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[conquerthenight]

This concept won’t leave my brain so here’s my full list of songs and scenes in Rebecca that I’d put Lydia in if she were canon. I’m going to refer to these songs with the titles and lyrics from my fan translation.

Last Night I Dreamt of Manderley

This song has virtually no changes. Lydia will be part of the shadow ensemble and cross the stage from the opposite wing as Mrs. Danvers when Ich sings “I could feel her ghost…rose to do what’s right”. While Danny gives Ich a menacing glare on Ich’s right side, Lydia will end up on Ich’s left and look up at her as if she’s pleading. The rest of the shadows will circle in on Ich with Lydia and Danny off the side at the edge of the huddle, but on opposite sides as if they’re leading the charge. Lydia, Danny, and the shadows will disperse as Ich sings “I was only 21…in Monte Carlo”

The Second Mrs. de Winter

This would be where Lydia makes her first true entrance into the plot. I purposefully left her out of Monte Carlo to emphasize the distance between her and Maxim, but Maxim will mention her briefly after Ich tells him her parents are dead by inserting a line (“I have a sister, a daughter, and an ancient grandmother, but none of them make for companionship”) that’s mostly taken directly from the novel. She would enter with Danny by following her down the stairs. Danny’s big entrance bit will be split with Lydia. Lydia would sing a few lines after Danny sings “For me no one will e’re replace the only Mrs. de Winter”about her nerves about what Ich will be like and/or her hope that Maxim finding love again will make him less distant to her (“My mother’s lying in the crypt. Another comes to Manderley. But will he come back finally changed ever?”). She’ll then stand against the bottom of the stairs because she doesn’t want to get in everyone’s way. The rest of the song would proceed as written with Frank and Danny, the newlyweds entrance, etc. with the exception of a quick introduction by Maxim between Lydia and Ich. Lydia would follow Ich, Danny, and Clarice up the stairs, but she would stop at the middle flight and sing the last verse with the staff (“What a surprise, she’s quite shy…how she fares as the second Mrs. de Winter”) and exit as the ensemble sings “We’ll have to take her as she is…second Mrs. de Winter”

She’s Still Here With Me

I explained the bare concept of this one in the post I linked above, but here is how I would stage it. As stated in the aforementioned post, this will be a duet between Danny and Lydia. The stage would be split between the morning room on stage right, and another seperate room on stage left. One of Lydia’s hobbies is playing the piano, so I would incorporate that into the song. She would play the beginning intro. The keys would face away from the audience so the hypothetical child actor wouldn’t need to actually know how to play and could just fake it, similarly to how the Phantom fake plays the Don Juan melody before “I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It”. She would then step away into a spotlight to sing her verse because she’s distracted and frustrated by her inability to concentrate. While Danny sings the bridge, she would slump against the piano as the spotlight fades away. During the bridge, the set will change to the full on morning room with the lights fully on Danny, giving Lydia time to quickly exit and then reenter through the door to the morning room. Lydia and Danny will come together during the final chorus, standing on either side of the orchid pot and looking away from each other. After the final line, they’ll look at each other, Danny will sigh like Pia did in the Stuttgart production.

The Morning Room

Lydia prepares to exit, but as she does so, Ich enters as normal. Both are startled by the unexpected sight of the other. Danny notices this and tells Lydia to stay solely because she thinks Ich will be uncomfortable with Lydia being there while she makes a show of showing off all Rebecca’s things. Ich shoots Lydia a few confused looks as Danny predicted, and Lydia, believing Danny is just showing Ich the ropes, tells her to “go along with it” and that “Danny is just sentimental”. Remember to keep in mind we aren’t aware of Rebecca’s true nature until much later, so Lydia will constantly be tiptoeing around any mention or hint of past abuse and how she feels about everyone else’s opinions about Rebecca until after Maxim’s confession. Anyways, Danny says the line about how Ich “would like to write your correspondence now” and tells Lydia to follow. Lydia does this, but she pauses for a moment to glance back at Ich as if to wish her luck. She sees the cupid get broken and runs offstage to greet Beatrice and Giles. This exchange still happens offstage and is mostly the same as written, except when Bea asks where her new sister in law is, Lydia is the one to tell her aunt and uncle that she’s in the morning room.

