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kiefbowl · 4 months

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i made a string of really dumb financial decisions and now im in debt that might take me years to pay off, do you have any words of wisdom for me queen. like that feels bad. how do i even save up. imagine flushing a pile of money down the toilet thats what this debt it

I know how that feels, believe me. A lot of people do. I'm feeling the pain of my 9 month school loans, and credit cards I had already paid off back "on" again (one in particular is pretty high...whooooops).

Don't lose your cool, I have a couple of flexible suggestions that you take, use, and modify to your specifics:

Tithe yourself - if your job does direct deposit (which most do!), you can direct deposit your money into multiple accounts. Get it set up so your paycheck goes 90% into your checking account, 10% into your savings account so that you're not even thinking about it. You might feel the squeeze for a little bit but you'll acclimate to that "missing" 10% sooner than you think.

Ask for a raise - if you're working, ask for a raise. If you're new, or maybe not that "great", or they're penny-pinchers, or you're just nervous to ask, don't even worry about it. Ask for 3% - this is low, and most jobs will give it to you just for the convenience of getting you to stop bothering them about it (if they can't afford 3%, run run run). For context, if you make $10 an hour, a 3% raise only gives you $12.00 more each week. It's really not much, but not nothing! If you're NOT worried about asking a raise, go all in! Ask for 10%, maybe even 15%. Flex some negotiation skills. Maybe you'll walkaway with 7%, but every penny counts.

Get yourself on auto payments [at the smallest amounts you can] - if you've got credit cards, log in right now and get yourself on auto payments for the smallest amount. If you've got student loans, do the same thing. If you've got utility bills, get them on auto pay. These things take 3 minutes to set up, and there are phone numbers to call if you can't figure it out. These companies WANT you to do this, they will help you get it done.

Work off the smallest amount you owe first [aggressively] - Let's say you have a $60 parking ticket, a credit card you owe $400 on, and three student loans that are currently at $6,000 & $7,000 & $10,000. Forget the student loans right now, you've got them on autopay for the smallest amount you can get away with. First, pay off that $60 parking ticket with your next pay check before it becomes a $200 ticket and a court appearance. Now you can focus on the paying off the $400 aggressively. Your minimum payments will still go off, but every time you get a paycheck, long on and pay an additional amount to the credit card (something you can manage and will also feel good to your brain - $50 feels good when you're thinking of your debit in hundreds for example). Once you've got that paid off, now you can aggressively pay off your $6,000. Don't worry about the other two. Just focus on the smallest amount you owe. Each paycheck, payoff a chunk of your smallest debt. It'll get exciting after awhile, like yes I get paid I can make that credit card even smaller. Gamify it, whatever.

Stop worrying about how long it will all take - Only worry about the smallest amount of debt you owe and how (reasonably) fast you can get that paid off. That $400 credit card, if you can spare $100 each pay check - that's only 4 paychecks. That's not too long, right? That's the way to think of time and debt: how much can you spare each paycheck to pay off your lowest debt.

Ask for help - do not punish yourself by lying to your parents and friends. Tell your friends you can't do fancy dinners because you are paying off debt and can't afford it. Real friends will bring over a pizza to hang with you. Your parents might be willing to send you a check without you asking for it. Don't feel guilty about monetary gifts, just take it. Go to a bank and talk about their consolidation options. Bring a third party so you aren't dazzled by sales pitches. Consolidation loans aren't objectively good or bad, they can be a life saver if they have the right terms that work for you. Don't think it's over your head! Ask as many questions until you understand all your options.

Buy smart, stop suffering - this really should be like 4 different bullet points, but I'm going to be as concise as possible: you'll never get out of debt if you spend your money without purpose, and you'll never get out under the yoke of anxiety that you fucked up if you just squirrel your money away in fear. A lot of people will give you advice that you need to put yourself on a tight, punishing budget. Maybe, but I think those are doomed to fail for most people. And now you feel twice as bad. Don't do that to yourself. Learning the value of $10 is important. So it learning the value of $100, or $1,000. And the best way to learn is to practice buying and using your money - there's a cheap $1,000 and an expensive $10, and you have to learn how much value you are getting out of these amounts for these purchases. If you punish yourself all week, and then allow yourself a "little treat" on Sunday - that doesn't feel worthwhile to me. Those little treats will grow every day. Soon you're stopping at Starbucks every day for "just $10" and your Sunday treat has become a weekly blow out brunch with friends and then week to week you're scrounging to eat Top Ramen and lamenting your dreams are dying. Instead, save money by spending money on things worthwhile that make you budget for them. Go sign up for those yoga classes you want, go sign up for those guitar lessons you want, go sign up for those art lessons you want, whatever it is. Whatever brings value to your life. Your $70 a week yoga membership can now be valued against your $70 week at Starbucks, and as your pockets pinch one hopes you'll choose the yoga over the Starbucks because one hopes that the yoga is serving you better. Or maybe yoga is ass and you want to spend it on Starbucks, at least now you know. Though I recommend your local coffee shop, as Starbucks is a union busting piece of shit corporation :)

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thotsforvillainrights · 3 months

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Heyyyy

How are you?

Gonna ask for some delicious Tomoyasu fic.

Maybe reader feels like their relationship doesn’t have the same spark that it used to and they talk about it to him. Tomo seems like he doesn’t care, but he realized it eventually. So, he plans to a romantic day together where he reminds them how much he loves them and he want to continue loving them. (You can throw in some smut there)

I pretty much based this on my feelings for him. I don’t necessarily got tired of him, but it’s not the same as before. You get what I mean?

Anyway, that’s all.

Rest up and take care

(I feel so much better these days. Trying to get back into the flow of things! Thank you for asking! *I'm going to sprinkle some smut in here but it's just hints. Call it a cop-out and I apologize but for some reason I've been not feeling up to smut when thinking of my return. )

(sidenote: yeah I get how you feel. I've had anime loves come and go. Sometimes they tend to take a corner in your mind while you give way to the next obsession. Kinda a little the same with me and Overhaul. We'll call it a little cool-off point)

~Bringing back a Spark~

headcanon|scenario|imagine|match-up|drabble

The weekly weather forecast plays softly on the bedroom TV. The digital assistant sitting on the Dresser stand next to the television flashed the time change from 9:59 to 10:00 p.m. Tomoyasu sat with his back against the wall, supported by cushions of the pillows. He was listening passively to the news while scrolling on the large tablet in his hands. You peek over and watch him searching for simple work shirts amongst other plain things. For a second you begin to wonder what's happened between the two of you here lately.

For the past 3 months it seems things have become rather mundane. Sure there was nothing wrong with the domestic of course. You both settled down in each other and there was something so very comforting about that. However, sometimes it's not the best when you stand back and compare. You'd went from late nights out sneaking to makeout in the alleys behind F.G.I to this…sitting in the bedroom some distance between each other with the evening news playing. What happened, you began to wonder, to the sneaking into the movies without tickets, watching stupid youtube videos on his work computer when you visit his office, fucking on the kitchen counter like animals, racing each other down the dirt path at the local park just to see who could reach the pastry truck first? Was this all you've become now?

Just some boring couple watching news, going to work, coming home, and going to sleep with a kiss on the cheek and missionary sex once every 2 weeks???

You grimaced at the thought of it.

"Tomo?" He hears your voice quietly interrupt his train of thought. He clicks 'order' on his app and locks the Tablet before placing it on his bedside table. He doesn't answer verbally but instead turns to look at you and lifts an eyebrow. For a moment you hesitate, unsure of voicing your emotions and laying it out in the open. Finally you take a deep breath and speak up. "Tomo, have we become…I don't know…a little tame lately?" He tilts his head at your question, his loose bun flopping to the side as well. "Tame? What exactly are you talking about here Y/N?"

Your name…no nickname…come to think of it, you don't remember the last time he's called you a nickname nor complimented you.

"Tame…like we're more boring now? I mean we don't really do things like makeout or go on exciting trips anymore." You explain some of the things that have been bothering you and he huffs in return. "We're not teenagers y'know. We don't need to 'sneak out' if that's what you're referring to. Besides, you know I can't take any trips right now. There's too much that needs to be done at work. It's late Y/N…go to sleep and stop worrying over pointless things." You feel tears begin to prick in your eyes at his words. "Tomoyasu, I think we've lost our spark is what I'm trying to say…"

"Spark? Don't be foolish. There's no such thing as a spark in a relationship. There's only love. You love me and I love you of course. No need for anything else. Now again, go to sleep Y/N. You'll stress yourself out if not. Goodnight." He pecks your forehead (as expected) and rolls over to go to sleep. While he rests on one side of the bed, you cry on the other with nothing more to comfort you than the damp pillow case.

The next morning you wake up and he's already up and gone for work you assume. You trudge around the house with a large frown and puffy eyes. You figured this was the next step right? Not even getting to say goodbye or having breakfast together anymore. You sip down a small glass of water and start to get ready for work. Meanwhile he's already at his desk spiraling from an earlier conversation with Chitose herself. He still remembers it like it had happened a few seconds ago. There was a bitter taste on his tongue, and it was likely the first and only time he'd ever find himself getting put in his place by the woman.

'If you don't get your act together then you'll end up just like you were before Y/N had come into your life…alone. Just because someone has grown comfy with you for several months to a few years doesn't mean they won't leave. If I were Y/N, with the way you act, I would've been long gone by now. Heed my words Tomoyasu and get it together before it's too late.'

