#listen this moment is up there as my top 5 shane moments
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Show Me Yours | Matty Healy [17]
chapter seventeen, act three: so far (it's alright)
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April 14th 2014
“Are you sure I look okay?”
“Yes, the same as everytime you ask me, babe, promise.”
She nods, hands smoothing against the tops she’s wearing. “Wait.”
She freezes and looks over at him quickly, he takes the sunglasses off his head and then puts them on her, “There you go, mysterious, adds character.”
She grins a little but has no chance to do anything else before he’s pushing open the little tent door and she hastily pulls off the sunglasses to place into her back pocket.
“Guys?”
The three inside the tent perk up, the music that was filling the area stops as the blonde on guitar pauses, “This is Tommie.”
“Hi.”
“Caleb…” The taller guy says slowly.
The three stare at her and Caleb coughs awkwardly, “My girlfriend.”
They still continue to stare, shaking their heads, “The one I was telling you about, she’s in that British band.”
“Oh, hi.” They all say at the same time.
The blonde coming on over with a laugh, “We knew about you, but didn’t know that was your name. Thought your name was some weird old woman name.”
“My real name is Caroline.”
“Oh.”
The guy with the dyed purple hair nods, taking a hand out his pocket to shake hers, “Thought he was cheating for a second there. Nice to meet you.”
“Well, I’m glad you guys would have had my back if he was.”
“I’ll introduce you, this is Shane,” He says about the tallest, he's nowhere near as tall as the guys from her hand but he stops at about 5 '9 ish making her need to look up, “He’s our bassist.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Shane has one of the Southern accents, the ones like in the movies and she’s later told that he's actually from Texas.
“That there is Mitchell,” He gestures to the blonde from before, “He’s our guitarist. The one I’ve known the longest, we grew up together, like you and the guys, practically my brother.”
Caleb quietly explains how Mitchell’s parents lived beside his mother and when he and his mother got into those heated arguments he’d go over to his place for the night.
“And saving the least important to last,” The last guy rolls his eyes playfully, “This is our lead singer, James. He’s from Alambama.”
“Sweet home.” She mutters.
“Pardon?”
“Nice to meet you.” She says with a smile looking around at them all.
After a couple (torturous) hours with his band it's time for her to properly introduce him to her own band. So with rushed goodbyes and the attempt to not shout in glee after their boring conversations about days in the studio, they’re on their way to her tent.
She finds herself thinking meanly for a few moments, not that she cares or feels remorse.
But no wonder no ones interested in hearing their songs.
They’re boring.
But she doesn't tell them that.
Tommie’s always been a blunt and up front person. ‘Better to tell the truth even if it's harsh, than tell them a lie’, she always tells Adam when he scolds her for being too blunt with new people.
But she listens to the voice in her head, the voice of her superego she affectionately calls Adam and keeps her mouth shut.
She skips ahead, his hand in hers as he jogs a little to try and keep up with her.
Their backstage green room is much nicer than his tiny tent, they have a whole teepee type thing, one half of the curtained door is held to the side to let in the air, with a nice mat outside where a couple pairs of shoes lie.
He watches her toe her cowboy boots off and walk on ahead, not before lining up the pair of combat boots and chelsea boots with the two pairs of trainers.
He lines his up beside hers and then enters just after her, but he pauses when he sees what’s going on.
They’re all shouting, one guy is standing there, hands on his hips and shaking his head repeatedly with two guys piled on top of another.
They’re wriggling around, arms flinging around and legs kicking as they shout over each other.
Tommie is laughing as she tugs one of them off of their victim, “What did he even do?”
Caleb watches the smile stretch across her face, not once has he seen her smile reach her eyes like that. He hadn’t even realised she had dimples until now.
“Help!”
Tommie giggles again holding the hand that's waving from beneath the two bodies.
“He said the prequels were shit!”
She pauses, lets go of his arm and steps back, “Have at it, boys.”
“No! Tom!”
She steps back hands on her hips and watches them keep bickering as the victim yells his defence, “Let me speak! Let me speak!”
“Ten words or less.” One threatens, holding his arm behind his back.
He twists painfully and thinks over his words before slowly speaking, “They’re good, but they’ll never beat the originals. Phantom Menace was shit.”
“That was twelve!”
“I can’t count!”
They go back to bickering about movie preferences until Tommie’s giggling so hard at the insults being thrown she has to hold onto Adam for support.
“How long they been going at it?”
“They were fighting over the best way to roll a joint like five minutes before this, then before that the best Fleetwood Mac live performance-”
He pauses waiting for her answer and when she says it he does the same time, “Silver Springs.”
“Matty said that too, Ross said the Chain because of the guitar and bass solos.”
“Ross is wrong. Nothing beats Stevie Nicks angrily screaming at Lindsey Buckingham across the stage.”
She turns then and heads back over to Caleb who is watching a dark haired guy hold another guy in a headlock, arm locked around his neck as the other pins his arms down.
“Is he okay?” Caleb asks, “Should we help him?”
At his voice the trio pause and look up at the opening where the two silhouettes stand.
“Stranger.”
“Uh, hi.”
Tommie laughs moving forward to shoo them off of him and help him stand.
“They hurt me.”
She fakes a pout, brushing Matty’s shirt down for him, “Aw, poor baby.”
“Don’t mock me. Look,” He getsure to his hair that he had worked hard on styling that morning, “Ruined my hair.”
“Shame.”
She steps back again then and when Ross is about to pounce on Matty once more she clears her throat.
“I want you guys to meet my boyfriend.” She says, then as an after thought she says, “Well, like properly meet him.”
“Alright, mate?”
Caleb’s brow raises and he nods at George, “Um, yeah, I’m good, bit hot and bothered but, yeah, good, thanks, you?”
Tommie giggles again and they watch as she curls her hand around his arm, “It’s just like, another way of saying hello.”
“Oh, right, yeah. Of course.”
She steps forward holding a hand out, she starts at the end of the line they seem to have formed.
“This is Ross, the bassist, he’s the one who was just trying to kill Matty, our singer.”
“I would’ve done it.” Ross says seriously, puffing his chest out and staring down at Caleb with a serious face that has him gulping, “I’d kill yo-”
She backhands his chest quickly before moving over, “Obviously, just said this is Matty, the singer, boring, hates Star Wars but loves shitty movies like True Romance-”
“Hey-”
“Woah, woah, woah,” Caleb starts, “I have never disagreed with you, babe, but I’m gonna have to stop you there. True Romance is an absolute classic. I mean, the napkin, the ending, the car scene-”
Matty turns to him quickly, forgetting the pointless hatred he’s been building up in himself and the others, “Exactly. The cinema scene? It has everything, love, drugs, action-”
“Alright,” Tommie says interrupting them, “You guys can nosh each other off and talk about the pictures later, let me finish.”
She moves to Adam, arm around his waist, “This is Adam, our other guitarist and my cousin, though he’s basically my mam.”
“Couldn’t I have been the dad?” He asks.
She shakes her head, “No, my only personality trait is that I hate my dad. If you're my dad I have no personality.”
“Noted.”
Then she moves over to George, arm linking through his, “And it’s important that you know,” Caleb stiffens, thinking she’s about to tell him how they’ve dated but it means nothing and they’re remaining good friends, but she grins as she says, “George will always be my favourite drummer.”
George grins kissing the top of her head and wraps his arms around her swaying her from side to side.
“It’s nice to meet, ya’ll… again.”
“Yeah, well so far you haven’t tried getting off with her, so for now, it’s nice to meet you too.” Matty says.
She rolls her eyes, “We’re gonna go watch his mates band perform, I’ll be back in time for our gig.”
@calebkid
April 14th 2014
“Are you sure I look okay?”
“Yes, the same as everytime you ask me, babe, promise.”
She nods, hands smoothing against the tops she’s wearing. “Wait.”
She freezes and looks over at him quickly, he takes the sunglasses off his head and then puts them on her, “There you go, mysterious, adds character.”
She grins a little but has no chance to do anything else before he’s pushing open the little tent door and she hastily pulls off the sunglasses to place into her back pocket.
“Guys?”
The three inside the tent perk up, the music that was filling the area stops as the blonde on guitar pauses, “This is Tommie.”
“Hi.”
“Caleb…” The taller guy says slowly.
The three stare at her and Caleb coughs awkwardly, “My girlfriend.”
They still continue to stare, shaking their heads, “The one I was telling you about, she’s in that British band.”
“Oh, hi.” They all say at the same time.
The blonde coming on over with a laugh, “We knew about you, but didn’t know that was your name. Thought your name was some weird old woman name.”
“My real name is Caroline.”
“Oh.”
The guy with the dyed purple hair nods, taking a hand out his pocket to shake hers, “Thought he was cheating for a second there. Nice to meet you.”
“Well, I’m glad you guys would have had my back if he was.”
“I’ll introduce you, this is Shane,” He says about the tallest, he's nowhere near as tall as the guys from her hand but he stops at about 5 '9 ish making her need to look up, “He’s our bassist.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Shane has one of the Southern accents, the ones like in the movies and she’s later told that he's actually from Texas.
“That there is Mitchell,” He gestures to the blonde from before, “He’s our guitarist. The one I’ve known the longest, we grew up together, like you and the guys, practically my brother.”
Caleb quietly explains how Mitchell’s parents lived beside his mother and when he and his mother got into those heated arguments he’d go over to his place for the night.
“And saving the least important to last,” The last guy rolls his eyes playfully, “This is our lead singer, James. He’s from Alambama.”
“Sweet home.” She mutters.
“Pardon?”
“Nice to meet you.” She says with a smile looking around at them all.
After a couple (torturous) hours with his band it's time for her to properly introduce him to her own band. So with rushed goodbyes and the attempt to not shout in glee after their boring conversations about days in the studio, they’re on their way to her tent.
She finds herself thinking meanly for a few moments, not that she cares or feels remorse.
But no wonder no ones interested in hearing their songs.
They’re boring.
But she doesn't tell them that.
Tommie’s always been a blunt and up front person. ‘Better to tell the truth even if it's harsh, than tell them a lie’, she always tells Adam when he scolds her for being too blunt with new people.
But she listens to the voice in her head, the voice of her superego she affectionately calls Adam and keeps her mouth shut.
She skips ahead, his hand in hers as he jogs a little to try and keep up with her.
Their backstage green room is much nicer than his tiny tent, they have a whole teepee type thing, one half of the curtained door is held to the side to let in the air, with a nice mat outside where a couple pairs of shoes lie.
He watches her toe her cowboy boots off and walk on ahead, not before lining up the pair of combat boots and chelsea boots with the two pairs of trainers.
He lines his up beside hers and then enters just after her, but he pauses when he sees what’s going on.
They’re all shouting, one guy is standing there, hands on his hips and shaking his head repeatedly with two guys piled on top of another.
They’re wriggling around, arms flinging around and legs kicking as they shout over each other.
Tommie is laughing as she tugs one of them off of their victim, “What did he even do?”
Caleb watches the smile stretch across her face, not once has he seen her smile reach her eyes like that. He hadn’t even realised she had dimples until now.
“Help!”
Tommie giggles again holding the hand that's waving from beneath the two bodies.
“He said the prequels were shit!”
She pauses, lets go of his arm and steps back, “Have at it, boys.”
“No! Tom!”
She steps back hands on her hips and watches them keep bickering as the victim yells his defence, “Let me speak! Let me speak!”
“Ten words or less.” One threatens, holding his arm behind his back.
He twists painfully and thinks over his words before slowly speaking, “They’re good, but they’ll never beat the originals. Phantom Menace was shit.”
“That was twelve!”
“I can’t count!”
They go back to bickering about movie preferences until Tommie’s giggling so hard at the insults being thrown she has to hold onto Adam for support.
“How long they been going at it?”
“They were fighting over the best way to roll a joint like five minutes before this, then before that the best Fleetwood Mac live performance-”
He pauses waiting for her answer and when she says it he does the same time, “Silver Springs.”
“Matty said that too, Ross said the Chain because of the guitar and bass solos.”
“Ross is wrong. Nothing beats Stevie Nicks angrily screaming at Lindsey Buckingham across the stage.”
She turns then and heads back over to Caleb who is watching a dark haired guy hold another guy in a headlock, arm locked around his neck as the other pins his arms down.
“Is he okay?” Caleb asks, “Should we help him?”
At his voice the trio pause and look up at the opening where the two silhouettes stand.
“Stranger.”
“Uh, hi.”
Tommie laughs moving forward to shoo them off of him and help him stand.
“They hurt me.”
She fakes a pout, brushing Matty’s shirt down for him, “Aw, poor baby.”
“Don’t mock me. Look,” He getsure to his hair that he had worked hard on styling that morning, “Ruined my hair.”
“Shame.”
She steps back again then and when Ross is about to pounce on Matty once more she clears her throat.
“I want you guys to meet my boyfriend.” She says, then as an after thought she says, “Well, like properly meet him.”
“Alright, mate?”
Caleb’s brow raises and he nods at George, “Um, yeah, I’m good, bit hot and bothered but, yeah, good, thanks, you?”
Tommie giggles again and they watch as she curls her hand around his arm, “It’s just like, another way of saying hello.”
“Oh, right, yeah. Of course.”
She steps forward holding a hand out, she starts at the end of the line they seem to have formed.
“This is Ross, the bassist, he’s the one who was just trying to kill Matty, our singer.”
“I would’ve done it.” Ross says seriously, puffing his chest out and staring down at Caleb with a serious face that has him gulping, “I’d kill yo-”
She backhands his chest quickly before moving over, “Obviously, just said this is Matty, the singer, boring, hates Star Wars but loves shitty movies like True Romance-”
“Hey-”
“Woah, woah, woah,” Caleb starts, “I have never disagreed with you, babe, but I’m gonna have to stop you there. True Romance is an absolute classic. I mean, the napkin, the ending, the car scene-”
Matty turns to him quickly, forgetting the pointless hatred he’s been building up in himself and the others, “Exactly. The cinema scene? It has everything, love, drugs, action-”
“Alright,” Tommie says interrupting them, “You guys can nosh each other off and talk about the pictures later, let me finish.”
She moves to Adam, arm around his waist, “This is Adam, our other guitarist and my cousin, though he’s basically my mam.”
“Couldn’t I have been the dad?” He asks.
She shakes her head, “No, my only personality trait is that I hate my dad. If you're my dad I have no personality.”
“Noted.”
Then she moves over to George, arm linking through his, “And it’s important that you know,” Caleb stiffens, thinking she’s about to tell him how they’ve dated but it means nothing and they’re remaining good friends, but she grins as she says, “George will always be my favourite drummer.”
George grins kissing the top of her head and wraps his arms around her swaying her from side to side.
“It’s nice to meet, ya’ll… again.”
“Yeah, well so far you haven’t tried getting off with her, so for now, it’s nice to meet you too.” Matty says.
She rolls her eyes, “We’re gonna go watch his mates band perform, I’ll be back in time for our gig.”
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@calebkid: watching the best band with the best girl
user1: umm… what's this random dude doing with my girlfriend?
thomasthetankengine: flatter me as much as you want I’m still not watching True Romance again
adam1975: sorry, but the best band would be us
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thomasthetankengine: best band is arctic monkeys, after that is last shadow puppets, the cure, then deftones, fleetwood mac, stereophonics, oasis, mazzy star
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adam1975: where are we on your list?
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thomasthetankengine: not even in the top thirty
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@thomasthetankengine: @calebkid
User47: wait, she’s not dating Matty? I thought they were together
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user3: No, they’re just friend
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user12: also he’s like six years older than her, she’s Adam’s little cousin it would be weird
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user78: It’s four years, and why would it be weird?
rass1975: please bring her back I’m lonely and Matty is doing my head in
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calebkid: unfortunately I’m enjoying her company too much
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bedforddanes: @thomasthetankengine why are you dating a liar?
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thomasthetankengine: @bedforddanes don’t bully me or I’ll tell Jamie on you
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tagged by @thewafflewhat (whom i keep ghosting MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES) to post 5 songs on repeat!!
please know this will be 90% taylor swift. had i gotten round to it earlier MAYBE it would be different but according to spotify this year i listened to 68k minutes of music and taylor took 25% of that. you are normal, i was in her top 0.1% of listeners we are not the same. also i just looked at my top tracks for the month so buckle up
- mastermind by taylor swift
ok listen...,.,, can a song be a blorbo because the moment i heard it i couldn’t hear anything else like. this song is so me-coded i too wish i were a mastermind. i’m ryan and shane from buzzfeed unsolved going “i connected the dots” and the gremlin inside me goes “you didn’t connect shit”
- king of my heart by taylor swift
the AUDACITY she had to sing “is this the end of all my endings” AND HAVE IT ACTUALLY BE??? goodbye forever. i will never attach this song to a person until i am MARRIED and even then it’s thin fucking ice
- paris by taylor swift
SEE ABOVE. that whole second verse drives me so insane. i WISH i could be as private as taylor but alas i must be chronically online and have someone know my every thought at every moment. and the smile in her voice that you can hear when she sings about shade: “i don’t mean the kind that’s thrown, i mean the kind under where a tree has grown”. feral.
- you’re on your own kid by taylor swift
the bridge. THE BRIDGEEEE. i know she’s singing about how you’re on your own and that’s how it’s always been and that’s ok and i feel that but it also makes me think of how i do have people in my life i love and love me too and it’s a nice comforting thought.
- pancakes for dinner by lizzy mcalpine
listen. i had a crush for the latter half of this year alright. let me yearn.
i now realise i could’ve looked at my on repeat playlist as well but the top five are just me yearning as well:
just friends by jordy
i fucking love you by zolita
friends by emma lov, loote, jordy
tagging @rcarx @jaggedwolf @strangesmallbard @selective-yellow and anyone else who’d like to do it tbh i’d love to see your music tastes. i promise i have a wider spread but unfortunately these fixations change like underwear
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This takes place during This Chapter of Winter but in order to add it directly to the chapter I gotta post it here first. (I really hope this works)
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Comfort - (Harvey/F!Farmer Oneshot)
(Art by @jellyaris ^_^) (Click for better quality)
I'm back with another fluffy oneshot! Last time the art was based on the fic but this time the fic was based on the art!
