#hopefully jordan’s attendance gets better but he will kill it

[anais-mitchell]

The way I clocked both the Orpheus AND Eurydice replacements years ago… my mind truly

[witchlyboo]

Definitely, maybe.

Part five: The one who belongs to someone else.

Introduction. Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four.

Paring: Latina!reader x Logan Lerman x Tom Holland x Ben Hardy x Timothee Chalamet x Pedro Pascal x Michael B. Jordan

Warnings: Swearing, angst, misspellings, some Spanish, me learning how to write properly, and NY stuff that I've learned from movies that we all agree to pretend are real.

Word count: 6.4 k

a/n: You been asking for smut, I know, I know, I just wanted to introduce you to all the boys first, and we're getting there, just one more ahead. Also, I'm working on a masterlist because we are getting too many parts already.

All body types and skin tones friendly. You can also enjoy it as a no Hispanic reader. Constructive feedback and misspellings correction is always welcome.

Red and blue lights flash the driving mirror.

—No, no, no, por favor que no sea a mi—You beg to the sky looking at the patrol that is asking you to park, or someone else, there's a lot of cars in this part of the city, there's a big chance is the panic who's controlling your senses.—Dios, mi abuela fue a la iglesia cada domingo de su vida y nunca te pidió nada, please let me have some of her divina recompensa.—But that's not how it works, you end up parking with just a few seconds to think what to say. There's a perfect explication of why you are driving a car that is not yours in the middle of the night and smelling like a minibar.

Then this ridiculous thought comes to your mind, you look expensive, you've never seen the daughter of a senator but you must be close to it, it would make you less of a feminist if you just use your attributes? Ugh, you feel sick just to think about it but don't have enough money to pay a fine, and the constant paranoia of being chased all the time as an immigrant will only get stronger.

You pull down your dress a little so your neckline can do its job but you regret it immediately, and you're pretty sure you look more like an expensive prostitute who stole the car of his lover than some influential men's daughter.

—License and registration.—You hear him say when he approaches your window. You don't like this but you have to play the dumb tourist, the pretty foreign girl that is too stupid to be dangerous, with the look you have tonight it shouldn't be hard. But damn you hate cops, any uniformed man that works for the government is your eternal enemy, and you don't know how long you could keep the nice dumb Latina game before spit on his face.

—There's something wrong, officer? ...You?!—Your sexy and fake high voice is ruined when you see the face of the man who stopped you. This night couldn't get worse.

—Wait, what happened with the party?—Evan interrupts you while you finish some notes for work, little remainders for later when you don't have an eleven years old kid running around you, he's not usually this energic and you have to blame yourself for that, you're describing a life of excess and eccentric fun, something you let behind so many years ago that your own son doesn't know even a bit of it.

—Ugh, a nightmare doesn't worth telling.—You remember vaguely most of it but what keeps fresh in your mind is bad enough to don't want to bring it back.

—But if Timothée is my dad I have to know the important things, including the bad stuff.—Sounds perfectly reasonable and that's what makes you groan at him. Sometimes you feel blessed that your kid is better than you in any possible way, and sometimes you want to kill his brain with video games and reality shows like the rest of the parents.

—Ok, cool, but I'll keep all the +18 content for myself, so this part of the story might be blurry for you.—It kinda is for you anyway.

You should’ve known this night was cursed, you had a feeling because a) your earring fell off at the same time Timothée texted you to give you the party address and say he can't pick you up. And b) he won’t pick you up. Your mother would say that’s reason enough to not go, a real gentleman wouldn’t make you go to an unknown place in the middle of the night on your own in a city like this. But you decide to ignore it because you are a modern woman and because it’s worth it. It better be.

The outfit must be something special. You always take your time to choose what to wear, even if just another regular day, and since this isn't the case you thought about it for hours, that made your mind busy enough to not thinking about Tom and the whole love confession. He texted you saying he'll come for you to go to class together on Monday, which is completely impractical because he's way closer than you but is progress and you're going to take it.

You wanted to ask for Sheep's opinion but you thought she might not care, has been a few days since she started acting strange like she's bothered just to see you breathe. You want to blame his boyfriend to take all her time and attention from you but is probably just her new job, she got a small role in a Netflix show, and even when you're so happy for her, that's the event that has changed her into someone completely different. But you give her time, stress can do bad things to people.

The winner is the exact copy you made of the black and white striped dress Cameron Diaz wore in "The Mask" beautiful, classy, and sexy enough without being too scandalous, not that you have any problem with that, but this isn't the occasion, you don't want to feel like you're being too much or too little, just enough, it's supposed to be easy, right? you were born for this. Just adding some big shiny earrings you got on a thrift shop that look like real diamonds and you're ready, not that you own any to compare. Red lipstick, dark eyes, and a messy bun to get that disinterested pitch every look needs.

Getting there wasn't a problem, you were in the rich part of the city, everyone know who, where and what just to brag about it. The excitement is growing with every second, you check your makeup like thirty times in the elevator and send texts to your mom just to let her know where you are, and because you have to share that moment with someone and you are limited of friends these days.

Timothée opens the door with red eyes, drunk, high, or somewhere in between, you know then you were right about the bad feeling. He jumps on you to kiss you and no matter how much you try to explain the delicacy of your lipstick, he does it anyway, leaving a taste of alcohol and shrimps in your mouth. Taking you by the waist he walks you to a group of people you don't know while you're trying harder to fix the red color of your mouth without a mirror.

—Here is the companion I bought, look at her, that's how five grand per hour look like.—They laughed but you were too disoriented to process all the things he said, it was supposed to be a joke? if it is, why isn't he correcting? Instead, his hand goes straight to your ass and presses it to get you closer to him.

—I'm actually an intern in the costume designer department of the new version of "Sense and Sensibility".—You wanted to mention your recent promotion to hairstylist and makeup artist but that might be too pretentious. Anyway, they don't seem to care what you are or not, in fact, they don't even see you, all eyes are on Timothée

—Oh, well, is easy to forget when you're paying them—All laughs again. Who is this person? Who are all these people, actually? You recognize some influencers, a few cast members but there's no sign of the director, other main actors, not even his co-star. You feel like an extra in a movie where someone will be killed in a luxury party, hopefully not you. You take his hand from your body and clear your throat.—I'm just joking my love, she looks stunning, isn't she? I’ll get you a drink.

He leaves and the group of people surrounding you suddenly dissipated like boiling water, you were on your own again and despite some judgmental gazes is like you’re not there, you’re sure you could just take your dress off and throw it to someone’s face and unless Tim says something about it, no one would care. You’re there as his companion, an ornament, and that’s not enough to earn their attention because it’s too obvious you’re the one in turn.

You walk to the only window no one is smoking and check your phone, you know, the thing you do when you pretend you have important issues to attend, but no, you end reading some old messages, pictures, texting your mom of how much fun you’re having at the party, and somehow you check your filed Facebook messages to find Logan’s name. You cover the screen so fast you hurt your nail, his name is enough to make you tremble like a Chihuahua, you haven’t talked to him since that night, you know from his sister he lives in the house he bought for you two and he’s having the happiest life without you. You want to believe that because that means you took the right decision but deep inside… no, you can’t be that person, you want him to be happier than ever.

You find the guts to open the message, and you read as slowly as is humanly possible. “My angel, I hope this finds you in perfect health…” Dios, just Logan could start a message like that, your smile is almost too big to fit in your face so you bit your nail to cover it a little. “I recently found one of the human body drawings you made for me to study, you’ll be happy to know…”

—That’s a fucking long-ass message.—Tim appears behind you and takes your phone from your hand, spilling some of his drink on your dress in the process. Apparently, he's been there long enough to read part of the message.

—Give it back.—You command in the most severe voice you have, your magical moment got ruined and you remember the hole of hell you are.

—"My angel, I hope this finds you in perfect health. I recently found one of the human body drawings you made for me to study, you must know I still use them now and then"—Timothée starts reading the message, and even when no one is close enough to hear it and you don’t really care about this people’s opinion, that’s not for anyone to read, that’s one of the few parts of your life you treasure the most and you’re not ready to get over it.—You little slut, are you cheating on me with a med student?

—Give it to me.—You repeat trying to take the phone from his hand but he’s faster and walks away putting it out of your reach.

—"I meticulously preserve them, I certainly know any piece of art made by you will be priceless in the near future"—You don’t want to hear it coming from his drunk mocking voice, so you try to ignore what he’s saying and put more effort on chasing the phone.—Should I had kept the jeans where you left the wet spot on? I didn’t know you were an artist, my love.

—Timothée, por el amor de Dios.—Now you're trying to climb him, it wouldn't be that hard to take him down, he's skinny and you're fierce. That's what you thought but he's not moving even with you are on top of his shoulder and his opposite long arm keeps the phone away from you.

—Who is this guy and why is he talking to my girl like this?—You see the olive eyes getting darker and the tone of his voice went deeper than you thought he could do. You desist from taking the phone, you know the bullies love the attention, maybe that's exactly what he wants and give it to him just makes it worse.

—I'm not your girl.—You claim fixing up your dress having enough of games, and you have no reason to keep worrying about losing your job, the filming is done, and apparently your relationship with him too. You don't care about any of that anymore, just want to read Logan's text.

Even behind all the alcohol and the eyes injected in blood thanks for who knows what kind of drug, you can see the disappointment and anger, but it's not a broken heart, Is the hissy fit of a child that loses his balloon and now everyone will pay for it, especially you.

—Are you sure about that?—You can see him swallow hard, almost looking vulnerable, but his voice is defiant and threatening to prove you wrong. He just has to stretch out his arm to reach the open window with your phone in hand, his intentions are clear and the only thing you can do is raise your hands as a reflex.—You were mine the moment you put a foot on my trailer, and I don't fucking share my stuff.—Before you can say a word he drops the phone from the fourth floor.

You know is senseless but you find yourself running out of the party and going to search the device, using it also as an excuse to get away from that place. This is the first time someone makes you feel meaningless, you know the famous' world is cold and lacking in empathy but this is ridiculous, they're a bunch of parasites fed by attention and power. By Timothée.

The screen is crashed and the rest of it is probably beyond repair, not that you're surprised, its life is longer than you've been in the country and you admit you should have replaced it much earlier but you're not the kind to throw away things that still work. However, is not the phone you are worried about, not as much as what it contains.

—That was obsolete anyway, I'll get you a better one.—You didn't know he was following you, his voice interrupts your self-wailing. He sounds calmer and a little embarrassed, but not enough to say sorry, you don't think he's capable of saying it.

