Ok, I got exactly 2 people wanting to know more, so here it is! (Thank you, @shouldwemaybe and @unnamedrat )
Ok so the ocs from last night are the Black Family + 1 (and the messy polycule) and you've already met 4 of them before!
I made an OC post a few months back because I had kinda included them in a fic.
So the four you've met before are Lex Black, Ali Duke, and Orpheia and Hycthina LeBeau. But I didn't go into much detail then.
(They live and interact at whatever age I want so only age differences really matter. And i will do picrews later.)
Ali Duke
She is the eldest of all the cousins, being almost a full year older than Lex
Her full name is Alice Cybele Duke (well its actually Alix Cybele but everyone ignores that and all legal documentswith it were "lost"), but because Alice and Alex sound too similar, she goes by Ali and Alexander goes by Lex
She is a massive lesbian. Like very disaster levels of lesbian
The family is very old money and such everyone has to learn an instrument. Hers is the flute.
She is also extremely buff. (I swear she was like this before I read tlt. Any resemblance to Gideon is completely accidental and entirely hilarious)
Her birthday is April 9th
Lex Black
Lex is the eldest of all his siblings (in total being 6 all together, 4 blood and 2 god)
His full name is Alexander Rodolphus Castor Black
He's bi but happily dating/engaged (depending on where I'm playing) to Mary
He learned piano classically but perfers acoustic guitar
He's a nationally ranked swimmer
His birthday is January 1st (following after Ali's)
Cecelia Madison
The eldest daughter, being 2 yearing younger than Lex
Her full name is Cecelia Helene Madison
She's transfem and a lesbian
She's an esteemed cello player
She's on the weaker side of the family but still is fairly fit
Her birthday is November 29th
Hycthina LeBeau
Hycthina is the older twin by 2 hours and is god siblings with Lex and the others
Her full name is Hycthina Arachne Eve LeBeau
She's Aro and Pansexual
She never learned an instrument, leaving all the arts and music for Orpheia
She mainly does cross country but loves doing marathons and triathlons
Her birthday is July 3rd
Orpheia Lebeau
Orpheia, while being the younger twin, is the one everyone assumes is older
Her full name is Orpheia Ariadne Grace LeBeau
She's Asexual and Panromantic (and poly but it takes her forever to realize that)
Having learned several instruments including but not limited to flute, piano, violin, and clarinet, her favorite is guitar.
She's a dancer, performing lyrical or contemporary, but she use to swim competively when she was a kid
Her birthday is July 3rd
Barty Madison
Barty is the middle kid, being a year younger than Cecelia (and Hycthina and Orpheia)
His full name is Bartemius Rigel Madison
He's Gay and aspec (but not sure where)
His chosen instrument was the French horn
He is fully limp noodle, not caring in the slightest to work out
His birthday is September 21st
Philip Madison
Philip is the youngest boy in the whole family, being 8 years younger than Barty and a whole 12 year younger than Ali, and is the older twin to Anastasia
His full name is Philip Corvus Madison
He's queer, not bothering to figure out or put labels on anything
While not particularly liking music, he learned piano
He used to pair skate with Anastasia but quit and hasn't tried anything else (but is eyeing hockey)
His birthday is October 31st
Anastasia Madison
She is the youngest Madison, only being 2 minutes younger than Philip
Her full name is Anastasia Lyra Madison
She's queer, following the same reasoning as Philip
She tried to learn Violin but never took to it, learning oboe instead
She figure skates, making it to nationals on occasion
Her Birthday is October 31st
Bella Duke
She is the youngest of them all, being 12 years younger than her older sister Ali
Her full name is Bellatrix Emily Duke
She's bi
She chose to learn the harp (to the ire of her mother)
She tried a few sport but never stuck with any of them, preferring her harp over anything else
Her birthday is February 19th
Now onto the partners
Mary Jefferson
Mary is actually older than all of them, being just a few months older than Ali and a full year older than Alex
Her full name is Mary Suzanne Jefferson
She's pan
She plays violin, extremely well, when her and Lex got engaged, Lilianne (Lex's anut and Ali's mom) gifted her her sister's beloved violin- a treasured family heirloom
She's actually a professional ballerina
Her birthday is December 31st
Moira Holt
Moira is a little over a year older than Orpheia and is the eldest of their messy messy polycule
Her full name is Moira Linette Thompson, changing her last name to Holt when her parents finally lost custody
She's bi and poly
She was forced to learn piano but dropped it as soon as she could
She was an All-American Cheerleader
Her birthday is May 23rd
Damian Bryne
Damian is a few months shy of a full year over Orpheia
Their full name is just Damian Bryne, it's Mother took long enough deciding on that in the first place
It's Pan and Poly
They were never able to afford any instruments
It never did any sports, but they do go on runs every once in a while
your top 15 favourite tv shows can say a lot about your personality
Tagged by the epically fab @lolahardy
this genuinely kept me awake a bit last night until I realised what was happening and stopped trying to recall every show that ever struck me right in the feels or shaped me lol and yes, I know no one asked for any reasoning behind it but when you've mulled it over all bloody day long, you feel like sharing :P
M*A*S*H - used to be on everyday at 7 and my mum had adored it when she was younger so brought me and my sister up on it, still makes me laugh and cry to this day.