Summary: Harvey needs some comfort after a long day.
Word Count: 790
Warnings: improper soup practices, lmk
Now on Ao3!
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"Hi honey," Harvey said, as he stepped into the bedroom after a frustratingly tedious day at the clinic.
SJ was sitting on top of the covers, typing away into her laptop. She looked up and smiled the moment she saw him. "Hey. How was your day?" she asked.
Harvey tried his best not to roll his eyes, instead offering a disgruntled sigh, preparing to tell her that he didn't exactly have the best day, and he did not want to talk about it.
"Uh oh." she teased. "That great, huh?" she said, sarcastically.
"Am I really that obvious?" he asked.
"Afraid so." SJ smirked, waving him over. "C'mere."
Harvey crossed the room to SJ's side of the bed as she slid her laptop forward to make room. When she rose to her knees, now at eye-level with him, he slipped his hands around her back, holding her close as she rested her hands on his chest.
SJ leaned in for a quick kiss, before asking, "You wanna talk about it?"
Maybe it was the slight concern in her expression, or maybe it was just because he was frustrated after stewing in his own thoughts for the majority of his walk home, but Harvey found that he actually did want to talk about it.
"Today's just been a nightmare." he began. "I told Lewis not to let Gus pack up the potluck soup, but he wouldn't listen to me."
At the Luau the day before, Harvey tried his best to warn the mayor that the scorching summer heat wouldn't be enough to keep the soup fresh all day long. At the end of the festival, Lewis suggested packing up the leftovers to serve at the saloon the next day. When Harvey pointed out that the meat in the soup could likely make people sick from how long it had been sitting out in the sun, he was met with condescending laughter.
"Eight walk-ins, three scheduled follow-up appointments and at least four cases of food poisoning, that I know of." he continued.
SJ reached for the knot of his tie, loosening it as he talked.
"I swear, the next time- what are you doing?" he asked, realizing she had untied it, and gently tugged at one side to remove it completely.
"Go on," she prompted, carefully unbuttoning the top buttons of his shirt. "I'm listening."
"I... okay. Where was I?" he asked, trying to get back to his original train of thought.
"Next time?" she reminded him.
"Right. Next time Lewis tries to undermine me like that again, I swear I'll have that soup marked as a health-code violation."
"You should. It's disgusting." SJ added, sitting back down, leaning against her propped up pillow. "Come, sit." she said, patting the space on the bed beside her.
The moment she suggested it, Harvey suddenly felt the exhaustion catching up with him, the ache in his legs and back reminding him that he hadn't sat down in hours.
Nodding, he circled the bed to sit down on his side. "I just don't know why he constantly feels the need to prove how paranoid he thinks I am."
SJ reached out for the green blanket at the edge of their bed, draping it over his legs.
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#3
my goal for the day: edit that next chapter that I've had written for months
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Thunderstorm - (Harvey/F!Farmer Oneshot)
(Art by the lovely @lizardfootman) (Click for better Quality)
So Lizard and I did a sort of collab with this one ^_^. I wrote a mini-fic, and they drew the amazing masterpiece above.
Summary: Harvey and SJ watch the rain together during a thunderstorm.
Word Count: 774
Warnings: none, lmk
Now on Ao3!
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It was the middle of the night when a loud crack of thunder startled Harvey awake. He took a moment to remember where he was, and took a few deep breaths to calm his racing heartbeat.
The weather forecast had called for severe thunderstorms all throughout the night, so before they went to sleep, SJ and Zephyr made sure that all the farm equipment was put away, and all the animals were safe in their respective buildings.
Listening to the wind whip through the trees and the rain battering the windows as he first climbed into bed, Harvey almost worried for the structural integrity of the farmhouse, but when SJ wrapped her arms around him, holding him close, it silenced his fears enough to let him fall asleep.
Hours later, just as he began to calm down, he quickly realized that he was alone in the bed.
Harvey reached for his glasses on the nightstand, looking around the room to attempt to figure out where SJ went. He knew he'd never be able to sleep unless she came back, he still felt out of place sleeping in her bed without her.
Out in the living room, he spotted a large shadow, wrapped in a blanket. She sat in front of the window with the curtains peeled back, staring out at the storm.
At first, he wondered if she was afraid. If the thunder woke her up as well, and she was worried about the animals or the crops, but as he approached the window, he found her eyes sparkling with interest at the lightning outside, an excited look on her face that usually accompanied watching the stars on a clear night.
Hearing his footsteps, she turned, smiling as soon as she saw him.
"Hey." she whispered. "Sorry, did I wake you up?"
"No, the storm did." he replied, rubbing his eyes underneath his glasses. "What's the matter? Can't sleep?"
"I just like watching the rain." she shrugged, before raising her arm to lift up one side of the blanket. "C'mere, come sit."
Harvey sat down on the surprisingly cold wooden floor, sliding in close to let SJ share her blanket with him. She kissed his cheek as she draped the soft fabric over his shoulders, pulling him even closer.
"Warm enough?" she asked, softly.
He nodded, smiling as she turned back towards the window.
"I love thunderstorms. My favorite type of weather."
"Can't say that I agree." Harvey replied, shuddering as another rumble of thunder echoed through the valley.
"Not a fan?" she smirked, reaching out to take his hand.
"Thunder.... Makes it a little difficult to sleep, is all." he said, lacing their fingers together.
The touch helped to ground him. It reminded him that he wasn't in his apartment, where the walls vibrated during particularly strong storms, and the windows shook so badly he thought they might shatter. He was much safer here, with SJ.
"Rain is just soothing for me, and the lightning looks so pretty." she added.
He watched the storm with her for a few moments. He could understand her appreciation for the quiet beauty of the flash that cut through the clouds and lit up the night sky, but the roaring thunder that followed was a grim reminder of all the damage that one little flash could do.
"Aren't you worried about the lightning damaging the farm?" he asked.
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My #1 post of 2022
Meet the Farmers (Pixel Portrait Masterpost)
Hello all!
During my recent stardew modding hyperfixation (I say recent, it's been like a year now😅) I've taken up making stardew-style portraits of farmers! I started with my 3, and then started making some for my friends, and now I've got about a dozen farmers from my fantastically talented stardew friends. (aka, this is a very long post)
So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce you all to the squad!
Name: Sadie "SJ" V
Pronouns: She/They
Farm: Atlantis Farm
In-game spouse/partner: Harvey
Creator: Atlantis
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I tagged 512 of my posts in 2022
Only 46% of my posts had no tags
#stranger things - 49 posts
#eddie munson - 44 posts
#steve harrington - 36 posts
#steddie - 33 posts
#moon knight - 31 posts
#marvel - 31 posts
#mcu - 29 posts
#moon knight spoilers - 25 posts
#andrew garfield - 25 posts
#mcr - 23 posts
Longest Tag: 134 characters
#listen this isn’t to say you can’t like him i don’t care but also realize that if you’ve made fun of kids like eddie he is not for you
My Top Posts in 2022:
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what’s y’all’s favorite part of vol 2? mine was at the end of episode nine when eddie graduated and the whole party was there to support him and when he ran down the stage to them, robin and nancy were holding hands and steve was holding a bouquet of wildflowers and then it cut to eddie and steve making out in steve’s car on their to a date. and then lucas and max were at the movies together on a double date with will and mike and then everyone met for ice cream after!!! that was the cutest scene:)
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#4
i love how moon knight came out just before multiverse of madness because you have wanda, strange, peter, loki all fucking up the multiverse and marc and khonshu fucking with the night sky and literal TIME while bucky and sam are on the boat like:
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no wait hold on- HOLD ON you mean to tell me that eddie stays back with steve while they’re in the upside down to tell him how cool he is and that he should get back with nancy but also that he’s jealous of him and that he’s badass like ozzy osbourne but still says that what nancy and steve had is true love AND THEN RUINS A MOMENT BETWEEN STEVE AND NANCY BY THROWING HIS JACKET AT STEVE
4,433 notes - Posted June 1, 2022
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not to sound parasocial but after growing up with buzzfeed unsolved with ryan and shane’s tiny little desk and studio to now watching ghost files with new tech and ryan being able to claim his own show? i have never been more proud
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My #1 post of 2022
you know we romanticize bullets and revenge gerard way too much like fuck it- you know what the hottest version of gerard is? fucking right now like:
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1 to 25! I want to know it allllll :D
waaa sweetest anon i hope you know what you asked for lol here i go i'll try and not rant on too much <3
Song of the year? hype boy by newjeans!! this song has truly cheered me up so often, it was my no. 1 on spotify wrapped as well with 160 listens lolol
Album of the year? honestly maybe 5sos5 bc it was just so so good ! the 2nd repackage album of nct dream was also very special to me <3
Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year ooo a fun one ! i think i'm gonna go with the aces bc i listened to them a lot in summer and i don't 'discover' indie/pop artists that often anymore as i listen mainly to kpop now :-)
Movie of the year? i watched barely any new movies this year lol my rewatching was worse than ever - i'll go with pixar's turning red bc i truly enjoyed it a lot !
TV show of the year? this has to be heartbreak high, the way this show just came to claim its place in my top 5 shows ever is truly big considering im such a nostalgic rewatcher - i love love LOVE it and i can't wait for season 2
Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you? ooo a difficult one ! honestly the last episode of season 1 of heartbreak high was a RIDE so thats coming to mind right now, but the first webisode of watcher's ghost files by ryan and shane was also such a moment <3
Favorite actor of the year? going heartbreak high again and picking thomas weatherall bc he made me fall SO in love with the character he played lol
Game of the year? i don't play games :-)
Best month for you this year? ooo maybe october! i love it always bc autumn but i also did some fun stuff including my copenhagen trip - special mention to july tho <3
Something you want to do again next year? go to concerts - it was the first time in a while due to covid and i was truly reminded of how much i loveeeee the experience of a concert
Favorite book you read this year? again... i only read things i've read before this year lol but i'm enjoying rereading the harry potter books a lot actually - it totally fits the autumn/winter vibes i'm loving rn and its just always so nostalgic to me
What’s a bad habit you picked up this year? i can't think of anything! a good sign haha
Post a picture from the beginning of the year
Stockholm <3
14. Post a picture from the end of the year
they were putting the lights on the tree ! <3 (i put it in my insta stories lol thats the reason for the yellow heart)
15. What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year? im constantly putting new pictures up on the wall hehe <3
16. Favorite place you visited this year? i cannot choose one bc stockholm and marseille are tied at first place - both so lovely and fun, would 100% visit again
17. If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be? it's alll gonna be alright <3 hehe
18. Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions? i try not to make them anymore honestly lol
#well if this isn't a whole essay#i just skipped the ones i answered before :-)#so fun to think about this past year this way !!#thanks again <3#diary
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We had to know it would somehow come full circle
#watcher#puppet history#are you scared#shane madej#ryan bergara#listen this moment is up there as my top 5 shane moments#this is also why he thinks competition is toxic because this is who he would turn into#come on shane#let the creature out
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Found (Part 2/2)
[(Bayverse) Optimus Prime x Reader]
A/N: Woooo it’s finished! This part is going to mostly be about Optimus and Reader interacting. Hope you enjoy!
You can find the first part here!
Summary: You and Optimus Prime have a conversation under the starry night sky.
Soon enough, it was time to sleep and recharge. As the Autobots went into their alternate forms to recharge, your footsteps automatically led you to Bumblebee’s vehicle form as you had slept inside there for the past few years. Just as you opened the car door and sat down on the front seat, you were suddenly ejected out and had landed against the hard, rocky ground. You let out a small growl and turned around, only to witness Bee letting Cade, Tessa, and Shane entering inside. Oh, so they were allowed to sleep there but not you? Your eye twitched with annoyance but before you could call him out, Bee’s radio suddenly turned on.
“Turn around, bright eyes~” You knew the song all too well as it was the classic song, Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
You listened to the lyric that was played and whipped your head behind you. Optimus was in his truck form, his door open for you. Ohhh, right. You’ve forgotten that he was going to speak with you later. Seems like “later” was right now. Letting out a tired sigh, you were hesitating to walk to him. The nervousness drowned you once more like it had earlier. You still couldn’t figure out why you were nervous. Were you worried that you had lost your place in his spark? No, that was ridiculous. Why would he? It seemed like you were waiting for too long since Bumblebee turned on the radio once more and another old classic song played.
“Listen to your heart
When he’s calling for you.
Listen to your heart
There’s nothing else you can do.
I don’t know where you’re going
And I don’t know why,
But listen to your heart
Before you tell him goodbye.”
You looked back and glared at the sneaky little car, narrowing your eyes at him before walking to Optimus. As you got inside, a strong sense of nostalgia hit you like a truck. You remembered all the times that you would sleep, talk, and drive in here. Like the gentlebot he was, Optimus gently shut the door for you while you made yourself comfortable for one last time. Neither of you said a word. What were you supposed to say to someone you haven’t seen for a long while? A generic “hey” or “hello” was too lame and awkward. Damn it all, why did this have to be more complicated than it needed to be?
“[Y/N],” The old Bot spoke, “There are many things I wish to talk to you about, but it would take time, and unfortunately for us; time is the one thing we no longer have.” You remained silent, not knowing how to respond to that. Optimus was expecting something to be said from you but after a moment, he continued. “You are silent. That is unlike you. Is there nothing you would like to tell me?”
That was far from the truth. Like he wished to, you as well wanted to talk about many, many things. But you had a feeling that if you were to even try to get a word out, everything would just spill and flow out like a waterfall. Overwhelming emotions would just be thrown back and forth, incoherent words would spit out. You wouldn’t know how to deal with it and you doubted that Optimus would know.
“That...that’s not true. That’s not true and you know that.” You felt your throat start to clog up and tighten. Your eyes stung as tears threatened to fall. Damn it, now wasn’t the time to break down. It wasn’t your fault for feeling this way, you knew that. But if this was going to be your last time together with him, you didn’t spend the whole time crying your eyes out. The night could only go for so long and you hated it.
“I...I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what to say first. I’ve always dreamed and imagined what I would do if I ever get to see you again. I thought that I would be excited and we would just talk about what’s been happening and what changed. But now, I’m...nervous? Scared?” You sighed. This wasn’t going like how you wanted it to plan. “I don’t know what I’m feeling. But I do know that I don’t want to lose you again. The last 5 years were torture to me. We...we lost Sam to the damn corrupt organization. I was forced to leave my home since Bee and the others weren’t the only ones being hunted down. I missed you, Ratchet, ‘Hide, Sam- and I don’t even know if my parents are still alive! I don’t- I don’t understand! I can’t understand anything!”
By now, the tears were pouring out. Each word took your breath away and you began rambling about how everything had broken you. Your sharp inhales turned into shaky sobs. You buried your face into the palms of your hands as you just couldn’t stop crying. Your whole world was spinning and turning upside down and you couldn’t take it-
“[Y/N], stop. Breathe. You need to breathe.” His voice was finally heard. Optimus had tried calling out to your name multiple times, but you didn’t stop. You didn’t hear him. Once your rambling had discontinued, he took a couple of seconds to gather his thoughts before speaking again.
“I understand that you have gone through a lot, I truly do, and you are not the only one who has felt this way. There has not been a single day gone by where I do not worry about you. If I had only known that this would happen...I wouldn’t have run away. I would’ve done everything in my power to protect you.” He told you. His soothing voice managed to help you calm your breathing and you continued to listen to what he had to say. “When this is over, I can't promise that your life will be able to go back to normal. But I can promise that I do not plan on leaving you any time soon. And if for some reason that does happen, I will find my way back to you. No matter how long it takes.”
And you knew that whenever Optimus makes a promise, he never breaks it. Every word that he said held meaning in them. You lifted your head and looked at the radio. Your eyes were red and puffy from all the crying, which you still had yet to stop, your face was slightly pink, and your hands were soaked from the tears. You haven’t even noticed that you’ve been repressing your emotions until the flood gates had opened. Goddamn, it felt good to get everything off of your chest. With your breathing being much more stable, you laid your forehead against the steering wheel and closed your eyes as more tears were shed.
“I missed you, Boss Bot.”
“And so have I, Tiny Girl.”
The two of you remained there in comfortable silence, along with your occasional sniffs from your stuffy nose. A couple of minutes have passed by and neither of you said anything. Instead, Optimus adjusted his side-view mirrors slightly upwards towards the sky. It was a clear night sky, no clouds to be seen. The stars have been revealed and they were as clear as daylight. Whenever you had your sleepless nights in the past, you would usually come to him and he would tell you about his home planet, Cybertron. He told you about his glorious moments during the war but made sure not to get too into detail. Perhaps, stargazing one more time shouldn’t hurt.
“I recommend looking out the window, [Y/N]. The stars are clearer than ever.” Optimus said as he rolled down the window.
You opened your eyes and as you looked and poked your head out of the open window. When you turned your head upwards, your eyes widened in astonishment. It had been too long since you looked at the stars since you were too busy trying not to get yourself killed. A graceful smile slowly formed onto your lips and your whole face lit up. At that moment, Optimus saw the bratty little teenager he knew and loved.
“Hey, Optimus? Um, is it ok if you change out of your alternate form? Just for a bit. I want to see you…” Your voice quieted down when your sentence started to drift away.
Optimus didn’t want to accidentally awake the others from their recharge, but the puppy dog eyes he received from you told him to do it. Without another word, he transformed back to his original form as you steadily held onto him, trying not to fall. He kept you sitting on the palm of his hand and looked behind him. Good, no one was awake. Or so he thought. Hound had been awake for most of the time, briefly listening to the conversation between you and the Autobot leader. From what Bumblebee had told him, he knew that you two were close. But actually witnessing the bond you two had from his own eyes; it gave him a warm feeling in his spark. Sure, he displays himself as a bickering wrecker, but he deeply cares for his comrades. And seeing you finally enjoying yourself and being happy made him happy. With peace in mind, he slowly fell into recharge, awaiting for the next day.
