#anyway yeah that’s tonight’s roundup

[ilostyou]

anyway to focus on the positives rn the event i had was actually pleasantly good and i felt pretty and i got a lot of unexpected congrats on getting into that one program and <3 it was a pretty good distraction tbh

[1ddiscourseoftheday]

Mon 14 June ‘21

Louis Tomlinson Cooks is here!! Yeah it’s 100% for sure as delightful to watch Louis make himself a sandwich as you might have hoped, but how was his cooking? Well I’ll let Louis rate himself-- “I’m not gonna lie not that appetizing is it, I mean look at it,” he says when it comes time to taste his creation, plus, “chopping peeling slicing not great to be fair- everything else I’m all right” (he’s… not wrong, even aside from the peeler issues has this man ever held a knife??) but- “it probably tastes nice though as I said it’s not about presentation for me… [munches cutely]... it’s actually pretty banging, that’s actually quite nice!” Success! Maybe it’s cause he knows the secret to faking good cooking- “as you can see I don’t have a lot of cooking ability so the more butter the better,” I mean the experts can tell you, that’s advanced stuff right there! #Louis-aChild! Substituting mustard and ketchup for coleslaw is a bit of a bold move, but in a belated attempt to convince the kiddos to eat some healthy veg even though he won’t he does bravely try the cucumber strips despite being “not really a man for cucumber” and makes a pained attempt to be positive- “bit of crunch.” Oh and speaking of crunch I’m relieved to have learned that the waffle is NOT a waffle, it’s a crispy waffle shaped bit of potato; a much more reasonable fish sandwich addition than the American version of a potato waffle! Full Time Meals polled to see what people think of Louis cooking; the two choices are “it was amazing” and “the best,” THEY GET IT. My kind of Louis poll! Helen Seamons rated him a “10/10 for effort and entertainment”, Masterchef acknowledged Louis as one of their own, and Marcus Rashford keeps it simple- “my guy” with a lil heart. YEAH, SAME.

Harry showed up in Italy, where he was papped in Venice being driven around (with PA Luis) on a boat (as you do, in Venice). He’s in a cool embroidered Bode shirt and shades and fancy hair, looking good. He’s seen carrying his suitcase, taking photos, and resting his head on his arms looking like a model. One might think, since we just saw the My Policeman cast and crew on set celebrating the wrap of the shoot, that they were done filming and Harry was off to do something different, but nope, he’s there to film! The book has key scenes in Venice that folks had been wondering about the filming of, and David Dawson is also being boated around Venice for the paps, so, it seems that was just for the wrap of the *UK* filming, which makes sense I guess since it would mostly be different crew I imagine, and perhaps some of the main cast are done as well.

Liam’s NFT sale is happening tomorrow! If you’re confused and want more info, I’M NOT GONNA HELP THAT MUCH… uh but I mean you can check out Liam’s youtube video explaining though I would guess that won’t help much (even Liam thinks so; “there’s probably websites that explain a lot better than me” he admits). There is a roundup now posted of what’s on offer for the buyers of the NFTs but I’m gonna be really honest with you, I’m more confused now than I was before. It’s clear that there are only SIX LONELY BUG NFTs right? They for sure said that I believe. But the packages for each different piece (token bundles) seem to me like they’re available to multiple buyers? Like maybe you don’t get the NFT but multiple top bidders on each get the extras? Like they can’t be selling multiple copies of the NFT... can they?! Isn’t the WHOLE POINT that only one person gets to own it? I DON’T FUCKING KNOW I AM SORRY. What I think I understand to be true: the six NFT buyers get to go to “a once-in-a-lifetime immersive dining experience at Resorts World Las Vegas” (this is the dinner with Liam and “a selection of crypto leaders from around the world” which takes place on display inside a giant glass box) and also “a bespoke commemorative presentation box containing the world’s leading holographic display... with audio... and a custom made Lonely Bug commemorative coin,” and “a unique QR code directing the owner to a special ‘Director’s Cut’ edit of the short digital film ‘Making Of Lonely Bug Collection’ which features unreleased footage from the day of the drop showing the creators' reactions when the winning bids came in” (I mean YEAH I would think it’s unreleased it literally hasn’t happened?) But then there are really a lot of other extras including tickets with Meet & Greet access to any Liam Payne headline show around the world, admission to pool and cinema parties in Vegas with Liam, signed art, non-Liam extras (I will literally bid to NOT have 20 minute phone calls with those crypto entrepreneurs PLEASE… but that’s just me), and access to an online party hosted by Liam; I really get the impression many of these, especially the last one, are just crypto tokens that are for sale that aren’t linked to the main Lonely Bug NFTs and many more than 6 people can buy them but a lot of the extras I’m not clear on which it is. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll understand better WE WILL SEE.

Liam also dropped by the discord last night to say some hellos (after a “long long day”) and that he “bought a piece of NFT art of myself tonight I’m going to give it as a prize Monday night so someone can own a piece of art that was owned by me” (an even less tangible bragging point than simply owning an NFT wow that’s an achievement) and the most important update- “I want a French Bulldog”! Oh and he said “that’s like one I did myself” in his fanart channel to a pic of a tiny crocheted illustration of Louis and Harry holding up a rainbow flag. Didya Liam?? (...Liam is crocheting??) Anyway I recognize who it’s supposed to be because it’s based on a familiar piece of fanart, but Liam definitely might NOT realize it’s meant to be someone specific, and tbh I’m more <eyeballs> at him saying that at the rainbow flag crocheted thing than at it being shippy.

Our Song acoustic version is out this Friday!! And Niall talked about NH3 some in an interview today; “I’m in the studio most days, it feels really good. I’m kinda in the latter stages of it and then I’ll go get a band together and go in and record the whole thing. I’ve just kind of been writing for the past 9 or 10 months and really enjoying it” and “It sounds like a complete album. God knows when it’s coming out because I’d like to be able to get around the world to see all the fans as well” and “It’s different. It sounds a lot more grown up. I’m 27 so it’s about time. I really wanted to kinda cement a sound. The singles I’ve released previously have all been kinda different sounds. I would like to have my ballad sound & like a cemented uptempo sound.” He and Anne Marie also talked about one of the other songs they wrote together saying, “It’s kind of like a, how do you describe it- guitar driven meets Tom Petty meets Katy Perry meets…” but say “We haven’t really decided if we are putting it out yet, the conversations are kinda happening... but it’s completely different (from Our Song).”

[meltwonu]

| 🍒 CH-CH-CHERRY BOMB! 🍒 |     [CHAPTER 20] FINAL

pairing; dom!seungcheol x camgirl!reader

this chapter’s notes; camshow, sex toys, shibari, dom!seungcheol, dirty talk, overstimulation/forced orgasms, squirting, degradation, name calling, daddy!kink, gags! 😍💕 ✨HAPPY NEW YEAR!!✨ Here’s to more fun fics in 2021! I can’t believe this is our last chapter though omg 😭 It’s been suuuuch a journey and a privilege to write this little series out! I’ve honestly thought about a camgirl/boy series for like, over a year now, and I’m glad I finally did it! I completed one of my goals! 🥺💕 2020 was definitely a wild one, but I want to thank you all so fuckin’ much for supporting me and stickin’ it out with me all year! Here’s to more in the coming year!💕 Also I was proofreading this at the dining table last night thinking my roommate wouldn’t come out of their room but they did(while I was making dinner and my hands were dirty so I couldnt close my laptop ☠️) and they walked past my laptop and now I’m convinced they saw my fucking smut fic right in the open so yes my little mini-break next week is MUCH needed cause I am ✨embarrassed✨ 🤣 I’ll still do my inbox roundup tomorrow and probably answer a bunch of small thirst posts ‘n stuff throughout the week but there won’t be any drabbles! For now, enjoy chapter 20 🥺, have a safe weekend, and remember that I love you~ ❤️🍒💕

chapters; 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 COMPLETE

Seungcheol wakes up much earlier than you do the next morning; pressing a kiss to your forehead as you groan and snuggle deeper into your pillow.

“Baby, I need to go run some errands for a little bit, okay? Just keep sleeping, you don’t need to get up yet. But, I made breakfast and put it in the microwave for you when you decide to get up later.”

His voice is muffled and you can barely understand what he’s saying but you nod; a soft sigh on your lips when you drift back into dreamland. He takes his time getting ready, checking his phone notifications as he gets dressed and places a note on the nightstand knowing that you didn’t catch a single word he said.

‘Hey, did you get everything I asked for?’

Jimin🧍🏻: of course, who do you think I am? Jeongguk?

Jimin🧍🏻: and btw, i’m just giving you a crash course okay? We don’t really have a ton of time

Jimin🧍🏻: did you watch those tutorial videos I sent you?

‘Yeah, I did some practice on my breaks, but I guess you can tell me if I’m doing anything wrong.’

Jimin🧍🏻: okee, i’ll be waiting. Don’t get here too late!

‘I’ll be otw soon. Thanks again, Jimin.’

“Ow--damn, okay, you don’t need to tug on it so much!”

“Sorry, I’ll be careful! And why are we practicing on you anyway?! Couldn’t you just have shown me pictures or something?”

“How else will you learn if not on an actual body? It doesn’t work the same way, Seungcheol.” Jimin pauses, checking himself in the mirror. “Also, keep in mind she does have boobs so just… go slow, okay? It’s not gonna sit like this on her.”

Seungcheol blushes a crimson red; biting the inside of his cheek at how amateur he was at this.

“Okay…”

Seungcheol is gone for a lot longer than you anticipate and although he replies quickly to your texts, you can’t help but be curious about where he’d gone and what he was doing.

Especially knowing that the two of you had to film tonight and knowing that everything was up to Seungcheol.

A shiver rolls down your body at the thought and you quickly try to shake off the nerves that seem to slowly invade your body when your mind starts to wander.

“It’ll be fine, I’m sure…”

“I’m home!”

“Where have you--oh, that’s… a b-big box? Um, should I be concerned...”

Seungcheol grins, shrugging as he sets it onto the kitchen counter. “Just some supplies for tonight. I had to go pick them up from a friend but I had to make sure everything was right.” He notices the way you can’t seem to take your eyes off of the box; eyes twinkling when he makes his way towards you.

