#danielle dupont

[elodieyungarchive]

jealous, jealous, jealous

[dandanjean]

Les oiseaux du Costa Rica

Voyez les participants des ateliers de Daniel Dupont photographier les oiseaux au Costa Rica. Nous visitons plusieurs écosystèmes différents ce qui permet de voir plusieurs espèces d’oiseaux. Je suis actuellement en voyage dans ce pays. Les oiseaux du Costa Rica

[herpsandbirds]

Im having a very South American day any South American lizards you can share with us I have been thinking about caiman tegus a lot

Oh oh oh here are some of my favorite South American lizards!!!

Paraguay Caiman Lizard (Dracaena paraguayensis), family Teiidae, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Aquatic, feeds on large snails

photograph by Bernard DUPONT

Northern Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis), family Teiidae, found across NW and north central South America

Aquatic, feeds on large snails

photograph by Bill Hallier

Crocodile Tegu (Crocodilurus amazonicus), family Teiidae, found in the Amazon Basin and Guianas of South America

Semi-aquatic.

photograph via: undergroundreptileshub.com

Banded Galliwasp (Diploglossus fasciatus), family Diploglossidae, found in western South America

photograph by Daniel Lordelo & Amazon Conservation Association 

Escorpion Coral aka Rainbow Galliwasps (Diploglossus monotropis), family Diploglossidae, found in southern Central America and northern South America

photographs by Pitalua Liloy

Wiegmann’s Striped Gecko (Gonatodes vittatus), male, family Sphaerodactylidae, found in northern South America

photograph by Reptiles4all

Bridled Forest Gecko aka South American Dwarf Gecko (Gonatodes humeralis), male, family Sphaerodactylidae, Peruvian Amazon

photograph by Andres Novales Aguirrezabal

Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), family Corytophanidae, Colombia

photograph by Finca Villa Alicia

White-bellied Worm Lizard aka Red Worm Lizard (Amphisbaena alba), family Amphisbaenidae, Brazil

Legless lizard.

photographs by Jose Gabriel Wildlife

Green Thornytail Iguana (Uracentron azureum), family Tropiduridae, found in central and northen South America

photograph by Reptiles4all

[bitingdrivers]

new bones au fic time!! - maxiel, 1.7k -> read on ao3

Daniel knocks on the door three times and waits. 

It's early, 6:30 am, but he had gotten up even earlier – a call that Daniel had been contemplating letting ring through to  voicemail, but had ultimately decided to pick up. 

Now Daniel thinks he should have ignored it – a body was found in a sinkhole during construction work and now he has to go to the crime scene at the crack of dawn. Because it's his job or something. 

There's one positive though – he gets to pick up Max from his apartment. There's something exciting about seeing Max like this, in comfortable cozy clothes, early in the morning. It’s like getting a new piece of the puzzle that is Max Verstappen. 

During the  handful of times Daniel has gotten to do this, Max had been wearing different, new, clothes that he’d never seen before – a nice soft baby blue sweater, a pair of pajama pants with little race cars on it, warm fluffy socks, a big black hoodie, old and loved, from the looks of it. 

And now, as Daniel hears footsteps on the other side of the door, he wonders what Max will wear today. 

The lock clicks and the door opens. Max looks through the crack, his brows furrowed and hair ruffled from sleep. 

“Daniel?” Max croaks. He cracks the door a little more and Daniel uses the moment to slip past him into the flat. 

“Good morning, Bones!” Daniel grins and looks at Max.

As soon as his eyes land on Max, Daniel's brain short-circuits. 

Max is naked. Almost.

He is dressed in only a pair of boxers and a t-shirt. Daniel has never seen him this undressed. He can't tear his eyes away from the way Max's black boxers contrast with his pale thighs. Daniel feels his hands itch as he looks at the light fuzzy hair covering Max’s thighs. 

He has to carefully shift his eyes upwards, looking at Max’s t-shirt now. It's white, one of the basic ones he wears to work, but this one is crinkled, like Max left it on the floor and put it on in a rush. 

“What are you doing here so early?” Max asks and Daniel remembers that he's in Max's flat at six in the morning. 

“Uh-Didn't you get a call?” He asks, trying to keep looking into Max’s eyes. 

Max raises a brow.

“A body was found in a sinkhole in Dupont Circle. I'm here to drive you to the crime scene,” Daniel elaborates. 

Max is about to reply when an unfamiliar voice interrupts him. 

“Hey, what's going on?” 

Daniel’s hand jerks to his gun as he looks to the source of the sound. 

There's a guy standing in the doorframe of Max’s bedroom. 

He's also mostly naked, except for the navy boxers on his hips. He's tall, taller than Max, with dark hair and slightly tanned skin. 

Daniel doesn't like him – the guy is too smug and proprietary, he looks at both of them with a smirk, and it makes Daniel want to punch him. 

“Colin,” Max says, turning around. “This is my partner, Daniel. We are needed at a crime scene.”

Daniel tries really hard to stop looking at Colin, instead looking around him at Max’s flat. It’s spacious, with high ceilings and big windows. You can clearly see a touch of Max here – anthropology journals scattered around, more weird sculptures and trinkets covering shelves and counters. The floor is covered in a plush ornamental rug, a big comfortable couch sits in the middle of the living room. 

Daniel decides that Colin looks wildly out of place here, like his whole being clashes with the gentle softness of Max’s flat.

Then Daniel’s brain catches up with what's going on – the way both Max and Colin are mostly naked, how Max was reluctant to let Daniel in. The realization violently clicks into place and he immediately feels the need to leave. 

“Y-yeah. I-We need to go,” Daniel stammers, moving towards the door. “Bones, how about I wait in the car?”

Max tracks his movement. “Sure, I will be ready in…10-15 minutes?” he asks. 

“Yeah, yeah. No problem,” Daniel splutters, already half out the door. He is about to leave when he remembers his manners, even though he doesn't want to be nice to Colin. 

“And uh. It was nice meeting you, Colin.” Daniel tries to smile. He hopes it doesn't look like a snarl. 

“Sure man, you too,” Collin replies, the same smirk playing on his lips. Daniel  still wants to punch him. 

“Okay, 15 minutes, Bones,” Daniel throws behind his shoulder and closes the door after himself. 

***

“You are being weird,” Max says, looking at Daniel's side profile. 

“I'm not being weird,” Daniel tenses and grips the wheel even tighter. 

He is definitely being weird. As soon as Max got into the car, Daniel handed him a can of Redbull without saying anything and started driving. 

Max is not the best at “reading the room”, but even he can tell the atmosphere in the car is awkward – they usually talk on their way to the crime scene, but this time they sat in silence, even the radio is off, only the sounds of the road around them keeping the silence from being unbearable. 

“You are. Is it because of me being gay?” Max asks, trying to keep his voice as flat as possible. 

That's the only explanation to Daniel's behavior, albeit not a reasonable one. Max knows Daniel is not homophobic, they've had cases that involved talking to gay people and Daniel never showed any kind of sigh of disgust or protest. 