Star Trek TNG (& Picard which might be cheating but really is just an extension all told) - loved all the Trek's, Honourable Mention goes to ToS because kid!me loved it so much, only to have TNG blow the roof off my head. Lt Cmdr Data was my first love and I am unashamed ;)
Red Dwarf - for many reasons but mainly Arnold Rimmer (more reliable than a garden Strimmer, he's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner - he's not bald and his head doesn't glimmer...) who my teenage self was certain could be redeemed with the power of love, or a very determined snogging if nowt else.
The Good Place - because I (and many of us) needed it as a concept, whether for personal growth, coping with grief or just cos 'forking shirtballs' never gets any less funnier for me.
Firefly - the best show to ever be cancelled before it's writer could ruin it. I adored the show and the ensuing film, mourned its early cancellation for YEARS until I heard about Whedon's general twattishness and what had been his intentions for the series and characters, now am happy it exists as it is, still problematic but so worthy in so many ways, and on that awkward note...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - problematic on 800 gazillion levels in this day and age but still a forerunner of many awesome things to follow and I'd be lying if I said I hadnt been glued to it, obsessed with it, shipping folks, dling the soundtrack, buying the jewelry etc and even now if I see a reaction vid on YT for S5 I can't help myself but watch and weep along with them.
Merlin (BBC) - Umm'd and Ahh'd over this for bloody ages lol but it was my happy place (literally, had a run of bad years as have we all, so I'd watch an ep before bed every night to make me smile) and it got me through the difficulties I had right up to the finale where they took me and my happy place out back and shot it in the face in front of me lol. Despite my escapism route being put down in those heinous raw weeks immediately following a parents funeral, I'm still listing it here for being wonderful, silly, heartening and heartbreaking, whilst giving every last Fuck You to the writers for their surprise, abruptly canon-compliant ending.
Stargate SG1 - daft sci fi with it's heart trying hard to be in the right place plus eminently shippable characters in almost every combo going? Yes, please.
Heroes - because I was OBSESSED. It picked me up out of my OTP in a diff fandom (sorry drarry, I still love you honest) drained me of any and all urge to write for anything but them ever again until it got shat on by its own writers, breaking the spell.
Brooklyn 99 - NINE-NINE. *sadly doffs cap to Captain Holt*
King of the Hill - from a show I used to avoid when I was younger to one I ration myself viewswise so it won't lose it's impact. Superb.
Schitts Creek - only watched due to encountering a clip on tumblr of Moira's stonefaced manaical laughter and ended up crying with happiness over the finale, am an easy crier sure, but not normally because something is just so lovely.
Cheers - was only a kid when it finished but I bawled my face off when Sam said 'sorry, we're closed' (was too young to know it'd be repeated ad infinitum lol) and the opening theme still feels like coming home.
Golden Girls - sole reason D+ gets any money from me, the bastards, it was my only access for a bit there but it was worth it, lightyears ahead of it's time and just wonderful to boot.
Parks & Rec - somewhere my sister is elated with no clue why. Took her years to talk me into it, but having watched it on repeat a few times, I now can't live without Leslie, Ben & Ron.