Her words echo in his head. He finally takes a breath and watches the clock on the wall tick away. He's hardly finished any work for today and finds himself clocking out much earlier rather than later. His digging through the corridors of his messy mind trying to find the right words to say…the right thing to do. When he finally settles he finds himself hoping deeply that it's truly not too late. When you finally arrive home you park your car and see him standing near the door with a single flower in his hand, your favorite to be exact. This was something he hadn't done since the first date. Come to think of it…was he wearing that same stupid grey bowtie he wore on your first date along with that suit you haven't seen in ages? You squint in confusion and get out of the car before approaching him. "Uhhh…what are you wearing?" You chuckle, forgetting how upset you were earlier. "I'm wearing something dashing for our date, yes?" He jokes with a straight face. Although you see the corner of his lips turning upward into a small smile you pretend with him anyway. "Yeah? And were will be eating then? Some of the shabby ramen from the run down spot on the other side of town?" You tease him as he leads you into the house and then kitchen.

"Actually..." He moves to the side and you gasp when you see the spread on the table. You turn to him and start laughing a bit. "Okay now how the hell did you manage this??" He shrugs and looks over at the setting. "Turns out that old spot hasn't been shut down yet...despite the fact that I'm sure by now they've certainly failed an inspection or two. Anyhow, that's beside the point." He pulls out the chair for you to have a seat and you happily comply. Everything is different yes, but still somehow the same. And you realize just how much you'd come to miss eating crappy take-out with him after a long day of work. You missed hearing him complain about training the new hires at feel good inc. You missed him even sliding a hand along the table and onto the top of your hand.

Missed the soft looks he's giving to you now, a small glint of something more in his eyes. That same old look indicating just how far tonight was about to go.

"My apologies...you know I'm not any good at it but...I'm sorry. I suppose I'd grown too comfortable with you. I forget sometimes this relationship can use a little something more and despite these things being small to me at first, I'd likely be unhappy if I had to never experience them again...likewise if I had to lose you as well. Y/N, I care deeply for you and I want to show you that more and more. If I ever slip up again then you've got my permission to destroy me by your own hand." He apologized sincerely, his hand now rubbing small circles into yours. "No need to tell me because I was going to destroy you anyway for making me feel bad lately." You laughed and he shook his head slightly. You continued, your own mischievous intent now glaring in your eyes.

"I think I'll settle for destroying you after all...so perhaps you should call out of work tomorrow, hmmm?" He doesn't catch on at first until he realized last second what you were leaning into. Thankful he wasn't heading in the opposite direction, he stood up and quickly complied. From that night on, while you rested peacefully on his chest (and he was regaining his breath) he'd made a solitary promise to keep things the way they should be and to always show you just how much you meant to him.

#bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #tomoyasu chikazoku #skeptic bnha #scenario

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foxes-that-run · 4 months

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Harry Styles and Taylor Russell (Tarry) timeline

2023

12-17 June - Taylor Russell at one of Harry's Wembley dates, we don't know which. The photos were provided of her sitting with Jeff, Xander and Jacquelyn on 19 January 2024

24 June - Taylor Russell and Harry leaving art gallery in London.

6 July - Taylor Russell seen walking with Harry and in the Vienna HSLOT show in VIP tent.

8 July - Taylor Russell and Travis Kelce spotted at Harry and Taylors concerts respectively. ….on the same day.

11 July Harry and TR by a hotel pool and Barcelona airport

23 July - With Brad at Love on Tour

10 August - 1989 TV announced and Harry goes to Taylor Russell's play on the same day, 9 August in US. Gemma and her partner there

25 August - they walked all the time in London

28 August - Harry attends Taylor Russells play more on closing night 7 October,

7 September - They passed Sigel Rides walking Root... Taylor Russells dog who disappeared as quickly as it appeared when she went to NY.

13 September - H seen near TRs play

27 September - They were seen riding Lime Bikes then while Walking TR reached for Harry's hand and he switched the side he was holding his coffee.

29 September - Harry and his dad at Taylor Russells play. TR went to Fashion week and wore a weird metal coat. Harry stayed in London. A story that he drove to pick her up from the Train Station and got a parking ticket.. except there were no photos and (as at June 2024) he has not been seen driving since December 2022. "An onlooker told The Sun on Sunday's Bizarre column: "Harry quickly parked up on the double yellows. You could tell he didn’t want to be late for Taylor after her long train journey so he quickly dashed into the station.""

8 October - Harry at the after part of the Effect in London

23 Oct - video of HS & TR in cafe.

3 November - Harry in Vancouver with TR, head covered. Left a note for a restaurant they visited and ate donuts on a dock.

9 November - Video of Harry’s buzz cut from 8 days earlier posted during U2 concert, same day it is reported TK will go to the Eras tour.

1 December - Deux Moi reports that Harry and TR are expecting, Taylor and Joe had a ceremony. Tree ends Deux.

2 December - Harry and TR rumoured split. Article deleted the next day possibly as it identifies TRs hotel

3 December Daily Mail reports TR and HS are in crisis then takes the article down.

11 December - distant photo of Harry and Taylor Russell in Italy from the 7th posted to HS news. Rumored to have been in Italy for weeks with Alessandro Michelle

26 December - Harry seen with TR at a pond in England wearing only underpants and a Eagles beanie

2024

3 January - Harry in the Caribbean with TR.

17 January - Deux Moi H LA 6 - 16 January

19 January - a photo of TR with Jeff at LOT Wembley last June.

20 January - Joe, TR and Zayn at Loewe show at Paris FW, some guy gives TR a neck rub.

26 January - Harry and TR seen in London Together, again riding bikes and dinner.

14 February - Blind item that TR is calling paps, they are then not seen together again for a month.

3 March - TR play opens in NY, Harry doesn’t go. He was in L.A.

8 March - Harry back in London, TRs play was on from 3-31 in NY, Harry did not attend. Pleasing ‘Single at last’.

14 March - Harry backstage at Mitch’s show in NY!! TRs play was on 10 mins away, she came after, arriving at 9:30/10, they left before encore with TR look to be arguing. TR did not attend Mitches show, her play was on. A photo leaked of Harry at the start of the show and TR came before it ended. Harry left with her, a crowd yelled her name and it looked like they argues in the car. Harry was walking alone an hour later. First time seen in a month.

15 March -Harry walking around NY with TR and separately with Maxwell Ritz. And at the white cube gallery.

17 March - Harry in Brooklyn at townhouse with TR with bag, last sighting for another month. Fashion spread about it.

19 March - Harry returns to London. TRs play on till 31, did not go

26 March - TR VF article where she says “My work is the most interesting thing to me, so that’s what I’ll say about that.” And talks about finding safety for herself, in August she talked about safety within a relationship.

1 April - TR Columbia

15 April - Harry & TR Japan sighting.

19 April - TTPD, Harry seen in Japan.

20 April - Harry seen in Japan with TR, TR seen at airport on 24th last TR sighting w H. Later reports broke up then.

29 April - Harry seen in London

6 May - Harry on a lime bike London not with TR at met gala.

14 May - Deux Moi reports Tarry ended

15 May- Harry at Kacey Musgrave concert alone

19 May Harry and TR broke up last month: Sun & Mirror

20 May - tarry break up picked widely, rumor Harry in Italy

21 May - Harry seen in Italy.

23 May - Harry went kitchenware shopping in Rome wearing a Blur ‘modern life is rubbish’ he also wore in 2014.

#tarry timeline #Taylor Russell #Tarry

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mollyhw14 · 1 year

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🌻 My Favourite Part 🌻 pt 1

Ateez San Au: idol x reader

Warning ❗️ explicit language, mentions of sex

Today was the day. The day I started my travels to Seoul to visit my childhood friend. Yeji had been living in Korea for a year now, having moved back with her family after finishing her studies here in the UK. We’d been planning this trip for a while now, and I couldn’t contain the excitement I had for the next month I was away. Yeji had bought us both tickets to see Ateez whilst I was visiting as a surprise birthday present, and I couldn’t wait to hug the shit out of her for it.

“Ivy have you finished packing? We need to leave soon!”

Sighing, I grabbed the packed suitcase and made my way down the stairs. I’d attempted to pack for the month, but the suitcase unfortunately didn’t fit everything in so I’d have to do some shopping once I got to Seoul. I text Yeji to let her know that we were setting off for the airport, and got into the car whilst my mum put the suitcase in the boot.

“Are you excited for your travels?” My dad glanced at me through the car mirror, a nervous look etched on to his face.

“I am, I can’t wait to see my Yeji again!”

“I want you to make sure you stay sensible whilst you’re over there, don’t be wondering off at that concert with strangers.” My dad gave me a stern look and I laughed, my mum joining in too.

“Dad I’m 21, I can handle myself don’t worry.”

“Yes and you still haven’t moved out yet.”

The comment had my mum chuckling even more whilst I responded with an eye roll.

The journey to the airport took forty minutes, deciding against sleep, I checked my phone, scrolling through Instagram and Twitter at the recent updates. Ateez had held their final European concert in London the previous night. This was before they flew back to Seoul for the last concert of the World Tour, and as much as I’d have liked to have gone to London, I couldn’t afford the tickets so Yeji’s gift was a dream come true. We’d be seeing the final show.

Every update I scrolled past was San. Choi San was everywhere, and I couldn’t blame the fans. They’d performed I’m the One and fans were going wild at the return of the very much loved song. The previous concerts they’d performed had been very much PG, but looking at the London show I could completely understand why everyone was blowing up Twitter. The video showed San slowly and directly going up to a fan filming whilst he performed his famous part. However to everyones holy eyes, he had clearly made a hand signal pointing towards his dick before suggestively dancing his part with that stupid smirk on his face. A sexy sight for all eyes. He was ethereal, and he knew it.

