#mick weaver

[pepperoniparadise]

1970

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ASK BOX.

Which of your ocs is most likely to steal something and not feel any sort of remorse?

ANOTHER inch resting question heehoo and once again it depends on what when and why we are stealing.... :) i'll go world by world again, assume if any world is left out its because the answer for everyone there is "they would feel bad"

whoopsverse:

kiska would probably only feel remorseless about stealing if it was completely necessary, because thats the only time she would steal anyway. she is very much a pragmatist. vas on the other hand is a RAT and will steal approximately anything without feeling bad (provided shes not like, actively killing someone by stealing it eg she wouldnt, like, steal insulin)

weaver's apprentice:

dijah would steal small things for fun and would only feel a little bad about it, she like takes a pair of earrings from a stand right before shes planning to skip town... nobody will ever be the wiser and now she has a great pair of earrings. this is to say: dijah would shoplift at walmart but she wouldnt steal from an artist. does this make sense can anyone hear me

silly superhero story:

leon would not be down for stealing he has morals that would make him go :( if he stole something from someone. mick doesnt care at all and makes most of his living through skimming off of other people's bank accounts with his #sick hacking skillz. dani is also a proponent of shoplifting from walmart but would kick the shit out of someone stealing from small businesses. kammie and grant are ... supervillains.... LMAOOOOOO and so is clarisse (mick's mom) so..... yeahhhhhhh HAHAHA. surprisingly sandra is pro-stealing but shhhh dont tell her bosses (she's a secretary at the hero HQ)

toh oc:

sol would steal <3 she has before and she will continue to do so <3 she's a big snoop and will go through people's belongings if she has due cause

pokemon oc:

hoenn trainer would steal ALWAYS thats actually how she gets her money from battles. lmao <3 "the cultural expectation is to pay the winner of a pokemon battle" yeah but this one in particular is holding a poke-gun to your head and you suddenly get the feeling that if you dont give her five extra moolah something bad will happen

[despair-ninja-everything-agency]

ThanCole stole SniperSpy’s wedding outfits >:3c

Bit o’ a cheeky bonus to the WoLCred week thingy and also a tribute to @kirame90​ ‘s SniperSpy comic series. Y’all should check it out, especially if you’re into TF2 and, most importantly, a fellow SniperSpy shipper like me.

I encountered that SniperSpy comic, like, 2 or 3 months ago as it’s coming closer to conclusion. Word cannot describe how I feel about the comic series, but it made me laugh and cry and feel all sorts of feelings. I admire how the story told, how the couple having to deal with their blooming relationship, the comedy that is the other mercs, Sniper’s parents, the exploration of Spy’s past and how it affects him till present day. Highly recommend you to read it. Be warned that it’s a long read, but I promise it’s worth the journey. You can start reading it from page one over here :3c

As for the glam itself, finding Spy’s tuxedo wasn’t hard as there’s a couple of good tux top in FFXIV and I managed to work out his corsage with a yellow hyacinth corsage for the yellow leaves and a purple carnation earring for the small flower. Alas, you can’t layer headgears so no baclava/ninja mask. As for Sniper’s, while I managed to find a good fit, it’s sadly missing the tie. On the other hand, I like the bracelet (iirc it’s a StormBlood dungeon drop) as his wristwatch.

Overall, I’m really proud of this getup. Might post it to Eorzea Collection if I feel like it uwub

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Feel like I wanna include this here as well. @miqomischief​ , I found you out from Biff and while I don’t know much about you just yet, I’m sending all my supports and positive thoughts at your direction OwO/ Hope your journey is a fulfilling one. ‘Tis ain’t much, just a self-indulgence, but I’d like to share you my WoLCred ship all the same. And, hey! If you want and you’re into TF2 as well, maybe you can check out the comic I linked above. Who knows if it can brighten your day or at least amuse you :3 ------

Bonus under the cut:

ThanCole demands a costume switch while implicitly roasting Sniper’s sense of fashion

*For context, a Gunbreaker’s weapon is a sword... that can shoot magic boolets

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The Flash Rogues/Hunger Games Crossover That No One Knew They Wanted!

In a fit of insanity, I have decided to write a Hunger Games fanfiction that features the Flash characters as if they were a part of the Hunger Games universe.

Here are the characters who are going to appear in this bizarro version of the 56th Annual Hunger Games. Flash characters will be italicized

Capitol Residents 

President Coriolanus Snow (obviously) 

Caesar Flickerman (again, this is a given) 

Paul Gambi: District 6 Stylist. (He's the Rogues' tailor in the Flash comics, after all.)

Dexter Miles: District 6 Escort. (This somehow seemed appropriate.)

District 1 Residents 

Osgood Rathaway: Mayor of District 1 

Rachel Rathaway: Osgood’s wife 

Hartley Rathaway: Male Tribute, age 12. Osgood and Rachel’s son. 

Sapphire Steele: Female Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer) 

District 2 Residents 

Aurelius Stone: Male Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer) 

Claudia Remington: Female Tribute, age 18 (Volunteer) 

District 3 Residents 

Giovanni Giuseppi: Male Tribute, age 13. 

Mindy Hong: Female Tribute, age 13. 

