#it's not great but it's got!!! like 3 pages of quinn

[thatlenguy]

(cracks knuckles) 🖊🖊 the lesbians please

oooooh yesse....... so pumped for this.....

Hoo els. (PUN NAME PUN NAME PUN NA-)

Hoo is a bounty hunter, who, while she doesn't work *for* the AFF (company harvey and rodger started, works to keep humans specifically in Terranova (new area of earth that just kind of showed up one day. basically a high fantasy world) safe from "threats". they claim to be all for diplomacy and make a huge effort to appear as such but they ARE NOTTTTTT) ok this is mostly worldbuilding stuff thus far. About her. She's one of the AFF's founders' adopted kid, and was raised as Oko's sister. the two of them drifted apart, and, as oko realized the corruption going on, hoo only became more loyal to her dad's cause. She's dating Quinn and they're like. both very very ruthless. and in looove with eachother. She's really into cowboys and the wild west. in a queer way. in the first draft of the story she's in i gave her an unexplained brooklyn accent despite the story not happening on earth, or in america let alone new york, and despite the story mandating she's not from there. no fucking clue why i did that.

2. Quinn Meguro

Quinn is another AFF employee. she's the child of two actual diplomats from earth who are not the happiest with his career choices... She's always struggled with things like "showing emotion" and "knowing how to interact with people" but Hoo just kind of latched onto him one day and the two of them ended up falling in looove. She's slightly skilled at using magic, and usually uses it to make knives <- this part of her character was directly inspired by short skirt long jacket. do with this information what you will. He's slowly been realizing how corrupt the group he works for is and wants to leave but doesn't want to abandon her partner and then he ends up. internalizing all that anger and it kind of boils over a few times and then important plot things happen. I'm also absolutely obsessed with him. by the way. i love. my ocs and thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about them. yaay

[direwolfrules]

EAH Glee AU

I do not have time right now to work on my actual writing- midterms are done so now we're just jumping right into final papers- but have an AU outline post.

Professor Pied Piper, taking inspiration from some of his best high school memories, gets Headmaster Grimm to reinstate the school glee club.

Meanwhile, Madame Baba Yaga fears the new activity will steal away talent from her prize cheer-hexing team, the Ever After High Cheerios (I can’t think of a good fairytale-ification for this, I will accept suggestions). To rectify this situation, she sends in three of her girls undercover with the goal of sabotaging the glee club.

Basically, Pied Piper is Will Schuester, Baba Yaga is Sue Sylvester, and chaos ensues.

Glee Club Members:

Apple White: She joined because 1) she's good at singing 2) she genuinely enjoys singing 3) her mom was in the Glee Club and led them to winning Nationals. I'd say she's the Rachel Berry or the Quinn Fabray, but I'm not gonna do that thing where I entirely change a character's personality to make them fit into the role of another character...for the students anyway. Look, Apple's got enough drama in her life, she doesn't need me making her crazy enough to send someone to a crack house out of jealousy.

Raven: Uh, in the books Headmaster Grimm won't let her take Muse-ic because it's not an evil class. Luckily, because of a bizarre loophole in the school guidelines for competitive teams, Headmaster Grimm can't ban her from Glee Club. Everyone say thank you Giles.

Daring: He joined because he was told it would give him extra credit for the serenading skills portion of Advanced Wooing. Also, Apple asked him to join because they didn't have enough boys in the club and Daring's been trained to never ignore a request from a damsel.

Dexter: He’s there cause Raven’s there? And also cause he is a genuinely great singer and unlike Daring needs the Advanced Wooing extra credit? Also, I just kinda want him there.

Darling: Her mom made her join. Queen Charming really said “I’m gonna take a page from Snow White’s book and live vicariously through you, offspring of mine”.

Briar: She really likes the idea of a team competition where she won’t put her teammates in danger if she falls asleep. Also, she checked the competition rulebook, as long as they don’t all leave the stage when she has a narcoleptic episode they won’t be disqualified.

Humphrey: Every Glee AU needs a white-boy-who raps and Ever After High has one already built-in in the form of Humphrey Dumpty.

Maddie: She’s there cause Raven’s there. It’s utterly hattastic!

Kitty: She’s there because she remembered her mom talking about how some of her fondest memories of high school revolves around messing with the glee club, and Kitty wants dearly to be like her mother.

Lizzie: We’re completing the Wonderland ensemble. Lizzie joins because she needs an extra curricular and the Invisible Tree Situation has gotten so out of hand they had to disband the croquet team. Great voice, ngl.

Justine: Not the strongest singer in the room, but she’s capable of choreographing numbers like nobody’s business.

Meeshell: Listen, canon’s pretending her singing in that webisode was something amazing. So like, we’re pretending now too.

Duchess: I picture her as a Sugar Motta-type character. Cannot sing, massive diva, but they gotta put up with her cause her family’s donating to the club budget.

Melody: Listen, it’s her dad’s club. She can’t just not join. She’s banking those supportive daughter points for a rainy day.

Lawrence Bonecrusher III: Listen, I just it'd be funny if Professor Piper says the ever-insane "You're all minorities, you're in the glee club" line and there's the one orc student in the school just sitting there with his eyebrow raised. He's also the Matt of this AU. For some reason never speaks when in a scene.

Faybelle: Captain of the Cheerios, totally not here as part of a scheme by Madame Yaga to DESTROY THE GLEE CLUB!!!!

Nah, but seriously, this whole AU was born of me going "What EAH character would say the iconic 'I'm a closeted lesbian and a judgemental bitch' line?" and her face popped into my mind.

[wormsin]

at what point did dick’s fatass become a meme, was there a specific issue that drew his ass huge that tipped the iceberg?

ok, I love that at least one person out there thinks that I am an authority on this topic.

no, there was not one issue that drew his ass so incredibly that it suddenly became iconic. over the years, Dick grew up from being a platonic boy hero to a sexual adult, then sex isol, then bearer of an (at times) voluptuous ass. this video has a good recap!

(sidebar—I need to make a correction to the video, which is a bit of misinformation I see floating around all the time, which is the idea that Devon Grayson did not admit or know that what she wrote in Nightwing #93 was sexual assault. she just didn't call it rape at the time, but said it was nonconsensual, and depicted it as sexually traumatizing for Dick. 2004)

ANYWAY,

I would say his fat ass became a meme recently. and. gonna be honest with you. except for a few depictions, it is not that big of an ass. he is way too skinny to have a truly fat ass. It's still nice! but let's not kid ourselves.

last year, the Harley Quinn tv show changed Dick's model to have a larger ass for an important plot point. which is how we got... the ass casket. cassket.

2022, Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #3.

Nicola Scott's tribute cover, 2019. this kind of went viral and likely solidified the fanon-turned-canon that Dick has a great ass.

in Grayson #6, 2015, Midnighter recognized Dick by his ass.

ah, gay rights have come so far.

I won't get into the whole history of Dick Grayson being sexualized in general because that is a huge, huge topic. he's been sexualized since the NTT at least, and superheroes in general are a site of body image politic, bla bla. so I'm sticking to his butt in particular.

around this time, some DC writers and artists are purposefully trying to make Dick's ass prominent on the page. or at least Simone is. "I am writing it, of course there’s Nightwing ass!" Gail Simone, 2014, referring to Nighting/Oracle convergence. did the comic deliver on the ass? sadly no.

a little earlier, Nightwing (2011) #40, from 2013, has a some notable art. I've seen lots of people reference it as some kind of "female gaze" thing, which. I get what that's trying to say but you can't just invert the theory of the male gaze. sorry.

so I think it was the mid 2010s where this idea that he has a great ass starts to influence canon writers and artists, which reached a boiling point 2019 and 20s. now, artists had drawn Dick in a sexual manner before, and had drawn him with a gorgeous ass. I think it's both fan culture and some work of inspired artists that got us to this point of having a canon history of Nightwing Ass. its also important to note that in the later 2010's, the idealized body included a fat ass, which was really not the case in, say, the 90s.

if anyone has earlier issues or instances of Dick Grayson ass-centrism, please send it my way. I've only read like. a quarter of all of Dick Grayson's appearances lol.