Optimus slowly walked away from the camp so he was able to get a bit more privacy with you. He perched you on top of his shoulder and you balanced yourself. As he walked further away, you looked up as the bright moonlight shines upon the two of you. It felt like you were back in your teen years and damn it felt good. Once you two were far enough, he slowly sat down on the dirt floor with a bit of a grunt. He was getting old but not old enough. The weight of everything that had happened, spanning from the war to being hunted down by humans, was starting to take a toll on his body. If you didn’t know any better, you would’ve told him that he was starting to act like a tired dad.
You sat down on his shoulder when suddenly, you felt something uncomfortably poking your back. Wincing a bit, you grabbed whatever was making you feel uncomfortable and to your surprise, it was your emergency gun. Throughout the whole day, you’ve forgotten that you kept one. Optimus turned his head towards you and once his optics landed on the gun, he almost flinched away. Let’s just say, despite his massive size, he didn’t like any weapons too close to his head. Also, the image of you holding a gun was something that was too strange for him and he did not like it whatsoever. To him, it was equivalent to giving a 5-year-old a rifle.
“[Y/N]...why do you have a gun?”
You turned to him as your eyes met with his glowing blue ones and a mischievous smile slowly crept onto your face.
“Oh, this old thing? Well, I did manage to steal it from one of the Cemetery Wind soldiers during one of our encounters. I’m pretty much a pro at using guns now.” You boldly said as you twirled it around your finger.
There goes your inner arrogant self. Unfortunately for you, your little twirling trick almost led to you dropping your gun. You caught in time just as it flew out of your hand. Optimus deadpanned at you and had the urge to roll his optics. Yeap, even when you were in your twenties, you were still somewhat a brat.
“Well then, little pro, I’ll have you know that the safety is off.”
He smirked when he saw the semi-panicked look on your face and went to immediately check it, only to find out that the safety was, in fact, not off and he just wanted to mess around with you. To his amusement, you groaned and whined, almost like you were having a tantrum. A quiet burst of laughter erupted from him and his body slightly shook.
“I know that it is not my business to pry in, but aren’t you too young to be using a weapon as dangerous as that one?” He asked once he had calmed.
“Eh, I’ve grown. I mean, I’m already in my twenties and honestly, I did not expect to spend my early adult life as a fugitive with giant alien mech robots. I guess you can say that I’m no longer little.”
“Perhaps. But you will always be my little one.”
The both of you smiled at each other as you both wished for the night to never end. Then, a recollection of what he said earlier popped into your mind and your sincere smile faded.
But when I found out who’s behind this, he’s going to die.
“Optimus? Do you really plan on killing the person behind all this chaos? The person who organized Cemetery Wind and KSI...are you really going to kill them? Does that mean you hate humans now?”
Oh no, has he frightened you? Once his face fell, he averted his gaze from you and stared at the dark horizon. Suddenly, he became serious. He had never wanted this; he doubted anyone did. But the humans had forced him into this twisted game and it was either he finally made his move or watched all the people he most cared about die.
“Both Autobots and Decepticons are Cybertronians. Both came from the planet, Cybertron. I fight the Decepticons for a reason, but that does not mean that I hate all Cybertronians. The same goes for your species. I do not hate all humans, but I do hate the humans who forced us to play their little game. If we do not do something about it, you will not be able to return to your parents and we will not be able to gain the peace that we deserve. There can be no winners or losers without a fight. I’m sorry, [Y/N], but this is just the way how things work. If there were any other options, I would’ve taken them.”
You stared at him in awe. He was right. This was a fight for survival, a fight they never wanted to be in. What kind of leader doesn’t lead their team to victory or even try to? The look on your face softened and you slowly stood up. Optimus looked back at you to watch what you were doing, but he was only met with surprise when you pressed your forehead against his. He closed his optics and did his best to reciprocate the kind gesture.
“Well, I’ll have you know that no matter what happens, you’ll always be my favorite Bot. Uh- don’t tell Bee I said that, by the way. I don’t want to hurt his feelings.”
“Duly noted.”
The two of you spent a bit more time together under the stars before he went back to the campsite to recharge, much to your dismay. You protested multiple times even though he kept reminding you that the team had a big mission day tomorrow and that they were leaving early in the morning. He did not want to see you with low energy tomorrow just because you were being stubborn with sleeping. As he gracefully transformed into his vehicle form, you had a not so graceful landing with the seat cushions. Your betraying body forced a yawn to escape and you (badly) covered it up with a fake cough. Of course, that didn’t stop Optimus from saying “told you so.”
“But Optimuuuuussss! I don’t wanna go to sleep!” You whined. “What if I wake up and see that you’re not here? What if you get taken by Cemetery Wind? Or-”
“[Y/N], I assure you that I will very much still be here when you wake up tomorrow. And if by some chance Cemetery Wind does manage to find us, I will wake you up. We have a long day tomorrow. Please get some rest.”
You didn’t say anything else and continued to sit there, staring down at your lap. The night had gone by too soon for your liking. Despite Optimus’s reassurance, that didn’t dull down the worries that filled your head. Just when you were about to complain once more, the radio turned on and played a tune you knew all too well.
“You are my sunshine
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are grey.
You’ll never know dear,
How much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.”
It was a tune your mother would always sing to you when you were still a little kid. You didn’t know how he knew that was one of your favorite songs, but you weren’t complaining at all. In comforting defeat, you lied down on the cushions and stared at the ceiling above you.
“Goodnight, my little sunshine.”
“Night, Papa Bot.”
Checkmate. The truck then slightly rumbled and shook out of shock and surprise. You guessed that you managed to catch him off-guard, something that you’ve well mastered. He sputtered through the radio, trying to get words out. Now, this was better than any reaction you’ve seen from him. You laughed and laughed and laughed to the point where you were holding your stomach. Once your laughter died down, you patted the seat and waited to be whisked away.
“ ‘Papa Bot’? Really?”
“I love you~”
A tired sigh came from him. You were such a confusing child.
“I love you too.”
#optimus prime x reader#transformers x reader#transformers bayverse#bayverse#transformers#optimus prime#bumblebee#ironhide#ratchet#drift#crosshairs#hound#cade yeager#tessa yeager#shane dyson#i love mr papa bot
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High Hopes: Chapter 21
Previous Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
word count: 3451
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It was clear to anyone with eyes that Dale was on a warpath. Dove couldn’t necessarily blame him, but surely there were better ways to go about trying to save someone from dying. The old man’s passionate call to action to try and save the boy’s life was the last thing she expected as she hurried back to camp after she helped with Daryl. “Dove, I really need to talk to you. You might actually have some sense,” Dale approached her quickly from the direction of camp.
Dove blinked quickly and glanced over her shoulder before her focus returned to Dale. “Well, I’ll choose to take that as a compliment. What’s going on?”
“Rick’s talking about killing Randall,” Dale exclaimed. “Everyone’s going to meet up later and talk about it. I don’t think that they should do it. You know that guilty by association and not giving someone a second chance does more harm than good.” Dove frowned as she tapped her foot. “Just stand with me later. All we need is a few people to see sense! And…and maybe you can talk to Carol.”
Dove sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. “This is totally different than anything I worked with, Dale. I didn’t work with potentially violent offenders like the people in his group.”
Dale frowned. “What?”
The brunette ran a hand through her hair, “You heard what Daryl said. Now that’s not saying that I outright want to kill Randall before you jump down my throat.” Dove help a hand up. “Now what I’m saying is, if we let him live? What if he dips in the middle of the night and brings his people back here? Hell, I wouldn’t blame him with all this talk about people killing him and shit. Call me crazy, but I’d rather my sister and I not have to get raped and murdered.” Dove stood up straighter and marched back towards camp. “I’ll think about it.”
“I’m going to talk to Daryl,” he called after her.
“Be my guest! Odds are, you won’t get to do much talkin,” Dove rolled her eyes as she continued to walk away from the old man.
Julian paced the living room; an uneasy feeling had settled in his stomach since Rick and Shane had gotten back. Maggie had confirmed, to Glenn at least, that Randall wasn’t lying about going to school with her. Randall had been in the same year as him, but he only recognized his name. Randall was a little bit of a weird kid, but he just didn’t want to think that someone he knew could be dangerous. Especially after what happened on the road with Mara, that could have been him in the barn. The thought of it sent a shiver down his spine.
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“Heaven is just another lie and if you believe that, you’re an idiot,” Carl spat at Carol before he headed off towards the field.
Dove stopped in her tracks and stared, wide-eyed. Carol turned quickly, a distressed look on her face. The younger woman rubbed her hands together and shrugged. “Don’t look at me. I’m not in the business of disciplining Lori’s child for her,” Dove’s eyes didn’t leave Carl’s retreating back as she spoke.
You can’t judge how others grieve.
“It’s not okay,” Carol’s voice snapped Dove out of her thoughts and she rushed over.
“I’ll have a talk with him,” Rick reasoned, and he passed Dove as she joined the two older women.
“See? We’ll…we’ll…we’ll deal with it. If you can calm down so that I can…” Lori began before Carol cut her off.
“Don’t tell me to calm down,” Carol snapped.
“Care,” Dove cut in and placed a hand on Carol’s shoulder. “Don’t. It’s not Lori’s fault.”
“I don’t need you to patronize me,” Carol kept her attention on Lori, “Everyone either avoids me or they treat me like I’m crazy. I lost my daughter. I didn’t lose my mind!” Dove dropped her hand as Carol stomped off.
“I…shit, Lori. Sorry,” Dove groaned as she rubbed her face.
Lori shook her head, “It’s fine. I get it. I…”
“I’ll handle it. Don’t worry about it. Everyone just…calm the hell down already,” Dove grunted as she stomped off to follow her sister. “Jesus christ,” she hissed under her breath as she shoved her hands into her pockets. “Carol,” she called out as she closed the distance between her sister. “Carol! Just wait!”
“Why?” Carol turned quickly; Dove took a step back. “Are you gonna tell me to calm down too?”
“No. I…” Dove stuttered out.
“Because I don’t need it from you too! You’re just as bad as them. You avoided me and now I feel like we just tip-toe around each other,” Carol frowned. “I don’t need you to analyze everything I do or help me or…”
Dove shook her head, “All I have ever done since I was a little kid is try to help you! Way to pick a time to say it.” She looked down at the ground for a moment. “Just forget it then.”
Carol huffed. “That’s not what I…”
Dove threw her hands up in the air. “All I have ever done is help you, Carol! I tried to look out for Sophia for you and we both know how that worked out.” Dove frowned as Carol’s eyes flickered around. “Now it may not have worked out so great in the past, but don’t you dare try to shut me out! Or Lori too, to top it off. She wasn’t trying to patronize you! You have to realize that we are trying to help you.”
Carol’s lip twitched as she glanced up at the sky. “I…” Dove took a step closer to her sister and waited. “I’m just so tired,” Carol’s voice broke but it seemed like there were no more tears for her to cry.
Dove swallowed hard as she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her older sister. “I am too. But listen, that’s why we all have to talk to each other. Sometimes the load is too heavy to carry alone. That’s what I’m here for. It was kind of my job,” Dove joked, and Carol let out a quiet chuckle as she hugged her sister tighter.
Everyone else was already fighting so much; there was no reason for them to take part in it.
Dove rubbed her sister’s arm. “Listen, we’re gonna be just fine. You and me.” She held out her pinky finger and wiggled it. “Come on,” she chirped in a sing-song voice.
Carol rolled her eyes before she linked her pinky with her sister. “Happy?”
“That’s much better,” Dove grinned as she pulled her hand away and put an arm around Carol’s shoulders. “Now listen, before we get to the house, I have got to tell you about what Dale is doing. You are not gonna believe this man,” she shook her head.
“Trying to vouch for them to not kill Randall,” Carol questioned as they started to walk.
“How’d you guess,” Dove scoffed.
“Sounds like Dale, I guess. A real moral conscious,” Carol mused.
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The air was almost electric as everyone waited for Rick to enter so they could finally have that talk. Dove wished she could fast forward through time and just get this over with. Julian sat in the corner and chewed on his thumbnail nervously. Hadn’t enough people died already? He sat up straighter as Rick entered and then it started.
“So how do we do this,” Glenn questioned the room.
“Take a vote? Does it have to be unanimous,” Andrea questioned. Dove sat on the arm of the couch and shared a nervous look with Hershel before she turned her attention back to Rick.
“Majority rules,” Lori offered.
Rick raised his hands in the air. “Well, wait. Let’s…let’s just see where everybody stands. Then we can talk through the options.”
“Well, where I sit, there’s only one way to go forward,” Shane started. Julian’s dark gaze shot over to Shane as he slowly shook his head.
“Killing him,” Dale cut in. “Right? I mean, why even bother to take a vote?” Dove could feel Dale’s eyes on her as she shifted uncomfortably; she unconsciously inched closer to her sister. “It’s pretty clear which way the wind’s blowing.”
Rick frowned, “Well, if people believe we should spare him, I want to know.” Rick was really a standup guy. Dove felt reassured in her defense of his leadership to Andrea.
Dale shook his head, “I can tell you it’s a small group. Maybe just me and Glenn…maybe Dove.”
Glenn spoke up. “I think you’re pretty much right about everything all the time, Dale. But this…”
“They’ve got you scared,” Dale assumed.
Dove stood up from the arm of the couch now. “Don’t you put him on the spot, Dale. That is just wrong and you know it!” She wrung her hands together, “Now listen, I understand where you’re coming from, I do. But I told you before, I’m not scared of that kid in the barn. I’m scared of what happens if we let him live and he freaks out because he knows we wanted to kill him,” her gaze flickered to Shane before she focused on Rick, “So I’m siding with you. Sorry, Dale.” She huffed and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
“We’ve lost too many people already,” Glenn added.
“How about you,” Julian stiffened as Dale pointed over at Maggie.
Maggie shared a quick look with the younger man before she spoke. “Couldn’t we continue to keep him prisoner?”
“Just another mouth to feed,” Daryl answered instead.
“Could be a mean winter,” Hershel added.
“We could ration better,” Lori inquired.
“Well, he could be an asset,” Dale offered. “Give him a chance to prove himself!”
“That is extremely unethical,” Dove sighed. “You can’t keep a person locked up in a room like that for weeks and expect them to come out and be ready to be a functioning member of a group that kept them prisoner,” Carol placed a hand on her shoulder.
“We’re not letting him walk around,” Rick spoke. His word seemed final.
“We could put an escort on him,” Maggie attempted to reason with Rick.
Shane scoffed, “Who wants to volunteer for that duty?”
Julian raised his hand, “I’d do it.”
Shane rolled his eyes and Rick raised a hand towards the young man, “I…Thank you, but I don’t see that as an option right now. I don’t think any of us should be walking around with this guy.” Dove frowned as she glanced over at Daryl. He seemed to want this over as much as she did.
“Say we let him join us, right?” Shane spoke up again. Something about the way he spoke lately just seemed to make Dove nervous. He seemed so different back at the quarry, but now it was like every syllable was one step closer to a nuclear bomb going off. “Maybe he’s helpful. Maybe he’s nice. We let our guard down, then like bird said,” Dove’s shoulders tensed as Shane continued, “maybe he runs off, brings back his 30 men.”
“So the answer is to kill him to prevent a crime that he may never even attempt,” Dale shouted. “If we do this, we’re saying there’s no hope. Rule of law is dead. There is no civilization.”
The silence hung heavy before Hershel piped up. “Could you drive him further out? Leave him like you planned?”
“There are way too many things that could go wrong. They barely made it back this time,” Lori insisted. Dove couldn’t blame her; she wouldn’t want someone she loved doing something that dangerous either.
“You could get ambushed,” Daryl added.
“They’re right. We should not put our own people at risk,” Glenn sighed.
“If you go through with it, how would you do it,” Patricia asked.
Julian had enough; he pushed himself up from the floor and was out of the room before anyone could ask any questions.
“He’ll be fine,” Maggie nodded. “Patricia’s right. Would he suffer?”
“We could hang him, right?” Shane asked. “Just snap his neck.”
Dove shook her head, “That might be the worst thing you could do. If you don’t do it right, his neck doesn’t snap, and he just hangs there for minutes and suffocates.” She stuffed her hands in her pockets.
“Shooting may be more humane,” Rick nodded in agreement.
Dove saw movement out of the corner of her eye. Carol was pressed closer up against the door now, almost like she was waiting to run away too. But it was Daryl who had caught her attention as he moved. The look on his face was different now, something about it made her uneasy as everyone else continued to argue. His blue eyes met her hazel ones for a minute before he gave her a subtle nod.
“Been talking all day,” Daryl finally spoke up. “All we’ve been doing is going around in circles. You just wanna go around in circles again?”
Dale shouted louder, “This is a young man’s life! And it is worth more than a five-minute conversation! Is this what it’s come to, we kill someone because we can’t decide what else to do with him?” He scoffed at Rick. “You save him! Now look at us. He’s been tortured. He’s gonna be executed. How are we any better than those people that we’re so afraid of?”
“Dale’s right,” Rick spoke up. Dove groaned and ran a hand across the bottom half of her face. This was going to last all night at this rate. “We have a responsibility.
“So what’s the other solution,” Andrea spoke up.
“Let Rick finish,” Lori cut her off. Dove shot Carol a worried look as Rick began again.
“We haven’t come up with a single viable option yet,” Andrea threw her arms in the air.
“Still waiting on your contribution, bitch,” Dove whispered so only Carol could hear.
“Stop it!” All of the shouting and yelling had finally gotten to Carol. “Just stop it. I’m sick of everyone arguing and fighting. I didn’t ask for this! You can’t ask us to decide something like this. Please decide. Either of you, both of you…whatever. But leave me and my sister out of it.”
Dove stared with wide eyes as Carol grabbed her hand and gripped it tight. The brunette nodded after a moment. “Not speaking out or killing him yourself! There’s no difference,” Dale stated as he stared at the two of them.
