#jude the jaguar

[mar3ggiata]

professional help, c16. Taking over.

simon riley x original character.

trigger warnings: violence, sexual assault, mentions of rape, trauma, sexual themes, swearing, use of alcohol and drugs.

song to listen to when reading this: No church in the wild, JAY-Z.

abstract: okay, big chapter here. It's Jude. so, loads of things going on in this part, loads of emotions, the main ones are being egomaniac and wanting to commit arson. I kinda get in a fight and then it's all good again, I make some new friends and Simon gets all jealous. start reading or I will spoil it.

Simon was proud. He felt weirdly content. He remembered the look on Alba's face at the burger place. He remembered her hand gestures, her taking bites of the burger while she talked and talked. He remember the thrill in her voice. He looked at her, in a room in which he would have thought she didn't belong. Her shiny boots. Her shiny earrings. He had to make peace with the idea she knew her ways. Maybe this way he would set his internal battles inside and could move on from the constant thought of her. He felt ruined, last night. He didn't have an healthy sleeping schedule at all, but last night was different. He got a headache, he was sweating, he tossed and turned, every time he closed his eyes she was there, in the ballet school, dancing. Every time he opened them and looked down, she was sound asleep in his bed beside him. Her leotard he saw her in left little to no room for imagination. He could envision her small chest raising and falling with every breath, he could see her tattoos black against the pearly colour of her skin. He could see the curve of her hip peeking through the covers. He could almost feel her hair tickling his arm, or her legs intertwined with his under the covers. He tried to push her away, but she would come back every time, and every time she was closer to his body, or one of his arms would be resting around her waist, or her small hand would be on his stomach.

He had to snap back to reality when he felt his legs nearly give out at the thought. He looked as she pushed her hair behind her ears while she bent down to look at the laptop. Her mouth slightly open in shock, when she spotted Khorram's flag. 'You were right, Jude, we're gonna get him.' Laswell spoke and she turned to face her. He figured the two women must have known each other, Kate looked at her like a proud mother. 'I… ehm', Jude chucked, 'I'm glad… I didn't think…' she stood in between all of them trying to find the right words. She slightly turned towards him, she was blushing, maybe for excitement or embarrassment. 'Good work, really.' Kate offered her hand to shake. In an ideal world, they would have said bye to each other, she would have walked away all happy and maybe he would have seen her around. But Kate decided to drop the bomb right there.

'I want you to take my place and supervise the mission from here.' All heads turned. She lost her mind. 'Shepard is on my neck with other issues, as important as this one. I want you to work from here and help coordinate the attack.' In the silence, he saw his teammates glance at each other and then look up at him. 'You think you could do that?' Laswell insisted. 'I don't think it's my place…' Alba thought she could die right there. She wanted to. She really wanted to do whatever Laswell told her to do, supervise, coordinate, all of it. But it wasn't right, this was way above her. She saw the woman glance at Price, which cleared his throat. 'Yes Jude, after all you gave us all the intel we needed and more. You know I've always trusted you, I've known you for a while'.

'Is this safe? If she messes up we'll be compromised', that was Scotland who spoke. She turned her head towards him. She looked like a jaguar, Soap was her dinner. Now that the boy doubted her she wanted to do it even more, just to make him scared. His eyes were on her, Simon saw her breathe in to speak. 'She won't mess up.' Price regained control of the situation. 'She has field experience', he continued. His voice wasn't nice anymore. His tone had shifted. Simon was about to ask him to explain himself, but the sight of Alba stopped him. He looked at her turn back to the captain, a challenging and hurtful look in her eyes. Don't start, she was saying. On her lips, a cocky smile, it looked like a scar, cutting her cheek in half. It was a bullfight, la corrida de toros. Price was the matador, Alba the animal. He had a piece of cloth in his hands and was waiving it in the wind, inviting Alba to fight. She was ready to kill. All the people in the room disappeared, it was between them two, studying themselves in a full arena, people cheering and music playing loudly. They had unfinished business.

'I have experience, hu?' she hissed, looking at him through her lashes. What were they talking about? 'You had internship training.' He didn't flinch, and didn't bother acknowledging his soldiers. 'You want me to show you what I learned?' The girl hissed. That was when Laswell spoke up, Alba had taken a step in the direction fo the captain. Are you threatening him, Jude what is going on? 'John we're not talking about this.' Kate's voice was soft, sounded like a plea. She was on the girl's side. His captain raised his hands in defence. 'Are you done?' Alba's voice low and hoarse, leaving all the other men in the room shocked by the way she was referring to Price. He nodded, still looking at her, like they weren't done with that conversation. 'You could help organise the attack and follow from here, do what Kate usually does. I personally think you're a good fit. There would be a bit of paperwork to fill, but still…' she didn't even let him finish.

'Count me in.' She felt a fire in her stomach. How fucking dare you use my past against me? You know I'll be useful, so you blackmail me? Price nodded, he smiled and looked at Kate. 'Good… Yes, okay. We have two days till we leave, Laswell will instruct you on everything you need to know on what her work looks like, we will start this afternoon at 3pm.' He looked around at his men. 'This is Sargent MacTavish and Sargent Garrick, by the way', she turned around and took a step towards the two to shake their hand. You could cut the tension with a knife. Laswell instructed that she wait outside for a second while she spoke to the captain, making the boys leave the room with her. Simon left the room, all four together, a real unlikely group.

He had asked Price about her again before he left that night. 'I heard she was attacked by a patient last year. Is that why you asked me to give her a ride home?' Price's lips formed a thin line, he shook his head. 'It was… yes a Lieutenant. He had a knife, he threatened her. He had failed his psych evals for a while and she thought it wasn't safe for him to continue working without seeing a specialist.' It was clear it wasn't easy to talk about it even for him. 'She came straight to me to ask for help, God knows how she got away from him. She was bleeding, she had a bruise on her cheek. Her trousers were unbuttoned.' He thought about that sight all night. He tried to imagine her, running from that man, bleeding from her injuries and arrive in Price's office. She looked different from that night. She looked like she had that fear and sorrow in her, but she kept it bottled inside under control. Now, in front of him, she looked like she was trying to keep in her excitement, or rage. The things Price had said, they had a meaning. They had resonance, they had to have worked together in some way. And she sure wasn't just a therapist.

'How did you find that thing?' Gaz asked her with an impressed smile. She told him about The Pilgrimage book and the middle of the desert theory. She seemed to use a less exited and more professional tone than the one she used when she was alone with him. Johnny had the same thought he had, 'What about the Persian Gulf, then?' She sighed and shook her head. 'I'm not sure about that, to be honest. It could be an escape plan, they could help him get away from one of the harbours and into the Indian Ocean.' She crossed her arms, they were standing in a little circle. 'Didn't we fight over there?' asked Gaz, and Jude the Walking Encyclopaedia nodded, 'Yes in 1991. After the invasion of Kuwait.' His teammates looked surprised to see her know so much about American history. She was unhinged. 'I don't know if it's connected to this situation… Actually there's a… there's a natural - gas condensate field over there. South Pars North Dome field.' He was the one replied to her statement. 'You think they would want something to do with that?' Simon could hear her thoughts, he could hear her brain working. She raised her hands 'I'm not saying anything I'm just guessing… It's the largest natural gas field, loads of money, loads of exportations…'

'How do you know all this stuff Jude?' Johnny.

'She got three masters degrees.' Ghost.

'How do you know she got three masters degrees, man?' Gaz.

'I told him, cause he kept asking why I know all this stuff.' Alba's incredible lovely brain saved him. Let's keep it a secret, that I came to see you at ballet, shall we? He glanced at her, he hoped she understood it was a 'thank you' look. She got it. She understood he probably didn't go to this friends and told them about their nice little evening together over hot chocolate and marshmallows. Scotland asked her her age, Calvin Klein asked her where she was originally from. When he commented her English was very good and he had him thinking she was actually British she smiled and said 'thanksss' tilting her head. She always smiled at him, for fuck's sake. Price appeared on the door and gestured Jude to go back inside the office. 'Facc'e cazz…' she mumbled when she got closer to him. Simon wanted to talk to her, alone. He wanted to make sure she understood how important that mission was, that this wasn't a game, she couldn't mess up. And he wanted to know what her real business was with Price, why she looked like she was gonna jump over the desk and punch him, how he knew about her past, what was her 'internship training'. She swiftly turned around to say bye to all of them. She gave them a half smile and waver her hand. 'See ya' said Johnny, and they started walking away.

'How the fuck she got three degrees?'

'When did you talk to her L.t?'

'What did you mean with internship training?'

'She prolly knows how to cook better than all of us bastards combined…'

'How the hell did she know that stuff about the gas fields, hu? Captain, did you know there is a large natural gas field in the Persian Gulf?'

Price sighed. 'I did Sargent, yes.'

notes: Facc'e cazz is naples dialect for dickface.

notes: i will take a break over the weekend, I will see you Monday probably!! enjoy this last chapter for now! un bacio

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[anti-homophobia-cheese]

I imagine the RWRB sequel opening with a montage of Arthur and Catherine Fox. The perks of this being in my head means time isn't real and I can easily see a young Jude Law and Julianne Moore meeting at West End, falling in love, and going on dates.

