#nancy payne

[whibleysims]

Pattie approached Frank nervously and found that the giant standing between her and her new freedom looked so small eating a simple bowl of cereal at one in the afternoon.

"Frank?" she began.

"Listen, Frank. I want out. I'm prepared to leave you the house, take it all, but I want out."

"Is this about the other night?" he asked, thinking of Nancy Payne. "Because I already explained all that."

"This is more than that, Frank," she rolled her eyes. "This is everything. It's the maid, it's the lying, it's--"

"You cut your hair."

"Y-yes, I did."

"I see. So this is really it, then."

"This is it," a pained expression crossed her face, equal parts sadness and anger. "Keep the house," she repeated. "Keep it. I don't want it. I don't want any of this anymore. Goodbye."

[werezolft]

The Dead Boy Detectives (and crew), have been occupying my thoughts the past few weeks. I’ve watched the show on repeat, rewatched Sandman, actually started reading the Sandman graphic novels (currently on Seasons of Mist, the introduction of the Dead Boys), and I’ve started drawing the episodes in the style of old teen detective novels.

I started these before getting super into behind the scenes details. I went down a bit of a rabbit-hole last night, and was delighted to learn that show-runner Steve Yockey wanted the show to be reminiscent of The Hardy Boys, one of the main influences of these covers.

The accuracy of their depictions varies, I don’t think they always really look like themselves. But I had a lot of fun.

I hope to continue designing these for a bit while the obsession holds, and maybe I can properly bring in purples, Crystal’s hero color.

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Image 1: A series of covers on a white background. From left to right, "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine", "The Case Of Devlin House", "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine" (alt cover), "The Case Of The Hungry Snake", and "The Case Of The Lighthouse Leapers".

Image 2: Three teenagers, Charles, Crystal and Edwin explore a blue green cave with a skull covered in dandelions on a center shrine. Charles holds a flashlight, Crystal is climbing in while her eyes have gone white during a psychic episode, and Edwin is playing lookout. At the top of the page in yellow italics is the text “Dead Boy Detectives” and below in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE DANDELION SHRINE”.

Image 3: Edwin, Charles and Crystal peering around the corner of a yellow-green wooden hallway, looking at the silhouette of a man swinging an axe. They have varying worried expressions. At the top, in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF DEVLIN HOUSE”.

Image 4: Crystal and Niko stare at each other across a green hallway. Niko has her left hand raised and is surrounded by glowing images, stars, hearts, moons, butterflies, rainbows, and sparkles. The cast a faint pink light. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE DANDELION SHRINE”.

Image 5: Charles and Edwin tied to chairs in a golden yellow room. Charles has an iron collar chained to his neck, and his wrists are bound. Edwin is in a white tank top, and his mouth is gagged with a clothe. On the wall is the shadow of the witch Esther, with her cane. In the corner is a large cabinet, Niko peers out of. On top of the cabinet is perched a crow, Monty. At the top, in yellow italics “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE HUNGRY SNAKE”.

Image 6: Edwin, Charles and Crystal stand on stairs overlooking the gray sea and red sky. A giant angler fish, Angie, is staring at them. In the corner, on top of the hill is a classic red and white striped lighthouse. At the top, in yellow italics “Dead Boy Detectives” and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE LEAPERS”.

Image 7: A series of book covers on a white background: “Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island”, “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall”, “Nancy Drew, The Mystery at Lilac Inn”, “The Hardy Boys, While the Clock Ticked”, and “The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon”.

[dragonsareawesome123]

Hey, Nancy Drew CW fandom! Do you guys want to watch another teen supernatural drama about found family and young people solving crimes that uses supernatural storylines to tackle irl issues that young people go through? Then you should all check out Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix! It's a show based on comics created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner and is about two teenage ghosts named Edwin and Charles who run a detective agency that investigates supernatural crimes and helps other ghosts move on to the afterlife. In one of their cases, they meet a teenage girl named Crystal who is a psychic and has amnesia because her abusive demon ex boyfriend stole her memories of her past from her after Edwin and Charles exorcise him from Crystal's body. The boys then team up with Crystal to solve supernatural crimes together and to help her get her memories back. The show tackles issues like abusive, homophobia, and bullying. The women in this show are so complex and well written (Crystal's storyline about her dealing with her demon ex and discovering just how powerful she is as well as uncovering her past is one of my favorite storylines in the show and Niko, the other main character who befriends the boys and Crystal after they save her life, is so sweet and fun). It also has really great queer rep and Edwin's storyline where he figures out that he's gay and in love with Charles is so well done and handled with so much care (he also has all the gay supernatural boys in town falling all over him which is very fun). If you're into shipping, this show also has so many ships that you can get invested in. It's such a fun teen drama full of found family and themes of love and acceptance. The show is in dire need of a boost in streaming numbers so I really recommend checking it out so it doesn't get canceled!

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

Okay, folks, the mini-tourney is inching closer to the finals, so I'm going to give a list of the competitors in the Miss Billboard Tourney in order to give everyone a chance to submit more propaganda. The nominees are:

Lale Andersen

Marian Anderson

Signe Toly Anderson

Julie Andrews

LaVerne Andrews

Maxene Andrews

Patty Andrews

Ann-Margret

Joan Armatrading

Dorothy Ashby

Joan Baez

Pearl Bailey

Belle Baker

Josephine Baker

LaVern Baker

Florence Ballard

Brigitte Bardot

Eileen Barton

Fontella Bass

Shirley Bassey

Maggie Bell

Lola Beltran

Ivy Benson

Gladys Bentley

Jane Birkin

Cilla Black

Ronee Blakley

Teresa Brewer

Anne Briggs

Ruth Brown

Joyce Bryant

Vashti Bunyan

Kate Bush

Montserrat Caballe

Maria Callas

Blanche Calloway

Wendy Carlos

Cathy Carr

Raffaella Carra

Diahann Carroll

Karen Carpenter

June Carter Cash

Charo

Cher

Meg Christian

Gigliola Cinquetti

Petula Clark

Merry Clayton

Patsy Cline

Rosemary Clooney

Natalie Cole

Judy Collins

Alice Coltrane

Betty Comden

Barbara Cook

Rita Coolidge

Gal Costa

Ida Cox

Karen Dalton

Marie-Louise Damien

Betty Davis

Jinx Dawson

Doris Day

Blossom Dearie

Kiki Dee

Lucienne Delyle

Sandy Denny

Jackie DeShannon

Gwen Dickey

Marlene Dietrich

Marie-France Dufour

Julie Driscoll

Yvonne Elliman

Cass Elliot

Maureen Evans

Agnetha Faeltskog

Marianne Faithfull

Mimi Farina

Max Feldman

Gracie Fields

Ella Fitzgerald

Roberta Flack

Lita Ford

Connie Francis

Aretha Franklin

France Gall

Judy Garland

Crystal Gayle

Gloria Gaynor

Bobbie Gentry

Astrud Gilberto

Donna Jean Godchaux

Lesley Gore

Eydie Gorme

Margo Guryan

Sheila Guyse

Nina Hagen

Francoise Hardy

Emmylou Harris

Debbie Harry

Annie Haslam

Billie Holiday

Mary Hopkin

Lena Horne

Helen Humes

Betty Hutton

Janis Ian

Mahalia Jackson

Wanda Jackson

Etta James

Joan Jett

Bessie Jones

Etta Jones

Gloria Jones

Grace Jones

Shirley Jones

Tamiko Jones

Janis Joplin

Barbara Keith

Carole King

Eartha Kitt

Chaka Khan

Hildegard Knef

Gladys Knight

Sonja Kristina

Patti Labelle

Cleo Laine

Nicolette Larson

Daliah Lavi

Vicky Leandros

Peggy Lee

Rita Lee

Alis Lesley

Barbara Lewis

Abbey Lincoln

Melba Liston

Julie London

Darlene Love

Lulu

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Barbara Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Vera Lynn

Siw Malmkvist

Lata Mangeshkar

Linda McCartney

Kate McGarrigle

Christie McVie

Bette Midler

Jean Millington

June Millington

Liza Minnelli

Carmen Miranda

Joni Mitchell

Liz Mitchell

Marion Montgomery

Lee Morse

Nana Mouskouri

Anne Murray

Wenche Myhre

Holly Near

Olivia Newton-John

Stevie Nicks

Nico

Laura Nyro

Virginia O’Brien

Odetta

Yoko Ono

Shirley Owens

Patti Page

Dolly Parton

Freda Payne

Michelle Phillips

Edith Piaf

Ruth Pointer

Leontyne Price

Suzi Quatro

Gertrude Rainey

Bonnie Raitt

Carline Ray

Helen Reddy

Della Reese

Martha Reeves

June Richmond

Jeannie C. Riley

Minnie Riperton

Jean Ritchie

Chita Rivera

Clara Rockmore

Linda Ronstadt

Marianne Rosenberg

Diana Ross

Anna Russell

Melanie Safka

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Samantha Sang

Pattie Santos

Hazel Scott

Doreen Shaffer

Jackie Shane

Marlena Shaw

Sandie Shaw

Dinah Shore

Judee Sill

Carly Simon

Nina Simone

Nancy Sinatra

Siouxsie Sioux

Grace Slick

Bessie Smith

Mamie Smith

Patti Smith

Ethel Smyth

Mercedes Sosa

Ronnie Spector

Dusty Springfield

Mavis Staples

Candi Staton

Barbra Streisand

Poly Styrene

Maxine Sullivan

Donna Summer

Pat Suzuki

Norma Tanega

Tammi Terrell

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Big Mama Thornton

Mary Travers

Moe Tucker

Tina Turner

Twiggy

Bonnie Tyler

Sylvia Tyson

Sarah Vaughan

Sylvie Vartan

Mariska Veres

Akiko Wada

Claire Waldoff

Jennifer Warnes

Dee Dee Warwick

Dionne Warwick

Dinah Washington

Ethel Waters

Elisabeth Welch

Kitty Wells

Mary Wells

Juliane Werding

Tina Weymouth

Cris Williamson

Ann Wilson

Mary Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Anna Mae Winburn

Syreeta Wright

Tammy Wynette

Nan Wynn

Those in bold have no usable written or visual propaganda whatsoever. Those in italics have five or more pieces of usable visual, written, or audio propaganda already. If you have any visuals like photos or videos, or if you have something to say in words, submit it to this blog before the mini-tourney ends!

If you don't see a name you submitted here, it's because most or all of their career was as a child/they were too young for the cutoff, their career was almost entirely after 1979, or music was something they only dabbled in and are hardly known for. There are quite a few ladies on the list whose primary career wasn't "recording artist" or "live musician," but released several albums or were in musical theater, so they've been accepted.

[yourbelgianthings]

shoutout george payne from nancy drew, the athletic one with short hair and a man’s name, i didn’t know you were lesbian as a kid but years later i see the butchness from a mile away <3 (she canonly has a college boyfriend like the rest of the girls but shhh also later in the series they change it so george is just her name but it’s better when her given name is georgia but only her parents call her that)

[madamspeaker]

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi - Memorial Service: Congressman Donald Payne Jr. (2nd May, 2024)

[hercssy]

꒰ ৎ୭ ꒱ . . BELOW ! ‹𝟹

you will find everything you will need to know about roleplaying with me! such as my writing style, my fandoms, main love interests, portrayals, my ocs and blacklisted characters!

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. . my roleplay style is always roleplaying in third person, i’m heavily detailed as i love to bring a story to life ( which means i also use gifs for this too *wink* ). i only roleplay on discord, as i prefer to make servers and sections to talk ooc, post oc/character shit and have fun while roleplaying! i love to use a lot of media to bring a roleplay + the characters involved come to life. i only roleplay on discord so please add me there and we can discuss plotting, etc. be sure to also read my rules before interacting with me!

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. . my muse for fandoms comes and goes, i think everyone does that anyways — but i’m only just a pm away from asking what my major muses are!