Do You Love Me/I’m So Sorry

Ich and Maxim will be playing chess in the library. Off the side Lydia will be reading a book. When Maxim says “Blast, I underestimated you”, Lydia will look over at them and make a joking comment about how “someone finally beat him”, making Ich laugh and tease Maxim by asking “What do I get for winning?” Lydia doesn’t actually sing during the song, but just sits there listening intently to the conversation between her father and stepmother. Ich brings up the costume ball and that she thinks it would be a good idea to host it. Lydia chimes in agreeing with Ich and says she hopes Maxim will actually dress up this year. Again, we’ll insert a line from the novel but with a slight change (“You know I never dress up, it’s the one perk I insist on”). Danny enters and they talk about the cupid. Ich and Lydia share a knowing look, with Ich making some sort of gesture to imply she doesn’t want Lydia to say anything. Ich confesses to breaking the cupid and Lydia insists it was an accident because she doesn’t want Danny to be mad. Maxim is annoyed by this and tells Lydia to leave because “the adults are talking”. “I’m So Sorry” is the same as written.

Help Me Face The Night

As with “She’s Still Here With Me” the concept and additional lyrics were explained in the post I linked. Instead of Ich being in her bedroom, she’ll be on the staircase during this song and sing her verse. Maxim won’t leave the stage at all and will remain in the library pacing while the set slowly changes around him. The lights will dim on his part of the stage and when they come up on him again he’ll be leaning against the chair Lydia was sitting in in the previous scene. During his verse he’ll sit down and remain sitting for the rest of the song. Lydia will be in her bedroom, replacing Ich’s original blocking. The key will change to add an additional verse for her. The three of them will all sing the final chorus together. Ich and Maxim sing mostly in unison until the last line (with an opt up for Maxim on “Can you find me a future?”, specifically on the word future because my friend did that in our version and it’s chef’s kiss). Lydia will harmonize with them to show how she feels separated, but will sometimes end up on the same note as either Ich or Maxim because at her core she wants the same thing as they do, but in a familial sense instead of a romantic one. If anyone wants to hear how Lydia’s harmony would sound, click on this link.

Rebecca’s Room (before Rebecca I)

Lydia and Ich will enter Rebecca’s room together because they both heard Favell and Danny arguing during “She Was Attractive”. Lydia enters first on the grounds that she knows who’s in the room with Danny and Ich is nervous. Favell doesn’t notice Ich at first. He looks at Lydia, chuckles, and says “Oh, it’s just you” and right after that, he notices Ich. Danny introduces Ich and Favell. He asks Ich and Lydia not to tell Maxim he was at Manderley. Lydia offers to lead him out because she doesn’t want to be in her dead mother’s room any longer than necessary. Thus, she does not hear Danny’s suggestion that Ich dress up as Caroline de Winter.

She’s Gone

The first part of the song is the same, Ben is alone on stage. There’s some offstage dialogue between Lydia and Ich (Ich: “Where does that lead to?” Lydia: “The beach, but we shouldn’t go there” Ich: “Why not?”) and she goes down the boathouse stairs before Lydia can answer. Lydia hesitantly follows behind her. Ben sees them, he knows Lydia and they are friendly with each other. He asks Lydia who “the strange woman” is. Lydia introduces Ich as her stepmother and deliberately pauses before going to tell Ben Ich’s first name, but Ich cuts in during the pause with her “Hello, I’m Mrs. de Winter” line which will create a nice little fake out for the audience. Haha, you thought you’d get a name reveal 😈. The dialogue is mostly the same as written, with Lydia inserting a line here and there (ex. Ich asks if Ben lives in the boathouse and Ben tells Ich that no one’s allowed in there. Ich says it looks nice to which Lydia reiterates that no one’s allowed in there). Every time Ben mentions Rebecca, Lydia looks visibly upset. Ich assumes that this is just because Lydia feels bad that Ben’s afraid of being put into an asylum and that she misses Rebecca and doesn’t want to be reminded of how she died. The song ends and Maxim calls out from offstage.

