#jeff bingham

[shrimpscocktail]

"You, uh, give my best to the missus"

Rules of Engagement - S06E01

[rindecisions]

Chapter 19

Give Me Fuel, Give Me Fire Steddie Mechanic/Stunt Driver AU Fic

[the-c0rinthian]

Hi hey hello i run an 18+ stranger things server! Modern college au, post s4 fix it with all of the young adults.

Canon and oc characters are allowed, but you must claim at least one canon character before making an oc. You can have up to 3 characters.

Needed Characters:

Jason Carver -

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Robin Buckley -

Chrissy Cunningham -

Eden Bingham -

Heather Hathaway -

Carol Perkins -

Barbara Holland -

Vickie -

Argyle -

Gareth -

Jeff -

Mitch -

NOTE: This is a billy friendly server! No ship hate or character hate allowed. No antis.

[nevertrulyset]

🎶It's funny how fallin' feels like flyin' for a little while.🎶

[clivechip]

Song Lyric Sunday: Pick Up Your Crazy Heart

Today’s Song Lyric Sunday theme, as set out by Jim in his post Movies Need Music, is to play a song which was written for a movie, another great suggestion from Nancy. I’m playing you two from a movie I bought on DVD when it came out, and loved it. The movie is Crazy Heart, which starred Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall, among others. It won an Oscar for Jeff as…

[ladykailitha]

Royal Pain: Epilogue

I know I said I would hold off posting until the Christmas story was completed, but this one literally had one chapter left and it felt rude to make you wait for it.

Happy boys!

Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3 Pt 4 Pt 5 Pt 6 Pt 7 Pt 8 Pt 9 Pt 10 Pt 11 Pt 12 Pt 13 Pt 14 Pt 15 Pt 16 Pt 17 Pt 18 Pt 19 Pt 20 Pt 21 Meta Pt 22 Pt 23 Pt 24|Pt 25|Pt 26|Pt 27|Pt 28

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Six months later:

They were having a holiday plus everyone celebrating something awesome party.

It was held at Steve and Eddie’s new house. Steve had decided to move out the apartment and buy a house now that the business was so successful. And on their six month anniversary, Steve asked Eddie to move in with him.

It had two studios. A music one for Eddie, where he could write songs and the boys could practice so that they no longer had to rent out that garage.

The second one was for Steve to get his art degree. He was still running Royal Pain, but wanted to learn new styles and techniques that would help him become a better tattoo artist.

Chrissy, Robin, and Vickie had also moved into together, but into a bigger apartment that had three rooms so that they could all have their own space, but still remain a committed polycule.

Argyle and Chrissy were both full time tattoo artists, leaving time for Steve to go back to school.

Robin was going back to school, too. To become a translator.

Eden and Argyle were still a couple and expecting their first child in the summer.

Nancy and Jonathan remained broken up, with Nancy in therapy and Jonathan dating a friend of Miranda’s.

Jeff and Miranda were getting married in February, the reception to be held at the Nightmare Holes.

Mike and Will were official now, too and were in talks to move in together. They were trying to decide to move to Will’s apartment, Mike’s, or a find another apartment all together. One that was both their space.

Erica had moved to New York to be with Max and Lucas. But all of them were in town for the party. Having planned it around when the Knicks would be in town.

Hopper was loving Eden as his apprentice, hers almost being up. He was eyeing the first of the year to promote her.

Brian came out as ace and that Cecil was his platonic life partner and had been for the last couple of years.

Gareth and Gethin were still sharing the apartment, but they were still single. Gethin was always looking for the next Mrs Hughes, but Gareth was content to find out more about himself before diving into a relationship.

Dustin and Suzie were also expecting, but they had just found earlier that week.

The Binghams were so excited that two of their daughters were pregnant and were planning to come up in the summer to help with Eden’s baby and help Suzie get ready for hers.

They were all gathered around in the kitchen with a package that Murray had sent over that morning.

“Come on, Ed,” Wayne said softly. “Open ‘er up.”

Eddie nodded and tore the brown paper off the gift. He let out a choked out sob.

Steve put his arm around Eddie’s shoulder.

“Oh sunshine,” Steve breathed. “Show everyone.”

Eddie nodded and lifted it over his head so everyone could see.

There in a black frame and nestled in a white background was a gold record for their song, Pretty Boy Under Bright Lights. The first love song Eddie ever wrote for Steve. And it had just sold its five hundred thousand copy.

They all started cheering.

Steve kissed Eddie’s cheek fiercely. “See? I knew you could do it on your terms, Eds. You are a rockstar now.”

Tears ran down his cheeks nodding his head. Then he was surrounded by his band. They were hugging him and cheering.

Sometimes it really does work out for everyone. Even if didn’t happen the way they thought it would.

Eddie thought back to that day so long ago when Max had called him to let him know that she was leaving. He never thought that losing a tattoo artist would change his life forever.

Later that night, he pulled her aside.

“I owe you big time, Red,” he said, wrapping his arm around her.

Max grinned. “Hell yeah you do.”