[starsandhughes]

Penalty Box— Quinn Hughes Edition (Part Eleven)

SERIES MASTERLIST

previous: ten

next: twelve

***i’ve had to check and recheck my notes on this game and i’m still not convinced i got it right but it’s fine

THURSDAY, MARCH 23

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yourusername welcome to my postgame penalty box show: quinny edition! tonight was an amazing game for the canucks! they won 7-2 against the sharks with goals by phill, driesy, garly, dak, kuzy, millsy, and podz! that’s seven different players! twelve different canucks got a point tonight, with six of them having a multipoint game!

during quinny’s 23:39 minutes of ice time (surprisingly, not the highest of the team this time) he did NOT get a penalty, but he did get an assist! he’s now tied his record from last season for most points by a d-man in a single season for the franchise! can’t wait to see you break this record and find out what record you hold at the end of the season!

this is your season, bestie! i love you sfm and can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings for you!

p.s. welcome to the team filip hronek!

p.s.s. i’d like to note that when petey got hit from behind, quinn immediately dashed over to defend him instead of scoffing at the possibility of a scrum<3

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canucks happy point night!

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_quinnhughes he’ll do great

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elblue6 @/yourusername @/edwards.73 you’re both a hughes❤️

user3 this game was everything to me

trevorzegras ah yes, i remember when i was only at one game since my last penalty

_quinnhughes you’re at two???

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lhughes_06 i’ve been instructed to tell you i’m proud of you and i love you

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_quinnhughes i’ve been instructed to say thank you and i love you, too, moose

yourusername i never thought i’d see the day where jack is my favorite hughes…

jackhughes I DID IT!! MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT!!

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yourusername full of record and nose breaking!

_quinnhughes @/yourusername *insert curse word here*

yourusername @_quinnhughes go on, say it. i dare you.

colecaufield @_quinnhughes it’s a trap

trevorzegras @_quinnhughes it’s definitely a trap

jackhughes @_quinnhughes i’m her favorite hughes now i’ll fix it🫡

[gorogues]

Spoilers for comics in March 2024!

These are from the official solicits for that month, which you can see in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

There's not a lot of Rogues content this month, but a bit. Digger isn't mentioned in any of the Kill Arkham Asylum solicits, but he is on one cover.

SPEED FORCE #5 Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO Cover by SWEENEY BOO Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS $3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/12/24 After teaming up with the rest of the Flash Family in Titans: Beast World Tour Central City, Avery and Wallace are more determined than ever to take down the mysterious forces behind the app that’s brainwashing not only the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists but now the youth of Keystone City. But before they can reach the Big Boss, they’ve got to face off with holographic versions of themselves!

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM #2 Written by JOHN LAYMAN Art by JESUS HERVAS Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Variant cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI 1:25 variant cover by GABRIEL HARDMAN $4.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/5/24 Before the Suicide Squad sets their sights on the corrupted Justice League in the upcoming video game, they have to escape Arkham Asylum, and that’s going to require a lot more killin’ first. Good thing Deadshot is the world’s deadliest assassin. Or is that second-deadliest? Either way, he’s determined to survive the riot to end all riots, in order to live to die another day. But there’s a lot of guards standing between Deadshot and freedom. A lot of other inmates, too. Deadshot’s solution: kill ’em all! Presenting the riotous prequel to Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League! Each print issue includes a redeemable code for a bonus weapon doll digital token in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League inspired by the comic. Get the new Great White Shark weapon doll digital token with issue #2. Paying subscribers with a DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Annual or Ultra subscription (U.S. only) who read the digital issues of Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum will also receive these bonus digital codes.* *Terms Apply. See dc.com/suicide-squad-faq for details. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children.

Plus another Kill Arkham Asylum solicit and the Ape-Ril Special behind a cut for lenghth!

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM #3 Written by JOHN LAYMAN Art by JESUS HERVAS Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Variant covers by ARIEL OLIVETTI and STEPHANIE HANS $4.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 4/2/24 Wake up, brush teeth, get tortured by guards, get loose and get revenge. It’s just another day at Arkham Asylum for Harley Quinn, except all the cell doors just inexplicably unlocked and now everybody’s going nuts and killing each other. The lunatics are running the asylum today—which is just how Harley likes it! The bloody good time continues in this prequel to Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! Each print issue includes a redeemable code for a bonus weapon doll digital token in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League inspired by the comic. Get the new Scarface weapon doll digital token with issue #3. Paying subscribers with a DC UNIVERSE INFINITE Annual or Ultra subscription (U.S. only) who read the digital issues of Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum will also receive these bonus digital codes.* *Terms Apply. See dc.com/suicide-squad-faq for details. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children.

For those who like Grodd and the other DC apes...

APE-RIL SPECIAL Written by JOHN LAYMAN, JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV, and GENE YANG Art by KARL MOSTERT, PHIL HESTER, and BERNARD CHANG Cover by DAN MORA Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG Banana Scent Variant cover by HAYDEN SHERMAN ($7.99 US) $5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/19/24 CAUTION: An ape-surd amount of bad ape puns are incoming. Please be ape-vised. Gorilla Grodd’s recent incarcer-ape-tion in the pages of The Flash has left a void that Monsieur Mallah is more than happy to fill. Ape-sembling a group of the DCU’s most sinister simians, Mallah forms the Legion of D(oo-oo-ah-ah)m, with an eye toward world domin-ape-tion. But the world won’t be conquered that easily! Enter the all-ape JUNGLE L(ee-ee)gue. Can this team of hero-eek anthropoids be the salv-ape-tion we need, or will Mallah’s team of maniacal monkeys bring forth the ape-pocalypse? Get ready to go bananas as we honor DC’s storied history with mankind’s closest relatives in this ape-ic adventure! It’s gonna be orangu-tastic, so heat up a capuchin-o, prepare a batch of chocolate chimp cookies, and get ready to r(ee-ee)d the one comic b(oo-oo)k this year that’s guaranteed to make you go…APE!

[theemporium]

i wanted to gatekeep but honestly a lot of hockey books suck to us hockey fans because the authors just don't get it but here's some with opinions:

vancouver storm series by stepanie archer (2 books so far) - readable, not super believable but not off putting

sidelined love by emery paige - would not recommend if you're looking for anything beside brainless filler, very surface level everything

vancouver agitators series by meghan quinn (4 books so far) - started okay but got worse, was looking forward to the 4th book so well and it ended up being so bad

jacksonville rays by emily rath (2 books, 3 novellas so far) - this series could have been so much shorter, can be summed up with "there was an attempt", i don't like saying this word but jesus there was so much cringe

playing for keeps by becka mack (3 books so far) - probably the highest rated series so far which is to say something because this wasn't a good series, so many pages yet so forgettable

mile high by liz tomforde (3 books in the series so far, only one hockey book) - solid reads but not must reads iykwim, like you probably won't regret it if you read it but the folks saying you have to are exaggerating, wait now that i think about it most hockey books are worse so yeah go for it it's good

elle kennedy (problematic author but honestly sometimes you just gotta)

off campus (5 books) - the OGs, read the first 4 books twice, their iconic-ness makes up for the flaws which there are but yolo, book 5 the legacy was a cute idea that could have been better executed

briar u (4 books) - not as good as off campus but i just checked and i rated them higher? why? eh whatever, no matter what people say you have to read this before the legacy to understand all the cameos and jokes

campus diaries (1 or 2 books so far) - a worthy continuation so far that hopefully won't disappoint because i just want more hockey books

brother puckers series by kayla grosse (2 novellas so far) - skip, skip, skip, can this even count the first one has no real hockey just a hockey agent twin brother of a player, could have been a wonderfully kinky book if it hadn't done literally everything wrong

totally pucked series by maren moore (6 books so far + 2 standalones) - they're all connected but there was no info on when the standalones fit in and overall it's just a mess and not a a fun mess just like messy all around, very heavy on calling women puckbunnies for no reason i think this author needs to talk to somebody about her biases tbh

off the ice series by bal khabra (1 book so far) - starts out eerily similiar to icebreaker but like... if it was good, very good alternative

d.c. eagles hockey series by leah brunner (2 or 3 books so far, 1 novella) - not super terrible but also just one of those books that you pick up because you can't find anything else and you don't feel anything about them afterwards like okay moving on

maple hills series by hannah grace (2 books so far) - i did not hate it, did i like it? uhm... next question

same time next year by tessa bailey - tessa bailey saw everybody on booktok thirsting over hockey players and thought "oh i can make some money with this", i don't think she googled even a singular thing for this, inaccurate as fuck

mendell hawks series by deanna grey (2 books so far) - very underrated series that deserves more love, good quick reads with likable characters and great friendships

ooooh thank you for sharing!!

[hondagirll]

@dollsome-does-tumblr tagged me on my top 9 books. I need to stress how HARD this was to choose only 9. As someone who (checks my GR) reads an average of 75 books a year, this was incredibly stressful but I did it. This are my top books that I come back and re-read, year after year, some decade after decade.

