#humphrey is sooo <3

[baynton]

One Whole Humphrey Bone in BBC Ghosts (2019–) 1x06 Getting Out | 2x06 Perfect Day | 3x04 I Love Lucy → ( requested by anonymous. )

[sonknuxadow]

all the more reason they can’t fuck up casting movie!shadow

the day movie shadows voice actor gets announced will either be the best day of my life or the worst day of my life no in between if they mess up with shadows voice i will never recover

[maya-matlin]

Happy holidays! I would love to read your thoughts on how Lucas, Jughead, Jess Mariano and Dan Humphrey are all similar and also different? Like they definitely have the indie introverted Holden Caufield hipster thing lol, but they all have some differences too! And I am sooo with you on hating when Riverdale made Jughead this allegedly badass gang leader lol, but that whole show was on crack :)

Thank you so much! Happy holidays to you too! ❄️🎄❄️🎄 Oh wow, okay. I never thought to think about the similarities and differences of these characters, but I'll try.

Obviously, all four of these guys are intellectual and eventually became published authors. They're all presented to us as outsiders and underdogs of sorts. This is the least believable in the case of Lucas, but it is what it is. Lucas, Jughead, Jess and Dan are supposed to be the "poor" characters of their respective shows, but it's actually hilarious to think about what that means based on the way each show is written. Dan is poor, but he lives in a big loft apartment with his family and is able to attend a prestigious private school. While he isn't originally one of the elite, he's given opportunities and connections that none of the other three could ever dream of. Lucas is supposed to be poor, but this is more told to us than shown. His mother was able to buy a house based solely on what she made from a cafe that wasn't supposed to be particularly successful. Keith set up a college fund for Lucas prior to his death, meaning Lucas never had to struggle to pay for university. During the adult years, Lucas is supposedly still poor because he published only one book and works as a high school basketball coach. But the moments where he's called poor are basically played for laughs, and he later lives with both of his fiancees in a presumably fully paid off home. Jess and especially Jughead were probably legitimately poor. We don't find out very much about Jess's life prior to moving to Stars Hollow, but I'm pretty sure it's implied things were pretty bleak with Liz and that she was an addict with a revolving door of bad boyfriends. His dad abandoned them, never contributing financially or emotionally to raising Jess. Jughead grew up in a trailer park on the disadvantaged side of Riverdale. He was homeless multiple times. His father struggled to hold down a job. Depending on the show's current narrative, his dad, his mom, both, or neither, were criminals at any given time.

None of these characters came from successful marriages or relationships. Lucas and Jess were abandoned by their fathers. Although, Lucas had a much closer relationship with Karen (and Keith) than Jess did with Liz. Dan's parents divorced when he was a teenager. Jughead's parents had a very on again/off again marriage with him mainly having his dad around during seasons 1-the pre-time jump episodes of season 5. Then, his entire family just fucked off somewhere, because Skeet Ulrich understandably wanted out. 3/4 of these guys (Dan, Lucas, Jughead) have righteous indignation, feeling the need to call out hypocrisy and unfair treatment. Jess isn't this guy, preferring to judge silently unless this relates to someone he genuinely cares about such as Rory or Luke. All of the guys have a strong connection and affection for their first love interest. Lucas and Dan fell for Peyton and Serena based on superficial reasons and felt as though they knew them based on minimal interaction. Jess fell for Rory at first sight, though he at least got to know her first. Jughead.. well, Riverdale doesn't tell us much of anything about when Jughead first fell for Betty or what their relationship was like prior to season 1. Based on the way the writers were so obsessed with Betty and Archie being childhood friends and that symbolizing something over stuff that actually took place during the show's present, you'd think Betty and Jughead never spoke until they started writing for the Blue and Gold together. But anyways, the Dan/Serena, Lucas/Peyton, Jess/Rory and Jughead/Betty connections all lingered into adulthood. Though unlike Jess and Jughead who still seemed to be pining for their first loves, Dan and Lucas were happily falling in love with these girls' best friends (Jughead and Veronica do not count because that happened in the bizarre 50's and by that point the show had stopped caring about developing relationships) and seemed content to have a revolving door of love interests as Peyton and Serena were the ones mainly doing the pining. I guess they're all insecure? Is Dan insecure? If he is and felt weird about his initial financial situation (even though his father was a literal rockstar), I don't think it was that big of a deal and followed him through life the way it did Jughead, Jess and Lucas. Also, Jughead and Jess are not cheaters. Lucas and Dan are, with Lucas Eugene Scott being THE cheater. Out of all these guys, Jess is the only one I'd describe as a bad boy. Lucas and Dan were both pretty straitlaced. Jughead isn't a bad boy. He's just a nerd in a leather jacket. And YES. Serpent King Jughead was the fucking worst. Cole Sprouse couldn't pull that off, and his character improved so much once they sent him to Stonewall Prep and then when his life basically fell apart after high school. That sounded bad, but anything was an improvement as far as Jughead plots went after they glorified Jughead being a teenage gang leader. In the end, both Lucas and Dan were romantics who wanted to settle down with someone. If they couldn't have Brooke and Blair, Peyton and Serena would do. Jess legitimately never seemed to let Rory go. Jughead is complicated because Riverdale, but it was always implied he loved Betty far more than he did Tabitha and that his feelings for Betty prior to season 7 remained a mostly unspoken thing because of the weirdness both in real life and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa having no idea what he wanted to do.