The montage ends with the two of them driving down in the Jaguar E-Type we saw in the first film. Arthur reaches over to take Catherine's hand in his and brings it to his lips.

The camera zooms in on a gold signet ring on Arthur's pinky. We barely make out the A before there's a matchcut to a similar ring but the initial changes to H. The camera zooms out. It's Alex's hand. He's reaching out to run his fingers through Henry's hair. Henry, who's seated next to him, driving his father's green Jaguar. We soon realise that they're driving down to the Fox countryside residence in Wales.

And so our RWRB 2 journey begins with a few weeks of firstprince bliss before their big move into the NY brownstone.

Idk, the film looks pretty great already! Oh the places I could go in my head.

[the-offside-rule]

Christmas Oneshots List

Day 1 - Mason Mount (Manchester United) - Play Pretend

Day 2 - Carlos Sainz Jr ( Scuderia Ferrari) - First Snow

Day 3 - Pablo Gavi (FCBarcelona) - Skating Rink

Day 4 - Marc Marquez (Ducati) - The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Day 5 - Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) - An Unexpected Gift

Day 6 - Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) - Cuffin' Season

Day 7 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) - Reconsider *smut*

Day 8 - Lando Norris (McLaren) - Dress Up

Day 9 - Jack Grealish (Macnhester City) - Snowman

Day 10 - Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - The Little Things

Day 11 - Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool) - Jolly

Day 12 - Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari) - Christmas Tree Topping

Day 13 - Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) - The Lights of Paris

Day 14 - Daniel Ricciardo (Alpha Tauri) - Wrapping Mistletoe

Day 15 - Frenkie De Jong (FCBarcelona) - Baking

Day 16 -Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - Die Hard

Day 17 - Rodrigo Riquelme (Athletico Madrid) - Elevator Secrets

Day 18 - Mick Schumacher (Mercedes AMG) - A Coffee and a Miracle

Day 19 - Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) - Freezin'

Day 20 - Liam Lawson (Mugen) - The Art of Decorating

Day 21 - Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) - Surprise!

Day 22 - Jenson Button (Brawn era) - Snowball

Day 23 - Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) - Break a Leg

Day 24 - Mitch Evans (Jaguar) - Meeting You

Day 25 - Evan Ferguson (Brighton) - Fairytale of New York

[FROM THE VAULT]

Andy Robertson (Liverpool) - Silent Night

Gary Neville (Manchester United era) - Are You Sure?

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) - Feliz Navidad

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal FC) - Pinnekjøtt

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CHAPTER 1

Seth Karamchand jiska umar 35-36 saal tha woh shaam ke lagbhag 8 baje apne ghar pahuncha.Uska ghar sheher se thoda door bahot lamba chauda zameena par bana hua tha.Ghar kya woh raiso ka bungla tha, croro ka ghar.Ghar ke darwaze ke paas gaadiyon ke rakhne ka jagah tha aur uske saamne bada sa garden.Uska aese karobaar to gehne jewar ka tha magar iske alawa bhi side se dhandha tha jiske baare mein kewal uski biwi aur kuchh khaas log hi jaante the jo uss dhandhe se uske saath jude hue the.

Woh jab ghar pahuncha to ghar ke saamne ek fortuner dikhai diya.Uske saamne ghar ke darwaze ke paas ek Jaguar aur uske aage ek BMW tha jo uska khud ka tha.Khud ka bole to khareeda to usi ka hua tha magar chalati thi uski biwi.Kabhi BMW to kabhi Jaguar uski biwi aese hi jo dil mein aata usi mein ghumti thi.

Fortuner ka number dekh kar woh samajh gaya ki woh kiska gaadi hai.Khair uske ghar ke saamne jo road bana hua tha woh itna chauda tha ki do gaadi aa jaa sake aur saath hi iss hisaab se bana hua tha ki gaadi ghumana na pade.Matlab oval shape ke tarah road bana hua tha jiska nukila side gate ke taraf tha.

Itna raees hone ke baawjud bhi woh kanjus tha.Itna kanjus ki usne driver bhi nahin rakha tha aur khud hi gaadi chala tha.Agar kanjusi kisi ek cheez mein nahin tha to woh tha uski biwi ke shauq pura karne mein.Aesa nahin tha ki woh khud se uske upar paise lutata ho.Uske paas itni himmat nahin thi ki apni biwi ko kisi cheez ke liye mana kar sake.Halanki uski biwi controlling ya dramebaaz nahin thi magar use kisi cheez ke liye na nukar pasand nahin tha aur woh iss mamle mein sakhti barapti thi aur Karamchand ka bhi uske saamne bolne ya bahes karne ka himmat nahin hota tha.

Woh gaadi se utar kar ghar ke ander living room mein pahuncha to sofe par usi ka umar ka ek lamba chauda aadmi sofe par araam se baaya haath sofe ke head rest par phailaye hue baitha cigarette pee raha tha.Uska umar 40 ke aas paas hi tha magar jahan Karamchand ka pet thoda nikla hua tha aur badan dheela tha wahin woh aadmi lamba chauda hone ke saath saath muscular bhi tha.Woh bahot hi fit nahin tha.Uska bhi pet nikla hua tha magar Karamchand jitna nahin.Upar se woh lagbhag 6 feet ka tha to uska thoda sa nikla pet samajh nahin aata tha.Karamchand 5 feet 8 inches ke aas paas hi tha.

Woh aadmi ka rang kaala tha.Woh blue jeans aur kaala shirt pehna hua tha.Shirt ka upar ka do button khula hua tha jisse uske seene ka baal dikh raha tha.Gale mein pehna chain uske seene tak latak raha tha.Baaye haath ke kalai mein bracelet pehna hua tha.

Woh usko araam se baitha cigarette peete hue dekh bola,"Are Raghu tum is waqt yahan kya kar raha hai?"

Yeh sunnkar Raghu uske taraf dekha magar isse pehle woh kuchh bolta ek aurat ki awaaz aayi,"Raghu ko maine bulaya hai".

Yeh sunnkar Karamchand aur Raghu dono ka nazar awaaz ke disha mein gaya.Woh awaaz seedhi ke taraf se aa raha tha.Jab dono ka nazar udhar pada to ek jawaan aur bahot hi khoobsurat aurat seedhi se utar rahi thi.Uski umar 30 ke aas paas lag rahi thi aur height 5'5" ke kareeb thi jo heel pehenkar 5'8" ho gayi thi.

Woh bhi Raghu ke shirt ke tarah kaala saree pehni huyi thi jo uske gore badan par achha lag raha tha.Usne ek chhota sa blouse pehna hua tha jisme uski cleavage kuchh hadd tak dikh rahi thi.Low waist saree hone aur saree ka anchal baaye taraf karke seedha baaye kandhe ke taraf karke pin karne ke kaaran uski pet aur nabhi saaf saaf dikh rahi thi.Uski pet pura sapaat tha, zara bhi charbi nahin thi aur pet ke beech mein naabhi se ek lamba sa belly button ring latak raha tha jo light mein chamak rahi thi.

Uski kamar patli thi magar uske upar uski chunchi aur neeche uski gaand badi thi jiske kaaran uski figure curvy thi.Motapa zara bhi nahin thi usme, bas chunchi aur gaand badi thi baaki jisam par zara bhi charbi nahin thi.Uski gale mein ek chain uski cleavage ke shuruaat tak latak rahi thi.Maang mein ek chhota sa sindur aur haath mein clutch bag tha.Woh kisi model se kam nahin lag rahi thi aur dono Karamchand aur Raghu apna nazar uss aurat se hata nahin paa rahe the.

Woh aurat jab utar kar unke paas aayi tab Karamchand usse puchha,"Garima tumne bulaya hai magar kyun? Woh bhi itni raat ko?"

Yeh sunnkar Garima uske taraf thoda gusse se dekhkar boli,"Isliye kyunki tumhe to kuchh yaad rehta hi nahin hai.Aur koi zyada raat nahin hua hai.8 hi baj rahe hain abhi."

Karamchand yeh sunnkar soch mein pad gaye aur yaad karne ka koshish karte hue puchha,"Mujhe yaad nahin rehta? Main kya bhul gaya Garima?"

Yeh sunnkar Garima waise hi gusse se use dekhti huyi boli,"Ab jab yaad nahin hai to chhoro.Ghar mein baith kar paise gino main baahar jaa rahi hoon".

Garima ka mood kharab dekh Karamchand pyaar se dubara puchha,"Are Garima kam se kam bolo to ki aakhir main kya bhul gaya aur uske liye tum abhi baahar kyun jaa rahi ho".

Garima use dekhkar gusse se boli,"Aaj kaun sa din hai?"

Yeh sunnkar Karamchand ek pal sochkar bola,"Aaj mangalwar hai.Kyun?".

Yeh sunnkar Garima waise hi gusse mein boli,"Exactly.Aaj char din ho gaye movie release hue aur kitne spoilers aa gaye hain internet par.Isliye main first day hi movie dekh leti hoon,lekin tumne iss baar sab gadbad kar diya"

Yeh sunnkar Karamchand ko dhyaan aaya ki Garima kya bolna chah rahi hai aur uske gusse ka kaaran kya hai.Woh baat ko sambhalne ke liye bola,"Ohh Garima.I am sorry,main bhul gaya tha.Chalo ab tum tayyar ho gayi to chalte hain."