You shake your head and start to walk away without a word, you don't want anything from him, not materially, at least.

—Don't make a scandal out of it, it's just a phone!—He yells erasing any trace of regret in his voice. He doesn't see the reaction he expected and that's when he runs after you and with a hand on your upper arm pulls you back, you gasped for the sudden bluntness.—That annoying habit you have of leaving when I'm talking to you.

You push him away with all the strength you have, which resulted in him almost falling on the ground.

—I don't care about the stupid phone!—You finally break, but sadly is not as satisfactory as you thought it would be.—You are mean, vain, arrogant and the worst part is that you enjoy being this despicable human because you have absolutely no consequences to it. Everyone around you just accepts it and I feel so sorry for you because the only possible way for you to fill the void inside is to be surrounded by that crowd of mules licking your steps—To your surprise, he has nothing to say, he's just standing there with no facial expression, whatever he feels is easily covered by his years of experience acting, even drunk.—I can't give you that and it's obvious they don't want me either. What am I even doing here?—You ask yourself thinking where would be the best way of getting a cab, is a rich zone, must be easy.

—Everything is better when you're around—His voice is thin and fragile, you have to process what he said three times in your head to understand his words. You're not willing to look at him yet.—You're not like the others.

—Pure bullshit. You love to repeat that misogynist discourse of girls being in a certain way because is easier than be responsible for the people you choose to be—You were hugging yourself the whole time, is a cold night, but not enough to be bothersome, you enjoy Fall weather—You got me for a moment, I give you that, you fooled me but I'm too tired of guessing what version of you is real—When you return your gaze at him, he doesn't try to hide the guilt anymore, but there's still haughtiness in there.—Now, if you don't mind Mr. Chalamet, I need to get a cab.

—No, you came with me, you leave with me.—There's no trace of alcohol in his voice anymore, a good scolding is enough to put you sober, you know that thanks to your mom. Oh god, you're becoming her.

—You didn't bring me here, gigantic head—You look at him and put your hand in front of him with the palm up. He stares at it for several seconds before put his own on it—Not that!—You shake it and start looking inside his jeans pockets until you feel the metal of his key car.—You can't drive and I have to get home. You'll find it in the studio tomorrow.

That's how you ended with a car way more luxurious than you expected, driving so slowly and carefully that the police stopped you. What a night, but at this point, you couldn't care less about anything that is not that message, is been months and you can't get over it, over him. Not even Ben moans, Tom's comforting arms, or fight with a movie star at 3:00 am. is enough to get him out of your mind.

—So is true, you don't wear anything that hasn't appeared in a movie, huh?—Michael B. Jordan is leaning on the car window with a mocking smile and a sparkle of satisfaction that you would love to punch but his uniform keeps you in line, where you come from police is not equal to justice, most of the times is oppression.

—You know where it's from?—That was kind of comforting, no one at the party noticed. Not that you care.

—Is The Mask, not some Adam Hitchcock's blurb.—He smiles and even when you really don't like him, it's nice to be with a familiar face, you are really tired of running away, scaping for problems that are a result of your null capacity to deal with emotions. Ugh, what a word.

—Is Alfred Hitchcock, actually.—You didn't want to sound priggish, but you correct him with no time to stop yourself, an old habit.

—You got me, smarty, you know more than movies than me. Where did you get this car?—You feel really nervous even when you got this legally, you have your documents and license on time and he's being nice enough to not want to run away in a car that you technically borrowed for yourself.

—It's not mine.—No shit, Sherlock.

—No shit, Sherlock, I was asking where did you steal it.—You wanted to laugh but there's something with the uniform that just doesn't allow you to be yourself.—Are you drunk?

—No, no, fuck, no, it's just, I don't feel comfortable with cops—He raises his eyebrows but that is his only reaction.—Listen, is my boss' car, I'm doing the favor to take it to the studio, and I'm really nervous because is fucking expensive, he's an asshole, I haven't drive un almost a year because you people only use cars if you're rich or your work and lives depend on it. I'm starving.—The last part came out of nowhere, you haven't eaten anything in almost 13 hours, maybe that's the actual reason why you are that moody.

He doesn't answer right away, takes his time to look at you, what makes you blush, he's really close, closer than he's ever been. Does he smell like green apples? Not the actual apples, the artificial smell they had given to them.

—Get out of the car.—Oh no, is he arresting you? Is he finally taking revenge for every time you make fun of his Hawaiian-type shirts? You know you have too much karma accumulated and a cop making you pay for it when you don’t believe in their sense of justice is kinda poetic, and evil.

You don’t want to discuss with someone with a taser, gun, pepper spray, or who knows what else. So you take your bag, the key car, and get off defeated.

—My turn is almost over, I’ll take you to eat something, c’mon.—He walks back to his patrol and you stay still for a few seconds still processing his words, you must look totally devastated for him to offer that. How you see it you have two options, go with him and spend an awkward hour with a person you don’t like or risk getting a fine, Tim can pay it, it’s not a big deal but you don’t want to owe him even the minimal thing.

You get in the car holding on to your bag to feel calmer, this is the first time you’re fully alone with him since you found him half-naked in your kitchen. Those defined abs may never leave your brain.

—Are you cold?—He interrupts your thoughts with his question, you didn’t notice you were shaking. He looks for something under his seat and gives you an NYPD hoodie, you hold it doubting your next move, is not like you don’t appreciate the gesture but it’d be easier to take if it doesn’t get that words printed—Is clean.—He says chuckling when he sees the way you’re looking at it.

—Is not that, just, you know, fuck the police, defund the NYPD, demilitarize the pigs and that stuff.—You say putting on the hoodie anyway, is a cold night and you won't help the institution wearing their propaganda.

—Yeah, I get it, but you can't change the system just from within.—You decide is not the right moment to have a political conversation so you shrug your shoulders and discreetly smell the hoodie, a mix of cologne, green apples, and cheap soap, you know is cheap because you buy the exact same, do its job.

—I'm in the mood for pizza.—You say casually, making a deal to yourself to try to be his friend, he is a small part of your life anyway.—Domino's is open at this time of the night?

—Tell me you're not consuming that shit, dear Lord, you been here for how long, two years? I can't believe your idea of a good pizza is Domino's. Stella hasn't taught you anything?—You're surprised by the level of condescension with a pizza and you mirror his smile, suddenly feeling embarrassed. Your school program includes people from all around the world so you don't have that much experience with actual new yorkers. Logan is rich, so he doesn't really count.

—What's wrong with Domino's? I don't buy much street food, is cheaper to buy things on the food market. Besides, all pizza is good.—The mention of Sheep makes you a little tense, so you don't say anything about it, is not a conversation to have with him.

—Don't blaspheme in the patrol, I just washed it—You laugh, finally, after a terrible weekend. You can see why she likes him, there is something about his voice, smile, and his eyes that feel... calm, like watching Friends after a marathon of Lord of the Rings.—There are rules to survive this city, and I'm surprised you have made it this far without a proper guide.

—Chill out Mr. Miyagi, I'm not from the jungle, and I've learned a lot by myself.—He gives you a lopsided grin as a request, and you put your fingers up ready to enlist your acquired knowledge.—Walk fast, like you're about to be stabbed, something that actually happened to me, with an umbrella—He nods and laughs being related to it.—Number two, no small talk, no one cares, even if they ask. Number three, if you look a stranger in the eye, especially a homeless person, you have essentially invited them to approach you.

—Number four, we never eat from Domino's, Papa John's, Pizza hut, or any other chain restaurant, only trucks and local places are allowed.—You roll your eyes but you get the point, is just, again, you're not much into street food, it doesn't taste like home and the only way to eat food like that is preparing it yourself.

—Fine, fuck capitalism, let's support local places—You make an obvious fake enthusiastic tone but he nods proudly.—Number five, you don't need a car to live here, not even know how to drive. I would have successfully avoided this police brutality if I had followed that rule.

—For someone who is about to eat for free, you whine too much.—He parks the car and gives you a sign to go with him. You see him go to a pizza truck and order, you realize at the moment how ridiculous you look, so before chasing him you let your hair down, take your huge earrings off, and roll up the skirt of your dress until your mid-thighs letting the hoodie cover the rest, and clean the red lipstick with a Kleenex from your bag. Now you look more like a college person and not a rich girl who just got seized.

—Here you go.—He says giving you a slice as big as your head, looks oily and spreading cheese everywhere. Perfect.

—Is it vegan?—You ask receiving the food with an obnoxious face. His kind grind turned into a dread expression and you give him your second laugh of the day.—I'm kidding.

You are about to give it a bite when you see passing next to you a huge rat with the exact same slice as yours in its mouth, running into the dark of the night happy to have obtained the food for its family. They use to scare you when you just moved out but now they're like any other pigeon in the sky.

—Rule... whatever, a rat with a slice of pizza is a symbol for good luck, congratulations.—He pets your head awkwardly, not sure if you're ok with the physical contact, which, surprisingly, you are.

—I see rats with bagels all the time.—Pizza and bagels, that's the main culinary wonders of the city, you like it, not much to object but is hard not to compare it with your home's food.

—Is easy to confuse a rough diamond with a simple rock.—You both eat in silence, enjoying the mixed sounds of the city and all the different smells, the whole situation feels like one of those lofi music videos. You remember thinking about moments like this before getting the scholarship, what would it be like to feel normal in the city of your dreams.

—How do you know that much about movies?—He asks after a few minutes when you take a break to drink something, that pizza is not easy to take.

—When I was a kid a spent much time on my own, so my dad bought me a used DVD reproducer, and at the corner of my neighborhood was this movie store where you could buy 5 pirate movies for one dollar. They were blurred, with a terrible sound, and most of the time with the wrong movie inside but they helped me to not feel lonely. Eventually, the store closed but I've watched everything in it by then—He gives you a warm smile, you never told that story to anyone, not because is too intimate to share, but because no one asked, it doesn't sound like a question with a complex answer.—Anyway, I watched Marie Antoinette when I was like eight, and I decided at that moment that however is done I wanted to be part of that magic.

—You hear all kind of people chasing dreams in this city but is hard to find someone who actually deserves it.—You blush and you cover it with your hair but the smile on your voice is impossible to hide.

—Is that a compliment? You must really want me to like you to date Sheep.—You laugh but you can see his face tense, so you can guess your friend has been busy breaking everyone’s hearts.

—She hasn’t returned my calls in three days so I don’t think there’s much you can do—You nod, all this time you thought he was the reason she is ignoring you but apparently you are both in the same boat.—But yeah, I don’t know what I was thinking, what I should have said is, Marie Antoinette at eight? I can see where all the damage started.