Tearing my eyes from the beautiful view I had on my phone, I looked out the window to see that we’d arrived at the airport. Not wanting to wait much longer, I said fair well to my parents and ran with my suitcase from the car park- not without a “don’t run you’ll fall” comment from my dad. I was too excited to even think about that.

After what felt like the longest 2 hours, I had finally made it through security to the gates. Plopping down onto the seats, I got out my AirPods to listen to some music, having only 10 minutes before boarding. From a distance I could make out a group of girls giggling to themselves which I found odd, but not giving it much thought I kept my head down until my gate was called.

Not much later, gate 9 was called and I found myself walking onto the plane to find my seat. From what I’d seen on my boarding pass, I was at the back of the plane, situated at the window with another person next to me, which I wasn’t too bothered by as I had brought my drawing pad to keep me occupied.

Having found my seat, luckily the other person hadn’t arrived yet which gave me some time to get comfortable and put my seat belt on. I kept my AirPods in, blasting out Ateez Bouncy to distract myself from the take off. After a few minutes, I felt a presence sit down in the seat next to me and I took a quick glance towards the figure before glancing back to the window. The figure looked to be a young male, but I couldn’t get a precise look as he had a cap on covering the majority of his face. He had been looking down at his phone, so I took it as not the sociable type. Luckily I didn’t mind that as I usually found talking to strangers quite hard- embarrassing myself every time.

After take off, the pilot announced that we could take our seat belts off, giving me the okay to get out my drawing pad. Pulling out the small tray attached to the plane seat, I propped up my phone with a photo of Yeji and I which we had last taken, and opened the pad to my half completed drawing of the photo. Yeji had requested that I drew it as a present for letting me stay at her place for the month, so I couldn’t really complain about it. Getting carried away, I didn’t realise I had zoned out for the past couple of hours, until I felt a light tap on my shoulder. Pulling out my earphone, I paused my music and looked at the guy to my left.

“The lady wants to know if you would like a drink.” A rough voice spoke, the male keeping his head down, still looking at his phone. I glanced up, spotting the flight attendant smiling in my direction with the drink trolley in hand.

“Oh sorry, yes can I have a Pepsi please.”

Having to lean over to grab the drink, the male leaned back, allowing me to get a quick glance at his face. I almost did a double take, nearly dropping my Pepsi in the action. The cat-like eyes, sharp nose and extremely clear skin looked familiar- if not too familiar to a certain idol I’d been looking at over an hour ago on my phone. Convincing myself that it most definitely must be a doppelgänger, I quickly retreated to my seat and got back to my drawing.

No way was that who I thought it was. I don’t want to look again, what if he thinks I’m a creep.

A forced cough interrupted my thoughts, and I titled my head to look at the male next to me, who I’m guessing was trying to get my attention. Keeping his head low, he spoke in a low whisper.

“You know you’re music is quite loud?”

I looked at my phone embarrassed, had my music interrupted whatever he was doing?

“I’m sorry, did it disturb you? I’ll turn it down.” I felt bad for the guy, he might’ve been trying to sleep and there I was blasting music into my eardrums, forgetting other people can hear.

After a couple minutes of silence, with no reply in return, I took that as a sign to get back to my drawing. However before I could, he spoke again.

“So… you like Ateez?”

Shit, could he hear the lyrics too? He must’ve done to be able to know who I was listening to.

“Yeh I do, do you listen to them?” I asked, looking up at the male, I was curious and suspicious as to why he’d suddenly brought up my choice of music.

“I do, you could say I’m quite familiar with their music.”

It was then that he finally looked up…

I had never wanted the ground to swallow me up more than I did in that exact moment.

It was Choi fucking San.

The same eyes, nose and the same beautiful fucking freckles that scattered on his neck. I was in deep shit, he’d caught me red handed listening to his music and now he was going to think that I was an obsessive fan girl.

He chuckled at my lack of response, and I realised then that I had been staring at his face.

“I can see.” My voice came out scratched, and I coughed to clear it, turning to look anywhere but at him- face red with embarrassment.

I noticed he chuckled again, leaning back in his seat.

“What’s you’re name?” His low voice caught me off guard and I realised he was still speaking to me. I glanced at him again, his full attention was directed at me and knew there was no way of getting out of this one. Of course luck wasn’t on my side today.

“Ivy, and yours?”

I stopped myself, why did I ask that, he’s going to think you’re an idiot.

“I’m San but I’m guessing you already knew that.” He smiled, and I felt like I melted right there and then. His dimples were even cuter than on a phone screen.

“Yeah, maybe just a little bit.”

I glanced towards the front of the plane, feeling myself getting flustered under his stare.

“A little bit? You weren’t saying that when you were singing under your breathe to our song.”

My head almost flew off it’s neck as I whipped to look at San, gawping like a fish and eyes wide.

“You heard that!” I nearly screamed, but then had to quickly apologise to passengers on the other side of the plane that were sending me death glares for interrupting their quiet time.

“You heard that?” I repeated, speaking a lot more quieter. I could feel my cheeks getting warm with the amount of embarrassment I had brought on myself.

San flashed me a cheeky grin and leaned back, taking in my horrified state.

“Maybe a little bit.” He chuckled again, and I sighed putting my head in my hands.

“ Shit, I’m so sorry” I mumbled into my hands.

“Don’t be, always nice to meet a fan.”

He laughed and I glanced up at his perfectly sculptured face.

“I swear I’m not a weird fan, I genuinely didn’t realise you’d be on this plane-”

“You don’t need to explain yourself, we don’t usually sit separately but there was no other seats left when we booked the flights so it’s not your fault.” He smiled warmly at me, and it eased my nerves a little.

Then it hit you, and you gasped. They were all here.

“Yes we are.” San laughed. Oh my gosh did I say that out loud?

“Yes you did.” At this point he was full belly laughing, and I was back to feeling embarrassed at myself.

I gave the plane a scan and there, low and behold, two rows in front were Yunho and Wooyoung chatting amongst themselves. On the other side of the plane were Mingi and Seonghwa asleep; the rest must’ve been behind you both as they weren’t in sight.

“Did you come to the London concert?” San questioned, and I drew my attention back to him.

He was smiling towards you, finding it cute how you looked nervous seeing his members.

“No I didn’t unfortunately, I couldn’t afford it.”

“That’s a shame, you missed out.” He smirked and I felt myself getting flustered.

“I saw the videos, it looked amazing! I’m coming to the Seoul concert- early birthday present.” I tried to not to sound like a hard core fan girl, but it was pretty hard when Choi fucking San was asking me if I came to his concert.

“Oh really? How long are you in Seoul for?” He leaned forward, resting his head on his hand. He was too close now, so close I could smell the expensive cologne he was wearing.

“I’m there for a month, visiting a childhood friend.” I flashed him a smile and he smiled back. San pulled back, allowing myself to exhale the breath that I didn't know I was holding. Not really knowing what to do with myself, as I was very much overwhelmed with the man sat right next to me, I turned to proceed with my drawing and contain my inner fan girl, but I was taken aback when he asked the question that I had hoped he wouldn’t ask.

“So… what’s your very song Ivy?” My name rolled of his tongue so beautifully and I felt like I’d pass out from how hot it sounded.

“I’m The One.” I replied with all the confidence I could muster, looking him straight in the eye.

San smirked, he fucking smirked and I knew exactly what he was going to question me with next.

“How come? If I may ask.”

My prediction was correct. My mind flew back to the previous videos I’d been watching on Twitter. If I wasn’t already flustered before, I definitely was now, I could feel my cheeks growing warm and I could sense that San had spotted them from how his smirk seemed to get visibly bigger.

“ I love the chorus…” I hesitated. I wasn’t just going to out right tell him that the main reason was because I thought his voice sounded hot as fuck, oh and his body too.

After what felt like a hot minute, San leaned forward, this time our shoulders were touching, his face mere inches from my own. I could feel his breath fanning the side of my face, as his lips neared my ear.

“I see, of course that’s it… but your face says otherwise love.” He whispered into my ear.

My breath hitched, eyes wide, as he pulled away. By this point his smirk might as well have been permanently etched on to his face, and I was left with second hand embarrassment. He definitely knew exactly what was running through my head, and I tried to look at anything but Choi San.

“Please fasten your seat belts as we prepare for landing.” The pilots voice boomed through the intercom and I let out another breathe that I didn’t realise I was holding. My prayers had been answered, I felt like I was suffocating with San next to me, he was the definition of perfect and I couldn’t deal with anymore embarrassment on my end.

“Don’t worry I’ll stop teasing.” San laughed, I glanced in his direction to see him giving me an eye smile. The complete opposite of the San that just had me all flustered over a song.

“It’d be very much appreciated.” Smiling back at him, I moved to watch the landing out the window, getting excited as I remember I’d be seeing Yeji soon and I could tell her all about my plane ride.

“We have now landed in Seoul, have a nice stay.” The pilot announced, and everyone got up to collect their bags and head off the plane.

San got up first, grabbing his carry on and looking for his members. I noticed he had spotted the ones up a head, waving for them to get off first.

Before I could stand up to grab my own bags, San turned to face me, a smile planted on his lips.

“It was nice chatting to you Ivy, it felt nice actually speaking to a fan that didn’t constantly ask me for an autograph-” he paused, looking down and giving a small chuckle. When he looked back up however, he smirked for the final time, looking me dead in the eyes.

“I’ll see you at the concert… I’ll make sure my part of I’m the One is extra special for you… after all that is your favourite part.”