the walking dead

game of thrones

house of the dragon

marvel cinematic universe ( includes xmen )

trueblood

magic mike

jojo’s bizarre adventure

star wars

avatar

stranger things

harry potter

fantastic beasts and where to find them

buffy the vampire slayer

celebrity

god of war

devil may cry

red dead redemption

baldur’s gate 3

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. . these are my portrayals for each fandom i’m in. those that i will be most confident writing for will be marked blue, the least confident ones will be marked pink. neutral ones will remain black.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

maggie greene, daryl dixon, carol peletier, carl grimes,dwight, rick grimes, michonne, abraham, glenn rhee, rosita espinosa, gabriel, eugene, princess.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

jon snow, robb stark, tywin lannister, tyrion lannister, cersei lannister, jaime lannister, ned stark, sansa stark, arya stark, daenerys targaryen, khal drogo, the hound, jorah mormont, brienne of tarth, tormund giantsbane, daario naharis, greyworm, oberyn martell, podrick payne, yara greyjoy, theon greyjoy, brandon stark.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

rhaenyra targaryen, ser harwin strong, viserys targaryen, jacaerys velaryon, alicent hightower.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE : 

marc spector, steve rogers, bucky barnes, stephen strange, wade wilson, thor odinson, loki laufeyson, quentin beck, t.h peter parker, a.g peter parker, tony stark, natasha romanoff, kate bishop, wanda maximoff, pietro maximoff, scott lang, t’challa udaku, erik killmonger, druig, thena, sersi, dane whitman, blade, johnny blaze, arthur harrow.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

bill compton, eric northman, sam merlotte, jason stackhouse, sookie stackhouse, tara thornton, jessica hamby, alcide herveaux, hoyt fortenberry, pamela, terry bellefleur.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

magic mike, big dick richie, ken, dallas, adam, tito, tarzan.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

dio brando, joseph joestar, jotaro kujo, josuke higashikata, rohan kishibe, noriaki kakyoin, kars, eisidsi, wamuu, jolyne kujo.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

anakin skywalker, obi wan kenobi, qui gon jinn, padme amidala, han solo, ashoka tano, luke skywalker, princess leia skywalker, kylo ren, darth maul, rey skywalker, cassian andor, poe dameron, finn, jyn erso, lando calrissian.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

neytiri, miles quaritch, spider, neteyam sully, lo’ak sully, kiri augustine, grace augustine, trudy, norman spellman.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

eddie munson, steve harrington, robin buckley, nancy wheeler, jonathan byers, eleven, max mayfield, will byers, mike wheeler, dustin henderson, jim hopper, dimitri antonov, joyce byers, vecna.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

harry potter, draco malfoy, remus lupin, hermione granger, bill weasley, sirius black, ginny weasley, luna lovegood, george weasley, fred weasley, ron weasley…+ more if asked.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

gellert grindlewald, albus dumbledore, queenie goldstein, credence barebone, jacob kowalski, theseus scamander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

buffy summers, dawn summers, spike, willow rosenberg, xander harris, cordelia chase, oz, faith, tara maclay, riley finn, giles.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

this will depend, so just ask !

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

freya, loki/artreus, tyr, thor, freyr.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

dante sparda, nero, vergil sparda, v.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

dutch van der linde, john marston, jack marston, saddie adler, bill williamson, micah bell.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

astarion ancunín, gortash, orin, mizora, gale dekarios, karlach, shadowheart, lae’zel, wyll ravengard, halsin, dame aylin, isabel thorm, dammon, jaheira, minthara, ketheric thorm.

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. . these are characters i have blacklisted from portrayals, this means i will refuse to roleplay/write them as love interests. don’t take it to heart though, i just have my reasons :’) more will be added along the way.

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

negan smith, the governor.

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

viserys ii targaryen, the night king.

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

daemon targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

red skull, thanos.

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

sarah newlin, steve newlin, macklyn warlow.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 STAR WARS :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

tuktirey sully.

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

billy hargrove.

┈─𖨂 HARRY POTTER :

lord voldemort.

┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

darla.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

depends, just ask !

┈─𖨂 GOD OF WAR :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

none tba.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

cazador, mystra.

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. . this section is for you to know my go-to love interest and my ocs for them!

┈─𖨂 THE WALKING DEAD :

pamela lennox x negan smith.

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rebecca king x daryl dixon.

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“with you, it’s different.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 GAME OF THRONES :

rebekah skywalker x jon snow.

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“you’re a little tragedy, aren’t you?” (mb)

dawn the wolf-snake x robb stark.

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azura menodora x jaime lannister.

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rhiannon baratheon x the hound.

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“let’s live like flowers” (mb)

┈─𖨂 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON :

jae skywalker x aemond targaryen.

┈─𖨂 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE :

xena blanc x dane whitman.

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beatrix takahashi x ikaris.

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“effort over words” (mb)

alexis drakos x clint barton.

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katya romanoff x steve rogers.

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vergil volkov x natasha romanoff.

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florance hawley x bucky barnes

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“some mistakes take us to the right place.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 TRUEBLOOD :

freya falkenberg x bill compton.

willow magnolia x sam merlotte.

abigail rivers x alcide herveaux.

┈─𖨂 MAGIC MIKE :

mara larsen x magic mike.

tanya cruz x dallas.

sophie henderson x big dick richie.

┈─𖨂 JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE :

keres masako x jotaro kujo.

liliana romanova x kars.



┈─𖨂 STAR WARS : 

neytiri te khan x anakin skywalker.

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“we lived a life of ‘almost’” (mb)

“she lives the poetry she cannot write.” (mb)

ciri creed x han solo.

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“meant to happen but not to last.” (mb)

nebula zraa x luke skywalker.

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“souls don’t meet by accident.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 AVATAR :

akila te sekra’at petani’ite x jake sully.

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“the trees told me about you.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 STRANGER THINGS :

dahlia moone x jim hopper.

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“have you ever met someone that is sunshine in human form?” (mb)

veronika antonov x dimitri antonov.

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“all i see is you.” (mb)

reagan cunningham x eddie munson.

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┈─𖨂 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM :

jupiter ‘juno’ seagrave x newt scammander.

┈─𖨂 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :

unnamed oc x angel.

┈─𖨂 CELEBRITY :

depends, just ask !

┈─𖨂 DEVIL MAY CRY :

sersi endo x nero.

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unnamed oc x dante sparda.

unnamed oc x vergil sparda.

┈─𖨂 RED DEAD REDEMPTION :

chenoa abraham x arthur morgan.

┈─𖨂 BALDUR’S GATE 3 :

rhaenyra targaryen x astarion ancunín.

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“fight for your fairytale.” (mb)

adenora rose x gale dekarios.

ninat ani’kiirr x karlach.

┈─𖨂 GREY’S ANTANTOMY :

silvana rossi x derek shepherd

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“his eyes were blue.” (mb)

┈─𖨂 SCREAM/HORROR :

kenna lloyd x billy loomis

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“plot twist: he likes you” (mb)

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[whibleysims]

"Oh, Nancy--"

"Not like this. Come on."

"Radio an ambulance. Now!"

[werezolft]

Pt. 2 of my Dead Boy Detective covers inspired by teen detective novels. More info and reference photos under the cut

I’ve continued watching this series on repeat while creating the novel covers. I really didn’t think I would get through all the episodes, I often stop projects part way through. I might do another post of the covers in chronological series order, as opposed to the order I drew them in.