“Anything you want, you’ve got,” Eddie promised. “My left kidney. My first child.”

She laughed. “When you two get married, I want to do matching tattoos on both of you.”

Eddie blinked. “Deal!”

Steve wandered over just then. “What’s a deal?”

Max grinned up at him. “Eddie just promised me that I get to do wedding tats when you two get married.”

Steve looked at Eddie and then back to Max. “Yeah, that’s fair.”

Max nodded once. “Damn straight it is.”

“Oh, honey,” Eddie teased. “There ain’t nothing straight about this relationship.”

She smacked his arm.

But Eddie just giggled.

“Come on,” Max said. “I want to see it.”

Eddie rolled his eyes. “You saw it on my Insta.”

“It’s not the same and you know it,” she growled. “I want to see Steve’s masterpiece.”

Steve blushed. “Come on, Max...”

Eddie looked at his blush and then turned to Max. “Fine. But here and not out there where everyone can gawk.”

“Well, duh,” she said. “That’s why I asked now.”

Eddie took off his shirt and turned around.

“Oh shit,’ she hissed. “It’s even better than the pictures give it credit. Steve, this is incredible. There’s no way I could have done something like that.”

Steve ducked his head. “I really really like how it turned out.”

Eddie put his shirt back on. “Yeah. Me too. I just don’t like showing it off, because it’s so personal. Between me and Steve.”

Max nodded. “Yeah. Absolutely. Thanks for showing me.”

Eddie nodded back and wrapped his arms around, Steve. “Thanks for everything, Red.”

She waved them off. All she had done was leave. But they didn’t see it that way. So yeah, they owed everything to Max, for choosing to live her life on her own terms.

“Before we go back to the party,” Steve said. “I wanted to give you another present before we got to the main one later.”

Eddie’s shoulder sagged. “Babe you didn’t have to do that.”

“I wanted to,” Steve said scratching his cheek. “In fact it was something I’ve been meaning to give to you for a long time.”

He pulled out a brightly wrapped package the size of baseball.

“This isn’t a baseball, is it?” Eddie asked playfully.

Steve laughed. “No. It’s not that.”

Eddie removed the wrapping paper to find a small black velvet box. He opened it slowly.

“Babe, you can’t give this to me,” he begged. “This is the only thing you have left of your grandpa.”

Steve took it out and slid it on Eddie’s middle finger on his right hand. It fit perfectly. “I’ve been wanting you to have it since you gave me your lucky guitar pick. I wanted to give you something that was on the same level of importance to me that this was for you.” He tapped the pick gently that was under his shirt.

“It’s not–you’re not–”

Steve shook his head. “I will propose. Just not yet and not with that. You’ll get a ring on your left hand, sunshine. Make no mistake.”

Eddie nodded. “I love you, babe.”

“Steven Courtney Alexander Harrington you better not be making out in there!”

Eddie and Steve laughed and kissed deeply, then they walked back to the party, arms wrapped around each other.

“Right names, wrong order,” Eddie teased as they rejoined the group.

Robin blinked. “Wait, really?”

Steve nodded.

“I can’t believe you told him before you told me!” Robin hissed. “I was here first!”

“But I liked watching you guess,” he said laughing. Then he turned to the rest of the crowd. “Who told?”

Robin wiggled her shoulders smugly. “No one told me. I looked up your grandparents. They’re both pretty famous, after all.”

Steve sighed. “Again which of you told her to look it up?”

Robin’s jaw dropped and Vickie’s hand slowly went up.

“Traitor!” Robin said in mock outrage.

Eddie leaned down to see that Steve was pouting about her learning his middle name.

“Don’t worry about it, babe,” he said kissing Steve’s cheek. “We can make her guess my middle name.”

Steve immediately brightened up. “Oohhh. Yeah, okay. It’ll take her years to guess yours!”

“It’s Wayne,” Robin said confidently.

Wayne snorted from the corner. “You really think my deadbeat brother would name his son after me, the responsible one?”

She frowned.

Steve turned to Eddie gleefully. “You’re right, sunshine. Best game ever.”

Robin started shouting out names and it wasn’t even Eddie correcting her. It was Jeff, and Miranda, and Gareth, and Brian and everyone else who knew Eddie’s middle name.

And of course Steve knew it too, but he liked watching their friends and family laugh and try to guess. Because the truth was, Eddie didn’t have a middle name. Robin could guess forever and never get it right.

Steve curled up against Eddie’s side and sighed happily. It was his best year yet. And as long as he had Eddie by his side, they would all be great years to come.

