juneberrie · 1 year ago
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GET HIM BACK ! ; JJ MAYBANK
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[summary] 🍒 ex!jj maybank x fem!kook!reader — i wanna make him really jealous, wanna make him feel bad. oh, i wanna get him back.
[warnings] 🎸 underage drinking, swearing, implied sex at the beginning. wc : 1.3k
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EVERYONE KNEW THAT JJ MAYBANK had a reputation, to say the least.
the pogue prince was known for sleeping his way across the island, and no one was surprised when he started sleeping his way into your sheets. what they were surprised by, though, was when they realized you were more to jj than another heart to break.
that is, until he did break your heart. the breakup was brutal, but seemingly it was just another day for him. it was as if he was a vampire, sucking the life out of you while he partied the nights away at the boneyard.
it had been a few months though, and you were back, better than ever. you had gotten the amazing idea to go to the next kegger at the boneyard and fuck with jj. not like, fuck fuck him, but fuck with him. you had fished around your closet — and your friends closets — to find the perfect dress. black satin that was just long enough to constitute as a dress. you pulled it down just enough so that the top edge of your bra was visible. you slipped on some sneakers and fixed up your makeup one last time before taking a step towards the door. then, you remember your lipgloss and take a couple of steps back, picking it up and slipping it in your bra.
the second you got to the party, you picked up a red solo cup and filled it to the brim with water. if you were going to get him back, you wanted to be totally sober. you danced your way to the center of the party, where you found sarah, nursing her own cup of whatever concoction the pogues had mixed up.
"this is a bad idea, right?" you asked her, surveying the room. your eyes found jj's frame, leaning against a wall and sipping from a can of beer as he talked to pope and john b.
sarah, who'd been the first person to comfort you after the breakup and the first person you told your plan about, smiled. "yeah, it is." she nudged your shoulder.
you nodded, taking a gulp of your water. "great." your eyes kept scanning the room till you found your victim.
sarah had offered up her boyfriend as the bait, reassuring you that john b wanted you and jj back together more than anyone. still, you made sure to call him up and ask if he didn't mind going through with your plan. he had laughed and told you, "look, y/n, i'm getting tired of jj moping around the chateau complaining about how he misses you. if i have to flirt with you for a little while to get him back with you, i don't mind."
you took another sip of your water, adjusted the straps of your dress, and confidently walked over to john b, who was standing directly in front of jj, talking with him and pope.
"heyyy, john b," you giggled flirtatiously, putting a hand on his chest. you made a point of ignoring jj's piercing stare, winking at john b. he smirked back and pulled you in for a hug.
" 'sup, y/n?" he pulled away, wrapping an arm around you. jj cleared his throat, and your gaze swiveled to him.
"oh. hi, maybank," you grinned at him, meeting his blue eyes. "didn't see you there." you made a show of slipping a hand into john b's back pocket. he looked surprised for a moment but chuckled it off, playing it off as if it was natural for a kook to practically grope a pogue's ass. specifically her ex's best friend's ass.
jj stared at you, trying to school his features, but he couldn't magic away the anger in his eyes.
the rest of the night was spent practically hanging off john b, giggling loudly at everything he said. every time you giggled, jj could feel his blood boiling. it should have been his jokes you were laughing at, he thought, downing his fourth beer of the night. you swirled your red solo cup, watching the water inside spin.
when you were sure jj was looking, you slowly pulled out your lipgloss and twisted it open, making eye contact with the blonde. you swiped it on, smacking your lips together before slipping it away.
jj had had enough. he stormed over to you and grabbed your wrist, pulling you away from john b. "we need to talk," he growled. he pulled you towards.... somewhere, you didn't know. you happily followed, smiling triumphantly when you passed sarah, who snorted and saluted you, taking another sip of her drink.
jj pulled you into a small hallway closet, which was surprisingly empty, both of coats and couples.
"what the fuck are you doing?" he seethed, closing the door.
"oh, so now you wanna talk to me?" you scoffed and crossed your arms. "if all it takes for you to talk to me if to flirt with john b. then maybe i should have tried that sooner."
he glared at you, then sighed. "what do you want from me, y/n?" he whispered, looking down.
"i want to get back together," you deadpanned. you sighed, noticing his hands clenched into fists at his sides and the recognizing his tone. "that fight was stupid, j. we both said things we shouldn't have." his gaze softened and he looked back at you.
"you said you never wanted to see me again," he mumbled. his bottom lip trembled. "fuck, n/n," he laughed shakily. "did you— did you mean any of what you said?"
you shook your head, taking a careful step forward. one hand reached up to cup his face. "of course not. i was angry." his eyes fluttered shut and he leaned into your hand.
"i miss you," he whispered, taking a shaky breath. "i miss you, i love you, and i don't know how i survived two months without you." his hand reached up to cover yours.
"three months," you corrected quietly, taking yet another step closer. "three months, two weeks, and four days."
his eyes suddenly opened, blue eyes staring straight into yours. his hand trailed along your arm before pulling you closer by the waist.
"i'm sorry," he murmured. he pulled you just close enough that your hips were almost touching. "i'm sorry for what i said, i'm sorry for yelling, i'm sorry for ignoring you. you didn't deserve any of that." his voice broke as he looked down at the ground. he sniffled. "you have every right to be mad at me, i was a dick."
"jayj," you cooed. "i'm not mad. i could never be mad at you." you ran a hand through his hair. "i'm sorry for trying to make you jealous. i just— i didn't know how to get you to talk to me."
he sniffled again and buried his face in the crook of your neck, arms wrapped around your waist. "y'could've just— said something. like, hey, jj, i miss you. you're the hunkiest dude i've ever been with, please take me back."
you laughed softly and kept playing with his hair.
he looked up at you, eyes slightly puffy but still as blue as the ocean. "i never stopped loving you, y'know." he smiled softly. "i still love you. i love you."
"i love you too, jayj. you're still my pretty boy," you told him, cupping his face in your hands.
he leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to your lips. "yeah.. i've always been your pretty boy," he whispered. "always."
he pressed his forehead to yours, smiling softly with his eyes closed. after a quiet moment, he spoke. "does that mean— does that mean you'll take me back?" he asked quietly.
you pressed another kiss to his lips. "of course, pretty boy. i love you."
"i love you too, sunshine."
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widowshill · 4 months ago
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VAMP ROGER AU QUESTION! how would he and barnabas interact together (if they ever interact)? :3 💜
tagging @tortoisesshells because she's my co-conspirator <3
excellent question! this family and their sharp-toothed men will be the death of ... well, several community members of Collinsport, i suppose.
to start — Barnabas gets out of the box slightly differently than in canon, which colors his relationship to Roger and the rest of the household. Roger kills Willie after his attempted assault on Carolyn and Vicki (who is, by that point, his wife); Willie's mysterious disappearance and Roger's suspected involvement makes Jason that much more panicked, desperate, and correspondingly aggressive. Liz goes searching for the lost family jewels in a last-ditch attempt to buy Jason off, and, inadvertently, lets their ancient family sin out of the tomb.
ergo she's made Barnabas' thrall instead of Willie, but this goes unnoticed for a while — even though her brother would, in theory, recognize the signs, and his suspicions are raised, but she's already acting so much unlike herself with Jason around that he doesn't suspect anyone else of doing her harm. yet.
at the start, he and Barnabas get along very well, even before they discover their shared affliction: they're both relatively sophisticated, well-traveled, intelligent people, and for all that Roger decries Liz's emphasis on the Collins name, he leans towards familial connections instinctively (Roger hasn't got much in the way of friends outside of the house even in canon, and he's even more isolated as a vampire).
after he finds out Barnabas is also a vampire, things get a little more complicated, but overall, they're still friendly. Roger doesn't have much sympathy for Barnabas' relentless self-pity and decrying his doomed fate to live as a monster, because Roger on the whole enjoys his vampirism and has made a decent un-life for himself out of it (thanks in no small part to Vicki). but having someone like him around is a comfort in ways he wouldn't have expected, he's no longer solitary or uniquely monstrous out of the Collins family, he has someone else around through the night, and someone who understands the sufferings of bloodthirst and being shut out of the sun.
furthermore, Roger's very much interested in his family history and stories of the past, the building of Collinwood, Jeremiah's ships – and Barnabas was there. there's potential for some very interesting conversations about the past, and the arc of the Collins family history to the present, not to mention literature, travel, fashion, politics and the rest. Roger's his cousin's mirror in modernity in many ways, and that's something potentially interesting to explore: the world changes around them, but Collinses do not.
as an aside, they both have a funny sort of relationship to Burke. Barnabas hates him for his resemblance to Jeremiah and envies his friendship with Vicki and thinks he's crude, and Roger ... well. it's complicated. it's closer to antagonism than not, and Burke has tried to kill him once in this au, and Roger resents his flirting with Vicki, but then there's everything else with their past. so I don't think Barnabas' treatment of him would sit particularly well with Roger, he'd take the attitude of hey, only I can be a dick to Burke >:(
the definite fracture point is Barnabas imprinting on Vicki. Roger's already jealous and possessive by nature, and it's amplified by the supernatural nature of his relationship to Vicki (being closer, bodily and mentally; being necessary to each other; being, quite literally, sustenance) so he's already a little on edge when Barnabas starts paying attention to her, giving her presents, and appreciating the scenery — Barnabas doesn't, exactly, tend to have much in the way of moral inclination to leaving women alone when they have prior engagements, but it's fair to point out the irony of everything Roger was doing with his bloodbag governess when he was still very much a married man.
anyway: Roger finds foreign bite marks on his wife's neck, and he's understandably immensely upset by this. partially out of territorial sentiment, but he also knows Vicki, and he knows that she wouldn't have invited another vampire willingly — which means that she was forced, or hypnotized, or attacked in secret, and there's only the one potential suspect. this is already enough to lose his good will, but he might have been willing to let Barnabas go with a "hands off," had this discovery not lead to finding out what he'd also been doing to Liz. the combination of the two is unforgivable, and it's Barnabas' error to have made an enemy who is very personally aware of all his vampiric weaknesses, and Burke's already carved a stake.