You gasp and throw your napkin at his head, he easily catches it without even looking at it and laughs; that was unexpectedly attractive.

—Why a cop?—You ask, not sure where that question came from, maybe you authentically want to know more about him, he just bought you food, and honestly, that's the easiest way to win your trust.

—I wanted to be an actor when I was a child. This is the city of opportunities so you may think that if you want to chase the big wonder, this is the perfect place to do it. But I grow up surrounded by these people giving their entire lives to get something just given to one in a million so I decided is not worth it. For many years I wondered what I wanted to do with my life and the answer was really clear, my dad was a cop, a good one, or that’s what people say. I don’t remember much because he died when I was seven—Conversations about death are not your strength, everything can turn out uncomfortable if you choose the wrong words.—It might not be that glamorous but if my father died for it, it surely worth it.

—For the good ones.—You raise your almost empty can of Coke and he does the same with a grin that warms the cold weather of the night.

—For the good ones.

The next two hours passed like minutes talking about anything and everything. It just felt right to talk freely with him, you didn’t feel judged for your awkward family moments or your random thoughts, not even once because he told you his too. At some point of the night he borrowed you his gym sweatpants, any of you could just suggest going home but that was off the table, end that peace just for weather reasons would have been a tragedy.

—I read Timothée Chalamet is a dick. Is that true?—The mention of his name remains you of your life and everything that comes with it, including the middle semester project that you must dedicate your entire day, one that is about to start.—What, you can’t talk about it?

—He is a complete dick with no sense of privacy or human decency—And when he interrupts a deep kiss to look at your eyes, smile, and caress your chin, you feel like a character of his Victorian movies. But he didn’t ask that.—But the next week he’ll be no longer my problem.

—That’s why we have rule twenty-three, don’t ask for a picture of a celebrity unless they are local—You have heard about it before but you haven’t got the opportunity to decide if you like that rule because the only celebrities you have seen are from work and that club’s party opening.—That means you’ll be free to go to the Stephen Kings’ movie projection there will be for Halloween.

You don’t know if that was a proposition, a suggestion, or just a simple recommendation, and whatever it is, you noticed he was nervous to ask. Is it wrong? It feels wrong like you were betraying your friend accepting to hang out with his boyfriend without her consent. But he didn’t ask you to go with him so is safe to answer.

—Yeah, I guess—You get a moment, four seconds top, where you shared innocent, curious, and tenting gazes like three graders in the playground. And that’s the further you will allow yourself to go.—We better leave, if the sunlight touch me I’ll turn into dust.

You get off the car hood and go to the side door, but this time he opens it for you. You give him a “seriously?” Look, receiving a little push in your arm as a response.

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A distant voice asks you to wake up, softly whispers that turn into caresses on your cheek, your eyes feel so heavy, even when you are well aware of your environment your eyelids keep closed.

—Good morning, Princess—This is the first time Tom calls you that way, the change from silly nicknames to Princess is enough to get you out of hibernation. He is squatting beside your bed, his smile is the promise of a better day, and chasing that idea you give him one small back.—Your mom has been texting me desperately all day, she said you're not answering her calls and is worried.

—Fuck, my phone broke last night, can I call her from yours?—That’s an oversimplification but in the search for a better story, that's what you decide to believe and tell. Tom nods and gives it to you, he looks happy, beyond that, this is the first time you see that subtle blush on his cheeks and the eyes sparkling. You sit on the bed next to his body looking for your mom's number, slowly he moves between your legs, you have shorts and an oversized Back To The Future t-shirt, you got took the time to prepare yourself to bed last night and keep Michael’s clothes inside your closet to wash them, like The Tell-Tale Heart, a little innocent secret who feels dirty somehow

The conversations with your mom are always long, nostalgic and the tears are hard to hold for both parts; after a long life sharing almost every day with her, her absence never feels smaller. But this time is different, Tom is exploring the bare skin under your knee with his warm hands, asking for permission with curious eyes, and when you don’t object to the touch the British boy keeps his exploring mission cautiously, giving special attention to see your eyes in case something change. Is time to hang up when he gives a long and loving kiss to your knee, the less erotic kiss you could think of but so intimate to bristle your skin.

—Not nice to touch someone's daughter when is talking to her mom.—The protest of your voice loses strength at every word, he heard that and just straight his back to reach your face, the gap is almost extinct.

—We're okay, she likes me.—He assures holding your hips and pulling you a bit to him. Tom looks very comfortable with the new closeness authorization, you like it but are not very sure about it yet, most of you still think of him as your best friend.

—Did she tell you that? Are you talking with my mom behind my back?—You laugh when he does, almost like nothing changed.

—She adores me, I swear, I'm invited to Christmas, you know?—You're not surprised, she invites everyone, Logan was too but the first time he got family plans and didn't make it to the second.

—You should go, maybe we can do...—His lips touch yours in a peak at the middle phrase and makes you forget what you were about to say.—Man, the audacity to interrupt...—Then he kisses you again, deeply, using his tongue to taste your inner lip and his hands holding your shirt in fists. That's a twist of events.

—Is that ok?—You hear a weak whisper coming out of his voice but you got so mesmerized on his lips that decided to ignore it and kiss him back instead. He responds to your touch and starts to lean over you to make you lay on the bed.

Jesucristo bendito, is this happening? like, actually happening? you must look like trash, you barely took all the makeup from the night before and didn't take a shower, you start to get so worried about smells, feelings, and what that'll mean to your already too much-spoiled friendship.

However, the time of doubts is done when Sheep starts yelling in the living room, you both reacted running to the sound and looking for your blonde friend. Michael is there but doesn't look like the same as a few hours ago, is annoyed and tired for the lack of sleep, a look that doesn't match him at all.—What did you do?—You ask him fast assuming she's mad for something he did.

—Just in time, the star of the movie, I was wondering how much it will take you to be the protagonist of this.—That is Sheep's voice talking about you and what must be your heart breaking from her words.

—Excuse me?—You wish your tone would be less savage but you can't help respond the same way she did.

—Logan wasn't enough, then you got the drummer, fucking Timothée Chalamet, Tom and now my boyfriend. I'm so glad I didn't leave you alone with my dad or I'd be calling you mom now.—You have no words to that, Michael doesn't even dare to look at you, he must have told her something she misunderstood, but Sheep, or well, Stella is saying things she actually thinks and keep to herself. Tom walks in front of you whispering things to her to calm her down but she is not looking at him, you didn't tell her anything about Tom either so he's taking responsibility this time.—Go ahead and fuck the whole city, Michael if that please you but you're crossing the line with Tom and you know that, you're going to ruin him as you ruin every man that enters in your life.—She has a very you moment having the last word of the dispute and getting out of the apartment with Michael going after her but not putting much effort in it.

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Rounding up a week in Hollyoaks (25th-29th January 2021)

Jordan may be dead and Juliet may be behind bars, but Hollyoaks are far from done with the county lines story, as more drugs based drama hit the village this week. As the week began, Tom encouraged Ollie to speak to a counsellor in order to try and kick his habit, and even persuaded Brooke to attend in support. There was relief all round when Ollie attended the session and seemed much brighter, but things soon went wrong when he asked Brooke out to dinner, and realised that she was dating Imran.  In order to try and help his son, Luke suggested they go for a kick about but then failed to turn up. The double rejection sent Ollie right back to square one and he was later spotted stealing tips from The Dog and money from Mandy’s purse in order to fund his habit. With the money sorted out, all Ollie needed was a dealer, and he went to the Lomax’s to ask Sid, who had just attended Jordan’s funeral, if he had any contacts. Sid was horrified by Ollie’s cheek and refused to give any names, but when Sid’s back was turned, Ollie did a runner with Jordan’s phone...

Meanwhile, Yasmine was working on an article about the county lines gangs and was snooping for information regarding Jordan’s murder. Mandy’s insistence that she mind her own business clearly had no affect and Yasmine later ambushed Ella for information, causing Mandy to lose her temper with her new sister-in-law. With Ella clearly struggling with the weight of her secret, Luke encouraged Mandy to go the police, pointing out that it was probably the kindest thing to do for Ella in the longterm. Realising that she couldn’t allow her daughter to suffer, Mandy reluctantly agreed. However, Mandy later spotted Ollie thieving and, realising that she had the perfect blackmailing material, told Luke that she would report Ollie if he didn’t stop hassling her about Ella...

Things soon got a whole lot worse for Ella when Victor returned to the village, having been contacted by Ollie via Jordan’s phone. Victor approached a terrified Ella and asked her if she knew anything about the text and Ella, having misunderstood, ended up confessing that she had killed Jordan. Clearly impressed, Victor told Ella that she would have to do everything he asked of her from now on. The following day, Ella prepared to return to school, but suffered a panic attack before going in. Luckily, Ste, who had arrived on a cleaning job, was on hand to help, and he offered to take Ella home once she had calmed down. In the village, the pair bumped into Sid, who volunteered to take Ella home whilst Ste went back to work. Sid could see that something was bothering Ella and reminded her that she could always talk to him, prompting Ella to open her bag and reveal drugs that Victor had given her to sell...

Sickened by what Victor had done, Sid went to see him and offered to take Ella’s place. However, his intentions weren’t quite as they first appeared, as Sid decided that the aim of his new role would be to bring Victor down from the inside. After a quick test to check that Sid was serious and trustworthy, Victor agreed, and gave Sid until the end of the following day to shift the drugs. However, Sid's first day as a dealer didn’t go to plan when Ollie failed to pay him and Ste informed him that he would have to attend a hospital appointment the following day to get his permanent prosthetic fitted...

Elsewhere, Dr Ley arrived in the village on her mission to ‘fix’ Toby, and asked Celeste to find them somewhere to work where they wouldn’t be disturbed. With Grace having to close The Loft due to an electrical fault, Celeste seized the opportunity and handed the keys to Dr Ley, telling Grace that Felix would fix the electrics over the next few days. Toby was understandably furious when he came face-to-face with Dr Ley, but eventually agreed to speak with her when she advised that she only wanted to help. However, Dr Ley’s sinister intentions were soon revealed she was seen making a phone call regarding the sequel to ‘The Red Door’.  The following day, Dr Ley got to work and Toby became angry with her continual questioning, especially when she brought up his feelings for Cleo. By the end of the first session, Dr Ley concluded that Toby was incapable of felling or being loved and told him the sooner he accepted it, the sooner he would feel better. 