END

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[thatgirlwithasquid]

Stranger Things F/M Pairings AO3 Ranking

The F/M pairings for stranger things teens and their rankings! These are ranked purely on number of works they have on archive of our own, just for a fun comparison cause I like looking at the numbers

Numbers are as of 5th March 2024

1. Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler with 4,716 works

2. Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson with 3,248 works

3. Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler with 2,291 works

4. Jason Carver/Chrissy Cunningham with 384 works

5. Tommy Hagan/Carol Perkins with 197 works

6. Chrissy Cunningham/Steve Harrington with 132 works

7. Eddie Munson/Nancy Wheeler with 99 works

8. Argyle/Eden Bingham with 76 works

9. Steve Harrington/Kali Prasad with 45 works

10. Chrissy Cunningham/Billy Hargrove with 37 works

11. Billy Hargrove/Heather Holloway with 36 works

12. Billy Hargrove/Nancy Wheeler with 32 works

13. Billy Hargrove/Barbara “Barb” Holland with 24 works

14. Eden Bingham/Jason Carver with 21 works

15. Chrissy Cunningham/Gareth with 19 works

16. Steve Harrington/Heather Holloway with 17 works

17. Jonathan Byers/Chrissy Cunningham with 13 works

18. Steve Harrington/Barbara “Barb” Holland with 11 works

19. Steve Harrington/Vickie with 9 works

20. Jonathan Byers/Barbara “Barb” Holland with 8 works || Argyle/Kali Prasad with 8 works

22. Steve Harrington/Tammy Thompson with 7 works || Billy Hargrove/Carol Perkins with 7 works

24. Eddie Munson/Carol Perkins with 6 works || Jason Carver/Nancy Wheeler with 6 works

26. Argyle/Chrissy Cunningham with 5 works

27. Carol/Steve Harrington with 4 works || Heather Holloway/Eddie Munson with 4 works || Jonathan Byers/Kali Prasad with 4 works || Chrissy Cunningham/Jeff with 4 works

31. Barbara “Barb” Holland/Eddie Munson with 3 works || Jonathan Byers/Carol Perkins with 3 works || Argyle/Nancy Wheeler with 3 works

34. Billy Hargrove/Tina with 2 works || Billy Hargrove/Kali Prasad with 2 works || Jonathan Byers/Heather Holloway with 2 works || Chrissy Cunningham/Patrick McKinney with 2 works || Gareth/Barbara “Barb” Holland with 2 works

39. Eden Bingham/Steve Harrington with 1 work || Eddie Munson/Tina with 1 work || Tommy Hagan/Nancy Wheeler with 1 work || Tommy Hagan/Heather Holloway with 1 work || Chrissy Cunningham/Tommy Hagan with 1 work || Billy Hargrove/Tammy Thompson with 1 work || Jonathan Byers/Vickie with 1 work || Eden Bingham/Jonathan Byers with 1 work || Patrick McKinney/Carol Perkins with 1 work || Jason Carver/Kali Prasad with 1 work || Barbara “Barb” Holland/Jeff with 1 work || Fred Benson/Chrissy Cunningham with 1 work || Andy/Chrissy Cunningham with 1 work || Andy/Nancy Wheeler with 1 work || Chance/Nancy Wheeler with 1 work

55. Tommy Hagan/Barbara “Barb” Holland with 0 works || Fred Benson/Nancy Wheeler with 0 works

Robin Buckley hasn't been included in this, since she's canonically a lesbian

Pairings with no ao3 tag:

Steve Harrington/Vicki Carmichael, Steve Harrington/Tina, Eddie Munson/Vickie, Eddie Munson/Vicki Carmichael, Eddie Munson/Kali Prasad, Eddie Munson/Tammy Thompson, Tommy Hagan/Vickie, Tommy Hagan/Vicki Carmichael, Tommy Hagan/Eden Bingham, Tommy Hagan/Tina, Tommy Hagan/Kali Prasad, Tommy Hagan/Tammy Thompson, Billy Hargrove/Vickie, Billy Hargrove/Vicki Carmichael, Billy Hargrove/Eden Bingham, Jonathan Byers/Vicki Carmichael, Jonathan Byers/Tina, Jonathan Byers/Tammy Thompson, Patrick McKinney/Barabara “Barb” Holland, Patrick McKinney/Vickie, Patrick McKinney/Nancy Wheeler, Patrick McKinney/Vicki Carmichael, Patrick McKinney/Eden Bingham, Patrick McKinney/Heather Holloway, Patrick McKinney/Tina, Patrick McKinney/Kali Prasad, Patrick McKinney/Tammy Thompson, Jason Carver/Barbara “Barb” Holland, Jason Carver/Vickie, Jason Carver/Vicki Carmichael, Jason Carver/Heather Holloway, Jason Carver/Tina, Jason Carver/Carol Perkins, Jason Carver/Tammy Thompson, Gareth/Vickie, Gareth/Nancy Wheeler, Gareth/Vicki Carmichael, Gareth/Eden Bingham, Gareth/Heather Holloway, Gareth/Tina, Gareth/Carol Perkins, Gareth/Kali Prasad, Gareth/Tammy Thompson, Argyle/Barbara “Barb” Holland, Argyle/Vickie, Argyle/Vicki Carmichael, Argyle/Heather Holloway, Argyle/Tina, Argyle/Carol Perkins, Argyle/Tammy Thompson, Jeff/Vickie, Jeff/Nancy Wheeler, Jeff/Vicki Carmichael, Jeff/Eden Bingham, Jeff/Heather Holloway, Jeff/Tina, Jeff/Carol Perkins, Jeff/Kali Prasad, Jeff/Tammy Thompson, Fred Benson/Barbara “Barb” Holland, Fred Benson/Vickie, Fred Benson/Vicki Carmichael, Fred Benson/Eden Bingham, Fred Benson/Heather Holloway, Fred Benson/Tina, Fred Benson/Carol Perkins, Fred Benson/Kali Prasad, Andy/Barbara “Barb” Holland, Andy/Vickie, Andy/Vicki Carmichael, Andy/Eden Bingham, Andy/Heather Holloway, Andy/Tina, Andy/Carol Perkins, Andy/Kali Prasad, Andy/Tammy Thompson, Chance/Barbara “Barb” Holland, Chance/Vickie, Chance/Vicki Carmichael, Chance/Eden Bingham, Chance/Heather Holloway, Chance/Chrissy Cunningham, Chance/Tina, Chance/Carol Perkins, Chance/Kali Prasad, Chance/Tammy Thompson