The Queen's Thief by Megan Walen Turner: Our first introduction to Gen, love of my life and the most unreliable narrator I have ever met.

Persuasion by Jane Austen: Second chance at love? Indifferent family members? Anne who thinks Wentworth is completely and totally over her and Wentworth, who thinks he is completely and totally over Anne except she's the sole focus of his attention every time they meet up? HERE FOR IT.

Betsy Was a Junior by Maud Hart Lovelace: It is really hard to pick one from the series, the last six books I usually re-read in one go but I love Betsy's junior year if only for the herbarium project shenagians - "THERE WERE NO FALL FLOWERS TURNED IN! NEVER, IN ALL MY TEACHING YEARS!" Incredible.

The Firebird by Susanan Kearsley: You have to read book #1 first but this sequel is my favorite (and I love books 1 and 3 a lot!). So many characters and storylines and I adore the setting. At 500 pages it's one of those books you can just sit down and spend a entire day getting lost in it. Which I do no matter how many times I re-read.

Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh: Re-read this back in July and this historical romance novel still holds up. Such a great love story. Also nice to see Wulfric meet someone who isn't afraid of him, his ducal title and his quizzing glass.

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery: I first discovered Anne when I was 10 or 11 and instantly recognized she was a kindred spirit. That feeling hasn't changed over the years. That said, I had a hard choice choosing between this one or Rilla of Ingleside, because I love Rilla so much as well. This one won out 'cuz it the start of Anne and her story but Rilla was a close runner up.

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell: Don't get me wrong, I love North and South and the romance, but this monstrosity of book depicting small town (white) life back in 1800's England I love just a smidge more. It's got everything - family, step parents, young love, charismatic older men, secrets and gossip. Lots and lots of gossip. Seriously. This book is little old ladies gossip central station.

Long May She Reign by Ellen Emerson White: Final book in the President's Daughter series and my absolute favorite. Meg is one of the toughest fictional characters I have ever met and I am in awe of her and her strength. Plus, she's the President's daughter which is its own strain to bear.

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn: I know people have *opinions* on the show but let me tell you, when I first read this book twenty years ago it imprinted on my soul like a little baby bird. Colin and Penelope forever! Always!

tagging @queenofattolia @ladytharen @acehardy @mrgaretcarter @librarianmouse @stars-inthe-sky @hmsharmony @waywardted and whoever else wants to do this. I know I have more readers on my dash!

[warmaidensrevenge]

Tom seeks a new start

Tom Grant x Plus size reader

If you want to read my other work you can find it HERE

Ok this is gonna be different because I just watched Make Up. And sir Tom deserves a happy ending with someone.

Not proof read and no word count. Some spoilers.

This was mostly for me. I love doing Eddie fics. But Mr Quinn deserves some love in other areas.

Part 1

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It's been 3 years since Ruth broke Tom's heart. Cornwell nor Darby didn't feel like home to him anymore. As soon as he saved enough he moved. But to where. He wanted to be somewhere like the holiday park. But he wanted to be oceans away from England. He was scrolling through Facebook when he came across a page. A place offering room and board in exchange for work and still offering a paycheck. All sounded great. Until he saw where. America?

As he continued to read he found out it was in Dillingham, Alaska. That was pretty close to what he was use to at the park. Lodges near a beach. Only worry came from wild life. Dark for the winter and nice warm during the summer. It was perfect. The further the better. So he went for it. Just up and left when he got hired. Taking only the essentials.

He had spent 5 years working at the lodge as a handyman. He went to see his mum for that 5th winter. But now he was heading back to his home.

The flight was bloody long. Transfer after transfer flying coache was awful. He however was happy about getting a window seat most of the time in the air. Finally in Anchorage he had a layover and had to wait until morning to catch the next flight to Dillingham. So he set up camp in the airport. It was a quite large port. Nothing compared to the small one he left from. Hundreds of people filled the airport. He noticed a group make their way toward where he was. He was sitting on the cold marble ground. Near the charging station. That was their destination. He over heard them talking about Dillingham. Must be the new blokes. He got up to introduce himself to the group. After the greetings he sat back down and pulled out a small quilt his mum knitted for him and wrapped it around himself. He was just about to fall asleep when he heard a commotion. He opened his eyes and saw the group looking over and hollering in excitement towards someone. Tom cleared his sleepy vision and saw who they were addressing. You were a plump woman with loads of curves. Your face looked as if you were upset. But when you saw the others you perked up. Tom thought you were quite pretty. And from the sounds of it you were going to be at the lodges as well.

The following morning everyone was boarding the plane. That's when he saw her. Making her way down the isle. Constantly side stepping or her hips would catch. She was eyeing the seat numbers. When she stopped in his aisle. She nodded and sat. Her thigh slightly touched his. She pulled away immediately. She already had earphones on and pulled out a book out of her hand bag. She was reading 'Wicked'. She looked at him once more feeling him looking her over. If he didn't know any better he would think she was angry with him. But resting bitch face was a thing. He smiled at her and she returned with a half smile. She was really pretty.

During the flight he decided he was going to watch Doctor Who on the planes telly. Every once in a while she would glance at it and smile. Must be a fan. Her thigh kept touching the side of his. And there were times where she didn't notice until he moved. He didn't want you to move he was only adjusted himself closer so more of your warmth would reach him. She apologized when she finally noticed and crossed her legs. He said it was fine but you didn't hear him due to your music. He couldn't make out the song but he definitely knew it was something metal. In which made you more attractive.

As everyone exited the plane he lost you in the crowd. There was someone holding up a flag with Dillingham lodge on it. He went to it noticed the others who where there for the job. Tom couldn't see much from the back. But he was able to hear the bullhorn.

"Welcome everyone. Thanks for coming out. We hope your flight or flights were not too bad." A man he couldn't see was speaking but he knew it was Frank. One of the ones who ran the Lodge. " I want to welcome y/n back. After 5 years the master chef is here."

The crowd around clapped and hooted for her. He clapped too just so he wouldn't stand out too much. He's never heard of you before. Then a feminine voice came out of the loud speaker.

" Hey everyone. So the dinning hall hours are posted on the bulletin board in each cabin. If you miss a meal. Please come find me and I'll get you squared away. You can find me in the kitchen. If I'm not there call me on the radio. If you still can't reach me, then well I died."

Tom smiled at her attempted humor.

"Ok. Can I get all the summer guys to head over to Frank. While all the year rounds stay here." She continued.

As the crowd dwindle there was just a hand full people left. That's when he saw you putting down the loud speaker. Every gathered closer to you waiting on instructions.

" Hey guys welcome back. Umm you should know the drill by now grab your luggage and toss it in the side by side. And who are the drivers this year?"

3 guys raised their hands.

" Great. Grab the keys from Mike and start hauling the bags. Everyone else head to the shuttle." You instructed.

As everyone disbursed you called out.

" Thomas Grant?"

Tom raised his hand. While everyone was getting on the shuttle.

"It's Tom"

" uh hi Mr. Grant. Uhh you're the new handyman?" You gave him a warm welcoming smile. It was the first time you didn't look upset he thought.

" uh well I've been here for 5 years so not that new"

" oh yeah of course. So umm did anyone explained to you about seniority?"

" Possibly. But I don't recall."

" oh ok. Well since you've been here for five years you actually get to upgrade to your own camper. Umm but if you like you can stay in the cabins with everyone else. No pressure."

Tom chuckled " a camper all to myself. With no one to share the Lou. How could I possibly say no?"

You smiled " that's what I said when I got mine. So I uhh have some paperwork to fill out. If you want to pack your things and I'll come back for you, say an hour?

Tom gave you a thin lip smile and nodded.

...

You guys pulled up to a campsite just a few 100 yards away from the workers cabins. There was about 10 campers spread out. Finally stopping at one. You got out.

" So being an very important person here you get the best one." You slipped the key in and opened the door. After you handed it to him.

" we got her ready for you. Umm if you need anything I will be just right there" you pointed out the window to the camper across the field.

Neighbors. We're neighbor? He thought

" umm here you go. It's a list of things that need some work. Uhh you can get settled in for the rest of the week. Enjoy it while you can. Once the season starts you probably won't be able to spend much time back here. Also there's the dining hall schedule on the fridge. But if you want to make your own food just let me know and I'll open the general store for you. You get vouchers for anything you need. Until you get your first check. Then you have to pay for shampoo, cigarettes, phone cards and things like that. But you should know that already."