#THANK YOUUUU for the question :D i love talking about this au kskfgd#devilagent#vamp roger au tbt#➤ answered. ┊ Collinsport 4099.#i do think the barnabas and roger relationship is an interesting one even though there's not much going on there in canon.#(canonically speaking roger is just sort of... there? even during cassandra he doesn't ever pity him for being a victim in the scheme;#it's grrr angelique is here messing with *Me* again. who cares about my oblivious dumb blonde cousin)#but there's a lot of parallels going on there which I never shut up about: the way that roger will drain life from a man#to preserve his own; or manipulate and throw others (vicki) under the bus;#or makes david (not biologically in human reproduction) into a monster just like him — forming him and burke in his image.#roger is Modern in ways that barnabas is not — the sports cars; the en vogue suits and turtlenecks; his flippant relationship with his vows#and his (relatively speaking) more-or-less open queerness.#but he's also a creature out of the past; an antiquated speaking pattern; an embrace of old family stories (particularly tragedies);#not to mention he plays the role of a byronic hero practically straight out of the novel just without any sideburns.#roger simultaneously wishes to be free of that family root system; but falls back on it in desperation because it's only because his#ancestry and family wealth and power exists that *he* exists at all.#and in the same way that joshua cannot shoot barnabas for becoming a monster; neither can liz condemn her brother for his manslaughter#(or david for patricide)#but even though they don't die; they are exiled — to the tomb; to augusta — and return as mere shadowed and monstrous versions#of their former selves.#many of the differences between vamp roger and barnabas I think can be partially explained by: roger did not have the 150 year gap between#being turned and coming back; he returns to essentially the same world he knew just ten years ago#and; two; that roger has his great yearning love *after* he's turned; and not before.#there's nothing about his life with laura and david that he particularly mourns or wishes to recreate.#and; as already noted; roger has vicki — who serves as necromancer;#which... I suppose parallels julia; in an odd way.
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fillinforlater · 2 years ago
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One-Shot Masterlist
The is the part of my Masterlist with every one-shot story that will (most likey) not get a squeal, sorted by group. It starts off with how my original Masterlist was sorted, so scroll down to find you favorite idol/group. For bigger, orgy-type smuts with multiple idols (2+), look at the (features), though some are in Series' ;)
IZ*ONE One-Shots are in my IZ*ONE Masterlist, all series' are in my Series Masterlist!
IZ*ONE MASTERLIST HERE
SERIES MASTERLIST HERE
Stats: 80 Links; 51 Stories linked; 40 Groups with 111 Idols written
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GFRIEND/VIVIZ
Yerin - Say It Again
Eunha, Umji - Commas, Colons, Cumming 
Sinb, Eunha - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 1)
Sowon, Yuju, Yerin, Eunha - Vexatious (orgy, 17some) (futa!Eunha)
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ITZY
Yeji - Dazed (ft. Yoojung)
Yeji, Yuna - C.Ollection (super orgy, 10some)
Yuna - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Lia - (T)highly likely
Chaeryeong - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Lia - Series Masterlist (Phone)
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Weki Meki
Yoojung - Dazed (ft. Yeji)
Yoojung - Carry a Stranger (Quickie)
Rina - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
Doyeon - Series Masterlist (Possession of the Queen)
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I.O.I
Yoojung - Dazed (ft. Yeji)
Yoojung - Carry a Stranger (Quickie)
Somi - Let It All Out (Quickie)
Somi, Chungha - Plan B
Somi - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Somi - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Doyeon - Series Masterlist (Possession of the Queen)
Mina - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
Chaeyeon - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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TWICE
Dahyun - Commitment
Dahyun - Scandal (Quickie)
Dahyun, Mina, Sana - Kim Corruption: The Video Version
Mina, Tzuyu - C.Ollection (super orgy, 10some)
Mina, Sana - Four Cherries (IZ*ONE + TWICE 5some)
Mina, Nayeon - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Momo, Chaeyoung - Hot Helping Hands
Momo - Teased Promotion (Quickie)
Mina - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 1)
Sana - Series Masterlist (Phone)
Nayeon - Series Masterlist (Phone)
Tzuyu - Series Masterlist (Phone)
Jeongyeon - Series Masterlist (Phone)
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aespa
Karina - Do-Nothing-Day (fluff)
Karina - Mildly Unfair (ft. Wonyoung, Eunbi)
Winter - LOYAnaL (Quickie ft. Chaewon)
Winter - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
NingNing - The Pull (ft. Hyewon)
Winter, Karina - Vexatious (orgy, 17some) (futa!Karina)
Giselle - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon Series - Season 1)
Karina - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon Series - Season 2)
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Dreamcatcher
Yoohyeon, Sua, Gahyeon - Labyrinth of the Six (Everglow vs Dreamcatcher 7some)
Yoohyeon, Sua - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Gahyeon - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Handong, Siyeon, Dami - Vexatious (orgy, 17some) (futa!Handong)
JiU - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon Series - Season 1)
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WJSN
Exy - New Lyrics
Luda - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon Series - Season 1)
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EVERGLOW
E:U, Sihyeon, Aisha - Labyrinth of the Six (Everglow vs Dreamcatcher 7some)
Yiren - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Yiren - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Yiren - Series Masterlist (Phone)
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fromis_9
Jiheon, Chaeyoung, Nagyung - C.Ollection (super orgy, 10some)
Hayoung - The Gamer and the Pornstar (ft. Sakura of IZONE)
Hayoung, Nagyung - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
Jiheon - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon Series - Season 2)
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IVE
Yujin - Inspection Day (ft. Eunbi, Chaewon) TW
Yujin - C.Ollection (super orgy, 10some)
Gaeul - Beautiful, Beautiful Power (futa!Gaeul)
Gaeul - Paradise (fluff/angst)
Gaeul - Pink Sheets of the Gangbang Queen (Quickie)
Rei - Two Selfies (Quickie)
Rei - Two Selfies and a GIF
Liz - Perfection, We Find
Wonyoung, Rei, Gaeul - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Wonyoung - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Yujin - Series Masterlist (Eleven to One-Universe)
Yujin - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Gaeul - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Gaeul - Series Masterlist (Blonde)
Rei - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Rei - Series Masterlist (Double Stacked)
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Kep1er
Xiaoting - Changer (Quickie)
Xiaoting - To Share A Drink (ft. Shuhua & Yuqi)
Xiaoting - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Xiaoting, Yujin - Highkey (Quickie)
Dayeon - Dayeons Disciplinary Diary (with Chaehyun & Xiaoting)
Hikaru, Bahiyyih, Youngeun, Yeseo - A Keplian Rocket (Quickie)
Xiaoting - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Xiaoting - Series Masterlist (On her)
Chaehyun - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Chaehyun - Series Masterlist (Double Stacked)
Dayeon - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Yujin - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Mashiro - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
Mashiro - Series Masterlist (A member for the members)
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CLC
Seungyeon - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Yujin - Series Masterlist (T[w]o find love)
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LOONA
Heejin - In Vino Veritas (Quickie)
Heejin - The Real Daddy (Quickie) (futa!Heejin)
Gowon - Revelation in a Shower
Yeojin - You asked for it
Yeojin, Jinsoul - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Yeojin - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Heejin - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
Hyunjin - Series Masterlist (On her)
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LE SSERAFIM
Chaewon - Four Cherries (IZ*ONE + TWICE 5some)
Chaewon - LOYAnaL (Quickie ft. Winter of aespa)
Chaewon - Inspection Day (ft. Eunbi, Yujin) TW
Chaewon, Sakura - Fanmating (3Kim Quickie ft. Minju)
Chaewon, Sakura - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Sakura - Legendary Cookies (IZ*ONE 6some)
Yunjin, Kazuha - When Life Gives You Bandmates, Make A Mess Out Of Them
Yunjin, Kazuha - HCHQ - Double Team (futa!idols)
Chaewon - Series Masterlist (My Kinky Wife)
Sakura - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 1 & 2)
Kazuha - Series Masterlist (On her)
Yunjin - Series Masterlsit (My Kinky Wife)
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Red Velvet
Yeri - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
Yeri - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Irene - Series Masterlist (On her)
Seulgi - C'mon (ft. Jini, Haewon) (idol x idol)
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woo!ah!