Interested in other categories?

F/M pairings for the stranger things have a total of 11,504 fics. This is 29,857 less than M/M pairings and 566 more than F/F pairings.

[starchildrenofdustand-ashes]

your incentive to read to the bottom of this post is ✨Ben Vereen in a thong✨

In honor of yesterday being Good Friday and Easter being on Sunday, let me tell you about my current hyperfixation: Tim O’Horgans, original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

This version is notoriously hated by Andrew Lloyd Webber- opening night being described as “the worst night of his life” but that’s only because even as a young man he was clearly a curmudgeon who hated fun.

This production is campy, it’s busy, and its clear it relies a lot on the spectacle pillar of theatre, but I love it nonetheless. my favorite version of JSC is the OBC recording consisting of: Jeff Fenholt as Jesus, Ben Vereen as Judas, Yvonne Elimen as Mary, Barry Dennin as Pilot, Bob Bingham as Caiaphus and Paul Ainsley as Herod. Some of the names you’ll recognize reprises their role for the 1973 movie.

I’m gonna tell you a few my of favorite fun facts/ things I noticed based on images and what I’ve read in Nassirs Rock Opera. Without further ado:

Overture: There are many descriptions of the overture, and they're very wild and I have no idea how to verbalize it. But I can tell you that Jesus rode in on a golden chalice with this opulent cape on lol.

You can learn more abt the staging for the overture here. The next pic is of him in his chalice chariot thing lol

Heaven on Their Minds: These are images of Judas and his tormentors. Now, Judas is usually played by a very strong actor, so a visual representation of what he’s going through isn’t really necessary, but I love the concept. They’re these hooded, shadow figures who follow him around and push him about on the stage. They chronically torment him and he fights them throughout the show until it’s time for his death where they lifthim up so he can get the rope to hang himself.

This Jesus Must Die: this one gets me really excited. So the High Priests are on this brige that’s meant to look like dinosaur fossils; and have you seen their costumes?? Like I have so many questions, this is such an interesting take. They keep their elaborate head pieces in the 1973 film, and they also give them a scaffold as a lair, but their costumes/set is so campy here. Really giving off Disney villain. Their part in the show received a lot of criticism because they’re portrayed kinda smarmy, and slinking in the shadows; the portrayal was deemed anti-semantic.

In the 1973 movie, they added the song “Then We are Decided,” between Caiaphus and Anna’s to portray a more human side to the Sanhedrin. That song is never performed, so you can imagine how well that went.

Hosanna

This is probably my least favorite song in the whole album but visually? I have no idea what's going on in this picture, but I love it. So it's a processional and the priests are watching from their lair. Apparently the props are supposed to look like microbes, and I know there was an insane thought process behind this, it's giving protozoa, amoeba realness. Like someone is carrying a giant set of dentures, can you find them?

Pilate's Dream

Costume Design for Pilate, and also Pilates Dream

The Temple: This is another wild one:

No Words, simply watch the Tony performance:

I Don’t Know How to Love Him:

She's so cute, I love her. This song was apparently one of the biggest applause of number, justifiably. I think one of the biggest complaints with this production as a whole, was the use of the gaudy mics. They're interesting. You can watch her performance at the tony's too.

Gethsemane: Apparently, Gethsemane was one of the biggest flops of the night, such a flop that people were laughing lol. It was staged with Jeff Fenholt, alone, center stage. There was this thing that dropped down behind him, O'Horgan dubbed 'The Universe Box'. It was suppose to look like Jesus was singing this song at the precipice of the universe with a galaxy of stars around him. In Rock Opera, Nassir refers to it as 'O'Horgans oversized toy', and there were several things that compared it to decorative boxes and toys from the 80's. I tried really hard to visualize this, because the concept of it sounds super cool. Instead, it looked silly to viewers and apparently Jeff Fenholt (who sings my favorite rendition of Gethsemane) didn't have the acting chops to pull away from the failure of the concept. YOU! DO! NOT! UNDERSTAND! THE! ANGST! I WENT! THROUGH! TO! GET! AN! IMAGE! OF !! THIS!!! DAMMED!!!!! BOX!!!!