But maybe, it was because Daniel didn't know any of those people personally. Maybe he has a problem with Max being gay. Maybe Daniel has no problem with gay people as long as he doesn’t have to work with one. 

Max tries to not feel hurt. This wouldn't be the first time he met a homophobe of course, but years of being in a field full of scientists made him forget not all people are normal about homosexuality. And Daniel really didn’t seem like he would have a problem with this.

“What?” Daniel splutters, glancing at Max with his eyebrows raised. “No, it's not because of you… of that!” He suddenly looks angry, shoulders tense.

“Well, what's wrong then? Why are you being weird and silent?” Max feels annoyance rising in himself. He hates feeling this – like he's done something wrong. Even though he knows he didn't. 

“Bones, stop. I'm not being weird!” Daniel exclaims and takes a breath. “I just didn't expect…seeing a guy in your flat.”

“And what do you want me to do?” Max snaps. He hits his hand on the window as he throws his arms into the air. It makes him even more annoyed. 

“Maybe I should warn you everytime I'm planning on having sex with a man inside my own house?” Max snarks. 

“I'm not trying to pick a fight, Max!” Daniel explodes, slicing his hand through the air. Then he returns to gripping the wheel. His knuckles are white. 

“Let's just get to the crime scene and do our jobs, okay?” Daniel says through his teeth, glaring at Max. 

“Fine!” Max throws, crossing his arms and looking out the window. 

They have to drive for another 20 minutes.

***

Max knocks on Daniel’s door and waits. 

This whole day was stupid – their argument in the car ruined the mood and they had kept arguing and jabbing at each other all day. 

At one point Daniel brought up Colin, said something about him being a jerk. It made Max even more mad – it's not like Daniel has any say in his personal life. 

And he wasn't planning on meeting with Colin again anyway, the man wasn't intellectually satisfying, despite being good in bed. Max tried explaining this to Daniel, but that spurred even more arguments about love and other stupid irrational things.

They've never argued this much. Small arguments and spats here and there, but not like this. At the end of the day the others had to do an intervention. 

Charles gathered all of them in the lounge and told them to make up or he would ask Oscar to play their therapist. 

The possibility of having to talk with  Oscar about their argument sounded horrifying to all three of them so Daniel immediately invited Max to his place after work so they could talk it out.

The door swings open and Max is brought back out of his thoughts by Daniel, who's dressed in a big FBI branded t-shirt and a pair of joggers. 

“Hey, come in,” Daniel says and moves to let Max in. 

Max sits at the small kitchen table as Daniel brings them both a bottle of beer. When they've taken a few sips, Daniel speaks up. 

“Listen…Max, I'm sorry for acting like a dick today,” he says, not looking up, scraping off the label from the bottle. 

“It's oka–” Max starts, but Daniel interrupts him. 

“Let me just say what I want to say, yeah?” Daniel says, keeping his eyes trained on the bottle. He takes a breath. 

“I wasn't mad at you, okay? And I don't have anything against gay people either,” he finally looks up at Max. “I-Uh. Been with men myself.”

Max feels relief washing over him. He won’t admit it, but he was really worried. He doesn’t want to imagine what would’ve happened if Daniel didn’t want to work with him anymore.

“You're gay too?” Max asks, raising his brows.

Daniel chuckles. “Uh-No. At least I don't call myself one.”

Max nods. 

“I guess I just got surprised today, when I saw Colin at your house. I really didn't expect it,” Daniel admits, rubbing his neck. 

“The recent study showed that up to 10% of the world's population doesn't identify as heterosexual, you shouldn't have been so surprised, Daniel,” Max explains, shaking his head a little. 

Daniel chuckles again, but this time it feels real. 

“So, we're good?” he asks, raising his bottle. 

“Yes, of course,” Max raises his own bottle and clinks it with Daniel’s. 

“And… thank you, Daniel,” Max says before taking a sip. “For telling me.”

Daniel smiles. Max smiles back.

[lesorciercanadien]

Celebrations in Acadian Culture - Mardi-Gras, Ash Wednesday and Lent

For Christians the world over, Lent has begun! It is a movable time of the year, not always landing on the same day. It begins however, with Ash Wednesday. It falls 47 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season, where its objective is to practice moderation, repentance, fasting, and reflections on our spiritual lives. In the Scriptures, it reflects the period of time where Jesus, after being baptized by John the Baptist, wandered in the desert for 40 days to meditate and be at one with God to prepare himself for his mission on Earth.

The eve before Ash Wednesday (known as Shrove Tuesday in the English-speaking world, and Mardi-Gras to the Francophones) families make pancake suppers to indulge in one last sweet treat before the 40 days of sweet privation. In Acadian communities, on that Tuesday, sometimes the Monday prior, classes would be let off early so that the children could prepare themselves for a masquerade in town. It was tradition to go door to door, with masks and costumes and request treats and candy. Some festive seekers would ask for potatoes and lard to make poutines râpées (a potato dumpling) to enjoy later. They would sing: "C'est monsieur Marier, qui n'a pas encore dîné. Va dans tons baril de lard, Nous chercher du lard." and the hosts would sing back: "Mardi Gras, va-t-en pas, On fera des crêpes, Et p'is t'en auras." (It's Mr. Marier that hasn't supped yet. Go to your lard barrel, and give us some lard!" "Shrove Tuesday, don't go away, we'll make crêpes, and you shall have some!") These dumplings would be prepared in two big cauldrons or pots, one for the girls, one for the boys. Some would hide names of each person in the dumplings, and upon discovering the name, the person has to give a kiss on the cheek to the lucky recipient. Another tradition was to hide a black and white buttons in the dumplings. Whoever discovers a black button would be single for the year, and a white button would foretell a happy wedding on the way. It was also known that folks would pull molasses into golden strands to lay in the snow, and roll onto a stick to enjoy! It was also superstition to not go into the woods for firewood on Shrove Tuesday, for fear of being maimed by your own axe. (Dupont 287-290)

Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting among traditional Christians, is meant to remind practitioners that they are made of dust, and to dust one day they will return. "Souviens-toi que tu es poussière et que retourneras en poussière." the priest would say as he would draw a cross from the cinders of last years' palm fronds or cedar twigs. It is a ceremony in which to reflect on our own mortality, and that we are not above anything in this world, but a part of it.

For the Lenten period of 40 days many Acadian families of the past would fast according to the Church's rules of the time, quite severe. It would include 2 ounces of bread for breakfast, a full meal at lunch time and a little snack for supper. Since the 1940s, the Church relaxed its restrictions a smidge, allowing most families who still practice to just avoid eating meat and fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Many people nowadays also take the time to avoid sweets, or defeat a particular vice, such as smoking. Some pious families would even do a family rosary prayer every morning, attend mass more often, and participate in the Way of the Cross on Fridays and sing hymns and songs for this time. It was encouraged by the local churches that parishioners take the Way of the Cross to and from Mass on every Wednesday and Friday night during Lent.