Giving me a wink, he turned and walked away, leaving me breathless and speechless. That did indeed confirm that he knew exactly why that song was my favourite. Choi fucking San, you’re going to literally give me a heart attack.

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heeheesang · 1 year

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xoxo cupid crush

ep. 9

unexpected

"you know, we could've just met at the arcade instead of the park. it's such a long walk..." he panted, taking off his jacket and tieing it around his shoulders.

"where's the fun in that? plus, you barely went out of the house for the past month." i fought back but my body was the complete opposite of whatever i said because my legs were already giving up.

"talk for youself. come on, get on my back." sunwoo chuckled and i didn't even fight back this time, getting on his back and soon enough we arrived thanks to sunwoo's speed walking.

"hi! any reservations?"

"yes! two tickets under the name jang yeongji..?"

"ah yes! miss jang, please enjoy your time here~" we took our tickets and i immediately dragged sunwoo to the bowling alley. the cool air immediately hitting our skin and we chose an alley all the way to the end.

"i still remember how bad you are at bowling," sunwoo said as he placed his phone on the cahirs, recording our every move, he always does this, he even has an album dedicated for his friends.

"oh please! that's after your favourite yubin came along.." i argued, inputing our names in the ipad. he stood next to me with zero proximity, changing my name to 'bad player' and his to 'good player'.

i rolled my eyes at him, changing the names to 'sunwoo' and 'yubin', he laughed and changed the name to 'mr' and 'miss'. soon enough we started our challenge.

as soon as i rolled the ball, i got a strike and i danced infront of him happily, soon colliding into his chest as we both laughed. the game went on for an hour before we left to another station. he pulled me into a photobooth machine, saying that our pictures will be cute.

oh please, it was anything BUT cute. so we decided to take another one. for the first picture, we both did a v sign and placed it on each others cheeks. for the second picture, i posed like a flower while he was facing me with a smile. for the third picture, i didn't know what he was doing but i was going to face him and freaked out when our lips almost touch. the last picture, well it was him laughing and me blushing.

after the pictures were done, i hit his arm and he pulled me into a hug, muttering amounts of 'sorry' while still laughing. we ended the day with a short meal from macdonalds and he sent me home, because his was right next to mine.

ep. 8 | ep. 10

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SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1993 I would’ve been going to L.A. tomorrow, but now it’s the 7th of June, so I’ve been told. If I don’t make it there, I’ll want to kill Scott.

He says he’s paying $200 of my rent this month and I worry about if he means it. He also says he’s gonna give me a canceled check to send to Sprint for proof that he paid $35.

I’m not saying Scott deliberately sets out to lie about stuff he’s gonna do and that he’s not busy, but he procrastinates big time.

Two months ago I sent US West a check for $88 and it’s never been cashed. I’ll have to call them about it as well as a few days of credit for when I was crossed. I also must take the phone bill I just got to the office for them to deduct the transfer fee from my rent. I haven’t gotten an electric bill yet.

Work’s been much better this week. I have about $180 in cash on me. Next week I’m working Tuesday-Thursday from 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM.

Tom’s been driving me to and from work, but Mandy took me home tonight. Tom says he can bring me to and from work tomorrow night.

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1993 I made $86 at work tonight which was great. It sure beat last week which was so dead.

I spoke to Tammy who said she blasted Dad for the letter he wrote me. She once again went through both of our feelings. She wishes they were divorced too.

Then, Scott came over earlier and said to take a ride with him to see why he’s been so busy. We rode in a very nice mercury sable. One of his cars from Michigan. He’s having all his cars sent here. I saw them all lined up at some dealership that’s trying to sell them for him. Believe it or not, it made me wish I could afford the car and didn’t have this phobia I have with driving. I drove around the parking lot, for the first time in nearly two years, then to the grocery store, then here. I felt a little shaky but it was fun. How would I ever learn to feel comfortable enough to relax and concentrate on everything around me? Scott says everyone feels like that and it’s cuz I haven’t driven enough. Maybe 20 times since I was 19. Scott says a minivan would be perfect for someone as short as me.

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1993 I expect to be awake for a while longer, so I’ll write. I don’t want to get backed up either.

Tomorrow I’ll mail out that letter to Bob. The one saying how Kim’s thinking of moving here. I’ve written several letters.

Scott came over earlier so naturally, the phone had to ring twice. Once with Fran, then with Andy.

Andy transferred to a closer Denny’s.

While Scott was here I played him some tapes. One of Andy, Fran and me talking to the crisis center.

I made $66 at work tonight. Amazing, huh?

Today I’ve been keeping journals for 5 years and 7 months.

Some DJ Andy spoke to wants a copy of my edits. Last night Andy and I spoke to Johnny at a local radio station and he thought they were cool. DJs are cool people to talk to. I even ended up on the radio saying, “So Johnny, when the heck are you going to be giving away courtside Sun’s tickets?” like he asked me to.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993 I am on the phone right now with Andy and believe it or not, we’re calling machines. We’re only calling each machine once and leaving edits on them since it’s too easy to get caught.

I am very tired right now due to the sun, but I’ll do some writing another time.

Later…

I am sitting here wondering how the hell I’m gonna fall asleep. So, instead of trying to figure out that one, I figured I’d write.

Monday I slept from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Scott knocked at 8:30 PM. He’s been working on one of his cars for the last two days.

Steve called me to ask if I’d heard from Celeste. She and her son’s missing and her mom called him. She could be with anyone knowing how she is. Scott said she was with Joe. She’s like Teresa. They can never leave the men who beat them.

Before I fell asleep yesterday morning, I called Kim. We spoke for half an hour. She’s very annoyed with Bob’s obsession with her. We’re gonna play a joke on him. I’m sending a very threatening fuck off message from a “Brian R” to her and she’s gonna mail it to him. I disguised my handwriting.

I’m also gonna tell him in a letter how she’s thinking of moving out here. Then, she’ll write to me saying that. I’ll send this letter to Bob. Bob will freak with total panic.

Late last night Tom and I went to the Jacuzzi. Then, he came over here where once again I made him hot chocolate and played him tapes. He said he’ll show me how to create edits on his computer digitally sometime. He said you can control the pitch and do all sorts of things.

Later I’ll write all about the DJ that Andy and I spoke to and about my being on the radio.

MONDAY, MAY 24, 1993 I’m still wide awake as I feared I’d be.

I spoke to Tammy earlier. We both agreed that it’d be a waste of time to try to “set things straight” with my parents. Yes, it hurts that we can’t get along. What person wouldn’t want to get along with their parents? However, I’m not gonna keep on running around in circles with them. I’m not at fault or deserving of Mom’s bullshit. I’ll miss not telling them all about the good things going on, but it’s not worth it anymore.

I hope Scott doesn’t knock till 2:00 or 3:00.

Last night Tom and I went to the Jacuzzi. After, I invited him here. I had coffee and he had hot chocolate. I showed him the photo albums, drawings, and journals and played him some tapes.

SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1993 Well, I am in a great mood. Far better than I was last week. It’s so nice to know that I’ve had so few bad days or so-so days since I’ve been here. For 26½ years it was 90% miserable. Here, it’s been 98% fantastic.

I didn’t count, but I made $80 or $90 tonight. I have $97 in cash on me in bills and lots of change.

Scott stopped in for an hour or so. It was great to see him. We’re getting together Monday.

I still can’t find Kindy’s number, so I hope she calls me.

I like Sasha, but she can be annoying. She knows Scott and I are good friends and that I hardly see him, but she hogs his attention.

Till 11:00 it was dead. I said to Scott I was afraid I’d end up evicted if the club didn’t pick up or if no positive results came out of L.A. He laughed and said, “No you’re not. I’ve got tons of money coming in next month.”

We’re gonna discuss it Monday. And he also says he’ll put the ceiling fan up then. We’ll see.

I still do have an excellent feeling about L.A. Also, believe it or not, I feel a little lust in the cards too, but why the hell I do, who knows? I’m sure it won’t be with Marcella, but I sure wish it. While I’m still young I wish to hell I could have a little more fun here and there.

There’s a new dancer named Ashley at work who’s pretty, but I guess she’s straight.

The phone company fixed the lines today.

Tomorrow if I don’t get together with Kindy, and I highly doubt it, I’ll call Lorna. I’d like to meet her and see if she’ll buy my answering machine.

I sold Sammy a costume.

I think I’ll also decorate the wall stuff and type some letters. I love this apartment It’s so quiet so far. The guy below me is so quiet and I hear fewer kids. I have a few more things to write about later.

Later…

Can you believe I’m still fucking up?! This pisses me off! My schedule’s been doing well since I had that flu and cold. It’s been fine for 3 months so why it’s so hard to fall asleep now beats me.

At 6:30 yesterday evening, Tom came over and attached the sleeper to the couch. He also listened to some edits and one of the Crisis Center calls where Andy and I would play the abandoned teen siblings and I’d do my crazy act, speaking senseless, disjointed sentences.

Tom took me to work and back. He’s on vacation for two weeks. While he’s still here he can bring me to and from work. I’ll still see him and be friends with him after he moves, though. He’s gonna have a 2-bedroom house with a pool. Lucky him.

He’s a cool guy. He’s so the “married with children” type. So very mature and calm. He’s 35, but he appears a bit older. Completely opposite of me, yet never tries to change me or anyone else. Never the type to make prank phone calls, mail funny letters, swear so much or be so blunt. He is very honest, though, and can handle listening to edits and stuff like that.