Other honourable mentions (sorry I know, longpost, my bad) go to Quantum Leap for being a daily delight growing up, What We Do in the Shadows which would have made the list but I've only just got around to watching it and am only on S3 so have yet to find out if it's going to rip my heart out, Eerie Indiana for getting me started hyperfixationwise, Caroline in the City (S1-S3... S4? I don't know her - no seriously, I didnt realise for YEARS it didnt end at S3 and as this purported S4 fucked that up [supposedly] yeah I don't know her), The XFiles for my first actual foray into fandom & fanfic, and I know am missing another gazillion shows I'll remember later that seem much more worldshaping than these and I'll gnash my teeth lol so yeah *waves hand vaguely towards future me's frustrated rememberings* them too ;)
Tagging a) anyone who fancies a go should they feel like it, and b) [no pressure natch] @theangrykimchi @amazinmango @thesaltofcarthage @buckydunpun @kalika999 @gracerene @helaheim @dls-ao3 @emorgan5061 @bananaempanada
What are some other of your favorite shows and what are your favorite characters/ships in them?
Favorite TV Show Ships
I had to really think about this since I've been so hyperfixated on TVDU for so long that I had to remember what other shows I like. I have trouble picking favorites but here are a bunch of shows I routinely rewatch, mainly because of the ships.
One Tree Hill -- Nathan & Hayley, Quinn & Clay
Gilmore Girls -- Luke & Lorelai, Rory & Logan
Brooklyn 99 -- Jake & Amy, Holt & Kevin
Jane the Virgin -- Jane & Rafael
Schitts Creek -- David & Patrick, Alexis & Ted, Johnny & Moira
Outlander -- Jamie & Claire
Revenge -- Emily & Jack, but I also really liked Aiden
Supergirl -- Lena & Kara (this is canon, you can't tell me otherwise)
Pretty Little Liars -- Spencer & Toby, Hannah & Caleb
Dynasty -- Fallon & Liam
Once Upon a Time -- Regina & Emma (I know it's not cannon but I don't care)
Ginny & Georgia -- I honestly like most of Georgia's relationships but I really like Georgia & Joe. I'm a sucker for friends to lovers.
Friends -- Chandler & Monica, Joey & Rachel (even though it was brief)
Bridgerton -- Kate & Anthony (super excited for Colin and Penelope)
Wednesday -- I'm fine with there being no romantic relationships and it all staying platonic but I love Enid and Wednesday's relationship so far
Grey's Anatomy -- Lexie & Mark, April & Jackson, Alex & Jo, Bailey & Ben (I haven't seen the last few seasons)
Parks & Rec -- Ben & Lesly
The Good Place -- Chidi & Eleanor
And I can now say PJO -- I've always loved the book series and have been enjoying the show. It's not cannon in the show yet but Percabeth is one of my all time favorite ships
Set in the swingin' 60s, this film covers the origins of Charles' idea for the X-Men, but this is also more of an origin to Erik as Magneto as well, and the whole relationship between Charles and Erik is the strongest part of this movie. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as Charles and Erik respectively, and both did a great job in these portrayals, especially with the ladder. Any scene involving them just talking to each other are just the best parts of it all. From their first meeting outside Shaw's yacht with Charles telling Erik, "We're not alone," to that spectacular scene of Charles encouraging Erik to not just focusing on anger in using his powers when attempting to turn the huge satellite dish towards them.
Seeing how they develop into the characters we see during the first X-Men movie is great, starting with how Xavier wants coexistence between humans and mutants, but there is still the fact he wants them to be secret and not out with the public, while Erik wants to be more upfront about their existence with wanting to start outright conflicts with them, and the best character that shows this aspect has to be with Raven/Mystique.
Now, I'm aware that some people don't like how the new X-Men movies post Origins have more of a focus towards Raven, but I honestly like how these movies portray her. She first starts out with her human form and throughout the most part of the movie, since that is still the form that Charles prefers her to stay in public compared to her true-blue form, still wanting to keep it as a secret. Erik on the other hand wants Raven to be in her true form as it is the real her, not just some fake image that she has to keep. Hank also does a great job in showing this theme. Hank and Raven seem to hit it off well in the first place, until Hank introduces her the cure for them to look more human, which has Raven doubts herself on wanting look human and decides to not only declining the cure but is a crucial step towards her final decision of staying with Erik and his new brotherhood at the end of the movie (and a way better showing of her compared to TLS).