Okay, I have to agree, it does look... strange and I would not have guessed it was supposed to represent the universe.

I'm not quite sure what is looks like. 💀💀

(I found the image from a person on TikTok! The account has lots of JCS OBC tidbits )

Pilate and Christ:

There was this really cool set piece that acted as the door to Pilates palace, it was ceasers head, and when the doors opened, it would expand to reveal 6 more eyes and pilate would sashay out lol.

King Herod

This number also got a lot of applause, it was definitely comedic relief, as Herod is often used for. Apparently he was wheeled in inside a giant, green dragons head and it opened to reveal him sitting in like a shell type thing. I'm still trying to find pictures of this prop- after finding the universe box, I am determined! He was in full drag with nails, the dress, the headdress and those fabulous platforms. Those platforms slay, btw.

Apparently there were a lot of high kicks and they did the Charleston lol.

Could We Start Again Please

There was some criticism about this songs placement in the show.This number was said to be not memorable at all because people were still reeling from the show Herod put on I think it's placed perfectly, because it kinda brings you back to the gravity of the situation. Had this song been placed before Herods Song, right after this Judas would hang himself. That's just too much too soon if you ask me. This provided a nice buffer, to settle down and get ready for the angst to come

Judas Death: Here are images of Judas' tormentors helping him take his life.

Trial With Pilate: Apparently this number flopped too. People said it was too long and the positioning of Dennen's mic caused him issues as his voice would cut in and out when he moved. Also, I have no idea what to make of the Roman guards costumes

I love the images of Barry Dennen going feral, pls best Pilate!!

Superstar: aaah,, the titular song. This was another stand out and y'all, If you thought Carl Andersons white fringe was extra? Any Judas getting bedazzled, wearing sparkles or glam during this song??? Yeah, none of that holds a Candle to Ben Vereen fucking coming out and performing this song in a gold thong. I can't make this shit up.

Now, I think this part is pretty cool. Jesus rises out of the ground wearing what's been dubbed 'the chrysalis'. It starts out thin, but each ensemble member grabs a pillar and spread the cape out across the stage. Judas sing this song on a butterfly set piece behind him. Okay metaphor 😩

For the opulence that was displayed throughout the entire show, the crucification was rather simple; he's simply stripped out of the 'chrysalis ' and put on a triangle.

Pls. Anyway. I love this show and we need a revival of this exact production! I'll wait until ALW expires and then find a producer lmfao 😌 There are a few updates that need to be made, but it is absolutely possible with todays technology?? Image updated gethsemane?? Tom O'Horgan your mind, sir!!!! Anyway. I love this production.

If you made it this far, thank you, I hope you now love this production as much as I do. 🫶🏾

[adamsvanrhijn]

what i, tumblr user maudbeaton, actually want to happen with the gilded age character maud beaton and oscar van rhijn (part 1/?)

Ok. so.

I made a post a few days ago just talking generally about my thoughts on the theory that Maud is scamming Oscar, which then boiled down to, "I do not think the scam explanation is more compelling or necessarily makes more sense than the straightforward explanation".

Even after 2.06, this is still my feelings on the situation overall: to me, it is more interesting if Maud isn't simply scamming Oscar, and if there is truth to what we have heard from/about Maud and the people around her.

However. What I want to happen only very rarely aligns with what Julian Fellowes wants to happen. Nothing in this series of posts is intended to be perceived as a prediction or as me debunking a common fan theory. I won't be surprised if Maud does turn out to be a scam artist at this point! I'm not even saying I think she isn't, we'll get there... If anything this might convince you even more that she IS scamming who knows!

I'm only saying that my hope is that ultimately what happens is more complicated than that, and here's why.

Meeting Maud

Let's take everything we heard about Maud (from Maud herself and from Aurora Fane) in 2.02 at face value for a moment. Maud has been living in Europe ("Paris mostly") since the death of her mother, who was born a Stuyvesant - old money New York family. She's heard of Mrs. Van Rhijn, because she was just talking to the Drexels in Newport - but she's not staying with them in Newport, she's staying with other friends. She now lives in New York with a sort of paid companion. Her named father, John Beaton, is dead. She is rumored to be the biological illegitimate daughter of Jay Gould, who has taken an interest in her, and she has lots of money at her disposal.

Jay Gould is an incredibly prominent figure, the archetypal robber baron. He has obscene money and influence (like George), and he amassed this wealth through being a ruthless businessman who undercuts and ruins the businesses of others (like George). This is Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk levels of publicity, with comparable buying power. People do not like Jay Gould. Jay Gould is not easy to deal with. That line from him in the first episode about hiring half the working class to kill the other half? A quote that has been attributed to him IRL and that lined up pretty well with his own actions. His one known soft spot was his own wife and children.

Realistically, Maud being rumored to be an illegitimate daughter wouldn't be good for her socially, let alone being rumored to be Jay Gould's illegitimate daughter.