He tilts your head up to meet his in a searing kiss, lips easing into a smile when you wrap your arms around his neck and melt under his touch. You moan against his lips just before he pulls away; staring dreamily at him while his hands start to roam over your clothed body.

“We have a long night ahead of us, sweetheart. Let’s pamper you a little before then, hmm?”

j__min: ??? where’s the loverboy

j__min has donated $200

angelhan has donated $75

therealchan99 has donated $50

xcaliburDK has donated $75

xcaliburDK: is that the sybian? Haven’t seen that in a looong while

You bite your lip and nod, somewhat shy as you sit alone in front of the camera. “Seungcheol’s still… setting up but he told me to start! I’m a little nervous, to be honest…” Your eyes flit to Seungcheol who rummages through the box in the kitchen and from the angle you’re sat in, you can’t see a single thing he takes out.

Earlier, he’d cooked you your favorite meal and even took the time to give you a full body massage before the two of you cuddled on the sofa and watched a movie. To you, it seemed a little too suspiciously tame and you only found yourself more nervous when he made you drink two glasses of water and ever so quietly announced it was time to start getting ready for the camshow.

“He’s being so suspicious! He was even gone for a few hours earlier today…” You mumble; brows furrowed at the camera before checking the comments.

It still amazed you every time with how much money you and Seungcheol made from the camshows and videos and it made you feel even better knowing that everyone loved the chemistry the two of you had together. There were a lot of video requests and ideas mixed in with the comments at any given time and you were definitely ready to pitch some to Seungcheol now that you’d rebranded your channel to be a couple’s channel instead.

“Almost done, sweetheart!”

gc__koo: he told me to watch cuz he was being suspicious with me too 

gc__koo has donated $50

alphagyu97: what is he even plotting

alphagyu97: i am excited to see the sybian again tho ngl

artist8hao: pretty baby gonna squirt for us again?

universe_WZ: hell fuckin yea let us see how fuckin wrecked you get on that machine

You feel your pussy clench around emptiness at their comments; already feeling yourself getting wetter and wetter with the anticipation.

Movement out of the corner of your eye catches your attention and Seungcheol walks towards the bed with a wide smile and the same box in hand. “Ready?” You can only nod back slowly, watching as he dumps the contents of the box right next to your body.

gc__koo: oy

chwenon: oh shit

sleepy_wonu: oh baby, you’re in for it now

sleepy_wonu has donated $100

Your entire body fills with warmth as you look over the various objects; unsure of where to really look first. “I, um--”

A stack of red ropes sits next to a small bullet vibrator that sits next to a ball gag that sits next to a pair of EMT shears and your eyes immediately flit up to Seungcheol who only smirks back at your shocked expression. “I had some other toys I wanted to use but I figured I should go easy on you, y’know? Since you showed me some mercy last night.”

Nodding, you reach out towards the ropes, touching them shyly. “Why red?”

“Thought they’d be on theme for you, babygirl.”

Seungcheol takes his time; remembering Jimin’s words when he tugs the ropes around your wrists.

“Colour, babygirl?”

“G-green… daddy…”

He nods, sitting up on his knees behind you as you sit on the sybian and face the camera. You bite your lip, somewhat embarrassed that you were already soaking the toy underneath you as Seungcheol worked to bind your arms behind you.

“D--daddy, where did you l-learn this?” You whisper, somewhat curious if this had anything to do with why he was gone for so long earlier in the day.

“Mm, daddy’s friend Jimin was kind enough to help me get the tools and teach me a few tricks to make sure I kept my babygirl safe. Wasn’t that kind of him?” You nod gently, gulping when you shift atop the machine slightly in hopes of relieving some of the growing sexual tension in your body. “Why don’t you thank him properly, sweetheart?”

Your hazy eyes make eye contact with the camera, head tilted slightly. “T-thank you, J-Jimin… for--for helping daddy…”

j__min: omg a shoutout ive made it

kitty_junjun: we never thought we’d see the day

tangerine_kwan: and here we all thought you were gonna be the bad guy huh

hoshi_tiger_xx: like when u only see previews of the book online but the rest of it is different ykwim

Seungcheol makes sure your arms are bound snug enough but not too tight; leaning away slightly to admire his rope work. “Feeling okay so far, babygirl?”

Nodding, you whine back slightly. “Y-yes, daddy… But… my--my pussy wants s-something…” He laughs in return, readjusting so that he’s sitting on your side this time to give himself easier access to start the rest of the bindings.

“Is that so? You’re gonna have to be a little more patient this time ‘cause daddy’s not done yet.” He starts working on the rest of the harness; going slow and checking in with you often to make sure none of the ropes were digging into your skin or making you uncomfortable. “You’ll have to forgive me a little though, I’m admittedly a ‘lil inexperienced so our pretty babygirl is only going to be tied up in this pretty harness for tonight.”

gentleman_josh95: the fact u even took the time to learn just for her

gentleman_josh95 has donated $100

artist8hao: seriously, the dedication

kitty_junjun: we stan a man who knows safety and etiquette 

Comments of reassurance and donations flood in at Seungcheol’s small apology and although the two of you are in your own world; you can tell from just the amount of pings coming from your laptop that they all seemed to be encouraging him.

The two of you fall into a comfortable silence as Seungcheol continues to move around you on the bed to finish the harness and a smile graces his lips when he starts to secure the last knots in the back. He can’t help but mentally pat himself on the back at how neatly he’d done it for his first time.

“There. All done, baby.”

Your eyes flit to the laptop’s screen to see yourself; cheeks hot when you see how fucked out you already look and he hadn’t even touched you properly or turned on the machine.

The star harness Seungcheol had tied looks pretty with red ropes and you can’t hide your smile at how good it looks on you too either. “Ah, daddy made it really p-pretty… Thank you.”

This time, Seungcheol nods, letting you admire yourself as he silently reaches for the small remote for the sybian, switching it on.

Your entire body lurches forward as soon as the vibrations attack your clit and you immediately find yourself moaning and grinding down onto the machine as he gives you some relief.  

“You’re welcome, babygirl. Now let’s really have some fun, huh?”

You need to cum.

Badly.

“Awww, is my pretty baby drooling? Does it feel that good on your sensitive ‘lil clit?” He teases, smoothing down your hair as you cry around the ball gag in your mouth; drool seeping out from the side of your lips when he raises the vibrations a setting higher.

You don’t know how many times he’d played with the settings and edged you by now, but all you do know is that the urge to cum only grows stronger as you grind against the machine, soaking it with your wetness as you chase the pleasure building up in your body again.  

Surely cumming was okay, right? He never said you couldn’t.

You whimper around the ball gag, eyes fluttering shut when the tension in your body snaps in the blink of an eye and your thighs clamp down onto the sides of the machine. Throwing your head back, you moan against the gag and ride out your high as Seungcheol watches you from the side.

“Mm, bet that felt good, huh? But I know you want something in that greedy ‘lil cunt of yours, don’t you? You want daddy’s cock slamming into your tight ‘lil hole ‘til it’s full of my cum, right, sweetheart?” He licks his lips, turning off the sybian as you slump forward.

universe_WZ: shit shes so sensitive

chwenon: especially with her arms bound like that i bet she’s on cloud nine rn

gentleman_josh95: her cute lil head is probably all fuzzy already from all the sensations

therealchan99 has donated $100

gc__koo has donated $75

j__min has donated $150

All you can do is whimper and nod; teary eyes blinking back at Seungcheol as he smirks and leans in towards you.

“Mmm, you’ll get what you want eventually. But for now, you’re gonna cum again.”

He turns the sybian back on, licking his lips when he sees your body tensing again. It was always easier to get you to cum a second time and his point is proven when you mewl around the ball gag a few minutes later; chest heaving in stuttered breaths as you try to shy away from the toy still vibrating against your overly sensitive clit when you’re quickly thrown into another orgasm.

“You always cum for daddy so easily, don’t you, babygirl?”

Your head feels fuzzy after already cumming twice in such a short span of time but you nod, head lolling to the side as Seungcheol finally turns the sybian off for good.

Seungcheol gives you a second to catch your breath before he’s scooting in and fiddling with the clasps at the back of your head to take the ball gag off.

A thread of saliva connects your lips to the gag and you whimper at how good it feels to be able to actually speak again. “D-daddy…” Drool drips from your mouth as your lead lolls forward and Seungcheol is quick to bring a hand up to keep your head up as he looks into your lust filled eyes.

“Colour, sweetheart?”

“Still g-green…” He nods back, checking to make sure none of the ropes had shifted. “Would you like some water before we continue, baby?”

“Yes, daddy…”

He fetches you a glass of water, tilting it against your lips as you down the entire glass and you find yourself a little surprised at how needed it was. “Thank you, d-daddy…”

“You’re welcome, babygirl. Ready to keep going?”

You nod, a little bit more energized. “I hope everyone, mmh, l-likes the show so f-far~” Your teary vision prevents you from reading the comments and before you can even make an effort to, Seungcheol is already helping you off of the machine and helping you sit on the bed across from him.

alphagyu97: ugh she looks so fucking good in that harness

angelhan: right? That shade of red looks so good against her skin too

angelhan: so fuckin pretty

tangerine_kwan: pics for the private room later? Plz i beg

Seungcheol takes this time to take off his boxer briefs, cock curving up against his abdomen when he’s fully naked across from you. He wraps a hand around his cock, moaning and spreading the precum down his shaft as you watch. “D’you want this, baby?”

Your lips fall open in a silent moan as you watch Seungcheol jerk himself off and you can’t help but squirm. “Y-yes…”

“Tell me exactly what you want then. Let them hear what a filthy little slut you are for me.” You can’t help but feel miserably empty watching him and despite having already cum twice, you want his cock fucking you open and making you cum again.

“I--I--”

“Yes, babygirl?”