District 4 Residents 

Mags Flanagan: Winner of the 11th Hunger Games, mentor to Digger.

George “Digger” Harkness: Male Tribute, age 16 (Volunteer) 

Azure O’Rourke: Female Tribute, age 17 (Volunteer)

District 5 Residents Roscoe Dillon: Male Tribute, age 15. 

Mayella Day: Female Tribute, age 17. 

District 6 Residents 

Fred Chyre: Mayor of District 6

Larry Snart: Former Peacekeeper. Father to Len and Lisa. 

Jay Garrick: Victor of the 15th Hunger Games; only living victor from District 6. Mentor to Len and Lisa. 

Leonard Snart: Male Tribute, age 17 (Volunteer). Narrates half the story.

Lisa Snart: Female Tribute, age 12. Narrates the other half of the story.

Roy Bivolo: Age 12. Reaped for the Games; Len takes his place when he volunteers. 

District 7 Residents 

Pine Rookwood: Male Tribute, age 16. 

Sierra Fox: Female Tribute, age 17.

District 8 Residents 

Richard Swift: Victor of the 17th annual Hunger Games. Mentor to Sam Scudder.

Sam Scudder: Male Tribute, age 15. 

Martha Scudder: Sam’s mom. (This one is a Flash OC.)

Bobbi Weaver: Female Tribute, age 16. 

District 9 Residents 

Marco Mardon: Male Tribute, age 16. (Volunteer) 

Claudio Mardon: Marco’s older brother, age 17. Reaped for the Games; Marco takes his place when he volunteers. 

Isabela Daniels: Female Tribute, age 15. 

District 10 Residents 

Mick Rory: Male Tribute, age 18. 

Iris West: Female Tribute, age 17. 

Barry Allen: Iris' boyfriend, age 17.

District 11 Residents 

Jennifer Conners: Female Tribute, age 15. (Another Flash OC of mine.)

Thomas Henry: Male Tribute, age 17. 

District 12 Residents 

Albert Desmond: Male Tribute, age 17. 

Rita Jones: Albert’s girlfriend, age 17. 

Lilybet Thompson: Female Tribute, age 14.

The first chapter of the story, Cold Fire, has been posted on AAO3 if you're interested.

[vintagerocker69]

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones backstage before their appearance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts 22nd January 1967. (Photo by Ray Weaver/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

[koalathebear]

Electra McDonnell fan fiction: A Number of Combinations (Electra McDonnell / Gabriel Ramsey)

I love this series of books. Electra McDonnell and Gabriel Ramsey are delicious. Like many of my fics, this fic will be comprised of a bunch of snippets. Some scribbles are missing scenes, some are just my own imaginings. They will be written out of order, but when I post them I'll put them in an order following book events.

If you haven't read the books, you should!

Blurb for book 1: The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit.

Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their living is slightly outside of the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but World War II is in full swing, Ellie's cousins Colm and Toby are off fighting against Hitler, and Uncle Mick's more honorable business as a locksmith can't pay the bills any more.

So when Uncle Mick receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in the empty house of a wealthy family, he and Ellie can't resist. All goes as planned--until the pair are caught redhanded. Ellie expects them to be taken straight to prison, but instead they are delivered to a large townhouse, where government official Major Ramsey is waiting with an offer: either Ellie agrees to help him break into a safe and retrieve blueprints that will be critical to the British war effort, before they can be delivered to a German spy, or he turns her over to the police.

Ellie doesn't care for the Major's imperious manner, but she has no choice, and besides, she's eager to do her bit for king and country. She may be a thief, but she's no coward. When she and the Major break into the house in question, they find instead the purported German spy dead on the floor, the safe already open and empty. Soon, Ellie and Major Ramsey are forced to put aside their differences to unmask the double-agent, as they try to stop allied plans falling into German hands.

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I've been trying to figure out in my head what Ellie and Major Ramsay look like, so here are some possibilities :)

Electra McDonnell:

And here are some possibilities for Major Gabriel Ramsey

Link to my fic is here. I am literally the only person who has written any fic for this fandom. Oh well.

A Number of Combinations

[vintagelacerosette]

hey you! can you believe it’s the end of the year? 🥳✨🥂

to wrap up another fucking fantastic year of loving on ian & mickey & each other, please share:

your favorite thing you created this year

a fanfic that you can’t wait to reread

a piece of fan art you can’t stop thinking about

happy new year! cheers to another go around the sun! xx

Happy happy new year Bee 🥳🎉 This has been an amazing year for me engaging in fandom in a way i wish i had when i was younger and I couldn't be more thankful I was able to find you all 🥰 I love y'all & wishing so much abundance for the new year for all of us 💖

1. Favourite thing you created this year?

have to say I'm pretty proud of all the things I've been creating this year & having the courage to share them 🥰

My faves have been my good omens au, macy's GGE2022, holiday card & watercolour stargazing ✨️

And also a shout out to the birthday art I've made too! I loved making the crystals for you, gallacats & cow's for leah 💕

2. A fanfic you can't wait to reread?

There was sooo many amazing fics this year that I read 🥰

Anything by @goodkwuestion especially faffy & tipdig these fics strike my core & are sensational 💖