We have a precedent for this in the show, because Marian brings it up about Cissie Bingham (the "niece" of Henry Flagler, rumored to be his daughter, whom Raikes later marries) the previous season in 1.09:

Raikes: We know New York now, you and I. There's a life to be lived here, and a good life. But two penniless strangers from out of town could not have hoped to live it. Marian: But Miss Bingham can make sure of that life for you? Well, why not? She won't suit the old crowd, but she'll do well enough with the new, and her fortune is more than ample for both of you.

(Just for fun, I will also call out that it's the Drexels' box at the Academy of Music where Aurora spots Bingham and Raikes in 1.09.)

And Aurora calls out that people do talk about Maud—in the same breath as saying that she goes everywhere and is nice, and as we see Maud speaking to a nameless background character.

Oscar thinks this is great. "Suitable and charming" he says! Oscar is a fortune hunter who wants to marry a rich girl for her money. He's also closeted and wants the social stability that would come with marriage to a woman — especially a pretty, popular woman who is liked (if not, in Maud's case, universally well regarded).

Here's the thing:

From when we first meet her, Maud is already too good to be true.

...but it's not because the information we have about her doesn't make sense on its own. It's because Oscar's conclusion doesn't make sense based on that information.

At this point all Oscar (thinks he) knows is that this woman is an orphan living with a paid companion who says she knows the Drexels and has friends in Newport she's staying with and lived in Paris and looks down on Parisians, and whose father might actually be Jay Gould, and that's why she can spend all the money she does. That all adds up! Not unheard of, it makes sense that a young woman with no living legal guardians might be supported by her wealthy biological father even if he hasn't claimed her.

What doesn't add up is that she would retain any of the wealth she has access to after she married other than a dowry. It doesn't add up that she would continue to be supported by a man who has no legal responsibility toward her once there is a man with a legal responsibility toward her: a husband. That's the case for girls with alive legitimate biological fathers, too—and in 1.03, Charles Fane calls out that it's not a good look or feeling to be a penniless husband relying on your wife's father for financial support.

There is no reason to think, with the information that Oscar has, even taking that information completely at face value, that Maud is an heiress to or of anything.

Even if we assume everything that Oscar has been told at this point is true (and it's already been presented to him as rumor!), the most straightforward explanation here is that Maud's biological dad doesn't want her to fall into poverty after being orphaned and it's a drop in the bucket to him, not that she's secretly an heiress to Gould money. Oscar is making an assumption based on what he wants to be true, without all of the facts.

Yes, Maud has plenty of money at her disposal... but is it hers?

Oscar is not bothering to ask that question. He is already setting himself up for failure.

(part 2)

[ael-dragon-vry-sorcha]

Okay, listen to me-

I HATE not knowing fictional characters birthdays

so here's my take on them!!

- by years

- from youngest to oldest

- plus the ages throughout the seasons

- I mention only when the dates are canon (if it isn't mentioned then it's my HC)

- psa: I didn't based this on astrology at all

edit : i added Mikhail Antonov birthday

~

Holly Wheeler: 4 February 1980 - 3./4/5/6

Erica Sinclair: 26 January 1975 - 8/9/10/11

Max Mayfield: 19 September 1971 - 12/13/13/14 Suzie Bingham: 8 August 1971 - 12/13/13/14 Lucas Sinclair: 14 June 1971 - 12/13/14/14 El/Jane Hopper: 8 June 1971 - 12/13/14/14 Dustin Henderson: 29 May 1971 (canon) - 12/13/14/14 Jake ???: 29 April 1971 - 12/13/14/14 Mike Wheeler: 7 April 1971 (canon) - 12/13/14/14 Angela ???: 30 March 1971 - 12/13/14/15 Will Byers: 22 March 1971 (canon) - 12/13/14/15 The girl who has a crush on Will: 30 February 1971 - 12/13/14/15

James Dante: 30 October 1969 - 14/15/15/16 Mikhail Antonov: 26 September 1969 - 14/15/15/16 Gareth Emerson: 7 September 1969 - 14/15/15/16 Troy Walsh: 11 August 1969 - 14/15/15/16

Vickie ???: 3 November 1968 - 15/15/16/17 Jeff ???: 2 November 1968 - 15/15/16/17 Robin Buckley: 15 August 1968 - 15/16/16/17 Patrick McKinney: 16 April 1968 - 15/16/17/17 Keith ???: 16 March 1968 - 15/16/17/18

Jonathan Byers: 24 October 1967 - 16/17/17/18 Heather Holloway: 20 October 1967 - 16/17/17/18 Barbara Holland: 13 September 1967 (canon) - 16/x/x/x Fred Benson: 4 August 1967 - 16/17/17/18 Chrissy Cunningham: 13 June 1967 (semi-canon) - 16/17/18/18 Nancy Wheeler: 31 May 1967 - 16/17/18/18 Argyle ???: 23 May 1967 - 16/17/18/18 Billy Hargrove: 29 March 1967 (canon) - 16/17/18/x Jason Carver: 6 March 1967 - 16/17/18/19 Eden Bingham: 23 January 1967 - 16/17/18/19