“I, ngh, I want d-daddy’s cock… Please? Ah, I--I wanna feel you fucking my--my pussy into the, mmh, s-shape of your c-cock… And I w-want you to c-cum inside my--my slutty little h-hole…”

Seungcheol scoffs, hips shallowly thrusting up into his enclosed fist. “That’s right. You’re just my slutty ‘lil babygirl that lets me use all her tight holes how I please, right? You like it when I cum down your throat and in your pretty ‘lil ass. But we all know you like it best when I cum in your hot ‘lil cunt. Makes you feel all warm and full, doesn’t it? You like it when my cum is dripping out of your spent cunt and sliding down your shaky thighs.” This time you nod furiously as you whine back in response.

“P-please… Can’t wait any--anymore!”

This time, the impatience takes over as you slightly tug on the ropes; whining when they don’t give. “Daddy!”

And this time, he gives in quicker than he anticipates, growling as he reaches for the EMT shears to cut you from the harness. “Don’t let your arms down, no matter how much you want to. You’re going to strain your arms if you move too fast so let me handle it, okay, sweetheart?”

The sudden gentleness in his voice has a giddy warmth pouring over you as you nod and sit still while he cuts at various points of the harness to make the ropes fall loose around your arms and chest. You keep your arms in the same position like he requested and you soon feel his hands roaming your skin and massaging your arms to get the blood flowing again.

“You’re so good for me, baby.” He whispers against your hair, leaning down to kiss your shoulder before he slowly easing your arms down from being folded behind your back.

He continues to massage your arms for a few more minutes before it’s you that’s getting impatient. “Daddy… Can you fuck me now?” Whispering, you slightly turn your body to the side to meet his gentle stare.

Seungcheol laughs under his breath, nodding. “Lay on your back for me, legs spread.”

You follow his orders as you quickly scramble to get into position; legs spread wide for him to situate himself between.

“Mm, your pussy is still so fuckin’ wet. I wanna taste you on my tongue, baby.” Whines spill from your lips as you shake your head ‘no.’

“No! My p-pussy feels empty, I need y-your cock, daddy… ‘n I’m so wet, you can probably, ah, just s-slide your cock in…”

He wraps a hand around his cock just as you wrap your legs around his waist and he guides himself until the head of his cock is right at your entrance.

Neither of you say a word as he slowly starts to sink his cock in; guttural moans on his lips when he meets no resistance and bottoms out in a singular thrust. “Holy fuck, your cunt is so fuckin’ wet. Shit, and so t-tight!” You clench around him, already feeling good with his cock inside of you as you beg him to fuck you hard and fast.

“Ngh, p-please fuck me like--like I’m your, hah, c-cocksleeve… I want it f-fast, daddy!”

He grits his teeth at your words; drawing his hips back before snapping them into you just how you wanted. “Fast, hmm? All you think about in that pretty head of yours is my cock pounding you open, huh? Slamming into you so fuckin’ good, it makes your toes curl when you cum.”

Seungcheol starts a quick pace, already feeling the pleasure building up for himself when you’re reduced to garbled noises and broken cries of his name. The heels of your feet dig into the small of his back as you try to press him in closer and he’s quick to reach for the small bullet vibrator left on the bed next to your body.

“Your body is so fuckin’ sensitive, I can already feel how tight you’re getting around me. So fuckin’ greedy to cum too. Already came twice and you still want more. You’re not satisfied until your whole body is shaking underneath me, huh, sweetheart?” He turns the small toy on, pressing it to your clit as you yelp and let out choked sobs.

“Ah, ngh, d-daddy, my--my clit’s t-too sen--sensitive! I--I can’t--!” Squirming, you feel the pressure building up obscenely quick; bottom lip quivering when he takes one of your free hands and makes you hold the toy to your swollen clit.

“Just a little more, sweetheart. Don’t you wanna cum?”

He angles his thrusts to graze against your g-spot and loud cries of his name leave your lips in a hurried, jumbled mess when he only doubles his pace.

The sound of donations and comments pour in like water and get lost within the ringing in your ears; unable to even warn Seungcheol that you’re about to cum when you feel your entire body starting to lock up underneath him.

Your lips part in a silent scream and your back bows off of the bed, thighs shaking uncontrollably as you cum for the third time. Seungcheol growls, fucking you through it as you squirt all over his lower half.  He finds it harder and harder to thrust into you as you cum, but he feels himself quickly following suit with your warm walls fluttering around his cock.

“Fuck, baby, that’s right. Squirt for me, get me fuckin’ soaked while you cum.” He uses a free hand to make sure you keep the toy pressed to your clit, growling when he starts to unload his cum inside of you. “Mmh, gonna fill your cunt up with what you want, baby.”

A shaky moan leaves your lips as you feel him throbbing inside your pussy; walls clamped down onto him in a vice grip as you ride out the remnants of your orgasm.

“Ah, d-daddy’s cumming suh--so much inside of my p-pussy…”

Whining, you feel Seungcheol’s grip on your hand give way as he rides out his pleasure and you take the opportunity to turn off the small bullet vibrator while he doesn’t notice.

You watch his face contort in pleasure, hips still shallowly thrusting into you as his entire body shivers above you.

“D-daddy’s so h-handsome...” You mumble, cheeks hot when he cracks a smile through the pleasure wracking his body and chuckles under his breath. 

“Thank you, babygirl.” 

After you end the show, Seungcheol makes sure to cuddle with you on the bed for a little while longer.

“One more glass of water, baby.” You whine in response, pouting up at him before he gets up from the soaked sheets. 

“But I already had a glass! If you have a piss kink just say so, ‘Cheol!”

He lets out a boisterous laugh at your comment, trudging back to the bed from the kitchen with another glass of water for you. “You need to be hydrated, sweetheart. You came three times and we played a little more rough today. I just wanna make sure you’re okay.” 

“Fine, but you didn’t deny my comment.” You snarkily reply, taking the glass from him as you down the water. 

“Don’t make me have to punish you again! I’ll have you know I still need to get you all washed up and change the bed--”

A faint pinging has the two of you turning to the laptop; still on your camming homepage from where you’d checked the revenues from tonight’s show. 

A small [1] sits above your inbox and Seungcheol is quick to turn to you with an eyebrow raised. “I thought you turned off the messaging system on your profile?” 

You tilt your head in confusion, handing him the emptied glass. “I did. The only messages I should get are from, like, the actual system admins or other creator accounts which, I haven’t received any ‘til... now, I guess?”

Seungcheol sets the glass down onto the nightstand before he takes a seat next to you, dragging the laptop closer as you go to check the notification. 

“’Love&Letter Films’? Aren’t they one of the biggest adult film companies?” Mumbling, you click on the message, giving yourself and Seungcheol a second to process the message that stares back at you; a shocked smile on your lips.

‘Hello!

I hope this message finds Cherry and Seungcheol well. 

We, at ‘Love&Letter Films’, have really enjoyed the shows and videos from your channel throughout the years and we really have enjoyed watching the growth of your channel and the addition of Seungcheol to it. The dynamics between the two of you are rare in this industry and we’ve yet to see anyone like the two of you in this market. 

The shows from the last two nights have proven that the two of you have the right kind of chemistry to film together for bigger productions and we would love to hire you for a few film productions we have planned in the upcoming weeks as a feeler. Of course, all expenses paid by us if you would kindly take our offer. 

We love the various scenes and roles that the two of you take on with ease and we would love to help propel your careers forward, should you pursue a career in the adult entertainment industry. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me as I’ve listed my contact information below. I’m excited to hear from the two of you and hope to work with you in the future on many projects.

Respectfully, 

Kwon Soonyoung, L&L FILMS CEO’

[1dmonthlyficroundup]

1D Monthly Fic Roundup

Hi, and welcome to the 1D Monthly Fic Roundup for August 2021! Below you’ll find 23 One Direction fics that were all published this month in the order they were submitted to the blog. We hope you’ll check out these new fics! If you would like to submit your own fic, please check this post on how to submit or visit our blog @1dmonthlyficroundup​.

Happy reading!

He Carries The Key by @lululawrence

[Niall/Louis, OT5, 8k, Not Rated, tumblr post]

Niall was mostly home, ready for a shower and a chat with Louis, when suddenly Niall was flooded with emotions from the pack bond.Shock. Surprise. Confusion.But mostly fear.Something was wrong with Louis.

Plus One by mynameispiaivy / @missrefridgefreetorator

[Louis/Luke Malak, 3k, Mature, tumblr post]

Louis is invited to an event and he has to bring a "plus one".

Better Mistakes by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10

[Harry/Louis, 117k, Explicit, tumblr post]

“Look, this doesn’t have to be the end of the world-”

“Oh but it fucking is,” Louis said, shaking his head. “How the fuck am I going to tell Matt I’m pregnant with a baby when we’ve not had sex in months? He might be a bit thick sometimes, but he is gonna know there’s no chance this baby is his.”

“You don’t have to, uh, tell him it’s mine, right?”

Louis scoffed. “Why, are you scared he’s gonna come and kick the shit out of you?”

“He wishes,” Harry laughed, looking back down at the test. “Shit, I … I can’t believe this. Louis, I didn’t mean for this. Honestly. It was just sex for me. We have great sex, and I didn’t see why I should have to turn that down, not when you clearly wanted it as much as I did. I didn’t want this to end in a baby.”

Louis knows he shouldn’t be sleeping with his boyfriend’s enemy. He knows that. But there’s something that draws him back to Harry over and over again. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan...

Thou, Sun, Art Half As Happy by @lululawrence

[Louis/Harry/Nick Grimshaw, 7k, Not Rated, tumblr post]

Hello, I’m sorry if this isn’t a post that is allowed on this channel, but I was hoping for the best since it is regarding a photography project I’m working on at the moment. I’m working on a set of sunrise kiss photos and therefore am needing a willing kissing partner. I’d hoped to be able to provide one for myself, but it hasn’t panned out, so here I am! I was hoping to find someone here, since I know most of you (at least peripherally) and can generally vouch for you not being creeps. Plus this way I know you will understand needing to continue to tweak the camera settings and reshoots etc that others might not.

Anyway, I’m looking for someone who identifies as male or male-ish (sorry, ladies) who is between the ages of 18 and 40. I’m a 29 year old male-ish myself, for those who would like to know before replying.