@captainjow l Let the bodies do the talkin' it's absolute 🔥🔥🔥

@annatrow My Nine Lovers is absolute thrill to read ❤️‍🔥

@jomilky fics are amazingly smutty 🌶

@celestialmickey yqhbr is an amazing fic & an authentic read on the tumblr experience. Adored making fanart for this 🥰

@look-i-love-u Flower u-up gives me heart flutters 💐

@suzy-queued These foolish games & my GGE2022 The birkenshire trials are such fantastic fics 🔫💖

@crazynadine the cauldron born series has amazing freaking lore & magical setting depth 🔮

@squidyyy23 Dancing after death is amazing! ⛓️

@crossmydna sizzling tension of That's a Wrap is spectacular id love more of them 🎥

@depressedstressedlemonzest I adore their fics & this build-a-bear fic had me melting 🐻

@whatthebodygraspsnot Sweetpea is brilliant got me seeing every black cat on tumblr as 'im 🐈‍⬛️

This is not a Fairytale by bluebirdeywrites is a pixie au treasure i didn't know i needed 🧚‍♀️

@lalazeewrites Of going home has immaculate world building of the superhero au 💪

@gallavichgeek Only fans series is fantastic 📹

@abundanceofnots Agents of undead chaos is a whimsical adventure 💭

@sunoficarus weaver of fate (to your will i won't fold) is a glorious fic ✨️

@beebabycastiel A Little Bit of Tender Mercy, these guys are so freakin cute i cant even 😆💘

an exception to the rule by you is an exquisite fic 😍

@howlinchickhowl Ristretto is a fic that gives me so much feels ☕️💕

@flamingbluepanda The Wonder of You cute soulmate fic that i had the pleasure to read before posting 😘

@notherenewjersey Love, guaranteed, love this fic just makes my heart full ⚖️

@ mmmichyyy The silence is all we have, god this is so wonderfully emotional & riveting ♥️

@very-sleepy-head Kinky advent calendar was delightful 🔥

3. Pieces of fanart you can't stop things about?

Buckle up bc we so blessed as a fandom 🥰

My breathtaking commissions made by the magnificent @darthvaders-wife here gave me everything I wanted & more 💙

This comic by @psychicskulldamage mick's booty in Ian's eyes? Instead of heart eyes it's peach eyes 😂 I need your art tattooed on me 😍

The tenderness of @heymrspatel in this piece just gives me the ✨️oh✨️ feeling all the time

Your art too Bee here pulls on my heart strings wow 🌅

@mishervellou s all of paola's are phenomenal & i simply adore dancing painted kiss art 💋

@adakechi art is holy wow & stunning 😭

@milkoviched sweater weather art had bubble butt & bubble bulge 🍑🍆💕

suzy-queued gallacrafts has my jaw on the floor every time like this one! Omg the craftsmanship 💖

@imikhailotakeyouian chibis bring me immense joy 💕

@ianandmickeygallavich i like em sweet craft was sooo creative i love it 🍬

@deathclassic such beautiful art here ✨️

@gallavichiscomfort absolutely precious chibi art i need stickers 😍

@mikhailoisbaby snuggle husbands 🌈

@ divine-gallavich pls take my money these pieces are phenomenal 🥹

@tsuga-of-mars gallacraft is soft, sensitive & magical! Just so them 💘

@creepkingin c incredible book binding 💚

@takeyourpillsbitchh artwork of one of my fave scene is amazing 🤚

@filorux art here with Ian's mesmerising eye & pocket mickey love!!! 😍

@y0itsbri tomato king ian 🍅

@grumpymickmilk gallavich picrew is sensational 👏

@ steorie comic is spectacular omg the details ❤️‍🔥

@mikcrymilkovich oh this art is beautifully tender 🧡

@clingymickey cute snuggling husbands in bed art 🌙

@friend-bear art has a beautifully intense colour scheme 🧡💜

@doodlevich family pride comic is the sweetest 🌈🥰

I'm loving on gif makers too bc they're damn artists too 😍

@mrsinistertype my first gifted gif set & it makes my heart burst ily 😘💘

@ gallavichsbitch gif set makes me all emotional i need some monumental instrumental music here 🥹

@sluttymickey this gif set has me in stitches omg 🤣

celestialmickey set here mesmerising with angel numbers 🥹💖

@gardenerian this set magical & heart melting 🥰

@7x10mickey big ole mo everybody 🌈

@mixkeymilkovich gif set mickey is all that & more 🥰

@sisitrip winter gif set so beautiful ❄️

@sickness-health-all-that-shi t have you ever seen so eyes so blue in this set 💙💙

@imikhailo beautiful rainbow set for beautiful rainbow boy 🌈

@themilkoviches text gif posts are hilarious omg i love 🖤

@usermikhailo this colour combo of this gif set is perfection 🧡💚

Also astounding video art by @southsidesadness gives me literal chills all the dang time 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[russnightlife]

For those who need it: a full list of every name in Toast of London. Credit here:

Full list of character names from the Toast of London Universe:

Steven Toast

Jane Plough

Ray Purchase

Kenton Schweppes

Ed Hauser Black

Goodhouse

Cliff Promise

Clem Fandango

Kikini Bamalam

Beezuz Fafoon

Susan Random

Jemima Gina

Kika Brite

Acker Herron

Greta Cargo

Royce Coolidge

Mr Fasili

Ellen Toast

Mick Carriage

Howard Bugawitz

Martin Aynuss

Senna Poddington

Ricky Seasack

Derek Sibling

Danny Bear

Portia De Coogan

Thomas Ledger

Strawberry Wrathbone

Lord Fotheringham

Toby Hopkinson-Finch

Blair Toast

Commander Scott Gorham

Russel House

Chris Bread

Roy Highnock

Sookie Houseboat

Brooke Hooberman

Yvonne Wryly

Kate Kahn

Hamilton Meathouse

Poshdong Mingemuncher

Nick Swivney

Wendy Nook

Linda Praise

Warren Organ

Thumper

Lola

Paige

Ruby

Norris Flipjack

Duncan Clench

Bob Fennison

Mr. Cockatip

Ken Suggestion

Penny Traitor

Dennis Thwaits

Betty Pimples

Axel Jacklin

Basil Jet

Parker Pipe

Kerry Hammersnag

Sterling Porridge

Max Gland

Lindy Makehouse

Colin Skittles

Jackie Paper

Honeysuckle

Francis Bacon

Lorna Wynde

Una Length

Rob Continental

Sue Pressure

Peggy Plywood

Scott Chesnut

Penvelope

Rupert Howser Black

Col. Gonville Toast

Clancy Moped

Vic Titball

Pookie Hook

Bob Monkhouse

Larry Muggins

Dennis Fog

Derek Bildings

Shane Fulorgy

Frank Zammer

Ormand Sacker

Varity Map

Bill Purchase

Tony Excalibur

Champion House

Cocker Boo

Michael Prance

Church Weaver

Heathcote Pursuit

Kay Tightneck

Iqbal Achieve

Basil Watchfair

Nan Slack

Peanut Whistle

Dick Weerdly

Sal Commotion

Giuseppe Race

Howard Blackcap

Daz Klondike

Kai

Sola Mirrornek

Sue Pepkins

Neil Doobla-Decca

Des Wigwam

Dr Harold Shitman

Les Tipi

Chris Marquee

Rob Scouthut

Russ Nightlife

Kenny Ethnic

Hercule Razamataz

Ray Sober

Romley Compton

Dwight Difference

Billy Tarzana

Nina Armenian

Edward Fox

Shepherd Jerbîl

Professor Map

Sonny Sam Disco

Weech Beacon

Liberty Jerbil

Ben Egyptian

Jennifyer Madraass

Snorky

Will Willis

Phyllis Willis

Carmen

Richard Chickentoss

Hoop Kaaak

Ms Wisehunt

Mrs Greenflash

Bellender Bojangles

Barney

Hayley

Blondie

Gypsy

Old Timer Bill

Wildcat Lil

Doc Brown

Rusty Halloween

Agent Saucepan

Sorry Johnson

Wallace

Kelsey Perfume

Frank Succession

Tycoon Lancaster

Jesus Bond

August Burdock

Clint Legal

Tony Fabrizio

Hawk Fahrenheit

Mews Frumpty

Frank Forfolk

Chelsea Bladdersby

Oswald Mosley

Kate Lethargy

Fancy Alexander

Dinky Critenbers

Pig Shovely

Billy Stylish

Sir Norman Brocktight

Basil Stillborn

Kimberly Banana

DI Leonard Chaffich

Una Stubbs

Surely Residue

Warren Organ

Hissy Oversight

Ms. Crawshaft

Merrody Ferrybank

Allan Chance

Doug Birka

Martin Shore

Lolly Badcock

Jill Quear

Vigo Typhoon

Danny Laroux

Cool Black

S’en hammerstad

Gerald Selfish

Peter Nose

David Geurring

Haneth khorishi

Baz Ravish

Enty Strepsils

Comma Dora Green

Vaginta Staples

Aalan Aadams

Harvey Motel

Peter Thatchelwaite

Ryslip Tyres Dot Com

Donald Suckling

Stuart Pringle

Susan Bench

Cliff Stalways

Billy Sprayman

Trevor McGuelish

Earnest Gangly

Sydney Shipton

Barry Bouffant

Drayton Curfew

Septum Crowbar

Dick Circus

Liz Pulp

Rob Darby

Vanessa Fence

Vince Kendal

Mac Darby

Sally Joint

Welk Ashby

Maggie Gail

David Hammod

Leo Seer

Kit Blackcheek

Jackie Kak

Howard Tissue

Albert Eichborn

Peter Swaff

Rob Bonnet

Perry Bluehouse

Lee Bacon

Connie Sheik

Cliff Bonanza

Rula Bingo

Oliver Whasson

Watkins Winchester

Warwick Kineer

Ruth Lingum

Adam Haalal

Lionel Harshmaker

Gary the Plumber

Royce

[burlveneer-music]

My WVUD playlist, 2/6/24

(filling in on All Tomorrow's Parties)

