, Older Woman, MILFs, Glasses Summary: Chris spends sometime masturbating

Charles the DILF - by grim_ungainly_ghastly_gaunt; Complete, 1/1, 1.8k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: A New Beginning Relationship: Charles/Rachel; Characters: Rachel the Farmer | Rio, Charles, Hina Additional Tags: rachel thirsts for charles, charles cheats on camellia, Temporarily Unrequited Love, Oral Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Rough Sex, Drunken Confessions Summary: Rachel finds herself attracted to Charles, despite him being very in love with his wife. With the unknowing help of Hina, Charles shows up at her farmhouse one night and things quickly become hot and steamy as the two confess their feelings to one another.

A Brief Respite - by tumshieheids; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: Gen Fandoms: Magical Melody Character: Jamie Additional Tags: Age Regression/De-Aging, agere, CGRE - Caregiver/Age Regressor, Regressing!Jamie, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Self-Hatred, Canon Non-Binary Character, Jamie is the Harvest Goddess' child, The Harvest Goddess is a statue Summary: It reminded Jamie of when they were a child, staring up at a mobile with leaves and flowers hanging from it. Jamie didn't know when their smaller mindset had crept in, but as they lay there soaking in the comfort and nostalgia they realised that it had been far too long since they had allowed themself to unwind. It wasn't their fault, they just didn't have the time. They doubted anyone would, in their situation. ~ With the Harvest Goddess turning herself to stone, Jamie has dedicated every moment to attempting to save her, leaving them in desperate need of some time to relax.

Sugar and Spice - by Chibimiie; WIP, 52/?, 137k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Animal Parade Relationships: Chase/Molly the Farmer, Angela/Luke; Characters: Molly | Hikari, Angela the Farmer, Chase, Luke, Kasey the Farmer Additional Tags: Slow Burn, oh god how do you tag fics, mentions of eating disorders, alternating povs, Friends to Lovers, Cross-Posted on FanFiction.Net, bumped up the rating because i honestly should have a little bit ago, burn so slow it's honestly a simmer Summary: Wanting to get away from past hurts of the city, sisters Molly and Angela decide to respond to a flyer advertising an abandoned farm on the faraway island of Castanet. Leaving behind their closest friends and brother Kasey, the two take a chance and move to the tiny island hoping for a new chance at life.

The Heart of a Westown Cowboy - by Mya_Stone; WIP, 7/?, 10k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandom: Trio of Towns Relationship: Female Farmer/Wayne; Characters: Frank, Ford, Carrie, Brad, Megan, Hector, Colin, Daryl | Darius, Marlena, Lynn Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Romance, Romantic Friendship, Guy Falls First, I Wrote This For Me But I'll Share It With You Summary: Wayne is Westown's perpetually single lady's man. He'd like to settle down but he just hasn't found The One and he's fairly certain he's met everyone in town. Then Melody moves in, taking a plot of her uncle's ranch to fulfill her dream of being a rancher. A college-educated business woman, Melody doesn't accept failure - especially not her own. As Wayne falls hard for her, she struggles to return his affections until she has what she came for - and when she continually comes up short at the cow competitions, she begins to wonder if Westown is really the place for her.

[pvremichigan]

Have you ever picked up a habit from developing/writing one of your own characters? And if so, who and what?

Who was the first OC you made?

What inspired you to make Mich?

Do you have any voice claims for your OCs?

Are there any other preexisting characters that inspired an OC?

What things in real life make you think of an OC?

Have you ever picked up a habit from developing/writing one of your own characters? And if so, who and what?

Uuuuh so I've gained a lot of shit from Mich. A lot. Not the other way around. Almost as if she projects onto me instead of me to her. One of the big ones is ironically looking at the camera or side glancing. Basically reacting with facial expressions - LMAO THAT'S NORMAL BUT LIKE... HOW DO I PUT IT. Like if someone says something stupid, I "look at the camera" with :| or |:[ or something like that. Basically I'm more expressive with reactions, physically and verbally. I'm not giving it justice, it sounds very normal but I promise I'm trying to explain something that I've inherited from her. Maybe another example won't make me look stupid. No now I can't think of anything, you're just going to have to take th-

HONESTY. BRUTAL HONESTY. NOT EVEN TO BE RUDE, LIKE FULL ON ABOVE AND BEYOND HONESTY WHEN I'M IN THE WRONG OR DOING SOMETHING STUPID. I'm not trying to be quirky, but sometimes I can be like "I'm mad about this and I am in the wrong for being upset but I want to complain about something" like that kind of honesty. Mich does this shit all the time.

Who was the first OC you made?

The first oc I EVER made - we don't talk about her - was Spartan. She was an overpowered godmodded every awful thing in the book oc. Complete and utter mary sue. Creepypasta oc as well. I won't tell her story because you all will laugh at me. Long story short I love redheads but now she has been through an entire redesign and she will instead be a character in the webcomic that I will probably never make.

What inspired you to make Mich?

Mich came to life because I made the mistake of watching Hetalia (forced by @noitzok to sit down and watch it) and had an unending love for my state. The inspiration was the state itself along with my adoration of badass women.

Do you have any voice claims for your OCs?

Voice claims. Wow. Well yes, honestly. Many of them, but not all. I'll even link some of them!

(canon) Mich - She doesn't have a solid vc since there's nothing that really captures her voice but the closest one I found was Femshep, Jennifer Hale in general but FemShep is the closest one.

David: I've been debating. His original vc was iDubbbz (I cannot link the song though because it has very bad content and words in it) but now I'm leaning towards the newer Bo Burnham.

Penny: No specific one but it's a very friendly higher toned Yooper voice for sure.

Carter: The lead singer but just a tiny bit deeper

Musey: Spinel specifically from this song

Xephrel: Used to be Cody Carson, now it's Jschlatt (I won't apologize)

(I cannot find Satoshi's but dw about it)

Now for the verses.

Danganronpa Mich: Jill Valentine from the RE3 Remake

Symbiote Mich: (FemShep but a little deeper and smooth)

Keiran: Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5

Human Mich: It's between Claire Redfield from the RE2 remake and Erin Lillis

Lovesick Mich: Kirstin

50's Mich: Kay Starr

the others I have not figured out yet.

Are there any other preexisting characters that inspired an OC?

Xephrel's old chaotic ways and voice at the time were inspired by Bill Cypher but other than that? No, not really. Aside from Spartan inspiring Mich's looks in a very faint sense.

What things in real life make you think of an OC?

Anything. Music, art, headcanons, jokes, weather, mood, scents, voices, situations. You fucking name it... At least once did all of these inspire me. Made all my webcomic characters, looks, and backstories based on Monstercat songs. I have playlists for my muses.

[dreaminpeaches]

Humble Pie AU Headcount!

Aye, here's a cool concept I saw from @paraesthetics

and @maddgicalgirl two really cool creative peeps who posted about their AUs for their paracosms, Memento Amouri and Zombie Lane! I don't have as many as them and they're not as cool as any of those but we go:

Humble Pie - OG paracosm, Beau, a former high school bully and star football athlete returns to his home town after flunking college, coming home brings back both nostalgic and bitter memories of his past, his memories haunt him so bad that they manifest into a alter ego of himself called "Stye" who makes a deal with Beau that if he can get at least half of the people he bullied to forgive him, then Stye will leave Beau forever, but if Beau fails Beau has to leave forever (either by running away, isolating himself from others even his friends and family forever so he doesn't hurt anyone else never to be seen again or ........), at the same time he finds himself falling in love with the new dorky girl in town

Bodyswap AU- this isn't really an AU more like a weird dream Beau has after eating some weird cake his little sister made for him and he was too nice to say no (it had glitter in it), the events only take place for about a day, but its basically a Kimi No Nawa (Your Name) parody just with alot of more comedy where Beau and Bonnie swap bodies, Beau spends the day in Bonnie's body as an angry gremlin woman, and Bonnie spends the day in Beau's body as a pretty boy. They both struggle with each other's usual tasks Bonnie struggles to fix cars and Beau having to wear a maid outfit, and doing anime dances on the spot while having to playfully flirt with a bunch of nerds at Bonnie's maid cafe job. Bonnie in Beau's body has more heavy moments because she can see Stye and meets him for the first time, Stye knows its not Beau in his body so he can't have as much "fun" toying with him as usual, but kind of with the "help" of Stye Bonnie is able to hop through Beau's memories (mostly his childhood ones), a lot of the memories stop halfway through or are purposely faded because how heavy they weigh on Beau's mind. Devin is the one who tries to research and help Bonnie and Beau get back to each other's bodies because while most of Beau's family welcomes Beau's brighter attitude, Dev is the only one who knows something is up.

Genderbend AU- In this AU Fem! Beau was a star cheerleader as a Regina George type of bully, telling lies, spreading rumors, and subtle causing chaos throughout the school while being seen as a beloved queen at the same time, she too flunks out of college, and returns with regrets, but as where Beau takes on a more punk cowboy aesthetic, Fem! Beau adopts a more gothic rockabilly witch aesthetic, Fem ! Beau always had an interest in witches/witchcraft since she was little (because her dad would read her a bunch of fairy tales and Fem! Beau always found the witches to be the more interesting characters in the stories) but was often made fun for it to the point where she kept it a secret, but now returning to her hometown, Fem! Beau decides to fully embrace her interest she dyes her blonde hair black and starts to study witchcraft in an effort to combat the bad vibes she's been feeling. Whereas original Stye is more of an evil Jojo Stand, Fem! Stye is more along the lines of a mix of Tomie and Junko Enoshima, she still enjoys toying with Fem! Beau and doing a noblewoman's laugh, the deal between them is still the same. Whereas Beau's bio dad left him, Fem! Beau's bio mom left her family and Fem! Beau has a really close relationship with her Dad, Lou , who works at the town's library as a libarian, he remarries a nice woman who tries to spend time with Fem! Beau by doing traditional girly activities (a thing that reminds Fem! Beau too much of her past self, but she still tries to grin and bear it), Fem! Beau works part-time at her step mom's boutique helping customers pick outfits and find the perfect outfit for them. Dev is the same tho, but Fem! Dev is a bit more into comics than games but still basically the same nerd (like Futaba from Persona 5), Fem! Beau stilll gives Fem! Dev advice on school and boys (but kind of subtlely telling Fem! Dev that most guys are pigs anyways), Carrie who is now Carter in this is a very rowdy but loveable little boy who is always seen with a cape and a wooden sword that his big sis made for him in shop class, he carries that thing with him everywhere and will fight anyone who's mean to his sisters. Like Beau, Fem! Beau loves her siblings to death and likes spending time with them

Beau has an interest in wild west media, Fem! Beau is more interested in stuff like Grease, Rebel Without A Cause, Bewitched, and West Side Story.

Male! Bonnie is mostly the same like with Dev is more into comics than anime, he has a bigger interest in clowns than mascots and wants to show kids that not all clowns are scary, he works as a children entertainer at a local fun center (like a Chuck E Cheese or Discovery Center), whereas Bonnie was taught ballet at a young age, Male! Bonnie was taught to play the piano, but he enjoys playing instruments like the keyboard, talkboxes, and one of those things that look like a musical note with a face on it (idk what they are call), he's trying to make a one-man-band performance to go along with his performance as a clown.

Whereas Bonnie and Beau meet a lot to work on Bonnie's car, Male! Bonnie and Fem! Beau met up a lot because Carter really likes to play at the fun center where Bonnie works, and when Male! Bonnie first saw Fem! Beau, he thought she was Raven from Teen Titans.

Bonnie and Beau's relationship is like Beauty and Beast, while Fem! Beau and Male! Bonnie is more like Jessica and Rodger rabbit.

Resident Evil Village AU: This one is basically Beau is Ethan, and Carrie takes the place of Rose, and that's it! To be honest, I didn't think how everyone else would fit in this AU (an older Dev might be Chris?? maybe), I just like the idea of Beau going through a ton of crazy spooky stuff to save his little sister, and would totally sacrifice himself like Ethan did at the end if all the chips were down, and older Rose is what I think an older Carrie would look like

Walking Dead (the game) AU: Same thing as RE but Beau lives through all the seasons with both of his siblings, I just dont really dig the idea of Carrie ending Beau like how Clem had to do with Lee (that's too much man), but I could see Beau trying to teach Carrie to defend herself during the apocalypse as she gets older he tries to distance himself a bit letting her be more independent but still nearby if she gets into trouble, I could also see Dev joining another group for a bit because he doesn't enjoy his brother bossing him around so much, he ends up returning but I could see tensions raising between those two in this situation, they would end up meeting Bonnie along the way, Beau would find her a bit annoying at first but end up catching feelings for her. I could see them making their own settlement, and trying to find other lost individuals.

[vancampemily]

Emily VanCamp On Reprising Her Role As Sharon Carter And Those Power Broker Theories

Sharon Carter’s dark, bitter, and vengeful return in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ could mean many things—or nothing at all.

You’re always one decision away from a totally different life, and that rule applies doubly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A simple choice in the heat of the moment can have grave consequences for our beloved heroes; Peter Quill punching Thanos just as Iron Man and Spider-Man almost pull the Infinity gauntlet off the villain’s hand is a hotly debated Twitter topic every other week. The current Marvel conflict on everyone’s tongue? Why on Earth is Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) an enemy of the state, when the Avenger who got her in this mess in the first place is roaming his past life worry-free?

Last we saw Sharon, she was the wide-eyed, determined Agent 13 of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a CIA operative whose loyalty to Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) prompted her to defy the Sokovia Accords and steal Cap’s shield and Falcon’s wings from the government. Her allegiance to Steve landed her a kiss from the Avenger but not without controversy: Sharon is the grandniece of Peggy Carter, Steve’s true love and the woman he traveled back in time to be with at the end of Endgame. Sharon’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it romance with Steve was just as short-lived as her residence in the MCU timeline, but thanks to the newest Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sharon gets a second life—just not the one the former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent envisioned.

When we meet Sharon in episode 3, titled “Power Broker,” the glow of the woman who longed to live up to her grand-aunt’s accomplishments is eclipsed by a dark cloud. She’s traded in her button-up shirts for hoodies and operates as an art thief out of a sprawling mansion in the eerie fictional town of Madripoor. She hasn’t spoken to her family members in months. When Sam reminds her he was also on the run, she reminds him, “Was. Is. Big difference.” She’s cynical, bitter, and vengeful, which apparently turned her into a stone-cold killer. She murders three bounty hunters with a steel bar and darts a knife into the shoulder of another. Sharon Carter is long gone, her one driving force the desire to be pardoned. Who is this new person? Well, Marvel devotees have their theories. Ahead, Emily VanCamp talks reprising her role as Sharon Carter, those Power Broker theories, and more.

Let’s go back to your Marvel introduction. What qualities initially drew you to the character of Sharon Carter?

I loved her dedication and devotion to Cap [and] to the cause. She was in this bloodline of agents, and this kick-ass woman who was a little bit more idealistic at the time. Now some of those qualities have been stripped away, unfortunately, based on her circumstances and the sacrifices she made. She’s wondering whether or not it was all worth it. She feels abandoned.

Knowing what she knows now, especially with Cap out of the MCU timeline, do you think Sharon would have made a different choice in Civil War?

I don’t think so. One of the things I love about her is her integrity. And to her, that’s what she believed in and that’s what she thought was the right thing to do. So I think it’s less about Steve and more about her devotion to the cause at that time. No, I don’t think she would go back and do anything differently. Do I think that the character would have liked a little bit of help, with all these other characters being pardoned, and she’s just sort of been left on the run as this fugitive? Yeah, I think her reaction to it would have changed. But I don't think she would have changed her choices.

At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Sam and Bucky were able to get closure from Captain America. Do you ever wonder what closure would look like for Sharon, had she had the opportunity?

I’m sure she would have wanted that, but I think that she's moved on from that. Now she just wants to be pardoned to get her life back. That ship has sailed in so many ways for Sharon, and we don't even really address [Steve and her] in the show. It’s so much more about where she is now and how to move forward and make that deal with Sam: Listen, I’ll help you out if you can get me out of here. [Sam and Bucky] are on this mission and she's reluctantly helping them, and that’s what the dynamic is now. Does she want to? Probably not. But is it her ticket out? Probably.

What did you have to understand about her mindset now in order to play her in this new phase?

I think it was just important for me, one, that we address all this time that’s passed and kind of discuss, “Where has she been? What has she been doing?” And we talk about it a little bit in episode 3, that she’s been hustling and dealing in stolen art and living in Madripoor. You get the sense that things have not been easy on Sharon. And she’s definitely made her way and she’s thrived in this environment, but it’s not an environment she would have chosen. She was sort of, in her mind, left behind, so there’s a chip on her shoulder that I think it would be really hard to get rid of at this point. And she even says at one point, “The superhero thing is a joke.” She’s definitely lost that kind of idealistic, young agent mind.

How did you prepare for that change in her?

I think it’s great to dig a little bit deeper into all these characters and their perspectives. And with Sharon, it’s so much about her resentment and her tenacity. She’s thrived in this new environment, even though it’s not ideal. So that’s something that’s carried through in her personality. She didn’t lose that. But I think just her goals, her thoughts have just changed.

What is a Marvel training session like? Sharon killed so many bounty hunters by herself.

It was months of prepping even for that sequence in episode 3. Sharon doesn’t have superpowers, so everything is just with her bare hands. We wanted it to look as gritty and raw and real as possible, so we trained a lot. Every day that I wasn’t shooting Falcon or The Resident, I was in that training center going over choreography, doing the footwork, doing boxing, doing jujitsu, all the things that I need to do to prep my body and mind for those sequences. You hope that when you get there to shoot it, that muscle memory and that adrenaline kicks in, and off you go. But Marvel is amazing at preparing you for those moments. I was welcomed to go and train every moment I could, and I did. But to have that available is just such a gift, especially when you've got a sequence like that, where you can't really hide from anything. It’s just you.

Sharon’s dark return reminded me of your Revenge character Emily Thorne. Do you prefer these darker roles over characters like Nicolette in the soapy drama The Resident?

They’re all so different. I think that’s part of what I like—just embodying totally different characters. Revisiting Sharon was very cool because we get to see her, as you said, in this totally different light. I don’t have any sort of preference. It was definitely difficult because last year I was doing Falcon and Winter Soldier and The Resident at the same time, so sometimes getting home at night I was a little bit screwy in my brain as to where I was headed the next day and what mind frame I should be in. But it’s not to say I enjoy playing one more than the other. It was fun to get back to Sharon, though, and see this new, kind of hardened version of her.

What was it like shooting both The Resident and Falcon in the middle of a pandemic?

Even before the pandemic, it was hard because it’s two different characters, one of them being very, very physical, so even that in itself was a challenge. Then the pandemic happened, and luckily I didn’t have to do both at the same time. We only had about a month left on Falcon and Winter Soldier, and I finished that up and then went straight into The Resident. It was nerve-racking going back to work after months of being isolated and at home, but also really nice to have a sense of normalcy. Even though it’s not normal at all on set anymore, it’s nice to be around my colleagues, to be at work. We’re kind of lucky to be able to do that and just to deliver new content. Everyone’s streaming everything Marvel. It's made our jobs a little bit more challenging, but also more rewarding in many ways because we’re able to deliver that joy.

When you pay close attention to Falcon’s episode titles, they’ve been very descriptive of each episode. So when the third episode was titled “Power Broker” and we see Sharon return, Marvel theorists ran with it.

We see Sharon return. We see Zemo return. It’s kind of like, yeah, episode 3 was always a big blast of so many things. There’s a ton of theories going around.

Have you ever envisioned Sharon going to the dark side, going against the heroes? What do you make of those theories?

Sharon’s always been this kind of idealistic personality, but I also think there are so many gray areas now between heroes and villains, and that’s something these Marvel shows are really exploring more in-depth. I think anyone at this point is capable of anything. There are so many characters that haven't even appeared yet. There's a lot going on in these six episodes. So for me, I don’t want to say too much because there’s just so much more to come.

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Rules are at the bottom of this post!

Muse is high right now for: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Shadow & Bone, Percy Jackson, Marvel, Fourth Wing, Arcane, any of my OCs !!