If you’re interested and are free the early morning of August 7th and would like to kiss in the sunrise with me for the sake of some (hopefully) interesting and fun photos, let me know via DM and I’ll give you the location.

OR the one where Louis needs a kissing partner, two show up, and it all might turn out for the best that way.

call my name and save me from the dark by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed / we_are_the_same

[Louis/Harry, 4k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]

“I don’t know if it was a nightmare,” he confesses to the ceiling, the darkness making it easier to speak up even when he still has to close his eyes to stop himself from tearing up. “It feels more like a memory. But it can’t be.”

Harry shifts, and Louis can feel his chin perched on his chest, doesn’t need to look at him to know that Harry’s studying him. “Why?” He prompts, when Louis doesn’t immediately continue, and Louis swallows, tries to shrug off the apprehension, the fear that Harry will think that he’s gone mad.

“Because I heard them pronounce me dead.”

Feels like home by @neondiamond

[Louis/Harry, 2k, Explicit, tumblr post]

Louis comes home from work with an exciting surprise. Daydreaming and celebrations ensue.

this is my jam by @disgruntledkittenface

[Harry/Louis, 4k, Mature, tumblr post]

The guy’s eyes are so blue that Harry can’t tear his gaze away, even as he moves to the beat. The searing light shade is magnetic; he finds himself leaning in and yelling, “This is my jam!” only to earn a laugh from thin pink lips that Harry’s definitely going to be dreaming about tonight.

“Your jam?”

When the guy yells back over the music, his blue eyes sparkling and his lips twisted in a smirk, Harry’s chest literally puffs out with pride at earning his attention. His obvious approval. Tongue-tied, Harry nods and closes his eyes as he lets go, the music reverberating around them. All of the usual inhibitions that keep him in the corner at parties fall away and he bounces around the center of the dance floor, waving his arms above his head. Somehow his towel stays on, even as he starts to think he wouldn’t mind if it fell off. Fuck it. He finally made it here, he’s damn well going to enjoy it.

Harry goes to a gay bathhouse for the first time. 90s AU.

I Know My Arithmedick (2 + 2 = 4sum) by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

[Harry/Louis + Louis/multiple partners, 3k, Explicit, tumblr post]

Harry wants to watch Louis fuck someone else. Louis loves giving Harry what he wants. It’s simple math, really.

doG…and his friend by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright / yeah_alright

[Louis/Harry, 3k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]

When Joan has to move out of her small, nice home and in with a random roommate, she obviously brings her dog/boyfriend, Doug, with her.

Doug makes a friend. And maybe more.

I Heard You Talking by @lululawrence

[Louis/Harry, 10k, Not Rated, tumblr post]

It had been an hour of their noise that Louis had been dealing with, and for some reason the fact that these grown men were being this rowdy in the quiet carriage over a game of Uno was the breaking point for him. He stood up and turned around, making his way down to where the group of five were somehow gathered around a table.

Louis stopped at the table and cleared his throat, mouth open and ready to politely request they keep it down when the man who was sitting with his back to Louis turned.

He was stunningly gorgeous.

Blinking a ridiculous number of times in an attempt to pull himself together, Louis coughed and spit out, “This is the quiet carriage.”

God, he was nearly forty and that was the best he could do in front of a set of pretty, green eyes?

Or the one where Harry is famous and Louis doesn't have a clue. Good thing his son is able to help him out.

All That You Need by @haztobegood

[Louis/Harry, 2k, Explicit, tumblr post]

Pre-heat was always one of Harry’s favorite times to spend with Louis. It was a time to rest up and indulge in extra cuddles, like basking in a ray of sunshine before having to dive off the deep end. Louis lavishes him with tender touches and soft kisses. Harry wants to savor this time as long as possible. The unquenchable need will come later, but for now, his desires are simple. He just needed to be closer to his alpha. As close as possible.

sickly sweet fonding by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose

[Louis/Harry, 1k, General, tumblr post]

A few members of their crew start piling up the dirty dishes and taking them over to the sink. Harry walks around the cameras, and smiles brightly at Louis.

“What do you think, Lou? Do I have it in the bag?”

Louis eyes a bowl of bright pink lumpy batter being cleaned from Harry’s side. “Of course you do.” He wraps an arm around Harry’s waist and steers him away, all while ignoring the dramatic gagging Niall is doing. He doesn’t think it’s just the batter making Niall gag.

or the one where Louis fonds over Harry's horrible baking skills

Fractured Moonlight by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose

[Louis/Harry, 1k, Mature, tumblr post]

Louis huffs because he doesn’t want to deal with this. “Listen, I appreciate your concern.” He doesn’t. “But it’s not your duty to look after the sad man at the bar. Okay?”

'Ere comes the milk by stretchmybones / @onlyfor-thegays

[Harry/Louis, 1k, Explicit]

Louis is obsessed with Harry's mommy milkers.

everything comes back to you by stretchmybones / @onlyfor-thegays

[Louis/Harry, 8k, Explicit]

Harry and Louis are childhood best friends. What happens when Harry has to move towns just as they are starting their secondary gender presentations? What happens when fate brings them back together years later in the most unexpected of ways?

He Still Takes My Breath Away by @parmahamlarrie

[Harry/Louis, 32k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]

Camp Infinity is the perfect place for a lot of things; hiking, swimming, sports, eating, and falling in love. Harry Styles is a bit too familiar with the last one from his years of being a camper. This year things will be different. He’s 21, a grown man now, and ready to see Camp Infinity from a different point of view; working as a lifeguard. However, his whole summer turns upside down when a familiar British lad makes his return into Harry's life.Or the one where Harry is a lifeguard and Louis is the head of recreation. And, sometimes, you just need a little push to realize what was right in front of you the whole time.

Also known as – The Summer Camp Fic

tread lightly on my ground by fairytalelights / @lookslikefairytale

[Louis/Harry, 20k, Explicit, tumblr post]

No, that's the tragic part of this, the part that makes Harry feel like the universe is playing a cruel joke on him. The father of his baby is exactly right, exactly who he always imagined himself having kids with. He just imagined them married, bonded. Happy. He didn't imagine them barely talking, tip-toeing around each other because neither of them is brave enough to talk about what happened between them. He didn't imagine the father of his child not loving him back.

or, the one where Harry is having Louis' baby, but Louis doesn't know it's his.

Getting a Head for Heights by @ladyaj-13 / LadyAJ_13

[Louis/Greg James, 3k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]

The problem is, Louis thinks Greg would be quite good to date, so it would really help if everyone would stop reminding him of that fact so he could unthink it. He’d be a gentleman, at least until Louis talked him out of it, and he’s funny and nice and hot and they’re both into music and football and drama. He’s also a freakish giant of a human, and the problem with dating is that sooner or later you have to stand next to each other.

We Go Together (series) by @beelou / cherrylarry

[Louis/Harry, 3k, General, tumblr post]

A grease au

Hot Boy Summer (series) by @louisandtheaquarian / zita17

[Harry/Louis, 35k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]

Louis is an overworked bartender hoping to save up enough extra tips to buy a new air conditioner before he literally melts during a scorching NYC heat wave. Harry is the new neighbor that wakes him up by moving in his sole day off at 6am. An NYC enemies to neighbors to lovers AU featuring a rickety fire escape, the 2021 Euros, Lirry bickering like a divorced couple, and enough OT5 clichés to rot your teeth. (If Harry's pastries don't get them first.)

across the river is where my heart is by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

[Louis/Harry, 8k, General, tumblr post]

The first time they see each other is when they are toddlers, playing out in the yard. Louis remembers sitting on the perfectly trimmed lawn and getting yelled at for picking at the soft blades of grass; she remembers looking over, across the narrow but deep and wild river, and watching another little girl, out in a different garden, picking flowers for her mother.

She remembers carefully raising her hand and waving—her little heart beating hard in her chest, as if she had done something dangerous, something forbidden, even though back then she could not understand the true divide the River made amongst them.

bright eyes, blue denim by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

[Louis/Harry, 2k, General, tumblr post]

Louis' favourite jeans have suddenly disappeared from where he always got them. Harry is a store manager with an affinity for customer care, particularly when the customer has bright blue eyes and happens to be very flirty.

whatever you feel like doing in this moment by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

[Harry/Louis, 2k, General, tumblr post]

Louis gets all that he's ever wanted during his favourite game at their group's weekly improv show.

[the-lincyclopedia]

Grace Petrie Starter Pack

Grace Petrie is my favorite musician I’ve encountered in the past, like, four years or so. Her music is what’s playing in my head about 90% of the time. She’s a butch lesbian folk musician from the UK. A lot of her songs are political, though she does have love songs and whatnot too. I think she’s amazing, and I bet a lot of y’all would agree if you listened to her music, so here’s a roundup of what you should listen to if you want to get into her music, along with my favorite lyrics from each of those songs. 

Black Tie

This is the first song of hers I heard, and it’s SUCH A GENDER MOOD. It’s technically more about gender expression than gender identity, but either way it’s just fantastic. Lyrics: 

The year 2018, I didn’t think we’d still be sorting babies into blue and pink

All our progress, well I wonder what it means that the only girls’ clothes that work for me turn out to be boyfriend jeans

You won’t grow out of it; you will find clothes that fit

The images that fucked ya were a patriarchal structure, and you never will surrender to a narrow view of gender

I could honestly quote the whole song, because all of it is amazing, but I’ll leave it at that.

You Build a Wall

This is a really quiet, gentle song that’s basically about resting up before a protest, about gathering your energy before going to confront something big and evil. Lyrics: 

Sometimes a battle cry sounds like a lullaby; tonight I think we need ’em both the same

You’ll see how much a snowflake matters when we become an avalanche

Compassion lives in every single land; we’re made of something you can’t understand, stronger than the weapons in your hand, bigger than the armies you command

It’s a really soothing song that doesn’t say “everything is going to be okay” but rather “I believe we have the power to make things okay,” and I love that. 

They Shall Not Pass

This one is an anti-fascist anthem. It’s much higher energy than “You Build a Wall” and I love the strength and solidarity it conveys. Lyrics: 

I dread the day when the suffering of my fellow is none of my concern

Stand up today that we might save tomorrow

Get on the streets--it’s not a call to arms; it’s a call to helping hands

I love that this is a really angry song that’s basically like “I’m going to care about my fellow humans and there’s nothing you can fucking do about it.” 