“You’re Scaring Me” (before Please, My God)

Ich stays where she is but Lydia immediately runs up the stairs so Maxim doesn’t see that she was near the boathouse. She makes it about halfway but stops because Maxim appears right in front of her. He asks what they were doing at the beach. Lydia tries to explain but can’t get the words out because she knows her father is pissed. Ich takes the hint and says that Lydia was just showing her around. Maxim asks if they went into the boathouse. Ich and Lydia both insist they didn’t. Maxim glares at Lydia and yells at her (“You know I hate that damned boathouse. Why did you bring her here? Go back to the house!”). Maxim allows Lydia to pass him and she hurries up the stairs. Maxim goes up to Ich as she asks about the buoy. He then yells at her and gets in her face. “Please, My God” is completely the same as written.

Before Rebecca (Act 1 Finale)

Lydia sneaks into the ballroom unnoticed by the guests during the play out of “I’m an American Woman”. Frith announces Ich’s entrance. Ich comes down the stairs in the Caroline de Winter costume. Lydia is the first to see Ich’s costume and screams. This alerts Maxim and he looks over at Lydia. Lydia gestures to Ich and Maxim looks up at his wife. He drops his champagne glass and it shatters as he sees the costume. Beatrice, Giles, Mrs. Van Hopper, and all the other guests then notice what’s wrong. Beatrice whispers inaudibly to Giles. Giles ushers a traumatized Lydia offstage as it’s revealed that Rebecca wore the same costume last year.

She’s Gone (Reprise I)

Prior to this scene, Lydia was woken up by the rockets during “Just One Step”. She sings this song in unison with Ben from offstage, her vocals will either have been prerecorded or she’ll just be standing in the wings with her microphone on. She will not be present during “You Still Love Her” or “Why Do I Still See That Smile” as I want to keep it so that Ich is the only one who knows Maxim killed Rebecca.

Why Do I See That Smile

As mentioned above, Lydia isn’t present in this song. However she will be mentioned in it. During the part where Maxim recalls Rebecca’s “pregnancy” reveal, he’ll quote Rebecca, but instead of “Who would know it wasn’t yours? It would be mine of course and when you’re gone, Manderley will be his” she’ll have said “I’ll give you a true heir…will be his”. The line about how Maxim “will always be a fool” will include Lydia (“You’ll both stay as you are. The perfect little fools”). The rest of the song is the same as written. The dialogue after with Maxim and Ich will include additional lines (“I already failed Lydia. I couldn’t watch her put another one through all that. It’s over, Rebecca has won”).

Free Now

I know that this song was only added in for London, but I felt it would make sense for it to be here with Lydia as a character. The scene would be set back in the house. Before the song, Ich and Lydia will have a brief conversation where Ich tells Lydia that she knows what Rebecca was really like, but she will not mention that Maxim killed her. The song will start with Ich singing the first verse and chorus as written. Lydia will sing the next verse with only one change (instead of “He did not love Rebecca. He never loved Rebecca” she’ll sing “She knows now of Rebecca! I won’t hide from Rebecca!”). Ich sings “I will fight for him, making all things right for him”. Instead of what’s written, Lydia sings “I won’t let the shadows silence me. Reach out and speak again. It’s time they see.” Ich sings “Because I’m free now. Free to be with him” Lydia sings “No more me now. It will be us, it will be we”. They both sing the last line (“We’re together, we’re free”) and embrace.

They Left At Eight

Unchanged apart from Lydia is listening on the stairs with the staff and sings with the ensemble.

The Revelation (This Was All Just A Game)

Lydia enters the library while Maxim is talking to Ich on the phone. Frank asks what Dr. Baker said. Maxim asks Lydia to come over to them because he wants her to know what’s up too. The song is the same as written. Maxim reveals Rebecca was dying from cancer, and instead of Frank saying that this explains her suicide, Lydia asks if that means her mother killed herself. Maxim says “Yes, she wanted to end her life” aloud, but mutters “…and destroy mine” under his breath.