The Hunger Games

Peeta

Katniss

Finnick

Johanna

Haymitch

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Balthazar

Dave

The Umbrella Academy

Five

Diego

Dave

Allison

Shadow and Bone

Kaz

Jesper

Alina

Aleksander

Nikolai

Genya

Wylan

Alexei

Zoya

Tolya

Tamar

Mal

Nina

Alice in Borderland

Chishiya

Karube

Arisu

Usagi

Ann

Aguni

Mira

Stranger Things

Steve

Nancy

Dustin

Hopper

Robin

Joyce

Percy Jackson

Percy

The Arcana

Asra

Julian

Nadia

Muriel

The Walking Dead

Daryl

Beth

Paul

Sasha

Rick

Tara

Supernatural

Sam

Dean

IT

Richie

Bev

Stanley

Marvel

Tony Stark

Stephen Strange

Natasha

Steve Rogers

Thor

Bucky Barnes

Peter Parker

Logan/Wolverine

Loki

Yelena

Charles Xavier

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler

Daisy Johnson

Leo Fitz

Nick Fury

Peggy Carter

The Witcher

Geralt

Newsies

Jack

Davey

Katherine

Race

Spot

Big Hero 6

Hiro

Honey Lemon

Tadashi

Good Omens

Aziraphale

Crowley

Anathema

Attack on Titan

Eren

Armin

Mikasa

Levi

Fourth Wing (Only read book 1 so far)

Xaden

Violet

Liam

Rhiannon

Sawyer

Bodhi

Imogen

Garrick

Trina

Arcane

Viktor

Caitlyn

Jinx

Mylo

Claggor

Mel

Descendants

Evie

Carlos

Jay

Harry

Ben

Uma

Mal

Outer Banks

JJ

Pope

John B

Sarah

Kiara

Julie and The Phantoms

Julie

Reggie

Luke

Resident Evil

Leon

Chris

Luis

Sheva

Jake

Sherry

Z Nation

10K

Cassandra

Doc

911

Buck

Hen

Howie

Maddie

Eddie

911 Lone Star

TK

Judd

Michelle

OCs ( x )

Remy Duarte ( Fandomless super-human )

Cassie Knox ( Fandomless super-human )

Ivan ( Fandomless phoenix )

Ari ( Fandomless dragon )

Mila ( Fandomless fairy )

Declan / NW500 ( Detroit: Become Human )

Luca Heady ( Any crime-related fandom )

Zachary Heady ( Any crime-related fandom )

Emilia Leitner ( Any crime-related fandom )

Kang Jihoon ( Fandomless Time-traveler )

Park Haneul ( Fandomless Time-traveler's friend )

First Last ( Made for Grishaverse, but can be placed into all )

First Last ( Made for Fourth Wing verse, but can be placed into all )

Rules:

mun is 21+. please do not follow if you are under 18. i will not do NSFW with anyone under 22.

if you want to start a thread, or if you just want to say hello, pop into my IMs at any time. feel free to send memes, even if we’ve never rped before!

OC friendly! all-fandom friendly! i love crossovers, AUs, canon stories, etc. throw your characters at me.

on the topic of mature themes, if I’m writing about anything triggering i will tag my posts for the sake of others.

i am slow (sometimes non-existent). if you’re looking for someone to reply to you every day/week, i am not the girl for you. i do this for fun.

on that note, please don’t pester me to reply. i don’t mind an occasional “hey, you still interested?” but poking me every single day will irritate me.

what i ship: TO BE EDITED (this doesn’t mean we need to ship these characters. i just want people to feel comfy when sending memes). i’m also a sucker for canon / oc ships.

if you have any questions/are unsure about something, feel free to pop into my IMs.

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Rules::

Rule one

Please be patient with me. I’m either stupid fast at replying or I take a few days. If it seems I’ve forgotten you, though, send me an IM

Rule Two

That being said I will reply when I feel like. I will always tell you if I need to drop a thread, if I take long it doesn’t mean I’ve dropped it. If you need to drop it because I’m taking too long, let me know. I promise not to be mad.

Rule Three

I will not RP with anyone under the age of 18, even if the thread has no smut. I’m sorry, but no. This is an adult oriented blog. Heavy themes, along with smut, will be regularly posted in rp formal and/or in images.

Rule Four

I will not RP with anime/cartoon/game FC’s (There are exceptions like RE8 chars). I will also not RP with any deceased FC’s

Rule Five

As awesome as it would be to be bilingual, I only speak and know English.  Anything you see me post that is not English was brought to you by Google Translate.

Rule Six

I do not have a verse page, but that doesn’t mean I’m not open to AU’s. I LOVE AU’s. I’m a multi-ship multi-post blog and am trash for any and all AU’s. Just ask!

Rule Seven

I can write a lot in my replies (And a lot of it can be unnecessary detail) but don't feel pressured to match my length! Just, please, try to give me something more than two sentences to work with. I don't typically enjoy writing short replies, but I understand muses can be fickle things.

Rule Eight

I don't enjoy pregnancy threads or writing children so I, typically, will steer clear of those types of threads. If our muses have been in a long relationship (and we have been writing partners for a while as well) I may make an exception, but don't come in expecting babies. My girls all have IUD's unless stated otherwise. That being said I am 100% down with the breeding kink.

Rule Nine

If a muse has (unknown) somewhere in their age it means they are old old. Like 100+, so age can be changed if you are uncomfortable with age gap.

Rule Ten

I have a handful of chronic issues that effect my sleep and my mood so I'm up all hours of the day. I live in EST time zone, but I'm often up at 4AM so.....it's a gamble lol!

Rule Eleven

I have SEVERE ANXIETY and struggle messaging new people. IF I FOLLOWED YOU I WANT TO RP WITH YOU! I'm probably just figuring out how to message you without puking lol. I would appreciate the help, if you want, or you can wait until I gather the enrve.

Rule Twelve

My grammar isn't the best in the galaxy, ok? I over use comma's and never really figured out the semi-colon. If something is horribly wrong or you can't understand what I've written, just ask please.

Rule Thirteen

I will tag major triggers (ie; Snakes, Spiders etc) but I won't tag smut or NSFW unless it really needs it.

Rule Fourteen

If I have ever posted a meme please feel free to send one in even if it was a year ago! With that in mind, I do prefer introduction threads with new muns/characters if I am not familiar with them.

Rule Fifteen

Don't like my starters

Rule Sixteen

Don't God-Mod blah blah and Follow TOS k I love you <3 <3

Muses:

Girls:

Inessa Morea

Nicknames: Nessy, Nessa, Ness Age: Unknwon (25) DoB: May 11th Pronouns: She/Her Species: Nymph (Forest) Sexual Orientation: Bi-Curious Position: Sub (Potentially verse) Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: New York Occupation: Flourist Personality: Sweet, Curious, Oblivious, Playful, Innocent, Devious Face Claim: Candice King ○

Cassia Poole-

Nicknames: Cass, Cassy Age: Unknown (19-24) DoB: November 3rd Pronouns: She/Her Species: Nymph (Water(mermaid)) Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Sub Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: New York Occupation: Student (Robotics and Marine bio-tech)/ Swim coach Personality:Innocent, Nerdy, Hyperactive, Bratty, Playful, Lame Face Claim: Jane Levy ○

 Amara Nyx

Nicknames: Marr Age: Unknown (32) DoB: Oct 13th Pronouns: She/Her Species: Nymph (Underworld) Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Versatile Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: New York Occupation: None/ Sugar baby Personality: Smart ass, Rude, Bitchy, Judgmental, Hateful, Possessive, Affectionate Face Claim: Elizabeth Gillies ○

Laleh Narvaez

Nicknames: Lala Age: 25(600) DoB: Sept 4th Pronouns: She/Her Species:Lamia/Naga Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Versatile Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: Argentina Occupation: Dancer/Jack of all Trades for Freak Show/Snake Charmer(Circus) Personality:Sharp, Sultry, Flirtatious, Seductive, Venomous Face Claim: Eiza Gonzalez ○

Samira Eve

Nickname: Sam, Sammy, Mira Age: (Unknown) 20-23 DoB: June 2nd Pronouns: She/Her Species: Air Nymph Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Verse Romantic Orientation: Panromantic Hometown: Boston Occupation: Thief/Courier Personality: Sarcastic, Smooth, Sassy, Flighty, Unreliable, Persuasive, troublemaker FC: Elisha Applebaum

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Maybelline New-York

Nicknames: May Age: 28 DoB:Sep 17 Pronouns: She/Her Species: Zombie Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Sub Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: New Orleans Occupation: None Personality: Shy, Angry, Mute, Hungry, Sassy" Bio: Maybelline has no memory of her life before she had been murdered at the age of 23. Hell, she's not even certain that's her age. Her name came from reading a magazine ad when asked who she was after walking into morgue. Zombies had been a small pest problem for a while now, usually obvious in their appearance and traits, but something inside of May kept her from fully succumbing to the sickness. All she felt was hunger and, after begging the mortician to, promptly sewed her mouth shut and clipped her nails. Now she speaks in sign or with a chalkboard she carries around to communicate. After weeks of study, it was discovered that Maybelline had a tumor that had taken over the majority of her brain, blocking the strain from traveling and taking her over. Face Claim: Camila Mendes ○

Juniper Lee

Nicknames: June, Junie Age:29 DoB: Feb 16th Pronouns: She/Her Species:Witch Sexual Orientation: Straight Position: Submissive Romantic Orientation: Straight Hometown: Seoul until 5 then Massachusetts Occupation:Herbalist/Illusionist Personality:Soft spoken, Kind, Intelligent, Playful, Self Concious, Delicate, unsure Face Claim: Jamie Chung ○

 Barabelle Gunn

Nicknames: Belle, Belly, Bara Age:27 DoB: May 28th Pronouns: She/Her Species: Human Sexual Orientation: Straight Position: Versatile Romantic Orientation: Straight Hometown: Killin Scottland Occupation: Hunter (supernatural) / Mercenary Personality: Brash, Rude, Sarcastic, Bull Headed, Loyal, Protective Face Claim: Karen Gillan AU Verses-  Resident Evil 8 Verse ○ Leora Brandr Nicknames: Leo Age: Unknown (26) DoB: Dec 21st Pronouns: She/Her Species: Nymph (Fire) Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Versatile Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: Queens Occupation: Pilot/ Glass Blower Personality: Gentle, Kind, Shy, Short-Fused, Fiery, Passionate Face Claim: Daisy Ridley

Boys:

Carlyle Abrams

Nicknames: Lyle Age:32 DoB: April 16th Pronouns: He/Him Species:Human Sexual Orientation: Straight Position: Top/Dominant Romantic Orientation: Straight Hometown: London Occupation: Private Investigator Personality: Charming,Calm, Kind, Playful, Posessive, Warm Face Claim: Adam Driver ○

Maxwell Ardeleane Nicknames: Max Age: Unknown (31) DoB: January 8th Pronouns: He/Him Species: Elder Vampire Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Position: Top/Dominant Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: Bucharest Romania Occupation: Mob Boss Personality: Charming, Polite, Sarcastic,Dark, Cruel, Posessive." Face Claim: Tyler Hoechlin ○ Syrian Nyx

Nicknames: Syrian Age: Unknown(34) DoB: Oct 13th Pronouns: He/Him Species: Nymph (Underworld) (Alpha) Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Top/Dominant Romantic Orientation: Demiromantic Hometown: New York Occupation: Bank CEO Personality:Charming, Egotistical, Posessive, Rude, Dark Humor Face Claim: Oliver Jackson-Cohen ○ Esben Hvit

Nicknames: Esben, Ben, Es Age: 27 DoB: Oct 20 Pronouns: He/Him Species: Were-Raven (Albino) Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Vesatile Romantic Orientation: Biromantic Hometown:Seattle Occupation: Famous Writer(Penned under Raven White) Personality:Cocky, Quiet, Shy, Rude, Snarky, Intelligent Face Claim: Lucky Blue Smith ○

Carter Higgins

Nicknames: Carter, Car Age: 24 DoB: June 12 Pronouns: He/Him Species: Human Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Position: Vesatile Romantic Orientation: Biromantic Hometown: Nashville Tenn Occupation: Street/Bar Musician Personality:Sweet, Friendly, Romantic, Goofy, Playful Face Claim: Cody Christian

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Canon characters:

Peter Hale: Teen Wolf

Chris Argent: Teen Wolf

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TALIA AL GHUL

new earth / btas

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : priyanka chopra

talia is co-owner of a company called blackbird llc. along with rachel drake ( raven darkholme shhhh ), talia’s main public identity is based around this business. the company is a public relations / risk management firm for high society, public figures, political figures, and the like. they also, for a very large fair price, can handle other risks that may skirt the law or completely break it. they are very discreet and come highly recommended. 

talia is the mother of damian wayne, bruce wayne’s son and youngest robin. damian was conceived during consensual sex. 

SHARON CARTER

mcu / 616

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : emily vancamp

sharon was on the run when the snap happened. she was dusted, like bucky and sam. when she came back, she stayed off the grid since she’s technically a fugitive for stealing the shield for cap etc

she went almost immediately to madripoor, spending a lot of time building herself up there. things kinda fell apart when the snap happened ( i am not calling it the blip i’m sorry i simply cannot ). but when she came back, there were a lot of people who still feared and respected her so she essentially slid right back into who she was before.

i’m not going to say that sharon is the power broker but - 👀

PHOEBE HALLIWELL

original charmed show

canon compliant

single verse / single ship

faceclaim : alyssa milano

post - show, phoebe is working under a different name at the paper as a columnist. 

PIPER HALLIWELL

original charmed show

canon compliant

single verse / single ship

faceclaim : holly marie combs

post - show, piper owns the nightclub still. she is raising two boys, and also teaching at magic school mondays, wednesdays and fridays.

ANNIE JANUARY

the boys comics / amazon show

canon complaint

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : erin moriarty

post - season two, annie is faking her loyalty to the seven for now. she doesn’t know what is coming or what to do next, so she’s laying low until the options present themselves. 

she is still working with hughie, who has gone to work for victoria neuman to see exactly what her intentions are.

LAURA KINNEY

616

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : tatiana maslany

laura is using the codename wolverine and living on krakoa.

laura has come out of the vault in ecuador. she doesn’t have the memories of the time she spent in there, but she knows something is missing and wants to find out what.

MAY PARKER

mcu / 616

canon divergent

single verse / single ship

faceclaim : marisa tomei

post - endgame, may is in charge or working out housing and support for those misplaced by the snap. she’s also working on her homeless shelter.

CLAIRE REDFIELD

post resident evil 2

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : danielle campbell

claire is still looking for chris, teaming up with anyone she can in order to find out information about her brother.

JILL VALENTINE

post resident evil 5

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : lauren cohan

after being brainwashed by wesker, jill went through extensive therapy to recover from everything. she is in the process of coming back, taking it easy but taking new missions. this is her job.

BRUCE WAYNE

new earth / nolanverse

canon divergent

multi verse / multi ship

faceclaim : christian bale

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Esquire Singapore Dec 2019 - Joel Kinnaman Interview

OBSERVERVABLE ACTS

Editor-in-Chief: Norman Tan Photography: Michael Schwartz Stylist: Chloe Hartstein Groomer: Kristan Serafino Story: Wayne Cheong

Instead of a rooftop shoot that we had planned, we’re indoors at Dune Studios on Water Street. Outside, the weather is every writer’s dream: “It is an ash-streaked sky that portents a downpour.” “Like a warning, steel wool hangs overhead.” “A dishevelled blanket of grey that drifts languidly like detritus in a muddied pond.” A wet weather doth not a good shoot make.

When Joel Kinnaman arrives, the first thing you notice is how large he is. Bigger than life, broad-chested, he sometimes stands astride, like he’s about to break the spirit of a wild stallion. Then, there’s that presence; a sort of aura that’s quiet but still strong-arms you for your attention.

Just as the fashion shoot is about to start, Kinnaman asks if he could put on his own playlist for the shoot. He brings up his Spotify playlist, titled ‘For some of mankind’. ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted’ by Jimmy Ruffin plays.

“The playlists are just for fun,” Kinnaman tells me. “I’ve made a playlist for every project that I’ve been in.”

The project that this particular playlist was made for is For All Mankind, now playing on Apple TV+. It’s a show that puts forth the idea: what if America lost the space race to Russia?

Created and written by Ronald D Moore, the visionary behind the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and Outlander, For All Mankind stars Kinnaman as Edward Baldwin, a NASA astronaut who works alongside Buzz Aldrin (Chris Agos) and Neil Armstrong (Jeff Branson). Kinnaman’s character isn’t based on a particular historical figure, instead he is a composite or a representative of the ‘all-American’ astronauts of that era.

“I’m half-American and half-Swedish,” Kinnaman says. “I’ve lived in Sweden and America so, in a way, I’ve a split identity. My favourite part of the American spirit is not giving up. If they get knocked down, it is a national honour in getting back up and continuing the fight. In reality, when the US got to the moon, it concluded the space race. We didn’t get the continuation in space exploration that everyone was promised.”

Kinnaman is drawn to the science-fiction genre, fantasising of what could have been (though it can be said that the broad field of fiction can also put forward, ‘ what if’). Growing up, he watched the Star Wars movies, he loved the cyberpunk feel when he shot Altered Carbon. He is a fan of Blade Runner due to its dystopian future.

Do you think that sci-fi’s dystopian trope is becoming a reality? Kinnaman muses on that. “We’ve a president who is a national and international embarrassment. He’s immoral, a compulsive liar, a narcissist who doesn’t respect or appreciate democracy. I pray and hope that this nightmare would soon come to an end.

“But I believe we have the potential to overcome this. If we change paths and realign our focus in coming together as a human family, we can solve whatever problems that come our way together.”

This sentiment is echoed in For All Mankind, although the loss wasn’t the be-all and end-all for America. According to Moore, in losing the space race, America ends up the winner in the long run because of the continual effort into space exploration.

“Art can be a little lazy in pointing out the negatives. In many instances, the role that art and the artist play is showing us what’s wrong: that’s important but showcasing the positives is equally important. For All Mankind shows us how we should be operating if we are guided by our better angels.”

Physicist and theoretical biologist, Erwin Schrödinger, came up with a thought experiment. Imagine, if you will, a cat that’s sealed in a box. And inside that box is a device that might or might not kill the cat. Quantum theory states that quantum particles can exist in a superposition of states at the same time. Some even theorise that the quantum particles will collapse to a single state when it’s observed. When applied to Schrödinger’s cat, the feline is both dead and alive until you open the box.

Schrödinger came up with this thought experiment to explain that “misinterpreted simplification of quantum theory can lead to absurd results which don’t match real world quantum physics”. In the real world, it’s absurd that the cat is both dead and alive at the same time.

But one can also see this as an example of how the scientific theory works. Nobody really knows if a theory is right or wrong until it can be tested and proved. It’s like asking someone out on a date, you don’t know if that cute girl or guy will go out with you until you ask; the possibilities of rejection and acceptance remain in co-existence.

That is before you open the box.

Observe: Joel Kinnaman wouldn’t have existed if his father, Steve, had not defected from the US Army. An Indianapolis native, the elder Kinnaman was drafted and stationed in Bangkok, Thailand during the Vietnam War. While he was there, he started spending time with European backpackers, who have a different perspective of the war. A seed was planted. It finally blossomed when he attended a friend’s wedding in Laos. “It turned out that the woman’s family was half Laotian and half Vietnamese,” Kinnaman says. “It was an emotional moment for my dad. He asked himself if these were the people that he was going to kill.”

Still reeling from the love he had witnessed, the elder Kinnaman returned to his base. It was then that he was given the news that he was being reassigned to the battlefront in Vietnam.

In the history of war, the common punishment for desertion is death. According to the US Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 85, it is meted out “by death of other such punishment as a court-martial may direct”. (Since the Civil War, only one American serviceman was executed for desertion: Private Eddie Slovik in 1945.)

Knowing the penalties for desertion, the elder Kinnaman made the decision that night to leave camp. He hitchhiked his way up into northern Thailand and into Laos. He burned his passport, changed his name and passed off as Canadian. For the next four years, he lived life among the Laotians doing odd jobs. Then, he found out that Sweden grants asylum to Vietnam deserters. Since moving to Sweden, President Jimmy Carter eventually issued an amnesty in 1977. The elder Kinnaman continues to reside in Sweden. After his first marriage ended, he was involved with Bitte, a therapist. This relationship yielded Joel.

“I’ve been working on the script about his life,” Kinnaman says. “The idea would be that I’d play my dad but I’m getting a little old.” It’s a story to be told, one about the dangers of blind patriotism; a tool that’s often exploited by governments. “We need to be critical individuals who should make up our own minds.”

Observe: Kinnaman had his first taste of acting when he was 10. He played Felix Lundström on Storstad, a soap opera that looks at the lives of the residents living in the fictional town of Malmtorget. Back then, Sweden had only two TV channels so even if it’s a secondary or even tertiary role on an ensemble piece, people will recognise you. “I didn’t understand it,” Kinnaman says. “There was something thrilling about being famous but there was something I didn’t like about it either.” His whole experience as a child actor was underwhelming.

In fact, taking a page from ‘history repeating itself ’, observe as Kinnaman could have been a soldier in the Swedish army.

“It was mandatory for the men to be conscripted for a year in the army and it was during my time when the rules for enlistment started to relax,” Kinnaman says. “If you didn’t want to enlist, all you have to do is purposely fail the proficiency tests.”

Alas, Kinnaman was so caught up in the competition that he aced it. His results showed potential to be a company leader. He was enlisted and assigned to an 18-month tour in the Arctic Circle but Kinnaman plum forgot about it. When he moved to Oslo, Norway, to be a bartender, he received a call from his mother, informing him that there was a government notice stating that he was supposed to enlist in three days.

He called the army to tell them that he was no longer in the country. “They said, this is a serious offence and I could get prison time for this. But if I were to write a letter to explain the situation, I could get out of this.” And then he forgot to write the letter. Kinnaman continued working odd jobs but he was always haunted by the thought that if he were ever to be arrested by the police for anything, they might discover his draft dodge from his records and he would be sent to prison.

“I ended up at this fight outside a night club and got taken in by the police.” Kinnaman says. Observe: Kinnaman could have ended up serving his sentence for draft dodging but nothing came of it.

Acting was calling out to him once more. His friend, Gustaf Skarsgård (famously known for his role as Floki in History Channel’s Vikings), was on track to becoming an actor and advised Kinnaman to apply for theatre school. After several applications, Kinnaman finally got into what he describes as “Sweden’s second-best acting school” and would go on to film two movies during his enrolment.

After graduation, he continued acting in Sweden before moving to America. He kept himself busy. He made an appearance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; starred as Governor Will Conway in House of Cards; made people notice with his portrayal as the homicide detective, Stephen Holder; scored the lead role in the Robocop remake; was cast as Rick Flag in Suicide Squad.

