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yourdeepestfathoms · 2 years

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thinking about the OXENFREE II concept where Riley saves Alex from the loop

it would take a crowbar to pry Alex away from Riley because i feel like Alex would hold on So Tight the moment she makes contact with her. with someone real for the first time in five years. Alex refuses to let go because she’s terrified that, if she does, she’ll be forced back into the loop. Riley lets herself be an anchor for the terrified girl, just to make her feel safer, more stable in reality.

also you can’t tell me that all of Alex’s senses wouldn’t be absolutely assaulted by Everything once she gets back to the real world. i mean, she’s been stuck reliving the same night over and over and over again for five years—she’s probably used to the darkness. and even when on the ferry during her false escape, that light is nowhere near as bright as the light in reality. also, there’s so much new stimulation. forgetting about the light, there’s the sounds, the smells, the sensations. the clamor of other people is deafening to someone who has interacted with the same voices for so long, the smell of gasoline would probably choke her, and the sensation of hot sun on her skin would be like throwing her directly into an open fire. the poor kid is absolutely overwhelmed, and probably starts to teeter into a full-blown sensory overload.

Jacob then proposes an idea: they wrap her eyes with something! since eyelids can only do so much, they wrap her eyes with some cloth to block off as much light as possible. if they have something to plug her ears, they use those, too. anything to make her more comfortable.

and then Riley and Jacob come to one big problem: Alex’s identity. this girl probably had missing posters or at least missing reports about her. it’s been five years, but surely people would have remembered a kid who disappeared under such mysterious circumstances. if they want to get her off Edwards Island, they need a way to hide her appearance, at least until they can get some hair dye to change her hair color from its very distinct shade of blue (“technically, it’s teal,” Riley says over and over again) (Jacob keeps saying orange, which Riley shuts down right away because orange is a hideous color and they shouldn’t subject the poor girl to that torture; “she’s already gone through enough!”).

so, to solve this issue, they have Alex swap her jacket with Riley’s. Alex seems extremely distressed to part with the piece of clothing that has quite literally gone through hell and back with her, but Riley swears up and down that she’ll return it to her once they’re somewhere out of eyesight of other people (and once she washes the thing. it reeks of sweat and saltwater and blood).

they also have Alex wear Jacob’s hat. they tie her hair up into a messy bun and tuck it underneath the hat, thinking that’ll be good enough to hide it from people.

Jacob carries Alex to the ferry, then to the car. she keeps her face buried in his neck the entire time, which is good. if her face matching the face of a missing teenager from five years ago doesn’t draw stares, then the fact that she’s essentially blindfolded certainly would. but she keeps her head down the whole time. she also has her nails dug into Jacob’s shoulders for grounding, and if this hurts him, he doesn’t say anything.

in the car, Alex falls asleep in the backseat while Riley and Jacob discuss what they’re going to do. they decide the best course of action is taking Alex to Riley’s house and waiting for her to recover enough to explain everything thoroughly to them. she can then tell them what she wants to do. if she wants to return to her actual family, then they’ll help her find them (though, Riley mentions that she’ll take Alex under her wing if Alex doesn’t want to go back to her home) (Jacob is curious about this, but he doesn’t say anything about it).

Jacob then asks the big question: “do you think Alex would rather have tacos or McDonald’s for breakfast?”

#i think drinking a mcdonald’s sprite after five years in the void would send alex into cardiac arrest #anyway #THEM!!!!#i just really really really REALLY want alex to get free OKAY 😭#that poor baby deserves it!!#also i really want her and the sequel duo to interact #also also. i love imagining how jacked alex’s biology would be after five years in the loop #proper sunlight would probably fry that poor kid #and all the SOUNDS?#and SMELLS??#i bet she’s forgotten what some things taste like #give her one sour skittle and she would literally dissolve into atoms #oxenfree #oxenfree 2 #oxenfree lost signals #oxenfree ii #alex oxenfree #riley poverly #jacob summers

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wildcxrds · 5 months

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what song do you associate with each muse? (more music recs :3)

20 QUESTIONS FOR MULTI-MUSE BLOGS | always accepting | @cxcasiris

WELL I’M GLAD YOU ASKED

(Long post incoming)

Alex - Body by Sleeping at Last | Alternatively: erase me by Liz McAlpine

This one is kind of straightforward - feels like an introductory song to her, and the talk of “Magic in our bones” and this tidbit from the singer (“Body” is a song about intuition. The first thing I began singing, before the song was a song, was “i feel it in my bones.” – which is something we say when we don’t know why, but we just know something. It’s another version of a “gut feeling” – I loved that those idioms speak to the physical body and intuition at the same time.) ties to one of her abilities, her instinct.

I listened to this song a lot when I write things about her.

Erase me is the song I listen to when I imagine the point after Jacob is 9, and Alex is living with him, raising him alone, trying to understand and consolidate her feelings for his father, facing a lot of conflict with them.

Alliecat - No Matter What You Say by Imperial Teen | Music Video | Alternatively: Honey Tea by OOHYO

THIS SONG!!! Alliecat’s journey as she grew older surrounded a lot of people pleasing and her becoming an adult and choosing her path for herself.

The music video has her FC in it and gave me a great deal of inspiration around the time she found out she was a princess and having to deal with the council at her Kingdom at the time berating her because she grew up in the human realm, and forcing her into this idealized and traditional box they wanted her in.

The song represents her wanting to break out of that, staying true to herself while caring for the internal Alliecat that was hurt and rebellious and sad. It’s representative of her freedom of choice and finally taking the lead and speaking out, which is HUGE for Allie. She used to never speak out against anyone when she was younger, much less people that took care of her (Kai, Kori, Alex) or leaders/adults in her life (later on the council/the others in the Kingdom)

EDIT: Honey Tea is just a cute song that makes me think of Allie at a cafe shop wearing something fashionable and drinking hot chocolate.

Jacob - Horizons by Gus Dapperton | Alternatively: Anchor by Mindy Gledhill

This song always felt like a Jacob song to me and I’m not sure why. Looking up the meaning of it results in the song talking about a stranger that’s lost and trying to find their way out - listening to the melody and the beat and everything makes me imagine and follow Jacob’s journey as he’s grown up. His parentage, his queerness, his life surrounded not just by blood family (Alex’s side) but by the found family too, but navigating and understanding himself better as he’s grown older before hitting the climax where he’s grown up and knows himself better.

Anchor feels light and floaty to me, discussing the aspects of Jacob’s life that feel fantastical, magical, and surrounded by space and galaxies. It makes me think of how he, like his mother, has a huge imagination that wanders to worlds unknown and imagines himself exploring these worlds.

Kairo - Pluto Project by Rex Orange County | Alternatively: Baby Don’t Cry by K.Flay

The song straight up starts off with “The Great Protector, is that what I’m supposed to be?” Kairo has always had internal doubts about having the Guardian soul and being destined to save the lands. That responsibility was supposed to be for her mother, who was murdered, and the soul chose Kairo. And although it’s saved her many a time, she’s hated it. Deeply hated it. Felt it was a cruel reminder of “her failure”, and having the responsibility sit like a poltergeist in her life of saving The Lands from the Hunters was not what she ever wanted.

But the song goes on to talk about their relationship with their partner, which makes me think of her previous relationship to Matias. The following melody and lyrics makes me think of the people in Kai’s life she’s cared about: Kori, Alliecat, Alex, Gus (her husband in MV), and the melody just sort of follows Kai’s life in the human realm until it hits the orchestra which is the point she accepts her journey to becoming Guardian and resolves to save The Lands.

Baby Don’t Cry is just the badass song because Kai is a badass bitch who genuinely doesn’t cry often and would “rub some dirt in it” and keep going.

Kori - Misguided Ghosts by Paramore | Alternatively: Stay Alive by Jose Gonzalez

This one especially explains Kori to a tee; he’s an individual that falls victim to the same thing Alliecat does with people pleasing but for Kori it’s a much more intense level. He does everything he can to help everybody else and refuses help or care for himself. He’s scared to let anyone in and the only ones who know/knew of The World Eater are Kai, Alliecat and Alex. He doesn’t want people to see “the monster he is”.

He overworks himself horrendously and ends up disappearing multiple times because he’s so exhausted that the World Eater breaks his control. This song represents the lowest point in his life where Kori fights against the seals on him and the World Eater. It’s one of the points of his story that is indicative to when he chooses to finally open up to how tired and sad he is to his friends and when they step in to help him.

(Around the time this happens, Loki has just disappeared from Alex’s life to turn himself in, Kai just broke off her engagement to Matias and was moving after giving birth to her twins, and Alliecat lost Thorn and was recovering from her car accident, which was mostly why he refused reaching out to them. Spoiler warning: They still show up for him anyways.)

Stay Alive reflects the lighter side of Kori; his optimism to see everything beautiful in life, the kindness in people, and the love that lives on whether platonic or romantic. To think of humans and the supernatural experiencing their lives and enjoying every little joy it has to offer, and determination to live to see his friends’ happiness come to fruition. More than once he’s saved Kairo’s life when she was at her lowest and pushed her on, sometimes physically, to continue living. And is endlessly grateful to his friends who have done the same for him.

Thor - Sweet Child O’ Mine (Orchestral Cover) by Baltic House Orchestra

This one is pretty on the nose because this song was used for Love And Thunder, but I love to think of Thor’s journey of like a tragic hero’s journey. He’s lost so much yet pushed hard and never lost his kindness or warmth or his silly attitude through it. More the melody for me represents Thor (not the lyrics) and his intense journey of reclaiming his godhood after it was stripped (Thor 1), his destiny to be King and turning it down (Dark World), his emotional journey of putting distance between him and his brother before Loki decided to help him (Ragnarok & Infinity War) and where he is now of working through his trauma, keeping close to his loved ones (Valkyrie, Korg, Jacob & Alex) and seeing his duty through keeping peace in the realms while checking in on his family.

Viola has no specific song just yet because I hadn’t written her in a while ❤️

Zara - Asleep Among Endives by Ichiko Aoba

The slow melody and the meaning of the song (“The lyrics convey a sense of comfort and safety in each other's presence, as the world around them fades away and they become hidden from view”) feels representative of Zara finding Alliecat and learning what it meant to be safe and cared for for the first time in her life. A life free of the abuse and slavery she endured, she’s cared for and brought into a new perspective of the world, which was still scary for her.

Allie is her twin and she finds safety and familial love with her, learning to be a person again. Her re-introduction to the family that openly accepts her as she is and understands her trauma, her pain (physical and emotional), and helps her grow.