Steve Harrington: 5 December 1966 - 16/17/18/19 Tommy Hagan: 31 July 1966 - 17/18/18/19 Carol Perkins: 2 June 1966 - 17/18/18/19

Tammy Thompson: 12 July 1965 - 18/19/19/20 Eddie Munson: 28 April 1965 - 18/19/20/20

Kali Prasad: 8 May 1964 - 19/20/21/21

Terry Ives: 6 September 1951 - 31/32/32/33

Phil Callahan: 22 June 1949 - 34/35/36/36

Scott Clarke: 12 October 1948 - 35/36/36/37

Becky Ives: 30 June 1947 - 36/37/38/38 Claudia Henderson: 3 May 1947 - 36/37/38/38 Bob Newby: 3 February 1947 - 36/37/x/x Henry Creel: 28 January 1947 - 36/37/38/39

Dmitri Antonov (Enzo): 3 December 1946 - 36/37/38/39

Calvin Powell: 17 June 1944 - 39/40/41/41 Karen Wheeler: 9 April 1944 - 39/40/41/41 Alice Creel: 29 February 1944 - would be 39 in S1 Murray Bauman: 1 January 1944 - 39/40/41/42

Joyce Byers: 21 September 1942 - 41/42/42/43 Sue Sinclair: 6 January 1942 - 41/42/43/44

Jim Hopper: 18 November 1941 - 41/42/43/44

Lonnie Byers: 10 July 1940 - 43/44/44/45

Charles Sinclair: 20 July 1939 - 44/45/45/46

Ted Wheeler: 18 February 1938 - 45/46/47/48

Martin Brenner: 24 June 1931 - 52/53/54/54

Sam Owens: 17 August 1924 - 59/60/61/61

[steddierecs]

the seas be ours by cranberrymoons

Word count: 3,560 (incomplete) / 1/8 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Chraracters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Jeff (Stranger Things), Gareth (Stranger Things), Unnamed Freak (Stranger Things), Dustin Henderson, Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Robin Buckley, Suzie Bingham, Erica Sinclair, Chrissy Cunningham, Jason Carver, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), the whole gang's here

Tags: Alternate universe - Pirate, Pirates, Eventual smut, Slow Burn, sort of - there isn't a tag for 'medium burn' so, Canon-Typical Violence, Other Additional Tags to be Added

Summary:

Steve looks around himself at what’s clearly the belly of the ship. It’s large and well-maintained, and the barrels are organized and mostly sealed.

“What’s –” He focuses back on the man. “Who’s your boss? Why did he take me?”

The man plants a hand on his own chest. “Me,” he says. “I’m the boss, and I already told you why I took you.”

Steve eyes him up and down, then makes a face. “You’re the boss?”

“Eddie,” he says. Then he clears his throat, and in a lower voice, “The Dread Pirate Munson.”

Eddie The Dread Pirate Munson captures the Harrington heir with the intent of ransoming him back to his family for an easy payout. He really could not have guessed what he was getting himself into.

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Who I write for

I write either reader insert, original character or known character.

Aiden Mathis

Alex Karev

Annalise Keating

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Callie Torres

Carter Baizen

Charles Leclerc

Chuck Bass

Clay Jensen

Connor Rhodes

Connor Walsh

Conrad Fisher

Damon Salvatore

Derek Morgan

Dylan O'Brien

EJ Caswell

Elijah Mikaelson

Felix Catton

Fitz Grant

Frank Delfino

Harry Bingham

Harry Styles

Isaac Lahey

Jace Herondale

Jackson Avery

Jacob Elordi

Jake Ballard

Jay Halstead

Jeff Atkins

Jeremiah Fisher

JJ Maybank

John B Routledge

Justin Foley

Klaus Mikaelson

Liam Dunbar

Luke Patterson

Magnus Bane

Mark Sloan

Mason Mount

Mellie Grant

Nate Archibald

Nick Amaro

Peter Kavinsky

Rafael Barba

Reggie Peters

Ricky Bowen

Rúben Dias

Scott McCall

Spencer Reid

Stefan Salvatore

Steven Conklin

Stiles Stilinski

Tom Holland

[marvelman901]

X-Men Adventures vol 3 6 (1995) . Now Come... The Starjammers! . Written by Ralph Macchio Penciled by John Hebert and Jerry Bingham Inked by Tom Christopher and Mike Witherby Colors by Matt Webb Lettered by Michael Higgins Edited by Kelly Corvese and Jaye Gardner Cover by Jeff Matsuda and Dan Panosian . The X-Men met the Starjammers ... . See more relevant content here: #marvelman901xmen #marvelman901starjammers #marvelman901corsair #marvelman901cyclops #marvelman901wolverine #marvelman901warstar #marvelman901hussar #marvelman901rogue #marvelman901hepzibah #marvelman901chod #marvelman901phoenix #marvelman901beast #marvelman901ericthered #marvelman901shiarimperialguard #marvelman901shiar #marvelman901lilandra #marvelman901gambit . #xmen #90s #starjammers #wolverine #gambit #cyclops #phoenix https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck6cpDpMdiF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hannahhook7744]