The one genre that Kinnaman can’t seem to appear in is comedy. Yes, he has a stern demeanour but the man is also funny. “Sometimes, Hollywood sees you in a certain way and it’s much easier to get cast for it. And the next is similar to that and so on. I haven’t made an effort to dissuade people’s opinion. The lighter side is probably more me.”

The closest he has gotten to doing comedy is the shooting of the Suicide Squad sequel. Helmed by James Gunn, Kinnaman said in another interview that it feels like he’s “shooting his first comedy”.

“I’ve been around tough people with issues before,” Kinnaman continues. “I’ve had some bad times so those kind of environments were natural to be in. It’s a survival mechanism too. A way for me to cope as I grew up. At the time, you’re figuring out about your identity. I felt insecure, powerless and didn’t know what to do in life.

“It was a period of my life that was pretty negative. But one of the beauties of acting is that those dark periods become a mother lode that you can mine from. Maybe I’ve drawn a little bit too much from it by playing too many tough guys.”

In May 2016, Kinnaman was one of the delegates and personalities from Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden who was invited to one of President Obama’s final state dinners. Kinnaman, dressed in a sharp tuxedo, attended the dinner with his then-wife, Cleo Wattenström.

He overheard that the Obamas were fans of House of Cards and was looking forward to being introduced to them. At the reception, he and the other representatives stood in a row as President Obama made his way down the line, shaking hands and posing for a photo op. By Kinnaman’s admission, his mind wandered as he imagined what he’d say when President Obama came up to him. “Maybe I’d say, ‘Mr President’, and then he’ll say ‘Governor Conway’, and then we’ll laugh. And we’ll end it with a cool handshake.”

And all of a sudden, the president stood before him and Kinnaman muttered, “Mr President…” There was an awkward pause. Kinnaman would recount that it’s very possible that either the Obamas hadn’t watched the episode that he was in or if they did, his presence made zero impact. Before the silence could prolong, Kinnaman ended with, “thanks… for everything”. President Obama said something along the lines of, “Surely but surely, we cannot lose hope” and Kinnaman was ushered off.

He would retell this story when he introduced President Obama at Brilliant Minds, a conference of creative individuals who embody the forward-thinking spirit of Sweden, in June 2019. After the introduction, he returned backstage, where President Obama was waiting for his cue to go up. “He had this huge smile on his face and he said to me, ‘bring it in for a cool handshake.’ We hugged, we talked for about five minutes. He was super friendly. I’ll always remember that moment.”

Kinnaman isn’t shy about his politics. He voiced support for the #metoo movement; he had championed the environmental cause by one of his fellow Swedes, Greta Thunberg; he does not hide his disdain for the Trump administration.

“I think the last UN report stated that we have about eight years to turn back our carbon expenditure into the atmosphere,” Kinnaman says about where we’re heading as a species. “You don’t have to be a prophet to see that the world is heading towards the wrong direction. The oceans are heating up, the glaciers are melting. These natural disasters will be more frequent and that’s gonna lead to more tensions among countries.

“Politically, we’re moving towards a more nativist direction; people are pulling away from international cooperation. There’s the rise in disinformation campaigns, which will threaten democracy.”

But Kinnaman, ever the optimist, still believes in the human spirit, that we can innovate our way out of this quagmire.

Observe: Kinnaman, who was born with pectus excavatum, chose to correct the disorder instead of living with it.

Pectus excavatum is a chest-wall deformity that affects roughly one in 400. Instead of the breastbone being flush against the chest, it sinks in. Measured on a scale called the Haller index, anything above an index of 3.2 is considered severe. Kinnaman’s index was a seven or an eight.

“It’s something that’s survivable,” Kinnaman explains. “But it’s a condition that grows worse over time: your posture becomes worse; your stamina worsens as your heart is not given room to pump. By correcting it you can add years to your life.”

For a condition this severe, doctors had to insert two curved metal bars across his chest. Then the bars are turned to force the chest out and then the bars are wired to his ribs. The operation changed his life for the better. He doesn’t feel self-conscious whenever he removes his top. Six weeks after his surgery, he had to do reshoots for Suicide Squad. It was a fight sequence but Kinnaman sucked it up. “Would you like to feel it?” He asked.

He raised his arm like an invitation. I reached out and felt the spot, where the metal bars are, beneath the fabric and skin.

That’s an interesting party trick, I say. Kinnaman could only chuckle in response.

“It’s funny, if you ask me to say a line from a movie that I’ve been in before, I can’t. Not one line from any movie that I’ve done but I once did a monologue that was one hour and 30 minutes and I knew it by heart after 10 days.”

Kinnaman used to opine that as a Swedish American, growing up with dual cultures gives him a better perspective of the world but that also left him feeling like he doesn’t belong. He jumps from place to place, leading a nomadic existence.

“But I think,” he says as though he had stumbled upon some great truth a long time back, “I don’t wanna travel so much any more. Home. That’s where I’d like to be. I have two bases: one in Venice, LA and the other, an hour outside Stockholm.

“Growing up, my family didn’t have any money. We lived in this tiny little cottage that was in the middle of the woods. Now, I have this piece of land, where my family lives. This past midsummer was the first midsummer that we all spent together.

“That’s my new happy place.”

Joel Kinnaman looks like a man who has placed the final piece in that mystery of his life. He has stopped worrying about how he’s perceived by the public. He has exorcised people who have “struggled with jealousy, who don’t have a natural inclination towards generosity”. He has zero tolerance against bullshit. He likes how his career is shaping up—aside from Suicide Squad 2, For All Mankind is now filming a second season, and Kinnaman has three films coming out: The Informer; The Sound of Philadelphia and The Secrets We Keep; the last two, he avers, are his best work. “People who have watched me for a long time, it will remind them of my early career and for people who recently followed me, they will see a new side of me.

“I have goals that I’d like to achieve. Actor awards are such bullshit… until you get one. But yeah, that would be great. In future, I’d definitely want to be in a producing role and at some point, I’d like to also direct.

“I’ve said that I’d direct in five years time for about 10 years now.” That might change. His life is still a long and open road ahead.

Schrodinger’s cat posits two states that the creature can be in—dead or alive. But what if there’s a third option. That within the confines of the box, the cat is not there. It’s escaped. Unburdened from the stipulations of a thought experiment, free to do what it wants.

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Star, March 8

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Cover: George Clooney vs. Brad Pitt -- the fight that ended their friendship

Page 1: Scott Disick's mid-life makeover -- some guys buy a convertible but Scott already has a garage full of fancy rides, so what else to do when you're edging close to 40, split from the mom of your three kids and are already dating a 19-year-old model? Well, bleach your hair platinum, of course!

Page 2: Contents, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary with a couple's surf session

Page 3: Star Shots -- John Legend wore an eye-catching sweater to a photoshoot in West Hollywood, Anya Taylor-Joy stunned in a crimson gown on the set of an untitled David O. Russell-directed period film, Jason Sudeikis grabbed a bite during a break from filming Ted Lasso's second season in London

Page 4: After hosting countless rose ceremonies over nearly two decades of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison is now in the hot seat himself and facing backlash for defending current Bachelor frontrunner Rachael Kirkconnell who's been accused of racist behavior -- the next day, Chris apologized and said he was stepping aside as host of the dating reality series but the damage was done as Rachel Lindsay who is the first Black lead in the franchise's history revealed she won't renew her Bachelor contract and current Bachelor Matt James supported her -- as for Chris, the fallout continues as Crest are considering pulling down ads featuring him but with critics calling for his ouster Chris wants his job back and no one at ABC wants to see him replaced but those conversations are happening

Page 5: Miley Cyrus has an idea how to help Britney Spears in her legal battle to replace dad Jamie Spears as her conservator -- Miley is hoping she and Britney can record a classic song together like an anthem like Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves or Enough Is Enough and she's hoping to get Britney on board but that may be a challenge with the legal restrictions in place

* Mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin didn't get what she was asking for on her house in Pennsylvania -- it's upsetting that she got less than she paid for it but her hand was forced; it costs a lot to keep up a house like that on 20-plus acres and with years of roughhousing, it needs a lot of work -- with twins Mady and Cara already in college and the sextuplets growing up, Kate hopes to jump-start her career and she's dying to leave Pennsylvania and head to Hollywood

* Paris Hilton's boyfriend of just over a year Carter Reum dropped to one knee on a gorgeous private beach and offered Paris his heart and a sparkler from Cartier and she said yes -- close family was on hand to celebrate the couple who have been friends for 15 years and the party went on well into the evening -- now Paris is already making wedding plans for something simple and elegant with a gorgeous dinner and the couple is ready to start a family sooner rather than later and she's hinted she's already started IVF and if she gets pregnant they'll just push up the wedding

Page 6: Ryan Gosling needed some time off after 2018's moon-landing biopic First Man because he really became Neil Armstrong during the six months of shooting and he was absolutely drained after finishing it and he spent the next two years with wife Eva Mendes being a full-time dad to their two young kids -- now he's back and with three movies lined up, he's looking at a $75 million paycheck this year -- in addition to The Gray Man, he's gearing up for a Wolfman update and another space adventure called Project Hail Mary -- he wants to be a popcorn-movie star and he's going full-blown buff-and-shirtless action hero

* Allen v. Farrow is a new investigation into 1992 allegations about Woody Allen by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow and her mother Mia Farrow that digs up damning new evidence against the director -- one harrowing home video shows the then-7-year-old Dylan saying her dad touched her privates and later a doorman and a building manager and a maid at Allen's NYC residence raise questions about when Woody began his shocking relationship with Mia's teen daughter Soon-Yi -- Mia also expresses fear in the doc, saying she worries that when the documentary comes out he'll be on the attack again and he'll do whatever he has to do to save himself

* Star Spots the Stars -- Julia Roberts, Joe Jonas, Luann de Lesseps, Christina Aguilera, Kaia Gerber, Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young

Page 8: Star Shots -- With balloons and a box of chocolate in hand lifestyle expert Gretta Monahan arrived at The View, Melissa Gorga snacked on a huge box of sweets between Zoom interviews to promote the 11 season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Vanessa Lachey prepared to host a Galentine's Day celebration with macarons and wine

Page 10: Jenna Dewan making a plant-based meal, Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn and her husband Christian Richard sipped juice bar drinks while running errands in Beverly Hills, Hugh Grant stopped to tend to his laces while out for a walk in Chelsea in West London, Carrie Underwood prepped for her daily workout session in pieces from her Calia fitness apparel line

Page 12: After a stop at the Kidding Around children's store Bradley Cooper had his hands full walking with his daughter Lea in NYC, Sofia Vergara chic in a blowout and patterned top in Beverly Hills, Justin Bieber looked comfy in a message tee and pajama bottoms in L.A.

Page 13: Thandie Newton looked tense while Chris Pine hit the ground running as the two filmed the spy thriller All the Old Knives in London, Jon Bernthal braved the frigid water while Gretchen Mol bundled up on the set of American Gigolo in L.A.

Page 14: Think Pink -- Jennifer Lopez hoisted an oversized customized bubble-gum hued Coach satchel in a promo shot in NYC, Cardi B slipped on neon sneakers from her Reebok collaboration to shop on Rodeo Drive in L.A., Hilary Duff showing off a peek of her growing baby bump on the set of Younger in NYC

Page 16: In town to film The Hills: New Beginnings with their castmates Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag played in the snow with their son Gunner in Lake Tahoe

Page 17: Mandy Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith celebrated their last Valentine's Day before parenthood with a romantic stroll in Pasadena, Michelle Obama on her new children's show Waffles + Mochi

Page 18: Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay in NYC, hiding her locks in a cute newsboy cap Brooke Burke grabbed dinner at Nobu in Malibu, Krysten Ritter brought her son Bruce to meet some farm animals at the Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita

Page 20: Normal or Not? Farrah Abraham suffered a serious wardrobe malfunction while hitting the sand in Malibu -- not normal, Nikki Reed gushing over her therapy chicken -- normal, Property Brothers' Drew Scott booty bumpin' with wife Linda Phan -- not normal, Lucy Hale lovingly held onto her new dog Ethel while fueling up her ride in L.A. -- normal

Page 22: Fashion -- stars in pastel frocks -- Heidi Klum, Sophia Bush, Chrissy Teigen

Page 23: Rihanna, Kirsten Dunst

Page 26: Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are having sexy slumber parties at Kourtney's $8.5 million Calabasas pad and they are spending so much time together and she loves having him sleep over and he'll stay the whole weekend -- Travis who has lived nearby in the gated community for years is already making himself at home and not only has he moved a bunch of stuff into Kourtney's property but she leaves him to chill out and enjoy his space if she has to run errands -- even if it seems the couple is moving and moving in fast, their respective broods are on board with the new arrangement and Kourtney's kids Mason, Penelope and Reign love having Travis around and meanwhile the door is always open for Travis' kids Alabama and Landon, and Travis and Kourtney do a lot of fun stuff with their kids together -- there's already speculation that the move-in will be permanent because Kourtney knows a good thing when she sees it and Travis checks all the boxes

Page 27: Meeting the in-laws might be a little complicated for newly engaged Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers because the Green Bay Packers QB is famously estranged from his Chico, California-based family -- in 2016 Aaron's younger brother Jordan Rodgers exposed the rift while competing on The Bachelorette and at the time, fans blamed Aaron's then-girlfriend Olivia Munn for turning him Hollywood but the trouble continued after their 2017 split -- now that he's with Shailene, Aaron doesn't want to bring her into that toxic atmosphere but Shailene who once called her own folks super f**ked up is not deterred and she is encouraging Aaron to let bygones be bygones but he's not ready

* Melissa and Joe Gorga's marriage troubles will play out on the new season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey but their issues are even worse behind the scenes and they've been butting heads as Melissa's career continues to skyrocket so she's distracted with work and doesn't have time for Joe and he feels neglected and he isn't one to hold back -- it doesn't help that the Envy boutique owner was rumored to be getting close to another man -- the couple is trying to work out their issues for the sake of their three kids but Melissa may be done

Page 28: Cover Story -- George Clooney and Brad Pitt: The Breaking Point -- fights, jealousy and other women -- the former besties had a major falling out and now mutual friend Sandra Bullock is desperate to reunite them -- George and Brad have barely spoken in eight years and they've definitely gone their separate ways and Brad's ex-wife Angelina Jolie played a big part in the demise of their friendship because Angie felt George took Brad away from her and their kids -- Amal Clooney found Angie unbearable and that was kind of the point of no return for Brad and George -- George is struggling to regain his luster as a director while Brad is out there winning Oscars

Page 32: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Interview Shockers -- as they prep for baby number two, Harry and Meghan announce a no-holds-barred interview, leaving the palace on edge

Page 34: Celebs in Wheel Trouble -- don't drink (or drug) and drive; these stars got caught making some very bad decisions -- Bruce Springsteen, mug shots of Justin Bieber

Page 35: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Phelps, Khloe Kardashian, Henry Thomas, Heather Locklear, Jesse Luken, Mel Gibson

Page 36: Beauty -- curl care -- strengthen every type of wave and coil with cool new miracle workers

Page 48: Parting Shot -- Bill Murray teamed up with NFL player Larry Fitzgerald for the AT&T Every Shot Counts Charity Challenge in Pebble Beach -- despite landing in third place, Bill and Larry made a great pair, earning an impressive $209,000 for local charities

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upon waking up on valentine’s day morning, many residents will be excited to find a glass vase ( or perhaps, even, more than one ) left outside the door to their room containing freshly cut, fully bloomed red roses. miraculously, it seems like not a single one has a thorn on its stem.  some of these flowers come attached with a note and name, while other senders have chosen for the thrill of remaining anonymous. the arrangement would look beautiful on your kitchen counter, don’t you agree?

did you get one? keep reading to find out...

ANONYMOUS RECIPIENTS.

Aiya Ren – 1 ' ;) '

Aiya Ren – 1

Aiya Ren – 1

Aiya Ren – 1

Alek’ha Arand – 1

Alek’ha Arand – 1

Anakin Skywalker – 1

Anakin Skywalker – 1

Anakin Skywalker – 1 – for making me remember

Anastasia Romanov – 1

Andromeda Tonks – 1

Anduin Wrynn – 6

Anna Minkova – 3

April Kepner – 12

Arya Stark – 1

Bellamy Blake – 7 – 'for all the times i've wanted to punch you in the face'

Bellatrix Black – 1

Ben Solo – 1

Ben Solo – 1

Ben Solo – 3

Brienne of Tarth – 1

Brienne of Tarth – 1

Buzz Lightyear – 12

Caleb Widogast – 1 – i hope you remember soon. i miss you.

Clark Kent – you know i’m terrible at words, but thank you. i remember what matters because of you. – 12

Daenerys Targaryen – 12

Daenerys Targaryen – 3

Daphne Greengrass – 1

Dean Winchester – B====D – 1

Derek Morgan – 6 – from your pretty boy

Evelyn O’Connell – 3

Faith Lehane – 1

Four (Tobias Eaton) – 1 – You're something I never expected and it both frightens me and excites me.

Georgie Weaver – 1

Irene Adler – 1

Han Solo – 1

Harry Hook – 1 – don't get cocky

Harry Hook – 1

Hayley Marshall – 1

Hayley Marshall – 6 – happy valentines day. hope we can talk again soon.

Henry Mills – 1 – "Surprised?"

Hermione Granger – 1

Hope Mikaelson – 1

Jessica Moore – 1

Jester Lavorre – 1

James T Kirk – i’ll let you guess who this is from. – 1

Jon Snow – 1

Jon Snow – 12

Jyscar Ren – 1

Klaus Mikaelson – 1

Laszlo Kreizler – 1

Laszlo Kreizler – 1 – thank you for being as you are.

Leia Organa-Solo – 12 – 🐾

Leia Organa-Solo – 6

Lucifer Morningstar – 1 – cool name.

Lucifer Morningstar – 12 – ;-P

Lucifer Morningstar – 1 – you don’t need more than one rose to know how much i care about you.

Luke Skywalker – 1 – for keeping my memory alive

Lyanna Stark – 1

Lyanna Stark – 1

Maleficent - 1

Marinette Dupain-Cheng – 1 – Daredevil

Matthew Murdock – 3

Mandalorian – 1

Merlin – 1

Mike Warren - 1

Miles Morales – 1

Narcissa Malfoy – 1

Nick Scratch – 1

Nyota Uhura – 1

Olivia Parker – 1

Phyrra Amakiir – 1

Regulus Black – 1

Regulus Black – 1

Remus Lupin – 1

Remus Lupin – 12

Rey – 1 – for a fellow scavenger.

Rhaella Targaryen – 6

Sam Winchester – 3

Sansa Stark – 1

Sharon Carter – 1

Sirius Black – 1

Sirius Black – 12

Snow White – 12 – ;)

Steve Harrington – 1

Thor Odinson – 1

Thor Odinson – 6

Tony Stark – 1

Will Solace –1

Woody – 6

Wynnona Earp – 6 – 'beautiful but deadly sums you up'

Wynonna Earp – 1

Wynonna Earp – 1 – cool name

Zaeda Z'shysa – 12

Zaeda Z’shysa – 1

KNOWN ADMIRERS.

Aang – 1 – Suki

Ahsoka Tano – 1 – Obi-wan Kenobi

Ahsoka Tano – 1 – Stephen Strange

Ahsoka Tano – 1 – You’re a sight for sore eyes! – Padmé Naberrie

Aiya Ren – 12 – i love your perfume, what is that? the stench of death? – Harley Quinn

Alice Kingsleigh – 12 – Through all the craziness and mayhem, you've always been there. I could never thank you enough. – Harry Osborn

Anakin Skywalker – 1 – Wynonna Earp

Anastasia Romanov – 1 – Clarke Griffin

Andromeda Tonks – 12 – "For the woman of my dreams" – Ted Tonks

Anduin Wrynn – 1 – Dana Scully

Andy Trudeau – 1 – don’t tell the others, but you’re my favorite. Thank you for the lovely chat, inspector. – Astoria Malfoy

Andy Trudeau – 4 – Thank you for always having my back. It's never taken lightly. Love Prue – Prue Halliwell

Anna Arendelle – 12 – happy Valentine’s Day, best friend! – Jasmine Badroulbadour

Anna Arendelle – 12 – For my sister and my best friend. I’m sorry for everything. I love you. – Elsa Arendelle

Anna Minkova – 5 – It doesn’t make up for the years I was gone. I’m sorry. – Wanda Maximoff

Annabeth Chase – 12 – love you, blondie. Thanks for putting up with me. – Piper McLean

Annabeth Chase – 1 – happy Valentine’s Day, little sister – Haven Barthelemy

Annabeth Chase – 12 – happy Valentine’s Day to the best big sister I could ever ask for. – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Annabeth Chase – 12 – I love you, wise girl! We can finally celebrate Valentine's day without any monsters interrupting us for once. – Percy Jackson

Anne Shirley – 3 – you are a princess in every sense. – Ella

Annie Marks – 12 – have you considered ponytails? we could start a club! – Harley Quinn

April Kepner – 3 – Happy Valentine's Day, April! – Nancy Wheeler

April Kepner – 1 – Dana Scully

April Kepner – 2 – One for you and one for Harriet! – Rose Granger-Weasley

Arya Stark – 6 – Jon Snow

Arya Stark – 1 – Tony Stark

Astoria Greengrass – 1 – Welcome to the family! – love, Melinda Halliwell

Astoria Greengrass – 5 – I figured your boyfriend has you covered with flowers, but as your brother I wanted to get you some more.– Lukas Zapolya

Ava Diaz – 12 – Thank you for being the best mom to our twins, and the best wife and friend to me. I love you, mi amor. – Lorenzo Diaz

BB-8 – 1 – Rey

BB-8 – 12 – I love your face, friend! – D-O

BB-8 – 3 – Jyn

Beauregard Lionett – 12 – for my favorite expositor of the colbalt soul. – Jester

Bellamy Blake – 3 – Clarke Griffin

Bellamy Balke – 1 – Emori

Bellamy Blake - 1 - Happy Valentine's Day! - Hermione Granger

Ben Hanscom – 6 – Here’s to remembering this time around. For better or for worse. – Mike Hanlon

Ben Solo – 1 – i hope you have a good valentine's day! – Leia Organa

Beverly Marsh – 6 – If only you knew how good it was to see your face again. – Mike Hanlon

Bruce Wayne – 6 – To your memories. I’m sorry for the bad ones. – Clark Kent

Bruce Wane – 12 – kisses!!!! xoxoxo – Harley Quinn

Brydda llewellyn – 1 – from your secret admirer... happy Valentine’s Day, baby. – Kasey Monroe Sawyer

Bucky Barnes – 5 – I hope you’re having a good day! – Hermione Granger

Bucky Barnes –  3 –  Before you say anything, I tried. – Steve Rogers

Buttercup – 12 – "I love you" – Westley

Caleb Widogast – 12 – for my favorite stinky wizard, even though you’re not stinky anymore – Jester

Cassian Andor – 3 – Leia Organa

Cassian Andor – 9 – thank you for being my guiding force – Jyn

Castiel – 12 – has anyone ever told you you look like you’re trying to pass gas all the time? – Harley Quinn

Catherine Alexander – 12 – I’m sorry I wasn’t there when you needed me most. I love you, little sister. – Haven Barthelemy

Chloe Decker – 12 – As usual, I am sorry. Come to Lux this evening so I can make it up to you. – Lucifer Morningstar

Chris Halliwell – 12 – I love you, Chris Halliwell. I always have and I always will. Happy Valentine’s Day! – Astoria Malfoy

Clarke Griffin – 2 – Regulus Black

Clarke Griffin – 12 – A reminder to grasp that chance at happiness. – Thor Odinson

Clio Celestia-Palpatine – 1 – Rey

Connor Murphy – 1 – 'love you bro' – John Murphy.