#ooc;#answered memes;#cxcasiris #I RAMBLED A LOT but here u go 🤲🏻#the squad;

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nepofm · 1 year

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+𝟑 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐃 . roman castillo ( evan mock ) is looking for a romantic connection , sasha de leon ( zion moreno ) is looking for a romantic/sexual connection & jack valmount ( drew starkey ) is looking for a romantic connection .

romantic. — roman castillo is looking for a friends to lovers situation ( i’ll try to keep this connection short, but please forgive me if i get carried away ! the gist of it is they started off as friends - specifically the type of friends who just had an immediate connection, almost as if they’d known each other their entire lives (or maybe they have, i’m not super picky on this detail). but what’s clear, is they’re incredibly similar. but it was never really just a friendship, there was always something more and eventually they just gave in and started to explore said feelings - but they never did go as far as admitting they were a couple, not to each other and CERTAINLY not to anyone who commented on their relationship. they’re a couple but at the same time, they’re not a couple. it’s also a strong possibility that it’s an open situation, meaning they’re free to sleep with and date other people because they know they’ll end up with one another in the end. ) within the age range of 24-26 that preferably looks like rudy pankow, archie renaux, bright vachirawit, cha eunwoo, nick robinson, aria shahghasemi, froy gutierrez, emilio sakraya, herman tommeraas, ryan potter, any male/male aligned non-binary fc. you do have to contact the mun before applying under wcrstbehaviior.

romantic/sexual. — sasha de leon is looking for a boy toy / long term fling ( sasha de leon has always been unsuccessful when it comes to relationships, though it’s not because of a lack of trying. in fact, she’s had quite a few short lived relationships. in fact, her only relationship that’s lasted any real amount of time is nothing more than a fling. and while they’ve had their share of fun, she’s often left wanting more. that’s pretty much all i’ve got, because i thought it would be much more fun to discuss the remaining aspects of this dynamic ! especially whether or not there are any feelings to be had ! ) within the age range of 23-27 that preferably looks like alex landi, darren barnet, avan jogia, charles melton, freddy carter, gabriel darku, jacob elordi, kedar williams-stirling, keith powers, mena massoud, fabien frankel, rege jean-page, sean teale, tommy martinez, utp. you do not have to contact the mun before applying under wcrstbehaviior.

romantic. — jack valmount is looking for a long term partner / on again off again relationship ( once upon a time they were a couple of teenagers madly in love, but now they’re nothing more than a pair of twenty somethings who’ve stayed together out of convenience. they still seem to care about each other, in a roundabout way, but there’s no real question that they’ve fallen out of love. why they stay together, though, is a question neither of them have been able to answer. it’s not unusual to find either of them, especially jack, going home with someone else. // i think that provides an accurate description without dictating too much which is why i’ve also requested to be contacted, just to hammer out any additional details ! ) within the age range of 23-26 that preferably looks like lulu antariska, natasha liu bordizzo, amita suman, anya chalhotra, aslihan malbora, billie lourd, chase sui wonders, davika hoorne, diana silvers, halston sage, hunter schafer, kathryn newton, josefine frida pettersen, madelyn cline, utp. you do have to contact the mun before applying under wcrstbehaviior.

#wc.

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hplonesomeart · 2 years

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My Snatcher playlists! (not cannon snatcher, just my own interpretation of him)

Okay so uh…Snatcher’s music taste depends on his current mood/emotions. Although my interpretation of Snatcher is an INTJ, he’s still very emotionally driven. So I’ve sorted the songs I associate with him into separate categories so it doesn’t sound like constant emotional whiplash 😅

So essentially, “pick your poison” on which to listen to. Because there’s SO MANY SONGS I don’t think you can listen to all of them in one sitting ;)

Songs that make him feel confident + like a masculine smooth criminal lol (this is his default music taste btw):

-oh it’s you

-Feeling Good (Michael bublé version)

-Death of a Bachelor (Michael bublé)

-Dancing in the Moonlight *both versions work with him

-Cupid Shuffle *FOR WHATEVER REASON LOL

-Still feel alive (half alive)

-So caught up (the teskey brothers)

-Let’s groove tonight TikTok version

-My girl (The Temptations)

-Haunted heart (Christina Aguilera)

-k.k cruisin’ jazz band version

-5pm animal crossing new horizons

- still alive big band version (Portal song)

- Up to no good (the Hoosiers)

- Bad (Royal Deluxe)

- moves like jagger bardcore version *because my asexual brain prohibits him from listening to the original lol

- Rock it for me (Caravan Palace)

- Hip shop (deltarune)

- Treasure (Bruno Mars)

- Handclap (Fitz and the Tantrums)

His “f*** you Vanessa” playlist + edgy playlist :

-I want to break free (Queen)

-50 ways to say goodbye

-forget you (ceelo green)

-cold (maroon 5)

-don’t show up (dua lipa)

-can’t take me (bryan adams/the movie “spirit”)

-too close (Alex Clare)

-love song (Sara bareilles)

-Ghost (mystery skulls)

-War (Zach Callison)

-The Fine Print (The Stupendim)

-Bang! (AJR)

-Maneater (Daryl Hall & John Oates)

-Wonderland (Carvan Palace)

-cradles (sub urban)

-mind games (sickick)

-Kill the lights (set it off)

-everything black (Unlike Pluto)

-idfc (blackbear)

His depression playlist (WARNING…depressing is not an over exaggeration. Some of these songs dive into dark topics and others are very emotionally charged. Please avoid listing to these if you aren’t in the right mental space to handle songs discussing death and toxic/failed relationships):

-Evil Queen (Snøw)

-Buy the Stars (Marina and the Diamonds)

-Sadness runs though him (The Hoosiers)

-Fix it to break it (Clinton Kane)

-The Grave (Kate Vogel)

-The spookiest depression bop u’ve EVER heard (Rory Webley)

-Viva La Vida

-Rose colored boy (Paramore)

-Hard Times (Paramore)

-I was a fool (Tegan & Sara)

-Loose you to love me (Selena Gomez)

-I was human (English cover by Rachie)

-silhouette (owl city)

-hurt (Johnny Cash cover)

-happy pills

-Waves (mr probz) *NOT THE REMIX VERSION*

-Wake up (Eden)

-When you love someone (James TW)

-Wash The Hurt Away (Michael J Woodard)

-come and go (juice wrld)

-autoclave (the mountain goats)

Songs that don’t deeply resonate with him, but he likes listening to them anyway:

- Fast Car (Loving Caliber)

- ghost boy (Jacob Tillberg)

- Sad Creeper (Black Gryph0n & Baasik)

- Pompeii

- Renegades

- Mr Jones

- Goodbye mr a

- one of these nights (the eagles)

- Bittersweet (Big Head Todd)

-One Little Slip (Barenaked Ladies)

- Pain and misery (tesky brothers)

- Paris in the rain

- Honey lavender

- Human (Rag’n’Bone Man)

- Waterfall (Undertale)

- Credits song for my death (vivivivivi)

- No brainer (DJ Khalid)

- R&B smooth instrumental “Drunk Dial”

- Touch tone telephone (Lemon Demon)

- Cabinet Man (Lemon Demon)

- Harder, better, faster, stronger (Daft Punk)

- Starlight Brigade (TWRP)

#OH MY GOSH I’M FINALLY DONE WITH THIS #WHY DID THIS TAKE ME LITERALLY FOREVER TO DO #AGH #I totally understand if some people are skeptical that ALL these songs relate to my interpretation of Snatcher #honestly I had NO IDEA there were THIS many songs 😭#maybe it’s because he was the only character i hyperfixated on for 3 years strait?#probably lol #snatcher playlist #my snatcher playlist #ahit snatcher playlist #character playlists #the snatcher playlist #snatcher songs #ahit character playlist #my playlists #my playlist #hplonesome art #long post

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wrestlingwiththoughts · 4 months

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Wrestling in 2023

A discussion group that I belong to conducts an annual poll of that year's high and low points of pro wrestling. That poll then gives out awards to recognize those highs and lows. These are the Carny Awards of 2023.

Best Male AEW Wrestler

**WINNER: Swerve Strickland: 48.1%** Bryan Danielson: 37% Orange Cassidy: 11% Jon Moxley: 3.7% "Hangman" Adam Page: 0% Maxwell Jacob Friedman: 0%

It was Swerve's year off of the Texas Deathmatch he had with Hangman at Full Gear, his showing in the Continental Classic, the incredible video of his and AR Fox's attack on Nick Wayne in his garage gym, and burying Keith Lee for refusing to do his job. I personally think Swerve's character is a bit all over the place, swerving from cartoonish villainy to getting cheers from the crowd. Danielson, supposedly in his last full active year in wrestling, made it one to remember with matches against Rush, MJF, Ricky Starks, Kazuchika Okada, Zack Sabre Jr., Eddie Kingston, and many more. Orange Cassidy held up AEW as best as he could with his International title reign, while Moxley remained the steady headliner.

Best Male WWE Superstar

**WINNER: Gunther: 74.1%** Sami Zayn: 11.1% Seth Freakin Rollins: 7.4% Brock Lesnar: 3.7% Roman Reigns: 3.7% Cody Rhodes: 0%

Gunther runs away with the category this year. He consistently delivers in the ring, and hopefully bigger things are in store for the Intercontinental Champion. Sami Zayn continued to ride the momentum from last year, but he’s receded into the background. Seth Freakin Rollins tries his best with the fake world title belt that is held hostage by Roman Reigns. Brock Lesnar did his thing with Cody earlier in the year. LOL Cody Rhodes.

Best Other Male Wrestler

**WINNER: Will Ospreay: 55.6%** Mistico: 14.8% Rocky Romero: 11.1% Alex Shelley: 7.4% Sanada: 7.4% Krule: 3.7%

Billy Sex Pig takes the category in his last year before he moves over to the AEW category for 2024. Given that he probably has the best match of 2023 in whatever company he worked in (NOAH, Impact, RevPro, 1PW, OTT, NJPW, and AEW), it’s well deserved. Mistico’s and Rocky Romero’s strong showings here reflect CMLL’s very good year. Alex Shelley was a surprisingly good main eventer for Impact, while Sanada tried his best with his buddies in NJPW. I’m glad that the Krule nominator got to vote for Krule.

Best Female AEW Wrestler

**WINNER: Hikaru Shida: 32.1%** “Timeless” Toni Storm: 25% Julia Hart: 21.4% Kris Statlander: 17.9% Emi Sakura: 3.6%

Hikaru Shida told the voters that anyone else winning the category wouldn’t work for her, brother. Going from the best wrestler in the Outcasts to working with Juice Robinson in NJPW Strong shows to embracing the Timeless Toni gimmick meant that Toni Storm’s 2023 was a land of contrasts. Love it or hate it, you’ll have to accept that Julia Hart is one of the bright spots of AEW’s women’s division along with Kris Statlander, who was the TBS Champion for most of the year. Emi Sakura was denied Queen and London, but she got some votes from this crowd.

Best Female WWE Superstar

**WINNER: Rhea Ripley: 51.9%** Iyo Sky: 18.5% Tiffany Stratton: 14.8% Becky Lynch: 7.4% Asuka: 3.7% Bianca Belair: 3.7%

People love Mami, as demonstrated by Rhea Ripley’s decisive win in this category. Iyo Sky won the Money in the Bank briefcase, the women’s title, and jumped off of a cage in a trash can this year, but she couldn’t win this category. Tiffany Stratton is the brightest prospect in NXT. Lynch, Asuka, and Belair all did various things in 2023.

Best Other Female Wrestler

**TIE: Athena and Giulia: 33.3%** Chihiro Hashimoto: 14.8% Tam Nakano: 11.1% Stephanie Vaquer: 7.4% Mercedes Mone: 0%

Putting Athena in this category was meant to reflect the fact that she was stuck unseen on ROH for most of the year except for her PPV matches against Willow Nightingale and Billie Starkz. Nonetheless, she was able to tie Giulia, the brightest star of Stardom. Chihiro Hashimoto continues to toil in relative obscurity in the joshi world, while 2023 was not Tam Time even though she beat Giulia at All-Star Queendom this year. Stephanie Vaquer is picking up titles and attention in CMLL. Mercedes Mone used up her health Flexible Spending Account this year due to injuries.

Best Tag Team

**TIE: The Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura), FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood), Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damien Priest), and The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn): 21.4%** M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda): 10.7% ABC (Chris Bey and Ace Austin): 3.6%

One of the nominations lamented that it hasn’t been a great year for tag team wrestling, and a four-way tie for best tag team is a great indicator for that. The Astronauts are the best tag team in Japan outside of Dragongate, while Judgment Day is probably the best tag team in WWE.. The Gunns and FTR vie for that claim in AEW. M3K held the Twin Gates scene steady for most of 2023 in Dragongate, while ABC proved that the Bullet Club still had some life in them in Impact.