[caps-clever-girl]

Humphrey/captain and Humphrey/Sophie if you’re willing for the ship ask! - thelastplantagenet ✨

OUGH SORRY THIS IS SO LATE I HAD WORK ALL WEEK!!!!!!!! I am SO happy i got these 2 ships you know me so well T dsjdhfkjs <3

These two…… THESE TWO. I have so many feelings about humphrey and sophie i will literally take these two in any way shape or form. I especially love that their canon interactions leaves a LOT of ambiguity and its up to fans to interpret them in any way they like - and i personally like all interpretations. Did they actually try at some point? Who knows. I like if they did or if they didn’t. the arrangement of their marriage, the plot and language barriers put a LOT of strain on them, and of course just the general times and climate. In canon, that could have destroyed any chance of them liking each other more than platonically (or even destroyed platonic chances) but equally it could have just been a barrier that either one - or both - fought to get past. Humphrey consistently tried to make her comfortable despite the situation, tried to spend time with her and tried to get her things to make her happy. Even though he seems to recognise that she wants nothing to do with him / hates him, he strives for some kind of amicability. And i love that sophie does seem to appreciate this. She appreciates him, that he’s at least nice and hes trying, and that can happen regardless of whether she is in love with him or not. And even if she did just straight up fucking hate him i can get behind that too lol, the angst these two create is delicious. i the idiots turned around today and said “humphrey and sophie were never a thing” id be just as happy as if they said “oh yeah they were sooo pining for eachother they just never managed a confession” because both options create such different stories and i love them both! their ambiguity just means we can have them any way we want, and i want ALL THE WAYS! I like them loving eachother. I like them being besties. I like them hating eachother. I like them one-sided. These two really have it all <3

MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! MY BOYS MY BOYS MY BOOOOYS!!!!! You know FINE WELL how much i adore these two numpties. Humphrey just wants somebody to love, and someone that loves him back. He’s had a lonely life, and its my personal headcanon that along with that he is very touch starved - which is not helped by his decapitated state in teh afterlife either. And we all know how lonely cap is, and likely was in his life as well. I think Humphrey was the sprt of man who kept to his vows even if Sophie did (or didnt) hate him/go near him, and cap didnt even know he was gay until after he died. He might have tried to blend in and try something with women, or he might not have, but either way i dont think he spent his young adulthood with much contact either so i think the pair of them are touch starved and it would be nice for them to fulfil that with each other: someone who understands. Also i think you’ve said its likely humphrey participated in war in his time, or at least had knowledge of it? Which is something none of the other ghosts have, so i think cap would like knowing someone who experienced something similar to his own life. I think humphs personality would suit Cap incredibly well. Humph is gentle and caring, and very understanding - which to me, is something cap needs. But at the same time, humph is a sassy fuckin boy. He has a spine and if Cap fucks up or is being an ass humphrey will tell him. (“Got fed up of you being a prat?”) Humphrey would be happy to indulge in Cap’s enjoyment of nature and animals as well. Humph gets left in the house or chucked outside a lot without much way to see any of it, so it would be nice if Cap took him on a patrol and Humphrey was actually able to see it all properly. God man something about these two just clicks with me im so goddamn bonkers about them. Honestly one of my fave ghosts ships out there. ALSO THEIR SHIP NAME IS FUCKING “DE-CAP-ITATION” SO. ITS LITERALLY FATE!!!!!!

[strideofpride]

If you could write Ch*ck off the show, when/how would you do it

Okay, I first read this as kill him off the show and I was preparing to write a whole thing about how great him dying at the end of 322 would be, but then I realize you just said write him off, sooo...I'll let him live for now.

But I would still write him off after 322 (or I guess really 402). Let him disappear into his Henry Prince life and run off with Eva or whatever. Idk, that would have almost redeemed him to me actually? (I say almost cause that's still too good of an ending for him lmao) If he was just like "I've caused too much pain and suffering on the Upper East Side, it would be better off for everybody if Chuck Bass was gone for good." It would have been such a great statement for the show to make actually, to be like "yeah, people like Chuck do more harm than good in this world and we don't need them." Idk.

I also feel like 322 could've been a real turning point for the show. Maybe I just feel like that cause it was the halfway point but like...imagine if after season 3, they unpacked the damage Chuck had done to them all. Blair and Jenny especially (in this version Jenny doesn't get fucking banished for being a victim like what???) but even like Nate unpacking how he had just looked the other way this whole time even though he knew exactly what kind of guy Chuck had been. Serena unpacking how she had pushed Blair to be with Chuck the past few months despite knowing firsthand how Chuck behaved with women (also Serena not knowing how to unpack that the man who became a part of her family was also the man who sexually assaulted and harassed her). Hell, even Dan feeling some guilt for telling Blair her and Chuck belonged together in 318. Idk it could've been a whole new Gossip Girl without Chuck, one that was more thoughtful, and less sexist and classist especially too.

And the stories it could've opened up??? Blair trying to be a "powerful woman" not because her and Chuck have some stupid pact, but because she spent the past year in a relationship where Chuck was always the center and now she's trying to regain who she was independently again. The van der humphreys trying to unpack as a family how Jenny got to such a low and isolated point that Chuck was able to take advantage of her like that. Honestly, without Chuck, I feel like there would've been way more focus on the characters actually being college students, and not acting like a bunch of people in their late 20s when they're still 19 like??? (Will never get over that the show thought the only unreasonable part of Chuck trying to propose to Blair at 19 was that he had just slept with Jenny like??? Child bride of it all aside, Chuck literally couldn't even admit to Blair that he loved her a year ago?? And now he's ready for a lifelong commitment after 9 months of dating (they weren't even together for the past two or so months either!!) Lol okay, sure Jan)

Idk there was just this feeling after season 3 that the show really could've gone into a new direction but instead they just doubled down and went into the same old repetitive cycle.

[moonahstone]

Well I finally finished series 3 of ghosts with my family! That’s the last of the people I originally designated myself to watch it with (Myself, my friends and my family) Though that’s not going to stop me rewatching it a million times. So anyway some fun points from my fam watching it

The Bone Plot

My dad was terrified during the entire of episode one, he hates Barclay and was ready to throw hands if he died

The deafening cackle as Humphreys head got chopped off. Jesus Christ.

‘well someone's a little bitter’ - my mum every time Mary commented on death.

Sister translating everything Sophie said because heck why not it pisses my off royally

Well done to my sibling successfully spotting the bloopers reference.

A lot to take in

‘So, how did he die?’ Mum, that was AN ENTIRE SUBPLOT OF AN EPISODE HOW DID YOU NOT NOTICE

Somehow everyone in the house simultaneously googling Jessica Nappit because everyone was convinced they knew her from something and seen as I only really know her from Taskmaster, I was no help

My stuffed dinosaur called Graham has had a change of name. He’s now called Mr Cheese. Not my choice.