I Hear Your Voice (Rebecca Final Reprise)

Lydia passes Danny on the stairs. This is another duet between them. Lydia sings “I hear your voice…words you said”. Danny sings “Our lives were one…betrayed me”. Lydia goes up the stairs while singing the word “Rebecca” with the ensemble. She is offstage for the rest of the song and thus doesn’t know Danny plans to commit arson.

Conquer The Night

I was heavily debating whether to put Lydia in this song because it’s the love duet between Ich and Maxim, but ultimately I decided to do throw her in because I didn’t want her at Manderley during the fire. She enters with Maxim and they wait for Ich at the train station. She and Maxim are awkward with each other because they haven’t been alone post confession and don’t know how to interact now that everything’s out in the open. Lydia sees Ich and calls out to her. The three of them hug. Maxim looks at Ich and tells her she was so strong. Instead of Ich saying “It’s finally over”, Lydia says that line. Maxim doesn’t say that Rebecca “wanted to make me a murder and almost succeeded” because Lydia doesn’t know that a murder even happened. Instead he affirms that it’s over but he can’t get Rebecca’s smile out of his head. Ich says “She can’t harm us anymore” and the song begins. The format of the song is in the linked post. Since they’re unified now, Lydia won’t have a separate harmony with the exception of in the final line (“You’ve shown me what love can do”) because I like the chord it makes.

Manderley’s On Fire

The ensemble part at the beginning is the same as written. Lydia runs on stage with Ich and Maxim. Frank sings his part. Lydia sings the ensemble part that underscores Frank. Frank and Ich run off and one of them motions for Lydia to go with them. Lydia does, but stops as soon as Maxim starts singing (“The house I loved…burning lost for good”). Lydia sings “But with the house…haunts me, haunts me”. She and Maxim meet in the middle of the stage to sing the last part (“Oh my god…there’s no escape”). Just for some added angst, they stay for just a second longer than as written. The debris starts to fall and Maxim pushes Lydia offstage and out of the way before running off himself.

Last Night I Dreamt Of Manderley (Reprise)

Unchanged until the very end of the song. Instead of just Maxim being revealed after the ensemble disperses, Lydia is there too, but she’s older now because the epilogue will be set 5-8 years into the future. The actress playing Clarice will double as the older Lydia. Lydia places Ich’s hand in Maxim’s similarly to the scene in Disney’s Hunchback where Quasimodo does the same thing with Esmeralda and Phoebus. It’s her way of reaffirming that she accepts their relationship and more importantly has moved past Rebecca’s shadow. Ich and Maxim kiss as usual, then the three de Winters take hands and face away from the audience. They take a few steps upstage because “walking to the future cliché” is cute and the curtain closes.

Bonus: During the curtain call, Lydia will bow after Favell and before Danny

[jon-withnoh]

I love this meme format.

[hitchell-mope]

Great horror film. I still think Maxim and Ella should’ve hacked the psycho to death with a rusty letter opener. But still. Great horror film.

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KATSEYE for Vogue

From left: Sophia Laforteza wears Renaissance Renaissance. Lara Raj wears a Christopher John Rogers dress and Albertus Swanepoel hat. Megan Skiendiel wears a Patricia Voto top and Renaissance Renaissance skirt and hat. Manon Bannerman wears a Wiederhoeft top and Renaissance Renaissance skirt. Daniela Avanzini wears a Nicklas Skovgaard jacket, Renaissance Renaissance skirt, Gigi Burris hat, and Theory shoes. Yoonchae Jeong wears a Claire Sullivan top, skirt, and sash and Theory shoes.