Nana - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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(G)I-DLE
Shuhua, Yuqi - To Share A Drink (ft. Xiaoting)
Miyeon - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Minnie, Yuqi, Miyeon - To Glide (idol x idol x idol)
Minnie - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
Shuhua - Series Masterlist (Phone)
Miyeon - Series Masterlist (On her)
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StayC
Isa - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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gugudan
Mina - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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Rocket Punch
Yeonhee - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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Girls’ Generation
Tiffany, Sooyoung - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Yoona - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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DIA
Chaeyeon - Series Masterlist (Spaceship: Horizon - Season 2)
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Weeekly
Monday - Series Masterlist (On her)
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BLACKPINK
Rose - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Rose - The Interview
Jennie - Series Masterlist (On her)
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Apink
Bomi - Series Masterlist (Phone)
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NewJeans
Minji - Dr. Minji (Quickie)
Minji, Hanni - Glossy Friendship (futa!Minji)
Minji - Series Masterlist (On her)
Hanni - Series Masterlist (On her)
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KARD
Jiwoo - Helping my divine friend with something although she could help herself because I’m such a nice guy but I really misjudged things and now they go wrong 
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cignature
Jeewon - Fresh, Right from the Source
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Oh My Girl
Arin - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Yooa - GAMBLE (futa!Yooa x Female Reader)
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Soloist
IU - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
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MAMAMOO
Hwasa - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
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NMIXX
Sullyoon - Just Testing (super orgy, 31some, scroll down for link)
Sullyoon - SULLied MINd (ft. Minju)
Jini - C'mon (ft. Seulgi, Haewon) (idol x idol)
Haewon - C'mon (ft. Jini, Seulgi) (idol x idol)
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LIGHTSUM
Sangah, Chowon - It takes two to shut her up (futa!Chowon)
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Purple Kiss
Swan - Maknae Royale (orgy, 9some)
Goeun - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
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tripleS
Sohyun - Series Masterlist (A member for the members)
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Pixy
Sua - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
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Lovelyz
Sujeong - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
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TRI.BE
Hyunbin - Vexatious (orgy, 17some)
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Link for Just Testing
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galtips · 4 months ago
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This is Hime Gyaru/himekaij
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Hime Gyaru (姫ギャル) is a substyle of Gyaru with an overall princess-like atmosphere with floral patterns with many ribbons, frills, lace, and pearl details. It was mainly popular around the late 2000s to the early 2010s
Hime gyaru makes heavy use of floral patterns with roses being the most common motif and pink, white, and beige as its primary colors. Coats are generally in solid color and feature big fur collars and cuffs as well as decorative bow and lace details. The headwear usually consists out of large hair bows or flowers with pearl chains as accents for a more glamorous vibe. Mule shoes featuring ribbons, flowers, and fur are a popular choice but high heels and mary janes are worn as well
Large beehive-style hair, often with curls
Hair is often bleached blonde or dyed brown
Long nails, often with heavy deco
Lots of pink and white clothing
Sweet patterns like flowers or gingham
Makeup is very classic gyaru, with a focus on eyes and soft lip colours
Heavy deco on accessories such as cell phones
Lots of lace and bows
Oversized hair accessories are very common
Hair still remains big in general but more and more gals are seen with long curls down without the beehive. In addition to this development in hairstyles, black and dark brown hair colours are seen more often than they used to.
There are a number of brands that are still immensely popular with hime gyaru, such as LIZ LISA, JESUS DIAMANTE, and Princess Melody.
Himekaij: What is Himekaji fashion? Princesses are commonly referred to as Himekaji. It is a less formal and less upkeep Hime Gyaru version. Despite how much it resembles Roma Gyaru, there are some differences, including more lace and more pink. Despite commonly being confused with Hime Gyaru, the style can be recognized as distinct. Hime Gyaru girls frequently wear Himekaji for more casual occasions for a more laid-back and comfortable appearance.
Himekaji:
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The characteristics of this trend are fairly similar to those of its father and sister trends, with a few minor exceptions. The hair can be either long or short, even though it is often curled and bleached blonde or light brown. Instead of wearing a massive bouffant, the majority of Himekaji devotees opt to dress down their curls.
The Himekaji dress still has dominant pink coloration and familiar designs like hearts and roses, but bows and frills are subdued in comparison. The nails are still long but not as elaborately painted as its sister style, and there are fewer ornaments than the typical Hime Gyaru. If so, it’s not quite as inflated and overdone.
The Himekaji fashion trend also has affiliated brands where fans frequently shop for clothing and accessories, similar to Hime Gyaru. Liz Lisa is a well-known and popular brand for Himekaji, and it is an online retailer of kawaii and princess-themed apparel, shoes, headgear, and accessories.
Himekaji’s entire aura revolves around appearing charming and sassy. From the clothes, mainly, but also from the hair, cosmetics, and makeup. Searching and styling the Himekaji outfit is not difficult. Since the majority of Himekaji design is casual princess attire, a pastel dress can easily pass for Himekaji attire with the addition of a few accessories and the ideal footwear match. Here are some tips on what to look for in clothing that Himekaji devotees typically wear in order to make it simpler for you to get in on the trend.
– Dresses, blouses, and skirts in pastel and light neutral colors, such as dusty pink, beige, baby blue, and whites, are perhaps the most popular. The most distinctive clothing accents typically include frills, bows, ruffles, flowers, and ribbons, which are dispersed naturally and subduedly throughout the garment. One of the main distinctions between Himekaji and its sister, Hime Gyaru, is this. Although the specifics and rules may be the same, keep in mind that for Himekaji, it’s all about being casual and reining in excess.
– Additional characteristics of Himekaji clothing may include corset or lace-up dresses, jumper skirts, and ribbon ties that help define and constrict the waist. Knitted cardigans and sailor collars are two additional features that could be understated but still complement the Himekaji style. The current fashion trend also favors pastel-colored clothing with plaid or checkered patterns. Wear matched tops and bottoms as well.
Himekaji is still well-liked today, both as its own Himekaji fashion style and as a component of the Hime Gyaru fashion style, just like Hime Gyaru. This is due to the fact that more garments are available to ladies who want to start dressing in a Himekaji manner, as well as the fact that the current Hime Gyaru still wears Himekaji attire. In terms of patterns and colors, fashion hasn’t evolved all that much since its inception, much like Hime Gyaru
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alexcalder · 4 months ago
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—he was just leaving Liz’s place where he dropped by to spend some time with the twins —as it turns out he is falling quite naturally in the role of being a dad; he had years of practice, after all, that seem to pay off now. and the twins seem to get used to him quite nicely, save for his son giving him the side eye every time he sees him anywhere around his mom, which he honestly finds to be quite hilarious. although the original plan was to get some work done, her father’s words keep replaying in his head. distraught. depressed. were some of the words he used to describe her mental state when she let him babysit the babies and then left the house earlier tonight. it’s been more than two years, they are not the same people they used to be, yet no matter how they have changed they still know each other to an extend; he still knows, at least, some version of her and he still cares about her. that, and she is also the mother of his children, and a great mom at that; the adoration which the twins gaze upon her is unmatched.
even though he isn’t very trust worthy, her father’s words wouldn’t quieten in his head as he got in his car. Instead of following his original plans for the night, he started driving, thinking of possible places to look for her. she could be just about anywhere, but it was worth to try at least the couple of places that came to mind, places she, or they, used to go to.
the first place he checked was, naturally, her work place, just to rule out that she wasn’t, in fact, working and this had been another one of Claude’s scenarios. second place, there was no sign of her in that ran down bar her husband frequent, had to be the same bar they had met, too. clock was ticking time away, and he thought, fuck it, third time is a charm, right? if she really was feeling overwhelmed, would she not want to be alone? so he pulled in the parking lot of that motel he figured was his luckiest guess. he parked at the front, under the yellowish lights, noticed the old neon sign flickering, buzzing every time it did. he asked the guy working at the reception desk, and though he could intimidate him he opted to bribe him instead, to help fix his faulty memory. as it turned out, a pretty, skinny blonde had checked in, after all.
room number 21. he stopped in front of it and knocked on the door. once. twice. “Liz, come on. I know you are in there.” he called out to her in a matter of fact tone. (@elizabeaufort)
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marchtomydrums · 1 month ago
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Beach Day
Sally Mckenna x Reader
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Dating a ghost had its challenges, to say the least. Besides the main issue being Sally was dead and you were very much living. There were so many challenges the two of you faced being together but you would have it no other way.
Sometimes Sally expressed guilt for holding you back. She said she felt like she was keeping you from being the best version of yourself and keeping you held up in this evil hotel. You always assured her that wasn't the case. You didn't care what the outside world held because it didn't have Sally so you weren't interested.
It's late July and it's extremely hot out. You made the mistake of saying how much you missed the beach. Back home the beach was only an hour away from you so from June- August you were a total beach bum.
Sally smiled a sad smile. “ I will never get to experience the beach with you.”
You sighed as you watched fresh tears form in her eyes. From there you set a plan in motion.
You remembered seeing a pool in the basement. You got some of the employees to help you fill it up.
You got Iris and Liz to help you set up telling them they owed you from a previous endeavor you helped them with.
The floor around the pool was covered in sand that the three of you poured out. You found a way to Hook your phone up to the sound system and the sound of beach waves and seagulls filled the room. You set up two beach towels, a picnic basket, and sunglasses.
You left Sally a note in her room attached to a red binki that read “ Put this on and meet me downstairs. Iris will tell you where to go.”
A few minutes later Sally walks into the door with Iris behind her. The blonde gasped as she looked around the room.
“Thanks, Iris,” you yelled to the woman as she walked out of the room.
“Baby. “ Sally says breathlessly.
“What is all of this?” she asked gesturing to the room.
“It's the beach. Our first beach trip!” you said happily.
“Do you like it?” you asked nervously as you watched the blonde look around the room.
“I love it!” she says with a huge smile.