We all want to know more about that woman's story

My parents cheering when Mike quit was surprisingly wholesome

The Woodworm Men

If I had a Penny every time my Dad said ‘bless’ when Mary was scared of something then I wouldn’t have a lot but I would have a lot more than I should.

My siblings went on a conversation about how Grease was a bisexual nightmare. 

Apparently I was the only one to find ‘rub a dub a rub a dub a’ funny.

I just wanted a biscuit. They all just stared at me ominously afterwards and menacingly whispered ‘aren’t you gonna dip it?’ WHAT HAVE I CREATED

Sooo... My sibling hadn’t heard of Freddie Krueger.

I Love Lucy

Insert my slightly prudish mother clearing her throat and asking ‘just how they connect?’ 

My sister doesn’t trust Lucy. Little does she know...

They are all immature. Giggling like kids at boob instead of Bob. The fact that I did too is completely besides the point

‘He was going to say his name! Did you hear that! He was going to say his name!!!’

Everyone thought Fanny was having an affair with Mary.

Something to share?

‘I don’t think I want to watch this’ My dad mumbles as Mum gets upset over Kitty

Silence after Mary's dream then suddenly ‘That’s the woman from not going out! I knew I knew her from somewhere!’ I... What... We’ve been watching this for ages, I pointed it out straight away when we watched not going out. How the heck... What?!

STOP SAYING SAME DAD! YOUR MOTHER DID NOT HAVE HER FACE BITTEN OFF BY A BEAR!!! SHE’S ALIVE AND WELL THANK YOU!

Balloon. Sibling found a balloon.

Well now is a fun time to hear about trying to raise the dead in their youth. Go ahead tell all why not.

Part of the Family

Yeah. They all started yelling Cow at the screen. Someone threw a pillow, I think it was my sister.

The pure amount of laughter as Pat did the thumb trick. It was very loud but so funny.

Quietly mumbles ‘run forest run’

‘They’re not always very nice to him are they?’ ‘what?’ ‘They used him as a ball. If I decapitate myself please don’t use my head as a ball,’ ... I mean I wasn’t planning on doing so, so sure mum, whatever you say.

I may not look like him, I may not always act like him, but damn I know this mans my father because no one else would be as close to tears as me at a bunch of dead people pretending to have an imaginary dinner together.

Oh and a final congratulations to my Family for realizing that ghosts isn’t just a decent show I like, It’s a hyperfixation. Good job. Not like I talk all the time about it, draw them all, paint them, write dumb story's and basically think about ghosts 24/7. Good job.

[sparklycardigan]

hi, ivy here 💕💕from whatever ive heard abt logan, the nate & logan parallels feel very legit. which brings me to THE QUESTION, which is. nate archibald, as rory gilmore's boyfriend; how do you think that would go?? love u!

IVY, NATE ARCHIBALD AS RORY GILMORE'S BOYFRIEND WOULD BE SOMETHING INSANELY SIMILAR TO DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (DAN=RORY I don't make the rules 🤷‍♀️) I'm trying to figure out the circumstances of their first encounter now and all I'm coming up with is Dan Dan Dan because it has to be Dan, right? He has to be the initial string connecting them, right? Okay so, Rory and Dan meet while Dan's promoting his book or something (well, we HAVE to fix the mess that is s5 sOmEhoW and if Nate's going to date ;) someone else, Dan has to be with Blair in this au because I can't handle any more of pining!Dan if I tried ), they bond (well duh) and Nate just walks in on their big gifted kid burnout talk(TM) one day in the loft, stands there like 🤔 for a little bit and goes: Sooo, where's the ice cream, there's gotta be some comfort ice cream when this kind of thing happens, right? (this is Nate digging into that Humphrey knowledge pocket and all the tips he learned from Jenny while staying over, he's the pro at these things now). And obviously Rory likes him from the second she hears him utter those words because:

1. She's Dan.

2. That's the most Lorelai way to solve a problem.

The three of them end up playing board games on the floor afterwards (probably getting a bit drunk too because why not?) and Rory and Dan are 💞going through it💞 with the nostalgia and Nate is just sitting there smiling (☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️), picture sweater!Natie (yes, this is me giving Natie the childhood he deserved, who cares if he's in his 20s? Allusion to the birthday party Rory throws for Logan in s7 -> completely intentional because that was epically cute + Logan/Nate parallels)

But like... the relationship relationship would include (these are going to be shamelessly self indulgent headcanons with little to no meta because my brain's incapable of making up layered crossover scenarios rn, adding that to my wip ideas tho):

1. sweater/scarf sharing (Dan knits these for Rory/Nate as gifts Mrs. Weasley style, just... nowhere near that level of skill LMAO, they're all matching for Christmas AND IT'S HORRIBLE but still kinda cute anyways, Dan is an inevitable aspect of this equation obviously, wHat elSe diD yOu thinNk, huh?????🧐)

2. pre-relationship stuff would've mainly consisted of looooong late night talks (to quote ✨Moi✨: "if it's not built on friendship then I'm sorry but I don't want it"), majorly about their privilege and Nate would probably be the first one to mention how guilty he feels about it subtly which would make a couple of light bulbs turn on in Rory's brain which would make her think about it which would lead to her knocking on Nate's door at 2 a.m. begging him to explain it to her because "I didn't realize how much I had because I've never felt like I had too much of anything. And I thought that was the standard. I just... I only ever wanted to be close to people." and he wouldn't get what she's talking about at first (which is Rory accepting all these expensive gifts and embracing certain lifestyles because they came hand in hand with the people that she cared deeply about and... never evaluating the worth and meaning of these events without connecting them to her loved ones) but he would talk about it anyways and she would listen and compare his experiences to her own and realize how different and how similar people are when compared to each other. (which would also help with her "not like the others" complex, Nate isn't someone Rory would willingly hang out with if friendship=love was up to choice.)