Garima use gusse se dekhti huyi boli,"Koi zarurat nahin hai. Main Friday ko hi dekhne ke liye boli thi magar tumne bahana bana diya ki Friday ko kaam hai,Saturday ko le chaloge.Magar Saturday ko tum late se aaye aur ticket waste ho gaya.Kal bhi (Monday) tum late se aaye.Maine mann bana liya tha ki aaj jaise bhi movie dekhungi woh bhi tumhare bina.Woh to achha hua ki din mein main Raghu se baat kar rahi thi to pata chala ki woh aaj raat yehi movie dekhne ka plan kar raha tha aur usne mujhe saath chalne ke liye kaha.Ab main Raghu se waada kar chuki hoon to usi ke saath jaungi".

Yeh sunte hi ki Raghu ke saath uski khoobsurat aur jawaan biwi movie dekhne jaa rahi hai, woh bhi raat ke 9 baje wala show Karamchand thoda ghabda gaya.Woh Garima ka gussa dekhkar use mana karne ka soch bhi nahin sakta tha to woh kuchh aur sochkar sang sang bola,"Par Garima itni raat ka plan kyun banayi ho? Shaam mein bhi to jaa sakti thi".

Yeh sunte hi Garima gusse se boli,"Sirf tumhe hi kaam rehta hai kya?Baaki duniya nithalle baithe hain,hun? Raghu ko bhi kaam rehta hai.Shaam mein uske paas time nahin tha to raat ka plan banaya hai.Aur mujhe samajh nahin aa raha ki tumhe kya issue ho raha agar main raat ka show dekhun to?"

Karamchand yeh sunnkar pyaar se bola,"Are Garima raat ko safety ka issue rehta hai isliye bol raha hoon".

Garima ka gussa thoda shant ho chuka tha aur woh yeh sunnkar haste hue boli,"Haha safety issue? What nonsense!Peekar aaye ho kya? Yeh shaher hai,koi jungle nahin. Aur aese bhi apni gaadi se jaana aana hai, koi public transport to use karna nahin hai".

Karamchand yeh sunnkar thoda sharminda ho gaya.Use dhyaan aaya ki Garima ke saamne beqaar ka bahana chalne wala nahin hai phir bhi woh koshish kar raha tha ki Garima ko jaane se roke.Woh yeh sunnkar bola,"Haan phir bhi."

Garima yeh sunnkar irritate hokar puchhi,"phir bhi kya?"

Yeh sunnkar Raghu jo itni der se chup chap Garima ke bagal mein khada sab sunn raha tha woh kadak awaaz mein bola,"Ae seth kahe ko faltu ka baqwaas kar rela hai.Seedha seedha bolna ki tu nahin chahta teri biwi apun ke saath filam dekhne jaye".

Baat to sahi tha magar Karamchand yeh saaf saaf bol nahin sakta tha.Raghu ko to woh bol sakta tha magar Garima ke saamne bolne se use darr tha ki woh gussa na ho jaye.Woh na hi "haan" bol sakta tha aur na hi yeh bol sakta tha ki use Garima ka Raghu ke saath jaane mein koi issue nahin hai.Isliye woh baat ko ghuma kar bola,"Raghu main apni biwi se baat kar raha hoon, tum beech mein mat bolo".

Yeh sunnkar Raghu gussa ho gaya,"Ae seth tumhari biwi hai to saala tumko lekar jaana chahiye na ise.Saala tum isko filam dikha deta to itna drama nahin hota.Aur aese bhi apun ko shauq nahin tumhari biwi ko ghumane ka.Woh to apun pilan banayela tha aaj aur tumhari biwi bhi pilan banayeli thi to socha ki saath hi dekh lenge filam.Apun ko kya maalum ki tum dono ke beech kya drama chal rela hai."

Yeh sunnkar Garima phir se gussa hone lagi aur woh kabhi Raghu ko dekhti huyi uska baat sunnti to kabhi gusse se Karamchand ke taraf dekh rahi thi. Raghu ka yeh bolna ki use Garima ko ghumane ka koi shauq nahin hai Garima ke ego ko thoda hurt karta hai, magar woh iska zimmedaar apne pati ko maan rahi thi yeh sochkar ki Raghu aesa isliye bola kyunki uska pati bewajah ke drame kar raha tha.

Raghu Garima ko dekhkar bola,"Ae sethani,pehle apna gharelu drama niptao. Apun ko iss lafre mein nahin padne ka".

Ek to Garima apne pati Karamchand par pehle se hi gussa thi ki woh use movie dikhane ka waada karke bhul gaya tha,upar se abhi uska rok tok dekh uska aur mood kharab hone laga.

Woh gusse se apne pati ko dekhkar boli,"Off ho kya drama laga rakhe ho jaane waqt.Ek to tum bolkar bhi mujhe movie dikhane nahin le gaye aur upar se jab Raghu mujhe le ja raha hai to tum drama kar rahe ho."

Phir woh Raghu ke taraf dekhkar boli,"Aur tumse kitni baar kaha hai mujhe sethani mat kaha karo. Aesa lagta hai jaise main koi budhiya hun".

Yeh sunnkar Raghu hasne laga,"hahaha".Raghu ko hasta dekh Garima use banawati gusse se dekhi to Raghu haste hue bola,"Achha theek hai nahin bolega apun.Lekin yeh apne seth ko bolo saala apun ka mood kharab nahin karne ke liye".

Garima yeh sunnkar apne pati ko dekhkar boli,"Dekho bewajah ka hum dono ka mood kharab mat karo.Mujhe pata hai tum dono ke beech nahin banta hai lekin yeh tum dono ki aapas ki baat hai.Iske liye mera mood kharab mat karo. Abhi yeh mujhe movie dikhane le jaa raha hai aur main ja rahi hoon.That's it. Abhi ek word bhi tumhare munh se nikla to mujhse bura koi nahin hoga".

Karamchand yeh sunte hi chup ho gaya. Garima use ek nazar gusse se dekhi aur phir Raghu ke taraf dekhkar boli,"Chalo Raghu, nahin to late ho jayegi aur movie ka initial part miss ho jayegi".

Raghu yeh sunnkar bola,"Chalo sethani".

Yeh sunnkar Garima Raghu ko gusse se dekhi to Raghu has diya,"hahaha".

Garima usko hasta dekh boli,"Phir? Ab tum bhi mera mood kharab mat karo.".

Raghu hasta hua bola,"Achha theek hai ab nahin bolenga. Chalo".

Yeh sunnkar Garima Raghu ka baanh pakadti huyi boli,chalo" aur dono darwaze ke taraf chal diye.

Karamchand yeh sab chup chap dekh raha tha. Use khud par gussa aa raha tha ki woh kyun Garima ko film dikhana bhool gaya. Woh dono ko jaate hue dekhne laga. Uski biwi jo kuchh second pehle uske saamne khadi usi ke height ki lag rahi thi aur uske aankhon mein dekhti huyi baat kar rahi thi woh Raghu ke bagal mein usse lagbhag 4-5 inches chhoti lag rahi thi. Chalte waqt uski badi gaand hil rahi thi aur saree gaand par tight bandhe hone ke kaaran gaand ka pura shape pata chal raha tha. Uske upar uski peeth backless blouse mein lagbhag puri nangi thi jo gori hone ke kaaran roshni mein chamak rahi thi.

Kuchh seconds tak Karamchand apni biwi ko dekhta raha phir jaise hi Raghu darwaze ke baye taraf ghuma apna fortuner ke taraf jaane ke liye to Garima uski baanh pakdi boli,"Jaguar mein chalte hain".

Karamchand yeh sab dekh raha tha. Agle pal woh Garima ko Raghu ke taraf chabi badhate hue dekha. Garima Raghu ko chabi deti huyi boli,"Yeh lo".

Raghu Garima ke haath se chabi liya aur gaadi ke dusre taraf jaakar Garima ke liye darwaza khol diya. Garima Raghu ke taraf muskurati huyi dekhi aur boli,"Thank you".

Raghu phir driver seat ke taraf aakar gaadi mein baith gaya aur gaadi wahan se chali gayi. Karamchand yeh sab dekhne ke baad sofe par baithne ke liye ghuma ki tabhi uska nazar ghar ki naukrani par pada jo khud darwaze ke taraf dekh rahi thi.

Karamchand usko dekhkar bola,"Kya dekh rahi ho? Jao chai banao".

Karamchand ka awaaz sunte hi naukrani chaunkkar uske taraf dekhi aur uska baat sunte hi hadbada kar "ji saheb" bolkar kitchen ke taraf chali gayi. Karamchand phir sofe par baith gaya aur newspaper lekar padhne laga.

Lagbhag 5 minute baad uski naukrani chai lekar aayi aur chai table par rakhkar boli,"Saheb chai".

Karamchand akhbar padhte hue bina naukrani ke taraf dekhe "hmm" karke akhbar padhte raha. Kuchh seconds baad woh chai lene ke liye akhbar se nazar hatakar table ke taraf haath badhaya to dekha ki naukrani wahin khadi thi.