Connor Murphy – 12 – The son of Aphrodite being terrible at writing love notes, can you believe that? But I hope you enjoy the roses because a cutie like you deserves them all. – Lukas Zapolya

Cordé – 3 – Sabé

Cordé – 1 – Padmé Naberrie

Cordé – 12 – Thank you for taking care of Alex like he is your own, and just being his other mom. You were and still are the exact person we need in our lives and I'm glad to call you my girlfriend. Love you, sweetheart! – Narcissa Black

Daphne Greengrass – 12 – I love you, Daph. You’re the best big sister I could have ever asked for. – Astoria Malfoy

Dean Winchester – 6 – see you later ;) – Sharon Carter

Diana Prince – 3 – Bruce Wayne

Diana Prince – 6 – We wouldn’t be a team without you. – Clark Kent

Diana Prince – 12 – you’re deadly and beautiful. like a poisonous snake! – Harley Quinn

Dominique Weasley – 1 – happy valentine's day, cousin! – Roxanne "Rox" Weasley

Dominique Weasley – 1 – happy valentine’s, cuz! – Rose Granger-Weasley

Dorothea Wildes – 12 – I can have two valentines, right? – Georgina “Georgie” Weaver

Dorothea Wildes – 12 – Don’t tell Georgie. – Sirius Black

Dorothea Wildes – 6 – For a woman with taste. – Lestat de Lioncourt

Dorothea Wildes – 2 – Best professor ever. – Rose Granger-Weasley

Draco Malfoy – 1 – Rose Granger-Weasley

D-O – 1 – Rey

D-O – 3 – Jyn

Eleanor "Nell" Crain-Vance – 3 – Happy Valentine’s, Nell! – Nancy Wheeler

Eleanor “Nell” Crain-Vance  – 1 – I carry your heart with me – Olivia Crain

Eleanor “Nell” Crain-Vance – 2 – I love you, Nellie. – Steve Crain

Eleanor “Nell” Crain-Vance – 1 – Sending you wishes of happiness. – Laszlo Kreizler

Eleanor “Nell” Crain-Vance – 12 – Let’s adopt that lizard. – Jim Halpert

Ella – 12 – Cherie. – Lestat de Lioncourt

Ella – 1 – To a life free of unkindness. – Laszlo Kreizler

Elsa Arendelle – 2 – "Sisters forever, love Anna" – Anna Arendelle

Emma Swan – 6 – Killian Jones

Emma Swan – 11 – Eleven roses for the eleven years it's been since I found you in Boston when I was ten. Love you, mom! – Henry Mills

Emori – 12 – 'for the future mrs murphy' – John Murphy

Emori – 3 – happy valentine’s day! – Anduin Wrynn

Enjolras – 12 – Grantaire

Eros – 12 – for the god of love and beauty on the day of love from a beauty! – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Estelle Blofis – 3 – For my partner in crime. – Varian

Estelle Blofis – 5 – Happy Valentine's Day, Starshine! – Eros

Faith Lehane – 1 – to prove that i am very sweet and not scary. – Jester

Finn – 1 – Rey

Finn – 12 – Poe Dameron

Finn – 2 – Congratulations. Give one to Poe. – Mando

Finn – 12 – happy Valentine’s Day, sunshine! Thank you for always seeing the good in me. – Sonia Tate

Finn – 1 – Leia Organa

Finn – 12 – Congratulations, friend! – D-O

Frederick Frankenstein – 6 – for my favorite doctor, even though the traveler is a way better doctor because he’s the coolest – Jester

Flynn Rider – 12 – I love you so very much! – Rapunzel Corona

Genevieve “Genna” Fair – 12 – Thor Odinson

Genevieve “Genna” Fair – 1 – I hear sorcerers are especially sweey on Valentine’s Day. Just a thought. – Liv Starfleet

Genevieve “Genna” Fair – 1 – I’ll do my best not to step on your toes next time we dance. – Stephen Strange

Genevieve “Genna” Fair – for my doppleganger. – Ella

Georgina “Georgie” Hart – 12 – you make my tail wag! – Sirius Black

Geralt of Rivia – 1 – Get that DICK! 8====D – Wynonna Earp

Ginerva “Ginny” Weasley – 2 – You’re the coolest auntie ever. – Rose Granger-Weasley

Han Solo – 6 – Leia Organa

Harry Osborn – 12 – to my bestest friend and my partner in crime. Love you, darling! – Alice Kingsleigh

Harry Osborn – 12 – I will love you always – Peter Parker

Harry Potter – 2 – one from each of the dumbasses you look after. Thanks for keeping us alive, babes! – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Harry Potter – 6 – Thinking about you! – Hermione Granger

Harry Potter – 2 – Not to scare you or anything, but you’re a bangin’ uncle. – Rose Granger-Weasley

Harley Quinn – 3 – Bruce Wayne

Harley Quinn – 1 – for my fellow chaos agent – Jester

Haven Barthelemy – 5 – I know these don't fit your aesthetic, but still I hope you enjoy them. – Henrik Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall – 1 – I would be remiss not to send you a rose the color of my now blood stained shirt. – Lucifer Morningstar

Helga Hufflepuff – 1 – Roxanne "Rox" Weasley

Helga Hufflepuff – 1 – Sirius Black

Hermione Granger – 6 – You’re the best mum. I love you! – Rose Granger-Weasley

Hope Swan-Jones – 12 – "Did I make you smile?" – Killian Jones

Hope Swan-Jones – 5 – For the sweetest little sister, I just actually met! I hope you like your flowers! – Henry Mills

Isobel Reinwood – 2 – Regulus Black

Isobel Reinwood – 12 – Thank you for making me a father, and just the happiest I've ever been in a while. Through the good and the bad, I'll always love you. – Sebastian Blackwood

Jack Frost – 2 – Thank you for always making me so happy, I can't not smile around you. – love, Hope Swan-Jones

Jack Frost – 1 – Royal Dupuis

Jack Skellington – 3 – from your dearest friend. I love you, jack. – Sally

Jaskier – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Jaskier – 1 – I owe you this. Meet me by the shore. – Geralt of Rivia

Jasmine Badroulbadour – 1 – "To my best friend, love Anna" – Anna Arendelle

Jasmine Badroulbadour – 12 – I've never been the best with words, but I love you more than anything in this world. – Varian

Jennifer Jareau – 10 – thank you for showing up – Spencer Reid

Jessica Jones – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Jessica Jones – 1 – I told them to pick the least romantic. – Matt Murdock

Jessica Jones – 3 – for a fellow archivist – Karen

Jessica Jones – 12 – you look like you’ve never smiled a day in your life, so: knock knock – Harley Quinn

Jester Lavorre – 12 – happy valentines day, valentine! xoxoxo – Mollymauk Tealeaf

Jester Lavorre – 1 – happy valentine’s day! – Rapunzel

Jester Lavorre – 12 – you’re cooler than the traveler – Sirius Black

Jester Lavorre – 1 – Your new look is rather horny. – Lucifer Morningstar

Jester Lavorre – 5 – i hope these find you well. frumpkin sends his love as well. happy valentines day. – Caleb Widogast

Jester Lavorre – 12 – welcome to earth, we love aliens! – Harley Quinn

Jim Halpert – 5 – Eleanor Crain Vance

Jo Wilson – 2 – April Kepner

Joey Potter – 12 – It was good to see you again after all this time Jo. Happy Valentines Day. x Pace - Pacey Witter

John Murphy – 6 – Emori

Jon Snow – 5 – I’ll always be on your side, Jon Snow. – Daenerys Targaryen

Jon Snow – 3 – You’re my favorite person. – Arya Stark

Jyn Erso – 1 – thank you for being there. – Cassian Andor

Jyn Erso – 1 – Leia Organa

Karen Page – 1 – Sharon Carter

Karen Page – 1 – I missed your voice. – Matt Murdock

Kaz Brekker – 12 – you look like the kinda guy who really puts the ‘fun’ in ‘funeral’! – Harley Quinn

Kiarace – 1 – Anduin Wrynn

Korra – 3 – Thank you. – Elsa Arendelle

Lara Croft – 3 – Happy Valentine’s, Lara! – Nancy Wheeler

Lara Croft – 6 – for giving a damn. – Max Rockatansky

Leia Organa-Solo – 1 – Rey

Leia Organa-Solo – 1 – I love you. – Ben Solo

Leia Organa-Solo – 1 – Not even my dreams for the future could have captured everything you’ve become. I love you. – Padmé Naberrie

Leia Organa-Solo – 1 – here’s to many more years together again. – Jyn

Leonard “Bones” McCoy – 12 – thanks for not sticking a needle in me for the last 12 hours – James “Jim” Kirk

Leonard Snart – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Lestat de Lioncourt – 12 – i cannot fit all the reasons why i adore you on a note, monseuir. – Ella

Lexie Grey – 2 – April Kepner

Lexie Grey – 2 – I’ve heard so many stories I feel like I know you. Happy Valentine’s! – Mike Hanlon

Liv Starfleet – 12 – I love you so very dearly. – Loki Odinson

Liv Starfleet – 1 – Have a good Valentine’s day! – Genevieve "Genna" Fair

Loki Odinson – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Loki Odinson – 12 – please send anonymously – Thor Odinson

Loki Odinson – 4 – Is that magic in the air, or are you just happy to see me? – Liv Starfleet

Lorenzo Diaz – 10 – for every year we were together, for every year we were apart, and one for every person I left behind. – Ava Diaz

Lucifer Morningstar – 8 – One for every inch ;P – Wynonna Earp

Lucifer Morningstar – 6 – proof that i am very sweet even if i do make fun of you sometimes – Jester

Lukas Zapolya – 12 – missed you, brother! Thank you for always being their for me. – Piper McLean

Lukas Zapolya – 12 – thanks for being stupid with me, lover boy. – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Luke Castellan – 1 – 'happy v day, asshole' – Faith Lehane.

Luke Castellan – 6 – for every year I wasn’t there. I’m sorry, little brother. You’re stronger than I ever was. – Haven Barthelemy

Luke Crain – 1 – I carry your heart with me – Olivia Crain

Luke Crain – 1 – Eleanor Crain Vance

Luke Crain – 1 – Steve Crain

Luke Skywalker – 6 – Leia Organa

Luke Skywalker – 1 – I’m so proud of you, and I hope I soon find the courage to tell you personally. – Padmé Naberrie

Lyanna Stark – 1 – Tony Stark

Mal Florian – 12 – For each year i've loved you and more – Ben Florian

Mal Florian – 12 – Did I mention that I love you and always will. – Ben Florian

Malcolm Bright – 6 – i hope you have a great valentine’s day! – Anna Minkova

Mando – 12 – You'll always have a place in my heart. – Finn

Mare Barrow – 12 – don’t be afraid of the lightning that comes from inside you – Thor Odinson

Maria Stark – 6 – Tony Stark

Marinette Dupain-Cheng – 1 – From one hero to another. – Clark Kent

Matthew Murdock – 6 – Karen Page

Max Rockatansky – 3 – 'a reminder that earth is beautiful' – Lara Croft

Max Rockatansky – 1 – happy valentine’s day! – Leia Organa

Melinda Halliwell – 2 – one for you and one for our darling nephew! – Astoria Malfoy

Merlin – 3 – to my favorite magician. – Ella

Mike Hanlon – 12 – April Kepner

Mike Warren – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Mike Warren – 1 – happy v-day, man – Jim Halpert

Millie Harcourt – 12 – what would I do without you? – Mike Warren

Minerva McGonagall – 12 – Thank you for always believing in me, professor. I’m sorry I was never as strong as you thought i was. – Emma Vanity

Minerva McGonagall – 3 – happy valentine’s day, professor! – Hermoine Granger

Minerva McGonagall – 1 – happy v-day, mcgonagall!! – Georgina “Georgie” Weaver

Minerva McGonagall – 1 – Dorothea Wildes

Mollymauk Tealeaf – 5 – i know my memory isn't much, but i felt like i should still send you something for today. i hope your day is well. happy valentines day.– Caleb Widogast

Mollymauk Tealeaf – 12 – for my favorite tarot card reader. – Jester Lavorre

Montgomery “Scotty” Scott – 12 – fix my ship. – James “Jim” Kirk

Montgomery “Scotty” Scott – 3 – add some rose to your teas, it tastes delicious. – Ella

Naivara Galanodel – 3 – Rapunzel Corona

Nancy Wheeler – 1 – Lara Croft

Nancy Wheeler – 12 – Thor Odinson

Narcissa Malfoy – 12 – the love of my life, the mother of our son, my reason for coming back. Happy Valentine’s Day, beautiful! – Cordé

Natasha Romanoff – 3 – Thinking about you for Valentine’s day. – Steve Rogers

Natasha Romanoff – 1 – have a good valentine’s, romanoff. – Tony Stark

Natasha Romanoff – 1 –  they said to keep this short, but remember italy and that forged painting? –  Sharon Carter

Nick Scratch – 12 – I know things are a little complicated right now, but know that I love you. – Harvey Kinkle

Nyota Uhura – 12 – no one speaks klingon like you, but please don’t yell at me in it anymore. – James “Jim” Kirk

Obi-wan Kenobi – 1 – Rey

Obi-wan Kenobi – 1 – You have the kindest smile in the universe. – Padmé Naberrie

Obi-wan Kenobi – 1 – you are the force and the force is with you. trust it. – Jyn Erso

Octavia Blake – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Olivia Crain – 1 – Eleanor Crain Vance

Olivia Crain – 1 – Steve Crain

Olivia Crain – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Padmé Naberrie – 1 – Rey

Padmé Naberrie – 1 – Happy Valentine’s, Padmé – Sabé Andierre

Padmé Naberrie – 6 – happy valentine’s, padmé! – Obi-Wan Kenobi

Padmé Naberrie – 3 – reaching towards a better tomorrow – Jyn

Percy Jackson – 2 – two peas in a pod, water boy – Piper McLean

Percy Jackson – 1 – I love you, big brother. – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Percy Jackson – 1 – You're my something permanent, seaweed brain - love, Annabeth Chase,

Persephone – 12 – i love you – Hades

Peter Parker – 2 – thanks for putting up with me, petey! Glad to have you back. – Estelle Jackson-Blofis

Peter Parker – 12 – I couldn't image my life without you. It's always been you, Pete. – Harry Osborn

Peter Parker – 12 – enjoy the day of love, spiderling! – Thor Odinson

Phyrra Amakiir – 1 – Sharon Carter

Phyrra Amakiir – 1 – Have a magical day! – Snow White

Pietro Maximoff – 3 – Anna Minkova

Pietro Maximoff – 12 – Thor Odinson

Pietro Maximoff – 12 – for every minute between us. – Wanda Maximoff

Piper McLean – 1 – A beautiful rose for a beautiful girl - love, Annabeth Chase

Poe Dameron – 1 – Rey

Poe Dameron – 1 – Leia Organa

Poe Dameron – 12 – For my future husband, the absolute love of my life. – Finn

Poe Dameron – 12 – Congratulations, friend! – D-O

Poe Dameron – 1 – thank you. – Jyn

Prue Halliwell – 1 – thank you for giving the family I never had – Astoria Malfoy

Prue Halliwell – 1 – Andy Trudeau

Rapunzel Corona – 12 – will you m... just kidding. not yet. – Flynn Rider

Rapunzel Corona – 6 – Elsa Arendelle

Rapunzel Corona – 3 – You're the best friend I've ever had. Thank you for accepting me as I am. – Varian

Rapunzel Corona – 3 – have a day as beautiful as you. – Ella

Rebekah Mikaelson – 5 – Have a wonderful Valentine's Day, Sister. – Henrik Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson – 12 – remember, barbie: boys stink! – Harley Quinn

Red – 1 – Sam Winchester

Red – 1 – Steve Crain

Regina Mills – 12 – happy valentine's day, i love you! – Tony Stark

Regina Mills– 12 – Roses as red as the apples from your apple tree. I wish I can give you twenty one as that's how long it's been since we first met when I was a baby, but twelve would have to do. Love you, mom! – Henry Mills

Remus Lupin – 3 – Georgina "Georgie" Weaver

Rey – 1 – i hope you have a good valentine's day! – Leia Organa

Rey – 1 – Obi-wan Kenobi

Rey – 2 – Ben Solo

Rey – 12 – You are the best friend! – D-O

Rey – 1 – I’m so glad I can be a part of your life. – Padmé Naberrie

Rey – 12 – Thank you for seeing me like no one ever has. – Finn

Rey – 5 – here’s to new friendships – Jyn

Rhaegar Targaryen – 5 – Daenerys Targaryen

Rose Granger-Weasley – 12 – roses for my rose <3 – Royal Dupuis

Rose Granger-Weasley – 5 – i hope you have an amazing valentine’s day! – Anduin Wrynn

Rose Granger-Weasley – 6 – Happy Valentine’s day, love! – Hermione Granger

Rose Granger-Weasley – 1 – happy v-day, cousin! – Roxanne “Rox” Weasley

Roxanne “Rox” Weasley – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Roxanne “Rox” Weasley – 3 – happy valentine’s day, rox! next time i go off a cliff i’m taking you with me. – Rose Granger-Weasley

Royal Dupuis – 12 – You always know how to make me smile. – Rose Granger-Weasley

Sabé Andierre – 12 – You have a nice laugh but I’m bad at telling jokes on paper, so hopefully this at least gets a smile. – James “Jim” Kirk

Sabé Andierre – 1 – Padmé Naberrie

Salazar Slytherin – 2 – from the twins – Isobel Reinwood

Salazar Slytherin – 1 – "Thanks for everything" - Anne Shirley Cuthbert

Salazar Slytherin – 12 – "I cannot wait to spend the rest of our lives together" - Helga Hufflepuff

Sam Winchester – 3 – happy valentine’s day! – Sharon Carter

Sansa Stark – 6 – Jon Snow

Sansa Stark – 1 – Tony Stark

Sebastian Blackwood – 3 – one from each of the people who love you the most. Happy valentine’s, darling! – Isobel Reinwood

Sherlock Holmes – 1 – Cheers! – Lucifer Morningstar

Sherlock Holmes – 1 –  Don’t forget to celebrate. – Laszlo Kreizler

Sirius Black – 6 – sorry for painting a dick on your door, next time i’ll choose a more tasteful place ;) – Jester

Sonia Tate – 12 – To my absolute best friend, and platonic soulmate. – Finn

Spencer Reid – 1 – Malcolm Bright

Spencer Reid – 6 – i hope you have a happy valentine’s day! – Ella

Spencer Reid – 12 – it’s nice to see a fellow freak with a phd! – Harley Quinn

Spock – 12 – happy valentine’s day, you pointy-eared bastard. – James “Jim” Kirk

Stephen Strange – 1 – happy valentine’s day! would you be mine? :) – Genevieve "Genna" Fair

Steve Rogers – 3 – I’m glad we got you out of that ice. – Natasha Romanoff

Steve Rogers – 12 – I’m glad you kept the beard! – Thor Odinson

Steve Rogers – 1 – For believing in me. – Wanda Maximoff

Steve Rogers – 1 – You’re a terrible flirt. – Bucky Barnes

Steven Crain – 1 – I carry your heart with me – Olivia Crain

Steven Crain – 1 – Eleanor Crain Vance

Suki – 6 – happy valentines day! thought you'd like something :) – Aang

Thalia Grace – 1 – Wynonna Earp

Thalia Grace – 1 – I'm so grateful to have you as a best friend/sister - love, Annabeth Chase

Thor Odinson – 6 – I hope you have a good Valentine’s Day! – Nancy Wheeler

Thor Odinson – 1 – Clarke Griffin

Thor Odinson – 1 – happy valentine’s to the strongest avenger! – Genevieve “Genna” Fair

Tinkerbell – 12 – I just have a question, would you like to be my girlfriend?– Wendy Darling

Tommy Shepherd – 1 – I hope I can be the mother you deserve. – Wanda Maximoff

Tony Stark – 6 – Thank you for being mine. – Regina Mills

Tony Stark – 1 – Get over it. – Natasha Romanoff

Tony Stark – 12 – Thor Odinson

Valis – 12 – happy Valentine’s Day, darling. I love you, my deliciously beautiful wife. – Damaia

Varian – 12 – happy Valentine’s Day, baby! You make me so happy, and I fall in love with you more and more each day – Jasmine Badroulbadour

Varian – 2 – guess who’s partner in crime is back? – Estelle jackson-Blofis

Varian – 1 – smile, kid! – Flynn Ryder

Varian – 1 – happy valentine’s day, varian! – Rapunzel Corona

Veronica Lodge – 1 – Royal Dupuis

Vex’ahlia de Rolo – 2 – one rose for you and one for trinket! – Jester

Wanda Maximova – 3 – Happy Valentine’s day! – Anna Minkova

Wanda Maximova – 1 – I hope you have a good Valentine’s Day, Wanda. – Steve Rogers

Wendy Darling – 12 – you’re it. You’re my dearest thing. My darling little Wendy bird. I love you. – Tinkerbell

Wes – 1 – Royal Dupuis

Westley – 1 – farm boy... love me, will you? – Buttercup

Will Byers – 1 – Roxanne "Rox" Weasley

Wyatt Halliwell – 6 – You deserve more. For what it’s worth, you’re still my friend. No matter what. - Astoria Malfoy

Wyatt Halliwell – 12 – "I know I fucked up" – Newt Glade

Wynonna Earp – 2 – One for the day you penetrated me, and one for the day I penetrated you. –  Lucifer Morningstar

Wynonna Earp – 12 – coolest. gun. ever! – Harley Quinn

Zuko – 1 – Suki

Zuko – 6 – i hope you're doing better. i miss you and am here if you need to talk. happy valentines day. – Aang

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The Hate U Give: Contrast for Clarity

Angie Thomas masterfully uses foils in her novel, The Hate U Give, to bring focus to the difficulties that young black Americans face while navigating a society which at its foundation is systemically racist. Thomas’ use of foils creates a contrast that perfectly highlight the struggles that protagonist Starr Carter attempts to navigate throughout the story. 