Style, colors, and very often the actual poses are pulled from covers featuring The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Three Investigators.

I don’t know if you can tell, but I struggle pulling the concentration to add details to make forests look realistic. Something about trees takes more energy than I normally have, haha.

I don’t really have a lot more to add, but thanks for all the love on the first collection, it’s been very fun.

Also, happy pride month 🌈🌈🌈

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Image 1: An orange-red spiral staircase descends down into darkness. Charles Rowland is higher up, wearing his typical hero outfit; red shirt, black trousers and coat with pins. He’s holding a yellow lantern, and looking behind him anxiously. Edwin Payne follows behind, shrouded in shadow, wearing white nightclothes. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE IF THE VERY LONG STAIRWAY”.

Image 2: A blueish green forest at night, a full moon peaking over the trees in the top left corner. In the foreground to the right stands Crystal in her purple varsity jacket and floral turtleneck, hair half up in buns. Next to her Charles is wearing his hero outfit, polo shirt is fully black. They both look on hesitantly. In the mid ground Edwin, wearing his long brown coat is looking up at the furious glowing blue ghost of Shelby. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE TWO DEAD DRAGONS”.

Image 3: Crystal and Charles sit inside of a sigil circle on the blue floor of a green subway car. She’s wearing a red jacket, yellow shirt, and tan pants. He’s wearing his hero outfit. Charles is facing Crystal, while she’s angled away from the viewer, both are looking at sheet-ghost David the Demon, who is covered in the same sigils as the circle they sit on, running out the open subway door. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold lettering “The Case Of Crystal Palace”.

Image 4: A green forest, and brown earth, illuminated by the light of a magically summoned golden chandelier. Under it is The Cat King, brown hair angled into cat ears, wearing a white turtleneck sweater and sparkling black overcoat with red stripes. His arms are folded behind him, and his yellow cat eyes are gazing with feigned disinterest at Monty Finch and Edwin. Edwin is wearing his long brown coat, complete with brown vest and trousers, white shirt and blue bow tie. His cat bracelet is visible on his wrist. Edwin stands in an apprehensive crouch. Behind him Monty, long black hair, red scarf, and black coat, is glaring at The Cat King over his shoulder. At the top in yellow italics is “Dead Boy Detectives”, and in off-white bold caps “THE CASE OF THE CREEPING FOREST”.

Image 5: A series of covers on a white background. From left to right, "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine", "The Case Of Devlin House", "The Case Of The Dandelion Shrine" (alt cover), "The Case Of The Hungry Snake", "The Case Of The Lighthouse Leapers", “The Case Of The Two Dead Dragons”, “The Case Of The Very Long Stairway”, “The Case Of Crystal Palace”, and “The Case Of The Creeping Forest”.

Image 6: A series of book covers on a white background: “Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island”, “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall”, “Nancy Drew, The Mystery at Lilac Inn”, “The Hardy Boys, While the Clock Ticked”, “The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon”, “The Hardy Boys, The Disappearing Floor”, “Nancy Drew, The Hidden Staircase”, “The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow”, “The Hardy Boys, The Secret Panel”, and “The Hardy Boys, The Haunted Fort”.

[areyoureddieforittaylorsversion]

never did this so here's a proper introduction/abt me post <3

ABOUT ME

Theo or Theodore

17 3/4

August Leo

Scorpio rising, Sag moon

Slytherin

INTJ

Autism, ADHD, OCD, anxiety, depression, anorexia

Writer, artist, reader

FANDOMS

It (Seen Ch. One 23 times, Ch. Two 5 times)

Stranger Things (Seen 2 times)

Harry Potter (Read 20+ times)

Grey's Anatomy (Seen 4 times)

Adventure Time (Seen 2+ times)

The Maze Runner (Seen TMR 5 times, read it 3 times, seen TST 3 times, read it 2 times, seen TDC 4 times, read it 3 times, read TKO 2 times, read TFC 3 times)

Twilight (seen 1 time)

One Direction (seen the movie 1 time)

Red, White, & Royal Blue (read 3 times, seen 24 times)

Gravity Falls (seen 2 times)

Friends (seen 10 times)

Heartstopper (seen 3 times)

Young Royals (seen 3 times)

I Am Not Okay With This (seen 1 time)

Descendants (seen 3+ times)

Teen Wolf (seen 1 time)

Over The Garden Wall (seen 4+ times)

Luca (seen 6 times)

Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (seen unknown amount of times)

Shameless (seen 4 times)

SHIPS

Byler (Will Byers x Mike Wheeler - ST - fandom otp)

Steddie (Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson - ST)

Ronance (Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler - ST)

Elmax (El Hopper x Max Mayfield - ST)

Reddie (Richie Tozier x Eddie Kaspbrak - IT - fandom otp)

Stenbrough (Stan Uris x Bill Denbrough - IT)

Stozier (Stan Uris x Richie Tozier - IT)

Hanbrough (Mike Hanlon x Bill Denbrough - IT)

Stanlon (Stan Uris x Mike Hanlon - IT)

Stanlonbrough (Stan Uris x Mike Hanlon x Bill Denbrough - IT)

Kaspbrough (Eddie Kaspbrak x Bill Denbrough - IT)

Bichie (Bill Denbrough x Richie Tozier - IT)

Steddie (Stan Uris x Eddie Kaspbrak - IT)

Wolfstar (Remus Lupin x Sirius Black - HP - fandom otp)

Jegulus (James Potter x Regulus Black - HP)

Drarry (Draco Malfoy x Harry Potter - HP - fandom otp)

Linny (Luna Lovegood x Ginny Weasley - HP)

Scorbus (Scorpius Malfoy x Albus Potter - HP - fandom otp)

Newtmas (Newt x Thomas - TMR - fandom otp)

Schmico (Levi Schmitt x Nico Kim - GA - fandom otp)

Slexie (Mark Sloan x Lexie Grey - GA)

Calzona (Callie Torres x Arizona Robbins - GA)

Japril (Jackson Avery x April Kepner - GA)

Bubbline (Bonibel Bubblegum x Marceline Abadeer - AT - fandom otp)

Larry Stylinson (Louis Tomlinson x Harry Styles - 1D - fandom otp)

Gallavich (Ian Gallagher x Mickey Milkovich - Shameless - fandom otp)

Luberto (Luca Paguro x Alberto Scorfano - Luca - fandom otp)