One of them, a classic of oral tradition of French Canada, would be "La Passion de Jésus-Christ" (The Passion of Jesus Christ). One edition was picked up by Carmen Roy, from a resident of Port-Daniel, Mme. Zéphirin Dorion (born Philomène Roy) in the 1950s. This edition can be found online, or on the album "Songs of French Canada, Folkways", or on the vinyl Acadie et Québec, produced by the Folklore Archives of the University of Laval in 1959. Answering to St. John, Christ predicts his own death on the cross in this song.

(Lyrics taken from Le Parnasse des coeurs d'amour épris, released October 10th 2013). The French grammar in this song shows the French Canadian accent in its speaking, with emphasis on the 'Z' sound accompanying plural words, and a rolling of the Rs. This song, constantly evolving with time, has its roots in medieval France, from the regions where Acadian and Québecois settlers came from. An example of the song track can be listened to below:

This link provides different versions from varying regions in France, Acadie and Québec:

https://books.openedition.org/editionsbnf/471?lang=en

The Lenten Season for Acadian communities was a time of quiet. No weddings could be celebrated and no kitchen parties and dance nights. Young men could not visit their beloved girlfriends and many folks stopped playing card games.

The Mi-Carême is on the horizon though, so hold fast! Another post will come for this day of revelry and feasting! Just so you can also hold your breath while you wait!

Ways to participate in Lent

listen to the song in this post, and savour its melody. If you can understand French and appreciate the words, all the more to you!

take last year's Palm Sunday cedar twigs or palm fronds hung on your doorway and burn them to ash. Mark your forehead with the ashes, repeating the words used in the rites to remind ourselves that we are dust and to dust we will return. It is tradition to wear this mark for the entire day. Yes, even if you have errands to run or have to go to work.

take up a religious or spiritual activity you would like to get better at. For example, I'm sitting with myself every day for Lent to read the New Testament, taking time to understand and contextualize the words I'm reading. I'm reading the First Nations Version this year.

what do you feel like you could abandon for 40 days? Do you have a shopping addiction that needs curtailing? A vice you'd rather not have? Time to reflect on it and try to do better. The point is not to be amazing at it from the start. If you slip up, forgive yourself and start again.

pray a morning rosary if you feel so inclined! Being mindful in the mornings instead of scrolling through your social feed can do wonders for your mental health.

Almsgiving is also an encouraged practice this time of year. I like to use Lent to promise myself I will serve all my customers at my job the way that any human being deserves to be served, and take time to get outside of myself and empathize with their needs (I work in banking, St. Matthew help me)

References

Georges Arsenault. La Mi-Carême en Acadie. Editions La Grande Marée. 2007.

Jean-Claude Dupont. Héritage d'Acadie. Editions Leméac. 1977.

https://books.openedition.org/editionsbnf/471?lang=en

[justnerdy15]

FlashFictionFriday 4.11.25

wc: 1984

prompt: @flashfictionfridayofficial rise and fall

notes: companion piece to this; attached to HOTN

warnings: light gore, description of injuries

Theo sits at her daughter’s bedside, watching the steady rise and fall of her chest, listening to the low whirl of the machines as the blood transfusion and IV drip slowly work their way into Eva’s body. Her brow is furrowed, skin a sickly pale where it isn’t a deep violent purple, and she’s silent, mostly, except for the occasional whimper.

Cassandra warned her this would take time, that she would look worse before she got better, but the sight of her poor girl squeezes a tight fist around her heart. This whole mess has created a sinking feeling in her stomach she hasn’t felt since Daniel died.

Theo doesn’t even understand how they got here. Any of them.

She reaches out with one hand, gently pushing away the damp curls clinging to Eva’s forehead, before tracing the soft curve of her face. Like any parent, even those who have grown up in the Hunt, she hates the sight of her child in pain, but there has always been the spike of terror, a consuming fear, whenever Eva ends up in one of these beds.

Eva seems so small when she’s here, like the room will swallow her whole, that it makes her look younger than the grown woman she is now. Theo knows it just her mind, the trick of fluorescent lights and a mother’s worry, but it’s hard to remember that in the moment. Eva has always been larger than life, her bright star in dark nights, that there is something instinctually wrong with her quiet stillness.

Sighing, Theo strokes her thumb softly against Eva’s cheek, stoutly refusing to glance below her jawline, as if that could make the bloody, bruised mess of her neck not exist. As if Kha — as if Eva’s former recruit hadn’t buried his teeth there. As if he hadn’t nearly killed her.

A shaky breath escapes and Theo squeezes her eyes shut. She’s fine. She’s alive.

She’ll get better.

She repeats the words over in her head, letting her hand fall to Eva’s sternum, resting just enough to feel the rise and fall. When she hears the creak of the door, she assumes it’s Gareth and keeps her eyes closed, counting each breath Eva takes.

“I’m not leaving, Gar, and I don’t feel like eating.”

There’s a moment of silence, a well-meant argument probably dying on his tongue, but instead of his warm, comforting voice, there’s a stiff throat-clearing noise.

“Mrs. Clark. My apologies for interrupting.”

Her eyes snap open, turning towards the door as she stands while her hand drops to her hip, reaching for the vial in her pocket. But when she sees who is in the doorway, she freezes.

DuPont.

He stands there with his hands loosely curled at his sides, looking at her with guarded apprehension. Portions of his face are rubbed pink and his clothes are different — a solid black shirt has replaced the white button down, turned red by —

It was stained. That’s all.

She glances down at his hands, droplets clinging to clean skin, and the memory forces its way to the surface, of those same hands cradling her daughter, the panicked look on his face as he gave her to Jia-Ahn, the way Eva held onto him, begging DuPont to help the recruit.

It doesn’t make sense.

She shouldn’t even know a vampire. Much less him.

“What do you want?” Theo asks, forcing herself to relax. She watches his gaze shift towards the bed and an uncomfortable feeling grows as a . . .look crosses his face. “Mr. DuPont,” she says again, firmly, though he does not look her way. “What do you want?”

His gaze slowly drags its way back towards her. “I wanted to check on her condition.” He clears his throat again and adds, “For Khalil.”

Theo can’t help but flinch at the addition. It should concern her, how quickly she has turned away from the recruit, the sweet young man that Eva is so fond of, and maybe in the future, it will. But, for now, she can only think of his face, bloodied and wild, as he lunged at her daughter.

A small part of her hoped that DuPont had done his duty and already disposed of him.

She does not want to be the one to tell Eva they must call a Hunt.

He’s staring at her again, lips pressed into a thin line, and Theo wants to move, to shield her daughter from his gaze, deny him the opportunity to observe her vulnerability. Before she can, however, he frowns.

“Why hasn’t anyone cleaned up her?” he asks, brow furrowing, as he takes a step into the room.

Theo bristles, the criticism hitting a bruise nearly 4 decades old, and matches his step. “Cass and Vera took care of her wounds. Now, it is just a matter of waiting on Jia-Ahn.” How dare he? Her indignation rises at the flat look he gives her, unimpressed.

“I’m talking about the blood all over her neck, Mrs. Clark.”

Her jaw clenches. “I know that, Mr. DuPont.”