Pride

I can’t believe I’m putting this fourth, because honestly it’s the song that’s stuck in my head the most by far. This is another kind of angry song about solidarity, though (maybe obviously from the title) it’s explicitly about being queer rather than about everyone who finds themselves in the crosshairs of fascists. Lyrics:

There’s a multitude of sins that can hide behind your hashtags--tell me again how love wins

No one bats an eye that when 50 of us us die in it, it doesn’t even make the Daily Mail front page

I’m right by your side, and that’s what we call pride

Maybe this isn’t a universal feeling, but I personally love it how she gets specific about the threats her community is facing. “Pride” mentions the Pulse Nightclub shooting and the North Carolina Bathroom Act, “Black Tie” mentions specific transphobes, and “God Save the Hungry” (below) calls out the Tory party. 

God Save the Hungry

This is a criticism of “God Save the Queen,” and I used to be intrigued by monarchies, but lately I’ve become convinced that giving people that kind of exalted status because of their family lineage is bad, actually. Anyway, this song is about where God should focus God’s energy (hint: not the Queen). Lyrics: 

Yeah, it’s true God ain’t my thing, but if he was, I’d rather sing for all of the refugees perishing in foreign seas

Those bodies washed up on the shores were fleeing our state-sponsored wars

There’s a long and shameful list of folks we need God to assist, but those who sleep in palaces at night, I think they’re doing all right

I could honestly bring up several more songs, but these are my top five for sure. I’m super excited to see what new songs get added to my list when her new album comes out October 4!

[roxy206]

This week's absolutely unhinged SVU x OC live tweet roundup. (Next week will likely be more tame because there's no crossover.)

. @nbcsnl hosted by @Mariska & @Chris_Meloni with musical guest @taylorswift13 - when will we be so lucky??

Olivia Benson talking about how she's worried about Elliot Stabler 💕 #svu #OrganizedCrime

Liv's hair 😍 (please enjoy my absolutely superficial tweets lol) #SVU

A RARE GOOD GIRLS PROMO SQUEAL TWEET INSTEAD OF THE USUAL SVU PROMO SQUEAL TWEET

I highkey just want EO content

Oof yeah this is heavy #svu

Anyway Liv's beanie & hair, A+

The one brain cell of the EO fandom tonight: Where's Melinda Warner? Ilene please run both shows

Yeah is it time for OC yet??

Those of you who stuck it out all these years still watching the show deserve a badge

Listen Mariska already deserves EO endgame but damn watching this episode please give her all of the EO scenes - let her start writing her wishlist now

oh Jesus christ the promo for svu next week

TIME FOR OC HELL YES #OrganizedCrime

DID THEY GIVE US THAT MIRROR SCENE JUST BECAUSE I LOVE THIS SHOW #ORGANIZEDCRIME

It's the immediate change in tone of the tweets when we get to OC for me #OrganizedCrime

[Wolf Entertainment gif of shirtless Stabler]

SPECIAL GUEST STAR MARISKA HARGITAY MY FAVORITE SONG

EL LEAVING LIV A MESSAGE

OC superficial tweet jfc El is so fucking hot, that outfit

This is hot

I just really love OC #OrganizedCrime

Me still jumping when it's obvious there's going to be a jump scare

[this is where I go off the deep end]

Liv!

Hey Hey Hey

Fucking Elliot

Eeeeee

Not Liv looking like she's going to cry

THIS SCEEEEENE

IT K SKEW LBS JN

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Wait excuse me

WHAT

HE CAPPED THAT OFF WITH BACK OFF

He etfvsfjj

They need to go to a commercial break wtf wtf

SHE SAID SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT HIM AND HE SAID HE NEEDED TO HEAR THAT

AND THEN SAID BACK OFF - AGAIN?!

HOW DID THEY NOT GO TO COMMERCIAL AFTER THAT I NEED TO PROCESS

I'm going to have no idea what happens in the second half of this episode I am short circuit ING

I honestly might cry thinking about that scene because my god

WE STAN ILENE

I'm sorry but this pandemic but not pandemic stuff is SO WEIRD

"You're very attractive, Helene, but..." BUT HE'S IN LOVE WITH OLIVIA BENSON

Oh El. Oh El 😭

Can he just like call Liv to comfort him Please

Elliot Stabler crying oh no I have a lot of feelings

Have I mentioned that I love this show #OrganizedCrime

Elliot Stabler is so goddamn hot byeeeee

Oh shit

[and then I rewatched the car scene]

IT FELT GOOD TO HEAR THAT LIV YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME

I NEEDED TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT

[boundinshallows]

Peaky Blinders Exchange Season 5 Masterlist

Here’s the fic roundup for the Peaky Blinders Exchange Round Two: Season 5 Edition hosted on AO3. Many thanks to ashling for organizing and hosting the exchange! 

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A Good Story by Emjen_Enla

[Gen] Pre-Series. Tommy, Ada and petty theft.

A Knight on the Rim by deadendtracks 

[Gen] She’d thought maybe after he joined Parliament she’d see him more than she had when he’d lived full time in Birmingham, but now he had an office and flat in London, she hadn’t seen him at all except on company business or to pass information for Ben Younger.A game of chess, an unanswered question, a proposition.

As much what it is as what it’s not by deadendtracks

[Tommy/Lizzie] “Is that what you think, that I’d only be marrying you for the politics?” A rocky start and some tender moments between Lizzie and Tommy.

Eight for a Wish by hrafnsmal

[Tommy/Alfie] « Well, the elastic, you know, you can pull it, in every direction, straining it, and you can pull it back, and back, and back, until the thing is just about to break. The two extremities, yeah, apart from one another, on a veeeery long distance. But then, at some point, you have to let go. And when you stop pulling, these two sides of the elastic, they collide back on each other with as much force than you put in before. Mh. » He nodded, then looked at Tommy. He was listening, face impassible as always, holding his cigarette between his index and middle finger, thumb resting slightly at the bottom. Blue eyes unreadable. If you didn't know him as deeply as the other gangster did. « What is pulling the extremities apart, Alfie ? »

Families are like Fudge - mostly Sweet, with a few Nuts by vamillepudding

[Tommy/Alfie] John meets Alfie in a bar, and promptly goes home with him.Tommy meets Alfie the next morning, though he does not yet know the man’s name – he only sees him as Guy Who Is Standing Naked In My Kitchen. Or: Five times Alfie met a Shelby family member before he met Tommy, and one time Tommy had him all to himself.

Golden Years by shoshe_anders

[Johnny/Aberama] A young Johnny Dogs comes across Aberama Gold bathing at dawn. Johnny assumes that he has Aberama wrapped around his finger, though being twelve years Aberama's junior, he soon discovers that that's not necessarily the case.

Gone A Bit Wild by itslaurenmae

[Esme/John] It was the morning of her marriage. Esme rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and sighed softly, blinking at the roof of the rickety wagon. It had been a cold night, and it was an even colder morning. She was nervous, the way any bride would be the morning of a wedding - what if she tripped on the cold, stone cobbles? What if the overwhelming stench of salt and smoke was all she would remember of this day when she got old? She wasn’t worried about her husband.

Heart-to-Heart by queuebird

[Gen] “Can we talk?” Ada says.

I Want A Cat by birdywhistle

[Tommy/Alfie] Tommy is feeling a bit under the weather, Alfie is The Best Boyfriend.

Ink by mintjam

[Tommy/Alfie] “Fucking hell, Tom, you always did fight like a ferrett,” says the voice of a ghost behind him. Tommy freezes on the spot, heart thundering like a hammer in his chest. It can’t be. It fucking can’t be. He turns slowly, trying to straighten up to face the man he last saw five years ago. His shoulders look broader, the beard heavier but there’s no mistaking the intensity of those eyes. “Alfie?” he gasps, incredulous.

It’s still you anyway by weeo

[Tommy/Lizzie] Lizzie makes an important phone call.

Left Alone by Emjen_enla

[Gen] A morning during s4. Tommy hates the Watery Lane house. Charlie wants his dad.

Missed shot by darkandstormyslash

[Tommy/Alfie] Two shots that didn't kill, two little vignettes at Margate.

my boy builds coffins by turquoisetumult

[Gen] for better or worse...---As you inhale deeply, forcing the oxygen back in you, you don’t know whether to laugh or cry when you realize Tommy took his own advice from all those years ago. (Your neck suddenly tight now, an invisible noose of paralyzing fear and worry around you.)Tommy had used a gun.---Tommy's at an all-time low.--- Arthur finds him at the end of S5 and gets to play the role of big brother.

Never Moved Away from Here by Veneredirimmel

[Tommy/Alfie] “Should have killed you that first day in my bakery,” he says and means it. He would have gotten less grief, more sleep. Kept his eye.

No One That Charlie Can See by impala_chick

[Gen] Charlie doesn’t think it’s fair that his father gets to speak to his Mum when he can’t.

Numb me down to the core by Emjen_Enla

[Gen] On Christmas Eve Finn Shelby had three brothers. Now he had one. Or Finn and Tommy in the aftermath of Arthur’s “death.”

permutations by boundinshallows

[May/Tommy/Alfie] Tommy meets the loves of his life in a stable and a pub when he's nineteen.

Real Live Wire by veneredirimmel

[Gen] It was a very nice spring day, very nice. Blue in the sky, striped with the bars from the gate from where he was looking at; stark against it the two sculptures at the sides had features twisted with pain and bald heads and empty holes where the eyes should have been. He stood there looking at them, head up in the sky, and wished he was somewhere else. In a different fucking life, where his kid brother was not inside a fucking asylum. And he had not been the one who’d put him there.

Ribbons by convenience

[Gen] Ada knows Tommy is sinking.

Sleeping Beauty by weeo

[Tommy/Alfie] It's hard to wake up from a long slumber, even with the kisses of your prince.