3. Widening of perspective my beloved!!!!! Kind of like Natessa just queue in Rory making these crazy colorful charts and diagrams about the history of cinema for Nate and Nate actively studying them (every day for at least ten minutes) while Dan shows Rory how to play basketball back in the loft (one word: disaster) and Blair is all like 😑🤨🙄 in the corner *inserts endless eye rolls* (she wants us to think she hates Rory, in actuality she thinks her knowledge of the bookish world is rather 🎇acceptable🎇 and she loooooves her BFF Paris there's no TV show Gilmore Girls in this version of canon but that was already implied I suppose... I understand this au has a lot of plot holes but for once I don't really care :)

4. Rory. Reading. To. Nate. Before. They. Go. To. Sleep. Just his head on her shoulder while she reads him whatever book she's obsessed with at the moment. (💕🌸💖🌻💕💞💖☀️💕💖☀️💕)

5. Waffles/Pancakes! Friday! (Dan's idea ofc) which is basically Cooking With Dan Humphrey starring Blair, Nate and Rory as the annoyed, the enthusiastic and the confused (but determined nonetheless!) respectively and Dan as the chef par excellence or whatever you want to call it (he has a hat and all). And Milo is a part of this au (circumstances, logic, what what what??????). All of them babysit him (there's a very Rory-resembling schedule on Dan's fridge👀) + Rory and Nate get a labrador (yes, this is just to get Blair kissed by an actual labrador) later on, oh and his name is Newland Archer (the geeky evil energy is insane today 🤭).

[mrs-nate-humphrey]

no pressure or anything but if you ended up writing this my little nerdy punk heart would have been eternally grateful 🥺 (and please, please, please, boyband him a little, that hair can't go to waste) love you!!!!!💖 these tags actually made my day so thanks!!!!!!

hello jo, i hope you're doing well!! <3 sorry abt taking a while to get to this ask, i have been a little out of it, and i didn't want to half ass a reply to something as important as a natie themed ask....

this entire concept is 100% on my to-write list!!! i have a lot of thoughts about nate figuring himself out/figuring out who he is away from his family's expectations of him and the ideas people who think they know him have of him (since he's so popular, everyone thinks they know him, he can't escape the reputation that follows him around, etc etc).

in fact, since we're talking about this - i made a list of connected, nate-focused, stuff! and this response got RIDICULOUSLY long. so. 11-point bullet list focusing on nate, here you go!

you might enjoy my natessa fic "out of focus". it's not exactly this, but it is sort of the first time i dip my toe into the pool of.. whatever this concept is. nate lets vanessa buy him a shirt he would never pick out for himself. things go on from there!

i have a lot of thoughts about nate & ruby, specifically. we never actually got to see her, but i think he'd awkwardly gravitate towards her in that way that you do when you're young & queer and you meet an Openly Gay And Comfortable person for the first time. and i think ruby would see this and kind of adopt him/take him under her wing? anyway.

more natefic i am yet to write involves nate coming out to vanessa, vanessa being the first person he comes out to, it's after a lesbian punk concert and he's hyperventilating a bit and he KNOWS v will support him. she has literally shown him in a million ways that she's a good ally to the lgbtq+ community, and vanessa's just like, "what's wrong?" and nate is like. "nothing's wrong, and i really like you, but i'm not - i don't - " and then he says something awkward and stumbles through how he likes men, and vanessa gives him a hug and kisses his cheek and says "thank you for telling me that"

anyway i bring up #2 and #3 just to say that i feel nate has a sort of comfort with the abrams sisters that he doesn't have with anyone else at the time (he will eventually get here with blair and serena too, but in s1? they ALL had their own shit to deal with and i don't think nate was really in a place to open up to them, whereas vanessa & ruby aren't his childhood friends so in that way, it's easier, etc). and i love the thought of like. vanessa bleaching his hair super pale, ruby buying him a hair straighter (and of course he knows how to use it, he's blair waldorf's ex boyfriend what do you expect of him) and just. the abrams sisters - without even realising they're doing it - giving nate a space to explore who he is and specifically, his presentation

so we can either roll with nate being a trans man, which i LOVE, and am trying to write a fic about - OR - and it makes sense here, with these headcanons specifically, i feel like nate would maybe be one of those cis people who's explored their gender identity, realised they're cis, and therefore, is far more in touch with their gender than the average cis person?

connected to THAT, i have a fic in the works in which nate just presents... extremely femme. he goes super flamboyant, dresses in a way that puts himself on everyone's gaydar, etc etc. at first he does it to be like "fuck you" to his family, but after a bit he realises he actually really likes being perceived in that way, as a queer man, as a pretty queer man, and it makes him feel in control & good about himself to be able to do all these stereotypically feminine things WHILE identifying 100% as a man. putting on nail polish and mascara and gloss, wearing very femme things and heels, etc etc, it makes nate feel like himself in a way that he's never really felt before. (he IS a cis man.) dan bumps into nate at a gay bar, doesn't recognise him at first (this is a very au fic, i think they've lost touch since high school ended) and then promptly falls in love with nate AND has a gender identity crisis that goes a bit like "well nate maybe you can do these things and still identify as male but i can't" and it's just... trans dan my beloved.

unconnected to all that, you know what would've been fun? s2 nate is staying with the humphreys arc, and jenny... dyes his hair for him, and designs outfits for him, and basically both of them just. go thru a whole fashion revamp together.

i have a lot of ideas for futurefics in which jenny is like. 18, 19, etc and has a cool new line of men's clothing, but she doesn't have the $$ to hire a professional model for her clothes OR she wants the person modelling the clothes to be someone who Gets her mission statement in designing them (this is better but it could sorta be a combination of both) and essentially she awkwardly asks nate to model lingerie for her. he is like, of course! because i'm me, this doesn't go anywhere romantically, but if a jenate shipper wants to take this idea and run with it, go ahead, just credit me, lmaooo. i will definitely write this fic to centre around nate & jenny both being really gay, which is the other direction altogether, so that doesn't bother me.

since we're speaking about nate in lingerie, this fic of mine's first birthday is coming up in a few days! wow, it's been a whole yEAR.

so, disclaimer, any and all fics that centre around Identity... always take a lot out of me + i always have to be in a very specific headspace to write them (that's why the nonbinary dan series is taking ages, too). so while i really DO wanna write all the nates exploring how they present and, as the kids say, fucking around and finding out, it might be a while!

oh. this reminds me*. i REALLY have to finish writing my demisexual nate fic... it's a tricky thing to write. i have another fic im yet to write about how sleeping with dan makes nate re-evaluate a lot of things, in a very trauma survivor way (like an "oh, this is what it feels like to be with someone who respects me!" kind of way) and that... i want to write it sooo bad but i gotta do the idea justice. life is Hard.