Stranger things ocs part 5;

Name:

Diana Rosalina Henderson

Born:

February 20th,1966-1967

Age:

16/17 (season one

17/18 (season two)

18/19 (seasons three and four)

Aliases:

Di

Dia

Ana

D

The Elven Bard

Henderson

The Older Henderson

Daenerys Brimstone

Daenerys the Elven Bard (DND)

Deez (graffiti artist name)

Daenerys the Bard

D.H

The Girl Henderson

The Bard

Dia Buns

Curls

Curly

4 eyes

The 4 eyed Elf

The 4 eyed Bard

The Artsy Henderson

The Nerd’s sister

Residence:

The Henderson House in Hawkins, Indiana (1966—)

Family:

Claudia Henderson (mother)

Mr.Henderson (father)

Dustin Henderson (younger brother)

Samson Brock (boyfriend)

Yurtle (pet)

Tews (pet)

Mews (Pet)

D’Artagnan (pet)

Fernando (Plant)

Friends:

Steve Harrington

Tommy Hagan

Carol Perkins

Eddie Munson

Yelena Franco

Neptune Bingham

Hayden Brock

Tiff Hammond

Robin Buckley

Argyle

Gareth

Jeff

The Party

Erica Sinclair

Other:

Nancy Wheeler (frienemy)

Jonathan Byers (frienemy)

Billy Hargrove (enemy)

Vecna (enemy)

Martin Brenner (enemy)

Dr. Sam Owens (ally)

Affiliation:

Hellfire Club

Benny's Burgers

The Party

Occupation:

Golf instructor (1966/1967-1979)

Gender:

Female

Height:

5'2

Weapon:

Chainsaw

Bow and arrow

Slipper

Rolling Pin

Butterfly knife

Hobbies:

Cooking

Listening to music

Playing card games

Playing board games

Playing video games

Drawing

Painting

Archery

Playing DND

Cosplaying

Making DND figurines

Watching movies

Reading

Gardening

Sleeping

Graffiti

Personality:

Funny

Soft spoken

Easily excitable

Nerdy

Loving

Smart

Protective

No nonsense

Fears:

Atelophobia

Theme Song:

Jump by Van Halen

Relationship status:

Dating

Story:

Stranger us

Made for my good friend, @mysticfables .

[ghostlynimbus00]

i think its time to add some s4 characters to my soulpet au

So! that means figuring out soulpets for

Eddie Munson

Chrissy Cunningham

Jason Carver

Argyle

Wayne Munson

Dmitri Antonov (Enzo)

Yuri Ismaylov

Patrick McKinney

Fred Benson

Angela

Eden Bingham

Suzie Bingham

Vecna/001

Gareth

Jeff

I'm thinking some sort of dog for both Jason and Wayne but not sure on the specifics. Also I'm thinking a monkey of some sort for Yuri...

Suggestions welcome! (or questions, or if you just want to talk about this au or whatever, my inbox is open. <3)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 1.13

Beer Birthdays

Henry Shlaudeman (1834)

Christian Deglas (1952)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Carol Cleveland; actor, "Monty Python" (1942)

Patrick Dempsey; actor (1966)

Graham "Suggs" McPherson; rock singer, "Madness" (1961)

Joe Pass; jazz guitarist (1929)

Robert Stack; actor (1919)

Famous Birthdays

Horatio Alger; writer (1832)

Kevin Anderson; actor (1960)

Army Archerd; gossip columnist (1919)

Bill Bailey; British comedian (1964)

Traci Bingham; actor (1968)

Orlando Bloom; actor (1977)

Michael Bond; British writer (1926)

Chara; Japanese pop singer (1968)

Salmon P. Chase; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1808)

Keith Coogan; actor (1970)

Alfred Fuller; businessman, original "Fuller Brush Man" (1885)

Jan van Goyen; Dutch artist (1596)

Quentin "Butter" Jackson; jazz trombonist (1909)

Robert "Squirrel" Lester; pop singer (1942)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus; actor (1961)

Kevin McClatchy; businessman (1963)

Jay McInerney; writer (1955)

John McNaughton; film director (1950)

Penelope Ann Miller (1964)

Kevin Mitchell; New York Mets, SF Giants LF (1962)

Richard Moll; actor (1943)

Jeff Morrow; actor (1913)

Mark O'Meara; golfer (1957)

Charles Nelson Reilly; actor (1931)

Trevor Rabin; rock guitarist, "Yes" (1954)

Rubber Duckie; Sesame Street character (1970)

Francis Sternhagen; actor (1930)

Tabitha Stevens; character on TV show Bewitched (1966)

Brandon Tartikoff; television executive (1949)

Rip Taylor; actor (1934)

Sophie Tucker; singer (1884)

Gwen Verdon; actor, dancer (1925)