Karamchand usse puchha,"Ab kya hua? Yahan khadi kyun ho?"

Naukrani ghabrati huyi usse boli,"Ji saheb puchhna tha ki khane mein kya banau"

Yeh sunnkar Karamchand thoda gusse mein bola,"Are to yeh Garima se puchhna tha na. Woh jaa rahi thi to use ghur ghur kar dekh rahi thi to yeh puchhne ka khyaal nahin aaya?"

Naukrani ghabrati huyi phir boli,"Saheb memsaahab se puchha tha maine. Woh boli ki woh baahar mein hi khana khayegi. Aapke liye aapse puchh kar kuchh bana du".

Yeh sunnkar Karamchand chai ki chuski lekar bola,"Theek hai. Jo bhi mann kare bana do".

Naukrani sir hilati huyi "ji saheb" bolkar wahan se chali gayi. Kuchh minute baad Karamchand chai peekar upar apne kamre mein chala gaya. Naukrani usko upar jaate dekh dheere se boli,"Khadus kahin ka. Biwi ke saamne munh nahin khulta hai aur mere upar robb dikhata hai,hunh".

[darkpersonapeace]

10 CHARACTERS / 10 FANDOMS / 10 TAGS

thank you my babes @woahpip and @wingsofescape for tagging me <3

Rose Hathaway - vampire academy (I aspire to be as badass as this girl)

Winry Rockbel - fullmetal alchemist

Katniss Everdeen - the hunger games (my favorite main character of all times)

Daenerys Targaryen - game of thrones

Rhaenyra Targaryen - house of the dragon

Vi - arcane (asdashdjahjdsasdj do I need to say)

Mikasa Ackerman - attack on titan (!!!!!!!)

Fang runin - the poppy war (my favorite war criminal)

Jude Duarte - the cruel prince (miss "if I cannot be better than them, I'll become so much worse")

Juma - Pantanal (my favorite angry girl who turns into a jaguar)

honorable mention: Lisbeth Salander - the girl with the dragon tattoo (I read those books when I was eighteen and Lisbeth changed my life a little bit) <3

I'd die for any of these woman because they are just ✨ (written by other women)

[daniartist19]

Cartoon as Animals (AU Thing) Part 3

Part 3 is now in.

Total Drama

Chris - Weasel

Chef Hatchet - Alligator

Beth - Quinea Pig

DJ - White Tailed Deer

Gwen - Black Panther

Geoff - Sea Lion

Lindsay - English cocker spaniel

Heather - Snow Leopard

Duncan - Wolf

Tyler - Bolder Collie

Harold - Canadian Goose

Trent - Tiger

Bridgette - River Otter

Noah - Aardwolf

Leshawna - Toucan

Katie - Meerkat

Sadie - Chinchilla

Ezekiel - Opossum

Cody - Mouse

Eva - Honey Badger

Owen - Giant Panda

Courtney - Jackal

Justin - Peacock

Izzy - Red Randa

Alejandro - Jaguar

Sierra - Striped Skunk

Blaineley - Fennel Fox

Jo - Spotted Hyena

Scott - Red Fox

Zoey - Gazelle

Mike - Marsh Deer

Lightning - Zebra

Brick -  Germany Shepherd

B - Elephant

Dawn - Barn Owl

Dakota - Flamingo

Anne Maria - Florida Panther

Staci - Parrot

Cameron - Rabbit

Sam - Sloth Bear

Ella - Squirrel

Sky - Cheetah

Max - Mole

Dave - Abyssinian Cat

Leonard - Pangolin

Beardo - Bison

Amy and Sammy - Salukis

Jasmine - Kangaroo

Topher - Black Footed Ferret

Sugar - Pig

Scarlett - Rat

Rodney - Moose

Shawn - Amardillo

Don - Golden Eagle

Carrie - Sheep

Devin - Dhole

Kelly and Taylor - Minks

Kitty and Emma - Siamese Cats

Ennui - Vulture

Crimson - Hawk

Jay and Mickey - Chipmunks

Ryan and Stephanie - Rhinoceros

Josee - Snow Lyxn

Jacques - Siberian Husky

Brody - Chocolate Labrador Retriver

Dwayne and Junior - African Lions

Sander - Doberman Pincher

MacArthur - Pitbull

Chet - Warthog

Lorenzo - Tasmanian Devil

Jen - Ring Necked Parakeet

Tom - Hyacinth Macaw

Rock - Harbor Seal

Spud - Sloth

Laurie - Alpaca

Miles - Goat

Ellody - Mongoose

Mary - Beaver

Tammy - Tapir

Gerry - Cobra

Pete - Rattlesnake

6Teen

Jude - Black Footed Ferret

Nikki - Rabbit

Jonesy - Mexican Wolf

Jen - Bolder Collie

Wyatt - Canadian Red Deer

Caitlin - Leopard Cat

Stoked

Reef - Emperor Penguin

Fin - River Otter

Emma - Harbor Seal

Lo - Swan

Broseph - Sea Lion

Johnny - Cougar

Might do a part 4 if i can.

[cultofbeatles]

parts of pete shotton’s book “john lennon: in my life” that stood out to me

(this is semi long and contains book spoilers)

john and pete being the first people ever to get banned from their church 

pete saying john would always share any candy he had with everyone around, but that he would maybe give john one piece of candy 

they held a competition to see who could go the longest without swearing and they both spent so much time focusing on not swearing that they sat in silence 

tw blood/cutting: wanting to do a blood oath and cut their wrists to be “blood brothers” but john brought a dull knife that wouldn't cut so they pretended to do it 

being pyromaniacs (seriously)

john crawling out of all fours and groaning after being canned and making pete get canned even worse because he was laughing 

john being known to pee himself when laughing 

john daydreaming while he was riding his bike, crashing into a parked car, catapulted into the air, hurt his arm pretty bad, but his main concern was the damage to his bike 

they once had a serious fight where pete was about to step on john’s glasses but intentionally missed just to tease john 

persuading their classmates to wear white dog collars that they made in class 

eleven year old john making pete watch him orgasm 

pete and john having sex with their girlfriends in the same bed 

john going through great lengths to avoid dancing because he was horrible at it 

john and paul’s first introduction being awkward as they both just stood there 

pete asking paul if he’ll join the band: “a full minute passed while paul pretended to give the matter careful thought: “oh, all right.” he finally shrugged.”

mimi slamming the door in paul’s face whenever john wasn't there to stop her 

george just pushing himself into the band because he wanted to be there 

paul, george, and john wearing buckets on their head and marching around on paul’s roof to make fun of pete’s cadet graduation ceremony 

one night after julia’s death pete found john completely passed out drunk on a bus and found out that he had been on it for hours. he took him home and tucked him into bed. 

john saying that he wrote in my life with pete and stuart in mind 

cynthia scolding john for saying something outrageous and then john saying something even more outrageous 

the quote, “john bamboozled his new soulmate” in reference to making stuart use his art show money to buy a bass 

brian epstein asking if pete wanted to come back to his house for sex and pete turning him down but following with, “no offense taken. actually, i take it as a compliment!”

calling ringo a runt 

“what’s a fucking wank between friends anyways?” - pete shotton

brian having a reminder of “haircut for george” on his desk because he was in charge of their grooming needs 

john giving pete one of his big beatles paychecks so he had money for christmas

john asking pete “isn't he lovely?” when first meeting julian 

john screaming “hi pete!” at a show because he told the staff to let him know whenever pete arrived 

john hated to be touched and especially by strangers 

john wanted to open his book in his own write with a dedication to pete saying “to pete, who got it first.” but didn't want to hurt mimi’s feelings so he drew a caricature of pete at the beginning and that’s how he dedicated it to him secretly 

pete telling john he would never go to a interviewer and talk about john for money. (he only talked to two authors about john. hunter davies, who he asked john for permission for, and philip norman. who told pete that he was only writing a book about liverpool pop music)

cynthia and john getting in an argument because she wanted a porsche and john said they're too dangerous 

paul was the beatle that was the hardest to get close to 

george’s proudest possession was a painting by bob dylan and he had a guitar shaped pool 

“there never was, and probably never will be, a group more self contained or tightly knit than the beatles were in those days..”

john loved a good pun joke 

john loved hanging out with the monkees and micky dolenz was the craziest one 

“the only thing john hated more than going to bed at night was getting out of it the next day.” MOOD.

john would literally read every single page of the newspaper 

he once saw a tv program talking about autistic kids and donated 1,000 pounds to an autistic foundation 

john making a random guest give him their sgt pepper album so pete could get one 

the beatles almost showed up to brian’s memorial service in bright colorful clothes for “good vibes”

tw suicide: john was convinced brian committed suicide 

george telling pete he use to think he was a “bad influence” on john 

paul thought magical mystery tour was going to be a big masterpiece 

at beatles financial meetings: paul doodling, john high on lsd, ringo asleep in the corner, george actually paying attention 

bill turner (childhood friend of theirs) telling paul he didn't like hello, goodbye and paul being taken back by that

the beatles bought pete a car (jaguar to be specific)

john was very insecure around girls and never knew if they liked him or not 

john thinking his housekeeper would assume him and pete were having sex because they were laying next to each other 

pete was actually happy at first when john and yoko got together because john was happy 

any time john and pete would be laughing together yoko would silence John 

the beatles had to constantly tell ringo he was the best rock drummer in the world before he agreed to join the band again 

paul asking pete if hey jude or revolution should be on the A side, pete saying hey jude, and then paul immediately screaming to john that pete picked his song over john’s. 

there was so many arguments with yoko that would have to be another post itself but i will say it’s awful 

george running after the press in his backyard because he took a photo of him while the police chase george around to arrest him for possession of drugs 

“remember pete, they can't kill you for speaking your mind.” - john lennon

when pete found out about john’s death he went to visit george 

“on the drive back home, memories of john flooded into my head. what a life, i thought.” <3

[rhyperographer]

So, the rankings:

1 & 2. split between Voyager and Sheldon. Voyager made me laugh and groove, and Sheldon made me cry. Either of these would be solid acts. I think Sheldon would perform better with the judges at Eurovision, but Voyager were so fun.