Stare from each side by deadendtracks

[Gen] He didn’t get many calls, did he, being dead, so whoever it had been must have actually wanted to reach him. Missing scene from "Mr. Jones." written as a treat

the blindfold by ashling

[Grace/Tommy] In which Grace and Tommy have a disagreement about parenting.

The Rich Eating the Rich by cheeky_blinders

[Gen] ---

The way our family operates by convenience

[Gen] Tommy has to rely on Ada, who is pregnant and ready to shoot someone to prove a point.

Things Unsaid by HazelNMae

[Tommy/Alfie] When Tommy receives a letter from (the presumed dead) Alfie Solomons, he attempts to write a reply.

Trinitrotoluol by vamillepudding

[Thomas Barrow / Tommy Shelby; Tommy/Alfie] It was late afternoon in the Downton Estate, and Thomas Barrow felt rather proud of himself for having finished his duties for the day: He had conducted not just one (1), but two (2) evil plots that would serve to humiliate Mr Bates and possibly land Thomas either an exciting new position with better wages, or a prison sentence. Finally, Thomas had spent the rest of the day mentally preparing for the arrival of today’s visitor, one Tommy Shelby.

Your Meal Tonight Is Memories by cheeky_blinders

[Gen] ---

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[lonelypond]

Moonlight Becomes You: Apocalypse Midnight Dance Party, Ch. 9

Love Live/Love Live Sunshine, NozoEli, NicoMaki, KanaMari, YoshiMaru, 1.8K, 9/?

Summary: Most everyone settles in for a quiet night.

INTERLUDES

Pacing, Nico was frustrated and pacing, reminding herself of Eli on growl prowl as moonrise neared, Nico trying not to just throw herself into a wall to see how it sounded. That wasn’t how Nico coped, no, Nico did practical things, so taking a rag in hand she began to wipe down the counters. After that, the sliding doors, then maybe she would start chopping things for a stew or something. Not borscht though, Nico made a face, tongue out, gagging, even though there wasn’t anyone to amuse or tease. Beets, beets you could have too many of, and cream, cloying, heavy sweet cream...Eli’s new Russian food cravings were having too much influence on Nico’s meal choices. Tonight though, Nico was opting for a less cloggy choice. If Nico was eating alone, a crisp, fresh salad from locally sourced produce was the ticket...just the lightest dressing. She opened a cabinet, small bowl, olive oil, mustard, white wine vinegar, whisk, then take the chives out of the refrigerator and start chopping. Lift the knife, let it fall, get into a nice, non pacing rhythm, ignoring the people who were ignoring her by not blowing up her phone with apology texts, that was the ticket. And then, after the sensible salad, curling up on the sofa to watch K-Pop weekly roundups and eat strawberry gelato. That was the best way to spend an evening. Really it was. Nico knows all. That decided, Nico hummed as she assembled her dinner.

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Kanan fell back into her couch, sighing. Mari flounced out of the bedroom, in her third outfit of the day, a bright --somehow -- gray sleeveless sweater dress that her hair fell off the shoulders of like the molten gold of the sun rising out of the sea. From her first sight of Mari, Kanan had never not been captivated by how that glow reflected Mari’s sunniness, inhumanly bright and impossibly brattish.

“How much did you scare Eli?” Kanan asked wearily, having developed over many years the dual capacity for enthusiasm and cynicism about the ‘helpful’ wrenches Mari in fix it mode would throw into the lives of their friends and acquaintances.

“Mio cuore, I’m not cruel. I did nothing to your dancer, except trying to get Nozomi to acknowledge the fact that she couldn’t take her eyes off the poor girl. And I can see why.”

“Mari.” Exasperated, Kanan closed her eyes, stretching her arm out along the couch, knowing what would come next. And there it was, the softest touch of feather soft strands, then the weight of Mari’s head against her shoulder.

“Ah, but you are the only beast for me, bella. We have always been linked by the thread of destiny.” Mari whispered against her ear with a touch of lips as soft as the slightest swell of the sea.

Kanan’s laugh was a bark, “No matter how much you gnaw at it.”

“KANAN.” Mari’s shock was genuine as she threw herself back across the couch, hand fluttering to cover her betrayed heart. Mari’s shock was always genuine when Kanan refused to let Mari charm her way out of confrontations.

“So Eli wasn’t crying because of you?” Kanan’s suspicions continued. The memory of Eli’s red rimmed eyes wouldn’t fade.

“No.” Mari’s dramatics were eclipsed by gentle concern.

“I wonder what it’s like to be surprised…” Kanan hesitated, caught by a sudden realization.

“Huh?”

“I always knew who I was.” Kanan reached her hands out for Mari’s, always so warm, always so willing to pull her out of fogs.

“Oh.” Mari frowned, scooting down the couch as Kanan reached out. “it must be terrifying.”

Kanan had watched Eli’s meticulous, unvarying warm up routine before every one of their rehearsals, the dancer slowly progressing through exercises and positions, always at the same slow speed, always in the same order. “Yeah.”

###

Dia was standing catty-corner to the fireplace, staring at the ocean. She’d only seen pictures of the Malibu estate like this, before the beach had been covered and the rock stairs useless at high tide. There were favorite corners she’d rather be tucked into, but Maki hadn’t invited her guests into the downstairs suites. The decorating was so strange anyway, complete absence of any hint of Nico, which made everything seem cold. Dia shivered, accidentally timed to a cough from You, who still persisted in flashing unforgettable legs in very forgettable, should be trashed shorts. Was this California in the early 21st century? Because, Dia decided, it could keep its complete lack of fashion aesthestic, before she wrenched her eyes from You’s tanned legs to the very worried blue eyes watching her.

“Weird for you, huh?” You chuckled.

“Can’t you find clothes?” Dia snapped, turning even further out to sea.

“Uh yeah, sorry about these.” You gestured at herself, “Wasn’t expecting Yoshiko to drop you into my day like that.”

“Is it Yoshiko or Yohane?” Dia wasn’t really curious, but these questions allowed her to loop around any looming embarrassments or admissions.

“Both.” You shrugged. “I’m sure she’ll explain.”

“I’m not sure she’ll have a chance. Why in the world would I…” Dia started, irritated.

“Don’t you want to get back home?” You parried with a shrewd question.

Dia sighed and sat on one of the chairs parallel to the window, pulling a leg up to rest her chin on, “Of course I do. But maybe this is a dream…?”

“Ooohh, I’ve never been in anyone’s dream with lighting like this.” You struck a pose, hands under her chin, fluttering her eyelashes at Dia.

“Silly.” Dia forced herself not to laugh but a corner of a smile snuck out.

“Ah,” You bounced dramatically to the opposite chair, “Your face does relax.”

Dia tossed her hair back, rolling her eyes so as to not encourage this friendliness. “You have a home, right? Go and get some clothes.”

“Your mother will never let me back in.” You stated flatly.

Dia thought for a long moment, then smiled and shrugged.

You groaned and threw her head back, “You’re all so cruel.”

“All right, Watanabe, everyone in the family is taller than you are…” As Maki entered the space with that announcement, You dramatically threw a forearm across her forehead. Completely ignoring her, Maki continued “so nothing is even near your size, but here’s a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. There’s a bathroom that way.” Maki tossed a pile of clothes in You’s direction and thumbed in the direction of the hall behind her. Turning to Dia, Maki handed her a much neater stack, “My mother has some casual clothes that seem like they might suit you. There’s a guest suite down that hall if you want to get changed there.”

Dia stood, her arms full of a fuzzy mint, tan and blue check jacquard sweater and a pair of black knit leggings with small slits at the ankles. Very much what her mama would consider casual wear and a little too relaxed for Dia, but not as much as if Maki had raided her own closet. “Thanks.”

Maki nodded. “The driver’s gone to get food. She’ll be back soon.” Maki glanced around the room, “The fire makes it nice here, but we can set dinner out on the table.”

Dia remembered so many nights, her mothers curled up in each other’s arms on a much pinker couch, staring into the fire as music played.

“That’s fine. I like it here.” Dia hugged the pile of clothes a little closer; at least her gandmother's perfume was familiar, berries and pale flowers and a clear musk, “I am a little cold though.”

“Mama’s got a shirt jacket somewhere.” Maki swivelled, “I’ll find it.”

Dia found herself wishing she’d stayed in the hospital room. This situation, here at home, but everything and everyone just a step not right, was becoming too disconcerting and she could feel not a head but a whole body ache starting. Maki, her eyes so kind, so watchful but without the deep warmth of maternal concern Dia was used to. Maki might not be the most demonstrative of parents, Dia and Ruby had Nico for that, but Dia’s first glance had met those loving eyes and she had drawn comfort from them since. Passionately perceptive, fiercely stubborn, endlessly generous; everything Dia had hoped to grow up to emulate. But here, Dia was a stranger, Maki was preoccupied with other concerns, and puzzlement flashed across amethyst more often than benevolence. It was going to be a full body headache, Dia thought, reaching a hand to rub her eyes, forgetting she had an armful of clothes, her knees suddenly failing, and You was right there, in a ridiculously large white shirt with black ink kanji that slid off her shoulders and sweats she was keeping up with one hand. The other seemed to be keeping Dia up. How silly.

“What did you do?” Maki’s voice sounded distant even as it echoed angrily around the room. Dia tried to blink, but her eyes wouldn’t open, sleep suddenly sounded perfect as she felt herself being eased down to the couch.

“I came back and she was so pale…”

“She said she was cold.”

“Is that a symptom?”

The voice that wasn’t Mama’s, what was her name again, Legs, You, right, Dia rambled to herself, You had squeaked with worry, that was nice but Dia was fine, she didn’t need any help, just a nap.

###

Hanamaru smiled at Yoshiko sprawled gracelessly over a chaise at the back of the bookstore. As soon as the fallen angel had returned to a comfortable place, the time displacement lag took over and Yoshiko had proven how affected by mortal failings she was now. But the snoring was cute, and the way her midnight hair splayed out against the warm red of the chair reminded Hanamaru of nights when her wife had had some energy left and Hanamaru could remind her of heavenly pleasures other than the celestial.