“Then why —” He cuts himself off as if he finally realizes who he’s talking to. An apologetic look flits across his face, one that she raises her head at, before he breathes out deeply. She grinds her teeth together, willing her eyes to stay dry, as he gives a brief nod.

She can’t do it. She can’t look down at her sweet daughter’s neck and not picture Daniel. Not remember the jagged edges of his torn throat, the sliver of startingly white bone revealed between sections of wet flesh, blood coating his skin —

She can’t.

Theo expects him to turn tail, to utter a short apology, if he even says anything, and disappear to whatever hole he crawled out of.

“May I?” DuPont asks her instead.

She blinks, bewildered. “I’m sorry?” May he what? Leave?

DuPont swallows and he looks back to Eva, tilting his head in her direction. “Do you mind if I help her?” He glances back to Theo. “Evangeline won’t like waking up to that.”

“Eva,” she corrects him out of instinct. “She doesn’t like being called by her first name.”

“Really?” he says with another frown. “She never said.”

Theo shifts on her feet, curiosity flickering, as DuPont takes in that information. Perhaps they weren’t as familiar as she feared, if he didn’t know that. Eva was quick to correct people on her name, Imma aside. But that is not the conversation at hand.

“I don’t think,” she trails off as she looks back at her. She still can’t look, but she sees the spots dotting the line of her jaw and chin.

“I’ll tell her it was my idea,” DuPont says, causing her to look back at him. He offers a slight shrug. “I don’t think she’ll mind, but.”

She looks him up and down, conflicted. Theo doesn’t understand why he cares, why he hasn’t left, but a part of her doesn’t care. He wants to help Eva — right now, that’s enough for her.

“Okay,” Theo says, ignoring his look of surprise, “But I’m watching you, DuPont. Just — just be careful.” She takes her seat again beside the bed, laying a hand on Eva’s wrist, pressing her fingers gently into her artery, feeling the steady pulse. It soothes her enough to let him come further into the room.

“I would expect nothing less,” he says, lips twitching into a slight smile. He walks over to the sink on the other side of the room, taking a wash cloth off of the vanity’s shelf, and turns on the water.

Theo watches as he tests the water, adjusting the handles, until it’s a temperature he apparently prefers, and wets the wash cloth. He carefully wrings the cloth out and brings it to the other side of the bed.

His eyes flick up to meet hers, briefly, before he leans over and begins to gently wash Eva’s neck. Taking a steadying breath, Theo’s fingers flex around Eva’s wrist, keeping an eye on DuPont as he wipes away the tacky blood.

“You should know,” he says quietly, “that you’ll be able milk this for a while with Khalil.”

Theo stiffens and a sharp retort is on the tip of her tongue just as she realizes that he wasn’t saying that to her. He isn’t even looking at Theo.

“He’s shaken up,” DuPont continues, rotating the cloth to a clean section, moving up her neck. “Which is understandable. He’s worried sick, and feeling guilty, but I was able to get him to calm down. I don’t think he’ll want to leave until he knows you’re awake and on the mend.”

Disbelief settles in her as she watches DuPont clean Eva up with methodical attention, his voice low and soothing as he talks to her. It discomforts her. All the pieces she knows she’s missing. Theo looks at her daughter’s face, soft and calm under DuPont ministrations, and she has to know. The words force themselves out before she can hold her tongue.

“How do you know my daughter, Mr. DuPont?”

His hand stills, hovering over Eva’s skin, before he looks up at her. “We met at the Ball.”

“We didn’t introduce her to you.” The Ball was months ago and she can’t bring herself to believe that Eva has been keeping a secret for that long. Not from them.

His jaw ticks. “No, you did not.” He huffs out a breath and returns to his task. “Don’t worry; she didn’t tell me who she was.”

“Then how did you find out?”

“I ran into her one night when she was Hunting. We were after the same fledgling.”

“And when was that?”

“Jesus,” he bites out, stopping again to look at her. “Just ask what you want to ask.” His eyes are narrowed, frustration bleeding through, and he steps away from the bed to head back to the sink. His back is a tense line as he wets the cloth again. “If you were wanting an interrogation, you should have had your mother here.”

Theo’s mouth thins and she wants to scowl at him. Eva is her daughter and she’ll ask as many questions as she damn well pleases. She doesn’t need Imma here to do it for her.

“Fine,” she says flatly, “How long has she been lying for you?”

DuPont turns around, incredulous, as he demands, “Excuse me?”

“My daughter is a lot of things, Mr. DuPont. But a liar has never been one of them. Until now,” she motions to the room. “She’s been lying and speaking half-truths and sneaking around. And all of that has led to this.”

DuPont scowls at her as he approaches the bed. “I don’t appreciate the accusation, Mrs. Clark,” he says with a glare even as he returns to his original task.

“Then tell me how long this has been going on.”

“If she hasn’t said anything, then I’m sure she has her reasons.”

“Bullshit. Dammit DuPont, just tell me —”

“No,” he says, tone final. He straightens from where he’s leaned over, folding the cloth into a square, and looks her straight in the eyes. “She’s Jocasta’s heir, right? As such, maybe you should have a little faith in her and trust that she will tell you when she’s ready. Maybe you should spend some time thinking about why she’s been reluctant to tell you.”

[kwebtv]

TV Guide - February 20 - 26, 1965

Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) Actor and director in film, theater and television.  To television audiences he is best known for appearing in four memorable episodes of “The Twilight Zone“ and for portraying The Penguin in the series “Batman“. 

He appeared in various western series too, such as Rawhide (four times), The Virginian (twice), Wagon Train, Branded, The Wild Wild West, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Laredo, Bonanza and Daniel Boone. In 1963, he appeared as Vincent Marion in a five-part episode of the last season of the Warner Brothers ABC detective series 77 Sunset Strip. He starred three times in Burke’s Law (1963–1964), starring Gene Barry.

In 1965 he portrayed Principal Martin Woodbridge in the series Mr. Novak for 15 episodes.

From 1972-73, Meredith played V.C.R. Cameron, director of Probe Control, in the television movie/pilot Probe and then in Search, the subsequent TV series.  In the 1982-1983 season he portrayed Dr. Willard Adam in the TV series “Gloria”. 

In the mid-1950s, he was one of four narrators of the NBC and syndicated public affairs program, The Big Story (1949–58), which focused on courageous journalists.

In 1978 he was the voice of Puff in the series of animated adaptations of the Peter, Paul, and Mary song Puff, the Magic Dragon. - (Wikipedia)

James Grover Franciscus (January 31, 1934 – July 8, 1991) Film and television actor, known for his roles in feature films and in six television series: Mr. Novak, The Naked City, The Investigators, Longstreet, Doc Elliot, and Hunter.