The "Hot Take" Most Overrated Wrestler of the Year

**WINNER: CM Punk: 37.9%** Maxwell Jacob Friedman: 27.6% Skye Blue: 20.7% Jey Uso: 6.9% Roman Reigns: 6.9% Carmelo Hayes: 0%

One Bill Phil’s controversial 2023 ends with the “Hot Take” Carny Award. MJF got the ball and all the rope he could hang himself with in 2023, and that ended disastrously for him (lost the title and now out injured). Skye Blue, for some reason, worked more matches in AEW than any other wrestler except for Orange Cassidy, whose gimmick this year was that all of his title defenses were wearing him down. Jey Uso couldn’t go to Canada for Elimination Chamber because of his DUIs, but he was able to wrestle one of Roman Reigns’s few singles matches in 2023. Carmelo Hayes is fine.

The "Drizzling Shits" Award for Worst On-Screen Performer

**TIE: Wardlow and Saraya: 22.2%** Adam Cole: 18.5% “Timeless” Toni Storm: 14.8% Skye Blue: 11.1% Maxwell Jacob Friedman: 11.1%

Wardlow seems like a shell of himself, and Saraya is one of the worst active wrestlers in a major company in 2023. Adam Cole is annoying during promos and boring in matches. Storm is wrestling to the Timeless Toni gimmick, which means that both her in-ring work and promos are now bad. Skye Blue’s persistent presence is a testament that thirst always wins, while MJF’s ideas and philosophy about what makes good professional wrestling were bad even though he had a great year in the ring.

Most Improved Wrestler

**TIE: The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) and Julia Hart: 27.6%** Dominik Mysterio: 20.7% Shota Umino: 13.8% Yota Tsuji: 10.3% Chris Hero: 0%

The Gunns are now a respectable tag team, while Julia Hart is one of the bright spots in the AEW women’s roster. Dominik Mysterio benefits from WWE’s production team’s ability to make canned heat sound real. Two of the Reiwa Three Musketeers, Shota Umino and Yota Tsuji, impressed voters. Chris Hero came out of retirement to wrestle in 2023, so that’s an improvement over not wrestling in 2022.

The "Jim Ross" Award for Please Retire

**WINNER: Jim Ross: 27.6%** Tommy Dreamer: 20.7% Ric Flair: 20.7% Bully Ray: 13.8% Kevin Kelly: 13.8% Matt Hardy: 3.4%

Jim Ross wins his eponymous category this year, but Ric Flair and Tommy Dreamer aren’t far behind at all. Bully Ray somehow main evented in Impact this year, while Kevin Kelly was the Q-pilled voice of AEW Collision before he was demoted and pushed aside by Tony Schiavone. Matt Hardy is somehow still wrestling in 2023; judging by how Ric Flair, Tommy Dreamer, and Bully Ray are still on the list, one can assume that Hardy will still be here in years to come.

The "Tony Khan Forgets I Exist" Award for Most Underutilized Performer

**WINNER: Konosuke Takeshita: 34.5%** Willow Nightingale: 31% Pac: 17.2% Akira Tozawa: 6.9% Rush: 6.9% AR Fox: 3.4%

The fact that this category is dominated by AEW wrestlers is an indictment on who gets air time on Dynamite, Collision, and Rampage. Remember when Takeshita beat Kenny Omega in a singles match on a PPV? Remember when Nightingale had a great match with Athena? Remember Pac? Tozawa makes the best of his morsels in WWE, while Rush might have learned that the best way is to make no waves at work. AR Fox reportedly got on the company’s bad side over his passport issue prior to All Out, and he’s still in the dog house.

The "King Kong Bundy WrestleMania 2 to 3" Award for Biggest Fall from Grace

**WINNER: CM Punk: 34.5%** Wardlow: 24.1% Maxwell Jacob Friedman: 17.2% ROH: 17.2% Tom Lawlor: 6.9% Drew McIntyre: 0%

CM Punk returned from injury on a show that he was allowed to run, tried to start a feud with MJF, tried to get the Young Bucks to agree to an on-air feud with him, fought Jack Perry backstage at All Out, got fired from AEW, and slunk back to WWE because he had nowhere else to go to make the kind of salary that he wanted. Wardlow cooled off even before his injury, and the reaction to his return from injury has been anemic; using the same job matches that he had at the start of his last run doesn’t help. MJF’s flavor of ice cream turned out to taste like garbage waiting for collection on a summer day. ROH went from hot matches between FTR and the Briscoes to a cold, empty house at Final Battle 2023. Tom Lawlor has had the worst luck with matches in AEW and ROH. Drew McIntyre is fine.

Best Gimmick

**WINNER: Christian Cage: 71.4%** Swerve Strickland: 14.3% “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio: 7.1% Julia Hart, spooky witch: 3.6% CM Punk being insufferable: 3.6% Just 5 Guys: 0%

The Patriarchy is alive and well according to the Carny Award voters. Christian Cage was a consistent highlight for AEW in 2023, above Swerve Strickland, who came on strong with much help from Prince Nana and his dance. Dirty Dom is around, trying to pretend to be sleazy. Julia Hart is the de facto leader of the House of Black. I don’t think CM Punk being insufferable is a gimmick; that might just be how he is. LOL Just 5 Guys.

The "Bray Wyatt Is Sister Abigail" Award for Worst Gimmick

**WINNER: The Devil: 38.5%** “Timeless” Toni Storm: 23.1% The Brochachos: 19.2% Danhausen in general, specifically on X formerly known as Twitter: 7.7% The Acclaimed: 3.8% Skye Blue is now Spooky Skye Black: 3.8% “Neck Strong” Roderick Strong: 3.8%

MJF’s vision for professional wrestling dominated this category, with a combined 65.3% between The Devil, the Brochachos, “Neck Strong” Roderick Strong, and the Acclaimed, who were adjacent to MJF’s vision and still awful on their own. 60-years old Billy Gunn is the hardest pushed aspect of the Acclaimed, and the team’s gimmick needs to evolve. Evolving can go wrong, however, as seen in “Timeless” Toni Storm and spooky Skye Blue. Danhausen is an annoying presence in general, but he’s especially bad on X.

Geek of the Year

**WINNER: Kaito Kiyomiya: 51.7%** Lexis King: 24.1% Adam Cole: 13.8% Danhausen: 6.9% Akira Tozawa: 3.4% JD McDonaugh: 0%

Poor Kaito Kiyomiya. Sacrificed to Keiji Mutoh’s vanity and unloved in NOAH, he might be better off jumping to Dragongate or AJPW permanently. Lexis King declared that he would be different than his father by ripping off another of his father’s gimmicks, and his aesthetic choices are definitely choices one could make. Danhausen is a geek, and Tozawa is treated as a geek because he’s Asian and in WWE. Even the nominator for JD McDonaugh found him unworthy of a vote in this category, which might make him the biggest geek of all.

The "Jim Johnston" Award for Best Music

**WINNER: Swerve Strickland, “Big Pressure,” by Swerve Strickland featuring Flash Garments: 42.9%** The Gunns, “Many Men,” by 50 Cent: 14.3% Julia Hart, “Harder Hart”: 14.3% Shinsuke Nakamura, “The Rising Sun,” by CFO$: 10.7% TMDK, “Young Punks,” by Mass Lines: 10.7% Jamie Hayter, “Indignation”: 7.1%

I’d assume that voters did the Prince Nana dance while they voted for Swerve’s theme music. “Many Men” should be the Gunns’ permanent entrance theme. Julia Hart’s theme fits her well, while Nakamura’s theme remains bombastic. TMDK’s theme also fits them, and we all wish it will be Hayter Time soon.

Promotion of the Year

**TIE: WWE and CMLL: 25.9%** AEW: 18.5% AJPW: 11.1% World Wonder Ring Stardom: 11.1% NJPW: 7.4%

CMLL rightfully wins the promotion of the year category; what else can you say about a company that fills Arena Mexico every Friday and is doing well in Puebla and Guadalajara. WWE managed to tie this year based on a slightly improved product after officially installing Paul Levesque into the booker’s seat. AEW had some of the best shows of the year, but other issues knocked it to third. AJPW had a rebound year in 2023. Stardom was plagued by injuries, but it’s still going strong. NJPW has seen better days.

Best Event

**WINNER: AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2023: 37%** AEW All In 2023: 22.2% CMLL 90th Anniversary Show: 18.5% WWE SummerSlam: 11.1% AEW Wrestle Dream 2023: 7.4% AEW Revolution 2023: 3.7%

Even though AEW and NJPW felt like they had down years, their collaboration bore fruit in Forbidden Door 2023, highlighted by the Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay, and CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima matches. All In 2023 at Wembley placed second despite its whimpering ending that involved Adam Cole and MJF. The CMLL 90th Anniversary Show peaked higher with the Volador Jr. vs. Angel de Oro hair vs. hair match and the Templario vs. Dragon Rojo Jr. mask vs. mask match, but I personally would have picked the Night of Champions show from September 29. Reigns vs. Uso headlined SummerSlam. Wrestle Dream gave us Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Danielson, and Revolution gave us MJF vs. Danielson and Moxley vs. Hangman in a Texas Deathmatch.

The "WWE Promotes Murderous Dictatorships" Award for Angle That Made You Ashamed To Be A Wrestling Fan

**WINNER: Somehow, Vince McMahon returned.: 42.9%** Ric Flair joins AEW: 21.4% Adam Cole and MJF’s Brochachos storyline, including the Roderick Strong parts: 14.3% NJPW Strong books Fred Rosser to kiss Toni Storm without her consent during his match against Juice Robinson: 10.7% CM Punk gets himself fired from AEW and signs with WWE: 7.1% Juice Robinson threatens to use a roll of quarters against MJF: 3.6%

Though Vince McMahon had retired in disgrace from WWE, he held controlling shares of the stock, so it wasn’t shocking when he pressed this leverage to install some cronies to the board and return to power. Tony Khan insists that AEW is getting paid to use Ric Flair, but just because you’re getting paid doesn’t mean that you have to do the thing. Remember when MJF and Adam Cole went to Outback Steakhouse and carried an inflatable crocodile around to prepare for their match against Aussie Open? NJPW Strong thought that having a gay Black man kiss a white woman against her will to distract her husband during the men’s match was a good idea. CM Punk did it again in 2023. MJF also thought it was a good idea to tap into rise in antisemitism in the US with his angle.

Gif of the Year

**WINNER: Hikaru Shida: “That doesn’t work for me, brother.”: 51.7%** Christian Cage: “Go fuck yourself.” 27.6% Prince Nana’s dance: 13.8% The lads on the Briscoes’ chicken farm: 3.4% Jon Moxley on commentary: 3.4% CM Punk on why he’s back in WWE: 0%

Once again, Shida Hogan told the booker that she’s not doing the job. Christian Cage’s anti-dead dad gimmick became something more when he became the father that everyone deserves. Prince Nana’s dance is delightful. The sight of Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, Sonjay Dutt, Jeff Jarrett, Mark Briscoe, and a baby working on the Briscoes’ farm was wholesome. Moxley earned many fines on commentary. Nobody cares about why Punk is back in WWE.

"What a Maneuver!" Award for Coolest Move/Dive

**WINNER: El Hijo del Vikingo’s 630 senton: 25%** Mascara Dorada’s cutter over the barricade: 17.9% Neon’s triple jump moonsault: 14.3% Brody King’s Cradle Shock: 14.3% Logan Paul and Ricochet collide in mid-air: 14.3% Mirai Maiumi’s lariat: 10.7% The Creeds’ Cannonball Dive: 3.6%

The best flips are in the world of lucha libre, but it’s cool to see a nice lariat like Mirai Maiumi’s. Brody King’s Cradle Shock looks great, and it’s still fun to see big guys like the Creeds fly.