3. Jude York - polished af.

4. Charlie - not my thing, I see it doing very poorly at Eurovision. But well rounded act and very much to Australia's taste in music.

5. Paulini - this is Australia sending Sweden. Lets be real.

6. Erica Padilla - boring but could sing

7. Andrew Lambrou - it's fine

8. Jaguar Jonze - nothing original here

9. Isaiah Firebrace & Evie Irie - Evie cannot sing. Song is garbage.

10. Seann Miley Moore - barely sang, disqualified for dancing to a backing track and singing one word every phrase.

11. G-NAT!ON. They were the worst by a long shot.

[385bookreviews]

2.42 Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

SPOILERS

Pages: 320

Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆ Storyline: ★★★☆☆ Dialogue: ★★★☆☆ Characters: ★★★★☆

Genre: YA Fiction

TWs for the book: Ghosts, cemeteries, death and discussion of death, blood, transphobia, dysphoria, grief, homelessness

POV: Third person; Yadriel’s perspective/Julian’s perspective for one chapter

Time Period/Location: East Los Angeles, California 

First Line: Yadriel wasn’t technically trespassing because he’d lived in the cemetery his whole life. 

Cemetery Boys starts out with a trans boy, Yadriel, and his best friend, Maritza, sneaking through a cemetery and into their church. Except it isn’t an ordinary church, and they’re not ordinary kids. They’re brujx, a Latinx group of people who serve Lady Death and possess magic. Brujas possess the power to heal people with rosaries and brujos can release and summon spirits with daggers (the rosaries and daggers are called portajes). All of them can sense spirits and injuries, and the death of a brujx. Yadriel was not allowed to perform his quinces ceremony that would make him an official brujo with a portaje because he is trans, so him and Maritza perform the ceremony themselves in the church, and Lady Death accepts him as a brujo (not a bruja). Immediately afterwards, they feel the death of their cousin Miguel. When they return to Yadriel’s house, he is shunned by his father and refused to allow to help in the search for Miguel. So him and Maritza sneak out to go search the cemetery and the old church. They find a Saint Jude medal, which they realize is a tether for a spirit, and, thinking it’s Miguel, they summon the spirit attached. It’s actually an angry, attractive teenage boy named Julian who is attached to the medal, and when Yadriel tried to release him from this world against his will, it doesn’t work. So they cut a deal, Yadriel will help Julian find his friends to make sure they’re ok, and then Julian would allow Yadriel to release his spirit. They then have to hunt down Julian’s friends (all of whom are homeless or outcasts), and meet with his brother Rio in an attempt to figure out what happened to him. After meeting with Julian’s brother, they are attacked by a maligno spirit upon return to the cemetery. Yadriel’s dad sees him try to release the spirit with his portaje, and afterwards apologizes and accepts him as a son, telling him that he will get to be in the ceremony as a brujo this Die de Muertos. No one knows, and Julian begins to show signs of going maligno (turning into an evil zombie) so Yadriel gives him one last day on Earth before he has to release him. During this time, they had fallen in love, and Yadriel has a hard time accepting the fact that he needs to be released. They return to the old church where they found him, and Yadriel tries to free him one last time, but it again, doesn’t work, and Julian disappears under the church. Yadriel and Maritza run down and find an underground chamber. They also find Miguel’s body and two others, and Julian’s body, except he was alive and slowly bleeding out with a sacred dagger in his chest. It turns out Yadriel’s Tio Catriz was sacrificing people to bring back the Jaguar God Bahlam and gain magic for himself, as he was fairly powerless. Yadriel pushed his Tio into the portal he had opened and he was consumed by Bahlam. Julian, however, still died, so Yadriel made a deal with Lady Death to bring Julian, Miguel, and the other two people back at the cost of his own life. However, Maritza, using the pools of blood on the floor, also heals Yadriel and brings him back to life. Miguel goes and gets help, and Julian and Yadriel have a tearful reunion in the hospital (full of kisses, finally). At the end, Yadriel gets to see his mother again due to it being Dia de Muertos, and she and the whole community get to see him become a brujo. 

Yadriel: Yadriel is some of the best trans representation I have seen so far in a book. The way his dysphoria and interactions with his family are portrayed are really accurate to how it is for some people. The writing when it comes to him was a little obvious, or a little too... fanfiction-y I suppose? I was more expecting there to be a story with a trans character instead of it being a story about a character and his trans-ness. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but for me personally the writing for Yadriel came off as for a bit of a younger audience. I really admired his utter dedication to his culture despite them not being accepting of him. I did really like how we were never given his deadname, that even when it was said by other characters it was never told to us, the audience. Also, the fact that at the end, when Maritza brought him back to life, he wasn’t forced to lose his powers. I was really expecting for the price of Julian, Miguel, and the other two’s life to be his powers, but it wasn’t. The story kept the dramatic realism without stripping the AFAB characters of their bodily autonomy. 

Julian: Julian was an excellent love interest for Yadriel. They were incredibly opposite, Yadriel being quiet and careful, Julian being loud and reckless. They balanced each other out very nicely. Also, you just gotta love half feral gay boys. There was a tad bit of overdramatic-ness that came with Julian’s character, however, I think that that had to do with the nature of the writing being for a younger audience.

Maritza: Maritza was the much needed comedic relief. She was really funny and overall I love how no matter what, even in a time of danger, she did not sway from her decision to not practice magic with animal blood. Her veganism wasn’t her only defining trait, but it was nice to see a female character have a moral choice for herself and stick to it no matter what, and not be circumstantially forced into doing something she was uncomfortable with. She also was a good middle ground between Julian’s recklessness and Yadriel’s timidness. 

Tio Catriz: The plot twist I honestly did not see coming was Tio Catriz trying to resurrect Bahlam via Miguel and Julian. He made for a wicked villain in the end, the utter betrayal of Yadriel by the only “accepting” person in his family since his mother died, was heartbreaking and shocking. It was a solid motivation though, his lack of power and the outcasting of him in the community because of it drove him to do such evil things. Yadriel and Catriz I feel like are really good  foils for each other. They were both outcasts but Yadriel did whatever he could to be accepted, while Catriz was driven to evil. 

Storyline: The storyline was a little slow, and it seemed to take awhile to get to the interesting bits, but the plot twist at the end was very good. I wanted to see more of Julian’s friends and brother, and more of Yadriel’s community outside of just his family members and the ghosts. The concept was really cool though and the complete cast of Latinx characters was awesome. 

Representation: There is hardly a white person to be found. All the characters are Latinx of some kind (Mexican, Cuban, Colombian, Puerto Rican, etc.) Yadriel is gay and trans FtM. Julian is gay. Maritza is vegan. Julian’s friend Flaca is trans MtF. I believe it’s stated that everyone in Julian’s friend group is LGBTQ+ of some kind. 

Summary: Overall, it was honestly a good book, it just didn’t hold my attention as well as I thought it would. I would definitely recommend it, especially for the younger people on the young adult reading spectrum. The trans and Latinx rep is great and the plot twist at the end is really surprising. I like how there was drama and suspense without risking any of the characters bodily autonomy or making them bend in their beliefs, and the happy ending where everything worked out just fine was well warranted and refreshing.

Quotes: “Queer folks are like wolves... We travel in packs.”-Julian “You don’t need anyone’s permission to be you, Yads.”-Julian “It is not your fault... Greed and hurt drive people to do horrible things.”-Maritza “Growth isn’t a deviation of what we’ve done before, but a natural progression to honor all those who make this community strong.”-Yadriel’s father “He was a boy made of fire who had been turned to frost. He was meant to burn.”-Yadriel

[vestzmc]

Honestly any song from the Kipo soundtrack (like Purple Jaguar Eye- sterling k brown, Don't Stop Now- michelle gonzalez/daniel rojas and Grrrl Like- dope saint jude) and also What's Up Danger from Spiderverse, Heroes, Operation New Me and Found My Place from the Ninjago movie are awesome oh and I love The Fold too. (you've probably heard most if not all of these already but just in case, here they are :P)

since there’s a lot of songs here that i’m gonna check out later i’m just gonna blindly pick one out with a finger to the screen :D Thank you ninja! 