Hank is a good character here, played well by Nicholas Holt (who will be Lex Luthor in James Gunn's Superman movie next year, so can't wait for that!) and, previously mentioned, is a great part on the themes of the movie. Even though his only deformity is his feet where he can just simply wear shoes to hide it, he wants to create a cure where he can look more normal to people, only for it to backfire, essentially changing everything about him physically to Beast. This actually starts an arc that goes beyond this film into his way of accepting this new form.
The new characters are pretty good too. I like Moira's character in accepting these mutants and how they help in stopping the Hellfire Club, and it's cool to see Banshee in this, although I am disappointed how they're both not Irish in this movie. Come on, where's the Irish representation? (Note: I'm not Irish) It's also cool to see Alex/Havik here since it's always great to see the Summers brothers here and its nice to see an arc where he starts being a bit harsh towards Hank, before being nicer to him. Angel, who is not Warren but a different character here who is also named Angel, however I have heard she is also called Pixie as an alternate name for her, unless I'm mistaken. So, Angel 2 here is alright, even though she joins the Hellfire Club to become the new femme fetale member after Emma Frost was imprisoned by the CIA. Darwin has a cool ability, but it does suck that he died early on, but atleast he went out trying to take out Shaw while still protecting Angel 2. It is messed up how the only black mutant out of the new mutants in the movie is killed off, while the rest are still alive at the end.
Now the Hellfire Club is here are good, but Kevin Bacon did a great job in playing Sebastian Shaw and is a notable part of the group. The whole plot of Shaw wanting to start World War 3, so that the U.S. and the Soviet Union to use nukes to create more mutants and take over the world by actually making the Cuban Missile Crisis happen is a great case of alternate history in superhero films I haven't seen much, with the only one off the top of my head being in Watchmen. It's also great to just have Kevin Bacon be here, pretty much one of my favorite actors.
And of course, there's that cameo scene:
Probably my favorite cameo scene ever!
There is a bit of a continuity error between this and TLS, where Charles and Erik were together when meeting Jean for the first time, but its TLS so who cares.
First Class is a great film that takes my second favorite X-men movie slot, surpassing the first film, but still falling short against X2. Next up, we follow Logan post-TLS, still mourning Jean, as he heads to Japan in The Wolverine.
I saw something like this on youtube and it looked like fun so I thought I'd try one here
How it works:
this is the video I'm gonna be editing
comment a ship from my list and a part and I'll make a fanvid of the ones chosen
it'll be first come first serve and I'm not repeating couples
Part 1: Roy x Keeley (for @obsessivedaydreamer)
Part 2: Sawyer x Juliet (for @obsessivedaydreamer)
Part 3: Kate x Toby (for @unorthodox-oblivion)
Part 4: Hazel x Augustus (for @ur-average-farp) Part 5: Jack x Kate (for @unorthodox-oblivion)
Part 6: Luke x Lorelei (for @theycallme-thejackal)
Part 7: Midge x Lenny (for @theycallme-thejackal)
Part 8: Lane x Dave (for @ethereal-veggie and רחל דב on youtube)
Part 9: Sookie x Jackson ( for רחל דב on youtube)
Part 10: Josh x Donna (for @theycallme-thejackal)
list of ships i'll do under the cut
Anne with an E
Anne x Gilbert
Brooklyn 99
Jake x Amy
Holt x Kevin
Community
Troy x Abed
Jeff x Annie
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Newt x Tina
The Fault In Our Stars
Hazel x Augustus
Gilmore Girls
Luke x Lorelai
Rory x Jess
Lane x Dave
Sookie x Jackson