Also this week, Ste and James grew closer as they looked for ways to get Juliet off the drugs charges, whilst Verity felt bad about misleading Sami about ‘her pregnancy’ when he spoke about Ellie’s miscarriage and how much he’d enjoyed being a step-father to Hannah. It was a tough week for Summer when she was given bad news about Cormac’s condition, and Sienna took every opportunity to goad her about Brody. However, Summer soon got her own back when she posted photos of Sienna and Warren kissing through Brody’s letterbox. Finally, whilst Theresa was keen to make amends with her family, Seth tried to convince her to leave the village with him, telling her that her family would never forgive her for what she’d done.

5 Things We Learned This Week:

1. Hollyoaks High really will give a job to anyone. Of course, we already new this given that kiddie snatcher, Sienna, is now working as a teacher but this week saw Sally employ former racist, Ste, to clean the place. Yes, one man and his mop and bucket are going to clean a whole school! 

2. Being scammed is no big deal. Just weeks ago, Darren and Mandy were panicking about their financial situation after Kurt scammed them. So why was Darren talking about going to spoil Ella at the shops this week?

3. Being groomed by the far right has its advantages! You can use some of their techniques to hook in unsuspecting teenage drugs pushers who will hopefully get your latest conquest’s sister off a drugs charge!

4. Marnie reckons that the police will care about the McQueen’s setting up a stall outside the Patisserie. Marnie, they’re not even interested in genuine crime! 

5. Liberty’s thought of a fantastic engagement party game: wedding bingo: featuring photos and phrases of happy couple, Brody and Sienna. She might like to include pictures of the time Sienna faked a pregnancy. Or when she kidnapped Tom, Charlie and Oscar. Or when she tied her twin Brother to a radiator and demanded he marry her. 

This Week’s Cast:

Brooke, Brody, Celeste, Cindy, Cleo, Courtney, Darren, Diane, Ella, Felix, Goldie, Grace, Imran, James, Joel, Liberty, Luke, Mandy, Marnie, Martine, Misbah, Nana McQueen, Oliver, Peri, Ripley, Romeo, Sami, Sally, Seth, Sid, Sienna, Ste, Summer, Sylver, Theresa, Toby, Tom, Tony, Victor, Verity, Yasmine and Warren.

Blasts From The Past:

Jonny Baxter, Silas Blissett, Hannah Hay, Jacqui McQueen, Kathleen Angel McQueen, Ellie Nightingale, Jordan Price, Donna Marie Quinn, Buster Smith, Stuart Sumner. 

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EPISODE 1 - “My Legs Were Not Qwoperating” - Kathy (Part 1)

One world ! 24 other players ! I 

I'm too old to be here but... it's happening! I made it on Tumblr Survivor mom! Determined to not be first boot!

Also I'm aligning with Jordan Pines because I love chaos and these newbies won't know what hit them

Well this is certainly something. I'm going to try out seeing who pms me without me saying anything. I'll pick up the activity tomorrow, so it doesn't really affect me, let's see if anyone takes the initiative so I don't have to. If I get dragged into a majority alliance then that's cool. I don't think that this group is great in terms of teamwork as of yet, but we'll see. There's so many tribes our chances of going to tribal are pretty slim, even if we suck. We're kindof underdogs, so sucking might not be excusable. 

First day of surviving the Survivor survivorship...survivor. These forms are going to take some time to get used to, but I'll manage. Got conversations from Beck and Sammy so far - might scope the field, see what's out there. Or, I can lay low and do what I need to do for my team until merge hits. 

i actually really like the people on my tribe and i'm excited because i have hopes for us. i've also made some nice friends so far and i'm hoping that pays off later but even if it doesn't i'm glad my first day in a skype survivor org has been positive! woo!

Fuck this complicated ass first challenge 

Hello! Guess whose back? It me! Anyway, it’s been a fun first night. Things are going okay. I am worried a little bit about the One World mess, I don’t want to come off too social right now but at the same time I need to secure a good place. So here is the breakdown analysis of my tribe: Chris Stoner: hello ???? I didn’t know they let stoners into the Olympics, didn’t we drug test? I haven’t spoken to him much but we did play Crossroads together although not really together. Anyway, fun to see him. Don’t know if I’d work with him but I guess that’s to be determined. Karen: KARENNNNN! I wasn’t expecting to see them here but now that it’s happening I am very glad to have someone who I have worked with before around, and a solid foundation of working together. Right away I felt like I had someone who had my back and I hope I’m not misreading that, because Karen and I always seem to work together until a certain point. Hopefully we can work together longer than usual this time! Kevin: uhhh soooooo love Kevin but we don’t have the best track record? He was in Circle with me we had a little fight where I may have called him a racist for being mad at Asya anyway it SEEMS as though that’s not an issue anymore and I think we might be able to work something out. I don’t wanna have to vote Kevin out before Stoner or Tommy. Tommy: ok no offense to this man but he is so hard to talk to so far. Every conversation feels flat and even though we are talking about subjects I could go on about for a while, it feels like the convos are going nowhere. I feel like there’s a sort of slight bond between Karen, Kevin and I but then Tommy and Stoner are kind of...hopefully who they’d want to kill off first, I’m probably wildly misreading every situation rn. Outside of my tribe I’ve talked to Juls who I am going to take under my wing as my daughter and she will win this season if I don’t get to! I love her so much she reminds me of my old school Skype babies and I feel like a cool mom when I talk to her I’ve also talked to beck briefly, KING love him bc he’s dating Asya and I don’t necessarily want to bond based on that. I also know beck is a good as game player bc I’ve watched him play so......I’m gonna be nice and observant and maybe we can establish a threat/threat symbiotic relationship. I also talked to Jacob C. who I love so much and he and I have been comparing some notes. He’s already told me Sammy has an idol that he can only use for three rounds so heh heh heh. OH SPEAKING OF SAMMY I love that man he’s such a doll and I really hope we can work together if I get far. At this point I love this cast but I really feel like I am not gonna vibe with the newbies, they’re like very....quiet in the PM’s but loud in the one world chat? I find that backwards. I’m hoping the newbies I do like will be able to  get rid of the newbies I don’t like so that when we merge the newbies I do like will help me get rid of the returnees I don’t wanna work with. That’s what we are manifesting, 2020 vision yeehaw. 

Showmance, eh? I might play dumb, surprise them all later? I could play the role of disposable pawn while possibly orchestrating things behind the shadows. Could be a long, long shot, but it could work. 

AAAAHHHHH IM HERE HI MOM IM ON TV IM SO EXCITED AND I CANT WAIT FOR EVERYTHING IM ALSO SCARED AS FUCK CUS EVERYONE KNOWS HOW THESE THINGS WORK AND I DONT 

omg okay this is all so crazy i love it i can’t stop shaking AAAAHHH dhdkshHSJDHEVSJbokayOKAY so like i LOOOVE my tribe we’re the fuckin best tribe here cus we’re all so cool like we’re the FRIENDSHIP tribe and being able to make friends is a useful skill in this game like no offense but being the “dominant” tribe or “champions” tribe or whatever tbh it’s pretty unskinny bc that’s a target on you forever whereas my tribe we’re all friendly and trusting!! 💖💞 xoxo lets hold hands all the way to finale and have fun! 🌈✨

okay i forgot to talk about strategy lol anyways yeah I looOOOVve everyone on my tribe and that’s great but also sucks because there’s only 5 of us, it just takes 3 votes to send you out so I wish there was some oblivious cocky dick on our tribe we all could hate so we’d have an easy first vote like that guy Billy.. why is he on the respect tribe¿? anyways i love everyone but I think Will and I are becoming the closest we talked for a lil while last night yknow things got a little steamy 🥰😩 (you’ll have to pay for ts all access for that footage 😘) we bonded really well and I think for this first vote if we lose, Will and I are definitely gonna be voting together.

Alright, so here we are at the 2020 Olympics.   I came in as a last minute replacement, so I feel like I have to prove myself more than some others who applied weeks before hand and made the cut.   As well, got some past players, and past winners, which makes the competition stakes that much greater this season.   Then, to top it all off, at the One World style camp, so can talk to everyone which is definitely a nice touch.   Now, regards to my tribe, I honestly like the people on my tribe, and find that we're going to be a solid crew.   Here is my actual impressions on my tribe mates thus far though: Beck - Probably one I recognize most, just due to being in a discord org vl with her, definitely seems like a friendly gal, and when time is right, I feel she could end up being my closest ally on the tribe Ben - Probably one so far who I have talked the most too, and I feel like we're connecting alright thus far, so going to keep building up a bond with him and his route could end up being as my first ally of these Olympics. Kathy - Haven't spoken one on one with her yet, just in the tribe chat somewhat and main chat, which she definitely seems like a cool person, and hoping to get to know her a bit better, but terms of this game, hard to say if we'll be on same side or not. Bailey - Speaking with her a little, but kind of same lines as Kathy currently with her, just not sure if Bailey will end up being an ally who will be with me, or someone who will be against me. Overall, time will tell how this game goes, but hopefully it goes well for me and I come out with at least something worth while.

HOLY SHIT I FOUND AN ADVANTAGE OH MY GOD!!!!! I GOT AN ADVANTAGE ON DAY FUCKIN TWO OF MY FIRST SURVIVOR EVERR HOLY SHIT!!!! okay so it says i can get an extra vote IF at the next tribal i decide to NOT vote and save that vote for later so i’d have an extra vote. Now the hard part is making my first tribal an easy vote so i can save my own.. hopefully i’ll be able to do this! i’m so scared ohmygod

okay i’m in a serious predicament... so I may not vote at the next tribal meaning there’s only 4 votes. While looking at the cast reveal i discovered something.. Nik is a drag queen, Eve also does drag as well... what if they applied together from some drag community or are bonding because of that. That’s 2 votes together already on a tribe of five.. that’s dangerous especially when I’m not allied with either of them! If they vote together and i don’t vote... they’d have half the votes already and may get rid of my ally Will! I’m hoping to god they don’t know each other but if they are aligned then Will or I could be out! I want this advantage but i don’t know if i can take it.... fuuUUUUCK

I’m really enjoying my tribe and I think that the people in this game are super awesome! However with that being said, I can definitely see who could potentially be an issue down the line and I’m keeping my eyes peeled for them!

whoa. this game is a lot. I managed to message everyone on day one because I just rely on my social abilities. I tried to be as relatable as possible to everyone but literally some people were dead fish. Some newbies have asked me for advice already and they said returners are intimidating so I said "I mean only the returners that won" hahah and they were like "oh yeah so true" sorry I threw y'all under the bus. But ummm kathy is playing and we are from the same hometown so I am hoping we end up on same tribe sometime soon. I love juls too!! OH AND JACOB IS MY RIDE OR DIE. we had a tribe call and I was so uncomfortable because I felt like I had nothing to add to the conversation. my fav 2 on my tribe are Jacob and Caeleb tho! umm okay last thing I searched for the idol....AND BIH ON DA FIRST TRY I GOT ONE BLSFSI only good for next three tribals I attend tho. I told Jacob. it was in a yellow condom. okay sorry this was very choppy I just wanted to get it all out.

