Portrait of singer Muriel Gaines. Autographed on front: "To Mr. Thompson -- Who, me? Gee! Thanks! Sincerely, Muriel Gaines." Printed on front: "Boris Bakchy, N.Y.C." Stamped on back: "Kindly credit Boris Bakchy, photographer, 1650 B'way, N.Y.C. CI. 5-9622."
E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library
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Been meaning to say this for a bit.. And now that I finally can I just want to say...
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 100 FOLLOWERS!!
Ever sense I was but a little Gongus my Mama and Papa and Brother and Dog and Parrot and Cat and Goldfish and Garbage Man all mocked me and told me. "GONGUS YOU WILL NEVER BE ANY GOOD AT DRAWING BIG BURLY ITALIAN WARIO LAND INSPIRED MEN WHO RUN FAST!" But I never gave up... And LOOK AT WHERE I AM TODAY!!
Heck even my old Pa even came around and got me some Chinese takeout ( my favorite! ) to celebrate!
SO I WANNA THANK ALL MY MUTUALS!! ( YES EVEN THE ONES I DON'T TALK TO MUCH YOU HELPED ME GET HERE TOO!! )
@jellazticious @zedortoo @whereismyhat5678 @the-little-knight @oddpizza @skeweredmaggot
MY REAL LIFE FRIENDS THAT I GET TO EAT GRASS WITH IN THE MEADOWS EVERYDAY!
@funnylittlegoober @therealmachiavelli123 @gabrielora @sosokittyplays @somegamer @number1princessdianafan
And despite what I may have said in the beginning.. Yes.. Even my family I have to thank.. INCLUDING @funnylittlegoober YET AGAIN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN YEAH THAT'S RIGHT THAT'S THE GUY WHO TORMENTED ME WITH THE MR STICKS JERMA IMAGE GET HIM!!!!!!
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this is probably the most fuckin parasocial or whatever post I have ever made, but I just really like gerard way man :’)
like obviously I don’t know his personal life I don’t know his thoughts whatever, he could be the worst person alive for all I know but from what we the public see of him, he’s just a guy. just a nice guy, who has interests that he’s passionate and knowledgable about and loves to talk about, and talents and thoughts that he wants to share with the world. and he’s chill and he’s polite and he seems like a good dad, a good partner, a good friend. he seems very pleasant and easygoing to work with and talk to.
yeah idfk i’ll probably cringe at this in like a years time (I’ll probably cringe at this once I post it tbh 💀) but these are my 1am jared wee musings. I appreciate him. he seems like just a normal, nice person who got famous, and he just seems cool. idk i just want to hang out with him, have a chat with him. I feel like it would mellow me out I feel like it would be a fun time. like the 30 year age gap doesn’t mean shit I just find myself wanting to be friends with this dude and I think that’s a cool quality to have, especially as a famous person who could so easily let money and fame get to their head yk
I just wanna spend time with him man like you don’t understand I need his takes on buffy the vampire slayer DESPERATELY
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Hello. Anon from earlier.
Since you've already uncovered my plan (that I obviously tried very hard to hide), I figured I'd try to save myself some research (aka hours and hours of rereading).
And so, questions.
Of course, I do not want you to go to too much trouble, but I am wondering if you have a list or something of what injuries Donnie and Leo sustained at what points, and uh...bandages and other medical stuff, as well as the state of their masks and armour and stuff, that would be super helpful.
Oh! Also. I feel like my brain is making stuff up, because I felt like the part where Big Mama threw Leo in the cell with Viper was like, a full scene, but I can't find it, just the summary in the next chapter. But, that's just a little side tangent. Uh...Leo's other marking. What exactly did she do to them?
Continuing the little tangent, I absolutely loved the detail of Leo hearing Donnie calling out to him. When I read it, I was still kind of in denial, but at the same time, Donnie had been calling Leo's name when Viper hurt him the first time, so it makes sense that he'd imagine it. So I rationalized that in my mind, and then broke when it was revealed that Donnie was actually calling him. Very well played. The details like that are my favourite part of this fic~
Hello again, Anon! Absolutely wonderful timing on the ask, as getting to talk about Spiders Web always cheers me up.
I have been WAITING for this day! MONTHS ago I made a table of physical and emotional damage as well as treatments in order to attempt to keep track of the violence. FINALLY I GET TO USE IT!
Be prepared for kinda blurry pictures and long (medically inaccurate) rants below! HAHAHAHAAA!
Not proper grammar and not in chronological order, but the info should be there. I may have missed some stuff because sometimes I improvise, but I think that should be all.
I am also not a medical professional in any way, shape, or form, so I have no clue how accurate any of this stuff is.
ALSO, I know this whole list can be overwhelming so it's totally okay if you don't want to show every scratch and scrape. But if you want to, go right ahead!
Bandages/medical stuff - Just assume that in any point in time either of the twins have at least one red bandage on them at any given time from chapter seven to fourteen. I think. I think Big Mama just kinda stopped giving Astros bandages, and Tyrian didn't fight at all from when we died until the Labyrinth Lollapalooza.
Armor (what it looks like can be found HERE) - hooo boyyy.... I didn't keep track of the armor quite as much. Up until chapter fourteen, Donnie's battleshell kept getting more and more beat up. I think at some point some of the panels came out. Leo's blue scarf would get bloodstained and dirty after fights, but he'd rinse it out in the shower so it was relativly clean? Just torn and ragged as time went on. I think the kneepads would be scuffed up, but other than that their armor would look fine. I never found a place to mention it, but bellhops would come around and collect their armor for cleaning/replacing between fights. The fighters may have been damaged but Big Mama wanted their armor to be nice and shiny under the spotlights.
As for masks, Leo lost his to Viper. Donnie's was taken after Heinous Green bashed his head in (Big Mama thought it best that her champions matched. And also in case she needed some of Donnie's DNA for nefarious purposes). I am also now realizing that @drsmer and I never showed you guys what their masks for the final fight looked like... hmm....
Big Mama threw Leo in a cell with Viper near the end of chapter 16. I didn't actually describe the time in there with Viper, and only detailed the aftermath. I thought it best to let y'all's imagination take over for that one.
Leo's other markings (the ones on his arms and legs) just had the top part sliced into. I think.
OOO fun behind the scenes time! I decided that their cells were next to each other and that they could hear each other by complete accident. I was writing near two friends who read the fic but didn't know Donnie was alive (love ya dear, @rocky-again and @danger-noodle4 ), and one friend who has not watched Rise but DID know that Donnie was alive because I talk a lot.
This piece of writing below is a LIVE REACTION of me mapping out the chapter in a notes document and then realizing that in the layout of the Nexus, their cells would be next to each other and they could hear each other.
Because even I am not immune to angst, I started silently freaking out but couldn't tell the two turtle fan friends about it, so I had to write it out to Kate to make her UNDERSTAND how ANGSTY it was.
It must have been quite the scene. Sorry for the long story, but thought you should know the fun origins of the very angsty detail.
Alrighty, I hope I answered all of your questions! If you need anything else, don't hesitate to send me another ask. I wish you well on your endeavors, whatever they may be 👀
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