The Feelies - All Tomorrow's Parties MC5 - Shakin' Street Sheephouse - Hole In The Sky The Revillos - Motorbike Beat The Monks - Nice Legs Shame About the Face Makin' Time - Honey (Original Version) Mick Jagger - Strange Game Billie Eilish - bury a friend Manu Delago - Polar Bear (feat. Mad About Lemon) Nitin Sawhney - Be Who You Are (feat. Natacha Atlas) Lizz Wright - Your Love (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello & Brandee Younger) Khruangbin - A Love International No Vacation - Yam Yam The Drums - I Want It All Shamir - Obsession Digital Phantoms - Always Already The Armed - Public Grieving Glass Beach - the CIA Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Weird Dog Chemtrails - Superhuman Superhighway Happy the Man - Only Love Jane Weaver - Perfect Storm Julia Holter - Spinning Vanishing Twin - Afternoon X Pet Shop Boys - Loneliness (radio edit) Erasure - Love Is a Stranger (Live) Martin Dupont - He Saw the Light (2023) This Is the Bridge - For You It May Be Better

[adominguezs]

David Gilmour - David Gilmour. Año 1978. Edición Japonesa. Rock Progresivo. CBS.

Es el primer disco como solista del artista, grabado en Francia después de que terminara el Tour In The Flesh de su banda Pink Floyd como promoción del disco Animals. El álbum contó con mediano éxito, llegando al puesto 17 en Inglaterra y al 29 en EE.UU.

Los temas Comfortably Numb y Run Like Hell, ambos del álbum de Pink Floyd The Wall (1979), fueron escritos para este álbum.

Músicos David Gilmour - guitarra, voz y piano. Rick Wills - bajo y voz. Willie Wilson - batería y percusiones. Carlena Williams - Coros. Debbie Doss - Coros. Shirley Roden - Coros. Mick Weaver - piano.

Producción David Gilmour - productor. John Etchells - ingenieros de sonido. Nick Griffiths - ingenieros de sonido. Patrick Jauneaud - asistente de sonido. Phil Taylor - equipo de sonido.

Tracklist:

A1 Mihalis 5:46 A2 There's No Way Out Of Here 5:08 A3 Cry From The Street 5:13 A4 So Far Away 6:05

B1 Short And Sweet 5:30 B2 Raise My Rent 5:33 B3 No Way 5:32 B4 It's Deafinitely 4:37 B5 I Can't Breathe Anymore 3: 05

[marjaystuff]

Ashley Weaver Interview

“The Electra McDonnell series” by Ashley Weaver blends a mystery within a spy thriller.  There are spies, murders, a tinge of romance, and some historical tidbits to entice readers. 

A Peculiar Combination is the first in the Electra McDonnell series. She was raised by her Uncle Mick and has become part of the family business, pickpocketing, opening locks and safes, to steal valuables. Unfortunately for them they were set up and caught stealing.  Because WWII is in full swing, an intelligence branch of the British government set them up to help in the war effort. They need Ellie to crack a safe open in a traitor’s house.  The government intelligence official, Major Ramsey, gives Ellie a choice, either Ellie helps him to break into a safe and retrieve blueprints critical to the war effort before they can be delivered to a German spy, or she and her uncle go to jail. Mick and Ellie are also patriots, so it is a no brainer for her to accept the challenge. From there, it becomes very enjoyable as Major Ramsey and Ellie are constantly butting heads.

The Key to Deceit is the second book of the series.  The Major once again enlists Ellie’s help in opening a locked bracelet from the arm of a dead woman found in the Thames. She is also able to provide some insight into the dead woman’s station in life from her clothing. A search reveals a camera in the bracelet, a clock key, and a bag of jewels hidden in the lining of a sable coat. Ellie and the major soon realize the dead woman was working as a spy for the Germans.  Now they must uncover the German spy ring before the Nazis get their hands on important information.

Also, back in the story is Felix Lacy, a good friend of Ellie, a possible romantic interest, and someone who forges documents.  He helped in the first book and now is enlisted by Ellie to help her with a crooked pawnshop owner.  He is also helping her in finding the truth about her mother, convicted of killing her father, even though she proclaimed her innocence.

It becomes more apparent in this book that there is a love triangle between Felix, Ellie, and the Major.  Felix wants to go beyond friends with her and become more intimate.  While the Major is trying to remain professional but does have feelings for her. 

Playing It Safe has just been released, the third book in the series. Ellie is given a new assignment by the Major. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and once there await further instructions. After just arriving, she witnesses an unnatural death. A man falls dead in the street in front of her, with a mysterious message clutched in his hand. Ellie's instincts tell her that the man's death is connected in some way to her mission, and she goes to investigate covertly.  While searching where he lives, she and the Major are united.  They learn that a ring of counterfeiters is making both money and fake identity cards for German spies to operate in England. They find out that the printing plates are missing and know they must find them before the traitorous German assets. Ellie and the major are locked in a battle of wits and a race against time with an unknown and deadly adversary. They must also contend with the blitzkrieg where the Germans are unleashing bombs to try to break the British spirits.

Readers also learn more of the backstory about Ellie’s mother and whether she was innocent or guilty of murdering her father.  Although Felix does not make much of an appearance the love triangle is still alive and well and he does help Ellie uncover the meaning of some written notes.