This tribe seems to be working fine together, while I'm still terrified of losing, I think we stand a fighting shot. This cool little band of misfits would be a cool sight. I've kept my quiet for the first day, time to ramp things up just a tad. I've talked to Landen and I feel pretty alright about him, and given this tribe is as small as my will to life after playing QWOP, we only need one more! Landen's probably talking to everyone, so I just need to seal the deal with him. I think my challenge performance will suffice for being enough to keep me around, but I need a bit of a backup just in case. If we go to tribal, there's not a "stay UTR" option. It's either I'm in an alliance and I'm calling some shots, or I'm being (in)directly blindsided. But, I picked my strong suit in flash games for a reason fellas. The one world chat has quite a bit of activity. I'm quite and that's fine, if we swap I can readjust. If we go to tribal I'm sure I'll become just a tad more popular along with the other 9 that go. tldr:I'm winning duh

Ayo, tribe energy looking DOPE AS HELL BAY BAY! We all seem to be getting along pretty well, seeing as our communication during this challenge is pretty dope! No bad personalities in sight. I gotta wonder though, how nervous do I have to be? I know for a damn fact if I start talking more to these people they gon' be fallin' as hard as underage kids seeing the hottest girl in school enter their club. Thing is though, I'm fresh meat coming into this, so any pre existing relationships in this game are like dust mites to me. Can't see em' but GOD DAMN they annoy me. Nonetheless, I gotta work my magic in case we go to Tribal. I ain't letting anybody take out a rookie, especially a rookie who has somethin' to prove, and someone who at his best is the damn king of the world. See me work bay bay!

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Blumhouse Horror Movies Update: Halloween Kills, Insidious 5 and More

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One of the most prolific production companies of recent times has been Blumhouse, which spent the better part of the past 15 years delivering low-to-mid-budget quality genre entertainment — mostly horror, some of it in other genres like sci-fi and thriller — to eager audiences watching at the movie theater or on TV (the company has also been behind dramas like Whiplash).

Like every other entertainment entity out there, Blumhouse has been impacted heavily by the coronavirus pandemic. Not only has the company shuffled release dates and moved films either onto premium VOD or out of 2020 completely, but production of new titles came to a virtual standstill for the better part of eight months.

Blumhouse, however, is finally ramping up production and development on a number of new titles, and during a round of recent press interviews for the company’s new movie, Freaky (which will arrive in theaters later this week even though movie attendance is still down or unavailable), we asked president Jason Blum about a handful of movies on the company’s always crowded slate.

Halloween Kills

Blumhouse recently staged an online fan event called Blumfest, where news about several projects was unveiled. That’s where a first, brief look at Halloween Kills — the sequel to last year’s acclaimed reboot of the classic horror series — was launched in a 30-second teaser that featured glimpses of several returning legacy characters.

We ask Jason Blum whether the return of these characters makes the new film almost a celebration of the franchise.

“Yeah,” the producer agrees. “It’s aptly titled. There are a lot of kills in it, and there are some characters that come back for sure. But it fits neatly into what happens after our first Halloween that we did last year.”

Insidious 5

Revealed as a new project was the fifth chapter in the popular Insidious franchise, which director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell launched in 2010 with one of the more frightening films of the past decade. While Whannell has continued to guide the franchise, writing the four films to date and directing the third, Blumhouse revealed that series star Patrick Wilson (Aquaman) would direct the new movie.

After confirming that Whannell is still involved with the Insidious films, we ask Blum who came up with the idea of Wilson directing.

“I don’t know if it was him/us or us/him,” Blum says. “One of us was talking to him and he said, ‘Maybe I might do this.’ So we saw a little opening, drove a truck through it, and really encouraged him to do it. Short of James or Leigh directing, I think he definitely has all the requirements that you need. He knows the franchise so well. I think he’ll be a great director. We’ve had a lot of luck with first-time directors who are actors, even Jordan Peele (Get Out) or Joel Edgerton on The Gift.”

Vengeance

Speaking of actors turned directors, Blum confirms that former The Office star (and occasional episode director) B.J. Novak is making his feature directorial debut on a Blumhouse film called Vengeance. Novak also stars in the film, along with Issa Rae, Boyd Holbrook, Analeigh Tipton and Ashton Kutcher.

Describing the movie as a “thriller,” Blum adds, “It’s a cool, offbeat movie, and we started shooting before…COVID happened in the middle, so we’re finishing up. We’re almost finished shooting what we didn’t get before we got shut down by COVID, and hopefully the movie will be out sometime next year.”

Untitled John Ridley Paranormal Project

John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave, has joined forces with Blumhouse to develop what’s being called an “untitled paranormal project.” The use of the word “paranormal” immediately has us wondering if it was connected in any way to the Paranormal Activity franchise, which of course put Blumhouse on the map back in 2007.

“It isn’t, no, it’s not connected in any way,” says Blum. “It just happens to have some paranormal activity in it, but it’s not connected to the movies.”

Wolfman

Blum doesn’t have much to say about Wolfman, the next classic Universal Monster reboot to be written and directed by Leigh Whannell following his successful take on The Invisible Man. Ryan Gosling will star in the title role, but plot details beyond that remain a mystery. Asked if Wolfman will begin shooting soon, Blum says he’s not entirely sure.

“I don’t know,” he admits. “We have a handful of movies lining up for next year and Wolfman is one of them. There are three or four there. Wolfman is one. So we’ll see. I don’t know, but I certainly hope to shoot Wolfman next year.”

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Freaky is in theaters this Friday (November 13).

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[jakganim]

it’s the last day of january i made it just in time to write my jojo journal entry lmaO

ANYWHO. so 2018 huh. we all know 2017 was a shitfest. and if it wasn’t for any of you then i’m honestly genuinely glad it wasn’t. because it sure fucking was for me :’)) i’m glad that’s over. honestly speaking 2018 did not start off great either. actually it sucked. like terribly. i will delve into that later but it’s not a fun subject, be warned. either way, i guess my feelings from 2017 were kind of leaking into 2018 and i just wasn’t surprised.

despite the bad news, i suppose there’s some good news too. despite the fact that shit really actually went and fucking hit the fucking fan, i feel oddly good about 2018. i feel like it’s just... my year. i have faith in myself and my life, my direction, even if i don’t know where it’s going yet. i’m usually that person that never makes new years resolutions. i knew i’d never actually stick to them so i was like lmao why feed into that bullshit and just end up feeling bad when i don’t fulfill them. well strangely enough, i made some really minor resolutions and have been sticking to them very well. and for the first time i feel like i can really stick to them. they’re things that seem little but are actually really big for someone like me who has trouble following through with what i say i’m going to do and sticking to routines. 

so i started with a skincare routine. sounds small and mundane but... those are the things i have trouble keeping the most. i stick to a skincare routine every morning and night now. it’s actually doing things for me. i’m amazed. being able to keep one routine made it easier to start new ones. everyday when i come home or when my parents come home, i hug them and kiss them hello. that’s... really different for me. and it’s big. i’m a huge family person but i’ve never been particularly affectionate or close or open with my parents. we’ve got our issues with each other, especially my mother and i. we clash a lot and last year i was starting to resent her which is never a good sign. but then shit happened and now here we are and i knew that they would never take the first step so i’m trying to do it instead. i can tell they’re happier. i am too. 

for those of you who don’t know, jordan is not my legal name. but it’s going to be. i’ve been wanting to change my name for about 5 years now. i finally filed my name change petition and i’m excited for that. once everything is legally changed and all my documents are updated, i’ll start applying for jobs probably. with my name. my real name. jordan. what a feeling. i’ve never been more excited and proud. it’s like i’m finally me. like stepping out of my skinny jeans and just throwing on a pair of basketball shorts and getting comfy. i’m comfortable. i’ve never felt lighter. ironic considering the weight of a death in the family.

yikes that was a both a great and terrible transition. to whoever reads this, sorry. i just jumped right into it. welp, now’s the time to talk about that i guess. so yeah. in my last jojo journal entry, i mentioned my aunt, who’d had a stroke and was in the hospital. everything was really confusing at the time and we were all just holding our breaths, killing ourselves waiting for her to wake up. she was in nscu for almost a month. kept bleeding in the beginning, wouldn’t wake up, and they couldn’t perform any surgery on her. she was just laying there surviving off the many tubes they had in her. i visited her as much as i could. i stayed in what i like to call emotional limbo for that whole month just so i could keep it the fuck together. it was so hard to cry. i couldn’t cry. i teared up when i saw my cousin (her younger son) that first night i rushed to the hospital. watching his face crumble was what set me off but i couldn’t even cry then. it felt like i suffocated all through december.

she passed away within the first week of january. i wasn’t exactly surprised, and that could be a good or bad thing. idk. they’d moved her to pcu prior to that. essentially a hospice aka they were kind of just waiting for her to die. it was a saturday and i remember being at work when my cousin (another one, my extended family is very big lol) called me and told me to get to the hospital asap because she wouldn’t make it through the hour. but she sounded so confused, so unsure, that i too could not help but feel anxious. should i leave work early? should i not? i paced back and forth for a while, juggling answering phone calls and text messages from different cousins, all telling me the same thing but all being really vague about it. my boss didn’t even know my aunt was in the hospital for the past month. i didn’t know how to tell him. but eventually it got urgent. i asked him to let me leave. i know i could’ve just told him my aunt was in the hospital and was probably not going to make it. but i felt like saying it would make it happen so i didn’t, just told him i had a family emergency and needed to go. he tried to guilt me into staying by telling me we had a lot of reservations. i wanted to look him in the eye and tell him my aunt was dying and that i was fucking leaving whether he liked it or not. with those exact words. but i knew it would just make him feel bad and hurt myself in the process, so i didn’t. i left before i could snap at him.