She runs over to you picks you up off the ground and spins you around.
“I love you. I love you. I love you.” she chants as she kisses all over your face.
You giggled “I love you too.”
“We have towels, sand, water, food, drinks, music. The day is all ours” you said.
She smiles as she gives you a long kiss. “ I love you so much, baby.”
“I love you, Sally.”
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waltzshouldbewriting · 9 months ago
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Main character show down - blonde version
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Propaganda
Ariadne
- (picrew shows her with tanned skin, loose blonde hair, blue eyes, and freckles)
- crown princess of the Divided Lands, and soon to be best friend (and co protagonist) of Cassandra
- named herself after Ariadne in Greek mythology
- budding rebel
Liz Bethany
- (picrew shows her with blonde hair in a ponytail, green eyes and glasses, and pale skin.)
- team leader of Sprite 5
- high school senior who doesn’t want to be an adult
- cheerleader, always the base of the pyramid
- please don’t ask her what she wants to do after she graduates
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ashieldingdrive · 2 years ago
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Continued
@iwannabewooed
Kyle knew he had the track record of being the man that messed up. Of being the guy that lets you down, probably the main reason why Liz and I didn’t work out. Was I proud of who I was in high school? No I was a total jerk. I didn’t care about other people. I had been the guy that purposely humiliated you, I was the guy that picked on the losers, I had no path. Until I took my head out of the gutter, until I got my act together. Lydia had been the constant, my best friend and last night the way I left the hospital, the fight between us reminded me of the guy I fought so hard to stray from. 
I was angry yes, I was mad that she never felt i had the right to know how she felt. I was mad at myself for not picking up on the cues. She was my best friend and I never wondered if she felt that way about me. I never felt that way; probably because I never felt that spark. I was focused on Liz at the time, but now I was a doctor. I had my life planned out in front of me. I cared for other people daily, I saved lives and now although I wasn’t the blonde’s doctor. I did in fact stand by her side. I didn’t leave her hospital room until last night. But I suppose it helped give me the clarity I needed. It didn’t help I had my mouth on a beer bottle most of the night. But Sometimes we feel passionately when we drink, our truths come roaring out. Plus Matt and even Maria and Liz spelled it out to me. 
I promised not to utter the words Lydia was in town, or that she was in a car wreck, so I didn’t I was vague about my question, and I got the information I wanted. I was the blinded fool in High School. But now I wanted to be smart, Lydia once she was finished with the wedding she was heading back to where she lived? Which honestly I didn’t know. I didn’t want to put my heart on the line unless she gave me the reason to. And I felt it the thought of never seeing her face again, the thought of walking away it scared me, but also brought on that sense of sadness I wanted the blonde in my life. I didn’t want to wonder if i was making the right choice, for once I stopped thinking despite the banging headache i had from the night before. 
I had the words framed out in my mind as I stood there, Luckily I didn’t fumble as I spoke. That would’ve been an epic fail. I stood at the doorward because just in case this speech went south; the male wanted to be prepared, but he saw it. The thoughtful look on her face, the way she nodded and waited a minute after his lips closed to speak. He had this speech in the bag; he wanted to get to know Lydia now, not try to remake what we could’ve been in High school. I definitely was the better version of myself now. 
A curve of a smile tugged at the corners of my lips as Slowly stepped further into the room. Feelings find you; to be brave to leap forward was another story. “ Well, I did always save the best speeches for those that will remember them.” A tickle in his throat as he held the lilies behind his back. Us trying? We could always start at the wedding; plus he could just imagine Matt’s I told you so face if he were to show up with Lydia on his arm. She kept uttering how she loved him, and he felt that flutter the knots forming in his stomach. He wondered how? He hated who he was back then, so he felt himself uttering his own thoughts. “ “ I have to ask how? How did you love me back then? I was a jerk, I didn’t care about anyone?” The disbelief in his voice as he inched closer until his knees had brushed against the rim of the bed she laid in. 
“ I couldn’t come empty handed especially after I was a jerk last night.” A guilt glance flashed over his features but barely. He soon extended the set of lilies out to the blonde. “ Plus just in case my speech failed I needed a plan B.” A plan B let’s just say that only went as far as the flowers; he only had one shot and it appeared he succeeded.
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norondor · 2 years ago
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I'm not sure it's possible to get a bingo with this card but pick any or all of Nearl/Siege/Horn and give me your Opinions
it IS possible to get a bingo! but you may not like me after this.
NEARL
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Nearl is such a fucking chad. the first real events i got to do anything with when i started last year were the maria nearl rerun/pinus sylvestris/near light trilogy and holy shit. after being only mildly plussed by her in the intro chapters, nearl became a favorite almost immediately. I don't usually love super chivalrous knight type characters, they're fine, i have no particular bias towards them, but marge is a really well realized modern version of this trope that lands super well with all we see of kazimierz and its hellish culture. obviously as a huge lesbian i was immediately enchanted by her behavior in her event, the dance with liz melted my heart, the homoerotic light and darkness sword duel with viviana made me go insane, she's SO COOL dealing with the blood knight... i wasn't that into the kazimierz plot to start with but nearl (and flametail!) made it my second-favorite subplot in the game all on her own. red circle above is because i cannot tell, due to my somewhat insular choice of fan circles, whether the general fanon is that she's in a poly thing with the Followers or something stupider and more wrong than that; if that's the take, we have a bingo! If not, move that circle over to "everyone but me is wrong."
I know people don't like her staying in kazimierz, but if i can drop a hot take -- and i can, it's my fucking blog and you've chosen to be here, sucker -- i actually like the vibe in near light that you cannot just stride in and crush societal ills and overthrow Capital just like that. helping people is still meaningful; doing the work of dismantling oppression is meaningless without making sure people survive to do it in the first place. her decision comes from a place of altruism and care for the people of her homeland, not from a misguided belief that she can work from within to change the cops or whatever the fuck. i get with that; it's a different character motivation than i'm used to and i'm really for it. moving the decimal place still matters to the people who will survive because you did, and that's what nearl and the doctor are doing the whole time in near light.
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I'm sorry. idk her at all. I've never pulled her, only used her once, and i haven't started episode 10 yet (SORRY) -- i expect this rating to change when i DO know more about her but right now i'm just scared they'll do some lame shit True King Returns plotline with her and somehow make act 2 worse than it started out. she's hotter than all fuck though.
HORN
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Second blonde woman bingo! Anyway you can unfollow me now if you wanna.
I'm sorry to be so hard on her but again; having completed episode 9 but not yet started 10+ i despise her. my dear friend @deneviere put it well yesterday; they tried to make her the sympathetic authority figure in ep9 but she is, objectively, here to do some bootboy shit, so what she really is is a massive centrist. no, horn, i DIDN'T consider that trying to preserve a culture under threat of ethnocide could damage unity in the imperial core, because i'm not a fucking imperialist. shut the fuck up, you dumb dog.
It's entirely possible a lot of her bad writing is a symptom of ep9 just being a complete shitshow overall; her interactions with Hamilton Von Racist are incredibly fucking pointless for what actually goes down in them, and the ending after 9-19 was so cartoonishly stupid i couldn't even be angry (this is a lie). she's still very hot and stupid overpowered as an operator, but i'm leaving Horn at level 1 forever because i already have Ashlock leveled, and also i hate her. this rating is also subject to change but, uh, we'll see.
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papermoonloveslucy · 2 years ago
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TV on TV!
Part 1 ~ The TV Shows of the Lucyverse
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Although it may seem redundant, the worlds created by Lucille Ball on radio and television frequently created and mentioned other TV shows!  Here are a few. 
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“Television” (1949)
Liz and George’s visit to their next-door neighbors, the Stones, turns into a disaster when George tries to repair the Stones’ new television set by himself.
“Television throws ‘My Favorite Husband’ for a loss, and the whole neighborhood into night courts.” ~  Mason City Globe-Gazette radio listing
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“Too Many Television Sets” (1949) 
Liz (Lucilll Ball) can’t get George (Richard Denning) interested in buying a television set, until they spend an evening at the Atterburys, who have one. With his interest piqued, George arranges one be sent over on trial. Little does he know Liz has done the same thing - as have the Atterbury’s!  
LIZ: “I never know who won the fights or what Kukla and Fran are doing to Ollie.”
“Kukla, Fran, and Ollie” was a children’s television show created by Burr Tillstrom that aired from 1947 to 1957. Kukla and Ollie were puppets and actress Fran Allison interacted with them. The show won a 1949 Peabody Award and went on to win two Emmys.
IRIS: “I did my knitting last night with Ed Wynn; I had breakfast with Tex and Jinx; and this afternoon I took a bath with Hopalong Cassidy!”
“The Ed Wynn Show” was a variety show broadcast from September 22,1949 to July 4, 1950 on the CBS Television Network. Comedian and former vaudevillian Ed Wynn was the star of the program. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz made their television debut as a couple on the show on Christmas Eve 1949, just a few weeks after this episode of “My Favorite Husband”.
“Tex and Jinx” were Eugenia “Jinx” Falkenberg and her husband John “Tex” McCary. The couple were popular radio hosts who began on television in January 1947.
“Hopalong Cassidy” made the leap from books and movies to the small screen on June 24, 1949, kicking off the legacy of the Western on television. These were not new, but simply cut-down versions of the feature films that were in cinemas from 1935 to 1948. 