With a giggle, followed by a sigh, Hanamaru plugged in the refilled electric kettle. No sense remembering those scenes, until Yoshiko had a chance to recuperate. And then, there would probably still be issues to sort out related to the displaced Dia before they truly had time to themselves again

How could Hanamaru help? Too used to Yoshiko’s refusal to admit she needed assistance, Hanamaru realized this, while Yoshiko was safe in a restful oblivion, was the perfect time to do her own research. Perhaps there were some answers to be found in the future. As the tea kettle bubbled, a bright blue light flashing in the darkened room, Hanamaru moved to the locked cabinet, hidden in a jumble of seemingly random bookshelves. Time for her to consult the Book Of Riko, to see if prophecy held any answers someone less impulsive than Yoshiko could puzzle out.

A/N: Howdy.Cats and furniture have been moved; still trying to get back into some form of routine. How's your October? Any Halloween plans? We're doing scary stories and snacks (probably not scary) by fireside next weekend for our next theatrical adventure. I might read some bits of Dracula. 'Tis the season ; )

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Fic Roundup - Week Four

(Week One | Week Two | Week Three)

MONDAY

all of the nights and all of the days by renlyne

5 times Nick was the best friend anyone could have wished for (+ 1 time he became more than a friend)

just you and me within these walls by nightwideopen

Louis knows Niall better than he knows himself.

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TUESDAY

Yesterday’s Gone by littlelondonlights

“But what if I don’t like the tile in the kitchen? Or the closet isn’t big enough?” Harry pouts, crawling up the couch to press his lips against Liam’s cheek.

“Can you hear my eyes rolling, Harry? Renovations take time, more money, hiring people and I think you’ve been watching too much HGTV. You know they always find mold or broken pipes when they go in and do big projects.”

Liam just knows he’ll be stuck doing the renovations, regardless if the house is move-in ready or not.

“But Liam,” Harry whines, his hands tugging at Liam’s t-shirt.

“We’ll see, Harry.”

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WEDNESDAY

daisies by alnima

“I wish I understood you,” Louis mutters, dropping squash down on his plate before he sets the bowl back down on the table.

“There’s not much to get,” Niall assures him, smiling as he passes the peppers.

Louis wishes that were true, that Niall was really that simple. To Louis, he’s a puzzle- not one of those one hundred or five hundred piece ones. No, Niall is a one thousand piece puzzle, and no matter how many pieces Louis connects: there’s always more. He’s intriguing and exciting and ridiculous but he makes Louis’ stomach roll in pleasant waves as he listens to him talk. And that’s something.

It’s more than something, and Louis is glad that he asked for a redo.

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THURSDAY

Cruel Blue by walking_travesty

The lights are too bright, his chest feels ready to cave in and the bartender is kind of an arsehole, but he couldn’t have asked for a better night.

- A story about grief and the brighter side of things.

FRIDAY

better together (it brings new things) by radiantbeams

He should just tell him what they’re doing. Niall probably hates surprises anyway. “What’s going on, guys? Why do you keep excluding me?” Oh god, Louis’s heart is breaking.

Just as he opens his mouth to tell him everything, Liam speaks up.

“Louis and I are dating.”

WHAT?

~*~

OR Louis and Liam are planning Niall's surprise party, and things get a little out of hand.

Featuring Harry, the really fucking weird best friend, Shawn, the he's-definitely-not-my-boyfriend-he-probably-doesn't-even-like-me-like-that-louis-god-chill best friend and a lot of confetti that has no business being in Louis's apartment.

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tonight make me unstoppable by 1000_directions

“Cheers,” Louis says, raising his glass and then swallowing down the rest of it with a grimace. “Fuck, this conversation is a little dark for a first date, innit? You have any hobbies? Favorite band? Any pets?”

“I don’t like dogs,” Bucky says.

“I know you don’t like dogs,” Louis says with a smile. “We’ll have to work on that.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” Louis says, stroking his thumb over Bucky’s metal wrist. It’s a light touch, but sometimes that’s almost worse, and Bucky shudders as his mechanoreceptors go a little haywire from the unexpected contact.

Bucky rolls and he rolls until he changes his luck.

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SATURDAY

We’ll Always Have Paris by KellieDiane

Louis frowns and looks down at his clothes. “Where am I supposed to go? I left my entire life for you. You asked me to leave everything behind to follow you here. I don’t have anyone. I haven’t talked to my family in years. I don’t have any friends in the area… You wouldn’t even let me get a job. Liam… I don’t have anywhere to go.”

Looking at the his watch and huffing, Liam reaches for his wallet in his back pocket. “All I have in cash is two hundred euro. Get a hostel or something. Time is wasting. You better hurry and pack.”

or

Louis is trying to find his home, Niall just wants to help him, Liam doesn't like people taking what's his, Zayn is a moody barkeep, and Harry is the weird tea leave reading, klutz that just hangs around.

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SUNDAY

we are who we are (when no one’s watching) by darkzarrie

11.) He’s afraid of flying.

Harry’s never told anyone that he’s afraid of flying, just because it sounds lame. He isn’t phobic or anything. It’s not like he can’t get on a plane. It just… he prefers to be on the ground, is all.

He goes to pick up the laminated safety instructions and begins to read. He’s only disturbed when the person who’s assigned to sit next to him excuses himself so he can pass by and take the window seat. Harry goes to move and looks up at the stranger.

His world stops right in front of him at the sight of the man. He's the most beautiful man Harry’s ever seen. And he’s seen Ryan Gosling in person, mind you.

He was about to go introduce himself to the lovely stranger beside him when he hears Gigi’s voice through the speakers. “Thank you for flying with IMG Air. Please fasten your seatbelt, our flight is about to take off.”

Harry gulps at that and adjusts his already-tight seat belt. The announcement enough to distract him from the beautiful stranger. He’ll have to talk to him later.

- or, Harry tells a complete stranger all his secrets and he finds out later he’s the CEO for the company he works for. also, a secret relationship AU that no one asked for.

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two wheels of a different pair (but we're still rolling into something we don't know) by zouee

“Does it get tiring?” Louis asks, voice coming out softer than anticipated.

The response doesn’t come right away. For a moment, Louis thinks Zayn might actually be asleep; pulled under quickly despite their surroundings. Then he thinks Zayn’s making a point to ignore him and he considers leaving - the rejection making his heart sting. But in the next moment Zayn remains stone-still as he replies, mouth only moving slightly.

“What does?”

Louis turns his head, looks at him, “Pretending you don’t care.” _

When an out of town bikie storms into a restaurant placed on the outskirts, he doesn’t expect to meet the boy with bright eyes and devilish smile.

Set in the 1950’s.

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NaNo roundup (ish?) post

...soooooo I absolutely did not meet my goals this month XD I don’t actually know exactly how many words I ended up with because, while I didn’t lose any (finalized) text, the program I was keeping track of my word count in crashed and I lost the data for some of the more prolific days this month. And since it accounted for all the stuff that got cut during the editing process for the things I actually posted, which I don’t have anymore...yeah, I don’t know.

Ah, well, I had fun, anyway! Plus, it was an excuse to noodle around on some super self-indulgent crap, some of which gave me some neat concepts (including pooooossibly something I might do as a Big Bang project, though I haven’t decided yet.)

I am also working on the AU outline request I got a few days ago! Work got super busy this week (which involves some Stories about coworkers who don’t know what they’re doing [and/or are just lazy] and terribly-worded disclosure in a document I was trying to parse but this is not the blog for that), so it’s taking me longer than I thought it would, lol. That and the next Precipice chapter should be up this weekend. And a proper Coming Attractions post will go up early next week, as always.

Also, I’m around tonight, so...Open Question Night? Why not! As always, anything I’ve written or posted about here or on my AO3 is fair game, as are general questions about writing/how I write/etc.

What’s on your mind?

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Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

The Sixers’ core is here to stay.

Ben Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million max extension with the team yesterday, keeping the core of himself, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, Al Horford, Jonah Bolden, Zhaire Smith, and Matisse Thybulle locked up until 2022.

On paper, that’s a solid looking team. And there’s certainly no doubt the Sixers can compete for a trip to the NBA Finals in that time frame. Even with Milwaukee, Brooklyn (especially in 2020-21 with Kevin Durant healthy), Boston, and Indiana looking to do the same.

The big thing for Simmons is if he can shoot. I still think the contract is worth it, but if he still hasn’t developed a shot by the time his max is up, it’s worth questioning if he should be brought back. But I doubt he doesn’t have a shot in five years and could be a top 10 or top 5 player in the league.

Things are looking bright for the Sixers and Elton Brand.

Elsewhere, the team will host the Guangzhou Loong Lions in a preseason game in October. And could this be a new jersey for this season?

The Roundup:

Thank God the Ben Simmons news was first because ho boy did the Phillies suck last night. It was a 16-2 home loss to the Dodgers, who were coming off a marathon game in Boston the previous night.

Scott Kingery homered in the bottom of the third to give the Phils their only lead. Los Angeles then put up six runs in the top of the fourth. Zach Eflin pitched six innings and gave up seven total runs off nine hits.

The bullpen gave up nine runs altogether. Yacksel Rios gave up four runs and was ejected for hitting Justin Turner with a pitch (who actually sided with Rios and didn’t think he deserved an ejection). Roman Quinn pitched an inning and a third to wrap things up.

So yeah, it sucked.

Anyway, the two teams play again tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Vince Velasquez takes the mound against Walker Buehler. They’ve lost all four games against the Dodgers this season by a combined score of 34-8. Will that margin grow?

While you wait for whatever happens, make sure you listen to the latest episode of Crossed Up.

Carson Wentz and company found out their Madden ratings yesterday. The Eagles are the highest rated team in the game.

In real life football, the Birds look like a monster in the red zone. On paper at least.

Ross Tucker will replace Mike Mayock as the team’s color commentator for preseason games, as a friendly reminder.

In other sports news, boxing legend Pernell Whitaker died at the age of 55. He was 8-0 in Philly and New Jersey.

JR Smith was waived by the Cavaliers, and he’s not going to the Lakers.

The New Jersey Devils mascot ran into a glass window and broke it.

This New York Mets bingo board is pretty sad, but also awesome if you’re not a Mets fan.

In the news, Meek Mill is scheduled to appear in Superior Court later today.