*picks*

The Fold

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

bOIIIIIIII

also you know what, i’m gonna reblog this post after i listen to every song you’ve recommended me because I bet they’re great and deserve a hearing.

[myuheru-archive]

in my dreams i got a book of richard siken poetry and i frequented a dollar store for clearance items and i was a girl running from a murderer in a walmart and i was jude from 6teen performing a cake heist and i was a wildlife park ranger discovering a running from a jaguar the size of a house and i tried to fix paintings for friends but didn’t have the right paint

[raisehell-all-american]

@corpsechic tagged me in this!! tysm💕💕

name: ian ! or flag or jam tbh

nick name: ((my friend's contact names for me)) chef boyardee, haunted clown motel, square baby, jeffrey doormer, jerkass boy, parp tart

zodiac sign: aries baybee !

height: 5'8" ✊😔

languages: english

nationality: white/native !

favorite season: fall!! the world is all muted and houses r soft and warm i lov it

favorite flower: tiger lilies, yellow roses, and lilacs!

favorite scent: in terms of candle-like scents i like black cherry, coffee, and orange ! but i rlly like the way my dad's jacket smells🥺 i lov him

favorite color: i think maybe pink is becoming my favorite but i lov orange, black, red, and mint green!

favorite animals: jaguars !!!! funky bastards

favorite fictional characters: ohhh god there r so many,,,,, how abt jughead jones, fun ghoul, pest from atb, jonathan byers, vladimir tod, and jude from atu

coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? coffee or hot chocolate !! dont like tea :p

average hours of sleep: ranges from 10 to 5 lol

dog or cat? both!!

number of blankets you sleep with: 1! 2 if it's cold

dream trip: S A N T O R I N I

blog established: somewhere in 2012

followers: 456 !

random fact: uHHH i once saw corbin bleu in concert ? there ya go !

im tagging @romanticglitch @sexy-muppet @nonbinary-canary @basementhands !!

((u dont hav to do it if u dont want to!!))

[tygrysica]

Nowości wydawnicze – styczeń 2020

Grudzień to jeden ze spokojniejszych miesięcy w roku, jeśli chodzi o nowości wydawnicze. Po jedenastomiesięcznym maratonie z premierami wydawnictwa wreszcie dają odpocząć czytelnikom i pozwalają nadrobić wszelkie zaległości czytelnicze. Jednak grudzień, jak każdy inny miesiąc, dobiegł końcowi. Wreszcie nadszedł nowy rok, a wraz z nim nowa dawka wspaniałych nowości wydawniczych. Wydawnictwa podobnie jak czytelnicy, budzą się ze świątecznego letargu i z przytupem wchodzą w 2020 rok. Tegoroczny styczeń będzie miesiącem, w który rozpali nasze czytelnicze zmysły oraz zmrozi krew w żyłach. Ale co ja Wam będę tutaj dużo opowiadać. Zerknijcie na przygotowane przeze mnie nowości wydawnicze i przekonajcie się sami. Serdecznie zapraszam!

Nero – Brianne Sarah

WYDAWNICTWO: NieZwykłe

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-02

Kilka słów od wydawnictwa:

Nero ma władzę. Dla Nero, króla Legacy Prep, Elle jest tylko zadaniem do wykonania – jego przepustką do mafijnych szeregów i szansą na zdobycie uznania w oczach własnego ojca. Chłopak nigdy nie znał takiej dziewczyny jak ona. Jedyne panny, które kiedykolwiek zaprzątały jego myśli, to te, które wskakiwały mu do łóżka. I to wtedy, kiedy mówił im, że mają to zrobić. Elle się boi. Dla Elle Nero był tylko ciekawym zjawiskiem, które lubiła podziwiać z daleka. Obserwowała go jak film, na którego oglądanie nie miała czasu. Jej codzienna rzeczywistość była walką o przetrwanie na szkolnych korytarzach i zapewnienie ochrony najbliższej przyjaciółce, Chloe. Zły czas, złe miejsce. Kiedy Elle przez przypadek staje się świadkiem porachunków mafijnych, drogi jej i Nero w końcu się przecinają. Chłopak musi się dowiedzieć, co dokładnie widziała tamtego wieczoru. I lepiej, żeby dziewczyna powiedziała to, co on chce usłyszeć, bo w przeciwnym razie może nie doczekać swoich kolejnych urodzin.

Corrupt – Douglas Penelope

WYDAWNICTWO: NieZwykłe

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-08

Kilka słów od wydawnictwa:

Erika wiele razy słyszała, że sny wyrażają najgłębsze pragnienia. Jednak to koszmary, które miewa, stały się jej prawdziwą obsesją. A to wszystko za sprawą Michaela Crista, starszego brata jej chłopaka.

Michael jest jak straszny film, na który patrzy się ukradkiem przez palce, ale mimo że czuje się strach, nie można oderwać wzroku. Ten przystojny, seksowny i absolutnie przerażający były gwiazdor studenckiej drużyny koszykówki, a teraz profesjonalny sportowiec, szybciej zauważy brud na swoim bucie niż Erikę.

Ale ona zwróciła na niego uwagę. Widziała go. Słyszała. Wiedziała, co zrobił.

Jednak Erika nie wie, że Michael też ją zauważył. A teraz, kiedy dziewczyna jest na studiach i będzie mieszkać w jego mieście, przyszedł czas, żeby jej koszmary stały się rzeczywistością.

Maybe Now. Maybe Not – Colleen Hoover

WYDAWNICTWO: Otwarte

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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"Maybe now"

Ridge najchętniej nie rozstawałby się z Sydney, jednak musi pomóc swojej byłej, z którą się przyjaźni. Po rozstaniu z nim Maggie postanowiła żyć pełnią życia i zrobić to wszystko, na co wcześniej nie miała odwagi. Kiedy skacze ze spadochronem, poznaje niezwykle inteligentnego i przystojne go Jake’a. Jednak obiecała sobie, że już z nikim się nie zwiąże, bo dzięki temu uniknie rozczarowań.

Może jednak warto czasem zaryzykować?

Może właśnie teraz?

"Maybe not"

Co się stanie, kiedy charyzmatyczny i zabawny Warren zamieszka z zimną i wredną Bridgette? Może uda mu się ją przekonać, że warto czasem zdjąć pancerz i otworzyć się na miłość? A może nie...

Dwie wyjątkowe historie, wiele pytań: Czy miłość pojawi się tam, gdzie nikt na nią nie czeka? Może warto postawić wszystko na jedną kartę? Może właśnie teraz? A może jednak nie...

Królowa niczego – Black Holly

WYDAWNICTWO: Jaguar

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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Jude nudzi się na wygnaniu. Dla zabicia czasu i dla pieniędzy przyjmuje delikatne zlecenia. Ktoś pożera elfy przebywające w krainie ludzi i należałoby położyć temu kres? Oto zadanie w sam raz dla Jude!

Niezbyt mile widzianym urozmaiceniem codzienności są odwiedziny Taryn. Bliźniaczka domaga się od Jude szczególnej przysługi: wygnanka z królestwa elfów ma narazić się na hańbiącą śmierć, byle ocalić siostrę przed konsekwencjami pewnego krwawego nietaktu. Jude ma jednak swoje powody, żeby się zgodzić. Przecież to wyborny pretekst, żeby nieco zamącić w bajecznym Elysium. Wie, że czeka ją konfrontacja z Cardanem. Jude jest śmiertelnie niebezpieczną przeciwniczką dla swoich wrogów, ale czy dość potężną, by pokonać magię? Czy zwykła śmiertelniczka przemocą lub przemyślnością zdoła przełamać klątwę? 

Jude jak mało kto umie się narazić dumnym elfom, jednak posiada też szczególną zdolność zjednywania sobie niezwykłych, cennych sprzymierzeńców. Dzięki ich wsparciu i własnym dobrym pomysłom staje przed ostatecznym wyborem, ale wtedy już nikt jej nie może jej pomóc. Tam, gdzie zawodzi nawet Mateczka Szpik, Jude musi sama znaleźć rozwiązanie zagadki tkwiącej w mrocznej przepowiedni. 

Stawką jest przetrwanie królestwa, los Jude i przyszłość elfowego dziecka, które jest następcą tronu.

O krok za daleko – Coben Harlan

WYDAWNICTWO: Albatros

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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Sekrety nie umierają nigdy. Simon Greene żyje na krawędzi obłędu. Od miesięcy szuka swojej córki, Paige. Kiedy wreszcie trafia na jej ślad – namierza ją w Central Parku, gdzie ćpuni grają dla pieniędzy przy pomniku Lennona – na jego drodze staje Aaron, człowiek, przez którego uciekła. A Paige znowu znika. Tym razem jednak Simon nie zamierza odpuścić – za wszelką cenę chce sprowadzić córkę do domu. Ale sytuacja się komplikuje… W mieszkaniu, w którym koczowała dziewczyna, zostają znalezione zwłoki Aarona. A kiedy żona Simona, do której ktoś strzelał, walczy o życie, on musi zadać sobie pytanie – w co wplątała się ich córka? I czy to ona zabiła? Aby znaleźć odpowiedź, Simon posunie się nawet… o krok za daleko.