The Good Place
Eleanor x Chidi
Janet x Jason
Harry Potter
Harry x Ginny
Ron x Hermione
Heartstopper
Nick x Charlie
Tara x Darcy
Tao x Elle
The Hunger Games
Katniss x Peeta
Juno
Juno x Paulie
Looking for Alaska
Miles x Alaska
Lost
Sawyer x Juliet
Jack x Kate
Claire x Charlie
Kate x Claire
Desmond x Penny
Daniel x Charlotte
Sun x Jin
Sayid x Shannon
Sawyer x Kate
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Midge x Lenny
Midge x Joel
Joel x Mei
Modern Family
Haley x Andy
Phil x Claire
Mitch x Cam
New Girl
Nick x Jess
Cece x Schmidt
Winston x Aly
The Newsroom
Will x Mac
Don x Sloan
Jim x Maggie
Once Upon a Time
Emma x Killian
Snow x Charming
Mulan x Aurora
Robin x Alice
Regina x Robin Hood
Rumple x Belle
Parks and Recreation
Leslie x Ben
April x Andy
Ron x Diane
Tom x Lucy
Ann x Chris
Pitch Perfect
Beca x Chloe
The Princess Bride
Westley x Buttercup
Rosaline
Rosaline x Dario
Schitt’s Creek
David x Patrick
Ted x Alexis
Moira x Johnny
Love, Simon
Simon x Bram
Ted Lasso
Ted x Rebecca
Roy x Keeley
This Is Us
Kevin x Sophie
Kate x Toby
Jack x Rebecca
Randall x Beth
Timeless
Lucy x Wyatt
Rufus x Jiya
The Vampire Diaries
Damon x Elena
Klaus x Caroline
Katherine x Stefan
So, random ass questions, but, who are your favourite Schitt's Creek and Brooklyn Nine Nine characters?
moira is my favourite from schitt's creek, she's the funniest person ever and i'm obsessed with her!! her accents, her vocabulary, the way she says 'baby'... and holt is my fave from brooklyn 99!
Slide 1: A lilac background. In white lettering, a title reads: "FATE BRINGER.”
In the centre of the page, there is the cover art for this episode. It pictures a set of tarot cards next to a bloody gold dagger.
The cover art has arrows pointing away from it with text coming off them.
The text coming off the arrows reads as the following:
"1. Found fantasy family
2. Curses, prophecies, and dragons, OH MY!
3. When all hope seems lost…
4. Tarot!!!!!
5. Girls choose their own fate.”
Slide 2: A lilac background.
There is a design of a piece of paper in the centre of the page. On the paper, text reads: “A new fairy tale that tells the story of a knight and a princess, both cursed in their own ways, as they defy destiny itself in this allegory for bravery in a world that refuses to understand.”
There are tarot cards in the top left and bottom right corners, a dragon in the bottom left corner, and some sparkles in the top right corner.
Slide 3: A lilac background.
Covering most of the page, there is a design of white lined paper.
On the paper, an excerpt from the episode reads:
“Narrator: Once Upon a Time in a Kingdom in a far off land, there lived a Princess. A noble and fair young lady. She was known far and wide only as 16. She was raised by her loving father, The king, and her mother, the queen. They raised her to be kind and fair and on the girl’s 20th birthday the Kingdom held a grand festival that would last for one week. The kingdom rejoiced and for those 7 days, the people celebrated the growth of their future queen. “
There is a dragon in the top left corner.
Slide 4: A lilac background.
In the centre of the page, there is a design of white lined paper. On the paper, the credits read:
“CREW: Written by Moira-Juliet Scott. Directed by Moira-Juliet Scott. Audio editing by Zoey Davis. Art by Ari Moloney
CAST: Jaye T as the Narrator. Zoey Davis as 16. Moira-Juliet Scott as Sot (and Additional Voices.) Alex Abrahams as Filip. Bea Holt as Astoria. Matthew OK Smith as Agra. Shawn Tumbokon-Flowers as Aragnathoth. Ace as the King. Abigail Eliza as the Queen. Grey Kilgour as the Friar.”
There are tarot cards in the top left and bottom left corners, and in the middle of the right side of the page.
Sir. Your ocs. I need to know everything about them. Now. Or I will die.
Here's some fun facts!