If the name Katseye isn’t familiar to you now, that is sure to change very, very soon. The six-person global girl group, made up of Daniela Avanzini, Manon Bannerman, Yoonchae Jeong, Sophia Laforteza, Lara Raj, and Megan Skiendiel, was created last year through The Debut: Dream Academy, a high-pressure competition program engineered by Geffen Records and Hybe, the South Korean entertainment conglomerate behind BTS, Tomorrow X Together, Enhypen, and other outfits. (This summer, an as-yet-untitled Netflix documentary series directed by Nadia Hallgren will retrace Katseye’s formation, a process that included whittling some 120,000 hopefuls down to just 20 candidates.) Ranging in age from 16 to 21 and variously hailing from South Korea, the Philippines, Switzerland, and the United States, Katseye’s members are out to change the look and sound of modern pop as we know it.

“All I can say right now is that it’s going to be super exciting,” says Manon of their much-anticipated debut single, due out this year. Adds Megan, “We’re ecstatic to present a song that reflects our unique experiences and personalities. It’s a track that’s true to us and tells a relatable story.” If you’re wondering what to expect sonically, this is a band of young women whose chief musical influences manage to plumb every possible corner of contemporary pop music. (They include, in no particular order, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Erykah Badu, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Shakira, Pharrell, and Kaytranada.) Daniela seems to speak for all of Katseye when she identifies her ideals in a recording artist: “powerful vocals, dynamic stage presence, versatility, and advocacy for empowerment.”

So too is the group eager for people to see just how thoughtful (and rigorous) Geffen and Hybe were in putting them all together. “Each person has had their own struggles, wins, and memorable moments throughout this journey,” says Sophia. She feels that the Netflix series will provide “a deeper dive into the reality of reaching for the dream.” Yoonchae echoes that sentiment: “I hope you can learn more about our members and what process we have gone through by watching our growth.”

To a one, Katseye’s members regard their dramatically disparate backgrounds as an asset—something that has only made them more dynamic as a sextet. “We each have our own strengths, so we will always do everything we can to help one another and lift each other up,” says Lara. “We’re in a situation where we really just have each other and have to take care of one another always, which we really do. We are each so unique and come from very different walks of life, but at the end of the day, music is what really brings us together.” —MM

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Braose, descendant of a family with more than a century of Marcher history and experience, already held the lordships of Brecon, Builth, Radnor and Abergavenny and had annexed Elfael by 1195. His elder son had custody of Monmouth until 1205 and another, Giles, became bishop of Hereford in 1200. William, sheriff of "Herefordshire in Wales" in 1199 was truly an earl of March' manqué and his subsequent career almost reads like a sub-text of John's reign. The Marshal, seised de uxore of Striguil and Usk in 1189, was only episodically a major force in the March and the same is even truer of Earl Ranulf of Chester. This has not prevented historians from regarding Ranulf as part of John's balancing act in the March as he sought an equilibrium between the three major interests of Chester, Braose and the Marshal (as if a revival of the earlier tinity of Avranches, Montgomery and Fitz Osbern!). Earl Ranulf assuredly had a vulnerable frontier against Gwynedd yet the twelfth-century earls of Chester were, in so far as Wales was concerned, "dogs that did not bark in the night". Ranulf may have sought to protect his flank by making overtures to Gwenwynwyn of Powys in 1204 and by building castles at Deganwy and Holywell in 1210 but his political ambitions and horizons lay elsewhere - in Richmondshire and the Midlands. It is arguable that a more robust stance on his western frontier by Earl Ranulf after 1199, when Mold was lost, may have deterred Llywelyn, but he had significant other priorities. As to the rest of the triumvirate the further promotion of Braose in the Middle March was likely prompted by the menace of Gwenwynwyn while the claim of Marshal upon Pembroke would have been difficult to resist. Other Marchers or frontier lords such as Clifford, Monmouth, Lacy, Mortimer and fitz Alan carried weight, as it were, as leaders of Welsh levies and as an affinity. In turn bullied and seduced by John, the first four became active royal partisans in 1215-16, calculating that by then they had more to fear from the Welsh than from the Crown.

-Ifor W. Rowlands, King John and Wales

[incorrectrebecca]

Maxim: What are you guys arguing about this time?

Beatrice: He’s using common phrases incorrectly!

Giles: Cry me a table, Bee.