Dove’s neutral expression quickly turned to a scowl as she took a step towards the old man. “That’s enough,” Rick put both of his hands out. Dove stopped in her tracks. “Anybody else that wants the floor before we make a final decision has the chance.”
Dove gripped Carol’s hand tighter as they looked around the room.
“You once said we don’t kill the living,” Dale decided to try one more time. Even through her anger, Dove had to admire his conviction.
“That was before the living tried to kill us.”
“But don’t you see? If we do this, the people that we were? The world that we knew? It’s dead. And this new world, it’s ugly! It’s harsh! It’s survival of the fittest and that’s a world I don’t want to live in,” Dale shouted. A cold shiver ran down Dove’s spine as she turned and looked out at the setting sun. There was no use in trying anymore. The decision was made before they even walked into the room. Whether it was today, tomorrow, or next week, that boy was going to die.
Dove frowned as Dale finally stopped and walked towards Daryl. “You’re right. This group is broken.” Her gaze followed the old man as he exited the house.
“Well that was a fucking shit show,” she mumbled out of the corner of her mouth to Carol. Something bad was coming, she could feel it in the air. The electric feeling was still there as Dove and Carol exited the house. It was only a matter of time.
~
Dove had started off towards the old barn at a sprint when she saw Rick bringing Carl back up the hill. The sheriff was too focused on his son to notice the dark figure moving quickly through the grass a few yards away. A bang from inside the building drew her attention and Dove walked quickly towards it. The brunette gasped and stumbled backwards as Daryl threw the door open but it was who he had by the arm that really had her shocked, “You didn’t do it?” She asked in a hushed voice.
Daryl frowned, “The hell are you doin here,” he huffed as he grabbed Randall by the arm and began to pull him in the direction of the smaller barn where he was being kept prisoner. Dove followed close behind him.
“I saw Rick bringing Carl back what…”
“Miss? Miss, please,” the young boy began to plead with her.
Dove felt bile rise in her throat as Daryl gave the boy a hard shove forward. “You don’t talk to her. You hear me?”
“Daryl, you don’t have to do this,” Dove whispered.
“Go back to camp,” he hissed back and pointed up towards the house.
The young woman paused for a moment and shook her head. “No.” He stopped, but she cut him off before she could say anything. “Listen, if you’re gonna do this? I’m not gonna let you do it alone. Not saying I want to be in there but…I can keep watch! Or something,” Dove rambled.
Daryl’s blue eyes narrowed. “Why?”
“Because. You’re a good person. I trust why you would want to do this, but you shouldn’t have to be here alone,” she pleaded and Daryl paused for a moment as he continued to walk
“Fine. But you stay out here! Don’t come in, no matter what you hear. Don’t need to be seein that shit,” he grumbled. Dove nodded quickly and pressed her back to the door of the barn as Daryl stepped inside with Randall. It was a quiet night outside and, in the distance, Dove could see Dale walk through the field. She couldn’t blame him for wanting to be away from everyone, hell she had wanted to after everything that went down in the house. But Dove had meant what she’d said to Carol earlier and she wasn’t about to let Daryl carry this alone.
She was about to peek her head in and ask Daryl what was taking him so long when it happened. A loud scream pierced the quiet night air and Dove jumped a few inches off the ground. Without a second thought, she threw the door to the barn open and peeked her head inside. “Daryl,” her voice came out shrill as panic flooded through her veins.
“Shit, cmon,” Daryl practically shoved his way past her as they raced in the direction of the scream.
“Dale,” Dove shouted into the night as she followed Daryl. Another scream echoed through the field just a few seconds before Daryl reached them. Dove slowed to a jog and let out a scream as Daryl tackled the walker off of the old man. It was like time slowed down as Dove dropped to her knees on the ground beside him. “Dale, Dale listen to me.” She tried to keep her voice calm as she took one of his hands in her own shaky ones. “Everything’s gonna be alright. We got you. We’re right here.” Tears stung her eyes as she could feel Daryl drop to the ground next to her.
“Hang in there, buddy. Everyone’s comin,” Dove turned her attention to the redneck and didn’t miss the panic on his face. As everyone else began to crowd around them, Dove was finally able to register the sound she’d missed before. Dale was choking on his own blood. Blood. The bottom half of her jeans were warm and so were her hands. Blood was everywhere. Dove let out a weak whimper as Daryl put a hand on her shoulder. “Cmon,” he pulled her quickly to her feet and ushered her closer to her sister.
It was all too much. Dove began to cry as she took in the sight of all the blood on her hands. A scrap of fabric was shoved into her hands and then Daryl was gone. His hands were replaced by Carol’s as she wrapped her arms around her sister.
The two of them watched as Daryl stepped forward. Dove had a feeling that someone was going to die tonight, she just didn’t count on it being Dale Horvath.
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international year of plant health
hi. i made a playlist of a snapshot of the stuff i’ve listened to this year if you’re looking for some recommendations! xoxo mae
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VkfnggwpC1TEj2wsaHyZr?si=4JJd6Z-kRoCHuHypRtWK3g
1. little simz - might bang, might not
2. jean deaux - recipe!
3. logic - open mic\\aquarius iii
4. spittzwell - the lesson
5. ivy sole - kismet
6. vel the wonder - fine art
7. megan thee stallion - shots fired
8. kari faux - look at that
9. rico nasty - own it
10. flo milli - beef flomix
11. kodie shane - 2 many
12. kali uchis - ¡aquí yo mando!
13. tkay maidza - shook
14. bree runway - atm
15. yung baby tate - i am
16. almondmilkhunni - grapefruit
17. princess nokia - soul food y adobo
18. bosco - attention
19. kiana ledé - movin.
20. diamond white - secondhand
21. queen naija - i’m her
22. danileigh - mistreated
23. parisalexa - 2 optimistic
24. qveen herby - farewell
25. jhené aiko - p*$$y fairy (otw)
26. chloe x halle - forgive me
27. kehlani - water
28. umi - pretty girl hi!
29. rimon - i shine, u shine
30. disclosure - birthday
31. phora - cupid's curse
32. roy ayers - synchronize vibration
33. thundercat - unrequited love
34. thelonious coltrane - perfect timing
35. [ k s r ] - passion
36. alina baraz - more than enough
37. alayna - glowing
38. savannah cristina - self love
39. paloma ford - rain
40. nakala - she interlude ii
41. orion sun - lightning
42. jaz karis - hold you
43. cleo sol - when i'm in your arms
44. keiyaa - do yourself a favor
45. alicia keys - me x 7
46. yazmin lacey - morning matters
47. be steadwell - succulent
48. daniela andrade - k.l.f.g.
49. yung lean - dogboy
50. bladee - sun
51. blackwinterwells - algae
52. sullii - moonlight
53. misogi - heart chained
54. aminé - talk
55. tobi lou - lingo starr: drunken master
56. busta rhymes - look over your shoulder
57. 2 chainz - southside hov
58. atmosphere - the future is disgusting
59. meltycanon - moody blues
60. alfred. - sheeshfred
61. love-sadkid - ephemeral
62. jay squared - vision like you!
63. tuamie - you needed time you said
64. oatmello - blue
65. wun two - a noite
66. kuranes - calm
67. omaure - drama
68. dust and moonlight - sleeping or sinking
69. phlocalyst - image
70. ocha - r33
71. sugi.wa - love u
72. palm - memories of winter
73. goosetaf - tripwire
74. bryzone_ybp - the count
75. orancha - smoky banana
76. evil needle - midnight
77. eevee - romance
78. chief. - can't explain
79. ngyn - aerith
80. fujitsu - move on
81. meitei - nami
82. swum - breezy
83. chris mazuera - perspective
84. jinsang - maybe
85. tesk - cascades
86. saib - nautica
87. mf eistee - uprising
88. kaskade - when you’re dreaming
89. tatsuya maruyama - love you - lo-fi remix
90. towerz - before i gave in
91. baechulgi - abyss
92. underbelly - glitchwater
93. notsure - icecoffee
94. yutaka hirasaka - arise
95. akisai - ecossaise
96. nom tunes - missing piece
97. sweet dove - on the viewless wings
98. park bird - new place, same people
99. city girl - ji-eun's favorite
100. katie dey - loving
101. mary lattimore - sometimes he's in my dreams
102. teen daze - peaceful groove
103. pacific coliseum - turquoise
104. tycho - outer sunset
105. [.que] - glimmer
106. lights & motion - separated hearts
107. roger eno - celeste
108. talsounds - opening
109. alva noto - xerrox voyage
110. 36 - stasis sounds for long-distance space travel (stage 2)
111. stan forebee - bedscape
112. daniel avery - illusion of time
113. arbee - 2sum - charlie dreaming remix
114. okada takuro - waterfront (up-01)
115. gabriel ólafs - lóa - bing & ruth rework
116. warmth - the creek - mixed
117. rhucle - rev
118. com truise - surf
119. sarah davachi - still lives
120. gastón arévalo - sur les traces des explorateurs
121. peter bark - ascension
122. kara-lis coverdale - flutter
123. totally enormous extinct dinosaurs - brockley
124. green-house - peperomia seedling
125. four tet - green
126. morimoto naoki - aru
127. kaitlyn aurelia smith - remembering
128. dj python - te conocí
129. ocoeur - glow
130. christina vantzou - snow white
131. alonefold - strange rainbows
132. savoir adore - dancing temples
133. tengger - water
134. suzanne ciani - a sonic womb pt. 3
135. mogwai - major treat
136. this will destroy you - entrance
137. sleepmakeswaves - time wants a skeleton
138. elsa hewitt - rebird
139. ulla - i think my tears have become good
140. aether - she isn't here
141. zoe polanski - the last frontier
142. lyra pramuk - witness
143. ana roxanne - a study in vastness
144. julianna barwick - nod
145. the leaf library - about minerals
146. gia margaret - barely there
147. lucy gooch - my lights kiss your thoughts every moment
148. briana marela - forgiveness
149. loma - homing
150. mree - open arms
151. ellis - saturn return
152. alexia avina - fit into
153. fenne lily - to be a woman pt. 1
154. noble oak - evaporate
155. mint julep - blinded
156. rush week - best laid plans
157. mini trees - slip away
158. winter - bem no fundo
159. yumi zouma - cool for a second
160. laura veirs - burn too bright
161. terry vs. tori - keepsake box
162. castlebeat - shoulder
163. candace - still phase
164. tiny deaths - if i'm dreaming
165. lydia - heavy
166. caspian - nostalgist
167. nova one - lovable
168. corey flood - heaven or
169. hazel english - off my mind
170. bantug - dizzy
171. tops - colder & closer
172. the hidden shelf - miracles
173. ruru - 99
174. widowspeak - even true love
175. cheerleader - providence
176. wild nothing - blue wings
177. deradoorian - corsican shores
178. strfkr - second hand
179. mint field - contingencia
180. ringo deathstarr - god help the one's you love
181. no joy - dream rats
182. white poppy - orchid child
183. keeps - swiggum
184. flung - firstly zested
185. the bilinda butchers - rie
186. sipper - kid
187. radiator hospital - imposter syndrome
188. addy - equinox
189. boyo - dogma
190. alexandra savior - the archer
191. phoebe bridgers - chinese satellite
192. soccer mommy - circle the drain
193. routine - numb enough
194. quarter-life crisis - comfortable
195. madeline kenney - sucker
196. layne - linnea
197. wilsen - align
198. pynkie - you
199. bandanna - ghost home
200. waxahatchee - can’t do much
201. crisman - portrait
202. liza anne - i wanna be there
203. purr - gates of cool
204. honey cutt - hung up on me
205. the beths - out of sight
206. the ophelias - grand canyon
207. sjowgren - flip phones
208. haim - gasoline
209. thanya iyer - i forget to drink water (balance)
210. sad13 - good grief
211. porridge radio - give/take
212. lannds - not in a good way
213. katie von schleicher - wheel
214. hey cowboy! - detective farmer brown
215. tombo crush - pink
216. eliza moon - tell me / why'd you
217. anna mcclellan - raisin
218. this is the kit - this is what you did
219. snarls - walk in the woods
220. blushh - deal with it
221. long neck - cicada
222. chloe moriondo - ghost adventure spirit orb
223. momma - biohazard
224. varsity - runaway
225. land of talk - footnotes
226. bully - stuck in your head
227. diet cig - stare into the sun
228. expert timing - gravity
229. slow pulp - track
230. maddie jay - shakes
231. beabadoobee - together
232. luna aura - crash dive
233. sorry - perfect
234. torres - good grief
235. partner - honey
236. beauty queen - this time around
237. maggie lindemann - knife under my pillow
238. bryde - paper cups
239. mundy's bay - sleep away the summer
240. squirrel flower - red shoulder
241. mourn - stay there
242. dream wife - so when you gonna...
243. illuminati hotties - superiority complex (big noise)
244. l.a. witch - true believers
245. hinds - burn
246. beach bunny - cuffing season
247. suzie true - idk u
248. bacchae - hammer
249. peach kelli pop - stupid girl
250. oceanator - heartbeat
251. pins - read my lips
252. best coast - different light
253. muncie girls - take steps
254. kailee morgue - this is why i'm hot
255. beach slang - let it ride
256. silverstein - take what you give
257. new found glory - scarier than jason voorhees at a campfire
258. the lawrence arms - quiet storm
259. mikey erg - bon voyage
260. pet symmetry - had a name, don't remember it
261. thank you, i'm sorry - backpack life
262. ratboys - alien with a sleep mask on
263. joyce manor - leather jacket
264. jeff rosenstock - scram!
265. the aquabats! - aliens and monsters!
266. the used - the lighthouse
267. hidden hospitals - how amazing
268. dikembe - all got sick
269. time spent driving - trust no 1
270. the casket lottery - more blood
271. record setter - someplace
272. emma ruth rundle - out of existence
273. gulfer - blurry
274. options - don't mind
275. i love your lifestyle - stupid
276. orchards - stealing your sleep
277. no tongues for quiet people - lake house lake house
278. into it. over it. - hollow halos
279. mountains for clouds - full disclosure
280. joan of arc - destiny revision
281. no thank you - saturn return
282. the front bottoms - camouflage
283. ride your bike - make like a tom and cruise
284. dragon inn 3 - yer brothers
285. the goalie’s anxiety at the penalty kick - jars filled with rain
286. mansions - laser beams
287. waveform* - hello goodbye
288. owen - headphoned
289. cassino - tacoma
290. ajj - normalization blues
291. penelope scott - sweet hibiscus tea
292. angel olsen - (new love) cassette
293. trace mountains - fallin' rain
294. johanna warren - part of it
295. frances quinlan - lean
296. tomberlin - hours
297. samia - triptych
298. field medic - better way
299. adrianne lenker - my angel
300. jack m. senff - another day
301. lomelda - polyurethane
302. rosie carney - high and dry
303. brigid mae power - i had to keep my circle small
304. overcoats - new shoes
305. anna burch - not so bad
306. hop along, queen ansleis - the cactus
307. mandy moore - easy target
308. laura marling - held down
309. lisa loeb - doesn't it feel good
310. trixie mattel - gold
311. lilly hiatt - move
312. molly tuttle - sunflower, vol. 6
313. sarah jarosz - pay it no mind
314. katie heckel - help you mend
315. katie pruitt - my mind’s a ship (that’s going down)
316. in love with a ghost - trans rights
317. snail's house - imaginary express
318. isuka hino - dreamin' adventure!!
319. 4s4ki - nexus
320. lapix - loneliness
321. you - painter
322. aice room - dreary planet - yukiyanagi remix
323. zekk - oxygen
324. lu-i - loved happiness
325. synthion - volt switch
326. sanaas - polestar - junk remix
327. mameyudoufu - fluffy
328. awfuless - redemption
329. rejection - around you
330. toriena - getting into a pose
331. cosmo@bousoup - mow*mow*abduction!!!
332. yunosuke - ziqqurat
333. android52 - lovin', scratchin'
334. サクラsakura-lee - nobody else
335. desired - emotions
336. mikazuki bigwave - sakimashita bloomin'!!
337. skule toyama - smooth
338. adrianwave - goodbye
339. macross 82-99 - melt
340. cape coral - 707 hotline
341. 80kidz - heat
342. night tempo - baby
343. yaffle - lng, before
344. greyl - let me be with you
345. serph - palmtop tiger
346. happy kuru kuru - natsu no hi no labyrinth
347. couple n - earmie
348. airuei - magic sign
349. somunia - non player girl - nyankobrq 2p ver.
350. cosmicosmo - those that we once loved
351. maeshima soshi - the terminal
352. kijibato - 1room
353. yuc'e - ghost town
354. neko hacker - erased
355. jam2go - apotrope
356. mizuki ohkawa - cosmic cleft
357. singto conley - flora
358. 2tonedisco - shoelaces
359. cy8er - もしもしじゃぽん
360. nayuta - connect
361. t+pazolite - himitsu cult
362. milkoi - higher, higher, and then...