If you’re going to storm Area 51, the military will be ready.

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Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

The Sixers’ core is here to stay.

Ben Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million max extension with the team yesterday, keeping the core of himself, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, Al Horford, Jonah Bolden, Zhaire Smith, and Matisse Thybulle locked up until 2022.

On paper, that’s a solid looking team. And there’s certainly no doubt the Sixers can compete for a trip to the NBA Finals in that time frame. Even with Milwaukee, Brooklyn (especially in 2020-21 with Kevin Durant healthy), Boston, and Indiana looking to do the same.

The big thing for Simmons is if he can shoot. I still think the contract is worth it, but if he still hasn’t developed a shot by the time his max is up, it’s worth questioning if he should be brought back. But I doubt he doesn’t have a shot in five years and could be a top 10 or top 5 player in the league.

Things are looking bright for the Sixers and Elton Brand.

Elsewhere, the team will host the Guangzhou Loong Lions in a preseason game in October. And could this be a new jersey for this season?

The Roundup:

Thank God the Ben Simmons news was first because ho boy did the Phillies suck last night. It was a 16-2 home loss to the Dodgers, who were coming off a marathon game in Boston the previous night.

Scott Kingery homered in the bottom of the third to give the Phils their only lead. Los Angeles then put up six runs in the top of the fourth. Zach Eflin pitched six innings and gave up seven total runs off nine hits.

The bullpen gave up nine runs altogether. Yacksel Rios gave up four runs and was ejected for hitting Justin Turner with a pitch (who actually sided with Rios and didn’t think he deserved an ejection). Roman Quinn pitched an inning and a third to wrap things up.

So yeah, it sucked.

Anyway, the two teams play again tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Vince Velasquez takes the mound against Walker Buehler. They’ve lost all four games against the Dodgers this season by a combined score of 34-8. Will that margin grow?

While you wait for whatever happens, make sure you listen to the latest episode of Crossed Up.

Carson Wentz and company found out their Madden ratings yesterday. The Eagles are the highest rated team in the game.

In real life football, the Birds look like a monster in the red zone. On paper at least.

Ross Tucker will replace Mike Mayock as the team’s color commentator for preseason games, as a friendly reminder.

In other sports news, boxing legend Pernell Whitaker died at the age of 55. He was 8-0 in Philly and New Jersey.

JR Smith was waived by the Cavaliers, and he’s not going to the Lakers.

The New Jersey Devils mascot ran into a glass window and broke it.

This New York Mets bingo board is pretty sad, but also awesome if you’re not a Mets fan.

In the news, Meek Mill is scheduled to appear in Superior Court later today.

If you’re going to storm Area 51, the military will be ready.

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Your Thursday Morning Roundup

So that whole Markelle Fultz, shoulder thing? Yeah, it got way more confusing yesterday.

In the late morning, Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo met with the media to hopefully update the world on Fultz and provide some clarity:

Colangelo opening statement: http://pic.twitter.com/9MEhGCSjeC

— Kevin Kinkead (@Kevin_Kinkead) October 25, 2017

Our Kevin Kinkead recapped the Colangelo presser and the Fultz situation.

Before the game, Brett Brown met with the media and reiterated that Fultz changed his shot over the summer.

Or did he? Again, Kinkead tried to make sense of the situation. Here is a part of his piece:

At the same exact time Brown was speaking to media at Wells Fargo Center, Fultz’s trainer and mentor, Keith Williams, was on 94 WIP’s Carlin and Reese show… saying the exact opposite.

This exchange begins with Williams being read Brown’s comments, almost in real-time:

Williams: “Oh my God.” Carlin: “What’s your reaction?” Williams: “That’s false.” Carlin: “Not true?” Williams: “That’s not true.” Carlin: “It all has to do that he was injured and he was trying to alter it?” Williams: “Yeah… just from the standpoint of why would a kid attempt to change his shot, he shot it so well. So I’m like, what would be the reason behind that?”

So…who do you believe? Either way, Fultz is out for at least a few games.

The Roundup:

The Sixers did take the court last night against the Houston Rockets and it was as frustrating as the Fultz situation. Philly stayed with Houston for most of the game, but fell on a buzzer beating three-pointer after going scoreless for the final 3:05 of the game.

Here are the last possessions for each team:

This was 3rd time Sixers had a chance to close and didn't, poor offense down the stretch and Gordon's 3 at the end wins it for Houston. http://pic.twitter.com/G95xJwJe4y

— The Bitter Birds (@AdrianFedkiw) October 26, 2017

The Sixers will take on Dallas on Saturday night. Game starts at 8:30pm.

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Yesterday a #Wentzageddon took place on Twitter as people dug up the worst takes about Carson Wentz, the NFC offensive player of the week. BWanksCB compiled some of the best, this personally is my favorite:

Wentz is an athletic game manager. That's exactly what he was last year. I don't know if he becomes more than that. My instincts say no.

— Gene Clemons (@geneclemons) August 29, 2017

What exactly is a “game manager?”

Anyway, Josh Norman certainly thinks highly of Wentz:

Josh Norman tells Carson Wentz he’s like Houdini #FlyEaglesFly http://pic.twitter.com/HR2QTeDvDa

— Brian J. Haddad (@BrianJHaddad) October 25, 2017

The fans are buying in, as according to Fanatics, he has the highest selling jersey right now.

As do all the guys on Crossing Broadcast, who discussed Wentz on Wednesday’s podcast.

However, Andrew Perloff is a Wentz detractor, and wrote this for Sports Illustrated:

Wentz-mania is the latest source of false hope in Philadelphia. His early-season success is particularly cruel. He leads the NFL with 17 touchdown passes and the Eagles (6-1) have the best record in the League. He’s big, strong, smart and accurate. And as great as he is as a player, he’s even a better person. All of which makes Wentz’s arrival in Philadelphia that much crueler. He may be able to overcome the Redskins defense, but can he overcome decades of football history?

It’s not hard to see the particular form of heartbreak Wentz will deliver to Southeastern Pennsylvania. Like many young QBs, Wentz plays like he’s invincible. His signature play on Monday night was a Houdini-like escape from a gaggle of Redskins defenders. Jon Gruden calls him “North Dakota Tough.” I just scream at the TV, “Get rid of the ball!”

Wentz isn’t alone. Young quarterbacks come into the NFL, hold on to the ball, run around make great plays and capture the nation’s attention. Then they have a choice – get injured or adjust your game. Wentz isn’t as fragile as a phenom like Robert Griffin III. He’s much closer to Andrew  Luck. At 6-foot-5, 237 pounds, Wentzprobably thinks he’ll be okay. So did Luck and eventually enough big-league hits took him down.

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World Series Game 2 was CRAZY. Home runs, extra innings, and no audio. When it finally ended, the Astros defeated the Dodgers, 7-6 in 11 innings. History was made by The Man as well:

Chase Utley will make history tonight. His first PA will be his 50th WS PA – & give him the best WS HR ratio ever. He’s hit 7 in just 39 AB!

— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) October 25, 2017

The series moves to Houston. Game 3 is at 8:09 p.m. on Friday.

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I’m not sure whether the Phillies should draft him or if Jay Wright should offer him a full scholarship:

2-year-old Calvin out here showing us how it's done (via @mikeandheather8) http://pic.twitter.com/WhrxAkZJx1

— NBCSN (@NBCSN) October 25, 2017

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Speaking of the Phillies, Dusty Wathan emerged as the new favorite for the manager job.

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The Flyers travel to Ottawa tonight. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m.. The Fly guys look to move past a tough 6-2 loss, but the ice crew might have had an even worse night on Tuesday. Some great reporting by our Anthony SanFilippo:

So, while the rest of the writers went to listen to coach speak from Hakstol, I went to seek out answers about the ice.

I mean, to be fair to the Flyers’ ice crew, they are frequently at the top or near the top of the rankings of all NHL arenas when it comes to ice conditions.

So this had to be an anomaly, right?

I hunted down a Wells Fargo Center source who I knew would have the answers, and he told me the arena pre-game was at 80% humidity because of the weather outside.

He said it’s actually been an issue for most of the home stand, and that they have been trying to manage it, but today, after the rain, it got really humid and it was impossible to correct in time for the game.

“The one thing we can’t control is the weather,” he said. “You don’t always think that an indoor venue can be affected by the weather outside, but it can considerably. We need it to turn to real October temperatures soon so it can feel like Fall.”

With La Nina coming – meaning a mild winter, that might not be the case.

I will give credit to Hakstol though for addressing this in his press conference and basically telling his players to stop carping about the ice, because a 6-2 loss can’t be blamed on the ice.

Read the rest of his takeaways from that loss to the Ducks.

Nolan Patrick left that game early, but practiced and should be good to go.

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The Eagles are the highest favored team this week and should win, as long as Pete Morelli isn’t fighting that. Luckily, he doesn’t work the game:

Clete Blakeman is the ref for Sunday’s Eagles-49ers game. Philly is 8-1 when Blakeman officiates their games.

— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) October 25, 2017

For those of you not going to the game, you get the Fox B team:

The FOX broadcast team of Kenny Albert, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver will call Eagles-49ers this weekend at 1 p.m. at the Linc.

— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) October 25, 2017

As for the Birds’ roster, Jason Peters was officially put on IR. Insert Taylor Hart. Jordan Hicks is still on the roster.

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The daughter of well known Phillies beat writer, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia, is having some medical issues. This donation page was put up yesterday. Do what you can.

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Former NBA commissioner David Stern thinks players should be allowed to smoke weed:

“I’m now at the point where personally I think it probably should be removed from the banned list. You’ve persuaded me.”

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The Steelers are benching Martavis Bryant after his outburst complaining about his situation in Pittsburgh.

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Cam Newton is still an ass:

How Cam Newton’s press conference ended today. Left abruptly after answering a question about getting chunk plays with “next question.” http://pic.twitter.com/5bnPyo7XT8

— Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) October 25, 2017

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In non-sports news…

How I Met Your Mother is leaving Netflix.

McDonald’s is bringing back the Dollar Menu.

Fats Domino passed away yesterday.

And there may have been a sonic boom in Jersey yesterday.

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