Philip and Anastasia are Micropremies, being born at 25 weeks. This was due to an emergency c-section needing to be done because their mother was on the verge of death. (She died 2 minutes afterwards)
Ali did color guard all throught school. Rifle was her favorite
Lex is a major history buff while Mary is very into Literature
Cecelia and Barty are THE stem siblings, with Cecelia being recognized as a math prodigy and Barty is a chemical genius
Moira graduated valedictorian and studies biochemistry
Bella is a bit of a germaphobe and is almost constantly wearing gloves (but like fashion)
Darren Madison (the father of all the Madison excluding Lex) is a Senator
Christopher Duke (Bella's dad) is COO of a major conglomerate
Damian studies Law, wanting to specialize in Imagration law
Hycthina is a med student while Orpheia is a poet/songwriter
Both Ali and Lex have absent fathers, neither of them taking their fathers name. Ali took her step father's while Lex took his mother's maiden name
Hycthina is the one who lives with Lex and the rest while Orpheia lives with their mom's side of the family. This is due to a messy custody battle occurring after their mom died just 2 weeks after their godmother (Anastasia the elder). There wasn't a good reason for either to have them, with the LeBeau's having shaky legal ties to their mother and the state no recognizing Lilianne as a suitable substitution for Anastasia (despite being her sister)
I loved Village of Salt and Sorrow so much. When reading you can hear the murmur of the waves and the song of the sea. The atmosphere of the book is very special as you stroll in a small Scottish Fisherman village. Laura Holt created an incredible family drama drawing its source in Celtic folklore and selkie legend.
It is said that Loch Moira was once the home to a flock of selkies, sequestered and enslaved by men with the help of a Sea Witch. Many centuries later , Nova McIntosh and her family still pay the price of their ancestor’s treason towards the Sea’s Daughters.
As the narrative evolves, we follow not one, but two stories : the one of Nova McIntosh, younger woman of the McIntosh Sea Witches, and the one of Undine, one of the kidnapped selkies. Even if their stories take place centuries apart, they are undeniably linked by the Sea.
Laura Holt is an amazing storyteller. Her novel Village of Salt and Sorrow is a declaration of love to the sea and its oldest legends. It is a deep and poetic story about survival and the strength of family.
Finally finished Arrow. Somehow by ending this show i feel like part of me left when i finished this but also i feel like i gained something. Just this weird feeling you get whenever you end something that you enjoyed for so long. I loved the characters, the actors that portrayed our favorite characters and the story that always kept me at the edge of my seat.
I’m late to the party but: thank you Arrow and goodbye.
Anyway I woke up this morning feeling nostalgic because on June 11th it’ll have been a yEAR since I made Finn, and July 2nd it’ll be a year since I made Gian. that’s wILD to me. I really peaked on sim making last summer lol. Anyway, I thought I would look through my gallery and pull all the sims I’ve made for people in the last year and stick em together. And I think this has made me want to make another big group pose??? Wild. Oh also to give some promo to some stories still goin uwu
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Stories/Challenges Still Running To Get Invested In:
Francesca Holt: @gecko-sims ‘s Survivor Sulani
Vianne Voizin: @joleyssims ‘s Bachelorette Season 3: Imogen
Vivi & Rhys Ahn: @ironicscavenger SNTM
Bruno Saade: @hureuf ‘s Bachelorette: Maisie
Roxanne Leigh: @slothseasims ‘s Miah: Looking For Love
Moira Jean: @ommsims Dating Adventure For Niko (Starting soon uwu)
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Challenges That Have Finished If You Want A ABSOLUTELY SHOW STOPPING AMAZING ICONIC Reading Binge:
Giancarlo Nyugen: @colourfullsims Big Brother
Finnegan Lange: @boomchicapopdatsims Bachelorette: Eve
Anyway just a thenk you to everyone who has taken one of my sims on for a challenge. It brings me so much joy to see then all over the place and I delight in seeing how someone else will interpret whatever bio I give them. I’ve seen tWO count em TWO idiot boys meant to go home early steal the hearts of simblr and that’s just delightful. I might be bad at cheering on my own sims, but I love reading along every lil post to see what’s happening <3
Oh and all these creators tagged are so talented and sorry but it’s a prerequisite to be following them to follow me i dont make the rules.