363. freezer - caramel rain (sanaas remix)
364. kotonohouse - pitter, patter
365. aika - superstar
366. yukiyanagi - love overdose
367. nanahira - twinkle password
368. ducky - hyper bloxxd
369. porter robinson - something comforting
370. moshimo - シンクロ
371. bish - スーパーヒーローミュージック
372. scenarioart - it's all right
373. base ball bear - ポラリス(c3 mix)
374. majiko - エスカルゴ
375. akaiko-en - ジャンキー
376. the peggies - weekend
377. lovely summer chan - more light
378. polkadot stingray - sp813
379. shishamo - フェイバリットボーイ
380. aimer - run riot
381. österreich - i'll take you everywhere
382. sora tob sakana - 夜間飛行
383. the shes gone - ふためぼれ
384. aimyon - marshmallow
385. cö shu nie - supercell
386. kensei ogata - violin case
387. せだい - yellownola
388. yonige - あかるいみらい
389. bearwear - i think
390. hitsujibungaku - ロックスター
391. cidergirl - 飛行船
392. room97 - faq
393. she's - ugly
394. bbhf - tokenai mahou
395. alisa takigawa - 夢
396. satomoka - glints
397. radwimps - shinsekai
398. pinoko - コリドー街
399. helsinki lambda club - you are my gravity
400. lucky kilimanjaro - 君とつづく
401. dish// - sauna song
402. zombie-chang - snooze
403. mizuki ohira - 無重力
404. みゆな - 歌おうよ
405. iri - come back to my city
406. aya a.k.a panda - i miss u
407. chelmico - disco (bad dance doesn't matter)
408. seiko oomori - 絶対彼女
409. yaeji - my imagination 상상
410. daoko - zukizuki
411. eill - night d
412. cifika - déjà vu
413. yeye - step in time
414. saevom - just like i dreamed then
415. cheeze - today's mood
416. stella jang - reality blue
417. younha - one day of twenty
418. jeong eun ji - whoo
419. fromm - aliens
420. crush - tip toe
421. heize - 1/1440
422. femm - level up
423. awich - poison
424. jessi - nunu nana
425. (g)i-dle - luv u
426. summer soul - tinder
427. taeyeon - worry free love
428. boa - l.o.v.e
429. fromis_9 - feel good (secret code)
430. faky - re:chase me
431. monsta x - night view
432. twice - up no more
433. loona - hide & seek
434. wjsn - pantomime
435. iz*one - fiesta
436. exid - ddd jpn ver.
437. gfriend - crème brûlée
438. april - lalalilala
439. weki meki - 100 facts (cool eng. ver.)
440. momoland - starry night
441. steve aoki - play it cool
442. bts - dynamite
443. sakurako ohara - shine on me
444. sumin - zaza♡
445. onepixcel - lagrima
446. little glee monster - i feel the light
447. celeina ann - purikura
448. アイラヴミー - そのまんま勇者
449. okkyung lee - here we are (once again)
450. luca - lune
451. hakushi hasegawa - hikari no rock
452. haruka nakamura - your sonnet
453. itoko toma - shade
454. rina katahira - hoshizora*
455. ichiko aoba - easter lily
456. satoko shibata - 変な島
457. 角銅真実 - 6月の窓
458. 熊川みゆ - sixteen
459. 眉村ちあき - 緑のハイヒール
460. 竹内アンナ - striking gold
461. saucy dog - film
462. kaede - -ending- night blue
463. aseul - paradise
464. 박혜진 park hye jin - like this
465. charlotte is mine - road movie
466. plastic plastic - ฮัม - (hum)
467. clams - shiny rider
468. seventeen years old and berlin wall - no paradise
469. nuit - nightbirds
470. fulusu - ghost
471. rammells - sennengo
472. stargaze shelter - emulation (mode:totonee)
473. ヨルシカ - 昼鳶
474. nakamuraemi - 大人の言うことを聞け
475. kenshi yonezu - ひまわり
476. tk from ling tosite sigure - reframe
477. penguinrush - 色彩
478. lee jin ah - candy pianist
479. mei ehara - どちらにピントを
480. jizue - because
481. mouse on the keys - room
482. fox capture plan - stand my heroes - groove version
483. ryutist - girls
484. yeti let you notice - bouquet
485. tricot - 真っ黒
486. madison cunningham - giraffe
487. covet - atreyu
488. floral - maybe not one day
489. envy - eternal memories and reincarnation
490. baths - mikaela corridor
491. sufjan stevens - run away with me
492. fractures - feel
493. the 1975 - frail state of mind
494. dan mason ダン·メイソン - everytime i cry
495. brothertiger - cannonball
496. porches - rangerover - bonus track
497. tame impala - instant destiny
498. washed out - paralyzed
499. pink skies - portland
500. so below - bone
501. purity ring - silkspun
502. llll - breathless
503. slow magic - somewhere
504. kasbo - lune
505. cloudnone - let the music in
506. jody wisternoff - blue space
507. drama - hold on
508. satin jackets - meridian getaway
509. direct - opal
510. lane 8 - road
511. baile - jlm
512. yuni wa - starships
513. nora van elken - sakura
514. geotheory - the day i left you
515. yota - hazy paradise
516. spencer brown - chance on us
517. the avener - conscious shadows
518. kalbells - mothertime
519. bella boo - in love
520. kirara magic - neon
521. mija - digressions
522. cuushe - emergence
523. transviolet - rituals
524. keep shelly in athens - steady to go
525. young ejecta - ah ha
526. annie - in heaven
527. lany - good guys
528. dominic pierce - glad xoxo
529. tender - what you're missing
530. alice jemima - binge love you
531. kitty - baby pink
532. faye meana - like honey
533. lunadira - am i gonna die?
534. loony - white lie
535. justine skye - fav
536. wafia - good things
537. victoria monét - jaguar
538. malia civetz - love thing
539. keiynan lonsdale - i confess my love
540. deaton chris anthony - tuethday
541. kallitechnis - body&soul (ish d remix)
542. talitha. - ineedsomeone
543. keke palmer - thick
544. kesha - birthday suit
545. l.e.j - pas l'time
546. selena gomez - rare
547. the aces - daydream
548. jessie ware - mirage (don’t stop)
549. joan - try again
550. melanie c - blame it on me
551. astrid s - dance dance dance
552. little mix - holiday
553. justin bieber - yummy
554. ariana grande - positions
555. bea miller - feel something different
556. lady gaga - rain on me (with ariana grande)
557. raye - regardless
558. the weeknd - hardest to love
559. andrea valle - lovergirl
560. k/da - the baddest
561. allie x - susie save your love
562. terror jr - dinner plate
563. shawn wasabi - halo halo
564. benee - snail
565. sevdaliza - oh my god
566. gupi - modest
567. six impala - sweetsweetsweetlikebubblegum
568. charli xcx - i finally understand
569. golin - hanakotoba
570. shygirl - freak
571. madge - ethanol
572. arca - afterwards
573. kelly lee owens - re-wild
574. ari mason - pangaea
575. gabrielle aplin - dear happy
576. taylor swift - the 1
577. awfultune - buds
578. sneaks - scorpio on your side
579. izzy camina - kill your local indie softboy
580. mxmtoon - ok on your own
581. wens - giant bat
582. billie eilish - my future
583. tash - when you leave
584. fletcher - the one
585. silver sphere - ghosts!
586. tei shi - ok crazy
587. dounia - sucked all the fun
588. tatiana hazel - carmen sandiego
589. magdalena bay - killshot
590. kllo - insomnia
591. leisure suite - closer
592. morgan saint - i dreamt that i knew you
593. ayelle - got love
594. michi - escondida
595. lyrica anderson - lyfted
596. sasha sloan - lie
597. niki - plot twist
598. sarah reeves - heart first
599. salt cathedral - caviar
600. chelsea cutler - sad tonight
601. rituals of mine - heights
602. e^st - flight path
603. sara diamond - great together
604. phem - stfu
605. carlie hanson - daze inn
606. lauren aquilina - latest ghost
607. caroline rose - command z
608. misterwives - oxygen
609. ella vos - turbulence
610. austra - i am not waiting
611. triathalon - you
612. phoebe ryan - icimy
613. katzù oso - kiss u better
614. luwten - control
615. raveena - heartbeat
616. oohyo - 2020
617. oklou - another night
618. jouska - bring you back
619. fleur east - easy to love
620. soft glas - overbite
621. jaden - muted sunrise
622. snny - better to leave it
623. saint mela - alkaseltzer
624. mia gladstone - ego
625. helena deland - truth nugget
626. oh wonder - oceansize
627. steven padin - sashimi
628. kacey johansing - i try
629. treasureseason - spinning plate
630. landshapes - drama
631. tennis - matrimony ii
632. pomplamoose - morning waterbug
633. soko - being sad is not a crime
634. the big moon - barcelona
635. shamir - diet
636. knox fortune - static
637. carly rae jepsen - let's sort the whole thing out
638. real estate - the main thing
639. hayley williams - roses/lotus/violet/iris
640. nada surf - something i should do
641. bombay bicycle club - is it real
642. the seshen - faster than before
643. thao & the get down stay down - how could i
644. marla hansen - path
645. christine and the queens - la vita nuova
646. half waif - siren
647. malena zavala - ritmo de vida
648. bendik - himmelen
649. hanna järver - kalmar slott
650. frida sundemo - anything
651. kate nv - telefon
652. ambar lucid - questioning my mind
653. coco reilly - mirror
654. ghostly kisses - lydian
655. kacy hill - told me
656. lianne la havas - can't fight
657. donna missal - how does it feel
658. felivand - gone
659. jordana - divine
660. empress of - void
661. banoffee - ripe
662. vanessa carlton - i can't stay the same
663. fiona apple - heavy balloon
664. poppy - concrete
665. rina sawayama - stfu!
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Top 20 albums of 2020
New place for Parasighting (here you can find the old blog), as it seems that Facebook and several social media platforms in general don’t very much agree with Blogger. Oh well, if we don’t change we die, isn’t that what they say? So, this will be the new place for posts from now on, including the Rodon Underground playlists (that is, if I manage to wrap my head fully around how Tumblr actually works). For now, and as a fitting starting post, here are the best 20 albums of 2020, always in my opinion and always in a mood for fisticuffs:
1. Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death
This normally shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it’s not like we haven’t had our fair share of scares in our lifetime when we’re dealing with a sophomore album following after an explosive debut. Last year’s Dogrel gave everyone what they wanted/expected, since basically it was, more or less, a gathering of all the great singles Fontaines D.C. had released in a 2-year period prior to that. As it seems, we are indeed dealing with an absolute gem of a band that, this time around, did anything but staying safe with an already tried-out and successful formula. Instead, they chose to give all weight to feeling, proving their songwriting genius at the same time. A Hero’s Death doesn’t contain intended typical radio hit songs (although it plays a lot on today’s radio, something hopeful for the music industry in general), instead it’s full of meaningful introvert compositions saturated in melody and atmosphere, while Fontaines D.C. themselves, despite their huge and abrupt success the last years, keep a low profile and support their material exemplary. This record is music history, and one to be mentioned for years or even decades from now in music in general.
Listen to A Hero’s Death
2. C.O.F.F.I.N. - Children Of Finland Fighting In Norway
Many have wondered about the air in Australia. Or the water. Or maybe it’s the crazy wildlife that makes one either to be on their toes all day or to “yolo” it like there’s no tomorrow. These lads right here sure seem to be the latter. It would be futile to try and get right now into the history of Australian music and what this country has offered the world, especially when it comes to garage/punk. So, it shouldn’t surprise us that C.O.F.F.I.N. have released this record this year but, then again, uncontainable excitement gets usually mistaken for surprise. It’s not that they had been under the radar or something until now, but Children of Finland Fighting in Norway is the flag all Turbojugends around the world should gather behind this year. This album is the Apocalypse Dudes of the band and, mind you, I’m not talking about copying Turbonegro or anything like that. I’m talking about the spontanity and the pure energy that is emitted here throughout. The band, although they surely step on the foundations of (especially the scandinavian) rock ‘n’ roll history, the final result can’t be mistaken with any other band. A look on the videos the band has put out will give you a total idea that here we’re dealing with original Aussie craziness, and that is something not to be messed with, if you ask me.
Listen to Children of Finland Fighting in Norway
3. Napalm Death - Throes Of Joy in The Jaws Of Defeatism
I don’t think that the name Napalm Death needs much introduction, even to those who have little contact with the extreme sound in general. Pioneers of hardcore punk, grindcore and so many sub-genres at their birth, they have been shaping much of the contemporary extreme music scene through the years. And, in order for this to be achieved, it couldn’t be without constant musical unrest and experimentation. Shane Embury & co returned in 2020 with their 16th album, in which they push their (and music’s in general) boundaries to new territories. Of course, this in no way means that it is a soft or mellow record, even for Napalm Death standards. Instead, the band incorporates even more diverse elements from bands that one could say have been their followers, only to prove once again that they are the true pioneers. Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism is a full record where something exciting happens each minute, and this is the chance for any listener that (maybe has been living in a cave up until now and) hasn’t yet captured the grandeur that a band like Napalm Death exhales.
Listen to Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
4. All Them Witches - Nothing as the Ideal
What is “rock” anyway? If there was a faceless recipe, then everyone would be able to just follow the rules and do it. Instead, through the over-production in today’s music, it’s damn hard to find something original and spontaneous, as most bands can’t do anything better than copying a “recipe” or reverse-engineering their idols, at best. And this is why bands like All Them Witches shine brightly and justly from within the pile. Nothing as the Ideal elegantly showcases that this band basically carries a significant amount of all the weight of today’s rock music. Yes, they started off having been labeled as “stoner” or “desert” or whatever, but the signs were always there. Dying Surfer Meets His Maker was the first blast, but, with this one, All Them Witches establish themselves among the leaders. After all, how can you go wrong with a band that sounds better playing live than on their studio recordings?
Listen to Nothing as the Ideal
5. Hurula - Jehova
It’s safe to say that the name Robert Petersson is nothing short of a landmark when it comes to Swedish punk. Showcasing some fine moments of hardcore skate-punk with Epileptic Terror Attack, hardcore rock ‘n’ roll with Regulations, melodic punk with Masshysteri (among others), finally Hurula is his personal musical vehicle, where he is in absolute command of everything. And, although this is already his fourth full-length release and, thus, it’s not like we had no idea about the potential, Jehova proves to be his grand opus so far, in a sort of unexpected way. The general orchestration remains “rock”, but the multiple melodic layers all over make for a unique experience for the listener who is not limited within specific musical genres or styles. The Swedish lyrics throughout might make it a bit unaccessible to many, but don’t let this minor detail keep you from discovering an incredible record.
Listen to Jehova
6. Wailin Storms - Rattle
Wailin Storms are a “where had they been hiding up until now?” case. Although they released their debut album not before 2015, Rattle is already their fourth one, and what a kick in the head it was for me discovering them last year! Going through their discography in retrospect, one should not be surprised, of course. The North Carolina rockers always carried their certain and specific type of lyricism amid their heavy and, at times, almost noise/sludge guitars. Fitting all this alongside the mystical atmosphere and Justin Storms’ agonizing vocals, the speakers exhale a strangely attractive as well as condemning dark beauty through the speakers. Many things come to mind as to what one could say Wailin Storms sound like through their definitely personal identity; in my ears, it’s kind of like the Black Angels jamming with Unsane and smoking whatever Electric Wizard passed them through. If this doesn’t make you want to check out Rattle, I have no idea what could.
Listen to Rattle
7. The Hawkins - Silence Is A Bomb
All those that know me, also know what a huge sucker for swedish rock ‘n’ roll I am. But, ever since the great scandinavian rock ‘n’ roll revolution by Gods like the Hellacopters and Gluecifer started to happen, a lot of things have also happened in the meantime. Especially to the younger rockers, the aforementioned bands now carry a “classic rock” label, but then again that kind of makes sense if you were born around the years Supershitty to the Max! was released. Time for the new generation to show what they’re worth, then. Through the flood of copycat and mediocre bands (justifiably, in a way), luckily from time to time there will be one or two cases to stand out, and these four kids from Arboga, Sweden surely make the cut. Although their debut album three years back was definitely a beautifull high-energy record, Silence Is a Bomb is what adds a special kind of maturity in rock ‘n’ roll, while still maintaining its edge. The Hawkins take their Hellacopters, but they also add several doses of Queen in them, maybe making the final mix too soft for purists; but who cares about them anyway?
Listen to Silence Is a Bomb
8. Chubby & the Gang - Speed Kills
It feels like nothing short of a fresh breath of life, a feeling that there is still hope in this damn world, when debuts like this one right here appear out of nowhere. Chubby & the Gang are just some kids from West London who, with Speed Kills, give you, if not something else, a feeling that here we’ve struck pure gold. Carrying a hardcore tone, apart from that they’re just a bunch of absolutely fresh and fun punk rock ‘n’ rollers, and, if this is not exactly what we need these days, I just don’t know what is. With gang vocals throughout the whole record and with the average running track time below two minutes, this band has automatically climbed near the top of my bucket list of bands I want to see live at first chance.
Listen to Speed Kills
9. This Is Nowhere - Grim Pop
Plainly put: In a fair world, This Is Nowhere would be globally greeted as one of the greatest bands of today’s psychedelic heavy rock; and this is not an exaggeration. Then again, them being from Greece and their members being scattered in three different countries are not factors that objectively help. Even at that, it’s astonishing how they’ve obviously achieved a certain chemistry between them through the years in order to achieve such a feat, like Grim Pop definitely is. Their two previous albums contained a significant amount of all the mystical energy the band emits on stage, but, if you ask me, there was always something missing; something I couldn’t quite put my finger on. Well, with Grim Pop, it’s like everything is finally falling into place. This Is Nowhere have irrevocably and definitively left terms like “stoner” or “psychedelic rock” behind; instead they have unrepentantly dived into the ‘60s, distorted everything they found there through their personal prism and created an inviting sound vortex ready to suck you into its very own black hole. Who cares if we never return?
Listen to Grim Pop
10. Στράφι (Strafi) - Παραδομένοι στη Γιορτή (Paradomeni sti Giorti)
If you asked me some years back, I could never imagine myself including a street punk record in a yearly music list. I have to admit that Strafi being from my hometown Larissa played its role; but this role played a part only for me to take note of them. Because genre-wise, the band’s sophomore release is just perfect. Having gone over the somewhat general “shyness” of their beautiful debut album, here the band presents an absolutely confident and sturdy face. The sound production contains no faults, the compositions are meaningful and inspired, the lyrics carry a level of poetry rarely found in the genre (and yes, one would have to speak Greek in order to enjoy them, unfortunately for many). Really, this is one of the cases that there’s not much to be said, as music takes over all the talking. We need more music coming straight from the heart, and Strafi are here to deliver exactly this.
Listen to Παραδομένοι στη Γιορτή
11. Minerva Superduty - In Public
Another Greek entry, one that the world definitely has to discover. I find it a bit strange how Minerva Superduty started their discography, which was with an instrumental metal record that, amid its creativity, left the listener with a somewhat lack of closure and fullness. 2016′s Gorod Zero came to showcase a new potential for the band, and In Public, coming just days before last year’s end, fulfilled this potential to the fullest; well, until their next album, at least. Minerva Superduty merge their mathcore foundations with Converge-like hardcore and, under just 20 minutes, they deliver the absolute soundtrack for the chaos 2020 has left the world with. Do not let this gem pass by.