[notinmyvocab]

Beatrice and Giles are a t4t couple and no I will not elaborate

[spiderandthesims]

1880s Names

A

Boys

Abel, Abraham, Adam, Addison, Adelbert, Alexander, Alfred, Aloysius, Alphonse, Ambrose, Amos, Anderson, Andrew, Angus, Anthony, Anton, Archibald, Art, Arthur, Aubrey, August, Augustine, Augustus, Avery

Girls

Ada, Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Agatha, Agnes, Alice, Alma, Almeda, Alta, Anastasia, Angeline, Anna, Annabelle, Anne, Arizona, Augusta, Augustine, Aurelia, Aurora

B

Boys

Barney, Benjamin, Bennett, Bernard, Bishop, Bradford

Girls

Beatrice, Bernadette, Bess, Bessie, Beulah, Birdie

C

Boys

Carlton, Carson, Casper, Cassius, Cecil, Charles, Chauncey, Chester, Christian, Christopher, Clarence, Claude, Clement, Clifford, Coleman, Conrad, Cornelius, Curtis

Girls

Camille, Caroline, Catherine, Cecilia, Celestia, Celestine, Celia, Charity, Charlotte, Christine, Claire, Clara, Clarice, Claudia, Clementine, Conception, Constance, Corda, Cordelia, Cornelia

D

Boys

Dallas, Daniel, Darius, David, Dennis, Dewitt, Dorsey, Douglas, Dudley, Dwight

Girls

Daisy, Delia, Della, Delphia, Docia, Dollie, Dolly, Dolores, Dora, Dorcas, Doris, Dorothy, Dove, Dovie, Drucilla

E

Boys

Early, Edmond, Edward, Edwin, Eldridge, Eli, Elias, Elijah, Elliott, Ellis, Ellsworth, Elmer, Elton, Elwood, Emerson, Emery, Emil, Emmett, Enoch, Ephraim, Erasmus, Erastus ,Eric, Ernest, Ervin, Erwin, Eugene, Everett, Ezra

Girls

Edith, Edmonia, Effie, Elaine, Elda, Eldora, Eleanor, Elise, Eliza, Elizabeth, Ella, Elma, Elnora, Eloise, Elsa, Elsie, Emily, Emma, Emmaline, Era, Erma, Erna, Ernestine, Essie, Esta, Estella, Estelle, Esther, Ethel, Ethelyn, Etta, Eudora, Eugenia, Eula, Eulalia, Eunice, Euphemia

F

Boys

Felix, Ferdinand, Francis, Franklin, Frederick, Fredrick

Girls

Fanny, Fay, Felicia, Fern, Fidelia, Flora, Florence, Florida, Francis

G

Boys

Gabriel, Garrett, General, George, Gideon, Giles, Golden, Gregory

Girls

Geneva, Genevieve, Georgia, Georgie, Goldie, Grace, Gwendolyn

H

Boys

Harmon, Harold, Harris, Harrison, Henry, Hollis, Homer, Horace, Howard, Howard, Howell, Hugo

Girls

Harriett, Hattie, Henrietta, Hester, Honora, Hope, Hortense

I

Boys

Irving

Girls

Imogene, Indiana, Iona, Iris, Isadora

J

Boys

Jack, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jasper, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Josiah, Judson, Jules, Julian, Junius

Girls

Jane, Josephine, Judith, Julia, Julie, Juliet, June

K

Boys

Kenneth

Girls

Kathleen

L

Boys

Lawrence, Lawson, Leander, Leonard, Lewis, Lionel, Logan, Lucien, Lucius, Luther, Lyman

Girls

Lacy, Lillian, Lilly, Louise, Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda, Lucretia, Lucy

M

Boys

Major, Malcolm, Marcus, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Mathias, Matthew, Maurice, Maxwell, Michael, Miles, Milo, Milton, Monroe, Morgan, Mortimer

Girls

Mabel, Madeline, Magnolia, Marie, Mary, Matilda, Maude, May, Melinda, Mildred, Millicent, Millie, Minerva, Minnie, Miriam, Missouri, Mollie, Mona