Starr is thrown into an intense social climate after the recent death of a close friend. Starr is in the car with her friend, Khalil Harris, when he is fatally shot by a police officer. Both Starr and Khalil are people of colour who hail from the same neighbourhood. In the wake of Khalil’s death, Starr begins to examine her interactions with those around her. Starr begins to come to terms with the fact that she leads somewhat of a double-life, as she feels forced to project different versions of herself depending on her environment. As a student at the predominantly white private school, Williamson Prep, Starr feels pressure to assimilate to the culture perpetrated within the school by the student body and thus, alters her personality to fit in. Starr acknowledges that she even feels restricted around her boyfriend and fellow student, Chris. Chris is a white male. Despite Starr commenting on her relationship with Chris being strong, she admits that her actions are subconsciously altered in response. Starr recognizes that she is an alien in this environment due to her race. Starr is voicing her discomfort about feeling the need to participate in code-switching, which is a phenom that occurs when one alternates between different types of language, behaviour, and social codes, depending on who they are surrounded by. As a black girl, Starr feels as though she needs to change her behavior to reflect that of her fellow classmates at Williamson Prep.

Much like in the novel, the film adaption reveals how Starr has very different relationships with her friends from Garden Heights and Williamson Prep. This contrast is represented through her relationships with people from her community, such as Khalil, in comparison to her fellow students, such as Chris. Above: Starr, played by Amandla Stenberg, catches a ride with Khalil, played by Algee Smith. Below: Stenberg as Starr pictured at Williamson Prep with her boyfriend Chris, played by KJ Apa. Stills from The Hate U Give (2018). 

In contrast, Starr has grown up surrounded by people of the same race in her neighbourhood of Garden Heights. While one would assume that Starr would be able to act more freely in a community that she was raised in, Starr feels disconnected from Garden Heights after attending Williamson Prep. Starr struggles with her identity due to implications that come with her being black. At Williamson Prep, she is hyper-aware of being black since she is one of the few people of colour at the school. As such, she attempts to alter her behaviour to hide characteristics she possess which she fears would bring attention to her race. Yet by doing so, Starr feels as though she is isolating herself from the black community in Garden Heights.

Starr utilizes code-switching in an attempt to balance her life at school and her life at home. Code-switching is a phenom that occurs when one alternates between different types of language and behaviour depending on their surroundings. Starr is constantly modifying how she acts based on who she is with. As a black girl, Starr feels as though she needs to change her behavior to reflect that of her white classmates at Williamson Prep. However, this has resulted in Starr feeling as though her time at Williamson Prep has caused her to fall out of touch culturally and socially with the black members of the Garden Heights community. Starr finds herself struggling to connect with the other members of the neighbourhood after attending Williamson Prep, having spent the majority of her time away from the close-knit community and with white people. In this way, Starr can never truly feel as though she is completely comfortable in either setting while constantly trying to meet the expectations of those around her based on her race.

The contrast between Starr’s two worlds is not only reliant on race. Thomas further emphasizes the differences by the class structures represented by both environments. Williamson Prep is full of youths who have been raised by affluent families. In contrast, poverty has forced many residents of the inner-city neighbourhood of Garden Heights to turn to illegal activities to provide for their families. Due to this, gang-related violence has become rampant in the community. Garden Heights is home to many people who are restricted by their economic positions. In this way, many of Starr’s neighbours from Garden Heights are victims of circumstance, and end up falling prey to the vicious cycle describe by Starr’s father, Maverick. Maverick comments that society oppresses black people by forcing ‘thug life’ upon black communities. Maverick’s view is that only by speaking out can this corrupt system be combatted and the cycle be broken.

Khalil is no exception to this cycle. While it becomes apparent that Khalil was involved with a notorious gang called the King Lords during his lifetime, it is revealed that Khalil was never a true member of the gang, but was rather forced to sell drugs on their behalf after his mother was caught stealing from the gang’s leader. In this way, Khalil was not presented with an opportunity to make his own choices about the direction of his life in this situation. Furthermore, it can be assumed that Khalil’s mother stole in order to provide for her son and family, making her crime one that was committed out of necessity. 

As unfair as the circumstances presented to him may be, Khalil’s involvement with King Lords presents the opportunity for victim blaming to occur when he is murdered by police officer One Fifteen during a traffic stop. Khalil acted on behalf of the gang because he had no other option. Yet, his gang affiliation has the potential to be used against him. The police immediately attempt to get Starr to reveal incriminating information about Khalil’s character when interviewing her about his death. This is evidence of the police attempting to profile Khalil as a troubled individual in order to distract from the police officer who shot him from being in the wrong. The police are trying to use Khalil’s past as justification for his death. Sadly, this is not far off from what occurs in real life, as the media often delibriatly paints black victims of police violence in negative ways. In this way, Khalil’s unjust and untimely death has the potential of being blamed on his ties with gang activity, no matter how superficial his actions were. In reality, the King Lords had no influence over the police officer who shot Khalil. Instead, the motive of that crime can be chalked up to racial prejudice. Similar to selling drugs, being black was not something that Khalil had control over. Yet, it directly impacted his fate once his life was placed in the hands of officer One Fifteen.

Khalil’s death shares similarities with another death that occurs earlier in the novel. Starr’s friend Natasha, who also hailed from Garden Heights, was killed after being caught in the crossfires of a gang gun fight. Her death was also a result of circumstance; her simply being a resident of the neighbourhood was enough to put her life in danger, as her death was a result of her location. Khalil and Natasha are foils for Starr’s white friends from Williamson Prep; during the aftermath of Khalil’s murder, Starr finds it hard to relate to her friends at school, as she is able to see the ways which her life differs from theirs due to her race, as well as her love and responsibility for her community. When she begins to fight on behalf of Khalil, it becomes apparent that her white friends are unable to relate to her plight, as they have never experienced a loss due to prejudiced police violence, nor are their lives ever at risk due to the colour of their skin.

In many ways, Angie Thomas’ use of contrasting elements within her novel The Hate You Give provide an efficient way for readers to identify the disparities between black and white characters in the book. While Starr is mourning the loss of a friend, she also takes her fathers advice and becomes an outspoken advocate for Khalil, as well as for the black community. Starr’s struggles with her identity as a black woman is heightened by Thomas’ inclusion of foils, as seen through the contrast between her role within the communities of Garden Heights and Williamson Prep, as well as between the characters that inhabit these environments. Overall, Thomas is able to draw attention to the stark contrast between the treatment of black and white Americans within a society that has been built upon a foundation of systemic racism and binary opposition through her writing. 

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Slow Burn

INVOLVED: Tyler Carter and Mia Parker TIME FRAME: Thursday Evening, August 1, 2019 LOCATION: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Tyler’s Penthouse; Houston, Texas SUMMARY: Tyler takes Mia out for dinner and they have a decent time before Tyler brings Mia back to his Penthouse. 

Tyler ran his hand over his fresh set of two braids, smirking to himself as he double checked his appearance in the mirror that was on his bedroom door. He ran his tongue over his teeth before he let out a content sigh, as he gazed over his plain white t-shirt, dark blue jeans, and black and white Nike Air Max 90’s. He looked good enough. Rubbing his short beard, Tyler snatched his phone, wallet, and keys up before he left the bedroom, locking the door behind him. He walked through the dorm suite, passing his roommates in silence as he did. Getting into the hallway, Tyler once again locked the door behind him before he leaned against the wall waiting for Mia as he gazed down the hallway at her door.

Mia looked herself over in the mirror as she rubbed some gloss over her lips. She wanted to style her braids, but she went against it and simply put half of them up in a ponytail. She tied her shirt off in the front before she grabbed the YSL bag Nova bought her for her birthday and moved to walk out her dorm room, spritzing some perfume over her thick frame. Mia moved past the living space, all but tip-toeing her way through as to not disturb anyone, especially Nova, before she exited the door and locked it behind herself. Releasing a breath, she didn’t know she was holding, Mia fixed her skirt around her hips and looked up, peering down the hall to see Tyler standing there.

Tyler slapped hands with a few guys as they moved down the hallway, while he continued to wait. He pulled his phone from his pocket, checking a few messages and sending a few out before he looked up to see Mia down the hallway. She looked downright sinful in her tight skirt that hugged her in all the right places. “Mmm,” he said to himself as he licked his lips. Pulling a toothpick from his pocket, he stuck it into his mouth as he walked over to her slowly. “You look good Mia,” he told her easily, his voice a bit deep and gruff as he stood over her.

Mia looked up to Tyler at his words and she tucked her lips in for a moment before she said, “thank you,” quietly to him. Her eyes looked down at his feet before they looked back up to match his gaze. “You look nice too,” she added softly as she held her purse in her hands.

Tyler’s lips curled into a cool smirk. “Thanks,” he said gently to her before he placed his hand in the middle of her back. “Shall we?” he questioned slightly as he began to lead the way, taking short strides so that he wouldn’t leave her behind in the hallway. As they reached the elevator, he looked down at her, shifting the toothpick around his mouth. “Ruth’s Chris sound good to you?” he asked her.

Mia hid her smile; she nodded her head at him as he placed his hand on her back and moved to walk down the hall with her. She stepped in her heels keeping in time with the tall man, as they reached the elevator before she looked up at him. At his question she hid her slight shock and nodded her head, “sounds good,” she told him cutely.

Tyler scrunched his nose at her playfully as he nodded his head. “Perfect, already set the reservation,” he admitted as they waited for the elevator to arrive. Removing his hand from her back, he shoved it into his pocket easily and as the doors rolled open, he smirked, clapping hands with one of their fellow residents. “Sup man,” he said coolly as they changed items. Tyler took the cash and easily slid it into his pocket before he looked at Mia stepping onto the elevator.

Mia smirked. “Okay,” she said bashfully to him as the doors opened for them. She looked to the other guy cutely nodding her head at him before she climbed into the elevator. She leaned back against the wall, one hand holding on the rail as she shifted the weight on her heels. She toyed with her braids for a moment before she said, “I like your hair,” to him.

Tyler moved into the elevator with ease, moving to the opposite side as Mia as he leaned against the wall, gazing at her with a small smirk. “Do you?” he asked her with a chuckle, rubbing his hands over the braids once more. “Just got it done,” he said, easily before he pushed off the wall, moving to her side of the elevator, crowding her space a little as he stood before her, pressing against her softly. “You braid?” he asked her curiously.

Mia nodded her head at him. “I do,” she breathed out quietly to him as she looked down again. As he approached her, she looked up, her breath hitching and her heart racing as he pressed himself against her. She nodded her head slowly at him, her eyes looking up into his. “Yeah,” she confirmed. “I do a little something-something,” she acknowledged to the man.

Tyler nodded slowly as he gazed down at her, his hand pressed into the cool wall behind her. Shifting the toothpick in his mouth, he asked, “you wanna start braiding my hair?” before he reached over and pressed the button for the lobby.  

“I can,” Mia said to him in a baby-like voice as he moved to press the lobby button. She looked to him before she looked away, the man was such a turn on for no real reason at all. She bit her lip for a moment before releasing it and she finally thought of Nova again, grabbing her phone out of her bag she text her to let her know she was gone before she tucked it back away.

“Cool,” Tyler said before he smiled down at her, his deep dimples creasing inward. Sliding his hand down the wall, he placed it on her thick hip, giving it a soft squeeze before he pulled away from her and moved back to his side of the elevator before it sounded, signaling they had reached their floor. “Ladies first,” he said with a smirk.

Mia looked down at his hand, looking away from him as he moved to the other side of the elevator. When the doors opened and he spoke, she nodded her head as she moved to walk off the elevator, averting her gaze from a few chicks she’d had a run in with as she walked past them.

Tyler watched Mia as she stepped out in front of him, quickly following behind her before he took note of her body language as they passed a group of random girls. Without hesitation he wrapped her up from behind, leaning down slightly to rest his chin on top of her head as he widened his stance, not wanting to step on the back of her heels as they moved through the lobby.

Mia continued to walk forward, ignoring whatever the women may have had to say as she felt Tyler wrapping her up and again, she smirked. Her heart fluttered a bit, rather he had done it on purpose or just because he wanted to it felt good. She continued to stay quiet as they moved for the exit, which ultimately led them into the parking garage that held everyone’s car in the dorm.

Tyler moved in sync with Mia, his arms coiled around her tightly as they walked and as they reached the parking garage, he slowly let her go, reaching into his pocket for his keys. After a moment, he hit the button unlocking the G-Wagon as he moved around to the passenger side, opening the door for Mia. He even held his hand out to help her in.

Mia exhaled a calming breath as the man let her go, moving towards his car she looked it over. She always wondered what the man actually did and how he could afford certain things. Whenever she asked Nova, her friend never seemed to know and assumed much like herself his family has money. Anyhow, Mia climbed into the car using his hand as leverage as she moved in the tight skirt and heels. “Thank you,” she breathed as she sat down and adjusted herself in the seat. Sitting her purse in her lap, she fastened herself with the seatbelt gently before she adjusted her skirt pulling it down her thighs a bit.

Tyler watched Mia’s ass as she climbed into the truck before he said, “you’re welcome.” Pulling the toothpick from his mouth, he tossed it aside, before closing her door for her and moving around the car. He slid in himself, starting it up before he took the time to turn his phone off and toss it into the glove compartment beside one of his pistols. With that done, he backed out of the space before throwing the car into drive and cruising out of the structure.

As Mia waited for him to climb in, she watched him as he took his phone, turned it off, and tossed it into his glove compartment next to a gun and she furrowed her brows before she looked away. Choosing not to judge him, as he pulled out and drove off. “This is a nice car,” she said to him as she looked it over, “I am sure it cost a lot,” Mia commented knowing for a fact Nova drove one and it was worth 60 thousand dollars itself.

Tyler looked over at Mia as he drove, and he nodded. “Thanks,” he said patting the dashboard a bit. “It’s one of my babies,” he admitted rubbing the leather dash before he placed his hand back on the arm rest. “Yeah,” he said, glancing at her as he came to a stoplight. “It was a pretty penny,” he said as he thought about it. He drove off the lot with it paid in full. “You drive a Nissan, right?” he asked curiously.

Mia looked to him, shifting her purse in her lap as she nodded her head at him quietly. “I do,” she said, it of course it wasn’t the car she would like to drive but it was what they could afford, and she was grateful. “It was a gift from my grandparents,” she told him looking out the window for a moment.

Tyler pulled off from the light, shifting in his seat as he nodded, listening to her. “That’s dope,” he said honestly before he asked. “What’s your dream car?”

Mia nodded her head for a moment before she thought about his question. “I don’t know honestly,” she breathed. “I guess I always liked BMW’s,” she confirmed to him. “My mother drives a beautiful BMW; my Dad gave it to her for their most recent anniversary gift….”

Tyler watched her out the corner of his eye, quiet, just listening as she spoke. “What model?” she asked her softly before he smiled. “That’s the type of shit I’m trying to be on one day when I’m wife’d up,” he told her easily as he moved down the street.

Mia shrugged lightly. “I don’t know much about cars honestly,” she said, “I don’t even remember the one my mother has,” she giggled slightly at herself. “She has a cute sun roof and peanut butter seats… I do know that,” she said with a small smile as she continued to look out the window. At his comment she nodded, “is that so?” she asked him quietly.

Tyler chuckled at her softly, reaching over with his freehand to gently rest it on her thigh. “No worries,” he said with a small smirk as he patted her there before bringing his hand back to himself. “Yeah, that’s so,” he said with a small nod as he pulled into the parking lot for the restaurant. Glancing at the time on the dashboard, he licked his lips, right on time. Pulling into a space, he turned the car off and slid from the car, quickly moving around to open Mia’s door for her.

As he placed his hand on her thigh, Mia brought her legs closer together, licking her lips as she looked down at it. He patted it and removed his hand and her heart beat started to slow after that. Arriving, she looked to the building then to him gratefully as he climbed out of the car and moved to help her out. Mia removed the seatbelt and grabbed her purse as she stepped down gently from his car prepared to eat, as if there was ever time, she wasn’t ready to eat.

Tyler helped Mia out of the car, closing the door behind her as he continued to hold her hand in his. With his freehand he locked the car before he began to gently tug her along, leading the way to the restaurant. As they entered, Tyler spoke up. “Hello,” he said easily. “Reservation for Carter,” he told the hostess. As the woman looked over the schedule, she nodded before saying, “right this way,” as she grabbed two menus and lead them back to one of their private party rooms that was set up just for Tyler and Mia.

Mia held Tyler’s hand; it was an odd satisfaction because she never quite knew what the man wanted from her, however when they were alone together it was as clear as crystal. She tried not to consume herself with his words and actions but what else were she to do. As they moved inside and approached the hostess, Mia stood there her other hand holding purse as she looked between the two. Moving with him again, she followed along to their table and she looked to Tyler.

Tyler entered the room as the hostess lead them and he thanked her before he released Mia’s hand, pulling her chair out for her and once she was seated, he pushed it in a little. Rounding the table, Tyler sat down himself and the hostess placed the menus on the table before them before saying, “your waiter will be with you shortly,” before she walked off. Tyler looked across the table at Mia and asked, “do I make you nervous?”

Mia looked to him as he pulled her chair out and she sat down; he could be such a gentleman sometimes he left her in awe. Once she was seated, she hung her purse on the back of her chair and looked to the menu, “thanks,” she told the woman before she looked at him. At his question she shook her head no, lying completely to him as she opened the menu averting her gaze now.

Tyler watched Mia closely as she shook her head no and a small smirk tugged his lips as she avoided his eyes. “Why do I make you nervous?” he asked her softly, not even bothering to pick up his own menu because he already knew what he wanted.

Mia looked at him at his next comment and she looked back down as she tried to think to herself. “I don’t know,” she shrugged lightly, “because--” she said thinking about what Nova has told her before in relation to this topic. “I don’t know why you want to be… around me?” she asked looking up again. “And… I am not used to guys like you… wanting a girl like me… to go on a date with…. them,” she struggled to get out.

Tyler’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Why wouldn’t I want to be around you?” he asked her gently before his lips turned down in a slight frown. “Mia…” he sighed out gently. “What is that supposed to mean? Girls like you?” he asked gently before he continued. “You must mean someone whose beautiful, smart, and a bit funny,” he said gently, “and to those guys I say, they’re dumb as fuck.”

Mia looked to him, ignoring the menu for now as he spoke, she shrugged her shoulders a bit at him, not wanting to tell him just why she said that. “Girls like me,” she reiterated, “a big girl,” she told him as if it was a matter-of-fact situation, you could hear the ‘duh’ laced in her tone. “Let’s not pretend, I am not small like those other chicks I see you staring down and smiling at,” she told him. “No sense in you denying it, like you don’t see me,” she said gesturing her. “Girls like me don’t get guys like you… or Aaron for that matter. Nova’s just lucky, she’s lost a decent amount of weight,” she sighed. “Everyone’s that guy…” she told him.