This series is very engrossing.  What should upset readers is that they must wait a whole year for another installment, hopefully not the last.  Readers should want a lot more books with these wonderful characters and riveting plotlines. Ideally people should read the books in order because, even though there are different riveting espionage mysteries there are overarching plotlines.  

Elise Cooper: Did your professional experience help you to write?

Ashley Weaver:  I have worked in libraries since the age of 14. I enjoy reading non-fiction and that is where I got the idea for the series. I think being a librarian is helpful in the sense that I have all the research information and researching strategies I need at my fingertips! I am now the Technical Services Coordinator for the Parish Libraries in Louisiana. We were the first in the US to have a library built in a book mobile for rural areas. Someone can request a book and when we are in the area, they can pick it up.

EC: How did you get the idea for the series?

AW: I was reading a lot of WWII non-fiction and read a book titled Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre. It is about a petty thief imprisoned on the Chanel Islands during WWII, occupied by Germany.  They released him and trained his as a spy, parachuting him into England.  He went to the allied authorities and said, ‘the Germans think I will spy for them do you want me to spy for you instead.’  He became a double agent. This made me think how all these criminals had skills before the war that they were able to use to help the allied cause. Each book has its own caper, where the characters must solve the espionage mystery.  But there are also a few overarching plots.  

EC:  What about the books, 1 – 3?

AW:  I enjoyed finding out how criminals can open a safe and the historical background of what those in England had to endure including the German Blitzkrieg and the major rationing. With A Peculiar Combination, book 1, I knew I wanted to make the female heroine, Ellie, a safe cracker for the espionage angle.  For Playing It Safe, book 3, I read a book called The Falcon Thief about how someone smuggled and sold falcon eggs. This gave me the idea to work birding into the third book. I learned a lot about birds and decided to incorporate it into the story. I mention in the book how, during WWII, it was legal in England to shoot falcons because they were preying on the carrier pigeons, and officials worried it would interfere with messages being sent back and forth to occupied territories. 

EC:  How would you describe Uncle Mick?

AW:  He has a flair for the exaggeration, focused, jovial, spontaneous, a little bit wily.  He loves a challenge with a quick-thinking mind that can solve problems.  He is the father figure to Ellie as she grew up.

EC:  How would you describe Ellie?

AW:  Good instincts, very intelligent, as well as street smart. She can be overconfident with a slight temper, stubborn, and independent. She likes to be in control but is adaptable.  

EC: She also speaks a little about women’s rights?

AW:  In book 2, The Key to Deceit, I put in this quote by her, “Contrary to what you believe it is possible for women to know about things outside of the kitchen.”  She is sarcastic with the comments how the men in her life think they are strong and protective, for the helpless damsel.  Yet, her uncle trained her no different than her two male cousins, who are more like brothers.  During WWII a lot of women took the male jobs who were out fighting.  The way she was raised has given her this inner confidence.

EC:  Why the second plotline with her mother who gave birth to her in prison and then died?

AW:  I wanted to have something about Ellie’s backstory.  I liked the idea she has an affectionate loving family that supports her, but she does have some tragedy in her past and some questions she needs answers too. 

EC:  What about Major Ramsey?

AW:  He is secretive, bold, stoic, determined, clever, and can be devious as well as authoritarian.  He comes off as having a superior attitude. There are times he puts on a façade and comes across charming. 

EC:  Felix who is Ellie’s childhood friend also helps with the espionage?

AW:  He is polished, likes to flirt, easy going, a teaser, and can forge documents.

EC:  What about the love triangle between Felix, the Major, and Ellie?

AW:  The Major comes from a privileged background while Felix and Ellie are from a different class. It is like opposites working together. She sees the Major as disconcerting and irritating.

The Major can read her mannerisms, her moods. He wants to be intimate but is trying to be professional. Because he is a military man, he does not have the same societal views as the elite class. More of a problem is that she is a rule braker and he is a rule follower, with him expecting those working for him to obey his orders and she is not one to follow orders. Her fiery personality is what attracts him to her. There is a little give and take because both are flexible when they need to be.  

Regarding Felix he is very conscious of her feelings. He is very supportive of her. She sees him as a friend, but he is jealous of how the Major and she interact. 

EC:  Does the love triangle represent something more to Ellie?

AW: Yes.  She is not just deciding between the two men, but her two different futures. With Felix she can continue her criminal enterprises, but with the Major she knows being from different worlds she would have to adapt and change a bit. She is wondering who she wants to be when the war ends.

EC:  Next book?

AW:  There is one more, book 4, which is the last book in my contract.  I am waiting to hear back but hopefully there will be more, fingers crossed. At some point Ellie will decide between Felix and the Major. In book 4 we know who she is leaning towards. It takes place in 1941.  They are back in London.  Ellie knows of a robbery ring operating.  Because of her family ties to the criminal world, she thinks these burglaries can be tied to espionage. She tells the Major about it. The network of criminal friends will be pulled in.

THANK YOU!!