N

Boys

Nathan, Nathaniel, Neil, Nelson, Newton, Nicholas, Noah, Noel, Norman, Norris

Girls

Netta, Nettie, Nevada, Nona, Nora, Norah, Norma

O

Boys

Oliver, Oren, Orson, Otis, Otto, Owen

Girls

Odelia, Odessa, Ola, Olive, Ona, Opal, Ophelia, Ora, Orpha, Ottilie

P

Boys

Patrick, Percival, Percy, Peter, Phillip, Pierce, Pleasant

Girls

Pansy, Parthenia, Patience, Pearl, Penelope, Permelia, Philomena, Phoebe, Polly, Priscilla, Prudence

Q

Boys

Quincy

R

Boys

Raymond, Richard, Richmond, Robert, Rodney, Roger, Ross

Girls

Rita, Rosalie, Rose, Rowena, Ruby, Ruth

S

Boys

Samuel, Seymore, Sidney, Silas, Simon, Solomon, Stanley, Stephan, Sterling, Stewart, Sylvester

Girls

Samantha, Sophronia

T

Boys

Thaddeus, Theodore, Thomas, Thorton, Tillman, Timothy, Tobias, Truman

Girls

Tennessee, Thelma, Theodora, Theodosia, Theresa, Tillie

U

Boys

Ulysses

Girls

Una

V

Boys

Valentine, Vernon, Victor, Vincent, Virgil

Girls

Vera, Verona, Vesta, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Virginia, Vivian

W

Boys

Walker, Wallace, Walter, Warren, Watson, Webster, Wesley, Wilber, Wilbert, Wilbur, Wiley, Wilfred, Willam, Willard, William, Wilson, Winfield

Girls

Wilda, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Winifred, Winnifred, Winona

Z

Girls

Zella, Zora

[conquerthenight]

Rebecca characters in the Mama’s Boy cinematic universe™ in preschool:

Ellison: That weird kid who tries to drink an entire bottle of Elmer’s glue

Ileana: A pure angel who doesn’t do anything wrong and loves apple juice

Rebecca and Danny: Hog the sandbox at recess and once made a girl cry because they pushed her out of it

Maxim and Beatrice: Claim they’re really good on the monkey bars, fall off, and blame it on their swinging trajectory

Lydia: Treats every kid in the school like her children and picks up all their toys so they don’t get yelled at by the teacher

Rudolph and Giles: Quiet kids who always sit on a bean bag and read books bigger than they are

Elliot and Frank: Uses the colored markers to paint their faces like superheroes, wants to be Spider-Man

[jon-withnoh]

beatrice lacy + 5, 7, 12, 23 :)

5. My favourite ship of them: Oh gosh this is difficult! She has chemistry with everyone. While I love @neednottoneed’s headcanon of „Danny and Beatrice hooked up while Rebecca was on honeymoon and never talked about it again“, I am currently writing „Rebecca and Beatrice have been hooking up on and off for twenty years, but insist they dislike each other“. So basically, my favourite Beatrice ship is a friends with benefits situation with Rebecca.

7. A quote I remember: From the book — „No, I don‘t suppose you have“ in reference to Mrs Danvers. From the musical — „Sieh zu, dass du fertig wirst, Kleines. Die Gäste sind schon alle da“. I adore Annemieke‘s little pause before „alle da“ on the 2022 cast album.

12. Sexuality HC: I‘m not sure Beatrice would put a label on it? Let me just… quote my own fic at you (this is from Was Wird Aus Uns, Chapter 15): “You see, Giles and I are both rather strange creatures. He has been my dearest companion for these past thirty years and I have been his. We understand each other intuitively. He never had much interest in… certain aspects of marriage. Our arrangement suits us both. I’ve always found there to be no hierarchy in my affections. Or any limits to my ability to love.”