His first major role was as Detective Jim Halloran in the half-hour version of ABC’s Naked City. Franciscus guest starred on the CBS military comedy–drama Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper, and on the NBC drama about family conflicts in the American Civil War entitled The Americans. CBS soon cast him in the lead in the 13-week series The Investigators, which aired from October 5 to December 28, 1961. He played the insurance investigator Russ Andrews, with James Philbrook as a co-star. Franciscus was also cast in the role of Tom Grover in the 1961 episode “The Empty Heart” of the CBS anthology seriesThe DuPont Show with June Allyson. He performed in many feature films and television programs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, preceded by a minor role in an episode of The Twilight Zone titled “Judgment Night” in 1959, and a major role in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: “Forty Detectives Later” in 1960, and “Summer Shade” in 1961.  (Wikipedia)

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Daniel Villarreal at LGBTQ Nation:

The National Park Service (NPS) has removed all mentions of transgender people from its website for Dupont Circle, a popular meeting place and neighborhood in Washington D.C. that became a queer hub around 1970. The NPS removed the mentions in to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders prohibiting any federal recognition of trans people in any aspect of civic life. The NPS webpage used to mention the area’s “LGBTQ” community and history,” but it now only mentions the “LGB” community and history. Its erasure of trans people is similar to the erasure of trans people from the NPS webpage for the Stonewall National Monument, which occurred near mid-February. The trans-exclusionary initialism of “LGB” is not widely used by queer people or in queer or mainstream media. Sometimes “LGB” is used by transphobic to encourage a social and ideological split between gay, lesbian, and bisexual people and transgender people. For instance, the British group LGB Alliance sees trans rights as being in conflict with LGB and women’s rights. The group opposes both government recognition of gender identities and youth access to gender-affirming care. The direct action activist group has pledged to organize a resistance action to protest the trans erasure from Dupont Circle, writing via Blueksy, “First Stonewall and now Dupont Circle. Calling DC and Baltimore! Time for another action! Join us and fight to Put the T back in Dupon_ Silence is Erasure!” The erasure and the numerous anti-LGBTQ+ actions taken by the Trump administration could impact the international WorldPride festival which is scheduled to take place in D.C. on June 7. WorldPride organizers have not yet commented on the erasure, but a major federal contractor pulled out of the event earlier this month in fear of possibly violating Trump’s executive order banning all diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and accessibility efforts.

The National Park Service removed all mentions of transgender people from its website for Dupont Circle, continuing Tyrant 47’s war on trans people.

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Who I won’t write for ✘

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If they’re on this list they are either problematic or I just have no interest in writing for them

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Alex Abrahantes

Dani Palmer

Roman Reigns

Bryan Danielson

Dax Harwood

Ariya Daivari

Chris Jericho

Brandon Cutler

Big Bill

Christian Cage

Bobby Lashley

Cope

Billy Gunn

Colt Cabana

Darby Allin

Scorpio Sky

Shelton Benjamin

Sonjay Dutt

Sting

Stokely Hathaway

The Beast Mortos

The Blade

The Butcher

Will Ospreay

Emi Sakura

Dralistico

Dustin Rhodes

Dutch

Jay Lethal

Jeff Jerrett

Johnny Tv

Keith Lee

Killswitch

Lance Archer

Luther

Mark Briscoe

Mark Sterling

Max Caster

Michael Nakazawa

Mr. Brodie Lee & Jr

MVP

Nick Comoroto

Paul Wight

Prince Nana

Ricochet

Rush

Sammy Guevara

Santam Singh

Kamille

Karen Jarrett

Madison Rayne

Mercedes Moné

Mother Wayne

Rebel

Saraya

Serena Deeb

Thunder Rosa

Some ring announcers/backstage people/interviewers

JD Drake

Christopher Daniels

EJ Nduka

Jay Briscoe

Shane Taylor

Adam Pearce

AJ Styles

Alexa Bliss

Alicia Taylor

Apollo Crews

Austin Theory

Becky Lynch

Blair Davenport

Booker T

Braun Strowman

Brock Lesnar

Byron Saxton

Carlito

Chad Gable

Cody Rhodes

Corey Graves

Jaida Parker

Jazmyn Nyx

JD McDonagh

Joe Coffey

John Cena

Johnny Gargano

Josh Briggs

Karrion Kross

Kofi Kingston

LA Knight

Lexis King

Logan Paul

Maryse

Meiko Satomura

Michael Cole

Mr. Stone

Nia Jax

Nick Aldis

Nikkita Lyons

Oba Femi

Omos

Pat McAfee

Paul Heyman

R-Truth

Randy Orton

Raquel Rodriguez

Rey Mysterio

Rhea Ripley

Robert Roode

Shane McMahon

Solo Sikoa

Titus O’Neil

Stephanie McMahon

The Miz

Tiffany Stratton

Vic Joseph

Tommaso Ciampa

Triple H

Tyriek Igwe

Tyson Dupont

Wade Barrett

Willam Regal

Wolfgang

Wren Sinclair

Zelina Vega

Ace Steel

A.J. Francis

Alan Angels

Campaign Singh

Cody Deaner

Eric Young

Gail Kim

Hammerstone

Havok

Jack Price

Jake Something

Jeff Hardy

Killer Kelly

KiLynn King

Léi Yǐng Lee

Matt Hardy

Matthew Rehwoldt

Moose

Nic Nemeth

Ryan Nemeth

Sami Callihan

Santino Marella

Shera

Shogun

Tessa Blanchard

Tom Hannifan

Tommy Dream

Swerve Strickland

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Ramble of the month December 2024: Poirot fan-cast Part 2 of 4

To wrap up this year’s monthly rambles, we’re heading back to my Poirot fan-cast to cover the next run of films within the overall series.  To remind of everyone of the key points from my October 2024 ramble that started off the fan-cast, here’s a quick bullet-point summary;

Agatha Christie wrote 66 novels and 14 short story collections, most of which centred on either former Belgian policeman-turned-private detective Hercule Poirot or elderly English spinster sleuth Jane Marple.

Within in this run of literature, Poirot had 33 novels to Miss Marple’s 14, most of which remain un-adapted to film while British TV and radio have done better.

The Poirot fan-cast is based on the run of BBC radio dramatizations featuring John Moffat as the voice of Poirot; discounting those radio drama using other voice actors and those too short to make a decent film, this creates a 24-film run.

By starting with a first film release in 1980 and making a film every other year, this hypothetical film series would take until 2026 to complete and could include a single actor to play Poirot throughout, while also including other actors in key recurring roles.

Our initial key long-term actors are Brian Cox as Poirot, Anthony Head as Hastings and John Hurt as Inspector Japp.

Now before we dive into the second grouping of six film in this run, here’s a quick reminder of the first run of films;

1980: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

1982: The Murder on the Links

1984: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

1986: Peril at End House

1988: Lord Edgeware Dies

1990: Murder on the Orient Express

With all the summaries and catch-ups out of the way, let’s look at the second round of films for our Poirot-verse.  Remember that in this fan-cast I’m not specifying directors, and the films have two dates; the first for production and the second for setting.