Tom nodded. He wanted to check out his new living space. But he was too focused on your lips.

" ok well I'll be seeing you. It was nice to meet you" You held out your hand to shake his.

That's when he noticed your wedding ring. Oh man you were married. Great all the good ones are always taken. He watched you leave and settled in.

...

Tom didn't wait to get started on work. He need the distraction. Since you weren't available he needed something else to focus on. There were other pretty women there but none caught his interest. No one really did since Ruth. Sure there where woman. Loads of woman after Ruth. But none that could fill the emptiness he felt. Sure he still hooked up when he could. That's why he found you attractive well mostly. But you weren't like the normal ladies he would get with. You were different, warm.

...

After a few weeks Tom learned little to nothing about you. Not from the lack of trying though. You were just a very private person.

It wasn't until a month before the season would you start to admit a few things to him. You had called him because the garbage disposal had stopped working. He was already planning to head over to put up the shelves you requested when you called.

That day you asked if he would like to join you for dinner. And he agreed. Intrigued of the idea of a married woman alone with a man that was not her husband. He wanted to see what it was all about. You didn't seem like the type to have an affair. Not that he would allow it to go that far. But why else would you ask him.

Tom knocked on your door. But when you opened it you were in sweats. You didn't put on make-up or dressed in something revealing. So this wasn't a ploy to sleep with him.

"Hey Thomas. Just in time." You turned to the kitchen to take out whatever you were baking out of the oven.

" you can call me tom"

" Nah it reminds me too much of the cat. Besides I like Thomas. It suits you better."

Tom climbed in and the scent of a familiar childhood favorite filled the camper. The only time Tom smelled anything this good was when his mum was cooking. He watched you pull out a pie.

" Is that cottage pie?" He asked

" umm I hope so. I've never made it before"

" You've never made it before? Why on earth would you make it then. It takes so much time to put together. "

"It was only like an hour and a half. Besides I heard it was your favorite....I thought since you're so far away from home I could maybe offer you some comfort. I know how I get when Im far away from home months at a time and you've been gone for a more than just a few months."

Ok you were just trying to make a friend. That's good.

Tom devoured that pie. He honestly felt awful that he finished it while you only had a small piece. The friendly conversation moved from the dining table to the couch. After a while of getting to know each other. Tom wanted to know more. Why you were here without your husband?

" May I ask you a question?"

"Go for it." You said.

" Why did you come back here? Doesn't your husband miss you?"

You were visibly uncomfortable. You started to spin your wedding band around your finger.

" It's uhh ok if you don't want talk about it."

" No. It's just being back here distracted me from thinking about him being gone. He uhh he died. 2 years ago....cancer. I used to do this before we decide to live together. That was 5 years ago. We were only married for 3."

" i-i didn't know that. I'm so sorry." Tom saw your eyes tearing up.

"It's not your fault. It happens. Still miss him though." You fought back your tears. You cleared your throat in attempt to shake off your feelings. It was quiet for a moment until you broke the silence.

" So why are you here? I mean coming to Alaska from where? Darby? That's a scary distance. And alone?"

Tom was hesitant at first but after what you told him. He didn't think talking about losing Ruth was so bad compared to your lose.

He explained everything and there was a brief moment of silence before you laughed.

" Oye is my tragedy that funny to ya?"

You shook your head as you tried to control your laughter. " Uh noo I'm sorry it's not funny. It's just- you moved here because you ex was gay? I don't get it. You left your family and everything you ever knew to work at some stupid lodge in America. Shit if this wasn't where I grew up, I would have loved to live in a different country. Because this fucking country sucks."

Tom couldn't help but laugh at your candor. It was quite off that he was still hurt about something that happens almost 9 years ago.

" You know people can't choose who the love. It just happens. And if we are lucky enough, that love continues even after death."

Your words broke his heart. You both had found love. But it was torn away from you. Now all that's left was empty shells. He want to hug you but felt like it wasn't the right time. Tom left that night in hopes to spend more nights with his new friend. He thought that maybe if you would let him he could make this life a bit better for you. He felt something that night. Something similar to the feeling he got on the plane. But now it was different. He liked you. And now he didn't have to feel bad about it. He could pursue you without any repercussions.

...

[endless-bunny]

Pathfinder Iconics Comparison Part 3: The Remaining PF2 Classes

[Part 1: Classes with Different Iconics] [Part 2: The Remaining PF2 Core Classes] [Part 4: Classes Who Got Demoted] [Part 5: Prestige Classes] [Part 6: Who's left?]

We've seen the classes whose Iconics changed between editions. We've looked at all the Core classes. Now let's look at the remaining classes in PF2 and how they stack up. Two of these are brand new for the edition (although one is sort of a successor to a class in PF1, I'll talk about that when it comes up).

Investigator

Quinn (he/him, Human [Garundi])

Quinn is the first of the two Hybrid classes from PF1 to be represented* in PF2. The Hybrid classes, originally found in the Advanced Class Guide, have two "parent" classes and take some of the features from both, but putting a little twist on it. It's not just like multiclassing, the Hybrid classes do play differently from either of their parents, or a multiclass character of both. In the case of the Investigator, its parents are the Alchemist and the Rogue. Most of the Alchemist features have been removed from the Investigator in PF2, leaving them a more specialised skill monkey character that hews closer to the Rogue, but with a bit more of a sleuth-y flair. * As full classes in their own right, more on that later.

Quinn's design is pretty much identical between the two editions. He just got an extra splash of colour and swapped his stripped undershirt for a bright red cummerbund.

Interestingly, all PF2 classes in every book feature two illustrations, one close-up action shot for the splash page and a more neutral full-body illustration used alongside the text. Archives of Nethys, the official online database of all first-party PF2 content, uses the full-body illustrations for all classes except those found in the Advanced Player's Guide, for which it uses the splash page action shots.

As far as I can tell, Archives of Nethys the only place that full versions of these splash page illustrations appear in official media.

The Investigator appears in the Advanced Class Guide for PF1, and in the Advanced Player's Guide for PF2.

Swashbuckler

Jirelle (she/her, Half-Elf)

The Swashbuckler is the second of the Hybrid classes to make an appearance. This time, the parent classes are Fighter and Gunslinger. While the PF1 Gunslinger gained "Grit" that they could use to perform "Deeds", the Swashbuckler gained "Panache". They changed how panache works in PF2 but the class is still built around flashy swordplay and taking risks in combat.

I love Jirelle's massive cape and her oversized boots, she has such presence. I prefer her expression in her PF1 art, that cocky, self-assured smirk and the open stance, as if inviting her foes to come and take the first swing.

The splash art brings back that smirk and like the other PF2 art of Jirelle, has a great sense of motion. The big cape, her long hair and the other belts and ribbons are great, because you can imagine her almost dancing about the battlefield.

The Swashbuckler appears in the Advanced Class Guide for PF1, and in the Advanced Player's Guide for PF2.

Witch

Feiya & Daji (she/her, Human [Tian-Min])

The biggest change to Feiya between editions was that her familiar, Daji, got a glow-up. While many classes can gain a familiar, the Witch class has more abilities that interact with it than any other, so they made Daji a kitsune rather than a regular ol' red fox to emphasise its importance.

I love the new design for her staff, it has a wild look to it, almost like a deer's antlers, and the magical energy she's wielding reminds me of brambles and thorns.

The Witch in PF2 essentially has three "things" going for it: the familiar, the patron (a mysterious entity who gives the Witch her powers), and hex magic (bizarre spells that are unlike anything other magic-users can call upon). The designers at Paizo are a bit unhappy with how disparate these three elements are, so the Witch is going to be getting the biggest overhaul of any of the classes in the upcoming Pathfinder: Remastered project.

And here's her splash artwork, you can see more clearly the crown-of-thorns motif for her magic, and Daji leaping dynamically into action (note, familiars are not good in combat in PF2, keep your pets away from the battlefield!)

The Witch appears in the Advanced Player's Guide for PF1, and in the Advanced Player's Guide for PF2.

Magus

Seltyiel (he/him, Half-Elf)

Like Sajan, Seltyiel put a shirt on between editions. But he also, as my friend put it, "overcome his tragic goth phase". In PF1, he appears to be using the spell shocking grasp, which is the definitive Magus spell. In PF2, shocking grasp was nerfed somewhat so while it's still really powerful, it's not always the best option for the Magus.