The "I'm Marking Out, Bro" Legit Shook Moment of the Year

**WINNER: Bryan Danielson comes out to “The Final Countdown” at Forbidden Door 2023: 31%** CM Punk is back in WWE: 27.6% Cody Rhodes loses at WrestleMania, gets hit with a thrown rubber chicken intended for Roman Reigns: 20.7% Shun Skywalker betrays Diamante and causes Diamante to lose his mask: 17.2% Sanada beats Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: 3.4% Jay White’s debut in AEW: 0%

After all this time and all the talk about how expensive it was to license the song, Tony Khan brought out the checkbook for Danielson’s entrance in his match against Okada at Forbidden Door. Punk returned to WWE after burning his AEW bridge. Cody Rhodes couldn’t #FinishTheStory, and insult was added to injury when the rubber chicken landed. The most compelling villain in professional wrestling, Shun Skywalker, stunned fans when he turned on his squadmate Diamante during the Mask Vs. Mask Steel Cage Five Way Survival match at Dragongate Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2023. Sanada was able to finish the story by beating Okada for the top prize in NJPW. People continue to Breed with the Switchblade to this day.

#pro wrestling #wrestling #puroresu #puro #lucha libre #njpw #tna wrestling #will ospreay #tna #impact wrestling #aew #all elite wrestling #dragongate #wwe #nxt #cmll

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An update on the fic I'm writing with my friend:

[He's With the Band: Chapter 4] link

The swirl of students was just on the safe side of interesting rather than overwhelming to watch. With the crowds of kids, groups pushing and shoving, laughing, couples holding hands, nemeses glaring daggers across the asphalt of the parking lot, each glance around was a glimpse into another life, another world and bubble and atmosphere, each unique and separate. It filled him with a kind of unhurried melancholy, to watch each life that he was not a part of, but be content to know that he never could be. Simply observing. Sonder, he thought it was called.

There was something liminal about the lit-up parking lots. He always thought stadium lights deserved more aesthetic credit than they received. Not because they made anything look good, but because they gave off such a distinct feeling. 'Vibe', as someone his age might say.

Alex turned to Liz to resume his excited chatter, discussing dorm arrangements, shuffling along in line, waiting for the overburdened admissions workers to sort out their things. He was spacing out thinking about an article he was working on, composing lines in his head and mumbling them out loud so as not to forget, when a very loud voice came from behind Liz.

"Oh my GOD!" Alex jumped, nearly knocking into the table with his backpack as he turned to see a tallish boy standing over Liz's right shoulder, eyes wide with recognition. Alex, on the other hand, had no idea who he was. "Are you the kid who won the Jacobs Award?!"

Liz looked at the boy with utter confusion, scrunching her face, which was very close to his—he had practically yelled in her ear.

"The what? I didn't win anything," she protested, stepping away from the over-excited teenager.

"No, no, him!" He pointed at Alex with gusto, his green eyes sparkling. Alex registered belatedly that he spoke with a thick French accent.

Alex nodded, somewhat unsure of the proper reaction. He stuck out his hand to be shaken.

"Alexander Hamilton."

The taller boy shook his hand with a practiced and somehow graceful air.

"Well done, mon ami, I read it is a very, euh… difficult selection process." He said the last three words a bit slowly, clearly trying to get the pronunciation correct. "My name is Gilbert du Motier, or- that is the short version. My American friends now call me Lafayette." He said this last fact with some pride.

Alex glanced over at Liz, who had her eyebrow raised, looking at Gilbert with utmost dubious confusion. He smiled back at the French boy.

"Great to meet you," Alex said, hoping to carry on the conversation. Maybe he could make a second friend. "Where are you from?"

Gilbert's eyes lit up, clearly eager to discuss his homeland.

"I was born in France, and my father," he wrinkled his brow, searching for a word, "ruled? Ruled an area in-"

"Laf, who's that?" A loud voice interrupted. Gilbert turned to another boy who had just appeared, putting an arm around Alex's shoulders proudly.

"This is the winner of the David Jacobs Award!"

"Wow," the newcomer said, grabbing Alex's hand and shaking it. "Congratulations. All my friends went for that, I'm impressed!"

"Thanks," Alex said, definitely not blushing. "I'm Alexander Hamilton."

"Robert Troup," he declared with a beaming smile. "Come meet some of my friends, they're right over here." He turned and dragged Gilbert through the sparse but growing crowd without waiting for an answer. Alex took a step to follow, and suddenly remembered Liz.

He whirled around to find her, taking a moment before spotting her a few feet deeper into the line, collecting a lanyard and signing a piece of paperwork.

"Liz!?"

She glanced up, looking around and then finding him.

"Morris Hall," she called back, not quite close enough to be audible through the babble if she spoke normally.

"What?" he asked, but Troup and Gilbert were back, a hand tugging on his sleeve.

"Hamilton, let's go," Troup repeated. Liz was already talking to the admissions staff again.

Alex stumbled after the two boys, dragging his bags along uncomfortably and abandoning his place in line to approach a cluster of young men standing in front of a vacant park bench. Troup elbowed his way into the group, pulling Gilbert and Alex along.

"Guys," he announced, a bit loudly to gather their attention. "Lafayette found the Jacobs Award winner!"

"Jacobs Award, huh?" One boy said, quite literally patting Alex on the back.

"Damn, this kid?"

"What's your name, man?"

"Where you from?"

Alex forced himself not to back away from the questions, taking them in stride with what he hoped worked well as charm.

"Alexander Hamilton, I'm from the south actually. Just started this year."

There was a round of responses and more general jockeying about. Alex noticed that Troup's friends all seemed to be wearing an expensive brand of their various styles, which mostly revolved around 'nicely dressed bad boy'. Several of them wore stacks of gold chains around their neck, which Alex thought contrasted interestingly with their prep school ensembles.

Despite their mediocre fashion sense, Alex felt like his thrift store t-shirt was burning his skin. The Award offered the untold riches of a full ride scholarship with food and board cost included, but not riches enough to spend on an immigrant's wardrobe. He wrapped his hand around the frayed spot on the strap of his bag.

"Ay-yo, Burr!" Someone yelled. "Come meet the kid who beat you!"

Most of the boys in the group had a significant height advantage on him, so he couldn't see who was coming until he broke into the circle with a sigh and an eyeroll.

Every inch of him screamed trust fund. His artfully untucked shirt was a brand that Alex could count on one hand the amount of times he had logged a purchase for by an islander. His shoes were brand new, and the leather suitcase dangling from his hand was designer. He fixed Alex with a narrowed gaze.

"Aaron Burr."

Alex smiled with a calculated touch of pride. "Alexander Hamilton." He pronounced his name like a king's, waiting for others to catch on. He was not whatever this boy thought he was.

"Pleasure," Aaron Burr said with a smile. It seemed mostly genuine. "I hear you beat me?"

Alex shrugged. "Got the Jacobs Award. I assume you went for it?"

Burr kept smiling.

"Of course; it's an academic achievement. Always expanding my collection of those."

"Early grad track for you then?"

"With highest honors. Got a few advanced classes: 201 Physics, Romantic Texts-"

"-on Civics and Wealth?" Alex grinned. "I'll save you a seat on Monday."

Burr's smile barely wavered. Alex realized that the boys around them had fallen silent. His voice was pleasant when he answered.

"I look forward to it."

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#hamilton #alexander hamilton #hamilton musical #american history #amrev #amrev history #fan fiction #He's With the Band #fics by race

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oh my god since you've read phantoms and pencil marks (and feel the same way i do about it) i just want to let you know... to me he's no jacob from the bible makes me feel the same way. i get nauseous reading them both they're too good!!!!! so it's crazy that you've read it lol. it's just that same kind of rich inevitable sadness from a dangerous career.

unrelated but wondering if you wrote an f1 fic what would it be?

God this is literally the nicest thing a person has ever said to me....I mean jacob from the bible is no where near as well written and thats OKAY. some things are a process. but thank you so much I'm literally going to live off this one for a year!! My personality flaw is that the fifth time I read phantoms I was like. okay well in pierres position I would have just killed myself by now. Which probably explains a lot about my Connor tbh!!

Also VERY apt timing re: f1 fics because I was actually just discussing this with syd the other day. we have a very specific dynamic reading of george&alex of george as your friends (alex's) boyfriend you'd never independently hang out with but are kind of stuck with now, and it sort of nice because your friend (alex) is likes him but holy shit. discussion of this dynamic somehow dissolved into some bizarre 5+1. that sounds stupid when I write it out like that but it felt exciting when we were writing it text by text. i'll put what i wrote under the cut lmao

I also think a carlando below deck au would be fun but unfortunately I hate lando with every fibre of my being and have never written anything ""fun"" in my life </3 if someone else wrote it i could hate read it tho

“You didn’t—” George clears his throat, “You didn’t like it? It wasn’t, mutual.”

Alex laughs, dropping the sheets in the dryer. There’s probably always going to be a stain on them. He can’t decide whether he should invoice Max or Daniel. Max is probably still embarrassed enough to pay it without making a fuss. Daniel then.

He closes the lid of the dryer, presses start and then turns to face George, already opening his mouth to share the joke.

George isn’t laughing. His jaw is locked so tightly that Alex wants him not to damage his teeth. His lips have drawn together, tight and bloodless like he’s about to be sick. He won’t meet Alex’s eye.

“You’re serious?” Alex says, laughter still trailing helplessly off the end of his words.

#asks

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#TH1RTE3N is a group verse based around original slasher lore. if you want to know more or you’re interested in joining, please read the CARRD.

the plot follows a slasher in two different timelines, targeting a group of friends who all went to school together. the first timeline takes place in the summer of 2009, following graduation leading up to the first six victims being killed. there was a thirteen year gap, where most of the survivors fled town and moved on with their lives. the second time line picks up in the summer of 2022 with kill #7, when first hale came back to hell and ended up being the first kill of the new timeline. the killer used the funeral and threatened family members and friends to lure the other six names on the list back to hell. the original six victims are available to be written in the 2009 timeline. to make this plot work best, we need other citizens of hell, ohio too. think of the characters in your favorite slasher films. cops, classmates, siblings and cousins, exes, anyone that could spice up the plot through dynamics. you are welcome to make another character affiliated with any other existing character in the plot, as long as you discuss it with the mun of the character you are affiliating with first (i will check, don't be weird.)

TH1RTE3N CANONS:

#01 : MAKENA WU — natasha liu bordizzo. (deceased) ABI.

#02 : DANIEL MILLER — jacob elordi. (deceased) HANNAH.

#03 : FAYE CASSIDY — ashley moore. (deceased) RORA.

#04 : MARIE AUGUSTINE — lucy boynton. (deceased) MAISIE.

#05 : SLOAN CARTER — kaylee bryant. (deceased) LYNS.

#06 : MAEVE KESSLER — ella purnell. (deceased) RISSA.

#07 : EASTON HALE — felix mallard + tyler hoechlin. (deceased) MERCURY.

#08 : LAVENDER DAWSON — ginny gardner + elizabeth lail. CAROLINE.

#09 : CASPIAN MICHAELS — carlson young + cam richardson. QUIN.

#10 : LIAM WYATT — alex fitzalan + adam brody. RISSA.

#11 : HANNAH PHILLIPS — sadie sink + kat mcnamara. KELS.

#12 : RICHIE VALENTINE — austin butler + joe anderson. BRE.

#13 : TRYSTAN HALE — danielle rose russell + phoebe tonkin. KT.

THE KILLER : THE KILLER — ???. ANONYMOUS.

TH1RTE3N AFFILIATED CHARACTERS: *under the cut because there are so many!

BLAKE DARLING — mia healey + tracy spirodakos. CAROLINE. police officer. ex-wife of noah darling.

BENJAMIN DAVIS — cody christian + chris wood. ASTER. married to tate scott.