Three Act Tragedy (1992/1928)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Mr Satterthwaite = Peter O’Toole

Sir Charles Cartwright = John Thaw

Sir Bartholomew Strange = Michael York

Hermione Lytton Gore = Patsy Kensit

Lady Mary Lytton Gore = Sylvia Sims

Captain Dacres = David Bowie

Cynthia Dacres = Caroline Munro

Angela Sutcliffe = Jacqueline Bisset

Muriel Wills/ “Anthony Astor” = Victoria Wood

Oliver Manders = David Morrissey

Reverend Babington = Eric Sykes

Mrs Babington = Shirley Anne Field

Mrs De Rushbridger = Celia Imrie

Miss Milray = Tilda Swinton

Superintendent Crossfield = Tom Wilkinson

Colonel Johnson = David Warner

Three Act Tragedy is one of a number of novels Christie did that crossed over characters from different works of hers, meaning that well before modern franchise media did such interconnectivity, Christie was already doing so.  However, in a film series like this, a little of that gets lost, but no matter.  In this case, Poirot watches from the sidelines quite a bit as Mr Satterthwaite, the sleuth from the short story collection “The Mysterious Mr Quin”, investigates a series of murders alongside his actor friend Sir Charles Cartwright.  First to be murdered is Reverend Babington, followed by Sir Charles’ childhood friend Sir Bartholomew Strange, but who among those in attendance at both murder scenes did the deeds?

With the exception of Poirot, this film is all new cast members, though it’s an all-British cast in keeping with the original novel.  Many of the actors are well known here and a few would have international appeal, such as David Bowie, who acted in films on occasion as well as being a major musician; David Warner, who had roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the second of the 80’s/90’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films; and Tilda Swinton, who many MCU fans will know as the Ancient One in Doctor Strange.

Death In The Clouds (1994/1929)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Inspector Japp = John Hurt

Daniel Clancy = Eric Idle

Armond Dupont = Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean Dupont = Vincent Cassel

Norman Gale = Peter Capaldi

Jane Grey = Jenny Funnell

Madame Giselle = Fanny Ardant

Dr Bryant = Gary Oldman

James Ryder = Peter Davison

Cecily, Countess of Horbury = Joanna Lumley

Venitia Carr = Jennifer Saunders

Monsieur Fournier = Fabrice Luchini

Madeleine = Marion Cotillard

Lord Horbury = Tom Conti

Raymond Barraclough = Pete Postlethwaite

This film sees John Hurt return to reprise the role of Japp, but otherwise it’s fresh casting.  In this story, Poirot dares to chance air travel from Paris to London, and during the flight, French money lender Madame Giselle is murdered, seemingly by a blowpipe.  After some minor initial suspicions against Poirot himself, the Belgian detective combines forces with Japp and with French Sûreté officer Monsieur Fournier to determine the real killer.  This time, the cast is a mix of British and French actors, with the British contingent including such well-known figures Eric Idle of Monty Python fame, Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi, Absolutely Fabulous headliners Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, Gary Oldman and Pete Postlethwaite.  As for the French actors, I’m sure fans of The Dark Knight Rises will recognise Talia Al Ghul actress Marion Cotillard.

The ABC Murders (1996/1930)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Captain Hastings = Anthony Head

Inspector Japp = John Hurt

Inspector Chrome = Hugh Laurie

Alexander Bonaparte Cust = Robert Llewellyn

Alice Ascher = Francesca Annis

Franz Ascher = Udo Kier

Mary Drower = Sadie Frost

Betty Barnard = Julia Sawalha

Megan Barnard = Nadia Sawalha

Donald Fraser = John Hannah

Sir Carmichael Clarke = Michael Caine

Lady Clarke = Maggie Smith

Franklin Clarke = Derek Jacobi

Thora Grey = Joely Richardson

Roger Downes = Chris Barrie

George Earlsfield = Richard E. Grant

Mary Stroud = Claire King

Hartigan = Philip Glenister

When Poirot is sent letters signed “ABC” hinting at the place and dates of impending crimes, he fears that the crimes in question will be murders, and it isn’t long before those fears are proven true.  Reunited with Captain Hastings once more, Poirot struggle to find logic in the seemingly illogical actions of an apparent serial killer.  Here again we go largely English on the cast, but with this novel a few characters offer us some variety, specifically Scotsman Donald Fraser and German Franz Asher.  In keeping with my habit of using related actors to play related characters where I can, the Sawalha sisters are cast to play the Barnard sisters, and of course there are plenty of names in the cast that are well known outside the UK in addition to in it.  Among these would be Michael Caine (Dark Knight trilogy, among many other films), Maggie Smith (The Sister Act films, Downton Abbey and many others) and Hugh Laurie (best known to US audience as TV’s House, while I know him best from British sitcom franchise Blackadder).

Murder in Mesopotamia (1998/1931)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Nurse Amy Leatheran = Julia Ormond

Dr Eric Leidner = Stellan Skarsgård

Louise Leidner = Maureen McCormick

Richard Carey = Kenneth Branagh

Anne Johnson = Annie Hulley

Joseph Mercado = Antonio Banderas

Marie Mercado = Salma Hayek

David Emmott = Matt Damon

Bill Coleman = Michael Sheen

Carl Reiter = Til Schweiger

Father Lavigny = Vincent Lindon

Dr Reilly = Eamon Morrissey

Shiela Reilly = Kate Beckinsale

Captain Maitland = Richard Briers

Ali Yusuf = Art Malik

When Nurse Amy Leatheran is employed to look after the seemingly neurotic wife of a famous Swedish-American archaeologist, she learns the woman is facing possible death threats from her supposedly deceased first husband.  Not long after, Mrs Leidner is found murdered in seemingly impossible circumstances, and when the local authorities, led by Captain Maitland, are stumped, it is lucky that Hercule Poirot is in the vicinity.  This film takes Poirot away from the usual support characters of Japp and Hastings in favour of a more international setting and cast, the latter giving the film a greater chance at making good money abroad.  In addition, we get an interesting mix of actors into the bargain, most of whom are doubtless well known to many of us.  This film also marks the first of a few ventures abroad that aren’t limited to Europe within the Christie universe.

Cards on the Table (2000/1932)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Ariadne Oliver = Zoë Wanamaker

Colonel Race = Bernard Hill

Superintendent Battle = Bob Hoskins

Mr Shaitana = Ben Kingsley

Dr Geoffrey Roberts = Nigel Planer

Mrs Lorimer = Valerie Leon

Major John Despard = Jason Flemyng

Anne Meredith = Gabrielle Anwar

Rhoda Dawes = Chloë Annett

Mrs Luxmore = Samantha Beckinsale

Prof. Luxmore = Alfred Molina

Mrs Craddock = Mary Tamm

Mr Craddock = Robert Powell

Mrs Benson = Susan Hampshire

Gerald Hemmingway = Ioan Gruffudd

Cards on the Table marks the first appearance of Ariadne Oliver, a character who seems to be at least partially an analogue of Agatha Christie herself within the Poirot series, and here I’ve opted to go with the same casting used by ITV’s Poirot drama series.  As a result, this film includes Zoë Wanamaker in the role of Mrs Oliver as she joins Poirot and others for dinner and a game of Bridge at the home of Mr Shaitana, a man who claims to have “collected” the best murderers.  As a result, his guests comprise four “sleuths” (Poirot, Oliver, army officer Colonel Race and Police Superintendent Battle) and four “criminals” (physician Dr Geoffrey Roberts, elderly widow Mrs Lorimer, army officer Major John Despard, and young lady Anne Meredith).