Earlier I was going through all my journals and highlighting the entry dates. I’d begun doing this right before I moved to Crystal Creek. I’ve finished 1-30, but I know I have bits and pieces of 31-37 done.

Gotta dust, vacuum and run through the bathroom and kitchen a bit. I really want to keep up on this place. Don’t want to let it slide. Every two weeks is when I shall go through it. Once every 2-3 months I’ll be really thorough. No half-assing it.

Why do I feel such a strong vibe for lust? Knowing and going by my track record, I should have a year or so to go.

Now, I’m going to try really hard to fall asleep. I definitely can feel my eyelids becoming quite heavy, so bye for now.

Later…

Right now I am sitting on my patio. It is very very warm out still. A slight breeze went by, but only for a second. I wish it was windier more often. I can’t wait till we have more of those awesome thunder and lightning storms we usually have this time of year. The sound of the creek and waterfalls down below me is so peaceful. God, what beauty I live in!

I’m writing on the table I bought for $10 off that maintenance guy who was fired and moved. I have the patio light on. Thankfully, I have a patio light. I can see perfectly well.

I slept till 7:00! I was beat, but I hope I haven’t fucked my schedule up. I still haven’t done my walls either. I am doing laundry now. I’ll watch two movies I taped and do some letter writing, too.

I spoke to Andy for about 45 minutes, then went to the Jacuzzi. He’s watching TV now.

I have an appointment tomorrow at 9 AM with DES. I want to see if Tom can do me a huge favor. Of course, he can’t call them and say I can’t be up that early cuz I work. I want him to say I transferred apartments, I’m very sick now and don’t have current bills and rent receipts which is true. I’ll call them real soon and see if I can do a phone interview or mail the stuff they need.

While I was at the Jacuzzi I found a really nice lighter and it’s full, too.

I’ll have to look at the apartment map to see where Lorna’s apartment is. I’ll call her first, though, one of these days soon. I want to sell her my answering machine. I’m wary of her otherwise. I smell Ellie in her.

Tomorrow’s the day, a year ago that I left the NHA project. I was in Natchaug for two weeks. I’ve been through so much and accomplished so much since.

Scott says tomorrow he’s putting up the ceiling fan in the bedroom. I’ll believe it when I see it. I hate to say that, but it’s true. Right now, though, I’m gonna throw my clothes into the dryer and watch TV.

Later…

I’m about to watch the movie I taped. One of them. This one’s called, In the Line of Duty - Ambush in Waco. It’s all about that crazy cult leader in Texas. This video has had it. It sounds as if it were underwater. Tim Daly, the guy playing David Koresh, looks exactly like the real David Koresh.

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1993 Still no sign of Scott. This is really pissing me the fuck off. Where the fuck is he? What the fuck’s going on with L.A., the rent, and all the other stuff!? Mark at work said to let him know when and if I find out I’m going to L.A. Is the dream over, just when I was as sure as the fact that I’m short with waist-length hair? Was this all one big fat fucking joke? Is God gonna punish me for this first whole year in all my life of happiness? Why is there always a price to pay for happiness? I’m certainly not saying I’m miserable, but am I to pay any dues? Dues for being happy? Is this cuz of my get-together with Julia?

Later I have stuff to write about Marcella (a dancer I like), money, costumes, Kindy, etc.

Later…

What the hell, I don’t have anything else better to do right now, other than to write.

Meagan says Marcella just moved in with her boyfriend. Great. But who knows just how happy she really is? Who knows if she’s gay? Sasha and I still sense she could be. She (Sasha) had agreed a few days ago to approach Marcella and tell her about me. Just as we were coming in, Marcella was on her way out. Sasha never said a word to her. She told me to just go up and talk to her or to leave her a note. She said she didn’t seem to be the type to freak out and take a shit fit if she was straight or not interested. Well, I’m not as brave as she is. Not after the Maliheh incident and many others. It’s not that I’m afraid of verbal rejection. I’m so used to it. I don’t want to have to work with her and maybe blush with a bit of embarrassment when I see her. Or have her tell the whole world and be snotty to me. It’s not that I care who knows I’m gay. It’s her running around saying, “that girl had the nerve to hit on me and I rejected her, ha, ha, ha!”

I envy those who see what they want and almost always get it.

Later…

Meagan says Marcella’s going to Florida for two weeks, but that if I wanted to write a note, she’d give it to her.

If she were bi and looking for a woman here and there, I’m sure God wouldn’t let me get that lucky. Don’t get me wrong, Ann Marie and Julia were no settlements. However, there’s a difference between, someone who’ll “pass,” versus someone who makes you think - wow! I want her big time!

Steve was telling me that he’s got another regular who’s a definite butch. However, she’s very nice, he says, with a great personality. He said she said that I must have the same problem she does cuz there are not too many feminine ones out there and that’s what she goes for. As I said, this comes as no surprise to me. Butches like fems and fems like butches. I did tell Steve he could give her my number to maybe be friends. When he picked me up after work, he said he gave it to her and she was thrilled. If she’s ugly, so-so, or on the masculine side, then yeah, I bet she’s thrilled. She’ll definitely call too, and come over. I bet I’ll have no trouble getting her over here being the butch Steve says she is.

Kindy gave me her number to call her Sunday and I lost it!

Later…

Yes! I’m psyched! When I got home I couldn’t get messages cuz of the repairs they’re doing till just now. Scott actually left a message! He said he was out cold asleep till 5 PM yesterday. His message was left at 10 PM. He said to call when I get up and that he can move Andy on the 2nd of June and not the 1st.

I made over $100 at work and this idiot blew $30 on a gorgeous black lace jacket. Also, a 1-piece black and pink combo shorts/tank top. It zips right up the front. It fits perfectly.

Andy gave Velma that $15 for that straightening iron, so he now only owes me $135.

I can’t wait till he gets over his cold. I want to show him my new stuff.

I also tipped Pete $10, Kevin the doorman $3, then there was the $7 house tip and $37 for groceries. Oh, I also gave Steve $7 for waiting so patiently while I shopped.

The cashier gave me 2 out of the 4 packs of cigarettes I got for free for my being “cute.”

Later…

This is quite ridiculous. I must go to sleep within half an hour. Due to it being Sat., I’ll put my earplug in to be on the safe side and set the alarm for 2:00. If I get only 5 hours of sleep, oh well. I need to be getting up earlier.

I called Tammy and she’s gonna talk to Dad. She offered to. I didn’t ask. I said ok, but these people are in their 60s. They aren’t gonna change now. Tammy feels the same way about both of them.

I’m gonna try to sell Sammy and Meagan each a costume for $10. I’m gonna also try to sell Lorna my answering machine for $15.

Well, I’m gonna go hit the sack. I want to be awake between 2:00 and 3:00 so I can talk to Scott.

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1993 My Second Crystal Creek Apartment…

Well, I just paged Steve.

I got a letter from Dad today that half upset me, half pissed me off. You know, I’m really sick of their shit, his and Ma’s.

Later…

I have a half-hour left and boy do I hope I make money tonight.

As far as my folks are concerned, why is it ok for them to insult me? It’s ok for them to speak their minds, but I can’t. I never said anyone was perfect, I’m just tired of being called a liar and all their other BS. I have no respect for my father when he sides with Mom like this, but they can’t take it, so tough! I never wanted our relationship to end, but I can’t deal with Mom’s shit in between everything else. Even Andy said it makes him want to call and bitch them out.

Still no response from Scott. A simple call from a payphone won’t kill him.

I left a note on the guy’s door downstairs. I said I tried knocking to introduce myself and got no answer. I left a note saying I work late, will try to be quiet. Let me know if my music’s too loud and don’t worry if he wants to blast his.

In other news, I’ve got to call DES (food stamps) to see if I can mail the stuff they need.

I called US West and they say the problem with the crossed lines will be fixed tomorrow. I am to call back around the 29th when my bill’s printed for a credit of two days. Lorna and I are still crossed today. We spoke earlier. She told me all about last night and of course, I played dumb. She may buy my answering machine from me.

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Introducing:

Tae Kuo Park. My name means limitless blessing in Korean. My parents are the only ones to use my given name. Everyone else calls me TK. It's easier for people to remember, and it gives less of an opportunity to fuck up the pronunciation. I have a sister, Dae, whom I love dearly and would start and finish a war behind. I'm the oldest by 16 months. I was named after my dad, Kuo, like many Korean families. He has been married to my mom, Woo, for nearly 30 years. They met through mutual friends, Guozhi and Chie Song. The Songs have been family for all my life. I grew up with their sons, Ghang and Gan. Ghang is the oldest by 4 years. Gan is a few months younger than Dae. Gan is my partner in crime since birth. Ghang is big brother to us all.

When my grandparents immigrated to America, my grandfather worked his ass off and eventually started a business. It started off small, and grew into this global corporation. My grandfather was a smart man and jumped in on the electronic side of business before it became what it is today. His gamble paid off and made him a millionaire. Eventually he retired and my mom took over the company. Meanwhile, my dad opened a dojo with Mr. Song. Under my mom's guidance, the company branched out. It started in New York, but now we have stations in Sacramento, Seattle, Miami, Tokyo, and my personal favorite place, Morocco.

I have always been a quick learner. I love engineering, even got a degree in it. As a child I was always hanging around, learning everything I could about the business. My mom stepped down from her position as CEO. Board approved I became the youngest CEO ever at 19. I worked while earning two degrees in college. I graduated early from high school and college, so I was finished with school and working non stop by my 21st birthday.