BRADLEY KING — jan luis castellanos + rick gonzalez. QUIN. faye’s partner in crime.

CAMERON BANKS — joe keery. KT. out of towner. it for penny’s podcast.

CASPER MICHAELS — austin north. ASTER. twin brother of caspian. unlisted murder victim.

DAISY DAWSON — olivia holt + brianne howley. MERCURY. older sister of lavender dawson.

DAKOTA JACKSON — yandeh salah + tbd. QUIN. high school photographer.

ELI ERIKSON — andrew garfield. KELS. ex-boyfriend of liam wyatt.

ELIJAH PUCK — jordan calloway + michael b jordan. QUIN. lindsey’s high school sweetheart.

ELODIE WU — peyton lee + brianne tju. MERCURY. makena + parker’s sister.

GENEVIEVE CRAWFORD — sydney sweeney + margot robbie. CAROLINE. kindergarten teacher.

ISABELLA HALE — alexandra daddario. KELS. younger sister of easton + trystan hale. girlfriend of matt phillips.

JENNIFER DAILY — emily alyn lind + samara weaving. DOE. news reporter.

JUDE MICHAELS — michel biel + casey deidrick. KT. bartender. brother of caspian michaels + casper michaels.

JUSTIN MITCHELL — dan stevens. BRE. out of towner. fiancé of lavender dawson.

LENNON LEMIEUX — natalie alyn lind + hilary duff. BRITT. publicist, maeve’s best friend

LINDSEY WYATT — maude apatow + emmy rossum. ABI. sister of liam wyatt.

MACKENZIE LAINE — abigail cowen + alexandra breckenridge. CAROLINE. penny laine’s older sister.

MATT PHILLIPS — dylan minnette. BRE. brother of hannah phillips. boyfriend of izzi hale.

NOAH DARLING — dylan sprayberry + jesse lee soffer. KT. homicide detective. ex-husband of blake darling. partner of regan driscoll.

PARKER WU — ross butler + tbd. QUIN. makena and elodie’s older brother.

PENELOPE LAINE — kennedy mcmann. LYNS. out of towner. true crime fanatic + podcaster.

POPPY DAWSON — mckenna grace + meagann fahy. KT. younger sister of lavender dawson.

REGAN DRISCOLL — katheryn winnick. BRITT. homicide detective. partner of noah darling.

ROSARIO DELGADO — jenna ortega + melissa barrera. KT. forensic scientist.

TATUM SCOTT — rudy pankow + lucas till. QUIN. former murder suspect. married to benji davis.

#GV : th1rte3n.

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Teach Me How to Daddy - Elias Pettersson and Jacob Markstrom

This is from my old blog (oh-holy-alien). This is smutty as fuck. Do not interact if you're a minor. I want no drama, just to write.

“Okay, Petey you called me to talk and you’ve been sitting there staring at me for half an hour,” the large goalie seated across from Elias finally breaks the tension, “what’s going on?”

Elias takes a deep breath in, finally making eye contact with Jacob. He opens his mouth then shuts it again, eyes going down to where he fidgets with his hands.

“Well, you see… I - I need your help.” He finally stutters out.

“Help? With what?” Jacob Markstrom is confused, the star center in front of him has never asked for help before, nonetheless been this nervous to talk to anyone in his life.

“Well you see, Y/N and I were talking about what we like,” Elias is clearly nervous, stumbling over his words, “you know, sexually. And she said she wants to be dominated. She wants me to be in control and to call me daddy.”

You had sat Elias down two weeks ago when you first moved in with him. You had talked about everything to do with your relationship. Even carefully breaching the subject he was now discussing with his goalie. It hadn’t been your suggestion to ask someone else to help him, you figured your boyfriend could figure it out on his own.

Jacob raises an eyebrow as Elias tries his hardest not to make eye contact with the goalie.

“And you need my help with that?” The goalie questions, unsure of why exactly he’s here.

“Well, I was talking to Alex,”

“You went to Eddie for sex advice?” Jacob interrupts, laughing with his whole body.

It had been on the back of the Canucks’ plane, Elias had purposely sat beside Alex Edler. It wasn’t his usual seat upfront by Quinn and it had made everybody question it silently, but nobody voiced. They had spoken in Swedish and Edler swore to never tell another soul.

Elias blushes deeper than he already had been, trying to keep himself calm and collected. “Yeah, and he said to talk to you. That you’re into that kind of stuff.”

The room goes silent as Markstrom eyes Elias up. Jacob can’t tell if the shorter Swede is being serious or not.

“Firstly, you’ve got to be more confident. Ask me again, but this time with more authority.” Jacob instructs, leaning forward on the island in Elias’ kitchen to give Elias pointers.

Elias takes a deep breath, looks up at Jacob and tries again. “Jacob, would you teach me how to dominate my girlfriend?” He stutters through the last word.

“Try once more. Don’t get all in your head. Just ask me.” Jacob leans back in his chair, trying to show Elias to be at ease.

“Jacob, will you teach me how to be a daddy?” Elias says, this time with confidence and a slight air of cockiness.

“That’s better!” Jacob leans over and slaps Elias on the back. “When does Y/N get home from school?”

“At five, why?” Elias questions, a single eyebrow raised as he seizes up the goalie across from him.

“First, we're going to make her dinner. If you’re going to be her daddy, your first priority is to take care of her.” Jacob looks around the kitchen, trying to find any clues to what you like. “What’s her favourite meal?”

“She really likes salmon,” Elias replies, thinking back to what you normally order at fancy restaurants.

“Well, then we better get to work,” Jacob has a dimpled smile as he claps his hands together.

It had been a rough day for you. Classes were extra long and all your friends had been fairly snooty. There was nothing you wanted more than to be loved on by your boyfriend.

The incredible smell of food hit your nose as soon as you entered the apartment. You sigh in bliss, it’s almost as if your boyfriend is psychic knowing you needed to be treated well tonight.

“Hi, babe!” You call out as you place your keys in the dish on the table of the entryway. You slip your shoes off quickly, sighing contently when the heels are off your feet. You pull the hoodie you stole from your boyfriend off and shiver at the coolness of the apartment. It was unusual for the place to be so cold on your skin. You glide into the living room, stopping quickly to plug your laptop.

“In the kitchen,” Elias hollers back.

You’re confused, that’s not his usual greeting. He usually waits for you at the door like an over-eager puppy wanting kisses. You follow his voice into the kitchen. There’s confusion written all over your face as you breach the door into the room where your boyfriend awaits.

He’s stood over the stove, a nice button-down shirt and dress pants covered with an apron. Jacob Markstrom, your boyfriend’s teammate, is sitting at the kitchen island. It appears he’s giving Elias directions. It isn’t unusual that you come home to Elias’s teammates in your apartment, but you‘ve never had just the goalie here. You’re not even sure you’ve been home when Jacob has been here. Elias did seem to bristle a little when you told him you thought the taller Swede was devastatingly attractive. So you were sure he must’ve been keeping the goalie at bay, not wanting to feel jealous. You’ve reassured Elias plenty of times that you don’t want anyone else and he seems to understand but still it seems he’s always on edge.

“What’s going on here?” You say in a teasing tone, hands on your hips as you watch both their heads whip around.

They stare at you for a millisecond before exchanging a glance between them. Jacob nods at Elias, almost encouraging him.

Elias walks towards you, at first, he looks sheepish as if he’s not sure he wants to do this, but it disappears quickly as he approaches you. There’s a soft smile on his lips as he bends down to press his lips on yours. His hands grip your hips tightly, and you wrap your arms around his waist.

“I asked Jacob to help us,” Elias mumbles quietly.

You pull back confused, what did you guys need help with?

Elias chortles at the confusion written on your face. “He’s my daddy mentor.”

You’re even more confused now. Last you checked you weren’t pregnant and Jacob didn’t have kids. Then it dawns on you, Jacob is here to teach your boyfriend how to be the perfect dom for you.

“Oh,” is all that slips from your mouth as your face blushes, trying to hide in Elias’s neck is the evident solution you find to hiding your embarrassed face.

“You don’t have to hide from us, princess. We’re going to take care of you.” Jacob tells you delicately as he approaches, picking your face up in his two large hands and guiding you away from hiding in Elias’s neck.

Elias watches as Jacob moves a strand of hair out of your face, and you practically go limp in Elias’s hold. Elias looks to Jacob for instructions, dinner is on the table but he has the feeling you won’t be eating it until later. Jacob nods at Elias, a way to get him started in the role he was learning.

“Are you going to let us take care of you?” Elias asks, moving to lay kisses along the junction of your neck. The gesture causes you to shiver, you’re so turned on right now, you can’t even think straight.

There are two pairs of hands running over your body and it’s too much to process. Jacob is gripping in your hips and pressing kiss along your collarbones that peek out from the low cut shirt. Elias is pulling you along, a hand on each boob, as he sucks hickies into your neck. Somewhere along the line of kisses and touches, they’ve led you to the bedroom.

Jacob stops and pulls away from you. Elias follows his lead, maintaining eye contact with the older Swede as they appear to have a silent conversation.

You’re feeling so warm and tingly and you miss the hands on you.

“On the bed, Princess,” Jacob instructs you, before turning to Elias. “I’m going to show you how to eat her out properly. Get up on the bed beside her.”

You eagerly jump on the bed, letting your legs hang off the edge. Elias sits down gingerly at the edge, he runs his hand up and down your thigh.

“You want to start by taking off her clothes.” Jacob’s hands are your jeans. He pulls the zipper down, excruciatingly slowly. “Tease her a little while you’re at it.”

As he pulls your jeans down to your hips, he trails his fingers along the band of your thong. His thumb strokes the lace elastic, Elias’s finger dance along the fabric following Jacob’s lead. After what feels like an eternity of their touch dancing over your skin, your jeans are on the floor.

“Instead of diving right in like a hungry man, you’ve got to make her want it bad. Nothing is hotter than begging,” Jacob starts to kiss your thighs. “Come over here and kiss her just above where she wants it.”

Elias moves to press his lips against your navel, he starts lightly and then slowly starts to suck hickies into the skin there. Jacob continues to nip, lick and kiss along your thighs. The feeling is incredible.

“Elias, Jacob, please,” you whine out, one hand finding it way into Elias’ hair and the other pulling hard on Jacob’s hair.

“What do you need, käresta?” Jacob asks huskily.

Elias turns to look at you, blue eyes wide and intrigued. He’s drinking in your every move and sound. You whine, Jacob hasn’t stopped giving your thighs kisses and has now begun sucking hickies into your thighs.

“Daddy needs to hear your words, älskling.” Elias asserts while hands wander up to squeeze your shirt and bra covered breasts.

“Please, need your mouth on me. Need it so bad,” you cry out, trying to clench your thighs around Jacob’s head.

His hands grab your thighs and squeeze, he nudges your thong to the side with his nose and goes to town on your pussy.

Your eyes widen and hands find their way to the sheets, gripping hard and trying to wiggle away from Jacob’s mouth. His tongue is like magic as it fucks in and out, then up to flick your clit. Elias rips your shirt and bra off. Between that and what Jacob is doing, you can’t help but cry out. Elias attaches his mouth to one of your nipples. His hand massages the other. There’s pleasure rolling through your body and you can’t help but cum.

You cry out as you do, back arching off the bed. Both men take their touch from your body as you do, leaving you to thrash in your own orgasm. As you come down, you realize both guys are sitting on each side of your head.

“On your knees now, sötnos,” Jacob demands, the tone of his voice tells you he has no patience.

You scramble off of the bed and get on your knees, hand clasped behind your back. You’re ready for whatever he wants or needs.

“Elias, get on the edge of the bed. It’s time for you to take charge,” Jacob sits on the edge of the bed, allowing Elias to slot himself in the perfect position for you to be between his legs. “Give her something to do.”