Joe warns the Coopers not to sit behind Iris because they only have a ten inch screen. (Liz adds that Iris has a 16″ neck.) He advises that they visit the Schraders who watch “Pantomime Quiz” and serve sandwiches. “Pantomime Quiz” (later titled “Stump the Stars”), was a television game show hosted by Mike Stokey. Running from 1947 to 1959, it has the distinction of being one of the few television series to air on all four TV networks during the Golden Age of Television. Lucille Ball is reported to have been on the series in December 1947, which would make it her television debut.
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“Liz Appears on Television” (1950)
Liz and Iris (Bea Benadaret) make an appearance on a television show celebrating Friendship Week. Their friendship is tested, though, when they discover they've bought the same dress for the occasion. The name of the show is  “Love Your Neighbor” the host of which is played by Frank Nelson. The episode mentions two of the same television programs as “Too Many Television Sets” a year earlier. 
GEORGE: “I can see it now: ‘Kukla, Fran and Lizzie!”
LIZ: “Try Hopalong Cassidy. He looks good next to a horse!”
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“Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (1952)
RICKY: “You’ve never even been on a television show!” LUCY: “Maybe not, but I’ve watched them a lot.”  
Lucy gets hired to do a TV commercial on Ricky’s new show, not realizing the health tonic she has to consume is full of alcohol!
LUCY: “When Ricky comes home tonight you’re going to turn on that television set, and you know who’s going to be on it?”  FRED: “Well, I can only hope it’s Faye Emerson.”
Faye Emerson was a very glamorous stage and screen actress turned TV hostess who had her own variety show. She wore low-cut gowns bedecked with jewelry and had bleach blonde hair pulled back in a tight bun.
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The TV show Ricky hosts is titled “Your Saturday Night Variety”.  You can see Lucille Ball waiting in the wings, with the living room set behind her!  The TV camera has had its identifying information redacted and replaced by TVC (Television Camera)! 
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“Lucy Gets Ricky on the Radio” (1952)
When their TV breaks down, the gang tunes in to a radio quiz show. Surprisingly, Ricky correctly guesses the answers to all of the questions, so the next day Lucy signs them up to be on the show. Sitting the radio atop the malfunctioning TVV set, the gang stares intently at the radio, just as they would television. Before the TV breaks down, the foursome are watching a movie, despite poor reception. 
LUCY: “That little girl is Margaret O'Brien, isn’t it?” RICKY: “Look again - it’s Shirley Temple.” FRED: “Look again - it’s Mary Pickford!”
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“New Neighbors” (1952)
“That’s pretty corny dialogue, even for television. Well, it’s a living!”
New neighbors have just moved in to 323 East 68th Street. When Lucy gets stuck hiding in their closet, she overhears the couple practicing their lines for a TV show and jumps to conclusion that they are foreign spies! Hayden Rorke and K.T. Stevens play the acting couple. 
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“The Handcuffs” (1952)
To keep Ricky home, Lucy handcuffs them together - but then doesn’t have the key. Ricky needs to host a TV show that evening - “Your Favorite Celebrity Guest Stars on TV”.  Lucy has no choice but to be part of the act - if only her left arm!
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Ricky is interviewed and introduced by Veola Vonn, real-life wife of Frank Nelson.
“Readers keepers, losers go look at television!” ~ The Black Eye (1953)
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“Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans” (1953) 
Lucy and Ethel feel the boys are ignoring them to watch the fights on television. They go to elaborate lengths to stop their obsession. The championship boxing match that Ricky and Fred are watching pits 'The Kid' against Murphy. A heavyweight boxer named Irish Bob Murphy famously fought Jake LaMotta in June 1952. Kid Gavilán was a welterweight boxer from (unsurprisingly) Cuba, who was world champion in 1952. Naturally Ricky bets on 'The Kid', while Irishman Fred is in Murphy's corner.
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“Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress” (1953)
“We have a whole half hour on television!”
Lucy and Ethel are excited to appear on TV with their club, until they buy the same dress, which tests their “Friendship”.
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Ricky’s solo on the TV show is "Vaya con Dios.” When Ricky is introducing his song, he says “It’s become quite popular in the last couple of months.”
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“Baby Pictures” (1953) 
Trying to impress the Ricardos about his TV station’s offering of motion pictures Charlie Appleby says:
CHARLIE: “We’ve got the newest moving pictures in town. I bought a block of films yesterday, and I want to tell you that they’re going to make television stars out of some of the actors. Now, just remember their names: Conway Tearle and Mabel Normand.”
Both were silent film stars and died in the 1930s! 
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“Million Dollar Idea” (1954) 
Lucy bottles her own salad dressing, then she and Ethel go on TV to sell it. 
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They appear on “The Dickie Davis Show,” a four-hour daily TV program produced at the station run by Caroline Appleby's husband, Charlie. Frank Nelson plays Dickie Davis. 
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“The Charm School” (1954)
The episode opens with a party where the men are in one room and the women in the other. At the party, the men talk about how soon color might be introduced on television. 
BILL: “Well, there are two schools of thought on that matter. Some people think it’s just around the corner. Others think it’s gonna be a year or two.”
In reality, it was just six months away - but not on CBS and not on “I Love Lucy.”  Ricky says he read an article by Harry Ackerman, a  TV producer who supported the filming of “I Love Lucy” in front of a live studio audience.
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“Home Movies” (1954) 
“If I want to see old movies, I’ll watch television.”
When his feelings get hurt that no one is interested in his home movies, Ricky refuses to include Lucy, Fred and Ethel in his new TV pilot film. Lucy, however, has a plan to get into the action anyway!
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“Ricky’s Hawaiian Vacation” (1954) 
Lucy plans to win a trip to Hawaii on a television quiz show so that she can go with Ricky on a work trip. 
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The TV show is called “Be A Good Neighbor” and it is hosted by Freddy Fillmore, who has finally made the leap from radio to television. In reality, many radio shows made the transition to television during the early 1950s. 
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“The Black Wig” (1954) 
When Ethel tries on Lucy’s wig, Fred says it looks more like life with Luigi. 
“Life With Luigi” was a radio comedy that transferred to television. It premiered on CBS one season after “I Love Lucy,” but was not a success, lasting only a year before briefly returning to radio. One of the 'Italian' characters was played by Alan Reed, who later voiced Fred Flintstone. Two years earlier, both “Luigi” and “Lucy” were part of “Stars in the Eye”, a 1952 CBS special that celebrated the opening of Television City Studios.
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“Tennessee Ernie Hangs On” (1954)
The gang and Ernie sing on television to make money to send him home. 
“Millikan's Chicken-Mash Hour” was a fictional country music TV program, but there were real-life examples as well, the first ever called “Village Barn,” broadcast from 1948 to 1950 from a New York City nightclub. Others included “Hayloft Hoedown,” “ABC Barn Dance,” “Saturday Night Jamboree,” “Windy City Jamboree,” “The Old American Barn Dance,” and “Midwestern Hayride” - all on rival networks. The most famous entry into the genre, “Hee Haw,” did air on CBS, but didn't come along until 1969.  
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“Mr. and Mrs. TV Show” (1954)
“This is going to be one of the biggest television programs to hit town in years!”
Ricky has a chance to do an ‘at-home' TV breakfast show, and naturally Lucy wants to be in it. Things go well until Lucy discovers Ricky only let her do the show because the sponsor insisted. Then revenge is what is served for breakfast!  The live show is named “Breakfast with Ricky and Lucy.” 
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“Breakfast with Ricky and Lucy” was inspired by "Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick."  This daily radio chat show aired from 1945 through 1963, and starred Dorothy Kilgallen, journalist and reporter, and her husband Richard Kollmar, a Broadway actor and producer. There was another popular husband and wife radio breakfast show called “Hi Jinx” that starred model and actress Jinx Falkenburg and publicist Tex McCrary, which made the leap to television in 1948.
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“Bullfight Dance” (1955)
When Lucy is asked to write an article for Photoplay about what it's like being married to Ricky, she uses it to blackmail him to get to perform in a TV benefit for the Heart Fund.
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The scenes of the benefit television show "Coast-to-Coast" for the Heart Fund, hosted by Ricky and featuring Lucy in the bullfight number of the episode's title, are introduced with an establishing shot of the newly-opened CBS Television City building at 7800 Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Although “I Love Lucy” was one of CBS’s strongest shows, Desilu was already happily ensconced at Ren Mar Studios.
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“Face to Face” (1955)
Lucy and Ricky appear on a TV interview show from their apartment. But his new agent says the apartment is a dump, and urges them to move into ritzier quarters. The agent tells Ricky that he thinks he’s got him “planted on the Sullivan show next month”.  “The Ed Sullivan Show” (aka “Toast of the Town”) was a Sunday night staple on CBS. In addition to hosting performers on the stage of their New York theatre, celebrities would also be in the audience, and get introduced by Sullivan to get camera time. This is what is meant by “planted” on the Sullivan show.
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Ed Warren (Elliott Reid) is a parody of Edward R. Murrow (right), who hosted the interview show “Person to Person” from 1953 to 1959. Just like Murrow, Warren signs off by bidding the audience “Good night, and good luck!”
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“Lucy Meets Charles Boyer” (1956)
Lucy thinks every man she sees is film star Charles Boyer. When she spots the real Boyer, Ricky convinces him to pretend to be a second rate actor who just happens to look like the star. Boyer mentions “Four Star Playhouse” (1952-56), an anthology series sponsored by Singer and Bristol Myers. The premise of the CBS series was that Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes.