From then on I just enjoyed life. I rarely make huge purchases, I've been around money all my life. But, I did purchase a few big ticket items to accommodate my lifestyle. I bought not one, but two brand new Maseratis and purchased the empty penthouse above my office. I periodically recycle my closet so I'm always up to date with the trends. I mostly wear suits because I'm always working. I appreciate a good suit and make sure I look good in one. I have several hand tailored Italian suits, probably more than I should, with shoes to match. Other than that, my money is spent on entertainment.

For all the successes I've had business wise, I've had equal failures in my relationships. All my life, I've had to question other people's intentions. 9 times out of 10, they only get close to you because of what you have. This makes dating more complicated than it already is. When I was 16, I had a crush on one of Dae's friends, Naomi. She was the prettiest girl I'd ever seen. She was smart, funny, and sweet. Long story short, we started dating. She was my first in many things. My first girlfriend, kiss, hell she was my first sexual partner. I thought the world of her. We were together nearly 2 years. One day, I overheard her telling another girl about all the things I've done for her. She admitted to her that she only befriended my sister to get to me. She wanted me because she wanted the money that came with me. I broke up with her immediately. I was crushed. I didn't know which hurt worse: the fact she used me or the fact that we weren't together. That situation made me bitter. I swore off dating. Sex was a different story. I enjoyed sex, so I never shied away from a pretty woman and a good time. From the start, I let it be known that it was a one-time thing. I had no preference, I loved all women. These women didn't mean anything to me, and I didn't care. I had started building these walls to lock people out. I didn't want that feeling to be constant. One night, this lady named Mia approached me. I tried to take her home, but she refused. This intrigued me because I wasn't used to not getting what I wanted. The next night she was there again. I was interested in knowing her. We started talking and ending up spending the night together. We exchanged numbers and started dating. The walls that I started building started coming down. Until one night, she came over to tell me she was pregnant. Then she told me she had gotten an abortion earlier that day. So many different emotions came over me all at once. The one that stood out the most was anger. It takes a lot for me to lose my shit. But when I do, I'm done. I was so mad at that moment. I immediately told her to get the fuck out of my life. I didn't even know if I wanted kids, but I damn sure didn't like the choice taken from me. I couldn't be with anyone like that so I had no choice but to break up with her. This situation created a fortress around my heart. Now if she wants more that a good time I'm not the one. It would take a special woman to get me to change my mind.

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Sunday in Mainz dawned gray and cool, and if possible, grayer and cooler than the rest of the week. But the chance of rain dropped mercifully, so we didn't care. John was up unconscionably early and went to the gym and put on a show at the Hilton's unfairly diverse breakfast (featuring the pink bologna that dominated my youth and a honey mustard that didn't exist in the 1960s) before I walked him over to St. Peter's for the 9:30 mass. (He was baptized two weeks before at his Swedish Evangelical church in Arlington). We boarded the S metro train for Deutsche Bank Park at 12:43 and were through the gate by 1:30, a lovely two hours before kickoff....

Here, in the service of accuracy and full disclosure, are two nice shots of St. Peter's taken by somebody on Google....

And here is a shot of me in the hotel taking a needed pre-game nap....

John is much more of the extrovert than his older brother, so while I stood in the sausage, pretzel and soda lines (believe me, it's better this way), he chatted up the people in our row and managed to take two pregame shots. The Patriots offense warming up to sucking, and the two flags just before the two anthems. And yes, the German anthem is friggin stirring....

By the time I got back with the chow (two trips, three drinks, two pretzels and three wursts), John had taken another shot of the woman next to us. She had taken off her licensed Colts windbreaker and scarf to reveal this thoroughly unlicensed Colts shirt, which is German said "Patriots are cheaters!"

Her name is Kathleen Crossland. John and I are the last two of six children. Our mother had four miscarriages before finally giving birth to our oldest brother Tom in 1949 (As Adrianne used to say, "There's a Jewish woman who never had a headache!') I can't remember ever being with anyone who was from a larger family than the one I was in. Well, that day is over. Kathleen had come on a package with her sister Chrissy. They are the 4th and 11th of 15 kids from the same mother. And, are you sitting? There are from Broad Ripple, Indiana, home of my old boss Dave Letterman. (When I texted Dave, he immediately wrote back, "Another reunion I wasn't invited to!")

I'm not done. Chrissy and her husband worked at Mayflower Van Lines for years. When Bob Irsay moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in the middle of the night in 1984, he famously used Mayflower. Chrissy's husband helped organized the move but was sworn to secrecy...even to his wife. Here's another public domain shot....

The Crossland kids have had four season tickets, first at the RCA Dome, then at Lucas Oil Stadium, since 1984. If Kathleen and Chrissy are any indication, it must a be a war to decide who gets the four each home game. They are the most delightfully rabid fans I have seen ever. The night before, they had gone to the "Colts Experience Fan Fest" and while Kathleen distracted security, Chrissy stole a life-size cutout of Colts RB Jonathan Taylor and they spent the rest of the night in their room, taking photos of cardboard JT in bed with each of them. (photo ideally TK....)

Of all the gifts of the day, including the 80 percent German crowd absolutely nailing karaoke versions of "Sweet Caroline," "County Road" and "Don't Stop Believing," the Crossland girls were the most indelible. (I love them both, but Kathleen is two month older than me....and a member of the widow/widower club.) And, as you can clearly see from the photo of the four of us, the monkey worked.

Colts 10, Patriots 6. John and I kept telling ourselves they needed it more.

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brucewayneargento-moved · 3 years

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Steph’s birthday (One-shot)

It was late at night when Stephanie arrived at her apartment, she dropped face-first into her bed as soon as she was two inches away from it. She was still wearing her Batgirl uniform.

"Classy."

She immediately turned up and threw at Bat-a-rang in the general direction of where the voice came from. She immediately turned on the light on her nightstand.

"Great aim." Damian smirked at her.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Steph yelled at him incredulously.

"I came to give you something." Damian said.

"And you couldn't wait until morning?" She rubbed her eyes.

"I'm leaving with the Teen Titans in the morning." He simply said. "This was more comfortable for me."

"Oh well, your schedule is most important to me, so that's good." She rolled her eyes.

"Sarcasm isn't a good colour on you, brown." he said as he took something from under his coat.

"Why you little– She stopped and looked at the envelope curiously as Damian held it in front of his face– what's this?"

"My people know it as a paper envelope.” hye responded.

Steph frowned "It's not flattering on you either, Dames."

"Just open the damn thing"

She rolled her eyes. "Fine." She picked the paper object and angrily ripped it’s cover.

She lifted an eyebrow in confusion when he saw a hard paper, colourful rectangle. "Amusement park tickets?” she read out loud.

“Yes, they’re for the one opening in the pier this sunday, on your birthday” Damian

“Okay,” She tilted her head. “...why?”

“Do I have to explain everything to you?” Damian asked as he sat down at the foot of the bed. “Six months ago you told me your father once took you to the park as a cover for a robbery plot when you were six, and just left you there alone and that you haven’t been there ever since, so I got you tickets so you can take Cassandra or Timothy or any loser friends of your preference.” He explained.

He crossed his arms proudly and smiled self-satisfied with his eyes closed as if he had just finished giving a lecture. A few seconds passed and he opened them and to his surprise he found a teary-eyed Stephanie staring at him in the eye. She immediately stood up and ran over to hug him

“What’s going on?” Damian asked. “Why are you squeezing me with your body?”

“I’m hugging you, you maladjusted twat” Stephanie said while still embracing him. “This is so sweet, I can’t believe you did this for me.”

“Well, you did...helped me have the childhood I never had or whatever...this is my way of paying you back.” Damian looked away and coughed into his fist.

Stephanie’s grin widened and she hugged him tighter to which the boy returned it. Steph pulled away and ruffled his hair.

“Alright, that’s enough mushiness.” He said as he pulled away. “Who are you taking with you anyhow?”

She smiled at him: “I think I have just the person for the job.

They arrived at the park at exactly 8:00 am.

Damian was wearing sunglasses and a red baseball cap because the last thing he needed was for paparazzis to recognize him and assume he was on a date. Stephanie was walking next to him all giddy and excited like a child in a candy store, and they hadn’t even visited the sweets concessionary yet.

“I have our whole day scheduled,” He said, pulling up a laminated sheet of paper. “First we’re going to buy some food that we’re going to ration for the whole day then--

“Ooohh, spinning teacups!” her eyes glistened and she ran towards the ride.

The boy sighed. “-- Or we can just improvise.” and he followed her.

Stephanie went to the line, which was about thirty people, Damian simply rolled his eyes and showed his fast-pass to the guard.

“Oh,I love nepotism.” Stephanie went over to where Damian was and sat next to him on a giant pink cup.

9:00 AM

Stephanie looked at the Batman and Robin photo stand, then at Damian and then grinned.

“Absolutely no.” Damian said without looking up from his copy of the map of the park.

“Oh c’mon!”

12:00 AM

"I told you not to order the jumbo size soda." Steph said while cheerfully biting into a caramelized apple.

"Shut up." Damian said while cross-legged, shaking and looking around. "Where are the goddamn restrooms?"

"Relax, they are probably over here somewhere...just don't think about waterfalls."

Damian pressed his knuckles and death-glared at her as if saying "Keep talking and I'll make you eat your eyes."

3:00 PM

Damian stood up with his arms crossed and a devilish smirk while he witnessed Steph ejecting all of the sets she had consumed into the trash can behind the "Atom-Smasher" Roller Coaster.

"You know, I could really use a snack right now."

Steph looked up at him while frowning "You little–" she was cut off by her own vomit and had to look down again into the bin.