“Take my pants off.” Elias tries to command, voice wavering slightly.

Eagerly, you crawl towards him. The underlying dominance in his voice is making your pussy drip slowly down your own thigh. Your hands are gripping at his zipper with such force that he pulls your head back by your hair. The tug at your scalp has you almost drooling in his hold. The anticipation to get his dick in your mouth burns through your body, a fire of want that incinerates your veins.

“You’ve got a bit of a brat here, Elias.” Jacob laughs, his large hands ghosting at your throat. They run along the length of your neck, teasing more but never giving it to you.

“What should I do when she gets like this?” Elias turns to look at Jacob.

“That’s easy,” Jacob smirks, hand gripping your neck finally. “You spank her.”

Your jaw drops to the floor, if they hadn’t been discussing punishing you, you would’ve been relishing in the somewhat tight grip of the large hand that covers your entire throat. You wait for them to look at you, lip pushed out trying to get them to have sympathy.

Elias releases the grip he has on your hair, instead using both hands to pull you onto his lap. You whine at the release of tension as the skin of your scalp relaxes back into its normal form. With the help of Jacob’s hands, Elias flips you onto your stomach.

There’s several hands massaging your ass and you cry out.

“You’re going to get ten. Five from me and five from Jacob.” Elias says, groping your ass. “You understand?”

You nod your head, letting your hand grip the sheets and bunch them tightly in your fists.

“Need to hear your words, älskling.” He growls, the sound makes you shiver and try to bury your face in the sheets.

You remember that they are waiting for your voice. You pull your head up off the bed. “Yes, daddy. That’s okay.”

No sooner than the words leave your mouth, there's a hand landing on your ass. You cry out, letting the side of your face rest on the bed beneath you. Your eyes, slightly teary look up at Elias as he watches you react.

“Can you count them for daddy, please käresta?” His blue eyes glimmer watching you react to the pleasure that courses through your veins from the pain he’s inflicting.

“That’s o-one.” You mutter out, keeping eye contact to stay grounded.

A second hand hits on the cheek, harder than the last. This is Jacob’s hand, you can tell because it covers your entire ass cheek. The force behind it causes you to rock forward slightly on Elias’s lap. You cry out louder at this, simple curse words leaving your mouth.

“That’s two,” you say, letting a tear slip down your face. You can feel Elias's erection against your hip and all you want is to suck it or have it in you.

They continue along, letting their hands hit your ass forcefully. They rotate cheeks to even it out. Elias hitting somewhat lighter than Jacob but both are equally painful but result in sounds unlike any others Elias has ever elicited from you before.

When they’re done, the tears are dripping down your face. Your ass is red and your face tear stained, there’s drool drying along your chin. Elias smirks, before pressing a slight kiss to your lips. He leaves you wanting more, as he pulls away quicker than he had pressed his lips to yours.

“On your knees now, sötnos.” Elias demands, it seems as if his dom personality has finally blossomed. There’s a dark tinge to his eyes, it makes you tingle and you clamber clumsily to the floor to do as he says.

This time, you patiently unzip his pants. He stands up from the bed to make it easier for you to pull the fancy Louis Vuitton jeans from his torso. They shift to the floor easily after you pull them down. You eagerly trace the band of his boxers with your tongue. Before you can make it to his belly button, he pulls your head back. You stay on your knees to where he’s placed your head. He pulls down his boxers, cock springing up. You’ve forgotten Jacob was there, as he chuckles at the hungry look on your face.

“Are you going to be good for me?” Elias smirks, standing over you as he grabs your head to make you look at him.

“Of course, daddy.” You smile at him. His eyes soften slightly at the adoration you show him.

He takes your confirmation as the cue to start, he smirks as you open your mouth for him and he thrusts his cock down your throat. Your tongue runs along the shaft as he stops for a second to let your throat adjust. Jacob’s hand finds its way to your neck once again, this time tracing the outline of Elias’s dick. You whine around elias’ cock and he starts to thrust in and out.

He uses your head to move along your dick. There’s major amounts of spit falling out of your mouth and your hands go to fondle his balls.

Jacob smirks, hands going to grip your boobs. “Does your daddy’s cock feel good in your little throat, prinsessa?”

You can only whine as Elias uses your mouth to give himself pleasure.

“Fuck, käresta. You feel so good. So warm around daddy’s cock,” Elias groans out, head thrown back.

He finally pulls himself fully out of your mouth. You go to cry out at the emptiness but his hand envelops your throat.

“On the bed, hands and knees.” He demands.

You do as you’re told. You move to the middle of the bed, on your hands and knees and begin to shake your ass a little. You’re trying to get them to give you more attention.

Jacob crawls on the bed in front of you, he’s finally stripped himself of his clothing. He kneels before you and you have a chance to admire the build of the gorgeous man that seems more carved in stone than actual human. The tattoos along his skin make him seem even more dream-like than before. You make a mental note to ask Elias about getting some tattoos later.

Suddenly Elias’s cold hands are your hips. You whine at the feeling of them against your warm skin and you try to push your hips back against his.

“It’s okay, prinsessa, we’re going to fill you up soon enough.” Elias reassures, one hand on your hip, the other gripping his cock.

Pulling out your best doe eyes, you look up at Jacob and stick your tongue out. He laughs, wrapping a huge hand around his proportionate cock, tapping the tip against your tongue. You wrap your mouth around his tip, savoring the salty taste of precum that has gathered there. You whine, then suddenly Elias’ tip is at your pussy lips and you’re trying to stop yourself from pushing back to envelop him further.

Both men are teasing you, trying to drag this out and make you crazy. Figuring the easiest to coax into giving it to you would be Jacob, you try to deep throat his dick. He pulls away before you can get the chance.

Elias starts to thrust slowly and you cry out his name, Jacob takes the opportunity to move closer, allowing you to take him further into your mouth. Elias grips your hip tightly and starts to pound into you. You can feel his balls slapping against your clit and you want to cry. It feels so good and you drop Jacob’s cock from your mouth to release a string of “Elias, daddy, fuck”, it’s almost so drawn out that it sounds incoherent.

Jacob smirks down at you before grabbing your head up and letting him fuck your throat. He thrusts in as Elias thrusts out. Elias slips his hands from your hips to cup your breasts. He's practically draped over top of you and the feeling of him on top of you, all around you, it’s overwhelming and you can feel the pleasure building perfectly within you. It’s so dirty and fulfilling and yet you can still feel the comfort and romance he usually brings to the table enveloping you. Jacob keeps thrusting, you move your tongue along his shaft. You’re so wrapped up in your own pleasure, you don’t notice that Jacob groans and squeezes your face before cuming down your throat.

You’re a little shocked that the sex god you had in your mouth had cum so quickly. You were sure he would’ve lasted all night, and yet here he was, finishing before you or Elias. You swallow, not letting a single drop leave your mouth. He pats your cheek and pulls out. You don’t pay attention to what he does next.

Elias has his lips on your neck and is biting, kissing and sucking along your neck. His thrusts don’t falter and his hands pinching at your nipples. The coil finally breaks in your stomach and you cum with a loud cry of his name. Your arms give out as you do. Elias, reading you perfectly as he always does, had noticed your arms twitching before you had and he grabbed your upper body. He’s thrusting harder, chasing his orgasm. He finally cums with a cry.

He places you softly on the bed, before pulling out and removing himself from on top of you. Jacob, now fully dressed, leans down to kiss your forehead.

“Thank you, Jacob.” You whisper, not able to bring your voice higher than how it came out.

“No, thank you, sötnos. You were incredible.” And with that, he’s gone.

You let your head fall back onto the pillow and Elias comes out of the bathroom. He’s got a wash cloth in hand and he quickly wipes down your body. He throws the cloth in the basket and joins you in the bed.

He pulls the covers up over your body and cuddles into you.

“Was that good, prinsessa?” He murmurs, between light kisses along your neck.

“So good.” You mumble, eyelids fluttering open and shut as they fight sleep.

“I’m glad sleep well Y/N, love you.” Elias traces his hand up and down your hip, aiding in lulling you to sleep.

“Love you too.” You grumble, not even sure if you’re awake anymore. “You should get some tattoos.”

“What?” Elias asks, shocked. His hands stop their movements on your hip but he gets no response from you as you’ve passed out.

#elias pettersson #hockey imagine #elias pettersson imagine #kylie writes hockey #nhl imagine #nhl smut #my standalone fics

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Idiots - Part 1

Karl Jacobs x gn!reader

tldr: They’ve both got a crush. Sucks, since they’re the only ones oblivious to it. (Slow Burn!)

CW: some swearing(not at each other), fluffy as a teddy bear.

a/n: I got a random influx of followers ;-; Tysm for enjoying my works and sharing them. I haven’t written in 6 years, in case it wasn’t obvious lmao, so even one is super meaningful to me :) this ended up being way longer than I intended it to be so I’m splitting it into 2 parts.

edited yet: yes - let me know if I missed anything!

Part 1 - Part 2

Y/n and Karl met when Karl was still going to college in New York before dropping things to move to North Carolina. They met the fall of their sophomore year at the campus café when Karl was trying to shoot a piece of paper into a trash can. The problem was he couldn’t aim and it landed right in y/n’s mug of coffee, quickly dissolving into a paper coffee soup. For anyone else it would’ve been okay but being that coffee was y/n’s life line, especially during finals, it most definitely was not.

“You’re buying me another, right?” they asked, “I would highly recommend it or you might see a side of me you don’t want to see.”

Being the good guy he was, and the slight fear of their bad side, he did with no questions.

“So, since there’s a side of you I don’t want to see, and I bought you a new coffee, do I get to see the side of you that I do want to see?”

“Find me next semester and you might.”

And he did.

***

“Karl, if you don’t give me that sword, I’m going to hurt you!” Y/n screamed as they lunged toward him. It was y/n, Karl, and Chris hanging out at Karl’s place until it was time to leave for a Mr. Beast project. They sat in his living room, Karl with a foam sword that y/n was desperate to take from him.

“That’s the problem! If I give it to you, you will hurt me with it!” He yelled back, jumping out of their reach.

“Okay children, why don’t I just take the sword so we can end all of this?” Chris intervened in an attempt to stop the ruckus.

Both of them paused, looking at him in disbelief. They shook their head and in unison scoffed, “No!”

The two continued their play fighting, one holding on to the sword for a short period of time before the other pulled it from their grasp. This went on until it was time to leave the house.

While this was all going down, Chris watched Karl’s behavior. He noticed how he let y/n hold on to the sword a little longer, even when he could’ve easily reached out to grab it from their hands. He noticed how he was much more careful with his movements, almost scared to be too rough with them.

With anyone else, Chris knew Karl’s pride would have taken over in this situation. He thought back to any other time he had any of his SMP friends over. With Nick or Alex, he would have hogged the sword and brutally whacked either of them with it as much as he could. He would happily tacked them and pinned them to the ground. With y/n though... there was a gentleness with them, and Chris did not fail on picking that up.

“Okay lame-os, let’s get on over to the warehouse. Y/n, you coming?” Chris asked.

Y/n shook their head, “Nah. I’m gonna unpack my stuff and relax from the flight. Plus, word on the street says that tomorrow is when the cool stuff is happening so I’ll come then.” they replied.

“Well the street is right, but they’re still a dummy,” Chris looked at Karl for reference.

“Hey...” Karl faked a sad look before staring at y/n for defense.

Y/n giggle and just shrugged, waving goodbye to the both of them, “If you don’t bring me back Burger King fries, don’t bother coming back at all!”

***

Chris and Karl sat in the car, Chris driving and Karl in the passenger seat. With some music on in the background, the two were discussing the plan of action for what was going to be filmed for the day.