i checked my phone as i got in the car and i was getting frantic messages from a close friend of mine. she sounded really distressed and bad things were happening. i had to sit back and breathe bcos i was scared for my aunt, scared for my friend, and it felt like i was getting hit by two trucks back to back and i wanted it to stop. but life goes on and i knew this too well and it seems these days the only thing i’m good at is dealing with high stress situations in the moment bcos i texted her back, though it felt off, like i wasn’t myself, like i couldn’t draw up any genuine emotions even though in my mind i knew i cared, so much, so deeply. but responding to her felt like grappling helplessly at loose sand, trying to keep it all in my grasp. in retrospect my brain was working double time to keep me in emotional limbo long enough to get through this situation. i had felt it bubble up for a second that moment i got in the car and checked my messages. my brain was like lmao fuck that, put that shit away.

so i picked up my mom cos she had no car atm and we went to the hospital together. my aunt was already gone when we got there. i had never seen my cousins and other extended family so gloom in my fucking life. they were all standing outside the room either looking like zombies or crying. my mother and i went in to say our goodbyes. my mom cried, unsurprisingly. i teared up for a second at that but once again, nothing happened. for a moment, i was jealous. after that, everything just felt like a haze. i spent a lot of time waving the tissue box at people whenever they needed it. i stared into the room from the hallway a lot. just looked at my aunt. tried to relay my thoughts to her. convey to her that she did well. she lived a good life. that i was proud of her. that i was sorry she had to stay in that hospital for so long. my cousins and i went down to the au bon pain in the lobby bcos they hadn’t eaten yet. we chatted like life was normal. it was a strange experience, yet everything made sense.

after that night, life went by in one crazy blur. i got sick like the next week which bled right into her wake and funeral. i had shit to do and places to go but everything just felt really unimportant. i remember sitting through a 4 hour meeting with my a cappella group’s e-board right before my illness went full out crazy on me. i was just starting to get sick at the time and i spent half the meeting staring at nothing and coughing into my elbow. it was hard to concentrate but i dragged my ass through it and left with a headache and bunch of responsibilities i didn’t feel like attending to. i finally cried after, well, everything. i wanted to tell my friend (the one mentioned earlier who sent me texts) what i was feeling, what i was thinking, and drawing everything back up from that night managed to push me over. it was some good shit. don’t ever let anyone tell you you’re weak for crying. crying is so good for you when you’re emotional. when you’re sad. i was letting go of a lot of things obviously. i needed that. 

and since then, i’ve been doing a lot better. for a while i thought about death a lot. it scared the shit out of me. still does. i, as a living person, am not actually capable of wrapping my head around the concept of death bcos... well, i’m alive. and that scared me more than anything. but after about a week, those thoughts faded. people once told me i handled these situations well but... i’d never actually had to handle “these situations.” not like this. not this close to home. they just came to that conclusion bcos of my personality. but now that i’m here, i’d like to at least try and believe that they’re right. i want to at least try and believe in my strength to overcome, to stay positive no matter what, to do better, to live happier. i have to. it’s my duty in this life. i need to fulfill nothing more than contentment. i want to one day leave this world knowing that i’ve lived. that i was happy no matter what happened. that i enjoyed this life. and hopefully in the process, offered something to the world. part of the reason i’m doing well is also due to the fact that my aunt really did live a pretty good life overall. she travelled a lot and loved to have fun. she had two lovely sons, one of whom got married last year. nobody at that funeral felt like she had any regrets (not that we’d ever REALLY know, but, the thought helps). she was happy. and so i want to be happy too. when the time comes that a funeral is held for me, i want people to think ah yes... jordan lived a goodass life. what a wholesome life. they were happy. i would want to inspire them to live better, just like my aunt inspired me to. and if in the future i have another life, i hope that person feels the same way, does better, lives more, with even more love, more care, and more sunshine coated smiles.

fin. 180131 | 11:27PM

[kneesheee]

imagine Cinderella, Belle and Carlos bonding over being servants. Cinderella and Carlos being servants of their own homes. Heck add snow white to the mix.

Their friendship was something that no one was prepared for. And I mean no one.

It all started with random parent teacher conferences that the school was having with the exception of the VKs considering their parents had to physically attend the meetings.

Carlos had been stumbling down the hall to rush back to his room after Chad accidently triggered an episode when Cinderella saw him. She hurriedly over to him in a way only a mother could before she held him tightly yet loosely as she instructed him to follow her breathing.

It took awhile because he kept muttering “I forgot to clean it, mother. Please, no. I didn’t mean to. No. Not the bleach. Please. I promise to do better.”

Cinderella almost had an attack herself as the flashback of her days being the maid to her stepmother slithered to the front of her mind. Still, she said nothing as she just continued to hold the boy as she helped ease away the attack before the meeting.

He didn’t mention it, but he did thank her for her help before he booked it down the hall. And since he didn’t mention it, Cinderella didn’t either.

Though that didn’t stop her triweekly visits to the school and splitting up her time with him and her own son.

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The next time it happened it was Snow White that had seen him. She had come to the school to talk to her young stepsister and hopefully establish a bond with the young girl. She had been directed to the young girl’s dorm room and when she knocked and opened the door, she noticed that the curtains were drawn and a small figure was lying on the bed thrashing from their nightmare.

She rushed forward immediately and ran a soothing hand down their back when she noticed who it was. Her stepsister’s young friend Carlos De Vil. She didn’t say anything, but continued to run a hand across the boy’s back as his muttering of “Have to finish cleaning. And cook dinner. And make brush the furs. And mop the floor…” lessened. he eventually fell back asleep, but Snow White continued to run a hand across his back.

She looked up when she heard a small gasp from the door and noticed her stepsister standing there in shock yet she had a tears in her eyes and a thankful smile on her face.

Evie didn’t mention how grateful she was for helping her friend, and Snow White hadn’t either.

Though that didn’t stop her biweekly visits to the school and splitting up her time with him and her stepsister.

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The third time it happened the VKs had went to the Beastly Castle for a break with Ben. Carlos had gotten a room to himself though he mostly stayed up last hours reading the books in Belle’s library.

Queen Belle had been informed that the young boy had fallen asleep and she insisted on being the one to take him back to his room. With Ben being King now and incredibly busy, she didn’t really have any small child to dote on. She softened her steps as she made her way over to the couch the boy was lounging on and her heart broke at his muttering.

“Please mother, I’ll be good. No, please. Don’t lock me in. Mother! Mom! Please.”

Belle wasn’t ashamed to admit that she shed tears at the young boys’ words before carefully took him into her arms and rubbed her hand through his hair as he cried into her arms.

“She can’t get you here, Carlos. And if she ever found her way off the Isle, I’d never let her get to you.”

She spent the rest of the night comforting the young boy that had to grow up well before his time with a mother that could careless about him.

Her husband, her son, and the other VKs found the two just like that in the library. Belle lying on the couch with a tight grip on Carlos.

No one mentioned and neither did Belle or Carlos.

Though that didn’t stop Belle’s weekly check ups on Carlos and her surprise visits to the school.

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The last time it happened had been the worst of them all. One of the students (and Cinderella suspected that it was her own son or that girlfriend of his, Audrey) had made a wish on Jordan’s lamp that managed to bring Cruella to the campus.

The school was in a panic that someone from the Isle was on the campus without proper authorization. Though no one was worse off than Carlos himself who was running all across the campus holding onto his dog, Dude, as Cruella screeched in anger and demanded he showed his face to her.

He had just managed to turn a corner away from the hall that Cruella was currently on when he ran into the ladies. All of their hearts broke when they saw the panic, fear, and tears in his eyes as he was trying to get away from her. The three women shared a look before they each grabbed an item off Carlos and Belle grabbed Carlos himself.

“Come on, Carlos. Lets go find somewhere safe for you to hide until she’s gone.”

He nodded mutely as Belle hurriedly dragged him away as Cruella’s screams grew louder and took him towards one of her husband’s old and private offices.

Snow White pulled on the jacket she grabbed from Carlos and ran past the hallway and Cruella screeched in anger.

“CARLOS! GET OVER HERE NOW!”

Snow White continued to run until she made it to a room when Evie pulled her in. Her stepsister stared at her in shock, but pushed her out of the way of the door as Cruella stormed by.

“WHERE ARE YOU, YOU MANGY MUTT?!”

This time Cinderella ran down the hall and dropped Dude’s collar and one of Carlos’ gloves on the floor as she headed in the direction of the group of security officers that were making their way towards the woman.

Cruella turned as she caught sight of the red glove thrown on the floor and grinned in triumph. She picked it up as she continued to move towards the direction she thought Carlos was in.

As Cruella drew closer to the group of guards, Mal stepped out of one of the rooms behind her. “Let we who waken from our sleep, return at once to slumber deep.”

Cruella dropped to the ground as the spell took over right as the guards came into view. They took her away and gave Mal a nod of acknowledgement.

Mal who had a look of fury on her face as Ben came to stand at her side. “Ben, get my ride to the Isle ready. I’m going to kill him.”

“I’ll help.” Evie sneered as Jay stood menacingly behind her cracking his knuckles. Ben sighed loudly and wondered if it was too late to give the crown back to his father.

Cinderella and Snow White didn’t stick around to see who was going to be on the end of the VKs fury. They just managed to call onto one of the birds flying around the school to lead them to the young boy and the former Queen.

When they made it to the office, they gave a triumph smile to the Queen and they all crowded around the young boy to give him some comfort. They didn’t say a word as he continuously muttered thank you’s in their embrace.

[doomonfilm]

Review : Spider-Man - Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

As we march closer and closer toward Marvel fully owning all of their comic properties and integrating those characters into the MCU, we are seeing Sony do all that they can to make their final impressions a positive one with their character rights.  I may have fully given up on the X-Men franchise, but I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel on the Spider-Man franchise, as it still seems to surprise me.  When the announcement of Spider-Man : Into the Spider-Verse occurred, I was not initially excited, to be fully honest.  After seeing the movie, however, I have seen the error of my ways.

Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is a Brooklyn teenager on the verge of attending a new boarding school, despite his wishes to stay around the way where things are familiar.  His parents, police officer Jefferson Davis (Brian Tyree Henry) and nurse Rio Morales (Luna Lauren Velez), believe in his potential and do all that they can to support him despite Miles going through the teenage stage of separation from the family.  Miles does gravitate, however, to his uncle Aaron Davis (Mahershala Ali), a fellow artist who makes time for Miles when he has the time.  One night, Miles sneaks out of the school and, with the help of his uncle, is introduced to a hidden area in the NYC Subway system where he can do graffiti freely.  While in this area, Miles is bitten by a random mechanical, radioactive spider, and over the next day, Miles begins to notice strange changes, especially during an interaction with new friend and potential crush Wanda (Hailee Steinfeld).  Out of curiosity, Miles revisits the subway location, only to happen upon a battle between Spider-Man (Chris Pine) and Green Goblin (Jorma Taccone), which eventually leads all three to a lair where Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) is attempting to activate a supercollider with the help of Olivia Octavius (Kathryn Hahn).  In the ensuing melee, the supercollider is destroyed, Kingpin reveals Spider-Man to be Peter Parker before killing him, and Miles nearly escapes from the pursuit of Kingpin henchman Prowler.  Miles, realizing his new powers and responsibilities in the wake of Peter Parker’s death, is surprised when a slightly different looking Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) suddenly shows up.  As Miles pursues lessons from the newly emerged Peter B. Parker, the two realize that Kingpin’s supercollider has begun to compound the multiverses, resulting in multiple iterations of Spider-Man to suddenly appear in Brooklyn, including Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Spider-Noir (Nicolas Cage), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) and SP//dr, and Wanda, who reveals herself to actually be Gwen Stacy taking up the mantle of Spider-Woman.  With the help of Aunt May Parker (Lily Tomlin), the collective seeks to put an end to Kingpin’s plans and (hopefully) return the misplaced heroes to their original locations in the multiverse.

This film is a celebration of all things Spider-Man, and is appropriately light-hearted with the lore.  The span of genres, eras, cultures and art styles covered within the film is invigorating and, at times, breathtaking.  The level of metahumor in this movie rivals that of the Deadpool franchise, with the film able to make fun of key story concepts, the lore if Spider-Man, and even itself in stride.  The repeating joke of origin stories plays beautifully, providing both an ode to the range of Spider-Man films and a perfect setup of comparison for Chris Pine and Jake Johnson’s respective Peter Parker characterizations.  

Aaron Davis makes an interesting correlation between gentrification and vigilantism in the sense of how some changes are inevitable, an interesting point to make in light of how much Into the Spider-Verse seems to be an deep examination of how change can be a positive thing.  NYC and it’s deep cultures are a central element to the film, with both music and graffiti playing major parts in the aesthetic.  The family concept that is inherent to the Spider-Man lore is turned on its ear, allowing for moments that echo the original story but set up different dynamics.    

The clean animation in this film will more than likely get a nomination (if not a win) for Best Animated Picture, with the Benday Dot integration into the skin texture being a personal favorite touch of mine.  The various styles of Spidey-Senses associated to each character stand out, with Miles having his portrayed as a mix of comic book, graffiti and psychedelic touches.  The designs of the heroes and villains are some of the best committed to film, including top-notch design for Miles, Spider-Noir and Kingpin.  The production design is full of homage and easter eggs, fully embracing the multiverse opportunity and milking it for visual humor.  If the Miles Morales Spider-Man ever makes it to the live realm, he better be rocking these Air Jordans that fit so perfectly into the character design.

The energy that Shameik Moore brings to Miles Morales falls perfectly in line with the light-hearted, whimsical nature that the Spider-Man lore was built upon, while simultaneously updating everything effortlessly into the modern day.  Hailee Steinfeld’s underlying confidence suits her portrayal of Gwen Stacy, with situations that would make a normal teen go to pieces handled with grace that doesn’t show her hand until the appropriate time.  Mahershala Ali takes limited recognizable time and creates a clear attachment with the audience via Moore’s collaboration, which makes his moments later in the film hit harder.  Jake Johnson embraces the loser Peter B. Parker nature and drenches it in endearing charm.  Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Velez work well together as well as forming the strong loving foundation of the movie.  Kathryn Hahn revels in her Doc Oc performance, especially the swerve of a reveal that is provided.  Liev Schreiber’s Kingpin is horrifyingly intimidating in the sense of his intense focus and shortness.  Wonderful appearances from Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Jorma Taccone, Marvin Krondon Jones III, Zoe Kravitz, Post Malone, Joaquin Cosio, Lake Bell and heartbreaking moments from Stan Lee and for Cliff Robertson round things out.

Hands down, this was one of the most enjoyable moviegoing experiences of the year, animated film or otherwise.  I know for a fact I will be back in the theater at least one more time for this one... it’s films like these that are going to make my 2018 Best Films list a tough one to compile.

[flauntpage]

Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

Roll Tide.

In an instant classic, Alabama proved its dynasty is still strong with a comeback 26-23 win over Georgia in the College Football National Championship. ‘Bama was down 13-0 at intermission and trailed 20-7 midway through the second half.

Nick Saban benched starting QB Jalen Hurts for freshman Tua Tagovailoa, who more than delivered. The future of the program was 14-24 for 166 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. It culminated with this game-winning pass on 2nd and 26 after taking a 16-yard sack:

TRUE FRESHMAN TO TRUE FRESHMAN

BAMA WINS http://pic.twitter.com/3Jei32dMVn

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 9, 2018

President Donald Trump attended the first half of the game and was on the field for the national anthem ceremony:

MOMENTS AGO: President Trump Takes To The Field at #NationalChampionship Game For Singing of The National Anthem http://pic.twitter.com/dkHUXCixVG

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 9, 2018

The college football season is officially over. Now full focus on the NFL and the Eagles’ road to the Super Bowl.

Let’s go!

The Roundup:

The Phillies announced the replacement for Larry Andersen in the radio booth this season for road games, they’ll use a revolving door of Kevins:

Phillies hire Kevin Frandsen, Kevin Jordan and Kevin Stocker to their radio broadcast team. They will rotate working road games alongside Scott Franzke.

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) January 8, 2018

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Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is playing winter ball, in between his partying, but how long will he be a Phillie? BWanksCB dives in:

Coming off a miserable year in which posted a disturbing .230/.409/.690 slash line, the optimism and hype once surrounding Franco has been replaced with varying degrees of disappointment and disgust.

His inability to adapt to the frequently utilized game plan of opposing pitchers working him with off-speed stuff low, away, and often out of the strike zone, has earned him the reputation of an impatient and undisciplined hitter–one who either lacks the intelligence to understand how he’s being attacked, or, worse, the concern. Is either characterization fair for a 25-year-old who’s logged a relatively small sample of just over 1,600 plate appearances?

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On the ice, the Flyers are back on the up-swing, winners of three straight heading into this bye week of sorts. The team is off from game-action until a Saturday night showdown against the New Jersey Devils.

Everything may be looking good for the Fly Guys, but Anthony SanFilippo wants you to take off those rose-colored glasses:

There’s a long way to go. Forty games in fact. To say you are “feeling” close to the playoffs is a little disingenuous. A lot has to happen for the Flyers to be a playoff team. I’ll explain why after this short list.

Not sure anyone suggested “blowing the team up” but there were several of us – and my hand is raised here too – who thought a coaching change could be in order. And frankly Jake, even when you guys are winning, there are systemic things that we see watching a game where we have to wonder what the heck is going on? Why do you sit back in your 1-2-2 trap with a one goal lead? If pressuring the puck and creating turnovers is how you got the lead to begin with, why not stick with it? Lineup decisions are troubling. The penalty kill is way too passive. There are myriad reasons to question the process and the implementation of strategy, even in wins.

Tyrell Goulbourne was sent down to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms after his successful NHL debut.

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Not only do the Flyers have a bye, the Sixers have somewhat of a respite from game action as they try to get acclimated to a new time zone. The team flew to London last night to prepare for its Thursday afternoon battle against the Boston Celtics. CB’s Sixers reporter Kevin Kinkead was at the team’s last stateside practice before boarding the plane.

His Markelle Fultz update:

We got a small nugget from Joel Embiid, who said the rookie guard practiced with the Sixers second team. JJ Redick said Fultz has “looked great” since jumping into five-on-five activities.

“He was just able to do a little bit more,” head coach Brett Brown added. “I thought he looked a little bit better and he’s a little bit further along.”

Brown was asked what he and the team are looking for from Fultz in day-to-day improvement.

“It’s the stuff where he’s not feeling any resistance with shoulder discomfort as much as anything,” he replied. “That’s the area we’re all really zoomed in on and the thing that affected his shot the most. With the medical team sort of leading the way, I’m sort of more of a recipient of the news, rather than saying, ‘oh, it looks like discomfort.’ It’s not that. I learn in retrospect, after he’s done stuff, of where he’s at. But I think he’s moving forward. And, to me, the compass is going to be that, the discomfort in his shoulder as it affects his shot.”

Check out the rest of his piece for the team’s thoughts on going internationally for a game in the middle of the season.

Before boarding the plane, the team put its British knowledge to the test:

British or Not?

The guys test their British knowledge before going across the pond for our game in London. #NBALondon http://pic.twitter.com/RcVph0y3JV

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 8, 2018

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That Sixers-Celtics tilt tips at 3 p.m. on Thursday and serves as the perfect prequel for the Live Crossing Broadcast podcast at Carlino’s Market in Ardmore on Thursday night from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Good food and the good people from CB (not the scrubs like me) will be on hand. Details here.

The latest episode of the podcast dropped on Monday. Kyle, Adam and Russ discuss the Sixers’ recent success, Eagles-Falcons, and NFL playoff action. Give it a listen.

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Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy is so pissed at ESPN for its LaVar Ball coverage, he is threatening to boycott the network during its upcoming broadcast of a Detroit game.

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To the gridiron, and Wild Card Weekend is behind us, but was it good? Kinkead has takeaways from the opening round of the postseason:

Andy Reid has now lost 13 playoff games.

He’s 1-7 in his last eight postseason games.

Saturday, his team blew an 18-point first half lead.

I’m not a guy who cheers against Andy. I appreciate what he did in Philadelphia, even if he never won the Super Bowl.

Yeah, Alex Smith could have made a few second half plays. Yeah, the drops hurt the offense. Yeah, Travis Kelce was sorely missed. And the defense was not the same in the 3rd and 4th quarters.

But when you’re winning by multiple scores and Kareem Hunt finishes with 11 carries, it’s indefensible.

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P!nk will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl next month.

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The second head coaching hire of the 2018 offseason, which hasn’t officially started yet, occurred on Monday as the Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Matt Nagy, the Chiefs offensive coordinator.

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Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo interviewed for the opening and was thought by some to be the favorite for the job. So the birds dodged a bullet there. He is still in the running for other openings as is defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.

However, according to Coggin Toboggan, if he knew what was good for him, he wouldn’t go anywhere:

But here’s the thing….Jim Schwartz is not head coaching material and hopefully he’s smart enough to know it.