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“Lucy and Superman” (1957)
Lucy brags that she can get Superman for Little Ricky’s birthday party. When he isn’t available, Lucy dresses up as the man of steel instead. 
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As the episode opens, Ricky and Little Ricky are watching “Adventures of Superman” on TV. Superman fans have said that this excerpt was not from the original series, but created for “I Love Lucy” using Reeve’s double. The wires holding Superman up are clearly visible in the shot and it was commonly known that Reeve disliked using wires because of an incident early in the show’s creation.  
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“Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors” (1957)
When a misunderstanding about the between Betty (Mary Jane Croft) and Lucy spreads to the boys, Ralph (Frank Nelson) rescinds his offer for Ricky to appear on one of his advertising agency's TV shows, saying “We'll get Cugat!”  For Ricky, this is the ultimate insult. In the early days of television, advertising agencies could dictate whether a show would be aired or not. Such was the case with “I Love Lucy” in 1951. Biou Advertising represented Philip Morris, the show’s sponsor during the first several years. 
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“Lucy Goes To Sun Valley” (1958)
When Ricky, Little Ricky and Fred have to stay home to work on a television show, Lucy reluctantly takes Ethel to Sun Valley. 
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“Lucy Goes To Alaska” (1959) 
The Ricardos and Merztes go to Alaska where Ricky and Fred have bought some land and Ricky is doing a TV show. When Red Skelton’s partner fails to appear, Lucy is recruited to perform with him. 
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“Lucy Wants a Career” (1959)
“I can’t believe it!  Lucy on television!” 
Looking for fulfillment outside the home, Lucy takes a job as a Girl Friday for Paul Douglas on the morning TV show “Early Bird.”  
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The first morning news program on television was “Three To Get Ready,” a local show hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs that aired in Philadelphia from 1950 to 1952. Although it was mostly entertainment-oriented, the program did feature news and weather segments. Its success prompted NBC to look at producing something similar on a national basis and in January 1952 the "Today Show” premiered. CBS (Lucy's network) entered the field in 1954, but was never able to compete in the ratings. 
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“Lucy Meets the Mustache” (1960)
Near the end of the episode, Ernie Kovacs tells Ricky to "take a good look" at Crandall (aka Lucy in disguise). 
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“Take a Good Look” was the name of a TV quiz show Kovacs moderated at the time. It involved a panel guessing answers based on short skits.
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juneberrie · 1 year ago
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thinking about relationship tropes w the obx boys ... (below the cut x)
john b
golden retriever bf x black cat gf
childhood friends to lovers
always warm bf x always cold gf
he seems the most likely out of the group to date a kook (not bc he dated sarah in the show, just because he seems like he doesn't care as much about the divide as jj for example)
jj
inexperienced gf x experienced bf (not like THAT you horknee goofball... or maybe—💥)
protective bf x ditzy gf
shy gf x flirty bf
ENEMIES TO LOVERS.
pope
"can i be your bf" instead of "will you be my gf"
grumpy bf x sunshine gf
"im gonna do it!" gf x "dont do it" bf
not realizing they have a crush until someone else points it out
patient bf x emotional gf
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spider-xan · 1 year ago
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I liked Spider-Gwen at first, but then actually read the comics and they weren't. That Good. She is a good character in ITSV/ATSV, but idk I still feel indifferent about her. And she's been, once again, relegated to just The Love Interest by the majority of fans. Regular Gwen is Peter's love interest and Spider-Gwen is Miles' love interest. Nothing else. It wouldn't bug me if people weren't so obsessive about her, most fans are like "Gwen HAS to be there she HAS to we NEED Gwen!!!!" and it's very annoying. It especially annoyed me that people were drooling about the fact that Insomniac might (or might not) include her and make her Miles' age, so they can be together. Completely disregarding the fact that Hailey exists.
I like her design and all, but she's very meh to me, speaking as a woman myself. Beside the things I've mentioned, my biggest gripe with her that she feels like a completely different character and not a variation of Gwen Stacy. With alternate versions of Peter, while they feel slightly different, they still have the character's essence. The only thing she shares with the OG Gwen is the blonde hair and name, she might as well could've been an OC.
Yeah, this actually is p much how I feel about Spider-Gwen as well tbh! I actually do remember when she debuted and it was coming off hot from the massive spike in mainstream popularity she got after the first TASM film came out in 2012, and I think a major selling point was that her comics would explore what if Gwen lived and got spider superpowers - so I was surprised when I read the comic and aside from having blonde hair, a strong personality, and a cop father, she was basically a new character, rather than if 616!Gwen had a different life; I know a big Spider-Man fan on here wrote a really good meta post examining why Spider-Gwen fell flat for her that I don't have the link for on hand right now, but I remember it discussed the odd choice of taking away Gwen's science skills from 616 when that was a trait that set her apart back in the 1960s and would have been interesting to explore if she had spider powers.
But yeah, like, I would consider myself on the flexible side with adaptations instead of being a strict textual purist, but I agree that you do have to keep a core spirit to a character or else they may as well be a new character with a superficial resemblance, and that's what Spider-Gwen felt like to me - if she had been branded as Spider-Liz Allen or just a new Spider-Woman, I wouldn't have thought of her as actually being a Gwen with someone else's name.
And yeah, you're right that Gwen in general often gets reduced to a love interest who doesn't exist independently of Peter or Miles. (My controversial TASM opinion is that she's not really written as an independent character so much as the perfect girlfriend for nerds.) In Miles' case, it also happens in reverse where the non-Black fandom struggles to think of him as a character separate from Gwen, in stark contrast to how Peter is not treated that way by fandom unless they're hardcore shippers who only ship - and then yeah, you get misogynoir like people screaming, 'Where is Miles' girlfriend??', re: Insomniac Spider-Man 2 while posting a picture of Spider-Gwen and erasing Hailey.
Anyway, yeah, I agree she does not and should not be in everything, and it honestly bugs me when people try to point at Miles by comparison and act like she's on par with his importance when she's not - Miles was groundbreaking and still important to this day on a meta level bc he was an Afro-Latino Spider-Man who became THE Spider-Man in his universe and took Peter's place originally amidst a lot of racist backlash to that change in the (Ultimate comics) status quo, whereas Gwen is far from the first white woman Spider-Woman, nevermind the only one, like, no, she is not the Miles Morales of (white) women.
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hubrishazard · 1 year ago
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Nuwho has some parallel world plot plotlines but it doesn't have any on the same level as the 3rd doctor era storyline called Inferno. The doctor goes to a parallel universe on accident where everyone is Evil. You can tell because the brigadier has an Eyepatch and there are fascist propaganda posters everywhere. He meets the au version of his companion Liz, who in this world is a Brunette instead of blonde. And in the Evil Universe, the doctor fails to save the world, and all the evil versions of the doctor's friends spend their last minutes alive on the dying planet helping the doctor to get his tardis back up and running so he can return to his own universe and stop the world from ending there too. And later on in his era, he has onscreen trauma flashbacks about this (where he, of course, goes AAAA while a fake fire prop is superimposed over him at 50% opacity and there are Ominous Synthesizer Sounds playing). Nuwho please I'm begging you. Give me an alternate universe plotline like this. I want it to make me feel compelled several times to pause the episode and laugh
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victorluvsalice · 1 year ago
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Happy Birthday SlyCooperAndCarlosFox!
@slycooperandcarlosfox Here’s a ficlet based on the old Lovecraft Jazz gang meeting this universe’s version of Phillianne Tropy, as per your list of potential fic ideas:
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“So...who is it we’re meeting again?”
“Phillianne Tropy,” Victor said, studying the card they’d received.
Alice raised an eyebrow. “That’s not a name, that’s a bad pun.”
“Well, it’s what’s written on here, anyway,” Victor told her with a shrug.
“And considering she’s already made it clear she’s willing to pay us well for investigating whatever it is that’s stalking the mayor of this fine city and seeing if it’s eldritch in nature, I don’t think we should argue the point with her,” Lizzie added, running her fingers through her bangs. “Especially since, half the time, we don’t get paid at all for risking our lives...how did we get into this line of work again?”
“We all survived a few days in Innsmouth without getting ripped to pieces by the Deep Ones or sacrificed by the ordinary asshole townsfolk,” Sam reminded her.
“And then we ended up helping that librarian in Arkham with his little ‘tome’ problem,” Alice added.
“And then there was that whole ‘time travel’ thing over in New York,” Emily piped up.
“Does that one really count? We didn’t do anything about the time travel – we just found out that a young lady from the 1890s had been thrown forward in time and was having a bit of trouble adapting,” Alice pointed out.
“Yeah, but Maud didn’t want anything done about the time travel in the end,” Emily countered. “She just wanted to fit in a little better so she could stay with Gladys. And now we know that’s a thing to watch out for, so...”
“Fair enough.”
“We have had our share of adventures,” Victoria said, adjusting her hat. “Though – you’d think Ms. Tropy would want someone with more experience? Surely we can’t be the only ones who do this kind of thing.”
“We haven’t met anyone else,” Victor said with a frown. “The librarian seemed to know what he was doing, but he also didn’t seem interested in making a living out of it...and it’s rather hard to advertise these sorts of services, isn’t it? Given we deal so often with things that ordinary people just can’t understand...”
“I mean, we don’t advertise either,” Alice said. “In all honesty, what happens with us is that we roam around and bizarre shit happens to us.”