*if anyone is curious about my thought process - “nate fucking around and finding out” ... wait, a bit like.. “nate fucking around and finding out that he doesn’t even like to fuck around, which is what happens in THESE fics i’m writing, let me just,...” etc.

[rubycygnus]

GOSSIP GIRL REBOOT: character review/ first impressions

i watched the gossip girl reboot episode 1 last night and i wanted to rant about the characters so here i am writing a review no one will see :D 

JULIEN CALLOWAY aka the gen Z Serena 

RATING : 4/5

From the main cast, she is the only one that seems ‘nice’. that could also just be façade she is putting on to be a more likeable ‘influencer’ (yes she is an IG influencer). she is seems alright but are followers are sooo annoying omg. i deducted half a point because there is a scene in episode 1 where here boyfriend and her have a fight and he is about to leave the party AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE DOES??? she says ‘ you promised me a story’ so her followers take a picture of them for her instagram story!!?? it was so awkward and also very annoying. no wonder people hate influencers lmaoo

AUDREY HOPE aka gen Z Blair

RATING: 3/5

this episode wasn’t really focused on her. she doesnt have many lines but every time she opens her mouth she is a bitch; be it to julien or chuck bass equivalent. she has a boyfriend but she has a thing for max wolfe who is the chuck bass of the reboot. this i think they just stole from og gossip girl because blair was dating nate but she secretly had a thing for chuck? i dont have much to say about her because she is kinda irrelevant in episode 1.

MAX WOLFE aka the chuck bass

RATING: 2/5

a mellowed down version of chuck bass because we all know if they made a character like season 1 chuck bass in 2021 no one would like him and he possibly would get dragged on twitter lmaooo. the reason i gave him two points is that he is a BISEXUAL MALE. which is so rare in media?? because they always make males either gay or straight. THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION!!! he has a thing for audrey AND her boyfriend??? what are they going to do?? have a threesome??

OBIE BERGMANN IV aka rich Dan Humphrey 

RATING: 4.5/5

he is the only sort of likeable character tbh. he is guilty because he is rich so he donates and volunteers at charity which is great and everything but that’s all he talks about?? that’s his only personality trait?? he dated julien and now has a thing for her sister?? what the fuck? he has potential of being my favorite character if he changes almost everything about him.

ZOYA LOTT aka possibly jenny?? idk

RATING: 3/5

julien’s half sister, also a self victimizing bitch. she has the same ‘ im so much better than you rich people’ as dan humphrey from og gossip girl. she is most defintely a pisces which makes her 10 times worse than everyone. maybe im just carry forwarding my hate for jenny onto her ... who knows

Aki Menzies aka Nate Archibald

RATING: 1/5

ditto og nate, no personality outside being in a relationship with somebody else

i think i was a little too aggressive lmao sorry oops. its only been 1 episode so hopefully within the next 5 episode i find a favorite character because it feels weird rooting for no one. anyways byeeeeeeee

[amphtaminedreams]

S/S 2020 Fashion Month: A Basic, Uneducated Fashion Heaux’s A-Z of Everything Noteworthy (Part 3/3)

Hi to anyone reading,

I’m finally at the end!

It’s only taken me, like, over 2 months but I’m finally about to review the last 5 shows I wanted to talk about from this year’s RTW offerings for S/S 2020. It’s very frustrating that I couldn’t include them in the last post and make this a nice, neat, equally sized two part thing but Tumblr was being difficult and so here I am. On the plus side, I guess I can also make this post a bit of a round-up of my ultimate favourite collections of this year and some of my absolute favourite looks!

To quickly finish my review though, I’m gonna start this post with Vivienne Westwood’s S/S 2020 collection!

And I hate to start the post on a downer but I wasn’t wild about it. The bridal look worn by Bella Hadid and the similarly structured red dress are the only pieces that I really love. The accessories are beautiful, especially the shell necklace, and the fitted corset upper halves are very flattering, however, there’s just nothing particularly exciting about this collection for me.

As for YSL’s S/S 2020 collection, my opinion is pretty similar. Don’t get me wrong, I personally love the embroidered pieces, and the jewell tones, and the whole art teacher/female Russell Brand vibe (I’m aware this is my second Russell Brand comparison of this review, don't @ me) but why does there have to be SO GODDAMN MANY FUCKING SEQUIN SUITS? I included a couple of the more interesting ones just for reference and can you believe that’s only about 1/10 of the sequin suits that were actually shown. I feel like they genuinely made up a good 33% of the show. It’s so boring and overdone from Saint Laurent, like you really can’t convince me that they didn’t do this exact same thing last year and the Eiffel Tower being in the background and the presence of the goddess that is Naomi Campbell and all the fancy lighting in the world isn’t a distraction enough because they DID THAT LAST YEAR TOO. It’s just disappointing from a brand like YSL who really has the money to take it to any wacky and inventive place that they want, and who has drawn on so many historical and cultural references in the past; the bohemian looks I am here for, everything else can go.  

Next is Zadig and Voltaire, which is obviously more of a pedestrian brand than YSL, but still...disappointing. 

I guess disappointing is the wrong word really because it’s not as if I had especially high hopes, it’s just that in comparison to a collection like Off-White’s, which was also a lot more of a “wearable” line, this is very Stradivarius/Zara/H&M/any member of the Inditex group. I like the ruffles, but we’ve seen them done in a much more interesting way in pretty much every other show and same with the blazers and suits. Even the styling of the teal faux fur coat, which I adore, is meh. Even Emily DiDonato can’t save it for me and that’s saying something because she honestly might be one of the most beautiful women on this planet.