Seltyiel is a very interesting case. Like Valeros, Kyra, Merisiel and Seoni, Seltyiel made his first appearance as a pregenerated character when Paizo was making adventures for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5. His design predates the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. His first appearance in the PFRPG was in the Core Rulebook, where he was used for the Eldritch Knight prestige class. Thematically, the two classes (Magus and Eldritch Knight) are similar, but mechanically they're pretty distinct.

When Ultimate Magic came out in 2011, Seltyiel got promoted, and he's canonically been a Magus in official media ever since.

We will look at the remaining prestige classes in future but from what I can find, they're not characters in the same way. Seltyiel is sort of an outlier.

The Magus appears in Ultimate Magic for PF1 and Secrets of Magic for PF2. The Eldritch Knight appears in the Core Rulebook for PF1.

Kineticist

Yoon (she/her, Human [Tian-Hwan]) (PF1 vs. PF2)

In the Pathfinder Society, the official organised play of the game, time moves forward as players complete adventures and play through quests. Roughly speaking, years passing in game are one-to-one with years out-of-game, so Yoon was roughly eight years old when Occult Adventures came out in 2015, and is roughly 16 in Rage of Elements.

I really like Yoon's original design, but I also like seeing how much she's grown up. Rather than shapeless fire, she now has such fine control over her powers that she can shape it into birds. There are a lot of elements of her outfit that have been translated over really well, and of course she still has her stuffed owlbear, Gom-Gom!

The Kineticist appears in Occult Adventures for PF1 and in Rage of Elements for PF2.

Thaumaturge

Mios (they/them, Human)

The Thaumaturge is one of my favourite classes and Mios is such a great Iconic for showing off exactly what the class is about. In their backstory, Mios was bitten by a werewolf. They tried every folk remedy they could find... and one of them worked. They're still not entirely sure which one.

The Thaumaturge is a class built around collecting bits and pieces of pocket litter in the hopes that something will be the one specific weakness of any given monster, and usually they're right. They also wield implements, objects imbued with supernatural (though not necessarily magical) properties.

The Thaumaturge is one of two classes in PF2 that don't have a direct analogue in PF1 but in a way, it's a successor to the Occultist. In fact, "Thaumaturge" was a term used in PF1 to refer to Occultists of mythic rank. The two classes both make use of implements, although the Occultist is able to cast psychic spells ,which the Thaumaturge cannot.

Mavaro (he/him, Human) PF1 Iconic Occultist

The Thaumaturge appears in Dark Archive for PF2. The Occultist appears in Occult Adventures for PF1.

Inventor

Droven & Whirp (he/him, Half-Orc)

The Inventor represents the "gears" part of Guns & Gears. Droven has a little friend named Whirp, which is one of three options for an Inventor's inventions. You can make a little friend, a weapon, or a suit of armour. I love that Whirp is carrying Droven's tools, what a helpful little friend. Now that I look at it more closely, it does seem like Whirp is stepping on Droven's foot.

Notice as well that one of Droven's arms is mechanical. To make the game more inclusive, Pathfinder has mobility aids and assistive devices so that players can create differently-abled characters as they like. They were introduced in the setting book Lost Omens: The Grand Bazaar, but they made their debut in a core product in Guns & Gears.

The Inventor is the second of the two PF2 classes that doesn't have a PF1 equivalent, but unlike the Thaumaturge, there isn't even a class that is sort of similar. The Inventor is unique, it stands alone.

The Inventor appears in Guns & Gears for PF2.

And with that, we've covered all of the full classes in PF2. There are still 17 classes from PF1 remaining. We'll take a look at 5 of them next time, and the remaining 12 later.

[msmargaretmurry]

i also had elective surgery about a year ago. just sitting around got so boring and i had to stay in the hospital for 3 days i lost my mind. wishing you a good recovery! my question is how was writing the alternate pov for head above water? was it easy because you knew the story already or was it challenging to get into the other character headspace? (dare to breathe took me out at the knees btw)

oof, three days in the hospital sounds rough! glad you made it through okay. i'm really glad i got to go home pretty much right after mine. thank you for the well-wishes ❤

for the alternate povs — they were pretty easy, honestly, but not totally unchallenging. finding the character voice/mood for leon and then quinn after spending so much time in matthew's head in that fic 'verse was a great writing exercise. all three of the pov swaps were scenes that i already knew what those characters were thinking the whole time, so it was actually just pretty cool to share some other sides of the story with other people. i think the two things i said the most to friends when i finished writing the og HAW is that a) i hoped the leon characterization was strong enough, because the narration is so grounded in the ratscape of matthew's brain that i felt like there was a lot of leon that didn't make it onto the page, and b) my poor boy quinn has so much going on over in his corner and matthew is just going thru it too hard notice 😂 it was quite serendipitous that the alternate povs that people requested were ones that let me showcase those two characters a little bit.

the biggest challenge of it, i think, was trying to make the scenes interesting and compelling even though everyone reading them would already know the outcome, lol. figuring out which pieces of the scene i could just more or less copy/paste and which parts would be observed differently through the new set of eyes. but i really enjoyed writing them! (and thank you, i'm glad you liked it!! ❤❤)

[kwistowee]

FAVORITE GIFSETS OF 2022

Tag Game for sets that didn’t get a ton of notes! (Inspired by @yasminkahns post)

RULES: Pick your favorite gifsets of 2022 that got less than 1k notes and then pick 10 gifsets of someone else’s from 2022 that got less than 1k notes (its really easy to see note counts and lots of posts in a blog’s archive page).

MINE: (Some of my selections are nowhere near 1k; I just like them.) 1. Dean Winchester | 1.03 2. This shot owns me… 3. THE BIG BAD PUNISHER™ + FORBIDDEN TAGS 4. #hand size  JON BERNTHAL as FRANK CASTLE 5. “If this is your idea of torture...” 6. Ridiculously pretty. Just plain silly. 7. SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003) - STRANGER THINGS | 4.01 & 4.09 8. The 3 Stages of Eddie Munson Fangirling 9. ENDEARING/BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE DETAILS - JOSEPH QUINN as EDDIE MUNSON 10. LIVE at THE ƎᗡISԀՈ DOWN

OTHERS: 1. THE WALKING DEAD | 2x08 Nebraska set by @darlingshane 2. beau is fighting for his life here by @sensitivehandsomeactionman 3. Day 4 - Favorite Non-Romantic Pairing ↳ Captain Charming set by @pirateherokillian 4. Joe Teague & Jasmine Fontaine set by @papa-evershed 5. FARSCAPE  1.13 “The Flax” | 1.19 “Nerve” set by @johnaeryns 6. EDDIE the GREAT PROTECTOR set by @heroeddiemunson 7. #looks at the camera like I’m on the office set by @frodo-sam 8. Joseph Quinn on The Tonight Show set by @joseph-quinns 9. Eddie Munson Appreciation Week: Day 1 set by @shinylightblue 10. JOSEPH QUINN — 2022 IN RETROSPECT set by @munsonquinns

There are loads of posts I could have tagged; here are some other excellent blogs to check out: @lindamarieanson @bernthalized @thcrin @samcaarter @sersi @pajamasecrets @anna-hawk @rickyolsen @onebatch2batch @stardustinthesky @chellestrash @acklesjensen @sabacc @waynemunson @uuuhshiny

Feel free to join in if you like! Let’s get these excellent posts/creators some more love!

[shubaka]

Ahhh not to potentially dox myself but I just saw Hadestown and I've got some time to kill on my bus ride home and I have a few thoughts, so!

Okay, so, first off, I really, really, really enjoyed seeing Matthew Patrick Quinn as Hades. He's so much more engaging to watch on stage than Patrick Page. There's a lot more emotion in his singing and acting. And normally I hate Hades' "Belladonna's kiss" bit, but I thoroughly enjoyed it tonight. He made a lot of really great choices 🤩 (Also his chemistry with Lana Gordon is a lot better with him than when I saw her with Patrick...)

I also really enjoyed Will Mann as Hermes. He has a warmth to his voice that I've missed since I saw Ben Kingsley in the role. I just really appreciate it so much more than what Andre de Shields was doing... Also, speaking of Kingsley, I really miss the little feathers they had on Hermes' boots once upon a time. They were such a cute touch. 😭)

Amaya Braganza's performance was pretty similar to Eva's overall, but there's a slightly huskier quality to her lower notes, which I really like.

I'm not going to lie, I was really looking forward to listening to another Orpheus, especially because the last time I saw Reeve he was putting on an almost caricaturistic quality to his performance that was super annoying and distracting (I really hope they did away with that directional choice since then). Anyway, J. Antonio Rodriguez was great. And during the walk out of hell, he played up the frustration and doubt nicely, so the inevitable look back was a lot more believable.