By the end of the evening, one of the four “criminals” has struck and Shaitana is dead.  With no tangible clues, Poirot must work with his fellow sleuths to work out who killed their host.  Again, we’re dealing with an all-British cast, but as ever I’ve tried to not only cast the right people for the roles, but also to work in a mix of actors who are well-known outside the UK.  Bernard Hill of Lord of the Rings fame, Bob Hoskins and Ben Kingsley are among the more notable names in the cast, along with such Marvel film luminaries as Jason Flemyng (Azazel in X-Men: First Class), Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Ioan Gruffudd (Mr Fantastic in the 2005-2007 Fantastic Four film run).  This film is the first of two appearances for Bernard Hill, as his character of Colonel Race makes a return appearance in the next round of Poirot films.

Dumb Witness (2002/1933)

Hercule Poirot = Brian Cox

Captain Hastings = Anthony Head

Emily Arundell = Angela Lansbury

Wilhelmina Lawson = Penelope Wilton

Ellen = Samantha Eggar

Charles Arundell = Cary Elwes

Theresa Arundell = Elizabeth Hurley

Dr Jacob Tanios = Alkis Kourkoulos

Bella Tanios = Emily Watson

Dr Grainger = David Schofield

Catherine Peabody = Judi Dench

Isabel Tripp = Pam Ferris

Julia Tripp = Barbara Flynn

Dr Rex Donaldson = Hugh Grant

George = Robert Lindsay

For the last film in this round, we find ourselves looking at the last appearance of Captain Hastings for our film run.  In novels, Hastings returned for the 1975 novel Curtain, but as that novel never became part of the BBC radio drama run I’m using as a basis for my film choices, that novel won’t be in this film run.  Also, like many Poirot fans, I don’t like what Curtain did to Poirot as a character, so the less said about it, the better.  As for Dumb Witness, this story deals with Poirot receiving a somewhat cryptic letter from an Emily Arundell over two months after it was written.  Upon investigating, Poirot finds the writer has passed away, and in the process, he begins to suspect foul play on the part of her family.

Again, we go largely British on cast, but choose from some internationally well-known actors for many of the roles, including Angela Lansbury (Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote, among other roles), Judi Dench (M in the Brosnan and Craig Bond runs), Cary Elwes (Hot Shots! and Robin Hood: Men in Tights), Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers franchise and Bedazzled, among other roles) and Hugh Grant (Love Actually, among others).  Fans of British sit-com My Family will also note that I’ve cast Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker’s co-star from that series, in the role of Poirot’s man-servant George.  This is another recurring role, and as this film run goes on, a few films will come up where both actors appear in the same film.

So, that’s another six films in this Poirot fan-cast covered, putting us half-way through.  In the new year, I intend to complete my run-through of my 90’s MCU, then return to this fan-cast for a third round of films, consisting of Death on the Nile, Appointment with Death, Sad Cypress, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, Evil Under The Sun and Five Little Pigs.  A Miss Marple fan-cast and film run is also planned for next year, among other things.  So, until next time, ta-ta for now.

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Erich von Stroheim and Maude George in Foolish Wives (Erich von Stroheim, 1922)

Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Miss DuPont, Maude George, Mae Busch, Rudolph Christians, Dale Fuller, Albert Edmondson, Cesare Gravina, Malvina Polo, C.J. Allen. Screenplay: Erich von Stroheim; titles: Marian Ainslee, Walter Anthony. Cinematography: William H. Daniels, Ben F. Reynolds. Art direction: Richard Day, Elmer Sheehy, Van Alstein. Film editing: Arthur Ripley. 

Erich von Stroheim's reach exceeded Hollywood's grasp, though not without some initial encouragement by the studio heads. Universal eagerly promoted Foolish Wives as "the first million-dollar movie," and most of that sum was apparent on screen: the huge sets re-creating Monte Carlo that were built on the Monterey Peninsula in California. Some of it, too, wasn't visible: Stroheim reportedly insisted on having underwear created for his actors bearing the monograms of their characters. But there were limits to what the studio would do for the director: When Rudolph Christians, a key actor in the film, died in mid-filming, Stroheim proposed that his scenes be reshot with his stand-in, Robert Edeson, but was forced to give in to the studio's work-around: Edeson played the role in the remaining scenes with his back to the camera. But mostly, the studio's resistance was to Stroheim's vision of a movie that would run somewhere between six and 10 hours and be shown on two consecutive nights. He was forced to settle for a three-and-a-half-hour version, which was subsequently cut again under the instructions of the New York censors. More cuts by the studio followed after the film was a box office disappointment, so that what we see today is a reconstruction cobbled together from existing versions. But after that, what we have is a juicy, kinky melodrama about decadent Europe trying to corrupt innocent America. Stroheim plays a con man pretending to be an exiled Russian aristocrat, Count Sergius Karamzin, living with two women he says are his cousins: the phony princesses Olga Petchnikoff (Maude George) and Vera Petchnikoff (Mae Busch). They're out to milk whatever cash they can from suckers at Monte Carlo, and Sergius sets his sights on Helen Hughes (Miss DuPont), the wife of an American diplomat (Christians). In his down time from that seduction, he also pursues, with purely carnal intent, a hotel maid (Dale Fuller) and the pretty but mentally challenged daughter (Malvina Polo) of the man who counterfeits the money Sergius uses to bilk gamblers at the casino. There's a spectacular storm and an even more spectacular fire, too, before Sergius gets perhaps more than what's coming to him. Even in its truncated version, Foolish Wives is almost too much. 

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Emil Hartmann (1836-1898) - Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 5: I. Poco andante - Allegro

Artist: Daniel Blumenthal, Artist: Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Artist: Justus Grimm, Artist: Nicolas Dupont, Artist: Tony Nys

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MASTERLIST

A masterlist of muses that I have played throughout the years, that I am always willing to play. I do need to go over some of the FC's and probably make some changes since this list is YEARS old. But I will do that and update it!!