“I’m trying not to worry about it,” Sam declared, leaning back in his chair. “Like Liz said, the lady promised us a decent payday, so I’m not about to look a gift horse in the mouth.”
“Good, because in my experience horses don’t like you doing that.”
Everyone turned around as a striking blonde in a surprisingly pink skirt-suit entered the room, hitting them all with a winning smile. “It’s nice to meet you all at last,” she said, offering a hand to whoever wished to take it. “Phillianne Tropy.”
“Elizabeth Liddell,” Lizzie said, taking the lead and the hand. “That’s my sister Alice, and our friends Victor Van Dort, Emily Cartwell, Victoria Everglot, and Sam Thatcher.”
“Nice to meet you,” Sam said, tipping his hat.
“Indeed,” Victor agreed. “Though I do wish it was under different circumstances.”
“Me too,” Ms. Tropy said with a sigh. “I’m so hoping you can help Zan. Whatever’s been following her at night – well, it’s got her really on edge.”
“I don’t blame her – even if it’s just some ordinary human creep, that’s still something I wouldn’t want happening to me,” Lizzie said, shuddering as she recalled a certain doctor following her into the Waterloo station toilet.
“And if it’s something worse, we’ll stop it,” Alice promised. “Whatever it takes.”
“Thank you – my resources are yours,” Tropy said. “In fact. . .” She reached into her bag, and pulled out the largest stack of cash any of them had ever seen, depositing it on the table in front of them. “I know this sort of work is dangerous, so – here. Your down payment. That should at least cover initial expenses.”
The group stared at the money. “Uh – yes,” Emily finally squeaked. “That should be – more than sufficient.”
“Really,” Victoria whispered. “That’s – more than generous of you.”
“I’m not going to make you walk into this without proper compensation,” Tropy said with another smile. “It’s only right.”
“Well, thank you,” Alice said, picking up the pile and giving it to Sam to count. “So – now that you’ve officially bought our services, how about you tell us more about what’s been troubling the mayor?”
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genogenocrazycatman · 2 years ago
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Throne - Chapter 16
Throne [Archive of Our Own, FanFiction.Net]
Characters:  Original Female Character, Red Haired Shanks, Benn Beckman, Lucky Roo, Yasopp,
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“I can be very disarming.”
“Looks like you’ve been disarmed,” I jabbed, not looking up at him.
Benn let out a loud laugh at that.
Shanks grinned. “You wound me.”
“Clearly, I’m not the only one.”
Hello people. So if you don’t know, what’s going on here then the simple version is that this a Shanks x OC fic.
If you follow me, and the One Piece stuff I write, then you’ve probably heard me talk about this fic. Hey look it’s finally here.
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Chapter 16
Of all the ways that I had expected my reunion with the Red-Haired pirates (which I admittedly thought about way more than I probably should’ve), silence was never an option.
  In the scenarios my brain had conjured up, there was annoyance, confusion, indifference, and sometimes excitement, but never silence.
  But as I stood at the entry of the tavern, silence was exactly what I was met with. The crew had paused their actions, seeming to freeze in place, save for Shanks, who was casually sipping from the mug in front of him, trying to hide his amusement at the whole situation.
  I took the moment to take in the familiar faces around me. Lucky had been deep into some story, gesticulating wildly at Lime Juice, the mutton chop in hand further exaggerating his movements.
  Yasopp was bent over the pool table, shot still lined up. The guys around him, either new to the crew or locals, stared in confusion.
  Monster was unsurprisingly perched on Punch's shoulder, the two of them in a booth with Snake and Gab. Hongo was at the bar next to Benn, who, if I had to guess, had been chatting up the blonde woman sitting next to him based on the miffed look on her face.
  An empty space was between her and Shanks, who just winked at me over his mug.
  I shook my head, unable to fight the muscles in my mouth, as they pulled my lips up into a smile. God, they were idiots. “Red-Haired Pirates, speechless? Didn’t think that was possible.”
  Benn was the first to recover, glancing over at the Boss before returning to me, smirking around his cigarette. “Good to see you, Liz.”
  And just like that, the dam broke. A tidal wave of "Liz!" and "Lizzie!" crashed over me, leaving me momentarily stunned by the joy and excitement radiating from the crew.
  Lucky quickly pulled me into a bone-crushing hug, my feet leaving the ground. I had barely touched the floor before I was picked up again. I let out a squeak as I was lifted and spun around.
  Sure, I had hoped this would be a fun little surprise when I was with Shanks earlier. Maybe this would be a little 'Hey, look who's here!' moment, but I wasn't prepared for this.
  I was back on the ground for maybe a second when Yasopp slung an arm over my shoulder. “Liz, how the hell have you been?” he asked, leaving the game of pool he was playing behind.
  “That feels very unfair,” I said, nodding to his competitors, who maybe didn't quite realize they'd lucked out. I tried not to pull a face as I turned my head to the right, silently cursing the scarred skin around my neck for its lack of elasticity.
  “Not my fault that the new kids don’t know better,” he snickered as he started leading me to the bar.
  So, they were new crew members. ‘Good to know.’  "Hustler."
  Monster hopped off Punch's shoulder and ran over, climbing onto mine. "Hey, Bud," I greeted, scratching the monkey's head. I could barely reach. "You're getting big." I looked over at Snake. "So are you. Where the hell did all that muscle come from?"
  Snake smirked, looking at Yasopp as if saying, 'I told you so.' "Thanks, Lizzie. You don't look bad yourself."
  "She never said you looked good," Shanks said. "Just bigger."
  "Don't be jealous," Snake shot back.
  "Don't be jealous, Captain. You already know who my favorite is-“ I winked at Benn over the blonde's shoulder. “But he's busy, so I'll leave him be."
  "Guess you already knew, Boss?" Lucky asked.
  "Of course he did," Benn said, looking over at the semi-circle we'd formed around Shanks’s seat. "He went out for breakfast, a real breakfast before lunchtime, and came back with that dopey look on his face."
  Shanks shrugged and turned towards the bartender. "Whatever the lady wants."
  “Generous as ever, Captain.” I turned to the woman behind the bar. “Whiskey neat.”
  "I thought he was just still drunk," Yasopp said.
  "You've been holding out, Boss," Hongo added.
  "Don't blame the Captain," I said. "I wanted it to be a surprise."
  "It's a damn good surprise," Luck said.
  "I think the biggest surprise was that the Boss kept his mouth shut," Yasopp chirped.
  They all voiced their agreement.
  "Hey! I am perfectly capable of keeping a secret," Shanks argued.
  "Yeah, but you're incapable of keeping your mouth shut when it comes to Liz."
  "Lizzie, when we were in the West, you were all he talked about, and when we left, it was even worse."
  "’I wonder what Eliza is doing?’ ‘We shouldn't have left.’ ‘Eliza poured better.’ ‘We should've left something other than booze as a goodbye gift.’”
  "It's not surprising that he kept a secret if Liz asked him to."
  "With a crew like you all, who needs enemies?" Shanks asked no one in particular, looking up at the ceiling.
  "Could it be? Are you actually embarrassed?" I asked. "Don’t you have to have shame for that?”
  He snorted, looking at me with his signature grin. "Embarrassed that I talk about you? Never. That my crew is willing to expose me like this in a heartbeat? Only a little."
  "You'd be lost without us."
  "Why are you still talking about me?" he asked. “We have an esteemed guest to grill.”
  "No, no, let ‘em go. I've missed this." And I had. Falling into the Red-Haired crew’s particular brand of chaos was easy. It’d only been a few minutes, but already I felt like I had fallen in step.
  "Don't think that you're getting out of questioning, missy," Yasopp said with his hands on his hips, looking creepily like Rayne.
  I cocked a brow as I took a sip of the drink the bartender just sat in front of me.
  "We don't see you for years and go back to find out that you've left your home and took to the seas with no idea of where you went, and you have this harem-"
  "Not you, too,” I groaned.
  “-back in Aurora, who talk about you kicking slave trader ass and cashing in bounties. And then you show up in our territory a year later. That’s got to be one hell of a story.”
  I nodded, not saying anything. I lifted the glass to my lips and drained it, gesturing to the bartender for another, and pulled myself up onto the barstool beside Shanks. Despite the gap between us, I could still feel the warmth that radiated from him.
  New drink in hand, I opened the floor. "Alright, boys. What do you want to know?”
  “What have you been doing?” Luck asked, plopping into a chair, more meat seeming to appear out of nowhere, replacing what he’d already eaten.
  It was an easy enough question.
  “Bounty hunting,” I answered. “Turns out I’m pretty good at kicking pirate ass, and it makes me a quick buck. I’m willing to take the Captain here off your hands if he’s getting to be a bit much.”
  “Always.”
  Shanks acted as if his first mate hadn’t spoken. “I thought I had more time before you began negotiations.”
  “Just letting everyone know there’s interest.”
  “Please, at least pretend to think about it before you turn me over.”
  Yasopp scoffed. “Like we’d have you turn you over. The second she asks, you’ll go willingly.”
  “You’re a pirate’s daughter and started bounty hunting?”
  I nodded at Lime Juice. “I mean, I didn’t set out to become a bounty hunter. This annoying prick kept running his mouth about this girl he had locked up in his chambers. I guess she was from a wealthy family, and he was banking on a ransom. But he just kept fucking bragging about all the horrible shit he had done to her. Total fucking scum bag. And I couldn’t just let it go. I’ve been in her shoes before. Turns out he had a bounty on his head, so I cashed in. Two birds, one stone type of thing. Got reward for returning the girl too.