I'm also super pleased we got to see Audrey on the trombone again. <3

Oh, and they changed up the arrangement a bit with the a capella pieces for the fates. Some of the inflections and harmonies they chose were surprising and interesting and they sounded great. (I still miss Jewelle though ... also I need a version with Jewelle as Hades hahaha)

I'm still so disappointed with the swinging lights during "wait for me" though. Having the swing outward is not as effective as having all the lights going forward in one direction and lowering the stage lighting more (i totally understand they had to change it with their final set design for Broadway but uuugh it's such a shame!)

Anyway... I better shut up or I'll get distracted and miss my stop 🤣

[ajsbookreviews]

First Comes Scandal Book Review

First Comes Scandal

Author: Julia Quinn

Description: She was given two choices...

Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life.

Enter Option #3

As the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he's close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife. But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin, he knows what he must do.

A Marriage of Convenience

Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Review: Four books, four brothers and four vastly different stories. And now, the last one has come to its end. The Rokesby lineage closes its final chapter.

This last instalment of the Rokesby storyline, First Comes Scandal, began wonderfully. The easy setting, the quick build-up and the plot-line itself made the story entertaining and immersive. 

I had long looked forward to reading about Georgianna Bridgerton, for her character is so uniquely her. Although, I must say, my surprise remained with me when her main love interest was revealed to be Nicholas Rokesby. For the longest time I thought it would be Andrew! Though I’m very happy it wasn’t in the end. I can imagine they would drive each other mad. 

What makes Nicholas and Georgiana a great pair is how much understanding and respect they have for each other. Even if they jest or get angered, there’s a modicum of that high esteem remaining. The trope chosen for this novel displays that in phenomenal manner. 

Nevertheless, there is a reason First Comes Scandal did not receive a higher score. It is far from outstanding, and to break my previous Rokesbys streak, less than seven out of ten stars, was a shame, really. The first half was highly amusing and up to previous standards. Yet…

There’s something about all Rokesby books that is too dragged out, too prolonged to be enjoyable. It usually happens somewhere in the middle, leaning toward the second-half of the story. However, First Comes Scandal stands out against it’s companion novels, for even after the usual “break” in pace, it made me lose complete interest around 80% down the line. It took me some time to resume my reading and what I found was predictable. The book didn’t end in an incredible plot-twist, nor something anywhere near surprising. 

That is not to be said that I didn’t like it, because I did. Not as much as previous instalments, but it was sweet and on par with the general storyline. Thus just… the same for another 50 or so pages. Alas, it got a bit repetitive and boring – it’s easy predictability a major flaw in making the story liven up and regain its footing. 

In conclusion, a decently good book, but sadly tapers down during its second half. Unsure if it’s the best ending to this series… Maybe Quinn would be up to another round of Rokesby novels? 

[quinntamsin]

 day*Sits in the Teacher’s Lounge and hears the bell ring.*

Hey everyone, Quinn the Loremistress of the Gay Canon here, and after a two month break due to depression I AM BACK! This time we’ll be doing a series of RETRO-Rewatches and thoughts on some old time favorite cartoons from my childhood! A quick disclaimer on this, I WILL BE tossing out QUEER / LGBTQIA* / GNC headcanons, story ideas and more. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THIS then, um, whatever, go to another page :D

As this is my FIRST of the Retro-rewatches I’ll try to establish a frame here. First, I’ll go through about 5-7 episodes each with thoughts on each self-contained vingette. I’ll keep up my hottakes, and then lay out how I see a good fanfic or even fanon arising from this series. Since THIS SERIES deals with kids I want to emphasize that any and ALL story ideas I write will focus on College Age or more for things!

Anyway *Blows her Whistle* RECESS IS ON!

Episode 1

The Break In - We learn about the playground and the organizatino of its poli,tics and personalities. TJ, the leader of our gang, is captured after trying to get “The Good Food”. We get a good show off of the gang including Grethin’s intelligence Mikey’s drama, and Spinelli’s tenacity. Vince remains our sports star (which is perhaps a bit of an obvious racist stereotype here), and the one who refuses to just directly insult the King (Bob is himself pretty...over the top).

The New Kid - This episode speaks a lot to the school transfer experience. To me, it means a lot to see Gus standing up for himself and telling the kids his name. To me this sets up some nice ideas for some fae stories. Honestly, this story mostly focuses on how its important to deny erasure of yourself, and to rebel in the face of tyranny. That and how cool of a character every single member of the gang is!

Episode 2

The Experiment - We see the first example of the Jimmy Cratner stories and we learn how Butch got the white-streak in his hair. Of course, he gets the freak out from seeing his brother kiss a girl. This sets up our kiss experiment between Spinelli and TJ. Honestly, this is where I consider them a cute pair, but honestly not “destined” to date down the road. Plus, oh god, I do love the introduction of Randall as the evil little swindler.

The Great Jungle Gym Standoff - Old Rusty is going to replaced the iconic Jungle Gym must be replaced from years of slowly falling apart. The kids make a stand off and later their parents join them. I think ,this was one of the ones made before Gus’ arrival since he’s completely gone in this episode. It sets a nice tone though about how the kids see their playground and how their parents aren’t always against them.

Episode 3

Jinxed - Gus is introduced to the “KIds Unwritten Code of Honor” and the Jinx curse is dropped on him. The Ashley’s little dastardly intro is nicely done, as it shows how much these kids can be bullys. This episode really establishes Gus’ Lawful Good take on the Code. We’ll see this later during the Tattletale episode which makes it even far more interesting. Gotta love how Gus does a bad trade for a Harmonica and a bunch of music from the same instrument.

Officer Mikey - Wow Mikey sets his eyes on one of his silly hobbies (I say this because it’s part of the joke of the story). It does help that this is an example of how kids change their dreams on a whim at times. This is a typical trade and fetch quest story. The gang must bounce between various points so that they can make Mikey live his dream for a day. He immediately quits because it was too hard, almost unleashing the anger of Spinelli.

Episode 4

First Name Ashley - The eponymous “Ashleys” learn of Spinelli’s first name after Randall reveals it. The little snitch loses standing in Finster’s Outfit and thus begins the well known takeover of Spinelli into the Ashley’s. Luckily the gang manipulate the Clique rules of the playground to get her out. I like this story because it really builds the foundation for why the Ashley’s don’t the Gang. It also sets up one of the more interest dynamics between Ashley A and the others.

To Finster In Love - Finster finding love is an interesting story as while she’s seen a major antagonist along with Prickly in the series she really is a good person. Hank is a great character who really highlights the wonders of custodians in schools. It also shows how manipulative TJ and the kids can be. I think it really gives us a good idea that the playground has a pretty well established hierarchy and without it goes to hell, fast.

Episode 5

King Gus - King Bob is struck with laryngitis leading to us to see Gus become King. Originally a figurehead to the King’s advisors his head closely swells and he finds himself instituting a lot of tyrannical new decrees. The kids try to see King Gus and face the bereaucracy of the Playground. I do love how the Sixth Graders illustrate war via dodgeballs which is even more important with Gus’ background. Gus is quickly dethrone by King Bob and is sent back to being a nobody.

Big Brother Chad - Yes, we are introduce to geekdom, and we learn that Vince’s big bro is an Urkelesque geek. Honestly this particular episode really sets things up on how instead of being a toxic geek we need to be nice. Chad doesn’t look down on others he has fun with programming and playing 3D chess. He doesn’t see himself as anything bad. Vince’s werewolf dream of becoming a ageek is so over the top I fucking love it soooo much. NEATO!

Perhaps the best part of this particular vignette is how even Geeks should protect and can back their family.

Episode 6

My Fair Gretchin - A aptitude test shows Gretchin’s genius and she attempts her best to fail. This particular ep reveals Prickly’s focus on using achievements to become a Middle School Principal. Gretchin appears in the middle of a test dressed in a strange 80s / 90s styled outfit. Spouting weird dumb response such as Dennis Rodman is the President. What we learn later is she is allowed to stay while staying as a tutor to the rest of Third Street’s faculty.

Speedy We Hardly Knew Ye - The class hamster passes away and hte Gang decides to call for funeral. We learn an entire series of hamster generations has connected with a variety grades. Speedy the Hamster has been an icon of Third Street school extending their way all the way back to the current Bus Drivers which means people well into their forties knew Speedy. Hell, even the Mayor pops up.