“Do you know how long it’s going to take?” Karl asked, “I feel bad leaving y/n by themselves so I want to try to get out as early as humanly possible.”

“I’m not really sure. I’m sure Jimmy wouldn’t mind you scootin’ out a little early,” Chris replied. He took the opportunity and leaned over to his friend, “Speakin’ of y/n, anything going on there? Y’know, anything special?”

“Uhh- whaddya mean special?” Karl haphazardly, “We’re best friends. I think that’s pretty special.”

“No, idiot. I mean is there anything there besides just being best friends,” Chris paused for a second, “I dunno. I just noticed you’re different with them, man. You know you would never treat Nick or Alex the way you treated them.”

Karl paused, trying to think of a response but failing. He sighed, “Yeah, there’s definitely something there on my end. I mean, I’ve been attracted to them since we first met. I just don’t think they reciprocate it.”

“You never know if you don’t try. What’s the worst that can happen?”

“I’d rather not think about it,” Karl sunk into his seat, thinking of all the bad endings that could happen if he told y/n his feelings.

***

Meanwhile this was happening, y/n was making themselves comfortable in Karl’s guest room. They planned on staying for a week and a half which meant packing a month’s worth of clothes. Before starting to unpack their things into the dresser, they FaceTimed their other best friend that was back in New York to keep them company.

“You’re calling me now? Your flight landed 4 hours ago! I was sure you crashed in the middle of the ocean - gone like that Malaysia flight,” y/bff answered.

“Hi to you too,” y/n responded as they started to place their clothes in the closet, “ You are so dramatic. My flight didn’t even go over the ocean. And don’t act like you weren’t tracking my flight. You knew damn well I was fine.”

“All this worrying and caring, and this is how I’m being treated?” Y/bff shook their head as the wiped their fake tears away “The disrespect.”

“Pft, the only disrespect I’m seeing here is the lack of questions about my day,” y/n said, “I had a great flight. I got those yummy blue chips and had a nice drive from the airport in a Tesla.”

Y/bff gasped, “What kind of Uber driver is driving around a Tesla? We need more of those people up here.”

“Dude, it was Karl,” y/n replied, “I was shocked. Last time I saw this kid he was driving a hunk of junk. One year down here and he’s driving around like he’s Elon Musk.”

“Well, I’ll tell you this now. If you don’t cuff him, I will!” Their laugh echoed through the phone

Y/n rolled their eyes, “Oh please, if he doesn’t like me like that then you’re in no good luck.”

“So you told him then?”

“No, not yet,” y/n paused, “I dunno. We’ve been friends for 3, almost 4, years now. If he liked me, he would’ve said something by now. Plus we live so far away from each other now. I just don’t wanna ruin a good thing, y’know?”

“Well, I still say do it. You can tell him and spend your life in peace knowing his answer, or keep it to you yourself and spend the rest of your life wondering ‘what if?’ And I’ll tell you now, the latter always ends with regret. With the first answer, you’ll at least have a chance of a happy ending.”

Y/n shrugged, putting away the last piece of clothing from their luggage, “I know, I know. I’ll think about it. Thanks for the chat, but I’m gonna go relax now before he gets back. I love and miss you already.”

They exchanged their goodbyes and hung up. Y/n flattened their luggage and slid it under the bed. Moving back to the dresser, they found some comfortable clothes to change into after a shower.

Y/n knew y/bff was right. They just couldn’t bring themselves to share their feelings. What if Karl didn’t feel the same way? Would it ruin their friendship? Would this be the last time they ever saw each other? No, y/n knew it wouldn’t end their friendship, but it would make it awkward for a little while. They moved to the bathroom. Maybe a shower would help them compose their thoughts.

***

“I’m back!” Karl shouted as he kicked the door shut behind him. The project took a few hours so the sun had set and nighttime was settling itself in North Carolina. There was no response. Karl continued, “And I have Burger King fries!”

“You should’ve started out with that! Coming!” Y/n yelled from down the hall. Karl rolled his eyes and walked over to the living room table. He started making room for the food when he heard fast footsteps coming toward him.

“Incoming!” Y/n yelled, tackling him to the floor with a hug. They were giggling as if they just pulled the best prank in the world.

“Hi to you too,” he groaned from his body hitting the floor. Y/n continued to chuckle as they got up, grabbing Karl’s hand to help him up too. They sat on the couch, looking at the food in front of them.

“A whole whopper meal? What did I do to get the honors, Mr. Jacobs?” Y/n remarked in a posh accent, popping a fry into their mouth.

“You existed,” Karl giggled out. Y/n smiled, but the butterflies in their stomach couldn’t feign their excitement. It was small shit like that that made y/n fall for Karl. He continued, “Plus I didn’t know if you ate or not so I thought better safer than sorry.”

“Aw, you’re the sweetest,” they gave him a tight hug before returning to the spot they were in on the couch, “So, what’s the plan, Stan?”

“I’m kind of tired from filming, I hope you don’t mind-”

“Actually, I completely mind” y/n replied sarcastically. Karl shook his head at them.

“So, I was thinking we could just watch a movie or watch a show,”

“Ah yes, head empty activities. I’m down. Can we watch a movie though? Not in the mood for a show right now,” y/n replied.

“Sure let’s scroll through and find something,” Karl switched on the TV and the two munched on their food while they decided what they were going to watch. After 20 minutes of scrolling, which really was 20 minutes of fighting over who had better taste in movies, they finally agreed on Wall-E.

Before the movie started, y/n looked over to Karl. Their hands were in the shape of finger guns, pointed to each other and the tips of their index fingers touching. They had a pout on their face when they asked, “Can we cuddle while we watch?”

“No,” Karl shook his head quickly, keeping a stoic, straight face. Y/n’s pout got bigger. He continued, “I absolutely hate physical touch.”

They both immediately broke out into giggles, y/n grabbing the nearest pillow and smacking him with it, “You are so lame.”

Karl continued with his fit of giggle, “The day I say that and mean it is the day hell freezes over.”

As the intro to the movie played, the two came closer, y/n’s legs tangling up with Karl’s. When they finished up their food, they moved closer with Karl’s arm around y/n’s shoulders and their head laying on his chest.

Y/n gave a playful scoff, reminiscing on their past memories together, “This reminds me of the time we had a Disney movie marathon before spring break.”

Karl laughed, “Yeah, and you made my old roommate cry beforehand because he wasn’t doing his dishes all semester.”

“In my defense, I gave him warnings. He didn’t wanna listen and there’s no way I was letting you live in a house with a sink full of fruit flies.”

“I’m not sure if you did that for me or because you practically lived with us.”

“Don’t get it mixed up, pretty boy. That was for you.” Karl smiled at those words, looking down at the person laying on their chest. He wanted to believe there was more than friendship behind those words. The warm feeling he would always get with them filled his chest as he turned his focus back to the movie.

“I really missed you.” He whispered.

“I really missed you too.”

***

Part 2

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peach’s summer book list

i had a lot of fun compiling the list of books i read during the 20-21 winter, so i decided i would do a summer one as well! i still have a lot of books i own but haven’t read, so im definitely not lacking in material

if you didn’t see my winter list, how my book list works is basically like this: i read a book that i own but have not previously read, write a short summary immediately after finishing the book, write down my thoughts on the book, and then provide a rating for the book. i also might include background info on why i read this particular book/feelings about the author, but that depends on the book. that’s how each entry works

without further ado, let’s get started!

1. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

okay so i absolutely adore another book by andrew smith (written after grasshopper jungle) called the alex crow. it’s one of my favorite books of all time, so naturally i wanted to see if grasshopper jungle would make me feel similarly. just like the alex crow, grasshopper jungle’s plot is. so fucking weird. it stars austin szerba, a teenage polish kid who lives in ealing, iowa, and is often sexually confused regarding his girlfriend shann and his best friend robby. and in ealing, iowa, austin and robby accidentally and unknowingly unleash an unstoppable army of huge six-foot-tall praying mantis bugs that only want to do two things: fuck and eat. and i just have to say: andrew smith’s got an absolutely dynamo writing style. alex crow is similar, where it’s a book about kind of everything all at once, framed in a moment centering around teenage boys. it’s fantastic, and it’s more than a little gross, and i love it. this book made me feel so many things, and i thought austin was such an amazing narrator and main character to identify with. this book has it all: shitty teenage boy humor, fucked up science experiments, and poetic imagery that will make you want to cry. and explicit lgbt characters.

412/10 andrew smith what do you put in your water i just want to know

2. Burn by Patrick Ness

patrick ness has written a plethora of some of my favorite books (such as a monster calls, the chaos walking trilogy, and the rest of us just live here) so when i saw this one in the store i knew it would be a great one. burn is an alternate history fantasy that takes place in 1957 frome, washington, during the height of the cold war, and it begins with a girl named sarah and her father hiring a dragon to help out on their farm. but there’s not just dragons, farm living, and cold war tensions; there’s also a really shitty small town cop, a cult of dragon worshippers and their deadly teenage assassin, a pair of fbi agents, and a prophecy that sarah’s newly hired dragon claims she’s a part of. i think eoin colfer’s highfire was on my winter list, which also featured a story that included dragons and shitty cops, so when i first began burn i thought it was funny to have two books that had both things. you know, if you had a nickel etc etc. but that’s really where the similarities end because burn is entirely it’s own monster (dragon). burn is entirely invested in its world, and its fascinating. not only that, i had no clue where the book would take me next. there were so many surprises and amazing twists that honestly just blew me away. this book also includes beautifully written complicated discussions on family, race, and love - it features interracial and queer romances as the two most prominent romance plots which was such a nice surprise from a book i wasn’t expecting to have that kind of representation. this book is witty, fast-paced, and a very heartening read - i absolutely adored it.

9/10 dragons and becoming motivated by the power of love and friendship are so fucking cool

3. As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

i hate this book! as meat loves salt is a historical fiction novel which takes place in seventeenth century england, which is going through a grisly civil war. the protagonist, jacob cullen, is a servant for a wealthy household and is engaged to another servant in the house. but due to certain events that are almost entirely jacob’s fault, he flees the house and is separated from his wife. from there, he joins the royal army and meets a kind soldier, ferris, and the two become fast friends. jacob and ferris’s relationship begins to bridge past friendly, and jacob struggles with his homoerotic feelings as well as the growing obsession and violence inside him. also, they try to start a colony. listen, i don’t know how to describe the book because so much happens, but it basically just follows jacob and all the terrible decisions he makes because he is, truly, a terrible person. ferris is kind and good, and jacob is scum of the earth. he sucks so bad. the entire time i was reading this book (which took absolutely so long), all i wanted was for jacob to just get his ass handed to him. i wanted to see him suffer. and it’s not like i just personally don’t like him - i believe the book purposefully depicts him as unsympathetic even though he is the narrator. i did enjoy the very in depth and accurate portrayal of what life would’ve been like in seventeenth century england, and i think it was interesting to read a character that is just the absolute worst person you’ve ever encountered and see him try and justify his actions, so if you enjoy that kind of thorough writing, then this book would be perfect for you. however, i did not see that bitch ass motherfucker jacob cullen suffer enough. i’d kill him with my bare hands.

2/10 diversity win! the worst man on earth is mlm!

4. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab

i know ive had a friend tell me how great one of schwab’s other book series is, but truthfully i bought this book because the cover is sick as hell and it was on a table in the store that advertised for buy two get one free, i think. something like that. anyway, this savage song takes place in a future in which monsters, for whatever reason, suddenly became real and out for blood in a mysterious event nicknamed the phenomenon. august flynn is one of these monsters, but he takes no pride in that fact and only wants to feel human. kate harker is the daughter of a ruthless man and is trying her hardest to be ruthless, too, but deep down she knows it’s just an act. their city, verity, stands divided, and kate and august stand on either side - but when august is sent on a mission to befriend kate in the hopes of stopping an all out war, the lines begin to blur. this book rules. august and kate are such interesting and dynamic characters, and the narrative is familiar while still being capable of twisting the story around and taking the feet out from under you in really compelling ways. this savage song is part of the monsters of verity duology, and i can’t wait to dive into how the story continues and finishes.