On a more positive note, Zimmerman was beautiful. In a collection inspired by the ocean, the tranquil colour palette, the ornate, frothy ruffles and the flowing materials are dead on, and indulgently so. I can see most of these pieces having universal appeal and looking good on anyone, and yet this wearability doesn’t make the collection boring by any means; I think it really is a matter of having a clear concept and attention to detail that save more subtle shows from falling by the wayside. 

And lastly, Zuhair Murad, which is always a designer I look forward to; I love a good princess dress and on that, he always delivers.

However, whilst there’s a similar feel and colour palette to Zimmerman, I’d say this collection doesn’t have quite as clear a direction. There’s definitely a lot of recurring themes of the ruffles and the high necks and the bohemian prints and suits that we’ve seen throughout fashion month, but this still doesn’t feel like the most relevant or current collection I’ve ever seen from Murad. It goes without saying that the dresses are beautiful but in the context of a red carpet where every dress is a princess dress, I can’t imagine any of these taking my breath away which is usually the case. 

I really WANTED to end on a positive note, I’m sorry! And there were so so many amazing moments this season. In general, I’m excited for a lot of the trends that are seemingly going to be coming up: more of the milkmaid thing, peasant blouses, bohemian influences and a shit load of gorgeous suits!

I was going to try and do a top 10 but I honestly have too many favourites so I’m making into a...top 20. It sounds like a cop-out, but when there’s THIS many shows to go through I think a top 20 is perfectly fair. 

1. Gucci

It has to be my favourite overall. The clearest concept, the most beautiful colours, and a whole range of interesting accessories and structures. Blew everything else out the water. Might make like Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade and just start randomly saying Gucci out loud at totally inappropriate moments to express my love.

2. Marc Jacobs

Kooky and in your face but also thoughtful and delicate. Every piece is a statement. 

3. Moschino

The intersection where art meets fashion is always my favourite place to lurk and so it’s not surprise that Moschino’s Picasso inspired collection ticked so many boxes for me. Aside from that, the structures are gorgeous and on trend and I love the accessories.

4. Valentino

So. Many. Heavenly. Dresses.

5. Mugler

Definitely the sexiest S/S 2020 collection.

6. Paco Rabanne

I mean, yes, it is a little primary school teacher-y (it’s probably the coloured socks), but a fashion-y, wear-it-to-the-club version of primary school teacher style.

7. Ralph and Russo

A prissy pastel dream that channels the Sandra Dee sleepover scene from Grease in the modern day, the only thing that could’ve added to the Ralph and Russo show would be a more diverse group of models.

8. Brock

There’s never going to be an appropriate moment to wear any of the garments from the Brock collection. Does that mean I’m going to stop thinking about it? Never.

9. Balmain

I know Balmain didn’t go down too well with the fashion critics but the noughties pop girls obsessed child in me loveddddd it.

10. Etro

Not the most high-fashion but I would wear.

11. Dion Lee

Dion Lee took corsets and suspenders and harnesses and turned that whole dominatrix trend on its head by pairing them with androgynous silhouettes, fresh whites and subtle nude tones, and I’m here for it!

12. Alessandra Rich

Eighties presidential candidate’s wife/sorority queen realness.

13. Dilara Findikoglu

Definitely my favourite of the more “avant-garde” shows we saw this year.

14. Oscar de la Renta

These dresses speak for themselves, do I really need to say any more?

15. Christopher Kane

Christopher Kane made galaxy print cool again for the first time since it was murdered by 2013 “hipster” Tumblr and then buried 6ft under by the plethora of £5 and under wholesale retailers who thought it would be a good idea to mass produce leggings with said print on. 

16. Loewe

Delicate, purposeful and refined, Loewe put out a practical yet very, very pretty and season-appropriate spring collection.

17. Thom Browne

Thom Browne brought Marie Antoinette onto the runway. ‘Nuff said.

18. Louis Vuitton

I will never turn my nose up at anything 70s influenced and Louis Vuitton’s collection was probably the most authentic (and thus kinda ugly at times) that I’ve seen.

19. Simone Rocha

If I ever became part of some modern day witchy, forest-God worshipping cult, I would expect us all to be wearing Simone Rocha’s 2020 S/S collection and nothing less.

20. Vera Wang

Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl for the 2019 e-girl xoxo

SO.

3 parts and 3 months later, this is my review of fashion month 2019 coming to an end. I mean, it’s actually closer to A/W 2020 fashion week now than it is to S/S 2020 buuuut let’s just forget that little detail because I had NO FUCKING IDEA it would take this long.

If there’s anyone out there who read this to the end (and I highly, highly doubt there is and I don’t blame you) or even anyone that looked at the pictures (which is probably what I would do), please let me know! It got a bit long at times but I have generally reallllly enjoyed doing this and more than anything it’s got me sad that I’ll never see these shows in person :( sad times :( oh to be on the benefiting end of nepotism :( 

Thank you sooo much!

Lauren x

[saintlaurentproblems]

i just ended episode 3 of Bridgenton and i have some THOUGHTS. The actress who plays daphe is such a natural beauty she could be the lovechild of Scarjo and Sophie Turner. Simon has the sexiest voice EVER. Love me a hotter version of Mr. Darcy. Eloise is the most annoying bitch ever, if I were Daphe i would punch her in the face. Like a female Dan Humphrey yet more annoying, watch them pull a Gossip Girl and her be Lady Whistletown lol, or maybe its Cressida, she gives off those vibes. Also did Shonda blow all the budget on the hair and wardrobe bc the cgi of the buildings looked sooo bad, but the physical sets were quite lavish and pretty like the outdoor dance scene

Daphne’s wig bothered me so much. You can see the netting. Eloise is very annoying. Simon gets hotter and hotter.

[drippy-candles]

sooo this was originally planned as my 200 followers gift, but i kind of forgot about it, so have it as a 240-something followers gift!

They all use some genetics cc and some clothing cc, you don’t have to own anything, but if you want them to look axactly like the do in the previews, you should at least download the no ea lashes mod and the linked face overlays They only have everyday wear, so you can set the other ones yourself!