The fact that they kept changing out the Hamsters and no one figured it out is just so bloody weird. It does make sense, if you want a long living pet for the Class for several years you’d do something like a Bearded Dragon or a Chinchilla. But Speedy himself like much in school represents a lot for kids even through the generations. The Canon - Thoughts!

So let’s begin Double Ashley aka Spinelli and Ashley A or Ashley B is perhaps one of my favorite possible pairings. Then there is Spinelli and Gretchin but honestly I prefer these two mixing up with the Ashleys since it shows nerd and preppy love!

Honestly, Recess has a lot of good opportunities for later life gay story telling. Kurst the Worst as a local baker dating Mikey would be adorbs. TJ and Laws as boyfriends and running their own game shop perhaps. Vince as a big time baller and supporting his friends while Gus is military veteran councilor. Skies are the limit here. So far I’ll focus on my favorite should be Gretchin and Spinelli, but nah and nope. I could easily seeing someone writing Gus or even Mikey as trans perhaps.

Who knows, I write Trans HP so who knows. I’ll have more thoughts once I sleep on these episodes and watch a few more!

Hottakes:

The intro of the New id wow those bring back memories of being singalled out in school.

Gus in the Jinx sitch is far more interesting when we see the Freudian expert show up.

Chad is a great non-creepy Geek and he has not obvious toxic masculinity.

Speedy was a nie hamster. Most Hamsters are not nice I say this as a bloody petcare specialist! Fuck those little devils!

Love how instead of Jesus Christ or God, the kids say “Mike”. I wonder who “MIKE” is.

The fact that nobody realize that Hamsters only live for two years is beyond fucking hilarious. Even the Mayor was foolish enough to believe the ruse!

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Discussing verses.

I'm beyond satisfied with my the verses on this blog. As in, with four verses I get four universes that are so different and each one feels incredible complete. Especially thanks to the amazing plots with amazing roleplayers, all the verses feel so alive and I can't wait to keep on writing them, keep on developing them and plotting more and more! I've completed their bios by adding connection pages and aesthetics boards for each.

Ilana, verse 1, the songstress.

I'm happy I brought ilana back and revamped her, focusing her bar singing and her motherhood makes so much sense to this muse. She is unstable for sure but is very loved and her plots mainly revolve around getting in troubles yet sticking together with muses that are equally struggling, I like that and her relationship with her daughter is so dear to me. I used to write ilana as a very Lana Del Rey universe woman, very dependent on her love and passion for Men and being loved by them. I got utterly disappointed by the ships that came with this verse so I dropped them and re routed the muse. Now I'm satisfied she found the real love of her life : her daughter. What I want to write more with her :

More of her music / More threads with her daughter / Going deeper into what she did to have a criminal record and why she's hand tied with the bad side of the city - I want to dig into her secrets.

Quinn, verse 2, the vigilante.

Quinn's universe is THE crime universe of my dreams to me. There is this obsessive amazing layered love she shares with her partner in crime Taiyang, and I'm amazed by how they have an entire universe built with their gang, the underground life, their dream as vigilantes. This verse feels bottomless in terms of possibilities and connections. I'm also getting to know her, she's a toough girl with her walls up but with a good heart until she's not fully corrupted. Intimidating yet caring. Severe but tender. It's truly the muse I can connect with everyone else's because she's very versatile. With Quinn I soon want to write more of :

A game she would play with the police by taking the take identity of a fake junior detective to protect her gang / The evolution of her undiagnosed schizophrenia / Her relationship with her mother (who's in psych) / To develop friendships! I want Ara to have friends / To develop allies and enemies on the underground scene / To develop how her morals will twist from wanting justice to wanting to punish / Whispers Taiquinn's crime wedding yall invited

Calista, verse 3, the immortal.

Calista's universe is the most mind bending to me. It's supernatural meets modern times, with this possibility to write the epic past, the adventures of the present, and the apocalyptic future she's going to cause. Yes, she's powerful, she's maniac and insane, she's That malefic bitch however suicidal and obsessed with her own end to the point I get to go really deep with her, it gets philosophical. Grand questions about life and death, immortality. What I want to write more with her :

The past with all the cool plots I have for her involving the Witch War it's fucking amazing / Different sides of her softer sides of her as yes she's a warrior and a ruthless one but there are people she cares about even tho she's the opposite of an empath / Fights! I want to write epic fights with her she's a warrior after all and a swordfighter / The future verse in a an apocalyptic setting after she casts powers from the God it would be mind blowing

- I'm realizing the Witch War was quite something. Calista exterminating witches for centuries. I'm wanting to write a witch on my multimuse blog, from a powerful bloodline Calista had great battles with, using Kiko Mizuhara as fc. It can take life if anybody is interested / has witche muses!

Ruby, verse 4, the nine tailed fox.

I'm finally using my Gumiho/Kitsune verse more and I'm loving how with other muses we're writing in this yokai/anime like/folklorish world, it's very gentle and summerlike. I think Ruby is my softest verse so far, I usualluy write Bad Girls, Ruby can be one too but she does have a lot of empathy for humans, she wants to be human yet has to absorb their vital energy to survive, it's conflictual. What I want to write more with her :

I want her to understand her origins better as she has been casted out by other Gumihos she's unaware of everything she can do and her place in this world / More adventures with other yokai and supernatural entities / Her less pretty side, her appetite, her using humans to sustain herself even though she said she would not / Her losing her shit too due to this hunger she cannot control

More verses? Verse 5?

I had a verse 5, the Lady of Tjelra, that I deleted due to the inactivity of the attached plots. I think starting now if I do create new verses it will with other muns so we can truly build something for the verses. I also use different hair color for each verse of some noticed, it's a little amusing and somehow helps make a real difference between each. If I were to add another verse and have a verse 5 again, it would be the pink haired one. I for now have enough on my plate but just a thought. She's giving me dark fairy, she's giving me siren, she's giving me nymph, she's giving me priestess. She's giving me ancient magic, she's giving me dystopic feelings. As her name, Sybille or Pandora.

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Here is my recap of the Paging NPH (Dream On) episode of the podcast.

This is another big episode for Artie and Tina. They are Jenna and Kevin’s favorites because they can talk about themselves.

We get to see Kevin dance in this episode.

This episode aired on May 18, 2010. This was almost to the day the 1 year anniversary of the show debuting after the American Idol finale.

At first Ryan was adamant that Kevin wouldn’t dance but a year later he changed his mind.

Jenna watched a little bit of the first Glee tour before recording this episode.

May 20-22 2010 the glee cast kicked off a 3 night gig at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal City Walk. Jenna said it was nice to be on home turf and to be able to sleep in their own beds at night. The amphitheater is now gone and Hogwarts is there now.

Amber asked someone at Universal if they could go on the rides between shows. They got security to take them to the backlot tour, Jurassic Park, and The Mummy.

On both Glee tours they had matinees. Normal concerts are once a day and at night. Kevin said it’s a slog doing two shows a day. An audience in the middle of the day is not giving you a 10. It’s hard have all the energy when the audience is giving you nothing. Yes it makes sense from a parents perspective and for kids shows.

During the second tour the Toronto matinee was the greatest of all time matinee crowd. They had two matinees and Kevin said he would be damned if the matinee crowds weren’t louder then any of the evening shows. They were bringing it. Jenna said Canadians are just nice people and gave them what they needed.

Jenna has a lot of notes for this episode.

This episode was directed by Joss Whedon. This was before the Marvel movies. He is a very musical guy so this was right up his alley. He interacted with cast very differently then any other director up to this point. Joss pulled Jenna and Kevin aside for an acting rehearsal which never happened. He took them to the dance studio and they worked on the scene with the tapping. He showed so much care and thoughtfulness. Kevin said this makes sense when you are just coming in for one episode and are able to prepare. Apparently the script was on time for this episode.

Neil Patrick Harris and Idina Mendel are both in this episode.

Kevin had a lot of recording for this episode. It was all done in one afternoon before a dinner at the Chateau Marmont. He had a melt down on both songs. His voice just didn't feel great. He was excited and talked to Amber at that dinner about how he was trying to make Dream A Little Dream sound older.

It seems like Dream A Little Dream is the most sampled and used song in everything right now. It's a great song.

The episode summary is that Will's former high school nemsis Bryan Ryan (NPH) shows up. Plus Artie and Tina, your favorites, try to find a way to Artie to live his dream of walking again or well dancing.

Bryan Ryan wants to cut the Glee club. He has to cut funding from the arts somewhere and since he hates Will the Glee club is the most obvious option.

