#i’m sorry for sounding whiny i just wish they didn’t feel the need to overdo moments like these

[lettuceflower]

Alright, now that the episode has officially aired and everyone has seen the iconic Akito Flying Choke Slam™, here’s a compilation I would like to call:

Season 3 Moments I am Worried About 

(aka moments that are already dramatic enough but the director is probably going to turn them up to an 11 because more intense = better, apparently. 🙄)

spoilers under the cut of course.

kyo’s dream

kagura SLAP

haru’s rage

ren shenanigans 🤪🔪

attempted stab 

the actual stab

tohru’s cliff fall

kyo and yuki FINAL FIGHT

[sidlottedream]

Wish Upon A Star

Fanfiction

Part 1

Sanditon Alternative Universe fanfiction

Sidney Parker x Charlotte Heywood

Esther Dehnam x Babington

and others

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authors note: I decided to write a modern, alternative world Sanditon fanfiction, borrowing the characters from J.Austen book. 

It’s a Christmas story 

I hope you like it.

I have to say thanks to @ladysusanknowsstuff for sort of prompting me to write another Sanditon fanfiction.

🎄

Two days before Christmas Day

"OMG- are we having a white Christmas or what!!" Georgiana said as she walked in the apartment she shared with her friend Charlotte huffing and puffing. She tossed her bag on the sofa taking her coat off, "it's snowing like mad!"

"I know- I've just cancelled my trip to Wilingden- my sister is peeved cos I am not coming- my brother is staying with his girlfriend's family in York " Charlotte put her phone on the table.

Georgiana walked to the fridge and got some water out and then looked at the place that had no Christmas decoration at all.

"Huh- I have to call my dad- he so going to be disappointed-last year I was working - this year it's blizzard, so no planes will be taking off -I can't believe I'll be stuck here though -we don't even have a tree!"

"We always leave and there is like no need for a tree. And I have nearly been living in my office every day for the last two months!" Charlotte said now also looking at the apartment that had a very minimalist style to it and not one Christmas decoration.

"Well, will sleep the Christmas through. I am off to have a shower and call my dad. The sooner the better!" Georgiana said disappearing through a corridor into her room.

Charlotte walked to the window and outside it looked like London would become one huge ice box as the storm was starting to pick up. The forecast said blizzard - and so it was. The brunette scrunched her face in disappointment. She so looked forward to her trip to Wilingden to see her sister and her nephews. She was the perfect host and her Christmas was always one from a fairy-tale. It also took her back to the time of her childhood there. Now sleeping through Christmas seemed to be the best option.

Her phone ringing brought her back from her thoughts and she went to pick it up from the table answering the call."Esther- no- I’m at the flat- and you?"

"At the pub." Esther said, "We finished work much earlier than I thought we would and we went for a drink- looks like we will stay here tonight- it's mad outside! Why don't you come down- everyone is here!"

"I don't know" Charlotte said-"not really in the mood"

"Seriously- the party is in full swing - come on!"

She  now heard Diana shouting in the phone, "Get down here, Heywood.” 

"She is there?" Charlotte said.

"Come on -you two need to bury the hatchet! It's Christmas!!" Esther said, adding once again, "Everyone is here!! Get Georgiana-she's not answering her phone!"

"Yeah-why not!" Charlotte said and hanging up went to knock at Georgiana’s bedroom door.

"Come in!" Georgiana said looking at her friend with a sour face.

"How did your dad take it? Not good!" Charlotte said knowing the answer.

"Can it get worse?” Georgiana huffed.

"Esther called- they are at the ‘Admiral’! I'm going!" Charlotte said.

"They? That means Otis is there, too?" Georgiana asked, her eyes glittering.

"That means Otis is there too!" Charlotte shot a significant look at her best friend.

"It can get worse!" Georgiana puffed away.

"It's Christmas- maybe you can two can be friends again! Start from there.”

"You think we can be friends -after what he did” Georgiana breathed in deep.

"Sorry- I know we said we won't talk about it ever- but - I am not leaving you here on your own- there's a party out there - and we need fun- lot's of it- all we did is work work this year!" Charlotte suddenly got her bossy frown on and Gerorgiana agreed to come along.

Soon, they were fighting their way with the snowfall to the pub.

The bar was owned by Arthur Parker, and it was the favourite hangout of his friends and family. The Parker’s were also known for throwing a good party. They were also known for being big time heart-breakers- and Georgiana had a taste of that last summer.

"Yay! They made it!" Arthur shouted as Elena and Caroline came in nearly completely frozen.

Esther went straight to her friends. As the girls came up to the counter, Arthur slid the prepared shots for them to warm up a bit.

"So, I hear you are staying in London for the holidays!?" Tom cut in greeting both Charlotte and Georgiana.

"We are" Charlotte replied-"this going to be the bleakest Christmas ever- we don't have a tree- and there is only frozen yogurt and pizza in the fridge- ah- Georgiana and I decided to sleep it through."