Tyler’s frown only deepened as Mia went on and he shook his head slowly. He couldn’t believe this was coming out of her mouth. Mia was one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. Granted, yes, he did mess around with a lot of girls, mostly thinner girls, that didn’t take away from the fact that he thought Mia was gorgeous. “Nothing wrong with a ‘big girl’,” he said gently before he sighed. “I do see you,” he told her as he reached across the table and took her hand into his, lacing their fingers slightly, “and that’s why I genuinely like you Mia.” At her diss towards Nova, he was slightly taken aback, and he tucked his lips inward. “I try not to be,” he said gently, his thumb stroking the back of her hand now.

Mia felt like his words was just thrown at her to make her not feel bad, which she didn’t because she was aware of herself. As he grabbed her hand to lace their fingers, she looked to it before she looked to him, still unable to read him and his actual emotions. It was Tyler after all. “Mhm,” she settled for, as she looked back down at the menu, “so that’s what this is?” she asked, “you like me?” she questioned as she looked back up.

Tyler continued to stroke the back of her hand until she asked her question and he released it slowly picking up his menu as he began to blush, his cheeks turning rose red as he rubbed the back of his neck with one hand. He shifted in his seat a little before he looked up at her with bashful eyes. “Yeah…”

Mia looked to him waiting for a response and when he released her hand, she felt like maybe she dove in far too deeply. When he looked up blushing however, she looked back down to her menu. “Mhm,” she said to herself quietly as she smirked. Mia read over the dishes before she asked him, “when did you realize that?” she pressed further, wanting to hear it.

Clearing his throat, Tyler looked around wondering where their waiter was. “I mean like…” he trailed off rubbing the back of his neck still. “First year,” he told her honestly as his eyes looked over the menu. She had him sweating now. Tyler wasn’t the heart on the sleeve kind of guy. He didn't talk about his feelings with people, but he knew that he had to with Mia and that made him nervous, shy even.

Mia looked up at that, she’d watch so many women come and go since then; how was that even possible? She licked her lip slowly despite her lip gloss and looked down confused. “Really?” she asked as she sat the menu down having made up in her mind what she wanted to eat as a whole. “I never thought you really noticed me…”

Tyler nodded slowly as he sat the menu aside once more. “I always noticed you,” he told her before the waiter finally came over. “Hi, my name is Chris, I’ll be your server for the evening,” the boy said quickly. “Can I get you two started with something to drink?” he asked, and Tyler looked to Mia, wanting her to order first.  

At his words, Mia smiled her heart began fluttering again in her chest. When the guy approached, she nodded her head, “can I have a glass of Moscato?” she asked the guy as she moved to reach in her bag and find her wallet to get her I.D for the guy. “Here you go,” she breathed holding it out for him.

The waiter checked Mia’s I.D. before he wrote down the drink order and turned to Tyler. “I’ll have the Ruth’s Manhattan,” Tyler said to the guy, not even bothering to reach for his I.D. before he turned back to Mia. The waiter looked to him, writing down the order before he looked between the two. “And would you like any appetizers?”

“I do,” Mia said nodding her head at the man. “I would like the chilled seafood tower and the sizzling blue crab cakes,” she said reading it from the menu.

Tyler looked to Mia as she ordered and he nodded slowly, looking to the young waiter as he wrote it down. “Anything else?” he questioned the couple and Tyler shook his head. “That’s all,” he told the kid before he looked back to Mia, recomposed now. “You be acting like you don’t like me.”

As the man walked away, Mia looked to him, pushing braids aside she turned her head away from him slightly. “No, I act as if these girls fuck you on the regular,” she replied as she looked to him out of the corner of her eyes before she turned to him again. Mia looked him over. “You can’t run game on me Ty, I won’t let you do that,” she told the man as she placed her I.D. away and moved to reapply some lip gloss before putting that back in her bag.

Tyler was slightly taken aback by her words and he bit his lip softly. “I ain’t running no game,” he told her gently with a shake of his head. He really needed to stop running around with these clucking ass hoes if he was ever going to truly bag Mia. This he knew but old habits die hard and they were just throwing it his way. “You think I take other girls on dates?” he asked her really wanting to know.

“I don’t know,” Mia said to Tyler. “It’s possible,” she told him as she rubbed her lips together. “You are telling me you don’t?” she asked him.

Tyler shook his head at her. “I don’t,” he told her truthfully. “Never have, never will.” Chris, there waiter, returned promptly with their drinks. “Here you go,” he said placing them on the table before the couple before he looked to Mia. “Just a few more minutes on those appetizers,” he told her before he asked the couple. “Were we ready to order?”

Mia looked to him, squinting she tried to figure out if he were lying or telling her the full truth. How could these chicks not get a meal out of him? “Thanks,” she said looking at the guy before she nodded. “I’ll have the T-bone steak, medium-well with a lobster tail,” she breathed, “mashed potatoes and lobster mac and cheese,” she listed off. As she did, she thought about what that might look like to Tyler, but she had to let it roll off her back and let it be.

Tyler watched Mia’s expression before he looked to the waiter as she ordered. Without missing a beat, he said, “I’ll have the filet mignon, medium-well, with the creamed spinach and grilled asparagus.” Chris wrote down their orders swiftly before another waiter came in with Mia’s appetizers. “Here you are,” the young woman said as she placed the items on the table before the couple. “I’ll go ahead and put your orders in,” Chris said easily as he moved with his co-worker out the room.

Mia nodded her head at the man and thanked the other waiter as they both disappeared. Looking to Tyler, she grabbed her napkin and placed it over her lap before she grabbed her fork and dipped into a crab cake chewing lightly. It was good, something she didn’t plan on hiding as she forked a bigger piece into her mouth chewing hungrily.

Gazing at her, Tyler watched as she began to eat her appetizers and he smiled softly. His tongue rolled over his lips and he head rested in his hands, elbows on the table, as he just gazed. Reaching for his drink, he took a long slow sip of the strong drink that would have absolutely no effect on him. “Good so far?” he asked her wanting to know. He came here often and if the service wasn’t up to par, it was going to be a problem.

“Mhm,” Mia said to him as she forked more food into her mouth chewing happily. “It’s good,” she told him covering her mouth with her hand. She moved her fork to the other appetizer pulling some crab meat out of the shell and putting it into her mouth. “Mmm,” she moaned her eyes rolling into the back of her head for a moment as she placed a shrimp into her mouth chewing lightly and placing the tail aside.

Tyler rolled his tongue over his lips slowly as Mia told him it was good, her moans also letting him know that she was enjoying it. The only problem was her moans were also giving him a bit of a problem. Shifting in his seat, he looked down at himself, standing at attention like he was in middle school. Pull yourself together! He told himself as he cleared his throat, taking a calming breath as he relaxed. “Glad you’re enjoying it,” he told her. “This is one of my favorite places.”

Mia licked her lips moving back to the crab cakes and she moaned again softly, food was a big comfort to her. It could brighten her entire day and changed her mood around 360, if she let it, and if it were good enough. She swallowed the food and took a sip of her wine, cleaning her palate. “It is?” she asked him, not imagining someone spending all this money all the time for a meal. She picked her fork back up, finishing the crab cakes off before she moved back to the seafood tower.

“Yeah,” Tyler told her honestly. “I come here maybe once or twice a month,” he admitted with a small hum as he sipped more of his drink down. Shifting once more, he looked in his lap, with a sigh, happy to see his problem was no longer a problem. “What’s your favorite restaurant?” he asked her curiously.

Nodding her head, she ate all the crab meat out of the containers and looked to him. “I can’t say,” she told him. “I love food too much to narrow it down. I like Panera a lot, Red Lobster, Bonefish Grill, any Popeyes joint there is,” Mia listed as she continued to eat mindful of the food in her mouth, she only spoke after having swallowed it. “Outback Steakhouse, Longhorn,” she went on.

As Mia answered him, Tyler nodded slowly just taking it all in and storing it for later. “Popeyes though,” he said with a chuckle, “they be hitting in the clutch.” As he continued to watch her, Tyler tilted his head to the side. She was always curious to him. Often times she was so quiet and reserved but then there were times just moments ago when she was getting a little feisty with him. He absolutely loved it. Chris and their second wait returned then with their plates. “We have the T-bone and lobster tail,” the woman said sitting the plate close to Mia and Chris sat Tyler’s before him. “Filet mignon.” The two waiters looked between the couple before Chris said, “will you two be needing anything else?”

Mia continued to eat, putting away a good portion of the seafood tower, not bothering the lobster tail and claws per say considering how messy they could get. She sat her fork down and wiped her hands off before she said, “yeah, you don’t have to spend a million dollars on me to make me happy,” she told him as she took another sip of her wine. As their food arrived, she smiled. “Mmm,” she said to the food before her, it looked amazing. “No, thank you,” she said to the man as she looked back down to the plate. Just the smell alone was enough. Mia grabbed her knife and fork, simply cutting into a piece of meat to make sure it was cooked to her liking before she tasted a piece and undoubtedly Mia moaned again at the taste, it was so tender and so well-seasoned it didn’t even need steak sauce. “It cuts like butter,” she said with a soft moan as she cut another piece and popped it into her mouth, “mm, mm, mm.”

Tyler looked to the two waiters shaking his head. “No thank you, we’re good.” The two walked away before Tyler turned his attention to his plate. He picked up his knife and fork, cutting the filet up completely before he looked to Mia as she once more began to moan and groan as she ate. “Mia,” he said to her, his eyes big as he gazed at her. “You might want to stop that,” he told her in a warning tone, because if she didn’t he might find himself balls deep inside of her in the back of his truck and she deserved so much better than that but she was slowly but surely waking the beast. Finished cutting up the meat, Tyler brought his fork to his mouth.

When he called her name, Mia looked to him chewing lightly on the meat, at his expression of words she figured she might have been embarrassing him. So, she shut up, falling silent as she ate, and she nodded her head at him as she continued to cut some meat up and pop it into her mouth. Mia took another sip of wine keeping her head low as she tasted the mac and cheese, it was too good, they were heavy on the lobster meat and she appreciated that greatly. Then she moved the mashed potatoes quietly tasting those as well.

Tyler smiled at Mia as she grew quiet and he continued to eat his meal happy that she complied. He didn’t want to do her like he did other girls, but had she kept on, he just might have. Moving to his spinach, he ate some of it in silence before he looked at her, just taking her. “Always have the best food,” he commented as he ate some of the asparagus, sipping more of his drink down.

Mia looked to him, nodding her head at his statement as she ate some more food looking down for a moment. She cut more food up, sighing softly to herself, she felt embarrassed for having embarrassed him and she could feel the tears burning in the back of her eyes, but she swallowed it down, swallowing a large lump as she took another sip of her wine. She moved between her lobster, the mac, mashed potatoes, and steak in no order at all as she divided and conquered the food silently.

Tyler heard her sigh and her looked to her with a soft gaze. “What’s wrong?” he asked her curiously as he ate more of his food, loving every minute of it. Watching her closely now, he leaned forward slightly. “Is it the food?”

Mia didn’t answer right away, and she shook her head at his next question. “Was I embarrassing you?” she asked him quietly, they were in a private room however she was whispering as if to hide the conversation from people that weren’t even there. If he confirmed what she thought, she rather it had been done discreetly so that she could effectively sort her emotions and her feelings verses being embarrassed more.

Tyler’s neck jerked back at her question and his eyebrows furrowed together. “What, no!” he said quickly, shaking his head. “Why would you…” he trailed off quickly before he said, “Mia!” almost shocked before he began chuckling. “I told you to stop because that shit is a big fucking turn on and I was over here getting hard,” he told her honestly.

As he denied it, Mia nodded her head and when he posed a question, she looked to him head on. Either he was bullshitting her or honestly confused. As he called her name, she tilted her head a bit as she sat her fork and knife down, he explained himself and her eyes grew wide. “Oh,” Mia said breathed out as she picked her fork back up. “I’m sorry,” she said truly apologetic to him. “I didn’t know of course,” she added as she stuffed some food into her mouth, she couldn’t imagine her simple gesture making his dick hard by no means.

Tyler blushed slightly as Mia buried herself back into her plate and he did the same. What was he? 13? Licking his lips clean, he took another bite of his filet, finishing it off before he focused on the remainder of his food, the vegetables. “Yeah…” finally breathed out. “You don’t have to apologize, it’s me,” he said before another chuckle passed him because he honestly couldn’t believe it himself. He was 23 and more than experience getting hard over a moan that had nothing to do with him. He really needed to get his shit together.

Mia looked to him again and nodded, she didn’t think she had that kind of power, but she guessed she was wrong. She forked more food into her mouth and looked to him only for a slight moment before dropping her gaze; she wondered what it looked like. The thought made her blush, she had only seen one other penis her entire life, and even then, she and the guy didn’t go all the way. She knew the little white boy didn’t really like her and she knew herself she only dated him because she didn’t think she could ever snag much else honestly.

Tyler grew quiet as he finished his food, licking his lips as he pushed the plates away, stacking them for the waiter’s convenience. Sitting back now, he used his napkin to wipe his mouth and hands. “Why you blushing?” he asked her with a smirk. “I’m the one embarrassed,” he said shaking his head at himself.

Mia stuffed a mouthful of mac and cheese into her mouth as she finally looked up at him fully, his questioned caused her lips to curl and she shook her head as she continued to chew her food and swallow it down. “Nothing,” she finally said before she took another sip of her wine. “Don’t be embarrassed,” she offered as she looked back down and placed more food into her mouth.

Tyler smirked at her slightly as he picked up his drink and downed the rest without a care. Placing the glass back on the table, Tyler sat back again, gazing across at Mia. “Did you want anything for dessert?” he asked her.

Mia continued to eat; she would definitely finish all of her food in this sitting. She had room for it and clearly Tyler was not going to judge her at all if she did, so why play coy? Mia looked to him and she nodded. “I did, but I may not be able to finish it if I got it,” she told him finishing the mac and lobster, solely focusing on her steak and mash.

Tyler gazed at Mia before he said, “I’ll share it with you.” That was simple enough. He still had plenty of room to eat more and he could go for something sweet, outside of tasting her.

Mia smiled at that. “Sure, we can share,” she said back to him as she continued to eat. “I wanted the cheesecake, do you like cheesecake?” she asked him as she swallowed her food down, placing more steak in her mouth finishing it and the mash off.

Tyler watched her devour the food and his mouth salivated a bit, because that’s how he wanted to devour her. “I like cheesecake,” he said, trying to get his head out of the gutter. “Let me grab our waiter and let him know,” he said as he cleared his throat before he stood from the table, adjusting himself in his jeans a little. Walking out the room, Tyler found Chris and informed him that they’d like cheesecake and the check before he returned to his seat across from Mia.

Mia nodded at him, “okay,” she said watching as he got up fixing himself and she kept her smile in until he disappeared. She stacked her plates up and set them aside as he returned to sit across from her. She looked at him for a second before she looked away wondering if he’d try to make a pass at her by the end of the night. Unsure of what she would say or do, maybe she’d even let him get some.

Tyler rested in his seat, gazing at Mia with a small smirk on his lips as Mia looked away from him. Within minutes of his request, Chris was rushing in with their cheesecake and the check and Tyler pulled his wallet from his pocket, handing the boy his black American Express as he picked a clean fork wanting Mia to get the first bite. Chris took the card and rushed off to close out their tab.

Mia looked to the guy as he brought over their dessert and she picked up the only other clean fork she had and dipped into it, sticking it into her mouth and involuntarily she moaned at the taste, it was one of her favorite desserts of all times.

Tyler watched Chris run off before he looked at Mia as she took a bite and moaned. His jaw slacked a bit and he shifted in his seat, as he took a bite himself, trying to remain calm and collected despite the fact that he was hard enough to cut rocks. “Girl,” he said after he swallowed his mouthful, his dimples creasing as he gazed at her hard with darkened eyes.

“It’s good,” Mia replied back to him knowingly. “I can’t help it,” she offered as she stuck more into her mouth.

Tyler looked at her, his mouth watering even more. “Finish your cheese cake,” he told her gently as Chris returned and he signed the bill before slipping his card back into his wallet. He pulled out three hundred-dollar bills and laid them on the table for a tip as he looked at Mia with so much lust.

Mia nodded her head at him. She continued to eat the medium sized round cheesecake as the waiter returned. Mia looked to the size of the tip and her eyes grew a bit before her tongue licked the fork as she thought to herself again, what did the man do. She stuck the strawberries that sat on the side into her mouth and chewed them lightly before she stuck another piece of cheesecake into her mouth happily.

Tyler watched as Mia’s pink tongue jutted out of her mouth to lick her fork and he bit back a groan as he closed his eyes, shaking his head. This woman was about to make him bust in his pants and he hadn’t even touched her. She was clearly going to be the death of him.

“Mm,” Mia said as she too finished the cheesecake, God she was greedy she thought to herself sitting her fork down. She lifted her glass and drank down all of her wine slowly before she looked to him. “Thank you for dinner, it was amazing,” she told him with a cute smile.

Tyler opened his eyes and looked to her as she finished the cake and he shifted slightly. “You’re welcome,” he told her as he took a deep breath, exhaling it slowly as he calmed himself. “You ready?” he asked her as he moved to stand up, holding his hand out to her, his other hand adjusting himself once more.

Mia nodded her head. “Yeah,” she said as she turned grabbing her purse and grabbing his hand as she moved to stand up.

Tyler held her hand in his, pulling her close to him as he rested his forehead against hers. “You don’t even know the level of self-control,” he said with a chuckle before he pulled away slightly, still holding her hand as he led them out of the building and to the car. Once there, Tyler gently pressed her against the vehicle’s passenger side, his hard body pressed against hers as he brushed his nose against hers.

Having a man lust after her in this manner was something Mia had never known, but it also felt damn good. At his words she looked up at him innocently, keeping her smirk to herself as they moved out of the building and towards the car. As they approached the car and he pressed her against the it, she looked up at him with parted lips. She pulled her bottom one into her mouth as she waited to see what he would do, her heart racing.

Tyler continued to let his nose brush against hers before he reached up, gently touching her chin for her to release her lip before he leaned in and captured them. He was gentle, loving even as he kissed her slowly, his tongue gently rolling over her lips asking for an entrance teasingly before he pulled away and pressed the button on the handle, unlocking the door.

Mia felt his hand and it sent shivers down her spine as she released her lip and allowed him to crash his into hers. She kissed him back savoring the feeling as if she would never get it again, she closed her eyes as she felt him tongue only for him to pull away. She licked her lips as she tried to calm her breathing and her beating heart; he unlocked the door and she turned to it moving to climb back inside as she had done before.

Tyler opened the door as Mia turned and he made sure she was in the car properly before he closed the door behind her. Moving around the vehicle before he slid in and started the car, backing out of the space. He pulled from the lot and cruised down the street, headed towards his penthouse, a few blocks away from the school.

Mia sat her purse in her lap once more, she buckled herself up as the man backed out and drive down the road. Tonight, had been good; she ate good, had an interesting conversation, and she even got a kiss. Not too bad for little ‘ole Mia she thought as she looked out the window.

Tyler drove the short distance to his place before pulling into the parking structure and pulling into his space, right next to his motorcycle. He looked over at Mia before he said, “you’re about to be the first person to ever see my real place,” he told her honestly before hopping out of the car and rounding it to help her out.  

Mia watched the boy not necessarily go where she thought he was, and she furrowed her brows before he pulled up to the building. At his words she looked to him and nodded. “You have an apartment too?” she asked so confused, why would he ever have both? Why pay for both? What in the hell did he do? As he got up, she unbuckled her seatbelt and looked to the parking lot around them wondering if anything suspicious was about to happen.

“A penthouse, but yes,” Tyler told her gently as he helped her out of the car. After she was out of the car, he reached into the glove compartment for his phone before he shut it. He looked to her as he closed the door, locking the car with the remote. “C’mon,” he said as he took her hand once more, moving into the lobby of the tall building. Tyler greeted the doorman and the concierge before he moved for the elevator, pressing the button. The doors rolled open quickly and he stepped into the elevator with Mia, pressing the P button.

Mia climbed out of the car and she looked to him wildly. “Tyler are you up to something?” she asked him seriously. “How can you afford all of this?” she asked really wanting to know. She walked with him, purse in hand, as they made their way to the elevator. Mia could not deny her feet was killing her in the tall heels, she had no clue why she had actually done it to herself, they were not comfortable never had been. She leaned against the wall shifting her weight a bit as he pressed P waiting for the door to open.

Tyler looked to Mia his eyebrows furrowing. What could he possibly be up to? “No,” he told her easily as he gazed at her. At the question, he told her, “I have a very lucrative job.” The elevator rode up slowly and he watched as Mia leaned against the wall. The doors rolled open and Tyler walked down the hallway, punching a code into the keypad at the door before he opened it, allowing Mia to step inside before him.

Mia shifted on her feet as they road the metal box and when they arrived on the floor, she walked with him, seeing him punch in the code and she walked inside, taking a look around. “What the hell?” Mia breathed to herself as she walked in further; she stopped short reaching to unbuckle the heels from her ankles and kicking them off by the door. You would assume she would have more etiquette, however in the moment her feet hurt too much to care. She took it all in, “how?” she asked herself convinced this had to be his parents and he were just flodging.