FAVORITE/COMFORT CHARACTERS

Will Byers (ST - fandom fav)

George O'Malley (GA - fandom fav)

Arizona Robbins (GA)

Lexie Grey (GA)

April Kepner (GA)

Ginny Weasley (HP - fandom fav)

Newt (TMR - fandom fav)

Marceline (AT - fandom fav)

Eddie Kaspbrak (IT - fandom fav)

Richie Tozier (IT)

Bill Denbrough (IT)

Stan Uris (IT)

Bill Denbrough (IT)

Alice Cullen (Twilight - fandom fav)

Remus Lupin (HP - fandom fav)

Sirius Black (HP)

Colin Morris-Jones (It's A Sin - fandom fav)

Stanley Barber (IANOWT - fandom fav)

Scorpius Malfoy (HP -fandom fav)

Albus Potter (HP)

Mal Bertha (Descendents - fandom fav)

Stiles Stilinski (TW - fandom fav)

Lydia Martin (TW)

Wirt (OTGW - fandom fav)

Greg (OTGW)

Luca Paguro (Luca - fandom fav)

Ian Gallagher (Shameless - fandom fav)

Mickey Milkovich (Shameless)

Mandy Milkovich (Shameless)

Sabrina Spellman (STTW)

Salem Saberhagen (STTW - fandom fav)

FAVORITE CELEBRITIES

Taylor Swift (fav album ttpd or fearless)

Louis Tomlinson (fav album walls)

Harry Styles (fav album hs1)

Niall Horan (fav album flicker)

Liam Payne

Zayn Malik

Ryan Reynolds

Wyatt Oleff

Jaeden Martell

Finn Wolfhard

Jack Dylan Grazer

Sophia Lillis

Noah Schnapp

Chyler Leigh

Dove Cameron

Maya Hawke

Sabrina Carpenter (fav album emails i can't send)

Ashnikko

Lana del Rey (fav album born to die)

Olivia Rodrigo (fav album guts)

Renee Rapp

Gracie Abrams

Billie Eilish (fav album wwafawdwg)

Conan Gray (fav album kid krow)

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Sins of the Father

Summary: Snape x OC | Persephone faces a fear, and learns a shocking truth.

Read on Ao3 or below:

July 1999

Persephone took a deep breath and approached the grey-haired man. His back was turned, his attention turned to clearing up his sermon notes, but even after so many years, still she recognised the man who’d raised her.

She cleared her throat. “Hello, father.”

“‘Father’ is Catholic, I’m afraid,” came the reply. “‘Reverend’ is more Anglican, though you can call me –”

He stopped mid-sentence, having turned around, and his eyes widened with shock.

“...Persephone?!”

“Actually, I’ll stick with Father. Persephone’s my name, it might get confusing.”

Several emotions flashed over Reverend Payne’s face in a few moments. The surprise became a twitch of a smile at her joke, then confusion that she was there at all, then finally, relief.

“You’re here!” he breathed. “My word, you’re - you’re here!”

To Persephone’s complete and utter shock, the Reverend threw his arms around her in an embrace.

It was the last thing she’d expected. Disgust that she would dare show her face again, perhaps - or, at best, a disinterest in seeing her again.

She wasn’t sure she recalled him ever hugging her before.

He stepped back to stare at her, as if trying to convince himself she wasn’t an apparition.

“I never thought I’d see you again, my child. What are you - why -?” He stopped himself. “I’m sorry. A thousand questions. Would you like a cup of tea?”

Persephone smiled politely. “Yes, I’d love one, thank you.”

“Of course - let me just get out of my vestments.”

A short while later, Reverend Payne entered the kitchen at the rear of the church to find Persephone had already prepared two cups of tea.

“I remembered where it is,” she said nonchalantly. “Do you still take yours black?”

“Yes, thank you. Come, let’s sit outside, shall we? We have so much catching up to do.”

The cemetery hadn’t changed a bit. The same old weathered bench sat against the stone wall of the church, although it looked to have been repainted.

“Where’s Mother?” Persephone asked as she sat.

The Reverend’s face fell slightly. “She passed,” he replied. “Not long after you left, actually.”

“Oh. I’m sorry.”

To her surprise, Persephone really was sorry to hear her mother had passed so long ago, leaving her father to his own devices.

The Reverend nodded gratefully. “An unfortunate accident at the market. They said a gas pipe exploded… a lot of good people were lost that day.”

Persephone’s heart skipped a beat. Gas pipe explosions were real phenomena, of course… but it was also the usual cover story for Death Eater attacks back then. Explosions without bombs, fires without fuel… gas, like magic, was an invisible assailant, and easily blamed.

“Have you been on your own?” Persephone asked.

“Oh, my, no. I never remarried, but you know well enough that my parishioners are my family. I’ve never wanted for company, though of course I miss Nancy… and you. I have sorely regretted losing you, Persephone. I don’t blame you, of course, for never coming home… but I always wished you would, so I might tell you how very sorry I am. I’ve ruminated and prayed over the years, and I’ve realised just how hard your mother and I were on you. More concerned with our own image than the wellbeing of the child we’d promised to care for. I don’t expect you to forgive me, but… I am glad of this chance to tell you.”

The conversation wasn’t going at all how Persephone had expected. This man was so much older and softer than the man who raised her - already he’d given her both a hug and an apology, neither of which he had ever given before.

“You haven’t asked why I’m here.”

The Reverend chuckled. “I expect you’ll tell me soon enough, dear.”

“Well, someone recently told me something I sorely needed to hear. I’ve always held grudges close to my heart, never letting the anger die down… and I was helped to realise I do it because some part of me believes letting go is weakness. And to be strong I need to learn to forgive.”

“And that starts with me.”

It wasn’t a question; it was a statement of fact, as if it was something he’d accepted a long time ago.

“I didn’t think you’d make it so easy by offering an immediate apology,” she laughed. “I can’t say I immediately forgive you, but… I was only eighteen when I left. Still a child, really. Now I’m forty, and not remotely the girl I was. It would be foolish of me to assume you’re the same man.”

“I hope I’m not,” the Reverend replied with a sigh before sipping his tea thoughtfully. “You’re right, of course. You’re not a girl anymore - you’re older now than your mother and I were when we found you. And of course I don’t expect your forgiveness, Persephone. But perhaps you might allow me the boon of knowing more about you. What has your life been like?”

Persephone laughed. “That’s a big question,” she replied. “I’ve been many things. When I left, I became a spy.”