23. Future Headcanon: This one is tough! I‘ll give you the one I have for Was Wird Aus Uns, so if you if you haven‘t finished reading, this will be a spoiler: I think that at some point after the events of Was Wird Aus Uns, potentially once Giles has passed, Ich, Danny and Beatrice will all move in together. With Beatrice being the oldest of the three and Ich‘s sister-in-law, I think Ich would want to have her close and care for her as she grows old. The dynamics of that household would be hilarious, because despite their best efforts, Danny and Beatrice constantly get on each other‘s nerves. However, they both care about Ich so much and eventually, they would come to enjoy their little quarrels and be friends even though they’d still pretend to be annoyed with each other all the time.

[hitchell-mope]

Ahhhh. The in laws have arrived.

[laciefuyu]

hey lacie! i love your jedi meta posts so much, they’re so insightful with really coherent, well structured arguments that are such a pleasure to read. i know you’ve mentioned how jedi philosophy is influenced by dao and qi concepts previously, and i’d love to learn more about those concepts in and of themselves, would you happen have any book/literature recommendations? no pressure ofc :) sending love <3

I am sorry, I mean to answer it earlier but I have to take a break a few days.

Thank you for the kind words about my meta, that's very lovely to hear <3

And yes, I did mention where Jedi philosophy influenced but it was mostly from Buddhism, when I mentioned the Dao and the Qi concept, it was about the Force which I will eventually write a meta about XD

For recommendation: 

The Sacred Texts: Dao

This source has a lot of translations of Dao literature, I recommended Tao-te Jing ( Dao De Jing), since it’s one of the keystone literature of Daoist tradition. (Fun fact: Tao is in fact is an old transliteration Wade-Giles, nowadays people use the Pinyin transliteration). Qi-Encyclopedia

This source has a lot of references about Qi concept articles written by a lot of researchers and it’s very good for people to look up sources there. In fact, there a page talking about the Force there. 

Most of my knowledge comes both from independent research and talking to people who know Dao and Qi, it always helps to get more perspective. I hope this helps ^^

[ricefame]

Season 2, Episode 14. Norfolk State University successfully defended the Men's Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field 2023 MEAC Championships. Program Director Coach Kenneth Giles discusses the season, his teams, and his career with Lacy L. Rice Jr. of Rice FAME Group.

Photos courtesy of Norfolk State University Athletics

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

As a sequel of this post where I wrote down my fav tv/movie adaptations of arthurian characters, here i am with books!

Because these are novels, I could add some more characters so I put them in vague alphabetical order.

BOOKS

Agravaine: The road to Avalon (Wolf)

Arthur: Sword at Sunset (Sutcliff), Firelord (Godwin), The Great Captains (Treece)

Bedivere: definitely Culhwch and Olwen, then The Night Dance (Weyn), The Pendragon (Catherine Christian). Bernard Cornwell’s arthurian series also has a Bedivere-like character as the protagonist.

Galahad: The Forever King trilogy (Cochran), at least the first two novels, and Blessed Bastard (Lehmann)  

Gawain: the first volume of Down the long wind (Bradshaw)

Guinevere: Guinevere trilogy (Persia Woolley)

Igraine: the first volumes of the Arthor series by Attanasio

Kay: Exiled from Camelot (Baldry), Idylls of the Queen (Karr)

Lancelot: Lancelot (Gwen Rowley), Lancelot (Vansittart), The Once and Future King (White), and I have heard amazing things about Giles’ new Lancelot book (recently bought so I will read it soon!)

Lynette: The Squire’s Tales series (Gerald Morris)

Merlin: Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy, 

Mordred: Idylls of the Queen (Karr), The winter prince (Wein), The Great Captains (Treece), Guinevere trilogy (Persia Woolley), The Book of Mordred (Velde), Mordred Manuscript (Lacy)

Morgana: Morgana (Michel Rio), Idylls of the Queen (Karr), I am Morgan le Fay (Springer) 

Morgause: Morgawse (Lavinia Collins), Kieran Higgins’ arthurian series

Nimue: The Book of Mordred (Velde), Here Lies Arthur (Reeve), Queen of Camelot (McKenzie)

Percival: Here Lies Arthur (Reeve), Corbenic (Catherine Fisher)

Ragnelle: Gawain (Rowley)