Ukryte ciała – Kepnes Caroline

WYDAWNICTWO: W.A.B.

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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Powraca budzący skrajne emocje i urzekająco socjopatyczny Joe Goldberg! Kontynuacja cieszącej się dużą popularnością debiutanckiej powieści Ty.

Trzydziestoparoletni Joe Goldberg ma wprawę w ukrywaniu zwłok - przez ostatnie dziesięć lat pozbył się czterech ciał, ofiar swych bezowocnych poszukiwań miłości. Teraz zmierza do Los Angeles, miasta drugiej szansy, zdecydowany zapomnieć o przeszłości i zacząć od nowa. W Hollywood Joe bez trudu integruje się z nowym środowiskiem – jada guacamole, pracuje w księgarni, flirtuje z sąsiadką - dziennikarką. Jednak cały czas ogląda się przez ramię, a czyny z przeszłości nie dają mu spokoju. A przecież on tylko szuka prawdziwej miłości!

Gdy poznaje nową dziewczynę, która coraz bardziej go fascynuje, nie chce jej skrzywdzić, pragnie być z nią na zawsze. Tylko jeśli ona odkryje, co zrobił, być może nie będzie miał wyboru…

Królestwo Mostu – Jensen Danielle L.

WYDAWNICTWO: Galeria Książki

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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A gdybyście zakochali się w tej jednej osobie, którą przysięgaliście zniszczyć?

W dniu ślubu Lara ma dla męża tylko jedną myśl: rzucę twoje królestwo na kolana. Jako księżniczka szkolona od najmłodszych lat, by być śmiertelnie niebezpiecznym szpiegiem, wie, że Królestwo Mostu symbolizuje jednocześnie legendarne zło – i legendarną obietnicę. Jako jedyna droga przez pustoszony burzami świat, Królestwo Mostu kontroluje handel i podróże między krajami, co pozwala jego władcy się wzbogacać, a swoich wrogów– w tym ojczyznę Lary – rujnować. Kiedy więc Lara – pod pozorem wypełniania zapisów traktatu pokojowego – trafia do niego jako narzeczona władcy, jest gotowa zrobić wszystko, by osłabić obronę nieprzeniknionego Królestwa Mostu.

Ale kiedy Lara trafia do nowego domu – porośniętego bujną roślinnością raju otoczonego przez wzburzone morza – i poznaje przyszłego męża, Arena, zaczyna się zastanawiać, gdzie leży prawdziwe zło. Wokół siebie widzi królestwo walczące o przetrwanie, a w Arenie mężczyznę, który zajadle broni swoich poddanych. Dzięki swojej misji Lara coraz lepiej rozumie konflikt o most, a jednocześnie nie może dłużej ignorować uczucia, które zaczyna ją łączyć z Arenem. A mając cel niemal w zasięgu ręki, musi podjąć decyzję – czy zniszczy króla, czy wybawi własny lud?

Ostatni – Jameson Hanna

WYDAWNICTWO: Czarna Owca

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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Barbarzyńskie morderstwo, jeden hotel i dwudziestu ocalałych. Jak można czuć się bezpiecznie, gdy morderca jest wśród nas?

Amerykański historyk – Jon Keller – jedzie na konferencję naukową do Szwajcarii. W trakcie dowiaduje się, że świat się kończy. W Waszyngtonie i kilku światowych stolicach doszło do ataku nuklearnego. Podczas gdy gasną światła cywilizacji, mężczyzna zastanawia się, czy jego żona Nadia i ich dwie córki wciąż żyją. Jon żałuje też, że zignorował ostatnią wiadomość od Nadii. Oprócz Jona w hotelu znajduje się dwudziestu ocalałych. Z dala od najbliższego miasta walczą o przetrwanie. Pewnego dnia w zbiorniku na wodę pitną znajdują ciało dziewczynki. Oczywiste jest, że została zamordowana. Ktoś z mieszkańców hotelu jest zabójcą. Jon zaczyna popadać w paranoję. Na własną rękę stara się prowadzić dochodzenie, aby odnaleźć mordercę. Seria dziwnych samobójstw, tajemnicze zaginięcia i nadprzyrodzone zjawiska nie są sprzyjającymi okolicznościami. Czy powinien zaryzykować wydostanie się z hotelu? Można tylko mieć nadzieję, że apokalipsa będzie mniej przerażająca…

Podróż Cilki – Morris Heather

WYDAWNICTWO: Marginesy

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-15

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Kiedy w styczniu 1945 roku, po trwającym blisko trzy lata pobycie w Auschwitz, dziewiętnastoletnia Cilka Klein zobaczyła żołnierzy Armii Czerwonej, podobnie jak garstka innych ocalałych więźniów miała nadzieję na koniec koszmaru. Niestety – została skarżona przez komunistyczne władze o kolaborację i skazana na piętnaście lat łagru w głębi Związku Radzieckiego, na Syberii.

Tak zaczyna się długa, bolesna podróż Cilki. Młoda kobieta, która w Zagładzie straciła całą rodzinę, musi się zmierzyć nie tylko z trudnymi warunkami życia na nieludzkiej ziemi i pracą ponad siły, ale i ciążącym nad nią poczuciem winy.

W sowieckim łagrze spotyka ludzi dobrych i okrutnych, mądrych i zaślepionych. Nawiązuje przyjaźnie, powoli na nowo uczy się ufać innym, aż w końcu znajduje to, o czym do niedawna nie śmiała nawet marzyć – miłość, która da jej siłę, by myśleć o przyszłości.

Ognista królowa – King Emily R.

WYDAWNICTWO: Young/Kobiece

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-22

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Kalinda niedawno odkryła swoją niezwykłą moc władania ogniem. Jako setna wybranka radży Tarka musiała zmierzyć się z jego pozostałymi żonami i kurtyzanami. Jednak krwawy turniej i śmierć tyrana były jedynie początkiem jej problemów.

Razem z kapitanem Davenem musi uciekać z miasta opanowanego przez rebeliantów. Ich szansą na ratunek jest syn radży, książę Ashwin. Najpierw jednak Kalinda musi udowodnić mu swoją wartość, stając do walki z trzema potężnymi rywalkami.

Kapitan Daven zaczyna obawiać się mocy, które drzemią w dziewczynie, a książę wydaje się nimi zafascynowany. Tak jak kobietą, która nimi włada. Czy Kalinda zjednoczy imperium, nie poświęcając wszystkiego, co bliskie jej sercu?

Eleanor & Grey – Cherry Brittainy C.

WYDAWNICTWO: Filia

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-22

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Greyson East mnie naznaczył. Zakochałam się w nim jako młoda dziewczyna, która nie wiedziała nic o życiu. Dni były idealne… aż wszystko się zepsuło i musieliśmy się rozstać. Pozostawiając za sobą pierwszą miłość, trzymałam się wspomnień i pragnienia, aby móc go odnaleźć. A kiedy moje marzenie się spełniło, nic nie było takie, jak sobie wyobrażałam. Zgłaszając się na rozmowę w sprawie posady niani, nie spodziewałam się, że moim nowym szefem będzie chłopak, którego znałam, a który był teraz zimnym, zamkniętym w sobie, samotnym mężczyzną. Zniknął uśmiech, który tak kochałam, zbladły wspomnienia. Każdą jego cząstkę spowijał świeży ból. Kiedy Greyson zorientował się kim jestem, wymógł na mnie obietnicę profesjonalizmu w pracy, abym nie próbowała się do niego zbliżać, nie odkurzała wspomnień. Czasami jednak w jego burzliwych oczach dostrzegałam przebłyski dawnego chłopca. Widziałam tego, który się uśmiechał, który skradł dziewczynie serce i nie miałam wątpliwości, że warto było o niego walczyć. Dostałam drugą szansę z tym, który mnie naznaczył, więc miałam nadzieję, że w jakiś sposób ja również odcisnę się w jego duszy.

Zmuszona, by zabić – Abbott Rachel

WYDAWNICTWO: Filia

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-29

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Tak to się musi skończyć… Któreś z nas musi umrzeć. Mark i Evie mają burzliwy romans. Evie przywróciła wiarę w życie Marka po śmierci jego żony. Kiedy jednak Evie odnosi różnego rodzaju obrażenia cielesne, jej przyjaciele zaczynają podejrzewać o to Marka. Czyżby namiętny romans przerodził się w piekło? Wezwana w środku nocy do ich rezydencji sierżant Stephanie King, znajduje w łóżku dwa brutalnie zamordowane ciała, które trudno zidentyfikować. Gdzie zaczyna się morderstwo? W chwili, kiedy następuje pierwsze pchnięcie nożem? Czy w momencie pierwszej myśli o popełnieniu zbrodni.

Stażystka – Sinicka Alicja

WYDAWNICTWO: Kobiece

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-29

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Zakazany układ i seria tajemniczych zbrodni.

Wciągający thriller psychologiczny Alicji Sinickiej.