“A spy?!” The Reverend gasped. “What, for the government?”

“No. Well… not the one you know. The… wizarding government.”

“Ah.”

“You know that wasn’t a school for purification, right? That was a lie. The first big lie I ever told.”

“Yes, a wizarding school. I know. I think I always knew. But, obsessed as I was with my image, so long as we could pretend… I ignored my suspicions. And are you still a spy now?”

“No. I’m more of a… researcher. I study obscure branches of magic and consult with the Ministry when they need my expertise.”

“And… is there a family?”

“Yes. I have three children.”

“Three! Gosh, I’m a grandfather and I had no idea. Boys? Girls? Tell me about them.”

“The oldest is Abigail. She’s nineteen soon. And I have two twins, April and Ariadne - they’re just over six months old now.”

“That’s quite an age gap!”

“Well, a lot happened in between. Their father and I went our separate ways while I was pregnant with Abbie. We reconnected only five years ago.”

The Reverend glanced down at her hands as they held her mug. “You’re married?”

“Yes, we’ve been married just over a year now.”

A glimmer of disapproval flashed across her father’s face, but it soon disappeared.

“Actually, you may be interested to know… do you recall the day you found me, there was a woman at the hospital? Her son was sick and you prayed for him.”

A curious expression crossed the Reverend’s face, and his jaw tightened.

“Yes. I remember Eileen Snape.”

“I married her son.”

The brow that had just furrowed relaxed only to shoot up his forehead.

“The sick boy?”

“Well, he’s not sick anymore. Or a boy. But, yes. A strange coincidence, isn’t it?”

“Well - I -” He blinked rapidly, as if trying to catch up with the neurons firing in his mind. “But how did you meet him?”

“Well, Eileen was actually a witch. Severus is a wizard, and there’s only one wizarding school in the country, so we met there.”

The Reverend let out a sad sigh. “Eileen was a witch?” he enquired.

“She died when Severus was sixteen.”

A great sadness passed over Reverend Payne’s eyes. It was a sadness deeper than empathy for a child losing his mother - as if there were some other reason for him to mourn Eileen Snape.

“And Tobias?”

“In prison.”

“...I see.” The Reverend gazed out across the cemetery thoughtfully. “She named you, you know,” he said. “She had an interest in Greek mythology, and we found you as spring broke, so she suggested Persephone, the goddess of spring.”

He glanced at Persephone, who was frowning.

“How do you know her husband’s name?” she asked. “She didn’t tell you at the hospital. Or that she liked Greek mythology, only that that was where the name came from.”

“You may have been there, but you’re hardly old enough to remember it,” the Reverend admonished.

“Maybe not, but I’ve seen it.”

“How?”

“Magic.”

“You have time travel, do you?”

“No - well, yes, but it’s tightly regulated. I can, however, view people’s memories as accurately as if they were there. I viewed Mother’s memories of finding me after I discovered I was adopted - how could I not? I saw that day. I saw you speaking to Eileen Snape. She never told you her husband’s name.  How do you know?”

Her father sighed. “Well, I suppose you’re more than old enough to know the truth.” He drained his tea, stood and beckoned her to follow.

They began strolling through the cemetery, and after a few moments, the Reverend began to speak.

“After we met at the hospital, Eileen began coming to the church on Sundays, usually with Severus, but Tobias stayed home. In fact, you and Severus met before school - you were playmates in the church nursery, though of course you were both babies - I certainly wouldn’t expect you to remember each other. But you were frequently the only two left, as Eileen would stay late after the sermon; sometimes to pray alone, sometimes to talk. She became a good friend of ours, and after some months of attending the church, she and Severus would visit for Sunday dinner. Again, her husband never came.

When Nancy’s mother became sick, she began to visit her after the sermon, leaving the four of us alone together. Then, one day… Eileen came alone. Tobias refused to allow her to bring Severus to church anymore. A few weeks after that, Nancy began bringing you to see her mother. That left Eileen and I alone.”

Reverend Payne stopped very suddenly. The grave they stood next to, Persephone realised, was newer than the rest. The cemetery had been full for decades even when she was a child - but occasionally space could be found for those with a connection to the church. Those including her mother.

“I am a man of God,” the Reverend said, as if he were reminding himself. “But I am a man. I am weak. The Lord tests me and… I do not always pass.”

He gazed sadly at his wife’s gravestone.

Persephone glanced up. At the end of the pathway, she saw Severus, waiting patiently as he had been at the front gate.

“It was brief,” Reverend Payne continued. “But, I am ashamed to say, more than a single occasion. When Eileen told me she was pregnant, that was the slap in the face, so to say, that I needed. I’m pregnant… the words I always craved to hear from Nancy’s lips, coming from Eileen’s.”

There was a pause.

“Severus has no siblings,” Persephone stated.

“No. The doctor did what was necessary. Nancy never found out. Whether Tobias did, I never knew… I never saw Eileen again after that. By then you were learning to talk, and you’d ask after Severus, but I could only tell you he had left.” He looked up at her, a sad smile on his face. “I’m glad you found him again.”

Persephone’s eyes hadn’t left Severus’ - until now, when she looked at her father with a hard stare.

“He can’t know,” she said quickly. “It would shatter him. Apart from our children, Severus can count on one hand the people he’s loved in his life. The first was his mother. He thought the world of her - he still does, in fact. Ariadne’s middle name is Eileen. Severus cannot know.”

Reverend Payne looked over at Severus. He almost seemed to recognise him, and he smiled.

“Of course. I’d love to meet your husband.”

Persephone gestured for Severus to come over, and he joined them, his face unreadable.

“You must be Severus. Reverend Payne - but you can call me Christopher. I understand we’re family, after all.”

The Reverend smiled and put his hand out. Severus glanced at Persephone, who nodded, and he shook his father-in-law’s hand.

“A pleasure,” he said. He didn’t enquire after her mother.

Persephone had seen a handful of photographs of Eileen Snape. She was the spitting image of Abbie - which meant that, to Reverend Payne, Severus must starkly resemble the woman he’d had an affair with almost forty years ago.

“Father just told me the strangest coincidence!” Persephone said jovially. “I told you that your mother met my parents at hospital when we were both babies, but did you know your mother went to this church for a while after you were born?”

Severus’ raised eyebrows clearly told her that no, he had no idea.

“She brought you along to the church nursery,” Persephone continued. “Apparently we knew each other as babies!”

“Did we now?” Severus said curiously. “That must be why I always felt so drawn to you. I must have imprinted on you.” He turned to the Reverend. “You knew my mother, then?”