Bryan Ryan is a dream killer.

Artie wrote he wanted to dance. Someone, I think Brittany wrote have a threesome. Quinn wrote not have stretch marks.

This is the first of many times that Tina cries. Kevin said this is the thing you do something and you do it to well they will just keep having you do it. They ran it into the ground.

It's not easy for Jenna to cry on cue.

When they filmed this NPH had hosted the Oscars the day before and everyone was out pretty late partying. Mondays is the earliest call. The choir room scene with the jackets was the first scene they filmed.

NPH got an Emmy for this episode.

Kevin remembers sitting there thinking how is he (NPH) doing this.

Someone who shall remain nameless fell asleep against the backwall. There is a shot of the group and someone looks more sleepy then others. It's one of the girls. She loves to dance. I'm guessing they are talking about Heather. There were a couple of girls who would regularly fall asleep during the choir room scenes.

Bryan and Will end up at a bar. They talk about their crushes. Bryan had a crush on Terri. Will says he married her.

When NPH is singing in the flashback scene he is singing live.

NPH and Matt sang Piano Man live as well. It's not supposed to sound super produced. They sang to the actual track.

Joss was very much into grounding this show.

Will tells Bryan they should both audition for Les Mis. They go to audition for it and their reprieve of hating each other ends when they realize they are doing the same audition song. The director guys says do it as a duet which would never happen.

Dream On is a crazy high song.

People often forget that Glee is a satire. Dream On is the perfect example of it.

Kevin's boyfriend Austin performed this version of the song in high school with his theater rival. Kevin joked that he had to break up with him because of this.

Bryan Ryan changes his mind and decides to cut some of the Cheerios budget instead.

Sue tells Will that he go the lead in Le Mis in front of the Glee club and Bryan Ryan. Bryan got a townspeople role. Jenna was a towns person in Le Mis in her freshman year of high school.

Bryan says to Sue, "you are an impressive woman. I can't tell you how much you turn me on right now. You ever heard of the term "anger se?" Sue replies, "It's the only kind I know Bryan." Then Bryan says, "I should tell you I'm married." Sue replies back, "Not a problem for me."

Bryan decides to cut Glee club because he's mad at Will for getting the lead. Will gives Bryan the lead to save the Glee club. We are back to square one like it never happened.

Bryan Ryan is a one off character. Jenna joked he called his agents saying needs a guest star Emmy, which show.

During the scene when everyone writes down their dreams, Artie writes he wants to become a dancer. Tina takes it out of the trash bin and confronts Artie.

Tina tries to help him live this fantasy. They decide to do a tap number with the wheel tapper things. It was not the most practical thing.

Zach had said to the writers room, what if we had Tina do a sexy tap number. Jenna is not the best tapper but she can fake it till she makes it in an audition. You just have to look like you know what you are doing.

Dream A Little Dream is a soft shoe number. Neither Jenna or Harry had tap shoes on.

Artie says he can walk and uses some crutches he found. He then falls and it's really sad.

Kevin was dreading this scene. He was really insecure about it. It was the one scene he didn't want to do. He wasn't confident in his acting ability. He is much more comfortable with comedy.

It's extra hard when you are surrounded by so many good dramatic actors. When you are in a scene and Chris Colfer can just cry and is so good. One of the producers, Dante, had to talk Kevin off the ledge. He asked Keviin if he thought was Chris was better then him just because he could cry. Kevin said yes he is better then me because he is better then me. Kevin said that while he does think Chris is much better then him Dante gave him nice notes. Joss was equally sweet about it.

Because it was a sensitive emotional scene Joss would talk quietly. He get down on his knees and whisper things for Kevin to try. He would tell him just think of this or that.

Kevin thought he and Jenna did a really nice job in this episode. Jenna said she thought Joss did a really good job guiding them.

Kevin said they knew they were in good hands with Joss.

Tina really tries to help Artie by doing research.

They had a perfect take with the sun flare during their kiss.

Kevin said watching people kiss is really awkward and uncomfortable. It's also not a good testament to say if you are a good kisser. Despite this Kevin though their kiss looked pretty damn good. Jenna said it did look good. It was a good shot. Kevin said you can tell they've done this before and it's not two strangers kissing.

The show then goes into a dream sequence without acknowledging it is a dream sequence. Kevin wants to know what the hell did people think when they watched this episode.

Jenna said their were probably people that were mad that he cuold get up and walk and others that thought it was amazing.

Jenna also said that was kind of the point. It was supposed to be shocking.

This was done right in the middle of the craze of flash mobs.

Joss had the idea of filming it on all different kinds of cameras.

This mall has a fish market and the camera was right in front of it. It smelled so bad. They shot a couple of things at that mall. This time was especially stinky.

Kevin's mom and sister happened to either be in town or Kevin coordinated it in advance. He can't remember. He told them to come to the mall to watch the filming. They were standing up on the ledge above the escalators. After the number they cried because they had no idea. They know how much he loves to perform and were excited for him.

Kevin says watching it he can tell he wasn't confident doing it. He wasn't used to having the attention and spotlight on him. Despite all of this it was really fun. He loved that everyone was in the number. It was just a big happy flash mob.

After this Artie goes to Emma to share the research he found with Tina. There is this kind of magical hopefully thinking that is very sad. Emma has to take Artie back down to Earth and remind him of what the reality is for him.

This leads to Artie telling Tina to find a new dance partner. Everyone is acting very sad in this number.

Then we go into Dream A Little Dream with Tina and Mike.

This is very reminiscent of True Colors.

They rehearsed this in one day. Harry is not a tap dancer but he is an outstanding dancer. Jenna said she has swamp thing arms. The shoes Jenna is wearing in this episode are her college dance shoes. Zach had to go back and all the tap sounds for this number.

Jenna has pictures from it that she can share.

The beautiful shot at the end is really sad. It was like a movie.

Jenna brings up when Artie says, "I sound like someone put tap shoes on a horse and shot it." Kevin says he loves that line.

Kevin said he thinks Jenna and Harry sold that number. He said give him swamp hands any day.

There is a reveal within a reveal in this episode. Kevin likened it to when a drag queen tags of a wig revealing another wig.

Jesse and Rachel start going through things in the basement. Rachel kept referring to Patti LuPone as mother. She also has a theory about Bernadette Peters being her mother.

They "find" the tape labeled from mom and Jesse tells her she should listen to it. She says no and tells him to leave.

We get the patented mystery shenanigans in the car scene while it's raining. It's always raining in the car. Jesse gets in the car with Shelby. We then find out Shelby directed Jesse to become friends with Rachel. We also find out Shelby is Rachel's mother.

Jesse goes back to Rachel's and gets her to play that damn tape. We go into a beautiful dream sequence of I Dreamed A Dream. It was not anything big but actually rather simple.

Rachel says, "My first singing competition I came in first place." Jesse says, "You were 8 months old." Rachel says, "I was very musically verbal."

Kevin says he likes when Jesse and Rachel were looking at the sonogram and says, "It looks like you are in 5th position."

That is Dream On folks. What a fun episode to do.

Kevin asked Jenna if this episode felt darker in terms of how it was colored or shot. Jenna said yes it definitely looked a bit brighter. It looked different.

Tartie Takes:

Cringe Moments - Bryan Ryan just the whole Bryan alluding to hooking up with Sue but being married.

Worst Dance Move - Bryan and Will's rivalry

Best Dance Move - Safety Dance and Kevin said he thinks some of the soft shoe was very nice

Best Song - Safety Dance. Kevin doesn't generally like the song though

Best Performance By a Prop - Jenna said Kevin. Kevin said the tappers on his wheelchair or Shelby's tape to Rachel

Best Line - Kevin: Jessie to Rachel about the sonogram, "It looks like you are in 5th position." Jenna: I just want to dance.

Shit We Found On TikTok:

Someone is having a Glee Night at a proper venue in NYC. It's a party of all Glee music. Kevin thinks it's hilarious and great. It's at the Grammercy. Jenna had to tell Kevin it's a very popular venue. Kevin wants to know if they are invited. Kevin said if you go to Glee Night at the Grammercy send pics and vids.

One of Harry's costars on Grey's took a video of Harry videoing him dancing to get his reaction. It's very cute and Harry looks the exact same. Jenna said he looks younger. This was a viral thing of parents asking kids to video them but turning the camera on them to get their reactions. Harry doesn't look so pleased. It's very funny. Jenna and Kevin would like to visit the set.

Nest week is Theatricality.