11/10 sometimes you can judge a book by it’s cover

4a. Our Dark Duet by Victorian Schwab

this is the sequel and finale for this savage song and i’d figure i’d update everyone: fantastic ending, beautiful, showstopping, painful.

12/10 loved it and will definitely be keeping an eye out for schwab’s other books

5. White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

oh boy. okay. white is for witching is about a house, and it is about the women who have lived inside of it. when her mother dies abroad, miranda silver begins to act strangely, and there’s nothing her father or her twin brother seem to be able to do about it. she develops an eating disorder and begins to hear voices in the silver family house, converted to a bed and breakfast by miranda’s dad; and she begins to lose herself in the house and the persistent presence of her family legacy. white is for witching switches perspective dizzingly and disorientingly between miranda, her twin eliot, miranda’s friend from school named ore, and the house itself. this story is a horror story as much as it as a tragedy as much as it is a romance as much as it is a bunch of other things. oyeyemi brings race, sexuality, nationality, and family into this story and forces you not to look away. this book is poetry.

(like i mentioned briefly, this book heavily deals with topics of race and closely follows miranda’s eating disorder. read responsibly, and take care of yourselves)

15/10 this book consumed me and i think i’ll have to read it another 10 more times to feel it properly

6. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

okay. okay. strap in for a ride. these violent delights is a romeo and juliet style story, taking place in glittering 1920’s shanghai. the city stands divided - not only between the foreign powers encroaching on chinese land, but also between the scarlet gang and the white flowers, who are at the height of a generations-long blood feud. juliette cai, heir to the scarlets, has recently returned from four years abroad and is determined to prove herself ruthless enough to lead. roma montagov, heir to the white flowers, is standing strenuously on his place as next in line due to a slip up four years prior and is desperate to keep hold of his title. and in the midst of juliette and roma’s burning history with each other threatening to combust, an unnatural monster lurks in the waters of shanghai, loosing a madness on scarlets and white flowers alike. this book has it all - scorned ex lovers, political intrigue, deadly monsters, and all set on a glamorous backdrop of the roaring twenties. i absolutely was enraptured by this book and the way it plays around the story of romeo and juliet so well that it easily became it’s own monster, but with the punches and embraces of something classically shakespearan. gong does just an absolutely breathtaking job of fitting this fantastical story amid the larger world of shanghai and the real life historical events that had shaken the city to its core. completely immersive and outstandingly heart racing.

17/10 i was chewing on my fingernails for the last thirty pages and will continue to do so until the sequel is released (our violent ends, 16 nov 21)

7. The Antiques by Kris D’Agostino

you ever heard of the american dysfunctional family story? this is most definitely that. at the same time george westfall’s cancer takes a turn for the worse, a hurricane hits the east coast, and suddenly all at once the issues of his health, the hurricane, and all three of his children’s achingly dysfunctional adult lives are crashing into each other. reunited by george’s death, the westfall siblings have to face their grief, each other, and the problems in their own lives they attempted to put on hold while planning their father’s memorial. this is a nice story about grief and loss and love and somehow finding the humor amidst it all.

(this book does include a depiction of an autistic child who does experience several pretty bad meltdowns due to ignorant people around him not understanding how to cater to his needs. im not an authority on what depictions are or are not harmful, but i do believe this depiction is ultimately loving and well-intended.)

7/10 it made me laugh and cry and was generally one of those books that somehow hit you close to home

8. Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill

fierce fairytales is a poetry anthology that reimagines classic fairytales from a modern, feminist viewpoint, acknowledging that the line between hero and villain, monster and damsel, are not as clear cut as the classics try to make you believe. this book also includes illustrations done by the author herself, which i think is really cool. my personal favorite story reimagining was the story of peter pan and captain hook, called ‘boy lost’ which looked at how peter and hook’s relationship began and rotted. all in all, i think this collection of stories had a lot of important things to say and said them in frank, easy to understand poetry and prose.

7/10 beautiful message and pretty prose, but at times a little cliche

and that’s all from the summer! my fall semester starts tomorrow, and overall i feel very good about all the reading i did this summer. i even read four other books not on this list for work! so i definitely feel like i made the most out of my time, and im really glad i was able to read so many stories that made me feel a variety of different things

thanks so much for reading this list, and let me know if you read or have read any of these books and tell me what you think of them!

happy reading<3

#book recs #book rec #book rec list #grasshopper jungle #burn #as meat loves salt #this savage song #monsters of verity #white is for witching #these violent delights #the antiques #fierce fairytales #just like my winter list i did write ever review immediately after finishing the book and i think.#i think here you can really tell what my immediate reactions were based on how the review is written fbfjfjd

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Theory vs. reality

relationships: Alexis | Quackity/Sapnap, slight implied Clay | Dream/Karl Jacobs

characters: Alexis | Quackity, Sapnap, GeorgeNotFound, Clay | Dream, Karl Jacobs, Sylvee

tags i would use if i had ao3: first meetings, college/university au, based on real life, real name used for quackity

tw/cw: somewhat graphic description of fainting

note: i fainted on campus today and this is what i wish had happened. instead they just asked if i was ok and then left me alone. i was, in fact, not okay, my head is still pounding, and i think i damaged my spine in the slightest bit.

enjoy!

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Alex was sitting criss-cross on a bench near the building Karl and George had class in, reading a book while waiting for them, occasionally scribbling notes on the margin. The sun was shining brighter than it should in late September, but Alex wasn't one to complain about some extra warmth. At least, not until the sun got so bright it was literally blinding him as it reflected back from the pages of his book. At that point, Alex decided to move to the shadows and sit in the grass just across from him.

In theory, that sounded smart. He put his phone and book in his bag, pulled it over his shoulder and stood. In theory, he would get to the shadows in four steps. In theory, he would get to sit down just after crossing the gravel path that separated the bench and the grass.

In reality though, after the first step, Alex felt his left leg wobble. After the second, he couldn't feel his right leg, even though he knew for sure he placed it down. And then, all he knew was that he was sitting on his bum, head fuzzy, back half in pain, a confused look on his face.

He took a second to collect himself, then looked around worried, hoping nobody saw him fall straight on his ass. A guy sat on the bench a bit away from his, not paying him any mind. Good. On the grassy patch he was going to sit, there sat two guys and a girl, all of them looking extremely concerned and ready to get help for him if needed.

''I'm okay, don't worry'' Alex told them as he tried to get up on shaky legs.

''Are you sure?'' the girl asked.

''Yeah, just got too warm. Was about to move to the shadow anyway. I'm gonna drink some water. Just overheated I think. I'm gonna go sit in the shadow'' he repeated, mostly to get the message through his own body, rather than to comfort the group.

''Yeah, you do that'' the blond haired guy said, ready to move on, but still keeping his eyes on Alex.

''Hey, how about you sit with us? Just so we can make sure you really are okay'' the other guy walked towards him, holding out his hand to help him up. Alex slowly turned his head upwards, only seeing the silhouette of the guy against the sun. ''Dude, you look really pale. Do you have any food with you?'' the guy asked, squatting down to be on eye level with him.

''Yeah, I... uh... I have a banana and some.... cookies, yeah, cookies in my bag'' Alex tried to think of what he packed in the morning. The guy seemed satisfied with his answer, so he stood, and held his hand out for Alex to take once again. The boy tried his best to get up, letting the guy steady him and grab his bag for him as he slowly made his way towards the group.

''You sure sure you're fine? Do you need water?'' the girl asked when Alex dropped down next to her, finally in the shadows.

''Yeah, I'm good, thank you. I have my bottle in my bag'' he pointed towards the other guy, who handed over the bag and sat down between Alex and the blond boy.

''I'm Sapnap, by the way'' the guy who helped him up said, watching as Alex digged his banana and water bottle out from his bag.

''Dream'' the blond one nodded at him while he took a small sip. ''This happen to you often?'' he asked, worry still in his voice, though his face was neutral.

''Once or twice a summer, nothing crazy. Though I usually feel dizzy first, this time my legs kinda just gave up under me'' Alex explained between sips of water and bites of banana.

''That doesn't sound normal'' the girl looked to him with an expression eerily similar to the one his mother used to give him when he fell with his bike, that kinda-worried-kinda-reprimanding one he hated so much. ''I'm Sylvee by the way. Nice to meet you!'' she smiled, and then all three looked at him expectantly.

''I'm Alex. Some call me Quackity sometimes'' he introduced himself when he finally understood what they were waiting for. ''Sorry for scaring you guys. I swear I'm okay now'' he said, finishing his banana and taking his book and phone out of his bag.

''Do you have someone to walk you home? Do you live in the dorms? You should go lie down for a bit'' Sapnap suggested, and Alex would've taken his advice if it wasn't for his phone ringing.

''Hey Q, we just got out, gotta weewee and we're coming! Are you bored of your textbook yet? Ready to have fun?'' Karl's cheery voice asked over his phone.

''I'm sitting in the grass behind building M, and I am just near ready to throw the book in the next trashcan I see'' he replied, smiling softly. ''See you soon'' he added, and not waiting for Karl's reply he hung up. ''I have a few friends who just finished class, they are going to hang with me for a bit. I still have a class later so I can't really go home just yet'' Alex explained to Sapnap, who was watching his phonecall with interest.

''Oh. What class do you have?'' he ended up asking, trying not to sound affected when Alex rested his pounding head on his shoulder.

''International law. It's a seminar, so I can't even skip it'' Alex sighed. ''That's what you get for having international studies as your minor for your law major, I guess'' he laughed with self pity.

''Why do you even have a minor with law? Isn't law big enough already?'' Dream butted in.

''Needed extra credits to stay in the scholarship'' he shrugged. They all shared their majors, discussed professors and other boring school stuff, chatting away and getting to know each other, nobody really paying any mind to Sapnap slowly starting to play with Alex' fingers.

''Quackityyyy'' a yell was suddenly heard, and with a turn of their heads, the group could see George running at them with full speed. Alex stood quickly, ready to accept the hug. ''Class was boring and people are stupid and I want to go home'' George complained as soon as the two boys collided.

''Let's go, let's get lunch somewhere before we starve'' Karl appeared behind Geogre, and the two started to walk towards the food shops.

''Hey, Sapnap?'' Alex crouched back down, packing his bag quickly. ''Could I have your number?'' he held his phone out. ''You know, just in case I faint again and need someone to walk me home.''

''I would love it more if you texted me without fainting, but do make sure to let me know if you ever need help'' Sapnap took the phone to type in his number, but made sure to look Alex in the eyes to make sure he got it.

''Your eyes are very pretty'' Alex said, causing Sapnap to flush and push him gently.

''I promise I will find you more attractive when I don't worry about you dropping on the floor any minute. If you're lucky, I'll even flirt back'' Sapnap promised as he stood. ''Now go, have fun and take care! Wouldn't want you falling on that juicy peach again'' he winked, the two sharing a laugh before Alex waved at the group and followed his friends who stopped a bit away to wait for him.

''Sooo, who was that?'' Karl linked his arm through Alex'.

''Actually, who was the blond one? I'm sure he would be a great match for Karl''

''Oh my god, George, do you ever shut up?'' Karl whined in embarrassment as they walked away, Alex glancing back toward the group he left behind, catching Sapnap's eyes and smiling.

''Do you guys know any places around here suited for first dates?'' he asked the bickering boys, completely ignoring whatever they were talking about.

#quacknap #annie do be writin again #idk what else to tag it #is it bad to maintag this?

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