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Which of your ocs is most likely to gift someone else flowers?

ohohoho!!! a lovely question. there are many different ways i can think of to gift someone flowers hmmm hm hm

i surpose i shall go world by world again

whoopsverse:

unfortunately neither kiska nor vas are particularly likely to give someone flowers... kiska is more of a "baked goods/garden vegetable" type gifter and vas is more of a "i found a cool worm that i am now going to put in your hands hope you're not scared of bugs!" or "this rock reminded me of you" type gifter

project starstruck:

austral would not give people flowers because she would get too embarrassed about how cheesy it was and she would rather die than be considered cringe. however if someone got her flowers she would probably be so touched that she would cry. boreal on the other hand would just be walking and would see a pretty flower and would immediately pick it and hand it to whoever she was hanging out with. but i don't think she would get people bouquets unless it was a very special occasion

silly superhero story:

brendan powell the dad-aged registered hero would absolutely get someone flowers. the type of fella to give someone a bouquet of roses and daisies when he's asking them out. very sweet very cordial very "raised by grandparents" vibes. grant stoll the dad-aged VILLAIN would also get someone a bouquet but it would be like, an evil bouquet of mad science flowers that like, shoot acid or something. it's not a trap he just thinks they're so cool

phoebe and cyrus, the wright parents, definitely got each other flowers while they were together.. they still send flowers on mothers/fathers day but not romantically anymore as they're separated

and leon wright would also absolutely get people bouquets. he has gotten all of his friends flowers at some point which initially caused mick simmons, his bestie who had a huge puppy crush on him at first (recovered), to become uncharacteristically flustered. dani wright would also get people flowers but not a bouquet that's "too sterile" and "boring" she steals flowers from rich peoples gardens and gives them to her bestie maia clarkson

the weaver's apprentice:

dijah would not get people flowers as she finds it somewhat stupid and also too much of a commitment however if she noticed auryn (@natyune-art) looking at flowers he might find a bouquet on his windowsill with no note later that week. she would not fess up to it unless absolutely necessary

the owl house:

sol would not get people flowers she would much rather give them a potion. eden (who i have not posted about here, but who is an older witch who used to own the palisman that sol will eventually adopt) would conjure up flowers if it would make someone happy :)

pokemon:

my hoenn trainer would sooner attempt to attack you than give you flowers and my unova trainer would probably only give someone flowers if it would make them leave her alone 💕 bonus i think she would gift someone a passive aggressive "fuck you" bouquet if they were really annoying her

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Hello! I was needing some names for Blu Scout kin, masc/androgynous leaning. Kinda like a midwest emo vibe about him.

hello!! i'm not super sure about this one but hopefully you find something you like here :].

all the names are under the cut!

scout (sorry i think i'm funny LOL)

aaron/aron

abbadon

abe

ace

adam/addam

addison

aden

amon

anderson

andras

andre

andrew

andy

angel(o)

archer

archie

art

artemis

arthur

arti

artie

ash

asher

ashford

ashley

ashter

aspen

aster

atticus

august

bailey

baker

baker

bane

barnaby

ben

bennett

benny

bird/byrd

birdie/birdy

blade

blair

blake

blanche

blanchette

bower

bowie

bowie

brahm(s)

branch

brass

briar

bridge

bridger

bruce

caim

cal

cal

callum

callum

cane/caine

cas

castiel

chance

charles

charlie

cheddar

chestnut

christian

christopher

colin

corbin

corvid

corvin

corvus

crosby/crossby

cross

crosser

daegan/dagan

dagon

dakota/dakoda

dakota/dakoda

dale

dallas

darby

darrow

day(e)

dean

decker

decks

deegan/degan

desmond

dev

devin

dex

dexter

dez/des

dirk

dweller

eden

emerson

emery

enzo

erin

ernest

evan(s)

ezra

fang

fiddle

finch

ford

ford

gabby

gabe

gabriel

grey/gray

greyson/grayson

griffin

grim

grim/grimm

harlow

harlow

harmon(e/y)

hazel

hemlock

hex

hexter

hibiscus

ike

isaac

jace(n)

jacob/jakob

jade(s)

jaden

jalen

james

jameson

jamie

jason

jax

jay

jett/jet

john

johnathan

johnny/johnnie

jones

judas

jumper

kessy

kestrel

kirk

klaus

koda/kota

kota/koda

lee/ley

leo

luc

luciel

lucifer

lucius

lucky

lucy

lukas/lucas

luke

luther

magnus

magpie

mako

maple

marcel

marple

mayday

merlot

micah

michael

mick

mike

morgan

morrison

mortician

nell

newt

newton

noah

noel

oak

oaker

oakley

oakley

omen

pen/penn

pipit

porter

quin/quinn

quincy

quincy

rae/ray

raemond

ray

raymond

raymond

rays/rayes

reid

resmond

reyes

riley

rob

robin

rocket

rook

rudy

rue

sable

salem

satchel

scoot

scooter

scott

scotty/scottie

seth

sketch

skip

snake

spade

stan

stanford

stanford

stanley

stitch

stretch

striker

temps

thorn(e)

toph

topher

travis

treble

trigg

trigger

tyler

vic/vik

victor

vince

vincent

virtue

wane

wayne

weaver

wiley

will

william

wren

xavier

zachery/zachary

zack

zackery/zackary

zane/zayn(e)/zain(e)

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Hypothetical titles for season twenty of 88

A Fifth Avenue funeral. Season premiere. Part one. The Five Families gather together to say goodbye to two of their own when a minor disaster strikes.