  “From there, it was just convenient, making some cash turning in assholes who don’t deserve to breathe.”
  “That how the harem formed?”
  I swatted at Hongo. “Will you fuckers quit calling them that?”
  “I don’t know. They talk about you just as much as the Boss, and he’d definitely be part of your harem.”
  “How about the fan club?” Lime Juice offered.
  “I don’t-“ I took a deep breath.
  “We’ll workshop it,” Shanks added.
  I narrowed my eyes at them. “Mimi, Naya, and Lyric were all victims of idiots I cashed in on, yes.”
  “Explains why they think you walk on water. You saved them.”
  “Yasopp, don’t you think that might be a bit hyperbolic?”
  “Our girl, a hero. Remember when we called that at the tavern.”
  “Ha! No. Heroes don’t do what I did to collect those bounties, Luck.”
  “I don’t think you get to decide whether or not you’re a hero.”
  “Yeah. Other people determine that.”
  “And I should accept hero status from a bunch of pirates?” I questioned.
  “No, but from the fan club.”
  I rolled my eyes but didn’t protest the name this time. Fan club was a step up from harem. “The girls had nowhere to go, so they asked me to start them back to Aurora. Figured that they could start fresh. And after what they’d been through, Tel wasn’t gonna be shit.”
  “Glad that they’ve settled in with Rayne. How mad was she?”
  “Oh, she went on and on about taking care of more strays, but clearly, the three of them are taking care of her, so I think she’s pretty happy.”
  “Good. ‘Bout time the bat let someone take care of her.” Relief at their words seemed to start unwinding the knot I’d had in my back since I left Aurora.
  “She was just as fiery as ever when we saw her last.”
  I didn’t think much about Aurora as a whole, but I thought about Gene and Rayne often. Wondering how they were doing and how they’d adjusted since I had left. Despite their assurances that both were more than capable of taking care of themselves, I couldn’t help but worry.
  Those two had done everything to take care of me while I was there and then everything in their power to help me finally get out. I owed them a lot.
  “Any sign of the Old Man?” I asked.
  “No,” Shanks answered. “Rayne said that your brothers mostly quit coming around after the first year, but he still sent them money to ensure they were taken care of.”
  At least I didn’t have to worry about them going broke if the Old Man was sending them money. It was the least that he could do seeing, as he dropped me off and subjected them to his sons’ visits for years.
  “You haven’t seen him?” Gab asked.
  “Do you think I’d be here if I had?” I challenged.
  I hadn’t seen my father or a single one of my brothers in three years. I knew they were looking for me, and I’d be lying if it didn’t weigh on me.
  Being hunted was stressful. I didn’t have the opportunity to rest. The constant paranoia and fear that I was going to be found didn’t allow for it.
  For the most part, I had stayed relatively clear of the Whitebeard Crew. I spent most of my time in the waters around Sabaody, or hiding out on islands controlled by Shanks, and occasionally sneaking through those loosely associated with Big Mom or Kaido when I was desperate enough. My brothers weren’t stupid enough to risk war without knowing for sure where I was.
  There had been a couple of close calls where I’d barely managed to hide. The only reason I hadn’t been busted was because the crew members in question weren’t particularly close to me.
  Had it been Marco or Izo, and Thatch in any of those situations, I would’ve been screwed. Fortunately, their responsibilities as commanders meant they could be away from their posts for too long.
  “Fair point,” he conceded.
  “There’s been chatter,” Shanks explained. “People know that his men are out looking for something. But people assume it’s related to the One Piece.”
  “Better they think that.”
  While I disagree with every bit of his methodology, I understood why my father had stuck me on Aurora. I’d already been targeted once for being his child. I wasn’t particularly excited at the prospect of it happening again.
  “So why’d you finally leave?”
  I was surprised that they hadn’t started with that one.
  I sighed. “See, these fucking pirates showed up and gave me a little taste of freedom and a chance to leave Aurora, and like an idiot, I said no. But the longer I stayed there, the more frustrated I got. I couldn’t just let things roll off my back like I had, but I also couldn’t actually do anything. It just started wearing on me.
  “I tried working through my frustrations by training with my brothers and honing my skills, something to keep me distracted. In hindsight, maybe I was trying to prepare myself to get the hell out of there finally.
  “But the tipping point was a pirate attack.”
  I shook my head, feeling the familiar anger rise up as I thought about that day.
  “This fucking crew showed up. Hot shit, ready to head to the Grand Line.  Docked and immediately attacked, torching everything in sight. They didn’t ask for anything; they just did it because they could.”
  “You defended your home.”
  “Of course, but it wasn’t easy. I won, but I got the shit kicked out of me. These weren’t your usual underprepared rookies. And they didn’t have to worry about hurting people or property damage.
  “I just needed a couple of minutes to recoup and get the fuck out of there. But Tel saw his moment. The town was on fire; pirates were bleeding everywhere, and I could barely move.”
  Faces around me turned, ranging from somber to outright anger.
  “Stupid fucker shot me, and everyone just stood there and let him.”
  I grit my teeth in annoyance. I had gone through hell to make sure that everyone survived, and it meant nothing.
  I managed to transform just in time so that the shot didn’t kill me. Full Balor, blood pouring from my head, I struggled to get to the tavern, where I passed out in the back.
  “Rayne and Gene got me cleaned up, and that was it. Rayne let me hide my shit. Gene got me a boat and vaguely mapped a course to keep me as hidden as possible, and I was off.”
  “Please tell me you’re why he has that eye patch.”
  “So he went with a patch, huh? Interesting. He telling everyone that he got it in some heroic bout?”
  There was a moment of pause as realization set in. Darkened expressions shifted to satisfaction.
  “You took his eye.”
  I shrugged. “After what he put me through, it only felt fair.”
  “Eye for an eye?” Shanks asked.
  Sometimes, it was easy to forget that underneath the drunken charm, Shanks was sharp as a tack and surprisingly perceptive.
  “Something like that,” I said, winking at him. “I mean, I couldn’t leave him without a little parting gift after his years of hospitality.”
  That caused a couple of the guys to chuckle. “Liz is the hardcore man.”
  “Yeah, good for you. That prick had it coming.”
  “Only you guys would praise me for gouging a man’s eye out.”
  “For standing up for yourself,” Shanks corrected. “And for living your life for you.” He raised his mug into the air.
  “A toast to Miss Elizabeth!”
  “To Liz!” they chorused back.
  I shook my head, clinking my glass against theirs and finishing off my current drink.
  “You know,” I started. “The Captain said he thinks I can out-drink you all.”
  “Them’s fightin’ words, Liz,” Luck warned.
  I leaned back, resting my elbows on the bar behind me. “Bring it.”
  “You’re on!”
  “My money’s on Eliza,” Shanks said, pulling out a wad of notes.***
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simonxriley · 2 years ago
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Tachanka x Skylar for the baby ask
They also have (5) kids, so i'm also gonna do them all like i did with Liz and Simon's 😅
Name:
Grace Harper Ryan (adopted), twins Marianna Skylar & Konstantin Alexsandr, Grayson Michael (also adopted) and Lubov "Lulu" Evelina Senaviev.
Gender:
Three females and two males.
General Appearance:
Grace - Red wavy hair, brown eyes, and has freckles.
Marianna - Long blonde hair, blue eyes.
Konstantin - Chestnut brown hair, hazel eyes.
Grayson - Black hair, green eyes, and has a birthmark on his neck.
Lulu - Brown wavy hair, blue eyes.
Personality:
Grace - She's courageous, brave, kind, and protective. Grace went through a lot in her life, but she never lost who she was.
Marianna - She is the mini version of her dad. She is blunt, caring, compassionate and protective.
Konstantin - He's a good mix of his parents, but he's a little more like his mom. He's timid, smart, kind, and can be blunt and loving.
Grayson - He can be reckless, blunt, kind, courageous and brave.
Lulu - She is loving, kind, compassionate, and protective. But she can also be very blunt and knows how to protect herself.
Special Talents:
Grace - Cooking.
Marianna - Drawing.
Konstantin - Sharpshooter.
Grayson - Creating/building thing.
Lulu - Painting/baking.
Who they like better:
Grace - Both. If it wasn't for them rescuing her from the White Masks and the murder of her father, she has no idea where she would be right now.
Marianna - Tachanka, to a point.
Konstantin - Skylar.
Grayson - Both, he can't choose favorites.
Lulu - Both, she loves both of them equally.
Who they take after more:
Grace - Neither. But she does take after Tachanka a tad.
Marianna - Tachanka.
Konstantin - Skylar.
Grayson - Mix of both, but a little more of Tachanka.
Lulu - Mix of both.
Personal Head canon:
Grace - She has a major sweet tooth.
Marianna & Konstantin - They're joined at the hip, they're always together. Mostly causing mischief.
Grayson - His name wasn't picked by either Skylar or Tachanka, but by his birth mother. His whole adoption wasn't planned, they weren't even looking to adopt after losing a child. But Sky's sister called her and said her friend got into some trouble and was putting her child up for adoption. She figured they would be the best choice. And they agreed.
Lulu - Her name Lubov means love in Russian and she was born on Valentine's day.
Face Claim:
The only two I have fcs for are Grace and Marianna. Grace's fc is Sadie Sink and Marianna's one is Millie Alcock.
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