You can do with them what you want, just don’t claim them as your own and maybe tag me in the posts you use them in, so i can see! CC list and downloads under the cut below!

they all use:

lashes mod linked above

smoothish 2 skin

lips

Sim 1 - Elise Corcoran: SFS

Packs: Cats & Dogs, Get to Work CC: skin overlay // Eyes (nondefaults,naturals) // pupil overlay // nose mask // eyebrows // eyebags // mouthcorners // hair // top

Sim 2 - Holden Compton: SFS

Packs: C&D, GTW, Get Together CC: redness (cheek) // body hair // eyebrows // beard (but literally give him any beard, it’s fine)

Sim 3 - Lola Sandoval: SFS

Packs: GTW, City Living, Vintage Gamour CC: freckles // skin overlay // nose mask // eyebrows // accessory shirt (crew tee, solids) // dress // earrings // glasses // shoes // hair // headband accessory

Sim 4 - Rez Humphrey: SFS

Packs: Romantic Garden Stuff, Bowling Stuff CC: skin overlay // eyebags // moles // blush (you might have to manually select it in cas) // Jeans // hair

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Packs: C&D, CL CC:  skin overlay // eyebags // eyebrows // pupil overlay // cleavage overlay // top (graphics) // boots // skirt // ears

Sim 6 - Tatum Dudley: SFS

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Sim 7 -  Julie Blackwell: SFS

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Packs: GTW, CL, Spa Day, Dine Out, Cool Kitchen Stuff, Luxury Party Stuff CC:  skin overlay // redness (eye) // body hair // eyebags // bandaids ([Gohliad]bandaids) // top (Athlete, longline sweater V2) // hair // tattoos // eyebrows // jeans

i hope you enjoy them!

[forgiven-whimsy]

20 “I should be writing” questions

Tagged by @evilsapphyre

Tagging: I don’t know, I’ve been tagging a lot of people tonight, so I’m leaving this one open to all!  :) tag me back so I can read. 

1. How tall are you? 5′4″

2. What colour and style is your hair? My natural colour is a ash blonde and grey combination, the grown out dyed part is a nearly white blonde. I’m in desperate need of a hair cut. 

3. What colour are your eyes? green/hazel

4. Do you wear glasses? I do! and they are coke bottle thick to boot. There are certain styles of glasses I can’t buy because the frame can’t support the lenses, and that’s after i pay extra to have them thinned out. I’d like to go back to contacts but since having kids I have a hard time wearing them (yes pregnancy can affect shit like this, I forget how or why...but it happens, and it’s not an uncommon thing.) 

5. Do you wear braces? no.

6. What is your fashion sense? tired with a side of how did I get peanut butter up there? when I put effort into it, a-line skirts, cardigans, and sweetheart necklines, and a kitten heel mary jane. 

7. Do you have any siblings? An older brother and a younger sister

8. What kinda student were/are you? I was a pretty solid B student, except math, if it was math it was a D or F. 

9. What is your favourite subject? English. I loooove English, in my last year of High school I took 3 different English classes because I loved it so much. Reading plays? books? then talking and writing about them? I loved that shit

10. Favourite TV shows? at the moment it’s Brooklyn 99, The 100, Game of thrones. 

11. Favourite books? Can I refuse to answer? the list is sooo long, The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, the Bredei chronicles trilogy by Juliet Marillier, ASOIAF by George RR Martin, The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, A Year in the Merde and Merde Actually by Stephen Clarke, Carry it Even by Lennox Aubrey, the Beyond series by Kit Rocha, Vlad: the Last Confession by C.C Humphreys.....I’m going to stop here, there’s more, but I can’t think of anymore off the top of my head. 

12. Favourite pastime? Writing. with gaming and reading a close second. 

13. Any regrets? yep, but I don’t dwell on it, and I’ve come a long way since then. 

14. What is your dream job? Author

15. Do you want to get married? I AM married, so yes. 

16. Do you want kids? How many? Again, I HAVE children, so yes, and I have 3 crazy wonderful boys. 

17. How many countries have you visited? 5, that’s including traveling within my own country, Canada is huge, so it counts. 

18. What’s the scariest dream you’ve ever had? I had a recurring dream as a child of walking down the path from my bus stop to home, but it’s night time, and there’s a scarecrow sitting on the elevated ledge beside the sidewalk just behind me and no matter how far I would walk or try to run, the scarecrow was always in the exact same spot, until me feet stopped working all together..then I would wake up. 

19. Do you have any enemies? There’s no one in my life I dislike so much to call an enemy.

20. Do you have a datemate? My husband? 

[ohelganatt]

Thank you so much @evenskardemomme for tagging me! :) 

Rules: tell us one favorite character from ten shows & tag ten people!

I tag: @evakjpg @sanaandthesun @snugglyevak @nnooorraa @citizenroya @isakyakiniku @comeonskinnylxve (again im 99% sure someone i tagged has already done this :D and i tag only 7 people bc i’m a true rebel yeah deal with it!!!!1)

1. Modern Family - Phil Dunphy

2. The Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon

3. How to get away with murder - Connor Walsh

4. SKAM - Isak Valtersen

5. Criminal Minds - Spencer Reid

6. Death in paradise - Humphrey Goodman

7. Haters back off - Miranda Sings (duh)

8. Friends - Joey Tribbiani

9. Quantico - Caleb Haas

10. Blindspot - Patterson

It was super hard remember any series that I have watched sooo I just threw there some that came to my mind (these are not in any order)

[a1detective]

OPINION: BY JEFFREY A. FRIEDBERG

Impolite, and not chronicling the “news” politely….

MAXINE WATERS, THE FACE OF A RAVING LUNATIC, THE PARTY OF TREASON – Gellerreport.com

liberalarts.oregonstate.edu

sjpl.org

Hiskind.com

bythebloodofthelamb.files.wordpress.com

i.mmo.cm/

  “PREGNANT ‘MAN’” (oh, right this fooled me totally—I thought it was a MAN!) – “Hayden Cross was born a girl and was legally male when he paused transgender hormone treatment to conceive using a sperm donor he had met on Facebook.” (Oh, that’s DELICIOUS! “FACEBOOK.”)