Where’s the corpse? Season premiere. art two. Deucalion and Jacob try to come to terms with their new roles as Kimberly and Thornton look for Lionel’s coffin. Final appearances of Jeff Bridges as Minos Wilkins and Lou Diamond Phillips as Lionel Spratt.

Puttanesca. The team takes a case involving an Italian restaurant that shares property with an Italian brothel.

There are no red lights in a car chase. Drummond gets stalked by an unknown assailant. Unfortunately for him. He’s in the car with David who’s still on probation and doesn’t have a valid drivers license.

Somebody to lean on. It’s Jacob and Deucalion’s first council meeting as the head of their families. Findlay locum’s for an otherwise indisposed Jones and meets Clyde’s abusive mother Noreen (Debra Messing) in the process.

Expert witness. Mary and Joseph Carpenter’s suit against Godfrey begins in earnest. Matters aren’t helped when Jacob’s old law school rival States Attorney Kenny Palmerston (Neve Campbell) makes it even more personal than it already was when she brings in one of Godfrey’s other children to testify against him. Also guest starring Levi Miller as Gabriel Christensen.

The sit in. Findlay and Delaney antagonise a store owner at Mulligan Mall when they decide to keep a group of teenagers from getting kicked out for sitting on a bench.

Motherly wiles. Macy unsuccessfully tries to pull a parent trap on Adam and Lilith.

Dichotomy. Jonah learns the meaning of damned if you do and damned if you don’t when he gets interviewed for a teen magazine.

Vigilante. Findlay and Jacob help a young man with aspirations of being a superhero navigate a lawsuit. Guest starring Caleb McLaughlin as Virgil Jenson

Ill met by moonlight. A message has been sent throughout the world. Only four words. But it is feared by all those who recognise history. It. Will. Happen. Again. Guest starring Maxwell Jenkins and Toby Stephens as Robin Goodfellow.

Violent delights. Midseason finale. Part one. The heirs to two rival car manufacturing companies go missing on Christmas Eve. And the investigation brings Lucia face to face with her former stepson after nearly sixty years. Guest starring Charlie Heaton as Roland Morris, Natalia Dyer as Julia Cowan and Bryan Cranston as Chester Morris.

Violent ends. Midseason premiere. Part two. A week and a half after they go missing. The team finally track down Roland and Julia with tragic results. Meanwhile Lucia passed ches things up with Chester. Guest starring Mariska Hargitay as Coraline “Courtland” Cowan, Jensen Ackles as Mick Morris and Laura Benanti as Maura Morris.

Family unity. The Wilkins’s grieving process is interrupted when Deucalion’s biological mother and his ex stepmother both turn up on the same day. Guest starring Olga Merediz as Fernanda “Fern” Marquez and Sigourney Weaver as Natalia Clifton.

Hypochondria. A visit to Dr Corsica after Theo swallows some postage stamps turns into Die Hard for Oswald when a psychopath holds the hospital hostage.

Like mother like daughter. Palmerston’s daughter represents Roxas Winchesters wife in a lawsuit against Drummond for getting him arrested for Lysander’s paralysis. And she definitely learned at her mother’s knee. Guest starring Kieran Shipka as Hallie Palmerston and Zendaya as Kylie Winchester.

Urquhart. Fern and Natalia have two unwelcome surprises for Deucalion. One. They’re together. Two. Fern is running for mayor of New York City.

Status and tactics. Findlay is called to the stand in the Carpenters lawsuit against Godfrey and wastes no time in giving her honest opinion on the situation

Pheasant crumble. Arlene tries, and fails, to keep Findlay away from Van Buren University when the finance manager comes to review the school’s expenditures.

A spoonful of sugar. Sidney comes to the rescue when Theo refuses to go back to Dr Corsica’s clinic for a tetanus booster after the hostage situation two months ago.

Husband or idol decision. Findlay achieves a personal dream of hers when she’s put on the judges panel for the Mr Fanservice completion. Which soon turns into a personal nightmare when the two finalist’s turn out to be Sidney and Emerson Davenport (recurring guest star Chris Pratt).

Cartography of scars. Jacob enlists Maybelle Archer’s help to unravel Hallie Palmerston’s case against the Wilkins family.

Dots. Season finale. Part one. Lucia recruits Sidney, Jacob, Gideon and Solaris’s help in tracking down both Jesse’s birth certificate and the woman who encouraged Mary to sue Godfrey in the first place. Meanwhile. Findlay has to talk Barnaby and Jonah out of an embarrassing situation of their own devising.

Jesus wept. Season finale. Part two. Jesse finally has enough of his mother’s insanity and demands that she drop the suit under threat of disownment. Final appearance of Winslow Fegley as Barnaby Sullivan and Walker Scobell as Jonah Sullivan.

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The Rolling Stones backstage before their appearance on Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts 22nd January 1967. (Photo by Ray Weaver/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)