Marek Skalski szuka stażystki. Pomaga mu w tym Ewa Skalska, która bardzo dobrze zna swojego męża. Wie, która kandydatka go zaintryguje. Wie, jakie będzie miała włosy i kolor oczu. Wie, że Marek ponownie ją zdradzi.

Klaudia Neter nie ma wątpliwości, że ten staż jest jej szansą na lepszą przyszłość. Z czasem odczuwa jednak coraz większy niepokój. Zostaje uwikłana w niebezpieczny trójkąt, lecz zamierza się z niego wycofać.

W Oławie zostaje znalezione ciało jednej z dwóch zaginionych młodych kobiet. Każda z nich wcześniej odbywała staż u Skalskiego. Klaudia zaczyna obawiać się o własne życie. Nie wie jednak, z której strony może nadejść niebezpieczeństwo. 

Zniszcz mnie – Langner Anna

WYDAWNICTWO: Kobiece

DATA PREMIERY: 2020-01-29

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On i ona. Pogubiony imprezowicz i zbuntowana outsiderka. Nie spodziewają się siły rażenia gorącego uczucia, które ich połączy.

Barry uchodzi za prawdziwą duszę towarzystwa, ale to tylko pozory. Tak naprawdę czuje się samotny i ma wiele kompleksów, które ukrywa pod tatuażami, piercingiem i ekscentryczną fryzurą. Nie jeździ motocyklem i nie zalicza panienek jak jego kumple. Pewnego dnia zauważa tajemniczą nieznajomą, która na jego widok w panice ucieka i gubi swój szkicownik. Barry odkrywa, że dziewczyna ma wielki talent i ze zdziwieniem zauważa, że… każdy rysunek przedstawia jego. Amy, którą wszyscy mają za dziwoląga, chce odzyskać swoją własność. Ma jednak pewien plan, w którym to właśnie Barry może jej pomóc.

Z mojej strony to by było tyle na dziś. Mam nadzieję, że Was zaciekawiłam i znaleźliście tutaj coś dla siebie. Dajcie koniecznie znać w komentarzu czy przypadło Wam coś do gustu z tego zestawienie. A może czekacie na inną premierę, której tutaj nie ma?

Zaczytanego stycznia kochani!

Aleksandra

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Gdyby ocean nosił twoje imię – recenzja.

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Zniknięcie Annie Thorne – recenzja.

Perfekcyjna żona – recenzja.

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howdy ! i’m chloe, i’m twenty, and i’m here to party! i’ll get right to it and you guys can learn just how shit posty i am on ur own time! anyways here’s diane she is the love of my life ! see you on the other side!

Rewind. Got back. Start off Sophomore year. There’s a ‘96 Jaguar pulling into the parking lot first day of school. Two weeks after moving to town from New Jersey, it was her older brother’s senior year and he was still pretty pissed to have left his girlfriend for some dinky town where nothing mattered. The two siblings managed ten feet before whispers started. Clearly they knew these were the kids from the family that bought that giant lake house. They looked rich, looked mean, and were big enough to deck anyone who stepped in their way. Diane typically had a resting displeased face that unwelcomed most. She never did anything, though. Well, did something by association. Her brother got into a fight in the parking lot after school that first day. All Diane did was peel him off and force him in the car, driving away when she clearly was not the legal age to. Turns out that gets you a stinky reputation, which, in all honesty, was refreshing. She’d never been a bad bitch before, so why fight it?

Diane had a lot to compensate for. Growing up in a family of seven, there were five Lloyd siblings all bred to compete with one another. Diane, however, being the only girl cursed with not having her mother’s metabolism, picked up the slack against her two other sisters who were naturally born pretty, short, thin, the perfect sight to be underestimated by a man, but given just enough of a chance to prove them wrong. Diane, however, had to take it by the throat herself. Specifically, occurring Junior year when her mother reminded her that her older sister had won prom queen in her high school career, Diane had spent weeks with the Rat Pack determining which football player was optimal, and stormed into the locker room before practice to shove him against a locker and demand he take her to prom. She absolutely did not win prom queen, and turns out, it’s not really a great time when you force someone to take you. 

Daddy was a lawyer, Mother got loaded off a pyramid scheme in New Jersey and bailed out when she had enough to cover her boob job. She’s been a stay at home mom since Diane when twelve. It means she’s got a lot of time to get angry over things. One of those things, being the time she called the cops on a few drunk high schoolers skinny dipping in the lake they now owned. Diane watched a few of them get taken away, recognizing them from school. The irate face on her mother tripped an idea. An idea why caused for stealing her mother’s checkbook and driving her brother’s jaguar to the station (still only with a permit, a risky business to be had considering her destination). Upon arriving, she explained that she was the daughter of Lance Lloyd, and her father had given her the blessing to bail out her friends for the night, and that no charges needed to be pressed. She was overly prepared to answer any questions they intended to ask, but when they saw her open checkbook ready, they told her just how much and she shockingly handed it over. When the still damp rag-tag-team was let go, she remembers Jude whispering “we’re not your friends” and her grabbing a towel from her car while saying, “you are now.”

Diane was known to dislike sports. Her brothers played. The second one joining the football team almost immediately after they started school. She was aware that Jude played sports, though, and she wanted to be a supportive friend, who puts aside her own disinterest to show up. it didn’t mean she watched, though. Most of the time she spent it under the bleachers smoking cigarettes and hanging out with the others who didn’t care to watch. There were a few instances of makeouts under the bleachers. Most of which she’s not particularly proud of. However, she’s always there after the games to come back and congratulate him on his win--- or loss. She never knew which it was, and didn’t think it really mattered.

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Diane got into Yale for architecture (which was always something she and Jude had bonded over. She’d show photos of her favorite buildings back in New Jersey, as well as New York. They compared sketchbooks, helped with portfolios. There was a hope to join him at NYU but her father’s legacy got her sent into Yale). But reality set in quickly in college. She’d never allow herself to fail at her dream, so it had consumed her. Internships were stacked through the roof and Diane, like she had been doing her whole life, took her opportunities by the throat rather than batting her lashes. She blossomed into a beautiful woman with the red bottom heels and her hair pulled into a tight ponytail. She proudly rubbed it in her older sister’s face when she first landed her project director job. 

With her sister getting married to a doctor, having two kids, and the same with her oldest brother, the second brother quickly to follow with an engagement, now the competition became domesticity. Her mother was older, she wanted as many grandkids as possible. When was Diane going to catch up? Her job will make her hair fall out. She works herself too hard. She has to loosen up. The unfortunate part is, as unhealthy as the relationship is, her mother still has a grasp on her. Even living in different states, talking over the phone, her mother still knows how hit her with the ‘you sound bloated, did you try that tea detox i sent you the link to?’ it works every time. So this time, she took that to heart, too. Figured, why not? Get laid.

Unfortunately, that made her 29, taking a pregnancy test in a Target bathroom and groaning when she realized her life was fucked. 

The father was younger. She never contacted him again. Never plans to. She’ll raise her little girl all on her own, and she’ll do it better than her parents. Now her daughter Daphne is three, Diane will kill anyone that makes her life hard. Being a single mother, while also trying to be the best architect in New York City, is the most exhausting combination she could imagine. Though, she’s reaching a part in life where things are starting to get lonely. She never allowed herself to develop many relationships. There’s a couple good friends from college, but she’s hardly dated. She’s kind of at the point of regret, wishing she’d made more of her time. Jude’s death really makes the regret turn to something a bit more fearful, which is probably the first time she’s ever felt that in regards to herself.

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Tagged by @emilightning ☺️

Rules: answer and tag people you want to get to know better

Relationship status: single but mingling

Favourite Colors: Green is my favorite (any shade, but particularly, emerald and sea glass green). I love red, blue, purple, rose, grey, and black

Chapstick or Lipstick: I prefer lipstick.

Favorite Foods: Chinese, pizza, pasta, cheesecake, Indian, Korean, pomegranates, apples, strawberries, grapes... I can go on

Song stuck in my head: Lions by Ivy & Gold

Last song I listened to: Devil’s Daughter by Laura St. Jude

Last movie I watched: The Greatest Showman... I really don’t have a problem

Top 3 TV Shows: I don’t really watch a lot of TV anymore, but I’m going to say BuzzFeed Unsolved, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Anne with an E

Books I’m currently reading: Just finished up on Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, and now trying to focus on Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Last thing I googled: homosexuality subtext in Rope and other Alfred Hitchcock films

How many blankets I sleep in: two, I like being in a cocoon

Time: 10:04 PM

Dream Trip: Going back to London... *goes back in corner and cries because it’s been three years*

Anything Else: Uh... punch the like button in the face, and be kind to each other, you heathens. Also feel free check out my AO3 account if they ever want anything new to read. I’ve been AWOL from writing, but I’m trying to get back in the habit and do so.

I’ll tag @void-bee @cherrybomb-jaguar @kaylotta and @politicalmamaduck

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Jury votes, yup. GNATION last... correct. From last to best from the Jury.

Andrew, Seann, Erica, Paulini, Jude York (surprising!), Charley, Isaiah & Evie, FUCK YES GOOD TOP THREE

Voyager in third.

Sheldon in second!

That makes Jaguar Jonze in first??? Wtf. There was nothing original about that song.

NOW THE TELEVOTE!