Tyler smirked at her words as she entered and he moved inside behind her, letting the soft close door shut without a sound behind him. “I’ve had it for a while,” he admitted softly as he tossed his keys into the bowl sitting on the table beside the door. “I told you, I have a very lucrative job.” Picking up Mia’s discarded heels, he walked further into the penthouse, following behind her with a small smirk at her astonishment.

Mia clutched the purse in her hands and moved into the kitchen looking around. “Damn,” she said at the sight. “You cook?” She asked, she could already picture herself throwing down in it. It was massive and not to mention the view was breathtakingly beautiful too. His answer was an answer, but it was too discreet for her. “Art brings you this?” She asked still not buying it. “If so I’m in the wrong business…”

Tyler watched Mia closely as she moved around the place, just taking it all in. “I do not,” he said answering the question easily. “I usually eat on campus or out,” he admitted. There were bare necessities in the fridge. Water, alcohol, fruit, and a few meal prepped meals that he could just pop in the oven and heat up. “Nope,” he told her with a chuckle, amused at how she was trying to piece it all together. “I make good money selling my art through,” he told her. Moving away from the kitchen Tyler said, “be right back,” as he moved up the steps, her shoes still in hand. He moved into his bed room resting her shoes down next to a pair of his before he sat on the bed and took his own sneakers off.

Mia looked to him as if he were crazy, wow, to think he had this large kitchen and made no homecooked meals in it. What a waste. At his answer, she just looked to him stumped, if it were going to be a secret, she’d just have to remain nosey. “Mhm,” Mia said as she walked around a little more, finding herself in his sitting area. She looked around, trying to see any trace of a woman not believing she was the first to come here. Why would he not use this place to lure dumb women into, just to fuck? It made perfectly good sense, when it then hit her, was she one of them as she squinted her eyes.

Tyler removed his shoes before he sat them aside and moved back down the steps, looking for Mia. When he found her, he walked up behind her, pulling her down into his lap as he sat on the couch. He let out a sigh, having finally fully calmed himself down now. So, he had no worries as he held her in his lap. Sitting back, gazing at her, his hand brushing some of her braids back some as he just took her in. “Do you have any siblings?” he asked her curiously.

Mia pursed her lips before she decided in her own mind that she had to trust him and the process, he could have been telling the truth. One thing she did know about him was that he was private, so maybe this was just something he kept to himself, well until now. When he surfaced again and pulled her down into his lap, she stumbled back slightly looking at him over her shoulder as he got comfortable, she tried to pull her skirt down a bit. Leaning back, she placed her bag aside before she nodded. “Yes, a little brother,” she told him as she pulled the skirt down again for good measure. “We call him JJ, he’s 14 years old…”

Tyler bit his lip as Mia adjusted in his lap and he thought about her skirt before saying. “Did you want to put on something more comfortable? You can raid my drawers and closet,” he said pointing up towards his room. As she told him about her brother, he nodded with a small smile. “I have a little sister myself, Aria, she’s 16,” he told her.

“Nah, I am fine,” Mia said to him, she’d convinced herself that quick that realistically she couldn’t fit anything he had to offer anyway. Mia looked back at him and smiled, “how cute,” she commented. “What is she like?” she asked him curiously.

Tyler frowned at Mia slightly. “You sure?” he asked her before he said, “I’m not just trying to get you out of your skirt either,” he told her. “I want you to be comfortable.” At the question, Tyler snorted. “Aria is…” he trailed off before saying, “a lot like my mother,” he admitted. “She’s a free spirit and a bit of a wild child,” he told her before he stood up, hoisting Mia into his arms, holding her bridal style as he walked them up the steps to his room.

“Yeah, I probably can’t fit it anyway, so I will be fine,” Mia told him honestly. As he described his sister, she nodded her head. “Well, you don’t think you’re a wild child yourself?” she asked honestly, a small giggle leaving her lips at her own words. When he stood up, hoisting her up to, Mia squealed fearfully. “Tyler!” she said through clenched teeth. “Put me down, are you crazy?” she asked as he moved for the steps, all the while carrying her with no problem at all. She covered her face, her cheeks turning bright red as he entered what she assumed was his bedroom.

Tyler shook his head at her, gently popping her hip as he carried her. “Hush that,” he said to her softly. “I have plenty that you can fit,” he told her knowingly. Men’s sizes ran bigger than women’s, plus he wasn’t a tiny guy himself. He was muscular and a bit stocky even. “I guess I can be, but I think I’m pretty chill,” he told her as he sat her down on the bed. Tyler moved for his drawers, pulling out a pair of sweats and a t-shirt for Mia. “The bathroom is right over there,” he said pointing before he pulled his white t-shirt over his head.

Mia closed her mouth and she nodded at his command, as he sat her down, she smirked at his comeback as well. “Okay,” she told him accepting the clothes and she got up moving to his bathroom, a night cap? Hm, she thought as she came out of her top after closing the door. She replaced her skirt and shirt with his items and she quickly folded them before she moved back out of the bathroom with them in her hand and she looked to him. Her mouth opened as she eyed his body, the man was fine, that she knew but this just amplified it for her. She licked her lips slowly and continued to stare as she tried to get her feet to move.

Tyler glanced at Mia as she resurfaced from the bathroom in his clothes and he smirked at her. She looked good in anything. Stepping out of his jeans, he tossed them into the hamper and stood there in his boxer briefs as he shuffled through his drawer before he pulled out another pair of sweats, sliding them on. He glanced back, noticing Mia still in the same spot and he licked his lips as he said, “you good?” and laid out on the bed.

Mia watched him, just taking him in and she nodded her head unable to speak. Now she finally understood why hoes flocked, hell she might have too if she wasn’t raised better. She blinked a few times before she sat her things aside and moved for his bed, slowly sitting down her eyes still taking in his chest.

Watching Mia as she watched him, Tyler bit back a smirk, his dimples creasing inward deeply. His ripped chest and abs were on full display for her to see, along with his tattoos. As he sat on the bed slowly, he reached for the remote and turned on the TV, though he had zero plans of watching it. “C’mere,” he said softly as he sat the remote aside and reached for her.

Mia looked to him as he smirked, she glanced at his dimples which happened to be her favorite feature on him. She hung her head down as she continued to take his body in and when he called for her, she went, no hesitation. Mia crawled to him, her bottom lip her in her mouth again as she bit down on it. “Yes,” she said in her baby soft voice as she looked to him.

Tyler held her gaze as she crawled to him and he pulled her to him, his arms coiling around her as he held her flush against his chest. His head back against the pillow as he closed his eyes as he just relished in the feeling of her warm, soft body against his. God, he wanted her so bad, but he wanted to take things slow with her because he didn’t want to mess anything up. Lifting his head slowly, he caught her lips in a warm kiss.

Mia's heart began to beat rapidly again, being this close to his hard body like this was making her melt. As he pulled her into a hug practically, holding her to him she laid her head on his chest. She didn’t know what else to do, she looked at him as he closed his eyes and she put her head back down for a moment. He arms draped, holding her as she looked back up watching him, expecting something more but not really bring sure, when he kissed her again of course she kissed him back.

Tyler kissed Mia’s lips sweetly, a groan passing him softly as his hand slid from her back to her ass, holding her there. His large hand palmed her ass, caressing it gently as his tongue slipped into her mouth.

Mia continued to kiss the man back, her eyes rolling close as she felt his hand move to her ass and her heart began to beat a little harder, if that was even possible to do. As he caressed her ass with his large hand Mia allowed his tongue the entrance that it wanted, and she moaned softly at the feel as she opened her mouth a little wider drinking him down.

Tyler’s other hand slid to her ass, both hands now splayed there as she laid on top of him. His tongue roamed her mouth as she granted him full access and he took the time to learn her. A hand moved back up her back, slipping under the shirt to tenderly caress her spine as the other gripped her ass firmly.

Mia moaned again as he held her ass by both of his hands now, the feel of their strength causing her to moan as he gripped her. His tongue was dominating her mouth, as she tried to keep up in time with his expert French kissing. She inhaled sharply as his hand moved under her shirt to all while if other still firmly gripped a handful of ass.

Tyler swallowed her moan, his dick twitching to life once more at the sound and the feel of her body against him. His fingers trailed up and down her spine softly before his hand on her ass shifted to her thick hip and he carefully rolled them over, easily fitting himself between her legs as one hand pressed into the mattress, the other stroking her thigh as he continued to devour her mouth.

Mia moaned again against his lips, her lungs were burning, damn he was good at this. She felt his hand move to her hip and she moved in time with him as he flipped them over fitting himself between her thighs. As he continued to kiss her, seeming as if it was deepened by the second Mia pushed against him only slightly catching her breath as she inhaled deeply. “I have to be honest with you, I haven't really done this before,” Mia confessed, yeah, she’d been penetrated but she’d never gone all the way with any man.

Tyler pulled back slightly as she pushed against him and he took a breath, refilling his lungs. At her words, he felt as if he hadn’t taken a breath at all. Lifting himself even more, he hovered over her, his hands pressed him to the mattress, keeping him up. “What like had sex outside of a relationship?” he asked her curiously.

As he leaned up off her body, she looked him in the eye and fidgeted with her hands. He would think so much less of her; she was an idiot; she could have just taken it without him knowing. But the thought was wrong, and she knew it. Mia licked her lips and said, “had sex at all,” barely above a whisper she said it averting her gaze again.

At her confession, Tyler’s facial expression changed from one of confusion to one of realization and he sat back on his knees before her. “Oh…” he said softly. He gazed at her, shocked almost. “Did you want to do this or were you telling me so we could chill?” he asked her softly. “I don’t want to hurt you Mia,” he said out-right, “and if you’re not ready that’s cool…”

Mia looked to him as he sat up, she didn’t know how to tell him how she felt. “I do, but I’m nervous, and I thought you should know I wasn’t like everyone else,” she said seriously. “I am not experienced in it and I haven’t really been with a guy I trusted,” she said easily. “I trust you…” she told him, having pictured them making love before once or twice despite herself. She done it with other guys too, but those guys were not serious, and she never trusted them.

Tyler gazed at Mia with soft eyes, rubbing his hand over his braided back hair as he listened to her. “Are you sure?” he asked her softly. “Once I have it Mia, I can’t give it back,” he told her gently, leaning in slightly as he reached out and tenderly stroked her cheek.

Mia looked to Tyler as he asked her if she was sure. She shrugged, what was there to lose, it was just sex right? Fun and games. Mia nodded her head, “I know, I am 21 Tyler. I am a woman,” she said out-right.

At her words, Tyler couldn’t help but to chuckle at her. “Not quite yet,” he said in a soft-tone as he continued to stroke her face. It wasn’t like he hadn’t popped virgins before, it just this was Mia. He actually cared about her. He wanted her first time to be something special and as much as he liked her, he wasn’t sure if he was supposed to be that person for her, though he knew he could give her a very memorable experience. Biting his lip, he stroked her cheek once more before he kissed her lips. “At any time if you want to stop, just say so,” he told her softly.

At his words Mia tucked her lips in, the feel of him stroking her cheek soothing to her. She nodded her head at him; she wouldn’t deny she had wondered what he felt like inside her because she did. Mia was easily turned on by him and clearly, he was turned on by her so why not give it a try and see what happens. See if it feels right. Mia nodded her head at him. “Okay,” she said to him softly.

Tyler pecked her lips once more as he calmed his own nerves and laid himself back against her gently, a bit softer this time around. With a small smile and a sigh, he kissed her lips before he found himself moving to her neck and jawline, kissing and nipping there. His warm hands moved under the shirt, gently exploring her stomach.

Mia looked to him and she pecked him back, when his body moved over hers again, she moved her hands at his waist holding him there. As he kissed her lips and then her neck, toying with her jawline as well she closed her eyes. His hands moved under her shirt again and it gave her body chills all over, she loved the feel of that. Mia parted her legs a little wider as the heat between her legs grew at his simple actions.

Tyler’s hands glided over her soft stomach with ease as he sucked on her neck, leaving a very small love mark as he marked his territory. Slowly he moved down her body as he pushed the shirt up and he rested back slightly, kissing her stomach as he raised the shirt more until he was tugging it off of her gently. With it out of the way, he took the time to take her in and he smiled.

Mia licked her lips as they went dry from the feel of his hands roaming her body beneath the shirt, she was sporting. As he pushed the shirt up, she opened her eyes and looked down at him, lifting her arms as he moved to tug it off. She bit her lip, a blush creeping up over her face as he gazed at her flesh tone laced see-through bra.

“Damn,” was all Tyler could say as he took her in. She was truly a beautiful sight to behold, all brown skin and plush curves. Tossing the shirt aside, Tyler leaned down and captured her nipple through the lace bra as he closed his eyes, suckling gently. He was going to take his time on her and truly prepare her for what was in store because once he started, he didn’t plan to stop.

Mia looked to Tyler as he continued to roam her body, his words making her giggle slightly to herself. That coming from him was the self-esteem boost she needed, truthfully. As he leaned down suckling her nipple through her bra, her pussy grew wet for him and she hummed softly appreciating the feel of that. “Mm,” she mustered as she moved her acrylic nail covered hands to his strong arms holding him gently.

Tyler’s tongue worked over her nipple through the thin material, his piercing moving along before he finally tugged the bra cup down and captured her nipple fully. He sucked sweetly; eyes closed as he did so. Slowly he reached around her body, unhooking her bra before he pulled it from her arms and moved to her other nipple, showing it the same attention.

Mia tried not to be so vocal and just sit back and enjoy the experience, but his tongue felt so good against her warm skin. “Mmm,” she moaned out loudly as he pulled the cup down and took her nipple into his mouth fully. She arched her back a little; he was such a fucking turn on, her body practically did as he wished. She moaned again softly as he removed her bra capturing her other nipple in his mouth as he hands slid to the back of his head. Finger gently running through his two braids and as her nails gently ran across his scalp. “That feels good,” she told him in a baby soft voice.

Tyler let her moans drive him now. Instead of being embarrassed, he used his arousal to his advantage. She was arching and moaning for him and it was all going straight to his head. Her hands ran over his hair and he looked up at her with a smirk. If she thought his mouth was working wonders on her nipples, then she was in for a treat because he was extremely talented. He groaned out a response to her before he was kissing back down her stomach, licking and kissing at stretch marks here and there, as he hooked his fingers into the waistbands of the sweats she was wearing and her underwear. He looked up at her now, gazing into her eyes for approval.

Mia exhaled slowly as she continued to run her hands through his hair, she didn’t know why she was urged to do so, she hadn’t been this involved with the other guy she messed with. However, she wanted to touch and feel every inch of him as her hands moved to his shoulder gripping him there. As he kissed down her stomach she looked down, watching the way he nurtured her stretch marks and she laid her head back, her heart fluttering once more at the simple action. As his hands moved to work these sweatpants and her nude thong down her body, she bit her lip, looking down at him again, she matched his gaze before she tucked her lips in finding a smirk and a bit of excitement. She lifted her hips a bit as she assisted him in taking the pants and panties down wanting to feel more, needing to feel more.

Tyler gazed up at Mia with sweet eyes as she lifted her hips for him. He smirked back at her, gently tugging the articles of clothing down her legs and off of her feet, tossing them aside. Now here she was, laid out before him completely naked and his mouth salivated for her. God damn she was a sight to see. After taking a moment to appreciate her in all her glory, Tyler rested on his stomach between her legs as he gripped her thighs, spreading her open for him. He pushed one thigh back against her stomach and the other flat against the bed as he licked his lips, gazing at her pretty brown and pink pussy. “Damn Mia,” he groaned out, looking at her just glistening for him.

Mia bit down on her bottom lip again as he shimmed the bottoms off of her lower half and placed them aside. She looked up at the ceiling, butterflies dancing around in her stomach unsure of what to expect from him next. She looked down when she hadn’t felt him budge, watching as he gazed over her thick frame and she bit her lip a little harder; he was memorizing her every crease and crevice. As he gripped her thighs parting them Mia dropped her head back against the bed again unused to the feeling of a man handling her in this manner. At his words she looked down again, a raised brow sporting her face, unsure of why he said what he did, she hadn’t done anything. She tucked her lips inwards as her hands instinctively covered her chocolate nipples gently.

Tyler stared at her a little longer, just admiring her before he finally leaned in, taking her whole pussy into his mouth, lips, slit, clit, and all. His entire mouth enveloped her sweet core as he sucked softly. He released after a moment, groaning at the pure taste of her before he dove back in, his tongue sweeping up and down the length of her slit from top to bottom, and then bottom to top.

Mia cupped her breast in her small hands, and she moaned softly as his mouth seemingly feasted from her depths. She looked down at him and for once she knew what Nova meant when she talked about Aaron eating her out. She arched her back slightly at the feel, wow, she had actually been missing a lot, she thought to herself quietly as she shivered at the feel of his tongue teasing her.

Tyler took his time, using his tongue to part her lips until he found her clit and he circled the bundle gently, flicking back and forth against it with the tip of his tongue, his tongue ring giving a cool contrast from the warmth of his tongue. Groaning softly, he wrapped her thighs up in his arms as he lapped at her, sucking her clit into his mouth as he did. Opening his eyes, he looked up at her as he did, watching her expression.

“Oh God,” Mia whimpered as he used his tongue to entice her clit, something on her fingers only ever had the pleasure of doing; and if she had to be honest his way felt so much better. “Oh goodness,” she said her hands finding his head of hair again as he caused another moan to escape her.

Tyler smirked around his mouthful of her at her words and feeling her hands on the back of his head, he dove deeper. His thick muscle slid down to find her opening, gently circling the lining there before he slipped his tongue inside of her, moaning at how sweet she tasted once again. He spread his thick tongue out inside of her, swirling it against her ridges and walls before he began to stroke her with it, one of his hands moving from her thigh to her clit, circling it softly to the thrust of his tongue.

Mia held his head in her hands, mindful as she did however, she didn’t want him to move or stop what he was doing truly. She looked down feeling his tongue dip inside of her and she bit back a gasp at the feel of that, each sensation he gave was something new and unexplored. Oh, course her own fingers had explored her body but again this happened to be very different. As he pushed in and out of her, his fingers finding her clit, strumming her there she whined again. Dropping her head back against the pillow as she closed her eyes the temperature rising in the space around them.

Tyler heard her whine and he smirked slightly, his tongue rolling inside of her with ease because of how wet she was, but he was a bit worried about if she could take all of him. Fingers rolling her clit between them, he slowly began to press his tongue deeper inside of her. Pulling back, he a bit he returned his mouth to her clit, sucking and lapping as he gently pressed a finger inside of her slowly.  

Mia unknowingly gripped his head of hair as he dipped his tongue further into her depths. When he removed it and returned it back to her clit, she released another soft moan into the room. His finger wiggled it way into her heat and moaned at the feeling. “Mm,” she hummed softly as she looked down to him loosen her grip on his head of hair.

Tyler looked up at her as she loosened her grip on his hair and he smiled around her button, his ring flicking back and forth across it as he gently stroked his finger inside of her, pushing past his knuckle until he had fully sunk the finger. She was extremely tight. That was clear to him and his dick throbbed at the thought. He stroked that finger in and out of her before he gently added a second as he kissed up her body to her lips, capturing them as he worked slowly but surely to insert that second finger.

As he smirked, Mia blushed again before she leaned back once more feeling his finger and tongue work in time. Her hands released his head completely to cup her breast once more as he pulled his lips away causing her to moan. Why’d he stop? As he kissed back up her body, she looked to him feeling the pressure of another finger. She kissed his lips back moaning softly at the taste of herself, hm, she never tasted her own nectar before. She drank the taste of herself down as he pushed a second finger into her.

Tyler moaned against her lips, kissing her hungrily as he sunk his second finger into her, stretching her out in preparation. Gently, he worked those two fingers, being careful not to hurt her as he did. Slowly he began to curl his fingers, tapping what he figured was her spot as he did. Groaning softly, Tyler sucked on her lips as his fingers continued, his thumb rolling over her clit now too.

Mia moaned softly; it was a new sensation, but it wasn’t a bad one as she shifted her hips beneath him. She moaned into his mouth, eyes closed as he kissed her, and her hands found their way to his sides holding him there as his fingers dipped into her. As he curled them, she moaned again her hips swirling on their own accord. “Mm,” she moaned out as he sucked on her lips his finger moving to stroke her clit and it caused pussy to throb and drip with desire.

Tyler coiled his fingers in and out of her gently, thumb working in time them as he devoured her mouth. Feeling her hips swirl, Tyler released her lips and looked down, watching his fingers sink in and out of her, his dick pressed hard against her side. Tapping that spot repeatedly, Tyler began to stroke her a little faster with his fingers, watching her expression now as he did.

Mia moaned out, her back arching as her hip swirled again for him. He picked up his pace and caused her mouth to hang open slightly. She released a whimper as she looked down, watching his fingers dip in and out of her pussy, coated in her sweet nectar and it turned her on more. She felt his dick at her side and Mia swallowed hard before she released another moan. “Oh God, that feels good,” she told him looking up at his face once more before her eyes rolled closed. Mia gripped his strong arm, not wanting him to remove his fingers as those butterflies turned into waves of passion and ecstasy.

Tyler watched her closely, every single roll and wiggle of her body turning him on even more. The look of pleasure of her face, making his chest swell a bit as she closed her eyes, gripping his arm. “I ain’t stopping baby girl,” he told her huskily into her ear as he kept at it, fingers working her over with ease. “You going to cum for daddy?” he asked her as he nibbled her ear lobe gently.