“Oh, yes, but not very well, I’m afraid. I mainly remember our meeting at the hospital, fortuitous as it was. She came to the church for a little while after our meeting, but she stopped after some months. Persephone told me she passed when you were still young - I’m truly sorry to hear that, my son.”

Severus blinked - whether he was surprised at the sympathy or being called my son in a tone other than venomous, Persephone wasn’t sure. Perhaps both.

“Father, I’m sure you’re busy today, and this was quite the surprise visit, but perhaps you’d like to come for dinner tonight? I think it’s about time you meet your granddaughters.”

Reverend Payne smiled wide. “Why, my dear, I’d love to.”

After making arrangements, Persephone and Severus left the churchyard to walk an appropriate distance away before apparating.

“I take it that went well,” Severus said once they were out of earshot.

“Nothing as I expected,” Persephone said thoughtfully. “I suppose as time passed I remembered only the key moments… the moments that made me hate him, that made me leave and not look back. And I was young, of course, and I know well enough now that parents hide so much of themselves from their kids. It’s easy to forget your parents are human too.”

“Are you sure you want him for dinner tonight?”

Persephone nodded. “Yes. I want him to meet the girls. I know Abbie will want to meet him.” She chuckled. “Oh, Merlin, he’s going to have his work cut out for him with her.”

“She’s going to absolutely destroy him.”

They both laughed, turned the corner into an alleyway, and disappeared into the air.

[comfort-person]

Welcome!

Hello everyone my name is Amber and I am 19 years old. I’ve been writing for about 8 years and have many different accounts for different fandoms I absolutely adore. I enjoy making people happy with my writing! This is a safe place- anyone and everyone is welcome and my DM’s are always open if you want to talk, if you want a friend or if you simply just want to send in a request! Requests for imagines and stories are open! I write for anyone and everyone, fictional or real life.

Here’s a list of characters/ people I write for:

Celebs

Harry styles

Chris Evans

Jamie Campbell bower

Sebastian Stan

Cillian Murphy

Henry Cavill

Niall Horan

Liam Payne

Louis Tomlinson

Zayn Malik

Jeffery Dean Morgan

And many more!!

Fictional characters

ST: 001/Henry creel/ Vecna

Steve Harrington

Robin Buckley

Billy Hargrove

Nancy wheeler

Mike wheeler

Will Byers

Jonathan Byers

El

Dustin Henderson

And more

Marvel: Bucky barnes

Steve Rogers

Loki Laufeyson

Thor Odinson

Tony stark

Peter Parker

Bruce banner

Natasha Romanoff

And more

TWD: Rick Grimes

Daryl Dixon

Carl Grimes

Glenn Rhee

Negan smith

Dwight

Abraham Ford

And more

HP: Draco Malfoy

Harry Potter

Hermione granger

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ron Weasley

Sirius black

Remus Lupin

And more

PB: Thomas Shelby

Arthur Shelby

Alfie Solomon’s

John Shelby

Michael Gray

And more

Bttf: any character

Hocus Pocus: Thackeray binx

Max Dennison

And more!(:

And of course many more fandoms! Feel free to send me an ask/ a message about it and I’ll get back to you! If any of these appeal to you then feel free to send in a request!! Stay as long as you’d please! All the love, Amber xx

[cristalconnors]

DECEMBER SCREENING LOG

145. Rewind & Play (Alain Gomis, 2023)- 8.3

146. Eileen (William Oldroyd, 2023)- 7.8

147. The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023)- 7.7

148. Birth/Rebirth (Laura Moss, 2023)- 7.7

149. Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)- 8.9

150. Queens of the Qing Dynasty (Ashley McKenzie, 2023)- 7.9

151. Stonewalling (Ji Huang, Ryûji Otsuka, 2023)- 8.7

152. The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)- 9.2

153. Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (Nancy Buirski, 2023)- 7.6

154. The Taste of Things (Trần Anh Hùng, 2023)- 9.4

155. Maestro (Bradley Cooper, 2023)- 6.9

156. Full Time (Éric Gravel, 2023)- 8.7

157. No One Will Save You (Brian Duffield, 2023)- 7.9

158. The Unknown Country (Morrisa Maltz, 2023)- 7.5

159. All of Us Strangers (Andrew Haigh, 2023)- 8.4

[rainforest-daisies]

100 follower/Christmas event!

Request a blurb with a character and prompt number!

Characters I will be writing for:

Marvel:

Natasha romanoff

Steve Rogers

Peter parker

Wanda maximoff

Bucky Barnes

Kate bishop(No smut)

Yelena belova(No smut)

Harry Potter:

Harry Potter

Hermione granger

Ron Weasley

Weasley twins

Ginny weasley(No smut)

Neville longbottom

Luna lovegood(No smut)

(Young)Remus lupin

(Young)James potter

(Young)Sirius black

(Young)regulus black

DSMP(No smut):

Wilbur soot

Karl jacobs

Niki nihachu

Quackity

Stranger things:

Eleven(No smut)

Max mayfield(No smut)

Steve Harrington

Robin Buckley

Mike wheeler(No smut)

Will byers(No smut)

Eddie munson

Nancy wheeler

Jonathan Byers

Jim hopper(No smut)

Cobra kai:

Danny larusso

Johnny Lawrence

Sam larusso

Robby keene

Eli moskowitz/hawk

Miguel Diaz

Tory nichols

Devon lee(No smut)

Kenny Payne(No smut)

Anthony larusso(No smut)

American horror story:

Tate langdon/kit walker/Kyle spencer

Violet Harmon/zoe benson

Misty day/Nora Montgomery

Grace Bertrand(No smut)

Cordelia Goode/Lana winters(No smut)

HSMTMTS:

Ricky bowen

Nini Salazar-roberts

Gina porter(No smut)

E.J. caswell

Ashlyn caswell(No smut)

Big red(No smut)

Enola Holmes:

Enola holmes

Viscount Tewksbury

Sherlock Holmes

William Lyon

Sarah/cicely(No smut)

Wednesday:

Wednesday Addams(No smut)

Xavier Thorpe

Enid Sinclair(No smut)

Tyler galpin

Bianca barclay

Ajax petropolus

(Young) Gomez Addams

(Young) morticia frump

Fluff prompts:

1. “Look! It’s snowing!”

2. “Why are you wearing my sweater?”

3. “Hun, We’re not putting the tree up. It’s November.”

4. “Hey, look, mistletoe!”