Listen to In Public
12. Yovel - Forthcoming Humanity
Blackmetal is a genre that has been through a lot. Of course, through its extremity, it has given way to experimentations that could never have taken place within other kinds of music but, on the other hand, this very extremity has always served as a twisted fortress for far-right and generally fascist ideologies. Yovel emerged in 2018 to rectify this problem and restore part of blackmetal’s infamy. Hɪðəˈtu had made clear of these intentions of the band, but Forthcoming Humanity drops like a milestone to declare that this was anything but a one-time wonder. Yovel take blackmetal forms and orchestrations but add atmospheric (not shoegazey) elements borrowed from folk music and create a concept album that speaks loudly against racism, fascism, bigotry, oppression. Interludes dressed with poetry and melody give place to wrecking sound outbursts and, if there is one thing they do, that’s passing on the message clearly and successfully. Yovel are here to stay, and that’s one encouraging thing about extreme music today.
Listen to Forthcoming Humanity
13. Oily Boys - Cro Memory Grin
Ahh Australia again. And a debut that has surely turned heads. Oily Boys come from Sydney and this is their hopeful debut, that being an understatement. This new band delivers an outburst of a record, bringing to mind New York hardcore at one time, taking you to sick psychedelic noise rock at the next. It all feels so cold and unhospitable in here, yet something urges you to look at it straight in the eyes. Of course, there are a lot of Converge elements in here, but this never stays in that place, as, before you know it, it jumps to post-punk and to other experimental lengths, always maintaining a chaos that may be baffling but, then again, you don’t exactly want for it to fall into order. Fans of Old Man Gloom will also find many things they like in here. Bizarre listen for bizarre times. It’s an uncomfortability we just cannot ignore.
Listen to Cro Memory Grin
14. The Good the Bad and the Zugly - Algorithm & Blues
The Norwegians with the funny and long name (one can only wonder after how many beers it was conceived) struck for the fourth time in 2020. Although their debut Anti-World Music in 2013 made an impact in the scene breathing Turbonegro with a hardcore twist, personally I can’t say the same for the next two albums; it always felt to me that something was amiss. Maybe it was that humor was taking over a bit too much or something. Mind you, the Good the Bad and the Zugly are not a joke band by any chance, but the playful sarcastic elements were always a basic ingredient in their overall sound. Coming on to Algorithm & Blues then, I think this time around thay have managed to balance it all out perfectly. With Ivar Nikolaisen being the lead vocalist of the mighty Kvelertak for a couple of years now, this might be a factor that has made the band mature compositionally. Algorithm & Blues is more melodic, more substantial, more sing-along-y, but it never loses its humorous charm, preserving the band’s identity. And with song titles like “Fuck the Police” and “The Kids Are Alt-Right”, you know they’re also on the right side.
Listen to Algorithm & Blues
15. Pallbearer - Forgotten Days
One of the most tired genres of extreme music is definitely doom metal. Ever since the “stoner” plague came into existence, the world has been saturated with kids that, discovering the pentatonic scale, thought they were the new messiahs drowning us in a sea of boredom. It was not all bad of course, but, having to surf through oceans of mediocrity in order to find something that stands out, can be quite tiresome. Pallbearer from Little Rock, Arkansas surely did stand out at the start of the last decade but I think it’s taken them a while to perfect their craft. Alas, Forgotten Days. The monster riff that starts off the opening title-track is more than enough to set the mood straight. Black Sabbath riffology, Candlemass atmospheres, even Electric Wizard and Cathedral hooks; all done in a modern manner breathing life into the genre which, with bands like Pallbearer, can look hopefully into the future. The incredible cover artwork and the lamentful lyrical themes revolving around family loss surely add to the big picture. This is the definite release of 2020 for doom fans.
Listen to Forgotten Days
16. Video Nasties - Dominion
Another debut of another band to definitely watch out for. Video Nasties from UK start off looking like they know exactly what they’re out for. The whole image is brought out from ‘80s horror video tapes and this is enhanced by the movie samples all over the place paying homage to John Carpenter. Musically, here we have some exceptional death/black ‘n’ roll, and what a pleasure it is when done right. Yes, the band takes a lot from Swedish melodic deathmetal but, to my relief, they surely sound like they detest metalcore and its sub-genres as much as I do. Dominion is an absolutely enjoyable record that flows beautifully, always maintaining its theme and atmosphere and calling for repeat plays. Fans of death, black, thrash and extreme genres in general will surely feel at home here. Sometimes it’s as simple as that.
Listen to Dominion
17. The Frights - Everything Seems Like Yesterday
The Frights from San Diego, California started in 2013 as garage surf punks carrying their own distinct feeling and melody. They were always enjoyable with the lyrical themes being more esoteric, something that set them apart from the usual stuff in the genre. At first, the songs of Everything Seems Like Yesterday were intended to be released by the band’s main man Mikey Carnevale as a solo effort, but something apparently changed his mind. Many were obviously surprised by this new acoustic direction the name Frights has taken, but, setting aside specific expectations, the best thing one has to do is appreciate the artistic worth independently. And how rewarded they’ll be doing that with this album! Everything Seems Like Yesterday is a beautiful introvert, substantial and entirely acoustic album, ideal to keep you company after a hangover or through many types of hard times. It’s one of those times that this type of quiet sounds just liberating.
Listen to Everything Seems Like Yesterday
18. Umbra Vitae - Shadow of Life
With Jacob Bannon from Converge and Jon Rice from Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats on board, here we’re dealing with nothing short of a super project. And especially when Bannon (apart from all his many other musical projects) decides to venture into death/black metal areas, this is absolutely something you don’t want to miss. Shadow of Life is anything but your average deahmetal fix, and it demands your undivided attention throughout. Explosive in its grim and dark temperament, and with stunning artwork dressing it perfectly, this is an album that grabs you by the throat. Not that you haven’t offered it willingly in the first place.
Listen to Shadow of Life
19. Idles - Ultra Mono
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for many years, there is no way that you’re ignorant on the Idles phenomenon. After Brutalism and Joy as an Act of Resistance, I don’t know what we all expected from them. It’s not the easiest task to surpass two albums that have set new standards in today’s punk music (”punk” being used as broadly as possible, as a term). And, to put it bluntly, Ultra Mono doesn’t do anything like that, like, it would be something impossible, especially so soon. Then again, Idles are a band just incapable of releasing a bad record and, although it didn’t make it to the top spots of 2020′s list, Ultra Mono is an Idles-trademarked sharp and edgy album (musically and politically) that preserves them at the top where they indicate to the rest of the world where music is going.
Listen to Ultra Mono
20. Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today
Protomartyr from Detroit have always served their unique blend of post-punk. In Ultimate Success Today, they continue their gloomy journey in symphony with this dark world. Joe Casey, always carrying a Nick-Cave-like vibe in his tone, delivers his grim lyrics atop the heavy basslines, the strange drumbeats and the almost free-jazz saxophone. Always melancholic and dystopic, Protomartyr is the band this world needs and deserves.
Listen to Ultimate Success Today
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WHO: The Fearless Fifteen
WHAT: The castaways play a game of ‘Two Truths and a Lie’ to pass the time once they’ve taken shelter from the storm in the cave.
WHEN: Day 5, later in the day
NOTE: Just posting for record and so it’s easier to refer back to.
Jenny
Since leaving the beach with the others Jenny had been struggling to stay present. Pain from their hand making them feel numb, and over time it was getting harder and harder to fight. The rain was loud outside the cave, quickly turning into a thunderstorm, but still they felt themselves fighting against fading completely. " Should we do something? " They voiced, looking to the others from their seated position. Their hair and clothes soaked completely, hoodie sleeve strategically pulled down over their still tender burn. The wet material was probably as close as they were going to get to soothing it tonight. " To pass the time, or whatever? "
Shane
shane was squatting near one of the cave walls, wringing the water out of her shirt and hoodie, still regretting that she thought it was a good idea to take them off before the rain picked up. she was just grateful that divya suggested they moved here so they could actually get out of the rain. hearing jenny finally speak up, shane's eyes snapped to them, almost expecting them to freak out again. "never have i ever isn't as fun without alcohol," she commented. giving up on her clothes, shane sighed at sat down, pulling her knees up to her chest. "anyone know any other games?"
Divya
While remembering the cave was good quick thinking on her part, getting to the cave in the rain was another story entirely. Divya was absolutely soaked after journeying through the jungle to get to the cave. She was in the midst of wringing out her hair when Jenny and then Shane spoke, a pang in her chest when the soccer captain mentioned games other than Never Have I Ever. "Wish I'd brought my UNO," Divya then said, lips turning downwards. It was difficult to remember in the midst of the heavy downpour. She sighed, plopping down on the ground against the wall of the cave. "Maybe we can play like a question game?" She then suggested after a moment. "Like Two Truths and a Lie or something." It was a simple enough game, one that didn't need alcohol or cards.
Jenny
Trust Divya to long for her UNO cards when they were soaking wet in a cave on a deserted island with no idea where the rest of the group was. UNO cards didn't even crack the top 100 things they needed right now, but they did sort of wish she had brought them too. If they weren't so emotionally drained they probably would have made a joke about it but all they could muster was the corners of their lips tugging upwards a second. Though they didn't love the idea of opening up, especially when they were feeling so vulnerable already, it was Shane and Divya. The two they were closest to feeling safe around. And they didn't have any better suggestions either. " Yeah, I'm down, " they gave a pause to allow the others to agree before they launched the first round. Desperate for some noise other than the storm outside. " I'm an only child. I'm banned from like, most the bodegas near my house back home. And, " they trailed for a second, pretending to think of another one " my hand really fucking hurts. " They joked, not moving the hand in question from its delicate position. Now they only had to figure out which was the lie between the first two.
Shane
shane couldn’t help the weak chuckle she made when divya brought up not having UNO with them, one of these days, they should really humor her and actually play a game. the idea of playing a game designed to get them to talk about themselves was not shane’s idea of a good time, but jenny and divya were probably the only two people that shane didn’t mind being around. at least it wasn’t joss; but as she thought that, she couldn’t help but wonder where the other captain was in this awful storm. she hoped the others were able to find cover somewhere. sighing, shane gave in, “okay, yeah.” jenny went first and of course they all knew the last one was true, but shane being herself went the sarcastic route, “oh the last one is totally a lie.”
Divya
Despite all of the nastiness going on outside with the terrible weather, Divya was glad the lot of them in a cave could agree to do something fun and lighthearted like a game of Two Truths and A Lie to get their mind off of it. She chuckled at Shane's sarcasm. "Oh yeah, totally," she echoed with a smile. Though truthfully, she hoped Jenny would be alright. They would have to let them have a look at it later to see what the group could do about it. "But in all seriousness, I'm thinking the second one. The bodega one. No way you're banned by that many. How does one even get banned at a Bodega?"
Jenny
Smile once again tugged at the corners of Jenny's lips while the other two joked along. It was a small thing, but it made them feel a bit better about it. And then Divya took a serious jab at it. And Jenny tried to hide any reaction, very easy to do in the growing darkness of the cave. " Is that your final answer? " They asked, raising their brows in her direction. Then they looked to Shane, wondering if she was thinking the same thing. Shane had the advantage, knowing what a bodega was like, and how annoying teenagers could be in them. " Do you think bodegas too? "
Shane
when divya gave a real answer, shane thought she was off the hook on being serious for a moment. that is until jenny turned their attention to her. thinking it over for a second, she almost agreed with divya until she remembered how easily one of her teammates got banned one night when they were drunk. shane herself could have been banned too if she wasn’t outside having a smoke. “nah, i’m going siblings, bodega’s will ban you for anything. though, that sucks if it’s true,” she said the last part jokingly. “so which is it?”
Luna
"What's a bodega?" Luna asked, pushing her dripping hair from her face as she looked up. She'd been quietly listening to the others, while tracing patterns into the dirt on the cave floor. She kind of wanted to play, but she was lost. "I can't know if you'd get banned from them all if I don't know what one is."
Jenny
They nodded at Shane's answer and pursed their lips as they did, mockingly, like they were weighing up which was true for themselves. But before they could reveal the truth, they were surprised to hear Luna pipe up. It threw them a little. And her question did too. " It's like– " they glanced to Shane in hopes of receiving a little help in describing the New York staple before they looked back to Luna. " Like a corner store, or something. It just sells like snacks and drinks and basic stuff. " They explained with a shrug of their shoulders. " So, only child or bodegas? Which is the lie? " They asked Luna specifically, now she was involved in the game.
Luna
"So like a milk bar?" Luna replied, as if the American would somehow know what an Australian milk bar was like. She imagined it was like a bodega, but she didn't know. She bit her lip, tilting her head and considering the question. Truth was, she hadn't spoken to Jenny enough to know. Jenny had avoided her for so long, that their only real conversation had been about stars. "Dunno. Maybe the only child one?" she replied with a sly grin. Getting banned from every corner store seemed like the more fun option to be true.
Jenny
"A what? " Their brows furrowed together, having no idea what a milk bar was but like, context made them assume it was what Australians called bodegas but like ... what the fuck? " Is that what Aussies call them? " they asked, still confused but also amused at this point too. But she voted only child too. They wondered for a second how much guessing was going on or if they were actually trying to figure it out. But they paused that snowball before it became a problem and simply told the truth. " I have two brothers and one sister. And I am banned from the five bodegas closest to my place. " They revealed, face cracking into a grin.
Luna
"A milk bar," Luna repeated. She shrugged. "I guess so? I've never heard anyone call them something else except in movies." No one else was here to back her up--where was Joss? The other Australian, Luna suddenly realised, was not with them. She frowned, looking around them to check. But Jenny's reveal pulled her attention back. "Nice. What'd you do?"
Shane
shane was right along with jenny in wonder what the fuck luna was talking about. “okay but do milk bars have cats? because there’s nothing better than a bodega cat.” she couldn’t help but feeling a little proud that she was able to guess correctly, but like luna, she wondered what they did to get banned from five bodegas. “yeah, whatcha do? am i going to see your picture on some wall of shame when i go home?” when. she was glad she said that instead of if because especially in the middle of this storm, shane was exactly hopeful.
Jenny
Jenny wondered how a whole country could say milk bar with a straight face but they weren't going to press it. It was trivial. But Shane made a good point. " Bodega cats are the fucking best, " they agreed, suddenly filled with warm memories instead of the horrific ones that had been especially bad that day. They chuckled a little at the mention of the wall of shame. " Maaybe, " they answered, pretending to be coy about it for a second before they broke with a chuckle. They were definitely on a few walls of shame back home, Mia was on some too. " Just like, dumb things. Not paying for stuff, that sort of thing. " It was pretty much just solely shoplifting but they weren't sure they really wanted it to seem that way. " One time I just knocked a couple things over by accident but the guy was having a shit day I guess. " They chuckled again. But that was more than enough about them. In fact, give it a couple minutes, and it'd be way too fucking much. " So, who's next? "
Luna
Her eyes widened. "Wait, you guys have cats in your bodegas? We don't have cats in the milk bars." Luna wished they did. She grinned at the idea of a wall of shame being a common feature in bodegas too. Shoplifters being on it made sense, she supposed, remembering the crappy CCTV pictures that were behind the counter in the small grocery store near her house. "I'll go, I guess." She hummed for a moment, deciding what to say. "Okay! I'm an only child. I was rushed to hospital to have my appendix removed. And I was homeschooled for a few years." The truths seemed benign enough for now, she hoped.
Divya
Divya was loving this game. It was nice to learn about the other girls. You'd think with all of the free time they had on the island that they would have learned plenty about each other by now, but keeping yourself alive when you were stranded was hard. And very tiring. At the end of the day, you just wanted to sleep on your bed of sand. "Hmm." She narrowed her eyes at Luna, as if that would help her figure out which one of the three facts was a lie. "I'm gonna go with appendix," she decided after a moment. "What about you guys?" She asked the others.
Shane
shane nodded, making a mental note to keep an eye out for jenny’s picture whenever they made it back home. kind of a small world moment if she was actually able to find them. attention shifted to luna as she went next and honestly she was stumped. she was pretty sure this was the most she had spoken to the other girl in the five days on the island so she really didn’t have much to go on, so she played it safe and decided to side with divya on this round. “yeah, i’m thinking appendix too,” she said with a shrug.
Jenny
They considered the options presented to the group. They had already noted the scar of Luna's arm, so similar to their own, and though it had nothing to do with an appendix and made them think that she wasn't a stranger to surprise medical procedures. But, then that was the option Divya and Shane went with. " Guess I'll go with homeschool, mix it up a little. " They didn't think Luna was stupid enough to lie about being an only child so soon after Jenny had.
Luna
It was a little surprising to her that the others caught her out so quickly. Except Jenny, who went with home schooling. "I still have my appendix," she confessed with a small grin, not admitting she had been rushed to hospital for a host of other things. "How did you guys know?" Maybe it was just a lucky guess.
Shane
shane had a smug smile on her face when luna announced that she and divya were right. that’s two for two. though, she was mostly guessing, shane was still proud of her ability to read people. “honestly, i totally guessed and went with welbs on that one.” shifting where she sat, shane put her legs down since it was doing nothing to help warm her. after a moment of thought, she decided she might as well get her turn over with. “okay so, i lost my virginity to a guy at 14. i can play the guitar. and i have travelled to 5 different countries.” she was sure her lie was obvious but if everyone else wasn’t going deep yet, neither was she.
Jenny
Jenny nodded a little at the reveal. If it had been someone they had spoken to more they might have been a little disappointed at the lose, but seeing as they and Luna had only spoken a tiny amount, and about stars of all things, they didn't feel too bad. But then someone they had spoken to quite a lot took their turn: Shane. Even though they hadn't spoken about any of those topics, Jenny would feel a little bad if they couldn't figure this one out. Once again brows furrowed a little as they thought. " I'm thinking either first one or last one. " They said aloud, looking around to gage what the others might be thinking. " Anything with a specific number is easy to make a little lie out of. " They added, to give reasoning to their thoughts. Though, on top of that, they'd be severely disappointed for Shane if she'd lost her virginity to a guy.