Schwartz has a good thing going with the Eagles. The media loves him, he gets to coach an extraordinarily young and talented group of defenders, and he doesn’t have to worry about ANYTHING on the other side of the ball. All of his energy can be used to cook up new and intricate defensive schemes to terrorize NFC East opponents and administer vast amounts of head trauma to opposing quarterbacks.

It’s perfect for him, and at the same time it’s what made him such an abject failure as a head coach in Detroit.

Jon Gruden was of course the biggest hire so far this off-season, and the first. MMQB’s Robert Klemko has a great story on Gruden’s final days before getting back into coaching:

Eight seasons and six Sports Emmy award nominations later, Gruden sat at a conference table at the Raphael Hotel with about 30 MNF staffers to run down the plan for the upcoming broadcast, his last. At the end of the meeting, Rothman asked those who wanted to speak to talk about their time with Gruden. They paid tribute to the color commentator’s work ethic, devotion to family, and leadership of the broadcast. Then it was Gruden’s turn.

“I have a calling,” Gruden said as he fought back tears, according to those in the room, “and the football Gods are calling me one last time. I don’t want to have any regrets.”

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A Rivals reporter who was reported missing over the weekend was found safe on Monday and the story is weird.

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North and South Korea are in talks about the Olympics.

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In non-sports news…

Toyota and Pizza Hut are working on self-driving cars that deliver pizza.

Oprah is reportedly considering a run for the presidency in 2020, although others refute the reporting.

Advil could be keeping your little ‘swimmers’ from ‘swimming.’

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Media Round Up - February 2017 - Movies To See

We are only one month into 2017 and for some reason it feels like four years already… Fortunately for moviegoers, the month of February looks to have a few movies that will slow things down, for at least a couple of hours. It’s officially time to get excited! John Wick is back and so is Batman! No longer is this the month of formulaic rom-coms and embarassing comedies. Even the Fifty Shades franchise is back…errgh…well no month is perfect. 

We have compiled a list of the month’s most intriguing movie options, along with a trailer or featurette to give you a feel of each new flick. There is a major release in almost every genre and hopefully this is only the beginning, as 2017 is gearing up to be a huge year at the movies. Check them out.

      February 3

    Rings

  Stars: Matilda Lutz, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio

Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez

Official Synopsis:

A new chapter in the beloved RING horror franchise. A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before.

    The Comedian

  Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Keitel

Director: Taylor Hackford

Official Synopsis:

An aging comic icon, Jackie (Robert De Niro) has seen better days.  Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played.  Already a strain on his younger brother (Danny DeVito) and his wife (Patti LuPone), Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony (Leslie Mann), the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul (Harvey Keitel), and the two find inspiration in one another resulting in surprising consequences.

    February 10

    The LEGO Batman Movie

  Stars: Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes

Director: Chris McKay

Official Synopsis:

In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  Stars: Keanu Reeves, Common , John Leguizamo, Lance Reddick, Bridget Moynahan, Ruby Rose, Peter Stormare, Ian McShane

Director: Chad Stahelski

Official Synopsis:

In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.

    Fifty Shades Grayer

  Stars: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Robinne Lee, Tyler Hoechlin, Hugh Dancy, Kim Basinger

Director: James Foley

Official Synopsis:

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together

    Fist Fight

  Stars: Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Tracy Morgan, Dean Norris, Christina Hendricks, Dennis Haysbert

Director: Richie Keen

Official Synopsis:

On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.

      February 17

    The Great Wall 

  Stars: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe

Director: Zhang Yimou

Official Synopsis:

Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), Legendary’s The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure. The first English-language production for Yimou is the largest film ever shot entirely in China. 

    A Cure For Wellness

  Stars: Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs

Director: Gore Verbinski

Official Synopsis:

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.

    February 24

    Get Out

  Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener

Director: Jordan Peele

Official Synopsis:

In Universal Pictures’ Get Out, a speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of “The Visit,” “Insidious” series and “The Gift”) and the mind of Jordan Peele, when a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation.

Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, “Sicario”) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams, “Girls”), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine Keener, “Captain Phillips”) and Dean (Bradley Whitford, “The Cabin in the Woods”).

At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined.

    Collide

  Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins,

Director: Eran Creevy

Official Synopsis:

After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen (Anthony Hopkins). Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran (Ben Kingsley) to protect his long-time girlfriend Juliette before Hagen gets his hands on her. Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase on the German highways to save the love of his life before it’s too late.

    The Girl With All the Gifts

  Stars: Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Sennia Nanua

Director: Colm McCarthy

Official Synopsis:

The near future; humanity has been all but destroyed by a mutated fungal disease that eradicates free will and turns its victims into flesh-eating “hungries”. Only a small group of children seem immune to its effects.

At an army base in rural England, this group of unique children are being studied, subjected to cruel experiments by biologist Dr. Caldwell. Despite having been infected with the zombie pathogen that has decimated the world, these children retain normal thoughts and emotions. And while still being subject to the craving for human flesh that marks the disease these second- generation “hungries” are able to think and feel making them a vital resource in the search for a cure.

The children attend school lessons daily, guarded by the ever watchful Sergeant Parks. But one little girl, Melanie, stands out from the rest. Melanie is special. She excels in the classroom, is inquisitive, imaginative and loves her favourite teacher Miss Justineau.

When the base falls, Melanie escapes along with Miss Justineau, Sergeant Parks and Dr. Caldwell. Against the backdrop of a blighted Britain, Melanie must discover what she is and ultimately decide both her own future and that of the human race.

    There is a lot to check out at your local multiplex this month. When you see ’em…let us know what you thought of February’s films in the comment boards, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

Source: ComingSoon

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Stargirl Episode 9 Review: Brainwave

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This Stargirl review contains spoilers.

Stargirl Episode 9

After a truly excellent two-parter, Stargirl comes back down to Earth with an hour that’s merely very good, rather than great. Don’t get me wrong, “Brainwave” is propulsive and interesting, answering questions, dropping hints of plot developments to come (Justin!! The!! Janitor!!) and ending on the sort of cliffhanger other series might have taken multiple seasons to reach.

But it’s just not quite as good as the “Shiv” episodes that more fully introduced us to Cindy Burman. And part of the reason for that is Henry King, Jr. just isn’t on Cindy’s level as a character, and thus far lacks many of the intriguing layers she possesses. (Someone better let her out of that cell in her father’s creepy basement, ASAP!)

Hopefully, that will change as Henry becomes a more central part of the story, and we get to know him as something other than a selfish, shallow jock. But for right now, it’s a bit difficult to care about him, even as Stargirl shows us how debilitating his new abilities are and how eager the Injustice Society of America is to selfishly use him for their own ends.

Which involve mentally enslaving the citizens of much of the midwestern United States via psychic amplifier to create a perfect American dream subculture made up of residents that resemble the zombies who serve the Dragon King. As ambitious evil plans go it’s pretty standard – if a bit smaller in scope than I’d originally anticipated. (Though I suppose mind-controlling half a dozen states isn’t something to be sniffed at.)

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Given everything she knows about Henry, it seems something of a stretch for Courtney – even with her demonstrably gigantic heart – to try welcome him into the Justice Society of America, though her argument about using his skills to try and stop his father’s friends is understandable. Though, at this point, how many ISA members are really left for them to figure out? I guess Artemis’ parents, maybe? They already know about Dragon King and Brainwave, and have pretty much figured out who Fiddler and Icicle are.

Smartly, the show gives Yolanda her first chance to truly confront Henry since the release of her nudes, channeling her rage into violence through the Wildcat suit in a way that lets us know there’s plenty of trauma there she hasn’t processed yet. Of course, Yolanda is the character who would be most resistant to Courtney’s attempts to recruit Henry to the JSA’s side – she’s experienced the bad things he was capable of long before he got the power to read everyone’s minds.

That said, Stargirl also doesn’t completely give Yolanda the high ground either, clearly coding her desire to do physical harm to – or even murder – her ex as a bridge too far. It also similarly undercuts Rick’s rude anger, which is honestly something I’m going to need the show to delve into in greater detail at some point. Maybe he’s right, and Henry’s the kind of risk that can never be trusted, but there’s no need for him to treat his supposed friends and teammates the way he does.

This is all a fairly valiant attempt to shade the question of whether Henry should join the team with some nuance, even if I don’t entirely agree with it. (Henry really doesn’t appeal to me much as a character, which is probably a big part of my dislike of this idea.) But for all that this installment seems to be intended as an origin story of sorts for this younger version of Brainwave, we don’t actually get to see him do that much beyond watch endless video diaries from his father that detail the various people he’s murdered and vaguely wrestle with that age-old philosophical question of whether humanity is good or bad at its heart.

Courtney, in the episode’s best scene, attempts to convince him to do the right thing, wearing her heart on her sleeve and giving a standard hero speech about the good people can contain within them that really shouldn’t work at all, except that star Brec Bassinger just sells the absolute heck out of it. At this point, it’s entirely possible she could convince Darth Vader to join the JSA, and even Henry looks torn about his loyalties. (It’s interesting that he doesn’t mention his knowledge of Courtney’s superhero identity, but perhaps that’s coming next week.)

The episode ends with Brainwave the elder waking up from his Cosmic Staff-induced coma just as Henry murders a man pretending to be a family lawyer, which probably marks the end of any hope we had of him choosing the path of light. But who knows? This show has certainly surprised me before. Like during the other half of this episode’s cliffhanger, which sees Pat and Courtney’s debate about whether to tell Barbara the truth about their heroic extracurricular activities cut short by her catching them red-handed with the glowing staff.

Hopefully, this will mean Amy Smart finally gets something to do besides attend school parent-teacher conferences and have weird dinners with Jordan Mahkent. She’s much too good of an actress to languish in the strange limbo born of ignorance that superhero wives, girlfriends, and mothers are far too often stuck in within the DC television universe. Plus, her knowledge of Blue Valley and closeness with Jordan really could prove a valuable asset for the JSA.

There’s also something very satisfying about Stargirl’s decision to further entangle the lives of the Mahkents and the Dugan-Whitmores. The family dinner was fun and nerve-wracking by turns, as Courtney flirts with Cameron even as she clues into the fact that his dad is probably the supervillain that killed her classmate. (Everyone also had to be wondering why the weirdo grandparents that barely spoke English were present, right?) And, for what it’s worth, it seems as though Jordan’s desire for connection and friendship is legitimate, which is another great example of the way this show muddies the waters between friends and enemies, heroes and villains, and everything in between. In a different world, what might the relationship between this group of people have been? What might it still grow into now? (And will someone please tell poor Cameron some of this?)

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