…During Wednesday night’s first Democratic presidential debate, San Antonio mayor Julián Castro stated he supports taxpayer-funded abortions for “transgender women.”  “I don’t believe only in reproductive freedom; I believe in reproductive justice,” he said.  “And what that means is just because a woman, or let’s also not forget someone in the trans community — a trans female — is poor, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t exercise that right to choose….”

…Let’s assume, however, that Castro didn’t misspeak and that he indeed supports taxpayer-funded abortions for “trans women,” which is most likely the case.  Why would Castro want taxpayers to fund something that is currently biologically impossible?  Perhaps a “trans female” is a woman who becomes a man?  Not at all.  Although progressives are constantly altering and updating terms relating to sex and sexuality to fit their current political narrative, science be damned (he who defines the terms controls the argument), the latest liberal terminology defines a “trans female” or “trans woman” as a man who “becomes” a woman.

According to Wikipedia, which is the gatekeeper of all things progressive:

A trans woman (sometimes trans-woman or transwoman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.  Trans women may experience gender dysphoria and may transition; this process commonly includes hormone replacement therapy and sometimes sex reassignment surgery, which can bring immense relief and even resolve gender dysphoria entirely.  Trans women may be heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, asexual, or identify with other terms (such as queer)….

….Now, let’s suppose, years in the future, when science has worked out all the bugs, that a man decides to undergo all the risks and grueling preparation involved with a uterine transplant (instead of simply adopting, which would be a lot easier, safer, and more sensible).  And let’s say it works, and he finally gets pregnant.  And let’s say he wakes up one morning and thinks, Hmm, I don’t think I want this baby after all.  I want to get rid of it, and I want the government to pay for it. 

In this case, I guess Julián Castro’s support for transgender abortion contains some semblance of warped logic.  Not that this highly implausible and as yet scientifically impossible scenario is worth mentioning in a presidential debate when you are already limited by time and must choose your words wisely.  And not that there are other more practical, more pressing issues to be dealt with.  But that’s what you get from a political party that wants to fund the kinds of procedures that could put babies inside men’s bodies, while simultaneously fighting for laws that would allow these same babies to get ripped out again.

—americanthinker.com

Julian Castro. A Pregnant Male? Nahhhhh! Just Another OBAMA Whack-Job. 

…Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Obama’s cabinet in 2014. He was mentioned as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.[2][3] Castro is the twin brother of Congressman Joaquin Castro.

On January 12, 2019, Castro launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 in San Antonio….[4]

…Castro[5] was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Maria “Rosie” Castro and Jessie Guzman.[6] 

[His] mother was a Chicana political activist who helped establish the Chicano political party La Raza Unida,[8] and who ran unsuccessfully for the San Antonio City Council in 1971.[5] Castro once stated, “My mother is probably the biggest reason that my brother and I are in public service. Growing up, she would take us to a lot of rallies and organizational meetings and other things that are very boring for an 8-, 9-, 10-year-old”.[9] His father, Jessie Guzman, is a retired mathematics teacher and political activist. Never married, Rosie and Jessie separated when Castro and his brother were eight years old.[8] Castro’s Texan roots trace back to 1920, when his grandmother Victoria Castro joined extended family members there as a six-year-old orphan from northern Mexico.[5]

—https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Castro

So, it seems  Castro is just another spawn of liberal, progressive, Democrat, “Mexican” descent.

Whose Leftist parents were flaming, raging Liberal,”Progressives,” who taught him the Liberal Way.

”Progressive Socialist” sounds sooo much nicer than its true, parasitic name of “Communism.” Which has never worked out—ANYwhere it was tried.

It’s no wonder to me Castro is running for cartel-controlled, sissy President of Mexico…whoops, I mean President of the defunct, Russian, communist USSR—Oh, wait…what is he actually running for?

“JULIAN CASTRO”

He’s running for President of what—gay liberals? Or what?

What the hell are Democrats doing? WHO is their Target Audience? What are they fishing for? Does Open Borders, Unlimited “Migration,” Free Everything for Illegals, and all this “Gay” and “trans” stuff sound like a winning Platform?

Yes; maybe.

Because Democrats are targeting the votes of every illegal invader-voter; every lost- cause alien; every angry misfit, criminal, prevert, suburban housewife, uninformed, disinformed, lied-to, delusional, insane, crazed, brainwashed, feel-good, TV-and-drug-addicted, I-want-to-help-my-fellow-humans, Democrat-inclined voter.

The Democrat Party of Harry Truman, JFK, Hubert Humphrey, and the great Daniel Moynihan, is GONE. They are dead. And so is the Democrat Party.

What we face now is The Party of Death—abortion, jihad, riots, dead cops, American murders, open borders, free everything for everybody, and World Communism with Democrats in permanent totalitarian power.

It’s no wonder Julián or Julian (or Julio, or whatever) is named “Castro.”

Like Communist Cuba—“Castro” is a perfect fit for a Communist America—by the Alien-Communist Democrat Party.

America was never founded as a communist state. It was meant to be open, successful, and moral. It has been under attack by Democrat communists for a hundred years.

But—you see—they must eradicate America’s Constitution and guns to make their takeover coup successful. And that doesn;t seem likely to work out well for them.

As in: Kids, a Democrat takeover-coup will never happen in America.

Donald Trump has already won the 2020 election. He has “pushed” the democrats so far left, they cannot possibly sound like winners to a majority of Americans, and win.

Democrats will lose. And then they will react as never before. They will be inconsolable and uncontainable. They will march, burn, kill, “protest,” and destroy. After a while, this will not sit well—with practically everyone.

At that point Julio Castro can trot out his plea for transgender pregnant males, and all fighting and opposition will spontaneously cease, from pure joy. We will all join hands and sing the gay national anthem…or communist…or something.

Yeah…right.

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    THE SCIENCE FICTION OF PREGNANT MALES—AND JUST WHO THE HELL IS Julián (?) Castro? OPINION: BY JEFFREY A. FRIEDBERG Impolite, and not chronicling the “news” politely.... ...During Wednesday night's first Democratic presidential debate, San Antonio mayor Julián Castro