Alexa
alexa couldn’t believe anyone would decide to turn her belongings into a rain collector, but the wind and the rain caused her to wrap all her things into a blanket in panic and head for the cave. couple wrong turns and she was starting to feel like she wouldn’t make it so she stopped by a massive tree to cry for over 20 minutes before continuing. as she entered the cave to find the peaceful atmosphere of the girls settled she dropped her stuff to the floor in relief. except the champagne now hanging from her hand. “okay who the FUCK ruined my suitcase? you know what? doesn’t matter! I hope you enjoy freezing instead of being wrapped in a nice DRY blanket. also i had the insides of that suitcase coated in special paint that reacts badly with water so all the water in there is basically toxic now. think about that next time you, the culprit, wants to fuck with somebody else’s shit.” she will drip all over Shane on her way around deeper into the cave and away from its entrance. “what did I miss? where is Joss?”
Divya
Divya was having such a great time with the girls, smiling and taking guesses. They all really were making the best of a bad situation. "You make a good point," Divya agreed with Jenny when she caught their gaze. She gave it a moment's thought before turning to Shane and squinting, doing her signature move of narrowing her eyes - as if that held any real weight to how accurately once could sus out which fact was a lie. "I'm going with the first one. Too many details." A guy and at 14. Though the second she thought it, she realized: wait, maybe more details were better. She was just about to open her mouth to change her answer and then Lex made her way into the cave. Her heart dropped to her bum at the mention of the suitcase, gulping when she knew it was all her and Shane's doing . She looked over to the soccer captain, eyes clearly expressing panic.
Shane
shane smiled to herself when jenny and divya read her so easily. she opened her mouth to give the answer right as someone walked into the cave. the second she heard lex's voice behind her, shane froze, staring right at divya. water dripped on shane's already wet head. running her hands over her head to wipe the water off, shane saw the visible panic in divya's eyes. shane just barely shook her head, hoping the other girl could pick up on the fact that they should keep quiet. "i haven't see joss since last night. hopefully she found shelter," shane said instead of acknowledging lex's suitcase. "we're trying to pass the time with a game. so do you think lex, i lost my v-card to a dude at 14, i play the guitar, or i've been to 5 different countries, which is a lie?" she tried to make her voice sound as neutral as possible as she tried to push the conversation away from lex's belongings.
Jenny
Though Jenny had nothing to do with the further ruining of Lex's suitcase, having been preoccupied with the fire, they did feel a little guilty about leaving her behind. And when she mentioned Joss, Jenny was forced to think about just how many people were missing from the cave. And though it really wasn't, they immediately believed that was at least mostly their fault. Adjusting their position so legs were to their chest and arms wrapped around them, as a form of comfort. Their right hand hanging loosely off to the side to avoid putting pressure on the still stinging burn. As both Divya and Shane seemed to chose to ignore the whole suitcase thing and all the energy Lex had brought with her into the cave and instead push forward with the game, Jenny did too. " Divs and I are saying v-card. It has more details than the other options. "
Alexa
Alexa couldn’t believe none of them even acknowledged her suitcase conundrum and she was determined to make them regret it. Shane’s quick change of topic and unreasonably welcoming behaviour made her suspicious as heck and she was now eyeing all of them as if they al knew and she was the idiot. Regardless she sits down, pulls out a couple of semi-dry shirts from the plastic bag. She puts on a fluffy pink pullover and passes the rest towards Divya. “Well, Shane has all the attitude of someone who should be getting laid but isn’t so, I’m gonna go with the 5 countries one. I don’t know man, what’s your zodiac again?” as if all the answers stood hidden in that one answer. Without much thinking she’ll pass the champagne to her right and pull her knees to her chest. “Seriously though has no one seen Joss? I need a shit liar in this circle if I’m even gonna attempt to win this game.”
Shane
shane knew they were suspicious as fuck but considering alexa was probably already blaming her for it, there wasn’t much she could do besides hope divya wasn’t going to have a panic attack over what they did. but if worst came to worst, she’d take the fall and give some speech about how it was used for the greater good of survival and how alexa’s clothes could dry while they actually have water to drink. instead, she stays quiet and just rolls her eyes at lex’s comment. “well considering we’ve been stuck here for 5 days, it has been too long since i’ve been laid. and i’m an aquarius, but i don’t see how that can sway your choice,” she shot back. if shane was honest, she was worried about joss and the other girls. they could be anywhere right now and she just hoped they were okay. instead she just shook her head and frowned at the mention of her. “anyways, welbs and jenny were right. i was 14 but i would never sleep with a guy. who’s next?”
Divya
Divya tried her best to keep her calm, swallowing her nerves and looking anywhere but Alexa's eyes to help her do so. She took the plastic from the girl with a nod, eyes toward the ground when she did so. She felt somewhat better rummaging the bag for something dry to wear, even more so when Shane revealed the lie and declared her and Jenny winners. "Yes!" She cheered, squeezing a hand into a victorious fist. At the same time she found something decent to change into from Alexa's bag, tossing it over to Jenny so they could have a nosey now. "I wanna go!" Divya announced. "I have an older sister, I've never broken a bone in my body, aaaand I took first place in a watermelon eating competition in Year 3." She flashed a grin when she was finished with her list of facts, smile faltering slightly when she accidentally made eye contact with Alexa.
Jenny
When Lex mentioned Joss again, Jenny thought of piping up to say obviously they hadn't seen her. Or Oona, or like everyone else who wasn't already in the cave. If they had seen any of them they would have made sure they came with them. Or Divya would have at least. But when the question was followed by only wanting Joss around because she was a shit liar, Jenny bit their tongue. Their lips cracked a small smile once more when it was revealed they and Divya had been correct. Even a light chuckle escaped them as they witnessed the other's excitement. When handed the plastic bag, they reached for it with their good hand, keeping the other hidden in hoodie sleeve. Though they'd just argued that more details meant lie, they felt differently when Divya filled her last option with far more details than the rest. " I think broken bone, " they decided, pulling a shirt from the bag before passing it on. " I've seen how clumsy you are, there's no way you've never broken a bone. " They said with a sort of affectionate teasing as they looked to her. Plus, she was decked out in athletic stuff. There was no way an athletic kid hadn't broken a bone at some point.
Alexa
she observed them all carefully and for a moment even Divya appeared suspicious. That’s how she knew she was probably tired and making stuff up at this point. Now focused entirely on the game, and lowkey annoyed that she guessed Shane wrong, she tries to look for hints on Divyas face but to no avail. She just seemed like she was lying altogether. Lex was never much good at reading people though, or situations, she just either vibed with people or didn’t. Jenny’s answer seamed very likely so she’ll nod. “Yes, yes I’ll second that too. I mean, it does seem the most plausible. But then the watermelon is so specific I’m...confused. Wait, how many is supposed to be a lie? One? Two?” She itches the back of her head and shrugs. “One lie, yeah no the bone, I’ll go with the broken bone...”
Shane
shane smiled as divya excitedly celebrated that she and jenny guessed right. despite being stuck with alexa now, she was glad that she could ride out the storm with two of the people she did enjoy spending time with. but next was divya’s turn and shane was stumped. “i want to say the watermelon because it sounds so outrageous. but i also feel like it’s something you’d do and throw it in there to stump us. so i’m gonna copy them and say bone too.”
Divya
“Bone? Really? That’s what you guys are going for? Sure?” A beat for any final changes. Divya gave them all a cheeky look before revealing the truth. “You’re all wrong!” She told them with a spirited bounce. “I really never have broken a bone before. Though, I probably should considering all the trouble I find myself in.” She chuckled. “And I really did win First Place for that watermelon eating competition. One of my proudest accomplishments in fact. I got sick right after though, threw it all up in the closest bathroom after I had my picture taken.” She shook her head at the memory. “I don’t have an older sister. I have an older brother,” she told them with a small grin, chuffed she was able to get away with it. “Well, half brother but brother nonetheless. Sean.” In her excitement, she turned to Alexa, completely forgetting her prior guilt. “He’s in the Royal Airforce actually. Or was,” she corrected herself with a tilt of her head. She turned to the rest of the group again. “He’s like private contractor or something now. Gets hired by random people and does all sorts of things.” She gave a wave of her hand, bored now with the details of her brother’s current occupation.
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top 5 smutty fics (both in terms of your faves and most likely to send anyone to hell for reading)
LMAO, sex ain’t a sin, baby. It’s actually a great thing and you shouldn’t feel ashamed of it. Don’t worry.
1. can’t take you home to mother (that’s what i like about it) by redmaynes
Summary: “I still hate you, you know that?” Ryan gasped out after they finally broke for air, and he roughly shoved Shane back on the mattress to make quick work of the button of his jeans, and smirked when he heard Shane curse under his breath when he pulled down the zipper slowly, agonizingly.
“The feeling’s mutual, baby,” Shane said through gritted teeth.
“Don’t call me baby.”
Rated: E
Chapters: 7/8
Commentary: This is, no joking, one of my all time favorite fanfictons. And thought the smut is mostly in the first chapter, the truth is that it’s one of the best written out there. It’s hella hot, but also has a great plot that develops pretty well and smooth during the entire story. Really, an amazing fic.
2. Perfect Fit by moliuoli
Summary: There’s a legend that says anyone able to take all of statue Shane’s cock will summon the god to the mortal realm. Given the statue’s excessive size, no one has ever succeeded to prove or disprove the story.
Until Ryan that is
Rated: E
Commentary: Listen, I sure love this fic. I don’t think there’s a smut fic I’ve re-read as much as this one. Ryan’s characterization is one of my favorites, he is not only relatable but feels real in his every step and every action and good, or maybe bad, decision he makes that leads him to the main… thing in this fic. And that ending? Brilliant. Really love this fic, give me 50 of these.
3. Blood Buddies (with benefits) by Squeakyshroom
Summary: Ryan thought they were just friends, but one night and one bite has him questioning everything.
OR: Shane’s a fledgling vampire. Ryan’s an idiot.
Rated: E
Commentary: It wouldn’t be a smut list without including queen Sharon in it, and this is one of my favorite fics by her and in the fandom, and about Shane being supernatural. In this case, one of the hottest vampires ever. I adore this fic and how subtle Shane’s character is, because you as the reader KNOW he is in love with Ryan, you can see it in the way he talks to him even. And Ryan is just………….. such an idiot. But a lovable one who deserves that dick.
4. the ghosts are screaming by ryan_bergara (ashtronomical_wander)
Summary: “Okay, not gonna lie, I’m still freaking out a bit about this hotel, so erm,” Ryan says frantically, eyes shifting around the room in panic. “How about we, er…” he nods towards the bed, before giving Shane a pleading look.
“Wait, are you sure?” Shane blushes a little, not sure if he feels right doing this when Ryan was in such a state just moments ago.
“It’ll take my mind off it, come on…”
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Basically
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Ryan has anxiety and Shane is his comfort.
Rated: E
Commentary: Look, I even remember the night I read this fic. It made me tear up, as an anxious sub, it made me extra happy. One of the best quality sexy stuff out there, perfect characterization that provides a nice glanze at their relationship, truly one of my favorite interpretations of them and it’s so, so valid. Good shit, GOOD SHIT.
5. Let the Sunshine Burn Your Eyes by YogurtTime
Summary: An innocent man of taste and leisure, Ricky Goldsworth, just wants to check into his hotel room, but gets into an altercation with the concierge while a mysterious gentleman in expensive-looking clothes watches nearby.
Rated: E
Commentary: WHO would I be if I didn’t include my king in this list? WHO? This is the only Goldsworth persona fic I like, like… literally. It’s the only one. It’s not only incredibly well written, it has one of the sexiest most powerful vibes to ever exist in fiction, true erotica for everyone who touches it. And man, that twist at the end still haunts me because… BECAUSE. This fic is my kink.
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Double Dates part 2
Chapter 2: The Ratatouille Challenge
Luke retuned home after came back from a case. He was tired and just wanted to sleep.
When he opened the door, there was Penelope cooking in his kitchen. Sergio on his couch and Roxie looking at Penelope from her bed.
"H...hey Penelope" he said walking in. She has a pink pajamas on.
She turned visibly surprised "Luke? I thought you could come tomorrow?"
"We found a good lead to catch the unsub early and we decided to come today. Why are you here?" He lifted his eyebrow and he put his gun in his save box.
"Well, there's a broken pipe in my apartment, and here was the only place I can go so..."
"Oh..." Said Luke and walked to her, he leaned in and kissed her softly "it's ok you can stay here as long as you want" he smiled and she smiled back.
"I'm making dinner. Veggie tacos" she smiled big showing him the pan with some vegetables.
"That looks great" he kissed her head and walked to his bedroom to change. He put on a short and a tank top then walked back to the kitchen "you can sleep in my bed, I will go to the couch"
"Oh... No I don't want to bother you" she said worry.
"I could never let you sleep in a couch so don't you dare to start an argument, am I clear?" She nodded "good let's eat" she grabbed a tortilla and filled it with vegetables and poured some sause and handed it to Luke then she made some more tacos and both walked to eat it and talked while do it.
"So what do you and Max planned for Reid and me?" He smirked at her.
She got excited "well we found a restaurant that hosted cook-offs, where couples feud cooking dishes, the judges picked two food dishes and the couples has to cook the one they gave them"
"Oh my... I just know how to make pasta with cheese. I suck cooking nena"
"Fear not chéri. I will do it" she smiled and kissed his cheek. He laughed.
"Ok I will trust you" he stood up and held the dishes and glasses then went to wash them.
Meanwhile Penelope looked at him from the table. She never dated someone like Luke. He was so different from any other boyfriend she had. Shane was an idiot and he was more into be better than her, not into make her happy; Kevin was so sweet and she shared so much with him, but he was so insecure and not very athletic; and then Sam... Sam was not proactive or with crazy ideas, he was so sweet and kind but she needed someone different.
Luke is athletic, like Morgan; he was sweet and kind, she loved the little cat he gave her after a case; he was proactive and protective, the dates he planned were so perfect, she melted with every detail he planned.
And according to Phil or Lisa he was not like this, he was not sweet or caring, but with her he was different, and so was her with him.
At first she was mean because she missed her chocolate thunder but then he won a place in her heart and she was mean as a secret flirting way.
"Penelope?... Earth calling Penelope..." She shakes her head and looked at him "are you alright?"
"Oh yeah newbie I'm alright" she said playfully the nickname she gave him. He rolled his eyes but smiled.
"She will keep calling me newbie, Roxie" he laughed.
"Did someone ever tell you that you act like Kristoff talking to her?"
Luke laughed as he finished to wash the dishes "I will go get my pillow and blanket" he smiled at her and walked in his room returning with both things "goodnight nena" he said putting them on the couch.
"Are you sure? I don't want you to be uncomfortable in your own apartment"
"Penelope, I'm perfectly fine with this, I won't let you sleep here" he looked at her patting the couch.
"I was thinking... That bed is big enough for both of us" she bit her lip "if you don't mind sharing" he smirked, looked down and back at her.
"If you don't mind, I don't mind" he stood up and both slept in the same bed. She did not want to rush things. It will happen sooner or later. She was not like that but Luke was different and so was she.
The next day was Saturday and it was their double date. So they practice cooking together. She taught him some things and he was a quick study so he learned it.
The date was at eleven so at one they could eat.
When they arrived, Max and Spencer were already there. Spencer looked at them and waved.
"There's lot of people here"
"Yeah it's a popular date place and it's a fun way to interact" said Penelope looking at them.
"Yeah it does. Max and I had been practicing this morning" said Spencer looking at his girlfriend.
"Spencer is pretty good" she said without reveling how much "how about a friendly competition?"
"Oh my God... yes!" Said Penelope.
"Wait what?" Luke was shocked.
"I trust you newbie" he raised his eyebrow "it will be fun. Beside I never saw or heard of Spencer cooking so I'm sure we will be fine"
Max smirked "so we have a deal?"
"Yeah but first... The winner will pick the next double date" said Penelope "because I want this to happen again. I love you too. You are like a Disney couple, because Derek and Savannah are Barbie and Ken so you are... Um... Cinderella and her prince"
They laughed "ok I would like it" said Spencer "I some ideas if we win. Since phantasmagoria will be next week"
"Oh yeah you mentioned it. It was tempting so let see if the good doctor win" he laughed and nodded.
They waited some more until it was time to walk in the restaurant.
The place was big, full of long tables, stoves, knifes and other things to cook. There was a man with a chef jacked on "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The W Pier. A restaurant school where the students of the chef school come to have experience with a true kitchen" he said "I'm Chef Martinez. Today we will cook some Hispanic food. And then we will eat them. Each couple will have a spot with the ingredients and the recipe, and of course everything you will need to cook. Pots, pans, knifes, spoons, forks... Everything" everyone nodded "now we will have a twist...." He smirked and all of them got nervous "the dynamic of today it's called 'Ratatouille' Challenge" which means that one of the couple will cook and the other will read and say the instructions. Like Remy and Linguini" Some people were afraid, mostly men "the Remy will be the women and the Linguini will be the men"
Luke looked at Penelope "did you know that?"
"I knew about they used dynamics but they never mentioned this"
"Well apparently it's something new" they looked at Spencer and Max and Luke said "can we cancel the bet?"
"No" said Max "are you chicken out?"
"NO" said Penelope "we can do it, I thrust you" she held his cheeks.
"Thank you but I don't trust in me" he sighed. She kissed him then she pulled away "umm ok that gave me hope and trust in myself" he laughed.
"Ok let's see. We labeled the tables with the last name of the couples. Most of you are boyfriend- girlfriend so we had to write both names. Please come here and look for your place" every couple walked there. Spencer and Max were next to Luke and Penelope "Ok the dishes you will be cooking today are from Hispanic countries"
Spencer and Max had to cook the Bandeja Paisa, a Colombian dish and Luke and Penelope had to cook Pastel de choclo.