"Sounds bleak- " Tom said and as he wanted to say more Mary swooped in apologising for the interruption, and took her husband away.

Charlotte took a deep breath and now got ready to have it out with Diana Parker.

"Right-look-" Diana started-"ok, first sorry for being a complete whiny bitch. Well- being a bitch and sorry for making things difficult with Sid."

"Wow!" Charlotte was wide-eyed "I never thought you would admit that. Ok. What is really going on?"

"What do you mean?”

“This is about James - I told you that there is nothing going on between us. We’re only friends!” Charlotte raised her eyebrow at Diana.

“If I help you with James - you got to help me with Otis and Georgiana.”

“Ugh- you drive a hard bargain!" Diana was not really happy about it.

"Take it or leave it!" Charlotte said victoriously as she knew Diana had it bad for James Stringer, and all got really confusing the last summer in Sanditon.

"Deal!" Diana said and smiled happily and now floated away to one of her friends.

At the bar, Georgiana was talking to Esther who was somewhat ignoring  Babington’s presence and  yet somewhat paying very much attention to his conversation with Sidney. Charlotte joined them as she finished sending Stringer the message about the party here and at ‘The Admiral’.

"So, buried the hatchet?!" Esther asked her friend.

"Sort of-" Charlotte replied mysteriously.

"Right " Esther didn’t want to dwell into it and changed the subject, "we've been talking about you staying and the silliness of you two sleeping the Christmas through. Sidney here suggested they would take care of the tree and the food- and we can get it all done tomorrow. I know it's Christmas Eve- but hey- it will stop snowing eventually-" Esther now shot a poignant look at Babington.

"Sidney?" Charlotte was baffled that he suggested such a thing or maybe not.

Sidney Parker, who now heard her and moved suddenly all his attention to her involving his best friend Babington in the conversation as well.

"Tom said that you said that you will have the bleakest Christmas ever - well, I thought- why should you. We can help you out- we have caterers ready in no time- also can get one of the trees from our many trees from the mansion delivered to you- our mother overdoes everything- "

"Yes!" Arthur now stepped in, "you can even take this one from the bar if you like it- it's just crowding the space here"

"Why would you do this for us?" Charlotte was surprised at such generous offer.

Babington swayed his look at Esther and then turned to Charlotte,"Seriously, you need to ask?  You are our friends- and we like you- a lot! It’s as simple as that."

Esther took a mental breath and just took a shot of gin. The hurt was still very much alive in her. Her heart just didn't want to shut him down. 

"No catering necessary" Charlotte said, "I am going to cook! You just get the tree! But aren’t you going to Sanditon?"

“No, we are staying in London” Sidney now spoke. 

“You can all come to our place for Christmas” Tom shot from the side looking at Sidney, giving him a nudge to kind of agree with the sudden invitation.

“Yes. Come to our place for Christmas.” Sidney said looking at Charlotte with his eyes gleaming warmly at the brunette.

This came out as a great surprise and Georgiana now reacted cheerfully, " Now you're talking!"

Sidney raised a glass at Charlotte, who smiled back at him, nodding a yes.

 And what was the actual deal with Charlotte and Sidney? Well, they were great friends. Did they harbour other feelings that go beyond the "friends"- thing. Arthur would say DUH! But both of them felt that if there were anything more it would ruin the friend thing and so they stayed in the zone, even after the kiss in Sanditon a few months back. But they both dismissed it, as staying friends seemed to be far more important. Also, there was a certain meddling from Diana, as well as Sidney’s lingering feelings for a certain ex, Eliza Campion. 

Only Babington and Esther had kind of blurred the friend-zone with their short something in the summer in Sanditon. And for an unexplained reason or a non-intentional mix-up Babington understood they were non-exclusive but Esther thought they were exclusive and afterwards when Babington spent a night with his ex everything went kaboom.

Last, but not least, Diana, who was the feisty sister, who fell in love every five minutes, always choosing guys who cared more about her money than her heart, who was very fragile, hiding it behind a bitchy exterior. Charlotte and her didn't hit it off, which caused her advocating for Eliza and causing problems  quite inadvertently with her and Sidney. 

Ok, and now back to the party in the pub.

Every year they had a game going and Arthur now rang the bar bell announcing it. “Everyone, it's time for the Make My Wish Game! You know the rules, and those who don’t Tom will explain!"

Make My Wish was a game invented by the bar staff- people would write down their wishes on a peace of paper with their name on and all is put in a bag and then randomly people would pick out the papers with the wish needed to be fulfilled.

Arthur, as the owner, made sure that there was no indecent wishes, expensive and offensive ones. People who didn't follow the rules were disqualified.

What wishes did our heroes and heroines of this story put down? Hm...you can imagine or write it down yourself. Anyway, Stringer arrived just in time to write his wish down.

Will all their wishes come true- those written down and those hidden in their heart? What do you think?

Ho-ho-ho...