Abigail ‘Abbi’ Abrams FC: Victoria Justice 

Addison Smollen FC: Kendall Jenner 

Allison ‘Alli’ Ortiz FC: Madison Beer 

Amelia ‘Mia’ Abrams FC: Torrey Devitto

Ana Flores FC: Camila Mendes

Angelina Rose FC: Clemence Posey

Apollo Kona FC: Roman Reigns

Augusta ‘Gwen’ Porter FC: Hailey Baldwin

Avery Smollen FC: Kylie Jenner

Bailey Allwood FC: Katherine Langford

Bethany DuPont-Hunter FC: Rachel Bilson / FC: Crystal Reed

Benjamin DuPont FC: Theo James

Blaise Zabini FC: Keith Powers

Bleau St. Claire FC: Val Mercado

Braelyn Carter FC: Alycia Debnam Carey 

Caleb Kyriakos FC: Tom Austen

Callie Haverford FC: Gigi Hadid

Cameron Bartell FC: Natalia Dyer

Cathleen ‘Rey’ Murphy FC: Paige / Saraya Jade Bevis

Chasity Dean FC: Troian Bellisario

Clara Spencer FC: Alexis Ren

Connor O’Brien FC: Cody Saintgnue

Cooper Brozene FC: Joel Kinnaman

Cyrus Morgan FC: Scott Speedman

Daphne Greengrass FC: Pia Mia

Darya Smirnov FC: Taylor Hill

Davina Pace FC: Carmella Rose

Dawson St. James FC: Finn Wittrock

Dean Munroe FC: Jake Gyllenhaal

Demi O’Connor FC: Jessica Lowndes

Destiny Savvin FC: Eiza Gonzalez / FC: Salma Hayek

Dev Ambrogino FC: Nathan Parsons

Diya Gupta FC: Naomi Scott

Dorian Porter FC: Justin Hartley

Dylan Boyer FC: Olivia Wilde / FC: Odeya Rush

Eden Hunter FC: Danielle Campbell

Elizabeth Rush FC: Hayley Atwell

Evelyn Perez FC:  Bruna Marquezine

Genivive ‘Ginny’ Kennedy FC:  Alicia Vikander

Gracie Abernathy FC: Nicola Peltz

Harleen Quinzel FC: Margot Robbie

Hudson O’Connor FC: Charlie Hunnam

Hunter Munroe FC: Kit Harington

Irina Savvin FC: Claire Holt

Isabella Martinez FC: Naya Rivera  Christian Serratos

Isobel Garcia FC: Jackie Cruz

Ivy Hartley FC: Maggie Duran

Jack Collins FC: Tom Holland

Jalessa Myers FC: Jade Thirlwall

Jayden Munroe FC: Leigh Anne Pinnock

Jayson Hunter FC: Dominic Sherwood

Jennifer Martinez FC: Diane Guerrero 

Joanna ‘Joey’ Martell FC: Marie Avgeropoulos

Judith Grimes FC: Daisy Ridley 

Karina Smirnov FC: Irina Shayk / FC: India Eisley

Katherine ‘Katy’ Abernathy FC: Katie Stevens

Katya Ambrogino FC: Ariel Winter

Keith Newman FC: Travis Mills

Kimber Rhodes FC: Karla Souza

Layla Abernathy FC: Emily Kinney / FC: Candice Swanepoel

Leah Douglas FC: Nathalie Emmanuel / FC: Amandla Stenberg

Lee McBride FC: Dan Stevens

Lilliana ‘Lily’ Rey FC: Bella Thorne Luca Hollestelle

Lorelei Ambrose FC: Imogen Poots

Maddox Young FC: Amadeus Sarafini

Madison Nolan FC: Ashley Greene

Makenna Dean FC: Shelley Hennig

Mateo Fiore FC: Theo Rossi

Matheus Silva FC: Chay Suede

Matty Dodson FC: Cody Christian

Maximus ‘Mac’ Porter FC: Austin Butler

Melanie Rhee FC: Lauren Cohan

Mickey Wolfe FC: Troye Sivan

Natalia ‘Talia’ Smallwood FC: Emily Ratajkowski

Nate Ballard FC: Randy Orton

Nikolai Savvin FC: Joseph Morgan

Paige Stabler FC: Madison Davenport

Pansy Parkinson FC: Nona Komatsu

Parker Mercer FC: Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Phoenix Dattolo FC: Avan Jogia

Piper Romero FC: Maia Mitchell / FC: Giza Lagarce

Priyah Jacobs FC: Alysha Nett

Psyche FC: Sophie Turner

Rami Armand FC: Zayn Malik

Reagan Powers FC: Allison Williams

Rhea Lockhart FC: Julianne Hough

Richard Thorne FC: Jon Hamm

Rose Granger-Weasley FC: Madelaine Petsch

Ryan O'Brien FC: Cam Gigandet

Samantha ‘Sammie’ Barker FC: Arden Cho

Sergei Savvin FC: Max Riemelt

Sierra Tsu FC: Dichen Lachman

Stella La’ei Kona FC: Nikki Reed

Sunshine ‘Sunny’ Jacobs FC: Dove Cameron 

Sydney Pearson FC: Zendaya 

Tanya Dash FC: Khole Kardashian Bree Kish

Teegan O'Brien FC: Lili Reinhart

Titus Kona FC: Jason Momoa

Tobias Graves FC: Travis Fimmel

Trent Lancaster FC: Andrew Lincoln

Valentino De Luca FC: Dominic Cooper

Veda Patil FC: Priyanka Chopra

Wyatt Cahill FC: Ryan Guzman

Xavier Waters FC: Don Benjamin

Zion Waters FC: Ricky Whittle

Zoe DiMarco FC: Bex Taylor-Klaus / FC: Ruby Rose / FC: Ash Stymest

[malboraslihan]

i’m  gonna  also  jump  on  the  fantasy  wagon  cause  i  just  finished  iron  flame  last  week  and  my  muse  for  fantasy  things  has  been  too  damn  high  .  like  this  for  a  starter  from  my  historical  /  acotar  /  fourth  wing  muses  !  i’ll  message  you  for  muse  preference  and  i’m  also  open  to  making  new  muses  /  plotting  things  up  before  we  do  things  .  

acotar  /  fantasy  /  history  muses

aitana  huaman  —  isabela  merced,  sister  of  the  high  lord  of  the  autumn  court,  heterosexual.

amer vielma — sean teale, illyrian soldier, night court, heteroxual.

aysen  erbay  —  leyla  tanlar,  high  priestess  of  the  spring  court,  heterosexual.

inbar  malim  —  alisha  boe,  daughter  of  the  high  lord  of  the  summer  court,  bisexual.

nero  alden  —  daniel  sharman,  second  in  command  in  the  winter  court,  heterosexual. 

nestor  grosvenor  —  corey  mylchreest,  high  lord  of  the  spring  court,  heterosexual.

orin  dupont  —  rege  jean  page,  illyrian  /  general  of  the  night  court,  heterosexual.

fourth  wing

nazar  turan  —  can  yaman,  wingleader  of  the  third  wing,  heterosexual.

tala  mosquera  —  rachel  zegler,  second  year  cadet  of  the  fourth  wing,  tail  section,  first  squad,  bisexual.  

chesa  salazar  —  kylie verzosa,  lieutenant  in  the  navarrian  military,  bisexual.

[britishchick09]

'la muette de portici' is an opera mentioned in rewrite erik's mystery story... and it has some rewrite connections! ;D

it was first shown at salle le peletier, an opera house mentioned a few times in the rewrite

lise noblet, one of rewrite erik's favorite dancers, is in it

pauline leroux is one of the later dancers, which is a double reference! gaston leroux is mentioned in the rewrite and he originally named christine pauline! (which is subtly referenced!)

alphonse was played by alexis dupont, aka sorelli's last name! (and the first name of one of my other story characters!)

daniel auber and eugene scribe have streets named after them around palais garnier

and germain delavigne was born in giverny aka rewrite christine's hometown! ;D (and the royal forest thing is nearly a de chagny thing)