5. “Don’t eat those cookies! They’re for Santa!”

6. “I cant believe you just slipped on ice-”

7. “Can we please get hot chocolate?!”

8. “So were just snowed in??”

9. “This is just what I wanted, thank you!”

10. “How do you hate Christmas!? It’s the best holiday!”

11. “Give me my mittens back!” “Come take them!”

12. “I cant reach the Christmas lights..”

13. “Why are all the gifts in paper bags?” “The cat/dog chewed up the wrapping paper…”

Angst prompts:

1. “Nice job, you ruined Christmas.”

2. “I cant believe you wont be home for Christmas Eve.”

3. “What do you mean, the flight was canceled?”

4. “Stop calling me, you’re making me loose Christmas spirit.”

5. “That eggnog had some rotten eggs in it huh…”

6. “I should have never bought you that gift.”

7. “Don’t touch me.”

8. “It’s cold out here, I’m leaving.”

9. “Just take me home.” *car breaks down*

10. “A gift isnt going to fix this.”

Smut prompts:

1. “Keep acting like that, and you’ll end up on the naughty list.”

2. “Stop throwing snowballs at me.” “Why don’t you come over here and make me?”

3. “You Sure you’re not hot with all those clothes on?”

4. “I could help warm you up…”

5. “Your cheeks are so warm…did I get you flustered?”

6. “You look great in that Mrs. Clause costume, hun.”

7. “You poor thing…you’re quivering..”

8. “Ready for your gift now? *Pulls out handcuffs*”

9. “Hun, I can see through your shirt…”

10. “I didn’t know this movie was rated R…”

11. “Is that a mistletoe in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”

[autismkendall]

fav things of 2022

hii have a very late favorites of 2022 post!! my fav things that i discovered this year!! ♥️♥️

books-

pretty girls by karin slaughter (5⭐️)

brother by ania ahlborn (5⭐️)

intercepts by t.j. payne (5⭐️)

annie on my mind by nancy garden (5⭐️)

through the woods by emily carroll (5⭐️)

good neighbors by sarah langan (5⭐️)

we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson (4.25⭐️)

i'm thinking of ending things by iain reid (4⭐️)

welcome to dunder mifflin: the ultimate oral history of the office by brian baumgartner and ben silverman (4⭐️)

fantasticland by mike bockoven (4⭐️)

negative space by b.r. yeager (4⭐️)

snuff by chuck palahniuk (4⭐️)

the loop by jeremy robert johnson (4⭐️)

bunny by mona awad (4⭐️)

come closer by sara gran (4⭐️)

shows-

succession

it's always sunny in philedelphia

the great north

severance

what we do in the shadows

music-

honey by AFTERxCLASS

polyester bride by liz phair

strange powers by the magnetic fields

sports men by haruomi hosono

inside out by eve 6

do right by jimmie's chicken shack

devotion by pure bathing culture

lady of the ark by kyle craft

here comes my baby by cat stevens

jubilation by norma tanega

[watching-pictures-move]

Put On Your Raincoats | Unwilling Lovers (Colt, 1977)

Now, this is coming from someone who’s watched a few too many movies that merit a colossal “Watch at Your Own Risk” label, so take this with a grain of salt, but what’s most surprising about this movie, which is a porno about a necrophile serial killer, is how not soul crushing the experience is. To be clear, this isn’t a pleasant movie to sit through, but I think the griminess is… maybe not alleviated, but at least complicated by the sheer weirdness. A lot of that comes down to the lead performance by Zebedy Colt, who also directed. Colt as an actor I know primarily for playing sickos and freaks, but what I think distinguishes him here from other porn actors who specialized in such roles is the seeming lack of agency. Jamie Gillis and George Payne played such roles to memorable effect as well, but you look at their characters and get the sense that they’re in control and might behave in ways you might be able to predict (not that such knowledge would offer much sense of safety). Colt plays this character as a clashing combination of tics, which creates a certain instability, as if his actions are at least in part out of his hands. (He takes a similar approach to his character in Sex Wish, but in that movie he is frighteningly forceful and takes control of the proceedings in ways that totally destabilize the movie.) Now I wouldn’t call this movie a work of psychological realism, but given that his character has the mind of a child and imitates what he sees and hears, and given that the only instances of sex he sees are marked by violence explicit or implicit, there’s a certain logic to him engaging in murder and necrophilia.

All of this sounds unsettling, and I suppose it is, but I think Colt both through his performance and through his direction injects an element of camp into the proceedings. Colt does a Jerry Lewis impression when in child mode and does a macho man parody when he’s imitating other characters. And Renee Sanz, as his domineering mother, plays her role cartoonishly, like a parody of a bad Southern Gothic novel. And while the movie doesn’t dance around its subject matter, it also doesn’t rub your face in it the way something like the similarly themed Forced Entry does. (“Not as bad as Forced Entry! Four stars!” says Variety.) I suppose some of that might be the ragged, not entirely competent filmmaking, but when you have a supposedly horrific murder scene where the actresses conveniently duck out of the frame to get stabbed and stumble back in clutching their stomachs unconvincingly, it’s hard not to chuckle at least a bit. I think Colt has demonstrated his knack for weirdness elsewhere, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, even if the heavily degraded VHS rip I watched, which makes everyone look radioactive, did his craft no favours. (Colt’s striped sweater and red shoes will sear your retinas.) This was also shot on Colt’s country property (apparently the same weekend as Terri’s Revenge!), and I think the setting goes some way to diffuse the pungency of the proceedings.

If anything, the fact that the copy made everything unappealing probably works in the movie’s favour as horror, although given the great female cast, there are, how you say, limits to how unpleasant the proceedings can be no matter how much jagged editing Colt deploys. (Saying that I found the ladies in the necrophile porno hot would be a surefire way to end up on a watchlist, so I won’t say it. In those words. And certainly not out loud. “Necrophile porno has super hot cast! Four stars!” says Variety. There, they said it, not me.) This has a few Colt regulars like Jody Maxwell, Terri Hall and Nancy Dare, all of whom I like seeing in these things. Peter Andrews in a recent Rialto Report interview recalls the pleasant atmosphere on set, and I do think you get a slight vibe that this is a group of people who enjoyed coming together to make a messed up porno movie. The movie wisely also casts C.J. Laing and Annie Sprinkle, who are great to have in your movie if you want to make weird, off putting or extreme sexual content bearable to watch. Only Annie Sprinkle could make a question about “kinky shit” sound wholesome.