"What the heck is a choclo?" Said Penelope reading the title of their dish.
"Ok people. One more rule. The girls will said the instructions one by one but in the moment you need help boys, you can raise your hand and one of our assistances will start the timer. She can be 5 minutes, that's all. No more time so you have to pick the right moment"
Luke looked at the ingredients and rubs his beard "Jesus..."
"Ok let's beginning... Now!" The men started to look the ingredients and their girlfriends to read the instructions.
"Ok Luke according to the translator choclo is corn. It's a Chilean dish and looks nice" she said.
"Ohk sounds good. Let's make this"
Meanwhile Spencer and Max started to cook "the Bandeja paisa is from Colombia. And it's a big meal" said Spencer.
"Good to now sweetheart but concentrate in the cooking because the red beans and the pork have to go in the pressure cooker" he nodded and did as she said.
Luke and Penelope were cooking the ground meat with some peppers and onions.
The two couples were working nicely but the others were a mess. Some men did not like to work blindly or there were arguments because they made the food different from what they had been telling.
Thankfully for Max and Penelope, their couples worked good under pressure and followed instructions.
Luke got lost once or twice during the cooking but managed to get thru. Spencer's memory helped him listened to Max's next instruction while working and remember what to do next.
At the end Luke requested Penelope's help to finished the dish while Spencer did not need the extra help but requested so she could some arepas, a circular corn bread from Colombia and Venezuela.
They finished and the chef congratulated them and invited them to take a seat, order wine and eat what they cooked.
Spencer, Max, Luke and Penelope sat down together and ordered a bottle with four cups.
"I never worked this hard in a kitchen" said Luke cutting some of his dish.
"I like to cook but I never make something like this" added Spencer.
They laughed "so Spencer let's try this" said Penelope getting some red beans and an arepa "oh my God... It's delicious" she smiled eating more.
After that they made jokes and ate the food. Then they were agree to order some dessert.
They ate some arroz con leche, since it's the Latin American night.
When they were about to leave Penelope said "we never figured who won the bet"
"I think Luke and I did a good job both and we both won. I'm normally super competitive but today I think it's a tie"
"I'm agree with Spence" added Max "but maybe next time we can pick the next one?" Max bit her lip.
Penelope nodded "yeah... This idea was fun but I think our next double date should be calmer" they laughs and nodded.
Then both couple leave. Luke and Penelope walked to his car and he said "Chica..." She looked at him "can I pick want we will do and with who?"
"Of course you can" she said smiling, this is something she liked about him "what do you have in mind?"
"Ok the next couple should be Matt and Kristy" he smiled "the activity it's a surprise" she laughed and nodded.
"Fair enough" she said "let's see what Mr Newbie have in mind"
OOooOOooOO
So... What do you think? Was it fun? I hope you enjoyed it and I already have the idea for this date.
The next chapter will be one of the cutest couple in the show.
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3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 13 for the End of the year Asks.
3. Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?
I’d have to say either Chris Tomlin or Passion. I really got into Christian music this year and it helped me through some of the tougher moments.
4. Movie of the year?
I basically watched one non-musical movie all year and it was Demolition Man in April. But if I had to pick any “film” that hit me, it’d be the Hamifilm. I’d watched the bootleg a few times before that but seeing it in full HD was glorious.
BTW: WERE THIS YEAR NOT A SHIT SHOW, I CAN GUARENTEE “IN THE HEIGHTS” WOULD BE MY ANSWER HERE! (grumblegrumble2020bullfuckerygrumble)
5. TV show of the year?
Does Smackdown count? LOL! If Smackdown doesn’t count, then I’d have to say Xena. Yes, it’s a really old show, but I’ve been having a hell of a Xena resurgence this year, so that’s my pick.
7. Favorite actor of the year?
Considering his recent stints on NCIS. I am fighting every fiber of my being to NOT put Shane O Mac as my answer here, so outside of him and any other wrestlers I’d have to go with Ethan Slater. The SpongeBob Musical Proshot hit in late 2019 and I rode that high into 2020, with Ethan still being one of my biggest guys right now. Plus, “Life is Weird” hit this year which I absolutely ADORE. Spotify WINS! Oh, and my mom bought me TSBM DVD for Christmas. So that’s pretty cool too,
9. Best month for you this year?
December, by far. We’ve only got a few days left and nothing catastrophic has happened to me thus far. Brodie’s death was horrible, but it’s 2020 and there’s no such thing as a perfect month. But with my getting my Christmas Club payout last month, on top of a big helping of extra money from food stamps and LIHEAP, I had a ton of money for Christmas Presents this year, including a good many for myself! (See the most recent Action Figure Update.) Sure, the slow post office has been annoying, but it’s been an awesome holiday season this year and I’m excited to see what 2021 has to offer.
12. Talk about a new friend you made this year
There’s this one totally sweet lady I met on Tumblr who I nicknamed Zaynee. She’s just the best. She’s kind, thoughtful, funny, positively awesome to chat with, and she introduced me to this whole new ship called Zowens which, prior to this year I wasn’t really that big on, but BOY OH BOY DID THAT EXPLODE! I mean, true, we did become mutuals LAST year (12/27/2019 Happy Anniversary, Darling) but this year she became the best friend I could ever hope for. Every day when I log on to tumblr, I rush to see if she posted anything new and, if she did, I eagerly eat it up. Yummy yummy Zaynee content. And, on the nights when I’m having episodes, I love to search through her blog for happy posts and zowens stuff that always manages to cheer me up. Holy fuckbeans I just love her so much. Bestest Tumblr Friend EVER.
And... possibly a bit self-indulgent, who else did you think I was going to put here, sweetie???
13. How was your birthday this year?
Ok, since this is getting long, I’ll try to make this short.
Last Christmas, my mother (although she’s never admitted this was her intention) decided to teach me a lesson about why we don’t demand gifts. For years I had gotten bitchy and pushy about how “You never get me what I ask for for Christmas” and last year, I actually gave her a physical list – which she made a point of not getting a single thing from. She’s never said why she did it, but the disappointment I had on Christmas day when I got nothing I wanted, in contrast with the JOY my parents displayed over my mostly-dollar-tree gifts went a LONG way for teaching me the spirit of giving.
Perhaps this is why, for Christmas this year, I just dropped casual hints while splurging greatly in my own gift giving. Christmas was very nice this year and, when I didn’t DEMAND stuff, I found I got just what I wanted.
However, this was about my birthday.
My birthday is June 10th. Because I got NOTHING I wanted for Christmas, and one of the big things I wanted was a new computer, my mom told me she’d try to get it for me for my birthday instead.
Well, on June 2nd of this year, there was a storm. A bigun. And in the storm, the power surged not once, not twice, but THREE times.
If I had to guess what happened, the first time shorted out my surge protector. The second one knocked out my electronics while the third positively FRIED them.
When the power came back on, my monitor and my printer were completely bricked, while my computer was on the fritz and TWO of my external hard drives were not responding.
I was crushed. All that hardware fried in 6 seconds.
My mother, bless her, over the course of June, took a large sum of money from her personal savings and replaced my entire set up by herself. New PC, New Monitor, New Printer, New 10TB HD, ALL OF IT. The only thing I was responsible for was the new surge protector (which I did NOT skimp on!)
So, as fate would have it, both my Christmas and Birthdays this year were pretty swell.
And that was not remotely short. Dammit.
Anyway, Thanks @ilovesamizayn for the ask! Love ya, babe.
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Top 5 shows/YouTube channels you'd recommend?
Achievement Hunter/LetsPlay
A cast of about 11 people play video games Very badly. I’m going to break this down into different series because honestly? They produce a Lot of content, and not everything is for everyone. I probably won’t elaborate on series within series so if you wanna know, drop me an ask?
Minecraft:
Their longest running series at over 400 episodes, Minecraft Lets Plays run from soothing (Let’s Builds, Skyfactory One at most times, some of achieveland) to the most stressful thing you’ve ever seen (Ya Dead, Ya Dead and the King series). They’ve done builds, they’ve done mod packs, they’ve done servers, it’s wild.
GTA V:
Split between races, Heists, and Things To Do, their GTA V is their second longest running series with 402 episodes at the time of writing. It’s spawned an entire set of alter egos known as the Fake AH Crew, and has created some fairly iconic moments. I would recommend their Heist videos, especially Michaels Heist and the Criminal Masterminds series, as they’ve some of my favourite.
GMOD:
The Achievement Hunter cast is very very good at lying to each other, so they found a game where they can do that. Split between Prop Hunt, Trouble in Terrorist Town (TTT), Murder, and their own creation “Death Snail”, they have roughly 130 episodes of lying, shooting, and betrayal, it’s great.
Play Pals and Battle Buddies:
Putting these two together because they’re both pairs of people playing video games badly.
Battle buddies features Ryan Haywood and Jeremy Dooley playing FPS games pretty well (such as Wolfenstein, Doom, Far Cry, Portal and more). I think there’s lore but honestly? I have not being paying very much attention
Play Pals is Michael Jones and Gavin Free being Very Very Bad at games. They’re currently playing “Please Don’t Touch Anything”, but they’re also known for Human Fall Flat and Super Bunny Man
Hardcore [Game]:
The hardcore series sees Achievement Hunter take a family friendly game (such as Monopoly and Mini Golf) and introduce High Stakes and wacky costumes. It’s Fun, it’s Manic, and I don’t know how some of them are still alive tbh
Off Topic:
Off Topic is the official Achievement Hunter podcast. Each episode is roughly 2 hours and there’s over 200 episodes. Usually it’s getting drunk and talking shit, but like, it’s funny
Red Web:
Red Web is a new achievement hunter podcast, hosted by the “AH Twins” (Trevor Collins and Alfredo Diaz). It explores online mysteries and cryptic stories spanning the decades. Available wherever you listen to podcasts
This Just Internet:
Fiona Nova attempts to teach the rest of Achievement Hunter about memes and Tik Toks. Includes up to date memes at the time of each episode airing, a revolving cast of three hunters + Fiona, and a recent section about and featuring community made memes
Let’s Roll:
The Achievement Hunter board game show, currently hosted by Larry the Games Wizard. Includes a wide range of board games, including some recurring ones like Coup, One Night Ultimate, and The Red Dragon Inn. Always fun to watch them screw each other over (this time with cards)
AH Animated:
Little 2-3 minute clips from across everything Achievement Hunter does, but this time animated by some Extremely talented people. Always very funny, and usually include good callbacks to earlier points that are fun to spot.
Between the Games:
Ever wonder what happens when you lock 11 overgrown children in a room together? A lot of property damage. Usually it’s messing around with food, throwing things at their rapidly deteriorating ceiling, or causing the most pain to themselves and their coworkers (seriously, these guys are a health hazard)
Umbrella Academy
Seven siblings try to survive in a world of superpowers, time travel, the apocalypse, and other basic threats.
Season two has just come out on Netflix and it’s actually pretty good?? Very bingeable. Trigger warnings for guns, knives, drugs, war, gore, bombs, blood, and cults. Season two also deals with racism and homophobia (although it does this very well, without using really bad slurs (I think, can’t remember that well))
Watcher
Y’all remember the Ghoul Boys, Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara? Well they grabbed Steven Lim and started their own channel, Watcher.
It has some really good series, such as “Weird And/Or Wonderful World”, “Are You Scared?”, and my personal favourite “Puppet History”
Murder Room/On The Spot
I’m lumping these two very different series together because of their ever suffering host, Jon Risinger
Murder Room:
In the near future, the Justice System is dead and instead they lock a jury of four people in a room with the Host and an AI named Jessica. They get 30 minutes and a bunch of clues to work out who did it and hand an immediate death sentence to one of three suspects.
This is a completely finished series of 10 episodes, available on YouTube with video, or on podcast apps. Each case is completely different, the jury is never repeated, and it can be both really fun and really stressful. Trigger warnings for death, blood, gore, knives, guns, smoking, and drugs
On The Spot:
Join two teams of two players and the ever suffering host, Jon Risinger, as they battle it out in different improv comedy games to find out who can make Jon regret his life choices the most. None of the points matter, but then again nothing really does
It’s got actually funny improv comedy, 15 complete seasons that you can jump around in, and games that can be really creative at times. Trigger warnings for guns and knives in some episodes, I haven’t seen them all so I can’t exactly say what else there is (sorry)
Unraveled
In this Polygon series, Brian David Gilbert (The man with the Energy of a feral raccoon on energy drink) gets way too into video games. It’s like if Mythbusters replaced explosions with video game lore, and still managed to get the same effect
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Things I like in the walking dead:
Daryl’s dog
the abundance and variety of post-apocalyptic mini-civilizations. First we had small roving bands, then a couple tiny villages/communes, then city-states! Then a loose association of city-states, with complex diplomatic relationships, war, and trade! There’s little dystopias (terminus, Grady memorial hospital, the saviors) and little experimental utopias (Alexandria, the kingdom) and ones that are kinda both (Woodbury) and ones that are kinda neither (the weirdly cyberpunk landfill) and they’re all distinct and different! And they usually have some meta commentary on real world societies. Which one would you want to end up in, in the apocalypse? I’d say the kingdom. Stable, peaceful, enough food, good morale. The war changed some things, and it seems like it’s been absorbed by hilltop now, but it was doing so good for so long. And the kingdom had king Ezekiel and his tiger and his LARPing! But let’s be real I wouldn’t make it very far in the apocalypse. As soon as I’m in a deadly situation I can’t get out of without killing someone I’m dead - so like, the first time somebody tries to kill me
the creature effects (new kinds of zombies every episode! I think they write the script for each episode and then send it to their creature department to figure out where to put the featured zombie/gross death effect, and what kind it should be, etc etc. It’s so reliably good and interesting and new and disgusting! The zombie from the well at the Greene farm in season 2 still haunts my dreams)
villain costumes (Shane shaving his head to signal his Heel Turn, the governors eyepatch, negans leather daddy look, alphas weird, bald-headed, tank-top-over-long-sleeve-shirt look)
costumes in general. Daryl’s vest, the sheriffs hat rick gives to Carl, every outfit Michonne or Rosita ever wear, Michonne’s studded belt in particular, EZEKIEL’S COSTUMES!!!!!, Jesus’s little hipster bandit outfit with his beanie and his long leather coat and his fingerless gloves - he’s so cute, he looks like he’s about to explain to me what “hifi” really means and why vinyl is the only way to listen to recorded music, Aaron’s cute wholesome normcore look that slowly evolves into sweaty bearded mountain man with a metal arm and a tragic backstory, LIL MAYOR JUDITH, Maggie’s tomboy chic, all of Daryl’s ponchos, Enid’s indie coming of age movie style, dwights plot significant costume theft, Kelly’s earring! Kelly’s hair!, tyreeses sexy unbuttoned henleys, everyone’s hair journeys, PRINCESS, the zombie costumes, taras occasional novelty sunglasses
all the actors have a lot of chemistry with each other! Some more than others, but it’s a real strength of the show! The core group is always exchanging intense searing glances with each other and having whole conversations with just their eyes, and it’s just - I just find that really sexy, like not even as the characters necessarily, though that’s part of it, but as actors, having that kind of skill and rapport built up so they can do that, it’s just really sexy. I’m so into nonverbal communication, which is funny because I’m bad at it irl
Music By Bear McCreary (the soundtrack is excellent. One episode had a song by the mountain goats! It was “up the wolves” and it played when Beth and Daryl burned that moonshine still house down. Somebody on one of my Facebook mountain goat fan groups said they thought it should’ve been “the house that dripped blood” if it was gonna be a mountain goats song on that scene, and I have never stopped thinking about that. I think they’re right. But it’s not a well known song - neither is “up the wolves” but it’s def one of the better known tmg songs, if that makes sense when tmg is a relatively obscure band. Also while we’re talking about the mountain goats can I just add that several times each season the lyric “it will be too late by the time we learn / what these cryptic symbols mean” floats through my head, as rick squints at one of Morgan’s spray-painted messages, or everyone examines the Terminus maps, or whatever)
Georgia is gorgeous. Also, apparently it’s all filmed on 16mm? Like, entirely? That’s nuts. They have a real deep commitment to their aesthetic and it comes across in a multitude of ways. The production design is also great. Apparently their head production designer worked on the mad max movies among other things - his name is Grace Walker and I think that’s wild for 2 reasons: I’ve never met a man named Grace, and I can’t believe anyone who works on this show is named Walker
rapists and abusers always get their comeuppance .....in the first 5 or 6 seasons. When did Negan come along?
the writing of child characters. They have actual depth. Carl in particular was well-written. He really evolved over time and was so cute and brave and practical and really a product of his environment but also not just that. Lizzie and Mika were less fleshed out but still interesting. Beth felt like a real person, and got less frustrating over time. She was starting to be really compelling and competent right when she died, which was frustrating. The most frustrating thing about child characters is that they all die. Crossing my fingers for Judith.
the cgi tiger
DARYLS DOG, WHOSE NAME IS DOG. Did you know that Norman Reedus had been requesting that Daryl get a dog? That’s so cute, of course he did. And of course Daryl would get a dog, out in the woods by himself for 6 years. Of course he would refuse to name it because he can’t get emotionally attached. Of course he would be deeply in denial about how much he loves that dog. Carol asks him when was the last time he ate and he grouchily replies that “the dog ate yesterday” and doesn’t answer when she asks him “but when did you eat?” Daryl calls out “Dog!” and eventually the dog appears. Daryl says to the dog “Stay!” and the dog kind of glances at him and stands there for a moment, indecisive, then follows him. Daryl holds up a piece of fabric to the dog’s nose and the dog immediately and psychically understands that Daryl wants the dog to find the human who smells like that. Dog is a stroke of genius. Remember that time that Daryl went to his apartment, took off his shirt, and snuggled with Dog on the couch? I remember.
#the walking dead#daryl dixon’s dog#good show would recommend#the mountain goats#briefly mentioned#utopia/dystopia
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