5:00 PM

“Oh my gosh!” Stephanie said with stars in her eyes as she looked at a purple unicorn hanging with the rest of the plushie animals from the toss a ring stand.

Damian rolled his eyes but took out his wallet and bought three tries. He only needed one.

“I’m going to name him, Dami.” She said as she hugged her new plushie.

“Please don’t” 7:00 PM “Hey Brown!” Stephanie looked up with his mouth full of ice cream and met the flash of Damian’s phone.

“For posterity.”

“I hate you.”

9:00 AM

Damian and Stephanie found themselves leaning on each other’s shoulders while on the back of Bruce’s helicopter, all while Alfred piloted it with “Dami” next to him wit his own set of chopper earbuds

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drarrily-we-row-along · 3 years

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Day 136: Long Drive

Sorry friends. The second half of my week last week was really difficult and I went away for the weekend to recharge. Without further ado, here's the next ficlet. Thanks for your patience <3

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Harry loved the States for a lot of reasons; it was way easier to disappear here than in England; even if people knew his name, they were way less likely to recognize his face; you could basically pick any climate that you wanted and find a place that suited you; and lots of other weird things.

But mostly he loved road trips.

He loved the entire concept behind getting in a car and just driving. The road unfurling endlessly in front of him, windows down, radio turned up and blaring whatever struck his fancy. With Max in the car beside him, wagging his tail and sticking his head out of the window, Harry felt practically weightless.

"Alright, buddy," he told the pittie when he pulled over to grab some breakfast at a little diner, "You hang out in the back, yeah?" he asked, scratching behind his ears and pressing a kiss to the broad bridge of his nose. "Go on," he said, nudging him toward the back that Harry had magically enlarged and turned into a comfortable living space.

Muggles had campers and rvs but with a little bit of magic, the beaten up Subaru served him just fine.

He got out and hit the lock button, listening to the satisfying little beep as he headed toward the diner, catching up his curls and tying them into a loose messy bun on top of his head.

The diner was cute, all red and white checkered decorations and a counter with spinny stools. Harry sat down at one and grabbed a menu, perusing and trying to decide what to order when he heard the crash of something being dropped to the ground and breaking.

His head snapped up and he blinked, wondering if it had been too long since he'd gone to sleep because he had to be hallucinating. "Malfoy?" he spluttered.

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But before the other man could respond there was a shout from the kitchen in the back, "Damn it! You clumsy, stupid ass!" the man shouted and Harry felt himself recoiling from the anger in his voice. "You'll be paying for that!"

"Yes, sir!" Malfoy shouted back, bending over and hastily sweeping up the pieces.

"Well don't mess around with that now!" he shouted. "You've got a customer, you worthless piece of-" his voice trailed off as he slammed a door in the back but Harry could fill in the rest.

"Malfoy?" he repeated as the man in question stepped over to him. "How on earth did you find me?" he asked.

"You found me, Potter," he snapped. "Not the other way around. Now what can I get you?"

"You actually work here?" Harry asked in befuddlement.

Malfoy gritted his teeth, "Obviously. Otherwise I wouldn't be wearing this stupid apron and I wouldn't be getting screamed at by the arsehole that owns this place. What can I get you?" he repeated.

"Umm," he said, glancing down at the menu, "I will definitely have a cup of coffee. And then maybe the first special on your board with scrambled eggs, bacon, and rye toast," he said. "And also grape jelly, if you have it."

"Got it," Malfoy replied, scribbling on the ticket. "Coming right up."

He spun on his heel and strutted off before Harry could say anything more and Harry just stared after him, wondering if he was dreaming.

Malfoy was back a few minutes later with a mug and a coffee pot, filling Harry's cup and sliding it over to him.

"Thanks," Harry said, reaching for the sugar. "What are you-"

"Look," Malfoy hissed, leaning over and keeping his voice low, "Please do not blow this for me. I know that you have no reason to help me but I really need this job, Potter."

Harry blinked and by the time he'd unstuck his tongue from the roof of his mouth, Malfoy was gone again.

It wasn't long before the other man emerged once more, carrying Harry's plate of breakfast. "Here you go," he said as he set it down and slid a couple of grape jelly packets toward him. "Enjoy. Do you need a warm up on your coffee?"

"Uhh," Harry replied, glancing at his half full cup, "Sure."

Malfoy nodded and grabbed the pot to refill his cup.

"When do you get off work?" Harry found himself asking.

The other man's brow furrowed, "Why?"

He shrugged as he slathered jelly onto his toast, "Thought it might be nice to catch up."

"To catch up?" Malfoy repeated. "Is that code for-"

"Hear about your life," Harry supplied.

Malfoy's eyes narrowed, "Fine. I get off at 10:00. If you pretend that you are just a customer passing through I'll give you fifteen minutes."

"Done," Harry replied easily. "So what touristy shite is there to do in this town until 10:00 am?"

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After he finished breakfast, Harry ended up just taking Max for a walk and then to the dog park to chase a ball around him. He'd worked hard to train him the first few months after he'd found him abandoned, tied up to a dumpster and all but starving. And Max had learned quickly, mastering basic commands in no time which was for the best, since people took one look at him and decided he was scary.

He wasn't, he was a sweet boy who loved people and who loved to play but it didn't seem to make any difference. Still, once he was trained, Harry had started taking him to the park and he wouldn't let other people bully them out.

Around 9:30, they headed back to the diner and Harry settled Max into the back, making sure his water bowl was full before he climbed back out of the car and leaned against the hood, waiting.

Malfoy emerged a few minuted after 10:00, looking a bit disheveled in his black t-shirt and skinny jeans, and immediately lit up a cigarette before looking around and spotting Harry. His eyebrows rose like he was surprised to see him before he squared his shoulders and made his way toward him.

"Hey," Harry said, straightening up as Malfoy approached him.

Malfoy blew a stream of smoke out of his mouth, "Hey?" he asked. "Is that really what you have to say to me?" He shook his head, "Just get it over with Potter," he said. "If you want to gloat just fucking gloat so I can move on and go get my groceries."

"I don't want to gloat," Harry protested.

"What do you want, then?" he asked scathingly.

And that was the question, wasn't it? What did Harry want? "Why are you working here?" he asked.

Malfoy rolled his eyes as he exhaled another puff of smoke, "It's amazing where you end up when you're a convicted death eater whose wand is monitored," he replied. "Then add to that the fact that it didn't seem to matter where I got myself set up in muggle London, someone found me and within hours I'd lose whatever job I'd been working. So here I am, just trying to get by and who should appear but the savior himself," he said with a little mock bow. "I should just put my two weeks in here now, at least-"

"I'm not going to tell anyone you're here," Harry said quickly.

"Right," he huffed sarcastically.

"I'm not," he argued, "Because if I told them where you are, they'd know where I've been."

"You're running away too?" Malfoy asked, cigarette dangling loosely from his fingers as he stared at Harry in surprise.

"Obviously," Harry replied. "Come on," he said after a moment. "Your feet must be killing you. I'm sure that arsehole doesn't give you breaks," he added as he opened the hatch.

"You want me to climb into the trunk of your car?"

He rolled his eyes, "I know you think I'm an idiot," he said, "But I'm less of one than you think. Just," he crawled in and stood up, "come on."

After a moment Malofy followed him through but before anything else could happen Max bounded over and all but climbed onto Malfoy's lap.

"Max-" he started to scold before Malfoy started talking over him.

"Oh, hello you sweet baby," he said, pulling Max further onto his lap so he could pet him better and scratch his neck. They looked ridiculous, Max was almost as big as Malfoy, but there he sat anyway, "hello. Aren't you a lovie?" he asked. "Yes you are. You're a giant lovie," he said.

And in that moment, Harry's mind was made up. "Have you ever gone on a road trip?" he asked.

Malfoy looked up at him and Max licked a stripe up his cheek. He laughed and stroked his side, "What?" he asked.

"Have you ever gone on a road trip?" Harry repeated.

"What is that?"

"Like a really long drive," he said. "Where you just get in your car and drive and stop for food when you want to and sleep when you want to." He scratched the back of his neck, "Max and I are headed to California to see the giant redwoods."

"That sounds nice for the two of you," Malfoy replied, steadily patting Max.

"Come with us," Harry said.

The other man blinked. "Sorry?"

"Just," he shrugged, "What else do you have here?"

"A job-"

"That you hate."

"A flat-"

"That is probably smaller than this," he said gesturing to the space they were sitting in.

"What happens when you get sick of me?"

He shook his head, "Come on. Just come with us. If I kick you out I'll give you $5000. That should be enough to help you settle wherever you want, right?"

"Why?"

He stared at him for a moment. There were a thousand reasons that flitted through Harry's mind, a thousand things that he could say, but none of them made any sense. Not yet at least. "Why not?" he settled on.

Malfoy took a slow inhale and then nodded once. "Fine, but you're going to need to make a second bed and we have to stop for my stuff."

"Done," Harry replied, grinning and feeling the familiar feeling of freedom that he felt when he was gliding down the open road unfurling in his chest.

Finally, he was going on an adventure worth having.

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Day 135: Off-Guard | Day 137: Symmetry

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mattmaesonnatural · 2 years

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Love your other headcanons! What’s your Headcanon for Eddie’s backstory?

Thank you sm!

Okay well if I’ve been writing a bunch of WIP fics so I’ve kinda of dissected what I think and.

Eddie wasn’t born in Hawkins, he was born in a different state. Had a seeming normal childhood of mom, dad and him, he went to school, liked to play tag, he had friends, he never went to bed hungry, his mom was his favourite person in the world, his dad was a little cold at times but nothing young Eddie couldn’t get past.