Mia’s body began to shiver as he continued to finger fuck her tight pussy, bending her to his will. “Y-yes,” she moaned out as she continued to grip his arm roughly, wave upon wave building as her body began to shake. “God, yes,” she moaned, much like a cry of pleasure her thighs shook, and her body vibrated from the inside out. Biting down on her lip she cried, “oh,” never having felt such an intense orgasm before.

Tyler smirked at her verbal response to him and he looked down at her, watching as she came undone, her body shaking against his as she whimpered and cried out. “So sexy,” he groaned out as he continued to watch her, expert fingers stroking her through her orgasm as he tight walls clenched his fingers, making it almost impossible but he managed.

Mia exhaled a loud breath as she came down from her high, opening her eyes to him as he continued to stroke her through her orgasm. “Mm,” she said her body still vibrating slightly beneath his. “That felt so good Ty,” she told him in a soft voice.

Tyler smiled softly at her, his fingers carefully rolling to a stop as he said, “I’m glad you enjoyed it,” in a deep rumbling tone. Slowly he pulled his fingers from her, bringing them to his mouth to suck them clean before he was gently taking her hand into his own and pressing it against his rock-hard erection through his sweats and boxer briefs. “You still want this?” he asked her gently, biting back a groan at the feel of her small hand against him.  

At his words Mia blushed a bit, smirking at him before she hid it quickly by tucking her lips in. She watched him as he licked his fingers clean and she allowed him to take her hand, not knowing what to expect next. She felt his manhood and tried to hide the nervousness. He was huge and it killed her not to display the shock she had about that. “Wow,” she breathed slowly the rest of what she had to say gone. Honestly, she couldn’t find her words, however she did nod her head at him, small hand moving up and down his long length.

At her wow, Tyler smirked at her and as she nodded, he climbed off the bed. Walking over to his discarded jeans, he pulled out his wallet, sliding a condom from it before dropping everything back to the floor. Turning to the bed, Tyler walked back over, standing at the head of it as he pulled his sweats and underwear down, stepping out of the items. His hard dick flopped out against his stomach and he stroked himself a few times as he gazed at her laying there. With a small sly smirk, he ripped the packaging open, dropping the foil to the floor as he rolled the condom on, being sure to pinch the tip as he did.

As he climbed off the bed and moved to his pants, Mia watched him. Moving to lean up on her elbows, she watched as he grabbed a condom, which wasn’t a concern of hers until it hit her how it should have been all along. Mia’s eyes stayed on him as he dropped his pants and boxers; taking him in and her mouth dropped slightly, this would be the moment of which she should have ran for the hills. However, Mia wasn’t a weak bitch and if those skinny bitches could handle him so would she. Watching him roll the condom on, she looked at his eyes hoping that he went even more gentle on her than they initially stated.

Tyler watched her closely as she watched him, and his tongue rolled over his lips. He was admittedly a bit nervous. Now once again, she wouldn’t be his first virgin. He’s popped many, but considering how tight she was around his fingers he knew this was going to be a challenge and he just didn’t want to hurt her, though he knew if she planned to be fucking him, he was going to have to flip her around tonight just to get her used to him in every kind of way because he wasn’t getting no smaller. Slowly he approached the bed, climbing into it slowly as he gazed into her eyes. “You nervous?” he asked her as he gently took ahold of her ankle, pulling her into the middle of the large bed, so that if she wanted to run a little, she had room to move, though he didn’t plan to let her get far.

Mia looked at him, his hand wrapping around her ankle and yanking her closer to him causing her to squeal. “No,” she breathed, lying to him she was in fact a bit nervous, but she wanted this right?

“Liar,” Tyler said easily as he pressed a majority of his weight against her, resting his body down on hers. He kissed the center of her forehead tenderly before he gently drug his lips down to her nose, kissing there before he pressed a loving kiss to her lips. “Tell me if I’m hurting you or if you want me to stop,” he told her sternly as he pulled his head back to look into her pretty brown eyes, searching them for a moment. Pressing one hand into the bed, Tyler lifted off of her just enough to reach between them and he pressed himself against her entrance, holding the base of his dick steady as he held her gaze, gently pushing him to her slow as ever.

Mia tucked her lips in again at his response, however, she didn’t reply she just watched him. As he kissed her forehead her eyes closed for only a moment before they opened again. She tried to even out her breathing as he kissed her nose and then her lips. She kissed back calming herself. Nodding her head at his words, she watched as he lifted his body off of hers and began to push inside of her. Mia shifted only slightly; it wasn’t uncomfortable, just different.

Watching her face, Tyler rolled his hips forward slowly, sinking about two inches into her because of his wet she was, but God was she tight. “Fuck, you’re so damn tight,” he said as he found himself dropping his head onto her shoulder at the feeling. With the head of his dick inside of her, he just stroked her with that gently, wanting her to relax a little more before he added anymore of himself.

Mia looked to Tyler and she bit her lip, pressing her foot into his bed, as he pushed a little of himself inside of her. “Mm,” she moaned out, her hands moving to his sides, at his words. She closed her eyes a bit as he leaned his forehead down against her shoulder. As he stroked her a little, Mia shifted her hips slightly pushing down against his dick accidentally. She licked her lips at that releasing another moan into the room at the feel.

Tyler lifted his head from her shoulder slowly, giving her that little bit of his dick until she shifted her body, and he slipped inside of her more. He froze at that, not wanting to hurt her in the slightest way. “You okay?” he asked her, his hand gently brushing against her braids.

Mia nodded her head at him. “I’m okay,” she told him quietly, the truth was he wasn’t really hurting her and even if he were doing something that could she had a high tolerance for pain. The last guy wasn’t even half as attentive as Tyler was when he tried to sleep with her.

Tyler nodded at his head slowly, watching her close. She didn’t seem to be in any type of pain. Hmm, he thought to himself as he sunk deeper inside of her. Gently he pushed her legs back against the bed, lifting up on his knees as he slowly filled her up without stopping, pushing a little harder to break past her barrier, watching her expression the entire time.

Mia held him, only letting him go as he moved to position himself as he desired. When he pushed more and more of himself into her, she swallowed up the discomfort and inhaled out through her nose slowly. Shifting herself once more before he went all in and she moaned, “oh,” softly clutching his body before she closed her eyes. Mia breathed to herself before she opened her eyes again and looked to him. “I’m okay,” she offered sweetly her hands clutching his back.

Her small hands clutched him, and he bit his lip. “You sure?” Tyler asked her gently. He was shocked. She was the first girl to ever take him without even batting an eyelash. Some of the more experienced girls that he’d been with would whine and cry from his size from time to time. Licking his lips, he looked down at where their bodies met as he rested balls deep inside of her before he rolled his hips forward a bit more, reaching just a tad deeper before retracting completely, fulling removing his dick from her depths before pushing back inside of her, letting her engulf him once more.

“Mhm,” Mia said to him. “It doesn’t hurt, it just gets some used to feeling,” she said softly. Mia hummed out as he pushed into her a little more, she closed her eyes as he pulled out of her slightly only to push back in which caused her to moan as she held him tighter at the feel. “God,” she breathed opening her eyes as she watched him.

Tyler listened, groaning at her words as he kept her legs held back against the bed, realizing that maybe he didn’t have to be so gentle with her. At her moan of pleasure, Tyler smirked and began to stroke her down, hips swirling as he slid in and out of her. Letting go of her legs, he grabbed her hands, pulling them from his body as he pinned them down above her head. His hips rolled expertly, and he groaned at the feeling of her wrapped around him as he did so.

As he began to push in and out of her, Mia released moan after moan at the feeling. She felt so, ‘full’, that’s the only way she could describe it honestly. As he let her legs go and grabbed her hands, pinning them above her head, she looked him in his eyes releasing another low moan as his hips rolled into hers. “That feels good,” Mia told him truthfully as she wrapped her legs around him instinctively.

“You feel amazing to me too,” Tyler whispered into her ear, stroking her deep and slow, hips swirling in the process. As her legs wrapped around him, he held her hands in one of his as his other began to stroke up and down her thick, warm thigh. “Mmm,” he moaned into her neck softly, kissing and sucking there as he dug her out, still being a bit mindful as he did.

Mia wished she could hold him, but he’d taken that ability from her and she bit her lip because of it. She was a touchy feely type of person, she liked to be held and to hold people it was just her thing. As he groped her thigh, she arched her back a bit only to lower herself as she moaned softly through parted lips. She tilted her head a bit as he kissed and sucked on her neck which was a bit of a turn on for her and her hips rolled because of it her heat dipping from the sensation.

Feeling her hips roll against his, Tyler sucked on her collarbone a bit, leaving a mark there to match the one already on her neck. He gave her an exceptionally hard, deep thrust as he lifted his head from her neck, releasing her hands. Shifting slightly, Tyler wrapped his arms around Mia, pulling her with him as he sat back on his butt, thrusting upward into her as he held her on top of him with a smirk. His hands gripped her hips, guiding her up and down his length as he leaned back against the bed, letting her rest above him now. Bending both of his knees, he made it easier on her as he continued to thrust upward, watching as her breast bounced for him.

Mia hissed at the deep thrust he offered, his roughness causing her to moan out in pleasure as she looked to him with dark eyes. He shifted again, wrapping her up and releasing her hands she relished at the feel of his strong arms around her big frame. It made her want to melt around him, however as he guided her up and down his shaft she moaned again; her lips parting once more as strangled moans left her at the feel of the new position. As he leaned back, laying against the bed she panted softly, the feeling was clouding her mind, her eyes rolling shut as he continued to thrust his hips up into hers. Mia began to swirl her full hips, rocking back and forth at the feeling as she opened her eyes grabbing one of his hands and lacing their fingers tightly. “Oh, my goodness,” she squealed at the sensation as she stilled her hips unaware of the fact that they were moving anyhow.

Tyler held her hand as she laced their fingers and he licked his lips, groaning at the sight of her swirling on his dick. “Fuck Mia,” he groaned out as he watched her. His freehand continued to grip her waist as he placed his feet flat against the mattress and began to thrust harder into her, his pace picking up a bit as well. “Is daddy making you feel good?” he asked her as he bit back a groan himself.

“Yes,” Mia whimpered at his question, he felt amazing however clearly, he already knew that. She looked down at him her braids cascading around her naked frame. “You feel so good,” she moaned, biting back a groan as he began to thrust into her harder. “Please don’t stop,” she whined softly to him as she continued to clutch his hand in hers.

Tyler’s eyes rolled over her thick body, taking her in. She was a goddess, truly. Braids swinging and hips rolling, she was truly fine as hell. “I ain’t stopping,” he told her again as he squeezed her hand, his hand on her hip squeezing a bit as well as he thrust a little harder, bouncing her in his lap as he did so. Leaning up a bit, he captured one of her nipples into his mouth, sucking the erect bud as he continued to stroke her deep and hard.

Mia moaned again as her hips began to move once more, she didn’t know why honestly, it was just an urge she had. She rocked against him, his words sending shivers down her spine as she bounced. Her hand released his only to hold him by the back of his neck encouraging him to suck on her nipple as he wished. “Mm yeah,” she panted, “you’re so big,” she told him.

Feeling her hand on the back of his head, Tyler moaned softly, nibbling on her nipple now as he suckled roughly. “Is it too much?” he asked her as he continued to pull her down on his dick, completely lifting her up and dropping her back down in his lap. “You feel good as fuck,” he told her around his mouthful of nipple as he moaned softly. His hand moved to slap her ass, gripping it tight and firm.

Mia shook her head now at the man as he continued to bounce her up and down his long shaft. “Oh God,” she breathed as her body began to shake, naturally reacting to the amazing feel of him thrusting into her deeply. She moved her hands to his shoulders gripping on to them as she dropped her head, eyes closed body convulsing at the feel.

“Fuck Mia,” Tyler groaned out as her body began to tremble above him. “You cumming for daddy?” he asked her, slapping her ass once more as he stroked her through it. He nibbled her nipple before moving to the other, sucking like a baby in need as he rolled his hips.

Mia moaned out loudly in Tyler’s ear as her body continued to shake and shiver, she never knew there was something out there in the world that people indulged in that felt so good. She whined softly for him, a whimper leaving her as he continued to stroke her very sensitive pussy.

Smirking slightly around her nipple, Tyler shifted, his hands holding her round ass firmly as he held her close, shifting into his knees before he laid her into her back once more. Slowly he pulled out of her, rolling her over into her stomach, flat on the bed. He slapped her ass, watching it jiggle for him before he spread her cheeks and slipped right back into the warmth of her wet pussy, his knees on either side of her hips as he stroked her, hand in the small of her back, keeping her ass arched perfectly for him.

Mia breathed out softly trying to calm herself down as Tyler moved to lay her on her back and she finally opened her eyes looking up at him. He rolled her over onto her stomach and Mia looked back at him with slightly wide eyes. He slapped her ass and she turned her head away from him again as he pushed back into her, she bit down on her lip. Laying her head on the bed Mia grabbed a handful of sheets in both her small hands as he arched her back with his large ones.

With his hands firmly pressed into her lower back, Tyler bit his lips as he began to stroke her nice and slow. He took his time, delaying each and every single stroke a bit longer as he did. “This pussy so damn good,” he said out-right, as a groan passed him, her ass jiggling against his abs.

Mia moaned softly at the feel on him pushing in and out of her slowly as she closed her eyes releasing the sheets slightly and finally releasing her bottom lip from between her teeth. Mia had signed up for this, so she couldn’t whine to someone like Tyler that she was getting tired and he’d worn her out even though he had.

Tyler groaned out, his head dropping back slightly. He stroked her deep and slow, his stomach contracting a bit as he felt himself growing close to his orgasm. “Fuck,” he said gently, keeping his pace slow and steady as he did. Looking down at Mia, he leaned in slightly, kissing down her spine as his hips rolled and he groaned out, burying himself deep inside of her as he came, filling the condom. Stopping his strokes, he kissed over her shoulders and back lovingly.

Mia moaned softly, as he kissed down her spine, it shivered again at the small but cute gesture from him. As he pushed himself deep inside her she lifted her head and whimpered slightly at him before he kissed her shoulders and back, she laid her head down again, looking back at him slightly.

Tyler smirked slightly, looking down at Mia as he pulled out of her carefully, holding the base of the condom. Sliding off the bed, he moved into the adjoining bathroom and stood over the toilet as he peeled the condom off and flushed it. Moving for the sink, he cleaned himself up a bit and washed his hands before he moved back into the room, sitting down beside her on the bed. Gently he rubbed his fingertips up and down her back. “You up for a hot bath? You’re going to be sore,” he told her knowingly and he wanted to take care of her.

As he pulled out of her Mia, shifted against the bed moving onto her side as she covered her breast slightly. He returned and ran his hand up and down her back she looked to him and nodded her head, “okay,” she breathed.

At her response, Tyler nodded slowly and leaned in to gently peck her on the lips before he stood and moved for the bathroom once more. Walking into the shower area, he sat on the edge of the tub and turned the knobs, starting the water up. He let it run for a bit, allowing it to warm as he moved around the bathroom. He didn’t have much, just some bubble bath and epsom salt. He hoped that was enough to do the trick. With the two items in hand, Tyler walked back over, placing the stopper in the tub as he let it fill up with water, adding the bubble bath and epsom salt as it filled.

Mia pecked Tyler back gently and she wondered how many other women got this same treatment rather they weren’t at his house or not. She sat up a bit in the bed and again covered herself slightly, her mother wouldn’t believe what she’d done today. Mia wasn’t saving herself for anything, but she was also too shy to engage in a lot.

Tyler let the tub full up about three-fourths of the way, testing the water every now and again. Once it was perfect, he exited the bathroom. “It’s ready for you,” he said softly as he leaned over the bed and scooped Mia into his strong arms, carrying her into the bathroom.

Mia looked to Tyler as he returned in the bedroom and she moved to scoot to the edge of the bed when he hoisted her up in his arms again and she covered her eyes with her hands. “You really have to warn me before you do that…” she said behind her hands.

Tyler let a chuckle rumble from deep on his chest. “Why? You scared?” he asked her teasingly, scrunching his nose a little before he carefully set her to her feet beside the bathtub, his arm wrapped around her, holding her close. “Test it and make sure it’s not too hot,” he told her sweetly.

Mia came out from behind her hands and smirked a little before he sat her to her feet. She nodded as she dipped her foot into the warm water and said, “no, just right,” to him softly.

“Perfect,” Tyler said softly as he held Mia’s thick frame, not wanting her to slip or anything, knowing it could be a bit slippery.

Mia shifted one foot at a time, and she climbed into his large tub, lowering herself into it slowly until she sat fully. “Thanks,” she said looking up at him with a smile.

Tyler waited until she was fully seated in the tub before he smiled down at her. “Let me grab you a towel and stuff,” he said thoughtfully as he walked away for a moment, getting her a washcloth and a towel from the cabinet. Pulling the stool closer to the tub, he sat the towel down before handing her the washcloth. “Relax, it’ll definitely help with the soreness that’s sure to come,” he told her.

Mia nodded as Tyler walked away and she closed her eyes for a moment basking in the feel before she opened them. She cupped water in her hand and poured it over her arms gently before he resurfaced, “alright,” she said to him.

Tyler smiled slightly. “And, I’ll leave you to it,” he said with a smirk, wanting her to have a little peace. Slowly he backed out of the shower area, moving to leave the bathroom.

At his words she smirked nodding her head again, Mia sat back a bit. Never mind her long braids soaking in the water with her, it would be fine; she couldn’t deny this water felt amazing. And she was tired after all, she laid back a bit and looked up at the ceiling. She wondered if hours or days from now she would regret doing this, or he.

Tyler moved into the bedroom, opening his drawer and pulled out a fresh pair of boxer briefs. He slid into them before he pulled all the sheets and covers off the bed and replaced them with fresh ones. With that done, he laid down with his phone, texting back and forth with a few of his contacts. Finally, he reached for the remote and changed the channel, settling for a movie to watch.

Mia shifted in the tub a little wondering what time it was, Nova would probably be contacting her trying to see where she was or even who she was with and she didn’t know what she planned to tell her as of right now. She couldn’t tell her the full truth either way, she licked her lips as she let the warm water wash over her gently and she closed her eyes.

After about 20 minutes, Tyler climbed from the bed figuring that should be enough time to sooth her muscles from being sore or getting sore later. Walking into the bathroom, he asked, “you ready to get out?” As he reached for the big towel, holding it out for her. “How do you feel?” He asked wondering physically and emotionally.

Mia barely moved a muscle the entire time she was in the tub, she just rested and soaked like he asked her to. She even dozed off for a split second and caught herself in the midst. When he surfaced with a towel in his hand, she nodded. “Yeah,” she told him softly. “I feel pretty good actually,” she told him as she shifted to get up in the tub, standing upright.

Tyler smiled softly at her. “Good,” he said thoughtfully as he gently took her hand, helping her stand up and get out of the large tub before he wrapped the towel around her and hoisted her up with a smirk, kissing her on her nose as he did, his hand on her thigh as he gripped her with ease, walking her towards the sinks. Gently he set her on the counter, before he kissed her nose again and moved to drain the tub, deciding that he’ll rinse it out in the morning. Walking out the bathroom, he grabbed her a fresh pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt before he moved back into the bathroom, handing the items to her with another nose kiss.

Mia allowed him to wrap her up in a towel and she looked to him as he hoisted her up, blushing when he kissed her nose cutely. As he sat her on the sink, she looked to him drying her skin just a little as he disappeared and when he resurfaced, she smiled as he kissed her nose again. “Thanks,” she told him happily as she continued to pat herself dry.

Tyler stood before her, watching her with a loving smirk as she dried herself off. “Let me grab some lotion,” he said thoughtfully as he moved for one of the cabinets in the bathroom, pulling out a bottle of cocoa butter lotion. He moved back to Mia, sitting the bottle down beside her. Standing before her once more, he rested his hands on her thighs gently.

Mia shifted against the counter top and she looked to him as she continued to pat herself dry before him. “Thanks,” she said again to him as she moved to climb down off the counter unable to place the clothes on herself fully, she dried whatever else was wet and rubbed some lotion into her arms, legs, and thighs before she place the shirt over her head and the sweats up her legs.

Tyler backed up a little as Mia climbed off the counter and he watched as she lotioned up before she redressed herself. Licking his lips, he put the lotion away and took the towel, tossing it into the hamper before he was turning off the bathroom lights and moving into the bedroom. “Do you have a side preference?” he asked her curiously as he looked at the bed.

Mia followed Tyler out of the bathroom, and she shook her head. “No,” before she released a chuckle. “You?” she asked.

“No,” Tyler said before he smiled and wrapped Mia up in his arms before he fell back into the bed, bringing her down with him. He chuckled deeply, nuzzling his face in her neck as he brought them to the center of the bed, his strong arms wrapped around her. Adjusting himself a bit, he slid down in the bed some, burying his face in her ample breasts as he let out a yawn.

Mia squealed as Tyler tugged her to the bed, falling on it and wrapping her up in his large arms. As he nuzzled his face in her breasts, she smirked at his antics shaking her head against the bed.

Tyler smiled softly as he gently rolled over, pulling her into his chest as he rested on his back, reaching over he hit the switch, turning off the lights as his fingers on his other hand gently caressed up and down her spine. “Good night Mia,” he said gently, pressing a tender kiss to her forehead.

Mia shifted with Tyler again as he turned the lights off and she smirked “night Ty,” she replied to him easily as she laid against his chest.