Then his mom gets sick when he’s 8 and it becomes hospitals and tests and a lot of crying and then she’s gone by the time he’s 9.

His dad starts drinking loses his job they end up moving to the trailer park in Hawkins because his dad knows someone who can get him a job at the local plant, Eddie moving in at school half way through the year makes the transition worse he becomes the new kid and is by default deemed weird.

his dad then starts inviting him along to these business meetings in a sketchy building where men play poker and eddie sits for hours and watches these old men swear and drink and gamble. his dad takes him out of town for once and eddie thinks he’s getting the dad he’s always dreamed of fishing or camping or something you see in movies. instead Eddie’s dad teaches him to hotwire a truck and they take the truck to a guy who gives his dad a wad of cash only to return the next night to the same sketchy building to gambling it away again. eddie just thinks this is how adults are.

at 12, his dad is still drinking he’s still “working” but something feels off about it and they never talk about it but Eddie would rather be anywhere else than around him and forms a band, corroded coffin. his dad starts disappearing for days at a time but eddie thinks his dad is giving him responsibility and its fun to be able to invite his friends/bandmates over to play dnd without the fear of his dad barging in.

he ends up going through changes as a teen and finds his moms jewelry box in an old suitcase when he’s 13 he takes the thick metal band and starts wearing it on his right hand. he ends up hiding the box in an old abandoned hunting cabin out in the woods so his dad can’t pawn it.

Eddie doesn’t date or really think about girls because he’s more focused on his band and his dnd campaign when this punk band comes to play at the local theatre and all his friends are talking about going Eddie does the local paper run for 3 months worth of sundays to afford a ticket. There, he realizes that he’s attracted to the male lead singer and it changes him completely.

Eddie’s 2 days away from turning 15 when his dad is incarcerated for carjacking and eddie is sitting in the police station while his uncle wayne is called.

from there uncle wayne moves in and actually gets a job at the planet unlike his father. eddie befriends reefer rick and starts being his helper. Eddie finds out the dishwasher guy at the 24 hour dinner on the hill does tattoos out of truck on friday nights. He befriends him too. eddie grows his hair out. finds new rings to wear. loves to paint and draw and play guitar for all hours of the day.

he fails his senior year on purpose the first time. having no clue what he would do outside of high school because its easy. high school is easy. the second time he actually did try but comes up short in grades in 1 class and he’s pretty sure it’s because Mrs O’donnell saw him smoking a joint behind the school’s dumpsters one day. His third go around he meets these nerdy kids that worship him and for once he feels like he’s doing something right with his life by being their friend.

#this got so long #eddie munson #character study

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There’s a moment that every child who aspires to movie stardom dreams about. They practise it in front of the mirror: graciously thanking their parents, their first drama teacher, their favourite hamster; smiling; waving; trying valiantly to cry. No, it’s not an Oscar’s acceptance speech – at least, not anymore; it’s the moment that super-producer Kevin Feige offers you his hand across a conference table and tells you you’ve landed a Marvel movie.

Yesterday came the first reports that Olivia Colman is in talks to slip into full-body lycra and join the MCU, via the studio’s next small-screen series Secret Invasion. The news follows a recent clutch of arrivals of actresses of a similar age and calibre to Colman to other Marvel projects, including Kathryn Hahn’s show-stealing turn in WandaVision, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ surprise appearance in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Such casting choices may once have sounded insane. Why would the woman who just two years ago won an Academy Award for her grief-stricken, crumbling performance as Queen Anne in The Favourite, and who is up for another one this weekend for The Father, choose to submerge her pristine brand as the reigning monarch of British acting, both on-screen and off-, in a barrel of brightly-coloured, pop-sountracked, quippy-scripted comic bookery?

Secret Invasion sounds even more deranged than the average Marvel project: it will likely focus on the race of green, reptilian aliens called Skrulls (Ben Mendelsohn will reprise his role as Skrull commander Talos from Captain Marvel), as they invade earth by shapeshifting to imitate superheroes. Colman as an alien reptile? It’s hard to think of a more unlikely piece of casting since Judi Dench dressed up in a catsuit.

But over the last decade, a foundational piece of Marvel’s strategy has been signing-on not just fresh-faced stars like Chris Evans and Tom Holland, but some of the world’s most serious performers: inde darlings (Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Brie Larson), BBC-drama-grown Brits (Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch) and awards-laden powerhouses (Annette Bening, Scarlett Johansson, and even Anthony Hopkins, Colman’s co-star in The Father, who is also up for an Oscar) have all rocked up in the MCU. Much as the Harry Potter franchise once was, the films have become a who’s who of Oscar after-party invite lists.

So why would the great and good of Hollywood acting willingly attach themselves to a franchise that one of the greatest directors of all time not so long ago declared to bear a greater resemblance to theme park rides than cinema? Marvel films are delightful but they are also frequently silly (inevitably, in the transition from cartoon comic book drawings to full-sized, three-dimensional adults leaping around on-camera dressed in skin-tight lycra suits and capes, some space for ridicule is opened up).

The studio is fully aware of this, which is why these films are comedies, but that does not make them any more obvious as vehicles for artists interested in rendering psychological depth on-screen. In 2012, Kiwi wunderkind director Taika Watiti told Interview magazine that he was suspicious of the way feature films can often “turn into commodities”. Yet five years later, his own Marvel movie, Thor: Ragnarok, hit cinemas.

The financial incentives to any actor are obvious and no doubt play a part but there is something even more valuable to someone like Benedict Cumberbatch – not exactly strapped-for-cash following Sherlock, The Imitation Game, and The Hobbit films – inextricably wound-up with those mega pay packages. That something is audience size. Avengers: Endgame, the highest-grossing film of all time until Avatar’s re-release in China in March last year, took $357 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend.

In America, the average price of a cinema ticket that year was about $9 – that means, by the roughest of calculations, that within 48 hours of the film’s release, 12% of the population, or some 40 million people, had seen the film. An actress like Colman has not exactly been confined to niche audiences – The Crown is not a small show – but even so, the prospect of such unparalleled exposure must be seductive.

The dream of a Marvel movie has not replaced the dream of an Oscar – it all but guarantees it. A symbiotic relationship is emerging between the franchise and the Academy, as the popular reach of one feeds and is elevated by the prestige of the other. There is no better example of this than the tragically-curtailed career of the late Chadwick Boseman.

From a handful of critically-lauded but quietly received biopics (42, Get on Up), he was propelled overnight to global stardom by his MCU roles as Black Panther, Marvel’s first black superhero, culminating in the Black Panther film in 2018. Now, just months after his death from cancer, he is a shoo-in to win a Best Actor award this week for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The opposite of a Marvel film in almost every sense – it’s claustrophobic, literary (it’s based on an August Wilson play), and tragic – it was Black Panther nonetheless that secured him the part.

This give-and-take between superhero flicks and prestige dramas extends beyond actors: Watiti, who has just wrapped shooting on another Thor film, was nominated for an Oscar in 2019 for his German Resistance drama Jojo Rabbit, while Chloé Zhao, who is sure to win Best Director this weekend for Nomadland, has just wrapped her own Marvel movie, Eternals, which is slated for release in November.

Kathryn Hahn, meanwhile, was brought into WandaVision by director Matt Shakman, better known for directing prestige shows like Mad Men and Succession. His vision, in collaboration with the writer Jac Schaeffer, led to a formally wildly innovative show, providing the opportunity for Hahn and the show’s pair of stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany – both outstanding actors – to flex their comic and creative muscles. Such starpower behind the camera is itself an attraction for actors of Colman’s calibre, and while there is as yet no word on who will direct Secret Invasion, there are many exciting possible names in the mix.

A few powerhouse industry figures were instrumental in fostering this mutually-beneficial relationship. The first was Robert Downey Jr, the original posterboy of the franchise. When he agreed to star in the first film, 2008’s Iron Man, it was a huge gamble – director Jon Favreau had to battle the studio to accept him – as he emerged from a wilderness decade marred by drug addiction, but it was also a huge coup. Downey Jr had just been nominated for an Oscar for Ben Stiller’s comedy Tropic Thunder and had recently starred in David Fincher’s instant cult-classic Zodiac; his personal reputation may have been in tatters, but as a serious actor, he brought chops.

His Iron Man would become the emotional and dramatic heart of the franchise over its next three phases. Kenneth Branagh, who directed the 2011 film Thor, also bridged the gap between the big flashy studio and his own thespy circle: he brought his protégé Tom Hiddleston, who at that point was best known for his British TV and theatre work, onboard to play Loki, a decision that Feige apparently described as the most important the studio would ever make. Hiddleston capitalised on rather than abandoned his roots: he approached the character like “a comic book version of Edmund in King Lear, but nastier.” It paid off: Hiddleston is a global superstar, frequently touted as the next James Bond, and his dedicated Loki spin-off show is the Marvel TV release of the summer.

Of course, there’s one thing that Marvel offers its actors that money simply can’t buy: a bit of fun. “If my actors aren’t having a good time on set, then I’m doing something wrong,” Waititi told Polygon in 2016. Reflecting on her playfully heightened performance in the early episodes of WandaVision in a recent interview with the New York Times, Hahn said that her husband said her performance had reminded him of her younger self in her college days. “I haven’t seen that part of you in so long – just you, hamboning it,” he told her. Colman, who is by all accounts is a mischievous on a film set, may simply want to bust out of those period costumes, slip into a bodysuit, and have a good time.

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